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Integration of genomic technology into healthcare settings establishes new capabilities to predict disease susceptibility and optimize treatment regimes. Yet, Indigenous peoples remain starkly underrepresented in genetic and clinical health research and are unlikely to benefit from such efforts. To foster collaboration with Indigenous communities, we propose six principles for ethical engagement in genomic research: understand existing regulations, foster collaboration, build cultural competency, improve research transparency, support capacity building, and disseminate research findings. Inclusion of underrepresented communities in genomic research has the potential to expand our understanding of genomic influences on health and improve clinical approaches for all populations.
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Meticore is a morning metabolism trigger that is formulated to target low core body temperature side effects such as metabolic slowdown, weight gain and a host of other suboptimal wellness issues. Found only at the official website Meticore.com and no other marketplace online, Meticore is at the top of the fat burning weight loss supplementation chart in 2021 due to its select ingredients of eight different superfood nutrients that specialize in raising core body temperature naturally.
And as many already know by now, weight loss supplements are a dime a dozen within the expansive supplement industry that did over $24 billion dollars in 2020 alone. It isn’t hard to understand why; over 70 million people all over the world suffer from obesity, while another 30 million are considered overweight. And obesity is no laughing matter, either. Being overweight comes with many negative side effects that can cause premature aging and a slew of other problematic issues to arise. Some people who are obese might develop Type 2 diabetes or heart disease, two diseases with relatively high mortality rates. To put things more clearly: losing weight for some folks is certainly a matter of life or death.
People in the traditional medical industry offer a few main views when it comes to the best way for men and women to lose weight and become healthier. The main philosophy behind most diets is the concept of a “caloric deficit.” A caloric deficit happens when you consume less calories during the day than you burn. No need to stress—you burn a set number of calories every day by just breathing, digesting, and existing. But two ways that people increase their caloric burn while decreasing intake are dieting and exercising.
Let’s get one thing clear from the very beginning: exercising and dieting consistently is the only guaranteed method of losing weight. However, we don’t blame readers who are frustrated with these very basic weight-loss strategies. In fact, some dietitians are beginning to explain to their clients that diet and exercise alone might not be the path to sustainable and impressive weight loss.
One additional factor in the success of any weight loss regimen may be the metabolism. Our metabolism is a bodily process that basically determines how fast (or how slow) we burn through calories. Some people have a high metabolism; they can eat all day and exercise little but still lose weight in the long-term. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true. Some people have especially slow metabolisms, and eating just a little bit of food can kill their chances of creating the coveted caloric deficit.
There are a few different ways that people with slow metabolisms can try to speed up this important body function. Working out regularly and drinking plenty of water are two natural options that have been proven to be effective for many consumers. But many men and women all over the world are also turning to supplements to try to improve the effectiveness of their weight loss routines.
Meticore is one supplement in this explosive modern weight loss formula industry. Like we said above, weight loss supplements are incredibly common in the larger supplement market. But this does not mean that all supplements are actually effective; hundreds of scam formulas exist within the alternative health industry. It’s hard to say whether or not Meticore is an effective weight loss solution without taking a closer look at its ingredients, the science behind it, and the company manufacturing it.
Is Meticore a useful weight loss aid? Or is it one of the many scam products permeating the modern alternative health industry? Our guide should give you all the info you need to make an informed decision about Meticore and its creators.
What is Meticore?
The core philosophy behind Meticore is that the body’s core body temperature is a massive contributor to “unexplained weight gain.” As explained by the website’s designers, the core body temperature is another way to refer to the “core temperature of your internal cells.” The research cited by Meticore found that a low core body temperature can contribute to a slower metabolism. As we articulated in the above section, a slower metabolism will often make it more difficult for you to lose weight, even when you work out as hard as you can and diet with high consistency.
Using a combination of relatively natural ingredients, the Meticore formula purportedly helps to increase your core body temperature. As a result, users of Meticore might be able to seriously improve their progress toward a healthier and more sustainable weight. The official Meticore website is filled with compelling stories and entertaining scientific facts, revealing that people using the supplement can “supercharge” their metabolisms.
We were impressed with the main qualities of the Meticore formula. The site claims that it is completely natural, vegetarian-friendly, free of GMOs, “completely safe,” not tolerance forming, and free of all stimulants. Some consumers might initially discount the importance of avoiding stimulants in their weight loss supplements. We believe this to be a mistake. Stimulants almost always come with their own appetite-suppressing side effects. But the downside is that stimulants can cause tolerance and dependency, making them hard to quit, especially after extensive use.
Meticore is different. The supplement apparently contains only natural ingredients that have been scientifically proven to help increase core body temperature and maximize the efficiency of the metabolism. Additionally, the site also claims that this supplement is packaged within a facility that has been approved by the Food and Drug and given the Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP, classification. Manufacturing facilities for Meticore operate within the U.S.
The Meticore site is filled with relatively fair information about both the product and its uses. The creators of Meticore dedicated several pages of web copy to answering some of the most important questions that consumers likely have about their trademark supplement. In particular, we’re a fan of the site’s warning that users who lose weight too fast should decrease the frequency of their use of Meticore.
Meticore is available on the official product website, and should never be bought on other online retailers like Amazon, Ebay or other stores. We recommend buying directly from the Meticore site to avoid scams and fake pills circulating on the Internet, for a few reasons that we’ll explain in greater detail during the sections below. For now, readers should be able to understand the basic premise behind this metabolism boosting supplement. It uses a variety of different ingredients to improve the metabolisms of users by raising their core body temperature. The supplement is being marketed primarily online, and its manufacturing process ensures only the most quality of ingredients packaged in a safe and GMP facility based right here in the United States of America.
Frankly, we don’t expect you to buy any supplement without a thorough explanation of its ingredients. We don’t either. Our editorial team understands that the single biggest factor in the effectiveness and legitimacy of a given formula is the ingredients that it uses. Aside from the ingredients themselves, we’re interested in companies who disclose the precise dosages of each compound found within their patented formulas.
Weight loss formulas are common, but it’s tough to find weight loss supplements with clearly articulated ingredient lists. We scoured the web to bring you the most up-to-date information possible about the unique formula being marketed by the company behind Meticore.
Here is a detailed list of Meticore’s core ingredients:
African Mango Extract. This common weight loss ingredient is often called by its scientific name, Irvingia gabonensis. Supplements all over the weight loss industry use this common natural extract, which has been shown by some scientific studies to help people lose weight quicker and healthier.
Turmeric. Only one study cited on the Meticore website links curcumin turmeric to weight loss, but the association between the two is well established within the scientific community. There’s ample evidence that curcumin and turmeric can help people lose more weight, especially when its use is combined with ample exercise and dieting.
Moringa Oleifera. Another exceedingly popular ingredient found in many weight loss formulas, moringa oleifera primarily functions as an antioxidant. It also might help to regulate the blood pressure, according to a few landmark studies. This is important, considering how many overweight men and women struggle with high blood pressure.
Brown Seaweed Extract. We’re interested in the unique use of brown seaweed extract by Meticore’s creators. Here, it’s used primarily for its ability to expedite the burning of fat in the body. Additionally, there are a few more benefits of brown seaweed extract being found every day. It might help people to improve their insulin resistance, regulate blood sugar, and reduce food cravings.
Ginger. We all know the applications of ginger. It’s used mostly as an anti-inflammatory ingredient. Using ginger regularly can help users to recover from strenuous workouts while fighting natural inflammation in the muscles.
Our main issue with this element of Meticore is the lack of reliable information about the dosages of key ingredients. It is true that these main ingredients—African mango extract, turmeric, moringa oleifera, brown seaweed extract, and ginger—have been associated with weight loss in many mainstream scientific research studies. But these studies will (naturally) use a specific dosage to guarantee their results. We cannot verify that the dosage used in this supplement aligns with the dosages used in relevant studies, which makes it hard to speak to the effectiveness of the larger solution.
Still, there’s something to be said about the wide variety of different ingredients used in this formula. With ingredients capable of regulating blood pressure and sugar, boosting fat burning, and reducing inflammation, Meticore is a very versatile and comprehensive solution to the weight loss problems experienced by nearly one hundred million people around the world.
Meticore Scientific Evidence
Like we said above, the main obstacle to establishing the scientific effectiveness of this supplement is the lack of information concerning key ingredient dosages. When we look to verify a supplement’s efficiency, we really want to see if the scientific research cited by the manufacturer really functions to support their trademark formula. Some companies cite vague studies that ultimately have little relation to the actual supplement they work to promote.
This creates a relatively confusing situation for Meticore’s scientific evidence. On one hand, we do know that scientific research has frequently supported the efficiency of key ingredients in promoting long-term weight loss and overall wellness. For example, consider one 2015 study which found that low core body temperatures might be associated with obesity. This directly supports the proposal behind Meticore, that low body temperature is the main cause of weight problems in people.
Another study from way back in 2009 found the same thing. Clearly, there is ample scientific research available to support the main claims behind the Meticore sales pitch. These studies even came up with some fascinating numbers relating to body temperature and obesity; the 2015 article proposed that people with low core body temperature gained an additional five pounds per year compared to people with higher temperatures.
There are several different studies cited on the Meticore official product website to support the use of each key ingredient in its formula. For example, brown seaweed extract, curcumin, and the other core Meticore ingredients have been shown to help improve core body temperature, speed up the metabolism, and ultimately maximize weight loss potential in both men and women.
But the one thing keeping us from calling Meticore scientifically-backed is the deficit of information concerning its dosages. We can’t say for sure what the scientific community has to say about Meticore until we know its precise ingredient doses—not just which ingredients it contains.
This doesn’t mean Meticore is guaranteed ineffective, and it certainly doesn’t mean that it’s a scam. It could very well be the case that Meticore contains more than enough of each core ingredient to help people lose substantial weight when used correctly and consistently. However, it’s hard to know for sure until we have more information. On this front, we’d advise consumers to hedge their bets by combining Meticore with a consistent workout and diet plan. Doing so can help you lose weight over time, even if Meticore turns out to be an inefficient combination of ingredients.
Who’s Behind Meticore?
This is another negative aspect of this supplement we found. It’s hard to find any information at all about the creators of Meticore, especially on the official product website. This is disappointing, considering how direct and transparent the site is when it comes to other aspects of their main weight loss formula. We know that the site refers to someone named “Todd Pittman,” who came up with the formula after researching on its own for several years.
But this seems to be a common problem in the supplement industry. Many companies present their products without offering any significant information about the organization behind them. Meticore is no exception here. Meticore is being marketed by DigiStore, an affiliate marketing company that helps many supplement manufacturers distribute their products securely.
Contact Meticore’s anonymous creator using this email:
Email: [email protected]
Frequently Asked Questions About Meticore
With such little information available online about the supplement and its manufacturers, we’re happy to help consumers become more informed by bringing you answers to some of the most commonly asked questions readers have about Meticore.
Q: How should Meticore be used?
A: Use this supplement by swallowing one of the capsules each day. Supplement bottles are sold in thirty-day packages, so each bottle should last you about a month. We don’t know whether or not the supplement should be taken with water or with food. We recommend using the supplement over an extended period of time in order to guarantee results. Using Meticore might help men and women alike to revitalize their weight loss routines and regain control of their metabolism.
Q: Is Meticore effective?
A: Yes and no. On one hand, we do know that the core ingredients used in this supplement are scientifically proven to help improve the metabolism and jumpstart the weight loss process. However, a lack of info on the ingredient dosages found in this supplement means that we’re not willing to make any definitive judgments on its effectiveness so far.
Q: Are reviews for Meticore positive?
A: Generally, consumers have been extremely positive when reviewing this unique weight loss formula. Several reviewers claim that they have lost substantial weight while using Meticore. The best results while using this supplement will come when you combine supplementation with traditional weight-loss strategies like dieting and consistent exercise.
Q: What are Meticore’s ingredients?
A: We provided a full list of the ingredients of Meticore in the section above. We know that it contains turmeric, moringa oleifera, brown seaweed extract, ginger, and African mango extract. However, there might be additional ingredients in this supplement hidden behind a proprietary blend. This makes it even harder to know whether or not Meticore can live up to the expectations it sets for itself on the official website.
Q: What can Meticore do?
A: If used appropriately and over a long enough period of time, Meticore might be able to help you lose substantial amounts of weight. As the official website explains, people who lose too much weight on Meticore should reduce their intake and use the supplement only once every two days. However, some users report losing anywhere from 1-3 pounds per week while using this unique formula.
Q: Are there side effects to Meticore?
A: There’s no reason for us to believe that Meticore could cause side effects for the average user. If you have an allergy to ginger or another ingredient in the formula, consider consulting your physician before using Meticore. For most people, this supplement is free of all major side effects.
Buying Meticore is relatively easy, considering that it is only offered through an official product website, Meticore.com. We always recommend buying supplements directly from the manufacturer whenever possible, as manufacturers can offer greater bulk discounts than retailers sometimes do. In the case of Meticore, you can save quite a bit of money by buying several bottles at one time.
We’re also interested in the full refund policy offered by the Meticore website. Consumers can return their purchases of Meticore for any reason within 60 days and get a full refund for the cost of their purchase. More information about this refund policy can be found on the product website.
Current purchasing options for Meticore include:
- One Bottle: $59 + $9.95 Shipping
- Three Bottle: $147 + $9.95 Shipping
- Six Bottles: $234 + $9.95 Shipping
Other reviewers have pointed out some of the gimmicky sales tactics on the official product website, and particularly on the sales page. Don’t worry if you see a “limited supply” notification pop up while you go through the checkout process. This is just a method used by the company to try to get you to check out faster—or buy more bottles of Meticore. This is pretty common within the weight loss supplement sector, so you should be aware before making a purchase from this site.
Meticore is relatively expensive, especially compared to similar supplements within the growing weight loss subsection of the larger supplement industry. However, it comes highly recommend by some users, so Meticore might nevertheless be worth a shot. There is no doubt about the global weight loss supplement market that is projected to be over $33 billion annually in the next few years that you get what you pay for. Meticore morning metabolism trigger is a leading weight loss supplement because of its eight ingredient blend that supercharges the rest metabolic rate and powers up the cellular activity to enhance fat burning properties daily. Let's wrap up this Meticore review and see if the real weight loss ingredients overpower the legit customer complaints circulating online.
Is Meticore Weight Loss Pill Scam or Legit?
For those of us naturally skeptical at any weight loss claim, it is only right to wonder just how effective the Meticore weight loss pills can be at boosting metabolism and acting as a morning trigger that boosts metabolic function optimally. But, there are new safety concerns to know about upfront, especially with so many fake Meticore pills circulating online in 2021. When Meticore began its climb to the top of the weight loss diet pills industry in late 2020, there was only one way to buy the leading metabolism boosting supplement - through its official website Meticore.com. Now, although fake listings on Amazon of Meticore have popped up in bulk, none of them are real as the company has cut out all middlemen and marketplaces outside of their own to avoid fees and fraudulent pills with cheap ingredients.
Because Meticore offers a generous 60-day refund policy where all customers get a full two months to try risk-free, it is hard pressed to think Meticore metabolism trigger supplement is not legit. The Meticore scam risks only lie within buying from unverified third party retailers and can be easily avoided by simply visiting the official company website, where the biggest savings and lowest prices already exist today.
If you’ve been struggling to lose weight despite working out frequently and eating healthily, a low core body temperature may be one of the causes. While no amount of supplementation can turn you into the skinny person of your fantasies, some supplements might help to speed your weight loss process along. Especially when combined with diet and exercise, Meticore should help you to shed some extra fat this year.
The ingredients contained within Meticore’s unique formula have been scientifically proven to maximize the metabolism, balance blood sugar, and blood pressure, reduce inflammation in the muscles, and more. Put together, these ingredients create a supplement that might be able to improve your weight loss efforts. To use Meticore, simply take one capsule per day for over one month. As always, we request that you speak to your doctor before using any new supplement.
There’s no quick path to weight loss. Even the Meticore website advises consumers to lower their dosage of Meticore if they begin to lose too much weight in too short of a period of time. We think that users who want to maximize their weight-loss potential target a total weight loss rate of one or two pounds per week. Anything more can be both unhealthy and unsustainable. Hopefully, the ingredients in Meticore’s formula can help you to speed up your metabolism. When combined with exercise and dieting, Meticore can provide you with the weight loss progress you’ve always wanted.
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Here are five ways for an individual investor to deal with this turbulence.
Perhaps it would be helpful to compare the navigation through this chaotic environment with driving a car through difficult traffic. Years ago I recall a driving instructor explaining the Smith System for Safe Driving to a group of high school students preparing to use the automobile simulator.
In investing we can think about our stocks in terms of where any particular stock might be heading longer-term not just the next five minutes, hours or days.
This ability to focus on the horizon in driving as well as investing may help us ride out some of the distractions or “noise” interfering with our ability to assess the real opportunity an investment may represent.
2) Big picture
Educate yourself. It is imperative to appreciate the larger issues of our economy, whether it be related to the impact of healthcare reform on profits and businesses or the direction of interest rates and what is happening in China, Japan, Germany or in the United States.
The larger picture will tell us whether we should be more concerned with inflation or deflation. Whether a rise in the dollar will be good for profits and what the impact of the corporate tax rate will be on mergers and inversions.
It is always helpful to understand world events to understand some of the implications for Wall Street.
3) Stay alert
Just as in driving, we must continually monitor the market, the prices of commodities and the ever changing impact of political and world events on stock markets worldwide.
A great place to identify new names and new companies is the Investor’s Business Daily, which regularly summarizes stocks on the move.
But whether you read the Wall Street Journal or get an investment newsletter, find a way to identify new opportunities and new threats to your portfolio.
Consider using an investing app on your smartphone, enter all of the stocks you might be monitoring, and then flip through their charts regularly.
4) Exit strategy
It is very important to limit your losses and preserve your gains. That means selling my losing stocks quickly and completely and occasionally selling my gaining stocks–but slowly and partially.
When your portfolio starts showing losses on holdings, consider this a good indicator that you should be parting company with these losing equities and moving your portfolio towards cash.
Most investors are reluctant to sell stocks that have incurred losses through price declines. They likely rationalize that the loss isn’t real but just a paper loss.
Take your losses on a disciplined basis. Remember that every stock that is sold creates the cash that can be the basis for a new investment that may behave much better in the long run.
5) Be visible
This one is a personal reminder. That in order to gain more followers of my own strategy I shall continue to try to write commentaries both here and on my own blog.
To summarize, it is difficult to navigate a busy traffic system in your own car just as it is challenging to navigate a portfolio through turbulent market conditions.
Rules do help and your own philosophy should guide you even before you make your purchase of individual stocks. Drive carefully.
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The in vitro Synthesis of Cellulose
The implementation of cellulose as a green alternative to classical polymers sparks research on the synthesis of defined derivatives of this biopolymer for various high-tech applications. Apart from the scientific challenge, the in vitro synthesis of cellulose using a bottom-up approach provides specimens with absolutely accurate substituent patterns and degrees of polymerization, not accessible from native cellulose. Synthetic cellulose exhibiting a comparably high degree of polymerization (DP) was obtained starting from cellobiose by biocatalytic synthesis implementing cellulase. Cationic ring-opening polymerization has been established in the last two decades, representing an excellent means of precise modification with regards to regio- and stereoselective substitution. This method rendered isotopically enriched cellulose as well as enantiomers of native cellulose (“L-cellulose”, “D, L-cellulose”) accessible. In this review, techniques for in vitro cellulose synthesis are summarized and critically compared – with a special focus on more recent developments. This is complemented by a brief overview of alternative “enzymatic” approaches. | <urn:uuid:9de8ac44-72e1-483c-8e90-e9c9392160a7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://glycopedia.eu/news/article/the-in-vitro-synthesis-of-cellulose | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.911954 | 244 | 2.0625 | 2 |
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The sheer volume of new information about heart health inundates us every day, threatening to addle our brains with warnings to “drink this health smoothie,” “swallow that vitamin,” or “eat this new and improved dietary supplement.” My wife complains that, adding to the confusion, the material often changes from week to week, and she is right. As her husband/cardiologist, I have to sift through the chaos of advice to highlight what she should believe and how she should respond.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could distill all that information down to a pocket-sized list so we could easily remember the essentials of what’s important, do what’s needed, and be responsible for it?
The American Heart Association has tried to accomplish that with what they call “Life’s Simple 7,” or LS7, a synthesis of behavioral activities that reduce the burden of heart disease.
The LS7 includes not smoking, exercising, and controlling diet, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose. Previous research supports the conclusion that adherence to LS7 reduces the risk of heart disease.
However, LS7 represents an ideal lifestyle that many of us are unable to attain. Mastery of all seven components would be great, but what would happen if you could control only several and which would be most important?
A recent study tried to answer that question in a Dutch population that included 37,803 participants from the EPIC-NL (European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition–Netherlands) cohort who were about fifty years old and three quarters women. An LS7 score was calculated by assigning points for each component to create an overall ideal score (11 to 14 points) that was present in about a quarter of the participants, an intermediate score (9 or 10 points) in about a third, and an inadequate score (0 to 8 points) in the rest.
Over fifteen years, the investigators found that, compared with an inadequate LS7 score, having an ideal LS7 score was associated with a 55 percent lower risk of heart failure, and having an intermediate score was associated with a 47 percent risk reduction. Importantly, intermediate and ideal scores for glucose, smoking, BMI, and blood pressure were all significantly associated with decreased heart failure incidence compared with inadequate levels.
When should you begin to adhere to LS7?
It turns out that the impact of life style on heart disease begins at an early age. In a study of 36,030 participants followed for 17 years, those having an elevated “bad” cholesterol (LDL) greater than 100 mg/dl at age 18-39 years had a 64 percent increased risk for coronary heart disease compared to those participants with an LDL less than 100 mg/dl, independent of later adult exposures. Similarly, having a systolic blood pressure exceeding 130 mm Hg was associated with a 37 percent increased risk for heart failure compared with a systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg. This study concluded that exposure as young adults to components of LS7 was associated with increased cardiovascular risks in later life, regardless of exposures later in life as adults. Thus, awareness of risk and life style changes should begin in the young.
To paraphrase the conclusion in my last column, take control of your own health by controlling your LS7 components, and become your own best cardiologist. Do it now to avoid the consequences later.
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KASHMIRI CHICKEN GIZZARDS CURRY
This Indian Recipe Serves 2-3
Kashmiri chicken gizzards curry is a simple curry infused with Kashmiri chilli powder. It is quite a recognized meal in the Indian society of South Africa. It is regarded as an offal.
A gizzard is an organ found in the digestive tract of a chicken. Like a stomach, the gizzard is utilized to crush the nourishments the feathered creature eats. Gizzards are viewed as a delicacy in specific societies, & give a solid measurement of specific vitamins & minerals.
A serving of chicken gizzards contains a strong dosage of protein, a supplement important for vitality creation. Protein likewise recharges the cells that make up your muscles & tissues.
A 3.5-ounce serving of chicken gizzards supplies you with 3.19 milligrams of iron and 4.42 milligrams of zinc. Ladies require 18 milligrams of iron and 8 milligrams of zinc every day. Men require 8 milligrams of iron & 11 milligrams of zinc consistently. These supplements bolster a sound insusceptible framework, advance injury recuperating & help in cell division.
Kashmiri Gizzards Curry Ingredients:
- ½ onion, slivered
- 1 tomato
- 1 teaspoon ginger & garlic paste
- salt to taste
- 2 ½ tablespoons Kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon jeera powder
- ½ teaspoon dhania powder (coriander powder)
- fresh dhania (coriander)
- 1 tray chicken gizzards
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- Wash & clean the gizzard pieces.
- Cut into small pieces if required.
- Slice onions & chop tomato & set aside.
- Heat a medium sized pot.
- Add in cooking oil.
- When oil has heated, drop in the onions.
- Allow the onions to cook.
- Once translucent, add in the garam masala, jeera powder, dhania powder, Kashmiri chilli powder & the ginger & garlic paste.
- Simmer for about 2 minutes.
- Add in the chopped tomato.
- Cook tomato for 5 minutes. Add water if necessary.
- Add in the chicken gizzards.
- Cook chicken gizzards until soft & tender.
- Add salt to taste.
- Drop in the fresh dhania (coriander) & mix into the curry.
- Cook for another 2 minutes.
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The Fianna Fail leader 1917 East Clare By-Election changed the course of Irish History.
Mícheál Martin is speaking ahead of his visit to Ennis this weekend, where he will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the election of Éamon DeValera.
Commemorative events begin at Glór at 12 noon on Sunday, followed by a full-dress parade to O’Connell Monument at 2.30 for a re-enactment of the election at the site of some of DeValera’s most famous speeches.
Deputy Martin says the event paved the way for a changed Ireland.
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The phenomenon of marrying girls from different Asian international locations later spread to urban parts of Japan as well. The nations the ladies come from are faced with unemployment, malnutrition and inflation. However, financial components are not the only driving issue for ladies in Asia to enter the mail-order business. Filipina girls often entered the mail-order business in the hope of marrying overseas, and then sponsoring their household for immigration. In some circumstances girls have been recruited based mostly on their bodily look, with an emphasis placed on youth and virginity. This is discovered among boutique companies, most of which cater to wealthy men from other Asian nations.
Others criticized them for marrying non-Muslim males; in one video response that was later taken offline, an imam condemned the ladies. “Our cultures are very similar… so I knew that would work,” said Hashimova, including that she knew lots about her husband’s tradition from watching the Korean cleaning soap operas airing in Uzbekistan on the time. “I knew immediately she would have the ability to adjust to life in South Korea,” Son recalled in an interview, emphasizing an essential think about his decision to propose.
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For example, one lady spoke of how her husband had shouted at her for singing a Korean lullaby to their newborn daughter. Despite their husbands’ obsession to create purely “American” house by way of the monitoring of the ladies’s activities though, many navy brides practiced every day resistance. From erupting into Korean when indignant to sending money back residence to her family, Korean military brides resisted erasure of their cultural identities and authorities as moms and women.
Marriage in South Korea mirrors most of the practices and expectations of marriages in other societies, and, as such, is constantly changing. otably, for some girls, marriage to U.S. troopers signified liberation from not solely the aftermath of war but also intercourse slavery. Thus, for the women who have been pimped by their authorities into prostitution, the choice to marry a U.S. soldier was an act to both liberate and reclaim their violated bodies.
After vows are spoken, the bride and groom seal their vows by bowing and sipping wine from a gourd grown handed off by the mom of the bride. The ceremony is quick, and usually never lasts longer than one-half hour. After the vows are spoken, and the wine is completed, the family and visitors will take part in a easy meal. The dad and mom of the bride and groom are entitled to ask whomever they please, typically resulting in a guest rely as giant as 500! It is Korean custom that the bride and groom wander the wedding venue to welcome every guest on their big day, this could usually become a tense task from the bride and groom. However, the groom may greet the marriage guests in a single area whereas the bride has her own particular room during which to greet her friends. Madina, who met her husband through a friend, discovered married life in Korea a lot tougher than Hashimova.
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The perform of the reform ranking wives was to increase the readability of distinctions of social standing throughout society. This story has been updated to accurately replicate South Korea’s immigration legal guidelines around international spouses. Lee, the lawyer, doesn’t believe that the bill will be a quick fix for migrant girls. Instead, she thinks the invoice will help deliver about a social shift, improving awareness of racial discrimination at work, faculty and at house.
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Today, nearly all single people meet their matched associate previous to the marriage and have further say regarding the match than was beforehand allowed. Also, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs is offering packages to assist overseas wives to attempt to regulate to Korean society by way of Healthy Family Support Centers nationwide. In busier wedding ceremony halls, formality is normally relaxed in comparison with Western requirements. A lot of males don’t know tips on tips on how to find Korean relationship and also you’ll uncover Korean mail order brides on account of they aren’t as in fashion on the internet, there are just some courting web sites the place. It could possibly be fairly simple for all these ladies to achieve their occupations as a result of their schooling helps them tons. It’s additionally american to point out that unless you’re physically in South Korea you’ll have to pay to be able to search Tinder for purchasers not close to your locale.
The Western strategy of “strive it first,” which guides younger people a possibility to get to know one another maximally before the marriage, is alien to Korean tradition. Speaking about tradition, people choose to speak so much on completely different topics, whereas sexual relations they discuss after marriage. Although some drama is present, lovers not often touch each other being along with the elders. If you want to discover a Korean bride, you should understand that brides count on that a man pays for dinner and other entertainment. But as the 2 individuals get to know one another higher, they can pay in flip. It can also be unimaginable to not mention such a character trait as infantilism. In this country, it is typical for a Korean mail order spouse to not solely look like a young person but additionally retain the character traits of teenagers for a really long time.
Family traditions of the nation are as a substitute critical in terms of a female’s part. A feminine must accept every factor quietly without having the possiblity to share her viewpoint. Although fashionable girls are modest, they wish to be concerned in the choice-making processes of those families. Korean meddle Profilbeispiele females believe worldwide guys are devoted husbands.
Koreans methods work, guys want to think about considered one of two alternate options, but in Japan, you can’t act until you consider three or even many alternatives. I respect their feelings about what they need to do and what they wish to do as a person. After dinner, the guests say goodbye, some have already returned home or again to work on the time. So, weddings in Korea are adapting to the quick-moving and labor-intensive working lifetime of Koreans.
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Susan Kiefel AC went from dropping out of school at 15 to becoming Australia’s highest chief justice
Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull appointed Kiefel to the position last November, breaking a line of male chief justices since the Court was established in 1903. She will succeed current Chief Justice Robert French, who has been the country’s highest judicial officer since September 2008.
Kiefel comes from her post as the most senior puisne judge sitting on the High Court Bench, where she has served since September 2007.
Turnbull has described Kiefel’s story as “an inspiration.” Upon confirming the appointment last November, the prime minister told reporters that Kiefel left school at 15 and began her working life as a legal secretary. She studied part-time to complete her high school qualifications.
Kiefel also studied law part-time through the barristers admission board. She was admitted to the bar in 1975, and went on to finish a master of laws degree from Cambridge.
Her legal career has been highlighted with many firsts, including being the first woman to take silk in Queensland in 1987 and the first woman appointed judge of the State’s Supreme Court in 1993.
In 1994, the justice was appointed a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, and served as a part-time commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission from 2003-2007.
Australian Women Lawyers President Ann-Maree David said Kiefel’s appointment as the 13th chief justice is a sign of changing times.
Various lawyer organisations applauded Kiefel’s appointment, highlighting her distinguished career in law.
“The Australian Bar Association warmly welcomes the announcement of the appointment of Justice Susan Kiefel as chief justice of the High Court of Australia,” Australian Bar Association President Patrick O’Sullivan QC said in a statement to Australasian Lawyer. Justice Kiefel has had an outstanding career to date as a justice of the High Court and has long been held in the highest regard by the profession. It is also a significant milestone and worthy of acknowledging her Honour’s appointment as the first female High Court chief justice in the court’s 113-year history.”
“Justice Kiefel is one of Australia’s most outstanding judicial officers and an inspiration to young women throughout the profession and Australia,” he added.
Meanwhile, Law Council President Stuart Clark AM also offered praise for Justice Kiefel.
“Justice Kiefel's talent and commitment to her profession has taken her to Australia’s highest judicial office. Justice Kiefel’s success should serve as an inspiration to all young people considering a career in law,” Clark said.
Sol Dolor contributed to this report.
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Published: April 26, 2022 | Updated: April 26, 2022
One to watch as Phantom Tech aims to make a big impact in the world of augmented reality
Remember the names: Farbod Shakouri and Daniel Mosaid.
They’re ones to watch in the fast-moving digital and technology sector.
The Bournemouth University graduates are Co-founders of Phantom Technology Limited.
A software start-up determined to make a significant impact in the world of Augmented Reality (AR).
And attracting close attention, and funding, from investors.
Already more than £177,000 has been raised in just a few months.
Phantom Tech’s pre-seed round is looking to close at £300,000 by next month.
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Farbod, 25, first became obsessed with AR while studying for his BSc degree in games technology at BU.
As an independent developer, he worked with the National Trust, building a location-based AR app for its Avebury Henge heritage site.
The app allowed visitors, with a mobile device and earphones, to take part in an AR treasure hunt located in Avebury with clues about its 4,300 years of mystery.
Through a series of 3D visualisations, it gave them the opportunity to learn about the henge, great stone circle, the two smaller circles and the newly discovered square monument.
The app also gave an idea of just how deep the ditches and how high the banks were when originally built.
The results were published in a scientific journal.
Farbod, who was subsequently offered a fully funded research engineering research doctorate with BU including a three-year industry placement, said: “Many archaeological sites are less popular with younger people.
“But the location-based treasure hunt AR app clearly demonstrated how augmented reality can really engage different audiences.
“It opened my eyes to how AR can be used as a medium to enhance the physical world and convinced me even more that this was the future.”
Around the same time, Farbod made two long-term bets:
1. Game engines will become one of the most valuable software technologies by the end of the decade, as more industries adopt real-time 3D.
2. The rise in consumer AR will create a demand for technologies that feed real-world data into game engines where AR apps are made.
Farbod, pictured left, said: “I then spent the next few years researching Spatial Computing as a doctoral student (EngD).
“My work aimed to advance machine intelligence for AR apps, which led me to starting Phantom Tech.
“My current goal is to have a significant impact within the AR industry – by providing developers the tools to build context-aware AR apps.”
Farbod is CEO of Phantom Tech and Daniel, 26, is Chief Finance and Operations Officer.
Farbod said: “Our software – PhantomEngine – captures and contextualises real-world data for game developers.
“It provides a suite of tools for developers to be able to build AR apps, essentially the building bricks.
“We released an early access of PhantomEngine last November.
“Within two months we had over 400 sign-ups.
“Most of them came from Bournemouth University students and others from abroad so there is a global reach already.
“We’re now just over 500.”
Phantom Tech has a five-strong team.
In addition to Farbod and Daniel, Loui Eriksson is Software Architect & Lead Engineer; Nikolay Penev, Machine Learning Engineer, and Nazar El Sayed, AR Software Engineer.
Farbod said: “The one thing we have in common is we’re all former Bournemouth University students and we all have a background in games technology or related topics.
“It’s great because even though we all specialise in different areas, we all understand the market.”
In March, Phantom Tech had a Game Jam, the equivalent of a creative ‘hackathon’, where game developers had 78 hours to build an AR game using its software.
“We believe it was one of the first of its kind in the world and was a huge success,” said Farbod.
The pre-seed funding will enable the business to take its software to the wider games developer market.
Farbod said: “AR is going to evolve.
“It’s already in widespread use in business sectors such as architecture and automotive and that is only going to increase.
“Our vision is that people could be more physically connected with the world through augmented reality.
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17th-Century Scandal! One-Eyed Man Hanged for Fathering an Ugly Pig
George Spencer has gone down in history for being the second person executed in Connecticut, USA. His crime? Allegedly fathering an ugly piglet.Records paint an unflattering image of George Spencer.
Records paint an unflattering image of George Spencer. He was described as an “ugly, balding servant with a glass eye” which apparently both disturbed and drew in the gaze of his neighbors. It’s said that his personality wasn’t great - the word “cantankerous” has been applied - and it didn’t help his case that George also had a reputation as a “habitual troublemaker” for past brushes with the law, including a flogging in Boston after receiving stolen goods. Finally, the Puritan community of New Haven Colony frowned upon George’s disdain for religion – he was an atheist.
George Spencer was the man everyone looked at when a sow owned by a planter named John Wakeman gave birth to a stillborn “prodigious monster.” The piglet was vividly described in records:
“It had no hair on the whole body, the skin was very tender, and of a reddish white color like a child’s. The head was most strange. It had but one eye in the middle of the face, and that large and open, like some blemished eye of a man. Over the eye, in the bottom of the forehead, which was like a child’s, a thing of flesh grew forth and hung down. It was hollow and like a man’s instrument of generation. A nose, mouth, and chin deformed, but not much unlike a child’s. The neck and ears had also such resemblance.”
On April 8, 1642, George Spencer was hanged. (Lars Hammar/ CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 )
After examining the piglet, people were quick to claim that it had such a resemblance to George Spencer that it must have been his offspring - which was a popular way to perform paternity tests in those days. George was formerly a servant to Henry Browning, the man who sold the sow to Wakeman, and he was presumed guilty of bestiality which resulted in the creation of the deformed piglet.
In an odd turn of events, George Spencer confessed to the crime then recanted, not once, but twice! Witnesses were called, and they told the court that George had confessed his crime to them. The magistrates found both George Spencer and the sow guilty of bestiality and sentenced them to death.
On April 8, 1642, George Spencer was hanged and the sow who birthed the unfortunate piglet was also killed by being run through with a sword.
Top Image: George Spencer was hanged in 1642 for allegedly fathering an ugly pig. Source: Jo / Adobe Stock
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Traffic Cops In Pune Turn To 'Yamraj' For Warning People Who Use Mobile Phone While Driving
Having repeatedly come up against people's obsession with using mobile phones while driving, despite any number of warnings and special drives, the Pune traffic police have now decided to quite literally put the fear of death in such commuters. Starting May 13, a series of special drives in the city will feature Yamraj, the Hindu god of death, teaching errant commuters the importance of hanging up the phone while on the road.
According to the plan, if a driver is seen using the phone, rather than the police, a volunteer dressed as Yamraj will appear before them, accompanied by Chitragupta (Hindu god in charge of deciding who goes to heaven or hell after death).
After stopping the driver, Yamraj will ask him, ' Yayche ahe ka ,' which means 'Do you want to come with me?' in Marathi, clearly stating that death is the only outcome of being on the phone while driving.
The idea, that will kick off in Deccan on Saturday, was floated by assistant police inspector M P Sartape from the Pune traffic police department and given an emphatic nod by deputy commissioner of police (traffic), Ashok Morale. The idea was originally floated by the Chennai traffic police a few years ago, to curb drunken driving.
Elaborating on the thought that went into it, Sartape told Pune Mirror, "The fear of death is a powerful deterrent. Traditionally, in Hindu culture, most people are conditioned to fear Yamraj, believed to be a god who takes away life. Our plan is to play on this fear."
"The common psychology is such that human beings are far more likely to do something if a reward is imminent. Similarly, they are as likely to refrain from an act if they are truly afraid of repercussions. Charging hefty fines won't create much of an impact on motorists. But, the face of Yamraj will haunt them the next time they answer a call while on the road," Sartape added.
The character of Yamraj is being depicted by Appa Akhade, who works as a security supervisor with a private firm and has voluntarily stepped in to aid traffic cops. Said Akhade, "I feel it is my responsibility to help police create awareness. My physique is suitable for the character of Yamraj so when the police approached me with this request, I readily accepted. If my role as Yamraj manages to bring down the number of drivers using mobile phones even by some small percentage, I will feel that I have contributed to the betterment of society."
Extreme as the idea may sound, traffic cops feel that nothing less than a major shock to the system will impact drivers. In the past, there have been a number of special drives against drivers using mobile phones — only last month, 264 drivers' licenses were confiscated and sent to the Pune regional transport office (RTO) for suspension.
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Males and females differ in many accident cases in terms of the injuries suffered, severity of the injuries, pathology and etiology (origin) of the injury. Females, as well as minorities, statistically make less money than males in the same profession with the same level of education, work experience, etc. Also, insurance companies hire adjusters, who are people with feelings, biases and emotions, and the adjusters typically offer lower settlement amounts to women, Hispanics, African Americans, etc. than they do white males. This is neither fair nor just and our Pittsburgh injury attorneys will not stand for it. Please contact our legal team handling female injuries and female accident lawsuits for a free case evaluation. They charge no fees if they do not obtain benefits and financial compensation for you.
