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If you want to lead a healthy and active lifestyle while effectively managing your venous problems, then JOBST Sport is the perfect fit. These knee-high athletic compression socks not only help to improve blood flow and reduce swelling, they also specially provide comfort for men and women during exercise.
With JOBST, you don’t need to let your compression regimen get in the way of your favorite sporting activities – whether it’s walking, jogging, golf, tennis, or otherwise. With their combination of graduated compression and special design, these compression socks for exercise provide both the necessary compression level and extended wearing comfort.
JOBST Sport is designed, based on medical expertise, to provide the ideal combination of compression and comfort. This way, you receive the support you need to manage your venous condition effectively, but without compromising on wearability while you exercise.
Compression: JOBST Sport compression socks exert a graded circumferential pressure from distal to proximal regions of the leg, which decreases the diameter of venous vessels, improves venous flow velocity, avoids venous stasis, and improves venous return from the leg. This counteracts your venous problems, supporting you during your sporting activities.
Comfort: A special blend of yarns is used in JOBST Sport to actively wicks moisture away from the body and through the garment, allowing it to evaporate. Additionally, JOBST Sport garments feature a Support Zone, which provides cushioned support for your heels and soles, and low-profile toe seams to support enhanced comfort when wearing for long periods of time.
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International students should study in France for a variety of reasons. According to Campus France data, the country hosted 358,000 international students as of 2020, and it’s easy to see why.
The modern European country is home to world-famous landmarks and historical architecture, including the Palace of Versailles and the Eiffel Tower. It has some of the best European cuisines and is well-known for its avant-garde fashion. Four of its universities are ranked among the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings for 2022, and many of them offer a diverse range of programmes that attract international students to study in France.
International students can even study in France for free or at a substantially reduced tuition rate thanks to a plethora of scholarships. With that said, here are four scholarships for international students to study in France for free or at a reduced cost.
- Université Paris-Saclay International Master’s Scholarships
This merit-based scholarship assists high-achieving international students in continuing their education in France by enrolling in a master’s programme at Université Paris-Saclay.
Scholarship coverage: Valid for one to two years of study, and successful applicants will receive 10,000 euros per year, paid for by Université Paris-Saclay over a ten-month period (from September to June). Furthermore, depending on their country of origin, the scholarship recipient may be entitled to a maximum of €1,000 for travel and visa expenses, and laureates will only receive the scholarship and travel expenses upon arrival in France. In addition, they must confirm their enrollment at the university. This scholarship has a deadline of April 28, 2022.
- The Foreign Minister Scholarship
The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs provides French government scholarships to international students who want to study, train, or learn a language in France.
The Cooperation and Cultural Action Departments (SCAC) in French embassies and consulates award the vast majority of these scholarships. As a result, before submitting an application, international applicants must check with their local French embassy or consulate to obtain the necessary scholarship information, including eligibility and application requirements, as well as the selection timeline. The scholarship is divided into several categories, including training grants, high-level science scholarships, and study scholarships. Individual programs may also entitle applicants to a scholarship through the Paris services of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs.
- The Ministry of Higher Education scholarships
Scholarships are awarded to international students by the Ministry of Higher Education based on social criteria, which may differ depending on their country of origin or social situation. This government body’s scholarships include financial support from countries eligible for the HOPES (Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians) project, which focuses on improving the conditions of Syrian refugees and people in vulnerable situations.
The CROUS scholarship is another scholarship that is awarded based on social criteria. The eligibility and application requirements for this scholarship, as well as the timeline for selection, vary.
- The Erasmus + Mobility Scholarship for Foreign Students
Erasmus+ is a mobility scholarship programme that provides international students with the opportunity to study in one of the European Union’s member countries. It is concerned with education, training, youth, and sports.
The Erasmus Mundus scholarship, in particular, provides international students with up to two years of funding to study in France in one of the master’s programmes supported by selected higher education institutions. More information is available here.
While the deadline for 2022-2023 applications has passed, international students should plan to apply for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship between October 2022 and January 2023. Erasmus+ also provides mobility programmes for students to travel to and from France, which cover transportation and lodging costs. Inquiries can be directed to the institutions that accept this scholarship.
Legal Disclaimer: This article is provided for information purposes only.
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If you or a loved one are admitted to the hospital, you may be worried about contracting an infection while you’re there. Luckily, there are some things you can do to help protect yourself. In this article, we’ll explain proper hospital infection control and why disinfecting your hospital room is so important. Keep reading to learn more.
Preventing the spread of infections is a crucial part of patient care.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a serious public health problem. Each year, about two million people in the United States get HAIs, and nearly 100,000 of them die as a result. A wide variety of germs can cause HAIs, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Some of the most common types of HAIs include pneumonia, urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections.
There are many ways to prevent HAIs, including good hand hygiene practices, using disinfectants correctly, and proper sterilization techniques. We’ll explore these infection prevention tactics in more detail below.
Choose the right disinfectant.
The first step is to identify the areas in your room that need to be disinfected. The CDC recommends focusing on high-touch surfaces such as bed rails, door knobs, call buttons, light switches, toilets, and sinks. It is also important to disinfect frequently touched surfaces such as countertops and tabletops.
There are many different ways to disinfect surfaces in a hospital room. One common way is to use a hospital-grade disinfectant. These products are typically used by hospitals because they have been proven to be effective at killing bacteria and other pathogens. Hospital-grade disinfectants can be purchased over the counter, or they may be available through your hospital’s infection control department.
Another way to disinfect surfaces in a hospital room is to use bleach. Bleach is a powerful disinfectant that can kill many types of bacteria and viruses. However, it can also be harmful if not used correctly. It is important to read the product label carefully before using bleach, and always wear gloves and safety goggles when working with this chemical.
Ensure that all equipment in the room is properly disinfected.
When it comes to properly disinfecting your hospital room, there are a few key things to keep in mind. First and foremost, all of the equipment in the room must be disinfected according to hospital guidelines. This means that everything from the bed rails to the IV poles must be cleaned and sanitized.
In addition, you will need to clean all of the surfaces in the room, including windows, floors, and walls. It is important to use a bleach-based cleaner for this task, as it is one of the most effective disinfectants available. Finally, make sure to dispose of any trash or dirty linens appropriately. By following these simple steps, you can help ensure that your hospital room is as clean and safe as possible.
Follow these steps to remove bio-hazards.
Bio-hazards are any kind of biological agent that can cause harm to humans. They can be present in several places, including hospitals. To properly disinfect a hospital room and remove any bio-hazards, these steps should be followed:
- Remove all bedding and other materials from the room that cannot be safely disinfected. This includes curtains, carpets, furniture, and anything else that may come into contact with the bio-hazardous material.
- Clean all surfaces in the room with an appropriate disinfectant. This should include walls, floors, ceilings, and any other surface that may have come into contact with the bio-hazardous material.
- Safely dispose of all contaminated materials. This includes bedding, curtains, furniture, etc. Make sure to follow all safety precautions when handling these items.
Once the bio-hazards have been removed and the surfaces have been disinfected, it’s important to leave the room empty for at least an hour so that it can air out properly.
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In a standard compost pile, throw in a loaf after it starts to go stale and you can then add a cup of baking soda to break down the gluten. Never add any type of bread when it's still fresh, as it will attract pests that lay eggs in it and won't decompose properly.
In order to properly compost your tea bags, you need to be sure that they are composed of biodegradable materials. Otherwise, the bacteria will break down the plastic and leave a mess rather than being converted into material that can sustain plant life.
Yes, paper towels are compostable if you only clean with dish soap and water. Most of them already have oil in them and they are usually made of 100% cellulose. But, if you use your paper towel to clean grease or oil from the dishes, do not throw them into your compost bin.
Coffee filters when made of paper and unbleached, are highly degradable and can be added to your compost. If your coffee filters classify as 'other' materials, they may be unsuitable for composting. In addition, some coffee filters are bleached with chemicals, making them unsuitable or unsafe for composting.
Some plants need more compost than others, and that’s really dependent on the growing conditions in your area. There aren’t a lot of hard and fast rules when it comes to the amount of compost to add to your garden. But the general rule of thumb is to add one or three inches (2.5 or 7.6 centimeters) of compost to your garden or flower beds.
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You may be wondering if your rental history will play a factor in your approval. How does where you’ve lived and how you’ve paid your rent affect your loan approval? Let’s dive in
Do Mortgage Lenders Look at Rental History?
Rental history is often overlooked in the mortgage approval process. Mortgage lenders and underwriters generally are looking into official sources when determining if a borrower can be approved for a loan, such as:
- Credit reports
- Pay stubs
- Bank statements
- W-2 documents
- Tax return forms
Since rental payments are often not reported to credit bureaus, they typically don’t come up in any of those documented sources, and therefore are not looked at or questioned. Although there are instances (such as during manual underwriting) where an underwriter will ask to see what’s called a verification of rent to confirm rental payment history.
What is a Verification of Rent?
A verification of rent, or VOR, is a form that is filled out by your landlord or rental management company, that shows your rental history. A verification of rent will include:
- Your correct physical address
- Your landlord or rental management company’s contact information
- How long you have been renting
- How much your rent is
- How often you are late on your rent payments
A verification of rent is generally on requested on files that are going through manual underwriting.
- A manual underwrite is done on loans that doe not pass through typically Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac guidelines, but that can still be approved with extra stipulations.
To obtain a verification of rent, your loan officer will send the VOR form to your landlord or other person in charge of your rental and ask that it be filled out and returned.
If you’re being asked to provide a verification of rent, it’s very likely that you’ll be asked to show that you have a couple of months of reserves (a couple months of your mortgage payment) saved in your bank account.
How does rent history affect your mortgage approval?
Does rental history affect your mortgage approval? This question is a little tricky, because there are a couple different scenarios that can decide whether it will affect your approval or not.
Easily put, your rental history does not always affect your mortgage approval (unless you have derogatory history that shows on your credit report)… but in certain situations it CAN affect your ability to obtain a loan.
Most rental payments are not reported to your credit, so lenders aren’t seeing it unless they implicitly ask to see it via a verification of rent. So in the case of good rental history, it doesn’t necessarily help (or hurt) your application – if you are an automated underwriting candidate. If you are a manual underwrite, then yes, good rental payment history will allow you to obtain a loan!
Now, derogatory rental history is a different ball game. If you are currently renting and are asked to obtain a verification of rent, but have a history of late payments, you may need to get back on track with paying your rent on time before buying a home.
Late or missed payments reflect to your lender that you do not consistently pay your housing payment on time, which really is their main concern.
Continually paying your rent on time each month so that you can have a full year with no late payments is key in obtaining a mortgage through a manual underwrite.
What is payment shock?
Payment shock is what occurs when you have a sudden increase in your monthly liabilities. This can happen if you, for example, are paying $1,200 per month for rent and your landlord would bump your payment up to $1,800 a month.
This also happens when you switch from a lower monthly rental payment to a higher monthly mortgage note.Think of it in a literal sense….if you are used to paying a certain amount every month, and suddenly that amount increases by a large amount, you would certainly be SHOCKED to see that payment and have to adjust your budget accordingly.
The potential for payment shock can be a huge red flag and sometimes can even stop you from having your mortgage application approved.
Payment shock is determined by a different threshold for each mortgage lender and can even be different on a file-by-file basis. These thresholds can include:
- Payment cannot increase by a set dollar amount
- Payment cannot increase by 50%, 100%, or 200% of your current housing payment
For example, if we’re working with a 50% threshold, your mortgage note can not increase by more than 50% of what your current payment is.
That means if you are currently paying $1,200 per month, an additional $600 per month mortgage payment ($1,800) would have you hitting that threshold.
- 100% = A $1,500 rental payment turning into a $3,000 mortgage payment, or just doubling in price
- 200% = if your housing payment more than doubles.
The reason why payment shock can be a red flag is because it creates the potential for defaulting on your mortgage. If you are not used to paying this increased amount each month, you may overextend your budget and not be able to pay your bills on time.
Generally, if you are keeping your monthly mortgage payment at or around the same of what you’re paying for rent, you will have no problems.
Even a small increase will not give you issue. If you feel like you may be subject to payment shock, ask your loan officer for a breakdown of what your payments could be and how it will increase or affect your approval!
Does an eviction affect your ability to buy a house?
Times get tough sometimes, and whether it’s for non-compliance with something stated in your lease or missing rental payments, sometimes evictions happen as a result of that.
If you’ve been evicted in the past, you may be worried about how that can affect your chances at buying a home.
Evictions are almost always reported to the 3 major credit bureaus, so if you’ve been evicted, your lender will more than likely know about it.
The good news is, that there are no agency guidelines through HUD, VA, USDA, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac that state that you can not qualify for a mortgage if you have been evicted before.
- However, timely housing payments (whether it be with a mortgage or rental payments) for the last 12 months are required when qualifying for a mortgage.
- If you have been evicted before the last 12 months, you still have a chance at qualifying for a mortgage, although it is better to not have any past eviction history.
Again, not all loan programs or files require a verification of rent, so your eviction history may not be brought up if you have settled your eviction and had it removed from your tri-bureau credit report.
How important is rental history when buying a house?
Not everybody rents before they buy a home! Some people choose to save money by living with friends or family members until they buy a home, which is great.
Some people who have lost their homes to natural disasters or had landlords who decided to sell the home from under them have to move back home as well.
There are many reasons why someone would need to stay with someone else rent-free instead of renting out a place to live. And lenders aren’t looking to discriminate against that!
So with that being said, the short answer is no – not having rental history does not automatically rule you out for a loan.
If your file is strong enough for an automatic underwrite, then lenders likely won’t even ask why you aren’t renting at the moment!
If you are a manual underwrite and need a verification of rent, but aren’t renting at the moment, what you’ll need is a letter from the family member or friend that you are staying with. The letter will include:
- Your family member or friends’ contact information and physical address
- How long you have been staying with them
- That you are truly staying there rent free
- Why you are staying there
As long as you can provide a letter from the person that you are staying with, you should still be able to obtain a mortgage with this simple letter of explanation.
The Bottom Line:
Your past rental history isn’t a huge factor if a factor at all in your mortgage approval. There are some exceptions such as defaulting on rent or needing to verify your rent for a manual underwrite, but overally it’s not a large factor.
As with anything, the best way to know for sure what your mortgage options are is to speak with a loan expert who can guide you through the process.
Rental History FAQ’s
Do you need a rental history to buy a house?
No, you typically do not need to provide your rental history when purchasing a house. There are exceptions for manual underwriting but most will not.
Do underwriters call landlords for rent verification?
No, if you are required to provide rent verification there is a form that your landlord will need to complete, but the underwriter is not going to call your landlord.
Does paying rent help you get a mortgage?
Most of the time your rent does not report to you credit report and as such doesn’t help your mortgage approval. If you rental history does report to your credit bureau you can see a bump in your credit score ( as long as you pay on time) which can help.
Can I get an FHA Loan with an eviction?
There is nothing in the guidelines for FHA that says you cannot get a mortgage if you’ve been evicted. You will likely be asked to explain what happened with a letter of explanation, but it’s not a reason to automatically decline your loan.
Is rent included in your debt to income ratio?
Rent is not usually included in your debt-to-income ratio if you are buying a primary residence. The only exception to this would be if you aren’t buying a primary residence and would not be vacating your rent home.
What is proof of rent?
Proof of rent is also known as a verification of rent. This is a process that the lender uses to verify your rent history and payments for the last 12 months.
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NPCA didn’t miss a beat in April while preparing for the upcoming Precast Show – technical staff continued to educate students and specifiers all across the country.
In early April, the Arizona Water Virtual Conference education program featured an NPCA presentation on the topic of gravity grease interceptors. The pre-recorded session was offered on-demand to AZ Water Conference attendees throughout the month of April.
NPCA technical staff also conducted virtual presentations at three schools by mid-April.
Pittsburg State University Professor Seth O’Brien reached out earlier in the year to request that NPCA present to the PSU-ACI student chapter in March, and to his Methods of Construction – Concrete & Masonry courses. NPCA Director of Workforce Development Alex Morales, M.Ed., provided 36 construction management students at Pittsburg State University with an introduction to precast concrete on April 5.
The following week, NPCA Director of Technical Services Kayla Hanson, P.E., presented to the Idaho State University ASCE student chapter. Hanson trained 13 students on precast applications for transportation infrastructure. Hanson’s presentation was well received by students who were engaged throughout the meeting and had several questions on jointed precast concrete pavements during the Q&A session. Idaho State University is currently in its third year of teaching the Precast Concrete Engineering Studio, which is jointly funded by the NPCA Foundation and PCI Foundation.
NPCA Director of Outreach and Technical Education Claude Goguen, P.E., LEED AP, offered a third presentation to students in Dr. Kevin Walsh’s Resiliency of Engineering Systems course at Notre Dame. Goguen presented on the role of precast concrete structures in resilient infrastructure. There were approximately 25 junior-level civil engineering students in attendance.
NPCA’s outreach team is working to schedule additional academic and specifier presentations throughout the Summer and Fall. Check out the Technical Services Representation page to find out if technical staff will present to an organization or school near you.
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Kicking off Fall Semester Student Projects at the University of Notre Dame
The start of the fall semester at the University of Notre Dame marks the beginning of a number of new student engagement projects that will expose participants to SAP technology and real world business problems.
I was fortunate to join the kickoff of two such projects in classrooms this week on campus. The first was the beginning of the New Venture Creation class where I will be serving as a mentor and sponsor of student start-up ideas. The class will culminate in final business venture presentation in December and features several pitch days during the semester at key milestones of developing these ideas. Several student teams will participate in this class led by Sam Miller, Director of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship (http://gigot.nd.edu/) at Notre Dame. Sam kicked off the class on this week.
The New Venture Creation course description is as follows:
Alright, so you think you have an idea for a new venture and are looking to explore the path towards launch. This course will give aspiring founders a first-hand experience in building from an idea into a viable business venture, using the proven best practices used by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. We’ll learn the first steps one should take that will lead to a successful launch rather than frustration and failure. In this course you will work as a team to define an idea for serving an emerging or unmet market need, work to create and validate a solution to serve this opportunity, and create a business model to justify the investment of resources necessary to launch the venture. Teams will pitch their progress at regular intervals to seasoned professional entrepreneurs and receive direct feedback on the business model fit and viability of the venture. When you finish the course you’ll better understand the discovery and validation steps that can lead to successful venture launch.
On the same day, the first session of the Data Analytics 101 course for ESTEEM (http://esteem.nd.edu/) graduate students was led by Robert Lewandowski. This course is a graduate level version of the SAP Predictive Analytics undergraduate course also taught at Notre Dame. We were pleased to welcome Santiago Garces, Chief Innovation Officer of the City of South Bend and his colleague Brian Donoghue to the course to kickoff the special data set challenge they are providing for students. The City of South Bend is providing two financial big data sets for analysis this semester that are drawn from its innovative open data portal (http://data.southbend.opendata.arcgis.com/). Students will use SAP technology to develop insights about the city expenditures and budgets and present findings back to city officials in October. This course was extremely successful last year and featured Notre Dame students on stage during the SAP TechED keynote in Las Vegas describing their use of SAP technology to provide insights to State of Indiana officials. See the video from last year here: https://youtu.be/mozBUKr3cBw?list=FLqkqzXBHSPwOk_jjuCcGuJg
The Data Analytics 101 ESTEEM course description is as follows:
This course will provide hands on experience using analytic solutions from SAP. Topics include reporting using SAP Business Explorer, SAP Business Objects Analysis, and data mining using SAP Predictive Analytics. Students are introduced to SAP Business Objects and SAP Design Studio applications with a focus on hands-on exercises covering end user analytics.
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Jack the Ripper; an urban legend of great infamy, a shadowy part of English history, a prominent figure central to countless books, films and even dedicated Jack the Ripper tours. Though the man is still shrouded in mystery, the atrocities he committed and the morbid legacy his phantasmal persona left behind still fascinate and intrigue scholars, authorities and the public more than a century later. With such important questions as why did he do it, who was he and how did he get away with it left unanswered, Jack the Ripper is in no danger of disappearing from our imaginations or nightmares any time soon.
Although we have never been able to solve the Ripper riddle, over the years we have learnt more about his ill-fated victims, the sadistic methods he used and the abundance of Ripper suspects. But has our preoccupation with the idea of a lone murderer, responsible for singlehandedly slaughtering Whitechapel’s working girls, turned our attention away from the fact that Jack the Ripper may be a glorified urban legend meant to tie together unconnected, senseless murders?
Jack the Ripper is not the first Jack to terrify 19th century London; that title belongs to Spring-heeled Jack, a popular urban legend based on the traditional folklore of ghosts in London which were said to stalk the streets and terrorise the living. Spring-heeled Jack was said to do just that, stalking and preying on lone women in alleys, passageways and poorly lit streets where he would rip their clothes, claw at them, disorient and frighten them – eerily similar to how Jack the Ripper was believed to operate. Spring-heeled Jack also terrorised coachmen and mailmen in the wee hours, depriving them of their post-shift gambrinous pleasure by startling them and their horses before scaling up or jumping over 10 foot tall buildings. Another similarity between Jack the Ripper and Spring-heeled Jack is their appearance. Our impression of Jack the Ripper has become one of a tall, gentlemanly figure wearing a top hat and cloak which in fact, resembles the tall, thin and gentlemanly appearance of Spring-heeled Jack, with his fire-red eyes and black cloak.
The similarities between the operation and appearance of London’s two most infamous Jacks is coincidental to say the least but you will need to decide for yourself whether this connection is nothing more than mere coincidence or if it alludes to Jack the Ripper being a modernised and hyperbolised version of an earlier 19th century urban legend…
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Our young audiences range from preschool children to university students. Sometimes their teachers, supervisors or parents may even start developing an interest in opera and dance.
Our educational mission includes:
Enabling young audiences to meet the artists
Awakening their curiosity, raising questions and developing critical spirits
Educating and initiating tomorrow’s audience
Empowering "disadvantaged" audiences to make these art forms their own
Constantly improving the public service provided by the Opéra national du Rhin
Our young audience department constantly reviews past experiences and future projects. We work every season to inspire young visitors with a passion for ballet and opera and develop tomorrow's audience.
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A punishment is something one has suffer from when they are doing something wrong or explicitly against rules set by an organisation.
In our school time, I’m sure many of us have been punished for a variety of reasons and in various manners. Whether it standing outside the class with your hands or an Indian classic, becoming a ‘murga’.
But just when we thought we had left all that in our childhood, the Mumbai Police proved us wrong.
In a recent incident, the Mumbai Police was seen punishing a group of five men by making them do the ‘murga walk’.
This was first noticed by Anand Mahindra, Chairman of the Mahindra group who posted a video that has now gone viral on Twitter:
“Face mask rule violators at Marine Drive in Mumbai being made to do a “Murga” walk as punishment by Mumbai Police” Received on my ‘SignalWonderbox.’ A common punishment in the boarding school I attended. Comical, but physically taxing.I certainly won’t forget my mask!! pic.twitter.com/GnVY6NfasV
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 30, 2021
The police soon came out and explained how this happened on Monday afternoon at the Marine Drive in South Mumbai.
The men were reportedly trying to enter the sea from the promenade area that surrounds the sea. They were then noticed by a team of police officers who were on patrolling duty at that time.
The police let them walk away after this punishment and a warning about the safety hazard that their actions could cause.
Read More: Arup Mukherjee: A Police Constable Who Used His Life-Savings To Run A School For Tribal Children
Quickly many people commented on this, some finding it funny and some making other observations.
However, it seems like the punishment was not for not wearing masks. The police clarified this:
There is a legal provision for action on every violation and that’s the only punitive action that can be taken. The matter is being enquired by senior officers and necessary action will be definitely taken. https://t.co/q8WvxFob1B
— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) March 29, 2021
Even senior inspector Vishwanath Kolekar of Marine Drive police station explained that the men were being punished for their attempts at entering the water from the promenade area.
Their acts could be extremely dangerous and harm them if something wrong had happened. The punishment was not given because they weren’t wearing masks as stated in Mahindra’s tweet.
What do you think, was this an appropriate way to punish people who are flaunting some rule or another? Should the Mumbai Police have gone the standard route and gone as per the book? Let us know in the comments below.
Image Credits: Google Images
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Workplace stress can keep you in the doctors officePosted on June 12, 2017
Workplace stress has been known to cause a multitude of problems. Recently a study from that it also can cause health related concerns. Patients who are considering plastic surgery should be mindful of not only their work schedule but also the attitude of the people with whom they work. Patients considering procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, or facelift are often concerned about the attitude of their coworkers when they return to work. Dr. Kim assures his patients that in most cases the attitude of coworkers is much less negative than what many people fear. Patients should allow enough healing time(especially for facial procedures) if they are concerned about the reaction of others. Workplace stress should always be kept to a minimum, especially if it is making use sick. According to KTLA Being stressed at work can take a physical toll. A study finds that being in high-strain occupations may be linked with making more trips to see the doctor compared with those in less-stressed jobs. The study, published recently in the journal BMC Public Health, included a nationally representative sample of 29,110 Canadian workers who were part of the Canadian National Population Health Survey from 2000 to 2008. Researchers looked at those in high-, medium- and low-stress jobs and the number of times they visited a general practitioner or a specialist.
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Japan’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures turned modestly negative during the second and third quarters of 2015 after strong real GDP growth in the first quarter. Although some market participants may see signs for concern, Michael Hasenstab, CIO of Templeton Global Macro, sees challenges but also much progress in Japan from its ongoing economic policies aimed at stoking inflation and strengthening growth. The Global Macro team has examined some of the long-term factors affecting economic conditions, notably how an aging population and shrinking labor force pose challenges for Japan’s economic aspirations. The team has identified reforms that it believes Japan will need to undertake to exit its multiple decades of deflation.
Read more about Japan and whether Hasenstab believes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s stimulus efforts (known as “Abenomics”) are working in Global Macro Shifts: Japan: Igniting Growth and Inflation.
Japan has embarked on an unprecedented economic policy shift to finally break out of nearly two decades of low growth and deflation. Whether or not the new strategy succeeds will have substantial implications for the global economic outlook.
In 2012, the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched a comprehensive policy dubbed “Abenomics,” articulated in three “arrows.” Abenomics constitutes a true regime change and has already had a significant impact—but the road to sustainably higher growth and inflation is still long. It’s our view that the government, however, will need to boost efforts across key structural reform areas, notably on the labor market. Meanwhile, we expect the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to maintain an extremely easy monetary stance, possibly boosting quantitative and qualitative easing (QQE) further, resulting in a prolonged period of a weak(er) yen and low interest rates.
Three Arrows of Abenomics
- A renewed aggressive monetary easing: The BOJ switched its monetary policy target from interest rates to the monetary base, aiming to double it by 2014; it also decided to increase the residual maturity of its purchases of Japanese government bonds to 40 years, and to increase direct purchases of riskier assets, doubling the pace of exchange-traded fund purchases.
- Prudent fiscal policy: The government has aimed to strike the right balance between supporting a growth recovery and helping to bring public debt onto a sustainable path. The strategy emphasizes a credible medium-term path, reducing the burden on short-term adjustment.
- Wide-ranging structural reforms: The government-planned reforms encompass labor markets, energy policy, health care and agriculture, among others.
Japan’s Lost Decade(s)
After a prolonged period of extremely strong growth, Japan’s economy lost momentum in the 1970s. One reason was that Japan had by then exhausted the easy gains of the catching-up phase of growth, sustained by the quick and successful adaptation of imported technologies. Japan, however, also encountered two major headwinds, one being appreciation of the yen and the other being the acceleration of the elderly dependency ratio.
As the global fixed exchange-rate regime collapsed, the yen experienced two major waves of appreciation, and its value against the US dollar doubled. The currency weakened in the 1980s, but following the 1985 Plaza Accord it resumed a prolonged appreciation phase. Between 1970 and 1995, the yen’s real effective exchange rate appreciated by 150%.
Hard as it is to believe today, in 1980 Japan had the lowest elderly dependency ratio (the ratio of retirement age population to working age population) in the G7.1 The pace of population aging then accelerated dramatically, and by 2005 its elderly dependency ratio had become the highest in the G7 and remained on a steep climbing path.
Demographics have played—and continue to play—a key role in holding back Japan’s growth performance. Japan’s population keeps aging at a rapid pace. In 1980, only 9% of Japan’s population was aged 65 or older; today it is over 26%; 20 years from now nearly one in three Japanese will be in this older age bracket. Conversely, the share of the Japanese population in the 15–64 age bracket peaked at nearly 70% two decades ago and has now declined to just over 60%; it will continue to decline until 40 years from now when only one Japanese in two will be of working age.2
Japan’s Shrinking Labor Force
The rapid pace of population aging has important implications for pension and health care expenditure. Most relevant to this part of our discussion, however, is the fact that it reduces the size of the available labor force. The Japanese government projects that in a favorable scenario (stronger growth and a rising participation rate), the labor force would shrink from 66.3 million in 2010 to 62.9 million by 2030, a loss of 3.4 million workers in 20 years. In an adverse scenario, without a pickup in growth or the participation rate, the reduction would amount to 9.5 million workers, lowering the labor force to just 56.8 million over the same period. Under the same adverse scenario, the government estimates that the number of people in employment would decline from 63.0 million in 2010 to just 54.5 million in 2030.3
The shrinking of the labor force is compounded by labor market inefficiencies, resulting in a duality between established and temporary workers, and by an apparent skills mismatch. In a recent paper, Ganelli and Miake (2015) note that Japan’s Beveridge curve has shifted to the right, so that the same unemployment rate is now associated with a higher level of job vacancies. The BOJ’s Tankan survey indicates that all companies are suffering from labor shortages, with small- and medium-sized enterprises particularly affected. A recent survey by the ManpowerGroup revealed that 81% of Japanese companies reported difficulties in filling jobs in 2014, by far the highest share among all countries surveyed, and more than twice the global average.4 Job vacancies as a percent of the labor force are also significantly higher than in many other advanced countries.5
The adverse demographics trend has been countered in part by a healthy pace of productivity growth. Growth in multifactor productivity has kept pace with other advanced economies such as the United States and Germany. In fact, following the global financial crisis (and abstracting from the recovery spike of 2010), the average growth rate of multifactor productivity in Japan has been the fourth-highest in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), well ahead of the United States and the United Kingdom.
Thanks to this healthy productivity performance, per capita growth in Japan has almost kept pace with other major advanced economies. During the period 1990–2014 (and excluding 1998, when Japan was hit by the Asian financial crisis), per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in local currency terms at constant prices has increased at an average pace of 1.1% in Japan, compared to 1.3% in the United States and 1.4% in Germany.6 Japan’s healthy productivity performance is both good and bad news. On the positive side, it shows that the combination of technological improvements and a well-educated labor force allows Japan’s economy to maintain a good degree of efficiency and competitiveness. On the other hand, however, it tells us that further productivity improvements can play only a limited role in boosting Japan’s overall GDP growth.
Wage Inflation: Making Progress
After nearly two decades of deflation, changing inflation expectations and wage-setting behavior is proving difficult, but Japan has been making progress in this area. In this year’s round of negotiations, companies have raised base salaries by 0.7%, significantly more than the 0.4% granted last year,7 though not enough to materially accelerate a virtuous spiral of higher wages and higher consumption.
Policymakers, including Abe and BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, have repeatedly called on companies to grant higher wage increases and to increase the share of employees hired on a permanent basis rather than on temporary contracts. As corporate profitability has improved, policymakers will continue to put pressure on the corporate sector to reduce its cash balances in favor of higher employment, wages and investment. Underlying conditions are improving: Labor market conditions have tightened further, with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.4% from 4.1% at the launch of Abenomics as the output gap has been closing. As a consequence, broader wage pressures are gradually increasing.
As discussed, Japan’s total factor productivity growth is already relatively high; while it could be boosted further, an acceleration in overall GDP growth will need to rely primarily on a boost to both labor and capital. Given the projected decline in the size of the labor force, the government’s first priority on the labor front has been to raise the female participation rate. The government has increased the number of available childcare facilities and the amount of cash transfers to families with children. The female labor force participation rate, which had increased from about 59% in 1994 to about 63% at the launch of Abenomics, has since climbed further to over 66%.
This constitutes important progress, but further steps are needed. The government could encourage a continued increase in female participation by deregulating childcare facilities, thus boosting their availability, and reviewing tax and social security benefits for households with full-time housewives. In addition, the government could take steps to make it more attractive for older workers to remain in employment. Given the projected aging of the population, raising the share of people who remain actively employed in the older age cohorts would have a positive impact on the overall size of the labor force, and it might contribute to reducing the pressure on the health care system. A third step to boost the labor force would be to relax current restrictions on immigration—although this remains one of the most politically controversial areas.
Finally, the government could consider further labor market reform measures to reduce the current duality between permanent and temporary contracts. Currently over 40% of the employed labor force has temporary contracts, with significantly lower salaries than workers with permanent contracts. Permanent contracts also come with far greater job security, with long-term employment essentially guaranteed. The ratio of temporary contracts has been steadily increasing to its current levels since 1985, when it stood at about 16%.8 Reducing this duality would increase labor market flexibility and mobility, and could therefore lead to a better allocation of human capital and raise labor productivity growth.
In our view, Japan’s policymakers have the right strategy in place and seem fully committed to carrying it out. While results so far have been mixed—partly due to adverse external circumstances—wage dynamics, inflation expectations and growth have been moving in the right direction. Both policies and economic indicators signal a break from the past, though the break so far is stronger for the latter than for the former.
Given the healthy productivity growth and the global competitiveness of Japanese corporates, further boosted by a weaker yen, we believe additional progress on both inflation and growth is likely as the global backdrop improves in 2016.
For a more detailed analysis of Japan as well as other markets around the world, read Global Macro Shifts, a research-based briefing on global economies featuring the analysis and views of Dr. Michael Hasenstab and senior members of Templeton Global Macro. Dr. Hasenstab and his team manage Templeton’s global bond strategies, including unconstrained fixed income, currency and global macro. This economic team, trained in some of the leading universities in the world, integrates global macroeconomic analysis with in-depth country research to help identify long-term imbalances that translate to investment opportunities.
