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The ships have gotten noticeably bigger.
The next stop on the Crawler Experience was Newport News, Virginia. Newport News may have been named after Captain Christopher Newport, commander of Susan Constant, which was the flagship of the three-ship English fleet that landed on Jamestown Island in 1607. He made several voyages to Newport News in the early days of the Jamestown Colony, bringing “good news” of supplies and settlers. Though this may not be how the city was named, it makes a great story.
Testing Under REAL Conditions
The stop in Newport News was to test the crawler on much larger ships and to experience different conditions. The test site in Newport News had strong currents that the crawler hadn’t experienced before as well as hulls that had more biofouling than other test conditions. This is what testing is all about and the reason we’ve brought the crawler out into the real world. Greensea engineers are intimately aware of how difficult subsea navigation and control can be when every hour brings new challenges and every port is different.
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Lessons from a humble sprat
I was interested to read in last week’s fishing news that the sprat is making a strong recovery in the Clyde.
Some shoals have been observed 1.2 miles long and over 100 feet deep.
It’s a surprising recovery in the marine ecosystem with several factors outlined. It is wondered if, in time, this will mean the recovery of larger animal species in the area.
Recovery takes time.
For a five-year-old to be told to ‘wait until dinner’ is hard enough let alone something that had to be next week, next year or until Christmas.
From one generation to another it is a harder challenge.
Walking down to Saddell Beach the other day I realised that the beautiful tree-lined drive was the vision of those who never saw what I saw.
Those past century tree-planters only saw in their minds’ eyes the glorious sky-reaching trees that I was enjoying.
They had vision to gift their actions to future generations. They waited but didn’t see.
Our actions today influence and benefit future generations. Just because we do not see the result, doesn’t mean we should not act.
That’s true environmentally and indeed in the field of shaping character.
I’m glad my mother taught me to wait. I’ve needed that lesson in the grown-up world.
‘Let us not become weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up,’ Galatians 6:9.
‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths,’ Proverbs 3:5-6.
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There was a series of attempts in 2013 and 2014 to repeal or weaken state laws that set targets for increasing the use of renewable energy. States across the county—including Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas, and North Carolina, among others—faced campaigns against their renewable energy standards. All of those attempts were unsuccessful except in the case of Ohio.
Passed in 2008 with nearly unanimous support from both Republican and Democratic legislators, Ohio’s energy standards required utilities to meet 12.5 percent of electricity demand with renewable energy and to decrease energy use by more than 22 percent by 2025, with interim targets each year beforehand. The standards also required half of the renewable energy to come from in-state facilities.
Despite clear evidence that the standards had economic benefits, including increased in-state investment, employment, and savings for ratepayers, S.B. 310 proposed to freeze the standards for two years and eliminate the in-state requirement for renewable energy. After the bill passed the state legislature in May 2014 and Gov. John Kasich (R) signed the bill into law the following month, Ohio became the first state to take regressive measures against its renewable energy standards. The future of the standards after the two-year period is uncertain.
Reports are now coming in from leaders in Ohio’s solar, wind, and energy efficiency industries that employment and investment are draining from the state, as described in the Center for American Progress issue brief, “The Economic Fallout of the Freeze on Ohio’s Clean Energy Sector.”
There have already been several new attempts in 2015 to repeal or weaken state-level energy standards, and further attempts—backed by aggressive lobbying campaigns—are certainly forthcoming. For those states, Ohio serves as a cautionary tale of the in-state economic damage that could follow a rollback.
Selection of initial attempts to roll back state renewable energy schedules in 2015
A number of bills that target renewable energy standards have already been introduced to state legislatures in January and February of this year. Some have been successful, for example, in West Virginia; some have been unsuccessful, for example, in Colorado; and some are still under consideration.
Colorado law currently requires investor-owned utilities to generate 20 percent of their retail electric sales from renewable sources by 2015 and 30 percent by 2020. It also has a renewable energy standard of 20 percent by 2020 for cooperative electric associations.
S.B. 44 proposed to roll back the requirements for investor-owned utilities to 15 percent by 2015 and for cooperative electric associations to 15 percent by 2020. The bill passed the Republican-controlled state senate by a margin of 18 to17, split along party lines. On March 3, the House committee on State, Veterans, and Military Affairs decided on a 6–5 vote along party lines to postpone the bill indefinitely.
While the bill was being debated, State Sen. Matt Jones (D) argued that the standards have reduced electricity rates for consumers and bolstered the state’s clean energy economy, which accounts for more than 22,000 jobs. Public opinion has supported the standards as well: Coloradans are 76 percent more likely to support a candidate who promotes renewable energy, according to the 2014 Colorado College State of the Rockies poll.
Connecticut’s standards currently require electricity providers to meet 27 percent of retail electricity through renewable sources by 2020, with interim targets each year beforehand.
H.B. 6026 was introduced in January, which proposes to suspend the state’s renewable energy standards for five years. It has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology.
Kansas currently requires that utilities meet 10 percent of their gross generation capacity through renewable sources through the end of 2015, after which they would be required to meet 15 percent through 2019 and 20 percent by 2020.
The state has already faced multiple efforts to weaken or eliminate its energy standards over the past three years, which have been supported by Koch Industries and affiliated groups, as well as utility interests.
This February, H.B. 2373 was introduced, which would eliminate the state’s renewable energy standards at the end of 2015. It has been referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment.
State law currently requires that electricity providers obtain renewable energy credits to cover nearly 25 percent of retail electricity by 2025, with interim targets each year beforehand.
H.B. 543 proposed to repeal the state’s renewable energy standards.[xvii] The bill was defeated in the New Hampshire House on March 4.
South Dakota currently has a voluntary goal that 10 percent of retail electricity should come from renewable, recycled, or conserved energy by 2015.
H.B. 1202 was introduced in February, which would roll back the goal to 10 percent by 2020. It has been referred to the Committee on Commerce and Energy.
West Virginia became the first state to repeal its alternative energy standards when Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (R) signed H.B. 2001 on February 3, 2015.
State law previously required that large-scale utilities meet a standard of 25 percent renewable or alternative energy by 2025, with interim targets of 10 percent by 2015 and 15 percent by 2020. The standards were not ambitious, however, as they allowed fossil sources such as natural gas, coal with the use of advanced coal technologies, and coal bed methane to qualify as alternative sources.
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Beware the Rogers upgrade.
In what is becoming an annual event, the telecommunication firm’s internet, cellphone, home phone and cable TV services went dark for a day, Friday into Saturday, as the result of a “maintenance upgrade” to its core network. Just 15 months earlier, in April, 2021, a routine software upgrade took down the company’s wireless service, from coast to coast, for 12 hours.
This page is not a repository of engineering scholarship, but nor has it been spared the chaos caused by computers, printers and other home technology that suddenly become inoperable after being subjected to a “routine” upgrade.
So when Rogers blames just such a thing for a calamity that blocked its millions of customers’ access to the 911 emergency service, and also shut down the Interac payment system and made it impossible for some hospitals to access their medical records, it’s hard not to wonder how the company failed to anticipate such an outcome.
Perhaps it did. Perhaps the company did do some equivalent of a dry run before last week’s upgrade, and the less disastrous one in 2021, and it all went well both times and there was no way of preventing what happened.
But Canadians will likely never know. Rogers isn’t subject to government oversight of its maintenance of vital public infrastructure, and that feels like the real issue in the aftermath of its second major outage.
Cellphones and the internet are no longer optional services for Canadians, whether for private use or as part of a business. As others have written, this is something Ottawa has acknowledged through its efforts to expand broadband internet to rural areas. Other levels of government have done the same, through projects to make sure low-income earners can afford internet service and cellphones.
As well, close to half the households in Canada have no land lines. They are entirely reliant on cellphones for staying in touch with loved ones and contacting emergency services.
Businesses of all sizes, from banks to restaurants to Uber drivers, are meanwhile more dependent on cellphones, and especially the internet, than they have ever been. So are governments at all levels. So are hospitals, medical laboratories and doctors.
Canadian governments set reliability and resilience standards for such critical infrastructure as the electrical grid, and also impose oversight on food production, construction, banking and most every other industry that is unavoidable and central to life. But Ottawa has to date declined to do the same for cellphones and the internet.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, which regulates the internet and cellphones, instead says it relies on competition between providers to ensure a high quality of service.
But in a country dominated by just three companies – Bell, Rogers and Telus – and with Rogers actively trying to acquire Shaw, a major player in the West, the idea that competition is working in Canadians’ favour is dubious.
The CRTC admitted in a 2021 review of the telecommunications industry that Canadians pay more for internet and cellphone service than “what would prevail in a fully competitive market.” And it has acknowledged that “consumers face barriers in switching providers.”
Tellingly, in 2021, the year of the previous Rogers outage, the company saw lower churn – the measure of the number of subscribers that leave the business in a given period – than it did the year before, according to its 2021 annual report.
Add to this the fact that the country’s largest wireless provider has had two major outages in under 15 months, and the contention that the invisible hand of the market is at work every time Rogers or one of its competitors does a software patch is not well defended.
There were panicked people desperately trying and failing to reach 911 on Friday, businesses that lost sales and doctors that couldn’t access the records of patients.
And yet while Canada protects its few telecommunications giants from foreign and domestic competition, it is failing to ensure that the critical infrastructure the companies profit from meets basic reliability standards.
Ottawa has two choices: It can allow more competition in Canada and make the system more reliable that way; or it can step in and do the job in the absence of a real marketplace. For the safety of Canadians, it can’t have it both ways.
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Modern electric blues guitar can be traced directly back to this Texas-born pioneer, who began amplifying his sumptuous lead lines for public consumption circa 1940 and thus initiated a revolution so total that its tremors are still being felt today.
Few major postwar blues guitarists come to mind that don't owe T-Bone Walker an unpayable debt of gratitude. B.B. King has long cited him as a primary influence, marveling at Walker's penchant for holding the body of his guitar outward while he played it. Gatemouth Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Goree Carter, Pete Mayes, and a wealth of other prominent Texas-bred axemen came stylistically right out of Walker during the late '40s and early '50s. Walker's nephew, guitarist R.S. Rankin, went so far as to bill himself as T-Bone Walker, Jr. for a 1962 single on Dot, "Midnight Bells Are Ringing" (with his uncle's complete blessing, of course; the two had worked up a father-and-son-type act long before that).
Aaron Thibeault Walker was a product of the primordial Dallas blues scene. His stepfather, Marco Washington, stroked the bass fiddle with the Dallas String Band, and T-Bone followed his stepdad's example by learning the rudiments of every stringed instrument he could lay his talented hands on. One notable visitor to the band's jam sessions was the legendary Blind Lemon Jefferson. During the early '20s, Walker led the sightless guitarist from bar to bar as the older man played for tips.
In 1929, Walker made his recording debut with a single 78 for Columbia, "Wichita Falls Blues"/"Trinity River Blues," billed as Oak Cliff T-Bone. Pianist Douglas Fernell was his musical partner for the disc. Walker was exposed to some pretty outstanding guitar talent during his formative years; besides Jefferson, Charlie Christian — who would totally transform the role of the guitar in jazz with his electrified riffs much as Walker would with blues, was one of his playing partners circa 1933.
T-Bone Walker split the Southwest for Los Angeles during the mid-'30s, earning his keep with saxophonist Big Jim Wynn's band with his feet rather than his hands as a dancer. Popular bandleader Les Hite hired Walker as his vocalist in 1939. Walker sang "T-Bone Blues"with the Hite aggregation for Varsity Records in 1940, but didn't play guitar on the outing. It was about then, though, that his fascination with electrifying his axe bore fruit; he played L.A. clubs with his daring new toy after assembling his own combo, engaging in acrobatic stage moves — splits, playing behind his back — to further enliven his show.
Capitol Records was a fledgling Hollywood concern in 1942, when Walker signed on and cut "Mean Old World" and "I Got a Break Baby" with boogie master Freddie Slack hammering the 88s. This was the first sign of the T-Bone Walker that blues guitar aficionados know and love, his fluid, elegant riffs and mellow, burnished vocals setting a standard that all future blues guitarists would measure themselves by.
Chicago's Rhumboogie Club served as Walker's home away from home during a good portion of the war years. He even cut a few sides for the joint's house label in 1945 under the direction of pianist Marl Young. But after a solitary session that same year for Old Swingmaster that soon made its way on to another newly established logo, Mercury, Walker signed with L.A.-based Black & White Records in 1946 and proceeded to amass a stunning legacy.
The immortal "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just as Bad)" was the product of a 1947 Black & White date with Teddy Buckner on trumpet and invaluable pianist Lloyd Glenn in the backing quintet. Many of Walker's best sides were smoky after-hours blues, though an occasional up-tempo entry — "T-Bone Jumps Again," a storming instrumental from the same date, for example — illustrated his nimble dexterity at faster speeds.
Walker recorded prolifically for Black & White until the close of 1947, waxing classics like the often-covered "T-Bone Shuffle" and "West Side Baby," though many of the sides came out on Capitol after the demise of Black & White. In 1950, Walker turned up on Imperial. His first date for the L.A. indie elicited the after-hours gem "Glamour Girl" and perhaps the penultimate jumping instrumental in his repertoire, "Strollin' With Bones" (Snake Sims' drum kit cracks like a whip behind Walker's impeccable licks).
Walker's 1950-54 Imperial stint was studded with more classics: "The Hustle Is On," "Cold Cold Feeling," "Blue Mood," "Vida Lee" (named for his wife), "Party Girl," and, from a 1952 New Orleans jaunt, "Railroad Station Blues," which was produced by Dave Bartholomew. Atlantic was T-Bone Walker's next stop in 1955; his first date for them was an unlikely but successful collaboration with a crew of Chicago mainstays (harpist Junior Wells, guitarist Jimmy Rogers, and bassist Ransom Knowling among them). Rogers found the experience especially useful; he later adapted Walker's "Why Not" as his own Chess hit "Walking by Myself." With a slightly more sympathetic L.A. band in staunch support, Walker cut two follow-up sessions for Atlantic in 1956-57. The latter date produced some amazing instrumentals ("Two Bones and a Pick," "Blues Rock," "Shufflin' the Blues") that saw him dueling it out with his nephew, jazzman Barney Kessel (Walker emerged victorious in every case).
Unfortunately, the remainder of Walker's discography isn't of the same sterling quality for the most part. As it had with so many of his peers from the postwar R&B era, rock's rise had made Walker's classy style an anachronism (at least during much of the 1960s). He journeyed overseas on the first American Folk Blues Festival in 1962, starring on the Lippmann & Rau-promoted bill across Europe with Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, and a host of other American luminaries. A 1964 45 for Modern and an obscure LP on Brunswick preceded a pair of BluesWay albums in 1967-68 that restored this seminal pioneer to American record shelves.
European tours often beckoned. A 1968 visit to Paris resulted in one of his best latter-day albums, I Want a Little Girl, for Black & Blue (and later issued stateside on Delmark). With expatriate tenor saxophonist Hal "Cornbread" Singer and Chicago drummer S.P. Leary picking up Walker's jazz-tinged style brilliantly, the guitarist glided through a stellar set list.
Good Feelin', a 1970 release on Polydor, won a Grammy for the guitarist, though it doesn't rank with his best efforts. A five-song appearance on a 1973 set for Reprise, Very Rare, was also a disappointment. Persistent stomach woes and a 1974 stroke slowed Walker's career to a crawl, and he died in 1975.
No amount of written accolades can fully convey the monumental importance of what T-Bone Walker gave to the blues. He was the idiom's first true lead guitarist, and undeniably one of its very best.
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Research on chaga tea shows that it can slow down the growth of cancer cells in lab examinations. A number of research studies have actually validated this, and many people consume it as a substitute for coffee or sugar. Some people even think that it can raise their body immune systems. It is essential to consult your physician prior to beginning any kind of brand-new supplement. It can additionally make your body feel better. It is not a replacement for coffee or various other caffeinated drinks, yet it can definitely complement your daily routine. | <urn:uuid:5f8c4ea1-576e-4901-8562-b3f01edcfcf1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://stcroixlibationsociety.com/2021/12/10/7-moments-that-essentially-summarize-your-chaga-tea-experience/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954649 | 961 | 1.921875 | 2 |
Marxism and Social Movements (Historical Materialism Series)
Region : | Language : English | Product Binding : Paper Back | Page No. : 481 | Year : 2016
ISBN : 9789350024430
INR : 1,095.00
Marxism and Social Movements is the first sustained engagement between social movement theory and Marxist approaches to collective action. The chapters collected here, by leading figures in both fields, discuss the potential for a Marxist theory of social movements; explore the developmental processes and political tensions within movements; set the question in a long historical perspective; and analyse contemporary movements against neo-liberalism and austerity. Exploring struggles on six continents over 150 years, this collection shows the power of Marxist analysis in relation not only to class politics, labour movements and revolutions but also anti-colonial and anti-racist struggles, community activism and environmental justice, indigenous struggles and anti-austerity protest. It sets a new agenda both for Marxist theory and for movement research.
Colin Barker is honorary lecturer in sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Laurence Cox, PhD (1999, Trinity College Dublin), co-directs the MA in Community Education, Equality, and Social Activism at Maynooth.
John Krinsky, PhD (2002, Columbia University), is associate professor of political science at The City College of New York.
Alf Gunvald Nilsen, PhD (2006, Bergen) is associate professor of sociology at the University of Bergen.
HOW REVOLUTIONARY WERE THE BOURGEOIS REVOLUTIONS?
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Customs in Common
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Howard Zinn Speaks: Collected Speeches 1963-2009
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Lineages of Revolt: Issues of Contemporary Capitalism in the Middle East
Adam Hanieh ,
Alexandra Kollontai: A Biography
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The purpose of this essay is to provide an analysis of the books that President Minor Myers, jr. collected and that were subsequently transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) after Myers’ death. For reasons that will be discussed below, keeping Myers’ collection in its entirety at IWU was not practical or desirable. Most of the collection was dispersed at auction and a brief discussion of that event and of the decisions about what to retain conclude this work. Even though most of his books are no longer at IWU, it is still possible to appreciate the breadth of Myers’ book collecting interests due to the cataloging project undertaken by the author after the University acquired the collection. Appended to this work are a list of the titles selected for retention in Special Collections at The Ames Library, the original auction catalog; and a prices realized list for the same auction material, but with a complete list of titles and condition notes, grouped by auction lot. Photographs of the collection as it existed at the time of auction are also available here. See Appendices B-D, respectively. Due to their length, they are accessible as a separate document at https://works.bepress.com/meg_miner/27/
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IEEE CEC 2022 Competition on Dynamic Optimization Problems Generated by Generalized Moving Peaks Benchmark
This competition is supported by the IEEE CIS Task Force on Evolutionary Computation in Dynamic and Uncertain Environments (ECiDUE)
- Danial Yazdani, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain-inspired Intelligent Computation, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China (email: firstname.lastname@example.org)
- Juergen Branke, Operational Research and Management Sciences Group, Warwick Business school, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK (email: email@example.com)
- Mohammad Nabi Omidvar, School of Computing, University of Leeds, and Leeds University Business School, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK (email: firstname.lastname@example.org)
- Xiaodong Li, School of Science (Computer Science), RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, 3001, Australia (email@example.com)
- Changhe Li, School of Automation, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China (email: firstname.lastname@example.org)
- Michalis Mavrovouniotis, KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus (email: email@example.com)
- Trung Thanh Nguyen, Liverpool Logistics, Offshore and Marine (LOOM) Research Institute, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, School of Engineering, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK (email: firstname.lastname@example.org)
- Shengxiang Yang, Center for Computational Intelligence (CCI), School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UK (email: email@example.com)
- Xin Yao, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Brain-inspired Intelligent Computation, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China, and Center of Excellence for Research in Computational Intelligence and Applications (CERCIA), School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (email: firstname.lastname@example.org)
Search space of many real-world optimization problems is dynamic in terms of the objective function, the number of variables, and/or constraints. Optimization problems that change over time and need to be solved online by an optimization method are referred to as dynamic optimization problems (DOPs). To solve DOPs, algorithms not only need to find desirable solutions but also be able to react to the environmental changes in a timely manner and find a new solution when the previous one becomes suboptimal. In this competition, we focus on evolutionary dynamic optimization methods (EDOs) for unconstrained single-objective continuous DOPs. EDOs are important class of algorithms as they form the foundation for more complex methods, such as those used in robust optimization over time, as well as large-scale and constrained dynamic optimization. This competition aims at providing a common platform for fair and easy comparison of EDOs. The competition allows competitors to run their own EDO on the problem instances generated by the generalized moving peaks benchmark (GMPB) with different characteristics and levels of difficulty.
Generalized Moving Peaks Benchmark
The landscapes generated by GMPB are constructed by assembling several promising regions with a variety of controllable characteristics ranging from unimodal to highly multimodal, symmetric to highly asymmetric, smooth to highly irregular, and various degrees of variable interaction and ill-conditioning. An example of a 2-dimensional landscape generated by GMPB is shown in Figure 1.
For a detailed description of GMPB, the reader is referred to the competition support document (download from here).
The MATLAB source code of the GMPB (where mQSO is used as a sample EDO) can be downloaded from here.
12 different problem instances with different characteristics are used in this competition. To generate these problem instances, the participants need to set four parameters PeakNumber, ChangeFrequency, Dimension, and ShiftSeverity in “main.m” according to the values shown in Table 1.
Offline error is used as the performance indicator in this competition:
where `vecx^(∘"(t)")` is the global optimum position at the tth environment, T is the number of environments, 𝜗 is the change frequency, c is the fitness evaluation counter for each environment, and `vecx^(**((t-1)ϑ+c))` is the best found position at the cth fitness evaluation in the tth environment. Offline error is the average of current error values over optimization process. In the source code, in each run, the values of the current errors are stored in “Problem.CurrentError” at the end of each run, the offline error is obtained.
- Participants are NOT allowed to change the random seed generators in the code.
- Participants are NOT allowed to modify “BenchmarkGenerator.m” and “fitness.m” files in the source code.
- Participants are NOT allowed to tune the parameters of their algorithm for individual problem instance. In other words, the values of the parameters of the algorithm must be the same for solving all problem instances.
- The problem instances must be considered as complete blackboxes and the algorithms must NOT use any of the internal parameters of GMPB.
- The algorithm can be informed about the environmental changes. Consequently, participants do not need to use any change detection mechanism in their algorithms. Note that it is also accepted if a change detection component is used.
- Each participant can submit more than one algorithm.
- Since this is the first competition on GMPB, competitors can participate with either newly proposed algorithms (unpublished) or their previously published algorithms.
- We may require the winner to share their source code with us. The code will not be published and is solely used to reproduce the reported results.
For each algorithm, the competitors must provide a compressed folder (named as the algorithm's name) which contains 13 files. The first file is a document containing the following information:
- Names, affiliations, and emails of participants
- A short description of the algorithm, including the used optimizer (e.g., PSO or DE), how the population is managed and controlled (e.g., bi-population, multi-population with fixed number of sub-populations, or multi-population with clustering), and whether explicit memory (archive) is used or not.
- The following table which shows the best, worst, average, median, and standard deviation of the offline error values obtained by 31 runs for each problem instance.
|Offline error||Problem instances|
In addition, this folder also must contain 12 text files where each file contains the 31 offline error values obtained by the algorithm in 31 runs for each problem instance. Each text file must be named according to the corresponding problem instance (e.g., “F10.dat” which contains 31 entries obtained by solving F10).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Danial Yazdani
The following citation information should be used to cite the technical report of this competition:
D. Yazdani, J. Branke, M. N. Omidvar, X. Li, C. Li, M. Mavrovouniotis, T. T. Nguyen, S. Yang, and X. Yao, “IEEE CEC 2022 competition on dynamic optimization problems generated by generalized moving peaks benchmark,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.06174, 2021.
Submit your files directly to Danial Yazdani (email to email@example.com), no later than 15 July 2022.
Summary and Results
20 algorithms competed on 12 problem instances generated by generalized moving peaks benchmark. Among the participated algorithms, 19 were population-based and one was based on reinforcement learning. Moreover, the majority of participated population-based algorithms are multi-population with fixed number of sub-populations and population size. The optimization component used in 17 participated algorithms is particle swarm optimization (PSO). For ranking the algorithms, we use Wilcoxon rank-sum test with Holm-Bonferroni p-value adjustment. Based on the received results and the performed statistical analysis, we determined the top three algorithms which are:
- AMLP-RS-ES proposed by Ali Ahrari et al., School of Engineering and IT, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia. This method has two main components: a niching-based static multimodal optimization and an adaptive multilevel prediction (AMLP). The optimization component includes multi-population evolution strategies with repelling sub-populations (RS-ES). AMLP is responsible for predicting the global optimum position after each environmental change.
- AMS-PSO proposed by Delaram Yazdani, Department of Computer Science, Azad University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. AMS-PSO is an adaptive species based PSO. While it uses a population clustering approach that divides the population into species with fixed number of individuals, its number of species is adaptive and changes over time.
- mQSO-MNLA proposed by Peilin Wu, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. This method is a tuned and improved version of mQSO which is a multi-population method with fixed population size and the number of sub-populations. In comparison to the standard mQSO, mQSO-MNLA benefits from more advances local and global diversity controlling components.
D. Yazdani, M. N. Omidvar, R. Cheng, J. Branke, T. T. Nguyen, and X. Yao, “Benchmarking continuous
dynamic optimization: Survey and generalized test suite,” IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, pp. 1 – 14,
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If you recently gave birth, you might be eager to travel so family and friends can meet your baby, especially if you don't live close to loved ones. For most new moms who have had few – if any – childbirth complications and are recovering well, not-too-strenuous travel a few weeks after a vaginal delivery or a c-section is likely fine with your healthcare provider's okay. That said, many providers and pediatricians may recommend that you try to avoid any non-essential travel (especially air travel) with your baby until they're at least three months old.
The first few weeks after giving birth are a big transitional period, full of physical and emotional postpartum recovery, unpredictable sleep schedules, breastfeeding challenges, hormonal changes, and more – adding travel to the mix may actually slow down recovery and get in the way of the groove you're trying to establish with your newborn.
Postpartum complications, such as blood clots, hemorrhage, and infection are rare, especially after the first week or two after delivery, while c-section recovery setbacks like wound infection and incision separation are most likely to occur within the first few days after delivery. That said, if you had an episiotomy or any perineal tearing during your vaginal birth, you may experience discomfort and pain for several weeks, which travel could exacerbate. And a c-section is a major surgery, and it takes several weeks to fully recover.
Taking care of a newborn is a joy, but it can also be a whirlwind of sleep deprivation and unexpected change. You can't control every situation, like a family emergency, for example, but as you think about traveling after delivery, be sure that you're assessing your own health. And let your provider know about your plans before you take off.
If you're considering travel and bringing your newborn along, it's important to remember that babies younger than three months are at a higher risk for complications from illnesses such as the flu and RSV, and are too young to have received all of their essential immunizations.
Waiting until your baby has received some of their vaccinations after a few months may help ease some anxiety around traveling and reduce their risk of severe illness. If you choose to travel sooner, talk to your baby’s pediatrician about your plans – they may be able to offer advice on how to keep your baby healthy and safe during travel.
Regardless of your mode of travel, take it easy and try to stick to the same healthy habits you observed during pregnancy. Discuss your travel plans with your provider before you go, and always know where you can obtain medical care on the road if you need it.
During the trip, drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated. Wear comfortable clothes and get up regularly to stretch your legs and walk around a bit (every hour or so is ideal) to prevent blood clotting, for which you're at an increased risk for up to three months after childbirth. If your pregnancy was complicated, be sure to carry a copy of your medical records.
If you’re traveling with your baby, make sure to bring their medical records, as well as an emergency checklist with their pediatrician’s number, contact info for family members, and a list of medications your baby takes, as well as their allergies, if they have any known ones.
Be sure to follow CDC guidelines regarding travel, including those related to COVID-19. The CDC strongly advises all eligible travelers be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccine before traveling, and to follow mask-wearing guidelines wherever they're traveling.
Plan your trip in advance and make sure where you’re staying has a comfortable and safe place for your baby to sleep, like a bassinet, play yard, or a crib, if you're not planning on bringing your own. Blackout curtains, changing tables, and easy access to a bathroom can also help make your life easier during the newborn stage.
Regardless of whether you had a vaginal delivery or a c-section, experts recommend you avoid driving for at least one or two weeks, or until getting behind the wheel no longer feels painful or difficult. One small study found no differences in driving capability between new moms who were 2-3 weeks postpartum and 5-6 weeks postpartum.
Avoid driving completely if you’re taking narcotics for relieving pain, and consult your healthcare provider before you get back behind the wheel. Your baby can travel by car right away – with a proper infant car seat, of course – but know that longer road trips may be tougher, as newborns need to be fed often and seen by their pediatrician frequently after birth.
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We all know how easy it is to share photos with friends and family who also use Apple Photos. But when you throw an Android or PC user into the mix, things get a little more complicated. Since they won't be able to view an iCloud Shared Album, you'll need to take a few extra steps to be sure they can see your photos.
There are a couple of issues at play here. First, of course, is that they don't have an iPhone so they can't use Apple Photos. The other issue stems from the format Apple uses on newer iPhones. Since iOS 11, Apple has used HEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) for photos and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) for videos since they take up less space. It's not a proprietary format, but it's also not nearly as ubiquitous as JPEG, so some devices and apps won't be able to read it. But there are ways to ensure they will.
The first thing you can do is change the way photos are handled and shared. HEIF and HEVC are turned on by default, but you can switch to more standard formats.
If you want to make sure your Windows and Android friends can see your iPhone photos, you'll want to change the format.
1, Head over to Settings and scroll down to the Camera tab. Then tap Formats and switch to Most Compatible to shoot all photos and videos in the widely used JPEG and H.264 formats, respectively. The quality of the images won't change, only the size of them.
2. You can also make sure shared images will send in the most compatible format, a necessary step before sharing using the methods below. Back out of the Camera tab in Settings and tap on Photos, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the Transfer to Mac or PC tab. Tap Automatic to make sure photos and videos you send will be sent using JPEG and H.264 formats.
Share photos between platforms
Now that you know the format is readable, you have several options for sharing. You can go to the Mail app, long-press, and swipe to Insert Photo or Video, select the Photos icon in Messages, or use any other app that allows attachments. Or if you want to stick with the Photos app, you can share images and videos using the sharing menu. Just select the photos or videos that you want to send, tap the share icon in the bottom-left corner, and choose the app that you want to use to share. Just note, images texted to Android phones might be very low resolution due to compression.
You also have the option to send an iCloud link via Mail or Messages. Simply select the photos you want to send, tap the share icon, and pick the app you want to use, whether its Messages, Mail, Outlook, WhatsApp, or whatever app you'd like to use. You can select as many images as you'd like, but keep in mind that the service you're using might have a size cap. Also, texting pictures and videos to an Android phone might result in major compression depending on the app and carrier.
Share and sync with Google
However, your best bet for sharing pictures and videos outside of the Apple ecosystem is Google Photos. It's a free app that you can download in the App Store, and it'll sync all of the photos on your iPhone. You can store as many as you want for free now, but as of June 1, uploads will count toward your 15GB Google Drive storage allotment. But that should be plenty since Google Photos gives you the option to store your photos in High Quality, which are compressed to a max of 16MP but are still quite good.
Once you've got your photos synced, sharing is a snap. Like's Apple's Photos app, you can select and send individual photos and videos either through a messaging app or cloud link, or you can send pics directly in the app like you would an iMessage. Just use the Share in Google Photos tab, select a contact (they'll only appear if they have a Gmail address and are using Google Photos as well), and drop them a line.
You can also opt to share an album by inviting people to view and contribute to it. Head over to an album or create a new one, tap the menu in the top right corner, and select Share. Just like when you share an individual image, you'll see a list of contacts to choose from. Pick the ones you want and you'll now all be able to view photos as they're added, and anyone invited will be able to contribute to the album as well using the Google Photos app on their Android phone or the Google Photos site on their PC. It'll stay synced and if you opt for automatic updates, will add photos of people as soon as they're snapped. | <urn:uuid:68589718-a6b6-4548-a898-dd4e9b9f6cda> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/687062/how-easily-share-sync-iphone-photos-android-phones-pcs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.944015 | 993 | 1.921875 | 2 |
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s cut to quarantine times for inbound travelers is boosting sentiment, but the change will likely have a modest impact on the world’s second-largest economy unless more dramatic measures are taken.
That is the view from economists, who are holding firm on their gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for now after China halved its quarantine time to seven days, with a further three days of at-home monitoring. Most of them said that while the revisions signal Beijing is taking a more practical approach to its Covid Zero policy, it is still too early to anticipate an end to that strategy any time soon.
The government’s growth target of around 5.5 per cent for the year also remains a significant challenge, they added.
S&P Global Ratings Asia-Pacific chief economist Louis Kuijs said: “Such measures should improve sentiment. While they are only small steps, they indicate how the government would like the overall Covid-19 policy to evolve.”
However, he said the steps “do not materially change China’s overall Covid-19 stance. Indeed, as long as ‘dynamic zero’ remains the overall guiding principle, new outbreaks pose serious risks to the economy.”
He added, though, that the announcement reduces the downside risks to S&P’s current forecast. The firm projects growth of 3.3 per cent for this year, below the median forecast of 4.1 per cent in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
Mr Ding Shuang, chief economist for Greater China and North Asia at Standard Chartered, said the easing “represents an adjustment of those unnecessary or excessive measures”, adding that it “definitely has a positive impact” on production and consumption.
He added that the rule change “doesn’t just mean a shortening of quarantine time, it signals a relaxation in the overall mentality”.
However, the bank did not revise its prediction of 4.1 per cent growth this year, as that estimate has already taken into consideration a gradual easing in virus curbs.
Morgan Stanley economists led by Robin Xing said: “The first easing in international travel restrictions in more than two years marks a big shift in China’s Covid-19 doctrine, increasing our conviction of an exit from Covid Zero by the turn of the year.”
They forecast a rebound in GDP growth to 2.7 per cent year on year in the third quarter, and 4.7 per cent in the fourth quarter.
“While it’s one small step for Covid-19 relaxation, it’s one big leap for confidence in the direction of the Covid-19 pathway,” they added.
Goldman Sachs economists led by Dr Hui Shan cautioned that the Omicron variant’s transmissibility presents some uncertainty, as “new guideline might also increase the risk of tightened restrictions in the future should there be outbreaks on a larger scale”.
They added that any “material changes” to the Covid Zero policy are unlikely to come before next March. Announcements about visits to foreign countries by top Chinese leaders or whether the nation plans to host in-person global events could help track a potential shift in policy, they said. | <urn:uuid:a246631b-c265-45ca-a35d-a2209b9a0ae7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://groverwy.com/economists-see-limited-growth-boost-from-chinas-quarantine-cut/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.941935 | 698 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Without headphone drivers, you can't hear any sounds coming from a headphone. It is one of the vital components of a headphone that converts electrical signals to sound waves that you can easily hear. But there is more than one kind of driver inside a headphone.
The types of drivers vary in size from as small as 8mm to as large as 50mm. But the size does not dictate the efficiency of a headphone driver. It's the technology used that makes some drivers better than others. Some headphones may also have multiple drivers to manage a variety of frequencies
- 1 What is a headphone driver?
- 2 The headphone driver types list
- 3 Balanced Armature Drivers
- 4 Dynamic Driver
- 5 Electrostatic drivers
- 6 Planar magnetic drivers
- 7 Magnetostriction of the bone conduction driver
- 8 FAQ
- 9 Wrap Up
What is a headphone driver?
What are drivers in headphones? A headphone driver is a simple speaker that moves air. As air is driven into the speaker, pressure waves are created which results in sounds that pass through the ear structures. A driver is one of the most important components in a headphone or speaker which changes electrical energy to sound energy. Drivers are also known as transducers or motors and are a crucial component of headphones and loudspeakers.
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The headphone driver types list
Aside from size, drivers also vary in their core technologies. Each kind has a special way of creating a sound which explains the many different types of audio output systems. Let's find out more about the five different kinds of drivers present in headphones.
Remember the following kinds of headphone drivers:
- Balanced armature
- Dynamic or the moving coil driver
- Electrostatic drivers
- Planar magnetic drivers
- Magnetostriction of the bone conduction driver
Balanced Armature Drivers
Of the five types of headphone drivers, the balanced armature driver is the smallest. This type is commonly used in in-ear devices as well as hearing aids. The name of this driver says it all: it has a magnetic armature that is on top of a pivot. This rotates and moves between the two magnets.
When the armature is at the center of the magnetic field, there is zero net force acting on it. This is the point when the magnetic armature is balanced. As an electric current is fired to the coil around the armature, the force created will move the armature. When this happens, the diaphragm also moves and produces sound.
What a balanced armature driver does to sound
Despite the needed amount of force to keep the armature balanced, this is still an easy and efficient technology. Some headphones use many armature drivers like the 1MORE Triple-Driver, an in-ear headphone device. With multiple armature drivers, there is a specific range of frequency for every component: a driver handles the bases, while others work using specific frequencies.
Balanced armature drivers are very efficient despite their size and produce amazing treble responses. However, balanced armature drivers are the most expensive. When balanced armature vs dynamic driver, balanced armature headphones are very costly.
Dynamic drivers are very common in everyday use headphones. The driver is fixed, made from very durable, powerful neodymium which is needed to produce a static magnetic field A dynamic driver will work with electric currents passing through the voice coil and moves in a back and forth manner. This component moves according to the signal it receives. The coil is connected to a thin membrane that amplifies all vibrations which is the sounds that you hear from a headphone
Dynamic drivers are very affordable which is why it’s used in traditional, cheap headphones. The component is lightweight and very compact and is very durable even when the headphones are frequently used. However, dynamic drivers are unable to produce the best sounds
What dynamic driver does to sound?