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In terms of workers’ compensation claims females see several different injury types than males. The 10 most common female workplace injuries are sexual harassment, repetitive stress injuries (mainly Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), workplace violence, homicide, slip and falls resulting in back injuries, neck injuries, mental injuries such as anxiety, depression and stress, work related auto accidents, chemical exposure as well as machine and office equipment accidents.
There are many forms of medical malpractice injuries that are specific to women. Examples are OB/GYN procedures such as hysterectomies, cervical biopsies, colposcopies, surgeries related to endometriosis, tubal ligation and emergency c-sections. These account for a fair amount of surgical error malpractice suits in Pennsylvania.
Cancer misdiagnosis cases among females also differ from males. These can be breast cancer, lung cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer. colorectal cancer, skin cancer and endometrial cancer. Each of these are commonly misdiagnosed or there is some sort of a diagnostic error that results in further injury, illness and death. Our Pennsylvania female injury attorneys handle all of these claims and others. Let them put their experience to work for you.
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Abortion rights activists across the country are sending a clear message after the landmark Roe v. Wade: They’re not backing down.
From Minnesota to California to Florida, more than a dozen protests are planned Monday against the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the nearly 50-year-old federal constitutional right to have an abortion.
The fallout was swift: At least 10 states have effectively banned abortion since Friday’s ruling, and 26 states have laws that indicate they could ban or set extreme limits on abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports the right to abortion.
Demonstrations for and against the ruling have been mostly peaceful, but some arrests have been reported.
In Los Angeles, police intervened Saturday as protesters tried to march onto US Highway 101. Officers pushed protesters away and beat at least one person with batons, video from the scene shows.
“Full House” actress Jodi Sweetin was pushed to the ground by an officer, video of the incident also shows. Sweetin got up and continued to protest, leading a chant of “No justice, no peace,” according to photojournalist and witness Michael Ade. Los Angeles police are aware of the video and “the force used will be evaluated against LAPD policy and procedure,” the agency said in a statement.
Protests grow against the Supreme Court in the US
In New York, at least 20 people have been detained on pending charges, police said.
In Greenville, South Carolina, at least six people were arrested at a rally on Saturday, authorities said. The demonstration included people protesting and supporting the Supreme Court ruling.
In Washington, two people were arrested Saturday after the US Supreme Court charged them with “throwing paint on the fence,” the US Capitol Police tweeted.
In Phoenix, about 1,200 people attended an abortion rights rally Saturday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said. Four people were arrested later in the day after a fence around House and Senate Square was torn down, the agency said.
In Lynchburg, Virginia, police are investigating vandalism of a pregnancy center. The words, “If abortion isn’t safe, it’s not safe,” were spray-painted near the entrance to the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center, police photos show. Security camera footage shows “four masked individuals committing the acts,” police said in a statement.
The facility did not immediately respond to GLM’s request for comment. On Friday, the center shared its support for the Supreme Court’s decision on Facebook, writing, “I rejoice with an overwhelmed heart of gratitude for the life-affirming decisions made today.”
States ban abortion while others move to protect access
The Supreme Court ruling allowed states to immediately begin setting their own abortion policy, leaving people across the country with different levels of access.
Nine states now have outright bans on abortions, with several exceptions or none at all. They are: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin. In Ohio, a six-week ban went into effect following the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday. Last year a six-week ban went into effect in Texas.
States where abortion bans are expected to go into effect in the coming days and weeks include Wyoming, Mississippi, Tennessee and Idaho.
In Arizona, abortion providers began canceling appointments immediately after Friday’s ruling. The state Senate Republican Caucus issued a memorandum demanding that the state immediately enforce a pre-Roe v. Wade that prohibits most abortions unless the procedure is necessary to save a mother’s life.
Meanwhile, some Democratic governors are trying to protect abortion access.
In Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers said he would fight “with all the power we have” after the Republican-controlled state legislature refused to repeal the 1849 state law banning abortion, which goes back into effect after the Supreme Court ruling.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Friday that protects non-California residents who seek reproductive health care in the state. It also protects anyone who performs, assists, or receives an abortion in the state from any potential civil action arising out of the state.
Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota issued an executive order Saturday providing similar protections. “Our administration is doing everything it can to protect the right of people to make their own health care decisions,” Walz said in a statement.
In Washington, Governor Jay Inslee promised to create a “sanctuary state” for reproductive choice for people across the country through an upcoming executive order, which will direct state police not to comply with extradition efforts by other states seeking penalize those who travel to Washington for abortions. Inslee did not specify when the decree will be issued or when it will take effect.
Goodbye to Roe vs. Wade: the right to abortion is repealed in the US
The legal battles following Roe vs. Wade have begun
Shortly after Utah banned most abortions, Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit alleging that the newly enacted law violates civil liberties guaranteed in the state constitution, including the right to determine family composition and equal protection.
In the lawsuit, Planned Parenthood said the law will have an unequal impact on women compared to men and violates the right to physical integrity, involuntary servitude, as well as the right to privacy.
The lawsuit names the governor and attorney general among the defendants.
Performing an abortion in Utah is now a second-degree felony in almost all cases, according to the lawsuit. Utah law allows abortion if there is danger to the health of the mother, diagnosable health conditions uniformly detected in the fetus, or when the mother’s pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.
The lawsuit names the governor and attorney general of Utah among the defendants.
“When the Act went into effect, the PPAU (Planned Parenthood Association of Utah) and its staff were forced to stop performing abortions in Utah beyond the few permitted by the Act,” the lawsuit says. “If relief is granted in this case, PPAU health centers would resume providing abortions that would not qualify for any of the Act’s exceptions.”
Gov. Spencer Cox’s office did not immediately respond to GLM’s request Saturday for comment on the lawsuit. Attorney General Sean Reyes’ office told GLM he had no comment on the lawsuit.
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In your snapchat‘s contact list there are may be several icons with particular colors and shapes. Among them are red and purple. Some users do not know the difference meanings of red and purple icons on snapchat. So, what is exactly the difference in red and purple box icons ?
The difference between red and purple box meanings on snapchat
There are two types of box icons in snapchat that located in the next to the username. Box icons with full color – the entire icon filled with color, and the box icon with a border color. Box icon with full color included in the category recieved icons indicating that your snaps are delivered. While the box icon with a border color has a meaning that your snaps has been sent.
Now we will talk about the differences in color. The issue is the difference in the meaning of red and purple on snapchat. For those of you who are not color blind can certainly distinguish between the two so that raises the question of what the intent of this red and purple icons.
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Mikka ("small," also named for Mica Salabert, Xenakis's publisher), was completed in 1971 and premiered at the 1972 Festival d'Automne in Paris, soon after the opening of the Polytope de Cluny. The piece's most immediately striking aspect is the solo line that unfolds in continuous fashion from beginning to end. It consists entirely of a single glissando, snaking its way along the registral compass of the violin in a perpetually varying contour. The banishment of vibrato from the music lends a metallic edge to the sound, although Xenakis does vary the timbre through ponticello and tremolo effects. Dynamics, too, play an important role in adding depth to the singular sonority of the glissando, even if quite different from the constantly varying markings of Nomos alpha. After the relatively neutral mf opening, the rest of the score consists of shifts between extreme dynamic levels, usually linked to changes from ponticello (soft) to normal mode (loud).
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Yes, the International Persons Landholding Act of 1993 permits the sale of real property in The Bahamas to non-Bahamians.
According to the International Persons Landholding Act of 1993, permits are required by non-Bahamians if:
- The property being purchased spans 2 acres or more
- The purchaser intends to rent out a portion or all of the property, or use it for commercial development
A non-Bahamian who purchases land that does not require the issuing of a permit must register their purchase with the Foreign Investment Board.
Non-Bahamians should register their purchases with the Exchange Control Department at the Central Bank of The Bahamas. If you choose to sell your property, you will be able to repatriate the proceeds in the currency of your original investment.
Please visit the official Bahamas Investment Authority website for more information on the International Persons Landholding Act, permit applications and certificates of registration procedures.
Most of the properties are sold on a freehold basis; however, there are some government owned properties (Crown Lands) sold on a leasehold basis for agricultural and/or development purposes.
We highly recommend the appointment of a local attorney who carries indemnity insurance to consult on appropriate property titles and ensure title documents are prepared properly. An attorney is held liable for their opinion on titles should the purchaser find any defects.
Yes, several companies in The Bahamas offer title insurance, with risk premiums generally running between .20% - .27% of value.
When buying or selling property in Albany, the following transaction costs are typically associated with a typical sale (a "Gross Sale"):
The Seller will be responsible for:
- The real estate agent’s commission. The commission on the sale of residential developed property is 6% of the gross sales price. The commission on the sale of undeveloped property is 10%.
- 2.5% Government Stamp Tax (tax on the conveyance of real property).
- The Seller's legal fees - on a sale or purchase, which is usually 2.5% of the first $500,000, 2% of the next $500,000, 1% of the next $4,000,000 and 0.5% thereafter.
The Purchaser will be responsible for:
- 7.5 % VAT (Value Added Tax) on the gross sales price.
- The purchaser's legal fees, including lawyer opinions on the title to the property
- Recording fees on the conveyance and other closing documents
- Payment of the permit under the International Persons Landholding Act, if applicable
- Payment of an Enhancement Fee of 0.5% payable to the Developer for various community initiatives.
In the event of a Net Sale, the purchaser will be responsible for payment of all fees.
Many of the fees referenced above are subject to VAT charges.
You will be able to repatriate the proceeds if you registered the purchase of your property with the Exchange Control Department at the Central Bank of The Bahamas at the time of the transaction.
Yes, as long as that architect has a permit to work in The Bahamas. All building plans submitted to the Town Planning Board and the Ministry of Works must be signed by a locally licensed architect and engineer.
The Bahamas has no income, capital gains, inheritance or sales taxes, with the exception of the Stamp Duty on the conveyance of real property. The Bahamian government's primary source of revenue derives from duties charged by customs on all goods imported to the territory.
Real Property Tax Rates apply to owner-occupied property as follows:
- The first $250,000 is tax-exempt
- On portions in excess of $250,000 and less than $500,000, the rate of tax is 0.75% of the property's market value
- On portions in excess of $500,000, the rate of tax is 1% of the property's market value
- The maximum payable annual tax is $50,000
The following Real Property Tax Rates apply to unimproved property (other than unimproved property exempt by virtue of Section 39 of the Real Property Tax Act):
- A $100 fee upon that part of the market value that does not exceed $7,000
- A tax rate of 1.5% per annum upon that part of the market value that exceeds $7,000
The following Real Property Tax Rates apply to any other property as follows:
- A tax at the rate of 1% per annum of the market value upon that part of the market value that does not exceed $500,000
- A tax at the rate of 2% of the market value of the property upon that part of the market value in excess of $500,000
Market value is defined as the amount the property would realize, if sold in the open market, without any encumbrances or restrictions. If the return is not filed, the owner is guilty of an offense, and upon conviction thereof, may be fined. Persons knowingly making false statements may be liable upon conviction to fines and/or imprisonment. If the tax is not paid on or before the last day the tax becomes due, a surcharge is added. In the case of an extension of time, the Chief Valuation Officer may postpone the date on which the tax is payable in a particular case by notice in writing.
Visitors may reside in The Bahamas for up to 8 months at a time, provided that they can indicate means of financial support and have a return ticket to their homeland or other accepting territory. Visitors are not allowed to engage in any form of gainful occupation while in The Bahamas without a work permit. For more information, please visit The Government of The Bahamas website.
Yes, the government has set specific guidelines that allow non-Bahamians to establish permanent residency in The Bahamas. There are two categories of permanent residency: Permanent residency with the right to work and permanent residency without the right to work. One of the criteria for permanent residency is the minimum investment of $500,000 in The Bahamas. This investment may take the form of the purchase of real property with a minimum value of $500,000.
Accelerated consideration for a Certificate of Permanent Residency is offered to purchasers of residences (homes or condos) of $1,500,000 or more. Non-Bahamians who own property in The Bahamas may apply to the Director of Immigration for an annual homeowner's residence card, intended to facilitate entry with minimal formalities. This card is renewable annually and entitles the owner, spouse and any minors endorsed to enter and remain in The Bahamas for the validity of the card. For more information, please visit The Government of The Bahamas website.
Aside from the opportunity to live and work in the picturesque and temperate environment of The Bahamas, there are also significant tax advantages for citizens of countries with high personal, corporate income and inheritance taxes. The advantages vary depending on the applicant's citizenship and home country tax laws.
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Our bodies need exercise to live a healthy and active lifestyle. This is probably why we choose our workouts based on our strengths and what we enjoy. A side-by-side comparison of any two exercises can show contrasts in the muscles activated, heart rate levels and muscle mass. These are only a few of the differences between them. AquaMobile brings you our SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) of a swimmer’s body vs. a runner’s!
Strengths: Swimmers Body vs Runner’s Body
All of our bodies have things that they do well. So let’s review what swimmers and runners are best at!
A swimmer’s body has the following characteristics:
- Defined torso
- Long arms
- Broad shoulders
- A wide “V” on the back that tapers to the waist
This is because their sport requires lots of upper body strength. Swimmers use their arms to propel themselves forward in the water. The legs play a role in this too because it is a full-body workout. Because all parts of the body are used, swimmers tend to have balanced physiques.
Generally, runners tend to have:
- Long legs and are quite tall
- Larger leg muscles
- Low percentages of body fat
These characteristics apply to most runners, but sprinters may have bigger leg muscles. This helps them get from one place to another quickly. Less body mass is better for this sport. The heavier you are, the harder it is to fight gravity and run to the end of a course.
Weaknesses: Swimmer’s Body vs Runner’s Body
While swimmers and runners might be good at their sports, their bodies are not suited for all types of workouts. Let’s talk about some of the cons of each sport.
Swimming is a high-intensity workout. So most swimmers have higher percentages of body fat than runners. Fat is more buoyant than muscle mass. In turn, swimmers with a higher percentage of body fat float easier in water. However, this comes at a cost:
- Cool water stimulates appetite
- After a workout, more calories are consumed
After putting in a lot of work, swimmers tend to work up an appetite. So they might end up eating more than usual after exercising. There are solutions though. Try some of our post-swim snacks to have a filling bite to eat that’s filled with nutritious ingredients.
Because their sport uses the legs the most, runners tend to have strong leg muscles. This includes quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings and calves. However, there are some downsides:
- Lower upper body strength
- Difficult to transition to other sports
The biggest challenge for runners is their strength. The sport primarily focuses on using one-half of the body. This makes it harder to try out other sports because many use a combination of muscles that runners don’t.
Opportunities: Swimmer’s Body vs Runner’s Body
While challenges exist for all types of athletes, there are also opportunities. Both sports have their benefits.
Swimming is a low-impact sport. So it is an easy way to get active. Here are a few good things that come with a water workout:
- Easy and puts less stress on the joints
- Being in the water reduces your body by 90%
Did you know that you are much lighter in the water? Like walking on the moon, you can feel like you are walking on air in the pool. This lets you work out longer and more efficiently.
Running is as good of a workout as swimming is. In reality, it is technically a little bit better than swimming The Mayo Clinic’s finding show this:
- A 160-lb person running for an hour at 8.0 mph burns 861 calories
- The same person swimming for an hour burns 715 calories
By technicality, running is quite literally the fastest way to burn calories. It’s a sport that can be done almost anywhere as well. You can run inside or outside along your favourite trail.
Threats: Swimmer’s Body vs Runner’s Body
Both sports come with their risks. Over time, your body can get worn down by workouts. Here are common things that happen to swimmers and runners.
Swimmers get hurt in these ways:
- Shoulders becoming unstable in the water leading to discomfort and tendinitis
- Discomfort in the inner knee, hip and back
The great thing about swimming is that it uses your entire body. This is also one of the things that put you at risk for injury. Using all of your muscles can be draining no matter how great of an athlete you are.
These are some things that can happen to runners:
- Pain around the kneecap and tendinitis
- Inflammation in the feet and shin splints
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These New York cities had the largest population gains and losses
New York continues to struggle with a stunning decade long population loss in upstate cities.
When 2020 Census Bureau numbers are released next year, these one time industrial powerhouses will discover their numbers have been thinning at a rapid clip, according to recently released estimates from the federal population enumerator.
From Buffalo, to Syracuse, to Albany and across the Southern Tier in Elmira and Binghamton, residents departed from 2010 through 2019 at an unprecedented rate.
Buffalo, with an estimated 2019 population of 255,000, lost an average of 11 people each week from 2010 to 2019.
In Elmira, with a population of 27,000, the rate was more than four residents relocating each week.
"We knew there was going to be a downward trend," Elmira Mayor Dan Mandell said Tuesday afternoon.
"Upstate is experiencing an exodus."
The population loss hasn't been limited to upstate cities.
Three quarters of the 598 New York municipalities — downstate and upstate — measured in the most recent Census Bureau estimated lost population.
The Madison County village of Morrisville lost nearly 15% of its residents, or 314 people, over the period, with three others — the villages of Schoharie, Dannemora and Carthage — topping a 10% loss in people.
"The tax burden takes a huge bite," said Mark Reisinger, associate professor of geology at Binghamton University.
More detailed analysis of New York's population comes one month after the Census Bureau released county estimates that showed 48 New York counties have fewer people in 2019 than in 2010.
More than one-third of New York's 62 counties failed to record a population increase in any year in the past decade — 25 reported nine years of successive decreases, all upstate, census data showed.
Villages see a population pinch
Common themes emerge in interviews among those moving from the state: the tax burden and weather.
Florida and Texas, warm weather, low-tax states, are luring an increasing number of fleeing New Yorkers. And in 2014, Florida surpassed New York as the nation's fourth largest state.
"People can't afford two residences and when they decide to leave, they leave for good," Reisinger said.
Upstate cities with the greatest population loss 2010 to 2019, and the estimates of 2019 of total population, according to Census Bureau estimates:
- Buffalo: 5,591; 255,284
- Rochester: 4,522; 205,695
- Binghamton: 2,949; 44,399
- Syracuse: 2,888; 142, 327
- Utica: 2,459; 59,750
Villages with the greatest percentage population loss, and the estimates 2019 estimates of total population:
- Morrisville: 14.5%; 1,849
- Schoharie: 10.8%; 816
- Carthage: 10.3%; 3,289
- Dannemora: 10.2%; 3,524
- Greene: 10%; 1,416
These communities grew the most in New York
On the other end of the spectrum, the largely orthodox Jewish village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County recorded a 31.5% increase, or by 6,420 people, to lead the state in population growth from 2010 to 2019. It has about 26,000 residents overall.
Second was New Square, another Hasidic community in neighboring Rockland County, where the population grew 25% or by 1,750 people to 8,700.
By total population, New York City had the largest increase in people, up 146,600, or 1.8%, between 2010 and 2019.
Second was Kiryas Joel, while Yonkers was third, up 2%, or by nearly 4,000 people, to about 200,000 overall and closing in on Rochester as New York's third largest city.
Census Bureau estimates are typically based on data consistent with the most recent decennial census and take into account trends in tax return filings and building permits, among other numbers.
Virtually all the growth occurring the state over the decade is attributable to growth in the five boroughs of New York City.
But even that trend is threatened as the federal government clamps down on foreign immigration, the source of much of the boost.
"Since the (2010) Census, New York state gained 75,417 residents, a growth of 0.4%," said a Cornell analysis of the most recent data release.
"This growth percentage is far behind the national growth of 6.3% since 2010 and the overall growth in the Northeast Region (1.2% growth since 2010)."
Can affordability bring back residents?
Mandell of Elmira believes the worst of the out migration is behind the small Southern Tier city.
"Elmira is starting to make a comeback," he said, pointing to the opening a new school of osteopathic medicine scheduled to open in July and a projected resurgence in the region's manufacturing sector.
In 1950, Elmira's peaked at 50,000 when it was near the home of massive A&P food warehouse and distribution center and the home of such staples as American LaFrance, the premier fire engine manufacturer.
The median sale price for an existing single-family home in Chemung County was $98,500, according to data collected by the state Association of Realtors.
"You are paying a lot less and getting a whole lot more," Mandell said.
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The program empowers youth volunteers aged 16 – 25 to:
Youth volunteers who are involved in the Youth Solutions’ Youth Advisory Group take part in the Peer Education Training Program to become Peer Educators.
A Youth Solutions’ Peer Educator is a knowledgeable, skilled and confident youth volunteer who works alongside Youth Solutions staff to deliver drug and alcohol harm prevention and health promotion presentations to their peers, making the content more relatable to young people.
“Youth Solutions is such a great organisation that have an amazing team behind them, working to educate young teens on ways to celebrate safely. This is an experience I will always take with me and I will definitely recommend it to anyone.” – Tumama, YAG 2019
Our Peer Educators are mainly involved in the delivery of the SAFE Series presentations – Drive SAFE and Party SAFE. Peer Educators are also heavily involved in the development and the implementation of the annual peer led #whyichoose campaign, as well as supporting the annual Safer Celebrations Campaign.
The PEEP project has had a great impact on its participants – both the YAG members who are supported to become Peer Educators, as well as the young people who take part in workshops facilitated with support from a Peer Educator.
As part of our commitment to quality improvement and delivering programs that are outcomes-focused, Youth Solutions prioritises strong project evaluation, including data collection surveys from project participants.
“I would like to thank Youth Solutions for allowing me to be a part of the YAG, where I have been able to learn life-long skills and valuable AOD (alcohol and other drug) information” – Rachel, YAG 2019
The below infographic summarises the key YAG and PEEP evaluation findings from the 2019 – 2020 financial year.
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The creepy clown sightings have gotten out of control.
This morning, McDonald’s announced they will be benching Ronald McDonald until the phenomenon and hysteria subsides, which has gone much further than anyone expected and is now global.
Several people have been arrested in connection to the sightings, including a 14-year-old in California for threatening a high school and middle school through an Instagram page called “Fontana’s Killer Clowns.”
The fast-food giant will not be using the clown in any public appearances for the foreseeable future. The clown is the company’s primary mascot and has been since he appeared in television ads in 1963. Many people also work full-time dressing up as the character to visit children’s hospitals and attend community events.
The company is looking out for the well-being of the general public and probably avoiding liability for any negative events that may be committed in the clown’s likeness.
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Kernel Caching problem
location: linux.com - date: February 19, 2011
We have developed an application in the MATLAB environment to apply statistical analysis to large ( ie: 200+ GB ) data sets. This application is a freely distributed research tool in the neuroscience field.
We have encountered a problem with the Linux ( and Mac ) kernel caching capacity. In the MATLAB environment, prior to allocating memory in variable space, the application determines if there is sufficient contiguous available memory, and returns an error if not. To ensure safety, only available memory is checked, and the kernel cache, though available, is disregarded.
During several phases of the processing, data is read from and written to disk multiple times. This consumes the kernel cache at an average rate of 500MB per operation, and quickly caches 20+GB on my test workstation, causing the application to return an 'out of memory' error (even though the cached memory is still available).
While I have operated in the past using various cache clearing operations ( such as sudo
How to use Linux DNS Server for windows machines
location: ubuntuforums.com - date: October 16, 2011
My situation is like this:
I'm using Windows XP
I installed VMBox and a Virtual Machine which is an Ubuntu Server
On Ubuntu Server, I installed Apache and Bind9. I also changed /etc/resolv.conf to use the DNS installed.
On Ubuntu Server, I can ping 192.168.56.102(ubuntu server)
On my windows XP, I can open web browser at http://192.168.56.102
But I can't use http://example.com (which was configured in Bind 9 to point to 192.168.56.102)
Can someone help me please?
DNS poissoning MyFamiliy.com (I tought no one can do this to linux)
location: ubuntuforums.com - date: July 25, 2009
Hi early this morning, while i was trying to open www.kubuntu.com, something strange.. my browser didn't view my desire page, instead of viewing a pages titled MyFamily.com
I try ubuntuforums.org (it works) , but www.coldplay.com also drives to MyFamily.com
some sites work, but many failed.
googling around, i found that it's DNS poisoning problem. a solution is doing cache flush..
unfortunately, i dont know how to cache flush in linux. I've tried to flush my iptables by typing
sudo iptables --flush
but the problem persist.
This is really annoying.. why this MyFamily.com do this?
DNS Settings Deleted Every Time I Reboot
- date: October 18, 2011
So I did a fresh install of 11.10 Ubuntu today and I made sure I configured /etc/resolv.conf so that my DNS information is correct. My system is running a static I.P. address as shown below:
:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
iface eth0 inet static
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
Now also I configured my /etc/resolv.conf:
:~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Generated by NetworkManager
Now everytime I reboot my machine, the info from /etc/resolv.conf is
DNS not resolving, Ubuntu 10.04 VmWare Player 4.0
location: ubuntuforums.com - date: October 15, 2011
I am new to Linux and these forums, but I like to think I'm fairly good with computers in general. Anyway, I made an Ubuntu 10.04 VM using VMWare 4.0 (most recent version), and I can connect to the network just fine.
I am able to ping my windows box (which the vm is on) as well as the gateway from the VM, and visa-versa. I am also able to ping ip addresses outside of my network (i.e. google's ip address, newegg's ip address, etc.). I am unable to ping any server names, however, such as google.com or newegg.com.
Using NAT as the network interface for the VM works just fine, but that uses my windows IP to connect, rather than being a separate host altogether. I would rather use bridged, which connects it directly to the physical network with its own IP and MAC and such.
I have tried editing the /etc/resolv.conf to include both the dns server in my windows' ipconfig /all as well as the two dns servers my router lists in its settings -- no go.
I've also tried using a static
Flush DNS in CentOS
location: linuxquestions.com - date: December 20, 2009
I use "ipconfig /flushdns" in Windows to flush DNS. I wonder what is the equivalent of this command in CentOS.
how to flush dns cache
location: linuxquestions.com - date: October 18, 2011
can anyone tell me the command to flush dns cache?
Howto flush dns cache
location: linuxquestions.com - date: May 9, 2010
I have a website that has been migrated to a new server. After a few days I'm still pointing at the old server and the hosting company have recommended that I flush my dns cache. A quick google for this in linux seemed to recommend restarting the nscd daemon but nscd -g tells me it's not running anyway. I connect to Virginmedia via wired ethernet to a Belkin N1 router so is there a way I can do this I wonder, either via Virginmedia or Slackware?
Avoid DNS Cache flush Reboot
location: linuxquestions.com - date: October 21, 2010
I need some idea to store the dns cache over the reboot in linux(which should not flush the dns cache on reboot). As am newbie to linux, Can anybody please throw some idea on this. Any help is appreciated.
location: linuxquestions.com - date: December 7, 2012
Wondering if there is a way I can give a user privileages to run DNS flush on a linux system, running Sles 11?
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Call for Papers to be published in Research in the Sociology of Work
Anne Kovalainen, University of Turku
Steven Vallas, Northeastern University
In recent years, digital technologies have enveloped virtually all forms of economic activity. Smart phones have carried the demand for labor into almost everyone’s pocket or purse. The platform economy has remade the structural contexts in which transport work, cleaning, and casual work as a whole are performed. Careers are now established or maintained (or derailed) via LinkedIn. And the job search process has rendered the paper resume a quaint relic from the past. All this signals a profound transformation in the very underpinnings of economic life. Yet sociological studies of work and technology in the digital age have seemed to lag far behind these accelerating trends. How has the digital revolution begun to blur the distinction between work and non-work? Why have high tech jobs remained such a heavily gendered and racialized terrain? What is the nature of the jobs that digital technology now demands, variously termed “immaterial labor” and “cognitive capitalism”? How much of the labor force is likely to be engulfed by the “gig economy” –and how might this sector be shaped to suit human needs? To pose these questions is to declare that systematic, critical research on digital work and labor is sorely needed, especially in an era when AI, robotization, and automatic guided vehicles are waiting in the wings. | <urn:uuid:f9a0d070-8081-4f93-bbd1-6856f6e5e49c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://oowsection.org/tag/digital-work/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.940752 | 306 | 1.65625 | 2 |
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Bubble, boom or bust - what lies ahead?
Some experts are claiming that our property markets are heading for a boom, while others are warning that we could soon be in a price bubble about to bust. John Lindeman gives us his take on what lies ahead.
There’s a huge difference between property booms and price bubbles. Bubbles invariably bust and when they do, housing prices end up much lower than where they started. Property booms, on the other hand eventually run out of steam with an occasional small price correction followed by a prolonged period of little to no growth.
The issue is that they both look the same at the start, as this graph shows.
So what’s the difference between a boom and bubble? It’s the type of buyers causing the growth. Buying demand from investors grows when prices rise and the more that they increase, the more that investors want to buy properties. Owner-occupier booms take place despite price growth and the more that prices rise, the more that demand slows down and then stops as prices become unaffordable.
Only investor led booms can become bubbles
Investor led booms can become bubbles because investors don’t buy properties to live in, like owner-occupiers do. Profit is their only consideration, and fear of loss their only concern.
This means that when price growth slows down or stops, investors start to put their properties on the market and try to sell. When the number of properties for sale exceeds buyer demand, prices start to fall. Panic starts to set in as more and more investors try to sell and because no one wants to buy, the bubble busts.
Owner-occupier booms merely slow down and when they end prices don’t crash, because the purchased properties are now people’s homes. When buyer demand comes to an end, there’s no motivation to sell. Only those home owners who really need to move for personal, family or business reasons will do so.
Property booms can occur anytime and anywhere that the demand for housing outpaces the supply, but only investor led booms can turn into bubbles.
So what type of property boom are we in right now?
There’s a simple benchmark that tells us the type of boom taking place right now, and therefore what is likely to occur when the boom has ended.
The benchmark is called tenure, a technical term that refers to the conditions by which homes are held or occupied.
The pie chart shows the percentage of homes privately rented, those rented from government agencies and those which are owner-occupied.
You can see that just over one quarter of homes in Australia are rented from private investors, so if the percentage of homes being bought by investors is lower than this, then owner-occupiers are driving buyer demand, but if the percentage climbs higher, then we are heading for an investor led boom and a possible bubble that could bust.
This next graph shows the percentage of homes being purchased by investors and reveals that they have been lower than the 26% benchmark since 2019, and also that the percentage of investors buying homes is declining.
Investor interest in residential property has waned in recent years because rental demand is falling and the yield from rent is too low. Investor interest has turned instead to high yielding investments such as shares, commodities and even commercial property. Owner-occupiers are not deterred by low rental yields, because they buy properties to live in, not to rent out.
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Domestic manufacturing in renewable energy sector is important to reduce import dependence, improve supply chain, promote GDP growth, and increase employment. The Confederation of Indian Industry will be hosting the Third Edition of Aatmanirbhar Bharat Conference on 14-15 July 2022 that will focus on Making India a Global Manufacturing Hub for Renewable Energy.
At a curtain raiser event today, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba, Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, New and Renewable Energy, asked the industry to embrace the opportunity of a global economic recovery in the post-pandemic period to redefine the global supply chain and work towards making India become a net energy exporter. “Economic growth, increasing prosperity, a growing rate of urbanization and rising per capita energy consumption are the key contributors to increasing demand for energy in the country,” he said.
According to the minister, energy transition is an important step to cater to the increasing demand and can help the economy by creating jobs which is estimated to employ 3.2 million people by 2050.
This transition could reduce the dependence on imported fuel and improve the trade balance and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Speaking at the event, His Excellency Andre Aranha Correa do Lago, Ambassador of Brazil, said India and Brazil relationship was extensive and comprehensive and covered every important segment of interaction. He said Brazil was looking towards India as a potential manufacturing export partner for solar panel as it aims to install 52 GW of solar. He particularly mentioned the country’s ethanol programme and its significance in building a sustainable mobility sector with help of the agriculture sector.
Mr Soren Kannik-Margardsen, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Kingdom of Denmark, in his address highlighted the importance of Green Hydrogen and said the Governments of India and Denmark have agreed to partner for development programmes for green hydrogen and can together decarbonise the economy. “This will help in reducing import dependence on fossil fuels and reduce pollution in India,” he said.
In his opening remarks, Mr Tulsi Tanti, chairman of CII’s Renewable Energy Council and chairman and managing director, Suzlon group, said heavy reliance on imports of upstream components for the Solar Energy industry has resulted in foreign suppliers having substantial control on the prices, restricting the ability of domestic manufacturers to cut costs and be price-competitive in the global market. “We are encouraged that to promote energy security through domestic manufacturing the government has announced the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) for high efficiency solar PV modules,” he added.
Mr Sameer Gupta, chairman and managing director, Jakson group, gave a background on the conference and said it served as an excellent engagement platform for all the stakeholders across the value chain since the year 2020 with the initiation of the First Edition of AatmaNirbhar Bharat. “This year’s conference will focus on key deliberations on making India a global manufacturing hub of renewable energy and would cover the entire gamut of this sector – Solar, Wind, Green Hydrogen, Biomass, Decentralised Renewable Energy, etc,” he said. It is encouraging that the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) is looking at a holistic development of the sector, including the building of a strong and vibrant supply chain within India, he added.
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Spring is in the air, and planting is either started or getting ready to get started across the country. The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is urging farmers who use their fuel to make sure spring preparation includes prepping that propane-fueled equipment.
After a long winter, rodents, debris, and exposure to the elements are the most common source of engine issues, said Pete Stout, product manager for Origin Engines. Stout encourages farmers to refer to their product manuals for maintenance needs specific to their engine models, and offers these tips for preparing irrigation engines for spring planting:
* Disconnect the engine battery and check battery voltage.
* Clear away any dirt and debris that have collected on and around the engine. Pay special attention to clutch bellhousings, radiator shrouds, and wire harnesses.
* Inspect wire harnesses for cracked or exposed wires and make repairs if necessary.
* Check front drive belts for proper tension and wear.
“I also urge farmers to place engines inside of structures, such as a simple carport style shelter, for the summer growing season,” Stout said. “UV sunlight and general exposure to extreme weather can be tough on engine power units.”
PERC goes on to suggest that before that spring storm rolls through and knocks out power, propane generators are checked and cleaned. Pickup trucks running on the clean fuel also need to be properly maintained to get the most out of the efficiency propane autogas can bring. The same goes for forklifts and other propane-powered equipment.
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The Importance of Preventive Care
Wellness exams are critical to helping your pet maintain good long-term physical health.
Combined with regular vaccinations, parasite prevention, and proper nutrition, regular vet checkups include regular physical examinations that give your pet the best chance at excellent lifelong health through earlier diagnoses and more efficient treatment.
Our Orange vets recommend bringing your pet in for a check-up at least once annually.
What to Expect During Your Pet's Exam
Your Orange vet will give your dog or cat a thorough physical checkup in order to get a complete picture of their overall health. Routine wellness exams at our animal clinic include the following elements:
Your pet's general demeanor and physical condition can provide clues to their overall health. How they stand and walk, their level of alertness, and whether they are a healthy weight for their size are all important indicators of overall health.
Coat & Skin
During your pet's checkup, we will examine your dog or cat's skin and coat for signs of problems, including excessive oiliness or dryness, lumps, bumps, dandruff, or abnormal hair loss or shedding.
Face & Head
Your pet's eyes, ears, and nose will be examined for abnormalities or discharge. We will also check the mouth for symptoms of oral health problems such as plaque buildup or periodontal disease.
Heart rate and rhythm, pulse, and blood pressure are vitally important to your pet's heart health. We'll test these to ensure they're normal. The lungs will then be examined for evidence of abnormal breathing.
Lymph nodes will be checked for pain or swelling, and we will also examine the abdomen to ensure the intestines, kidneys, bladder, spleen, liver, and stomach all feel normal, and that your pet is not exhibiting any signs of discomfort.
Review of Findings
At the end of your pet's routine wellness exam, your vet will take the time to discuss any concerns they may have about your pet's overall health and talk to you about your dog or cat's nutritional requirements.
Checkups for Puppies & Kittens
Puppies and kittens need proper medical attention in their first few weeks of life to get off to a healthy start.
We'll give your new best friend a complete physical examination, appropriate immunizations, and deworming medication. We will also test for intestinal parasites. You'll be provided with a puppy or kitten 'kit' filled with educational material and samples to help you care for the newest member of your family.
Please never hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have about caring for your new pet, both at your appointments or following your visits.
Once your puppy or kitten's checkup is complete, you'll return periodically for his or her required booster shots.
With recent advances in veterinary medical knowledge and care, as well as newer therapies and better nutrition, senior pets are living longer than ever.
While this is terrific news for pets and their owners, it means that special attention needs to be given to your pet's routine healthcare as they age. As your pet surpasses middle age, regular examinations become increasingly crucial to ensure their continuing health and longevity.
In addition to the routine wellness procedures we perform on all adult pets, we will give special attention to your senior pet's potential geriatric conditions, such as arthritis or decreased vision.
Additional laboratory tests may be recommended for aging pets to provide more detailed information about your senior pet's overall health and wellbeing.
Vaccinations & Prevention
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The City of Pipestone
About as far southwest as you can get in Minnesota is the small town of Pipestone. Like many communities throughout the state, it is struggling to deal with aging water infrastructure.
Founded in 1876, the intricate buildings lining the main streets hold more than just history. They also contain dangerous lead pipes. These pipes contaminate the community's water, leading to increased risk of brain and kidney damage and long-term developmental challenges in children.
Pipestone Mayor Myron Koets testified during the House Health Finance and Policy Committee at the state Legislature earlier this year, sharing his concern for lead contamination in the community.
“Based on estimates, we had somewhere between 225 and 300 lead service lines in our city and a cost of about $2500 to $3,000 each to replace.” For many families in Pipestone, paying out of pocket for pipe replacement is simply not an option. State and federal funding needs to be sourced to address this public health issue.
An estimated 100,000 to 260,000 lead water service lines throughout Minnesota put communities at risk.
In Minneapolis alone, there are over 49,000 homes with lead pipes. The Star Tribune reports: “In 2021, the number of new children with lead poisoning rose 15% from the year before, the first increase in a decade, partly because families stayed home more during the pandemic.”
Minneapolis needs over $320 million to replace lead service lines. The state must help address the cost of lead service lines to help guarantee that all Minnesotans have access to safe drinking water in their homes.
Whether in a small town like Pipestone or a dense urban area like Minneapolis, residents could be at risk of lead contamination in their drinking water. Bipartisan bills to pay for lead service line replacement have been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature, and federal grants could be made available to Minnesota communities, but state legislators need to get bills across the finish line before the session ends on May 23rd.
Tell your legislators to support safe drinking water for Minnesota.