The comments, opinions and analyses are the personal views expressed by the investment manager and are intended to be for informational purposes and general interest only and should not be construed as individual investment advice or a recommendation or solicitation to buy, sell or hold any security or to adopt any investment strategy. It does not constitute legal or tax advice. The information provided in this material is rendered as at publication date and may change without notice, and it is not intended as a complete analysis of every material fact regarding any country, region market or investment.
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At this year’s AHR show in Chicago, we had the opportunity to conduct a full-day seminar on Advanced Integrated Lighting Control. While this is the fourth year that we have held an educational seminar at this event, it is the first time that we have focused exclusively on lighting control. So why would we want to talk about lighting control at an HVAC event? The answer was provided many times over by the industry leaders who presented. Here are some interesting facts:
- Buildings are the largest single consumers of energy in North America, accounting for almost 40% of the total energy usage, and this is fairly evenly split between residential and commercial buildings.
- Within buildings, HVAC use accounts for approximately 40% of the energy, while lighting is a close second, using 28%.
- Lighting contributes to the cooling load of the building, so lowering lighting energy use results in a reduction of cooling energy use.
- New codes and standards now have requirements for some form of lighting control.
- Like HVAC, lighting has a significant impact on occupant comfort and productivity.
Ideally, the lighting control system would still be able to be designed and delivered as part of the electrical system, but a part that can be readily integrated to the BAS. Systems are now available that offer the ability to integrate using a variety of open protocols, including XML, BACnet®, Modbus, and LonTalk®. Designing a system to be integrated requires careful coordination between the BAS / integration design and the lighting control design. This coordination extends through installation, commissioning, and operations.
Some of the common functions of an integrated lighting control system include:
- Coordinated scheduling of lights and HVAC loads. While this seems simplistic, it has a giant potential for energy savings.
- Control and monitoring of advanced lighting control functions such as daylight harvesting. The ability to take advantage of natural light from windows and skylights has a tremendous potential to both save energy and improve occupant comfort. Monitoring this through the BAS allows for improved tuning to get the most out of this often underutilized application.
- Lighting control provides for effective and inexpensive occupancy sensing. Information on occupancy from the lighting system can be readily used for scheduling and control in the BAS.
- For projects that are enrolled in a demand response program, the ability to shed lighting load provides an effective solution with little occupant impact.
- New technologies with communicating ballasts offer the potential to gain valuable maintenance information including notification to replace bulbs.
Sidebar: Lighting on the WebThere are a number of excellent resources for information on lighting control. These include:
- Lighting Controls Association: www.aboutlightingcontrols.org
- Case study on the New York Times building project: http://windows.lbl.gov/comm_perf/nyt_overview.html
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Taking Control of OCD
OCD affects between 1 and 2 per cent of the UK population, causing terrible distress to hundreds of thousands. A serious mental illness, it affects people in different ways from well-known rituals such as obsessive hand-washing and checking, to lesser known symptoms such as disturbing intrusive thoughts and hoarding. Those affected typically suffer for a number of years before seeking help and receiving professional treatment.Selected by Dr David Veale and Rob Willson, authors of self-help guide Overcoming Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, the first person accounts contained in this collection reflect a broad range of experiences of those with OCD. Brave and uplifting, these real life stories provide not only reassurance, but also an inspiration to others to seek help and overcome their illness. Includes two chapters written by Dr David Veale and Rob Willson explaining the causes of OCD and how to overcome it.
- 2010 David Veale and Rob Willson
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According to the politician, relations with Russia can't be built with tanks. Holm views NATO military exercises as "provocation against Russia" and "saber-rattling." He is confident that it must be stopped.
"We believe this is wrong. These exercises are a saber rattling against Russia," Holm told Sputnik Germany.
Over the last few years, NATO has been increasing its military presence in Europe and conducting military activities near the Russian border. The United States and NATO have deployed additional forces and military equipment to Central and Eastern European nations, as well as the Baltic states, citing security concerns as the reason.
This program is aimed at ensuring Washington's European allies that the US is committed to protecting them from Moscow, although Russian officials have repeatedly said that the country does not pose a threat to any of its neighbors or any nation in the world.
The politician noted that Germany should worry about finding a balance and maintaining a dialogue on both sides of the Atlantic. Friendly relations with Russia are, in particular, important for Germany as the country benefits from an economic partnership with Russia, he argued.
"We want to expand exports, rather than threaten them," Holm said, criticizing the sanctions introduced by Western countries against Russia. "I spoke with entrepreneurs from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They complained of sanctions. They no longer have close contacts with Russia for exports. In addition, they fear that the Russians will switch to other trading partners."
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New Name Better Reflects Breadth of IPEN's Work
IPEN, the International Pollutants Elimination Network,
Two Decades of Reducing and Eliminating the Most Harmful Chemicals
(Gothenburg, Sweden) IPEN, the global environmental health network with over 550 public interest organizations in 122 countries, is changing its name as it kicks off the next twenty years of science, policy and advocacy work to forge a toxics-free future for all. IPEN now stands for International Pollutants Elimination Network.
Twenty-years ago a small group of visionary environmental health scientists and advocates from around the world launched what was to become the international network of IPEN to improve global chemicals policy and fight for chemical safety in the global south. For its first two decades IPEN was called “the International Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Elimination Network.” Now the organization is more simply known as IPEN, which now stands for: International Pollutants Elimination Network.
The organization works both on the ground and through international treaties to protect health and the environment through engagement with UN chemical and waste treaties, working to halt the spread of toxic metals lead and mercury, and prioritizing chemical safety in sustainable development. IPEN and its members (Participating Organizations, or POs) have become a leading force in toxic regulations at the local to international levels; catalyzing an international movement to end the production and use of the world’s most hazardous substances and promote chemicals without harm.
“IPEN works on many chemical pollutant issues to ensure that hazardous substances are no longer produced, used, or disposed of in ways that harm human health and the environment,” explained Pamela Miller, Co-Chair of the IPEN Network and Director of Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT). “Our new acronym better reflects the breadth our work.”
Recent IPEN impacts include exposure of toxic chemicals in e-waste shipments polluting Africa’s food-chain, which contributed to stronger chemicals policy; large scale product sampling studies that revealed toxic plastic recycling; drawing attention to safe and viable alternatives to toxic PFAS; catalyzing global campaigns to regulate lead-paint; and global mercury contamination research, to name just a few.
For more information or to speak with IPEN experts, please contact email@example.com.
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Officers and men of the 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Isandhlwana. In 1881, the 24th Foot became The South Wales Borderers. The miniatures are wearing the British 1871 pattern valise equipment, and they are armed with Martini-Henry breech-loading rifles which were introduced in the same year. The troops are mounted on 38 × 29 mm infantry stands compatible with Fire and Fury and Complete Brigadier game systems. Multi-figure stands like these are also suitable for The Sword and the Flame (TSATF) and similar skirmish wargame rules which are normally played with individual figures representing three to five men. These ESCI figures may be painted khaki to represent British infantry of the Second Anglo-Afghan War or Sudan War.
50 Figures in 15 Poses – 24 mm equal 173 cm Height
- Officer with Sword and Flag (2)
- Officer with Sword and Pistol (2)
- Bugler (2)
- Soldier waving Helmet (3)
- Soldier standing, firing (5)
- Soldier kneeling, firing (5)
- Soldier loading (5)
- Soldier charging (5)
- Soldier charging (5)
- Soldier bayonetting (3)
- Soldier kneeling (3)
- Soldier prone, observing (3)
- Soldier prone, firing (3)
- Soldier falling wounded (2)
- Soldier with Ammunition Box (2)
Highly detailed figures. The 1871 valise equipment, Martini Henry rifle, and Pattern 1876 socket bayonet are accurately sculpted. The figures look very nice when painted.
With the exception of the officers, none of the figures show the typical cuff lace of the full-dress uniform. This omission is an advantage really, because the figures can be painted khaki without the need to remove the cuff lace. If full-dress uniforms are required, a narrow strip of cuff lace can simply be painted on.
Good casting quality, very little flash.
The officer’s flag is too small to represent a regimental flag. Serious modellers may want to replace the plastic flag and staff with a scratchbuilt item made from 0.6 mm pianowire and paper.
At Isandhlwana and Rorke’s Drift, soldiers of the 24th fought in skeleton order without packs, not the full infantry equipment portrayed here.
- British Infantry and Rifle Regiments, 1871–1888
- The 9th Kaffir War, 1877–1878
- Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878–1880
- Zulu War, 1879
- Northwest Frontier, 1877–1888
- The First Sudan War, 1882–1884
- Third Burmese War, 1885–1887
- Black Mountain Expedition, 1888
- Black Mountain Expedition, 1891
- French Marines in khaki Uniforms
A simple painting conversion, using ESCI British Zulu War Infantry without packs.
ESCI’s British Zulu War Infantry is well sculpted, and there are many useful poses to satisfy wargamers and diorama builders.
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Here Are Some Instructions On How To Play Minesweeper
Minesweeper is a game where mines are concealed in a network of squares. How to play minesweeper - Safe squares have numbers telling you what number mines touch the square.
You can utilize the number hints to tackle the game by opening the protected squares as a whole. On the off chance that you click on a mine, you lose the game!
How to play minesweeper:
Stage 1: Finding Your First Mine
Stage 2: Clearing the Other
Stage 3: Making the Right Guess
Stage 4: The 1-2 Pattern
Stage 5: Wall Pattern
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and reports the response time back to server where it's logged for reference.
When we compare the time to the duration in charles proxy, there is often a substantial difference. From testing, it seems to be device-dependent, meaning older (slower) devices report a longer response time than newer devices, and both are (usually) longer than the duration reported in charles. Also seems that requests called async with other requests are reporting much longer response times in the application than on the proxy software passing the requests back and forth.
Question: can we accurately measure the response times of our APIs from within our Roku application?
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Imagine a situation where winter season is at its peak and suddenly the furnace stops working leaving your house extremely cold. Of course, this will unsettle you and you try to immediately get in touch with a heating repair service provider. But, before calling them, you too can look into the matter and we will tell you how. Below find some troubleshooting tips which you can try on your own.
- Check the heat registers: Inspect each room in the house and steer clear of any object coming in the way of heat registers.
- Check the thermostat: It might be unbelievable to some, but many people call the heating repair service provider thinking that the furnace is turned on and still not functioning. So, before calling one, check that the thermostat is set to HEAT. Also, clear the thermostat and remove the dust buildup as this can block the signal to furnace.
- Set temperature a few degrees higher: Sometimes, a furnace is unable to read the room temperature correctly and if you set the furnace temperature higher, it will check that the furnace is turned on.
- Check the socket switch utility: The socket switch utility is located on the furnace within a grey box. Check if this is turned on.
- Inspect the pilot light: Check if the pilot light is turned on. If it is switched of, relight it and observe its color. In ideal scenario, the flame should be bright and release light blue color. However, if you see a yellow flame, you need to call for heating repair service because the yellow flame suggests that the burners are dirty and require cleaning.
- Look out for flakes of rust: If you find the rust flakes fallen on the floor and around the furnace, you should call for heating repair service. This is a danger sign and it even interferes with the gas flow.
- Check fuse: If you see that the fuse switch is down, flip it and re-run the furnace.
- Clean air filters: The function of an air filter is to trap debris so that the motor can run efficiently without any obstruction posed by dust or dirt. If the filter is kept unclean, lesser amount of hot air will pass through and can even cause the furnace to shut down. So, check and clean the furnace filter fortnightly and keep the house warm in extreme cold conditions.
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By now you know that exfoliation is important, but let's talk about why it's so important.
The most obvious reason you may be aware of is that exfoliation helps remove the dead skin cell build up that often makes your skin look tired and dull.
And as we age that cell rate turn over starts to slow down, so helping it out via exfoliation is a great way to maintain your glow and keep your skin from getting sluggish.
Did you know that exfoliation can also make your pores appear smaller, too?
While pores are often genetic and don't permanently shrink, healthy exfoliation can help.
In an example, Salicylic Acid is oil soluble so it also helps clean out your pores differently than other acids, often reducing the appearance of larger pores.
Depending on what type of acids you're using and in what form, they can also help reduce inflammation and lessen discoloration.
As a bonus, using acids helps smooth out your skin so that your makeup goes on smoother.
There are other forms of exfoliation, but my favorite by far is a chemical one because I believe it's easier to control without the risk of micro-cuts to your skin.
Some other ways that you may enjoy exfoliating is with an exfoliating cleanser, leave on tonic or facial mask.
If your skin is super sensitive to acids ask your esthetician or dermatologist about dermaplaning, a professional exfoliating service where a stainless steel blade is used to remove dead skin cells.
It's also important to know that even wiping your face with a towel can be exfoliating. So when you do, I recommend using soft flannel, microfiber or organic bamboo washcloths, like these I use from Amazon, that won't be disruptive to your skin.
When deciding how much you should exfoliate I encourage you to consider the following:
Are you exfoliating enough? In other words, are you exfoliating but your skin still looks dull or lacks luster?
Are you exfoliating too much? Do you find that your skin burns or stings when you apply your acid-based products or when you apply any products for that matter?
Are you exfoliating with acids that are the right fit for your skin? In example, what are your ultimate goals? Is it to lessen the appearance of your larger pores or treat deeper wrinkles?
Does your routine feel good on your skin without making your skin feel dry or tight?
Still unsure if what you're doing is serving you the best?
Drop your questions below or join us live on TikTok where we go live daily to answer all your beauty questions!
Remember, the more you know the more you glow!
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There are two main types of cinnamon sold in the market, Cassia and Ceylon Cinnamon. Do you know that both of them are healthy and effective in lowering blood sugar levels. However, one contains a toxin that is harmful if you eat too much of it.
Cassia cinnamon is the cheapest among all of this cinnamon and it is widely used by many manufacturers as to save cost.
While Ceylon cinnamon which is also known as "true cinnamon" is less common used and it is quite expensive to more common cassia variety.
Both types of cinnamon is equally benefited to our body, beneficial effect as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antilipemic, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and anticancer agent.
However, the main reason why Ceylon cinnamon is considered the healthiest type is because it has essentially zero toxins. All forms of cinnamon contain a compound called coumarin which is toxic to humans. But the levels vary drastically. Cassia cinnamon is so high in coumarin that even regular intake of the spice in moderate doses is likely harmful and can cause liver damage in some people.
At Ketogenius Kitchen, we will only source for the purest and safest foods for our customers.Therefore, we only uses Ceylon cinnamon in producing our Almond Cinnamon Crunchy Butter. Although Ceylon cinnamon is expensive. But, it's totally worthy as it contains all of the health-promoting properties of cinnamon with none of the toxic properties in it.
Ketogenius Kitchen Almond Cinnamon Crunchy Butter contains 3 simple ingredients only which are slow roasted almond, Ceylon cinnamon and sea salt. It is vegan and diabetics-friendly. It is 100% natural with no added sugar, oil and preservatives. Absolutely a cinnamon-lover must have to turn your plain toast and greek yoghurt into a perfect guilt-free dessert. If you are looking for antidiabetic agent product. You should get this too.
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Heart Healthy, Lower blood sugar levels, blood pressure and lower cholesterol levels; high in vitamin B and zinc which contributed to the maintenance of healthy skin; rich in vitamin E – an antioxidants nutrient; preventing weight gain and reduce breast cancer risk.
Store in cool, dry place for maximum freshness.
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A number of roads have been closed across Derbyshire due to flooding.
Rain continues to pour down across areas of the county causing disruption - and a major incident had been declared across Derbyshire.
Amber weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, who have said that flooding is likely to lead to "a loss of life" in the region. They have said there will no let up until Thursday morning, January 21.
River levels across the county have risen following the arrival of Storm Christoph.
Derbyshire County Council has revealed a list of roads that are currently closed due to the flooding taking place.
In Derbyshire Dales, the B5057 at Darley Bridge is closed.
The A6 Buxton, between Topley Pike and Morrisons' Island in the High Peak has been shut
The council will be updating this list at 6am tomorrow and it can be viewed here.
The most roads are closed across South Derbyshire, they are:
- Heage Lane, Etwall
- Ingleby Lane, Milton
- Bargate Lane, Willington
- Watery Lane, Bretby
- Junction of Twyford Lane and Buckford Lane, Twyford
- Church Lane, Barrow-on-Trent
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Come Meet A Black Person | A Virtual Event to Eradicate Racism
July 12, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Racism is at the forefront of all conversations today in this country. America was built upon racism and is a part of all systems and structures. In order to eliminate racism, white America must solve this problem. The Black community is critical in giving whites and other non-Blacks the real history and the Black experience.
The first step is to acknowledge white privilege. To do that, we invite you to join us and take the “White Privilege Test” during “Come Meet A Black Person” networking event where non-Blacks interact genuinely with a group of diverse Black people. “Come Meet A Black Person” is an open forum for human beings to start better relationships with each other across our cultural and racial differences.
“Come Meet A Black Person” includes guest speakers, interactive questionnaires, open conversations and an awesome group of participants. We will interact in #RacismTalkRooms and #BlackExperienceRooms as we do our part in eradicating racism in America.
Register today and tell a friend or two!
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Nov 7, 2021
I built DIY soundproofing panels for the House of #EdTech! This is the video I used to guide me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPEouyiEt3Q
Educational Duct Tape Podcast - Google Earth and other Geo Tools with the Partial Credit Podcast Guys
3 Ways to Reduce Technology Overload
Technology is a great asset in the world. It has opened many doors and new opportunities for teaching and learning. However, educational technology is never more important than education. Teaching and learning have to take the forefront and cannot live in the shadow of technology. We need to be mindful of the technology we use and require our students to use. This will help us to keep teaching and learning moving even in the most uncertain of times.
November Question of the Month - What are you thankful for?
Thank you to Chris Stuchko, Daniela Romero, Craig, Emma, and Amy
Jay Billy - Father, Educator, Author, Speaker - Proud Principal of Ben Franklin Elementary School.
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THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL INFORMTION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY.
I. Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations
I may use or disclose your protected health information (PHI), for treatment, payment, and health care operations purposes with your consent. To help clarify these terms, here are some definitions:
- "PHI" refers to information in your health record that could identify you.
- "Treatment, payment and Health Care Operations"
- Treatment is when I provide, coordinate or manage your health care and other services related to your health care. An example of treatment would be when I consult with another health care provider, such as your family physician or another psychologist.
- Payment is when I obtain reimbursement for your healthcare. Examples of payment are when I disclose you PHI to your health insurer to obtain reimbursement for your health care or to determine your eligibility or coverage.
- Health Care Operations are activities that relate to the performance and operation of my practice. Examples of health care operations are quality assessment and improvement activities, business-related matters such as audits and administrative services, and case management and care coordination.
- "Use" applies only to activities within any of my offices, such as sharing, employing, applying, applying, utilizing, examining, and analyzing information that identifies you.
- "Disclosure" applies to activities outside of my offices, such as releasing, transferring, or providing access to information about you to other parties.
II. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Authorization
I may use or disclose PHI for purposes outside of treatment, payment, and health care operations when your appropriate authorization is obtained. An "authorization" is written permission above and beyond the general consent that permits only specific disclosures. In those instances when I am asked for information for purposes outside of treatment, payment and health care operations, I will obtain an authorization from you before releasing this information. I will also need to obtain an authorization before releasing your psychotherapy notes. "Psychotherapy notes" are notes I have made about our conversation during a private, group, joint, or family counseling session, which I have kept separate from the rest of your medical record. These notes are given a greater degree of protection than PHI. I will also obtain an authorization from you before using or disclosing PHI in a way that is not described in this Notice.
You may revoke all such authorizations (of PHI or psychotherapy notes) at any time, provided each revocation is in writing. You may not revoke an authorization to the extent that (1) I have relied on that authorization; or (2) if the authorization was obtained as a condition of obtaining insurance coverage, and the law provides the insurer the right to contest the claim under policy.
III. Uses and Disclosures with Neither Consent nor Authorization
I may use or disclose PHI without your consent or authorization in the following circumstances:
- Child Abuse: If, in my professional capacity, a child come before me which I have reasonable cause to suspect is an abused or maltreated child, or I have reasonable cause to suspect a child is abused or maltreated where the parent, guardian, custodian or person legally responsible for such child comes before me in my professional or official capacity and states from personal knowledge facts, conditions or circumstances which, if correct, would render the child an abused or maltreated child, I must report such abuse or maltreatment to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment, or the local child protective services agency.
- Health Oversight: If there is an inquiry or complaint about my professional conduct to the New York State Board for Psychology, I must furnish to the New York Commissioner of Education, your confidential mental health records relevant to this inquiry.
- Judicial or Administrative Proceedings: If you are involved in a court proceeding and a request is made for information about the professional services that I have provided you and/or the records thereof, such information is privileged under state law, and I must not release this information without your written authorization, or a court order. This privilege does not apply when you are being evaluated for a third party or where the evaluation is court ordered. I must inform you in advance if this is the case.
- Serious Threat to Health or Safety: I may disclose your confidential information to protect you or others from a serious threat of harm by you.
- Worker's Compensation: If you file a worker's compensation claim, and I am treating you for the issues involved with that complaint, then I must furnish to the chairperson of the Worker's Compensation Board records which contain information regarding your psychological condition and treatment.
- When the use and disclosure without your consent or authorization is allowed under the sections of Section 164.512 of the Privacy Rule and the state's confidentiality law. This includes certain narrowlydefined disclosures to law enforcement agencies, to a health oversight agency (such as HHS or a state department of health), to a coroner or medical examiner, for public health purposes relating to disease or FDA-regulated products, or for specialized government functions such as fitness for military duties, eligibility for VA benefits, and security and intelligence.
IV. Patient's Rights and Psychologist's Duties
- Right to Request Restrictions-You have the right to request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of protected health information about you. However, I am not required to agree to a restriction you request.
- Right to Receive Confidential Communications by Alternative Means at Alternative Locations- You have the right to request and receive confidential communications of PHI by alternative means and at alternative locations. (For example, you may not want a family member to know that you are seeing me. Upon your request, I will send your bills to another address.)
- Right to Inspect and Copy- You have the right to inspect or obtain a copy (or both) of PHI and Psychotherapy notes in my mental health billing records used to make decisions about you for as long as the PHI is maintained in the record. I may deny your access to the PHI under certain circumstances, but in some cases, you may have this decision reviewed. On your request, I will discuss with you the details of the request and denial process.
- Right to Amend- You have the right to request and amendment of PHI for as long as the PHI is maintained in the record. I may require you to make the request in writing to provide a reason to support a requested amendment. I may deny your request. On your request, I will discuss with you the details of the amendment process.
- Right to Accounting- You generally have the right to receive an accounting of disclosures of PHI for which you have neither provided consent nor authorization (as described in Section III of this Notice). On your request, I will discuss with you the details of the accounting process.
- Right to a paper Copy- You have the right to obtain a paper of the notice from me upon request, even if you have agreed to receive the notice electronically.
- Right to Restrict Disclosures When You Have Paid for Your Care Out-Of-Pocket- You have the right to restrict certain disclosures of PHI to a health plan when you pay out-of-pocket in full for my services.
- Right to be Notified if There is a breach of your Unsecured PHI- You have a right to be notified if: (a) there is a breach (a use or disclosure of your PHI in violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule) involving your PHI; (b) that PHI has not been encrypted to government standards; and (c) my risk assessment fails to determine that there is a low probability that your PHI has been compromised.
- I am required by law to maintain the privacy of PHI and to provide you with a notice of my legal duties and privacy practices with respect to PHI
- I reserve the right to change the privacy policies and practices described in this notice. Unless I notify you of such changes, however, I am required to abide by the terms currently in effect.
- If I revise my policies and procedures, I will notify you either in person or by mail.
V. Questions and Complaints
If you have any questions about this notice, disagree with a decision I make about access to your records, or have other concerns about your privacy rights, you may contact me at 631-549-8867.
You may also send a written complaint to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I can provide you with the appropriate address upon request.
You have specific rights under the Privacy Rule. I will not regulate against you for exercising your right to file a complaint.
This notice will go into effect on October 1st, 2013.
I reserve the right to change the terms of this notice and to make the new notice provisions effective for all PHI that I maintain. I will provide you with a revised notice either in person or by mail.
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Stress is a natural response to challenging, anxiety-inducing, or demanding environments and situations. For many, it’s a standard everyday part of life, and it’s a perfectly healthy biological response in a vast majority of cases. Though many people believe that stress is always to fight, there’s nothing wrong with feeling that emotion now and then.
But there’s a difference between healthy levels of stress and chronic stress. Healthy stress serves to inform you that something is wrong and fill your body with the right hormones to survive. Chronic stress keeps your body in this suspended state of heightened senses and unbalanced hormones for a prolonged period, and it’s easy enough to point out how that could be bad for you!
Chronic stress can stem from many things, such as mental disorders, difficult circumstances, high-pressure jobs, personal problems, and more. These situations can trigger long-lasting physical effects of stress that negatively impact your physical health just as much as your mental health.
With the intense levels of heightened discomfort that chronic stress puts the body under, it’s no surprise that it can all take a lasting toll. A wide range of different symptoms may occur. In fact, you may even be at risk of many different illnesses. But how can something like stress be so powerful, and what can you do about it?
Three Ways Chronic Stress Impacts Your Health
Here are three ways chronic stress impacts your health and ways to fix it in three methods.
1. It Harms Your Digestive System
Chronic stress manifests most obviously in the digestive system. So if you’ve been in a bad mental state, you’ve probably already noticed how your stomach may turn and your digestion act up as a result.
The odd episode of stress now and then isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But being stressed out to a chronic point can really take a toll on that system as a whole. Here are some ways it can be harmful, according to research:
· Stomach Problems
The multiple physical symptoms of stress can cause an upset of the digestive system. With the increased heart rate, a boost of stress hormones, and fast breathing, it makes sense that your stomach will begin to suffer. You may get an ache or discomfort, but you might also have to deal with problems like acid reflux or heartburn. If you have existing stomach ulcers, they may be further agitated, too.
· Bowel Issues
If you’ve ever noticed your bowel movements becoming a little different during times of fear, stress, or anxiety, then you’ll already know how stress can affect your body’s natural way of processing food. You might feel nauseated, be constipated, experience diarrhea, or even throw up!
· Blood Sugar
Your liver works overtime to produce more glucose, so you have the necessary energy to manage stress, but your body may be unable to keep up with all that additional glucose, leading to a risk of unbalanced blood sugar, insulin resistance, or type 2 diabetes.
2. It Harms The Respiratory System
The respiratory system is fundamental to your health, and the dysregulation of emotion – whether from stress or anger – can result in wear and tear type of lung damage, according to studies. To understand how this happens, let’s talk about what the respiratory system does, step by step.
First, air comes in through the nose and mouth, going down the throat via the larynx and then into the lungs through the trachea, ending in the bronchi. Bronchioles then oxygenate red blood cells for the rest of the body to use. Essentially, the lungs’ job is to excrete carbon dioxide waste from the cells and bring oxygen to the cells for the body’s supply.
If, at any point, stress affects one of the parts of the body involved with respiration, that can harm the breathing process. For example, stress can cause constriction of the throat or trachea, causing shortness of breath. And of course, accelerated breathing can happen due to panic and other extreme forms of stress, which can make you feel like you’re not breathing enough.
Chronic stress can exacerbate pre-existing respiratory conditions or put you at risk for developing certain kinds later in life. This includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.
3. It Harms The Cardiovascular System
You’ve probably heard of stress leading to heart attacks. As it turns out, stress does have a terrible effect on the heart and its relevant organs, and research shows just how bad it can get. Once again, it’s important to understand how the cardiovascular system works to understand how stress affects it.
To nourish the whole body, the blood vessels and the heart work together to bring oxygen and nutrition across all the different organs. These two components are also important for forming the human body’s natural stress response. When you experience sudden and unexpected stress, for example, your heart muscles contract, stress hormones go rushing through your body, and your heart rate rushes to deliver the hormones quickly.
But with chronic stress, what happens is that the heart is always under this state of stress and difficulty. You’re constantly overworking your blood vessels and the muscles of your heart, and that means your blood pressure is high all the time. This heightens your risk of developing conditions such as a stroke, hypertension, or a heart attack – and, at the very least, you’ll have to deal with circulatory inflammation, and it may even affect your cholesterol levels.
Here are three easy ways to help you take control of chronic stress.
1. Write In A Journal
Some people falsely view the act of keeping a journal as “childish,” but it’s actually beneficial! Journaling is an act of reflective and expressive writing, allowing you to spill your guts in a private space regarding anything at all that is bothering you or stressing you out. Then, after you write all of that, you can enjoy the calmer feelings and reflect on those feelings once you’re in a calmer state.
Studies have found that journaling is an effective tool for encouraging positive thinking through the management of stress. Getting into the habit of writing in a journal every day can be a great way to process your everyday emotions and handle daily sources of stress, and you might gain some new insight into your life at the same time!
Many people repeatedly tout exercise as a miracle cure for stress, and though that is definitely quite an exaggeration, there’s no denying that it can help. The act of expressing stress physically through moderate exercise can help to relieve and expel some of that stress from your brain.
Numerous studies have shown that exercise relieves anxiety, depression, and stress and boosts positive thinking in turn. On the contrary, those who don’t exercise. Here’s how!
- Improved sleep quality and helps you feel more rested, so you’re able to recover from stress and feel more ready to tackle potentially stressful situations during the day.
- More positive hormones like endorphins to help you feel good, reduce stress levels and make you feel better.
- Helping to lower the levels of cortisol, which is the body’s chief stress hormone, and a long-term exercise habit can properly maintain that hormone and its levels/
- Making you feel more confident, allowing you to feel more capable regarding your abilities, so stress doesn’t feel as severe.
You don’t have to do intense exercise to reap these benefits. A healthy and moderate habit that gets a little bit of sweat going and a little bit of blood pumping. Walking, jogging, dancing, and even gardening can all work!
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✓ Answer Keys
✓ Data Tracking Sheet
I am using this in my classroom the three weeks leading up to our standardized test as spiral review and to gather data on which students need more intense instruction during small group math.
Each day students will complete the questions, we will go over them and then there are two options for tracking data. Students can either keep their own data sheet, or the teacher can keep a class list for mastery.
The Topics Covered In This Review:
⇨Represent and Solve Multi-Step Problems using Equations with a Letter for the Unknown
⇨Simplify Numerical Expressions
⇨Comparing and Ordering Decimals
⇨Graphing Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Plane
⇨Generating a Numerical Pattern When Given a Rule
⇨Classify 2D Figures Using a Hierarchy Based on Attributes
⇨Dividing Whole Numbers and Unit Fractions
⇨Solving One and Two-Step Problems Using Data
⇨Addition and Subtraction of Positive Rational Numbers
⇨Perimeter, Area, and Volume
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UPDATED POST AT sparkypus.com A Medieval Potpourri https://sparkypus.com/2020/05/14/the-medieval-crowns-of-edward-the-confessor-and-queen-edith/
KING RICHARD III AND HIS CONSORT QUEEN ANNE NEVILLE WEARING EDWARD THE CONFESSOR AND QUEEN EDITH’S CROWNS. THE ROUS ROLL.
THE SAME CROWNS WORN EARLIER BY EDWARD IV AND ELIZABETH WYDVILLE. Photograph by Geoffrey Wheeler.
The first Coronation Crowns, known as the crowns of Edward the Confessor (also known as St Edward the Confessor) and his wife Queen Edith were probably made about the IIth century for the king’s coronation in his new completed rebuilt Church of St Peter, now known as Westminster Abbey on Thorney Island. Edward was one of the last Anglo Saxon kings. We know that Queen Edith’s crown was valued at £16 and was made of ‘Siluer gilt Enriched with Garnetts foule pearle Saphires and some odd stones’. Edward the Confessors crown was described as a ‘crowne of gould wyer worke sett with slight stones and two little bells’. They were worn by every king and queen after that, excluding Edward V and Jane, who of course were never crowned, until their destruction by the Parliamentarians. Its hard to find an absolutely accurate depiction of them as various kings may have added bits and pieces over the centuries. Having said that we have a very good idea from the lovely drawings in Rous roll, the Beauchamp Pageant, and the Royal Window at Canterbury Cathedral.
King Richard wearing the Crown of St Edward the Confessor, Rous Roll.
Edward IV’S portrait in the Royal Window at Canterbury Cathedral wearing the Coronation Crown of St Edward.
Elizabeth Wydeville in her coronation robes and Queen Edith’s crown. the Worshipful Company of Skinners
Queen Anne from the Rous Roll wearing Queen Edith’s crown..
Queen Anne Neville wearing Queen Edith’s crown from the Beauchamp Pageant..
King Richard III wearing the crown of Edward the Confessor..The Beauchamp Pageant.
King Edward the Confessor’s crown..drawn by Julian Rowe. The Road to Bosworth Field. P W Hammond and Anne E Sutton
Queen Edith’s crown..artist Julian Rowe
These wonderful crowns survived until the end of the English Civil War when the victorious Parliamentarians ordered all sacred symbols and relics of monarchy, now rendered redundant, to be ‘totallie Broken and defaced’ and the metal to be used to make coins.
New crowns were made for Charles II‘s coronation in 1661 by Robert Vyner including a new Coronation Crown. This crown sometimes gets confused with the Imperial State Crown. It should be remembered that the Coronation Crown is only used for coronation and thus does not get many outings. The State crown is the one our present queen wears for the State Opening of Parliament. Having been made comparatively recently in 1937 it has a most exquisite survivor from the Middle Ages…the Black Prince’s Ruby! Its not actually a. ruby but a large irregular cabochon red spinel. The stone has an astonishing history which is hard to verify and I will go into here only briefly but suffice to say it did indeed belong to Edward the Black Prince. It then passed to Henry V who was said to have worn it on his helmet at Agincourt. It was later said that it was worn by King Richard III in the crown that was lost at Bosworth and legend says was found under a hawthorn bush by William Stanley.
The red cabochon known as the Black Princes Ruby..a medieval survivor and now worn in the modern State Crown.
