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As the new year approaches, a lot of us are starting to think about what our resolutions will be and how we will do more to help the world in 2014. With so much going on, trying to make an impact can be kind of a daunting task. So, I'm simplifying things. My New Year's mission? Put more peace and love into the world, get more back. (It works, I promise.) Here are a few ideas to get started.
__Have a "Give-Back Birthday" __
Most of us have enough stuff. If you don't have any major needs when your birthday rolls around this year, try incorporating a charity into your birthday bash! Many charities have a giving section on their website that allows you to set up a donation page for your birthday. Include the link in your email or Facebook invite and ask friends to donate instead of getting you another scented candle. Try DonorsChoose.org to support classroom projects in public schools, or CharityWater.org, which helps get clean water to the 800 million people without access.
Swap Your Bulbs
Both the 40- and 60-watt lightbulbs are being phased out at the end of 2013 in favor of more energy efficient bulbs—halogens, instead of incandescents (now you know). This is part of a mandate signed into law in 2007; you may have noticed 100-watt bulbs have been gone for about a year. While some people are planning on hoarding and using the old-style bulbs, why resist when you can do so much good for the environment with such little effort? The new bulbs are a tad more expensive, but you'll save over time with energy costs. Make the switch!
Help a Stray
If you live in an itty-bitty apartment or work crazy hours, you may not be able to adopt an animal right now—but if you can, try a no-kill shelter like Animal League—but anyone can help sick or hurt shelter animals by donating to their care. Try the Animal League site or another no-kill shelter in your area. Some facilities will send you updates on how the animal you helped save is doing! If you'd rather donate time than money, you can always offer to volunteer at your local shelter as well, or post photos of animals that are up for adoption on your Facebook page in case any friends are looking for a pet to love. | <urn:uuid:6a15f288-a049-4426-8e4b-25db8cf336d6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.glamour.com/story/10-small-changes-that-can-chan | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943789 | 496 | 2.03125 | 2 |
This chapter provides a description and discussion of the theory and practice of brief alcohol intervention together with scientific evidence to support its inclusion as an 'evidence-based' treatment. The chapter focuses on brief intervention in primary care settings since this is where the bulk of the research evidence has been collected. However, there is also a short assessment of the evidence on brief intervention in other settings. Finally, there is a consideration of methods to encourage the uptake and implementation of brief interventions by health and social care professionals.
|Title of host publication||Evidence-based addiction treatment|
|Editors||Peter M. Miller|
|Place of Publication||London|
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Sandor Tarics, a water polo gold medalist for Hungary at the 1936 Berlin Games and the oldest living Olympic champion, has died. He was 102.
The Hungarian Olympic committee, citing information from his family, said Tarics passed away Saturday in San Francisco.
Tarics, an architect, emigrated to the United States in 1949 and became a university professor and also designed earthquake-resistant buildings.
The Hungarians won gold on goal difference over Germany in Berlin, the second of the team’s nine Olympic championships in water polo.
“Sport is an area where people love each other,” Tarics said last year in an interview published by the Hungarian Olympic committee. “Sports competition leads only to good things among nations.”
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In the United States and Canada, the term football usually refers to a ball made of cow hide leather, which is required in professional and collegiate football. Traditionally made of brown leather, modern footballs are manufactured in a variety of colours and patterns. Since 1941, Horween Leather Company has been the exclusive supplier of leather for National Football League footballs. Horween Leather Company also supplies leather to Spalding, supplier of balls to the Arena Football League. The XFL of 2001 used a novel color pattern, a black ball with red curved lines in lieu of stripes, for its footballs; this design was redone in a tan and navy color scheme for the Arena Football League in 2003. A ball with red, white and blue panels was introduced in the American Indoor Football League in 2005 and used by its successors, as well as the Ultimate Indoor Football League of the early 2010s and the Can-Am Indoor Football League during its lone season in 2017. The XFL of 2020 uses standard brown but with X markings on each point instead of stripes. This design in often referenced when describing the truncated icosahedron Archimedean solid, carbon buckyballs, or the root structure of geodesic domes.
Still, for most people who aren’t super-experienced hobbyists or professionals, we think the Mavic Air 2 offers the best combination of design and features in its price range. In 1860, Australian football pioneer Tom Wills argued that the oval rugby ball travelled further in the air and made for a more exciting game. The introduction of synthetic footballs over the traditional leather balls, in both rugby codes, was originally governed by weather conditions. Footballs used in recreation and in organized youth leagues may be made of rubber or plastic materials (the high school football rulebooks still allow the inexpensive all-rubber footballs, though they are less common than leather). It contains all the needed info you may concern, including the latest team stats, up-to-minute scores and schedules, standings. It may be kicked or hand passed. A hand pass is not a punch but rather a strike of the ball with the side of the closed fist, using the knuckle of the thumb. In 1870 Richard Lindon and Bernardo Solano started making balls for Rugby school out of hand stitched, four-panel, leather casings and pigs’ bladders. Cech’s inclusion will place further scrutiny on Kepa Arrizabalaga, who arrived at the club in 2018 for a world-record £71.4 million fee, but has failed to live up to that price tag after making a series of high-profile errors.
Using a hybrid scheduling format, the first seven weeks will feature teams facing the same opponent twice in one weekend at one site. Another key feature of this stick is the ‘X’ factor. Will the experience be a factor? Marcelo Bielsa has a test of fire waiting ahead, will he and the rest of his squad be able to claim the three points? Test the strength of your favourite team out on the diamond! Eventually, the leather balls were phased out completely. The game is played with a round leather football made of 18 stitched leather panels, similar in appearance to a traditional volleyball (but larger), with a circumference of 68-70 cm (27-28 in), weighing between 480-500 g (17-18 oz) when dry. No. 10-ranked Oklahoma (10-2) slammed Oklahoma State 49-17 to win the Big 12 South title at 6-2 and will face Missouri in the Big 12 title game. 22k shares Can Chelsea or Tottenham REALLY win the title? Praise them immediately when they do the things you want and give rewards in a Ceremony in front of the entire team – that way all the players can see what they can do to EARN a reward.
The shape is generally credited to official Hugh “Shorty” Ray, who introduced the new ball in 1934 as a way to make the forward pass more effective. They are expected to make £200,000 in prize money even if they lose. Basically, games are uploaded to the service shortly after the game airs. In these games, with some exceptions, goals or points are scored only when the ball enters one of two designated goal-scoring areas; football games involve the two teams each trying to move the ball in opposite directions along the field of play. The London Olympic committee has announced the selling date of olympic games tickets that will be available on official website. A referee will stop play immediately if the ball does not meet the requirements of size and shape. A football is a ball inflated with air that is used to play one of the various sports known as football. The 32-panel configuration is the spherical polyhedron corresponding to the truncated icosahedron; it is spherical because the faces bulge from the pressure of the air inside.
Rugby league is played with a prolate spheroid shaped football which is inflated with air. The Australian football ball was invented by T. W. Sherrin in 1880, after he was given a misshapen rugby ball to fix. The football used in Australian football is similar to a rugby ball but generally slightly smaller and more rounded at the ends, but more elongated in overall appearance, being longer by comparison with its width than a rugby ball. Australian football ball brands include Burley, Ross Faulkner, and Sherrin (the brand used by the Australian Football League). The weight specified for a ball is the dry weight, as older balls often became significantly heavier in the course of a match played in wet weather. Law 2 of the game specifies that the ball is an air-filled sphere with a circumference of 68-70 cm (27-28 in), a weight of 410-450 g (14-16 oz), inflated to a pressure of 0.6 to 1.1 atmospheres (60-111 kPa or 8.7-16.1 psi) “at sea level”, and covered in leather or “other suitable material”. A regulation football is 720-730 millimetres (28-29 in) in circumference, and 545-555 mm (21.5-21.9 in) transverse circumference, and inflated to a pressure of 62-76 kPa (9.0-11.0 psi).
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What is NLP
Neuro Linguistic Programming, know as NLP, was founded by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970’s by studying successful therapists, individuals and business people.
Neuro covers the physical parts, Brain, Nervous System etc.. as well as the mental and emotional parts of our own individual neurological set up, how we are ‘programmed’ if you were to compare to a computer
Language is the part of us that we use to communicate with others and importantly ourselves internally, this is not just verbal, but unconscious physical signals
Programming is the way in which based on our past experiences, values, and beliefs we operate our Brain Operating System, and as such it requires regular maintenance, updating and rebooting.
Overall NLP has been said to be the like an Owners Manual to Your Brain, giving access to the programs we run daily, and allows us to make changes to them, creating more supportive and empowering ways of behaving, removing blockages, choosing the outcomes we want.
Our responses, our behaviour, to life's challenges are based on ideas, and ‘re-presentations’ of information that becomes out of date, and requires updating.
Some of the information we use has been learnt and wasn’t even checked, ideas from our parents, teachers and authoritative people.
How well is your system working for you? Do you have a glitch in any of your programs?
What do you believe has to be true in a particular situation? Is there a better way?
What is Hypnotherapy
In its simplest terms hypnotherapy is guided hypnosis with the outcome of positive change in the client as the focus of each session. This is not like a stage show, the focus is on change.
There are many different tools in Hypnotherapy such as Solution Focused Therapy, Time Line, Past Life regression, Suggestion Therapy, and many more.
There have been numerous clinical studies, and hypnotherapy has been proven to be effective in many challenges, such as Stop Smoking, Weight Loss, Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, IBS, Confidence, Phobias and much more.
By focussing our attention onto a single issue, we automatically enter an altered state of mind known as ‘trance’. This is perfectly normal, and similar to daydreaming, being engrossed in a good book or movie, we even go into trance when travelling and we do not remember the entire journey.
With the help of a trained Hypnotherapist, you will be guided into a deep state of relaxation, to explore new ideas and concepts without judgement or old beliefs, the client decides the best outcome and the hypnotherapist helps to make those changes.
Then with the agreement of the client, direct and indirect suggestions are used to make changes on an unconscious level that will help the individual to the outcome they desire.
As in all therapies used by Norman, the focus is on your personal growth and positive change.
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The Wildland Research Institute (WRi) aims to identify and elucidate the requirements, strategies and policies for a transition to a greater presence of wild landscapes within the wider land use continuum of Britain and Europe (click here). The broad activities of the Institute combine social and natural sciences, as well as the arts and literary world, in leading-edge, interdisciplinary research. Our main research areas and expertise include:
- Mapping and modelling wildness attributes and wilderness quality
- Landscape evaluation
- Re-wilding and habitat restoration
- Policy analysis and advice
- Tracking developments in European wilderness protection (click here)
New Report on Mapping wilderness quality in the Central Highlands of Iceland: A new report written and produced by WRi (Steve Carver, Ollie Kenyon and Ben Carver) for Náttúruverndarsamtök Íslands, Samtök um náttúruvernd á Norðurlandi, Skrauti and Ungir umhverfissinnar, mapping 17 wilderness areas in the Centrral Highlands of Iceland has completed and launched at an event in Reykjavik recently. The research identifies 17 core wilderness areas meeting IUCN and Wild Europe Working Definition covering over 47 percent of the Central Highlands area of interest and its surrounding areas, of which 19,500 km2 is public land and 8,970 km2 privately owned. A copy of the full report can be found here Final Report.
Mapping 4×4 impacts on wilderness in Iceland: A new report written and produced by WRi (Steve Carver, Ollie Kenyon and Ben Carver) for Náttúruverndarsamtök Íslands, Samtök um náttúruvernd á Norðurlandi, Skrauti and Ungir umhverfissinnar, detailing the impacts on wilderness in the Vonarskarð area of the Vatnajökull National Park from a hypothetical 4×4 access route has recently made public. Analyses show that the 4×4 route would have a significant adverse impact on the qualities of this area of wilderness, with the likely outcome that if allowed the area of wilderness in the vicinity would be reduced by 6515ha or 54%. A copy of the full report can be found Vonarskarð Report v1.7.
Wildland Research Institute chairs IUCN Rewilding Thematic Group: Steve Carver and Ian Convery are acting as Co-chairs for the new IUCN CEM Rewilding Task Force (now a Thematic Group) along with Mark Fisher, Sally Hawkins, Erwin van Maanen and Adam Eagle. The task force’s goal is to synthesise and streamline the theory and practice of rewilding through a sharing of experience within the wider (and growing) rewilding community. Workshops were held in Florida, London, Brussels, Bratislava and Cape Town to develop a unifying set of principles for rewilding that can be applied across the globe. Read more here.
- Mapping wildness in France with IUCN.
- Mapping wilderness in the central highlands, Iceland.
- IUCN CEM Rewilding Task Force. See web pages here.
Latest publication: Carver, S. et al (2021) Guiding Principles fro Rewilding. in Conservation Biology.
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Historical and Current Pertinent Social Issues in the Middle East
A number of noteworthy matters have been acknowledged in relation to the social aspect in the Middle East. However, they have been varied in the past and what is presented today. According to Baster and Subramanian (1965), in 1965, the significant issues in the Middle East included the relationship between social and economic factors to bring about development. This was principally done through the identification of the economic and social indicators in eight countries. The study revealed that in comparison to economic levels in the 1950s, high social levels had more rapid growth in the subsequent years.
On the other hand, Cordesman, Yarosh, and Coughlin-Schulte (2013) show that the most relevant issues in the current Middle East areas are the political dynamics that greatly determine the level of stability and unrest within the Middle Eastern areas. The violence and political dynamics have dominated the course of most events in the region leading to the current episodes of violence and lack of stability. They are a threat to the broader economic, demographic, and security aspects. Thus, it is an indication that there has been a great shift in the social issues in the Middle East.
These issues have been shown to be greatly
influenced by adult education. Through adult education, the text by Baster and
Subramanian (1965) can be influenced by the fact that adults will realize the
need for proper and positive social relationships in enhancing the economic aspects.
Adult education helps people to handle their political activities in a way that
does not result in conflicts and hence instability in the Middle Eastern
Baster, N., & Subramanian, M. (1965). Aspects of Social and Economic Growth: A Pilot Statistical Study. Retrieved 3 April 2014 from http://www.unrisd.org/80256B3C005BCCF9/search/AE53C1FAB1EDB9E5C1257C1500534EA3?OpenDocument
Cordesman, H. A., Yarosh, S. N., & Coughlin-Schulte, C. (2013). The Underlying Causes of Stability and Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa: An Analytic Survey. Retrieved 3 April 2014 from http://csis.org/publication/underlying-causes-stability-and-unrest-middle-east-and-north-africa-analytic-survey-0 | <urn:uuid:2cfc897e-0c93-41e3-b084-82a740506f13> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.essaysexperts.net/blog/education-research-paper-on-historical-and-current-pertinent-social-issues-in-the-middle-east/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.933346 | 514 | 2.78125 | 3 |
Caffeine Free Herbal Tea
Brewing: 1 tsp per cup ~ 100°C ~ 5-7 mins
Grade: 1st grade.
Altitude: 600 feet above sea level.
Manufacture Type: Field grown.
Cup Characteristics: Leaves carry a neutral flavour tending towards a grassy character.
Infusion: Pale grassy infusion.
Ingredients: Luxury raspberry leaves.
As the population of North America grew over time, the hardy raspberry bush came to grow wild throughout the continent. Archaeologists studying the ancient cultures of North America discovered evidence that the women of the ancient Cherokee, Iroquois, and Mohawk nations took advantage of the plant's abundance and regularly consuming it during pregnancy. They believed that drinking raspberry leaf tea helped to ease discomfort during childbirth. In fact, these ancient peoples believed that the Raspberry bush was a gift from the Great Spirit, put on earth to aid in the propagation of the human race.
Recent science indicates that there may be some truth to the ancients' claim since raspberry leaves contain fragrine, an alkaloid that helps tone the pelvis and uterus. Raspberry leaf also contains high quantities of Vitamins A, B Complex, C, and E, as well as many essential minerals, and high levels of tannin. In order to ensure the high vitamin and mineral content, our suppliers harvest the leaves of the raspberry plant in summer before the berries ripen and flavonoid levels are high. The leaves are then dried and processed in a method similar to that of regular tea. Comparisons can also be drawn between the he robust, full-bodied flavor of raspberry leaf tea, and that of traditional black tea. Brew a pot today and see why raspberry leaf makes an excellent caffeine free alternative to the morning cuppa! Alternatively, our raspberry leaf can be used as a decorative flourish to blended teas.
Add milk or sugar to taste, acceptable to drink straight up.
Alternatively, put the tea in a tea infuser and brew right in your cup.
Try brewing the mix for a second time. Some people like to add a little honey.
Iced & Cold Brewing
- Make as for hot, but add extra tea - a rule of thumb is to double the amount of tea used. When the tea has cooled a little, pour over ice. It is important to make it a little stronger as the ice will water it down.
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Nixon Calls for Safeguards After Paris Attacks
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says it's up to the federal government to screen refugees and is calling for safeguards following deadly terror attacks in Paris.
But the Democrat in a statement Monday didn't say he'd block Syrian refugees from settling in Missouri.
Republican gubernatorial candidates suburban St. Louis businessman John Brunner, former state House speaker and U.S. attorney Catherine Hanaway and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder want Nixon to do so. They cited safety concerns.
Eighteen Republican state senators similarly called to suspend Syrian refugee relocation.
The U.S. State Department's Refugee Processing Center says 29 Syrian refugees settled in Missouri from Jan. 1 through Monday.
The president and CEO of the U.S Committee for Refugees and Immigration says under the Refugee Act of 1980 governors cannot legally block refugees. | <urn:uuid:25c35a89-d390-497e-b5af-a9880eab57be> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ksisradio.com/nixon-calls-for-safeguards-after-paris-attacks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.945662 | 173 | 1.6875 | 2 |
My new teaching position has introduced me to a lot of new challenges in finding harmony between CI-based methodology and a textbook-based pacing guide. Our French 2 textbook is especially heavy on irregular verbs, and although my students are working their hardest — engaging actively in CI practice during class and completing a wide variety of practices at home — we’re still struggling to the meet the goal of mastering all these verbs forms. As usual, the textbook considers a set of verbs like dormir, partir and sortir to be one “rule” because all the verbs have similar irregularities. The reality is that acquiring all the present- and past-tense forms of these three verbs solidly enough for confident production is far beyond the scope of one week’s learning, and that doesn’t even take into account the twenty or more additional lexical items to be covered in the week. It’s also far more than can be sensibly addressed totally through CI activities.
Enter Conjuguno. I developed this activity to give students some kind of purpose for using all these verb forms that’s hopefully enjoyable enough to at least trigger a few good neurochemicals and boost their retention.Read More »
I really like the way grammar is handled in TPR. Pop-up grammar (PUG) questions are timely, relevant, contextual and flexible. They’re a great way to help students conceptualize grammar, and with a little creativity, they set a strong foundation for independent accuracy in usage.Read More »
A lot of what we do in a TPR classroom is non-traditional. I’ve seen and taught numerous TPR lessons that spent little or no time on activities that are now considered the “great traditions” of a foreign language curriculum, such as InfoGaps and situational conversations. And I’ve seen students achieve more than in courses where those textbook-perfect activities are commonplace.
The question that I hear is, “But what if I want to use these activities in my class? What if I’m required to use them as part of my curriculum or assessments?” Well, the good news is that you can incorporate all kinds of traditional activities as part of a TPR lesson. The better news is that the results are often impressive.Read More »
I remember my first trip to Paris. As I stepped off the plane and passed through security, one of the officers suddenly said to me, “Sit down quickly and put this book on your head! A mean boy has stolen a cat from a young blonde girl, and we need to ask you some questions.”
Obviously, that never happens. Why, then, do we spend so much time doing goofy actions and telling bizarre stories in class? Why can’t I just tell my students that a chair is une chaise and move on?Read More »
I noticed some of my students playing a game of sorts the other day. They tear up strips of paper, and each person writes down the name of a person, an action, and a place or other detail, each on a separate slip. They put all the strips in a hat, pull out one strip of each category, and then they have to draw whatever scenario they can come up with based on the words they pulled out. The students were having lots of fun with their game, so I decided to steal the idea for a little extra practice over the Beginner’s French Reader stories we’ve been reading.Read More » | <urn:uuid:eaf92615-e8d9-4a4a-a740-5cfc21bf1490> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wmjsimpson.com/tag/french/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.959343 | 723 | 2.75 | 3 |
As technology evolves, so do the tactics marketers use to reach their audiences.
Digital marketing is increasingly the common thread in reaching audiences across demographics and generational lines.
It might seem obvious, but it’s important to recognize why.
According to the U.S. Census, 83.8 percent of households reported computer ownership, and Pew Research reports 87 percent of American adults use the internet – up 14 percent from 1995.
Still, with so many different ways to access, interact and engage with the internet, it’s important to understand the ins and outs of digital marketing.
68 percent of adults report smartphone ownership. Here’s what they’re tapping on.
sent or received text messages
accessed the internet
sent or received email
downloaded an app
SOURCE: Pew Research
The Digital Menu
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Say I have the following function:
@app.route("/function") def function(): engine = sqlalchemy.getEngine() # simplified to indicate we get an engine connection = engine.connect() result = utils.doThings(connection) connection.close()
If utils.doThings fails and my api call would usually just crash and write a report of the crash. Will my connection remain alive indefinitely? Or will overtime, the database prune the connections that have been idle? Is there a better way to handle this behavior than having a try except block which closes the connection on except?
Connections are closed before they are deleted as they fall out of scope. Since the connection is created in the handler function, when the function raises an error and exits, your connection will become ready for the garbage collector to delete.
However, two points to add, the engine of SQLAlchemy manages a pool of connection and could/should be share by the different handlers, and the connection can be used as a context manager which will ensure the connection is deleted for you (see the tutorial).
All in all, this is what your Flask app could look like:
import sqlalchemy as sa engine = sa.create_engine("sqlite://") @app.route("/hello") def hello(): try: with engine.connect() as con: result = con.execute(sa.text("SELECT 'hello'")).scalars().one() except Exception as e: print(e) # please log better than this return result.encode("utf-8"), 200
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By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
In 2020, with a shared vision, Yalonda Chandler and Jennifer Duckworth co-founded Black Homeschoolers of Birmingham (BHOB)—a community of homeschool families with a “vision … to create a safe place for Black and brown children to learn, play, and grow,” according to the group’s website.
When the two met through a Facebook group, they realized that they shared some similarities as it relates to wanting a community of Black homeschoolers.
“[Chandler] had planned an event at the Explore Playground and Splashpad in [Hoover, Alabama], to which she invited Black and brown homeschoolers,” said Duckworth. “We have continued from there.”
Last month, Chandler and Duckworth hosted the second annual BHOB Summit at Perfecting Reconciliation Church International in Bessemer, Alabama.
“This year’s conference was stellar, and so many attendees left empowered to start their homeschool journey,” said Chandler.
About Jennifer Duckworth
Duckworth is a wife, mother, and educator from Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she grew up as an only child in a two-parent household. Her father, Jimmy McGintis, was in insurance, and her mother, Anne McGintis, was a history teacher at several schools in the Chattanooga area for more than 35 years.
Duckworth’s mother taught on the middle school, high school, and college levels and later established the Hamilton Resource Center, a resource facility similar to Duckworth’s Birmingham-based Neighbor Foundations, which provides support to families in the community seeking access to GED or after-school-care programs, among other services.
What Duckworth didn’t know at the time: “My mom was indirectly raising me to be an educator,” she said.
Duckworth has always wanted to teach, whether it was a ballet move or in a classroom. In fact, she was a ballet dancer from the age of three until she was in her 20s.
“I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, … but I never admitted it until maybe about four or five years ago,” Duckworth said.
Growing up, Duckworth attended private schools in Chattanooga. After graduating from high school, Duckworth went on to attend the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where she earned a degree in communications studies and psychology. On the first day of school, she met her husband of 14 years and business partner, Jeremy Duckworth; they now have one son, Xander, 11, and daughters, Carleigh, 9, and Phoenix, 6.
Duckworth has been homeschooling her three children for the past seven years.
“About four years ago my neighbors [in Vestavia Hills, Alabama], saw my husband and I homeschooling our children and asked if I could teach their child,” she said, “At the time, the child was having challenges in kindergarten, [and] I said, ‘Sure.’”
Duckworth took that student from not passing to becoming the most improved student of her class. She figured if she could do that for one student, she could help others.
That was the catalyst for Neighbor Foundations, a “love thy neighbor”-based, customizable educational resource center that provides a broad range of services, as well as a safe environment for children to learn in a way that is unique to them. Through Neighbor Foundations, Duckworth also tutors kindergarten through fifth-grade students in students in math, reading, and writing.
“Outside of being a wife and mother and, of course, homeschooling, that’s what I do,” Duckworth said, adding that Neighbor Foundations has been able to provide tutoring assistance to several schools and nonprofit organizations in the community.
“Due to [the COVID-19 pandemic], when people found out I was a homeschooler they asked me to help them transition to homeschooling,” she said. “That led to BHOB.”
After years of homeschooling, Duckworth began to crave a community of homeschoolers, specifically Black homeschoolers. While out with her children, she would connect with families and invite them out for outings. Eventually, she crossed paths with Chandler through BHOB Facebook group—and the two have since partnered to grow the BHOB and its community.
About Yalonda Chandler
Chandler is a wife, mother, and homeschooler from Norfolk, Virginia. She was raised in a two-parent military household with her younger brother, Ashanti McDaniels, and younger sister, Candice McDaniels. Their stepfather was in the U.S. Navy, and the family eventually moved to Bermuda when Chandler was in the ninth grade. She graduated from high school with 12 other students in her class.
“It was a wonderful experience,” she said. “I got to travel as part of school trips … and have access to [different educational perspectives]. That’s where my love of teaching really blossomed,” she said, adding that her travels took her to Europe, England, the Netherlands, and New York.
Chandler always wanted to be a teacher because she saw the impact teachers had on her. “My biological father, Melvin Grigsby, says he remembers walking into my bedroom when I was around 4 or 5, and I was teaching stuffed animals,” she said.
Teaching comes natural to Chandler, she said. There are times she’s been in group settings in which she’s not there to teach but somehow ends up in a leadership role.
After graduating from Roger B. Chaffee High School on the base of the U.S. Naval Air Station (NAS) Bermuda, Chandler returned to Norfolk and attended Norfolk State University, where she earned a degree in English Education in 1998. She then went on to teach seventh and eighth grade students in the area for 10 years at Norfolk Public Schools, Calvary Christian School, and Norfolk Christian Schools.
“I felt like my calling in life was to teach,” Chandler said.
She got married in 1998 and had Kailyn Showers, now 22, and Cameron Showers, now 21.
“My babies grew up coming to my classroom and being around my students,” she said.
In 2011, Chandler married her current husband, Orlando Chandler, who is currently a care pastor at the Christ in Me Church in Pell City, Alabama; they have two children: Madison, 11, and Matthew, 10. When Chandler was pregnant with Matthew, she had complications that required her to stop teaching in the classroom.
“Because I needed to be on bed rest for an uncertain time, they couldn’t hold my position,” she said.
That’s when the idea of homeschooling came about.
“At that time, I had a newborn and a sixth grader, so life was imbalanced,” Chandler said.
Because she had been a middle school teacher, Chandler knew her son was not ready for the emotional, social, and academic rigors of being in a middle school setting. She and her husband discussed homeschooling, which she started doing in Virginia in 2011.
In 2015, Chandler and her family moved to Birmingham for ministry purposes. At the time, they didn’t know many Black homeschoolers in the area. Chandler tried homeschooling in Birmingham for about a year then decided to put her older children in a public school system outside of Birmingham. She also enrolled Matthew and Madison when they were in kindergarten and first grade, respectively. It didn’t work out, so Chandler took Matthew out of school and started homeschooling him.
Chandler describes her children as very outgoing and extroverted, so she began to look for Black homeschoolers again and posted on the Black Homeschoolers of Alabama Facebook site. Eventually, she met Duckworth—and the two now are partners with the BHOB.
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Lawyers for survivors of sexual and physical abuse at Forde Park School in Devon are calling for major changes to the way cases are handled by the legal system.
They have set out proposals in a submission to the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse, which has been investigating the experience of former pupils at the residential school in Newton Abbot as part of a study into the aftermath of cases.
Scores of boys at the former approved school suffered physical and sexual abuse from staff in the 1960s and 1970s, and the inquiry has heard their experience of the civil justice system left them feeling badly let down.
The recommendations put forward include a call for a national reparation or redress scheme to provide apologies, counselling and access to education as well as financial compensation, with priority for elderly victims.
The proposal is for a similar programme to those already in place in Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Lambeth in London, where a redress scheme was set up last year to pay compensation to victims of abuse at children’s homes.
There is also a call for a scheme to review settlements already reached in child abuse claims to assess whether the original deal was appropriate and fairly reflected the abuse and its consequences.
The submission calls for a new Commission for Child Sexual Abuse Victims to be set up, with the question of funding for claims and access to justice for victims and survivors referred to the Law Commission.
Other recommendations include updating Judicial Council Guidelines to create a separate category for damages claims in child abuses cases, “recognising the catastrophic effects of child sexual abuse”.
The lawyers propose amending the law on limitation to exclude child sexual abuse cases, which puts a time limit on legal claims for compensation, and using court-appointed assessors to determine the level of damages.
The recommendations include calls for new guidelines from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence for counselling and other services for victims, a review of storage of records relating to children in care and changes to the Criminal Injuries Compensation scheme.
The submission says local authorities should “prioritise public accountability over their default position to deny, downplay and defend” in historic child abuse cases, and calls for sanctions against parties who defend claims when there is clear evidence of abuse.
The submission calls for apologies to be issued by the responsible institution after disclosure of abuse, and calls on the Home Office to issue apologies to the children abused at its Approved Homes including Forde Park, which it ran until they were transferred to local authorities in the 1970s.
The 21 recommendations and findings are contained in a 58-page submission to the inquiry from solicitor David Enright of Howe and Co, who represented 27 abuse survivors, including 11 from Forde Park, and barrister Chris Jacobs of Landmark Chambers.
