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Sing a Song
We Shall Overcome
We shall overcome, We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day.
Deep in my heart, I do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
What Is Juneteenth and Why Do We Celebrate?
Today is Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the U. S. Here are a lot of activities families can do together to celebrate.
Read a Book
Here are two book recommendations for today. Check out the picture book collection at your local library, where there are lots of books to choose from! Find nearby libraries.
- Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper
- All different now: Juneteenth, the first day of freedom by Angela Johnson; illustrated by E.B. Lewis
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ABAP : 6+YRS
"ABAP OOPS, OO-Design patterns and classical ABAP (Data dictionary, Function Modules, Reports, Authorization objects, Locking, BAdIs, etc.) OData and Gateway project development Strong hold on CDS, Virtual Data Model, ABAP RAP development and AMDPs and their extensions Good understanding of S/4 OnPrem architecture"
About Response Informatics
- ABAP Code writing, code correction & debugging to the SAP standard/custom programs based on the analysis of the problem.
- Able to understand functional requirements from SAP HCM Functional Lead or Customers
- Able to develop Functional and Technical specs
- Providing technical support to the end user in the form of troubleshooting the issues.
- Understanding the needs and requirements of the clients in order to resolve the issue in timely and professional manner.
- Analysing and implementing SAP Notes.
- Create and correct SAP Scripts and smart-form designs.
- Upgrading and roll-out of SAP systems.
- Consulting with users about their issues and requirements from SAP HR modules.
- Able to lead & coach a team of ABAP Consultants
- Should have at least 3+ years of proven experience
- Expert knowledge in ABAP HR Objects and SAP HCM Reports
- Should have strong functional knowledge of SAP PY, PA and OM Modules.
- Should have experience in SAP Scripts, HR BADI enhancement, Workflow, User exits, Classes, OOPs.
- Should have experience in HR FORMS, Adobe forms, Smart Forms, ABAP Workbench, Classical & Interactive reports, Module pool and Function Modules.
- Should have knowledge of Data Uploads using LSMW, Workflow, Process and Forms.
- Should be able to understand customer requirements and write technical specification documents for WRICEFs (Workflow, Report, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, and Forms.)
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
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Working in SAP S4 EWM/Yard Mgm’t as part of the in conjunction with the CPG Digital Core Project.
• Troubleshooting customer reported issues and assisting users with day-to-day production support in a timely manner
• Gathering and analyzing business requirements; Translating requirements into functional and technical solutions
• Designing and configuring solutions in SAP EWM
• Creating and maintaining functional specifications, configuration documents, test plans and other documentation
• Developing and executing test plans including unit and integration testing and coordination of user acceptance testing
• Working with business SMEs to deliver and support solutions
• Analyzing problems to provide solution alternatives and recommendations; Providing SAP thought leadership and SME expertise as needed
• Performing root cause and impact analysis, documentation, and training
• Working collaboratively with an extended team of functional and technical resources.
Experience & Education required
• Bachelor’s degree in technology related field
• 6-10 years' experience with working in SAP S4 EWM (Extended Warehouse Management)
• Functional / technical proficiency with at least 4 years of experience implementing SAP EWM
• Strong hands-on configuration experience
• Good integration knowledge with ECC & S/4 HANA components including logistics and production
• Strong verbal and written communication; Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and innovation
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
Experience & Education preferred
• SAP Logistics/Shipments/Deliveries experience
• SAP S/4 HANA experience
• SAP ABAP troubleshooting knowledge
• Consumer Products industry experience Additional years of experience in SAP S4 within other modules.
- Complex ABAP programming, testing and debugging functions related to the implementation of SAP modules
- Understand the requirements from provided functional designs and transform these requirements into the technical designs
- Close communication with functional teams /designers and build professional relationships with clients
|Ability to translate functional / nonfunctional requirements to systems requirements|
|• Ability to design and code complex programs|
|• Ability to write test cases and scenarios based on the specifications|
|• Good understanding of SDLC and agile methodologies|
|• Awareness of latest technologies and trends|
|• Logical thinking and problem solving skills along with an ability to collaborate|
At least 8-10 years of experience working as a SAP ABAP Developer.
At least 2 -3 full lifecycle SAP implementation / Rollout
Strong knowledge and experience in the development lifecycle of RICEF objects including performance tuning and transport of each of the objects
Strong knowledge and experience in ABAP Programming Language include Object Oriented development using ABAP Objects, SAP Data Dictionary, SAP design and coding techniques and development tools including BADIs, User Exits, ALV Reports, Forms including Scripts, Smart forms, LSMW, EDI / IDOC etc.. in SAP FICO, SD &
MM Functional Area.
Strong Expertise in SAP PI Interface Developments translate high level functional requirements into technical requirements in a clear manner that is comprehensible for other developers and other team members .
Strong Knowledge and experience with Adobe Forms & Workflows.Facilitate and participate in User Demos of Development Units
Provide technical assistance to the process teams in debugging functional issues as needed work closely with SAP functional teams to analyze and test the effect of system changes as needed Facilitate and participate in User Demos of Development Units.
Design, Build & deliver SAP ABAP deliverables, S4 Hana ABAP deliverables
· Setup of solution architecture, Integration architecture for large S4Hana projects
· Ability to drive Large implementation projects specially based on S4 Hana
· Proficient in SAP ABAP programming, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems, proficiency in ABAP object-oriented programming.
· Experience in complex problem solving using expert troubleshooting and debugging techniques
· Experience on development in SAP Cloud Platform services
· Cross experience in SAP FIORI, PI/ CPI preferred
Role : SAP ABAP Lead Consultant
Experience : 10+Years
Location : Hyderabad
Project Duration : 2+Years
Secondary Skills : SAP ABAP-HR, FIORI, WEBdynpro
ABAP Workflow, Core ABAP, OOABAP
SAP ABAP : RICEF, LDB reports, BDC reports, Module Pool Programs, LSMW, Workflow,
Interfaces, Outbound IDoc, Custom Info type creation, User Exit, BADI, Enhancements, Data
Dictionary, PCRs, Schemas, HCM Process and Forms, Smart and Adobe forms
Manage design, development and implementation of ABAP projects.
Review and revise technical designs to meet ABAP project requirements.
Recommend process improvements to achieve project goals.
Provide technical and functional guidance to other staffs.
Provide high quality customer support throughout the project.
Conduct defect analysis and perform necessary fixes and enhancements.
Collaborate with functional owners, architects and other personnel to develop dynamic and
flexible systems to meet the emerging demands of the market.
Assist in unit testing of ABAP programs.
Review program codes and correct ABAP program errors.
Maintain and update existing program codes as needed.
Develop technical specification and estimations for assigned project.
Work in compliance with the programming and documentation standards.
Ensure project completion within the allotted timelines and budget.
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Bob Ross oils are low-end. Cheap. Their intended audience is people inspired by Bob Ross to try their hand at painting. I bought a tube of Ross Indian yellow as part of a recent purchase of paints that I intend to review, shown here.
Bob Ross oils do not have their pigments listed on the tube. Ross oils might be the only brand that doesn’t list their pigments. Looking at the tube, I learned that Bob Ross oils are owned by the large manufacturer Golden.
I put some of the Indian yellow on my palette and used it over several sessions. The Indian yellow is the third yellow from the left on my palette. Indian yellow used to be a regular on my palette and I have a lot of experience using it.
In retrospect, I wish I would have purchased another or a different tube. Indian yellow is a transparent yellow, in fact, it’s one of the most transparent colors that you can find. This is true of all manufacturers, not just this brand. Transparent colors are good for, well, transparent passages, such as glazes. It’s a tinting color, not a body color. Testing the covering power of a brand’s body colors is the best way to evaluate a brand. So, in this sense my review is incomplete.
I used this color on the yellow sweater on the figure on the right. The paint is very transparent and good for glazing, as I used it here in this unfinished painting. This Inidian yellow has the least tinting power of any brand I’ve used.
Bob Ross paints handle surprisingly well for student- or amateur-grade paints. If the body colors perform as well as its tinting colors, it’s a reasonable brand to start with.
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There were brand-new safety and security dangers, and also business were not absolutely prepared to tackle these. The selection of cybersecurity risks dealing with companies raised in the a lot more electronically linked as well as vulnerable landscape. Therefore, skyrocketed the demand for cybersecurity choices.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck as well as beamed a severe light on the state of cybersecurity, great deals of firms stired up to the value of cybersecurity. The new constellation of workplace on specific networks as well as devices created much more targets for cybercriminals worldwide.
We assume that there is no going back to the old methods the post-pandemic globe. Will the significance of cybersecurity adjustment a lot more in the new typical? Allow us dive deep right into this inquiry:
The Evolving Work Environment in the Post-COVID-19 World
. The Security Challenges in the Post-COVID-19 World.
The worth of cybersecurity will certainly proceed to expand. The worth of cybersecurity in the post-COVID-19 globe is obvious as well as highlights the need for cyber-resilience.
Generally, new cybersecurity risks have actually arised throughout the pandemic and also will certainly need to be represented in the post-pandemic period.
The relevance of cybersecurity will certainly remain to expand. The value of cybersecurity in the post-COVID-19 globe is unassailable as well as highlights the need for cyber-resilience.
There has actually been a boost in the fostering of cloud-based centers and also applications, and also on-line joint devices.
Will the relevance of cybersecurity adjustment much more in the brand-new normal? Making use of advanced innovation as well as cybersecurity solutions, IT protection groups protect against significant protection situations and also maintain limited control on tasks.
The pandemic struck. Organizations of all kinds relocated right into a completely remote functioning style for company connection when faced with a country-wide lockdown. The manpower is interacting, linking to firm networks, as well as accessing sources from one more place over vulnerable and also also, common network links and also tools.
The Way Forward: Cybersecurity Best Practices.
In the pre-COVID-19 duration, a large mass of employees functioned from the physical workplace residential properties. It was easier to safeguard the LAN as well as gizmos utilized in the physical workplaces. Making use of innovative modern technology as well as cybersecurity solutions, IT safety teams prevent considerable protection situations as well as maintain limited control on tasks.
A number of companies do supply protected as well as risk-free VPN (Virtual Private Network) to remote employees, the initial factor of individual interface for their tool (laptop computer system/ desktop computer, as well as so on) is the residence network– high rate network/ shared cordless network/ mobile hotspot. These residence networks and also home cordless routers have basic safety setups as well as web traffic security.
Usually, these networks have weak passwords/ the very same default passwords and also thus, little protection versus unapproved access to.
Residence networks likewise have many various other tools that are made use of for a range of features. A few of these may not be updated and also because of this, prone to assaults by cyberpunks.
All the individuals of your house network may not understand cybersecurity ideal techniques as well as may take part in hazardous and also unconfident methods. For scenarios, clicking a deceitful web link that downloads malware and also concessions the businesss network.
It is challenging for IT safety groups to totally handle as well as check remote tasks.
There has in fact been an obvious change in strike vectors from venture to house networks. On the whole, brand-new cybersecurity threats have really arised throughout the pandemic and also will certainly require to be stood for in the post-pandemic age.
Offered that lots of firms were not really prepared/ underprepared for such substantial disruption, the cybersecurity solutions were quickly assembled in the action stage of the pandemic. There was no time at all for a detailed assessment of the altering facilities or complete paperwork.
There is a demand to focus on durability and also proactiveness in cybersecurity.
We require to recognize, examine, as well as ease the cybersecurity threats that showed up throughout the pandemic with devices like Indusfaces Vulnerability Assessment devices.
Slipshod cybersecurity services need to pave the way for even more defined, long-lasting, immune, as well as scalable cybersecurity methods and also services in the post-COVID-19 duration.
Real-time risk evaluation, always-on tracking, and also full exposure right into the complete collection of tools made use of are mosting likely to be a must. Remote access to as well as BYOD plans ought to be upgraded with the brand-new expertise on risks and also risks obtained.
Organizations will certainly need to take on a zero-trust network design where not all gizmos are relied on. All gadgets as well as individuals ought to go through stringent approval procedures to make sure that all from an additional area accessed sources, information, and also systems are safe frequently. This will certainly cause troubles to individuals nevertheless safeguard the business electronic centers.
Huge details, AI-ML, automation, and also various other advanced innovations ought to be related to even more strengthen cybersecurity as well as instill dexterity right into the treatment.
The range of cybersecurity hazards encountering companies boosted in the much even more electronically linked as well as at risk landscape. Will the value of cybersecurity adjustment also much more in the new typical? The worth of cybersecurity in the post-COVID-19 globe is indisputable as well as highlights the demand for cyber-resilience.
Utilizing sophisticated modern technology as well as cybersecurity solutions, IT safety and security teams prevent considerable protection dilemmas and also maintain limited control on tasks.
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Ace every class with one *big* back-to-school secret
Back-to-school season is upon us, girls. No doubt you’re concerned with finding the perf pair of shoes to go with your first-day outfit and making sure you have *the* coolest backpack. But there’s one accessory that’s even more important, and it’s everything you need to dominate this school year: the BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series. Below, we’re giving you the lowdown on your new go-to good grade-getting guide (say that three times fast), *plus* we're spilling our 3 all-time top tips for every other BTS sitch. That's not all: Three lucky girls will become the coolest cats in the classroom when they win their own BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series set (see deets to enter below!).
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series is a *revolutionary* study guide series just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. It's built on a simple and sneaky concept—borrowing notes from the smartest kid in your class. But not just one class, five of them. Each book touches on a certain subject—Math, Science, American History, English Language Arts and World History—and is the only guide you will need for each.
Inside the book, you'll find every subject’s key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker. Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts. And quizzes to recap it all! Your parents will love them too—The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers. They make learning fun and are perf for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.
Combine the BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series with these three tips and you'll ace. it. all...
Tip 1: Get your beauty rest.
In order to be spritely during science and on top of your game in geometry, your body has to be fully awake. Hit the pillow an extra 30 minutes earlier than you usually would on a school night—you'll thank yourself when your alarm chirps in the a.m.
Tip 2: Pack your bags.
Pencils? Check. Paper? Check. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series? Check! A good night of sleep isn't the only thing you'll need this school year. Pack your book bag full of the essentials every night before school so you never have to be the one whisper-yelling, "Psst! Can I borrow a pencil?!" in the middle of a lesson. Be the lender, not the borrower.
Tip 3: Allow time for learning.
In order to be successful in school, you need to give yourself the ability to do so. So instead of jumping straight into video games or binge-watching Netflix as soon as you get home, make a schedule. Set aside pockets of time to review your notes, create study guides and confer with your classmates via text. Allow for breaks in between each study sesh so that your brain can rest (here's where the video games and Netflix come in!).
THE BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series is out now from Workman Publishing. Become a total smarty-pants, get more details and snag copies here.
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Theistic Evolution and RTB’s Testable Creation Model
Addressing and defining various positions within theistic evolution by highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, this six-part audio series was recorded in the spring of 2011. In each episode hear Hugh Ross, Fazale Rana, Jeff Zweerink, and Kenneth Samples, along with host Joe Aguirre, discuss the difference between RTB’s testable creation model and theistic evolution. Listen in as RTB scholars explain how theistic evolution may not provide a simple resolution to science-faith controversies.
What is Theistic Evolution?
What are the Strengths of Theistic Evolution?
Difficulties of the Theistic Evolution Position
Young Earth, Old Earth, and Theistic Evolution
RTB’s Testable Creation Model: The Two Books
*This audio series is a featured resource in the May/June 2011 issue of Reasons Newsletter.
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The center of life is love, yet we seem to be so far away from our own centers. What can connect us to our centers, what can bring us back to ourselves? This quest is ongoing. You need a little thread to be connected, you need something to hold on that raises the hope in life, that brings light into your eyes, that makes your heart feel lighter, adds wings to your heart. What is that something that is missing in our life, that can transform our lives from misery to celebration, that can turn the tears of sadness to tears of joy, tears of gratitude? That thread we need, that life saving thread, such threads, such ropes, such strings are called Sutras, that which has the essence and in short gives you something to hold on, uplifts you. A tiny thread can make a kite soar high in the sky, a tiny thread makes the kite go up in the sky. So this mind needs such a sutra, a thread.
One such Sutras are – Bhakti Sutras – the aphorisms of love. There was a sage, a Rishi in ancient days whose name was Narada. Narada means one who connects you to the source, one who is in the centre as well as in the circumference. Most of us reel in our circumference, we remain in our circumference, we are just trying to find our centre but we never reach there. We move in circles, we remain in the exterior. And there are those who live in their centers, who live in the world of their own and not connected to the practical reality of life.
Often you find this happening in the world. Some people who are very much in their ideology, but they are not so practical and others are so practical that they drop all ideals or goals so there is no progress in life. You need a balance, a path, a connectedness with your ideology and the practicality. Wisdom is that which makes high ideals possible to live in daily life, in the mundane existence. Rishi Narada is also called the Devarshi, is a playful Rishi is known for creating mischief. He plays double role at two different places. There is a colloquial expression in India which says not to be like Narada. He would create trouble and problems everywhere, but all that problem and trouble will turn out to be something very good for everybody.
See, life is no fun without some mischief, life is not a struggle, life is not boredom, life is not a weight on your head, it is celebration, it’s a play. Your life is a play and display of consciousness. Narada was one such Rishi, one of his kinds, he would create mischief, and he would connect people who normally don’t connect. He would connect you to the centre, to your own existence. When life is stagnant, you need to go to Narada, he will keep you moving.And how does he do that? With small aphorisms, the tiny Sutras, the tiny words of wisdom, the Bhakti Sutras. ‘Bhakti’, the divine love. Love in its ultimate form, love in its pinnacle. | <urn:uuid:2a3136bd-a8fa-4800-824f-92b1cc8709af> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.artofliving.org.my/devotion-is-the-pinnacle-of-love/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.96651 | 657 | 2 | 2 |
(National Sentinel) Self-Destruction: How does a former NFL quarterback who has cost the league millions in revenue and began a movement that has sullied its reputation which led to massive loss of fans get another shot at making a team?
At least, that’s Colin Kaepernick’s strategy.
The one-time Super Bowl contender, whose ‘take a knee’ protests for alleged police brutality against black people during the National Anthem has spread now to all teams, has filed a grievance with the league, alleging “collusion” among all 32 owners.
Per Sports Xchange:
“We can confirm that this morning we filed a grievance under the CBA on behalf of Colin Kaepernick,” Geragos said in a statement, in reference to the collective bargaining agreement. “This was done only after pursuing every possible avenue with all NFL teams and their executives.
“If the NFL (as well as all professional sports leagues) is to remain a meritocracy, then principled and peaceful political protests — which the owners themselves made great theater imitating weeks ago — should not be punished and athletes should not be denied employment based on partisan political provocation by the Executive Branch of our government. Such a precedent threatens all patriotic Americans and harkens back to our darkest days as a nation. Protecting all athletes from such collusive conduct is what compelled Mr. Kaepernick to file his grievance.
“Colin Kaepernick’s goal has always been, and remains, to simply be treated fairly by the league he performed at the highest level for and to return to the football playing field.
Right. So it’s President Trump’s fault. Got it.
Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers at the end of last season, sensing the team was going to cut him anyway after a substandard season. The team went 1-15 in the 2016 season.
The specific language in the CBA being used to file the grievance states that: “No Club, its employees or agents shall enter into any agreement, express or implied, with the NFL or any other Club, its employees or agents to restrict or limit individual Club decision-making.” The clause applies to “whether to negotiate or not to negotiate with any player” and “whether to offer or not to offer a Player Contract to any player.”
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has stated on multiple occasions this season that Kaepernick isn’t being blackballed. That said, a number of teams have signed starting or backup quarterbacks among a short list of available free-agent QBs, but Kaepernick hasn’t been one of them.
Despite the language of the CBA, it’s going to be tough to prove that owners aren’t interested in hiring a QB who would rather be a Marxist political activist instead of a quarterback.
What’s also clear is that Kaepernick did this to himself. That he now refuses to take responsibility for his actions speaks volumes about his [lack of] character.
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The Null Device
It seems that online criminals aren't waiting for zero-day exploits to be found, but are now making their own: someone broke into the sourcecode for SquirrelMail, an open-source webmail client, and introduced a bug which allows arbitrary remote code execution
. This was detected and rectified fairly quickly (mostly because the MD5s of the package were stored elsewhere), though anyone running one of the vulnerable version may want to check their server logs to make sure they're not hosting anything like this
This is probably just the tip of the iceberg; it's not unlikely that criminals (or, for that matter, intelligence agencies) have attempted to introduce security holes into other pieces of net-facing software.
Meanwhile, Windows Vista now not only chews up your CPU cycles on behalf of the RIAA/MPAA, but also includes a random-number generator believed to contain a NSA security hole.
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According to Why Europe still doesn’t get the Internet at CNET News.com those zany Europeans are considering new rules granting a “right of response” to people and organizations that feel they have been unfairly criticized or portrayed on the Net:
The all-but-final proposal draft says that Internet news organizations, individual Web sites, moderated mailing lists and even Web logs (or “blogs”), must offer a “right of reply” to those who have been criticized by a person or organization.
With clinical precision, the council’s bureaucracy had decided exactly what would be required. Some excerpts from its proposal:
“The reply should be made publicly available in a prominent place for a period of time (that) is at least equal to the period of time during which the contested information was publicly available, but, in any case, no less than for 24 hours.”
Hyperlinking to a reply is acceptable. “It may be considered sufficient to publish (the reply) or make available a link to it” from the spot of the original mention.
“So long as the contested information is available online, the reply should be attached to it, for example through a clearly visible link.”
Long replies are fine. “There should be flexibility regarding the length of the reply, since there are (fewer) capacity limits for content than (there are) in off-line media.”
It’s pretty zany to imagine that just about every form of online publishing, from full-time news organizations to occasional bloggers to moderated chat rooms, would be covered. But it’s no accident. A January 2003 draft envisioned regulating only “professional on-line media.” Two months later, a March 2003 draft dropped the word “professional” and intentionally covered all “online media” of any type.
Pall Thorhallsson of the organization’s media division explained this move by arguing that bloggers and their brethren are becoming influential enough to be regulated as are their counterparts in the offline world. A 1974 Council of Europe resolution says “a newspaper, a periodical, a radio or television broadcast” must offer a right of reply. Most European countries have enacted that right, with a German law—compiled by the U.K. nonprofit group Presswisethat offers a typical example: A publisher is “obliged to publish a counter-version or reply by the person or party affected.”
Unless the weblog in question is portraying itself as a legit news source and not a collection of personal opinions I don’t see how it should be regarded under rules similar to actual news sites. For the record: SEB is entirely a collection of my personal opinions with the occasional additional insight of Eric Paulsen and in no way should be construed as anything close to being a professional publication of any kind let alone a real news source.
Instead you should assume that every article here has been intentionally biased and influenced by the unique viewpoints and attitudes possessed by the two individuals involved in their creation and as neither of us live in Europe we reserve the right to make snide comments and critiques of whomever we so choose and not allow any space for contrary opinions if we don’t feel like doing so. And then we’ll giggle inanely behind your back to boot. | <urn:uuid:952eb32a-5234-4d97-8fe2-6148ec6eb0a6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.stupidevilbastard.com/2003/06/council_of_europe_proposing_new_rules_requiring_right_of_response_for_peopl/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.9501 | 708 | 1.765625 | 2 |
Diabetes medical negligence claims
- Mistakes in diagnosing or treating diabetes can result in wide ranging complications.
- We can help you to secure compensation for negligent care or misdiagnosis related to diabetes.
What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a well-known condition that many people die of every year worldwide as it can sometimes be difficult to detect early enough so that treatment is effective such that the condition is managed.
Diabetes causes around 100 amputations a week and is also linked to one in 10 deaths. Screening is already being offered for diabetes retinopathy, an eye problem which can lead to blindness if left untreated. A failure to diagnose and treat diabetes may result in a number of medical complications to include heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, blindness, amputations and even death.
Diabetes is a condition where glucose accumulates in the blood because of insufficient/faulty insulin production. Insulin enables cells to absorb glucose in order to turn it into energy.
There are three main types of diabetes known as Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes:
- Type 1 is the least common type and is unpreventable. It occurs when the body is unable to produce insulin and has to be controlled with daily doses of insulin.
- Type 2 is the more common condition and develops when the body can make some insulin but not enough. It is also when the insulin that is produced does not work properly.
- Gestational diabetes occurs in pregnant women and is high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. This normally clears up after the pregnancy.
There are a number of recognised symptoms of diabetes which include increased urinations, increased thirst and unexplained weight loss. Other symptoms can include fatigue, blurred vision, increased hunger and sores that do not heal. Early in the disease type 2 diabetes may present with no symptoms. Blood tests are used to diagnose diabetes. Laboratory analysis of blood is needed to ensure tests are accurate. Glucose measuring devices used in a healthcare provider’s office such as finger stick devices are not accurate enough for diagnosis but may be used as a quick indicator of high blood glucose.
Testing enables healthcare providers to diagnose and treat diabetes before complications occur and to find and treat pre-diabetes which can delay or prevent type 2 diabetes from developing. Unfortunately, in some cases there may be a delay in diagnosis by a medical practitioner which was avoidable and may connote medical negligence.
Complications due to diabetes
The effects for diabetes can have both short-term and long-term complications. The long-term complications are due to the high blood glucose levels damaging the blood vessels and causing chronic health conditions which include:
- Cardiovascular disease (heart disease, stroke)
- Eye disease – diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to blindness if not treated
- Kidney disease
- Amputations – foot damage, in particular nerve damage and poor blood flow increases the risk of foot complications, and sores and cuts can become infected leading to the risk of toe, foot and even leg amputation
- Premature death.
Given the complications, it is vital to ensure that blood glucose levels are kept to as near normal as possible and importantly that appropriate education, monitoring and action is undertaken to prevent complications occurring or to treat complications early.
We may be able to help you with a claim for compensation where:
- you have diabetes and following negligent medical care you have required amputation;
- you have been diagnosed with diabetes but have later found out that you do not have the condition;
- your relative has died as a result of late diagnosis resulting in treatment being unavailable and you have reason to believe that they should have been diagnosed earlier;
- there has been a delay in diagnosis.
If you or a loved one has suffered unnecessary death or disability as a result of poor diabetes care, we would be happy to discuss the treatment and care you have received and advise you as to whether you may have a claim for compensation.
Whilst dealing with your claim we can advise you on your benefit rights and on dealing with any debts which may have arisen due to you being off work. Our specialist Community care team can also advise on your entitlement to health and social care support at home whilst progressing your claim.
If you believe that you or someone you know has suffered as a result of medical negligence please contact us today.
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This partridge has well marked black and white bars on the flanks and a black band running from the forehead across the eye and running down the head to form a necklace that encloses a white throat. The species has been introduced into many other places and feral populations have established themselves in parts of North America.
While not natural to Virginia, the chukar is a preferred game bird to many of our clients. Some of our clients prefer to begin training their dog with a chukar because of their natural tendency to squat and hold their position until flushing when they feel further threatened. Others prefer its fast flying action and larger size as compared to the quail for the inexperienced marksman.
During hatching season, the day old chukar are placed in our brooding barn and given white light to prepare them for natural sunlight. At 6-8 weeks, they are moved to outside covered pens where they are exposed to moisture through daily misting to activate their oil glands. By 16-20 weeks, they are fully flight conditioned and weathered to meet your training and hunting need | <urn:uuid:0a111bc8-2e08-4474-b8f0-59213ff3c40d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://storysgamebirds.com/chukar-partridge | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.970262 | 220 | 1.835938 | 2 |
goodmorningpapua.com – Ahead of the Papua PON, various parts objected to the crown of the bird of paradise as a souvenir or a gift.
The bird of paradise is one of the protected and preserved birds. This bird of paradise is found in many parts of eastern Indonesia such as Papua, Tores Strait islands, and West Papua. This scarce bird is an endemic species only found on the island of Papua and has an important role in the cultural customs of the tribes in Papua.
Quoted from digilib.ac.id, birds of paradise generally live in areas that have tropical rain forests and at their habitats, they have a habit of playing in the morning when the sun rises.
This bird, which is the pride of the Papuan people, has a beautiful feather color. In fact, because of its beauty, the birds of paradise are said to rarely descend to the ground and more often fly from tree to tree.
The color of the Cenderawasih furs does look very bright with a combination of black, reddish brown, orange, yellow, white, blue, green and purple colors. Moreover, because of the beauty of its feathers, people sometimes refer to the Cenderawasih bird a bird of paradise which means a bird comes from heaven.
Birds of paradise feathers are also often used as a decoration in ceremonies, weddings and religious rituals in the local area. The Papuan people believe that the Cenderawasih bird can bring good luck and can preserve the land of Papua, so they hold the Cenderawasih bird very sacred. And whoever disturbs the sustainability of the Cenderawasih bird ecosystem, the Papuan people have customary law for the perpetrators.
Then for the feathers of the Cenderawasih bird which is used as a crown on the land of Papua, it is a symbol of the majesty of traditional leaders and tribal chiefs. So, not just anyone can wear the crown. Only a few people can use these items such as officials, governors, regents, and others. This is the reason for the rejection of the acenderawasih crown as a souvenir at PON Papua. | <urn:uuid:227e3f74-ca8d-4847-8db3-957b071671ab> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://goodmorningpapua.com/not-just-anyone-can-use-cenderawasih-feathers-in-papua/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.94729 | 448 | 3.3125 | 3 |
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Supernatural appeals to audiences from diverse sexual identities and orientations. While the main protagonists, Sam and Dean Winchester, are portrayed as primarily heterosexual men (in spite of various attempts to rewrite them as queer through fan fiction), other human characters are explicitly labeled as gay or lesbian. Some of the most interesting representations in terms of sexuality are found among angels and demons who, as supernatural beings, are not gendered and can inhabit both male and female bodies. The centrality of supernatural beings, who are inherently non-normative, appeals to polysemic readings of sexuality.
The most developed of these characters is the undeniably queer angel, Castiel. Castiel inhabits a male body, but flashbacks reveal that the angel once inhabited a female body. Raphael, Hannah and Michael are also shown inhabiting both female and male bodies, solidifying the notion that angels have no distinct sex. Angels are typically depicted as incapable of, or unwilling to, fall in love. The few exceptions all lead to tragic endings and portray falling in love as transgressive.
Castiel’s love for Dean defies the laws of Heaven and Earth. If we define queer as non-normative, Castiel’s love perfectly fits this definition. As a celestial being, Castiel is neither male nor female, and thus the relationship with Dean challenges the heterosexual/homosexual dichotomy. Audiences are free to read the relationship as homoerotic, since for most of the show Castiel inhabits a male body, but they can just as easily read it as bisexual, asexual, and perhaps post-sexual.
In “Despair” (season 15, episode 18), Castiel’s character arch ends as “he” declares “his” love and sacrifices “his” life to save Dean. The purposefully vague homoerotic nature of Castiel’s declaration has frustrated some fans, but it fits perfectly with a love that defies human understanding and traditional notions of sexuality. In a monologue reminiscent of Plato’s Phaedrus, Castiel declares that happiness lies in being in love rather than in possessing the beloved. This love, transformative to the core, changes Castiel’s very nature, allowing “him” to love Dean, Sam, Jack, and indeed, the whole world. | <urn:uuid:e89cef17-7c29-428f-9593-be889f3e8c38> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://mediacommons.org/imr/content/post-sexuality-supernatural | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943703 | 485 | 2.3125 | 2 |
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Prerequisite: General Ledger Transaction Entry
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Exercise more control over payroll disbursements while giving your employees the convenience of electronically depositing their pay with Direct Deposit. In this course you will learn the steps necessary for creating direct deposit files to transmit to your financial institution. The course will also cover required organization and employee information. You will also learn how to research and review payment history.
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A listing of museum evaluation resources.
Having some fun, working an intern on how she sees the future of museums. What do you think ?
Happy 2016 – Wishing everyone all the best in 2016. Looking forward to completing more research on the topic of Museum Planning & Exhibition Design at museumplanner.org and working with more great clients in 2016.
One of the steps in creating an exhibition, is the process of evaluating the exhibition, including; front-end evaluation, formative evaluation, remedial and summative evaluation. Beyond the exhibition evaluation is the institutional balancing act.
The fifth step in creating an exhibition, is the process of maintaining the exhibition, including; exhibit cleaning, scheduled maintenance, repairs, checking environmental conditions and checking artifact / Art security.
The forth step in creating an exhibition, is the process of exhibition installation, including; exhibit load-in, staging, casework installation, A/V installation, Art / artifact installation, punch list, soft opening and evaluation.
The third step in creating an exhibition, is the process of exhibition fabrication, including; contracting, working drawings, sourcing components, fabrication, A/V production and prototyping.
The second step in creating an exhibition, is the process of creating the documents to communicate the design of the exhibition.
The first step in creating an exhibition, is organizing the thinking behind the exhibition and organizing the project team.
My firm Mark Walhimer Exhibition Design has been hired by the Los Vaqueros Intrpretive Center to create a schematic design for their new exhibits as part of their California Proposition 84 grant proposal. As I am going through the process I thought it might be interesting to document the steps of the schematic design process. Prior to the first …
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Written by Julie Starkey
Illustrated by Hannah Starkey-Morris
Meet Ruby. She is a lovable, cheeky mutt, yet she is homeless. Who will take care of her?
Join Ruby on her journey to find her forever home.
SAFE Ruby was written by Julie Starkey and illustrated by her granddaughter, Hannah Starkey-Morris, when Hannah was four years old.
Its main character is based on the dog Ruby, who has lived in Hannah’s family for many years. The real-life Ruby was lucky to have been part of the SAFE (Saving Animals From Euthanasia) foster-care program, founded in the Pilbara region and now with branches all over Western Australia. SAFE provides temporary care for animals until they find their long-term home.
Ruby now lives happily in Broome with the Morris family.
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“This is a gorgeous book! I totally adore it – deceptively simple, and magically profound. You will fall in love with this book, and with Ruby too! It is a book for all of us who love dogs. It also about acceptance, and the deep need of all people and animals for a home and love.” —Jackie French, young adult and children’s author and Australian National Children’s Laureate (2014-2015)
“SAFE Ruby is a wonderful story about an abandoned dog finding her forever home; a place where she can be loved and included despite her flaws. The collaboration between the generations to create such a lovely book raising awareness of such an important cause is inspiring. As the owner of a rescue dog, I know just how much joy they can bring into a home and I hope that many families are encouraged to contact SAFE or their local animal rescue group after reading about Ruby and Sarah.” Susan Whelan, Managing Editor Kids’ Book Review www.kids-bookreview.com
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Multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis, familial type: A rare entity
Siva Rami Reddy Karumuri
Department of DVL, Bhaskar Medical College, Yenkapally, Moinabad, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Telangana
|How to cite this article:
Karumuri SR, Surampally SL, Reddy V S, Thambisetti NB. Multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis, familial type: A rare entity. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2020;86:63-65
A 35-year-old woman presented to the Dermatology Department of Bhaskar Medical College, Telangana, India, with cutaneous lesions resembling minute finger-like projections on the trunk and limbs since 25 years. These lesions were insidious in onset and progressed to involve different parts of the body. Similar lesions were noticed near the medial canthi of both eyes since 2 years. The patient had no history of any nutritional deficiency, inflammatory skin disease, or malignancy. There was no history of exposure to radiation, topical application or ingestion of any drug, and no immunosuppression. Her medical history was unremarkable. She had no other complaints. There was a positive family history of similar lesions in her 10 year old daughter over the trunk and limbs.
The patient's cutaneous examination revealed multiple, asymptomatic, symmetrically distributed, skin-colored to slightly yellowish, keratotic, finger-like projections of approximately 1–5 mm in length and 1–2 mm in width. The lesions were located on the extensor aspects of both upper arms, forearms, elbows [Figure - 1], gluteal region [Figure - 2], lateral thighs, knees, posterior axillary folds, lateral trunk, and also involved the posterior scalp hairline. Crops of such lesions were seen near the medial canthi of both eyes [Figure - 3]. The palms and soles were not involved. There was no clinical evidence suggestive of nutritional deficiency. On examination, her daughter had similar non-follicular, spiky lesions over both elbows [Figure - 4].
|Figure 1: Spiky keratotic projections over the elbow of the mother|
|Figure 2: Spiky keratotic projections over the gluteal area of the mother|
|Figure 3: Spiky keratotic projections near the inner canthus of both eyes of the mother|
|Figure 4: Spiky keratotic projections over the elbow of the child|
Histological examination of the lesional skin showed non-follicular, dome-shaped or oblique columns of orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis with a compact stratum corneum and acanthosis. The stratum granulosum appeared diminished in thickness. The epidermis between the columns was unremarkable. The upper dermis showed a mild lymphocytic infiltrate around the vessels. The deeper dermis was normal [Figure - 5]. Other investigations included complete blood count, complete urine examination, serum vitamin A levels, liver function tests, renal function tests, serum electrolytes, chest X-ray, and abdominal sonography, which were all within normal limits.
|Figure 5: Epidermis shows two distinct oblique columns of orthokeratosis seen as a spike with absent granular layer below. Few scattered dyskeratotic keratinocytes (H and E, ×400)|
The diagnosis of multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis of familial type was made, based on asymptomatic generalized, non-follicular distribution of keratotic papules with spiky projections, positive family history of similar lesions, corroboratory histopathology, absence of both nutritional deficiency and evidence of malignancy.
The patient was treated with topical salicylic acid, urea, propylene glycol, and emollients twice daily and oral isotretinoin 0.25 mg/kg body weight at night. The child was treated with topical creams and oral vitamin A supplements. The lesions healed after a few months in both the mother and the child but reappeared after stopping treatment.
Multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis is a term coined by Goldstein in 1967. It is an unusual disorder of keratinization of unknown etiology. This disorder is synonymous with digitate keratoses, disseminated spiked hyperkeratosis, minute aggregate keratoses, familial disseminated filiform hyperkeratosis, and spiny hyperkeratosis. The clinical hallmark of this disease is the presence of multiple asymptomatic skin-colored small spiky projections in a follicular or nonfollicular distribution, and flat-topped to dome shaped keratotic papules usually located on the trunk and limbs. In our case, multiple spiny digitate projections which were grouped and symmetrical were also seen near the inner canthus of both eyes. Its pathogenesis remains unknown. Proposed etiopathogenesis for the familial form, which is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, includes drugs like etretinate, and exposure to radiation or arsenic. Microscopically, multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis is characterized by digitiform orthohyperkeratosis with mild acanthosis and elongation of rete ridges, normal or slightly diminished stratum granulosum, and a mild lymphocytic infiltrate of the upper dermis.
Multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis is a new chronic disturbance of keratinization, clinically and histologically distinct from other disorders in the spectrum such as lichen spinulosus, phrynoderma, follicular lichen planus, and porokeratosis.,
Lichen spinulosus mainly occurs in children and young adults, and presents as grouped follicular papules and plaques with pointed keratotic spines, symmetrically distributed on the trunk, buttocks, neck, knees, and elbows sparing face, hands, and feet.
Phrynoderma is a cutaneous manifestation of vitamin A deficiency which is commonly seen in pre-adolescent children and manifests as follicular hyperkeratosis with central keratotic plug over the elbows, knees, buttocks, and extensors of limbs. This condition is sometimes associated with ocular signs such as night blindness and conjuctival xerosis.
Follicular lichen planus is associated with typical lichen planus lesions. Follicular lesions on the scalp are accompanied by scaling and are a cause of scarring alopecia. It shows a remarkable female preponderance.
Various classification systems have been proposed, of which the classification proposed by Ramselaar and Toonstra in 1999 rightly represents the whole clinic-pathological spectrum of multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis.
According to their guidelines, we can distinguish early and late-onset multiple minute digitate hyperkeratosis.
(1) The early-onset form manifests in the second to third decades of life, may be hereditary as an autosomal dominant inheritance or acquired, and is generalized in distribution predominantly nonfollicular and (2) the late-onset form is sporadic, occurs in middle age, presents as a follicular or nonfollicular pattern, and may act as the presenting sign of a malignant or nonmalignant concomitant disease.
Benoldi et al. classified the disease into three distinct types: familial, sporadic, and postinflammatory.
Our patient is an example of the early-onset, familial form of digitate hyperkeratosis.
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The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patient has given her consent for her images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patient understand that name and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
The authors thank Dr. P. Sridevi, MD, Consultant Dermatopathologist, Dermpath Institute and Research Centre, Hyderabad, India, and Dr. V. Vijay Sreedhar, Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology, Bhaskar Medical College, Yenkapally, Ranga Reddy Dt, Telangana State, India.
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Covishield and Covaxin are now recognized by 110 countries
A source from the ministry said that at present 110 countries have agreed to mutual recognition of vaccination certificates and those that recognize Indian vaccination certificates of travelers fully vaccinated with Covishield or the Covid vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).
In accordance with new travel guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Health, if a fully vaccinated traveler comes from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of Covid-19 vaccines approved by the WHO, he will be allowed to leave the airport and must monitor his health for 14 days after arrival.
If partially or unvaccinated travelers visit India, they will need to submit their sample for a post-arrival Covid-19 test at the point of arrival, after which they will be cleared out of the airport. They will need to undergo a home quarantine for seven days and retest on the eighth day of arrival in India and, if negative, further monitor their health for the next seven days.
“Travelers from countries excluding those at risk will be allowed to leave the airport and will have to monitor their health for 14 days after arrival. This applies to travelers from all countries, including with which reciprocal agreements of mutual acceptance of the WHO – approved vaccines against Covid-19 also exist “, specify the new international guidelines on arrivals.
Out of eight vaccines approved by WHO against Covid-19 in the emergency use list, two vaccines – Covaxin and Covishield – are from India.
Indian Covaxin 77.8% Effective for COVID-19, Lancet Report Says
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You may have presently read of Skillshare, as it can be a well known on line mastering community providing all sorts of educational lessons.
Though Skillshare is a membership-based support, you can even now indicator up for a totally free demo and obtain unlimited accessibility to extra than 35,000 lessons. You can terminate the absolutely free demo at any time — once it elapses, you may be charged $168 for the annual quality membership strategy.
We propose newcomers signal up for the no cost trial and get a program referred to as “My Fiscal Mountain: Comprehending Your Route to a Solid Monetary Basis” — it really is only 24 minutes prolonged and enables you to breeze by way of subject areas this sort of as conserving for the potential and economic preparing.
Even though it can be definitely not a deep dive into particular finance and you won’t obtain a certificate for finishing it, this course will support set 1st-timers on monitor to knowledge the vital principles, considering that it also walks you by way of 7 techniques you can consider to set up a strong financial foundation.
With an enrollment of about 850, this class exceeded 33% of reviewers’ anticipations and fulfilled 50%.
Alison — brief for Superior Learning Interactive Devices Online — is an education system that offers no cost on the net classes with certificates and diplomas, nevertheless the latter are offered for buy. Users can use their packages to learn techniques this sort of as accounting, contract law, organization administration and graphic design, and there are loads of particular finance programs obtainable.
A single we suggest attempting is Alison’s “Introduction to Handling Your Own Finance Debts,” considering the fact that so substantially of particular finance is relevant to balancing the distinct kinds of debt you may possibly owe. This no cost training course will educate you how to prioritize which financial debt to shell out off 1st, how to organize your money owed working with a spreadsheet and how to negotiate desire costs with credit card corporations, among the other techniques.
In 1.5 to 3 several hours, you can understand about liable personal debt administration strategies with the objective of blocking or assuaging personalized credit card debt difficulties. Alongside with the far more than 40,000 persons who are also enrolled, you can expect to gain a certification and come to be an Alison Graduate by accomplishing an 80% or greater on all assessments.
Reviewers contact this program “incredibly useful” and “effortless to stick to,” although it offers a near fantastic typical 5-star rating.
These fascinated in learning additional can just take a glimpse at Alison’s free of charge programs in wealth setting up, retirement savings, and economic flexibility — all of which get beneath a few hrs to complete.
Coursera is another electronic educational study course supplier that’s presented by some of the country’s leading universities and organizations.
We specifically like its “Make a Finances with Google Sheets” class, which teaches budgeting as very well as how to navigate Google Sheets like a pro — let’s encounter it, spreadsheets are the essential to having a good overview of your cash.
In just one hour, you will learn how to make, structure and update your spending plan to enable you get to your monetary aims. About 8,000 persons are already enrolled, and the system has an normal score of 4.7 out of 5 stars.
Though you will not likely get a certificate for finishing this training course, you will stop up with a specialist price range to help keep your funds in get.
Many thanks to free of charge on-line personal finance classes, this kind of as the four we outlined over, any person with internet entry can learn about controlling money from credible sources.
No make a difference how aged you are or in which you are in lifetime, bear in mind that it is really by no means much too late to educate yourself about the very best revenue tactics. Not only will undertaking so very basically shell out off, you also will not likely have to sacrifice a great deal time to log on and learn.
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Following the recent development of numerous roundabout within recent years especially within Hamilton County and throughout the State of Indiana, a new law taking effect on July 1, 2017, will address concerns facing truck drivers who use traffic circles. The new law focuses on scenarios in which motorists and truck drivers approach a roundabout simultaneously. Under the new law, motorists would no longer be able to attempt to enter the roundabout simultaneously or continue alongside a truck or tractor-trailer while traveling within the roundabout. Instead, motorists in such instances would be required to slow down and yield the right of way to trucks and tractor-trailers entering the roundabout. In addition, in instances where two truck drivers approach a roundabout simultaneously, under the new law, the truck driver on the right would be required to yield to the truck driver on the left. As this legislation intends to prevent avoidable collisions and make better use of roundabouts safer for all motorists, violators of the new law could face a fine of up to $500.
As roundabouts have become an important part of the Indiana infrastructure in attempting to remove unnecessary traffic control signals and increase travel efficiency, laws designed to improve roundabout safety may reduce collisions and as a result preventable injuries. If you or a loved one are injured due to the negligence of another, please contact the experienced legal team at Schiller Law Offices by calling 888-578-3100 or visiting IndyInjured.com for a free case assessment and evaluation. | <urn:uuid:84aa2cd1-62a0-48c9-bbd3-2b9f806f83c6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://abogadoindiana.com/new-indiana-law-will-require-motorists-yield-trucks-roundabout/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.94071 | 302 | 1.789063 | 2 |
Trees for Love Campaign
Planting trees is a wonderful way to never forget those we’ve lost to Covid. We can also plant trees to keep those who need our support in our thoughts, especially those suffering from long term Covid related medical conditions. Essentially, there’s never been a more important time to plant trees than right now. With massive wildfires scorching millions of acres of forests across the western United States, to the ongoing need to cut atmospheric carbon levels in order to reduce global warming, trees are now more important than ever for sustaining human life on our planet. The only way our children will have mature trees tomorrow, is if we plant seedlings today.
The recent IPCC Report released in August 2021 that was a CODE RED for humanity, as well as the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland in January 2020, hundreds of nations across the globe committed to planting a trillion trees by 2050. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2016 ranking, the United States is 33.93 percent forest; that’s down from a 50 percent forest in 1620 when the first European settlers arrived. Sadly, prior to Davos, the United States was hovering well below its potential for tree planting despite the amount of space we have to plant trees and nature, as well as the innovative methods we can adopt in our urban centers.
Canada on the other hand…
…has been a top performer, planting 500 million trees in 2019. During this same year, the US National Forest Foundation planted 5 million trees, nearly double their 2018 total, which is aggressive, but a long way off Canada’s 500 million. There doesn’t appear to be a national data base keeping track of US totals that incorporates tree planting in local communities on private property, so the total number of trees planted in US for any given year is difficult to calculate. But what we do know, is that the US chopped down 36 million trees in 2019, and in 2020, in addition to the millions of leveled trees we ax on an annual basis, we lost 30 billion mature trees in the West Coast wildfires, which is staggering.
Ethiopia is a 2020 tree planting champion, succeeding at putting 350 million trees in the ground in 12 hours this past July 2020. The US needs to rush to catch up. In most states, trees can only be planted in the ground a few months of the year. There’s a window in both the spring and the fall. It’s vitally important we take advantage of each and every opportunity. Homeowners have to be the drivers of our national tree planting efforts if we’re going to succeed.
Planting a tree to remember someone whose life was cut short — whether that be from covid, gun violence, wildfires and other natural disasters, a car accident, cancer, and multiple other tragedies — or is still alive but but going through a very difficult time, is a great way of showing empathy and letting others know a loved one is being thought of regularly. It also motivates us into action. This wonderful way of keeping spirits alive and communities full of hope, helps families and communities heal while at the same time saving the planet.
Check out our 2021 GreenUp Agenda and Follow Our Progress
Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. —Warren Buffett
Carbon is stored in oceans, plants and the soil. According to NASA, forests cover 30 percent of earth’s landmass, and 45 percent of the carbon in the atmosphere, is sequestered in forests. Carbon is absorbed by the leaves and funneled to the trunk. In fact, NASA explains that 50 percent of a tree’s dry biomass is carbon. read more
Plant NoVa Natives is a coalition of a conservation organizations that have banned together to Celebrate Trees in Northern Virginia and encourage planting native trees. Their wonderful website is a valuable resource for those living in Northern Virginia who are looking for tips, guidance and suggestions about what are best native species to plant in your location. read more
There are 7 basic steps for successful bare root tree planting as outlined by the Fairfax County Tree Commission in their wonderful Tree Basics booklet. Step 1, Keep the roots moist until ready to plant. Step 2, unpack the tree, remove all packing materials, carefully untangle the roots and soak the roots in read more
Let’s Save the Planet together.
Advice from a TREE: Stand tall and proud. Sink your roots into the earth. Be content with your natural beauty. Go out on a limb. Drink plenty of water. Remember your roots. Enjoy the view.
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Here are some violations associated with the phrase "happy meat":
- It is designed to pump consumers to buy meat, which is wrong to encourage as eating meat is ethically wrong: it violates animals.
- It violates the truth to say that animals are “meat”. That is like saying a human being is "meat" which people do when they have oppressive attitudes: cynical contempt for those killed in war, oppressive comments on women, and so on. Thinking of animals as "meat" only conduces towards their violation as though it is already a done deal or after the fact. Yet many animal murders for flesh-eating are impending.
- The truth is violated once again because meat is part of a corpse and can be neither happy nor unhappy. It is a logically incoherent notion.
- Finally, Gandhi's twin chief beloved ideals of truth and non-violence are transgressed because the animals themselves are not happy in slaughterhouses, whatever innovations Temple Grandin may have leveraged on some "industries".
P.S. Some people will have well-intended concerns about spikes in meat consumption leading to more suffering and death. But such concerns do not map out a long-term, comparative pattern. To see how this pans out, please read my article linked to here.
FURTHER READING ON ANIMAL RIGHTS INCREMENTALISM
A Selection of Related Articles
Sztybel, David. "Animal Rights Law: Fundamentalism versus Pragmatism". Journal for Critical Animal Studies 5 (1) (2007): 1-37.
Short version of "Animal Rights Law".
Sztybel, David. "Incrementalist Animal Law: Welcome to the Real World".
Sztybel, David. "Sztybelian Pragmatism versus Francionist Pseudo-Pragmatism".
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Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, everyone at the door of his tent. And the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased. 11 Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?Numbers 11:10-11 ESV
Whenever I read through the account of the Exodus, I subconsciously pick a person to relate to. First, I side with God. Reading about the Israelites’ faithless response, I compare it to parenting. How much have I given, sacrificed, for my kids just to see them fall into grumbling about what they do not have? I can completely understand why His anger blazed hotly.
Or, I connect with Moses. Displeased. Saddled with a bunch of complainers. Leading those that do not want to be led. In response to God’s instructions, he gathers helpers (no one should lead in isolation). He brings good news to the nation of Israel — meat is coming. God has heard your cries!
Then it starts to sound like not such good news.
You shall not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, 20 but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you,Numbers 11:19
Moses gets a little grumbly in the process, which I can understand. He is uncomfortably sandwiched between an unhappy multitude and an angry God. He almost seems to stop mid-proclamation:
But Moses said, “The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot, and you have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!’ 22 Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, and be enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, and be enough for them?”Numbers 11:21-22
Everyone seems to be against Moses. The Israelites, God, Miriam, Aaron. Yet, he turns to God and continues to lead the people of Israel as they begin their exploration of the promised land.
Through all of this, in honesty, I should not identify most with Moses, and certainly not God. I should see myself mostly in the people of Israel. They show me what I need to glean from their history.
Lack of faith
Blind to God’s blessings
Looking back instead of trusting
Pushing God’s patience
Complaining about misfortunes
Rejecting God’s plan
Questioning God’s design
They brought nothing to the table except a whining group of dependents. But God. He gave them everything they did not deserve. Protection, meat, leadership, government, wisdom, guidance, safety, and land. He continued to teach in patience and faithfulness as He tried to open their eyes to all he was doing. Many never got it. I do not want to miss his clear message and blessing on my life.
I could try to commiserate with God, or join Moses’s pity party, but my necessary place is in repentance as I relate to the people of Israel and seek to expunge the arrogance and pride that keeps God at a distance, that ignores His blessing instead of embracing His plan.
Dear God, thank you for your goodness to me. Thank you for the examples of faith in the bible, and thank for the example of those who are more like me. Those who fell short, who missed your working, who practiced grumbling instead of gratitude. Keep working on me, and forgiving when I fail. Thank you for sacrificing your very life that I might know true life. In Jesus name, amen. | <urn:uuid:4fa5973e-f42b-4c72-907d-0d340938494f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://66books.wordpress.com/2022/02/14/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.960387 | 816 | 1.921875 | 2 |
A Unique Collection
Sundial Garden Fuchsias and Pelargoniums
A Fuchsia For Every Taste
Fuchsias are a must for every garden, patio and even window box. In the last 150 years they have been bred into so many forms that you are sure to find some to your taste, from big and blowsy to compact and graceful, in colours from delicate pastel to bold scarlet and deep purple.
Over 100 of the cultivars we grow are hardy. This surprises many of our customers. Hardy fuchsias can be tall, short, upright or spreading, single, double or miniature flowered. There is one for almost any situation in the garden, and many grow well in that most awkward of environments, dry shade.
We also have a small selection of species fuchsias, which can be exotic-looking but are surprisingly easy to grow.
When is a Pelargonium Not a Geranium?
The humble cottage geranium is, botanically speaking, a zonal pelargonium, and to save confusion with the hardy garden geranium we call all ours by their proper name. The zonal pelargoniums we raise from cuttings are named varieties. Most have either double flowers or fancy foliage. If you think geraniums are dull, look again!
Regal pelargoniums are the most spectacular members of the family. Their richly coloured butterfly blooms are truly exotic. They make a wonderful pot or patio plant, needing a little shelter from the weather for best effect.
Our latest venture is a growing list of scented-leaf pelargoniums. Unfortunately scent is one thing which can’t be displayed online! Many have attractive, if not often showy flowers, and foliage which has texture and colour as well as smelling of lemon, pine, or even chocolate peppermint.
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Focus to Purchase Aspects Done
It incorporates in direction of be a person of mankind’s most significant difficulties; being concentrated in the quick paced, technological know-how powered global we are dwelling within. Content overload, a well-known phenomenon, effort and hard work overload a different. Nonetheless staying concentrated is perhaps the excellent way for us towards get aspects completed and flow forward with our life and our careers. Consequently how do we preserve our eye on the ball Although it’s accustomed in direction of bouncing in the vicinity of towards courtroom towards court?
Focus upon a person thing
Wise terms from a sensible gentleman, still highest of us will relate in the direction of chasing perhaps a dozen rabbits at the similar time and a number of of elephants. But if we are towards adhere to the intelligent terms of Confucius we will order even further completed and attain our aims instantly. Doing the job on even more than one particular detail at a period will squander rewarding period. Anytime we substitute from one particular job in direction of another, it usually takes our thoughts season in the direction of readjust and target upon the instant endeavor and important season is misplaced inside the transition. The reality becoming that multitasking is a efficiency nightmare.
Eliminate identified distractions
Last 7 days I advised an content detox to help us recognise the range of articles that we consume is needless. A detox way too allows us in direction of chill out and rest, an very important section of attention and concentration. If your self will need toward receive perform carried out, disconnect from technology. Switch off all notifications and reminders of email messages and tweets etcetera. Choose regulate of all communication and social media and simply go in the direction of them whenever by yourself are geared up in the direction of shell out season there. It’s not optimistic to get hold of notifications – human beings are not sturdy enough in the direction of forget about these kinds of teasers.
Calm the mind
One of our most important interruptions is not as on your own may contain thought – Facebook – it is our personalized inquiries racing during our minds once we are attempting in the direction of choose everything finished. These cheeky head usually tempt us absent towards the job that desires undertaking, or they annoyingly and constantly explain to despite the fact that we are working on task A that job B, C and D stay unfinished. Don’t hear, consider manage of your intellect and redirect them towards the undertaking at hand. A perfect route toward nevertheless the mind is meditation. It can assist in the direction of silence the continual speak we all expertise towards time to time. It can be a superb assist in direction of consideration.
De-cluttering is yet another path in the direction of take out interruptions, if your table, office and mind are distinct, oneself are minimising the alternatives for interruptions. I usually get started my week by cleaning my place of work, anything at all that was remaining lying in excess of versus the over and above week requires towards be dealt with, your self need towards realize that there is practically nothing oneself incorporate overlooked pertaining to or left undone. If you acquire into the behavior of carrying out a weekly de-clutter or within GTD words and phrases a weekly analyze, your self can start off the week cozy, concentrated and geared up for action.
We all comprehend physical fitness creates energy; it is also a impressive course in the direction of eradicate stress, as endorphins are unveiled via the pituitary gland in direction of block out emotions of pain or strain. Serotonin, a different chemical released When exercising, raises our temper and our really feel of pleasure. Fitness is on top of that responsible for the generation of clean neurons inside of the head which allow us in direction of treatment and retail outlet articles a lot more quickly.
Clarification of Goals
Being clear in excess of our aims and ambitions will assistance us interest and are living on monitor. It motivates us in direction of commence and persist each time we are lacking the motivation. If your ambitions is toward de-clutter your residence and be added organised, your intent possibly towards prevent worry and result in relaxed. For one more individual the objective may be for the reason that they are positioning their home up for sale and will need the dwelling wanting optimistic and interesting. It’s critical in direction of explain your targets within obtain in direction of hold the motivation and guarantee that what on your own are doing the job upon is becoming yourself closer to that intent.
The much more we simplify our life and our work, the much more get the job done we obtain completed. Nonetheless we don’t simply just have to have in direction of obtain get the job done accomplished, we will need to get the important assignments performed, the assignments that create a distinction in the direction of the massive visualize. Countless of us chaotic ourselves doing jobs that are unwanted, squandering period on factors that aren’t incorporating significance in the direction of our life or our jobs. If your self can simplify and remove the pointless against your everyday living on your own will contain added time toward consideration upon what is sizeable, and it will far too become a lot much easier toward continue to keep this notice.
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The benefits of commuting by bike are not the same for everyone.
You might live too far from work, have an unpredictable work schedule, have to take some sketchy roads or head out in less than favorable weather .
Or, you may not even have to leave the comfort of your own home if you are home based.
But it does not matter if you do not bike to work. Regular biking is still an option for you.
Aside from being a mode of transport, it is also a great source of fun!
The city can take away the sense of adventure from life, but biking recharges it.
Flying down a hill, or even the challenge of going up it gets the blood pumping like no other activity.
Riding a bike also contributes to a healthy lifestyle, and you would be surprised by just how many benefits there are.
Biking contributes to stronger bones, reduced stress, better heart fitness, as well as reduced body fat.
But how can you enjoy biking if you do not actually own a bike?
Well it all depends on where you live, but bike sharing is now common across cities worldwide.
These are short-term bike hiring schemes designed to be affordable and help you to get around on your daily commutes within a city.
Bike share schemes might be offered by the government, a private bike-share company, or even a partnership between private company and local authorities.
All bike share schemes are different from one another in some way or another, but the idea is always the same; get more people on bikes, and reap the benefits of this form of transportation.
How Does Bike Sharing Work
Bike sharing emerged in Europe in the 1960s. However, it took a while for other parts of the world to cotton on.
But by around the 2000s, the schemes were no longer limited to European countries.
The average bike share scheme works on a pretty standard set of features.
Systems will be designed with user-friendliness in mind, and generally, can be used by people of all ages.
As all bike share schemes work on the same principles, somebody visiting a new city should not have any issues renting a bike.
All bike sharing schemes tend to have bikes based at some sort of rack which acts as a station, a payment system (either in-app or kiosk-machine), as well as the option to hire on an hourly, or membership basis.
Bikes and Stations
It is no surprise that bikes and the stations where you will find them are paramount in a bike share scheme.
Bikes will be standard sized, often have simplified gear systems, and be a distinct color pattern.
Colors are normally eye-catching so that the bikes are clearly identifiable.
This serves to make it easier to find them, but also as a form of advertisement; especially if the bike share scheme is run by a private enterprise.
Looking at the bikes, you will notice that they are usually chunkier with heavier frames.
They do not look like your typical mountain or road bike, as their frames tend to be a universal shape to maximize accessibility.
Seats are easily adjusted, but handlebar height cannot be changed. The look of these bikes is designed to set them apart.
So it would be difficult to mistake one for a privately owned bike.
Stations is a little bit of a misleading term, as they are essentially racks with a little technology built into them.
Sometimes the racks will have a payment kiosk next to them, and these work similarly to ticket machines at car parks.
If there is no payment kiosk, then the payment system is most likely built into the scheme’s mobile app.
Bike stations will usually hold a certain number of bikes depending on how busy the area is.
For example, stations in the city center will have more than stations in the suburbs.
Some bike share schemes are also trying rack-less bike share.
The bikes just need to be left either in a specific area, or within the usable area in general. This has both pros and cons.
The pros being that you do not have to worry about returning a bike to a specific point.
But the con is that it could be more difficult finding one to rent.
The way in which you rent the bike depends on the system. Some require you to swipe a credit card, and others to insert an e-key.
But, this does depend on whether you have a membership, or if you pay as you go. Payment is always made with credit card as this acts as theft-insurance.
If you disappear with a bike, then you will likely incur a charge for the replacement.
Replacement fees can be expensive, as the scheme operator will assume that the bike will never be returned.
You do not usually have to put a bike back at a specific station.
Schemes make it simple to return bikes by allowing you to leave a bike at any station, as long as there is an available space.
The scheme will hire employees to look after stations.
They ensure that stations are in working order, and move bikes between stations to make sure that there is an even distribution
By making renting and returning so easy, schemes help the public to see biking as a feasible transport alternative for daily commutes.
Biking is not just for the weekends, but can be used to see friends, get to work, go to the shops, or even head to the other side of the city.
Rates and Fees
A bike share scheme will usually have a joining fee, and then either pay as you go rates and/or memberships.
The joining fee grants you access to the bikes, and then you decide on how frequently you will use the bikes.
Joining fees ten to be a few dollars, but are generally low-cost to encourage bike uptake.
Your usage fees will depend on how often you hire a bike. They are usually charged in 30 or 60 minute increments.
If you plan on using a bike share scheme on a regular basis, then a membership is probably going to be your best deal.
Whereas, pay as you go is best for those who want to use bikes, but do not know how often they will actually rent one.
Membership fees will work out cheaper per hour than pay as you go rates. But they do usually incur a higher upfront fee.
Obviously the length of your journeys affects how much you pay.
So it is worth your while taking a minute to compare pay as you go and membership rates, just to be sure what works out best for you.
Regardless of whether you’re a member or pay as you go’er, usage fees for many programs can change drastically.
Rates are sometimes structured so that you incrementally pay more each hour. Others are set at fixed hourly rates.
And some schemes even give riders the first 30 minutes free.
This is so riders are encouraged to make shorter journeys, and reduce pointless bike riding.
When you return a bike to a station, the timer resets to zero.
And this happens even if you return a bike and take out another one at the same location straight away.
This can work in biker’s favor if you want to bike for longer than the initial free time, but without paying.
As long as you return your current bike before the free period ends, you might be able to take out another without charge. However, this does depend on the scheme.
But if you are charged for your ride, it will be calculated based on how much time over the free period you were riding.
Bike Sharing Schemes
So now you know how bike sharing works.
The next step is to have a look online to see if your city has a scheme, and check out the cost of hiring.
You might be surprised by just how affordable bike sharing really is.
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Chronic pain is a huge health challenge. It is the biggest reason people in the UK see their GP.
In this Academic Seminar, Professor Nicola Wilson shares her passion and insights for collaboration, built up over the course of her career. From her earliest experiences of building collaborative relationships to create new referral pathways, through navigating the geopolitical landscape of trans-European research collaboration and into more recent years of interdisciplinary and interorganisational collaboration, she will share anecdotes and her insights
This talk will consider how the research of DISC and the outreach work of Basis have contributed to a rethink of the official infant sleep safety guidance in the UK to accommodate the needs of culturally diverse families and acknowledge the benefits to mothers and babies of sleeping together while providing information about hazards to avoid.
Most of us get a headache at one time or another. Some of us experience severe, even debilitating pain. But why do we experience headache? And what clues can be found in how we live our lives that can enable us to fight back or even stop them from happening at all?
Body weight and shape ideals are highly variable across time periods and across cultures, and laboratory research shows that our preferences are flexible. Visual media – both traditional and new social media forms – exert particular influence on conceptions of body attractiveness.
Depression is common among people with long-term conditions (LTCs), and is linked with worse physical outcomes. However, depression in the context of LTCs is not well understood and standard treatments are not always effective.
Stroke is a prevalent and disabling neurological condition, and visual perceptual impairments including partial loss of the visual field, or difficulties recognising objects or faces, and are a relatively common consequence.
The Covid-19 pandemic has left indelible marks on us all. Psychological and physiological scars that run deep, some that might never heal. For those working on the front line, particularly in healthcare, life has been especially challenging (Maben and Bridges, 2020) with unprecedented strain being placed on healthcare professionals around the globe (WHO, 2020).
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We believe in high-quality Early Childhood Education where individual needs and abilities are met, because all children develop at a different rate. All children have the right to be respected, nurtured and challenged and be provided with opportunities to make meaningful decisions throughout the day.
Our mission is to provide students with ongoing opportunities to learn important skills, knowledge, and dispositions in a safe and nurturing environment through warm interactive relationships with peers and adults.We, educators of Funny School, frequently engage children in meaningful conversation, to expand their knowledge and vocabulary, by using open-ended questioning, and encouraging problem-solving skills.
Our values are:
International cooperation and partnership
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With the help of a regional transportation grant, the city is in the early stages of planning a bikeway of some kind along the wide Westlake Ave N corridor. So far, the city has held one open house to gather ideas and feedback from all community members to help guide the design process. 81 percent of those who attended noted that reducing bicycle collisions should be a project priority.
There is no design yet, no details on how much — if any — parking would be displaced or how the bikeway would look and feel. But a handful of people are so mad about the idea that the city is even thinking about creating a safer Westlake Ave N for people biking that they have hired a legal team to delay the entire city-wide Bike Master Plan.
The Bike Master Plan has been in development since 2012, has gone through thousands of hours of community feedback, drew overwhelming support at a public hearing in December and is one City Council vote away from approval.
Well, it was one Council vote away, anyway. A crew of Westlake businesses and individuals hired Josh Brower — the attorney who has been successfully delaying the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail for many years — and have filed an appeal to the city’s determination that the Bike Master Plan does not pose a significant environmental impact. Unless the appeal is dropped, the Council will not likely vote on the plan before the scheduled March 5 hearing.
Why are they appealing, you ask? Because passing a bird’s-eye master plan that includes a desire for a protected bikeway of some kind, somewhere within the 150-foot corridor “will create unsafe conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists, and commercial/industrial/maritime/business traffic and activities; will create traffic and safety hazards in and around the City and Westlake Avenue North area and neighborhood; will cause loss of parking that is significant and adverse to City residents, business owners/operators and the Appellants,” according to the appeal filed with the Seattle Hearing Examiner. “The Appellants are … harmed by the significant adverse impacts from the Plan and the failure of the DNS to comply with the State Environmental Policy Act and its implementing regulations.”
Yes, the city just thinking about putting a protected bikeway on Westlake “harms” the appellants.
The Bike Plan consists of 473.5 miles of new and upgraded bike facilities. The plan is a high-level document meant to guide city investments to increase road safety and to make bicycling more inviting to more residents regardless of age, ability, race, neighborhood or income. Westlake represents about 0.3 percent of the plan.
But that’s not the most outrageous part of this appeal. The Westlake project received funding independently of the Bike Master Plan. In essence, all the Master Plan says is: “Hey, there should probably be a separated bikeway of some kind here.” It’s a document that helps the city decide which projects to look into further. But Westlake has already been chosen. If the appellants have a beef with the project, then their beef is with the project team, not the Bike Master Plan.
So basically, this handful of people are so mad about this one project — the goals of which have overwhelming community support — that they are willing to hold the entire city-wide Master Plan hostage. They are willing to hold hostage all those thousands of hours invested by residents in neighborhoods in all corners of the city either because they are confused about the role the Master Plan plays in that project or because they want to flex their legal muscle to show how serious they are.
So who are these angry, well-funded appellants? From the appeal:
The Westlake Stakeholders Group includes members from the Westlake community. The Westlake community comprises 300 floating homes and live-aboards; 10 marinas, which include approximately 1,200 moorage slips; 20 boat dealerships; 50 yacht repair/lift-out facilities; a kayak and paddle-board company; the largest floatplane port in the contiguous United States; a lake/bay tour cruise company; the only fuel dock on Lake Union; an indoor swimming pool 65,000 annual visitors; a dragon boat club; and a rowing club.”
The fact that they are calling themselves “The Westlake Stakeholders Group” (website) is insulting enough, considering their intended goal is clearly not in the best of interest of the people who have been, or will be, injured while biking in the dangerous parking lot or four-lane road. Is Karlyn Beer not a “stakeholder” too? What about the people who live and work on Westlake and are excited about the idea of a safe and comfortable space to bike?
Do you bike, walk, live, work or play along Westlake Ave North? Then you are a stakeholder and may want to attend the January 21 “Westlake Stakeholders Campaign Kickoff.”
We were hopeful that people concerned about Westlake would engage in the planning process. Their concerns should obviously be part of the plan for a safer, more accessible Westlake corridor, neighborhood and business district. We all want Westlake businesses to do well, and we all want everyone to get around safely. We absolutely can work together to make that happen.
But these legal tactics, which now threaten to stall the entire bike plan for an unknown period of time, are despicable and show no intention of acting in good faith to create a safer Westlake. It’s frustrating to everyone who attended the open house, listened to concerns voiced there and tried to find common ground and compromises. I heard countless conversations after that open house like, “Hey, would back-in angled parking work? It takes up less space but still holds many cars.” “Maybe changing more unlimited free parking to 2-hour parking would cut down on people using the lot as a free park-and-ride, thus opening the parking to customers.” “Let’s make sure loading zones are preserved for businesses that need them.” “Let’s create better accessible parking for people with mobility issues.” And so on. These are the voices that should be leading the Westlake design process.
We urge the Westlake Stakeholders Group to come back to the table. To do that, they have to drop this appeal. Instead, they should spend their efforts working with the Westlake project team and the 81 percent of people who attended the project open house and said they want to improve safety for people on bikes. We can work together to create plans for a Westlake that works better for everyone, but not if one handful of the stakeholders decides to flex their legal muscle at every turn.
Below are the appeal documents.
UPDATE: Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Chair of the Transportation Committee, said via email that he “was in the process of developing a schedule for review and action on the BMP” when the appeal was filed. He was able to find a thin silver lining in the delay, though. From an email:
What that means for the public is that there may be at least a month to provide comments to the City Council. I would recommend that all who want to comment on the BMP get them in to the City Council within the next 30 days because we will want to have time to review the recommendations. Once we receive the go-ahead to proceed with deliberations and adoption of the BMP update we will do so in a timely manner. | <urn:uuid:a8bcc009-6780-4bb3-95c1-c54ac0521c0f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2014/01/08/people-upset-about-westlake-bikeway-file-appeal-to-delay-entire-bike-master-plan-hire-missing-link-lawyer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.960937 | 1,557 | 1.585938 | 2 |
I am no economist but I thought I would try this: The interlocking woes of the Eurozone seem endlessly complex. The wasteful Greeks, Italians etc. are all denounced as compared to the hard working Germans living within their means and now being forced to bail out the profligate southern Europeans. A classic example is presented in the revelation that there are more Porsche Cayennes per capitia in the Greek city of Larisa, the capital of the relatively poor agricultural area of Thessaly, than anywhere else in the world. The article goes on pointing out that a couple of years ago there were more of the luxury SUVs in Greece than people admitting to earning more than 50,000 euro a year.
It is a perfect demonstration of the folly of the Greeks; their hopelessly inefficient taxation system; their reluctance either as individuals or a nation to manage their financial affairs properly. In light of that why should the Germans bail them out? Or if the Germans are as kind and generous as to bail them out why should they not demand a heavy price in order to ensure the Greeks’ house is put in order? After all one can hardly expect the Greeks to do it themselves: they might cheat.
However, this piece of trivia about Porsches (well of course to the cognoscenti a Cayenne is not a proper Porsche: the engine is in the wrong place – sorry I digress) also demonstrates the advantages the Germans have gained from the euro and indeed Greek borrowing. Had the Greeks been behaving in a more Germanic fashion (paying their taxes, borrowing less individually and as a nation etc. etc.) then they would have been buying less of Stuttgart’s finest jeep (actually manufactured in Leipzig) which would have resulted in less of them being sold, less income to Porsche, less profits, less German employees’ less tax revenues for the German state etc.
Furthermore had the Euro not existed the Drachma would have become devalued against the Deutschmark which would have resulted in the Porsche Cayenne becoming more difficult for the Greek citizen to purchase and hence, as less were sold, the profits to Porsche would have gone down etc.
As it is German banks have lent much of the Euros to Greece which is citizens have used to purchase German products (such as Porsches). Hence, as Mick says below the bluff and double bluffs are relevant all round. The Greeks may have been living beyond their means both as individuals and as a state but that living beyond its means has helped German manufacturers, banks, investors etc.