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The contractors for the building of the New York University found that they could purchase dressed stone at Sing Sing, the work of the prisoners there, much cheaper than in New York, and so concluded to use it. This, the stonecutters of the city said, was taking the bread out of their mouths, and if allowed to go on would destroy their business. They held excited meetings on the subject, and finally got up a procession and paraded the streets with placards asserting their rights and denouncing the contractors. They even attacked the houses of some of the citizens, and assumed such a threatening attitude, that the Twenty-seventh Regiment, Colonel Stevens, was called out. Their steady, determined march on the rioters dispersed them and restored quiet. Apprehensions were felt, however, that they would reassemble in the night and vent their rage on the University building, and so a part of the regiment encamped in Washington Square in full view of it. They remained here four days and nights, until the excitement subsided, and the work could go on unmolested. | <urn:uuid:bad94ea8-287f-4c4f-8b94-0db67cae8c59> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://accessgenealogy.com/new-york/stonecutters-riot-of-1833.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.985259 | 219 | 2.5625 | 3 |
The popular super-spice has some less-than-usual uses
As its name suggests, Naturevibe Botanicals is in the business of providing natural, organic supplements that are designed to enhance consumers’ general health and well-being. The company’s turmeric root powder is no exception. Created with curcumin for a higher absorption rate, this 100% natural, organic member of the ginger family is highly therapeutic. A natural detoxifier and antioxidant enhancer, turmeric can prevent cancer, control diabetes, reduce weight and the risk of heart disease, heal wounds, and improve cognition and digestion. In addition to enhancing your overall health, turmeric can also contribute to a more holistic lifestyle in five interesting ways.
Turmeric in Soap
Making homemade products à la Martha Stewart can be fun. When it includes turmeric, it can also be healthy. Why not combine your knack for DIY projects with your passion for personal health by making your own soap? Surprisingly, it’s not as complicated as it sounds. You can find soap molds at your local craft store, and there are numerous recipes online to get you started. You can also mix turmeric with coconut, jojoba, or olive oil to treat dandruff; prevent hair loss; and condition your hair and scalp before washing with your regular shampoo. It might not be able to keep you from the hair transplant clinic forever but you would be shocked at just how much of an impact it can have on the condition of your hair.
Turmeric in Foundation and Moisturizer
While beauty suppliers do their best to provide a diverse array of products, finding makeup that matches your exact skin tone can be a challenge – especially as your skin tone can change throughout the year based on sun exposure. If you’re lucky, your tinted moisturizer, foundation, or bronzer of choice will simply melt into your natural skin tone, leaving you with a healthy, luminescent glow; but for those with more of a yellow undertone to their skin, ashy- or pink-toned products just aren’t going to work. If your skin tone always seems to fall somewhere between the shades that are available to you, adding turmeric to your foundation or tinted moisturizer, like actress Thandie Newton, may help. This will allow you to customize your foundation throughout the year, while repairing your skin and soothing your capillaries with its anti-inflammatory properties.
Turmeric in Toothpaste
Somewhat paradoxically, given its ability to dye clothes, turmeric can also act as a natural teeth whitener. An ancient dental formula used in India and other parts of the world, turmeric and curcumin have antibiotic, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory properties that can relieve gingivitis, toothache, and sensitive teeth. Former Miss USA Susie Castillo adds organic turmeric to her toothpaste, using a homemade recipe approved by her holistic dentist, Dr. Silkman. Turmeric can also be used alone, added to tea, or mixed with ingredients like baking soda and coconut oil.
Turmeric in Tea
If natural, organic toothpaste isn’t your thing, you can also do your teeth and body a favor by ingesting turmeric in various foods and beverages. One of the more interesting ways to do this is by adding it to your tea of choice or even using it as the primary ingredient. The people who live on the Japanese island of Okinawa drink turmeric-infused tea daily, which may explain the fact that they hold the world record for the longest average lifespans. Adding a natural sweetener, like honey, to the tea will sweeten the turmeric’s earthy flavor.
Turmeric in Food
Besides tea, there are a surprising number of ways to utilize this super-spice in various drinks and dishes. An excellent popcorn topping, it can also be used as an additive for juice, smoothies, lattes, and even cakes. Turmeric and other natural ingredients – such as beets, blueberries, cranberries, and raspberries – make fun, alternative food coloring for eco-friendly Easter eggs. Turmeric can also reduce the cancer-causing HCAs that form on grilled and heavily cooked meats.
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The benefits of cross-cultural, cultural awareness and cultural competency training
- Global Skills
In our globalized, interconnected world, colleagues, business partners and customers hail from a diverse range of cultures. Being able to understand them is crucial, and the answer is cross-cultural training, also known as cultural awareness, intercultural or cultural competency training.
Why is this training important, what issues does it address, and what benefits can businesses expect when they invest in cultural awareness training courses? In this article, learn how it can help you grow beyond your borders and successfully operate in a globally inclusive fashion.
Cultural competency equals stronger, more effective teams
Managing relationships between colleagues, superiors and subordinates can be a tricky task in any business, yet most teams are at least bonded by a shared culture, such as common traditions, language, history and media.
Therefore, when an individual first enters a new culture, they can find it difficult to work with their new colleagues. Social norms may differ hugely, increasing the risk of accidental disrespect, misunderstanding and the erosion of trust – resulting in staff attrition and lost investment.
Investing in intercultural skills improves the success of global mobility initiatives.
Intercultural training alleviates these negatives, educating learners on the correct ways in which to interact with their new teams and host-society. This reduces culture shock for staff posted abroad (international assignees), improving the possibility of a successful international assignment, and helps them better communicate with their colleagues, building bonds and increasing respect, trust, and ultimately, workplace success.
For managers posted abroad or working in a foreign country, intercultural training allows a greater understanding of the norms typical of their host-cultures: helping them attract and identify the best local talent to ensure the long-term performance of their team. Retaining talent is aided too – international assignees that have better experiences abroad are more likely to remain with their employer after their assignment concludes and they return home.
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Become more competitive with intercultural training
Being able to listen to your customers is vital. If you can’t gauge properly what drives them or understand what they think of your offering, you won’t be able to create true value or adapt to criticism.
Cultural awareness training tackles this disconnect by teaching your employees how international markets think and operate, they can develop and market products and services that are properly honed for the target cultures. They can also respond more quickly and effectively to feedback, providing better customer service, gaining customer loyalty and enhancing sales.
The overall result is increased competitiveness. Companies that adopt a cross-cultural knowledge approach have a distinct edge over competitors that have a poor cultural understanding.
Build stronger relationships with cross-cultural business partners
Business partnerships are built on trust and understanding, and even when fluent in a language, there will often be cultural differences between companies and their international affiliates. A poor cultural understanding may affect the clarity of communication in the same way as it might with a co-worker or subordinate, but with far greater impacts – failed negotiations, lost contracts and impeded access to international markets, for instance.
Global business rightly calls for an intercultural approach.
Intercultural training reduces the risk of miscommunication. By undergoing training in their business partner’s culture, staff can spend less time second-guessing cultural norms and instead enjoy a truly productive, respectful relationship built on common ground.
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Cultural training can advance careers
Much like language fluency, cultural training can improve career prospects. Intercultural training courses provide valuable insights into conducting business internationally. This can create exciting international assignment opportunities, improve assignee retention, and prove invaluable for staff in or working towards global leadership roles.
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Hairstyling aids help enhance a style or cut, give a head of hair a healthy and full-bodied appearance, and tame the unwanted look of "fly-aways" and frizz. Among the list of products available are hair creams, pastes and pomades. Although these three products keep hair under control, the application of each produces different results, and your specific hair type (e.g. thick or thin hair) should be taken into consideration when choosing one.
Hair cream is a versatile product that can be used with hair that is straight or curly; it can also be used with fine, thick or coarse hair. Hair cream is a soft and light substance that doesn't feel greasy or stiff when applied to hair. Cream controls static and frizziness while adding a natural shine to your head of locks. Hair creams often include moisturizing ingredients such as olive oil or silk amino acids, which help conditions hair strands. Used in conjunction with another hairstyling aid, hair creams are sometimes used as a finishing product.
Hair paste is a hairstyling aid known for its natural-looking matte finish. It is similar to hair clay, putty or mud in that regard. Many hair pastes are water-based, which allows easy and flexible styling without a waxy or greasy look. Hair pastes work best with fine or thin hair and can also be used on wavy hair. It gives textures to layers and is often used when a messy "bed-head" appearance is desired.
Hair pomade typically consists of soft wax, oil or other semi-solid substances. Hair pomade gives hair a wet, sleek look and comes in light to high shines. Unlike other styling aids, hair pomade doesn't produce flaky residue or dry out. It's appropriate for most hair types, but adding too much pomade may create a greasy look. Additionally, people with oily hair should stay away from pomade as it will make hair appear oilier.
How to Apply Hair Product
Hair cream, paste and pomade can be applied to hair of any length, whether your strands are damp or almost dry. Put a small amount of hair cream, paste or pomade in your hand and rub into your palm. Then work the product from the inside to the outside of your hair. Applying product directly on top of your head may clump and weigh your hair down. Hair cream, paste and pomade should be introduce to the hair in conservative increments. It is easier to add more product than remove it from hair.
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Solutions to bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing education in the UAE: a qualitative study
BMC Medical Education volume 21, Article number: 490 (2021)
The theoretical knowledge of nursing underpins the practice, while the practice environment determines the circumstances within which the theoretical knowledge is applied. The biggest challenge facing nursing as an academic field is the theory-practice gap, which is a universal issue in nursing. This study aimed to raise solutions to close the gap between theory and practice in nursing education through the eyes of nursing students in UAE.
A qualitative descriptive approach was followed; whereby 25 Emirati nursing students were interviewed.
Two main themes are discussed in this study: ‘Clinical Culture Creation’ and ‘Curriculum Content Reformation’. The students suggested to decreased the loud and stress on their clinical educators. They also suggested creating synchronization between what is taught in classrooms and labs and what is offered in the clinical training. Moreover, some of the students expected to have more benefit if they get their clinical training in health institutions owned by their college. On the other side, many of the participants suggested to move from the integration system to the block system. Another interesting suggestion includes having the same college staff to teach the theory and the clinical. The final suggestion includes decreasing the paper work during clinical training.
This study explored the solutions to bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing education in the UAE. The study has implications for nursing education and practice within the UAE and is imperative for graduating workplace ready professional nurses within the country.
Theory and practice are the twin essential components of nursing education. The theoretical knowledge of nursing underpins the practice, while the practice environment determines the circumstances within which the theoretical knowledge is applied. Nursing is a scientific profession based on applied research, guided by evidence-based theory, and numerous concepts within the profession have focused on the art of nursing and theoretical sciences. However, the biggest challenge facing nursing as an academic field is the theory-practice gap, which is a universal issue in nursing and midwifery. It has been explained as a “distancing of theoretical knowledge from the actual doing of practice” [1, 2], and it affects newly qualified registered nurses when they embark on clinical practice, as well as nursing students during clinical placements.
Though professional knowledge is introduced as theory in the classroom settings, it is within laboratory sessions that this knowledge is translated into practice in nursing education, and in clinical practice in hospital settings, these skills are transferred, to provide meaningful need-based care for patients. Thus, the theory-practice gap is most obvious in nursing education in laboratory sessions and clinical practice. This theory-practice gap is concerning as it primarily affects patient safety negatively, while concurrently contributing to an unsatisfactory clinical experience for the novice nursing student in the clinical environment.
Organizational culture and processes act as an important motor of the theory-practice gap, in addition to student and instructor factors in the teaching-learning environment. Several studies suggest that the reasons for the existence of the gap are multifactorial . The frustrations and difficulties associated with the gap are experienced mainly by student nurses and newly qualified nurses, and can harm their socialization into the professional role, and subsequent professional development [4,5,6,7]. The reality shock is considered a major cause for low job satisfaction and high job attrition rates among newly qualified nurses [8, 9]. The theory-practice gap has also been cited as a contributory factor in medication errors [10, 11] and reduced physical assessment skills use among nurses . The existence of the theory-practice gap can influence the quality of nursing care and patient outcomes.
Several studies highlight the theory-practice gap in nursing education worldwide and in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region [6, 13,14,15,16]. Most reviewed studies in this field focused on searching for whether the gap is present or not, while some studies considered possible reasons for it. However, solutions to decrease this gap, and to link theory to practice, are rarely discussed and studied [14, 17, 18]. The role of nursing academics in linking theory to practice is crucial in closing the theory-practice gap [6, 14, 19], while the role of preceptor to assist the nursing students in developing clinical skills and integration into the culture of the clinical area cannot be emphasized more .
Several international studies from UK, Ireland, Turkey and the US have identified the importance of collaboration between nursing instructors, nurses, nursing school and hospital managements as one of the most suggested means of bridging the gap [14, 15, 20, 21]. Several studies showed the importance of the availability of adequate number of well-trained academics and clinical preceptors. These studies identified other strategies to close the gap between theory and practice in nursing education such the presence of clear context-based curriculum and availability of standard clinical guidelines [6, 14, 18]. Eggertson , an expert Canadian nurse, stressed on the need for undergraduate nursing education that better equip nurses to assume leadership roles in inter-professional teams and support them in providing high-quality patient-centered care.
The nursing program, at the College of Health Sciences in the UAE, is a 4-year Baccalaureate degree program, having initial program accreditation from the Ministry of Higher Education for Scientific Research (MOHESR), and institutional accreditation from the UAE Commission of Advanced Accreditation (CAA). The current program study plan consists of 127 Credit hours; 98 credits of theory, 9 laboratory sessions and 27 clinical placement. Laboratory practice sessions are opportunities for students to practice hands-on clinical competencies and skills, albeit in a safe environment. Students in clinical placement are accompanied by clinical instructors with a ratio of eight to ten students assigned to one instructor. While in the clinical placement units, each student is paired with a nurse, as preceptor, who will demonstrate the nursing care provided to patients and provide opportunities for students to practice hands-on on real patients. At the end of the clinical placement, the clinical instructor will evaluate the students, with the preceptor feedback, based on competency checklists and the CAT (clinical assessment tool that students are already familiar with.
In the UAE, every year nursing student cohorts are graduated and start their professional careers in hospitals around the country and internationally. There is shortage in the number of nurses in the UAE and the surrounding countries such Sadi Arabia, Qatar and Oman. These countries require a large nursing taskforce and a ready to practice nursing graduates. This is a major concern for healthcare service managers, and highlights the need for immediate action to expedite the process of attracting and graduating ready to practice, local nurses that understand the local culture and context and remain in the system (23, 24). Therefore, it is essential that these nurses are well prepared upon graduation so they can handle the requirements of their new roles [23, 24]. Reviewing the body of literature showed that suggestions and interventions to close the theory-practice gap in nursing education were rarely discussed worldwide. Moreover, there are no study to discuss this subject in the UAE.
It was thought that the best people to suggest solutions to close this gap are the nursing students who went through this experience. Finding solutions to the theory-practice gap before entry to practice may reduce the difficulties experienced by the graduating participants, and increase their ability to integrate their knowledge appropriately in the practice setting. The current paper aims to raise possible solutions to close the gap between theory and practice in nursing education through the eyes of nursing students currently studying and experiencing this phenomenon in nursing education in UAE.
This study aims to explore the strategies that could reduce the theory-practice gap in nursing education within the UAE context. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach to explore solutions to bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing education in the UAE. According to Glesne (p. 4), “qualitative research methods are used to understand phenomena from the perspectives of those involved, to contextualize issues in their particular socio-cultural-political milieu, and sometimes to transform or change social conditions.” Face-to-face qualitative interviews are commonly used due to their usefulness and the fact that a great amount of information can be ascertained by simply questioning people in an interpersonal format. Qualitative research attempts to increase our understanding of why things are the way they are in our social world, and why people act in the ways they do . The following research questions were initially used to explore the solutions to the theory-practice gap in the UAE.
Tell us about your first experience in training in clinical settings. How can you describe this experience?
Did you find differences between what you have been taught in classrooms and what you have faced in the clinical training? Please, explain …
How did your mentor’s support and understanding of what you learned in theory help you in practice?
How do you think we could bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing education?
Sample and sampling
Data for this study was collected from participants studying at a main College of Health Sciences in the UAE. This college has an accredited nursing program and have almost the biggest pool of nursing students and graduates in the country. Established in 2006, the College aims to meet the UAE’s growing need for skilled healthcare professionals. Being the first nursing college in the UAE to study participants’ experience in the clinical setting, the qualitative approach would help obtain rich and in-depth information. An interview schedule was developed based on the literature review, but an emergent design was used to enable the asking of probing and follow-up questions to explore emergent areas of interest .
Sampling is an essential step in the research process as it helps to inform the quality of interpretation made by the researchers that stem from the underlying results . Purposive sampling technique was used to elicit participant views regarding the prevalence of theory-practice gap in nursing education in the UAE, from among the Nursing Program participants. The proposed participants for the study were selected based on specific criteria. They needed to be at the third-year level onwards as participants who had attended at least two or more clinical courses, because they would have a better understanding of the study topic under exploration and have had enough clinical practice to compare with the theoretical component. The College has branches in four emirates within the country, and participants were recruited from all four campuses. Bridging participants were excluded because of their prior work experience in hospitals, and the difficulty this could present to exploring the theory-practice gap specific to nursing education (as opposed to registered nurses’ practice).
A total of 25 participants expressed interest in sharing their views on the subject. As the College currently hosts only female participants within their population, 100% of the samples obtained were females. Both Emirati (local) participants and expat (non-national) participants were included in the study sample. According to Polit and Beck (p. 273), the “sample size in qualitative interviews is usually determined based on informational needs, and is approximately ten or until data saturation occurs”. Thus 25 participants in this study was more than sufficient to gain in-depth and rich data. Table 1 illustrates the demographic characteristics of the participants in this study.
Gerrish and Lacey state that ethical implications should be addressed in every research stage, including protecting participants and researchers from harm, using voluntary participation, anonymity, and confidentiality, as well as informed consent. This study obtained ethical approval from the College Research Committee and College Institutional Review Board. All participants were given a participant information sheet and were made aware of their rights to withdraw from the study at any stage without giving a reason, and that this would not affect their educational progress or statutory rights. Anonymity was assured. All interviews obtained were audiotaped, and transcriptions were used for analysis purposes. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and were used only for this study. Participant confidentiality was maintained throughout. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
Data collection procedure
After receiving ethical approval, invitation letters were sent via email to the nursing participants using their College email addresses, explaining the nature and scope of the study and participation expectations and rights, and inviting them to participate. Participants were asked to contact the research corresponding author if they wished to take part. Contact information for the corresponding author was added to the email and participants were given the chance to ask any questions or for any clarification before making their mind whether to participate or not. When they agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria, arrangements for interviews were made. Two expert interviewers did all interviews. These interviewers met with the primary author and discussed the interview guide. Each interviewer conducted two pilot interviews and shared the results with the primary author, then another meeting was arranged between the primary author and the interviewers. This meeting aimed to unify the interviewing method and to have similar interviewing questions and conditions. The reason to select two interviewers was to avoid social desirability and other forms of bias in the interviews, by avoiding interviews being conducted by participants’ teachers. In other words, the interviewers did interviews for participants out of their campuses, and they had never met them before.
Data analysis process
Computerized thematic analysis (NVIVo) was used to analyze the data that was generated by the interviews, similar to previous studies [30, 31]. It was decided to assign Braun and Clarke technique of thematic analysis to deduce emerging themes. They identified six phases of thematic analysis (Table 2), and these steps were undertaken in the study. Some sections of the interviews were in Arabic, which is the participants’ predominant native language. Transcribers fluent in Arabic assisted in the transcription and translation, and translations were checked for content accuracy and validity with the interviewers before analysis.
To build up the study themes, the researcher read the data repeatedly and highlighted common phrases to prepare the required codes. Interview extracts were highlighted and classified under possible codes. Participants’ phrases were highlighted with the same color to correspond to the codes, then the patterns among codes were identified to create the study sub-themes.
A total of 25 female full-time participants studying in the Bachelor of Nursing (BN) program at FCHS participated in the study. Their ages ranged from 21 to 23, and 17 participants were Emiratis, while 8 were expatriates. Eleven participants studied at the BN3 level, while the remaining 14 participants were at the BN4 level. Participants were distributed among the four FCHS campuses: Abu Dhabi (n = 5), Ajman (n = 8), Al Ain (n = 6), and Al Dhafra (n = 6). Nearly all the participants, directly or indirectly, made statements that reflected presence of a gap between what they have taught in the theory and what they have found in the clinical trainings. Many reasons were raised to explain the presence of this gap. Interestingly, most of the participants have raised some suggestions and solutions to close this gap directly after talking about these reasons. Therefore, it was important to focus on students’ suggestions and solutions to close the gap in nursing education in UAE. Four main themes are discussed in this study.
The students suggested decreasing the load and stress on their clinical educators. They also suggested creating synchronization between what is taught in classrooms and labs and what is offered in the clinical training. Moreover, some of the students expected to have more benefit if they get their clinical training in health institutions owned by their college. All these subcategories were collected under one major theme ‘Clinical Culture Creation’. On the other side, many of the participants suggested to move from the integration system (theory and clinical in the same time) to the block system (having the theory during the first half of the semester, and then having all the clinical trainings in the second half). Another interesting suggestion included having the same college staff to teach the theory and the clinical. This was expected to create more coordination between theory materials and clinical needs. Another suggestion was to decrease the paper work during clinical training. These suggestions have been grouped under another major theme ‘Curriculum Content Reformation’ (Table 3). Embedded within the above two themes, two other themes have also emerged – Learning by Reflection; and The instructors’ Approach. The themes have been elaborated below.
Clinical culture creation
Clinical training is a foundation of nursing practice and a salient feature in nursing literature. It is considered a basic block of nursing education, and this is exemplified in attempts to delineate and enrich the participants’ knowledge and skills throughout their program of study. All the participants have raised issues regarding the clinical training and they linked these issues with widening the gap between theory and practice in nursing education. The following discussion describe these issues under three subthemes.
Increase clinical loads on college clinical instructors
Participants revealed hesitation infrequently engaging with their instructors. Their reasons were related to the number of participants per group, the time designated to allow the participants to practice in each unit to understand all the nursing care required, and the clinical faculty instructor responsible for allocating more time to participants to bridge the gap between theory and the clinical training. As one of the participants reported:
“They are pressured, I have seen this in Aged Care clinical, Mr. X was very pressured, he had many groups, he tried his best to finish the requirements and to help us, and he did actually. However, if he was always available in the hospital, maybe we would have benefited more. the same thing I said earlier.” (P. 3, ADH Campus)
The students wanted to say that college clinical instructors should have more time to and fewer duties. This will facilitate their job and will enable them to spend more time with their students. They admitted the role of college clinical instructors to decrease the gap between theory and practice. Several students suggested assigning less number of students to each college clinical instructor. They explained that doing this will increase the time assigned to each student in the clinical practice and will allow the instructors to support their students.
“Oh … What I can say. They follow big number of students. They also have lots of paper work to finish. If the college assigned them to less number of students, they will be able to spend more time with us … They will be able to support us and to fill any gap in clinical education. I would suggest to assign each instructor to 3 or 4 students only.” (P15, AUH Campus)
Di-unification of competencies
According to the year of study, the competencies taught during the college lab sessions have to be twined with what the participants are exposed to during their clinical placement, in the clinical premises. Such similarity would provide participants with an increase in desire for clinical training and theoretical knowledge, and students will be more involved with patient care. According to their year of study, the competencies taught during the college lab sessions have to be twinned with what the participants are exposed to during their clinical placement in the clinical premises. Such similarity increases students’ desire for clinical training and learning theoretical knowledge, which consequently involves them more in patient care. Similarly, many participants mentioned that the same instructors supervising their clinical training is essential. Subsequently, the partnership between lab sessions and clinical instructors motivated the students in their clinical learning. Such a partnership approach has been emphasized in nursing literature for decades, and has continued to date [32, 33]. As one participant remarked:
“My suggestion is to reduce the clerking on the clinical teaching as they have too many competencies to be completed in each clinical course, which is overwhelming, and diverts our focus … All of us would be preoccupied in completing these competences before the deadlines, and this will keep us away from doing hands-on procedures and engagement with patients. At the same time, having the same instructor who teaches us the theory and/ or the lab session supervising our clinical training would facilitate our clinical learning.” (P. 11, AJ Campus)
A few number of students provided practical solutions to the above problems. They suggested summarizing all the competencies requested from the students in the practice training. They suggested to share these competencies with all college academics and to explain them to the students before starting their clinical training. These students suggested adding more flexibility to implement these competencies. In other words, the students can take any opportunity to implement the available competency during their clinical training. This was expected to decrease the pressure on students and to give them more time to fulfill all the required competencies.
“Honestly, we do not have time for hands-on training. Each clinical course has different competencies, and we are requested to implement all of them during the semester. Sometimes, we keep waiting for one of the competencies for long time … We do not get the opportunity to implement all competencies during the semester. This add more pressure on us and make us anxious. If we have flexibility in implementing these competencies, this will ease our duty and will give us more chances to focus on the available competencies”. (P. 22, AA Campus)
Lack of own clinical facilities
There are some students explained that many medical-related education fields have clinical entities, facilitating feelings of belongingness, loyalty, and accountability. Such feelings facilitate and empower participants and clinical educators, who can ease the clinical training for both the clinical facilitators and participants during their placements. As one participant mentioned:
“The gap, first of all, is the hospital; if we had our own hospital it would be very nice; maybe we could have the labs in the hospital also. Maybe there would be patients who come to the hospital to take the treatment, but like, for less than other hospitals. Therefore, patients would come to our FCHS hospital because it is less costly.” (P. 6, ADH Campus)
This suggestion was not raised earlier in the literature. The students wanted to obtain all clinical training in one place owned by the college. This might be a difficult request, as the nursing curriculum includes several and different clinical courses such as medical-surgical, pediatric, maternity, mental health and community. It will be challenging to have all these courses in one place. The students might want to obtain their clinical training in more comfortable placements. This might be clear when one of the students described the clinical placements as a strange place for her. She explained that the preceptors were not familiar with the college curriculum and the objectives of their clinical courses. She indicated that there were no communication between their college clinical instructors and the preceptors in the clinical placements.
“The problem … No one know who we are and what we were requested to do. They did not have any idea about our curriculum. I think that there is a need for more communication between our college and the staff in the hospitals.” (P. 21, AJ Campus)
It should be indicated that only one student talked about the above barrier to link theory and practice. However, this might be shared by other students in the college and may influence negatively on the clinical training.
Curriculum content reformation
The second major them of the theory-practice gap concerned curriculum implementation in the classroom, which encompassed three sub-categories.
Need for adopting the block clinical rotation system
An area of reform revealed by participants related to the structure of the nursing programs’ teaching methodology. Participants felt that the nursing teaching plan could adopt the block model of clinical rotation rather than the integration model. This would help them complete and consolidate the theory of education first, improving their ability to translate their knowledge and abilities to the clinical practice through their clinical placement. Some participant views are shared below:
“I think we should finish the theory or clinical skills or laboratory skills; we should learn in the College first, and then we should start the clinical rotation. If we did not learn about the skills before and went to the clinical, it will be hard for us, because we do not know what it is and what to do. Therefore, if we already learned the skills in the laboratories then went to the clinical rotation, it would be easier for us and we will be familiar with the procedures done.” (P. 13, AA Campus)
One participant felt the need for clinical practice to inform the theoretical curriculum, contrary to the prevailing ethos of the curriculum and nursing education in general:
“Maybe we should focus on the clinical training or the clinical placement. We should link the clinical with the theory, not the theory with the clinical, because sometimes we cover a lot of things in the theory but it’s not relevant or current to the clinical practice.” (P. 20, AJ Campus)
It is important to indicate that the block system was adopted earlier in the college under study. The students used to finish the theory in the first half of the semester, and then they continue the clinical during the other half. The study plan was changed recently, and all the third and fourth year students went through a transitional stage of changing the study plan. The current study plan includes integration of theory and clinical. This means that the students study the theory and go to the clinical training every week during the semester.
Lack of congruence between theory and clinical training
Many participants related that teaching the theory of the subjects and clinical skills throughout the semester would improve their understanding of the course content. They reported that the educator would be better aware of the theory content covered and the clinical skills related, and would be able to merge these through the teaching and clinical training, as reflected in the following examples:
“I feel the one who is teaching should be the one with me in the clinical, because when it’s like this, I have a better experience in the clinical, but when it’s a different instructor, I feel like sometimes he becomes lost and I become lost.” (P. 13, AA Campus)
“So, when I reflect on my experiences in the clinical each semester, when it’s the same person who is teaching me, the experience is better. I get better experiences. I remember each day and what I do, but if I get a different instructor, I feel like he is lost and I am lost and I don’t get the same results as when it’s the same.” (P.24, AA Campus)
A few number of students suggested that college clinical instructors should have extensive clinical experience in the field of their specialty. They clarified that some college clinical instructors have excellent academic experiences and extensive theoretical knowledge about the courses they teach. However, they do not have good clinical experience or they never been in the clinical placements before. These instructors may have short experience or have not any experience as nurses in the field. These instructors were unable to support the students in the clinical training.
“I will tell you an example. One of our academics was amazing in the theory class, but she was not confident in the clinical. I think that she never worked as a nurse before. I noticed that she became stressful when she taught us in the clinical. It will be great if they keep her in theory and assign another instructor with more clinical experience.” (P. 1, ADH Campus)
Too much focus on workbook and clinical grades
The participants’ aim and focus during their clinical placement was primarily to complete the clinical workbook as a requirement for clinical assessments and grades, rather than acquiring skills and knowledge per se. This diverted their focus from clinical training and gaining skills due to the overriding objective of meeting their grade requirement for many participants. By focusing on filling the needed component of the workbook, time spent engaging with preceptors and being involved in clinical practice was limited within the course’s clinical component. Many students said they would prefer a unified way of teaching, combining theory/lab and clinical training, as such learning would facilitate their clinical training, minimize negative impressions from nurses, and enable more hands-on education, leading to motivation in student learning:
“Instructors usually give examples from their experiences while explaining concepts in the theory or the lab sessions, and such simulation will be very effective if they also continue teaching and supervising during the clinical placements.” (P.18, AUH Campus)
“Such unification between what we are taught in the College and what we are exposed to in the hospitals would make us feel that what we learn is what the nurses do in clinical practice, and make it easier for us to engage and involve with procedure and patients.” (P. 25, AA Campus)
Most of the students suggested decreasing the load on students in the clinical placement. They indicated that the heavy paper works shifted their focus and decreased their chances to improve their clinical skills. Some of these students went further to describe the clinical placement as similar to theory classes with only one difference, which was the place. One of the fourth year students said:
“They keep us always busy with paper works. I spend more time in writing and preparing in the clinical placement more that the theory classes. They have to give us more space to see real cases and to get more skills.” (P. 17, AUH Campus)
Learning by reflection
A lot of the student found it important to practice reflection in a clinical setting. Many students explained that reflection enhanced their learning through the retention of information. Reflection contributes to boosting students’ clinical skills as it helps in correcting mistakes and in feeling more confident when providing patient care. In addition, four students reported improvements in their analytic skills. For example, one participant noted that:
“Reflection provided me with the opportunity to evaluate my performance”. (P. 7, AJ Campus)
Some of the students preferred to interact with the clinical preceptors and the nurses during the clinical training. They thought that this would present them to the real world of nursing. They suggested to assign an hour at the end of each clinical training shift to discuss all what they have learned during the day with their college instructor.
“Instead of spending the time with our academics in the clinical placement, we can learn more about the real nursing world by the preceptors. We can discuss everything we have learned at the end of each clinical day.” (P. 11, AJ Campus)
The instructors’ approach
Many students regarded their instructors’ support as essential for reflection, especially when the instructors provided them with guidance and feedback on their performance. They highly valued instructors who were passionate, considerate and cooperative. The type of questions asked by their instructor guided them to look for information and helped to improve their analytic skills. One students explained that:
“Some instructors are very friendly and helpful. They are always keen to answer my questions, address my concerns, and acknowledge my work. These actions motivated me to improve my skills by reflecting on my experience.” (P. 14, AA Campus)
In summary, the findings of the current study have raised several interventions and suggestions to bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing education. Some of these interventions focused on improving the culture of clinical training, while other suggestions shed some light on revisiting the curriculum and make some changes to decrease the loads on students during clinical training. Finally, the findings showed the importance of having good reflection at the end of each clinical training day and providing support to the students by their college instructors.
The study has revealed some possible solutions to the theory-practice gap from the students’ perspectives. Within the clinical arena, participants revealed that the clinical instructor played a vital part in optimizing student-learning experiences. A similar finding was observed by Ahmed, Ahmed among nursing participants in Egypt, where participants revealed that the quality of student-clinical teacher interaction could either facilitate or hinder participants’ learning experiences. Needham, McMurray and McSharry and Lathlean stressed that active collaboration between the clinical nursing instructor and the nursing preceptor facilitated student learning positively. In another qualitative study conducted among undergraduate students in Jordan, students voiced that they did not receive good support in the clinical area, with some explaining that their instructors were sometimes busy in other managerial issues, decreasing the time left teaching for students . The disparity in ratio between instructor and students was also highlighted in a study by Shoghi, Sajadi , where it was revealed that nurse-to-nurse faculty/clinician ratio increased with large admissions, and consequently reduced the value and extent of learning experiences in the clinical environment.
Participants voiced discontent regarding the differences between procedures taught and those observed on clinical placements concerning the nursing competencies. In a recent paper by Billings and Huston, Phillips , they stressed that at the curriculum level, faculty must consider the national nursing competencies as a curriculum thread and plan learning activities and clinical practice assignments to implement them within all courses. Tanriverdi, Ozyazicioglu conducted a study in Turkey among the third- and fourth-year undergraduate nursing students and revealed that providing parallelism between the practicing field and the students’ needs was crucial to optimal learning. Their study also revealed that students preferred an integrated model of clinical practice, because it seemed to reduce the gap between the classroom and the clinical area. This was contrary to the findings that emerged from the current study, where students shared a preference for the block system of clinical rotation, on the basis that completion of the didactic content first would provide much-needed familiarity and confidence in their clinical practice.
There is a growing body of knowledge regarding the use of clinical simulation in nursing education to bridge the gap between theory and practice [2, 13, 37]. Proponents believe that a simulated environment helps students practice in a safe environment until competence is attained. Appropriate simulation activities would improve critical reasoning and self-reflection, and lead the way to more self-directed learning , which would foster better adjustments to the complex clinical environment and reduce the gap between theory and practice. A qualitative study by Brown in the US using semi-structured interviews among graduating nursing students reaffirmed that high-fidelity simulation can reduce the theory-practice gap and ease the transition to independent clinical practice. None of the current study participants mentioned simulation training and its contributions towards bridging the theory-practice gap. This could be attributed to the fact that simulation training has only recently started gaining momentum. Meanwhile, the UAE currently offers a graduate nurse internship program to novice nurses in its government health care facilities , before their assimilation within the UAE health care workforce.
Recent growing evidence indicates that bridging the gap between theory and practice in nursing education is a shared responsibility between academic faculties, registered nurses, and student nurses [14, 15, 35]. There is an urgent need to take a systems view of the multifaceted issue in nursing education. Some other solutions from the literature include a dynamic understanding of the clinical setting, ongoing and timely collaboration with industry clinical partners, a systematic and regular review of the curriculum to ensure inclusion of essential competencies (with exclusion or updating of outdated practices), and incorporation of evidence-based teaching practices to prepare students for the realities of the clinical setting .
This study has helped gain awareness about students’ perspectives and concerns about the theory-practice gap in nursing education, and identified possible solutions to tackle the issue and reduce this gap. As a practice-oriented discipline, theory and practice cannot be separated in nursing. Raines suggests using a K-W-L chart (Knowing; Want to know; Learnt) to encourage students to consider what they already know actively, and to prompt them to take active measures to enhance their knowledge and skills. As the body of knowledge grows in nursing education and practice, students need to be more self-directed and active learners to bridge the gap between theory and practice. This would lead to the students’ empowerment to develop personal connections to the learning experience, while taking ownership of their professional growth.
This study explored the solutions to bridge the theory-practice gap in nursing education in the UAE, from the perspective of the nursing students studying nursing within the country. Emerging categories related to the creation of a clinical culture and the reformation of the nursing curriculum. Future studies can explore solutions to the theory-practice gap among new nursing graduates practicing after their graduation, using mixed-methods approaches for data triangulation and improved rigor.
This study included homogenous group of female nursing students studying in one nursing college. Therefore, the findings of the current study may be transferable when we deal people with similar conditions. Additionally, it will be useful if there is a chance to study theory-practice gap from the perspectives of the newly graduated nurses. Finally, using a qualitative design limits the chance of generalizing the findings of the current study. It will be excellent to study this subject quantitatively.
Implications in practice
The study has implications for nursing education and practice within the UAE and is imperative for graduating workplace ready professional nurses within the country. The study presents solutions and suggestions to close the gaps in nursing education from the perspective of nursing students. This will be useful to nursing academics, nursing leaders and nursing preceptors by opening their eyes to the students’ needs during clinical training and the ways to bridge the gap between classrooms teaching and the clinical training.
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The data available in form of audiotape and transcripts. All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this article. All the data are saved in a secured computer. The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Exercise RX is a mobile app that supports patients to engage in physical activity and meet their health goals
January 2022- Present
Lead UX Designer and Researcher
What I did
UX / UI design
User research strategy
1 x Engineer
2 x Project Manager
3 x Designer
1 x Physician
1 x Medical Student
2 x Business Strategist
In conjunction with UW Computer Science & Engineering Ubicomp Lab and UW Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering, The Sports Institute at UW Medicine developed Exercise RX. Exercise RX is an app that supports sedentary patients in increasing movement in their daily lives through behavior change interventions, physician feedback, and tracking.
Sedentary lifestyle affects 80% of Americans who do not meet the US National Physical Activity (PA) Guidelines. Research has shown that physical inactivity contributes to over 40 chronic health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancers, mental illness, and obesity.
While it is well known that PA is effective in managing and preventing these conditions, it is under-discussed and prescribed in clinical practice.
When I joined the team, I was tasked with assessing the efficacy of the Exercise Rx platform in supporting insufficiently active patients to increase their mean daily step count.
Hence, I led the design team in conducting user research and analysis to derive insights into the experience of users who used the application. In addition, I also led the design process by formulating design recommendations for the redesign of the application.
To better understand how patients stay motivated and the problems of increasing their step count, I worked collaboratively with the team to define the goals of this research study. The main objectives are as follows:
Evaluate the app’s usability and evaluate associations between app engagement and step count changes
Understand the barriers, opportunities, pain points, or hesitations patients experience with the app’s use
ThemHealth app usability questionnaire (MAUQ)was also used to evaluate the app's usability. I used it to support the data from the interviews and perform a psychometric analysis.
I analyzed the survey data, which I later used to support the findings derived from the data analysis process. The questions asked during the survey were aimed at identifying the apps:
Ease of Use
Interface and Satisfaction
To better understand how patients increased their step goals,15 usability interviews were conducted with patients who had used version 1 of the Exercise RX application. The interviews lasted from 45-minute to 1 hour.
The participants were recruited from the physician involved in this project. The objective was to identify user needs and opportunities for redesigning the Exercise Rx patient-facing mobile application.
Speaking to the patients revealed information about the application's impact in motivating them to achieve their health goals and objectives. I also learned the challenges they faced external to the app that influenced their experience with the application.
After the interviews were concluded, I led the data synthesis process. Upon joining the team, some interviews had not yet been transcribed. In addition, I had new interviews to conduct and analyze. Hence, I decided to break the affinity process into 2 phases.
The first phase involved analyzing previous interviews and analyzing them. During the second phase, new interviews were conducted and analyzed in addition to the analysis done in the first phase.
