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Quantify scan distortions¶
Distortions in scanning transmission electron microscopy data comes from a large number of sources, which spans a wide range of different frequencies.
One way of measuring this, is looking at the distance between atomic columns, by for example using
Another method is looking at how distorted the atomic columns themselves are.
This is done using
Here, we assuming that the atomic columns has a symmetrical shape, like Gaussian or Lorentzian. The distortion is calculated by getting the image_data around the atom, given by the radius parameter. This gives a square cropped version of the image, where the region outside the radius is masked. For each line in the horizontal direction, the center of mass is found. This gives a list of horizontal positions as a function of the vertical lines. To remove the effects like astigmatism and mistilt a linear fit is fitted to this list of horizontal positions. This fit is then subtracted from the horizontal position. The distortion for the vertical lines is then calculated by getting the standard deviation of this list of values. Getting the horizontal distortions is calculated in a similar fashion, but with a list of vertical positions as a function of the horizontal lines.
See the below image for a visualization of this.
>>> import atomap.api as am >>> sublattice = am.dummy_data.get_scanning_distortion_sublattice() >>> sublattice.plot()
>>> s_x, s_y, avg_x, avg_y = sublattice.estimate_local_scanning_distortion() >>> s_x.plot()
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Created: June 01, 2022 06:43 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — News10NBC is learning more information about how illegal guns get to the streets in our city and towns.
For the past year, we've been saying to law enforcement—they're not making the guns here. So how do they get here?
Most of the illegal guns caught by police in New York were originally sold out of state. Law enforcement calls it the iron pipeline up southern states on the east coast.
But not in Rochester. Most of the guns confiscated by police here were sold in New York.
"The majority are supplied by gun dealers from somewhere—because they won't tell us—somewhere inside New York State," Kathy Richardson said.
Richardson volunteers for the Rochester chapter of Brady United Against Gun Violence.
A 2016 report by the state attorney general says only 44 percent of illegal guns caught by police in Rochester came from outside New York. The majority were sold here.
"Why is that important?" asked Richardson. "Because our New York State legislators have jurisdiction and authority over whether you can operate as a gun dealer in New York State."
I compiled the make, model and serial numbers of illegal guns confiscated by Rochester police in the past two months.
I wanted to know—where were they made, sold, resold or stolen?
Every law enforcement agency—local, state, and federal—told me the trace data on those weapons is not theirs to share or not public.
Click here to read Brady United Against Gun Violence report on trace data of guns in Pennsylvania. (Page 5 explains the 2003 Tiahrt Amendment which ended the ATF's ability to release gun trace data)
Brean: "Do you think trace data ought to be public information?"
Kathy Richardson, Roc Brady United: "It absolutely should. It's the last cry for justice for victims of gun violence have in calling for an examination of how the guns were supplied, who supplied those guns."
Inside the Monroe Crime Analysis Center, they track information on guns that police recover.
They analyzed hundreds of guns seized by RPD this year. 16 percent are ghost guns—mail-order guns, pieced together at home without serial numbers.
Only eight percent were reported stolen.
"But still, most of the guns that are recovered are neither," MCAC director David Phelps said. "The vast majority of guns are not registered as being reported or being a ghost gun. And so that goes to your question. Where are those guns coming from? And that's something we need to look at a little harder."
RPD seized 325 guns so far this year.
The city has a deal with the Brady Center to produce a report on gun trace data this year.
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Minnesota lawmakers have long had “Freedom from Arrest” cards for certain offenses during legislative sessions.
But now students from Concordia University in St. Paul wants to make sure that card doesn’t include drunken-driving offenses.
The students persuaded legislators to back such a measure, and the resulting bill, sponsored by Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, and Sen. Mike Parry, R-Waseca, has been introduced in the Legislature.
Rep. Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, is a co-sponsor.
“This started with a group of Concordia University students,” Winkler explained on Monday, March 19. “Last fall, I was at an event, and they asked me if I would co-author the legislation. So I have. What it says is it makes it clear a DUI does not count under the legislators’ ‘Get Out Free Card.’ ”
Under the Minnesota Constitution, legislators can avoid arrest during sessions and in going to and from the Capitol unless their offense constitutes treason, a felony or breach of the peace. Winkler said that provision goes back decades.
“It’s really pretty unclear what that means,” said Winkler, who also is a lawyer.
The proposed legislation, he said, would just clarify the language, specifying that drunken-driving offenses constitute breaches of the peace for purposes of the legislative immunity provision.
Over the years, several legislators have been cited for drunken-driving offenses, with two of the most recent being Rep. Mark Buesgens, R-Jordan, and Sen. James Metzen, DFL-South St. Paul.
Buesgens pleaded guilty after being picked up in Wright County on Sept. 18, 2010. Metzen pleaded guilty after presiding over the last night of the Senate session in 2007.
A legislative session was not going on when Buesgens was stopped. One had just concluded when Metzen was picked up.
It was unclear late Monday whether any legislator has tried to invoke the immunity provision for a drunken-driving offense.
“I don’t know for certain if the bill accomplishes a significant change in law,” Winkler said. “But a group of students identified the issue and advocated for it, and it seems to be common sense.”
Dennis Lien can be reached at 651-228-5588.
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WASHINGTON — America’s retail malaise is starting to bite into its workforce.
On the back of companies from Macy’s Inc. to Gap Inc. reporting poor results for the first quarter, specialty stores and department stores trimmed their payrolls in May. But general merchandise stores added jobs and the overall economy posted a slight uptick in employment, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday.
Apparel and accessories stores cut 4,100 jobs to employ 1.38 million last month, while department store employment fell 2,100 to 1.32 million. General merchandise stores, a category that includes department stores and discount stores, added 8,200 jobs to payrolls to employ 3.2 million in May.
In the broader economy, employers added 38,000 jobs last month, falling far below economists’ expectations and the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent from 5 percent in April.
Scott Hoyt, senior director of consumer economics at Moody’s Analytics, said there were strong employment gains for specialty stores in January and February, noting the decline in May could be a function of stores laying off seasonal workers from the unusually warm winter months.
He said it was no surprise to see a decline in department store employment.
“There are more store closures than openings in that space,” Hoyt said. “A number of big players have been in the headlines with weak earnings and weak sales. “
Hoyt said he believes there will be an increased demand for hiring as consumer spending growth picks up and income growth and access to credit improves in the second half.
But it is a difficult environment at the moment for retailers, he noted.
“I think firms need workers,” Hoyt said. “They are struggling a little because it is a pretty difficult pricing environment right now. Prices are generally falling. Even when retailers move more merchandise, they don’t necessarily see a lot of sales growth.”
He does expect thing to improve in the second half but gradually.
“With continued strength in the dollar, price pressures will be slow to moderate and faster sales growth will clearly help,” Hoyt said. “Things will improve but I don’t think they will improve overnight.”
Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation, said: “The economy is stronger than what today’s numbers suggest when looking at elevated consumer sentiment reports, dips in unemployment and wage gains.”
“While month-to-month swings in data are typical in the employment report, these numbers are overstating the weakness in the economy,” said. “What we are seeing is retailers stabilizing their workforce relative to expected near-term spending.”
In the manufacturing sector, apparel employers cut 700 jobs to employ 133,000, while textile mills making apparel fabric and yarn trimmed 700 jobs to employ 113,100. Textile product mills added 400 jobs to employ 117,600.
Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight, said the weak jobs report was “uniformly disappointing, even accounting for the negative impact of the Verizon strike.”
“Not only was May itself weak, but there is clear evidence that the pace of employment gains has slowed in the past few months,” he said. “The ‘disconnect’ between weak real GDP growth and strong employment growth seems to be resolving itself as employers are defending profits (and trying to boost productivity) in a soggy growth environment by managing payroll costs.”
IHS predicted job growth will remain sluggish for a few more months, “before returning to the 150,000 to 200,000 range, which is consistent with an underlying GDP growth rate of around 2.5 percent.”
“Notwithstanding the weakness in the payroll data, it is important to note that other indicators (initial unemployment claims, layoffs, and the Fed’s Beige Book on regional conditions) all point to continuing tightness in the labor market,” Behravesh added.
As for the probable impact on the Federal Reserve’s rate hike decision, Behravesh said the weak jobs report and “accelerating” wage inflation have taken the Fed’s June rate hike “off the table” and pushed off any hikes until September at the earliest.
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We’re not just the hometown of the Trojans! We’re also the town of the trees. Join us in congratulating Troy University on Troy’s Tree Campus Higher Education designation. First, though, let us tell you just what that means—and how they earned it from the Arbor Day Foundation.
About the designation
Troy University didn’t just earn this special designation. They earned it four times—once per campus! Created by the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, the Time for Trees initiative has reshaped campuses nationwide. Troy’s Tree Campus Higher Education designation is included in the ranks too.
Its main goal? Ensuring a happy, healthy earth by encouraging campuses to plant trees. Just last year alone, this group put a collective 39,178 trees in the ground. And, as a fun fact, only 13 colleges in the whole country can say that they’ve reached this achievement.
How Troy earned the designation
You may have noticed that Troy University looks a whole lot greener! With assistance, funding, and guidance from the Arbor Day Foundation, the college has planted tons of new trees. They also hosted tree-planting ceremonies and corresponding activities as well.
However, the mission doesn’t stop there! Troy University also has worked on making the area more sustainable, as well as spreading the word on conservational actions. That way, people can enjoy living in town for many years into the future.
More on the Arbor Day Foundation
Trees don’t just look beautiful. They also ensure that we can breathe freely, adding fresh oxygen to the air. The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized this important phenomenon since their founding in 1972.
In the decades following, they’ve strived to ensure that we protect our trees—and plant new ones. According to estimates, their efforts have yielded an additional 350 million trees, worldwide.
Giving back truly does start at home. It also bears sweet fruits—like the news of on Troy’s Tree Campus Higher Education designation. We can’t wait to watch as our city reaps the benefits!
They’re Troy University—the place to go for an education. As for us, we’re Troy Alabama Apartment Homes, a place to go for a home sweet apartment. Explore our floor plans, photos, and application info here. Finally, you can also stay up-to-date on local news when you read our blog!
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Weather forecast and temperature for today - Saturday, Aug 20.
90°F / 70°F
- Wind: 9mph S
- Humidity: 52%
- Precip. probability: 24%
- Precipitation: 0"
- UV index: 8
On Saturday, in DeWitt, moderately clouded weather is anticipated.
Rainfall is not predicted for today.The temperature is forecasted to vary between a hot 89.6°F (32°C) and a pleasant 69.8°F (21°C).
The maximum heat index, which calculates the temperature value influenced by the moisture in the air, is appraised at a sweltering 95°F (35°C). Take into consideration that the heat index values are calculated for shade and light wind conditions. Be aware that direct exposure to sunlight increases heat impact and may raise the heat index by up to 15 Fahrenheit (8 Celsius) degrees.
Sunrise will be at 6:15 am and sunset at 7:59 pm; the daylight will last for 13h and 44min.
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God’s Blessing Are Upon Those Who Are Devoted To Him
Passage: Job 1
Job (in the bible) was a rich man that could be referred to as a billionaire of his time. The man disallowed riches to blindfold him. He was devoted in his service to God. Even in the face of adversity, he was fervent in serving God.
The Bible described Job as a faithful man who loved God wholeheartedly and served him with the best of his ability.
The Bible made the following declaration about Job:
“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.
…Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
…And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all.
…For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly” (Job 1:1-5).
It Takes Humility To Serve God In Wealth
Children of God can be rich and still serve God devotedly. We can follow the story of Job, as an example (Job 1:1-5) who served God faithfully with his riches.
Moreover, it takes humility for someone to faithfully serve God with riches. The person must place God above his own personal interests.
In other words, a Christian who desires riches ought to first question himself or herself on the subject of trust.
He ought to be able to ask, “Can God, trust me if I am rich?” God will surely bless anyone who is determined to serve him with a devoted heart.
We have all seen and come across the verse that says it’s easier for a camel to pass the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This solely depends on humility.Click to tweet
Pray For Divine Assistance To Faithfully Devoted and Serve God
Dear God, please make me a trustworthy Christian who is neither selfish nor obsessed with riches. Give me a heart that considers you first and prioritize serving you above my personal interest.
…Help me to serve you with a pure heart so that I can have the opportunity to enjoy your riches for a long time. For in the name of Jesus Christ, I make my requests. Amen.
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By James Petras
There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands of Syrian soldiers, police and civilians, partisans of the government and its peaceful opposition.
The outrage expressed by politicians in the West and Gulf State and in the mass media, about the ‘killing of peaceful Syrian citizens protesting injustice’ is cynically designed to cover up the documented reports of violent seizure of neighborhoods, villages and towns by armed bands, brandishing machine guns and planting road-side bombs.
The assault on Syria is backed by foreign funds, arms and training. Due to a lack of domestic support, however, to be successful, direct foreign military intervention will be necessary. For this reason a huge propaganda and diplomatic campaign has been mounted to demonize the legitimate Syrian government. The goal is to impose a puppet regime and strengthen Western imperial control in the Middle East. In the short run, this will further isolate Iran in preparation for a military attack by Israel and the US and, in the long run, it eliminates another independent secular regime friendly to China and Russia.
The Larger Context: Serial Aggression
The current Western campaign against the independent Assad regime in Syria is part of a series of attacks against pro-democracy movements and independent regimes from North Africa to the Persian Gulf. The imperial-militarist response to the Egyptian democracy movement that overthrew the Mubarak dictatorship was to back the military junta’s seizure of power and murderous campaign to jail, torture and assassinate over 10,000 pro-democracy protestors.
Faced with similar mass democratic movements in the Arab world, the Western-backed Gulf autocratic dictators crushed their respective uprisings in Bahrain, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The assaults extended to the secular government in Libya where NATO powers launched a massive air and sea bombardment in support of armed bands of mercenaries thereby destroying Libya’s economy and civil society. The unleashing of armed gangster-mercenaries led to the savaging of urban life in Libya and devastation in the countryside. The NATO powers eliminated the secular regime of Colonel Gadhafi and along with having him murdered and mutilated by its mercenaries. Nato oversaw the wounding, imprisonment, torture and elimination of tens of thousands of civilian Gadhafi supporters and government workers. NATO backed the puppet regime as it embarked on a bloody pogrom against Libyan citizens of sub-Saharan African ancestry as well a sub-Sahara African immigrant workers – groups who had benefited from Gadhafi’s generous social programs. The imperial policy of ruin and rule in Libya serves as “the model” for Syria: Creating the conditions for a mass uprising led by Muslim fundamentalists, funded and trained by Western and Gulf State mercenaries.
The Bloody Road from Damascus to Teheran
According to the State Department ‘The road to Teheran passes through Damascus’: The strategic goal of NATO is to destroy Iran’s principal ally in the Middle East; for the Gulf absolutist monarchies the purpose is to replace a secular republic with a vassal theocratic dictatorship; for the Turkish government the purpose is to foster a regime amenable to the dictates of Ankara’s version of Islamic capitalism; for Al Qaeda and allied Salafi and Wahabi fundamentalists a theocratic Sunni regime, cleansed of secular Syrians, Alevis and Christians, will serve as a trampoline for projecting power in the Islamic world; and for Israel a blood-drenched divided Syria will further ensure its regional hegemony. It was not without prophetic foresight that the Zionist US Senator Joseph Lieberman demanded days after the attack of September 11, 2001: “First we must go after Iran, Iraq and Syria” before considering the actual authors of the deed.
The Road to Damascus is Paved with Lies
An objective analysis of the political and social composition of the principle armed combatants in Syria refutes any claim that the uprising is in pursuit of democracy for the people of that country. Authoritarian fundamentalist fighters form the backbone of the uprising. The Gulf States financing these brutal thugs are themselves absolutist monarchies. The West, after having foisted a brutal gangster regime on the people of Libya, can make no claim of ‘humanitarian intervention’.
The armed groups infiltrate towns and use population centers as shields from which they launch their attacks on government forces. In the process they force thousands of citizens from their homes, stores and offices which they use as military outposts. The destruction of the neighborhood of Baba Amr in Homs is a classic case of armed gangs using civilians as shields and as propaganda fodder in demonizing the government.
These armed mercenaries have no national credibility with the mass of Syrian people. One of their main propaganda mills is located in the heart of London, the so-called “Syrian Human Rights Observatory” where it coordinates closely with British intelligence turning out lurid atrocity stories to whip up sentiment in favor of a NATO intervention. The kings and emirs of the Gulf States bankroll these fighters. Turkey provides military bases and controls the cross-border flow of arms and the movement of the leaders of the so-called “Free Syrian Army”. The US, France and England provide the arms, training and diplomatic cover. Foreign jihadist-fundamentalists, including Al Qaeda fighters from Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan, have entered the conflict.
This is No ‘Civil War’
This is an international conflict pitting an unholy triple alliance of NATO imperialists, Gulf State despots and Muslim fundamentalists against an independent secular nationalist regime. The foreign origin of the weapons, propaganda machinery and mercenary fighters reveals the sinister imperial, ‘multi-national’ character of the conflict. Ultimately the violent uprising against the Syrian state represents a systematic imperialist campaign to overthrow an ally of Iran, Russia and China, even at the cost of destroying Syria’s economy and civil society, fragmenting the country and unleashing enduring sectarian wars of extermination against the Alevi and Christian minorities, as well as secular government supporters.
The killings and mass flight of refugees is not the result of gratuitous violence committed by a blood thirsty Syrian state. The Western backed militias have seized neighborhoods by force of arms, destroyed oil pipelines, sabotaged transportation and bombed government buildings. In the course of their attacks they have disrupted basic services critical to the Syrian people including education, access to medical care, security, water, electricity and transportation. As such, they bear most of the responsibility for this “humanitarian disaster”, (which their imperial allies and UN officials blame on Syrian security and armed forces). The Syrian security forces are fighting to preserve the national independence of a secular state, while the armed opposition commits violence on behalf of their foreign pay-masters – in Washington, Riyadh, Tel Aviv, Ankara and London.
The Assad regime’s referendum last month drew millions of Syrian voters in defiance of Western imperialist threats and terrorist calls for a boycott. This clearly indicated that a majority of Syrians prefer a peaceful, negotiated settlement and reject mercenary violence. The Western-backed Syrian National Council and the Turkish and Gulf States-armed “Free Syrian Army” flatly rejected Russian and Chinese calls for an open dialogue and negotiations which the Assad regime has accepted. NATO and Gulf State dictatorships are pushing their proxies to pursue violent “regime change”, a policy which already has caused the death of thousands of Syrians. US and European economic sanctions are designed to wreck the Syrian economy, in the expectation that acute deprivation will drive an impoverished population into the arms of their violent proxies. In a repeat of the Libya scenario, NATO proposes to “liberate” the Syrian people by destroying their economy, civil society and secular state.
A Western military victory in Syria will merely feed the rising frenzy of militarism. It will encourage the West, Riyadh and Israel to provoke a new civil war in Lebanon. After demolishing Syria, the Washington-EU-Riyadh-Tel Aviv axes will move on to a far bloodier confrontation with Iran.
The horrific destruction of Iraq, followed by Libya’s post-war collapse provides a terrifying template of what is in store for the people of Syria: A precipitous collapse of their living standards, the fragmentation of their country, ethnic cleansing, rule by sectarian and fundamentalist gangs, and total insecurity of life and property.
Just as the “left” and “progressives” declared the brutal savaging of Libya to be the “revolutionary struggle of insurgent democrats” and then walked away, washing their hands of the bloody aftermath of ethnic violence against black Libyans, they repeat the same calls for military intervention against Syria. The same liberals, progressives, socialists and Marxists who are calling on the West to intervene in Syria’s “humanitarian crises” from their cafes and offices in Manhattan and Paris, will lose all interest in the bloody orgy of their victorious mercenaries after Damascus, Aleppo and other Syrian cities have been bombed by NATO into submission.
– James Petras is a Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York. He is the author of 64 books published in 29 languages, and over 560 articles in professional journals, including the American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology, Social Research, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Journal of Peasant Studies. He has published over 2000 articles. He contributed this article to PalestineChronicle.com.
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What is InCoWriMo?
InCoWriMo is the short name for International Correspondence Writing Month, otherwise known as February.
With an obvious nod to NaNoWriMo for the inspiration, InCoWriMo challenges you to hand-write and mail/deliver one letter, card, note or postcard every day during the month of February.
It’s simple. It’s fun. It’s rewarding.
February is a terrific month for a daily writing challenge because it’s the month with the fewest number of days. We’re committed, not crazy.
I just found InCoWriMo and it’s already the middle of February. Can I participate?
Of course! But you have some catching up to do. Go for it!
Does it have to be a letter?
Nope. It can be a letter, a card, a note or a postcard. Really, it can be anything that you consider correspondence.
Does it have to be one each and every day?
That’s the idea – to sit and write to someone one each day for the entire month. Of course, every person’s circumstances are different. If writing a letter every day is impossible for some reason, just be sure that by the end of February you have written and mailed/delivered a total of 28 letters (or 29 if we’re leaping years).
Can I write to strangers?
Of course! Writing friendly and encouraging letters to strangers that you later leave in a coffee house, on a bus or on a car’s windshield to be discovered and enjoyed by an unknown person is actually a trend. Learn all about it at More Love Letters.
What if I miss a day?
Then write two letters the next day.
What if I miss two days?
Then have a serious talk with yourself about commitment and write three letters the next day.
Do I have to write to someone different every day?
Absolutely not. You can write to the same person for the entire month if you like.
Do I have to mail the letters?
You have to ensure that the letters are delivered. Often times, mailing them is the best option. However, if you’re writing to someone that lives in your household or a co-worker or anyone else that you know you’ll see, you can certainly deliver the letter personally.
Must my letters be hand-written?
Absolutely. No computers, no typewriters, no emails, no texts, no tweets, no whatever-they-are on facebook. InCoWriMo correspondence must be written by hand. Please.
What if I still have questions?
Send me an email (eric at incowrimo.org) and I’ll be happy to help!
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2020 is turning out to be an eventful year for the financial markets. They have experienced plenty of ups and downs, and we're just in July.
Seeing the markets swing wildly from one side to the other could be stressful and discouraging for the inexperienced trader. That’s what happened in the first 6 months of 2020: a global pandemic causing massive market shifts and catching numerous traders by surprise. Although we cannot predict the future, we can prepare for it.
In this article, we will discuss 5 common strategies you could use in volatile market periods. These strategies can potentially save your trading account in certain scenarios. Let’s get into the heart of the matter.
1. Market diversification is your best friend in volatile markets
In one of our previous articles, we've mentioned how important it is to build a diversified trading portfolio. We cannot stress it enough: diversification is important when investing in the financial markets.
Analysts don’t recommend putting all your money in a single asset class. Volatility doesn’t normally hit everything at once, so you might be safer putting your funds in multiple asset classes. However, be careful not to over-diversify. The trading instrument you have limited knowledge of could turn out very bad for your trading account!
2. Keep a cool head and remember you have a plan
Trading can cause investors various strong emotions, such as excitement or thrills, but also fear, and panic. The last two feelings are especially present the very first times people get acquainted with volatility. And they can often lead to emotional trading, which is something to avoid at all costs.
Giving in to emotions could make you miss out on the market bounce when it recovers. And the short timeframes when the markets rebound from a fall can be the right moment for trading.
Especially for those experiencing downturns for the first time, it is essential to stick with strategies and plans. Staying true to their strategy could be the better option for investors who have just started their trading journey.
3. Adjust your risk management strategies and tools
Financial experts advise against passivity during volatile periods. At the end of the day, you're investing your own funds. You should always be on guard, ready, and able to respond in the face of the unknown. This means you might need to adjust critical things such as stop-loss, trailing stop, or take profit market orders. In some cases, even your risk tolerance* might require some additional fine-tuning, depending on the situation.
*Risk tolerance reflects how much you afford to risk when trading. Usually, experts advise risking a maximum of 10% of your account's total value on each trade. To learn more about risk tolerance and trading, check out this article.
4. Don’t try to outsmart the markets – playing it to your strengths
Novice traders tend to believe they can outsmart the markets. This philosophy can prove particularly costly during intense volatility spikes, where a single misstep might have serious repercussions.
To avoid such a thing, take your time to analyze what you can and cannot do. Carefully evaluate your arsenal instruments and how they can help you trade better under the stress and pressure of market volatility. After you complete these steps, you will have a clearer picture of what to expect and handle the market waves.
For in-depth information on trading strategies, types of traders, and more, please check out this post from our featured articles section!
5. Always keep yourself informed.
We said it at the beginning of our article: we cannot know what will happen, we can only get ready for anything. This rings true, particularly in the financial markets' case.
With this in mind, you can do plenty of things to prepare yourself for anything the markets can throw at you. Here's a shortlist:
- Read your favorite market news and market analysis as often as you can
- Stay up to date with highly essential releases such as the NFP, oil inventories reports, central bank announcements, or unemployment claims.
- Take your time to delve into new trading strategies and approaches to the world of investing.
Financial markets are volatile, with large swings in prices occurring every day. Without volatility, the markets would be significantly less attractive and exciting for the average investors or skilled traders alike.
Although volatility increases trading risks, it can also lead to high returns if traded correctly. Thus, it's essential to trade volatile markets with extra care and maybe employ some of the strategies we mentioned.
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Daher übernimmt Key Way Investments Ltd keine Haftung für Verluste von Händlern aufgrund der Verwendung und des Inhalts der hierin enthaltenen Informationen. Die in der Vergangenheit gezeigte Performance und gemachten Prognosen sind kein zuverlässiger Indikator für künftige Ergebnisse.
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Articles by Colm Fay
Pay-as-you-go off-grid energy business models are often vertically integrated, including elements of manufacturing, distribution, consumer financing, payment collection and after-sales service. But some believe it's more cost-effective to outsource many of these aspects of the business model to service providers. Paul Clyde and Colm Fay at WDI argue that vertical integration is neither inherently good, nor bad: They explore its history, and its advantages and disadvantages for the nascent off-grid energy industry.
India’s clean energy industry is growing fast. But the challenges facing enterprises there – and the lessons they are learning – are neither unique to the clean energy industry nor to India. In fact, says Colm Fay at the William Davidson Institute, recent research suggests that India’s clean energy sector is following patterns that can be observed in any nascent industry. He explores how existing knowledge about how industries develop can help guide investment, and provide some clues about what the sector’s future may hold.
Almost 3 billion people worldwide cook with materials that are inefficient, unsustainable and polluting. Since 2010, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has sought to make clean stoves and fuels commonplace across the developing world, by building an industry that could deliver this vision. Colm Fay and Ted London at the William Davidson Institute share insights from the Alliance's efforts to catalyze this new industry, breaking down four key stages of acceleration and their lessons for other impact-based accelerators.
Sharing SOCAP: Why My Favorite Conference Needs to Leave San Francisco – And Other Takeaways from #SOCAP17
SOCAP and San Francisco: They go together like GIIN and Toniic. Bad impact investing jokes aside, NextBillion editor Scott Anderson makes the case that it's time for the much-loved social business conference to "throw off the moorings of the beautiful Marina District and consider other cities where the promise of impact investing is gaining steam." Check out his argument, along with other takeaways from the event, in this roundup.
The USAID-funded Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project has announced the launch of the Health Enterprise Fund, a challenge fund designed to address the lack of available capital for health enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. This support will include technical assistance and grant funding of up to $200,000. In this post, Colm Fay of the SHOPS project explains the fund and how to apply.
Last weekend over 1,000 students from around the world gathered on the campus of the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. for the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative University. To get there, each of them had to make a commitment to action. From tracking cholera epidemics in Bangladesh, to reducing delinquency among disadvantaged young women in Arkansas through mentoring and coaching, to creating awareness about campus sustainability issues in Florida,
Ours was among 12 student teams from top business schools in the US/UK competing in the inaugural International Impact Investing Challenge. We were tasked with designing an investment vehicle capable of absorbing $10 million to $50 million with positive social or environmental impact while also delivering competitive returns for investors.
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The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has deported 123 Ethiopian nationals to their country. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) supported the return of the illegal immigrants back to their native country.
According to Immigration’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, Wellingtone Chiponde, the group is among 134 irregular migrants, including 13 unaccompanied minors, from Ethiopia who were detained after being found stranded in the borders of Malawi between November 2020 and March 2021.
“When IOM learnt about the plight of the migrants, it offered to assist their voluntary return to their country of origin,” he said.
Of the 134 Ethiopians, 123 have left the country on chartered flight facilitated by IOM, he said.
The remaining 11 migrants will be flown out through traditional commercial flight as the charter could not accommodate all the 134 migrants, he said.
He added that IOM has been working closely with the Ministry of Health to facilitate PCR tests for COVID-19 and other health assessments to determine the migrants’ fitness to travel.
Immigration formalities subjected the migrants to a verification exercise of authenticating their nationalities which was facilitated by IOM and conducted by the Department of Immigration and officials from the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, he said.
Malawi experiences high volumes of irregular migrants mainly from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region who uses Malawi as a transit country enroute to other Southern African countries to search for greener pastures.
Chiponde observed that the majority of these migrants are either smuggled or victims of Trafficking in Persons.
Despite the country’s porous borders, he said, the Department of Immigration is applying multifaceted approaches to curb the influx of irregular migrants into the country.
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What is the difference between a cosmetic dentist and a ‘normal’ or general dentist you may be wondering?
Well, a cosmetic dentist concentrates on the appearance, or aesthetics of the teeth and gums.
There are many different options for improving the look and appearance of your smile. Dentists work hard in continuing and improving their knowledge with the newest techniques, materials, and products available.
The first cosmetic treatment a lot of people are interested in and opt for as it is great value for money is tooth whitening. This lifts the shade of the teeth, making them whiter.
This can be done 2 ways, in-chair whitening, with a concentrated application of whitening gel is applied by the clinician over the course of a 90-minute appointment. The other option is take-home whitening kits. The clinician will take moulds of your teeth and make custom-fit trays, like a very thin mouthguard. You are provided with the whitening gel and you whiten your teeth at your own pace at home.
Both systems work very well and they also work even better when they are combined.
A dental examination is required before the treatment is carried out, oral health is essential before this treatment can be considered, along with any type of cosmetic dentistry.
There are many online, and pop up shop/ clinics available for whitening treatments. However, they are not trained to the correct standards to diagnose whether you a suitable candidate for this treatment, or have the dental knowledge of how and why the treatment can be used.
Composite resin, also known as tooth coloured filling materials.
This is a common product used by dentists on a daily basis. It is made of Nanoparticles of glass and plastic which are built up in layers. Each layer is set with a blue light.
Composite resin restorations can be used for cosmetic dental treatments. They can be used to build up the front teeth for example.
It is a non-invasive treatment as the clinician will only be adding to your teeth.
This treatment can be used to change the shape of a tooth or teeth, it can also be used to close gaps in teeth.
The benefits of this treatment are you get a good result which is also cost-effective.
There are a huge variety of different composite resins available in different shades and opacities. This used with the layering technique when placing the restoration gives a great natural result.
Veneers and Crowns
The Ferrari of cosmetic dental treatments. Crowns and veneers that are used to improve the appearance of your teeth and are made from ceramic and zirconia. These materials are not only durable but they are the best replica for your natural teeth, with high lustre and a high-quality appearance.
A consultation is essential and all the hard work is in the planning. Discussing with your dentist what you wish to achieve and the steps it takes to get there is a big part of the process.
A wax-up is used to demonstrate on a model of your teeth what the proposed treatment will look like, from this alterations can be made. Once you are happy with the wax-up a prototype stage is used.
The natural tooth/teeth are then shaped and please be aware there are risks involved in this. Removing natural tooth structures can have adverse effects. This is something your clinician will discuss depending on your dental health and history.
Once the natural tooth is prepared, you will have temporary prototype crowns/veneers based on the choices made in the wax-up stage.
You will wear the temporary prototype crowns/veneers for a period of time and changes can be made to the temporary teeth until you are happy with the appearance.
Only then will the final ceramic veneers/crowns be constructed and placed. Leaving you with a perfect, high end, gleaming bright smile.
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Cars in the future are going to be profoundly different from the cars of today in terms of their technology, their manufacturers, and also their customers. The cars of 2025 have an immense focus on green technologies, automation, convenience, and safety. Of all the emerging trends, self-driving cars will be the biggest of all.
The utopia of autonomous cars is not a dream anymore. Over the last few decades, companies both inside and outside the industry are working on autonomous features and macro-economic trends like ‘smart mobility’ and ‘smart cities’ already factor in autonomous mobility solutions in their models.
The first autonomous cars were not driving on their own, as one would presume. They were having essential ‘safety and driving assistance’ features like cruise control, automatic braking, lane centering, etc (level 2 & 3 of the automaton). In general terms, it enables the vehicle to be aware of its surroundings, which is pretty remarkable in itself. The driver was still in control, but one or many autonomous functions were at play. Players like Mercedes, Audi, General Motors, Ford and Nissan were amongst the first to pioneer in these technologies. Tesla’s ‘Autopilot’ and Audi’s ‘Audi A8’ are two remarkable examples of level 2 and 3 automation.
An expected count of over 94 million autonomous cars was sold globally in 2017. That accounts for almost 8.5% of total car sales in the world; almost 8 million cars on the road in less than a decade is beyond what the operators would have ever imagined.
What follows is vehicles with ‘high/semi-automation’ capabilities where primary control is officially turned over to the system of the car. The driving is under controlled conditions, and the driver can take over in case of emergencies. Many car manufacturers are already on the way towards testing level 4 vehicles like the test fleets from Waymo-Ford, Cruise automation technology by General Motors, among others. Market predictions say that commercial Level-4 vehicles will hit the mass market in 2020-2021.
The Final Lap – Autonomous Cars
Today, manufacturers are fighting to win the race of the future of automated cars– ‘fully automated cars (level 5). Even technology giants like Google, Microsoft and Apple are creating and testing their self-driving systems. These systems will transform automation into a service, where car owners summon their cars, complete their chores and are dropped back home.
Ford, General Motors and Tesla are looking at deploying their fully autonomous trials in 2021. As soon as their biggest hurdle, safety, is taken care of, they can look at incorporating these systems into the entire mobility ecosystem. If this becomes a reality, the growth of 8 million purchases in over a decade is expected to multiply 10-fold in the same period.
The future of Autonomous Cars
Many hurdles stand in the way of successfully creating a fully automated car, like weather unpredictability, electronic malfunction, and road traffic scenarios. They raise concerns about the safety of drivers and other vehicles on the road. Once these hurdles are overcome, the potential of this technology is vast; commercial vehicles, defense technologies, public transportation systems, and many more. Uber has already been testing the feasibility of this solution in its business model of ride-sharing in the U.S.
Despite the looming uncertainties, facts show that 80% to 90% of self-driving vehicles perform their functions optimally. The anomalies are very low, and the potential is very large. With mass production by manufacturers and regulatory support by state administrations, we would be transitioning to the next phase of mobility by 2025.
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This is a Case for Support for an inter-disciplinary research project at the University of Bath, UK to establish for the first time design and operation principles for hybrid nanoporous adsorption / high-pressure hydrogen gas storage tanks for use in sustainable energy applications, especially low-carbon vehicles. It is being submitted in response to the May 2013 EPSRC call for SUPERGEN Hydrogen Challenge projects, in particular to provide storage solutions using hybrid systems. If funded, the project will benefit from strong association with the EPSRC SUPERGEN Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Hub of which Mays (the Principal Investigator of this project) is a Co-Director. The proposed project, nominally to start in April 2014 (£1,170 unindexed full economic cost), and involving seven researchers (127 work months in total), aims to determine how nanoporous adsorbents may be incorporated into Type IV (or equivalent) high-pressure gas tanks (operating at ~70 MPa and ~298 K) to enhance hydrogen capacity, optimise storage conditions and possibly confer additional benefits in terms of thermal and mechanical properties. The project incorporates three, linked workpackages. WP1 (led by Burrows, Co-Investigator, Chemistry) will generate novel nanoporous adsorbents to be used as tank liners, WP2 (led by Bowen. Materials Science and Kim, Mechanical Engineering, CIs) will study how these materials bond to, and affect the properties of, tank materials (in particular carbon-fibre reinforced resin composites) and WP3 (led by Mays, Chemical Engineering) will integrate WP1 and WP2 to develop an optimal design and operation strategy for hybrid tanks. The project partner, EPL Composites Ltd., Loughborough, UK, will provide expert advice on industrial and economic aspects of tank materials, manufacture and design (contribution worth £45k) and the University will provide strategic project support in the form a 36-month PhD studentship based in Chemical Engineering worth a total of 57k.
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What is ‘Shadow IT?’
In the Software Asset Management world, Shadow IT is known for the use of software without IT department approval. Shadow IT also involves the use of information technology systems, devices, applications, and services, all of which are used without being tracked or monitored by the IT department.
Shadow IT has grown in usage since the push to work from home in March 2020 and we have seen the consequences of its usage. Though Shadow IT is often used for the improvement of employee productivity and can drive business innovation, Shadow IT introduces risks to security (data leaks, compliance, privacy) and increases IT spend, risking your IT budget in the process.
Shadow IT Examples:
Applications: Dropbox, Google Docs, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Office 365
Hardware: Personal computers/ laptops, tablets, and smartphones
On-Premises Shadow IT & Cloud Shadow IT:
Shadow IT exists on-premise and on the Cloud. However, the tracking of usage and having proper management strategies is different for each.
When dealing with on-premises software (software installed directly on the device), you are required to manage software applications on your own, which means ensuring you perform the updates, track your usage, and ensure you are not in violation of your licensing agreements. Overall, this means you need to ensure compliance.
When using on-premises, you must manage:
That’s a lot of responsibility to fall onto your business, IT Department, and each employee, that often involves manual effort.
When dealing with Cloud software (available through the cloud & web url), SaaS is probably the area you are most familiar with, as it is the most popular form of cloud computing. Arguably, SaaS is the easiest form of cloud computing too. You do not need to install SaaS onto your device, rather your applications can be accessed via cloud. An example of SaaS is Microsoft Office 365, where you can share files via Microsoft Teams and edit in real-time using the cloud.
Other key characteristics of SaaS include:
- Offering security, compliance, and maintenance as part of the cost
- Most modern SaaS platforms are built on IaaS or PaaS platforms
Even though security features are included with Cloud, there are still risks with compliance, as many IT departments do not have a full inventory of what applications are being used by who.
From our research, the two big dangers of shadow IT are compliance and security.
Understanding Software Compliance
Software compliance helps ensure you are remaining compliant with your license usage. A big question to consider when trying to implement compliance management is: What am I legally entitled to use? If you have a solid answer to this question, then it is important to track your licenses to not go over any limits set.
An example of compliance:
Microsoft 365 licenses only allow for 5 installs on up to 5 different devices. If you are over-installed then you are no longer compliant.
Understanding Software Security
This is where the difference between on-premises software and the Cloud is noticeable. With the cloud, automatic updates are the norm. However, with on-premises, updates must be done manually to ensure the most up-to-date application changes are being used. However, the danger of Cloud shadow IT is that employees are putting company data at risk when using software that was not pre-approved by the IT Department.
An example of Cloud Shadow IT Security:
Your business pays for Microsoft 365 licenses for your employees, all licenses include Microsoft Teams subscriptions. However, your employees are using alternative video meeting platforms and not utilizing their Teams subscriptions.
How to Manage your Shadow IT – Improve your Budget & Remain Compliant
To improve where you stand with shadow IT, it is vital to take inventory of what software is being used. Here is how we suggest gaining a complete look on your software inventory:
- A wide range discovery methods. If you can find what is installed or being used, you have the power to control your usage and spending. Finding the technology is possible with a variety of agentless means.
