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When I first observed a relationship it taught me the importance of love and trust within a relationship. It was my parent’s relationship and I was about twelve years old when it hit me. My parents did everything I wanted and in public always seemed perfect for each other, but as soon as they were behind closed doors the tension arouse. Now looking back I feel it’s somewhat my fault in why they were constantly fighting but then again and I see it was their fault for spending all their money and fighting over it. Almost every night I was home with my parents they continuously fought about money and how it was spent, where it has went, and how they were going to get it, It was their arguing and fighting that made me realize that if they would spend as much time showing their love for one another and their trustworthiness that everything else would fall into place. For example, my grandparents live on a fixed income and do whatever they please with a happy attitude. They may come in contact with some bumps but always manage to show that it will all work out with the love they have for one another.
This I believe is the importance of all relationships. The continuous love and communication one has with their significant other is much more than an emotional bond it is a lifelong friendship that is there for one to rely on and believe in. the love and trust two people make in a relationship is honestly what makes the world go around and around every day. It is obvious that without love and trust nobody could survive because it is the goal everyone would like to reach and obtain for the rest of their life.
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One of the most famous and biggest festivals of Sikkim, Saga Dawa is celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervour every year. The festival is the most significant and sacred for the followers of Mahayana Buddhism who on this auspicious occasion commemorate Lord Buddha’s birth, his attainment of enlightenment and salvation from this corporeal world. For all travellers and cultural aficionados seeking a sneak-peek into vibrant Buddhist culture, undoubtedly, Saga Dawa provides for a perfect platform offering a visual treat of various religious ceremonies and street processions.
History of the Festival
Though Saga Dawa or the Tripe Blessed Festival is believed to have a history dating back to past many centuries, its date was officially formalized at the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held in Sri Lanka in 1950. Today, the festival is celebrated across different countries in different ways and under different names; while Tibetans and Sikkimese celebrate it as Saga Dawa, many South East Asian countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sri Lanka celebrate it under the name of Vesak Day. And all across India except North Eastern regions, the festival is commonly known as Buddha Purnima.
Highlights & Important Rituals of the Festival
One of the biggest highlights of Saga Dawa is the lightening of butter lamps in monasteries by the Mahayana Buddhists, indicating their obeisance to Lord Buddha who is believed to have enlightened their paths in life. After the ceremony, a grand pageant commencing from Tsuk-La-Lang Monastery, lead by monks carrying holy scriptures and portraits of Lord Buddha, amidst eclectic Buddhist hymns and chants on the streets of Gangtok, simply provides for a hypnotising spectacle to all the onlookers. Needless to say, it’s the best time to plan a trip to Sikkim in order to get a closer rendezvous with Buddhist culture and traditions.
Duration of the Festival
The magnificent carnival of Saga Dawa is held every year on the full moon of the 4th month of Buddhist lunar calendar, which according to English calendar falls during end of May and early June timeframe. Several religious rituals, including reading of holy scriptures called “Kajur Texts” and lighting of butter lamps take place during the entire month. Devotees gather in great numbers on the streets of Gangtok on the day of final procession to receive blessings and pay their gratitude to the lord. Giving alms and donations is also quite common as these acts of benevolence done during this holy month are said to bear ripe fruits in future.
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A tax revolution is brewing under the Oklahoma capitol’s dome, and some fear that the building pressure might blow funding for essential state services right out of the state’s budget.
Three tax-specific bills are under consideration. Senate Bill 1623 proposes reducing the top personal income tax rate by one-half percent by 2014. House Bill 3061 proposes establishing a ceiling tax rate of 3.5 percent for single persons making $35,000 or more annually, while establishing the same ceiling for married, head of household, or surviving spouse for income at or above $70,000. Single persons grossing between $15,000 and $34,999, and married couples grossing between $30,000 and $69,999 would cap at 2.5 percent. Oklahomans grossing below those levels would pay no income tax. HB 3061 also allows for an additional one quarter of one percent cut when state revenues increase by five percent or more.
However, it is House Bill 3038 that offers the biggest transformation in Oklahoma’s tax structure. While the aforementioned legislation would counter the reduction in state income with a list of specified exemption repeals, HB 3038 proposes phasing out the state’s income tax with full elimination by the year 2022. The bill also proposes eliminating all tax exemptions except those for volunteer firefighters.
“The reasoning for this bill is two-fold,” says HB 3038 author Leslie Osborn (R-Bethany). “Number one is economic development. Businesses are fleeing the coastline states where they are overtaxed and overregulated. If we phase out the state income tax, we become the state with the lowest overall tax burden at the end of the phase out.”
However, Oklahoma Policy Institute Director David Blatt says such a transformation to the state’s income apparatus threatens the continuation of basic governmental functions. “This really is the wrong path for Oklahoma. You want to be the best educated state in the nation. You want to have the best jobs in the nation. “Frankly,” Blatt continues, “no one has proven that having the lowest taxes in the nation makes you the best in the nation.”
Acknowledging Oklahoma’s overall embracing of small government and low tax philosophies while fighting to maintain quality infrastructure, Blatt adds, “Maybe Oklahoma doesn’t want to be Massachusetts, but it also doesn’t want to be Bangladesh.”
Blatt advocates closing loopholes in the current tax structure to increase the state’s bottom line and guarantee the continuation of essential services. “You’re getting the means and the ends confused,” he says.
Osborn maintains that HB 3038 is a forceful step in the right direction to attracting business and jobs to the Sooner State. “Critics may say taxes do not matter, but they do to job re-locators,” she says. “(Former) Governor Frank Keating said that businesses told him that if he would do two things they would move their jobs here…Right to Work and no income tax.”
“Oklahoma is already a low-tax state,” Blatt argues, adding that business leaders are not pushing for an income tax cut. “We need to be honest and realistic about how we are going to pay for services.”
The fate of the proposed legislation remains uncertain.
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The Sole 24 ore magazine talks about Proxital among the companies active in the defense of health and the environment.
Not all plastics are the same. Since its foundation, Proxital has been producing only sustainable materials, but it is particularly important and urgent to scientifically demonstrate their degree of environmental compatibility and communicate it to the outside world, refuting the mistaken beliefs of the market and the final consumer. Thanks to the support and advice of Assindustria, we are working on the creation of a validated model for the calculation of the Carbon Footprint of foamed plastics. Proxital produces closed-cell Foam, 100% recyclable and regenerable and is actively contributing to the development of a uniform, functional and valid calculator for the purposes of the ISO 14067 standard to quantify CO2 emissions for the production of plastic foams. The market needs clarity and certain references, also in the light of the new ESG Sustainability Report requests from various institutional and banking entities. Proxital has recently introduced REFOAM, a new production technology that has affected the entire range for the extensive use of regenerated raw materials.
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Khine Thu fled her home in Myanmar’s northwestern Sagaing region for the first time in June, running into the jungle as soldiers stormed her village. She has lost count of how many times she has fled since, but thinks it may now be about 15.
“Whenever we hear soldiers coming, we run,” she said. “We escape into the forest, and we come back to the village when the soldiers are gone.”
As armed resistance to the February 1 military coup increases, the military rulers have responded with violent crackdowns on entire villages, mirroring a “four-cuts” strategy which it has honed for more than 60 years in the country’s restive border areas.
Since April, the Sagaing region has been a stronghold of resistance, and also a hotspot for deadly military incursions.
A total of 109 people have been killed in the region since July, according to a report Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council on September 19.
Among the victims are 73 people from Depayin and Kani townships, where mass killings were documented by human rights groups and local media in July. Those killed, including fighters and civilians, were all men, but as security forces maintain a presence in the area’s villages, women are living with the consequences of conflict on a daily basis. This month, the military blocked the internet in 10 townships in the Sagaing region, including Kani, adding to fears the military could intensify its attacks.
The violence started in Khine Thu’s village of Satpyarkyin in Depayin township on June 14, when soldiers opened fire and killed one person the day after two daughters of a military-appointed administrator were found dead in a nearby village.
Soldiers returned on July 2; the ensuing clashes left at least 32 local people dead amid indiscriminate shelling and small arms fire, according to the NUG’s report, while the media outlet Myanmar Now reported that 10,000 people from eleven villages fled their homes.
The People’s Defence Force (PDF) in Depayin said on its Facebook page that 26 of its members were killed in the incident and that the military had fired heavy weapons onto fleeing villagers, while the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported that “armed terrorists” had “ambushed” security forces, killing one soldier and injuring six before retreating after security forces retaliated.
Khine Thu, who, like the other women Al Jazeera spoke to, asked to use a pseudonym for fear of reprisals, said soldiers have since been in and out and that she and other villagers were always ready to run. Even when soldiers are gone, the village remains quiet, and shops and markets have closed.
Hiding in the forest for days or weeks at a time, the villagers find it difficult to meet their basic needs, she said.
“We couldn’t get drinking water in some places,” she explained. “Some days, we had only one meal, and sometimes, only rice with salt and oil or fish paste. I feel really depressed, and sometimes I don’t even want to live any more.”
Aye Chan, another local resident, said locals lacked access to medicine and were relying on plants and herbs to treat their ailments.
She and Khine Thu have stopped their work as hired farmhands because of the danger.
“We cannot live in peace. We cannot work. We are just depending on other people’s donations and running around seeking safety whenever [soldiers] come,” said Aye Chan. “The presence of soldiers in our village affects us physically and mentally. We cannot eat or sleep well.”
Women at risk
The military has used force and widespread arrests to crack down on mass protests and a civil disobedience movement, which began days after it seized power from the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
Since then, security forces have killed more than 1,100 people and arrested more than 8,200, according to the rights group Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) or the AAPP, which has been tracking the military’s abuses.
Facing a narrowing space to resist military rule through peaceful means, many people have taken up arms. Some have joined existing ethnic armed organisations, while others have signed up with local armed resistance groups which have sprung up by the dozens across the country in recent months, including in areas like Depayin and Kani where most people are from the Bamar ethnic majority.
The NUG, which is operating in exile, also announced the formation of a national-level People’s Defence Force (PDF) in May, whose scale and activities remain largely unknown. On September 7, the NUG declared the launch of a “people’s defensive war”, calling on all citizens across the country to “revolt” against the military generals.
In many cases armed with little but single-shot hunting rifles and with limited training or combat experience, local armed resistance groups, which also call themselves PDFs but often have no affiliation with the NUG, face a military which has accumulated at least $2.4bn in arms during the past 10 years.
Relying on asymmetrical tactics including ambushes on military convoys and police stations, they claim to have killed hundreds of military soldiers, but in response, the military has indiscriminately attacked their communities, as it has done in areas with the presence of ethnic armed organisations since the 1960s.
The military has historically labelled ethnic armed organisations as “insurgents” or “terrorists” and attacked ethnic areas under the guise of national security, and it is now following a similar narrative.
In a statement published on August 28, the military described PDFs, as well as the NUG and the committee which appointed it as “terrorist groups,” and said that those who encouraged people to participate in “terrorist acts,” sheltered members of these groups, or provided financial support to them would also be considered “terrorists”.
In 2019, a United Nations-appointed fact-finding mission described the military’s use of sexual and gender-based violence including rape to “terrorise and punish ethnic minorities,” and reported that sexual violence perpetrated by the military was “part of a deliberate, well-planned strategy to intimidate, terrorise and punish a civilian population.”
In May, a 15-year-old girl in Sagaing region was raped and killed by soldiers, according to an ethnic Chin rights group, and in July, Radio Free Asia reported that a woman in Kachin State was found raped and stabbed to death near a military outpost on the way to her farm and that the military was investigating the case.
On September 26, local media outlets Democratic Voice of Burma and Khit Thit Media reported that four women in Kani township had been raped between June and September, but had delayed reporting the attacks because of the social stigma. Al Jazeera was unable to independently verify the information.
Thandar Aye, a women’s rights activist who works in the Sagaing region and neighbouring Chin State, told Al Jazeera that soldiers commonly harass women verbally, and she worries that additional cases of physical or sexual assault may go unreported due to social stigma and fear of retaliation from the military.
Women in the region, she added, avoid leaving their homes even during the day due to concern that soldiers could sexually assault them. “Women cannot go out freely,” she said. “Most women are just staying inside their houses and facing food shortages.”
‘They took everything’
Phyoe, a grocery store owner from Chyaung Ma village, told Al Jazeera that she goes out as little as possible for this reason.
“I heard that women were raped in some other villages and regions, so I am really afraid that it could happen to me,” she said.
She is among at least 15,000 civilians displaced by intense clashes since April in Kani township, located 100km (62 miles) southwest of Depayin.
“When [soldiers] come, we close everything and run again. Only elderly and women with small children who cannot run are left in the village,” said Phyoe, who, like Khine Thu, can no longer remember the number of times she and her family have fled.
In July, 43 bodies were found in four locations of Kani township, according to the NUG report; the AAPP and media documented signs of torture on most of the bodies. The military has not released any public statements or responded to media inquiries in response to the deaths.
“[Soldiers] accused normal locals of participating in the PDF, and they killed many people who were taking refuge in the forest,” said Phyoe. “We aren’t safe at home, and we aren’t safe in the forest either … We have been sleepless since soldiers came to our village.”
Soldiers have twice occupied Phyoe’s house; they have also stolen valuables from her home and emptied the shelves of her family’s grocery store.
She said Chyaung Ma’s streets are deserted after dark, and when soldiers come through, locals who remain in the village are too afraid to move around inside their homes for fear they could be shot.
Unable to earn an income or buy goods, her family is now relying on food donations from relatives and other villagers.
“[Soldiers’] presence in our village and all the cruel things [they did] really affected our lives and survival,” she said.
Thuzar also runs a small shop and lives in Na Myar village, which lies 30km (18 miles) east of Satpyarkyin in Depayin township. She too has been in and out of the forest since soldiers fired artillery and raided her village on August 9.
“Everyone in the village prepared a few things in case the soldiers came, but when they actually came, we escaped in a hurry, so we couldn’t bring much with us,” she said.
With only trees and some small tarpaulins to provide shelter from the rain, they watched as artillery struck a nearby herd of goats.
“The images of dead goats were so grotesque,” said Thuzar. “We are depressed and hurt mentally because we have seen many things that we shouldn’t see.”
When the soldiers left on August 9, villagers returned home to find their property vandalised and looted. “[Soldiers] took all the food from our refrigerator and ransacked our wardrobe,” she said. “We had locked the door of one room, and they destroyed the door…They took everything. They didn’t even leave the 2,000 Myanmar kyat ($1.20) in my daughter’s school bag.”
Soldiers also trashed her friend’s refrigerator by filling it with sand, she said, and in some houses where elderly people were left behind, “one soldier talked to them at the front door, while other soldiers went into the house from the back door and took whatever they wanted.”
Later in August, soldiers occupied the village for about 10 days. Thuzar returned home to find her chickens gone and more than 30 houses raided. At a grocery store at the entrance to the village, locals discovered piles of gunny sacks doused in paraffin oil. “If [soldiers] had lit them, our whole village would have turned to ashes,” she said.
Thuzar and her husband closed their shop shortly after the coup, turning to rice farming instead.
Now she worries that they will not be able to finish planting before the end of the rainy season in October.
“When things quiet down a bit, we go back for a few days and everyone rushes to plant,” she said.
When Al Jazeera spoke to her at the end of August, she was preparing to flee again, having heard that military trucks were approaching. “We always feel like they are coming to arrest or kill us,” she said. “I will only feel safe when we achieve democracy.”
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In recent years a new generation of relief workers and relief agencies has become embroiled in the heat of civil wars and political emergencies, and the humanitarian community has had to revisit its fundamental principles and address the ethics of what it does. This paper sets out to continue this important debate by emphasising that ethical analysis should always be an essential part of humanitarian practice. The paper seeks to recognise the difficult moral choices relief agencies are facing today and gives some practical guidelines to relief agency staff when confronting the ethics of a given situation. In particular, it hopes to introduce some ethical principles into the debate about humanitarianism and contribute to the moral vocabulary which is being developed to improve relief agencies' ethical analysis. The paper starts by looking at the essential characteristics of a moral dilemma, and the way in which other types of tough choice can masquerade as moral dilemmas. It then introduces some basic moral principles surrounding the key ethical notions of action consequences and moral responsibility in an effort to show how relief agencies might begin to develop a process of ethical analysis in their work. Finally, it explores how relief agencies might develop a more intuitive form of ethical analysis based on an organisational conscience and moral role models.
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From the perspective of Space, beyond the Solar System, there is an energy being emitted by the Planet Earth that is created by the human beings on her surface. Every thought, every spoken word, every broadcast, every emotion, creates a pattern in the energy signature of Planet Earth in the Cosmos.
What is your contribution to the energy signature?
When scientists have attempted to create a signal in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence they have chosen very deliberate signals to send out into Space. They know that the energy of those signals will transmit for great distances with no understanding of exactly who or what will receive them. Nor is there any idea of how these signals might be interpreted.
You, too, are a transmitter of energy into the Cosmos. Your thoughts are energy moving out of you and into Space. Your emotions create energy waves that also pulse outward from your personal energetic field. What you speak cannot be taken back because it rides out of you on sound waves that continue beyond you into Space.
What is your contribution to the energy signature of Planet Earth?
In the 21st Century it is time for individuals to take responsibility for the energy that is transmitting off the Planet. What is being broadcast into the airwaves from your TV and Radio transmitters? Are you comfortable with that energy being the signature by which your Planet is identified?
Think about the importance of little things like the TV shows that you watch. If this is what you wish your human society to be judged by, then choose your viewing time wisely. Whether you wish it to be true or not, you are identifying yourself with all that is being transmitted from Earth.
In this time in history, there is more hatred and vitriol being transmitted than ever before. The frequencies that are associated with this energy are of low vibration and do not represent a highly-evolved society. Is this what you want to be the signature of your Planet Earth?
You cannot merely ignore what is happening around you. Many people are choosing to feed the hatred and to increase its power to transmit. Anger and fear also feed this low vibration energy and increase the power of the transmission. Are you contributing to this?
The strongest power in the Universe is the power of Love. Can you project this outwardly so that the hatred, anger and vitriol are counteracted in the energy signature of Earth?
Increase the energy of Love in your heart. Ramp up the power of Love and send it outward. Transmit Love for others, for the Planet, for the history and future of the peoples of Earth.
Make your contribution to the energy signature be a counteracting frequency that cancels out the waves of low vibration energy. Visualize the Light of Love and imagine that it is radiating off the Planet and out into the Cosmos. Feel Love in your heart and think thoughts of Love. Live your Conscious Life filling your own energy space with Love by consciously choosing this vibration.
You have a lot of anger and hatred to counteract. But you can increase the Love and make the Planet Earth glow with the Light of Love so that anyone looking at her from Outer Space will know that the heart of humanity is one filled with Love.
Make it so.
And so it is.
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We have created a miniature Chladni Device for our Museum, based on the historic one designed by Ernst Chladni (1756-1827), the German physicist and musician.
Chladni found that by drawing a violin bow along a metal or glass plate covered with sand, that various regular patterns would emerge. There is a fine replica of Chladni’s device at the Smithsonian Museum. Ours is 1:12 scale, and uses a teeny tiny violin bow.
The mathematical relationships of these fascinating patterns were taken up by the French mathematician Sophie Germain (1776-1831), shown below at age 14. Germain was not allowed to attend classes at l’École Polytechnique because she was a woman, but she was able to obtain the lecture notes in advanced mathematics by using the pseudonym Monsieur Antone-August Le Blanc. Her own mathematical discoveries, published under this name, gained the attention of other European mathematicians, most notably Carl Friedrich Gauss.
The patterns in sand emerge:
And are drawn and recorded: they begin to form categories:
These can then be calculated for their geometric relationships:
While our miniature Chladni Device is still being adjusted to try to make it actually work, we have taken great inspiration from Sophie Germain herself. Sadly, she died at age 55 from breast cancer. In her last years Germain was at work on a fascinating study of what she thought were the underlying metaphorical ideas that connect science, the humanities, and all of life.
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Mastercard has teamed up with PNC Bank to create a new solution offering real-time payments to its business customers.
The new solution, Payment on Delivery, allows businesses to pay suppliers in real-time when receiving goods or services.
Mastercard will introduce the new programme to industries with complex distribution networks. It hopes to solve several challenges including paperwork, manual processes and complicated reconciliation driven by the use of cash and checks.
Ron Shultz, EVP, New Payment Flows, North America, Mastercard, said: “Consumers are used to the convenience of buying and paying for things with a simple swipe on their mobile devices. Businesses, on the other hand, follow a clunky and inefficient process when it comes to payments.
“Our real-time payment capabilities connects buyers and sellers to enable payments to happen in real-time. It also provides them with real-time information to drive efficiency, control, security, and transparency on the backend.”
The first use-case focuses on alcohol distribution. Mastercard will partner with Rutherford & Associates, to facilitate payments in the wine and spirits distribution industry.
With Payment on Delivery, suppliers can instantly access funds and information associated with the transaction.
In addition, buyers and suppliers can improve operational efficiency through reconciliation and eliminate the risk of storing cash or checks.
Chris Ward, EVP and head of product & operations, PNC Treasury Management, said: “PNC has been at the forefront of real-time payments. Through this programme, together we can bring speed and transparency to these critical business payments.”
PNC Bank leverages the RTP® network from The Clearing House for real-time payments clearing and settlement capabilities.
Steve Ledford, SVP of Product Strategy & Development, The Clearing House, said: “Real-time payments capabilities for businesses will introduce much needed efficiencies into the B2B payments process.
“We’re excited to see Mastercard and PNC leveraging the RTP network to bring such an innovative solution to market.”
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What was Peyton like as a kid?
Like our hero, Charity, Peyton could not control her body or reliably communicate when she was a kid. For the first few years of school, her mom would come to class with Peyton to help. Eventually, her mom was no longer allowed in the classroom. With no aide, Peyton was doomed to fail. She was soon transferred to a private special-needs school. Peyton calls it an institution, which she defines as anyplace where all people are not included.
Like Charity, even with an uncooperative body, Peyton proved time and again that she could learn to do things that the Thinkers said she would never be able to do. She learned many of these skills from her dad, who BELIEVED she could do it and never stopped trying to teach her.
Unlike Charity, Peyton was not able to communicate until she was 22. That's a long time to wait to have a voice. But thank heavens she found it! That's what allowed her to finally go to school for REAL and earn a college degree.
She graduated valedictorian.
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” If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.” – Matthew 5:41
In Biblical times, a Roman soldier, under imperial Roman law could demand or command that a Jewish man or boy carry his load or burden for up to one mile. The Jews naturally resented being treated and humiliated in this way, so they carried the soldier’s burden for one mile and not a step further. The Roman soldier, would then look for another Jew to further carry his burden and so on. The Jews longed for the coming of the Messiah, who they thought would set things right with the Romans. But when Jesus did appear, He said one mile is not enough, carry it two miles.
I can only imagine what the Jewish people were thinking when they heard that. They expected a true political hero, a champion of champions, and not one who would ask them to carry their burdens for further distances.
We don’t carry Roman backpacks anymore. But, as Christians, we are asked to go the extra mile. It is easy to do the very least that we are asked to do, but what God wants us to do is to go above and beyond what we are expected to do. This principle applies to every area of our lives today—in our relationships, at home, at school, at our jobs, etc. The ESV version of Matthew 5:41 says, “And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” The idea applies to anybody and anybody means everybody.
The extra mile is caring about the work as if you were working for God: “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” (Colossians 3:23).
Because “extra-mile service” gives you an opportunity to impact the lives of others. A person with an extra-mile attitude is someone who cares more than others think is necessary, risks more than others think is safe, believes more than others think is possible, and gives more than what others think is practical.
By carrying the pack an extra mile, it not only showed the soldier the love of God but opened up an opportunity to tell him about Jesus. There’s no telling how many soldiers became Christians during that second mile. How many more people become Christians if we would just go “the extra mile” for them?
Jesus gives us the bottom line: “What reward do you deserve if you only love the loveable? Don’t even the tax collectors do that? How are you any different from others if you limit your kindness only to your friends? Don’t even the ungodly do that? Since you are children of a perfect Father in heaven, become perfect like him.” (Matthew 5:46–48 (TPT) So always do more than is expected.
- What Bible stories come to mind on going the extra mile?
- What does it mean for you to go the extra mile?
- What can we do this week to help carry someone’s burdens?
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Joseph Nathan Teal manuscript
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an unpublished manuscript of stories written down for Teal's daughter, titled, "Stories from the Sage Brush Land." The stories are a series of reminiscences of ranch life in eastern Oregon. Dates are not specified, but events probably occurred in the 1850s through the 1870s.
The manuscript comes with a table of contents, and each "chapter" is a story. At the end of the manuscript there are two essays, on is "Crossing the Plains in '53" (the Nathan Coleman party), and another is "Moving from Eugene to The Dalles, 1862."
- Teal, Joseph Nathan, 1858-1929 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Nathan Teal (1858-1929) was born in Eugene, Oregon. He became a cattle and sheep rancher in eastern Oregon. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1884.
Teal operated a law office out of Portland. He specialized in railroad rate matters, and was a strong advocate of waterways development. In 1920-1921, he served as U.S. Shipping Commissioner.
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Language of Materials
Joseph Nathan Teal (1858-1929) was an Oregon rancher, lawyer, investor, and civic leader who was an advocate of waterways development, and served as U.S. Shipping Commissioner from 1920-1921. The collection contains a manuscript of a series of reminiscences of ranch life during the 1850s through the 1870s, in eastern Oregon, that Teal wrote down for his family in 1921.
Collection processed by staff in 1970s, and Tanya Parlet, 2013.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
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- Oregon National Historic Trail Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon Territory -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oregon, Eastern -- History -- 19th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Overland journeys to the Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pioneers -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ranch life -- Oregon, Eastern Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ranchers -- Oregon, Eastern Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reminiscences Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Teal, Joseph Nathan, 1858-1929
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- Finding aid written in English
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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Introduction To Live Baccarat
In this live baccarat tutorial, you will learn how to play one of the oldest classic casino games. Baccarat is a card game with a difference. Players bet on the outcome of a game between the Banker and an imaginary Player. This means you can start to play even if you’re not sure of the rules, though, obviously, it’s more fun if you understand live baccarat strategy. Let’s begin with how to play the game.
How To Play Live Baccarat
The live baccarat game is played between a Player and the Banker. Players bet on who will win the round, the Banker or the Player, or if it will be a tie. The aim of the game is to reach a score of 9. Cards numbered 2 to 9 count as face value and the ace counts as 1. All of the face cards and tens have a value of zero.
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Once the live baccarat cards are revealed, there are rules to determine how the game is played. The aim is to reach a total of 9 but if the total is ten or more then only the final digit counts. The rules which determine whether the Banker and Player will draw or stand are explained below. But remember, you are betting on the outcome of the game, so don’t need to understand all the rules to play.
- The Game Is Played Between “The Banker” And “The Player”
- Bets Are Placed On Who Will Win
- The Aim Of The Game Is To Reach A Score Of Nine
- It Is Impossible To Go Bust In Baccarat
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On June 28th the crew of the Mars Society Netherlands visited the Food for Mars and Moon project at Wageningen University, led by Wieger Wamelink. What distiguishes him from other space farmers around the world, is that they are looking at hydrocultures, while he is working with soil simulants. Wamelink: “To grow vegetables in soil rather than just water is more natural. How are you going to get human feces back into the cycle without soil? That will involve complicated chemical processing.” He started his research six years ago, combining his interest in space with his passion for ecology. Here are some of his conclusions:
Mars better than Moon
After having added organic material to the Martian soil simulant (derived from Hawaii), several crops grew really well. Much better than they did on the moon soil simulant. A reason for this could be that the moon soil simulant is pretty sharp which causes injuries in the roots of the plants. With the latest harvest, a haute cuisine meal was prepared for a group of people and tasted delicious!
As to the difference in gravity on the moon and Mars, this appears to be no problem for plants. They can also use their light source to determine where to grow their roots and where to grow their leaves. But they will tend to grow bigger with less gravity.
Cosmic radiation is just as dangerous for plants as it is for humans, as it damages the DNA, which causes disease. On Mars there is no magnetic field and a very thin atmosphere which cannot give protection against the cosmic radiation. According to Wamelink, that’s why plants on Mars will have to be grown underground, with artificial lighting.
On Mars the soil contains haevy metals, but they do not dissolve in water, so it is no problem for the plants. What is a problem, is the perchlorate in the Martian soil. Not only for plants by the way. Also for humans when they get it in their lungs and for robots, as it damages their wheels. The perchlorate should therefore be removed or converted into harmless substances by bacteria, before growing crops.
Wamelink plans for a little ecosystem to travel to Mars, with crops like potatoes and beans, bacteria, fungi, bumble bees (which will go into hibernation during the journey) and worms. Maybe even chickens, as they are very efficient in producing meat and eggs, have excellent feces to fertilize the soil and can be comforting to humans as pets. Before we go though, further research on Martian farming needs to be done: on fungi and bacteria, on the complete little ecosystem being circular year after year and on robots, who could go their before us to set up the ecosystem. To support the future food system on Mars, you can make your donation here.
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On May 10, the Republican governor of North Dakota, Doug Burgum, announced his state would stop paying out federal COVID-19 unemployment insurance (UI) benefits effective June 19.
“These programs have accomplished their goals but are now counterproductive,” Burgum said of his decision, which made North Dakota one of the first of 26 states — 25 of which are led by Republican governors — that cut off pandemic-related jobless aid over the past two months, slashing benefits for more than four million people nationwide several months before the programs were set to expire in September.
But Burgum, a former Microsoft executive who sold his software business to the company for $1.1 billion in 2002, had already been told cutting the UI programs would mean tearing apart the safety net and cutting off aid to people harmed by the pandemic — in materials prepared by his administration.
The COVID-19 jobless aid “provides [a] safety net to almost all ND citizens,” North Dakota unemployment officials noted in a slide deck prepared for the governor a few days before his announcement. That fact was mentioned almost as an aside in the document, which also noted the program was providing “continued funds into [the] ND economy” to the tune of $9 million a week.
In the same presentation, officials at Job Service North Dakota (JSND), the state agency that provides workforce and unemployment services, noted that if the governor were to go through with the cuts, “Individuals directly impacted by the pandemic, medically or otherwise, will likely not be able to receive any benefit via the UI program.”
But JSND listed many more talking points for ending the benefits, such as “some claimants will choose to remain on UI rather than return to work,” and a warning that the state would “remain a target for criminals targeting federal programs through fraud.”
They further noted, “Employers and a large portion of the citizen base do not believe the programs should continue,” but then added as a caveat: “(No official survey completed, so somewhat anecdotal, however many employers have been very vocal about the programs hindering their business operations.)”
The internal documents, provided in response to an open records request by The Daily Poster, reveal the crass political calculus used by officials to justify terminating unemployment benefits that have kept millions of Americans afloat during a historic deadly pandemic. And the records offer a reminder that, for all of their talk in public about protecting small businesses, politicians who cut off jobless aid knew it would punish people devastated by the pandemic and take money out of the economy.
“North Dakota officials made a clear-eyed decision to lose federal funding that was a lifeline for their unemployed residents and their families and provided millions of dollars per week in economic benefits, because of ‘somewhat anecdotal’ data,” said Lindsay Owens, an economist and executive director at the progessive activist group Groundwork Collaborative.
And while Burgum framed ending these benefits as a way to send job applicants to state businesses that were “facing an unprecedented labor shortage as they attempt to recover,” his staff knew the effort wouldn’t help fill every opening.
As JSND executive director Bryan Klipfel had noted in an email to the governor’s policy director, “Even if we ended the federal UI programs, we still would not have enough applicants for the 16,400 open jobs on [the] JSND site.”
In response to questions, Burgum’s spokesperson, Mike Nowatzki, wrote in an email that the governor considered both the “pros and cons” of cutting the unemployment programs.
“Employers Are Not Providing Safe Work Environments”
On May 4, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) became the first governor to announce his state would cut off federal unemployment benefits early. One day later in North Dakota, Jace Beehler, Burgum’s policy director, asked JSND to look into following Montana’s lead.
“You likely have seen the actions taken by the Montana governor yesterday,” Beehler wrote to Klipfel. “Can your team determine the process and results of ND considering similar actions, with the consequences of those actions?”
JSND’s presentation to the governor’s office a few days later featured a range of business talking points.
“Employers are reporting that generous federal benefits are negatively impacting their ability to hire,” noted the slide deck. “Individuals are applying for jobs to meet UI requirements, but not returning calls, failing to show for interviews, and refusing offers of employment.”