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Supplementary MaterialsData_Sheet_1. the data visualization module from chemical substance clustering analysis shown the variety in the NiV inhibitors. As a AZD8055 result, this internet platform will be of huge help the researchers employed in developing effective inhibitors against NiV. The user-friendly internet server is openly available on Link: http://bioinfo.imtech.res.in/manojk/antinipah/. and it is an associate of family members (Wang et al., 2001). The initial outbreak of NiV was reported form Malaysia during AZD8055 1998C1999 and thereafter-yearly outbreaks have already been reported from Bangladesh or India (http://www.searo.who.int/entity/emerging_diseases/links/nipah_virus_outbreaks_sear/en/). NiV is known to infect numerous hosts viz., bats, pig, puppy, cat, horse, and humans whereas fruit bats (genus studies AZD8055 on hamsters have shown 100% survival rates. However, there is still not any restorative modality available for NiV illness and not a single drug is definitely under medical trial against NiV. Therefore, there is a need for the recognition of additional putative compounds or medicines against NiV. But owing to the biosafety level 4 (BSL-4) pathogen, limited studies could be conducted within the live NiV. Consequently, a wide range of compounds remains unexplored. Hence, there’s a dependence on a computational device that can recognize the unexplored putative inhibitor against NiV. The quantitative structureCactivity romantic relationship (QSAR) structured predictive models are accustomed to correlate the partnership between chemical substance structure and natural activity of chemical substances through several molecular descriptors (Wang et al., 2015). The QSAR versions functions on the hypothesis of very similar substances have Rabbit Polyclonal to CDC2 similar buildings (Zhang et al., 2017). The molecular descriptors extracted from chemical substance structures assists with the introduction of the prediction model for the id of new medications (Lo et al., 2018b). We’ve previously created the antiviral prediction machines through the use of QSAR algorithms generally for overall infections (AVCpred), Individual immunodeficiency trojan (HIVprotI), flaviviruses (Anti-flavi) (Gupta et al., 2016; Qureshi et al., 2017, 2018; Kumar and Rajput, 2018). Furthermore, our department is rolling out many other prediction machines using QSAR structured strategy for the prediction of medications against medication resistant (MDRIpred), the anticancer activity of substances (CacerIN), inhibitory substances against Epidermal development aspect receptor (ntEGFR) etc. (Singla et al., 2013; Chauhan et al., 2014; Singh et al., 2016). Nevertheless, in today’s study, we’ve collected and personally curated general anti-nipah inhibitors obtainable in the research content and patents in type of a data source and created the initial quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) structured prediction algorithm using support vector machine (SVM) learning for the id of anti-NiV substances along the info visualization modules. Strategies Data Collection The experimentally validated substances with anti-nipah activity had been gathered from analysis content articles and patents. We used Pubmed (178 content articles) and Orbit Intelligence (76 patents) using the search terms Nipah, antiviral OR inhibit*. The AZD8055 chemical info was fetched from PubChem or Chemspider or drawn using Marvinsketch. The data, representing inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50), effective concentration 50 (EC50), percentage inhibition and viral titers against NiV was from 17 PMIDs and 01 patent. From the overall 181 unique NiV inhibitors, we proceeded to develop prediction algorithm with 95 compounds having IC50 ideals. We used the inhibitors with IC50, because it is considered as a standard for calculating the inhibition effectiveness of any inhibitor and used in developing numerous algorithms (Chauhan et al., 2014; Qureshi et al., 2018; Rajput and Kumar, 2018). All the anti-nipah inhibitors with IC50 were converted into bad logarithm of half maximal inhibitory concentration (pIC50 = Clog10(IC50(M))) for developing the regression- centered predictive models (Kalliokoski et al., 2013; Rajput and Kumar, 2018). Hence, a total of 95 non-redundant anti-nipah compounds were used in the successive methods of descriptor calculation and model development. Data Preparation The simplified molecular-input line-entry AZD8055 system (SMILES) of anti-nipah compounds were converted to 3D-standard data format (3D-SDF). | <urn:uuid:2f008741-44f9-49c6-a330-d44492c8310c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gpr139.info/%EF%BB%BFsupplementary-materialsdata_sheet_1-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.883392 | 1,007 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Current and future demand for skilled craftsmen necessitates an apprenticeship program that takes into consideration practices of one of the world’s oldest trades, along with instruction in new techniques, applications, technologies, and materials. The Southern California Cement Masons Joint Apprenticeship Program supports a world-class curriculum of instruction and on-the-job training for more than 300 apprentices annually. Union cement mason skills are honed with the most comprehensive apprenticeship training program in the industry.
Cement Mason journeymen are skilled in their craft as well as in working to bring in the job on time and within budget. Once an apprentice earns his journeyman status, his skill becomes an asset. This asset is most-needed and is recognized by all union contractors. Cement Mason journeymen are considered to be on the “upper-end” of the construction industry wage and benefits scale. Apprentices receive medical benefits and retirement funding as they progress.
A Cement Mason apprentice can expect an array of classes and on-the-job training to help develop marketable job skills while receiving hourly wages and benefits. Complete guidance can be expected during the development of skill, integrity, and subsequently pride of work
A cement mason apprentice can expect to work on a variety of construction projects. Some of the more notable construction projects worked on by union cement masons include Disneyland, Universal Studios, Southern California freeways, the Kodak Theatre, Library Tower, dams, bridges, school and government facilities, and hundreds more.
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Transcarpathian Region(redirected from Zakarpatska Region)
Transcarpathian Region (trănzˌcärpāˈthēən), Ukr. Zarkarpattya Oblast or Zakarpats'ka Oblast, Rus. Zakarpatskaya Oblast, administrative region (1989 pop. 1,252,000), 4,981 sq mi (12,901 sq km), SW Ukraine, on the southwestern slopes of the Carpathian Mts. Uzhhorod (the capital), Mukacheve, and Khust are the chief cities. The region is bordered by Romania to the south, Hungary to the southwest, Slovakia to the west, and Poland to the northwest. It is thickly forested and largely agricultural. The plain in the southwest, which is drained by the Tisza River and its tributaries, supports crops of wheat, corn, tobacco, sugar beets, and potatoes. There are vineyards, fruit orchards, and walnut groves in the foothills. The region's mineral resources include brown coal, rock salt, fire clays, marble, and limestone. Forests occupy nearly half the area of the oblast, and lumbering, along with the production of such items as wood chemicals, furniture, and cartons, is a leading industry. The majority of the population is Ukrainian, with Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, and Rusyn minorities.
Inhabited by Slavic tribes from the 8th cent., the region was part of Kievan Rus in the 10th and 11th cent. but was conquered by the Magyars, who ruled it until 1918. It has been variously known as Ruthenia or the Carpathian Ukraine, or by its Czech name of Podkarpatská Rus [Subcarpathian Ruthenia] or its Ukrainian name of Zakarpatska Ukraina [Transcarpathian Ukraine]. Its inhabitants were historically called Ruthenians; many were Rusyns, closely related to Ukrainians but culturally differentiated (see Ruthenia). Until the early 20th cent. the region was an area of severe economic underdevelopment. Hungarian absentee landlords owned virtually all the land, and the peasantry was mired in abysmal poverty.
After World War I the Khust Ukrainian congress voted for union with Ukraine, but after prospects for an independent Ukraine declined, the Central Ruthenian People's council called for the region's union with newly independent Czechoslovakia, which incorporated Transcarpathia in May, 1919. Although a guarantee of provincial autonomy embodied in the Treaty of St. Germain (Sept., 1919) did not materialize, the region began to undergo economic modernization. The peasants were freed from their servile status, but agrarian reform failed to break up all the large estates.
In the wake of the Munich Pact (1938), the reorganized state of Czecho-Slovakia was pressured by Germany to grant autonomy to Transcarpathia. After Czecho-Slovakia was dismembered in Mar., 1939, the region proclaimed its independence; but it was shortly occupied by and annexed to Hungary. Transcarpathia was taken over by Soviet troops and local guerrillas in 1944. In 1945, Czechoslovakia was persuaded to cede the area to the USSR. The region was formed in 1946 and has remained part of Ukraine since; under Soviet ruled Rusyns were forcibly regarded as Ukrainian and their identity suppressed. | <urn:uuid:71b28e6f-ecf8-4875-bbc9-5f2b37b0c120> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Zakarpatska+Region | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.969407 | 740 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Make a triangle of baking paper by folding the bottom edge of the paper across to the side. Cut along the edge. Make sure the paper is smoothly folded and use a knife to cut along the crease to create two equal triangles. Place one triangle with the longest side furthest away from you.
Take one corner and fold it so that it meets the apex of the triangle. Hold this in place and now bring the other corner around the cone.
The bottom of the cone should be completely closed.
Fold the points back on themselves to make it secure. You can also staple if you like.
Either snip off 1cm from the bottom of the cone and drop in a piping nozzle, or simply cut off a tiny end of the cone to pipe directly from the bag.
To fill the bag neatly, stand it in a glass. Spoon your chocolate or icing in carefully, making sure not to overfill.
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Landscape photography can be said to be one of the most complicated genres. Moreover, this genre requires the perpetrators to go out into the open in the midst of natural conditions that often change, both from weather problems to the position of the sun that determines the lighting of a location. In anticipation of this, you can do careful and detailed planning. This planning can also be made easily. At least you can do it with an only smartphone camera and certain applications. There are five applications that we recommend to be installed on smartphones as a tool for this. FileHippo has many recommendations for landscape photography apps.
Tips to Get a Perfect Landscape Photo
Before you know the apps that are very useful to get a perfect landscape shot, below are our tips to do a landscape photography.
- Use water as a reflection
If you take a picture at a location that contains water elements, such as a river or sea, then look for the angle where you can use it as a mirror. Reflection from water can add to the beauty of your scenery. This technique also helps you get a symmetrical photo and is nice to see.
- Change your point of view
You often fixated only on one point of view when at the shooting location. Maybe you decided to mount your tripod somewhere just because it was close to the object being targeted or because everyone was shooting from it. Try to experiment and explore other points of view. Try to walk a few hundred meters from the shooting location and try from a variety of shooting angles before you set up your tripod.
- Catch the sunset
Sunset has deep and romantic meaning. If you add it to a photo of your landscape, then surely your photo will be much memorable to the ones who see it. The great thing about sunset is that the sun will decorate your landscape with its warm yellow light. So, you will definitely create a photo filled with interesting colors and nuances. Sunlight is also softer during this “Golden Hour” and will make it easier to get the right exposure in the whole scene.
Best Photography Apps for Landscape Shot
To make you achieve a perfect shot, FileHippo will recommend some of the best photography apps for landscape shots. The apps are free to download. This will make your photography skill getting better.
- Weather & Radar
The application of weather forecasting is needed to find out if the shooting location is likely to rain, wind, brightness, duration, what temperature and what warnings are there. Well, one of the applications that will help find out this information is Weather & Radar. In this app, you will find sufficient accurate information about these conditions today, hourly, or forecasts for the next 8 days. This can help you prepare the equipment needed, as well as the light conditions there. For example when determining the type of camera body and the lens that must be carried, predicting a soft dusk light due to filtering clouds, or when looking for conditions when the location is bright without clouds at all. It would be such a waste if you already prepare the equipment but the weather ruins your plan.
- Photo Pills
This application is arguably the most complete to meet the needs of landscape photography planning. The information presented is complete, for example about the position of the sun and moon at certain times and the augmented reality (AR) feature to see the position of celestial objects. In addition, Photo Pills can also help calculate exposure, depth of field and take into account the parameters needed to make a time-lapse photo. All plans that you have made in Photo Pills can be stored or shared with others. Plus, this application is available both for Android and iOS. However, you need to buy this app. If you want to get it for free, you can check on FileHippo.
- Light Pollution Maps
This application displays maps of areas which are still dark without being affected by urban light pollution and which areas are already filled with light pollution. Indeed, not every landscape photo requires information about light pollution. But this application will be useful especially if you want to observe celestial bodies, stare at constellations, or take pictures of the Milky Way and stars. Because the activity can only be done if the sky is really dark. This application is available for free on Android or iOS. But with a note, the free edition has ads, has lower accuracy, and cannot store certain locations.
The next landscape photography app is Cascable. This application allows you to turn your smartphone or tablet into a remote camera that why FileHippo Download recommends this app. You can pair it with any camera, provided that the camera has a Wi-Fi connection. Furthermore, Cascable will provide the ability to move photos, view photos on a larger screen, control the shutter, and various other features. This application has better performance than the default remote vendor application.
- NiSi ND Calculator
This application is designed to help you determine exposure before taking a photo. You can enter the shutter speed value that you want to use to take pictures, then enter the ND type filter that will be attached to the lens muzzle. Then the calculation of the time needed to get the appropriate exposure will appear if you take a photo when the ND filter is installed. | <urn:uuid:aa1d131c-6272-4656-8f2a-3b40cec45170> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thehavanagrill.com/best-apps-for-landscape-photography/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943375 | 1,074 | 1.742188 | 2 |
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power on 26th May, 2014, after winning the 16th Lok Sabha elections. In its manifesto, one issue that BJP had strongly criticised UPA for, was the free fall of Rupee i.e. its sharply declining value against the US Dollar.
When NDA came to power, the exchange rate stood at 58.66. In simpler words, 1 Dollar= Rs. 58.66. Over the years, however, the Rupee has undergone continuous changes, with the latest one being the all time low value of Rs. 74.07 (as on 5th October, 2018). Let’s take a look at the Rupee journey under the Modi regime:
(The value of $1 in Indian Rupee)
26 May 2014 – 58.66
26 May 2015 – 63.97
26 May 2016 – 66.93
26 May 2017 – 64.51
26 May 2018 – 67.72
15 Aug 2018 – 70.39
30 Aug 2018 – 70.82
06 Sep 2018 – 71.96
05 Oct 2018 – 74.07
As we can see, there has been a clear upward trend in the Dollar value, set against INR. The question becomes why. Why is the value of Indian Rupee continuously depreciating, reaching its lowest ever?
What is currency depreciation and how does it work?
Currency depreciation is the fall in the value of a currency in the exchange market. So, what do we mean when we say the value of Indian Rupee has depreciated against US dollars, as we are regularly told by the news portals? In layman’s terms, it means now one Dollar can be exchanged for more Rupees than before.
For instance, on May 26th, 2014, you could get 58.66 Rupees in exchange for one Dollar. However, on 5th October 2018 – four years later, you would be entitled to 74.07 Rupees in exchange for one Dollar. That is the depreciation of Rupee and a simultaneous appreciation of Dollar.
Rupee at an all-time low. Here’s why.
1) The Lira connection
Turkey, the middle-eastern country, is going through a financial turmoil right now. Its relations with the US are infringes, leading to a very weak currency. Lira – the official Turkish currency has fallen 40 percent against the US Dollar in the first half of 2018. As is often the case, the turmoils of a financial crisis in one country do not stay confined to the national borders. The Lira crisis has made the global market anxious about its spillover effects. Developing countries tend to be more exposed to crisis like these, making the situation a tricky one for India.
2) Dependency on oil import
India is the third largest crude oil importing country in the world, coming only after US and China. India imports more than 80% of its crude oil requirements, thereby making it more vulnerable to changes in the international oil market. For example, if the crude oil prices increase, our total import cost will also increase, affecting our current account balance which in turn affects the currency market.
3) Huge current account deficit
In June 2018, India’s current account deficit rose to 42%, approximately $160 billion. Current account deficit is the difference between imports and exports of goods and service of a country. A huge dependency on crude oil imports and its increasing price, as mentioned before, affects our current account health, making the deficit larger.
How does a current account deficit impact Indian Rupee?
In simple words, an increasing current account deficit (of India) leads to an increase in the demand for Dollar. Why? Because we need more Dollars than before to finance our growing deficit, also paying for the imports. An increase in the demand for a currency leads to its appreciation. And if the US Dollar is appreciating against Indian Rupee, it means our domestic currency is depreciating.
4) US Fed (Federal Funds) rate changes
Since national economies share an intricate bond, the effects of US Fed rate hikes are felt in the Indian market as well. A hike in the fed rates (as was observed four times in 2018), strengthens the US Dollar, which in turn leads to a depreciation of the Indian currency.
5) The global market
The United States and China have been experiencing a trade war in 2018. As both are among the world’s largest economies, the trade war is set to affect the global economy. While the ball could fall on either side of the court for India, the situation has definitely created a growing unease among global investors and Indian economists.
How will the fall in Rupee affect Indian economy?
1. Cost of oil imports: Crude oil can be called a major engine for the growth and working of the Indian economy with its vast utilities. Since India imports more than 80% of its oil needs, a depreciation of Rupee will increase the cost of our humongous oil imports. This, in turn, can cause our current account deficit to worsen.
2. An increase in the import cost will directly affect the Indian corporate market for the worse.
3. Inflation: Domestic currency appreciation and inflation work in the opposite directions. So, a depreciation of the domestic currency means a potential increase in inflation.
4. To ward off an increasing inflation, the central bank of a country generally increases the interest rates. Consequently, people are able to borrow less money, and hence, they also have less to spend, keeping the inflation in check. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might resort to increased interest rates too, further increasing the effect on corporates.
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Sensex, Rupee Vs Dollar, and Gold Rate – Do they reflect our economic outlook?
Is India Heading Towards Another Economic Crisis?
Positive signs for Indian economy – what does it mean?
Important facts about Indian Economy
Rupee Free Fall: Cause and Consequence
Investment Risks to Economy – Caution Is the Watchword for RBI
Economic Reforms in India: BJP Government Keen on Taking Tough Calls
A Parallel Economy of Bribe
FDI Norms for NRIs Relaxed – Foreign Investments Anticipated
Will India be affected by the Crisis in Greece?
Effects of Poor Monsoon on the Indian Economy and various sectors
How Inward Remittances impact the Indian Economy
Monsoons and the Indian economy
How to Invest in Indian Share Market?
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3 Reports to analyze in detail the future of Project Management. 3 reports that the Project Management Institute has just published on the evolution of Project Management taking into consideration the “disruptive” technologies.
These reports were presented during the seventh PMO Symposium in Washington CS, where more than 650 project management executives came together to understand the future of the role and the industry.
The focus was on disruptive technologies and on how cloud solutions, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have changed the way of doing business in organizations and transformed whole industries.
We have therefore decided to investigate these topics, dedicating this and future articles to the individual reports of the PMI in order to show what awaits us in the near future.
- Report 1: Report 1: Forge the future: evolve with disruptive technology
- Disruptive technologies: threat or opportunity?
- Selection of the right areas for the investment
- Choose the right technology and integrate it harmoniously
- Lack of funds
- Resistance of employees to change
- Gaps between strategy and execution
- The fundamental steps for change
- Enhance the project manager and / or the PMO
- Evolvere nelle metriche di consegna tradizionali
- Reorganize and retrain project managers
Report 1: Forge the future: evolve with disruptive technology
The Report, born from the collaboration between Accenture and PMI, is very interesting as it looks at the creation of a culture of innovation through the adoption of interruptions.
Through the adoption of these emerging technologies and new ways of working, the PMO will continue to evolve as a strategic collaborator that guides the delivery and execution of the strategy.
Disruptive technologies are the new reality for every organization in every sector.
Artificial intelligence, cloud, digitalization, blockchain, all offer endless possibilities for organizations to transform themselves and their related industries.
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The report says, that in order to build their future, organizations must be willing to actively stop the status quo.
Unfortunately, though, it is true that for organizations it may be easy to imagine how these new technologies and strategies will work.
In fact, there is often a significant difference between the development of the strategy and its implementation in the everyday life.
Therefore, the project management office (PMO) and project managers can fill this gap, but only if they are ready to evolve first.
Here are some actions that can help:
- Enforce e a collaborative leadership culture that embraces change and drives innovation
- Reorganize and retrain project managers to incorporate new skills
- Evolve traditional delivery methods to include key performance indicators that evaluate organizational progress in achieving strategic goals
Disruptive technologies: threat or opportunity?
The new technologies that emerge every day radically change the way we work and live.
Exploiting their potential requires much more than a technological focus. Organizations have to face their broader business strategy, their ways of working and change management accordingly.
Moreover, they must be willing to evolve and invest in acquiring new skills.
Organizations that already recognize the power of these technologies to increase revenue growth, profitability, and innovation are starting to create interesting evolution systems.
The Report highlights how innovative organizations, i.e. those that exploit disruptive technologies in order to obtain a competitive advantage, in general:
- have a mature digital transformation strategy
- are committed to making changes at the organization level
- experiment with new ways of working
- see the adoption of disruptive technologies as a high priority
Most organizations have undergone significant transformation in recent years using disruptive technologies, but only about a quarter of these have produced tangible benefits.
So, what prevents organizations from gaining the benefits of disruptive technologies and digital transformation?
Selection of the right areas for the investment
Leaders must first determine which part of their business would benefit the most from new technologies, it can be profitability increase, better customer service or cost reduction. The wrong choice, in fact, not only costs money, but hinders the business.
Choose the right technology and integrate it harmoniously
Once the technological investment priorities have been set, the next challenge is to select the right tools. Because of limited resources, companies need to choose wisely the new technology and therefore need to understand how to integrate it into existing systems without interrupting the business.
Lack of funds
Resistance of employees to change
This is a key factor for any transformation program and it determines the real chance of success – or not. Many employees consider the new technology a threat and therefore resist change. At the same time, the organization is not able to give them a clear vision or an understanding of the importance of change.
Gaps between strategy and execution
While senior managers are at the forefront of defining a strategy to exploit disruptive technologies, their strategic goals are not always translated into actions at the project level.
These general goals – from top to bottom – must be converted into tangible and measurable results. Gaps in communicating the vision and the lack of support from middle management can hinder the plans.
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Project managers therefore have the responsibility to become agents of change and of organizational transformation. It is a necessary change.
The project manager of the next generation should be a version of himself ready for change and far-sighted. Project managers should not be afraid to experiment and embrace new ways of working and should be ready to help team members make these changes.
An organization could take years to complete its digital transformation. During this process, the project manager must therefore have the opportunity to contribute to creating a culture of innovation, agility and critical thinking, reinforced with the right tools and educational opportunities.
The fundamental steps for change
Enhance the project manager and / or the PMO
The project manager and the PMO must be able to concentrate on the strategic goals of the organization. Strategy and results must be always aligned. To do this, a project manager must have authority and be able to change course if the project is not achieving the goal.
Evolve in traditional delivery metrics
This means, including KPIs that evaluate the organization’s progress in achieving strategic goals.
The project managers and the PMO should therefore not rely solely on the use of traditional delivery metrics.
These new KPIs evaluate the organization’s progress in achieving its strategic goals. The project managers will take care to ensure that the KPIs at the organization level are reflected in the business results and KPIs at the project level.
Reorganize and retrain project managers
In light of new technologies, project managers must embrace all those skills that enable them to deliver projects and programs successfully. For this reason they must be trained on all the new tools and knowledge.
In conclusion, we can say that these changes and disruptive technologies represent important factors for organizations and, in turn, for the workforce.
Therefore, a robust organizational change management program is a top priority to help organizations stay in the market with greater success and predictability.
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Pilot Finger Pulse Oximeter
As every person’s body is different, it is therefore important that during flights above 8.000 ft the pilot’s blood oxygen saturation level is measured, in order to avoid any impairment through oxygen deficiency. Furthermore, you can read your pulse at any time.
The PILOT FPO is solely to be used for information and monitoring purposes and is no substitution for compulsory oxygen supply needed by law when flying at high altitude.
Further advantages are:
- Anti scratching bright and easy to read OLED colour display
- Battery indication – up to 30h with 2 AAA batteries
- Low weight ca. 55g incl. Batteries
- Automatic power off after 8 sec. if not in use
- Adjustable brightness and 6 display modes
- Perfusions Index
- Protecting cover made of nylon
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I get annoyed when people dismiss certain vegetables out of hand as ‘fattening’. I spoke with a lady the other day who said she couldn’t eat potatoes because they had too many ‘empty carbs’ and she questioned ‘what’s in them anyway?’ Firstly, you don’t have to eat potatoes for breakfast, lunch and tea. Secondly, we could all learn to shown some restraint with portion size. But to rule out an incredibly nutritious vegetable altogether I think is wrong – especially one that has such a strong history with this country to the point where it has become synonymous with Ireland.
How the potato got to Ireland in the first place is a bit of a mystery. Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins have all been credited with introducing the tuber into Europe. The usual story for Ireland is that Sir Walter Raleigh brought it here when he was came to help suppress the Desmond Rebellions between 1579 and 1583. However, there is absolutely no evidence to support this dating from that time in any of the Raleigh-related estate records. Some evidence comes in the form of hearsay some 100 years later through the minutes of a Royal Society meeting held 13th December 1693 when it’s president Sir Robert Southwell (1635-1702) stated that his grandfather had ‘brought potatoes into Ireland who had them from Sir Walter Raleigh after his return from Virginia’. This may or may not have been the case. There does seem to be a connection with Spain however as an early name for potato was An Spáinneach. A likely scenario is that the first potatoes reached us from Spain via commercial trading routes.
Either way, Ireland fell in love with the spud. And as a staple food of a country, potatoes weren’t a bad option. They were one of the few staples that one could live nutritionally on exclusively which was the case for about 40% of the population in the 1800s. Potatoes are a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals such as iron and zinc, and of course the First World dreaded starch. All was good until 1845 when the potatoes were struck by blight and this, coupled with Ireland’s political and commercial practices at the time, resulted in the famine.
When Irish people think of potatoes their eyes often glaze over at the thought of freshly boiled new potatoes and rubbing the thin skins off before eating them with butter, salt and some new onions. Or colcannon, which is one of the most celebrated of Irish potato recipes and one of our favourites. It has all the simple goodness of floury potatoes, kale, milk, butter and scallions – Heaven! Maybe this is what the lady meant when she said that she couldn’t eat potatoes as they were fattening. But is there any dish that can evoke an Irish childhood more?
What you need:
- 2lb or 1kg of Floury potatoes
- 400g chopped kale
- 1¼ cup/ 320ml milk
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 4 scallions, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
What to do:
- Boil the potatoes in a large pot until tender. Always start with cold water, never using hot water. Otherwise you will end up with floury outside and a hard middle.
- Add 3 tablespoons of butter to a pan over a medium heat. Add the kale and cook until just wilted. This should take about 5 minutes.
- Strain the potatoes. Add the milk, butter and scallions to the pot and let simmer gently for 2 minutes to infuse the milk with the scallion. Add the kale and the peeled potatoes to the pot. Mash until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper
- To serve traditionally, make a crater on top of each portion using the back of a spoon. Add a knob of butter to each crater so that every forkful of colcannon can be dipped into the lake of melted butter.
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Reinvestment Fund financing is financing the transformation of the vacant Footer’s Dye Works building in Cumberland into a vibrant mixed-use development with housing and retail.
Originally built in 1906, the building is the only remaining structure of a former manufacturing complex that was the heart of the Cumberland economy in the early 20th century. At its peak in the 1920s, Footer’s Dye Works was one of the dominant cleaning and dyeing companies in the region, employing as many as 500 people and had the White House among its many clients. However, the company filed for bankruptcy in 1936 due to the Depression, the advent of dry cleaning and a devastating Potomac River flood, and the complex was vacant for many years.
Cumberland is the county seat of Alleghany County and a regional business and commercial center for Western Maryland. The historical landmark building is located by the C&O Towpath bike trail and the GAP bike trail. Once renovated, the building will house 24 one- and two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors and 2 ground floor restaurants.
Total development costs for the project are roughly $9 million. Reinvestment Fund’s loan bridges Federal and State Historic Tax Credits. Additional financing comes from BB&T, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Neighborhood Businessworks program as well as several State grants and borrower equity. | <urn:uuid:d089cb6b-e14e-41ef-808b-94febcbee716> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.reinvestment.com/insights/footers-dye-works-building/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.975962 | 287 | 2 | 2 |
Canada condo boom rolls on as buildings fall apart
Palace Place: Built to last
Today, condominium buildings are built rapidly with the construction workers and builders focused on the next big project. Palace Place had been built in a very different time and in accordance to the strictest quality standards.
A simple, significant example is that Palace Place, like commercial towers, had been built with curtain walls as part of its unrivaled construction. Palace Place was not built with the common window wall method used today, which will undoubtedly represent significant costs to buyers in 7 to 10 years.
The builders of Palace Place had known that this was not just another condominium building. They had realized that Palace Place would be a landmark that would be a living tribute to their hard work, dedication, and talent that would stand the test of time.
This view of construction has long been lost in our current age of extreme consumption.
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The London Assembly’s transport committee has announced a new investigation into the Tube’s performance and the outcomes of TFL’s investment in the network.
Assembly Members are promising “a line-by-line look” at Transport for London’s performance compared to the promises made to Londoners when the upgrade programme began eight years ago.
Announcing the investigation the committee says “some indicators suggest the recent performance of the Tube has declined” during the past year which saw record-breaking numbers of journeys taken.
Committee Chair, Caroline Pidgeon AM, said: “Londoners have been told for years that all the closures, disruption and billions of pounds spent will be worth it in the end. The question is, when will passengers start to see noticeable improvements to their journeys?
“With passenger numbers at record levels and several line upgrades behind schedule it’s time for an in-depth look at the service Londoners get, the improvements we’ve seen so far, and ways to get the upgrades back on track.”
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The operation of a wireless network relies extensively on exchanging messages over a universally known channel, referred to as the control channel. The network performance can be severely degraded if a jammer launches a denial-of-service (DoS) attack on such a channel. In this paper, we design quorum-based frequency hopping (FH) algorithms that mitigate DoS attacks on the control channel of an asynchronous ad hoc network. Our algorithms can establish unicast as well as multicast communications under DoS attacks. They are fully distributed, do not incur any additional message exchange overhead, and can work in the absence of node synchronization. Furthermore, the multicast algorithms maintain the multicast group consistency. The efficiency of our algorithms is shown by analysis and simulations. | <urn:uuid:78032367-6c88-40f8-bced-fae802a9aebb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://experts.arizona.edu/en/publications/fast-and-secure-rendezvous-protocols-for-mitigating-control-chann | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.916978 | 149 | 1.796875 | 2 |
WISER, William Hen(d)ricks. Pottstown, Pa 28.1.1890 — Uniontown, Pa 21.2.1961. U.S. Presbyter Missionary and Anthropologist. Graduated from the University of Chicago. Ph.D. 1933 Cornell, in rural organization. In 1915 left for India, worked first at Allahabad Agricultural Institute, then also in Kanpur and in 1925-30 in Karimpur village where he also made his fieldwork. Completed his doctorate on furlough. In 1933-41 Professor of Rural Sociology at North India Theological College in Sahranpur. After new village stay in Mainpuri district, from 1945 worked in the development of India Village Service. Retired 1959. Married 1916 Charlotte Melina Viall, three sons. His wife collaborated with him in all his activities.
Publications: Abstract of diss. Social Institutions of a Hindu Village in North India. 5 p. Ithaca 1933.
– With his wife: Behind Mud Walls. 1930, rev. & enl. ed. 15+249 p. Berkeley 1963, again with a sequel 17+281 p. Berkeley 1971.
– The Hindu jajmani system: a socio-economic system interrelating members of Hindu village community in services. 4+191 p. Lucknow 1936, 3rd ed. 1968; a few further books. | <urn:uuid:c9a16422-4a5c-4f54-8927-a450211e3a2b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://whowaswho-indology.info/5538/wiser-william-henricks/?print=print | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.944838 | 294 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Where did you get your financial education?
Was it from your parents? Your grandparents? Your teachers?
Sometimes, advice that used to be good — or even just well-meaning — no longer applies to modern times. And that’s true for money-related advice as well.
In fact, here are 3 money rules that you may not have questioned in the past . . . but it’s time to break them now!
1. Value cash over credit.
Credit can get a seriously bad rap.
When you look at the amount of debt that the average American faces, it’s easy to think that we’d all be better off cutting up our cards. But, for most people, self-control truly isn’t a problem.
In fact, credit cards are nearly a necessity in today’s retail market. Looking to reserve a hotel room, buy a plane ticket, or make an online purchase? Good luck without the plastic.
Plus, credit cards offer you incredible benefits like purchase protection, trackable spending, and — of course — cash back!
2. Save for your kids’ college educations.
Here’s a controversial topic. Has it ever occurred to you not to save for your kids’ college educations?
For many people, saving for college is a luxury they simply can’t afford. College can be funded by loans, covered by your kid, supported by scholarships, made cheaper by choosing an affordable institution, or delayed.
But your retirement and later-life medical costs? There are no scholarships for your 70s. No loans to support nursing home care. And no delaying what’s sometimes inevitable.
So it’s essential first that you plan for your own future by . . .
- Saving adequately for retirement.
- Building an emergency fund.
- Paying down debt.
- Protecting your family with life insurance.
- Covering future medical expenses with long-term care insurance.
- Ensuring that your family’s current and future needs — not nice-to-have’s — are taken care of.
Then you can consider saving for your kids’ college educations. Of course, before you do that, you should get smart about reducing or eliminating those college costs. In fact — even if you can afford it — you may want to consider not covering your kid’s college costs at all!
3. Work loyally at one company for decades.
Did your mom, dad, or grandparent work for decades at one job? He or she stayed at that company from 25 to 65 and retired with a gold watch and a fond farewell for 40 years of dedicated service?
Now, times are changing.
Pensions — which were commonplace back in the day — are quickly dying out in favor of retirement savings that don’t require a long-term commitment to a company. Most of us have to fund our retirements individually through traditional or Roth IRAs.
And, if you’re lucky, your employer offers you a financial benefit for participating in a 401(k) or 403(b). Even then, you’re generally vested — meaning you can pick up all your money and go — after just 3 or 5 years as an employee.
Plus, changing jobs can be a great way to bump up your income, negotiate some work-life balance perks, adapt to changes in your location or lifestyle, escape a negative shift in company culture, or switch up the direction of your career.
So, if you think that the money rules of the 20th century are written in stone, think again! It’s time to re-examine the assumptions you’ve been making about your finances.
Stop and take a good look at your financial situation and life circumstances. Maybe it’s time for you to break these money rules!
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Mary Sorensen has more than 25 years of global experience in ecology, ecotoxicology, ecological risk assessment (ERA), site investigation and remediation, environmental impact assessment, net environmental benefits analysis (NEBA), ecosystem services assessment, and risk management decision making for the protection of ecological resources. Her experience includes the scoping, planning and execution of investigation approaches and risk assessment strategies that are scaled appropriately for environmental decision making. Mary is also directly involved in designation of remedial goals, oversight for remediation and restoration for numerous projects around the world. Mary has decades of experience managing investigation and risk assessment for US Department of Defense munitions facilities and propellant manufacture facilities. She also has expertise in the investigation, assessment and remediation of a variety of chemicals, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mixtures, metals (including selenium, arsenic and mercury), dioxin/furans, PCBs, explosives (HMX, RDX, TNT, DNT, nitrocellulose), and propellants (ammonium perchlorate). She also serves as a litigation expert on a variety of projects with natural resource liabilities. Mary was co-editor and co-author of the book entitled Population Level Ecological Risk Assessment (2008), which involved contributions of 40 scientists from 10 countries. She served as chair of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Global Ecological Risk Assessment Advisory Group from 2005-2012; in this role she co-chaired or co-chaired six international workshops on ecological issues in Europe, the US and Canada. | <urn:uuid:1a4d6e7e-7f4b-4708-bb04-0caf8e8eac36> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://americas.ramboll.com/contact/view/msorensen | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943849 | 333 | 1.625 | 2 |
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If you had an issue with western corn rootworm last year and plan to keep the field in corn for next season, be sure to look into varieties with corn rootworm protection. Trait packages are summarized well in the Handy Bt trait table: https://www.texasinsects.org/bt-corn-trait-table.html.
Timely planted corn will escape serious injury from Lepidopteran pests, and the primary target for most of the Bt traits, European corn borer, is not an economic threat to corn in Delaware due to the wide use and adoption of Bt corn. That does not mean it is gone, just present at very low levels. What this means is that there is an opportunity for producers to plant non-Bt corn and not risk the crop due to Lep pests. Every year, we have a couple of conventional, non-Bt corn varieties in the variety trial, and some of them have performed quite well (and in truth, some have not). Variety trial results can be found https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/sustainable-production/commercial-crops/field-crops/. (Scroll down below the crop pictures and click on the corn tab. On the right, it should reveal a Variety Trial menu.)
Recently, BASF has added Poncho to its line of soybean seed treatments. This seed treatment may be useful for very early planted soybean, especially when planted into recently incorporated cover crop where the risk for seedcorn maggot is higher. In general, the vast majority of soybean is probably not going to benefit from an insecticidal seed treatment, and there is research that shows that they might actually make slugs a little bit more problematic. I included a table at the end of the 2020 recommendation guide that lists insecticidal seed treatments, if you are interested, it can be found here: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/sustainable-production/pest-management/vegetable-fruit-field/soy-beans/ under ‘Insect Control in Soybeans’. | <urn:uuid:d0a94efe-583a-4583-89cf-3320c16adf29> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sites.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=15982 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.935469 | 480 | 2.171875 | 2 |
‘Sticky Power’: Prof Dariusz Wójcik Publishes a Book on Global Financial Networks
30 June 2022
Professor Dariusz Wójcik, Edgar Jones Fellow and Tutor in Geography at St Peter’s College and Professor of Economic Geography in the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, has published a new book co-authored with Dr Daniel Haberly, Sticky Power: Global Financial Networks in the World Economy (Oxford University Press Academic).
From the publisher: 'Sticky Power presents a novel conceptual lens—that of Global Financial Networks—to cast new light on the geography, history, politics, and sociology of finance from the middle ages to the global financial crisis and beyond. It shows that the power of finance is inherently “sticky”; with what are generally assumed to be new innovations such as “offshore” finance actually dating back centuries, and the architecture of global financial networks more broadly adapting to the rise and fall of empires and new technologies while changing surprisingly little in their basic character; or at most changing very slowly. A recognition of the mechanics of this durability, it is argued, calls for a new approach to reforming finance which is less reactively focused on regulation, and more proactively focused on building new institutional systems with a long-term “sticky power” of their own.'
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Edsby Unison™ addresses the biggest challenges of education data: interoperability, privacy and security
New education data platform and managed service standardizes current and past education data, making it available anywhere and in whatever form it’s needed, safely and securely
ANDOVER, MASS. (June 27, 2022) – Edsby®, an innovative vendor of K-12 education software, today introduced a system for helping learning organizations and governments eliminate silos between education data to ensure the right data about learners is always available to optimize their learning journeys.
Edsby’s Unison™ education data platform and managed service is designed to ensure better education data quality and actionability across states, provinces, and countries securely. Unison aggregates and standardizes current and past educational data and makes it interoperable while carefully managing the security critical with education data.