The basic technology behind headphones has not changed for decades but has been greatly improved. Nowadays, dynamic drivers are able to produce better sounds but may still suffer to limited bandwidths because of factors like distortion, resonance, and power compression. Also, the sound quality delivered by dynamic drivers may vary according to the type of headphone materials.
Despite these drawbacks, dynamic drivers are much easier to use and will not need an external amplifier to produce the best feedback sounds.
Electrostatic drivers function using a different technology compared to regular dynamic drivers. Electrostatics work by placing static electrical charges on a very thin film that’s located between two metal plates. As the signals pass through the plates, the film will move back and forth because of the natural electrical movements of attraction and then, repulsion. This is the same thing that happens in a condenser microphone but is done in reverse.
Electrostatic drivers are common in high-end headphones. These are expensive compared to dynamic drivers and will need a dedicated amplifier. This additional requirement adds to the cost of using this kind of headphone.
What do electrostatic drivers do to the sound?
The very thin membrane or diaphragm does not store or keep energy and has zero tolerance therefore it's free from distortion common in moving coil-type headphones and speakers. This technology is very accurate but is not practical to develop which is why electrostatic driver devices are only common in professional-quality audio equipment.
Planar magnetic drivers
What are planar magnetic headphones? Another name for planar magnetic drivers is orthodynamic drivers. Created by Yamaha, it is the technology used in over-the-ear headphones with an open-back design. Planar magnetic drivers are very thin and are common in expensive, professional-quality headphones.
Planar drivers work using the same principle as a dynamic driver which uses magnetic fields to create sounds. But instead of the voice coil moving back and forth a flat membrane, the diaphragm is moved by the magnetic field to produce different kinds of sounds.
However, the membrane must be evenly vibrated using larger magnets or by using multiple magnets. More components increase the overall weight and bulkiness of the headphone. You may also need to use an external amplifier to improve overall power and output.
What do planar magnetic drivers do to the sound?
Planar magnetic drivers create better, professional-sounding audio with no distortion, good bass response, and high transient response. However, there are some drawbacks. When it comes to planar magnetic headphones vs dynamic, planar magnetic models are heavier, bulkier, and not as compact and portable compared to headphones with a dynamic driver. Planar magnetic headphones are also more expensive.
Meanwhile, tech companies such as Oppo have developed planar magnetic headphones to solve some of these drawbacks. The Oppo PM 1 is a lightweight, low impedance headphone that’s just 395 grams which is just a small fraction of other planar magnetic models.
Magnetostriction of the bone conduction driver
A new headphone driver design called the magnetostriction driver bypasses the eardrum. It works by directing the vibrations to the inner ear through the bones of the skull. Also called bone conduction drivers, this technology is helpful if you need to keep your ears unobstructed during an activity.
A magnetostriction headphone helps people who are hard at hearing as sounds are sent through the bone structure. This kind will work underwater and thus are more efficient and more versatile than regular headphone drivers.
What do magnetostriction drivers do to the sound?
This type of driver makes sounds clearer and louder especially for people who need help with hearing and those who need to work or move with their ears unobstructed. However, sounds may not be as pure as regular headphones.
The cost of magnetostriction driver headphones will vary depending on their construction, components, and use. Those used for regular activities like jogging, running, and working out are more affordable than those developed for people with hearing loss.
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The following are frequently asked questions and their corresponding answers about headphone drivers
- Are there drivers for speakers?
Just like headphones, speakers have drivers. These are vibrating components that produce sounds that you hear. There are many types of drivers and almost all move air to make sounds.
- Which type of headphone driver is the best?
The best type of headphone driver depends on your needs. If you need in-ear monitors or hearing aids, a balanced armature driver is best but if you need a traditional headphone then a dynamic driver headphone is a good choice.
- Are bigger headphone drivers better than smaller drivers?
Indeed, bigger headphone drivers are capable of producing higher audio output but this does not mean that these can provide better sounds. In the case of 40mm drivers vs 50mm drivers, these are often used as headphone drivers. If you’re looking for the best driver, size should just be one of the factors to consider.
- Are 10mm headphone drivers better?
The ideal driver size will depend on the headphone design and not the size. 8 to 15mm diameter drivers are for earphones while 20 to 50mm drivers are for headphones.
Headphone drivers are crucial components of headphones and speakers. The type of driver determines the sound quality and the headphone use. Regular headphones and commercially available headphones use planar drivers. These may not be the best drivers but are the most affordable and are available in different styles and designs. Other types are for professional use and thus are more expensive than conventional headphones.
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All around the world, historical artifacts teach us about our past. But sometimes, on purpose or by accident, those relics are destroyed. We take a look at some of the most important treasures that were cut, toppled or hammered.
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag
One of the most treasured possessions of the Smithsonian Museum is the Star-Spangled Banner, which was one of the very first American flags to be made during the Revolutionary War. It was made with 15 stars, but now you will only find 14. After the war, Lt. Col. George Armistead took the huge 30-foot-by-42-foot flag home as a keepsake. When he and his wife died, it was passed down to their daughter, Georgiana Armistead. People asked her for fragments of the flag, so she cut it up with scissors and mailed it to whoever she thought was worthy. More than 200 square feet of the flag was removed before Smithsonian conservationists got to it in 1907.
For centuries, soldiers have helped themselves to the riches of their foes. In World War II, three U.S. Army officers pulled off one of the most lucrative wartime thefts in history. In October 1944, princes Wolfgang and Richard of Germany’s illustrious House of Hesse buried about $2.5 million (about $31 million today) worth of treasure. But then Frankfurt fell to U.S. forces and the Hesse family was moved into cottages outside the Kronberg Castle. Three officers found the stash and pried out all the precious stones and kept the gold and silver mountings as scrap. They mailed the loot back to the U.S. and then pawned some of the smaller pieces in Switzerland and the United Kingdom. They were caught, and court-martialed on charges of larceny, dereliction of duty, and “conduct unbecoming U.S. military officers.” All three served time in federal prison. More than half the jewels they stole are still lost.
8,000-Year-Old Aboriginal Artworks
In Tasmania’s Nirmena Nala rock shelter, you will find a preserved set of stenciled handprints made by the ancestors of Australia’s Aboriginal people. The handprints withstood the test of time, but vandals destroyed them in mere minutes. Someone went into the shelters and scratched away the images with a rock to try and deface them.
Ancient Pyramid in Belize
Belize has extensive Maya ruins, but a construction company destroyed one of the largest. The company was scooping stone out of the major pyramid at the site of Nohmul, one of only 15 ancient Maya sites important enough to be noted on the National Geographic World Atlas. Almost the entire pyramid, once over 60 feet tall, was destroyed by road building crews.
Looters Destroy Mummies
On Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, looters entered the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt with the hope of finding gold. The nine men broke into ten cases to take figurines. But none of them contained gold, so the looters dropped them and broke the items. They then took two skulls fo the 2,000-year-old mummies and fled. Several of the looters were detained but many irreplaceable artifacts were destroyed.
ISIS in Mosul
Islamic State militants completely ransacked Mosul’s central museum and destroyed priceless artifacts, some which dated back thousands of years. Some of the statues and artifacts dated back to the Assyrian and Akkadian empires. The terrorist group published a video of the destruction. In the video, an Isis representative condemns Assyrians and Akkadians as polytheists. The militants smashed the statues in the museum with hammers and pushed the remains to the ground so they shattered even more. ISIS has not just destroyed the museum, however, they have caused irreparable damage across Syria and Iraq since 2010.
The Amber Room
The Amber Room was built for Peter the Great in 1717 and was literally a room made out of amber. It was considered to be the eighth wonder of the world. It was dismantled by Nazis in 1941, shipped to Germany and reinstalled in the Konigsberg Castle. But when the war was over, it was dismantled and never seen again. Recently, documents revealed that it was in the Knights’ Hall at Konigsberg Castle when it was burned down by Soviet soldiers. | <urn:uuid:b09c0e0b-6ea6-4973-8605-2708220b78ce> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mysterious-times.com/2018/05/21/seven-priceless-historical-artifacts-destroyed-by-humans/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.971973 | 914 | 3.375 | 3 |
The long overdue actions taken by the European Parliament on September 12, 2018, and by the United States Senate through Resolution 30 of January 25, 2019, authored by Senators Feinstein, Durbin and Murphy, condemn in no uncertain terms the Viktor Orban led government’s dismantling of Hungary’s fledgling democracy. Based on the Sargentini Report, the European Union charged the Hungarian government with political as well as economic and financial corruption. Pursuant to this Report, since 2010, Hungary has increasingly become a rogue state. Actually, Hungary has been taken over by political gangsters, headed by the Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, who have shamelessly robbed the Hungarian people blind. Democracy has been replaced by “illiberal democracy”, meaning the personal cult of Viktor Orban. The Alliance of Young Democrats (Hungarian acronyms: FIDESZ) dominated Parliament passed a new constitution which was already amended seven times to accommodate the changing needs of the Prime Minister and his accomplices. This new constitution has curtailed the independence of the judiciary, has made a mockery of the freedom of expression, the freedom of religion, the freedom of association, the right of equal treatment, the right of minorities, and has practically abolished the main economic and social rights.
In the same vein, the Senators’ Resolution point to the rampant corruption coupled with “poor governance.” In this context, the Resolution emphasizes the ”security challenges which undermine democracy, the rule of law and economic development.” The Resolution also repeats the charges contained in the Sargentini Report concerning the systematic violations of the constitution, the wholesale government total takeover of the media, and the neutering of the judiciary. Moreover, the Senate Resolution goes into great details about the systematic destruction of the democratic institutions of the government and the re-establishment of a totalitarian state. The Senate Resolution concludes by urging the President “to vigorously defend the universal freedoms and democratic norms under attack by the Orban government in Hungary.”
Both actions came almost three decades after Hungary regained its sovereignty on June 19, 1991, two decades after it joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on March 12, 1999, and fifteen years after the country became a member of the European Union on May 1, 2004. Naturally, the questions arises: How did Hungary get from being the “happiest barrack in the Soviet block” to being the least democratic, the most regressive, and assuredly the corruptest country within the European Union? The answers lie partially in the turbulent history of Hungary, partially in the ossified Hungarian political culture, and partially in the psyche of the Hungarian people. Throughout its history, Hungary has oscillated between powerful foreign occupiers and unsuccessful attempts at national liberation. Clamped between appeasement of their foreign masters and the desire for freedom, Hungarians have never developed a positive political culture. The resulting ambiguity has given birth to an enduring national schizophrenia. Accordingly, in the absence of coherent domestic and foreign policies, successive Hungarian governments have slavishly followed the occupiers diktats, while complaining privately about their lack of free agency. In the face of these centuries-old vulnerabilities, Hungarians have lost their collective and individual sense of responsibility for their destiny, and consequently, have stopped respecting their politicians and each other.
When the restoration of national sovereignty came on June 19, 1991, neither the governing communist party nor the disorganized opposition was ready to assume the political responsibility for Hungary. The communist party, officially called the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party, fell apart and ceast to exist. The opposition was comprised of disgruntled communist party members, previously sidelined intellectuals, and the easily excitable members of the working class. The free elections produced a cabinet of political amateurs headed by a high school history teacher with a penchant for nostalgic revanchist mentality. Four years later, they lost the elections and their party, the Hungarian Democratic Forum, disappeared into the proverbial dustbin of history. The voters brought back the former communists with absolute majority in the Parliament. The renamed Hungarian Socialist Party, however, was afraid of governing alone, lest they will be accused of the restoration of the one-party dictatorship. Its coalition partner, the Alliance of Free Democrats, was a hodgepodge of egomaniac individuals. In 1998, this government was also voted out of power. The new government was headed by Viktor Orban whose party, the Alliance of Young Democrats got only a minority of the votes. Having teamed up with the Smallholders Party, they also lasted only for four years.
Already then, the Viktor Orban led government displayed autocratic tendencies and unashamed penchant for boundless corruption. Voted out of power in 2002, Viktor Orban turned his party in opposition into a mercilessly destructive political force. His uncompromising resistance to the government of Socialists and Free Democrats, coupled with the listless governing of the latter, bore political fruits. In 2010, FIDESZ returned to power with 52% of the popular votes and an absolute majority in the Parliament. Since then, FIDESZ was re-elected two times, in 2014 and in 2018, with a minority of the popular votes but with the same absolute majority in the Parliament.
Simultaneously, the opposition has remained fragmented and without credible leaders. To wit, Viktor Orban was not concerned with this opposition either in the Parliament or with the electorate. In the Parliament he completely disarmed it. During the election campaigns, he argued that the various opposition parties and groups were inexperienced and profoundly insincere in their devotion to Hungary and the fate of Hungarians living in the neighboring countries. To add insult to injury, he has relentlessly accused the opposition of being the Trojan Horse for the Hungarian born, Jewish billionaire, George Soros.
Even more than the pervasive and highly destructive corruption of the current Hungarian government, the politicization of morality by Viktor Orban has turned the country into a divisive and intolerant society motivated by visceral hatred against everybody not associated with the inner circle of his party, and especially against the predatory Jews across the globe. In reality, Viktor Orban’s “illiberal democracy” has been quintessentially despotic and racist. This despotism has also permeated the economy. Faced with free markets and government control, Viktor Orban chose the latter. Total lack of accountability invited brazen graft and untold corruption.
The list of Viktor Orban’s political, economic,social, cultural, and moral transgressions would take, if enumerated, several volumes. Political and economic freedoms have fallen to the “pay to play” mentality that has introduced absolute corruption in every sphere of the Hungarian economy. Today, there is no democracy, there is no rule of law, and there is no free market economy in Hungary. Human rights of Hungarian citizens and non-citizens have been violated on a daily basis.
More alarmingly, Viktor Orban have set about to destroy the unity of the European Union and NATO, in order to cover up the criminal nature of his regime. In fast every instance, including serious criminal cases involving Russian citizens, he has refused to cooperate with the United States and his European allies. The economically unnecessary expansion of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant in Paks, for example, was awarded without a public tender to the Russian firm Rosatom under great secrecy and false pretenses. The overall chaos surrounding the construction of the two new reactors has fueled serious allegations inside and outside Hungary about Russian bribery and the likely corruption embedded in the entire deal.
Unfortunately, successive American administrations have paid little attention to the burgeoning malignant tumor inside both organizations. The just departed Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, A. Wess Mitchell was an unmitigated failure, who unsuccessfully tried to play nice by seemingly pacifying Viktor Orban. Similarly, the American Ambassador to Hungary, David Cornstein, a bumbling amateur without any experience or knowledge of Hungary, has decided to outrightly lie about the situation, claiming that rumors about corruption on the highest levels of the government does not exist, and that Hungary is a genuine democracy. In this manner, President Trump and his Administration have not been able to receive accurate information on Viktor Orban and the situation in Hungary.
Currently, the Hungarian malignant tumor has metastasized to the member states of Central and Eastern Europe, to Italy, to Austria, and to Spain within the European Union. Musing about Hungary’s neutrality by moving closer to Russia and China, Viktor Orban seems ready to inflict even more damage to the unity of NATO and the European Union. Using the Hungarian minorities in the neighboring countries, including in the Ukraine, as political pawns, Viktor Orban has also introduced an additional dose of racism into both multi-ethnic alliances. His refusal to sign the bilateral Defense Cooperation in Armaments (DCA) between the United States and Hungary is nothing short of appalling. For these reasons, Viktor Orban cannot be tolerated any longer as the Prime Minister of Hungary.
The United States must move beyond “defending the universal freedoms and democratic norms under attack by the Orban government in Hungary” and do everything in its powers to facilitate a change in government prior to or latest at the next elections in 2022, in Hungary. A good start will be setting in motion the Global Magnitsky Act by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury against Viktor Orban, members of his family, and his closest associates. Motions regarding the implementation of the Global Magnitsky Act against nine Hungarian citizens, including Viktor Orban, were submitted to the Secretaries by the Frontiers of Freedom Institute already on March 6, 2018. Moreover, President Trump should consider the imposition of sanctions against Viktor Orban and eight other Hungarian citizens. These are: Mr. Janos Lazar, the former Minister in Charge for the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office; Mr. Antal Rogan, Minister in Charge for the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office; Dr. Peter Polt, Chief Prosecutor of Hungary; Mr. Gyorgy Matolcsy, Chairman of the National Bank of Hungary; Mr. Gyozo Orban, Father of Viktor Orban; Mrs. Aniko Levai, Wife of Viktor Orban; Mr. Lorinc Meszaros, Mayor of Felcsut and Viktor Orban’s childhood friend; Mr. Istvan Tiborcz, Son-in-Law of Viktor Orban. Finally, the bank accounts of these individual must be frozen, where ever they can be found. In this context, the bank accounts of companies owned wholly or partially by these individuals must also be frozen, where ever they can be found. These monies have been stolen from the Hungarian people. Therefore, these monies must be returned to them.
In closing, Viktor Orban and his clique have crossed the line that cannot be overlooked any more. Their unwillingness to be good partners and allow Russia and China to interfere with the work of both alliances threatens their unity and effectiveness. Clearly, it is high time for Viktor Orban and his accomplices to make room for a new breed of politicians who are incorruptible and committed to build a democratic Hungary. Equally important is the prospect that these politicians will be loyal partners within NATO as well as the European Union. | <urn:uuid:f5cec86f-34dc-4779-b9b7-91a15dc76e19> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ff.org/treating-the-hungarian-schizophrenia/?fbclid=IwAR1CPnUnsb_B7Ra9uAI3lvVmC8qxHXpzQ9jrgOaw732So22uY9MzreLe67s | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.959676 | 2,307 | 2.21875 | 2 |
The Great British Spring Clean is run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and takes place from 22nd March to 23rd April this year.
The campaign will see up to half a million people taking action to clean up streets, parks and beaches across the country.
Making a Difference
The Great British Spring Clean brings together individuals, community organisations, businesses and councils to make a difference to the environment on our doorstep and in 2018 around 370,000 #LitterHeroes collected more than 630,000 bags of rubbish.
In total 13,500 events were held in 2018 and 300 local authorities took part.
The top 3 litter items reported in 2018 were:
- Soft drink cans, bottles, cartons: 77%
- Alcohol cans, wine bottles, spirit bottles, etc: 61%
- Fast food litter, e.g. packaging, food, straws: 54%
It’s not just the local environment that benefits, individuals can too. Of those who took part in the Great British Spring Clean 2018 and responded to Keep Britain Tidy’s survey, many reported positive mental health benefits.
- 83% felt more part of their community
- 88% said they would encourage other people that they knew or met not to drop litter
- 82% felt more aware of the impact that litter has on the environment
- 82% felt they had the knowledge and skills they need to carry on litter picking in their local area as a result of taking part
- 92% said they had enjoyed volunteering their time to the Great British Spring Clean
Three Bags Full
2019’s campaign will not only see tonnes of litter being removed from the environment on our doorstep, it also aims to rescue thousands of the plastic bottles and aluminium drinks cans that are simply thrown on the ground but could, very easily, be recycled.
Using the ‘three bags full’ approach, volunteers will be asked to separate the litter they pick into three bags: one for plastic bottles; one for aluminium cans and a third for the rest of the rubbish. The local council will then collect these bags to ensure that they are recycled appropriately.
Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton says: “The Great British Spring Clean is an opportunity for the millions of people who care about the environment on their doorstep to do something positive that will make a visible difference. We are delighted that the people of Peterborough are supporting this year’s campaign and would like to thank everyone for their support.”
The Great British Spring Clean 2019, in partnership with the Daily Mail, is made possible thanks to headline sponsor Wilko and is supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The campaign is also supported by Clear Channel, M&S, Coca-Cola, Mars Wrigley Confectionery, Walkers, Greggs, McDonald’s UK, Kärcher and Costa Coffee, with special thanks to Helping Hand.
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Thanksgiving Cornucopia Collage
In this holiday craft class, we will learn about the cornucopia, reflect on themes of gratitude and abundance, and make a collage using paper cutouts. Families with learners of varied ages are welcome!
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The cornucopia, or the "horn of plenty," is an ancient symbol of abundance and nourishment. This horn-shaped basket filled with fruits, vegetables, nuts, and flowers is a symbol of an abundant harvest, and the sharing of that abundance with friends and family. For this reason, it is often associated with the season of Thanksgiving. After a brief explanation of this symbol, learners will have the opportunity to use the teacher-provided worksheet to reflect on how they experience abundance in...
Learners will be introduced to the cornucopia as a symbol of the Thanksgiving holiday season. Learners will make art with the theme of abundance. Learners will reflect on what they are thankful for in their own lives. Learners will create their own cornucopia collages.
My grandmother, who had a large mural of a cornucopia on her kitchen wall, taught me about this symbol at an early age. I created this class in gratitude for her life (Frances Mary Czuba d. Oct. 13, 2020). I look forward to teaching the next generation about this symbol of abundance, and art that lasts through the generations.
1 file available upon enrollmentMaterials: Colored paper (especially brown) Pencil Magazines, newspapers, other paper scraps Scissors Glue stick Markers, crayons or colored pencils Printed PDF of worksheets (with shapes already cut out for young learners)
40 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
This class involves using scissors to cut paper. Parental assistance is advised for children who need extra help with cutting. Pieces can be cut from the template and prepared before class if needed.
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For an apartment complex, a major expense is staff salaries. And for making sure that they are paid neither more nor less, it is vital to have their attendance tracked well.
Traditionally, attendance was maintained in physical ledgers, where each individual would manually sign their name and time of entering the premises and repeat the same at the time of exit as well.
Unfortunately, this system has many flaws. Not only would such a flaw upset the finances because salaries could get incorrectly calculated, it could also compromise security and safety of residents.
Why Conventional Attendance Systems Are Inefficient
Here are some of the major drawbacks of old ways of maintaining staff attendance.
Forgery Is Common
Suppose there’s Maid A, who wants to help Maid B, who secretly went away on vacation, but is still wanting to receive payment for days taken off. On these days, it is easy for Maid A to give proxy for Maid B, by signing for her in the staff attendance register.
No foolproof mechanism to keep out Miscreant Staffs
In reality, staff inside an apartment complex are constantly replaced and everyone cannot be familiarised with each other’s faces. People who were banned from the premises, for either criminal activity or indecent behavior, could re-enter as blacklisting in the ledger isn’t really an option.
Difficult to Search Records, do Incident Investigation
Physical ledgers are easy to destroy. Mere negligence is enough to have them rendered useless. Many apartment complexes that depended on ledgers for staff attendance have complained that not only is the writing in it illegible, the very condition of the book is often near next to dilapidated. How good is such a book when it comes to tracking somebody’s attendance? And how easy is it for someone to intentionally damage that ledger to cover his/her tracks?
The Solution – Biometric Attendance Systems
If there is anything that is difficult to forge, it is one’s fingerprint.
All over the world, educational and corporate institutions, hospitals and all kinds of organizations have started using biometric attendance systems and the impact is hugely positive. Such systems not only eliminate drawbacks of conventional attendance systems, they will also add some perks that are difficult to override.
Here are the major benefits of a biometric-based attendance system
No more proxies.
One of the biggest advantages of this system is that it prevents employees from clocking for each other.
There may be some exceptional cases, where biometric systems are not able to read a fingerprint, because of injury to the finger or fingerprint being slightly eroded. First off, multiple fingerprints of the same person (prints of at least three fingers) are commonly recorded. And in the highly unlikely event that the staff managed to injure both their hands, superiors can step in and personally verify their attendance from an App based staff attendance tracking system like ADDA GateKeeper.
Some App based staff attendance tracking systems, use numerical staff ids to authenticate staff check-ins. It’s easy for a staff to give someone else their staff id and hence give proxies. Manual audit of such staff check-ins using their photos is not a practical solution for busy Society Managers and Admins.
You can save on a lot of public money for the Association with proper tracking of staff attendance through Biometric Devices.
Foolproof system to keep out Blacklisted or Retired Staff
Through integration with systems like ADDA GateKeeper, you can program biometric devices to recognize blacklisted/retired staff, who are trying to enter and sound alarms for Security to take action.
For App based staff attendance systems who give out numerical IDs, to authenticate staff entering a complex; Miscreants who want to enter a complex can easily get their hands on such a staff ID number, and enter the complex impersonating a different staff.
Biometrics Are Solid Evidence
Handwritten entries barely qualify as evidence of a person’s presence in a given spot. Biometrics, on the other hand, is irrefutable. If an employee claims to be absent on the day of a crime and the machine has recorded his biometric, that could boost the investigation in the right direction.
Increased Productivity & Accountability
With an attendance tracker in place, staff would probably avoid arriving late as they can no longer fake entry time. And this, in turn, increases their productivity and accountability, and will also provide the payroll department precise and accurate data for calculating payment.
Difficult To Tamper
It is not easy to tamper with a biometric attendance system. It is very difficult to hack into such a system and change its records. And that is not all, physically damaging the system too can be difficult because a) manufacturers foresee this kind of contingency so the system is built accordingly b) there is typically a guard and a CCTV with eyes on the machine. Any attempts to damage it will be caught.
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International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences
Year : 2022 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 9-13
Population and distribution status of jungle babbler (Turdoides striata) at Chaudhary Charan Singh University campus, Meerut (U.P)
Preeti Adhana, Kalpana singh and Vandana Garg
Received on: 2022-06-09
Revised on: 06/23/2022
Accepted on: 07/20/2022
Published on: 07/26/2022
Preeti Adhana, Kalpana singh and Vandana Garg ( 2022).
Population and distribution status of jungle babbler (Turdoides striata) at Chaudhary Charan Singh University campus, Meerut (U.P). International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 7( 4), 9-13.
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In the past, the jungle babbler (Turdoides striata), a species of endemic avian species in India, was referred to as the 'seven sisters' since it forms groups of 2-20 individuals. To begin the fieldwork, about 222 acres covering the area of the university campus were divided into three major habitat types: open scrub, dry deciduous, and urbanized. During the survey of jungle babblers, we monitored their nests. We recorded more than 118 nests and found additional evidence of nesting in the park. The trees like neem and Ashok possessed nests at a height of approximately 1.53 meters to 5.27 meters. Most of the birds were native of our sites as Departmental area, Freedom Fighter Matadeen Valmiki Tapowan, Sir Chhotu Ram Institute of Engineering & Technology and Agriculture Field. The maximum group size was 7 of jungle babbler in particular sites and the minimum group size was 5 of jungle babbler on line transect. Data of habitat variables were also collected at the particular sites of jungle babbler sighted on point count and line transect method and population of jungle babbler were estimated by total count.
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In the Name of All?h, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh Mu?ammad Am?n ibn ?Al? al-J?m?
(???? ????) stated:
There isn’t a methodology that is more ideal and suitable; rather, there isn’t a single suitable methodology other than the methodology of the Salaf of this Ummah—the Companions (??? ???? ????), the T?ba‘?n, and whoever followed their path and emulated their actions—because Allah’s Messenger (?) is the one who devised it. Therefore, disliking it undoubtedly conflicts with believing in him (?).
Those who transmitted this methodology were those honorable men whom All?h chose to accompany His Prophet (?) and whom He prepared to succeed him (?). They are Ab? Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthm?n, ‘Ali, and their brothers (??? ???? ????). Therefore, is there a Muslim who believes that this methodology is not suitable?!
Source: Al-?ukm ‘Ala’ al-Shayi Far‘ ‘An Ta?awwurhi
, pg. 80.
Translated by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed
Reviewed by: Ab? Ism???l Mu??afá George
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Wheat germ is a by-product of wheat flour milling, and it is the most physiologically active part of wheat grains, and its content accounts for 2% to 3% of the weight of wheat grains. Wheat germ contains a variety of nutrients, such as germ protein, germ oil, vitamins, minerals, etc., and is known as a natural treasure trove of nutrition.
Wheat germ oil
Wheat germ oil accounts for about 10% of the dry weight of wheat germ. Because it is rich in many unsaturated fatty acids, vitamin E, linoleic acid, octacosanol, phospholipids, and some fat-soluble pigments, it is of very high quality. Wheat germ oil is a kind of advanced nutritional health care oil. Its main function is to improve the functional state of the body.
The CO2 extraction method of wheat oil
Weigh 500g of crushed wheat germ powder into a 1L extraction kettle, set each process parameter of supercritical COB2B extraction, and open the heating device of the refrigeration device, extraction kettle, and separation kettle.
When each temperature reaches the set value, turn on the carbon dioxide pressurizing pump to pressurize to the required extraction pressure, adjust the flow of COB2B to be constant, and cycle the extraction. The pressure of the fixed separation kettle was 5.5 MPa, and the separation temperature was 40°C.
CO2 supercritical extraction process: wheat germ—weighing—charging in the extraction kettle—sealing—heating, boosting—CO2 cycle—extraction—depressurizing—collecting—wheat germ oil.
4 Keys Affecting CO2 Extraction Efficiency
The extraction temperature was fixed at 45℃, the particle size of the wheat germ was 100 mesh, and the extraction time was 2h. The extraction was carried out under pressure conditions of 20, 22, 25, 28, 30, and 35 MPa, and the experiment was repeated three times.
The yield of wheat germ oil increased with pressure. Increase and increase, the yield does not change greatly with the increase of pressure at 20-25MPa; but after 25MPa, the yield of 25-30MPa wheat germ oil increases from 8.3% to 11.4%, the yield increases significantly; The yield of 30-35MPa wheat germ oil increased from 11.4% to 11.6%, with almost no significant changes.
How to choose the pressure
Extraction pressure is one of the important parameters affecting supercritical carbon dioxide extraction.
The effect of extraction pressure on supercritical carbon dioxide extraction is mainly achieved by changing the density of carbon dioxide. Because the solubility of supercritical carbon dioxide is proportional to its density, the density of carbon dioxide directly affects its ability to dissolve grease.
Within the range of soluble pressure (that is, the pressure at the beginning of dissolution) and the maximum pressure, the extraction pressure increases, the density of CO2 also increases, and the extraction rate of oil and fat will increase accordingly.
However, there is not a linear relationship between the extraction pressure and the oil extraction rate. When the extraction pressure increases to a certain degree, the dissolution capacity increases slowly, so the increase in the CO2 dissolution capacity and oil extraction rate decreases. However, with the increase in extraction pressure, the cost of equipment and operating costs have increased accordingly, increasing investment costs. Therefore, 30MPa is the best extraction pressure for extracting wheat germ oil.
With a fixed extraction pressure of 30 MPa, a wheat germ particle size of 100 mesh, and an extraction time of 2 hours, the extraction was carried out at temperatures of 40, 45, 50, and 55°C, and the experiment was repeated three times. In the beginning, the yield of wheat germ oil increased with increasing temperature Gradually increase, the maximum yield is 11.4% when the temperature reaches 45 ℃, after 45 ℃, the yield at 50 ℃ is 10.8%, and the yield at 55 ℃ drops to 10.2%, the yield of volatile oil decreased with the increase of temperature.
Temperature is also an important factor affecting the density of CO2, and the greater the density of CO2, the greater its solubility in grease. Under a certain extraction pressure, the higher the temperature, the lower the density of CO2, and the worse the dissolving ability.
Therefore, when the temperature exceeds a certain value, the extraction rate of wheat germ oil decreases instead.
In addition, the critical temperature of CO2 is 31.2°C. When the temperature is lower than this critical value, the solubility of CO2 to grease becomes lower. Therefore, the general extraction temperature must be higher than the critical temperature of CO2.
From the experimental data, the extraction temperature of 45 ℃ is the best temperature for extracting wheat germ oil.
Pulverized particle size
Fixed extraction pressure 30Mpa, extraction temperature 45℃, extraction time 2 hours, extraction under wheat germ particle size of 60 mesh, 80 mesh, 100 mesh, 120 mesh, repeat the experiment three times, the yield of wheat germ oil with different particle sizes is also different when the particle size is 60 mesh, the yield is only 7.7%, 80 mesh is 8.9%, the maximum yield at 100 mesh is 11.4%, and 120 mesh is 11.6%.
Particle size is also an important factor affecting the extraction rate.
It can be seen from the experimental data that the particle size increases from 60 mesh to 100 mesh, and the oil yield is significantly increased but exceeds 100 mesh. Due to the fine powder, the extracts are too densely contacted with each other, and there is no gap, which will aggravate the carbon dioxide fluid and materials.
The thermal effect of the interface increases the bulk density of the material and deteriorates the permeability.
As a result, CO2 gas only passes through the material layer along the line with low resistance, forming many pinholes, and at the same time, it quickly forms a dense hard block under the pressure.
The extracts hardened, and the yield decreased significantly. Similarly, if the particle size is too coarse, the contact area between the material and the CO2 gas decreases, the extraction speed becomes slower, and the extraction amount decreases.
Therefore, combined with the experimental data, it is concluded that when the wheat germ particle size is 100 mesh, it is the best extraction particle size.
The wheat germ with a fixed extraction pressure of 30 MPa, extraction temperature of 45°C, and a particle size of 100 mesh were collected at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 h time points.
The experiment was repeated three times and the yield of volatile oil was calculated.
The yield of volatile oil increased with time. Gradually increasing, the yield increases rapidly at 0.5-1.5h, and the yield-extraction time curve changes almost linearly.
By 1.5h, it has reached 11.2%. After 2h, there is almost no product, and the yield remains basically unchanged. Therefore, in order to improve efficiency and save energy, the appropriate time is 1.5h.
Through multiple experiments, the various parameters of supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of wheat germ were studied and analyzed. According to the experimental results, the best process parameters of supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of wheat germ oil can be obtained: extraction pressure 30MPa, extraction temperature 45℃, extraction time At 1.5h, the wheat germ size is 100 mesh. Under this condition, the yield of wheat germ oil is 11.2%. This result provides a good theoretical basis for the industrial production of wheat germ oil.
CO2 extraction process of wheat oil
The wheat germ was extracted using supercritical CO2 extraction technology. Taking the yield of wheat germ oil as the index of investigation, the effects of extraction pressure, temperature, time, and wheat germ particle size on the extraction of wheat germ oil by supercritical CO2 fluid were investigated.
The results show that the extraction pressure is 30MPa, the extraction temperature is 45℃, and the wheat germ particle size is 100 mesh. The extraction process is 1.5h, which is the best process.
The yield of wheat germ oil is 11.2%.
- Pulverization degree:100 mesh
- Extraction pressure: 300 bar
- Extraction temperature: 45°C
- Separation pressure: 90 bar
- Separation temperature: 53°C
- Extraction time: 90 min
Wheat germ is a by-product of wheat flour milling, and it is the most physiologically active part of wheat grains, and its content accounts for 2% to 3% of the weight of wheat grains.
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People can take care of their bikes, but it can sometimes pay to have a professional bicycle tune-up. Please remember the maintenance myths below before you decide to tune up your bike yourself, so your bike gets the best care.
Buying A Bike Online Means You Can Ride It Immediately
E-commerce makes it easier to buy almost anything, including bikes. But when you purchase a bike online, remember that it probably isn’t fully assembled when it arrives on your doorstep. And you will likely have to do some tune-up work, too.
For instance, you may need to calibrate the front and rear brakes, move the handlebar up or down, and set the seat height.
Your bike should be in new condition when you receive it, but it’s still recommended that your local bike mechanic check it out before you hit the road.
You Should Wash Your Bike After Each Ride
People are accustomed to taking a bath every day and may think their bike needs the same treatment. Not so! Not only is this incorrect, but it’s also completely impractical.
However, it’s always a smart idea to wipe off grit and dirt after every ride. If it’s wet from road spray, you may need to lubricate the chain.
Always Break Out The Torque Wrench
Yes, most bike mechanics will say you should use your torque wrench when you tighten bolts. This is critical when handling carbon fiber parts and other lightweight bicycle parts.
But should you use a torque wrench to make brake adjustments? No, especially if your bike has steel or aluminum parts. Bike mechanics have used regular wrenches for many years. You just need to practice common sense and never overtighten.
Using A Powerwasher Is Always Ok On A Bike
When you get your bike dirty, you may be tempted to drag the powerwasher out. If you do so, be careful.
While you’re blasting away dirt and grime, it will take lubricant from various components with it, which can leave the bike dry.
If you want to use your power washer, be sure you’re spraying it from above or below your bicycle. This will reduce the chances that any water will get into the hubs or bottom bracket.
You Have To Have A Bike Degreaser
Many bike degreasers on the market do a fine job, but they aren’t required. Instead, some bike experts say just using plain dish soap is effective and cheap.
However, you should steer clear of auto degreasers because they can damage your paint and rubber seals.
WD-40 Works For The Drivetrain
Despite what most think, WD-40 is a degreaser that will leave your bike components dry and creaky. You need a bicycle-grade lubricant to keep everything running smoothly.
You Can Wait Until Something Breaks
If you take your bike on 50 or 100-mile rides, you probably don’t want to skip maintenance until the chain breaks or the derailleur fails. However, doing routine maintenance and cleaning will find minor problems before they become serious.
Doing regular work on your favorite ride also will make the parts last longer and save you in the long run.
Biking is one of the best exercises out there. You can get a fantastic workout, enjoy the outdoors, and socialize with fellow bikers.
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Summarize DNA sequences over the specified ranges.
bedtools_nuc(cmd = "--help") R_bedtools_nuc(fi, bed, s = FALSE, pattern = NULL, fullHeader = FALSE) do_bedtools_nuc(fi, bed, s = FALSE, pattern = NULL, fullHeader = FALSE)
String of bedtools command line arguments, as they would be entered at the shell. There are a few incompatibilities between the docopt parser and the bedtools style. See argument parsing.