Both phases started with the design team extracting quotes from the interviews and mapping the quotes against the "main buckets" we derived from the interview stage. We used Miro to gather our research findings. Afterward, we broke down each primary bucket to reveal sub-categories and identify our themes and findings.
How did the app support users goals?
The entire affinity analysis process revealed 6 key themes. These were then broken down into 16 detailed findings with corresponding design recommendations. For this portfolio, I will be focusing on the findings that directly influenced my design process. The key findings are below :
Participants found the app rudimentary and not intuitive to use
10 participants cited that the application was difficult to navigate and understand. They were unsure about the actions to take and did not find their experience intuitive.
2 participants cited that the app's functionality was basic hence not providing enough value
" I did not know how the app was supposed to be used
UNDERSTANDING THE PARTICIPANTS MEANS OF COMMUNICATION
This insight led me to conduct a heuristic evaluation of the application. I wanted to uncover elements of the app that did not provide clear direction, increased cognitive overload, and identify aspects of the app that would benefit from an improved visual design.
The following are the heuristic findings on the home page, trends page, and messages page:
" I could not visualize how far I had to walk to achieve the goal
Participants could not visually understand their progress, specifically graphs, and different metrics
Exercise RX is primarily a step count application; hence the metric used to measure progress is step count.
However, participants often cited that having solely a number of steps were challenging to estimate how much more they needed to walk to achieve their goal.
Participants want input in the goal-setting process and want their barriers and facilitators to be recognized
ExerciseRX sets step goals based on a patient's ability to reach previous goals. However, participants cited that they wanted to be able to either increase or decrease their step goals. This was due to barriers such as time, health concerns, bad weather, etc.
" I wish the app asked me if I wanted to increase my steps per week
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING COLLABORATION
I then presented the first phase's insights to the team via a workshop I conducted over Zoom. I designed the workshop session and solicited feedback from the team about emergent themes and subcategories. It was also helpful to gain insight and further understanding of the insights from a clinical standpoint provided by the domain expert, the physician.
For the second phase, I led another design workshop with other team members, including software engineers, doctors, business strategists, professors, and a project manager, to present the final/ aggregate insights and corresponding design recommendations.
While the data analysis process uncovered various areas of opportunity, such as creating personalized provider messages, displaying alternative exercise visualizations options, and allowing for journaling and messaging between provider and patient, I had to keep in mind the business goals and organizational capacity.
The project was running on funding from Seattle Children Care Alliance, and the release date for the next version of the app was set for July. Hence, we needed to push out the most "effective" design recommendations and changes. Therefore, the team decided to prioritize:
Improving user experience through user interface design
Facilitating progress tracking on a daily and weekly basis
Empowering users with control and freedom to perform actions
How can I make progress tracking more intuitive and discoverable?
When users log into the app, they first see a progress chart, and below are sections that provide additional progress information. However, users expressed confusion because there was a lot of information on the screen, particularly step count numbers.
Therefore, I tried differentinformation architectures and designs to inform users of their progress as well as their daily and weekly goals to make the flow clearer and more intuitive:
In the daily targets achieved section, users are supposed to identify the days they did not reach their step count goal, the days they met their goal and the current day. However, the original design failed to signify thisaffordance.
To begin, I explored various ways of representing this information that the user can easily understand. They are below:
The design team best understood the second iteration as meeting the requirements for the design. However, we continued to iterate on how best to design the daily targets achieved section and other screens.
The iterations helped me to confirm the team's design decisions before we spent more time refining the final prototype.
A vibrant new look
I also built comprehensive components librarywithin Figma that would later reflect in various parts of the app, i.e., colors, typography, grid setting, etc. This included icons, buttons, form elements, graphs, selection tools, and content cards.
One critical feedback from the interview session revealed that participants thought the app was dull and not exciting. Hence, for this redesign, I wanted to preserve the primary color and incorporate more bright and complementary secondary colors to the general visuals of the application.
Restructured Information Architecture
I refined the concept with research outcomes in-line with our business goals and went through a few rounds of iteration using hand sketching. I also devised arevised and simplified information architecture focused on progress discovery and tracking, straightforward understanding of step information, and provision of flexibility and control to users.
With the critical components identified, I brainstormed flows that aligned with the patient's use cases and sequences that can help them quickly and smoothly navigate between different features. Below are the information architecture of the homepage and trends page.
In addition to adding a new container to highlight the weekly step goals, I added an edit functionality that allows users the freedom and control to modify their step count figure based on their personal wellness needs.
From the insight of “providing more ways to visualize goals,” I added two more progress spheres to provide varying visualizations that users can use to understand their progress.
I added “miles left” and “times left” to allow users who might have difficulty conceptualizing how many steps they had to take, especially when the numbers were large. I chose time and miles as they are commonly used metrics in exercise applications and are easily understandable.
I added a calendar input field where users could manually insert dates. In addition, with the calendar icon, users can click on it, browse through the entire calendar, and select their desired dates.
I redesigned the bar graphs to be interactive so that users could view their step count for that day. The weekly goal was also clearly stated by creating a container element that displayed the goal.
I added additional containers such as the “ Distance Covered” and “ Steps Completed” that provided more information on the user's progress. This was in response to the need of better visualization, which I derived from the interviews.
I changed the visibility and hierarchy of step count information. With the new screes, users first see how many steps they covered and can also view steps left within the progress chart.
I also redesigned the daily and weekly progress bars to make progress easily understandable. Here users have a clear understanding of the steps they have taken as well as their goals.
Communicating with non-designers
As the lead designer on the team, I faced several hurdles, trying tocommunicate the rationale behind specific design recommendations and advising why some suggestions made by the team might not be the best approach to take from a usability and design standpoint.
I learned that when working with an interdisciplinary team, it is necessary to communicate findings, results, etc., in ways they best understand. I also found it helpful when showing designs to include what things can "ideally look like" and “what is possible” to enrich their understanding of the design capabilities.
Working with limitations
Surprisingly, I loved working on this project because of the restrictions we faced as a team. The team needed to release the product to clinics and was also operating under a tight budget; hence the most ambitious ideas had to be put to rest for the time being. This forced me to think more critically and make better decisions that serve both the organization and the users.
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Sleepwalkers are everywhere. They’re all around us. You might even be one of them! Sleepwalkers are those people who are just sleepwalking through life, on autopilot, being reactive instead of proactive. Some people call them zombies.
They’re victims of their life, at the mercy of its ebbs and flows. They don’t take control, they just exist. They sit in front of TVs and waste their life away. They get caught up in drama in their life, or they create drama, just so they can feel alive.
As I sit here in this shopping centre, writing this article, I see them walking past. You can do it too, if you sat down somewhere and took the time.
How many of them do you think are drifting through their life and not even aware of their own potential? How many of them don’t even realise there’s more to this life than what they’re experiencing right now?
Many of them are too afraid to step outside of their routine, or outside of their comfort zones. They prefer to stick with the familiar than explore the unfamiliar.
Over Christmas and the New Year, I drove 5,000 km in two weeks. I visited and experienced amazing locations and activities across a large area of Australia that most people never will. I drove on beautiful beaches stretching over the horizon, and drove up and down 100 foot sand dunes. I experienced parts of this beautiful country that I’ve never been to before, but always wanted to.
Returning to civilisation, I look at the cars on the road, and the people all around me, and I know that most people will never get out of their home city, let alone their state. I feel like I’ve seen more of this world that most of them never will.
I know that’s true for anything, and I know that there are still many people in this world who see and experience things that I never will.
The unfamiliar is attractive to me. I seek it out. I’m aware that there is more in this world than what we take for granted, and I want to get our there and find it and experience it.
As a result, I don’t feel like a sleepwalker. I feel like I’m awake. Even though I’m doing a lot of the things most people are, I’m aware of myself in this world, and I’m seeking a lot more than to just keep on existing with no change.
I’m seeking to explore this world, but to explore my inner world as well. I’m wanting to open my eyes and see much more than what I currently do.
I feel like I take control of my life in a way that improves it, and that’s what’s important to me, and what makes me think in not a sleepwalker.
Do you know any sleepwalkers in your life? Or do you think you’re one of them
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Next on the Japan Sports Journey was Kyushu—Japan’s third-largest island—and this time Émile Ntamack, former Stade Toulousain player and veteran of the French national rugby team, was along for the ride. Kyushu is home to historical shrines and traditional Japanese hot springs, and landscapes that range from vast gorges to stunning coastlines. It was Émile’s first time on the island and he was excited to do and see everything Kyushu had to offer.
Émile began his Kyushu experience in Fukuoka, the largest city in Kyushu. The city has a long history of international trade, and today Fukuoka is a global business center that attracts foreigners from all over the world.
On his way to Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium to watch the France–USA match, Émile met and mingled with fans in Fukuoka’s popular Hakata Ward and ate authentic wagyu (Japanese beef) skewers. A local performer dressed like a ninja gave Émile lessons in throwing shuriken (ninja stars) and wielding a sword.
After France’s 33–9 victory, Émile was overjoyed. He moved on to Nakasu Kawabata, a neighborhood brimming with historical significance. Home to Hakata’s famous Kushida Shrine, the area is a base for the culture of Hakata. Here, you’ll not only find Canal City, a modern entertainment complex, but also the city’s oldest shopping district. In Nakasu Kawabata, Émile celebrated at the local yatai (food stall) called KENZO. He ate a full Fukuoka-style feast featuring motsunabe (a hot pot of beef or pork intestines), yaki ramen (fried noodles), and yakitori (grilled chicken skewers).
Following the sporting excitement, Émile was ready to take it slower and learn more about Fukuoka’s history and culture. He visited the Munakata Taisha Shrines near the sacred island of Okinoshima—a World Heritage Site and a notable site of worship in Japan. It was a particularly fortunate day for Émile, as the Munakata Shrine Autumn Grand Festival was under way. Émile was lucky enough to see urayasu no mai, a sacred dance that is performed only once per year. He then climbed 100 steps to the island’s most holy place and took a quiet moment to pray.
After a quick Japanese-Italian lunch at A.PUTEC FLEGO, Émile headed to Uminonakamichi Seaside Park for a bit of cycling. The park is surrounded by Hakata Bay and seasonal flowers can be found there all year long. There is even a petting zoo there that is home to a family of capybara. Before the day ended, Émile was invited to dinner at Nihon Bare, a local favorite. Like Émile, the owner is a former rugby player and current coach, so they had a lot to talk about.
On the next day, the weather was nice enough to visit Ohori Park, with its peaceful trail that runs around a picturesque pond. It’s also home to the Fukuoka Art Museum. Émile remarked, “Ohori Park is so nice and relaxing, and the pond is beautiful—it’s a perfect spot where families can spend a day.” Later, Émile visited Kego Shrine and Dazaifu Tenmangu. Kego Shrine is a shrine where local lords used to worship, and has played a part in historical battles. Meanwhile, Dazaifu Tenmangu is one of the most important Tenmangu shrines (shrines dedicated to scholarship) in Japan. Of all the shrines that Émile visited, this one was his favorite.
Shops and stalls lined the roads leading to Dazaifu Tenmangu, and Émile ate manju called umegaemochi — traditional sweets made from wheat dough. He also took an omikuji—a paper fortune that tells you whether your luck is bad or not. Before ending his shrine-hopping trip in Fukuoka, Émile made one last prayer—for France’s victory over Tonga—and began the next leg of his trip.
Émile was off to the city of Beppu in Oita Prefecture. Located between the sea and the mountains, Beppu is one of Japan’s most famous onsen (hot spring) towns. While there are plenty of onsens for bathing, the city also has seven major geothermal hot springs—which the locals refer to as “the seven hells of Beppu.” As the name implies, these “hell” hot springs are only for viewing! Émile said he couldn’t believe how the hot springs looked and contrasted with their surroundings.
For Émile’s final stop in Kyushu, he traveled to Kumamoto Prefecture, which is famous for its centuries-old castle, fresh fruit, and the volcanoes of Aso. It was here that the group took a cycling trip to visit Mt. Komezuka, a young volcano that is only about 3,000 years old.
While looking out at the rolling farm hills and powerful views of the caldera, Émile said, “T his is s uch a thrilling experience! The scenery is beautiful and the surrounding forest is so peaceful and relaxing. I can’t believe that about 50,000 people live inside this enormous caldera, coexisting with the volcano over many generations. Although it was a tough ride up, thanks to our electric bikes we could enjoy the ride without too much trouble. I’d definitely recommend it to everyone!”
After a quick lunch of Akaushi with rice at a restaurant near the Aso Volcano Museum Center, Émile took a 30-minute hike to the summit of Mt. Kishimadake. At the top, they could see Mt. Takadake, the tallest mountain in the region. After hiking back down the mountain, a surprise was waiting for Émile— a horseback ride at the Aso Kusasenri Riding Club. Émile said he was blown away by the sizes of Kumamoto’s horses. Like a true rugby star, he chose the biggest horse—Ai-chan , who weighs in at 900 kilograms.
On his final night in Kyushu, Émile enjoyed local sake and kaiseki (a course meal), which included sashimi, local steamed vegetables, and grilled Kumamoto beef. Émile was delighted with every new dish. “The food I’m having simply gets better and better,” he said. “There are so many varieties and so many flavors: the food is delicious and goes well with the sake the manager recommended!” Finally, after such a long and exciting day, Émile enjoyed a foot and body massage at the hotel before retiring to bed.
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Solar Engineering and Design
Key to any successful solar energy project is to ensure that the solar PV system balances solar optimization, aesthetics, economics and rigorous engineering specifications.
SolarCo Energy tailors solar energy solutions to meet each customer’s specific needs. After preliminary discussions and draft designs, an individual system design is refined upon contract execution. Professional system drawings and documents are prepared to reflect structural, electrical and solar photovoltaic (PV) requirements, and used in the Interconnection Application process with the local utility and city/town inspectors.
In order to design a properly sized solar PV energy system, drawings are based on each manufacturer’s technical specifications for any given component. SolarCo Energy leverages best practices, working with its professional partners and an experienced in-house engineering & project management team to design the optimal system for the customer site. Each system is professionally engineered to comply with local codes for electrical and structural requirements. | <urn:uuid:15df9f0c-41f9-4eb1-b28d-251f4334ae4a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://solarcoenergy.com/design/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.892541 | 189 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Stop scourge of heroin in Kentucky
While there have been wide-ranging opinions about heroin legislation this session, there is one point on which we all agree. The Kentucky General Assembly must pass a bill that slows and eventually stops the scourge of this insidious drug on our commonwealth.
As a retired Louisville Police sergeant, chair of the House Budget Review Subcommittee on Justice and Judiciary, and a member of the House working group on the heroin issue, I believe House Bill 213 provides the best vehicle for that outcome.
And I am not alone in this opinion.
Members of law enforcement, the medical community, the Justice Cabinet, community stakeholders, mental health representatives, and current and former heroin addicts and their families agree that the policies in House Bill 213 will significantly stem the tide of heroin trafficking while addressing widespread opiate addiction.
As a law enforcement officer, I know firsthand that addiction is a disease, a public health issue. If we don't treat the addiction, no amount of incarceration is going to cure the heroin epidemic. That is why House Bill 213 prioritizes treatment while punishing those who would sell misery and death for their own financial gain.
Those who traffic larger quantities of heroin will receive stiffer penalties. The bill maintains the current lower penalties for those who sell or transfer smaller amounts of heroin, which in many cases is only to finance their own addiction. HB 213 makes treatment more readily available by increasing funding for mental health facilities where individuals can receive medication and counseling to help overcome their addictive disease.
Naloxone is a medication that counteracts a heroin overdose, and making it available to families of addicts and first responders is a proven lifesaving medical strategy. House Bill 213 ensures this expanded access.
A heartbreaking fact in the heroin epidemic is the birth of infants who suffer neonatal abstinence syndrome, a horrible form of withdrawal, because of their mothers' addiction. In 2000, Kentucky hospitals reported that 28 babies were born withdrawing from drugs; in 2013, 955 cases were reported. That is a staggering 3,310 percent increase. HB 213 gives priority treatment to mothers and babies in these circumstances, improving survival rates and long-term outcomes.
Allowing local-option needle exchange programs will dramatically reduce cases of blood-borne illnesses such as hepatitis C and HIV currently causing a public health crisis. Needle exchange programs will also drastically reduce the number of dirty needles discarded in our communities. These programs will also be a first line of intervention, as people who use these programs are five times more likely to enter treatment.
HB 213 includes all of these critical pieces that together make up a comprehensive blueprint for tackling Kentucky's heroin problem.
In giving our bill the number 213 we acknowledge and commemorate the birthday — Feb. 13 — of Rep. Joni Jenkins' nephew, Wesley, who tragically died of a heroin overdose 2 years ago.
The passage of House Bill 213 would honor Wesley and the thousands of Kentuckians who have died of heroin overdoses as well as the devastated families they left behind. Just as important, HB 213 would redefine how we help those suffering in the seemingly insurmountable throws of opiate addiction through treatment, compassion and common sense.
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In three years’ time, Cambodia will have legislation clearly outlining what government information is available to the general public, according to a recently signed memorandum of understanding.
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith and Anne Lemaistre, UNESCO’s representative to Cambodia, signed the memorandum on Friday. The MoU says that a $1 million package will fund the three-year process.
“We have never had this law, therefore it is necessary to have a clear explanation from international experts, and UNESCO will help to organise,” Kanharith told reporters at the Ministry of Information.
Sek Borisoth, technical adviser at the NGO Advocacy and Policy Institute, said yesterday that he hoped the law ensured access to as much information as possible. He saw the three-year time frame as positive.
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Drama and Performance Arts
Mrs G Sales - Performing Arts Teacher
Each class, from Y1 to Y6, have a term of dance and drama lessons taught by Mrs Sales.
Here are few things we look at across the school from Year 1 up to Year 6.
Listening and Speaking
Writing, Performing, Filming and Editing Adverts
Charaterisation through both dance and drama
Leaning about emotions
Using drama to support PHSE subjects and to explore issues such friendships, relationships and bullying.
Mary Poppins Sketches by Year 6
Mary Poppins Nanny Adverts Year 6
HAPPY SHAKESPEARE DAY
WEDNESDAY 23RD APRIL
Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
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Healthy Typing is a consulting service developed to help individuals and corporations relieve the pain, injury and economic damage that incorrect keyboard habits produce. Healthy Typing was founded by Edna Golandsky, an established pianist and pedagogue with more than forty years of experience treating and curing repetitive strain injuries.
For decades Edna has been working with advanced and professional pianists to eliminate the ever-present fatigue, tension and pain caused by incorrect hand and arm positions and movements at the piano keyboard. Pianists spend four, six or even more hours a day working on a keyboard that is far more massive than a computer keyboard. The piano repertoire that they study requires movements that are far more rapid, precise and forceful than a computer keyboard requires. For these pianists, incorrect hand positions and movements may mean the difference between a successful career and having to give up the piano completely.
For computer users, the problems are no less grave. Although the computer keyboard is smaller and lighter than the piano keyboard, the basic positions and movements at both keyboards are identical. As a result, incorrect positions and movements at the computer keyboard can lead to injuries that are just as serious as those suffered by professional pianists, and the diagnoses – of tendonitis, dystonia, carpal tunnel syndrome and more – are the same.
Because these two keyboards share so many common characteristics, the knowledge and technique that Edna employs to work with pianists are directly applicable to computer keyboard users. Edna teaches the correct positions and micro-movements of the fingers, hand and forearm that cure injured keyboard users and prevent these problems from recurring. In fact, since playing the piano requires far more speed, precision and force than typing, Edna’s experience is that computer keyboard injuries are easier and faster to cure than the piano keyboard injuries she has treated over the years.
Demand for Edna’s knowledge grew as people recognized her success with pianists, started asking her for help at the computer keyboard and saw that she had an extraordinarily high success rate in curing these problems as well. Edna’s knowledge and expertise has universal application: not just to the computer and iphone keyboards, but in fact, to all hand-related activities.
Edna leads seminars and workshops in the United States and abroad on a regular basis. Her work has been covered by numerous leading publications including the New York Times, LA Times, Star Ledger, and the Boston Globe. Testimonials from satisfied clients and medical professionals attest to the soundness and success of her approach.
About Edna Golandsky
Edna Golandsky is an established pedagogue of international renown who has been treating and curing Repetitive Stress injuries for over four decades. Edna has earned wide acclaim throughout the United States and abroad for her extraordinary ability to solve technical problems and for her penetrating musical insight. She received both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School, and is currently an adjunct professor of piano at the City University of New York (CUNY).
Edna has a long-established and world-wide reputation for the expert diagnosis and treatment of problems such as fatigue, pain and serious injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, focal dystonia, thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis and golfer’s elbow and ganglia. She has been a featured speaker at many music medicine conferences, and has been cited and interviewed in such papers as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Boston Globe.
How Does It Work?
Healthy Typing initially asks the client to describe the nature of his or her problems and observes his or her typing technique, in order to accurately diagnose the root causes of tension, fatigue and pain. Generally, this can be traced to improper positions and movements. We then work with the client to show him or her the correct positions and movements that will eliminate the causes of the problems and thereby eliminate these symptoms.
Surgery, painkillers and injections such as Botox and cortisone injections can be avoided. Isolation gloves, wrist supports, wrist rests and braces and specially designed keyboards are not needed. Time away from work for long rests is a thing of the past.
Anyone suffering from fatigue and pain and discomfort due to repetitive strain injuries will benefit from the application of the Healthy Typing technique. Our specialists have cured children, teens, adults and the elderly from varying degrees of fatigue and pain. Patients with injuries so severe they can’t open a jar, use a kitchen knife, hold a glass of water or turn a doorknob experience relief with this unique method. In addition to improving the ability of computer users, we also help all users of hand-held devices who are experiencing pain to recover the full use of their hands and return to their previous levels of ease and mobility. | <urn:uuid:2e23f31e-9b96-4126-98d9-a6d2848d6fb3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.healthytyping.com/about-healthy-typing/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.961354 | 988 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Soft Drink Processing
As a soft drink producer, one of the challenges you face is preventing contamination in your process and, ultimately, your product. Undetected microorganisms can not only ruin the taste of beverages, but cause illness as well.
Soft drinks include all drinks made from water or mineral water, sugar, aromas, and essences, and usually contain carbon dioxide. Other beverage products such as flavored water, sports and energy drinks, and ice teas use a similar manufacturing process.
Because of their pH level, high sugar level, low preservative content and production processes, these types of drinks are extremely susceptible to yeast and mold development. Microbial management is critical in order to prevent contamination. Merck helps you meet your challenges, providing the tools, technologies, and expertise you need to make your process safer and more efficient every step of the way.
While soft drink production processes differ by product type and application, the basic process is the same.
Soft Drink Processing Steps
Sugar Syrup Clarification
The mixture of sugar, flavorings, essences, and water is called syrup. Syrup clarification will retain particles and crystals from your syrup. Water Microbial Stabilization
Water accounts for the largest portion of your beverage and needs to be safe. The prefiltration phase plays a key role in your process -- protecting the final filter, ensuring the long life and good economics of your filter train, and reducing the initial bioburden. Final filtration removes microorganisms such as bacteria, mold, yeast, and protozoa to achieve the required contaminant-free water quality. Carbonation
Carbonation is the step of adding carbon dioxide to a drink. The CO2
that you inject into your beverage must be free of particles and microorganisms. Non-carbonated drinks do not include the carbonization step. Bottle Blower and Bottle Washer
The air used in the bottle blower to turn the pre-forms into the final PET bottle must be free of contaminants; its filtration ensures a bottle with low bioburden is produced. Bottle blowing can be done in any beverage process using PET bottles.
Just as the air used in the bottle blower must be free of contaminants, the water used to rinse the bottles must also be free of contaminants; its filtration ensures good quality of the bottles prior to filling. A safe and reliable container is essential to maintain the quality and shelf life of your drink. Bottle Filler
Gas filtration can also be used during the filling process of carbonated drinks. In order for the filling to be possible, the filler bowl must be pressurized and the gas used must be microbiologically stable.
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::"Super Sentinel" Steam Waggon
The boiler was carefully designed for use in a steam wagon: it was compact, easy to handle whilst driving, and its maintenance features recognised the problems of poor feedwater quality and the need for it to be maintained by a small operator, rather than a major locomotive works.
Although this design was used in most of Sentinel's products, they also produced larger boilers of quite different types for their railway locomotives.
"Super Sentinel" Steam Waggon sections
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Existing Parent Account – Linking a New Student If you already have a PowerSchool Parent account for another student attending PCTI or STEM and wish to add a new student, follow the instructions below: Log into PowerSchool (https://ps.pcti.tec.nj.us) with your personal username and password that you created in the past.
What is PowerSchool Parent Portal? PowerSchool is the Hicksville Public School District's electronic student management system where student information is collected and stored. The Portal is the "doorway" into the system giving parents access to information about their children. See below for more information and access instructions.
Welcome to PowerSchool Parent Portal Grades & Attendance (current school year only) Gradebook (grades 6-12 only) Report Card History (all years) Student Schedule (current school year only; available from August to June) Next Year Course Requests (available February to June) Next Year Course Enrollments (available June to August) ListServ link
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The church of Rome considers Peter and Paul, who came to the city and preached and died there during the persecution by Nero in the early 60s, her founders. Their burial places are marked by great churches, St. Peter at the Vatican and St. Paul Outside the Walls.
They could not be more unlike: Paul, the educated Pharisee from Tarsus was a latecomer to Christianity but like a runner raced from place to place in the Roman world to plant the faith. In the end, he believed God would give him “a crown of righteousness” for his efforts.
Peter, the fisherman from Galilee, was named by Jesus the Rock on whom he would build his church. Denying Jesus three times, he was called by Jesus three times to shepherd the flock. Warily, he went to baptize a Roman soldier, Cornelius, in Caesaria; then he went to the gentile cities of Antioch and Rome to tell of the One he had seen with his own eyes.
The church today prays for Paul’s zealous faith to bring the gospel to the world and for Peter’s deep love for Jesus Christ which he proved by his preaching and death.
Commenting on Jesus’ threefold call to Peter. St. Augustine says it conquered the apostle’s “self-assurance.”
“Quite rightly, too, did the Lord after his resurrection entrust his sheep to Peter to be fed. Not that he alone was fit to feed the Lord’s sheep, but when Christ speaks to one, he calls us to be one. And he first speaks to Peter, because Peter is the first among the apostles.
“Do not be sad, Peter. Answer once, answer again, answer a third time. Let confession conquer three times with love, because your self-assurance was conquered three times by fear. What you had bound three times must be loosed three times. Loose through love what you had bound through fear. And for all that, the Lord once, and again, and a third time, entrusted his sheep to Peter.”
“Today we celebrate the the passion of two apostles. These two were as one; although they suffered on different days, they were as one. Peter went first, Paul followed. We are celebrating a feast day consecrated for us by the blood of the apostles. Let us love their faith, their lives, their labors, their sufferings, their confession of faith, their preaching.”
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Supervisor Geary M. Higgins (R-Catoctin) will ask the Board of Supervisors to send the question of Loudoun’s Confederate war memorial to the county heritage commission, with an eye toward erecting another monument to tell the rest of the story.
“The call to move the statue is the wrong approach,” said Higgins in a press release. “The Confederate soldier statue should stay where it is, but it should not stand alone.”
Higgins said he would not support an expected motion by County Chairwoman Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) to ask the General Assembly to grant localities the legal authority to take down war memorials and monuments. Currently, Loudoun does not have the power to legally take down its Confederate monument.
“I don’t support removing memorials, and so if that’s what her intention is, I’m not supportive of that, and I really don’t care which memorial it is that somebody wants to take down,” Higgins said.
Randall has not called for the statue to be removed, but has said she supports giving localities the authority to decide the fate of monuments and memorials.
Instead, Higgins would like to direct the Loudoun County Heritage Commission to “report on recommendations of measures that fully reflect events of historic significance on the courthouse grounds without removing the current Confederate statue.”
The Heritage Commission is a 16-member body appointed by the Board of Supervisors and charged to “support and encourage the identification, documentation, protection, preservation, and celebration of the heritage resources of Loudoun County,” and “advise the Board of Supervisors and other county offices regarding heritage resources.” It includes members from each election district, including at-large, and other people with knowledge of working with historic buildings, archaeology, conservation, history tourism, and black history, among other fields.
Its members include Pastor Michelle Thomas of Holy and Whole Life Changing Ministries International, historian Bronwen Souders, Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition member Mitch Diamond, and Envision Loudoun stakeholders committee and onetime Planning Commission member Chad Campbell, among others.
Higgins penned an op-ed for The Washington Post published Sept. 8 headlined “A Confederate soldier in this Virginia town should not stand alone.” In it, he argued “The call to remove the statue is the wrong approach. The Confederate soldier statue should stay where it is, but it should not stand alone on the courthouse grounds.” Instead, he argued, Loudoun could follow the example of Talbot County, MD, the birthplace of Frederick Douglass, which also has a Confederate monument. It has added a statue of Douglass on the same courthouse grounds.
If Higgins’ motion is successful, the Heritage Commission’s recommendation may come with a head start. In September 2015, the Board of Supervisors voted to set aside $50,000 toward a monument honoring Union soldiers from Loudoun on the courthouse grounds. That money is held in reserve until the rest of the funding is needed.
The county government had previously contributed $50,000 to the “Spirit of Loudoun” statue honoring Revolutionary War veterans unveiled in 2015. Clerk of the Loudoun Circuit Court Gary Clemens led the project, which cost $420,000 overall.
“Loudoun County was a microcosm of our nation during the Civil War. We cannot forget that many men, Confederate and Union, heavily traversed Loudoun and lost their lives in our county, brother literally fought against brother; Loudoun is truly hallowed ground,” Higgins stated. “Nor can we forget Loudoun’s enslaved population: In 1860, 5,501 slaves lived in Loudoun County – 25 percent of Loudoun’s population of 21,744.”
Loudoun’s Confederate monument came to the forefront of conversation in the county and region after a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville became a rallying point for white supremacists and Neo-Nazis. They came to the city and to protest and launch violent clashes after the Charlottesville city council voted to take down the statue. Loudoun, being a county rather than a city, does not have the authority to move its Confederate statue under state law.
“We are always better off when we learn from each other,” Higgins stated. “Let’s not tear down one another or existing memorials. Instead, let’s build our understanding of our history. Loudoun’s unique history is our strength, not our weakness. We can’t learn from history, if we hide it.” | <urn:uuid:071abd90-8282-4c37-9dbc-b24c01922ba0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.loudounnow.com/2017/09/13/higgins-to-ask-for-report-on-courthouse-monuments/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.937648 | 981 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Peak Sports Performance
Using hypnotherapy – or visualisation – to improve sports performance is not a new idea. We know, for example, that the Soviet Union gymnastic team took eleven therapists with them to the Melbourne Olympic games in 1956 and it worked, as it proved to be an overwhelming success, the likes of which they had not seen before. And, allegedly, captain of the England cricket team Mike Brearley consulted a hypnotherapist for the Australian tour in 1978. But even in more recent times, there are a plethora of sports personalities that you will be familiar with who swear by it.
From Premiership footballers like Wayne Rooney and golfers like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods to athletic stars such as Jessica Ennis Hill and boxers Frank Bruno and Steve Collins, the use of hypnotherapy and visualisation for getting the best possible performance has only become a popular trend because it really can work.
Athletes from many sporting disciplines can often find that, when in competition, they can be fit physically, but if they are not as fit mentally than their opponent, they are at an instant disadvantage. Mental attitude can literally be the difference between winning and losing.
Using a combination of hypnosis and psychotherapeutic techniques, we can work together to visualise that moment of triumph – and get you there. We can not only improve your confidence and self-belief to achieve those goals, but we can also help you cope with the anxiety and to retrain the mind not to fear certain upcoming events or feats. We increase your resilience, your motivation and most importantly, the belief that you CAN and WILL succeed.
Below are a list of possible benefits from using hypnotherapy to improve your sporting prowess:
Overcoming mental blocks and barriers
Enhanced focus and concentration
Coping with or managing nerves
Improving a particular move or technique
Increased confidence and self-belief
Creating a positive mental attitude (PMA)
Helping to make goals seem more achievable
Improved speed, stamina and endurance
Reducing limitations you have set for yourself
Amongst many others...
To find out what hypnotherapy can do to help your sports performance, get in touch now and speak to our qualified therapist... You'll be amazed at the difference it could make.*
*Hypnotherapy is an effective method of treatment, however success is not guaranteed and full client commitment is important. For example, listening to our accompanying therapeutic audio tracks between sessions is a vital element in the process and participation is required. This will be fully explained in the initial consultation. Results may vary from person to person. | <urn:uuid:8c24196b-38fd-49a8-80c1-47a85a986c67> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.seechangehypnotherapy.com/peak-performance | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.943881 | 549 | 1.734375 | 2 |
Creating Your Own Family
Many singles date widely in the hope they will find the perfect person to be their lifetime partner, and they often get married once they believe they have reached their goal. Planning for their future is a big part of what couples share, and many are interested in creating a family together. They see children as their continuity in life, but they also want to share their love for each other by creating unique human beings from their combined genetic structure. It might seem like paradise as they embark upon this personal journey, but there will be plenty of bumps along the way.
Couples are generally quite excited when they are expecting a child, and they share their feelings with friends and family. Looking forward, they can see the love they will give their child, and they have plenty of hopes for the future. Once the child has arrived, their lives can hit a major obstacle. The lack of sleep, constant needs of their new baby, and even the frustrations of learning how to interpret their cries can all contribute to a less than happy atmosphere.
Learning to cope with a new baby can be a challenge, but plenty of babies and parents have survived it quite well. It would seem life should be easier in the future, but walking presents a new set of issues for loving parents. Their children, once free to run at top speed, have their own way of exploring the world. The couple may have been daredevils into extreme sports before they became parents, but their courage could desert them as their children seem determined to find disaster in every corner of the house.
Raising children presents many challenges, yet most of them will seem silly as the years pass. Parents once deprived of any sleep will remember only the beauty of their own child sleeping peacefully. For those condemned to emergency room visits with children able to find or create disasters on a regular basis, the teenage years and young adulthood will often see the couple breathing sighs of relief that their adventure in parenting might soon end successfully. | <urn:uuid:0d9a6041-c8d3-4226-990c-4914cb1f281b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.jaguarmemories.co.uk/creating-your-own-family | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.981357 | 401 | 1.992188 | 2 |
July 25. Many travel agents say they have never been busier amid air travel chaos and a post-covid lockdown surge in demand this summer. The job, which has long been thought to be in decline due to the increasing ease of online self-booking, may be making a resurgence.
“Before the pandemic, we used to get questions all the time about, ‘Oh, travel agents, do those still exist?’,” said Thomas Carpenter, cofounder of Huckleberry Travel. “Since the pandemic, we don’t get that question any longer,” he said.
Some travel agents, or travel advisors as many prefer to be called, say they have been flooded by a deluge of new clients in recent months.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were more than 37,000 people in the US employed as travel agents, as of May 2021. That’s a significant drop from more than 80,000 tallied just 5 years before in 2016.
This smaller pool of agents is now being faced with what some say is unprecedented demand for help booking travel.
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Covid-19 Update: We were delighted to have visited many schools with 50 performances in November and December of our new socially distanced Bubble Show - The Big Box of Magic. We'll ensure you can still enjoy a Magic Carpet Theatre visit - bringing some fun and a touch of normality to your school in 2021.
Interactive Workshops For Schools, Art Centres, Festivals, Leisure Centres & Outdoor Events
Take part in Circus Avago - starring YOU! Try tightrope, juggling, unicycling, rola-bola, diabolo, clowning, tumbling and loads more in this action-packed event for all ages. It's total participation for everyone, from the exciting warm-up to the amazing performance climax. It’s your chance to be a circus star.
Ever wanted to be a Magician? Want to make and perform Vanishing Tricks? Learn and perform baffling and mysterious magic? All participants make and take away several magic tricks to amaze their friends and family and all materials are provided. This super, fun, workshop is led by a member of The Magic Circle.
You will get a chance to pull a tablecloth from under a load of crockery in this marvellous mix of old-school variety theatre tricks. How about magically floating a glass of water in the air? Make, explore and perform traditional variety act techniques, magic, comedy, slapstick, juggling and even balancing things on your nose! | <urn:uuid:7baad844-bdff-4794-9677-184b9aa62e9e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.magiccarpettheatre.com/workshops/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.939787 | 309 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Category Media Advocacy
‘There’s a Disconnect Between DC and What People Actually Want’: CounterSpin interview with Tim Karr on net neutrality
Tim Karr: “We’re talking about millions and millions of dollars that have gone from the phone and cable lobby to elected representatives to lobbyists to lawyers, to try to get net neutrality off the books.”
An Online Vigil in Defense of Julian Assange with Daniel Ellsberg, Craig Murray, Bill Binney and Ray McGovern
The fate of Assange represents a threat to human rights, asylum rights, liberty and press freedoms.
The Senate has already passed its version of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to save Net Neutrality. Now it’s the House’s turn.
The ruling elites are desperately trying to shift the focus away from the cause of the political insurgencies on the left and the right: extreme social inequality.