Customers use Unison for electronic student records that follow students through their education journeys. They also use it to transform education data from one type to another for application interoperability, or for region-wide learner analytics—all with strong roles-based access control to ensure only those authorized to access extremely sensitive data can do so.
National electronic student records in New Zealand
Unison forms the core of the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s national learner repository and data exchange, termed Te Rito locally. Educators and government agencies in New Zealand found it hard to access valuable information about learners when they moved between the country’s 2,536 schools. Information stayed locked in each school’s systems or took a long time to obtain. Sometimes children didn’t get the right support when they needed it. In 2018, the Ministry of Education selected what has become the Unison education data platform and began to work with Edsby to incorporate it.
“We heard needless stories of kids missing out on learning support like reading recovery, because by the time it was identified that they’d already been assessed for it, they were too old,” said Lisa Cheney, Business Design Lead in a New Zealand Ministry of Education Te Rito video.
“Unison revolutionizes educator access to what used to be far-flung learner data,” said Michael Middlemiss, former New Zealand Parliament CIO and Edsby Vice President, Unison. “The Ministry is now also deploying other secure applications based on Unison, including a national standardized Learner Support Registry (sLSR) to ensure children with learning needs get the support they’re entitled to.”
Unison interfaces with outdated and modern systems and uses a mix of secure open and proprietary standards to connect to data as needed.
Unlike bespoke approaches to converging a region’s data, Unison cost-effectively enables a way to enforce security and data governance policies while also solving the problem of education software interoperability with bi-directional connections to data sources. Unison’s core technology has safely managed the data of millions of students for more than 10 years. It has been certified to highest standards of data management and has been aligned to leading privacy and data protection standards such as ISO 27001 and GDPR.
“Unison provides educators and policymakers a more accurate picture of student learning. It accelerates innovation in teaching and learning, lets regions ready their education data systems for the future and protects student data with industry-leading safeguards,” said John Myers, CEO of Edsby. “Data always remains owned by the customer; it is only ever transformed and transported. It is never mined or otherwise monetized.”
Unison is now generally available. Learn more about Unison here.
Edsby has been building award-winning software for education for over thirty years. Company founders include the original architects of FirstClass, a messaging and collaboration system used by millions of students and teachers around the world and credited as the original learning management system, or LMS. The company’s close relationships with education customers over three decades have given it insights into problems faced by teachers, students, parents, and administrators. This gave the team inspiration in 2010 to create a completely new digital learning and data foundation for K-12 districts, regional and national governments using latest software technology.
The unique needs of K-12 are hard to meet with conventional technologies and standards. Since 2010, Edsby has been on a mission to support K-12 teaching and learning with the next generation social technologies of its Edsby social learning platform and iron-clad student data stewardship in the company’s underlying Unison education data system. Learn more at https://edsby.com.
Questions & Answers
Who would adopt Unison and why?
Unison is an enterprise-grade middleware software system and service intended for:
- Local and state education agencies
- State and provincial ministries/departments of education
- Federal governments
- System integrators and other solution providers
Business drivers include:
- Region wide analytics aimed at identifying students at risk, underperforming curriculum, gaps in instruction, facilities or staff benefiting from professional development
- Faster and more accurate state, provincial or federal education data collection and reporting
- National and regional electronic student records of life-long learning
- Enforcing data governance policies around who can access what type of education data, including individuals, facilities, agencies or roles in the region with proper rights to them
- Transformation from one type of data to another for exchange between edtech applications
What differentiates Unison?
Other education data management systems are primarily aimed at aggregating data for analysis. Region-wide analytics are one driver of Unison adoption, but Unison’s unique two-way communication with education data sources enables applications such as those above requiring real time data transformation. An off-the-shelf software product with connections to 58+ systems and standards, and a proven ability to add new ones quickly, Unison is also faster and much less expensive to implement than custom solutions developed from the ground up.
How can Unison improve a region’s edtech data security?
Unison’s role-based architecture ensures stakeholders can access data they’re entitled to, but only the data they’re entitled to. Row-level database security and encryption protects stored data, and data in transit is always encrypted.
Edsby has a 10-year legacy of safely managing millions of student records. Company founders have built systems that have managed enterprise data for hundreds of millions of people without mishap over 30 years. Edsby’s data handling practices are certified to international ISO 27001 standards, providing assurance that customer data is securely managed, with annual re-certification.
Unison is subjected to regular penetration testing by third parties.
How expensive is Unison?
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Location and success compliment each other
You’ve done it. You have established your business and are planning to expand. But while you may offer your customers the best services in the world, it won’t help the business’ success if you are in a location lacking resources. Deciding the location has always been of primary importance to any business. Advanced tools and software such as the retail site selection software, have simplified things for business owners.
When deciding the location of your business, it is much more than just a pin on a map. Several factors must be considered before you set up a business. Location plays a vital role in attracting and retaining the best employees, especially those who look for places where they can optimize their work—life balance. This is just one of the many aspects where location impacts a business’s success.
What is a business location?
A business location is where a company provides services or sells its products. For a coffee shop, it is their cafe where people come that qualifies as their business location. The location of a business that is entirely online would be the office or place from where they operate. The location is one of the most important variables for determining the success of a business.
Does location matter for business?
If a boutique with the latest trends is located in a quiet street or a highly—functional grocery store is located on the second floor of a building unapproachable for a walk—in crowd, in both cases, we know that the location of choice is poor. Therefore, businesses need to establish themselves in places where they can generate maximum customer traffic.
The geographical location is one of the first things to consider when setting—up a shop, moving premises, or opening a branch at a new location. All business owners should think twice about the site before making their decision. Furthermore, extensive market research should determine the best location to start a new venture if you are entirely new to the industry.
What are those factors where location impacts a business?
- Talent attraction and retention
Location surely matters when it comes to ensuring that you have the best employees working with you. It is wise to have people from the local area who are skilled enough to know how to run your business. Even when people apply for jobs, the location is the first thing they observe. So, location indirectly impacts a business’s success through its employees.
- Cost and expenditure
Cost is undoubtedly a driving factor in choosing the location of a business. While cities may be suitable for talent acquisition and accessibility, they also come with a hefty price tag. In addition, the real estate rates are high in the big cities and can make you bankrupt if you are looking to lease an entire building.
Before finalizing the location, you can calculate the overall cost of locating your business in a particular place. You could also rent a shared working space or work virtually until your business is financially strong enough to have an offline presence. Some companies can save costs by not having a physical location at all.
- Proximity to other local businesses
When choosing the location, you need to look out for the other local businesses in the area, specifically for the following reasons:
- Firstly, determine if you can benefit from other local businesses and their foot traffic.
- Second, consider the impact of the other businesses on the quality and culture of your company.
- Finally, ascertain how capable they are of taking away your customers and employees.
- Accessibility of location
The accessibility of a business by its employees and customers can make or break a business. For example, if you are located somewhere where parking isn’t available, it will be a problem for customers and employees. Additionally, if the location doesn’t have public transport, then it is very likely that a handful of customers will visit the store during the week.
The demographic can determine whether the location you have selected is suitable or not. You need to understand the behaviors and the willingness of the people nearby to visit your store. The location should be convenient enough for the customers and better than the competitors.
The competition of businesses with each other can have both positive and negative outcomes. Being near a competitor will not be helpful for small businesses as they may sell products of the same quality at a lower price. On the other hand, if you know that your competitors’ location is tough to crack, your business will surely do better than them.
- Location perception
The reputation of a location is a crucial business location factor. Get locals around the area to share what they think of the site. This perception of a location works in small cities and towns where people are exposed to preconceived notions about a particular place.
- Tax and regulations
Tax and regulation protocols must be strictly followed depending on the location of your business, especially those in different countries. The tax rate will indeed differ depending upon the location. Companies in the city will definitely have more taxes to pay than those living on the outskirts.
- Foot traffic
For businesses where customers can view and buy products, having proper physical premises becomes all the more important. Therefore, you need to analyze the foot traffic to your shop at a location before establishing a base there. For example, shops on the street corner will not receive as much foot traffic as the shop on a busy street with plenty of passers—by.
What aspects of a business’s success are related to its location?
Businesses usually study the size of the market and the competition level in the area before establishing themself there. A market that is small or highly competitive will impede sales and profits and not be successful enough.
The business must be located in an appealing area where different forms of transport can be accessed. A business will not be successful if it’s located in another area where the crowd is less. The location will be considered fit as long as the business owner can make profits.
A business located in a desirable area where exposure and foot traffic is higher compared to other neighborhoods will surely be successful. Also, placing a company’s headquarters at a prime location indicates that the company welcomes more potential customers.
Businesses that provide add—on services essential to customers will see more crowd at their place. People prefer to meet at locations that offer basic amenities, if not more.
- Extra considerations
Businesses opt for those locations where they can enjoy additional tax benefits. The extra saving on the tax money can create a better cash flow for the company.
Location planning for the future
Location planning enables you to future—proof your company’s operations and existence. Wherever your business is placed, you should be able to get maximum return on investments and fulfill business objectives. If you are in the initial stages of setting up, take time to decide but don’t take the decision lightly.
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Investing has become increasingly important over the years, as the future of pensions and pension rates becomes unknown.
People want to insure their futures and they know that if they are depending on a state pension and in some cases retirement plans, that they may be in for a rude awakening when they no longer have the ability to earn a steady income. Investing is the answer to the unknowns of the future.
You may have been saving money in a low interest savings account over the years. Now, you want to see that money grow at a faster pace. Perhaps you’ve inherited money or realised some other type of windfall and you need a way to make that money grow. Again, investing is the answer.
Investing is also a way of attaining the things that you want, such as a new home, a university education for your children, or expensive toys. Of course, your financial goals will determine what type of investing you do.
Types of investments
If you want or need to make a lot of money fast, you would be more interested in high-risk investing, which will give you a larger return in a shorter amount of time (if the markets go as you want them to of course, your capital is always at risk). If you are saving for something in the far off future, such as retirement, you would want to make safer investments that grow over a longer period of time.
The overall purpose in investing is to create wealth and security, over a period of time. It is important to remember that you will not always be able to earn an income and you will eventually want to retire.
You also cannot count on the state to do what you expect it to do. You also can’t necessarily depend on your company’s retirement plan either. So, again, investing is the key to insuring your own financial future.
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Kashmir - A rendezvous in Paradise
Updated: Jul 13, 2020
It’s always said – ‘One needs to go the extra mile to get the most spectacular view' .
One such destination is the Kashmir Valley. We all know how beautiful it is but we are hesitant to opt for it as our next travel destination because of the news we hear every other day. If we can make our hearts believe to shove of all the negativity and insecurities, one will be more than marveled to visit the Himalayan crown-state of India.
Here is an personal account of the beautiful experiences we have had in the heavenly state of Kashmir and which will always remain a part of us for the rest of our lives.
We visited Gulmarg, Sonmarg, Pahalgam and Srinagar on our visit to the Kashmir Valley and had many first times and one of its kind experiences.
Listing below our most precious and unique experience from the Kashmir valley -
The arial view of the Himalayan ranges before landing in Srinagar -
The snow clad mountain tops seemed like an ocean of white waves from above. It stretches for a significant distance to get a satisfying view. These giant never ending mountain ranges made us wonder of how vast the world is and what a tiny place we occupy in its vastness.
Life on the Dal Lake –
The Dal Lake is a well known tourist attraction in Srinagar but there actually exists a small village or township on the Dal lake. The lake is inhibited by local dwellings in floating houseboats. You see women/children rowing across the lake bed for daily chores like market visits and schools. There are small vegetable gardens on the lake. The lake also has a recreational park (known as The Nehru Garden), a shopping lane (Meena Bazar) and many beautifully craved houseboats floating on the shores thus making it a township in itself. While one can enjoy the Shikara (boat) rides on the Dal, you will be amused by the florists, fruits sellers, kabab sellers, photographers, jewelers rowing to you for their services on float. We were marveled at the human capacity to dwell anywhere and everywhere.
The garden city of Srinagar -
A tour around Srinagar equals to a walk into an enormous Mughal garden. Tulip Garden (Known as Asia’s largest), Pari Mahal, Chashme Shahi, Nishant Baug, Shalimar Baug are the ones we visited. Apart from these spectacular and well maintained gardens the whole city of Srinagar seems to be a large garden in itself. Almost all the roads are well shaded with the beautiful Chinar trees keeping the city always cool. The locals will tell you how the chinar leaves change their colours from green in summers to yellow and red in autumn thus painting the city it their shades. The outskirts of Srinagar are filled with cherry trees, almond trees, mustard fields which colourfully decorate their surroundings when their fruits/flowers are in full bloom. Owing to our visit during the spring/summer season, the city looked so fresh and green as though the trees just had the newly grown leaves and flowers of the season.
Old town vibes of Srinagar –
The city of Srinagar has a charm in itself. It feels like stepping back into the medieval times with the long stretches of old town houses and wooden buildings (said to be hundreds of years old), castle like homes centered amidst beautiful gardened premises, markets displaying artifacts with Mughal-styled art and royal charm. I found myself drawing resemblances to the Afgani towns from the novels of Khaled Hosseini. You don’t even remember the fancy shopping complexes / multiplexes / clubs that are very well missing in this city even in the 21st century era. Rather, you are likely to notice the horse carriages or carts on the city streets among numerous motored vehicles.
Snow clad valleys –
Most of India being a tropical country, we were overwhelmed to have our first snow encounter in Kashmir valley. Gulmarg which literally translates to ‘the valley of flowers’ had blown us with excitement as we drove out of Srinagar and found the snowclad mountains coming closer. Gulmarg’s biggest attraction is the Gandola ride (highest Cable car ride) to reach the top of the snow clad mountains and have a bird's eye-view of the Gulmarg valley. The further you look the only view is that of bright white reflecting snowy mountains. While we enjoyed all the fun activities and adventures, it did scare us at times overlooking the LOC, imagining how it must be for the soldiers staying at such climatic conditions with only mode of transport being by air or the cable car rides. This place will definitely give a different experience based on which time of the year one visits. We could as well experience the green meadows spread across the lower levels.
Travelling to the fairyland –
Driving to Sonmarg (the meadow of gold) was like a dream come true. As we got closer to Sonmarg the crystal clear stream water from the Sindh River decorated with lovely pebbles in the riverbed alongside the road soaked us in the serenity of this view. Surrounded by greenery, small villages, grazing herds of sheep and horses and beyond all this overlooking the giant Himalayan ranges are enough to agree to the term ‘Jannat’ rightly used for this dreamland. It is an overwhelming feeling of contentment. The pony ride to the glacier amidst such breathtaking scenery was really spectacular.
Paradise, it is –
The way from Srinagar to Pahalgam started with a portion of the route crossing AFSPA impacted areas giving us chills as to some tension around the place. After this stretch had passed, it was a treat to our eyes and soul to see the golden fields stretched on both sides of the roads especially that of saffron (though it was not ready for harvest yet, we were surprised to know that there are nightly guards in these fields when they are about to harvest). Following this were wholesale shops of dry fruits and saffron, wooden cricket bats (J&K is the major producer of these).
As we were approaching Pahalgam or Aru Valley there were only long stretches of Apple gardens making us dream of the view when apples would be hanging in bunches. On one side of the road was the stream of river Lidder flowing and the soothing sound of it creating a Zen like atmosphere. All that I wished was to pause the time so that we could soak in this atmosphere. As Pahalgam approached the river Lidder widened, meadows of green stretches of grasses with colourful wild flowers surrounded the place. Herds of sheeps and horses were grazing in the meadows. We also spotted some mountain monkeys feeding on the wild flowers. Beyond this we had the pony rides to the mountain top, known as Baisaran.
It seemed we were getting closer to an angelic place. Breathtaking views, cooler winds, few chilling drizzles, hide and seek view of the flowing stream and finally into the pine woods galloping on our ponies. No amount of cheezy words would do justice to what we experienced. Yes, if there is paradise on earth, it is nowhere else but here. Thus Rightly quoted -
“Gar firdaus bar-rue zamin ast, hami asto, hamin asto, hamin ast. “
Shop to your hearts content –
Kashmir is rich in their natural resources and one of the major producers of Almonds, different types of berries, apricot, Apples, Saffron, Himalayan garlic which one would definitely take back home. Kashmiri art, craft and clothing is also world renowned for Pashmina silks/shawls (silk from special kind of sheep wool found here) , Mulberry Silk, unique hand embroidery clothes, leather coats, artistically carved jewelries, decor items like papier mache artifacts, brass or silver vessels and many more things I have definitely missed.
It is never an overstatement if said you can spend all your money here and still wonder if you missed something.
How do you get closer to the local culture until you have tasted the local food –
Kashmiri food has many varieties of bread which can easily be spotted in any local bakery and no, its not the usual indian bread or roti. Kashmiri kahwa and noon chai (salty tea) are special hot beverages and definitely can beat any tea experience. It’s a food galore for the non-veg lovers with tikkas and grills available everywhere. Gushtaba, Rogan Josh, Tabak Mas, Shawarama are some non-veg cuisines to try. Vegetarians can feast of Kashmiri Pulao and Dum aloos. The market around Dal lake area has a lot to explore with many renowned eateries or cafes.
The locals –
Strolling in Srinagar without our tour agents, we got a chance to interact with the locals. They are very down to earth and friendly to communicate with. They will help you with locations even if you are lost and try to make you feel comfortable. Every other person expresses a concern of the media’s projection on Kashmir issues and its impact on tourism. One suggestion would be to refrain from discussing much on nationalism and be generic in opinions even if you want to, reasons best known to most of us. Also do not fall pray of every other person trying to sell something. It might be a bit annoying at times as they are in every tourist location.
Kashmir valley will bring alive your beliefs of fairy tales, angel lands and paradise (whatever you can call it) no matter which time of the year you visit it. While I wish I can come back to this place again and again (which I wish with many other places), my first experience of this beautiful valley will forever be a part of my soul beyond words can ever describe.
Quoting Rumi -
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5 Reasons You Can’t Sleep At Night And What To Do Instead
Sleep deprivation is a well-known torture technique, so when we talk about insomnia we have to be aware of the damage it really does not only to the body but also to the psyche. People who simply can’t understand why you’re so “cranky” after a long restless night probably have never experienced the agony that is lying awake the whole night, tossing and turning, your brain going into overdrive.
You don’t need us to tell you about the harmful effects lack of sleep can have on your health, you’re probably stressing about it enough as it is. Sleep not only helps regulate your cortisol levels (the levels of your stress hormone) making you both more mentally and physically resilient, it’s also important for regulating your metabolism so you can deal with your hunger cues and maintain a healthy diet.
We at FindMeCure care about your health and like to give you useful tips on how to feel your best whatever you’re going through. So if you can’t fall asleep well into the night but you’d rather try something less invasive before you turn to sleeping pills, read on.
You might just be a night owl.
Okay, hear us out. We’re not using the term figuratively. Well… not in the way you think. ‘Night owl’ is used in the scientific community to describe a person whose internal clock doesn’t match the social one. If you have always been the type to stay late and wake up way past what most people consider appropriate, it might literally be encoded in your genes.
The circadian rhythm or internal clock is the system that roughly tells our bodies what time of day it is – time to sleep or time to wake up. Most people feel sleepy when it starts getting dark outside and naturally wake up when the sun rises. However, a relatively small percentage of people, up to 20% according to some studies, don’t really work like this. Melatonin, the hormone responsible for putting us to sleep (and sensitive to light sources), is slow to do its job in night owls, hence why they start feeling sleepy later into the night. In turn, they feel fully rested later into the morning.
So before you diagnose yourself with insomnia, consider whether you might actually be a night owl. If sleep comes for you, just not when you want it to, you might not suffer from sleep irregularities. The healthiest thing you can do for yourself is to get enough sleep when you’re body naturally needs it. If you fall asleep around 2 a.m. and can sleep with no interruptions until 10 a.m., then it might just be your natural rhythm. If your lifestyle can accommodate your sleeping schedule, the best thing you can do is give in to your body’s demands. It’s easier than fighting against your DNA. If sleeping later than 8 a.m. is out of the question for you, you might want to turn to a specialist – there are some ways to influence your circadian rhythm.
How tired are you really?
Most of us work a full-time job or take care of a household and children, or spend the whole day at school. We’re far from trying to call you out. However, if most of your daily activity consists of intellectual tasks that engage your mind but not your body when the time comes for you to rest, you simply don’t feel tired enough. You might be mentally tired but you need your body ready for sleep too in order to enjoy your 8 hours a night.
This is why physical activity cannot be substituted. You might not be the biggest fan of the gym, high-intensity training or even jogging around the neighbourhood and that’s okay. You don’t need to exhaust your body to its limit in order to enjoy deep sleep later that night. In fact, walking might be better than running when it comes to keeping your cortisol levels at bay, according to some trainers. Walking briskly for half an hour a day can make the difference between going to bed wide awake and resting your head on the pillow ready for sleep.
Walking in nature has the added benefit of calming your mind and relieving stress, so if stress is part of your sleep issues, take one long nice walk at the local park every day. If you have the time to toss and turn at night, you have the time for a walk. And if half an hour of physical activity doesn’t do the trick, try something else as well – stretching, Pilates, Zumba… experiment until you find something that leaves you both tired and content. Exercise releases endorphins which can never hurt in this situation.
Is something bothering you?
Stress can sometimes be hard to detect. Everything might be going well on the surface, maybe even great. But sometimes both the good and the bad can overwhelm us and until we find a way to process, it might affect our sleep.
You don’t have to seek out a counsellor or a therapist if you don’t want to or can’t currently afford to but paying attention to your mental hygiene is important if you’re suffering from insomnia. Oftentimes feelings of being “unsafe”, unable to “let go” and relax, or anxiety over having “too much to do” can keep you up at night. If those sound familiar, you might want to examine them.
Keeping a diary can be a great way both to explore the stress you can be harbouring and to release some of those uneasy feelings. You can also introduce some changes in your life once you’ve identified your triggers. Is news too unsettling for you? Do you have the habit of checking social media and going into arguments in the evening? Do you get into disagreements with your partner right before bed? Think about your daily routine and change what doesn’t make you feel at peace.
Melatonin supplements can be your friend
Some therapies for sleep disturbances include melatonin supplements as well as cognitive behavioural therapy and lifestyle changes. If you’ve already introduced the lifestyle changes, supplements can’t hurt, in fact, they can be really effective. Melatonin doesn’t immediately put you to sleep – it simply lets your body know it’s time for rest, so don’t expect it to work as sleeping pills do. Also, give it time to do its job – it might take a few days for your body to regulate its natural rhythm with the help of melatonin.
On top of being useful for sleep disturbances, melatonin helps regulate your hormones, body temperature, and blood pressure. It helps reduce nerve activity, thus helping you relax. All of this makes melatonin effective in helping your body do its job and putting you to sleep. Keep in mind that melatonin can interact with some medications like antidepressants, so even though it’s widely available over-the-counter, talk to your doctor first if you take other medications.
You might have chronic insomnia
If you have trouble falling or staying asleep for 3 or more days a week for at least 3 months, you might be dealing with chronic insomnia. This is a diagnosis for a doctor to make after examining you and taking into account your medical history, so we recommend you seek out professional advice if you’ve been struggling with sleep for more than a few weeks.
Usually, in cases of insomnia, the underlying cause is treated, so if you have no other medical issues, your doctor might refer you to a cognitive-behavioural therapist. And if you’re curious about what other types of therapies and treatments there are for insomnia, you can check out clinical trials.
You don’t need to test a new sleeping pill on yourself – there are novel therapies being researched right now that have nothing to do with drugs. FindMeCure comes up with 179 clinical trials for insomnia and one of them may not only be your answer but a groundbreaking new approach in and of itself. So if you want to further scientific progress while also getting access to innovative treatment, search for your preferred trial. | <urn:uuid:0bea2d14-4659-4313-b42b-09ecc1068480> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.findmecure.com/blog/5-reasons-you-cant-sleep-at-night-and-what-to-do-instead/?isEmbedded=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943973 | 1,703 | 2.34375 | 2 |
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996
The Act comes from a long line of predecessors and is concerned with issues arising from works affecting neighbouring properties in three main ways:
(Section 1) When it is intended to build a new wall* straddling the boundary line ("Line of Junction"),
(Section 2) When it is intended to work** on an existing shared wall ("Party Wall"),
(Section 6) When it is intended to dig to a certain depth*** close to a neighbour's building or structure.
* The new wall will then be called a 'party wall' because the line of junction goes through it.
A wall separating two enclosed neighbouring rooms is also a party wall to the extent that it does so, regardless of the positon of the line of junction.
** There are a number of things which can be done to an existing party wall, such as underpinning it or raising it.
*** Below the level of the neighbour's foundation, within three metres, or really deep, within six metres (for example piling foundations).
What is a Party Wall Surveyor?
The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 does not use the term Party Wall Surveyor, but simply the term 'surveyor'. However, the term Party Wall Surveyor has come to mean what the Act refers to as a surveyor, ie an appointee who is given statutory authority to determine a 'dispute' by means of an Award.
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Since Warren Weaver coined the term “molecular biology” in the late 1930s, technological innovation has driven the life sciences, from the analytical ultracentrifuge to high-throughput DNA sequencing. Within this long history, the invention of recombinant DNA techniques in the early 1970s proved to be especially pivotal. The ability to manipulate DNA consolidated the high-profile focus on molecular genetics, a trend underway since Watson and Crick’s double-helical model in 1953. But the ramifications of this technology extended far beyond investigating heredity itself. Biologists doing research on a wide variety of molecules, including enzymes, hormones, muscle proteins, RNAs, as well as chromosomal DNA, could harness genetic engineering to copy the gene that encoded their molecule of interest, from whatever organism they worked on, and put that copy in a bacterial cell, from which it might be expressed, purified, and characterized. Many life scientists who wanted to use recombinant DNA techniques were not trained in molecular biology. They sought technical know-how on their own in order to bring their labs into the vanguard of gene cloners. Manuals became a key part of this dissemination of expertise. | <urn:uuid:fed03538-826c-45ed-b4be-b4e3edbb7294> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://historyofknowledge.net/author/a-creager/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.95251 | 243 | 3.515625 | 4 |
Over the last decade, Mozambique has shown impressive economic growth but with 60% of the population living on less than US$2 a day and ranked 181 out of 188 countries on the 2016 Human Development Index (HDI), it is still among the poorest countries in the world. Mozambique also ranks 139 out of 159 countries on the Gender Inequality Index (GII) primarily as a result of high adolescent birth rates, high maternal mortality rates and low female participation in secondary schooling. In all, approximately 23% of the population are adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19. In Zambézia province, the onset of sexual activity is under the national average (15.5 years of age for females and 16.3 years for males, compared to 16.1 and 17.1 nationally), which is associated with low levels of education, poverty, and the cultural practice of child and early forced marriage (CEFM), especially in rural areas (DHS, 2011).
Within the country, Zambézia has some of the worst health outcomes while also having the third lowest budget for health per capita, resulting in a lack of quality health services and infrastructure. In Zambézia, the infant mortality rate is 95 per 1,000 live births compared to 64 nation-wide, the fertility rate is 6.8 compared to 5.9 nationally, and 41% of adolescent girls (15-19) already have a child or are pregnant (37.5% nationally). The province also has the lowest secondary school net attendance rate (11%) in the country (DHS 2011). The HIV prevalence among young women (15-24), is one of the highest in the country with 14.3% (9.8% national average), compared to 4.5% for boys (1.5% national) (IMASIDA, 2015).
In response to the significant SRHR needs of adolescent boys and girls in Zambézia, the Ungumi Project is directly aligned with the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) priority to address these specific needs as outlined in the draft Integrated Adolescent and School Health Strategy and the Family Planning and Contraception Strategy 2010-2015 (2020), where adolescents and youth are identified as one of three target groups. The project will contribute to Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, ‘Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages’ as well as Goal 5, ‘Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’ which includes preventing CEFM and ensuring ASRHR are fulfilled. The project is also aligns with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Feminist International Assistance Policy’s (FIAP) core action area, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as well as action area two, Human Dignity (health and nutrition, education, humanitarian action).
The independent evaluation of Ungumi is a mandatory step mainly to assess overall project performance during implementation period, its results identify key lessons learned for ending program and for the future strategies. The evaluation constitutes an important contribution to the envisioned program on gender equality and adolescents sexual and reproductive health and potential for scaling up and disseminating knowledge being implemented by Save the Children in its strategies. The independent evaluation will build on other small studies that the project has carried out during its implementation period.
The specific evaluation objectives are:
- To independently verify (and supplement where necessary) record of achievement as reported through interim, and annual reports and defined in the project.
- To assess the extent to which the project performed well which includes considering how well the project met its objectives and how principles of effectiveness and efficiency in relation to delivery of its outcomes.
- Compare EL values of the indicators with the BL;
- What has happened because of GAC’s funding that wouldn’t have otherwise happened; and
- Assess how project’s ASRH activities have contributed to the achievement of national priorities.
- Draw lessons learnt – what lessons have been learnt so far which can be applied in the similar interventions in future projects.
- Appraise the project partnership approach (including management structures, communications and relationships) to community implementation, research and advocacy in relation to the project’s achievements.
- Assess how MEAL system and function has effectively contributed towards achieving Ungumi’s ultimate outcomes.
- What is the level of progress of change from the baseline over the intervention period?
- Who are the key influential in the project’s targeted communities that shape social norms, who do people turn to (particularly adolescents, married and unmarried) when they have problems;
- Was the project’s gender equality strategy effective at transforming harmful gender norms and power imbalances between girls and boys, women and men? Did the strategy help to foster greater gender equality and/or women and girls’ empowerment? Did the gender equality strategy also lead to greater ASRHR outcomes?
- To what extent were the outcomes of the Project valid? Did it address the most priority needs of the adolescents – girls, women, boys, and men?
- Are the activities and outputs consistent with the intermediate and ultimate outcomes?
- Was the design of the project the most appropriate and relevant to achieve the ultimate outcome?
- Were the gender equality initiatives the most appropriate and relevant to achieve the ultimate outcome? What about gender equality and girls’ empowerment as a stand-alone outcome?
- How has the local context in which the project has been implemented changed from the time when the project started?
- What role has the project played in improving the ASRH rights and services for the adolescents in the area where the project has been implemented?
- What were the key factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the project outcomes?
- How are the project services perceived and utilized by the adolescent girls and boys, women, and men?
- To what extent were the projects’ approaches and methodologies effective in achieving its set objectives?
- Were the monitoring mechanisms effective in providing timely data to inform programming decisions?
- To what extent were the projects’ approaches and methodologies effective in achieving or improving gender equality? What about women and girls’ empowerment?
- Was the SAAJ, Children’s parliament, training of health care professionals, adolescents, religious leaders, government officials effective?
- Were the Tô Na Boa, Raparinga and Rapaz Biz, and Lourdes Mutola Foundation sports initiatives effective for achieving greater gender equality and/or girls’ empowerment, and improved knowledge on ASRHR?
- What are some of the other options of possible more effective approaches that the project can explore?
- Was adequate human, financial and logistical resources applied to delivering project outcomes?
- Were outputs delivered in a timely way?
- What have been the main changes among the adolescents and community attributed to the project (positive or negative), and what are the key factors behind these changes?
- To what extent can the project benefits live on after the project ends?
- To what extent do the adolescents have ownership of the project benefits?
A mixed approach (quantitative and qualitative) will be employed in collecting the data from the respondents.
Data collection tools will include:
- An interviewer-administered questionnaire for the quantitative household survey. The respondents would be;
- Married and unmarried adolescent girls and boys (10-14; 15-19 years of age) in Zambezia province (Milange, Derre and Morrumbala districts);
- Male and female heads of households, parents, community members, and spouses of each age sub-group of girls and boys, stratified by age (10-14 and 15-19 years);
- A quantitative interviewer-administered health facility questionnaire and SAAJ centers.
- Qualitative key informant interviews with
- Province and district level education and health officials.
- Key community members (males and females) i.e. Madrinas, Padrinhos, religious leaders, traditional leaders.
- Trained health workers
- Focused Group Discussions with
- Unmarried and married adolescents 10-14; 15-19 years and
- VYA and OAs unmarried and married to measure changes in perceptions, behavior/practices and norms
- KII informant and In-depth interviews with
- Parents/caregivers of the adolescents
- Husbands of married adolescents
- Community/religious leaders and traditional healers.
- Government officials
The Endline will be jointly conducted by an international and a national consultant with clear lines of responsibilities.
- Work in collaboration with local consulting firm and MEAL team for joint research planning/ protocol, tools and timelines development.
- Finalize the development of research design and methodology.
- Prepare an inception report that should have clear contents and structure of the report.
- Analyze the dataset provided by Save the Children.
- Produced final end line report and a power point that should present key findings and recommendations.
The Consultant will report to Sr. MEAL Advisor at Save the Children Canada and with functional relationship with head of MEAL in Save the Children Mozambique Country office.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in coordinating and administering implementation research studies, including gender-sensitive data collection and entry, data management and storage, preferably for international non-profit organizations or multilateral agencies with preference for studies in Adolescents sexual reproductive health programs;
- Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, particularly as it relates to discriminatory social and gender norms i.e. power dynamics between male and female members, decision making, and others;
- Knowledge and experience with ASRHR, related to measuring and analyzing social norm change, policies and clinical services systems in Mozambique.
- Knowledge of and experience with gender equality in programming.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) is a requirement.
The consultancy period will be approximately 30 days from 1st October to 30th November 2021.
|S/N||Activity||Number of Days
|1||Meeting with project team and define modality for assessment||02|
|2||Desk review – Literature studies of reports and documents||02|
|3||Write and submit an analysis plan that should clearly present table of contents, report structure including key findings, and recommendations||02|
|4||Incorporate Save the Children’s feedback||01|
|5||Analyze the quantitative and qualitative dataset||05|
|6||Prepare a first draft of Endline report||12|
|7||Incorporate Save the Children’s feedback and submit second draft||02|
|8||Incorporate Save the Children’s feedback on second draft||02|
|9||Prepare final End-line report with PowerPoint||02|
|10||Total work days||30|
Applications for the consultancy must include following components, for a total of no more than 15 pages (not including appendices, CVs, etc.):
- Detailed technical proposal clearly demonstrating a thorough understanding of this ToR and including the following:
- Demonstrate previous experience in coordinating and administering studies of a similar nature, including experience with the implementation of data collection activities that are gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly and respect child safeguarding principles;
- Propose steps to be taken for enumerator training, piloting/translation of tools, data collection, spot checking, data entry and management.
- As adolescent mothers are among the key respondents for the household survey, the proposal should detail the informed consent process considering the situation for both male and female adults as well as adolescent girls and boys under the age of 18;
- Team composition (including sex-disaggregation) and level of effort of each proposed team member, if applicable.
- A financial proposal with a detailed breakdown of costs for the study:
- Itemized consultancy fees/costs for all team members
- Validity period of quotations
- Names and contact information of two references who can be contacted regarding relevant experience.
- A copy of a previous report of a similar undertaken on implementation study
- A Consulting Firm profile (if applicable).
The proposal will be scored on both technical (methodology) and financial (budget) aspects weighted at 70% and 30% respectively. Complete applications should be submitted electronically with the subject line of: ‘Ungumi Endline Application’ at following email address by 30th June 2021.
Email ID: email@example.com
All ownership and copyright for the data collected is held by the Ungumi Project and Save the Children Canada. It is understood and agreed that the Consultant shall, during and after the effective period of the contract, treat as confidential and not divulge, unless authorized in writing by Save the Children Canada, any information obtained in the course of the performance of the assignment. Information will be made available for the consultants on a need to know basis.
Supervision of Assignment
The lead technical Consultant will be required to work closely with Sr. MEAL Advisor at Save the Children Canada.
Payment to the consultant shall be done in accordance with normal procedures of Save the Children Mozambique. In principal however, consultant fees will be paid upon the satisfactory report of performance.
The payment schedule will be as follows:
- 1st payment: after submitting inception report, which will include detailed analysis plan, will be paid 40% of total payment.
- 2nd payment: upon completion of final report with power point presentation, as well as corrective actions as necessary, will be paid 60% of total payment.
Save the Children is committed to actively safeguarding children from harm and ensuring children’s rights to safeguarding are fully realized, and that representatives of Save the Children never abuse their power to exploit or abuse (sexually, economically, etc.) people in project locations. It takes seriously the commitment to promote child safeguarding practices and protect children from harm, abuse, neglect and any form of exploitation as they come into contact with Save the Children supported interventions. In addition, positive action will be taken to prevent child abusers from becoming involved with the study in any way and take stringent measures against any staff and/or associate who abuses a child. Decisions and actions in response to child safeguarding concerns will be guided by the principle of ‘the best interests of the child’. Further, Save the Children recognises that its staff and volunteers are likely to find themselves in a position of power related to project beneficiaries and other stakeholders. Consequently, specific measures will be taken to prevent of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) of project beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
As such, the study must ensure appropriate, safe, non-discriminatory participation; stressing the views of all young girls, boys, (10-19 years) be collected; a process of free and un-coerced consent and withdrawal; confidentiality and anonymity of participants. Environments and working methods should be adapted to youth capacities; time and resources should be made available to ensure that youth are adequately prepared and have the confidence and opportunity to contribute their views. The consultant, all enumerators, and all those coming in contact with children will undergo a training that will cover child safeguarding and PSEA.
It is understood and agreed that the Consultant(s) shall, during and after the effective period of the contract, treat as confidential and not divulge, unless authorized in writing by Save the Children, any information obtained in the course of the performance of the Contract. Information will be made available for the consultants on a need‑to‑know basis. Any necessary field visits will be facilitated by Save the Children staff. | <urn:uuid:7e9a197f-0993-4030-bc3b-a892572285ad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.savethechildren.ca/all_careers/endline-of-ungumi-project-improving-the-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-for-adolescent-girls-and-boys-in-zambezia-mozambique-international-consultant/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.921209 | 3,279 | 3.234375 | 3 |
When it comes to things like developer tools, many don’t hear about them outside of the world of technology. But the developer tools that were announced during Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this week could actually have a significant impact on both the number of apps and possibly even the quality of apps available to consumers throughout the ecosystem. The one thing that many developers cannot stop talking about is SwiftUI.