And so, besides the two royal crowns, much, much more was lost. Described by Sir Roy Strong as a ‘treasure trove of medieval goldsmith work’ there were ‘Several ancient sceptres and staffs, two with doves on top and one with a fleur-de-lis of silver gilt and an ampulla which contained the holy oil for anointing listed as ‘A doue (actually an eagle) of gould set with stones and pearle’ There were ancient medieval royal robes worn by the king before the crowning….and an ‘old Combe of Horne’ probably of Anglo Saxon origin and used to comb the kings hair after the anointing listed as ‘worth nothing’ . A total of nine items were sold to a Mr Humphrey for £5 in November 1649 (1).
I’ll leave the last word on this tragic part of British history to Sir Edward Walker, Garter of Arms who wrote his report in 1660.
‘And because through the Rapine of the late vnhappy times, all the Royall Ornaments and Regalia heretofore preserved from age to age in the Treasury of the the Church of Westminster, were taken away, sold and destroyed the Committee mert divers times, not only to direct the remaking such Royal Ornaments and Regalia, but even to setle the form and fashion of each particular’ (2)
1) Lost Treasures of Britain Roy Strong p124
2) Ibid p125
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We all know the challenges of trying to find a Christmas present for someone who already has everything. When it comes to children or grandchildren who are going to get piles of presents under the tree this year, you may not know what to get. Thinking long term and setting some money aside for after the festive period has passed could be the perfect Christmas gift.
The average amount that parents spend per child at Christmas is £137.50. With other relatives and loved ones adding to this sum, children in your family could get quite the stack of gifts to unwrap. Whilst the excitement of new toys is part of Christmas for children, deferring gifts could have a far greater impact and boost their financial future.
Becky O’Connor, Personal Finance Specialist at Royal London, said: “It might seem Scrooge-like to save for rather than spend on your children, but putting money into long-term savings is truly far more generous than things that come in gift wrap over time.
“Even if your children don’t realise it now, they’ll appreciate these ‘future presents’ when they reach adulthood; for driving lessons, help towards university maintenance costs, or homeownership dreams.”
Still in need of some persuasion that deferred gifts could be the right option? Here are four reasons to consider them:
1. They have everything they need
Whilst children might want the latest toy or gadget, the fact is that usually, they have everything they need already. If you’re struggling to think of gifts they’ll still love to play with, in a few months’ time, looking further ahead could be the answer. Even if you decide to forgo presents or offer a token gift instead, they’ll probably still have gifts to open from other loved ones, so they won’t miss out on the excitement of Santa.
2. Give them a helping hand in the future
A look through the newspaper headlines and you’ll probably spot a story about how younger generations are struggling financially. Whether it’s low wage growth, student loans or housing deposits, taking steps to put money aside now can make things easier in the future. Remember, if you’re saving money in their name, they will usually be able to access it from the age of 18. As a result, it’s important to let them know what the money is intended for as they get older. Alternatively, you could save in your own name, ready for when it’s needed.
3. Make your gift go further
A £50 gift doesn’t typically go that far when you look at what it will buy and how long it will last. But keep adding those sums together, along with the benefit of interest or investment returns, and it can add up over the long term. When you look at the bigger picture, deferring gifts can mean your money has an even greater impact.
4. Teach them a valuable financial lesson
We’re often told to save for the future. Saving a little bit from this year’s Christmas budget for your child or grandchild’s future is a great opportunity to teach them an important financial lesson. Whether you tell them about the savings now or wait until they’re a little older, it can help reinforce the idea of saving for a rainy day.
Giving a deferred gift for Christmas
So, if you’re looking for an alternative to the usual colourful toys and treats that can be found under a tree, what are your options? Here are three to consider:
- Savings account: If you saved the equivalent spent on Christmas presents each year by parents (£137.50) a child could reach their 18th birthday with a useful nest egg of £2,824, assuming an interest rate of 1.45%. It’s a sum that could provide the support needed to pass their driving test or lend a helping hand as they prepare to study at university. Alternatively, you could decide to spread out contributions. Deposit just £25 a month and they’ll have £5,400 when they reach adulthood.
- Premium bonds: Premium bonds can be a fun way to set money aside for children. The minimum amount available is £25 and anyone can purchase premium bonds on behalf of a child. Every month, two bondholders will win £1 million, with smaller prizes on offer. On average, premium bonds win the equivalent of 1.4%. However, many savers will receive less than this or nothing at all.
- Investing: Using a savings account can seem like a safe option, as contributions won’t be affected by market volatility. But it could mean that your money isn’t working as hard as it could be. If you’re saving for more than five years, investing is an option worth considering. £25 a month could grow into £12,002 over 18 years, assuming average returns of 8% per annum. Use a Junior ISA (JISA) and savings returns will be tax-free.
- Pension: Thinking even further ahead can help your child with retirement. You can open a pension in a child’s name from when they are born. Pay in £25 a month from birth to adulthood, and the child could have a pension worth £147,798 when they reach 60, assuming growth of 8%. It can make the transition into adulthood easier, knowing they have some savings ready for later life.
If you’d like to understand which option best suits your goals, please get in touch. We’re here to help you make the most of your finances, including passing them on to loved ones to support their future too.
Please note: The Financial Conduct Authority does not regulate NS&I products.
The value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
A pension is a long-term investment. The fund value may fluctuate and can go down, which would have an impact on the level of pension benefits available. Your pension income could also be affected by the interest rates at the time you take your benefits. The tax implications of pension withdrawals will be based on your individual circumstances, tax legislation and regulation which are subject to change in the future.
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Von Restorff effect
The Von Restorff effect, also known as the "isolation effect", predicts that when multiple homogeneous stimuli are presented, the stimulus that differs from the rest is more likely to be remembered. The theory was coined by German psychiatrist and pediatrician Hedwig von Restorff (1906–1962), who, in her 1933 study, found that when participants were presented with a list of categorically similar items with one distinctive, isolated item on the list, memory for the item was improved.
The study utilized the isolation paradigm, which refers to a distinctive feature of an item in a list that differs from the others by way of dimension. Such distinctiveness, leading to the von Restorff effect, can be generated from changing the meaningfulness or physical nature of the stimulus in some way, such as in size, shape, color, spacing and underlining.
For example, if a person examines a shopping list with one item highlighted in bright green, he or she will be more likely to remember the highlighted item than any of the others. Additionally, in the following list of words – desk, chair, bed, table, chipmunk, dresser, stool, couch – chipmunk will be remembered the most as it stands out against the other words in its meaning.
There are different theories proposed to explain the increased performance of isolated items. The total-time hypothesis suggests that isolated items are rehearsed for a longer time in working memory compared to non-isolated items. Another approach offers that subjects could consider the isolated items to be in their own special category in a free-recall task, making them easier to recollect. A separate explanation is based upon the analysis of the deep processing of similarities and differences among the items. Debate surrounds whether perceptual salience and differential attention are necessary to produce this effect. Modern theory holds that the contextual incongruity of the isolate is what leads to the differential attention to this item. Based on this assumption, an isolation effect would not be expected if the isolated item were presented prior to some consistent context, a theory that goes against von Restorff's findings.
Empirical data has shown a strong relationship between the von Restorff effect and measures of event-related potential in the brain. Specifically, evidence has shown that exposure to novel or isolated items on a list for free recall generates an ERP with a larger amplitude and this amplitude in turn predicts a higher likelihood of future recall and faster recognition of the items.
There have been many studies that demonstrate and confirm the von Restorff effect in children and young adults. Another study found that college-aged students performed better when trying to remember an outstanding item in a list during an immediate memory-task whereas elderly individuals did not remember it well, suggesting a difference in processing strategies between the age groups.
In yet another study, although a significant von Restorff effect was produced amongst both age groups when manipulating font color, it was found to be smaller in older adults than younger adults. This too indicates that older people display lesser benefits for distinctive information compared to younger people.
- Parker, Amanda; Wilding, Edward; Akerman, Colin (1998). "The von Restorff Effect in Visual Object Recognition Memory in Humans and Monkeys: The Role of Frontal/Perirhinal Interaction" (PDF). Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 10 (6): 691–703. doi:10.1162/089892998563103. PMID 9831738.
- von Restorff, Hedwig (1933). "Über die Wirkung von Bereichsbildungen im Spurenfeld" [The effects of field formation in the trace field]. Psychologische Forschung [Psychological Research] (in German). 18 (1): 299–342. doi:10.1007/BF02409636.
- Hunt, R. Reed (1995). "The subtlety of distinctiveness: What von Restorff really did" (PDF). Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 2 (1): 105–112. doi:10.3758/BF03214414.
- Karis, Demetrios; Fabiani, Monica; Donchin, Emanuel (1984). ""P300" and memory: Individual differences in the von Restorff effect". Cognitive Psychology. 16 (2): 177–216. doi:10.1016/0010-0285(84)90007-0.
- Bireta, Tamra; Surprenant, Aimée; Neath, Ian (2008). "Age-related differences in the von Restorff isolation effect". The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 61 (3): 345–352. doi:10.1080/17470210701626608. PMID 17896205.
- Cimbalo, Richard S.; Brink, Lois (1982). "Aging and the von Restorff Isolation Effect in Short/Term Memory". The Journal of General Psychology. 106 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1080/00221309.1982.9710974.
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When Research Co. and Glacier Media first asked about this idea in 2019, seven in 10 British Columbians supported the provincial government’s initiative. This month, the proportion is the same (70%), showing that the province’s residents continue to favour this change down the road.
The past few months have provided ample opportunities for residents to think about these vehicles, particularly as the race to develop electric trucks heats up in the United States. There is a slight increase in the proportion of British Columbians who believe that all light-duty cars and trucks sold in the province will be “zero emission” by 2040, from 49% in 2019 to 51% in 2021.
There are two ways to look at these numbers. On the one hand, a forward-looking policy proposal that calls for a major change over the next two decades is endorsed by more than two-thirds of residents, and half of them think its ultimate goal will be met. On the other, there has been little movement on each one of these indicators, suggesting that those who were originally uncertain remain so now.
An analysis of what the “zero emission” goal would entail needs to take into account those who are currently relying on their own vehicles to commute. The views of drivers in British Columbia – who will be responsible for this change – are also stagnant. Just over half of the province’s residents who drive to school or work (53%) say it is “very likely” or “moderately likely” that the next vehicle they acquire will be electric, up two points since 2019.
This year, the key differentiator on this question is geographic location. While majorities of drivers in Metro Vancouver (59%) and the Fraser Valley (also 59%) lean towards an electric vehicle in the future, significantly fewer drivers in southern B.C. (42%), Vancouver Island (also 42%) and northern B.C. (41%) concur.
When drivers are asked about specific reasons that could steer them away from electric vehicles, some of the same hindrances that were identified in 2019 persist. We found that 27% of the province’s drivers remain worried about the cost of an electric vehicle compared with a non-electric option.
The proportion of drivers in British Columbia who are dissuaded by cost has increased by three points in two years, at a time when several rebate options for electric vehicles remain available for the province’s residents. However, as is always the case with cars, there are different options available for every budget imaginable. Some drivers may be thinking only of a specific brand or model that they understandably perceive as unattainable.
Still, we continue to see another form of hesitation to buy an electric vehicle that is directly related to infrastructure. In the most recent survey, 27% of drivers in British Columbia (up three points) say they are less likely to buy an electric vehicle because they fear becoming stranded if they cannot find a charging station.
Slightly smaller proportions of the province’s drivers are also on the fence due to a perceived absence of charging stations where they usually drive (23%, down two points) and the lack of a proper place to charge the vehicle where they currently live (22%, up two points).
The survey does not outline plenty of positive momentum from drivers to join the ranks of early adopters in electric vehicles. This poses a couple of challenges to the current government to ensure that the desired change is successful.
The push for a successful conversion away from fossil fuels must assuage the concerns of drivers who fear that electric vehicle charging stations are not as ubiquitous as gas stations. While there are maps available online showing where to charge an electric vehicle in British Columbia, many future owners remain oblivious. More information and awareness would go a long way to urge more drivers in southern B.C., northern B.C. and Vancouver Island to take a look at electric cars soon.
In addition, drivers who live in multi-family dwellings are concerned about having to argue in favour of investing in an electric vehicle charging station in a strata, knowing that they will face opposition from drivers of gas-powered vehicles, cyclists or transit users. This is a problem in urban areas, such as Metro Vancouver, and will require a concerted effort not only to prepare buildings currently under construction for the future, but also to retrofit those where people already live. •
Mario Canseco is president of Research Co.
Results are based on an online study conducted from May 23 to May 25 among 800 adults in British Columbia. The data has been statistically weighted according to Canadian census figures for age, gender and region in British Columbia. The margin of error, which measures sample variability, is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
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If you like gooey cookies (ahem *cough* myself included:), but you are trying to eat healthier and stick to those goals that give you more energy, this recipe is the perfect answer.
The secret ingredient is canned chickpeas, and, before you judge them, you really need to try them. They work in this recipe because they give it texture, while the peanut butter gives a rich consistency, and the chocolate powder does it’s thing! One alone can kill a chocolate craving – for just 88 calories and 11 grams carb, and 2 grams protein. All made in the food processor…
And this is the magic that happens:
This recipe is amazing for those who eat gluten-free, because it is so easy to make; however, every single person I’ve served them to (whether they are trying to eat healthier or not) has LOVED them… so I just had to share them with you!
1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter
1 cup chickpeas, drained, rinsed and dried with a paper towel
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (or raw cacao powder)
1/2 cup raw honey
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 375º. In a food processor, add peanut butter, chickpeas, cocoa powder, honey, and baking powder. Process until smooth – about 10 seconds or so. Scrape down the sides with a spatula and process again until a thick dough-like consistency forms.
2. Stir in dark chocolate chips. Scoop out into tablespoon-sized dough balls onto a baking sheet covered in parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Press each down a little in the center to form a small cookie-shape (but cookie should still be puffy, not flat).
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cookies will have a “crackled” appearance on top, but will still be gooey in the middle. Don’t over bake them! Remove and let cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!
prep time: 5 minutes
total time: 20 minutes
Makes about 24 cookies
Nutrition facts per cookie: Calories 88, Total Fat 4.1 g, Saturated Fat 1.4 g,
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g, Cholesterol 0.0 mg,
Sodium 47.1 mg, Potassium 27.7 mg, Total Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Dietary Fiber 0.9 g,
Sugars 8.3 g, Protein 2.1 g
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Exodus 12:14-13:16, Matthew 20:29-21:22, Psalms 25:16-22, Proverbs 6:12-15
Today is the 31st day of January welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is great to be here with you as we end and begin, right? So, we’re ending the first month of the year. Can you believe that exactly one month ago was December 31st and we were at the end of the year and just getting ready to launch on to this journey? Now we are a month in. It’s gone quick, and there’s a lot…a lot that we have learned and I just…I mean the new year…I need…I needed the new year to come. And I think a lot of people did too, and I’m just really encouraged by what the Scriptures are speaking into our lives as we continue. So, we’re just marking this moment where we reached the end of our first month. Today’s reading will end that first month and tomorrow we’ll be in the second month of the year. And it just goes and goes quickly, but it also goes at the pace that it needs to go out. So, I just want to tell you, well done. I mean we’ve been at…this is 31 days we can do this. If we’ve made it this far, we can…we can make this journey work. And, so, let’s dive in. This is a brand-new shiny sparkly week that we are walking into and we will read from the Voice Translation this week, picking up the story of…well…Moses and Pharaoh and the enslaved Hebrew people. And God’s full intention that is people are not going to be slaves anymore. And, so, we begin. Exodus chapter 12 verse 14 through 13 verse 16.
Father, we thank You, we thank You for Your word and we thank You for bringing us through this first full month in Your word for this voyage, the voyage of 2021. And we are…we have set sail and we are well on our way and we are grateful for the shifting that is beginning to take place. Like it's…it’s starting to become a rhythm and we’re starting to feel like we can do this and we’re a part of something. We are grateful for that. We invite Your Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. This is one of the promises of the Scriptures, that You would lead us into all truth. That is what we are asking for, that is what we seek, that You would lead us on the pathways of truth, that You would lead us on what Jesus called the narrow path that leads to life, that we would embrace wisdom as…as a best friend and that we would walk the pathways of wisdom. Come Holy Spirit we pray. In the name of Jesus we ask. Amen.
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Hi, my name is Desiree I’m a 13-year-old girl. I’ve been studying and recently found out my mom was a drug addict and now that I’ve seen so many things pass during my life when I was taken away from her at the age of 6 years old and went to my aunt and uncle’s house which are now my new parents because I got adopted from them and I’ve been going through some rough times because of all the things that my mother has done like when I recently found out that she was a drug addict I just broke down and started crying and I…I couldn’t believe what she did an…and the fact is that she wants to bring me or some other people and that…that’s not really our fault and the fact is that she doesn’t care. And I just wish that everything was the same, but I just asked for prayer that she just helps us. I mean God help us and please pray help and thank you.
Hey guys it’s your brother from Indiana I’m just calling to just…just out of greatness just out of all the awesome __ right now. I just heard that Sean has recently came to Christ, you know, just this past year. He said he got baptized last Sunday. He’s been reading the Bible. I just pray encouraging… just that…that…that the Holy Spirit would encourage you. Man that…that’s amazing. I’m so glad and I’m so glad you’re, you know, I’m just really glad and I pray a special blessings upon you and your future. You say you may want to go on mission trips. God’s will be done. May you have eyes and ears to hear that. Also, By God’s Grace I didn’t hear the last part of that but Covid and breast cancer. That is a really traumatic experience, but you have the faith to know that God is our great physician. I pray that your family have increased faith, you would recognize the blessings around you being your family three beautiful daughters and I pray __ for your whole family, your husband, and man or girl, I…I’m sorry. Just blessings and for anyone that has depression especially teenagers, I’m just praying for you today that your eyes be lifted to God the maker of the heavens and the earth in Jesus’ name I’m praying. Thank you, guys. And girls. I love you.
Hi DAB family I have never actually called before but I did hear a prayer from By Your Grace Sherry and I just wanted to let you know that sometimes when we pray for God to increase our faith, He puts us in situations that essentially force us to have faith in Him that He will put us through. There is so much power in faith that we…that God wants us to be able to tap into. There is so much love and passion and Satan definitely wants to keep us from all of that. So, I just wanted to say keep on going. Sometimes what we ask for is certainty in faith rather than actual faith, but I will pray for you and I do hope that God will God will show you some amazing things during this time that you are, that you have to lean on him in order to get through this. So, I’ll be praying for you.
Hello everybody my name is Josh and I’ve been listening for several years. I’ve never called because honestly, I rarely listen to the prayer request and the only reason I was listening today was because it was one of those rare occasions where I was actually running and I just couldn’t reach my phone but as I was listening I heard Zealand Isabel from Georgia and they were so moved by her story I literally stopped in my tracks. She was explaining that she has a brain problem and that it has affected her right side and she has trouble with seizures and that she is looking for prayer from the Daily Audio Bible community. Zealand Isabel if you’re listening, I want to tell you something about my family. I have two daughters on this earth. The oldest is 4 years old and was a twin. She and her sister were born really early, so early that one didn’t make it out of the hospital, and she is with Jesus. Now the other one or the one who’s for now, had a brain bleed that, like you, affected her right side. Today she would tell you that her right side just moves a little different, but I see how hard she works every day on things that I would otherwise take for granted. And I am sure that you work hard every day as well. I pray for my daughter each morning, that she would be healed but also that she would be strong and would know Jesus more she grows up. I pray for her to be like you. I want you to know for sure that you are strong, and I will be praying for you along with my daughter every day. I speak healing over you from the one who made you and pray blessings on you.
Hi, Macy here from Texas and…and I’m a new listener. I just turned 6 and I wanted to say I listen to you… to your bibles… to your Bible…to the Bible stories that you read to us so I…so I would…so I would like…so today I’m also listening to one too. So, and I love them too and I just wanted to say that. So, bye.
Hello this is Donna from California and recently a couple of people have called in that I just really, really some calls really touch you very deeply, they all do but these in particular did for me. There was a lady who called, and she has since had a lot of response. A lady who called in and said she had Covid and her husband had left her after 47 years of marriage. This broke my heart. And then another lady, Amy, from Canada called recently just expressing the loneliness and the…I too, didn’t sign up to be single. I…I actually had been married. My marriage fell apart about 10 years ago. And I…I didn’t sign up to be single. It’s very difficult and then I understand people who are well meaning will quote things like “my grace is sufficient for you” and “delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart”, which are very well meaning and very true, but often it just rings hollow because sometimes that comes from people who are blessed with a good marriage. Not to sound bitter. But I just want to offer a quick prayer because I only have like less than 30 seconds. Dear Lord help…help those of us in this situation to believe you. Help us to really search deeply. What are the desires of my heart? My…my desires are for you. And why would I place them anywhere else? I don’t know if that helps but I pray for you and I love you. Thank you for calling.
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The hashtag and social movement created by April Reign in 2015 put the spotlight on the lack of diversity in Hollywood. In response to the surge of criticism, both the Academy and its nominated films have become more diverse, with this year’s lineup cited by many as the most diverse to date. These changes offer one notable example of how culture can influence film, but film also reflects and shapes our culture and our politics.
In the January 25 episode of “The Progressive Happy Hour,” cohost Drew Courtney and guest host Diallo Brooks chat with progressive strategist Asher Huey about the interconnectedness of film, culture and politics and how movies have responded to the chaos of the Trump era.
Asher outlined the role that film plays in shaping culture, saying, “We stigmatize things or create a culture of acceptance based on how people are portrayed in [artistic] media … art and film affects both how we think about the world and how we think about politics.” Last year’s Love, Simon, he continued, offers an example of both of the progress of LGBTQ cultural acceptance and the power of representation among underrepresented groups.]
Film also holds a mirror to real cultural and political problems and issues, and in the two years since Trump took office, diverse movies like Black Panther and Love, Simon offer alternate realities and tell stories that many people have been waiting far too long to see on screen. Asher explained, “In an era [of] resurgent racism that has become so blatant, where the president gives spaces to white supremacy and encourages it […], Hollywood has responded. People want to see a world … where Black people are successful.” He continued, “Part of the reason I loved [Love, Simon] is because – surprise, I’m gay – I don’t get to see myself on screen in that way … For the first time, I get to see someone whose struggle is falling in love without the fear of being beaten up and everything that’s always layered onto queer films.”
Asher noted that movies with diverse casts that tell stories about underrepresented communities are, unfortunately, too often anesthetized or white-washed for white audiences: “Hollywood, by and large, is controlled by white men. It’s really hard for women and people of color to make films without the studio coming in and [asking] to ‘make that a little less threatening for me.’ You end up with movies [that are] meant to make white people feel like they don’t have to be the bad guy.”
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Elaborating on the clause
According to the Constitution, Project SafeCom promises to be "....a Safe Community in Western Australia for people of any race, gender, creed or nationality, who are displaced as a result of Wars or Political, Social, Climatological, Ecological and Geological upheaval and/or Disaster; and for other users as and when appropriate...."
This page outlines what Project SafeCom in its future implementation vision has to offer to various groups in Australian Society, or reversely, which groups of people have things to offer to Project SafeCom.
The page you have accessed here is one of the earliest vision implementation pages created on our website in 2001. For a more explanatory outline in retrospect, see the hub page or association page on our website.
our challenge In a fresh invitation and an open challenge to the Australian Government's mandatory detention of asylum seekers and refugees, the people of Project SafeCom are committed to be open to host refugees.
our alternative Our invitation goes out to the Australian Government to urgently consider alternatives to detention camps. Project SafeCom is happy to host people who come to Australia from countries like Iraq and Afghanistan; just that we will NOT allow fences, limitation of physical freedom or the taking away of human dignity and basic freedoms.
our giving At Project SafeCom people who come as asylum seekers are offered to be part of a transient community, to have a space to ground themselves with nature on the Australian soil, they can work with sheep, cattle, be part of a thriving community, learn about Australian ways of dealing with the climate, rainfall, building methods and the heat.
our learning Asylum seekers at Project SafeCom, while they await processing of their legitimate claims under the United Nations agreement of 1951, can enrol in courses conducted on-site, get a place in English language classes under the entry scheme for migrants and refugees, and they can experience the friendliness and larrikin lightheartedness of Australians, and start to heal from what in most cases can be proven to have been lifelong traumatization through the political and social persecution in their countries of origin.
Project SafeCom is committed to providing opportunities to people with a disability. This includes the provision of necessary adaptations on the Site, unrestricted access to facilities and buildings, the provision of employment and/or work experience opportunites and other opportunities as the need arises.
Some of the programs of the Disability Services Commission may, after further exploration and negotiations with the Commission, dovetail into what Project SafeCom can offer. Some of the Commission's programs as quoted on the Commission's Web Site are:
"The Community Support Program funds individuals and agencies to provide a range of supports, other than full-time accommodation, to families and people with disabilities. Funding is aimed at enabling people to remain within their family and provide respite for families from their caring responsibilities.
The Community Support Program also is responsible for agency support and development in country areas and works closely with the other programs to ensure country agencies are aware of developments occurring in all areas and have input to future considerations."
Note: In this program we're amongst other things, thinking of Respite Care farm stay or holiday camps.
"ATE programs provided by agencies assist people with disabilities who are unable to work, to make positive and constructive use of their time. The program helps people achieve their full potential and maximise their social independence.
ATE (Adults) funding aims to provide full time and part time alternative to employment options based on individual need. It will supplement, but not replace other supports, particularly, employment and will not top-up services or supports that are the responsibility of other agencies."
Note: In this program we think of opportunities for work and programs to facilitate the purposes of the Commission's program.
"The Commission's Specialist Country Services (SCS) aims to enhance the capacity of country communities to respond to the therapy and other specialist support needs of people with disabilities and their families."
We have an intent to establish a Research Centre at Project SafeCom Inc., with as its main brief the quest to explore and introduce alternative methods of animal care - We have termed this "non-violent husbandry" - and to research and resource ourselves about alternatives to the use of chemical and other fertilizers, which up till now have played havoc with the fragile country ecosystems in Western Australia.
Too many accepted practices in farm animal care leave the amount of suffering and pain amongst animals unquestioned; at the Research Centre we hope to not just question those practices but also research alternatives which can safely replace traditional methods. These may pertain to day-to-day care, to medication and to veterinary care, and to other aspects of animal life.
Contemporary farmers have learnt a great deal about what massive land clearing and the intensive use of chemicals in the soil do to the top soil and soil balance, and to the encroachment of salination. It is only through rigorous application of confirmed research outcomes that efforts to reverse the damage can be effective, appropriate in distinct regions, sustainable in the long term and of a permanent nature. Exploring these isssues is also part of the task of the Research Centre.
At Project SafeCom many opportunities will exist for appropriate training programs. Our intention is to have a fully functioning Learning Centre, which will be used to conduct classroom based training.
The training programs at Project SafeCom can be implemented in conjunction with e.g. Western Australian Regional Community Colleges (TAFE Colleges), and Agricultural Colleges.
The TAFE (Technical and Further Education) training system places a high value on 'competency-based assessment', where course participants need to put into practice what they learn in the classroom context as a pre-requisite to passing the course. Some examples and possibilities for TAFE or other Courses are:
Certificate Courses in Environmental Practice: students can learn about soil types, soil sampling / testing and the relationship between soil and plants; basics of plant and animal biology; some climate factors, and they learn what an ecosystem is.
Graduate students would ideally find employment in ecologically responsible companies or embark on further training in this field.
Courses in Environmental (Science) Management: in these courses the learning package would be expanded to include studies about the impact of people on the environment, practices of revegetation programs, some extended data gathering and processing (in preparation for further environmental studies); some chemistry, and an introduction to environmental and sustainable technology. The courses would also include modules concerned with industrial waste, environmental toxicology, waste water treatment and other related issues.
Graduate students would ideally find employment on a starting level as an environmental technician or assistant, or they would be sufficiently prepared for tertiary studies in Environmental Science or Technology.
Land Management Skills Courses: In addition to some core concepts in the above courses, issues such as Rehabilitation, Revegetation, and Ecologically responsible Land Mangement, combined with a greater accent on Hydrology and waste water management would be taught in this course. There would also be a greater accent on knowledge of regional and local of native flora and fauna.
Graduate students: This course could be conducted with leaders of Indigenous communities in Western Australia in mind, but it could also be geared to people who want to become Rangers for Local Government Authorities or Rangers in National Parks.
Rural Studies: In view of the fact that Project SafeCom's property would be a fully operational farm, there is a place for Rural Studies. In such courses we would envisage to be part of conducting Wool Classing and Wool Handling courses.
Graduate students would be trained to work as Wool Classers or Wool Handlers.
Under "other" courses that can be conducted at Project SafeCom, English Language Classes and Courses which introduce people to the workings of Australian Society, can not be forgotten.
With the current Federal Government's Mandatory detention policy on asylum seekers and refugees, there would be no opportunity to facilitate these courses. Project SafeCom Inc. however, is as much committed to assisting the Australian Government to change its mind on these matters, as it is committed to promote its own Project.
No matter where the property eventually will be located, Project SafeCom Inc. is wholly committed to ongoing consultations with The First Australians. We hope to get on well with Indigenous people who live in the region and include them in our activities.
One of the offers we are committed to make a local or regional Aboriginal community, is to assist them in any implementation of the Community Development Employment Program(s) [CDEP] in place within their community.
The West Australian State Government has just (October 2001) abolished 'short-term prison sentencing'. This step can be applauded, also because it came with the acknowledgement by the WA State Government that many, many people in prisons for a short while ended up there because of fine defaulting, and that many people came from Australia's Indigenous population.
Project SafeCom welcomes people who need to complete so-called "community hours", a light sentence set by the State Courts where people do volunteer work in the community. People who want or need to complete a set amount of hours in volunteer work, have the oppportunity to do very meaningful work at Project SafeCom, and they will be treated with dignity and respect.
I'm chatting with the Senior Counsellor at the Rehabilitation Centre in the Southern Perth Metropolitan Corridor. We're standing outside on the grounds of the agency, and I notice the improvements to the grounds.
Flower beds are splayed across the rock wall, which extends for more than fifty metres on two sides of the property.
The Counsellor explains: "Peter had in excess of 240 community hours to complete. He built the entire wall by himself. It paid off the equivalent of $ 3000.00 worth of fines, which had resulted in the confiscation of his Drivers Licence. By completing the hours with us, Peter was able to retrieve his Licence and find and keep a job.
In the last two decades, Australian Farmstay has become a well-known concept around the world. Amongst young and old travellers alike, spending a holiday on an Australian Farm is a great way of spending time in Australia, or to spend time away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
Farmstay Guests at Project SafeCom will find relief from everyday life, will be invited to be part of the activities at the farm, and will be part of the learning that takes place on the property.
From The Web Site of WWOOF Australia: Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF) is a form of cultural exchange in which WWOOFers live and work as family with host farms, and learn about the skills of organic growing and the area they are visiting. WWOOF Australia and their hosts make WWOOFing in Australia easy, safe and more fun for both Australian and Overseas Visitors to explore.
At Project SafeCom WWOOFers will be in high demand. Because of the nature of the Project, it is envisaged that we will be very much a wanted host for WWOOFers, who come to Australian Organic Farms from all over the world.
Further information by WWOOF stipulates that
"....working in exchange for keep (food and accommodation) is the basis of all WWOOFing. Time spent working varies according to the degree of self-sufficiency expected, how busy the host is at the time of your visit and other factors - but it should average out at about a half day's work for a full day's keep. We suggest that 3 to 6 hours a day is fair exchange for a days full board and accommodation...."
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Table of Contents
How to remove rust from a metal sink?
How to remove rust stains from a porcelain sink?
How to quickly get rid of rust?
Just soak rusty a metal object in white vinegar for a couple of hours and then just wipe Delete v rust. If the item is too large, simply pour white vinegar evenly over the surface of the item and let it settle a little.
What is the best home remedy for rust?
How to delete Rust With vinegar
How long does it take for vinegar to remove rust?
That vinegar and the salt mixture needs time to break down rust. This may take one to three days. Check periodically for rust relented. One day rust softened, use a wire brush or steel wool to clean the surface.
Does hydrogen peroxide get rid of rust?
Get rid of rust.
Till hydrogen peroxide can speed up rust process, it maybe also remove rust if you follow these simple steps. Add a few drops hydrogen peroxidejust enough to form a paste. Rub the paste into rusty items, wait an hour, then rinse with water.
What is the best metal rust remover?
That best rust remover
- That Best in general: Evapo-Rust Original super safe Rust Remover.
- That Best on a budget: Whink Rust Remover.
- That Best multipurpose: WD-40 Specialist Rust Remover Soak.
- That Best for home: Iron Out Spray Rust Spot Remover.
- That Best Heavy Duty: Water Based Corroseal Rust Converter Metal Primer.
Does baking soda remove rust?
Remove rust With Baking soda
Baking soda works well on objects with light rust spots. It also works well with thin metal work. Mix water and baking soda into a thick paste and spread the paste over the entire metal, making sure that rusty the spots are well camouflaged.
Do vinegar and baking soda remove rust?
individually, vinegar, baking sodaand salt are great cleansers, but together they make an extremely effective home remedy. rust remover
How to spray rust to stop it?
VHT SP229 Rust The converter is a unique product designed for spray directly on rusty areas and stop rust from continuation. Sprays onto clear and turns into a black protective coating for metal. prevent future rust from formation. Specially designed for application to metal, body filler or fiberglass.
Does apple cider vinegar get rid of rust?
Soak in vinegar.
Acid is excellent. rust remover and maybe clear small pieces instantly rust from your DIY tools. Place the tools in a bowl and pour some white vinegar (apple cider vinegar for example). Shake the bowl a little to vinegar completely covers the instruments and affects all areas.
Why does lemon juice remove rust?
Lemon juice can also Delete alkaline “stains” such as limescale, a chalky white substance that often builds up on plumbing fixtures or inside sinks and bathtubs, and rust. Here acidity lemon juice reacts with limescale (calcium carbonate) or rust (iron oxide) to soften and dissolve deposits.
Does lemon juice remove rust?
Lemon juice can also dissolve rust– Sprinkle with coarse salt rustthen add lemon juice. Do not leave it for too long, otherwise it may cause damage. Try to mix lemon juice with a little vinegar for a very strong solution. You will not only rust-free, but whatever you clean will smell like citrus!
