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The United States has declared a public health emergency to address the recent outbreak of swine flu.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Sunday the action
will allow authorities to release funding and stockpiles of anti-viral
The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Dr. Richard Besser, said that so far, 20 cases of swine flu have been
confirmed in five U.S. states (Texas, California, New York, Kansas and Ohio). Officials say they expect to see more infections in the coming days.
In neighboring Canada, health officials (in the eastern province of Nova Scotia) confirmed four cases of swine flu among a group of students who recently traveled to Mexico.
Mexican authorities say 86 people have died from the flu, while more
than 1,300 others have been sickened. Some churches in Mexico canceled
services to prevent transmission of the disease. Officials also called
off concerts and sporting matches.
The World Health Organization has declared the virus "a public health
emergency of international concern" with "pandemic potential."
Suspected swine flu cases also are being tested in New Zealand, Spain and France.
The WHO is recommending that all countries intensify efforts to track
its potential spread, but there are growing concerns about the impact
that swine flu may have on air travel.
Authorities in Russia have banned meat imports from Mexico, several U.S. states and some Caribbean countries.
Health officials say the unusual flu strain contains genetic material
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Bamboo as a sustainable material of architecture in australia
THEME: Material and sustainable design
ABSTRACT: Bamboo is a material that is became much more application in daily life. Architecture is one of applying scope that is increasing used. The bamboo’s architecture not only limit on the places such as East-Asia, South-Asia and South-America which is also increasing applied in USA and Europe such as Germany, Spain and Italy. However, bamboo as a sustainable material of architecture, the development of bamboo’s architecture in Australia is very slow. In Australia, there are only very less architecture that is widely applied with bamboo. Most of them just stay in the stage of bamboo’s flooring, furniture and decorations. Hence, this paper investigated bamboo as a sustainable material of architecture in Australia. At the first, this paper studied the advantages and disadvantages of the Bamboo and the bamboo’s architecture in the whole world to analysis the feasibility of bamboo’s architecture in Australia. After that, this research paper explore the history, recent situation, coming development of bamboo and bamboo‘s architecture to analysis the problem that is facing and development of future. At last, this paper has a comparison between bamboo and wood and analysis that is wood became a. obstacle of the development of bamboo’s architecture.
Bamboo is a material that has been used for different application such as cooking, fabrics and clothing, agriculture, weapons, instruments, interior decorations and building materials. Bamboo is widely used for building material in the East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia since thousand years ago. In 21th century, place like American, Europe, start to apply bamboo in architecture and application of bamboo in architecture is increasing. Although materials like masonry, concrete and steel are the main construction materials in the recent history of architecture, there is a societal push for more sustainable architectural materials nowadays. Bamboo is an extremely durable material that has a potential to replace materials such as timber and steel. However, there are a lot of factors that is affecting the application of bamboo in the architecture. This research paper studied the characteristic, advantages and disadvantages of bamboo and examined building that is applied bamboo in the whole world. This paper also explored the history, recent situation and future development of bamboo in Australia and one example of bamboo architecture in Australia is studied. In addition, there is a comparison between Bamboo and wood.
Advantages of Bamboo
Bamboo has a good strength and durability, it can be stronger than oak, even steel, it is light and flexible at the same time and has a good water resistance (green build 2012). Bamboo has good earthquake resistance, the bamboo of buildings in Colombia still stood strong when a 6.2 earthquake was happened in January 1999 (The Permaculture Research Institute 2011). Bamboo is an environmental friendly material. Bamboo only needs 30 MJ/m3 per N/mm2, it is less than the energy requirement of concrete, steel and timber (J. Bamboo 2003). Hardwood trees release less thirty-five percentages oxygen than bamboo (Bamboo Grove Home 2008). Thus, bamboo can meet the requirement of energy efficiency that is more important in nowadays. The regeneration of bamboo only need about two to three years, so bamboo can provide a large number of resources in a short period (J. Bamboo 2003). Each part of the bamboo can be made different kind of products. So, there is only has little waste (Bamboo Grove Home 2008). One of advantages of bamboo is it low cost when it compared with other architectural materials such as concrete, timber, steel, masonry. The cost of a bamboo house is not more than 450USD in Ecuador and most of people can afford the price. The bamboo industry can also increase the employment (J. Bamboo 2003). This is one of the main reasons that bamboo can be successful applied in commercial all over the world. It is easy to build houses with bamboo because it no need require high technology to build and bamboo can be maintained and replaced anytime (Bamboo Grove Home 2008). Moreover, bamboo can grows in a wide range of climate environment such as low wetlands, arid regions, top of the mountain. Unlike other crops, bamboo no need agricultural chemicals to grow strongly (Bamboo Grove Home 2008).That is why bamboo are more natural and would not affect human health. After Harvesting, the root of the bamboo still stay in the soil, it could protect the soil and provide nutrients for the next plant (Bamboo Grove Home 2008).