- Agentless inventories. Using agents for inventory is a thing of the past. Your data will never be 100% if you rely on agents. Instead move over to agentless technology, which can create detailed inventories of everything (even if the devices do not have an agent installed).
- Remote locations. Just because they are small satellite offices doesn’t mean you can ignore them. Remote scanning technologies can now provide accurate inventories from the smallest sites.
- Security clearance. Ensure you have the credentials for access. New technologies reduce the need for high level security clearance.
With our advice, you will get to 100% inventory by tackling the issues one by one, gradually achieving your goal. Tried and tested methods exist, you just need to know how to use them.
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See for yourself how we have helped many businesses with their software asset management!
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What are Domain Names
A domain name can make or break a web site. Get it right and everybody will memorize it for good, get it wrong and they will never remember your site's name. Therefore, you should come up with a domain that is directly associated with your website's content, your own personal name or your company's name. For example, the web site of Debian Hosting – a popular ICANN-sanctioned registrar and web hosting company, is https://debian-hosting.info. This domain name is instantly associated with the name of the company and with hosting solutions in general, making it easy for Debian Hosting's business associates and customers to find it on the World Wide Web.
More than 50 top-level domain name extensions to choose from
We offer more than 140 tlds
But remember that your private or corporate domain names do not mandatorily need to end with .com, where choices are limited. In fact, there is a practically endless choice of domain extensions to select from, among them .MOBI – for mobile web sites, .TV – for TV or video-related websites, .NAME and .ME – for personal websites, .CO, .NU and .WS – regarded as .COM alternatives, and practically any country-code Top-Level Domain that crosses your mind. A UK-based website might gain bigger popularity if it uses a .CO.UK TLD extension. However, if your business is in Canada or the US, .CA or .US might be a better choice.
A point-and-click Domain Manager tool for your domains
Debian Hosting offers you access to a point-and-click Domain Manager tool for controlling all your domain registration settings, including WHOIS info, name servers, custom DNS records and so on. The Domain Manager tool is integrated into the company's web hosting Control Panel. With Debian Hosting, you have 2 options – (1) to register or transfer your domains at a reasonable price with the company's free Domain Manager plan, or (2) to pick any of Debian Hosting's low-cost shared web hosting packages. They include the company's free-of-cost 1-click web apps installer and a choice of free-of-cost web site templates. You can build your very own personal website almost instantaneously, even if you have only basic computer skills.
So, register right away with Debian Hosting – the quickest and most cost-efficient way to bring your site online with just a couple of clicks!
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Why Are Offices Always Too Cold For Women? A New Study Gave The Answer
If you are a woman who always feels cold in the office, you aren’t alone. There are countless women just like you who feel as if they are freezing at work everyday and they too have to contend with funny looks from their male colleagues when they subtly turn the air conditioning down.
The question is, why do women tend to feel the cold in the office more then men? Recently, a study entitled ‘Energy Consumption in Buildings and Female Thermal Demand’ provided some answers.
Many men think that women who are cold in the office are just being awkward, but finally we have science to prove that there is a reason why offices are always too cold for women. Read on if you want to find out exactly why you are experiencing these problems in the workplace.
Women’s bodies produce less heat than men’s
Findings have shown that women’s bodies produce less heat than their male counterparts. This is due to the fact that women are generally smaller than men and they tend to have less muscle and more fat. As muscle produces more heat than fat, this is a big reason as to why females aren’t able to produce as much heat as males.
After analysing the metabolic rates of 16 young women who worked in offices, it was found that they were far lower than standard values. In fact, women have up to 35% lower metabolic rates than men, and with male bodies predominantly used to set office temperature standards, this means that the standard temperatures used in offices to provide a comfortable environment are too low for many women.
Air conditioners make it harder to maintain optimum temperature
Maintaining an optimum office temperature in buildings that utilise air condition is far more complex than you may realise. You need to calculate occupancy, clothing expectations, system efficiency and so much more to be able to accurately provide and maintain a comfortable temperature.
As we have already touched on, the thermal comfort standards take into account metabolic rates that appear to have overestimated women’s intrinsic heat production. Consequently, the standards are more favourable to male dominated office environments.
What you can do to solve the problem
Taking the necessary steps to reconfigure air conditioning systems to take into account that workforce’s are no longer predominantly male will lead to greater comfort for female employees. Furthermore, with less focus being placed on making offices feel like a refrigerator, the amount of energy consumed by air-conditioners would significantly decrease and this will only have a positive effect on CO2 emissions and a company’s utility bills – so it is a win win situation!
If you work in a shared serviced office, make sure you talk to the landlord before you start looking at alternative temperature settings on the air conditioning system. They want to provide you with a comfortable environment and should be willing to take the necessary steps to ensure that the temperature is at a level that is comfortable for both male and female workers.
Ultimately, we won’t see widespread change until the standards take into account female bodies. It may seem like an obvious option, but the world of science can be seen as dated because they don’t have a great track record when it comes to acknowledging women’s existence. Consequently, a quicker option could be to speak to your line manager if you feel the office temperature is causing you ill health or preventing you from completing your work.
Getting the standards changed is a long process so in the meantime you’ll probably see us women hunched over our desks with a less than fashionable hoodie on, but at least we’ll be warm!
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linfa-trees aims to provide pure rust implementations
of decison trees learning algorithms.
linfa-trees is a crate in the linfa ecosystem,
an effort to create a toolkit for classical Machine Learning implemented in pure Rust, akin to Python’s scikit-learn.
Decision Trees (DTs) are a non-parametric supervised learning method used for classification and regression. The goal is to create a model that predicts the value of a target variable by learning simple decision rules inferred from the data features.
linfa-trees currently provides an implementation of single-tree fitting for classification.
A fitted decision tree model for classification.
The set of hyperparameters that can be specified for fitting a decision tree.
Level-order (BFT) iterator of nodes in a decision tree
Struct to print a fitted decision tree in Tex using tikz and forest.
A node in the decision tree
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Split a wide terminal into two or more columns to create a single tall virtual terminal.
This pairs well with `screen`, `tmux`, or `byobu` environment where they only support splitting a terminal into distinct virtual terminals.
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I am the Dog, I am the Cat: 05/15/10
I am the Dog, I am the Cat by Donald Hall was one of Harriet's library choices. It's a free verse alternating voice story told by a dog and a cat. Think of it as a call and response or a dialogue between two unlikely friends.
Donald Hall is a well known poet who has also written eleven children's books. I am the Dog, I am the Cat is his fifth such book. His skill as a poet comes through when the book is read aloud (as all picture books are in this family).
For instance, the dog brags:
Coupled with Halls' poetry are Barry Moser's gorgeous illustrations that are lifelike and full of warmth. We had a few flips through the book just to admire the pictures.
I am the Dog, I am the Cat is a perfect picture book for preschoolers who are growing up with cats and dogs.
Comment #1: Sunday, May, 16, 2010 at 07:20:30
What a fun book! I have a dog and used to have a few cats. They're all fabulous in their own ways!
Comment #2: Friday, May 21, 2010 at 22:05:27
I've had dogs and cats living together in the past. Right now I have just the one cat.
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uk Global Banking News - 23 January 2012 First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE: FHN), a financial services company operating through more than 170 First Tennessee Bank locations in and around Tennessee, and 18 FTN Financial Group offices in the US and abroad, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of USD0.
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Crotaphytus dickersonae — Dickerson’s Collared Lizard
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Currently at work we are installing frog ponds in schools around the local area. One of the challenges has been establishing plant life to provide shelter from predators. Getting frogs to lay is relatively easy, a saucer full of water is generally all they need, but predation of the juvenile frogs takes a massive toll.
Whilst establishing the environment around the pond we came up with an easy and cheap portable home until more suitable plant growth comes in.
All you'll need- Two pots, one larger than the other
A large saucer
A bolt with nut and washers
Sphagnum moss + terrarium plants
Simply connect the two pots with the bolt and washers
Add sphagnum moss to saucer and add terrarium plants around the exterior
Then water till the Sphagnum greens back up (generally it is still alive, but dormant in the bag) may take several days
The gap between the two pots allows the frogs access inside and prevents predators getting to them.
Through capillary action the inside pot draws water up from the base and keeps the top pot wet, similar to a bushman's fridge it keeps the whole unit cool and humid inside.
This would be a perfect project for the kids on a weekend, they could decorate the top too. Plus if you sneak out in the day time and lift the pot, you may find the frogs taking refuge.
The Australian museum also has a great free app for identifying frogs by their call. As a species which is so susceptible to environmental change, they are a great indicator species for the health of the environment around us.
I am a Bunnings team member. Any opinions or recommendations shared here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Bunnings. Visit the Bunnings website for assistance from the customer service team.
Big frog fan here, I used to keep GTF as pets.
When I discovered this guy living in my colourbond fence post, I knew I needed to do something:
Given I have a dog, a frog pot was not optional - she's too nosey! So, I decided to make a water garden/ frog pond.
I purchased a plastic raised garden bed from Bunnings for $29 and sealed the bottom of the legs with silicone to keep the water in.
I then added some plants: Elephant Ears, Swamp Mazus, Blue Bacopa and Yellow Water Canna to start off:
I got the smaller plants sitting a different heights for some variation. I plan to add a few more plants.
Hopefully my backyard buddy will like it, if not I'll have a nice water garden.
As the water is stagnant, I've added a few drops of Envirosafe Mosquito Drops, I may eventually invest in a solar pump if needed.
Edit: Finished it this afternoon (Wednesday). Added 3 more plants: Water Ribbons, Sweet Flag, & Variegated Japanese Rush
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1. Inscription in Greek from Al Bara, near Aleppo. 2. Inscription in Greek on epistyle at Al Bara, near Aleppo. 3. Inscription in Latin on epistyle at Al Bara, near Aleppo.
Inscription in Latin from Ayia Napa.
View of the front of the roman tomb of Zakynthos, erroneously thought to be the Tomb of Cicero. Vases from the monument.
Inscription from the tomb of Sir Edward Barton, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Porte, in the late 16th century. The author argues that this inscription is found at the Monastery of Hagia Triada on Heybeliada (Halki).
Inscription in Latin and Greek from Segesta, Sicily.
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Although most undergraduate students must provide their parents’ financial information when applying for federal financial aid for college, not all parents may want or be able to help their children pay for college. Colleges and universities, however, typically do expect parents to make some financial contribution to their dependent children’s college costs.
When applying for college aid, dependent students – those students who are claimed on someone else’s tax return – may be eligible, depending on their and their parents’ income, for federal grants and student aid, state-funded grants and school loans, and a school’s institutional student aid.
Graduate students and non-dependent undergraduates may also apply for federal, state, and institutional financial aid.
PLUS Parent Loans
In many cases, a financial aid package may not be enough to cover what your school expects you and your family to pay for college, even when combined with any scholarships and savings you’re bringing to the table.
If you’re an undergraduate and a dependent of your parents, and if your parents are willing to help you pay for college, they may be able to take out a federal parent loan – known as a PLUS loan – that can be used to pay for the cost of attending college.
PLUS parent loans are available in loan amounts that cover up to 100 percent of your certified cost of attendance.
PLUS Graduate Student Loans
PLUS loans, however, are no longer just for parents and their dependent undergraduates.
Beginning in 2006, the federal government opened up the PLUS program to graduate students as well. PLUS graduate student loans, known as Grad PLUS loans, can be used, like PLUS parent loans, to pay up to 100 percent of your certified cost of attendance.
Under federal rules, graduate students are automatically regarded as non-dependents and are thus ineligible for PLUS parent loans, which are only available to parents of undergraduates.
Grad PLUS loans offer graduate students an additional college financing option to scholarships, grants, fellowships, and federal Stafford graduate student aid.
PLUS Loan Eligibility
Eligibility for PLUS parent loans and graduate loans is determined, in part, by the information you submit on the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. All students, both graduate and undergraduate, who are looking for federal financial aid for school must complete a FAFSA each year.
PLUS and Grad PLUS loans, unlike federal Perkins college loans and federal Stafford student loans, are credit-based loans that require a modest credit check.
In order to meet PLUS credit requirements, parent and graduate student applicants must be free of serious adverse credit items, such as a recent foreclosure or bankruptcy, significant delinquencies (defined as 90 days or more) on credit accounts, or a default on another federal parent or student loan.
Undergraduate students whose parents fail to qualify for a PLUS loan are eligible to receive additional money in federal student aid to help meet their expected family contribution to their college costs.
PLUS Loan Interest Rates
Loans made through the federal PLUS program allow you to borrow money for college at a fixed interest rate.
PLUS loans, both for parents and graduate students, currently carry a fixed interest rate of 7.9 percent. For graduate students looking at their graduate loan options, this rate is slightly higher than the fixed 6.8-percent rate available on federal Stafford graduate student aid.
PLUS and Grad PLUS loans are also subject to a 4-percent servicing fee, which is deducted from the loan proceeds at the time the loan is issued.
Repaying Your PLUS Loan
Until 2008, repayment on PLUS parent loans would begin 60 days after the loan funds were disbursed. However, under new legislation passed in 2008, parents may now defer repayment of their PLUS parent loans until their student graduates or leaves school, and for an additional grace period of six months following graduation.
The rules for PLUS graduate student loans are slightly different. As a graduate student, you may defer repayment on your Grad PLUS loans while you’re still in school at least half-time, but there’s no six-month grace period once you leave school. This timetable should be an important consideration and puts additional pressure on you to have a repayment plan in place before graduation.
Unlike some federal student loans, PLUS and Grad PLUS loans are not subsidized, so interest accrues on the loan balance from the time the loan is made, even if you’re currently deferring your loan payments.
The standard repayment term for PLUS and Grad PLUS loans is 10 years. You may, however, be able to extend your repayment term in order to lower your monthly loan payments. You can call the Department of Education to discuss repayment and extension options.
Loans issued under the PLUS program can be consolidated into a single federal consolidation loan, although parent loans must be consolidated separately from student loans. Parent loans can’t be commingled with student loans into a single account for the purposes of repayment.
Conventional loans are typically the hardest to obtain for real estate investors. Some lenders don’t allow income from investment properties to be counted toward total income, which can make global underwriting a problem for certain investors, especially those who already have several existing conventional, conforming real estate loans reporting on their credit. In these cases, the investor must look outside conventional funding for their investments. Two of the more popular choices for alternative financing are portfolio loans and hard money loans.
These loans are loans made by banks which do not sell the mortgage to other investors or mortgage companies. Portfolio loans are made with the intention of keeping them on the books until the loan is paid off or comes to term. Banks which make these kinds of loans are called portfolio lenders, and are usually smaller, more community focused operations.
Advantages of Portfolio Loans
Because these banks do not deal in volume or answer to huge boards like commercial banks, portfolio lenders can do loans that commercial banks wouldn’t touch, like the following:
- smaller multifamily properties
- properties in dis-repair
- properties with an unrealized after-completed value
- pre-stabilized commercial buildings
- single tenant operations
- special use buildings like churches, self-storage, or manufacturing spaces
- construction and rehab projects
Another advantage of portfolio lenders is that they get involved with their community. Portfolio lenders like to lend on property they can go out and visit. They rarely lend outside of their region. This too gives the portfolio lender the ability to push guidelines when the numbers of a deal may not be stellar, but the lender can make a visit to the property and clearly see the value in the transaction. Rarely, if ever, will a banker at a commercial bank ever visit your property, or see more of it than what she can gather from the appraisal report.
Disadvantages of Portfolio Loans
There are only three downsides to portfolio loans, and in my opinion, they are worth the trade off to receive the services mentioned above:
- shorter loan terms
- higher interest rates
- conventional underwriting
A portfolio loan typically has a shorter loan term than conventional, conforming loans. The loan will feature a standard 30 year amortization, but will have a balloon payment in 10 years or less, at which time you’ll need to payoff the loan in cash or refinance it.
Portfolio loans usually carry a slightly higher than market interest rate as well, usually around one half to one full percentage point higher than what you’d see from your large mortgage banker or retail commercial chain.
While portfolio lenders will sometimes go outside of guidelines for a great property, chances are you’ll have to qualify using conventional guidelines. That means acceptable income ratios, global underwriting, high debt service coverage ratios, better than average credit, and a good personal financial statement. Failing to meet any one of those criteria will knock your loan out of consideration with most conventional lenders. Two or more will likely knock you out of running for a portfolio loan.
If you find yourself in a situation where your qualifying criteria are suffering and can’t be approved for a conventional loan or a portfolio loan you’ll likely need to visit a local hard money lender.
Hard Money and Private Money Loans
Hard money loans are asset based loans, which means they are underwritten by considering primarily the value of the asset being pledged as collateral for the loan.
Advantages of Hard Money Loans
Rarely do hard money lenders consider credit score a factor in underwriting. If these lenders do run your credit report it’s most likely to make sure the borrower is not currently in bankruptcy, and doesn’t have open judgments or foreclosures. Most times, those things may not even knock a hard money loan out of underwriting, but they may force the lender to take a closer look at the documents.
If you are purchasing property at a steep discount you may be able to finance 100% of your cost using hard money. For example, if you are purchasing a $100,000 property owned by the bank for only $45,000 you could potentially obtain that entire amount from a hard money lender making a loan at a 50% loan-to-value ratio (LTV). That is something both conventional and portfolio lenders cannot do.
While private lenders do check the income producing ability of the property, they are more concerned with the as-is value of the property, defined as the value of the subject property as the property exists at the time of loan origination. Vacant properties with no rental income are rarely approved by conventional lenders but are favorite targets for private lenders.
The speed at which a hard money loan transaction can be completed is perhaps its most attractive quality. Speed of the loan is a huge advantage for many real estate investors, especially those buying property at auction, or as short sales or bank foreclosures which have short contract fuses.Hard money loans can close in as few as 24 hours. Most take between two weeks and 30 days, and even the longer hard money time lines are still less than most conventional underwriting periods.
Disadvantages of Hard Money and Private Money Loans
Typically, a private lender will make a loan of between 50 to 70 percent of the as-is value. Some private lenders use a more conservative as-is value called the “quick sale” value or the “30 day” value, both of which could be considerably less than a standard appraised value. Using a quick sale value is a way for the private lender to make a more conservative loan, or to protect their investment with a lower effective LTV ratio. For instance, you might be in contract on a property comparable to other single family homes that sold recently for $150,000 with an average marketing time of three to four months. Some hard money lenders m lend you 50% of that purchase price, citing it as value, and giving you $75,000 toward the purchase. Other private lenders may do a BPO and ask for a quick sale value with a marketing exposure time of only 30 days. That value might be as low as $80,000 to facilitate a quick sale to an all-cash buyer. Those lenders would therefore make a loan of only $40,000 (50% of $80,000 quick sale value) for an effective LTV of only 26%. This is most often a point of contention on deals that fall out in underwriting with hard money lenders. Since a hard money loan is being made at a much lower percentage of value, there is little room for error in estimating your property’s real worth.
The other obvious disadvantage to a hard money loans is the cost. Hard money loans will almost always carry a much higher than market interest rate, origination fees, equity fees, exit fees, and sometimes even higher attorney, insurance, and title fees. While some hard money lenders allow you to finance these fees and include them in the overall loan cost, it still means you net less when the loan closes.
Weighing the Good and the Bad
As with any loan you have to weigh the good and the bad, including loan terms, interest rate, points, fees, and access to customer support. There is always a trade-off present in alternative lending. If you exhibit poor credit and have no money for down payment you can be sure the lender will charge higher interest rates and reduce terms to make up for the added risk.
When dealing with private lenders make sure to inquire about their valuation method.
Also, with hard money lenders, you should be careful in your research and background checking. While hard money loans are one of the more popular alternative financing options, they are often targets for unscrupulous third parties. Before signing any loan paperwork make sure to run all documentation by a qualified real estate attorney and/or tax professional. If you suspect fraud or predatory lending contact the state attorney general office.
For more information on loan scams and stories of predatory lending read the article listed in the resource box below or visit http://www.directlendingsolutions.com.
Examples of Loan Scams – http://www.directlendingsolutions.com/scams-using-western-union.htm
Craig Grella is an author and contributor to Direct Lending Solutions, a website dedicated to personal and small business finance and credit education. Mr. Grella holds a degree in Civil Engineering, teaches entrepreneurship classes through city community centers, and is a visiting lecturer at many national investment clubs.
College students are often cautioned to avoid private loans unless absolutely necessary, urged instead to take advantage of all other financial aid options first.
The advice is sound. Generally speaking, private student loans, which are offered by banks, credit unions, and other private lenders, don’t offer the same level of borrower protections and benefits that government college loans do.
As a student, you should seek out grants and scholarships first — money for college that you won’t have to repay — before taking on college loan debt. Then, if you’re still going to need college loans, you should, in general, make sure you’ve maximized all your available government loans before you consider taking out a private student loan.
Interest Rates & Repayment Options
Federal education loans have fixed interest rates and more flexible repayment terms than private loans. The Department of Education offers income-based repayment options that keep your monthly payments at a figure you can afford, repayment extensions to give you more time to repay, and loan deferments and forbearances that can temporarily postpone your college loan payments if you’re facing financial hardship.
If you go to work in the public sector, you may also be eligible for the discharge of some or all of your government loan debts.
With private student loans, on the other hand, your interest rate is almost always variable, and private lenders aren’t required to provide the kind of repayment flexibility that comes standard on federal college loans.
The current foreclosure crisis that began mushrooming, in part, because of adjustable-rate mortgages should be enough to make anyone leery of adjustable-rate loans on anything.
But it’s worth keeping in mind that when interest rates are low, as they are now, adjustable-rate private student loans can have a lower interest rate than their fixed-rate federal counterparts.
If you have excellent credit, or if you have a parent or co-signer with excellent credit, you may qualify for the lowest-rate private college loans, which currently carry interest rates that are as much as 3-percent to 6-percent lower than the rates on federal student and parent loans.
Interest rates are destined to rise as the economy continues to recover from the recession, so private loan rates won’t always be this low, but if you or your parents are in a position to pay that private student loan off relatively quickly, you may be able to save money over a government-issued college loan.
Covering Your College Costs
So why take out a private student loan at all?
Private student loans are meant to “fill the gap” in college funding that may be left after you reach your federal student borrowing limits. In many cases, families find that scholarships and federal financial aid simply aren’t enough to cover the rising cost of college.
Without private student loans, you may not be able to pay for college or continue your studies.
Statistically, college graduates have a better chance of being gainfully employed than non-graduates do, and college graduates, on average, earn more money in their jobs than workers who don’t have a college degree. For you as a college student, better job and salary prospects may make the burden of a reasonable amount of private student loans easier to bear.
Working With Private Student Loan Lenders
College loan companies aren’t deaf to the economic realities that college graduates are facing. Recently, some of the largest private student loan lenders have instituted new guidelines for the repayment and forgiveness of college loan debt.
Wells Fargo and Sallie Mae, for example, both announced this year that they would begin discharging private student loans upon the death of the borrower. Beforehand, that debt was being left to the co-signer to repay.
And as the recession and large swaths of unemployment among recent college graduates has led to higher rates of delinquency and default on college loans, some private lenders have shown a slight uptick in their willingness to work out modified repayment plans with troubled borrowers who are unable to repay their private student loans.
Being a Smart Student Borrower
For students who must turn to private education loans, it pays to shop around. Interest rates are always important, but they aren’t the only factor worth considering. Repayment policies, payment deferral options, default and late-payments penalties, interest-rate caps, and other terms may give some private student loan programs a clear advantage over others.
Always be mindful of the total amount of your debt from all sources, school loans and otherwise, and aim to limit your reliance on college loans, both federal and private.
The Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data System can help you track all your federal loan debt. Additionally, if you’re carrying debt from multiple federal college loans, the Education Department’s student loan debt consolidation program can help simplify the repayment process and may lower your monthly loan payments.
As you begin to repay your school loans, make it a priority to pay off the higher-interest loans first.
By taking advantage of college scholarships, using all your federal financial aid options, and minimizing the amount of debt you take on to pay for school, you can benefit from the careful and limited borrowing of private student loans to help pay for your college education.
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Jeff Mictabor is an enthusiast on the topic of student loan issues in the news. He has been writing for the past 10 years for a variety of education publications. He now offers his writing services on a freelance basis.
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With the Ken Burns effect, you can create motion from static images or show a video from different angles.
👉 To apply the Ken Burns effect, follow these steps:
- Open your Splice project
- On the timeline, select the clip you wish to animate: it becomes blue
- Tap on Animate from the bottom toolbar
- Tap on Enable Ken Burns: it becomes blue
To apply this change to all clips, tap on the button with the two blue ticks that appear in the bottom-right corner > tap Apply to all
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- To choose the point where you want the effect to end, tap End frame and position the clip on the main preview screen
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Vin Scully, the radio and TV icon who called Dodgers games from broadcast booths in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, died on Tuesday at age 94.
Scully started calling games for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950, not long after he graduated from Fordham, where he helped start the student-run radio station, WFUV. When the Dodgers left Brooklyn for L.A. in 1957, he went west with them and became arguably the most famous and beloved baseball broadcaster in history.
Known for his smooth delivery and ability to tell stories while often working alone in the booth, Scully also made a name for himself calling World Series games. One of his most famous moments behind the microphone came when the Mets rallied to beat the Red Sox in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
On the game’s final play, Scully put words to a moment that left just about everyone else speechless.
“Little roller up along first,” Scully said after Mookie Wilson hit a weak ground ball toward Boston first baseman Bill Buckner. “Behind the bag! It gets through Buckner! Here comes Knight and the Mets win it!”
One of his other iconic calls came in 1988, when L.A.’s Kirk Gibson hit a pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 against the Oakland A’s.
“In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened!” Scully said.
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Instead of talking over some of the most dramatic moments he called, Scully would often let the pictures on the screen speak for themselves, filing in gaps with carefully chosen words that met the moment.
“He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the Dodgers said in a statement. “He was their conscience, their laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw. Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers — and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles.”
Scully’s memorable calls included Hank Aaron’s 715th homer in Atlanta in 1974, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.
“A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol,” Scully said. “What a marvelous moment for baseball.”
Scully scaled back his travel schedule toward the end of his career but continued to call the majority of Dodgers home games through his retirement following the 2016 season.
“The greatest baseball broadcaster who ever lived, Vin Scully, has passed away,” tweeted Mets broadcaster Howie Rose. “It was an honor just to know him. He demonstrated that language still matters and forged an intimate bond with his listeners that the rest of us can only strive to achieve. The Renoir of broadcasters.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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Everything started in 1982 in a small backyard garage in Düsseldorf, Germany. With many experiments and simple means, Berthold Koch develops the first electronically level-controlled condensate drain out of a brilliant idea: the ground-breaking BEKOMAT. This invention not only solves one of the biggest problems of compressed-air processing - it also represents the first step on the way to success of one of the leading companies for compressed air and compressed-gas technology throughout the world.
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The history women’s suffrage is full of exciting and significant events. As the movement grew from determined women who wanted to share in the same rights of their male counterparts to an organized movement there was a cast of characters and events that made a full and rich history to study. Here is a brief overview of only a few significant events in women’s suffrage history.
The first woman in the North American colonies to actually demand the vote was Margaret Brent, who was the owner of extensive lands in Maryland. In 1647, Brent insisted on having two votes in the colonial assembly, one for herself and one for Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, whose power of attorney she held. When the governor went on to deny her request, Brent boycotted the assembly.
Lydia Chapin Taft is recorded as the earliest forerunner in Colonial America who was allowed to vote in 3 New England town meetings, beginning in 1756. American women were the first to actively fight and organize for women’s suffrage. Events such as the Civil War and World War I influenced women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to come to the forefront in the American social/political landscape.
Women in New Jersey could vote initially only because a loophole in the state’s constitution of 1790 gave the vote to “all inhabitants” who satisfied certain property and residence requirements. Property-holding women quickly took advantage of the constitution’s vague wording. It is ironic that a state legislator who had almost been defeated by women voters helped to pass a bill to disenfranchise the state’s women and black men in 1807.
It was not until during World War I when women finally started gaining momentum in their efforts. However, there were some early victories that were won in the territories of Wyoming (1869) and Utah (1870), although Utah women were disenfranchised by the U.S. Congress in 1887. The push to grant Utah women’s suffrage is assumed to be at least partially fueled by outsiders’ belief that, given the right to vote, Utah women would dispose of polygamy. It was only after Utah women exercised their suffrage rights in favor of the practice of polygamy that the U.S. Congress disenfranchised Utah women.
Other territories and states began to grant women the right to vote in the late 19th and early 20th century, but national women’s suffrage did not come until the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1920. In 1848, at the Seneca Falls Convention in New York, women activists would begin a seventy year struggle for what they felt was a natural right of all Americans: the right to vote. They used tactics such as pointing out the similarities in slavery and the way women were being treated. As their strategies became more evolved women suffragists were really starting to wake up American women nation-wide. However, the courts were to be another issue. Ironically, women were not included in the ratification of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments (which gave people the right to vote regardless of their race). By the end of the nineteenth century, it was only Idaho, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming that had enfranchised women after an extreme amount of effort by the suffrage associations at the state level.
National women’s suffrage would not exist until the twentieth century. When women became more and more aggressive with their beliefs, officials became embarrassed. They started arresting the suffragists and even in jail these women were deprived of rights such as wearing uniforms and writing letters. Finally, under pressure from all of the suffrage groups, President Woodrow Wilson urged a compliant Congress to pass what became, in 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment, finally fulfilling the dream of those early activists.
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“I know this world is ruled by infinite intelligence. Everything that surrounds us- everything that exists – proves that there are infinite laws behind it. There can be no denying this fact. It is mathematical in its precision.”
-Thomas A. Edison
There is something magical bound to happen when we combine art and math. The amalgamation expands our vision of what it means to be an artist and a mathematician. Math can be creative. Art can be analytical. Both can inspire our imagination.
Chaos theory, the branch of mathematics that deals with complex systems whose behavior is highly sensitive to slight changes in conditions so that small alterations can give rise to strikingly great consequences. The development of chaos theory creates a new perspective for a better understanding of chaos and complex processes in architectural design. It is relatively easy to distinguish between geometric order and chaos in architectural compositions, but defining these concepts is certainly difficult.
In the urban structure of Barcelona, the subtle combination of the same is visible today. In the 19th Century when the walls were pulled down, a large extension of the city was realized. This new part of the city was organized in grids to achieve over 600 identical urban blocks – 110m X 110m with angled corners. Over time, all these blocks were developed in their individual way. This example leads to formulating a conclusion that chaos precedes order and order precedes chaos and there is beauty somewhere in between.
From centuries architects and structure engineers have been looking at nature as a huge source of inspiration. They have been searching for answers to their complex questions about different kinds of shapes, structures, or processes, and they have mimicked a lot of natural forms to create better and more efficient structures suitable for different architectural purposes. But to what extent have they been successful? The world of Nature is constructed according to more complex rules. The ideal forms and relationships distinguish architecture against the background of nature. The glorification of complexity and regularity exists also in the architectural design of the present time. Many well-known architects – Zaha Hadid, Daniel Libeskind, Frank O. Gehry take inspiration from chaos.
In the first two years of architecture course, the college engraves in us the habit of keenly observing nature and drawing inspiration from it into anything we create. Throughout the next 3 years, we keep putting our minds into drawing the “order” stimulated by what we see in the immediate environment. But are there tools for simulating, analyzing, and understanding chaos? As architects, we are drawn to certain limitations to jump from order to chaos. These limitations concern the classic design and the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) as well. This technique was developed dynamically in the 90s to increase the effectiveness of architects but fundamentally – hasn’t changed design methods. Parametric Modelling is an example of an alternative, more complex methods of computer-supported architecture design. But the simulation of a complex process that occurs in architectonic space using this method is not realistic. Then how do we obtain complex geometry?
The creation of architectural space is not an isolated event, but the continuous process of technological modernizations, destroying, adapting, and property changes. In the scale of the city, the accumulation of this process causes spatial diversity and complexity. This is not a consequence of conscious design planning, but free transformation. In this case, architecture starts to be chaotic. Reflecting on the way cities have been built through history, the most beautiful places have been those that have shared transformations while creating differentiation. The city of Venice continues to inspire architects despite their inability to live up to its beauty – is a perfect example of shared transformations creating wholeness out of chaos. Without order, nothing can exist and without chaos, nothing can evolve and this recursive pattern opens a window of fractals into exploring complex geometry of chaos.
Architect Robert Venturi when rejected the theory “less is more” and contracted it with his own “Less is a bore”, refused the plainer, clean, white architecture of modernism, instead; his ideas were directed to indirect architectural design, meanings, forms, and compositions which satisfy the mind. He believed that complexity makes one think of how things are put together; it takes time to be perceived and decoded. What Venturi was aiming for in architecture was actually found in the characteristics of fractal geometry as it plays an integral role between natures’ complexity and architecture.
While two buildings may have completely different sizes or roofs, or one could have a Minar and the other doesn’t, if both the buildings have windows and columns the windows and columns would be made the same way, and thus symmetric to each other. This is how every building in the city is tied together in a web of geometric relationships, and it is the density of these relationships that give cities their wholeness and beauty.
The fractal theory fully supports the Hindu philosophical concept of ‘one among all, all is one.’ This might be the root reason for the use of Fractal Geometry in the architectural design of Hindu Temple Architecture. The self-repeating and self-similar components are supposed to reflect the idea that every part of the cosmos contains all information about the whole cosmos with a high degree of self-similarity and complex detailing. Each element of these temples reveals the mystery of these gigantic structures folds by fold. From an aesthetical viewpoint, fractal geometry brings about “order in chaos” and thereby, “a beauty in complexity”.
If fractals are, by their own nature, surprising, unpredictable, and emergent, I ask you – artist to artist, designer to designer, architect to architect – do you have the courage to dive in the depths of the beautiful possibilities of chaotic geometry? I am sure, I do. Living in the 21st century, let less be a little bore for you. Let your creative mind magnify the order a little more, only to find the chaotic beauty in it.
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“All that is needed [to make art] is a certain rigour mingled with an internal honesty, because I believe that art begins as an individual reflective activity[…] Indeed, art should be a rebellion against the forces that attempt to diminish the magnificence or the hideousness of the human mind and spirit. Art should permit no escape from or abandonment of the human condition.” (1991)
John Boyle’s intricate and colorful paintings, dealing mainly with sociopolitical figures and elements of Canadian landscape, place him firmly within the realm of the Canadian response to the 1960s-era Pop phenomenon.
Boyle lived most of his life in the small town of London, Ontario. After studying at the London Teachers’ College and the University of Western Ontario, he moved to St. Catharine’s in 1962, where he worked intermittently as an elementary school teacher then, from 1968 on, as a professional artist. He also lived for a while in Elsinore, a small hamlet near Owen Sound and now resides in Peterborough.
Boyle initially intended to become a writer, but after seeing an exhibition of the work of Vincent Van Gogh in Detroit in 1962, he decided to concentrate on painting. Largely self-taught, he fully committed to his art, and his unique approach quickly began to garner interest. The artist is one of the few since the early twentieth century to focus on the Canadian sociopolitical figure outside of the realm of portraiture (Lakeside Park, 1970). Boyle is also noted for his emulation of the color profile of screen-printing by omitting half-tones from his palette. This gives his paintings a dramatic intensity that reinforces the importance of the presented figures.
Boyle, deeply passionate about artist’s rights, spearheaded the foundation of the Niagara Artist’s Company in 1970 and was the founding spokesperson for CARO, the Canadian Artists’ Representation Ontario, the following year. The artist, whose paintings can be found in major collections across the country, was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy in 1975, received Canada Council B Grants in 1971, 1973 and 1979, and a Canada Council A Grant in 1987.
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When you’re talking about desktop virtualization, there are a few names that invariably come up in conversation.
Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly known as Windows Virtual Desktop) is certainly one. Nutanix Xi Frame, Parallels RAS and VMware Horizon are others. But the various Citrix solutions—such as Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp, now rebranded and offered as part of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops product suite—often occupy a large chunk of mindshare. Wherever a list of virtual desktop solutions exists, you can bet you’ll find Citrix.
One of the reasons Citrix evokes such strong mental associations with desktop virtualization is because the company has focused on virtualization technology since its inception over 30 years ago. Three decades can seem like millennia in the tech world, so to have a company stick with its initial business proposition for that long is definitely something worth noting.
What does all that mean for IT departments and CTOs who are looking to support their remote workforces? Should Citrix be the natural go-to choice when you’re looking for virtualization solutions? How does the company’s longevity affect the desktop virtualization products it offers today? And is virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) even the right virtualization technology for you to begin with?
Let’s answer those questions with a quick trip to the past.
A brief history of Citrix VDI
Citrix was founded in 1989 by a tech entrepreneur who had previously led the design teams for the OS/2 and IBM DOS systems. These projects were foundational in giving us the multitasking-capable PC operating systems we use today. From the start, Citrix had its sights set on developing remote access solutions for Microsoft operating systems—specifically Microsoft Windows. This OS-centric model would become an enduring theme.
Bear in mind, too, that these were the very early days of modern personal computing. Windows 95, which most of us would recognize as the grandfather to our current desktop and laptop OSes, wouldn’t appear for another five years.
Through acquisitions as well as its pioneering work in virtualization, Citrix grew by leaps and bounds over the coming decades, a growth that was accelerated in part by Windows’ popularity in the enterprise. Citrix VDI solutions were adopted by several major companies and were responsible for advancements like the thin client, which are low-cost, low-spec endpoints that rely on a remote hypervisor server for their functionality. In many ways, they could be considered the precursor to Chromebooks.
Much of the groundwork that Citrix laid during this period would shape the very architecture of virtual desktop infrastructure as a whole. From provisioning paradigms to authentication processes, Citrix VDI had an outsized influence not only on how organizations actually implemented virtualization solutions but how they came to think of them in the first place.
The downsides of a long legacy in virtual desktops
With all this history comes, well, history. Three decades spent developing desktop virtualization products also means that those products have three decades’ worth of accumulated legacy technology, engineering pivots, integrations of acquired technologies that increase the overall attack surface, and marketing rebrands behind them. You can see the weight of all this history in the many components that are involved in a typical Citrix XenDesktop deployment.
- Citrix Delivery Controller. This stores configuration data as well as other settings. These are contained within a database that’s managed using Citrix Studio or Citrix Director.
- Provisioning Services. This allows the team of IT admins who oversee the Citrix implementation to distribute desktops to users in real-time from a shared master image.
- Citrix StoreFront. This functions like a software launcher. It displays the desktops and applications that have been assigned to users. End-user authentication takes place through the StoreFront portal.
- Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver). This is the dedicated software client through which end users connect to their virtual desktops. It is installed locally on the endpoint device.
- Citrix HDX. This is a proprietary technology suite that leverages Citrix’s Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) remote protocol. ICA is responsible for handling local and remote client data traffic, compression and more.
- Citrix ADC (formerly Citrix NetScaler). Some large VDI implementations that suffer from latency and bandwidth issues will make use of the company’s dedicated load-balancing and optimization technologies for a better user experience.
These components are traditionally hosted in an on-premises data center for the sake of security and maintenance. (For more detail, see our post on “Understanding Citrix VDI.”) However, this architecture adds significantly to the upfront costs of Citrix VDI implementations, which continues to make them expensive to purchase as well as expensive to operate. Furthermore, in an age of increasing ransomware threats, the large attack surface created by these components requires even more vigilance and oversight.