Path to a FASTA file, or an XStringSet.
Path to a BAM/BED/GFF/VCF/etc file, a BED stream, a file object, or
a ranged data structure, such as a GRanges, as the query. Use
Force strandedness. If the feature occupies the antisense strand, the sequence will be reverse complemented.
Optional sequence pattern to count in each subsequence.
Use the full FASTA header as the names. By default, use just the first word.
As with all commands, there are three interfaces to the
Parses the bedtools command line and compiles it to the equivalent R code.
Accepts R arguments corresponding to the command line arguments and compiles the equivalent R code.
Evaluates the result of
R_bedtools_nuc. Recommended only for
demonstration and testing. It is best to integrate the compiled
code into an R script, after studying it.
Computes AT/GC percentage and counts each type of base. Relies on
Biostrings utilities like
alphabetFrequency. The counting of
pattern occurrences uses
A language object containing the compiled R code, evaluating to a
DataFrame with summary statistics including the AC and GT
percentage, and the counts of each type of base. Also includes the
pattern, if specified.
letterFrequency for summarizing sequences, matchPattern for pattern matching.
## Not run: setwd(system.file("unitTests", "data", "nuc", package="HelloRanges")) ## End(Not run) ## default behavior, note the two dashes in '--fi' bedtools_nuc("--fi test.fasta -bed a.bed") ## with pattern counting bedtools_nuc("--fi test.fasta -bed a.bed -pattern ATA")
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Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is the products that are frequently purchase by consumers and it is comparatively low cost in retail shop for example soft drinks or newspaper. Nestle is one of the global leaders in the FMCG segment. Nestle is a Swiss multinational food and beverage company which was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle. It has around 450 factories and operates in 86 countries included Malaysia. Nestle Malaysia started in 1912 as the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in Penang and moved to Kuala Lumpur as necessary in 1939. 2.0
Marketing Environment James Shotter (2014) reported that, “Nestle issued a downbeat assessment of the prospects for the global economy as it reported its slowest year of growth since 2009. ” Normally the world’s largest food company’s targets the annual growth of between 5 and 6 per cent, but Nestle has slightly increased its sales from 4. 6 per cent to SFr92. 2bn during 2013. According to Paul Bulcke (2014), “The macro-environment in 2013 was one of soft growth, minimal in the developed world and below recent levels in the emerging markets.
Our response was to increase brand support, accelerate innovation, and to ensure our pricing was sensitive to consumer needs. ” 2. 1 Market Segmentation Nestle instant coffee Nescafe and the confectionery product Kit Kat are well-known brands in Malaysia. They segmented their market by dividing market into distinct needs and behavior in order to fulfill consumers’ want. For example, the drinkers of Nestle Nescafe have segmented by psychographic and demographic variables. Nescafe Dolce Gusto with the price RM27.
1. INTRODUCTION There is no doubt that England acts an important role in the world! s market system, especially in Europe. But it seems that English products have little effects on Chinese market. To research the influence of English companies and products in China, I make a hypothesis that is! ^0 there is just a few Chinese consumers realize that English companies and products are famous in ...
Tesco Hypermarket, might be more favorable for the upper class or the high income class than Nescafe 3 in 1 with the price RM14. 99/ 570g in Tesco Hypermarket. In the opposite way, Nestle Kit Kat has dividing its products flavors by geographic variable and segmentation by occasion, for instance, Nestle has introduced over 200 different flavors since 2000 during Valentine’s Day in Japan and United Kingdom including the flavors of green tea, creme brulee and more. According to Simon Neville (2014), “the public’s love affair with Kit Kats is continuing as the company behind the
four-fingered chocolate bars revealed sales in the UK were some of the strongest in the world. ” 2. 2 Marketing Communication Tools Moreover, Nestle is using the marketing communication tools, Media Advertising, Direct Response and Interactive Advertising and Event Marketing and Sponsorships to promote their products and attract more consumers. For example, we can always see the Nestle Milo, Nestle Kit Kat, Nestle Nescafe and Nestle Maggi on TV commercials during advertisement break. According to Kantar (2013), “Nestle spent $750 million on ads in 2012.
” With the modern technology nowadays, Nestle can also introduce or publish their products through the social media and search engine such as Twitter, Flickr, Youtube, Linkedln and the Nestle global Facebook page has already earned more than 5. 3million likes. Besides that, Nestle Milo always try to spread the message of “Good Food, Good Life” to all Malaysian therefore they have provide sponsorship and Milo van request for the organizer who wants to do healthy awareness campaign or event like, Malaysia Breakfast Day.
According to Ho Hau Chieh (2013), “Malaysia Breakfast Day is going to be the biggest breakfast event of the year and more Malaysians begun to take action and joined us in our rally in reinforcing the breakfast message. ” 2. 3 target marketing and its Existing Market Next, target marketing is the process of evaluating each market segment’s attractiveness and selecting one or more segments to enter. Nestle has differentiated their markets into the halal version of their well-known brands in Malaysia.
Executive Summary This marketing plan was created for Nestle Crunch to position itself in the next year to deliver at least $13 million in profit without increasing the budget by over $2 million. An analysis of the chocolate confectionery market will be analyzed to develop marketing strategies to implement to satisfy these objectives. situation analyses Market Size Crunch is produced by the ...
Nestle Malaysia produces about 300 halal products in its food and beverage range which are exported to more than 50 countries worldwide and now the company is the global Halal Center of Excellent. According to Paul Buckle (2012), “Nestle plays an importance role to the Nestle Group. Not only because of the unique location. But also of its strategic role as the biggest halal producer and the Halal Center of Excellent in the Nestle world.
” The Nestle instant noodles, Maggi has also targeted the differentiated marketing strategy. Its target audience was the working class, but now, it a convenience foods that love by everyone. Nestle Maggi has release more than 5 flavors that cater different taste and want from the consumers. According to Rosalyn Simba (2012), “Maggi noodles has always been the favorite brand among Malaysian and because of this, we at Nestle are constantly looking for new ways to enhance our product offering for the mass market. ” 2.
Market Positioning and related to Basic Marketing Concepts In addition, market positioning is the key feature, benefit, or image that it stands for in the target audience’s collective mind. Nestle Maggi used heavy advertising to build consumers’ perception and also build their own products’ image. Ibumie is one of the big competitors of Nestle Maggi in Malaysia markets because they have released the similar flavors and the slogan of Ibumie “Always Mi Goreng Asli” is more catchy than Nestle Maggi “Maggi Mi Goreng”.
Chok Suat Ling (2014) reported that, “Malaysians slurp down some 1.2 billion servings of instant noodles a year, or more than 40 packets per person. That’s more than 2,200 packets every minute. It has been reported that Nestle Malaysia sells over 1. 3 million packets of Maggi instant noodles a day. ” However, The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) calls on consumers to avoid eating instant noodles as it is harmful to health. Besides that, there is many spiteful rumors sharing in the social network such as Facebook, and the rumors has made consumers hesitate to buy instant noodles.
Thus, the Maggi Malaysia official Facebook page has reply the consumer question about the incident, for example, “Dear Ed Brian Elmo Gill, at Nestle, food safety and quality are our top priorities. We would like to assure you that we have a stringent guidelines meeting the international standards and Malaysia Food Act and Malaysian Food Guidelines in ensuring MAGGI products produced are of high quality and safe for consumption. ” In spite of the rumors in the Internet, Nestle Maggi is the number one instant noodles in Malaysia because Nestle has developed strong brand equity to Malaysia buyers.
Created by two avid surfers, Billabong is a brand designed by surfers, for surfers. In 1973, Billabong offered little more than a small range of surf wear: mainly surfboards and board shorts. But today, Billabong is a brand that encompasses the Australian surf culture by offering products that cater not only for the surfer inside many of us, but for fashion and lifestyle needs. 1.2 CURRENT TARGET ...
Its price is cheaper than its competitor, Ibumie, and, Nestle Maggi also uses the price adjustment strategy to attract more consumers by giving discount and allowance or promotional price. Maggi, as fast moving consumer goods, it must be selling at nearly every retailer outlet for consumers. 2. 5 Impact on purchasing trend on consumer behavior Nestle always try to adapt to the fast changing markets demand and release more variety for consumer and also compete with their competitors. Malaysia is a multicultural country with Islam being the largest practiced religion.
Therefore, Nestle Malaysia manufactures, imports and distributes only Halal products which have been certified by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) and the relevant recognised Islamic authorities. Without the Halal logo on food packaging, the Malaysian Malay will not consider buying Nestle products. For example, Nestle Milo is one of the Malaysian much-loved beverages. Navee Mathew Menon (2013) reported that, “over 15,000 have a good meal with their favorite drink, Milo on Malaysia Breakfast Day.
Many Malaysians grew up drinking the Swedish beverage that does not only taste wonderfully like chocolate, but also provides an energy boost. ” If Nestle Milo does not come out with Halal commitment, there will be a big lost to Nestle and also Malaysian Malays. 3. 0 Conclusion With the slogan of “Good Food, Good Life”, I believe that Nestle always wants to bring a better product to the world and especially Malaysia. Malaysia has provide a good market for Nestle to achieve their great success and become the most graduate employer in FMCG sector next year.
1.0 Introduction We have chosen Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad as the company for us to do research on it. Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad began in Malaysia in 1912 and the first factory was in Petaling Jaya. Nestle Malaysia has 7 manufacturing factories now and operates the headquarters in Mutiara Damasara. Nestle Malaysia was listed on the Bursa Malaysia on 13 December 1989 in Main Market under Consumer ... | <urn:uuid:89f45fd8-19e9-4a0f-9b25-0c22a23848f0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://educheer.com/essays/fast-moving-consumer-goods-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.952748 | 2,071 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Finding out how to become better at your soccer game is something you should always be working on as a soccer player. This article is here to help you with some valuable information. Keep reading to find out exactly what you can do to bring a better game onto that soccer field.
Ask yourself what you can do to help your team. If you are one of the most skilled players on the field, take the lead and act as a play maker. If other players are more skilled and experienced than you, you can be a lot more useful by supporting them.
Even though soccer equipment is very expensive, you need it in order to be completely safe while you play. If you buy sub-par equipment, or if you fail to buy something that you need, you may get injured. Hospital bills will cost a lot more than the cost of decent equipment.
Make sure you are constantly switching the ball back and forth in the game. Just release pressure via switching the ball to one side of the field. This betters your chances of finding open spots on the field and increases the amount of space for you to execute a plan. It draws the other team to one side of the field while you quickly switch the ball to the other side when they target you.
Try playing with people who are better than you are. Soccer will be a lot more challenging if you practice with players who have more experience than you. Ask them for tips and pay attention to the strategies and moves they use. Try copying what they do and you will eventually become a better player.
When practicing soccer, always try to practice with players who are more skilled than you are. This will help you to gain experience, while challenging yourself to play better. Older players can also help to guide you, and give you tips that they have learned over the years to help strengthen your game.
It is important that you keep in mind that soccer is a team effort. While it can be quite tempting to work on making goals all on your own, you need to work on passing the ball to others. This will make them feel more friendly toward you, and increase the chances they will return the favor.
When shooting a penalty kick scrutinize the goalie. Find an open spot that he does not have guarded and kick using the inside of your foot. Keep your non kicking foot close to the ball and your body over the ball. Then with your eyes on the ball, kick forcefully.
When making a shot remember that wider is better than higher. Wide shots cause the goalie to really stretch. If you can manage to shoot a wide shot that is close to the ground, you will most likely score because the goalie will need to stretch and will not have good control over his body.
Conditioning is one of the most important parts of any sport. This is especially true when it comes to soccer. Soccer players run a lot; therefore, building your running stamina is part of an effective soccer conditioning program. When running, run at a slow steady pace, then do a 30 second burst of running as fast as you can. Repeat this process throughout your run.
Good defenses can be broken with triangulation. Move quickly to pass the ball to teammates, this creates confusion and can give your team an opportunity to score. Really work hard to be a true team as it will help you move across the field effectively. Always be prepared to react to your teammate when he tries to do this too.
Try not to stare at the ball. When you are playing soccer, you have to look up at all times. This is the only way you will be able to pass or shoot. This may seem very awkward, but you will get used to this as you keep playing the game.
Do everything you can to learn various soccer moves if you want to be a great player. It is never wise to make the same moves all of the time because opposing teams will know what to expect. This means they will have an easier time getting control of the ball.
One of the most important things when it comes to soccer is speed. There are many ways to learn how to run faster, one of the easiest ways to increase your speed is to add 5 pound weights to each ankle while running your drills. By running with weights, you will be able to run much faster once the weights are removed.
One way to help increase speed is to increase your resistance when exercising. This can be accomplished by using a stationary bicycle. When you are riding your stationary bike, increase the resistance to maximum and cycle slowly. Then, quickly increase your speed and keep the maximum speed up for one minute before slowing back down for five minutes.
After an intense soccer training workout, it is important to give your body the protein it needs. Protein helps muscles rebuild themselves. Grab a banana and a glass of milk to give your body the potassium and protein it needs. You can also grab a protein bar or eat a can of tuna to supply your body with the protein it needs.
Make sure that each soccer goal is appropriately padded to help avoid head injuries should a player come in contact with the pole during a game. Also, forbid your players from crawling under or onto a goal. This could cause the goal to fall on the player, which could result in a severe injury.
Now that you’ve learned how you can help improve your soccer game, it’s time you started using the tips that have been described. Remember everything you have just read, and pursue this knowledge with daily practice. Soccer is a very passionate sport, and you can become a better player while having a ton of fun. | <urn:uuid:faa6b8d8-f762-4206-aa25-d84b34bc8698> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://shadtournament.com/learn-about-soccer-with-these-simple-to-follow-tips-16/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.970648 | 1,139 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) are easily bypassing APMCs to sell directly to private players
Bengaluru: The farm bills passed by the Indian Parliament last month have come as a boon for the farmers.
In a corroboration of this fact, as reported by a popular website, Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) are easily bypassing APMCs to find suitable buyers.
As an example, the website states that in one case, Jai Sardar FPC had bought maize from farmers in Buldhana district of Maharashtra.
The FPC then sold the maize to a private company in Bihar's Muzaffarpur. The FPC then rewarded the farmers by sharing a part of its profit with them.
"We decided to share some of the profit with the farmers who had sold their maize to us and distributed a bonus of Rs 10 per quintal to the farmers. The amount is small but is a gesture of appreciation", the FPC's founder Ashish Nafade was quoted as saying by the website.
It is interesting to note that Israel ambassador to India Ron Malka had jumped into the issue, adding that the farm laws will only empower more farmers.
"Once the Indian market is open and every farmer can sell to anyone they want...they can adopt these platforms (developed by Israel) by making necessary adjustments for local market conditions.”
He is of the view that the farmers still need to acquire more knowledge about the laws. And once they do it, it would be easy for them to bargain.
"It will take some time to do some adjustments as the current system has been in place for a long time, but once the dust settles and we get a new equilibrium, it will be for the benefit of farmers, customers and of course the overall Indian economy," he had said.
Here are a few characteristics of the bills:
1. Farmers can sell/purchase farm produce outside registered 'mandis' under the states' APMCs.
2. To promote barrier-free inter-state and intra-state trade of farmers' produce
3. To reduce marketing/transportation costs and help farmers in getting better prices
4. To provide a facilitative framework for electronic trading
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Baiting is a favorite tactic of bullies and toxic individuals. It’s one way that they get to play the victim, while making you look like the problem. They provoke you (lure you) through “joking around” or bullying , in hopes of getting you to react. If you react, in an emotional manner, they will use that to show everyone else that the problem is you and not them.
Gray rock method is the act of behaving as if you are disinterested in interacting with an individual or groups toxic behaviors. In turn, it is appearing as if you are the least interesting thing in the vicinity. Most people don’t notice the gray rock, even if it’s in their immediate path. They go around it, but they, generally, don’t bother with it, otherwise. It’s not the silent treatment, it’s more or less the “Meh” treatment.
Being gaslighted is part and parcel of dealing with bullies and toxic individuals. Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that forces the target to second-guess their own reality.
Scapegoating, when it comes to workplace bullies and toxic people is when an individual or group is targeted for “unmerited negative treatment or blame”. A person designated as a scapegoat could also be called, “a whipping boy”, or “fall guy”.
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Effect of apostasy on marriage before and after consummation
If the husband does or says something that implies apostasy from Islam, such as reviling Allah (may He be exalted) or reviling His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or denying something that is well known to be a basic matter of Islam -- if that happens before consummating the marriage, then the marriage is annulled straight away.
Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If one of the spouses apostatises before consummation of the marriage, the marriage is annulled according to most scholars. But it was narrated from Dawood that (marriage) is not annulled by apostasy, because the basic principle is that the marriage remains as it is. But Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Likewise hold not the disbelieving women as wives” [al-Mumtahanah 60:10] and “send them [believing women] not back to the disbelievers. They are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them” [al-Mumtahanah 60:10]. The difference in religion means that intimacy is not permissible, which inevitably means annulling the marriage, as is also the case if a woman becomes Muslim whilst married to a kaafir.
End quote from al-Mughni, 7/133
It apostasy occurs after consummation, should they be separated immediately or should separation be delayed until the end of the ‘iddah?
There is a difference of opinion among the fuqaha’ concerning this.
The view of the Shafaa‘is, and the correct view according to the Hanbalis, is that if he comes back to Islam before his wife’s ‘iddah ends, then the marriage remains as is. If the ‘iddah ends before he comes back to Islam, then separation takes place and he cannot go back to his wife except with a new marriage contract.
The view of the Hanafis and Maalikis is that apostasy means that they must be separated immediately, even if that is after consummation of the marriage. See: al-Mughni, 7/133; al-Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 22/198; al-Insaaf, 8/216; Kashshaaf al-Qinaa‘, 5/121; Tuhfat al-Muhtaaj, 7/328; al-Fataawa al-Hindiyyah, 1/339; Haashiyat al-Dasooqi, 2/270.
Some of the scholars say that if he repents after the ‘iddah ends, he may go back to his wife if she agrees to that and she has not married someone else.
See: Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, p. 279, as well as the answer to question no. 21690.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: To sum up, one of three scenarios must apply in the case of the husband who gives up prayer:
(i)If that happens before the marriage contract is done, the marriage is not valid and the wife does not become permissible thereby.
(ii)If that happens after the marriage contract is done and before the marriage is consummated or the couple spends time alone together, which would make the ‘iddah obligatory, the marriage is annulled as soon as he gives up prayer.
(iii)If that happens after the marriage was consummated or the couple spent time alone together, which would make the ‘iddah obligatory, it depends on whether the ‘iddah has ended or not. If he repents and begins to pray before the end of the ‘iddah, then she is still his wife, but if he does not do that, then when the ‘iddah ends, the marriage is annulled from the time he apostatised -- Allah forbid. In that case, if he comes back to Islam, (according to some scholars) he may take her back if he wants or (according to other scholars) he may not. There is a difference of opinion among the scholars concerning this issue. End quote from Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb.
The annulment that takes place because of apostasy is not regarded as being talaaq (divorce) according to the majority of fuqaha’.
It says in al-Mawsoo‘ah al-Fiqhiyyah (7/34): If one of them apostatises before the marriage is consummated, then the marriage is annulled immediately and neither of them can inherit from the other.
If that occurred after the marriage has been consummated, the Shaafa‘is say -- and this is also narrated in one report by the Hanbalis -- they should be separated until the end of the ‘iddah. If he comes back to Islam before the ‘iddah ends, then the marriage remains valid, but if he does not come back to Islam, the marriage is annulled with no divorce (talaaq)
Abu Haneefah and Abu Yoosuf said -- and it is also narrated in one report by the Hanbalis -- that the apostasy of one of the spouses annuls the marriage immediately, and that does not count as a talaaq divorce, whether it occurs before consummation or afterwards.
The Maalikis said, and this is also the view of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah: If one of the spouses apostatises, the marriage is annulled with an irrevocable divorce (talaaq). End quote.
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American Battery Metals Corporation (OTCQB:ABML) (the "Company"), an American-owned lithium-ion battery recycling technology and advanced extraction company with extensive mineral resources in Nevada, which is in the process of changing its name to American Battery Technology Company (ABTC), today announced that David Batstone has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors
Batstone currently oversees ABTC's impact investing strategy that aims to power the clean energy economy. David is the co-founder and president of the Not For Sale and co-founder and Managing Partner of Just Business that are behind the success of Relocity, Rebbl and other companies that leverage business success to address human trafficking, climate change, and greater access to economic opportunity for all. He is a former investment banker in the technology industry and holds an appointment as Professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at the University of San Francisco School of Management.
"David has already contributed to ABTC by leading its impact investment strategy," said CEO Doug Cole. "His entrepreneurial approach of ‘doing well by doing good' aligns with ABTC's commitment to renewable energy and environmental stewardship."
"ABTC is at the forefront of the new energy revolution," said Batstone. "I'm thrilled to be a part of this leading-edge company as we provide creative circular solutions for the battery metals supply chains while solving the pressing issue of battery e-waste. Our efforts will help pave the way to a cleaner, sustainable future."
American Battery Technology Companyis uniquely positioned to supply battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction technology, and primary resources. The Company recently announced the groundbreaking of its lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Fernley, NV, and issued a recent Shareholder Letter October 2020 outlining achievements of the past year.
ABTC has built a clean technology platform that increases production of primary metals used in the batteries that power electric cars, grid storage applications, consumer electronics and tools. The green platform creates a circular economy for battery metals that champions ethical and environmentally sustainable sourcing of critical materials.
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American Battery Metals Corporation (www.batterymetals.com) (OTCQB:ABML) is an American-owned lithium-ion battery recycling technology and advanced extraction company with extensive mineral resources in Nevada. The company is focused on its lithium-ion battery recycling and resource production projects in Nevada, with the goal of becoming a substantial domestic supplier of battery metals to the rapidly growing electric vehicle and battery storage markets.
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In December 2000, the then-mayor of Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert, considered the possible effects of dividing Jerusalem on the fabric of life in the city. He said:1
The problem is that the neighborhoods and villages in east Jerusalem have been integrated into the city’s fabric of life in a way that does not permit separation. It is not a matter of ideology. You have never heard me say that “when we sat by the waters of Babylon, we remembered Zion” – and we thought about Shuafat and Beit Hanina. It is possible that if in 1967 these exact borders had not been set, Jerusalem would have developed in other directions and these neighborhoods would not have been relevant.
Has anyone at all tried to tackle the question of the meaning of the division that is proposed? Can anyone imagine cutting off Sheikh Jarrah, or that the entrance to the hospital on Mount Scopus should have to go through the checkpoints of the Palestinians? Problems would be entailed for the municipal fabric that would turn life into hell, beyond the security issue…. Has anyone at all tried to analyze how, within this spaghetti that would be created, infrastructures could be built separately? How planning and building laws could be dealt with separately? How one would deal with water? How one would deal with problems of parking, streets?
Olmert, who later became prime minister, changed his mind over the years and supported a division of the city. From his vantage as mayor, however, he voiced a simple truth: along with the religious and national conflict in the city, a common municipal fabric had emerged in Jerusalem such that – whatever one’s worldview – dividing it was impossible and would cause great damage and difficulty. Olmert’s eventual successor as mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, stated similarly in December 2012: “Jerusalem will not be divided. Period. It cannot function if it is divided. This is something very deep in the nature of the city.”2
A. A Fabric of Cooperation and Normalization
Indeed, the many years that have passed since the city was divided3 have led, above all, to a change that can be called “demographic consciousness”: the large majority of Jerusalem’s Jews and an even larger majority of its Arabs are unfamiliar with the reality of a divided city. About 71 percent of the Jews in the city (about 363,000 people) were born into the reality of a single city without borders, and 84 percent of the Arabs (about 252,000 people) were born into that reality. Only a minority – about 29 percent of the Jews and 16 percent of the Arabs – were alive in Jerusalem when it was divided.4
This demography-based sense of reality was produced in part by the integration of the east Jerusalem Arabs into the city’s already existing dynamic. Indeed, the overwhelming majority of them did not request or receive Israeli citizenship. Nevertheless, given the reality and their status as residents, they have undergone a kind of “Israelization,” and that, in turn, has fostered many patterns of normalization, cooperation, and intermingling between Arabs and Jews in the city.5
The phenomena stemming from these trends were well summed up by journalist Nir Hasson in 2012:
A rise in the number of requests for Israeli identity cards, a rise in demand for the Israeli matriculation exam, a rise in registration for Israeli academic institutions, a decline in birthrate, a rise in the number of requests for building permits, a rise in volunteering for national service among east Jerusalem’s young people, a rise in the residents’ levels of satisfaction, a revolution in access to the health services, a survey [discussed below] showing that in the permanent settlement, more Palestinians in Jerusalem will prefer to remain under Israeli rule than to move to Palestinian control, and so on.
Indeed, instead of just asking “Jerusalem: United or divided?” one can note not a few aspects of normality and cooperation, on the one hand, and of segregation, alienation, and not infrequent violence, on the other. That these exist side by side does not mean they cancel each other out. The image of separation stems from the political controversy over the city’s future and from the radical Islamic trend. Images of cooperation and normality, which the media tend to ignore, reflect a reality of coexistence going back decades. In recent years the building of the separation fence has also contributed to the process; to a large extent the fence detached east Jerusalem from its natural hinterland – the villages and the Arab population of the West Bank, leading east Jerusalem Arabs to turn “westward” all the more.
The field of education is a notable example. Far more Palestinian young people now want to attend Israeli academic institutions. For that they need an Israeli matriculation certificate (the Israeli academic institutions do not recognize Palestinian ones). So more young people in east Jerusalem now take the Israeli matriculation exam, and there are now numerous learning centers in east Jerusalem to prepare them for it. The result is an increase of east Jerusalem Arab students at the Hebrew University, particularly in the faculties of medicine and the natural sciences.
There is also the issue of basic services, such as connection to the municipal water network. In recent years the Gihon water company has brought about a revolution by connecting tens of thousands of new customers, all of them east Jerusalem residents, to this network. More east Jerusalem residents than in the past now also submit requests to the municipality for building permits, preferring to build with a permit rather than illegally as was the practice for many years.
The huge and unfortunate gaps between Jerusalem’s Jewish and Arab neighborhoods regarding the level of infrastructure and services, a result of ongoing Israeli neglect, still exist.6 In at least one area, however, the gap has been closed: that of health services. In surveys of the city’s residents that the municipality conducts, the Arab residents give quite high grades in this area. What brought about the change was the National Health Insurance Law (1995), which reimburses the health funds according to the number of people registered at each. The health funds have opened high-quality clinics in east Jerusalem neighborhoods as well, and usually award their management to local concessionaires, physicians, or businesspeople. As Prof. Yosef Prost, director of general health services in the Jerusalem district, said at the end of 2012, “There are clinics in east Jerusalem that are the best in the area. I could easily take them and put them in central Tel Aviv.”7 To this one must add, of course, Jerusalem’s three largest hospitals: Hadassah Ein Kerem, Hadassah Mount Scopus, and Shaarei Tzedek; east Jerusalem Arabs, as residents, have been enjoying their high level of care for years. Numerous volunteers for the Magen David Adom ambulance service, both Jews and Arabs, also provide care to both populations.
The city is also interconnected by common infrastructure networks, and it would be difficult and perhaps impossible to separate these from each other without causing suffering to the residents. Services at varying levels are provided to all parts of the city: from main and secondary roads that cross it lengthwise and widthwise and connect all its parts, to integrated water, electricity, sewage, and telephone networks.
In the above-mentioned hospitals, Jewish and Arab doctors and nurses work side by side and serve both populations. Many of the pharmacists in Jerusalem are Arabs. So are many of the drivers of the Egged bus lines and many of the passengers of this transportation cooperative. The malls in Jerusalem – Malcha, Hadar, and Achim Yisrael – teem with both Jewish and Arab customers. The intermingling is even more pronounced in the promenade of shops between Jaffa Gate and the Mamilla neighborhood, where Arabs and Jews routinely sit adjacent to each other in cafes. Both the sellers and the customers in this promenade include Jews and Arabs. Intermingling is also common in the areas of banking, commerce, and employment. A considerable number of the stalls in the Mahane Yehuda market are run by Arabs. Some of the shop owners in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City are also Arabs who employ Jews. Even the entrance hall of the Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, Orthodox Jewry’s flagship in the capital, is maintained and cleaned by Arabs. The large supermarket chain Rami Levy employs many hundreds of Arabs in its Jerusalem branches. Intermingling also prevails in the parks along the seam line, such as Liberty Bell Garden. Arabs likewise come to the Biblical Zoo and the Ein Yael outdoor museum, and their children take part in summer camps offered at these venues.
Jews visit east Jerusalem in smaller numbers, but here too there is intermingling. In recent years all the quarters of the Old City have been crowded with tourists and with numerous Jews. Jews live not only in the Jewish Quarter but in the Muslim and Christian quarters as well, and there is Jewish-Arab cooperation in these neighborhoods in both trade and tourism. The Festival of Light, which the municipality has been holding in the Old City for several years, is an example of such cooperation with the revenues enjoyed by both Jewish and Arab merchants.
Before the “Jerusalem Intifada” many Jews, mainly from Pisgat Ze’ev and Neve Yaakov, visited the new Beit Hanina shopping center in northern Jerusalem. Jews needing cheaper dental clinics would even go to Isawiya.
Until the “Jerusalem Intifada” the most pronounced intermingling could be found in the light rail, which served hundreds of thousands of Jews and tens of thousands of Arabs. The number of incidents between passengers of the two communities was tiny, and the light rail became a symbol of coexistence – one that the rioters trained their sights on. That is one of the reasons why the train was targeted by hundreds of attacks with Molotov cocktails and stones, and it is precisely the reason why Mayor Nir Barkat, the government, and the security services insisted on the train’s continued operation even in the Arab neighborhoods of Shuafat and Beit Hanina, notwithstanding the attacks. Indeed the light rail became a litmus test of coexistence in the city. The enemies of coexistence tried to undo it and will probably keep attacking it. The proponents of coexistence – who include most of the city’s residents, Jewish and Arab – will do all they can to protect it. In the long term, five more light-rail lines are planned for Jerusalem, some of which will pass through additional areas, Jewish and Arab, in the eastern part of the city.8
The Arabs of Jerusalem also enjoy an income level four times higher than that in the Palestinian Authority, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and access to any location in Israel, as well as a slew of National Insurance benefits. The Arabs of the West Bank do not enjoy these privileges.
Experts believe that the intermingling, the patterns of normality, also influence the east Jerusalem Arabs’ cultural and economic orientation, and indirectly their political orientation as well. Dr. Israel Kimchi of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies noted in May 2014 that “the population in east Jerusalem is moving in a more moderate direction…it acknowledges the existing situation, comes to terms with it, lives its daily life, and seeks to upgrade its economic status.”9 Veteran journalist Danny Rubinstein, who has been researching and writing about the Arab population in Israel for 50 years, also remarked at that time that “the east Jerusalem Arabs are closer in consciousness to the Israeli Arabs than to the West Bank Arabs. They are in no way prepared for a redivision of the city, and want to find a political arrangement that will fulfill their national aspirations in the framework of a united city.”10 Israeli Arab journalist Khaled Abu Toameh viewed the matter similarly. (See the section below on “What Do the East Jerusalem Arabs Want?”)
B. (Israeli) Facts on the Ground
The intermingling, common fabric, and normalization that Olmert described 15 years ago have also become an accomplished fact because of an ongoing, large-scale momentum of activity to which the state of Israel has viewed itself as committed since the immediate aftermath of the Six-Day War. From the start, the objective of the massive construction in the eastern part of the city was to cement Jewish control of strategic lands and preclude any future separation between the different parts of the city. Israeli construction was aimed at knitting the city together, expanding it, filling spaces that had been empty, and ensuring that Jerusalem could not be divided again.
Already in 1967 David Ben-Gurion gave his blessing to Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, and Finance Minister Pinchas Sapir. “At any price,” Ben-Gurion told them, “Jews must be brought to east Jerusalem. A great many Jews must be settled within a short time. Jews will agree to settle in east Jerusalem even in shacks. One cannot wait for the building of orderly neighborhoods. The point is that there will be Jews there.” For more than a hundred years the Zionist policy in the Land of Israel was based on the idea that Jewish control of land could only be ensured through settlement, and in Jerusalem, more than in any other place conquered in 1967, all governments have seen that as the right approach.11
When in 2000 at the Camp David Summit a real possibility was raised of dividing the city, the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies held a seminar on the possible implications of doing so. It emerged during the discussions that, according to the outline for the division in the Clinton Parameters,12 the length of the separating border would be 46 kilometers. This length was due to the combined spatial configuration of Jewish and Arab neighborhoods, and the fact that these neighborhoods depend on roads that pass through both Jewish- and Arab-populated quarters. Under an arrangement such as the Clinton Parameters, the number of crossings required for pedestrians and vehicles would come to 40. Assuming that permanent or temporary barriers would have to be emplaced at dozens of crossings (including official border points) between Jewish and Arab neighborhoods, the discussion at the seminar raised a specter of “transportation chaos.”
For over three decades, as noted, the state affirmed that everything must be done to unify the city and prevent its redivision. The new neighborhoods in east Jerusalem were built with this in mind, according to a plan that was intended from the start to prevent a division. About 200,000 Jews now live in these neighborhoods; public and state institutions have also been built in locations annexed to the city in 1967, including Kiryat Hamemshala (the Government Compound) in Sheikh Jarrah, the campus of the Hebrew University and Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus, and hotels along Road 1. Lands and properties were purchased, both by private individuals and organizations, with the aim of “redeeming” Jerusalem. For several years there was also a government agency known as Igum that bought land and buildings in the Old City and east Jerusalem for future settlement of Jews there.13 In addition, the network of roads that today serves the two populations was laid and paved according to a plan that ruled out a division. As mentioned, the route of the one light-rail line in operation so far, and those of some of the other planned lines as well, were determined with this in mind.
The large neighborhoods over the Green Line, such as Ramot, Gilo, Pisgat Ze’ev, Har Homa, and Ramat Shlomo, were established by the government; currently tens of thousands of Jews live in each of them. Smaller enclaves were also created, sometimes with government support, by ideological groups. Some of these are in Beit Orot on Mount Scopus, the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, the Christian Quarter of the Old City, the Shaar Haprachim area in the Old City, the area of the Tomb of Shimon Hatzadik (Simon the Just) in Sheikh Jarrah, the Arab Musrara area, the Maale Hazeitim neighborhood in Ras al-Amud, Beit Hashiva in Beit Hanina, Arab Abu Tor, the Mount of Olives, and an enclave on the municipal jurisdictional borderline in Abu Dis. These were aimed at fulfilling the Jewish people’s historical and religious connection with places of greater significance to them in the ancient core of Jerusalem; but also, and no less, at preventing a redivision.
Two mixed neighborhoods emerged in which Jews and Arabs now live side by side, namely, Abu Tor and Beit Safafa (which was divided between Jordan and Israel before 1967).14
C. A Border Town Again?
Before it was unified, Jerusalem was a “border town,” closed off from three directions. It received provisions mainly from the cities along the coast and did not produce enough to supply others. “An underdeveloped city at the end of the last train station” is how Prof. Raphael Israeli, author of the book Divided Jerusalem 1947-1967, described it.15 Or as architect David Kroyanker portrayed it:16 “Divided Jerusalem was situated at the end of a road, without egress and without an urban hinterland. To the north, east, and south ran the armistice line that separated between the western, Jewish-Israeli city and the eastern, Jordanian-Arab city. Access to Israeli Jerusalem was only from the west, and that was also the only possible direction of development.”
The geographer Prof. Amiram Gonen, formerly head of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies and a member of the team for the Jerusalem 2000 Outline Plan, asserted that if Jerusalem is divided between Israel and Palestine –
it will return Jewish Jerusalem to the periphery where it existed until 1967. Such an arrangement will convey a clear message to many of Jerusalem’s residents: Jerusalem is again a city at the end of a corridor, a city at the end of the road, a city without a real metropolitan hinterland, a city enwrapped in several directions by lands of another people, which is trying to rehabilitate itself and so will seize for itself any advantage and any opportunity entailed by Jerusalem as a historical city and a religious center of the first order. Just like after 1948, a massive exodus of residents and businesses will probably occur, unless the policymakers show determination not to let Jerusalem regress.17
Indeed, as we noted in Chapter 2 on how division would affect Jerusalem’s demography, numerous residents did leave when the city was divided in 1948. Some 28,000 people, mostly Christians – about two-thirds of the residents – left the eastern part of the city. About 25,000 people, the overwhelming majority of them Jews – about a quarter of the residents – left the western part of the city.18 A division at present, as also noted earlier, will turn many of the neighborhoods now along the seam line into border neighborhoods. The heads of the community administrations and of the neighborhood committees have already expressed fears about waves of departures of residents, of a magnitude hard to assess at this point, and about plummeting apartment prices in these neighborhoods.19 We already had a foretaste of such a possibility during the 2014 “Jerusalem Intifada”: amid the many attacks on the light rail, many Jews living along the seam line in Pisgat Ze’ev put their apartments up for sale. Facing meager demand, they had to peg the prices lower than the market prices but still had a hard time selling the apartments.20
A division, as Prof. Israeli pointed out years ago,21
is likely to perpetuate affluent, modern neighborhoods on the western side contrasted to poverty and physical neglect on the eastern side. The neighbor in Abu Tor who peeks from his window at the possessions of the Jewish neighbor will feel envy, and similar to the situation today along the seam line in other parts of the country, a dynamic of thefts and burglaries will develop, just like in the 1950s and 1960s.