What is SwiftUI? Well, about five years ago, Apple decided to make development easier with the launch of its Swift programming language. At WWDC this week, it expanded on that vision with the launch of a new user interface called SwiftUI. The framework, which is built from the ground up, is designed to help developers build a full-featured user interface with smooth animations using simple, declarative code. Simply put, it means that developers can save a lot of time by using SwiftUI’s automatic functionality when it comes to designing apps that are both well-designed and will have fewer bugs. Apple describes this as not just less code, but better code as well.
The simplicity is meant to eliminate entire categories of errors that might come up. SwiftUI has code that is easy to read – like having someone explain a user interface to you, and it will let developers reuse more code across its platforms. But it also allows for iteration to become much faster. If a developer wants to change a part of their app’s user interface, it’s a much quicker, easier change.
SwiftUI’s framework helps with interface layout, adapting apps for iOS 13’s new Dark Mode, accessibility, right-to-left language support, and internationalization, among other things. Just as important, SwiftUI can be used across Apple’s app ecosystem by way of the same API built into iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS.
The great thing about this is that it could kickstart cross-platform development from publishers who previously focused only on iOS. To what extent this will take place depends on the app’s specifics, but SwiftUI will definitely appeal to new developers as well as novices looking to get started for the first time.
The news of this SwiftUI comes alongside a new version of Xcode (more specifically, Xcode 11), which also includes a new graphical UI design tool that will allow developers to build a user interface using SwiftUI, without having to write code. The Swift code is automatically generated as changes to the UI are made within the visual design tool. Developers can then see real-time previews of how their apps will look and how they work by running them on connected devices like iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
This will allow developers to test how their code works with each platform, ranging from how the app responds to multi-touch or how it works with the camera and other sensors during the development process. This announcement will definitely streamline and simplify the development and design process, allowing more people to code and encouraging app development outside of iOS. | <urn:uuid:97a30e3e-d5d8-4f61-8a14-3b75487a4258> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sainteldaily.com/archives/41055 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954532 | 629 | 2.125 | 2 |
Engineering space into place
To understand why certain programmes are successful I turn to the distinction that is made between space and place in the variety of social sciences. In general terms space is used for the literal coordinates that define a space. Place is the constellation of cultural and historical elements that are expressed in and attributed to a space. "Places are not physical containers of human presence, but the main expression of human presence itself." (Spagnoli & Gamberini 2004, 49). It can be home, a special caf, a good playground in a park, the houses of parliament or a school. Some places only exist online in chat rooms like MSN, in online games environments, in companies' intranets and in certain environments on the World Wide Web. All places are also space. Some spaces are also place. When one creates a good conference, one tries to create a true place. The crucial network has to be gathered from the variety of communication flows, as will be argued in the case study about the Seropositive Ball. The culture of the participants has to be expressed through language, design and orchestration. Only then will a space turn into a place. When it really works out well, participants remember this sense of place, this connectedness between personal, social and historical awareness of one's own life in connection with other lives, now, before and in the future. Many guests of Paradiso, having been on the podium or having been in the audience, remember moments they spent in Paradiso.
The space is changed every time a new show takes place. For every show, light, sound and projections shape the space and contribute to the creation of the specific sense of place that characterizes a specific group of artists, audience or issue-based gathering. The sense of place only exists in the specific time frame in which the show is taking place. During some concerts the audience will experience 'magic' in the air, and during certain lectures the charisma of the speaker fills the space. In this sense Paradiso functions like a classical theatre. Dramaturgical theatre laws are applied for the creation of the performance place. When organizing a conference or a networked event, in which a new sense of place is meant to come about, these dramaturgical laws are also important. They not only have to be applied to performance elements of the show, but also to the possible participation of the attendants and participants of the conference or networked event. Many conference organizers do not realize that they are not only staging a play, as a conference organizer one also acts as a 'cultural architect' or 'cultural engineer' of spaces in which participants have to be capable of creating their own sense of place.
These moments when place evolves touch people in their heart and minds. Visitors and others do not realize the elaborateness required to create this time-based place-ness. The traces are subtle and fleeting. The next show happens the following day and new people take over the building and make it their place. It is only at that moment with those people present in the space, doing that certain thing that 'it' comes into existence. Nevertheless, when the experience is intense, the memory lingers and new alliances will continue to materialize. When a sense of place has evolved, when people have experienced each other's and their own sense of presence in a profound way, a conference or a manifestation can become an event that people will refer to many years later to explain what happened to their own life as well as to developments in general. | <urn:uuid:e7821a1d-b307-42fc-8f02-134cf01bde2b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.being-here.net/page/579/engineering-space-into-place | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.952875 | 717 | 3.03125 | 3 |
NRDC’s gender sensitive and protection program provides support to all affected people men, women, boys and girls. NRDC is an active voice among the voiceless, creating awareness against GBV and advocating for child rights including their rights to education and protection. Here it brings to the reduction of all forms of human violence and injustices that includes;
- Forceful wife (s) inheritance.
- Physical Violence.
- Gender imbalances.
- Child rights abuses
- Social/ economic violence.
- Early and Force Marriage.
- Rape and any other forms of GBV.
- FGM (female genital mutilation)
Areas of focus
- Raising community awareness on child care and support and child rights
- Creating opportunities for school drop-outs in vocational training.
- Re-uniting children with the parents or orphanages for materials and psychosocial support
- Support vulnerable children’s education (e.g street children and orphans)
- Rehabilitation and Social integration of IDPs/returnees
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Dukono - incandescence in the crater, fumaroles and degassing - photo © Aris Yanto / night from 24 to 25.07.2022
My friends, Dominique and Jean-Michel (LAVE-Belgium), guided by the Aris Yanto team, just climbed the Dukono last eekend, on Halmahera in the Moluccas archipelago. They make us enjoy their first photos.
The climb was made, through lava fields and rivers descending the slopes, to the base camp, where it rains in the evening.
New night stage, in the wet volcanic ash, following Aris, who must guess the best way to reach the edge of the crater.
A beautiful nocturnal activity, with incandescence at the bottom of the crater, and intense degassing, reward the efforts made.
An expedition postponed two consecutive years because of a small virus, and all the more appreciated.
The Dukono volcano was clearly visible until it was covered in fog on July 25, according to PVMBG.
The eruptive plume observable from the main crater was white and gray, with high intensity, thick about 50-100 meters from the summit, sunny to cloudy weather.
The PVMBG has not reported an eruptive episode since 22.07.2022.
The activity level remains at 2/waspada.
- PVMBG, MAgma Indonesia
- Dominique and Jean-Michel ( https://kilauea.info/2022/07/22/)
Dukono - Sentinel-5P TROPOMI detected an enhanced SO2 signal of 4.50DU at a distance of 35.0km from Dukono, on 24.07.2022 - Doc. DLR / BIRA / ESA / Tropomi
To be continued, ... the Ibu volcano.
Gunung Ibu is clearly visible on July 25, until it is covered by fog 0-III. The main crater plume is white and gray, with a fine, medium to thick intensity, of variable height between 200-2000 meters above the summit. The weather is cloudy to rainy, light to moderate winds from the north, west and northwest.
Seismicity is characterized by :
- 70 eruption earthquakes, with an amplitude of 15-30 mm and the duration of the earthquake 20-170 seconds.
- 20 avalanche earthquakes, with an amplitude of 2-19 mm and an earthquake duration of 15-65 seconds.
- 63 emission earthquakes, with an amplitude of 5 to 14 mm and an earthquake duration of 10 to 50 seconds.
- 11 harmonic episodes, with an amplitude of 2 to 30 mm and an earthquake duration of 65 to 350 seconds.
- 41 shallow volcanic earthquakes, with an amplitude of 3 to 9 mm and an earthquake duration of 4 to 12 seconds.
- 4 deep volcanic earthquakes, with an amplitude of 7-13 mm, S-P 1-3 seconds and an earthquake duration of 7-13 seconds.
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There are a few reasons your Asus laptop battery may not be charging. One reason could be that the battery is old and needs to be replaced. Another reason could be that there is a problem with the charging port or the charging cable.
If you have tried charging your laptop with multiple charging cables and the battery still will not charge, then it is likely that the charging port is faulty and will need to be replaced.
If your Asus laptop battery isn’t charging, there could be a few different reasons why. Maybe the most common reason is simply that the battery needs to be replaced. Batteries have a limited lifespan, and after a certain number of charges, they just won’t hold a charge anymore.
If your laptop is still relatively new, however, it’s unlikely that the battery is the issue. More likely, there’s a problem with the charging port or the power adapter. Check to make sure that the charging port is clean and clear of any debris or dirt.
If it looks clean, then try plugging the power adapter into a different outlet to see if that makes a difference. If neither of those solutions work, then you may need to take your laptop to a computer repair shop to have them take a look at it. It’s possible that there’s a more serious issue with the circuitry that’s causing the battery to not charge.
Whatever the reason, a professional will be able to diagnose and fix the problem so that you can get back to using your laptop.
Plugged in, not charging asus non removable battery
If you’re having trouble charging your Asus laptop, there are a few things you can try. First, make sure that the charger is plugged into a working outlet and that the cord is firmly connected to both the laptop and the charger. If the charger is plugged in and the cord is secure, but the laptop still isn’t charging, try resetting the power supply by unplugging it from the outlet, waiting a minute, and then plugging it back in.
If the power supply reset doesn’t work, try plugging the charger into a different outlet. If you’ve tried all of the above and your Asus laptop still won’t charge, the problem may be with the laptop itself. One possible issue is a loose connection between the DC power jack and the motherboard.
To check this, unplug the laptop and then remove the battery. With the battery removed, examine the power jack to see if it’s loose or has any visible damage. If the power jack looks fine, reattach the battery and try charging the laptop again.
If your Asus laptop still won’t charge after checking the power jack, the problem may be with the battery itself. If you have a removable battery, try removing it and then reinstalling it. If the battery is non-removable, you’ll need to take your laptop to a service center to have the battery replaced.
Why is my laptop plugged in and not charging?
If your laptop is plugged in and not charging, there could be a few reasons why. Let’s take a look at some of the most common reasons and what you can do to fix them.
First, make sure that the charger is properly plugged into the laptop.
If it’s not plugged in all the way, it won’t charge. Once you’re sure the charger is plugged in, check to see if the charging light is on. If it’s not, that could mean that the charger is not working properly.
If the charger seems to be working fine, the next thing to check is the battery. If the battery is completely dead, it won’t charge no matter what you do. Try plugging the laptop in without the battery to see if it charges.
If it does, that means the battery is the problem and you’ll need to replace it. If the battery isn’t the problem, the next thing to check is the charging port. Sometimes the charging port can become loose or damaged, which will prevent the laptop from charging.
Take a look at the port to see if anything looks out of place. If the port looks damaged, you’ll need to have it repaired or replaced. If you’ve checked all of these things and the laptop still won’t charge, it’s likely that there’s a problem with the motherboard.
This is a more serious issue that will require professional help to fix.
How do you fix the battery Cannot provide power be charged or be fully charged?
If your laptop battery cannot provide power or be fully charged, there are a few things you can try to fix the issue.
First, check the power cord and adapter to make sure they are working properly. If the cord or adapter is damaged, it will need to be replaced.
Next, check the battery itself. If the battery is damaged, it will need to be replaced. If the power cord, adapter, and battery are all working properly, the issue may be with the charging port.
Try cleaning the charging port with a can of compressed air. If that doesn’t work, the port will need to be replaced. If you’ve tried all of these things and the battery still cannot provide power or be fully charged, the issue may be with the motherboard.
You’ll need to take your laptop to a computer technician to have it repaired.
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If you’re having trouble charging your ASUS laptop battery, there are a few things you can try. First, make sure that the charger is properly plugged into the laptop and into a working outlet. If that doesn’t work, try resetting the power supply by unplugging it from the laptop and the outlet, then plugging it back in.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewisdelves into Lewis' legacy once more, and he serves as a nearly endless well of inspiration for her. Beyond examining his love story with Joy Davidman, Callahan looks at Lewis' relationship with the written word, and with the rich inner worlds we all share.
"His books are living things, changing and often becoming what we most need at different times in our lives," Callahan says. "The poet and philosopher John O’Donohue once wrote, 'A book is a path of words which take the heart in new directions,' and that is exactly what Lewis does for me, and for most of us."
World-building is key to Lewis' success, as well as to Callahan's, and she set out to do that within the 1950s Oxford setting of Once Upon a Wardrobe.
"Because the book is heavily influenced by The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe but also set in the very real place of Oxford, England, and about the very real life of C. S. Lewis, we wanted to try and meld the idea of a fairy tale and reality entwined, each shaping the other. It was a tall order—the combination of the enchantment of story and the influence of an author’s real-life experiences."
Still, successfully merging fact and fiction can be a challenge, Callahan admits, but it's a more than welcome one.
"The balance is tricky, a tightrope I can fall off if I am not careful! I believe that the bones of the story, which are the facts, must be weighty and solid," she explains. "A compelling novel must be built around those factual bones. What makes most stories compelling is the drive of the emotional journey of our character, and that is where the fictional aspect comes into play. We must, as historical fiction novelists on this side of their life, do our best to discover not only the facts but also the emotional truth of their lives. I keep my ears and eyes and heart open to find the nuggets of their life that show us who they were, what they cared about and then make that come to life on the page."
"The power of story to impact and change us, to connect us to each other and to open our hearts, is not only the inspiration for the new HarperCollins imprint Harper Muse but also for my new novel Once Upon a Wardrobe," said Callahan. "I am endlessly fascinated by the stories that captivate our collective imagination, and I'm delighted that my newest novel, a story inspired by Narnia's ability to captivate and enchant us the world over, will be the debut for this visionary new imprint."
Further, Callahan was fascinated in the world in which Lewis lived that inspired him to create the world of Narnia, and how the two worlds may in fact collide in Lewis' real life, as well as her own.
"About a year ago I found myself wanting to convey the power of its mythology in our lives. I felt a story stirring that might reveal exactly what C.S. Lewis meant when he said, 'Sometimes fairy stories may say best what needs to be said.' As I considered The Lion, the Witch and theWardrobe, a young boy named George Devonshire and his sister, Megs visited my imagination," she recalled. "George asks his sister to find the answer to his most pressing question, 'Where did Narnia come from?' Part of what I set out to show that an author’s life (and reading) might inform a story in some ways, and yet there are also large swaths of story-source that are altogether imaginative, mysterious and transcendent."
"I’m fascinated how Narnia transforms us; how the power of story can’t be fully explained no matter how much we want to quantify and list its logical associations," she said. "My editor at Harper Muse, Amanda Bostic, once said to me, 'I’ve always believed that if we can find our way to Narnia, we can find our way home.' And that, exactly that, is the truth I hope permeates this novel."
Once Upon a Wardrobe hits shelves on October 19th, 2021.
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TO PREVENT HEART PROBLEMS…
- CoQ10 — 100 mg daily.
- Magnesium — 350 mg daily.
- Omega-3s (in the form of fish oil) — 1,000 mg to 2,000 mg daily of combined EPA and DHA, the most beneficial components.
- Vitamin B-12 — 1,000 micrograms (mcg) daily.
- Vitamin D-3 — 1,000 international units (IU) daily.
The Best Heart-Healthy Foods
By John Donovan
A good diet is critical to good heart health. You should eat plenty of:
- Fruits and veggies
- Fish and skinless poultry
- Whole-grain foods
- Protein-rich beans
- Low-fat dairy products
You should also limit salt and avoid:
- Sugar and sugary beverages
- Saturated and trans fats
- Refined grains
- Red meat
But even if you know all of that, you probably still have questions. Finding the best heart-healthy foods takes some doing.
“Typically, what you see on your plate is maybe like a big piece of protein, and some type of grain — so let’s say a steak with potatoes — and then a small side salad,” says Roxana Ehsani, a Las Vegas Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
“I tell people, ‘We need to kind of reinvent how you’re typically eating, how you’re typically looking at your plate, and kind of reverse it.’ The salad or vegetable courses should be the main thing on your plate.”
The Mediterranean diet is a good template to follow, as is the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (or DASH) diet. Both incorporate the basics above, though Mediterranean diets often use a lot of olive oil, and DASH diets mix in more meat and dairy products.
No matter which plan you choose, there are a few foods that should be on every heart-conscious eater’s shopping list.
The omega-3 fatty acids in salmon and some other fatty fish — like Atlantic mackerel, canned light tuna, and sardines — are heart-health superstars.
- Lower your chances of stroke and heart failure
- Ease your blood pressure
- Help keep your heartbeat regular
Two servings a week can lower your odds of heart disease, including heart attacks.
The ones with brilliant colors, like raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and cranberries, are excellent sources of antioxidants. Those are compounds that help ease inflammation and help your heart.
Fresh berries are the best, when the antioxidants are plentiful and most active. But frozen berries are great substitutes and readily available, especially when fresh berries are out of season.
“You can’t go wrong with berries,” says Jerlyn Jones, an Atlanta-based Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “They are so easy to include in your diet. Smoothies, your morning cereal, in yogurt.”
Not a berry person? Grapes can give you a lot of the same benefits.
Green, Leafy Veggies
You know the so-called “green leafies,” like spinach and lettuce, but don’t forget cruciferous vegetables, like cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower (which isn’t green at all).
A lot of the heart-healthy qualities of leafy greens come from fiber. It can lower bad cholesterol and your chance of heart disease. But pigments (things that provide color) found in many of these vegetables, also provides antioxidants that can protect your heart against disease.
In addition, because veggies are low in calories, you can load up your plate, which helps keep calories down and your weight in check. (Obesity is a major red flag for heart problems.)
Often people will eat vegetables, but they won’t venture out with ones that are different colors, Jones says. “It’s easy when it comes to green leafy vegetables; maybe slap some lettuce on your sandwich, or spinach, or even kale. But there are a variety of different vegetables with different nutrients.”
- Sweet potatoes
They’re packed with carotenoids and vitamins to keep your heart strong, Jones says.
Nuts also have the added benefit of omega-3 fatty acids. That’s one reason choices like walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, and peanuts are a great addition to any healthy diet.
Other things that make nuts a smart snack include fiber, unsaturated fat, and other heart-boosting nutrients.
Adding nuts to your diet can:
- Lower your “bad” cholesterol
- Strengthen the lining of your blood vessels
- Lower your chances of blood clots
- Ease inflammation related to heart disease
Nuts can be high in calories. So it’s easy to get too much of this good thing. Shoot for four servings of nuts a week. A serving is a small handful.
Flaxseed and Chia
Flaxseed and flaxseed oil boast omega-3s too. Flaxseed may help lower “bad” cholesterol and blood pressure. Chia seeds also have some of the same fatty acids and nutrients, plus their high fiber content can help you feel fuller longer.
Like nuts, flaxseeds and chia seeds (and other seeds like hemp, pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower) don’t come without calories. So enjoy them in moderation, either as a snack, on a salad, or sprinkled over a main dish.
Oats and Other Grains
Whole grains are one of the basics of a heart-healthy diet. Half the grains you eat should be whole grains. The fiber in grains can help lower cholesterol, and because it makes you feel full, it can help you lose weight.
Maybe the star of whole grains is the modest oat, which you can get in whole-grain bread or in your basic bowl of oatmeal.
With just berries or other fruit added for natural sweetness, oatmeal is a nutritious, heart-healthy powerhouse.
How much? A cup and a half of cooked oatmeal a day can lower your cholesterol by 5% to 8%.
Other foods that can help your heart include:
- Garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas. They’re high in fiber and protein.
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Kippie Moeketsi by Guy du Toit and Egon Tania
A bronze sculpture of a lone man seated on a chair and holding his precious saxophone, was unveiled on 25th September.
Located outside the ‘original’ Kippies Jazz club in Newtown, and designed by Guy Du Toit and Egon Tania, a second empty chair encourages the spectator to sit next to the figure of Kippie Morolong Moeketsi after whom the famous Club was named when it was built in 1987. Modelled somewhat bizarrely on the still extant Edwardian toilet, about 200 metres to the north to the side of the parking lot, the jazz bar was funded by Anglo Vaal to seat about 80 people.
Kippies, the jazz club closes down
The building was closed down in 2005 after it was found to have major structural flaws. The club was moved down to the former Songwriters’ Club in Quinn Street in 2006, but was closed again in 2008. The refurbished 1987 Kippies building will become an events’ space and a jazz museum rather than a music venue. Kippie Moeketsi, who played with many of the jazz greats such as Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa, Hugh Masakela, amongst others, died destitute in 1983 at the age of 58 after many years of alcohol abuse. | <urn:uuid:1bcb70e2-d20d-418b-a645-ce8dd5e6dfbe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.lizatlancaster.co.za/blog/statue-to-namesake-of-kippies-jazz-club-unveiled | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.979962 | 284 | 1.804688 | 2 |
Characteristics of Elections
The question of who may vote is a central issue in elections. The electorate does not generally include the entire population; for example, many countries prohibit those who are under the age of majority from voting, all jurisdictions require a minimum age for voting. In Australia, Aboriginal people were not given the right to vote until 1962 and in 2010 the federal government removed the rights of prisoners serving for 3 years or more to vote (a large proportion of which are Aboriginal Australians). Suffrage is typically only for citizens of the country, though further limits may be imposed.
A representative democracy requires a procedure to govern nomination for political office. In many cases, nomination for office is mediated through pre-selection processes in organized political parties. For instance, in Nigeria, political parties include PDP and APC nominate their party flag-bearer who then represents the party in the election. Non-partisan systems tend to differ from partisan systems as concerns nominations. In a direct democracy, one type of non-partisan democracy, any eligible person can be nominated. As far as partisan systems, in some countries, only members of a particular party can be nominated.
3. Electoral Systems
Electoral systems are the detailed constitutional arrangements and voting systems that convert the vote into a political decision. The first step is to tally the votes, for which various vote counting systems and ballot types are used. Voting systems then determine the result on the basis of the tally. We will look at the types of electoral systems in another lesson. While openness and accountability are usually considered cornerstones of a democratic system, the act of casting a vote and the content of a voter’s ballot are usually an important exception. The secret ballot is a relatively modern development, but it is now considered crucial in most free and fair elections, as it limits the effectiveness of intimidation.
The nature of democracy is that elected officials are accountable to the people, and they must return to the voters at prescribed intervals to seek their mandate to continue in office. For that reason most democratic constitutions provide that elections are held at fixed regular intervals. In the United States, elections for public offices are typically held between every two and six years in most states and at the federal level, with exceptions for elected judicial positions that may have longer terms of office. There is a variety of schedules, for example presidents: the President of Ireland is elected every seven years, the President of Russia and the President of Finland every six years, the President of France every five years, President of the Nigeria every four years.
5. Election Campaigns
When elections are called, politicians and their supporters attempt to influence policy by competing directly for the votes of constituents in what are called campaigns. Supporters for a campaign can be either formally organized or loosely affiliated, and frequently utilize campaign advertising. It is common for political scientists to attempt to predict elections via Political Forecasting methods. The most expensive election campaign included US$7 billion spent on the United States presidential election, 2012 and is followed by the US$5 billion spent on the Indian general election, 2014. | <urn:uuid:84dbc7ce-f665-4dfd-989f-79d692f8241e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nigerianscholars.com/tutorials/electoral-systems-and-processes/characteristics-of-elections/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.966965 | 637 | 4.3125 | 4 |
Bible religion is lifestyle and social behavior, yet religion is only forms, ceremony, doctrines, and creeds. The two institutions that came out of the garden is marriage and Sabbath and both are social. The end results of good religion are civilized social creatures that worship God with reverence.
Let us improve morally, spiritually, mentally, physically, and socially over the previous generations. The problem with justifying younger people’s sin by pointing out the sins of the previous generation. Our righteousness must exceed whoever and whatever. Let us run the race that is set before us and try to do better and build upon what was given us. Why set our standard or mark low?
Luke 12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].
12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
In this episode of our Importance of church live talk program I cover True religion is lifestyle and social over just doctrinal and ceremonial. Highlighting the question, why belonging to a church, and why doing church properly is important. Covering benefits gained when a believer belongs to a properly functioning church with elder, deacon, and deaconess. To listen to revive reform radio go to http://www.revivereform.org/radio/ | <urn:uuid:2e5bc0a2-5c42-4d73-b76a-ba96bd5cc07d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://revivereform.org/podcast/true-religion-is-lifestyle-and-social-over-just-doctrinal-and-ceremonial/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.962357 | 326 | 1.953125 | 2 |
Literary History in English 1980-2000
The last two decades of the 20th century were marked by growing social and economic conservatism, a tendency towards fewer gambles in PUBLISHING ventures, and a greater reliance on computer TECHNOLOGY (e-mail, internet communications, electronic journals such as Frank DAVEY's Swift Current): A.K. Dewdney's novel The Planiverse (1984) provides an early example of computer mathematics at play in fiction. Demographic change meant that the "BABY BOOM" generation was taking control of social structures by the 1990s. The smaller generation after that (those born between 1958 and 1968) was already being heard; calling it "Generation X," Douglas COUPLAND became both its spokesman and critic, working across media to challenge conventional notions of ART. With the increased speed of transport and electronic COMMUNICATION, familiar borders constructed by distance and time zone could be collapsed. Literary exchanges and influences had at least the potential to come from anywhere, instantaneously. Canada's cultural mix was altering yet again and by the year 2000, in an age of globalization, some critics were beginning to spurn textual and historical commentary in favour of addressing such global or "post-national" issues as gender (SeeSTATUS OF WOMEN), RACE, POVERTY, CLASS, diaspora, trauma, and corporate ownership of CULTURE. In these configurations, the term "Canadian LITERATURE" was itself sometimes challenged as evidence of a reactionary politics (SeeCANADIAN IDENTITY, MULTICULTURALISM). For other writers and critics, the adjective "Canadian" continued to refer to GEOGRAPHY or CITIZENSHIP without any constraint on topic, technique, or political perspective. In all such usages, the term "literature" nevertheless still raised competing questions about strategy, function, and value.
It was a time of affirmation: "O CANADA" was officially proclaimed Canada's NATIONAL ANTHEM (1980), the Applebaum-Hébert Report on Culture was tabled (1982), the CONSTITUTION was repatriated and the CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS signed into law (1982), the GILLER (1994) and Taylor (2000) Prizes were established to honour fiction and "creative non-fiction," NUNAVUT came into existence (1999). Yet it was also a time of sequential crises: over the Montreal Massacre (SeePOLYTECHNIQUE TRAGEDY) in 1989 (addressed in works by Lisa Appignanesi and others), the first Gulf War in 1990, FIRST NATIONS' rights (the OKA standoff in 1991), NAFTA in 1993 (SeeFREE TRADE), the QUEBEC REFERENDUM (1995). Fiscal restraint resulted in the closure of several THEATRES, festivals, and publishing companies, among them Deneau, Williams-Wallace, and Lester & Orpen Dennys. Cutbacks in textbook publishing followed a series of corporate amalgamations. During the 1990s, international forces pressured government to rescind governmental legislation that protected Canadian cultural production and distribution. For economic or ideological reasons, successive federal governments also closed down several consulates abroad, together with the cultural programs these offices supported.
In this climate (and conscious of the contemporary echo of George Orwell's 1984), a number of writers probed the fragility of society: the specific consequences of poverty, disease, and social collapse, whether in the city (as in the writings of Evelyn LAU and Richard WRIGHT) or in more rural surroundings (as in the writings of Leslie Hall Pinder). Some, such as Paul QUARRINGTON, expressed their sense of upset wryly. Others voiced outspoken critiques of public policy: among them Margaret ATWOOD in THE HANDMAID'S TALE (1985), Timothy FINDLEY in Headhunter (1993), and such polemical essayists as Rick SALUTIN and John Ralston SAUL. Atwood's and Findley's novels are both dystopias, Atwood's conceptualizing a theocracy in which women have been reduced to sexual servants, Findley imagining a city of plague that produces a kind of medical fascism where disease is seen as aesthetically pleasing. Both books criticize existing social tendencies, exaggerating them to make the danger clear. The female characters in Handmaid, for example, are named for supermarket products, emphasizing the commodification of women.
At the same time, interest in ecological and ethnological issues grew, as is apparent in the writings of Robert BRINGHURST and in the POETRY of Don MCKAY. Already known as an editor (with THE FIDDLEHEAD) and mentor of numerous other writers by the time his poetry was widely recognized, McKay was celebrated for Birding, or Desire (1983), Night Field (1991), Another Gravity (2000), and his ESSAYS on birding (SeeBIRD WATCHING) and writing, where he spells out an ethics of living: in nature, in language, and in time. The popular nature writing of David SUZUKI, Wade Davis, Marq de Villiers, Charles LILLARD, Wayne Grady, and Stephen Hume adds further context to the growth of eco-centred literary criticism. Bringhurst's work brought him wide respect in several fields: as a poet (The Beauty of the Weapons, 1982), as a commentator on visual design (The Elements of Typographic Style, 1992) and as a commentator on HAIDA myth (The Raven Steals the Light, 1996, with Bill REID). In A Story as Sharp as a Knife (1999), Bringhurst argued the importance and relevance of traditional Haida storytelling classics to contemporary life; this book was followed by his translations from two major Haida cycles by the poets Ghandl and Skaay.
First Nations writers were among several "minority" voices who won a wide audience during these years. Characteristically, they argued strongly for changes to the status quo. In the stories of Traplines (1996), Eden ROBINSON (Haisla-HEILTSUK) probes the consequences of teenage violence. In Slash (1985), Jeannette Armstrong (Okanagan, INTERIOR SALISH)--grand-niece of the 1920s writer Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket, whose Cogewea, the Half-Blood appeared in 1924)-- critiques the SCHOOL SYSTEM, exposing racism as a cause of violence. An educator, Armstrong founded Theytus Books, an adjunct to the En'owkin School of International Writing, to encourage First Nations authors to thrive. Some writers, as expressed in the work of Beatrice Culleton Mosioner (MÉTIS), argued that living positively in the modern world is impossible without reconnecting with the values of tradition. Tomson HIGHWAY (CREE) emerged as a major dramatist, adapting the Nanabush tales to the contemporary reserve and the bingo hall in The Rez Sisters (1986). In 1998 his novel Kiss of the Fur Queen, impelled by the death of his brother, tells of the tragic consequences of sexual abuse in a RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL. In Green Grass, Running Water (1993) and One Good Story, That One (1993), Thomas KING (Cherokee) builds First Nations allusions into comic contemporary stories of domestic and historical misunderstanding, satirizing the facile acceptance of literary and other conventions as representations of "real" truth. Noteworthy poets include Wayne Keon (OJIBWAY), Rita JOE (MI'KMAQ), Daniel David MOSES (Delaware), Marilyn Dumont (Métis), and Alootook Ipellie (INUIT).
Significant numbers of books during the 1980s and 1990s were written as literary products, using conventional strategies to reach a mass market (SeePOPULAR LITERATURE IN ENGLISH). Even in economically difficult times, the romance publisher HARLEQUIN ENTERPRISES (founded in Winnipeg in 1948) continued to thrive. Some of these mass market books were written with inventive skill, blurring conventional lines between high and low culture. Mystery writers such as Peter ROBINSON, Gail BOWEN, L.R. WRIGHT, C.C. Benison, and William Deverell achieved popularity and international notice. SCIENCE FICTION--or "sf," speculative fiction--also attracted serious practitioners and critical attention. Judith Merril's first Tesseracts anthology in 1985 attracted a wide following. Within 15 years, Tesseracts had attracted contributions from over 200 sf writers, including Atwood, William GIBSON, Spider ROBINSON, Robert J. SAWYER, and Nalo Hopkinson. Gibson coined the term cyberpunk in 1982, and with Neuromancer (1984) and subsequent novels and screenplays he became one of the most widely read and analyzed figures of the day. At the edge of speculative inquiry stood the genre-bending sociopolitical and psychological fictions of Steve Weiner, Douglas Cooper, Eric McCormack, Brian Fawcett, Graeme GIBSON, Robert MAJZELS (Hellman's Scrapbook 1992; City of Forgetting, 1997), and Susan SWAN.
Many of the writers who were most celebrated at the time had acquired established reputations before 1980, and by 2000 had published some of their most critically successful books; they include Margaret Atwood, George BOWERING, Clark BLAISE, Timothy Findley, Northrop FRYE, Mavis GALLANT, Jack HODGINS, Hugh HOOD, Robert KROETSCH, Eli MANDEL, Alice MUNRO, Michael ONDAATJE, Al PURDY, Mordecai RICHLER, Carol SHIELDS, Audrey THOMAS, Guy VANDERHAEGHE, and Phyllis WEBB. Frye's The Great Code (1982) elucidated the narrative paradigms in the Bible that have influenced Western culture. Editions of SHORT FICTION by Morley CALLAGHAN, Elizabeth Spencer, and A.M. KLEIN also appeared, as did numerous anthologies, surveys, reassessments and selections from earlier writers' works. In Water and Light (1984) Webb wrote a series of ghazals, based on the Persian form. Purdy's 30 collections of poetry revealed his fascination with movement (observation as action rather than fixity), crafted in the loping laconic cadences of speech. Munro, Blaise, and Hood continued to shape remarkable short stories, as did Vanderhaeghe (Man Descending, 1982) and Gallant (Home Truths, 1981, which gathered her "Linnet Muir" stories, set in Quebec). Munro's Open Secrets (1994) and The Love of a Good Woman (1998), 2 of 6 increasingly complex collections, probed how families collide, why love matters, and where to locate the impossible edges of loneliness. Vanderhaeghe's NOVELThe Englishman's Boy (1996), the first in a trilogy that re-examined cross-border prairie history, underscores a recurrent motif in late-century writing: the desire to re-imagine and recast history, to hypothesize an alternative version of a routinely accepted narrative, perhaps to understand existing power, perhaps to undermine it. Richler's long late fictions appeared (Barney's Version, 1997), and Richler himself delivered several widely- read scathing critiques of provincial politics. Atwood's fiction--Cat's Eye (1988), ALIAS GRACE (1996)--won continued international praise, as did Shields' Pulitzer Prize- winning THE STONE DIARIES (1993) and Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion (1987) and The English Patient (1992; successfully adapted to the screen in 1996). Thomas's Isobel Gunn (1999) re-imagines the life of a woman in the fur trade, Hodgins's Broken Ground (1999) reveals how a soldiers' community finds ways to sublimate the horrors of the FIRST WORLD WAR, Findley's Not Wanted on the Voyage (1984) inventively tells how fascism gains power by suppressing dissent and killing off the art of imagination. The Sorrow and the Terror (1987), by Clark Blaise and Bharati MUKHERJEE, compellingly analyzes the sources and consequences of the terrorist downing of an Air India flight that killed 329 people, mostly Canadians, over the Atlantic in 1985. Bowering and Kroetsch achieved success in both prose and poetry, Bowering with his postmodernist history Burning Water (1980), Western satire Caprice (1987), and lyric recuperation of place Kerrisdale Elegies (1984); Kroetsch with The Man from the Creeks (1998) but primarily with his remarkable collected long poems Completed Field Notes (1989).
Across the genres, emergent and established voices alike grappled with issues in the world around them. Artful short story writers of the time, many composing variants of the book-length story sequence, include Caroline ADDERSON, Edna Alford, Ven Begamudré, Ann Fleming, Raymond Fraser, Bill GASTON, Douglas GLOVER (Dog Attempts to Drown Man in Saskatoon, 1985), Ray Guy, Stephen Heighton (Flight Paths of the Emperor, 1992), Mark Anthony JARMAN (New Orleans is Sinking, 1998), Michael Kenyon, Susan Kerslake, and Linda Svendsen. Successful playwrights (SeeDRAMA IN ENGLISH), their topics ranging from Gothic heroes and First Nations residential schools to the borderlines of identity and the politics of love, include Anne Chislett, Brad FRASER (Poor Super Man, 1994), John GRAY, John Krizanc (Prague, 1988), John Lazarus, Wendy LILL (The Occupation of Heather Rose, 1987), Ann-Marie MACDONALD (Good Night Desdemona [Good Morning Juliet], 1988), Morris PANYCH, Sharon POLLOCK (Doc, 1984), Djanet SEARS (Harlem Duet, 1998), Joan MACLEOD (Amigo's Blue Guitar, 1990), Judith THOMPSON (The Crackwalker, 1980), Guillermo VERDECCHIA, George WALKER, and Ian Weir. Lyric poetry, sometimes assembled serially into long poems, attracted such poets as Ken BABSTOCK (Mean, 1999), Stephanie BOLSTER, Marilyn BOWERING, Robert Bringhurst, Rob Budde, Aaron Bushkowsky, Wayde Compton (49th Parallel Psalm, 1999), Lorna CROZIER, Christopher DEWDNEY, Mary DI MICHELE, David DONNELL, Patrick FRIESEN, Gary GEDDES (The Terracotta Army, 1984), Claire HARRIS, Smaro Kamboureli, Pat LANE (Winter, 1990), Douglas LOCHHEAD, Tom MARSHALL, Seymour Mayne, Don McKay, George McWhirter, M. NourbeSe PHILIP, Harold Rhenisch, Ron Smith, Linda ROGERS, David Solway (Selected Poems, 1982), Mildred Tremblay, Peter Trower, Fred WAH (Diamond Grill, 1996), Bronwen WALLACE, Dale ZIEROTH, and Jan ZWICKY. Lists can scarcely convey the distinctive styles of each of these writers; they only hint at Geddes's glimpse of power in medieval China, Wah's poetic memoir of a prairie café childhood, Crozier's wit, Lane's harmonies, Bolster's imagery, Philip's politics, Tremblay's comments on age, Trower's engagement with work, Dewdney's dance through geology, Compton's singing meditations on being BLACK, or Zwicky's intellectual wrestling match with Wittgenstein.