Huge enterprise-scale organizations that absolutely need VDI for their specific workloads or use cases are often braced to budget for these large CapEx and OpEx outlays. But as more organizations look to virtualization technologies to support their hybrid and remote workers, it’s hard to justify this level of cost and complexity.
In recent years, Citrix has tried to expand its traditional scope with new desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) offerings. These take conventional desktop virtualization and swap out some or all of the on-premises components for cloud infrastructure. That allows them to feature more public cloud integration and adopt something closer to SaaS pricing models (even if they are hard to parse). At the end of the day, though, these Citrix cloud-based desktop services can’t escape their roots in legacy VDI and retain a lot of the same caveats.
The modern approach: Virtualizing apps, not OSes
There’s no denying that Citrix has had a major influence on current virtualization technology. Yet a lot has changed since 1989. Heck, a lot has changed since 2019! It’s time to stop thinking that the primary function of remote desktop solutions or desktop virtualization is simply to replicate the classic operating-system-based PC desktop experience. You don’t need virtual machines and a huge array of components to keep remote users productive.
Virtual App Delivery (VAD) rethinks the remote desktop environment for the cloud era. After all, unlike VDI (whether it’s Citrix or one of its alternatives), Virtual App Delivery isn’t a legacy virtualization approach that has had to be re-engineered to take advantage of the public cloud. VAD was born in the cloud and designed from the very beginning for the cloud desktop needs of today’s organizations.
As the pioneer in Virtual App Delivery, Cameyo’s approach to application virtualization is better suited to most use cases than VDI. Instead of trying to furnish end users with Windows-dependent digital workspaces, Cameyo gives remote users secure, Windows-independent cloud desktops that deliver all of the apps they need to be productive. Because Cameyo is cloud-native, remote users can access those apps on any device with an HTML5 web browser—whether it’s a Linux laptop, a macOS desktop or an Android mobile device.
How VAD cloud desktops are reframing virtualization
Ur&Penn offers a perfect case in point. After disappointing results with a leading DaaS product and a leading VDI product, this leading Swedish watch and jewelry retailer discovered Cameyo. Within a few hours of deploying our VAD platform, Ur&Penn’s employees were working with business-critical apps on their Chromebooks.
According to Ur&Penn CIO Emir Saffar, they found Cameyo’s virtual app delivery to be:
- Simple: “Unlike Nutanix Xi Frame and Citrix XenApp, there is no complicated infrastructure to deploy and manage. Not only were we up and running with Cameyo in less than three hours, but we can also deploy new apps almost instantly. We never have to re-image or deal with a Golden Image. Cameyo could not be easier.”
- Secure by design: “From a user experience perspective, [with Cameyo, our end users] use the same desktop version of the applications they’re used to – but those applications simply run in a browser tab instead of needing to be deployed and managed locally.”
- Cost-effective: “Right off the bat, Cameyo doesn’t require any complex infrastructure and you don’t need to hire a third-party engineer to set it up – so that’s a huge cost savings right there.”
“Citrix was even more complex to set up than [Nutanix] Xi Frame, so we had to hire an outside engineer to come set everything up, which just added more expense. Everything was difficult,” said Saffar. “The first thing we noticed when we started our free trial was that Cameyo was truly built from scratch to be a cloud solution, whereas Citrix has clearly just taken their old technology and tried to push it into the cloud.”
And Ur&Penn isn’t alone in choosing Cameyo over Citrix. Klarahill, another large Swedish business, did the same, reducing its remote desktop costs by 85% in the process.
Why go through all the hassle of rolling out VDI or DaaS solutions when you can easily start with Virtual App Delivery and test it out to see if it’s right for your use case? Sign up today for your free trial of Cameyo and begin providing your users with streamlined, customized cloud desktops in as little as a few minutes. If you’d prefer to learn more about how Cameyo achieves more than VDI with less cost and infrastructure, feel free to request a demo from one of our engineers.
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Your skin needs a wide variety of nutrients to help it stay healthy and glowing. By skimping on those vitamins and minerals, you set your skin up for breakouts, dryness, and dullness. Looking to cut back on processed foods? Use these easy tips for getting the job done without a ton of time and effort. You probably won’t see results right away, but stick with it. In a few weeks, you’ll likely start to notice that your skin starts to look and feel better. Good luck!
Add more fruits and veggies to your diet
The great thing about fruits and vegetables, besides how great they taste, is that they are full of fiber. That means they’ll fill you up, while also loading your body with nutrients it needs to stay healthy. That includes vitamins A and C. Any kind of product works and filling up on it leaves less room for junky processed foods.
Drink more water
Soda is one of the worst processed foods ever. It has no nutrition and the sugar takes a real toll on your skin. Cutting soda isn’t easy, but you’ll be so glad once you kick the habit. Start slow instead of going cold turkey – that makes it much more manageable. Enjoy water or unsweetened iced tea instead. Your glowing skin will make it totally worth it.
Eat more fresh meat and prepared meat
Processed meats include things like lunch-meat, bacon, hot dogs and sausages. Switch to fresh meats and your skin will thank you. Try grilled chicken breasts and salmon instead. If you cook them, you can use leftovers for sandwiches or omelets.
Eat at home more often
Restaurant meals are often packed with processed ingredients. If you want to do your skin a huge favor, start cooking more meals at home. This gives you more control over the ingredients you use so you can enjoy a delicious dish that contains no processed foods. You can find great recipes online so you always have a how-to for creating a skin healthy meal for yourself.
Make baked goods rather than buy
Packaged baked goods are some of the worst for your skin. They contain loads of sugar and partially hydrogenated fats that wreak havoc on your skin. To prevent discoloration and dullness, start making your own baked goods from scratch. You can use healthy oils and cut back on the sugar for the benefit of your skin.
Try eating local
When you buy fresh, local foods you are stocking your refrigerator with healthy foods that aren’t processed. Shop at farmers’ markets and you can find local fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, milk and more. Buying these foods makes it easy to skip the processed stuff and they taste way better.
By Damilola Faustino
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare, X-linked, progressive, debilitating and ultimately fatal disease caused by mutations in the DMD gene leading to the loss of function of the dystrophin protein. Loss of ambulation begins in the first 10 years of life, with patients requiring increased assistance with the activities of daily living as they age. Ataluren is an oral therapy for ambulatory patients with nonsense mutation DMD that restores the production of dystrophin, helping to preserve muscle mass and prolong functioning.
In this video, Craig McDonald (University of California Davis School of Medicine, USA) and Már Tulinius (Gothenburg University, Sweden) discuss their recent publication, ‘Ataluren delays loss of ambulation and respiratory decline in nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients’, published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research.
Ataluren delays loss of ambulation and respiratory decline in nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients.
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Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research 11(3) (2021) DOI: 10.2217/cer-2021-0196
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Union Pacific and nonprofit Safe Kids Worldwide teamed up to drive home an important message for families in a new rail safety video: Model rail safety, because ‘Nothing’ is worth more than your child’s life.
For the safety of every Union Pacific team member, substance abuse can’t be a part of that equation. That’s why Operation RedBlock volunteers have been visiting crew rooms, team meetings and safety briefings for more than 40 years.
Rural doesn’t always mean quiet. Take for example the highway-rail grade crossing on Union Pacific’s Laredo Subdivision in LaSalle County, Texas. Oil and gas exploration activities in the area mean large machinery and local traffic regularly traverse this hot spot.
Thanks to extensive outreach efforts, firefighters from 22 fire districts and departments received hazardous materials (hazmat) response training in Union Pacific’s largest-ever class of its kind in central Louisiana.
Chicago track supervisor Lakish Vanzant works hard to make every encounter at Union Pacific a positive one.
The first time a truck-driving student at Lone Star College in Houston, Texas, encounters a railroad crossing will be on a training course and not a public highway thanks to a real-world project that received a big assist from Union Pacific Railroad.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood with Union Pacific representatives, law enforcement officers and UPS on Thursday, announcing a multi-agency effort to combat rail theft in Los Angeles.
In the wee hours of the morning, as his train rumbled through sugar cane fields in central Louisiana, Locomotive Engineer Cory Van Mol watched in disbelief as a farm tractor failed to yield at a private crossing.
- Safe Crossings Start Here: Safe Kids Worldwide, 'Chuggington' Help Union Pacific Educate Families Nationwide 09202021
- National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: 'I Was Almost a Statistic' 09102021
- Union Pacific’s Fire Car Fleet Provided Critical Assist in Lava Fire 07122021
- Heartland Service Unit Making Safety Strides 06072021
- Union Pacific Dispatchers Answer the Calls to Safety 05062021
- Third Generation Railroader Commits Career to Teamwork and Safety 04072021
- UP Operating Teams Battle through Polar Vortex 03022021
- Safety Program Virtually Puts Teens in Driver Seat 02032021
- Popular Animated Characters Make Rail Safety 'Traintastic' 09212020
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Understand what you think, fulfill what you need
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Tenon and mortise. mortise and tenon joint consists of female mortise in one component and male tenon in the other. it can be made also with two or more tenons. the basic cross section of the tenon is rectangular. this causes also rectangular shape of the mortise which is not always easy to make. nowadays the shape of the tenon is often oval.
Double tenons were also used to strengthen joints in wooden aircraft, boats and carts wagons. in all cases when lumber thicknesses was larger than 40 mm 1.5 it made sense for quality i.e. durable, reliable, strong joints to do double tenons.
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Sempeo212 sqa unit code fp2f 04 preparing and using milling machines sempeo212 preparing and using milling machineserformance criteria you must be able to p1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety legislation, regulations and other relevant guidelines p2 plan the machining activities before you start them.
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How to millovetail mortise and tenon. 1. mount tenon template with clamps or wood screws. 2. adjust the milling depth on the router with the setting gauge, on the tenon template only. 3. set tenon length with set levers on fence. position router into guide plate with0 rotation. 4.
For milling longer tenons will be described in the section to follow. for these highstress joints of 30 wide doors, freud recommends tenons of at least 212 length. for 28 wide or narrower doors, use at leastong tenons. here are formulas for calculating rail.
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For milling longer tenons will be described in the section to follow. for these highstress joints of 30 wide doors, freud recommends tenons of at least 212 length. for 28 wide or narrower doors, use at leastong tenons. here are formulas.
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Generosity - Reciprocity
My goal is to devote my life to Dharma and share it with others. Your contribution helps me continue to offer teachings to a broader audience so that no one is turned away for lack of funds. Please consider giving in a way you feel comfortable to the extent that you’re able.
Dharma and Dana:
Traditionally, Dharma was usually offered freely, without an expectation of receiving something in return. In the past, Dharma teachers were almost always monastic and were supported by their community.
In this modern era, where teachers in the west are often householders with families and the usual modern day expenses, outside of a cultural framework that supports their Dharma activity, this traditional approach, while noble, is often difficult to uphold.
Having said that, reciprocity between teacher and student has always been an aspect of one’s Dharma practice. Generosity, or “Dana” is a Pali and Sanskrit term that refers to the virtue of generosity and charity. It has always been the case that the student offers something in return for the Dharma teachings they receive.
This exchange of generosity creates what is called “tendrel” in Tibetan, which means “interdependence,” a sacred connection between the teacher and student. In this way Dana is an important aspect of our spiritual practice.
We give what we can, and even a little bit more to extend our practice of abundance and generosity, knowing that when we give, we open ourselves to receiving more than we could ever imagine.
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Projects Abroad has spent over 25 years helping our participants fulfill their potential and make the world a better place. In the days before the internet, smartphones and budget airlines, an English University Professor and some overseas colleagues had an idea: What if young people could become international volunteers? They could learn new skills and contribute to communities at the same time. That was over 25 years ago and we’ve never looked back. While plenty of other companies have followed where we lead, we’re still the gold standard in international volunteering and internships. Every Project is built on our commitment to: safety, hassle-free travel and making a real impact.
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There’s no question that 2017 was the year of the bitcoin. In just 12 months, the digital currency rose from under $1,000 in price to nearly $20,000.1 Before its meteoric rise in value that year, most people had never heard of the digital currency and probably thought it was a gaming app you could download on a smartphone.
Now, however, it seems everyone is talking about bitcoin. You hear stories of people who threw away a hard drive years ago containing bitcoins, when the cryptocurrency was almost worthless. At one point last year, that junked-out hard drive would have been worth millions.2 Conversely, though, the currency had a difficult first quarter in 2018, falling 48 percent in value.3
Just what is bitcoin? Bitcoin is an electronic currency. Without getting too far into the technical aspects, a bitcoin is created by a computer (or a bank of computers) completing an extremely complex algorithm in a process called “bitcoin mining.” The number of bitcoins that are created depends on how quickly the computer can complete this process — it is lengthy and takes a lot of computer processing power. Bitcoin mining is being done around the clock by people all over the world, and you could even do it yourself if you were so inclined — although there is a lot of technical know-how involved.
What makes bitcoin a unique currency is that it is decentralized and completely digital. There are no physical coins. There’s no central bank like the Federal Reserve or administrator like a commercial bank that controls how many bitcoins are created; no one is backing them up with gold or something of actual value. In fact, there’s no guarantee that the bitcoin you just bought or produced holds any value at all. The value is arbitrary, and it can change in the blink of an eye — which it does, constantly.
“You can’t value bitcoin because it’s not a value-producing asset.”4
— Warren Buffett
Certainly, bitcoin has gained a lot of popularity recently with its astronomical rise (and fall) in value. What has fueled this fame? Analysts could probably write master’s level theses on that question, so we won’t really get into that here.
But this is what we think: People become emotionally driven in their decision making. Many thought bitcoins would make them rich, and they didn’t even understand what they were buying. When this kind of thinking happens, we start to get into bubble territory, where prices are moving upward not for fundamental reasons but for emotional reasons.
And at some point, the fundamentals return.
So, if you want to try to make money in these bubbles, it’s a bit like musical chairs. You might hop in, ride the wave for a little bit and then get out before the music stops. But this isn’t being an investor — this is being a speculator.
And sometimes speculating is OK. But you must understand what you’re putting your money into, and you must be willing to lose all of the money that you put in. In the same vein, you also must be ready to potentially miss out on a lot of money. For example, you may have decided to pull out of bitcoin a week before it doubled in value. You just missed out on a lot of potential money because you sold too early. It can be nerve-wracking.
Let’s take our bitcoin example and compare it with investing in an actual company — a tried-and-true company like Coca-Cola. This is a company that’s been around for a long time and makes products that people consume on a regular basis — soft drinks, bottled water, fitness drinks, etc.
Coca-Cola is more than 125 years old. The people who run the company bring in real revenue, they operate their business effectively, and most of the time, they generate a profit. They’ve been doing this for a while; they know the drill.
When you buy stock in Coca-Cola, you know what you’re getting into. You’re making a fundamental decision that is based on a lot of information. You’re coming into it with a certain degree of confidence that the company will do what it says it will do. Of course, there are no guarantees, but this is a fundamental investment that is based on logic, research and high-quality information.
When it comes to bitcoin, it’s nearly impossible — no, it’s actually impossible — to get the same level of confidence as you would when investing in a company like Coca-Cola.
In other words, as an investor, you need to be careful. You are going to see many opportunities like bitcoin. Maybe it’s a “no-lose” business opportunity your brother-in-law is pitching to you; maybe it’s a penny stock tip you got at work hanging out by the water cooler; maybe it’s something you heard on a late-night infomercial. But remember, don’t get so emotionally sucked in that you become blind to the fundamentals. Know what you’re looking at. You should be saying to yourself, “Can I make a good decision to buy this based on sound information?”
Warren Buffett once said, “The market is there to serve you and not instruct you.”5 What he meant is that a smart investor doesn’t look at a price — say, for example, $11,000 for one bitcoin — and say, “Well, that must be what it’s worth.” He looks at what the actual value is according to his own fundamental research.
If he knows that the value of a bitcoin is $1,000, he will never buy it at $11,000 because it’s overpriced. He believes it will eventually fall to its real value of $1,000. At the same time, if he knows the value of a bitcoin is $30,000, he will buy a ton of them at $11,000 because he is confident that it will continue to rise in price, and then he can sell them at a profit.
But that is probably why a guy like Warren Buffett — an investor, not a speculator — has gone on record saying he doesn’t own bitcoins.6 He says he can’t determine what the value of a bitcoin truly is — it’s all speculation.7 If Buffett can’t determine the value, he doesn’t invest. He has to know the value of the investment before he invests, and if he can’t, he’s going to stay away. There are plenty of other more logical and predictable investments to consider.
So just be careful. If you feel as if you have a handle on things and you have some money to lose, speculation can be fine now and then — just as going to a casino might be fun every once in a while. But if it starts to consume you and you’re spending money that you can’t afford to lose, then it is becoming a problem. And that’s what speculation ultimately is — it’s glorified gambling.
Don’t get sucked in. Make sure you’re sticking with the fundamentals of investing before you start going out on a limb. Slow and steady is the way to financial freedom.
1 Stan Higgins. CoinDesk. Dec. 29, 2017. “From $900 to $20,000: Bitcoin’s Historic 2017 Price Run Revisited.” https://www.coindesk.com/900-20000-bitcoins-historic-2017-price-run-revisited/. Accessed April 24, 2018. 2 Aatif Sulleyman. The Independent. Dec. 4, 2017. “Man Who ‘Threw Away’ Bitcoin Haul Now Worth Over $80M Wants to Dig up Landfill Site.” https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-andtech/news/bitcoin-value-james-howells-newport-landfill-hard-drive-campbell-simpson-laszlo-hanye cz-a8091371.html. Accessed April 24, 2018. 3 Arjun Kharpal. CNBC. April 3, 2018. “Bitcoin had its worst first quarter in history with over $119 billion wiped o its value.” https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/03/bitcoin-price-worst-q1- 2018-in-history-119-billion-value-wiped-o.html. Accessed April 24, 2018. 4 Makail Johannesson. MarketWatch. Oct. 29, 2017. “Inside Warren Buett’s master class on bitcoin, self-driving vehicles — and life.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buetts-master-classon-bitcoin-self-driving-vehicles-clean-energy-and-life-2017-10-26. Accessed April 24, 2018. 5 Serena Ng. The Wall Street Journal. Feb. 2, 2012. “For Students, Wise Words From Warren Buett.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203711104577199891216425590. Accessed April 24, 2018. 6 Lucinda Shen. Fortune. Jan. 10, 2018. “Here’s Why Warren Buett Swears He’ll Never Invest in Bitcoin.” http://fortune.com/2018/01/10/bitcoin-warren-buett-cryptocurrency/. Accessed April 24, 2018. 7 Makail Johannesson. MarketWatch. Oct. 29, 2017. “Inside Warren Buett’s master class on bitcoin, self-driving vehicles — and life.” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/warren-buetts-masterclass-on-bitcoin-self-driving-vehicles-clean-energy-and-life-2017-10-26. Accessed April 24, 2018. Investment advisory services offered only by duly registered individuals through AE Wealth Management, LLC. The advisory firm providing you this report is an independent financial services firm helping individuals create retirement strategies using a variety of investment and insurance products to custom suit their needs and objectives and is not an affiliate company of AE Wealth Management, LLC. Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a profit or protect against loss in periods of declining values. The information and opinions contained herein provided by third parties have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed by AE Wealth Management. This information is not intended to be used as the sole basis for financial decisions, nor should it be construed as advice designed to meet the particular needs of an individual’s situation. None of the information contained herein shall constitute an offer to sell or solicit any offer to buy a security or insurance product. AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
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This counter-top breadbox will make a fine addition to your kitchen or a hand-made gift.
One common approach when designing a breadbox is to build it with a tambour door. Tambour doors are traditionally made with the tambour slats glued to a canvas backing. For this project I decided to take a more modern approach using a router bit set designed to create tambour doors.
Using a set of feather boards will ensure that all of the parts come out looking the same.
Make it simple
A router trammel will make easy work of cutting the curved dado that will house the tambour door.
Work to the lines
Pencil lines on the fence show where to start and stop the cuts.
Using a sacrificial push stick when routing the Roman ogee will keep the end of the cut clean.
Using a jig to accurately position the dowel holes will make assembly much easier.
Designing the Piece
When designing the breadbox, the first step was to lay out and measure the loaves of bread that were lying about on the counter in my kitchen. This gave me a rough idea of how wide, deep and high I wanted to make the bread box. With this basic information I moved on to the technical details of incorporating the tambour door and laying out the joinery.
The most critical design component is the side of the breadbox. This is where the runner tracks for the tambour door will be cut and where the joinery for the base, top and back will all have to be incorporated. The tambour bit set instructions suggested a minimum outside arch radius of 5-3/4″, so I started with that. The bit set specifies that the tambour slats will be 1/2″ thick, so a 9/16″ wide track seemed appropriate. A 1/4″ shoulder front and back looked pleasing and should be sufficient to hold the door slats in place. Next, I needed some room to attach the frame and panel back. With a 1/4″ thick panel and a 1/4″ shoulder to hold the panel I ended up with a total width for the side of 12-1/2″. Determining the height for the side was somewhat more subjective. I simply decided to make the center of the arc the center of the height of the side. This gave an over size for the side of 12-1/2″ by 12″.
To size the base and top I started with an arbitrary 17″ opening, added two times the ⅞” thickness of the sides and two times the 3/8″ extension on each side and the front gave an overall dimension for the base of 19 ½” by 12-7/8″. The 3/8″ came from using a roman ogee bit on a test piece, looking at what a side piece might look like beside it and coming up with something that looked aesthetically pleasing. The top is the same width as the base, but only needs to be deep enough to slightly overhang the curved front of the side panels, which gave a size for the top of 19-1/2″ by 8-1/4″. The dowel placements for the base run the full length of the side. The dowel placements for the top are restricted to the back to avoid conflicting with the tambour track.
The final consideration in the design is the grain orientation. By lining up the grain direction of the top, sides and base, all the significant movement in these four pieces will be from front to back.
The back can’t be lined up with the rest of the box, so the design uses a simple frame and panel approach to avoid wood movement problems.
Preparing the Basic Box
Mill the boards that you will glue together to form the top, base and side panels slightly over size. Select the parts from your stock and match them up to provide panels that the grain and colour flow together nicely. Orient the panel sections so the grain is running the same way. This makes it easier to surface plane the glued up boards. Once the panels are glued up and roughly smoothed, cut them to the final size.
Routing the Tambour Slats
While the glue is drying for your various panels, move on to preparing the tambour slats.
The tambour bit set I used creates slats that fit together using a ball and groove joint that holds the slats together while allowing them to pivot smoothly as they move along the track routed into the sides.
The first step is to prepare the blanks to make the slats. For this design you will need 20 slats, but I made a few extra in case I ran into any problems and I made them about 3″ longer to make finishing a bit easier. Your goal is to end up with a set of blanks that are square and the surfaces ready for finishing. Start with a set of boards of sufficient length and joint and surface plane them to 1/2″ thick. Smooth these boards on both sides. It is much easier to plane or sand the faces of the slats before ripping them apart and routing them. Once the boards are smoothed, turn them into slat blanks by jointing an edge square and then ripping off a slat just over 1″ wide. A quick touch with a plane on the ripped edge should give you a blank that is ready for routing. Repeat for as many slats as you can get out of a board, and for all the slat boards.
The next four steps involve routing the blanks you have just created with the tambour bit set. In order to create smooth acting ball in groove joints in the tambour door, the blanks need to be fed consistently past the router bits. The key to accomplishing this is to use a pair of feather boards for all the operations.
The first router step is to create the tongue. Put the nicest looking slat blank aside before doing this step. This blank will become the lead slat on the tambour door. You don’t want a tongue on this slat. Set the fence so that it is even, with the outside of the guide bearing on the tongue profile bit. Mount a vertical feather board on the fence to hold the blank down against the table and a horizontal feather board on the table to hold the blank against the fence. Run the blanks through the router twice, once on each side to create the tongue.
The next two steps will create the socket for the previously created tongue. First, use the slot cutting bit to remove most of the material for the groove. Then switch to the ball grooving bit to create the final ball shape for the groove. As with the first step, use a pair of feather boards for both of these passes to keep the slat blank tight against the table and the fence. Don’t forget to include the lead slat when cutting the round groove. You could choose to select one slat as the trailing slat and skip putting a ball groove in it. However, I didn’t bother. The final routing step is to use the bull nose bit to round over the corners of the edge with the ball groove. I used the same bull nose setting to round over the front of the lead slat.
Cutting the Track for the Tambour
It is important when working on the sides to keep in mind that there is a right and left hand side piece, and that they are different. I find that an easy way to keep this in mind is to lightly draw in pencil on the pieces where the material is to be routed away. This gives a quick and simple check that parts are oriented correctly before cuts are made. This piece is complicated enough that you don’t want to make mistakes that will force you to remake the part over again.
The tambour track is cut in three steps using a 9/16″ straight bit. First I cut the arc using a circle jig and a plunge router. The pivot pin of the circle jig fits into a hole in a piece of 1/4″ hardboard that has been carpet taped to the side panel. A corresponding 1/4″ piece of hardboard goes under the circle jig where the router mounts to the jig to keep the jig level with the work piece. Remember when placing the pivot hole that the pivot point is slightly to the front of center to allow for room for the back. Break the cut up into two or three passes, with the first pass being very light in order to establish a nice clean crisp edge to the track. Plunge the bit near the top, slightly to the back. This way, if you introduce any slight inconsistencies into the track while plunging the bit they will be hidden, both when the door is fully open and when the door is almost closed. If you are not comfortable with consistently pivoting the router to the exact end of the arch with each pass, stop a little short on the first two passes and only go right to the end on the final pass.
Now move the bit to the router table to complete the track. At the front the arc is extended straight down the remaining height of the side. This allows the tambour door to close. At the back a short stopped straight cut descending 1″ below the center line is added. This increases the opening at front for the tambour door without risking the back of the door pinching a loaf of bread at the back when the door is fully opened.
I cut these straight portions of the tambour track in two passes using a cleated piece of 1/8″ hardboard to raise the work piece up for the first pass. The three pencil marks on the router table fence show where to start and stop the cuts for the short stopped cut at the back, one pair for the left side cut and the other pair for the right side cut. As well, the center pencil mark shows where to either start or stop the long cut at the front. When starting a cut other than at the edge of the piece, lower it down onto the cutting bit using the appropriate pencil line as a guide.
When you reach the end of a stopped cut back off a small amount and then pivot the piece up clear of the bit.
Cutting the Back Panel Slots
A 1/4″ straight bit in the router table is used to cut the slots that the back panels will mount in. All the slot cuts can be done using the same setup. Raise the bit to 1/4″ high and set the fence 1/4″ back from the bit. For the sides, the slot cut runs all the way from the top to the bottom. For the top and base, the slot runs ¾” short of both sides. For the muntins using a horizontal feather board to keep the piece tight against the fence helps keep the slot consistent. For all the pieces I cut the slots in two passes using the same cleated hardboard as before to raise the work piece up for the first pass.
Muntin: a vertical division that runs between the rails of a frame dividing the panel area into smaller sections. Muntins stiffen the panel area, making the overall frame more rigid.
The breadbox requires a bit of detailing in the form of edge treatment. The top and base have a classic Roman ogee edge on their upper front and sides. The curved front edges of the two side panels are softened with a round-over. A modest chamfer of all four bottom edges of the base, and the bottom sides and front of the top complete the edge treatments.
I used a classic Roman ogee bit and a router table to form the ogee on the base and top. Take two passes with the ogee bit raising the bit slightly for the second pass. The first pass removes most of the material and the second light pass should give you a nice clean cut with no fuzz or burning. Use a sacrificial push block, particularly when routing the end grain to prevent tear out. To do the round over on the side panels I used a ¼” round-over bit with a bearing in a trim router.
The base, top and sides are joined together using dowels. The design has all of these panels flush at the back. This provides a convenient registration point for accurately lining up the dowel holes. I used a simple jig on my drill press that allowed each panel to move over an inch at a time as I drilled the holes.
The frame and panel back uses a pair of vertical muntins 1-1/2″ by 1/2″ and three 1/4″ thick panels. The top base and sides combine with the muntins to make up the frame. 1/4″ slots are cut into the base, top sides and muntins to accommodate the ¼1/4panels. Smooth the panels down to slightly under the 1/4″ so they fit easily into the slots. The panels are not attached with glue to allow for wood movement left and right. By cutting the panels about 1/8″ narrower than the openings they will nicely float between the muntins and sides and the wood movement in the panels will not cause any issues.
Selecting a handle for your breadbox is a personal choice. In my case I selected a commercially available handle that matched the hardware in my kitchen. It is mounted to the lead slat using a pair of bolts that were provided with the handle.
A bread box sitting on a kitchen counter top is going to be exposed to water and grease. Unless your guests are careful, there is a good chance the breadbox will also be exposed to heat, coffee and alcohol. The finish will have to stand up to this kind of abuse. As well, you will want something that doesn’t have a lingering odour that can get into the bread once it dries. I went with three coats of a wipe-on polyurethane. I sanded after each intermediate coat with 400 grit sand paper to remove any dust nibs that may have accumulated. After the final coat is dry I sanded with some 2000 grit automotive sand paper to provide a smooth silky finish.
I prefer to finish most of my projects before assembling them. I find I can focus on carefully producing a clean, even finish with small components more effectively than I can with a fully assembled piece. There are no hard-to-get-at locations and drips are not a problem. The joinery needs to be protected from the finish and so I generally tape over the areas that will be glued to protect the surfaces. You also need to be careful when clamping to not damage the finish. Using some softwood cauls or leather between the clamps and finished surfaces should work. The tambour door lends itself quite well to this pre-finish approach. Slopping wet finish into the pivoting joints of the tambour slats seems to me to be just asking for trouble. Put tape over all the dowel joints. Be careful on the base and top that the tape does not cover anything that will show. The tenons on the muntins should also be taped. The locations along the slot that the muntin tenons fit into need to be protected. To do this I temporarily press fit some slightly overlong softwood stubs into the slots at these locations. To prevent any finish buildup sticking these temporary plugs in place, I pull them out after each coat.
I mentioned earlier that I left the tambour slats over long for the finishing. I held the slats at one end while I applied the finish and then placed them down on a pair of supports to dry. When the tambour slats were finished I cut them to length removing any blemishes near the ends that my handling or the supports may have introduced.
Final Cutting to Size
Now that you have your pieces finished it is time to dry fit the breadbox base, sides and back together. At this stage you should use dowels in all the holes to verify that everything goes together properly. Measure the opening between the back of the left and right tambour tracks. Allow a bit of slack, say 1/16″ shorter than the opening and cut the tambour slats down to the length needed. Once they are cut, sand the ends a bit to smooth them out so they will slide easily in the track. The tambour door can now be assembled. Slide the slats together one at a time and check that they pivot easily. A bit of sanding may be required if you run into any problems.
The first step in any gluing operation is to dry clamp each glue operation in order to make sure that you have all the necessary clamps, that the clamps are set to approximately the correct opening and to generally familiarize yourself with how you are going to go about doing the glueup. You don’t want to discover that you are missing something or that your parts don’t go together properly when they are already wet with glue. The breadbox glue-up can easily be done in two stages. The tricky part of the first stage is that the tambour door must be put into the tracks. Dry assemble the top and the two sides. Basically, get the dowels started into both the sides and the top but leave them loose enough that you can slip the tambour door into place. Fit the tambour door into the tracks and then tighten up the dowels. Carefully pop the base off the sides so you can glue the base to the two sides. A bit of glue in each hole and a thin coat of glue on each dowel is all that is needed. Clamp the two sides to the base and the top. If you get any glue squeezeout it can be cleaned up now easily with a wet paper towel or rag. Once the glue has dried loosen the clamps and remove the top. Assemble the back panels and muntins in place in the now glued together base and sides. A small amount of glue on the muntin tenons is all that is required here; the panels should float. Glue the dowel joints between the top to the sides and clamp the two sides to the base and the top.
Leave the door open and wait a few days to let the finish completely dry and the fresh finish aroma to dissipate. Now you can move the breadbox to your kitchen countertop and show off your handiwork.
Woodpecker Tambour Set
For this project I used the Woodpecker Tambour Set from Dimar Canada. The bit set comes with a clear instruction sheet and a pair of short example slats. There is a marketing tag on the instruction sheet that claims “No Sawing! No Sanding! No Gluing!” I found this to be almost accurate.
After the ball grooving I found that there was a bit too much fuzz left in the track for my liking. The fuzz got in the way of the slats pivoting smoothly.
A quick run through with a bit of 120-grit sand paper cleaned this up. The no gluing is of course the key attraction to this set.
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"And the Lord said to Job: 'Shall a fault finder contend with the Almighty? Anyone who argues with God must respond.' "
The story about God's challenge to Job is truly fascinating! It shows the greatness of God Almighty. Here is Job, with all the tragic consequences of the attack of the Evil One on his character, but with God's consent. He began to curse the day he was born; with all of his leprous sores, with the loss of his beloved family, loss of abundance and dignity!
Yet, when God answered Job on Job 38 and 39, his eyes were opened and he was humbled: "Then Job answered the Lord: I know that you can do all things and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. "Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?" Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me that I did not know. Hear and I will speak, I will question you, and you declare to me. I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eyes sees you; therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."
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The humble cumin seed sprouts off the end of a weedy grass, and is nearly as universal a seasoning as black pepper. Pungent and earthy, the savory base of cumin is surrounded by the lightest hints of citrus and pine, giving it a well-rounded and pleasing flavor.
This seed spice has been cultivated since ancient times, and it is best kept whole to preserve its flavor and then ground before use. Intricate flavors develop nicely as cumin is cooked.
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Cumin ( or by chefs, or ) (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to southwestern Asia including the Middle East. Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.
The term comes via Middle English and Old French from the Latin term cuminum, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon). This is a Semitic borrowing related to Hebrew כמון (kammōn) and Arabic كمون (kammun), all of which ultimately derive from Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (kamūnu). Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family.
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It is an annual herbaceous plant, with a slender, glabrous, branched stem that is 20–30 cm (8–12 in) tall and has a diameter of 3–5 cm (1 1⁄4–2 in). Each branch has two to three subbranches. All the branches attain the same height, so the plant has a uniform canopy - Seeds.
The leaves are 5–10 cm (2–4 in) long, pinnate or bipinnate, with thread-like leaflets. The flowers are small, white or pink, and borne in umbels. Each umbel has five to seven umbellets. The fruit is a lateral fusiform or ovoid achene 4–5 mm (1⁄6–1⁄5 in) long, containing two mericarps with a single seed.
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They resemble caraway seeds, being oblong in shape, longitudinally ridged, and yellow-brown in colour, like other members of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) such as caraway, parsley, and dill. Likely originating in a region of the Eastern Mediterranean called the Levant, cumin has been in use as a spice for thousands of years.
In the ancient Egyptian civilization, cumin was used as a spice and as a preservative in mummification. Cumin was a significant spice for the Minoans in ancient Crete. Ideograms for cumin appear in Linear A archive tablets documenting Minoan palace stores during the Late Minoan period. The ancient Greeks kept cumin at the dining table in its own container (much as pepper is frequently kept today), and this practice continues in Morocco.
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In India, it has been used for millennia as a traditional ingredient in innumerable recipes, and forms the basis of many other spice blends. Cumin was introduced to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese colonists. Several different types of cumin are known, but the most famous ones are black and green cumin, both of which are used in Persian cuisine.
Since cumin is often used as part of birdseed and exported to many countries, the plant can occur as an introduced species in many territories. Ground cumin on display at the market in Ortigia, Syracuse (Italy) The main producers of cumin are China and India, which produces 70% of the world supply and consumes 90% of that (which means that India consumes 63% of the world's cumin). Mexico is another major producer.
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It has a growth season of 100 to 120 days. The optimum growth temperature ranges are between 25 and 30 °C. The Mediterranean climate is most suitable for its growth. Cultivation of cumin requires a long, hot summer of three to four months. At low temperatures, leaf colour changes from green to purple.
In India, cumin is sown from October until the beginning of December, and harvesting starts in February. In Syria and Iran, cumin is sown from mid-November until mid-December (extensions up to mid-January are possible) and harvested in June/July. The three noteworthy sorts of cumin seed in the market vary in seed shading, amount of oil, and flavor.
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The seeds need 2 to 5 °C (36 to 41 °F) for emergence, an optimum of 20–30 °C (68–86 °F) is suggested. Cumin is vulnerable to frost damage, especially at flowering and early seed formation stages. Methods to reduce frost damage are spraying with sulfuric acid (0.1%), irrigating the crop prior to frost incidence, setting up windbreaks, or creating an early-morning smoke cover.
Soaking the seeds for 8 hours before sowing enhances germination - Seeds. For an optimal plant population, a sowing density of 12–15 kilograms per hectare (11–13 lb/acre) is recommended. Fertile, sandy, loamy soils with good aeration, proper drainage, and high oxygen availability are preferred. The pH optimum of the soil ranges from 6.8 to 8.3.
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Therefore, a proper seedbed preparation (smooth bed) is crucial for optimal establishment of cumin. Two sowing methods are used for cumin, broadcasting and line sowing. For broadcast sowing, the field is divided into beds and the seeds are uniformly broadcast in this bed. Afterwards, they are covered with soil using a rake.
The amount and frequency of irrigation depends on the climate conditions. The relative humidity in the center of origin of cumin is rather low. High relative humidity (i.e. wet years) favours fungal diseases. Cumin is especially sensitive to blight and wilt. Early-sown crops exhibit stronger disease effects than late sown crops.
Fusarium is seed- or soil-borne and it requires distinct soil temperatures for development of epidemics. Inadequate fertilization might favour Fusarium epidemics. Cumin blight (Alternaria) appears in the form of dark brown spots on leaves and stems. When the weather is cloudy after flowering, the incidence of the disease is increased. grow organic vegetables.
Incidence of powdery mildew in early development can cause drastic yield losses because no seeds are formed. Later in development, powdery mildew causes discoloured, small seeds. Pathogens can lead to high reductions in crop yield. Cumin can be attacked by aphids () at the flowering stage. They suck the sap of the plant from tender parts and flowers.
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Heavily infested plant parts should be removed. Other important pests are the mites (Petrobia latens) which frequently attack the crop. Since the mites mostly feed on young leaves, the infestation is more severe on young inflorescences. The open canopy of cumin is another problem. Only a low proportion of the incoming light is absorbed.
This might be a problem because weeds can compete with cumin for essential resources such as water and light and thereby lower yield. The slow growth and a short stature of cumin favours weed competition additionally. Two hoeing and weeding sessions (30 and 60 days after sowing) are needed for the control of weeds.
The use of preplant or pre-emergence herbicides is very effective in India, but this kind of herbicide application requires soil moisture for a successful weed control. Cumin is a diploid species with 14 chromosomes (i.e. 2n = 14). The chromosomes of the different varieties have morphological similarities with no distinct variation in length and volume.
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The variabilities of yield and yield components are high. Varieties are developed by sib mating in enclosed chambers or by biotechnology. Cumin is a cross-pollinator, i.e. the breeds are already hybrids. Therefore, methods used for breeding are in vitro regenerations, DNA technologies, and gene transfers. The cultivation of cumin allows the production of genetically identical plants.
One goal of cumin breeding is to improve its resistance to biotic (fungal diseases) and abiotic (cold, drought, salinity) stresses. The potential genetic variability for conventional breeding of cumin is limited and research about cumin genetics is scarce. Cumin seed is used as a spice for its distinctive flavour and aroma.
Cumin can be an ingredient in chili powder (often Tex-Mex or Mexican-style), and is found in blends, , , , curry powder, , and is used to flavor numerous commercial food products. In South Asian cooking, it is often combined with coriander seeds in a powdered mixture called . Cumin can be used ground or as whole seeds.