D. Reminder from the Divided City
A division today will certainly be different from that of 1948, with different effects. Jewish Jerusalem today is many times larger, stronger, and richer. Arab Jerusalem, too, has grown a great deal. At the same time, we need to recall some data and realities from the days of the divided city. Some of them may well have parallels in the functioning of the municipal fabric even under different circumstances of division:22
- After the armistice agreement, the territory of the western city within its temporary borders came to 25,760 dunams, compared to 40,000 dunams before the division. In 1952 Israel added lands to the western city and enlarged it to 37,000 dunams.23 A redivision of Jerusalem according to the Clinton Parameters would subtract from the united city, which today extends over 125,000 dunams, about one-third of the territory or over 40,000 dunams.24
- During the period of division up to 1967, the city’s migration balance was negative, more people leaving than coming to live in it. After the Six-Day War the migration balance evened out and sometimes was even positive. Over the recent decades (except for one year) it has again been negative. Based on the trends we have outlined, a division would probably further increase both Jewish and Arab emigration from the city.
- Population growth in Jewish Jerusalem during the 19 years before the city’s unification derived half from natural growth and half from the large waves of aliyah that characterized the early years of the country.
- More than half of those who were employed in the divided city worked in the service sector in the fields of education and health, mainly under the aegis of the national and municipal governments; only one-fourth were employed in productive activity in the fields of industry and commerce. A division will likely cause an economic crisis, further enlarge the proportion of workers in the services, and reduce the proportion of people who work in industry, commerce, and hi-tech.
- During the years of division, Jerusalem’s economy was in retreat compared to the growth and expansion in other parts of Israel. In contrast to the eastern city, which lived from tourism – the holy places of the three religions are there – tourism in the west, where few tourist sites remained, was anemic. Most of the foreign tourists entered the Israeli side of the city through the Mandelbaum Gate, spent a few hours there, and continued on their way. A redivision that again leaves the main tourist and religious sites on the Arab (Palestinian) side will likely have the same effect on the Jewish side.
- During the 19 years of division, Jerusalem’s proportion of Israel’s total population declined from 9.6 percent to 7.4 percent. The main reason was a relative lack of jobs. Today Jerusalem accounts for 10 percent of the total population, and the Jews in Jerusalem form 8 percent of the country’s total Jewish population.
- For a long time the large government ministries were located in Tel Aviv, and there were more government workers in Tel Aviv than in Jerusalem. Today it is impossible to know how the reality of a divided city would affect the presence of government ministries in Jerusalem.
- One of the difficult problems the city dealt with was the detachment between the Jewish community and the cemetery on the Mount of Olives, which was often desecrated and where 38,000 headstones were destroyed. Alternative cemeteries had to be established in Givat Ram, Sanhedria, and Har Hamenuchot. If, in a redivision, the Palestinians demand the Mount Olives, that difficult reality will probably return. Even if the mount remains in Israel’s hands, the roads to it will be exposed to Palestinian terror.
- Not infrequently, Jordanian Legionnaires sniped from the Old City wall at Jews in the western city. Particularly exposed were Jews who went from south of the King David Hotel toward Talpiot. A similar situation prevailed along the line between western Musrara and Jewish Musrara. In Chapter 3 we noted that a redivision would leave Arab neighborhoods dangerously near Jewish ones, and that weapons would be available and could, with unbearable ease, reach numerous hostile elements whose interest in attacking in Jerusalem has hardly come to an end.
- Prof. Raphael Israeli, who was a member of the Jordan-Israel Mixed Armistice Commission before 1967, testified in Divided Jerusalem that the city’s affairs along the borderline were actually run by the commission, with much involvement by the world powers that was usually to the Israeli side’s detriment. Experience suggests that further international involvement in arranging a division of Jerusalem would not benefit Israel.
- While division prevailed, east Jerusalem was officially only the second capital of the Kingdom of Jordan. Most of the kingdom’s resources were channeled to the first capital, Amman, and from 1949 to 1967 Amman’s population multiplied by a factor of ten while east Jerusalem’s grew by only five percent.25 At a certain stage the city’s neglect prompted the collective resignation of all members of the Jordanian city council.26
- During Jordanian rule the residents of the Muslim Quarter lived in especially difficult conditions, without paved streets or a sewage system and, in many homes, without electricity. The Muslim Quarter also remained densely crowded. After 1967, however, conditions there improved considerably.
It appears, then, that a division of Jerusalem will be traumatic, not only on the demographic, security, and national levels but also for morale. A division will seriously impair the common fabric of life, the normality and intermingling, the larger totality that is little talked about, along with the city’s economy and municipal fabric.
E. What Do the East Jerusalem Arabs Want?
The 2014 “Jerusalem Intifada” seemingly reflected increased nationalism among the east Jerusalem Arabs. The fact that many thousands took part in the disorders, and close to a thousand were arrested, could lead to the conclusion that most east Jerusalem Arabs want separation, division, and distinct political expression.
Yet, for many years, there have been plentiful indications that a considerable part of this population opposes a division of the city and, if it were to occur, would move to the Israeli side. This seemed evident, for example, even during informal talks that were held in 2014 between residents of Jewish and Arab neighborhoods with the aim of calming the situation.
Such insights arise from numerous talks with east Jerusalem Arabs that I have held over the years. The picture that emerges is quite clear: they identify with the Palestinian struggle, have a sense of Israeli neglect and discrimination regarding investments in infrastructure and services for their neighborhoods, but look askance, sometimes extremely so, at the PA because of its lack of real democracy. They particularly fear losing their resident status, which affords them a host of benefits and rights as described earlier – freedom of movement and expression, varied employment possibilities, a high income level, entitlement to National Insurance and other imbursements. They are in a state of ambivalence. On the one hand, their national sentiments intensify when there is war in Gaza, or when Israel acts militarily in the West Bank to suppress terror, and particularly when Muslim spiritual leaders succeed to spread the “Al-Aqsa is in danger” libel and the Temple Mount becomes a focus of conflict. On the other hand, for many east Jerusalem Arabs the desire to preserve the united city, and to safeguard their resident status with its numerous benefits, keeps growing.
Only a few are prepared to say these things openly or be identified publicly as saying them. During the 2014 “Jerusalem Intifada,” Hamas gangs and Fatah members created an atmosphere of fear among the residents, lest they dare openly express their real feelings. Loud cries of distress, stemming from that atmosphere of fear, were directed at the Jerusalem municipality, the police, and the ISA; but in places like Isawiya, Shuafat, A-Tur, or Jebel Mukaber there was greater apprehension of the terror elements than of the Israeli government.
In February 2008, Rafi Eitan, then minister for Jerusalem affairs, said that according to a “survey we conducted,” east Jerusalem residents did not want to leave Israeli rule because “they have it good with us” (“Jerusalem Conference” held by the newspaper Besheva). In 2000, when the possibility of dividing Jerusalem was discussed at Camp David, Zuhair Hamdan, mukhtar of the village of Sur Baher in east Jerusalem, requested to conduct a referendum of the Arab residents on the question of moving from Israeli to Palestinian sovereignty. In an interview,27 Hamdan said he had gathered 11,000 signatures of east Jerusalem residents in favor of a referendum. Among other things, Hamdan said:
One can’t suddenly, in a few seconds, turn the world upside down and decide that a resident of Jerusalem is like a resident of Hebron or Nablus…. The residents of east Jerusalem are something special. In the PA there is no democracy. They don’t know what democracy is. I don’t think asking for a referendum in east Jerusalem is a crime. So far at least, I do not belong to the PA and it does not belong to me. Arafat is not my rais, and it is not acceptable to me that he should sign an agreement that determines my future without asking me what I think…. He has no mandate from me and he does not represent me.
Mixed feelings about the possibility of replacing Israeli rule with PA rule also emerged in a poll conducted by the Palestinian delegation to the Geneva talks. In the survey, which was done in 2003, 650 east Jerusalem residents over the age of 18 were asked a series of questions face-to-face. Forty-eight percent expressed a desire to keep Jerusalem an open city, and another 35 percent spoke of a “partially open city.” Some 41.5 percent thought full Palestinian sovereignty should be restored to east Jerusalem; 41 percent were ready to settle for “partial Palestinian sovereignty.” Thirty-five percent opposed dividing the city into two capitals, 22 percent favored it, and 36 percent thought there were grounds for doing so but only if the border would be a “soft” one.28
A much more detailed survey was conducted at the beginning of 2011.29 According to a summary that appeared on Ynet:30
The public opinion survey that the American survey institute Pechter conducted for the Council on Foreign Relations, together with the head of the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, Dr. Nabil Kukali, found that in case Jerusalem is divided as part of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, the Arabs of the eastern part of the capital in fact prefer to live under Israeli sovereignty.
The survey, which was conducted among the residents of 19 of the Arab neighborhoods of east Jerusalem, also revealed that their opposition to such a measure is so fierce that they would rather move into Israel than live under the rule of a Palestinian state.
The survey also revealed that the Palestinian residents of Jerusalem want to retain their Israeli identity cards and keep enjoying the health services and social benefits that the state provides them. Thirty-five percent said that Israeli citizenship is what they prefer, and only 30 percent opted to be citizens of the future Palestinian state. Another 30 percent said they did not know or preferred not to answer the question.
…In order to retain the blue [Israeli] identity card, it appears that the east Jerusalem residents are even prepared to pay a heavy price: 40 percent said they would relocate so as to remain Israeli citizens if their place of residence were to pass to Palestinian sovereignty. Conversely, only 29 percent said that in the opposite case, where it would be decided to leave the given area under Israeli sovereignty, they would move to the area to be placed in Palestinian hands.
Apart from the social benefits, the east Jerusalem residents explained that their preference to carry an Israeli identity card stems from the fact that it allows them freedom of movement throughout the country, a higher income, and varied employment possibilities. The minority that prefers to live under Palestinian sovereignty explained this in terms of nationalist and patriotic motivations.
The survey findings had great media and public impact. I myself discussed them with east Jerusalem activists and quoted their remarks in Israel Hayom. Among the spokespeople interviewed for that article, the most candid and courageous was human rights activist Bassam Eid, brother of a former minister for Jerusalem affairs in the PA, and formerly a member of the B’Tselem organization. His comments follow:31
It’s true. I and many others in east Jerusalem are aware of what happens in the West Bank and in Gaza. The population, and I as well, do not want to live under a regime where people do not have rights or health insurance or national insurance or child stipends or a guaranteed income or unemployment payments or disability payments. People, even under occupation, desire a certain standard of living. There is a difference between a salary of 8,000 shekels a month in east Jerusalem and 800-1,200 shekels in the PA. Even a soldier in the PA does not earn more than 2,100 shekels.
So people say to themselves: the PA can go jump in a lake. People look at the nature of the PA, of the leadership. They see there, on the one hand, a large impoverished population, and on the other, a political and military leadership who came from Tunis, took over the land, the economy, live in luxurious homes, drive Mercedes, and do not care about the people that goes barefoot. It’s true that the population feels that it is part of the Palestinian people, but the whole national issue suffers attrition, whether it is in Gaza, whether it is in the West Bank, and certainly if it is in east Jerusalem. Nationalism is important, but standard of living is more important.
In east Jerusalem a person who doesn’t feel well goes to Hadassah Hospital and gets the right medical treatment without paying. People on the West Bank do not even obtain medicines, let alone hospitalization. I hear about medicines whose date has expired, that are displayed there on the shelves, that you endanger your life by using. Where is the PA? Where is the supervision? Does that interest them at all?
…When Israel began to build the fence in the north, A-Ram emptied out. Thirty percent of the residents there, who hold blue identity cards and live in three-story houses, went and rented shacks in Isawiya and Silwan, just so as not to lose the residency permits and lose rights, and to get away from the PA.
Are you Israelis or Palestinians?
The truth is that today we are closer to the Israeli Arabs, who have almost lost their identity. We don’t really know whom we belong to.
What will happen on the ground if there is a division?
There will be large-scale migration to the Israeli side. I have no doubt about that. Thousands have already moved to Abu Ghosh and to Ein Rafa and to Neve Yaakov and Pisgat Ze’ev. It’s no secret. In east Jerusalem they want an open society, a good standard of living, rights, democracy. None of that exists in the PA.
Then what is the conclusion?
The residents in East Jerusalem want quiet. The government perhaps sees them as a potential terror element, but it’s wrong. The residents here know the value of freedom of movement, access to workplaces, freedom of expression, the numerous rights, the possibilities for a livelihood.
The few suicide terrorists who have come from east Jerusalem are exceptions. At the same time, one has to take into account that continued home destructions in east Jerusalem are likely to raise the level of terror in the eastern part of the city, which today is very limited.
What is the practical significance of these views regarding a future settlement in east Jerusalem?
People in east Jerusalem are not looking for a solution. They are looking for a good standard of living. Thirty thousand of them have already gone further than to settle for a residency card, and have Israeli citizenship. If tomorrow the government opens the door to naturalization, I’d say that about 100,000 will go to the Interior Ministry and request Israeli citizenship, but the government is still setting limits on this.
I’ll tell you a symbolic story that indicates the mood in the street: on Palestinian Independence Day, last November 15, a woman at Nablus Gate stopped me and asked me to translate into Arabic for her a letter she had received from the Interior Ministry. I peered at the paper. It was a confirmation that her request to become a citizen had been accepted. This woman, on Palestinian Independence Day, danced before me with joy. Do you understand what this means?32
The official factor that now ties east Jerusalem residents to the state of Israel is their resident status. In 1967, when Jerusalem was united, about 70,000 people living in east Jerusalem were granted resident status. Over the years they and their descendants retained their link to the Kingdom of Jordan and kept renewing their Jordanian passports. In 1996 the east Jerusalem residents were also given the prerogative to vote in the elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council, and this even further complicated their status and their identity conflict: Israelis? Jordanians? Or Palestinians?33
In 1988 Israel’s Supreme Court defined the status of the Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem as possessing a license for permanent residency, which is provided in accordance with the laws for entry into Israel. Permanent-resident status is given to foreign citizens who come to Israel of their free will and request to live in it. Permanent-resident status expires when the holder leaves Israel and settles in a different place.34
This issue – the automatic revocation of resident status, and possible invalidation of this status by Israel because of absence from the country – has affected east Jerusalem residents’ behavior over the years. Since 1967, Israel has revoked the resident status of about 14,500 east Jerusalemites on the grounds of absence from the country. Some years, such as 2006, saw an especially high number of such revocations – 4,577; other years, such as 2012, saw a very low number – only 116.
It is the constant fear of losing resident status that has led thousands of Palestinians who had lived outside the municipal borders of Jerusalem (in the West Bank) – and legally speaking also outside the borders of the country – to move within the Jerusalem boundaries. This, of course, has affected the Jewish-Arab demographic balance in Jerusalem, the city’s economy, the density of housing in Arab neighborhoods, as well as the feelings of east Jerusalem residents who for various reasons have lived outside the city. They have felt themselves under an ongoing threat of revocation of their status, which, as we have seen, affords them many benefits and rights.
East Jerusalem residents are also entitled to submit requests for Israeli citizenship and to receive it, though since the Six-Day War only a minority have expressed interest in acquiring it — for political reasons. Even when such requests are submitted, the approval process is lengthy and complicated. In recent years, however, the number of east Jerusalem residents requesting citizenship has increased. According to the Interior Ministry, requests are being submitted faster than they can be processed. During the previous decade 3,374 east Jerusalem residents received Israeli citizenship.35
Different explanations have been offered for this increase – economic motives and personal convenience, the ongoing trend of integration and “Israelization” of east Jerusalem Arabs, or acceptance of the enduring political reality. Some claim, however, that those who request citizenship want to make sure their resident status will not be revoked if they leave the country for some time, or spend some time in the territories.
Given the fact that tens of thousands of Palestinians who had lived outside of Jerusalem have moved back into it for fear of losing their resident status, and the fact that the building of the separation fence in northern Jerusalem prompted tens of thousands of Palestinians to do the same, it appears that the latter explanation is well founded.
Anyone to whom maintaining the Jewish majority in greater Jerusalem is important, then, must show some flexibility on the residency issue. The insistence on sustaining the threat of revoking the east Jerusalem Arabs’ resident status has caused tens of thousands of them to move from outside Jerusalem into the heart of the city.
In practice, then, the state of Israel finances the resident status of the tens of thousands who return, since they now demand that the terms of their status are fulfilled. Would it not have been preferable, therefore, to keep financing the resident status of these same tens of thousands of people while they were living outside of Jerusalem? Lifting or mitigating the threat of revocation would leave tens of thousands of additional Palestinians, Jerusalemites by origin who hold a resident card and fear losing it, outside the city. Moving in this direction would also be justified from both a human and a public-diplomacy standpoint. The state of Israel would indeed have to “pay” to lower the motivation of Jerusalem residents living outside the city to return to it, but the “payback” would be maintaining the Jewish majority in Jerusalem. This could, at least at the present time, be worthwhile.
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1 The daily Yerushalayim, December 29, 2000.
2 Nir Hasson, “Te’uda K’chula, Mitzrach Mevukash b’Mizrach Yerushalayim” (Blue Card: A Much-Wanted Item in East Jerusalem), Haaretz, December 29, 2012.
3 The city was divided for the 19 years of Jordanian rule, 1948-1967.
4 Choshen and Korach, Hashnaton Hastatisti, Table ג/10 (no. 28).
5 For more, see Nadav Shragai, “Ha’ir sh’Urbeva La” (The City That Got Mixed), Israel Hayom, May 23, 2014; Hasson, “Te’uda K’chula”; Nir Hasson, “Tachanat Hamaavar Hachinuchit shel Toshavei Yerushalayim Baderech l’Kabalat Avoda b’Yisrael” (The East Jerusalem Residents’ Educational Way Station on the Way to Finding Work in Israel), Haaretz, August 28, 2012; Eren Tzidkiyahu, “Milchama al Habayit b’Yerushalayim” (A War for the Home Front in Jerusalem), website of Molad: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy, March 25, 2014.
6 See, e.g., Committee to Examine the Municipal Services in East Jerusalem, Sherutei Ha’iriya Bamigzar Ha’aravi: Nituach Tzarchim v’Maanim (The Municipal Services in the Arab Sector: An Analysis of Needs and Solutions), November 1974.
7 Hasson, “Teuda K’chula.”
8 These will connect the Hebrew University campus at Givat Ram and the one on Mount Scopus, Mount Scopus and Gilo, Ramot (in the north) and Gilo (in the south); the “brown line” will operate in the eastern part of the city; and a line will operate from the Western Wall to Givat Ram through the center of the city. For details, see Daniel Shmil, “Mitrachvim: Chamisha Kavei Rakevet Kala Nosafim Yukmu b’Yerushalayim” (Expanding: Five Additional Light-Rail Lines Will Be Built in Jerusalem), The Marker, September 20, 2013.
9 Shragai, “Ha’ir sh’Urbeva La.”
11 Yehoshua Prawer and Ora Achimeir, eds., Esrim Shana b’Yerushalayim (Twenty Years in Jerusalem) (Tel Aviv: Misrad Habitachon, 1987), 15-16; Shragai, Har Hamerivah, 199-200.
12 The Clinton Parameters were based on the principle of dividing the city according to the layout of the population: what was Jewish, for the Jews; what was Arab, for the Arabs.
13 A report on this agency’s activity and objectives is in the author’s possession.
14 Similarly in the small pockets of settlement that Jews have renewed in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City and in the City of David, Jews and Arabs live side by side.
15 Nadav Shragai, “Hatzad Hafalestini Mitchayev Lehafer et Haheskem; Hatzad Ha’israeli Mitchayev Lehafgin Ozlat Yad” (The Palestinian Side Promises to Breach the Agreement; The Israeli Side Promises to Show Weakness), Haaretz, June 9, 2002.
16 Kreunker, Yerushalayim, 30.
17 Amiram Gonen, “Yerushalayim – Eich Lechazek v’Lechaber et Ha’ir Hamitporeret” (Jerusalem – How to Strengthen and Connect the Disintegrating City), in Amirav, Adoni Rosh Hamemshala, 162.
18 Benvenisti, Mul Hachoma, 82; Israel Kimchi, “Yerushalayim Hechatzuya 1948-1967” (Divided Jerusalem 1948-1967), Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, in manuscript.
19 In newspaper articles and in conversations with the author of this book. A similar decline in apartment prices in seam-line neighborhoods occurred in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada, particularly in Gilo, Har Homa, and Pisgat Ze’ev.
20 Roi Yanovsky, “Katastrophat Hanadlan shel Kav Hatefer” (The Real-Estate Catastrophe of the Seam Line), Yediot Yerushalayim, October 31, 2014.
21 Quoted in Shragai, “Hatzad Hafalestini.”
22 Benvenisti, Mul Hachoma; Kimchi, “Yerushalayim Hechatzuya.”
23 Elisha Efrat, Yerushalayim v’Haprozdor: Geografia shel Ir v’Har (Jerusalem and the Corridor: A Geography of City and Mountain (Jerusalem: Tel Aviv: Achiasaf, 1967), 75, 79.
24 According to the data of Table א/3 in Choshen and Korach, Hashnaton Hastatisti, 17, the Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem encompassed an area of 46,711 dunams.
25 Mordechai Naor, Yerushalayim Ir v’Am (Jerusalem: City and People) (Jerusalem: Yitzhak Ben Zvi/Yediot Aharonot/Sifrei Hemed, 1995), 226.
26 Hillel Cohen, Kikar Hashuk Reka (The Market Square Is Empty) (Jerusalem: Hotza’at Ivrit, 2007), 28.
27 Makor Rishon, September 1, 2000.
28 The survey is referenced by Klein in Yuzmat Geneva, 151-153, and is quoted in a background paper prepared for the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies prepared in the framework of an article by Prof. Yaakov Bar-Siman-Tov.
29 The link for the survey by the Pechter Institute: http://pechterpolls.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Detailed-Survey-Results-on-E-Jerusalem-1-10-11-1034pm-Eastern.pdf.
31 Nadav Shragai, “Maadifim Lihiot Yisraelim” (They Prefer to Be Israelis), Israel Hayom, January 21, 2011.
32 The Israeli Arab journalist Khaled Abu Toameh is quoted in a similar vein in a far-reaching article by Avinadav Vitkun that was posted on the News1 site on May 20, 2012. The article was first published in Makor Rishon. See there also the remarks by Dr. Israel Kimchi.
33 For more, see the executive summary of a new study by Dr. Amnon Ramon of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies: Hatoshavim shel Arvi’ei Mizrach Yerushalayim—1967-2013 (The Residents of the East Jerusalem Arabs—1967-2013) (in the author’s possession).
34 From “Shlilat Maamad Hatoshavut b’Mizrach Yerushalayim” (Revoking Resident Status in East Jerusalem), website of B’Tselem, January 1, 2011.
35 Nir Hasson, “3374 m’Toshavei Mizrach Yerushalayim Kiblu Ezrachut Ba’asor Ha’acharon” (3,374 East Jerusalem Residents Received Citizenship over the Past Decade), Haaretz, October 20, 2012. | <urn:uuid:d304e86d-6d2d-43d7-b909-4805b2d2378a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jcpa.org/preface-delusions-division/meaning-of-division/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.958289 | 10,353 | 2.140625 | 2 |
On Saturday, March 6, The Santa Barbara Community Church hosted a graduation ceremony for 15 men and women who committed a year to rebuilding their broken lives that had been wrapped in addiction. The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission’s state-certified treatment program, representatives said, is a vigorous year-long commitment to staying drug and alcohol free and helps people begin their lives over as productive and successful members of society. Eighty-four people began and exited the program this year without completing it, which highlights the difficult achievement that these 15 men and women have accomplished.
The church sanctuary was packed with friends, family, mentors, sponsors, and current residents of the program. The 15 graduates ranged from people in their 20s to people in their 40s and 50s, and each shared a little bit of their story and thanked the people who have helped them overcome addiction. A common mention of thanks from each one of the graduates was to Jesus Christ, whom they have turned to as their Lord and Savior.
One graduate, Teresa C., praised the staff of the Women’s Bethel House, the sober-living home that the women have lived in for the past year. She said that the amazing staff has helped her stay “safe, sane and sober” and “believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself.” Another grad, Amanda C., is now attending Santa Barbara City College and wants to study to become a drug and alcohol counselor so she can help others rebuild their lives and fight addiction.
Throughout their year of counseling and treatment, the graduates have learned to place faith in their life as a firm foundation to their healing. Rolf Geyling, President of the Rescue Mission, encouraged the men and women to continue their sobriety in the real world and to “respond to God’s grace with diligence and focus.” He emphasized that in recovery, you can’t cut corners.
Two graduates, Amanda C. and Matt M., gave testimonials of their lives before and after their treatment at the Rescue Mission. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place as they talked about their former alcohol and meth addiction, and an awakening that Matt had in jail. He said that his road to recovery started when he was 20-years-old and in jail, and he realized that his substance addiction was controlling his life and turning him into someone he wasn’t.
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With the export function, you can export individual parts, assemblies and self-defined combinations of components from any CAD files to Halocline Layout and plan them there in the corresponding work areas.
Menu > Tools > Select
Menu > Export > Export
- Open the desired CAD file(s) in Halocline Assembly.
- Select your relevant objects with the Select tool.
- Click on the "Export" tab in the menu. You will get a preview. Your object selection will be isolated and all unselected objects will be transparent.
- Select one of the four export options (Layout export options: and click Export.
- You will find the exported data in the Halocline Layout library.
The following adjustments are taken into account during export:
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Innovation projects for liveable cities.
The mobility lab consists of Anja Berestetska and Max Wiesner, and the scientific supervision by Prof. Gertz as well as two student assistants who support us. They are the contact persons for young adults who have questions, suggestions or ideas about mobility-related projects. They want to generate contributions and opinions of students and pupils for the mobility transition and contribute to Hamburg’s mobility discourse together with them. To this end, they organise and supervise several non-curricular and interdisciplinary learning opportunities.
Besides that, the transfer of knowledge is one of their main concerns: through our social media presence on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, they inform interested people about the mobility sector – news, events and formats to participate in. It is important to them to provide a free and informative channel displaying the full range of offers and events to everyone who is keen on the topic.
For them, knowledge transfer also means offering a digital platform where exceptional and innovative theses from Hamburg’s universities are published: https://www2.tuhh.de/mobillab-hh/wissenstransfer/
hvv switch: How did you come up with the idea for the mobility transition laboratory?
Anja & Max: The idea originally came from Hamburg’s Ministry of Urban Development and Environment (BUKEA) as a reaction to Senate Paper 21/9700 on the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals www.globalgoals.org This led to the creation of our task force and the Mobility Laboratory Coordination Office with representatives from science and further public authorities. Above all, the students of Hamburg’s universities have been and still are in demand as the users of future mobility who contribute impulses to the current mobility discourse. From the very beginning, it was important to us to link the students’ ideas and the authorities’ needs and to create a platform for enhanced exchange. We see the mobility lab as a particular kind of interface connecting young adults, administration and transport companies.
hvv switch: What tools and processes do you use in the lab? How do science and participation processes manage to interact?
Anja & Max: We often think back to our own student days: which formats and events did we really enjoy, where did we get the most out of them? We like to share these ideas with our students, receive feedback from them. We exchange ideas with our colleagues and partners in the group and thus develop creative formats.
As our events are non-curricular, we have a certain freedom of design and can try out many formats experimentally – from design thinking to hybrid summer schools. We like to take the leading mobility experts on board and let them discuss at eye level with students. The best thing about it is that mobility directly affects everyone, so participation is always very strong.
Trial and error are key in science – but how much room can there really be for it under the lab conditions of a city that has to function on a daily basis?
If you look back at the last legislature at federal level and the associated transport minister, it will quickly strike you that urban and mobility planning often resemble open-heart surgery – an undertaking which is certainly not always easy while being highly purposeful for more sustainable development. This makes it all the more important to constantly develop new ideas and think outside the box to find better solutions.
Traffic experiments such as the ones we have already implemented in Ottensen, Lokstedt or surrounding Hamburg’s town hall are therefore exactly the right instruments to find innovative solutions to old problems. These endeavours are always planned with sufficient lead time and, of course, accompanied by evaluation processes. A system as complex as Hamburg’s urban area cannot be simulated so easily; sometimes you just have to really do it.
hvv switch: From summer 2019 to 2022, you have developed various mobility topics between science, the city and citizenship. Which projects stand out for you?
Anja & Max: The Creative Innovation Class. For this project, we cooperated with Kreativgesellschaft Hamburg, carrying out the entire programme with over 50 students and six challenges. In our challenge, we focused on the question of “How can the mobility of young families be guaranteed to be car-free, spontaneous and safe?”. We discussed the issue with seven participants over a period of four months. The results were ideas for making public transport more family-friendly.
The Summer School. In September 2021, 18 students from four Hamburg universities came together to spend a week intensively studying the area around the Kulturenergiebunker Altona (Kulturenergiebunker) and its mobility. Our aim was the transdisciplinary transfer of knowledge and brainstorming of mobility concepts for this particular neighbourhood. The programme included various content inputs, including social exclusion in mobility, offers and goals of the Hamburger Hochbahn as well as mobility scenarios by, for instance, the Department of Economics, Transport and Innovation.
In order to raise awareness for this neighbourhood, the programme included guided tours and exchanges with KEBAP e.V. activists, and a survey of mobility needs in this particular quarter was also conducted. Analyses of the traffic situation, the desired and (non-)existing space requirements of the different modes of transport were part of the process. One specific condition for the Summer School was the willingness to carry out independent problem-solving development and to ensure a self-organised approach by the students.
(Background information: KEBAP e.V. and KEGA e.G. are cooperative planning associations to convert the former bunker building in Schomburgstraße into a neighbourhood energy supplier and cultural centre by 2025. The participating students came from the TU Hamburg, the HafenCity University, the University of Applied Sciences and the University of Hamburg.)
Last but not least RALF: City biking put first. In the summer of 2020, an interdisciplinary group of students at the EX_Kurs Summer School (Summer School 2020) explored the topic of alternatives to car parking for the use of enhanced street space in large cities. From this, a group of Summer School participants developed – among them students from HCU Hamburg and TU Berlin as well as our partners from Mobilitätslabor Hamburg and Zinnwerke e.V. – to create RALF as an energetic follow-up project (Rundesamt). It is intended to show what possibilities present themselves when parked cars give way and urban space opens up for its users. The team planned and developed functional prototypes of a mobile bicycle parking facility in different scales, which are now being put up in Hamburg and Berlin.
The basis of the “Hamburger Anhänger” is a boat trailer on which a wooden construction (prototype here painted in pink) has been installed. It offers space for four bicycles as well as mobile seating and a table. The trailer can be moved by any vehicle with a trailer coupling, and by size it can legally be parked in any public car park.
The project was supported by the City of Hamburg from the #moinzukunft climate fund. This spring and summer, RALF will roll up on Hamburg’s streets and create awareness for an innovative traffic turnaround.
Berlin’s contribution under the name “Karawane Parkraum” is a series of trailers, smaller and lighter than RALF, that can be attached to bicycles for transport. The Caravan trailers are more flexible than RALF due to their size and also more versatile due to their smaller-scale design: what was once parking space becomes an urban kitchen, garden, workshop, playground or café simply by dint if the trailer. Karawane Parkraum was additionally financed by funding from the “Urbane Praxis” project fund.
hvv switch: Can some regularities be derived from past trials? When were projects particularly successful?
Anja & Max: Trying things out, simply doing things, learning from different disciplines and thus understanding the diversity of the needs of a large and modern city like Hamburg has so far provided exciting results and truly eye-opening moments. It is most fruitful when we succeed in initiating and promoting a dialogue between Hamburg’s administration and the students right from the start. In this way, ideas and needs can be aligned, we can benefit from mutual knowledge and experience and essentially open up a new perspective on the projects.
hvv switch: In class, exciting research work is done every semester on topics such as traffic noise protection or mobility offers for senior citizens. Which one was particularly special for you?
Anja & Max: Every student work highlights aspects that are worth seeing. We are most pleased when a piece of work is particularly relevant and at the same time suitable for generating publicity. This was especially the case with the work on “Pkw-Freiheit in Hoheluft-Ost”; the students’ results were discussed in close collaboration with the Bezirksamt Nord and a regional committee.
In general, car freedom and cycling are aspects that are frequently in demand right now. Future-forward concepts such as the 15-minute city and Barcelona’s superilles as well as traffic experiments such as “Ottensen macht Platz” are also really popular.
hvv switch: Which party do you think is still missing from your network?
Anja & Max: In the future, we want to bring together as many scientists as we can in order to establish an advisory body on mobility issues. We therefore need to expand our contacts with the scientific community in northern Germany. This is not always easy, because the sector of mobility research and transport planning is currently – and in the future even more explicitly – facing many old and new tasks. We’re also planning even more contact with start-ups and innovative mobility service providers. | <urn:uuid:3cbf8171-bf94-49f8-8364-c44ef7b8c339> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hvv-switch.de/en/content/mobility-lab-tu-hamburg/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.95207 | 2,058 | 1.757813 | 2 |
Tomato has been considered as a potential biological production platform for plant-made pharmaceuticals (PMPs). However, information is limited for protein productivity and dynamics in tomato fruit. As part of our PMP production project, total soluble protein (TSP) content of green and red fruits was analyzed for selected six greenhouse cultivars. The six cultivars consisted of various fruit types (including cluster, cherry, mini plum, and grape types) with sizes ranging from 10 to 150 and from 14 to 188 g fresh weight for green and red fruits, respectively. In fruit TSP content per unit dry weight (DW), approximately seven- to eightfold variation was observed among cultivars for both green and red fruits. There was no significant correlation between fruit TSP content per DW and fruit DW or fruit type over the cultivars irrespective of fruit ripening stage, indicating that fruit weight or fruit type of a cultivar cannot be an indicator of the TSP content per DW. There was also an inconsistent trend in differences in fruit TSP content per whole fruit between green and red fruit among cultivars. Our results suggest that a low-yielding cultivar can produce high TSP content per unit ground area resulting from high TSP content per DW in fruit. A background tomato cultivar or genotype candidate for commercial PMP production should thus be selected from among various fruit types considering both yield potential and fruit TSP content.
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Everyone who speaks English knows it’s a jumbled mess of borrowed words, colloquialisms and exceptions to the rules. The Internet has shown us that even 13 (or more) years of English education aren’t even enough for some people to get the basics down. But also thanks to the Internet, there are ways to learn about things that are more interesting–and definitely more entertaining–than taking notes in a middle school classroom. For that, the Open University presents “The History of English in Ten Minutes”, a ten-part series of bite-sized history lessons on the sources of English words and phrases, as well as a look at how English grew into a major global language.
The rest of the series (each about one minute long) can be found on the OUlearn YouTube channel.
If you’d like a deeper look at the history, I recommend reading Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: the Untold Story of English. The book is a bit dense, but if you’re a word nerd and a fan of history, you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. | <urn:uuid:9aff946a-0d2c-45a6-8ccf-8579d221eaa7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.geeksaresexy.net/2011/06/30/the-history-of-english-video/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954944 | 233 | 2.9375 | 3 |
The Jean P Hayden Museum in Fagatogo has been shut down by the Department of Health after an inspecting team found the building was severely deteriorated and infested with rats.
The Department’s Chief Compliance Officer, Papalii Marion Fitisemanu, says the conditions are a health risk for employees and members of the public.
Last week the department closed parts of the AP Lutali Executive Office Building in Utulei, due to the stench of dead rats.
The incident triggered other government agencies to report unsanitary conditions in their buildings.
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Gonorrhea is a STD that can create infection in the genitals, anus, as well as throat. It is extremely usual, especially amongst youngsters ages 15-24 years. How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
Just How Typical Is Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is a very common transmittable condition. CDC estimates that roughly 1.6 million brand-new gonococcal infections occurred in the USA in 2018, as well as over half take place among young people aged 15-24.
Gonorrhea is the 2nd most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the United States.2 Nevertheless, many infections are asymptomatic, so noted situations just record a portion of truth burden.
Exactly How Do Individuals Get Gonorrhea?
Gonorrhea is sent via sex-related contact with the penis, vagina, mouth, or anus of a contaminated partner. Ejaculation does not have to take place for gonorrhea to be sent or gotten. Gonorrhea can likewise be spread out perinatally from mother to child throughout giving birth.
People that have actually had gonorrhea as well as received treatment method might be reinfected if they have sex-related contact with an individual infected with gonorrhea.
What Are The Problems Of Gonorrhea? How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
Without treatment gonorrhea can cause serious and also irreversible health problems in both women and guys.
In women, gonorrhea can spread out into the uterus or fallopian tubes and also cause pelvic inflammatory condition (PID). The signs might be quite light or can be very severe as well as can consist of stomach pain as well as high temperature. PID can lead to interior abscesses and chronic pelvic discomfort. PID can likewise harm the fallopian tubes enough to trigger inability to conceive or boost the danger of ectopic pregnancy.
In males, gonorrhea might be complicated by epididymitis. In uncommon instances, this might lead to the inability to conceive If left untreated, gonorrhea can additionally spread to the blood and trigger distributed gonococcal infection (DGI). DGI is usually defined by joint inflammation, tenosynovitis or dermatitis. This problem can be deadly.
Is Gonorrhea Transmittable? How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
Gonorrhea is infectious as well as spreads out conveniently during sex.
Nonetheless, you can not spread gonorrhea via laid-back touching, such as kissing or hugging. You also will not spread it through sharing washrooms or plates and flatware.
One Of The Most Common Sexually Transmitted Disease
Gonorrhea is an extremely common sexually transmitted infection, specifically for teens and also individuals in their 20s. Gonorrhea is often called “the clap” or “the drip.” Gonorrhea is spread through genital, rectal, and also oral sex.