The submission calls for the Government to fund the changes and says: “This investigation is particularly important because it will determine how society will account for sexual abuse suffered by children now in care and those abused in the future.”
The submission has been lodged with the inquiry after 15 days of public hearings, including evidence about the civil cases relating to Forde Park.
Some members of the Forde Park Survivors Group have been left disillusioned by the inquiry, which they say did not involve them enough or investigate the issues as deeply as they had been promised, and left them with unanswered questions.
One said: “I’ve had 20 years banging my head against a wall. I’m just so disillusioned with the whole damn thing.”
Another said: “The expression I use is expect the worst and hope for the best.”
The approved school at Newton Abbot was run by the Home Office then became a community home when it was taken over by Devon County Council in 1973. It closed in 1985 and most of its buildings were demolished to make way for an upmarket housing estate off College Road.
After a major police investigation called Operation Lentisk launched in 1999, staff from the school were convicted of assaults and sex offences against boys who were sent there from the age of 10 by the courts and social services. There were eight convictions, with sentences ranging from six months to 18 years.
Survivors of the regime have told the inquiry that they felt abused all over again by their experiences of the civil justice system, which followed the prosecutions.
The former pupils told how they felt unhappy with the way their civil claims for compensation were handled. They said they felt poorly compensated and abandoned by the system, in many cases suffering lifelong effects of the physical, emotional and psychological damage they experienced, as well as having to deal with the setback of a lack of education.
Lawyers involved in the claims at the time have defended the way the cases were conducted, giving evidence that the claimants in a group action were kept informed and were involved in the case management process. They said all proper procedures were followed and the cases were handled to achieve the best possible outcome for the claimants, in accordance with the legal framework in place at the time.
Devon County Council backed by its insurer fought the victims’ claims all the way to a trial, but eventually decided to settle without admitting liability. In December, the county council issued an apology to the survivors in a statement ready out at the inquiry in London.
The inquiry has heard evidence that the police investigated one of the abusers in 1976, but the Director of Public Prosecutions decided to take no action and the member of staff returned to the school.
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(JTA) — Martha Nierenberg, a former biochemist and furniture designer who survived the Holocaust in Hungary and fought for restitution there, has died at 96.
Nierenberg died in her sleep on June 27 at a senior living facility in New York, the New York Times reported on Thursday
Nierenberg, who survived the war by hiding in a Roman Catholic hospital, made it to the United States with her mother in 1945. She was born into one of Hungary’s wealthiest families, according to the Times.
Among the family possessions that were plundered by the Nazis and their Hungarian collaborators were some 40 paintings worth millions of dollars. The paintings are still in the possession of the Hungarian state, which has been fighting for the past 30 years against restitution claims filed by Nierenberg. Her family will continue the fight after her passing, they told the Times.
In the United States, Nierenberg set off on a career as a scientist and researcher at MIT and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York. She worked as a biochemist and spoke six languages. In 1954, she and her late husband, Theodore Nierenberg, founded the Dansk Designs housewares company, which brought Scandinavian tabletop design to the United States with sculptural, colorful tableware and cookware.
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As a constituency MP representing a big part of Tameside I know full well of the dire consequences on people’s lives that this botched Universal Credit (UC) rollout has caused.
As one of the first local authority areas in England to fully implement UC, Tameside is in a very unique position to assess its impact and whether it is meeting its objectives. Since 2014 I have been helping constituents deal with the unfairness of the system as well as the many unreasonable demands which UC places on people and working families.
Let me be crystal clear with people as this has been an ongoing sore for our community for five years now, the Universal Credit system is flawed and the impact on the rushed rollout has been harmful to people’s lives.
Initially designed to ‘simplify’ the social security system, the Government’s Universal Credit is a means-tested benefit, which replaces six forms of both out-of and in-work support, for working-age households. There have been problems from the start with a recent scathing report from the National Audit Office (NAO) revealing that around one in four new claims were not paid in full, or on time, or faced late payments delayed by an average of four weeks.
As a result, this Tory Government’s flagship welfare reform programme has put claimants in rent arrears; it’s meant people have been unable to afford their gas or electricity bill; and as many of you would have seen in the news, it has forced families to go to a food bank for the first time in their lives. Facts are facts, foodbank referrals have risen 52 per cent in areas where Universal Credit has been rolled out over the previous 12 months, strongly suggesting that instead of lifting people out of poverty it is pushing them into it. These findings don’t come from a newspaper or political party, but the Trussel Trust, the UK’s leading charity on ending food poverty.
As an MP for a Universal Credit roll-out area, I have seen how these failings are affecting my constituents, who have essentially been used as guinea pigs for an ill-conceived policy. I’ve had constituents visit me and my staff to share a very similar tale; sadly this is a major issue for the well-being of Tameside residents who are suffering at the hands of a system that is not fit for purpose.
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The level of suffering within our community is shameful, and while I am doing everything I can as an MP to assist them through hardship, it is important to remember the source of such pain can be traced back to this Government’s policies.
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I once worked with a couple who were absolutely convinced that their children (3 and 6 years) were super manipulators. They believed that the children had come up with some sort of game plan to get what they wanted.
Thing is, to be manipulative, your child needs to be able to, not only manage and control your behaviour, but to also be capable of predicting how you or others are likely to behave . Developmentally most children are not able to think and relate to others in this way. They are just not there yet.
So what is going on?
Most often than not, what parents consider to be manipulative behaviour, is “simply” a child’s annoying or irritating behaviour that eventually gets them what they want. In Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) this is often referred to as “accidental rewarding” and refers to parents giving in to a child’s demands to avoid his or her behaviour escalating or as a means of appeasing a child’s temper tantrum.
“Calling a child manipulative often substitutes for recognising that we may have reinforced the wrong behaviour in that child.” says Dr Kazdin
So, in a way, yes, your child will behave a certain way to get what he wants but the behaviour isn’t manipulative as it’s not a conscious thought process that she employs before she embarks on her quest for something. All she has done is learn how to get what she wants from you by doing things a certain way or going about getting things a certain way.
Your child gradually learns, with your help, that if at some point he wants your attention and he doesn’t get it, then from that moment on, he will do what he has learned to do (learned from your previous reactions) to get it.
Again, as Dr Kazdin so aptly puts it, “Adults shape the behaviour of children in their response to it. Our children are not manipulating us; in part, they’re expressing what we train them to do.”
Hope that helps in clearing this up.
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Computer games are made primarily to provide enjoyment or to boost the mind in some way. Most popular ranges of video game are: Activity, Journey, dealing with, simulation, puzzle, and adventure games. Most of video game are single gamer games that do not need interaction from the player; the majority of these video games have the gamer interaction as a way of wasting time and engaging in some kind of pursuits or adventures. The action-adventure video game has actually become quite preferred over the years and several such games can be located online.
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Shooters are probably the oldest and one of the most prominent computer game styles. FPS (initial person shooters) are thought about to be extra action-oriented than tactical and requires the gamer to achieve targets within a fixed amount of time. Tactical and sandbox-style video games are the hybrid of the two. In tactical games, the purpose is just the success of the objective while in sandbox style the storyline is non-existent and the gamer makes the decisions based upon the story.
One of the primary distinctions in between first-person shooter games and also traditional video games is the visibility of weapons. Weapons have various qualities as well as capacities that make them distinct from each other. Besides being the main tools in first-person shooter games, they likewise function as the approaches of harmful or hurting challengers and finishing goals. As an example, a sniper has various abilities and also handling techniques from a rocketeer. Although the first-person shooter has even more liberty of motion, typical games need the gamer to follow a collection of repaired gameplay auto mechanics.
idle video games can additionally be classified right into critical and activity games depending upon how they are played. A lot of action and also approach video games are multi-player video games where players take transforms regulating one character in a struggle against other personalities. The gamer earns money, gets upgrades for the personality, creates characters, discovers new strategies, as well as boosts their capacity to beat other competitors. A puzzle game is the contrary, where the player makes use of reasoning to address puzzles that give varying quantities of reward. Another sub-genre of idle games is the simulation games where the user plays a private in a story. Sports games are also part of this sub-genre, where gamers contend against others in digital arenas or real-life showing off occasions.
Games are extensively considered one of the very best methods to pass the time. A game is typically a structured form of amusement, typically taken on for enjoyable or leisure, and sometimes utilized as a mentor tool. Gamings are very various from job, which traditionally is carried out mainly for remuneration; video games have actually ended up being the mainstream amusement for lots of people. Children as well as grownups alike acquire pleasure from playing video games. Games are categorized right into many different sub-categories, depending upon the objective as well as preferred end result.
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Dice Gamings: Dice games, such as Chess and Quic-a-Roids, are popular among computer game fanatics, specifically for the classic versions, such as Quidditch and Foolish Putty. One major reason why they are so preferred is since they enable wonderful calculated planning as well as excellent decision making. Nonetheless, the standard variations of these games require players to roll dice and then attempt to attach the heads of the dice to the square on the board to make certain that a specific number of particular tinted rounds will appear. Today, several computer game mimic dice games by permitting players to chance and then try to connect the dice to the squares on the board in order to make the required tinted balls to win the game.
Playing Cards and Board Gamings: In the past, one of the most preferred parlor game kinds were texas hold’em and also Monopoly, given that they are the ones that have one of the most acquainted gameplay as well as are the most acquainted to many people. However, as the popularity of these video games started to decrease, there was a resurgence in the appeal of playing cards and also parlor game, consisting of a wide variety of brand-new video games such as Scrabble and also Cutthroat Texas Hold’em. Several of the leaders of this genre of parlor game were Bike Age and Candyland, both of which obtained crucial acclaim as well as ended up being collectors’ favorites. As more people began to play with these games, numerous designers handled to develop video games that achieved success enough to spawn their very own lines of video games based upon them. For instance, Candyland was later on become a successful collection of games that are used cellphones. 먹튀폴리스
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Four Leith Academy pupils have won a nationwide competition to intern as part of US Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the US in November.
Morven MacKay, Caitlin Munn, Liam Stobie and Katie Ewart will be travelling to America with their teacher Ms Steele on 29 October as part of a small team of around 20 UK pupils. The pupils will be based in Tampa, Florida where they will be spending time working on Clinton’s presidential campaign and the campaigns for several House of Representatives and Senate candidates. The trip will conclude with a short visit to Washington DC where the pupils will get a chance to see the White House and Capitol Hill for themselves. Crucially they will be in America for election day on 8 November.
The Inspire US 2016 competition, organised by The Transformation Trust, received entries from schools all around the UK. Of the five winning schools the pupils from Leith Academy were the only ones from Scotland (three of the five are London-based schools).
Competition entrants had to submit videos answering questions about who their dream presidential candidates would be, and what executive order would they invoke if they were president. In later rounds of the competition the pupils had to give presentations via Skype on what type of campaign they would run upon their return that could highlight the skills learned during the internship.
The trip is fully funded with all travel and accommodation covered, and is a repeat of a successful 2012 trip.
The Leith Academy pupils’ dream presidential nominees included figures as diverse as Malala Yousafzai and Morgan Freeman. The issue they opted to tackle with their executive order was to place a cap on the spending involved in lobbying and financing during the election cycle (a major talking point during this presidential election). The pupils did their Skype presentation from Holyrood on the issue of 16-year-old voters, entitled “Cross My Name Off”.
“We didn’t think we were going to get it at first,” the pupils said on winning the competition, before adding “it feels really good though, knowing how many other schools applied.”
Nadia Steele, who teaches Modern Studies and will be accompanying the pupils on their trip, was the person who entered the school into the contest.
She said : “The competition came to my notice as a way of engaging pupils who might not have the opportunity to otherwise go and experience America in a political context. I immediately started thinking of which pupils had put in a lot of effort on their course work, gave 100% and would be up for the challenge of taking part in it.”
Asked whether any of the pupils had plans of pursuing a career in politics, 16 year old Liam Stobie said:
“It’s an idea I have, although I’m not 100% sure yet. This will be good experience for finding out.” Fellow pupil Katie Ewart echoed his remarks, adding: “This trip could be a “decider” for me.”
Ms Steele added: “I think the skills that they’ll pick up out there will be invaluable whatever they go on to do.”
Would they ever go out to work for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign?
Morven Mackay said: “I think it would be interesting to see what kind of people support him and what their reasons are.”
And Katie Ewart added: “I’d like to see how his campaign works differently in comparison to Hillary’s.”
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Cancer, Survivorship, and Self-Isolation for the Most Vulnerable
For those who have recently finished treatment for breast cancer, the coronavirus pandemic and self isolation may be cause for great concern
Hypnotherapist Beverley Longhurst explores the complicated nature of self-isolation as a cancer survivor
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Just when you had completed your treatment and were looking forward to getting life into a new normal, you find yourself negotiating another new normal – with coronavirus. It is common to feel anxious about your increased risk of infection since there are particular concerns when you have recently finished treatment. Quarantine or self-isolation is the most robust measure we know of to keep safe and your specialist will be able to advise.
Keeping up to date can be minefield but there is important advice and guidance on the Government website here as well as clear guidance from MacMillan. MacMillan have a 24/7 support line for patients – 080 808 00 00. Also take a look at the frequently asked questions and nurse advisor number on Breast Cancer Now.
Cancer can feel isolating at any time. Now you have different barriers to contend with; physical, psychological and environmental. Everyone is adapting to this at the moment and none of us are alone in this. You are likely to feel a range of emotions as you adjust. There is a grieving process, which may be happening to us as individuals and as a society. We can see this in the way people have reacted so differently; some compliant, others defiant, some very active on social media and others struggling to find a routine. It’s normal to go through shock, denial, guilt, anger, bargaining and loneliness before feeling an upward turn as you start to feel acceptance and hope.
Find moments to be present and allow yourself to go through these stages. Don’t put extra pressure on yourself to learn a new language by the end of the week. This is a worldwide change, so be gentle on yourself. Check in with yourself and see how you're doing. Remember the HALT principle-never get to hungry, angry lonely or tired. Don’t forget your peer support too. Making contact with those who are on the same journey will help you navigate feelings.
If you haven't received your vulnerable person letter by now and you think you should have one, contact your GP. It’s also a good idea to check with your treatment centre whether on-site appointments are still in place, or need to be delayed or held remotely. One of the things we have on-side is the ability to use telemedicine, wherein you can connect with your specialist team online. Ask if you can do this by video to increase your sense of connection.
As always, if you have new and unexplained symptoms that last for more than two weeks contact your specialist team to discuss them. Your treatment centre will have preferred contacts for you to call if you are experiencing symptoms associated with coronavirus, eg. a high temperature and/or a persistent cough-have these to hand. It may be contraindicated to go to your treatment centre in person in the first instance.
The term immuno-compromised is broad and not limited to chemotherapy. It can also refer to factors such as age or lifestyle, which could encompass smoking, for example, along with conditions such as diabetes. Immune systems are usually most compromised during and just after treatments, although this varies. Every day after your treatment has finished in survival is another day of getting stronger. You may have taken better care of yourself during your cancer journey too. Many people eat more healthily, give up smoking, reduce alcohol and try to limit stress. This will have helped your body recover more efficiently and will help you now when your energy levels are normalising.
Diet and exercise are great steps to keep up and now is an ideal time to focus on how you might fine-tune your health and wellbeing even further. Get enough sleep, take moderate, varied exercise, keep hydrated, enjoy cooking whole foods and maintaining a balanced diet. Enjoy ideas from Nutritionist Jane Clarke for inspirational recipes and products. Utilise online shopping services well in advance. Keep a well-stocked pantry of frozen and fresh fruit and vegetables just in case you can’t get what you want fresh. Batch cooking can also be helpful if your finding cooking every day too much. The Mindful Chef has also been a great resource for some people with reported easy 1 hour delivery slots.
Home and social life
There are lots of ways you can keep distracted and busy at home. There is an array of free exercise classes online so try different ones to prevent boredom. Try some PE with Joe Wicks sessions - the kids ones are ideal if you’re starting back into fitness. "Rise and Shine" classes with former Ballerina of English National Ballet Natalia Kremen are gently invigorating and Yin yoga with Dee provide expert instruction with a soulful approach.
Consider taking a short online course or enjoy the theatre from your armchair. The National Theatre is streaming a free play every Thursday night, you could even take a trip to the MET in New York. Discover what is enjoyable and mood-boosting for you.
Being able to reach out to others online is one of the saving graces of our present situation. Keep up with friends and family whenever possible. Board game apps offer fun ways to connect or if you fancy online dating, why not try Filter Off where you can have your first dinner date virtually? NetflixParty gives you the chance to watch films with others outside your household and Disney Plus gives kids an array of delights. I personally can't resist an afternoon cup of tea and laughter with Harriet Thorpe and Wonderbirds.
If you are reliant on broadband and mobile networks take a look at Ofcom’s updates. They have published helpful guidance titled ‘Seven tips to stay connected’. Too much technology, however, or frequently tuning into the news can be stressful and counterproductive. Limit yourself to updates a couple of times a day, then change the channel or turn off.
Some families cope better with structure, others in a more relaxed atmosphere. Do what’s best for your family and don’t feel pressure to conform to anyone else. If you have young children, direct, honest answers are always the best way to communicate. Children don’t cope well with secrets and mystery. In language that you know they understand, let them know why you’re staying in or washing your hands, again. Reassure them that it is to keep healthy and that it has a time limit.
It’s officially spring, so you could be really sensible and de-clutter your cupboards, sort clothes or organise paperwork. If you have tasks piling up, make a list and try tackling them one by one. Mix things up by spending some of your time on mundane jobs before turning to more pleasurable activities and break it down into chunks. Your energy levels may be variable and it’s important you keep yourself feeling as good as you can so celebrate the wins.
If you're working from home try to create a dedicated work space that you can leave at the end of the day. A standing area might be better for you or remember to get up and stretch and walk around regularly. Keep in touch with work colleagues through video to meet face to face and keep to your working hours, taking your days off seriously.
Find your zen
Whilst a peer support groups and forums can valuable, keep it limited, especially if you start to feel anxious or as if you’re getting lost in cyberspace.Your home will become even more important now so create your home, or an area of it as a retreat. Dedicate a day or part of your day to a home retreat to create some peace and stillness. Indulge in a facemask or use those bath salts you’ve been saving. Or do something more spiritual, with a timetable of yoga, meditation or listening to your favourite inspirational teachings.
Survivorship is often a time in which patients have told me that they reassess their priorities. Allow yourself to connect with yours. Either way, schedule it, set an intention and enjoy the solitude. This is your time.
Help your immune system
There is a relatively new theory called Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). This encompasses how our thoughts and behaviours may influence our hormones and immune system function. Studies show that in depressed patients, the immune system is under more strain. It’s a feedback loop. So, what’s great, is it works in reverse too. It suggests that we may have the ability to regulate our immune system with more positive thoughts and feelings. Keeping stress levels low and regularly engaging in pleasurable relaxation has a soothing effect on the mind and nervous system which communicate with the rest of our body. This is perhaps why, anecdotally, many of us in oncology notice those with a positive attitude often experience less side severe effects from some treatments, or appear to cope better with them.
Self-hypnosis is a great way to do this. It can be learnt through working with a clinical hypnotherapist who will go through your concerns in detail and guide you through therapeutic hypnosis practice over a few sessions. They will also be able to teach you how to practice self-hypnosis in the best way to suit you as an individual. Everyone is different and it’s good to have a few different techniques to draw upon.
Meditation apps like Calm can be helpful too. Set aside time and allow yourself to really relax. Doing it regularly, say for 10-15 minutes twice a day, can really help manage stress. Rest and allow yourself time to top up your energy levels. They may be erratic post-treatment. If you can, take a nap before you absolutely need. Emotional processing can be just as energetic as physical activity sometimes, so listen to your body.
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Exploring different cultural perspectives through two-way teaching
Medina Primary School is a government school located 39km south of the Perth CBD on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk People. The school has an enrolment of 231 students, of whom 28% are Aboriginal.
In this illustration of practice, Years 5 and 6 students explore different cultural perspectives within a HASS unit of learning, through a two-way teaching approach.
OI2: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place.
OI9: The significant contributions of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the present and past are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally.
OI2: All life forms, including human life, are connected through ecosystems on which they depend for their wellbeing and survival.
OI8: Designing action for sustainability requires an evaluation of past practices, the assessment of scientific and technological developments, and balanced judgements based on projected future economic, social and environmental impacts.
Intercultural Understanding (Level 4)
- Recognising culture and developing respect | Investigate culture and cultural identity | identify and describe the roles that culture and language play in shaping group and national identities
- Recognising culture and developing respect | Explore and compare cultural knowledge, beliefs and practices | describe and compare the knowledge, beliefs and practices of various cultural groups in relation to a specific time, event or custom
- Interacting and empathising with others | Consider and develop multiple perspectives | explain perspectives that differ to expand their understanding of an issue
HASS (Years 5 and 6)
Knowledge and Understanding | Economics and Business (Year 5)
- The difference between needs and wants and why choices need to be made about how limited resources are used (ACHASSK119)
Inquiry and skills| Analysing (Year 6)
- Examine different viewpoints on actions, events, issues and phenomena in the past and present (ACHASSI127)
Science (Year 5)
Science Understanding | Chemical sciences
Solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways ACSSU077
What are the benefits of the two-way approach in the classroom for the students, the non-Aboriginal teacher and the Aboriginal educator?
At the end of the video the Aboriginal educator says that the two-way approach is about students developing understanding and acceptance of cultures of all kinds. How does this approach support the development of the general capabilities in the Australian Curriculum?
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Nothing is more distracting than framerate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when framerates are low, the second when framerates are high. Adaptive V-Sync is a smarter way to render frames.
At high framerates, V-sync is enabled to eliminate tearing, at low frame rates, it’s disabled to minimize stuttering. It gets rid of distractions so you can get on with gaming.
Many gamers enable Vertical Synchronization (VSync) to prevent screen-tearing, an unsightly occurrence caused by frame rates exceeding a monitor’s refresh rate. The downside is the occasional and equally annoying stutter when frame rates drop below the locked VSync frame rate, and again when they return to the locked rate.
To fix the problem, the GeForce 301.42 WHQL drivers come loaded with NVIDIA Adaptive VSync, an automated technique that disables VSync when frame rates fall below the locked rate, and re-enables it when they return to the locked rate, significantly reducing stuttering whilst still preventing tearing.
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Check out this comparison video highlighting Adaptive V-Sync using Heaven, a handy benchmark by Unigine.
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For the past 10 years, thousands of people would gather for the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration and Festival del Carnaval de Puebla parade in Philadelphia.
This year's parade has been canceled because of organizers' fears that the event could expose participants and attendants to an immigration raid.
"We do not feel happy about this," David Pina, the president of the parade organizer Organizacion San Mateo Carnavalero, told Business Insider.
Pina said participants travel from all over the US to take part in the 15,000-person parade, which typically featured colorful costumes and traditional dances and celebrates people from many different Hispanic backgrounds.
Following President Donald Trump's shocking election win and the Trump administration's recent directives cracking down on illegal immigration, the six parade organizers, including Pina, unanimously decided to cancel the celebration.
"We are at a very uncomfortable moment on immigration politics," Pina said. Many members of Philadelphia's Mexican community heard rumors that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers would attend the parade to make arrests, Pina added.
Pina acknowledged that not all of the parade's attendees in past years were living in the US legally. "We want to keep the community together and safe," he said.
Pina said he hoped tensions over immigration would die down in a year.
When asked for comments, ICE officials said that the agency generally avoids targeting specific events without prior authorization.
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In high school, in Buenos Aires, I had to study Latin at the British school I attended. To make it worse, I had to study Latin in English, even though Argentina speaks Spanish, which is more amenable to Latin than English could ever be. Back then, there was one single reason why I envied my cousins who lived and studied in the USA: they could choose the courses they took in high school, while I was stuck with Latin in a school system where there were no elective courses.
Same thing happened in law school. The five-year law school curriculum I had to follow in Argentina was the same for every student. When I opted to become a lawyer in Florida, my studies at University of Miami Law School were pretty flexible. You could become a lawyer here without ever sitting through an International Public Law class, or even for a Conflicts of Law one (there was no International Private Law course available that I can remember).
So it has never surprised me that most U.S. lawyers have such a rudimentary knowledge of international law, if they have any understanding of it at all. Besides, many Americans perceive international laws and tribunals (unless we run them) as an unwarranted imposition on our “superior” legal system, the vaunted rule of law we are so proud of. And even if we claim to be a nation of laws, one thing seems clear: we neither understand nor see the need to subject ourselves to international law. And that may well be the reason why a “law” like the Helms-Burton Act, specially its Titles III and IV, is not more often properly described as what it is: a delusional exercise in jurisdictional overreach.
And it also explains why some of my colleagues in South Florida are, yet again, getting ready for a litigation fest over Cuban claims. The Helms-Burton Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996, is a restriction upon the president’s constitutionally bestowed power to conduct the foreign policy of the United States. At the same time, this “law” purports to “help” the president implement our now immutable — without the acquiescence of Congress — hostile “policy” towards Cuba by resorting to the third branch of our much celebrated “separation of powers”: the judiciary. This is, in and of itself, an aberration that only shows the utter contempt the bearers of the U.S. political-institutional system feel towards relations with countries in what they consider their “backyard” — a contempt born out of the absolute ignorance and disinterest of the American people with regard to the southern part of our western hemisphere, a disinterest their “representatives” share, except when they smell any kind of electoral advantages.
Helms-Burton was a bill headed nowhere long before it became a “law”. It was introduced at the House of Representatives in early 1995, and then-Secretary of State Warren Christopher told its sponsors it would be vetoed by President Bill Clinton if Congress ever passed it. It became “law” only because of an ill-advised tantrum from the Cuban government: the shooting down of a couple of unarmed U.S. civilian airplanes which had repeatedly violated Cuban airspace under what the Cuban side saw as U.S. indifference. Our response to the murder of the U.S. crew members was also a tantrum: the signing into law of the Helms-Burton Act by President Clinton (although its most extravagant provisions, Titles III & IV, would remain frozen for more than 23 tears).
Sure, since Titles III and IV of the Helms-Burton Act were enabled May 2 last year, we have seen a number of claims filed against foreign and even U.S. companies that we deem to be “trafficking” assets seized by the Cuban revolution from its own nationals 60 years back, when the owners of those assets were American only in the rightful meaning of that word: they were citizens of the western hemisphere.
We have even seen a couple of Florida U.S. District courts give some level of credibility to such claims, by rejecting the defendants’ motions to dismiss. But the fact remains that the absence of any legal precedents in this type of litigation and the many other obstacles — jurisdictional, constitutional, evidentiary — for prevailing and collecting on them must be giving the contingency fee committees in many law firms plenty of second thoughts.
The fact I have been a lawyer in two different countries, Argentina and the United States, with two very different legal systems by no means makes me an “international lawyer” or an expert in international law. But the fact I did not get to choose what law courses I took and which ones I skipped while studying law in Argentina does give me an advantage over quite a few of my U.S. colleagues. Since I took my first course in Public International Law in Argentina I have been aware that it is in this particular field that all nations’ jurisdictional powers are grounded.
It is precisely Public International Law that makes “laws” like Helms-Burton a laughable attempt to exert extra-territorial jurisdiction in order to achieve policy goals which are not even foreign policy goals, but rather domestic and electoral in nature.
That is not to say that a bully nation like ours cannot simply ignore the constraints of Public International Law. We have done it in the past, and we will do it in the future. “Get over it”, a member of our pack of “stable geniuses” might tell you. What gives Helms-Burton and the cast of characters surrounding its revival these days a kind of quaint feeling is the fact that Cuba has overcome half a century of exactly the same kind of measures recently announced as the “new” policy aimed at subverting the Cuban government.
By now, I assume, we are all used to the present “administration’s” lack of any kind of foreign policy ideas beyond sending our dim-witted president to one-on-one meetings with other world “leaders”. To many of his followers (too many) Trump is the incarnation of Isaiah’s prophecy about our great nation: “A little child shall lead them”.
You can ask for no better proof that Cuba is not seen as a foreign policy issue by anyone in the White House than the absence of any attempt by our tremendous president to sit down for a Cuba Libre chat with Raúl Castro. The Cuban comandante must be the only autocrat Mr. Trump has yet to meet and love. What we got in this case was a speech last April from a cheerleading guy (one Mr. Bolton) who is a relic from the past and sneers when he tells a bunch of doddering relics from the Cold War era exactly what that audience wanted to hear (and dreaded, at the same time): we will be as tough against Cuba as this country has ever been in the past, by allowing fewer remittances, less non-family travel, and hollering “Down with Castro” even louder, even if this leads us to 60 more years of status quo ante (my Latin courses did pay off, after all).
But how much domestic and electoral clout can the hardliners in the Cuban-American community in South Florida still wield when the long time gone by has erased the lyrics of the Cuban national anthem from the foggy minds of many of those Cubans in attendance at the Helms-Burton revival last April at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. Still, consolation may be found in knowing that, just as with regard to Maduro’s Venezuela, everything is on the table when it comes to ridding Cuba of “communism”, including a Big Mac and a milk shake, just in case.
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Exclusive: Ocasio-Cortez, Markey to unveil Green New Deal bill
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) are set to unveil legislation laying out a “Green New Deal” as soon as next week, Axios has learned.
Driving the news: A spokeswoman for Markey confirmed the offices are working on legislation, but said there is no final text and timing isn’t final yet for next week. A request to Ocasio-Cortez’s office wasn’t immediately returned. Varshini Prakash, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, also said legislation is due as soon as Wednesday or Thursday of next week. The youth-led group has been at the forefront of the Green New Deal movement.
The big picture: The Green New Deal is a set of vague, but broad progressive policy goals seeking to transform the economy in the name of fighting climate change. It has risen from obscurity to prominence since the November election, with Ocasio-Cortez, a rising progressive star, leading the charge. Democrats eyeing presidential runs — including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris — are backing the general concept of the Green New Deal, which is sure to play a role in the 2020 primary.