Glenn Greenwald: Talking to James Risen about “Pay Any Price,” the War on Terror, and Press Freedoms
Fear is hard to question. It is central to the financial well-being of countless federal bureaucrats, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, analysts, and pundits. Fear generates funds. Glenn Greenwald The Intercept November 25, 2014 James Risen, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for exposing the NSA warrantless eavesdropping program, has long been one of the nation’s […]
United Nations – A new report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shows that nine out of 10 cases of journalist killings go unpunished. By Lyndal Rowlands Inter Press Service | Report Truthout.org 10 November 2014 The report found that between 2004 and 2013, 370 journalists were murdered “in direct retaliation for their work” and that […]
Internet cell phone protest in Hungary. Source: András Hajdú of abcug.hu We’ve made a lot of progress in ensuring net neutrality, but now the FCC is going in the wrong direction. We still have time set them back on track, but we need you to act now. Take two immediate steps: PopularResistance.org November 2, 2014 Take […]
Reuters | By Dan Levine Posted: 01/17/2014 2:50 pm EST | Updated: 01/17/2014 4:50 pm EST HuffingtonPost SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A blogger is entitled to the same free speech protections as a traditional journalist and cannot be liable for defamation unless she acted negligently, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.Crystal Cox lost a defamation trial in […]
WILLIAM RIVERS PITT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:52 truthout.org Tonight, I raise a glass to many upon many, and to many more again. I raise a glass to those who ran to the sound and the smoke and the screams and the blood on Boylston Street in Boston, to do what […]
Obama’s anti-press measures ‘are the most aggressive I’ve seen since the Nixon administration’ UPDATE Edward Snowden was awarded this year’s Sam Adams Whistleblower Award, and several of his fellow heroic whistleblowers – including Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack and Coleen Rowley – traveled to Moscow to present it to him. An excellent photo of that event is here. […]
The travesty calling itself “the Bradley Manning court-martial”, the kangaroo tribunal calling itself “the FISA court”, and the emptiness of what the Obama DOJ calls “your constitutional rights”. By Glenn Greenwald. Published on Saturday, July 20, 2013 by the Guardian/UK. A military judge this week refused to dismiss the most serious charge against Bradley Manning. (Patrick Semansky/AP) I’m […]
The Freedom of the Press Foundation launched a crowd-funded campaign on its website yesterday to raise money to pay for a court stenographer to transcribe whistleblower U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning’s trial. By Katie Rucke | May 13, 2013 MintPressNews.com Activist groups are hoping to raise funds to hire a court stenographer for Bradley Mannings trial; government authorities refuse to […]
Truthdigger of the Week: Julian Assange Posted on Jun 22, 2012 truthdig.com Outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, an Assange supporter makes a sign that reads: “Ecuador: Country of Freedom” Few people have so fully devoted their lives to exposing abuses of power as WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange. As the newsstands, Internet columns and blogs have […]
Forty years after Watergate, investigative journalism is at risk View Photo Gallery — Watergate scandal key players: Here are the most important figures from the biggest political scandal in American history. By Leonard Downie Jr., Published: June 7 Washington Post Investigative reporting in America did not begin with Watergate. But it became entrenched in American journalism — and has […]
OCCUPY WALL STREET Media Making as Participatory Democracy: Port Huron to OWS One of the most important characteristics of the Occupy movement is the expanding universe of media makers –citizen journalists, livestreamers, artists and others. AlterNet / By Josh Stearns May 10, 2012 | Photo Credit: OakFoSho “If we appear to seek the unattainable, it has been said, then […]
People’s Blog for the Constitution » DOJ goes after Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir for role in WikiLeaks video
DOJ goes after Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir for role in WikiLeaks video Lindsey Needham January 29, 2012 BORDC Birgitta Jónsdóttir, member of Iceland’s parliament since 2009, is being targeted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for her role in producing Collateral Murder with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The controversial video shows footage, reportedly […]
Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation’s Capitol
Crashing the Gates: How a Handful of Progressive Activists Brought Liberal Talk-Radio Back to the Nation’s Capitol By Joshua Holland February 4, 2012 AlterNet DC is the most liberal region of the country, but until now all the talk on the radio dial skewed right. The District of Columbia, Gallup tells us, is the most progressive region […]
Occupy Wall Street: NYPD attempt media blackout at Zuccotti Park Journalists report aggressive treatment as media blocked from protest camp during surprise police raid Dominic Rushe in New York guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 15 November 2011 11.25 EST Zuccotti Park after a police raid early Tuesday morning. Photograph: MANTEL/SIPA / Rex Features New York police attempted to […] | <urn:uuid:597333f6-3c11-4374-957d-bc29aa1439f6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://riseuptimes.wordpress.com/category/media/media-advocacy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.919646 | 1,438 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Why do you need a best uv sterilizer box for a smartphone?
In a difficult epidemiological situation, it is very important to observe the regime of enhanced disinfection. We have all already heard that you need to thoroughly wash your hands and treat them with an antiseptic. So we do it. But what to do with devices, gadgets and those items that we often use, but we cannot wash under the tap? It's simple - use a best uv sterilizer box for your smartphone. It will kill germs and viruses and keep your devices safe and sound.
The Role of best uv sterilizer box in our life
Why it is so important to disinfect frequently used devices?
Viruses and bacteria can survive outside the body. For example, viruses - up to five days on plastic, glass, ceramics, metal. So, there can be a lot of place where we can find germs. According to research, modern people spend an average of three to five hours a day on smartphones. And they check it more than 85 times a day. It's no surprise that the device collects so much dirt from its extremely unfriendly inhabitants.
What scientist claim about best uv sterilizer box?
Scientists claim that smartphones have more germs than toilet seats. According to the US Department of Health's Centers (CDC), not just more, but ten times more. And 18 times more than the toilet bowl flush button. On the case of your mobile there may be not only SARS-CoV-2, but also other dangerous viruses.
And when you consider that the devices touch the face during a telephone conversation, it becomes even worse. By the way, for conversations, you can use a Bluetooth headset. Moreover, we should clean mobile accessories too.
Along with this, best uv sterilizer box play a major role here. It cleans your device from germs and bacteria.
Why most of bacteria is found on smartphones?
A 2017 study by Michigan State University School of Public Health identified 17,000 bacteria on smartphones in high school students. It's on every machine! Among them are strains of various germs and other human enemies. Some of them can kill or cause very serious trouble up to hospitalization.
Generally, these microorganisms, multiply successfully. Natural selection has provided for the next generation of bacteria to receive the best qualities of their parent cells. New offspring appear every 20–30 minutes. And our chances of coping with all this "camp" are not so great.
Better to prevent the situation. Hence, we cannot avoid these germs. How to secure our environment, and modern gadgets from bacteria and filth. It is very simple process. You need to buy the best uv sterilizer box.
How does best uv sterilizer box kill germs on smartphone?
The fact that the smartphone is a breeding ground for germs and viruses. Various studies have proved it. Bacteria easily adapt to the variability of the environment. Similarly, they can live in water, soil, and the human body.
And you probably understand how important it is not to get to know them. It is crucial to regularly disinfect your:
- as well as headphones
- Wallets and other personal items of frequent use.
Perhaps no less important than the tools in nail salons and hairdressers. Here, best uv sterilizer box play a major role.
Best uv sterilizer box for a smartphone: why you can't do without it
We literally never let go of our smartphone. Furthermore, we use it in:
- public places
- on the street
- in the office
- On bed, at the table
- in the toilet, and
- Then bring it to our face.
But he is teeming with microbes and viruses. The warm and slightly damp surface of the device encourages vigorous growth. And those, having multiplied, will only be happy to enter the body through the mouth, nose, and eyes. Therefore, these germs will provoke illness.
That is why it is so important to regularly disinfect your communication devices, as well as all those gadgets, devices and accessories that you touch. For this, intelligent mankind has come up with special sterilizers for electronics.
How to disinfect germs via best uv sterilizer box?
Only best uv sterilizer box is able to eliminate all germs on a smartphone. It is the latest technology that is showing very god results. Moreover, your participation is minimal. We put the device in a special case, closed it for a short time, the light on the case went out. It means that the sterilizer did its job. Hence, it killed 99.9% of microorganism.
How the device works?
Ultraviolet Smartphone Sterilizers have a special radiation with a wavelength of 240 ~ 280nm. Such devices cannot be used for drying nails or for tanning, which is fraught with severe burns. For intended use only - for sterilizing smartphones and gadgets.
The UV sterilizer for the smartphone can activate by pressing a button or automatically. Once you do this, the disinfection process begins. A tiny ultraviolet lamp inside the device, and there may be several of them, affects the DNA of bacteria and viruses. Similarly, it destroys all.
After a short time, the light of best uv sterilizer box turns off. And the smartphone - absolutely clean and safe. Now you can take it out and use without any fear. Moreover, you can leave it in the case to charge it there. Many models combine UV treatment with charging.
What are portable best uv sterilizer box?
Hand-held portable sterilizers work the same. But you need to bring the devices near the uv sterilizers. Usually it takes 20-30 seconds to disinfect them. They are operated simply - with one button. Powered by batteries or accumulator.
What are some advantages of buying best uv sterilizer box?
Regular sterilization of your smartphone minimizes the risk of contracting any unfriendly microorganisms through it. And this is the main reason to buy a device. And use it not only for a smartphone, but also for a:
- computer mouse
- jewelry and other accessories
Users note that after disinfecting a smartphone, its screen is much easier to clean. The sterilizer can also be a storage location for the device or an original stand. Modern models have a beautiful design and comfortable shape. They are compact, lightweight - quite mobile.
Is there any side effect of best uv sterilizer box?
The best uv sterilizer box cannot damage either the case or the screen of the smartphone. But disinfectants with ethyl alcohol are. If using them, prefer isopropyl alcohol with distilled water in a 1: 1 ratio. Wipe the screen with a lint-free cloth. If there is a protective film or glass, regular rubbing alcohol is acceptable.
A plus is the ability to charge the smartphone during the sterilization process. Not all models can boast of it, but many, for example.
And in devices of a closed type, in addition to the UV lamp, there is a diffuser for aromatic oil.
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2 Execution site(s)
Olga B., born in 1926: “When the Germans arrived, the Jews were persecuted and humiliated. When a Jew was caught at the market without special authorization, for example, he was forced to eat everything he had bought. He had no other choice than to eat everything, even if it was raw. I didn’t see the Jews being shot at the quarry, but I did see them being shot at the cemetery. The shootings at the cemetery were conducted in late 1942-1943. A friend of mine, Dora Markuli, who managed to escape to the forest where she stayed in hiding with other six girls, was caught in 1943 and shot at the cemetery. She had been denounced. She wasn’t forced to undress before being killed. She was shot fully clothed.” (Witness n°659U, interviewed in Smotrych, on August 14, 2008)
“On May 25, 1944, the county commission (…) examined the murder and shooting site of the civilian residents of Smotrich County. Two mass graves that were located almost in the center of Smotrich were opened. The opening of the first grave that measured 9x2x1m, revealed a total of 40 bodies lying in complete disorder, in various positions, some were vertical, some horizontal. The clothing had been partially preserved and most of the bodies were preserved, [but] it was impossible to identify the murder victims. [The bodies] display traces of physical violence, often there are heads with broken jaws. The age of the victims varies from that of adults to children.
In the second grave, the bodies are lightly covered with earth. Due to the rapid decomposition of the bodies, it was not possible to establish the [gender] composition or the number of the victims.” [Act drawn up by Soviet State Extraordinary Commission (ChGK) on May 25, 1944; TsGAOOU 166-3-215]
Smotrych is a small town located in the Dunayivtsi district, 33 km (22mi) north of Kamianets-Podilsky. Until 1795, it had been part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but it was then taken over by the Russian Empire. The first records of Jewish community go back to the early 18th century. In 1765, 375 Jews lived in the town, and by 1847, the Jewish community had grown and numbered 1,274 individuals. In 1897, the community comprised 40% of the total population. The majority of the local Jews worked as merchants, mainly of agricultural goods, and artisans. There were at least nine synagogues and prayer houses, cheders and Yeshiva schools.During the civil war, the Jewish community suffered greatly from the pogroms. During the 1920s the cheders were closed and all religious and youth movements were forbidden. In 1930, a Jewish kolkhoz [collective farm] was established. The previously independent artisans were forced to enter cooperatives. On the eve of the war, in 1939, 1,075 Jews remained in the town, comprising only 19% of the total population.
Smotrych was occupied by Germans on July 9, 1942. The shootings of the Jews started shortly after. During the first days of occupation, about 40 Jews were shot in the center of Smotrych. According to witnesses interviewed by Yahad - In Unum, one Jew was killed the moment he went out of his house to greet the Germans. The shootings continued through August 1941. According to local witnesses, about twenty Jews were shot in the river. On September 1, 1941, a mass execution took place. Women, children and elderly people were selected and taken outside the town to the quarry where they were murdered. The shooting was most probably conducted by Einzatgruppe C. The remaining 700 Jews were transferred to Kamianets-Podilskyi. They were murdered in late autumn 1942 along with other Jews of the district.
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Medistat RX Sterile Drug Products: Recall - Possible Contamination
AUDIENCE: Health Professional, Patient
ISSUE: FDA alerted health care professionals and patients of a voluntary recall of all non-expired drug products produced for sterile use and distributed nationwide by Medistat RX, LLC, in Foley, Alabama, due to possible contamination. During an ongoing inspection, FDA investigators and Alabama state inspectors observed significant deficiencies that raise concerns about Medistat’s ability to assure the sterility of drug products that it produced. The recalled products were distributed between November 1, 2014, and September 3, 2015.
Administration of a non-sterile drug product intended to be sterile may result in serious and potentially life-threatening infections or death.
BACKGROUND: FDA has received reports of several adverse events that are potentially associated with drug products made by Medistat. Medistat voluntarily ceased sterile compounding operations on September 1, 2015. FDA previously inspected Medistat in September 2014 and issued a Form FDA 483.
RECOMMENDATION: Health care professionals should immediately check their medical supplies, quarantine any drug products marketed as sterile from Medistat, and not administer them to patients. Patients who have received any drug products produced by Medistat and have concerns should contact their health care professional.
Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:
- Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report
- Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
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The festive period has brought mixed tidings for the renewables industry with India reportedly considering a proposal to waive its carbon tax on coal-fired power just as Germany shuttered another nuclear facility.
News wire Reuters on Monday carried an article on its Zawya Middle Eastern web portal which stated its staff had seen documents outlining a proposal to waive the INR400/ton ($5.61) carbon tax applied to the production and import of coal.
The news service reported the suggestion had been made by Hardik Shah in October, as a means of helping out coal power producers who have been affected by late payments from India’s financially crippled electricity distribution companies.
Emission reduction delays
Reuters reported India has already pushed back to 2022 a plan to reduce sulphur oxide emissions from coal-fired power plants and stated more than half of the nation’s coal power facilities were expected to miss the start last month of a phased deadline to install equipment to reduce the emissions, which are harmful to human health.
Shah, a deputy secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, reportedly suggested to the Ministry of Power the carbon tax on coal be removed to help coal-fired plant operators pay for the cost of installing anti sulphur oxide equipment. Reuters stated Shah argued that if coal power companies funded the equipment themselves they would simply end up owed even more money by distribution companies.
pv magazine put in four telephone calls to the Indian Ministry of Power this morning but was cut off each time without explanation.
Reuters reported coal-fired power is sold to distribution companies for around INR3.5/unit, compared to the INR2.5-3 unit cost of renewable energy. The news service said the Prime Minister’s Office had calculated the carbon tax accounted for INR0.3-0.35 of the unit cost of coal-fired electricity.
German energy company EnBW on Tuesday closed its 1,468 MW generation capacity Philippsburg II nuclear plant, near Karlsruhe.
The energy company said in a press release, it will start removing two cooling towers at the site this year. Reuters reported that work will form part of a 10 to 15-year decommissioning process which, along with the previous closure of Philippsburg I will cost EnBW an estimated €7.5 billion ($8.4 billion).
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE 49th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
Communicating the Family:
A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love
The family is a subject of profound reflection by the Church and of a process involving two Synods: the recent extraordinary assembly and the ordinary assembly scheduled for next October. So I thought it appropriate that the theme for the next World Communications Day should have the family as its point of reference. After all, it is in the context of the family that we first learn how to communicate. Focusing on this context can help to make our communication more authentic and humane, while helping us to view the family in a new perspective.
We can draw inspiration from the Gospel passage which relates the visit of Mary to Elizabeth (Lk 1:39-56). “When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb’.” (vv. 41-42)
This episode first shows us how communication is a dialogue intertwined with the language of the body. The first response to Mary’s greeting is given by the child, who leaps for joy in the womb of Elizabeth. Joy at meeting others, which is something we learn even before being born, is, in one sense, the archetype and symbol of every other form of communication. The womb which hosts us is the first “school” of communication, a place of listening and physical contact where we begin to familiarize ourselves with the outside world within a protected environment, with the reassuring sound of the mother’s heartbeat. This encounter between two persons, so intimately related while still distinct from each other, an encounter so full of promise, is our first experience of communication. It is an experience which we all share, since each of us was born of a mother.
Even after we have come into the world, in some sense we are still in a “womb”, which is the family. A womb made up of various interrelated persons: the family is “where we learn to live with others despite our differences” (Evangelii Gaudium, 66). Notwithstanding the differences of gender and age between them, family members accept one another because there is a bond between them. The wider the range of these relationships and the greater the differences of age, the richer will be our living environment. It is this bond which is at the root of language, which in turn strengthens the bond. We do not create our language; we can use it because we have received it. It is in the family that we learn to speak our “mother tongue”, the language of those who have gone before us. (cf. 2 Macc 7:25,27). In the family we realize that others have preceded us, they made it possible for us to exist and in our turn to generate life and to do something good and beautiful. We can give because we have received. This virtuous circle is at the heart of the family’s ability to communicate among its members and with others. More generally, it is the model for all communication.
The experience of this relationship which “precedes” us enables the family to become the setting in which the most basic form of communication, which is prayer, is handed down. When parents put their newborn children to sleep, they frequently entrust them to God, asking that he watch over them. When the children are a little older, parents help them to recite some simple prayers, thinking with affection of other people, such as grandparents, relatives, the sick and suffering, and all those in need of God’s help. It was in our families that the majority of us learned the religious dimension of communication, which in the case of Christianity is permeated with love, the love that God bestows upon us and which we then offer to others.
In the family, we learn to embrace and support one another, to discern the meaning of facial expressions and moments of silence, to laugh and cry together with people who did not choose one other yet are so important to each other. This greatly helps us to understand the meaning of communication as recognizing and creating closeness. When we lessen distances by growing closer and accepting one another, we experience gratitude and joy. Mary’s greeting and the stirring of her child are a blessing for Elizabeth; they are followed by the beautiful canticle of the Magnificat, in which Mary praises God’s loving plan for her and for her people. A “yes” spoken with faith can have effects that go well beyond ourselves and our place in the world. To “visit” is to open doors, not remaining closed in our little world, but rather going out to others. So too the family comes alive as it reaches beyond itself; families who do so communicate their message of life and communion, giving comfort and hope to more fragile families, and thus build up the Church herself, which is the family of families.
More than anywhere else, the family is where we daily experience our own limits and those of others, the problems great and small entailed in living peacefully with others. A perfect family does not exist. We should not be fearful of imperfections, weakness or even conflict, but rather learn how to deal with them constructively. The family, where we keep loving one another despite our limits and sins, thus becomes a school of forgiveness. Forgiveness is itself a process of communication. When contrition is expressed and accepted, it becomes possible to restore and rebuild the communication which broke down. A child who has learned in the family to listen to others, to speak respectfully and to express his or her view without negating that of others, will be a force for dialogue and reconciliation in society.
When it comes to the challenges of communication, families who have children with one or more disabilities have much to teach us. A motor, sensory or mental limitation can be a reason for closing in on ourselves, but it can also become, thanks to the love of parents, siblings, and friends, an incentive to openness, sharing and ready communication with all. It can also help schools, parishes and associations to become more welcoming and inclusive of everyone.
In a world where people often curse, use foul language, speak badly of others, sow discord and poison our human environment by gossip, the family can teach us to understand communication as a blessing. In situations apparently dominated by hatred and violence, where families are separated by stone walls or the no less impenetrable walls of prejudice and resentment, where there seem to be good reasons for saying “enough is enough”, it is only by blessing rather than cursing, by visiting rather than repelling, and by accepting rather than fighting, that we can break the spiral of evil, show that goodness is always possible, and educate our children to fellowship.
Today the modern media, which are an essential part of life for young people in particular, can be both a help and a hindrance to communication in and between families. The media can be a hindrance if they become a way to avoid listening to others, to evade physical contact, to fill up every moment of silence and rest, so that we forget that “silence is an integral element of communication; in its absence, words rich in content cannot exist.” (BENEDICT XVI, Message for the 2012 World Communications Day). The media can help communication when they enable people to share their stories, to stay in contact with distant friends, to thank others or to seek their forgiveness, and to open the door to new encounters. By growing daily in our awareness of the vital importance of encountering others, these “new possibilities”, we will employ technology wisely, rather than letting ourselves be dominated by it. Here too, parents are the primary educators, but they cannot be left to their own devices. The Christian community is called to help them in teaching children how to live in a media environment in a way consonant with the dignity of the human person and service of the common good.
The great challenge facing us today is to learn once again how to talk to one another, not simply how to generate and consume information. The latter is a tendency which our important and influential modern communications media can encourage. Information is important, but it is not enough. All too often things get simplified, different positions and viewpoints are pitted against one another, and people are invited to take sides, rather than to see things as a whole.
The family, in conclusion, is not a subject of debate or a terrain for ideological skirmishes. Rather, it is an environment in which we learn to communicate in an experience of closeness, a setting where communication takes place, a “communicating community”. The family is a community which provides help, which celebrates life and is fruitful. Once we realize this, we will once more be able to see how the family continues to be a rich human resource, as opposed to a problem or an institution in crisis. At times themedia can tend to present the family as a kind of abstract model which has to be accepted or rejected, defended or attacked, rather than as a living reality. Or else a grounds for ideological clashes rather than as a setting where we can all learn what it means to communicate in a love received and returned. Relating our experiences means realizing that our lives are bound together as a single reality, that our voices are many, and that each is unique.
Families should be seen as a resource rather than as a problem for society. Families at their best actively communicate by theirwitness the beauty and the richness of the relationship between man and woman, and between parents and children. We are not fighting to defend the past. Rather, with patience and trust, we are working to build a better future for the world in which we live.
From the Vatican, 23 January 2015
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Two Israeli surgeons from Rambam Medical Center in Haifa returned from a trip to Vietnam, where they corrected facial defects in children.
Last week, two surgeons from Rambam Medical Center in Haifa – Omri Amudi and Zach Sharony – returned from Vietnam, where they participated in an international project called “Operation Smile.” They were part of a team of approximately 300 other doctors who operated 12 hours a day in order to complete over 500 surgeries.
Operation Smile provides free reconstructive surgery for cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe. The 30-year-old program has been operating in Vietnam for the past 25 years and has completely eradicated cleft palate and cleft lip among adults there.
These potentially life-saving surgeries are performed mainly in developing countries for impoverished populations, where facial birth defects are widespread.
A child born with a cleft palate has twice the odds of dying before his or her first birthday. Those who survive may have difficulty eating, speaking, hearing or breathing properly. In some communities, they are shunned.
Medicine – a Bridge Between Cultures
The Israeli doctors participating in the program not only bring innovation and empathy to their patients, but as part of an international team of doctors, also serve as medical ambassadors.
Working with Drs. Amudi and Sharony were physicians from 18 other countries, including Morocco and Jordan. They devoted some time to getting to know each other.
“The atmosphere among doctors was extremely convivial. Our free time was filled with conversation, jokes and mutual invitations,” said Dr. Sharony, adding, “The cliché that medicine is a bridge between cultures was more apparent than ever.”
A pleasant surprise was a visit by Mee Huang, Miss Vietnam of 2011, who came by to offer support. The program had touched her heart, she said, and she decided to join the delegation. Huang assisted with translations and offered encouragement to the children and participants.
By: Penina Taylor, United with Israel
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They are one of nature’s earliest building materials – and they have never gone out of style. Terracotta roof tiles are embodied with an innate beauty and a rustic charm that has won over homeowners for centuries.
The evidence of the longevity of Terracotta is scattered throughout Europe (particularly the Mediterranean), where people have been protecting their family with Terracotta roof tiles for centuries. In China, the famous terracotta warriors have lasted for more than a thousand years.
Roofer Matt Boyall of DreamRoof (dreamroof.com.au) says that he likes to use Monier’s Terracotta tiles because he says they are light and strong with no rough surfaces making them easy to work with.
“You also know that if you lay them right, they will look superb,” he adds. “I am often replacing tiles that have lasted for more than 110 years so you just know you are dealing with quality that will last!”
Monier has three different profiles available in its Terracotta range – Marseille, Nouveau and Urban Shingle.
Marseille is all about creating a timeless look for your home, with a classic French-inspired terracotta roof profile. It has an extensive colour palette available.
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1. Natural materials
Monier Terracotta roof tiles are crafted by Australians using raw materials from the Australian landscape. Made from naturally occurring clays (which means the water running off your roof into rainwater tanks is clean and safe to drink), Terracotta uses ancient methods in its production that have been tried and tested for centuries. The material has a lower embodied energy, which means less energy is consumed in all processes involved in the manufacturing of a Terracotta tiled roof.
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WELCOME TO YEAR 1
Our Year 1 teacher is Mrs J Groves.
We are supported by Learning Support Assistants - Mrs Duck, Mrs Bayliss and Mrs Plant
A FEW REMINDERS
Reading: Please make sure your child brings their reading book and reading diary into school everyday.
Homework: Homework is set on a Friday and should be returned by the following Thursday.
PE: We have PE on a Tuesday and a Wednesday.
Forest School: We have our 'Welly Woods' session on a Tuesday afternoon. Please send your child's Forest School clothes into school on a Tuesday morning. At the end of the day the children will bring their Forest School clothes home for you to wash ready for the following week.
Find out more about Mrs J Groves...
"Hi, my name is Julie Groves and I am the Year 1 class teacher and Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator here at St Kenelm's. I joined the school in September 2016.
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The security world understands the value of automation. Eliminating manual tasks and automatically updating policies based on environmental changes reduces administrative effort and improves your security posture. Automation also improves how quickly the organization adapts to changes created from adopting new technology, updating or expanding environments, and revising best practices. Combining native template technologies with third-party tools (like Terraform) easily embeds security into your application development framework.
Writing the configuration in code also keeps the settings consistent, reduces the chance of introducing errors, and mitigates deviations between deployments.
Think of the last time a single engineer in your organization was the only source of knowledge about your deployment process. How frustrating it was when that engineer left and took that knowledge with them? Chances are, the rest of the team had to scramble to figure out the missing pieces.
By defining infrastructure as code, the process is documented for the entire team. Engineers can look at the centralized code and read how the services and processes are tied together-minimizing the risk of losing valuable knowledge. While the information could be documented separately (for example, in a wiki), we all know how difficult it can be trying to find the right information. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) addresses these concerns, and more importantly, provides a strategy for increased efficiency.
HashiCorp’s Terraform is one of the most popular and extensible open-source tools for defining and creating repeatable cloud infrastructure through code. It allows you to configure your infrastructure and services using HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL).
A provider interacts with the various APIs required to create, update and delete resources. Terraform is used to manage infrastructure through providers such as AWS, GCP, and Azure, but also can be used to manage platform as a service (PaaS) and Software as a service (SaaS) resources.
The general idea of using Terraform to manage your Zscaler environment is to use it as a single source for creating, editing, and deleting resources in your Zscaler platform. For organizations using Terraform as their tool of choice for defining other parts of their cloud infrastructure, it’s only natural that they would also prefer to configure their Zscaler environment to keep all of their resource configurations defined in a single location.
Each time Terraform is executed, it stores information about your service configuration. By default, this information is stored locally in a file named terraform.tfstate, or it can also be stored remotely for use in a team environment.
Organizations using ZPA and ZIA as their zero trust platform can easily integrate one or both of these products into their continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery (CD), and development pipelines.
The Zscaler platform gives administrators the flexibility to configure several settings via a friendly admin UI and API. But managing configurations at scale is always challenging—a change made via the API can overwrite a setting made in the admin UI, and vice versa. This creates conflict between teams that want to manage configuration settings with an IaC approach, and the administrative, security, and IT teams that want the autonomy to quickly check and modify settings through the admin UI without the need to write code.
Rather than choosing one approach over the other, any changes made via Terraform are immediately visible in the ZPA and/or ZIA consoles. Conversely, if the ZPA and ZIA admin dashboards are intentionally (or accidentally) used to change a setting that is managed by Terraform, that change is caught and flagged by Terraform the next time it’s run—providing an extra layer of protection against unanticipated configuration changes within your Zscaler environment.
That’s why we are very excited to announce that HashiCorp has verified both Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) and Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) Terraform providers! The providers are publicly available in the Terraform Registry and can be referenced in your Terraform configuration file.
These two newly-available Terraform providers for ZPA and ZIA automate and enforce your zero trust policies, cloud best practices, deployment, and configuration of ZPA app connectors.
The latest version of Terraform is available here. You will need to download the appropriate binaries and have Terraform installed before using the provider.
Terraform automates the provisioning and deployment processes of your Zscaler tenants by building the requested state with API calls to the ZPA and ZIA API endpoints. Some of the key benefits of using Terraform and Zscaler together include:
Below is a sample ZPA and ZIA Terraform configuration to perform common tasks via the ZPA admin UI.
ZPA provider - application segment
In addition to creating application segments, server groups, segment groups, and app connector groups, you can also use the ZPA provider to manage:
ZIA provider – cloud firewall rule
In addition to managing ZIA cloud firewall policies, the provider also supports the management of:
Over time, several different teams and administrators might edit ZPA and ZIA configuration policies, making it difficult to keep track of all the various configuration changes. By using Terraform as a single source of truth, any changes to your ZPA or ZIA infrastructure—whether intentional or by accident—are immediately detected based on Terraform’s drift management capabilities.
This allows for:
A key consideration when using Terraform is that the state file acts as the source of truth for your most recent infrastructure configuration. Operators can use the necessary state files when making updates or changes by employing the Remote State Storage feature from Terraform Cloud. This provides secure storage and access to your organization’s state files, reducing the risk of misconfigurations or errors.
These types of changes are traditionally hard to identify, but Terraform can identify any undesired changes the next time it is executed.
For more information on the risks associated with configuration drift, read our article: Securing Infrastructure by Embedding Infrastructure as Code (IaC) into Developer Workflows.
Terraform helps enforce policies covering which teams can provision and use certain types of resources. By leveraging ZPA or ZIA providers, organizations can govern and scale the Zscaler platform using automation.
Terraform enables Zscaler customers to more easily automate security, and ensure security is consistently incorporated into all aspects of the application environment when adopting IaC as part of their CI/CD pipelines. This shift-left approach reduces friction between development and security teams, and provides rapid application deployment and better security posture.
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Power management company Eaton announced that its eMobility business introduced a 48-volt programmable power electronics control unit. This equipment is for electrically heated catalysts that can be used by commercial vehicle manufacturers to meet tightening global emissions regulations. The control unit quickly warms up the exhaust aftertreatment catalyst and keeps it warm during low-engine-load operation. This process is essential for optimal performance to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide exhaust emissions.
The air-cooled electric catalyst heater controller is part of Eaton’s broader 48-volt electrical system portfolio. Eaton’s family of electric heater power electronics controllers are for solutions between 2 kW and 15 kW of power and operate with up to 99% peak efficiency.
This controller is designed to:
- Receive power commands from the aftertreatment system
- Provide soft-start and soft-stop capabilities for assisting in maintaining system voltage control
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“First Vision Accounts,” Gospel Topics Essays (2016)
“First Vision Accounts,” Gospel Topics Essays
Joseph Smith recorded that God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him in a grove of trees near his parents’ home in western New York State when he was about 14 years old. Concerned by his sins and unsure which spiritual path to follow, Joseph sought guidance by attending meetings, reading scripture, and praying. In answer, he received a heavenly manifestation. Joseph shared and documented the First Vision, as it came to be known, on multiple occasions; he wrote or assigned scribes to write four different accounts of the vision.
Joseph Smith published two accounts of the First Vision during his lifetime. The first of these, known today as Joseph Smith—History, was canonized in the Pearl of Great Price and thus became the best known account. The two unpublished accounts, recorded in Joseph Smith’s earliest autobiography and a later journal, were generally forgotten until historians working for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rediscovered and published them in the 1960s. Since that time, these documents have been discussed repeatedly in Church magazines, in works printed by Church-owned and Church-affiliated presses, and by Latter-day Saint scholars in other venues.1 In addition to the firsthand accounts, there are also five descriptions of Joseph Smith’s vision recorded by his contemporaries.2
The various accounts of the First Vision tell a consistent story, though naturally they differ in emphasis and detail. Historians expect that when an individual retells an experience in multiple settings to different audiences over many years, each account will emphasize various aspects of the experience and contain unique details. Indeed, differences similar to those in the First Vision accounts exist in the multiple scriptural accounts of Paul’s vision on the road to Damascus and the Apostles’ experience on the Mount of Transfiguration.3 Yet despite the differences, a basic consistency remains across all the accounts of the First Vision. Some have mistakenly argued that any variation in the retelling of the story is evidence of fabrication. To the contrary, the rich historical record enables us to learn more about this remarkable event than we could if it were less well documented.
Each account of the First Vision by Joseph Smith and his contemporaries has its own history and context that influenced how the event was recalled, communicated, and recorded. These accounts are discussed below.
1832 Account. The earliest known account of the First Vision, the only account written in Joseph Smith’s own hand, is found in a short, unpublished autobiography Joseph Smith produced in the second half of 1832. In the account, Joseph Smith described his consciousness of his own sins and his frustration at being unable to find a church that matched the one he had read about in the New Testament and that would lead him to redemption. He emphasized Jesus Christ’s Atonement and the personal redemption it offered. He wrote that “the Lord” appeared and forgave him of his sins. As a result of the vision, Joseph experienced joy and love, though, as he noted, he could find no one who believed his account. Read the 1832 account here.
1835 Account. In the fall of 1835, Joseph Smith recounted his First Vision to Robert Matthews, a visitor to Kirtland, Ohio. The retelling, recorded in Joseph’s journal by his scribe Warren Parrish, emphasizes his attempt to discover which church was right, the opposition he felt as he prayed, and the appearance of one divine personage who was followed shortly by another. This account also notes the appearance of angels in the vision. Read the 1835 account here.
1838 Account. The narration of the First Vision best known to Latter-day Saints today is the 1838 account. First published in 1842 in the Times and Seasons, the Church’s newspaper in Nauvoo, Illinois, the account was part of a longer history dictated by Joseph Smith between periods of intense opposition. Whereas the 1832 account emphasizes the more personal story of Joseph Smith as a young man seeking forgiveness, the 1838 account focuses on the vision as the beginning of the “rise and progress of the Church.” Like the 1835 account, the central question of the narrative is which church is right. Read the 1838 account here.
1842 Account. Written in response to Chicago Democrat editor John Wentworth’s request for information about the Latter-day Saints, this account was printed in the Times and Seasons in 1842. (The “Wentworth letter,” as it is commonly known, is also the source for the Articles of Faith.)4 The account, intended for publication to an audience unfamiliar with beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is concise and straightforward. As with earlier accounts, Joseph Smith noted the confusion he experienced and the appearance of two personages in answer to his prayer. The following year, Joseph Smith sent this account with minor modifications to a historian named Israel Daniel Rupp, who published it as a chapter in his book, He Pasa Ekklesia [The Whole Church]: An Original History of the Religious Denominations at Present Existing in the United States.5 Read the 1842 account here.
Secondhand Accounts. Besides these accounts from Joseph Smith himself, five accounts were written by contemporaries who heard Joseph Smith speak about the vision. Read these accounts here.
The variety and number of accounts of the First Vision have led some critics to question whether Joseph Smith’s descriptions match the reality of his experience. Two arguments are frequently made against his credibility: the first questions Joseph Smith’s memory of the events; the second questions whether he embellished elements of the story over time.
Memory. One argument regarding the accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision alleges that historical evidence does not support Joseph Smith’s description of religious revival in Palmyra, New York, and its vicinity in 1820. Some argue that this undermines both Joseph’s claim of unusual religious fervor and the account of the vision itself.
Documentary evidence, however, supports Joseph Smith’s statements regarding the revivals. The region where he lived became famous for its religious fervor and was unquestionably one of the hotbeds of religious revivals. Historians refer to the region as “the burned-over district” because preachers wore out the land holding camp revivals and seeking converts during the early 1800s.6 In June 1818, for example, a Methodist camp meeting took place in Palmyra, and the following summer, Methodists assembled again at Vienna (now Phelps), New York, 15 miles from the Smith family farm. The journals of an itinerant Methodist preacher document much religious excitement in Joseph’s geographic area in 1819 and 1820. They report that Reverend George Lane, a revivalist Methodist minister, was in that region in both years, speaking “on Gods method in bringing about Reformations.”7 This historical evidence is consistent with Joseph’s description. He said that the unusual religious excitement in his district or region “commenced with the Methodists.” Indeed, Joseph stated that he became “somewhat partial” to Methodism.8
Embellishment. The second argument frequently made regarding the accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision is that he embellished his story over time. This argument focuses on two details: the number and identity of the heavenly beings Joseph Smith stated that he saw. Joseph’s First Vision accounts describe the heavenly beings with greater detail over time. The 1832 account says, “The Lord opened the heavens upon me and I saw the Lord.” His 1838 account states, “I saw two Personages,” one of whom introduced the other as “My Beloved Son.” As a result, critics have argued that Joseph Smith started out reporting to have seen one being—“the Lord”—and ended up claiming to have seen both the Father and the Son.9
There are other, more consistent ways of seeing the evidence. A basic harmony in the narrative across time must be acknowledged at the outset: three of the four accounts clearly state that two personages appeared to Joseph Smith in the First Vision. The outlier is Joseph Smith’s 1832 account, which can be read to refer to one or two personages. If read to refer to one heavenly being, it would likely be to the personage who forgave his sins. According to later accounts, the first divine personage told Joseph Smith to “hear” the second, Jesus Christ, who then delivered the main message, which included the message of forgiveness.10 Joseph Smith’s 1832 account, then, may have concentrated on Jesus Christ, the bearer of forgiveness.
Another way of reading the 1832 account is that Joseph Smith referred to two beings, both of whom he called “Lord.” The embellishment argument hinges on the assumption that the 1832 account describes the appearance of only one divine being. But the 1832 account does not say that only one being appeared. Note that the two references to “Lord” are separated in time: first “the Lord” opens the heavens; then Joseph Smith sees “the Lord.” This reading of the account is consistent with Joseph’s 1835 account, which has one personage appearing first, followed by another soon afterwards. The 1832 account, then, can reasonably be read to mean that Joseph Smith saw one being who then revealed another and that he referred to both of them as “the Lord”: “the Lord opened the heavens upon me and I saw the Lord.”11
Joseph’s increasingly specific descriptions can thus be compellingly read as evidence of increasing insight, accumulating over time, based on experience. In part, the differences between the 1832 account and the later accounts may have something to do with the differences between the written and the spoken word. The 1832 account represents the first time Joseph Smith attempted to write down his history. That same year, he wrote a friend that he felt imprisoned by “paper pen and Ink and a crooked broken scattered and imperfect Language.” He called the written word a “little narrow prison.”12 The expansiveness of the later accounts is more easily understood and even expected when we recognize that they were likely dictated accounts—an easy, comfortable medium for Joseph Smith and one that allowed the words to flow more easily.
Joseph Smith testified repeatedly that he experienced a remarkable vision of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Neither the truth of the First Vision nor the arguments against it can be proven by historical research alone. Knowing the truth of Joseph Smith’s testimony requires each earnest seeker of truth to study the record and then exercise sufficient faith in Christ to ask God in sincere, humble prayer whether the record is true. If the seeker asks with the real intent to act upon the answer revealed by the Holy Ghost, the truthfulness of Joseph Smith’s vision will be manifest. In this way, every person can know that Joseph Smith spoke honestly when he declared, “I had seen a vision, I knew it, and I knew that God knew it, and I could not deny it.”13 | <urn:uuid:e7d6b935-1777-48ae-bd72-a3a9e3854315> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/first-vision-accounts?lang=eng | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.968206 | 2,342 | 2.640625 | 3 |
Written by Arjun KR
From a young age, we are taught about “taboo” topics such as politics, religion, or discussing a person’s weight or physical attributes. However, there’s one more subject that can be added to this list, and that is questions about fertility. If you are looking for ways to stop the hurtful and intrusive comments about procreating, check out how we suggest fending off fertility questions.
Even though you know most people are well-meaning, it doesn’t stop the questions about family planning needling your heart. The next time a person asks you a question that you don’t feel the need to answer, turn the question around on them to assertively point out why it is inappropriate. Consider the following retorts:
|When are you having kids?||Do you think we should practice more?|
|Did you conceive naturally?||What do you consider natural?|
|Did you have IVF?||Why do you ask?|
|Aren’t you getting a bit old for kids?||What is the perfect age?|
|How will you pay for treatments?||When did our finances become an appropriate topic?|
|Have you considered adoption?||How many hours should my partner and I discuss the topic?|
Some questions and comments do not deserve the energy and air needed to respond. However, we understand that sometimes it can be difficult to stay silent about intrusive questions or ignore family members concerned about your affairs.