The infection is carried in semen (cum), pre-cum, and genital liquids. Gonorrhea can contaminate your penis, vaginal area, cervix, anus, urethra, throat, and also eyes (but that’s rare). Most people with gonorrhea do not have any kind of signs and also really feel completely great, so they might not even understand they’re contaminated.
Gonorrhea is generally conveniently healed with prescription antibiotics. But if you do not deal with gonorrhea early enough, it can cause a lot more severe health problems in the future. That’s why sexually transmitted disease screening is so essential the sooner you recognize you have gonorrhea, the much faster you can remove it. How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
You can help stop gonorrhea by using prophylactics each time you have sex.
How Quickly Do Signs Show Up?
In males, signs usually show up two to 7 days after infection yet it can take as long as thirty days for symptoms to start. Frequently, there are no signs and symptoms for people contaminated with gonorrhea; 10 to 15 percent of men and also concerning 80 percent of women might have no signs and symptoms.
Individuals with no signs go to danger for establishing complications to gonorrhea. These individuals also spread this infection unwittingly.
What Are The Symptoms and signs Of Gonorrhea?
Numerous males with gonorrhea are asymptomatic. When present, symptoms and signs of urethral infection in males include dysuria or a white, yellow, or eco-friendly urethral discharge that generally shows up one to fourteen days after infection.
In cases where urethral infection is complicated by epididymitis, males with gonorrhea might additionally suffer testicular or scrotal discomfort.
Most ladies with gonorrhea are asymptomatic. Also when a lady has signs, they are commonly so moderate and nonspecific that they are misinterpreted for a bladder or genital infection. The preliminary symptoms and also signs in females consist of dysuria, boosted genital discharge, or genital bleeding between periods. How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
Ladies with gonorrhea are at threat of creating severe complications from the infection, regardless of the visibility or extent of symptoms.
Who Should Be Checked For Gonorrhea?
Any kind of sexually go-getter can be infected with gonorrhea. Anybody with genital signs and symptoms such as discharge, melting throughout peeing, uncommon sores, or breakout must quit having sex and see a health care company quickly.
Likewise, any individual with a dental, rectal, or vaginal sex companion who has been lately detected with a STD needs to see a health care supplier for evaluation.
Some people ought to be tested (screened) for gonorrhea even if they do not have signs or recognize of a sex companion that has gonorrhea. Any individual who is sexually energetic must review his or her risk variables with a health care provider as well as ask whether he or she must be evaluated for gonorrhea or other STDs.
CDC recommends annual gonorrhea screening for all sexually energetic females more youthful than 25 years, as well as older ladies with threat factors such as brand-new or several sex partners, or a sex companion that has a sexually transmitted infection.
Individuals that have gonorrhea should likewise be evaluated for various other Sexually transmitted diseases.
Gonorrhea Elimination How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
Take these steps to shield on your own from gonorrhea:
Prophylactics. They aid maintain you from getting Sexually transmitted diseases. They act as an obstacle and also keep germs from contaminating you. Spermicide will not prevent you from getting gonorrhea.
Have your sexual partners obtain tested. Ask whether they’ve been checked for gonorrhea. If they have not, speak to them concerning getting examined.
Do not make love with someone that has symptoms of gonorrhea. Has your partner experienced a burning sensation while peeing or sores in their genital location? Pause from sex till they obtain their symptoms checked and you need to get inspected as well.
Get normal testings. Get examined for gonorrhea yearly if you’re:
A male who makes love with guys
A sexually active lady under age 25 How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
A female that has a brand-new sex companion, several partners, or a companion with a STD
Gonorrhea Treatment Method
Your physician will offer you prescription antibiotics to kill the bacteria. Some stress are coming to be immune to particular anti-biotics, so you’ll most likely get 2 types of drugs: an injection and tablets. Be sure to take all of your medication, even if you feel much better rapidly.
Since December 2020, the CDC suggests a solitary 500-milligram (mg) intramuscular dosage of the antibiotic Rocephin (ceftriaxone) for uncomplicated gonorrhea.
Treatment for coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis with dental doxycycline (100 mg twice daily for seven days) should be administered when chlamydial infection has actually not been left out. How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
Make sure to inform those who you have sex keeping that you are being treated for gonorrhea so they can be treated, also. This will certainly assist you stay clear of passing it back and forth to every other.
You ought to not have sex for 7 days after remedy, as well as you need to refrain from making love with companions who have actually not been dealt with for gonorrhea till after they have been tested as well as, if necessary, treated.
With the ideal treatment method, gonorrhea is curable. However one successful treatment solution will not safeguard you permanently. You’ll require to keep exercising safe sex to avoid getting it once again.
Exactly How Does Gonorrhea Affect An Expectant Lady And Also Her Child?
If an expecting female has gonorrhea, she might offer the infection to her child as the baby goes through the birth canal during shipment. This can create blindness, joint infection, or a life-threatening blood infection in the child.
Treatment method of gonorrhea as quickly as it is discovered in expecting women will minimize the threat of these problems. Pregnant ladies ought to seek advice from a healthcare provider for appropriate examination, testing, and treatment solution, as needed. How Long Do Gonorrhea Symptoms Last
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BANGKOK, May 4 (TNA) – Thailand celebrates the Coronation Day, marking the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn that took place on 4 May last year.
Thai officials attended ceremonies to commemorate the coronation one year ago when the King completed the ancient rites including accepting royal regalia symbolizing the kingship and purification bathing rite with consecrated water.
May 4 was designated as the Coronation Day and a public holiday by the Cabinet of ministers later in May, 2019.
Organizers of the commemoration ceremonies such as provincial administrations of Nakhon Pathom and Trad on Monday applied social distancing practices to all attendees. (TNA) | <urn:uuid:af0f31c1-58ab-4b7d-a474-18cffeb563a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/thailand-celebrates-coronation-day-298206 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.933888 | 144 | 1.875 | 2 |
They were joined by 50 representatives of international and local NGOs and diplomatic corps, as well as 20 others from the regions of Georgia. More than just informing, it was also a platform for communication – to exchange information, share contacts, and arrange future meetings and cooperation.
The event was organised by Human Rights House Tbilisi (HRHT) and its member organisations. It was held at “Fabrika” on 22 June.
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Georgia, H.E. Mr. Jos Douma, attending, spoke of the benefits of the Fair: “It is important and pleasant to meet regional organisations, talk with them face-to-face and learn about their needs from primary sources.”
The Ambassador expressed his hope that the Fair will become a tradition and the number of its participants will increase in the future.
Participants of the Fair were from Kvemo Kartli, Shida Kartli, and Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti regions of Georgia.
Coordinator of Human Rights House Tbilisi, Natia Tavberidze, welcomed the participants and the audience of the Fair. She underlined the importance of cooperation with regional organisations and the work that is carried out by them.
The welcoming speech was delivered by Natia Katsitadze, the Chairperson of the Human Rights House Tbilisi board. She thanked international organisations and embassies operating in Georgia who have been supporting NGOs in Georgia financially in their various projects and activities. She especially thanked the Embassy of Netherlands to Georgia for financially supporting the Fair.
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In every electronic device that we encounter everyday, there must be an electronic circuit inside, such as: television, radio, refrigerator, washing machine, and many other electronic devices that rely on electronic circuits as the brain or control.
If we look at the definition, an electronic circuit is a set of electronic components that are assembled into a single unit so that they have a specific function.
Electronic circuits usually use active electronic components, such as: transistors and integrated circuits (IC chips). Electronic circuits can be categorized into three parts, namely: analog circuits, digital circuits, and combined circuits between the two.
Analog electronic circuits are concerned with signals that change continuously (fine or little by little) according to the information they contain. Some electronic equipment, such as: Amplifiers, tuners, radios, and televisions use analog signals primarily at the front and the end. The main components in analog electronic circuits are passive components, such as: resistors, capacitors, inductors and transformers, and active components, such as: transistors, diodes, FETs, CMOS, and others.
Whereas in digital electronic circuits, the electrical signal used changes discrete (high or low) according to the logical value (1 or 0) of the information to be processed. Electronic components that use digital signals include: logic gates, digital clocks, calculators, PDAs (personal data assistants), microprocessors, and computers.
Combined electronic circuits contain both analog signal types and digital signals. Some examples of circuits that use these two types of signals are: Comparators, counters (timers), PLL, ADC (analog to digital converter), and DAC (digital to analog converter).
In this application there are several kinds of simple electronic schematic circuits that you can find out about and you can try to make or improve these electronic circuits.
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Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Samuel Babatunde Adejare today marked the 90th post-humous birthday of his mother with tree planting and urges Lagos residents to imbibe the habit of planting trees to protect the environment.
Adejare called on all residents, especially those living around the newly regenerated Ogba market to make tree planting a part of their lives by planting trees to mark their birthdays and other commemorative events.
“We are planting these trees in honour of my mother, Mrs. Grace Iyabode Oduwole, who would have been 90 years today if she were to be alive. I am using this medium to advise you all to make sure that trees are planted to mark your ceremonies such as birthdays,’’ he said.
Adejare who was joined by other dignitaries in the commemorative event urged residents of the Ogba community to complement the orderliness that now pervades the vicinity by embracing tree planting as the next step to beautify the area and reap the benefits of growing trees.
In the same vein, the Commissioner urged traders in the Onigbongbo market in Maryland to tidy up their environment and shun street trading to ensure that the adjoining streets are free for vehicular movements.
Adejare, during his sanitation compliance monitoring of the market, instructed the market leaders to ensure that goods were no longer displayed on the walkways and road setbacks, adding that the cleanliness of the market should be their priority.
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Recently insects are featured as a protein rich source for human nutrition. That humans can really digest chitin through chitinase enzym has been only recently confirmed.
But, does the chitin shell of their body actually count to the protein family?
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Arranging your cervical screening
The NHS Screening Programme sends out reminders to all women between the age of 25 and 64 when they are due a smear.
If you think you may have missed your smear or unsure when you are due one, speak to the practice nurse who can advise you.
When you have your reminder, speak to the receptionists who will be able to arrange your cervical screening with the nurses.
Why have cervical screening?
The cervical screening programme is an important test of the health of your cervix.
It is not a test for cancer in itself, but it does aim to reduce the number of women who develop cancer by detecting abnormal cells in the cervix at an early stage.
An abnormal result does not mean that you have cancer; many changes resolve on their own.
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 years, with about 2800 new cases diagnosed each year.
It is estimated that 75% of cancers can be prevented by detecting changes early.
How often should you have cervical screening?
Women are offered screening at different intervals, depending on their age:
- Women should receive their first invitation for screening at 25.
- Women aged 25-49 are invited for screening every three years.
- Women aged 50-64 are invited for screening every five years.
- Women aged 65 or over are only screened if they have not been screened since they were 50 or have had recent abnormal test results.
Sometimes, women who have had abnormal or borderline results may be recalled for a repeat smear earlier than above.
Having the cervical screening
It is best to have the screening taken about midway between periods. Most smears are performed by the nurses and take about 5-10 minutes.
You will need to be undressed from the waist downwards. A speculum is inserted into the vagina (this simply holds the walls open to allow a good view of the cervix). A small brush is used to take a sample of the cells of the cervix.
The examination can be uncomfortable and a bit embarrassing for some women, but should not hurt. If it does hurt, tell the person doing the test.
Getting Your Results
You will be informed by the Contractor Services Agency of your cervical screening result. This will normally be within about 14 days. If you have any queries regarding your result, please telephone the surgery and ask to speak to a Practice Nurse.
Your result will fall into one of four categories:
- Normal: No changes have been detected and you will not need another screen before your next scheduled one.
- Inadequate: For some reason, the lab have not been able to read your results. This may be because there are not enough cells on the slide or because they cannot be seen clearly enough. The newer method of taking smears makes this less common, but does still occasionally occur. You will need to have your smear repeated
- Borderline: This means that there are some changes on the screening, but that they are very mild. Generally you will be asked to have another smear earlier than usual and in most cases the changes resolve on their own.
- Abnormal: This means that some precancerous changes have been seen and that you are at increased risk of developing cancer. It does not mean that you have cancer. The result will be classified into mild, moderate or severe dyskaryosis (sometimes written as CIN1, CIN2 or CIN3). Sometimes you may be asked to repeat the smear in a few months; with more severe cases you will be given an appointment for a colposcopy at the hospital. A colposcopy is a means of looking more closely at the cervix using a special microscope and allows further samples to be taken and treatment given. | <urn:uuid:c0b55a69-1c86-47eb-b6cc-900163063c8d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://glenparkmedicalcentre.co.uk/cervical-screening-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.968106 | 779 | 2.0625 | 2 |
MIND-M Plus from Eldec: Extra Performance for Extremely Productive Induction Hardening Processes
The automotive industry is facing radical changes including increasing global competition and rapid technological development which are drastically transforming the demands placed on OEMs and suppliers. Reduction in production costs and increased flexibility to effectively respond to changing component requirements are necessary to remain competitive in the market.
Hardening is essential to ensure the stability and quality of many components required in the automotive industry. The traditional technique of case hardening, however, tends to be inflexible and energy intensive because it involves grouping the components together and heating them for hours in a furnace. Induction Hardening, due to its improved flexibility, is continuing to grow in popularity comparatively. It offers precisely timed cycles, extreme precision, and (unlike case hardening) comprehensive integration into the production flow. Eldec, a company specializing in induction hardening, has been refining this technique for decades. With their new modular hardening machine MIND-M PLUS, they’re continuing to meet the market demands. Its compact technology, high generator output, and low capital outlay all contribute to a reduction in cost per unit. This decrease in cost opens up possibilities for increased productivity in many applications.
Technological developments in the automotive industry are changing the geometry of many car parts, making them smaller and more complex. These changes have an enormous effect on production of the parts, particularly the traditional hardening process. This process is a crucial factor in ensuring that parts can withstand the stresses they are subjected to in the transmission, chassis, or engine, while maintaining the parts dimensional accuracy. The induction technology from eldec is perfectly suited to meet these challenges: The process is completed in seconds with high precision and minimal expansion in the workpiece. Additional benefits include the high process stability and low overall power consumption of the machines.
Eldec’s specialists in Dornstetten, Germany, have been working for years on opening up new areas of application for their technology. The development of the MIND-M series in 2011 was an outstanding example of this. At that time the goal of the eldec design engineers was to integrate their innovative induction technology into a remarkably compact machine without any compromise in part quality, while simultaneously reducing capital outlay for users. They succeeded in doing both in impressive fashion.
The MIND-M models, with the generator and cooling system included, have a footprint of just 2.3 by 0.8 meters (7.5 x 2.6 in). All the components are located within the housing. A practical, modular “building block” system allows each machine to be put together from modules chosen according to the workpiece dimensions, desired hardening finish, and all other production requirements.
Building on a Successful Strategy
In recent years, eldec engineers have continuously taken their successful modular strategy further. For instance, the machines can be supplied with a dual spindle drive if requested by the customer. This brings a considerable reduction in idle times and processing times, as multiple parts can be machined in parallel. “Nonetheless, we were running up against certain practical limitations when applying this strategy with our MIND-M models,” said Andreas Endmann, Head of Technology Sales for Hardening Systems at eldec in Dornstetten. “You also need greater generator power for the induction hardening of large parts. And if you’re trying to machine two large parts in parallel on a dual spindle machine, its output has to increase even more. But the maximum power output on our earlier MIND-M models was only 37 kW in the high frequency range and 100 kW in the medium frequency range. That’s not always enough for parallel machining of large parts.”
High Power Output—High Production Output
eldec has now closed this gap in their range of possible applications with their new MIND-M plus induction hardening machine. It is available in two sizes, one for workpieces up to 250 millimeters (9.8 in) in length, one for workpieces up to 1,000 millimeters (39.4 in) in length. The “plus” in the name refers to the increase in power up to 150 kW (high frequency range) or 300 kW (medium frequency range). Models are also being offered for the first time with dual frequency generators (DFG) and simultaneous dual frequency generators (SDF). They allow even more accurate surface hardening on especially complex shapes and contours, and perfect adjustment of the heat penetration depth.
But one thing is true of all the different generator and machine versions offered: MIND-M plus, in combination with innovative drive and clamping solutions, provides its users with huge increases in productivity. Take for example the indexing table with two workpiece holders: Two parts can be loaded onto it, with a narrow separation between them. This allows one half of the table to be loaded or unloaded by a robot while a part is being hardened on the other side of the table. If a machine has a dual spindle, then two of these indexing tables can be used, with the result that parallel machining and loading of two parts is always possible. This means a huge reduction in processing times and idle times during production. “The same technology can also be used on the MIND-M, of course. But the more powerful MIND-M plus now makes it possible to fully machine large parts in this way, with shorter cycle times. That’s exactly what we were aiming for,” Endmann said.
The use of the multiple clamping column has a similar effect. Six clamping fixtures for smaller workpieces are located on each of the two opposing sides of the column. In operation, it works much like the indexing table: While a robot inserts six workpieces on one side of the clamping column, another six are hardened and quenched on the other side at the same time. This results in a veritable explosion in production output volume.
A Wide Range of Options for any Application
What market potential does induction specialist eldec expect for this flexible, modular system, which can be configured with dual spindle drive, heavy duty machine bed, multiple clamping column, and indexing table customizable to fit any application task and desired output volume? “We started by taking our successful MIND-M strategy further toward specific objectives. Now the technology is available for a considerably wider range of applications,” Endmann said. “And the use of the DFG and SDF generators boosts flexibility and precision in production even more. As a result, we have a very comprehensive and powerful package that significantly improves the cost-effectiveness of hardening processes in many industries. We have no doubt that our strategy will continue to advance the market penetration of induction technology.”
The success of EMAG’s strategy lies in the fact that a medium-sized corporation can still react to customer requirements with flexibility and attention to the long term prospect. After all, clients are looking for answers to the crucial question of how to improve their output and the quality of their production – and to do so with space-saving machinery that will not let them down, even after many years of use. EMAG is the world’s most important manufacturer of CNC vertical turning machines.
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Botulinum toxin. We all know them by their brand name: BOTOX and DYSPORT.
Botulinum toxin injection is considered as the most popular non-invasive cosmetic treatment to date. It is a fast, safe and reliable facial rejuvenation treatment with less adverse effects.
History of Botulinum toxin (Botox/Dysport) as a Cosmetic Treatment
Botox was first used as a treatment for strabismus (crossed eyes) in the 1970s. From there, it was noticed that the glabella (wrinkles between the eyebrows) lessened. Through this discovery, the use of botulinum toxin has garnered worldwide popularity in treating facial wrinkles.
What is Botox?
Botox primarily causes temporary hibernation on targeted muscles. The hibernation which usually lasts for three to four months causes smoothening of the wrinkles and fine lines. The effect of botulinum toxin is not permanent which is why repeated treatments every three to four months is necessary for optimal result.
Moreover, botulinum toxin interferes with the release of pain mediators. This is the reason that Botulinum toxin is also used to treat migraine headaches.
On top of that, botulinum toxin is also used in other medical conditions such as axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating in the armpits) and urinary incontinence.
What are the adverse effects of Botulinum Toxin injections?
The most common are pinpoint bruising and swelling on the injection sites. Although rare, a droopy eyelid can occur as a result of Botox. If this happens, you need to return to your treating physician and he can prescribe you with an eyedrop medication.
Botulinum toxin injection is not recommended for pregnant women or those who are breastfeeding.
Here in Dubai, Botox is available at London Centre for Aesthetic Surgery located in Dubai Healthcare City.
Drs. Maurizio and Roberto Viel have over 25 years of experience in the field of cosmetic surgery industry and are known for their expertise in cosmetic treatments and surgeries.
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October 23rd, 2018
Editor’s Note: As AERA continues its mission of education and outreach, we delight in sharing our staff’s knowledge with new generations of students and scholars. This is especially rewarding when we have the chance to delve more deeply into an area during an Advanced Field School session with students who have a passion for a particular topic. Here, two enthusiastic new students of AERA’s Archaeozoologist Dr. Richard Redding, Mohamed Hussein Ahmed and Mohamed Raouf Badran, share their experiences and impressions of their recent training session during the Giza 2018 field and lab season. We feel that the best way to train students is a hands-on approach to our current research topics. Mohamed and Mohamed did just that this season, jumping right in on new material from this season’s Kromer excavations.
by Mohamed Hussein Ahmed and Mohamed Raouf Badran
The 2018 AERA-ARCE Field School training was a dream come true. It is important that people know that becoming an animal bone specialist in Egypt is not an easy thing. To even find such training in a university in Egypt is difficult, if not impossible. Both of us had an urgent need for this specialist training right now, as we are both working on our theses, and animal bone is a key component of our topics.
We each had an interest in animal bone and the information we can receive from studying it before we came to the field school. We both knew of Dr. Redding through his writings or his lectures, but there was not a chance to have this one-on-one specialist training with him. During our research, we would send emails to Dr. Redding asking for copies of articles or books, advice, opinions, or other help that we needed in our work, but it was not enough. It was hard to read the articles and understand them because they were full of difficult Latin terms and scientific abbreviations, and we needed help just to understand the specialist language. We told Dr. Redding we would be eager to have in-depth training, and he worked to make it possible during this year’s excavation season.
Overview of Our Work
Over six weeks of intensive training, Dr. Redding gave us all the support we needed—comprehensive explanations, articles to read, reports and references to use in writing, tools for our future work, and practical applications and demonstrations through magnificent research trips that helped us in understanding archaeozoology. He used different ways of teaching, like his great presentations with the white board, his unbelievable comparative collection in the lab, regular exercises to test our identifications, using manuals for mammals, birds, and fish, and training in equipment like scales and calipers.
He began with a general introduction about the mammals, birds, and fish of ancient Egypt. Then he focused on the most common of each category that we might find archaeologically in our future work. It was not easy for us at the beginning as we received a good deal of new Latin and English terminology in this course, but Dr. Redding did his best to deliver the information with his easy approach. By the end of the course we were on the same page, meaning that we succeeded in understanding these very difficult Latin words even if we did not know their Arabic meaning.
By the end of the first two weeks of training we were not only able to identify small fragments of bird and fish, but also which part of the body they came from. Dr. Redding’s vast comparative collection played an important role in identifying the fish. Ancient Egyptians caught many types of fish, and without the comparative collection we would face difficulty in identifying it. This is especially true with the very small fragments of bone recovered from the wet-sieve process, where the soil from excavation is washed through a series of fine sieves after it is rough-sifted on site. But, with practice, we were able to identify the more common fish without using the comparative materials, in particular those of catfish and Nile perch.
For mammals, we quickly set to work identifying the fragments of cattle, sheep-goat, and pig. With more training we moved to more advanced tasks, like identifying sheep from goat, determining male from female, and recognizing the fusion on some elements of the bones. One amazing thing is that we were able to differentiate between the milk teeth and the permanent teeth by studying the eruption process, and we learned how to differentiate between herbivores and carnivores by their teeth!
Within this intensive course we learned the name of each bone in the body; we were able to recognize if a bone fragment is from the right or left side of the body; and we learned the terminology to describe bone fragments and their condition in the appropriate ways. By the end of the course we were able to give our own interpretation about the faunal remains that we identified and recorded. We enjoyed every moment of this training.
Beyond the Basics
We started our real work by identifying faunal remains from the BBHT area of the main site. We did our best, but unfortunately the bone fragments from this area are small, very fragmented pieces. By this time, Dr. Redding had begun to receive the bone from the new Kromer excavations. He was very excited at how complete and numerous these bones are. When we saw the Kromer bone, we were both thinking how great it would be to work on this material, so we asked, “Can we work with you, Dr. Redding, on the Kromer bone?” And he answered “Yes, of course!” We were very happy to work on such amazing and unique material, and started working right away with him to identify and record the faunal remains from the Kromer excavations.
Unfortunately, after four weeks Dr. Redding had to leave to return to the US. But the work continued as if he was still with us. Dr. Mark Lehner visited us almost every day, following and supporting us, and asking questions and taking photos. We were very happy that they relied on us to complete the work. We did it together through good cooperation. Together we succeeded in identifying, recording, and entering the information in the database. Together we wrote and sent our weekly reports to the other AERA staff, and we even began to write the final report of this season.
Outside of the lab, there were other activities that we also found very informative. The weekly site tours of the ongoing work at the Kromer, Lost City, and Khentkawes Town sites helped us have a better understanding of each area, which is important for our interpretations in the final faunal report. Many research trips were arranged for us. These were diverse and covered several aspects of archaeozoological work, including visits to the Giza Zoo and Zoological Museum, the Giza Fish Market, the tombs of Saqqara, and a scientific conference where Dr. Redding presented a paper on the material from the Heit el-Ghurab site.
A Trip to the Zoo
While we were learning mammals we took a trip to the Giza Zoo, where we had a good chance to see many of the animals we may find in the archaeological remains of Egyptian sites. We had a good overview from Dr. Redding on animals like lions, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, and birds.
The trip also included a short visit to the Zoological Museum—a great museum with many animal skeletons on display. It was a very interesting and important visit for us. We talked with the Zoological Museum’s manager about their collection and where and how they obtain the skeletons for the museum. Seeing such a large collection, we wondered if it would be possible for us to practice with and study this bone in the future. It would be a great opportunity for us to handle and identify these different animal bones, especially the animals that we might encounter archaeologically. In thinking about that, we approached the Ministry of Antiquities about having a joint understanding so that we might work with the Zoo and the Zoological Museum for future study. The Ministry agreed and we now have an approval letter for future cooperation. We made a good connection with the Zoo and museum staff, and found them very friendly and helpful.
Fish week was both wonderful and difficult because we received so much information about fish that we needed more time than the one week allowed. We discovered that “fish” are not only the five common types of fish that we consume in modern Egypt, but that it is a big tree or a whole community of fish that we did not know about before this field school. Dr. Redding explained to us the different types of fish, their families, species, and sex, and many other facts about the science of fish. Then we started to learn the most common species of fish that are found archaeologically and how to identify the bones recovered from the site using the AERA comparative collection.
Dr. Redding arranged a fantastic trip to the Giza Fish Market. There we saw different types of Nile fish that are commonly found in archaeological sites, and some marine fish as well. We were fortunate to be guided by Dr. Redding as he gave us information for each kind of fish in the market. At the end of our trip he selected various kinds of fish for us to start our own comparative collections.
We spent a half day in the fish market before returning to the AERA-Egypt Center to begin skeletonizing fish for our collections. We skeletonized our fish by removing as much of the meat as possible without damaging the bones, then sealing the remnants in a container with flesh-eating beetles that will finish the work on the more delicate pieces. Dr. Redding brought out knives, saying “Start now to remove the meat carefully, keep the bones as they are, and skeletonize your own fish comparative collection.” We did this work with our own hands, and enjoyed it very much. After we finished the cleaning process, we hung the fish in the garden of the villa for a couple of days while waiting for the beetles to come, and then we saved the fish in a closed box. This process might take three months or more, depending on how fast the beetles work.
The market trip and this skeletonization process that we made had given us a great help and is key to learning the anatomy of the fish skeletons and developing our skills for differentiating the most common species of fish we would find archaeologically.
Researching in Tombs
Dr. Redding also arranged an important field trip for us to visit Saqqara to see the tombs of Kagemni, Mereruka, and Ty. These three tombs are very rich in fish and fishing illustrations and show many of the same types of fish we had seen in the Giza Fish Market. Also there we examined the fish scenes and recognized the fish of the pharaohs from their representations.
We met Rasha Nasr, Archaeozoologist, and a student of Dr. Redding’s from the 2010 AERA-ARCE Field School. She offered us great help in visiting the tombs and also visiting the site of the excavations there, where they found a large amount of both human and animal bone, including dog mummies. Dr. Redding discussed with us how to deal with and study the dog mummies, including how to preserve them for the future.
Attending the “Food and Drink” IFAO Conference
Dr. Redding also supported our academic progress. He took us to a scientific conference titled “Food and Drink in Ancient Egypt and Sudan,” held at the Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale (IFAO) and the Polish Center of Mediterranean Archaeology in Cairo. There were great lectures based on the faunal and floral remains found at various sites. In addition to learning a great deal about ancient food and drink, we had opportunities at the conference to mix and mingle, form new relationships, and strengthen existing ones.
During this training we also participated in filming with Dr. Redding and Dr. Lehner. They encouraged us to speak on camera, and we both had an interview with an ARCE film crew to be shown in ARCE’s 2018 Annual Meeting in the US. We were happy to answer the questions of Dr. Louise Bertini, the Director of ARCE Egypt, about the field school training and how we benefitted from this course. Both Dr. Redding and Dr. Lehner encouraged us to speak in front of the camera, and this helped us to feel confident in doing so.
We would like to express our gratitude to our great teacher, Dr. Richard Redding, for his support, patience, and encouragement throughout this field school. It is not often that one finds a teacher who always finds the time for listening. We greatly appreciate all that he has done for us. He put us on the right track with a great amount of help, and trusted us with his own tools and comparative collection. Our thanks also go to Dr. Mark Lehner for closely following our training, providing many valuable comments, and sending helpful materials that improved our work. We are grateful for his support.
We would also like to show our gratitude to Dr. Bassem Gehad, Assistant to the Minister of Antiquities for Capacity Development and Human Resources. We also thank Dr. Mohamed Ragaey, the General Director of the zoos all over Egypt for his offer to study any skeletons in the museum, and Dr. Mervat, Director of the Zoological Museum of the Giza Zoo, for her hospitality and cooperation.
Mohamed Hussein Ahmed is working on the faunal remains from the Early Dynastic-period bone from the South Abydos excavations and is a student at South Valley University. He serves as the archaeozoologist for the South Abydos Excavation, Early Dynastic Cemetery and Settlement (SAEEDCS) Project, and after the conclusion of this year’s work was named the head of the archaeozoology department of the Scientific Center for Archaeological Field Training of Upper Egypt.
Mohamed Raouf Badran is a student at Mansoura University in the Department of Egyptology, where he is writing his thesis on nutrition in workmen’s communities in ancient Egypt. Following the training with Dr. Redding, he participated in another in-depth AERA-ARCE workshop on archaeological data management (see article on back cover). He is currently an Inspector at the Giza Pyramids Inspectorate. | <urn:uuid:8e3f7dec-3a7d-440f-babb-4ab1ea9f180f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.aeraweb.org/news/learning-animal-bone-aera-arce-field-school-training/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.972052 | 3,013 | 2.234375 | 2 |
An Introduction to Springs
Springs are manufactured from just one wire, and therefore could not be simpler in many respects, yet they hold the ingenious structure to be variably functional, consistent and absolutely vital to many mechanisms. From helical coils to more unusual shapes and designs, the humble spring is an invaluable component that many industries couldn’t do without.
At European Springs, our ability to carry out quality spring manufacture is renowned throughout many countries, and we always strive to uphold that strong reputation to the best of our ability. As expert spring manufacturers, we supply customers with a wide range of high quality products, and also prioritise the very best customer service at highly competitive prices. However, what really sets us apart from other manufacturers is our innovation, as our high-tech manufacturing facilities can create entirely bespoke designs in bulk and at speed.
Our durable custom spring designs are adaptable for use in any industry, and areas such as the electric, electronic, motor, offshore, pharmaceutical and telecommunication sectors rely on our springs and pressings in a significant way. Because of this, our standard catalogues and stocks are well-equipped with over 700 products to meet a variety of common needs, but when a more personal touch is needed we can also design and subsequently manufacture springs that are directly in accordance with a customer’s specifications and requirements.
Regardless of whether they are standard or bespoke in nature, our spring manufacturer procedures always adhere to high standards. We can produce over 3,000,000 components an hour, and we utilise a variety of CAD, CAM and other specialised techniques as part of our in-house design services. Materials are always chosen to enable optimal performance levels, but we can also finish materials using processes like powder-coating or shot-peening to attain even more robust properties when necessary.
Of course, it’s worth saying that spring manufacture isn’t just about high volume demand, and there are numerous occasions when a request for a ‘bespoke’ spring means just that; bespoke and one of a kind. In such situations, we’re able to serve as a one-stop centre of excellence for both prototyping and small orders, so don’t ever make the mistake of thinking that we only deal with orders for vast quantities of components.
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Priyanka Singh| TNN |
- Of over 10,000 residents of Gusiyari, only about 3,000 are registered voters
- lmost 80% population is Muslim while rest comprise upper caste Hindus and dalits
- The village has over 30 wells and 72 handpumps but all of them yield saline water
The well in Gusiyari which is the only source of water for villagers. (Photo: Priyanka Singh)
For the past 30 years, political parties have been asking for votes on assurance of water supply to Gusiyari but no development is visible so far. A villager Sagheer Ahmad said, “Our biggest problem is just another decorative agenda on the parties’ manifesto. No one has ever understood our plight. Almost all candidates promise us water supply but once they come to power they never show up.”
Of over 10,000 residents of Gusiyari, only about 3,000 are registered voters. Almost 80% population is Muslim while rest comprise upper caste Hindus and dalits. The village has over 30 wells and 72 handpumps but all of them yield saline water, unfit for consumption. It is the only well located 4km away from Gusiyari that has potable water, as it is irrigated by the nearby rainfed Shyam River.
With just one well around, it is a struggle every time to fetch water from this source. Another villager Sakeena said, “It is common to see people fighting near the well over who would fetch first. There is so much consumption from the well that its level reduces by night, so everyone is in a rush. Girls have to visit the well 12-13 times a day to get water.”
Such has been the struggle for water in the past that villagers have formed a community-based hierarchy to decide who would fetch water first. Muslims being in more in number have been allowed to fetch water from the well anytime. Brahmins can also draw water anytime and have got two ghats (one fourth of the area) reserved for themselves. Dalits, however, are entitled to get water only during afternoon. Further, Muslims and Brahmins draw water from the well and give it to Dalits.
Kalli, a dalit woman, said, “We visit the well only in the afternoon and cannot draw water on our own. What welfare are we taking about when we get water on the basis of our religion and caste?”
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Fighting the pandemic and keeping the ailing economy going have been almost insurmountable tasks for Thailand this year. The Bank of Thailand has forecast a GDP contraction of 7.8% in 2020, crucially weighed down by the outbreak.
After wading through the first lockdown and fending off new local infections for months, a sudden spike in new infections this week is expected to drag businesses back towards the circling the drain, where many are likely to be gutted by the outbreak, and a lucky handful will manage to reap windfalls. Read more…..
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The World Economic Forum has just published its annual Report on Regional Risks for Doing Business. Not surprisingly the coronavirus pandemic has left its mark. Based on a survey of over 12,000 business leaders from 127 countries the report has unemployment top of the list, just like previous reports, like the one from the International Labour Organization, massive job losses due to the pandemic are expected to negatively impact business for the next 10 years. | <urn:uuid:56d54cb7-fc3c-41f9-9841-d2c29a4e5310> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://icarussignals.com/2020/12/23/economic-fire-continues-to-rage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.954638 | 211 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Oscar-winning actor John Wayne’s racist past is haunting his legacy. The state of California has trashed the idea of declaring May 26 John Wayne Day due to racist remarks the late famed actor made in the past. A group of state legislators voted 36-19, deciding not to name the day after Wayne due to his “disturbing views towards race,” NBC News reports.
State Assemblyman Matthew Harper of Huntington Beach proposed the idea in an effort to commemorate the actor’s birthday. Local political leaders who were against the idea pulled up a 1971 interview Wayne did with Playboy, in which he made unsettling remarks about African-Americans and Native Americans.
“I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don’t believe in giving authority and positions of leadership and judgment to irresponsible people,” stated Wayne.
During the same interview, he claimed that Indians were greedily trying to keep the American land for themselves. “Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves,” he stated, according to NBC.
The actor’s support of the John Birch Society and the anti-communist House Un-American Activities Committee was also scrutinized during the decision process.
Those who supported the proposal argued that Wayne is an influential part of American culture. “Opposing the John Wayne Day resolution is like opposing apple pie, fireworks, baseball, the Free Enterprise system and the Fourth of July,” said Rep. Harper. Assemblyman Travis Allen said that he “stood for those big American values that we know and we love.” Other leaders presented examples of individuals who have been honored despite having controversial pasts, citing President Franklin Roosevelt, who has been honored despite interning Japanese Americans during World War II, Fox 5 reports.
John Wayne was best known for his work in films True Grit, The Green Berets, and The Alamo. He died at age 72 in 1979.
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My grandfather used to talk about people talking through their hats . Hats . That was long ago when men wore hats , before John Kennedy went to his inaugural and didn’t wear the hat . Maybe that’s what started hats going out of style for men. There was old Ike Eisenhower in the traditional top hat sitting next to him and Kennedy with no hat on his head at all . Out with the old .
With politicians ” She/he’s talking through her/his hat ! ” often applies , even though she/he may not be actually wearing a hat . Here in the digital age we can easily throw up ( pun intended ) examples of their saying one thing here and another there ; or one thing then and another thing now ; or of promises made during campaigns and from then on mysteriously set aside as if they had instantly vanished. Gone with the wind .
Politicians , as soon as they throw their hats into the ring begin talking though them , I think . Well , that’s not a profound announcement , I know . That’s politics .
Some people ( including politicians ) cry at the drop of a hat . Magicians pull rabbits out of hats . Home sweet home is wherever I can hang my hat . Some people wear two hats . People pass hats . Men used to tip their hats to ladies . Some people are so cheap their hats squeak . Some people sing about hats . Dylan sang about a pill-box hat . Lyle Lovett sings : ” You can have my girl ; just don’t touch my hat . ”
Hats are still in , though , especially with young people . Hats off to hat wearers !
I was thinking about hats today , for no apparent reason . Maybe my hat was on too tight yesterday . I’m not mad as a hatter , though . It was just a passing thought I hat .
Alice : This is impossible .