Writers of this period frequently found ways to re-imagine a personal or public history, as did George Elliott CLARKE with a Black Nova Scotian "Africadian" narrative, Beatrice Chancy (1999), Matt COHEN with Medieval Jewish history (The Spanish Doctor, 1984), Thomas WHARTON with Rocky Mountain rediscovery in Icefields (1995), Andreas Schroeder with Mennonite history, Anne MICHAELS with Holocaust survival and "survival guilt," in Fugitive Pieces (1996), W.P. KINSELLA with the romantic comedy Shoeless Joe (1982), Margaret Sweatman with Fox (1991), and David Gurr, Robert HARLOW, Philip Kreiner, and Julie Lawson. Mary Meigs and Edith Iglauer wrote literary and personal memoirs. In Newfoundland, which in 1949 had become the 10th province of Canada, many young writers were emerging, once again locating their place in literature by retelling early history (John STEFFLER's The Afterlife of George Cartwright, 1992) or revisiting childhood and the tensions attending the vote for (and against) Confederation (Wayne JOHNSTON's The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, 1998; Baltimore's Mansion, 1999). Bronwen Wallace's poetry, letters, and essays address violence against women and the limitations of language reform. Daphne MARLATT's novel Ana Historic (1988) combines the techniques of memory with those of documentary to disturb the edges of historical "category" and, here, to rewrite how women's stories might be told.
Challenging "category"--i.e., questioning the validity and reliability of coding reality (or "identity") by means of any arbitrary system--constitutes a recurrent motif in late 20th century Canadian writing. All such categories--place, race, gender, sexuality--were viewed as social or intellectual "constructs" rather than as intrinsic or absolute truths. All biases, including racism and sexism, were shown to depend on the rhetorical and attitudinal categories "Other" and "Abnormal." Anne CARSON, for instance, in her verse novel Autobiography of Red (1998), adapted the Greek classics into an absorbing and fragmented metaphoric tale about myth and the idea of the monstrous. Barbara GOWDY's work characteristically focuses on the "abnormal," pushing the category to absurd extremes. George Bowering's self-reflexive Burning Water challenges "history" by emphasizing the artifice of the text it's written in. The poetry of Lynn CROSBIE interrogates "standard" literary topics and language. Michael Turner's The Pornographer's Poem (1999) is structured as a formal interrogation (perhaps judicial, perhaps ethical) in order to question the easy application of social labels. Dionne BRAND's No Language is Neutral (1990) deconstructs colonial oppression. Lillian ALLEN writes in dub, undercutting "standard" language. Mary Meigs, Daphne Marlatt, Shyam SELVADURAI, John Barton, Andy Quan, Ian Iqbal Rashid all question "heteronormativity" by reclaiming the ordinariness of being gay (LGBT equal rights were affirmed in Canadian law following test cases in 1985 - See HOMOSEXUALITY).
Writers who re-engaged with sexual identity, or with race, nature, urban life, or ethnic history were not limited by single topics; their poems, plays, and fictions generally crossed categories of subject, and of form. Often autobiography and fiction overlap. Hence Selvadurai deals with sexual identity within the context of an ethnic minority; Denise CHONG, SKY LEE and Hiromi GOTO all probe the suppressed (matrilineal) side of their (respective) Chinese and Japanese heritage, retrieving the past but also exploring female identity; Nino RICCI, Moyez G. VASSANJI, Michael Ondaatje, Rohinton MISTRY, and Wayson CHOY all address the political interests, commitments, and aspirations of immigrant societies, but also dispute the validity of racial and cultural stereotypes. Mistry's interconnected story sequence, Tales from Firozsha Baag (1987), captures scenes of varied life in a Bombay housing complex, then layers a Toronto apartment building overtop it. Neil BISSOONDATH's stories (as in Digging Up the Mountains, 1987) recurrently draw on his familiarity with Trinidad, while his non-fiction Selling Illusions (1994) openly criticizes what he calls the "cult of multiculturalism." Writing that turned to historical and AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL forms and settings to explore the present, in short, tended in practice to isolate the origins of uncertainty. Such inquiries lead to the conclusion that, despite the conservatism of the decade, "solutions" proved to most people to be illusory. The "natural condition," in other words, seemed more to be one involving uncertainty, rather than fixed truth; multiplicity and change rather than uniformity.
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In France, Greece, Portugal and Spain, wildfire destroys thousands of hectares of land, forces thousands from their homes and kills several emergency personnel.
- A wildfire is a major fire that breaks out unpredictably in combustible environments such as dry forests or bush and often burns uncontrollably over a large area and length of time.
- A forest fire can be triggered by natural factors such as prolonged hot, dry weather or lightning strikes, or human carelessness.
- Heatwaves have become more frequent, more intense, and last longer because of human-induced climate change.
- The world has already warmed by about 1.1C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to carbon emissions.
- As per the Global Forest Watch, forest fires in India have increased by 125% (between 2015 and 2017).
- At a global level as well, the world is undergoing through wildfire crisis, with reports of wildfires in Siberia, the Amazon basin, Pantanal wetland (South America), Australia, and the rainforest of Indonesia. | <urn:uuid:2b7fef51-6033-4c73-a0fe-9a9c52b52ede> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://crackittoday.com/current-affairs/forest-fires/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.935186 | 224 | 3.78125 | 4 |
WWI M.M. GROUP OF 5 MEDALS & PRESENTATION HALLMARKED GOLD POCKET WATCH TO SJT. W.H. LESTER, 180/SGE. BY. R.G.A.
Military Medal George V to 69990 A.Sjt. W.H. Lester, 180/Sge. By., R.G.A.; WWI War Medal to 69990 Sjt. W.H. Lester, R.A.; WWI Victory Medal to 69990 Sjt. W.H. Lester, R.A.; Special Constabulary Medal with Long Service George V with 1941 & 1945 clasps with two rosettes to William H. Lester. Accompanied by WWI fundraising Iron Cross medal and hallmarked 9ct gold pocket watch by Waltham U.S.A. engraved 'Presented by the residents of Orrell and by public subscription to Sergt. W. Lester, M.M. for distinguished service during The Great War 1914-18.'
Military Medal Gazetted 12 Dec 1917. William Hesketh Lester was born in Pemberton, Lancashire in 1896, the son of locomotive engine driver, John Lester and Louise Lester, living at 4 Peter St., Kitt Green, Orrell, Lancashire and 315 Orrell Road, Orrell. Lester worked as a house painter apprentice and served with the 180th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during WWI. Later in life he worked as a painter and decorator with his son, Herbert Michael Lester and married Rhoda Halsall Lester. | <urn:uuid:96f03bca-8469-4198-a195-d48b7008d23c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://warandson.co.uk/index.php/shop/medals-gallantry/wwi-m-m-group-of-5-medals-presentation-hallmarked-gold-pocket-watch-to-sjt-w-h-lester,-180-sge-by-r-g-a-detail | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.924935 | 340 | 1.578125 | 2 |
The Fair Play Team from Nowa Góra in their second charity, as part of the second task at the Fair Play Program, decided to clean up one of the local forests. The action was planned and implemented on 26 September 2020.
The volunteers and other participants in the action, apart from wanting to clear the forest from the rubbish, also wanted to draw attention to the growing problem of pollution of fauna and flora by people, especially with plastic.Thus, the action also had an educational aspect.
Marcin Sielczak, leader of the team from Nowa Góra, comments:
We wanted to show that the problem of ubiquitous littering is unfortunately widespread and despite various kinds of social campaigns, people are still destroying the environment in which they live. We would like society to understand that this is affecting the destruction of our climate and the planet. This could be avoided if everyone were to segregate the garbage and throw it into places for it.
8 Fair Play volunteers from Nowa Góra – 3 girls and 5 boys were involved in the forest cleanup. Their tasks included organising the entire project, including participation in cleaning and promoting action among family and friends and on their social media profiles.
The partner of the action was Zbigniew Dłużniewski Primary School in Nowa Góra. The task of the unit was to promote activities among students, parents and social media. 13 students – 2 girls and 11 boys – took part in the cleaning of the forest.
The leader and founder of Fair Play Team from Nowa Góra is Marcin Sielczak, a local sports animator on a local “Orlik” pitch and a teacher of physical education at Zbigniew Dłużniewski Primary School in Nowa Góra.
The forest cleaning campaign, organised by volunteers from Nowa Góra, promoted one of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals. This was the number 13 climate action target.
Material carried out within the framework of the project “Fair Play Program = Academy + Teams + Playing + Forum + Research” implemented under the Civil Initiatives Fund for the years 2014-2020 coordinated by the National Institute of Freedom – Centre for the Development of Civil Society | <urn:uuid:26568f58-efd4-45cf-93be-4ced08eb8399> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://trenujbyciedobrym.pl/science-not-for-nothing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.962093 | 464 | 2.171875 | 2 |
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Throughout the years, dental practice has conferred numerous legends taught in the psyches of patients which go starting with one age then onto the next. In the present advancing scenario of proof based dentistry these episodic perceptions don’t withstand present day examination.
The aim of the study is to find out the various myths and superstitions related to the dental practice in the city of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh.
A cross sectional study was conducted among various patients attending the OPD of various private dental practitioners and the government dental college in Aligarh. All the patients who attended the private dental clinics were in the age group of 17 to 65, were mentally sound and were willing to participate in the questionnaire based survey. The study was carried out for the period of two weeks wherein 60 samples were collected. A self-administered, pre tested questionnaire was hand delivered to the patients which was duly filled by them and collected on the same day. Total of 16 questions, divided into four parts were asked which were related to dental myths and superstitions apart from their demographic profile which included name, age, sex, religion, and qualification.
The maximum numbers of respondents were strong believers of the myths and superstitions in spite of them being well educated.
The study concluded that generally the people are strong believers of myths and superstitions which leads to poor oral health and hygiene and oral diseases. This may be due to ignorance, lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the oral health and its importance. | <urn:uuid:6661b333-25f4-4792-b7b6-add73454a424> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nveo.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2815 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.978552 | 308 | 2.578125 | 3 |
If you design, make, supply, import, sell or install internal window blinds the new standards apply to you
The standard affecting internal window blinds was significantly revised in relation to child safety requirements in February 2014 and, in effect, mandates:
- Limitations on cord and chain lengths
- Safety devices for preventing cords and chains from creating a hazardous loop
- The fitting of safety devices on cords and chains at the point of manufacture
- The testing of all safety critical components of internal window blinds
- The testing of complete blinds using safety devices
- Safety warnings and product instructions
BS EN 13120:2009+A1:2014, BS EN 16433:2014 and BS EN 16434:2014 were published by BSI on 28 February 2014.
The General Product Safety Regulations, 2005 place a legal responsibility on traders to provide a safe product. Compliance with the revised standards affords a presumption of conformity with these regulations.
These standards can be purchased from BSI – visit the BSI shop.
You can see the EU Decision which mandated the changes to these standards here.
The standards are applicable to all homes, all public buildings and any other premises where babies and young children aged 0 – 42 months are likely to have access or be present.
Purchase the standards from BSI.
Your suppliers should be providing you with products, components and advice to ensure compliance.
The BBSA has developed extensive guidance for its members on the new child safety requirements. This has been prepared with reference to child safety experts, standards experts, the BBSA’s solicitors and Trading Standards. To find out more about membership and joining the Make it Safe campaign email email@example.com. | <urn:uuid:3896766d-78ec-43ce-a254-0f673296a57f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.makeitsafe.org.uk/trade/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.923955 | 364 | 2.15625 | 2 |
On March 24, 2020, Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance issued Prakas No. 319 MoEF.Br.K on Tax Measures to Mitigate the Effect of Challenges on Textile and Garment Enterprises.
This prakas provides income tax exemptions to factories and enterprises in the textile, garment, footwear, bag, handbag, and hat sectors that are affected by the partial suspension of the European Union’s Everything but Arms (EBA) preferential tariff scheme.
Companies will receive an income tax exemption for the 2020 tax year based on how the partial suspension of EBA has affected their business. The formula for determining the level of the effect is set out below:
In order to qualify for the above income tax exemptions, companies must submit documentary evidence to quantify the effect of the partial EBA suspension to the General Department of Taxation when submitting their annual income tax returns.
For more details on this tax relief measure, or on any aspect of conducting business in Cambodia, to Tilleke & Gibbins at [email protected]. | <urn:uuid:a10ec604-0c60-446e-a369-72819e64cb71> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tilleke.com/insights/cambodia-issues-tax-relief-measures-textile-and-garment-enterprises-mitigate-eba-suspensio/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.92156 | 215 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Dear future Mr. or Ms. President,
Police brutality is a big problem in our community and policemen keep targeting minorities and we are doing nothing about it all we are doing are sitting on our asses and writing letters to a president that might not even care. That's why we have to take action and fight for our rights and end racially motivated police brutality.
People have been treating minorities like crap and we need to do something about it, like when we had a riot when they beat up Rodney King we should have had one when Freddie Grey mysteriously died in police custody they said he was in possession of and illegal switchblade and he fell into a coma and died because of his injuries and black men are shot and killed 2.5 more times than white people. In an article from The Washington Post, it states:
Police have shot and killed a young black man (ages 18 to 29) — such as Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. —175 times since January 2015; 24 of them were unarmed. Over that same period, police have shot and killed 172 young white men, 18 of whom were unarmed. Once again, while in raw numbers there were similar totals of white and black victims, blacks were killed at rates disproportionate to their percentage of the U.S. population. Of all of the unarmed people shot and killed by police in 2015, 40 percent of them were black men, even though black men make up just 6 percent of the nation’s population.
This shows that police violence is linked to racism. They are targeting more minorities than they are white people.
The most targeted group of people are African Americans. For example, “African Americans...account for 24 percent of those fatally shot and killed by the police despite being just 13 percent of the U.S. population” (Lowery). As The Post noted in a new analysis published last week, that means black Americans are 2.5 times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers. This is unacceptable because police are targeting people based on their race.
Some people would say that they are disrespecting the police like “young people in America, especially teenagers, have a defiance toward authority not seen since the Vietnam days” (Grigg). He is wrong because just one teenager or a couple do so bad doesn’t mean that all the tenagers that are good should get what people think they deserve. Like when the police arrested a minority and killed them they can just make up another story about oh they had a gun when they shouldn't have because they are under age really you really would believe that us as people that are not cops depend on you when something bad is happening we depend on you when there is a person breaking into our house and we put our lives into your hands and all you do is toss that into the garbage like it was nothing just because you had a bad day and you want to take it out on black men and women doesn't mean you should because it just make it worse for yourself and just imagine you a black male being shot for no reason beat for no reason and they just made up a story like oh they had a gun how would you feel?
What I am trying to say is that police brutality is a problem and we need to stop it from happening. We need to stand up and do something about it, like another riot. Police need to stop targeting African Americans. If you do not do it, there will be more and more violence. The violence needs to stop.
Worden, Robert. "The Causes of Police Brutality: Theory and Evidence on Police
Use of Force." Criminal Justice Theory: Explaining the Nature and Behavior of Criminal Justice. New York: Routledge, 2015. 149-205. Print.
"Freddie Gray's Death in Police Custody - What We Know." BBC News. BBC, 23 May 2016. We
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Gray, Madison. "The L.A. Riots: 15 Years After Rodney King." Time. Time Inc., 2007. Web. 18 Oct. 2016 | <urn:uuid:0275aaca-6df3-4277-b925-a54a960ea9a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://letters2president.org/letters/2704 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.978698 | 846 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Read and download CBSE Class 12 Informatic Practices Open Source chapter in NCERT book for Class 12 Informatics Practices. You can download latest NCERT eBooks for 2021 chapter wise in PDF format free from Studiestoday.com. This Informatics Practices textbook for Class 12 is designed by NCERT and is very useful for students. Please also refer to the NCERT solutions for Class 12 Informatics Practices to understand the answers of the exercise questions given at the end of this chapter
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Class 12 Informatics Practices students should refer to the following NCERT Book chapter Open Source in standard 12. This NCERT Book for Grade 12 Informatics Practices will be very useful for exams and help you to score good marks
Open Source NCERT Class 12
Open Source Concept
After learning this chapter the student will be able to:
Understand about OSS/FOSS/FLOSS
Cite different examples of OSS
Describe open document format
Understand character encoding in Indian languages
Know about open type/true type/static/dynamic fonts
Write the numbers 1 to 8 in the given circles so that no two numbers joined by a line differ by 1.
Computers and internet have transformed our lives. Software is required to work on a computer but the software that we buy or download only comes in the compiled ready-
OPEN SOURCE CONCEPTS
to-run version. It is next to impossible to modify the compiled version of the software. At times we feel the need to change certain features of the software but are unable to do so. In this chapter we will study about software which are developed collaboratively and they can be modified as well. Such software are available in many forms like Free Software, Open Source Software (OSS), Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and Free/Liberal Open Source Software (FLOSS).Well, have you noticed something common in all these terms. That's right! It is the word free. People often correlate this word with the cost. They think that these software are available for free. Practically, these software can be acquired at very little or no cost. But, here, "free" means freedom to use. These software can be studied, copied, redistributed freely and even modified according to one's need without seeking any kind of permission. In order to modify such software the developers also provide the source code to the users.
There do exist software which are actually "free" in the sense of price. These are known as Freeware. Lots of freeware can be downloaded from the internet for various different purposes such as currency converters, drawing graphs and charts etc. But freeware may not come with the source code. Therefore freeware differ from free software. The focus in this chapter is on free software rather than freeware.
The first formal definition of "free software" was given in 1983 by Richard Stallman, a long time member of the hacker community at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He insisted that a free software should give the following four freedoms to users:
Freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
Freedom 1: The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish.
Freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies so as to help your neighbour.
Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
Examples of free software include the Linux Kernel, MySQL Relational Database, Apache web server, OpenOffice.org office suite and TeX and LaTeX typesetting systems.
OPEN SOURCE CONCEPTS
Later on, the term "free software" was recoined as "open source software (OSS)" and soon after as "free open source software (FOSS)". In order to avoid the ambiguity in the word "free", in 2001, FOSS was termed as FLOSS, short form of "free/liberal open source software".
You can get more information on open source software from opensource.org. National Resource Centre for Free and Open Source Software (NRCFOSS) is an initiative of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India. NRCFOSS contributes to the growth of FOSS in India through Research & Development, Human Resource Development, Networking & Entrepreneurship development, as well as serves as the reference point for all FOSS related activities in the country. Operating systems and Desktop environments
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In biological taxonomy, kingdom or regnum is a taxonomic rank in either (historically) the highest rank, or (in the new three-domain system) the rank below domain. Each kingdom is divided into smaller groups called phyla (or in some contexts these are called "divisions"). Currently, many textbooks from the United States use a system of six kingdoms (Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaea, Bacteria) while British and Australian textbooks may describe five kingdoms (Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Prokaryota or Monera). The classifications of taxonomy are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Carolus Linnaeus distinguished two kingdoms of living things: Animalia for animals and plantae for plants (Linnaeus also included minerals, placing them in a third kingdom, Mineralia). Linnaeus divided each kingdom into classes, later grouped into phyla for animals and divisions for plants. It gradually became apparent how important the prokaryote/eukaryote distinction is, and Stanier and van Niel popularized Édouard Chatton's proposal in the 1960s to divide them.
Cladistics does not use this term, because one of the fundamental premises of cladistics is that the evolutionary tree is so deep and so complex that it is inadvisable to set a fixed number of levels.
Robert Whittaker recognized an additional kingdom for the Fungi. The resulting five-kingdom system, proposed in 1969, has become a popular standard and with some refinement is still used in many works and forms the basis for newer multi-kingdom systems. It is based mainly on differences in nutrition; his Plantae were mostly multicellular autotrophs, his Animalia multicellular heterotrophs, and his Fungi - multicellular saprotrophs. The remaining two kingdoms, Protista and Monera, included unicellular and simple cellular colonies.
In the years around 1980, there was an emphasis on phylogeny and redefining the kingdoms to be monophyletic groups, groups made up of relatively closely related organisms. The Animalia, Plantae, and Fungi were generally reduced to core groups of closely related forms, and the others placed into the Protista. Based on RNA studies, Carl Woese divided the prokaryotes (Kingdom Monera) into two kingdoms, called Eubacteria and Archaebacteria. Carl Woese attempted to establish a "Three Primary Kingdom" (or "urkingdom") system in which Animalia, Plantae, Protista, and Fungi were lumped into one primary kingdom of all eukaryotes. The Eubacteria and Archaebacteria made up the other two urkingdoms. The initial use of "six-kingdom systems" represents a blending of the classic five-kingdom system and Woese's three-domain system. Such six-kingdom systems have become standard in many works.
A variety of new eukaryotic kingdoms were also proposed, but most were quickly invalidated, ranked down to phyla or classes, or abandoned. The only one which is still in common use is the kingdom Chromista proposed by Cavalier-Smith, including organisms such as kelp, diatoms, and water moulds. Thus the eukaryotes are divided into three primarily heterotrophic groups, the Animalia, Fungi, and Protozoa, and two primarily photosynthetic groups, the Plantae (including red and green algae) and Chromista. However, it has not become widely used because of uncertainty over the monophyly of the latter two kingdoms.
Woese stresses genetic similarity over outward appearances and behavior, relying on comparisons of ribosomal RNA genes at the molecular level to sort out classification categories. A plant does not look like an animal, but at the cellular level, both groups are eukaryotes, having similar subcellular organization, including cell nuclei, which the Eubacteria and Archaebacteria do not have. More importantly, plants, animals, fungi, and protists are more similar to each other in their genetic makeup at the molecular level, based on RNA studies, than they are to either the Eubacteria or Archaebacteria. Woese also found that all of the eukaryotes, lumped together as one group, are more closely related, genetically, to the Archaebacteria than they are to the Eubacteria. This means that the Eubacteria and Archaebacteria are separate groups even when compared to the eukaryotes. So, Woese established the three-domain system, clarifying that all the eukaryotes are more closely genetically related compared to their genetic relationship to either the bacteria or the archaebacteria, without having to replace the "six kingdom systems" with a three kingdom system. The three-domain system is a "six-kingdom system" that unites the eukaryotic kingdoms into the Eukarya domain based on their relative genetic similarity when compared to the Bacteria domain and the Archaea domain. Woese also recognized that the Protista kingdom is not a monophyletic group and might be further divided at the level of kingdom. Others have divided the Protista kingdom into the Protozoa and the Chromista, for instance.
Kingdom classification is in flux due to ongoing research and discussion. As new findings and technologies become available they allow the refinement of the model. For example, gene sequencing techniques allow the comparison of the genome of different groups (Phylogenomics).
Note that the equivalences in this table are not perfect. e.g. Haeckel placed the red algae (Haeckel's Florideae; modern Florideophyceae) and blue-green algae (Haeckel's Archephyta; modern Cyanobacteria) in his Plantae.
In 1998, Cavalier-Smith proposed that Protista should be divided into 2 new kingdoms: Chromista the phylogenetic group of golden-brown algae that includes those algae whose chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and c, as well as various colorless forms that are closely related to them, and Protozoa, the kingdom of protozoans. This proposal has not been widely adopted, although the question of the relationships between different domains of life remains controversial.
- Stanier RY, Van Niel CB (1962). The concept of a bacterium. Archiv Für Mikrobiologie 42: 17–35.
- Whittaker RH (January 1969). New concepts of kingdoms or organisms. Evolutionary relations are better represented by new classifications than by the traditional two kingdoms. Science 163 (863): 150–60.
- Balch WE, Magrum LJ, Fox GE, Wolfe RS, Woese CR (August 1977). An ancient divergence among the bacteria. J. Mol. Evol. 9 (4): 305–11.
- Cavalier-Smith T (August 1998). A revised six-kingdom system of life. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 73 (3): 203–66.
- Cavalier-Smith T (2006). Protozoa: the most abundant predators on earth. Microbiology Today: 166–7.
- Walsh DA, Doolittle WF (April 2005). The real 'domains' of life. Current Biology 15 (7): R237–40.
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Rendering Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is the process of displaying a remote desktop session on a local machine. RDP allows users to access their computers from anywhere in the world. RDP also offers a number of features that make it an attractive choice for remote management and support tasks.
- What is Rendering RDP?
- What are the benefits of rendering RDP?
- How can you render RDP?
- How can rendering RDP be used in a business environment?
- Rendering RDP: How it works
- Rendering RDP: Tips and tricks
- Final Word
What is Rendering RDP?
Render RDP is a platform that helps developers create and manage remote desktop connections. It offers a range of features, such as creating and managing sessions, providing secure connections, and performing advanced rendering tasks. Render RDP can help developers build more efficient and effective remote applications.
What are the benefits of rendering RDP?
RDP stands for Remote Desktop Protocol. It’s a feature of Microsoft Windows that enables users to connect to a remote computer and use its features and files. RDP is especially useful when you need to access a computer that’s not located in your office or home.
Some of the benefits of rendering RDP include:
-You can access files on the remote computer without having to install any software on it.
-It’s fast and easy to use.
-You don’t have to be connected to the internet to use it.
How can you render RDP?
Renderings are a critical component of any information security program. With the increasing use of remote desktops and applications, it is important to have a process for rendering these resources safely and securely. There are a number of different methods for rendering RDP sessions, but some common approaches include using VirtualBox or VMware, using dedicated RDP software such as Citrix Receiver or RemoteFX, or using a remote desktop gateway such as those from Cisco Systems or Dell EMC.
The most important factor when choosing an RDP rendering solution is the need to ensure that the session can be secured both inbound and outbound. Many render solutions offer features to protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks, session hijacking, and other forms of malicious activity. Additionally, it is important to choose an RDP rendering solution that will support the specific needs of your organization.
How can rendering RDP be used in a business environment?
Rendering Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) can be a valuable tool in a business environment. RDP allows users to connect to remote computers and desktops, providing them with a Windows-based view of the underlying infrastructure.
This can be useful for troubleshooting issues or performing administrative tasks. Additionally, RDP can be used for collaboration and videoconferencing. By using RDP, businesses can keep their employees connected even when they are away from the office.
Rendering RDP: How it works
Rendering RDP is a Microsoft protocol used to create a remote display connected to a server. RDP allows users to access their computers remotely, including office applications and files. In order to connect to a server, the user must have network permissions and be on the same network as the server.
RDP uses port 3389 by default. Connections can also be made using other ports if needed. The user’s computer must be configured with the correct firewall rules in order for RDP connections to work. When connecting to a server, RDP first attempts to establish a secure connection using SSL/TLS. If SSL/TLS is not available or fails, then RDP uses port 3389 without encryption.
Rendering RDP: Tips and tricks
here are many tips and tricks you can use to render Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions more smoothly. Here are a few:
- Use a fast network connection. RDP connections can take quite a bit of time to load, especially if you have multiple users connecting at the same time. If possible, try to connect over a faster network connection.
- Disable Aero theme and graphics settings. By disabling Aero theme and graphics settings, you can speed up the loading of RDP files by eliminating some of the processing that is done on behalf of the user when they open a file in Windows.
- Use compression software. Some compression software, such as WinZip, can compress RDP files by as much as 50%. This can help reduce the amount of time it takes to load them in memory or on disk.
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Anyone with diabetes, regardless of age, must take good care of their feet. This is because diabetes can lead to nerve damage, which can cause you to lose all the feeling in your feet. If you can’t feel pain, you may not notice a small cut or blister that becomes infected.
Also, with diabetes, the blood flow to your feet may be reduced. This makes it even more difficult for infections – even small ones – to heal.
Individuals with diabetes are also at a higher risk of wounds that don’t heal, fractures, infections, and amputations. While this is true, there are steps you can take to keep your feet healthy. Keep reading to learn what those tips are.
Look at Your Feet Every Day
Remember, you are your best defense for diabetic foot infections or wounds. If you notice blisters, cuts, swelling, or any other type of injury, it’s a good idea to apply a bandage and contact your doctor. If you can’t see your feet that well, ask someone to look at them for you.
Keep Your Feet Clean
It’s important to keep your feet clean by washing them with a cloth. Once you have washed them, dry them off and apply some cornstarch or talcum powder in between your toes. This will help ensure they remain dry.
It’s important to keep the skin on your feet balanced – not damp or overly dry. Never soak your feet either since this can cause the skin to dry out.
Use Unscented Lotion to Dry Your Feet
Moisturizing your feet will help you keep the skin healthy. It also helps prevent it from becoming overly dry. If your skin is dry, it may crack, which may allow an infection to set in.
Avoid Going Barefoot
If you go barefoot or only wear socks, you may step on something sharp without ever feeling it. You may also burn your feet on the hot asphalt if you are outside.
Wear Shoes That Fit Well
If you wear shoes that don’t fit properly, they may press and rub against your feet. This can result in calluses or blisters that cause infections.
For individuals with hammertoes or bunions, be sure you wear shoes that work with the shape of your foot.
Reducing the Risk of Complications with Your Feet
You can make a few lifestyle changes to help keep your feet healthy. These tips include:
- Avoid smoking which increases the risk of amputation
- Control your blood sugar and weight
- Engage in non-weight bearing exercises if you have experienced diabetic foot wounds in the past
If you want to avoid serious issues with your feet, it’s important to stay aware of their health and any issues you may have. If you suspect a problem, contact your doctor. They can evaluate your feet and figure out what to do to ensure they remain healthy and problem-free. Diabetes is a serious illness. It can impact you in many ways. Protecting your feet is just one way to maintain your health, well-being, and quality of life. | <urn:uuid:76a1e543-af0e-4a32-b407-7fdc1d0bcd99> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://affordablediabetic.org/blog/tips-to-keep-your-feet-healthy-with-diabetes-/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.946949 | 646 | 3.046875 | 3 |
For the more than fifty years that Thomas Jefferson was a systematic weather observer, Monticello was the focus of his efforts to understand the American climate. Well before 1776, the date of his earliest surviving meteorological diary, he was carefully assembling information on the weather of Virginia and making his own observations at Williamsburg and Monticello. The fruits of these endeavors appeared in the chapter on climate in his Notes on the State of Virginia, which, when published in 1785, established his membership in the international fraternity of scientists and natural philosophers.
From 1776, Jefferson kept a consistent and, with inevitable interruptions, continuous record of his weather observations, in America, in Europe, and even in the mid-Atlantic. His practices and those of National Weather Service observers today are basically the same: to measure precipitation and to record the daily temperature range. The modern station at Monticello requires one daily reading of two thermometers which indicate maximum and minimum temperatures for the preceding twenty-four hours. Jefferson had no need of a maximum-minimum thermometer because he rose every day at dawn, which he considered the coldest time of day. He described his daily ritual, the results of which are illustrated in the page from his meteorological diary here reproduced, as follows: "My method is to make two observations a day, the one as early as possible in the morning, the other from 3. to 4. aclock, because I have found 4. aclock the hottest and day light the coldest point of the 24. hours. I state them in an ivory pocket book in the following form, and copy them out once a week. The 1st. column is the day of the month. The 2d. the thermometer in the morning. The 4th do. in the evening. The 3d. the weather in the morning. The 5th do. in the afternoon. The 6th is for miscellanies, such as the appearance of birds, leafing and flowering of trees, frosts remarkeably late or early, Aurora borealis, &c. In the 3d. and 5th. columns, a. is after: c, cloudy: f, fair: h, hail: r, rain: s, snow. Thus c a r h s means, cloudy after rain, hail and snow. Whenever it has rained, hailed or snowed between two observations I note it thus, f a r (i.e. fair after rain) c a s (cloudy after snow &c.) otherwise the falling weather would escape notation. I distinguish weather into fair or cloudy, according as the sky is more or less than half covered with clouds."
Jefferson went beyond the scope of the present weather station by attempting to collect data on winds and humidity, but he was hampered by the imperfect instruments then available to him. An accurate anemometer was not invented until 1850 and the hygrometer was not perfected in his lifetime. While living in Paris, Jefferson experimented with three different types of hygrometer. He recorded their readings daily for five years in the hope of finding an instrument that could be trusted to provide accurate comparative observations. His initial, patriotic motive was to topple one of the two "pillars" of the theory of degeneracy of animal life in America advanced by the Comte de Buffon and other European scholars – America's alleged excessive humidity. Also in his role as champion of the North American continent, Jefferson began in Paris to compile a record of the ratio of cloudy to sunny skies. After a five-year residence in France, he had proved to himself that America completely eclipsed Europe in the sunshine contest and he appreciated more than ever the "cheerful" sunny climate of his native country.
While responding to international rivalry over climate was at times irresistible, Jefferson's motives for recording comparative weather data were of course much grander. The patient accumulation of details of what he called "the indexes of climate" – temperature, prevailing winds, precipitation, and related biological events like the flowering of plants and the migration of birds – was intended to form the foundation of a reliable theory of weather and climate. The advancement of meteorology, which in Jefferson's opinion had made the least progress of any science in his lifetime, was at the root of his own data gathering and inspired him to enlist everyone he could in the process. In the 1770s, he had planned to provide a thermometer to one dependable deputy for each county of Virginia and to exact from them twice-daily observations of temperature and wind direction. This ambitious scheme, which was meant to be the foundation of a national network of weather observers, was frustrated by the Revolutionary War, but ever afterward Jefferson called on every available watchman to take up his own observation post. Young Americans making the grand tour of Europe, stationary scholars, official explorers, sons-in-law, daughters, and grandchildren, were all enlisted to swell the stream of information. When Jefferson left for Europe in 1784, he practically commanded the two James Madisons – the professor in Williamsburg and the politician in Orange County – to carry on the daily meteorological ritual in his absence. An important clause of his official instructions to Lewis and Clark in 1803 enjoined them to observe "climate as characterized by the thermometer, by the proportion of rainy, cloudy, & clear days, by lightening, hail, snow, ice, by the access & recess of frost, by the winds prevailing at different seasons, the dates at which particular plants put forth their flower, or leaf, time of appearance of particular birds, reptiles or insect."
If, in his lifetime, Jefferson never found his own equal in committed and unfaltering attention to the details of his climate, his dream of simultaneous observations across the land is real today. Monticello is one of 12,000 weather stations now under the National Weather Service, which has claimed Jefferson as the "father of weather observers." It is unquestionable that Jefferson considered his observations a pleasure as well as a duty, especially the contemplation of his own climate at Monticello. "... climate is one of the sources of the greatest sensual enjoyment," he wrote while President. And from Lake Champlain, in May of 1791, he penned a well-known tribute to his native air: "On the whole I find nothing any where else in point of climate which Virginia need envy to any part of the world. Here they are locked up in ice and snow for six months. Spring and autumn, which make a paradise of our country, are rigorous winter with them, and a Tropical summer breaks on them all at once. When we consider how much climate contributes to the happiness of our condition, by the fine sensations it excites, and the productions it is the parent of, we have reason to value highly the accident of birth in such an one as that of Virginia."
- Lucia Stanton, 11/5/82. Originally published as "Monticello Weather Report," in Monticello Keepsakes 30 (Fall 1982).
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I’ve noticed this a couple of years ago and can not deny it – regular, OTC pain relievers and anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen [Advil, Motrin, and Nurofen] and acetaminophen/paracetamol [Tylenol] (aka NSAIDs) help me achieve deep and more refreshing sleep.
Could ibuprofen and acetaminophen effect GABA receptors? Could this have something to do with desensitizing the signals from a week vagus nerve? And is it possible that these meds desensitize the brain from the stimulating action of excess of histamine and glutamine?
One obvious reason that anti-inflammatories could help one sleep is by reducing pain but I’m not in pain. So what’s up with all that?!
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Science is Clueless?
What does science actually have to say about the mechanism behind Tylenol’s action? After some digging I’m stunned: scientists are not even sure how acetaminophen works!
Researchers have been guessing at acetaminophen’s mechanism of action for decades. Some explanations involve chemical messengers of inflammation and pain. Others invoke aspects of neurotransmission in the brain and spinal cord. None of the proposals have accumulated enough supporting evidence to satisfy everyone.
OK, move over science, I’m going to render my own speculations based on my keen self-observation and dangerous levels of self-education:
My symptoms very closely resemble adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism or kidney jing and yang deficiency in TCM. One of the most annoying symptoms I experience at bed time are chills that prevent me from falling asleep. Acetaminophen snaps those chills within 15 minutes and I feel OK. This helps me fall asleep and is less likely to wake me from same chills again during the second part of the night.
Conclusion: Acetaminophen is helpful for symptoms of hyperthyroidism by ‘regulating’ body temperature.
The feeling in the morning is as if the body was submerged in restful sleep; just like the good ole’ times. I’m guessing that it is a quenched inflammation in the gut that is able to give the over-active immune system a break.
Conclusion: Tylenol desensitizes the brain from the stimulating action of excess of histamine and glutamine produced by inflammation or poor methylation and allows for GABA receptors to be more dominant at night.
When I take Tylenol I actually feel relaxed and at ease at night. Interestingly, science is on to this effect as well. In an article Tomorrow’s Anti-Anxiety Drug Is… Tylenol?, Scientific American examines how Acetaminophen played a role in altering judgement of a group of people. It hasn’t changed their emotional state per se but it made them more lenient and forgiving. It took the edge off of something, that’s all. How bizarre is that?
Conclusion: Acting as an analgesic, Tylenol takes the edge off of high cortisol or other brain irritants that can cause CNS agitation.
One of the most peculiar ‘warnings’ that may sound as welcome news to us insomniacs comes from “Acupuncture Today” which strongly recommends avoiding taking acetaminophen with GABA because it could cause ‘excessive sleepiness.’ Really? I’m game!