Details: It’s unclear to what extent the proposal will adhere to a draft legislative document circulating that describes the policy, which dates back to Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign website.
- That document includes a goal of 100% renewable electricity within 10 years (up from 17% today), a federal jobs guarantee for people working in the low-carbon transition, and universal healthcare.
- It’s light on details on how that would be funded and is also silent on whether the policy includes a price on carbon dioxide emissions, long considered central to climate change policy.
Between the lines: The two Democrats leading the proposal represent a bridge between the old and new guard progressives. Markey was co-author of the last big climate-change legislation Congress considered a decade ago, while Ocasio-Cortez is the highest profile member of a new crop of House progressives. | <urn:uuid:35abfe66-6d76-411f-bcb7-bc6f568c6564> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.axios.com/2019/01/31/green-new-deal-ocasio-cortez-markey?fbclid=IwAR1o7n8paSL39E_gpF_TozW-mcw0yn8sh3wMVK9cKap3_l7vgh4TPzaGGHg | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.945847 | 470 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Last week we looked at the time frame of Revelation and the context of Revelation. In a word, the time frame of the book was "soon." From the opening verse to the closing verses, the book tells us that it concerns things that were to shortly come to pass.
As for the context, we will find that when we get to Chapters 2 and 3 and read the seven letters to the churches in Asia Minor. Those letters are our best source for the context of Revelation. We will also have some more to say about the context when we look at the history of Rome in our introduction.
Having looked at the time frame and the context, the next big question is when was the book written. But before we get to that question, let's start with a related question.
Who is the villain in Revelation? Everyone agrees there is an evil earthly villain in this book, but not all agree on the identity of that villain. My view is that the earthly villain in Revelation is first century Rome, and more particularly, the first century emperors of Rome. They had put themselves in the place of God, and they had persecuted and sought to destroy the church in its infancy. Who would win? Revelation answers that question.
Why am I so sure this book is about Rome and not about something else, such as Jerusalem for example? The main reason is the text itself, as we will see as we study it. But that isn't the only reason.
A coin minted during the reign of Vespasian (the time when, I believe, Revelation was written) depicts the goddess Roma sitting upon the seven hills that surrounded the city of Rome. Chapter 17 depicts the villain in Revelation as a bloodthirsty harlot sitting upon seven hills. If you lived in the first century, if you lived in one of the seven cities of Asia Minor, if you had that Roman coin in your pocket, if you were being persecuted by Rome, and if you read Revelation 17, who would you think John was writing about? How could there be any answer other than first century Rome? Here is how one commentary addresses this point:
Perhaps no point is more obvious in Revelation that this one: Rome is the one city in history that has been distinguished for and universally recognizable by its seven hills. ... Suetonius and Plutarch record for us that in the time of Domitian the festival of Septimontium ("the feast of the seven hilled city") was held annually in December to celebrate the seven hills enclosing Rome. ... This point is well nigh indisputably certain. Indeed, "there is scarce a poet that speaks of Rome but observes it."
If our view of this book would not make any sense to its initial recipients, then our view is wrong! This book was intended as a message of comfort to those who first read it. We need to see it through their eyes to properly understand it. There can be no doubt who they would have seen as the villain in this book - the mighty Roman empire, which was persecuting the first century Christians at the very time they received this book.
They were not being persecuted by Jerusalem; they were not being persecuted by modern day Rome; they were not being persecuted by Russia or China. They were being persecuted by first century Rome.
How did Rome begin? Rome's early history is shrouded in legend. According to Roman tradition, the city was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus in 753 BC. Archaeological evidence supports the view that Rome grew from settlements on the Palatine Hill very possibly from the middle of the eighth century BC. The original settlement developed into the capital of the Roman Kingdom (ruled by a succession of seven kings, according to tradition), and then the Roman Republic (from 510 BC, governed by the Senate), and finally the Roman Empire (from 27 BC, ruled by Emperors).
The prophet Daniel lived around 600 BC, and in Daniel 2 we find the following:
Daniel 2:40,44 - And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. ... And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
That fourth kingdom of Daniel 2 is first century Rome! That was the kingdom, as strong as iron, that ruled the earth when God's eternal kingdom was established in Acts 2. No one looking at those Roman settlements in 600 BC would ever have predicted that they would someday subdue all other worldly kingdoms, and yet Daniel knew 600 years before it happened!
Rome was part of God's plan in ushering in his kingdom. We know that because Daniel tells us, but we also know that from the New Testament and from historical evidence. In Galatians 4, Paul wrote:
Galatians 4:4-5 - But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
It was not by accident or happenstance that Jesus came into this world when he did. God had been planning for his arrival since the foundation of the world, and those plans had become very specific by the time of Daniel in 600 BC.
When Daniel prophesied that a fourth kingdom as strong as iron would rule the world at the time of Christ, and that three kingdoms would precede it, the history of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome was predetermined for the next 600 years. Daniel and Revelation are bookends surrounding those four great earthly kingdoms.
Rome played an important part in God's plans. History shows us the hand of God in the great historical events that occurred between the days of Daniel and the time of Christ.
How else can we explain the rise of Greece under Alexander the Great? How else can we explain the ascendancy of Rome over such great powers as Carthage, and the Hellenistic kingdoms of Macedon, Syracuse, and the Seleucid empire?
Listen to a few sentences from the introduction to the recent book, Rome and Her Enemies: An Empire Created and Destroyed by War, by Jane Penrose:
Lying at its heart is a mystery as profound as any in the records of human civilization. How on earth did the Romans do it? How did a single city, one that began as a small community of castle-rustlers, camped out among marshes and hills, end up ruling an empire that stretched from the moors of Scotland to the deserts of Iraq?
The answer to that question is that it happened because God made it happen, just as God had already told Daniel that it would happen.
It is interesting to study the interplay of Greek and Roman culture at the time of Christ. As Horace famously stated, Rome may have conquered Greece, but Greek culture conquered Rome. The combination of Greek culture with Roman might created the perfect cradle for the coming of Christ and the beginning of his kingdom, and it was not by accident!
The Greeks brought reason, rationality, logic, and language. Rome brought peace, roads, trade, law, and communication. Although Roman religion later brought emperor worship and persecution, initially it was open and tolerant. This situation allowed Paul to do what he did and take Christianity beyond Jerusalem into the Greek world.
The Roman peace, the pax Romana, was vital in the spread of the gospel. The Greeks' hobby was war. The church would have had a much more difficult time reaching beyond Jerusalem had the Greeks still been in charge.
Another important factor was the Greek language, which had been around since 800 BC and had twice the vocabulary of Latin.
Those who believe that Christianity is anti-intellectual and irrational should note that Christianity began at a time of Greek intellectualism and rationality, and again that was no accident. Greek philosophical thought is admired to this very day. In fact, it has been said that the Greek contribution to western philosophy was western philosophy! It is no accident that the church was established, not in a time or place of superstition, but in a time of rational inquiry and clear thinking.
We are going to spend quite a bit of time discussing the early Roman emperors. Who were they and why should we care?
We should care about them because Daniel, Zechariah, and John wrote about them. In fact, Daniel sketched out the history of the first eleven Roman emperors 600 years before they came to power. John described them while some were already in power. We will need to understand that historical context if we are to understand this book.
As we discussed earlier, our focus will be on the first eleven emperors. Julius Caesar was killed by those who feared that he was leading Rome toward a monarchy. His death in 44 BC marked the end of the Roman republic. His adopted son Octavius became Augustus-the first Roman emperor.
Some argue that the list should begin with Julius Caesar. But history and historians tell us that Augustus was the first emperor. Also, Augustus was the emperor at the time of Christ, which is another reason to start with him. And, as we will see, the internal evidence supports using Augustus as our starting point.
The first five emperors make up the Julio-Claudian Dynasty:
The next three emperors ruled during the civil wars of AD 68-69. They, along with Vespasian, make up the famous set of four emperors who all ruled in a single year, AD 69.
The next three emperors make up the Flavian Dynasty:
These eleven emperors are described in Daniel 7 and in Revelation 17. My view is that the book of Revelation is largely focused on the conflict between the church and the two Roman dynasties of the first century - the Julio-Claudian dynasty and the Flavian dynasty - with the primary focus being the latter Flavian dynasty.
The persecution of the church by Rome was particularly intense during the reigns of Nero and Domitian. In AD 66 a fire destroyed much of Rome. A rumor spread that Nero had set the fire to further his plans to rebuild the city. To dispel the rumors Nero blamed the Christians who, as everyone knew, predicted a fiery end of the world. Tacitus describes the situation as follows:
To scotch the rumor, Nero substituted as culprits, and punished with the utmost refinements of cruelty, a class of men, loathed for their vices, whom the crowd styled Christians. Christus, the founder of the name, had undergone the death penalty in the reign of Tiberius, by sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilate, and the pernicious superstition was checked for a moment, only to break out once more, not merely in Judea, the home of the disease, but in the capital itself, where all things horrible or shameful in the world collect and find a vogue. First, then, the confessed members of the sect were arrested; next, on their disclosures, vast numbers were convicted, not so much on the count of arson as for hatred of the human race. And derision accompanied their end: they were covered with wild beasts' skins and torn to death by dogs; or they were fastened on crosses, and, when daylight failed were burned to serve as lamps by night. Nero had offered his gardens for the spectacle, and gave an exhibition in his circus, mixing with the crowds in the habit of a charioteer, or mounted on his car. Hence, in spite of a guilt which had earned the most exemplary punishment, there arose a sentiment of pity, due to the impression that they were being sacrificed not for the welfare of the state but to the ferocity of a single man.
This fierce persecution abated for awhile after the death of Nero but began again with renewed intensity when Domitian came to power. Tertullian called Domitian "a limb of the bloody Nero."
Now we are ready to answer the question we started with today - when was the book of Revelation written? How you answer this question goes a long way in determining how you interpret this book. We are going to deal with this question at length when we get to Revelation 17, but since that will be months from now let's briefly look at that question now.
First, what evidence do we have, and how should we sort the evidence?
I am a patent attorney, and patent attorneys spend most of their time arguing about the meaning of the words in a patent. We look at two kinds of evidence: intrinsic evidence (mainly, the patent itself) and extrinsic evidence (such as a dictionary or a technical expert). The intrinsic evidence is by far the more important of the two. If the patent defines a term, then a dictionary can't override that intrinsic definition - the dictionary might even contradict what the patent says, and it still doesn't matter. The patent's definition is the one that wins.
The same is true with Bible study. The most important evidence we have about the Bible is the Bible itself. If the Bible answers our question, then no amount of extrinsic evidence can override what the Bible itself says on the issue. So, what does the Bible say about the date when John received this vision?
The key verse in dating Revelation is found in Chapter 17.
Revelation 17:10 - And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
In that verse, John discusses seven kings, and he tells us that five are fallen, one is (present tense), and one will come and continue only a short time. If we can determine the one king who "is," then we will know when the book was written.
As we just saw, Augustus was the first emperor of Rome. Following Augustus were Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. After Nero, there was a period of civil war in which four emperors came to power in the span of about a year. The first three of those four (Galba, Otho, and Vitellius) each reigned for only a short time before they died. The fourth of those four emperors was Vespasian.
So who are the five kings who have fallen? They must be the first five emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. According to 17:10, those five kings had all died by the time this book was written.
So who is the one king who is? We have two choices - either it is Galba, the emperor who followed Nero, or it is Vespasian, the emperor who ruled after the three civil war emperors reigned and died within a single year.
We saw those three kings when we studied Daniel 7, and there was saw them described as being plucked up or uprooted. I think Revelation 17:10 ignores those three uprooted kings, which means that Vespasian is the king who is in Revelation 17:10.
Why would Revelation ignore those three uprooted kings? Two reasons - one historic and one figurative. The historic reason is that they were hardly emperors; they came to power in a period of great turmoil, and they quickly exited the scene. For all practical purposes, Vespasian was the emperor who followed Nero. But there is also a figurative reason - if Vespasian is the sixth emperor, then Domitian is the eighth. And the number eight depicts a renewal - the eighth day starts a new week, for example. As we already saw, Domitian renewed the persecution that Nero has started.
If Vespasian is the king who is in 17:10, then who is the king who comes next and continues only a short while? That would be Titus, who followed Vespasian and reigned only a few years. When we get to Revelation 17, we will see that it has much to say about the next king - Domitian - and those descriptions will further confirm that we are on the right track in identifying the king "who is" with Vespasian. So, I think that Revelation was written during the reign of Vespasian.
But there is external evidence from shortly after the time that tells us John was banished by Domitian, and Domitian's reign did not begin until AD 81. How can that fit in with our proposed date for the book during the reign of Vespasian?
First, external evidence, unlike internal evidence, can always be wrong. But we don't have to assume it is wrong here to solve our problem.
In December of AD 69, Vespasian was acclaimed emperor, but for the first half of 70, he was occupied in Alexandria, while his elder son Titus was engaged upon the siege of Jerusalem. His younger son Domitian, the sole representative of the family in Rome, accepted the name of Caesar and imperial residence and was invested with full consular authority, his name being placed at the head of all dispatches and edicts. As Josephus tells us, Domitian was ruler for over six months with the backing of the army until his father showed up. According to one source, Domitian signed so many orders of appointment that Vespasian wrote him to thank him for letting Vespasian himself continue as emperor!
It was perhaps during this time that John was exiled to Patmos. That would have been in early AD 70, near the beginning of Vespasian's reign.
Vespasian reigned from 69 to 79, which means (if my view of Revelation 17:10 is correct) that the book was written during that window of time. Can we narrow the time down any further? Yes, I think we can.
The condition of the seven churches in Chapters 2-3 suggests quite a bit of time had passed since the time when those congregations had been founded. The churches in Ephesus, Sardis, and Laodicea were likely founded in the early fifties, but had by the time of this book suffered a serious spiritual decline. Laodicea suffered a terrible earthquake in AD 60, but seems to have recovered to the point of being rich and self-sufficient by the time of this book. Polycarp says that the church in Smyrna was not founded until after Paul's death in the mid sixties. All of that would suggest we should push the writing of this book forward as far as we can, which in this case is to the end of Vespasian's reign in AD 79.
But some of the external evidence suggests a much later date for the book, some as late as the nineties. How can we explain that? One possible answer is to recognize that there is a difference between the date the book was written and the date the book was circulated. The book of Revelation could not have been read by others until either John or the book was able to leave Patmos. That could have occurred much later than when the book was written. So the book could have been written in the late seventies but not circulated until the late eighties or even the early nineties.
Some who argue for an earlier date claim that the book was written during the reign of Nero. As we just saw, I think the text of the book itself suggests otherwise. Whether or not we ignore the three uprooted civil war emperors, there is still no way for Nero to be the king "who is" in Revelation 17:10 - unless we start with Julius Caesar as the first emperor, something with which no historian would ever agree.
But there is another reason why Nero could not be the subject of this book - and again we can turn to the seven letters. Those letters point to persecution by Rome in the provinces. The persecution by Nero occurred in Rome, not in the provinces. And the persecution by Nero resulted less from the emperor's claims of deity and more because he needed some group on which to lay the blame for the great fire in Rome. It was not until later that a failure to honor the emperor as a god became a political offense punishable by death.
I think the best view is that the book of Revelation was written late in the reign of Vespasian, around AD 79, and was circulated among the churches later, perhaps as late as the early nineties. That view fits both the internal evidence and the external evidence.
Now let's continue our look at Rome. Why was Rome such a problem? In most of the other books of the New Testament, Rome is seen in largely neutral terms and sometimes even positive terms. We think, for example, of Paul's use of his own Roman citizenship in the book of Acts. But in Revelation there is nothing but blazing hatred for Rome. Rome is a Babylon, the mother of harlots, drunk on the blood of the saints. The explanation for this change in attitude from what we see earlier in the book of Acts lies in the wide development of Caesar worship and its accompanying persecution, which together form the background for Revelation and help explain why Revelation was written.
By the time of Revelation, Caesar worship was the one religion that covered the whole Roman empire, and it was because of the Christians' refusal to conform to its demands that they were persecuted and sometimes killed.
By the late first century, emperor worship touched most aspects of Roman political, social, and economic life. Civic events and legal transactions included pledges of allegiance to Caesar as "Lord" and "God." As they entered the theater, sporting events, gladiatorial games, or public festivals, the people had to toss a pinch of incense on a small altar as a sacrifice to the "divine Caesar." Trade guilds held banquets honoring the emperor and his patron gods as silent guests. These practices were seen by the Romans as expressions of patriotism, national unity, and gratitude to the emperor.
And what about those who refused to do those things? The Romans did not view them as blasphemers, but rather as ungrateful traitors.
Our society usually thinks of religion and politics as separate concepts, or at least it likes to pretend that they are separate. But in the first-century Roman world, no one ever pretended religion and politics were separate. Rome claimed that its existence was ordained by the gods, and Rome thought they won battles only when their gods were happy with them. Those who refused to worship those gods must, logically, be opposed to the empire itself and want the empire to lose those battles, or so the Romans thought. That is what had happened earlier with the Jews in Jerusalem - when they ceased to offer sacrifices to God on behalf of Caesar, Rome saw that refusal as an open declaration of war!
The Christians had been commanded to honor the emperor (1 Peter 2:17), to pray for the emperor (1 Timothy 2:1-2), and to obey the emperor (Titus 3:1-2) - all, of course, up to the point given in Acts 5:29 ("we ought to obey God rather than men"). The Christians were having to walk a fine line - be good citizens of Rome without worshipping the false gods of Rome.
Much of Rome failed to appreciate that distinction, and so the name "Christian" increasingly became synonymous with subversion, and, in the eyes of the general public, Christians came to be classed with criminals. (We see that beginning to happen in 1 Peter 4:14 - "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye.")
Every Roman household had a set of patron gods. Those in the household worshipped those gods to ensure protection of the household. Can you imagine the situation of a slave in that household who had been converted to Christ and who could no longer worship those false household gods? That Roman family would view that slave as a traitor to the household, as someone who wished harm to come to the family who lived there.
What was the reason behind this cult to Caesar? How did it develop? Rome had a vast heterogeneous empire stretching from one end of the known world to the other. It had in it many tongues, races, and traditions. The problem was how to weld this varied mass into a unity. Rome knew there is no unifying force like that of a common religion. But none of the national religions known to Rome could conceivably have become universal. Caesar worship could. (Constantine later discovered the universal aspect of Christianity as he used it to his own political ends!)
Caesar worship was the one common act and belief that turned the empire into a unity. To refuse to burn the pinch of incense and to say Caesar is Lord was not an act of irreligion, but was an act of political disloyalty. That is why the Romans responded with the utmost severity with the man who would not say Caesar is Lord, and no Christian could give that title to any other than Jesus Christ.
Not every emperor took their supposed divinity seriously, but Domitian did. He was the first emperor to demand directly that he be worshiped as deity. He wanted to be hailed as Jupiter's son and heir, the earthly representative of the king of the universe.
We might be tempted to think that Rome hated the church, but that would likely be an overstatement. Rome was not focused on the church; many Romans likely knew nothing or very little about it. Much of the persecution against the church was an indirect result of the policies that Rome had set up to promote emperor worship and to unify the people. But whether direct or indirect, the persecution was real, and God was going to hold Rome accountable for it.
Caesar worship was not just a problem for Christians; it was also a problem for Jews. The Jews had worked out an agreement with Rome. They had agreed to pray for Caesar, but not to Caesar. They had agreed to offer sacrifices for Caesar, but not to Caesar. Each Jew also paid a special tax to Roman for these exemptions.
Initially, the Christians were seen as a Jewish sect, and thus enjoyed the Jewish exemption. But that slowly changed over time. First, due largely to the efforts of Paul, Christianity became seen as increasingly less Jewish as more and more Gentiles were converted. Second, when the Jews rebelled in AD 66 (leading eventually to the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70), Christians became much more reluctant to identify with the Jews for the sake of the exemption. Also, after that revolt, the surviving Jews in the Roman provinces closed ranks and expelled Jewish Christians from their communities and synagogues, often reporting them to the Roman authorities. The seven letters in Chapters 2-3 have much to say about these conflicts with the Jews.
We see an early example of this in Acts 17.
Acts 17:5-8 - But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
By the time of Revelation, that problem had become much worse. How far had the unbelieving Jews fallen by this time? Twice in this book the inspired text will refer to them as the synagogue of Satan!
Much of the persecution was physical, but much was also economic. If there were two silversmiths in the city, and one was a Christian, the other could turn him in and reduce the competition. Or he could be kicked out the silversmiths' guild for failure to offer the pinch of incense to Caesar. Or he could suffer by refusing to make silver images of false gods. (We are reminded of the bakers who have suffered in our own time for refusing to bake cakes for so-called gay weddings. They have lost their livelihood, and they have been fined heavily by the state. Rome, it seems, hasn't gone anywhere!) It was to encourage Christians in such times that the book of Revelation was written.
You Must Hear the Gospel
You must hear the gospel and then understand and recognize that you are lost without Jesus Christ no matter who you are and no matter what your background is. The Bible tells us that “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Before you can be saved, you must understand that you are lost and that the only way to be saved is by obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ. (2 Thessalonians 1:8) Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6) “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17)
You Must Believe
You must believe and have faith in God because “without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6) But neither belief alone nor faith alone is sufficient to save. (James 2:19; James 2:24; Matthew 7:21)
You Must Repent
You must repent of your sins. (Acts 3:19) But repentance alone is not enough. The so-called “Sinner’s Prayer” that you hear so much about today from denominational preachers does not appear anywhere in the Bible. Indeed, nowhere in the Bible was anyone ever told to pray the “Sinner’s Prayer” to be saved. By contrast, there are numerous examples showing that prayer alone does not save. Saul, for example, prayed following his meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:11), but Saul was still in his sins when Ananias met him three days later (Acts 22:16). Cornelius prayed to God always, and yet there was something else he needed to do to be saved (Acts 10:2, 6, 33, 48). If prayer alone did not save Saul or Cornelius, prayer alone will not save you. You must obey the gospel. (2 Thess. 1:8)
You Must Confess
You must confess that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (Romans 10:9-10) Note that you do NOT need to make Jesus “Lord of your life.” Why? Because Jesus is already Lord of your life whether or not you have obeyed his gospel. Indeed, we obey him, not to make him Lord, but because he already is Lord. (Acts 2:36) Also, no one in the Bible was ever told to just “accept Jesus as your personal savior.” We must confess that Jesus is the Son of God, but, as with faith and repentance, confession alone does not save. (Matthew 7:21)
You Must Be Baptized
Having believed, repented, and confessed that Jesus is the Son of God, you must be baptized for the remission of your sins. (Acts 2:38) It is at this point (and not before) that your sins are forgiven. (Acts 22:16) It is impossible to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ without teaching the absolute necessity of baptism for salvation. (Acts 8:35-36; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Peter 3:21) Anyone who responds to the question in Acts 2:37 with an answer that contradicts Acts 2:38 is NOT proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ!
You Must Be Faithful Unto Death
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Population statistics- Milena Year Population1850 23,191,8761860 31,443,3211870 38,558,3711880 49,371,3401890 62,979,7661900 76,212,1681910 92,228,5311920 106,021,568 1930 123,202,660 1940 132,165,1291950 151,325,7981960 179,323,1751970 203,211,9261980 226,545,8051990 248,709,8732000 281,421,9062010 308,745,5382017 326,326,020The United states is now ranked at the 3rd most populated country in the world. The fertility rate (amount of births per woman) is at 1.82, which means each woman is expected to have 1-2 children. New Jersey has the highest population density, but the largest state is California, and the largest city is New York. The united states has constantly had a growing increase in population.
The chart below shows an example of how much the United States population has increased throughout the years. The united states population has been growing between 0.7% and 0.9% each year. It is estimated that by 2039 the US population will reach 400 million citizens.World region: The United States has 5 regions. These regions are the Northeast, Southwest,West,southeast and Midwest.
The capital city of USA is Washington, D.CCurrency used in the united states is the US Dollar. The official language spoken in the United States is American English / English.The GDP per capita as of 2016 in the United States is 57,466.79, which is 71,431.22 in Canadian dollars.There is no time difference between the United States and CanadaThe weather often varies in the USA as it does in Canada.
Just like Canada summers are hot and humid in the south, but the southwest is very hot and dry.Winters in the southern states are mild, but like Canada in the north, northeast, plains states, and in the western mountains, it is usually extremely cold with a lot of snow and sub-freezing temperatures. Severe weather like thunderstorms is normal in the spring and summer Tornadoes are also common in the spring and summer , especially in the central part of the U.S.in conclusion, weather and climate are never always the same all year round, and vary between different parts of the United States Typical occupations Size/PercentageFarming,Forestry,Fishing. 0.
7%Manufacturing,Extraction,Transportation and Crafts. 20.3%Managerial,Professional and Technical 37.3%Sales and Office 24.2%Other services 17.
6%The top 3 typical occupations in the states include Managerial,Professional and Technical being the most popular, then Sales and Office jobs , and lastly Manufacturing,Extraction,Transportation and Crafts. The united states has a wide variety and many options for job opportunities, as it has plenty of up to date resources needed for these jobs to be conducted properly. The United states is a Federal Government.
The federal government has three parts; Executive,legislative and Judicial. The President is in control of the executive branch( which is now Donald Trump). The president is elected by the citizens of the United States in a vote every four years.
(must be 18 and older). The legislative part is called the congress, and they make the laws for the american government(laws that the president enforces). Congress is divided into 2 parts: the senate, and the house of representatives. There are 100 senators (2 from each state) and 435 representatives who discuss which bills should become laws.
The number of representatives each state gets is determined by its population.The judicial part has the supreme court and 9 justices. https://www.
trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/1.htmAn example of US exports to Canada is agriculture , which includes vegetables, fruits and snacks that Canada is either unable to farm , or does not have.( oranges in the winter, strawberries in the winter etc) Another popular export is Vehicles. ( Ford , Fiat, Volkswagen etc) An example of US imports from Canada include again vehicles and agriculture.
Some canadian cars that are imported to USA include Honda and Toyota. Some agriculture that is imported to the United states includes Fruits and Nuts, beverages, vegetables and baked goods. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/americas/canadaCompanies that originated in the United statesTwo very popular companies that originated in the United states include Walmart and Apple Inc.
Both companies are extremely polar and have blown up worldwide. Both apple and walmart have multiple stores across the globe. Walmart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton. Walmart has stores in 28 different countries.Apple was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. At first Apple only created computers, and was very popular for it, but now has become one of the biggest cell phone manufacturers. Apples worldwide revenue was 229 billion in 2017, and continues to become more popular for their several models of iphones. Apple now has 499 retail stores in the world.
Both apple and Walmart have become increasingly popular and their sales are at very high rates.https://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Apple_Inc.Post secondary Institutions in United StatesThere are several post secondary schools in the United States. These include:Harvard UniversityOhio State UniversityStanford UniversityUniversity of CaliforniaPennsylvania State UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology University Of CaliforniaUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of Southern CaliforniaYale UniversityTexas A&M UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of Central FloridaDuke UniversityClemson UniversityCornell UniversityMichigan State UniversityPrinceton UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania University Of FloridaNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of GeorgiaBrown UniversityNew York UniversityTexas Tech UniversityUniversity of MichiganPurdue UniversityLiberty UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of WashingtonGeorgetown UniversityUniversity of PhoenixUniversity of ChicagoTexas State University University of Illinois at UrbanaActivity 2: Step 4: Infrastructure- MilenaTransportation SystemsWhen travelling to USA, time is money.Depending on where you live in Canada, you can either take a car or a plane as the fastest way to get there. If you live along the border (like in British columbia,Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, new Brunswick or Nova Scotia, and are travelling to places along the border (refer to map below) it would make sense to use a car to cross the border, but if you do not live near the canadian border , you should use air transportation. (Air Canada, West Jet) – when travelling to the states a valid passport is needed.
Communication Systems The fastest way to communicate in the United states is by cell phone or email. When travelling to America you must get a cellphone plan from your service provider in Canada that allows you to contact anyone outside of America (long distance) as well as use data or wifi when needed. – Without the cellphone plan you will be charged large fees if you call or text long distance, and even larger fees for using data. (internet) Government ServicesDial 911 for emergency assistanceUSA.gov also offers a list of services to any traveler including benefits, emergencies, education, and health.
Can get a US VisaAccommodationHotels range from basic rooms to lavish suites. Hotel rooms have inclusive private bathrooms, cable TV, in-room phones, heating and air-conditioning. Some have minibars, hair dryers, fitness centers, swimming pools and breakfast. Most luxury properties also offer spas, bars, restaurants, business centers and concierge services.FoodThe states has a variety of restaurants with breakfast , lunch and dinner, and is similar to the food in Canada – some hotels also offer room service and even have inclusive restaurants or food to travelers. You may be able to bring in food such as fruits, meats or other agricultural products depending on the region or country from which you are traveling.
Restrictions are placed on these products to protect community health, preserve the environment and prevent the introduction of diseases to domestic plants and animals.Use the website https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/3619/~/travelers-bringing-food-into-the-u.s.-for-personal-use for in depth info on what you can specifically bring across the borderHealth Care Vaccines to get before travelling: measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, varicella (chickenpox), influenza and others.
Wash your hands and practice proper cough and sneeze etiquette to avoid colds, the flu and other illnesses.All hospitals accept everyone and treat all emergencies.Safety Do not leave any valuables left unattended in parked carsKeep passports and any money in a secure and safe areaThe possession of firearms and the frequency of violent crime are generally more prevalent in the United States than in Canada.Violent crimes more often occur in areas that are economically low and usually have to do with gangs, and are rarely targeted to tourists Be cautious of your surroundings at nightMake sure to lock windows and doors especially at nightpay attention when your cards are being handled by others(when paying at stores or restaurants) use ATMs located in well-lit public areas or inside a bank or businessavoid using card readers with an irregular or unusual feature that may be unsafe cover the keypad with one hand when entering your PINcheck for any unauthorized transactions you do not recognize making on your Always be aware of your surroundings when in public places, particularly in large crowds. Monitor the media to keep informed of potential risks to safety and security.