But according to a recent analysis of census data by Arindrajit Dube, an economist at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, states that terminated federal unemployment payments early saw no uptick in employment in June and July. They did, however, see an increase in financial hardship among their residents.
In JSND’s presentation for the governor, officials included several reasons why some unemployment beneficiaries didn’t want to return to work, including:
- “Fear of returning to the workforce due to the virus.”
- “Note a need to remain out of the workforce to care for at risk-family members.”
- “Note that employers are not providing safe work environments.”
The day after that bill’s passage, Burgum signed a sweeping coronavirus liability shield law to protect businesses from lawsuits. The law, which was made retroactive to January 2020, bars civil actions over COVID exposure unless they involve “an act intended to cause harm or an act that constitutes actual malice.”
North Dakota has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the nation, and the state, like much of the country, has recently seen a surge in deadly Delta variant cases.
Landis Larson, president of the North Dakota AFL-CIO, said that most people who aren’t returning to the workforce won’t do so “because of pandemic reasons, such as fear of contracting the virus, caring for someone susceptible to the virus, or lack of safety in the workplace.”
As he concluded, “A large amount of money will be taken away from the North Dakota economy, and even if every person who is collecting unemployment insurance could safely return to work, we would still have unfilled jobs. This will do more harm than good.”
A Higher Standard Of Living
JSND’s slide deck emphasized the employer-side take on why people weren’t going back to work, but officials also made clear that it was probably in some people’s best interest to stay on unemployment.
“Federal benefits have allowed individuals to forego child care expenses and receive benefits that have a reduced tax rate,” they noted in the presentation. “This allows for a standard of living equal to or greater than experienced while working.”
While Burgum said in May that “it’s difficult for employers to compete” with the federal programs, JSND’s presentation showed that people on unemployment were earning substantially less than the average worker in the state.
JSND wrote that North Dakota’s average working wage was $54,945. The average unemployment benefit, with the $300-a-week add-on, came out to $38,220 annualized, they wrote.
On the other hand, a person would have to work more than 100 hours a week to earn that much on North Dakota’s minimum wage of $7.25.
An April memo from JSND noted that the federal program adding $300 to claims each week “makes it lucrative for some claimants, particularly low wage earners, to remain on unemployment insurance.”
Nowatzki, the governor’s spokesperson, noted: “Gov. Burgum believes wages should be driven by market conditions, not artificially inflated by government programs. With more than 18,000 online job openings in North Dakota in June (up 58.5% from the same month one year ago, according to JSND), employers are offering higher wages, hiring bonuses and other incentives to attract individuals to the job market.”
After weighing the pros and cons of ending the jobless aid, JSND officials recommended ending most or all of the federal aid programs.
If the governor chose to preserve any of the aid programs, officials advised he keep pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA), a program for self-employed workers who don’t qualify for state jobless aid. State officials wrote in April that the PUA program was having little impact on employment, writing that “many of these individuals were not previously in the workforce and have no intention of entering the workforce when federal program availability ends.”
Not long after JSND’s presentation, Burgum announced he would be terminating all of the federal unemployment programs.
“While the number of individuals who could potentially return to work may have been smaller in the PUA category than in [other programs], every pool of potential workers is important,” said Nowatzki. “According to [JSND], many PUA claimants had work experience in fields with significant demand.”
The paper trail behind the governor’s announcement lays bare the shallow motivations leading up to his decision, said Owens at the Groundwork Collaborative.
“This slide deck makes clear what we’ve long known about how officials make decisions about the social safety net,” she said. “The cruelty is, and always has been, the point.”
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Two new golden lion tamarin monkeys have been born at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the second and third to be born in the past year to their parents.
Golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia), considered one of the most endangered mammals on Earth, are bright orange-colored monkeys that live in small family groups. The large amount of hair around the face resembles a lion's mane, earning the species its name. Golden lion tamarins are born weighing around 2 ounces (56 grams), with their eyes open and all of their hair. Adults on the other hand, typically weigh 22 to 25 ounces (623 to 708 grams) and grow between 13 and 16 inches (33 to 41 centimeters) long. [See some other cute baby animals.]
The two newest tamarin additions were born on Dec. 27 to Brie and Cumin, who gave birth to big brother Orolito 10 months ago. The sexes of the newest additions to the family have yet to be determined (the sex of monkeys cannot be verified immediately after birth).
Golden lion tamarins live in small family groups and all members of the group, including the adult males and adolescents, cooperate in raising the young.
"We're very happy with these infants as it not only helps grow the population, but it also allows Orolito to learn valuable parenting skills while he helps with the rearing of these two baby tamarins," said Chris Kuhar, the zoo's curator of primates and small mammals. "We hope to continue the success we've had with this species in the future."
Sadly, deforestation and habitat loss have forced the entire population of golden lion tamarins into a small region in eastern Brazil. Consequently, almost all golden lion tamarins found in U.S. zoos are considered to be on loan from the Brazilian government.
In an attempt to save the golden lion tamarins, the species has been made part of a Species Survival Plan (SSP) organized by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. Through the SSPs, zoos and institutions collaborate to manage the population of endangered species. Since 1997, The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has contributed 19 golden lion tamarin births to the SSP.
"Cleveland Metroparks Zoo continues to support the population management goals and conservation work of the golden lion tamarin SSP," Kuhar said.
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The verb "seem" is similar to "be." Use "seem" for opinions, impressions, and observations. Someone sees or hears something and then forms an idea. "Seem" is also similar to verbs such as "look," "feel," and "appear."
1. He seems thirsty.
He seems to be thirsty.
Is he hungry? I’m not sure, but that is my impression. That’s my idea.
2. Those clouds seem to be moving our way.
3. He seemed like an honest person, but then we found out he wasn’t.
4. They seem to be very happy.
(Notice that the infinitive "to be" often comes after "seem.")
5. This old computer doesn’t seem to be working properly.
(The verb "seem" is often used with a negative.)
6. These shoes don’t seem to fit. They’re a little too small.
7. My guitar seems out of tune.
8. Life in the United States will probably seem a little strange to you at first, but you’ll get used to it.
(The verb "seem" is in the simple form following the modal verb "will.")
9. Using U.S. currency might seem confusing at first, but after awhile you’ll learn what things are worth.
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Where more than one driver will use the same bus or coach over the course of the working day, the driver taking charge of a vehicle should make sure it is roadworthy and safe to drive by carrying out their own check.
Bus And Coach In-Service Defect
If any defects are found during the day or any warning lights are visible on the dashboard, the driver can report the issue in real time and get a quick determination from the depot as to whether the vehicle is safe to continue on the road or not.
Bus And Coach Accident Reporting
Unfortunately, accidents happen. After an accident it is critical to obtain as much information at the scene as is practically possible. Insurance companies refer to this as the “Golden Hour”.
The CheckedSafe Accident report template is effectively an electronic bump card that enables the user to capture the vital contemporaneous data immediately post-accident and report this back to the office in real time
Your employer should have a clear system of reporting and recording defects or faults on the vehicle that may affect roadworthiness that are picked up from the daily check. This must include how they were corrected before the vehicle is used. Daily defect checks are vital, and the results of such checks should be recorded by the operator and retained for a period of 15 months, including for vehicles that are taken out of service. Each employer will have their own system for reporting and recording vehicle faults that are spotted by drivers conducting the daily check and the employer should also provide training for bus drivers in how that system works.
The Government advises that all defect reports should feature the following basic information:
vehicle registration or identification mark;
date of the inspection/report;
details of the defects or symptoms;
who the defect was reported to.
All drivers’ defect reports must be given to a responsible person with sufficient authority to ensure that any appropriate action is taken. This might include taking the vehicle out of service.
Any report listing defects is part of the vehicle’s maintenance record and must be kept for at least 15 months, together with details of the rectification work and repairer. In addition to the drivers’ daily checks, the employer must also have a system for assessing the full mechanical safety of the licensed PSVs they operate. The DVSA state that the employer’s vehicle safety inspection record must include:
name of owner/operator
date of inspection
odometer (mileage recorder) reading, if appropriate
a list of all the inspection manual items to be inspected
details of any defects
name of inspector
details of any remedial/rectification or repair work and by whom it was done
A signed declaration that any defects have been repaired satisfactorily and the vehicle is now in a safe roadworthy condition.
Paperless defect reporting and fleet maintenance
All for £1 per vehicle, per week
Drivers can conduct their checks and report back using our easy-to-operate app
View comprehensive maintenance reports for all vehicles and all users in one convenient location with our portal
With built-in GPS monitoring, our app can accurately pin-point the location of each check, providing full reliability
Our software is DVSA-approved, so by submitting your compliance reports, your vehicles are less likely to be stopped for inspections
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Innovative scheme uses solar power to suck water out of the air to provide a small community with a renewable supply of drinking water
By Michael Taylor
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Villagers on a tiny island off the coast of East Timor who have long struggled with water shortages have secured regular fresh supplies, using just air and the power of the sun.
The innovative scheme uses solar power to suck water out of the air and make it drinkable, with the aim of reducing plastic waste and providing the small community on the wildlife-rich island of Atauro with a renewable supply of drinking water.
"The people living on Atauro have not had the opportunity to drink clean water that is not packaged in plastic," said Rob Bartrop, chief revenue officer at Zero Mass Water the U.S. technology firm behind the scheme.
"For the first time ... they have a renewable source of water they can rely on," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Population growth and climate change are putting increasingly intense pressure on the planet's limited water supplies, with worsening shortages emerging from the Middle East to Asia and Latin America, researchers said last month.
Like many similar islands in the region, Atauro lacks water infrastructure, leaving its 10,000 inhabitants reliant on rainwater and bottled supplies shipped in to meet their needs.
The new project, run with the U.S. non-profit Conservation International, began operating in June and uses a material to absorb or suck water out of the air which is then turned into clean water.
In addition to reducing Atauro's plastic water bottle waste, the project produces 12,000 litres of drinking water per month.
Zero Mass Water's technology is now being used in schools, homes and businesses more than 35 countries, but the Atauro project is one of the first to be designed to serve an entire community's drinking needs.
"We hope that there is a lot of scope to replicate and expand in surrounding parts of the region," said Bartrop.
(Reporting by Michael Taylor @MickSTaylor; Editing by Claire Cozens. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's and LGBT+ rights, human trafficking, property rights, and climate change. Visit http://news.trust.org)
Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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CollPlant Announces Publication of Study in Science Translational Medicine Showing Composite Matrix Based on rhCollagen, Ceramics and Bone Morphogenic Protein Led to Bone Growth Superior to Standard of Care
Found to be efficacious at concentrations down to 1/30th of the standard dosage
Study results support evaluations in clinical trials for orthopedic conditions requiring augmented healing
REHOVOT, Israel, April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CollPlant (NASDAQ: CLGN), a regenerative medicine company, today announced the publication of a study titled, "Bone Repair with a Receptor Optimized BMP-2/6/Activin Chimera Delivered In a Novel Ceramic/rhCollagen Matrix is Superior to BMP-2" in the April issue of Science Translational Medicine. The study was led by Bioventus which developed the Matrix with CollPlant.
Human bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP)s are FDA approved for use in humans as bone graft substitutes and are typically delivered through an absorbable collagen sponge (ACS). However, in order to be efficacious, BMPs are delivered in high doses which can lead to serious side effects including an increased risk of uncontrolled bone formation and cancer.
The published article reports results from a study in non-human primates for bone regeneration using a receptor optimized chimera version of BMP-2/BMP-6/activin A delivered in a composite matrix formulated with CollPlant's rhCollagen and ceramic granules. The rhCollagen matrix was specifically designed for high retention of the BMP chimera and has a unique design for cell infiltration and bone tissue growth. The treatment demonstrated tissue ingrowth that generated superior bone formation at concentrations of BMP that were 1/10th to 1/30th of the standard dosage of BMP-2 concentration approved by the FDA for clinical use in humans.
"We are very pleased with the excellent results of this collaborative study. Our rhCollagen served as a very effective delivery vehicle for the BMP version used in this study. The study results demonstrate the potential for a new treatment that is far superior to the current standard of care in terms of both efficacy and safety. Moreover, the far improved safety profile resulting from a significant dose reduction of the BMP used in standard of care may expand the opportunities for using this treatment in a broader range of patients," stated Yehiel Tal, CollPlant's Chief Executive Officer.
"We believe our rhCollagen is the ideal building block for scaffolds used in regenerative medicine applications, including orthobiologics in both hard and soft tissue repair, 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, medical aesthetics, and advanced wound care," concluded Mr. Tal.
CollPlant is a regenerative medicine company focused on 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, medical aesthetics, and on developing and commercializing tissue repair products for orthobiologics, and advanced wound care markets. Our products are based on our rhCollagen (recombinant human collagen) that is produced with CollPlant's proprietary plant based genetic engineering technology.
Our products address indications for the diverse fields of organ and tissue repair, and are ushering in a new era in regenerative medicine. Our flagship rhCollagen BioInk product line is ideal for 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs. We recently entered into a licensing agreement with United Therapeutics, whereby United Therapeutics is using CollPlant's BioInks in the manufacture of 3D bioprinted lungs for transplant in humans. CollPlant's unique Vergenix line of rhCollagen products includes a soft tissue repair matrix for treating tendinopathy and a wound repair matrix to promote a rapid optimal healing of acute and chronic wounds.
For more information about CollPlant, visit http://www.collplant.com
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Contact at CollPlant:
Deputy CEO & CFO
Tel: + 972-73-2325600- 0
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Twelve Things You Can Do to Change Paterson Public Schools
Making change in Paterson is NOT a spectator sport! We need everyone’s help to move forward.
Here are 12 things you can do to make change.
1. Take action, don’t just grumble. Legislators, school board members and newspapers can’t hear you unless you write, email or phone. So few people do take action that your voice will be really loud.
2. Tell people what you value. Good schools, fairness, equity, and accountability are values we embrace as Americans. Speaking of your values gains you allies.
3. Support the children around you. If we all do that, then we CAN reach them all.
4. Offer support. Ask “what can I do to help?” People react better to support than criticism, and then you can talk about what can be better.
5. Participate in a group at your school, house of worship, local neighborhood. No single person can make the changes our children need. Work together.
6. Vote. And encourage others to vote.
7. Learn about the issues.
8. Attend a School Board Meeting, http://www.paterson.k12.nj.us/calendar/calendar.php
9. Schedule a College Track Workshop for your group. Call Anna Villalongo at (973) 881-8914.
10. Share this blog.
11. Come to the PEF Leadership Conversation on Saturday, October 2 at PCCC. It isn’t as as glamorous as Oprah, but we’ll actually talk to each other. Dr. Evans, Mayor Jones, school board members, city council members, parents, students will all be there. Join us.
12. Tell your friends and family 12 things they can do to make change.
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The full curriculum for your region, including where to find classes and submission details, can be obtained from your local distributor.
There are currently three levels to the Art Clay Certification. In order to create a standard curriculum throughout Europe, the names of each level have been revised and each stage is explained below.
Art Clay Level 1 Diploma – 6 Projects
This is usually a 2 - 3 day class, consisting of 6 simple projects which will acquaint the student with basic techniques and Art Clay Silver products.
This Diploma gives the student 15% discount on all Art Clay Silver products purchased from a Distributor.
- Basic preparation of work surface and tools
- Roll out AC to produce a sheet of even thickness
- Creating a surface texture from a texture mat
- Placement of bail back hanging attachment
- Handmade bezel (3 methods from AC syringe and clay)
- Firing of CZ stones
- Smoothing and finishing before firing
- Finishing and polishing after firing
- Introduction of how to use Art Clay Silver Paste Type
- Transferring a natural texture
- Finishing a fine texture
- Basic technique for attaching findings
- Making a core out of Cork Clay
- Attaching a flat screw eye
- Using the Syringe to make a hollow object
- Firing a hollow object
- Finishing of hollow objects
- Attaching earring findings
- Making a flat band ring
- Selecting correct ring size
- Decorating with AC syringe
- Filing for pre-finish
- Finishing the syringe lines
- Shaping AC over a support mould
- Creating a texture from AC paste
- Stone setting with a fine silver readymade bezel
- Attaching brooch findings
- Mirror finish on part of the piece
- Creating a mould from 2-part silicone using an existing object
- Making a round profile ring
- Brushed surface texture
- Combining dried Art Clay components
- Setting of a natural pearl
Art Clay Level 2 Diploma – 4 Projects
This is usually a 2.5 - 3 day class covering 4 complex projects which refine skills, deal with specific design issues and introduces a perfect mirror finish.
This Diploma gives the student 20% discount on all Art Clay Silver products purchased from a Distributor.
- Making a D-shape profile ring
- Modelling soft clay by hand and with simple tools
- Engraving with a file
- High gloss mirror finish
- Patina effect
- Fusing a glass cabochon
- Decorate a glass cabochon with AC overlay paste
- Firing glass together with Art Clay
- Using a pin vice to flush set a CZ stone by hand
- Making an attachment from AC modelling clay
- Making a bezel with fine silver flat wire
- Setting a natural stone in the bezel
- Attaching a flat bail back or deep-set brooch findings
- Creating textures on an unfired AC surface
- Gilding part of the surface with 24k gold foil
- Special patina effects
- Rolling out AC copper clay to an even sheet
- Texturing and decorating the copper clay
- Create a framed openwork syringe piece
- Making your own bail from copper clay
- Firing copper clay
- Balling up fine silver wire
Three sets of criteria, for each project, are listed in the curriculum class documentation. Each project will be evaluated by the instructor who will score them with 1 - 5 points; from ‘failed’ to ‘outstanding’. The standard expected score would be 3, with 5 only being awarded to absolutely perfect execution of all the specified techniques. The scoring system is designed to help the student understand their strengths and weaknesses and develop their skills further. The student must remake the item if they score 1 for any of the criteria. It is left to the discretion of the teacher to request a remake if 2 is scored for any part.
After completion of the class the instructor will take good quality photos of all student work and send them with the evaluation form and application to the local distributor who will issue the certificate.
Evaluation of the Instructor
At the end of each class students will be asked to complete an on-line form to evaluate the instructor and the class. A link to the form will be sent to each student by the assessment team, ensuring that a high level of quality teaching for every student can be monitored and maintained.
Art Clay Higher Diploma – 3 Projects (similar to former Art Clay Instructor)
Students will be required to submit 3 pieces of independently created jewellery incorporating specific criteria. This can only be undertaken once the Level 2 Diploma has been completed and a certificate has been issued, but no sooner than six months after passing Level 1. Students must also prove ownership of a suitable kiln.
This Diploma gives the student 30% discount on all Art Clay Silver products purchased from a distributor.
The assessment of the 3 pieces of jewellery will be made by a panel of 2-3 high level instructors chosen by Aida as independent assessors. They will be Art Clay instructors, Teaching Diploma holders, Senior Instructors or Master Instructors.
Each applicant should submit their work to their local distributor who will take photos of the work and present these images to the panel.
Each piece will have 5 criteria scored by each member of the panel. These will then be collated and an average score will be noted against each criteria, as per the guidelines for Level 1 and 2 Diplomas. Any piece with a criteria scoring 2 or lower will fail and require a remake of that piece. Feedback, including scores, will be given to the student together with detailed recommendations on how to pass any failed pieces.
You need to submit 3 original pieces of Art Clay Silver (ring, pendant and brooch) applying the following criteria rigidly. You have 3 months (90 days) from the successful completion of your level two course to submit your assessment pieces. The designs should be your own and should be completed independently. The pieces will need to fulfil the following criteria:
Assignment 1 - RING
- The finished ring must be in a UK size N or equivalent (eg. Japanese size 13, USA 6.5)
- Ring band must be made using a rope of clay, to a “D” shaped cross section or profile.
- One or more faceted synthetic stones must be set level and securely into the ring
- Grooved design must be shown
- Oxidization must be applied to the piece
- Seamless, flawless high shine mirror finish inside and out
Assignment 2 - PENDANT
- Natural stone must be set in a bezel made with fine silver flat wire
- Pure silver flat screw eye or bail back must be attached for findings
- Mirror finishing must be achieved
- Finding and chain must be attached
Assignment 3 - BROOCH
- Both Clay and Syringe type must be used
- Art Clay exclusive brooch screw-in type findings must be used
- Clay must demonstrate even and consistent thickness
- Include patterned open-work section made with Syringe lines
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I’ve been reserving judgment on Occupy Wall Street. I’ve recently left New York, and so while I know some people close to the action, I am merely a social media voyeur on another coast. I’m friends with both bankers and radicals and don’t see that as a problem. I know that OWS is significant, but is it right?
Thankfully, the NYC General Assembly has released a Declaration of the Occupation of New York City. This seems like a good thing since it deflects the main criticism of the movement: that it’s so unfocused in its intentions that there is nothing to take seriously.
I’m going to pick through this declaration and see what I can find.
As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.
Hmm. This is not a great start. They are uncritically invoking this “corporate forces” rhetoric despite the weakness of the idea. Literally, corporations are boring. Lots of do-goody non-profits are corporations.
So there’s a sense that there are some big corporations that are at fault, that have wronged people, but which are they? How does one distinguish the wrongful corporations from the ones that are just going about their business?
As this protest started as an occupation of Wall Street, I would have guessed that it was objecting the financial services industry in particular. This does not appear to be the case.
As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people,…
Brilliant. I’m on board.
…but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth…
This is may be a subtle point, but corporate existence depends on lots of consensual behavior. Consumers consent to consume, employees consent to work.
Generally, our modern capitalism affords consumers an absurdly wide range of consumption options–though thisis limited by access to technology, available disposable income, and availability of transportation. No doubt some corporations extort those with more limited options by controlling retail inventories (though the possibility of this control is being increasingly disrupted by technology). But are these consumers the ones driving the ‘corporate forces’ that the Wall Street demonstrators are protesting? Arguably, the more these consumers are vulnerable to extortion, the less they can be the driving market of ‘corporate forces’. So, of the 99% who are purportedly represented by the demonstrators, probably a good number–say, those in the 2%-50% bracket–are consumers who are consensually complicit in the triumph of corporate power (whatever that is).
Labor extortion is a more serious problem. But again, however much corporations depend on a captive labor force, these workers will be exploitable because they are replaceable. Higher skilled workers contributing to a corporation will individually contribute more to corporate success. They will also be more mobile, implying once again consent.
My point is this: blaming ‘corporations’ acting ‘without consent’ for economic problems clouds our individual agency in our choices when participating in the economy. My guess is that most of the people who read this far into this post (all six of you) are to some extent consensually complicit in ‘corporate power.’ It’s worth keeping that in mind, if only because the possibility of progress through traditional political channels is so dismal right now.
…and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power.
I think I agree with this. I’m not sure what a ‘true democracy’ is or whether or not I’d want one. California, my new home, seems to have gutted itself through its referendum system, which is probably the most ‘true democratic’ system out there. Then again, that’s partly due to the influence of economic power over referenda, which seems unavoidable. By this logic, referenda are not truly democratic.
What about true representative democracy? I used to have faith in Clean Elections, a system of public campaign finance reform. The Supreme Court ruled part of this legislation unconstitutional on free speech grounds, which means we are truly hosed.
The most promising thing to come out of the recent protests, in my view, is the possibility of a constitutional convention to fix, among other things, campaign financing and corporate personhood. Lawrence Lessig is involved. It’s cool. It’s quite possibly the Best Policy Outcome of Occupy Wall Street.
Incidentally, this is along the lines of what Seymour Lachman proposed to fix New York State’s broken legislation in Three Men in a Room. Maybe if they really wanted to sick it to Wall Street they could go two for one.
We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.
These statements are vague and hyperbolic. Corporations are composed of and operate in service of people. They also vary in their evilness. See Michael Porter’s Harvard Business Review article on Creating Shared Value for a view on how boringly mainstream notions of corporate social responsibility have become, and moreover how the creation of social value is once again coming to be seen as an important source of economic value.
None of this is to say that it’s a good thing that economically powerful corporations exert undue influence over our government. But not all corporations are up to these games, and many non-corporate organizations that are just as self-interested, wealth-driven, and oppressive exert political influence. Our political and economic problems are due to a wider, thicker network of power than this Declaration would have you believe.
They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.
I don’t understand this one.
They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.
They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.
Ok, yes. However, these inequalities and discriminations are endemic to society at large and are not particular to ‘corporations’. As has been noted, the Occupy Wall Street movement itself has internal problems with race and gender.
They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.
Not sure about the poisoning part. But yes, good god yes, monopolized subsidized corporate farming is bad.
Wall Street is a silly place to organize a agribusiness protest, but if this declaration makes anything clear, it is that the “Occupy Wall Street” movement is no longer just about Wall Street.
They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless animals, and actively hide these practices.
Ugh. Animal rights. Now you’ve got me considering lobsters again.
They have continuously sought to strip employees of the right to negotiate for better pay and safer working conditions.
Ok, sure. I mean, some of them. Others have been innovating in the workplace and treating their employees well. Is this clause designed to attract generic labor discontent? Interesting that they have placed an emphasis on working conditions rather than general unemployment, which is probably the bigger issue at the moment. Is it any less logical to blame corporations for unemployment?
They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right.
I had to think about this one.
Yes, it is terrible that students are hostage with education debt. If I were a student in debt in New York right now, I would be pissed off and in the streets.
But corporations…are they the ones holding students hostage? By what mechanism? Is it because corporations aren’t providing universal college education, or is it because they aren’t employing enough people out of college? Or is this a critique of the companies that provide student loans?
This is one of the most emotionally compelling clauses in the document, to me. Not because it makes any sense, but because it is tragic. Nothing makes it clearer that Occupy Wall Street is made up of, in part, desperate students who have been promised opportunity and are now angry about their prospects for the future. Holding corporations accountable for fixing this future is almost hopeless, but what hope is there?
They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers’ healthcare and pay.
I’ve heard that outsourcing in a lot of industries is declining, actually. This seems like more general misplaced worker angst. This worries me because it can turn so quickly to anti-immigration rhetoric. (Note that immigration is one issue that this declaration steers very clear of. Why is that?)
They have influenced the courts to achieve the same rights as people, with none of the culpability or responsibility.
Well, at least some of the culpability and responsibility. Limited liability protects shareholders but you can still sue a company.
They have spent millions of dollars on legal teams that look for ways to get them out of contracts in regards to health insurance.
I got nothing.
They have sold our privacy as a commodity.
Sure, yes, ok. Though it’s ironic that the Occupy Wall Street protests have benefited so much from social media like Facebook, which are precisely the corporations selling our privacy. See above note about our responsibility/complicity in the economy.
But, ok, Tumblr is probably not evil. I mean, it’s just so cute.
They have used the military and police force to prevent freedom of the press. They have deliberately declined to recall faulty products endangering lives in pursuit of profit.
They determine economic policy, despite the catastrophic failures their policies have produced and continue to produce.
They have donated large sums of money to politicians, who are responsible for regulating them.
They continue to block alternate forms of energy to keep us dependent on oil.
They continue to block generic forms of medicine that could save people’s lives or provide relief in order to protect investments that have already turned a substantial profit.
Oh, hey, an intellectual property issue! Glad to see someone snuck this one in!
They have purposely covered up oil spills, accidents, faulty bookkeeping, and inactive ingredients in pursuit of profit.
They purposefully keep people misinformed and fearful through their control of the media.
They have accepted private contracts to murder prisoners even when presented with serious doubts about their guilt.
They have perpetuated colonialism at home and abroad. They have participated in the torture and murder of innocent civilians overseas.
They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts. *
These are bad. I’m getting dizzy. The asterisk goes to this footnote:
*These grievances are not all-inclusive. Looks like some issues didn’t make the cut.
To the people of the world,
We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.
Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.
Peaceably assemble, check. Occupy public space, check.
Create a process to address the problems we face…
There are a hell of a lot of problems.
But I think this may be the secret sauce of the document.
As somebody way outside what’s going on, one of the best pieces for getting insight into what’s going on has been Nathan Schneider’s This is Just Practice article. Nathan’s frustration with social media getting the credit for the movement’s success is interesting. He thinks that it doesn’t do justice to the social connections and dialog that is happening on the ground. Contrast with this article from Tech President saying that it was skilled social media usage that has lead the originally tiny movement to grow and gain national attention.
This video from CBC news is also revealing. Drew Hombine, sleepily representing OWS, dismisses the accusation that the movement’s policy goals are unfocused on the grounds that the point is to “build an ideal society in the heart of darkness.” It’s the establishment of a fresh venue for grassroots dialog, not any particular policy position, that’s the goal.
So, what does that add up to? There is a core of the movement that is training itself in grassroots, consensus-based activism. And there is a much larger surrounding network of people watching and legitimizing via social media. That’s powerful. If it actually gets people to think and act differently in society, it doesn’t matter what the legislative policy response is. (Though constitutional reform, if not mangled by special interests in the process, would be a huge plus.)
What could the outcomes be?
One possibility is that it could change the way people engage with the economy as consumers and laborers. If you are living in a tent in a public space and depending on your fellow activists for help, as people in Liberty Square seem to be doing, then you are divesting to some extent from the system that allows for “corporate greed”. If the core group could promote a low-consumption lifestyle or a targeted consumer boycott through its digital social network, that could have a significant economic impact. Similarly, they could make it so socially painful to work for certain kinds of organizations that mobile, high-skilled workers choose to find other jobs in order to avoid social stigma.
So much for the economy. There is the wider phenomenon of the de-legitimation of the government. When asked if OWS was at all related to the Tea Party, Hombine claimed (to my suprise) that yes, it was. “Original Tea Party members — members of the party before it was taken over by corporate influence — are with us.”
That’s consistent with a lot of Tea Party rhetoric, which is vitriolic against the “permanent political class.” I’d recommend to anyone who would like insight into the Tea Party ideology Codevilla’s The Ruling Class: How They Corrupted America and What We Can Do About It. Like the OWS movement, it defends the Tea Party’s inconsistent political positions on the grounds that what they are rejecting is the entire political system in its current incarnation.
For Codevilla, the Tea Party’s tactic is to use its grassroots appeal within the Country Class (contrasted with the Ruling Class of left-leaning elite university graduates) to elect new representatives that are not part of the permanent political class. Once in the legislature, these representatives can cause nuisance and get demands met.
Interestingly, OWS appears to be in the business of setting up alternative governance and communication structures, and causing a nuisance from without not from within. This is the anarchist agenda.
Will these tactics of dissent merge as we approach the next election? Some have argued that it will be hard for mainstream groups like labor unions or MoveOn.org to work with the anarchists within OWS. Time will tell.
To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.
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Godspeed. You’re evolving. If passion about animal rights gets you out of bed and into General Assembly meetings, more power to you. I hope that the dialog within the movement will cause it to work out its internal contradictions and maybe wring out the weak ‘corporate forces’ rhetoric in favor of something more actionable, something that takes more responsibility for the way things are. I’m eager to see where you go.
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Hong Kong has inherited traditional Chinese cultures. Situating at a unique geographic position while having a special role historically, for over a century, Hong Kong has always been an important hub for Chinese people to travel abroad as well as the new home for them to settle down. People of different races and nationalities from all over the world gather in this place. Cultures, customs and skills of all kinds can be passed on, evolved and integrated as a result, and thus enabling this small city to preserve its rich cultural heritage. Following the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage which was put into effect by UNESCO, the concept of “Intangible Cultural Heritage” has been increasingly popular while the local community has been placing more emphasis on the conservation of cultural heritage.
This programme is set in Hong Kong with the aim to present the characteristics of Hong Kong’s local culture from different perspectives, so as to let the general public have a more in-depth understanding of various kinds of cultures, as well as to enhance the awareness of the society to preserve the already endangered local culture. At the same time, different cultures have taken roots in the local communities. Not only do they bring about different social meanings, but also a cohesive force to bring various types of people together. On top of that, this programme will show specifically that cultural inheritance does not merely serve as a positive force for small communities and the society as a whole, but an indispensable element for social development in a modern society as well.
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A new generation of MBA students is putting classroom training into practice and giving back to the community-all before graduation.
Increasingly, integrated learning experiences and student-led programs are challenging MBA candidates to solve real-world problems in the nonprofit sector. These projects can be a win-win-win for students, their schools and the nonprofits they serve. Students get a hands-on learning experience and the not-for-profits get needed assistance, while colleges and universities enhance their reputation and earn the community's goodwill.
Here's a look at how some Central Ohio higher education institutions are getting involved around the region.