Disadvantages of bamboo
Although bamboo has a lot of benefit, there are also some disadvantages. The starchy interior of bamboo always attracts to insects and it is hard to paint the surface of the bamboo due to the natural waterproof coating (Natural Building Colloquium Southwest). In addition, the right time of the harvest is important so that bamboo have the best strength and minimize erode by pests. As the damage by insects, fire, fungi and rot, bamboo also need to have a good treatment such as smoking fires in kilns and using chemical coating to keep bamboo in a high quality (green build 2012). The procedure of cutting and drying the bamboo is also important for prevent erode. As the bamboo is easy to absorb moisture, the properties of bamboo will reduce, hence, a covered and dry place is provided for the store of bamboo. Most of the stem of bamboo does not grow straight totally and the diameter and thickness of one bamboo is not the same (Minke 2012). Hence, it is hard to keep bamboo in a standard.
Bamboo buildings in the whole world
As bamboo solutions have a lot of advantages, it is not surprise that Asian and Central and South American widely integrate bamboo in their applications in daily life and culture. North American pays more attention to the application of bamboo in building (green build 2012). After the ZERI pavilion in the world EXPO 2000 is built, more European architects and engineers feel Interesting to bamboo. Ten years later, the pavilions in world EXPO show bamboo as a high-performance sustainable material (Minke 2012). Nowadays, more and more bamboo architecture appear in Europe and all around the world. Two examples are study in the following. The first example is the Vietnam Pavilion by Vo Trong Nghia in China. The building is over 10m height and the whole piece of facade and interior structures are built by bamboos (Sanchez Vidiella 2011). It shows that it is possible to apply bamboo in a large scale of architecture and it is successfully used bamboo widely in a big architecture. The second example is the Pacific Tahitian by David Sands in United Sates. It is a prefabricated house which is made by bamboo and it was assemble in Vietnam and sent it to Hawaii to build up on site. It spent two days only (Sanchez Vidiella 2011). Hence, the process of the produce is not necessary in the locals. Most of the bamboo resource of Europe and America are imported from Colombia. Countries such as German, Italy and Spain import bamboo from Colombia, Ecuador and Indonesia. Although it need cost for transportation, it is still cheaper than wood. In USA, although they have their own plantations, it is cheaper to import bamboo from Colombia or China. (Minke 2012) In conclusion, Australia has potential to plant its own bamboo and applied in architecture widely.
History of bamboo in Australia
In Australia, bamboo is not a common material compare to Asia. In Asia, bamboo is used in cooking, furniture, musical instruments, architecture, weapon, artifact……bamboo has already integrated in the society and culture of Asia. In Australia, bamboo has a bad reputation, which is acting an invaded character (The RIC Good Wood Guide 1998). Therefore, the attitude of how people treat the bamboo and the culture was affecting the development of bamboo. This is also one of the reasons why the bamboo of Australia is developing slowly. However, there are at least three indigenous bamboos in Australia and one of them has been applied in the material of an instrument over four thousand years (The RIC Good Wood Guide 1998). Unfortunately, it did not apply in buildings and used widely in daily life.
Bamboo architecture in Australia
Nowadays, most of the applications of bamboo in Australia just stay in the small scale objects such as flooring, furniture, gardening so on. There is only less large scale of architecture that is made by bamboo or widely applied bamboo as a façade or structure of architecture. There is an example. The Bamboo Loveshack is the first bamboo’s building that is designed and built by Australia’s students in Australia. The Bamboo Loveshack is a permanent architecture which is used for community at Randwick. The Loveshack shows that bamboos have potential to be an architectural material that can be applied at shelter, gazebos and houses. The Bamboo is used for Loveshack , which is come from a plantation in north-east New South Wales (Faculty of the built environment 2008). Except the doors are built with timber, most of the part of the building are made by bamboo including the part of structure (bambooroo). The scale of Loveshack is small, but it is meaningful. It shows the ability of bamboo widely applied for permanent architecture in Australia and Australia can also provide local’s bamboo for architecture.
Recent situation of bamboo in Australia
The followings are analysis about the problems and situation that is happened nowadays. Although bamboo has a lot of benefits, bamboo is hard to pass the quality assurance standards, specification standard and regulations of Australia’s government (The Archives of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia 1992). Hence, the position and support of the government is very important and it is acting an important character of the development of the bamboo. For example, even Australia provide a good environment to develop bamboo, the government can still block the development. Moreover, although the increasing of Asian people in Australia rise the needs for good quality of bamboo for different requirements of used, Australia still lack a complete set to produce mature bamboo and good quality of bamboo. The complete set including the efficiently skills of builders, the design of architect, the knowledge of engineer, the treatment, harvesting of producer (The RIC Good Wood Guide 1998). The craftsmen in Australia also do not have professional knowledge and skills for making furniture and interior decorations (The Archives of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia 1992). That means, Australia also need to train people and improve their knowledge to handle the future development of bamboo or else the situation will be the same as today. Although there are big areas of land is suitable to plant bamboo, Australia still imports different bamboo products (The Archives of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia 1992). That also means that Australia has potential to provide its own bamboo resource for architecture. Nowadays, Golden bamboo, Painted bamboo and Balcooa are three kinds of bamboos that are planted in Australia. The balcooa could be used in building and it is better than the other two (The RIC Good Wood Guide 1998). This is a example which is showing the feasibility of planting bamboo in Australia.