Main issue with using NSAIDs as sleep aid is that the practice is unsastainble. One can not take these every day. People with congested liver like mine would be wise to avoid them altogether. Long term use will create more problems than we ever wished for.
If you suspect inflammation is at the root cause of your insomnia then I would highly recommend natural anti-inflamatories such as CBD oil, raw tart cherry juice (cherries have the highest anti-inflammatory content of any other food out there and increase melatonin production), turmeric, omega 3s and many others.
Nurse forums are full of stories about patients asking for Tylenol to help them sleep. There is something to it but no one is quite able to put their finger on the exact mechanism. My own experience shows that it definitely helps with sedating the nervous system. Be it via reducing the stimulating effects of cortisol or inflammation related neurotransmitters, or keeping me warmer by blocking hypothyroid signals from the vagus nerve, both ibuprofen and acetaminophen/paracetamol are helpful in achieving a more restful slumber.
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Recognized for collaborating and engaging tribes in culturally-sensitive exhibits
After 11 years working devotedly for History Colorado, a charitable organization and cultural agency of the State of Colorado, Sheila Goff will retire as the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Liaison and Curator of Archaeology and Ethnography. She has worked extensively with tribes who have ancestral ties to Colorado on repatriation and exhibit development – recognized for how she collaborated and engaged tribes in relationships that led to authentic conversations, exhibits and policies.
Appointed in 2007, Goff has been responsible for agency compliance with NAGPRA for human remains and cultural items in History Colorado’s collections, or as a result of inadvertent discoveries on Colorado State and private lands. She is an industry pioneer who moved culturally-sensitive policies and law forward, while helping History Colorado develop exhibits that are tribally-driven and authentic to the stories of the tribes. In fact, the combination of Goff’s role and History Colorado’s commitment to relationships with the American Indians earned History Colorado Center, the flagship institution in History Colorado’s collection of community museums, a national reputation as “the first great history museum of the 21st century” by Harold Closter, Smithsonian Affiliations Director, who also recently retired.
During her tenure, Goff published 40 Notices of Inventory Completion, repatriating 212 individuals and 272 associated funerary objects and three Notices of Intent to Repatriate for 227 artifacts. She worked with 48 tribes in this process, including Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho. In addition to these milestones, she is recognized for her incalculable achievements among museum and American Indian communities: building relationships, holding important conversations with tribes, and engaging them in culturally-sensitive matters.
“So much of what we do is measured by numbers, facts and research, which are all important in archaeology. However, as an industry, regardless of the type of museum and cultural center — from history to art and science, I believe we all must share the following best practices to truly engage tribes in our work and to tell their stories: build relationships; listen to and respect tribal perspectives; value and appreciate the American Indian culture; be open and honest with tribal representatives; and always sustain those relationships,” shared Goff. “After all, if you want a correct, meaningful interpretation of tribal cultures, you need to talk to the people you are studying.”
A farewell ceremony took place on opening night of History Colorado Center’s recently opened “Written on the Land” exhibition, which Goff inspired to tell the stories of the Ute people, Colorado’s longest continuous residents, and their role in shaping modern Colorado culture. She was presented with a traditional Bear Dance shawl, a symbol of the Ute culture, thanking her for her work with them and welcoming her as a lifelong friend of the tribes. Written on the Land was created with input and guidance from more than 30 tribal representatives, a tribute to Goff and History Colorado’s commitment to these ongoing relationships.
“Sheila helped our voices and perspectives get heard. And, in doing so, she has moved us closer to ensuring that Native American History is our shared history,” said Ernest House Jr., senior policy director of Keystone Policy Center and former executive director of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA). “We are eternally grateful for her leadership and for History Colorado’s never-ending collaboration and storytelling with our tribes. There will always be so much more to learn and understand about our traditions and our future.”
History Colorado strives to be a place of belonging for all Coloradans and to serve as a platform for community connection and diversity, setting the groundwork to form new relationships for groups to share their viewpoints and stories. In fact, with its Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (OAHP), History Colorado’s work is ongoing – continuing to carry out the “unmarked burial process,” which honors each tribe’s specific customs and respect for the earth.
“Sheila has been a remarkable leader at History Colorado, helping us enhance the depth, history and interpretation of our collection through tribal conversations and relationships. We continue to move toward a future that’s better informed, enlightened and inclusive,” said Steve Turner, executive director of History Colorado. “Through Sheila and History Colorado’s ongoing mission, more voices, perspectives and experiences are taking place within our venues.”
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2015 Viterbi Lecture
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering
“Fundamental Limits on Information Security and Privacy”
As has become quite clear from recent headlines, the ubiquity of technologies such as wireless communications and on-line data repositories has created new challenges in information security and privacy. Information theory provides fundamental limits that can guide the development of methods for addressing these challenges. After a brief historical account of the use of information theory to characterize secrecy, this talk will review two areas to which these ideas have been applied successfully: wireless physical layer security, which examines the ability of the physical properties of the radio channel to provide confidentiality in data transmission; and utility-privacy tradeoffs of data sources, which quantify the balance between the protection of private information contained in such sources and the provision of measurable benefits to legitimate users of them. Several potential applications of these ideas will also be discussed.
H. Vincent Poor (Ph.D., Princeton 1977) is Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University, where he is also the Michael Henry Strater University Professor. From 1977 until he joined the Princeton faculty in 1990, he was a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has also held visiting appointments at a number of other universities, including most recently at Stanford and Imperial College. His research interests are primarily in the areas of information theory and signal processing, with applications in wireless networks and related fields. Among his publications in these areas is the recent book Principles of Cognitive Radio (Cambridge University Press, 2013). At Princeton he has developed and taught several courses designed to bring technological subject matter to general audiences, including “The Wireless Revolution” (in which Andrew Viterbi was one of the first guest speakers) and “Six Degrees of Separation: Small World Networks in Science, Technology and Society.”
Dr. Poor is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, and is a foreign member of the Royal Society. He is a former President of the IEEE Information Theory Society, and a former Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. He currently serves as a director of the Corporation for National Research Initiatives and of the IEEE Foundation, and as a member of the Council of the National Academy of Engineering. Recent recognition of his work includes the 2014 URSI Booker Gold Medal, and honorary doctorates from several universities in Asia and Europe.
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The numerous health benefits of textured pea proteins and other major driving factors is expected to favour the rise in the global textured pea protein market
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Global Textured Pea Protein Market, By Product Type (Yellow Peas, Green Peas), By Nature (Organic, Conventional), By End Use (Food Processing (Meat Alternatives. Bakery Products, Confectionery, Snacks & Cereals, Meat-Based Products, Functional Beverages, Others), Animal Feed (Livestock, Cattle, Swine, Poultry, Pet Food, Aquafeed), Nutraceuticals, Sport Nutrition, Infant Nutrition, Cosmetic and Personal Care), By Processing Type (Dry processing, Wet Processing) and By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, & Africa) is expected to grow at a significant CAGR for the period between 2020 and 2028.
The global textured pea protein market in 2020 is estimated for more than US$ xx Bn and expected to reach a value of US$ xx Bn by 2028 with a significant CAGR of xx%.
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Eco-friendly travel guide to Botswana advises how to be a responsible tourist. Learn how to travel in a sustainable way and how to respect the local people and culture. Make your trip green by supporting locally owned hotels, organic restaurants and other businesses. Read more on how to protect the environment by making conscientious choices and how to travel green in Botswana, Africa.
- Air quality: 2/ 5
- Bus connections: 4 / 5
- Train connections: 4 / 5
- Hitchhiking: 4.5 / 5
- National parks: 5 / 5
- Outdoor activities: 3.5/ 5
- Locals' English level: 4 / 5
- Safety: 3.5 / 5
- Accommodation: US20- $130
- Budget per day: US$60 - $200
- 1 Responsible Travel
- 2 Air Quality and Pollution
- 3 Respect the Culture
- 4 Top 10 Places to Visit
- 5 Explore
- 6 Eat
- 7 Drink
- 8 Activities
- 9 Accommodation
- 10 Regions
- 11 Cities
- 12 Getting There and Moving Around
- 13 Sustainable Shopping
- 14 Recycling
- 15 Work and Study Abroad
- 16 See Also
It will not be a bad idea to spend your next holidays in Africa, specifically the South African region. If you do not know where to visit, allow us to recommend Botswana. It is a country with many places for a tourist to explore, so you would always have a fun time.
The culture of the land is fascinating, and you might not want to leave when visiting. The locals also have a warm aura that makes foreigners feel welcomed.
The best thing one can do when in the city is to find how to contribute to their economy to boost the country to become better.
Air Quality and Pollution
Botswana might have strongholds in tourism and other aspects, but not in air quality. If you decide to check the world ranking of most polluted countries, it is one of the highest-ranked.
Many factors contribute to air pollution in the country, including individual and company activities. Often, people are ignorant that their activities could lead to pollution.
Typically, a foreigner should be cautious when in the country, and we would advise that you the safe side.
The country’s air quality is usually what tourists complain about, hoping that something can be done so that the environment would be conducive in all aspects. Hopefully, a solution would be gotten soon.
Respect the Culture
It is common to hear that respect is reciprocal, so you should be respectful of all individuals in Botswana if you have to have a pleasant stay.
The people are usually welcoming and eager to help out foreigners. They are curious when it concerns a tourist, so you can say that it is easy to get their attention. However, they would not respond to you if you give them a cold attitude.
They love when foreigners respect the culture and try to get themselves involved in local activities. If you can do such, you will gain a special place in their hearts and enjoy your stay.
Top 10 Places to Visit
Here are some of the top places for anyone to visit in Botswana:
- Moremi Game Reserve (Okavango Delta): A lush vegetation is among the numerous things you will enjoy visiting this place. You will also get to see interesting wildlife animals that you may have never seen before. It is the perfect place to visit if you want to connect with nature.
- Tsodilo Hills (Okavango): Since it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is not surprising that there are tour guides at this place, as it is the only way you will get a full experience. The paintings are fascinating and would always get the interest of tourists. History says the san tribe painted it.
- Kubu Island: It is one of the national treasures in the country and captivating sight. If you want to experience Botswana, it is not out of place to visit this island. The locals would be eager to have you exploring.
- Kgale Hill (Gaborone): It is a famous tourist attraction in the country. If you love to go for hikes, it is a place to visit in Botswana. It is nicknamed The Sleeping Giant, and foreigners see it as an accomplishment climbing to the top.
- Guma Lagoon (Okavango): Botswana has proven to be a country for campers, and this is one of the top campsites in the country. It allows you to see wildlife, and the lagoons can be fascinating. You should ensure to visit it.
- Khama Rhino Sanctuary: It is a source of revenue generation for the country as it attracts many foreigners. Have you ever seen a rhino before? If no, you should make plans to visit this place before leaving the country. It also houses other animal species.
- Tswapong Hills (Central District): Visiting this place allows you to appreciate nature in its true form, serving as a means of relaxation. There are no regrets about visiting this place, so it should be on your list. The locals also have it amongst the places they recommend.
- National Botanical Garden (Gaborone): It is the first botanical garden in the country and was established in 2007. Since then, it has served as a relaxation spot for people as you would see that picnics are held at this place. It allows you to meet people and make friends.
- Iskcon Botswana Temple (Gaborone): It is an outstanding Hindu temple in the country that gets the attention of many due to its architectural features. It is impossible to pass it without taking a second look. Thus, it is a top tourist attraction in the country.
- Otse Hill (Otse): If you would love to be at the highest peak of Botswana, you should visit this hill and climb to the top.
There is no better thing to do in a country that to explore different places. After all, it would add to the stories you tell when you leave the country.
Exploration is a normal thing for foreigners, so it is normal for any tourist. Knowing the different places to visit in Botswana would not be an issue, as we would highlight some of them. Since the locals are warm and welcoming, they will also help you will recommendations and ideas.
If you are in the country for other affairs, you should find how to incorporate exploration into your schedule to not miss out on any fun.
One of the places to visit when exploring a country is the city parks. Some of the city parks in the country are:
- Kgale Hill Public Park (Gaborone): There are many things and activities you can do at this park, so it is an interesting place to visit. There are trails for hiking and exercising, and you would see other people doing the same thing. It also has a hill that you can climb to the top as a challenge.
- Tsholofelo Park (Gaborone): Visiting this park is always relaxing as it is a cool place and allows you to connect with nature. The serenity of this place is something that many people love.
There are also national parks in Botswana, and some of them are:
- Chobe National Park (Okavango): It is always fascinating to visit this place as you get to see wildlife and take walks in the serene environment. It comes in handy that this place is well-managed so it is always clean. You can have fun by engaging in different activities, including going on boat rides. Everyone says they usually have a superb experience at this park.
- Nxai Pan National Park (Nxai Pan): We do not know if you have seen landscapes like the ones at this place. It is an amazing place to explore as you get to see lush vegetation and appreciate nature.
Hanging out at the beach has become a favourite past time for some people, and they say that it is the best way for them to relax. Thus, they are always looking for beaches when in a new place.
We have noticed that some people add exploring beaches on their list of fun things to do when in a new country, especially as looking at water waves has a certain peace it brings.
Unfortunately, there are no beaches in Botswana as the country has no access to the sea, so exploring beaches is not a feasible idea.
This may be disappointing to many, but you can indulge in other activities.
Landmarks are typically outstanding features in a place that sticks to your mind almost immediately, and you can identify it at any time.
Some of the landmarks in Botswana are:
- The Three Dikgosi Monument (Gaborone): The statues depict three dikgosi: Khama III of the Bangwato, Sebele I of the Bakwena, and Bathoen I of the Bangwaketse. It is a popular tourist attraction in the country, and almost everyone knows about it. You would have a tour guide to lead you through whenever you visit this place. It was created in 2005 and has since been always able to get the attention of people. Thus, classifying as a historic landmark.
Some of the museums in Botswana are:
- National Museum and Art Gallery (Gaborone): The exterior of this would fascinate you, but the interior goes further to blow your mind. It has art exhibitions that tell the heritage of the country. It is a great place to get more knowledge about Botswana.
- Phuthadikobo Museum (Mochudi): if you are into architectural details, we know that this place would get your interest. It also tells stories about Botswana culture and heritage. The insights are always clear, and the environment is welcoming. It is a great place for any foreigner to visit especially as you can learn something new anytime you visit it.
People are usually curious about the available food options in Botswana, and it is understandable. After all, one has to eat while in the country, and you might be attracted to the traditional local meals.
Dikgobe is one of the irresistible meals in the country, consisting of beans, corn, and lamb. Some people start salivating once they see it, and we know that you will not be an exception.
Another traditional local meal you can enjoy in Botswana is Phaphatha. It serves as the perfect breakfast meal as it is almost like the typical bread, but the preparation process sometimes differs as some people would stuff it with meat.
The country also has other enjoyable options.
If you are looking for the best place to enjoy any of the local meals, it will be best for you to visit a traditional restaurant as you know that it is their focus, and they would cook these meals to perfection.
It is impossible not to see a traditional local restaurant in any of the cities, so you are covered irrespective of where you stay. If you encounter difficulties in tracing these restaurants, you can ask a local for direction.
Typically, the locals would be excited to recommend these restaurants as they want foreigners to have a taste of their local meals. Ensure that you do not rob yourself of this enjoyment.
The same way there are restaurants in Botswana is the same way there are places that focus on vegan preferences. Thus, no one is left out of the enjoyment concerning local traditional meals.
We know that vegetarians usually have worries when visiting a new place as they are concerned about finding a place that specializes in vegan meals. It also bothers them when they cannot find a place as it means that they cannot enjoy the local meals.
However, these worries fly out of the window when you are in Botswana as some of the restaurants in different cities ensure that they put vegans into consideration.
Another food aspect that cannot be ignored when talking about the available food options in Botswana is street food. These are quick meals that are usually enjoyable, and some people are on the lookout for them once they arrive in a new place.
We would not say that there are many street food options in Botswana, but the available few are satisfiable, and people usually give good commendations.
We do not know if you have ever eaten corn-on-the-cob, but it is one of the available options that you should try. You would also see roasted meat as a part of the street food options.
The commonest street food to find in this country are doughnuts, and we know that people would not have second thoughts about eating them as it is also available in different countries.
You will need a drink to accompany some of your meals, so it is only right if we also talk about the available drink options in Botswana. Interestingly, you can get both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options.
Beers are famous in the country, and you will notice various beer brands, including castle and lion beers.
Another drink option in Botswana is the ginger drink. It is typically homemade with ginger as the main ingredient and a combination of other elements. Khadi is another homemade option, and it is made from mushrooms and distilled sugars. These homemade drinks are not alcoholic.
You would also see soft drinks in the country, so you choose from an array of options.
It is best for us to also talk about tap water in Botswana as it is a type of drink, and people should know what to expect before getting to the country.
We always advise that people avoid drinking tap water in Botswana as it is unsafe and not portable. It is sometimes heavily chlorinated, and the water sources are not reliable.
Once you get to the country, it is best to buy bottled water or boil the water. This is to ensure that you should not compromise your health when you drink unsafe water. We would always say that it is best to safe than to be sorry.
We usually help foreigners highlight the various activities they can do in a new place. Some of these activities are usually dependent on water bodies such as fishing and kayaking.
However, since Botswana is not connected to large water bodies as we see no beaches in the country, carrying out these activities is sometimes difficult. This is not to say that you cannot go fishing at all as it is possible to see small water bodies around.
If you are interested in any of these water activities, it is best to seek advice from the locals as they are in the best place to give adequate information.
Drifting away from water activities, another activity you can do while in Botswana is yoga. Some people might already be used to this, while others would not. However, we are sure that you would find it interesting.
The best part of yoga is that it is helpful to the body system as it serves as a form of stress relief. You will see other yogis in Botswana, and there are studios where people go to carry out these activities.
If you are a beginner, these studios usually have instructors to help out. You might be wary of other new people for a while, but we are sure that you will make new friends.
If you have not thought about where to stay before traveling to a place, you are making a huge mistake as you stand the risk of being stranded while there.
It could be that the money you kept as accommodation budget is not enough, which is why you need to research before going there.
It could also be that there are other options you would have preferred if you had known earlier. We know that there are various accommodation options in Botswana, so you should check and make a choice.
You will have peace of mind when you do not have to worry about accommodation when traveling.
We do not know if you have heard of green hotels before or if you have ever stayed in one. However, it is one of the Botswana’s available options, and we have not seen anyone who had regrets about it.
A typical green hotel is ecofriendly with amenities that promise comfort. It is usually helpful when your hotel is in a central location, so you should keep that in mind when choosing.
Although the number of green hotels across the various cities is not much, we know that there are high chances of finding one in the place you stay. If you are a fan of sustainability, this is the option for you.
Hostels and Guest Houses
When you research more about Botswana’s available accommodation options, you would see hostels and guest houses.
These are usually cheaper options that come in handy to people who are on a budget. Due to the setting of these places, you are prone to make new friends as you would be able to mix and mingle with others.
These places are always kept in a clean state, so you should not have any worries. There are high chances of seeing a hostel or guesthouse in any Botswana city, so the process of finding one is not hard.
The friendly aura and warmth surrounding these places are always welcoming.
If you are not concerned about the money spent on accommodation and willing to pay any amount, we would say that you should consider staying at in apartment. Although it is a more expensive option than the rest, it usually gives value for your money.
Some people say that you will get a treatment fit for a king and queen when you stay in an apartment. Many of the Botswana apartments are built to taste, and the staff are always ready to attend to your needs.
Your comfort is always assured when you stay at in apartment, so we are sure that you will not have any complaints.
What do you think about staying with a local while in Botswana? Are you open to the idea but do not know how to go about it? If you are in such a category, have no further worries as Couchsurfing is there to make it feasible.
The Couchsurfing community helps to connect locals and foreigners as there are locals willing to let tourists stay in their homes.
Understandably, there is a need for a compromise when staying with a local. However, we are sure that you will experience the country differently from others as these people will be on the ground to always guide you and ensure you have maximum fun.
If you do not know, Botswana has some campsites, so you should know that camping is a feasible idea in the country.
You can either visit the country to camp for a few days or add camping to your list of things to do before leaving the country. It is always best to have a local while going camping, so you need to be friends with them if you want them to carry you along.
The camping experience is always fun as it is different from your everyday activities. When you go camping, always try to get involved in different activities.
The sparsely populated Kalahari Desert and its fringe.
The northern part of the country with the Okavango Delta and good game reserves like Chobe National Park and Moremi National Park
- Gaborone or Gabs is a neat and tidy little capital with rapidly growing shantytowns on the periphery
Getting There and Moving Around
We see that some people usually encounter issues when it concerns how to get to their destination. It could be that they have never been there before and do not know the transport system that would get them from their present location to their destination. Thus, it becomes a problem.
It is typical to look for someone else who has been there and ask questions not to encounter any problem as the goal is to reach your destination and have fun. After all, no one likes to encounter a complicated process.
It is essential to research how to get there ahead of time so that you can be well-prepared.
When you get to your location, you also need to know how to move around as there is always a need for movement. It would be wrong to assume that the transport system which works in your home city is the same that would work in the new country.
No two systems are alike, so there would always be a difference even if you see something that looks similar. You need to know how payments work and other essentials so that you would have ease in moving around.
If you are friendly with the locals, you know that they would readily assist you and ensure that you are not stressed.
One of the stress-free means that comes to play when it concerns moving around in Botswana is to walk. With your legs, you get to cover distances at your pace, and you can also interact with people as you are moving around.
Typically, you would see foreigners with a camera as they walk around as they wish to capture moments that they would not get if they use another means to move around. The locals would usually be on broad smiles when a tourist is walking and taking pictures as it assures them that the foreigner finds their country interesting, which boosts their tourism sector.
It is common to see people moving around with bicycles in different cities, and we know that you might also want to cycle even if you do not know how to do it. If you would love to use a bicycle to move around, the locals are willing to teach you how to cycle. You will see that some locals usually engage in a cycling competition, and you can also join them as it is fun and helps you bond with them.
You can rent a bicycle from a rental shop in any of the cities and enjoy your time exploring the country at your pace.
You will also notice that you can use electronic vehicles in Botswana like a scooter. It is almost similar to using a bicycle, but you must ensure that you know how to ride one before getting it.
You can rent a scooter the same way you would rent a bicycle, but safety gears should be accompanied, especially a helmet. By doing this, you are staying safe and abiding by the laws of the country.
Taking time to study the country’s driving pattern is also important as it could be that you are not used to the system there, and you need to prepare yourself before hitting the road.
We doubt that there is any country without an airport. The main airport in Botswana is in Gaborone, so that is where you will land if you are using air as it receives international flights.
If you do not plan to stay in Gaborone, you will get a means of transport from the airport to your desired city.
It is easier to get a flight to Botswana if you are in a South African country. We doubt that you can get a direct flight to the country if you are not in Africa. Using a flight to this country usually comes in handy as it is fast.
We hope you do not expect to use a bus to Botswana if your current location is far from the country. It would not make sense as you would spend hours on the road, and it could be that there is no road connection linking the countries.
You do not need to worry about road connection if you are within the South African region, as the road connection is usually in place.
Using the road, you are willing to use a longer time, but you can capture the scenery and probably have discussions with others about the country before you reach, ensuring that you are acquainted.
You should know that you can also use a bus to move around Botswana, and you do not need to worry about getting a bus as there are many bus companies in the country. It is the main means of moving around, and you can easily get information from others.
These buses would operate within the cities and can also get you to other cities. Thus, navigation between cities is easy, and you can spread out your exploration.
The locals would help you understand the bus system better, so you should always ask questions if you are ever confused about anything.
There is a railway in Botswana, so you can be sure to use a train to get into the country. However, you should know that it is not every country that has a railway connection with Botswana.
It would be imaginable to think that you can use a train to Botswana if you are in another country. It is also not all countries in Africa that has a railway connection with the country.
It is typical for anyone to think that you can use a train to Botswana within the South Africa region. However, this is not always the case. Zimbabwe is a country that you are sure to get a train that operates to Botswana.
When we tell people that it is possible to get a free ride to Botswana, they usually look at us as if we speak a strange language or have grown an extra head.
However, if you are in a country that connects Botswana via road networks and you feel up to a road trip, you can stand on the road and try flagging a driver to make negotiations for a free trip.
It usually works for most people.
We usually get questions asking if there are any other means of getting into Botswana except the ones we highlighted above. Unfortunately, there is no other way of getting into the country.
If you are wondering about using a ship, you should remember that there are no major water bodies in the country, so there is no linkage for a ship.
We know that one of the other options would be suitable for you, so pick an option and enter Botswana.
It could be that you have always been hearing about sustainable shopping, but you do not know what it entails. It is a means of shopping that requires you patronizing the local vendors to boost the country’s economy. Foreigners are usually encouraged to engage in this type of shopping when in a new place.
If you have worries about getting something you like, it should fly out of the window as there are always various options.
Food is an important aspect of any foreigners’ journey, and we have highlighted some of the local meals you can get in Botswana. If you are in an accommodation option that has a kitchen, it could be that you wish to try out how to cook these meals. Thus, you need to purchase food items.
There is no other place to visit in the country than the various food markets spread across different cities as you would get the best deals.
Another way of engaging in sustainable shopping is to patronize second-hand stores. People usually fear the quality of what they would get from such stores and are concerned about limitations.
Allow us to assure you that the vendors carry out thorough checks before displaying the items, and there are no limitations to what you can get from a second-hand store.
You will notice that there are various second-hand stores specialize in different items, so pick the option that sells what you need. The talk about sustainable shopping will not be complete if we fail to mention eco-fashion, which is gradually gaining Botswana grounds.
You should know that the locals do not limit their creativity, so you would see them using recyclable items to make clothes, ensuring that there are eco-friendly.
Nothing should stop you from purchasing these fashion items as you would be contributing to the environment, and it goes a long way.
Since we mentioned that Botswana locals use recyclable materials to make clothes, one would assume that most of them are involved in recycling. However, we cannot say that there is an active recycling plan in the country.
Apart from fashion items, most people collect recyclable items and export them to other countries with active recycling plans.
It will come in handy if you have an initiative that aids in fostering recycling in Botswana.
There are plans to aid in curbing waste pollution in the country, so you would see the government encouraging the locals to engage in recycling.
Although we cannot say that the waste management system in this country is over the top, it occurs, and people should be more supportive of it.
You should play your role towards the support by avoiding loitering when in the country and educating others on the importance of an effective waste management system.
Work and Study Abroad
There are many reasons why a person would want to study in Botswana, but we cannot say that it is the best in terms of education.
However, one common question we get from people is knowing if students are allowed to work while schooling.
Botswana does not have any restrictions on working and studying, so it is left to the individual to know how to effectively balance both aspects of life so that none would lack for the other.
Typically, it could be that they have heard much about the customs and traditions and also wish to experience the same.
Most of the Botswana schools have an active exchange student program with schools in different countries and continents, so you should check if your school connects with them. If yes, you can be an exchange student in the country.
The Au Pair system helps people get jobs faster in different countries, and Botswana is not an exception.
The idea is for families to register on the au pair website and display their available job offers. Thus, you come across it as you browse through the site, and you can choose a favorable option.
It is a way for foreigners to connect with the locals as the jobs are usually house jobs like being a tutor or caretaker.
We do not know if there is any country that does not accept volunteers. Even if there is, it is a minimal amount.
If you plan on going to Botswana as a volunteer, the country will welcome you with open arms as they know that you are bound to create a change in your desired sector.
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Unify our nation
Everyone agrees that the election of Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States of American was a major political achievement that has seldom, if ever, been seen before. It has been said that he has turned the political situation in these States on its “head”. He and the other political leaders of our country agree that they and the representatives of the people of this country need to now work respectfully together to unite our people at every level of government into a unified body of Americans who are committed to preserving and implementing the ideals of freedom and the rule of law and its principles of justice and respect for individual differences and dreams for everyone who chooses to participate in this special gathering of people in this world.
It is obvious that the people of this country are still divided in some of the basic objectives for their political activity in spite of the fact that one political party holds the majority of seats in both houses of Congress as well as the presidency, so the task of building unity through our political procedures will not be easy. New leaders will be installed into positions of responsibility. Some bureaucratic programs will be changed. New rules will be passed and others will be removed. Relationships between civic leaders at all levels of authority, domestic and foreign, will be reviewed and refreshed.
The residents of these United States will find themselves to be under a revised form of political processes that are somewhat different from what has been practiced for many previous decades, but the officials of these political processes will also be aware of a persist new voice with a clear message from a large group of American citizens who in the past have been somewhat silent and passive in regard to their individual participation in these processes. Politics in these United States will never return to “business as usual”.
Regardless of whether or not you voted or which side of the aisle your representative in Congress sit or even if you are not a citizen of this country, you are going to be affected by the changes that are going to be implemented in the way that Americans conduct the business of their government from now on. What changes are you anxious to see made in our civic situation in these States? How do you plan to personally participate in this business from now on? Let’s talk about this in a positive way to enhance the ideals of the American form of government for all of our people. | <urn:uuid:c2b73c22-7f7b-4387-b63a-f572ffcadcad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.christianityetc.org/blog/u-s-election/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.975689 | 478 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Steve came hillwalking last March and wrote the following article about the day, which he has kindly permitted me to reproduce here. We climbed Nephin – at 806 m, Connacht’s second highest mountain.
” A Mountain and a Lost Ship
Barry Murphy met us outside the post office in the village of Lahardane, County Mayo. He was our guide for a hike up Nephin Mór – the second highest mountain in Connacht. With introductions made, our small group set off.
As we approached the trail, Barry introduced us to the local history of the parish of Addergoole. A ruined house had once been the home of a victim of the sinking of the Titanic. A total of fourteen parishioners had sailed on the ill starred voyage; only three survived. The loss is reputed to be the greatest in Europe from a single small locality.
Catherine McGowan is credited with putting the ‘Addergoole Fourteen’ together. She had spent several years in America and had originally returned home to bring her niece out to the States. Others decided to join her and their dream of a new life ended in the freezing waters of the North Atlantic. Catherine perished, but her niece, 17 year old Annie McGowan, was rescued. She lived to the grand age of 95 and is buried in Illinois.
Each year, the tragedy of 1912 is commemorated by the ringing of a lone church bell at 2.20am on 15th April; the moment when the great liner slipped beneath the waves. There is a thriving Titanic Society, and relatives of the passengers still live in the area. A centenary programme is planned for 2012.
We now began our ascent of the mountain. A fine Irish drizzle closed in; it seemed our efforts would not be rewarded with a spectacular view. Boots crunched in deep snow as we neared the summit. Then, right on cue, the mist lifted and all was revealed in sunlight. Directly below us was the anglers’ paradise of Lough Conn. On the horizon, the conical outline of the holy mountain of Croagh Patrick. To the west, the grandeur of Achill Island and the very Atlantic Ocean that had taken such a toll.
Poses were struck, and cameras clicked as we enjoyed our good fortune.
With hike over, we returned to our hotel where Barry joined us for a pint and the swapping of tales. We much enjoyed his account of hitching through a divided Germany. An East German policeman inspected his belongings. Barry’s meagre rations had consisted of a Mars bar and a hard boiled egg. ‘Crack ze egg’, insisted this paragon of suspicion.
A fine evening was rounded off by a Guinness fuelled screening of the Ireland v England rugby international. I awoke next morning with a heavy head, but a light heart. On checking out, I reminded the receptionist of my heroics in scaling Nephin Mór. I suggested that perhaps they would consider renaming the peak after me. She smiled as she lied that she would ask someone to look into it… “
Many thanks to Steve for this guest blogpost. Read the Addergoole Titanic Society’s website.
Hiking Nephin Mór
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Artificial insemination (AI) is a simple and low-cost assisted reproductive technique by which sperm are introduced unnaturally into the woman's uterus. The objective is to produce fertilization and achieve pregnancy.
It is a painless and much less invasive procedure than other reproductive techniques such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Depending on the origin of the semen sample used, we distinguish two types:
- Homologous artificial insemination (HAI) or conjugal artificial insemination (CAI), i.e. using a sample from the couple. The probability of pregnancy in this case is close to 15-25%.
- Heterologous or donor artificial insemination (DAI), with bank sperm. The success rate is 20-30%.
The price of this treatment may vary between different clinics and depends on the needs of each patient or couple, but usually ranges between 1000$-2500$ per cycle.
Provided below is an index with the 14 points we are going to expand on in this article.
How does it work?
Artificial insemination consists of depositing a previously processed semen sample inside the uterus.
To carry it out, the specialist introduces a cannula into the uterine cavity transvaginally and in an ultrasound-guided manner, that is to say, controlled by ultrasound. It is performed during the woman's ovulatory period in order to increase the chances of success.
The fertilization of the egg by the sperm takes place in the fallopian tubes, just as it happens when pregnancy is achieved naturally. The differences are the way in which the sperm is introduced into the female reproductive organ and that the best sperm have been previously selected from the sample.
Another important difference is that, in the AI process, the woman's ovulation time is monitored by ultrasound to coincide with the insemination and thus increase the probability of success.
In addition, hormonal medication is usually administered to the patient to stimulate follicular growth, which also increases the pregnancy rate.
Therefore, the probability of pregnancy is slightly higher than that derived from sexual intercourse, although it still depends fundamentally on the fertilizing capacity of the sperm and the implantation capacity of the embryo generated after fertilization.
AI treatment step by step
The main steps of the artificial insemination process are outlined below:
- Ovarian stimulation: Hormones (gonadotropins) are administered in low doses to trigger egg production. Follicle growth is monitored on a regular basis.
- Ovulation induction: When 1 or 2 follicles have reached the optimum size (18 mm in diameter), ovulation is induced with hCG shots.
- Sperm preparation: The semen sample is washed by means of sperm capacitation, which removes other cell types and seminal plasma, so that is contains only motile spermatozoa.
- Insemination: When the woman is ovulating, a small semen sample is placed inside the uterus with an insemination cannula. Anesthesia is not needed.
- Luteal phase support: Progesterone is administered vaginally to boost the chances for embryo implantation.
Types of artificial insemination
Artificial insemination can be classified into two types depending on the origin of the semen sample:
- Artificial insemination by husband/partner (AIH)
- Artificial insemination by donor (AID) or donor insemination (DI)
Depending on the precise part of the female reproductive system where the sperm is placed, we can distinguish between the following types of AI:
- Intratubal insemination: in the Fallopian tubes.
- Intracervical insemination: in the cervix.
- Intravaginal insemination: inside the vagina, as in sexual intercourse.
- Intrafollicular insemination: in the ovarian follicle.
- Intrauterine insemination: in the uterine cavity.
Intrauterine insemination or IUI is the most common technique, mainly because it has the highest success rates. The others are only used in case there is a problem linked to the canalization of the uterine cervix.
When to do artificial insemination
This assisted reproductive technology (ART) is used in many cases with the sole purpose of having a baby. Fertility problems that can be addressed by means of artificial insemination are different for each type of AI.
Indications of artificial insemination by husband
Artificial insemination by husband is commonly used in the following cases:
- Female infertility due to cervical disorders
- Mild-to-moderate endometriosis
- Menstrual irregularities: in cases of polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS, anovulation, or problems in the follicular phase.
- Impossibility to place the semen inside the vagina due to retrograde ejaculation, vaginismus, premature ejaculation, or erectile dysfunction.
- Mild male fertility problems, i.e. alterations of seminal parameters. However, it is only performed in mild cases because a certain amount of sperm is required to guarantee a minimum success rate of AI.
- Unexplained infertility: When previous analysis do not show a particular pathology and the patients have normal fertility patterns, then it is advisable to start the IA. Even if a pathology has not previously been detected, it doesn't mean that it's not there, but just that it could not be diagnosed in the analysis.
- Immune infertility: It occurs when there is an incompatibility between the female reproductive system and the semen. It is commonly caused by female antibodies that destroy the sperm. This cause is not very usual and the way in which it works is still unknown.
Indications of donor insemination
As a last resort, donor insemination may be performed as a treatment for couples whose own sperm is non-viable. However, the patient’s own sperm should be the chosen option in the first place.
- Single women or gay couples.
- Male genetic diseases that cannot be diagnosed by means of a pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).
- Severe male fertility problems: if pregnancy is not achieved after several ICSI cycles and female conditions are favorable.
- Male sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs): in case after several washings it is not possible to guarantee a virus-free sperm.
In accordance with Dr. Antonio Forgiarini, gynecologist specialized in Reproductive Medicine, technically there exist no differences between AIH and AID. In both, the ovarian cycle of the patient is stimulated, monitoring follicle development until the follicles are mature. In both cases, ovulation is triggered at this moment.
The basic difference between them is the origin of the sperm sample. In AID or donor insemination, as the name suggests, donor sperm is used. Sperm donation is the solution to achieving pregnancy when the husband's or partner's sperm is unavailable.
What are the requirements?
Artificial insemination is the first technique of choice when a couple is unable to achieve pregnancy after 12 months of trying to conceive without luck. However, a series of requirements should be met for it to guarantee a minimum chance of success.
If the couple is unable to meet these requirements, other techniques such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) will be applied directly.
The following are the minimum conditions for artificial insemination to be successful:
- Dismissing any risk of suffering from Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HIV, Rubella, Syphilis, or Toxoplasmosis. This step is very important to guarantee that there is no risk of infection to the partner and/or the baby-to-be.
- Checking the woman's tubal patency by means of different techniques such as hysterosalpingography (HSG) or laparoscopy. With this techniques, you can observe whether the Fallopian tubes are functional or not.
- Having a minimum sperm count. Once sperm capacitation is done, the results after analyzing the motile sperm concentration or MSC must be above 3 million sperm with progressive motility.