Kevin Neebes and Brent Soller, MBA students at Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business, say they've learned valuable lessons through their participation in Fisher Board Fellows. The program matches learners with nonprofit organizations, where students serve as ex-officio members of a board of trustees.
Each year, the student-run program attracts about 50 applicants, 20 of whom are typically accepted, says Neebes, chair of Fisher Board Fellows. "We look for MBA students who are interested in committing to serving on the board of a local nonprofit," he says. "We get to experience all that the nonprofits have going on."
For Soller, whose undergraduate degree is in economics, that means sitting in on monthly board meetings at COSI, as well as more frequent finance committee meetings. "It's really interesting to see how they're making sure that COSI's being run the right way, how high-level [evaluation] is done," says Soller, vice chair of Fisher Board Fellows. "They talk about how good a job the CEO is doing, how the COO is doing, they talk about compensation, they talk about incentive plans."
Soller says he was surprised-and impressed-by how similar the operations of a nonprofit are to those of a for-profit company. "Nonprofit is a status. It doesn't mean that they don't try to run as efficiently and prudently as possible. The only difference is that they don't pay taxes," he says.
Other schools' students work on the front lines of nonprofits as a way to demonstrate the skills they've acquired in class. A recent group of Otterbein University MBA candidates partnered with the Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM) for their capstone project.
Over the course of 12 weeks, 15 students worked in groups to develop a set of metrics so the short-term assistance organization could better fulfill its mision, says Patty Hohlbein, MBA recruiter and counselor at Otterbein. "[WARM] knew how many people they had served. They had historical knowledge ... but what they really wanted were leading indicators--who they should serve and how they could serve them," Hohlbein says.
WARM Executive Director Scott Marier says the students did an excellent job. "Otterbein's MBA program requires at least three years of business experience. They were late 20-, early 30-somethings who had a lot of life experience, so they brought their individual skills and disciplines to work in their favor," Marier says. "On the research team, for example, was a Realtor who had access to a lot of demographic information that was really helpful in relationship to the research. He knew where to go to get the data and how to apply it and how to interpret it."
A student project liaison talked with WARM staff regularly, and the groups met with Marier and his team members every other week for an in-class briefing on the project's status. "There's where we could always refocus it or help if they asked us for client feedback," Marier says. "The knowledge transfer was fantastic."
Last fall at Capital University, students in Professor Lynn Dailey's marketing management course spent the semester focusing on the Bexley Natural Market, a cooperative grocery store.
During each class, Dailey gave a lecture and allowed time for students to apply the concepts they'd learned. The students developed a comprehensive marketing plan for the grocery over the course of the semester, including ways to reach each of the store's target markets.
"It gives them the real-life experience of working for a client," Dailey says. "Second, it forces them to really understand the material. Taking a test on something is very different than actually applying it."
MBA student Ashley Hughes says she appreciated Dailey's hands-on approach. "Overall, I thought it was really beneficial," Hughes says. "I think it really helps us understand the concepts for the class. ... There's also the motivation that goes with the benefit of being able to take our actual experiences and understand them."
Working with a client also gives the students feedback on their ideas, Dailey says. At the end of the semester, the class presented their plans to store manager Annerose Schaffrin. "Overall, it was an excellent experience," says Schaffrin. "We now have nine different marketing plans that were submitted ... and each one had at least one excellent idea."
Schaffrin said the experience taught the students about the nature of cooperative businesses. "I think it was beneficial to everybody," she says.
Hughes appreciated that Schaffrin took time to explain to students which of their ideas wouldn't work and why they weren't practical for the store. "It's kind of interesting coming from a class perspective, learning that it's not always about the bottom line," Hughes says. "It's about what they can do to bring value."
In another course, Hughes and her classmates held focus groups with the goal of improving attendance at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church. "Our goal was to identify what the problem was and try to put together suggestions on how to increase attendance," she says. "It's about consumer behavior. If you can get at the root cause, you can turn it around."
Hughes, who started her business career in marketing at Cardinal Health, says Dailey's courses have given her valuable experience she can use on the job. For MBA students who aren't working full-time, class projects provide opportunities to network that could potentially lead to future employment.
Through their work on nonprofit boards, Fisher Board Fellows meet a wide range of people, including executives at large corporations. "One of the really neat things I've found is exposure to a group of really passionate, really smart people. They're a highly-talented group of board members that really are from all walks of life," says Soller.
"One of the board members is the CFO of Nationwide. We have another board member that's the president of the Columbus Urban League. They're totally different people from totally different walks of life," Soller says. "But they all work together to help out kids and provide experiences that wouldn't be available if this nonprofit weren't there."
Making a Difference
MBA students aren't the only beneficiaries of nonprofit partnerships. In exchange for agreeing to work with students, the organizations gain free consulting services, which many charities couldn't afford to pay for.
Dailey's class provided the Bexley Natural Market with printed, bound copies of the comprehensive marketing plan so Schaffrin could present some of the ideas to the grocery's board for implementation, Dailey says.
Hughes says her class developed ideas that would allow the market to increase revenue so it could offer employees higher salaries and health-care benefits. "I think that what we really helped her do was understand the market and move the needle in her business," Hughes says. "We were able to give her some recommendations to change her marketing plan. We looked at her financials, her focuses and the market in general, and made some suggestions as far as the appearance of the market and promotions."
Marier says WARM could not have developed a set of leading indicators without the help of Otterbein students. "For a nonprofit organization like us, there's no way we could ever have a project with that type of magnitude that we could pay for," he says. "The result provides us with a best practice tool that we haven't found anywhere else in our area or across the state. Most people don't have access to resources like that."
Otterbein's students put in almost 800 hours worth of work, Hohlbein says. And their enthusiasm for WARM didn't stop with the capstone project. "When we had our Thanksgiving food drive, they contributed 18 bags of supplies and food in order to help out," Marier says. "They did so many things. They just got really excited about our mission and say we want to help participate at a whole other level."
At OSU, Fisher Board Fellows do more than just sit in on board meetings. "We also have the opportunity to do a board-level project," Neebes says. The Cleveland-area native is serving with A Kid Again, which holds activities and events for children with life-threatening illnesses. His project is to help the Cleveland chapter organize a Lake Erie fishing trip.
"My role has been to communicate with them and brainstorm ways that we could plan this event," Neebes says. "We're starting to think through sponsors and ways that we can raise funds to make that happen." Soller, meanwhile, is helping to develop a policy statement for COSI's foundation.
Beyond the benefits that nonprofits gain from such projects, Soller says, participating organizations appreciate the board fellows program for another reason: Teaching students the ins and outs of nonprofits creates a bigger pool of people interested and experienced in future service. "The type of people who are passionate about helping and philanthropy end up serving on so many boards," Soller says. "So maybe someone wouldn't have to serve on three boards if they didn't want to."
Neebes says he hopes his board fellows colleagues continue their service after graduation. "Most won't go professionally into the nonprofit world, but you can be a businessperson and be really involved with a good cause and nonprofits and organizations in the community that are doing really good things," he says. "They do need businesspeople to step up and lead their organizations."
Last, but certainly not least, colleges and universities that foster relationships between MBA students and nonprofits benefit, too. As long as their students are professional and do a good job, the institutions can reap positive word of mouth and raise their profile in the community.
Upper Arlington Lutheran Church has been so satisfied with Capital students' work that it's a repeat customer. "They're pretty much a yearly client. It's a good relationship we've started with them," Dailey says.
Otterbein, too, got a shot in the arm from its students' work with WARM. "It was outstanding." Marier says. "It was just a tremendous experience being a client partner. They exceeded our expectations in every area."
Soller and Neebes both chose OSU's MBA program in part because of the reputation of Fisher Board Fellows. "I actually learned about the program when I started looking at MBA schools. When I started looking at Ohio State, they had this program and this opportunity that we could get involved with," says Neebes, whose experience in church finance led him to pursue the degree. "[Fisher Board Fellows] was one of the tipping points in making my decision to come to Fisher rather than some of the other schools I was looking at. When I got to school a year or so ago, I made a beeline to the people who were in charge and expressed my interest."
Soller decided to pursue an MBA based on his long-term professional and personal goals. "I want eventually to be either a business owner or a higher-level executive, and there are a lot of things in business that aren't numbers, so I wanted to take more HR classes and marketing classes. Part of the reason I chose Fisher College of Business was because of the Fisher Board Fellows Program. I wanted that opportunity," he says.
He also hoped to carry on a family tradition. "It's probably one of those childhood things. My grandfather's side served on nonprofit boards," Soller says. "I've always wanted to be able to help nonprofits from a business standpoint."
With the growing array of programs available to connect MBA students and nonprofits, that attitude is likely to spread.
Lisa Aurand is a freelance writer.
Reprinted from the February 2011 issue of Columbus C.E.O. Copyright © Columbus C.E.O.
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Height: 28 inches Width: 33 7/8 inches Depth: 17 inches
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April 13th, 2011
04:04 PM ET
Editor's Note: Stephen Prothero, a Boston University religion scholar and author of "God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions that Run the World," is a regular CNN Belief Blog contributor.
By Stephen Prothero, Special to CNN
I have been giving a lot of lectures recently — at institutions as different as Duke, Virginia Military Academy and the University of North Alabama — and I have settled into the routine. A bit about my book "Religious Literacy" (Americans are very religious, but know almost nothing about their own religions), a bit about my newest project, "God is Not One" (no, religions are not different paths up the same mountain) and some humor thrown in here and there.
My favorite part of any speaking engagement, however, is the Q& A, which gives me an opportunity to hear what is on the minds of college students, and allows me to freelance a bit — to think on my feet.
In an April 6 talk sponsored by the Center for Interreligious Education at DePaul University in Chicago, DePaul’s Cortelyou Commons — the “Harry Potter” room, as my host David Wellman called it — was packed, thanks to the extra credit offered by many professors and the fact that I had appeared a few nights earlier on "The Colbert Report".
Usually the questions and answers last only 15 minutes or so, and often they traverse familiar ground. This time, however, the back and forth went on for an hour, and I got a lot of new questions.
The Q&A started with an angry young woman eager to exempt her beloved Confucianism from the horrors of religion. Do I really think Confucianism is a religion? Yes, I do. But Confucius hardly spoke of God or the afterlife. Well, neither do many forms of Buddhism.
I asked her whether she had been to the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, China, where Confucianism’s founder is plainly worshipped as a god. She said yes, but added that Confucius would be disgusted by efforts to turn him into anything other than a sage. The debate ended only when Wellman, an assistant professor of religious studies at DePaul, told us to move on.
Apparently I wasn’t particularly convincing. The next day the woman called me an ignorant “a–hole” on her Twitter feed.
My favorite exchange of the evening came from a young Muslim woman. She told me she was rooming with two Russian Jewish women who had become her friends, but that her grandfather was very upset with the arrangement.
“What should I do?” she pleaded. "It's a real problem."
At first, I had no idea. So I stalled by saying I felt like I was on the NPR program “Car Talk,” where the hosts dispense advice about carburetors and timing belts but are really talking about relationships and other human foibles. In between my hemming and hawing, she asked me to explain “this Jewish-Muslim thing” — something I said I doubted I could do in a minute or two.
In the end, what I said was that her grandfather was concerned because he loved her. I then suggested she do some research on "La Convivencia" — a moment in medieval Spain, from 711 to 1492, in which Jews, Christians and Muslims coexisted peaceably, collaborating together in such arenas as mathematics, philosophy and architecture — and share her findings with her grandfather. Perhaps her dorm room could become yet another place of interreligious “coexistence.”
I have often observed that religious traditions intrigue me more for the questions they ask than for the answers they offer. And so it goes for my invited lectures. At least for me, it’s the questions that really get me going.
About this blog
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Credit for today's post goes to the hysterically talented Kristan Higgins. You may have hated grammar in school, but I promise you'll think differently after this!
The following articles first appeared in Connections, Connecticut RWA's monthly newsletter.
Gerard Butler Grammar Quiz: I vs. Me
Oh, stop! You love grammar! You just don't know it yet. Take my little quiz and
see how much fun you have.
A) That's a great picture of Gerard Butler and I.
B) That's a great picture of Gerard Butler and me.
C) It meant a lot to Gerard and I that you burned those porno shots of the two
Only B is correct. An easy way to get the proper answer here is if you just
deleted Gerard Butler (which of course I'd never do), you'd say "me." That's a
great picture of me. Same if Gerard's in the picture (and we hope he still
is).and therefore we have B.
A) Me and Gerard are getting married in June.
B) I and Gerard are getting married in June.
C) Gerard and I are getting married in June, and we plan to have a long and
The grammatically correct sentence is C. For the record, the first person
pronoun (I or me) always comes second. It's just polite, like serving the guest
first. And again, if you'd say I (as in I'm getting married), you'd say Gerard
and I. Not Me and Gerard. Because he won't marry you if sound like a dope.
Gerard Butler Grammar Quiz: Affect vs. Effect
Which of the following is correct?
A) The affect that Gerard Butler has on women and gay men is undeniable.
B) I was deeply effected by the way Gerard tore off his shirt.
C) The effect of Gerard's kiss was that I slipped him some Rohypnol and
dragged him off to Vegas for a quicky wedding.
The answer is, of course, C. Effect is a noun, as in "cause and effect." Affect
is a verb. Gerard's smoky blue eyes affect us chicks. The effect of those eyes
is devastating. True! So true!
Gerard Butler Grammar Quiz: Its vs. It's
Which of these is correct?
A) Its so nice to have Gerard take his shirt off in a movie.
B) It's even better if he wears a kilt.
C) The movie, its actors and script were pointless, at least until Gerard Butler
had that love scene.
Ah.it was a trick question. B and C are both correct. When one uses an
apostrophe, it's to indicate that a letter is missing or to designate possession
(Kristan, Gerard's wife) In the case of "it's" the missing letter is the "I" in
"is." "Its" (no apostrophe) indicates ownership.
The kilt, its fasteners having melted in my laser-hot stare, fell to the floor.
"It's getting steamy in here," I murmured.
"'Tis," Gerard breathed.
Note the apostrophe in front of "'tis"-because I deleted the letter "I" from the
implied word "It."
Thanks, Gerard! You're the best, baby!
Kristan Higgins is the RITA©-award winning author of six romantic comedies and a devout Gerard Butler afficianado. Her latest book, All I Ever Wanted, received four and a half stars from Romantic Times.
Emily here again. Never knew grammar could be so much fun, did you?
Ok, if Gerard Butler doesn't help you remember these little rules, which hunky male would you substitute?
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Most people think identity theft only affects adults. Unfortunately, this is not the case. In fact, a large percentage of identity theft victims are children. Therefore, if you have kids, you must remain vigilant when it comes to their identities. In this article, we discuss how to keep your children safe from identity theft.
How Thieves Use Children’s Personal Information
There are many ways that identity thieves use children’s personal information, including:
- To apply for and open credit card accounts
- To obtain loans
- To seek unemployment, Social Security benefits, and other government services
- To open bank accounts for use in fraudulent money transfers
Steps to Take to Protect Your Child’s Identity
Although it is impossible to protect against identity theft completely, there are several steps you can take to reduce your child’s odds of becoming an identity theft victim, including:
Place security freezes on your child’s credit reports: There’s no reason for the majority of children to have credit reports, as it is illegal for anyone under the age of 16 to apply for a loan or credit card in their own name. However, if a fraudulent loan or credit card application has been submitted in your child’s name, then he or she may have one or more credit reports. If this is the case, you should place a freeze on the reports.
Guard your child’s Social Security numbers: You should be very careful about sharing your child’s Social Security number. For instance, there is rarely a reason to share your child’s Social Security number with a private business. In fact, even just the last four digits of your child’s Social Security number can be useful to identity thieves. Therefore, a good rule of thumb is to never share this information unless dealing with a government entity or other reputable source.
Avoid oversharing on social media: Social media is a goldmine for identity thieves—especially when people overshare personal information. Identity thieves routinely comb social media for personal information, from addresses and birthdays to clues about security questions. Therefore, in order to reduce the odds of your child becoming a victim of identity theft, you should minimize the amount of information you share online.
Monitor your child’s social media activity: Finally, to prevent identity theft, you should carefully monitor your child’s social media activity. In fact, you should seriously consider not allowing your child to use social media at all—there are simply too many risks involved. However, if you do allow your child to use social media, you should establish strict rules and provide him or her with a list of the kinds of information to never disclose online.
Contact a Consumer Class Action Lawyer
Identity theft is often the result of negligence on the part of organizations that store people’s personal information. If you believe that the negligence of a business or other entity has resulted in the theft of your child’s identity, experienced attorney Seth Lehrman is here to help you seek financial compensation for all losses stemming from the theft. Please contact us today to schedule a free initial consultation with our talented class action lawyer.
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How did people wipe their butts before toilet paper?
And though sticks have been popular for cleaning the anus throughout history, ancient people wiped with many other materials, such as water, leaves, grass, stones, animal furs and seashells. In the Middle Ages, Morrison added, people also used moss, sedge, hay, straw and pieces of tapestry.
Is it cheaper to use toilet paper or Kleenex?
According to CNN’s consumer expert, Clark Howard, it costs one-eighth the cost to use toilet paper to blow your nose or blot your lipstick vs. the cost of using Kleenex or other brand of facial tissue. He says the average box of facial tissues contains 65 sheets, at around 2 cents per sheet.
Why does poop keep coming out after I wipe?
The most common is damage to the anal sphincter, a group of muscles that prevents the involuntary escape of feces. If hardened stool gets stuck in the rectum, liquid feces may leak around the blockage. Conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease and diarrhea also can lead to leakage.
How does someone with no arms wipe their bum?
Originally Answered: How does a person who does not have hands or arms wipe their butt? This is a serious question. They use a bidet, and in fact, so should you. They use a bidet, and in fact, so should you.
Can you wipe with tissues?
You Have Other Options. Just Don’t Flush Them! With the ongoing scarcity of toilet paper, you may be down to your last few squares, wondering what happens next. The truth is that tissues, a paper towel, wet wipes, or scraps of fabric will all do the job just fine (with varying degrees of comfort).
What should I avoid in China?
10 Things Not to Do in China
- Don’t Talk about Uncomfortable or Politically Sensitive Topics.
- Don’t Disrespect the Customs of Minority Groups and Temples.
- Don’t Make Close Personal Contact, Such as a Hug or Kiss.
- Don’t Expect Interpersonal Communications to Be the Same.
- Don’t Forget Your Manners When Using Chopsticks.
Is it OK to use Kleenex as toilet paper?
The simple answer: no, Kleenex should not be put in toilets. Toilet paper is specifically made to break down in toilets, so that it will not clog your home’s plumbing. As a result, Kleenex can get stuck on bends or other debris in your pipes, causing a stoppage in your plumbing system.
Do they use toilet paper in China?
Most public restrooms in China do not provide any toilet paper, while others provide a common roll for visitors to use.
Can you use antibacterial wipes to wipe your bum?
While it may be safe to clean off using an antibacterial wipe, it can cause some serious damage to your plumbing system, so you’re better off using toilet paper.
What religion does not use toilet paper?
Islamic toilet etiquette is a set of personal hygiene rules in Islam followed when going to the toilet.
What can I use instead of toilet paper?
What are the best alternatives to toilet paper?
- Baby wipes.
- Sanitary pad.
- Reusable cloth.
- Napkins and tissue.
- Towels and washcloths.
- Safety and disposal.
What is the business etiquette in China?
The official policy in Chinese business etiquette forbids gifts. The gesture is considered bribery, which is illegal in the country. Do not discuss business during the meal. – During a meal, 20 to 30 courses can be served, so try not to eat too much at once!
How do you address a Chinese person in an email?
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU ADDRESS SOMEONE WHO EMAILS FROM CHINA. In China, people state their names with their surname first, followed by their given name. It would be rude to call someone only by his or her last name, so a Westerner would have to make sure to switch the order before adding a title (Mr., Ms, etc).
What country uses most toilet paper?
The United States
Why you should never put toilet paper on a toilet seat?
Believe it or not, using the toilet paper exposes you to way more bacteria than if you just have a seat directly on the toilet. Your best bet is to squat above to the toilet to avoid coming into contact with any bacteria. Of course, you might leave a mess, making things worse for whoever needs the toilet after you.
What should you not wear in China?
Shirts that are low-cut, or leave shoulders and backs mostly bare, should be avoided. Similarly, it’s safer not to wear incredibly short dresses, skirts, or shorts when you are deciding what to wear in China. Also, sweat pants should also be avoided as casual streetwear.
What brands of toilet paper are made in China?
Market share of key toilet paper companies in China 2018. In 2018, the key toilet paper companies were Hengan, Vinda, C&S Paper and Dongshun, which accounted for a total market share of about 24.92 percent.
What colors are offensive in China?
Green can be considered to be unlucky as it is associated with infidelity. A man wearing a green hat is said to have an unfaithful wife. Black can be considered unlucky too given it’s association to the darkness and secrecy. The word ‘mafia’ translates to ‘black society’ in Chinese.
Do and don’ts in China business?
Business Culture in China: DOs and DON’Ts
- DO Understand Guanxi.
- DO Acknowledge Hierarchy.
- DO Respect Formalities.
- DO Appreciate the Food.
- DO Give Gifts.
- DON’T Underestimate the Importance of Traditional Culture.
- DON’T Avoid Making Small Talk.
- DON’T Talk about Taboo Topics.
How did pirates poop on ships?
How did Pirates relieve themselves? In most ships there would be a place at the bow ( front end ) of the ship called the head. This was a hole in the floor to squat over. Faeces would fall directly into the sea below.
What is the most cost effective toilet paper?
You don’t have to pay a lot for the best toilet paper Consumer Reports says the best toilet paper in America is a Wal-Mart exclusive — White Cloud Ultra Soft and Thick. At 25 cents per 100 sheets, White Cloud got a high score of 77 based on softness, strength, disintegration and tearing ease.
What is considered rude in China?
The Chinese dislike being touched by strangers. Do not touch, hug, lock arms, back slap or make any body contact. Clicking fingers or whistling is considered very rude. Never put your feet on a desk or a chair.
Why does China not use toilet paper?
Usually Chinese people have the habit of bringing toilet paper ourselves. We are not surprised if there is no toilet paper in public toilets. If toilet paper existed in public toilets, some penny pinchers would take it all. Most of them are not poor, they just want to gain a petty advantage.
Do Japanese use toilet paper?
Toilet paper is used in Japan, even by those who own toilets with bidets and washlet functions (see below). In Japan, toilet paper is thrown directly into the toilet after use. However, please be sure to put just the toilet paper provided in the toilet.
What if I run out of toilet paper?
Upcycled paper may come in handy if you run out of toilet paper. Try to find white printer paper, catalogs or a phone book, if you still have one, to use. Like with paper towels and tissues, do not flush this paper down the toilet — keep it in a lidded garbage can next to the toilet and take it out with the trash.
How much toilet paper do we get from China?
United States Imports from China of Toilet Paper, Towels, Similar Household, Sanitary Articles, of Paper was US$885.23 Million during 2020, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.
Why do Chinese stand on toilets?
Many Chinese are unaccustomed to flushing after using the bathroom, while others do not proactively clean up after themselves. The ghastly state of some public restrooms means that some people, especially women, insist on perching on top of the seat when using sitting toilets.
Should I use wet wipes instead of toilet paper?
It ultimately comes down to your preference. If you have sensitive skin, run-of-the-mill unscented TP might be a better choice for you. But if you suffer from UTIs or have difficulty getting clean after you poop, it might be a good idea to keep wet wipes handy, just in case.
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One year after cancer diagnosis, Bay Area girl continues to highlight need for Asian bone marrow donors
Myla Cunanan, 11, right, shows her iPhone to mom Leyna while in her room at UCSF. Myla, a Filipino-American, has myeloid sarcoma and is in need of a bone marrow donor. However, Myla’s ethnicity has made it difficult to find a compatible donor.
Beneath several blankets and a stuffed giraffe in her UC San Francisco hospital bed, 11-year-old Myla Cunanan is resting after a morning of dialysis to treat a kidney-related complication from her bone marrow transplant last year.Myla is sedated and tired, but not enough to silence her spritely personality.“Mom, you put the cover on backwards!” she exclaimed, disassembling her iPhone from its case and flipping it around as her mother, Leyna Cunanan, laughed and lovingly stroked the hand of her youngest daughter.“She makes us all brave around her,” Leyna said of her daughter. “She knows that there is a purpose for her for being here.”
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Why bother digesting, when the Cloaca machine can do it for you?
What goes in must come out, or at least that is the case for the Cloaca (which we originally posted about last February), a machine that literally produces a good old Number Two. Designed by Belgium artist Wim Delvoye and first exhibited in 2000 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp, the machine was fed twice a day and then the digestive process simulated resulting in this beauty:
After the machine is "fed," the food is ground up. Digestive juices (acid, etc.) are added and, after a spell, the machine pushes out a nice (somewhat solid) doodie. Want to see it in video?
And for the more mobility inclined, the Mini Cloaca is way more portable, though it can only consume a small meal. Either way, we'd be remiss in our Taste Test if we ignored the ultimate food...errrr poop machine. [Cloaca via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Taste Test is our weeklong tribute to the leaps that occur when technology meets cuisine, spanning everything from the historic breakthroughs that made food tastier and safer to the Earl-Grey-friendly replicators we impatiently await in the future.
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My wife and I have started following The Paleo Diet. If you are not sure what it is, this is really not a diet like Atkins or The Dukan Diet, where your goal is to cut fat or calories to lose weight, The Paleo Diet is a healthy way of eating the way our prehistoric ancestors did two million years ago during the Paleolithic period.
The paleo diet eliminates all grains, dairy, sugar, processed foods and legumes, since these are foods that were not yet available to early humans of the Peleolithic period; hence the name The Paleo Diet.
The Paleo Diet focuses primarily on what foods were available in their area, such as fruits, vegetables, wild caught fish, free range chicken, and grass fed beef.
Instead of processed grain flour, which was introduced about 10,000 years ago with the introduction of agriculture, Paleo recipes use almond flour, since this type of flour works as a great substitute for wheat and is not processed, and doesn’t pose the health risks that wheat does on the body.
Table of Contents
There are 6 key ingredients to any Paleo recipe: almond flour, coconut flour, eggs, coconut oil, baking soda, and agave or honey.
Other ingredients are added to make your recipe savory or sweet, and that’s really about it. This article includes easy Paleo Recipes I have made and liked that any stay at home dad can make for the kids or family, that are easy to make, nutritious and delicious.
You are will be amazed how easy it is to live a Paleo life without grains, sugar, dairy, and processed foods, and the benefits to your life and health.
Paleo Breakfast Recipes
Paleo Lunch Recipes
Paleo Dinner Recipes
Chicken Schnitzel. Ask your butcher if he/she can make your chicken breasts into schitzel, which is basically punded to about 1/4 inch thick. If not, just put the chicken breasts in a zip lock bag, use your meat mallet and build some muscles. This recipe is super easy and very delicious…a classic German Jewish dish I have made Paleo and non-Paleo. The almond flour is an amazing substitute for wheat flour and the coconut gives it a kinda Hawaiian vibe. Paleo Baked Salmon – Two things needed to really make this salmon recipe a Paleo recipe is use wild caught salmon, instead of farm raised salmon and use cold pressed olive oil. Paleo Roast Chicken – The key to making any chicken recipe paleo is to use free range chicken Paleo Butternut Squash Soup Paleo Chiclen Tortilla Soup broccoli-and-pinenut-soup
Paleo Dessert Recipes
Paleo Bread Recipes
Paleo Condiment Recipes
Paleo Katchup. The only change I made here was I added curry instead of All-Spice. Our kids loved it and couldn’t tell the difference between store bought katchup that contains high fructose corn syrup and flavors…yuck!
You can also check out and choose from Athletic Muscle 121 Paleo Diet Recipes, which will cover your appetizers, breakfast, dinner, soup, desserts, snacks..
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Artificial intelligence has several uses in the business world, many of which utilize machine learning. With greater access to this technology than ever before, small businesses have more opportunities to grow as a result. Let’s go over how SMBs can utilize AI, including how to get started with it.
Technology adoption can be a major issue for many businesses, mostly due to the variable costs of adding new technologies to a business’ cache of technology tools. For smaller businesses, adding new technologies that will allow them to compete with larger businesses can be even more difficult. Let’s take a look at the adoption gap between larger businesses and smaller businesses and why they are having a hard time closing it.
Cybersecurity is one aspect of running a business that absolutely cannot be underestimated in its importance. It doesn't matter if you’re a huge enterprise or a small business; if you don’t take cybersecurity seriously, there is a very real possibility that your organization could be threatened in the near future. The easiest way to ensure your business’ continuity is to develop an internal culture of cybersecurity, and it starts from the top-down with you, the boss.
Working from home adds quite a few additional wrinkles into the workday, including a few that pertain to your team’s communicative capabilities. With many different people operating at their best through different forms of communication, establishing which of these forms best suits your needs is crucial. Let us consider some of the options you have, whether you’re fully investing in a future of remote operations, or simply planning a more hybrid approach as time passes.
Data, at least nowadays, effectively makes the world go ‘round. Data is responsible for powering the operations that a business needs to undergo if it is to survive. This—as you may imagine—makes data incredibly important for businesses of all sizes to protect.
While looking to the past isn’t often an idea tied to information technology, there are times when it can play a valuable role in your strategy for it. Let’s look at some modern IT concepts that rely on foundational ideas set back in the day.
Social media companies are some of the most powerful entities in today’s world. Their ability to connect people with others of like mind or specific wants and needs often goes overlooked because much of the experience of operating online in today’s climate is adversarial. With the average user spending roughly two hours and 24 minutes per day on social media and messaging apps, companies can use that exposure to promote themselves. Let’s take a look at how small and medium-sized businesses use social media to their advantage.
For a couple years leading up to 2020, the Internet of Things was all the rage, but for obvious reasons, IoT hasn’t been at the top of many IT administrator’s minds unless it was in an effort to secure file access for the endpoints of a newly remote workforce. Despite the questions surrounding revenue and budgets, IoT can bring a lot of value to the small business. Let’s take a look at today’s IoT and talk about a few options that you can use for yours.
You don’t need to be repeatedly told just how important risk management is. If you did, you probably wouldn’t have made it this far. One problem you see from business owners today is that while they understand just how many problems there are--and which ones they need to find solutions for first--they want to grow their company so fast that they overlook potential problems and end up hurting their business as a result. This month, we thought we would talk a little bit about contingency planning and how, if it is done right, it can have a marked effect on your business’ ability to carry-on after a problematic event.
Unfortunately, small businesses are having a hard time right now. If your operations are to continue throughout this time, some significant changes are going to be required. Here, we’re looking at how you can use current technologies to help sustain your business. Chances are, you may already have these technologies available to you.
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"To Thee is due all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."
"Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." + Romans 15:7
+THE CHURCH + An Ancient Expression of the Christian Worship
Worship is reverent, humble adoration of God as practiced in the earliest churches. The church is the people of God, the body of Christ who gather together for worship to enjoy God's presence and action in their midst.
While worship is a deeply personal experience, it also involves the entire Church. For Christians, worship is not a religious chore, but a privilege that is transformative, humbling, faith-building, and instructive in the ways of holiness. It is imperative then that Christians approach the Almighty in worship by casting off all personal, 21st Century assumptions of worship so that the Word of God and the ancient Biblically-based church practices may prevail in our hearts as we seek Him in Spirit and in truth. True worship in Christ's invincible church is Spirit-filled, Christ-centered, reverential adoration to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; worship that will not contradict or collide with Sacred Scripture or the blessed traditions handed down to us by the apostles and counsels.