Future development of Bamboo in Australia
In the future, development of bamboo in Australia is optimistic. As the native timber environment become worse and reduce, the needs of bamboo will increase in Australia due to the benefits of bamboo, especially the advantage to the environment (The RIC Good Wood Guide 1998). It shows that bamboo has a potential to become a common material in Australia, it can be one of the material that is applied in architecture. As Different kind of bamboos as garden ornamentals are sold in Australia, the market of bamboo is increasing and there will be more and more applications of bamboo in the future(The Archives of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia 1992). It will promote the need of bamboo in Australia and more people will be accept and know bamboo. Hence, it also promotes the development of bamboo of architecture in Australia. The price of the bamboo furniture which is imported from South-East Asia, is expensive due to the custom and transportation charge. If Australia can produce its own bamboo furniture, it can save money. Australia absolutely has the potential and experience to produce its own products and design and produce the better one (The Archives of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia 1992). This is a good reason to develop the bamboo’s industry. Some of the organizations such as the Rainforest information Centre, the Bello Bamboo Company are promoting the applications of bamboo in daily life. It is also to form a complete set such as the promotion of the bamboo’s culture, the training of the engineer, craftsmen, architect so on (The RIC Good Wood Guide 1998). Until 2002, there are 200 hectares of bamboo plantation in Australia. However, the industry has competed with price of import.
Comparison between wood and bamboo
In Australia, timber is a common material that is used widely in different part of building, but bamboo just applied in a narrow field of architecture. In the following, bamboo and wood are compared. As bamboo is a good renewable resource, it needs only one to five years to be mature. Hardwood needs at least twenty year before it can be harvested. Some of the hardwoods like oak need over forty years to become mature (Bamboo Grove Home). Trees absorb less 40%CO2 than bamboos (green builder). In addition, some kinds of the bamboo are very strong and durable. It can have the same durability with red oak, Strand woven bamboo can even harder than red oak. (about.com). In each week, we lost one million acres of forests in the whole world. If bamboo displaces part of the hardwood, bamboo can recover part of the forests that are lost. Bamboo can also replace wood in each field including building materials. Compare with wood, bamboo can adapt more different climate condition (Bamboo Grove Home). Hence, the market of bamboo has potential to replace timber in the future (The Archives of The Rare Fruit Council of Australia 1992).
To conclude, bamboo as a renewable, cheap, strong, flexible, durability, light good water-resistance easy to plant and build, the applications of bamboo is increasing in the daily life of the whole world, even there has some disadvantages of bamboo, those problems are trifling matter and easy to solve it. That is why more and more bamboo is applied in architecture in the world. However, impediments such as regulations, culture, import competition, skills are the unfavorable factors that are preventing the development of the bamboo architecture in Australia. Nevertheless, the future development of bamboo’s architecture is still bright as the increasing used and benefits of bamboo.
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Sustainability 2021-22 Summer Letter
Princeton Day School’s mission is to prepare students “to act knowledgeably, to lead thoughtfully, to share generously, and to contribute meaningfully.” To fulfill this mission, we must graduate students who understand the ecological consequences of their actions. We believe that the students themselves are our largest carbon footprint, that their personal and professional decisions now and in the future will help determine the fate of the planet.
Our goal is to nurture a culture of environmental stewardship by working simultaneously in facilities, behavior, and curriculum. We want our graduates to understand that they live in a world of limited resources, that everything is connected, and that how they use those resources affects the lives of future generations.
We decided in 2006 to make greening the school one of our major initiatives; it was clear that a 21st century education was incomplete without teaching eco-literacy and modeling ecological decision-making in our institutional behavior and on our campus. Today our sustainability program is considered one of the best in the country and our graduates are known for their environmental activism and stewardship. We are founding members of OASIS (Organizing Action on Sustainability In Schools), a NJ non-profit school consortium, helping to model and lead the way to school sustainability statewide.
Princeton Day Announces Environmental Stewardship with ENGIE Agreement. Read more!