Avoid crossing US- Mexico border by carRoad conditions are similar to the ones in Canada Education The Education System in the United States is similar to the one in canada, and if wanting to go to school in america it hasEarly childhood (or pre-kindergarten) educationPrimary (or elementary) schoolMiddle (or junior high) school Secondary (or high) school Postsecondary (college, career, or technical schools) education Postsecondary education includes six degree levels: associate, bachelor, first-professional, master, advanced intermediate, and research doctorate. The U.S. system does not offer a second or higher doctorate, but does offer postdoctoral research programs.Business Support Services If you are a foreign visitor ( an international student, researcher, or refugee,) you are able to work temporarily in the United States with an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) work permit, which can be issued to certain nonimmigrant visa holders. You will need the actual physical card before you start working to prove you were granted access to work Financial ServicesUse the website grants.
gov to receive a financial grant/loanAlso can use this website to apply for student loans, house loans or small business loans You have to pay back the loanForeign EmbassiesCanadian Consulate in New York, United States: The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, New York : 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, United States of America, 10017The Permanent Mission of Canada to the Organization of American States : 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., United States of America, 20001Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, USA : 1501 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
A., 98101-1328Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo, USA : HSBC Center, Suite 3000, Buffalo, New York, United States of America, 14203-2884Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, USA Two Prudential Plaza, 180 North Stetson Avenue, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, 60601Consulate General of Canada in New York, USA 1251 Ave. of the Americas, New York, New York, 10020-1175Consulate General of Canada Minneapolis, USA 701 Fourth Avenue, Suite 900, Minneapolis, Minnesota 554115-1899Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, USA 1175 Peachtree Street N.E., , 100 Colony Square, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 30361-6205Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, USA 1175 Peachtree Street N.E., , 100 Colony Square, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 30361-6205Consulate General of Canada in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 3 Copley Place, Suite 400, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, United StatesConsulate General of Canada in Dallas, Texas, United States 500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2900, Dallas, Texas 75201, (29th floor of Ross Tower at the corner of Akard and San Jacinto streets), United StatesConsulate General of Canada in Dallas, Texas, United States 500 N.
Akard Street, Suite 2900, Dallas, Texas 75201, (29th floor of Ross Tower at the corner of Akard and San Jacinto streets), United States Consulate General of Canada in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 3 Copley Place, Suite 400, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, United States Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, USA 1175 Peachtree Street N.E., , 100 Colony Square, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 30361-6205 Communication EtiquetteAmericans are informalIt is polite to greet the person, and if they ask how you’re reply with “good” or “great” , do not make it too personalDo not use the middle finger/ raise the middle finger at anyone as it is offensiveIf giving a handshake use firm grip Always be punctual and on timeNegotiate in a quick manner Activity 3: Business protocolsForms of greeting – Milena Americans do not have formal greetings and are very informal, to show the people they are doing business with that everyone is equal.Americans are very focused on the business rather than the personal relationships. Americans will greet when they see you by saying usual greetings , which are also used in Canada including hi, Hello, How are you doing ec..
Americans usually do not shake hands after or before a business meeting. If you do give handshakes it has to be with a firm grip so you are not seen as weak , as this looks bad in business. When saying goodbye to people they will say “We have to get together” or “Let’s go for lunch” , this is usually not a proper or set date of invitation and they are saying it to make and initiate conversation. When doing business with Americans you should stand up while greeting them and saying hello. http://www.ediplomat.com/np/cultural_etiquette/ce_us.htm 2.
Style of dress- MilenaIn America it is proper to dress formal when doing business. Similar to Canada, For men it could be a suit or a suit with a tie. For women it could be a womens suit , a dress with a jacket , or a blouse and skirt in rural (warm) areas. Clothing should be neat and should be classic colours of navy,gray,ivory and white. For example ,some outfits for women can include a navy or black suit with a white blouse, or a long dark skirt with a blouse. Men should wear dark coloured suits, and a tie as well as a dress shirt.
http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/us.htm:Activity 4: Marketing Information for United StatesRetailing: The united states has many common retailers that are well known, but one major and also the second largest, popular retailer is target.Target was founded in 1827. Target now has 1834 retail stores in The united states.
Target is an upscale discount retailer that provides high-quality, on-trend merchandise at attractive prices in clean, spacious and guest-friendly stores. Target is similar to Walmart, except it is only located in the United states, but still manages to do very well. Target offers everything from food, to home decor, to makeup , to mens womens and kids clothing as well as accessories and everyday needs. Target has an online site as well as multiple stores in the United states. The website sells to consumers everywhere. Advertising Laws and regulations: Under the law, claims in advertisements must be truthful, cannot be deceptive or unfair, and must be evidence-based.
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Which are the fundamental constituents of matter and which forces act upon them? Particle Physics is the subject that addresses the fundamental principles governing our world; forces and constituents. This understanding is formulated mathematically as theories (before called laws of nature). The subject evolves through experimental explorations, development of theories and models. Today our understanding is described by the theory the Standard Model which has an exceptional predictive power, but is incomplete. We explore the predictions of the Standard Model and seek a more complete understanding, in other words beyond the Standard Model. | <urn:uuid:214efa9b-4292-46f6-9e2e-c53f8b232a7f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fysik.lu.se/en/research/particle-physics | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.928118 | 111 | 3.203125 | 3 |
Indian Journal of Science and Technology
Year: 2012, Volume: 5, Issue: 5, Pages: 1-3
P.G.& Research Department of Zoology, [email protected]
Ecological parameters have influence on the size of brains and its anatomical parts. The environmental milieu of the fish during development is important. This study establishes the effect of one ecological parameter- habitat. A surface habitat feeding fish namely Etroplus suratensis has been observed and analysed in comparison with a bottom feeding habitat fish Mystus gulio. Both fishes were the inhabitants of fresh water, habituating diverse ecological milieu. M. Gulio possessed large brains with a well developed cerebellum compared to E. Suratensis inhabiting the bottom strata possessing large eyes at the bottom to aid its feeding nature. In the present study, the variations in brain lobe during the maturing stages were more significant than in the later stages.
Keywords: E. Suratensis, M. Gulio, Habitat, Evolution, Fish brain.
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Common Dental Findings
Sharp enamel edges or ‘points’ (SEPs): caused from normal wear of the teeth which can often be razor sharp and cause painful ulceration to the tongue and cheeks.
Large hooks or ramps: can prevent the horse from chewing freely resulting in improper wear and prematurely worn-out teeth.
Overgrowths (teeth that are longer than they should be): caused by poor conformation or loss of teeth. Often found on the cheek teeth. Even small overgrowths can restrict the movement of the teeth against each other and therefore restrict the jaw making it very uncomfortable for the horse to chew but also to work on the bit when ridden.
Wave mouth: where at least two cheek teeth are higher than the others, so that the grinding surfaces produce a wave-like pattern rather than a straight line, leading to excessive wear of some of the teeth
Step mouth: where one cheek tooth grows much longer than the others in that jaw, normally because the corresponding tooth in the opposite jaw is missing or broken, and therefore could not wear down properly.
Sheer mouth: when the grinding surfaces of the cheek teeth are excessively sloped which severely affects chewing.
Loose teeth: often uncomfortable for the horse and can lead to periodontal disease and tooth root abscess.
Fractures: broken teeth, these usually require removal.
Calculus (plaque): build up of plaque, often seen on canines but can also affect other teeth.
Periodontal disease (gum disease): possibly the most painful condition in the horse’s mouth. Can lead to bone erosion, infection, abscess formation and tooth loss.
Diastema (abnormal gap between teeth): where food can get trapped and start to rot causing periodontal disease.
Caries (tooth decay): bacterial infection in the tooth which weakens the tooth making it more susceptible to fracture or getting a tooth root infection.
Tooth Root Infections: these can be primary infections or can occur secondary to caries or fractures in the crown of the tooth. Infections result in abscess formation and the pus which accumulates often causes a tract that bursts out on the face, jaw, in the nose or in the sinuses. Occasionally such infections can be treated or at least kept at bay with antibiotics but they often recur and may necessitate extraction of the tooth. | <urn:uuid:43b63a7c-cdcb-4225-9914-78b042cc0d2c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dentavet.co.uk/common-dental-findings/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.94403 | 492 | 3.234375 | 3 |
BCP Council says the forecast of high temperatures this weekend is giving them cause for concern and particularly as thousands are expected to flock to the beaches.
The authority has put together a guide on what to do to stay safe and how to look out for others.
Along with public health advice, such as drinking plenty of fluids and seeking shade, it includes top tips for travelling to the beach and towns, so that drivers can avoid queues in the heat, beach-goers can find a quiet spot and the risk of fire is reduced.
Cllr Bobbie Dove, Community Safety and Regulatory Services said: “We have put on more resources this summer to help you have the best time at the beach.
“If you want to get a parking space, get real time updates of parking across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with our Beach Check app. It also tells you which parts of the beach are quieter.
“Remember seafront car parks also tend to be full by 10am on busy weekends, so try Avenue Road and Richmond Gardens car parks for more chance of a spot.
“You can also catch the Park and Ride Beach Bus from Kings Park to Boscombe Pier for only £5.
“We know lots of you really care about our beaches and wildlife as much as we do, so please remember open fires, fire pits and fire bowls are not permitted at any time on our beaches, promenades, cliffs or cliff tops, or our precious nature reserves. Take a picnic or use one of our electric BBQs instead.”
Beach-goers can also keep cool at the seafront with 150 plus free drinking water sites, as part of BCP Council’s campaign with City to Sea.
Cllr Jane Kelly, portfolio holder for Communities, Health and Leisure, said: “Weather like this is something many people look forward to. But it’s worth remembering to stay hydrated, carry water with you when travelling and to think of those, such as young children or older people, who may feel the heat more acutely than others.
“If you’re able, ask if your friends, family or neighbours need any support.”
How you can keep safe in the hot weather:
- Look out for those who may struggle to keep themselves cool and hydrated. Older people, those with underlying conditions and those who live alone are particularly at risk.
- Close curtains on rooms that face the sun to keep indoor spaces cooler and remember it may be cooler outdoors than indoors.
- Use cool spaces if going outdoors.
- Drink plenty of fluids and avoid excess alcohol.
- Never leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially infants, young children, vulnerable adults, or animals.
- Try to keep out of the sun between 11am to 3pm, when the UV rays are strongest.
- If you have to go outside in the heat, walk in the shade, apply sunscreen and wear a wide-brimmed hat.
- Avoid physical exertion during the hottest parts of the day.
- Make sure you take water with you if you are travelling.
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The Haamek Davar explains Genesis 17:16–19 as follows: In verse 16, God tells Abraham that He "will give [Abraham] a son from" Sarah. Because Sarah is no longer physically capable of childbearing, Abraham understands this blessing as meaning that there will be a boy whom Sarah adopts and then presents to Abraham as his. In verse 17, Abraham expresses this understanding, and in verse 18 he prays that the adopted child be Ishmael. In verse 19, God clarifies that "your wife Sarah will give birth to a son for you" and not just rear one. [Note that God never uses the word "born" or "birth" or the like until verse 19.]
However, the wording of the Haamek Davar is puzzling to me. In his commentary on verse 17, he writes that the adopted child
will thereby be called "born to her", like "a son was born to Naomi" [Ruth 4:17]….
Why does Haamek Davar feel a need to explain how the son would be considered born to Sarah, as if this clarifies God's earlier statement that that would take place? God had never said a son would be born to Sarah, that we need to explain such wording as meaning adoption. I mean, the Haamek Davar's wording I just quoted sounds like an allegorical reading of a verse, except that there's no verse he could be explaining this way.
And then in verse 19 he does it again: When God clarifies that Sarah will give birth, Haamek Davar explains that it's
not like you're thinking — rather, she'll give birth, in its usual meaning.
"In its usual meaning" sounds, again, like he's referring to some statement of God's, "give birth", that Abraham had misinterpreted as adoption and that God was now clarifying really does mean giving birth. But there's no such statement! What gives? | <urn:uuid:6e82be29-3022-4882-99f4-908c75747ad1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/68487/haamek-davars-implication-that-god-used-childbearing-terminology | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.97561 | 407 | 1.921875 | 2 |
Regardless of a fire’s size, soot is an often-overlooked problem that can have significant repercussions down the road. Those little black smudges can cause considerable damage to your property and health. At SERVPRO, we provide both comprehensive home and commercial cleaning services that give our clients the peace of mind that the little details—like soot stains—are taken care of. To help you better recognize fire damage after an emergency, here’s a quick guide to soot in your space:
What is soot? (and other common questions)
Let’s get down to the soot basics. In order to both recognize and appropriately remove soot, it’s good to have a foundational knowledge of how it’s caused and what it looks like. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions from our clients:
What causes black soot on walls and materials?
Simply put, soot is the tiny particle that comes from incomplete combustion; it’s the black substance that comes from burning wood or other materials. While you might be most familiar with large-scale cinders and residue from fires, have you ever noticed those small black smudges near a burning candle? That’s soot, too! You don’t need to have a fire disaster to see the damage.
What does soot look like?
Most commonly, soot appears as black streaks on surfaces near a fire. It might be easy to confuse soot with mold; the similarities in color and patterns make them similar. Both can come out of nowhere, and both can do a lot of damage! Before touching the damaged area (which can be dangerous), you can make smart assumptions based on the black streak’s location. Ask yourself:
- Is this damage near an electrical outlet or appliance?
- Is this damage near space in my property where I have candles, a fireplace, or other combustible materials?
- Is this damage at the bottom of a door where carpet may be filtering soot from the air?
- Is this damage near a part of the wall that could be affected by the heating system?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, there’s a good chance you’re dealing with soot and not mold. In contrast, mold will grow in areas with excess moisture, such as in between shower tiles or on a bathroom wall.
Can I remove soot?
The simple answer is yes—but that doesn’t mean you should tackle every soot damage project. A small smudge from a candle is likely cleanable with a small cloth dampened in rubbing alcohol. More significant soot damage from a fire should be handled by professionals. Agitating the soot with incorrect substances can make the damage worse.
Is there any way to prevent soot?
Yes! It all comes down to preparation. For large-scale damage, make sure that your home or commercial space has a fire emergency plan and a fully functioning fire sprinkler system. Regular maintenance and upkeep of your fire prevention tools will help reduce damage in an emergency.
For more small-scale prevention, use high-quality candles with short wicks on the candle stand to reduce excess heat. Schedule regular maintenance of your kitchen appliances to help ensure that they’re in good working condition as well.
Understanding Soot Hazards
Soot might seem like a small, black smudge, but it can do a lot of damage if left untreated. Three primary hazards that soot may cause are to your:
Because of the significant risks that soot poses, we recommend working with a professional cleaning service to remove and remediate the damage as soon as possible. SERVPRO teams not only offer these services but can provide additional odor removal support for the hard-to-get-rid-of smoky smells. Our odor removal process involves removing the cause of the odor, cleaning affected surfaces, and sealing any other surfaces that may require extra attention.
What should I do when I see soot damage?
Suppose you’ve recently had a fire in your home or commercial space. In that case, there’s a high possibility you have unaddressed smoke or soot damage. If you notice those pesky black smudges or simply want to help ensure you’re safe, reach out to your local SERVPRO to schedule a consultation and inspection. Our team will create a fire damage plan from our services based on our initial analysis, customized to your needs.
If you have any other questions or want to learn more about fire damage, check out our SERVPRO Resource Page for additional helpful information.
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Catheterization (or capillarization) is the exchange of nutrients and wastes between the blood and the tissues of the body. Catheterization is the process of separating capillaries from other arteries such as arterioles and venules.
- 1 Do capillaries join arteries to arterioles?
- 2 Which vessels drain blood to venules?
- 3 How do capillaries connect to venules?
- 4 Are tiny blood containing structures that connect arterioles to venules?
- 5 What is the function of the venules?
- 6 Do venules have valves?
- 7 Do arterioles have valves?
- 8 What do arterioles do?
- 9 What is Tunica interna?
- 10 What do veins and venules do?
- 11 What converges to form venules?
- 12 What passes through fenestrated capillaries?
- 13 What are arterioles and venules?
- 14 Which vessels serve as the blood reservoirs of the body?
Do capillaries join arteries to arterioles?
Function of the Capillary Capillaries are a network of blood vessels that link arterioles and venules in the body, allowing for the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and a variety of other nutrients and waste products between the blood and the tissues around them.
Which vessels drain blood to venules?
Arteries are blood arteries that carry blood out from the heart and branch into smaller vessels, which are known as arterioles. Arterioles are responsible for delivering blood to capillary beds, which are the locations of exchange with the body’s tissues. Capillaries return blood to the heart through small channels known as venules, which then flow into the bigger veins and finally return it to the body.
How do capillaries connect to venules?
Arts take blood away from the heart and divide into smaller vessels known as arterioles to carry the blood farther. Vascular beds, where blood exchanges with the body’s tissues takes place, are supplied by arteries. Capillaries return blood to the heart through small channels known as venules, which then flow into the bigger veins and finally return it there.
Are tiny blood containing structures that connect arterioles to venules?
Capillaries are small blood-containing structures that connect arterioles to venules and carry oxygen and nutrients. As a result, they are tiny enough to penetrate bodily tissues and allow for the exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products between tissues and the bloodstream.
What is the function of the venules?
Venules are the tiniest veins in the body, and they take blood from capillaries to the heart. They also contribute to the exchange of oxygen and nutrients between water and other goods. Post-capillary sphincters are found between the capillaries and the venules, and they help to keep the blood flowing. The venule has very thin walls and is prone to rupture when subjected to high volumes of blood.
Do venules have valves?
Venules. In most cases, valves are located in the area of anastomosis of small to big venules, although they can also be found within larger venules that are not linked with branching sites. Valve free edges are always pointed away from the smaller vessel and toward the bigger vessel, and they help to steer blood flow toward the deeper venous system when the valves are open.
Do arterioles have valves?
A greater amount of smooth muscle is found in smaller arteries, such as arterioles, which contracts and relaxes in order to control blood flow to certain parts of the body. Because arterioles are subjected to lower blood pressure, they are not need to be as elastic. They are equipped with valves that prevent blood from flowing backward.
What do arterioles do?
The arterioles are referred to be the principal resistance arteries since they are responsible for distributing blood flow into the capillary beds. The barrier to blood flow through the body is provided by arterioles, which account for roughly 80% of the overall resistance.
What is Tunica interna?
Because they distribute blood flow into capillary beds, arterioles are regarded as the principal resistance arteries. The barrier to blood flow through the body is provided by arterioles, which account for roughly 80% of total resistance.
What do veins and venules do?
Capillaries are the arteries that carry blood out from the heart, whereas veins and venules transport blood back to the heart.
What converges to form venules?
Venule: Venules are formed when capillaries join together and converging venules create a vein. Capillaries come together to form a vein.
What passes through fenestrated capillaries?
What is the role of fenestrated capillaries, and how do they work? These capillaries are responsible for transporting blood, fluids, and waste throughout the body. Larger molecules can travel through fenestrated capillaries because of the windows, or apertures, that are there. The capillaries that are fenestrated in your kidneys are very significant.
What are arterioles and venules?
… the arterioles are the extremely little branches that branch off from the main artery. Very small branches that gather blood from various organs and body parts are known as venules, and they join together to create veins, which are responsible for transporting blood back to the heart.
Which vessels serve as the blood reservoirs of the body?
The veins are small, elastic blood vessels that serve as a reserve for the body’s supply of oxygen and nutrients. Because they are responsible for returning low-pressure blood to the heart, they do not require vast amounts of elastin and smooth muscle. In addition to having a huge lumen, they are equipped with valves that guarantee that blood only flows in one direction to the heart. | <urn:uuid:5f43a4c7-a450-4aaa-95df-ab19ac32535f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.diverseyyachtclub.org/blog/what-blood-vessel-joins-arterioles-to-venules-solution-found.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.94713 | 1,253 | 3.859375 | 4 |
How do you write the title of a book in writing?
Titles of full works like books or newspapers should be italicized. Titles of short works like poems, articles, short stories, or chapters should be put in quotation marks. Titles of books that form a larger body of work may be put in quotation marks if the name of the book series is italicized.
Do you write the title of a book in an essay?
Titles of books should be underlined or put in italics. (Titles of stories, essays and poems are in “quotation marks.”) Refer to the text specifically as a novel, story, essay, memoir, or poem, depending on what it is.
How do I choose a title for my book?
Some of the characteristics that good titles share are:
- Short. The most memorable titles are usually on the shorter side.
- Evocative. Best-selling titles are often evocative and contain compelling wordplay and imagery.
- Memorable and unique. A good-book-title should be both memorable and unique.
Do book titles go in quotes?
Titles of books, plays, films, periodicals, databases, and websites are italicized. Place titles in quotation marks if the source is part of a larger work. Articles, essays, chapters, poems, webpages, songs, and speeches are placed in quotation marks. Sometimes titles will contain other titles.
Do you need a comma before a book title?
So the book title is necessary information and should not be set off with commas. If instead the sentence is “Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974,” the question “Which Stephen King first novel?” doesn’t even make sense. That novel, Carrie, was published in 1974.”
What should I title my book?
Your novel title should use language that resonates with both your book genre and target audience. For example, a romantic book can call for dreamy language whereas an action book can warrant strong and powerful words. This means that you must know your book’s genre and words that best fit the style of title.
How do I choose a book title?
Is a book titled or entitled?
‘If something is “titled” it means that it received such a title, either by the author or by someone else. ‘Entitled, on the other hand, means that a person has rights to something. If you are entitled to a house, for instance, it means that the law protects your right to own that house. ‘
Do you put quotations around a book title?
What is a creative title?
A creative title, on the other hand, grabs a reader’s attention while hinting at what’s to come. A formal essay requires a particular kind of title, while a poem or short story can handle more imaginative titles. Jot down the main themes in your story or essay.
What are the best books on writing?
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King. Even if you’ve never read any of King’s gory thrillers,this book is a must-read.
What is the proper way to write a book title?
The proper way to write a book title depends on two factors: the context in which you will use the title and the style guide or authority you choose to consult. The Chicago Manual of Style has been published since 1906 and offers writing and citation guidance for publishing and documentation preparation.
How do you write a book title in writing?
Write the full title of the book in your report. Highlight the title you just wrote and italicize the whole thing. One way to do this is to hold the button Ctrl and press the I button on the keyboard. If you did this right the words will look slanted.
What is the best title for a book?
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Statistics Undergrad Tim White Invited to Present at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings
UMN Statistics undergraduate Tim White will present an invited talk at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), in Washington DC. His paper, “Estimating the Lifetime Risk of a False Positive Screening Test Result,” earned him an honorable mention in a student competition hosted by the Medical Devices and Diagnostics section of the American Statistical Association (ASA). As a result, he will be awarded with a certificate at the conference and will present his research there.
Bin Wang, mathematical statistician at The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has chaired the competition for the last three years. According to Wang, this is the first time that an undergraduate student has submitted a paper on his watch. “Being recognized as a winner of honorable mention is really an honor for an undergraduate student competing with the PhD students,” he says.
White’s research quantifies how the probability of receiving a false positive result from a medical screening test accumulates throughout a person’s lifetime as they get screened repeatedly for several diseases. “We find that this lifetime false positive probability is quite high,” says White, “which is alarming since false positive results are known to have negative medical and psychological consequences.”
Independence and initiative
Preparing the paper was no small feat. School of Statistics Assistant Professor Sara Algeri is a co-author on the paper. She describes the project as involving three phases: data collection, model specification and implementation, and analyses. For step one, White collected data scattered over more than 139 articles in medical literature. “His ability to dive into the medical literature has been remarkable,” says Algeri, “especially because he was able to select the most relevant manuscripts and retrieve the necessary data completely independently.“
Algeri assisted White with step two–specifying and implementing models. But she is quick to acknowledge that step three was White’s solo undertaking. “He alone provided the respective R implementation and conducted all the analyses. He also learned, on his own initiative, how to develop R Shiny Apps and he has now constructed an entire dashboard, which aims to communicate the results of his research project to the general public.”
Such hard work impressed Algeri, who encouraged White to enter the competition. “This level of independence and initiative would be impressive even for a graduate student,” she emphasizes. “The fact that Tim did all of this while pursuing his undergraduate studies, undertaking internships at the Minnesota Population Center and at the United Nations Population Fund, and while working on his honors thesis is what makes him, to my opinion, a force of nature.”
A critical opportunity
The opportunity to present at such a notable conference is unusual for undergraduate students, and it is an important one. JSM is the largest gathering of statisticians and data scientists held in North America, taking place over the course of six days, drawing over 6,500 attendees from 52 countries. Not only does the event offer White a critical opportunity to practice presenting, it exposes him to peers and opens him up for potential future collaborations. “Presenting at a conference is a great way to communicate the results of our research as it naturally stimulates the discussion with the audience…it allows [us] to establish new connections with researchers sharing similar interests,” says Algeri. “For a young researcher, it is particularly valuable to attend these conferences as they are a great opportunity to be exposed to the most disparate areas of statistics.”
Professional development opportunities like this one come at a price. JSM registration for new members can be cost prohibitive, beginning at $610. After factoring in flights, accommodation, and food, total event expenses prevent many individuals from participating, especially students.
A hurdle overcome
Luckily for White, the School of Statistics will be funding his participation in this year’s JSM conference. The school is able to support opportunities like this thanks to the generosity of its donors. The Martin Statistics Travel Fund was established in 1996 by Thomas and Martha Martin to support exactly this type of scenario. The travel fund was one of several funds created by the Martins in memory of their son-in-law, Dr Bob Buehler.
Robert “Bob” Buehler joined the School of Statistics in 1963, when it was known as the Department of Statistics. During his time at the U, he was a highly regarded professor and chair, known for his dedication to students and his passion for teaching and research. The Martins generously endowed funds in his memory, ensuring a legacy of support to provide students and faculty opportunities to attend conferences and pursue research initiatives in the future.
White is excited and grateful for the chance to present at JSM. It is a milestone that marks the start of his next chapter, pursuing a PhD in statistics at the University of Michigan, where he will begin his studies this fall.
While his undergraduate experience has provided him with a strong foundational education, supportive mentor relationships, and valuable professional opportunities afforded to him by generous donors, how he chooses to apply these advantages next is up to him. “I don’t know exactly what I want to do after graduate school, but the great thing about a statistics degree is that it opens a lot of doors,” he says. Professor Algeri has every confidence in his future. “Given his practical and organizational skills, will to learn, and dedication, I view Tim as a highly promising researcher and a scholar.”
Are you interested in helping students and faculty at the School of Statistics?
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WASHING YOUR JACKET TO KEEP IT LIKE NEW FOR YEARS TO COME
Rainwear fabrics are highly specialized and come with a DWR treatment on their face. This treatment penetrates the fibres of the fabric, which allows water to bead up and roll off the fabric’s surface rather than being absorbed.
This ensures a high level of water resistance – an extra layer of protection in addition to the waterproof membrane below the surface fabric.
However, with heavy use and time the DWR will wash or wear out. Dirt, sweat and sunscreen are just a few of the things that can also decrease the effectiveness of the DWR and cause your garment to “wet out.” This is when the DWR on the surface of your waterproof apparel has worn off, allowing water to saturate the garment above the membrane and then making you feel clammy, damp or wet. Fortunately, proper care and washing can help restore both the DWR treatment and then increase the garment’s performance and longevity.
If you’re using waterproof jackets for hiking or high output activities like ski touring or running we recommend you wash your jacket more frequently. | <urn:uuid:08b4cced-fb00-46e3-88d2-607e2068ed8a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bogong.com.au/waterproofing-rain-jackets | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.930991 | 243 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Why are non-cognitive skills important?
In addition to the cognitive skills, non-cognitive
, or soft skills are also essential in order to be successful socially, academically, and professionally. The most often cited soft skills include persistence or “grit,” self-discipline, and focus. These skills play central roles in our education and, more broadly, our lives.( 5 | <urn:uuid:aa2e7458-6702-4474-8b82-765bcad82a7c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://handleeducation.com/zonedin-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.957939 | 85 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Witness the vast body of canyons from above, or venture deep into the heart of it, on these trails in Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is at the confluence of two mighty rivers, which are together the lifeblood of a vast desert body. On a map, the landscape resembles some great breathing organ of the living earth––with arteries that are rivers and veins that are branching side canyons. In this system, one slender mesa protrudes like a stony sternum toward the heart of it. It’s called the Island in the Sky, so named for its solitary stance above the canyons.
Atop this mesa is a rather featureless expanse of sagebrush grassland dotted with juniper shrubs, with a paved road crossing it. It takes only a few steps to the edge, however, to peer into the world below. Thousand-foot, sheer cliffs of red sandstone prop the Island in the Sky above many deeper rock layers, which form a sloping lower plateau, then abruptly give way to chasms that drop to the rivers.
Of Canyonlands’ three districts, Island in the Sky is the best for casual hikes and roadside overlooks. That’s because the road and trails stay on the mesa top and lead to panoramas at the edge. The cliffs beneath are not entirely impenetrable, though, and several trails do make the harrowing descent toward the canyons, so strenuous hikes are there for those who crave them.
This guidebook shares the best trails for witnessing Canyonlands from above, plus difficult ones that take a more intimate tour into the deeper terrain. The top of the mesa, at over 6000 feet elevation, has freezing temperatures and snow in winter, blazing sun and thunderstorms in summer, and can be harshly windy in any season. Comfortable days are not uncommon, though, so good hiking conditions can be found at any time of year.