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Why is it that the Two Koreas (North and South Korea), sharing the same small peninsula, have followed such radically divergent paths in the modern world?
How and why did there come to be two competing and adversarial states on the Korean peninsula in our contemporary world, one a prosperous capitalist democracy of global reach, and the other an impoverished dictatorship, bordering on theocracy and almost totally estranged from the international community—both claiming exclusive rights to speak for the Korean people and the Korean “nation” as a whole? In this course, we will explore not only the two contemporary Korean societies, North and South, but also to Korea’s pre-modern and colonial periods, and to explore together the roles played by China, Japan, the United States, and Russia (Soviet Union) in shaping modern Korean history. We will look beyond the headlines to come to a more complex and nuanced understanding of the conflict on the Korean peninsula as one grounded in the history and legacies of the past hundred years. By showing the tumultuous changes, some good, some ill, on the Korean peninsula since the late 19th century, the course challenges us to confront the constantly shifting nature of historical forces, and to examine the ethical dimensions of particular historical choices. Readings will include primary source materials from each period, and assignments will culminate in a research paper or other capstone project that engages with the individual actors, historical forces, and global politics that have shaped the two Koreas.
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In an interview with ProMarket, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton outlined what he believes the incoming Biden administration should do: introduce price controls and a public option for health insurance, close tax havens, tackle labor market monopsonies, combat rent-seeking, and consider a value-added tax to fund large public programs.
The economic wrecking ball of Covid-19 has exposed—and in, many ways, deepened—the vast inequalities within the American economy. A study published in October showed that the number of poor people in the US has grown by eight million since May, and with millions more suffering from job losses and business closures, hunger is skyrocketing across the country. And as Senators continue to bicker over a Covid-19 relief bill, an eviction crisis is looming. America’s wealthiest citizens, meanwhile, face a vastly different reality, one in which the pandemic has only served to make them richer.
One area in which these divergent realities have become particularly pronounced is America’s already-dysfunctional health care system. With millions of people losing their health coverage along with their jobs, more and more Americans saddled with enormous health bills are now turning to soliciting donations through GoFundMe to cover their health care costs.
President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to address these challenges when he enters the White House on January 20, but whether he will be effective in doing so, and how he intends to do it, remains to be seen. In a recent interview with ProMarket, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton outlined what he believes the Biden administration should do: introduce price controls and a public option for health insurance, get corporations to pay their taxes, tackle labor market monopsonies, combat rent-seeking, raise taxes on the wealthy, and consider a value-added tax to fund large public programs.
Deaton, a Senior Scholar and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs Emeritus at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University, is the recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics and the co-author (with Anne Case) of the recent book Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. He also leads the IFS Deaton Review, a 5-year review of rising inequalities in the UK launched by the Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2019.
[The following conversation has been edited for length and clarity.]
Q: What are the most pressing economic challenges that the Biden administration should deal with?
What we need is to get health care costs down. One of the things that Anne Case and I learned when we worked on our book Deaths of Despair is how much of the distress among Americans without a four-year college degree was connected to the labor market. Employer-provided health care insurance is incredibly corrosive, especially when it’s levied as a sort of poll tax where it costs the employer and the worker jointly close to the same amount whether a person is operating the elevator or the CEO. For low skilled workers, that burden is not viable. It has helped destroy the supply of high-quality jobs for less-educated Americans who are now shunted into jobs where they have no health insurance. I think we can stop that.
Health is somewhere where I think more competition is not going to work. I don’t think that competitive markets can deliver health care, for the reasons that Kenneth Arrow worked out a long time ago. The (old-style) Chicago argument that government is even worse than the market has a lot going for it, but in the case of health care, it’s just not true. There is no possibility of getting government out of health care. What we have right now is a godawful mess, with endless lobbying and rent-seeking, with things like concentration of hospitals, insurance monopolies, a lot of monopsony—everybody trying to get bigger and to get power against the others and against the public at large. There are five health care lobbyists in Washington for every member of Congress.
There’s something clearly wrong with our corporate system, in which pharmaceutical companies are allowed to kill people for money and be protected by politicians. It’s not so much a monopoly issue or competition issue, but under this rhetorical umbrella of bringing competition to the health care sector, you allow firms to do anything they want, and that doesn’t work at all.
The other thing that seems like common sense to me is to get corporations to actually pay taxes. That giant companies like Amazon pay almost no taxes is something that undermines trust in capitalism. Milton Friedman actually argued in favor of tax havens. He thought they were a good idea precisely because they limited the governments’ ability to collect taxes. One thing that the Trump administration has not done at all and could be done is build international cooperation to close tax havens. That’s something that very clearly is needed, and you can’t do it without international cooperation. The Biden administration would be in a good position to try to do that. The US leading the charge on that would be a real signal that this administration is doing something different, and European countries would respond very positively to that, too, because this is a big problem for them, except for places like Ireland that are living off of it.
The regulation of Big Tech needs to be seriously researched, thought about, and legislated. We’re preventing innovation by giving too much power to the incumbents. That said, I suspect that the biggest issues in Big Tech have to do with control of information and what that’s doing to our democracy.
The lobbying system makes things very hard. I have watched pharma companies use lobbying and campaign finance to stop regulation of the most awful abuses, like closing down parts of the Drug Enforcement Agency that tried to stop distributors from flooding towns with opioids—it’s rent-seeking and deeply harmful. I’m a great believer in the power of competition and capitalism, but friends who still teach tell me that their students despise capitalism, and a minority of them actually despise democracy.
So that’s my wish list. Milton Friedman once said that it’s our job as academics to prepare these politically impossible things for when they become inevitable, and I agree with that.
Q: You said that more competition wouldn’t work in health care. If more competition is not going to work, what can the Biden administration do to bring health costs down?
You might be able to slow some of the consolidation among hospitals, and they could perhaps bring more suits against monopolistic behavior by hospitals.
Price controls, not something that economists recommend in most circumstances, seem to be absolutely essential in health care. Otherwise, you get this moral hazard, mostly on the side of producers, who can set both quantity and price, which is what we’re seeing now: we have this unbelievably expensive health care system that is maintained in place by a lobbying system that makes it incredibly hard for administrations to do much about things like abusive pricing, mergers of hospitals, and monopsony. Those are sort of minor things around the edge, which is what you would do it were a normal industry.
I think there are some solutions out there: I think the public option would help, but I don’t think it’s going to happen because the insurance industry is so well-defended—by both Republicans and Democrats. And pharma is covering itself with vaccine glory in a way that will make us all grateful to them and less willing to take draconian steps against them.
There are lots of other ways that other countries do this, and all of them are better than what we got. You just have to choose and pick between those and find something that might be politically feasible.
Q: You mentioned the “incredibly corrosive effect” of the employer-based health care system. Covid-19 seems to have shown us how dangerous this system is when millions of people lost their jobs and their access to health coverage during a pandemic.
I was hoping that the Covid catastrophe would make this so intolerable that it would break through the protective ranks of the lobbyists in Washington. I’m not so sure anymore. People are not screaming about this. There was a big drop-off in health care usage in the first three months, but it’s pretty much gone back to where it was, so it’s not clear how many people are really being shut out of actual health care. That said, it may be that in the months ahead we’ll see hundreds of thousands of people being saddled with huge bills that they can’t pay.
Q: Other than health care, another focus of your work in recent years has been inequality. What can the next administration do to combat the rising inequality in America?
That’s the big question. Another question is whether it should. One of the things we’re trying to do in the IFS inequality review is to discuss why it is that people are upset or should be upset about inequality. Objective measures of financial inequality seem to be either stagnant or going down, and yet people are getting more and more upset it, which makes you think they’re upset about something else. I think the bailout of the financial sector during the Great Recession made a lot of people very angry. I think people are very angry about large corporations not paying taxes.
The University of Michigan philosopher Elizabeth Anderson writes about inequality in a very insightful way. She talks about relational equality, rather than distributional equality, which ties into ideas of fairness and of procedural equality. In both the UK, as exemplified by Brexit, and in the US, as exemplified by people who voted for Donald Trump, there seems to be a large section of the population that feels that it is not in relational equality with an elite that somehow gets to run the country and from which they’re excluded and which thinks of them as “deplorables.” It could also well be that enormous financial inequality tends to make relational inequality close to impossible.
Q: You mentioned monopsony. Is acting against labor market monopsonies a possible avenue through which the Biden administration could reduce inequality?
Yes. And it’s a good avenue. Monopsony is every bit as illegal as monopoly but is very rarely prosecuted, despite the fact that there’s consensus on both the right and left that this is a bad thing that, like monopoly, redistributes money upwards to a few people unfairly while charging the rest of us a lot. Both intellectually and legislatively, monopsony is an area that I think should become much more active.
Q: How about Biden’s proposal to raise taxes on those who make over $400,000 a year? Would raising taxes on the rich and on corporations be an effective way of reducing inequality?
We should reduce the ability of corporate lobbyists to reduce taxes, which has been part of the Republican and Democratic playbook for a long time. According to the Financial Times, Apple made $47 billion out of Trump’s tax cuts. I don’t think Apple needed that, and it’s very hard for me to believe that the economy benefited from giving Apple $47 billion out of the public purse. And even if you think the social utility of government expenditures is low, it’s got to be higher than giving Apple $47 billion.
That said, I’m not sure that confining these tax increases to the very top is a very fruitful way to go. We need broad tax increases to support broad public programs; a broad-based social contract. Europe has a value-added tax, for example, and the European welfare states are built around that, so you can see the benefits. If we’re going to solve some of these problems with health care, you’re going to need more money in the short run, and a value-added tax might be one way to do that. And funding health care through a value-added tax would remove the poll-tax element of funding health insurance through employment.
Q: Wouldn’t that be regressive, though?
Not if you take into account what you do with it. It’s not regressive in the sense that employer-based health insurance is regressive. The value-added tax is proportional to consumption, so people who spend more pay more. It’s true, it’s more regressive than a highly progressive income tax, but I’m not entirely sure we have that anyway, at least in the very top.
Q: So you are not in favor of raising taxes on the wealthy?
No, I am indeed in favor of raising taxes on the wealthy. I also support a VAT, provided that it is used to provide general public goods, which we’re going to need. But the key is not to tax away ill-gotten gains, but to stop the rent-seeking in the first place. We use cops to go after thieves, not the IRS!
Q: You mentioned declining trust in capitalism. What would you do to increase public trust in the market system, which a majority of Americans now see as rigged?
There’s a lot of things we can do. It’s going to be slow, because trust is not something you build up overnight. Seeing rich people and large corporations pay their taxes is something that’s going to increase trust. We need better regulation. And we have to avoid what happened in the financial crisis, which is we bail out a bunch of very rich people who never get punished for hurting the rest of us.
The lack of control of opioids is another thing that leads to a massive loss of trust. Anne and I are working on a new paper where we’re looking at life expectancy. The US as a whole reached its peak life expectancy at birth in 2014. If you look at who’s responsible for that, it’s people who do not have a bachelor’s degree, many of whom voted for Donald Trump. People with a four-year degree are continuing to see their lifespans increase, while people without a BA reached a peak in about 2012.
These educational differences are enormous, and people really resent them. The economy is increasingly not offering work with dignity and social esteem to those without a BA. These are things that used to go with good working-class jobs and that you don’t get if you’re working in an Amazon warehouse or a call center.
Q: One proposal that several prominent Democrats like Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren have recently voiced support for is canceling student debt. Biden has been supportive of at least partial student debt forgiveness. Are you in favor of that?
I’ve been wrestling with it. It’s massively regressive: you’re taking money away from everybody, including people who don’t have a four-year degree, and you give it to people who do have a BA or have a chance at one. I would be happier if, before we think about that, we set the conditions so that education stops being so expensive and exploitative.
One thing that would help is if state governments were not being pressed by rising Medicaid costs, and could restore affordable education in state universities. I’m reluctant to have a system in which we let educators and state officials keep on raising prices, where students finish with a huge amount of debt, and we just forgive it on a regular basis. That’s a system that doesn’t make any sense, as well as being endlessly redistributive towards college graduates and university staff who are far from being the most deprived. If you are going to make something free, the demand will rise—which is what we want—but you had better get costs under control first. Otherwise, you will finish up hurting more than you help.
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An estate plan involves more than signing a Will and leaving it in a safe place. An effective estate plan requires consideration of several matters and ongoing review to ensure it reflects your testamentary wishes and covers unexpected events.
I have a Will – isn’t that an ‘estate plan’?
A Will is a great start to planning your estate, however a Will alone does not appoint a trusted person to look after your financial and property affairs when you are away or if you are incapacitated. Likewise, a Will cannot appoint a guardian to make health and lifestyle choices on your behalf if you are incapacitated, taking into consideration your morals and values.
Tip: Various legal documents form part of your overall estate plan. Think about what you would do if the unforeseen happened and you could no longer manage your affairs. Talk to you lawyer about the benefits of appointing an attorney or guardian to assist you if you are incapacitated.
Only the rich need an estate plan
This is certainly not the case. No matter what your financial status, an estate plan enables you to appoint a trusted person to administer your assets when you die, ensure your hard-earned property is left to beneficiaries chosen by you and not others, maximise the gifts and benefits you leave to your loved ones through appropriate taxation planning, and prepare for unexpected crisis (illness and incapacity) by appointing somebody you trust to deal with your affairs when you cannot.
Tip: Think about your current assets and the assets you aim to accumulate in the future – they soon add up. Think about who you would like to benefit from your estate and how you can maximise the value of your assets for your beneficiaries.
Superannuation is automatically dealt with in my Will
Many people assume their superannuation will be divided up in accordance with the wishes in their Will, but that is not necessarily the case.
Death benefits, comprising the superannuation account balance and any life insurance payments, are paid to a ‘dependant’ (defined by legislation), as determined by the fund trustee or in accordance with a Binding Death Benefit Nomination (BDBN).
Tip: Review your superannuation and life policies to determine whether you have in place a valid and current BDBN. Talk to your lawyer about the formalities required to execute a BDBN and strategies to minimise adverse tax implications on the payment of your death benefits to your beneficiaries.
Tim Hayter, Principal, Mid West Lawyers
This information is general in nature and should not be relied upon as legal advice. Formal legal advice should be sought for your particular circumstances.
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Rebecca Bush says this is the perfect time to present an exhibition about the history of film in the Columbus area.
“The film industry here is experiencing a boom,” said Bush, curator of history/exhibitions manager at The Columbus Museum.
“Close Up: Cinema Along the River,” an exhibition featuring several historical artifacts related to the film industries of Georgia and Alabama, opened May 6 in the Legacy Gallery and highlights movie and television productions filmed, set or depicted in the greater Southeastern region.
It will be on display until April 22, 2018.
A reception, free to the public, will be held at the museum Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with curator-led discussions and tours.
See more at the Columbus Ledger
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Municipal Waste Disposal Strategy by Fuzzy TOPSIS Method
M. Ramachandran1, Vishal Fegade2, N. Ganesh3, Manoj Chaudhari4
1M. Ramachandran, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
2Vishal Fegade, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
3N. Ganesh, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vel tech Multi tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, India.
4Manoj Chaudhari, Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.F’s. Godavari College of Engg. Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Manuscript received on July 20, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on August 10, 2019. | Manuscript published on August 30, 2019. | PP: 3497-3497 | Volume-8 Issue-6, August 2019. | Retrieval Number: F9527088619/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.F9527.088619
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© The Authors. Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP). This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Abstract: Municipal solid waste is a major challenge for the metropolitan city. Improper handling of municipal solid waste will create the city unsuitable for living.in this paper, we are discussing about the Indore Municipal Corporation strategy to make the city, one of the cleanest city in India. For this purpose, the 5 selected methods are assigned ranks using Fuzzy TOPSIS method by taking opinion from decision makers and averaged for further analysis. On the basis of reviews 6 main problems created in the city due to municipal waste management ( Dust, Fouling, Emission level, Spreading of Diseases, Open defecation ad Improper segregation) are taken into considerations and 20 decision maker’s opinion is taken on measures taken by Indore municipal corporation for reducing problems created in the city due to municipal waste management are Abolishing cattle, Making more number of urinals, D2D garbage collection, General public awareness, Mechanized road sweeping n jet washing and Using twin bins for source segregation. In this paper the Evaluation shows that open defecations ranking one among all the problems which is greatly reduced by various measures taken by the Indore municipal corporation followed by spreading of disease and improper segregation.
Keywords: Municipal waste, improper segregation, disposal, Fuzzy TOPSIS.
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Technically the “square” is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street, but the term is also used to identify the surrounding neighborhood, which includes Harvard University. Like many college towns, this area is packed with bars, restaurants, cafés, bookstores, and shops, making it the perfect place to people watch in Cambridge. Walking tours are available, and some all-day tours of Boston include a visit to Harvard Square.
Things to Know Before You Go
Skateboarders can be found hanging out near a sunken area of Harvard Square known as “the pit,” and the outdoor chess tables in front of the Smith Campus Center are legendary for high-level public matches.
Metered parking is limited around the square; 1- and 2-hour meters only accept quarters, but parking is free all night and on Sundays and holidays.
Colonial homes from the 1700s line Brattle Street, which was known as Tory Row for the Revolutionary War sympathies of those who lived here.
How to Get There
Harvard Square is located near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. To get there by subway (known as the T), take the Red Line to the Harvard station; several buses also stop nearby. Bluebikes, Boston's bike-share program, has kiosks around the square.
When to Get There
The most popular times to visit the Boston and Cambridge area are the summer, when the weather is warm, and the early fall months, when the foliage is changing colors. Keep in mind that Cambridge will be extra busy during college graduation time, which is typically in May and early June.
John Harvard Statue
For visitors and prospective students alike, the John Harvard Statue is a local touchstone—literally. Tourists can be found rubbing the left toe of the bronze statue for good luck. Located in Harvard Yard, the figure is a symbol of the university and sometimes the target of pranks by students from visiting schools, especially during football season.
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The objective of this research was to study antenatal care (ANC) practices and its association to anaemia on adolescent pregnancies. A cross-sectional design was applied in Bogor City between January to March 2016. A number of 72 pregnant adolescents (aged 10-19 years) participated in the study. Hemoglobin was collected through venous blood and analyzed with cyanmethemoglobin method. Data analysis using Chi-square test. The result showed that 30.6% of pregnant adolescent came lately for their first visit of antenatal care (missed first trimester). Overall, the prevalence of anaemia (Hb <11 g/dl) was found to be 45.8%. There was no significant association between anaemia with consumption of iron supplementation, energy intake, iron intake, and vitamin C intake (p>0.05). However, there was a significant association between protein intake and anaemia (p<0.05). Antenatal care pratices on adolescencts pregnancy was low. Many of them had anaemia in their pregnancy. Protein intake should be increased to reduce the incidence of anemia in adolescents pregnancy.
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We want to feed, clothe and educate 130 Nepali children for one year. These are children who have been abandoned, trafficked and abused.
It ran from 3:36 PM, 15 October 2013 to 3:36 PM, 15 October 2013
Registered Charity in England and Wales (1078187)
The majority of children were trafficked from Nepal into Indian circuses. We rescued them - and are now responsible for the care and daily lives of children (most of whom are girls) who cannot return to their villages. Without our intervention, these children would remain on the fringes of Nepali society - rejected by their home communities as damaged goods and possibly subjected to trafficking a second time. While in India, the children were virtually enslaved, working up to 18 hours a day and completely denied an education. Our end objective is to educate and train children so that upon leaving our residential refuges they can obtain a job and live independently and contribute actively to their local community upon their reintegration. Breakdown for 130 children for 365 days: Food = £32,485 Clothes = £1,080 Education support (extra tuition) = £5,200 Total: £38,765
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Secretary-General Antonio Guterres claimed on Monday that humanity would be committing “collective suicide” by ignoring climate change — a problem he suggested humanity could only address by breaking its “addiction” to fossil fuels. “Half of humanity is in the danger zone, from floods, droughts, extreme storms and wildfires. No nation is immune. Yet we continue to feed our fossil fuel addiction,” Guterres said at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin. “We have a choice. Collective action or collective suicide. It is in our hands,” he insisted. Guterres criticized “multilateral development banks” for not delivering “investments and assistance needed to expand renewable energy and build climate-resilience in developing countries.” “Demand that these banks become fit-for-purpose. Demand that they change their tired frameworks and policies to take more risk,” he said. The UK Guardian suggested the prospects of the climate change movement, and particularly its desire to hold another major U.N.-backed climate summit this year, have “dimmed considerably in recent months” because rising energy and food prices “have engulfed governments in an inflationary cost-of-living crisis, prompted in part by the gradual emergence from the [Chinese coronavirus] pandemic, and exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.” The Guardian might not want to put it so bluntly, but people worried about high inflation, collapsing standards of living, and a worsening energy crisis might not have much patience for the ideas Guterres bandied about with climate ministers in Berlin — especially not when calamities such as the collapse of Sri Lanka are demonstrating how much damage Green proposals can do. Green energy is proving to be an expensive disappointment for countries that sank uncounted billions of dollars into solar panels and windmills, only to discover those boutique – and quite possibly environmentally devastating! — technologies offer no real alternative to oil, gas, and coal. When Russia threatens to shut down German industry by cutting off its gas supply, the Germans cannot respond by spinning their windmills faster, or hoping the sun will shine more brightly on their solar panels. As for developing nations, they seem more interested in developing their oil and gas resources than taking out billion-dollar loans to buy windmills. A world teetering on the brink of a food crisis, which would bring death and starvation to poor countries, is less receptive to schemes that would dramatically increase the cost of harvesting and shipping food.
The climate movement also faces the considerable problem that while fossil fuels have made some unpleasant regimes rich and influential over the years, “green energy” alternatives will make the world almost entirely dependent on the most malevolent fascist power in the modern world, the People’s Republic of China. As the Chinese are fond of pointing out, they have a nearly unbreakable monopoly on many of the vital components needed for solar power and electric vehicle batteries. Even the Biden administration is beginning to grudgingly admit that the all-out drive for green energy is making the free world dangerously dependent on a tyrannical empire that still practices slavery. Even as they corner the market on green energy technology, the Chinese are cheerfully digging and burning titanic amounts of coal, and they have absolutely no intention of stopping. Neither do up-and-coming industrial powerhouses such as India, which is importing coal to feed its ravenous appetite for energy even though it was already the world’s largest coal miner. Leaders across the developing world can read the news, so they might not see any reason to impoverish themselves with low-energy lifestyles or rack up astronomical amounts of debt buying “green technology” while China and India gobble up all the fossil fuels they can get. Few of those leaders would relish the notion of turning their countries into the next Sri Lanka.
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'Bipartisan' Bill Would Graciously Let Workers Work For Less Than Minimum Wage!
If there is one thing we are not lacking in the United States of America, it is ironically titled laws governing labor that make it sound like they benefit the worker but in fact do not do that at all! We've got right-to-work (for less) laws that pretty much make it impossible to form a functional union, we've got at-will employment laws, confusing everyone into thinking that without such a "protection" it would be illegal to quit your job (people in other countries can quit their jobs!), and we've got so-called "paycheck protection" laws meant to kneecap unions by barring them from dues collections through automatic paycheck deductions. We are full-up.
LEARN SOME SHIT: A Nation That Isn't Crazy About Labor Celebrates Labor Day
Earlier this month, Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Michelle Steel (R-CA) introduced a bill called the Worker Flexibility and Choice Act (HR 8442). Like so many other bills that sound perfectly lovely and very pro-worker, this bill, if passed, would completely screw workers and completely undermine the very few labor protections we even have in this country.
But to be fair, before we delve in to what this bill would do, let's allow the sponsors a chance to explain it for themselves
“Today’s workers value independent work for the flexibility and economic opportunity it provides, yet too many restricting standards on independent work diminish freedom for workers and stifle these innovative work arrangements. The bipartisan Worker Flexibility and Choice Act will empower workers to choose the type of work that best fits their needs, while allowing businesses to offer workplace benefits traditionally only available to employees. I thank Congressman Cuellar for partnering with me on this bipartisan effort to support independent workers,” Stefanik said.
“Texas workers have expanded into the gig economy at rapid speed for the flexibility and opportunities that it provides. This legislation promotes that type of independent work,” Cuellar said. “The bipartisan Worker Flexibility and Choice Act is important to ensure that our gig economy has the room and resources to expand. Thank you to my colleagues, Congresswomen Stefanik and Steel for their commitment to supporting our modernizing American economy.”
“As workers and businesses across the country continue to experience labor shortages and the highest inflation in 40 years, finding ways to promote employment flexibility should be a top priority for Congress,” Steel said. “I’m proud to join Reps. Cuellar and Stefanik to offer this bipartisan solution to promote stable, flexible employment to help empower American workers and businesses to thrive.”
Nothing says "this is definitely good news" like a bunch of buzzword-heavy statements that don't actually tell you what the bill even does, eh? But in further detail, the press release claims that the bill will
- Ensure the worker retains the freedom and flexibility to accept or reject offers to provide their services, giving them control over when, where, and how much they wish to work.
- Promote worker freedom without infringing on certain workplace rights, including protections against discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.
- Allow the worker to engage with and provide services for multiple entities at any given time.
- Provide the worker a written summary of any health, pension, training, other benefits they may be eligible to receive.
None of that sounds too terrible, does it? Everyone loves freedom and flexibility and independence! And protections? Protections are great. Love protections.
This is not that. It is not any of that.
The Worker Flexibility and Choice Act is brought to you largely by the Coalition for Workforce Innovation (CWI), which is kind of like a supergroup of corporate interests that formed in the wake of California cracking down on independent contractor misclassification — ie, companies classifying workers who should have been classified as employees as independent contractors in order to skirt labor laws.
According to a report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP), the CWI's founding members include "the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), digital labor platforms Lyft, TaskRabbit, Postmates, Hyr, and Forge, multi-level marketing (MLM) company Amway and MLM trade group the Direct Selling Association, global logistics conglomerate DHL, private insurance provider iWorker Innovations, and the corporate-backed U.S. chapter of the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (ipse-U.S)" and now also "through direct or trade group membership include titans of industry like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta (previously known as Facebook), Accenture, Kelly Services, Uber, FedEx, and XPO Logistics."
Hey! If you can't trust Walmart, Amazon, Amway, and the Direct Selling Association to be looking out for the best interests of America's workers, who can you trust? What could possibly be suspicious about a "worker's rights" law?
CWI is the same lobbying team that brought you California's no-good-very-bad, turned-out-to-be-unconstitutional Proposition 22, which sought to reclassify gig workers at Uber, Lyft, etc. as independent contractors instead of employees. This is a very similar proposal, though it largely seeks to create a "third way" in between "employee" and "independent contractor" called "independent workers," who would lack most of the protections of the former without the freedom of the latter. Where have we heard that term before? Oh, right, about 12 times in the statements above. One of the CWI's primary strategies has been trying to make the term "Independent Worker" happen.
The bill itself is more clear about what it would actually do. It would allow for the creation of "Worker Flexibility Agreements" between employee and employer which, while providing a few employee-esque protections against discrimination and retaliation ...
‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), with respect to any individual who has entered into a worker flexibility agreement, the requirements of subsections (e)(6) and (z) of section shall supersede all Federal, State, and local laws relating to wages and other monies paid, hours worked, documentation and recordkeeping, and applicable taxes, benefits, and contributions insofar as they may apply to the employment relationship between the individual and the entity covered under the worker flexibility agreement.
Basically what this means is that people would be allowed to sign away their right to the minimum wage and overtime, and that these agreements would supersede all national and local laws. It would not just apply to people who work in the current gig economy, either — it very well could eventually be expanded to include any other type of job. Walmart is involved with this for a reason.
"This bill would radically erode fundamental worker protections in the United States to the benefit of big corporations, allowing them to require workers to sign away basic rights as a condition of work," Rebecca Dixon, executive director of NELP, said in a statement. "The bill would also establish a second-tier employment class of disproportionately Black and immigrant workers working in arduous and underpaid jobs without minimum labor protections — growing poverty and racialized economic inequality."
There are already enough racist carve-outs in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that were specifically designed to disparately impact people of color and immigrants to begin with — like, for instance, the fact that farmworkers don't get overtime and small farms are allowed to not pay the minimum wage. We don't need any more.
To be clear, there is nothing in this bill that would give workers anything that they could not have without such an agreement. There is nothing in the FLSA that is incompatible with any of this "flexibility" they are talking about. Not one damn thing is holding anyone back from offering that while also paying people at least the minimum wage and allowing for overtime if they earn it. It also doesn't help actual independent contractors and freelancers in any conceivable way. All it does is make it easier for employers to get away with paying people a subminimum wage and not paying them overtime.
As John Samuelsen, International President of the Transport Workers Union, explained in a statement, "if corporate interests were actually serious about workplace flexibility, you’d see them supporting the rights of their employees to have a say in what goes on in the workplace; paying people wages that keep up with the rising costs of living; and encouraging working parents to take time off to care for sick children."
Gig workers do need actual protections. They do not need this. None of us do! If Reps. Cuellar, Stefanik, and Steel would like to sponsor a law that would actually protect workers, perhaps they should consult some of them — as opposed to putting out a bill created by a lobbying group chock full of our nation's most dubious employers. That would certainly be a start.
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The announced policies from the new Labour/NZ First/Greens Coalition have caused a lot of discussion around how the housing market here will be affected. A NZ house price crash has even been discussed overseas.
Martin Armstrong has done some really interesting work on large cycles and how we humans often repeat the same mistakes. He has some very strong words on the outcome of the election here in New Zealand. Believing the result will be a house price crash.
Is this the most likely outcome? Who knows for sure as New Zealand is just a cork bobbing on the global currents. Our guess is that offshore events are more likely to be the cause of any major troubles here, rather than any new government policy.
But it’s worth reading what he has to say reprinted below. Then make sure you read to the end, as we’ll give our take on what the impact of the government housing policies may be. Including:
- What Can We Learn From Other Countries Who Have Restricted Foreign Buyers?
- Is This a Cyclical Peak in NZ House Prices?
- No House Price Crash = Ignore Gold?
- NZ Housing to Gold Ratio Update for 2017
New Zealand To Foreigners – Get Out!
By Martin Armtrong – first published at ArmstrongEconomics.com
The New Zealand Prime Minister that took the country back into Marxism, has fired its first shot across the bow.
Thirty-seven-year-old Jacinda Ardern, a member of the New Zealand Labour Party, became the world’s youngest female leader. Hillary must be crying in her martini.
The Labour party have formally signed a coalition agreement, introducing all new policies focusing on climate change, regional development, and poverty which translates into hunting the hated rich.
Nevertheless, PM Ardern has just fired the first shot across the bow and this is a serious warning that foreign investment better cross New Zealand off the list of places that will be up-and-coming.
She has banned foreigners from buying property in New Zealand.
As The BBC reports, the rise in New Zealand house prices over recent years has been fuelled by strong immigration, low interest rates and limited housing supplies.
House price growth in the country, home to about 4.6 million people, has moderated over the past year, but remains among the highest in the world.
A recent survey by property consultants Knight Frank found annual house price growth in New Zealand was 10.4%, pushing it from 3rd to 10th place in the ranking of 55 housing markets.
Prices in the capital, Wellington, rose 18.1% in the year to June 2017. Residential prices in Auckland, the country’s largest city, rose 9.8% over the same period.
The median price for residential property in Auckland is $845,000 ($582,662; £443,554), according to data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand.
The first proposal was to ban any migration to New Zealand as well. That they had to back off of given the refugee impression and that would have agreed with Trump – OMG!
“We have agreed on banning the purchase of existing homes by foreign buyers,” Ms Ardern said on Tuesday, while also announcing plans to slash immigration and focus on job creation.
She thinks banned foreign property ownership will cool off the property market. The problem will be, a property crash. When home values decline, people feel they lost money and they spend less.
With rising property values, people feel they are better-off and spend more assuming they have equity even if they do not borrow against it.
She may be the youngest female leader in the world, but she also is clueless about economics.
Related content: Is the RBNZ Aiming to Cause a Property Crash?
Will The New Government Policies Cause A House Price Crash?
So how likely is the outcome Armstrong predicts? Will these policies cause a housing crash?
He says the new government has “banned foreigners from buying property in New Zealand“. This is not totally correct as the ban is set to be on buying existing properties only.
So it would seem that new builds will still be allowed to be purchased by foreigners – this is the same as the Australian policy. This will no doubt still have an impact. It could have an even greater impact if they intend to allow foreigners to only purchase land and build themselves. While it is not 100% clear yet, that would seem less likely. A more likely scenario is to copy the Australian policy.
What Can We Learn From Other Countries Who Have Restricted Foreign Buyers?
Let’s compare Australia and Canada who have also had massive house price increases.
On top of the rules of restricting non residents to only buying new dwellings, Australia also has higher stamp duty for non residents in the likes of New South Wales. Plus Foreign Investment Review Board fees that non residents must pay. They also have a recent “ghost” tax on homes that are unoccupied for 6 months or more. It’s fair to note that even with all these restrictions and extra costs in Australia (some of which are quite long standing), house prices have still pushed on to record highs there.
In Canada non-Canadian citizens and non-permanent residents of Canada buying a property in the some regions must pay a 15% Non-Resident Speculation Tax.
Some reports indicate these measures have caused house prices to pull back already in Australia and Canada. But like here perhaps they were already slowing before these new measures were implemented?
Completely stopping foreigners from buying existing properties seems like it will have some impact on what appears to be an already slowing housing market.
However, we remain in an environment where the biggest factor has probably been the record low interest rates of recent years. While there are some indicators that we may have reached the bottom in interest rates, there is no guarantee that they are heading immediately higher. So while rates remain so low, the housing market can potentially remain quite buoyant for a while yet. Or at least not see a dramatic fall and house price crash.
Cyclical Peak in NZ House Prices
Our guess is that perhaps we have reached a cyclical peak in house prices in New Zealand (especially in Auckland).
But large corrections and house price crashes usually come after rampant speculation and very loose lending standards. (Think the USA housing bubble in 2007 and “liar loans”). Whereas here in New Zealand (flowing over from the tightening in Australia around banks capital adequacy requirements), financing has actually gotten very tight in recent months.
So that doesn’t really gel with a super bubble in house prices.