2017 Eco-Schools Green Flag Award
2015 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School
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Green Restaurant Association - 4-Star Designation
Garden of the Year from NJ Farm to School Network 2015
2011 Bronze Level River-Friendly School Certification from Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association
2009 Kiwi Magazine Grand Prize “Crusaders Award for Excellence in School Meals”
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Year 2 length investigation using string. Use string to go over the lines and then measure each piece to compare and order the lengths.
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Visits Coast Guard Training Center
By Shane Nolan
April 2, 2012 - Coast Guard Aviation Training Center
Mobile played host to one of the last surviving Tuskegee
airmen, Thursday, during a brief visit to the unit where
he spoke to the crewmembers and trainees who are
Before his tour, Calvin Moret was treated to a tour of
the facility that included in-depth descriptions of each
of the different airframes that the training center
utilizes. Moret was also allowed to pilot one of the
high-tech flight simulators that are unique to ATC.
After his address to the Coast Guardsmen of the training
center, Moret was taken on an area flight in an HC-144
Ocean Sentry fixed-wing aircraft.
The Coast Guard Aviation Training Center (ATC) in
Mobile, Alabama is a multi-mission unit, acting as the
Coast Guard's aviation and capabilities development
center, as well as an operational air station.
Training is conducted to qualify Coast Guard pilots in
the HU-25 "Guardian", the HH-60 "Jayhawk", the HH-65
"Dolphin" , the HC-130 Hercules, the HC-130J Hercules,
HC-144 "Ocean Sentry."
All pilots initially trained at ATC return once a year
for a one week proficiency course in their designated
The ATC Mobile evaluation center is responsible for
ensuring that Coast Guard aviation forces are using the
best equipment and tactics to successfully complete all
The Operations Division, flying the HC-144A Ocean Sentry, is a segment within the ATC command that conducts traditional Coast Guard air station missions including Search and Rescue, Homeland Security, and Environmental Protection.
The Operation Division operates under the tactical
control of the Eighth Coast Guard District and has area
of responsibility that extends from the Louisiana/Texas
border to the eastern edge of the Florida panhandle.
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile take Calvin Moret on a tour of their facility, March 29, 2012. Moret, a Tuskegee airmen, came to ATC to speak about his history with the historic fighter group and to share his personal experiences.
|Calvin Moret figures out the controls to one of Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile's high-tech flight simulators, March 29, 2012. Moret, a Tuskegee airmen, came to ATC to speak about his history with the historic fighter group and to share his personal experiences.|
mission of the Aviation Training Center (ATC) is to produce
mission ready aircrews and develop aviation capabilities. ATC
provides core training for rotary wing and fixed wing pilots,
rescue swimmers and aircrews for air stations Coast Guard wide.
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I’ve been in the security arena for some time now, like many of my friends and colleagues. For over a decade, we have been presented with several vendors that deliver yearly reports summarizing various attributes of the industry: vulnerabilities, hack attacks, spam, malware, breaches, and more. They are typically delivered in summaries that can be read by any level of an organization. More recently, they center around ‘infographics‘ that attempt to convey the major points in an aesthetic fashion.
Most reports are released with a lot of fanfare; news articles that praise the report, hem and haw over the findings, and tell users things are bad. What we rarely see is any establishment, news or otherwise, challenge the data. The few that do are typically lost in the mass of blogs and are given as much scrutiny as the articles they debunk. Even when data is out there to quickly refute such a report, the people seeking to do so are few and far between; even when it is their job to do so.
The reason? Security companies, professionals, and journalists are complacent. They are happy to get the numbers that help them. For some, it sells copy. For others, it gets security budget. Since it helps them, their motivation to question or challenge the data goes away. They never realize that their “threat intelligence” source is stale and serving up bad data.
All of this came up again with today’s release of the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) [Full report – PDF]. Note that I am an officer of the Open Security Foundation (OSF), and we track two of the many general data points that Symantec does. We run a vulnerability database, and we run a database that tracks breaches. Symantec has previously used OSF breach data, but recently stopped after being informed that it was not acceptable to do so commercially without a license. I believe this is the first report that uses their own. And it shows. That said, I am only going to focus on vulnerability data, as that is my real area of interest and where I spend a majority of waking hours.
In addition, Symantec maintains one of the world’s most comprehensive vulnerability databases, currently consisting of more than 51,644 recorded vulnerabilities (spanning more than two decades) from over 16,687 vendors representing over 43,391 products.
Given the number of vulnerability databases (VDBs) out there, at least ones that could be considered sizable by any measure, this is technically true. However, the rest of the quoted material reminds us that they are not even close to comprehensive, and their numbers are in line with specialty databases that focus on a specific purpose or type of information. According to the report, they cataloged 6253 vulnerabilities in 2010, 4989 in 2011, and 5291 in 2012. To put that into perspective, that is 2877 less than IBM/ISS X-Force, 4485 less than Secunia (note: their abstraction will result in duplicates and a higher count to some degree), and 1289 less than CVE/NVD, which is the “no child left behind” of VDBs. Seriously, Symantec isn’t even keeping a 100% mapping to CVE, and they call their database “comprehensive”. Symantec’s 5291 vulnerabilities in 2012 is approximately 58% of the vulnerabilities cataloged by OSVDB. As one project moderator said, a generous professor might even round that to a D-.