“Oh marvelous gifts of Christ! On high the angelic choirs sing glory to the Lord; on earth, after their example, men sing in church the same canticle in choirs. In heaven the seraphim sing aloud their Thrice Holy; on earth the same canticle resounds from the mouth of the assembled congregation. Thus heaven and earth unite in a festive celebration; it is a hymnal celebration of Thanksgiving, of praise; it is a choir of common joy, which the unspeakable goodness of the Lord, in His great condescension to us, organized...” + St. John Chrysostom +
Worship in the Administration of the Sacraments
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are two central sacraments mentioned in Scripture, given to the churches by the Lord Jesus. Sacraments are not "bare signs and empty symbols" as Swiss Reformer Huldrych Zwingli asserted, and they are much more than mere material reminders or memorials of Christ's death. Sacraments are sacred signs and seals of God's covenant of grace in the church for our blessing with a view of the Kingdom of God to come. Sacraments are important. The living experience of the Christian sacramental and liturgical life is the outworking of Biblical Christian truth. The Word of God is at the center of the Church’s life and the Divine Liturgy (acts of worship) and the Holy Eucharist (the sanctified bread of thanksgiving and the fruit of the vine) are grace-giving, living, didactic portraits of Christ in His Gospel. The Christian Eucharist is a ceremonial meal that emerged from the Passover Meal of the Old Testament. Jesus, in bringing forth the New Covenant age, transformed the Passover repast into a sacred meal in remembrance of Him and of the deliverance He provides us from the wages of sin and death. While sharing Holy Eucharist, the church calls to remembrance Christ's perfect, finished work for our redemption: His sinless life, immense sufferings, atoning death, and glorious resurrection. In this respect, the Sacrament serves as a symbolic "reminder." Much more than that though, in this sacrament we celebrate God the Son; the unseen Son of God ("Thine own of Thine Own") as our New Covenant Passover Lamb. Second century theologian, Ignatius of Antioch, referred to the Eucharist as "the medicine of immortality" because he recognized the grace of God imparted through it.
According to the Scriptures, at the Last Supper before His crucifixion, Christ took the bread and the wine and He shared them with His disciples, telling them to eat and drink it as His own Body and Blood. Since that supper, this sacrament became the center of the Christian life as the experience of the real presence of the life-giving, risen Christ in the midst of his People (seeMatthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John 6 and 13; Acts 2:41–47; 1 Cor 10–11). By eating the consecrated bread and drinking from the consecrated cup, we enjoy genuine communion with God through Christ who is Himself “. . . the bread of life” (John 6:26-51). The Eucharist then is the central means of theosis, since it is the sacrament through which people become the body of Christ, actualizing their union with the Head of the church.
Worship in the Teaching of the Faith
THE CHURCH proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the doctrines of the church. An important part of Worship is the teaching of the Faith from the Sacred Writings with particular emphasis on the New Testament. A close relationship exists between right teaching (orthodoxy) and sacred worship (orthopraxis) in the Church (1 Timothy 4:1-11). The Divinely inspired texts of Scripture teach us about God so that we may rightly worship Him "in Spirit and truth" (John 16:12-14; 1 John 4:5-6). The Scriptures also instruct us to hold fast to the faith and traditions taught to us by oral tradition and the Apostles' written letters (2 Thess. 2:15, 3:6). Living Faith is expressed in humble worship, and worship serves to strengthen and communicate living faith to God. For this reason, the prayers, Psalms, church doctrines, and liturgical practices and ordinances are all didactic as they serve and edify us in the path of holiness to the glory of God. Acts 2:40-43"And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, 'Be saved from this perverse generation.' Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles."
The Bible speaks of fellowship among God's people and the recurring word we find in the Biblical text is the Greek word "κοινωνία" (koinonia). Koinonia, often translated "fellowship" in many versions of the New Testament, speaks of close relations between church friends where sincere, gracious dialogue and mutual concern are active and felt. Christian fellowship, or koinonia, is rooted in our union with Christ (1 John 1:6-7). At THE CHURCH, we are our brother's keepers and we strive to live as St. Paul instructed the church of Rome in Romans chapter 12.
"Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any κοινωνία (fellowship) of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind." (NKJV) Phil. 2:1
The Church is A House of Prayer
Mark 11:17 And He taught, saying unto them, "Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer. . ." + Jesus Christ our Lord
+ "To Thee is due all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen." +
DIVINE LITURGY Sunday at 11:00 AM THE CHURCH 34 East Main Street Port Jervis, New York, 12771
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I campaigned for Brexit and worked for Vote Leave. Although not blind to its flaws, I’ve been a cautious supporter of Theresa May’s deal as the best available option. However, I have had substantial concerns about the backstop ever since it was proposed in 2017. Here are 12 of its riddles.
- It is intended to prevent a hard Irish border if there’s no deal. But the backstop is now the obstacle blocking a deal, and so risks a hardening of that border.
- Ireland’s Europe minister, Helen McEntee, recently suggested that the UK would have to apply parts of the backstop even if there’s no deal. If that’s true why do we need a backstop in the deal?
- The EU’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said if there’s No Deal the EU will “find... an operational way” of avoiding a hard border by carrying out checks away from the frontier. If so, what’s the point of the backstop?
- The deal commits Brussels to using “best endeavours” to find “alternate solutions” to the backstop. But Barnier’s deputy has said “no such alternatives exist”. In that case, can the UK be sure the EU made those promises in good faith and that the backstop won’t trap us permanently?
- In the Brexit deal the “intention” is only to have a temporary backstop because the EU argues that, under its laws, the divorce deal cannot create permanent structures. If it’s supposed to be temporary, why not have a backstop time-limit?
- Ireland insists the deal can’t be changed because it was signed off by EU leaders in December. But in 2009 Ireland itself had a protocol added to the Lisbon Treaty because it couldn’t complete domestic ratification, even though EU leaders had approved the Treaty in 2007.
- When Parliament rejected the deal in December, Brussels declared it didn’t know what the UK’s objection was – nor how a Parliamentary majority could be found. On Tuesday, MPs spelled that out, backing the deal if the backstop’s issues were addressed. But European Council President, Donald Tusk, then claimed that they “still don’t know what the UK does want”.
- Barnier’s team say they are “open” to alternatives to the backstop including technology, yet they can’t consider those until after the deal is agreed. But it was Brussels that insisted on phasing Brexit negotiations, forcing the UK to agree a backstop without clarity on future relations.
- Ireland insists the backstop is needed to protect the Belfast/ Good Friday Agreement but some constitutional experts argue that the backstop itself undermines that agreement.
- The EU are furious that the UK wants to change a deal that has been signed off. But what did they expect after the biggest defeat in Parliamentary history? Unless and until MPs back a deal, there can be no agreement.
- We keep hearing that the deal “is not open for re-negotiation”. But last Saturday, Brussels suggested they could soften the backstop if the UK moved towards a customs union. Is the deal locked down or not?
- The EU now suggest we could avoid the backstop by staying in the Customs Union and Single Market. How does this not make a mockery of the right to leave under Article 50?
Henry Newman is Director of Open Europe, and a former Government advisor
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Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Last week the President announced the award of $20 million bonuses to 35 states that have been able to substantially increase the number of children adopted from the public foster care system. The bonuses are part of a number of incentives that have been offered in conjunction with the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act. Other incentives included health insurance coverage for special-needs children. A panel of experts will be here to discuss the effectiveness of the administration’s strategy and how the needs of children in the foster care system can be better met.
- Olivia Golden Executive director of CLASP, the Center for Law and Social Policy; former assistant secretary for children and families, Health and Human Services in the Clinton administration; author of "Reforming Child Welfare."
- Ann Sullivan Child Welfare League of America
- Gloria Hoffman National Adoption Center
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A lot can be gleaned about leaders by identifying the people they admire. Karen Tripp is no different. When asked to name other leaders she admires, one response stood out: Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. A 12th-century ruler, Eleanor challenged common orthodoxy for women, survived imprisonment, and was considered by many to have been the most powerful and enlightened woman of her time.
“She pretty much took anybody who got in her way and dealt with them…she was a master of managing situations, preparations, defending her kingdom, her children…it’s a fascinating story.”
Like Eleanor, Tripp is a powerful trailblazer. Shortly after college, when the opportunities for women to become commercial or military pilots were practically non-existent, Tripp didn’t waver from her dream.
She is a licensed pilot and also an instructor. For her career, she taps another personal passion as a leader in communication and public affairs, currently for clean energy company Enviva. Prior to Enviva, Tripp also held executive positions at Rockwell Collins, General Electric (GE) and Phillips 66.
Tripp’s career is marked by her rare ability to command a seat at the executive table as a leader in male-dominated fields including engineering and energy. She identified three key philosophies for her success: accountability, preparedness and trust.
Tripp credits her accountability discipline to the tutelage of Dave Calhoun, former vice chairman and leader of GE Infrastructure. Tripp adopts a global mindset in the work environment. She is constantly focused on absorbing everything she can about the companies she serves. Knowing the ins and outs of an organization beyond her own area of expertise provides Tripp with a broad perspective with which to anticipate and weigh the consequences of every decision.
“Being aware of everything going on in a company is critical to making decisions…the consequences of decisions made in one quarter of the company will affect the other three quarters of the company.”
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This type of thinking led to Tripp’s first patent. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, she spent time with the engineers at Rockwell Collins discussing ways to identify technology that would have prevented or mitigated the takeover of airplanes. It led to her patent for an electronic system that would alert Air Traffic Control immediately when an aircraft is not flying within standard parameters.
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Tripp also fosters an environment that honors individual contributors. Every voice must be heard, and in doing so, others naturally reciprocate trust and collaboration.
While a gender gap still exists in executive leadership positions, Tripp hopes to become less of an anomaly. She encourages women to support and elevate strong leaders and reject stereotypes by demonstrating to everyone in the room how well informed and experienced they are. Finally, Tripp stresses the importance of balancing strategic vision with tactical execution. It’s all well and good for a company to have a lofty vision, but being sure to implement the right tactical building blocks are critical to achieving it.
“Always be curious. Read as much as you can and ask lots of questions about everything. The best lessons and ideas for leadership often come from unexpected sources.”
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Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane is pleased to present the exhibition, Dublin Divided: September 1913, marking the centenary of the Dublin Lockout of 1913.
At the beginning of August 1913, the city of Dublin was on the threshold of a momentous showdown between organised labour led by James Larkin, founder of the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, and Dublin's capitalist entrepreneurs represented by the leading business magnate, Cork-born William Martin Murphy.
Against this backdrop of bitter class conflicts and the rise of organised labour, the debacle continued regarding the establishment of a permanent Gallery to house the art collection first offered to Dublin by Sir Hugh Lane in the winter of 1904.
Dublin Divided: September 1913 provides an opportunity to reflect on the different agendas of the individuals involved in that momentous and bitter dispute and explore how the history of the Gallery was interwoven with the Lockout. The workers' leader, James Larkin, though raised in poverty, appreciated art and beauty and sought the cultural as well as economic and social liberation of the manual labourer. Seán O'Casey noted that Larkin wanted the rose along with the loaf of bread on a worker's table.
James Larkin supported Lane's Municipal Gallery project, and declared that William Martin Murphy, for his meanness in the matter of Sir Hugh Lane's offer, would be condemned to keep an art gallery in Hell.
A century later, the Hugh Lane Gallery's collection contains many portraits of the key individuals who were active in the Lockout as well as works by artists who became involved in the dispute, including William Orpen and George Russell (AE). The exhibition also provides a rich resource of evocative images that depict life in Dublin in the late nineteenth century and first decades of the twentieth century.
The exhibition features paintings, sculpture and drawings by artists including John Lavery, Sarah Purser, John and Jack B. Yeats, Casimir Markievicz, Auguste Rodin, Sarah Cecilia Harrison, Maurice MacGonigal and Louis le Brocquy.
Dublin Divided: September 1913 is curated by Margarita Cappock.
A fully illustrated catalogue will be available with essays by Padraig Yeats, Margarita Cappock and Helen Carey.
Supported by The Department of Arts, Heritage and The Gaeltacht.
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Computer and network monitoring programs will be widespread today many all Internet visitors can be supervised. Surveillance allows governments and also other agencies to keep social control, acknowledge and keep an eye on threats, and prevent and check out criminal activity.
But when the local police begin taking on intelligence strategies utilized by the NSA and other international intelligence companies, they’ll start to lose that important public assist. Edgar Hoover delivered to within opposition to civil privileges and peace activists in america “methods of wartime” higher suited to use against solutions of inhospitable foreign international locations just like the Soviet Union.
Through Upstream cctv, the U. S. federal government copies and searches the contents of virtually all world-wide — and lots of domestic — text-based internet communications.
The Legal professional General given guidelines to ensure future F intelligence actions would give attention to legal activity. The Proper rights Team imposed related laws proscribing state and native police criminal intellect techniques. “From a big-picture analysis, there’s recently been a lot of developments without a whole lot of motion… These kinds of reforms merely feel like actions, ” Elizabeth Goitein, co-director within the Brennan Center pertaining to Justice’s application on freedom and countrywide security, recommended PBS’ Frontline.
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DETROIT (FOX 2) - If you're tired of receiving "Scam Likely" calls, then you're in luck.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the State of Michigan will be joining a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to combat robocalling.
Fifty attorney generals around the country will investigate various telecommunications companies that are responsible for bringing foreign robocalls into the United States. The task force plans to take legal action against these companies, and they have one goal: to cut down on illegal robocalls.
"Robocalls aren't just a Michigan problem. They are a nationwide problem. That is why I am proud to join my fellow Attorneys General. We will take this fight to anyone who helps these scammers and robocallers. If the telecom industry won't police itself, the Task Force will," said Nessel.
According to the National Consumer Law Center and Electronic Privacy Information Center, over 33 million scam robocalls are made to Americans every day. The majority of scam robocall traffic originate from overseas. These calls include Social Security Administration fraud against seniors, and Amazon scams against consumers. These scams target all consumers, including some of our most vulnerable citizens.
An estimated $29.8 billion dollars was stolen through scam calls in 2021. The Task Force plans to shut down providers that profit from this illegal scam traffic and refuse to take steps to reduce these scam calls.
General Nessel offers the following tips to avoid scams and unwanted calls:
• Be wary of callers who specifically ask you to pay by gift card, wire transfer, or cryptocurrency. For example, the Internal Revenue Service does not accept iTunes gift cards.
• Look out for prerecorded calls from imposters posing as government agencies. Typically, the Social Security Administration does not make phone calls to individuals.
• If you suspect fraudulent activity, immediately hang-up and do not provide any personal information.
• Contact our Consumer Protection Division at 877-765-8388.
• File a Do Not Call or Text complaint here.
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SpaceX scrubs Falcon 9 NRO launch, will try again today
SpaceX hopes to try again Monday morning to launch a classified U.S. intelligence mission from Kennedy Space Center, after a sensor problem scrubbed a first attempt Sunday.
Liftoff by a 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket and the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-76 mission is targeted for 7 a.m., at the opening of a two-hour window.
There's a 70 percent chance of favorable weather, according to the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron, with liftoff winds and upper-level clouds potential concerns.
Sunday's launch attempt was called off with just under a minute remaining in the countdown to a planned 7:15 a.m. blastoff.
"Hold, hold, hold," the launch director called out.
"The team was looking into a sensor issue on the first stage that was a bit out of family with what we were expecting," SpaceX engineer John Federspiel explained on the company's countdown webcast. "Out of an abundance of caution, we have decided to scrub today’s launch."
A next attempt should proceed Monday if the sensor problem is resolved.
After the launch on a northeastern trajectory, SpaceX will try to land the rocket's first stage on a pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, part of ongoing efforts to recover and reuse Falcon rockets.
SpaceX on March 30 successfully re-launched a previously flown Falcon booster for the first time during launch of a commercial satellite from KSC.
The current mission is the company’s first dedicated launch for the NRO, the nation’s “eyes and ears in space,” and its fifth flight of 2017.
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Chapter 3: Initiating projects with Microsoft Project
The initiating stage of a project, which is also the first stage, is when you define the whole new project to be executed. Initiation is a crucial stage where the project objectives – that is, the big picture – is established with all the people involved. It is also a politically and strategically important stage as you will have to seek the support and resources you require to undertake your project.
Centuries ago, when Christopher Columbus sought to undertake an ambitious project to discover new frontiers by sea, he initiated the project by seeking money and ships from Queen Isabella of Castile. In return, the objectives of the project were aligned to profit the project sponsors.
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ELIHU’S FIRST SPEECH
Elihu addresses himself to Job on the subject of God’s afflictive dispensations. Afflictions often disciplinary chastisements.
I. He bespeaks Job’s careful attention to all that he has to advance
Job 33:1.—“Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, near my speeches and hearken to all my words.” Elihu speaks as one that had much to say. His speech, or perhaps rather speeches, much the longest of any in the controversy. Probably two speeches, separated by a pause or interval of silence (ch. Job 35:1; Job 36:1). His statement—“I am full of matter,” confirmed by the fact. His speeches, in this respect, perhaps in accordance with his age. Youthful speakers often wordy. The work of time and experience to learn to prune down our discourses and avoid multiplying words Elihu makes good his promise not to give flattering titles. Addresses Job by his plain name. A king of Spain complained that he lacked one who would speak plainly and faithfully to him without flattery and partiality. Elihu speaks with courtesy and respect as well as earnestness,—“I pray thee.” “Be courteous,”—a New Testament precept, to be especially remembered by all who endeavour to persuade others. Paul, an example of courtesy to his hearers. Often, like Elihu, employs the language of entreaty (Romans 12:1; Ephesians 3:4). A duty to give serious attention to all that an earnest and enlightened preacher has to say; still more that the inspired Word itself teaches (Deuteronomy 5:27; Acts 10:35). Men not to listen to only as much as pleases them, or accords with their own views.
Elihu bespeaks attention on the ground—
1. Of his own earnestness, and purpose to enter fully and intelligently into the subject. Job 33:2—“Behold, now I have opened my mouth; my tongue hath spoken (or speaketh) in my mouth,” (margin, in or with “my palate;” the palate, or roof of the mouth, used in articulate speech; perhaps referring to the distinctness with which it was his purpose to speak on the subject in hand). The expression: “I have opened my mouth,” an Oriental one, indicating—
(1) The setting of oneself to deliver a weighty and important discourse. Said of Jesus (Matthew 5:2).
(2) Fulness of matter and readiness of utterance, as if the words were waiting for egress, and flowed forth spontaneously. Paul’s request for the Church’s prayers, that “utterance” (freeness of speech) might be given him, that he might “open his mouth boldly, as he ought to speak” (Ephesians 6:19; Colossians 4:3).
2. Of his sincerity in what he says, as well as the clearness with which he will speak. Job 33:3.—“My words shall be of (or from) the uprightness (or sincerity) of my heart; and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly,” (or “they,” i.e., his words, “shall utter the sentiments of my lips purely”—sincerely, clearly, and correctly). Elihu, anxious to appear to Job and the rest—
(1) As unprejudiced and sincere—points in which the three friends had appeared to him to fail. Their views one-sided, and their minds prejudiced against Job on account of his extraordinary afflictions. Not always easy, though in the highest degree important, for a speaker to divest himself of prejudice, partiality and passion, and to be pure and sincere in his motives. Truth to be spoken without gall or guile. “Speaking the truth (literally, ‘truthing it’) in love.” Truth often distorted through passion and prejudice.
(2) As expressing his views simply and distinctly. Using plain language, and uttering exactly what he thinks, without fear or favour, mistiness or circumlocution. Plainness, simplicity and directness, important in every teacher of Divine truth. “All our learning necessary to make things plain”.—Archbishop Ussher. Paul again an example to preachers,—“We use great plainness of speech” (2 Corinthians 3:12). The vision to be made “plain, that he may run [at once for escape] that readeth it,” (Habakkuk 2:2).
(3) As uttering what is true and correct on the subject. “Shall utter knowledge”—not fancies but facts, not mere opinions but truth. What Elihu promised he appears to have performed. No fault found at last by the Almighty with any of his utterances, as in the case of the three friends. A religious teacher to employ the greatest possible care, both by prayer and study, to have his discourses and instructions strictly in accordance with revealed truth and the circumstances of the case. “If any speak, let him speak as the oracles of God” (1 Peter 4:11). Care to be taken that the Word of God be not corrupted or adulterated (2 Corinthians 2:17). Preachers to utter not merely what they have heard or read, but what they “know” (John 3:11; Acts 4:20).
3. Of his equality with Job as a creature of God. Job 33:4-7—“The Spirit of God (either the Divine power, corresponding with ‘breath’ in the next clause; or, the Divine person so spoken of throughout the Scriptures) hath made me [in connection with thyself], and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life (as to Adam and all his children, Genesis 2:7). If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order (produce and exhibit thy arguments) before me; stand up [as an opponent against what I have to say]. Behold, I am according to thy wish (or, ‘mouth,’—referring to Job’s words, chap. Job 9:34-35; Job 13:21, &c.; or simply, ‘like thee’) in God’s stead (or, ‘for God,’ i.e., to plead in his name; or, ‘in relation to God,’ i.e., as his creature); I also am formed out of the clay. Behold, my terror (or overpowering majesty) shall not make thee afraid; neither shall my hand (or power as of a superior being) be heavy upon thee”. Elihu, conscious of having no advantage over Job from his position, wishes him to listen at ease, and to answer with freedom. Those engaged in a discussion, to be able to speak on equal grounds and without fear from the authority and power of each other. “He must be confessed the better scholar who has thirty legions at his command,”—Phavorinus the philosopher, in reference to Adrian the Emperor. Observe:—
(1) A sign of weakness in dealing with an opponent, to take undue advantage either of learning or position.
(2) The wisdom and kindness of God, first in revealing Himself by one who became a partaker of our own nature, and then of employing not angels but men in the ministry of reconciliation. Elihu possibly designed by the Holy Ghost to be a representative and type both of Christ and His Apostles, as well as of all faithful preachers of the Gospel.
(3) The record of man’s creation as found in the Bible, well known in the days of the writer of the Book.
(4) The Holy Ghost probably known as a distinct person. Personality apparently here ascribed to Him. So in Genesis 1:2. Probably also in Genesis 6:3. The breath or wind a Scriptural symbol of the Spirit, as proceeding from God, and mighty in His operation (Ezekiel 37:9-14; John 3:8; Acts 2:2-4). A plurity of persons recognized in the one Divine Creator (Genesis 1:26; so Job 35:10—“my Maker,” Hebrew, “my makers;” so Isaiah 54:5).
(5) The specialty in man’s creation here referred to, such as to render him an intelligent being, capable of reasoning and uttering important truth.
II. States his complaint against Job (Job 33:8-11). His complaint not against Job’s former life, but his present language. Job 33:8.—“Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words.” Elihu, till now, only an attentive listener. The best listener likely to be not the worst speaker. “Swift to hear, slow to speak.” Reference made by Elihu to such passages as chap. Job 9:17; Job 9:30; Job 10:7, &c. The grounds of his complaint in reference to Job’s language—
1. His maintaining his sinlessness. Job 33:9.—“Saying, surely I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.” Given as the substance of Job’s statements, rather than his exact language. Perhaps a mistaken or exaggerated representation of it. Yet according to the impression made by Job’s speeches on the mind of a bystander. His expressions often rash, unguarded, and extreme. At times seemed to say all that is here imputed to him, although not intending it in the sense in which Elihu understood it. His intention probably only to maintain that he was not conscious of living in the known breach of any of God’s laws, as he was suspected of doing, and that he was free from any such crime as to deserve, above others, the awful calamities with which he had been visited. Observe—
(1) Easy, under strong feeling, to utter unguarded language, capable of being misunderstood.
(2) Our duty to put the most charitable construction on the words of a good man, uttered at a time of suffering and excitement.
(3) Job’s error, that he maintained too vehemently his own innocence, and was more careful to vindicate himself than justify God. Personal depravity and imperfection the lesson he had yet to learn.
2. His charging God. Job 33:10-11. Job seemed to charge God—
(1) With fickleness and unkindness. Job 33:10.—“Behold, he findeth occasions (quarrels or breaches of friendship, Numbers 21:34) against me; he counteth me for his enemy.” Reference to Job’s language in such places as chap. Job 9:17; Job 13:24; Job 16:9; Job 19:11; Job 31:21. God’s former friendship and regard viewed by Job as now changed without cause into enmity. A grievous mistake and reflection on the Divine character. God’s love unchangeable (Jeremiah 13:3; John 13:1). His face may change, but not His heart (Isaiah 54:7-10). God may seem to count a man His enemy, whom He really regards as His friend. Love and hatred on the part of God not to be always gathered from His external dealings. Often the greatest love where there appears the greatest want of it. “You only have I known; therefore,” &c. On the other hand, often the greatest anger where there appears none. Observe—The pride of the natural heart leading to vehement vindication of ourselves, may easily, in the darkness and confusion of our spirit under trouble, lead also to language reflecting on our Maker and His procedure.
(2) With treating Him unjustly as a criminal. Job 33:11.—“He putteth my feet in the stocks” (or clog,—either as a punishment or a means of preventing escape). Job’s actual language (chap. Job 13:27). The child sometimes placed under temporary confinement while the servant or slave goes at large.
(3) With acting towards Him with undue severity and strictness. Job 33:11.—“He marketh all my paths” (as if watching for the least offence, in order to punish it). So Job seemed to say (chap. Job 13:17; Job 14:16; Job 31:4). The flesh in a tried believer, constantly liable to mistakes in regard to God and His dealings. God, for Christ’s sake, forgets, instead of marking, the offences of those who take hold of His covenant (Jeremiah 31:34; Hebrews 8:12; Hebrews 10:17). Casts them behind His back, and into the depths of the sea (Isaiah 38:17; Micah 7:19). Forgets the evil deeds of His faithful though imperfect servants, but remembers their good ones (Matthew 25:35-40; Hebrews 6:10). Treasures up their tears, but blots out their transgressions (Psalms 56:8; Isaiah 43:25).
III. Condemns Job for such sentiments. Job 33:12.—“Behold, in this thou art not just.” Job neither—
(1) Correct in judging according to the facts of the case; nor
(2) Just in his views regarding God. A man may be ordinarily just towards his fellow-men when he is very unjust towards God. Improper sentiments in regard to God and His dealings are injustice towards our Maker. This injustice charged upon Job rather than any iniquity in his past life.—Elihu gives his reasons for condemning Job for his language. “I will answer thee.” Our speech to be with grace, seasoned with salt [or wisdom], that we may know how we ought to answer every man (Colossians 4:6.) “Every one shall kiss his lips who giveth a right answer.” Elihu’s main reasons for man’s silent submission and acquiescence in all the Divine procedure—
1. God’s greatness in comparison with man. Job 33:12.—“God is greater than man.” God greater than man in wisdom, power, and justice. Greater than man as his Maker, Ruler, and Judge. The natural inference from this—man, even the greatest and best, is not to strive with God. “Why dost thou strive against Him?”—quarrelling with and disputing against His procedure (Isaiah 45:9). God’s greatness above man sufficient to exclude all murmurs and complaints, as—
(1) God is not to be required to give an account of his procedure to any of his creatures. Job 33:13.—“For (or because) he giveth not account of any of his matters” (or dealings). The reason why Job should have refrained from the sentiments he had uttered in regard to God, and why neither he nor any one ought to “strive against Him.” God a sovereign who acts according to His own will, though never but in infinite wisdom, rectitude, and holiness. Monstrous presumption to think that the Creator is to be called to His creature’s bar to answer for what He does (Psalms 115:3; Daniel 4:35). God too great to stoop to defend His procedure against the cavils of rebellious worms. This the scope of Jehovah’s own answer to Job afterwards.
(2) God is not to be comprehended by His short-sighted creatures. Folly and presumption for man to think he is able to comprehend God’s dealings, except as He is pleased to reveal and explain them. Hence the weakness and wickedness of censuring them.
“As if upon a full-proportioned dome,
On swelling columns beaved, the pride of art!
A critic fly, whose feeble ray scarce spreads
An inch around, with blind presumption bold
Should dare to tax the structure of the whole.”
2. God employs sufficient means for man’s instruction, which are yet unheeded. Job 33:14.—“For God speaketh (in order to man’s instruction and direction) once, yea, twice, yet man perceiveth (or regardeth) it not.” Man does not perish from want of means on God’s part for his preservation, but from inattention to them on his own. Not left without sufficient light for his guidance, were the light improved. God unwearied in His instructions to men. Means employed apart from a written revelation of His will. Some of these specified. Job 33:15.—“In a dream (as in the earlier periods of the world), in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed (a state between sleeping and waking); then He openeth the ears of men (communicates His will), and sealeth their instruction (impressing it upon their hearts as with a seal, or secretly conveying their instruction as in a sealed document), that he may withdraw man from his purpose (or intended work, as Abimelech, Genesis 20:6; Laban, Genesis 31:24; Balaam, Numbers 22:12; Numbers 22:20; Numbers 22:31), and hide pride from man (by keeping him back from it).” “He [by these means when meekly and attentively received] keepeth back his soul from the pit (grave or corruption,—emblem of future punishment), and his life from perishing by the sword [of Divine judgment].” Thus God employs sufficient means of instruction to supply man’s necessity though not to gratify his curiosity. Means still more abundantly employed in connection with inspired prophecy and a written revelation (Psalms 147:19-20; Isaiah 28:13; Hebrews 1:1). These means often unheeded by man—(l) Through indifference and sloth;
(2) Through worldliness and love of sin. A sufficient reason why Job and other sufferers should refrain from murmurs and complaints. Man is in a state of disobedience. God, in the exercise of mercy and compassion, employs means for his recovery, but often, through man’s waywardness, without effect. No just cause for striving against Him. God only kind to man, till compelled to be severe. At first uses gentle means for his restoration. Only from necessity employs more painful ones, and still from kindness to man. Acts towards men not merely as a governor but as a father. His eve constantly upon them for their good. His object in his admonitions to men—
First: To “withdraw man from his purpose” or work. Sin properly man’s work. “The thoughts of the imaginations of man’s heart only evil from his youth” (Genesis 6:5; Genesis 8:21). God made man upright, but he hath sought out many inventions (Ecclesiastes 7:29.) Man’s purposes and doings often such as if carried out would be ruinous both to themselves and others. Men kept back by God from many sins which they would otherwise commit.
Second: To “hide pride from man.” Pride fallen man’s besetting sin. Exemplified in the building of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:4); in Pharaoh,—“Who is the Lord?” &c.; in Sennacherib,—“By the strength of my hand I have done it” (Isaiah 10:13); in Nebuchadnezzar,—“Is not this great Babylon which I have built?” in Herod, eaten up of worms, “because be gave not God the glory” (Acts 12:23); even in good Hezekiah,—“his heart was lifted up” (2 Chronicles 32:5). Pride at once the subtlest and most hateful of sins. Robs God of His glory and man of his peace. Founded on a lie, that we are something when we are nothing. Loathsome in a creature hitherto unfallen, monstrous in one already fallen. Insinuates itself into man’s best actions and holiest feelings. Often the “fly in the pot of ointment.” Can array itself in the garb of humility. “Lowliness” often made “young ambition’s ladder.” Possible to be proud of one’s humility. Such a thing as spiritual pride. The sin of the Pharisee. The most loathsome of all the forms of pride. Doubtful if there can be such a thing as a “just pride.” To be elated with pride the next step to falling into the “condemnation of the devil” (1 Timothy 3:6). “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” God’s aim to keep Israel back from pride (Deuteronomy 8:11-18). The sin that banished the angels from heaven and our parents from paradise.
“Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.
By that sin fell the angels: how can man then,
The image of his Maker, hope to win by it?”
God hides pride from men—
(1) By showing the hatefulness of it;
(2) By discovering the consequences of it;
(3) By removing the occasions of and temptations to it. Afflictions and trials often sent to keep men humble, and mercies withheld or removed which might prove the occasion of pride. True humility a fruit of the Spirit and a feature of the new man in Christ. To be learned at the feet of Jesus and in the shadow of His cross. Christ the only example of perfect humility (Matthew 21:29; Philippians 2:5-8.)
Third: To save men from the consequences of transgression,—to “keep back their soul from the pit.” Sin’s consequences, the pit of the grave, and that of which it is the emblem, the “bottomless pit” (Revelation 9:1). Death, in its full extent, the wages of sin (Romans 6:23; Genesis 2:17; James 1:15). Some sins lead directly to temporal death; all sin to death eternal. Man composed of body and soul. The penalty of sin extends to both. The soul that sinneth it shall die. A first and second death (Revelation 2:11). The former the shadow, the latter the substance. The first death, man’s separation from the light of this world; the second, his separation for ever from the light and glory and blessedness of the next. The first, to a believer in Christ, bereft of its sting and converted into a blessing; the second, only remediless unmitigated woe. The latter a necessity as well as righteous sentence. Sin its own misery and punishment. No peace possible to the wicked. Without holiness no man see the Lord. God’s great object to save men from eternal death, and from sin which is its cause. Hence the giving up of His own Son as man’s substitute. “Die man or justice must, unless,” &c. Christ made “sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” “By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many, for he shall bear their iniquities” (Isaiah 53:11; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
Perhaps another reason for man’s acquiescence in God’s procedure intimated in Job 33:14. “God speaketh (decreeth or purposeth) once, yea, twice, yet man perceiveth it not” (or, “but twice, or a second time, He—God Himself—does not consider it, so as to alter or improve it.) God’s purposes founded on infinite wisdom and holiness, and therefore unchangeable.