You’ll want to spend at least one full day here, and preferably more than one, to visit multiple overlooks on different aspects of the mesa. It’s a charismatic, layered landscape with moods that change starkly with the seasons and the angle of the sun. Come prepared for the weather, bring lots of water and food, and of course a camera. | <urn:uuid:36bd7659-4b9d-40fe-a007-d76ac01a289f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/23453/canyonlands-from-above:-best-hikes-on-the-island-in-the-sky | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.932907 | 483 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Kulintang (literally meaning “golden sound moving” in English), is the gong and drum ensemble indigenous to the Sulu and Mindanao islands in the southern Philippines This classical music genre has resonated across the Philippines and throughout the Filipino diaspora. As a way to honor and archive the rich sounds of kulintang, the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings recently released Kulintang Kultura: Danongan Kalanduyan and Gong Music of the Philippine Diaspora, a two cd-set full of traditional and contemporary takes of this musical genre. The collection is a tribute to the late Guro Danongan “Danny” Kalanduyan, a champion of kulintang and U.S. National Heritage Fellow, a lifetime honor awarded to him by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1995.
Joining us on this TFAL episode are Kulintang Kultura co-producers Theodore S. Gonzalves and Mary Talusan Lacanlale. As scholars and artists, Theo and Mary discuss the past and future of kulintang, the sonic rhythms of the instrument which have the ability to capture the sounds of Filipino America, and what we can all do to keep this artform alive.
When was the first time you first listened to kulintang? Do you have a story you think we should tell? Let us know by leaving a voicemail at (805) 394-TFAL or emailing us at email@example.com.
Theo Gonzalves currently serves as Interim Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and is a scholar of comparative cultural studies, focusing on the experiences of Asian American / Filipino American communities. He has taught in the United States (California, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, and Maryland), Spain, and the Philippines.
Mary Talusan Lacanlale is an assistant professor of Asian-Pacific Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills. She has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles and specializes in Filipino and Filipino American music and culture. Her book Instruments of Empire: Filipino Musicians, Black Soldiers, and Military Band Music during U.S. Colonization of the Philippines was published by University Press of Mississippi. | <urn:uuid:dc14252b-2b58-4b7e-8928-b3d9e67770c6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thisfilipinoamericanlife.com/2021/10/22/episode-153-kulintang-kultura-a-conversation-with-theo-gonzalves-and-mary-talusan-lacanlale/?fbclid=IwAR3ZnRDszerqAVzeJ93cUTBw7xvYpMlgPQ_0Z5JBdD0URNioaAnvwzfROsk | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.924258 | 484 | 2.6875 | 3 |
most u.s. households have the same major categories of expenses, which give us a roof over our heads, food in our bellies, clothes on our bodies and a way to get to and from work or school. the average cost of utilities per month is about $320. for the average household, transportation costs are almost as much as what’s spent on rent or the direct costs of home ownership: an average of $9,004 annually. or we could go out to a steakhouse and drop hundreds of dollars on dinner every night.
more than one in four u.s. households has either life insurance, endowment, annuity or other personal insurance, at an average cost of about $1,231 per year. the average cost of health insurance for u.s. households that reported making payments on it in 2013 was $284 per month. 37% of households spend on alcohol, an average of $80 per month ($970 annually). advertiser disclosure: some of the offers that appear on this website are from companies which valuepenguin receives compensation.
that means the average spending per year is $61,334. based on the income and spending figures, americans spend 82% of their income after taxes and have a savings rate of 18%. it’s also worth noting that not all of the typical expenses are monthly expenses. national average transportation spending decreased by 8.5% from 2019 to 2020. it’s easy to miss just how much we spend on transportation, because some of the bigger expenses are intermittent.
it decreased by 10.4% from 2019 to 2020. there’s one clear reason for that drop in food spending, and it probably won’t come as a surprise considering the circumstances in 2020: people seriously cut back on dining. that category includes contributions to retirement accounts and the social security benefits withheld from your paycheck. and those with larger families may want to see what the typical spending habits are like in similar households. it’s interesting to see what the typical american spending habits look like and compare them to your own. editorial content from the ascent is separate from the motley fool editorial content and is created by a different analyst team.
the average u.s. household spends $17,148 on all things related to housing. that’s an average of $10,080 for direct the average household’s monthly expenses are $5,111 ($61,334 per year). the average annual income after taxes is $74,949. housing is the according to data from the bureau of labor statistics, the average pretax household income in the united states in 2019 was $82,852, while average household, .
1. housing or rent 2. transportation and car insurance 3. travel expenses 4. food and groceries 5. utility bills 6. cell phone 7. whether you are in a family of 2, 4, or more, average monthly expenses for any family is pricey. examine the average monthly expenses of americans to see needs mortgage/rent. homeowners or renters insurance. property tax (if not already included in the mortgage payment). auto insurance., . what are typical household expenses? what are the average expenses for a family of 4? what are some typical expenses? what’s the 50 30 20 budget rule?
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Lord of the Rings Gandalf the Grey Pipe Prop Replica
- Made from urethane material
- Created from molds of the original prop used in the film
- Cannot be used for smoking
- Measures approx 13" long
- Officially licensed
Wizard's Weapon of Choice
All heroes have a weapon of choice. Legolas uses the Mirkwood Bow to keep the orcs at bay. Aragon uses his sword Anduril to slay the forces of evil. Frodo uses Sting to defend himself from Sauron's cronies. And Gandolf? Well, you might assume that he prefers Glamdring or maybe that handy staff that he wields during The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, but that's not the case. Gandolf doesn't care much for fighting and he'd much rather be using his pipe as his "weapon of choice."
If you plan on cosplaying as the iconic JRR Tolkien wizard, then you'd better come prepared with his weapon of choice! This Lord of the Rings Gandalf the Grey Pipe Prop Replica is crafted using the molds from the original pipe used in the film. It's made from a urethane material and measures 13 inches long. It's a collectible replica, so it's not actually intended for use as an actual pipe, but it does make for one awesome costume accessory when you dress up as Gandalf the Grey! And when you're all done dressing up as the wizard, you can set it on your mantle as a collectible display piece from Lord of the Rings. | <urn:uuid:2cffb2c7-0e25-4aa6-9aa9-0cef9cf54cb1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.halloweencostumes.com/lord-of-the-rings-pipe-of-gandalf-the-grey-prop-replica.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.942517 | 389 | 1.570313 | 2 |
United States’ Foreign Agriculture Service personnel in China say the country will increase pork production by 14 per cent this year.
But that will still be less than before African Swine Fever wiped out about half of China’s pig population.
Continued animal disease outbreaks will moderate the recovery, reported the officials who work for the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Foreign Agriculture Service forecasts China’s slaughter will reach nearly 600 million head this year, as large outfits centralize production and modernize facilities with increased biosecurity measures. Animal disease and low sow productivity rates, however, remain an obstacle.
China will continue to depend on pork imports, which are forecast to reach 4.5 million metric tons this year, the report said. | <urn:uuid:932e121e-77e3-47ef-be3c-b7f45c7df9a9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://agri007.blogspot.com/2021/03/us-officials-say-chinese-pork.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.928017 | 153 | 2.4375 | 2 |
Organisers: Coalition for the Free Internet
Do you know how the list of websites recommended for blocking on Ukrainian territory is formed, and what kind of statements online can get you a criminal sentence? What tactics of technical attacks and content manipulation are being used in our country, including on the temporarily occupied territories? What are the legal mechanisms for protecting your digital rights? Do you know what the Ukrainian Security Service’s ‘black boxes’ are?
Based on specific examples from Ukrainian history in recent years, experts will answer these and many other questions.
Matthew Schaaf, Director of Freedom House Office in Ukraine;
Vita Volodovska, Digital Security Lab;
Iryna Sedova, Crimean Human Rights Group;
Oleksandr Burmahin, Human Rights Platform;
Mykola Kostynian, Coalition for the Free Internet. | <urn:uuid:92353495-a10c-4e43-a5e0-174c64bb5ebf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://docudays.ua/eng/2019/events/rights-now-2019/diskusiya-osnovni-vikliki-dlya-realizacii-cifrovikh-prav-v-ukraini/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.876797 | 183 | 2 | 2 |
A Pentagon public relations program that sought to transform high-profile military analysts into "surrogates" and "message force multipliers" for the Bush administration complied with Defense Department regulations and directives, the Pentagon's inspector general has concluded after a two-year investigation….
In January 2009, the inspector general's office issued a report that said it had found no wrongdoing in the program. But soon after, the inspector general's office retracted the entire report, saying it was so riddled with inaccuracies and flaws that none of its conclusions could be relied upon. In late 2009, the inspector general's office began a new inquiry….
The results of the new inquiry, first reported by The Washington Times, confirm that the Pentagon under Donald H. Rumsfeld made a concerted effort starting in 2002 to reach out to network military analysts to build and sustain public support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The inquiry found that from 2002 to 2008, Mr. Rumsfeld's Pentagon organized 147 events for 74 military analysts. These included 22 meetings at the Pentagon, 114 conference calls with generals and senior Pentagon officials and 11 Pentagon-sponsored trips to Iraq and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Twenty of the events, according to a 35-page report of the inquiry's findings, involved Mr. Rumsfeld or the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or both….
The inspector general's investigation grappled with the question of whether the outreach constituted an earnest effort to inform the public or an improper campaign of news media manipulation.
The inquiry confirmed that Mr. Rumsfeld's staff frequently provided military analysts with talking points before their network appearances. In some cases, the report said, military analysts "requested talking points on specific topics or issues." One military analyst described the talking points as "bullet points given for a political purpose." Another military analyst, the report said, told investigators that the outreach program's intent "was to move everyone's mouth on TV as a sock puppet."
The inquiry also confirmed that Mr. Rumsfeld's staff hired a company to track and analyze what the military analysts said during their media appearances. According to the report, four military analysts reported that they were ejected from Mr. Rumsfeld's outreach program "because they were critical" of the Pentagon.
One former Pentagon official told the investigators that when Barry McCaffrey, a retired four-star Army general and NBC military analyst, "started challenging" Mr. Rumsfeld on air, he was told that Mr. Rumsfeld wanted him "immediately" removed from the invitation list because General McCaffrey was no longer considered a "team player." Mr. Rumsfeld told investigators that he did not recall ordering General McCaffrey's exclusion.
Wesley K. Clark, a retired four-star Army general who worked as a military analyst for CNN, told investigators he took it as a sign that the Pentagon "was displeased" with his commentary when CNN officials told him he would no longer be invited to special briefings for military analysts. General Clark told investigators that CNN officials made him feel as if he was less valued as a commentator because "he wasn't trusted by the Pentagon." At one point, he said, a CNN official told him that the White House had asked CNN to "release you from your contract as a commentator."
Some Rummy loyalists and 63 military analysts all maintain it was all about "inform and educate." While not meaning to suggest that the government had no obligation to answer questions from its citizens or the press, I'm not sure it's part of its necessary powers to gin up a program like this to make sure seemingly independent analysts say what the government wants it to say.
Was it also about improving the business interests of the analysts? Ah, who can say?
The report found that at least 43 of the military analysts were affiliated with defense contractors. The inspector general's office said it asked 35 of these analysts whether their participation in the program benefited their business interests. Almost all said no. Based on these answers, the report said, investigators were unable to identify any analysts who "profited financially" from their participation in the program.
The report, however, said that these analysts may have gained "many other tangible and intangible benefits" from their special access. (Eight analysts said they believed their participation gave them better access to top Defense Department officials, for example.) The report said that a lack of clear "internal operating procedures" may have contributed to "the perception" that participation by military analysts with ties to defense contractors "provided a financial benefit."
Old-timey 2005 Reason blogging on Pentagon propaganda matters.
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Taxol (Paclitaxel) is a very potent anticancer drug used in chemotherapy treatments. Due to its hydrophobic nature, toxic solubilizing agents are used to administer the drug via intravenously. However, this systemic administration is associated with toxic side effects and drug limited efficacy. An alternative to these problems are polymeric micelles. The effectiveness of this drug delivery system is related to its size, modification of pharmacokinetics, drug delivery control and toxicity reduction. In this study, micelles based on methoxy Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-Poly(ε-caprolactone) (mPEG-b-PCL) copolymer loaded with Taxol were synthesized thorough an uncommon method namely powder formulation, using tert-butanol as co-solvent, to our knowledge no reported previously for these micells. Taxol was conjugated to the hydrophobic block of mPEG-b-PCL copolymer. Characterization of this system was done by means of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), observing good results as compared to previous reports. | <urn:uuid:662e76da-0bd0-4dd6-810a-aa4b0665bbd9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://experts.arizona.edu/en/publications/synthesis-and-characterization-of-copolymeric-micelles-loaded-wit | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.936462 | 251 | 1.703125 | 2 |
The “New normal” was a term that arose during the 2007–2008 financial setbacks, and it has been used periodically since then. Again apropos, the term has emerged recently in the popular press. This new normal has its own vocabulary: social distancing, flattening the curve, N95 masks, Zoom and Zoombombing, and others. Many of you are completing a hybrid semester of in-class instruction first, then a break (for the students, that is), then a pivot to online distance learning for the remainder of the semester. Others (including me) had a crash course in online instruction and reconfigured a quarter-length course, and now are in the middle of this new experiment.
Working from home is the new normal for many of us, and it has required a number of adjustments. The new normal required us to identify the best possible work space; organize and dress for online meetings; split the workday to educate, supervise, and entertain our children; cool the extreme happiness of our pets because we’re home all day for “endless” attention and walks; and enjoy lunchtimes with our family or housemates. Maybe it’s not all bad: having more flextime to exercise during the day, then work a bit more in the evening? listening to Patrick Stewart reading a sonnet a day? viewing musical performances and exercise classes online, giving us access to performances and expertise? I hope you have taken part in these and other activities to reduce stress and anxiety.
Let us take advantage of this new normal to update, innovate, and change our working lives for the better. Share your stories with your ASPB colleagues, and read about their experiences, on Plantae. There are lots of discussion boards to support you as you adjust to the new normal. For example, join the discussion on the “Research Shut Down Support Thread,” and find suggestions for online teaching resources. What working and teaching arrangements have worked well for you? What has not worked well? What would you do differently if you had to do this again? Check out thoughts from one of our members at https://bit.ly/plantae-new-normal. Or start your own thread; contact Katie Rogers for assistance (firstname.lastname@example.org).
Staying connected can help you stay healthy, both physically and mentally. Check out the World Health Organization’s #HealthyAtHome Challenge video on what you can do at home. Make new connections: congratulate our 2020 ASPB award winners, or reach out to that colleague you’ve been thinking about. Look forward to sharing food and drink with colleagues, as shown in the photos of friends from far and near at Plant Biology 2019. And finally, thank your local first responders and those who have stayed working for all of us. Pharmacists, staff in your office or department, mailpersons, grocery store clerks, bus drivers, and package and grocery delivery drivers are a few among the many who work to keep us safe and functioning in the new normal.
Continuing with the Transparency Project, I would like you to get to know our new Education Committee chair, Erin Friedman (current committee members). I asked her a few questions, and her answers are in the below.
For updates on ASPB and COVID-19, please visit https://aspb.org/covid-19/. Stay safe and healthy.
Meet Erin Friedman, Education Committee Chair
To help members get to know you, how did you get into plant science?
My dad, Steve Browder, has a PhD in plant physiology and taught biology at Franklin College, a small primarily undergraduate institution (PUI) in central Indiana. Some of my earliest childhood memories include running around campus, coloring on lecture handouts, and even attending ASPP meetings. I wouldn’t say it was inevitable that I ended up as a plant scientist teaching at a PUI, but I probably didn’t surprise anyone, either!
Although I’ve always loved biology, it was Jim Shinkle’s plant physiology course at Trinity University that really sealed the deal. A lab experiment in the course led to an independent research project investigating the effects of UVB radiation on cucumber seedling root growth, which ultimately led to me pursuing a PhD under the guidance of Alan Jones at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was (and still am) fascinated by the range of stresses that plants can tolerate.
What do you value about your ASPB membership?
ASPB is the community that I didn’t know I needed. In graduate school, I was immersed in a local community of plant scientists, but when I moved to central Virginia to begin my PUI career at the University of Lynchburg, I was suddenly the only plant molecular biologist on campus. When I joined the Education Committee that same year, I quickly found a place in the larger ASPB community. The true beauty of ASPB is that our members represent a wonderfully diverse group of passionate and engaged individuals; their excitement about plant science is contagious, and I’ve been able to bring that back to my students.
Thank you for your service as chair of the Education Committee. As you begin your leadership, is there anything in particular you would like your committee to focus on? Any thoughts about the committee that you would like to share?
I am fortunate to work with a committee of motivated, dedicated, and creative individuals. Education and outreach is an incredibly broad umbrella, and our biggest challenge has been balancing our limited time, budget, and cognitive bandwidth with our lofty goal of eradicating plant blindness in K–16 students and the general public. One goal I have as chair is to identify gaps in our current catalog of educational offerings and then leverage ASPB programs like Plant BLOOME and Transforming Education in Plant Biology to generate new resources we can share with the community.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a “new normal” in our lives. How has it affected your teaching?
I chose to teach at a PUI because forming relationships with my students is one of the most rewarding aspects of my teaching. I can tell when my students are confused, excited, overwhelmed, or bored just by walking into the room and seeing their faces. I can even sometimes get them to laugh (or at least roll their eyes) at my nerdy jokes.
I’m now teaching online, and I genuinely miss my students. I find it hard to determine when to launch into greater detail or just move on with difficult content. I don’t know how they’re feeling most of the time (and I know some are really struggling), and I miss our informal conversations in the hallways. Teaching from home also brings new challenges—my husband (a high school math teacher) and I now share a “classroom,” and we’ve added our 7- and 10-year-old boys to our rosters. We’re doing our best to continue on, but it certainly can be stressful. | <urn:uuid:30fd4c92-2261-4040-8c0d-abf7c5de5a11> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.aspb.org/presidents-letter-the-new-normal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.963102 | 1,454 | 2.828125 | 3 |
This is the situation where there is fetal death before 24 weeks gestation but the fetus is not lost from the uterus.
This definition was changed from 28 weeks to 24 weeks on the 1st of October 1992.
- questionable vaginal bleeding
- uterus small for dates
- cervix is closed
- few obvious symptoms
- pregnancy test is either positive or negative
- fetal heart, movements and ultrasound evidence of fetal life are all absent
- assess clotting status
- Rhesus prophylaxis if appropriate
- effective medical management include:
- high dose of prostaglandin with longer duration of use
- priming with antiprogesterone (1)
Bleeding into the chorio-decidual space may result in the formation of an organized, laminated mass called a carneous mole.
- (1) Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) 2006. The management of early pregnancy loss
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I listen to WVON 1690 AM exclusively. Because of that, I depend on them for news and information. And for the most part, they do a stellar job of letting me know what is going on in the black community. Occasionally when callers get on the air, they too offer facts about things going on that are not a part of the news normally reported on a major news station.
One of the things that bother me most is the lack of knowledge that some callers display when calling in — for example, when they claim that “black people’s right to vote” is solely based on the Voting Rights Act with no regards to the 15th amendment.
I am also disturbed when callers make things so “100%” without looking at the entire picture. What do I mean? Well, the way that they blame “white people” for every ill without putting things in complete context. For example, slavery in this country. Yes some white people did own slaves but not all. Native Americans owned slaves and so did other black people. And we cannot disregard the Africans who sold our forefathers to the slavers to begin with. Nor can we overlook the white abolitionists who fought and spoke out against the evils of slavery. And the many white families who risked their lives along the Underground Railroad to help escaped slaves make the journey from the heart of Mississippi to Canada. Our “true” history in this country cannot be seen in any one singular context. As with everything that has gone on in this life, it is a complicated history with so many facets that no one statement becomes a “blanket” fact. I am also finding it interesting how we have embraced President Barack Obama so fully as the first “black” president without acknowledging that his “white” mother was more responsible for making him into the man he became than his African father.
Another issue that really irks me is listening to people who make “the Republicans” the evil-doers without looking at the decades of Democratic rule that has led the black community to the current state it is currently in. I have lived my entire life under Democratic rule.
When I look at what is going on locally, nary a Republican can be named because all the mayors in this city have been Democrats and the the lack of investment, opportunity, advancement and everything else in the black community has been a direct result of those Democrats, whether they be aldermen, ward committeemen, or mayors. And we cannot overlook those who represent us on the Cook County Board and within the state legislature.
It was a Democratic mayor who closed 50 schools. And please, to those who like to point at the Republicans in Congress, it is your local politicians who affect your life more than those in Washington D.C.
This past weekend was the commemorative celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. It was there that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Listening to that speech while hearing the now daily sounds of gunfire here in Austin is not the dream that King spoke about. Those of us living here have decisions to make and that’s one time being 100% will be the most important factor. We can either work to make Dr. King’s dream come alive here or we can sit back and allow a nightmare to happen.
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Disturbances often control community structure by removing large dominant species, allowing new species to colonize. Disturbances vary in intensity and extent, and their effects on resident communities can depend on local environmental conditions. We tested the effects of disturbance intensity and extent on different functional groups of understory species in kelp forests at 4 locations along an ocean climate gradient in Western Australia. We hypothesized that, compared to intact canopies, increasing disturbance intensities (50 and 100% of kelp removal) and extents (2, 4 and 8 m diameter) would promote light-dependent competitors (turf, foliose, articulated coralline and fucoid seaweeds) at the expense of less light-dependent functional groups (invertebrates and encrusting seaweeds). We also hypothesized that these effects would be most pronounced at warmer relative to cooler locations, where metabolic and ecological rates are faster. The first hypothesis was supported; light-dependent understory groups (turfs, in particular) increased, while less light-dependent groups (crusts in particular) decreased with increasing disturbance regimes. However, the second hypothesis was not supported; even though understory communities differed between locations and turf covers were highest at the warmest location, we found no significant interactions between locations and disturbance regimes. Importantly, our results revealed that even small-scale partial canopy loss can have significant effects on kelp-associated communities. The implied community-wide, density-dependent effects have implications for the management and conservation of kelp forests, because restoration of ecological functions must also consider the density of kelp forests, not simply their presence or absence.
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Canada enacts ban on the importation, sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns, and implements mandatory assault rifle buy back program E LaMont Gregory MSc Oxon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will reside in history as one of the greatest leaders that Canada has ever produced
Trudeau began his premiership with a pledge to eliminate poverty in Canada, which brought Canada into direct competition with Xi's promise that China would be the world's first major economy to do so. Thus, putting into play the kinds of international competitions that are to be encouraged, that is, the goal of achieving what will amount to a great service to the people of Canada and China, and which requires just as much skill with the purse, as the deft use of the sword.
The big business community of Canada, ever willing to hold their collective noses in relation to Conservative social policies, in exchange for business-friendly taxation and environmental protection legislation and enforcement prerogatives, clamored to be put on an equal and level playing field with US businesses. And tried to convince the voting public that a Liberal government would not support their stated goal.
Trudeau reached an historic political agreement with President Biden that accomplished just what the Canadian business community had been calling for. The agreement - made in Canada, is made in America - put Canadian businesses firmly on a level playing field with their US counterparts.
The Trudeau/Biden agreement gave Canadian business access to US markets in ways not even the NAFTA accords had afforded.
Nonetheless, not long after the reality of having to compete with US businesses without many of the protections for Canadian businesses that the Harper government had implemented (that is, for the Canadian businesses that Harper did not spearhead to sell to the US and China), that same grouping, with less of them holding their collective noses, now went running to Conservative challenger, O'Toole, with a singular demand, 'protect us, protect us, restore our privileged position of having government protection from free and fair competition in North America'.
And now, that same group of free, but protected market business interests, have aligned themselves with the new darling of the illiberal looney right, Poilievre, who promises to deliver the unholy grail prize of Canadian business dreams, that is, the breakup of the provincial health care system, and replacing the current universal heath care, free at the point of delivery system, with an American-style privatized for-profit system, run by big Canadian business interests. Who shamelessly proclaim that they can do a better job with taxpayer money, than a not-for-profit dedicated group of medical service managers and technocrats.
The announcement of the - made in Canada, is made in America - agreement, was accompanied by another announcement that certain nationalist hate groups had been proscribed, but full implementation is linked to other necessary actions, which are critical to removing these hate groups, and the establishment demagogue politicians that cheer them on, from the Canadian institutional, political and social landscape.
These matters are discussed in a separate article: Why Ottawa Police Chief Bell, must resign? - watch this space -
Bill C-21, imposes an immediate 'freeze' on the sale, purchase, importation and transfer of handguns in all of Canada, with the notable exception of a well defined and highly limited number of individuals and businesses, mostly involved in the sports and the security industries. Bill-21 does not completely ban the use of all handguns.
It is worth noting that under existing Canadian law, it is illegal for anyone, except (for the most part) police and military personnel, to possess guns on an ongoing basis.
The law restricts the right to carry a handgun by requiring a registration certificate and a permit, which are issued under limited and temporary circumstances only.
In addition, it is also permissible under current law to own handguns and some other restricted firearms for the purposes of target practice, target shooting competitions, and collecting, if you have the proper licenses, which must be obtained, in advance, and specifically for the aforementioned limited purposes.
In reality, Canada is far from a dry handgun society, and we have a plethora of shootings with illegal handguns to prove it.
Deviating from reality for a moment, onto the Conservative press, especially those vying for the Alex Jones truth in the media award, have sharpened their pencils, trying to find the most extreme polarized position from which counter sanity in relation to guns.
Primarily, because their old mantra, which states, albeit erroneously, that the focus on limiting handgun ownership unfairly targets law-abiding owners, while doing little, adherents of the mantra suggest, to stamp out the root problem, that is, guns smuggled illegally across the border. Few, well the Conservative media is not going to show any proof which supports this notion, and access to the print and broadcast media for opposing views, is to put it mildly, limited.
However, in contemporary Conservative culture, the mantra of the gun-loving mob and the demagogue, has become one that suggests that gun-control measures are simply, anti-white.
Returning to reality, that is, to a world where guns do not have more rights than people, what Prime Minister Trudeau has done is the right thing to do, towards achieving the stated goal of safer communities. | <urn:uuid:79624ba3-118e-4135-b78b-9eaaf610b910> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theoxfordscientist.com/canada-bans-handguns-and-assault-rifles.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.964117 | 1,083 | 1.898438 | 2 |
On this episode of The Wednesday Call podcast, Andy Albright shares the power of building a pipeline with an old parable that still rings true.
Parable of the Pipeline Moral:
The moral of the story is that we tend to trade time for money. We mistakenly focus on the money in the present moment but ignore what may happen in the future. Therefore, while you're still young or have energy, you must build your pipeline so that one day, it will take care of you when you're unable to work or decide to leave your job.
Parable of the Pipeline Mission:
"You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough people get what they want." -- Zig Ziglar
Parable of the Pipeline Lessons:
• Be Duplicatable not Innovative (success is copied)
Be Predictable not Occasional (consistency dictates
• Seek Momentum not Waiting (motion creates
• Be Intentional not Aimless (destination is defined)
• Seek Distinction not Average (results are earned)
• Be Expanding not Comfortable (consequence
• Be Proactive not Reactive (future favors bold)
On this episode of The Wednesday Call podcast, your host Andy Albright dives deep into the topic of how to get new money now.
Andy covered several topics that he wrote about in the "Millionaire Maker Manual" or what we like to call the "Green Book." The Start Right Now chapter on page 52 was heavily covered, as well as the importance of getting a license, list and getting a ticket to the next convention. On page 60, Andy shared the story of the two brothers and the power of the pipeline.
Late in the show, Andy was joined by Jeff Bright, who says it is important to give people ownership in tasks and projects. People perform at a higher level when you do that. If you trust something your faith will follow. Bright shared his formula for happiness, which involves adding belief and desire together. Faith and conviction are part of the equation too, as well as trust and yearning. | <urn:uuid:3043da99-c32e-4563-b90e-48f8ae6617a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://andyalbright.libsyn.com/category/general | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.934752 | 522 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Simi Valley puts groundwater feasibility study on hold, citing community concerns
Simi Valley has placed on hold the processing of a draft study that concludes developing the Simi Valley Basin as a potable water resource is feasible.
The city late Friday announced in a news release that it had put the study on hold “at this time” in response to “concerns ... expressed by members of the public” that the groundwater is contaminated by the nearby Santa Susana Field Laboratory and is likely cancer-causing.
Other Simi Valley news:
- Santa Susana Field Lab cleanup delayed again
- Parents, others urge Simi Council not to allow groundwater for homes
The draft study, conducted by a city consultant, has been presented to all four of the city’s neighborhood councils, which advise the City Council, and the next step was to ask the City Council to approve it, said Joe Deakin, the city’s assistant public works director.
“But I think we’re going to wait on that until we look further at the water quality to make sure that we can assure the community that its quality should not be a concern,” he said.
Melissa Bumstead, of West Hills, one of the leading community voices against using the groundwater, welcomed the news that the study had been put on hold.
“That’s great news,” she said. “That’s unbelievable. I just really feel that this response shows that the city takes the concerns of its residents seriously.”
Bumstead, 38, was one of about 20 opponents of using the groundwater who demonstrated outside Simi Valley City Hall before the City Council’s Aug. 13 meeting and who addressed the panel during public comments that evening. They argued the contaminated water has caused cancer in area children and adults.
The city is in the preliminary stages of evaluating whether groundwater is a feasible alternative, Deputy City Manager Samantha Argabrite has said. A decision on using groundwater is at least five years away, she said.
Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 supplies water to about two-thirds of Simi Valley’s water customers. Its board of directors is the Simi Valley City Council.
Golden Water State Co., which already blends some groundwater into its drinking water, supplies water to the other one-third of the city’s customers.
The Santa Susana Field Laboratory in unincorporated hills just southeast of Simi Valley experienced a 1959 partial nuclear meltdown when it was the Rocketdyne/Atomics International rocket engine test and nuclear facility. It was also plagued by other chemical and radioactive contamination over the years.
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The UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a general-purpose, developmental, modeling language in the field of software engineering that is intended to provide a standard way to visualize the design of a system. This article is a guide for us to learn this important tool in software engineering.
There are many tools for implementing UML, here we choose PlantUML instead of common drawing software. It uses a descriptive language to build models, which has the following benefits:
- Focus on content rather than typography and style
- Plain text content, which can be versionlized
- Readable, intuitive, and low learning cost
- Functional Model: Shows the functionality of the system from the user’s perspective, including use case diagrams.