Looking further, Symantec’s report says they cataloged 14 ‘zero day’ vulnerabilities in 2010, 8 in 2011, and 14 in 2012. In this context, ‘zero day’ means “A zero-day vulnerability is one that is reported to have been exploited in the wild before the vulnerability is public knowledge and prior to a patch being publicly available.” This is basically the same definition OSVDB uses for our “Discovered in the Wild” flag. However, our numbers differ from theirs: 39 in 2010, 31 in 2011, and 25 in 2012. Note that tracking this specific statistic is very difficult for any VDB. I can say with certainty that we have not flagged all of the vulnerabilities that fit this bill, but we have made a considerable effort to do so based on the information available.
Several reports including Symantec, IBM / ISS X-Force, and others have recently started highlighting statistics surrounding the vulnerabilities in web browsers. This probably seems simple to most people, even many security professionals. I can assure you, that is not the case. As a recent example, Carsten Eiram of Risk Based Security (a sponsor of OSF / OSVDB) has spent the last three months doing extensive analysis and reworking of WebKit vulnerabilities. WebKit serves as the central rendering engine for several browsers including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, RIM / BlackBerry, and soon Opera. This generally means that any vulnerability in WebKit will likely affect the four browsers mentioned, and more. In the real world, due to vendors not playing well with others, we see Apple release vague vulnerabilities attributed to WebKit months after Google Chrome does the same. Carsten’s digging and analysis has found a considerable amount of duplicate CVE assignments as a result. In addition, he has found many additional vulnerabilities that were either silently patched by vendors, or remain unpatched currently, simply by using the same resources as the developers. With this in mind, the Symantec statistics are more revealing:
In 2012, they show 38 Apple Safari, 30 Google Chrome, 21 Mozilla Firefox, 7 Microsoft IE, and 4 Opera vulnerabilities. Given that OSVDB has cataloged 219 vulnerabilities in WebKit in 2012 alone, that means the Symantec statistics are worthless. Those 219 vulnerabilities largely affect both Chrome and Safari, as well as other browsers. Even if we switch to look at vulnerabilities specific to Google Chrome we see 221, and for Apple Safari we see 66 distinct vulnerabilities. This kind of oversight in browser statistics is, for lack of better words, amateur hour.
[Update 6/7/2013 – As pointed out in a comment below, I misread this as # of vulns rather than percentage. I am leaving the paragraph above in full for posterity. However, please note that all of my comments would also affect their percentages as well. I certainly screwed this part up, but their stats are still wrong. =)]
Another hot topic the last two years are vulnerabilities in SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems. These are the systems that run vital parts of the world’s infrastructure, including electric, gas, sewage, and more. According to the Symantec report:
In 2012, there were 85 public SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) vulnerabilities, a massive decrease over the 129 vulnerabilities in 2011.
These statistics, if used for any guidance in SCADA facilities, should be criminal. OSVDB cataloged 167 SCADA vulnerabilities in 2011, and saw it jump to 211 in 2012. We’ve already cataloged 66 SCADA vulnerabilities in 2013, due to increased diligence in monitoring SCADA vendors for reports that may not make their way to ICS-CERT.
Toward the end of the report, in their “Looking Ahead” section, they give some general predictions of what is to come. “More State-sponsored Cyber Attacks”, “Social Media Will Be a Major Security Battleground”, “Sophisticated Attack Techniques Trickle Down”, “Attacks Against Cloud Providers Will Increase”, “Websites Will Become More Dangerous”, and “Increasingly Vicious Malware”. These are hardly ground-breaking or interesting, as they have all been the status quo for many years. What I find interesting is that the statistics they offer show a drop in vulnerabilities, both overall and in specific sectors such as SCADA. Symantec’s numbers don’t support their predictions very well.
I think it is fair to say that Symantec has lost sight of the real value of such reports. Instead, I envision Symantec planning meetings about the graphics, presentation style, and narrative they’re presenting. Vulnerability statistics are not easy; in fact, they are exceedingly difficult to get right. You would think that a company with the resources and longevity of Symantec could figure that out. Unfortunately, the report has become the focus, not the reliable data that should drive it.
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The Quiet American (2002 film)
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The 2002 version of The Quiet American, in contrast to the 1958 version, depicted Greene's original ending and treatment of the principal American character, Pyle. Like the novel, the film illustrates Pyle's moral culpability in arranging terrorist actions aimed at the French colonial government and the Viet Minh. Going beyond Greene's original work, the film used a montage ending with superimposed images of American soldiers from the intervening decades of the Vietnam War.