IV. Passes to personal affliction as a means employed for man’s benefit. Job 33:19-22.—“He (man in general, or the man whose spiritual benefit God is aiming at) is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain (or, ‘and with incessant racking of his bones’ Psalms 38:3; Isaiah 38:13); so that his life (or appetite) abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat (Heb., ‘meat of desire,’ or meat otherwise desirable). His flesh is consumed (or pines) away, that it cannot be seen, and his bones that were not seen stick out (or, ‘his bones are wasted away [so that] they are not seen’), yea, his soul draweth near to the grave, and his life to the destroyers” (the bands or pains of death as Acts 2:24; “things causing death,” as the Latin Vulgate; or simply, death itself, Hades or the invisible world, as the Septuagint or Greek version; or perhaps the angel of death—“him that hath the power of death” (Hebrews 2:14). Observe—
1. Affliction the result of sin. Affliction in general the consequence of the first transgression. Individual cases of affliction often the chastening for some particular offence. Thus the leprosy of Miriam, Gehazi, and King Azariah; the plague in Israel’s camp in the Wilderness; the emerods of the Ashdodites; the disease of Herod. Diseases threatened to Israel as the consequence of disobedience (Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:60) Sickness and disease also the disciplinary consequence of sin in the New Testament. Distinctly stated in 1 Corinthians 11:30; implied in James 5:15.
2. Affliction of the body one of God’s remedial measures for the welfare of the soul. Diseases His servants. His to bring down to the grave. Diseases His rebuke for iniquity. In His hand as the Creator and Ruler of the universe. Employed by Him as a father, under a dispensation of mercy, for the benefit of His children. A testimony that God is gracious and has purposes of mercy in reference to man. “Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.” “He that spareth the rod hateth the child” (Proverbs 13:24). Affliction no less employed by God as a fatherly chastisement because coming through secondary or natural causes. The causes themselves in His hand as well as the effects they are to produce. A part of His providential plan and government of the world He has made and cares for. His to bring the causes of disease to bear on the individual and in such a way as to produce the end. The Shunamite’s child goes out to the reapers, and returns home with a sunstroke fand dies. Of God’s ordering that the child was there, and that the sunstroke should happen and produce the effect which it did, while other children escaped. Diseases induced in a thousand ways, when apparently, but for the most trifling circumstance, they might have been avoided. The effect of a cause in producing disease dependent upon various circumstances, the same cause often operating differently indifferent cases. The circumstance determining the effect, in God’s hands. This no reason why care is not to be exercised in order to avoid disease and prolong health in ourselves and others. Such care enjoined as a duty. “Do thyself no harm.” “Thou shalt not kill.”
3. Afflictions thus often made blessings. But for a dispensation of mercy through the provision of a Saviour, disease only a penalty and part of the curse entailed by transgression. “In the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” In the economy of grace, the very curse converted into a means of blessing. Blessing connected in the Bible with chastening (Psalms 94:10; Job 5:17). Corrections of instruction the way of life (Proverbs 6:23). Designed in mercy, not to ruin but to restore. “Mercy, when an affliction is a correction, not an execution.—Brooks. Affliction, as a correction, designed—
(1) To arrest the sinner in his sinful career;
(2) To subdue pride;
(3) To lead to thought; The prodigal “came to himself,” and said, &c.;
(4) To exhibit the emptiness and unsatisfying nature of a present world;
(5) To bring to view death, judgment and eternity;
(6) To bring sin to remembrance as the cause of suffering,—“Father, I have sinned,” &c.;
(7) To give us to realize God as our Governor and Judge, on whom we are dependant and to whom we are amenable as His creatures;
(8) Thus to bring to repentance.
Chastening the theology of Christians.—Luther. The workshop of the virtues.—Ambrose. The treasury of all blessings.—Brentius. King Alfred prayed that God would frequently send him sickness. Man often like the top that moves only when it is whipped.—Brooks. David’s experience, that of most: “Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I have learned to keep thy law.” Affliction a bitter but salutary drug in the hands of a heavenly father. The digging about the tree to render it fruitful instead of cutting it down. Manasseh’s iron chain better to him than his golden crown.
V. Describes the means and result of sanctified affliction. Job 33:23-28.—“If there be a messenger with him (either divine, angelical, or human; here probably the last, as Haggai 1:13; Malachi 2:7; Ecclesiastes 5:6; Revelation 1:20; same word usually rendered angel, and applied both to Christ and His ministers; here, one sent or employed by God for the patient’s spiritual benefit); an interpreter (one able to explain the meaning of the affliction and the way of improving it, probably a human spiritual teacher or enlightened friend, without excluding either the Great Teacher,—the Messenger of the covenant, who alone teaches to profit, or the Holy Spirit employed by Him and the Father, whose office it is to ‘reprove [or convince] the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment’), one among a thousand (of rare intelligence, fidelity, and skill, Ecclesiastes 7:28); to shew unto man (here the afflicted person) his uprightness (either—
(1) what he should have done, but which he has failed to do; or
(2) his duty in his present circumstances; or rather
(3) what may now restore him to a state of uprightness and acceptance with God, viz., repentance and faith in Him in whom, as our propitiation and substitute, we have righteousness and strength, Isaiah 45:24. Then (when these means have been employed and have operated successfully on the sick man’s mind and heart in bringing him to humiliation, repentance, and faith) He is gracious (or favourable) unto him (has mercy upon him so as to pardon his sin and probably deliver him from his affliction, James 5:15-16), and saith (decrees or commands—perhaps to an angel who may have the power given him to remove the disease, as John 5:4, or to Satan, who had the power of death committed to him, Hebrews 2:14): Deliver from going down to the pit (in the first instance, the grave, but probably including the idea of the bottomless pit (Revelation 9:1), of which it was the symbol); I have found (provided or accepted) a ransom (what makes satisfaction for his sin, so that I can righteously forgive and restore him,—the great atonement, now laid hold of by the sick man in repentance and faith). His flesh (as one of the results of his repentance and faith) shall be fresher, or more tender, than a child’s (as in the case of Naaman when healed of his leprosy, 2 Kings 5:14). He shall return to the days of his youth (as Psalms 103:5). He shall (as a second result of his repentance and faith, and the fruit of his sanctified affliction) pray unto God, and He will be favourable unto him (—shall have both access to and acceptance with God); he shall see His face with joy (rejoice in the Divine favour and fellowship—a third and still more blessed result): for (in confirmation of these statements as to the results of sanctified affliction) He will render unto man His righteousness (will deal faithfully with him according to his conduct; in this case according to his repentance and faith; or, will restore to the sick man, on his repentance and faith, the righteousness which he lost by the Fall, but which is recovered in Jesus Christ the Second Adam, and given to the penitent believer). He looketh upon men (as the Omniscient Father and Ruler, as Psalms 14:2), and if any say (or as margin: “He [the sick man, as a further result and evidence of sanctified affliction] shall look upon men and say “[in confession and thanksgiving]; or, perhaps rather: “he shall sing [in praise of God, who has been so gracious to him] among or before men, and say”): I have sinned and perverted that which was right (transgressed God’s righteous laws), and it profited me not (or, ‘and He has not requited me according to my deserts’); He will deliver his soul (or as margin, ‘He hath delivered my soul’) from going into the pit, and his life (margin, ‘my life’) shall see the light” [both of this world and the next]. The passage indicates, in regard to
First, the MEANS through which it is effected, viz.: spiritual teaching. Job 33:23.—“If there be a messenger with him,” &c. Spiritual teaching always necessary to the improvement of affliction. Ordinarily through a human teacher; always through a Divine one (Psalms 94:10). Something necessary to be shown to the patient. “To show unto man,” &c. Observe—
1. Affliction in itself not a blessing. The blessing dependant on other things connected with it. Depends on the manner in which it works and in which the patient is inwardly exercised by it. “Worketh the peaceable fruits of righteousness in them that are exercised thereby” (Hebrews 12:11). Spiritual teaching necessary in order to this. “Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord; and teachest him out of Thy law” (Psalms 94:10). Affliction may either soften or harden; as fire softens wax and hardens clay.
2. The exhibition of Divine truth to the patient necessary to the improvement of his affliction. Not only prayer to be made for him and with him, but suitable truth to be presented to him. Implied in the term “interpreter”. His office to “show” to the sick man. The spiritual teacher at least as necessary to the patient as the physician. Truth to be exhibited for his mind, as well as medicine for his body.
3. The spiritual teaching usually through human instrumentality. The Divine Teacher absolutely necessary; a human teacher usually the instrument. The New Testament rule (James 5:14). “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the Church,”—who are required to be “apt to teach,” and of whom at least some labour “in the word and doctrine” (1 Timothy 3:2; 1 Timothy 5:17). Therefore not only to pray with the sick man, but to instruct him.
4. Great skill and fidelity required on the part of ministers and others in healing the sick. “One among a thousand.” Easier to preach to a thousand hearers than to minister wisely and faithfully to one sick-bed. Study and prayer necessary for the bed-room as well as the pulpit.
5. The part of the visitor of the sick to “show” to the patient “his uprightness”—the personal righteousness in which he has failed, the imputed righteousness which he may yet obtain, and which he is now to seek, receive, and rejoice in, and the present duty required of him, viz., humiliation, repentance, and faith in the provided sacrifice. Hence the visitor’s need of knowledge both of the law and of the Gospel; of sin and the way of salvation from it. By the law is the knowledge of sin; by the Gospel the knowledge of salvation. The visitor to be able to point the patient to the Saviour as God’s way of righteousness for the sinner—“the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth” (Romans 10:4), “and made righteousness to all who are in him” (1 Corinthians 1:30).
Second, the RESULTS of sanctified affliction, or of repentance and faith on the part of the patient. Job 33:24.—“Then,” &c. The results varied and precious. Chiefly spiritual, in the patient’s mind and soul; partly and frequently also in his body.
1. Experience of the Divine mercy and forgiveness.—“Then he is gracious unto him.” God, as a righteous and holy God, able only to exercise forgiving grace and mercy in certain circumstances and on certain conditions. “Then He is gracious to him,”—when these things have taken place. The gracious inclination and purpose already there; the outlet or manifestation of it prevented till the patient’s repentance and faith. Mercy provides the means for its own outflow to sinners. Repentance and faith necessary to the experience of pardoning mercy; but even these of mercy’s own providing (Acts 3:19; Acts 5:31).
2. Deliverance.—“Deliver from going down to the pit”. This deliverance probably twofold—the one a picture of the other.
(1) Deliverance from temporal or physical death, which seemed impending.
(2) More especially, deliverance from eternal death,—the object of the chastening. The death, which is the consequence and wages of sin, now averted in the patient’s repentance and faith. Hence the ground of this deliverance—“I have found a ransom”. In regard to the
1. The meaning and application of the term. In Hebrew, literally a covering. Hence something to cover transgression; a ground of pardon (Psalms 32:1). An atonement, or what satisfies justice, and makes it righteous to forgive transgressors. The name given to the mercy-seat or lid of the ark in the Holy of Holies; called also in the New Testament the Propitiation, from the atonement made on it by the sprinkled blood of the sacrifices (Leviticus 16:14). Hence also, anything done, suffered, or paid as an atonement or ground of deliverance. Thus the intercession of Moses for Israel (Exodus 32:20); and the censer taken into the camp by the zeal of Phinehas (Numbers 25:13). The price paid for the redemption of a captive. Egypt given for Israel’s ransom (Isaiah 43:3). The ransom, in reference to men, whatever God may please in His wisdom and goodness to appoint. Appointed according to the nature of the case and the deliverance afforded. Repentance and amendment on the part of a nation, made a ground of forgiveness and deliverance from threatened punishment. Thus Nineveh saved from predicted destruction. The existence of one truly righteous man in Jerusalem, in the days of Jeremiah, a ground of forgiveness to the whole city (Jeremiah 5:1). So the existence of ten righteous men in Sodom. Ahab’s humiliation the ground of the deliverance of himself and the kingdom from threatened punishment during his own life-time (1 Kings 21:29). Confession of sin, with the prayer of faith on the part of the sick, made in the New Testament the more immediate ground of forgiveness, and consequent restoration to health (James 5:15-16). Christ’s death the only ransom-price of a sinner’s deliverance from eternal death (Matthew 20:28).
2. The actual ransom in the text. As the ground of the sick man’s deliverance from eternal death, the ransom that provided by God Himself for the purpose—the death of His own Son as a substitute for sinners—to be exhibited in our time (1 Timothy 2:6). That death typified and held forth as the ransom for sinners and the ground of their forgiveness and deliverance from death eternal, in the sacrifices slain and offered up in the patriarchal and Levitical age (Leviticus 17:11). That death a full satisfaction to Divine justice for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). Through it, God able to be just while justifying the ungodly who believe in it (Romans 3:25-26). Without shedding of blood no remission (Hebrews 9:22). The significance of sacrifices as typifying this ground of forgiveness understood by Job (chap. Job 1:5; Job 42:8).
3. This ransom “found” or provided by God Himself. “God so loved the world that He gave his only-begotten Son” (John 3:16; Romans 8:32). The ransom found in His own bosom (John 1:18). The deliverance of the sick man the result of this ransom appropriated by and applied to him on his repentance and faith. That repentance and faith the ground or occasion of his deliverance from temporal death; the Lamb “slain from the foundation of the world,” the ground of his deliverance from death eternal (1 Peter 1:20). Impossible for any but God to provide such a ransom. Man unable to provide a ransom for his brother even from death temporal (Psalms 49:7-9). Christ slain as the Ransom, the power and the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:23-24). The words in the text the language of joy,—“I have found,” &c. God “delighteth in mercy.” Hence rejoices in finding a righteous way for its exercise. The father rejoices over the return of his prodigal or long-lost child, and the means of securing it. Similar language employed in reference to David as the type of Messiah (Psalms 89:19-20).
3. Restoration to health, among the results of sanctified affliction. Job 33:25.—“His flesh shall be fresher,” &c. This probably included in the command: “Deliver from going down to the pit.” The power to deliver from temporal death and to restore from the brink of the grave, in the hand of the Almighty. The command needs only to be given or power put forth. The Divine command as effectual in restoring to life and health as at the creation in producing light: “Let there be light, and there was light.” The centurion’s faith in regard to Jesus as the Son of God: “Speak the word only and my servant shall be healed”. Diseases God’s servants, to come and go at His bidding. The leper’s faith: “Lord, if thou will, thou canst make me clean”. All nature, visible and invisible, under the Divine control. The command or will of Jehovah obeyed through-all the material universe. “He spake and it was done.” Recovery from sickness dependant not on the skill of the physician, but on the will of the Almighty. Till God says: “Deliver from going down,” &c, all remedies fruitless. When He speaks the word, the simplest becomes effectual. A plaster of figs laid on Hezekiah’s boil at the prophet’s prescription, the means, at God’s will, of saving the king’s life (Isaiah 38:21). The power of
Healing the Sick,
claimed by God in regard to Israel (Exodus 25:26; Exodus 23:25; Deuteronomy 7:15). Ascribed to Him in regard to men in general (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 107:20). Exercised by Christ as a proof of His Divinity and Divine mission as the Messiah (Luke 7:20-22). The same power communicated by Him to the Apostles as credentials of their Divine commission and of the truth of their doctrine (Mark 3:15). The power communicated also to the seventy (Luke 10:9); and promised to believers in general (Mark 16:18). Continued in the New Testament Church as one of the “spiritual gifts” (1 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Corinthians 12:28). Exercised through the elders of the Church in connection with the prayer of faith and anointing with oil (James 5:14-16). Healing still imparted in the Church in answer to believing prayer. The institution at Mannedorf, in Switzerland, an evidence. The healing in the text in connection with repentance and the forgiveness of sins. The affliction sent on account of sin and with a view to the individual’s repentance and salvation, most likely to be removed when, and only when, the end has been secured. Repentance and faith, followed by forgiveness and peace with God, even on natural grounds among the most likely means of restoration to health. Sin being the cause of sickness, natural that the removal of the cause should be followed by the removal of the effect. Thus forgiveness of sin followed by restoration to health (James 5:15-16; Matthew 9:2-6; Psalms 103:3). Hezekiah restored to health when God cast all his sins behind his back (Isaiah 28:17).
4. Access to God and acceptance with Him in prayer, a FOURTH result of sanctified affliction. Job 33:26.—. “He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him.”
the natural and necessary consequence of a graciously awakened conscience, of submistion to God, of repentance, and of faith in the Divine mercy. The testimony concerning penitent Saul in Damascus: “Behold he prayeth.” The prayer of the awakened and penitent sick man at least as much for forgiveness of sin as for restoration to health. With sanctified affliction, prayer becomes his “vital breath”. The penitent and believing unable to live without prayer. Prayer the happy privilege of the child of God. A precious mercy in itself, as well as the means of obtaining more. Accepted prayer the result of the Spirit of adoption, crying “Abba Father,” and of the Spirit of grace and supplication making intercession within us (Romans 8:15; Romans 8:26; Zechariah 12:10). A heart to pray not always present with the need of prayer. Prayer, though made, not always accepted (Proverbs 1:28; Isaiah 1:15). In sanctified affliction, prayer not only made but accepted: “He will be favourable unto him”. Prayer only accepted when offered in penitence and faith. Believing prayer the channel for the best of all favours. The key that opens the cabinet of God and unlocks the treasures of heaven. God’s favour, the fountain of all blessing, experienced through believing prayer. The Divine invitation: Seek ye my face. His face, or favour, not sought in vain (Psalms 28:8; Psalms 24:6; Isaiah 45:19). A mercy to be able to pray; a still greater one to have our prayer answered. A praying heart both preceded and followed by Divine mercy.
5. Reconciliation with and joy in God. “He shall see his face with joy”. So the penitent prodigal in respect to his father (Luke 14:22-24). Reconciliation with God the sinner’s greatest blessing. The object aimed at by God in the gift and sacrifice of His Son (2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Acts 10:36; Ephesians 2:16; Colossians 1:20-22). Aimed at in his chastenings (Hosea 2:6-7; Hosea 2:11-20). Reconciliation with and joy in God the fruit of faith in Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1; Romans 5:11). The spiritual healing of the penitent patient (Matthew 5:8). A foretaste of heaven thus enjoyed as the result of sanctified affliction (Revelation 22:4; Psalms 17:15). The sight of God’s reconciled face here is heaven before coming to it—Chrysostom. No joy like that of seeing the reconciled face of God in Jesus Christ.
6. Confession of sin, and praise to God for pardoning and restoring mercy, a SIXTH result of sanctified affliction. Job 33:27.—“He looketh upon men, and if any say, &c.; he will deliver his soul,” &c. Probably better according to the Margin: “He (i.e., the sick man now restored) shall look upon men and say, &c.; he (God) hath delivered my soul,” &c.
(1) Confession of sin: “I have sinned.” A result and evidence of sanctified affliction. The language of the penitent prodigal (Luke 15:21). Confession of sin made in respect to (i.) Its iniquity and turpitude: “I have perverted that which was right”. Observe—(a) God’s will concerning us and his law given to us, only what is right. (b) All sin a perverting of what is right. Sin an opposition to God’s holy will and righteous law. (ii.) Its hurtful consequences: “And it profited me not;” or, “he hath not rewarded me accordingly.” No profit in sin. Its promises delusions. Its pleasures but for a season. No profit in gaining the world and losing the soul. Not only no profit in sin, but absolute loss. Its fruit shame, its end death (Romans 6:21). An ill exchance for the path of obedience (Hosea 2:7). The righteous desert of sin eternal death (Romans 6:23). Sin an ill paymaster that sends all his servants away weeping.—Trapp. Observe—(i.) Confession of sin an evidence of genuine repentance. Such confession made not feignedly, as by Saul (1 Samuel 15:24); nor forcedly, as by Pharaoh (Exodus 10:16), and by Achan (Joshua 7:20); nor despairingly, as by Judas Iscariot (Matthew 27:4); but sincerely, freely, and hopefully, as by David (Psalms 51:3-4; Psalms 51:12-14. (ii.) Confession of sin an accompaniment of pardoning mercy. Preceding it (Psalms 32:5; 1 John 1:9; Proverbs 28:13). Following it (Ezekiel 16:63).—
(2) Praise for pardoning and restoring mercy. Margin: “He shall look on men and say,” &c, or, “He shall sing among men,” &c. Examples: Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:19-20); David (Psalms 30:1-12). Praise, God’s due for mercies received (Psalms 50:23; Psalms 116:12-13). Mercies doubly sweet when accompanied with a grateful heart and thanksgiving to their gracious Author.
VI. Re-asserts these gracious dealings of Divine Providence. Job 33:29-30.—“Lo (the fact worthy of careful notice, both from its truth and preciousness), all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, to bring back his soul from the pit (the grave, and that state in eternity of which it is the symbol), to be enlightened with the light of the living” (made glad with the joy of those who are truly and spiritually alive). The “things” referred to, God’s chastening men for sin by bringing them to the verge of the grave, and then restoring and blessing them upon repentance. Observe—
1. The frequency of such dispensations,—“Oftentimes”. Not always. All not visited alike with chastening and affliction. God sovereign in his dealings. But often. Multitudes thus graciously visited. God merciful and gracious. Intent on man’s welfare. Chastenings a greater proof of his love than the want of them (Revelation 3:19). An ill sign for a man when God will not spend a rod upon him.—Brooks.
2. The object of them,—“To bring back his soul,” &c. God’s object in chastening men, their present and eternal welfare. “He [chastens] for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness” (Hebrews 12:6; Hebrews 12:11). This is all the fruit to take away his sin (Isaiah 27:9). Man by nature in a state of darkness and of death. God’s object in affliction to deliver him out of it. Brings his body to the verge of the grave to save his soul from going to a deeper pit. Danger of temporal death made a means of deliverance from death spiritual and eternal. The true penitent, one who was dead, but is alive again (Luke 15:32). Life only in the favour and image of God. Heaven rather than earth the place of the living (Matthew 20:32).
VII. Invites Job to reply, and urges attention to his further remarks
Job 33:31-33.—“Mark well, O Job; hearken unto me: hold thy peace and I will speak. If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee (or ‘thy justification’ or ‘righteousness’). If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.’ Observe—
1. Opportunity to be given to reply or object to our statements. The benefit of inquiry or after-meetings in connection with special or missionary services.
2. In the absence of objection or reply, respectful attention the more to be expected.
3. Hearers to be convinced that we speak from a simple desire for their own benefit. The desire of the preacher of the Gospel, the justification of the hearers through their acceptance of Jesus as the Lord their Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6). Christ the way of a sinner’s justification. The way provided by God, and the only way. “The end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth” (Romans 10:4).
4. The hearer’s character and case to be viewed in the most favourable light that truth admits of. The contrary the case with Job’s three friends. Hence Job’s irritation rather than conviction. Elihu takes up a contrary position, and Job is silent.
5. True “wisdom,” to understand the character and dealings of God, and to act in humble submission to Him under those dealings. This wisdom taught by Elihu, and ultimately learned by the patriarch.
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Frankfurt am Main (named to distinguish it from Frankfurt on the Oder) is the ideal destination for a team event Frankfurt in the financial sector. In fact, it is home to the European Central Bank, the German Federal Bank and is the third-largest global equity market. Let’s not forget that in 1585 the first stock exchange was born here and at the end of 1700 the Rothschilds started their first activities.
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As part of the project, 16 beef, sheep and/or dairy farmers from different regions of Wales will be taking monthly pasture quality samples, alongside images of the pasture to provide a benchmark for others to determine the potential pasture quality on their farm.
Whilst the sward stick or plate meter is measuring quantity (how much), your eyes should be assessing the quality of pasture, which will determine which stock class is best suited to graze which field to meet their performance targets.
Quality, Quality, Quality!
Often in the UK, we can be too focused on quantity, and not quality. The three main components of quality are:
- Energy - MJME
- Protein - % - (not normally a limiting factor)
- Digestibility - NDF (neutral detergent fibre)
Protein is normally over 16%, and therefore, not limiting for lactating or growing animals (the focus is on pasture energy and digestibility). Consistently matching the right stock with the right quantity and quality will achieve the highest level of performance and profitability on-farm.
(Image source: Precision Grazing Ltd)
As a rule of thumb, the more green leaf, clover or herbs, the higher the quality of pasture. When walking pastures, you should ask yourself: how much dead material is present? Have pastures gone to head? How much clover and other herbs are within the pasture?
Pasture quality will depend on many factors, including:
- Geographic location
- Environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, precipitation)
- Type of grass and/or legume
- Grazing management
Like using a plate meter to "train your eye", it can be helpful to send fresh pasture samples off to a lab for analysis; take a photo of the pasture before you send it so that you have a visual reminder to look back at it later in the season.
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100 Black Men
100 Black Men Chapters are educating and empowering youth and their families while positively impacting communities.
The membership of 100 Black Men of America, Inc has spent the past 40 years carefully laying the foundation for success. In 1994, we installed our signature Four For The Future, which focuses on mentoring, education, health & wellness, and economic development. We must continue to prepare individuals and institutions that can lead the way. The only way to keep pace with the current level of change is through constant learning and adapting. Leadership development is the best investment for our collective futures.
The mission of 100 Black Men of America, Inc. is to improve the quality of life within our communities and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all African Americans.
100 Black Men of America, Inc. is committed to the intellectual development of youth and the economic empowerment of the African American community based on the following precepts: respect for family, spirituality, justice, and integrity.
100 Black Men of America, Inc. seeks to serve as a beacon of leadership by utilizing our diverse talents to create environments where our children are motivated to achieve, and to empower our people to become self-sufficient shareholders in the economic and social fabric of the communities we serve.
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Every phone network provider has a different address that your phone needs to use to access the providers data network.
It’s called an APN (Access Point Name) setting.
Usually, when you add the Sim card to the device and switch it on, the APN setting automatically loads in. However sometimes this does not occur, so you need to manually enter it.
For your Gmee connect you can quickly add the APN setting for your provider by following these instructions.
Open – ‘Settings’ – ‘Network & Internet’ – ‘Mobile Network’ – ‘Advanced’ – ‘Access Point Names’
Now your device is in the correct section to enter the correct APN for your provider.
Open the APN setting marked with a dot on the right side. Open this APN.
Enter the correct APN information. Most providers require a ‘Name’ and ‘APN’ to be entered in a case sensitive manner. Once you have entered the settings for your provider, select ‘Save’.
If your device does not immediately connect to your network providers data service, select engage and then disengage Airplane mode.
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NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, recognizes the fundamental rights, dignity and worth of all people. The NAADAC/NCC AP Code of Ethics states, “Providers shall offer services that demonstrate appropriate respect for the fundamental rights, dignity and worth of all clients.” (Principle IV, Section IV-1 Respect). Inherent in these rights is personal autonomy over one’s body, including the right to make decisions about one’s own reproductive system and the right to decide whether or not to have a child. NAADAC condemns the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that effectively overturns Roe v. Wade and sees it as a violation of the fundamental rights for which we stand. We believe that every individual has the fundamental right to make decisions related to their own health and making those decisions is often necessary to preserve the dignity and worth of the individual.
In years past, persons with SUD and mental health disorders were forced into sterilization, lobotomies, and electric shock treatment. Since the days when these archaic laws were enforceable, NAADAC has fought for the rights of people with SUD and mental health disorders to receive fair and equitable evidence-based treatment for their disorders.
The impact of the Supreme Court decision will not be felt equally. Some individuals are fortunate to live in states where the laws will support their right to choose. Others will be in a position of privilege so that, even if they live in a state with an abortion ban, they will have the means to seek treatment elsewhere. Individuals with a substance use disorder, people of color, individuals who are economically disadvantaged, and individuals from marginalized communities will all be disproportionately harmed by the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Individuals with a substance use disorder have a greater chance of experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, and under the new laws, many will have no choice but to continue with it. Yet many states have criminalized having an SUD while pregnant or seeking SUD treatment while pregnant. What choice are these pregnant women left with? Additionally, the existing healthcare system is failing to meet the current needs of individuals with SUD; how will it expand to meet the needs of pregnant individuals with an SUD as well as their children? Forcing pregnancies and the loss of bodily autonomy on individuals and individuals with SUD will result in increased rates of overdose, death, and incarceration, as well as the destabilization of families and communities.
NAADAC stands in support of every individual’s inalienable right to bodily autonomy and to make choices that affect their bodies, including accessing health care services. NAADAC will work to restore these rights. We hope that others will join us.
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Everything You Need to Know About PPP Carding
While millions of people were losing their jobs due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the American government responded by making available billions of dollars in help. However, con artists and fraudsters will look to take advantage of any circumstance in which there are large sums of money moving around. PPP loan fraud is a relatively recent con that, with a high probability, you are already familiar with.
According to several sources, the PPP loan fraud could be the greatest fraud in the history of fraud, with crooks stealing more than $100 billion. But what exactly is meant by the term “PPP loan fraud”? To understand that, we first have to understand what the PPP loan system is.
The Paycheck Protection Program
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is responsible for the establishment of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is a federal program. The objective was to provide assistance to enterprises so that they could continue to employ their staff.
The PPP was a lifeline for business owners who were afraid of having to lay off their industrious employees, taking away their income and health insurance in the midst of a pandemic. It lasted sporadically from April 2020 to May 2021.
Through their local commercial banks, companies were allowed to submit applications to the federal government for PPP loans, which could be for a maximum sum of $10 million. However, in order for them to be eligible, they needed to satisfy a number of requirements.
Even after receiving a PPP loan, a company is still required to conform to the loan’s stringent restrictions and limitations about how the money can be spent. It is expected that funds from the PPP will be used to cover operational and payroll costs. If expenditure goes above and beyond such limits, the FBI, IRS, or Department of Justice may become involved.
How To Work The PPP System
The PPP system is a bit difficult to finagle because everyone needs to apply with details about themselves and their businesses and provide documents to legitimize their claims. A lot of people have been doing it and getting away with it, so there is no reason why you can’t, either. It’s like any other carding method–just with some added flavor. Here are the steps you need to follow to get in on the inside.
Get on the Darknet
You can’t avoid this. You need to get on the darknet and get the hang of Tor. Download it and get used to navigation with it. There are a lot of online guides about this, so you have resources at hand if you’re new or doing this for the first time. Don’t be afraid if you are new, though. The darknet is safe if you know what you’re doing. It gives you better anonymity than you would get otherwise anywhere else on the internet.
To enter details into a PPP application, you will need to get these details first. That’s what fullz is. It is a term used to refer to a full set of ID information–first name, last name, necessary documents to legitimize the identity, and also a credit card number. It should be pointed out that the CC is considered optional, but it is always better to have it in your back pocket than not.
Get your hands on credit info
Building off the previous point, this is where that credit card info comes into play. You see, credit institutions don’t like being scammed. Surprising, we know. They have measures in place that protect them from scams by measuring credit scores. You can get around this by making sure that the credit card info you buy with your fullz has a high credit score. Pay this off with any old credit card you might have in your collection, and avoid spending money out of your own pocket.
Protect your IP and get it validated
If you’ve never done this sort of thing before, you’re in luck. Your IP is not likely to be monitored or flagged as suspicious. However, for those that have unfortunately blown their IP before, a Socks5 investment is a must. Socks5 allows you to buy a legit IP that shows up as yours during screenings and searches. These are mostly going to be UK-based if you get them from Socks5, but there are other similar sources out there for you to make use of.
Get a bank account
Because the PPP is basically a loan, this will be paid directly into a bank account provided by the applicant. You don’t want to use your personal bank account. So, you buy a temporary bank account on the darknet. These are easy enough to get, but please make sure to make them look as legit as possible. It might cost you a little more, but it is always worth it to get one that comes with a debit or credit card as well as an IBAN number. You always want to look the part, after all.
Get a verified phone number
This is not the end of the road, for there are other security measures in place. One of the most common ones you will encounter is two-factor authentication or 2FA. This is basically a way to really make sure you are who you say you are. So, for example, if you log in somewhere with your email, they will send you a code on another device–usually your phone–that you have to verify to gain entry.
Do that here. Get a verified phone number for your burner from any of the services that do so. You don’t even have to go looking in the darknet– the Play Store or App Store will have enough options for you to choose from.
Use photoshop to validate the ID
So, usually, this would be all you need, but the PPP goes a step beyond the usual. At the end of the application, when you’ve filled in every possible detail they could have asked you for, you will have to provide documents to back up everything you have provided. This is why you will need to brush up on your photoshop skills. Either that, or you can get an online service to get the documents you need to be made for you.