- Object model: uses concepts such as objects, attributes, operations, and associations to display the structure and foundation of the system, including category diagrams and object diagrams.
- Dynamic Model: Shows the internal behavior of the system. Including sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, state diagrams.
There are two main categories,
behavioral diagrams and
The following are the different UML Diagram Types:
- Behavioral Diagrams
- Sequence Diagram
- Use Case Diagram
- Activity Diagram
- State Machine Diagram
- Timing Diagram
- Communication Diagram
- Interaction Overview Diagram
- Structure Diagrams
- Class Diagram
- Object Diagram
- Component Diagram
- Deployment Diagram
- Package Diagram
- Profile Diagram
- Composite Structure Diagram
Note: The bold font of diagrams are supported by PlantUML.
Below are the supported
participant in PlantUML:
A sequence diagram or system sequence diagram (SSD) shows object interactions arranged in time sequence in the field of software engineering.
A system sequence diagram should specify and show the following:
->: Arrow is used for delivery message
-->: Dotted Arrow is used for return message
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Note: this body of work about the Irish Diaspora was shown at the Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin in 2015. It was also shown in various art spaces around Ireland during 2015 and 2016. In Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr on the Aran Islands and in An Gailearaí, Gaoth Dobhair, the exhibition was entitled: “Tinteáin”
To view a 5 minute clip of the Dublin exhibition on Imeall (TG4), click here
This new body of work is a reflection on Irish emigration in the 21st century. It is a series of paintings of abandoned fireplaces in derelict houses on the West coast of Ireland. It was inspired by a poem by Cathal Ó Searcaigh entitled: “Na Bailte Bánaithe”, a poem about how spirits haunt the land, long after the people who lived there have gone. I spent some time in the Donegal Gaeltacht during the last few years, searching for and exploring the old homesteads that were mentioned in the poem.
I was reminded of how central the fireplace was to the home, how people used to keep the fire going throughout the night and throughout the year, and how it really was the ‘hearth’ of the home. If people were moving home, they would take a lighting sod of turf with them from the old house to begin the fire in the new house, so as not to break the cycle. Seeing these abandoned fireplaces, each with its own distinctive personality, was quite distressing and I undertook the series of paintings as a sort of requiem for those who had gone, a commemoration of the diaspora.
But where had they gone or what had become of them? Had they perished or had they built a better life for themselves somewhere else? Whatever the case, this country is so much the poorer for their loss. The second series of paintings is of empty skies, symbolising for me the possibilities and promise of a new life.
Diaspora at The Hamilton Gallery, Sligo 2016
Read more from the Sligo event here
Tinteáin at An Gailearaí, Gaoth Dobhair, 2016
Note: this exhibition was curated by Úna Campbell of An Gailearaí and it was created in collaboration with the poet Cathal Ó Searcaigh whose poem: “Na Bailte Bánaithe” was the inspiration for this series of paintings of old, abandoned fireplaces.
To view a one minute film of the exhibition, click here
Several of the paintings have appeared in more than one of the exhibitions but the two below were special to the Donegal exhibition. ie – No.19 is from Mín a’ Leá, near Ó Searcaigh’s home and No.22 is from the original home of Micí MacGabhann (author of “Rotha Mór an tSaoil”).
Tinteáin at Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr, Aran Islands, 2015
To view a 4 minute film of the exhibition, click here
Note: Several of the paintings have appeared in more than one exhibitions but I was working on the series of ‘Ceo’ paintings on Inis Oírr and these were shown in a separate room in Áras Éanna, as can be seen in the short film (see link above).
Dán leis an bhfile Cathal Ó Searcaigh a bhí mar spreagadh don saothar ealaíne seo, dán dár teideal: “Na Bailte Bánaithe”. Dán í seo a léiríonn cé mar a mhaireann spiorad daoine i gcuimhne áite fiú má tá said imithe ar shlí na fírinne. Chaith mé tréimhse cónaithe i nGaeltacht Thír Chonaill cúpla bliain ó shin agus thosnaigh mé ag cuartú na seantithe tréigthe a bhí luaite sa dán – ag iarraidh sórt eicint teagmháil a dhéanamh leo siúd i mbéal an uaignis. Is machnamh ar an imirce is mó a bhí i gceist agam. Tá dhá shraith pictiúirí ann – sraith amháin de thinteáin tréigthe agus sraith eile de spéartha ceobhránacha.
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The closer we get to the election, the more President Donald Trump is determined to block people from casting their ballots. Trump has equated mail-in ballots with voter fraud, said he won’t fund the post office ahead of the election and begun a widespread campaign of voter intimidation.
These should be cause enough for concern, but one tactic that has been flying under the radar is this Administration’s denaturalization campaign, ensuring that some Americans won’t be able to vote at all.
The Administration has been engaged in the systematic crackdown on immigrants of color since Trump took office. These efforts paint naturalized citizens like me as second-class, and with the Department of Justice’s creation of a Denaturalization Section, it is likely to get far worse.
To understand the full scope of what’s happening, it’s critical to understand the history of denaturalization. Between 1960 and 2000, cases of denaturalization were rarely filed and were applied to alleged Nazis and war criminals. But things have changed with the digitization of immigration files from the 1990s — cases from 30 years ago can be brought under investigation and petitioned for denaturalization. In revocation of one’s citizenship through a civil proceeding, the person is not afforded the right to counsel, right to a jury trial or a statute of limitations.
In 2010, following denaturalization efforts begun under President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama launched Operation Janus to investigate immigrants who were ordered deported and suspected of obtaining citizenship under a false identity. The Obama Administration also started an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program called Operation Second Look, which sought to identify cases where people had become naturalized despite deportation orders or concerns about past fraud and criminality.
But Trump has taken this all to a new level.
In 2016, the Department of Justice filed 15 denaturalization cases in federal court. By January 2017, Janus and Second Look were reviewing about 315,000 immigration cases, and the Department of Homeland Security planned to refer 120 cases to the DOJ to face potential denaturalization charges. The DOJ filed at least 30 cases in 2017. In January 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of DHS, announced its intent to refer another 1,600 cases. By the summer of 2018, USCIS had flagged about 2,500 cases of those identified by Janus and Second Look to conduct an in-depth review of, and had referred at least 110 cases to the DOJ to prosecute.
Current denaturalization cases disproportionately affect Black and brown citizens. In 2017 and 2018, people with origins in Mexico, Haiti and Nigeria had the highest rates of denaturalization. Almost half of denaturalized people came from a “special interest country,” meaning that they were specifically targeted due to their country’s predominant race, ethnicity or religion.
The case of Parvez Khan is illustrative. Khan is a Pakistani immigrant in his 60s who has been living in the U.S. for about 30 years. He has been a citizen since 2006 but was targeted for denaturalization after the government argued that he failed to disclose a previous deportation order – an order that he said he wasn’t even aware of. There are many others like him.
It is clear that the denaturalization scheme is about reshaping the demographics of this country, namely making America more white. But it is also about dictating who will cast their vote in the elections and who will determine the political future of this country. Beyond its initiative to strip people of their citizenship, the government has prevented tens of thousands of immigrants from becoming citizens — naturalization ceremonies and interviews were delayed due to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services closures during the pandemic, and USCIS declined to make remote options a possibility.
In other words, months before an election, immigrants are being shut out of the election process.
While denaturalization efforts may not affect the same number of people as voter-roll purges or felony disenfranchisement, the issue is no less important. The attacks on naturalized citizens reinforce the notion that immigrants — that is, Black and brown immigrants — will never belong and are forever suspect. The effort at systematic denaturalization is abhorrent and must end.
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Canada has set aside C$700 million ($579 million) to support the country’s airport infrastructure as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s transportation minister, Omar Alghabra, says on 11 May that airports “are major contributors to our country’s economy, and play a key role in sustaining the social and economic well-being of our communities, and our local airport workers”.
“These programmes will help ensure that, as Canada works towards recovery and travel restart post-pandemic, our airports remain viable and continue to provide Canadians with safe, reliable and efficient travel options, while creating and maintaining good paying jobs in the airport sector,” Alghabra adds.
Transport Canada introduced two new programmes - the Airport Critical Infrastructure Program (ACIP) that will provide nearly C$490 million for critical infrastructure related to safety, security or connectivity, and the Airport Relief Fund (ARF) which will have almost $65 million to distribute to targeted Canadian airports to help maintain operations.
In addition, Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), a programme that targets local and regional airports with safety-related infrastructure and equipment costs, will receive a top-up of $186 million over two years.
The funds come as the passenger air transport industry in Canada continues to suffer under the effects of the government’s strict travel restrictions, implemented as a mitigation strategy to stem the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus, and the lack of a broad financial relief package to assist the carriers.
For months, airlines have cancelled flights, put aircraft into long-term storage and laid off staff to save cash.
Unlike other countries in Europe, as well as the USA, the government of Canada did not set up a programme to support airlines when the global health pandemic started in early 2020.
Only last month did the government agree to inject C$5.9 billion into Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier. Holiday specialist Air Transat secured $700 million in aid – even though it has ceased operations, with a planned restart date of 4 June.
Other Canadian airlines are still waiting for government support.
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DISCUSSION: In light of National Hurricane Awareness week now coming to an end, it is worth acknowledging how the Hurricane Hunter Reconnaissance Aircraft recently took a tour through several major locations along the East Coast of the United States. The various pilots and scientists who fly aboard various missions play a critical role in helping to improve the quality of hurricane intensity and track forecasting across both the Tropical Atlantic and Tropical Eastern Pacific basins. By greatly increasing the amount of data which gets injected into computer forecast models for tropical cyclone forecasting, such data from these Hurricane Hunter aircraft allow hurricane specialists at offices such as the National Hurricane Center to better understand how a storm may evolve in time with greater accuracy. The image above captures some perspectives of the 2017 Hurricane Awareness Tour at Opa Locka Executive Airport. In the images attached above, you are looking at the NOAA P3 used mainly to fly research missions in and around tropical cyclones. This content is courtesy of the NBC 6 news team.
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Service Line Inventory requirements in the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)The Lead and Copper Rule applies to all community (CWS) and non-transient (NTNC) public water systems. EPA adopted revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule in 2021 that include a requirement for public water systems to conduct inventories of service lines and to identify service line material type. The intent of the service line inventory requirement is to identify those service lines made of lead so that they can be scheduled for removal and replacement.
Public water systems must conduct an inventory of all service lines, on both the water system side and the homeowner side of the meter, and to submit the results to OHA–Drinking Water Services (DWS) by October 16, 2024.Groundwater RuleThe Groundwater Rule (GWR) applies to all public water systems that use groundwater sources or purchase groundwater. The primary purpose of the rule is to protect public health from bacterial and viral pathogens in public groundwater systems.Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2)The Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) rule applies to all public water systems that use surface water or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water (GWUDI). The purpose of the rule is to ensure adequate treatment of surface water sources with higher levels of
Cryptosporidium and to address uncovered finished water reservoirs.Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water ActThe Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act amends the Safe Drinking Water Act regarding the use and introduction into commerce of lead pipes, plumbing fittings or fixtures, solder and flux. The law is effective January 4, 2014. EPA has provided the following document to assist manufacturers, retailers, plumbers and consumers in understanding the changes to the law:
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Dump a specific table or few rows (MySQL) The simplest case is the whole database dumping: mysqldump -u username -ppassword database_name > the_whole_database_dump. sql. Sometimes, there's a need to dump a single table from your database. If you want to dump only rows that meet a specific criteria, you can add 'where' option to your mysqldump command. MySQL Workbench allows you to make a backup of a single database table using the visual editor. To do this, go to the Server Administration, open the database and select the Data Dump. Click on your database and select a table from the list that you want to back up. Step 1 : Right click on the database and choose Tasks –> Generate Scripts. Step 2 : Select the database from which you need to take a backup of the table. Step 3 :You will see the Table/View options on the screen while scrolling down. Select the table which you want to back up and Hit next button. Export Log into your server via SSH. Use the command cd to navigate to a directory where your user has write access. Export the database by executing the following command: mysqldump --add-drop-table -h internal-db. s00000. gridserver. com -u username -p dbname > dbname. sql. You can now download the resulting SQL file. MySQL Workbench can export a backup of your database to a file on your local computer. Backup your database Click Manage Import / Export under Server Administration on the right of the Workbench window. Select your database and click OK. Enter your database password if prompted. Select the Export to Disk tab.
Using SQL Server Management Studio Open the table with columns you want to copy and the one you want to copy into by right-clicking the tables, and then clicking Design. Click the tab for the table with the columns you want to copy and select those columns. From the Edit menu, click Copy.
You can simple copy the table files of a MySQL database to a separate location and accomplish a backup. Later, when necessary, you simply copy them back to the original location to restore the database. If you are using WAMP server for MySQL, then you can find table files within wamp > bin > mysql > mysql5.
To rename a table in MySQL you just need to run a command named RENAME TABLE, the syntax is very easy to use, RENAME TABLE tb1 TO tb2; The RENAME TABLE command will rename the table atomically, which means your table will be locked during the command.
Mysqldump with Transactions The --single-transaction flag will start a transaction before running. Rather than lock the entire database, this will let mysqldump read the database in the current state at the time of the transaction, making for a consistent data dump.
Use the mysqldump utility to create a backup of you database. Open up a Windows command prompt. Change the directory to the following to access the mysqldump utility. Create a dump of your current mysql database or table (do not include the bracket symbols [ ] in your commands).
Create a backup using MySQL Workbench Connect to your MySQL database. Click Server on the main tool bar. Select Data Export. Select the tables you want to back up. Under Export Options, select where you want your dump saved. Click Start Export. You now have a backup version of your site.
Back up the database using the following command: mysqldump -u [username] –p[password] [database_name] > [dump_file. sql] [username] - A valid MySQL username. [password] - A valid MySQL password for the user. [database_name] - A valid Database name you want to take backup. [dump_file.
Mysqldump is a part of the mysql relational database package to "dump" a database, or collection of databases, for backup or transfer to another SQL server. The server that imports the databases does not have to be mysql.
How to import a MySQL database Log in to cPanel. In the DATABASES section of the cPanel home screen, click phpMyAdmin: In the left pane of the phpMyAdmin page, click the database that you want to import the data into. Click the Import tab. Under File to Import, click Browse, and then select the dbexport. Click Go.
To create MySQL database and users, follow these steps: At the command line, log in to MySQL as the root user: mysql -u root -p. Type the MySQL root password, and then press Enter. Type q to exit the mysql program. To log in to MySQL as the user you just created, type the following command.
Open MySQL Workbench > Home > Manage Import / Export (Right bottom) / Select Required DB > Advance Exports Options Tab >Complete Insert [Checked] > Start Export. For 6. 1 and beyond, thanks to ryandlf: Click the management tab (beside schemas) and choose Data Export.
To get an individual table's creation script just right click on the table name and click Copy to Clipboard > Create Statement. To enable the File > Forward Engineering SQL_CREATE Script.. option and to get the creation script for your entire database : Database > Reverse Engineer (Ctrl+R)
How to Import and Export Databases Export. To Export a database, open up terminal, making sure that you are not logged into MySQL and type, mysqldump -u [username] -p [database name] > [database name]. sql. Import. Step One—Shut Down MySQL. Step Two—Access MySQL Safe Mode. Step Three—Set Up a New Password. | <urn:uuid:c263ec10-48b3-4507-adea-a9d19b15147b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://findquestionanswer.com/q/how-do-i-backup-a-specific-table-in-mysql | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.763238 | 1,208 | 2.578125 | 3 |
With the passage of the state budget, a program making community college debt-free for state residents could soon be coming to Connecticut.
Like other states nationwide, Connecticut has seen a steady decline in community college enrollment, raising concerns about access to education and the employability of its citizens. With residents moving out of state to seek opportunities elsewhere, the legislature has its eye on incentives that could encourage them to stay.
“A big part of that is it’s becoming increasingly expensive for young people to pursue higher education,” said Sen. Will Haskell, D-Westport, co-chair of the legislature’s higher education committee. “This holds young people in our state back when they are trying to start their career, when they’re trying to buy their first home, when they’re trying to start a family.”
In order to qualify for the program, students must have graduated from a high school in the state, be enrolled full-time, make satisfactory academic progress while enrolled and accept all other available financial aid.
It is expected to cost the state $2 million to implement and $6.1 million in its first year, Haskell said.
The budget proposes funding the new program by launching a new online lottery.
According to the bill, Gov. Ned Lamont will consult with the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to determine whether it’s feasible to allow the lottery “to offer online its existing lottery draw games through the corporation’s” website, mobile application or online service.
If the governor determines revenue from the online lottery is not sufficient to offset the costs of the debt-free community college program, he will be tasked with proposing adjustments to the state budget to account for the costs accrued.
Regardless, Rep. Greg Haddad, D-Mansfield and co-chair of the higher education committee, said the program will go into effect in the fall of 2020.
Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, was concerned the internet lottery idea was being revived late in the legislative process as part of the state budget and as a way to fund the community college program.
“Why do we have a legislative process at all?” he said. “Let’s not put up the charade of saying we hear you ... your voice matters. You wonder why people don’t trust government.”
Connecticut consistently ranks among the highest nationwide when it comes to average student loan debt, with estimates ranging from $35,494 to $38,510.Of the nearly 48,000 students enrolled in community colleges across the state, more than 15,000 are full-time.
The bill is modeled after similar initiatives in place across the country. After the passage of the Tennessee Promise in 2015, which made community college free statewide, approximately 16 other states followed suit, working to implement components of the program for their own citizens.
Many of these schemes, including the one in Connecticut’s state budget are classified as a “last-dollar” program. This means grant dollars from the legislature are allocated to students after financial aid and federally funded Pell grants are applied, to cover their remaining institutional costs.
Haskell said 60 percent of Connecticut community college students have nearly all their tuition covered by Pell grants.
Rhode Island has a completely tuition-free community college system, and it has proven successful in terms of increasing enrollment rates, said Sen. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly. New York is moving forward with its own proposal allowing for residents to have some access to free higher education.
Connecticut is finally catching up with its neighbors who have “[leapt] ahead of us,” said Flexer, who is a graduate of Quinebaug Valley Community College.
“I’ve been researching this for years at this point, trying to see how we can replicate it here in Connecticut,” she said. “There are so many struggles that community college students have right now, and having tuition not be a worry for them is going to be huge.”
Close to 90 percent of students who attend community college in Connecticut stay in Connecticut, Flexer said.
“And frankly, the people who grew up in families like the one that ... I grew up in, where there’s a struggle to be able to pay for higher education, we’re going to stay in Connecticut anyway,” she said. “So let’s make sure that the people who are here in Connecticut have the most access to education.”
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Creative Arts – Music
Many students participate in the school’s music programs. Staff are highly qualified and experienced, offering extensive musical expertise. They are also innovative, constantly seeking new ways to foster a love of music. A range of musical pursuits are explored including performance, composition and aural skills. Individual students and groups have many opportunities to perform in showcase assemblies and school functions as well as external events. Critical and creative thinking are integral to all activities within the Music curriculum, fostering skills that enhance student engagement across all learning areas.
Years 7 & 8
All students in Year 7 and 8 participate in the mandatory Stage 4 Music course.
Music is an elective choice for students in Years 9 - 12.
Individuals and small groups also perform at Eisteddfods, Open Days, Bandfest, community events, concerts and school events. The groups are:
- Senior Concert Band
- Stage Band
- Senior Choir
- Senior Vocal Ensemble
- Recorder Ensemble
- Flute Ensemble
- String Ensemble
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
The Danebank School of Music offers specialist tuition in a wide range of instruments. Parents may book tuition online, here is the link.
Danebank also encourages musical expertise by offering annual Music Scholarships to promising young musicians. Link to Scholarships page
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IEEE 802.11’s role in enabling the Internet of Things With the remarkable ascension of the IEEE 802.11™ over its 25-year history and its influence on the always-on, always-connected lifestyle for countless people around the world, it’s fair to ask whether the standard has a role to play in the nascent Internet of Things (IoT). Learn more
Securing the Internet of Anything (IoA) As “the foundation of a global infrastructure for the information society,” as the ITU has called it, the Internet of Things (IoT) is now close to the peak of its evolution. By 2020, it’s estimated that there will be 10 connected IoT devices for every person in the world — 40 to 80 billion IoT devices altogether — and an IoT market that will reach some US$3 trillion. Learn more.
IOT NEWS & RESOURCES
ITU and Georgia Tech Collaborate to Address IoT Technologies and Standards The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have executed an agreement to monitor global Internet of Things (IoT) activities and collaborate on developing standards.
“Taking Stock of IoT Standards” This article from Semiconductor Engineering provides a glimpse at the big picture of IoT with a focus on security being a challenge across the industry. “It may be years before consistent standards emerge for the IoT, but there are plenty of choices in the meantime.” Read the full article from Semiconductor Engineering.
“IEEE SA Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem Study” “Broadly speaking, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a system consisting of networks of sensors, actuators, and smart objects whose purpose is to interconnect ‘“all’” things, including everyday and industrial objects, in such a way as to make them intelligent, programmable, and more capable of interacting with humans and each other. See “‘What is IoT”’ to learn how “IoT” is used in this study.” Download your complimentary copy of this report.
“What You Wanted to Know About Smart Homes” The Institute, December 2015 Three experts weigh in on standards and security. By Monica Rozenfeld
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Knowle West On The Move
I’m Angela Piccini and I’m coordinating this strand of the On the Move project. Bristol University is working with Knowle West Media Centre, the National Film Archive, Bristol Records Office and scholar Peter Lewis to explore how communities can use film and video archives to tell their own histories of place. Film and video can show people how landscapes have changed over time. In the moving image you may see buildings that no longer exist, shops that are now houses, and ways of inhabiting your neighbourhood that may no longer be recognisable. For me, this project is an archaeological one as it concerns the material remains of the past in the present. More than just recording what might be called an ‘archaeological’ landscape, however, these film and video archives are swiftly becoming part of the archaeological record. So, film and video archives can show you archaeology and they can also be archaeological artefacts themselves.
In this project, we are planning workshops that explore how film and video archives can help us to understand movement and change across Knowle West, which will add detail to Bristol’s Historic Environment Record and inform future planning decisions. To do this, we’re working with two very different kinds of archive.
First, we’re digitising 20 hours of video from Peter Lewis’s pioneering Bristol Channel community cable TV experiment from the early 1970s. Inspired by the National Film Board of Canada’s ‘Challenge for Change‘ programme, Bristol Channel adopted a community access approach to programming, aiming to democratise media production but somewhat at odds with the commercial motivation which led Rediffusion, at the time the UK’s largest cable company, to launch the service on its Bristol network. (Peter Lewis, 1976, ‘Bristol Channel and Community Television, London: Independent Broadcasting Authority). Knowle West TV was developed to test a decentralised media model and some 40 hours of broadcast were produced and transmitted between 1973 and 1975. We’re working with people in Knowle West who participated in KWTV or who’ve lived in the community for long enough to recognise participants and locations. The digitised video will be archived by the City of Bristol and Knowle West Media Centre will bring this material into the community via the University of Local Knowledge. Important place-based information will be registered through the Know Your Place & Map Your Bristol tools in order to involve this community archive in the planning process.
Secondly, we’re organising home movie workshops. These are public events specifically for residents of Knowle West who will be invited to bring their home videos (VHS, Hi-8, miniDV) and film (Standard 8 and Super 8). There will be archival expertise on hand from the City’s Record Office to look at these materials in order to assess whether it’s safe to play them on the projectors and decks. We’ll also be sharing tips on how to preserve and digitise your own home movies. We’ll aim to digitise what we can on the day and identify other material for future digitisation. As with the KWTV material, these domestic archives can be uploaded to the University of Local Knowledge and also accessed via the City’s mapping and planning tool.
Key to these events are important questions about the role of people’s personal archives within the public sphere of planning and local history and archaeology. What does it mean for your family records to enter the public domain and to be accessible in new, distributed ways? How might sharing these archives benefit communities? Equally, how might such sharing throw into question older understandings of the role of neighbourhoods and the city? | <urn:uuid:68948823-2d4e-4d02-bb42-37cccec62a28> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://knowyourbristol.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/on-the-move/exploring-co-production/knowle-west-on-the-move/?replytocom=85272 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.932637 | 765 | 2.015625 | 2 |
‘E-visits’ let you get a virtual house call from your doctor
If you’re suffering from a minor illness, you might wonder whether it’s worth it to make an appointment, travel to your doctor’s office and sit in a waiting room, all to get a few minutes of face time with a health care provider.
Virtual doctor visits, or “e-visits,” can provide a convenient alternative. E-visits let you get medical advice and, in some cases, prescriptions over a secure Internet connection. While not for emergencies, e-visits can be an expedient way to treat minor ailments.
How e-visits work
An e-visit is essentially a virtual exchange of medical information with a health care provider. After logging into your health care provider’s system and entering some requisite personal information, e-visit patients complete a comprehensive series of questions about their symptoms.
The patient’s medical history then is reviewed by a qualified health care professional to ensure the symptoms are not related to a serious condition. Current medications and allergies also are checked before any treatment is prescribed, according to HealthPartners, a Minnesota health insurance company that operates an e-visit system called virtuwell. Patients who require lab testing or further review are referred to their primary doctors. The health care provider serving you has a specified window to respond to your e-visit, and all results are filed in your medical record.
Who can use e-visits?
Practitioners who offer e-visits don’t usually make them available to those who’ve never had an in-person appointment, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Although some treat children, they might have age limits. For example, Allina Hospitals and Clinics (a network of hospitals in Minnesota and Wisconsin that uses an e-visit system called MyChart) does not give medical advice through e-visits for children under age 12.
The benefits of e-visits
According to a California Healthcare Foundation survey, 78 percent of patients want the ability to interact with their doctors online. E-visits have a number of benefits for patients, including:
- Convenience. Dozens of simple or common illnesses can be accurately diagnosed through a virtual doctor visit. Virtuwell, for example, lists sinus and bladder infections, pinkeye, the flu and minor skin conditions.
- Flexibility. Online visits let health care providers serve patients when most offices are closed, giving patients greater flexibility in getting medical advice. MyChart promises a response within one business day.
- Personalization. E-visits are not entirely automated, but are overseen by health care professionals with access to the patient’s medical history.
Insurance coverage for e-visits
Major insurance providers, such as CIGNA and Aetna, reimburse health care professionals who engage in e-visits, according to the Healthcare Financial Management Organization. Virtual doctor visits covered by health insurance work the same way that regular doctor visits do. Allina Hospitals and Clinics, for example, charges a $35 co-pay and then submits a claim to the patient’s insurance provider. | <urn:uuid:86950999-e8f6-4567-acc5-23690742015d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.netquote.com/health-insurance/health-news/virtual-doctor-visits | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.931658 | 677 | 1.601563 | 2 |
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The Curious Handshakes of “Pope” Francis
The future “Pope” Francis, right, shakes hands with Benedict XVI. Original caption: “Vatican City, VATICAN CITY STATE: Pope Benedict XVI meets the archbishop of Buenos Aires Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio at the Vatican, 13 January 2007.” Credit: ARTURO MARI / OSSERVATORE ROMANO/AFP via Getty Image
There comes a point when circumstantial evidence has become so overwhelming in terms of quantity and quality that only a fool would deny the reality it points to. Jorge Bergoglio — the apostate Argentinian layman pulling off the “Pope Francis” Show in the Vatican — not only talks like a Mason, acts like a Mason, and teaches the doctrines of Freemasonry, he also shakes hands like one.
The video below gives some pretty clear evidence. Take a look:
But let’s avoid all misunderstanding: We are not saying that Francis is a Freemason simply because of handshakes. Oh no — he is a Freemason (whether an actual member or “only” in adherence to their doctrines) because practically everything he says and does is perfectly in line with Masonry, if not in every detail, certainly in essence. The handshakes are merely the icing on the cake — confirming what anyone with eyes to see can discover is really in plain sight:
- Francis and the Naturalist-Masonic Gospel of Man
- Francis is Honorary Member of Masonic Rotary Club in Buenos Aires
- The Dalai Francis: Bergoglio in the United States
- Italian Freemasonry Supports “Pope” Francis
In his Masonry, Francis follows in the tradition of his impostor-pope predecessors, including Joseph Ratzinger, often erroneously hailed as a Catholic traditionalist. Take a look at the The Curious Handshakes of Benedict XVI for clear confirmation of this.
- “Whatever the future may be, in this grave and widespread evil it is Our duty … to endeavor to find a remedy. And because We know that Our best and firmest hope of a remedy is in the power of that divine religion which the Freemasons hate in proportion to their fear of it, We think it to be of chief importance to call that most saving power to Our aid against the common enemy. Therefore, whatsoever the Roman Pontiffs Our predecessors have decreed for the purpose of opposing the undertakings and endeavors of the masonic sect, and whatsoever they have enacted to enter or withdraw men from societies of this kind, We ratify and confirm it all by our apostolic authority: and trusting greatly to the good will of Christians, We pray and beseech each one, for the sake of his eternal salvation, to be most conscientiously careful not in the least to depart from what the apostolic see has commanded in this matter.” —Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Humanum Genus, n. 30
- “On December 8, 1869, the International Congress of Freemasons imposed it as a duty on all its members to do all in their power to wipe out Catholicity from the face of the earth. Cremation was proposed as a suitable means to this end, since it was calculated to gradually undermine the faith of the people in ‘the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.’” —Fr. John Laux, Catholic Morality, p. 106
- Leaked full text of the Masons’ plan to subvert the Catholic religion: Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita
- Papal Warnings regarding the Freemasonic Conspiracy against the Catholic Church
- Freemasons and the Conciliar Church (PDF) by John K. Weiskittel
- Catholics and Freemasonry by Fr. Leslie Rumble, MSC
- Bella Dodd: the Woman who put 1,300 Communists into the Catholic Church but then Converted
- Book: AA-1025: Memoirs of a Communist’s Infiltration into the Catholic Church
- Photos: “Mass” in Honor of Freemasonry in Brazil
- Book: Freemasonry and the Anti-Christian Movement by Fr. E. Cahill
- Book: Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked by Mgr. George E. Dillon
- A Liberal? A Freemason? The Calumny against Pope Pius IX
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Parshat Nitzavim-Vayelech (Deuteronomy 29:9-31:30)
Efrat, Israel — “For this commandment that I have commanded you today is not concealed from you, nor is it far away.” [Deut. 30:11].