When someone makes an inappropriate comment about your body, your sex life, or your fertility, it’s important to remember that you don’t owe anyone an answer. Instead, tell the person that you don’t wish to discuss the topic, and move on.
If you have a partner going through fertility treatments with you, then make sure you are on the same page about who is privy to information about your journey. Some people feel that a problem shared is a problem halved, whereas others would rather keep their private issues limited to a select few. At times, you both may feel like depression medication will ease the process. However, though you are both involved, your partner may be able to take a few for the team and help alleviate the questioning.
Sometimes, due to societal expectations, some people don’t understand that their well-intentioned questions can be hurtful or intrusive. Rather than snapping at them, be honest and educate them. This tactic is about explaining how a comment makes you feel rather than its purpose. For example, being told ‘as soon as you stop stressing about having a baby, it will suddenly happen’ can feel as if stress is again something the couple is doing wrong, and thus, the fertility issues are inherently their fault.
We know that most questions and queries are well-meaning to the questioner; however, for anyone struggling with fertility, these requests can lead to instant bouts of anxiety, vulnerability and further feelings of helplessness. People struggling with fertility issues need to prioritize their own mental well-being above that of being cordial and polite.
How to Choose the Right Baby Body Wash For Your Baby?
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How to Choose the Right Baby Swaddle For Your Baby?
How to Choose the Right Baby Moisturizer For Your Baby?
How to Choose The Right Baby Carrier For Your Baby?
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The Guidelines for Purchasing an Auto Engine
There are quite a number of inventions that have left a mark in the world. One good example of such an invention is that of the car. The invention of the car made it easier for people and goods to move from one place to another. This promoted trade between different regions. It is even better to own a car. Car ownership often comes with its own advantages. The convenience that car ownership comes with is one of the best things about car ownership. One thing that should be noted is that certain car parts are very crucial for the continued use of the car. It is often said that the engine is the car. In other words, the engine of the car dictates what kind of a car it is. This explains why the engine is one of the things that people usually consider before purchasing a car. Unfortunately, engines can get damaged to a point of no return. At such a point, one will be expected to replace the engine. The good news is that there are engines in the market that one can purchase at their own convenience.
As stated above, there are always options for engines in the market especially for the common car types that we have around. It is obvious that one has to be very keen before purchasing an engine considering that it is the most important part of the car. There are certain guidelines that can be of great help when looking for an engine to purchase. The following are some of those guidelines. First and foremost, one needs to determine whether to go for a used engine or a new one. Purchasing a new engine comes with a lot of advantages. This explains why a lot of people often opt for the new engines as opposed to the used ones. However, there are also quite a number of advantages that are associated with the idea of opting for the used engine. One good example is that used engines usually go for cheaper prices. Therefore, one can save some money by opting to opt for a used engine in the place of a new one. Therefore, it is advisable to carefully consider the two options before settling for one.
The next thing that one needs to do afterward is identify where to purchase the engine from. There are both physical and online stores where one can purchase auto engines. One thing to note is that some of these stores only deal with new engines. Therefore, one should look for a store that retails used engines or both new and used engines in case they decided to buy a used one. Before picking the store to purchase an engine from, one should go through the online reviews and testimonials in order to establish their reputation. Finally, one needs to determine their budget when in pursuit to purchase an engine. This is where comparing the prices of the same engine as offered by various stores is highly advised. | <urn:uuid:72373320-874b-419d-985a-c5a65cee962b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://getcashnoweasy.info/finding-parallels-between-and-life-5/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.977897 | 562 | 1.59375 | 2 |
CNA Staff, Jun 29, 2020 / 09:00 am
The Chinese government is forcing Uyghur women to take contraceptives in an effort to slow the growing population. One expert called the campaign "a slow, painful, creeping genocide" of the religious and ethnic minority.
In a report released on Monday, June 29, AP found numerous Uyghurs have been imprisoned for the offense of having too many children, and women reported that there were frequent pregnancy checks, forced abortions, and forced implantations of IUDs and other contraceptive methods by Communist authorities. The report cites government statistics, state documents, interviews with ex-detainees, family members and a former detention camp instructor.
The report follows previous findings of mass internment, forced labor, sterilizations, and other wide-spread human rights abuses by the Chinese government against the ethnic and religious minority.
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As the fiancee of a barn owner in the horse boarding business, I can tell you that I’ve seen my fair share of people’s egos’ get in the way of their progress with their horse. Most often they’re also the ones who blame their horse for the problem and can’t figure out what they’re doing wrong in the process.
I can’t teach kindness. I can teach you how to observe and how to recognize effort… but at the end of the day good decisions rest with your individual judgment.
Let me give you a few examples.
Lunging / Longing (However You Want to Spell It)
Thoroughbreds have a reputation for being very forward, meaning that when they get anxious, excited, etc., they’re likely to want to move their feet and walk (maybe prance) around.
Now let’s take that bit of knowledge and make it work for us, rather than allowing it to work against you.
If you’re working with a forward type of horse, expect that he/she is going to want to move. If you start by lunging, after a little warm up ask for a trot and see what the horse gives you.
Depending on the horse they might respond with a trot… or they might take off into a canter or leap into a buck or rear, or ignore your ask completely.
Take what the horse gives you here and whatever the horse gives you, use it to your advantage.
If your horse trots off nicely, excellent. Get a lap or two and ask for a walk. If your horse takes two steps at a trot and breaks to a canter, let him go until he/she comes down to a trot and then ask for a canter again for a few more beats before giving him or her another ask to trot. Chances are after running around without expecting it, you’ll get your horse to trot.
You have to use the forward to your advantage and continue communicating effectively but also establish boundaries and expectations as in, “I’m asking you to do this… you want to do that? No worries, let’s do that a little longer than you want… Now would you like to do this again?” Rinse and repeat.
Recognize and respond with whatever level of energy your horse is giving you for 5 seconds longer than that horse wants to give it. This is how you establish leadership and positively reinforced communication. That is NOT accomplished by running your horse into the ground. It is established by taking a “No” and turning it into and “OK or Yes”.
Riding & Releasing
The same principles of observation and taking what the horse gives you can be applied to riding as well.
Horses seek release from pressure. That’s how we get them to lunge and lead, by adding pressure from behind or in front and usually with you as the focal point.
Riding is slightly different but also incredibly similar. Pressure is added in the form of your aids — your bit, your reins, your legs. These aids all add pressure when you’re flopping around and yanking on a horse’s face without a care in the world. Your job is to release and reward as quickly and as frequently as possible.
The same recognize and respond with the appropriate level of energy is equally true under saddle as it is on the ground. If you ask for a walk and get a trot, continue asking for a trot for 5 seconds as soon as you feel your mount starting to slow down. The same is true when you ask for a trot and get a canter. Be comfortable asking for a canter as soon as you feel him or her downshifting, get a canter for a few more beats, and ask again for a trot. Chances are when your horse realizes that you’re also asking for forward, he or she will want to slow down on their own.
Take the wrong answer and make it a right one.
Think of it this way — your horse isn’t trying to upset you when they don’t do what you ask. It’s your job to teach them how to speak your language. | <urn:uuid:5d6ae5f6-124d-489a-a799-007daa451e23> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://diaryofanottb.com/taking-what-the-horse-gives-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.9681 | 904 | 1.726563 | 2 |
This course is open to MA and research MA students in Classics and Ancient Civilizations (specialization Classics). Admission requirements for other students: a BA degree in Classics obtained from a university in the Netherlands, or a comparable qualification obtained from a university outside the Netherlands. Moreover, students with an international degree have to contact the coordinator of studies to check admissibility.
Is an orator allowed to use his eloquence to defend something which is morally entirely unacceptable or should he himself remain a person of integrity? Assuming he has integrity and wants to communicate nothing but the truth, is there any use in stirring up his audience’s emotions and embellishing what could be said even in a few words? Can an emotive performance be an essential contribution to the process of communicating knowledge? Quintilian’s Institutio oratoria is not only a handbook or compilation of rhetorical strategies; it is rather also concerned with the aesthetic and ethic dimensions of an orator’s duties and the question of how young people have to be educated in order to meet the requirements of becoming an “orator perfectus”. The treatise eventually proves to be a compelling and entertaining discussion of these questions. In the seminar we will read and discuss some of the passages which have turned out to be crucial for aesthetic theory up to the present day.
After the completion of this tutorial, a student has:
a basic knowledge of the history of rhetoric;
an overview over Quintilian’s Institutio oratoria;
an insight into crucial rhetorical terms and concepts (such as enárgeia, pathos etc.).
can find, select, and critically assess relevant secondary literature;
knows how to formulate an independent research question;
can construct a convincing argument on the basis of independent research (students are required to write an essay);
can present research results clearly and effectively both in oral and written form;
can give a critical response to research results (in oral form) and open a discussion (students are required to respond to one the essays).
Please consult the timetable on the Classics and Ancient Civilizations website.
Mode of instruction
When taken for 10.0 EC:
Oral presentation (20 min.): 30%
Essay & response: 30%
When taken for 5.0 EC:
Oral presentation (20 min.): 50%
Essay & response: 50%
A reader will be available via Blackboard.
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High school debate creates intelligent and critical thinkers. Debaters are trained to diligently research topics, organize their findings, and recall any pertinent information instantly. During a tournament, debaters must remain attentive, so they can provide an informed rebuttal to their opponent’s argument.
A constructive rebuttal requires behind-the-scenes preparation. In order to win an argument, debaters are required to examine all sides of a current issue. Debaters are taught to deconstruct an opponent’s argument through thoughtful research, analyzing, and logical reasoning.
Here are the steps required to form and deliver a constructive rebuttal:
- Comparison: After thoroughly researching both sides of an argument, think about why you chose to advocate for your side. Take that thought and apply it to your opponent’s argument. Essentially, debaters need to get inside the minds of their opponents.
- Supportive arguments: Find 3 or 4 key elements that support your position and place those in a critical timeline of importance.
- Identify your opponent’s approach: Rationalize what stance and key elements your opponent is going to take on the subject. Make sure your arguments are going to be able to defeat what you believe your opponent will present.
- Presentation: Identify your choice for the judge, list out each of the main reasons to support your side, follow up with simplified explanations and supporting arguments, respond to your opponent’s arguments with well-researched logical findings, and make your final concluding points.
Constructive rebuttals are useful beyond debate, and will help students in college and the workplace. It is a powerful skill to be able to diligently research what you believe to be right, and then present your opinion in a non-antagonizing way. This helps quell arguments that escalate to yelling and screaming. Debaters are able to show others that arguments can be delivered and worked out without criticism. | <urn:uuid:2efd742c-e15e-48a4-9e6e-d69c27141f2b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sharkofoundation.org/high-school-debate-teaches-students-to-form-constructive-rebuttals/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.935715 | 392 | 3.78125 | 4 |
If accountants have the letters CPA following their names, security personnel the world over aspire to affix three letters to their names as well – three big letters that convey a level of expertise that commands a high level of respect in the security profession: CPP.
Established by ASIS International in 1977, the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification is recognized as the worldwide standard for professional competency in all areas of security management.
Acquiring this coveted certification isn’t exactly a walk in the park. It is an investment of time, effort, and commitment. It is awarded through an intensive qualification and testing programthat provides an objective measure of an individual’s broad-based knowledge and competency in security management.
But once a security practitioner gets ASIS-board certified, it can profoundly impact his career. It paves the way for enhanced credibility, expeditious career advancement, long-term development, and to some extent, an increased compensation potential. A CPP designation means you belong to the largest certified group of security professionals in existence, which says a lot.
Most companies these days prefer hiring CPPs because they have a stronger grasp and a more holistic perspective of security management issues. The CPP designation that succeeds their names are more than just decorative letters, they signify their level of expertise and provide evidence of their unquestionable credentials. Hiring a CPP ensures that your company is in good hands, because CPPs are the most skilled and knowledgeable individuals in the security profession.
Security practitioners know and understand that in order for them to stay relevant and remain competitive, they must be certified, ASIS-certified. The arduous process of achieving the ASIS CPP designation doesn’t even end after being awarded the certification, as the CPP has been subject to recertification requirements as a way of ensuring that the credential carries real value. CPPs are required to recertify every three years by participating in one or more of the following activities: continuing education, public service, volunteer work, article/book publication, or by retaking the exam. In short, ongoing professional development is required in order to maintain the credential. Truly, it is an investment, to say the least. And employers all over the globe are taking notice.
In fact, when ASIS surveyed all current CPPs to determine why they would hire an employee with a CPP designation, 29 percent of 850 respondents said they would because certification demonstrates evidence of professional competence while 20 percent said certification shows commitment to the security management profession. The numbers, it seems, prove that more and more companies across various industries give weight to an employment candidate’s CPP designation.
This week, 27-29 November 2012, security practitioners in the Visayas and in Mindanao have an opportunity to learn more about what the ASIS CPP program is all about as the organization partners with SecurityMatters Magazine in presenting the 2nd Asset Protection Lecture Series (APLS) and the ASIS International – Philippine Chapter National Convention in Cebu City.
The three-day event, which will be held at the Parklane International Hotel, is set to cover the widest possible scope of security-related issues and concerns and include as many key industry subject areas as possible to give delegates an opportunity learn current trends and challenges, and the chance to network with established individuals in various industries.
An impressive roster of speakers and lecturers will grace the two events,including former DILG Secretary Rafael Alunan, who will deliver the National Convention’s keynote address.
Other distinguished speakers for the convention include Col. Dencio Acop, (Ret.) CPP; Clarence Martinez; Bing Mendezona; Danny Pineda, CSP, CIHS, CSMS, CCSM; P/DGen Edgardo Aglipay (Ret.) and myself.
For APLS, the notable line-up of lecturers includes Col. Mateo Luga, (Ret.) CPP; Mario Manipol, CPP; Oscar Astilla, CPP, PSP.
The events are made possible by generous sponsors, which include Ace And Associates, Inc. (AAA) and SecurityMatters’s avid supporters, Security Bank and Everbest Security Agency Coporation. Emme Security Group, one of the largest security services providers in the country, is likewise sponsoring the APLS and National Convention along with National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Grandeur Security & Service Corporation, and Sentinel Integrated Services, Incorporated.
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The educational materials listed on this page are about Nutrient Management.
A nutrient management plan is used to manage the application of plant nutrients and soil amendments. Integrated nutrient management may include utilizing variable rate application, soil inoculants, microbial inoculants, biologicals, foliar feeding and proper fertigation techniques and fertigation systems. An understanding of nutrient cycling can also aid in budgeting and supplying nutrients for plant production, while minimizing soil and water pollution. Farmers can harness the power of the nitrogen cycle by using organic fertilizer and manure to supply plant nutrients. Careful nutrient management can also improve the overall condition of soil, especially if your plan includes cover crops. Key practices include biological inoculants, nutrient cycling, fertigation, organic fertilizers, reduced applications, foliar feeding, municipal wastes, cover crops.
Building Soils for Better Crops, a book offered by SARE, helps farmers navigate ecological soil management strategies. A useful bulletin, Smart Water Use on your Farm or Ranch, addresses the role of water in a farm system and in nutrient management. The Season Extension: Fertility Management Topic Room helps producers gain knowledge of effective and proper fertility management techniques, including fertigation, to improve nutrient cycling on a farm. What is Sustainable Agriculture? provides information on best practices the encourage the stewardship of land, water and air resources.
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Louisiana Farmer Using Drone Technology to Maximize Nitrogen Efficiency in Row Crops
LAKE PROVIDENCE, Louisiana – Corn and cotton crop producer Nolan Parker is taking to the skies to decrease nitrogen runoff from commodity farms along the Mississippi River. The young farmer, who is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified remote pilot and works routinely with unmanned aerial systems (UAS), combined drone technology with variable rate nitrogen […]
Farmer Studies the Effects of a Biostimulant on Tomato Vigor and Yields
JOHNS ISLAND, South Carolina – Applying a green microalga, in combination with compost, to tomato plants appears to improve plant vigor and increase crop yields, according to the results of a one-year Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) Producer Grant. Farm managers Dale Snyder, Jennifer Wicker and George Taylor of Sweetgrass Garden were interested […]
Closed Loop Mushroom Production on Waste Substrate
Asheville Fungi is a mycological supply, sterile lab and grow facility whose goal is to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms on waste substrates that would otherwise end up in landfills. In a SSARE-funded Producer Grant project, the company compared four waste substrates (coffee grounds, cacao shells, soy dust and husks and malt grain fines and […]
Researchers Study How to Prevent Cover Crops from Failing to Fix Nitrogen
EDINBURG, Texas- Known for their ability to produce nitrogen, legumes actually partner with rhizobium bacteria to create or fix nitrogen through specialized organs in their roots called nodules. This unique relationship adds nitrogen back to the soil so it can be used as fertilizer by future crops. In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, researchers […]
Using Multispectral Imaging Technologies to Maximize Yields in Sugarcane
HOUMA, Louisiana – When it comes to profitable sugarcane, the goal of every grower is to achieve the highest possible sucrose yield at the lowest production cost possible. Sugarcane yields correlate with nitrogen application, and as producers continue to get squeezed between decreasing acreage and higher input costs, such as fertilization, they are looking for […]
Perennial Peanuts Shine as N Fertilizer Alternatives in Forage Production
MARIANNA, Florida – Perennial peanuts incorporated in forage grass production, such as bermudagrass and bahiagrass, continue to shine as nitrogen fertilizer alternatives to commercial inputs, according to University of Florida research. Based on the results of a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) Graduate Student Grant, warm-season perennial legumes, in some cases, reduced nitrogen […]
Nitrogen Release from Cover Crops
Nutrient management is a timely agricultural topic that boils down to determining the right rate, source, timing, and placement of nutrients. Cover crops can greatly influence nitrogen management either by providing available nitrogen for cash crops or by immobilizing nitrogen and creating the need for greater nitrogen fertilizer for cash crops.
Grazing Cover Crops in Cropland
For some producers with extensive experience using cover crops, grazing can be a ‘next step’ in obtaining additional economic value while achieving environmental stewardship.
Evaluating Nutrient, Soil Health, and Economic Benefits of Compost Additions to Summer Cover Crops for Strawberries in North Carolina
Over the past 8 years, a team of multidisciplinary faculty and students at NC State University have conducted various field-based studies at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and on-farm research examining the impact of summer cover crops, compost additions and applications of beneficial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and vermicompost on soil health, nutrient availability, and yields in conventional and organic strawberry production systems.
Producing Mushrooms on 100 Percent Waste Substrates
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina – A mushroom production and supply facility in Asheville, NC has had success in growing tree oysters on 100 percent waste stream substrates in a closed loop system. Though not as productive or biologically efficient as the commercial standard substrate, the waste substrates may provide a more cost-effective alternative for mushroom growers […]
Sustainable Blackberries and Raspberries
A handbook to guide growers in sustainable practices of fruit production from production practices to business management to marketing, for high tunnel and field production.
Black Soldier Fly Integral Component of Sustainable Ag at Georgia Farm
BLUFFTON, Georgia – The black soldier fly has turned out to be a key contributor to the sustainable agriculture efforts of one South Georgia farm. For the past two years, the indigenous insect has been at the center of a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) Producer study at White Oak Pastures to determine […]
Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management in the Southern Region
An educational training video to increase the productivity, quality, and production of forages, as well as to improve management of existing pastures for sustainable livestock production.
Organic Grain Production Video Series
A series of videos developed by University of Georgia, North Carolina State University and USDA-ARS on organic grain production.
Using Sunn Hemp as a Cover Crop in Oklahoma
OSU Extension fact sheet on sunn hemp as a cover crop.
Organic Horticulture Training for the Southeast
An interactive website to help ag professionals develop successful organic education programs.
No-Till Cropping Systems in Oklahoma
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Robert Franklin Williams FBI files
Scope and Contents
Aside from one small folder of biographical and background material, the collection consists entirely of documents photocopied from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's file on Robert Franklin Williams (file no. 100-HQ-387728). In certain areas the documents are heavily censored, and not all sections were provided by the FBI. The documents are declassified, and were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (Title 5, U.S. Code, Section 552) and under the Privacy Act (U.S. Code, Section 552 (a).
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Collection is open for research.
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Biographical / Historical
Robert Franklin Williams was born in Monroe, North Carolina on February 26, 1925. During the Second World War, he worked as a machinist and led a strike of workers at the age of 16. Williams moved to Michigan and became an autoworker, fighting in the race riots that engulfed Detroit in 1943. In 1947, he married Mabel Ola Robinson. After serving an enlistment in the Marine Corps, Williams returned to Monroe in 1955 and founded the Union County Branch of the NAACP, recruiting members among la borers, farmers, domestic workers, and the unemployed. In 1957, he took a group of black children to the Monroe public swimming pool in an attempt to open the pool to blacks. After this incident local blacks began receiving death threats and Williams responded by organizing armed squads of blacks for their self-defense. This led to a confrontation with the local Ku Klux Klan, which had its southeastern regional headquarters in Monroe. The Klan began to raid black neighborhoods in Monroe and on October 5, 1957, Klan members were driven out of the Newton section of Monroe by the squads of armed blacks that Williams had organized. In 1958, Williams led an effort to free two black youths who had been imprisoned for kissing a nine-year-old white girl by recruiting a civil rights attorney from New York to plead their case. In addition, he elicited international publicity for the case, which eventually caused great embarrassment for the U.S. government. These efforts led to the release of the youths and dismissal of all charges against them. However, Williams was subsequently suspended from the NAACP after remarking that blacks in Monroe "would defend our women and children, our homes and ourselves with arms" when a white man was acquitted of assaulting Mary Ruth Reed, a pregnant black woman. In 1961, Williams again attempted to integrate the Monroe public swimming pool by organizing a picket line which forced the pool to close. This led to an armed confrontation with local white citizens and the police. The Freedom Riders also came to Monroe in 1961 and were supported by Williams, though he refused to participate in their pledge of non-violent protest. When the Freedom Riders arrived in Monroe they were assaulted by a white mob and black citizens started to form armed groups in self-defense. In the resulting confusion, a white couple was given refuge in Williams residence, but he was subsequently charged by the local police with kidpnapping. The police also used the incident to raid the homes of blacks to disarm them. The confrontation forced Williams to flee the United States to Cuba, where he lived with his wife Mabel for five years. From there, they organized Radio Free Dixie, which advocated armed self-defense and black liberation. Williams also continued to publish The Crusader newsletter which he had started in 1959. After a falling out with Fidel Castro in 1966, he moved with his family to China and lived there during the height of the Cultural Revolution inspired by Mao Zedong. Williams met Mao personally and toured with him through China, visiting communes and factories. Despite these connections, Williams maintained that he was a "militant revolutionary nationalist" and not a communist. As the international chairman of the Revolutionary Action Movement and president-in-exile of the Republic of New Africa, Williams traveled to countries in Asia and Africa. He also traveled to North Vietnam, where he met with Ho Chi Minh and broadcast antiwar propaganda to black U.S. soldiers fighting in South Vietham. In 1969, Williams returned with his family to the United States and settled in Baldwin, Michigan. For the next several years he fought extradition to North Carolina to face kidnapping charges. In 1976, the charges were dropped. Williams died in October, 1996 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [Sources: "In Memory of Robert F. Williams: A Voice for Armed Self-Defense and Black Liberation." Chicago: Revolutionary Worker Online, 2003 (http://rwor.org/a/firstvol/882/willms.htm); and New York Times obituary, Oct. 19, 1996.]
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Declassified documents copied from Federal Bureau of Investigation records regarding Robert Franklin Williams, a civil rights leader and black revolutionary from Monroe, North Carolina. All records in the collection were acquired through the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (United States Code, Section 552).
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Museum of the New South, 2003.
Processed by James Kusik, 2003.
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I have to admit that I started writing this post with Johnny Cash singing “Ring of Fire” in my mind. You know…”Love is a burning thing….”
I’m not going there with this post, but I do love a good love song, and, Johnny, great job on this song! I love the trumpets! Truly a classic.
When you are up against something hard, I mean slam you down and frustrated hard, love becomes more evident as a desperate need to see, to touch, and to feel. I’m listening to a book on audible and getting bombarded with messages of love.
The one thing I’ve consistently seen in all realms of my life is that most humans desire to belong and to feel loved. This expression of love takes on many forms, and our personality and love language can influence our love exchange. This post will not delve into the weeds of personality, life experiences, love language, and family history. Like an arrow hitting the mark, I want to head straight to the heart of the matter.
You are loved.
Remember when Jacob wrestled with God and said in passionate desperation, “I will not let you go unless you bless me”? If you don’t know this story, it is found in Genesis 32. What is interesting to me is that just before the up-all-night wrestling with God, Jacob was going to have to face his older brother and 400 men potentially in battle. They did not get along to say the least, and there were so many ugly, family stories to explain why they may not get along.
What’s going on in your life? Is there something or many things that have added up to this day of reckoning? Yes our personality is set, and yes we can adapt, but I’ve lived long enough to bear witness to the simple fact that “we are who we are”. But God…
God has this way, His way, of just showing up in our lives and wrestling with us. We may wrestle for years, or find ourselves in that quantum change moment.
A sudden, dramatic, and enduring transformations that affect a broad range of personal emotion, cognition, and behavior. This phenomenon has been described since the beginnings of psychology, most notably by William James in Varieties of Religious Experience. Quantum changes occur both within and (mostly) outside the context of psychotherapy and show certain common features in both process and content. (The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA. firstname.lastname@example.org)
The most beautiful thing happens to Jacob in that quantum change moment. God gives him a new name. He is now Israel. Keep this in mind and savor these points.
- All of Jacob’s doings and decisions had caught up with him, and his day had come to face the hard, the difficult.
- Jacob sent all of his possessions and family away to safety and got alone with God. He on purpose and with action said, “I’m done.” Okay, that’s my interpretation. It just seemed he had to have the distractions away from him to finally deal with this issue.
- Jacob was all in and asked God to bless him. Change me God. Help me God.
- Jacob was willing to be broken to be healed. (You have to read the story to know what happens next, but he walked with a limp for the rest of his life.)
“He loves to take the broken and weak things of the world and make them beautiful for His glory.” (Angie Smith)
A limp beautiful? Oh, yes, my child. That limp in your walk is a reminder of your new name. We are reminded of the old things and feel consumed, but the journey is more about how quickly we can return to our new name, or wrestling with God! Read that again. That limp or scar is there. Yes we see it and you feel it, but listen to me–GOD IS USING YOUR LIMP FOR HIS GLORY!
What is the name of your scar? What are the names you’ve given yourself, or others have spoken over you? It doesn’t have to be an ugly family story like Jacob’s. Did you know Jacob’s name means “heel-grabber” and “deceiver”?
My current Bible study with my teenage girls asked me to write out the names that you would rather change, and the names you’d rather claim.
I encourage you to take the time to do this.
Names become internal messages that we live out. Our internal messages become how others respond to us. I can choose to speak life and love. I can choose to visualize love and joy even if I’m facing my “Esau (Jacob’s brother) and 400 men”. Easy? Nope. In fact, I was practicing this in my car when an 18-wheeler came up behind me on a mountain tailgating me. Let’s just say, after I yelled with my right hand up in the air waving at him, he backed off. I was proud that I refrained from cursing, but I was surprised at how quickly I went from, “Yes, love….” to “Really buddy, you are going to tailgate me on a mountain?!” while frantically waving my hand! This moment was my example of being okay with the moment but quickly coming back to love, my new way, or name.
My Bible study goes on to share that “your reputation is not the same as your legacy.” (Angie Smith)
Well Glory to God! God can take a heel-grabbing deceiver and create something new– a new legacy in which Israel becomes a part of the lineage and the redemption story of God!
If God models this for us, we must make this a practice in our relationships. Yes, your spouse or partner is not perfect, your colleague approaches tasks differently and makes mistakes, and yes, your neighbor seems quirky or different. How do you respond? Do you see their beauty? Do you connect through love? Can you visualize the possibilities verses constantly speaking the problems? I’m so thankful that God is all about growth mindset and loving me. I give Him reasons to give up on me every day, but in His mercy and love, He walks beside me, in front of me, and behind me showing me my possibilities based on the unique way He made me.
Lord, teach me to do this in the hard relationships around me.
I’m going to leave you with an amazing text I received from my friend. She’s one of those sisters who speaks life into your limp. She is doing a study called, “Uninvited” by Lysa TerKeurst. REALLY read this.
I can bring the atmosphere of love into every situation I face. I don’t have to wait for it, hope for it, or try to earn it. I simply bring the love I want. Then I’m not so tempted to flirt with the world, hoping for approval, because I have the real thing with God. And I’m not nearly as likely to fall into perceiving rejection that isn’t really there, because I’m not starving for affection. I am loved. This should be the genesis thought of every day. Not because of how terrific I am. God doesn’t base His thoughts toward me on my own fragile efforts. No, God’s love isn’t based on me. It’s simply placed on me.
His love in your limp and your wrestling can bring Glory to Him and love to the world around you. And, let me tell you something, and if you were sitting next to me, I would look you straight in the eyes, filled with tears, and with confidence and a whisper say this to you and me both:
Stop looking for love through approval, because we have the real thing with God.
WE. ARE. LOVED.
His love is not based on us, our past, or our future.
It is simple placed on us.
Maybe you’ve guessed my wrestling? It’s a familiar limp. I’ve been here before; however, God is so good to reveal an even deeper understanding in my new season of life. Quantum change is not a quick fix. It’s a process with lots of content to work on. Maybe it’s a lifetime of work.
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Grief is not a noun, Dr. Mary E. Polce says.
Grief is a process. Grief is work. And experiencing the devastating loss of a baby is the hardest work of all.
Shock, denial, anger, sadness and guilt are all normal feelings associated with grieving, says Dr. Polce, a licensed professional counselor and developmental psychologist with the Virginia Women’s Center. “The work of grief is to let the feelings come, experience them, and let them go, without any judgment,” she says. Often grief comes like ocean waves: A powerful sadness washes over you, and then it passes.
“There’s no right or wrong way to grieve,” she tells moms and dads who have lost a baby. But there are ways to help the grieving process, which parents can learn at Dr. Polce’s free monthly miscarriage and infant loss support group.
How the Compassionate Caring: Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group can help
“When a parent is grieving after a miscarriage, they are mourning the loss of their baby,” Dr. Polce says. “It is a real loss. It is a real grieving process.” But not everyone understands this.
Friends, family members and strangers may say hurtful things that are meant to be comforting, such as “Well, you can always try again.” Others may ignore or minimize the loss. “Everyone just wants you to feel better. But feeling better takes time.” Dr. Polce says.
In the group, people support each other without expecting you to feel better. Everyone is experiencing their own grief process, but everyone understands what loss is like. And, Dr. Polce says, it’s an empowering process. Moms and dads discover that they can both offer and receive help, as well as learn comforting coping tools.
Strategies for coping with the loss of a baby
Know that moms and dads grieve differently. While both parents feel the heavy burden of loss and grief, there’s a biochemical aspect unique to the mother in the grieving process, because she’s experiencing postpartum hormonal changes. This means moms may have fewer inner coping resources to help manage their grief. These biochemical changes will lessen over time, Dr. Polce explains; some may require medication to help reset biochemistry.
Set aside time to talk. Partners need to talk to each other about their grieving, but that can be hard to do. Instead of avoiding the topic, or talking about it all the time, Dr. Polce suggests setting aside a specific time to check in with each other. This, she says, can “give the grief some walls, or a container.”
Find a way to honor your baby’s memory. Dr. Polce encourages moms and dads to begin with their values: religious beliefs, cultural traditions or family traditions. That can help guide them to a meaningful way to honor the precious memory of their baby.
Make self-care a priority. When mourning the loss of an infant, it’s absolutely crucial to protect your sleep. “Sleep is one of the primary biochemical resets for all of us,” Dr. Polce says, and when grieving parents don’t sleep, it can even make it hard to cope with normal daily challenges. Sometimes short-term medication is needed to restart the sleep cycle, she says. Other self-care strategies include developing a nurturing, compassionate inner voice; eating healthfully; and doing any kind of physical activity, such as yoga, fitness classes or simply walking.
The Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Group meets from 5 to 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the VWC West End office located in the Forest Medical Plaza building, 7611 Forest Avenue, Suite 200. The workshop is offered free of charge to VWC patients and their partners. Call 804.288.4084 to reserve your place.
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Hydroxychloroquine is currently approved in Canada to treat malaria and rheumatic diseases, such as Systemic Lupus Erythematodes (SLE) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The use of hydroxychloroquine in treating MS is an example of drug repurposing, a process in which a commercially available drug is evaluated for the treatment of a different condition
Hydroxychloroquine has been shown to reduce disease activity in animals with MS-like disease by decreasing the activity of specific immune cells in the brain and spinal cord called microglia. Under normal conditions, microglia cells have beneficial roles in the central nervous system by clearing away debris. However, in PPMS, these cells are in a constant state of activation and may potentially contribute to the ongoing damage to nerve cells.
In a small phase II, interventional clinical trial led by Canadian researchers at the University of Calgary and MS Clinic Foothills Medical Centre, 35 adults will be recruited to determine if treatment with hydroxychloroquine (400 mg daily) for up to 18 months can prevent worsening of walking ability in individuals with PPMS. The primary outcome measures will evaluate improvements to the time required to walk 25 feet (measured using the Timed 25-Foot Walk test). The trial will also assess upper extremity function (measured using the 9-Hole Peg Test), cognition, processing speed and working memory (measured using Symbol Digit Modalities Test), as well as the quality of life of study participants.
Results: Hydroxychloroquine as a Potential Treatment for Primary Progressive MS
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Relationship of Accounting with Other Subjects
The scope of accounting is currently very wide. While performing its functions, accounting has established relationships with a number of subjects.
The following are some of the subjects that accounting relates on:
- Computer Science
- Political science
The following is a discussion of the relationship of accounting with other subjects:
1.Accounting and Management:
Accounting and management are inextricably intertwined. Since accounting is where information is kept and decisions in financial matters are taken, management is fully dependent on it.
Accounting offers a broad variety of financial details for project planning and execution in a corporation. As a result, management will make confident decisions about project preparation and execution.
2. Accounting and Economics:
The two disciplines of economics and accounting are inextricably linked. Economics is the branch of science dealing with human activities that aim to satisfy demand with limited resources.
Economics studies how people earn and spend money, as well as how buyers and sellers act in various situations.
Accounting, on the other hand, documents monetary transactions of income and expenditure and offers necessary and accurate information to buyers and sellers in order for them to make decisions.
The action of buyers and sellers as a whole is studied in economics. Accounting, on the other hand, offers all relevant financial information to individual buyers and sellers in order for them to make economic decisions. As a consequence, these two topics are connected.
The idea of social sciences is being applied in this perspective to bring about a convergence between the principles of economics and accounting.
3. Accounting and Mathematics:
Accounting and mathematics have a lot in common.
The language of business is accounting. Mathematics, on the other hand, is the language in which divisions of arithmetic are applied.
Accounting uses mathematics to express all of the transactions and events involving financial adjustments.
4. Accounting and Computer Science:
Accounting and computer science have a good and fruitful relationship.
The word “computer” comes from the word “compute.” The word “compute” means “to count,” and the word “computer” means “to counter.”
In a matter of seconds, a computer can solve mathematical problems involving millions or even billions of numbers, and these can be saved as well.
Accounts of different transactions must be reported in accounting, and the outcomes must be calculated. It takes a lot of time and effort, and even then, accounting accuracy cannot be assured.
Many of these big obstacles have been removed by the computer. Since all types of information and data relating to transactions are stored in a computer as part of a definite table and software, reliable accounting can be prepared in a short amount of time. It saves time and effort.
5. Accounting and Statistics:
The fields of accounting and statistics are inextricably connected.
The main aim of these two sciences is to make arithmetical figures understandable and rational, as well as to present them in the form of statements that can be used by the owner, directors, and others.
It facilitates the planning and decision-making process.
6. Accounting and Law:
Accounting and law are closely linked because of the prevalent rules of a land control exchange and commerce.
As a result, the accountant and accounts officer must have a thorough understanding of partnership law, corporation law, tax law, industrial law, cooperative law, and other applicable laws.
Since the books and records of the company are maintained in compliance with agreed accounting standards and applicable laws.
7. Accounting and Political Science:
The primary aim of political science is to uphold law and order in order to preserve the rule of law in society.
Political science provides guidelines for achieving overall welfare for society’s people. As a consequence, political science is concerned with concerns such as national income and expenditure, national development expenditure, and possible income from national prospects, among others.
Accounting’s duties include keeping accurate records of national income and expenditure, as well as providing information in this regard.
8. Accounting and Engineering:
Accounting and engineering are two of the most important branches of modern social sciences. These two subjects collaborate in the manufacturing and construction process.
An accountant who lacks engineering expertise would be unable to provide reliable information about plants and machinery.
As a consequence, in today’s world of complex and large-scale development, understanding accounting, as well as engineering, is vital for achieving goals and effectively running a company.
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David Cohn in Seed Magazine:
In 580 BC the Greek philosopher Pythagoras discovered that harmonies could be expressed mathematically. His insight, which is based on the observation that doubling or halving the size of an instrument’s string produces a new octave, is the cornerstone of the musical scale.
Twenty-five hundred years later, two Canadian mathematicians from the University of Moncton in New Brunswick have created an entirely new kind of string instrument that exploits a kind of mathematics owing more to Pythagoras’s theorem for triangles than to anything he ever thought about music.
The Tritare is a Y-shaped guitar-like instrument, custom made by Claude Gauthier and Samuel Gaudet. The strings twist through three necks (Spinal Tap, eat your heart out), all of which project from the body of the instrument at different angles. When strummed, the result is a “network” of vibrations that yields a | <urn:uuid:07cb242e-5db4-403b-bc68-e2191ac3a1e1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2006/07/new_musical_ins.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.924864 | 202 | 3.09375 | 3 |
Power quality is the measurement of how close to perfect an electrical voltage is at any given time or point. High quality electrical voltage is a sine wave that measures exactly what is expected in both voltage and frequency. A high quality electrical source is one that can deliver all the electrical energy needed without any change in the voltage. In the past, responsibility for power quality was thought to be the power companies’ problem but that isn’t really true. In almost every case, the circumstances that impact power quality are outside of the power companies control.
Historically, most power quality problems were considered to be those things that affected the distribution of power. Lightning, line or transformer failures and/or very high electrical demands (brown outs) on the electrical network are just a few. However, most power quality problems are due to technology changes and the way the electricity is now being used by people.
With each decade, the manufacturers of Power Conditioning and Power Quality equipment are faced with a new set of challenges. As technology changes in all industries, so does the need for ensuring the new technology does not impact the older systems and causing electrical problems. Power quality problems caused by this continued equipment improvement and cost reduction have forced large critical power protection systems to look into the reasons for this change in equipment and their function. There are several facts that will force changes in the technology/topology of power protection systems.
The role of power conditioning systems in the past was to protect the customer's equipment from power quality problems that occurred external to their facility. Today we must also deal with power quality problems caused by their own equipment.
While power requirements are decreasing for individual pieces of equipment, the electrical distortion caused by the newer, more efficient power supplies degrade the performance of the electrical system both inside and outside the facility. Utilities are unable to provide the high quality and reliability in electrical power required to meet the ever increasing power quality standards of newer equipment.