Cashing out with crypto
Because it’s a loan you’re applying for, the approved amount will get sent straight to the bank account you’ve provided. From there, you’ll want to send the amount to a crypto exchange and cash it out in Bitcoin or whichever cryptocurrency you like best. The anonymity of crypto is perfect for you to get the money in your hands without arousing suspicion.
Once you’ve done all this, you can go ahead and fill out that application without worries! With the cash in your hands, you are free to do as you like with it, but always be careful! You don’t want to get caught! Below, we discuss what might happen if you do get caught, as others have before.
Be Aware of the Risk You Run
You are committing fraud against the United States Federal Government and the Treasury Department if you accept a fraudulent PPP loan. You can rest assured that they are not taking these transgressions lightly at all.
The federal government of the United States has taken strong action against multiple cases of pandemic fraud that targeted relief programs such as the PPP and Unemployment Insurance (UI) Programs.
The Department of Justice has made the following information publicly available as of March 26, 2021:
- Four hundred seventy-four defendants have been charged with criminal offenses as a result of fraudulent schemes that attempted to obtain over $569 million from the United States government and individuals who were not paying attention.
- In connection with a PPP fraud scheme that was worth $11 million, additional charges have been brought against 22 individuals.
- A man, age 46, was given a sentence of two years in prison for participating in a Covid-19 relief fraud scheme.
- A man from Texas pled guilty to the charge of obtaining more than $1.6 million in government-guaranteed loans, according to reports.
Even well-known celebrities have been investigated and sometimes charged with wrongdoing in connection with fraudulent PPP loan schemes. On this list are famous people such as Kanye West (for his clothing and sneaker brand, Yeezy), Reese Witherspoon, and others (for her clothing brand, Draper James).
Although these celebrities have not been found to have engaged in fraudulent activity regarding their PPP loans, other individuals have.
Mo Fayne, a rapper who formerly appeared on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, was given a prison sentence of 17.5 years and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $4.4 million. Josh Bellamy, a player for the NFL, was taken into custody for his alleged involvement in a PPP fraud scheme in which individuals applied for more than $24 million in loans.
A Few Words in Closing
To scam the US government itself is no mean feat. Take all the precautions you need because this is going to warrant everything and more. The witch hunt is real, with people still getting arrested and fined in 2022. Don’t make any stupid purchases–the sudden purchase of Lamborghinis and Ferraris and Teslas is how people get caught, so once you have the money in your hands, it is best if you keep your head down.
Above all, be cautious with how you go about doing this. Make sure the documents you submit are above reproach and as authentic as you can make them. Take your time, and don’t rush this one. The PPP carding scam is worth it to this day, and you will want to be sure to give yourself every possible advantage.
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How do you treat a constipated calf?
The animal with constipation is easy to spot. Constipation is treated by giving an enema. Warm soapy water is injected into the rectum. Epsom salts or commercially produced oils (see R22 Annex 1) can be given by mouth to relieve constipation.
What is the best treatment for calf scours?
The highest priority in treating scours is to give back to the calf the water and electrolytes that it has lost in scours – this is called fluid therapy. This corrects dehydration, restores normal acid-base balance, and replaces salts in the calf’s bodily fluids.
How long does it take a calf to poop?
A typical calf will scour 2-3 days before looking better.
What are the signs of coccidiosis in calves?
In general, coccidiosis affects the intestinal tract and creates symptoms associated with it. In mild cases, calves only have a watery diarrhea, but in most cases, blood is present in the feces. Straining, along with rapid dehydration, weight loss and anorexia (off feed), may be evident.
How much mineral oil do you give a calf?
Dosage: Cattle/Horses – 32 oz; Calves/Foals – 2-4 oz; Swine – 16 oz; Sheep – 5 oz; Adult dogs – 2 oz; Puppies/Toy breed dogs – 1 oz. Exercise care in administering to avoid aspiration into the lungs and possible foreign body pneumonia.
Can a bottle calf get constipated?
This is not an uncommon situation for young bottle fed calves. It often will be related to the milk replacer and can be a sign that either it is not being made dilute enough or its just not as good as mum’s milk.
How do you treat scours in your calves naturally?
By adding 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to each calf’s milk bottle twice a day (each feeding), we have virtually eliminated scours. We may get a calf or two with some runny manure, but they never miss a feeding, never need to be treated, and it only lasts for a day or two.
What does black calf poop mean?
Other common names: Black scours. Description: Parasite infection. Coccidiosis is a disease affecting not only in calves and young weaners but also older animals. The disease is caused by a group of intestinal protozoan parasites known as coccidia, which are only visible under a microscope.
Can you give Gatorade to calves?
Gatorade contains electrolytes and may be given at a rate of 1 quart per feeding in a nipple pail to scouring calves. Add 1 ounce of the above mixture plus 0.5 pounds of dextrose to 1 gallon warm water. Feed 2-3 pounds of solution four times a day.
Can humans get coccidiosis from calves?
muris. Cattle are most commonly affected, and their feces may be a source of infection for other mammals, including humans.
What is the cause of coccidiosis in calves?
Coccidiosis has been on the increase in recent years, due mainly to the late spring, with the resultant late turnout of stock leading to a build-up of infection in calf bedding and creep area. It’s all about hygiene and cleanliness as the calving season progresses.
How much castor oil do I give my calf?
The usual dose for castor oil is two to three ounces for a small calf, up to five to six ounces for a big two- to three-months-old calf. You can’t really overdose on castor oil, and it may save him — by absorbing some of the toxins and stimulating the shut-down gut to move things on through.
How do you give mineral oil to a calf?
Fill a long hose or tube with a quart of mineral oil and stick it down the cow’s throat and into the rumen, which is the first of the cow’s four stomachs, located on the left side of the cow’s body.
Why is my calf constipated?
A typical circumstance where cattle may become constipated is after being fed a diet high in indigestible fibre in assembly points, and then being handled and transported for an extended period when dehydration and stress occur. The cattle do show signs of discomfort and straining.
How long do calves stay on the bottle?
Usually, a calf should stay on milk or milk replacer until he is at least four-months-old. Don’t wean him off milk until he is eating an adequate amount of high-quality forage along with some grain pellets. Have you had success bottle raising calves? Share your tips in the comments below.
What is the normal color of calf poop?
A healthy two day old calf is probably still passing the contents of the intestines that were there prior to birth. These contents, called meconium, are often yellow/orange in color. Milk-fed calves often have light colored or yellow feces.
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Two new pedestrian and bike bridges
Infrastructure measures in the north of the Adlershof development area
New infrastructure measures in the north of the development area in Adlershof are going forward. Public transport is being expanded, including a tram line by 2021.
Two new streets, Wagner-Régeny-Allee and Benno-König-Strasse, will soon integrate the Gleislinse area into the city’s public infrastructure. These are currently still under construction. Frank Wittwer, project manager for infrastructure at WISTA.Plan GmbH, is optimistic that the expansion of the development area’s transport infrastructure will be completed according to plan. With the expansion, the Science City’s 32-kilometre road network, which has either been built, or completely overhauled, since 1994, will gain an additional four kilometres.
Gleislinse, the area between the S-Bahn stations Betriebsbahnhof Schöneweide and Adlershof, will provide Berlin with much-needed space for more commercial properties. It will be opened to new businesses in 2020. Several obstacles had to be overcome to get to this point. Gleislinse was home to one of Berlin’s largest populations of sand lizards. Wittwer tells us, how 2,500 of this rare species of indigenous lizards had to be collected and relocated to other parts of Berlin. Their new habitats are now in Herzberge and Pankow. The State of Berlin and Deutsche Bahn invested 1.8 million euro to fund this relocation effort. Located right next to the train tracks, the area is now also home to a 32,000-sqm natural wildlife corridor, which will serve as a public green space and a recreational area for future residents and local workers.
There will also be a range of improvements for those in the Johannisthal/Adlershof development area who use public transport as well as for pedestrians and cyclists. The station Betriebsbahnhof Schöneweide will be completely renovated by 2021. The existing pedestrian and bike overpass bridges and the Adlergestell street will be altered, making the station accessible from two sides. This will ensure that the development area is better integrated into the S-Bahn network. Renaming the S-Bahn station into Adlershof-Johannisthal will contribute to making these changes more visible. In addition, the tram line expansion via Karl-Ziegler-Strasse, Hermann-Dorner-Allee and Gross-Berliner Damm to the S-Bahn station Adlershof will be completed in the same year. The expansion is currently entering the planning phase. The BVG is planning to begin construction in the second quarter of 2020; the total construction period is one year. The bus network will also be redesigned as part of the tram line expansion, says Wittwer. It is currently planned to increase the frequency of the bus line 164 to 10 minutes between Siriusstrasse in Alt-Glienicke and the S-Bahn station Adlershof.
Moreover, it is planned to build additional pedestrian and bike overpass bridges. The opening is scheduled for 2023. As an extension of Igo-Etrich-Strasse, the bridge will pass over the train tracks and the Adlergestell road. The main client is the State of Berlin, but Deutsche Bahn is co-financing the project with 1.6 million euros. Joachim Sichter of the Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing suggested the bridge to resolve the area’s division by the Adlergestell road. The bridge will create a convenient link to Köllnische Heide and the Spree river for people that are new to Adlershof and Johannisthal and provide a secure way to school for young children. In total, there will be five ways to cross Adlergestell into the Science City, which are about 800 metres apart. At about 2 kilometres, the longest gap will be between Sterndamm and S-Bahn station Johannisthal. The new bridge has not yet been designed. However, preliminary sketches are currently being drawn up, says Witwer. Based on these sketches, the bridge will be about 120 metres long and have two intermediate supports. It will be flanked by 250-metre paths on each side.
Frank Wittwer lets us in on another key issue of traffic infrastructure in the development area’s northeast: the development of the property of the so-called Müller heirs. Covering an area of 214,000 square metres between Gerhard-Sedlmayr-Strasse, Gross-Berliner Damm and Segelfliegerdamm, the premises will soon be home to 1,800 new flats and, on 82,000 square metres, many new commercial properties. The area will be integrated into the public road network by 2025. Construction on flats and commercial properties will begin before that in some parts of the area.
By Sylvia Nitschke for Adlershof Journal
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Hinge questionsAlso known as: hinge-type questions, hinge point questions, checkpoint questions, diagnostic questions
The purpose of a hinge question is to reveal what the learner understands in a very unambiguous way. Answers to hinge questions identify what misconceptions dominate particular ideas/concepts/items of learning and student responses indicate what they need to do next. Hinge questions are easily designed as multiple choice but can also be more open-ended in nature. There are no grading levels or marks because what matters most is a quick reveal of student understanding so that any move forward in the learning program ‘hinges’ upon student thinking.
If the teacher had just taught rhetorical devices, he/she might ask the following: which of these is alliteration?
A. The golden disc of the sun burned.
B. The sizzling summer sun smiled sweetly.
C. I felt the red hot sun on my back.
D. The trees swayed gently in the wind.
Students hold up the card on their device with their answer simultaneously.
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How to use with ICT
Online, hinge questions can be designed as concept-sampling polls, as diagnostic multiple choice using branching or as algorithm-based adaptive testing questions.
Plickers is an application where students are given a paper card with four possible responses. Each student holds up their response and the teacher scans the room with their device’s camera. Questions must be multiple choice and all responses are captured in real time on the web application. The teacher can develop an analysis of possible responses in advance, using the Word/Docs hinge question template below.
|Dylan Wiliam on effective questioning in the classroom, a podcast interview by Jo Earp||Dylan Wiliam on effective questioning||Interview with Emeritus Professor Wiliam about the benefits of planning a lesson around checkpoints known as hinge questions. Available as a podcast or transcript.|
|Teaching practice: Hinge questions by Matt Bromley||Teaching practice: Hinge questions||Matt Bromley looks at how to make multiple-choice, hinge questions work in classrooms and in teaching.|
|Building hinge-point questions into your day-to-day teaching is an article by the UK based National STEM Learning Centre||Building hinge-point questions||This article uses eight key questions to create a procedure for implementing hinge-point questions as part of a daily teaching routine. The questions are effectively mapped in a diagram that can be downloaded as a separate PDF.|
|Hinge questions hub is a dedicated resource collection, written and collated by Harry Fletcher-Wood||Hinge questions hub||This webpage collects everything that Harry Fletcher-Woods has written and recorded on hinge questions, as well as linking to the research work of professional peers in this area of formative assessment.|
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Disability, Learning and Support
When planning to use technology in the classroom it is important to consider the diversity of your learners. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to guide the design of learning environments that are accessible and effective for all. For UDL guidelines, information and additional materials, visit the CAST website.
Many students require technology as an adjustment to support their access to learning. Adjustments (NESA) are actions taken that enable a student with disability and additional learning needs to access syllabus outcomes and content on the same basis as their peers. Enrol in the Personalised learning with technology online course to help you make more informed decisions regarding technology.
For a range of simple, how-to videos visit the Assistive Technology page on the Disability, Learning and Support website. Resources are organised into four sections; Literacy and Learning, Vision, Hearing, Physical and Motor Skills.
High potential and gifted learning and support
When planning to use technology in the classroom it is important to consider the full range of abilities of all learners. High potential and gifted learners may require additional adjustments and deliberate talent development. These strategies include differentiation, grouping, enrichment and advanced learning pathways so students can be engaged, grow and achieve their personal best.
Assessing and identifying high potential and gifted learners will help teachers decide which students may benefit from extension and additional challenge. Effective strategies and contributors to achievement for high potential and gifted learners helps teachers to identify and target areas for growth and improvement. School leaders can access the Evaluation and Planning Tool to support strategic improvement planning.
For further support and advice about how to tailor learning for high potential and gifted students from all backgrounds, visit the High Potential and Gifted Education web section, High Potential and Gifted Education Policy or attend one of the professional learning courses on offer.
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When should my child get a tetanus booster?
It depends on her age. Experts recommend vaccinating your child when she’s 2 months old, with follow-up shots at 4 months, 6 months, after her first birthday, and again around age 5. These initial shots are called DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis) vaccinations. At 11 or 12 years of age she’ll need a booster shot called a Tdap, then a tetanus and diphtheria (TD) booster every 10 years through adulthood. Your pediatrician may also recommend a booster shot if your child hasn’t had one within five years and has a bad cut that’s prone to tetanus.
What kinds of wounds are prone to tetanus?
All breaks in the skin caused by dirty objects run a risk of tetanus. (Minor burns and scrapes or cuts from clean objects — a kitchen knife or a piece of glass, for example — usually aren’t a worry.) Keep this in mind: Tetanus is caused by bacteria that multiply only in the absence of oxygen, so it occurs only in deeper wounds. That’s why deep puncture wounds especially pose a risk.
How soon after being cut should my child get a tetanus booster?
It’s not an emergency situation: So long as you’ve been following a regular immunization schedule, you can wait up to three days without increasing the risk of tetanus.
Does the vaccine pose any risks?
The tetanus booster itself sometimes causes minor side effects such as fever, fussiness, or soreness at the site of injection. An aspirin-free pain reliever can help ease most symptoms.
In the past in rare cases, the pertussis part of the DTP vaccination — the older version of the DTaP vaccine which is no longer used in the United States — could cause more serious side effects, such as severe allergic reactions, long-lasting seizures, loss of consciousness, and swelling of the brain. Fortunately, the new DTaP vaccine is believed to cause fewer worrisome side effects than DTP. It’s also reassuring to know that even when severe reactions occur, virtually all children recover without lasting harm.
Robert H. Pantell M.D., James F. Fries M.D., Donald M. Vickery M.D., Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent’s Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care. Da Capo Lifelong Books.
Nemours Foundation. Tetanus. http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/tetanus.html
Centers for Disease Control. Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccines.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tetanus (Lockjaw) Vaccination. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/tetanus/default.htm
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Segues are a key factor to creating great apps with Swift and Xcode. They control the basic functionality of almost every app, passing off the current view of the app.
The Different Types of Segues
Show – Pushes the new destination view controller to the navigation stack. This is the most common of the ViewControllers.
Present Detail – This segue is used with UISplitViewController and is mostly meant for iPad applications.
Present Modally – Presents the ViewController modally and directly, with various animations that are set by the presentation option. On iPhone it covers the whole screen, but on iPad it commonly presents as a box in the center of the screen.
Present As Popover – This presents the destination ViewController as a popover on iPad, and tapping anywhere else on the screen will clear the screen. Although, on iPhone it presents the view over the whole screen.
First let’s create a new project. We will start with a single view app, but later we will add another view.
Give your project a name, any name will work. We won’t need any extensions, so leave those unchecked.
Adding The UI
Now navigate to the Main.storyboard file. This is where we will create the UI of our App.
Next, add a button by clicking on the Library button and searching for button. The Library tab is the button with a circle and square in the middle, up in the right hand corner.
Now, place the button in the center of the view controller.
Then we will create a new view controller by opening up the Library tab again and searching for view controller.
Change the color of the view controller to a different color than white, so we can see how to view animates and show that it changed. We do this by clicking on the Attributes Inspector and then choosing background and selecting a color.
Creating The Segue
Now we will create the Segue. To do this right click, or option click and drag to to the new ViewController. Then we will choose show, to present the destination view controller.
Testing it Out
Now build and run the app. You can press the start button in the top left hand corner or press Command+B. Any simulator will work with the app. Then click the button and the view should present over the whole screen.
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DAY SCHOOLS IN CHENNAI
Founded in the year 1661 by the East India Company, Chennai lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the fourth largest city in India. It was previously known as Madras city. The town had been ruled by many of the empires of South India like the Pandya, the Chola, etc. Some of the city's main attractions are Marina Beach, George Town, Santhome Cathedral, Saint Thomas Mount, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Valluvar Kottam, Thousand Lights Mosque, Elliot's Beach, Ashtalakshmi Temple, Government Museum, etc.
Education System in Chennai
Chennai has been in the education field since the mid-1800s. In the late 19th century, more than 12,000 schools in Chennai and almost 2 lakh teachers were working there. Although during that time, the male-female teachers' ratio was extremely poor with a population of male teachers, which was 1,84,110 to 4,500 female teachers only. The Madras Christian College was built before independence, but it continues to be one the best colleges in our country.
In Chennai, schools are either under the control of the Tamil Nadu government, private organizations, or sponsored by the government. The private schools teach only in English, but the public schools are either English medium or Tamil medium. The schools follow the state board's curriculum, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or the National Institute of Open Learning. In Chennai, a child must attend three years of kindergarten education, ten years of primary and secondary schooling, and two years of higher secondary school.
Day Schools in Chennai
- Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School
- The PSBB Millennium School, Chennai
- Chettinad Vidyashram
- Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam
- Kaligi Ranganathan Montford Matric Hr. Sec. School
- SBOA School And Junior College.
- Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School.
- D.A.V. Girls Senior Secondary School.
- D.A.V. Boys Senior Secondary School.
- Maharishi Vidya Mandir.
- Dr. C. L. Metha Sishya O.M.R. School
Facilities in Day Schools in Chennai
The schools in Chennai provide many amenities where a child can grow and flourish to his full potential. These schools have well-lit classrooms, drinking water facilities, cafeterias, dance rooms, music rooms, art rooms, and laboratories for different subjects. Many schools also offer amenities for various sports like a tennis court, swimming pool, table tennis arena, basketball court, volleyball court, cricket pitch and net, and football.
These schools believe in building and maintaining a healthy teacher-student relationship. For this, they scout the best teachers in their fields. The schools also boast auditoriums, audiovisual rooms, and libraries with countless books to help students with their studies.
Extracurricular activities hold an important place in these schools. They believe that a child will only have a promising future if he has more experience in different co-curricular activities. Debates, quizzes, music, dance, art, story-telling, robotics, poetry, photography, yoga, etc., are a few of the schools that encourage the students to participate. Other than this, many schools let their students learn different languages.
It all comes down to what suits you best for your ward. As the competition increases among the peers, the schools are trying to get better and better in all aspects. Be it the infrastructural facilities or teaching aids, or co-curriculum. The schools are trying their best to provide the best education to the students. It is only you who knows your child and can inspect which school would be best for him. Just remember, a school can make your child's future if it is the right fit for him. So research thoroughly before admitting your ward to any institution.
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The publishing of the Spanish National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan, PNIEC, and the repeal of the Sun Tax have generated a new solar “boom” in Spain. Now, taking advantage of solar energy to promote the economy and the environment is possible.
One of the main challenges facing the sector is to generate a stable market in the medium and long term that does not depend on external factors to boost it. For this, we must be able to communicate the advantages of photovoltaic solar energy for the country and for the sustainability of the planet:
- Energy independence.
- Environmental Protection.
- Lower cost, since photovoltaics is the cheapest generation technology that exists in many countries around the world, including Spain.
ENHANCING PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BEST NATURAL RESOURCE IN SPAIN, THE SUN.
CHALLENGES OF THE SPANISH SOLAR INDUSTRY
The global increase in the market supposes an improvement of commercial opportunities. In 2019 -until November- more than 4 GW of renewable generation power were installed, of which 64% was photovoltaic. In this sense, at Praxia we are prepared to act and help the electricity sector, thanks to our agility as a company, which allows us to meet the needs of our customers according to their requirements efficiently and quickly.
Furthermore, the boost of self-consumption opens a niche of opportunity in solutions for roofs, roofs and canopies for photovoltaic car parks. According to the PNIEC, in 2030 the electricity sector will consist of 74% renewable energy and the installed power is expected to be 37 GW of photovoltaic energy, to reach 2050 with 100% renewable energy.
Renewable energy auctions continue to be one of the most effective mechanisms to promote them, especially in Latin American countries, where the number of NCRE auctions continues to increase. In Spain, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition issued a decree that regulates a new remuneration framework for the generation of electricity from renewable sources. This measure is expected to avoid possible increases in rates.
HOW WE WORK AT PRAXIA ENERGY
At Praxia, when we open a new market, we reinforce the message of our experience and our reliability, which we summarize in three messages:
- Competitive thanks to the fact of having integrated design and manufacturing.
- Bankable, which means that our products are approved by the vast majority of financial institutions, investment funds and technical advisers.
- 25-year guarantee, all our products, whatever they may be, have the same guarantee.
Furthermore, our competitive advantages and the added value of our services are always maintained, regardless of the market in which we are going to join.
IN WHICH MARKETS DO WE WORK
A very attractive strategic market for Praxia is Latin America. In all this area we have acquired a great experience, in addition to having a very important solar potential.
We currently have projects underway in Panama, El Salvador, Kenya, Spain, Japan and the United Kingdom. Anyway, more than working on projects, we like to think that we are a company of clients. And, once they work with us, they continue to trust in our work for their international development.
DESIGN OF PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURES
According to our CEO, Pablo Cuesta: “it is very important to trust a “bankable” manufacturer, who can advise on the best solution for fixing the structure to the ground, on corrosion, on the panel fixing system, and about the different possibilities in other important points of the design, such as the configuration or the inclination, for example.
This new solar “boom” in Spain and the prospects for technology growth throughout Latin America represent a great opportunity for companies in the sector.”
HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES?
At Praxia we try to take advantage of opportunities from an engineering and product point of view. To do this, we try to continuously launch innovative and competitive solutions, always being clear that it is about offering the customer what they are requiring.
From the manufacturing point of view, we try to achieve flexible productivity improvements to meet the requirements of each project.
As we said before, we are an agile company and that allows us to take advantage of scale economies. In this way we are prepared to achieve success in any market that represents a good opportunity, just as we have been doing since 2006.
The photovoltaic market is at its best worldwide and at Praxia we will be happy to advise you and help you in your projects.
If you want to make an inquiry, fill out the form and we will contact you as soon as possible.
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Rapid technological advances and globalization created what Tom Friedman dubbed a “flat world.” Disaggregation got here to law. Legal apply–tasks requiring differentiated expertise, experience, and skills possessed by some lawyers– began to slim. They confronted a steady migration of excessive-volume, low worth “legal” work in-house and to tech and course of-savvy legal providers. This work was the grist for the excessive-billable hour mill, the motive Law & Legal force of the partnership’s pyramidal, leveraged financial mannequin. Students will represent people facing legal obstacles as the results of their criminal records. The clinic’s instances sit on the intersection of the civil and legal justice systems and deal with points related to mass incarceration, prisoner reentry, and the collateral consequences of legal convictions.
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“Ayla” avatar © 2008 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction. A2J Author is a federally registered trademark of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law and Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction and is used right here with their permission. Please tell us if any particular service is required to offer legal help to you.
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The Poetics of Otherness and Transition in Naomi Alderman’s Fiction
This is the first book on Naomi Alderman’s literary production, and highlights the writer’s transcultural recasting of British and Jewish traditions. The four novels analysed here prove to be relevant, not only from a literary viewpoint, but also from the fields of ethics, spirituality and politics. The analysis thus focuses on issues such as alterity and respect towards the other in a globalized context. As such, the book will be of interest to literary critics, researchers, and students in the fields of literature, ethics, and social and cultural studies. The reader will find in the text a comprehensive approach to a young writer who undoubtedly deserves attention given her interrogation of varied and socially relevant topics, including gender and sexual orientation in the early twenty-first century, the rewriting of the Sacred Scriptures, and the discourse of feminist posthuman dystopias.
José M. Yebra is a Lecturer in English at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He is the co-editor of the volume Transmodern Perspectives on Contemporary Literatures in English (with Jessica Aliaga, 2019). His publications also include the articles “‘Aqueronta Movebo’. Violence and Dystopia in Naomi Alderman’s The Power” in Orbis Litterarum (2019); “Iraq Wars from the Other Side: Transmodern Reconciliation in Sinan Antoon’s The Corpse Washer” in Societies (2018); “Transmodern Motion or the Rhizomatic Updated in In a Strange Room, “Take Me to Church” and Babel” in Anglia (2018); and “Re-framing Vulnerability and Wound Ethics: Colm Tóibín’s The Testament of Mary” in the Journal of Language, Literature and Culture (2018). His research interests include contemporary literatures, transmodernity, and gender and trauma studies.
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The significance of Auto Repair Services
Maintenance that is preventative can keep your car in top shape for many years. You might say that the expense of regular colorado springs auto service may not fit into your budget each month. To avoid expensive repairs in the future, maintaining your vehicle regularly is essential. Small issues can be identified by your mechanic prior to when they turn into costly repairs.
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A lot of car owners are asking why it is necessary to have their car checked. What's the reason behind tuning up your car? Tune-ups are listed as major features in the owner's manual. They are a vital component of maintenance for your vehicle.
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Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Former President Carter discusses his new book, “We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land.”
- President Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States, recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, founder of the Carter Center, and bestselling author.
- Aaron David Miller Public policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; former advisor to six U.S. Secretaries of State on Arab-Israeli negotiations; author, most recently of "The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace"
- Shibley Telhami Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development, University of Maryland, and author of "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" (Westview Press)
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The lighting market segment is very diversified, but Solid State Lighting (SSL), based on LEDs, has made the Edison bulb effectively obsolete and is now infringing on areas where fluorescent lighting excels. The possibilities offered by SSL bring advantages in industrial applications, such as for roads and parking lots, stadiums and stages (Figure 1), as well as for urban farming, horticulture, water purification, and medical lighting and light therapy.
When electrons meet photons, it requires power designers to work very closely with LED manufacturers. A good example of this intersection is “GaN (Gallium Nitride) lighting”, which uses GaN transistors in the power stage, and GaN-on-Silicon in the LED element. It reflects the industrial maturity of GaN in both the power and lighting industries. For power designers, it is interesting to follow both technologies and there could be huge benefits in that association.
SSL lighting currently dominates some segments of the lighting market where the cost of replacing a light bulb is inordinately expensive and could cost the end user more than the light itself. Lights on tall poles where a lift truck is required to even reach the lighting fixture is an example of this. Having to stop or reroute traffic on a bridge or in a tunnel is another example. These types of applications benefit from having very long lasting SSL Additionally, SSL is much more efficient than the typical high pressure light that it is replacing, so the power consumption for providing the same level of light is notably reduced, often resulting in a very good ROI for the end user as well as contributing to reduce energy consumption.
Houston's NRG Stadium (USA) became one of the first professional venues to use energy-efficient LED lights in 2015. The field was illuminated exclusively by 65.000 LED lights, consuming 337 kilowatts when at full power, which is about 60 percent less energy than the previous conventional stadium-lighting system. Future technologies will save even more energy, with 75% saving the target. The energy saved is remarkable, but it is only the beginning of what is possible when combining SSL technology and efficient power management. Larger infrastructure providers and cities are renovating their lighting systems in favour of digitally controlled SSL, and combined with renewable energy, we are approaching the mythic zero emissions lighting circle (from generation to utilisation).
Lighting for food!
Right now, there are around 7.6 billion people in the world and every year, the world’s population is expanding by 83 million people. By 2050, there will be a global population of just short of 10 billion. Providing food to 10 billion people will require agriculture to develop very efficient production processes, while preserving the environment by reducing hazardous chemicals and optimizing water utilisation.
In a recent communication, the World Bank highlighted the situation and laid out the expected future of food supply around the world. “The world needs to produce at least 50 percent more food to feed 10 billion people by 2050. But climate change could cut crop yields by more than 25 percent. The land, biodiversity, oceans, forests, and other forms of natural capital are being depleted at unprecedented rates. Unless we change how we grow our food and manage our natural capital, food security – especially for the world’s poorest – will be at risk.”
Considering all the parameters and requirement to produce food with the highest respect for the environment, in 1999, Dr. Dickson Despommier with his students developed the idea of modern indoor farming, revitalizing the term coined in 1915 by the American geologist Gilbert Ellis Bailey: “Vertical farming.” There has been a lot of articles about industrial buildings being converted into vertical farms, and there are an amazing number of technology innovations contributing to optimize the energy delivered to the plants for optimal growth. From space utilization, there is 100 times more food produced per square meter compared with regular agriculture. Water utilization is reduced by 90% and hazardous chemicals are eliminated. Indoor farming is very attractive, though to be really efficient it requires a very efficient lighting system (Figure 2).
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Figure 2. Solid State Lighting growing vegetables in indoor farming
Not all vegetables can be grown with limited soil and nutrition, but for the ones that can be grown using this farming method, the results are impressive and getting even more so when using modern computer-controlled lighting technologies. For power designers this is a very interesting challenge to explore, combining advanced power electronics and modern agriculture with software.
Since its introduction, indoor farming engineers have conducted research to validate the spectrum and energy required by different plants to grow efficiently. From wide spectrum fluorescent or halogen lamps to more narrow spectrum lighting, the conventional lighting industry innovated a lot but those technologies are not flexible nor efficient enough to respond to the demand.
Following experiments in Japan from 2005-2008, agronomical researchers investigated different lighting methods to adjust the spectrum and energy delivered to specific plants. Researchers concluded that the specific light spectrum to grow plants and vegetables typically starts at 450 nm (blue light) and goes through to 730 nm (far red) (Figure 3). The Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD) required ranges from 50 micromoles (µmol) for mushrooms up to 2,000 µmol for plants like tomatoes and some flowers that thrive in full summer light (Figure 4). Agricultural experts tell us that for optimal results different plants types may require different light spectra as well as differing light balance and intensities between the seedling and harvesting stage. This often results in a requirement for the artificial light to have a number of different spectra channels that are individually adjustable for intensity.
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Figure 3. The Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density required to grow plants and vegetables typically starts at 450 nm (blue light) and goes through 730 nm (far red)
Urban farms are increasingly moving to modern SSL lighting, especially as the amount of light energy per watt of power steadily increases. This increased efficacy also lowers the cooling costs as the produce yield is negatively impacted by too high air or soil temperatures. LED lighting allows the grower to use lights that only consume energy in the spectra that the plants require, generally red and blue, thus saving energy over delivering full spectrum lighting, where the majority of the light is not used by the plants. This goes back to the elementary school question, “Why are plants green?” (because most plants don’t absorb (use) green light and thus it is reflected back to your eyes making the plant look green).
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Figure 4. Light energy required ranges from 50 micromoles (µmol) for mushrooms up to 2.000 µmol for light intensive plants
Today multiple LED lamps are commonly used to energy efficiently grow vegetables though more advancement can be achieved by integrating intelligent power sources in LED modules. One research area is to create micro-LED panels with growth index monitoring, which are able to modulate the light locally (1/2 square meter area). That will require a very efficient distributed power solution that is able to adjust all the parameters of the vegetable’s growth.