Miramax had paid $5.5 million for the rights to distribute the film in North America and some other territories, and this film went on to gross US$12.9 million in limited theatrical release in the United States. The film received positive reviews from critics and Michael Caine was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Set in 1952 in Saigon, Vietnam, toward the end of the French war against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945-1954), on one level The Quiet American is a love story about the triangle that develops between Thomas Fowler, a British journalist in his fifties; a young American idealist, supposedly an aid worker, named Alden Pyle; and Phuong, a Vietnamese woman. On another level it is also about the growing American involvement that led to the full-scale American war in Vietnam.
Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), who narrates the story, is involved in the war only as a reporter, an unengaged observer, apart from one crucial event. Pyle (Brendan Fraser), who represents America and its policies in Vietnam, is a CIA operative sent to steer the war according to America’s interests, and is passionately devoted to the ideas of York Harding, an American foreign policy theorist who said that what Vietnam needed was a "third force" to take the place of both the colonialists and the Vietnamese rebels and restore order. This supposedly anti-colonialist and anti-communist force was plainly meant to be America, and so Pyle sets about creating a "Third Force" against the Viet Minh by using a Vietnamese splinter group headed by corrupt militia leader General Thé (based on the actual Trinh Minh The). His arming of Thé's militia with American weaponry leads to a series of terrorist bombings in Saigon. These bombings, dishonestly blamed on the Communists in order to further American outrage, kill a number of innocent people, including women and children.
Meanwhile, Pyle has stolen Fowler's Vietnamese mistress Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen), promising her marriage and security. When Fowler finds out about Pyle's involvement in the bombings, he takes one definitive action to seal all of their fates. He indirectly agrees to let his assistant, Hinh (Tzi Ma), and his Communist cohorts confront Pyle; when Pyle tries to flee, Hinh fatally stabs him. Phuong subsequently returns to Fowler, and while the local French police commander (Rade Šerbedžija) suspects Fowler's role in Pyle's murder, he has no evidence and does not pursue the matter.
- Michael Caine as Thomas Fowler
- Brendan Fraser as Alden Pyle
- Do Thi Hai Yen as Phuong
- Rade Šerbedžija as Inspector Vigot
- Tzi Ma as Hinh
- Robert Stanton as Joe Tunney
- Holmes Osborne as Bill Granger
- Quang Hai as General Thé
The film earned positive reviews from critics, as it currently holds an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 151 reviews.
- Official website
- The Quiet American at the Internet Movie Database
- The Quiet American at AllMovie
- The Quiet American at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Quiet American at Box Office Mojo
- "By the Bombs' Early Light" - essay by H. Bruce Franklin on the historical context of the novel and the 2002 film
- "Michael Caine Makes Noise: He dismisses claims that The Quiet American is somehow anti-American" - Interview with film critic Joe Leydon on controversies surrounding the film
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On November 17th and 18th, 2013, as shown in the above graphic, Comet ISON - which signifies Yahshua our Messiah coming in righteous judgment - will be transiting over the star Spica the Branch, which is tied to Yahshua as the “Tzemach” or Righteous Branch out of Jesse and David (Isaiah 11:1-2, Jeremiah 23:4-6) at the same time that the Full Moon is transiting over the Zodiac sign Taurus the Bull. As this time, Comet ISON will pass directly over the star Spica, which marks Virgo the Virgin’s birth canal, and Virgo signifies the Virgin Mary, and also the Bride of Christ. Therefore, it allegorically suggests that ISON is going to be born from out of the Two-House Church of Judah (Messianic Jews) and Ephraim (Christians) that is signified by Virgo!
At the same time, the Full Moon is going to move between the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters in the body and face of Taurus the Bull. This is prophetically very important because the Full Moon is a symbol of the Church when it is full of the most spiritual light. This means it symbolizes the Church of born again believers who are spiritually mature, and fully reflecting the light of God, who is Christ and are therefore members of the Church of Philadelphia.
It is also important because Taurus signifies the Tribe of Joseph, as well as the modern Gentile Nations that have been most blessed by God in the West. The two star clusters in the face of Taurus therefore represent two groups of believers that are connected to Christianity and Messianic Judaism in the West, but that have spread throughout the whole world.
The Hyades in Taurus’ face signifies the Redeemed that will be snatched out of the remaining six of the Seven Churches or Congregations in the Book of Revelation, and taken to safety in the Rapture as a part of the Church of Philadelphia. Meanwhile, the six brightest stars of the Pleiades that are figuratively riding on Taurus the Bull’s back signify the six Churches that are apostate in some way, and heavily influenced by the Ecumenical Movement’s Beastly religious system, or the Whore of Babylon. The Pleiades star cluster therefore represents the Foolish Virgins in the Churches that will be left behind after the First Rapture, and who will be tried and tested in the fire of the Great Tribulation.