Perhaps we will just see a flattening of house prices here in New Zealand in the coming years, as many property experts are calling for? Maybe a mega bubble top and major house price crash is still to come down the line further yet?
No House Price Crash = Ignore Gold?
So if there was no house price crash on the horizon, does that mean we should just ignore other uncorrelated assets such as gold?
NZ house prices have been trending down since peaking in March this year.
Whereas NZD gold prices have been trending up overall in 2017.
But while housing in New Zealand may have indeed reached a cyclical peak, gold in NZ Dollars certainly is a long way from one.
NZ Housing to Gold Ratio Update for 2017
Now let’s look at the NZ housing to gold ratio.
This takes the median house price for New Zealand and divides it by the price of an ounce of gold. Resulting in the number of ounces of gold it takes to buy the median house. (See here for more on that: NZ Housing to Gold Ratio Update).
Here are the end of month numbers for 2017. (Note: We’ve just used the same median price for October as the data won’t be out for a few weeks yet).
|Date||Median NZ House Price ($)||Gold Price ($/oz)||Housing to Gold Ratio|
Source: https://www.interest.co.nz/charts/real-estate/median-price-reinz and Stockcharts.com
Below is the NZ Housing to Gold Ratio in chart form for 2017.
It reached a peak of 312 at the end of June. It’s now at the lowest point for the year at 282. But that’s still a long way from the historical low of 55 reached in 1980. (See this article for more on that: Could NZ House Values Drop by 80%). So that suggests there is still a lot of upside ahead for gold compared to house prices. Even if there was no house price crash and NZ house prices merely plateaued out at current prices.
Who knows whether the new government policies will have the dramatic effect and create a house price crash that Martin Armstrong believes they will? They certainly appear to be much more interventionist than the previous government. The one certainty will be that whatever they do (like most government policies) there will be unintended consequences.
Housing in New Zealand may have already reached a cyclical peak this year anyway. The housing to gold ratio is falling, but is still a long way from potential lows. So therefore that would make now a pretty good time to trade some property for gold (or silver).
Go here to get see what products are available: Buy Gold or Silver.
Or see this post to learn about the NZ Housing to Silver Ratio.
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The Lord, through the prophet Isaiah, invites all who are “thirsty” to come to Him (Isaiah 55:1). In His goodness, the Lord offers them “wine and milk without money and without cost.” God then highlights the foolishness of chasing after that which doesn’t satisfy, asking, “Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare” (verse 2). Only God can truly give His people what they are striving after. The irony is that we often squander our resources on things of no spiritual value, rather than take what God offers for free.
The “bread” mentioned in Isaiah 55:2 is a metaphor for spiritual sustenance—what our souls truly need. To “spend money” on something other than this “bread” is to ignore our malnourished spiritual condition and seek satisfaction in things that can never feed the soul. Commentator Matthew Poole defines the “not bread” as “those vain or foolish things which can never nourish or satisfy yea, such as worldly goods, or your own inventions, superstitions, and idolatries” (A Commentary on the Holy Bible, entry for Isaiah 55:2).
A simpler translation renders part of Isaiah 55:2 this way: “Why spend money on what does not satisfy?” (GNT). God’s people were running after things that could not satisfy, such as worthless idols (see Jeremiah 2:5). Today, people do the same by seeking after wealth, fame, or material goods to make themselves happy and fulfilled. The problem is that none of these things can truly satisfy. Only God can satisfy the need of our souls, for He offers the gift that will sustain a person forever: salvation. Unlike the costly and vain pursuits that people run after, God’s gift of salvation is offered freely (Isaiah 55:6–7; Ephesians 2:8–9). All people can partake in this offer by placing faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1–4).
Isaiah 55 shows the heart of God to save His people. Jesus’ later invitations for all to come to Him similarly reflect God’s desire to save (Matthew 5:6; 11:28; John 6:37). Using the metaphor of Isaiah 55:2, Jesus refers to Himself as the “bread of life” (John 6:32, 35), a sharp contrast to “that which is not bread.” Jesus declared, “Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you” (John 6:27, ESV). Jesus promised true satisfaction; those who come to Him “will never go hungry” (verse 35). Additionally, Jesus repeats the idea of satiating spiritual thirst in John 4:10 and 13–14 (cf. Revelation 22:17.
The “richest fare” God offers in Isaiah 55:2 represents His lavish blessings on His people. He is ready to save, if only people would turn to Him in repentance and faith. When people come to Him for salvation, they find that He is “forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to [Him]” (Psalm 86:5).
The question in Isaiah, “Why spend money on what is not bread?” is worthy of serious consideration. Working for things in this world that will not satisfy is as pointless as purchasing food that will not nourish. Chasing after fleeting pleasures, material goods, and accomplishments is futile; none of those things will last (Ecclesiastes 1:14; Matthew 24:35; 1 John 2:17). The apostle Paul recognized all his prior religious accomplishments as rubbish or garbage in comparison to knowing Christ (Philippians 3:4–8). Only Jesus can provide what we need.
It is possible to live a life of continual spending without ever finding satisfaction. Thankfully, it is also possible to live a life of constant receiving without spending anything. It’s the worldly life of unbelief versus the godly life of faith. The Lord continues to call people to come to Him for salvation and rest from their striving (Hebrews 4:1–11). Believers should examine their lives to see if they are resting in God’s provision or wasting time in temporary pursuits. How foolish to spend money on what is not “bread”! How wise to invest our resources in laying up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19–21)!
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A really basic way oil and the housing market are connected is that when oil and gas prices drop, people have more disposable income, and therefore can spend more on a home purchase. According to housingwire.com, non-oil-producing states may see housing prices rise as the population realizes benefits from lower prices. Manufacturers may be able to increase production inexpensively and hire more workers as well. On the flip side, oil-producing states may see layoffs and a climb in unemployment, which translates to less disposable income and less money to put into a home purchase. Experts do caution that the changes may not take effect immediately.
A more complicated relationship exists between oil and interest rates and the bond market. In general, the bond market and interest rates have an inverse correlation — that is, when one goes down, the other goes up. Bond prices and interest rates are inversely related: as one goes down, the other goes up. However, bond yield — the interest earned — and interest rates move in the same direction: when one goes up, so does the other. So when a Treasury bond has a high yield, overall interest rates are also higher. With more disposable income, investors are looking to the bond market and putting more money there. More investors equates to a lower yield, or return, on the bond investment. So as the yield on bonds is dropping, so is the interest rate on mortgages. It's a complex relationship but ultimately it can benefit your business as more people look at investing in a new home.
Now, to throw a monkey wrench into that scenario, consider that if oil prices stay low, leading to lower unemployment and possibly wage increases as well, fewer people will buy bonds, yields will increase, and interest rates — including mortgage interest rates — will also increase. Whew!
So are declining oil prices good for the housing market? The answer is … kind of, for now. And how does that affect you? It’s a great way to let clients know that If they're looking to make a change in their home ownership, whether buying or selling, it's a good time to make a move while interest rates are low and home prices have not yet risen. Please encourage your clients to contact me today to discuss their personal financial situation and to see how they can benefit from today's economic situation.
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The meaning of the name ' Somadev '
' Somadev ' is Hindu Boy name meaning : " Lord Of The Moon "
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World Refugee Day is an international day dedicated to all refugees around the world. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. Human Rights Ombudsman Peter Svetina points out that this day is also an opportunity to understand the hardships of refugees and their efforts to restore a sense of normality to their lives.
The Ombudsman Institution has already identified several violations of refugees’ rights in matters concerning the implementation of procedures at Slovenian borders, and has also established that border regimes force refugees to resort to increasingly dangerous ways of travelling. "Such border crossings have ended tragically on several occasions, which is why it is crucial to reduce irregular migration with the establishment of a more appropriate immigration and asylum policy. First and foremost, we must address this issue by ensuring effective protection of refugees, including through the implementation of legal routes and effective protection of refugees in third countries," says the Ombudsman.
"It is also necessary to reinforce the activities of human rights defenders and other supervisory mechanisms, and to take an uncompromising stance to put an end to all measures and practices with which state authorities violate refugees’ human rights," adds Mr Svetina.
"Protecting Slovenian identity by welcoming people in distress, with clearly defined rules that do not discriminate against anyone, is the way in which humanity is demonstrated. It is in times of crisis, when there is a greater tendency to restrict or abolish human rights, that humanity is put to the ultimate test," remarks the Ombudsman. In times of crisis, it is even more important than ever to engage all a country’s citizens. During the pandemic, it was particularly striking that many refugees and EU citizens with a refugee background contributed to society through employment in key industries and were often exposed to the negative effects of the pandemic.
The Ombudsman hopes that the latest EU action plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021–2027, adopted in November 2020, will result in more humane treatment of people leaving or fleeing their homes, since various reports on the inhuman and degrading treatment of refugees persist.
He also points out that the flow of immigration, which has been going on since time immemorial, cannot be stopped. "There are no fewer crisis hotspots, but environmental ones are emerging as well, forcing people to flee famine and natural disasters in search of new hope. It is impossible to build a dam that would stop the flow of immigration, nor can immigration be stopped with barbed wire. It is, however, possible to consider the benefits that these global social processes can bring to our society, which is open to newcomers, to consider how the processes can benefit them, and to develop better immigration policies," clarifies the Ombudsman.
"Only by caring for all those who, due to different circumstances, live on the margins of society or come to our country from different parts of the world with their hardships, can we put Slovenia on the list of inclusive countries. Slovenia must strive to achieve such status. After all, it has committed itself to doing so through its own legally defined rules, as well as by signing many international human rights documents," underlines the Ombudsman.
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Scotland’s Largest Teacher’s Union to Host “Transgender Jesus” Play for Students
Scotland’s largest teacher’s union, The Education Institute of Scotland,–which boasts representation of around eighty percent of Scotland’s public educators–is hosting a line-up of LGBTQ and drag performers to celebrate Pride Month as part of its campaign to promote sexual indoctrination in public schools. one particularly blasphemous performance titled The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven. It will be performed by Jo Clifford, a feminist drag performer, who will present Jesus as a “transgender woman” when he returns to Earth. … Clifford says the performance is not meant to be sacrilegious.
Rabbi Predicts Messiah Appearing Soon
An Israeli news outlet is reporting in Hebrew on a rabbinic prediction from over 200 years ago regarding dwindling world food supply that was predicted to occur now, in our time (!), and how it heralds the Messianic kingdom in Israel. The COVID global lockdowns disrupted large sectors of many economies and caused a degree of global food crisis. Even before that, researchers in various fields have been warning for years of a looming food shortage crisis. The world’s population growth is outpacing the production of food.
74% of California and 52% of the Western U.S. now in ‘exceptional’ drought
Drought conditions in California remain at record highs, with most of the state now classified in “extreme” or “exceptional” drought, reflecting conditions across the Southwest, according to a new report from climate scientists.
Jewish entrance to Temple Mount in danger of collapse – report
The bridge to the Mughrabi Gate, which Jewish and other non-Muslim visitors use to enter the Temple Mount, is in immediate danger of collapse, an expert engineer for the Western Wall Heritage Foundation warned on Thursday, according to Channel 13. The wood of the bridge will not afford safe use for an extended period, wrote the engineer in a document, advising that the bridge be replaced “without delay” with a steel bridge in order to avoid constant maintenance and protect the bridge against fire.
Ethiopia, Somalia warned against renewed locust infestation
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that swarms of desert locusts are expected to descend on parts of Ethiopia and Somalia. “Despite an earlier decline, the current upsurge prevails in the Horn of Africa where good rains allowed breeding to continue with hatching and more hopper bands forming in eastern Ethiopia and northern Somalia,” the FAO said in a report on Friday.
The Latest US Intelligence Report on ‘Alien’ UFOs Is In, And It’s… Inconclusive
The conclusion of a classified US intelligence report on the existence of alien UFOs is… inconclusive, US media reported Friday. US military and intelligence found no evidence that seemingly highly advanced unidentified flying objects sighted by military pilots were alien spacecraft, the report concludes, according to The New York Times and other media briefed on it. The main report will be unclassified and can be made public, but there will also be a classified annex, the Times said, that will remain secret. The report, The Washington Post said, “will offer no firm conclusions about what the objects… might be.”
How to watch the ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse put on a show this week
Some lucky skywatchers in a narrow section of Canada and Siberia will have an opportunity to see the most dramatic part of the show, the “ring of fire” that results from the moon covering all but the edges of the sun. The path of the Eye of Sauron-like phenomenon is called the path of annularity, and in this instance it passes over some very remote and uninhabited areas, including northern Canada, Greenland and the North Pole.
‘The Taliban will come … 100%.’ As US withdraws, Kandahar faces a takeover
“The British attacked, the Russians attacked and now the Americans; all are defeated. The Taliban will come into the city — 100%.”
Yellen Admits Inflation Is About To Surge, Says It Will Be A “Plus For Society”
Fed Chair Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addressed our rhetorical concern, and following the G7 finmin meeting in London where the world’s most advanced nations agreed to impose a 15% minimum corporate tax rate (with zero enforcement provisions), said that contrary to the Biden Budget, inflation could climb as high as 3% this year in what the WaPo said was “the first time the Biden administration projected what inflation could be through 2021”, which by the way is dead wrong since Biden’s budget just last week predicted only 2.1% CPI in 2021.
Scientific Model Shows State Fairs Can Occur at Full Capacity With No COVID Risk
As some Democratic governors hold firm on capacity restrictions for outdoor events, a new model shows that state and county fairs can safely occur this summer at full capacity without mask mandates. According to models created by simulation technology company Epistemix, outdoor fairs operating at full capacity would cause zero increase in the spread of coronavirus if the local population has at least 70 percent immunity.
The price of friendship with Biden’s Washington
In his speech at the ceremony marking the changing of the guard at the Mossad, as director Yossi Cohen transferred the baton of leadership to David Barnea, Netanyahu referred to Iran’s nuclear program as an “existential threat.” He then stated frankly, “If we must choose, and I hope this won’t happen, between our great friend the U.S. and eliminating an existential threat—eliminating an existential threat takes precedence.” Shortly thereafter, Defense Minister Benny Gantz (long a core member of the Netanyahu-haters’ camp) rejected Netanyahu’s assertion. “The U.S. was and will remain Israel’s most important ally in preserving its security and its security superiority in the region,” said Gantz. He went on: “The Biden administration is a true friend of Israel.
Islamic State claims responsibility for blast in Libya
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a blast in the southern city of Sebha, Libya, that killed a senior police officer, the terrorist group’s Nasheer news agency posted on Telegram late on Sunday.
Netanyahu amid incitement concerns: Don’t be afraid to stick it to them
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) Director Nadav Argaman on Sunday for issuing a public warning that the current atmosphere of incitement could lead to bloodshed.
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Royal Navy pits AI systems against live supersonic missiles
The Royal Navy has used artificial intelligence to help counter live-fire supersonic missile attacks in sea trials for the first time. Part of the Formidable Shield NATO exercise involving 10 nations, 15 ships, dozens of aircraft, and about 3,300 personnel, off the coasts of Scotland and Norway, the test seeks to detect, track, and intercept sea-skimming missiles as well as ballistic missiles faster with less human intervention.
US Navy intercepts ballistic missiles with the aid of a Dutch frigate
With the aid of a Dutch De Zeven Provincien-class frigate, the US Navy destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) has used two Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Blk IA interceptors to destroy ballistic missiles while they were still in space during the Formidable Shield 2021 NATO sea exercises off the coast of Scotland . The US Navy being able to intercept ballistic missiles isn’t new, but being able to do so in partnership with NATO ships is. What is newsworthy is that, until now, this sea capability was exclusive to the United States because of the nature of the technology.
N. Korea accuses ‘misanthropic’ Israel of genocide, ‘massacring children’
North Korea accused Israel of genocide, crimes against humanity and targeting children during Operation Guardian of the Walls last month. Israel has an “extreme misanthropic spirit and ambition for territorial expansion,” and is engaged in “state-sponsored terrorism and [the] act of obliterating other nations,” the Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang said in a statement released on Friday.
Iran hopes Russia and China oppose US role in MidEast, Central Asia
An article in Iranian media looked to a Russian political analyst to understand how Russia might aid Iran in its own ambitions in the region. “The main goal of the United States in the Middle East and Central Asia at the moment is to create problems for strong political and economic partnerships,” the article notes.
Abbas pays $40,000 to family of terrorist who murdered two Israelis
The Palestinian Authority on Sunday handed the family of a Palestinian who murdered two Israelis the sum of 30,000 Jordanian dinars ($42,000). The money was provided by PA President Mahmoud Abbas to “complete the payment of the price” of the family’s house that was demolished by the IDF, according to the PA’s official news agency Wafa.
Why Kim Jong-un is waging war on slang, jeans and foreign films
North Korea has recently introduced a sweeping new law which seeks to stamp out any kind of foreign influence – harshly punishing anyone caught with foreign films, clothing or even using slang. But why? Yoon Mi-so says she was 11 when she first saw a man executed for being caught with a South Korean drama. His entire neighbourhood was ordered to watch.
NYC Shrink Tells Yale Audience She Fantasizes About Shooting White People in Head: I HAVE NEWS FOR THIS WOMAN – the Problem is NOT RACISM – It is ‘SIN’ and Every Person in the World Has It!
The reader can see all about the vitriolic and venonous words spoken by the Psychiatrist later on in this piece. But I want to begin this article with a story and then with Scripture which clearly shows that all HATRED/RACISM originates in SIN.
Soaring Used Car Prices May Result In “Shocking” Inflation Report Next Week
“We see clear risks of a big positive surprise…”
CCP threatens 7 Hong Kong Catholic churches over Tiananmen Square remembrance mass
Seven Hong Kong Catholic churches, which were to hold mass to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 by the Chinese Communist Party, found threatening signs posted in front of their buildings.
Fauci lied, millions died: The conspiracy behind hydroxychloroquine’s suppression
Another email bombshell from the Anthony Fauci archives has been dropped, this one showing that “America’s doctor” knew full well that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was an effective remedy against the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19), and yet chose to lie to the public by claiming otherwise.
China pushes for expansion of its nuclear arsenal, braces for nuclear showdown with US military
In an opinion piece published May 27 in Beijing’s mouthpiece Global Times, editor-in-chief Hu Xijin urged the Chinese government to ramp up its nuclear program amid the United States’ intensifying containment of China.
With China Exposed for Election Theft and Perpetrating a Fauci-Led Biological Attack On the USA, China Has Indeed Moved Up Their Timetable to Attack the Mainland
..New developments, coupled with new revelations make it appear that the Chinese are preparing to cross both our northern and southern borders, occupation forces or not. New revelations shed light on why a Chinese invasion, properly prepared, or not, is likely coming because China has been exposed and they must attack, before they are attacked.
Over 40 Shot in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago Friday into Sunday Morning
Over 4o people were shot, five fatally, Friday into Sunday morning across Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago.
Bush’s $5 MILLION Payoff From The CCP Exposed
I voted for George W Bush … twice. It’s not something I am proud of looking back on it, but it seemed like the right idea at the time. Of course that was before the internet was ubiquitous and independent journalism dominated social media.
Australian Teachers Told to Push ‘Woke’ Agenda, Stop Calling Kids ‘Boys & Girls’
Teachers in Australia have been told they must begin pushing a “woke” agenda onto their students and focus on promoting leftist talking points in the classroom, according to new education guidelines.
NOW WITH AUDIO: Georgia Election Official Ralph Jones, Sr. Announced on Nov. 3rd Evening that Counting would Stop at 11 PM — Then Led Team to Count Stashed ‘Suitcase” Ballots
The Gateway Pundit identified Ralph Jones, Sr. as the third suspect in the Fulton County Georgia suitcase scandal. Ralph led a team of operatives in carrying out a massive voter fraud scandal on election night at the State Farm Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Ralph and his team plotted to remove ALL elections observers (Republicans) from the counting room so they could roll out their suitcases full of Joe Biden ballots and run them through the machine.
In the present Orwellian era, where propaganda and deception are ubiquitous, one of the signposts of truth that I have learned to respect is that the most important truths are the most heavily censored.
Egyptian authorities seize centuries-old monastery over unpaid taxes
Egyptian authorities have confiscated land and property belonging to a Coptic Orthodox monastery founded in 360 AD because the monks have not been able to pay taxes since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report.
Manchin to oppose voting rights bill pushed by U.S. Senate colleagues
West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate, announced on Sunday he intends to oppose a sweeping voting rights bill backed by the majority of his fellow Democrats that would expand access to voting across the United States.
‘My government will be to the Right of the current one’
Yamina chairman and prime minister-designate Naftali Bennett hit back at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday, after Netanyahu lambasted the incoming national unity government.
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Limited data are available on prophylaxis for herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella zoster virus (VZV) disease following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HCT). We retrospectively reviewed the clinical charts of 105 consecutive patients who underwent their first auto-HCT at our institution between September 2007 and June 2014. Before August 2009, 30 patients received oral acyclovir at 1000 mg/day until engraftment, whereas after September 2009, 69 patients received oral acyclovir at 200 mg/day. After engraftment, acyclovir was continued at 200 mg/day at the discretion of the attending physicians in both groups. The cumulative incidence of HSV disease at 1 year after auto-HCT was 7.7 and 4.5 % in patients who received oral acyclovir at 1000 and 200 mg/day, respectively (P = 0.75). Patients were next divided into three groups according to the timing at which acyclovir prophylaxis was stopped after auto-HCT; at engraftment, between engraftment and 1 year after auto-HCT, and later than 1 year. The cumulative incidence of VZV disease was 25.8, 7.7, and 0.0 % at 1 year, respectively. This study suggests that low-dose acyclovir prophylaxis may be effective for preventing HSV and VZV disease after auto-HCT. Our findings support the recommendation of acyclovir prophylaxis within the first year after auto-HCT.
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From her new office on the UFV Abbotsford campus, Dr. Lenore Newman could take a brief walk down the road and see raspberry, corn, and strawberry fields and dairy farms. In a five-minute drive, she could visit a number of farmers’ markets selling local produce. If she chose to, she could buy a new house or condo in one of many local housing developments or a heritage farmhouse on an acreage. Within 10 minutes, she could drive to the Fraser River or creeks where wild salmon spawn.
If she didn’t feel like buying local that day, she could be at Costco or Wal-Mart within minutes too. And at the end of the day, she could (and does) embark on a long, but do-able, reverse commute to the Commercial Drive area of Vancouver.
In short, she’s landed herself in the perfect living laboratory for a researcher into Canada’s food culture, food sustainability, and the competing pressures on our farmland and wilderness.
Newman was recently appointed Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment and joined the Geography department at UFV this past August.
The Canada Research Chair program was established in 2000 with a goal of establishing 2,000 research positions across the country. It is part of a national strategy to prevent the ‘brain drain’ of Canada’s brightest researchers and make Canada one of the world’s top nations in research and development.
Newman fills the second Canada Research Chair position at UFV. The first is held by Dr. Hugh Brody, a cultural anthropologist and filmmaker.
She comes to UFV from Royal Roads University in Victoria, where was an assistant professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability, and head of the Master of Environmental Management program.
Her research interests include food security; sustainable food systems/urban food systems; place, space, and urban nature; and urban spatial geography.
Newman holds a PhD and a master’s degree, both in environmental studies, from York University, and a BSc (honours) in physics and astronomy from the University of British Columbia. She has travelled extensively and developed a strong interest in sustainability partly as a result of those travels.
As part of her appointment, Newman will be investigating Canada’s foodways, or how food defines Canadians and their culture, and how cuisine shapes identity. She will also be looking at environmental and social threats to food sustainability. The location of UFV in rural zone at the edge of a growing metropolis provides a perfect venue for her research, although her scope is also nationwide.
She says that there are three main threats to Canadian food sustainability: climate change, urban land pressures, and the disappearance of wild environments.
“Canada is a cold-defined nation, so any change to our climate will affect our foodways,” she notes. “And almost all of our good agricultural land is located right up against urban areas. Then we’re seeing the expiration of wild environments, and Canadian cuisine is one of the only cuisines largely grounded in wild foods such as salmon.”
As for what defines a Canadian cuisine, she says that it is based on wild foods and an enthusiastic integration of immigrant culture and foods.
“In the past, we’ve been hesitant to say that there is a definitive Canadian cuisine, but one is emerging, based on connection with wild foods, use of local ingredients, an incorporation of immigrant cuisine (in a huge way, from day one), and a focus on ingredients more than preparation. Canada is exploding with interest in food now. Our foodways got bland and unhealthy a few decades ago, but there is much more interest in eating local food and healthy eating now. It means we’ll pay more for food, but we’ll be healthier for it.”
“I’ll be looking at how foods help define a regional culture and really speak for a region.”
She will also be looking at the Fraser Valley and its connection to food production and the competing demands of agriculture, urbanization, and the wilderness needed to sustain wild foods such as B.C. salmon.
“The Fraser Valley is a fascinating region. It’s different from Vancouver and it’s changing rapidly. Abbotsford is one of those edge cities with typical post-modern development where you see farms, suburbs, and urban environments all intermingled. There are major tensions between farmers’ interests, encroaching development, and preserving the rivers that the salmon need to survive.”
She says that the collapse of a food source affects a region in many ways.
“When the cod fishery collapsed in Newfoundland, it wasn’t just a case of environmental and economic damage: entire communities and ways of life were wiped out. Just imagine our region without the salmon.”
Although we like to take pride in our local foods in the Fraser Valley and much of our economy depends on agriculture, Newman says that nothing is guaranteed unless steps are taken to preserve the farmland and wild habitat needed to produce food.
“Chilliwack is famous for corn, but the only way to preserve a local food source like that is if steps are taken to preserve the land. Vancouver is a world city with enormous growth pressures and it will fill this valley if it is allowed to. We do have the Agricultural Land Reserve but it’s quite leaky. We don’t want to see land leaving the ALR but there are incredible development pressures on it. Being situated right next to a major city on the Pacific Rim is both a blessing and a curse for agricultural communities.
“The provincial government is spending billions of dollars right now to bring the Fraser Valley into comfortable commuting range of Vancouver. Once the Gateway project is finished, it puts this region into that category and development pressures will increase even more.”
Newman says issues such as transportation, availability, and evolving attitudes about the value of local food all affect the health of our food system.
“Having local food available plays a huge role in the new emphasis on fresh, tasty food. Our berry industry benefits from the fact that it’s hard to transport berries long distances while keeping them fresh and appealing.”
When asked what comes to mind when thinking of foods that define B.C. cuisine, wild salmon, fresh wild crab and other seafood, and blackberries are her immediate response. A devoted foodie, Newman is definitely in the right line of work, and loves the tactile and sensual nature of her research and how it crosses over into hobby and pleasure for her. Who wouldn’t want to be tasked with researching farmers’ markets across Canada (as she did for an earlier project)?
But there is a more serious motivation behind her research focus as well.
She started her undergraduate career studying physics and astronomy out of sheer curiosity.
“Then I took a course in carbon chemistry and got really interested in how the earth’s environment works. Then I saw David Suzuki speak once and got all fired up about environmental issues. Later I travelled extensively through Russia, China, Mongolia, Europe, and Canada, and everywhere I went I saw fragmented ecosystems and environmental degradation. I decided that I wanted to put my education to work on environmental issues.
Her next step was master’s degree focusing on the social side of environmental science, and then a doctorate.
“My graduate work focused on complex systems theory, or how large numbers of people and institutions interact and evolve.”
She did some work with Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon at the University of Toronto, “pushing the thinking forward on applying these theories on the ground and to the context of the environment.”
While doing post-doctoral research with Dr. Ann Dale, she looked at public food markets as an example of sustainability theories in action.
“I really got into studying food from a sustainability perspective because it is a good example of how we can act sustainably. People can’t change their house or their car overnight, but they can commit to eating a less energy-intense diet one day per week, for example eating a vegetarian dinner.”
“Traditional agriculture extension programs are closing at universities across North America. In most farm families, either the next generation is not taking over, or they are choosing to take a business degree because that’s seen as more relevant.”
While investigating local foodways of the Fraser Valley, Newman will also be considering indigenous foodways, and the traditional and current importance of salmon and berries to the aboriginal population.
Although her studies and research have taken her across the country and she has travelled the world, Newman is a British Columbian at heart. She grew up in Roberts Creek on a Sunshine Coast and came from logging and fishing family.
Her research ties in nicely with a “deep foodie” enthusiasm for adventurous eating. She also enjoys travel, hiking, and mountain climbing, and spends much of her free time commuting on BC Ferries to see her partner, who is a researcher at the University of Victoria.
An activist for LGBT rights, she views the university environment as a place where “people can speak to each other and debate social issues and communicate without ripping each other apart,” and she values the relative civility and tolerance of Canadian society.
This article is featured in the fall 2011 issue of UFV Skookum magazine
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The top two Democrats in Congress for K-12 education issues are telling President Barack Obama’s administration: Make sure you take care of the new grants for preschool under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
In a letter to Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., say the two secretaries must simultaneously support states seeking Preschool Development Grants under ESSA, and also provide strong oversight of how states are planning to expand early learning. Murray is the ranking Democrat on the Senate education committee, and Scott holds the same position on the House education committee.
ESSA’s Preschool Development Grants, which provided dedicated federal funding to early learning, are authorized for $250 million under the law, and are jointly administered by the Education and Health and Human Services departments. Getting the grants authorized in the new law was a top priority for Murray, although it was a budget proposal from the Obama administration beforehand. Murray had originally wanted the program in the Education Department, and moving it to HHS was a compromise with Republicans, who wanted no early education program at all.
“Fulfilling the promise of the ESSA PDG program will take ambitious actions and comprehensive coordination between the two agencies. We intend for the agencies to work together, and jointly with us, in order to faithfully implement the law,” Murray and Scott wrote to the two secretaries.
The lawmakers have three specific suggestions for the administration as they work on the preschool development grants:
“Support states with ambitious plans to improve quality and access.” Murray and Scott remind King and Burwell that they have the power “to approve ambitious State plans to improve coordination, access, and quality in early childhood education.” That means the two secretaries must carefully review states’ applications for the preschool grants.
“Work jointly and collaboratively.” The two lawmakers want the two agencies to work together on these preschool grants the same way they did to implement the administration’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, and the way they work with states that already receive preschool development grants.
“Ensure an orderly and fair transition.” Essentially, this means making sure that children currently in preschool development grants will have continuity and will be able to stay in their pre-ESSA, federally funded early learning programs.
Read the full letter below:
Dear Secretary Burwell and Secretary King:
As you know, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) marks the first time that our nation’s primary education law includes dedicated funding to improve access to preschool for children from low-income and disadvantaged families. We want to thank you for working with us and our staff to make this a reality.
As enacted under ESSA, the Preschool Development Grants (PDG) is intended to improve coordination, quality, and access in early childhood education. The program builds upon your administration’s great work through the Early Learning Challenge (ELC) and the PDG program (as initially authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “ARRA”), which helped states develop and sustain strong early learning systems with the goal of universal access to high-quality preschool. The PDG program authorized under ESSA (ESSA PDG) represents another much needed opportunity for our nation’s youngest learners.
Fulfilling the promise of the ESSA PDG program will take ambitious actions and comprehensive coordination between the two agencies. We intend for the agencies to work together, and jointly with us, in order to faithfully implement the law. In particular, we urge the agencies to:
Support states with ambitious plans to improve quality and access - The ESSA PDG program provides the Secretaries with the authority to approve ambitious State plans to improve coordination, access, and quality in early childhood education. We intend for the Secretaries to carefully review applications with regard to quality plans with the overall goal of universal access to high-quality preschool.
Work jointly and collaboratively - Like the PDG program, the ESSA PDG is intended to be jointly administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED). While the funding will be allocated to HHS, we intend for the program to operate similarly with regard to the current partnership between the two agencies, and we have appreciated the collaborative approach the agencies took to implement the ELC and PDG programs thus far. The partnership has been and continues to be beneficial to grantees as they work to improve outcomes for children.
Ensure an orderly and fair transition - ESSA’s transition language (Section 9212(j)(2)) clearly indicates that States that have received funding under the ARRA PDG before the date of enactment should continue to receive funds under the terms of the existing award for the duration for which the award was granted. The intent of this language is to ease grantee burden. Our expectation is for these states to continue to work with staff from both ED and HHS to ensure that the more than 50,000 children served in more than 230 communities will have continuity in service to the high-quality programs in which they are being served in the fourth year of their grant cycle. The new terms of the ESSA PDG program, therefore, should take effect when the agencies hold a competition under the ESSA PDG program.
We look forward to working with you to ensure that the PDG programs are effective and create real, positive change for children and families across the country.
Robert C. “Bobby” Scott
Follow us on Twitter at @PoliticsK12.
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Ice fog is any kind of fog where the droplets have frozen into extremely tiny crystals of ice in midair. Generally this requires temperatures at or below −35°C (−30°F), making it common only in and near the Arctic and Antarctic regions. (From Wikipedia entry on fog)
Today was cold. When we first arrived it was the type of cold where you go outside and shiver and laugh about how cold it is. Today when I had to go outside I just got angry at the cold. Why is my face burning? My are my hands burning? Why can’t I feel my legs? Seriously, it is no longer funny.
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If you are running a company, you surely know all about how critical online reviews can be._ A lot of people check the ratings on favorite sites like TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Google before going to a restaurant, staying at a hotel or visiting a shop. At a time when consumers can write Google reviews on pretty much anything, they buy to inform another potential consumer — questions on the business impact of reviews and ratings have become more relevant over the years. A couple of reviews, good or bad, can seemingly make or break a business. In our previous blog post called Online reviews and why they matter we have already talked about the importance of online reviews and would now like to take a closer look at the principle of a star rating.
Stars are almost universally understood for ranking
In fact, star ranking was first used to classify hotels according to their quality. The reason for this was to inform potential guests on facilities and service that they could expect. A 3-star hotel will have a restaurant, gym facilities, a spacious lobby, and a conference room. But a 4-star hotel will have a bar, multiple swimming pools, lounge, spas, gym, fitness centre, concierge service, extensive business facilities, various restaurants and valet parking. You may be surprised to learn that hotel classification is only obligatory in two of the top five major tourist destinations in the world. In France, U.S., Germany, and U. K., classification is entirely voluntary. Contrariwise, in Italy and Spain, the regulation of hotel classification is the responsibility of regional governments, who assign a ranking based on a series of minimum requirements. However, people want and need guidance to make decisions, especially when they have to invest a lot of money in something.