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Fotomuseum Winterthur and the FilmColors research teams of Prof. Dr. Barbara Flueckiger are proud to present the exhibition Color Mania – The Material of Color in Photography and Film, curated by Nadine Wietlisbach, Director of Fotomuseum Winterthur and Dr. Eva Hielscher, Film Scholar and Guest Curator (see practical information at the end of this page).
The show exhibits film strips, large-format images and original prints, by which the development and history of color as a material in photography and film are illustrated. The exhibition examines the web of connections and processes of exchange between the media of photography and film, shedding light on the material dimensions of photo and film colors and focusing attention on their fascinating abundance.
Yet Color Mania does not just include exhibits related to historical color film and photography. The historical processes enter into a dialogue with works of art by contemporary artists, which demonstrate how these color processes are utilised today and how the material nature of color, as viewed through the prism of technology and cultural theory, is reflected on in current photography and the broader artistic landscape. In this regard, the works by Dunja Evers, Raphael Hefti, Barbara Kasten and Alexandra Navratil amplify certain aspects explored in the exhibition by means of historical documents and objects. The historical realm is connected here to an experimental and reflective approach drawing on a contemporary perspective.
The exhibition has been developed in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Barbara Flueckiger’s research projects ERC Advanced Grant FilmColors. Bridging the Gap between Technology and Aesthetics and SNSF Film Colors. Technologies, Cultures, Institutions at the University of Zurich, with support from the Swiss National Science Foundation as an Agora project for science communication.
The film coloring workshop by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Ruedel, HTW Berlin, will be one of the highlights of the related activities. Book your slot soon, the workshop will certainly be sold out quickly.
In addition there is a smartphone app with background information and color visualizations from the VIAN software. The app has been developed by Josua Fröhlich, in collaboration with the Visualization and MultiMedia Lab of Prof. Dr. Renato Pajarola, and Gaudenz Halter, all at the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich.
Short film program Color Moods at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Thursday to Sunday, Nov. 07 to 10, 2019
Special guided tour with Barbara Flueckiger, professor for film studies (University of Zurich), and book launch Color Mania, Saturday, Nov 9, 2019, 2 pm
Link to the exhibition at Fotomuseum Winterhur and the various activities:
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Grüzenstrasse 44 + 45
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Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–6pm,
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ALLOY wheel rims are a mixture or content of Aluminum, carbon and other alloys. Earlier Alloy rims were made of a mixture or Magnesium, but mag-alloy rims were flammable, so in a few countries like UK they were banned for racing.
Nowadays in our motorcycles we generally getting alloy wheel rims which are known for less weight, accuracy and efficiency. The charm of spoke wheels is now limited to only a few motorcycles like some Royal Enfields, etc. Alloy wheels are perfect for tubeless tyres because of the sitting position of the tyre on the rim. The tyre fits perfectly and accurately on the rim in the periphery which is very much important; improper fitting may cause the bike to start wobbling at the time of riding.
When a tubeless tyre gets punctured you don’t need to remove the tyre from the rim and hence there would be no damage to the rim. I would suggest to never put tyre with tubes on alloy wheels, unless you take care while maintaining the tire because otherwise you could be damaging the edges of the rim every time you remove and refit the tire.
Those rims are relatively softer than other metals because as we know aluminium is a very soft and light material. So on the road if you have a flat tyre then the regular puncture fellow would use his screw driver or some sort of Tommy bar which could damage the rim. Try to only make use of tyre removing machines for removing or changing the tyre.
Alloy rims have got proper seat and edge to fix the tyre rather than conventional spoke wheel rims. And on conventional wheel rims you can’t put tubeless tyres due to those spoke holes which will leak all the air.
For alloy rims there are special tools available in the market. Here are a few quick pointers on alloy wheels…
- Alloy rims always need special attention.
- Keep your tyre air pressure as per company recommendation to avoid damage (whether it is Nitrogen or Regular Air).
- Use proper tools for removing and changing tyres.
- Alloy rims on two wheeler also need dynamic balancing.
- Do not use hammer to remove tyres.
- Do not use “under diameter” tyres on the rim.
- Try not to remove tyres from the rim when it is punctured.
- Try to buy branded alloy rims, rather than any local rims.
- Do not buy mag-alloy rims.
- Try avoiding potholes. Ride on potholes slowly otherwise, instead of bending, they may simply crack!
- Try not to repair wheels at home if you are unknown to any auto parts.
Tubeless Tyre Puncture Removing Kit is available in the market. Always keep it with you. Puncture repair on tubeless tyres is very easy.
And yes, Alloy wheels can be repaired but there are hardly a few who can do it with precision. If it’s a major issue then don’t try to repair it, because rims are a matter of life or death, so don’t play with it.
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Afterward Quotes (5 quotes)
Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterward propagate itself.
One of his followers said to him, “O Perfect One, why do you do this thing? For though we find joy in it, we know not the celestial reason nor the correspondency of it.” And Sabbah answered: “I will tell you first what I do; I will tell you the reasons afterward.”
The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward.
These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterward.
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Emery Lower loves to read. She loves Harry Potter, Bridge to Terabithia and Pride and Prejudice. Since beginning sixth grade, she’s developed an interest in graphic novels, especially mangas; in particular, she recommends The Tea Dragon Society. Each year that Emery has taken the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness exams, she’s earned a "masters grade level" score on the reading section.
Only a few years ago, however, Emery couldn’t read. By the end of first grade, she hadn’t finished a book independently. She hated reading and didn’t even like it when her parents read to her because they wanted her to look at the text as they read the story.
“Any time Emery had homework in kindergarten and first grade, it would take hours and a lot of crying – mostly her but sometimes me,” says her mother Brandy Lower. “She was mentally exhausted when she came home from school because she’d spent all day trying to decode words and not being able to do it.”
That’s because Emery, like millions of other children in the United States, suffers from dyslexia, a learning disability that affects areas of the brain that process language. People with dyslexia struggle with decoding: the ability to relate speech sounds to letters and words.
“I would look at the page and say a word out loud, but it didn’t click in my brain,” Emery says. “I didn’t know letters made words, that they had to spell something. I thought that any random group of letters could be a word. Reading was not fun at all for me.”
Then, she found Bookshare, and, slowly, her life began to change.
What Is Bookshare?
Founded in 2001, Bookshare is an ebook library designed to make reading easier for those with “reading barriers.” It has delivered over 14,000,000 ebooks to people who cannot read traditional books because they suffer from reading barriers such as difficulty decoding words, seeing text or physically managing a book.
Back in 1996, Congress passed section 121 of the Copyright Act, known as the Chafee Amendment. The amendment states that it is not an infringement of copyright if an authorized entity reproduces a book in specialized formats for people with print-related disabilities. These reproductions can be made without purchase of copyright or permission from the author.
By that time, Jim Fruchterman, the founder of Bookshare, had already spent much of his career developing technology that benefited the visually impaired. While studying engineering at Caltech in the late 1970s, Fruchterman learned how pattern recognition technology guides missiles to their targets. He wondered what would happen if this technology was put to a different use: could it be used to recognize letters and words and create a machine that reads aloud to the blind?
The answer, it turns out, was yes. Using the same technology, Fruchterman developed a machine that could read almost any printed font without human training. Shortly afterwards, he founded Benetech, a nonprofit focused on developing software for social good.
During the 1990s, personal technology advanced rapidly, and Fruchterman thought it presented a new opportunity to make reading more accessible for all. If people could download music directly from the internet to their computers, then couldn’t they do the same with books? With the Chafee Amendment in place, Benetech could now obtain and reproduce books for those who had reading barriers without incurring the copyright costs. How many more people could Benetech reach if Fruchterman created a digital library of books designed specifically for people with reading barriers? He started a new initiative, called Bookshare, to find out.
How Does Bookshare Work?
Funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, Bookshare provides all U.S. students with a qualifying disability (regardless of whether they attend a traditional public, public charter, private or homeschool) with free access to its digital library. Qualifying disabilities include dyslexia, blindness, low vision, retinitis pigmentosa, cerebral palsy and other disabilities that affect a student’s ability to read print. To ensure that only students with a qualifying disability access copyright material, Bookshare users must provide proof of disability signed by a doctor, special education teacher or other professional.
Bookshare produces ebooks in five different formats - digital book file, digital audio, Microsoft Word, braille ready format (BRF) and DAISY - designed to increase text accessibility for students with reading barriers. Some of the formats offer the same features, like listening to words read aloud or seeing text as it is highlighted, but the differences lie in the type of device or application a reader uses.
The digital book file format (.epub) is the standard format for an ebook. It can be read on smartphones, tablets or generic e-readers, and students with reading barriers can customize the entire reading experience – from changing voices to adjusting reading speed to changing the size of the font or color contrast – to increase ease of access.
The audio file format (.mp3) provides audio only, no written text, and gives students a text-to-speech option that is compatible with both current and previous versions of phones and portable music players.
The Microsoft Word file format (.docx) is the standard format for many screen reader applications, and it is particularly useful because it has built-in navigation tools, which documents in a Portable Document Format (.pdf) often lack. If paired with learning tools like Microsoft’s Immersive Reader, users can listen to words read aloud and follow along with word-level highlighting.
The braille ready format (.brf) can be fed into both a braille embosser and into a braille ebook reader, known as a refreshable braille display. Printing braille books with an embosser has many logistical challenges, such as required shipping costs and storage space, that can limit the variety and number of texts that a school has for visionally impaired students. However, Bookshare’s e-library contains hundreds of thousands of books in the braille ready format, instantly available to visually impaired students who possess a refreshable braille display device. The format can also be used to listen to books with a text-to-speech option which many students find helpful.
DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) books are another digital book format with a lot of customization options and was the original accessible ebook standard. For instance, students with dyslexia benefit from an add-on feature called Beeline Reader that Bookshare has integrated for DAISY files. With Beeline Reader, the words of a sentence are highlighted as the text-to-speech engine reads aloud, which helps with tracking and decoding. The text at the beginning of a line may begin as a dark blue that slowly changes hue until it becomes red at the end of the line. The first word of the next line then starts with red and slowly changes to another color so that students can more easily track each line.
How Bookshare Is Changing The Lives Of Students And Families
Bookshare’s library now contains over 700,00 titles, including educational books, children’s books, literary fiction, New York Times bestsellers, text books, periodicals and career resources. It also has books in over 47 languages.
“There has been nothing that we have wanted to read that Bookshare hasn’t had available, even [Emery’s] text books,” says Brandy Lower. “That’s freed up our time as parents because we don’t have to read everything to her that she wants or needs to read.”
Using Bookshare has helped Emery develop the reading skills that she once envied in her non-dyslexic peers. With dyslexia, “sometimes the letters move. They shift and wobble. They float off the page or ‘dolphin kick’ across it,” Emery explains. “[The DAISY file format] helped me with school because it taught me to track across a page. Now, when I look at a normal book, I skim it first, and then I can read it.”
Bookshare now works with about 35,000 schools and serves about 600,000 U.S. students from kindergarten to college and beyond. Those numbers sound impressive, but, in reality, less than 2% of the approximately 56.6 million K-12 students in America are taking advantage of Bookshare’s free resources while Benetech estimates that approximately 5% of K-12 and post-secondary students are eligible to participate.
In 2017, the American Printing House for the Blind reported that there are approximately 63,000 children, (age birth through 21) who are legally blind (less than 20/200 vision). And in 2016, about 706,000 non-institutionalized children age four through 20 self-reported a visual disability on the American Community Survey.
Reading disabilities, like dyslexia, often go undiagnosed. About 3.5% of U.S. students, approximately 2 million children, receive special education services for a reading disorder, which includes dyslexia; however, scientists estimate that between 5 and 12% of students are dyslexic, suggesting that the majority go undiagnosed or untreated.
Studies have shown that students who do not read at grade level by third grade are more likely to drop out of school, indicating that students who have undiagnosed reading disabilities are at greater risk of academic failure. Early diagnosis and intervention has been shown to help students with dyslexia while students with untreated dyslexia are more likely to drop out of high school, become unemployed or underemployed, or be incarcerated than their non-dyslexic peers. Even if a child has been diagnosed, some reports state that schools often lack staff with the appropriate training to help dyslexic students.
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Bookshare is working to expand their reach so that every student in the U.S. with a qualifying print disability has access to its library.
“Our biggest challenge is making Bookshare visible, especially to teachers and students,” says Brad Turner, the Vice President and General Manager Global Education and Literacy at Benetech. “We present at conferences and share information with district leadership, but we aren’t in the classrooms. We need to find a way to reach every teacher or social worker so that they know about our resources and can help students and families take advantage of them.”
Mac Lower, Emery’s father, cannot imagine how different Emery’s life would have been had the staff at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children not provided him and his wife with information about Bookshare when they diagnosed Emery with dyslexia. “As a parent, [using Bookshare] gives you your child back in the sense that it lets them be who they really are in a learning environment because they are no longer angry or frustrated every time they are doing school work. It helps [students with reading barriers] begin to see school as a blessing rather than a curse.”
Emery agrees. She knows that school would have been much more difficult for her without Bookshare. However, she also treasures reading for the impact it has had on her as a person. “I don’t think I would have an imagination as big as I do now without all of the stories I’ve read,” Emery says. “Reading them, I envision the characters and imagine their thoughts and feelings. Before using Bookshare, I couldn’t understand those storylines; it was just words on a paper.” | <urn:uuid:46759acf-a99b-489a-a7da-684c713ffbcd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilylanghorne/2019/04/29/how-one-nonprofit-is-improving-the-lives-of-students-with-reading-barriers/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.963406 | 2,505 | 2.953125 | 3 |
Teachers go on free school supply spree
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - With the new school year just around the corner, teachers are already preparing their classrooms.
Tuesday morning, a new store aimed at helping them out with no out-of-pocket cost opened. Called 'Free2Teach,' it is open to teachers in Madison City, Madison County, and Huntsville City Schools.
The store gets its supplies from donations.
"Free2Teach has been very helpful i knowing that I can come here and just get the everyday supplies to help my students succeed," said third-grade teacher Paige Green.
The store is on 9th Avenue between Memorial Parkway and Governors Drive in Huntsville. Organizers ask that you register with them online before you come to pick up supplies. You can also visit their website to learn how to donate.
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March 15 (UPI) — Diabetics who eat fewer processed foods at night may live longer than those who consume more of them, a study published Tuesday by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found.
In addition, eating foods high in carbohydrates earlier in the day as opposed to at night helps boost heart health in people with diabetes, the data showed.
Those with Type 2 diabetes who ate processed foods, including meat, later in the day had an up to 74% higher risk for death from heart disease compared to people who consumed lower amounts of these foods and/or did so earlier in the day, the researchers said.
Conversely, people with Type 2 diabetes who consumed more vegetables and dairy products later in the day lowered their risk for heart disease death by 45% compared to those who ate less of these foods, according to the researchers.RELATEDStudy: Nighttime eating affects body clock, can lead to glucose intolerance
Those who ate potatoes in the morning and more whole grains in the afternoon reduced their risk for heart disease-related death by up to 50%, the data showed.
“We observed that eating potatoes in the morning, whole grains in the afternoon, greens and milk in the evening and less processed meat in the evening was associated with better long-term survival in people with diabetes,” study co-author Dr. Qingrao Song said in a press release.
“Nutritional guidelines and intervention strategies for diabetes should integrate the optimal consumption times for foods in the future,” said Song, a member of the faculty of science at Harbin Medical University in Harbin, China.RELATEDDiabetes risk higher for ‘night owls’ that are obese, study says
The findings are based on an analysis of data for more than 4,600 adults with Type 2 diabetes who responded to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a project led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors health trends in the United States.
Participants were followed for a period of roughly two years, during which time 307 of them died from heart disease, the researchers said.
About 30 million people in the United States have Type 2 diabetes, which is caused by the body’s inability to process sugars in food and increases a person’s risk for heart disease, according to the CDC.RELATEDStress complicates blood sugar control for people with diabetes
Previous research has indicated that nighttime eating may lead to glucose intolerance, which can cause diabetes.
Based on the findings of this study, the time of day that people with Type 2 diabetes eat certain foods may be just as important to their well-being as portion size and calories, the Chinese researchers said.
Meal times should be in line with the biological clock, a natural, internal process that regulates the sleep-wake cycle and repeats every 24 hours, they said.
That is because overall health for people with Type 2 diabetes may be improved if certain foods are eaten at different times of the day, according to the researchers.
“We’re trying to find ways to combat diet-related diseases among the people. A lot of us are related to people who have diabetes, hypertension. We want to reach out to more of the people and say, ‘Come buy your food here. It’s right here, locally grown, and this is way better than what we have in the stores.’”
– Ciara Minjarez, educational outreach coordinator
(By CBC News · Yellowknife, NT - July 14, 2022 - Used with Permission) - Some surgeries in the N.W.T. will be...
The royal commission has been examining the difficulties First Nations people with disabilities living in remote and regional parts of the country have with accessing basic care and services.
A little more than a month after pausing the measure, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced Thursday it will be re-implementing random testing for fully vaccinated air travellers arriving into the country at four major Canadian airports: Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Toronto.
The Senate human rights committee began studying the issue back in 2019 and found that — far from being a problem of the distant past — forced and coerced sterilization was still taking place in Canada and Indigenous women were not the only people affected.
Julie Green, the N.W.T. health minister, in the CBC News studio in Yellowknife. Green said Thursday that her department is “robbing Peter to pay Paul” by pulling health staff from other areas to ensure emergency care is still available amidst a worker shortage. (Emma Grunwald/ CBC) | <urn:uuid:877c956b-3e34-462a-aaf3-fba2652b3e31> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://nativepress.ca/2022/03/15/study-eating-processed-food-at-night-raises-risk-for-heart-disease-death-in-diabetics/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.963886 | 953 | 2.859375 | 3 |
On this auspicious day of International Yoga Day we celebrate 3rd Anniversary of Conscious Walking created by Mohanji. Today, three new methods are being added by Mohanji to the practice, to powerfully enhance, transform and elevate the practice of Conscious Walking. The techniques open up new dimensions into Conscious Walking and have huge benefits. We experienced that during our recent retreat at Berovo in Macedonia.
The first method is to be practiced only while walking consciously. While walking 3 to 4 people hold the hands while walking. This technique helps open up the heart chakra, multiplies the energy created by the Conscious Walking, and changes the energy pattern from vertical rotation to horizontal waves connecting heart centers. This method produces energy waves and increases Iccha Shakti or will power connected to our heart center.
While we do Conscious Walking we are stabilizing our energy inside our aura and within the auric boundary of our personal field. While holding hands and walking, it will become like a wave through the heart center of every practitioner. If there is lack of will power, inertia or depressive moods, with this method, all these states will reduce or completely dissolve based on its intensity. This is because the energy flows like a wave that cleanses the heart chakras.
Next stage is – if we lift our hands and up from the elbow and at the chest level – than it will create the effect of a pyramid and the energy will be one of action. Kriya Shakti or power of action will get enhanced.
Next two methods should be done only after a minimum of 30 minute Conscious Walking. They enhance the effects of the conscious walk and stabilizes the energy generated through the walking. The methods could be alternated.
After a 30 minute’s walk, after we stabilized our energy, we sit down on an insulated space – a chair or a mat, not on the ground. Spine should be erect. Eyes closed.
From the root of the spine (perineum) we slowly and internally chant OM NAMAH SHIVAYA through the back of the spine, and reach the top of the head, center of crown chakra. From the top of the head and down the front side through the chest and down to the perineum we chant SHIVAYA NAMAH OM. This method is done for 15 minutes.
You will feel that your body is like a Shiva Linga. So, from the back part of the Shiva Linga it’s flowing all the way up and than it is coming down through the front of the Shiva Linga. Shiva Linga represents consciousness beyond limitations or dimensions. This method will stabilize and energize us.
After a minimum 30 minute’s walk, as we stabilized our energy, we sit down on a chair or a mat, not on the ground. Spine should be erect. Eyes closed.
We look down, and our head is down, shoulder erect, only the neck bent. Imagine the sun is rising. As the sun is rising, our head should also be rising all the way up slowly. And while the sun is rising, it should reflect on our face – that means, we should have a mild smile, and as the head is going up the smile should increase. When the head is all the way back as much as we could comfortably go, imagine the sun is at 12:00 noon. The eyes are up in Shambavi mudra, tongue is curled back inside the mouth in Khechari mudra. The face should be really bright with a smile. So, 12 noon should be our brightest smile.
From 12:00 noon the sun is setting, you are slowly bringing your head forward and down from the neck until the chin touches the chest, and slowly your face becomes normal again. The smile on our face should tell us how much of sun adorns the sky. We can still have a mild smile after sunset. This is one cycle. This cycle is repeated at least 18 times.
This method teaches us two things. One is that sun always rises, so there is nothing called permanent dark times. Dark times are part of the sunrise. Dark situation is absence of the sun, but it doesn’t mean that the sun doesn’t exist. So, you are making yourself aware that the sun is available, and you are experiencing the sunrise in your life. This method could be suitable to change our habitual negative thoughts and feelings into positive attitude. When we consciously think and connect to the sun, we experience tremendous positiveness and lack of inertia.
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FREMONT, CA: The COVID-19 pandemic is significantly influencing national purchasing habits, pushing a higher share of purchases onto the internet and away from the physical point-of-sale, reports market research firm Packaged Facts in the recent industry study Digital Consumer Payment Trends in the U.S. In a related sense, the pandemic is reshaping not only how consumers pay, what payment method they use, which one they feel the safest using, but also the banking channels they prefer and the types of consumer credit they use.
"These changes are shaping the present, but they will also shape the future," says David Sprinkle, research director for Packaged Facts. "Consumer shifts to digital payments are being met with a host of industry responses intended to meet consumer needs. Once in place, they will likely maintain that digital payment use and even expand upon it as long as those responses help consumers pay more easily, more quickly, and more safely than before."
Below are three important economic and financial shifts involving digital payments:
Shifts in Payment Method and Payment Method Safety
Packaged Facts' survey data featured in Digital Consumer Payment Trends in the U.S. reveal those survey respondents who pay directly from an app on their phone are five times more likely to use this payment method more because of COVID-19 than to use it less. Other payment methods that positively correlate with the pandemic include pre-paying before picking up items and paying with mobile phone/mobile app. Payment method losers include paying with cash, paying with check, and paying by giving a card to a person at the register.
While they are most likely to say they will use mobile apps more, consumers tend to perceive pre-paying before picking up items as the safest. Apart from giving a card to a person at the register, consumers are also at least as likely to say a listed payment method is safe as they are to say it is unsafe.
Shifts in Consumer Spending and Banking Behavior
Packaged Facts research also reveals that banks are delivering in the clutch. For example, those using mobile banking are far more likely to claim they are satisfied with their primary banks' mobile apps than express dissatisfaction. Consumers are also more likely to choose and feel safe using mobile/digital spending and payment options because of the pandemic.
Shifts in Consumer Credit Use and Future Payment Choices
Contrary to prevailing industry trends, consumers are most likely to use credit cards more because of the pandemic than to use them less. The reverse is true of other options. This may be because credit cards provide the most common and ready means to buy on credit, and they may be viewed as a less drastic option than choices such as emergency loans and layaway plans.
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Why The U.S. Needs Bashar Assad To Stay For Now
Throughout the Syrian war, President Obama has insisted that President Bashar Assad must go. But now, the U.S. may want, or even need, Assad to remain in power for a while longer so he can oversee the dismantling of his chemical weapons stockpile.
"For the sake of the Syrian people, the time has come for President Assad to step aside," Obama said back on Aug. 18, 2011, in his first explicit call for Assad's ouster, something the U.S. president went on to repeat on multiple occasions.
However, since the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus, Obama has focused on Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, rather than possible regime change. And under a U.S.-Russia framework plan announced over the weekend, United Nations inspectors would have to work closely with the Assad regime to identify, secure and destroy the chemical weapons.
As strange as it may seem, the U.S. president now sounds more willing to tolerate Assad in power following the chemical weapons attack that killed more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, according to the U.S.
"I don't think we should remove another dictator with force," Obama said in his nationally televised speech on Sept. 10.
But accepting Assad's continued rule in the short term raises questions about the longer-term goal of forcing him from power, according to some analysts.
"There's a natural tension between a policy that says Assad must stay around and destroy his chemical weapons, and another policy that you want him to disappear," says Andrew Tabler, author of In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle With Syria.
To bridge this contradiction, Tabler says, U.S. policy toward Assad could best be described as, "We want him to go, but not right now."
Fears Of Chaos
As long as Assad still has stocks of chemical weapons, his ouster could create chaos in Syria that would further complicate efforts to secure and destroy the chemical arsenal.
For this reason, Tabler believes that Assad will "move slowly and do the bare minimum. He will make this a long, drawn-out, torturous process. He wants to move fast enough to avoid an intervention, but not any faster than that."
But Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking in Paris on Monday, said the elimination of Assad's chemical weapons would make the Syrian leader weaker and therefore more vulnerable in the longer term.
"We are taking a weapon away from him that he has been using against his people," Kerry said.
Syria is believed to have roughly 1,000 metric tons of chemical weapons and related material scattered over dozens of sites. The U.S.-Russia plan calls for Syria to account for its stockpile by Friday, for U.N. inspectors be in Syria by November, and for the entire arsenal to be destroyed by the middle of next year.
Removing chemical weapons is a laborious process that usually takes many years. Libya declared its stockpile a decade ago, and those weapons are still being destroyed.
The proposed timeline in Syria is "extremely optimistic," David Kay, a former U.N. weapons inspector, told NPR's Morning Edition. "It's an aggressive timeline. It's aspirational, in terms of what you would like to happen."
"Are the Syrians and the Russians serious about it, or are they going to throw roadblocks?" says Kay, who is now a senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. "The most unrealistic deadline is that by June of next year, you will have destroyed all of the chemical weapons and their production facilities."
An Evolving War
Inside Syria, the government has declared the chemical weapons plan "a victory" that will prevent an attack from the U.S., while the rebels expressed great disappointment.
"What about the murderer Bashar who gave the order? Should we forget him?" Gen. Salim Idriss, the most prominent rebel commander, told a news conference in Istanbul. "We feel let down by the international community. We don't have any hope."
The rebels have been seeking U.S. help, and Obama agreed in June to supply weapons. The details remain fuzzy, but as NPR's Tom Bowman reported recently, it appears that some U.S. arms are now reaching the rebels. However, they do not include the heavy arms the rebels have sought, and are not considered likely to alter a war that has largely been a stalemate for the past year.
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Animal Kingdom sometimes offers the most spectacular sights. The kind of things you can barely believe to be true. Such an incredible moment has recently sparked debates online with everyone wondering how could animals came out with anything like that.
A pair of seagulls has recently went viral and the reason may be really hard to believe – the ultimate team work. The two birds have been caught on camera as flying in a very bizarre fashion. One of the seagulls is sitting on the back on its companion as the last fly just like it is the most ordinary thing.
The moment is even stranger, as seagulls are known as very solitary birds and extremely selfish. But, as we said it before, wildlife never stop to amaze! Apparently, this behavior is as strange as uncommon. Even seagull expert, Peter Rock has been baffled by the unusual scene.
Speaking for THE DODO, Rock said: “It is quite amusing, but I’ve never seen this before.” He said it’s very to find a proper explanation for such a unique behavior, yet, the expert said there might be some hints that might explain it. This is the exact position the gulls adopt for mating,” Rock joked. “Is this, in the gull world, what you’d call the mile high club?”
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by William BOERICKE, M.D.
Presented by Médi-T
A powerful medicine whenever enlarged glands are present. Hodgkin's disease.
A valuable skin remedy. Has a specific affinity for the breast; very useful in the dissipation of breast tumors. Eczema of the ear. Pruritus vaginæ. Lupoid ulceration. Scrofulous swellings (Cistus). Painful hæmorrhoids. Tubercular testis. Epithelioma. Nodosities in the breasts (Scirrhinum). Pain in all flexor muscles.
Head.--Vertigo felt in vertex, greater when standing; drowsiness; pain from forehead to back of head. Eczema behind ear. Crusta lactea.
Eyes.--Distressing photophobia (Conium). Spots before eyes. Stitches in eyebrow. Sore eyeballs.
Ears.--Inflammation about auricle. Deep ulcerated auricle. Eczema around ear.
Abdomen.--Pain in liver on pressure. Colic below navel. Pain in sigmoid flexure and rectum. Painful, bleeding, protruding piles.
Respiratory.--Violent dyspna, oppression of chest with trembling. Pain about bifurcation of trachea. Asthma in scrofulous patients.
Skin.--Prickling itching, worse back of hand.
Sleep.--Great drowsiness; in morning and before and after meals with weariness.
Modalities.--Worse lying on right side.
Compare: Lobel erinus; Ruta; Carcinosin; Conium; Asterias.
Dose.--Tincture and first potency. Apply locally to cancerous glands also Semper viv.
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Osteuropa-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin
Ines Koeltzsch, M. A., studied history, sociology and philosophy at the Technical University of Dresden and at the Charles University of Prague. Since 2003, she is a teaching assistant at the Osteuropa-Institute at the Free University of Berlin and she is currently working on her doctoral
thesis entitled Shared Cultures. A History of Czech-Jewish-German Relationship in Prague Between the World Wars. Areas of interest: history of East Central Europe, social and cultural history of the Czechoslovak Jewry, urban history, cultural history of cinema.
Articles of Ines Koeltzsch
Gustav Flusser. Biographische Spuren eines deutschen Juden in Prag vor dem zweiten Weltkrieg
Vilém Flusser remembered his native town Prague as a multicultural city with competing and overlapping modern identities that was split into its Czech, German and Jewish „components“ by the invasion of Nazi Germany in spring 1939. This paper reconstructs the unknown biography of his father Gustav Flusser and argues that Vilém’s memories do not just follow the common narrative of Prague as a „city of three peoples“, but that they also refer to his father‘s life in meaningful ways. Gustav, born in 1885 in the small Czech town of Rakovník, attended German Jewish and Czech schools, and, after moving with his familiy to Prague, he studied at the German University to become a teacher of mathematics and of Czech language at Prague’s German Business School. As a member of the Jewish order B’nai B’rith and the Toynbee Hall, as a translator of political pamphlets and as a contributor to the Prague German journal Die Wahrheit, he tried hard to facilitate the dialogue between people of different cultural, religious and political orientations. | <urn:uuid:d3c92b63-e500-47bd-9620-a406f031cd76> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.flusserstudies.net/person/ines-koeltzsch | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.936218 | 419 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Valuing an asset when there is no buyer
Mark Lipson says “Valuation of real property or a business is a mixture of art and science. The science relates to the objective facts and analysis. The art refers to the valuer’s experience relied upon when determining a valuation opinion from the facts and the analysis undertaken.
“I should point out that there is a difference between value and price.
“Price is determined by the bargaining process between the buyer and seller, where they agree on a particular price to transfer an asset. But in circumstances where that is not going to occur, I have to determine the value using a market-based assessment of that business as if there is a hypothetical buyer and seller who are prepared, but not anxious, to enter into negotiations for that business.”
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Leon Fleisher, the eminent American pianist, passed away last Sunday in Baltimore following a battle with cancer. He was 92.
Born in San Francisco, Fleisher made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 16 with Pierre Monteux and the New York Philharmonic. He performed Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, a work which would later become a signature part of his repertoire. At 23, he became the first American to win the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition in Brussels. In 1965, his career was halted at its zenith by the onset of focal dystonia, leading to the loss of control of the fourth and fifth fingers of his right hand. In the years which followed, Fleisher championed the left-handed repertoire while he continued to search for a cure for the condition. Numerous works were written for him by composers such as William Bolcom, Lukas Foss, Leon Kirchner and Gunther Schuller. In 2004, he performed the world premiere of Paul Hindemith’s long-neglected Klaviermusik (Piano Concerto for the Left Hand), Op. 29.
Beginning in 1968, Fleisher branched out into conducting, serving as assistant conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and later music director of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. He was active as a teacher, joining the faculties of the Peabody Conservatory, the Curtis Institute, and Torontos’s Royal Conservatory. Additionally, he had a long association with the Tanglewood Music Center, serving as its director from 1986 to 1997. He co-founded and co-directed Washington’s Theater Chamber Players, a resident ensemble of the Smithsonian Institution and the Kennedy Center.
In the 1990s, Leon Fleisher regained partial use of his right hand with the help of experimental botox injections. In 2004, he released the acclaimed album, Two Hands. His story was told in Nathaniel Kahn’s 2006 Academy Award-nominated documentary film of the same name. In his memoir, My Nine Lives, Fleisher wrote,
Nothing felt sweeter than the feeling of those notes falling into place, the right hand singing, the left hand balancing it on the lower part of the keyboard, and the piece growing into something whole and complete, a dream become reality.
Here are three legendary recordings by Leon Fleisher:
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
Johannes Brahms’ turbulent First Piano Concerto rises to monumental, symphonic scale. In fact, when Brahms began composing this work he originally intended it to be his first symphony. This 1958 recording with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra has been given the “definitive” label by many audiophiles:
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major
As a teenager, I heard Leon Fleisher play this work with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Completed in 1930, it was commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm during the First World War.
Filled with hints of jazz and Spanish exoticism, the Concerto unfolds as one movement in three sections. Opening in the darkest depths of the orchestra with contrabassoon, cellos, and basses, an awe-inspiring orchestral crescendo sets the stage for the solo piano’s triumphant first statement. It’s a cadenza which gives rise to a majestic and spirited march. A second theme moves into an intimate dreamscape of nostalgia and lament. A boisterous march erupts in the third section. Ravel called this music “an episode in the nature of an improvisation…introducing a kind of jazz music actually constructed on the themes of the first section.” A final cadenza leads to a celebration of the blues, culminating with a final splash of color.
On this recording, Fleisher is joined by Sergiu Comissiona and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra:
Chopin: Nocturne In D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
We’ll finish with an excerpt from Two Hands, the triumphant 2004 album which marked Fleisher’s return, after nearly 40 years, to the core repertoire. Frédéric Chopin’s D-flat Major Nocturne is filled with shimmering mystery and sensuous, otherworldly beauty:
You can’t see music as it passes through the air. You can’t grasp it and hold on to it. You can’t smell it. You can’t taste it. But it has a most powerful effect on most people. And that is a wondrous thing to contemplate.
- Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15, Leon Fleisher, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra Amazon
- Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major, Leon Fleisher, Sergiu Comissiona, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Amazon
- Chopin: Nocturne In D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2, Leon Fleisher Amazon
- Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story, Nathaniel Kahn
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A full-color graphic history of global dissent and historical activism, celebrating the possibilities of collective resistance--with an introduction by Charlene Carruthers and a foreword by Rebecca Solnit.
Spanning nearly three thousand years of history--from the ancient Secession of the Plebs to the 2017 protests of the Confederate Soldiers Monument in Durham, from Sojourner Truth to Naoto Matsumura--these posters pay tribute to the long-standing human legacy of revolution, creative activism, and grassroots organizing. In this book, contemporary artists imagine and interpret often-overlooked events and figures in movements for racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor organizing, and environmental conservation.
The second edition of Celebrate People's History includes one hundred new posters printed in duotone, presenting these essential moments as a visual tour through decades and across continents. Featured artists include Miriam Klein Stahl, Swoon, Cristy C. Road, Bishakh Som, Sabrina Jones, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more. | <urn:uuid:dbdff3da-070d-4a60-aed9-d2286dbc88a5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kewandwillow.com/book/9781936932870 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.865186 | 242 | 2.203125 | 2 |
What is a Whole House Fan?
Whole house fans ventilate homes by pulling hot air out of the building through a unit installed in the structure's ceiling. They are usually located in a central hallway on the first or second story ensuring a good position to effectively draw air from the entire house.
How Do Whole House Fans Work?
Whole house fans ventilate homes by sucking hot air out of the building and forcing it into the attic space. The hot air is then forced out of the attic through the gable or soffit vents. This produces a negative pressure inside the home and pulls in cooler air from outside the house through open windows. In homes without central air conditioning, whole house fans can provide some overall cooling.
The Pros and Cons of Whole House Fans
The advantages of whole house fans include:
- homes can be cooled very quickly;
- fans are cheaper to operate than an AC;
- the system uses no coolants making it environmentally friendly; and
- the economical installation can be do-it-yourself project.
On the other hand, older fan models may be noisy and take up a lot of space. Because they use no coolants, the outside air which is drawn into the house will only be as cool as it is outside. On very hot days, that may not be enough to really make a difference in a home's comfort level. Lastly, the air entering the home is unfiltered and may be filled with dust, pollens, and other allergens.
Popular Manufacturers of Whole House Fans
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Over recent years the university estate has needed to evolve rapidly to accommodate new challenges effectively. With the cost of space typically being the second highest university expense, the ability to accurately determine future space needs has never been more important.
An effective method for determining future teaching spaces requirements is to carry out an annual teaching space modelling exercise. This process combines your university’s central timetable data with any forecasted changes for your target year(s), then predicts the number, type and size of teaching spaces required to accommodate the future demand.
The benefits of carrying out this type of exercise are obvious: the resulting information enables universities to plan their teaching space provision for each academic year well in advance, pinpointing potential issues and using the data to begin conversations. Estates, timetabling and academic departments can then work together to find these solutions, ensuring that by the time the students are on campus the challenges have been overcome.
A university’s central timetable database should, therefore, be regarded as one of the most important pieces of data within the university. Its accuracy not only impacts on the day-to-day student and staff experience, but also the number, type and size spaces required for current and future years.
When considering the accuracy of your university’s timetable data, we recommend the following four questions are considered:
1) Does the timetable database include all teaching activities?
2) Does this database include all teaching spaces?