How often it is that we – and people we know – say, “I can’t help it. It’s in my nature to get angry.” Or, perhaps most commonly, “I give up. I’ll never be able to go on a diet and keep the weight off.” At this time of year, perhaps more than at any other time, we wrestle with issues such as these brought to our attention as a result of deep introspection.
Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, the great 19th century scholar, noted, “It is easier to learn the entire Talmud than to change one character trait.” Indeed, can we change? Is a particular trait part and parcel of human nature, built into the our personality, seemingly impossible to overcome?
Judaism, with its emphatic message of freedom of choice, insists on our ability to change. But is it really fair to ask individuals to do what may very well be beyond their ability to achieve? Do we really have the power to overcome our most potent and persistent weaknesses? To what extent can we take into account the human difficulty in overcoming one’s weakness?
Our Torah portion, Nitzavim, emphatically insists on the possibility of change, no matter the circumstances: “I have set before you so that you will consider in your heart, among all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you. And you shall return to the Lord your God and obey His voice” [ibid., v. 1–2].
And once a person has begun the process of teshuva, God Himself – aware of the almost insuperable difficulty of changing one’s nature and overcoming one’s inherent weakness – steps in and completes the process on behalf of the penitent: “And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul in order that you may live” [v. 6].
From the perspective of the Holy Zohar, the mystical interpretation of the Bible, this is the difference between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashana falls on the first day of the month of Tishrei, when the moon – a symbol of God’s light and grace – is hidden and barely visible. The individual approaches the synagogue in fearful and trembling anticipation, hopeful but not at all certain that he can pierce through the veil of darkness covering the heaven and masking over the moon.
Ten days later, on Yom Kippur, the moon glows briefly, imbuing the heavens with renewed light and hope. The individual is then ecstatically reborn, cleansed, transformed, and purified by the grace of Divine love and forgiveness.
Indeed, we repeat again and again throughout the penitential prayers of the Day of Atonement the words of the prophet Ezekiel: “And I shall sprinkle upon you the purifying waters and you shall be purified…and I shall give you a new heart, and a new spirit shall I place in your midst” [36:25–26].
We can thus appreciate anew the enormous power of Yom Kippur, the one day during the year when the Almighty grants us not only forgiveness, but also the renewed inner strength to overcome our inborn weaknesses and foibles.
And we also may better understand the terse interpretation of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kotzk on the verse immediately following the command – as well as our ability – to repent after one has transgressed: “For this commandment that I have commanded you today is not…far away from you” [ibid., 30:11]. Says the Kotzker, “It requires only one small turn (Yiddish: nur ein kleine drei).”
What he apparently meant was that the penitent is expected only to make a change in direction, to turn his back on his temptations and begin to embrace God and His Torah.
We return to our original question: can we change? The simple answer is yes. However, it is incumbent upon the would-be penitent making the all-important first step. At that point, the Almighty will give him a hand to help him complete the journey, as the Sages taught, “One who comes to be purified receives Divine assistance” [Talmud, Yoma 38b]. And at the end of Yom Kippur, after a day of pleading with God for forgiveness and atonement, we cry out in the Ne’ila prayer: “Your right hand is extended to accept the penitent!”, reminding us that when returning to God, we are never alone.
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From the beginning, Our Schools / Our Selves has taken seriously the feminist imperative that we must link the personal and the political. Students need to be given an opportunity, in the context of school curriculum, to make sense of their own lives through various forms of creative expression. What we said in the first editorial still rings true today: “We must encourage students to be open about their lives, to work at imagining the lives of others, and to think about how they can make the world a better place for everyone. We must protect them when they do this. And we must persuade other parents and teachers that this is how kids get strong and smart.” (Editorial, OS/OS fall 2000)
Longtime readers of Our Schools / Our Selves, some of whom date back to its founding in 1988, will have noticed some fairly significant changes in its appearance, most recently from a journal to a magazine, and then to an online publication. This was done to ensure easier access and, in today’s online world, greater shareability. Through all of this, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives remains committed to thoughtful, critical and accessible analysis and commentary from and about schools and communities, to help drive a progressive vision for education policies and practices.
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#alternateuniversealbum is a feature in which we get people to tell us which album they’d choose if they had to leave earth today and go to a brand new universe empty of our music. Would they choose something to comfort themselves or would they choose something to help whatever may live or come to live in this new universe.
N/A – N/A
A universe empty of our music is a pretty strange thing to think about seeing as the music we are used to plays an integral part in our lives. For instance, personally, my music is my company on the way to class, the force that pushes me mentally and physically at the gym, the medium through which the happiest as well as the most painful of memories, are brought back to my mind. Now that I think of it, a universe empty of our own music seems the same as space, completely void of any sound, just a hauntingly quiet hole in which that quietness becomes a sound all by itself.
On another note, an unknown universe in which music would come to exist, makes me recall the feeling one gets upon hearing a new song on the radio. Firstly it is pleasantly surprising; it’s unknown and the song itself is yet to have any stereotypes attached to it. There is no time to think about it, judge it, or criticise it and why wouldn’t this ‘surprise effect’ be as successful and pleasurable in a new universe with new music as it is on our earth today?
If I were to hopelessly cling on to the music of the world I live in I would choose a universally loved album like Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, since this album represents the coming of hope, upheaval and achievement, which are intrinsic aspects of human thought. However, it is the unknowns of life that we take the most pleasure from, however cliché this statement may be. A new universe would offer a variety of completely unknown and different sounds working together in a completely new harmony than what were used to, and I believe that this would have the potential to be incredible and an entirely new source of creativity. A new universe would entail entirely re-creating ourselves, so why wouldn’t we in turn, entirely re-create our music?
Sam Alfasi gave me three fun facts about himself which were “tall, dark and handsome”. On top of being a humorous man, Sam is a quadrilinguist and is fully aware of the alarming extents of his love for Jennifer Lawrence, whom he sometimes wishes he could impress with his fluently spoken Italian. Nicholas Hault better watch out.
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Global and gene-specific DNA methylation in adult type 2 diabetic individuals: a protocol for a systematic review
Systematic Reviews volume 7, Article number: 46 (2018)
DNA methylation (global and gene-specific) has been reported as an epigenetic mechanism that could be involved in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Furthermore, epigenetic therapy has been suggested as a future possibility for T2DM treatment. Epigenetic changes illustrate the environmental link of the disease. Since some of the epigenetic modifications can be reversed, they could be used as potential therapeutic targets. The aim of the systematic review will be to synthesise the available evidence pertaining to the link between DNA methylation and T2DM. The systematic review will evaluate characteristics of reported studies such as the source of DNA used, methods of quantifying DNA methylation and the participants’ demographics (age, gender, race and adiposity). We will conduct a narrative synthesis of data, and if there are an adequate number of sufficiently homogenous studies, we will consider performing a meta-analysis. The review will evaluate if the levels of DNA methylation are a possible risk factor for T2DM. Furthermore, we will assess whether DNA methylation is a plausible biomarker and therapeutic target for the treatment and management of T2DM.
This systematic review protocol will be reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement. An extensive search for original research articles, published since inception, was performed on major databases such as Embase, MEDLINE and Cochrane Library. The search strategy will include a combination of key words and MeSH words. Literature that is available in English and studies in other languages that can be translated into English will be used. Data extraction will be done in duplicate, and two authors will independently screen for eligible studies using pre-defined criteria. The Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool and Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal tools will be used to assess the risk of bias. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation assessment tool will be used to assess the overall quality of extracted data.
This systematic review will evaluate published literature, assessing the link between DNA methylation and T2DM. Our findings could help guide future research evaluating epigenetic changes in T2DM and direct future therapeutic interventions.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a complex and multifactorial metabolic disorder caused by genetic and environmental factors . It is a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide . The identification of individuals who are at risk of developing T2DM could facilitate early intervention strategies to delay or prevent their progression to disease, therefore resulting in the minimisation of disease burden .
Epigenetic mechanisms are heritable changes in the genome which are not affected by a change in the nucleotide sequence . These include histone methylation, lysine methylation, histone phosphorylation, RNA interference (RNAi) and genomic imprinting [5,6,7]. DNA methylation is a widely studied epigenetic mechanism, which offers a unique opportunity for the identification of potential biomarkers for an increased risk of developing T2DM. Gene-specific DNA methylation refers to the analysis of the methylation status of specific genes whereas global DNA methylation refers to the average methylation status that occurs across the whole genome .
DNA methylation is a normal physiological process involved in gene expression control and, therefore, could result in disease when it happens in a wrong way . Aberrant DNA methylation could be one of the pathogenic factors involved in the initiation and progression of T2DM [10, 11]. DNA methylation refers to the covalent modification when a methyl group is added to hydrogen on position 5 of cytosine nucleotides (H5), primarily in CpG islands in the promoter regions of genes. This process is catalysed by the DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) enzymes, with S-adenosyl-methionine as the methyl donor [12, 13]. In fact, aberrant DNA methylation has been associated with the pathogenesis of T2DM and has been reported to be observable during the subclinical or asymptomatic stage of the disease [14, 15]. Furthermore, the possibility of DNA methylation acting as a potential biomarker for metabolic diseases such as T2DM and cardiovascular disease has been reported [14, 16,17,18].
Generally, DNA hypermethylation is believed to cause gene silencing whereas DNA hypomethylation has been associated with gene activation . Several studies have reported the link between diabetes mellitus and DNA methylation (gene-specific as well as global). For global DNA methylation, some studies reported hypomethylation [19,20,21] and some reported hypermethylation [17, 22]. For gene-specific DNA methylation, some studies reported hypermethylation [10, 23,24,25] and another study reported hypomethylation .
The difference in DNA methylation trends (hypo- or hypermethylation) could be due to the different study populations, techniques used or different conditions of the diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome parameters in the studies. Therefore, these discrepancies warrant doing a systematic review in the light of the capability of DNA methylation as a possible biomarker, risk factor and prognostic marker for T2DM and the other metabolic syndrome conditions. Moreover, DNA methylation is reversible, thus enabling intervention strategies to possibly reverse the disease phenotype and subsequently reduce the micro- and macrovascular complications associated with the disease.
This systematic review aims to assess the results of published data and summarise the knowledge base on the link between DNA methylation and T2DM. This study aims to evaluate the link between DNA methylation profiles (global and gene-specific) of T2DM individuals compared to their healthy counterparts. In addition, this study will also assess the possibility of DNA methylation as a high-risk biomarker and intervention targets for the disease.
This systematic review protocol will be reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement . A populated checklist for this review protocol has been provided as PRISMA-P checklist docx (Additional file 1).
Protocol and registration
This systematic review protocol was submitted on PROSPERO for registration.
Eligibility criteria (inclusion and exclusion criteria)
The study will include all research studies with available full texts published since inception. All articles published in English and those translatable using Google Translate will be considered. Only studies using human subjects (DNA from humans) will be considered. This study will include both interventional and observational studies, inclusive of randomised controlled trials, cohort studies, case-control studies, as well as cross-sectional studies. In addition, studies looking at gene-specific methylation as well as global DNA methylation will be considered.
Studies published in Embase, MEDLINE and Cochrane Library will be used as the literature sources. For unclear or unreported parameters in the studies such as the number of participants, efforts will be made to contact the authors and obtain the missing information.
The search strategy will be developed using medical subheadings (MeSH) and key words related to type 2 diabetes mellitus and DNA methylation. The key words and MeSH terms will include hyperglycaemia, epigenetics, global DNA methylation, gene-specific DNA methylation and genome-wide DNA methylation. In order to eliminate any discrepancies and inconsistencies regarding reviewers’ inclusion and exclusion of studies, a structured search involving two independent reviewers (TM and ZM) will be employed when identifying study titles and abstracts. Electronic bibliographic databases that will be searched will include MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
A MEDLINE search strategy will be developed by the project team and then peer reviewed by the Health Sciences Librarian with experience in systematic review searching. The MEDLINE search strategy will then be adapted for other databases. Each database will be searched using the same search strategy adjusted for the database syntax, so as to eliminate any inconsistencies that may affect data extraction. A complete search strategy using MEDLINE is shown on the attached documents, namely Search Strategy docx (Additional file 2). The database search will be supplemented by scanning the reference lists of included studies to identify relevant studies.
Literature from the databases will be screened using an appraisal worksheet (STROBE). The appraisal worksheet will contain subheadings such as aims and objectives of the study, source and origin of DNA used, limitations of the study, year published, sample size, techniques used to assess DNA methylation, statistical methods used, confounding factors, cross-sectional or longitudinal study and if participants were male or female. The Mendeley reference manager will be used to detect and remove duplicates. The appraisal of studies will be documented using Microsoft Excel. In order to eliminate any discrepancies and inconsistencies regarding reviewers’ inclusion and exclusion of studies, a structured search involving two independent reviewers (TM and ZM) will be employed when identifying study titles and abstracts.
Data collection process
In order to ensure that relevant data for this review is collected, a structured form containing the following information will be created: first author’s details (name and year of publication), author’s country, study type used, sample size, age and gender of participants, weight status, assays and techniques performed, as well as the statistical method used in the analysis. Extracted studies will be carefully assessed by two different authors (TM and ZM) of this review so as to remove any duplicates that may exist. In case of disagreements, one of the authors (BBN) will adjudicate.
Data item classification will be listed and defined using the PECO (population, exposure, controls and outcomes) method. The population would be adult T2DM human participants of any race. The exposure will be the hyperglycaemia and the DNA hyper- or hypomethylation status of the participants. The comparator will be normoglycaemic individuals. The primary outcome would be to assess the DNA methylation profile of type 2 diabetic individuals. The secondary outcome would be to assess the DNA methylation profile results in different metabolic syndrome parameters or risk factors such as obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Studies that mention that participants were on diabetic treatment (such as metformin) and those who were not on diabetic treatment will be grouped as the treatment group and the non-treatment group as a data simplification measure.
Risk of bias in individual studies
The Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool will be used to assess bias . This tool encompasses various domains which are used to detect bias in reporting. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment tool will be used to assess the overall quality of extracted data . The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal tools with specific checklists for non-randomised experimental studies will be used to assess the risk of bias . The JBI appraisal tools will be used to assess the methodological quality of each study through determination of the extent to which the possibility of bias in its design, conduct, as well as analysis that would have been conducted. Furthermore, this study will also discuss the exclusion of unpublished data within the final manuscript. Bias will be assessed at both the outcome and study levels.
Qualitative synthesis and interpretation
The included studies will be described in detail and presented in a table. This systemic review is meant to be exploratory; thus, descriptive details of the methylation status association with glycaemic status and other risk factors of T2DM such as obesity, cholesterolaemia and CVD will be reported.
In case of excessive heterogeneity, the results will be synthesised narratively. A transparent approach will be used to minimise the potential for bias. The I2 statistic, as a measure variance between studies, will be utilised to analyse the statistical heterogeneity between studies . If the included studies are homogenous in terms of study population, design and outcomes, we will conduct a meta-analysis using inverse variance weighting to calculate a pooled effect estimate. In case-control studies, we will present pooled odds ratios (ORs), and for cohort studies, rate ratios or hazard risks (HRs). As a primary effect measure of the association between DNA methylation and diabetes, we will use the odds ratios, and as a secondary effect measure, we will use the risk ratios.
Statistical heterogeneity will be assessed using the chi-square test for homogeneity with a level of significance, alpha = 0.10 and the I2 statistic to quantify inconsistency. We will consider 50% indicating moderate or substantial heterogeneity. The variables that will be used to detect sources of heterogeneity will include study design, study population, sample size, age and glycaemic status. Meta-regression and subgroup analysis will be used to compare summary estimates from different study-level characteristics. A funnel plot will be used to investigate the risk of publication bias. In addition, Harbord’s test and Peter’s test will be used to statistically evaluate funnel plot asymmetry and the possibility of publication bias . All analyses will be performed using R statistical software (The R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria) and the Cochrane Review Manager 5.3 software.
Risk of bias across studies
Risk of bias across studies which could affect cumulative evidence will be assessed by checking the limitations of the studies and if all studies had the same limitations, journals where published and if there was any evidence of selective reporting across the studies.
This systemic review will assess the link between DNA methylation and T2DM. The study aims to shed more light on the plausibility of the epigenetic mechanism in directing therapy, addition to other known risk factors of T2DM as well as utilisation as a biomarker of the disease. Various studies have postulated the therapeutic potential of evaluating DNA methylation may confer, but comprehensive and evidence-based reviews assessing the therapeutic potential of such treatment modalities are limited. An extensive synthesis of the available data will allow identification of evidence gaps and direct future research that will interpret the link between DNA methylation and T2DM. Furthermore, the findings of the systematic review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication and presented at national and international conferences.
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Mutize, T., Mkandla, Z. & Nkambule, B.B. Global and gene-specific DNA methylation in adult type 2 diabetic individuals: a protocol for a systematic review. Syst Rev 7, 46 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0708-7
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Ace Centre Learning is introducing a series of training courses on Computer Aided Design (CAD) in Assistive Technology in (AT) aimed at makers, engineers, designers, technologists and others involved in the development of assistive technologies with no or low knowledge of computer-aided design tools. They will also be useful for those with more experience who would like to develop techniques specifically suited to low volume development in assistive technology. The series will form a solid foundation from which you can develop additional skills independently.
CAD has become a ubiquitous tool in design and engineering over the last few decades. More recently, the cost of ownership of CAD tools has reduced significantly with subscription-based pricing models and their ability to run on mainstream hardware. No or low-cost solutions are also available, it’s good to have an awareness of these too to see if they meet your needs.
This change means that these tools are now within reach of a wider range of individuals and organisations. It’s possible for more people to take advantage of the key benefits:
- reduced development time – CAD tools allow you to work fast
- increased productivity – it’s easier to work smart and reuse previous work
- faster modification and design changes – edit what you’ve done, you don’t need to start again
- use of repeatable configurations – use component ‘templates’
- near-automatic generation of engineering drawings – orthographic, exploded and isometric view are simply placed in the document
- improved document quality – no need for sketches defining component specification
- re-use of data – the same CAD model can be used to produce an engineering drawing, exploded views for product documentation and a photo-quality rendering for marketing or presentation purposes
- easy assembly construction – use a library of components assembled into a kit of parts
- cloud-based storage enables collaborative working – allow distributed teams to work on projects at the same time from different locations
- reduced time from design to prototyping or production – use the CAD model to produce data that will drive the machine that makes the part, like a 3D printer
In the assistive technology world, we can make use of these benefits. The labour cost of development is usually high per item produced due to the relatively low production numbers. Sometimes we only need to make one object – so we need to work quick, and we need to work smart. CAD software helps keep development time down particularly when combined with local or desktop manufacturing using CNC-based production such as 3D printing, laser cutting, routing or machining.
This is a series of seven courses running in this order:
- An Introduction
- 3D Parametric Modelling
- Engineering Drawing and Design Management
- 3D Surface Modelling
- Standards and Regulation in AT (UK/Europe)
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Business owners have a lot of responsibilities to consider. They need to think about everything from product development to recruitment strategy, marketing campaigns, workplace culture, and more, but one of the most important subjects of all for any entrepreneur to keep in mind in today’s world is data protection.
It doesn’t matter what line of work your business happens to be in, whether it’s the education industry, retail, technology, finance, or something totally different; every company collects and creates large quantities of data over the course of the average year. This might include everything from sensitive files related to projects under development to customer data like phone and credit card numbers.
This data is valuable and needs to be treated as such, and in today’s world, there are a lot of ways for data to slip into the wrong hands. In the past, with traditional paper file systems, the only risks you had to worry about were people breaking in and stealing physical copies of your files or issues like floods and fires destroying them.
In the modern world, a hacker on the other side of the planet could break into your company’s network using viruses or malware and sell your data off on the dark web in a matter of minutes without anyone at the company even knowing what happened. This is why data protection matters so much, and this guide will cover some of the key advantages of a strong data protection strategy.
Of course, one of the most obvious benefits of data protection is that it can help to defend your company against the multitude of threats and attacks that occur in cyberspace all the time.
There are countless hackers out there, all coming up with new and innovative ways to try and break into company networks and steal sensitive data, and you need to be ready to handle those attacks if and when they come. Strong protection like anti-malware and cloud security can help in a big way.
Another big issue to think about when it comes to protecting data is quite simply compliance with new and evolving rules and regulations.
There are various policies and programs in place designed to protect people’s data, and if your company doesn’t comply with these policies, you won’t even be allowed to operate in certain markets. The GDPR, for instance, regulates the transfer of personal data in EU countries.
Keeping Up with the Competition
As well as keeping up with the latest rules and regulations, you also have to think about keeping up with the competition in your chosen industry too, as rival companies are always looking for a way to get the edge over their competitors, and one way they can do this is through strong data protection.
If customers have a choice between two different companies and see that one of them has had data breaches in the past while the other promises to enforce strong cyber-security policies to protect their information, they’ll always choose the more trustworthy brand.
Establishing Trust Among Customers and Clients
Following on from the previous point, it’s clear to see that a solid data protection strategy can also help to establish trust and confidence among your customers too, giving them additional reasons to invest in the products and services you have to offer.
Consumers are increasingly cautious about who they give their personal information to, especially in the wake of so many high-profile data breaches involving big corporations. They need to know that they can rely on your brand to handle their data with care and consideration.
Another key reason to make the most of today’s data protection solutions is to actually minimize any possible downtime your company might experience during disaster situations. For instance, if your servers or other hardware with company files gets taken offline, you need to have direct access to secure data back-ups to get your business back up and running.
Without these back-ups, you can find yourself in a situation where work becomes impossible and profits are being lost every single second until the situation is resolved. Indeed, statistics show that the average cost of IT downtime is in excess of $5,000 per minute.
From these advantages, it’s clear to see that data protection is something to be taken very seriously. No company can afford to overlook this matter, as having the right protection can strengthen your brand, bolster consumer relationships, and even protect your profits too. | <urn:uuid:3a118560-9861-4681-8b1f-dc5c045096d8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://digitaledge.org/important-advantages-of-strong-data-protection/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.959489 | 893 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Final Research Paper Outline
Your assignment will begin with an APA-style title page followed by a formal outline that presents your thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting information for each topic. You will need to refer to your annotated bibliography to locate appropriate sources for the claims you intend to present and cite these sources the body of your outline and on your reference page. Please check the “Research Paper Guidelines” if you have any questions about the assignment topics. Also, be sure to review the Model Outline before you begin constructing your own outline.
You are required to format your assignment as a full-sentence outline in APA style (see the Outline Form in the Ashford Writing Center) that includes source material from at least two scholarly sources from last week’s research along with additional research, if necessary. Be sure to incorporate any useful feedback you have received from your instructor and classmates.
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In modern-day criminal law, there is no very easy, universally accepted interpretation of criminal offense. For all sensible purposes, a criminal offense is an unlawful act punishable by a state or some other authority. Furthermore, there is no unified common definition of a criminal activity. Rather, various statutory interpretations have been developed for different objectives. Below are some of the ways that it is defined. These are one of the most generally utilized lawful terms in today’s world:
Road gangs: A group of regularly connecting people pursuing a common objective. While arranged criminal offense companies have a tendency to have streamlined leadership, street gangs have loosened associations. These teams often assert area within the neighborhood and also participate in fierce unlawful behavior. They are additionally defined by custom, familiarity of financial and also social atmospheres, as well as loved ones. For these factors, they run as smaller sized devices within larger networks. For instance, a “criminal activity ring” will certainly frequently have a number of branches, each one operating as a subset of a larger company.
Many regulating bodies have actually adopted policies to dissuade specific behavior. These plans are codified in laws and also implemented by police. The fines for these criminal offenses differ commonly. In times of emergency situation, authorities may likewise go after specific acts, such as illegally discarding toxic waste, breaching curfews, and other undesirable actions. During this time around, martial-law codes can replace civil codes, so that only the armed force can prosecute certain acts. The goal of these lawful permissions is to stop or decrease criminal activity.
The criminal justice system focuses on three categories of crimes: attack, arson, as well as burglary. The initial three are not criminal but social, as well as each has its very own interpretation. Homicide, nevertheless, can be justified if it is a self-defense attack or a retribution strike. Various other types of crimes consist of poisoning with the intent to eliminate, kidnapping, as well as bawdy houses. Additionally, kidnapping is defined as the taking of a child with the intention of devoting a few other criminal offense.
Some criminal offenses are taken into consideration mala prohibita as well as criminal regulation, although the definition of a criminal activity varies from nation to nation. The meaning of a crime can be national or international, and it needs to protest the general public excellent. It can be classified as a civil offense or a crime. For instance, a murder is an offense of a civil law. While some sorts of criminal task are thought about crimes, others are simply acts of revenge.
A crime is defined as an act that violates a societal standard. To put it simply, it is an activity or omission that causes injury. In a culture, a criminal offense can be a felony. In some places, it is prohibited to commit any type of kind of criminal activity. For example, a car parking offense can be a civil crime. However the meaning of a criminal act is not always clear. It can be an affront to the public or an assault on residential property.
The definition of a crime differs from country to nation. Words crime refers to the “criminal activity of the state”. The word itself may be utilized in a different way depending upon the country. Some countries might criminalise homosexuality, while others might outlaw homosexuality. In some cases, the criminal offense is not versus the state, however rather versus individuals that committed it. For this reason, a criminal is a person who dedicates an act against a community.
A criminal is a person who commits a criminal offense. A crime can be either terrible or non-violent. It might entail taking, harmful property, or hurting a person. While some criminal offenses are ruled out to be criminal, they are still illegal in some nations. Moreover, some criminal activities belong to the reverse of the crime. They are both similar to a felony. A felony is a sort of crime that is illegal in every country.
Besides the lawful definition of a crime, there are various other kinds of criminal offenses that are considered to be criminal activities. As an example, a robber may swipe a cars and truck from a cars and truck and a burglar could rob a bank. While a thief is most likely to swipe a vehicle, a thief might swipe a bike. A burglar might also break into a store. A larceny can result in the loss of an useful item.
The term “crime” has no universally accepted interpretation in modern-day criminal law. Nevertheless, there specify statutory meanings for different purposes. A crime is an act that is prohibited as well as culpable by state or authority. The following are common examples of crimes. Listed below are a few of one of the most typical crimes. Continue reading for more information concerning these regulations. We will review some of these instances and how to identify them. Using a statutory interpretation will certainly aid you comprehend the distinctions in between the different kinds of criminal activities.
There are 2 kinds of criminal activities: public policy and criminal offenses of opportunity. These crimes consist of bawdy houses, beggary, and also theft. While murder is generally thought about a lawbreaking offense, there are times when it is validated by other factors. As an example, an individual can dedicate a criminal act by poisoning a person with intent to kill. There are likewise times when criminal activities might be sensible, such as in the case of stealing.
One more sort of crime is company crime, which commonly includes scams. This can include factories that illegally dispose toxic waste or pharmaceutical firms that make incorrect cases concerning their products. This is a type of company criminal offense and has several financial consequences. The Hooker Chemical Business disposed toxic waste right into the Love Canal near Niagara Falls, which was marketed to a personal developer without divulging its dangerous disposing. Regardless of these health and wellness risks, the Hooker Chemical Business marketed their land to a private housing designer without notifying the neighborhood of its toxic waste dumping. Informative post
The interpretation of criminal activity has numerous elements. Some kinds of criminal offense are victimless, while others include violence against the victim. A few of these are discussed listed below. A crook’s inspirations will certainly rely on just how he feels concerning the crime. A wrongdoer can be motivated by greed, revenge, or perhaps retribution. Individuals might commit a criminal offense as a result of an individual or economic intention. Most of the times, however, the intent is financial, and also a crook will use any ways needed to get his or her money. | <urn:uuid:c5fbbb38-b4aa-43f7-9cf7-e40afca05f65> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jerseydevilcon.com/2021/11/29/straightforward-advice-for-you-in-crime/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.961244 | 1,337 | 2.625 | 3 |
Nuclear reactors and power plants have complex safety and security features
An uncontrolled nuclear reaction in a nuclear reactor could result in widespread contamination of air and water. The risk of this happening at nuclear power plants in the United States is small because of the diverse and redundant barriers and safety systems in place at nuclear power plants, the training and skills of the reactor operators, testing and maintenance activities, and the regulatory requirements and oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. A large area surrounding a nuclear power plant is restricted and guarded by armed security teams. U.S. reactors also have containment vessels that are designed to withstand extreme weather events and earthquakes.
A containment dome on a nuclear reactor
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Nuclear reactors in the United States may have large concrete domes covering the reactor. A containment structure is required to contain accidental releases of radiation. Not all nuclear power plants have cooling towers. Some nuclear power plants use water from lakes, rivers, or the ocean for cooling.
Nuclear power reactors do not produce direct carbon dioxide emissions
Unlike fossil fuel-fired power plants, nuclear reactors do not produce air pollution or carbon dioxide while operating. However, the processes for mining and refining uranium ore and making reactor fuel all require large amounts of energy. Nuclear power plants also have large amounts of metal and concrete, which require large amounts of energy to manufacture. If fossil fuels are used for mining and refining uranium ore, or if fossil fuels are used when constructing the nuclear power plant, then the emissions from burning those fuels could be associated with the electricity that nuclear power plants generate.
Nuclear energy produces radioactive waste
A major environmental concern related to nuclear power is the creation of radioactive wastes such as uranium mill tailings, spent (used) reactor fuel, and other radioactive wastes. These materials can remain radioactive and dangerous to human health for thousands of years. Radioactive wastes are subject to special regulations that govern their handling, transportation, storage, and disposal to protect human health and the environment. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulates the operation of nuclear power plants.