Research shows that 91 percent of people regularly or occasionally read an online review, and 84 percent trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation. This result is outstanding and shows that online reviews matter and that's why business owner needs to create a process that encourages customers to leave reviews.
According to the research star rating remains the most important part of a review, within 54% stating this as a key consideration.
39 percent of the consumers say that a business needs a rating of 3 out of 5 stars before they will use them and 9 percent of consumers won't use a business with an average star rating of less than 5 out of 5.
Improving the customer experience should be the primary reason you gather customer feedback. The process of winning new clients and retaining existing customers is getting harder and harder. Offering a fantastic experience that keeps your customers coming back and referring it to other people is the best way you can stand out from your competition. If you can create an experience that is better than your competitors, your customers will remain loyal and ignore other offers. Star ratings do all of this in a very short amount of time.
In 2009 YouTube ditched its standard 1-to-5-star rating system for a thumbs-down or thumbs-up rating system. YouTube noticed that their users only rated videos they liked, with a smaller portion rating videos they disliked. Thus, the users rarely gave videos 2-, 3-, or 4-stars. For YouTube, it was pretty evident that they had to change their rating system. For some companies, a star rating system makes sense, especially when the consumer needs more information about the product. Yelp and Amazon have a star rating system which for some people are very important and a helpful guideline to make a proper decision.
If a product on Amazon showing up as 4 or 5-star, it's going to get more interest than products with no star at all. And people are going to have a good impression from the product even before they saw it in real life. Also, people are in general more likely to click on products that have a high amount of reviews. In fact, a product gets enormous credibility if it has a lot of reviews and a 5-star rating. In a marketplace full of competition, the score a seller receives plays a significant role in determining how well he does against the competitors. Thus, every high rating puts your product a step further ahead of the competition.
On TutorCruncher our customer have the option to request their clients to fill in a review for your tutors and keep their feedback on record on the tutor's profile. The clients can rate the tutor from 1 to 5 stars and additionally write a summary. This new feature gives companies a very effective way take track of the performance of their tutors and their client's satisfaction levels. The best and direct feedback that you can get is from your clients' perspectives.
This feedback will be then stored in your database so that you can look at how well received the tutoring was with your client. As time goes on. your tutors will get multiple reviews, which will count together and appear on the tutors profile as an average rating. TutorCruncher lets you send out these review requests automatically to allow your clients to give their feedback without you needing to manually request it. This is all valuable internal information but can also be used with TutorCruncher’s website integration to display this information online and help sell your company's tutoring.
When it comes to reviewing is safe to say, that not only the quality matters also the quantity of the online review is essential. The best case scenario is you manage to get a lot of honest and constructive feedback in order to boost your business's reputation. With the integrated star rating on TutorCruncher, we try to make it easy for your clients to do a review. Besides, it's possible to write a more detailed review. It is crucial to encourage your customers to write reviews about your performance since it is a great way to gain perspective customers' trust and get them to try your service.
Of course, be sure to regularly read the reviews and respond promptly to any that are critical. Satisfied clients are the most valuable good for a service company as you probably already know.
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A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
Michael Pollan’s unmatched abiy to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences- whether eating, gardening, or building-and the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre-defining bestsellers The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food. With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, readers can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own-a small, wooden hut, his “shelter for daydreams”-built with his admittedly unhandy hands. Inspired by both Thoreau and Mr. Blandings, A Place of My Own not only works to convey the history and meaning of all human building, it also marks the connections between our bodies, our minds, and the natural world.
Arts – Architecture
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Family and Friends
Often care partners or caregivers are the adult child, spouse, or family member of a loved one experiencing vision loss. This is a very stressful time. Roles and abilities are shifting as you deal with the fear and uncertainty surrounding a loved one’s vision loss brought on by vision loss in someone you love. In addition to understanding the diagnosis, navigating medical appointments, and adjusting to changes in daily life, many people have anxiety and depression due to vision loss. You are a champion for your loved one every day, but this can be hard on you also.
Many Care Partners Find Themselves
- Taking on new responsibilities and roles
- Learning new ways of interacting
- Implementing changes to the home and environment
- Noticing a tendency to intervene/assist for the sake of speed, safety, ease
- Seeking and participating in supportive resources
- Adjusting expectations
- Honoring own feelings of loss
- Accepting help when offered
Hope Vision Foundation is Here for You Through this Journey
Due to the growing elderly population, we also have a growing number of caregivers–both in home care providers and residential providers. Often there is no formal training on recognizing and caring for low vision or blind patients and clients. You always do your best, but Hope Vision is here to make it easier for you by providing information, workshops with experts, online continuing education, and our handy guidebook.
Vision Loss is One of the Most Feared Health Conditions
Throughout our lives, we rely on our vision to navigate the world, to work, to play and to socialize. Visiting the doctor and learning that you have low vision is scary, and like many serious diagnoses, you may arrive home with more questions than answers.
It is common to struggle to find the tools, resources and support needed to continue our normal daily activities. It is also common for people to spend months or years feeling anxious or depressed before getting the support needed. This is often due to the many emotions experienced with vision loss before feeling ready to seek help and adapt your life to living with vision loss.
Regardless of how much vision you have, vision rehabilitation has been shown to improve quality of life. By engaging early with low vision resources and vision rehabilitation you will find more success and find ways to live your best life!
Most people with low vision are age 65 or older. The leading causes of vision loss among older adults include age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and strokes. With the aging of the population, the prevalence of these diseases and conditions is on the rise. (NEI) When you have vision loss, vision rehabilitation is critical just like physical therapy after a joint injury or surgery. Learn more about the conditions leading to vision loss though our blog.
New vision loss? Get our worksheet and take control of your vision.
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Low Vision is visual acuity less than 20/40, visual field loss, decreased contrast sensitivity, or vision loss that impacts activities of daily living. Blindness is a visual acuity of 20/200 in the better seeing eye or visual field of less than 20 degrees.
- What did you like to do prior to this diagnosis that you have stopped doing?
- What is your understanding of the diagnosis?
- How are the changes in your vision affecting you?
- What have you tried so far that’s worked?
- What do you wish others understood about your vision loss?
- Who is available if you need to talk or ask for help?
- Do you have interest in trying some alternative ways to manage daily tasks?
- What strengths have you discovered?
Challenges might include difficulty with reading, falls, recognizing faces, activities of daily living, driving, or withdrawal and social isolation.
Consider vision rehabilitation as part of the care plan, not as a result of treatment failure. Vision rehabilitation has been shown to help people with vision loss impacting ADLs and quality of life. Early intervention is associated with better results.
Click here for visual impairment categories. ICD-10 codes
Let us be your one stop shop for low vision services. Hope Vision Foundation will contact your patient and connect them to appropriate services including Washington State services and the VA. We always emphasize compliance with their medical and surgical care plans and regular follow up. Make a HIPPA compliant referral by
- Calling (833) 228-5501
- Faxing your referral and demographic information to (833) 228-5501
- Online Form
Standard of Care
From front desk to technicians, your staff interacts with people with vision loss regularly. Help them feel confident in these interactions.
Our 1 hour staff training covers human/sighted guide, tips for talking and communicating with visual impaired patients, and ADA laws.
- Schedule a company training.
- Have your staff complete an online training
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Referral Card to give to referring patients.
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This worksheet contains a text and exercises. It can be used as a reading and discussion in classroom or as a test. In case of using it as a test - part with discussion can be used as topics for writing an essay Hope you will like it. All the best.
Violetta2903 is from/lives in Latvia and has been a member of iSLCollective since 2018-11-13 20:50:04. Violetta2903 last logged in on 2022-06-29 13:15:04, and has shared 16 resources on iSLCollective so far.
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Unless you have actually been living under a rock you have actually probably heard your friends or family members mention something about CBD, specifically if they occur to suffer from persistent pain or stress and anxiety. As numerous U.S. states begin to legislate both medical and recreational cannabis, the market has actually taken off with growth in various types of CBD products. Regardless of this growth and the promotion that comes along with it, many people are uncertain of just what CBD is, if it’s even legal, and how it would even help them. We are hoping here we can provide you a quick breakdown of what CBD is and discuss a couple of different kinds of CBD products that could assist you get relief, particularly if you suffer from pain and stress and anxiety. CBD Drinks Sprouts
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of many active compounds discovered in the Marijuana plant. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is another active substance and the most widely known, thanks to its psychoactive residential or commercial properties– it’s the one that gets you “high or stoned.” CBD is non-psychoactive however has a number of the very same medical benefits as THC. This permits you to take advantage of the healing benefits without leaving you with the “high or stoned” sensation that typically works together with THC. That stated, marijuana-derived CBD products, or CBD items that contain THC, may be more reliable than fiber hemp. If you nevertheless to not reside in a state that hasn’t yet legalized medical cannabis or these pressures are not available, you can still gain from products including commercial hemp-derived CBD.
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Pain and Swelling
There have been many research studies that have actually had CBD used to treat general chronic pain. Researchers put together the outcomes of several methodical reviews covering dozens of trials and studies. Their research concluded that there is significant proof that marijuana is an efficient treatment for chronic pain in adults. A different study in the Journal of Speculative Medicine supports these results. This research study suggests that using CBD can decrease discomfort and swelling. The researchers likewise found that subjects were not most likely to build up a tolerance to the results of CBD, so they would not need to increase their dose over time. They kept in mind that cannabinoids, such as CBD, could offer helpful brand-new treatments for individuals with chronic pain.
Anxiety and Stress and anxiety
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CBD oil has an anti-inflammatory residential or commercial property, which can benefit the skin, and it can also decrease oil production, offer wetness and ease pain and itching. Topical CBD is safe and works effectively for all skin types. The items are easy to administer. Patients of severe medical skin problem and those who are looking for ingenious skin care choices can gain from topical CBD usage. Anti-inflammatory homes connected with CBD are helpful in dealing with such dermatologic conditions as acne, psoriasis and eczema due to decrease of dryness, inflammation and soreness.
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Recently, CBD has gotten a lot of attention due to its possible to treat drug and alcohol abuse. Literature concentrates on the pharmacotherapeutic potential of CBD in regards to its importance in prevention of regression in substance abuse. It is thought CBD works in targeting danger states of drug use relapse by reducing stress and anxiety and stress related to drug cues and moderating anti-depressant activity. CBD has an effect on the brain circuitry that is responsible for drug yearning and seeking habits triggered by drug-related context and tension. Taking into account the neuropharmacological and behavioral results of CBD and its influence on the neurocircuitry managing addiction, the ramifications of CBD for the development of brand-new treatments of drug dependency has actually attracted the interest in the research study neighborhood investigating healing solutions for drug addiction and relapse.
There are a couple of various types of CBD products, they are available in many kinds. You can purchase them as Oils and Casts, Edibles, Vapes, and Creams and Lotions.
Oils and Tinctures
CBD oil and tinctures generally have a glycerin, oil, or alcohol base. People can take these extracts by themselves, normally through a dropper or blend them in a food and beverage of their choice. There are various strengths and tastes of CBD oils and tinctures are available.
CBD edibles contain the above extracts but in a food kind. CBD edibles are offered as drinks and food items, such as teas and chocolate. Gummies are a very typical kind of CBC edible. They come in different strengths and flavors. They are likewise among the very best choices to assist with sleep.
For quick action, vapes can deliver CBD extracts through inhalation. Vaping comes with included risk, consisting of lung damage. Sublingual extracts put under the tongue may use some of the quick action offered by vaporizers without the risk of vaping-associated lung injury.
Creams and Creams
CBD likewise can be found in the type of topical oils, creams, and lotions. Some individuals may feel the effects right away, where others might not see any impacts for numerous hours. This is one of the best ways to help with muscle pain. It might be best to try a couple of various types to determine what supplies the appropriate relief.
In conclusion as you can see CBD has many great uses to aid with various disorders, and it comes a few various types. If you are looking for an alternative way to treat any issues you may have, you may wish to look into some CBD business and items to see what would work best for you. CBD Drinks Sprouts
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The artist Roland Schappert (b. Cologne, 1965) studies the process in which writing becomes image in research ventures between poetry and politics and writes essays about a contemporary conception of art. In 2005, he and Michael Ebmeyer won the award of the 10th Videonale.
Books on Roland Schappert
Roland Schappert & Wolfgang Ullrich
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Philistinism, climate change, legitimation discourses—in a tour de force sustained by profound knowledge of the phenomena in question, AKTUALITÄTSJETZT blazes trails through the jungle of contemporary art and its current debates. Over the course of two years, the art scholar and author Wolfgang Ullrich initiated 14 dialogues on Schappert’s word paintings, murals, and interventions. Their distinctive formal features and conceptual and substantial dimensions inspired illuminating conversations that range far beyond the specific works to explore today’s art world and questions of the philosophy of art and the sociology of culture. The best volume of dialogues on art since David Sylvester’s interviews with Francis Bacon.
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The coronavirus pandemic hit us in a time of disparate foci of attention. A fundamental lack of comprehension and hate speech contrast sharply with an unspoken consonance of ideas as well as feelings. What do reality, statistics, love, and yearnings do to us? They are playing a game with reality, sans fiction. Relationships sustain our lives. What was unmistakable before is now manifest, with stark certainty. Are we ready for loving dissension? Can we bear to think only as far ahead as we can see? How do our emotions answer these questions, and how does our intellect? The Cologne visual artist and writer Roland Schappert retraces his personal voyage through this sun-kissed rain-drenched time. The book is a diary-like tour de force of digital amorous overtures, an attempt to explain the world of art via WhatsApp, and the real challenges of life as a single artist in a major German city in precarious circumstances.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
January 13, 2015
Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to making English the offi-
cial language of New York state
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new article 9 to read
2 as follows:
3 ARTICLE 9
4 OFFICIAL STATE LANGUAGE
5 Section 130. Legislative findings and intent.
6 131. Short title.
7 132. Official state language.
8 § 130. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds
9 that, the state is comprised of individuals from many ethnic, cultural,
10 and linguistic backgrounds, and continues to benefit from this rich
11 diversity. Throughout the history of New York and the United States, the
12 common thread binding individuals of differing backgrounds has been the
13 English language. Command of the English language is necessary to
14 participate in and take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by
15 American life. Absent a rudimentary command of the English language,
16 citizens of this state are not able to make their voices heard in the
17 legislative process, effectively exercise their right to vote, or fully
18 understand the rights afforded them by the United States and New York
19 Constitutions. Such citizens also have a more difficult time finding
20 gainful employment, affordable housing, health insurance, and otherwise
21 availing themselves of the full benefits of American life for themselves
22 and their families.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
is old law to be omitted.
S. 1582 2
1 § 131. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
2 "New York state English language empowerment act".
3 § 132. Official state language. English shall be the official language
4 of the government of the state of New York. 1. The state of New York
5 shall conduct all official business of this state in English. All offi-
6 cial documents, regulations, orders, and publications shall be printed
7 in English and all official programs, meetings, transactions, and
8 actions conducted by or on behalf of this state and all its political
9 subdivisions shall be in English.
10 2. a. Other languages may be used by government officials, and in
11 official documents, whenever necessary to:
12 (i) protect the health, safety, or liberty of any citizen;
13 (ii) teach or study other languages;
14 (iii) protect the rights of criminal defendants or the victims of
16 (iv) promote trade, tourism, or commerce;
17 (v) facilitate activities pertaining to the compilation of any census;
18 (vi) comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
20 (vii) use proper names, terms of art, or phrases from language other
21 than English; or
22 (viii) comply with the Constitution and laws of the United States of
23 America, or the state constitution.
24 b. Except in exigent circumstances, when an official government docu-
25 ment is translated into any language other than English under this
26 section, an English translation will also be provided in the same docu-
27 ment, appearing in such a manner as to afford the reader the opportunity
28 to observe the English translation of all phrases used.
29 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to:
30 a. diminish the usage of, prevent the study or development of, or
31 discourage the use of, any Native American language in any context or
32 for any purpose;
33 b. prohibit any elected official from speaking to any person in a
34 language other than English while campaigning or providing constituent
35 services, although such officials are encouraged to use English as much
36 as possible to promote fluency in English;
37 c. disparage any language or discourage any person from learning or
38 using any language;
39 d. prohibit informal and nonbinding translations or communications
40 among or between representatives of government and other persons if this
41 activity does not affect or impair supervision, management, conduct or
42 execution of official actions and if the representatives of government
43 make clear that these translations or communications are unofficial and
44 are not binding on the state or any political subdivision of the state;
46 e. prohibit individuals from utilizing translation methods of their
47 own provision to communicate with an official government agent or enti-
49 4. As used in this section, "official" means any government action or
50 document that binds the government, is required by law, or is authorized
51 by law.
52 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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“Art Gallery Project” is the project works for many artists. It will give a specified space on the online web page. Firstly, The artists are charge for the space allotte to them on daily basis. The charges vary in different months. Jan to April and August to December the charges are Rs 200 per day per exhibit, from May to July charges are Rs 300 per day per exhibit. This project is written in PHP and MYSQL.
Each exhibit has a name and style of painting. In this online art gallery project the exhibits can buy the art by online customers who need to register by singing up then they cam login through the login page. After, receiving the full payment, the painting is sent to the customer. Until the receiver click the process check out which is find in the cart us page the status will be shown. Therefore, The gallery store the information about the visitors of the art gallery.
The user can see the front end where the home page, about page, arts with their category. Admin has the ability to link with social media. Similarly, They can manage the accounts,can make the contact forms,can register the admins etc. Admin details localhost/Art-Gallary-php-master/admin/ username- firstname.lastname@example.org password- 12345
The technologies used in this project are:
- HTML: Page layout and design
- CSS: Design
- JS: Fontend
- PHP: Backend
- Java Script
Supported Operating Systems:
You can run this project in the following operating systems:
Download Source Code of Art Gallery project IN PHP, CSS, JS, AND MYSQL
Thank you very much for your visiting in our simple blog, share tutorial and programming coding. Hope this blog will help you in fixing your coding problem.
source : code-projects.org
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Millions of people enjoy DIY and making their own home improvements. Many are capable of gaining advice and tips for building dream treehouses for kids, while others stick to smaller projects.
While some people are professional craftsmen, many others would consider themselves amateurs, competent and enthusiastic, but not wholly professional. However, there are also many beginners, and it is this group that may appreciate advice from more seasoned enthusiasts.
Over the last year, many people have picked up new hobbies, and DIY and home improvements are two of them. If you are one of the newcomers, you may appreciate understanding what to put into your new toolbox.
Why is it important to get the right tools in your toolbox?
In 2019, nearly 39,500,000 people were injured in their homes and needed to consult medical professionals. Plenty of these injuries could have been avoided. Some of them would have involved tools or machinery.
While having the right tools cannot prevent slips, or falls, they can prevent other injuries from happening. Many accidents that happen while constructing, or making repairs, come from using the wrong tools.
So, on that note, here is a list of tools that everyone should have, and one or two optional ones too.
All the tools you need to make up a useful toolbox
The main thing to understand when you are putting together a toolbox is that it will grow and evolve over time. Don’t try to buy a dozen types of each tool. Although it can be frustrating to find you are missing something, it is perhaps better to make extra purchases when needed, rather than have many unused tools lying around.
This is a good example of not buying too many tools at once. Of course, screws come in different sizes and types, and some need reaching by long shaft screwdrivers Others are tiny but easy to reach. But this doesn't mean you have to buy many screwdrivers at once.
Start with a Phillips-head screwdriver and a flat-head one too. Contemplate what you will be making in your workshop and then choose a couple of sizes for each type. This should get you started ok.
This is indispensable. Stanley has been manufacturing tape measures for years, and they are available everywhere. Buy a traditional one or a heavy-duty version depending on your needs.
Handheld reciprocating saw
This is more of an optional choice, but it may come in useful if you are planning on doing construction. Actually, they are possibly more useful for demolition.
If you are looking to do some remodeling then a reciprocating saw can really speed up the work. Compare these types of saws at WiseMakr.com and look for a cordless one if you want it to be portable.
Buying an adjustable crescent wrench means avoiding paying out for a set of different-sized spanners. Adjustable wrenches can be used for many purposes and every toolbox should have one.
Electric handheld drill
Just as you may want a cordless reciprocating saw, you might also want to consider a similar purchase in a drill. Look for good battery life and a rugged exterior.
Spirit or bubble level
This tool is simple but incredibly effective at helping people to keep straight lines when hanging objects. Investing in one of these means you will never put up wonky picture frames again.
Not sharpening tools is a recipe for disaster when it comes to slips, and using the wrong tool for a job can lead to hand or finger injuries. But, not having any protection at all is even worse.
Include some purpose-made work gloves to protect your skin from dust, chemicals, and cuts.
Pliers and grips
Pliers are handy for removing nails but vise grip pliers are a much better tool. These can be clamped into place and released with just one hand which makes them very useful.
Along with the work gloves, safety goggles give you some extra protection. These are especially useful for protection when cutting, sawing, or filing. Metal and wood dust can irritate and damage eyes, so keep them covered.
Useful for making sure surfaces are smooth before painting or treating them. Especially good if you will be working with wooden surfaces a lot.
Things such as pens, markers, and utility or craft knives are extremely valuable. Keeping these in your toolbox means you won’t be scratching around for a biro or felt tip.
Making a perfect toolbox isn’t entirely straightforward as much depends on what you will be using it for. Other tools that could be introduced include saws, socket sets, an angle grinder, paintbrushes, and more.
To make the perfect toolbox, consider what you will be using it for and what you want to achieve. You no doubt understand the importance of building something right, so now you need to build the best toolbox for the job.
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Project 1-Getting Started on the Education Narrative
While re-reading my project 1, a couple things I would revise is getting into a bit more detail in my reasoning towards my answers. I feel like if i got into more detail, the reader would have understood the text more and could possibly relate to it.
Project 2-Reflective Annotated Bibliography
After re-reading my Project 2, I actually really loved how it came out but one thing I could elaborate on is the importance of eliminating space. I could elaborate on why the environment being quiet is the most important and how it could help in many situations. I could also explain on other things that could be distracting besides noises and your phone.
Project 3-Writing in a New Genre
After reviewing my project 3, a couple things I would revise is the explanation of my personal experience, I personally feel like it could have been more detailed. In addition, I would have added on to explaining Jane’s experience because she also has a personal experience that other students could learn and relate to.
After reviewing my Final reflection, a couple things I would revise is that I would add other examples from my other projects other than project #2 since that’s the only project I referenced. In addition, I could have went more into depth on how I can use my skills to other uses such as describing what the uses could be directly.
Two highlights of comments that I made
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ERIC Number: ED394836
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1996-Apr
Oil and Water Don't Mix: What about Science and Language Arts?
Dickinson, Valarie L.
Science is generally not seen as a subject that produces literate readers and writers, which is a major goal in the elementary grades. The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to determine the development of preservice elementary teachers' (N=46) definitions of language arts over the course of a semester. It also looked at ways preservice teachers with interest and expertise in language arts and limited science background can develop an effective approach to teaching science. Results indicate that the development of the preservice teachers' ideas about what constituted language arts can be described as a process over a continuum. They began the course talking about language arts as a way to teach reading and writing. But they later related how discussions during science lessons were incorporating language arts because students were listening to others and talking out their own ideas. It was concluded that it was possible to develop the views of preservice teachers in their definition of language arts by including science content in their curriculum. Implications for teacher education and recommendations include: (1) it was possible to develop the views of preservice teachers in their definitions of language arts by including science content in their curriculum; (2) the importance of using the reflective skills of language arts to help their own students develop their ideas became apparent; (3) the preservice teachers experienced interdisciplinary instruction, and were able to relate this through their own reflective thinking in their journal entries to their future classroom experiences; (4) preservice teachers were able to take the language arts methods with which they were comfortable and use them to successfully teach science content in their science methods course; and (5) the strategies employed here may increase comfort and confidence in teaching science. Contains 23 references. (JRH)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (St. Louis, MO, March 31-April 3, 1996).
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A style icon, the King of Rock and Roll was also a watch lover. Over his famous career, Elvis owned hundreds of different watches — ranging from custom diamond-clad watches for performing to Omegas. It was rare to see Elvis without a watch, as he adorned them on almost every occasion. The famous artists treated them much more like a jewelry piece or accessory than a timepiece — after all, he did have an entourage to tell him what time it was, after all.
Over the years, Elvis was also known for taking off his watch and just giving it to anyone who said they loved it. Here, we’ll look at some of the King’s most famous and beloved watches — some just as iconic as Elvis himself. Let’s begin with a yellow gold Rolex.
The Rolex King Midas – Ref. 9603
When Elvis sported the King Midas it was the most expensive Rolex in the world. But of course, Elvis’ yellow gold King Midas was even rarer. Gifted to the King back in 1970, his King Midas was a token of gratitude for playing six days of sold-out shows in Houston. On the back it read, “To Elvis Presley From The Houston Livestock Show Officers 1970.” Today, it sits at the Graceland estate.
The look of this watch is recognizable at first glance. Designed off of the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens, as well as the mythical Greek king Midas who turned everything he touched into gold, the timepiece looks regal and unlike anything else. It was made unlike anything else, too, being carved right out of a block of 18k gold (white or yellow depending on the model) and came out weighing anywhere between 150 and 200 grams. The square-faced timepiece had to be hand wound, and wasn’t an Oyster, which subsequently allowed water to get into the face of this famous watch — we like to think from some sort of celebrity-clad pool party.
This spring, the King’s Omega, given to him by RCA Records to mark selling 75-million records, will hit the auction blocks in Geneva. The watch was retailed by Tiffany & Co. and is outfitted in white gold that’s engraved with the sentiment, “To Elvis, 75 Million Records, RCA Victor, 12-25-60.” The watch is a 33mm with a 44-round diamond clad bezel, the face is clean — with hour markers. This Omega worn by Elvis, himself, also features a secondary dial at 6 o’clock. Inside, you’ll find the manual caliber 510.
The watch was separated from the Presley estate years ago, in a somewhat familiar story. Legend has it, Elvis traded the Omega with a fan who admired it and had a diamond-set Hamilton. It’s estimated the watch will sell for anywhere between $54 to $100-thousand.
The Famous Hamilton Ventura
The Ventura is another striking timepiece, and probably the most famous watch associated with the King. Elvis fell in love with the watch back in the 1960s after starring in Blue Hawaii, where he wore the watch as product placement in the film.
The Ventura is the first electric watch, sometimes nicknamed the ‘grandfather’ of the quartz. Its futuristic tech was paired with an equally futuristic look — the triangular face becoming a trademark of the brand and Elvis himself. He had his original re-banded with a bracelet, and later on went to buy a second model which was outfitted with a black dial, luminous markers with lines punctuated with dots and that stellar flex bracelet that hugs the triangular edges and wraps around the wrist. To this day, the Presley estate still endorses the Ventura, Elvis’ favorite watch.
See further details regarding Elvis’ Omega that will be auctioned by Phillips in their article “Elvis Presley’s Omega Comes to Auction This May“
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Some experts say all of us have psychological health troubles time to time.
Each yr more than 250,000 men and women are admitted to psychiatric hospitals and over 4,000 folks dedicate suicide in the British isles.
The figures for other countries too are surprising!!
It actually is a pandemic.
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There is a war brewing between the socialist-lite mask-wearing kids who demand free healthcare and the socialist-lite mask-wearing kids gluing themselves to city streets tearfully screaming for an end to the fossil fuel industry.
This goes much deeper than 1.6 billion discarded plastic-based face masks suffocating the world’s oceans every year as part of the 8 million tons of Covid-created plastic waste – 26,000 tons of which hits the water.
And yes, climate catastrophists, you can virtue signal all you want about ‘saving the world’ with four needle emojis in your social media bio, but your face masks, gloves, vaccines, and sanitiser bottlers began life as a fossil fuel.
Pharmaceutical companies rely heavily on petroleum. In the same way cows expel methane, healthcare runs on fossil fuels. As clueless Climate Change activist organisations successfully bully weak politicians into shutting down mining production, the price of healthcare and its basic medical supplies are set to rise.
The pharmaceutical industry creates more greenhouse gas emissions than the world’s automotive industry. How many Australian schools are teaching children that little inconvenient truth, I wonder?
No, this isn’t coming from an alt-right, fringe conspiracy website. It was admitted by The Conversation in 2019 (a situation that can only be worse after Covid accelerated production).
‘We found it was 48.55 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per million dollars. That’s about 55 per cent greater than the automotive sector at 31.4 tonnes of CO2e/$M for that same year. We restricted our analysis to the direct emissions generated by the companies’ operations and to the indirect emissions generated by the electricity purchased by these companies from their respective utilities companies.’
The World Economic Forum reports that the chemical industry (of which Big Pharma is a dependent) is responsible for more than 30 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Healthcare is one of the sectors identified by America as being particularly vulnerable to any change in fossil fuel production. The following is from a 2011 study, at which point the authors would not have been able to predict either the average citizen’s increased dependence on pharmaceutical companies post-Covid, or our self-inflicted decimation of the fossil fuel industry for political ends.
‘Given that the United States consumes roughly one quarter of the world’s oil production and emits approximately 8 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gases, it is safe to conclude that health care in the United States consumes a large amount of petroleum and that health care’s exposure to petroleum supply shortages is likely significant.’
While the cost of transport is listed as a serious concern when it comes to rising fuel prices, the report goes on to investigate plastic:
‘Plastics and pharmaceuticals are primarily derived from petrochemicals, and there are relatively few substitutes for petroleum inputs into these products. Health care’s reliance on petroleum for plastics and pharmaceuticals is a longstanding concern, first discussed widely after the 1973 oil embargo […] Plastics are central to the antiseptic model of modern health care and are used in a wide range of medical devices, supplies, and packaging. Most plastics are derived from petroleum, although the proportion of all petroleum used for plastics is relatively small. In the 1970s approximately 5 per cent of petroleum was used for plastics manufacture, a proportion that has remained relatively stable. In the 1970s 4 per cent of all plastics were used in the health care sector, and an estimated 0.2 per cent of petroleum used in the United States was for medical plastics. We have found no estimates more recent than these.’
To put it simply, pharmaceutical companies cannot function without the fossil fuel industry.
No matter how many children glue themselves to Parliament House, mining and production will not be ceased – nor will the creation of plastics grind to a halt. It is, however, likely that fossil fuels will be ‘re-distributed’ from use in the public sector for citizen convenience to the private sector where the resource will be fought over by billion-dollar corporations, no doubt operating with special social licenses.
A 2009 report, Energy and Public Health: The Challenge of Peak Petroleum, cites the same problem – but its fears were not based on a self-destructive axis of evil comprised of politicians, international bureaucracies, and CEOs. Rather, they were discussing the predicted crisis of ‘peak petroleum’ that was expected to trigger a decline in resources.
‘The supply of plentiful, cheap petroleum is expected to peak within the next few decades, and to decline thereafter. Petroleum will not disappear, but production will fall even as demand rises. Petroleum scarcity will have wide-ranging impacts across society, including in the health sector, and will require a range of adaptations. This transition will be technically and socially challenging, costly, and possibly abrupt.’
Both this and the previous article lament the lack of peer-reviewed research into the obvious impact on healthcare. The research available today is heavily skewed toward greenwashing the process – promising changes while quietly admitting that Big Pharma isn’t going to be harmed by Net Zero sustainability goals.
If anything, these companies are roping-off the fossil fuel market for themselves.
While Labor’s Albanese is busy committing Australia to a 43 per cent Net Zero target – almost certainly to be carried by the agricultural industry – politicians have simultaneously boasted about new medical facilities and vaccine manufacturing companies opening in Australia. Will these virtuous enterprises be facing the same Net Zero guillotine as inter-generational family farms? Will production at the new Astra Zeneca lab be slaughtered as Labor plans to send our livestock to the grave?
‘We found that by 2025, the overall pharma sector would need to reduce its emissions intensity by about 59 per cent from 2015 levels,’ said The Guardian, keeping in mind this was pre-Covid. It is almost a certainty that they have vastly expanded their carbon footprint.
The defossilisation of Big Pharma is not as simple as plugging in a few wind turbines and batteries. Pharmaceutical products are largely derived from fossil fuels one way or another, then processed, stored, and distributed via other petroleum-based items. It’s wall-to-wall fossil fuels.
‘Our understanding is that presently it is probably not reasonable to drive the defossilisation of pharmaceuticals with regulatory means. Drugs already have to satisfy a large number of highly complex regulatory parameters: innovative medicinal products must be proven to be of increased benefit (as compared to existing products) for the patient to be procured by the public healthcare systems. The approval process is ruled by a complex requirement matrix.’
This is true of agriculture, but that hasn’t stopped politicians legislating carbon reductions without a care for their consequences. Sri Lanka and the Netherlands are only the start.
A large number of the World Economic Forum’s partners include petroleum-based pharmaceutical and chemical companies. We are left to wonder if they do a lot of lobbying behind the closed doors of Davos to make sure their business interests are protected while family businesses are left to the mercy of domestic politicians desperate to win international fame and virtue by repeating the latest climate-friendly hashtag.
The WEF released a video in February of 2022 admitting that Big Pharma were among the world’s worst polluters of our waterways – climate criminals, if we are to use the language of the young. As always, the real devil resides in the fine print – which is bolded so you don’t have to squint.
‘The world’s rivers are full of pharmaceutical drugs – antidepressants, antihistamines, beta blockers, and sleeping pills are in rivers on every inhabited continent. While even waterways in Antarctica contain paracetamol, nicotine, and caffeine. Scientists measured the levels of 61 pharmaceutical chemicals at more than 1,000 sites in 258 rivers across 104 countries. Only two places were not polluted; Iceland and an Indigenous village in Venezuela where people don’t use modern medicines. The drugs entered into rivers when people or animals excrete them into the sewer system. The highest levels were in low-to-middle-income countries where people can easily buy medicines but which lack advanced wastewater treatment systems. The chemicals are harming aquatic wildlife and increasing resistance to antibiotics. 1 in 5 sites had dangerously high levels of antibiotics which could lead to antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The WHO says antimicrobial resistance is the single greatest threat to humanity. It killed almost 2 million people in 2020 – more than malaria and AIDS put together – and could kill 10 million people a year by 2050. Experts say we must improve wastewater treatment and use pharmaceuticals more carefully – especially antibiotics. How do you think we can reduce pharmaceutical drug waste?’