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It is also used as an ingredient in some pickles and pastries. The seeds are powdered and used in different forms like kashaya (decoction), arishta (fermented decoction), and vati (tablet/pills), and processed with ghee (a semifluid clarified butter). In traditional medicine practices of several countries, dried cumin seeds are believed to have medicinal purposes, although there is no scientific evidence for any use as a drug or medicine.
Cuminaldehyde, cymene, and terpenoids are the major volatile components of cumin oil which is used for a variety of flavors, perfumes, and essential oil. Cumin oil may be used as an ingredient in some cosmetics. Cumin's distinctive flavour and warm aroma are due to its essential oil content, primarily the aroma compound, cuminaldehyde.
Other components include γ-terpinene, safranal, p-cymene, and β-pinene. Caraway fruits are similar in shape and structure to cumin seeds In a 100-g reference amount, cumin seeds provide high amounts of the Daily Value for fat (especially monounsaturated fat), protein, and dietary fiber (table). B vitamins, vitamin E, and several dietary minerals, especially iron, magnesium, and manganese, are present in substantial Daily Value amounts (table).
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Cumin is sometimes confused with caraway (Carum carvi), another spice in the parsley family (Apiaceae). Cumin, though, is hotter to the taste, lighter in color, and larger. Many European languages do not distinguish clearly between the two. Many Slavic and Uralic languages refer to cumin as "Roman caraway". The distantly related and and the unrelated are both sometimes called black cumin (q.v.).
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Cumin is a spice made from the seeds of the Cuminum cyminum plant.Many dishes use cumin, especially foods from its native regions of the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia.Cumin lends its distinctive flavor to chili, tamales and various Indian curries (Click here). Its flavor has been described as earthy, nutty, spicy and warm.
This article will review nine evidence-based health benefits of cumin.The most common traditional use of cumin is for indigestion.In fact, modern research has confirmed cumin may help rev up normal digestion ().For example, it may increase the activity of digestive enzymes, potentially speeding up digestion (2).Cumin also increases the release of bile from the liver.
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Cumin aids digestion by increasing the activity of digestive proteins. It may also reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.Cumin seeds are naturally rich in iron ().One teaspoon of ground cumin contains 1.4 mg of iron, or 17.5% of the RDI for adults (5).Iron deficiency is one of the most common nutrient deficiencies, affecting up to 20% of the world's population and up to 10 in 1,000 people in the wealthiest nations (6, ).In particular, children need iron to support growth and young women need iron to replace blood lost during menstruation (6).Few foods are as iron-dense as cumin.
Many people around the world don't get enough iron. Cumin is very dense in iron, providing almost 20% of your daily iron in one teaspoon.Cumin contains lots of plant compounds that are linked with potential health benefits, including terpenes, phenols, flavonoids and alkaloids (, , , ).Several of these function as antioxidants, which are chemicals that reduce damage to your body from free radicals ().Free radicals are basically lonely electrons.
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This process is called "oxidation."The oxidation of fatty acids in your arteries leads to clogged arteries and heart disease. Oxidation also leads to inflammation in diabetes, and the oxidation of DNA can contribute to cancer (13).Antioxidants like those in cumin give an electron to a lonely free radical electron, making it more stable ().Cumin's antioxidants likely explain some of its health benefits ().
Cumin contains antioxidants that stabilize free radicals.Some of cumin's components have shown promise helping to treat diabetes.One clinical study showed a concentrated cumin supplement improved early indicators of diabetes in overweight individuals, compared to a placebo ().Cumin also contains components that counter some of the long-term effects of diabetes. One of the ways diabetes harms cells in the body is through advanced glycation end products (AGEs) () - growfoodguide.com.They're produced spontaneously in the bloodstream when blood sugar levels are high over long periods of time, as they are in diabetes.
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Cumin supplements may help improve blood sugar control, though it is not clear what causes this effect or how much is needed.Cumin has also improved blood cholesterol in clinical studies.In one study, 75 mg of cumin taken twice daily for eight weeks decreased unhealthy blood triglycerides ().In another study, levels of oxidized "bad" LDL cholesterol were decreased by nearly 10% in patients taking cumin extract over one and a half months ().One study of 88 women looked at whether cumin affected levels of "good" HDL cholesterol.
One study that used a smaller dose of 25 mg per day did not see any change in body weight, compared to a placebo (, ). Concentrated cumin supplements have promoted weight loss in multiple studies. Not all studies have shown this benefit and higher doses may be required for weight loss.One of cumin's traditional roles in seasoning may have been for food safety.Many seasonings, including cumin, appear to have antimicrobial properties that may reduce the risk of food-borne infections (25).Several components of cumin reduce the growth of food-borne bacteria and certain kinds of infectious fungi (, ).When digested, cumin releases a component called megalomicin, which has antibiotic properties ().Additionally, a test-tube study showed that cumin reduces the drug resistance of certain bacteria ().
This may reduce food-borne illnesses.Narcotic dependence is a growing concern internationally.Opioid narcotics create addiction by hijacking the normal sense of craving and reward in the brain. This leads to continued or increased use.Studies in mice have shown that cumin components reduce addictive behavior and withdrawal symptoms ().However, much more research is needed to determine whether this effect would be useful in humans.The next steps include finding the specific ingredient that caused this effect and testing whether it works in humans ().
It is not yet known if they would have similar effects in humans.Test-tube studies have shown cumin extracts inhibit inflammation () (Seeds).There are several components of cumin that may have anti-inflammatory effects, but researchers don't yet know which are most important (, , , ).Plant compounds in several spices have been shown to reduce levels of a key inflammation marker, NF-kappaB ().There is not enough information right now to know whether cumin in the diet or cumin supplements are useful in treating inflammatory diseases.
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It is not clear if it can be used to help treat inflammatory diseases in people.You can get some of cumin's benefits just by using small amounts to season food.These quantities will provide antioxidants, iron and potential benefits for controlling blood sugar.Other, more experimental benefits — such as weight loss and improved blood cholesterol — may require a higher dose, probably in supplement form.Multiple studies have tested cumin supplements of up to 1 gram (about 1 teaspoon) without their participants reporting problems.
You can get many of cumin's benefits just by using small amounts as seasoning. Other benefits may only be available at supplemental doses.Cumin has many evidence-based health benefits. Some of these have been known since ancient times, while others are only just being discovered.Using cumin as a spice increases antioxidant intake, promotes digestion, provides iron, may improve blood sugar control and may reduce food-borne illnesses.Taking higher doses in supplement form has been linked to weight loss and improved blood cholesterol, though more research is needed.I personally prefer to use cumin in cooking rather than as a supplement.
Cumin is a spice that comes from the Cuminum cyminum plant. It is native to Asia, Africa, and Europe. However, people all around the world use it to flavor meals.People usually buy cumin in the form of whole dried seeds or as ground powder. It is a typical ingredient in many spice blends, such as curry powder.
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A 2015 study involving adults with overweight compared the weight loss effects of cumin with those of a weight loss medication and a placebo.After 8 weeks, the researchers found that both the cumin and the weight loss medication groups lost significant amounts of weight. People in the cumin group also experienced a decrease in insulin levels.Another study from 2014 found that women with overweight and obesity who consumed 3 grams (g) of cumin powder in yogurt every day for 3 months had significant decreases in body weight, waist size, and body fat.The aforementioned study involving women with overweight and obesity also found that consuming 3 g of cumin powder per day resulted in lower levels of total cholesterol, lower low-density lipoprotein, or “bad,” cholesterol, and triglycerides.Those who consumed the cumin powder also had higher levels of high-density lipoprotein, or “good,” cholesterol.A 2017 study in adults with type 2 diabetes looked at the effects of cumin essential oil on blood sugar levels.
A study in rats looked at the effects of cumin extract on signs of stress.When the animals received cumin extract before a stressful activity, their bodies had a significantly lower stress response than when they did not receive the extract.Cumin may help fight the effects of stress by working as an antioxidant.
The study found that the animals who received cumin extract had a better and faster recall.Cooking and eating foods with cumin is likely to be safe for most people. Some people might have an allergy to cumin, however, in which case they should avoid it.More research is needed before doctors can recommend supplemental dosages of cumin.
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Many supplements may impact how certain prescription medications work.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do not monitor supplements for quality or purity. Therefore, it is important to research different brands and find the safest options.People with diabetes, especially those who take medication for diabetes, should use cumin supplements with caution, since it may change their blood sugar levels.Cumin is a common ingredient in many savory dishes from around the world.
For example, in addition to the health benefits listed above, research has shown that cumin may boost the immune system and help fight certain types of bacterial and fungal infections.Animal studies have also suggested that cumin may help prevent some types of cancer.More research is necessary, especially in humans. However, cumin seems to have promise in the medical world.
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Products with the "Organically Sourced" designation have been grown and cleaned organically. Once these products are received by our warehouse in Denver and opened to be repackaged into Savory Spice jars, they no longer qualify as organically certified, but the methods for producing them are in line with organic standards.
This seed is strong, earthy, and slightly spicy and pairs well with allspice, chiles, garlic, ginger, and turmeric. Key ingredient in many curry and chili powders. Season tamales, barbecue sauces, and burgers. For 4-5 T of mix: Blend 1 1/2 T mild chili powder with 2 1/2 t ground cumin, 2 t cornmeal, 1 1/2 t kosher salt and pepper, 3/4 t paprika, 1/2 t dried garlic, onion, and Mexican oregano, and 1/4 t cayenne (optional) .
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[Photographs: Vicky Wasik] An earlier version of this article by Max Falkowitz ran in 2010. It has since been updated with additional copy by Elazar Sontag. Earthy, pungent, musky, and peppery. Gamey meats such as lamb or venison. Indian, Chinese, Mexican, North African, and more cuisines. Beef chili, spiced Bangladeshi eggplant, pork chile verde.
Discard and replace when fragrance is difficult to detect. Toast whole seeds over medium-high heat in a dry skillet until just fragrant, then grind. Bloom ground or whole cumin in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds, before adding the rest of your ingredients to the infused oil. Cumin has an unmistakable flavor, at once earthy, musky, gamey, and slightly spicy.
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Leave seeds to cool slightly, then grind and add to curry mixtures, soups and stews. In a cool, dark area.Try ground coriander..
Cumin Seeds come from the herb known by the Latin name of Cuminum cyminum which grows native from the Mediterranean all the way to India. We offer this spice in both whole and powdered forms, as well as organic and kosher styles. Cumin Seed is probably best known as an ingredient used in a variety of Mexican recipes.
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It can be combined with fruit and sweet-flavored root vegetables and used to season a pork or beef roast. Chili typically uses cumin spice to flavor the beans and meat. To add a spicy accent to hot dishes that feature chili peppers, you can mix Cumin Seed powder with sour cream to use as a garnish on hot food.
Salads get a flavor boost with the addition of Cumin Seed powder. You can make a salad that features corn, beans, cheese, and add some chicken to it, then pour over it an oil and vinegar dressing that has cumin added. If you like to barbecue, you will certainly want to keep a spice rub on hand for flavoring meats for the grill.
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Rice and bean dishes can be seasoned with whole Cumin Seed. To turn it into a vegetarian main dish, beans may be added. Black beans are particularly flavorful. Dried pinto beans can be purchased in bulk and cooked very inexpensively in a slow cooker, and seasoned with cumin to make wonderful refried beans.
Organic Cumin Seed from Starwest Botanicals has been certified organic by Quality Assurance International, meeting USDA and National Organic Program criteria.
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— Kosher, Raw, Vegan — Whole Seeds — Premium Quality — Cholesterol Free — High in Iron, Magnesium, and Calcium Cumin plant (Jeera, Comino) has been known and loved by our ancestors for millennia. It’s one of the most popular spices today, and many spice mixes can’t exist without it.
However, you are sure to fall in love with it if you learn the right way of using cumin seeds to enhance your cooking. Cumin seeds usually used in cooking, both ground and whole; they are a must-have ingredient in both curry and adobo blends. Essentially, it’s impossible to imagine Indian cuisine without this particular ingredient.
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Italian cuisine, in particular, benefits greatly from the rich flavor and aroma of cumin seeds. First of all, you should know that it’s best to buy whole cumin seeds bulk. This product can keep for a long while if stored in the freezer. However, as the spice is so amazing, you are sure to use it often.
When cooking, use whole cumin seeds at the beginning; roast them in oil, so that your cooking oil soaks up the rich flavor of the spice. You can also add whole seeds to soups and stews early in the cooking stages to ensure the dish soaks up every bit of the flavor.
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It’s best to make your ground cumin; toast a few spoonfuls of whole cumin seeds in a hot pan and grind them using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle - vegetable.
So next time you’re throwing together a hearty soup or pot of chili, be sure to take out your jar of cumin so you can take advantage of these amazing health benefits. Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, which is a member of the parsley family.
Both whole and ground cumin seeds, which are found within the dried fruit of the plant, are used for cooking in several cultures. It also has many uses as a traditional medicinal plant — particularly because of its ability to help fight infections and aid the digestive system. Cumin seeds are yellow-brown in color, with a flat and rectangular shape.
When cumin is added to food, it creates a warm and earthy flavor — making it a staple in certain meat dishes, gravies, stews, soups and chili dishes. Seeds. Cuminaldehyde, cymene and terpenoids are the major volatile components of cumin seeds. The seeds are an excellent source of dietary fiber, essential minerals such as iron, calcium and antioxidant vitamins.
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Animal studies have shown that spices like cumin produce significant stimulation of the activities of pancreatic lipase, proteases and amylase. These enzymes are responsible for the proper digestion of food in the stomach and intestines. Because cumin seeds are a high-fiber food, they work to stimulate the digestive system and fight constipation.
When patients with IBS were given 20 drop of cumin essential oil every day, they experienced an improvement of symptoms including abdominal pain, nausea, painful defection, changes in stool consistency and presence of mucus in stool. Patients received 10 drops of cumin essential oil in the morning and 10 at night in a glass of warm water, 15 minutes after a meal.
They have carminative properties that combat flatulence, which can lead to stomach aches and abdominal pain or pressure. Cumin seeds have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Research published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences found that cumin and other spices, including clove, oregano, thyme and cinnamon, possess significant antibacterial and antifungal activities.
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Cumin seeds can also increase your vitamin C intake. The presence of vitamin C in cumin seeds allows the spice to serve as an immune system booster. Vitamin C is beneficial to individuals whose immune system has been weakened due to stress. Considering stress has become a common condition in our society, a sufficient intake of vitamin C can serve as an ideal tool for one’s overall health.
They aid in the clearance of mucus from the airways, lungs, bronchi and trachea. Cumin also works as a stimulant and disinfectant, so once the mucus is cleared from the airways, cumin seeds can help to reduce inflammation and assist in alleviating the initial condition that caused congestion (Click here). Cumin also works as a relaxant, and animal studies indicate that it may be useful for relieving asthma symptoms.
It’s generally caused by pollution, obesity, infections, allergies, exercise, stress or hormonal imbalances. By improving bronchial restriction, cumin seeds serve as a . Cumin seeds are rich in powerful antioxidants that work to reverse signs of aging and damage to the skin. Cumin’s antifungal and antibacterial properties can also help improve skin infections.
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Cumin oil can also be used to help speed up cell regeneration, and reduce the appearance of scars, acne and wrinkles. Many adults experience insomnia at some point, but others have long-term (chronic) insomnia. Primary causes of insomnia can include stress, indigestion, pain, medical conditions and more. Fortunately, proper intake of vitamins, particularly B-complex vitamins, and maintaining good digestion are ways to help .
Additionally, cumin seeds are known to ease the mind and help manage cognitive disorders. Cumin seeds are able to help prevent diabetes by reducing the chances of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Hypoglycemia may result in a number of symptoms including sweating, shakiness, weakness, clumsiness, trouble talking, confusion, loss of consciousness and seizures.
A 2005 study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggests that cuminaldehyde, a component of cumin seeds, may be useful as a lead compound and a new agent for antidiabetic therapeutics because it helps improve glucose tolerance. And a 2017 study found that administering cumin supplements to patients with type 2 diabetes decreased serum levels of insulin, fasting blood sugar and glycosylated hemoglobin (Seeds).
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Cumin seeds help to fight viral infections and illnesses, such as helping to prevent the common cold or flu, by acting as a disinfectant and antiviral agent. Cumin seeds have even been tested against E. coli, which is bacteria that normally lives in the intestines of healthy people and animals.
Iron plays a critical role in the body, and the liver and bone marrow are able to store iron in case it’s needed. Without iron, the primary cells in the muscles, called myoglobin, cannot hold oxygen. Without oxygen, these cells will not be able to function properly, resulting in muscle weakness.
If iron is not present, the brain will not receive the oxygen it needs — resulting in poor memory, decreased productivity and apathy. For this reason, like cumin seeds are able to decrease the risk of cognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Cumin seeds are a nutritious additive for people with anemia.
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When the body is unable to get enough oxygen to the cells and tissues, it feels weak and fatigued. Because of the presence of iron in cumin seeds, it helps to improve anemia symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, cognitive malfunction and digestive issues. Cumin seeds contain calcium, iron and manganese — three minerals that are important for bone strength.
Iron, in combination with calcium, manganese and zinc, help to reduce bone loss. Manganese helps with the formation of enzymes that are involved in bone metabolism. One major cause of osteoporosis is a nutritional deficiency, so consuming nutrient-rich cumin seeds and other foods high in bone-strengthening minerals, like oats, chickpeas, liver, grass-fed beef, kefir, yogurt, almonds and raw broccoli, is part of a natural osteoporosis treatment plan that will help to increase bone mass.
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One study published in the International Journal of Health Sciences found that when three to five drops of cumin extract were added to a patient’s diet three times per day for about 45 days, it resulted in a significant decrease in LDL levels. And another 2014 study found that adding three grams per day of cumin powder to yogurt at two meals for three months lead to reduced levels of fasting cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial published in 2016 suggests taking cumin and lime capsules helps to improve metabolic profiles in people who are overweight. Researchers found those taking high doses of cumin (75 milligrams), plus lime, experienced significant weight loss after eight weeks (Seeds). Plus, this regime had beneficial effects on BMI, triglycerides, total-cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels.
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In Ayurvedic medicine, cumin seeds are valued for their carminative (relieving gassiness), antispasmodic and astringent properties. Cumin is used to help alleviate mild digestive conditions, gassiness, diarrhea, colic, morning sickness and bloating. Cumin seeds are also known to improve liver function and promote the assimilation of other herbs. In Iranian traditional medicine, cumin is considered a stimulant that helps to relieve gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders.
And in Arabic medicine, cumin seeds are valued for their cooling effect. Seeds are reduced to powder and mixed with honey, salt and butter to soothe scorpion bites too. And in traditional medicine of Italy, Great Britain and the U.S., cumin seeds are used medicinally to soothe digestive issues, reduce inflammation and even improve skin conditions like eczema.
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When you are cooking with cumin seeds, it’s common to let them sit in heated broths so that the oils begin to disperse the seed’s flavor and fragrance. You can also add cumin seeds to oils, sauces and marinades, where they can sit for a longer period of time and add to the flavor of the food before using it to cook.
If you are looking to add that warm, spicy and earthy cumin flavor to a dish immediately, you’ll typically opt for cumin powder instead of the seeds. Cumin powder is commonly used on rubs to season meat or added to vegetable dishes to boost the flavor profile. You can also add cumin powders to soups, stews and sauces.
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This is a great way to add a fresh cumin flavor to any meal by releasing the seeds’ oils. Cumin is an herb that’s a member of the parsley family. The seeds have a warm, earthy and slightly bitter taste. Cumin seeds are a great source of fiber, iron, manganese and calcium.
Both whole and ground cumin seeds are used in a number of culinary dishes from across the globe. Perhaps some of the most well-known meals to incorporate cumin seeds include chili dishes, soups and stews. Fennel is a root vegetable that has a licorice-like flavor. It’s high in fiber, potassium and vitamin C.
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Typically, fennel is sliced and either eaten raw or added to stir fries and a variety of other dishes. You can also eat fennel leaves, use fennel seeds as a spice and use fennel essential oil. Caraway seeds are often confused with cumin seeds, but they are darker in color and taste more bitter (Read more).
Coriander is an herb that’s also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley. We usually call the herb cilantro and the dried seeds coriander, even though they come from the same plant. Coriander seeds are known to help ease digestive issues, like stomach pain, gassiness and even IBS symptoms. Like cumin seeds, coriander seeds are also valued for their ability to help improve cholesterol levels and fight food poisoning.
This spice goes well with a variety of dishes, from fish, lamb and turkey, to stuffings, lentil soup and even salad dressings. You can buy cumin seeds from health food stores or online. Go for organic and reputable companies when making your purchase. It’s also easy to find ground cumin seeds in the spice department, but experiment with toasted or infused cumin seeds first, because you will notice a difference.
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When storing cumin seeds or ground cumin, keep it in a tightly sealed glass container. Just like the rest of your spices, store in a cool, dark place. To toast whole cumin seeds, place them in a dry skillet for five minutes. You want to toast the seeds until they become fragrant, then remove them from heat so they don’t overcook.
Let them sit in the oil until you hear cracking sounds. This will leave the oil with an earthy flavor. You will notice that the flavor of toasted cumin seeds is more distinct and complex than ground cumin. Plus, they add a crunchy texture that works perfectly for hearty recipes.
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Try throwing them into potatoes and onions, hearty soups, salsas, grilled chicken dishes, hummus, stews and fish dishes. The taste isn’t overpowering, and it adds a feeling of warmth and depth to foods (grow organic vegetables). When adding cumin to a dish, you can use ground cumin seeds or toasted cumin seeds. It works either way, so give them both a try and see what you like best.
Hummus is a versatile dip that can be added to grilled chicken, fish, wraps and vegetables. Explore these . Some of the recipes already call for cumin, but even if they don’t, you can add a teaspoon to create a more earthy taste. I mentioned how cumin is a great addition to soup, and here is a perfect example.
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Add as much cumin as you want — it will only enhance the flavor. Cumin creates the perfect warming and grounding flavor — great for a chili night or a slow cooker meal. Try this Paleo chili recipe — it calls for a bunch of flavorful and aromatic spices that will have your kitchen smelling great! Cumin seeds are safe when consumed in regular food amounts.
Cumin may slow blood clotting, so it should be avoided by people with bleeding disorders. Cumin might also lower blood sugar levels in some people. Watch for signs of low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, and monitor your blood sugar carefully. If you are having surgery, cumin might interfere with blood sugar control during and after the procedure.
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Humans across the globe have been using whole and ground cumin seeds for culinary and medicinal purposes since ancient times. These earthy, spicy and slightly bitter seeds are rich in fiber, iron, manganese, calcium and magnesium. They also contain small amounts of B vitamins. Cumin seeds are well-known for their ability to aid digestion, relieve gassiness, inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi, improve insomnia and ease congestion.
Wherever the spice traveled, it became crucial to the cuisine it was introduced to: In Morocco, cumin features prominently in spice blends, used to season all sorts of marinades, stews, and tagines. In India, it was added to the that flavors curries, chickpeas, and countless other Indian dishes. The near-worldwide use of cumin is a testament to just how easily the spice mixes with and complements an endless array of vegetables, meats, and other spices.
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Its wispy fronds are similar to those of its cousins, anise, carrot, and parsley. The seeds are harvested after the plant’s stalks have dried, and the fruit pods containing the seeds crack open. From this point, the cumin seeds are cleaned of any remaining dirt, and dried further before they’re packaged.
Look for stores catering to cultures where the spice is in high demand. If you have an Indian grocery store in your neighborhood, go there. Since it’s hard to know when a grocery store last restocked their spices, this gives you the best chance of getting a fresh batch. Online retailers like Snuk and The Spice House are also reliable sources of fresh spices like cumin.
Spend some time taking inventory of and organizing your spices so you don’t forget about the cumin you bought three months ago, finding it again only after it has lost its magic. Kept in an airtight container, the whole seeds will last for about a year, while the ground spice loses fragrance and flavor after about three months.
A sniff test will also give you a good sense when ground cumin is ready to be tossed, or is on its last legs. The spice won’t go bad, exactly, but after it has lost its intensity, it’s worth replacing. Buying whole seeds offers an additional advantage in that some recipes specifically call for them, both because the whole seeds offer up some textural pleasures while also contributing the spice's unique musk and bitterness to the dish.
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That said, we do also use the ground seed in plenty of spice mixtures and dishes, so we keep a good spice grinder and a mortar and pestle on hand. When cooking with whole cumin seeds there are two critical choices: how to heat them (to extract their oils) and when to add them to a dish.
To keep the flavor more confined to the seeds, toast them over medium-high heat in a dry skillet until fragrant, then remove them to a plate or bowl so they don't keep cooking. To infuse the entire dish with cumin’s flavor, bloom the seeds in hot oil until they begin crackling and popping, before adding additional ingredients.
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If you do burn cumin seeds, toss them out and start again; there's no rescuing bitter cumin, and its powerful flavor will ruin a dish. Cumin added at the start of a dish—a common method when making a curry or rice pilaf—forms an earthy, spicy backdrop, but long cooking kills cumin’s subtleties. grow organic vegetables.
Try adding the toasted seeds to roasted potatoes or vegetables along with some coarse salt. Or drizzle cumin-infused oil into a bowl of carrot soup in lieu of olive oil, along with a dollop of yogurt. To really make this spice the star of a dish, start with some toasted or fried cumin and finish with more of the same.
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We start by browning fresh sausages like merguez or chorizo—both of which usually contain cumin—in a skillet with a little oil. Once the sausages have taken on some color and rendered some of their fat, we remove them from the pan, and bloom whole cumin seeds in the flavorful oil.
We simmer the lentils, uncovered, until they are nearly tender all the way through, and the cumin has been given a chance to flavor the tomato-and-chicken-stock cooking liquid. A generous bunch of slightly bitter dandelion greens get stirred into the mix, where they wilt before we nestle the sausages back into the pan to finish cooking.
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, also spelled , (Cuminum cyminum), small, slender annual herb of the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) with finely dissected leaves and white or rose-coloured flowers - Click here. Native to the Mediterranean region, cumin is also cultivated in India, China, and Mexico for its fruits, called seeds, which are used to flavour a variety of foods.Cumin (Cuminum cyminum).© Ivan Tihelka/Shutterstock.comCumin, or comino, seeds are actually dried fruits.
An essential ingredient in many mixed spices, chutneys, and chili and curry powders, cumin seeds are especially popular in Asian, North African, and Latin American cuisines. Their distinctive aroma is heavy and strong; their taste warm and reminiscent of caraway. At one time cumin seeds were widely used as home medicinals; their medicinal use today is chiefly veterinary.
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The oil is used in perfumery, for flavouring a variety of liquors, and for medicinal purposes.Black cumin, or fennel flower (Nigella sativa), a similar Eurasian herb of the family Ranunculaceae, also is used as a seasoning..
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Cumin seeds and ground cumin Cookbook Recipes Ingredients Spices and herbs Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) comes from Western Asia, where it has been cultivated since Biblical times. People cook with the fruits of the plant, which are usually referred to as the seeds. Cumin is a very strong spice often used in highly spiced cuisines, especially Mexican and Indian.
Cumin might be confused with caraway. Both belong to the same family of spices. Cumin is known as jeera in Hindi and zeera in Urdu.
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Cumin is a traditional spice originating from the Middle East. The slender brown cumin seeds have a lingering aroma that is pungent, earthy, and sweet with a hint of peppermint. Cumin is used extensively in Middle Eastern and Mexican style dishes; particularly curries and chutneys. Whole seeds are great toasted and add crunch to tortillas, soups, salads, salsas, and more.
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The small, curved cumin seeds are the dried fruit of a plant in the parsley family. They have a nutty flavor with a pleasant bitterness. Cumin is used widely in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Latin, and Asian cooking, and is often briefly toasted to bring out its warm flavors. Cumin seeds are widely available in the spice section of the supermarket.
Keep in mind, however, that cumin seeds will maintain their flavor longer than powder. Store either in a cool, dark place. Ground cumin should be kept for no longer than 6 months and cumin seeds for no longer than 12..
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Rasa (taste): pungent, bitterVirya (action): coolingVipaka (post-digestive effect): pungentDoshas (constitutions): Balancing for all doshas Steep 1 teaspoon per one cup of hot water and strain. Drink tea once or twice daily, or as directed by your health practitioner. You may also use as a culinary spice. Please consult with your health care practitioner prior to the use of this product if you are pregnant or nursing, taking medications, or have a medical condition.
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Pronounced: KUH-mihn An aromatic spice with a distinctive bitter flavor and strong, warm aroma due to its abundant oil content. Cumin "seeds" are actually the small dried fruit of an annual plant in the parsley family (growfoodguide). Native to the Mediterranean, cumin is hotter to the taste, lighter in color, and larger than caraway, another spice it's sometimes confused with.
Amber is most widely available, but the black has such a complex flavor it should not be substituted for the other two. Cumin is a popular ingredient in Middle Eastern, Asian, Mediterranean and Mexican cuisines, and is one of the main ingredients in curry powder. Cumin available year-round Store in an airtight container and place in a dry, cool area, away from light.
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Cumin is a spice that is well-known in countries such as Mexico and India, and in areas such as the Middle East, that has been used for generations in traditional curry mixes, cuisines, and sauces. Many may not know that it was a popular condiment during ancient Roman and Greek times as well, was found in Egyptian tombs and mentioned in the Bible, and that its use has been continual for thousands of years.
Cuminum cyminum is a small annual herb native to the Mediterranean region, that can grow to about two feet in height. It is an obvious member of the Apiaceace or carrot family as it sports umbelliferous flowers and looks quite similar to other members such as dill (Anethum graveolens), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), anise (Pimpinella anisum), and coriander (Coriandrum sativum).
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In Ayurveda, Cuminum cyminum is used somewhat interchangeably with 'black cumin' (Carum bulbocastanum) which is an entirely different plant that is more like caraway (Carum carvi), although it is in the same family and has very similar actions. Both cumin and caraway are called 'jira' and believed to have comparable energetic properties and flavors, yet true or common cumin, sometimes referred to as 'green cumin' is more mild in taste and properties.
The Latin genus name Cuminum, was derived from Greek 'kyminon' with the original source thought to be the Sumerian word 'gamun.' Cultivated for commercial use in Morocco, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Iran and India. The countries that produce the highest volume of essential oils are the United States and India. This spice has been used for thousands of years in the Middle East, Africa, and in India, with some of the earliest evidence being that cumin seeds were found in Egyptian tombs.
In Mathew 23:23, it states "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices–mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law–justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former." Mentioned in the writings of ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates and Dioscorides and by Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, cumin prized as a condiment and was ground and eaten with bread or added to water or wine.
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It was also burnt with frankincense and sprinkled on the floor in order to ward off evil. Additionally, cumin was used in love spells as it was believed that its use promoted fidelity. Perhaps one of the more humorous old wives' tales surrounding cumin, is that in order to have a good crop, the grower must curse while sowing the seed.
Cumin was revered in ancient India as well and was a mainstay herbal medicine in Ayurveda (system of traditional Indian healing). Most often called 'jira' (or jeera, zeera, etc) which, in Sanskrit means 'that which helps digestion,' it was administered for a variety of complaints. It was employed in cases of sleeplessness, to support glandular health, and was even smoked in a pipe to alleviate hiccups.
Its main use however, which spans cultures, is as a digestive support. It relieves wind and bloating and is used to alleviate nausea. It is considered to have a balancing effect on all of the three doshas (ayurvedic body type classifications) vata, pitta, and kapha. In the kitchen, it is combined with pungent foods such as tomatoes and chilis to make them more digestible.
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Ranging from Middle Eastern to Mexican, it is often found in curry and chili powders, in Mexican mole' (a divine spicy chocolate sauce usually containing 20 to 30 different spices), hummus (a paste made from chickpeas, olive oil and sesame), and falafels (made from ground chickpeas and fava beans flavored with garlic and cumin, and then deep-fried), just to name a few. grow organic vegetables.
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Cumin has a warm, earthy flavor that's nutty with hints of pepper (vegetable). It's often found in Mexican, Middle Eastern, and Indian cuisines. Cumin seeds can be added to hot oil to infuse it with flavor, with more flavor being brought out when they're lightly toasted. They can also be chewed as a digestive aid and are commonly seen at Indian restaurants for this purpose.
If you love cumin, you've got to give this a try! Native to Egypt. Grown in India, China, Pakistan, Turkey and Latin America. Caraway, Cinnamon, Coriander, Fennel, Garlic, Onion .
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Pungent, peppery, and unapologetically aromatic, cumin is one of the world’s most popular spices. David Tanis explores its ancient history, and how to make the most of it in your kitchen. What is it about cumin? I love its earthy aroma. I like the simple act of toasting it to release its fragrance, and grinding it to a coarse powder with a mortar and pestle.
I’m not alone; cumin has been a popular ingredient in countless cuisines for thousands of years. Cumin is grown across the world and is the planet’s second most popular spice after black pepper. Its origins date back to Biblical times. In Egypt, cumin was used both in cooking and as part of the embalming process.
In Rome, it wasfrequently mentioned in Apicius as a luxury ingredient for the aristocracy, to be served with snails as well as peacocks and other fowl, or mixed into honey-vinegar sauces. The spice’s medicinal value was known even then. In Egypt and elsewhere, cumin was often recommended for indigestion, among other ailments.
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Modern research suggests cumin may have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and possibly anti-carcinogenic properties. During the Middle Ages, cumin, pepper, and other spices were traded for other treasured goods and often used as currency. Cumin was introduced to the Americas by Spanish and Portuguese colonists and explorers. Today, it would be hard to imagine food in the Southwestern U.S., Latin America, and Caribbean without it.
The majority of the world’s cumin is used in India, where it figures prominently in all regions of the country, in ground spice mixtures of all types or roasted whole. Cultivated cumin, Cuminum cyminum , is pale brown with a hint of green. It should not be confused with caraway, which it resembles, but which has an entirely different flavor.
Its origins are in Kashmiri cooking and palace cuisine. Black cumin is mostly used whole, rather than ground, and is often roasted or sizzled in oil and added to biryanis, breads, chutneys, and curries. (Beware, though, sometimes black nigella seeds are labeled black cumin.) You can also try similar-sized wild-foraged cumin, Bunium bulbocastanum, sourced in Afghanistan, which is difficult to find but very aromatic.
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With whole seeds, you have the option of toasting them before grinding, which intensifies their flavor. When toasting cumin, use a dry pan over medium-high heat, and shake the pan or stir the seeds constantly for the minute or two it takes to complete the task; otherwise you risk burning them.
Then grind them in a mortar (I like to use a Japanese suribachi, great for making a coarse-textured powder) or use an electric spice mill. Now you are set to make cumin salt, which is great sprinkled on everything from sliced tomatoes to fried eggs. It is divine with lamb—steamed lamb shoulder, grilled lamb skewers and chops or, for the adventurous eater, boiled lamb head.
I always like to keep a little bowl of it on the table. To make it, simply stir together one teaspoon toasted ground cumin and three teaspoons of flaky sea salt. Add hot red pepper flakes or cayenne to render it spicy. Vary all proportions to suit your own taste.
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But Paula Wolfert writes about Moroccan families offering separate bowls of salt and cumin at their communal tables, so diners can adjust the balance to suit their own tastes. In my most recent book, David Tanis Market Cooking, there is a recipe for a traditional Indian red lentil dal, which uses cumin to great advantage.
But just before the dal is finished, a spoonful of raw cumin seeds are sizzled in ghee with some chopped garlic and hot chile in a technique called tarka. This fragrant buttery mixture is swirled into the lentils, giving a second hit of cumin that really brings everything together, without overpowering the other ingredients.
Earthy and peppery, cumin is a key player in many common, highly spiced dishes like shakshuka, dal, and even doner kebab - Read more. The small, flat, pale brown seeds are tiny but mighty, and adding just a few whole ones will offer an aggressive zing to a dish, as well as a light crunch.
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1864 2C Small Motto Two Cent Piece PCGS VF 30 Very Fine to Extra Fine Key Variety
An attractive 1864 small motto, two cent piece graded VF 30 by PCGS. It holds decent detail for the grade with very attractive chocolate brown original surfaces. A slightly tougher grade to find this variety in from PCGS. This coin has a massive mintage of 19,847,500. Of this mintage, the PCGS Coin Facts estimates that only 10,000 of these have survived being the 'small motto' variety. It is one of only 45 graded Very Fine 30 by PCGS.
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And seeing the multitudes
The great concourse of people that followed him from the places before mentioned,
he went up into a mountain;
either to pray alone, which was sometimes his custom to do, or to shun the multitude; or rather, because it was a commodious place for teaching the people:
and when he was set:
not for rest, but in order to teach; for sitting was the posture of masters, or teachers, see ( Matthew 13:2 ) ( Luke 4:20 ) ( 5:3 ) ( John 8:2 ) . The form in which the master and his disciples sat is thus described by Maimonides F26.
``The master sits at the head, or in the chief place, and the disciples before him in a circuit, like a crown; so that they all see the master, and hear his words; and the master may not sit upon a seat, and the scholars upon the ground; but either all upon the earth, or upon seats: indeed from the beginning, or formerly, (bvwy brh hyh) "the master used to sit", and the disciples stand; but before the destruction of the second temple, all used to teach their disciples as they were sitting.''With respect to this latter custom, the Talmudists say F1, that
``from the days of Moses, to Rabban Gamaliel (the master of the Apostle Paul), they did not learn the law, unless standing; after Rabban Gamaliel died, sickness came into the world, and they learnt the law sitting: hence it is a tradition, that after Rabban Gamaliel died, the glory of the law ceased.''His disciples came unto him;
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Mapping of places of historical interest in the British Isles.
To be able to use OSM data to produce maps of the UK showing places of historic interest for various periods in history (e.g. prehistoric, medieval, World War 2).
There are lots of things in the database marked with 'historic=*....' tags in the database. A simple rendering of many of these can be seen here. We can also put a start_date=* tag for construction dates where known.
With the current data in the database it is not possible to distinguish between prehistoric features, Roman features and cold war relics etc. - they are all just 'historic' so will appear on the map. The idea behind this project is to improve the data in the database to allow separate layers to be produced to show different periods of history separately.
Proposed Tagging Scheme
Note - this is a first guess - please discuss and suggest improvements! Ideally the higher level 'historic:civlization' tag should be easy for a non-expert to understand and make an educated judgement about. The 'historic:period' can then add a higher level of refinement, which may need an additional level of experience to fill in. Therefore the historic:period tag should be considered optional.
(The EH Periods Thesaurus is hierarchical, which means that users should only have to choose one concept: the most specific one they are able to be confident about.)
Things to Do
- Decide on a tagging scheme to record the historical data - Key:historic:civilization looks like a promising start, but does not have defined values for UK history.
- Define a set of tag values appropriate to UK history - if we use the scheme above, we need values of civilization, and period that everyone can use for consistency. (It might be worth contacting English Heritage in case they have an existing scheme we could adopt - Graham Jones will email them to ask). [Note that a version of the current EH Periods Thesaurus is now available as RDF at http://light.demon.co.uk/eh-periods.rdf.]
- Encourage people to help to update the existing data, and add new items of historical interest to the database.
- Make a tool to visualise items tagged with 'historic' but without the additional required tags.
- Make a simple editor so that we can encourage non-mappers to help fill in the missing data (One of last year's Google Summer of Code projects would make a good basis for this, or else we could customise Potlatch 2 to provide a very limited editing capability).