It is also interesting to note here that, at the same time that Comet ISON is moving over Spica and the Moon is moving over Taurus in the heavens, Comet Lovejoy will move into Ursa Major the big Sheep Pen representing Redeemed Believers. This will happen on November 18th, when ISON will have just passed over the Star Spica. In addition, Comet LINEAR will be in Bootes, the Good Shepherd and Reaper of the Choice Wheat, and Comet Encke will be near the planet Mercury at Virgo's feet, while Saturn is in Libra, the Scales of Righteous Judgment. Together with Saturn, Encke is a sign of Satan’s desire to destroy the Messiah Yahshua and His born-again saints, which are figuratively represented by Comet ISON.
For this reason, this sign is a very strong one that may be important from a Rapture Watch perspective. I therefore made this graphic and created this short article to alert everyone to it. No one knows when the Rapture will be, but I feel in my spirit that it will be very soon!
In the meantime, may our wonderful Father God Yahweh bless you all, and Maranatha!
Our beloved Yahshua is coming very soon!
Your Sister in Yahshua,
Helena Lehman of the
Pillar of Enoch Ministry
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A new survey by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts that the passenger traffic in the Middle East will be 258mn annually by 2035, registering a strong 5% growth. The travel market will be dominated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a growth rate of 6.3%, followed by Qatar with 4.7% and Saudi Arabia with 4.1%. Saudia (Saudi Arabian Airlines) reported that the number of passengers it carried in 2015 was 5% more than the number in 2014. Last year, the carrier transported 29,492,710 passengers, up by 1,309,095 in 2014.
Owing to the rising number of travellers coming to and going out of the Middle East, Saudia, the leading state-owned airline in Saudi Arabia, has decided to add 200 aircraft to its fleet by the year 2020. On Saudi Arabia’s National Day this year, the Ministry of Transportation declared that Saudia will have another 63 new passenger aeroplanes (including both domestic-purpose and international-purpose planes) added to its fleet. The new fleet includes 35 Airbus A320/A321neo, 15 Boeing 777-300ER, and 13 Boeing 787 planes. In 2017, another set of 30 planes, including 22 from A330R, 777-300ER and 787-9 ranges, will be received by Saudi Arabia. To further improve and expand its aviation industry, Saudi Arabia has partnered with many organisations through the General Authority of Civil Aviation. Saudia’s efforts to improve its services and efficiency doesn’t stop here. The carrier’s IT team has given up the traditional enterprise content management (ECM) system to deploy new and advanced Laserfiche ECM solution. With the new platform, tasks like searching, retrieving, and archiving documents has become simpler and smoother. Time taken for document processing and approval has also reduced.
“Saudi Arabian Airlines aims to have 200 aeroplanes, 45mn annual passengers, and 1000 daily flights by the year 2020.”
All these developments are the results of the Kingdom’s determined efforts to bolster the country’s aviation industry. These developments are also a part of the Saudi government’s Vision 2030. As the Vision also focuses on employment of Saudi nationals across all private and public entities, the Ministry of Education has decided to offer 5,000 scholarships to Saudi students to let them pursue aviation and aircraft maintenance courses in the US and Europe. Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) too is helping create job opportunities for nationals, especially women, in airlines. Saudia has announced that it will be employing 300 women in the coming three years. According to local news channels, 221 women will be placed in the catering division at Saudia’s Madinah and Jeddah sites. A total of 120 women have already been employed in Saudia’s logistics and retail units. These strategies and moves indicate that realising Vision 2030 would not be a very difficult task for the country. These moves also suggest that Saudi nationals would fill up a good portion of the country’s modernised aviation industry in the near future.
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How To Use CBD Oil For Pain?
Topically: You can use CBD cream that contains CBD oil so that it can be applied topically directly to affected pain areas. By applying locally, you can reduce pain and inflammation to treat stiff, achy joints. Therapeutic salves are also sometimes available, which are also applied directly to your skin. Conditions relating to pain are one of the main reasons why people visit physicians.
Nowadays, CBD oil has become so popular that people use it to gain relief from different types of pain instead of drugs. CBD oil is a derivative of the cannabis plant, and it has many of the organic chemical compounds found in the hemp or marijuana plants.
CBD oil does not generate the “high” feeling that usually comes from THC, and this makes it safe for even children.
You Can Skip Pain Killers: How Does CBD Oil Interact With Your Body?
The human body has a network system known as the endocannabinoid system (ECS), which controls bodily activities relating to cannabis. It has two essential receptors, the CB1 and CB2 receptors, and it uses these receptors to give cannabinoids their effects on the human body.
CBD explicitly communicates with the CB2 receptor to deliver several remedial impacts for managing pain. Furthermore, its cooperation with the CB2 receptor facilitates the negation of mind-altering effects, which results from the interaction of THC and the CB1 receptor.