The central timetable database should ideally include all teaching activities and all teaching spaces, as only then can this data be used for determining the university’s total teaching space requirement.
3) Are all hours booked, used?
4) Have all timetable activities been assigned class sizes and, if so, how accurate are these?
There will always be some timetable data inaccuracy; however, the level of inaccuracy and the mechanisms for determining this are important. We have found that a 10% target for hours booked and not used is achievable, with space utilisation surveys being the common methods of measurement.
For timetable class sizes, a comparison between enrolled and activity class sizes will help to reveal their accuracy. A space utilisation survey will help to test the difference between the actual and enrolled class sizes. For the estate to be utilised effectively, the timetable must operate at a high degree of accuracy. This also applies to the future projections that impact on the estate’s ability to accommodate the future teaching demand.
Below are some key points that each university should carefully consider when looking to determine how future changes will impact on teaching space requirements:
- Student number projections
- New taught programmes
- Taught programmes no longer running
- Changes to programme and/or module current curriculum delivery
- Changes to module teaching week patterns
- Timetable constraint changes
- Number/size/capacity/availability of teaching spaces
All impacts need to be carefully considered. For example, if a cohort is increasing from 150 to 250 students, will the teaching be delivered the same way? If not, then the timetable data will need to be adjusted to reflect the changing demands. Once all future changes have been accounted for, the data set can then finally be modelled to determine the teaching space requirements for the target year.
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It is a gripping image — a fireman shudders with grief as his mother and family sob in his arms, during a memorial service for a fallen police officer, his brother and her son.
The photo, by Steven Georges, has the framing and emotional punch that gets the attention of judges during journalism awards season.
And that’s exactly what it did, winning Best News Photo in this year’s OC Press Club awards.
But the local publication that published the photo and accepted the award wasn’t a news publication like The Orange County Register, OC Weekly or The Daily Pilot.
It was Behind the Badge OC, a website that is staffed by many former news reporters but produced by a public relations firm, paid for in part by taxpayers, and writes from a pro-public safety perspective.
Its content consists primarily of published news releases and sleek feature stories about officers across seven local police agencies.
Since going live nearly ten months ago, Behind the Badge has garnered 19,000 followers on Facebook and now averages 80,000 unique visitors a month, according to Bill Rams, a principal at Irvine-based Cornerstone Communications, who serves at the site’s editor-in-chief.
It takes the concept of promoting the good work done by police officers and firefighters to another level. And in doing so, it has raised a few eyebrows in the world of media and public policy ethics.
The only mention of taxpayer dollars spent on the site is a disclosure statement on the About page, which states: “Some funding for this site is provided by the participating agencies.”
“Some” equates to 60 percent of the site’s total budget, Rams said. Included among the funders are police departments from Anaheim, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Westminster, La Habra, Tustin and Cypress, as well as the Anaheim Fire Department.
David Medzerian, a former Register staffer and Miami Herald reporter himself, penned a column for the Register in March criticizing Behind the Badge OC for not being more up-front with readers about its funding sources.
“The content is funded in part by agencies that the stories are about. And most readers don’t know that,” he wrote. “That critical information isn’t hidden, really, just difficult to find.”
Battling ‘Cops Behaving Badly’ Image
In an interview, Rams, a former public safety reporter for the Register, quickly acknowledged the site’s funding sources and said he and others in the organization make no attempt to present Behind the Badge OC as an objective news source.
Rams said police departments typically come up with the ideas for stories and rely on his writers to produce a professional product. The purpose, he said, is to help police agencies tell their stories in what he described as an increasingly hostile media environment.
“If you look at how law enforcement is being covered today, it’s mostly cops behaving badly, ‘allegations of inappropriate use of force,’” said Rams. “It’s mostly negative — but that’s not all that’s going on out there.”
The way police agencies typically deal with reporters and dispensing public information– assigning the responsibility to a low-level sergeant with no background in writing or news — has been ineffective, Rams said.
“When I was a reporter, the cops were never good at telling their story,” Rams said. “My experience with police officers is most of them [are] decent people — their job, I felt, was misunderstood. And I thought maybe I can be a force for helping them [explain] how complex their job is.”
In what can be best described as a twist of fate, the site’s emergence has coincided with a period of police scrutiny unmatched since Los Angeles police officers were caught on tape beating Rodney King in 1991.
The site launched in July 2014. One month later, Darren Wilson, a police officer in Ferguson MO, shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black man. Brown’s death and a decision by a grand jury not to charge Wilson sparked days of rioting.
After Ferguson, incidents in New York City and Baltimore sparked protests that have seized the media and triggered a national discussion about race, excessive use of force and community policing.
The genesis of Behind the Badge OC can be traced back to police incidents that sparked protests and unrest in Anaheim and Fullerton.
One of the site’s first clients was the Fullerton Police Department, where Chief Dan Hughes was brought in after significant fallout from the fatal beating of a mentally ill homeless man named Kelly Thomas in 2011, an incident which sparked outrage and public scrutiny of law enforcement and the treatment of the homeless countywide.
“If you look at their old website, there were no pictures, there was no way to contact anybody. [Police department] websites look like they were built in the 1990s,” said Rams. “In this day and age, your website [is] how the public gets an idea of what you’re about.”
That poor communication became increasingly clear as the Fullerton department began to field calls from news outlets across the country, and websites, blogs and social media posts about Kelly Thomas proliferated online.
“I don’t know if it was just the Kelly Thomas incident, [but] over a number of months, there was misinformation being presented, not only in the press but out on blogs,” said Hughes. “We were not trained on how to communicate on blogs or social media.”
Hughes describes the website as a strategy for increasing public understanding of law enforcement, something akin to a community policing strategy.
“Who are the people patrolling our neighborhood? What are they like off duty? Do they understand what it privilege it is to serve our community?” Hughes said.
Other funders of Behind the Badge OC include both the police and fire departments in Anaheim, where hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in July 2012 to protest the fatal shootings of two young Latino men on consecutive days.
Jose Moreno, a member of a police community advisory board formed in response to months of public backlash, said he doesn’t have a problem with the department spending money on public relations, but questioned its effectiveness.
“The average Anaheim resident isn’t going to go to that website,” said Moreno, who is also president of Los Amigos of Orange County and ran for the Anaheim City Council in November.
Moreno also disputes the notion that local media haven’t been fair to law enforcement.
“The local media haven’t covered [the police] in a critical way. And the department in Anaheim…attack anybody who isn’t 100 percent in support of the department,” Moreno said.
To really make a difference, the site should “cover stories that lead to broader policy conversations,” he said.
It’s not uncommon for reporters to leave journalism for jobs on the so-called “dark side.” With the decline of traditional newspapers has come a growth in public relations specialists, who now outnumber reporters 5 to 1, according to the Pew Research Center.
Joel Zlotnik and Eric Carpenter, former Register reporters, both work in public relations for the Orange County Transportation Authority. Jennifer Muir, the incoming general manager of the Orange County Employees Association, is a former investigative reporter. County spokeswoman Jean Pasco wrote for the Los Angeles Times.
Several writers for Behind the Badge are career journalists, including former Register reporters Greg Hardesty and Jaimee Lynn Fletcher.
Critics like Medzerian, who now runs the University of Southern California’s Communications website, has no issues with former reporters earning a living in PR, but is concerned when they produce content that blurs the line between journalism and promotion.
In a media environment where many people are getting their news through clicks on Facebook and other social media sites, readers are less likely to visit a website’s homepage and most people won’t go looking for information about how a website is funded, Medzerian argues.
Rams, meanwhile, says that from the name of the website to the disclosure on its “About” page, Behind the Badge isn’t being coy about it’s funding.
“Our readers are smart — they’re going to figure it out. Do we need to call ourselves ‘funded-by-the-cops-dot-com?’” Rams said. “We say it’s produced by Cornerstone, you spend some time with our site, and you get the idea of what we’re about.”
Yet the site won first place awards for “Best News Photo” and “Best Feature Broadcast” from the press club, arguably the county’s most notable journalism organization.
Press club president Denis Foley, a former Register editor who is now an adjunct journalism professor at Chapman University, said the club is trying to be inclusive of all the new types of media. Public relations sites, news media and blogs can compete as long as the publications are transparent and judges are aware, Foley said.
“The way I look at it is, there’s so much stuff online, it’s really about news literacy and how readers can distinguish and evaluate different sites and where [news] is coming from,” Foley said. “I look at the About Us page for Behind the Badge, for [Voice of OC] and OC Weekly, and I think everyone is pretty clear.”
Medzerian believes Behind the Badge should disclose its funding more explicitly because there is a business relationship between writers and the subject of their stories.
“What Behind the Badge does well is give [police departments] another way to get their story out, and I like that,” Medzerian said. “What bothers me, and this is speculative, is that agencies might start to use the site as their way to get their information to readers, rather than traditional media.”
A ‘Complicated’ World
Marc Cooper, a journalism professor and Director of Annenberg Digital News at the University of Southern California, contrasts Behind the Badge with a news site embedded within the website of former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaraslovksy.
Yaraslovsky hired former reporters to staff the site and write about county news and politics.
“While there was no pretense that this was an independent publication, it did cover real news in a somewhat professional way and with a somewhat unpredictable point of view,” Cooper said. “It did not announce or intend to be a counter to the mainstream or local reporters’ covering the county – it considered itself an additional resource.”
Ultimately, Cooper thinks the disclosure question won’t matter.
While the goal of deepening the relationship between the public and law enforcement is noble, he doubts the site will have any impact at all.
“There’s a difference between public relations and community relations — PR sells a product and community relations builds relationships,” said Cooper. “And what you’ve got here is a cereal commercial, a piece of uncritical advertising that is going to convince absolutely nobody who isn’t already convinced.”
The site is a constant experiment, Rams said, and he defends his site as professional content produced by veteran reporters, worthy of publication in the Register or LA Times.
“Everything is complicated in the world right now. Law enforcement is going through a state of disruption, media is going through it,” Rams said. “Police leaders everywhere are trying to do a better job of engaging their communities.”
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Singapore’s Special Envoy for Arctic Affairs, Mr Sam Tan, delivered the closing remarks at the Russia-Singapore Arctic Dialogue held on 17 December 2021
THE dialogue, held in hybrid format and titled “The Arctic as a Global Transport Corridor: Sustainable Arctic Shipping”, is jointly organised by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and the Moscow School of Management (SKOLKOVO), with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore. With the increasing importance of sustainable development in the Arctic, and the Arctic emerging as a global transport corridor, the webinar focused on topics such as technology and innovation for sustainable Arctic shipping, economic development, and potential cooperation between Russian and Singaporean companies and research institutes in sustainable Arctic shipping projects.
In his closing remarks, Special Envoy Tan stressed the importance of driving the economic development of the Arctic while putting in place sustainable solutions in the context of climate challenges, such as through the development of technology and innovation for sustainable shipping. He also welcomed and expressed Singapore’s support for the Russian Arctic Council Chairmanship’s focus of a “Responsible Governance for Sustainable Arctic”, which is relevant not just to the Arctic, but also globally, especially as the world takes steps to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a low-lying coastal state, Singapore is vulnerable to rising sea levels. The Arctic is a barometer of climate change, and it is in Singapore’s interest to work closely with our international partners to find ways to mitigate its adverse effects. We do so by participating in international Arctic events, raising regional awareness of Arctic issues, and contributing to discussions at the Arctic Council, the leading intergovernmental forum for discussing political, economic, environmental and scientific issues concerning the governments and inhabitants of the Arctic region.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE, 17 DECEMBER 2021
CLOSING REMARKS BY SPECIAL ENVOY FOR ARCTIC AFFAIRS SAM TAN AT THE RUSSIA-SINGAPORE ARCTIC DIALOGUE
FRIDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2021
Ambassador Korchunov, Ambassador Ong Keng Yong, Executive Deputy Chairman, RSIS, Mr. Andrey Sharonov, President of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Distinguished panelists, Ladies and gentlemen
1. I would like to extend my thanks to the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies and the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO for co-organising this webinar, and also to the panelists for the excellent and engaging discussions. Even though Singapore is situated close to 12,000 km away from the Arctic, the effects of climate change there, in particular the melting of polar ice-caps, pose a threat not just to the immediate surrounding region, but to low lying islands such as Singapore. As a small maritime nation situated at one of the most important shipping lanes in the world, Singapore is keeping a close watch on the possibilities and opportunities that the opening of the Northern Sea Route presents for international shipping.
2. In 2016, I had the privilege to sail from Anadyr to Pevekon Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker “50 Years of Victory”, then the world’s largest but now surpassed by its own Arktika. It allowed me to witness first-hand the rapid development and the opportunities in the Russian Arctic. The opening of new Arctic water channels, such as the Northern Sea Route, could significantly reduce shipping travel time between Asia and Europe, and potentially boost the maritime industry, although the full cost of commercial transportation in the new shipping lanes is still not fully known. A new shipping route could also complement Singapore, which has one of the world’s busiest ports, receiving about 120,000 vessels each year. This translates to 300 ships every day and 12 ships every hour. As a seafaring nation, our marine industry has developed decades of experience and strong credentials in shipbuilding and repair, offshore engineering, port operation and marine support services. Singapore can further contribute to the development of maritime infrastructure to help facilitate safe shipping in the Arctic region. In fact, several shipping companies from Singapore such as Keppel Offshore & Marine develop icebreakers and offshore rigs that operate in the Arctic, while ST Marine and SembCorp have the required competency to construct ice-class vessels. Keppel was also the very first Asian shipyard to build icebreakers.
3. As mentioned by distinguished panelists, the economic development of the Arctic must go hand in hand with sustainable solutions in the context of climate challenges, as well as the development of technology and innovation for sustainable shipping. Sustainable development is one important area that requires collaboration from all stakeholders, which we have emphasized in the recently launched Singapore Green Plan 2030. In this regard, Singapore welcomes and fully supports the Russian Arctic Council Chairmanship’s theme of a “Responsible Governance for Sustainable Arctic”. The key areas of focus –people, environmental protection, and socioeconomic development – are important not just to the Arctic, but also globally, especially as we take steps to emerge from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Singapore looks forward to closely working with the Russian Chair to contribute meaningfully to the work of the Council, including supporting the work of sustainable development of the Arctic and environmental issues such as marine litter and green shipping.
5. Thank you for your kind attention.
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We’ve all skilled this frustration: A phrase is true on the tip of your tongue. However you possibly can’t consider it. With aphasia, this annoyance can slowly rob somebody’s means to speak. You possible lately heard about this situation: The household of celeb Bruce Willis introduced he’s stepping away from performing due to aphasia. He’s having bother getting phrases out.
So what’s aphasia? Are there therapies? How will you assist a cherished one with aphasia? A UVA Well being neurologist and a UVA Well being speech-language pathologist took time to reply our questions.
What Is Aphasia?
Folks with aphasia have issue expressing themselves or understanding language. Aphasia can have an effect on an individual’s means to:
“Aphasia is normally a symptom, fairly than a illness. Completely different processes and illnesses — resembling mind damage, stroke, mind tumors, and neurodegenerative issues — could result in aphasia. Aphasia could also be an remoted symptom. However most frequently it happens together with different signs,” says Anelyssa D’Abreu, MD, a neurologist who focuses on neurodegenerative illnesses like dementia.
Dementia Doesn’t Simply Make You Lose Reminiscences
Most individuals consider dementia as a reminiscence downside. However it may begin out impacting language and make it more durable to get the best phrases out, both in writing or talking.
“To start with stage of some sorts of dementia, an individual could bear in mind every part, however not be capable of specific themselves nicely,” says Mark Evans, a speech-language pathologist.
A part of the UVA Alzheimer’s and reminiscence issues care group, Evans works with sufferers who’ve major progressive aphasia. Most are of their 60s or 70s, however some are of their 50s. This much less frequent kind of aphasia will get worse over time. Dementia is the underlying trigger — most frequently frontotemporal dementia. However the sort of aphasia may also be attributable to Alzheimer’s illness.
“With major progressive aphasia, over time they slowly lose their means to talk, write, and perceive,” Evans says.
Having conversations with folks is like going to the gymnasium in your mind. It may well provide help to maintain on to what you’ve got and sluggish development of aphasia.
Mark Evans, UVA speech-language pathologist
What Therapies Can Assist?
Somebody can get better from aphasia if it’s attributable to a stroke or mind damage and the mind has time to heal. If somebody develops aphasia due to Alzheimer’s, a drug to deal with Alzheimer’s will help enhance their communication abilities.
Speech remedy may be the most important assist: “Speech-language pathologists are basic to remedy, for each the affected person and their household,” Dr. D’Abreu says. She provides, “Speech pathologists educate the household about the issue. They usually present tips about how you can talk with the affected person. By understanding the situation, households can higher address their very own frustrations as nicely.”
Via speech remedy, Evans helps sufferers compensate for the communication abilities they’ve misplaced. He additionally tries to revive a few of their means to get the phrases out. “The large concern is that aphasia can develop into isolating,” he says. “I assist folks work out methods to be extra engaged with folks they discuss to frequently and to broaden their social interactions.”
Keep Social: Workouts Your Mind’s Language Heart
Realizing you’ve got aphasia can deliver a way of reduction. Evans notes, you possibly can clarify to others why they should have endurance. You possibly can as soon as once more take pleasure in interacting with others — and never fear when you possibly can’t discover the best phrase.
That is so necessary, Evans says, as a result of “having conversations with folks is like going to the gymnasium in your mind. It may well provide help to maintain on to what you’ve got and sluggish development to some extent,” Evans says.
Socialization helps us preserve our language abilities, analysis exhibits. So make an additional effort to spend extra time with family and friends and attain out to these you’ve misplaced contact with. Reminisce a couple of first job or greatest trip. Pull out your loved ones pictures and share tales. Make new associates and take part in teams.
Can’t Consider a Phrase or Specific Your Concept?
Evans recommends these methods for those who’re having bother with aphasia or getting phrases out:
Stay calm & be affected person.
Let your mind work with out placing strain on it. Typically the more durable you attempt to think about a phrase, the extra it escapes you.
Hassle Getting Phrases Out?
If bother expressing your self is disrupting your life,
Image the individual, place, or factor in your thoughts.
The picture doesn’t deliver up the phrase? Describe what it’s used for. The place would you discover it? What does it appear to be? Should you transfer such as you’re sweeping the ground, the phrase ‘broom’ may pop into your head.
Have a Beloved One With Aphasia? How You Can Assist
You decelerate your tempo when strolling with somebody who has bother transferring. Do the identical along with your speech. Additionally ask your beloved with aphasia how a lot assist they do, or don’t, need once they have bother getting the phrases out.
When speaking with somebody who has aphasia, Evans recommends extra ideas from the Nationwide Aphasia Affiliation:
- Use shorter and fewer complicated sentences. Repeat and rephrase what you stated.
- Give somebody further time to reply.
- Don’t make frequent corrections or insist every phrase be pronounced completely.
- Encourage as a lot independence as doable.
- Proceed regular actions (dinner with household, having firm over, or going out), if doable.
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Approximately half of Greenland’s current annual mass loss is attributed to runoff from surface melt. At higher elevations, however, melt does not necessarily equal runoff, because meltwater can refreeze in the porous near-surface snow and firn. Two recent studies suggest that all or most of Greenland’s firn pore space is available for meltwater storage, making the firn an important buffer against contribution to sea level rise for decades to come. Here, we employ in situ observations and historical legacy data to demonstrate that surface runoff begins to dominate over meltwater storage well before firn pore space has been completely filled. Our observations frame the recent exceptional melt summers in 2010 and 2012 (refs ,), revealing significant changes in firn structure at different elevations caused by successive intensive melt events. In the upper regions (more than ~1,900 m above sea level), firn has undergone substantial densification, while at lower elevations, where melt is most abundant, porous firn has lost most of its capability to retain meltwater. Here, the formation of near-surface ice layers renders deep pore space difficult to access, forcing meltwater to enter an efficient surface discharge system and intensifying ice sheet mass loss earlier than previously suggested. | <urn:uuid:ee8fddf9-27da-41a9-9ae1-8c7fbc01acba> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016NatCC...6..390M | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.914838 | 258 | 3.09375 | 3 |
The Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund would like to recognize that May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Officers see things that members of the public cannot imagine during the course of their duties. That is why cops have a higher incidence of PTSD than the general population and a higher rate of suicide. With that in mind, LEORF wanted to share resources for coping with stress to help any LEOs out there who may need it.
If you are a cop in crisis, there are resources out there to help you. Pick up the phone and call a 24/7 crisis line that is specifically geared towards the needs of LEOs.
COP LINE Website: www.copline.org, Phone: 1-800-267-5463
There is also the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 160 crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline.
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Naturopathic medicine is a system of health care based on natural therapies, supported by the fundamental belief that given the right conditions, the body has an innate ability to heal itself.
Naturopathic physicians are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic conditions. A naturopath will always choose the most natural, least invasive, and least toxic treatment to avoid creating other imbalances or side effects.
A Free Naturopathy Course will provide the student with advanced methods of self-development and natural non-invasive healing tools that will help them understand how the body works. The Free Naturopathy Course provides the tools you need to be a holistic, effective, evidence-based healer. You will learn how to accurately test homeopathic remedies and potencies in holistic training for natural health professionals.
The course will provide you with invaluable information about classical homeopathy, as well as combination remedies. This training will also help the student recognize the warning signs of stress and any deep-seated causal events and belief systems that sabotage life that can cause violence and life-threatening illness.
What are the Naturopathy Courses ?
A Naturopathy Course introduces students to the basic concepts of traditional naturopathy, along with cutting-edge research that gives an understanding of the dynamics of the disease process and the core of the disease or condition of life. The course enables the student to select the most gentle and non-invasive treatment possible to restore the body’s balance.
This may include changes in diet, appropriate exercise, exposure to natural daylight, gentle tissue manipulation, hydrotherapy or non-toxic natural remedies such as herbs, flower essences and homeopathic preparations. Emotional problems may also be addressed through counseling or relaxation techniques, such as meditation.
In this course students will learn to assess the nutritional status of people through «traditional naturopathic» methods. They will be able to determine energy imbalances in organs and glands due to inadequate nutritional support, stress and toxicity.
With the knowledge obtained in this course, the practitioner will be able to provide consulting and educational assistance in nutritional, herbal and homeopathic issues. You will learn how to help people through non-toxic «traditional naturopathic» detoxification methods.
Upon completion of the course, the graduate will receive a Diploma / Certificate of Completion accrediting him/her as a «Naturopathic Practitioner». It authorizes the graduate to assist in education, healing, empowerment and self-development through natural medicine.
Program, Subjects and Content of the Naturopathy Course
These are some of the topics that can be included in the program content of a Naturopathy Course:
- The anatomy of a disease related to the five element theory of Chinese medicine
- The emotional relationship with the disease
- The 6 main causes of illness
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Naturopathic Toxicology
- Macrobiotic Dietetic Evaluations / Live Raw Foods
- Therapeutic Nutrition
- Integral Herbology
- Homeopathy and Homeopathic Advice
- Aromatherapy / Magnetic therapy
- Holistic Training Of Health Professionals (Neurophysical Reprogramming Specialist)
- Causal Chain BioKinesiology
Countries and Cities Where You Could Study the Naturopathy Course for Free Getting a Scholarship
- United States
- United Kingdom
Institutes, Centers and Universities where the Naturopathy Course is possibly taught for free, through Scholarships
Naturopathic Practitioner Training Course
- California College of Natural Medicine
- Ventura, CA, United States.
- Kingdom College of Natural Health
- Barrigada, Guam, United States
- Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine
- New Westminster, BC, Canada
- Paris Graduate School – School of Naturopathy
- Paris, France.
Course with Diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition
- College of Naturopathic Medicine
- London, UK.
Holistic Vibrational Energy Naturopathy Course
- HERO Università Popolare
- Pistoia, Italy.
Advanced Naturopathy Certificate Course
- Health Academy Australia
- Queensland, Australia.
Nutrition and Natural Medicine Course
- Linguistic Horizons
- Cusco, Peru.
- New Eden School of Natural Health and Herbal Studies
Naturopathy Course Reference Prices
The prices of the Naturopathy Courses are varied. The prices of these courses are between 165$ and 780$. In some cases it can have a higher cost.
The cost of these courses will vary according to the country where the course is given, the institution or university that teaches the course, the modality, the duration of the course and the materials provided during the course, among other factors.
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Veil lifted on secret Clinton speeches
Washington — Hillary Clinton told bankers behind closed doors that she favored “open trade and open borders” and said Wall Street executives were best-positioned to help reform the U.S. financial sector, according to transcripts of her private, paid speeches leaked Friday.
The leaks were the result of another email hacking intended to influence the presidential election.
Excerpts of the speeches given in the years before her 2016 presidential campaign included some blunt and unguarded remarks to her private audiences, which collectively had paid her at least $26.1 million in speaking fees. Clinton had refused to release transcripts of the speeches, despite repeated calls to do so by her primary opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The excerpts were included in emails exchanged among her political staff, including Campaign Chairman John Podesta, whose email account was hacked. The WikiLeaks organization posted what it said were thousands of Podesta’s emails. It wasn’t immediately clear who had hacked Podesta’s emails, though the breach appeared to cover years of messages, some sent as recently as last month.
Among the emails was a compilation of excerpts from Clinton’s paid speeches in 2013 and 2014. It appeared campaign staff had read all Clinton’s speeches and identified passages that could be potentially problematic for the candidate if they were to become public.
One excerpt put Clinton squarely in the free-trade camp, a position she has retreated on significantly during the 2016 election. In a talk to a Brazilian bank in 2013, she said her “dream” is “a hemispheric common market, with open trade and open borders” and asked her audience to think of what doubling American trade with Latin America “would mean for everybody in this room.”
Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, has made opposition to trade deals a cornerstone of his campaign.
Podesta posted a series of tweets Friday night, calling the disclosures a Russian hack and raising questions about whether some of the documents could have been altered.
“I’m not happy about being hacked by the Russians in their quest to throw the election to Donald Trump,” Podesta wrote. “Don’t have time to figure out which docs are real and which are faked.”
Podesta’s comments came just hours after U.S. officials publicly accused the Russian government of directing cyberattacks on political organizations and American citizens in an attempt to interfere with U.S. elections.
The joint statement from the office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Homeland Security Department cited disclosures of “alleged hacked emails” on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks as being “consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts.”
The statement didn’t refer by name to the affected political institutions, but federal authorities are investigating cyberattacks on the computer systems of the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement, “It’s not hard to see why she fought so hard to keep her transcripts of speeches to Wall Street banks paying her millions of dollars secret.”
The emails released Friday included exchanges between Podesta and other Clinton insiders, including campaign manager Robby Mook. Most were routine, including drafts of Clinton speeches, suggested talking points for campaign surrogates and suggested tweets to be sent out from Clinton’s account.
The excerpts include quotes from an October 2013 speech at an event sponsored by Goldman Sachs, in which Clinton conceded that presidential candidates need the financial backing of Wall Street to mount a competitive national campaign.
“Running for office in our country takes a lot of money, and candidates have to go out and raise it,” Clinton said. “New York is probably the leading site for contributions for fundraising for candidates on both sides of the aisle, and it’s also our economic center. And there are a lot of people here who should ask some tough questions before handing over campaign contributions to people who were really playing chicken with our whole economy.”
In the same speech, Clinton was also deferential to the New York finance industry, exhorting wealthy donors to use their political clout for patriotic rather than personal benefit. She also spoke of the need to include Wall Street perspectives in financial reform.
“The people that know the industry better than anybody are the people who work in the industry,” Clinton said.
In an April 2013 speech to the National Multifamily Housing Council, Clinton said politicians must balance “both a public and a private position” while making deals. Clinton gave an example from the movie “Lincoln,” and the deal-making that went into passage of the 13th Amendment, a process she compared to sausage-making.
“It is unsavory, and it always has been that way, but we usually end up where we need to be,” Clinton said. “But if everybody’s watching, you know, all of the back room discussions and the deals, you know, then people get a little nervous to say the least. So, you need both a public and a private position.”
Clinton’s speeches often touched on technology and privacy. In an April 2014 speech to JPMorgan, she denounced National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden for going abroad, saying, “if he really cared about raising some of these issues and stayed right here in the United States, there’s a lot of whistleblower protections.”
But she told her audience that her time in the public eye left her sympathetic to privacy concerns.
“As somebody who has had my privacy scrutinized and violated for decades, I’m all for privacy, believe me,” she said.
Speaking on international affairs, Clinton’s comments were largely in line with her positions as secretary of state, if sometimes more blunt.
“The Saudis have exported more extreme ideology than any other place on Earth over the course of the last 30 years,” she told the Jewish United Fund at a 2013 dinner.
The speech transcripts were produced under an agreement Clinton routinely imposed on any organization that hired her to speak. The contracts, such as ones crafted by the Harry Walker Agency, required the organizations to hire, at their own expense, a stenographer who would provide the transcripts to Clinton and not keep copies for themselves.
In some cases, the contracts themselves were obtained by news organizations under public records laws because Clinton was being paid to speak by public universities or colleges.
Associated Press writers Ted Bridis and Stephen Braun contributed to this report.
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This month we’re celebrating the first day of summer! Yes, it’s been warm, but are you really prepared for summer? What about your house? Though winters down here can be mild, the summers are tough on our homes and property. To ready ourselves for a long, hot season, we’re sharing some great ways to prepare your home for a Southern California summer. The best part, these tips are easy to do and won’t take too much time.
Landscape Around Your Condenser
When it comes to your outdoor condenser, don’t neglect landscaping. Plant growth will make an impact on your system and system’s functionality if not properly taken care of. If plants and other foliage grow too close to the condenser, it could impede airflow, making the machine work twice as hard. Plant debris can also get in the condenser and hurt the fan, coil, and other moving parts. This also goes for low hanging branches. Ideally, a condenser should have 2 to 3 feet of space on either side. The condenser should also be shaded; direct sunlight can also impair its functionality.
Clear Your Gutters
No matter what, clearing your gutters and downspouts should be high on your to-do list. We all know that Southern California does not get the same amount of rain it used to, despite this, clearing your gutters and downspouts before summer hits is paramount for home health and safety. Cleaning debris will help keep critters and pests out of your attic. Also, debris left to cook in the summer sun can turn your gutters into a fire hazard.
Change the HVAC Filter
If you haven’t changed your HVAC filter, what are you waiting for? Any treated air that circulates your home first passes through the air filter. The air filter is the first line of defense in ensuring your family is breathing healthy air. After months of hard work keeping you and your family warm, chances are that your air filter is full of dust and debris and needs to be changed. If you want to add an extra layer of protection, look for a filter with a high MERV (Maximum Efficiency Report Value) rating. The higher the MERV rating, the better the filter will be at catching airborne contaminates. If you don’t know how, or feel uncomfortable changing the filter yourself, ask your HVAC technician to take care of it during a tune-up.
Make Any Necessary Fixes to Your Home’s Exterior
While you’re working on your yard, take a quick look at your home’s exterior and see if anything needs a quick repair. During winter, small holes or cracks can form, all you need is a little caulk to seal these up. Siding can also come loose. Now is a great time to perform a quick visual inspection and see if any work needs to be done.
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1854 survey reflecting the topography for approximately seven miles along the Monterey Bay from the Salinas River southward.
The 1854 survey depicts the topography for approximately seven miles along the Monterey Bay from the Salinas River southward, including the river, streams, salt and fresh water ponds and roads.
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COJ Pedestrian And Bicycle Master Plan StudyFebruary 19, 2016 7 comments Print Article
In an effort to make Jacksonville's streets a safe environment for pedestrians and cyclist, the City wants your help in the creation of a roadmap for change. Here's information on how you can assist in shaping the City of Jacksonville's new Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan.
YOUR INPUT IS VALUABLE! This Wikimap is a handy way to generate input and comments as to where people want to walk and bike, where they currently walk and bike and the problems they may experience along the way. In particular, it helps to identify those areas of danger or threat that don't appear in the crash statistics and maps as well as areas that are good for walking and biking. Please click on the Wikimap link and provide your comments today!!
In response to Jacksonville's designation as a Focus City, the City has hired Toole Design Group to assist with the development of a Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. Andy Clarke, former President of the League of American Bicyclists and Director of Strategy for Toole Design Group, is the Consultant Project Manager.
The plan will establish a baseline of existing conditions, identify needs, establish a recommended network, and help to prioritize strategies that will increase the number and frequency of people walking and bicycling while improving safety within the City of Jacksonville. The City of Jacksonville expects that the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan will:
1. Identify vision, goals, and objectives which complement the City’s 2030 Mobility Plan
2. Outline existing conditions, needs, and deficiencies
3. Identify a network of connectivity for walking and a network of connectivity for biking
4. Establish project prioritization methodology
5. Identify near and long term implementation strategy
6. Outline key recommendations
7. Identify policies and programs that educate and encourage safe pedestrian and bicycle activities
Two products of this study will be a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan and a Bicycle Level of Service Assessment.
The study area limits will include Mobility Zones 7, 8, 9 and 10 (see map below).
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Which sustainable system and certification is right for my project?
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Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes and neighborhoods. Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED is intended to help building owners and operators be environmentally responsible and use resources efficiently.
The U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR program has developed energy performance rating systems for several commercial and institutional building types and manufacturing facilities. These ratings, on a scale of 1 to 100, provide a means for benchmarking the energy efficiency of specific buildings and industrial plants against the energy performance of similar facilities. The ratings are used by building and energy managers to evaluate the energy performance of existing buildings and industrial plants. The rating systems are also used by EPA to determine if a building or plant can qualify to earn ENERGY STAR recognition.
Green Building Initiative (GBI) is a nonprofit organization that administers green building assessment and certification services in the United States. It was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The GBI is the U.S. licensee of the Green Globes rating system.The GBI Guiding Principles are a set of established criteria for federal agencies who have committed to "federal leadership in the design, construction, and operation of High-Performance and Sustainable Buildings."
Energy modeling accounts for all systems within a building and examines how they impact each other. For instance, while a certain lighting system may be extremely bright, it may release excessive heat that the building’s cooling system must offset in the summer months.
An energy modeling program can even incorporate data on human usage – right down to details about the heat and respiration humans expel. An energy model also includes data on local weather patterns. In this way, energy modeling helps architects understand the outcomes of their design choices. FCM Engineering performs ASHRAE level 1,2 & 3 energy audits on commercial facilities.
Commissioning is a systematic process of ensuring that all building systems perform interactively according to the design intent and the owner’s operational needs. This is achieved by beginning in the design phase, documenting the design intent and continuing through construction, acceptance and the warranty period with actual verification of performance.
Commissioning during the construction of a project is intended to achieve specific objectives according to the Contract Documents.
Florida Green Building Coalition Green Commercial Building Certification covers all commercial occupancies listed in the Florida Building Code. The intent of the FGBC Green Commercial Building Standard is to encourage building owners to adopt green and sustainable strategies during the design and construction of their project and to receive recognition for their efforts.
When the project achieves the required score for certification, the FGBC issues a certificate for use by the owner. The project is listed on the FGBC website as a certified Florida Green Commercial Building. The FGBC will also issue a press release announcing the project certification and feature the project in Florida Green Building magazine. | <urn:uuid:35df243e-e4e9-41c8-bad0-c7d972dd174b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fcmengineering.net/sustainability-program-choices | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.940712 | 618 | 2.765625 | 3 |
A Daily Self-Care Ritual From A Beauty Expert & Author
Self-care is a frequently used term in the beauty space—so much so that much of its core meaning has been lost. At its most basic level, focusing on self-care is focusing on how you value your own being. This can be as simple as checking in with yourself regularly to make sure your needs are met, or as expansive as a multi-modality well-being routine.
It's what Angela Jia Kim wants to help people do, no matter how big or small the ritual. Kim is a skin care expert, brand founder of Savor Beauty, former professional concert pianist, and now author. Her book, Radical Radiance, is all about crafting practices to help foster self-love in your life.
We talked all about the various ways in which people can do that—including her favorite. It's shockingly simple, too.
How washing your face at night is an act of self-love.
"How you treat your skin is how you treat your soul. And what I mean by that is both need nourishment, care, and love," Kim says. She goes on to explain that she views self-care as, "an act that your future self will thank you for."
And for those of us who look to beauty and skin care rituals as part of our overall well-being habits, the simple act of washing your face is perhaps the most fundamental step of all. "I think it's both a spiritual and a skin care practice," she says. "It's an act where you're resetting and purifying your pores and your soul. It's a beautiful way to end the day."
Of course, on a practical level, washing your face nightly is essential for the long-term health of your skin. Those who are acne-prone probably know the consequences of skipping a nightly wash (clogged pores and breakouts), but it's not just blemishes. "If you're going to bed with dirt, sebum, and environmental toxins in your pores, it can break down the collagen in your skin," she says.
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Attorneys are trained to translate the legislation as well as supporter for their clients. While some operate in company atmospheres, the majority of represent individuals caught up in the legal system. Lawyers might represent customers in injury suits, separation procedures, as well as criminal tests. Due to the time-sensitive nature of these situations, numerous attorneys must function long hours to fulfill due dates. People with solid sensible reasoning skills and good judgment might be naturally fit to the career. The adhering to are several of the most common task summaries of a lawyer.
Lawyers are essential and analytical people who use diverse legal expertise to resolve a customer’s legal issue. They combine differentiated legal judgment with persuasive communication abilities to obtain the very best feasible outcome for their clients. They are responsible for promoting the rule of law as well as instilling regard for the legal process, which is a cornerstone of our democracy. Lawyers concentrate on different locations of law, including criminal legislation, real estate, company concerns, estate and also probate matters, intellectual property, matrimonial and also family members regulation, and environmental law.