- Update the map rendering so that the map updates automatically, and has different layers so we can see how we are progressing.
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Palestinian Christians want Pope Benedict XVI to bear witness to a symbol of their daily sufferings; Israel’s towering apartheid wall that is eating up their land.
"We want the world to see him with the wall and the Israeli army watchtower behind him," Adnan Ajarmeh, a member of the committee that will welcome the pontiff in his visit to Aida refugee camp outside the West Bank city of Bethlehem, told Agence France Press (AFP) on Monday, May 11.
The committee hopes that when he comes on Wednesday, May 13, Pope Benedict would put the Israeli separation wall erected illegally on their land under the international spotlight.
Pope Snub Upsets Gaza Christians
The steel and concrete wall is snaking some 900 kilometers along the occupied West Bank, leaving larger swathes of it on the Israeli side.
The barrier leaves many Palestinian families cut off and deprived of their livelihoods.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has issued a landmark ruling branding the wall as illegal and asking Israel to compensate affected Palestinians.
The welcoming committee initially wanted to receive the pope on a specially built stage right against the imposing wall that snakes around much of the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ.
But after Israel banned the platform construction, the committee bowed to organize the event at a UN-run school nearby.
Nevertheless, the stage on which the pope will stand beside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be sufficiently elevated that cameras recording the visit will capture the separation wall.
Coming and going from the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem, Pope Benedict will move through a checkpoint in the steel and concrete wall.
"We’ll try to slow down his convoy as he passes the wall so that the maximum of photos can be taken," Ajarmeh says.
Pope Benedict arrived in Jerusalem on Monday, flying in by helicopter from Israel’s main international airport at the start of a five-day tour of Israel and the Palestinian territories.
He will not be visiting the bombed-out, besieged Gaza Strip.
The 4,600 Palestinian refugees in Aida camp also hope the pontiff would draw the world’s attention to their right to return to their original 43 villages in what today is Israel.
"I’m not gullible enough to think that the pope will bring us back home," says Ajarmeh.
"But his visit will remind the world of our suffering, which can be used as a political lever."
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) defines as refugees the descendants of Palestinian who fled or were forced out of their homes by better-equipped Zionist militants in 1948 when Israel was built on the rubble of Palestine.
UN resolutions guarantee the right of return of Palestinian refugees, many still holding the keys and titles of their homes in what is now Israel.
"I want the pope to see the misery that we live in," complains Abssel Abu Odeh, a student at the UN-run school that will welcome the pontiff.
"The wall, the occupation and our families chased from their lands and dreaming of returning," the 14-year-old lists some of their problems.
His friend Najdat al-Azza is equally enthusiastic about the pope’s visit.
"I hope that he will speak about our suffering to the whole world and say that the Palestinian people only want to live in peace."
(IslamOnline.net and Agencies)
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In this hi-tech world, social media is all pervasive. These platforms have become cornerstone of contemporary communication. Despite it providing a fast and reasonable way to communicate with others around the globe, the recent Cambridge Analytica case has rekindled debates about the place of social media in our lives.
According to studies, teenagers spend more than 9 hours a day on social networking apps.
When we talk about these dangerous social networking apps, we don’t mean that the app itself is not safe. But we mean the abuse of these applications by people with veiled and toxic motives.
10 Most Popular & Worst Social Media Apps
Before you go ahead, it is important to let your kid understand the importance of privacy and security when they are using one of these not so friendly apps.
Parental awareness can be the greatest tool to keep your children safe from the outside world.
So, here we are revealing 10 most dangerous & worst social media apps for teens that harbor cyber predators.
Undoubtedly, Facebook tops our list of worst social media apps. It needs no introduction, came in 2004 the popularity of this platform is not behind the scenes.
According to recent stats, the most popular social networking app in the United States as of May 2018 is Facebook with 88.4% Mobile users, backed by Instagram with 60.1%.
Why it’s bad: Facebook is purported to elevate suicidal behavior in over sensitive people, impels narcissism and reveals information you might not want to share. Especially teens who pretty much put their whole lives on Facebook. From checking in to where they are to other activities they did- today’s iGeneration prefers to share every detail of their life.
Most negative aspect of teens is their ability to make such type of posts that can get them into a bunch of troubles. Facebook is indubitably not in good books. On daily basis we encounter child pornography cases and posting of wrong content which leads to serious legal repercussions.
Most popular social networking app ever, WhatsApp is surely an exceptional app which is not present in any smartphone today.
Why it’s bad: With 2 billion active users, Teens are said to be the most regular users of this king of messaging app. WhatsApp is Addictive! From teen to oldies, everyone uses this app.
While maybe a useful app for Adults, but not an appropriate choice for teens & tweens. The possible dangers come with this app is its use for abusive texts, cyberbullying, no age protection, and loopholes in the security of app users.
There’s no age barrier in creating WhatsApp account and there is no filter for adult content.
Also Read: 5 Best Ad Blocker Apps on Android In 2018
All Internet-based communications have fine probability of misuse. Just like Skype, a telecommunication software that enables the world’s conversations, is no exception.
Why it’s bad: Because data breach, viruses and pedophiles is concerned with Skype. First, the probability that the person you’re talking to behind the walls is posing as someone else, and may ask for personal details like (password, bank credentials etc.).
Second, as Skype is free, a commonly installed application that connects one system to another is mostly prone to transmitting viruses. Just an infectious thread can be attached to a file-sharing or instant messages.
Third, dealing with online communication app brings the possibility to get involved with stalker and sexual trappers. Here a need for parental control feature Skypito emerges to monitor their kids activities.
This platform allows user to send picture or short videos which can be viewed by the receiver for maximum 10 seconds (now it can be set on loop). This app is quite popular among school going and college going teens.
Why it’s bad: App’s self-destructive messages, provokes and exchanging of inappropriate content as whatever will be transmitted, it will automatically be deleted after a specific time frame.
Teens don’t realize how their private pictures can be screenshotted, though it notifies the user, but it cannot prevent the predator to steal your personal stuff. Several surveys say, that Snapchat tops the lists of apps that are not safe.
Also Read: 7 Essential Apple CarPlay Apps
The largest & widely known photo sharing app has more than 800 Million monthly active users.
Why it’s bad: According to recent surveys, when asked teenagers to rank which social media platform impacted their mental health and wellbeing. Instagram was found to be on the top. Stalkers are mostly found here, searching for teens who have public profiles, they message them, admire their obscene pictures and trap them.
Parents should keep an eye on what type of pictures their kids upload and make them learn about the privacy settings.
You can also read: How to Download Instagram Highlights?
One of the world’s most prevalent dating app to meet new people, basically uses your location from your mobile device to match you up with other Tinder users nearby. To increase your chances of getting matched up, the user can change its setting & optimize their profile by increasing location distance range.
Swipe, Match & Chat with Tinder!
Why it’s bad: There are lot of thing to love about Tinder, but the fake profiles and feign bots are no secret in this online dating world.
Based on several reports, Tinder is full of Fake accounts driven by humans to fool you to damage your emotional core. And yeah mock Bots (the computer-driven programs) are designed to trap you into clicking on malware-filled links and spams.
Sometimes it results into giving up your private piece of information and make you indulge in scams to pay huge amount of money in hacker’s account.
Also Read: 5 Best Parking Apps To Save Time & Money
The anonyms Questions and Answer platform allows anyone to request and post anonymous question and comments to a user’s profile.
Why it’s bad: This dangerous social networking app does not offer parental controls. Ask.fm exercises the option of commenting or asking anything from anybody anonymously.
Some people tend to make an inappropriate use of its anonymity feature to ask vulgar questions and post offensive comments.
A 12-year old girl attempted suicide and killed herself, because of offensive comments she was getting through Ask.fm.
Introduced back in 2013, this app is a platform to connect and discuss threads within a 5-mile (8 km) radius. Imagine it as a digital bathroom door where anybody can scratch messages onto.
Why it’s bad: Not a day goes, when Yik Yak Messenger app is not the subject of controversy! Last year it was announced that it is flushed because of lot of explicit content, abusive language, personal attacks and rise in cyberbullying.
The app can be said as a rumor machine and a perfect wall for bullies to hide behind the screen.
The most dangerous of all, Yik Yak is still available to download from unknown sources.
Like iChat or Google Chat, Kik is also an instant messaging app which is not restricted to only texts but also allows you to send GIFs, Emojis, Photos, Videos and much more. You can also Group Chat here.
Why it’s bad: Stats says, almost 40% of teens in the US are addicted to using Kik messenger. Sometimes, it’s been pegged as dating app for its ability to meet new people. It may seem nice on the outside, but this quasi-anonymous app has great potential to attract online predators (as only a username is required to make an account on Kik) and there’s no way out to identify you.
Anyone can message you, and honestly Kik doesn’t care that much about your security.
Also Read: 5 Best Apps For Miniature Photography
Most popular messenger among the youngsters, LINE is actually the hub of pedophiles. You can send text, play games, share music, make video/audio calls and enjoy Hidden Chats as well.
Why it’s bad: Aside from all the features, LINE users encounter cyber-bullies on daily basis who have access to their profiles. It’s very easy for predators to find the anyone on LINE, and in case the user has allowed the persecutor for being a friend then it is needless to narrate how communication tactics like sending foul messages, dirty photos and calls can get user caught in the trap.
The meteoric rise in the usage of these Social Networking Sites, has given birth to Social media addiction. It should be kept in mind that aforementioned apps are not responsible to wrongdoings that are happening, but it depends on the user how he/she operate these apps.
Unfortunately, besides online predators the other pitfalls such as cyberbullying, adult content, personal information exposure, are on tremendous rise.
Therefore, need for The Best Parental Control Apps ascends which can help parents to filter and check what apps or websites kids can access. Also, you can limit what content they are consuming.
Read our Previous Blogs for more information:
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Many of Robert Anton Wilson's writings are full of predictions based on Timothy Leary's SMI2LE formula for humanity's advance in the near future, i.e, space migration, intelligence increase and life extension.
Obviously, the space colonies have not arrived on schedule and the other predictions have not come true as quickly as RAW thought. But the space launches of Elon Musk and other entrepreneurs seem to make the space colonies at least possible, and advances in artificial intelligence seem to make the intelligence increase part of the formula possible.
But what about "life extension"? That does not seem likely to arrive right away, but it's interesting to read this New York Times story (I've included a link) , "A ‘Reversible’ Form of Death? Scientists Revive Cells in Dead Pigs’ Organs." It's full of quotes such as, "There is a whole population of people who in a different era might have been called dead."
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First thing to realise: it’s not a bio-doc at all. The life and character of James Baldwin unfolds, rather, in fragments of archive and doses of precept-altering politics. Director Raoul Peck calls it a “creative documentary” and he uses Baldwin’s writings, photos and 1970s TV appearances really to re-examine racial bigotry today.
Ostensibly, Peck picks over the unfinished book Baldwin was authoring about his friends Medger Evers, Martin Luther King and Malcom X, the three assassinated Ms of the civil rights movement. Peck got Samuel L Jackson to do the narration, and the actor delivers a brilliant vocal performance, perhaps the most restrained of his career.
Through those words, Peck also launches an examination of the history of Hollywood prejudice and subliminal racial messaging in the movies, looking from DW Griffith to Lena Horne and Sidney Poitier, covering The Defiant Ones and In The Heat of the Night with particular poignancy and perceptiveness. It did leave me wanting more of a movie on that subject alone.
However, you couldn’t be disappointed in what else is packed into I Am Not Your Negro. It was Oscar-nominated, and was the most inventive and experimental work among the nominees, even more than Italy’s Fire At Sea.
It is an incendiary work of admirable skill, a potent, jazzy, cocktail that channels its ire into thoughtful broadsides, just the way the cool, laconic, firebrand Baldwin would have done, slaying the viewer with slaps of cogent logic, right between the eyes. In the end, we have a grippingly unique film that boasts all the style and rebellious intellectual power that its subject did. Miss it at your peril.
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From Spit to Screen: The Journey of a DNA Sample
One of our researchers, Paul Woodbury, describes the journey of a DNA sample from the instant the sample is taken until it is analyzed in the laboratory. The following article is a reprint from the July-September 2020 issue of the National Genealogical Society Magazine and is published here with permission.
How does DNA testing actually work? How can spitting into a tube result in an ethnicity estimate, a list of genetic cousins, and other DNA data? This article reviews the technology that enables genetic genealogy and the five-step process that transforms a saliva sample into a comprehensive genetic report: collection, extraction, amplification, testing, and data analysis (1).
Complete copies of the human genome are carried by most of the trillions of cells in the human body. While red blood cells and some skin, hair, and nail cells do not carry nuclear DNA, nearly any other type of cell can be sampled for DNA analysis.
In the early days of genetic genealogy testing, companies utilized blood samples. Now, most genetic genealogy testing companies collect DNA through less invasive and more convenient spit or cheek swab kits. The DNA obtained from these kits originates from white blood cells in saliva and buccal epithelial (cheek) cells.
Most DNA testing companies discourage testers from eating, smoking, drinking, chewing gum, brushing teeth, or using mouthwash in the half-hour before taking a DNA test. While foreign particles from food, liquids, toothpaste, and tobacco do not alter DNA, they can mask it or cause it to degrade(2).
Testing companies also warn against activities that might cause cross-contamination of a sample. For swab collection kits like those used by Family Tree DNA and MyHeritage, testers should be careful not to drop the swab in anything that might contaminate the sample, touch the collection swab with their hands, or brush it against other objects. When performing spit collection tests like those utilized by AncestryDNA and 23andMe, testers should try to collect all the necessary saliva at once to avoid contamination from foreign materials in the air.
DNA testers should register their kit with the corresponding testing service to ensure later access to the test results. Some labs will not process kits that have not been registered.
While DNA can sometimes last very long in the right environment, degradation can occur due to proteins that destroy DNA, foreign materials like food, bacteria, and other chemicals, or large fluctuations in temperature. To prevent degradation and to keep DNA intact from the time it is collected to the time it is ready to be analyzed, sample collection kits typically include a liquid buffer solution.
These solutions stabilize the cells, sometimes include antibacterial elements, inhibit the activity of proteins that would degrade the DNA, and preserve the DNA in a stable pH solution which is not as easily affected by fluctuations in temperature. With such a solution, DNA can be preserved while it is prepared, mailed, stored, and eventually processed by a lab.
Isolation and Extraction of DNA
Every DNA collection sample has hundreds of thousands of cells, each carrying a copy of the tester’s DNA, but these samples also contain proteins, chemicals, fats, water, and a host of other biological materials. Before DNA can be analyzed, it must be isolated from all of these other materials.
First, cells are broken open with a detergent. Cells are held together by a membrane composed of two layers of fat called a lipid bilayer. Just as detergents interact with fats in water, they interact with the lipids in cell membranes to break them open and release the contents of the cell into a solution.
Next, certain cellular components are destroyed. Cells carry proteins that interact with DNA as well as other proteins that destroy free-floating DNA. Cells also include free-floating RNA, which is similar to DNA and can cause problems in later DNA analysis. To overcome these problems, a protease (an enzyme that destroys proteins) and an RNAse (an enzyme that destroys RNA) are added to the sample.
Finally, salt is added to the mixture to make all the debris from the proteins, lipids, and RNA clump together. When the solution is centrifuged (spun in a circle at very high speeds), this debris clumps together and collects at the bottom of a sample tube, leaving the DNA floating in the solution.
After most of the debris is removed from the sample, the DNA is further isolated from the detergents, proteins, salts, and reagents used in the first step. Alcohol is added to the sample, and since DNA is insoluble in alcohol, a subsequent round of centrifuging isolates the DNA in a clump at the bottom of the test tube. The DNA has been isolated.
The technologies used by genetic genealogy testing companies require a large amount of DNA for successful analysis—much more DNA than what is present in the initial sample provided by a customer. For this reason, labs utilize Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) protocols to amplify or copy the DNA being analyzed. DNA replicating proteins, free-floating DNA bases, and DNA primer sequences are added to a sample to create an environment conducive to DNA replication.
Next, the sample is submitted to several cycles of temperature variations. During this process, the DNA denatures or “melts” into single strands, DNA primers bind to complementary strands of DNA, and DNA polymerase (a DNA-building and replicating protein) recruits free-floating bases and extends the DNA, making a new copy.
In the first temperature variation cycle, one strand of DNA duplicates into two strands. The number of copies of the DNA doubles with every cycle, and within a few hours, it is possible to obtain millions of copies of a test taker’s DNA from the initial sample.
At this point, the way in which DNA is tested depends on the type of DNA test being performed. Autosomal DNA tests, Y-DNA tests, and mtDNA tests are treated differently. Because autosomal DNA testing is the most common type of testing, this article reviews the protocols for SNP chip microarrays.
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) are locations in DNA that are known to be hotspots of variation in the general population. Rather than testing all of an individual’s DNA, testing companies typically test between 400,000 and 700,000 SNP markers across the genome. Because each individual has two copies of DNA—one from the mother and one from the father—there are three possibilities for a genotype at any given SNP marker: both copies could carry one variation, they could both carry the other variation, or they might carry different variations.
For example, if an SNP marker has two typical values of C or G, it is possible that an individual could have a genotype of CC, GG, or CG. An individual with the same SNP variation on both copies of DNA is homozygous at that location. A person with different variations on the two copies of DNA is heterozygous at that location.
Genetic genealogy tests rely on SNP Chip testing to query SNP markers for a test taker. Each testing company uses chips manufactured by Illumina, a biotechnology company. These “chips” are glass plates with microscopic silicon beads attached to predefined and indexed locations(3).
Each silicon bead, in turn, has several copies of a manufactured short single-stranded segment of DNA attached to it. These short sequences are complementary to a sequence in human DNA immediately preceding the location of a SNP.
In order to test SNP locations, a tester’s sample is treated to shear or break the DNA into smaller fragments and denatured to make it single-stranded. Next, the DNA is washed over the chip, where it binds with the complimentary manufactured DNA just short of the location of the SNP. Then DNA Polymerase and modified A, T, G, and C nucleotides with fluorescent tags are introduced. The sample DNA is washed away, leaving the manufactured strands with one more base and fluorescent tags indicating which base has been added.
The chip is then submitted to a laser reader, which causes the DNA strands to fluoresce red (homozygous for one variation), green (homozygous for the other variation), or yellow heterozygous). A scanning software records and interprets the fluorescence. It determines the color of each locus, determines what the fluorescence means for that location, and then uses the index to associate the result with a corresponding location in the genome.
Finally, the software program records the values, A, T, G, or C, that have been detected for each of the 500,000-700,000 locations that have been analyzed into a raw data file.
Autosomal DNA raw data results are composed of a list of several hundred thousand marker locations and two base values (A, T, G, or C) for the corresponding locations (one maternal and one paternal). In and of themselves, these values have limited usefulness for genealogical research. It is a comparison against reference datasets and customer databases that generate the most useful elements of genetic genealogy tests: ethnicity admixture estimates and cousin matching.
Ethnicity admixture estimates for autosomal DNA tests are obtained by comparison of a raw data file against a “reference panel” of samples for individuals with known ancestry from particular regions of the world. Prevalence of DNA marker values in specific populations is used to assign portions of a test taker’s DNA to different ethnicities or regions.
Autosomal DNA matches are identified by comparing the markers of a test subject against the markers of other tested customers in the database. When two individuals share long sequences of consecutive markers on at least one DNA copy, they share a “segment” of DNA from a recent common ancestor. Based on the size, location, and the number of segments two individuals share, it is possible to estimate how closely two individuals are related to each other.
Once raw data has been incorporated into a company’s system and compared against other customers and reference datasets, the test taker receives a notification that DNA test results have completed processing. From spit to screen, the DNA sample has been collected, isolated, amplified, tested, and processed to provide the researcher with useful information for a genealogical investigation.
Websites cited in this article were viewed on 8 June 2020.
1. “What Happens To My DNA Sample At The Lab?” 23andMe (https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/202904590-What-Happens-to-My-DNA-Sample-at-the-Lab).
3. “Infinium™ Global Screening Array-24 v3.0 BeadChip,” Illumina (https://science-docs.illumina.com/documents/Microarray/infinium-globalscreening-array-data-sheet-370-2016-016/infinium-commercial-gsa-ds-370-2016-016.pdf).
Getting a DNA test is a great way to start your genealogy journey, but what comes next? Hire a professional at Legacy Tree and our genealogists will work with you to discover your family history. Contact us today for a free quote!
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The NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) is a three-year pilot program to test the concept of a national network of community cancer centers to expand cancer research and deliver the latest, most advanced cancer care to a greater number of Americans in the communities in which they live. The NCCCP extends the reach of NCI research into more U.S. states, cities, and towns, including rural areas and inner cities.
The NCCCP seeks to:
- Draw more patients into clinical trials in community-based settings.
Patients will have access to the very latest cancer prevention and treatment advances through NCI-sponsored clinical trials. Pilot sites will provide a local point of entry to draw more patients into clinical trials and enable researchers to more rapidly develop and evaluate effective prevention and treatment strategies.
- Reduce cancer healthcare disparities.
A major focus of the NCCCP is to help reduce the cancer burden among underserved populations. The NCCCP will actively reach out to these communities, bringing more Americans into the system of care and helping NCI to better understand and address the underlying causes of cancer health disparities.
- Prepare sites for standardizing the collection and storage of voluntarily donated biological specimens for cancer research.
With access to a broader cross-section of patients who voluntarily provide tissue and blood samples, researchers will have a greater opportunity to study both normal and cancerous cells. The pilot will assess how NCI’s guidelines for collection and storage of specimens can be applied nationwide to accelerate the development of new treatments for patients.
- Link sites to national computer networks that support basic, clinical, and population-based cancer research.
The pilot will assess the ability of sites to link medical information, provided with patient consent, to NCI’s electronic patient data network, Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid™ (caBIG™). Expanding the amount of patient data available to cancer researchers will greatly contribute to our knowledge and treatment of cancer.
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New Delhi: India has reported over 15,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases so far but states such as Mizoram, Manipur and Goa have not seen any new case for at least 15 days.
Mizoram detected its first Covid-19 case on 25 March and there has been no new case since then. Manipur and Goa likewise haven’t seen any new case since 3 and 4 April respectively.
Similarly, Arunachal Pradesh and Puducherry haven’t seen new cases since 10 and 11 April.
Speaking to officials in Mizoram, Manipur and Goa, ThePrint found that early screening of incoming passengers, closing state borders, strict enforcement of quarantine and lockdown orders have worked swiftly in reducing spread of the highly infectious novel coronavirus.
Giridhar Babu, member of the national task force on surveillance and epidemiology, constituted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), however, warned that lower cases may point to two possibilities — either the lockdown has been successful or the number of positive cases have remained undetected.
One way of finding out the number of undetected cases, he added, was through hospital surveillance of patients with severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and community-level screening for those with influenza-like illness (ILI).
States that have halted Covid-19 march
No new case has been detected in this landlocked Northeastern state, with a population of 1.08 million, after a 50-year-old pastor with a travel history to the Netherlands became its first Covid-19 patient on 25 March. He was in home quarantine when he had developed symptoms.
“Since he followed home quarantine strictly, his family members were not positive,” Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma, state nodal officer (Covid-19), told ThePrint.
Authorities have so far conducted 94 tests of the patient’s close contacts and healthcare workers.
Lalmalsawma said Mizoram has been closely watching international developments on coronavirus and acting swiftly to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
The state began screening people at the airport and all entry points in February. It also deviated from the central guidelines and enforced a home quarantine of 28 days for all travellers on 18 February.
India had enforced a 14-day home quarantine for passengers coming from coronavirus-affected nations, till all commercial international flights were barred on 22 March.
Lalmalsawma said a state task force, led by the chief secretary, takes all decisions on the Covid-19 strategy. These are implemented on the ground by district and local level teams. The teams on the ground enforce the lockdown, while also ensuring that the poor do not suffer by distributing essential food supplies.
Mizoram started its first Covid-19 testing centre on 7 April at the Zoram Medical College in Aizawl and will begin conducting surveillance through rapid testing kits when they are made available.
This border state with a population of 2.8 million has reported only two cases of coronavirus, one of whom has already been cured.
A women patient, with a travel history to the UK, had developed symptoms while on home quarantine. She has since been discharged. Another is a 53-year-old man who attended the March congregation of Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi. He tested positive on 18 March.
The contacts of both patients were traced and quarantined by the state’s Quick Response Team. The area around the male patient has been demarcated as a containment zone with 4,500 households and 26,000 people screened till now.
Tomcha Khuman, state surveillance officer (Covid-19), Manipur, told ThePrint that early border control and proactive health surveillance have played an important role in containing the spread of the virus.
The state began screening of passengers at the airport by 18 January. Interstate screening of people began by 31 January. “This hadn’t happened in the rest of the country even till March,” said Khuman.
More than 1.1 lakh travellers have been screened in the state till now.
Status update on covid 19 pic.twitter.com/DNDTN3UhxK
— Directorate of Information & Public Relations (@DiprManipur) April 15, 2020
The state also started testing suspected Covid-19 cases by 2 February. Unlike other Northeastern states, Manipur has two testing centres — Regional Institute of Medical Sciences and the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Institute of Medical Sciences.
The state has so far tested 296 samples.
Even truck drivers who come with essential goods and government officers who have travelled from other states are screened and asked to stay in quarantine facilities, said Khuman.
“We are hoping that Manipur gets a partial relaxation from the lockdown restrictions after 20 April,” he said, adding the state will continue its containment strategy nonetheless.
Goa has reported seven confirmed cases since 3 April, six of whom have been discharged.
This has been an extraordinary achievement since the state, with a population of 1.4 million, neighbours Maharashtra with more than 2,680 confirmed cases and half a million foreign tourists visiting it every year.
I am pleased to inform that the sixth corona patient from Goa has recovered. Only one active case remains in Goa and no new cases reported after 3rd April 2020.
— Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) April 15, 2020
From screening of domestic airline passengers, to training its team of microbiologists in sample testing and purchasing adequate PPE kits on time, the Goa administration has been tackling Covid-19 well.
According to a state government survey, which began on 13 April, there were around 9,000-10,000 foreign nationals in Goa at the beginning of the nationwide lockdown, posing a major challenge for the state. Since 25 March, around 4,500 foreigners have left Goa (either from the Goa airport or other airports such as in Mumbai and Pune).
“In the past three days (from 13 to 15 April), we have surveyed 4.46 lakh households in Goa under our door-to-door survey. The idea is to check if anyone from abroad has come to any of the households and if they are displaying any of the symptoms,” said a senior official of the state government.
Unlike many other states, the Goa administration had also anticipated a shortage of PPE kits early on and planned for it. “We realised we would need PPE kits, masks and sanitisers. Which is why we had placed orders much before cases started coming in. Our doctors and paramedic staff also feel safe to treat Covid-19 patients as they know our kits are of good quality,” the official added.
Goa was one of the few states that started domestic screening on 20 March even as international screening also went on.
“After the Ministry of Civil aviation issued directions for screening, we started it on 30 January and supplemented the Airport Authority of India staff with our own medical teams. They worked throughout the day. This really helped in checking all those who came to Goa from abroad. We went one step ahead and started domestic screening, asking people to give details on a self-declaration form. We didn’t stop there and started thermal screening too at the railway stations,” said the official.
The first case in Goa was reported on 25 March and the state health department sprung into action, with an intense contact tracing exercise.
To ensure those quarantined follow rules, medical officers have been assigned to make phone calls twice a day to check on their symptoms and whether they need any help. The state also put in place a dedicated Covid-19 hospital to ensure other facilities remained safe for people.
“One hospital has been earmarked exclusively for the Covid-19 patients and all doctors, nurses and paramedic staff who worked there are accommodated in a hotel to ensure their families also feel safe,” said another official of the state government.
To further ensure that testing for Covid-19 did not get impacted by the nationwide lockdown, the administration also set up its own lab. A team of microbiologists was sent to Pune through a Navy plane to get trained on testing samples. This laboratory, along with two others, now tests 150 samples per day, said the official quoted above.
The state government has now started screening for all those with SARI and ILI to ensure it is able to keep a check on new cases.
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It’s the Sunday everyone has been waiting for… it’s the Sunday where we talk about sex. Just a heads up—just a warning—we’re going there today (in a very PG sort-of-way). We have to—because the seventh commandment says this:
“Do not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20v14)
I hear the command, and I immediately apply it to the nuclear family of the twentieth or twenty-first century. I tend to think about the mom and dad on “Leave it to Beaver”—even if though I’ve never seen an episode—and think that dad shouldn’t step out on mom and mom shouldn’t step out on dad. And I’m absolutely right to think that. Mr and Mrs Cleaver shouldn’t step out on each other. That’s adultery.
But what’s interesting—and disturbing to most of us—is that’s not quite how the original hearers of this commandment understood it. Adultery actually meant something different in the Ancient Near East than it does now. And the command actually landed differently on the two different genders.
For a woman—if you were Mrs Cleaver in the ancient world—you committed adultery by sleeping with any man you were not married to. That sounds familiar to us. Adultery is happening when Mrs Cleaver. sleeps with anyone besides Mr. Cleaver.
But for a man—if you were Mr. Clever in the ancient world—you committed adultery by sleeping with any woman… who was married. Mr Cleaver commits adultery when he sleeps with another married woman.
A married man sleeping with an unmarried woman is a little bit of a different situation though. It’s not quite adultery. Deuteronomy 22 actually gives guidelines if a situation like this happens:
If a man [Mr Cleaver] meets up with a young woman who is a virgin and not engaged, grabs her and has sex with her, and they are caught in the act, the man who had sex with her must give fifty silver shekels to the young woman’s father. She will also become his wife because he has humiliated her. He is never allowed to divorce her. (Deuteronomy 22v28-29)
Who’s the wounded party—who’s getting paid in this situation? (Not a trick question…) In the ancient world—where women are effectively treated as property—the person most wronged by Mr Cleaver grabbing and having sex with a virgin daughter… is the virgin’s dad. Dad is the wounded party. Dad gets paid fifty shekels. And daughter becomes another Mrs Cleaver. Maybe number two. Maybe number ten. Mr Cleaver becomes responsible for protecting her in a harsh world, providing for her in a male-dominated economy… and he cannot shirk his responsibility at any point by divorcing her. But Dad is the wounded party who needs to be compensated… because adultery in the ancient world was understood to be primarily about protecting men’s rights, men’s property, men having rightful heirs.
It’s only adultery in the ancient world if Mr Cleaver sleeps with another married woman. If she’s unmarried… it’s still an issue… just not quite adultery. Mr Cleaver may wind up with a second or third Mrs Cleaver… but no one is going to get killed or stoned or anything. That’s something like how this command was understood by its original ancient audience.
How many of us find this a little bit troubling?
We’re going to get to the meaning of adultery that we’re more familiar with… but I couldn’t skip over this. I care too much about what the Bible actually says to skip over it. The ancient hearers of this commandment heard something different than us. So before we say anything else about adultery, we might just recognize this:
God always meets us in the midst of human brokenness.
God met the societal structures of the ancient world where they were at… that’s what God is like. God’s grace and God’s commands do not come to an idealized version of human society. God comes to the world as the world is. God’s is always graciously working with the conditions on the ground. God always meets us where we’re at and invites us into deeper and truer and better life.
And make no mistake, that deeper, truer life is there from page one of Scripture. There’s always an ideal being aimed at, regardless of whether Israel ever lived into it. We’re talking, of course, about the creation story—
Genesis 1 and 2. The woman not as man’s property but as man’s partner. One man and one woman bonded in life-long loyalty and partnership. Marriage. That’s God’s ideal. That’s God’s design. That’s what God had in mind.
But when things go south—when humanity turns away from God and ends up corrupt and broken and distorted… God meets us in the midst of our brokenness. He gives ancient Israel a commandment that gets understood a particular way in their ancient culture—that meets them where they’re at. But the ideal of marriage—the creation story—is always there, calling them deeper.
Do you know who it is who eventually clarifies this commandment, who eventually levels the field for the genders, who explicitly reiterates monogamy as God’s design for marriage? It’s God. God-made-human in Jesus of Nazareth. He says:
“You have heard that it was said, Don’t commit adultery. But I say to you that every man who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery in his heart. (Matthew 5v27-28)
That’s quite the shift.
God the Son shifts our attention from sex life to thought life. From what we’re doing in the privacy of our bedroom to what we’re doing in the privacy of our brain. Jesus says, “I know you’ve all thought about adultery one way, but here’s the better way to think about it: don’t even fantasize. Don’t cultivate lust.”
Jesus goes on in Matthew 19 to point people back to the creation story as God’s ideal of marriage. That’s the place of sex in our lives. According to the design of creation, the words of Jesus, and the wisdom of the church, sexual activity properly belongs between one man and one woman. Everything else is adultery. Even in our thought life.
A lot of times, we can get the impression from churches that sex is something of problem. So maybe we just come out and say this: sex is gift from God. Sex is beautiful. Sex is good. Sex is gift. Sex is sacred and holy. In fact, the picture of a man and woman—married and in love, loyal and erotic—is a frequent picture of Jesus and us—of Christ and the Church:
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her… to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body. (Ephesians 5v25, 27-30)
Do you hear the intimacy here? Feed. Care for. Love—as your own body. Give yourself up for. The wife and her husband and their marriage bed points as a picture to the deepest truth about the world and her maker. That Jesus loves us—all of us—with the deepest, most intimate, most loyal-kind-of love. The kind of love that endlessly loves, that cares for, that gives up itself for the good of the other. That’s the gospel if you need to hear it. That, in Jesus, God gives up himself up for our good. God takes our death on himself and endlessly gives us his life. That’s what God is like. Sacrificial, self-giving love is woven into life and creation at the deepest levels. We could say it this way:
Jesus shows us that true life is about what we can give not what we can get.
Truest, deepest life is about what we can give not what we can get. That’s really a picture of the entire purpose of marriage. Two people—husband and wife—learning to give to each to each other in every conceivable way. Two people learning loyalty, learning sacrifice, learning—in the security of a life-long commitment—what it means to live the gospel. Truest, deepest life is found in giving not getting.
And that includes sex.
The deepest joy of sex is the pleasure of giving pleasure.
And now we’re in a position, I think, to understand the deadly venom of adultery. Adultery is especially toxic because adultery is never about giving. Adultery is always taking. In fact, we should put that on a slide:
Adultery is always taking, never giving.
That’s why Scripture—especially the wisdom literature—warns us so strongly against committing adultery. That’s why a proverb like this gets written handed down to us:
He who commits adultery is senseless.
Doing so, he destroys himself.
Adultery destroys us. Not because there’s anything wrong with sex. Sex is sacred and good and beautiful and powerful… and that’s precisely WHY adultery destroys us. Sex is especially powerful and so adultery is especially poisonous. Adultery poisons us—it “destroys” us, in the language of the Proverbs—because it runs against the grain of the universe:
…it’s always taking, never giving.
That’s the danger of adultery and all sexual sin… whether it’s who we’re sleeping with or who we’re chatting with online, or the images we’re clicking on, or the fantasies we escape into. The danger is that we’re becoming increasingly consumed with ourselves, and increasingly disconnected from others and real, vulnerable relationships. Disconnect from real love.
An author named Garret Keizer frames the danger this way:
“The God of Genesis is characterized in part by the pleasure he takes in what he has made. ‘And God saw that it was good.’ The worldview of the envious – and to a certain extent, of the lustful and avaricious too – runs counter to God’s vision. Nothing they see is good, or good enough, or else nothing they see is enough of the good. In other words, you can never please them, which is as good a definition as you may get of what it means to be damned.” (The Enigma of Anger)
When our lives become consumed with getting instead of giving we eventually find ourselves in this position. Nothing is good or good enough or there’s never enough of the good. And so we sleep with the next person. We click the next image—the next website. We chase the next fantasy. We read the next romance novel.
And there’s this huge danger—not just in sex but in all of life—that we would become insatiable. That we can never be filled. That we can never be pleased. That every bit of our lives—including our sexuality—would become consumed with filling ourselves. Always taking, never giving. And at that point, we’re living completely opposite of the life of God. A damnation-kind-of-life.
As I was preparing this sermon, I kept picturing of a human heart. But it’s a strange heart—the kind of heart that’s more interested in getting blood than pumping blood. The human heart is this organ that’s designed to give all that it receives. That’s how it—and everything connected to it—finds life. The heart receives blood through the veins and then always, relentlessly gives that blood away the arteries.
The heart is endlessly, regularly receiving the goodness of the blood. But imagine if the heart became obsessed with getting rather than giving. If it just became obsessed with the blood—it just wants more and more and more blood. Like a vampire… a vampire heart. What would quickly happen to that heart? The wisdom of that proverb applies here:
A vampire heart is senseless and it destroys itself.
And everything connected to it.
Adultery is having a vampire heart. Our being self-consumed ends with our self being consumed. Self-obsession ends up as self-destruction. And—here’s the thing: the passion of God is our fulfillment not our destruction. God warns us against adultery because it never ever fulfills.
We’ve all experienced this. Whether or not we’ve ever committed adultery in the bedroom—we’ve all committed it in the brain. We’ve committed it in our heart. And we know—we’ve experienced it—that it does. not. satisfy.
We’ve all experienced brokenness in our sexualities and our appetites and our longings… in some form or another. You’re not crazy. That path hasn’t satisfied. And it never fill. But there is a path that will. And we are invited—in our brokenness, in our regret, in our shame, in our deep hunger—we are invited to take a different path.
We see this clearly in a story recorded for us in John 8:
And Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he returned to the temple. All the people gathered around him, and he sat down and taught them.The legal experts and Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery.
Placing her in the center of the group…
We like to do this, don’t we? We like to throw sexual sin into the middle of the crowd and make sexual sin the “sin of sins”—the brokenness above all other brokenness.
…Placing her in the center of the group, they said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of committing adultery. In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone women like this. What do you say?”
They said this to test him, because they wanted a reason to bring an accusation against him. Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
They continued to question him, so he stood up and replied, “Whoever hasn’t sinned should throw the first stone.” Bending down again, he wrote on the ground.
Those who heard him went away, one by one, beginning with the elders. Finally, only Jesus and the woman were left in the middle of the crowd.
Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Is there no one to condemn you?”
She said, “No one, sir.”
Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on, don’t sin anymore.” (John 8v1-11)
Here, once again, is the God of Israel meeting humanity in its brokenness. When adultery gets clarified, everyone gets broken. And God always meets us in our brokenness. God doesn’t wait on an ideal version of us to arrive. He meets us. As we are. God meets us in our brokenness and calls us our of our brokenness into deeper and truer and better life. We find ourselves in the presence of God and we are not condemned.
The only invitation this morning is let Jesus gaze at you—let his love and his passion pierce you—let his words sink in: “I do not condemn you.” And then say “yes” to his invitation. Say yes to no more sin. Say yes to a lifetime of saying no to sin—no to a vampire heart. And yes to a bleeding heart—to a pumping heart, to a life consumed with giving love… because in that giving you will be filled.
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Father of Physics is Aristotle. He made physics a separate discipline. Modern Physics developed only out of critical inquiry of the Aristotelian ideas.
It is pointless to say that Aristotle was wrong and Galileo was right. Galileo received all his raw materials for the critical inquiry from Aristotle. Aristotle’s ideas were wrong. But in case there were no ideas on Physics at all then there would have been no Galileo or Newton as well.
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Evacuation of squalid Greek camps more urgent than ever over COVID-19 fears
Mar 16, 2020
- A case of COVID-19 coronavirus on Lesbos has sparked fresh fears for the health and safety of people trapped in camps on the Greek islands.