Radioactive wastes are classified as low-level waste or high-level waste. The radioactivity of these wastes can range from a little higher than natural background levels, such as for uranium mill tailings, to the much higher radioactivity of used (spent) reactor fuel and parts of nuclear reactors. The radioactivity of nuclear waste decreases over time through a process called radioactive decay. The amount of time it takes for the radioactivity of radioactive material to decrease to half its original level is called the radioactive half-life. Radioactive waste with a short half-life is often stored temporarily before disposal to reduce potential radiation doses to workers who handle and transport the waste. This storage system also reduces the radiation levels at disposal sites.
By volume, most of the waste related to the nuclear power industry has a relatively low level of radioactivity. Uranium mill tailings contain the radioactive element radium, which decays to produce the radioactive gas radon. Most uranium mill tailings are placed near the processing facility, or mill, where they come from. Uranium mill tailings are covered with a sealing barrier of material such as clay to prevent radon from escaping into the atmosphere. The sealing barrier is covered by a layer of soil, rocks, or other materials to prevent erosion of the sealing barrier.
The other types of low-level radioactive waste are the tools, protective clothing, wiping cloths, and other disposable items that become contaminated with small amounts of radioactive dust or particles at nuclear fuel processing facilities and nuclear power plants. These materials are subject to special regulations for their handling, storage, and disposal so they will not come in contact with the outside environment.
High-level radioactive waste consists of irradiated, or spent, nuclear reactor fuel (fuel that is no longer useful for producing electricity). The spent reactor fuel is in a solid form, consisting of small fuel pellets in long metal tubes called rods.
Spent reactor fuel storage and reactor decommissioning
Spent reactor fuel assemblies are highly radioactive and, initially, must be stored in specially designed pools of water. The water cools the fuel and acts as a radiation shield. Spent reactor fuel assemblies can also be stored in specially designed dry storage containers. An increasing number of reactor operators now store their older spent fuel in dry storage facilities using special outdoor concrete or steel containers with air cooling. The United States does not currently have a permanent disposal facility for high-level nuclear waste.
When a nuclear reactor stops operating, it must be decommissioned. Decommissioning involves safely removing from service the reactor and all equipment that has become radioactive and reducing radioactivity to a level that permits other uses of the property. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has strict rules governing nuclear power plant decommissioning that involve cleanup of radioactively contaminated power plant systems and structures and removing the radioactive fuel.
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The Buttery celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contributions with a photographic exhibition for 2022 National NAIDOC Week.
The Buttery encourages you to – Get up! Stand up! Show Up! – to tell your story and inspire those around you.
NAIDOC Week 2022 will be held from Sunday 3 July to Sunday 10 July. This year’s theme – Get up! Stand up! Show up! – encourages all of us to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.
The Buttery is showcasing the invaluable contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men have made to our communities, families, history and nation in an online photographic exhibition.
The photograph exhibition will honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island men and women working in the alcohol and other drugs and mental health sector plus Buttery staff workers, volunteers and those with lived experience.
We would be honoured to share your story and portrait as part of The Buttery’s photographic exhibition. To participate, we require 500 words, along with a photograph, telling us about your contribution to the AOD and Mental Health sector.
WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YO
1. Provide written responses to the following:
Q: Which city/country are you from? Tell us about your background/family.
Q: What is your professional role in the community?
Q: What does NAIDOC Week mean to you?
Q: This NAIDOC Week, tell us what your message is to Indigenous people to Get up! Stand up! Show Up!?
Try to keep your answers to approximately 250 words per response so we can learn about your experience. It’s OK if some of your answers are longer than this.
2. Provide a photo (head shot) of yourself. Photos should preferably be 1-2 meg.
The deadline for contributions is Tuesday 14 June. Participants are required to sign a copyright waiver to participate in the exhibition.
We look forward to receiving your contributions. Selected contributions will be published on The Buttery’s website. Please note that The Buttery may not publish all submissions received.
NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL NAIDOC AWARDS ARE OPEN.
If you know someone who has empowered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their communities, consider nominating them for a 2022 National NAIDOC Award.
2022 National NAIDOC Person Award
2022 National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award
2022 National NAIDOC Female Elder Award
2022 National NAIDOC Male Elder Award
2022 National NAIDOC Sportsperson Award
2022 National NAIDOC Youth Award
2022 National NAIDOC Creative Talent Award
2022 National NAIDOC Caring for Country and Culture Award
2022 National NAIDOC Innovation Award
2022 National NAIDOC Education Award
Award nominations close on Monday 11 April 2022 (11:59PM AEST).
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They entered the Krauncha forest, full of dangers of all kinds. That same day they bumped into Ayomukhi, a horrible Rakshasi who, seeing Laksmana so beautiful, fell in love with him and tried to force him to marry her. But Laksmana had lost the urge to joke with women. So, he grabbed the sword and cut off her nose, ears and breasts.
Ayomukhi fled screaming furiously.
This is a section of the book “The Ramayana”, in English.
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According to a new report, referencing leaks from Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency (NSA) has been widely monitoring international banking and credit card transactions. The agency allegedly targeted customers of Visa Inc. as well as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
According to Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper, information leaked by former NSA contractor Snowden shows that surveillance of financial transactions was carried out by a branch of the security agency known as “Follow The Money” (FTM).
The details of all the monitored transactions were then transferred to an NSA database called “Tracfin.” Snowden claims that in 2011 that database held 180 million records of which 84% were related to credit card transactions.
Der Spiegel alleges that the NSA targeted transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to:
collect, parse and ingest transactional data for priority credit card associations, focusing on priority geographic regions.
In response to that allegation the newspaper quotes a Visa spokesperson who, “ruled out the possibility that data could be taken from company-run networks,” whilst Mashable has a quote from Visa security and privacy representative Rosetta Jones:
With respect to the claims in the Der Spiegel article, we are not aware of any unauthorized access into our network. Visa takes data security seriously and, in response to any attempted intrusion, we would pursue all available remedies to the fullest extent of the law. Further, it’s Visa’s policy to only provide transaction information in response to a subpoena or other valid legal process.
The NSA also spied on SWIFT, a network used by more than 10,000 banking institutions in over 200 countries. The system, used by the banks for sending transaction data in a secure manner, was spied upon on many levels according to the Der Spiegel report. One such way in which the NSA was accessing the information was described as reading “SWIFT printer traffic from numerous banks.”
“A deep invasion of privacy”
According to the documents there seemed to be at least some concern over the collection of such financial data.
The UK’s intelligence agency, GCHQ, queried the legal issues surrounding “financial data” and its own involvement in the program saying that, “The collection, storage and sharing of politically sensitive data is a deep invasion of privacy”, and involved “bulk data” full of “rich personal information,” much of which “is not about our targets.”
Whilst this news may be further confirmation that the NSA is involved in widespread spying, it is probably not a huge revelation to many.
In fact the real surprise may be that the Tracfin database ‘only’ stored 180 million records, considering that SWIFT itself processes over 15 million transactions every day.
The whole point of having an intelligence agency is to monitor the actions of potential enemies and the money trail is often a very good starting point for any investigation. It appears that this financial monitoring was almost exclusively targeting non-US citizens anyway so few, if any, domestic laws would have been broken.
Furthermore, the US Treasury already has an agreement with SWIFT which affords it consensual access to international transaction records, as confirmed by former Homeland Security chief Juan Zarate and SWIFT’s own CEO Leornard Schrank just a couple of months ago. This agreement is further backed up by a European treaty which came into effect on August 1, 2010. | <urn:uuid:5cab7c45-7960-41fe-9786-90875a6cf78b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/09/16/snowden-outs-nsas-follow-the-money-international-banking-spies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.956219 | 717 | 1.703125 | 2 |
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Kenya has 23 National Parks, 15 National Reserves and 7 Marine Parks/Reserves.
The main attractions in some of them are:
The Mara is the most famous park in Kenya with over 450 types of birds and 95 species of animals, including all of the Big 5. The Great Migration of wildebeest and zebra occurs here annually from July to September.
Resting at the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Amboseli contains 2 swamps nestled in the midst of this vast arid grassland. African elephants are plentiful and the sparse vegetation provides excellent opportunities for viewing the buffalo, impala, lion, cheetah, hyena, giraffes, zebra, and wildebeest in Amboseli.
The lake's naturally occurring algae attracts more than 2 million flamingos to the shores of Lake Nakuru along with over 400 other species of bird. Zebra, impala, gazelle, lion, leopard, hyena, hippo, buffalo and white rhino are common along with the 30 endangered Rothschild giraffe.
Mt Kenya stands as the 2nd highest mountain in Kenya at 5,199 meters (17,057 ft). Most visitors ascend to Point Lenana at 4,985 meters (16,355 ft), beyond which requires technical climbing. The Mt Kenya National Park is home to elephant, bushbuck, eland, rhino, leopard and waterbuck.
This collection of 3 parks attracts a diverse array of animals to its permanent supply of water. Leopards are more common here than anywhere else in Kenya. Lion, cheetah, elephant, buffalo and hippo live here along with more rare Beisa oryx, reticulated giraffe and more than 350 species of bird.
The park's streams, rivers, and waterfalls are surrounded by mountain tops. Great hunters like the lion, leopard and African hunting dog live in this less traveled park, attracted by the Cape buffalo, waterbuck, eland, elephant and baboon. The waterholes in the park provide for excellent wildlife viewing at night.
View some 26 orphaned chimps while boating through the Chimpanzee Sanctuary located here. Positioned between the slopes of Mt Kenya and Aberdares, Sweetwaters affords the opportunity to see lion, elephant, white and black rhino, cheetah and even Max, the park's tame rhino. | <urn:uuid:e533ef01-d383-47b0-a3c9-67a2259e1116> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dominiquedebaydmc.com/post/safaris-with-travel-wild-east-africa | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.902783 | 635 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Spider monkeys have long, thin arms with hook-like hands that allow them to swing through the trees, and they don’t have opposable thumbs either. However, as climate change progresses over 1000’s of years, there would most likely be almost nil trees, so their arms may shrink and fingers and toes may develop claws, as they may have to turn carnivorous due to the lack of sufficient vegetation. Their snouts and mouths would probably be bigger and grow sharper teeth for the same reason. To deal with the tree shortage, their tail might contract, similar to our tail bones. Besides this, they would shed fur during summer and grow much during winter to survive the extreme weather. As for the inevitable reign of humans, as spider monkeys have more intellect than other creatures, they could start evolving like humans, such as building houses, or using basic technology. They'd be different!
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Cost is the most important factor that influences our decision to purchase any goods or services. ‘Can I afford it?’, is a very important question we need to ask. In the same way, we can look at success too. Here the cost that we are paying is our physical and mental health. Jack Ma, once advocated for 12 hour workdays. Not just him many of us take great pride in our long working hours, but why? Why this rush? Is success so important? Many are ageing fast and dying young. If that is the case, is success worth it?
Cost-1 Loss of sleep—Alarm is a slow poison.
The first casualty of this mirage called hard work is our sleep. Every single day we wake up using an alarm. Doesn’t it mean that we are depriving ourselves of sleep that is needed naturally? People with good physical and mental strength alone can sleep for lesser hours. I have heard about saints who sleep for 2-4 hours a day. But to achieve that we need to do a lot of other things. A calm mind (Shanthi) is one of the main requirements for less sleep. Sleep as long as your body needs. Waking up early and doing physical activity will only weaken our bodies. Waking up early or sleeping for lesser hours is good for productivity, but that has to happen naturally. If not it will be counterproductive.
Cost-2-Use of stimulants—Losing the natural ability that is to be performed and be happy.
From coffee to cocaine we use many stimulate. Some as performance enhancing or recreational drugs. Although these stimulants help us to improve our performance for a shorter period, post usage they reduce our natural ability to perform and bring happiness. In some cases, the psychiatric phenomenon may emerge such as stimulant psychosis, paranoia, and suicidal ideation. People use drugs for increasing creativity. If we become dependent on drugs then we will lose our natural ability to perform and be happy. Stimulants promise great power but extract a greater price.
Cost-3 – Health.
How many of us are spending at least 30 minutes a day on our well-being? If we cannot spend 30 minutes a day, what is the use of earning so much money? Can we spend at least 1-2 hours during weekends on our hobbies? Are we taking enough breaks from routine every year? Can we indulge in activities that don’t reward us with money? Physical and mental health are the most neglected aspects of human living. We don’t use our bodies, we just abuse them. In search of success, we neglect our bodies. If a person is holding a very important job and cannot spend time for all such activities, he at least should retire early. Let us pass the baton. Enough of running this single man race.
Don’t look at others. Our life is unique, we have been sent to this world with specific parameters. Everyone’s IQ, attitude and several other opportunities are different. Race against yourself. We need to be proud of our abilities and challenge ourselves every day. When we challenge ourselves every day without worrying about results we will start performing with an abundance of happiness. Don’t fall for praises and applauses it is a trap for us to work more. Be a true Karma Yogi. Slow down a little, chill, never worry about others comments and enjoy every moment of our stay on earth.
Masters / Slaves / Guests ?
When we think, we are the masters of the world, Earth is for the sole benefit of man then we will start plundering the natural resources. We will disregard the rights of other life forms. With due respect to those who have made this world a better place to live with their lifelong hard works. I also will say success is overrated. It is also important to note that many did that in zen mode. They did what they need to do calmly and serenely. But not all are lucky. Many of us work till we die without enjoying our life. We hurriedly live our life, always in war mode. When we start thinking that we should save the world and work towards it, we become its slaves.
We are neither masters nor slaves of the world. We are guests who are visiting this earth. Imagine how we will act in a resort when on holiday? We will act in a casual manner enjoying the beauty around us and being guests we will be mindful of the way we use the resources that are provided for us. If we cultivate this mind set we will lead a more holistic life, which will benefit the world and we too will lead a happy and healthy life. Never forget your physical wellbeing and happiness should not be cost we pay for success.
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5 Kansas Adoption Laws You Need to Know
From Birth Parent Rights to Home Study Requirements
Digging into the intricacies of laws can be stressful, but you don’t have to feel that way. Whether you’re a hopeful adoptive family or a prospective birth mother, having a better grasp of adoption law in Kansas can be incredibly helpful.
Because American Adoptions of Kansas has over 30 years of experience helping birth mothers and adoptive families alike, we understand how adoption laws work in the state. Although understanding every minute detail of adoption laws is the job of your attorney or adoption professional, we are here to provide you with the basics.
This article is not meant to be taken as legal advice, but this overview of 5 important Kansas adoption laws should familiarize you with the essentials. If you have specific questions about Kansas adoption laws and your unique situation, you can call 1-800-ADOPTION at any time to speak with a specialist.
1.Adoption Requirements in Kansas
When it comes to the requirements to adopt in Kansas, it’s worth noting that they can vary depending on the type of adoption and the adoption professional you work with. For instance, a domestic infant adoption with American Adoptions of Kansas comes with a different set of requirements than adopting from the foster system.
These requirements are also different from the requirements for women who want to place their baby for adoption. If you are considering adoption for your baby, you should know that adoption is always an option. The requirements below are not for you, but they can give you a sense of what type of families might want to adopt your baby.
Mostly, however, requirements for adopting in Kansas will be similar, with some slight variation among different types of adoption and adoption professionals. Below are a handful of relevant subjects for adoption requirements.
Marriage Requirements for Adoption
There are no adoption in Kansas laws that prohibit unmarried adults from adopting. But, some adoption agencies require prospective parents to have been married for a particular amount of time. If you’re curious about marital requirements for American Adoptions of Kansas, then contact us for more information.
Age Requirements for Adoption
As of January 2020, there is no specified age requirement for Kansas adoption laws, but they must be a legal adult. It should be mentioned that some adoption agencies have requirements regarding age ranges between the prospective adoptive parents and the child. American Adoptions of Kansas requests that adoptive parents be between 22 and 50 years old, but we will make an exception if the situation calls for it.
LGBTQ+ Couples and Adoption
LGBTQ+ couples have been legally allowed to adopt children since the 2015 federal ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. Unfortunately, there’s legislation in Kansas that allows some organizations to deny service to LGBTQ+ couples. American Adoptions of Kansas is proud to work with LGBTQ+ families. But, whether you’re a prospective birth mother with an interested LGBTQ+ couple, or if you’re a prospective LGBTQ+ parent yourself, make sure the agency you want to work with won’t deny you services.
2.Advertising and Facilitator Laws in Kansas
“Advertising” is a term in the adoption lexicon, and it means finding adoption opportunities for prospective birth mothers and hopeful adoptive parents. According to adoption Kansas laws, only child-placing agencies that are properly licensed can advertise to birth mothers who want to place a child in Kansas. Advertising may be accomplished through various methods. For example, American Adoptions of Kansas creates video and print profiles of families that are shown to birth mothers across the U.S.
An unlicensed agency performing advertising work is known as an adoption facilitator, and they are illegal in Kansas. This is because they typically engage in predatory practices. This is why it’s necessary to work with your adoption attorney to make sure you’re not unintentionally breaking any Kansas adoption laws, either as a birth mother or as a hopeful parent.
Why does this matter? Because adoption is a life-changing process, and you deserve to be confident that your adoption is done in the most ethical way possible. With American Adoptions of Kansas, you can rest easy knowing we do adoption the right way.
3.Birth Parent Rights in Kansas
Whether you’re a prospective birth parent considering placing your baby for adoption, or if you’re a hopeful adoptive parent, it can be helpful to understand the birth mother’s undeniable parental adoption rights. As upheld by Kansas adoption codes, birth parents have the right to:
- Change their mind at any point in the process
- Receive free unplanned pregnancy counseling
- Create their own adoption plan
- Choose their post-placement relationship
- Choose when to give their adoption consent
- Legal representation when signing documents
- Voluntary termination of parental rights
These aren’t all the rights that prospective birth mothers have, but these are some of the most significant ones. If you’re a prospective birth mother and have more questions surrounding your adoption rights, then you can speak to one of our adoption professionals for free by calling 1-800-ADOPTION.
4.The Consent Process in Kansas
Because each state can create its own adoption laws, there are certain regulations to adopt a child in Kansas. One of these regulations is the consent process. As mandated by Kansas adoption laws, a married person can’t adopt without their spouse’s consent. Additionally, any prospective adoptee who is 14 or older must give their consent to the adoption. Like most states, Kansas has adoption courts that oversee the process.
It’s also worth mentioning that prospective birth parents must give their consent for the adoption. But, if parental rights have been terminated, if the child has been abandoned or if the prospective birth parent has been convicted of a serious crime against the child, then the court may not require consent.
5.Kansas Home Study Requirements
One of the most misunderstood parts of the adoption process is the home study. If you are a prospective birth mother, then it’s worth noting that a home study is not part of your adoption journey. But, it may be valuable to understand what prospective parents must complete to be eligible to become an adoptive parent. The adoption home study in Kansas, as required by adoption law in Kansas, encompasses:
- Documentation: Important documents such as driver’s licenses, insurance records and marriage certificates will be submitted for review.
- Interview: A social worker will visit the prospective parents’ home to discuss motivations for adoption, parenting techniques and more.
- Home Tour: Following the interview, hopeful families will show their social worker around their home. The social worker will ensure that all safety and child-proofing measures are in place.
- Post-Placement Visits: After the child has been placed in the adoptive family’s home, the social worker will occasionally return to conduct post-placement visits to make sure the family is adjusting well and offer any helpful advice.
There are also some clearances and training courses that prospective parents must undergo as part of Kansas adoption codes, such as criminal background checks as well as sex offender clearances for all adults living in the home. Parenting classes or adoption parenting courses are also required, as is a CPR and/or First Aid certification course.
Although these Kansas adoption laws can seem overwhelming, American Adoptions of Kansas will ensure that your adoption is being handled ethically and legally, whether you’re a birth parent or a hopeful adoptive parent. If you want to learn more about adoption in Kansas laws, get more free information now.
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Recent developments in AR & VR hardware have resulted in a range of nascent commercial products, e.g. the Microsoft Hololens and DAQRI smart helmet (augmented reality), Occulus Rift and HTC Vive (virtual reality). Laboratory use is an obvious application of current tether-free AR technology, which could enable new experimental methodologies as well as offer basic procedural, efficiency, training and health and safety benefits. VR technology, which typically requires tethering to a high-performance PC, provides a complementary platform, more suited to fully immersive computational uses such as multi-dimensional data visualization and big data applications.
Early work with the Hololens, investigating 3D visualization and basic lab usage, has already begun in the group; this project would further work to explore and develop these capabilities. See also the related project on heterogenous computing.
Our ongoing work on the calculation of time-dependent wavepackets and observables in photoionization is now collected in an OSF project (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/RJMPD). Aspects of this work have previously been published, but much of the detail and methodology underlying the calculations has remained sitting on our computers. As part of our Open Science Initiative, we’re letting this data go free! Head over to the OSF project “Time-dependent Wavepackets and Photoionization – CS2” for more.
Figure shows TRPADs results (a) Calculated TRPADs (0.7eV) (b), (c) Comparison with expt. TRPADs (discrete times).
Update Jan 2020: a full python version is now available, see epsproc.readthedocs.io for details.
New on the arxiv:
ePSproc: Post-processing suite for ePolyScat electron-molecule scattering calculations
ePSproc provides codes for post-processing results from ePolyScat (ePS), a suite of codes for the calculation of quantum scattering problems, developed and released by Luchesse & co-workers (Gianturco et al. 1994)(Natalense and Lucchese 1999)(R. R. Lucchese and Gianturco 2016). ePS is a powerful computational engine for solving scattering problems, but its inherent complexity, combined with additional post-processing requirements, ranging from simple visualizations to more complex processing involving further calculations based on ePS outputs, present a significant barrier to use for most researchers. ePSproc aims to lower this barrier by providing a range of functions for reading, processing and plotting outputs from ePS. Since ePS calculations are currently finding multiple applications in AMO physics (see below), ePSproc is expected to have significant reuse potential in the community, both as a basic tool-set for researchers beginning to use ePS, and as a more advanced post-processing suite for those already using ePS. ePSproc is currently written for Matlab/Octave, and distributed via Github: https://github.com/phockett/ePSproc.
We’ve just finished a manuscript summarising our early work with the Hololens, including data visualization and interdisciplinary work. This is a little different in flavour to our usual work, but will provide a solid foundation for more advanced work with the Hololens, including lab uses and more advanced data visualization.
Paul Hockett & Tim Ingleby
Early hands-on experiences with the Microsoft Hololens augmented/mixed reality device are reported and discussed, with a general aim of exploring basic 3D visualization. A range of usage cases are tested, including data visualization and immersive data spaces, in-situ visualization of 3D models and full scale architectural form visualization. Ultimately, the Hololens is found to provide a remarkable tool for moving from traditional visualization of 3D objects on a 2D screen, to fully experiential 3D visualizations embedded in the real world.
The manuscript is currently available on Authorea, and the arxiv.
The hololens (microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/) is here! Welcome to week 3* of the future, with augmented/mixed reality.
This week, some large scale basic 3D visualization as we begin to explore the power of the Hololens…
* Original video, July 2016; not uploaded until Sept. 2016 due to embargo on the cabin design.
A full manuscript on this work is now available.
The hololens is here! Welcome to week 4 of the future, with augmented/mixed reality.
This week, a bit of basic use in the laser lab, using Hololens for a remote desktop feed and rapid reference data snapshots. These are the first steps towards a more sophisticated and interactive use in the lab, which could bring together data from multiple discrete instruments around the lab, and present them to the user in either a spatially fixed form (as in the video), or a HUD which tracks and is always visible as the user moves around.
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This morning, astronauts at the International Space Station are once again venturing outside of the ISS, undertaking the third spacewalk in their attempt to fix the station's cooling system. The crew is in no immediate danger, as their backup cooling system is working. However, the ammonia leak in the coolant system caused the astronauts to turn off some experiments and backup systems keep keep the ISS from overheating.
The space station has been working at reduced cooling capacity since the pump first failed on 31 July. The enormous pumps circulate ammonia in heat exchangers outside the station, where water cannot be used because it would freeze [BBC News].
During their first two spacewalks, one of which went on for eight hours
, astronauts Douglas Wheelock
removed the leaking old pump. This morning they managed to free the new one from the platform where spare parts are kept. It should take one more spacewalk after today's to complete the job.
NASA station managers have said the ammonia pump failure has been one of the most challenging repairs for the International Space Station ever attempted. The cooling system is so critical to station operations that a pump repair is one of 14 major failures for which NASA engineers have prepared emergency plans for in advance, they added. There are four spare ammonia pumps on the space station, one of which will be used for this repair. Each pump weighs 780 pounds (353 kg) and is 5 1/2 feet long (1.6 meters) by 4 feet wide (1.2 meters) [Space.com].
Those of you who stayed up late last week to catch the Perseid meteor shower
might be wondering whether all those rocks pose a threat to astronauts floating around outside the ISS. But NASA meteor experts say
that even with Earth traveling through this haze of comet leftovers, the threat to astronauts is still less than that posed by the space junk orbiting our planet. Related Content: 80beats: Space Station AC Still on the Fritz After 8-Hour Spacewalk
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Stanford Hospital was issued an Immediate Jeopardy Citation by the Calif. Dept of Public Health.
Stanford failures and institutional cover-up resulted in a patient death on March 4, 2016 from a routine, scheduled, cardiac mitral valve replacement. However, according to the formal report by the California Department of Public Health, (CHPH) Stanford assigned an inept physician assistant without proper training or supervision to the direct care of the post-op patient which resulted in the ultimate death through gastric bleeding and shock. Nursing staff failed to check the gastrointestinal tube and the PA told the nurses that it was fine to continue to feed the patient through the same tube without performing the required tests and x-ray. Hence, CDPH determined that the preventable patient death was avoidable, and due directly to the actions of Stanford.
Immediate Jeopardy Citation against Stanford
Stanford has been cited for regular and habitual violation of health and safety codes and patient privacy statues. The California Department of Public Health has issued multiple citations to Stanford for their misconduct.
Downloadable format of Stanford Citations:
1. CMS penalized Stanford Health Care with a 1 percent reimbursement decrease in 2016 and 2017 for having high hospital-acquired infection rates in 2013 and 2014. The health system was one of about 750 other hospital networks penalized by CMS in 2016 and 2017 for poor infection rates.
2. State data showed cases of Clostridium difficile per 1,000 patient days increased from 0.30 in 2010 to 1.05 in 2011, according to the union. In 2014, cases jumped to 1.38 per 1,000 patient days.
3. Union workers also cited state data showing patient deaths from intestinal bacteria contracted at the hospital increased from 12 in 2011 to 26 in 2014.
4. The union claims hospital housekeepers and janitors are understaffed and not permitted enough time to properly sanitize a room in between patients.
"The hospital needs to get its priorities in line so patients and workers aren't afraid of walking in and getting infected," Arun Kumar, a housekeeper at the hospital, said in a statement cited by The Mercury News.
5. Salyna Nevarez, a phlebotomist at Stanford Hospital, said she's heard of numerous cases where hospital workers needed to be tested for tuberculosis after they weren't informed the patient they were handling had the bacterial disease. Ms. Navarez also told The Mercury News not all patients with C. diff have signage outside their rooms informing staff members of the infection.
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Campaigners who saved a 150-year-old village pub from closure have won an award for their efforts.
The Save the Packhorse Project was set up six years ago by residents in South Stoke, Bath, after their local was sold to new owners, with plans to convert it into a house and office.
They started a petition, signed by 1,500 people, and succeeded in adding the Packhorse Inn to the local council's Asset of Community Value list.
A fundraising campaign was launched to buy the pub, which led to £600,000 being raised with the help of 200 investors.
The inn is now owned by 430 shareholders who reopened it as a community pub earlier this year following renovations, during which a 17th century fireplace was discovered.
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) announced it had given its Pub Saving Award to the campaign.
Dom Moorhouse, managing director of the Packhorse Community Pub, said: "It's really a testament to our visionary, generous shareholders and the hundreds of volunteers who have helped make the project a reality.
"It's really hard work, doing what we've done, and it's so rewarding for everyone involved to not only have a great community asset but also be recognised for our achievement as a team."
Paul Ainsworth, who organises the award, said: "The Packhorse Inn was unanimously selected by our judges as the winner. I have followed their story closely and with interest - it really is inspirational stuff. I hope that success stories such as this of the Packhorse Community Pub encourage other communities to fight for their local pub.
"The Packhorse has served the village of South Stoke for centuries - to have lost it would have been devastating, and I am delighted that the team have been rewarded for their unyielding persistence and effort."
The runner-up in the competition was the Volunteer Pub in Bexleyheath, which closed in 2017 after 152 years of service as a public house and was saved by local campaigners.
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FIBA Hall of Fame
For those who made the game
The over-riding objective of the Hall of Fame is to reflect the history of the sport. The honor may be awarded posthumously.
The key conditions for induction to the FIBA Hall of Fame are:
- Outstanding achievement at the international level from a personal effort or initiative
- Having contributed to the performances as players, and coaches to the global development of basketball
FIBA Hall of Fame inductees are divided into two categories:
Inductees are limited to no more than six persons per class, which will occur at least every two years. At least one-half of each class will be from the player division. Players must have been retired from international competition for five years before being eligible for induction. While impossible in the short term, it is the long-term intention to achieve equity between the genders.
FIBA recognizes the achievement of administrators with the FIBA Order of Merit and the achievements of referees with the Radomir Shaper award.
Nominations must be announced at least nine months before the planned date of the induction ceremony.
National member federations, Zones, Central Board members may submit nominations. Members of the Central Board are ineligible for nomination while in office.
The FIBA Secretary General chairs the three-person Screening Committee, appointing two other members himself. The Screening Committee carefully assesses all nominations against the general criteria and submits a list of candidates to the Honours Committee. The Screening Committee may also recommend its own nominations to the Honours Committee.
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