Finally, age also matters, as it has a direct influence on the chances of either success or failure. From age 36 onwards, women have lower chances of getting pregnant. This means that women at 37-38 or more usually go for IVF in the first place.
More information on the following post: Requirements for AI.
Effectiveness and success rates
In general, women are recommended to wait for at least 15 days before taking a pregnancy test in order for false-negative results to be avoided. It allows women to find out whether AI has been successful, that is to say if pregnancy has occurred or not.
Given that it requires little involvement of the specialist, the success rate of AI is lower if we compare it to the statistics of IVF. The rate for artificial insemination with a husband's sperm ranges from 12 to 16%, while the percentage increases to 18-22% with donor sperm.
Most fertility clinics have very similar statistical data when it comes to measuring the pregnancy success rate.
Experts usually refer to the cumulative pregnancy rate of IUI. After conducting several studies, there is evidence that the number of women getting pregnant in the second cycle is higher, taking into account that the average success rate of AI is 14%. on the first attempt.
Taking this phenomenon into account, up to four IUI cycles can be performed before moving on to IVF. With four insemination cycles, the chances of success are as high as 35%.
Benefits and differences with IVF
The main advantage of artificial insemination is that it is a simple procedure. This is very important since it means that surgery is not required, as in the case of IVF. Also, anesthesia is not necessary, as it does not hurt.
Another important advantage is related to its cost. Since it does not involve a high level of complexity, the price is considerably lower if compared to other treatments that require more sophisticated medical equipment or tools. On the other hand, the protocol followed to induce ovulation is milder than that of IVF, which turns it into a more affordable procedure.
A major difference with IVF is linked to the origin of the oocytes, as only the patient's own eggs can be used with IUI. Given that fertilization occurs at the laboratory, IVF with donor eggs is another possible option.
Also, even though IUI is an infertility treatment, it is the most similar to the natural process of insemination. Though the semen sample is "artificially" placed inside the uterus, fertilization occurs in a natural way.
If compared to natural pregnancies, the main benefit is that the quality of the semen sample is enhanced thanks to sperm capacitation. Monitoring the day of ovulation helps to increase the chances of getting pregnant as well.
You can find more advantages on the following post: Advantages of artificial insemination.
Problems, risks and side effects
Although the number of risks associated with artificial insemination is low, sometimes complications such as the following can occur:
- Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS): It can be caused by an excessive response of the follicles while on hormone therapy. In artificial insemination, stimulation protocols tend to be mild and monitored by ultrasound, so the risk of developing OHSS is low.
- Multiple birth: Most cases of multiple pregnancy are due to the stimulation of several follicles, especially in young women. Fertility clinics work very hard on this aspect trying to prevent it, since a twin pregnancy entails numerous risks both during pregnancy and childbirth.
- Ectopic pregnancy: There is a 4% chance with artificial insemination, while the rate is reduced to 0.8% in natural cycles.
- Miscarriage: The risk of going through pregnancy loss is higher during early pregnancy. It occurs in 20% of the cases.
- Infections: They occur rarely, with a rate that reaches 0.07% per AI cycle thanks to strict asepsis and sterility measures. Pelvic inflammations or immune problems may also appear.
As for the potential side effects derived from the process, they are neither severe nor common, although discomfort or a feeling or sickness can arise as a consequence of the fertility drugs administered.
For detailed information about the potential risks, please visit the following article: Risks of AI.
How much does it cost?
The cost of an artificial insemination procedure using the partner’s sperm may vary considerably depending on each clinic. For instance, in Spain the price can range from €600 to more than €1,000.
It should be clear that prices never include the cost of medication. Thus, the price of hormone treatments to stimulate the ovaries, as well as progesterone, should be added to the initial price.
In case donor insemination is the chosen option, the cost of the donor sperm should be added to that of AIH. Bearing this in mind, the final price of donor insemination could be approximate of €900-€1,400 if you are in a European country.
In the UK, the availability and fees of artificial insemination on the NHS vary across the country. However, the costs usually range from around £500 to £1,000 per cycle. It should be taken into account that waiting lists for treatment can be very long in some areas.
The price in the USA is $600-3000, with an average of $1500 approximately. It varies from clinic to clinic, though.
Nevertheless, some fertility centers offer discounts and special plans in case you need to start a second AI cycle. Thus, asking for it is highly advisable to get an overall idea of which the quotation should be.
Did you know that we can help you to choose a fertility clinic for your IUI cycle? All you have to do is get your Fertility Report now. It is an easy-to-use tool that is capable of filtering the best clinics and tailor an individual report exclusively for you with useful tips that will help you make a well informed decision.
Artificial insemination at home
Many people consider at-home or DIY artificial insemination another type of AI, the truth is that it is not. Given that is an assisted reproductive technology (ART), we cannot consider it as an infertility treatment when it is done at home.
With AI, the pregnancy rate improves due to the preparation of both the male and the female. However, the success rate of at-home artificial insemination is not higher or lower than that reached through sexual intercourse.
The use of DIY artificial insemination kits is common among single mothers and lesbian couples without fertility problems wishing to get pregnant naturally using donor sperm, but without engaging in sexual intercourse with a man.
If you want some tips on how to carry out DIY artificial insemination, here is a step-by-step guide to it: How to do artificial insemination at home.
FAQs from users
Is there a risk of ectopic pregnancy in an AI?
An ectopic pregnancy is nothing more than a gestation that nests inappropriately in the fallopian tubes, which implies a medical emergency that may require surgical treatment, in addition to having consequences on the reproductive health of women.
This is due to the fact that the fallopian tubes -of much smaller diameter and resistance than the uterus- are not prepared to host a pregnancy and, with the development of the embryo in this area, a rupture of this tissue, which has a lot of blood supply, can be generated. This would trigger a hemorrhage that could pose a great risk to the woman.
Artificial insemination is a simple and minimally invasive assisted reproduction treatment, which can be ideal when the causes of reproductive problems are due to the male factor. In this treatment, the sperm -previously prepared- is basically introduced into the uterus in order to promote pregnancy. In most cases, the woman is also usually given medication to help promote ovulation.
All assisted reproduction treatments carry a slightly increased risk of ectopic pregnancy, and artificial insemination is no exception. The causes for this type of pregnancy are not entirely clear, but the most widely accepted are the following: firstly, the fact of injecting the sperm directly into the uterus could affect the peristalsis of the tubes (movement of the tubes that moves the ovum from the ovary to the uterus), causing it to function inadequately and not be able to transport the fertilized ovum to the uterus. The other cause may be that there is a pathology in the tubes that partially occludes them, enough to allow the passage of the sperm, but subsequently does not allow the passage of the fertilized embryo.
Can I become a single mother with artificial insemination?
Yes, maternity is possible without a male partner. This option can be achieved using donor sperm, based on the physical characteristics of the patient. The success rates of AID are associated with the absence of tubal pathologies and age.
If I am a single mother, is it better to resort to artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization? What is the difference?
Each case must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, but normally, in cases of single women who do not show any signs of sterility, the technique of choice is artificial insemination.. This is because it is more comfortable for the patient and more economical, since fertilization occurs in the woman rather than in the laboratory and less hormonal medication is needed.
In cases where there is some indication that it will not be possible to achieve gestation through artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF) will be chosen. For example, if the woman has blocked fallopian tubes or low ovarian reserve, IVF is preferable.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of IUI over IVF?
The main benefits of IUI are: simplicity of the process, low doses of fertility drugs (mild ovarian stimulation), and the absence of surgery and anesthesia for carrying it out. It does not hurt, the duration time is short, and the cost is lower than IVF.
The cons, however, are linked to the success rates, since they are low if compared to those of IVF. There is also a strong need for meeting all the requirements to be a good candidate for IUI and besides egg donation is not possible in case the patient is unable to use her own eggs.
Are pregnancy symptoms after artificial insemination the same as if pregnancy is achieved naturally?
Yes, they are very similar. However, in the case of artificial insemination, there may be some additional symptoms derived from the hormonal mediation necessary for ovarian stimulation.
After artificial insemination, is it possible to have sexual intercourse?
Yes, as long as they do not hurt or have been contraindicated by the specialist. In fact, some experts recommend it because they argue that it increases the chances of achieving pregnancy.
Is artificial insemination with gender selection possible?
In countries where gender or sex selection is allowed (e.g. the United States), choosing the sperm's gender is possible by means of "sperm sorting", in which case sex selection for AI would be possible. However, the effectiveness of this technique is low.
Gender selection is usually carried out as a complementary technique with IVF, as PGD (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) is required to analyze the embryos and their chromosomes.
If you are interested in the AI process and want to learn more about the requirements for it to be more successful, be sure to visit this article: Requirements for an AI.
On the other hand, as we have already mentioned, the success of AI does not increase after the fourth attempt. In this case, the ideal would be to resort to IVF. If you need information about this fertility treatment, we recommend you to visit this article: In vitro fertilization (IVF): What is it and how much does it cost?
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We know that the brain changes after traumatic injury, and now we have maps from mice that show what that change looks like.
A team of researchers has tracked connections between nerve cells throughout the brain of mice, which shows that distant parts of the brain are disconnected after a head injury.
The amazing visualizations of connectivity throughout the brain can help researchers understand how a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, changes the intersection between different cells and brain regions, first in mice and then in humans.
“We have long known that communication between different brain cells can change very dramatically after an injury.” says neuroscientist and study author Robert Hunt of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), who envisioned the project a decade ago.
“But we have not been able to see what is happening in the whole brain until now.”
There is still so much that we do not fully understand traumatic brain injurywhich can leave people with lifelong disabilities, feeling like shadows of their former selves and almost unrecognizable to the family.
A TBI occurs when a blow to the head – often from a fall, car accident, sports collision or physical assault – sends the brain to ricochet around inside the skull, causing permanent damage.
Repeated head trauma leading to a serious condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been well documented in professional athletes. But even “mild” headaches called concussions can obvious damage years latershows new research.
No two head injuries are usually the same, which makes them challenging to study, although there are common symptoms: memory problems, communication difficulties, lack of attention, Depressionand emotional instability, to name a few.
However, linking behavioral, emotional, and brain function changes to changes in specific brain cells or broader neural networks is one of the important tasks, as researchers hope to better understand how brain damage develops and whether its occurrence could be prevented.
In this study, Hunt and the team, led by fellow neuroscientist and UCI researcher Jan Frankowski, have developed some new and improved techniques for mapping nerve cell connections across the brain in a mouse model that replicates TBI using a dazzling set of laser-illuminated fluorescent tags.
At that time, iDISCO was well established and we modified the clearing protocols to achieve strong immune labeling through an entire damaged brain, without separating the brains into two hemispheres as is usually done pic.twitter.com/5qborRCuNN
– robert hunt 🔥 (@hunt_lab) June 14, 2022
Of particular interest was a group of neurons called somatostatin interneurons that control the input and output of local brain circuits and are among the most vulnerable to cell death after brain damage.
The trick was to infuse whole mouse brains with chemicals to make the completely intact, jelly-like organs transparent and image them before cutting the tissue into thin sections for further inspection under a microscope.
What the researchers saw was striking. Two months after an injury to the hippocampus, a brain region involved in learning and memory, neural circuits in the mice’s brains had been reconfigured.
Surviving somatostatin interneurons in the hippocampus became “hyper-connected hubs”, rich in nearby connections but disconnected from long-distance inputs; the same connection changes were also seen in distant parts of the brain, not directly damaged.
“It looks like the whole brain is being carefully switched on to cope with the damage, whether it was direct damage to the region or not.” explaining Alexa Tierno, PhD student in neuroscience at UCI and co-author of the study.
“But different parts of the brain probably don’t work as well together as they did before the injury.”
In their image exploration, the team also found evidence that the machines used by brain cells to establish distant connections remained intact after a serious injury. This bodes well for recovery because, says Hunt, it suggests that there may be a way to entice the damaged brain to repair lost connections on its own.
Based on previous workThe researchers grafted new neurons into the animals’ brains, at the site of the injury, and found that newly transplanted cells could be intertwined with existing, damaged circuits and receive input from the entire brain.
So we transplanted SST interneurons into brain-damaged hippocampus and mapped their connections. The new SST interneurons received appropriate connections from the whole brain, providing a potential circuit base for interneuron cell therapy pic.twitter.com/MPATNJn6fv
– robert hunt 🔥 (@hunt_lab) June 14, 2022
“Some people are free [brain cell] transplantation can rejuvenate the brain by releasing unknown substances to increase innate regenerative capacity. ” says Hunt. “But we are discovering that the new neurons are really plugged into the brain.”
However, this is not the only approach. Other research is considering the possibility that strengthening existing connections through learning can help restore brain function after injury, and so could encourage new brain cells to growa process that slows down with age.
With cell-based therapies still far away, the researchers behind this latest study say their next step will be to look at what can happen to other cell types (they only studied one) and in other brain areas after injury.
Investigating whether the brain-wide circulatory changes observed in mice are also evident in people who have experienced traumatic brain injury, and whether they may contribute to disability and epilepsy, will be another real test in the future.
“Understanding the types of plasticity that exist after an injury will help us rebuild the damaged brain with a very high degree of precision.” says Hunt. “However, it is very important that we step towards this goal, and it takes time.”
The study was published in Nature communication.
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One of the most important advantages of sustainable buildings is the ability to maximize energy efficiency while decreasing costs. Traditional construction strategies focus on initial construction cost while ignoring the cost of the structure long-term in both environmental and monetary impact. There is now a requirement and responsibility in construction to not only reduce initial costs but also maintain long-term economic and environmental performance.
Renewable energy technologies are the solution to rising energy costs. Through an initial investment, there are considerable savings in operational and maintenance phases. This can be seen in decisions like:
Throughout the lifecycle of a sustainable building, like CABN, there are three lifecycle costs that are critical to the project:
Initial costs are also known as development cost and acquisition cost. This cost includes the creation, renovation, building acquisition, consultation, materials, and completion costs.
Cost in use is known as operating cost and running cost. This cost is determined by the choices made at the initial stage leading to decisions taken at the manufacturing and application process.
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Dr. James L. Nolan, Jr., Chair and Washington Gladden 1859 Professor of Sociology at Williams College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss Nolan’s recent book, Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age. Nolan shares how the discovery of his grandfather’s papers sent him on a journey researching the role of doctors in the Manhattan Project and culminated in the publication of his latest book. You won’t want to miss this exciting account of the dangers, struggles, and responsibilities these doctors faced while dealing with some of the most lethal weapons known to mankind.
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We fixed a time frame. The horizon of 2030. By that time, every citizen around the world should have functioning water and sanitation services within reach. That is at least what countries agreed on when they adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
I am convinced that by 2021 at the latest, all countries serious about the SDGs need to have strong monitoring systems in place. How else will they know what path to follow to achieve water, sanitation and hygiene services for all?
The monitoring and evaluation systems in place in many countries are not designed to respond to the challenges around the SDGs. Take Niger, where the government thought that 69.5 percent of the population had adequate water, sanitation and hygiene services. Estimates given by the Ministry of Water and Sanitation in 2016 showed, however, that the country has provided only 18% percent of the population with basic services.
This is disruptive and shocking data for officials. It means that their plans for reaching everyone are not successful. It means that the problem is more severe than they thought. Officials in Niger are reflecting on how to deal with this.
Neighbouring country Mali has problems of another kind: finding qualified staff for public institutions in the sector. The problem has already reached the Prime Minister’s level, but he does not have the answers either. Resources to recruit employees or to train people have been structurally lacking over the past decade. How can they strengthen the country’s capacities for monitoring or for engaging in SDG6 without adequate staff?
Besides, not only the WASH sector is struggling – all sectors are facing issues. So what can WASH officials do? These are just some of the problems that I encounter.
Most countries are trying and struggling. If you want real change, if you want the ambition of the SDGs to really happen, then you need to have a monitoring system that properly weights the problems, defines actions accordingly and measures progress and effectiveness. This is the challenge I work on, with IRC and partners in cooperation with UNICEF, in the nine country national monitoring initiative. In this initiative, we are supporting West-African countries to assess how they are doing, and how they can deal with country-led monitoring systems in the WASH sector. Data can be scary. It exposes problems you thought were fixed, obstacles and bottlenecks in your country’s system you had no idea of, or you have no data to illustrate a situation.
It shows that people in the city have much better access to WASH services than villagers. And it might show that, as is the case in Mali, you do not have enough trained mechanics in place to fix a tap or hand pump.
As the lead for Mali, Benin and Niger, I am looking at what systems are in place to monitor the performance of the WASH sector. Which Ministry is responsible for water? Who is in the lead for sanitation? What are the priorities and what should be done in the coming three years? Having this type of information will already be a great start that can lead to significant improvements in the country’s situation.
Keep in mind that monitoring is the backbone to achieving the SDGs. Without it, reaching the SDGs is a blind struggle. In each country where we work, we look at both the national and district level. How are they doing with country plans, sector financing, and rules and regulations? How are the service providers doing with operation and maintenance? How are district officials managing the delivery of water and sanitation services? Has staff been trained? What is the division of tasks and responsibilities? Is data collected and stored, and is there quality control?
The data also tells us something about the interventions: it shows what works and what does not, and how long that particular system has been broken. Do people in charge do enough to repair it? Finally, we assess how monitoring outputs are used. They can be used for accountability or reporting back to donors or citizens.
This methodology inspired by the health sector is really new for the WASH sector. Assessing country monitoring systems has already taught us that in many cases, rural WASH monitoring is weaker than systems in cities. Progress, it suggests, comes when performance of the sector is regularly checked.
Most countries have not properly invested in monitoring systems yet. Many municipalities have only recently got involved in the process. It means that most of the time there is no clear system in place that is coordinated. It also means we have a lot of work to do. But when there is attention for monitoring at district and national level, I am positive that there is real ambition to achieve the SDGs. | <urn:uuid:e92feef8-c2f0-4a36-88ab-12a47c4f6698> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://es.ircwash.org/node/83573 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.964749 | 957 | 2.609375 | 3 |
In this excerpt from his new book, Our Mathematical Universe, M.I.T. professor Max Tegmark explores the possibility that math does not just describe the universe, but makes the universe
Excerpted with permission from Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality, by Max Tegmark. Available from Random House/Knopf. Copyright © 2014.
My cmnt: My PhD physics buddy: Please let me know what your take is on all of this.
What’s the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything? In Douglas Adams’ science-fiction spoof “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, the answer was found to be 42; the hardest part turned out to be finding the real question. I find it very appropriate that Douglas Adams joked about 42, because mathematics has played a striking role in our growing understanding of our Universe.
The Higgs Boson was predicted with the same tool as the planet Neptune and the radio wave: with mathematics. Galileo famously stated that our Universe is a “grand book” written in the language of mathematics. So why does our universe seem so mathematical, and what does it mean? In my new book “Our Mathematical Universe”, I argue that it means that our universe isn’t just described by math, but that it is math in the sense that we’re all parts of a giant mathematical object.
Math, math everywhere!
But where’s all this math that we’re going on about? Isn’t math all about numbers? If you look around right now, you can probably spot a few numbers here and there, for example the page numbers in your latest copy of Scientific American, but these are just symbols invented and printed by people, so they can hardly be said to reflect our Universe being mathematical in any deep way.
Because of our education system, many people equate mathematics with arithmetic. Yet mathematicians study abstract structures far more diverse than numbers, including geometric shapes. Do you see any geometric patterns or shapes around you? Here again, human-made designs like the rectangular shape of this book don’t count. But try throwing a pebble and watch the beautiful shape that nature makes for its trajectory! The trajectories of anything you throw have the same shape, called an upside-down parabola. When we observe how things move around in orbits in space, we discover another recurring shape: the ellipse. Moreover, these two shapes are related: the tip of a very elongated ellipse is shaped almost exactly like a parabola, so in fact, all of these trajectories are simply parts of ellipses.
We humans have gradually discovered many additional recurring shapes and patterns in nature, involving not only motion and gravity, but also areas as disparate as electricity, magnetism, light, heat, chemistry, radioactivity, and subatomic particles. These patterns are summarized by what we call our laws of physics. Just as the shape of an ellipse, all these laws can be described using mathematical equations.
Equations aren’t the only hints of mathematics that are built into nature: there are also numbers. As opposed to human creations like the page numbers in this book, I’m now talking about numbers that are basic properties of our physical reality. For example, how many pencils can you arrange so that they’re all perpendicular (at 90 degrees) to each other? 3 – by placing them along the 3 edges emanating from a corner of your room, say. Where did that number 3 come sailing in from? We call this number the dimensionality of our space, but why are there 3 dimensions rather than 4 or 2 or 42? And why are there, as far as we can tell, exactly 6 kinds of quarks in our Universe? There are also numbers encoded in nature that require decimals to write out – for example, the proton about 1836.15267 times heavier than the electron. From just 32 such numbers, we physicists can in principle compute every other physical constant ever measured.
There’s something very mathematical about our Universe, and that the more carefully we look, the more math we seem to find. So what do we make of all these hints of mathematics in our physical world? Most of my physics colleagues take them to mean that nature is for some reason described by mathematics, at least approximately, and leave it at that. But I’m convinced that there’s more to it, and let’s see if it makes more sense to you than to that professor who said it would ruin my career.
The mathematical universe hypothesis
I was quite fascinated by all these mathematical clues back in grad school. One Berkeley evening in 1990, while my friend Bill Poirier and I were sitting around speculating about the ultimate nature of reality, I suddenly had an idea for what it all meant: that our reality isn’t just described by mathematics – it is mathematics, in a very specific sense. Not just aspects of it, but all of it, including you.
My starting assumption, the external reality hypothesis, states that there exists an external physical reality completely independent of us humans. When we derive the consequences of a theory, we introduce new concepts and words for them, such as “protons”, “atoms”, “molecules”, “cells” and “stars”, because they’re convenient. It’s important to remember, however, that it’s we humans who create these concepts; in principle, everything could be calculated without this baggage.
But if we assume that reality exists independently of humans, then for a description to be complete, it must also be well-defined according to non-human entities – aliens or supercomputers, say – that lack any understanding of human concepts. That brings us to the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis, which states that our external physical reality is a mathematical structure.
For example, suppose a basketball trajectory is that of a beautiful buzzer-beater that wins you the game, and that you later want to describe what it looked like to a friend. Since the ball is made of elementary particles (quarks and electrons), you could in principle describe its motion without making any reference to basketballs:
Particle 1 moves in a parabola.
Particle 2 moves in a parabola.
Particle 138,314,159,265,358,979,323,846,264 moves in a parabola.
That would be slightly inconvenient, however, because it would take you longer than the age of our Universe to say it. It would also be redundant, since all the particles are stuck together and move as a single unit. That’s why we humans have invented a word “ball” to refer to the entire unit, enabling us to save time by simply describing the motion of the whole unit once and for all.
The ball was designed by humans, but it’s quite analogous for composite objects that aren’t man-made, such as molecules, rocks and stars: inventing words for them is convenient both for saving time, and for providing concepts in terms of which to understand the world more intuitively. Although useful, such words are all optional baggage.
All of this begs the question: is it actually possible to find such a description of the external reality that involves no baggage? If so, such a description of objects in this external reality and the relations between them would have to be completely abstract, forcing any words or symbols to be mere labels with no preconceived meanings whatsoever. Instead, the only properties of these entities would be those embodied by the relations between them.
To answer this question, we need to take a closer look at mathematics. To a modern logician, a mathematical structure is precisely this: a set of abstract entities with relations between them. This is in stark contrast to the way most of us first perceive mathematics – either as a sadistic form of punishment, or as a bag of tricks for manipulating numbers.
Modern mathematics is the formal study of structures that can be defined in a purely abstract way, without any human baggage. Think of mathematical symbols as mere labels without intrinsic meaning. It doesn’t matter whether you write “two plus two equals four”, “2 + 2 = 4” or “dos mas dos igual a cuatro”. The notation used to denote the entities and the relations is irrelevant; the only properties of integers are those embodied by the relations between them. That is, we don’t invent mathematical structures – we discover them, and invent only the notation for describing them.
In summary, there are two key points to take away: The External Reality Hypothesis implies that a “theory of everything” (a complete description of our external physical reality) has no baggage, and something that has a complete baggage-free description is precisely a mathematical structure. Taken together, this implies the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis, i.e., that the external physical reality described by the theory of everything is a mathematical structure. So the bottom line is that if you believe in an external reality independent of humans, then you must also believe that our physical reality is a mathematical structure. Everything in our world is purely mathematical – including you.
An abstract game of chess is independent of the colors and shapes of the pieces, and of whether its moves are described on a physically existing board, by stylized computer-rendered images or by so-called algebraic chess notation – it’s still the same chess game. Analogously, a mathematical structure is independent of the symbols used to describe it.
Image: Courtesy of Max Tegmark
Life without baggage
Above we described how we humans add baggage to our descriptions. Now let’s look at the opposite: how mathematical abstraction can remove baggage and strip things down to their bare essence. Consider the sequence of chess moves that have become known as “The Immortal Game”, where white spectacularly sacrifices both rooks, a bishop, and the queen to checkmate with the three remaining minor pieces. When chess aficionados call the Immortal Game beautiful, they’re not referring to the attractiveness of the players, the board or the pieces, but to a more abstract entity, which we might call the abstract game, or the sequence of moves.
Chess involves abstract entities (different chess pieces, different squares on the board, etc.) and relations between them. For example, one relation that a piece may have to a square is that the former is standing on the latter. Another relation that a piece may have to a square is that it’s allowed to move there. There are many equivalent ways of describing these entities and relations, for example with a physical board, via verbal descriptions in English or Spanish, or using so-called algebraic chess notation. So what is it that’s left when you strip away all this baggage? What is it that’s described by all these equivalent descriptions? The Immortal Game itself, 100% pure, with no additives. There’s only one unique mathematical structure that’s described by all these equivalent descriptions.
The Mathematical Universe Hypothesis implies that we live in a relational reality, in the sense that the properties of the world around us stem not from properties of its ultimate building blocks, but from the relations between these building blocks. The external physical reality is therefore more than the sum of its parts, in the sense that it can have many interesting properties while its parts have no intrinsic properties at all. This crazy-sounding belief of mine that our physical world not only is described by mathematics, but that it is mathematics, makes us self-aware parts of a giant mathematical object. As I describe in the book, this ultimately demotes familiar notions such as randomness, complexity and even change to the status of illusions; it also implies a new and ultimate collection of parallel universes so vast and exotic that all the above-mentioned bizarreness pales in comparison, forcing us to relinquish many of our most deeply ingrained notions of reality.
It’s easy feel small and powerless when faced with this vast reality. Indeed, we humans have had this experience before, over and over again discovering that what we thought was everything was merely a small part of a larger structure: our planet, our solar system, our Galaxy, our universe and perhaps a hierarchy of parallel universes, nested like Russian dolls. However, I find this empowering as well, because we’ve repeatedly underestimated not only the size of our cosmos, but also the power of our human mind to understand it. Our cave-dwelling ancestors had just as big brains as we have, and since they didn’t spend their evenings watching TV, I’m sure they asked questions like “What’s all that stuff up there in the sky?” and “Where does it all come from?”. They’d been told beautiful myths and stories, but little did they realize that they had it in them to actually figure out the answers to these questions for themselves. And that the secret lay not in learning to fly into space to examine the celestial objects, but in letting their human minds fly. When our human imagination first got off the ground and started deciphering the mysteries of space, it was done with mental power rather than rocket power.
I find this quest for knowledge so inspiring that I decided to join it and become a physicist, and I’ve written this book because I want to share these empowering journeys of discovery, especially in this day and age when it’s so easy to feel powerless. If you decide to read it, then it will be not only the quest of me and my fellow physicists, but our quest.
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Known as “Mad Max” for his unorthodox ideas and passion for adventure, Max Tegmark’s scientific interests range from precision cosmology to the ultimate nature of reality, all explored in his new popular book, “Our Mathematical Universe.” He is an MIT physics professor with more than 200 technical papers credit, and he has been featured in dozens of science documentaries. His work with the SDSS collaboration on galaxy clustering shared the first prize in Science magazine’s “Breakthrough of the Year: 2003.” | <urn:uuid:75fa80bc-7511-44c9-a823-22797595ddf3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lordbuckbeak.com/2022/07/24/is-the-universe-made-of-math/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.951549 | 3,003 | 3.21875 | 3 |
There are many times in life when the help of an accident attorney might be of assistance. From brain injuries caused by car accidents to workplace injuries, the assistance of a personal injury attorney can help victims understand the possible recourses that they may have available. And while workplace and car accidents are sometimes no one’s fault, there are many times when an accident is the result of someone else’s distraction or carelessness. Whether you are looking for a slip and fall attorney or you are in search of someone to ask questions about a product liability issue, in almost all cases it is better to seek the advice of a legal adviser sooner rather than later.
There are many regulations that companies must follow in order to protect their workers. From Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) procedures to company specific guidelines, it is important that employers follow through on safety tests and make sure that all workers are properly trained. When employers do not follow the safety requirements and take the necessary steps to make sure that everyone is trained, the results can be serious. Consider some of these statistics about some of the most common or tragic injuries:
- As many as 20 to 50 million people in America are injured or disabled as a result of road crashes worldwide.
- Road traffic crashes are currently the ninth leading cause of death. In fact, they account for 2.2% of all deaths across the globe. Experts have even predicted that road traffic injuries could become the fifth leading cause of death by the year 2030.
- 4,311 large trucks and buses were involved in fatal crashes in the year 2015. This number an 8% increase from 2014.
- How do I know when to call a personal injury lawyer?
- 20% of federal civil personal injury lawsuits resulted from vehicle crashes in 2015according to the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Another 13% resulted from products liability injuries and 10% resulted from medical malpractice.
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Equipping future generations with the skills needed in tomorrow’s world will inevitably include making sure they have a growth mindset. Teachers need to do more than just teach the regular subjects and skill sets, but to inspire a particular kind of mentality ready for overcoming challenges with creative solutions that foster growth.
What is a Growth Mindset?
A fixed mindset believes people are bound by limited innate qualities, while growth mindsets believe that real talent and skill come from effort. In a fixed mindset, people are afraid of taking risks and making mistakes. In a growth mindset, successes and failures are both seen as opportunities to learn and grow. In a fixed mindset, people believe that their intelligence or talent are just fixed traits.
In a growth mindset, the brain is considered a muscle that gets stronger with use, and is more accepting of challenges. A growth mindset sees a challenge as an opportunity to learn and improve. This means students will thrive in situations where they need to make an effort, take risks, and learn from mistakes.
The following are characteristics of a growth mindset:
-Creativity is very important in learning
-Problem solving is the key to success
-Mistakes are opportunities for growth
-Every student can achieve greatness with hard work
3 Ways Teachers Can Instill a Growth Mindset into Students
It is important for teachers to remember that many students believe their skills are something they cannot change, and therefore might feel like any time spent trying to improve is a waste. Teachers can help students develop a growth mindset by encouraging them to keep moving towards their goals, no matter how much work it takes. Here are three ways this can be done:
Set Up Your Classroom for Student Success
Growth mindset lesson plans with proper set ups ensure that students are given opportunities throughout the day to problem solve, take risks and think outside the box. The more students are given these opportunities, the more they will believe that their abilities can change and grow with time.
An example of a growth mindset prompt could be for students to explore the idea of how they can get more done in one hour than what might normally take them two hours. What would need to happen for this task to be completed faster?
Another example would entail encouraging students to try something new for the mere purpose of ensuring continuous exposure to different ways of thinking and behaving.
Teach Students to Problem Solve
Using daily problem sets in the classroom is a great way for teachers to encourage growth mindset thinking. These problems should be challenging but not impossible, and students should be given explanations for why their answers might be wrong. Having the opportunity to continually work on these problems will help students see that learning consists of more than just getting an answer right, but figuring out what concept they did not understand.
Formative assessments can be used to give immediate feedback so students get to keep working on the problem and get help quickly. Using formative assessments will also give teachers insight into the specific areas students might need more help in, and therefore can be able to work on these skills with them directly.
Stop Talking About Intelligence as an Inherited Trait
Many people believe that their intelligence can be measured by tests like the SAT, but this leads to discouraging fixed mindsets in students. Teachers can push against this idea by emphasizing that intelligence is not something they are born with, but the result of hard work and perseverance.
Growth mindset sayings for students could be:
“Today we are going to try something new and share what we discovered.”
“There is no such thing as failure when you learn from your mistakes.”
Why a Growth Mindset Is Crucial for Students to Learn
Students with a growth mindset have increased motivation and academic achievement compared to those who have a fixed mindset. This means that students can truly flourish if they believe that their abilities are something they can develop through effort.
Students who believe intelligence is fixed will resist challenges to avoid looking unintelligent or insecure. Those who believe that intelligence can be developed are more likely to embrace challenges and work hard. Furthermore, when it comes to facing challenges, such as topics they’re struggling with, those with a growth mindset are more likely to keep trying to get better, while being less harsh with themselves if they don’t excel as much in some areas as others.
By believing that mistakes and failure are actually stepping stones towards success, the students of tomorrow will have more resolve to find opportunities for growth where difficulties are presented. They’ll see hard work and creative thinking as more valuable than innate talents.
Teachers must understand that developing a growth mindset is not an easy task. It will take time and effort for students to see that their abilities can change and grow, but teachers play an essential role in helping them see this.
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Crescent ♏ Scorpio
Previous main lunar phase is the New Moon before 4 days on 15 September 2023 at 01:40.
Moon rises in the morning and sets in the evening. It is visible toward the southwest in early evening.
Moon is passing about ∠16° of ♏ Scorpio tropical zodiac sector.
Lunar disc appears visually 3.3% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1848" and ∠1910".
Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon of September 2023 after 9 days on 29 September 2023 at 09:57.
There is low ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
The Moon is 4 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the beginning to the first part of current synodic month. This is lunation 293 of Meeus index or 1246 from Brown series.
The length of the lunation is 29 days, 16 hours and 15 minutes. This is the year's longest synodic month of 2023. It is 43 minutes longer than the next lunation's length. The lengths of the following synodic months are going to decreasing with the true anomaly getting closer to the value it has at the point of New Moon at perigee (∠0° or ∠360°).
The length of the current synodic month is 3 hours and 31 minutes longer than the mean synodic month length. It is 3 hours and 32 minutes shorter compared to 21st century's longest synodic month length.
At the beginning of the lunation cycle the true anomaly is ∠202.9°. At the beginning of next synodic month the true anomaly is going to be ∠232.5°.
6 days after point of apogee on 12 September 2023 at 15:42 in ♌ Leo. The lunar orbit is getting narrow, while the Moon is moving towards the Earth. It will keep this direction over the next 8 days, until the Moon reaches the point of next perigee on 28 September 2023 at 01:05 in ♓ Pisces.
The Moon is 387 810 km (240 974 mi) away from Earth and getting closer over the next 8 days until the point perigee when Earth-Moon distance is going to be 359 911 km (223 638 mi).
1 day after descending node on 17 September 2023 at 19:18 in ♎ Libra. The Moon is located south of the ecliptic over the following 11 days, until the lunar orbit crosses from South to North in ascending node on 30 September 2023 at 16:49 in ♈ Aries.
16 days since the beginning of current draconic month in ♈ Aries, the Moon is navigating from the second to the final part of the cycle.
10 days since the previous standstill on 8 September 2023 at 13:18 in ♊ Gemini when the Moon has reached North declination of ∠28.168°, the lunar orbit is extending southward over the next 3 days to face maximum declination of ∠-28.254° at the point of next southern standstill on 23 September 2023 at 03:42 in ♑ Capricorn.
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In the second of a series of four articles, marketing expert Charlotte Graham-Cumming, director of Varia Solutions, explains the implications of new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) due to come into force on May 25
While the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, itself is quite complex – 88 pages, I believe – and all the clauses interlink and cross-reference, there is a sensible way to structure a project so that you leave no stone unturned.
We call it the ‘12, 8 and 6’ method and that makes it easier to remember. There are 12 areas in your business to look at, there are eight data protection principles that need to inform the decisions you make, and six bases for lawfully processing data.
In this article, we will concentrate on those 12 crucial data categories.
Using this list of 12, the best place to start is to create a Risk Assessment document, where you examine each area and determine your level of risk.
The data dozen
- Information you hold
What personal information do you hold? Where is it? How secure is it? How is it processed? Do you process sensitive personal information? If so, you’ve got more stringent regulations to be aware of.
- Communicating privacy information
- Individual’s rights
Make sure you’re familiar with the individual rights, so that you comply. This includes processing data lawfully and fairly, as well as things such as the right to correct incorrect information.
- Subject access requests (SAR)
How easy would it be for you to comply with an SAR within 30 days, as required by the new laws? What data could and couldn’t you provide? Who should be the contact for this? Is that clearly stated somewhere obvious? Do your staff know what to do in the event of such a request?
- Lawful basis for processing data
There are six lawful bases that you can use to process data. For each piece of data you collect, you need to document how it’s managed and determine what your lawful basis is.
Consent, one of the six lawful bases, is a big focus within the legislation. We’ll cover this more in the next article, but you need to make sure you have consent, where legally required.
- Children’s data
If you handle data relating to children, the requirements around consent, for example, are more stringent. You also have greater obligation in terms of maintaining privacy.
- Data breaches
You need to define what you consider a breach, and flag when a breach becomes reportable. You have to make sure, if a reportable breach occurs, that you are capable of informing the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) within the required 72 hours. You will also have to inform the data subjects if they are likely to be compromised by the breach.
- Data protection by design
The eight principles should be used as a check list for every process that manages personal data. Personally, I believe that following this process will make compliance with GDPR a natural part of doing business, as opposed to a check-box exercise.
- Data Protection Officers (DPO)
Not all organisations are required to have a DPO, so you’ll need to check if you should have one. It’s a good idea to have an informal DPO, even if you aren’t required to, so that one person keeps control of compliance.
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