- With unhygienic, cramped living conditions, the threat of an outbreak among people is very real, yet there are no epidemic response plans in place.
- MSF is urging for the immediate evacuation of the migrants and asylum seekers in the camps in the Greek islands.
The overcrowded and horrific living conditions in the camps - or hotspots - on the Greek islands provide the perfect storm for a COVID-19 outbreak, warned Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Given the lack of adequate sanitation services and the severely limited medical care, the risk of the virus spreading amongst the inhabitants of the camps in Greece is extremely high once they have been exposed. And as the first case has been confirmed on Lesbos, a Greek citizen, the evacuation of the camps has become more urgent than ever.
“In some parts of Moria camp there is just one water tap for every 1,300 people and no soap available. Families of five or six have to sleep in spaces of no more than 3m2,” explains Dr Hilde Vochten, MSF’s Medical Coordinator in Greece. “This means that recommended measures such as frequent hand washing and social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus are just impossible.”
All over the world governments are cancelling events and prohibiting large gatherings, but on the Greek island camps people have no option but to live in close proximity. Their health is in danger. COVID-19 may be just the latest threat that people face here, but the conditions they live in make them more vulnerable than the rest of the population.
“We are in contact with the National Public Health Organisation in order to coordinate actions, including health information and case management for local residents and asylum seekers alike,” said Dr Vochten. “But we need to be realistic: it would be impossible to contain an outbreak in such camp settings in Lesbos, Chios, Samos, Leros and Kos. To this day we have not seen a credible emergency plan to protect and treat people living there in case of an outbreak.”
What is expected from health authorities is a plan that includes measures for infection prevention and control, health promotion, rapid identification of cases, isolation and management of mild cases, as well as the treatment of severe and critical cases.
With none of these in place, the evacuation of the camps on the Greek islands is now more urgent than ever. Forcing people to live there as part of Europe’s containment policy was always irresponsible, but it is on the verge of becoming criminal if no action is taken to protect people.
“Another fire broke out in Moria camp today spreading fear and panic to the camp’s residents and leaving behind one child dead, according to the Fire Brigade. The fire is put out but we cannot confirm any information regarding the cause of the fire or if there are any other deaths or wounded. Our medical teams in the MSF clinic just opposite to the camp of Moria are providing medical and psychological support to those affected by the fire,” adds Marco Sandrone, MSF Field Coordinator in Lesbos.
“This fire comes only two months after the fire in Kara Tepe camp and only five months after the fire in Moria camp in September 2019. These events show us one more time the dramatic impact they can have to the physical and mental health of people living in overcrowded and unsafe camps like Moria camp.
European and Greek authorities who continue to contain people in such inhumane conditions have a responsibility in the repetition of these dramatic episodes. How many times we have to see the tragic consequences of this inhuman policy of containment before we urgently evacuate people out of the hell of Moria.”
There are 42,000 asylum seekers trapped on the five hotspots on the Greek islands. Whilst the idea of calling for their evacuation during a time of pandemic may seem frightening, forcing people to live in overcrowded camps, unprotected, is negligent. The Greek government and EU Member States should act as soon as possible and transfer most of the asylum seekers to appropriate accommodation before it’s too late.
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Becoming a sommelier is a goal for many wine lovers, prodded on by the many “SOMM” movies and tv shows. It is now a career imbued with glamor and intrigue. Is becoming a sommelier a good career choice for you?
What Does a Sommelier Do?
By the blandest of definitions, a sommelier is a wine waiter. That was the job in the 19th and 20th Centuries, but not anymore. Thas expanded far beyond its humble beginnings. Adding to the confusion, there are now multiple career paths for sommeliers.
How Much Does a Sommelier Earn?
An average, qualified Sommelier earns around $60 000 annually.
An Advanced Sommelier can earn up to $80 000
A Master Sommelier as much as $150 000. So what are you waiting for?
Should I Become a Restaurant Sommelier?
The most common type of sommelier works for a restaurant, also known as the “somm.” On the floor, somms provide restaurant customers recommendations for a wine to pair with their dinner. However, the real work is done behind the scenes.
A somm is the restaurant’s in-house wine educator, responsible for training the bartenders and waitstaff. They also manage the wine list and maintain their wine cellar inventory. They also meet with wine suppliers and taste wines, often in the afternoon. Being up-to-date on wine trends and producers is a vital part of the job.
Are There Different Types of Sommeliers?
The wine trade is poorly served by academia. You can get a degree in hotel management and winemaking. However, those are just two jobs in a vast multi-billion dollar industry. Because there are limited opportunities at traditional schools, sommelier certification has become the gold standard in the wine world.
Back in the ’80s, certification was solely for restaurant work. That is far from true now. The jobs that require a sommelier certification have exploded. More often than not, jobs require a sommelier certification, not a college degree.
For a list of potential uses for a sommelier certification, you can check out our list of wine jobs.
Do sommeliers need to be friendly?
It might seem like a trivial question, but many people do not enjoy constantly interacting with people. Yet, restaurant sommeliers are expected to continually contact staff, sales representatives, and distributors.
How much wine knowledge do I need?
Becoming a sommelier is much easier when you have some basic knowledge about wine and food. In addition, you need a trained palate, and you should try gaining some insight into wine production and cultivars.
If you feel ready to take on the educational section of being a Sommelier, there are different options. But, first, you need to apply to one of the academies available to you – and work toward getting your sommelier certificate.
What types of sommelier certifications are there?
There are four major sommelier organizations: Court of Masters Sommeliers, The Wine and Spirits Education Trust, the National Wine School, and the Society of Wine Educators.
These organizations offer the same certification levels, even though they call them by different names. The following are the standard sommelier certification levels:
Level One Certification (Introductory)
Level Two Certification (Foundation)
Level Three Certification (Certified Sommelier)
Level Four (Advanced Sommelier)
Level Five (Master Qualification)
Is the National Wine School a good program?
We believe this to be the best sommelier program available in the United States and the program we use for our wine courses. We love their programs, and most of their clients are universities and colleges. They focus on students’ individual needs, and their programs are cutting edge. We see their programs as the future of wine education.
What type of programs does the National Wine School offer?
Level One. This program is an eight-week online program with sixteen hours of education. The program covers much of the basics any wine enthusiast would need.
Foundation (Level Two). This program covers similar material as WSET Level Three and the CMS Advanced program. The NWS believes that sensory training is the foundation of all wine knowledge. The program includes 16 hours of in-class education.
Intermediate (Level Three). Regional wine knowledge is the core of this program. The program also relies on a proprietary deductive tasting system that expands upon the Foundation wine course. In addition, the program includes 16 hours of in-class education.
Advanced (Level Four). This program takes a minimum of sixty-four hours of class time. The program is similar to a bachelor’s degree: a student can focus on specific topics, including winemaking, Italian Wine, Food and Wine Pairing, etc.
Master (Level Five). This program is set up like a university Master’s program. The student is assigned an academic advisor. They work together on a one-on-one basis to develop a master thesis. Only projects that promote the student’s career goals are accepted.
Is the Court of Master Sommeliers Reputable?
We’ve kept our distance from CMS for twenty years, and that stance has been proven a wise choice. At first, this program seemed too much of a clique for our tastes. However, over the past few years, there have been many troubling reports about how they manage wine exams.
More troubling is that a former student, the sommelier Tahiirah Habibi, made a credible bias report against the CMS. We love & trust Tahiirah (she is a former student of ours), so we do not recommend CMS. But unfortunately, there are now also credible allegations of sexual misconduct by the board of directors.
What type of certification does the Court of Master Sommeliers (CMS) offer?
The Court of Master Sommeliers offers four levels of certifications.
Introductory. This short, 2-day course focuses on viticulture, winemaking, cultivars, origins, spirits, pairings, classifying wine, tasting techniques, and wine service.
Certified. This is a 1-day examination that includes blind tastings, theory, and tests on wine services.
Advanced. This is a 3-day course that includes blind tastings, theory, and tests on the wine service. However, to apply for this, five years of experience in the industry is necessary, and it is required to take an online test before completing this course.
Master. This is a challenging certification to pass. It involves the same three examinations as the other courses, but obviously at a much higher level. The other two exams cannot be done if the theory examination is not given. This diploma often takes up to 3 years to attain.
What is the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET)?
WSET offers wine certification for the restaurant trade. Designed for students without a college education, WSET focuses on PowerPoint presentations and memorization. The exams include a cross-section of wine history, theory, and practical wine service.
What type of programs does the Wine and Spirits Education Trust offer?
Level 1. This is a six-hour program that focuses on pairing food and wine and an introduction to the styles of wine produced today.
Level 2. This program focuses on cultivars, regions, styles, quality, and prices. The program includes sixteen hours of class time.
Level 3. This course included thirty hours of wine classes. This program goes in-depth into the tasting and assessing of wine. A section also focuses on the world’s wine in terms of viticulture and winemaking practices.
Level 4: Diploma. Completing this diploma will take longer than two years to complete. It includes one hundred and sixteen hours of class time. This certification covers wine production, sparkling and fortified wines, the business side of wine, and blind tastings.
Is the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) a good program?
There is a lot to like about WSET, but we opted not to offer their wine programs many years ago. Their core beliefs don’t vibe with ours as respected as they are.
WSET focuses on uniformity and PowerPoint presentations that don’t appeal to our students. We serve the most diverse population of students of any wine school, and the WSET one-size-fits-all approach just doesn’t cut it.
Is the Society of Wine Educators (SWE) a good school?
This is great for those who are good at self-study. It is an independent study sommelier program – placing no pressure to attend classes – but it is an intense program specifically designed to certify Wine Educators.
Their online programs were revolutionary when they came online about a decade ago. They inspired a lot of wine schools to expand into online wine education. The programs were suitable for their original purpose: trade certification for employees within the wine supply chain and possibly for sommeliers.
For us, it’s not a fit. We thrive on intellectual freedom, and a trade certification underwritten by some of the most extensive wine companies in America isn’t our cup of tea. But, more importantly, we strongly disagree on what type of training a wine educator needs.
What type of programs does the Society of Wine Educators (SWE) offer?
Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW). Here the focus is entirely on the theory component. Students are taught and tested on viniculture, chemistry, regions, pairings, laws, and wine in the hospitality industry.
Certified Wine Educator (CWE). This certification takes it a step further and introduces blind tastings. This certification also tests your ability to conduct a class and hold the class’s attention while conveying your wine knowledge accurately.
The following two options are available, the same as the above but focus on spirits instead of wine.
Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS)
Certified Spirits Educator (CSE)
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It said on the screen, “Bioregenerating Soil-Based Space Agriculture.” The title of the talk was “Beyond Intensification.” The speaker, a prominent researcher and prolific author, someone who I thought would present clear thinking on how, in addition to intensification of current agriculture, we can go about producing enough food for the earth’s growing population. I glanced around to see if anyone else was astonished. Space farming, he said, was the next step after agricultural intensification with food coming from the Moon and Mars. “Has it come to that?” I thought.
I am a fan of science fiction, not a costumed, Trekkie-conference fan, but a fan. However, over the years, I have realized that the stories I enjoy most are mostly fiction; the science is often ignored. This is “soft” science fiction, the stuff of most Sci-Fi movies because there is a way to visit distant planets; think warp drives on the Enterprise, a hyperdrive in the Millennium Falcon, and wormholes in Interstellar.
Hard Sci-Fi, on the other hand, aims for a measure of scientific accuracy, for example, space in the movie Gravity; hostile, unforgiving, a deceptive beauty. Although Gravity portrayed space, similar conditions are found on the Moon and Mars, conditions not at all conducive to farming; mutation-causing radiation, life-sucking vacuum, sizzling heat and the icy-dark cold; soils that are truly dead, deficient in essential nutrients and liquid water. To produce crops in such conditions requires a completely artificial environment. All the recycling, watering, breathing, pollinating, nutrient cycling and moderating of temperatures provided for free here on earth, would have to be created artificially, and then constantly monitored and managed and maintained. NASA estimates that anyone sent to Mars would spend 60% of their time doing just this; those enthusiastically signing up for the one-way trip would be farmers first, then scientists, engineers, astronomers, etc. They will not have the choice of letting others produce their food (a luxury achieved through modern agriculture), and will live with the constant danger of catastrophic failure. This challenge is described well in the “hard” sci-fi book The Martian, by Andy Weir (recommended, movie coming out this year). Failure to keep a closed system means that all the air gets sucked out and your crops die. At least there would be no pests.
While a huge challenge, providing food for a crew of people from crops grown on the Moon or Mars is at least plausible; not so for growing food for consumption on Earth. It would be much easier to farm the arctic or the deserts here on earth. In addition to the challenges of growing the crops, there is the whole issue of transporting the food back to earth at a reasonable cost. Why fret about fresh California strawberries flown to New York if we are going to import food from the Moon? Yet, despite these obvious flaws, many people, as shown by the interest and writing about farming space, still think this is a reasonable alternative. Why?
Some, too impressed by our technological prowess, forget that soft science fiction is not real. “Bioregenerating Soil-based Space Agriculture” sounds suspiciously like terra-forming to me, an often used process in soft science fiction, but not anything we could currently achieve. But why not in the future, hundreds of years from now? Disregarding the fact that the speaker said that space farming would begin adding to earth’s food supply starting in 2025, the conditions away from earth will remain, for us and crops accustomed to life on earth, just as they are today; hostile and unforgiving. Cheap, convenient space travel is a beguiling fantasy.
Others have lost hope that we can overcome the challenge of producing enough food here on Earth. Like the people in the movie Interstellar, faced with a deteriorating environment (unexplained), they think we will be forced to look to space for our survival; not “putting all our eggs in one basket.” However, because of the obvious limits, if we cannot figure out how to feed ourselves on earth, we will have nowhere to go, at least to grow food.
The earth is unique. Of all the planets we can realistically visit, it alone supports life. Here, life proliferates, from bacteria to worms to rabbits to elephants, we don’t have to work hard to make this happen; it just does. Agriculture works well here too, especially when compared to the moon or Mars. Rather than falling for Hollywood special effects, or giving up hope, we should remain steadfast in our commitment to improve earth-agriculture. Space is filled with wonders and we should continue our exploration, and enjoy sci-fi movies and books, but recognize that for nearly all of us, including the future populations, spaceship earth is the only spaceship we will ride. We only have one basket. In thinking about the future of agriculture, we must remain down-to-earth; there is no other option.
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BOSTON, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Although job generation is a national challenge, businesses continue to seek more qualified applicants to fill available engineering jobs.
Only 11.5 percent of all engineers in the U.S. are women, according to the National Science Foundation, and business leaders say it is critical that more young women consider a career in engineering to help bridge the gap.
The Verizon Foundation is enabling Tufts University's Center for Engineering and Education Outreach to help attract more girls to the field of engineering. The foundation has provided a $60,000 grant to support a program that will provide fourth- and fifth-grade teachers and students in the Boston, Medford and Somerville public schools with more training and tools for teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
The grant will enable teachers to attend an engineering-focused professional-development workshop in the summer, support classrooms with undergraduate fellows who will provide students with engineering role models, and offer scholarships to girls to attend a STEM-focused summer camp.
"Students' attitudes toward math and science, and their images of scientists and engineers, are factors that determine persistence in STEM fields," said Chris B. Rogers, director of the Tufts University Center for Engineering and Education Outreach (www.ceeo.tufts.edu).
"It is important to reach students early in their education by providing them with positive learning experiences and role models that improve the odds of them pursing STEM careers. The goal of this program is to increase persistence in STEM education and career paths for female students," Rogers said.
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When a driver is convicted of driving under the influence (DUI), not only will their license be revoked, but their license plates may be impounded as well. Special registration plates, often referred to as “whiskey plates,” are required following the impoundment of the driver’s original license plates.
The plates consist of the letter “W” followed by another character and four numbers on a white background.
In Minnesota, drivers with a valid driver’s license who have been convicted of a DUI and whose license plates have been impounded will be required to place special registration plates on any cars registered under their name.
A judge can order the offender to obtain whiskey plates if they have received:
License plates cannot be impounded If the driver is operating a rental vehicle that is rented for less than 30 days or if the vehicle is registered in another state.
If someone is charged with a DUI while operating a vehicle that isn’t theirs, the registered owner can apply for the original plates to be returned. This will only happen if the registered owner makes a sworn statement that they are the owner of the vehicle and the driver had a valid driver’s license, or that they reported the car stolen.
Drivers register for whiskey plates by filling out forms at their local Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) location.
It costs $50 to get the plates put on your vehicle, and another $50 to get the plates off of your vehicle.
Law enforcement cannot legally stop a vehicle solely because it has whiskey plates. Although the plates are intended to make it easier for officers to spot drivers with past DUI convictions, it was ruled unconstitutional in 2003 by the Minnesota Supreme Court for an officer to stop a driver solely on this basis. However, officers may be more inclined to stop a driver for small infractions if their vehicle has restricted use plates.
The most obvious consequence of having whiskey plates is that everyone will be made aware of the DUI infractions the driver has incurred. The main purpose of the plates is to raise law enforcement awareness of drivers with a history of infractions.
Another consequence is that anyone else who drives the offender’s car will be subject to the plates. Even if the car is given to another family member or changes ownership, as long as it is registered under the name of the person who got a DUI, it will have to bear the whiskey plates until the allotted time is up. Under Minnesota law, one cannot avoid the whiskey plates by simply selling or transferring the plates to a family or household member.
Many officials in Minnesota have vocalized the fact that whiskey plates only serve as a form of public shaming. Since drivers with whiskey plates cannot be pulled over purely on the fact that they have whiskey plates, the plates don’t effectively stop previous offenders from committing a repeat offense.
The law requires whiskey plates on a vehicle for a minimum of one year past the date of the offense or until the driver’s license is valid again.
In 2020, Rep. Kelly Moller and Sen. Ron Latz proposed legislation that eliminates whiskey plates in favor of an expanded ignition interlock program. Recently, the Minnesota Legislature passed a new law that gives people an option to bypass whiskey plates if they enroll in an ignition interlock program.
An ignition interlock system consists of a breathalyzer attached to the ignition that stops the driver’s car from turning over if it detects a blood alcohol content above .02.
In order to enroll in the ignition interlock program, drivers must do two things:
An ignition interlock system is a better public safety alternative to whiskey plates because it is a true deterrent that will prevent repeat offenders from getting on the road if they are under the influence. The previous method of using whiskey plates only identified those guilty of a DWI but never prevented drunk driving.
Current whiskey plate holders can make the change over to the ignition interlock program but will have to pay $100.00 for a new license plate for each vehicle that is under the impoundment order. If you already paid $50 towards the whiskey plates that you have, then the DMV should give you credit for that payment towards the $100 fee.
Before removing any license plates from your vehicles, confirm with the DMV that you are legally allowed to do so.
If a DUI arrest occurred in your vehicle but you were not driving, you could still be ordered to obtain whiskey plates, so be careful who you let drive your car and make sure they have a valid driver's license and no history of DUIs. If your car is registered or partially registered under someone else’s name and they receive a DUI, you may also be required to obtain whiskey plates.
If you’ve been ordered by a judge to put whiskey plates on your car, you have 60 days after the impoundment to request a driver’s license hearing with the MN Department of Public Safety.
To get started talking with an experienced DUI lawyer, contact our office to set up a free initial consultation.
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During the discussion period that followed a lecture of mine at Oxford three and a half years ago I was stunned by a question put to me by a young woman, whom I later discovered to have been a Palestinian student working for her doctorate at the university. I had been speaking about the events of 1948, and how it seemed to me necessary not only to understand the connection between our history and Israel’s, but that as Arabs we needed to study that other history as one concerning us rather than avoiding or ignoring it totally as has been the case for such a long time. The young woman’s question was to raise doubt about my views on the necessity of studying and learning about Israel. “Wouldn’t that kind of attention paid to Israel,” she said, “be a form of concession to it?” She was asking me if ignorant “non-normalisation” didn’t constitute a better approach to a state that had for years made it a point of policy to stand in the way of and deny Palestinian self-determination, to say nothing of having caused Palestinian dispossession in the first place.
I must confess that the thought hadn’t occurred to me, even during those long years when Israel was unthinkable in the Arab world and even when one had to use euphemisms like “the Zionist entity” to refer to it. After all, I found myself asking in return, two major Arab countries had made formal peace with Israel, the PLO had already recognised it and was pursuing a peace process with it, and several other Arab countries had trade and commercial relations with it. Arab intellectuals had made it a point of honour not to have any dealings with Israel, not to go there, not to meet with Israelis, and so on and so forth, but even they had been silent when, for instance, Egypt signed large deals selling natural gas to Israel and had maintained diplomatic relations with the Jewish state during frequent periods of Israeli repression against the Palestinians. How could one possibly oppose analysing and learning everything possible about a country whose presence in our midst for over 50 years has so influenced and shaped the life of every man, woman and child in the Arab world?
In this young woman’s understanding therefore, the opposite of conceding was supposed to be defiance, the act of defying, resisting and refusing to bend under the will of a power that one perceives as unjust and unreasonable. That, I took it, was what she suggested we should be practicing towards Israel and not what I was trying to propose, which was a creative engagement with a culture and society that on all significant levels had behaved and (as the ongoing Israeli brutality against the Aqsa Intifada shows) continues to behave with a policy of deliberate dehumanisation towards Arabs in general and Palestinians in particular. In this the egregious Ariel Sharon is scarcely distinguishable from Barak, Rabin and Ben-Gurion (leaving aside the truly vicious racism of many of Sharon’s allies like Scharansky, Liberman and Rabbi Ovadia Yousef). What I said in contrast was not only a matter of understanding them but also of understanding ourselves since our history was incomplete without consideration of Israel, what it represented in our lives, how it had done what it had, and so forth. Besides, I continue to believe as an educator that knowledge — any knowledge — is better than ignorance. There is simply no rational justification from an intellectual point of view of having a policy of ignorance, or using ignorance as a weapon in a struggle. Ignorance is ignorance, no more and no less. Always and in every case.
I remained puzzled, dissatisfied with my groping answer and put off by the question which has remained with me until the present. But once again it has appeared to challenge me unexpectedly. Let me explain. A short time ago it was revealed in the New York press that Hilary Clinton had been compelled by federal law to return $7,000 worth of jewelry given to her by Yasser Arafat; and, according to the same official US government source, Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State during the second Clinton presidency, had received $17,000 worth of jewelry from the same generous donor. Suddenly it became possible to see the relationships between public and private attitudes in the Arab world and to understand the connection between the young student’s defiant ideas about what she considered to be concessions to Israel on the one hand and, on the other, the Palestinian leadership’s abject and profligate generosity to American politicians who are in some measure directly responsible for the woes heaped upon the Palestinian people. Even as I write, American weapons of mass destruction, supplied in unlimited number to Israel, are being used illegally — according to US law — to attack, kill, and maim unprotected Palestinian men, women and children, to demolish their houses, raze their refugee camps, make their lives basically unlivable. Yet for some years a policy of trying without reason or dignity to woo American leaders in the most vulgar way possible has been implemented, as if the personal pleasure and satisfaction of Hilary or Madeleine bought at the expense of Palestinian public money were a form of policy rather than an indecent display of bribery of a sort. The grotesque assumption has been all along that countries like America and Israel are mirror images of Third World states in which, like Mobutu’s Zaire, for instance, policy is made according to the ruler’s whim or for his family’s enrichment. What is missing here is any apprehension that these are complex, on the whole democratic, countries whose civil societies and their interests play a large, if not decisive, role in each country’s behavior. But rather than address and try to change the mood or ideas of their civil societies, our leaders ignore them and concentrate instead on a quick fix, i.e. buttering up, flattering, or bribing the leader. Anyone who knows anything about either Israel or the US will tell you that such tricks are absolutely useless; they may gain one a dinner or a scowling handshake from the late General Rabin in the White House, but little more than that.
The proof of what I am saying is plainly evident in the calamitous recent history of our dealings with the US and Israel during the period since the Oslo accords were signed. Since the Palestinian leadership betrayed its people’s trust and sacrifices by entering the Oslo process the way it did in the first place, and remaining in it as a weak and, alas, all-too-willing partner, it has at the same time maintained a public stand that can only be described as defiant — a defiance, one must immediately add, that is principally rhetorical and completely contradicted by official Palestinian behavior which has remained (to say the least) mysteriously servile to the US and to Israel. Unsolicited presents of expensive jewelry to American officials illustrate the point all too well. Now, while Palestinians, armed with a few rifles and stones, are bravely defying Israel’s military the leadership is still acting like a supplicant in trying to re-open negotiations with Israel and the US. The same things can be said about the Arab regimes and even their intellectual sectors, who roundly proclaim their enmity towards Israel and the US while in fact either collaborating with them politically and economically, or loudly and clamorously denouncing normalisation. The sad thing is that this contradiction is not generally perceived as a contradiction, but as a necessary part of life today. I would have thought that better than denouncing Israel from top to bottom it would have been a smarter thing to cooperate with sectors inside the country who stand for civil and human rights, who oppose the settlement policy, who are ready to take a stand on military occupation, who believe in coexistence and equality, who are disgusted with official repression of the Palestinians. For only in this way is there any hope of changing Israeli policy, given the gigantic disparity in military power between all of the Arabs and Israel. I would also have thought that it is the better part of honesty to have dissociated oneself from crude anti-Semitic attacks such as those emanating from Damascus recently: what do these do except display to the world a mind-set that is both sectarian and viciously stupid?
I know perfectly well that passions regarding Israeli repression of Palestinian today are genuine and that people everywhere are disgusted with the policies of the Sharon government. But is that passion enough of an excuse to abandon rationality altogether, and for intellectuals, in particular, to flail around incoherently instead of trying in a serious way to come up with a serious political and moral stand based on knowledge rather than uninformed and blind ignorance, which cannot under any circumstances be described as a political position?
Take the recent campaign against the translation of Arabic books into Hebrew. One would have thought that the more Arabic literature is available in Israel, the better able Israelis are to understand us as a people, and to stop treating us as animals or less-than-human. Instead we have the sorry spectacle of serious Arab writers actually denouncing their colleagues for “allowing” themselves to “normalise” with Israel, which is the idiotic phrase used as an accusation for collaborating with the enemy. Isn’t it the case, as Julien Benda was the first to say, that intellectuals are supposed to go against collective passions instead of trading in them demagogically? How on earth is a Hebrew translation an act of collaboration? Getting into a foreign language is always a victory for the writer. Always and in each case. Isn’t it a far more intelligent and useful thing than the craven “normalisation” of the various countries that have trade and diplomatic relationships with the enemy even as Palestinians are being killed like so many flies by the Israeli army and air force? Aren’t Hebrew translations of Arabic literature a way of entering Israeli life culturally, making a positive effect in it, changing people’s mind from bloody passion to reasonable understanding of Israel’s Arab Others, especially when it is Israeli publishers who have gone and published the translations as a sign of cultural protest against Israel’s barbarous Arab policy?
All these confusions and contradictions I have described are signs of a deeper Arab malaise. When we mistake puerile acts of defiance for real resistance, and when we assume that know-nothing ignorance is a political act (when in fact it is nothing of the sort), and when we shed all dignity and clamour for American patronage and attention, surely our sense of dignity and self-respect is in tatters. Who hasn’t cringed at the memory of Arafat on the White House lawn in 1993 repeating his three “thank yous” with fawning abjection, and who hasn’t felt that our leaders lack a sense of self-esteem when they are unable to decide whether America is the enemy or our only hope? Instead of a policy based on principles and norms of decent behaviour we wallow instead in futile acts of defiance based on silly, unreflective dogmas about opposition to Israel while at the same time we only offer our besieged Palestinian compatriots lip service and patriotic formulas. No model helps us to guide our actions. The Arab world today is the triumph of mediocrity and opportunism, but given the leadership’s failures on nearly every front, it becomes the intellectual’s role to provide honest analyses and indications of what is reasonable and just, instead of joining the chorus of hand-clapping flatterers who decorate the royal and presidential courts and the corporate boardrooms with their oily, unremittingly approving presences.
I shall conclude with a concrete example of what I mean. In all the din about normalisation, I have noticed one startling absence, namely, the current status of the Palestinian refugees living in every major Arab country, whose condition everywhere — there are no exceptions — is unacceptably miserable. Wherever there are Palestinians in the Arab world, there are rules and regulations forbidding them full status as residents, forbidding them work and travel, requiring them to register with the police on a monthly basis, etc. It’s not only Israel who treats Palestinians badly, it is the Arab countries who do so also. Now see if there is a sustained campaign by Arab intellectuals against this invidious local treatment of the Palestinian refugees: you won’t see or hear one. What excuse is there for the horrible refugee camps in which so many of them live, even in places like Gaza and the West Bank; what right do local mokhabarat forces have to harass and generally make their lives miserable? And why is there no protracted press campaign to end this appalling state of affairs? Why, because it is much easier (and less risky) to rail against normalisation and Hebrew translations than it is to dramatise the unacceptable condition of Palestinian refugees in the Arab world, who are always being told that they cannot be “normalised” because it would implement Israel’s design. What rubbish!
We must return to basic values and honesty of discussion. There can be no military solution to what ails us, Arabs and Jews alike. This truth leaves only the power of mind and education to do the job that armies have been unable to accomplish for over half a century. Whether Israeli intellectuals have failed or not in their mission is not for us to decide. What concerns us is the shabby state of discourse and analysis in the Arab world. For that, as citizens, we must take responsibility and try first of all to release ourselves from the jejune clichs and unthinking formulas that clutter our writing and speaking.
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While mainstream media news cycles have been dominated by political sex scandals, important global stories have gone under-reported. According to AlterNet’s Rania Khalek, many of these stories were broken by WikiLeaks. Khalek spotlights five key revelations of 2011, including:
- How WikiLeaks spurred on the Tunisian uprising, which in turn led to similar uprisings in Egypt and Libya and has been dubbed “Arab Spring.”
- The “Guantanamo Files,” 700 classified documents that “paint a stunning picture of an oppressive detention system riddled with incoherence and cruelty at every stage.”
- The “Pakistan Papers,” which show that US allies are “among the leading funders of international terrorism.”
- A series of cables documenting “a race to carve up the Arctic for resource exploitation”—released just as Secretary Clinton met with the Arctic Council to discuss oil exploration.
- Some 2,000 cables exposing “how the United States, with pressure from Exxon and Chevron, tried to interfere with an oil agreement between Haiti and Venezuela that would save Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, $100 million per year or 10 percent of the country’s budget.”
This startling information, Khalek concludes, is “just the tip of the iceberg.” Yet, apart from The Nation, which is running a series on the Haitian cables–read it here and here–these stories “have received little attention in the US press.”
FCC Delays Ruling on Media Ownership
Over the past 15 years, numerous federal deregulatory actions have paved the way for unprecedented consolidation, which has severely impacted both competition and diversity. It all started with the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has been at the epicenter.
In the current climate, any further consolidation—such as the proposed AT&T/T-Mobile and Microsoft/Skype mergers—could affect consumers in drastic ways. Yet without legal intervention, we might be headed for a new era of massive media consolidation.
As Truthout’s Nadia Prupis writes, in 2007, the FCC “loosened the restrictions on a 35-year-old ban on newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership, giving new allowance for a single company to buy and operate both a major newspaper and a radio or TV station in the same market.” If the new cross-ownership rules are upheld, there would be nothing stopping a single media company from owning an unlimited number of radio, TV, and print media outlets in the same market—a move that could effectively gut the notion of a free, independent press, as well as any separation between giant media conglomerates.
Last February, a coalition of media advocacy groups (including Prometheus Radio Project, Media Alliance, Media Access Project, and Free Press) challenged the FCC in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Among their concerns, Prupis notes: “loopholes in the commission’s rules could allow newspapers to own TV stations of any size” and “media consolidation could prevent an increase in minority-owned stations and stifle the creation of local news programs.”
The FCC’s Media Ownership review was expected June 6, but it appears to have been delayed indefinitely. Commissioner Robert McDowell said it would be “awkward” for the FCC to rule prior to the outcome of the court’s decision. McDowell has been a proponent of further deregulation, which he believes could prop up the flagging newspaper industry.
The FCC Kills the Fairness Doctrine—Again
“How many times does it take to kill a federal rule before it’s really dead?,” wonders Mother Jones‘ Stephanie Mencimer. The rule in question is the “Fairness Doctrine,” a Truman-era policy enforced by the FCC “to ensure broadcasters presented balanced views in their coverage of controversial subjects.”
The policy was abolished in 1987, but conservatives have feared it would be resurrected by the Obama administration and liberal Democrats. No worries, according to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, who stated he fully supports “deleting the Fairness Doctrine and related provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations.”
AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Roundup
The AT&T/T-Mobile merger continues to be a much-discussed topic in both media and regulatory circles. As Truthout’s Prupis reports, Sprint and media advocacy group Free Press have separately filed “Petition to Deny” papers with the FCC, arguing that approval of the $39 billion deal would lead to higher prices and fewer choices and doesn’t serve the public’s interest. AT&T denied the allegations, calling the opponents “the usual suspects.”
In other AT&T/T-Mobile-related news, Media Alliance Executive Director Tracy Rosenberg wrote about a recent California Public Utilities Commission hearing on the merger for Oakland Local. Despite Rosenberg being outnumbered by shills from “Astroturf” organizations, the commission voted to investigate the deal, signaling that concerns over its impact are serious enough not to simply rubber-stamp it.
Finally, AlterNet’s David Rosen and Bruce Kushnick debunk myths AT&T has been perpetuating about broadband, including:
- “In the 22 states that AT&T controls, consumers will never get true broadband service.” This is because AT&T’s U-Verse runs on copper wires, not optical-fiber cables, and thus isn’t capable of speeds faster than 25 Mbps.
- “As it builds out its wireless network, AT&T is systematically undercutting its higher-performing wireline broadband network.”
- “There will only be a marginal improvement in service, far less than what is taking place in other advanced countries and championed as “4G,” and customers will be paying more.”
WSJ Board Member’s Questionable—and Profitable—Alliances
The collusion between news organizations and partisan political groups has resulted in some eyebrow-raising partnerships, and raised questions about whether the mainstream media is truly fair, balanced—and unbiased.
The Nation Institute and AlterNet recently published an article about Wall Street Journal editorial board member Stephen Moore’s questionable affiliations with right-wing activists. Adele Stan reports, “The paper is matched only by Fox News in its unabashed alliance with political advocacy organizations associated with Charles and David Koch, the billionaire brothers and noted conservative funders who run Koch Industries, the second-largest privately held corporation in the United States.”
Moore has been profiting handsomely from speaking at events organized by Americans For Prosperity and other conservative groups, which raises ethical concerns, Stan writes: “Moore’s involvement with such a blatantly political organization—one whose agenda aligns so obviously with that of the GOP—is an anomaly for an editorial board member of a national newspaper.”
Moyers: Media Seduction Has Become Toxic
The WSJ and Fox aren’t the only MSM outlets with questionable ties to the private sector. Speaking on Democracy Now, legendary journalist Bill Moyers points to relationship between defense contractor General Electric and television network NBC—which broadcasts political commentary show “Meet the Press”—as an example of “the consensual seduction of the mainstream media.” He calls this “one of the most dangerous toxins at work in America today.”
Moyers goes on to say that “The intimate relationship intertwining “mainstream media with power, corporate power, government power… is something that, without the antidote of independent reporting and analysis… we would be in a dark, dark pit with no light shining on us.”
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After months of planning, Temple Sholom's LGBT groupknown as Am Keshet, which translated from Hebrew is, people of the rainbowlaunches a series of three stand-alone sessions about the Holocaust and its impact on the LGBT community.
Overlapping Triangles: Hidden Stories of the Holocaust kicks off Thursday, Dec. 11, with a viewing of the film Paragraph 175 and an interactive discussion about forgotten victims of Nazism. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Sholom, 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive, in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood. ( Paragraph 175 dates back to 1871 and made gay acts in Germany between men a crime. )
The second session will be Jan. 12, focusing on the many communities and groups persecuted by the Nazis. Finally, on Jan. 27, there will be a discussion about the future of Holocaust education.
Chicago resident Danny M. Cohen, a Holocaust scholar, educator and author, who is married to Bernard Cherkasov, the CEO at Equality Illinois, will be speaking Dec. 11. An assistant professor of instruction at Northwestern University and the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies, Cohen teaches Holocaust Memory, Holocaust Pedagogy and the Design of Human Rights Programs. He was appointed by Gov. Quinn to the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission, was a faculty fellow of the Auschwitz Jewish Center and is a global justice fellow of the American Jewish World Service.
Cohen and Cherkasov were married at Temple Sholom in 2006.
Edwards Buice, 51, who lives in Bucktown, works as a flight attendant for American Airlines and has been partnered with Frank Buttitta, 56, for the past nine years, is the co-chairman and founder of Am Keshet at Temple Sholom. Andrew Simmons is the other co-chair and founder of Am Keshet.
Buice met Cohen about a year ago and they first discussed a one-session event around the Holocaust and how the LGBT community was impacted. It quickly grew to a three-session series that, Buice stressed, will be interactive, free and open to all Chicagoansgay, straight, Jewish, non-Jewish.
According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, between 1933 and 1945, police arrested an estimated 100,000 men as homosexuals. Most of the 50,000 men sentenced by the courts spent time in regular prisons, and between 5,000 and 15,000 were interned in concentration camps. There are no known statistics for the number of homosexuals who died in the camps.
There are no known LGBT survivors of the Holocaust still living, Buice said he learned from Cohen.
"Even though Temple Sholom is a Jewish organization, we want to be a part of the whole [LGBT] community and we thought this discussion would be of interest," Buice said. "It's extremely important, especially for the younger generation, to understand that what we have achieved today was built through the sufferings and by those in the past who pushed the door open.
"Our story needs to be continuously told."
Buice added, "We want people to bring their thoughts, their questions, and let's build a dialogue, talk about this subject, build for the future."
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WHEN YOU FEEL DOWN – Jordan Peterson (Best Motivational Speech)
It's not neutral to not make sense of things it's very anxiety provoking it's very depressing because if things are so chaotic that you can't get a handle on them your body defaults into emergency preparation mode and your heart rate goes up and your immune system stops working and like you burn.
Yourself out you age rapidly because you're surrounded by nothing you can control it's varying that's an existential crisis right it's anxiety provoking and depressing very hard on people and even more than that it turns out that the way that we're constructed neurophysiologically is that we don't experience any positive emotion.
Unless we have an aim and we can see ourselves progressing towards that aim it isn't precisely attaining the aim that makes us happy as you all know if you've ever attained anything because as soon as you attain it then the whole little game ends then you have to come up with another game right so it's it's sisyphus and that.
That's okay but but it does show that the attainment can't be the thing that drives you because it collapses the game that's what happens when you graduate from university it's like you're king of the mountain for one day and then you're like surf at at starbucks for the next five years you know so.
So what happens is that that human beings are weird creatures because we're much more activated by having an aim and moving towards it than we are by attainment and what that means is you have to have an aim and that means you have to have an interpretation and it also means that the nobler the aim that's one way of thinking about it the.
Better your life and that's a really interesting thing to know because you know you've heard ever since you were tiny that you should act like a good person you shouldn't lie for example and you might think well why the hell should i act like a good person and why not lie you know even a three-year-old can ask that question.
Because smart smart kids learn to lie earlier by the way and they think well why not twist the fabric of reality so that it serves your specific short-term needs i mean that's a great question why not do that why act morally if you can get away with something and it brings you closer to something you want well why not do it these are good questions.
It's not self-evident well it seems to me tied in with what i just mentioned it's like you destabilize yourself and things become chaotic that's not good and if you don't have a noble aim then you have nothing but but shallow trivial pleasures and they don't sustain you and that's not good because because life is.