In the 1970's and 1980's, the problems were most felt in large data centers using sensitive computers. Power quality problems were addressed with Uninterruptible Power Systems, Power Distribution Units, and on site Power Generation. In the 1990's, these problems have increased and moved into factories, offices and anywhere solid-state devices are used. The question now is "Can these systems deal with the new types of critical load?" In many cases the answer is, "Not without minor, and in some cases, major design changes."
The issues are becoming more technical and much harder to explain to the design Engineers as they are not aware of changes that will occur after the original build. This document will explain the problems associated with harmonics.
Effect of poor power quality:
Power quality is a very important issue that should be addressed as poor power quality costs money and in some cases downtime. We will look at some direct and indirect costs attributed to power quality.
Direct cost is the loss of production due to a voltage problem, which trips motor and control devices that stop the manufacturing process. It is the loss of products not produced and the labor charges for removing any damaged materials as well as employee wages paid while waiting for the process to restart.
Indirect cost is the replacement of other equipment that becomes stressed by changing electrical voltages. As an example, a solid-state motor drive fails due to voltage spikes over time. These are commonly caused by power factor capacitors switching on and off line to correct varying power factors. However, the failure and subsequent damage to the machine will be untimely because is not caused by any one spike but by numerous spikes occurring and over a period of time. With this type of power quality damage, it is impossible to avoid the outage.
Potential Causes of poor power quality:
Nonlinear loads cause harmonic distortion, which is the most difficult problem to explain. We need to establish some background on electrical power.
Electrical power in the United States is supplied at 60 hertz (Hz) and is produced by rotating generators. The prime mover for these generators can be hydro (water), steam from coal, oil or nuclear. In all cases, the prime mover changes one type of energy into rotational energy (torque). This rotational energy is then applied to the generator, which turns a magnet in an electrical field. The speeds that the magnet turns determine the frequency of the electrical voltage produced. In the U.S, it is 60 turns each second or 60 Hz. In other countries it may be 50 turns a second (50 Hz).
Each cycle or turn produces a voltage that starts at zero volts and increases to some maximum positive value at ¼ of a revolution (90 °) and then decreases back to zero volts at ½ a revolution (180°). It then increases in a negative direction to a maximum value of ¾ revolution (270°), then decreases back to zero one complete revolution. This is one cycle and is repeated 60 times each second. The voltage waveform is a sine wave and contains 360 electrical degrees.
With a linear load, the current drawn by the load is dependent on the voltage. A linear load is also known as a resistive load. Some examples of resistive loads are heaters and lights.
Each cycle of the generator produces a voltage that varies from zero to maximum. As the voltage increases, the current increases. Think of a dimmer. As you turn the dimmer up, you are increasing the voltages to the light. The increase in voltage causes more current to flow and the light to brighten. If you turn the dimmer the other way, the voltage and current decrease and the light dims. This is a linear response, which is another way of saying the current (light) is a direct response to the amount of voltage.
In the past, most electrical loads were linear loads. This is what made "brownouts" attractive to utilities. If the power company reduced the voltage, the current would decrease as would the total power they demand.
This brings us to nonlinear loads. A nonlinear load is when the amount of current the equipment draws from the utility is not dependent on the utility voltage. One of the very first large nonlinear loads in common use was the static UPS.
The job of the UPS was to provide regulated output voltage to the critical load. When the utility decreased the voltage, the UPS had to compensate. This was accomplished by demanding more current as the utility lowered the voltage. This type of operation is known as a constant kW. One of the key elements of a UPS is to make sure the load never sees a brownout.
The way a UPS compensates for low voltage is to place a very high speed switch between itself and the utility. In large systems, the switch is a SCR, which turns on when the available power is equal to the power required by the load. If the input voltage decreases, the SCR turns on earlier for longer and draws the same amount of power. If there is not enough power, then the UPS uses a battery to make up the difference. In smaller systems, transistors are used in place of SCR's but work the same way.
The nonlinear response just means that the power varies with the load and not the voltage. In a UPS system, and many other high powered nonlinear loads, the switching of the SCR only happens once each voltage cycle.
Switch Mode Power Supplies:
One of the major advances in power supply design is the switch mode power supply. These new devices cost less, use less power and cause problems. To understand why switch mode power supplies are a problem where older supplies are not, some background on power supplies is necessary. In this section we will explain the differences in the older power supplies as it compares to the power supplies in use today.
The first generations of power supplies were linear. The basic schematic is shown below. A power supply has one purpose, which is to convert the alternating current (AC) furnished by the utility to a direct current (DC) used by the system in which it is installed. A linear supply had four major sections. The first section is the transformer, which will step down (change) the supply voltage to a lower voltage for the computer logic. Typical transformers reduced the 120 VAC supply voltage to 24 volts AC.
The transformed voltage is then sent to rectifiers (diodes) in the second section to convert AC to DC. The DC voltage still had an AC ripple. The rectified voltage was then filtered by the third section to make it usable by the logic. The final filtering of the raw DC voltage was accomplished by the capacitor shown above. The capacitor smoothed the rectified utility voltage to logic grade DC voltage. Logic will not operate correctly without a stable regulated DC supply voltage.
The forth section of the power supply is the voltage regulator. The voltage regulator is a device that compensates for varying supply voltages from the utility. The power tolerance of early computers allowed correct operation from a voltage source This varied from 8% low to 6% high. These variations were common due to changing demands on the utility. Peak loads during air conditioning and heating seasons will cause voltage sags and surges.
The voltage regulator can be looked at the same way as an air regulator on a diver's tank. The diver carries high pressure air in a tank on his back and the regulator reduces the pressure to a level that the diver can breathe. If there were no regulator, the high pressure would cause the diver to explode. The voltage regulator operates the same way. The high DC output from the rectifiers is reduced to a comfortable level for use by the logic. If unregulated DC voltage were given to the computer's logic, it would fail.
The term linear refers to the response of the power supply during input voltage changes. When the input voltage changes, the DC output of the rectifiers will increase or decrease the same percentage as the supply voltage. If the supply voltage increases too much, the raw DC voltage at the input to the regulator can exceed the ability of the regulator to protect the logic from high voltages.
The voltage regulator reduces the unregulated or raw DC to the logic voltage by acting as a valve. For the regulator to operate correctly, the input voltages must always be several volts higher that the logic voltage. In this example, the logic voltage is fifteen volts and the raw DC voltage is 28 volts. For the regulator to work correctly, the input must never fall below 18 volts.
With a minimum DC input voltage of 18 VDC and a voltage tolerance from +6 to -8%, the power supply will operate with a voltage swing of 11 %. This means that the 110 VAC nominal input can vary from 116 VAC to 101 VAC without a problem. If normal variations are greater than the 11 %, a data center will have to install power conditioning. In the first computers, this was the typical power supply and there were problems. The linear supply produced heat and was slow responding to voltage changes. The transformer and voltage regulator both generate heat that could damage the computers' logic if the room was not kept cool.
Advances in voltage regulators and power switching devices made major improvements in the late 1970's and revolutionized the power supply field. As you see in Figure 3 above, the power supply was greatly simplified. The transformers were removed and the voltage regulator was combined with the rectifiers.
The operation was based on the principals that power and not voltage could be regulated. If you will accept that voltage is the same as pressure and current is the same as flow, then power can be looked at as volume. Power is the amount of energy that is used the same way as the amount of water is controlled by the water pressure and how long you open the valve. The higher the voltage (pressure), the more electrons flow (current) and the more energy used.
The new switch mode power supplies operate without a transformer by opening a valve (switch) and letting pluses of current enter the power supply. The switch will turn on several thousand times each second, which greatly improved the ability to respond to changing input voltages. The power supply switch now has many chances to correct the output voltage each cycle. The linear power supply could only react 60 times each second, or once each cycle. The time the switch is on is very short relative to the length of the cycle.
This figure shows a typical output from the switch mode power supply without any filtering. When the switch is on, energy is taken from the source and the voltage increases to the line voltage. When the switch is off, the voltage drops to zero. The addition of a filter allows the power supply to averages out the on and off times to smooth DC voltage for use by the computer's logic. The end result is a power supply that does not need a transformer and can adapt to a wide range of input voltages. The SMPS can adjust the "on" time of the switch to a longer period when the line voltage is low and a shorter "on" time when the line voltage is high.
Switch mode power supplies solved many of the problems that computers suffered with linear power supplies. However, there are problems with electrical systems and power conditioners associated with switching power supplies. The power taken from the electrical source is not drawn evenly. The pulses (on time) occur many times each cycle, at a higher frequency than electrical generators used by the power companies.
The number of "on" periods is known as the pulse repetition rate, and the time the switch is on is the pulse width. The repetition rate is normally at some multiple of the line frequency. This allows an even number of pulses each cycle. The term harmonic refers to the specific multiple of the line frequency that the current is drawn from the source. Figure 6 on the next page depicts how the third harmonic (180 Hz) has three cycles for every one cycle of the fundamental (60 Hz). The seventh harmonic (420 Hz) has seven cycles for every one of the fundamental. If the power supply turns its switch on seven times each cycle, the supply draws' current (power) at the seventh harmonic.
The effect of high frequency power supplies is to strain the electrical system. Transformers, circuit breakers and other electrical devices are designed to operate at a specific frequency. If you look at any piece of equipment, it will have a voltage, frequency and power rating listed on the manufacturers' name plate. When transformers, circuit breakers, UPS and other systems are asked to supply nonlinear currents, their operation can be different from expected.
In the US, the National Electrical Code (NEC) defines the correct (safe) way that electrical systems should be installed. The Electrical Code Board and electrical engineers assume that the electrical systems we connect to the power system are linear and not high frequency. Codes always change due to changes in power supplies, both in data centers and other areas with electronic systems.
The most noticed effect of the high frequencies is heating. The heating occurs in the wires, conduits, circuit breakers and transformers. In data centers, some of the more common problems have been neutral conductors failing. And unexplained opening of circuit breakers and transformer failures.
In the power conditioning industry, we have started to see a common problem. Data centers with power distribution units are running out of places to plug in additional systems. They are running out of pole positions. This shows that the new, smaller devices are filling the power system but not the computer room. This mean that the transformers are running at their design limit The pulse currents cause a problem different problem than just the high frequency issue.
When a switching power supply takes pulses of current and several power supplies all turn on at the same time, peak currents can be very large. However, the average current can be seen by standard metering as within the capability of the power system. The term that defines the peak current (power) is a crest factor.
Figure 7 shows two waveforms. The first is a normal current that most power systems expect, and the second is a pulse that is shorter in time (smaller at the base) but higher in peak. Both waveforms have the same amount of power but one stresses the electrical system more than the other.
- Sine Wave The normal wave shape of a generator produced voltage.
- Peak The maximum amplitude of the waveform.
- Average The average of the sum of the instantaneous peaks of the waveform (0.637 x Peak in sine wave)
- RMS The effective or heating value of the waveform, the amount of work (0.707 x peak in a sine wave)
- Crest Factor The ration of the peak to the RMS value of the waveform. (the peak or maximum current required)
- Skin Effect The tendency of electrons to travel on the surface of a conductor at high frequencies.
- Impedance The AC resistance to the flow of current.
- Linear Load A load that consumes power in an amount directly proportional to the voltage applied to the system.
- Nonlinear Load A load that consumes power independent of the voltage applied to the system.
- Harmonic A multiple of the line frequency
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It’s been touted for months, but the USDA’s final Crop Production 2016 Summary finally confirms it, last year was a record-high yield for corn and soybeans.
In 2016 corn growers produced 15.1 billion bushels- 11 percent higher than 2015. Average yield is estimated to be 174.6 bushels per acre, up 6.2 bushels over the last crop. The National Agricultural Statistics Service says 86.7 million acres were harvested, a bump of 7 percent from 2015.
Similarly, soybean production broke records with a total of 4.31 billion total bushels. That’s 10 percent more than the previous year, and the average soybean yield was up 4.1 bushels over 2015, giving the nation an estimated record high of 52.1 bushels per acres. Area harvested went up 1 percent from last season, coming in at 82.7 million acres.
For 2016, all cotton production is up 32 percent from 2015, at 17.0 million 480-pound bales. The U.S. yield is estimated at 855 pounds per acre, up 89 pounds from last year’s yield. Harvested area, at 9.52 million acres, is up 18 percent from last year.
Sorghum grain production in 2016 is estimated at 480 million bushels, down 20 percent from 2015. Area planted for sorghum, at 6.69 million acres, is down 21 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 6.16 million acres, is down 22 percent from 2015. Grain yield is estimated at a record 77.9 bushels per acre, up 1.9 bushels from last year. Record high yields are estimated in Georgia, Kansas, and Nebraska.
Also released today were the Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings and Grain Stocks reports. The Winter Wheat Seedings report is the first indicator of this year’s winter wheat acreage. Planted area for harvest in 2017 is estimated at 32.4 million acres, down 10 percent from 2016 and 18 percent below 2015. This represents the second lowest U.S. acreage on record.
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Avon joins other Colorado ski towns in
ban of plastic bags
by Allen Best
AVON, Colo. – The Colorado ski town of Avon has joined eight other towns and cities in Colorado that have prohibited merchants from giving out disposable plastic shopping bags.
The ban began May 1, but the town council passed the ordinance last September, with the hope that it would give shoppers at Walmart and Home Depot along with other, smaller stores time to prepare.
Avon, however, may push further than others, as elected officials are scheduled to renew a discussion in June of a proposed ban on disposable polystyrene foam products, such as are commonly used to package fast food. Styrofoam is one branded polystyrene product.
San Francisco was the first jurisdiction in the United States to ban the practice of merchants of giving shoppers free single-liner plastic bags. That was in 2007. Since then, hundreds of other cities have done so in the United States. California has a state-wide ban and Hawaii a de facto state-wide ban.
On the flip side are states that refuse to allow local jurisdictions to enact bans. They include Idaho and Arizona.
Avon allows exemptions for newspaper bags, laundry-dry cleaning bags, and so forth. Retailers can, if they wish, provide paper bags in lieu of the banned plastic bags, but only if they charge 10 cents a bag. That fee must be tacked on to the bill of customers because, the town says, the intent is to encourage customers to shop with reusable bags.
Preston Neill, Avon’s deputy town manager, said the town’s bag ban was rooted in consideration over the environmental impacts of plastic bags. The bags may tear apart, but the plastic itself does not break down.
He said that he had been at the big-box retailers in recent weeks to remind shoppers of the upcoming ban. Most were aware, but some had missed the every-other-week advertisements in the Vail Daily, as well as other outreach efforts. “There wasn’t as much pushback as I had expected,” he said.
Telluride was the first local government in Colorado to ban bags, but only at grocery stories. Others that now have bans are Aspen, Boulder, Breckenridge, Carbondale, and Crested Butte. Vail, located a few miles from Avon, also instituted a ban in 2015.
Basalt, located near Aspen, also had a ban, but it was overturned. A bag-ban effort also failed in Glenwood Springs.
In Utah, Park City adopted a ban several years ago, and now seventh-grade students at a local private school have proposed a ban in Summit County. Park City is the county’s largest city.
The students made the proposal after visiting the local landfill and then studying the process by which laws are adopted. Most of all, reports The Park Record, the students learned how complicated law-making can be.
Plastic – not just plastic bags – is proliferating on the landscape. It’s almost impossible to find a place on the settled planet where you don’t see plastic bags festooned on barbed wire fences, snagged in trees, washing down river and streams. And, of course, there is the famous image of the giant plastic blob in the Pacific Ocean.
The Idaho ski town of Ketchum several years ago banned distribution of plastic bottles at festivals.
Students pushing straw-less policies at restaurants
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Students in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee area of the Sierra Nevada have been out making the rounds, trying to persuade restaurants that it’s time for the last straw.
South Lake Tahoe, the municipality, earlier this year adopted a ban on polystyrene, a type of plastic. The ordinance requires restaurants to ask people if they want straws instead of delivering them automatically.
Lake Tahoe News reports that the students have been visiting restaurants and other businesses, seeking to persuade them to curtail straws altogether, as two of them have already done or make them available only upon request, as South Lake Tahoe requires.
The League to Save Lake Tahoe has provided reusable bamboo straws.
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The purpose of our mission is to assure a diverse and abundant supply of local seeds for the Rocky Mountain Region through education, networking, and establishing community-based models of seed stewardship. We are committed to offering seed saving assistance to all individuals, groups, or communities who invite us.
A resilient and healthy planet with every region, watershed, and community alive with a diversity of inspired seed savers and vibrant food cultures.
We envision a world where communities are connected through their food cultures. Seed stewards from all cultures should be supported as they honor their foods that come from seeds. Seeds should be preserved for past, present, and future generations and purposes.
The Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance (RMSA) supports and celebrates the individuals, communities, land-based people, organizations, and enterprises that foster, care for, and promote biodiversity and seed diversity. Human beings and all life communities, being part of this greater whole, flourish when diversity is present. We are stronger and more resilient together. Seed diversity is dependent on a strong network of land-based communities, grassroots seed savers, gardeners, farmers, and seed companies who strive to steward land in ways which safeguard biodiversity.
RMSA works in a grassroots capacity to build seed diversity and seed sovereignty. We empower communities to preserve their own seed diversity through an inclusive and equitable process based on authentic, reciprocal relationships. We are committed to supporting and strengthening the largest network possible of dedicated seed stewards in order to make greater diversity a reality.
RMSA is committed to offering access to seed education openly, equitably, and without barriers. We strongly believe seed education is fundamental to the seed movement. As seed savers, we inherit a responsibility to care for seeds and pass on seed education so others know how to save seeds for future generations. We know seed diversity is increased–and seed sovereignty is achieved–when more gardeners and farmers save seeds. Seed education is essential to the health and preservation of cultural identity.
RMSA believes all people should have fair and equitable access to local seeds, healthy food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and supplies necessary for survival. No one should suffer from hunger, food insecurity, malnutrition, or a lack of vital resources. Seeds are gifts from nature and the ancestors, resulting from thousands of years of unrestricted care and attention. Seeds should not be patented. They are a common resource and a fundamental birthright.
LET PEOPLE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
RMSA recognizes the importance of understanding our role in the seed movement and being clear about who we do or do not represent. Our role is to amplify unique and diverse perspectives, rather than speak on behalf of others.
We find ourselves in a period of mental and spiritual transformation. Our hearts are open with reverence and curiosity to the unknown and we are committed to growing, learning, and evolving with humility. This is necessary for the cultural and spiritual transformation we need to save seeds and seed stories. When individuals and communities share information, feedback and advice we will listen and consider their approach to guide us moving forward. We acknowledge we have work to do and are inspired to become as a seed becomes: open and ready for a new way of living, growing and being.
RMSA is creating an inclusive space for individuals, organizations, institutions, and communities who share and participate in the work of seed preservation and stewardship. The seed movement is strongest when there is a welcoming seat at the table for everyone. We invite individuals and organizations to contribute to RMSAs’ decision-making process on issues affecting them or their communities. We pledge to listen and give voice to those who have previously been unheard or silenced. Inclusivity, not tokenism, is achieved with diversity at the planning table, in staffing, and among our collaborations. True inclusion may delay achievement of other important goals. We are committed to discussion, hard work, patience, and advance planning required to create true diversity, equity, and inclusion within RMSA.
We honor the origins and stories of seeds and believe they need to be preserved. Stories have spirit, language, history, and lessons. Seed stories heal us and teach us how to care for seeds, one another, and the natural world. We recognize the unique, cultural knowledge safeguarded by the peoples and communities which care for and preserve seed heritage. We vow to respect cultural knowledge and carry ourselves with patience and understanding when we are not ready to hear or share the stories. When cultural knowledge is threatened, we will act in solidarity for seeds and in honor of their origins.
RMSA considers all aspects of our work a privilege and sacred responsibility. A healthy, just, and inclusive organization requires accountability for our speech and actions. We hold ourselves to the highest standard of conduct per our principles and values. We will admit when we are at fault and make changes to address and correct our errors. To our partners and collaborators in the seed movement, we invite you to join us as we embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and the rights of nature. Always, we welcome feedback that will elevate our organizational levels of accountability.
Organizational Health and Justice Statement
As a seed saving organization, Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance honors land-based peoples, peoples of color, first nations tribes, and indigenous cultures for their multi-generational knowledge and investments in the practice of seed saving. We recognize their historical role in seed preservation and cultivation of land, water, seeds, and continued land-based ways of living and knowing. We benefit from this legacy and acknowledge their fundamental role in the seeds we steward.
We acknowledge the following historical truths and the contemporary impacts settler colonialism, slavery, capitalism, and white supremacy have had on indigenous communities, land-based people, and peoples of color, including:
- Loss of food and seed traditions through the displacement and forced relocation of tribes and communities from their homelands.
- Diminished abilities and opportunities to thrive, survive, and exist by violently erasing language, culture, and land connection through genocide, land theft, forced assimilation, miseducation, and through the intentional eradication of native knowledge and species of flora and fauna.
- Diminished health and well-being by contaminating the spaces and places where indigenous, land-based, and peoples of color live, work, play, pray, and learn. This has been done through the extraction of natural resources and the transportation and storage of dangerous chemicals that pollute land, water, air, and bodies.
We acknowledge white supremacy, settler colonialism, slavery, and capitalism have shaped the world we live in and that we benefit from white privilege. We acknowledge our ethical duty and responsibility to dismantle these systems and practices. We are committed to integrating principles, values, and policies that are rooted in justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion into every aspect of our organization’s culture, programs, mission, vision, and fundraising efforts.
Native seed keepers, land-based farmers, and other peoples of color have called on Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We acknowledge we have failed to be inclusive of indigenous and land-based communities of color in creating and offering opportunities for engagement on the leadership, staff, and membership levels.
Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance wants to be of service and reflective of the diverse community represented in this powerful movement to protect, cultivate, share, and preserve the biodiversity of seeds. We commit to creating pathways in our organization for indigenous, land-based, and peoples of color to participate, make decisions, and lead in ways reflective of the values and principles held within their respective cultures and communities.
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TMCC NEWS RELEASE
Students will provide Northern Nevadans with free oral cancer information and screenings to help individuals identify risk factors, signs, symptoms and methods to reduce the risk of oral cancer. The event is on Thursday, April 26, from noon to 3 p.m. in the James V. Eardley Student Center at the Dandini Campus.
“The oral health programs at TMCC are committed to providing students with exceptional education that ultimately benefits our region,” said Julie Stage, dental hygiene professor at TMCC. “Oral cancer awareness is critical and, through this wellness fair, TMCC encourages the community to take the steps necessary to increase and maintain their oral health.”
With approximately 37,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with oral cancer each year, early detection through preventive screenings is vital. Risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use, human papilloma virus (HPV) and age, to name a few. The oral cancer awareness event at TMCC will provide individuals with the education they need to identify and decrease risk factors.
TMCC’s dental hygiene program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and provides students with the highest quality of education so they are able to provide preventive and therapeutic dental care. Upon completion of the program, students are licensed to practice dental hygiene and provide dental health services to the public.
TMCC’s dental assisting program is the only program of its kind in northern Nevada and is also accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The program focuses on infection control, chair-side procedures, practice management, radiography and clinical science. After completing the program, students are qualified to take the Dental Assisting National Board exam to become a Certified Dental Assistant.
TMCC’s dietetic technician program aims to provide quality, affordable and accessible educational experience in the dietetic areas of food and nutrition services. Students learn all necessary skills to serve the nutritional needs of residents and employers.
For more information about TMCC’s dental hygiene, dental assisting or diet tech programs, visit www.tmcc.edu.
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Mysterious disease to three Pakistani Children
Pakistan: The three Pakistani children has puzzled doctors with their mysterious illness. The medical community is trying to diagnose their ailment that leaves them paralysed after sunset.
- The three children namely Shoaib, Rashid, and Ilyas Hashim aged one, nine, 13 are residents of Mian Kundi.
- Mian Kundi is 15 kilometeres from Quetta.
- During day time the children are full of energy but as the Sun sets, their body become unconscious.
- The children at the day time act normal, they go to school, play crickets with friend and also help their father.
- The three have bee admitted to the Pakistani Institute of medical sciences in Islamabad for tests and treatment.
- As the villagers heard about this condition they were amazed and named the children as 'Solar kids'.
According to Doctors:
Dr. Javed Akram, chancellor at PIMS said,"It is a rare medical condition we have never encountered before and we are investigating it.” Many researches have been carried out but no treatment has been found yet. Dr. Akram also said that his his team is working with the 27 Pakistanis and 13 international doctors to treat the three. | <urn:uuid:25f0e0c5-5c2c-449a-a660-6607da970f10> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://english.newstrack.com/trending/mysterious-disease-to-three-pakistani-children-14755.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.982718 | 265 | 1.976563 | 2 |
Why Portland Needs Open Data
Let’s become a landmark city for transparency, equity, and accountability.
Imagine a city in constant connection. Imagine a city that’s adaptive, inquisitive, and inclusive by default. Imagine a city where the same information our leadership uses to make decisions is also accessible and understandable to every citizen. Imagine a city that admits what it doesn’t know, and looks outward for new solutions.
A few years ago, that was the dream that inspired Portland to lead the charge in becoming an Open Data City with one of the country’s first public transparency resolutions.
Today, with your help, we have an opportunity to make big progress on that dream.
Portland is in the process of rewriting its Comprehensive Plan, a 20-year plan that sets the framework for the physical development of the city. The theme of the new rewrite focuses on issues of affordable housing, homelessness, and neighborhood vitality. There’s also a tiny clause, nestled in a section about community involvement, that sets broad, but powerful terms for an open data policy that would be one of the most innovative in the nation. Here’s what it says:
Policy 2.11: Open Data. Ensure planning and investment decisions are a collaboration among stakeholders, including those listed in Policy 2.1. The City works with the software development community, data providers, and other professionals with relevant expertise to advise on open data practices and priorities, ensure oversight, and to maximize the utility of City data sets. Data collected and generated by the City are:
● Publicized, accessible, and widely shared.
● Open by default, in the public domain, freely redistributable, and adhere to open standards. Exceptions may be made due to compelling concerns of privacy, security, liability or cost, and should only be granted in accordance with clearly defined criteria and oversight.
This might seem small, but the concept of linking land use and physical space to open data and digital space has enormous potential to define the next decade of Portland’s commitment to equity and quality of life.
Here’s why this is so critical: Very often the communities who are the most economically vulnerable also lack the most services and infrastructure.
For example, perhaps you’ve noticed that public transit tends to run less frequently and more inefficiently in places of higher poverty — exactly where people are likely to rely on it the most. What’s different now is that we have the data to prove it. That’s because once we can define a problem, we can begin to solve for it. In this day and age, if knowledge is power then data is accountability.
With this amendment, we’re committing as a city to prioritize information equity, two-way communication, and a transparent democratic process into our urban growth strategy.
Here’s what the amendment looks like now, after the city attorney’s revision:
The city’s point of view is that an open data policy doesn’t belong in a land use plan. But the reality is, as communities increasingly rely on the internet and information-sharing to participate in economic, educational, and civic activities, we need to ensure that our digital connectivity is planned as intelligently and equitably as we would our physical neighborhoods. This becomes a conversation about how fundamental opportunity gaps are by defined by the spaces where we live.
If we think about digital inclusion as the backbone of building and maintaining thriving neighborhoods, then it’s hard to imagine that data isn’t an indivisible part of urban development.
Our dream is still achievable. Portland can set the stage to become an international model as an open data city; but we need to stand together and commit to a long-term plan which promotes digital equity, responsiveness, and data-driven decision making as intrinsically linked to supporting healthy communities.
Call to Action
Let’s tell City Council what kind of Portland we want to live in, and send a message urging them to include open data in our Comprehensive Plan.
1. Send an email to the Commissioners
If you cc Hack Oregon, we’ll keep you up to date on the email count and news regarding progress. Write your own, or you can copy and paste this one:
CC: firstname.lastname@example.org, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.org, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.org, email@example.com
Subject: Data and Development are Indivisible.
I would be proud to live in a city that supports equal access to information for everyone. We deserve a 21st century Plan rooted in the values of digital equity, and I urge you to stand up for Portland’s commitment to inclusion and a transparent governing process.
Please keep the open data proposal for Policy 2.11 intact.
[Sign your name and include your Portland residential mailing address]
2. Show your support by attending the Comprehensive Plan public hearing in person
Thursday, April 14 2016, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Portland Building Auditorium, 1120 SW 5th Ave
This is an event hosted by the city, but if you’d like directions and an email reminder in your inbox, here’s a link I’ve made to register here.
Pro Tip: For those of you who have never been to an event like this, it’s considered polite to refrain from clapping and noisemaking during the hearing. Even though things may get heated, if you support something, the official preferred method of demonstrating approval is with “jazz hands”.
(For real. It’s a thing.)
Now, close your eyes, and imagine a room full of people triumphantly raising spirit fingers to restore democracy. That part we definitely will make a reality.
Please, share this article with your friends.
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Lawmakers crafting the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) intentionally created incentives favoring the use of formularies based on the premise that competition among manufacturers would lower program cost. CMS subsequently issued regulations about formularies and cost-sharing strategies that would balance the needs of persons with Medicare against the cost-control measures typically imposed by PBMs.
Plans must form a P&T committee to develop and review the formulary and utilization management strategies to be employed. The P&T committee must meet at least quarterly and review covered drugs by therapeutic classes at least annually. A majority of the committee members must be practicing pharmacists and physicians, and the committee must include at least one pharmacist and physician with expertise in the relevant therapeutic areas, and specifically the care of the elderly or disabled. At least one R.Ph. and one physician on the committee must meet specified criteria for independence from the prescription drug plan (PDP) and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
CMS then reviewed the plan formularies as a condition of participation in the Part D program. As expected, plans devised formularies and made provisions for prior authorization, quantity limits, and tiered co-pays as incentives for members to use the most cost-effective therapies. A formulary and any cost-sharing provision that is "likely to substantially discourage enrollment of certain beneficiaries" may be disapproved by CMS.
Drugs that were covered under Medicare Part B, primarily drugs administered as part of a physician office visit, will remain under the Part B benefit. Part D will cover all self-administered injectable and infused medications, if they are not already covered by Parts A and B. PDPs will cover all drugs listed on the formulary, along with insulin, supplies related to insulin, vaccines, and smoking-cessation products.
Compounded drugs will be covered, and the pharmacy will be reimbursed for the most expensive ingredient that is covered in the formulary. No OTCs or noncovered Rx products may be billed as a compounded Rx, and the dispensing fee is considered coverage for labor cost. Any compounded prescription not covered by the plan can be billed directly to the Medicare patient.
Some drugs were excluded from Medicare Part D by law: drugs for weight control, fertility, cosmetic purposes or hair growth, and relief of cough and cold symptoms; Rx vitamins and minerals (except for prenatal vitamins and fluoride preparations); nonprescription drugs; barbiturates; and benzodiazepines. Web sites created by CMS and by individual plans will allow Medicare beneficiaries to compare plan premiums, the drugs that are covered, and the co-pay structure that applies.
Government regulations also provide for the needs of persons who are stabilized on drug regimens as they transition to new formularies. Wherever the abrupt interruption of certain therapeutic categories could cause significant negative outcomes, plans must set a transition period and establish an appeals process for new enrollees whose current drugs are not on the plan formulary. For example, a plan might cover existing treatment for up to 90 days to stabilize a patient on a new regimen or to appeal for a formulary exception. PDPs are not allowed to have a separate formulary for residents of long-term care (LTC) facilities, but the plans may create a separate set of provisions for utilization management or exception requests to ensure access to medicines needed by LTC residents.
Pharmacists and patients will be pleased to know that if there is a change of formulary drug or a shift to a higher co-pay during the year, the plan must notify affected patients, prescribers, and R.Ph.s 60 days in advance of implementing the change. To ensure fair marketing practices, plans are not permitted to make formulary changes between the beginning of initial enrollment and for 60 days following the start of a contract year. These provisions are in addition to notifying CMS monthly of any proposed changes to the formulary or cost-containment measures so that the agency can continuously verify that the formulary meets Medicare standards.
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Google has become more creative with their home page design. If you take a look at this, you'll see all sorts of Google logos, celebrating various country holidays (depending on the country), along with innovative animation. (Like the Particle Logo on September 6, 2010 and the Charlie Chaplin Logo that was a clever video.)
It really is amazing to me. We're given Google doodles that celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Flintstones, the 117th birthday of dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (animated doodle), and Will Eisner's 94th birthday (who?!).
But Memorial Day? Doesn't seem to register with them. I remembered that in 2007, many noticed that Google didn't do ANYTHING to recognize Memorial Day. No special icons or designs to be found. So in retrospect, perhaps we're lucky they even gave us a tiny flag and yellow ribbon.
Bing, who I will now be using as my home search engine page, did acknowledge today's special meaning.
You may ask what the difference is between recognizing Veteran's Day but not Memorial Day? I'll give you my take.
Veteran's Day is to honor the living. Memorial Day is to honor the dead.
Those who gave their life to defend and preserve freedom are dangerous. It's a stark reminder to the world that Americans are willing to die for something, over and over, and over again because it matters.
We honor our dead by setting aside one day to remember the ultimate sacrifice they gave. We honor them by setting aside one day to remember their families, who still mourn, who have lost a son, a father, a brother, and uncle, a nephew, a daughter, a mother, a sister, an aunt, a niece, a cousin, and a grandparent or great-grandparent.
When we remember, something happens inside of us. Our backbone straightens up. Our will becomes steel. We know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that freedom requires a price and often, that price is blood.
Whenever we, as a nation, remember these things, it creates in us a resolve that few can conquer.
Is it any wonder that a global conglomerate like Google spits upon the graves of our honorable dead?
Yes, spits. It's one thing to totally ignore it. But it's quite another to honor the independence of the world but yet give such pittance of acknowledgement to the brave men and women of the United States of America who often paved the way for those other countries to be independent. I will never forget the purple fingers held up by Iraqi people after participating in their first election that wasn't bought by street thugs.
Freedom rings. Freedom is the cry of every man, woman, and child.
But unfortunately, Google doesn't understand what freedom means. Most likely because the bulk of their art departments are filled with young "twentysomethings" who learned to hate America in their colleges and universities.
Am I making too much out of this? I don't think so.
Because in the course of history, throughout all the wars and battles for the control of nations, corruption did not happen in a day. It happened over time, drip... by.... drip.
Frankly, I'm fed up with Google. Let them play with their computers all they want, hoisting the honored holidays of other countries while stomping on the American citizen's sensibilities. We know who the bad guy is.
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How Do UV Air Humidifiers Work?
We all want to breathe the purest air possible in our homes, especially with COVID-19 increasing our time inside. But indoor air quality also includes humidity levels. Too much humidity can increase dust and mold, creating health risks. Too little means dry air that can cause itchy skin, bloody noses, chapped lips, sore throats, respiratory infections, and even cracks in wood floors and furniture.
There are many types of humidifiers on the market to keep your home’s air at the perfect balance. One that is gaining popularity is a UV air humidifier. Let’s dive into how these systems work and what makes them different from other options.
The UV Difference
Typical humidifiers add moisture to a room through a reservoir of water that is misted into the air. A UV air humidifier takes that process one step further by utilizing ultraviolet (UV) light to first sanitize the water before it is released.
How It Works
Ultraviolet light is nearly proportional to sunlight, so when it is released into the water it kills microorganisms like germs, viruses, bacteria, and mold that could otherwise escape through a filter and into your body. Not only does a UV humidifier increase moisture levels, it does so while also ridding the air of harmful pollutants that could cause allergies, respiratory trouble, or more serious illnesses.
Traditional humidifiers have a reputation as mold and germ breeding grounds if they’re not cleaned properly. A UV humidifier helps reduce that risk by stopping toxic growth before it starts. Of course, they still need to be regularly maintained, but it does ensure cleaner moisture thanks to the UV lamp that kills up to 99.99% of microorganisms.
Other benefits include:
- Easily replaceable UV bulbs
- Low energy consumption that won’t send your energy bills skyrocketing
- Eliminates contaminants in the air around it, not just the water
Is It Different Than a UV Air Purifier?
The names sound similar and they do share a lot of the same characteristics. Both systems use UV lights to reduce indoor air pollutants, and are successful in killing up to 99.99% of mold, bacteria, allergens, and viruses. However, UV air purifiers use a slightly different technology known as short-wave ultraviolet light to take down airborne pathogens.
As with a UV air humidifier, this system can relieve allergy symptoms and respiratory issues. In fact, some are even using UV air purifiers to kill the COVID-19 virus, although the FDA has been clear that further study is needed on this.
The biggest difference is that an air purifier does not affect humidity levels, so while you get clean air you don’t get the added benefit of more moisture. Depending on your home’s needs, this may not be enough.
We Offer Air Quality Expertise
At Schneller Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating & Air, we’ve helped hundreds of customers restore the balance of humidity in their homes and they couldn’t be happier. Whether it’s an older model in need of repair, installing a brand-new UV system or regular maintenance to extend your humidifier’s life, our air quality experts can handle it.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
- Buoy 233 (Pearl Harbor Entrance)/Buoy 239 (Lanai): Seas were 2.2 ft @ 9.9 secs with swell 1.5 ft @ 13.3 secs from 186 degrees.
- Buoy 46025 (Catalina RDG): Seas were 2.6 ft @ 11.8 secs with swell 1.4 ft @ 14.8 secs from 190 degrees. Wind at the buoy was southeast at 4-8 kts. Water temperature 68.9 degs. At Ventura (Buoy 111) swell was 1.5 ft @ 14.9 secs from 191 degrees. At Santa Monica (028) swell was 1.7 ft @ 15.5 secs from 198 degrees. At Camp Pendleton (043) swell was 2.6 ft @ 15.2 secs from 210 degrees. Southward at Pt Loma (191) swell was 3.6 ft @ 15.1 secs from 180 degrees.
- Buoy 46012 (Half Moon Bay)/029 (Pt Reyes): Seas were 11.0 ft @ 7.1 secs with swell 8.1 ft @ 6.6 secs from 320 degrees. Wind at the buoy (013) was northwest at 25-31 kts. Water temp 55.0 degs (042).
See Hi-Res Buoy Dashboards (bottom of the page)
Swell Classification Guidelines
Significant: Winter - Swell 8 ft @ 14 secs or greater (11+ ft faces) for 8+ hours (greater than double overhead).
Summer - Head high or better.
Advanced: Winter - Swell and period combination capable of generating faces 1.5 times overhead to double overhead (7-10 ft)
Summer - Chest to head high.
Intermediate/Utility Class: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces at head high to 1.5 times overhead (4-7 ft).
Summer - Waist to chest high.
Impulse/Windswell: Winter - Swell and period combination generating faces up to head high (1-4 ft) or anything with a period less than 11 secs.
Summer - up to waist high swell. Also called 'Background' swell.
Surf Heights for Hawaii should be consider 'Hawaiian Scale' if period exceeds 14 secs.
On Tuesday (9/11) in North and Central CA northern windswell was producing waves at chest to shoulder high with head high peaks and chopped early from northwest winds and not rideable. Protected breaks were chest high or so and pretty lumpy but rideable. At Santa Cruz surf was waist high on the peaks and clean but slow and weak. In Southern California/Ventura surf was thigh to waist high on the peak of the sets and clean and weak. In North Orange Co waves were head high on the sets coming from the south and modestly textured from light south wind. South Orange Country's best breaks were 1-2 ft overhead on the sets and clean and lined. In North San Diego surf was shoulder to head high and clean and lined up if not closed out and clean. Hawaii's North Shore was getting chest high sets wrapping in from the northeast with a little bit of sideshore lump intermixed but otherwise clean. The South Shore was getting background southern hemi swell with set waves occasionally waist high and clean but slow. The East Shore was getting northeast windswell with waves chest to shoulder high and chopped with modest northeast trades blowing.