Which sounds awfully like another invented apocalypse to justify the restriction of medicine to the poorer classes.
The pharmaceutical industry knows very well it can’t decarbonise itself. Curiously, some reports say that it is exploring the use of ‘Captured Carbon’ (from all those ‘save the planet’ projects that we subsidise with our virtue and taxes), and mixing it with Hydrogen to create methanol directly.
Funny that. The Australian government has already approved $250 million in grants for ‘carbon capture and storage’ with another government release saying government investment in ‘carbon capture’ for 2021 was $412 million.
Do we get a refund when these companies turn around and sell their captured carbon to the chemical industry? Probably not.
It is painfully obvious that there is plenty of public money available for the world’s largest companies to ‘go green’ – but barely a cent set aside for the agricultural industry that is about to be brutalised by the Net Zero vanity project of politicians desperately seeking to polish their careers on the global stage.
As for the socialist-lite kids dependent on Big Pharma while in love with Net Zero – are they prepared to legislate a 43 per cent emissions cut to the pharmaceutical industry to save the planet?
Or are they going to keep hiding behind their masks…
Alexandra Marshall is an independent writer. If you would like to support her work, shout her a coffee over at donor-box.
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The Supreme Court has decided to deny the State’s application for its legal costs against Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters.
Waters and O’Doherty failed abjectly in their judicial review challenge to the constitutionality of Covid 19 laws introduced by the State. They had failed in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Yet the Supreme Court set aside the usual legal principle that ‘costs follow the event’. The State had applied for its costs on the basis that it was ‘entirely successful’ in the case.
The Supreme Court decided it would make no order as to costs in the State’s application. And it also decided to vacate costs orders made by the High Court and Court of Appeal.
One of the reasons put forward by the Supreme Court for this decision was that no personal gain was sought by O’Doherty and Waters. Another reason was the importance of the issues raised in the case.
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A group of 18 environmentalists “died” at Leicester Station today to protest against diesel trains.
The government has scrapped its plans for electrification of the tracks in Leicester and further north, which means diesel trains will continue to operate leading to increased air pollution and greenhouse gasses.
Members of Leicester Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth joined forces to hold the 11-minute “die-in” at the station at 11.49am.
They chose 11 minutes to noon to signify the 11 years humans have left to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent catastrophic levels of climate change.
The 18 protesters put on face masks and lay on their backs on the floor of the main concourse while other protesters stood with placards and Judy Hardman of Leicester Extinction Rebellion warned railway passengers through a megaphone of the risks from diesel engines.
She announced: “Global warming is propelling us towards hot-house Earth and we only have 11 years to prevent this.
"Join us now against government inaction.”
Among those attending the demonstration was 12-year-old India La Trobe, of Hinckley, whose dad was among the 18 pretend dead.
She said: “This is my first time at a protest but I wanted to come and rebel against climate change and pollution.
“The problem has not been handled well by our government but I hope that can change.
“Things at the moment are extremely bad, particularly with global warming and emissions.
“When I come to Leicester I notice the smell of the pollution a lot.”
Pam Bellinger, of Humberstone, who was one of the organisers of the event, said: “The dangerous levels of air pollution are having an affect on people’s health here in Leicester, particularly around the station.
“There’s Moat Community College very near to here and the diesel fumes are hanging in the air there.
“We need public transport but we need it to be run with electricity and from renewable sources.
“They can run ferries on renewable energy now, so why not trains?”
While trains south of Market Harborough on the Midland Mainline can use power from overhead cables, trains further north rely on diesel power and plans to install overhead cables in Leicester and elsewhere on the line were recently abandoned.
Judy said she was pleased with the turnout at the event and hoped the government would change its mind.
“We’ve had banners and stalls in Leicester but this is the first thing like this for Leicester Extinction Rebellion and it’s really nice to see so many people,” she said.
“We’re very concerned about diesel fumes around here and now they’re not going ahead with electrification we’re going to have further air pollution problems caused by the trains.”
Scientists including the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change have warned there is “little over a decade to bring down greenhouse gas emissions” to avoid climate change that “will involve serious risk to life”.
The UK is already experiencing hotter temperatures attributed to climate change.
Extinction Rebellion is an international movement taking action on climate change.
The Leicester group formed in October 2018 and successfully persuaded Leicester City Council to issue a Declaration of Climate Emergency in January 2019.
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Welcome to the site of Poly Ed!
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Whether we’re introducing your child to a STEM (science, technologies, engineering, mathematics) discipline for the first time or helping your teenager grasp a subject in school that has proven unusually challenging, our goal at Poly Ed is to help students understand the interconnections between disciplines. Students will immerse themselves in a subject while learning the extent to which STEM disciplines underpin our modern world.
Our classes are small and personal, and are held in our new lab at 2350 Broadway between 85th and 86th Street. Due to our small class size, we anticipate full enrollment for the robotics classes and math circles.
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Song Name: Gopinath Mama Nivedana Suno
Official Name: Gopinath (Part one)
Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Book Name: Kalyana Kalpataru (Section: Upalabdhi Vijnapti Song 1)
gopīnāth, mama nivedana śuno
viṣayī durjana, sadā kāma-rata,
kichu nāhi mora guṇa
gopīnāth, āmāra bharasā tumi
tomāra caraṇe, loinu śaraṇa,
tomāra kiṅkora āmi
gopīnāth, kemone śodhibe more
nā jāni bhakati, karme jaḍa-mati,
gopīnāth, sakali tomāra māyā
nāhi mama bala, jñāna sunirmala,
swādhīna nahe e kāyā
gopīnāth, niyata caraṇe sthāna
māge e pāmara, kāndiyā kāndiyā,
korohe karuṇā dāna
gopīnāth, tumi to’ sakali pāro
durjane tārite, tomāra śakati,
ke āche pāpīra āro
gopīnāth, tumi kṛpā-pārābāra
jīvera kāraṇe, āsiyā prapañce,
līlā koile subistāra
gopīnāth, āmi ki doṣe doṣī
asura sakala, pāilo caraṇa,
vinodá thākilo bosi’
1) O Gopinatha, Lord of the gopis, please hear my request. I am a wicked materialist, always addicted to worldly desires, and no good qualities do I possess.
2) O Gopinatha, You are my only hope, and therefore I have taken shelter at Your lotus feet. I am now Your eternal servant.
3) O Gopinatha, how will You purify me? I do not know what devotion is, and my materialistic mind is absorbed in fruitive work. I have fallen into this dark and perilous worldly existence.
4) O Gopinatha, everything here is Your illusory energy. I have no strength or transcendental knowledge, and this body of mine is not independent and free from the control of material nature.
5) O Gopinatha, this sinner, who is weeping and weeping, begs for an eternal place at Your divine feet. Please give him Your mercy.
6) O Gopinatha, You are able to do anything, and therefore You have the power to deliver all sinners. Who is there that is more of a sinner than myself?
7) O Gopinatha, You are the ocean of mercy. Having come into this phenomenal world, You expand Your divine pastimes for the sake of the fallen souls.
8) O Gopinatha, I am so sinful that although all the demons attained Your lotus feet, Bhaktivinoda has remained in worldly existence.
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Regional players are jostling for position in a race to satiate a growing Chinese and global appetite for seafood.
It seems every port in China wants to become a centre for China’s trade in fish and shrimp. The Tianjin Seafood Logistics Centre, a $AUD1.8 billion project opened recently in the port city east of Beijing. A similarly ambitious project up the coast in Qingdao promises to handle seafood logistics for all of north China. Down south, the city of Zhanjiang has also built a seafood logistics and trading centre on the South China Sea, to do the same for southern China.
This building spree in cold-chain seafood warehousing is being driven by China’s growing hunger for everything aquatic, even as the country’s position as the world’s top producer and processor of seafood comes under threat from demand for land and labour.
Seafood has always implied social mobility in status-obsessed China, explains Fan Xubing, who runs Beijing Seabridge, a marketing agency specialized in promoting seafood imports. He notes how the Mandarin for ‘fish’ sounds like ‘surplus’ - hence the festive blessing ‘nian nian you yu’ or ‘may you have a surplus/fish all year-round’.
Rising Chinese consumption
As incomes grow the Chinese are spending more and more on fish. A visit to restaurants like the Seafood Garden in Beijing reveals an aquarium of exotic species costing up to $AUD180 per 100g (Chinese prefer to select seafood live, to verify its freshness) ranging from the endangered humphead wrasse and tiger grouper (both from the coral reefs of Southeast Asia) to brown crabs from Scotland and lobsters from Africa.
Rising demand — annual per capita consumption of seafood in China is expected to reach 18kg by 2020, compared to about 15kg currently, according to China’s agricultural ministry — is driving up global seafood prices. However, the impact of this demand is being most keenly felt in neighbouring Southeast Asian countries where China is also seeking to cultivate seafood for processing back home.
As domestic consumption erodes the export trade, China is importing from other key aquaculture players like Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, whose warm waters are hospitable breeding grounds for popular species like shrimp grouper and lobster as well as cheaper, farmed fish like croaker, tilapia and catfish.
Serving non-Asian markets
But there are limits to what a fragmented Southeast Asian production base can supply, especially given the impact that a virus known as early mortality syndrome (EMS) had on shrimp stocks in China and Thailand last year.
This has been compounded by a shift in focus by Thai agro-food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP), which buys thousands of containers of shrimp and other seafood from Latin American markets like Ecuador to prop up shortages in Asian supply.
The firm is increasingly supplying non-Asian markets and Didier Boon, a 30-year veteran of seafood trading and supplier to CP anticipates that the CP may give up shrimp farming altogether, commenting that “They want to focus on more value added activity like marketing and distribution of seafood for clients like WalMart.”
The containers Boon ships from Ecuador head to CP clients in China (which include WalMart and Carrefour) but also the EU.
CP has a strong presence in Burma and Indonesia, the two Southeast Asian countries seen as most promising for aquaculture production. The Thai firm runs the world’s largest shrimp farm in Indonesia through its CP Prima arm, overseen by Sutanto Surjadjaja, who has been approached by buyers in China keen for a steady supply of shrimp. But he’s limited in how much he can supply.
New sources of aquaculture supply
More than half of CP Prima’s sales are currently in the US, with 25% going to the EU and 20% to Japan.
There is much talk about Burma, with its abundance of coastline, being a new source of aquaculture supply to China, but Boon thinks Burmese supply will ultimately be hoovered up by Thai buyers like CP for other markets. CP already trucks Burmese shrimp to processing plants near Bangkok, a seven hour drive away.
As CP secures resources globally, a shortage of land is threatening Chinese output.
“Ten years ago you could fly into Shantou in Guangdong province and all you can see for miles is [shrimp] ponds. Now all you see is real estate,” explains Boon. When local shrimp farms were hit by disease last year, Chinese processors scrambled to pay over the odds to shrimp farmers in Indonesia, Ecuador and India to fulfill orders from export clients. “But increasingly it’s domestic Chinese consumption that’s powering demand,” says Boon.
Despite struggling with aquaculture supply, China remains the regional leader in processing seafood. Sutanto Surjadjaja says CP Prima is looking for sales in China but wants to focus on value added products to capitalise on a growing domestic Indonesian market. “Selling processed shrimp products such as shrimp rolls and shrimp nuggets to China will be very hard, given how competitive the locals are,” he concedes.
China has spent a fortune on processing capacity and boasts the leanest seafood processing sector in the business. Superior infrastructure, a more flexible bureaucracy and a more productive workforce will ensure China remains dominant, says Boon: “Over the next decade costs in China are unlikely to rise any faster” than alternative destinations such as Vietnam or Indonesia, he believes.
Chinese demand for seafood looks set to grow. That is not necessarily good news for protection of scarce species like coral grouper and humphead wrasse. But CP and other well-connected suppliers of more mundane products like shrimp look set to benefit.
Source: The Economist
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Ireland currently stands at a crucial point in her history. Almost 100 years following Easter 1916 and over 200 years since the Act of Union, cialis sale Ireland has lost her sovereignty and is dependent on other countries money to pay every day running costs. This is far from the county’s future as laid out by the first Minister for Finance of the Free State, Michael Collins.
Tune into any radio station in the country and you will be greeted by a gamut of opinions on why this is, poorly regulated banks, incompetent governments and a malfunctioning political system being high on peoples’ hit lists.
But there is one reason that you are distinctly unlikely to be given. The argument that business schools are in fact at fault, for failing to educate the leaders of tomorrow sufficiently on subjects such as Ethics and Morals. Even Sean Fitzpatrick himself, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank did a BComm in UCD. Surely had he and his colleagues been educated more competently and comprehensively, he would have known better than to undergo the grossly unethical and corporately unadvisable transaction that he did. Indeed, we had to wait until last year for ethics to be compulsory for 1st year students of the Quinn School.
However, ethics is not the only necessary quality of a modern businessman that Irish business schools do little to develop. Entrepreneurship, and support for prospective entrepreneurs is also conspicuous in its absence. We are all intimately familiar with the success stories of companies such as Facebook and Google, companies which we begun on American college campuses, and have come to employ thousands of people across the globe.
So why can’t we turn to Ireland and pick out an illustrious list of successful companies which have had their genesis in a bedroom in Belgrove or a kitchen in Merville? Because there aren’t any, and the reason for this has been the absence of an entrepreneurship culture rooted of the attitude extolled by business schools, for too many years.
Upon graduating from College, a cut-neck race for the few prized positions available in this country ensues and after they are quickly filled the majority of the graduates go further afield to find work, frequently exclaiming that they had tried everything to get a job, not even considering the possibility of creating their own.
The impact of this culture is that the ‘brain drain’ continues and unemployment rates remain high, not to mention the macroeconomic benefits of having the genesis of large multi-nationals in your own country which Ireland foregoes.
An Irish Times article earlier this year pointed to the proven worth of ‘high-performing student entrepreneur clubs’ which have been highly successful in England and the USA. These clubs arrange courses, organise talks from successful entrepreneurs and even send student delegations to entrepreneurship hubs such as Silicon Valley. Such activity arouses interest and a willingness among students to begin their own start-ups. That UCD has had to wait till 2012 for a similar society is unfortunate, but at least the wait is over.
It may be time for business schools, and their students to stand up and give themselves a chance at a better future, rather than waiting on someone else to do it for them.
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Five decades ago, a man by the name of Malcolm Bricklin brought Subaru to America. More than a few people thought the guy was crazy, including plenty of Subaru executives, but today, we realize that Bricklin was on to something big.*
That's not to say that Bricklin's instincts have always been good. Most famously, Bricklin was responsible for bringing the terrible, horrible, no-good, very-bad Yugo to the U.S. in the mid-1980s. And earlier in this century, he attempted to import cars from Chinese automaker, Chery, which was an utter disaster.
Next big thing
But never fear: Bricklin is back, baby, and he wants to make auto sales fun again. His plan involves a new, three-wheeled electric car and a network of art galleries.
Wait, wait, hear the man out.
The car in question is the Bricklin 3EV. As you can see here, it looks fairly cool, and according to Bricklin, it'll be priced at an even cooler $25,000.
Perhaps coolest of all, Bricklin doesn't want consumers to test drive the 3EV. Instead, he wants shoppers to step into showroom "pods" that offer a virtual experience of driving the car. (Think of it like an 80s-era arcade game, only instead of quarters, the machine takes $25,000 bills.)
To bring his plan to fruition, all Bricklin needs is a network of 100 dealers.
And the car, which won't be ready for two years. Or more.
Interested? You can get in on the ground floor for an investment of $2 million. For that modest sum, you'll receive stock in Bricklin's company and the right to sell the 3EV.
Oh, and one other thing: in addition to building a showroom for the 3EV (and all those pods, of course), you'll also need to build an art gallery.
Yes, an art gallery
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Bricklin's wife took up painting. In the process, Bricklin gained an understanding of the fine art world and discovered what he calls inefficiencies in the industry. For example, because artwork is typically unique or produced in limited editions, it's difficult for consumers to find, and it's equally difficult for emerging artists to share their work with broad audiences.
And so, each of the 100 dealers in Bricklin's network will manage an art gallery separate from their showrooms. The galleries will be connected virtually, so that shoppers can peruse not only the art at their physical location, but at the 99 other galleries in the network. He envisions pricing for each piece to start at $10,000 or more.
This is a crazy idea. But is it crazy-crazy, or crazy-like-a-fox?
On the one hand, the 3EV seems like it could work. It'll appeal to a limited market, to be sure--after all, (1) it's electric, (2) it's got three wheels, and (3) the design is pretty aggressive, to say the least. However, technical advances may address issue #1, and the 3EV's low target price could mitigate all three.
We also appreciate the gimmick of blending an auto dealership with an art gallery. From Warby Parker to Tom's Shoes, mission-driven for-profit corporations are big business these days, and there's no sign of that trend slowing. Thanks in part to social media, consumers want to know what companies believe in, and yoking cars to art seems interesting at the least.
However, we're not so sure that Bricklin has a solid understanding of the fine art world.
For starters, this is a really commercial plan, and many artists have strong aversions to over-commercializing their work. For example, Banksy--one of today's best-known artists--doesn't have gallery representation at all. True, Banksy is an extreme example, but Bricklin's scheme could strike many other artists as crossing a line.
Also, fine art values depend on limited availability, in much the same way that the values of limited-edition cars do. Fine art photographs can be worth tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars when printed in small editions. Produce too many, though, and they become $25 posters suitable for dorm room walls. In other words, keeping a large inventory of art priced at $10,000 and up may be tricky.
And last but not least, there's the question of gallery representation. Most artists who can command five-figure prices for their work are already committed to specific galleries or dealers. Finding thousands of them to join Bricklin's group could be tough.
If none of that has dissuaded you, by all means, send Bricklin a check for your $2 million today. One investor has already signed up--just 99 to go.
For more on this, check out our colleagues at Motor Authority.
* FWIW, while many major automakers' balance sheets are doused in red due to the slowdown in U.S. auto sales, Subaru is comfortably in the black--up 7.6 percent for the year.
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Since the eighteenth century, canals and canal building have been an important part of Tidewater North Carolina history. Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, many political leaders-Hillsborough representative Archibald D. Murphey prime among them-viewed canals as the state's best hope for overcoming such natural barriers to coastal navigation and mercantile trade as shifting inlets, shallow harbors, and broad shoals. Alarmed by declining maritime trade and a high rate of outmigration in the early nineteenth century, Murphey and other progressives pinned their hopes on large canals that would allow sailing vessels to avoid the Outer Banks, as well as on smaller canals around the falls of rivers to extend shipping farther into the North Carolina interior. Some of their canal-building schemes were truly magnificent. One route that seized the General Assembly's imagination in varying guises for several decades would have linked the Chesapeake Bay with Old Topsail Inlet near Beaufort, a route that bypassed Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout altogether. Variations called for as many as five canals spanning 90 miles. Unrealistic at the time for financial and technological reasons, the plan was a testament to how profoundly the state's boosters placed their hopes in canal building before the advent of railroads.
Smaller canals, whose purpose was drainage, were vital for coastal agriculture as well as commerce, for much of the coastal plain was too soggy for farming or settlement without draining pocosins and other swamplands. Heavy ditching and canalization of wetlands has continued into the modern era as a way to make them usable for large-scale agriculture and even larger-scale monocultural forestry. One of the earliest shipping canals ever proposed for the North American continent was the Dismal Swamp Canal (initially suggested by the 1728 North Carolina-Virginia boundary line commissioner William Byrd II of Westover), a waterway to connect Chesapeake Bay with North Carolina's Albemarle Sound. This massive, 20-mile-long project was eventually undertaken between 1794 and 1805; the canal was then widened and deepened a generation later.
In the same era, the Lake Company used slave labor to dig canals and drain for agriculture thousands of acres on the north side of Lake Phelps, creating the plantation Somerset Place and, just to the west, the Pettigrew family's Bonarva. Other navigation projects from the historical canal-building era include the Harlowe and Clubfoot Creek Canal, dug as a ship canal between 1795 and 1828 but never more than a workboat route between Beaufort and New Bern; the Roanoke Canal, circumnavigating the Great Falls, a 90-foot drop in the Roanoke River between Rock Landing and Weldon; the Cape Fear River canals near Averasboro and Fayetteville; and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, connecting Hampton Roads with the Albemarle by way of North Landing River and Currituck Sound and serving as a competitor to the Dismal Swamp Canal.
Built between 1855 and 1859, the Albemarle and Chesapeake, while employing slave labor, was the state's first canal built with hydraulic dredges rather than axes, mattocks, and shovels. Several Lake Mattamuskeet canals established communication between the vast natural lake and outer waters. An early twentieth-century canal serving the massive New Holland pumping station drained the 10,000-acre lake's waters for nearly a generation, allowing the lake bed to be farmed from the mid-1910s until the fall of 1932.
A twentieth-century fulfillment of the earlier interior navigation dream is the Intracoastal Waterway, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that traversed all of eastern North Carolina by 1936. Major sections of the "Big Ditch" include the Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal as alternate routes from Virginia to North Carolina waters; the Alligator River-to-Pungo River cut; the Adams Creek-to-Core Creek cut, connecting the Neuse River to the Newport and Bogue Sound; and Snow's Cut, joining Myrtle Grove Sound and the Cape Fear River, near Carolina Beach. In the second half of the twentieth century, canals were employed as never before in important agricultural clearing and draining projects, including the 350,000-acre First Colony Farms venture of the 1970s on the Albemarle-Pamlico peninsula, as well as the smaller, but still enormous, Open Grounds Farms and North River Farms projects in eastern Carteret County. These projects drained most of the largest remaining pocosin wetlands in North America. A brief enforcement moratorium on wetlands protection in 2000-2001 resulted in a drainage spree in southeastern North Carolina affecting more than 10,000 acres.
Unintended negative environmental consequences of farmland drainage have involved both the lowering of groundwater levels and the rapid runoff of pesticides and herbicides into fish and shellfish estuarine nursery areas. Even prior to the Civil War, pioneering agronomist Edmund Ruffin argued that the Dismal Swamp Canal had lowered water levels in the surrounding swamplands and dried out the peaty soils, which, when combusted, nourished unusually hot wildfires. Ironically, much of the land cleared by First Colony Farms eventually became part of the system of national wildlife refuges, the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, following the same progression that saw the creation of the Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge after the collapse of the lakebed farming experiment. Efforts to protect estuarine water quality by restoring wetlands have been under way in that area since the early 1990s, and, as of the early twenty-first century, at North River Farms in eastern Carteret County as well.
Well before the modern era of draglines and V-ditches, though, canal building was notorious for being the most miserable labor imaginable in the slave South. The old canals, still in use or merely ruins and remnants, stand as monuments to those who performed the hardest, most brutal task under the harshest conditions, working in water and struggling constantly with snakes, insects, roots, stumps, and buried trees.
Peggy Jo Cobb Braswell, The Roanoke Canal: A History of the Old Navigation and Water Power Canal of Halifax County, North Carolina (1987).
David S. Cecelski, The Waterman's Song: Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina (2001).
Bland Simpson, The Great Dismal: A Carolinian's Swamp Memoir (1998).
"Archibald Murphey calls for better inland navigation," Report of the Committee on Inland Navigation, Senate Journal, December 6, 1815, in The Papers of Archibald D. Murphey (Raleigh: E.M. Uzzell & Co., 1914), pp. 19–29. https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/archibald-murphey-calls
Walbert, David. "The Dismal Swamp Canal." ANCHOR. https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/dismal-swamp-canal
The steamer Albemarle in a lock of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal (date unknown). Courtesy of North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Raleigh.
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International Service is a dynamic opportunity for members to become involved with world community service, projects that are our club's focus, plus those of Rotary International, all of which are aimed at promoting international understanding, goodwill and peace. On average, about 20% of our donations are going outside the U.S. And every year, we send a delegation to the Rotary International Conventions held in such places as New Orleans, Toronto, Los Angeles, Bangkok, San Paulo, and Osaka. Some of the past international projects we have supported are:
- Funded about 50 micro-businesses through Kiva International
- Supported the PolioPlus World Polio Eradication Initiative
- Funded a Fire Engine for the town of Valle de Guadalupe in Mexico
- Supported the Kenya Smiles Project for children in Kenya
- Built a children's playground in Ladrillera, Mexico
- Donated 2 containers full of wheelchairs to China and Mexico
Many of these service projects provide the hope of a new lease on life, for people we will never meet, by overcoming disfigurement from birth defects or war and social strife, or simply the avoidance of the life crippling disease of Polio. Our thanks is the smile on a child's face, the thank you from a parent, and the handshake or hug from someone in need who cannot believe total strangers will help them.
The following are some of the past projects that Moraga Rotary has participated in. The list is far from complete, and will continue to grow, so please, visit often.
Ebola Victims in Sierra Leone
Our project in Sierra Leone, “The Peaceful Community Center, Makambo Moraga Campus” is almost completed. Watch a video of this campus below:
Moraga Rotary donated funds to enable P.E.A.C.E., a NGO, to acquire a compound to house and educate orphans in Sierra Leone. The compound is located in the village of Makambo, home to approximately 1,000 residents. This village is about 10 minutes from the main city of Makeni but the disparity in people's lives is stark.
P.E.A.C.E. has an established track record in Makeni for providing quality life-changing projects to the community. P.E.A.C.E.'s programs will now provide Makambo with the training and social welfare support to help the orphans and other children who are incapable of going through the normal education process because of displacement or literacy issues.
The grand opening of The Peaceful Community Center, Makambo Moraga Campus is targeted for the end of the summer of 2020.
Congo Library and Learning Center
Our newest international project is to help build the Lumumba Children’s Library and Learning Center (the LCL) in Goma, Congo. This will be the first public library ever in eastern Congo. Co-founders of the LCL are Fidel Bafilemba and Paul Freedman.
Fidel Bafilemba is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Goma Tumaini. Paul Freedman is a documentarian and Paul Harris Fellow. Paul Freedman has been in Goma many times and provides our Club with ongoing updates.
$53,000 has been raised so far by the LCL Team with another $20,000 raised at Moraga Rotary’s annual fundraiser, Nite at the Races, in March 2020. Click here for update at this fundraiser.
Part of the money raised to date has already paid for architectural plans, and renderings. Excavation of land and construction of the security wall around the property was scheduled for March 2020. Due to Covid-19 Pandemic, this next task is on hold.
The LCL Team is currently encouraging everyone in a book club to join their Book Club Challenge. View the Book Club Challenge video below:
The LCL Team has created a website at www.congolibrary.org where you can find extensive information, pictures, and plans of this life-changing literacy project for underserved children in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The video below was presented during our annual Nite at the Races fundraiser in March 2020:
For more than 30 years, Rotary and our partners have driven the effort to eradicate polio worldwide. Our PolioPlus program was the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication by vaccinating children on a massive scale. As a core partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), Rotary focuses on advocacy, fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and awareness-building.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. Rotary’s advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to contribute more than $10 billion to the effort.
When Rotary and its partners formed the GPEI in 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries every year. Today, we have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent, and just two countries continue to report cases of wild poliovirus: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Because of the efforts of Rotary and its partners, nearly 19 million people who would otherwise have been paralyzed are walking, and more than 1.5 million people are alive who would otherwise have died. The infrastructure we helped build to end polio is also being used to treat and prevent other diseases (including COVID-19) and create lasting impact in other areas of public health.
Rotary has committed to raising $50 million per year for polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a total commitment of $150 million each year. These funds provide much-needed operational support, medical workers, laboratory equipment, and educational materials. Governments, corporations, and private donors all play a crucial role in funding.
Rotary in Action
More than 1 million Rotary members have donated their time and money to eradicate polio, and every year, hundreds of members work with health workers to vaccinate children in countries affected by polio. Rotary members work with UNICEF and other partners to prepare and distribute informational materials for people in areas that are isolated by conflict, geography, or poverty. They also mobilize to recruit fellow volunteers, assist in transporting the vaccine, and provide other logistical support.
Below is a summary of the history of polio eradication and our very own Cliff Dochterman’s involvement in eradicating polio throughout the years
The Wheelchair Foundation has provided Moraga Rotary with a great opportunity to give to those who are the silent ones. The people who have disabilities that inhibit their ability to be mobile. We are talking about the handicapped who require wheelchairs in order to move around, to have a job and to become a part of their society.
On two occasions, Moraga Rotary funded a portion of an entire container of new, specially designed wheelchairs for use in rough terrain, and our members traveled to Mexicali, Mexico and Hangzhou, China to deliver the chairs to needy men, women and children.
Many of those who received wheelchairs had little or nothing to assist them in moving around. Broken crutches, skateboards, walkers held together by duct tape. By providing a new wheelchair designed for the rugged environment they live in, Moraga Rotary offered over 400 people an opportunity to be a bigger participant in their village, and the world they live in.
It was 1992 when a Yuma Rotarian first laid eyes on the small village of Ladrillera, the brickyard. A poor shanty town of shacks, built from castoff wood and cardboard, with old torn sheets covering the window openings, most of which have never had a window in them. Windows in Ladrillera are a luxury. Yuma Rotary found a place and a school very much in need of the attention and support of Rotary.
The first focus was the children, and the goal was to improve the small run down school they go to each day to learn. Over the course the next ten years, Rotary Clubs worked to improve the school at Ladrillera. Rotary built bathrooms with running water, replacing the old outhouses, and they built a new classroom, bringing the total to three and thereby qualifying the school for Mexican Federal monies.
It was Moraga Rotary's opportunity to help. Moraga Rotary, in conjunction with the seven Rotary Clubs of the Yuma area, worked together to build a modern playground, and to provide school supplies and teaching aides to a school that could not afford a pencil for each child. A school where teachers need to check paper out to students on a single sheet basis, out of necessity.
Moraga Rotary gave the children of Ladrillera an opportunity to play. To have a place where they can, for a moment, forget the terrible poverty in which they live. Lives lived on dirt roads, no sidewalks, sheets on the windows, outhouses, no running water, in many cases no electricity, and for most, no hope.
But, for a moment they have the chance to be kids. They have a playground almost as good as the kids their age in this country, and better than most of the kids in theirs. One small village, one small gift, one weekend's labor, and small lives made happier. That is the focus of Moraga Rotary.
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Aim: The evidence is conflicting as to whether or not metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with depression and anxiety. For this reason, we have investigated the association of MetS with depression and anxiety in Japanese men.
Methods: MetS was defined as in the new (2006) criteria of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and depression and anxiety were assessed using the Profile of mood states (POMS), in 1215 male Japanese workers. The relationship between MetS and these mental conditions was assessed by logistic-regression analysis after controlling for age, gender, obesity, medical history (cardiovascular disease and diabetes), lifestyle habits (smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise and sleep) and work situation. Trend analyses for a positive association between MetS components and depression and anxiety were also performed.
Results: A total of 148 (12.2%), 92 (7.6%) and 170 (14.0%) patients were diagnosed with MetS, depression and anxiety, respectively. MetS was significantly related to depression, and waist circumference contributed significantly to the relationship. Trend analysis of the number of positive MetS components and depression showed a positive trend that was of borderline significance (P(trend)=0.06). No relationship was found between MetS and anxiety. Trend analysis of the number of positive MetS components and anxiety failed to show a clear trend (P(trend)=0.57).
Conclusion: A positive relationship was found between MetS and depression, but not between MetS and anxiety, in male Japanese workers. The specific factors comprising MetS, such as waist circumference, may be a reflection of the depression.
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Fire engineers plan and design safety features that detect, control or reduce fire and smoke in buildings and structures. They also analyse how fire behaves and how safety features perform in fire.
What do fire Engineers study and measure?
Studies in combustion, probabilistic risk assessment or risk management, the design of fire suppression systems, fire alarm systems, building fire safety, and the application and interpretation of model building codes, and the measurement and simulation of fire phenomena complete most curricula.
What do you need to be a fire engineer?
While most fire protection engineers hold at least a four-year degree in fire science or engineering, many get their start as a professional or volunteer firefighter. Or, if you already have an engineering education and background, you can take fire science courses to apply your knowledge to the fire prevention field.
What is a fire engineering degree?
Fire safety engineering.
You might opt for a fire engineering degree that focuses on physics (heat, electricity, thermodynamics, or ventilation), smoke management and fire alarm systems, industrial processes, current methods in fire prevention for dwellings, factories, offices, public buildings and more.
Is fire engineering a good career?
Fire engineering is one of the toughest and demanding fields which deals with the prevention of fire. It is a dangerous profession which requires a strong sense of commitment to public services. It deals with prevention and protection of all living beings and buildings from the fire outbreak.
What are the subjects in fire and safety engineering?
Diploma in Safety and Fire Engineering
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What kind of engineering is fire protection?
To summarize these definitions, Fire Protection Engineering is the practice of applying chemistry, physics, and engineering principles from mechanical, electrical, chemical, and civil engineering with additional education, training, and knowledge of fire dynamics concerned with the protection of life, property and the …
What is the highest rank for a firefighter?
The Fire Chief is the highest ranking position that you can achieve in a fire department. However, in most cities and municipalities, the Fire Chief answers to the city manager or mayor.
How much does a firefighter Engineer make in California?
How much does a Firefighter Engineer make in California? The average Firefighter Engineer salary in California is $75,808 as of November 29, 2021, but the range typically falls between $70,309 and $85,536.
Do ladder trucks carry water?
There are usually outriggers that stabilize the truck when it is being set up to deploy the ladder. And there will be a pump in this unit to supply the water needed by the nozzle(s) on the ladder. Trucks usually don’t have a water tank aboard like the engine.
What do geological engineers do?
Geological engineers search for mineral deposits and evaluate possible sites. … They typically design and develop mines and determine the best way to extract metal or minerals to get the most out of deposits. Some mining engineers work with geoscientists and metallurgical engineers to find and evaluate ore deposits.
Is Fire Engineering hard?
How hard is studying fire and safety engineering? – Quora. Its not hard studying subject. It requires more technical skills like computer skills, mechanical skills etc. Apart from the syllabus subjects you will have more exposure into the practical study through industrial training and visits.