So difficult so much it's so much suffering it's so complex it ends and everyone dies and it's painful it's like without a noble aim how can you withstand any of that you can't you become desperate and once you become desperate things go things go from bad to worse very rapidly when you become desperate and so there's.
The idea of the noble aim and it's it's not something it's something that's necessary it's the bread that people cannot live without right that's not physical bread it's the noble aim and what is that well it was encapsulated in part in the story of marduk that's that's it's to pay.
Attention it's to speak properly it's to confront chaos it's to make a better world it's something like that and that's enough of a noble aim so that you can stand up without you know cringing at the very thought of your own existence so that you can do something that's worthwhile to justify your wretched position on the planet.
What you're looking for in a text and in the world for that matter is is sufficient order and direction so then we have to think well what is sufficient order and direction means well you don't want to suffer so much that your life is unbearable right that just seems self-evident pain argues for itself.
I think of pain as the fundamental reality because no one disputes it right i mean even if you say that you don't believe in pain it doesn't help when you're in pain you still believe in it right it's it's you can't pry it up with logic and rationality it just stands forth as as what the.
Fundament of existence and that's actually quite useful to know say well you don't want any more of that then is absolutely necessary and i think that's self-evident and then you say wait a minute it's more complicated than that you don't want any more of that that's necessary today but also not tomorrow and not next week and not next month and.
Not next year so however you act now better not compromise how you're going to be in a year because that'll just be counterproductive that's part of the problem with short-term pleasures right it's like active haste repentant leisure everyone knows exactly what that means so you have to act in a way that works now and.
Tomorrow and next week and next month and so forth and so you have to take your future self into account and human beings can do that and taking your future self into account isn't much different than taking other people into account and the idea is this is that if you configure your life so that what you are genuinely doing is.
Aiming at the highest possible good then the things that you need to to survive and to thrive on a day-to-day basis will deliver themselves to you that's a hypothesis and it's not some simple hypothesis right because what it basically says is if you dare to do the most difficult thing that you can.
Conceptualize your life will work out better than it will if you do anything else well how are you going to find out if that's true well it's a kierkegaardian leap of faith there's no way you're going to find out whether or not that's true unless you do it so no one no one can tell you either because just because it works for someone else i.
Mean that's interesting and all that but it's no proof that it'll work for you you have to be all in in this game and so the idea is seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness it's like that's actually a fairly important caution when you're talking about not having to pay attention to what you're.
Going to eat or what you're going to wear it's like what it's essentially saying is that those problems are trivial in comparison and the probability is that if you manifest yourself properly in the world that those things will come your way is extraordinarily high and i believe i believe that that's exactly right i mean.
I i've watched people operate in the world and i would say that there is no more effective way of operating in the world than to conceptualize the highest good that you can and then strive to attain it there's no more practical pathway.
To the kind of success that you could have if you actually knew what success was tell the truth do not do things that you hate which i think is a variant of telling the truth because you have to act out the truth as well as telling it.
Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act that's obviously related to the first two pursue what is meaningful not what is expedient if you have to choose be the one who does things instead of the one who is seen to do things pay attention.
Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you need to know listen to them hard enough so that they will share it with you plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationships be careful who you share good news with be careful who you share bad news with make at least one thing better every.
Single place you go imagine who you could be and then aim single-mindedly at that do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible compare yourself to who you were yesterday not just who someone else is.
Today work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens if old memories still make you cry write them down carefully and completely maintain your connections with people do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievement treat yourself as if you were someone.
That you are responsible for helping ask someone to do you a small favor so that he or she can ask you to do one in the future make friends with people who want the best for you do not try to rescue someone who does not want to be rescued and be very careful about rescuing someone who does.
Nothing well done is insignificant set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world dress like the person you want to be be precise in your speech stand up straight with your shoulders back don't avoid something frightening if it stands in your way and don't do.
Unnecessarily dangerous things do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them do not transform your wife into a maid do not hide unwanted things in the fog notice that opportunity lurks where responsibility has been abdicated read something written by someone great pet a cat when you encounter one on the.
Street don't bother children when they're skateboarding don't let bullies get away with it write a letter to the government if you see something that needs fixing and propose a solution remember that what you do not yet know is more important than what you already.
Know and be grateful in spite of your suffering you
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Partner Profile: American University in Cairo
Founded in 1919, the American University in Cairo (AUC) is a leading English-language, American-accredited institution of higher education and center of intellectual, social and cultural life of the Arab world. Located at a historical and cultural crossroads of humanity, AUC provides a vibrant forum for debate and exchanges while promoting understanding across the diversity of languages, cultures and human experiences. Chartered and accredited in the United States and Egypt, the AUC is an independent, not-for-profit, equal-opportunity institution.
AUC offers 40 undergraduate, 52 master’s and two PhD programs rooted in a liberal arts education and encourages the development of critical thinking and creative solutions among its 6,900 students. Additionally, AUC is committed to providing high quality professional community-based education to advance the economic development in the wider region. It’s educational assets include the largest English-language academic library collection in Egypt, three modern theaters and 15 cross-disciplinary research centers. The modern and expansive 260-acre New Cairo campus has state-of-the-art facilities for advanced research, innovative teaching, lifelong learning and civic engagement.
AUC’s values include: excellence, diversity, social responsibility, integrity, and lifelong learning that align well with those at NC State and provide a strong foundation for collaboration. Additionally, internationalization is a strategic priority for both institutions. The AUC-NC State partnership involves student mobility (semester exchanges and student training) as well as faculty exchanges and joint research.
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Placer gold mining inevitably produces highly turbid processing waters. Five historic paleoplacer mining sites in Central Otago, New Zealand, provided 24 samples which were used in laboratory-based settling experiments. Turbidity was examined in the context of stratigraphy of paleoplacer deposits, their environments of formation, and the groundwater processes that affected the deposits as well as the underlying bedrock. Settling rates were characterised by measuring turbidity levels over time (up to 40 days) using turbidimeter and Coulter counter methods. High clay mineral (mostly kaolinite) contents of the materials were confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Grain size distributions of suspended materials were very comparable across all samples with majority of particles falling between <1.2 and 2.5 μm. The levels of turbidity produced by the auriferous sediments were partly controlled by the level of sorting and winnowing that the sediments were subjected to during transport and deposition. Debris flow material generated high turbidity [initial levels of 120–420 nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)] which settled slowly, as did eolian siltstone (1,600 NTU). Fluvial sediments generally generated lower turbidity which settled more rapidly, on the scale of hours to days. It was found that cementation of the sediment can reduce turbidity generation by limiting disaggregation of the clay minerals. On the other hand, the presence of altered lithic clasts within the sediments contributes to higher turbidity production. There was poor correlation between the level of bedrock alteration, as indicated by Chemical Index of Alteration, and the resulting turbidity. Settling rates were more rapid in experiments conducted in saline solution, as opposed to stream water, due to floc formation.
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On National Knowledge Day in Russia in 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin ominously predicted to a group of students in the Yaroslavl region that whoever leads in artificial intelligence (AI) will rule the world. While this statement may seem hyperbolic, he is not wrong. The world’s defense systems have evolved far from only frontline military warfare, and the U.S. must incorporate more modern technologies such as AI into its military operations in order to stay ahead in this arena.
AI can serve as an effective instrument for land, air, sea, and space war fighting domains. There are many areas where AI is applicable in military operations and many reasons to incorporate more AI into the battlefield. One of the most convincing reasons to do so is to preserve human life and make easy, but dangerous tasks less of a risk.
One important area where the U.S military could use AI is in transportation and logistics – for instance, self-driving vehicles or robots. AI could prove to be a very effective tool for transporting military supplies such as ammunition and armaments. Doing so could lower transportation costs and decrease the risk of loss of human life in conflict areas, where transporting supplies is quite dangerous for military personnel.
Another area where the current system lacks is in Cybersecurity. Our defense has evolved from frontline military operations to securing cyber networks. The 2016 election hacking by Russia and the SolarWinds attack are two of the most offensive cyber actions taken against the U.S. and verify conclusively that our networks are penetrable and susceptible to attacks. However, the use of AI could help to circumvent this issue. According to Market Research, “systems equipped with AI can autonomously protect networks, computers, programs and data from unauthorized access.” Additionally, AI has the capability to decipher and document patterns and techniques that cyber actors use for attacks and can help develop counter-attack tools to combat these malign actors.
There are many other areas where AI could be beneficial in military operations such as delivering battlefield aid and healthcare, implanting AI into advanced weaponry, recognition and analysis of targets, combat simulations, and training of military personnel. The U.S. is currently leading in AI, but it must do better to incorporate AI into military operations and set aside a sufficient amount of the defense budget for AI development – 3.4% of the DOD budget is necessary, according to Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Groen, Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. In order to successfully incorporate these technologies into military operations, the DOD should partner with innovative tech companies that are leading in modern technologies in order to stay ahead of the game.
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New Law Allows Roadside Drug Testing In All 83 Counties In Michigan
Governor Whitmer has signed a new law that will allow police to conduct roadside drug testing in all 83 counties in Michigan.
This is an extension of the pilot program put in place last year that allowed the roadside drug testing in five Michigan counties. The original program let the Michigan State Police choose which of the five counties they would target. Now the entire state is covered by the pilot program.
There was a lot of push back on the program when it was announced last year, and that was with a very small number of counties participating. Now that the program has been extended to the entire state, I am guessing the voices that disagree will be much louder. The actual law is now knows as Bill 718, and it is very clear with its intent.
The department of state police may establish a pilot program in this state for roadside drug testing to determine whether an individual is operating a vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance
You can read the entire Bill 718 here if you have many hours to kill, and an advanced grasp of legal jargon. The Bill was introduced by Senator Peter MacGregor from the west side of the state.
The actual test that will be administered is through an oral swab that would be tested on site. If there is reasonable suspicion, another test could be required to be run in a lab. The test can detect the presence of amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamines and opiates. If a driver refuses to take the test, it could result in a civil infraction.
The biggest point of contention in this is that there are no clear guidelines for marijuana usage behind the wheel. Obviously you shouldn't get baked and jump behind the wheel, but there isn't a minimum like there is with alcohol. Michigan is one of the many states where recreational weed is legal, but the laws around it are still very blurry. Some lawyers have even recommended declining the test and fighting the civil infraction.
I have no idea what the actual best practice is in that case. I'll just stick with the parentish advice of, if you are not sure, get a DD.
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[9:58] Being where your feet are
[14:49] Using football to care about people
[18:54] A moment he wasn't proud of
[24:52] Giving players opportunities to talk
[26:08] Friend or coach?
[39:48] Parent meetings and social gatherings
[44:59] How teaching elementary school has made him a better coach
Coach Forward is an interview-style podcast hosted by Jason Mejeur (Coach J), accomplished Coach, Mentor, and Founder/CEO at MaxOne. To see the MaxOne platform, schedule some time here.
Today, I'm excited to be joined by Coach Kurt Hines.
Coach Hines is the head football coach at Coronado High School in California. He has coached football for over 20 years now (on both the east and west coast) and has been successful both on and off the field.
Coach Hines’ passion is to work with individuals, teams, and businesses, to create winning cultures, and to EMPOWER those he works with to be and to accomplish more than they ever thought possible!
He believes that great coaching has so little to do with the players, and SO MUCH to do with people!
About Jason Mejeur (Coach J)
Jason has more than 15 years of experience coaching basketball at the college and high school level and has lived on the sidelines and in the locker rooms working to build teams and inspire athletes.
His mission is to build authentic relationships with his players so that he could have an impact on their lives beyond the basketball court. More recently, Jason founded MaxOne to be a platform that makes coaches' lives easier and helps them use technology to have a bigger impact on the lives of their athletes.
Keep up with Coach Forward on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.
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A risk management expert explains what a toxic work culture looks like—and how leaders can respond with a plan for change.
Toxic: it’s a strong word, and one that no company wants used to describe its workplace culture. Unfortunately, toxicity at work seems to be on the rise—or maybe workers are finally feeling empowered enough to call it what it’s been all along.
According to MIT Sloan’s recent study, toxic work culture is the number-one reason people cite for leaving their jobs. Organic marketing platform Conductor analyzed Google search volume and found that searches for “toxic work environment quiz” increased 700% in April alone. Conductor also found that “HIPAA violations in the workplace” searches increased 350%, “workplace mobbing” searches increased 190% and “top workplaces 2022” searches increased 500%.
To the “like it or lump it” workplace philosophy of the past, workers are adding a new option: leave it. In a historically tight labor market, employees have more choices than ever before—and don’t have to settle if their current work environment is unpleasant, dangerous or unethical.
Job-hopping is no longer just a Millennial thing (if it ever was). Fully 65% of Gen Z stay in a role for less than a year, and they’re more than twice as likely to leave their current job in the next month (13%), compared to Millennials (5%), Gen X (3%) and Baby Boomers (6%).
With their remarkable clarity on what they want from work, these younger workers are a subset of the larger workforce. And they’re fed up to here working for companies that do them more harm than good.
According to one definition, toxic means “poisonous” and/or “causing unpleasant feelings; harmful or malicious.” In the workplace, toxicity can take several forms. ClearForce CEO Tom Miller says it can be anything from bullying or harassment to a company that engages in unethical practices and is dishonest with its employees.
And of course, toxicity not limited to the in-person work environment. “Remote workers are also experiencing harassment through email, video and phone calls or chat apps,” says Miller.
A toxic workplace can also be one that pays poorly, does not recognize or reward exceptional performance, prioritizes customers over employees, fails to allow internal mobility, denies employees a voice, violates trust or prevents its employees from unplugging by constantly blurring the line between work and life. And all too often, these problems start at the top. “Leaders should not be the cause of workplace toxicity, but all too often they are,” Miller says.
The lowest common denominator of the toxic workplace is anywhere that employees do not feel safe, supported or heard. “Employers value company culture more than ever before, and having a positive working environment is an important aspect of job satisfaction,” says Miller.
An ounce of prevention
Without a plan for a healthy work culture, it’s all too easy to default to at least some aspects of a toxic workplace. Here, as in so many areas of life, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. “There are ways for a company or leader to turn it around and focus on a healthy and professional environment that will retain their employees and attract new ones,” Miller says.
Miller believes it’s important to get in front of the problem before it gets bigger and identify any bad actors. “From there, you’ll want to execute a plan to fix any issues to prevent the same mistakes or problems from happening again.”
One of the biggest ways to prevent toxic culture is being intentional about increasing employee input. “An anonymous employee feedback system is a great way to seek input from your employees on the policies you have implemented, but it also allows employees to report any misconduct that they are hearing or seeing in the workplace,” says Miller. “This allows for honest, direct feedback from employees to leadership, allowing them to take action for culture change.”
And then when you do make changes, don’t make them a surprise. “If any of the company’s policies and procedures change, you’ll want to communicate that with your employees so that everyone is aware of the new standards,” says Miller.
A pound of cure
So what if your company is guilty of one or more markers of toxic culture? “While cultural change can’t happen overnight, leaders can leverage technological solutions to get real-time insights and feedback into their organizations, prevent an issue before escalating and, most importantly, help their employees,” says Miller.
Again, says Miller, employee input—whether in the form of whistleblower protection, ethics phone lines or other internal incident reports—is essential. “Having a reporting system in place is the only way internal issues can be dealt with without managers' and executives' interference or biases,” he says.
In general, companies that experience toxic leadership don't receive enough direct input from employees or they don’t have a consistent, fair and equitable process for reporting. “Without a reporting system,” Miller warns, “there is insufficient information on incidents from workers dealing with issues daily. Unfortunately, without these incident reports, cultural change cannot happen, or at least in a timely manner.”
This opens the door for a whole cascade of problems, not least of which include bias, discrimination and retaliation. It’s not a pretty picture.
Nontoxic isn’t good enough
It’s not enough to simply be a nontoxic workplace; that’s neutral. Instead, organizations should strive for a healthy and positive workplace culture with leaders who really listen to their customers, employees and stakeholders.
Building such a culture requires effort and follow-through. “Management needs to continually improve and work towards a better workplace environment,” says Miller. “Leaders can’t just say they are going to do it. They need to initiate the shift and actively work to put what they say into action.”
Again, stresses Miller, an empowered employee voice is critical. “Without knowing what is or what isn’t working, leadership won’t be able to achieve real change.”
As the Great Resignation continues, it’s little wonder that employees are hunting for new opportunities and healthier work environments. It’s up to employers to be honest about areas where their workplace culture needs a detox—and then act decisively to make work, work for everyone.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and other top world leaders agreed Tuesday in a joint news article published in various top world newspapers that the international community should work together “towards a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response.” Also signing the declaration was World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera and his Costa Rican colleague Carlos Alvarado Quesada were the only Latin American leaders signing the document which can be construed as a letter of intent.
The heads of government pointed out that “there will be other pandemics and other major health emergencies and no single government or multilateral agency can address this threat alone.”
The commentary has been signed by J. V. Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji; Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand; António Luís Santos da Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal; Mario Draghi, Prime Minister of Italy; Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania; Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda; Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; Charles Michel, President of the European Council; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece; Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea; Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile; Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica; Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania; Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa; Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Kais Saied, President of Tunisia; Macky Sall, President of Senegal; Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Erna Solberg, Prime Miniser of Norway; Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia; Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia; Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine; Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization.
“The question is not if, but when. Together, we must be better prepared to predict, prevent, detect, assess and effectively respond to pandemics in a highly coordinated fashion. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a stark and painful reminder that nobody is safe until everyone is safe,” the leaders said as they added covid posed the biggest challenge since World War Two.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph and publications such as Le Monde in France and El Pais in Spain, the 24 leaders argue that a treaty similar to that reached in the wake of World War Two is needed to build cross-border cooperation.
The aims were clear: To bring countries together, to dispel the temptations of isolationism and nationalism, and to address the challenges that could only be achieved together in the spirit of solidarity and co-operation - namely peace, prosperity, health and security as countries must now be better prepared to predict, prevent, detect, assess and effectively respond to pandemics in a highly co-ordinated fashion, the leaders agreed.
A new treaty would help to establish better systems for alerting people about potential pandemics, they said, while also improving the sharing of data and distribution of vaccines and personal protective equipment.
The article added that At a time when Covid-19 has exploited our weaknesses and divisions, we must seize this opportunity and come together as a global community for peaceful co-operation that extends beyond this crisis.
The main goal of a new international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response would be to foster a comprehensive, multi-sectoral approach to strengthen national, regional and global capacities and resilience to future pandemics. This is an opportunity for the world to come together as a global community for peaceful cooperation that extends beyond this crisis.
According to the article, the treaty “would be rooted in the constitution of the World Health Organization, drawing in other relevant organizations key to this endeavour, in support of the principle of health for all. Existing global health instruments, especially the International Health Regulations, would underpin such a treaty, ensuring a firm and tested foundation on which we can build and improve.”
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Finding Rhythms Taster Session for Young People in Peckham
During February half term 2020, we ran a taster session at Mountview – a performing arts school in Peckham, South London – to introduce some local organisations and young people to Finding Rhythms and show them what we do.
Finding Rhythms musicians, Robin Harris and Rob Bradley worked with young people from the Bradfield Youth Club in Peckham and Element, an organisation that works with young care leavers and asylum seekers in Southwark. Below, Rob tells us a bit more about the day.
“In the morning I worked with a group of young asylum seekers who had no previous experience of creating music or using music software or hardware. I started them off with the very basics and the 5 participants took turns in experimenting with individual drum hits and instrument sounds. Slowly, I demonstrated how sounds can be layered and how compositions can form. We added hand and vocal percussion parts until the participants had developed the confidence to record their own vocals on top of our beat. Nobody sung in English and they were encouraged to sing in their mother tongue and focus on melody and rhythm. There was one particular moment when one participant had me clutching my chest as he astounded the room with his beautiful natural voice. None of the participants spoke much English but this did not create a great challenge as sometimes words get in the way anyway and we could all communicate through music.
In the afternoon, I lead a session with a small group of teenagers from Bradfield Youth Club. Some of the boys already had experience of writing lyrics and recording vocals so I helped them arrange their first beat. They experimented with sound selection and composition until they had built a track they were happy with. They then recorded some raps on the beat and collaborated with each other on a high energy banger of a track. We then begun work on another track as I helped one boy build a melodic piano led beat for his to freestyle rap on. I followed his direction and tailored the beat to his taste. He then was let loose on the mic and improvised an emotional and heartfelt freestyle rap for 10 minutes that was as much to do with venting pain and releasing emotion as it was to do with rhyming and catching the rhythm. He told stories of fallen friends, ambition and confusion and left the room silent in contemplation before we burst into celebration at his achievement. It was a powerful session and he left with a real sense of contribution. ”Rob Bradley
The sessions were a great success. Maeve from Element told us:
“Just wanted to say a massive thank you for the workshop yesterday! The group learnt a lot (as did I!) and it was great to have a space to make something together……I’ve known all the young people in the group for a year and rarely hear them speak in their mother tongues. There’s such a focus on (unaccompanied asylum-seeking children learning English, and little else in school/college. We run arts projects as a way to introduce different art mediums and support the development of young people’s skills. More than this though, we think it’s crucial for young people to have a space to explore what’s important to them and their identity. The group yesterday shared songs from their home countries- Sudan and Eritrea- and we made a track with vocals in Tigrinya, Arabic and Fur. “
We look forward to working more with these organisations in the future.
These sessions were very kindly funded by Peckhamplex.
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What you’ll learn in Grasping NFTs – creating, selling, gathering & & pc gaming
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- A favorable perspective in the direction of brand-new technologies. Otherwise: No previous knowledge essential, you will find out whatever you need to learn about NFT in this program.
The globe of NFTs and also digital art is changing the world as well as astounding more and more artists, gamers and financiers. NFTs offer musicians the power to cooperate the success of their job, even in the long-term.
However, NFTs can be little confusing. What are they? Why is every person speaking about them? What do they do? What’s the technology behind them? And, can I make money with them, too?
These are all inquiries I want to answer with you in this NFT training course. My goal is to assist you recognize NFTs as component of a brand-new art globe and also beyond.
Hereafter course, you will have gotten a basic understanding of the globe of NFTs and be familiar with how NFTs work and also the associated vocabulary.
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We are continually refining new SmartMusic based on feedback from you. Next week we will address a very popular request; we’re adding visual feedback to indicate when a student has played a note early or late.
To clarify what will change, let’s review how this feedback has worked previously in new SmartMusic. Just as in classic SmartMusic, when students played an incorrect pitch, it was indicated in red:
However, timing errors (notes played too early or too late) also appeared simply as a red note; this indicated that something was incorrect, but didn’t clearly differentiate between pitch and rhythm.
New SmartMusic will continue to display red and green notes to indicate incorrect pitches. Moving forward, it will also display a yellow notehead when a student has played the correct pitch at an incorrect time. Horizontal placement of this notehead will indicate whether the note was played early or late:
Because assessment data is used to grade student performances, we are very careful not to alter the way data is measured or stored. What has changed is the feedback students receive, and not the data itself:
- Notes played early or late will still be considered incorrect. Just as before it will not count towards a higher score.
- The new feedback will not display early or late information for incorrect pitches. It only applies to correct pitches played out-of-time.
- The algorithm will not change: a student scoring 85% today will score 85% with the new assessment, but will simply receive more meaningful feedback.
This improvement will be applied to all new submissions from students starting at the end of next week. You will also see this new visual feedback in the grading application.
All previous submissions will continue to display only red and green notes in your gradebook.
As always, your opinion is vital to us. We’ve created a dedicated forum for you to provide your feedback on this specific topic.
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I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
At that time they shall call Jerusalem 'The throne of the LORD;' and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem. Neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
A voice is heard on the bare heights, the weeping [and] the petitions of the children of Israel; because they have perverted their way, they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, you men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
"It shall happen at that day," says the LORD, "that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder."
Then I said, "Ah, Lord the LORD! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, 'You shall have peace;' whereas the sword reaches to the heart."
Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?
"Your way and your doings have brought these things to you. This is your wickedness; for it is bitter, for it reaches to your heart."
My anguish, my anguish! I am pained at my very heart; my heart is disquieted in me; I can't hold my peace; because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.
How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, the anguish as of her who brings forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, who gasps for breath, who spreads her hands, [saying], "Woe is me now! For my soul faints before the murderers."
'Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and don't see; who have ears, and don't hear:
"But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.
Neither do they say in their heart, 'Let us now fear the LORD our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'
As a well casts forth its waters, so she casts forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds.
To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can't listen. Behold, the word of the LORD has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.
Therefore hear, you nations, and know, congregation, what is among them.
Hear, earth! Behold, I will bring evil on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
We have heard its report; our hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of us, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
"Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, 'Hear the word of the LORD, all you of Judah, who enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
Now, because you have done all these works, says the LORD, and I spoke to you, rising up early and speaking, but you didn't hear; and I called you, but you didn't answer:
Therefore don't pray for this people, neither lift up a cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear you.
But they didn't listen nor turn their ear, but walked in [their own] counsels [and] in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
I listened and heard, but they didn't speak aright: no man repents him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? everyone turns to his course, as a horse that rushes headlong in the battle.
The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembles; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those who dwell therein.
Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! My heart is faint within me.
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.
For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passes through; neither can men hear the voice of the livestock; both the birds of the sky and the animals are fled, they are gone.
but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them;
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we ruined! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.
Yet hear the word of the LORD, you women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and everyone her neighbor lamentation.
Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that have the corners [of their hair] cut off, who dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
Hear the word which the LORD speaks to you, house of Israel!
Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
and say to them, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Cursed is the man who doesn't hear the words of this covenant,
the LORD said to me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words of this covenant, and do them.
Yet they didn't obey, nor turn their ear, but walked everyone in the stubbornness of their evil heart: therefore I brought on them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do, but they didn't do them.
They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
Therefore don't pray for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry to me because of their trouble.
But, the LORD of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.
You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit: you are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
But you, the LORD, know me; you see me, and try my heart toward you: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
They have made it a desolation; it mourns to me, being desolate; the whole land is made desolate, because no man lays it to heart.
But if they will not hear, then will I pluck up that nation, plucking up and destroying it, says the LORD.
This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.
For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so have I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says the LORD; that they may be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.
Hear, and give ear; don't be proud; for the LORD has spoken.
But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for [your] pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is taken captive.
If you say in your heart, Why are these things come on me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.
When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
Then the LORD said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name; I didn't send them, neither have I commanded them, neither spoke I to them: they prophesy to you a lying vision, and divination, and a thing of nothing, and the deceit of their own heart.
Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by your name, the LORD, God of Armies.
and you have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, you walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that you don't listen to me:
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars;
Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the LORD.
The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?
I, the LORD, search the mind, I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
and tell them, Hear the word of the LORD, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
But they didn't listen, neither turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear my words.
But they say, It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.
Therefore thus says the LORD: Ask now among the nations, who has heard such things; the virgin of Israel has done a very horrible thing.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
and say, Hear the word of the LORD, kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus says the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, which whoever hears, his ears shall tingle.
Thus says the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring on this city and on all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.
Now Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things.
If I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I can't [contain].
For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side. Denounce, and we will denounce him, [say] all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall; perhaps he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
But, the LORD of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.
Let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and didn't repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;
Touching the house of the king of Judah, hear the word of the LORD:
Say, Hear the word of the LORD, king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and your people who enter in by these gates.
But if you will not hear these words, I swear by myself, says the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation.
But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your way from your youth, that you didn't obey my voice.
O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.
Concerning the prophets. My heart within me is broken, all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine has overcome, because of the LORD, and because of his holy words.
Thus says the LORD of Armies, Don't listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you: they teach you vanity; they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.
They say continually to those who despise me, the LORD has said, You shall have peace; and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come on you.
For who has stood in the council of the LORD, that he should perceive and hear his word? who has marked my word, and heard it?
The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he has executed, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand it perfectly.
But if they had stood in my council, then had they caused my people to hear my words, and had turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
I have heard what the prophets have said, who prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies, even the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
the LORD has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear)
Therefore thus says the LORD of Armies: Because you have not heard my words,
The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.
When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the LORD; and they sat in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's [house].
Then spoke the priests and the prophets to the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.
Then spoke Jeremiah to all the princes and to all the people, saying, the LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.
and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:
Nevertheless hear you now this word that I speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people:
Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah: the LORD has not sent you; but you make this people to trust in a lie.
You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
because they have not listened to my words, says the LORD, with which I sent to them my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but you would not hear, says the LORD.
Hear therefore the word of the LORD, all you of the captivity, whom I have sent away from Jerusalem to Babylon.
For thus says the LORD: We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.
The fierce anger of the LORD will not return, until he has executed, and until he has performed the intentions of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it.
Hear the word of the LORD, you nations, and declare it in the islands afar off; and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as shepherd does his flock.
Thus says the LORD: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself [thus], You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a calf unaccustomed [to the yoke]: turn me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the LORD.
Set up road signs, make guideposts; set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went: turn again, virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities.
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people:
and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.
Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
[This city] shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do to them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure to it.
Thus says the LORD: Yet again there shall be heard in this place, about which you say, It is waste, without man and without animal, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal,
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus says the LORD concerning you, You shall not die by the sword;
therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.
It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD,
Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
Now it happened, when they had heard all the words, they turned in fear one toward another, and said to Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words.
They were not afraid, nor tore their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants who heard all these words.
Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he would not hear them.
Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke up from Jerusalem.
Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur the son of Malchijah, heard the words that Jeremiah spoke to all the people, saying,
Now when Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, a eunuch, who was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon (the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin),
But if the princes hear that I have talked with you, and they come to you, and tell you, Declare to us now what you have said to the king; don't hide it from us, and we will not put you to death; also what the king said to you:
Now when all the captains of the forces who were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed to him men, and women, and children, and of the poorest of the land, of those who were not carried away captive to Babylon;
Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan;
But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,
Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray to the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall happen that whatever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it to you; I will keep nothing back from you.
saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
now therefore hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah: Thus says the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there;
Moreover Jeremiah said to all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt:
Therefore hear the word of the LORD, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, says the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord the LORD lives.
The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together.
Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
We have heard of the pride of Moab, [that] he is very proud; his loftiness, and his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.
Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like pipes, and my heart sounds like pipes for the men of Kir Heres: therefore the abundance that he has gotten is perished.
Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Therefore, behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess those who did possess him, says the LORD.
I have heard news from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying], Gather yourselves together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
As for your terror, the pride of your heart has deceived you, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill: though you should make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there, says the LORD.
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he has taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
The earth trembles at the noise of their fall; there is a cry, the noise which is heard in the Red Sea.
Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread out his wings against Bozrah: and the heart of the mighty men of Edom at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil news, they are melted away: there is sorrow on the sea; it can't be quiet.
The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he has taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth trembles, and the cry is heard among the nations.
Don't let your heart faint, neither fear for the news that shall be heard in the land; for news shall come one year, and after that in another year [shall come] news, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
We are confounded, because we have heard reproach; confusion has covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD's house.
It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
There the prisoners are at ease together. They don't hear the voice of the taskmaster.
It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,
Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."
Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?
Yet you hid these things in your heart. I know that this is with you:
"If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
"Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
Why does your heart carry you away? Why do your eyes flash,
They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."
"I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!
For you have hidden their heart from understanding, Therefore you shall not exalt them.
My days are past, my plans are broken off, as are the thoughts of my heart.
"Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Whom I, even I, shall see on my side. My eyes shall see, and not as a stranger. "My heart is consumed within me.
I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
My heart is troubled, and doesn't rest. Days of affliction have come on me.
if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
"If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor's door,
if his heart hasn't blessed me, if he hasn't been warmed with my sheep's fleece;
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
oh that I had one to hear me! (behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); let the accuser write my indictment!
"However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
"Surely you have spoken in my hearing, I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
"Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
If he set his heart on himself, If he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
"If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
"But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don't cry for help when he binds them.
"Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place.
Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth.
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn't hold back anything when his voice is heard.
Therefore men revere him. He doesn't regard any who are wise of heart."
He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.
His heart is as firm as a stone, yes, firm as the lower millstone.
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.
Hear this, you elders, And listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has this ever happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers?
"Yet even now," says the LORD, "turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning."
Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to the LORD, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us. Yes, and our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which you heard from the beginning.
Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.
For this is the message which you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another;
But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?
And by this we know that we are of the truth, and persuade our hearts before him,
because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
Beloved, if our hearts don't condemn us, we have boldness toward God;
and every spirit who doesn't confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God, and this is the spirit of the Antichrist, of whom you have heard that it comes. Now it is in the world already.
They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them.
This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
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Over the past few years, we’ve seen a variety of ways Toyota has tried to offer us different hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are just a few. It appears, they have decided on a plan and will look to add EV models to every single name in the Toyota lineup.
New Relationships for Toyota
Because of this directional shift, Toyota is looking for the right partner to make sure the brand can have the battery power. They want to have a decent range and efficiency when the time comes. Who would Toyota wish to partner with for the new EV initiative? It seems the right choice would be the same company that builds the batteries for the Tesla brand. The leader in the EV market, Panasonic. Toyota has signed an agreement with Panasonic to develop the prismatic battery that is expected to be the future of automotive batteries. Panasonic batteries have one of the longest-lasting charges and will give Toyota Customers the driving experience that they expect from one of the leading car manufacturers in the market.
The Battery Shap Matters
The current version of batteries Toyota uses in its vehicles are either plug-in hybrid models or pure EV versions. These batteries are cylindrical, the new Panasonic is prismatic shaped, which is expected to offer longer ranges and a faster charging time when used to power vehicles. This unique shape will make it possible for the Toyota models that are EVs to be able to offer a range that will be more useful than the EV choices we’ve had in the past.
Speed Up Production
Toyota also has partnered with Mazda and Denso to help accelerate the development of the EV parts. This partnership will eventually lead to the solid-state batteries that will be expected to hold a charge and offer a much longer range than what we currently have for the drive. Once we see the solid-state batteries, we will see shorter charging times and longer driving ranges compared to the lithium-ion batteries that we currently use when we have an EV model. Panasonic is the world’s largest supplier of EV batteries, which makes it the right choice for Toyota, the largest automaker in the world. The mass production of battery cells has begun at the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada, and the company will also open a new plant in Dalian, China, to supply the batteries to Toyota. There is a plan to begin production lines in Japan as well to make their products more readily available to Toyota and make sure this giant automaker can have the batteries needed to power the EV models of the future. This movement toward EV models for Toyota is an exciting improvement in what can expect to find in the development of affordable EV cars for the future.
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Manner of Jean-Charles Moreaux occasional table. French, c. 1940. Mirror topped cerused wood.
Jean-Charles Moreux was a French architect, and a representative of a rigorous and poetic classicism.
Measures: 28" X 24" X 24"
Weighs: 33 LBS
See also: Paint Decorated Roman Columns with Hand Painted Flowers
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This paper describes the outline of a model-based remote maintenance robot system for nuclear facilities such as nuclear power plants and nuclear fusion reactors. This robot system aims at autonomously carrying out maintenance tasks when the operator directs by task level commands: for example, `set flange' and `set valve'. This time, the robot system was applied to fundamental tasks for maintenance work, `insert a bolt' and `set a nut' on a flange. This robot system is composed of an environment measuring device for measuring the position of the object to be handled, a task planner which generates the robot control program from the task level command, and an arm controller which moves the arm under either position or stiffness control according to the generated program. In the experiments, the robot system carried out inserting a bolt and setting a nut on the flange.
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‘Launch out into the deep.’ Luke 5:4 NKJV
‘The disciples fished all night and caught nothing. Then Jesus said, ‘“Launch out into the deep and let down your nets”…And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish.’ (Luke 5:4–6 NKJV)
Notice three things here:
(1) Working harder isn’t necessarily the answer. The disciples ‘toiled all night’. Nobody could have questioned their work ethic. But when you fish in water that’s too shallow, no amount of effort will bring results.
(2) You need to obey God even when you don’t understand His plan. Peter, a seasoned fisherman, had to set aside his pride and say, ‘Nevertheless at Your word I will…’ In 2 Kings chapter 5, Naaman had to humble himself and bathe in the Jordan in order to be healed of leprosy. In Gethsemane Jesus displayed the same attitude when He prayed, ‘Not My will, but Yours be done.’ (Luke 22:42 NIV)
(3) Going deeper always works. Jesus said two men built houses, but only one house survived the storm because the builder ‘dug… deep and laid the foundation on rock.’ (Luke 6:48 NIV)
Author Phil Yancey’s former pastor said he sometimes felt like an old hand-operated pump. ‘Everyone who came along would reach up and pump vigorously a few times, and each time he felt something drain out of him. Finally, he had nothing more to give. At a ministry retreat he expressed his thoughts to a very wise nun, expecting her to offer soothing words about what a wonderful sacrificial person he was. Instead she gave him some great advice: “There’s only one thing to do when your reservoir is dry. Go deeper!”’
So the word for you today is: Go deeper in God!
SoulFood: Lev 26–27, Luke 22:1–13, Ps 56, Pro 10:8–9
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright [cy]
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Stirling Moss - The Definitive Biography, Volume 1
A biography worthy of Britain's greatest racing driver.
Stirling Moss is one of the greatest sportsman of all time. He was successful in all forms of motor sport but most particularly in Grand Prix racing. The 'Beckham of his era', Moss not only dominated the back pages of the newspapers but regularly made the front pages with his glamorous, jet-setting lifestyle in the '50s. He raced hard; he played hard. He was the James Bond of motorsport.
Here, at last, is a serious biography worthy of the great man, a sporting icon who was a hero to many a schoolboy. One such was author, Philip Porter. Debunking myths, correcting many mistakes and adding much new information, including previously unrecorded races, this is probably the most deeply researched motoring biography ever written.
Porter is the author of around 30 books, including several on motor racing and four written with Moss, but this is the book he always wanted to write. Two years' research has gone into this first volume of two, that digs far deeper than any book previously published. Indeed, it is the most in-depth book ever published on a racing driver, and probably any motoring personality and very possibly any sportsman or woman who has lived.
This book is spiced with humour, tragedy and period flavour with liberal doses of quotes from Moss himself and his contemporaries, many of whom Porter has interviewed over the years.
The story is an extraordinary one. Starting out as a youth with precocious ability, young Stirling quickly caught the eye when racing the little 500cc racing cars invented just after the war. He soon ventured abroad where they laughed at his little racing car – until he beat them. He became the British Champion at 21 when most drivers were in their 30s, 40s or even 50s. He patriotically insisted on driving British cars and the gallant crusader took on, often matched and sometimes beat the foreign cars with their more powerful engines. Admirable patriotism nearly ruined his promising career until he was forced to compromise such principles and quickly revived his career and showed he could beat the very best at the highest levels. In the final year covered by Vol 1, he won his first Grand Prix and such sports car classics as the Tourist Trophy, the Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia, all amazing achievements but that in the Mille Miglia has gone down as one of the greatest feats in all sport.
Here, in fascinating, authoritative detail is the ultimate work on arguably the greatest all-round driver the world has yet known, a book worthy of a great man.
- Covering period from birth up to end of 1955
- Concludes with the glory of his first Grand Prix win
- Includes his extraordinary victory in the Mille Miglia in the
- Mercedes-Benz 300SLR
- Features many quotes from Moss and his contemporaries
- More than just motor racing, this amazing book paints a vivid picture
- which includes the tragedies, the characters, the period scene and the crumpet!