Despite a lot of articles and papers presented at conferences, indoor farming is still at its infant stage, though the demand on the agriculture to produce more with less environmental impact is an important factor in its development. The combination of the latest technologies in SSL, power management, and a software controlled environment will improve productivity and tools for modern farmers to be in position to grow food for the 10 billion people in 2050.
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Nature is full of simple but beautiful patterns. Remember to take the time to observe all the wonderful patterns all around you. Following the pattern of the petals on a sunflower inspired Daisy to made a LEAF MANDALA . Would you like to make one too?
“Swaying in the breeze...
Every tree is part of my family.
Every tree tells a story...
Every tree I see teaches me.”
Gumboot Kids can listen to Jessie Farrell's songs here .
MAKE A LEAF MANDALA WITH DAISY!
Head out on a nature walk and gather some leaves, flowers and pinecones — anything special that catches your eye. Remember t take only what's abundant and only take a little.
Find a patch of grass in your backyard or a park. This is your canvas for the mandala. Place one of the treasures in the middle then place your treasures in a circular pattern around the centre. Go around and around, adding larger circles around the centre until you have completed the mandala.
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Remember there is no right or wrong way to make a nature craft, so have fun!
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Okay, it’s officially freezing! Jon Snow has left the living room and the deep sting of winter is certainly making her presence felt. So how do we keep warm when the winter winds howl?
Short of employing Nan to make a ginormous scarf to wrap around your house and keep the chill at bay, let’s look at five hacks you may have forgotten about to keep your abode toasty warm this winter.
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No, don’t give me your best Kiss From a Rose impression. I’m talking about the hundreds of cracks, crevices and overlooked ways that a cold draught can creep its way into your home.
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The use of warm colours (don’t discard the blues and greens), plush throws and pillows, and soft warm lighting can give the room all it needs to look like it’s burning up inside.
3. Consider insulation
Like a warm blanket, insulation is what gives us that wrapped-up feeling when the alarm goes off and we dread leaving the house to face a July morning.
We’re talking about the batts in your ceilings and walls, sarking over your roof frame and wrapped concrete slabs in the ground.
These things keep us warm in winter, cool in summer and are pretty much the first line of defence when it comes to heating a home.
4. Change your perspective
While it’s always nice to have a great view, we need to think about how our homes are orientated to make the most of a rare winter sun.
From what I learnt in school, cold weather generally comes from the south (that’s where all the ice is) and the sun is usually in the north, so it sort of makes sense to face the sun when things turn cool.
Having a northerly aspect is vital for effective passive design and keeps the cold southerly winter winds at bay.
It’s all about the natural light in this character-filled family home in Bundanoon.
5. If all else fails, party like it’s 1999
If you’ve exhausted every avenue for upping your in-home heating and just can’t seem to stop the teeth from chattering, start inviting every Tom, Dick, Harry, Arthur and Marta over for afternoon sips.
Wikipedia (that old book of ‘facts’) states that the human body produces about 200 watts of heat energy at low exercise.
So, 20 or so of your best buddies hot stepping it to Janes Fonda’s ’80s aerobics classics, would pump out the same volume of heat as a 4kW gas heater.
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Although it can be difficult to qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits for diabetes, there are some situations in which it may be possible.
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "On-Chip Pretreatment of Whole Blood by Using MEMS Technology" book to their offering.
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Gamification of banking can deliver not only for both very large banks but also for community financial institutions, but the “big” and “small” of gamification can also apply to the game itself.
Ally Bank, for example, has tried several campaigns using games to make a point to consumers about personal finance, but it outdid past efforts with its “Ally+Monopoly” augmented reality game. The game turned six U.S. cities —Charlotte, Detroit, New York, Chicago, Seattle and Dallas — into live Monopoly game boards. Think Pokémon Go meets banking and money.
While the Ally effort is gamification writ large, spread over many square miles, financial marketers can also think about gamification on a much smaller canvas. Specifically, as small as a mobile phone screen. Indiana’s Centier Bank has been offering its own gamification of savings, complete with cash rewards, through an app called Billinero. The game app’s name is a portmanteau of “Bill,” as in currency, and “Dinero,” Spanish for money.
Mr. Monopoly’s Giving Out Real Money
According to the site WorldOfMonopoly.com, over 2,000 versions and variations of Monopoly have been published. This includes foreign language editions, editions themed to movies and TV shows, a version that has a voice assistant in the shape of Mr. Monopoly’s hat that runs the bank, and even a version where the official idea of the game is to lie, cheat, and steal.
What amazed Andrea Brimmer, Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer at Ally Financial, was that no one had ever licensed the game from Hasbro for a banking-related promotion.
That got an idea going at the online bank — why not turn Monopoly into a virtual reality game featuring cash prizes and Mr. Monopoly? Brimmer says that research indicates that just over a third of Americans surveyed say Monopoly and other games of its type represented their first hands-on exposure to using money and learning to manage it. Four out of five Americans believe that playing money-related board games like Monopoly helps teach basic money concepts.
“Gamification really works for us,” says Brimmer. “Once consumers engage with your game, they are more willing to consider doing business with your brand.”
Brimmer says Ally has found that over half of the consumers who play a game become prospects and 30% of the prospects identified by its various gamification efforts convert to customers in some fashion.
The Monopoly-themed game, offered in the six cities in augmented reality form, was also available in an online version. Ally offered $1 million in total prizes. A giant game piece was sent to each city so consumers could pose next to them and post the shot to social media. Postings of these and other discovered game spots became entries in a prize drawing.
Each city also had a designated Community Chest square. Every time a player passed that spot Ally made a donation to the area’s Junior Achievement chapter, to a total of $125,000 nationwide. That includes a $50,000 award to the chapter in the city with the most visits to the community chest square. (See posts made to Twitter here. Posts could also be made to Instagram. Mr. Monopoly took over Ally’s social feeds for the duration of the promotion.)
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The object of the augmented reality game was to find all the property squares and other points that had been set up for Ally in that city and capture them with the app. The app provided clues on how to find each physical location. Virtual images overlay the physical site. For example, on a Free Parking space Mr. Monopoly drives up in the game’s race car token, in the app.
Brimmer says Ally’s tracking indicates that somewhere over 350,000 people played the game. In addition to consumer tips embedded in the game, Ally presented some online, such as a blog discussing how Monopoly and other popular games provide financial education and familiarity and an online financial literacy quiz.
Gamification Helps Community Bank Reach Beyond Home State
The Billinero program of Centier Bank, Whiting, Ind., is an app-adapted version of prize-linked savings accounts.
This type of account first came on the scene in a significant way towards the end of the 2000s and has had more of a foothold historically among credit unions, with support from credit union leagues. (The first pilot effort was with a credit union in Indiana.) A notably successful program called Prize Savings, offered to consumers holding Walmart MoneyCard prepaid cards, was adopted in 2017 and helped bring in $2 billion. That effort is a joint project of the retailer, Green Dot and Commonwealth, an organization set up to address issues such as consumers’ lack of emergency savings.
The general principle behind prize-linked savings is to encourage people to save by turning savings deposits into entries in periodic drawings for prizes. Generally, the more often a consumer saves, the more chances they have to win.
Because these types of accounts involve a form of lottery, they are not legal in every state and rules may differ from state to state.
Centier launched Billinero in August 2019 in recognition of statistics that indicate that two out of five Americans have less than $400 in their savings accounts, according to Chris Campbell, Senior Partner. The slogan of the program is “It’s like banking, but fun.”
The app is tied to a special savings account maintained at Centier. Each qualifying deposit of at least $25 earns a “coin.” Up to 12 coins can be earned in a month. Each coin earns a chance at the bank’s monthly drawing for a cash prize of $1,000. In addition, every three coins earns a “billinero,” which gives the saver a chance at a quarterly drawing prize of at least $10,000. Up to 12 billineros can be earned per quarter, four per month.
To maintain coins and billineros for the drawings, the saver must maintain at least 80% of the balance resulting after a deposit. After each drawing all depositors’ coin balances reset, and they go about earning fresh coins and billineros by making new deposits.
In keeping with the names of the game tokens, until deposits are verified the app reports coins as “minting” and billineros as “printing.”
Campbell says that as more people download the app the bank intends to raise the size of the quarterly drawings.
The bank’s research indicates that prize-linked savings programs can be offered in 27 states currently. It has selected 11 all told to promote the program, chosen because the bank feels its brand will resonate in those areas, according to Campbell. The bank is marketing the effort through digital, social, and traditional media. So far most consumers taking part come from Indiana.
Campbell says as time goes by, the bank plans to build out the app. One future possibility is encouraging referrals by granting additional coins, in some fashion. Another will be to devise more advanced forms of savings, a sort of graduate level of Billinero when savers build up larger balances.
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Buy lsd crystal Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known as acid, is a hallucinogenic drug. Effects typically include altered thoughts, feelings, and awareness of ones surroundings.
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LSD is considered an entheogen because it can catalyze intense spiritual experiences, during which users may feel they have come into contact with a greater spiritual or cosmic order. Users sometimes report out of body experiences. In 1966, Timothy Leary established the League for Spiritual Discovery with LSD as its sacrament.Stanislav Grof has written that religious and mystical experiences observed during LSD sessions appear to be phenomenologically indistinguishable from similar descriptions in the sacred scriptures of the great religions of the world and the texts of ancient civilizations
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LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, is a psychedelic drug derived from a chemical in rye fungus. It is best known for its use during the counterculture of the 1960s, and its resulting prohibition gave it a mostly negative reputation.
In 1938, Albert Hofmann, a Swiss scientist, synthesized LSD in his laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland. He unexpectedly discovered its psychedelic effects in 1943 when a tiny amount came in contact with his skin.
LSD is an extremely powerful psychedelic with immense therapeutic and cultural potential.
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Synthesised in 1938
Psychedelic properties discovered in 1943
Discovered by mainstream America in the 1950s
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An analysis of data collected in 2010 for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimated that between 22 and 25 million people in the US have used LSD at some point in their lifetimes. The highest usage rates reported were among 30 to 34 year olds: about 20% people in this age group are estimated to have used it at some point in their lives. An estimated 15-18% of people ages 21-64 had used it at some point in their lifetimes.
The more recent 2015 NSDUH survey showed that LSD was used by about 287,000 people 12 years of age and older within the past month in the US.
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In Europe, up to 4.7% of all aged 15-64 have taken LSD at least once, and more than 0.3% of this same age group (in countries such as France, Germany and the UK) have used it in the last year.
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A landslide has been active south of Yellowstone National Park for a couple of weeks. Jackson, Wyoming town officials first noticed significant hill movement April 4. They evacuated 42 homes and apartment units April 9.
By Saturday morning, the shifting earth had bulged a road and a parking lot at the foot of the hill by as much as 10 feet. The groundswell pushed a small town water pump building 15 feet toward West Broadway, the town’s main drag.
The landslide continues to move slowly toward town, and it is unlikely that it will lurch forward unexpectedly. The slow progression of the slide has given people and wildlife enough time to get out of the way.
Landslides are common in the Rocky Mountains as the snow melts in spring. However, it is probable that this is not a natural occurrence, rather a man-made one. The recent construction at the bottom of this hill excavated the soil base to create space for businesses. This may have weakened the stability of the mountainside and created this disaster.
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Compounding the darkish exterior you might have numerous tall or thick bushes by your windows. Some people suppose this helps your security as a result of it makes it more durable for someone to interrupt in. However truly, it is just offering further hiding spots that a would be robber can use whereas breaking into your home.
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Table saw build - things learned and what I'd do differentlyThis homemade table saw project started out as an experiment, partially motivated by so many people asking when I was going to build a homemade table saw.
A major problem with building a table saw is getting a good arbour / blade mount. The first thing that came to mind is a mandrel with bearings on it. I have two of these, but neither is anywhere close to accurate enough.
A hand held circular saw is not ideal, but no worse than other options I could think of, and most certainly the most convenient to use. So I set out to see how good a table saw I could build from one of those. It has worked out better than I anticipated.
One of my favourite aspects of this saw is the fence. I think for a fence that only attaches to the front rail, hooking under the front rail is the way to go. Most commercial T-square fences end up having a slot on the top, which will inevitably fill with sawdust. Hooking under instead avoids this, and also avoids adding a bulky rail to the front.
The fence doesn't operate as smoothly as the one on my Delta table saw, but I can still set it to within 0.001" (or about 0.025 mm) with a bit of tapping. It does, however, consistently move by about 0.002" (0.05 mm) when the knob is tightened. This may have something to do with the fact that I shimmed the t-square on one side a bit to better line it up with the T-slot. But worrying about increments this small is really splitting hairs for a saw of this nature.
I first re-routed one edge of the slot parallel, then glued a strip of wood in to narrow the slot on that side, then re-routed the whole slot. I referenced my guide with spacers to the other slot to make sure both ended up parallel.
I used very hard ash wood for the strip I glued in. In retrospect, this might be a good method for reinforcing or repairing a slot in a wood topped table saw, especially if the top is not made from Baltic birch plywood.
Initially, I popped out the inserts by reaching under the saw and pushing it up with my fingers. But I don't have much room around the blade, so this always involved touching the blade. I was never comfortable doing that.
I thought about drilling a hole in the insert so I could pull it out with my fingers, but again, the opening under the insert is not that big. I didn't want to cut that hole any larger for fear of weakening the table. So I carved a small notch at the front of the slot, which allows me to pop it out with a screwdriver.
I added a small piece of wood to hold the saw's cord. That way, when I pick up the saw and move it, I'm not dragging the cord and sawdust along the floor. And when I put it back down, I don't have to push the cable under it.
The dust deflector is two pieces of aluminium flashing. It's two pieces to accommodate tilting of the saw.
There is also quite a lot of sawdust shooting out the triangular opening on the back of the blade guard. This dust ends up getting shot into the corner of the cabinet. I found some dust made it in the millimeter wide gap between the stand and the table. So I added another piece of wood to the bottom of the table in that corner, so that the sawdust would have to make it around several corners to make it out of the cabinet.
Luckily, the more complicated raised hinge mount of the folding cabinet is also in that corner, so it's harder for the dust to make it out through the vertical edge of the cabinet.
I am concerned about sucking too much sawdust through the motor. That cabinet gets very dusty inside when the saw is running. I'm glad I made the cabinet as large as I did, so there's hopefully more settling before the air gets pulled through the motor.
When I just had a bed sheet wrapped around the bottom of the saw while I used it to build the stand, there was quite a bit of dust deposited at the motor inlet, so the smaller volume inside the draped bed sheet was definitely worse.
It can also get quite warm inside the cabinet from heat from the motor. More volume below the saw would help in both regards. If I was building it again, I'd make the base even larger, and also a larger top.
That said, I'd rather have the dust sucked through the motor than into my lungs, so keeping the dust inside the cabinet is still a priority.
I should have made the pivot for the depth adjustment wider. I'm also questioning whether hinging on a pin was the best idea. A pin in tight holes makes for no play, but it's also very difficult to tweak the alignment. Though if I had made the bracket wider, getting the alignment right would have been easier, even with a pin.
Adjusting the alignment has been one of the most difficult aspects of this build, and I think the design could be improved in this regard. I shimmed around the motor a bit, and added a screw to push the handle to the side a bit, among other things to tweak the alignment.
I didn't want to destroy the saw when I started out because I wasn't sure how well this would work. But taking the saw in and out is so difficult, and with all the time invested, it doesn't make sense to take that saw out anymore. I should have just drilled some holes in the aluminium blade guard and mounted it primarily that way. And then, I could have aligned it by adding shims behind the screws.
If I was mounting the saw mostly by the guard, I would not have needed as bulky a bracket around the body of the saw, which in turn, would have required less of a cut-out in the bottom of the table. I don't want the top to be weakened to the point where it might sag.
The curved depth adjustment slot was neat to make, but it does require one to have a bandsaw, so it's not something that can be made with basic tools. It's also a bit rough operating, so if I built it again, I'd probably make the depth adjustment lock work a bit more like the angle adjustment. That would, however, put the depth adjustment lock knob in a less convenient place. I also put some rubber washers behind the large washers behind the knobs, just to make sure the adjustments don't start sliding unexpectedly.
With the toggle switch at knee height, it was all too easy to bump it "on" with my knee, so I later made this guard to make that much less likely. I never felt a need for such a guard on my bandsaw, because I have the switch further up and out of the way, and bandsaws are generally less dangerous.
Overall, most of the things I'd change would make the saw easier to build and align. In terms of usage, this one is ok. I'll probably end up using it for various projects in the future, because it's the only portable table saw that I have. And for a portable table saw, it's pretty decent. It feels more solid than the sub-$200 dollar table saws. I also like the way it keeps dust inside without the need to hook up a ShopVac.
But if you are looking to acquire a table saw and are wondering whether to buy or
build one, I advise caution:
Back to the homemade table saw
To my Woodworking website.
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Abstract - The road transport sector is one of the major contributors of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants emissions. Regional emissions levels from road vehicles were investigated, in Mauritius, by applying a fuel-based approach. We estimated fuel consumption and air emissions based on traffic counts on the various types of classified roads at three different regional set ups, namely urban, semi urban and rural. The Relative Development Index (RDI), a composite index calculated from socio-economic and environmental indicators was used to classify regions. Our results show that the urban motorways were the most polluting due to heavy traffic. Some rural areas had important pollution levels as well. Our analysis of variance (ANOVA), however, showed little difference in emissions among road types and regions. The study can provide a simple tool for researchers in countries where data are very scarce, as is the case for many developing countries.
Sookun, A., R. Boojhawon, & S. D. D. V. Rughooputh (2014) Assessing greenhouse gas and related air pollutant emissions from road traffic counts: A case study for Mauritius, TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D: TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT 32:35-47.
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by Dr. C.V Ramana
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In the past, seeing was easy, straightforward, and predictable. Now, dating has turned into a complex method, fraught https://golden-brides.com/reviews/jollyromance/ with lust and low self-esteem. Insecure and angry folks are often smothered deep within a modern relationship, and the unpalatable truths frequently get out through the wrong programs. It’s far less complicated and less nerve-racking to connect the truth face-to-face. Listed below are suggestions for navigating the modern romance.
Many modern relationships do not prioritize marriage. The elderly considers relationship the pinnacle of a healthy relationship. Singles in today’s lifestyle can follow their jobs without limiting their economic stability. Yet , traditional marital life dates remain considered most suitable. Many couples today hold off marriage to pursue a career first. Contemporary lovers also enjoy kinkier and more regular sex. Changing social thinking have made it acceptable for many people to indulge in more adventurous having sex.
Today’s contemporary society fosters immediate relationships. One-night stands and flings are common. You need to know what it’s getting into just before committing. It’s best to communicate the desires before getting hurt. Generally, modern appreciate is much much easier than it was once. Whether you’re in a dedicated relationship or maybe a fling, you’ll want to be clear about your expectations and communicate all of them before they will start injuring each other.
The meaning of a contemporary relationship is different over a traditional an individual. Oftentimes, modern day relationships require single persons, functioning lovers, or betrothed parents with kids. In a modern relationship, persons share one common worldview, admiration each other, and aren’t sure by tough sexual functions. It’s important to choose a partner with which you feel more comfortable and completely happy. If you’re disappointed in a traditional relationship, consider going back towards the classical unit.
A key big difference between a conventional and a modern day relationship is sexuality imbalance. In traditional interactions, the man was often the breadwinner and the female the housekeeper. In modern day marriages, the sexuality roles are usually more balanced. One particular girl will likely be the breadwinner, even though the other handles the children. Whether the gender assignments are the same or different, the two will need to talk about these kinds of differences prior to settling straight down and starting up a new existence together.
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The word “soul mate” has shed its original appeal, with merely 8 percent of respondents choosing it. While “companion” is still the most well-liked choice, it is actually more commonly applied among under-30s. Those inside their twenties are more likely to use “lover” than carry out older people. This trend suggests that the modern relationship is certainly not as binary as it once was. While marital life remains an excellent and important stage just for happiness, the modern relationship is more liquid than the classic marriage.
Even though the word “in a relationship” is used to describe a long-term romantic relationship, it is necessary to remember that the term “in a relationship” encompasses a wide variety of human connections. Only some people reveal the same definition of what a romantic relationship is, but there are some elements that everybody have to do to preserve the bond in their relationship. A relationship will certainly not be truly full without a determination to each other. It must be rooted in commitment, function, and growing.
Taking your partner for granted is among the most common problems in a modern relationship. Although many people expect their partner won’t drop them off, they often typically take their partner without any consideration and take their actions for granted. This is not a healthy approach, as it causes the partnership to become a obstacle. It’s also a common pitfall among people who how to start how to express all their expectations in an open, genuine way.
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Last week I finished delivering Agile Product Lifecycle Management (APLM) course to our experienced project and product managers seeking to further their Agile product development and delivery skills. Below is an extract of what I shared in the class. I appreciate your input and comment to enhance our APLM.
Innovation is an integral part of any organization in today’s global market. Collaborative novelty helps organizations to maintain their market position. A proper product lifecycle management system fosters the organization’s success. For businesses managing their products’ lifecycles equates to properly presenting their products to their customers. This is for the life of their products and from the innovation and planning, all the way to end-of-life of their products. In today’s complex market place, collaborative innovation means the integration of all stakeholders in the process of inventions. Understanding of Agile Product Lifecycle Management enables product owners to accelerate innovation and development of rapid commercialization of products aligned with customers’ desires and business value generation.
To add to the collective APLM body of knowledge, I start from the beginning, the definition of Product Lifecycle from conceptualization and ideation to design, development, marketing till its preparation of end-of-life (EOL)! The goal is to produce a product that outperforms its competitions, that is highly profitable (compare to the competitors), and lasts as long as consumers desire and technology permits! Understanding APLM requires integrating agility throughout the process and where it is possible, hence a thorough understanding of Agile as a mindset (not just a set of tools and techniques!) Memorizing Aigle values and principles is like mechanically using them as tools to fix problems (like hammering nails)! Agile PMs constantly inspect their collaborative value-generation, and continuously adapt their course-corrections, making sure that created values are what customers desire.
As I wrote, agility is a mindset manifesting in many forms and techniques, all aligned with incremental value add to what we are accustomed to doing/performing. To tunnel across, Agile focus is incremental and iterative “improvements” – with short feedback loops, helping “all involved people” to adjust to the improved process. When the process is applied to creating innovation, the product of this multi-nodal and X-functional teams is a working artifact with built-in quality – just what customers desire. Their creation becomes the upshot of market demand; for what type of customers, at what cost, and how to distribute and bring the products with appropriate cost structure to the consumers.
Aligning R&D and innovative activities with the market and customers’ needs is the most effective driving force of any beneficial invention. Economics and competitiveness of global business demand a tighter examination of the market needs for an invention that will last enough (in time) to justify the return on investment (ROI).
A successful APLM depends on its diverse X-Functional talent and activities including product strategy (within the portfolio management), product management (such as product design, engineering, validation, compliance, cost structure, quality, etc.), support services, and product retirement (EOL). Aligned with these activities are business cases such as product-business justification, evaluation/metrics of strategic business objectives, and cost-benefit-risks factors.
Nimble businesses aim to reduce development (time-to-market) cycles by continuously identifying/realigning their viable product/business increment/model (MVP/MBI). This is accomplished by implementing a combination of business-process driven model, iterative-continuous product releases, and leveraging lessons learned. Investing time and effort to produce products/services meeting the needs of their early customers (Lean Startups) requires inspecting their products, adapting to customers’ desires, reducing (market) risks, and cutting the need for greater initial funding. This business modeling employs various concepts such as MVP/MBI, CICD, Actionable metrics, Pivoting (Build–Measure–Learn loop), Innovation accounting, and several Business Model Canvases.
Product leaders of any innovative body shall appreciate and differentiate various Agile frameworks, methods, tools, and techniques. Using a framework/methodology or a combination of two or more entails an understanding of their principles and value offerings. Identifying clear difference will help them to adapt a given, or a combination of the tools and techniques appropriate to their unique environment/organization. Each of these frameworks and methodologies offers a unique ability to enhance their collective and collaborative value generation. What Design Thinking offers is not covered by Adaptive Software Development (ASD), Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM), Scrum, or Extreme Programming! When producing a large and complex product, activities at-scaled may not be one-fits-all approach provided by Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD), Large Scale Scrum (LeSS), Scaled Agile Foundation for Enterprises (SAFe), or Scrum at Scale ([email protected])! At many times, we need to think out of the box and employ a Hybrid Product Lifecycle Management; a combination of structured and Agile frameworks, that fit our unique environment!
Agile Product Lifecycle Manager as a Servant Leader
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Shifting from “me” to “us”, a servant leader has many characteristics and skills such as active listening, awareness, empathy, stewardship, foresight, persuasion, commitment, focused, awareness, openness, respect, trust, integrity, courage, community building, and coaching others to grow (and many more!) A product owner (PO) is the champion of the product roadmap, its features, and values it offers to “stakeholders”. The PO is a liaison between builders and the business community, leading the ceremonies, foreseeing and measuring the artifacts, and helping an accurate understanding of the vision and mission of the product deliveries.
The product deliveries (of APLM) are incrementally delivered to the customers to benefit from them (while other deliverables are being built!) This iterative and continuous delivery of customers’ requests fosters a trusting relationship among all-hands involved during the process. The product owner becomes the leader responsible for maximizing the value of the products (throughout its lifecycle), taking on a few more roles including business strategy, product design, market analysis, customer relationship, and project management.
From PO responsibilities to product portfolio management at scaled-level, the PO oversees the entire products’ family (portfolio) of an organization, from ground-up while gradually helps the organization on its change management path. “Servant Leadership” having Agile mindset applies any-and-all possible tools and techniques; including Scrum at Scale, Scaled Agile, Disciplined Agile Delivery, and other available framework and methods to help organizational success.
Organizational Agile transformation starts with an understanding of the situation, business processes, value streams, and potential issues. Mapping organizational and business values provide clear transformation goals to achieve, engaging producers and business owners (stakeholders), defining specifics, and measurable transformation roadmaps. We all have witnessed (or at least heard of) how fruitful is “to start small and create an Agile hub that provides values as a change agent”. This Agile champions league matures to become an executive driving force and an internal advocate of Agile transformation track.
David Bakhtnia is an Agile & Project Management instructor, Agile coach, leadership trainer, and a technical and strategic PM consultant helping organizations to build collaborative and technical teams building innovative products (www.esolutionlab.com, PATCA.org/members/dbakhtnia). His over 25 years of experience helps to share many examples in building a strategic alliance (for change management) with executives, and training next-generation leaders to build and lead evolving organizations. He teaches online and in-premise graduate university classes (MS – Northeastern University and UCSC-Ext. certificate programs), creates on-demand and customized classes/workshops, and actively helps to build Agile Project/Program Management communities.
Join www.SVProjectManagement.com – a hands-on Agile & Scrum Teams building an online platform for PMs – by PMs.
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On Monday, December 10, South Korea’s National Assembly has hosted a debate addressing crypto regulations. The debate included major local cryptocurrency exchanges along with members of the Congress. This is going to be country’s first official debate around crypto involving high profile government officials, reportedly.
The exchanges present at the debate were massive firms like Upbit, Bithumb, Korbit, Gopax, and Coinone. The debate was also attended by politicians, such as Democratic Party member Kim Byung-Wook and representatives from the Liberty Korea and Bareunmirae parties, both having a considerable number of seats in the National Assembly.
The debate topics varied from transparency and efficiency of exchanges to the Importance of Crypto Exchanges. The debate also touched a subject like Importance of Practical Regulatory Frameworks.
Regarding transparency and efficiency of exchanges, crypto exchanges have requested the government to examine the guideline it released in January which prohibits individuals from trading with unconfirmed bank accounts.
Notably, the South Korean government and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) officially enabled banks to connect with cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain-based businesses by offering virtual bank accounts. Despite this, small digital asset exchanges are finding it difficult to get stable banking services from large commercial banks.
South Korean government has maintained a welcoming attitude for crypto exchange platforms. Also, it has actively encouraged the development of blockchain technology by promoting various initiatives and framing a vibrant ecosystem for startups at a regional level.
As far as regulations are concerned, cryptocurrency exchanges and government agencies both concur on the idea that regulatory frameworks are crucial for the local market to grow at a rapid pace. With that, the policies will require to be practical.
The policies the government of South Korea has imposed such as a ban on anonymous cryptocurrency accounts and necessity of a robust internal management system have encouraged investors in the market to establish trust towards cryptocurrency-related companies.
Reportedly, Korean crypto exchanges overtook Maltese exchange platforms by average daily trade volume. Through this debate, the interaction between businesses and government agencies, officials, and commissions has been triggered.
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Catherine Elizabeth McAuley, Irish religious sister who founds the Sisters of Mercy in 1831, dies in Dublin on November 11, 1841. The Sisters of Mercy has always been associated with teaching, especially in Ireland, where the sisters teach Catholics, and at times Protestants, at a time when education is mainly reserved for members of the established Church of Ireland.
McAuley is born on September 29, 1778, at Stormestown House in Dublin to James and Elinor (née Conway) McAuley. Her father dies in 1783 when she is five and her mother dies in 1798. She first goes to live with a maternal uncle, Owen Conway, and later joins her brother James and sister Mary at the home of William Armstrong, a Protestant relative on her mother’s side. In 1803, she becomes the household manager and companion of William and Catherine Callaghan, an elderly, childless, and wealthy Protestant couple and friends of the Armstrongs, at their estate in Coolock, a village northeast of Dublin. For 20 years she gives catechetical instruction to the household servants and the poor village children. Catherine Callaghan, who is raised in the Quaker tradition, dies in 1819. When William Callaghan dies in 1822, McAuley becomes the sole residuary legatee of their estate.
McAuley inherits a considerable fortune and chooses to use it to build a house where she and other compassionate women can take in homeless women and children to provide care and education for them. A location is selected at the junction of Lower Baggot Street and Herbert Street in Dublin, and in June 1824, the cornerstone is laid by the Rev. Dr Blake. As it is being refurbished, she studies current educational methods in preparation for her new endeavour. On the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, September 24, 1827, the new institution for destitute women, orphans, and schools for the poor is opened and McAuley, with two companions, undertake its management.
For three years, McAuley and her companions continue their work as lay women. She never intends to found a community of religious women. Her initial intention is to assemble a lay corps of Catholic social workers. In 1828 Archbishop of Dublin Daniel Murray permits the staff of the institute to assume a distinctive dress and to publicly visit the sick. The uniform adopted is a black dress and cape of the same material reaching to the belt, a white collar and a lace cap and veil – such a costume as is now worn by the postulants of the congregation. In the same year the archbishop desires McAuley to choose some name by which the little community might be known, and she chooses that of “Sisters of Mercy,” having the design of making the works of mercy the distinctive feature of the institute.
McAuley is desirous that the members should combine with the silence and prayer of the Carmelites, with the active labours of a Sister of Charity. The position of the institute is anomalous, its members are not bound by vows nor are they restrained by rules. The clergy and people of the church of the time, however, are not supportive of groups of laywomen working independently of church structures. The main concern is for the stability and continuity of the works of mercy which the women had taken on. Should any of them get married or lose interest, the poor and the orphans whom they are caring for would then be at a loss.
McAuley’s clerical mentor urges her to form a religious institute. Along with two other women, Mary Ann Doyle and Mary Elizabeth Harley, she enters the novitiate of the Presentation Sisters to formally prepare for life as women religious in September 1830. On December 12, 1831 they profess vows and return to the House of Mercy. The Sisters of Mercy consider December 12, 1831 as the day of their founding as a religious community. Archbishop Murray assists McAuley in founding the Sisters of Mercy, and professes the first three members. He then appoints her Mother Superior.
Between 1831 and 1841 McAuley founds additional Convents in Tullamore, Charleville, Cork, Carlow, Galway, Limerick, Birr, Bermondsey and Birmingham and branch houses in Kingstown and Booterstown. A cholera epidemic hits Dublin in 1832, and she agrees to staff a cholera hospital on Townsend Street.
The rule of the Sisters of Mercy is formally confirmed by Pope Gregory XVI on June 6, 1841. McAuley lives only ten years as a Sister of Mercy, Sister Mary Catherine.
McAuley dies of tuberculosis at the age of sixty-three on November 11, 1841 at Baggot Street. She is buried at Baggot Street Cemetery. At the time of her death, there are 100 Sisters of Mercy in ten foundations. Shortly thereafter, small groups of sisters leave Ireland to establish new foundations on the east and west coasts of the United States, in Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina.