Is safety engineering a good career?
Ans. With the increase in complexity of buildings, processes, and products, safety engineers will have better job opportunities to reduce hazards, save lives, and produce assured and safe products.
What is diploma in fire and safety?
Diploma in Fire and Safety Management course focuses on training students in the prevention of fire and safety methods. This course teaches students how to follow and maintain safety standards. Students who have completed 10+2 in any subjects are eligible for this course. … The course duration is one year.
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TikTok has published its latest transparency report, we can see that it removes more than 89.13 million videos from the platform in the second half of 2020.
The country that has had the most videos deleted has been the United States, although they comment that 83.3% were removed before they appeared, so they have not generated any problems among users.
TikTok deleted 89 million rule-breaking videos in the second half of 2020
Although the number seems very large, this figure only represents 1% of all those videos uploaded to the platform. The reasons are very different, all of them are related to violating several conditions detailed in the platform’s guidelines: safety issues, violent content, illegal activities, suicides, etc.
Overall, about 92.4% of videos were removed by TikTok before users reported them and 93.5% of them were deleted in 24 hours. More than 6.14 million accounts were shut down, while nearly 9.5 million spam accounts were deleted along with 5.23 million spam videos posted by these accounts. The creation of 173.25 million accounts by automated means was prevented.
They also do not accept paid political ads, and that has affected 3.5 million rejected ads.
Other countries with millions of videos removed have been Pakistan, Brazil, and Russia, followed by Indonesia, which had 3.86 million videos removed.
Russia was the country whose government requested the most takedowns, with 135 requests, followed by Pakistan with 97 and Australia with 32.
The number of rule-breaking videos is down somewhat when compared to the first half of 2020, when more than 104.54 million videos were deleted, with India and the US leading the ranking.
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B.A.S.E. Sports Conditioning – Articles 41
Avoid These Common Workout Mistakes.
By Mike Mejia, CSCS
As a competitive athlete, you regularly run the risk of making a mistake that could potentially cost your team a game. Although they are somewhat embarrassing, blowing coverages or making errant passes are things you can easily bounce back from. However, the same can’t always be said for training mistakes. These can ultimately sabotage your workouts. Training the wrong way contributes to muscle imbalances, limits flexibility and opens you up to suffering an acute injury–all of which can lead to more chronic problems, such as tendonitis and lower back pain.
In an effort to avoid these outcomes, I thought it would be helpful to identify the most common training mistakes many athletes fall victim to. Take a look and see if you’re guilty of any of the following infractions. If you are, arm yourself against them. Avoiding them will yield much more enjoyable and effective workouts. You will be absolutely amazed by how much more productive your training becomes.
1. Failing to Warm up Properly
Walking into a gym or out onto a field and doing a couple of half-hearted static stretches is a mistake of epic proportions! Before you engage in intensive strength training, or speed and agility work, a proper warm-up is required.
As any of today’s top athletes will tell you, going through a thorough “movement prep” is an absolute must prior to any type of physical conditioning. Such preparation features lots of dynamic stretches and muscle activation drills. The warm-up drills shown in the above video increase body temperature and blood flow; improve active range of motion around the joints; and excite the central nervous system, getting the body in a much more physically prepared state for running, jumping and lifting.
2. Focusing on Quantity Over Quality
The recent popularity of “boot camp” style workouts has many athletes more concerned with how much work they can do. Instead, training should focus on how well you perform the movements. An even more important consideration is how appropriate they are for your stage of development and body type.
Using high repetition plyometric and Olympic lifts, tire flipping, sled dragging and other explosive interval drills, many athletes are treating workouts as a way to test the limits of what their bodies can endure.
There’s nothing wrong with working hard. But the whole point of training is to create an overload that forces physical adaptations to improve size, strength and speed. If the overload is too great, your body won’t recover sufficiently. You will not only fail to improve, you will become more susceptible to injury. Bottom line: focus on doing less work but doing it well, rather than trying to cram in as much as possible.
3. Imbalanced Workouts
Because exercises like the Bench Press, Squat and Pull-Up are so popular, many athletes unknowingly create muscle imbalances. Over time, such imbalances can negatively impact your ability to move efficiently.
If you don’t work on balancing physical development, you’re asking for trouble. Start prioritizing exercises like Rows, Reverse Flys and External Rotations to strengthen your upper back and rotator cuffs. While you’re at it, shift the focus of your leg workouts to strengthening your glutes, hamstrings and spinal erectors as a unit, which can be done with Deadlifts and Stability Ball Leg Curls. Strengthening the muscles in the back of your body, known collectively as the “posterior chain,” is one of the best ways to guard against knee injuries. Also, pay regular attention to maintaining good posture. Before long, this approach should yield significant benefits in terms of both performance and injury prevention.
4. Neglecting Recovery and Regeneration
Without question, this is the single biggest training mistake that athletes make, especially high school athletes. Failing to recover from one workout to the next invites burnout from overtraining and dramatically increases the potential for injury.
Regularly use foam rolling, post-workout static stretching and other recovery aids like contrast showers and ice baths. They help rejuvenate your body so you can hit it hard again the next time you train.
The roller literally helps “iron out” knots and adhesions that develop as the result of intense training and chronic overuse. Post-workout stretching is a great way to coax your muscles to relax and return to their resting length. Add either a contrast shower (alternate between 30 seconds hot and 30 seconds cold for six cycles) or an ice bath from time to time. You should notice that you’re bouncing back much quicker between workouts.
Of course, good old-fashioned common sense also plays a role here. If several consecutive days of hard training leave you feeling tired and sore, take a day off! It’s more important to recover between training sessions than to adhere to some pre-determined schedule.
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Jose Angel Hernandez
I am currently an Associate Professor of History at The University of Houston and also the Director of Library and Technology Services.
Thanks to a Fulbright Dissertation Fellowship during graduate school, I researched Mexico’s evolving immigration laws and policies during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As a result of that research, I was able to complete my Ph.D. dissertation at The University of Chicago, and subsequently, my first book titled Mexican American Colonization during the Nineteenth Century: A History of the US-Mexico Borderlands, (Cambridge University Press, 2012). The monograph was awarded two book prizes, including the inaugural William M. LeoGrande Prize for Best Book on US-Latin American Relations presented by the School of Public Affairs and Center for Latin American and Latino Studies at American University, and also the "Américo Paredes Book Award" from South Texas College. In 2015, I was awarded a US Fulbright Scholar Award to complete research in Tijuana, Baja California and Mexico City.
In 2019, I was awarded my third Fulbright to research the Colonial archives of Cebu City and Manila, Philippines. Aside from doing primary and secondary research on the Philippines during the Spanish Colonial Era, I also took language courses in Bisayâ (Cebuana/Binisayâ), which is one of the most spoken languages of the archipelago. My long-term project is titled “Comparative Colonizations on a Global Scale” and seeks to compare the varied experiences, effects, and expressions of Spanish colonization in Africa, Asia, America, and the Caribbean.
Ask Me About:
As me about anything, especially related to research and locating archival materials and conversing with government officials abroad.
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Bitcoin’s (BTC), the largest and most popular cryptocurrency in the market, is reaching new hash rate highs. This is despite the fact that its price dropped around 26% since its recent high in June 2019. According to data provided by Blockchain.com, Bitcoin’s hash rate reached 82 million TH/s a few days ago.
Bitcoin Hash Rate Continues Increasing
As mentioned before, Bitcoin’s hash rate continues growing despite the price decline in the last few months. Since December 2018, Bitcoin’s hash rate surged 156% from 32 million TH/S to 82 million TH/s.
This increase in the hash rate in the last few weeks is also surprising the market. China’s Southwestern Sichuan province has been experiencing heavy floods that affected the operations of several Bitcoin mining farms.
2/2 clip of personnel digging out miners from the mud: pic.twitter.com/QebXEqBjrN
— Poolin (@officialpoolin) August 21, 2019
According to reports on Twitter, at least a mining firm was devastated by the rainfall in the region. Pooling, the fourth-largest active pool on Bitcoin’s network reported the floods affected their operations.
All these issues have not impacted the overall performance of the network. Indeed, miners seem to be certainly bullish about the future of the network and how it is evolving. At the same time, difficulty continues to increase and reached 10.18 trillion.
If Bitcoin’s price remains stable or falls and difficulty continues to increase, there might be an adjustment on its hash rate. In addition to it, the Bitcoin network is going to experience a halving event that would reduce the reward for miners from 12.5 BTC per block to 6.25 BTC per block. With the current difficulty and mining equipment seems very difficult for smaller miners to remain competitive in this market.
For example, Litecoin’s hash rate has also been growing during the same period of time as Bitcoin. However, as the network experienced a halving that reduced LTC rewards for miners, the hash rate fell over 37 percet in just a few weeks. This is why Litecoin’s hash rate dropped to the same level as in May of this year.
At the time of writing this article, Bitcoin is being traded around $10,150 and it has a market capitalization of $181 billion. In the last 24 hours, the virtual currency fell 4.78%. Other digital assets followed Bitcoin, including Ethereum (ETH), falling 4.98%, XRP with a 3.72% price decrease and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) losing 5.54% of its value.
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The authorities have imposed strict restrictions in parts of Srinagar on Tuesday to hold back Muharram processions in the Valley.
The police have sealed roads leading to Srinagar and tightened security while banning Muharram processions in the Kashmir Valley. Curfew-like restrictions have been imposed in areas dominated by Shias.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration had earlier said no Muharram procession will be allowed and all rituals are to be performed in respective Imambaras or shrines.
A top government official said the administration will follow the past precedence and not allow any procession as these could be used by anti-social elements to trigger clashes with security forces.
The official said all respectable citizens of the Shia community have been conveyed to carry out their religious duties at local Imambaras during the 10- day-long period. The Shia community observes mourning during these 10 days which began on September 1.
Muharram processions have not been allowed in Kashmir since 1990, when militancy broke out in the valley.
As a gesture, the administration has shifted some Shia leaders including former minister Imran Ansari from the detention centre at Centaur Hotel to their homes.
(With PTI inputs)
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ei-mata sad-aisvarya, sthana, avatara
brahma, siva anta na paya--jiva kon chara
ei-mata—such; sat-aisvarya—six opulences; sthana—abode; avatara—incarnations; brahma—Lord Brahma; siva—Lord Siva; anta na paya—cannot find the limit; jiva—a living entity; kon—what of; chara—worthless.
"Each Vaikuntha planet is full of spiritual bliss, complete opulence and space, and each is inhabited by incarnations. If Lord Brahma and Lord Siva cannot estimate the length and breadth of the spiritual sky and the Vaikuntha planets, how can ordinary living entities begin to imagine them?
Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/cc/madhya/21/8
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You may have noticed the headlines and circulars. More and more retail stores are beginning their Black Friday sales by opening on Thanksgiving and remaining open round the clock until the wee hours of Friday night. That’s right, nearly a full 24 hours of retail shopping to work off that turkey dinner. We might as well change the name from Thanksgiving to Turkey Day permanently because the fact is; we have become numb to thankfulness.
Several petitions have cropped up on Change.org to encourage national retailers including: Best Buy, Big Lots!, Kohl’s, Simon’s Properties (the malls) Target, Wal-Mart (and probably more) to STOP THE MADNESS! Why? Because there’s a domino effect. Once one company makes the commitment to open early, so follows the rest.
A majority of the seasonal workers are part-time with understandably bare-bones training, and buoyed by longer term employees. It is not surprising that these jobs pay minimum wage and the hours are deliberately inconsistent, rendering it virtually impossible for those workers to hold more than one job. This clever but devious ploy keeps workers beholden if they want to retain the job at all. With a glut of unemployed people, workers and corporations alike know that they can easily be replaced.
American retail workers bear the brunt of this push into frenzied consumerism by the retailers who look to kick-off the Christmas shopping season by offering incredible deals during these ridiculous crusades for added profit.
What are the effects?
1. People who work in these low-paying jobs must decide between curbing their holiday, forgoing sleep while they go to work, calling in sick (passive), or outright refusing (aggressive) to work at the risk of being fired.
2. Retailers get an infusion of shoppers even while under arguably more challenging security. (People who would normally otherwise be sleeping are instead driving on the roads. Great.)
3. Shoppers literally buy into consumerism on a wholly selfish level while workers put their turkey day on hold so that it can happen.
It is bad enough that retailers during the last decade or two have moved Black Friday back successively and successfully from what was once “early bird” shopping at the crack of dawn to “midnight madness.” Now they plan to eliminate Thanksgiving all together.
So what is it that we should be thankful for?
That we live in a place where we have such abundance that we are willing to sacrifice a day without work, a day to enjoy those few collective kick-back-and-relax days for a new form of gluttony?
Stick Chick understands the need for medical professionals, certain care-givers, prison officials, funeral directors, etc. to be willing, able, and even expected to work on holidays—not all of them, but at least in rotation or emergency situations. The people in these professions understand that the nature of their position—the care of others—requires personal sacrifice. Loss of family time or the human need for a break from the grind is no less warranted for these people, but at least their duties benefit humanity. But this, this materialistic, consumerism may just be the death of thanks, the conclusion of Thanksgiving itself.
So Stick Chick has been wondering…”What if?”—a LOT lately.
What if no one shopped on Thanksgiving?
What if everyone refused to begin shopping on Black Friday before 4 a.m.?
In personal protest, Stick Chick pledges to make NO retail purchases whatsoever on Thanksgiving day. Instead, she will pause with gratefulness and thanks for her many blessings. She asked me to ask you to join her in that effort.
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38:6 So the officials 1 took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern 2 of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, 3 that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud. 4
38:7 An Ethiopian, Ebed Melech, 5 a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put 6 in the cistern. While the king was holding court 7 at the Benjamin Gate, 38:8 Ebed Melech departed the palace and went to speak to the king. He said to him, 38:9 “Your royal Majesty, those men have been very wicked in all that they have done to the prophet Jeremiah. They have thrown him into a cistern and he is sure to die of starvation there because there is no food left in the city. 8 38:10 Then the king gave Ebed Melech the Ethiopian the following order: “Take thirty 9 men with you from here and go pull the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he dies.” 38:11 So Ebed Melech took the men with him and went to a room under the treasure room in the palace. 10 He got some worn-out clothes and old rags 11 from there and let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. 38:12 Ebed Melech 12 called down to Jeremiah, “Put these rags and worn-out clothes under your armpits to pad the ropes. 13 Jeremiah did as Ebed Melech instructed. 14 38:13 So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined 15 to the courtyard of the guardhouse.
38:28 So Jeremiah remained confined 16 in the courtyard of the guardhouse until the day Jerusalem 17 was captured.
1 tn Heb “they.”
2 sn A cistern was a pear-shaped pit with a narrow opening. Cisterns were cut or dug in the limestone rock and lined with plaster to prevent seepage. They were used to collect and store rain water or water carried up from a spring.
4 tn Heb “And they let Jeremiah down with ropes and in the cistern there was no water, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.” The clauses have been reordered and restructured to create a more natural and smoother order in English.
6 tn Heb “Ebed Melech, the Cushite, a man, an eunuch/official, and he was [= who was; a circumstantial clause] in the house of the king, heard that they had put Jeremiah…” The passive construction “Jeremiah had been put” has been used to avoid the indefinite subject “they” or the addition of “the officials.” For the translation of סָרִיס (saris) as “official” here rather than “eunuch” see the translator’s note on 29:2 and see also the usage in 34:19. For the translation of “Cushite” as Ethiopian see the study note on 13:23.
7 tn Heb “And the king was sitting in the Benjamin Gate.” This clause is circumstantial to the following clause; thus “while the king was…” Most commentators agree that the reference to sitting in the gate here likely refers to the same kind of judicial context that has been posited for 26:10 (see the translator’s note there for further references). Hence the translation uses “sitting” with the more technical “holding court” to better reflect the probable situation.
8 tn Heb “Those men have made evil all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah in that they have thrown him into the cistern and he will die of starvation in the place where he is because there is no more food in the city.” The particle אֵת (’et) before “they have thrown” (אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁלִיכוּ, ’et ’asher hishlikhu) is explanatory or further definition of “all they have done to” (i.e., the particle is repeated for apposition). The verb form “and he is sure to die” is an unusual use of the vav (ו) consecutive + imperfect that the grammars see as giving a logical consequence without a past nuance (cf. GKC 328 §111.l and IBHS 557-58 §33.3.1f).
sn “Because there isn’t any food left in the city” is rhetorical exaggeration; the food did not run out until just before the city fell. Perhaps the intent is to refer to the fact that there was no food in the city for people so confined (i.e., in solitary confinement).
9 tc Some modern English versions (e.g., NRSV, REB, TEV) and commentaries read “three” on the basis that thirty men would not be necessary for the task (cf. J. Bright, Jeremiah [AB], 231). Though the difference in “three” and “thirty” involves minimal emendation (שְׁלֹשָׁה [shÿlosha] for שְׁלֹשִׁים [shÿloshim]) there is no textual or versional evidence for it except for one Hebrew
10 tn Heb “went into the palace in under the treasury.” Several of the commentaries (e.g., J. Bright, Jeremiah [AB], 227; J. A. Thompson, Jeremiah [NICOT], 639, n. 6) emend the prepositional phrase “in under” (אֶל־תַּחַת, ’el-takhat) to the noun “wardrobe” plus the preposition “to” (אֶל־מֶלְתַחַת, ’el-meltakhat). This is a plausible emendation which would involve dropping out מֶל (mel) due to its similarity with the אֶל (’el) which precedes it. However, there is no textual or versional evidence for such a reading and the compound preposition is not in itself objectionable (cf. BDB 1066 s.v. תַּחַת III.1.a). The Greek version reads “the part underground” (representing a Hebrew Vorlage of אֶל תַּחַת הָאָרֶץ, ’el takhat ha’arets) in place of אֶל תַּחַת הָאוֹצָר (’el takhat ha’otsar). The translation follows the Hebrew text but adds the word “room” for the sake of English style.
11 tn Heb “worn-out clothes and worn-out rags.”
13 tn Heb “under the joints of your arms under the ropes.” The two uses of “under” have different orientations and are best reflected by “between your armpits and the ropes” or “under your armpits to pad the ropes.”
14 tn Or “Jeremiah did so.” The alternate translation is what the text reads literally.
15 tn Heb “Jeremiah remained/stayed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.” The translation is meant to better reflect the situation; i.e., Jeremiah was released from the cistern but still had to stay in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
16 tn Heb “And Jeremiah stayed/remained in the courtyard of the guardhouse…” The translation once again intends to reflect the situation. Jeremiah had a secret meeting with the king at the third entrance to the temple (v. 14). He was returned to the courtyard of the guardhouse (cf. v. 13) after the conversation with the king where the officials came to question him (v. 27). He was not sent back to the dungeon in Jonathan’s house as he feared, but was left confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
19 tc The precise meaning of this line and its relation to the context are somewhat uncertain. This line is missing from the Greek and Syriac versions and from a few Hebrew
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When I was growing up, I just wanted to be normal. I wanted to have smooth skin – in any ‘normal’ skin tone other than red. I wanted to have my hair plaited by the girls in my class and be invited to more parties. I hoped that others would stop being too afraid to touch me and I tried to win my not-really-friends over with Christmas gifts from the discount store.
It was so hard being different. I wasn’t disabled enough to get the assistance I needed at school (which was a private space to apply my creams and to be able to sit indoors and read or do craft while the other students swam or played sport). But I was just disabled enough for my peers to call me names, leave me out of activities and avoid sitting on the seat I’d just sat on. Teachers would ask me whether I was telling the truth about being bullied. My parents sent me to a church youth group so I could have the chance to form friendships outside of school. But when members of this youth group told me I was a sinner because I am not baptised and because my parents have black and white skin – and that’s why I have red skin, I left. I didn’t understand how my parents could love me so much when I didn’t feel loved by others.
And so I only felt among people who accepted and understood me when I was in hospital. I remember telling my parents I’d rather be in hospital than at school because people liked me ther
But it was when I turned 17 that things changed. 17 was the final year of high school – the end of feeling alone was near. It was the year I got a job, working at a department store for six hours a week after school. It was the year I learnt there was a wider world out there – and people were nicer than I’d experienced at school. Perhaps it was because they had a workplace code of conduct to follow, or maybe they were just genuinely good people. There at the department store I made friends that I still have to this day. I developed valuable life skills there: customer service, prioritisation, leadership and managing work and study. Most importantly, I learnt how to handle questions and comments about my appearance in an assertive yet professional way. I worked there for four years, until moved to a city three hours away, and I only wish I’d started working at the department store earlier.
One day before my shift, I was queuing up to buy a CD. Music was my life then. I think I’d just turned 18, and was still fairly timid. A customer asked me something – I was in uniform so he recognised me as an employee. And another customer referred to me as ‘the lobster over there’. I was upset, but I also didn’t know how – or even if – I could speak up about him calling me a lobster. And so I met with the store manager – a big deal for a junior employee. We talked about ways I could handle customers’ questions and rude comments. I was able to be politely assertive and I had the choice in passing the customer onto a colleague if they were really rude. I didn’t have to work on the main checkouts where questions about my appearance came as quickly as customers’ items on the conveyor belt. This was one of the most empowering things to happen to me. I was given permission to take control of how others reacted to my appearance.
And so today, I don’t think I need to turn every question, comment, stare or taunt into an opportunity for education. I don’t like how strangers feel they can intrude on my life by needing to know “what happened?” or why my face is red. Sometimes they ask me about my appearance before they even say hello. I get asked if I’m sunburnt, told I should use aloe vera and I notice people staring metres away. So rude!
The reason why people ask about my appearance so much – because I have a rare, severe, genetic skin condition called Ichthyosis makes my skin red, scaly, itchy and painful. I was born with this condition, my parents don’t have it (nor did they know anything about it prior to my birth) and there is no cure – no matter how many ‘well meaning’ recommendations or prayers people give me. The condition is medically challenging (when it gets really bad, I go into hospital for wet dressings and intravenous antibiotics) and also socially challenging, as I’ve mentioned.
But I’m not suffering from Ichthyosis. I’m living with it. Thriving even. I work full time in a corporate events role. I’ve forged a writing and speaking career – I’ve been published by publications that I read and have spoken at Australian and British writing and medical conferences. I’ve won some awards (last year I was named as one of Australia’s 100 Women of Influence for my work around diversity). And I’ve connected a lot of people with Ichthyosis through writing my blog. In May this year, I organised the first Australian Ichthyosis Meet, bringing together 75 patients and family members affected by Ichthyosis. 25 attendees had Ichthyosis. Some of the attendees had never met anyone else with the condition before. This event was life changing – my parents tell me it was the best day of their life (and it was mine too!). I’m getting married next year – something I’d never thought would happen. Adam, my fiancé, is the most loving, understanding man and I am so lucky to have found him. While my skin and cream gets all over his clothes, he tells me he likes finding my skin in his pockets because it means he carries me with him when I’m not around.
My difference is a gift. It’s afforded me so many opportunities – and I’ve met some amazing people. And now when I look in the mirror, I am so happy with the way I look. I almost never want to blend in.
This post was originally written for Meg Zucker’s blog, Don’t Hide it Flaunt it.
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Marzena Gajecka, Uppala Radhakrishna, Daniel Winters, Swapan K. Nath, Malgorzata Rydzanicz, Uppala Ratnamala, Kimberly Ewing, Andrea Molinari, Jose A. Pitarque, Kwanghyuk Lee, Suzanne M. Leal, Bassem A. Bejjani; Localization of a Gene for Keratoconus to a 5.6-Mb Interval on 13q32. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2009;50(4):1531-1539. doi: https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-2173.
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purpose. Keratoconus (KTCN) is a noninflammatory thinning and anterior protrusion of the cornea that results in steepening and distortion of the cornea, altered refractive powers, and reduced visual acuity. Several loci responsible for a familial form of KTCN have been mapped, however; no mutations in any genes have been identified for any of these loci. There is also evidence that VSX1 and SOD1 may be involved in the etiology of KTCN. The purpose of this study was to verify the available data and to identify a new keratoconus susceptibility locus.
methods. KTCN without other ocular or systemic features was diagnosed in 18 families. VSX1 and SOD1 sequencing was performed on affected individuals and control subjects. Genomewide linkage analysis was then performed in all families using polymorphic microsatellite markers with an average spacing of 5 cM. Next, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis, and a comparative genomic hybridization array were used in one family to assess a candidate region on 13q32.
results. All previously reported KTCN loci were excluded. VSX1 and SOD1 were sequenced, and no potentially functional variants were found. One KTCN family yielded a maximum multipoint parametric LOD score of 4.1 and multipoint nonparametric linkage (NPL) LOD score of 3.2. Multipoint linkage and haplotype analysis narrowed the locus to a 5.6-Mb region between the SNPs rs9516572 and rs3825523 on 13q32.
conclusions. The results exclude VSX1 and SOD1 as potential disease-causing genes in these families and localize a novel gene for keratoconus to a 5.6-Mb interval on 13q32.
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For the past over a month, the Amazon Rainforest is under fire. It has been declared as an emergency state by the Brazilian government. Facing consequences, The President Jair Bolsonaro has announced a relief package worth 20 million USD. The announcement was made official by the President while attending a meet at the G7 Sumit.
Wildfires that trigger in forests are common concerns for the global population. Since 2013, it has been noticed that within Brazil, these incidences have elevated. As per stats, 85 percent increase in these fires within the Amazon has been recorded for since past few years.
As noticed from the Air space, Brazil has experienced over 80,000 such wildfires in the current year. The stats were officially released for public awareness by INPE (Spare Research Centre) of Brazil.
Wildfires are events that are triggered due to increasing land temperature. As a result of the dry forest cover and grasslands, catch fire easily. Once this happens it triggers a type of chain reaction in another forest region. After some time the wildfire spreads out to cover major forest region.
What caused a wildfire in Brazil?
In Brazil, the month of July and August had experienced a dry season that was a bit humid and was also declared as season’s driest months. On account of this the land cover was very much dry and due to extreme solar heat, the forest cover was under fire.
These events can also be triggered naturally or on account of human beings. Within this region, most fires are on account of human activities that force them to clear out most of the forest covers for farming and cultivation activities.
How can we help?
There are a number of ways in which the general public can prove helpful during this time. It is obvious that a lot has been destructed in this fire incident.
- One of the best ways to get started with helping is to offer a small amount of donation. Any donations can be made from your side that will help the local authorities to protect and safeguard the vast rain forest cover in Brazil.
- You can also make a big difference by creating awareness amongst the general public. The awareness programs can be sponsored and run by amongst the general public about the importance of rainforests and methods to help protect them.
- Get more eco-friendly is also one of the best ways that you can make use of for protecting our environment. Try and cut down less number of trees and try and use less wooden products. If you purchase less wood then it is certain you can promote eco-friendliness.
- Try and consume less of beef products as more beef product consumption means more forests are cut down.
- Try and make donations in favor of WWF (World Wildlife Fed.) that is organized and run by the US authorities to help protect rare species of plants and animals, around the globe.
- Try and create awareness programs by involving more number of individuals to join the Amazon Rainforest protection movement.
You need to keep in mind that awareness is the only way that can help protect our precious rain forests around the world.
Also read: Things You Don’t Miss in Robben Island
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Stone Crab Season opens October 15th, 2018
Stone Crab season is one of my favorite seasons … sweetest, freshest crabs you’ll ever taste come from Florida..
I usually drive out to Everglades City and pick them up fresh from the boat ( Grimm’s Stone Crab is my spot )
….. I’ll pack a cooler with ice and come home with about 10 pounds of fresh, NEVER frozen crabs!
Press the link above to get more information, but below are some basic rules for Stone Crab Season:
- Only the claws may be harvested
- Claws must be 2 ¾ inches to be harvested
- Recreational limit: 1 gallon of claws per person, 2 gallons per vessel, whichever is less
- Harvest of claws from females with eggs is prohibited
- Do not use any device that can puncture, crush or injure the crab’s body
- May 16: Season closes
- Recreational harvesters may use up to 5 stone crab traps per person
- Recently adopted rule requiring recreational harvester to register their stone crab traps does not apply this season and will take effect prior to the Oct. 2019 season
- The trap throat (entrance) must be no larger than 5 ½” x 3 1/8” in Collier, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties. In all other counties, entrances can be no larger than 5 ½” x 3 ½”. Round entrances are not allowed in Collier, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties and can be no more than 5 inches in diameter elsewhere in the state.
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Our firm has extensive experience in constitutional law. The next CALI lessons cover issues sometimes addressed in a Constitutional Law class. Some attorneys change into constitutional legal professionals and practice constitutional law exclusively. Constitutional attorneys may work with these governments to draft their constitution and contemplate the advantages and drawbacks of different constitutions at present in power around the globe.
Francisco Forrest Martin & Mark V. Tushnet, The Rights International Companion to Constitutional Regulation: An Worldwide Human Rights Law Complement (The Hague: Kluwer Legislation International, 1999). Supporters of federalism believed that a division of power between federal and state governments would lower the chance of tyranny, which on a federal level can be way more concerning than its occurrence locally.
Third, I set out a framework within the type of requirements of constitutional review, standards for avoidance, and canons of interpretation to manipulate intersections of constitutional law and the legislation of proof. Certainly, I virtually hate to name it a casebook,” because part of the purpose is that constitutional legislation is not solely in regards to the cases.
The ability, by “software of two-thirds of the legislatures of the a number of states,” to require Congress to convene a constitutional convention for the aim of proposing amendments to or revising the terms of the Structure (see Article V). Constitutional regulation is for attorneys who take pleasure in pouring over minute details.
For instance, a Supreme Court Justice and their workers attorneys work solely on constitutional legislation instances. Modern constitutional legal professionals do work that’s no less vital. This event is orgianised jointly by the Centre for Constitutional Law and Constitutional Regulation Dialogue Group, open to all and no registration is required.
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Nederlands in beeld helps students build their vocabulary by means of images. The course consists of a book and an online edition, which together contain 400 colour photographs, divided over eighteen lessons. Each lesson features several short texts and exercises about familiar objects and everyday situations, meaning that the acquired knowledge can immediately be put into practice. The topics of the texts are intended to break the ice and encourage students to take part in the group discussion.
With the purchase of Nederlands in beeld, students receive an access code to log in to the NT2 SCHOOL digital learning environment. Here, they can practice on their own using clickable texts and the interactive audio program. Students can practice with the online dialogue trainer, for instance, which provides feedback on the content of the student’s answers to open questions. Nederlands in beeld combines the latest innovations in NT2, making it possible for everyone to learn a new language. This product grants 1 year access to thedigital learning environment with the material.
A game-based version of Nederlands in beeld is also available. Order the Happy Families edition of Nederlands in Beeld: Nederlands in beeld – Kwartetspel.
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The key to direct recording is to get an amp to behave realistically. So how do you accomplish this?
Reamplifying is becoming an indispensable technique in home and pro recording settings where live amps cannot be played at what used to be considered normal playing volume. We can now record directly into a DAW (digital audio workstation) sans speakers using any amp or amps—large or small, clean or overdriven—in whatever combinations you can imagine. Increasingly sophisticated reactive load technology is helping drive this trend.
Previously [see “Slave to the Sound”], we discussed the basic distinction between a speaker frequency response curve (what we hear coming out of the speaker) and a speaker impedance curve (how the speaker reacts mechanically and electrically while trying to produce what we hear). Now let’s take a more detailed look at the distinctly different yet functionally interrelated elements of speaker operation.
When we stand in front of an amp and play, we not only hear the sound coming out of the speaker, we feel the physical impact of the sound being belted out of a guitar amp—especially when it’s cranked. We also hear the sound bouncing off the floor, walls, ceiling, windows, furniture, and anything else occupying our physical space. In modeling parlance, this is referred to as the room.
The height, width, and length of the space are among the many elements used to establish the character of a unique room. The sense of room is created when the speaker modulates the air in the space creating sound waves. Sound waves ricochet off every surface and object in the space, ultimately reaching our ears at different times and from different directions. We understand these multi-directional waves as reflections. The more complex the space and its contents, the more these reflections bounce around, crisscrossing and canceling out other reflections, creating complex interactions called convolutions. The more complex the interactions, the more convoluted the soundscape reaching our ears. In this cacophonous environment, our brains are tasked with processing the dense sensory information, which helps us establish our relative place in the room.
If we eliminate the room, what remains is the raw frequency content emanating from the speaker—the result of the speaker’s frequency response—and the dynamic feel of the amp. Now, let’s examine that dynamic behavior: The amp induces a mechanical reaction in the speaker, which then causes a reverse reaction that sends relatively small electrical impulses back into the amplifier. In other words, when you play, the amp plays back. This reverse reaction is called back electromotive force, or back EMF, and it enhances the dynamic behavior of the amp. Back EMF is an important element in the performance of tube amplifiers in particular, and it varies from amp to amp. It’s also one of the things that determines whether an amp feels more or less exciting to play.
When the mechanical speaker is replaced with a static load resistor for the purpose of recording silently, the amp’s dynamic behavior is greatly diminished due to the reduction of back EMF. This makes the amp feel flat and lifeless. The reactive load emulates the electro-mechanical behavior of the speaker, which restores most of the dynamic behavior. An adjustable reactive load lets you shift the low frequency resonant peak and the high frequency slope—a big plus in matching load behavior to the desired tonal response.
Image 1 illustrates a sophisticated reamplifying setup: The amp head is shown driving both a reactive load box and a speaker, which is also a reactive load. Notice the path of back EMF from the speaker or the load returning to the amp. A typical reactive load box provides a “thru” jack to a speaker, allowing you to decide whether to use the virtual load, the speaker, or both.
In any case, the line level signal forms the reactive amp signal that drives the analog cab sim and/or the IR (impulse response) model. If the speaker is operable, a mic signal can also be sent to the DAW. In this scenario, any combination of signals—or all of them—can be used to construct a live amp sound at any volume level.
Clearly, getting the amp to behave realistically is an important element in direct recording. Having dealt with speaker impedance effects on amp behavior, we can now complete the picture using equalization, reverb and delay, and modeling. And that’s where we’ll pick up our reamplifying story next month.
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