- Written by one of the world's leading motoring authors
"Well, I`ve now read it. Every word. And I don`t know how to find the words to express my respect and admiration for an absolute tour de force. Few biographies can have delved so deeply into such historic detail about the subject and the hours and hours of research that you must have done, coupled with your personal friendship and knowledge of SM, has resulted in something that you can be mighty proud of and that every real enthusiast will want to read." Murray Walker
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What is conduction? Conduction is actually the transfer of heat between physical particles of hot matter. Hot matter conduction occurs when hot objects collide with cold objects, they transfer their thermal energy to the colder objects. Like dominoes with tumbling springs, thermal energy passes through objects easily. The friction created breaks the molecules into little packets, each with its own unique thermal radiation. This process is called conduction.
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Moving from cold to hot surfaces, the liquid takes the energy from one end of the cavity and sends it to the other. The same process is going on in the walls of a space shuttle. In the absence of heat, the liquid would not be able to move. The heated part of the liquid goes one way, while the cool part returns to its dew point. The net result is that thermal energy is being transferred. In a vacuum, there is no such thing as conduction because there is no interface.
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So, the question is how does heat energy to get from one point to another? The answer lies in the concept of what is conduction, and how it relates to transferring heat between bodies. When you apply heat to a body, the molecules immediately begin to absorb the energy. Once the molecules have absorbed the energy, this transfer is referred to as conduction.
When two solids are heated, the atoms become excited and jump to another region of the crystal, where the energy can be converted into heat energy. There are various types of solids that conduct, including metals, liquids, and some non-metals. However, when a solid absorbs a few photons from a light source, then what is the conduction is taking place.
The heat energy is then transferred through what is conduction to the other side of the crystal, or carrier. The atoms of the carrier become excited and jump to an area of the crystal that has not absorbed any heat energy. The transfer is then completed, and the carrier is released back to its original position. In a way, the process is similar to how an electric current flows through conductors when they are placed on a circuit. However, instead of heat energy flowing from the source to a conductor, it is being transferred through a series of contacts.
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Following along with your instincts when fixing a vehicle is not always the best thing to do. Learn more about auto repairs so you can make educated decisions when your vehicle needs maintenance or repairs. Knowing more about auto repairs will also help you feel more comfortable when dealing with auto shops. These tips will ensure you do the right thing when next a problem arises.
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Concerts were longer in the time of Beethoven, as were attention spans. But even by those standards, the storied program he organized for Vienna’s Theater an der Wien on Dec. 22, 1808 was over the top. Called the Akademie, it ran from 6:30 to 10:30 pm in two parts and included the premieres of the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, Fourth Piano Concerto, Choral Fantasia in C minor, and other works by Beethoven.
The hall was extremely cold that evening (Vienna was experiencing a particularly nasty cold snap) and some of the pieces were insufficiently rehearsed (one soprano had a particularly bad case of stage fright). Nevertheless, it was the event was historic, in part because it would be Beethoven’s last public performance in a piano concerto.
The conductor Louis Langrée has recreated this program on a couple of occasions – most recently at the 2007 Mostly Mozart Festival – and is slated to do so again (twice!) with the Cincinnati Symphony, on February 29 and March 1. I recently spoke with Langrée for the February issue of BBC Music Magazine‘s North American section. Below is a portion of the interview, which has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
You’ll be conducting the Cincinnati Symphony in a recreation of Beethoven’s storied Akademie concert, which took place over the course of four hours. Why did Beethoven put together such a massive program?
Part of it was strategic. Beethoven, even if he was so admired, felt a little bit neglected in Vienna. Napoleon’s brother, Jerome Bonaparte, who was king of Westphalia, had offered him a position as Kappelmeister at his castle. Beethoven wanted to organize a farewell concert to Vienna, as a kind of demo of all his skills — as a pianist, an improviser, and composer of every possible genre. This [concert aria] “Ah perfido!” speaks of the sorrow of departure, of saying goodbye to your beloved one. So that could be a metaphor for Beethoven saying goodbye to Vienna. Prince Lobkowitz gave him money after this concert to keep him in Vienna. And he stayed in Vienna.
Beethoven also used the concert to highlight his work as an improviser. How do you recreate this aspect?
The two last times I did this concert, the pianists were playing the Fantasia Beethoven wrote right after this concert. Many musicologists imagine that this Fantasia was written after his improvisation. But here, pianist Inon Barnatan will improvise. He’s thrilled by this idea. So you will definitely hear contemporary music. You will hear something with all of the characteristics of an improvisation [Barnatan also plays Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto].
How do you pace yourself for a four-hour-plus concert, even given the long break you’ve inserted for dinner midway through?
Every time that I propose this program, musicians are quite intimidated: ‘How can we play that long?’ But it puts you in such a special energy level that the more you give, the more energy you have. Of course we’ll have an untraditional rehearsal schedule, and then at the moment, there is no other way to do it but to give your best. I always feel with Beethoven, if you give a lot of energy, it’s fine, but it’s just not enough. With Beethoven you have to give too much energy.
Is there a lesson in this concert for musicians, perhaps to experiment more with concert formats?
Totally, and this is part of it. Just last weekend in Cincinnati we premiered Christopher Rouse’s final symphony [after a performance of] Boléro by Maurice Ravel. Normally, you program a new piece at the beginning of the concert and then people who don’t like contemporary music have to be a little bit patient, because at the end they will get the Boléro and they can give the standing ovation. We did exactly the opposite, and it was amazing.
Read the full conversation in the Feb. 2020 issue of BBC Music Magazine.
Top photo: Beethoven statue in Bonn, Germany (flickr/ollily)
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Tom Loveless: Common Core Has Not Worked
Loveless notes that failed education standards "do not flop spectacularly," by which he means there's no good footage of something blowing up. But he's looked at the research, and he has the receipts. And he has one damning item that doesn't usually come up-- effective textbooks are being rejected to make room for texts that are more perfectly aligned with the Core standards. Here's his finish:
Morgan Polikoff: Common Standards Aren't Enough
Polikoff likewise looks at the research and finds the results unimpressive. However, Polikoff has suspects to blame.
For one, it's our old friend implementation, and the classic reformster complaint that people are having trouble with the Core because they aren't doing it right. For instance, studies find that teachers keep using their own professional judgment instead of the Core's, an entirely predictable place for teachers to be a decade later. Teachers will try anything they're directed to try once or twice; they won't keep using things that don't work. Polikoff blames the structures in the system.
But he finds the new reformster push for "quality curriculum" promising, likes the dream of teacher improvement "at scale," and credits the Core for preparing the path for a national curriculum market (which is as it was designed to do). Polikoff looks into the future and sees schools that are awful and in disarray, and he would like to "clean the policy clutter." He advocates for states requiring that schools choose from a short list of approved texts, making me wonder if a state like, say, Texas, where the state approves just one text, get superior results. He asks if the country really needs 10,000 school districts? He's not advocating a federal takeover, mind you, but the states really ought to look into the issue.
Local control is important? Students are different? Polikoof pooh-poohs both ideas, and he points to Success Academy and KIPP, where teachers are expected to comply with the school-approved program. But that's a lousy example-- Success Academy is quite brutal in blocking and pushing out students and families that don't comply with their model. They pick their one size, and instead of insisting that it fits all, they only teach the students that it does fit.
Ultimately Polikoff concludes that standards have done all they can do (which, you may recall, is hardly anything) and it's time to change the system to one that, as I understand his point, is even more standardized, compliance-centered, and one-size-fits-ally than the Core tried to make it. There are so many reasons this is a lousy idea, but one of the biggest problems with a soul-crushing compliance-centered, professional-silencing system is that it has to be run by people who know what the One True Answer Is, and who are always right. I'm betting zero dollars on that.
Mike Petrilli: Stay the Course on National Standards
No surprises here. Petrilli agrees that "there's little evidence such progress has happened at scale" but he adds one word-- yet. Because if we just stay the course...
Petrilli offers what I'd call a slightly altered and therefor incorrect explanation of the Core, calling it "essentially lists of what students should know and be able to do" as they move through school, except I'd argue there is no "what they should know" in the Core-- just "skills" they are to demonstrate. The content hollowness of the Core has always been one of its major flaws. He also attaches the whole "college and career readiness" thing-- "The Common Core itself was explicit that young people who met its expectations would indeed be ready for what comes after high school." It did like to make that promise, but what was always missing was a shred of evidence that the standards "would indeed be ready." And one of the things that hasn't happened in the last decade is that colleges have not been sending up flares saying, "Wow! These incoming freshpersons are so very ready!!" As for the "career" part? That was always a late addition, recognizing that it was bad optics to leave those folks out-- but the Core has never pretended to be connected to career and work world stuff at all.
In Petrilli's alternate universe history, the Core "led to higher-quality and more rigorous asessments." But it didn't, and even reformsters have come to recognize that the Core-aligned Big Standardized Tests were junk. The reformster argument is that the combo of standards and testing forced schools to raise their standards. Nope-- it caused schools to focus a whole lot of time and effort on test prep, st first chasing the notion that meeting the standards would cause test scores to go up, and when that didn't happen, shifting to straight-on test practice and test prep.
Petrilli also sees the road forward as pushing top-down approved curriculum materials, with coaching for teachers, and then maybe we'll see the NAEP scores go up-- whatever that would mean.Kepp on the Common Core initiaitve, but add some curricular steering as well. Remember ten years ago when disruptors kept saying, "No! No! The Core is not dictating curriculum! You can still do that part-- these are just standards and guidelines to help you with that." Well, they take it back.
Bonus Round: Michael W. Kirst: In California, Common Core Has Not Failed
Tom Loveless made Kirst, a former California State Board of Education member, sad. He's in another parallel universe, and from there he wants to dispatch three rebuttals to the mean things Loveless wrote.
First, the NAEP is a lousy measure of student progress, but the SBA is awesome. He is half right. His description of the SBA is, well, optimistic.
California uses the Smarter Balanced computer adaptive assessment that includes extended responses where students must defend their answers and complete an hour-long performance exam that requires evaluating evidence and solving a problem.
Well, it uses some standardized test format stuff to pretend to do those things. It's true that some writing items are scored locally, but we're still talking a narrow test with limited range, highly coachable and unlikely to tell us anything about critical thinking or any subject matter that isn't math or ELA. Arguing that it's better than NAEP is like debating whether you'd rather be mugged with a knife or a club.
Second, Kirst wants you to know that some SBA scores went up. In third and fourth grade. Which is swell, but if those gains are lost in later grades, what exactly are we getting excited about?
Third, Kirst wants you to know that California didn't really have ten years because it took them a while to get up to speed, what with new standards and the great recession of 2008, etc. And he has surveys that say that teachers are getting in the Core swing of things. And more better aligned materials.
The problem in all four instances is the definition of "works," which is "gets better scores on that one Big Standardized Test we give every year." Does getting a higher score mean they'll do better at college or in a job? Nobody knows, but there's no evidence that it might. Do students who get a thorough Core soaking go on to lead healthier, happier, more productive lives? Does it make them smarter? Are they better citizens who would, for instance, not drink bleach just because a powerful adult tells them to?
Common Core failed for a variety of reasons. Top-down implementation--especially when the people who designed the damn thing don't even stick around to help with or oversee the implementation-- is doomed to failure. The Core was assembled and promoted by amateurs, and has no research base-- including any research on whether or not universal standards improve education. The Core has been rewritten "in the field" a gazillion times, to the point that nobody who talks about the Core is talking about the same thing as anyone else. The Core wanted to be a one size fits all answer to a question it couldn't even answer--
The Core was used as a way to avoid the big question instead of answering it. What are schools supposed to do? Instead of talking about that, Core promoters just skipped right over it to say, "Well, school is supposed to teach these standards so that they can be measured by these tests." The Core boxed out 80% of the school curriculum and did a lousy job with the math and English is tried to address, and it set the stage for a bunch of bad actors to try some other forms of disruption on the school system, like "score " public schools so they could be labeled failing, and milk students for data that would ostensibly measure their worth as future meat widgets.
The Common Core was a failure by every measure, and those places where folks are saying, "Look, we're doing it and it's great" are simply animating the Core's dead skin with their own locally produced ideas. At this point nobody is doing exactly what David Coleman and Bill Gates wanted them to, which is great. But it would be even greater if we could stop pretending that it was ever anything except a waste of money and time.
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If you are a Disabled Students Program (DSP) member, you are likely to be one of the approximately 10,000 UCSB students who are eligible for CalFresh! CalFresh is a federally funded program through which students can receive up to $234 each month to purchase groceries.
There are four parts of CalFresh eligibility which include:
- Citizenship (US Citizen, Lawful Permanent Residents, U and T Visas, Refugees, Asylees, VAWA, and some other special immigration categories)
- Student CalFresh Requirements and
If you are a member of DSP, you meet one of the Student CalFresh Requirements and so are 25% of the way there! DSP has gotten approval to become a student exemption program that you can now use to meet the requirement for this area. If you are over 18, you also meet the age requirement and are 50% of the way there. The last two categories (Citizenship and Income) are harder to assess before talking with you, but Basic Needs can help you to determine the rest of your eligibility if you are interested.
Might not be eligible?
If you think you might not be eligible for CalFresh, Basic Needs is also able to help you identify alternative resources that might be a better fit for your situation. Basic Needs Peer Advisors are trained on resources on and off campus, can help students identify the best options, and can provide them guidance on how to access other programs.
Next Steps for Checking Eligibility and Applying
To check in with a CalFresh Advocate and Basic Needs Peer Advisor, you have a few options:
1. Quick CalFresh Questions. If you have specific questions about CalFresh, you can reach out to Basic Needs on their live chat at https://food.ucsb.edu/ (see the avocado in the lower right hand corner), email them at firstname.lastname@example.org or call 805-893-2786.
2. Zoom Appointments. To set up a virtual appointment with Basic Needs on zoom, please visit https://food.ucsb.edu/ and scroll half way down the page to the blue-green boxes that say “Book an Appointment”. Click there and you can choose a time that works for you. You will need to login to shoreline with your UCSB NetID. If none of the available times work for you, please let them know at email@example.com and they can find a better time.
3. In-Person Appointments. Basic Needs is also able to offer in-person support at the UCSB Food Security and Basic Needs Advising Center (nicknamed the “SNAC”) which is next to the Campus Store and Jamba Juice at the University Center. This is also across from Storke Plaza. You can see their hours for this at: https://food.ucsb.edu/
Frequently Asked Questions about CalFresh
How does the CalFresh program work?
If you apply and are accepted into the CalFresh program, then you will receive an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card in the mail. This card works a lot like an ATM card, but funding is allocated to this card from the government. You can use the card at any major chain grocery store, Isla Vista Food Cooperative, Isla Vista Market, the Arbor, or Tenaya Market.
If I apply for CalFresh would I be taking this resource away from someone who needs it more?
Calfresh is an entitlement program, which means everyone that qualifies and applies receives benefits. Enough funding is allocated to the program to support everyone who is eligible. This funding often goes unused. Only 72% of Californians that are eligible sign up for the program, which is the fifth-lowest rate of participation in the nation.
For the income eligibility, does CalFresh only look at my own income or also my family’s finances?
CalFresh only takes into account the finances of yourself and anyone that you regularly share a grocery budget with, shop with, and prepare food with. If you and your housemates share occasional meals together you can still apply to CalFresh as an individual. You only have to include additional people in your household if most of your meals are prepared together.
When should I apply for CalFresh and are there any deadlines?
There is no deadline for applying CalFresh and you can apply whenever it works for you. It can take up to 30 days from when you apply to receive CalFresh, though there is also an expedited process if you are in an emergency situation, please contact Basic Needs if you want to apply for your application to be expedited. Please note that if you are outside of Santa Barbara County and planning to move back soon, the best time to apply is within the month that your new lease starts or that you plan to move in. So if you are moving back in September, you can apply in Santa Barbara County as of September 1st. Prior to that, you would need to apply in the county you are currently residing and then request to have your case transferred when you move. Basic Needs advocates can assist you to apply in any county.
If I am approved, where can I use CalFresh, and for what?
You can use CalFresh at any major chain grocery store as well as several local grocery stores such as Isla Vista Food Cooperative, Isla Vista Market, Tenaya Market (the grocery store at the San Joaquin Apartments), and the Arbor by the campus library. You can also use your CalFresh at any of the Santa Barbara Certified Farmers Markets (https://www.sbfarmersmarket.
Is CalFresh counted towards taxes/taxable income?
No, CalFresh is not taxable income and will not affect your or your family’s taxes. CalFresh will also not affect your financial aid.
Do you have more questions?
Please email Basic Needs at firstname.lastname@example.org, call them at 805-893-2786, or visit https://food.ucsb.edu/ and use the live chat feature in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.
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CBD 101: Here's What You Need to Know
Read this before trying the latest wellness trend.
With the legalization of cannabis, especially medical marijuana, in numerous states, interest around CBD is at an all-time high (no pun intended). CBD pills, tinctures, creams, oils, and food and beverages served up in pretty packaging are backed by tons of glowing reviews on social media with users swearing off anxiety meds in favor of a daily dose of CBD. But can CBD really live up to the hype? Here's what you need to know before giving CBD a try.
What Is CBD?
There are two main compounds found in the cannabis plant. Cannabidiol, also called CBD, is a non-intoxicating chemical compound found in the cannabis or hemp plant. CBD will not make you "high." The more commonly known compound is called tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is responsible for the "high" feeling associated with marijuana use.
What Are the Health Benefits Associated with CBD?
CBD users and business owners claim CBD may be an anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiety, anti-spasmodic and pain reliever, though many of those claims remain largely unproven, according to medical researchers. There is significant research to support CBD for the treatment of epilepsy, and the CBD-based drug called Epidiolex was approved by the USDA as a form of treatment. There is ongoing research on the role of CBD in treating Autism, migraines, acne, ADHD and Alzheimer’s. “There is a huge void of research in terms of confirming most effective dosing for various symptoms, so most of this is done by trial and error and self-titration,” Eric Baron of the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute told Vox.
Is CBD Legal?
All cannabis and cannabis-derived products, which includes CBD, remain illegal under federal law. CBD is legal under individual state laws in states that have legalized CBD, recreational marijuana or medical marijuana (if you have a doctor's note). CBD from the hemp plant (cannabis containing less than 0.3% THC) is legal under the Federal Farm Bill 3014, section 7606, but it's still murky, according to experts. “So much of [the CBD market] is operating in the absence of regulation, and states take widely different approaches,” Daniel Shortt, an attorney who focuses on cannabis law in Seattle, Washington, told Quartz. “You have to know your local law.”
How Can You Take CBD?
There are many ways to take CBD including gel caps, tinctures and creams, but the mode of administration depends on the condition and individual preference. “A topical salve works best with regionalized pain and inflammation while a softgel or edible offers system-wide anti-inflammation, pain relief, and anti-anxiety effects,” claims Janice Newell Bissex MS, RDN, a Holistic Cannabis Practitioner at Jannabis Wellness. “A tincture, placed under the tongue for a minute or two takes effect quicker than a softgel or edible but the duration of relief is shorter acting (2-4 hours versus 8-12 hours).” Doses can vary from 2 mg to 100 mg, so it's important to work with a medical professional to decide what's right for you.
What About CBD in Food and Beverages?
You've likely seen plenty of CBD products including sparkling waters, candy and other edibles on the market. And CBD cocktails and dishes are on the rise at restaurants, too. There have even been rumors that Coca-Cola is working on a wellness beverage with CBD. The benefits that come from CBD-infused food and beverages depend on the quality of the CBD and form (CBD isolate verses a whole plant). Bissex explains that CBD works best when combined with other cannabinoids and terpenes found in the cannabis plant as they work synergistically. It is also interesting to note that “CBD is better absorbed and the effects are longer acting when taken along with a fat source,” says Bissex. For example, to get the most benefit from a CBD beverage, Bissex says it should be consumed along with food containing some fat like nuts, trail mix, nut butter on crackers, yogurt (not fat-free!) or guacamole and tortilla chips.
What To Know Before You Buy
According to a recent study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, nearly 70% of the CBD products sold online are mislabeled, meaning some contain no CBD at all, while others contain amounts much higher than what's listed on the label. The study also found that 1 in 5 CBD products contain traces of THC. CBD products sold online or to consumers without a medical marijuana card should not contain any THC. Bissex advises buying CBD products that that are "full-spectrum" (containing all the cannabinoids in the plant, minus the THC), organically grown, and from a company that provides independent lab testing to prove that what is claimed is actually in the product. Bottom line: Make sure to read labels carefully before purchasing and speak with a dispensary pharmacist or store representative if you’re unsure about a product.
Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, is a registered dietitian and consultant who specializes in food safety and culinary nutrition. She is the author of The Greek Yogurt Kitchen: More Than 130 Delicious, Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Day.
*This article was written and/or reviewed by an independent registered dietitian nutritionist.
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'dying of illusion' -- 5/11/21
Today's selection -- from Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. Death rates have been increasing significantly for white middle-aged Americans as well-paying middle-class jobs have shrunk. This has also led to a decrease in status among this cohort and an increase in dominant-group status threat:
"In late 2015, two economists at Princeton University announced the startling revelation that the death rates of middle-aged white Americans, especially less-educated white Americans at midlife, had risen for the first time since 1950. The perplexing results of this study on mortality rates in the United States sounded alarms on the front pages of newspapers and at the top of news feeds across the nation.
"The surge in early deaths among middle-aged white people went counter to the trends of every other ethnic group in America. Even historically marginalized black and Latino Americans had seen their mortality rates fall during the time period studied, from 1998 to 2013. The rise in the white death rate was at odds with prevailing trends in the rest of the Western world.
"Americans had enjoyed increasing longevity the previous century, with each succeeding generation, due to healthier lifestyles and advancements in medicine. But starting just before the turn of the twenty-first century, the death rates among middle-aged white Americans, ages forty-five to fifty-four, began to rise, as the least educated, in particular, succumbed to suicide, drug overdoses, and liver disease from alcohol abuse, according to the authors of the seminal study, Anne Case and the Nobel laureate Angus Deaton. These 'deaths of despair,' as the economists called them, accounted for the loss of some half a million white Americans during that period, more than the number of American soldiers who died during World War II. These are people who might still be alive had this group kept to previous generational trends. ...
"For this group of Americans, mortality rates rose at a time when rates in other Western countries had not merely dipped but had plummeted. The rate for middle-aged white Americans rose from about 375 per 100,000 people in the late 1990s to about 415 per 100,000 in 2013, as against a fall in the United Kingdom, for example, from about 330 per 100,000 to 260 per 100,000 over the same period. A graphic of the mortality rates for leading Western nations shows an upward line for the death rates of middle-aged white Americans against the plunging lines for their counterparts in fellow Western countries.
"What could account for the worsening prospects of this group of Americans, unique in the Western world and singular even in the United States?
"The authors noted that, since the 1970s, real wages had stagnated for blue-collar workers, leading to economic insecurity and to a generation less well off than previous ones. But they acknowledged that similar stagnation had occurred in other Western countries. They noted that comparable Western countries had a more generous safety net that could offer protections not available in the United States. Yet white Americans would not be the only group affected by wage stagnation and a thin safety net. Blue-collar workers of other backgrounds would be equally at risk from the uncertainties of the economy, if not more so. Black death rates have been historically higher than those of other groups, but even their mortality rates were falling, year by year. It was white Americans at midlife who were dying of despair in rising numbers. ...
"In America, political scientists have given this malaise of insecurities a name: dominant group status threat. This phenomenon 'is not the usual form of prejudice or stereotyping that involves looking down on outgroups who are perceived to be inferior,' writes Diana Mutz, a political scientist at the University of Pennsylvania. 'Instead, it is born of a sense that the outgroup is doing too well and thus, is a viable threat to one's own dominant group status.'
"The victims of these deaths of despair are in the same category of people whom, centuries ago, the colonial elites elevated as they created the caste system. The planters bestowed higher status on European yeomen and those of the lower classes to create a new American category known as white. In earlier times, even those who owned no slaves, wrote the white southern author W. J. Cash, clung to the 'dear treasure of his superiority as a white man, which had been conferred on him by slavery; and so was determined to keep the black man in chains.'
"By the middle of the twentieth century, the white working-class American, wrote the white southern author Lillian Smith, 'has not only been neglected and exploited, he has been fed little except the scraps of "skin color" and "white supremacy" as spiritual nourishment.'
"Working-class whites, the preeminent social economist Gunnar Myrdal wrote, 'need the demarcations of caste more than upper class whites. They are the people likely to stress aggressively that no Negro can ever attain the status of even the lowest white.'
"In a psychic way, the people dying of despair could be said to be dying of the end of an illusion, an awakening to the holes in an article of faith that an inherited, unspoken superiority, a natural deservedness over subordinated castes, would assure their place in the hierarchy. They had relied on this illusion, perhaps beyond the realm of consciousness and perhaps needed it more than any other group in a forbiddingly competitive society 'in which downward social mobility was a constant fear,' the historian David Roediger wrote. 'One might lose everything, but not whiteness.'
"In the midst of the Great Depression, the scholar W.E.B. Du Bois observed that working-class white Americans had bought into the compensation of a 'public and psychological wage,' as he put it. 'They were given public deference and titles of courtesy because they were white.' They had accepted the rough uncertainties of laboring class life in exchange for the caste system's guarantee that, no matter what befell them, they would never be on the very bottom."
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a helping verb, as in
in place of another verb, as in
a helping verb, to strengthen or support another verb, as in
perform the actions that are necessary in order to complete sth or bring it into a desired state
put in order; cause to tidy; cause to clear away
calculate; reckon; compute
visit; have a look around
give rise to; bring about; emerge; come into being
be enough or suitable
"make love, not war"
"make an effort"
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"
"the skater executed a triple pirouette"
"she did a little dance"
"I did my job"
"How is she doing in her new job?"
"How are you making out in graduate school?"
"He's come a long way"
"cause a commotion"
"make a stir"
"cause an accident"
"A few words would answer"
"This car suits my purpose well"
"Will $100 do?"
"A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"
"Nothing else will serve"
"Do my room in blue"
"I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
"You should act like an adult"
"Don't behave like a fool"
"What makes her do this way?"
"The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
"He did six years for embezzlement"
"We could do with a little more help around here"
"dress my hair for the wedding"
"This car does 150 miles per hour"
"We did 6 miles on our hike every day"
It's probable the Kirk has done their doo.
出自： O. Cromwell
If I would not tell where I had done him.
出自： J. Foxe
He did him in his will.
出自： William Stewart
He won't do as a teacher.
They did away with the law.
We must do away with illiteracy.
Please do this passage into Chinese.
The landlord is doing my apartment over.
The room was done over in traditional style.
We shall do without a holiday this summer.
No one can do without sleep for very long.
谁也不能很久不睡觉。 do without sb v-ing
We can certainly do without John poking his nose in every five minutes.
Mother says she could do without the children making so much noise.
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There are many great female comic book characters, and I am sure some favorites are not on this list. I focused on leaders, on characters who demonstrated strength and authority, and on those who left a lasting impression on me. If you think I have left a character off this list, please let me know who and why a certain character should be on this list.
Six months ago, one of our comic book reviewers, Scott West, posted his top 10 list. For Women’s History Month, I got the opportunity to share my list, a list by a female fan of comic books.
I have to admit that finalizing this list was difficult. Female characters in comic books have been inconstant due to poor writing and even worse art. Powerful and strong characters have been diminished after a new writer takes over a series, and many comic book artists have depicted female characters with broken spines, disjointed hips, no internal organs, and other freakish distortions, so I had look past a few things in order to finalize the list.
Note: Female characters from science fiction and fantasy are on different lists.
10. Big Barda
Barda was born on Apokolips and is of the race of New Gods; she was raised to be a warrior with the expectation of leading a vicious group called the Female Fury Battalion. After falling in love with Scott Free, she turned against her upbringing and decided to fight for justice. She is a loving wife, and she did not give up her heroic ways after getting married. Barda was always ready to fight when others needed her. She served as a member of the Justice League and of the Birds of Prey. Strong, funny, gentle, and courageous, Big Barda’s presence makes any comic better.
After Barbara Gordon was paralyzed by the Joker, she reinvented herself as Oracle, a computer hacker and information broker. Eventually, she became Batman’s source of information, and she could infiltrate even the most sophisticated of computer systems. She learned a fighting style suited to her life in a wheelchair. Oracle formed the Birds of Prey, trained two Batgirls, and had a love life. Oracle is a genius, an inspiration, and an excellent leader. Her absence from DC’s New 52 is a shame.
8. Lois Lane
The Lois Lane who is on this list as the ace reporter who will fight for the story; this is the Lois Lane from the 1940s, the 1970s, Mark Waid’s ‘Superman: Birthright,’ and Geoff Johns’s ‘Superman: Secret Origin.’ Lois is a self-sufficient woman who is the intellectual equal of Superman. She stands up for those who are bullied and for those who cannot speak for themselves. Lois is relentless, and her pursuit of the truth has brought many to justice.
When it comes to this list, I’m discussing the three most popular Batgirls: Barbara Gordon, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown. All three are tough, brave, clever, and skilled fighters. Each brought something unique to their time as Batgirl, but my favorite is Cassandra Cain. Unable to communicate vocally, Cassandra used her ability to read body language to fight crime. Her mere existence breaks many expectations of a female comic book character – her actions literally do all the talking. Oracle teaches her how to speak, but Cassandra remains a woman of few words. Cassandra Cain, especially during the Kelly Puckett/Damion Scott run, was decisive, brilliant, and badass. I miss her as Batgirl.
One of the first comics I could get my hands on was Marvel’s ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.’ I had to hide my comics (Dad wasn’t a fan), so I didn’t get to read as many as I wanted to, but I remember first seeing Scarlett with a crossbow in the training room, working alongside her other teammates. She fought on the front lines, she was vital to missions, and she trained her teammates in hand-to-hand combat. She bravely went undercover to infiltrate Cobra, getting injured in the process. She recovered and eventually became part of the special ninja team.
5. Wonder Woman
I had a difficult time determining Wonder Woman’s final place on this list. Over the years she has worked with the military, had a fashion boutique, was an Amazon, didn’t have a father, and now has a father, Zeus. She has worn a skirt, pants, shorts, and a high-cut bathing suit style bottom that must have been very uncomfortable during fights. Through all the reboots and wardrobe changes, Wonder Woman has remained a symbol of feminine power. She might not be stronger than Superman, but she is the better warrior. Hopefully DC’s New 52 will get something right and make Wonder Woman a strong and smart leader with memorable opponents. Great heroes are defined by their villains, and Wonder Woman has never had a nemesis like the Joker or Lex Luthor. Wonder Woman is an amazing character; now she needs to consistently be in quality stories.
4. Rose “Gran’ma” Ben
Jeff Smith’s ‘Bone’ is one of my favorite comic books of all time. The epic fantasy follows the three Bone cousins on their journey through the Valley as they help save the world. Rose Ben is the exiled queen of Atheia, and she has been raising her granddaughter, Thorn, in Barrelhaven. Tougher than nails, Rose races cows on foot, and she is strong enough to fight rat creatures with her bare hands. During the battle to protect Atheia from the Locusts, Rose rallies the city’s guards and takes command. Immensely strong, Rose is a formidable leader, and Thorn would not have been prepared for battle or for ruling Atheia if not for Gran’ma Ben.
Helena Bertinelli was born into one of Gotham’s most powerful mafia families. She rejected her family’s life, becoming a teacher and a crime fighter. Her harsh methods bring disapproval from Batman, but she is confident in her mission and her methods, so doesn’t let Batman change her. She rarely needs rescuing; in fact, she helped Nightwing and Batman out of a few tough scrapes. She is independent, fierce, and her dedication is immeasurable. During No Man’s Land, Huntress stands up to the Joker. He shoots her multiple times, but she does not stop protecting the group Joker wants to kill. Helena Bertinelli will be the definitive Huntress for me no matter what DC decides to do in the New 52.
I am disappointed She-Hulk is not in the new ‘Avengers’ movie; if she was, I would have bought my tickets in advance and fought to be first in line. She-Hulk is livelier, funnier, and a lot more interesting than her cousin. Shot by mobsters, Jennifer Walters was saved by Bruce Banner; he gave her a transfusion of his blood. She got the powers of the Hulk: super strength, endurance, and healing ability. She-Hulk can do two things her cousin cannot; she can change at will and retain her intelligence in Hulk form. She has been a member of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the Lady Liberators. One of the reasons why She-Hulk is such a remarkable character comes from her time with the Fantastic Four. She-Hulk got brainwashed into thinking she was a weak, meek, fearful slave. She breaks free of the brainwashing on her own. She punches Dutta and tells him to “SHUT UP!” John Byrne’s ‘The Sensational She-Hulk’ is another one of my favorite comics, full of action and humor, and is another title I miss.
There are several reasons why Storm, born Ororo Munroe, is considered to be one of the greatest comic book characters, male or female, of all time. Storm is a mutant who can control the weather. She is the best leader of the X-Men, with or without her powers. Storm is authoritative, a great strategist, motherly, strong, a warrior, passionate, and a believer that all life is sacred. Any doubts about her ability to make the hard decisions during a crisis were erased when Storm rips out the heart of Marrow, the Morlock with a bomb attached to her heart. Storm’s enemies thought she would never ruthlessly kill anyone, but Storm knew people were in danger, and she knew she had to act. I don’t mind that she doesn’t have her own book; I do prefer her as leader of the X-Men. However, instead of another movie about Iron Man or Wolverine, I would really like to see Storm in her own film.
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I do love a good book and we all have different tastes. Me, I prefer murder mysteries, thrillers and spy novels whereas some of my colleagues prefer biographies and auotobiographies and that’s just for starters. Even our very young pupils enjoy a good book, especially if it’s read to them. I remember having to read and do all the voices when I read for my children…..pirate ones were particularly painful for me but they just loved it. Ooooh Arrrr me lads!
The Scottish Book Trust are celebrating Scottish Book Week from Monday 15th November to Sunday 21st November. As part of their annual celebrations Primary 2 and Primary 3 children will receive a book bag called Read, Write & Count. In the bag there are books, games and activities to carry out.
A letter has been sent, by GroupCall, to all P2 & P3 parents/carers with further information about the contents of the book bag.
There is, also, a parents’ guide for the Book Bags and I have included the link so that you can use the guide to help gain full enjoyment from the Read, Write and Count books and activities.
We hope that the children get lots of enjoyment from their bags of books when they eventually arrive!
UNCRC – RRSA
Article 28 – Every child has the right to an education…..
Article 31 – Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
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February 15, 2009 § 3 Comments
“— Sweet fiction, in which bravado and despair beckon from a cold panache in which the protected essential self suffers flashes of its existence to be immortalized by a writing self that is incapable of performing its actions without mixing our essence with what is false.”
This is Frank Bidart, from “Borges and I,” a poem in his book Desire.
What Bidart refers to in these particular lines* as falsity was to me the beauty, the world. To capture it and mix it with myself gave me shivers of power. I remember my first real novel, which was the first one published, the minor characters who had none of what I thought of as ‘myself’ in them were by far the most thrilling to me, though I knew they were not written with any great brilliance or insight. They were barely the real thing, but they were it; they existed and were not ‘me’; that was the power, with which nothing compares.
*He speaks of it in different ways throughout the long poem, which is an argument, a conversation, a man turning something around and around in his hand. I can’t do justice to his complex perspective.
Last night, Valentine’s Night, I wrote about my happiness and peace in regard to love, which was true when I wrote it. At the same time I knew or feared it wouldn’t be true later, or rather, wouldn’t be true any longer, therefore wouldn’t be able to be written about as a present containing many possibilities. A personal blog has a briefer shelf-life than fiction.
I wanted the story as it was. It was open. Its falsity was the kind that is an invitation.
Tonight I coil myself in words. I would like to keep doing it, page after page, like an autistic savant reciting prime numbers up beyond the budget deficit trillions, but I’ve done that before, and it leaves me with a hangover.
I will leave you with Bidart again, from Desire. The poem is called “If I Could Mourn Like a Mourning Dove” and this is the first part.
“It is what recurs that we believe,
your face not at one moment looking
sideways up at me anguished, or
elate, but the old words welling up…
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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - D.C. is home to the Air and Space Museum, multiple art museums and even a spy museum. But the latest addition to the District's lineup of museums takes on a tough subject in a brand-new facility.
The Victims of Communism Museum opened last month and is rooted in history. Communism has been an adversary of the U.S. throughout time and this museum is a living memorial to both the one hundred million victims of communism and the 1.5 billion who still live under it today.
From Tiananmen Square to Stalin's crackdowns, the museum tells the history of communism using historic artifacts and high-tech video walls.
"Joseph Stalin was one of the worst mass murders in human history," says Andrew Bremberg, president of the museum. "And if we don’t know that, if you don’t know that, when you hear the type of propaganda put forward by Putin today and his attempts at re-Sovieting of Russia and his imperial action within the region."
The museum opened last month and features 10,000 square feet of exhibits divided into three categories: revolutions, repression and resistance.
Interactive displays tell the stories of both victims and survivors of communism. It also puts visitors in the shoes of people who had to make hard choices in order to survive.
"To hear that’s what Putin and Russia are doing today in parts of eastern Ukraine is incredibly disturbing and powerful to hear about, but you won’t know and understand the context of what’s happening if you don’t know the actual history," says Bremberg.
The museum is located on McPherson Square, just one block from the White House, and it is open Monday through Friday.
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The Calcutta High Court has said that same-gender complaints are permitted under the law on sexual harassment at the workplace. The Court held that people of the same gender can complain of sexual harassment against each other. A person of any gender can commit acts of sexual harassment at the workplace.
If a workplace has a gender-neutral policy, both the aggrieved person and the respondent could be either women or men.
How to file a complaint against sexual harassment?
Any aggrieved woman can make a written complaint of sexual harassment at the workplace to the Internal Committee, or Local Committee (if the workplace does not have an Internal Committee).
While filing a complaint, the complainant should submit:
- Six copies of the complaint
- Supporting documents
- Names and addresses of witnesses
Who can assist in making the complaint?
If the aggrieved woman cannot make a written complaint, the Presiding Officer/any Internal Committee member, or the Chairperson/any Local Committee member, should reasonably assist the woman in making the written complaint.
If the woman is unable to make a complaint due to any reason, such as physical/mental incapacity or death, her legal heir or another person (friend, relative, qualified psychologist etc.) can make the complaint.
Is there a time limit to file the complaint?
Yes, the complaint should be filed within three months from the date of the incident of harassment. The concerned Committee may extend the time limit after giving written reasons, if it believes that circumstances prevented the woman from filing a complaint within the period.
Can the complainant resolve the issue through conciliation?
Yes, before the concerned Committee begins an inquiry, the aggrieved woman can request it to settle the matter between her and the respondent through conciliation. However, no monetary settlement should be made as a basis of conciliation.
The concerned Committee will record any settlement reached through conciliation, and forward the information to the employer or the District Officer to take recommended action. The aggrieved woman and the respondent will receive copies of the settlement.
Once a conciliation settlement is reached, the concerned Committee will not conduct any further inquiry. However, if the respondent does not obey any terms of the settlement, the aggrieved woman can inform the concerned Committee, which will then inquire into the complaint or forward the complaint to the police if required.
How does the concerned Committee inquire into the complaint?
The concerned Committee will send a copy of the complaint to the respondent within seven working days.
Within ten working days of receiving the copy, the respondent must file their response along with documents, and witness details.
If the respondent is an employee of the workplace, the concerned Committee will inquire into the complaint according to the applicable service rules. If both the complainant and respondent are employees, the Committee will give both parties the opportunity of being heard. Both parties will receive a copy of the Committee’s findings so that they can make representation against the findings before the Committee.
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