Total worldwide membership consists of about 5,500 Sisters of Mercy, 5,000 Associates, and close to half a million partners in ministry. The Mercy International Centre in Dublin is the international “home” of Mercy worldwide and the mercyworld.org website is the virtual home.
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Witnesses interviewed: 6 (N°562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567). Including two eyewitnesses (N°562, 563). Mikhail B. (N° 566): "On March 17, the Germans gathered all the Jews and Russian men aged 15 and above. The Russian women stayed home. The Germans went from house to house to get everyone out. They then set the Jewish houses on fire. After everyone was assembled, they separated the Russians from the Jews, who were taken to the schoolyard and then on to Lyozno to be shot. Half of the Jews were shot in Lyozno and the other in Kolyshki."
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Two of Orkney’s iconic Churchill Barriers are set to become listed structures, recognising their unique place in Orcadian history.
Four barriers were built during the Second World War to protect the great natural harbour of Scapa Flow, the home of the Royal Navy during the conflict, from enemy attacks. Construction of the causeways was ordered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill after the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in October 1939 by a German U-boat.
What followed was one of the great engineering feats of the time. Four solid rock barriers were built, linking the Orkney mainland with the islands of Lamb Holm, Glimps Holm, Burray and South Ronaldsay, effectively closing off the eastern approaches to Scapa Flow.
Now, barriers number 3 and 4 are set to be listed at Category A by Historic Environment Scotland, the highest status of listing. This will mean they are recognised as being of national or international importance, joining only 8% of Scotland’s 47,000 listed buildings in this category.
Barriers 1 and 2 have not been listed because of the potential for renewable energy development plans.
The causeways were constructed by Balfour Beatty & Co Ltd, with work beginning in 1940. The design and build phase presented a range of challenges – structures of this type were not common in the mid-20th Century and the engineers had to consider the fast flowing tidal currents in the narrow and deep channels of water.
With the help of Italian prisoners of war, the construction phase used bolsters – wire cages or baskets filled with broken rock and dropped into the water of the channels. Most of this lies under the surface, with the topping and road surface built from dumped aggregate and concrete blocks. In total, around 250,000 tons of stone rubble and 66,000 concrete blocks were used to build the barriers. They were completed in 1944.
They’re more than just monuments to Orkney’s wartime heritage now. They’ve become vital transport links, connecting the south isles of Burray and South Ronaldsay to the mainland. They helped change life in those communities within just a few short years, although local residents still see themselves as islanders!
The road route is not without its challenges too – high tides and stormy seas can cause waves to crash over the top of the barriers, closing them for a time.
The barriers are also a real tourist attraction, helping thousands of people see the beautiful and unique Italian Chapel on Lambs Holm, built by the Italian prisoners of war. Barriers 2 and 3 have become excellent diving locations, with the calm waters and rusting remains of blockships perfect for beginners. The change in tides and water movement has helped develop stunning beaches at Barriers 3 and 4, bringing people, nature and wildlife to the areas.
The listing by HES will recognise the fascinating history of the barriers, helping to preserve them in the years to come, and they’ll always play in important part in the lives of local people – both in the past and well into the future.
You can cross the Churchill Barriers by heading to the village of St Mary’s in Holm, following the A961 from Kirkwall which takes you over all four causeways.
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The site of the station and station house of the 1878 Great Northern Railway (Derbyshire Extension). Closed to passenger traffic in 1953 and to goods traffic in 1962. Remains of the platform were still visible in 1986 but are now demolished. (1)
Situated on a hillside above Breadsall village. The line was completely closed by 1967. Two platforms have had the edges removed and are overgrown. The bay platform had been filled in but there was still a substantial block of buildings in the 1970s . Remaining on the platform was a station house, booking office, waiting room and porters' rooms. The buildings were gabled, made of red brick with slate roofs and 3 stacks. (2)
Railway station on the hillside above Breadsall, originally on the Great Northern Railway. It was closed completely in 1967, although buildings remained for a time on one platform. They have now been demolished. (3)
During the establishment of a countryside trail and a route on the National Cycle Network 'the remains of the former Breadsall Station buildings were uncovered and rebuilt to capture the layout of the site. You can take a break on the old platform for a picnic or saunter through the footprints of the former station house, the waiting room, the lavatories, the signal box and the lamp house'. (4)
Bibliographic reference: Fowkes, D. 1986. Derbyshire Industrial Archaeology - A Gazetteer of Sites. Part II - Borough of Erewash. p 7.
Index: Council for British Archaeology (CBA). CBA Industrial Archaeology Report Card. railway station, Breadsall.
Unpublished document: County Treasure Recording Form. 11.1, with photo.
*Internet Web Site: Great Northern Greenway - Derby. www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/countryside/access/walking/walks_and_trails. Website viewed 02/08/2012.
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Press Release | July 29, 2022
CHAPEL HILL, NC — On behalf of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network and Cape Fear River Watch, the Southern Environmental Law Center challenged a one-size-fits all permit issued by the NC Department of Environmental Quality that would allow hog operations to use giant pits of untreated hog feces and urine to produce gas while spraying the harmful waste on surrounding fields. This outdated practice continues a long history of water and air pollution and harm to families – disproportionately Black, Latino, and Native American people – living nearby. The community groups filed the legal challenge in the NC Office of Administrative Hearings.
In the summer of 2021, despite strong opposition from impacted community groups, the NC General Assembly passed and Governor Cooper signed into law the 2021 Farm Act, which charged DEQ with developing a fast-tracked, one-size-fits all permit – or general permit – for swine waste-to-energy projects. DEQ issued the final general permit on June 30, 2022.
“This general permit continues a long legacy of injustice by a powerful industry, entrenching pollution and harms onto people with less political power despite the availability of cleaner, better solutions,” said Blakely Hildebrand, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center which represents Environmental Justice Community Action Network and Cape Fear River Watch in the legal challenge. “The state has a responsibility under the law to protect people from pollution.”
The general permit fails to comply with a state law requirement for cleaner technology and does not include protections against pollution for nearby families, waterways, or air quality.
“Frontline community members strongly opposed the Farm Act and demanded more from DEQ in issuing this permit, but these community concerns fell on deaf ears. Instead, this permit will add to the already heavy burden that communities of color have borne for decades and continue a long-standing environmental injustice,” said Sherri White-Williamson, co-founder of the Environmental Justice Community Action Network.
In issuing the general permit, the legislature and DEQ ignored long-standing and well documented environmental justice and pollution concerns. The general permit issued by DEQ allows the use of an outdated practice of using the waste lagoon and sprayfield system in which untreated hog waste from thousands of animals is collected in large pits and sprayed onto neighboring fields. The general permit increases harm to and is unlikely to result in the benefits claimed by the hog industry.
“The legislature’s passage of the Farm Act and DEQ’s issuance of this permit are just the latest in a long line of decisions that ignore the devastating effect that the hog industry has on our environment. Far from a solution to our climate crisis, this permit gives industry a rubber stamp to keep polluting our air and water rather than holding them accountable to the law,” said Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper at Cape Fear River Watch.
Cleaner technologies for managing billions of gallons of hog waste were developed in North Carolina and address many of these concerns but have not been widely adopted by the hog industry. The groups are asking the court to require the Department of Environmental Quality to comply with a law mandating cleaner technology to manage hog waste.
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One of the best parts of working at the Dekko Foundation is meeting the people we serve. They have lots in common! They love their community. They love kids. And often they’re not quite happy with how things are going for children.
After our travels we share stories…like this one: A few weeks ago Ashlee, one of our program officers, visited the Washington STEM Academy and talked with principal, Tom Ray. Over the past few years, their entire staff has worked tirelessly to change a traditional elementary into a project-based learning school. We didn’t write down Tom’s exact words but, to paraphrase, he said that as experienced educators it’s necessary, but difficult, to step back and learn new things about teaching and how children learn.
Step back and learn new things? We agree! Researchers learn more about brains and how they work every day! New methods are uncovered…best practices are shared! It’s true in teaching. It’s true in grantmaking. It’s true everywhere.
Stepping back and learning new things requires us all to admit that we have a lot to learn… It’s a little slice of humble pie…most people’s least favorite pie flavor! But stepping back pays big dividends!
We think a lot about stepping back…as a matter of fact it’s part of our key message for 2014:
Great things happen when adults step back and consider what children need to grow and develop!!!
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In 1840, a government commission recorded: "There are few large towns in England in which the supply of water is as inadequate as at Bristol." The following year, the Society of Merchant Venturers, a collection of prominent Bristol businessmen, established the Merchant Venturers Water Works. With Isambard Kingdom Brunel as a backer, the group sought to supply water to Clifton and the wealthier parts of Bristol.
In 1845 a rival group formed. They were concerned that these plans were too restrictive and would not provide for the poorer, more densely-populated areas of Bristol. Prominent local citizens involved included William Budd, a pioneer in sanitation; Francis Fry, the industrialist and philanthropist; and George Thomas, the Quaker merchant who founded Bristol General Hospital. Their plan was to supply the whole city, not just Clifton, by bringing in fresh water from the Mendips.
The government weighed up the plans of the two groups, and narrowly came down on the side of the new group. On the 16th of July 1846 the Bristol Waterworks Company was formally established by an Act of Parliament. Only fifteen months later, the first 'sweet clear waters' travelled from Chewton Mendip, via Barrow and the engineering feat of the 16km Line of Works conduit, into the heart of Bristol.
Today Bristol Water now supplies well over a million people. Whilst the Mendips, particularly Chew, Blagdon, and Cheddar Lakes, are vitally important to the local water supply, over half of the supplied water is piped from the Severn via the Sharpness Canal.
There are 6,382 km of local water mains - a far cry from the 16km of the original Line of Works!
-submitted by Paul Green
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A government-funded employment support service
Established in 2001, EmployAbility Service Wicklow is a supported employment service for people with any long-term medical condition, illness, injury or disability. We are part of a network of 23 supported employment companies nationally and funded by the Department of Social Protection.
About The Service
The EmployAbility service, which was formerly known as the Supported Employment Programme, is a national employment service dedicated to improving employment outcomes for Jobseekers with a disability. It is based on the ethos that participation in employment can be achieved by people with a disability when they are able to avail of individualised supports that are based on their choices and preferences.
In line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the service’s overall vision is to support people with a disability to secure and maintain employment and it aims to help stem the flow of people with disabilities and extra support needs into long-term unemployment by facilitating integration into suitable and fulfilling mainstream employment.
The service was originally established in 2000 (under the aegis of the former An Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS)). Responsibility for the programme transferred to the Department of Social Protection in 2012. There are a total of 23 EmployAbility services in Ireland, each having a specific geographical remit and governed by a voluntary board of directors.
EmployAbility Service Wicklow Activities
The County Wicklow service is provided free of charge to all Jobseekers and employers and its key objectives are:
To undertake an Employment Needs Assessment with each Jobseeker.
Identify the type of employment the Jobseeker wishes to pursue in the open labour market.
Prepare a Vocational Profile for each Jobseeker and then implement an Individual Employment Plan.
Match the Jobseekers with suitable employment.
Provide any necessary support and coaching in the workplace
Conducting a job review for those placed in employment.
Support ongoing progression to independent employment without EmployAbility support.
So who can avail of the service?
Anyone between the ages of 18-66 that has a long term medical condition, illness, injury/disability. You do not need to be on a social welfare payment to access our service. You should be medically fit to work at least 8 hours a week.
We work closely with local services that support people with mental ill health, addiction and disability. For example, learning disabilities, neurodiversity such as autism, ADHD, asperger’s syndrome, physical and sensory disabilities, mental ill health such as anxiety, depression, bipolar and schizophrenia.
Employers in the Wicklow region that want to become more inclusive, want to recruit the right person for the job or need support to retain an existing employee that may have acquired a disability.
How can I access the service?
Jobseekers need to be referred by an Intreo Employment Service Officer (ESO) or a Local Employment Service (LES) Mediator. To make an enquiry or to apply for Supported Employment, call into your local Intreo office and register with the Department of Social Protection.
To help stem the flow of people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups into long-term unemployment by facilitating integration into suitable and fulfilling mainstream employment.
To form alliances and working partnerships with other organisations and service providers throughout County Wicklow to meet organisational objectives.
To play an active and leading role in County Wicklow in informing and influencing employers with regard to the benefits of employing individuals with disabilities.
To set and promote world-class standards in employment and placement services within a framework of total quality and continuous improvement.
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Linode is committed to making cloud infrastructure as easy to use as possible. With that in mind, we’re proud to add seven new apps to our growing library. This set of one-click apps is focused on web development and database management, helping developers get up-and-running quickly on Linode through customizable deployments.
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Flask – A Quick, Lightweight framework for Python Web Development
Flask is a lightweight WSGI web application framework. It is designed to make getting started quick and easy, with the ability to scale up to complex applications Flask supports developers in choosing tools and libraries they want to use, with several built-in utilities and libraries.
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Django is a free and open-source Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel.
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Ruby on Rails is an open source, web application development framework written in the Ruby programming language. It is designed to make programming web applications easier by giving every developer a number of common tools they need to get started.
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Redis is an open-source, in-memory, data-structure store, with the optional ability to write and persist data to a disk, which can be used as a key-value database, cache, and message broker. Redis features built-in transactions, replication, and support for a variety of data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, and others.
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MongoDB provides an alternative to traditional relational database management systems. In addition to its schema-free design and scalable architecture, MongoDB provides JSON output and specialized language-specific bindings that make it particularly attractive for use in custom application development and rapid prototyping.
The release of these apps, along with the set released in January, is another step toward fulfilling a commitment we made at the end of 2019 to build a robust marketplace that helps developers get their own apps up and running quickly with one-click deployments.
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With so many of us now working remote, virtual meetings have become pretty commonplace. However, despite this huge boom in virtual collaboration and communication, there are still some fundamental dos and don’ts for running great online meetings that are frequently overlooked.
The problem is, when virtual meetings are treated the same way as in-person meetings, assumptions and misunderstandings can much more easily arise. It might also take longer to clearly communicate an issue that in person would need less explanation or clarification. Team members may also be expected to be fluent in digital tools they’ve never seen or used before.
When these potential issues are not taken into account, team motivation for the project or subject can quickly evaporate. What would normally take half an hour can drag on into an endless video call that no one wants to be in.
In order to help you get the results you need from your online meetings, and make them much more fun to boot, we’ll be running through our essential tips and tricks for effective virtual meetings. With these techniques, you’ll enjoy smoother interactions, engaged and active participation from your team members, and get the outcomes you need. Combined with the right digital meeting and workshop tools, the perfect agenda, and honed online communication skills, you’ll be wowing colleagues with your virtual meetings in no time.
Let’s dive in!
Tip 1 - Set the ground rules for your virtual meeting
No one likes to be the rule maker, but if you want your online meetings to run smoothly you’re going to need some basic rules to ensure all participants have the same expectations for the meeting and know what will be required of them personally. Depending on your industry and the focus of the meeting, you’ll have your own preferences for what these ground rules might be, but here are a few of the rules that we always abide by:
- No interruptions when others are speaking
- Video is on and audio is muted when each team member joins the meeting
- Use the chat box or raise your hand to ask questions
- Be on time
- Audio is muted unless you are the one talking
- No other devices are allowed (put your phone away for the duration of the meeting)
- Focus on the meeting (email can wait!)
To avoid any nasty surprises or unprepared team mates, send around your list of rules for the meeting in advance, along with the agenda. If it’s a recurring meeting, you’ll only have to do this once, however you can ask the team if there’s anything they want to add to the list once you’ve had a few meetings.
Tip 2 - Prepare a great virtual meeting agenda
Although we’ve probably all done it at some point, winging it is never a good idea when it comes to hosting a virtual meeting. Get your team excited and prepared for your meeting ahead of time by creating an agenda.
- Include a 5-minute slot at the start of your meeting to check how everyone is doing or to run a quick icebreaker activity. With so much remote work, some social interaction at the start of a meeting can be a real boost to morale.
- Remember to include time slots in your agenda for team member responses to topics, as this lets the team know that they will get a chance to give their thoughts and feedback on a subject. This lessens the likelihood of interruptions or a build up of frustration.
- Send your agenda around ahead of time so that participants can prepare for the meeting, and potentially come up with their own ideas or solutions to key challenges.
- Include a list of the digital tools you’ll be using in the meeting to give participants time to familiarize themselves with them beforehand and if necessary create logins.
Tip 3 - Get help from a co-facilitator
Organizing and hosting an effective virtual meeting or online workshop can be a lot of work for one person, especially if it’s a company-wide meeting or a workshop involving more than one team.
Offload some of the work of managing these meetings by delegating tasks and responsibilities to different members of the team. An additional benefit of doing this is if they’ve had a hand in helping to organize it, it’ll increase their engagement and sense of accountability during the meeting, too!
Some roles you might want to assign include:
- A note taker so that everyone has notes to refer back to after the meeting
- A co-host in case your technology fails or you need to quickly bow out
- A timekeeper to keep everyone on schedule
- A chat moderator to manage the chat box and flag any key issues to the meeting host
Get an introduction to facilitation and workshops
Tip 4 - Keep the virtual meeting short
Staying focused and engaged during a virtual meeting takes considerably more work than its offline equivalent, for both participants and host. Distractions–kids, pets, chores–are all around us when we work remotely and when we’re in a Zoom call it can be hard to ignore the list of work to-dos that we’re itching to get ticked off.
For all of these reasons, try to keep your meetings as short as humanly possible. Anything that can be followed up afterwards via email or Slack should be, and lengthy conversations should be avoided at all costs. If a topic pops up that requires a more in-depth discussion, schedule it for another time and when doing so only invite the team members who would specifically benefit from it.
We’d recommend trying to keep your virtual meetings to under 45 minutes, however if a longer meeting is absolutely necessary, schedule in short breaks to keep attendees refreshed and energized.
Tip 5 - Mix and match your digital facilitation tools
Depending on the sort of meeting you want to run, you’ll need to experiment with different sets of digital tools and platforms to find the right combination for your purpose. Here are some the things that digital tools can help with:
- Sharing documents or ideas
- Taking notes
- Planning the meeting itself
- Creating and sharing surveys
- Designing and doodling
- Presenting work and slideshares
- Recording the meeting
- Managing and delegating tasks
- Online communication
Take a look at our list of digital tools for online workshops and meetings to get an idea of the technology available and how different tools can help you. Don’t be afraid to mix and match the tools you need that best serve your purpose. If you can, and it makes sense, sharing your screen is always a good idea. But keep it moving! You’ll find your attendees are more engaged and less likely to try to multitask when they have something to follow.
Learn to confidently facilitate any meeting or workshop
Tip 6 - Test your virtual meeting setup
Like most things in life, practice makes perfect. In the case of virtual meetings, you’ll likely be utilizing tools and technology you’ve not used before, which is why it’s even more important to have a runthrough before the meeting itself.
- Ask a friend or family member to do a rehearsal of the call using the video conferencing software you’ve decided on to check the quality of its audio, video, screen sharing capabilities, and general ease of use.
- Try out different laptop positions to ensure visibility, minimal background noise, and a strong internet connection.
- Check that those brainstorming or problem-framing exercises you came up with for in-person meetings translate well to a virtual setting.
- Practice running through the whole agenda with a colleague to ensure you’ve allocated enough time for each segment.
Tip 7 - Be physically aware!
When working or interacting online, it’s easy to forget the importance of body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice. However, how we choose to speak and hold ourselves in an online setting is just as important as how we conduct ourselves in person. When we pay attention to some of the basics of our physical presence during a virtual meeting, our communication is improved and other participants are more likely to remain engaged and enthusiastic.
Look into the camera
Looking into the camera may feel a bit unnatural, but this is the online equivalent of making eye contact with your colleagues, and an extremely important technique for holding their attention.
Sit up straight! Even on a video call, good posture makes you appear more energetic and self-confident, while slouching comes across very negatively.
Employ vocal variety
Avoid monotone and definitely avoid monologues: using vocal variety will not only make you sound more human, it opens up discussion and boosts engagement, too.
Animate your face and body
Just because you’re doing a virtual meeting doesn’t mean you’re a robot. The more human you are in your gestures and facial expressions, the more relatable you are to your team, and the more comfortable they feel about contributing to the meeting or expressing their opinions.
Tip 8 - Turn your mic off when you’re not talking!
Did we say that already? And, yes, we mean you!
If you’d like more tips, tricks, ideas, and techniques for running fantastic virtual meetings or workshops, check out some of our other posts on the subject:
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4Hs of Christian Living
In our walk with God, there are four aspects that we need to be trained – what I would call the 4Hs of Christian Living here. First H stands for “Head” — to know God personally. This is not just a head knowledge but an understanding and revelation about God. Second H stands for “Heart” — to be devoted to God and be humble before Him. This is about cultivating a right attitude and perspective in God. Third H stands for “Hands” — to serve Him with our lives whether we are talented or not, gifted or not. Though it will be good if we can make full use of our talents and gifts, but God need not necessarily use us in this manner. There are times when He chooses to use us in areas where we are weak in order for us not to boast about ourselves or indulge in our own egos. Fourth H stands for “Holy Spirit” — to depend on the presence and power of the Spirit of God. It is about living in His holy presence and thereby living our Christian life and serving God in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Just incase any document encrypted, use this password 'siri2u!'
PHYSICS SYLLABUS TOPICS
PARTICULATE NATURE OF MATTER.
States of matterMatter is anything that occupies space. Matter exists in three states: solids, liquids and gases. Matter can be changed in various ways which includes physical, chemical and nuclear changes.
a) Physical changes
they are normally reversible and no new substances formed.
(i) Change of state such as melting and vaporizationb) Chemical changes
(ii) Thermal expansion due to heating
(iii) Dissolving solids in liquids
(v) Charging electrically
they are irreversible and new substances are formed Examples are;
(i) Changes caused by burningc) Nuclear changes
(ii) Changes occurring in some chemicals due to heating e.g. mercuric oxide
(iii) The reactions resulting from mixing chemicals to form other substances.
these are changes occurring in nuclear substances which give off some particles i.e. Uranium and Radium. As this happens they change into other substances.
Particulate nature of matterMatter is made up of millions of tiny particles which cannot be seen with naked eyes. These particles are called atoms and are made up of sub-atomic particles called protons, neutrons and electrons. Atoms join together to form molecules.
Movement of particlesParticles move from one region to another by the process of diffusion. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from regions of high concentration to regions of low concentration until an equilibrium is reached or achieved. Gases diffuse faster or readily than liquids. The rate of diffusion depends on the manner of arrangement of individual particles.
SolidsIndividual atoms in solids have a small space between them hence their forces of attraction are very strong. They vibrate in their fixed positions and this gives solids a fixed shape.
LiquidsForces of attraction between liquid molecules are not as strong as in solids where motion is not restricted. They collide with each other as they move about. They take the shape of the container they are put in hence have no definite shape.
GasesMolecules of atoms in gaseous state are further apart experiencing very small forces of attraction. This makes them almost completely free from each other. We say they are independent in space. Gases have no definite shape and volume but they take up the space and volume of the container they are put in.
Physics notes form 1 to 4
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Commemorate Juneteenth with the Park Authority
The Fairfax County Park Authority commemorates Juneteenth with a series of programs, tours and lectures.
Throughout June, the Park Authority's "Our Stories and Perspectives" blog is highlighting some of the impactful stories of Black history in Fairfax County.
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. ~ Nelson Mandela
Fairfax County declared Juneteenth a county holiday for the first time in 2020, following Virginia's declaration that a state holiday be observed. Juneteenth is now observed annually.
“Please use this day to reflect on and to take actions that promote the unity we embrace here in Fairfax County,” County Executive Bryan Hill said on observing the county holiday. “We are on this One Fairfax journey together.”
Juneteenth Resiliency Award
About the Award
Resiliency is being able to withstand hardship and recover from difficult life events. Every day in Fairfax County, young people are facing adversities and overcoming them in amazing ways. In recognition of Juneteenth, this award will recognize and celebrate Black resiliency in youth and young adults ages 13-21 who have exhibited true perseverance (also known as grit, determination, dedication and persistence) to strive towards meaningful contributions and outcomes in their lives and/or the lives of others in the black community.
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In 1991, when I published The Downfall and Future of Socialism1, there was widespread discouragement and resignation among communists. Their revolutionary self-reliance had deeply shaken by the destruction of the Soviet Union and the annexation of the GDR. The perspective of a better, socialist, society appeared not just to have shifted into the distant future, but indeed to have become totally obstructed. In order to grasp the causes of this downfall it was necessary to strengthen the realisation that socialism is the historical alternative to capitalism, and to fortify the self-assurance of communists.Since then the communist movement has regained strength world-wide. In Germany the nucleus of the Communist Party has reassembled and is engaged in political activities, and in discussion around future strategy and the form of organisation. The dual aspect, that the crisis of capitalism is indeed sharpening, but that we must reckon with revolutionary changes taking a long time, is fertile soil for an illusion, not unknown in the history of the working class movement – both as an opposition inside capitalism, and even as a direct or indirect participant in government – the illusion being that this society can be made more humane through reforms, and that therefore one should just hope for a better capitalism rather than socialism, or even perhaps that one should regard socialism as nothing other than an improved capitalism.Today, in a non-revolutionary phase of history, it is essential to keep revolutionary consciousness awake and to engage with those opposition strategies which are put forward inside capitalism, in order that they can lead a way out from this system. To this end theoretical work is indispensable. Communists do not organise themselves as some self-generated interest-group, but rather as the collective subject of political practice derived from theoretical understanding of history. Lenin systematically worked out this understanding of the Party, and his insights are a continual stock of communist self-awareness.A theoretically grounded attitude arises from working up recognitions into a total coherence of knowledge, and from application, modification and correction of that in practice. Both sides belong together – as signified by the formula of the “unity of theory and practice”. Because a politically efficacious theory originates, self-contained, from this insight, the question of communist-being is indissoluble from the question of political organisation, of the Party. Political practice is always collectively-organised practice. The individual always remains private, however much he or she is willing to be moved and excited by the content of the politics. Unus homo, nullus homo – a single person is no person, said the Romans. Communists become communists in the Party, and for that reason organisation is not just a practical-sociological question, but rather a question of essence.Above all the point is to demonstrate, to the young generation in the coming period, routes into the alternative to capitalism, and to provide them with intellectual raw material so that they can develop their own formulations, determine their own objectives and then carry out their own activity. For that an ideological orientation and an organisational home are essential. Dialectical and historical materialism has such a philosophical space to offer, which corresponds as no other to the state of knowledge of our time and is in itself open and capable of development. Robert Steigerwald has shown just that in his book Departure from Materialism? Materialism and Modern Science2, which presents a sort of handbook of ideological positioning for political use. We must arrange and extend the ideological house, so that those people, who want to work to change society, feel that they have their place and are at home in it.
1. H H Holz, Niederlage und Zukunft des Sozialismus. Published in English by MEP Publications, Minneapolis, 1992.
2. R Steigerwald, Abschied vom Materialismus? Materialismus und Moderne Wissenschaft, (Pahl-Rugenstein Nachfolger, 1994)
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The field of marketing has made significant strides over the past 50 years in understanding how methodological choices affect the validity of conclusions drawn from our research. This paper highlights some of these and is organized as follows: We first summarize essential concepts about measurement and the role of cumulating knowledge, then highlight data and analysis methods in terms of their past, present, and future. Lastly, we provide specific examples of the evolution of work on segmentation and brand equity. With relatively well-established methods for measuring constructs, analysis methods have evolved substantially. There have been significant changes in what is seen as the best way to analyze individual studies as well as accumulate knowledge across them via meta-analysis. Collaborations between academia and business can move marketing research forward. These will require the tradeoffs between model prediction and interpretation, and a balance between large-scale use of data and privacy concerns.
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The Grade 5 curriculum lays a critical foundation in mathematics and the weekly 1.5-hour class is based on developing a solid foundation for numeracy by developing skills in working with numbers that lay the foundation to their mathematics far into high school. In this grade, the curriculum is no longer spiral, rather developmental with one topic thoroughly explored and consolidated before moving onto the next topic. The topics include the Relocation Property, signed numbers, Order of Operations, factors, multiples, primes, number sets, and more. With the intense focus on numeracy, our grade 5 students gain a very deep understanding on how to work with numbers. In addition, drills, cooperative group work, and problem solving (such as Problem of the Day) continue to be key components in the Grade 5 curriculum. Unlike previous grades, Grade 5 students are expected to write their own class notes and are more accountable for their independent learning. All grade 5 students have tests and write a final examination. The overall curriculum strengthen students in their mathematics as well as their learning skills.
Here’s what we cover in Grade Five:
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A: Sponsoring your brother or sister for a Green Card is a two-step process. … In order to file an Immigrant Petition for your brother or sister, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years of age. If you are a Lawful Permanent Resident, you are not eligible to sponsor your brothers or sisters for Green Card status.
How long does it take to sponsor green card for sister?
If you’ve submitted everything correctly and accurately, the application will be approved. This usually takes somewhere between 2 to 5 years. But the waiting time may further extend in some cases. You may be asked to wait until the priority date and the visa bulletin dates become current.
Can a green card holder sponsor sister?
Yes, when filing a green card application for your sister, you can include your sister’s spouse and her unmarried children under the age of 21 in the petition. So if you are wondering “can I file green card for my sister” the answer is, “yes” and you can also sponsor your sister’s immediate family members.
Can a sister sponsor a sister?
U.S. citizens can, under federal immigration law, petition for (sponsor) their foreign-born brothers and sisters to come to the United States.
Can Brother sponsor green card to sister?
Brothers and sisters are included among the family members citizens can sponsor for a green card. As a note, a citizen has to be at least 21 to petition for a green card for a sibling. The siblings U.S. citizens are allowed to sponsor are not limited to just full biological siblings.
Can I sponsor my sister to USA?
A: Yes, there is an age requirement to sponsor a U.S. citizen’s brothers and sisters immigration to United Stats. … A: If you are a U.S. citizen and at least 21 years old, you are eligible to petition to bring your brother or sister to live and work permanently in the United States as a Green Card holder.
Can a brother sponsor his sister to Canada?
No, unfortunately, you cannot sponsor your brother or sister (siblings) over 18 years of age to Canada. … Along with a spouse, conjugal or common-law partner, children, parents and as well as grandparents Canada allows its citizens and permanent residents to sponsor a brother or sister, nephew or niece.
Can a green card holder sponsor a family member?
A green card holder can sponsor (file an I-130 petition for) only a spouse and unmarried children; but for no one else. In fact, you might have filed petitions for these family members long ago, and still be waiting for them to receive a green light to immigrate to the United States.
Can I sponsor my sister in law?
As a U.S. citizen , you can not file the FORM I-130 on behalf of your sister-in-law. You also will have a challenge filing a PERM on behalf of your sister-in-law. Moreover, there is no specific non- immigrant visa for a caregiver.
Can a permanent resident sponsor a family member?
Generally, U.S. citizens or permanent residents file an immigrant visa petition on behalf of a close relative. … Lawful Permanent Residents can sponsor their spouse, minor children and unmarried adult sons and daughters.
Can a U.S. citizen apply for a sibling?
If you are a U.S. citizen, and at least 21 years old, you can petition for your siblings (brothers or sisters) to live in the United States as green card holders (lawful permanent residents). Siblings include children from at least one common parent. You do not necessarily need to be related to your sibling by blood.
Can I apply for visitor visa for my sister?
The short answer is no, you cannot file a “petition” for a family member for a visitor visa. A visitor visa (B-1 / B-2) is filed by the person seeking to come to the United States. It is filed electronically with the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in their respective country.
How can I invite my sister to USA?
the U.S, you need to write a letter to the U.S. Consulate inviting them to visit you in the U.S. Your invitation letter should include the following: your name, your passport ID#, your reason for living in the US, the names of your family members/friends who wish to visit you, their passport ID#, the purpose and …
Can I sponsor my brother to USA?
If you are a naturalized U.S. citizen you may be able to sponsor your brothers or sisters to come to the United States as permanent residents. To sponsor a sibling, the U.S. citizen must file Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative. …
Can a U.S. citizen sponsor a non family member?
Can a U.S. citizen sponsor a non-family member for immigration? Unfortunately, no, you can’t petition for a foreign national’s visa or green card if they aren’t a family member.
Can I petition my married sister?
Yes. You may petition for your married sister and her family on Form I-130. Her husband and unmarried children under 21 years of age may immigrate with her. However, the wait period is about 10 years before she can immigrate.
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