A legal representative’s job typically involves working in an office. A legal representative can work in a law office, a solo practice, or government agency. Several lawyers additionally work in hospitals as well as jails. While lots of legal representatives spend much of their time in a workplace, some lawyers likewise take a trip to seminars, meetings, and court rooms. During test and seminar process, attorneys may be under intense pressure. They may need to defend their customer’s rights, or make disagreements on their part.
Expertise is an additional common job title for a lawyer. While there are dozens of various types of legislation in the United States, most regulation colleges have sophisticated positioning treatments to help trainees locate employment. These positioning workplaces can offer potential attorneys a lot more information about certain kinds of work. They can also offer even more extensive details on various types of regulation, as well as may overlap with various other titles. The most usual type of legal representative is a criminal defense attorney. The kinds of law practiced by criminal defense attorneys include:
Prior to ending up being a lawyer, it is essential to have some standard understanding of the profession. The most usual lawful profession requires several years of extensive scholastic preparation. First, possible lawyers must make the Juris Doctor degree from an approved legislation institution. Usually, previous coursework in English, history, as well as speech can be valuable. Taking the Regulation Institution Admission Test is a requirement for admission. The majority of regulation schools need pupils to complete college in three years, with core training courses consisting of criminal legislation, torts, as well as civil procedure. Additionally, pupils may take electives that interest them. Upon college graduation, lawyers need to pass a bar examination and also personality evaluation.
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Salaries differ. Relying on the sort of method, attorneys can earn anywhere from a few hundred bucks per hour to a couple thousand. Attorneys that help themselves have a tendency to make less than attorneys that operate in law office. While lawyers may bill clients by the hour, they usually have to spend for workplace expenses. In addition to workplace costs, lawyers often work more than forty hrs a week. However, numerous lawyers are not paid this way as well as rather bill their customers on a backup fee basis.
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Networked Neighbourhoods have published their study into local websites. Written by Hugh Flouch and Kevin Harris, it is as excellent as you would imagine it ought to be.
For lazy people, here’s a link to the four-page summary (PDF warning).
For everyone else, here’s the page of resources including the full reports, research material and video interviews. It’s a great resource and I recommend sifting through it.
Neighbourhood websites, or hyperlocal sites, are an interesting thing in terms of the way they tie into government and democracy. Catherine Howe has written in her customary thoughtful style on this subject numerous times – this post is a good one (and she also covered the launch of the Networked Neighborhoods report in detail).
Here’s a comment I left (before my recent house move!) on one of Catherine’s post which sums up my views on this:
What is local? I can see a street from my bedroom window right next to the one I live in, which couldn’t be any more local to me. But I never walk down there, drive down there, or anything – to be honest, I couldn’t really care less about it. But Stansted Airport – 40 miles down the road – *is* local as far as I am concerned.
I suspect local is defined by the individual and in the context of the issue or activity, which doesn’t sound too much like the great foundation to a community to me.
I’m not denying that location based online communities work – clearly they do – but what is the motivation? You rightly point out that pretty much every hyperlocal effort so far has a different bent to it. The link to democracy has been weak so far, I think – the greatest influence so far has been the dearth of quality local media, I would say.
The one thing I would say is that there is clearly more scope for where locally-focused websites are thriving for councils and local politicians to engage better with them.
The work by groups like Talk About Local also demonstrate that where sites do not exist, there is still an appetite to get them going, once people have been shown how to do so.
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Comment: Our regulators are as mad and bad as Mussolini
By Godfrey Bloom
The accusation of fascism has long been a rather worn out, knee-jerk rhetoric by political opponents of almost any colour.
It has been reduced to a simply pejorative term. This is as ridiculous, as it is dangerous. Fascism is a political creed, very much in the ascendancy in the Europe of the 1920s and 30s. National Socialism in Germany was a mutation and there was sympathy for it at every level in the United Kingdom, albeit much weaker. The real political enemy of fascism until the outbreak of World War II was Communism, paradoxically the other side of the same totalitarian coin.
Let us look for a moment at the two creeds, for the sake of simplicity. Communism aims to own the means of production, fascism aims to control the means of production. The American economist Thomas di Lorenzo has coined a new name for the modern political system, fascilism. You guessed it, a mixture of the two.
In a modern industrial economy the new god is regulation. People are persuaded regulation is necessary, indeed essential to protect the helpless, down-trodden vulnerable consumer. Nothing could be further from the truth. Regulation is simply a tool to control the means of production post de-nationalisation. Water, energy, railways and telecoms have been put into private ownership yet controlled by a regulatory authority. The system is run and authorised by government usually invoking enabling acts, conferring power on bureaucracies undreamt of hitherto and certainly quite outside of the principles of English law or protection of the constitution in the USA, which share the same roots.
I have far too often used the Financial Services Authority as an example in the UK. An Enabling Act, a self written rule book (four million words!) a secret adjudication procedure, no court of appeal, fines kept and a strict protocol for keeping the press out of the procedure. The senior executive is usually 'lay' and politically sponsored.
The system is not even nominally responsible to an elected chamber, a fact made abundantly clear to a parliamentary committee by the recently dethroned unlamented Hector Sants and his boss, fascinatingly inept Adair Turner.
Energy is another classic example: policy is dictated by the EU implemented by government and enforced by regulation. The energy companies oligarchical in themselves deliver gas and electricity to a captive market. The inevitable outcome is, of course, no-one can afford their energy bills. Well, not ordinary folk in any event.
The phenomenon is replicated in America. Here we have big business in a truly unhealthy partnership with the state – a blueprint conceived by Mussolini's Italian fascism between the wars.
Big business welcomes regulation, they manipulate it so that only they remain in the game. Only big business can afford lobbyists, boondoggles and 'seminars' in the sun.
The FSA in London had the sole purpose of driving small advisers out of business in favour of the new nationalised retail banks. They did it by arbitrary arrangements on adviser remuneration. How can this be legitimate in a free society? Whatever happened to liberty of contract?
So there you have it: the western industrial democracies control the means of production through enforcement agencies, the quangocracy or fake charities, the anachronistic honours systems hands out the baubles and the great and the good thrive on salaries and pensions most of us can only dream of. Who pays for all this? The consumer, of course. There is no one else.
A trawl through the names of senior executive and non-executive roles with regulatory authorities and their counterparts in big business show the direct correlation to political patronage. It is all about deals behind closed doors which keep small business, the electorate and backbench political representation completely out of the loop.
What better example can there be of this collusion when disgraced senior government minister Chris Huhne comes out of prison, where he was sent for dishonesty and deceit of awesome proportion, and walks straight into a £100,000 job with a renewable energy company?
Forty years ago that would have been inconceivable. Now it does not raise an eyebrow. Any wonder that most people do not bother to vote, newspaper sales go down and national cynicism is at an all time high?
Godfrey Bloom is an independent member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber
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EXPRESSIONS OF ANGER
Stress and irritation are common in our day-to-day lives. Our time becomes more and more precious with each passing moment, our workloads can be overwhelming and we can feel pulled in several different directions at once. Our world is fast-paced and full of stimulation. Our environments and relationships change at the bat of an eye. No wonder anger is so prevalent.
Unhealthy Expressions of Anger
At times, anger may explode outside of your control and an expression of anger can turn destructive. Other times anger may seem to blow up internally inside of you, disrupting concentration, showing up as negative self-talk, or causing physical pains such as headaches or stomachaches. Anger may also fester inside you when ignored or buried. Often we bury anger as a way to deny the feeling or control it, only to have it come out in confusing ways, such as overreacting to little things. Sometimes, these unhealthy expressions are a recurring issue, and relationships to yourself and others can disintegrate.
Destructive anger may be a reaction to conflict, disrespect, or emotional pain.
Consider the following:
Tasha and Greg have shared an apartment for a few months now. Tasha generally cooks at home and is sure to clean while she works. Greg almost always chooses to bring prepared meals home to eat, but still uses kitchen utensils for various things. He never cleans the dishes. Tasha does not say anything to Greg at first, preferring to avoid any confrontation. After a stressful day at work, Tasha comes home to a sink full of Greg’s dishes. Tasha begins cleaning the dishes herself, but slams drawers and plates while cleaning. A plate breaks, and Tasha blames Greg.
In this example, Tasha has stifled her initial anger with Greg, avoiding the conflict as a way of handling it. Tasha thought she had her anger under control, but when she was overwhelmed by stress, her lack of control roared to the surface. Her anger became destructive.
Sometimes, it may not be obvious that you are avoiding a situation. Not all unhealthy displays of anger look like the behavior of those with short, explosive tempers.
In the previous exercise from section 1, we listed a few unhealthy expressions of anger. Provided below is a more extensive list, although it is by no means all-inclusive. Each person responds differently with anger, but we made sure to include some of the more subtle methods that may not send up flags immediately.
Excessive interruption of conversation
Sulking when a situation does not meet expectations
Allowing mood to affect others
Attempting to make others feel guilty
Needing to be correct
Rolling eyes or sighing heavily
Abuse, both physical and emotional
Frequent disregard to others’ feelings
Feeling justified in anger
Punitive or condescending behavior
Manipulation of a situation
Frequent black and white or all or nothing situations
Little regard for forgiveness
Blaming others/things for how we feel
Healthy Expressions of Anger
Healthy expression of anger means learning to act versus react to an emotion, thought, situation, or behavior. A healthy expression of anger is a skill. The situation and/or experience must be analyzed objectively, keeping in mind the following: other people’s feelings and experiences, examining your own feelings, thoughts, intentions, and expectations, and assessing your physical vulnerabilities. Physical vulnerabilities may include poor sleep, poor nutrition, hunger, stress, illness, change in hormones (both for men and women), and a lack of physical activity.
A healthy expression of anger does not place blame on another; instead, you are able to take ownership of your own thoughts, feelings and behaviors. This may mean using “I” phrases, such as, “I feel angry when…” Instead of reacting instinctively to an unwanted situation, you take the time and effort to respond, or act.
Consider the following:
In the example given above, Tasha reacts to a sink full of dishes. An alternative to slamming and breaking objects could be that Tasha takes time to talk to Greg as soon as she feels uneasy about cleaning up after him.
She may begin the conversation by saying, “I feel upset when there are dishes left in the sink.”
If Tasha decides to voice her discontent in a calm and collected manner before succumbing to the stress of either the event itself or an outside stressor, then she is allowing open communication and expressing anger in a healthy way. Tasha would need to exhibit insight to both her feelings, thoughts, expectations, intentions, and needs, as well as Greg’s feelings surrounding the situation. Tasha would also need to be respectful to Greg, not using blaming, hurtful, or disrespectful statements or words.
Learning to use healthy expressions of anger can be work. It requires the ability to take a pause, create distance between yourself and your thoughts and emotions, increase self-awareness, and the ability to see alternative perspectives. Let’s say Tasha put the time and effort into approaching and resolving the conflict with Greg,
she would be sure to reap the benefits, as she and Greg could better understand each other’s intentions. Tasha’s self-esteem may improve for having the confidence to approach the situation and proactively work to meet her needs. The resolution would build trust and strengthen the relationship.
For most of this course you will do a lot of work in reducing the frequency and intensity of your experience of anger, increasing your awareness of your experience of anger anger and its triggers. It is good to remind yourself that the goal is not to eliminate anger—the goal is to manage it.
Even when heavily practiced and mastered, effective communication and acceptance do not get rid of anger. The two together will certainly reduce how often you feel angry but you will still feel angry at times. That is totally normal.
You’ve heard this a hundred times by now but what makes a difference is the way you react to feeling angry. Anger itself does not necessarily mean a scarred relationship, broken possessions, or burned bridges.
More Examples of Healthy Anger
Anger can work as motivation for change. Think back to any civil rights movement. What feeling helped fuel that movement? You can bet it was not contentment or complacency.
When things stack up against you unfairly, it is okay to feel angry. Once again, anger itself is not unhealthy. Instead of turning to unhealthy or destructive expressions of anger however, turn that anger into fuel for finding a solution or for finding change.
Consider the following:
Helen has a great paying job that is relatively close to where she lives. She has been employed there for years. This past year her boss, Edward, has been treating her pretty unfairly. He continuously gives her work to do, expecting to work overtime but without the increased pay rate of overtime. She’s expected to do tasks at home, at night, and on the weekends. He even calls late at night, assigning her more duties.
She is capable of doing these things but she soon begins feeling overwhelmed. Instead of going out with her friends or travelling for holiday, she feels stuck at work. She tried on multiple occasions to bring this issue to Edward, being mindful and assertive while communicating. It doesn’t help.
When she asks for time off to visit her mother, who is very sick, and Edward denies the request, Helen feels angry. This is the last straw. She decides she deserves a job that respects her time and effort. She realizes that just because she is paid well, it doesn’t mean she is content. She gives Edward her two weeks notice and quickly finds a job that isn’t as monetarily profitable but isn’t as taxing on her well-being.
Anger also serves as a great warning system. It informs us that something is out of balance. It may be something within our bodies, such as hunger or illness for example. It may be informing us that a personal boundary has been violated, sometimes making us take ownership of crossing our own boundaries.
Looking back to the previous exercise you did in section 1, write out possible solutions to the conflicts you witnessed. Imagine beginning a conversation with one of the parties, placing emphasis on your feelings instead of their actions.
Additionally, write down a previous experience where you have reacted to conflict with destructive anger. What were the short-term consequences of your reaction, both positive and negative? For instance, did it feel relieving? Did you feel strong? Scared?Confused? What about the long-term consequences? Did that relief later turn into regret? How did this impact your relationship? How would you resolve the conflict now in a healthier manner? Imagine what the short and long-term consequences could have been if you resolved the conflict healthily.
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A cyber-warfare expert sees no evidence linking Russia to the DNC email releases, but The New York Times hopes that Ukraine can fill the void. Good luck sunshine.
The New York Times’ unrelenting anti-Russia bias would be almost comical if the possible outcome were not a nuclear conflagration and maybe the end of life on planet Earth.
A classic example of the Times’ one-sided coverage was a front-page article on Thursday expressing the wistful hope that a Ukrainian hacker whose malware was linked to the release of Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails in 2016 could somehow “blow the whistle on Russian hacking.”
Though full of airy suspicions and often reading like a conspiracy theory, the article by Andrew E. Kramer and Andrew Higgins contained one important admission (buried deep inside the “jump” on page A8 in my print edition), a startling revelation especially for those Americans who have accepted the Russia-did-it groupthink as an established fact.
The article quoted Jeffrey Carr, the author of a book on cyber-warfare, referring to a different reality: that the Russia-gate “certainties” blaming the DNC “hack” on Russia’s GRU military intelligence service or Russia’s FSB security agency lack a solid evidentiary foundation.
“There is not now and never has been a single piece of technical evidence produced that connects the malware used in the DNC attack to the GRU, FSB or any agency of the Russian government,” Carr said.
Yet, before that remarkable admission had a chance to sink into the brains of Times’ readers whose thinking has been fattened up on a steady diet of treating the “Russian hack” as flat fact, Times’ editors quickly added that “United States intelligence agencies, however, have been unequivocal in pointing a finger at Russia.”
The Times’ rebuke toward any doubts about Russia-gate was inserted after Carr’s remark although the Times had already declared several times on page 1 that there was really no doubt about Russia’s guilt.
“American intelligence agencies have determined Russian hackers were behind the electronic break-in of the Democratic national Committee,” the Times reported, followed by the assertion that the hacker’s “malware apparently did” get used by Moscow and then another reminder that “Washington is convinced [that the hacking operation] was orchestrated by Moscow.” By repeating the same point on the inside page, the Times editors seemed to be saying that any deviant views on this subject must be slapped down promptly and decisively.
17 intelligence agencies, because we all know American intelligence agencies never lie. Wait...are these the same morons who said Iraw had WMDs? Because the last time those guys were certain, half a million people died.
A Flimsy Assessment
But that gets us back to the problem with the Jan. 6 “Intelligence Community Assessment,”which — contrary to repeated Times’ claims — was not the “consensus” view of all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, but rather the work of a small group of “hand-picked” analysts from three agencies: the Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency. And, they operated under the watchful eye of President Obama’s political appointees, CIA Director John Brennan and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who was the one who called them “hand-picked.”
Those analysts presented no real evidence to support their assessment, which they acknowledged was not a determination of fact, but rather what amounted to their best guess based on what they perceived to be Russian motives and capabilities.
The Jan. 6 assessment admitted as much, saying its “judgments are not intended to imply that we have proof that shows something to be a fact. Assessments are based on collected information, which is often incomplete or fragmentary, as well as logic, argumentation, and precedents.”
Much of the unclassified version of the report lambasted Russia’s international TV network RT for such offenses as hosting a 2012 presidential debate for third-party candidates excluded from the Republican-Democratic debate, covering the Occupy Wall Street protests, and reporting on dangers from “fracking.” The assessment described those editorial decisions as assaults on American democracy.
But rather than acknowledge the thinness of the Jan. 6 report, the Times – like other mainstream news outlets – treated it as gospel and pretended that it represented a “consensus” of all 17 intelligence agencies even though it clearly never did. (Belatedly, the Times slipped in a correction to that falsehood in one article although continuing to use similar language in subsequent stories so an unsuspecting Times reader would not be aware of how shaky the Russia-gate foundation is.)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have denied repeatedly that the Russian government was the source of the two batches of Democratic emails released via WikiLeaks in 2016, a point that the Times also frequently fails to acknowledge. (This is not to say that Putin and Assange are telling the truth, but it is a journalistic principle to include relevant denials from parties facing accusations.)
Let's not forget that a CNN Sr. Producer admitted that the Russia Gate story was basically a complete fabrication to get views, the NYT is no different.
The rest of Thursday’s Times article veered from the incomprehensible to the bizarre, as the Times reported that the hacker, known only as “Profexer,” is cooperating with F.B.I. agents inside Ukraine.
Yet, the reliance on Ukraine to provide evidence against Russia defies any objective investigative standards. The Ukrainian government is fiercely anti-Russian and views itself as engaged in an “information war” with Putin and his government.
Ukraine’s SBU security service also has been implicated in possible torture, according to United Nations investigators who were denied access to Ukrainian government detention facilities housing ethnic Russian Ukrainians who resisted the violent coup in February 2014, which was spearheaded by neo-Nazis and other extreme nationalists and overthrew elected President Viktor Yanukovych.
The SBU also has been the driving force behind the supposedly “Dutch-led” investigation into the July 17, 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. That inquiry has ignored evidence that a rogue Ukrainian force may have been responsible – not even addressing a Dutch/NATO intelligence report stating that all anti-aircraft missile batteries in eastern Ukraine on that day were under the control of the Ukrainian military – and instead tried to pin the atrocity on Russia, albeit with no suspects yet charged.
In Thursday’s article, the Times unintentionally reveals how fuzzy the case against “Fancy Bear” and “Cozy Bear” – the two alleged Russian government hacking operations – is.
The Times reports: “Rather than training, arming and deploying hackers to carry out a specific mission like just another military unit, Fancy Bear and its twin Cozy Bear have operated more as centers for organization and financing; much of the hard work like coding is outsourced to private and often crime-tainted vendors.”
Further, under the dramatic subhead – “A Bear’s Lair” – the Times reported that no such lair may exist: “Tracking the bear to its lair … has so far proved impossible, not least because many experts believe that no such single place exists.”
The Times’ article also noted the “absence of reliable witnesses” to resolve the mystery – so to the rescue came the “reliable” regime in Kiev, or as the Times wrote: “emerging from Ukraine is a sharper picture of what the United States believes is a Russian government hacking group.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin, following his address to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 28, 2015. (UN Photo)
The Times then cited various cases of exposed Ukrainian government emails, again blaming the Russians albeit without any real evidence.
The Times suggested some connection between the alleged Russian hackers and a mistaken report on Russia’s Channel 1 about a Ukrainian election, which the Times claimed “inadvertently implicated the government authorities in Moscow.”
The Times’ “proof” in this case was that some hacker dummied a phony Internet page to look like an official Ukrainian election graphic showing a victory by ultra-right candidate, Dmytro Yarosh, when in fact Yarosh polled less than 1 percent. The hacker supposedly sent this “spoof” graphic to Channel 1, which used it.
But such an embarrassing error, which would have no effect on the actual election results, suggests an effort to discredit Channel 1 rather than evidence of a cooperative relationship between the mysterious hacker and the Russian station. The Times, however, made this example a cornerstone in its case against the Russians.
Meanwhile, the Times offered its readers almost no cautionary advice that – in the case of Russia-gate – Ukraine would have every motive to send U.S. investigators in directions harmful to Russia, much as happened with the MH-17 investigation.
So, we can expect that whatever “evidence” Ukraine “uncovers” will be accepted as gospel truth by the Times and much of the U.S. government – and anyone who dares ask inconvenient questions about its reliability will be deemed a “Kremlin stooge” spreading “Russian propaganda.”
Investigative reporter Robert Parry broke many of the Iran-Contra stories for The Associated Press and Newsweek in the 1980s. You can buy his latest book, America’s Stolen Narrative, either in print here or as an e-book (from Amazon andbarnesandnoble.com).
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Medway Council has announced new plans that aim to improve the safety of the district's roads, as well as ease congestion. In 2020, the Government announced that local authorities would be able to enforce moving traffic offences, such as driving through a 'No Entry' sign, stopping in a yellow box junction, making banned turns, and driving in areas where vehicles are prohibited.
In order for local authorities to use these new powers, they would need to apply for permission from the Government first. Now, Medway Council has launched a consultation on how it would use these powers, and residents are being encouraged to have their say.
Numerous locations across the district have been highlighted that would see several signs and road markings enforced. In order for restrictions to be implemented effectively, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras would be installed and Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) would be issued to motorists who break the rules.
Medway Council is looking to enforce the following signs, and road markings, at the below locations:
Gillingham and Rochester High Streets - enforce the no motor vehicles restrictions to make them even safer for pedestrians;
Rock Avenue junction with the A2, Gillingham - enforce the yellow box restrictions to help reduce congestion;
A2 Watling Street, Gillingham - enforce yellow box restrictions at the junctions with Ash Tree Lane and Canterbury Street to help ease congestion;
A2 High Street, Rainham - enforce the right turn ban into Orchard Street to help reduce congestion;
Gibraltar Hill junction with the A230 Maidstone Road - enforce yellow box restrictions to ease congestion;
Cuxton Road, High Street junction with Gun Lane, Strood – enforce yellow box and other access restrictions to help reduce congestion;
Whittaker Street/High Street, Chatham, including the junction with The Brook – enforce pedestrian zone/no entry restrictions to make the high street even safer for pedestrians.
Following the consultation, Medway Council will review the feedback and decide whether it will apply for such powers from the Government to enforce these highway restrictions. If approved, Medway Council would be able to enforce these rules in 2023.
Councillor Phil Filmer, Medway Council's Portfolio Holder for Frontline Services, said: "We are committed to keeping Medway moving and these new powers could make Medway’s roads safer and help reduce congestion. I would encourage residents, and businesses, to have their say on the proposals."
If the plans are given the green light, additional enforcement locations across Medway will be considered in due course, and residents will be able to have their say before they are introduced. Residents are encouraged to comment on the plans by 11.59pm on Sunday, July 31.
To have your say, visit: medway.gov.uk/MovingTraffic.
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To be an engineer at NorthBay Healthcare, you have to be a jack of all trades, capable of performing rigorous maintenance routines on million-dollar machinery and fixing equipment you never knew existed. One day you might find yourself face to face with a swarm of bees. Or a sink hole. Or a sewer line break.
Anything is possible.
The cape is optional.
Engineer Frank Chavez starts his day at 7 a.m., making the rounds, checking in on electrical, medical gas, steam, water, air handling, HVAC, Fire/Life Safety and sewer systems that serve NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield.
“Temperature control is critical in a hospital,” he says, reviewing a map on his computer. He can see that the neurosurgery operating suite is a chilly 65 degrees, while the trauma bay in the Emergency Department is a toasty 78 degrees, as requested, all while maintaining required air pressures within those rooms to help with infection prevention.
Not only does he ensure that the climate is as requested, but a team of three other engineers maintain the chillers, boilers and cooling towers critical to sustaining those temperatures. One of them is always on call.
Robert Thrash, chief engineer at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, is part of a three-man team with similar tasks.
It’s the best possible job for an engineer. You get to think on your feet and learn something new all the time. And you make a difference, because the team you serve is saving lives.
—Engineer Frank Chavez
Both hospitals have emergency generators that kick in within 10 seconds when power goes out. Those generators have to be tested every week, and “load tested” every month to make sure they can handle even more than the basics.
“Our engineers operate a wide variety of essential healthcare facility equipment and systems, and are expected to safely and effectively handle all types of emergencies to keep the hospital functioning at the highest level at all times,” explains Greg Duncan, director of plant operations.
“What happens if the medical gas system goes into low pressure alarm and stops providing oxygen or medical air to the hospital? What if a boiler used to provide steam for sterilization stops functioning? Our engineers must be able to handle these and countless other critical problems to hospital operations 24 hours a day, 365 days per year,” says Greg.
There are calendars filled with maintenance tasks that are performed and recorded throughout the year. First alarms must be tested. Transformers must be maintained. Permits must be stored for elevators, boilers, pressure vessels and more. And don’t even get Robert started on the cogeneration system, which takes an inordinate amount of attention.
“It’s worth it, though,” he says, noting that the system has saved NorthBay Healthcare millions of dollars in energy costs since it was installed nearly six years ago.
While half the job is dealing with regular maintenance and repair issues, the other half is dealing with the unique challenges that present themselves from day to day.
Robert got a call from Security one Friday night in July. A sinkhole had formed in the grassy area near the helicopter landing pad. “They’d roped it off by the time I arrived,” he recalls. By Saturday morning, an excavation team had been called to dig down and figure it out. By the end of the day, the sinkhole had been filled.
“Crisis averted,” says Robert.
In June, he came face to face with a swarm of bees near a construction trailer on campus. He teamed up with Environmental Services Manager Jeff Lipscomb and called in a local bee-keeping business. Within an hour, the bees were sucked safely into a shop vac for transport.
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The classic flamingo silhouette is instantly recognizable: a ball of pink feathers perched on one thin leg, long neck curved as a beak tilts towards the water for food. It’s an image so well-known it’s been immortalized in kitschy plastic lawn ornaments.
But from the air, a flamingo has a different appeal. In the Lesser Flamingo habitats of Tanzania and Kenya, bright pink specks wade through dark water, leaving painterly trails in their wake. A cluster of birds flies over a monochromatic lunar landscape. A vast flock dots a sea of green.
“It was like nothing I’ve seen anywhere on our planet,” says photographer Paul McKenzie, who flew over these flamingo habitats to capture images of the birds from above.
In northern Tanzania, by the border with Kenya, Lake Natron’s shallow, highly alkalized water is a breeding ground for around three-quarters of the world’s population of Lesser Flamingos. As with neighboring Kenya’s Lake Bogonia and Lake Logipi, also home to the flamingo, the water in this soda lake is so corrosive it can burn through skin. But for the flamingo, it’s not only a place to breed, but feast. The waters, which measure over 35 miles long and 14 miles wide, are dense with spirulina, which the flamingo gathers with its head upside-down, sifting with its beak.
This unique environment also creates some peril for the birds, which are classified as “Near Threatened.” There have been proposals to mine for soda ash at Lake Natron, which would have a deleterious effect on flamingo populations.
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Focus is a lot like using a mental muscle. The more you work on building it up, the stronger it will get. The best ways to help you focus are often down to a number of things. Improving your mental focus is totally achievable but it may not be as easy as you think at first. You’ll need to make a real effort and change some of your daily habits to make your focus razor-sharp.
So, if you feel like the time has come to improve your focus and need some help in making it happen, read on…
Improve mental focus
First things first. Before worrying about staying focused, you might want to assess how strong your mental focus is right now.
If you are someone with good mental focus you will;
- Find it easy to stay alert
- Be able to set goals and stick to them
- Take breaks and go straight back to work
If you are someone whose focus needs improving you will;
- Find yourself zoning out and/or daydreaming
- Be easily distracted by your surroundings
- Lose track of what you’re doing.
- Think of how to stay focused at work
If you relate more to the first set of statements, your focus is already fairly good and may just need a little more practice to make it great. If you relate more to the second set of statements then you need to work on your mental focus that bit more. It may take some time but adopting good habits and being more mindful of your distraction ‘triggers’ will help.
Another way to improve mental focus is to learn how to eliminate distractions. Distractions often prevent us from focusing on the task at hand. These distractions could come in the form of background noise, online, or interruptions by peers and colleagues, and while sometimes it’s as simple as turning off the radio, it’s far more challenging when it comes from people. | <urn:uuid:7e2c9342-6b4f-4f34-8ba8-c6654aa39a39> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blocksite.co/blog/best-way-to-focus | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.962337 | 395 | 2.328125 | 2 |
Cavity Wall Insulation for your homeDid you know that if your home has cavity walls that have not yet been insulated you could be losing up to a massive half of your heat straight through the walls? But don’t worry, this can easily be prevented - according to the Government’s energy efficiency division at DEFRA, proper cavity wall insulation can stop up to two thirds of this heat loss.
Any cavities and gaps existing between the interior and exterior layers of brick will allow the heat to dissipate, thus increasing the use of the boiler and, of course, pushing up the fuel bills. Losing heat in this way means it can be constant struggle to stay warm - and expensive! The answer has to be insulation, and the easiest and cheapest method is cavity wall insulation..
Once installed, less heat will escape during the cold winter months when you need it; while in the warm summer months the insulation will act in reverse and help keep the heat out and your home cool.
So, if you are serious about reducing those heating bills, and the ‘wear and tear’ on your boiler, then there couldn’t be a better time to consider installing cavity wall insulation – especially when you’re only going to pay half the cost of the installation. Remember, every homeowner today is entitled to receive a 50% grant for both cavity wall and loft insulation.
Plus, if you are sensitive about effects of climate change and keen to reduce your home’s carbon footprint then insulating your home is making a big contribution - global warming is a serious problem that affects us all. The main greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide (CO2), produced when we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil or gas for energy.
The materials used in cavity wall insulation, including urea formaldehyde foam, mineral wool and expanded polystyrene bead, can withstand vermin, fungi, rotting, and are water resistant . They also do not affect the fire resistance of the walls. The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA) provides independent 25-year guarantees for Cavity Wall Insulation fitted by registered installers in the UK.
If you would like your cavity walls insulated, and receive a standard homeowner’s grant to pay for 50% of the cost – more if you receive certain benefits or allowances, please call us. We can arrange for an approved surveyor to check out your cavities and provide all the grant details – at no cost to you. | <urn:uuid:2c94d264-f945-4183-b721-a82164fda527> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.homeenergysaver.co.uk/insulation/cavityinsulation.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.934765 | 508 | 2.25 | 2 |
The majority of electronic devices is designed on silicon wafers where the architecture of the different layers is made through lithographic techniques and resin masks. To cope with the desired increase in performance (Moore’s law), the structure size has to be reduced in order to integrate a larger number of components. Lithographic techniques then reach limits (pure top-down process). To reach a resolution of order 22 nm (the next ITRS node) new methods like e-beam etching are discussed but constraints and costs are huge. Alternative solutions can be found thanks to molecular self-assembly (bottom-up processes). Among them, block copolymer self-assembly is attractive: block copolymers are made of different A and B monomers linked by covalent bonds. At low temperatures they form ordered structures (micro-phase separation) of domains at the desired scale (sone tens of nanometers, tunable with the molecular mass of the polymer). To use this phase separation, it is requested to orient in a controlled manner the obtained structures when they are under the form of a thin film on a wafer. A new convenient method was designed for providing a first perpendicular orientation which however presents lots of defects (Fig.).
Liu P.H., P. Thébault, P. Guenoun, J. Daillant, Macromolecules, 42, 9609 (2009)
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This means to eliminate all defects which subsist after the film annealing leading to phase separation. Defectless and addressable nanostructures are a prerequisite to make a decisive step forward applications. With colleagues of LETI and IPhT), and in collaboration with Tel-Aviv University (Prof. D. Andelman), we recently used a nanostructured mold for making a heat embossing of copolymer film in order to reduce the defects at a large scale (~ 10 µm) in a self-assembled layer. This mold can be reused thousand times on different layers. By imposing a surface energy constraint and imposing a pressure, the mold induces local stresses which guide long-distance flows which orient the nanostructures, making the defects to disappear (nano-rheology). Two orientations are obtained: when the flow dynamics dominates, lamellae (the kind of nanostructures obtained for a symmetric copolymer) are oriented perpendicularly to the mold teeth while if the surface energy constraint dominates, lamellae are oriented parallel to the mold teeth. Orientation can thus be chosen (cf. Figure 18). Nanostructures without defects were obtained over sizes of several microns. As an application, the right figure suggest that using a circular mold should be very convenient for writing resolved structures for magnetic head reading with a radial symetry. Numerical simulations by self-consistent field theory did confirm the structures stability.
Developments of this study are now to build 3D oriented films for applications where the aspect ratio matters like the design of metamaterials or anisotropic structures for optics.
a) SEM top-view image of concentric circles imprinted in a PS–PMMA BCP fi lmshowing a perpendicular organization of the BCP film with respect to the circular tracks. b) Optical microscopy image at a much larger scale of 300 μm. c) Schematic drawing showing the motion of a magnetic reading head in a magnetic storage disk. | <urn:uuid:8f974020-55f3-4e79-b90c-4f74c58f8b9d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://iramis.cea.fr/en/Phocea/Vie_des_labos/Ast/ast_visu.php?id_ast=1850 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.900613 | 723 | 2.59375 | 3 |
Adapted from the book, Tribal Alchemy: Turning What You Have Into What You Need. Dave Fleming. 2016. A Tribal Alchemy Resource.
Words are like potatoes; they are full of rich nutrients (meaning) until we strip them down, deep-fry them, and add salt. Take the word, discover. The first definition Merriam-Webster’s provides for the word discover is “to see, find, or become aware of (something) for the first time.” In a sense, that is accurate, but it’s not robust enough. It makes a word that has the nu- trients of a potato feel more like a French fry. When we understand more about the meaning of this handy little word, it reveals another important element of seeing together. Break the word in two and it yields its secrets.
Dis: apart, asunder, away
cover: to conceal
The definition of discover, then, is to throw off that which conceals something else. Oh, that’s good. It’s an especially poignant definition for collective seeing. As we now have established, when the raw materials of a situation are in front of your tribe, the possibility or creative solution is initially concealed. Discovery then allows your tribe to explore the hidden potential in the raw materials. In order to do this, you have to throw off certain ideas and actions that may be covering up the more novel and useful ones. Your tribe must throw off that which obfuscates your collective insights.
Because alchemy requires a new arrangement of familiar materials, this “throwing off” frequently begins when you change your collective view of those materials. No longer are your raw materials the same one’s you had yesterday and the day before that. Now they contain possibilities for alchemy. And if that’s the case, it’s time for you to remove obstacles and see the new hiding in the familiar.
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Here are three actions that make discovery more likely:
- See and listen to different perspectives (even those outside your tribe)
- Craft questions that move beyond the norm (ask questions adjacent to the familiar)
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Via a small incision just under the skin of the chest wall a device is implanted to monitor the heart rate. Wires are connected to this device and then via a vein travel to the heart allowing the device to pace the heart. Certain conditions cause excessively slow heart rates leading to symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, or episodes where you may pass out. The pacemaker will pace your heart beat at a faster preset rate when your heart rate drops below a certain level.
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We all need to apply for a business license at some point in our lives to avoid fines, the hassle of the DMV, and to have it stamped with our name on it that can be used by our business.
The easiest way to make sure you’ve got a license is to get a business license online. That’s how I ended up with my clovis business license which I use to pay for my pizza. You can get a free business license anywhere you can get a standard one, but if you don’t have one, it may be useful to apply for one online first.
Having a business license is important because it allows you to legally operate a business. That means you can’t just buy a pizza and never pay for it. That means you can’t set up a pizza stand in your living room and never pay for it. That means you can’t advertise for a pizza place and never pay for it. That means you can’t buy a bottle of wine and never pay for it.
In a nutshell, a business license is a way to get your feet wet in a business without getting kicked out. You can set up a small business without a business license, but you cannot get a business license without a business license. It is also important that you get a business license if you are planning on starting a company.
You need a business license if you are planning on getting a business started. A business license is like a mortgage for a home. You can get one with or without your business, but if you have a business license without one, you are still stuck paying for the loan.
This is a good point. Many people start a business without a business license because they are unaware of this. It is something you need to get to know very well, and you need to know how to go about it. You still need to ensure that you are not under a legal obligation to pay a business license as a down payment for a home.
That was the only part of the pitch that made me cringe. The point of the pitch was not to convince me that I just need to know where to go to get my license, but to convince me that I need to see myself as a business person first. Not a lawyer.
I am a lawyer. I use my law degree to make money. I used to be on the internet. I’m a lawyer, and I like to think of myself as a business person. It’s a weird thing to say, but to me, it is very true. I’m a business. I’m in the business of making money.
I’ll admit, it was a fairly lame pitch. It did a good job of showing how the game’s developer was excited to be in the business of making money, but it also failed to address the business of being a lawyer. At least it made it seem as if the game would be about a game. It did not address the fact that the game is a part of a business. Being in the business of making money is hard.
We really wanted to make a game about a game. One of the things that makes the game experience so memorable is the fact that one of the people in it is a lawyer. In fact, this is the first game in a series that is about a lawyer, the first game that uses a lawyer as a character. | <urn:uuid:6240e326-3421-48a0-bda7-1801444552b1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://riddimsaunter.net/clovis-business-license/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.979679 | 708 | 1.5625 | 2 |
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