See QuikCASTs for the 5 day surf overview or read below for the detailed view.
On Tuesday (9/11) southern hemi swell originating from the far Southeast Pacific was hitting only the most exposed breaks in California making for rideable surf at those locations. Otherwise junky windswell was hitting north facing breaks. Modest northeasterly windswell was hitting the east shores in Hawaii originating from Olivia. A low pressure system developed over the dateline on Sunday (9/9) with 18-20 ft seas aimed south targeting HI with minimal sideband energy expected on Thurs (9/13). In the southern hemisphere a gale produced up to 43 ft seas just east of the Southern CA swell window on Sun (9/2) pushing north. That swell is hitting now. Another gale produced 38 ft seas in the Southeast Pacific on Wed (9/5) targeting California down to Peru while at the same time another gale produced 39 ft seas in the Southwest Pacific just off the Ross Ice Shelf aimed east. Those swells are in the water pushing northeast. And another gale formed in the far Southeast Pacific on Sun (9/9) on the very edge of the SCal swell window with seas to 38-46 ft, but mostly targeting Chile. But beyond a persistent ridge is to keep the Southwest Pacific locked down and there's no real sign of the North Pacific coming on-line yet either.
SHORT- TERM FORECAST
Current marine weather and wave analysis plus forecast conditions for the next 72 hours
On Tuesday AM (9/11) no swell was hitting Hawaii or California originating from the North Pacific. Tiny swell from a low pressure system previously on the dateline is radiating towards Hawaii (see Dateline Low below).
Over the next 72 hours another tiny gale is forecast developing near the dateline tracking east starting Wed PM (9/12) with 30-35 kt northwest winds and seas building from 20 ft at 41N 167E targeting Hawaii decently. On Thurs AM (9/13) northwest winds are to be fading from 30 kts with seas fading from 19 ft at 41N 171E. Whatever swell develops, assuming it does, will be minimal.
A broad low pressure system formed on the dateline on Sat PM (9/8) producing 35 kts northwest winds over a tiny area starting to get traction on the oceans surface. Winds held while building in coverage Sun AM (9/9) aimed south with seas building from 15 ft over a tiny area. In the evening fetch built in coverage at 30 kts aimed south with seas 18-20 ft over a tiny area at 41N 175E aimed south mostly bypassing Hawaii. More of the same occurred on Mon AM (9/10) with 20 ft seas at 37N 176E aimed south. This system faded from there. Low odds of small sideband windswell radiating southeast towards Hawaii.
Oahu: Expect swell arrival on Thurs AM (9/13) building to 2.2 ft @ 12-13 secs mid-day (2.5-3.0 ft). Swell fading Fri AM (9/14) from 1.4 ft @ 10-11 secs (1.5 ft). Swell Direction: 315 degrees
California: On Tuesday (9/11) high pressure at 1028 mbs was in the Central Gulf of Alaska ridging east producing a pressure gradient along the North and Central CA coast generating north winds at 20+ kts resulting in more local short period raw north windswell at exposed breaks. Wednesday (9/12) high pressure in the Gulf is to be weakening with the gradient along the California coast fading too while a local low tracks south along the Washington-Oregon Coast and north winds over California coastal waters fading from 15-20 kts early to is to 15 kts later. Windswell fading out. Thursday (9/13) the low is to be moving inland over the Oregon-CA boarder with no winds north of Monterey Bay and no windswell production expected. Fri (9/14) more of the same is forecast. See QuikCAST's for details.
Hawaii: On Tuesday (9/11) Olivia was at tropical storm status tracking west-southwest positioned 250 nmiles east-northeast of the Big Island generating windswell and forecast to move over the Eastern Hawaiian Islands within 24 hours. On Wed AM (9/12) Olivia is to be 15 miles east of Maui with winds 45 kts tracking directly over the Island and continuing east-southeast. Winds to be 30 kts or greater all day over Maui and Oahu with windswell being generated along exposed east fading shores. By Thurs (9/13) easterly fetch is to slowly fade to the 15-20 kts range late and windswell still present. Friday east winds to continue at 15-20 kts and extending up to 600 nmiles east of the Islands due to the gradient between Olivia (now well west of Hawaii) and high pressure at 1028 mbs just 1100 nmiles north of Hawaii. More windswell is to be produced. See QuikCAST's for details.
North Pacific Animations: Jetstream - Surface Pressure/Wind - Sea Height - Surf Height
Hurricane Olivia: On Tuesday AM (9/11) Olivia weakened with winds down to 55 kts (63 mph) positioned 300 nmiles east of Maui and tracking west-southwest producing swell aimed at exposed east shores of the Hawaiian Islands. On Wed AM (9/12) Olivia is to be tracking west-southwest pushing directly over Maui with winds 45 kts (52 mph) and quickly pushing west and south of the other Hawaiian Islands with swell production fading. On Thurs AM (9/13) Olivia is to be 150 nmiles south-southwest of Kauai tracking west-southwest with winds 40 kts (46 mph) and no longer of interest.
Oahu (exposed breaks on the East Shore): Swell holding Tues (9/11) at 4.1 ft @ 12-13 secs (5.0 ft). Swell peaking on Wed (9/12) afternoon at 9.0 ft @ 11 secs (9.5 ft). Swell fading on Thurs AM (9/13) from 5 ft @ 8 secs early (4 ft). Swell Direction: 80 degrees moving to 70 degrees
California Nearshore Forecast
On Tuesday (9/11) north winds were 20+ kts over all of North and Central CA making for a chopped mess of conditions. Wednesday (9/12) north winds to continue at 20 kts over North and Central CA early then weaker at 15 kts later in the afternoon (still 20 kts over Pt Conception). Thurs (9/13) a weaker wind flow is forecast over North CA at 10-15 kts mainly later still 20 kts down near Pt Conception. Fri (9/14) north winds to be 15 kts over all of North and Central CA but near 20 kts over Pt Conception. Saturday (9/15) north winds to be 5-10 kts over North CA and 15 kts starting at Big Sur and up to 20 kts over Pt Conception. Sunday (9/16) north winds to be 15 kts over all of North and Central CA early and up to 20 kts near Morro bay all day. Monday (9/17) north winds to continue at 15 kts over all of North and Central CA. Tues (9/18) north winds to be 20 kts for all of North and Central CA building towards 25 kts later.
On Tuesday AM (9/11) the southern branch of the jetstream was ridging south under New Zealand over the Ross Ice Shelf down to 73S with winds light at 60 kts suppressing gale production there then pushing northeast over the Southeast Pacific forming a trough there lifting north to 58S with winds to 150 kts offering some support for gale development but mostly east of the Southern CA swell window. Over the next 72 hours the ridge in the west is to be reinforced by another pulse of the jet pushing southeast and pushing over the Ross Ice Shelf while the trough in the east pushes east and out of the picture. No support for gale development is indicated in the upper atmosphere. Beyond 72 hours another energetic ridge is to start building under New Zealand on Fri (9/14) sweeping southeast and pushing over Antarctic Ice reaching the Southeast Pacific on Sun (9/16) and completely locking down any odds for gale development through Tues (9/18).
On Tuesday (9/11) swell from a gale previously in the far Southeast Pacific was starting to fade along exposed breaks in California (see Southeast Pacific Gale below). But two more swells are radiating northeast from gales previously in the Southeast and Southwest Pacific (see Another Southeast Pacific Gale and Southwest Pacific Gale below). And yet another small storm built in the far Southeast Pacific behind them with swell now radiating north (see Southeast Pacific Storm Below).
Over the next 72 hours a gale is forecast developing just southeast of New Zealand on Tues AM (9/11) producing a small area of 40 kt southwest winds and seas at 34 ft at 55S 177E aimed east. In the evening the gale is to be fading while lifting northeast with southwest winds 35 kts and seas 30 ft at 52S 173W aimed northeast. On Wed AM (9/12) southwest winds are to be 35 kts lifting northeast with seas 27 ft at 48S 169W. Maybe some small swell to result for Hawaii.
Southeast Pacific Gale
On Sat PM (9/1) a small gale started to form in the deep Southeast Pacific generating 31 ft seas at 50S 126W aimed northeast. On Mon AM (9/2) the original fetch faded while a new fetch developed further south with 34 ft seas building at 52S 122W, on the edge of California swell window and up to 43 ft mid-morning at 48.5S 115W and effectively out of even the SCal swell window. By evening the storm was well east of the CA swell window with 41 ft seas at 45.5S 133W aimed northeast. Small swell is radiating north towards CA but more so at Mexico down into Central America.
Southern CA: Swell fading some on Tues (9/11) from 3.1 ft @ 14-15 secs early (4.5 ft). Swell Direction: 175-185 degrees
North CA: Swell fading some on Tues (9/11) from 2.5 ft @ 15-16 secs (3.5-4.0 ft). Swell fading Wed (9/12) from 2.3 ft @ 14 secs (3.0-3.5 ft). Swell Direction: 170-180 degrees
Another Southeast Pacific Gale
On Wed AM (9/5) a new gale developed in the Southeast Pacific with a broad area of 45 kt southwest winds building and getting traction on the oceans surface aimed northeast with seas building to 37 ft at 55.5S 137.5W. Fetch faded fast ain the evening at 35-40 kts with seas 35 ft at 52S 121W. Fetch was fading from 40 kts from the west Thurs AM (9/6) with seas 33 ft at 55.5S 121W and pushing mostly east of the CA swell window targeting mainly Chile and Peru. No additional fetch or seas occurred. Small swell is to radiating north towards California but more so at Central America and Peru.
Southern CA: Expect swell arrival on Wed (8/12) building to 1.8 ft @ 20 secs late (3.5 ft). Swell building Thurs (8/13) to 2.5 ft @ 17-18 secs (4.0-4.5 ft). Swell fading on Fri (8/14) 2.2 ft @ 15-16 secs (3.5 ft) but being over taken by another swell. Swell Direction: 189 degrees
North CA: Expect swell arrival on Wed (8/12) building to 1.3 ft @ 20-21 secs late (2.5 ft). Swell building Thurs (8/13) to 2.0 ft @ 18 secs (3.5 ft) later. Swell fading on Fri (8/14) 1.6 ft @ 16-17 secs (2.5 ft) but being over taken by another swell. Swell Direction: 187 degrees
Southwest Pacific Gale
On Wed AM (9/5) a solid gale was trying to build under New Zealand on the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf with west winds 45 kts and seas 36 ft over a tiny area at 62S 175E hugging the ice. In the evening fetch was fading while lifting east-northeast with winds fading from the southwest at 35 kts and seas 36 ft at 60.5S 172.5W. On Thurs AM (9/6) fetch was fading from 35 kts from the southwest lifting northeast with seas 31 ft at 59S 158W aimed northeast. In the evening fetch was fading while racing northeast at 40 kts from the southwest with seas 31 ft at 53.3S 130W. Fetch continued tracking east in the evening at 40 kts with seas 34 ft at 53S 119W and starting to move out of the Southern CA swell window. Additional fetch built in the evening to near 50 kts again on the edge of the SCal swell window generating 30 ft seas at 53S 125W aimed east. On Sat AM (9/8) 35 kt southwest winds were lifting northeast with 29 ft seas at 50S 123W. Small swell is possible pushing up into mainly the US West Coast Central America and Peru. Something to monitor.
Southern CA: Expect swell arrival on Fri (8/14) building to 3.3 ft @ 18-19 secs later (6.0 ft). Swell holds on Sat (8/15) at 3.3 ft @ 17 secs early (5.5 ft). Swell fades some on Sun (9/16) from 3.0 ft @ 16 secs (4.5-5.0 ft). Residuals on Mon (9/17) fading from 2.3 ft @ 14-15 secs (3.0-3.5 ft) Swell Direction: 195 degrees
North CA: Expect swell arrival on Fri (8/14) building to 2.2 ft @ 19 secs later (4.0 ft). Swell holds on Sat (8/15) at 2.9 ft @ 17-18 secs (5.0 ft). swell fades some on Sun (9/16) from 2.6 ft @ 16-17 secs (4.0 ft). Residuals on Mon (9/17) fading from 2.2 ft @ 15 secs (3.0-3.5 ft). Swell Direction: 193 degrees
Southeast Pacific Storm
A small but strong storm developed in the far Southeast Pacific on Sat PM (9/8) with 45 kt southwest winds aimed northeast and seas building from 27 ft at 58S 131W. This storm built quickly Sun AM (9/9) with south winds 60 kts over a small area aimed north and seas 36-38 ft at 58.5S 119.5W barely in the SCal swell window. The storm tracked east in the evening with winds 50 kts aimed north and seas peaking at 46 ft at 55.5S 110W and outside the SCal swell window targeting Chile well. This system is to fade from there.
Southern CA: Expect swell arrival on Sun (9/16) building to 1.9 ft @ 19 secs (3.5 ft) late. On Mon (9/17) swell is to be peaking at 2.1 ft @ 17 secs (3.5 ft). Swell fading on Tues (9/18) from 2.3 ft @ 15 secs (3.0-3.5 ft). Swell Direction: 177-182 degrees
North CA: Expect swell arrival on late on Sun (9/16) building to 1.3 ft @ 20 secs (2.5 ft) late. On Mon (9/17) swell is to be building 1.8 ft @ 17-18 secs later (3.0 ft). Swell fading on Tues (9/18) from 1.6 ft @ 15-16 secs (2.5 ft). Swell Direction: 175-180 degrees
South Pacific Animations: Jetstream - Surface Pressure/Wind - Sea Height - Surf Height
Marine weather and forecast conditions 3-10 days into the future
Beyond 72 hours no swell producing fetch of interest is forecast.
California: On Sat (9/15) a weak wind pattern is forecast over all of North CA with high pressure ridging into only the Pt Conception Area with north winds 20 kts there, but not generating meaningful windswell. By Sun (9/16) the usual gradient is to be lifting north with north winds 15 kts over north CA early building to 20 kts over all North and Central CA later generating small raw local short period north windswell at exposed breaks. Mon (9/17) a solid fetch of north winds at 20+ kts is forecast entrenched along all of North and Central CA generating larger raw north local windswell. That fetch is to continue on Tues (9/18) but pulled away a bit from the Central CA coast, perhaps generating cleaner north local windswell. It continues to look like a La Nina pattern rather than El Nino from a local perspective.
Hawaii: By Saturday (9/15) the depth of the gradient is to shrink only extending 100 nmiles east of Hawaii with east winds 15 kts and windswell production fading out. Sun (9/16) east winds to be 10-15 kts with no windswell production forecast. No change is forecast on Mon (9/17). Then on Tues (9/18) high pressure is to again get established at 1034 mbs building in the far Northwestern Gulf of Alaska ridging southeast towards Hawaii and California with east winds building at 15-20 kts from over 1,000 nmiles east of Hawaii starting again to generate windswell.
Beyond 72 hours starting Sat PM (9/15) a storm is to form south of New Zealand with 55 kt northwest winds and seas starting to build from 40 ft at 58S 166.5E but falling southeast. On Sun AM (9/16) 550 kt west winds are to blowing east with seas 45 ft at 59.5S 178.5E but with the system falling southeast. The gale is to be falling southeast in the evening with winds fading from 40 kts from the west and seas fading from 41 ft at 61.5S 169.5W and starting to move over the Ross Ice Shelf. No additional swell production is forecast. Given the southeast falling direction of this system, little swell is expected to radiate northeast even if it forms as forecast. Something to monitor.
Details to follow...
La Nina Hanging Tough - ESPI Falls
The Madden Julian Oscillation is a periodic weather cycle that tracks east along the equator circumnavigating the globe. It is characterized in it's Inactive Phase by enhanced trade winds and dry weather over the part of the equator it is in control of, and in it's Active Phase by slackening if not an outright reversing trade winds while enhancing precipitation. The oscillation occurs in roughly 20-30 day cycles (Inactive for 20-30 days, then Active for 20-30 days) over any single location on the planet, though most noticeable in the Pacific. During the Active Phase in the Pacific the MJO tends to support the formation of stronger and longer lasting gales resulting in enhanced potential for the formation of swell producing storms. Prolonged and consecutive Active MJO Phases in the Pacific help support the formation of El Nino. During the Inactive Phase the jet stream tends to split resulting in high pressure and less potential for swell producing storm development. Wind anomalies in the Kelvin Wave Generation Area (KWGA) are key for understanding what Phase the MJO is in over the Pacific. The KWGA is located on the equator from 135E-170W and 5 degs north and south (or on the equator from New Guinea east to the dateline). West wind anomalies in the KWGA suggest the Active Phase of the MJO in the Pacific, and east anomalies suggests the Inactive Phase. In turn the Active Phase strengthens and the Inactive Phase weakens the jetstream, which in turn enhances or dampens storm production respectively in the Pacific.The paragraphs below analyze the state of the MJO in the Pacific and provide forecasts for MJO activity (which directly relate to the potential for swell production).
Overview: La Nina started developing in early 2016, but westward displaced and generally weak. And by March 2017, it was gone with suspicious warming developing along South America and over the Galapagos to a point south of Hawaii. By May the atmosphere returned to a neutral configuration but then in July east anomalies started building in the KWGA and have not stopped, with cold water upwelling over the the Nino1.2 and 3.4 areas, indicative of La Nina. A double dip La Nina was in control and continued through the Winter of 2017-2018. But warming started building along the South and Central American coast in early March 2018 associated with two upwelling Kelvin Waves, and continued trying to build over equatorial waters in July and beyond, but could not sustain itself, suggesting the demise of La Nina but not yet turning towards El Nino.
LONG-RANGE PACIFIC STORM AND SWELL GENERATION POTENTIAL FORECAST
Fall/Winter 2018 (California & Hawaii) = 6.5
Rating based on a 1-10 scale: 1 being the lowest (small and infrequent surf conditions), 5 being normal/average, and 10 being extraordinary (frequent events of large, long period swells)
Rationale: Assuming the PDO has moved to the warm phase and that El Nino develops as forecast, and assuming and an ocean-atmospheric coupling becomes established in the Sept timeframe and ocean temperature anomalies in Nino3.4 build to the +1.0 deg range, there is good probability for enhanced storm production in the North Pacific starting in the late Nov timeframe (specifically the Gulf of Alaska and Dateline regions) with an increased intensity in number of storm days and storm intensity, resulting in increased odds for larger than normal swell, with increased duration and higher than normal period.
KWGA/Equatorial Surface Wind Analysis & Short-term Forecast:
Analysis (TAO Buoys): As of Mon (9/11) 5 day average winds were solidly from the east over the Eastern equatorial Pacific reaching west and continuing to the dateline, then lighter west of there. Anomalies were neutral over the East equatorial Pacific, then turning to moderate west anomalies filling the KWGA.
1 Week Forecast (GFS Model): (9/11) moderate west anomalies are filling the KWGA continuing east and also filling the entire East Pacific. those anomalies to turn weakly easterly in the KWGA for one day near 9/13 then returning to westerly anomalies 9/14 through the end of the model run on 9/18 but with east anomalies developing on the dateline 9/16 and holding through the end of the model run.
Kelvin Wave Generation Area wind monitoring model: West and East
Longer Range MJO/WWB Projections:
OLR Models: (9/10) A weak Inactive/Dry signal was over the far West KWGA. The statistical model depicts that this pattern is to hold and then build some 2 weeks out. The dynamic model depicts the same thing. The models are in sync.
Phase Diagrams 2 week forecast (ECMF and GEFS): (9/11) The ECMF model depicts the Active Phase of the MJO was very weak over the Atlantic and it is to remain weak while collapsing and drifting east to the Maritime Continent over the next 2 weeks. The GEFS model depicts the same thing.
40 day Upper Level Model: (9/11) This model depicts a dead neutral MJO signal over the Pacific. A very weak Inactive/Dry signal is to push into the West Pacific on 9/21 tracking east and pushing into Central America on 10/18 while a neutral pattern develops in the West Pacific starting 10/1 making slow east headway reaching the East Pacific at the end of the model run on 10/21.
4 Week CFS Model (850 mb wind): (9/10) This model depicts moderate or more west anomalies over the entirety of the KWGA today. The forecast indicates west anomalies are to build quickly fade to weak east anomalies for a day or two on 9/14, then instantly rebuilding to moderate plus west anomalies filling the KWGA and holding through the end of the model run on 10/8. It certainly smells of El Nino if the model is correct. So far it has generally overstated the strength and breadth of westerly anomalies.
3 Month CFS Model (850 mb wind): (9/11) This model depicts a dead neutral MJO signal over the KWGA with weak to modest west wind anomalies in play. This pattern is to hold but with west anomalies building some to WWB status 9/26-10/10, then fading some but still solidly westerly into 11/3. The Active Phase is to build weakly 11/4 through 12/6 with strong westerly anomalies at WWB status steady over that entire duration through the end of the model run on 12/8. In short, west anomalies are to hold for the foreseeable future with 2 embedded possibly WWB events, The low pass filter indicates a low pressure bias is fully in control of the KWGA reaching east to 125W at 3 contour lines and is to hold solid through the end of the model run building east to 120W (over California) by 9/19 and to 115W in mid-October. A 4th contour line is expected starting 11/15. The high pressure bias is currently limited to an area south of California and shrinking fast and is to be gone by 9/13. The atmosphere and ocean are slowly becoming coupled towards an El Nino bias though were originally thought to reach that state 3 months after the start of when the low pressure bias officially filled the KWGA (on 5/8) or on 8/8. But the coupling is developing a bit less aggressively than expected. It's not clear when full coupling will occur, though we're now tempted to say not until mid to late Oct. This pattern is slowly becoming more favorable to support storm production in the Pacific. The high pressure bias is forecast building near 90E (Central Indian Ocean) reaching 2 contour lines in Oct 12.
CFSv2 3 month forecast for 850 mb winds, MJO, Rossby etc - Alternate link
Subsurface Waters Temps
TAO Array: (9/11) Today in the far West Pacific water temps are 30 degs and migrating east now to 170E. The 28 deg isotherm line was steady to day at 160W. It started to retrograde west from 148W on 7/2 to 163W on 8/10. It started moving east again reaching to 158W on 8/16 due to development of Kelvin Wave #2 under the West Pacific. The 24 deg isotherm was 100 meters deep at 140W but retracted from the coast of Ecuador and was breaching the surface at 122W, or basically stationary since 8/10. Anomaly wise warm waters associated with the February Kelvin Wave #1 are gone with neutral anomalies in the far East equatorial Pacific pushing into Ecuador. To the west warm anomalies are building indicative of the new Kelvin Wave (#2) at +3 degs centered under 150W down 150 meters and with a finger of +1.0 degs anomalies reaching east to 105W. The hi-res GODAS animation posted 9/5 is a little more aggressive, with remnants of the first Kelvin Wave still holding over a shallow area in the East Pacific from 140W eastward to 105W at +1.5 degs. It was breaching the surface between 120W-130W. The Second Kelvin Wave was pushing east from the Maritime Continent spilling into the West Pacific pushing under the dateline at +3.5 degs reaching east to 130W and building in coherency with broken fragments of warm water joining the existing Kelvin Wave east of there. The GODAS animation appears to be 1 week behind the TAO data but also is more detailed and accurately modeled.
Sea Level Anomalies: (9/5) Positive anomalies were solid from the Maritime Continent over the West Equatorial Pacific and dateline and broad in coverage east to 130W at +5-15 cms indicative of a new Kelvin Wave (#2) building east. East of there it weakened some with 5 cms anomalies continuing in 2 pockets at 120W and again at 100W, but not reaching Ecuador. No negative anomalies were indicated. El Nino appears to be developing.
Surface Water Temps: The more warm water in the equatorial East Pacific means more storm production in the North Pacific during winter months (roughly speaking). Cold water in that area has a dampening effect. Regardless of what the atmospheric models and surface winds suggest, actual water temperatures are a ground-truth indicator of what is occurring in the ocean. All data is from blended infrared and microwave sensors.
Hi-res Nino1.2 & 3.4: (9/10) The latest images (1.2 3.4) indicate temps were neutral biased cool along the outer coast of Peru and Chile, but warming directly nearshore. A thin stream of warm anomalies were holding directly over the equator from Ecuador westward to 110W. Generic warm anomalies were north of there from Central America and south of Mexico. A small pocket of persistent cool upwelling was near 115W on the equator but losing coverage compared to days past. Moderate warm anomalies continued from 125W west out to the dateline without these upwelling issues. The remnants of the La Nina cool pool were gone.
Hi-res 7 day Trend (9/10): An elongated area of pockets of alternating warming and cooling were strung along the equator from the Galapagos to 125W indicative of the end of Kelvin Wave #1's eruption coupled with pockets of easterly anomalies supporting cool upwelling, though the balance was towards warming temps. Temps were warming along the coasts of Chile and Peru.
Hi-res Overview: (9/10) A pocket of weak cool water was present along the coasts of Chile and Peru. Of interest was mild warm water holding on the equator from Ecuador over the Galapagos with imbedded pockets of stronger warming and continuing west from there to the dateline from 4S up to 20N, but mainly on the equator and points north of there. A pocket of cooler water was between 105W to 125W. More coherent warming was on the equator from 135W to 140E.
Nino1.2 Daily CDAS Index Temps: (9/11) Today's temps are steady if not warming slightly at -0.746 degs. A big peak occurred at +0.459 on 5/13. Overall temps here are steady in the -0.50 deg range and slowly rising.
Nino 3.4 Daily CDAS Index Temps: (9/11) Today temps were rising at +0.267 degs or just above neutral, down from a peak at +0.490 on 7/2. Overall temps are slowly and steadily fading from the +0.25 degs range the past month to +0.15 now.
CFSV2 Forecast for Nino3.4 SST Anomalies
SST Anomaly Projections
CFSv2 Uncorrected Data (9/11) The forecast calls for a steady increase from here forward rising in early Oct to +0.85 degs and to +1.25 degs in early Nov holding through April 2019 then slowly fading through May 2019 down to +1.20 degs. This suggests that perhaps El Nino is to build through the Fall of 2018. Most other models are also suggesting a possible turn to weak El Nino conditions by late Fall.
IRI Consensus Plume: The mid-Aug Plume depicts temps at +0.45 degs in August (predicted at +0.6 last month) and are to slowly rise from here forward, to +0.8 in October (unchanged from last months forecast) and +0.9 in Nov and holding there into Jan 2019, then slowly fading to 0.7 in April. See chart here - link. It looks like La Nina is fading out and a weak El Nino might develop. The CFSv2 is in the high end of that pack.
Atmospheric Coupling (Indicating the presence of El Nino in the atmosphere driven by the ocean):
Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) (negative is good, positive bad) (9/11): The daily index was still negative at -11.94. The 30 day average was rising some today at -5.74 suggesting the MJO was holding. The 90 day average was rising at -4.16. The 90 degree average turned negative for the first time in a year on 6/30 suggesting a neutral ENSO pattern was building in the atmosphere. This is expected for a month more before falling into steady negative territory by mid August.
ESPI Index (like SOI but based on satellite confirmed precipitation. Positive and/or rising is good, negative and/or falling is bad): (9/11) Today the index was falling some at +0.03, falling below it's all time recent high of +0.24 on 9/8. The reading from 8/14 (+0.11) was the first time it's turned positive in a year. This suggest that La Nina is finally gone, and perhaps El Nino is starting to get better coupled in the atmosphere,(though that is a bit of a reach). In reality, we're in ENSO neutral state now. Recent points of interest in reverse chronological order are: -1.04 on 6/5, -0.70 on 5/20, -0.60 on 5/17, -0.36 on 5/11 and -0.38 on 5/10, -0.35 on 4/26, -1.02 on 4/5, -1.13 on 3/27. The trend suggests La Nina is all but gone. This index is a forerunner of what happens in the ocean by 2-3 months in developing El Nino and La Nina situations.
Pacific Decadal Oscillation: The PDO is weakly positive, even though La Nina is in play.
Per NOAAs index recent values: June 2017 +0.21, July -0.50, Aug -0.62, Sept -0.25, Oct -0.61, Nov -0.45, Dec -0.13, Jan 2018 +0.29, Feb -0.19, Mar -0.61, April -0.89, May -0.69, June -0.88, July -0.23. This continues to look like the warm phase of the PDO, even with La Nina, because the warm PDO appears to be dampening the effects of La Nina. No consistently solid negative readings have occurred since Feb 2014
The Washington/JISAO index (Jan-Dec): June 2017 +0.79, July +0.10, Aug +0.09, Sept +0.32, Oct +0.05, Nov +0.15, Dec +0.50, Jan +0.70. Feb +0.37, Mar -0.05, April +0.11, May +0.11, June -0.04. No real negative readings have occurred since Dec 2013
The PDO turned from a 16 year negative run (Jan 98-Feb 2014) in early 2014 and has been positive ever since (other than a few months of negative readings in Fall 2016, the result of a turn towards La Nina). Looking at the long term record, it is premature to conclude that we have in-fact turned from the negative phase (La Nina 'like') to the positive phase (El Nino 'like'), but the data strongly suggests that could be a possibility. By the time it is confirmed (4-5 years out), we will be well into it.
See imagery in the ENSO Powertool
External Reference Material: El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), Kelvin Wave
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In the twenty-first century, we have all become accustomed to technology moving on at a frantic pace. Mobile phones change every year, cars every three. There are hybrid buses, fuel cells, Wi-Fi in coffee shops, smart-this, hyper- that – it’s almost impossible to keep up with the rate of technological change.
And then there are the railways.
Railway engineering has always had a reputation for longevity. It allows plenty of time to pay back the often-huge investments that have been made in the past, and the established way is often thought of as being the safest way.
But that attitude can stifle innovation and keep costs up as well as down. The benefits that new technology can bring are often not realised. It doesn’t have to be ground-breaking innovation either – simple upgrades to existing equipment, making them fit for purpose in today’s world, are often all it takes.
One company that has taken that idea on board is SPX Rail Systems. It has launched a ‘new’ line of products that are major improvements on what has gone before, but which keep the simple ideas of earlier models and are also interchangeable with them.
The new Mk3 line of products was launched at the recent Rail2015 show and was a reaction to Network Rail’s reliability improvement and ‘Whole Life Cost Reduction’ programme and showcases exactly how successful collaborative working can be.
The Mk3 range, including a barrier system, Clamplock and power pack, would never have been possible without a full buy-in to collaborative working, the importance of which has never been higher on the rail industry’s agenda.
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Delivering the challenges
With 50 years’ experience in collaborative engineering practices, the SPX Rail Systems team and its customers have developed strong lines of communication that played no small part in the success of the ongoing product development. Network Rail’s whole life costing (WLC) manual supplied the definition and problem statement principles, and detailed analysis of National reliability data produced upgrade proposals for development. These collaborative processes have helped ensure that methods for life cycle costing, sustainability and reliability are driven into the SPX Rail Systems upgrade decision making process though safety, risk and value management.
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“We have to fully appreciate exactly what our customers are looking for before we undertake any developments with them,” said Iqbal Chadda, commercial development director at SPX Rail Systems. “Sometimes, we are working to support engineering design changes to track, or maybe equipment is going to be used in a slightly different way or environment, or the customer is looking for a more efficient operation – we have to understand exactly what is expected of the development before anything takes place.
“Over the course of an upgrade the requirements can change again – but if we are working closely with our customer the design develops to meet the requirements of the customer’s needs – that’s just the railway, forever evolving!”
Upgrade work is often complicated, especially where CE approval process is required. SPX Rail Systems ensures that all upgraded components, when introduced, are approved with CE Declaration of Incorporation, specifically approved against each previous product design iteration to ensure risk-free compatibility.
Safeguarding product integration is a key element of every upgrade. The SPX engineering stage gate system allows for assured product changes to be integrated into the principle design with all engineering and historical use knowledge considered. The latest Mk3 specifications now bring a new level of CE and Product Approval which supersedes all upgrades.
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A couple of weeks back during one of our leads sync up at Think-Digital, I accidentally lost my temper which lead to misunderstanding!
I usually keep myself calm in most situations and keep up my temper under control.
But, on that day I lost it.
It was because the progress of the team was relatively very less for 2 consecutive months.
After this happened, there was not even a single leads sync that happened with everyone together.
Misunderstandings can happen in a team.
Even at the topmost layer of a professional team, misunderstandings happen.
It’s all about how we deal with any such misunderstandings.
Instead of just overthinking the situation, I felt more competent to open up what I have been caching in my mind.
After a month of their Academics break, I opened up with two of them whom I suspected to feel bad about my behaviour.
It looked like they had even forgotten that situation and it has been a one-sided misunderstanding within me.
I feel sorted out now.
According to my thought, the best way to deal with misunderstandings is to open up yourself!
Is it easy to understand that you have misunderstood something or someone?
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Merits and demerits of the US-Iraq War
From the electronic “Salaam Qurterly Bulletin” No.6, May 2013.
Washington Hideaki Kubota
US President Barack Obama declared the end of Iraq War on December 14, 2011 and the withdrawal of the US troops from Iraq was completed on December 19, 2011. President Obama aims at total withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and is reducing the troops there steadily. With this, the US military intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq started by Bush administration will come to a close. But, whether Afghan and Iraqi questions are going to be solved is another question.
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey brief the press on President Obama’s budget request for the 2014 fiscal year as well as the continuing effects of sequestration on the defense budget in the Pentagon on April 10, 2013. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
US troop withdrawal decided on political level
The United States and Iraq came to an agreement on US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011 based on political considerations in 2008. The United States was eager to reduce burden on manpower and economy caused by the war, and Iraq was eager to impress its own people about an imminent end to US control of Iraq. The troop withdrawal schedule was decided mainly based on US and Iraqi domestic political interests. The important question of whether Iraqi security forces are capable of maintaining security on their own was secondary. The capability of Iraqi security forces has not been proven and violence including terrorist bombings with civilian casualties continues today. Regional Al-Qaeda affiliate, the Al-Qaeda of Iraq (AQI) continues violent attacks against Iraqi government, and it has also been involved in the civil war in the neighboring Syria for past two years. AQI maintains close connections with the al Nusrah Front, one of armed insurgency groups in Syria. (to be continued into the electronic “Salaam Quarterly Bulletin” No.6)
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The modular system offers space for up to six sensor cubes for, among others, ORP (oxidation reduction potential or redox potential), pH value, chlorine, turbidity and conductivity measurements. Depending on the water quality, these sensors need to be cleaned at regular intervals in order to remove limescale, iron or organic deposits and, if necessary, recalibrated. In addition to the present, permanently installed automatic cleaning system MZ20, which cleans all sensors simultaneously in fixed cycles, a mobile variant is now available - the battery-operated handheld cleaning and calibration tool MZ15. It enables simple manual cleaning and/or calibration of individual sensor cubes in the field without having to go to the trouble of handling reagents. The user can now respond quickly and in a needs-oriented manner to sensor drift and contamination and set flexible cleaning or calibration intervals, e.g. to meet company and user-specific quality standards.
The lightweight handheld tool is available as a basic version for cleaning and as an extended version that enables both cleaning and recalibration. To ensure easy handling, the tanks with cleaning liquid and, if needed, calibration solution are integrated in the handheld tool. The system has been optimised to guarantee low chemical consumption. The required liquids for cleaning or calibration are simply filled into the tanks. The hot swap-capable sensor cubes are then removed individually from the analysis system during operation, inserted into the cleaning tool, subsequently cleaned and, if needed, calibrated by the system and finally re-inserted into the Online Analysis System. Via the standard interface of the Bürkert device platform EDIP, based on CANopen, the MZ15 can be connected to a 7” touch screen or a PC with the Bürkert Communicator software. This enables quick and simple calibration and facilitates documentation tasks. | <urn:uuid:ff087cb8-52f5-4685-9349-5fb125a4ee46> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.burkert.co.uk/en/Company-Career/What-s-New/Press/Press-Releases/Calibration-and-cleaning-tool-for-sensor-modules | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.895982 | 371 | 1.554688 | 2 |
During the early 15th century the Medici family helped foster a cultural revolution that took Italy out of the dark ages. Cut to the present. The English-language “Medici: Masters of Florence” TV series, which Frank Spotnitz is showrunning on a $28 million budget co-financed by Netflix, is considered a harbinger of change within the Italian TV industry.
The first eight-episode season, in which Dustin Hoffman played Giovanni de’ Medici, the Florentine family’s patriarch, scored an average primetime share of more than 25% in 2016 on Italian pubcaster RAI and traveled widely.
The second installment, “Medici: Masters of Florence. The Magnificent,” will instead feature Daniel Sharman (“Teen Wolf”) as Lorenzo de’ Medici and Sean Bean (“Game of Thrones”) as Jacopo de’ Pazzi, head of a rival banking family who plotted to kill the Florentine ruler known as The Magnificent.
Co-produced by Rome’s Lux Vide with Rai Fiction, Altice Group and Spotnitz’s Big Light Prods., the show — which will go out as a Netflix original in North America and India — is about to wrap 82 days of shooting directed by Jon Cassar (“24”) and Italy’s Jan Michelini. They say this season will be more fast-paced and youth-skewing. The international distributor in still open territories is Germany’s Beta Film.
Cameras started rolling in late August at Lux Vide’s Rome studios, where interiors of the Medici and Pazzi palazzi were meticulously reconstructed, as were more than 2,500 square feet of frescoes by early Renaissance masters. After six weeks, production moved to more than 30 locations in Tuscany, Lombardy and the Lazio region, where castles, museums, churches and piazzas provided Renaissance elements that doubled for spots where the real historical events took place.
Production designer Francesco Frigeri says he’s particularly proud of work shot in the Tuscan town of Volterra, which doubled for Florence, especially in its central square, which was augmented with some sets to make it look like Florence’s famed Piazza della Signoria six centuries ago.
Frigeri, who worked with Mel Gibson on “The Passion of the Christ,” points out that “Italy used to be known as the best place in the world to re-create any kind of ambience.” But he laments that the decline in Italian cinema that started during the 1980s “was killing my profession.” He calls “Medici” “an effort on Italy’s part to rise to the challenge of the international market … which can save us.”
Cassar is impressed by Italy’s nine-hour shooting day. “I hope North America wakes up one day and gets all the unions to say, ‘Let’s do a nine-hour day and have a life!”
Costume designer Alessandro Lai seized the “Medici” opportunity to work with Tuscan clothing manufacturers and fashion houses, and not just showbiz costume companies. Hats and jewels were made in Florence, shoes and boots in Lucca. Soft leather came from designer bag maker Bottega Veneta, while Fendi furnished “the same type of mink fur trims as those of the times,” Lai says.
Lux Vide CEO Luca Bernabei hopes “Medici” will be the trailblazer for a new TV genre hailing from Italy that he calls “Mediterranean drama.” He notes, “The Mediterranean is the cradle of Western civilization,” while Italy “throughout history has often been positioned at the crossroads of economic and sociopolitical changes.” Mining this rich material with bigger budgets, the right skill sets and a global outlook can become “the starting point for something completely new in high-end TV.” | <urn:uuid:125247f5-f948-4aef-8295-7008e3ff5e23> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://variety.com/2018/artisans/production/netflix-medici-tv-series-1202651265/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.955795 | 869 | 1.664063 | 2 |
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