Where does CBD oil come from? Marijuana and hemp are two unique types of cannabis plants. It is, nonetheless, critical to take note that CBD gotten from either hemp or cannabis has similarities.....
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Here at Chromatik, we're constantly trying to add new content for you to enrich your practice sessions. In our weekly Chromatik content feature, we highlight the best selections in our latest tutorial arrivals. This week has lots of keyboard-centric pieces, ranging from early 00s adult alternative piano ballads about walking long distances to tutorials on organ work for gospel’s more audacious pieces. Click through to see our personal favorites.
The fluttering piano that kicks off Vanessa Carlton’s 2002 hit single has become a radio staple (don’t act like you’ve never hummed the melody). Here’s your chance to become a star at your next house party and impress all your friends by busting out this iconic piano melody.
Did you know that there’s multiple ways to pluck a guitar string? That’s right, you don’t know everything about guitar. Wipe that smug grin off your face and learn some percussive guitar techniques. Commonly found in ragtime and American primitive music, percussive guitar is often used on guitars with classical or nylon strings (John Fahey rocks the percussive guitar technique, so that should give you an idea of its sound).
Defined by its high-energy organ pieces, shout music is basically the punk contingent of gospel. Learn the secrets to this divine, adrenaline pumping use of the organ through this lesson that teaches basic shout chords necessary to bring the spirit of the Lord into your church (or at least your apartment? the Lord will be brought, somewhere).
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Septuagenarian opera singers aren’t the first people you’d expect to speak out about music in the digital age, but few have been more articulate on the matter than the great Spanish tenor Placido Domingo. “I believe passionately in the right of artists to earn a living from their craft,” he says. “It is only if artists, and those who invest in them, have their rights promoted in the digital environment that they can continue to make the music we all love.”
Over the past fourteen years, since the launch of peer-to-peer filesharing service Napster, those rights have been harder and harder to protect, whether you’re Domingo, Dylan or Diddy. The recent news that global recorded music revenues are growing for the first time since Napster’s launch in 1999 must therefore be cause for tentative celebration – even if the growth is only 0.3%.
But the menace of illegal music-sharing still looms large. “Our markets remain rigged by illegal free music,” says Frances Moore, Chief Executive of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, whose latest findings estimate that a massive 32% of all internet users still regularly access unlicensed music sites.
This turns what’s left of the legal online music space into a vicious turf war where the rules of engagement change constantly and a titan like Apple – which, according to Asymco analyst Horace Dediu, controls around 75% of the $9.3bn digital music space – must watch its back. Witness the launch later this year of iTunes Radio, intended to counter the attack from subscription services like Spotify and Pandora, that now boast tens of millions of users worldwide and whose profits make up more than 10% of overall digital revenues.
But if life in the small, legal digital space is tough for the mainstream record industry and content-distribution companies, it’s even more precarious for those in classical music, whose audience has traditionally exhibited very different buying, listening and collecting habits to those in the pop world.
Change of tune
Quite apart from the fact that the average classical listener is older and possibly less tech-savvy, the nature of the music and its constant re-interpretation by new artists over the decades means many enthusiasts seek out multiple recordings of the same piece. But as with other forms of music, the rise of digital technology has drastically altered how people consume classical.
Where previously, building a library meant shelling out cash on vinyl, cassettes or CDs to grow a collection over a lifetime, now it might mean downloading a slew of iTunes tracks, checking out a dozen different interpretations of the same piece for free on YouTube, or, increasingly, joining a streaming service like Spotify.
It’s hard to see how this trend, an echo of what is happening in all other media spheres, will be reversed. “There’s a difference between listening and collecting, and there’s an ownership pride in classical music which exists and which I don’t think is going to change,” says Jonathan Gruber, managing director of the leading classical music digital consultancy Ulysses Arts and the former head of digital at the Universal Classics label.
“For me the point is really about the inevitability of digital,” he says. “It’s not a question of having a choice, of either embracing this or letting it go past: if we don’t embrace it, it will develop in a way that we’re not happy with. And classical music will run the risk of becoming less relevant if it doesn’t engage with the way the rest of the world is moving.”
The Spotify model is radical because it both satisfies impatient consumers who have become used to enjoying vast amounts of music at their fingertips and compensates the artists and rights holders who create it.
By protecting artists’ copyright, Spotify has therefore been hailed, however gingerly, as a possible saviour of the beleaguered recording industry. In his lime green office near the High Line in New York’s Chelsea, the company’s Chief Content Officer Ken Parks tells me how a passion for music and a deep respect for those who make it is the lifeblood of the company. He also says how excited he is that Spotify can help serve more “niche” genres like classical and jazz by opening up vast catalogues to new listeners who are willing to engage with it in a risk-free, serendipitous digital adventure. And he points out that the young Swedish company has already delivered over half a billion US dollars in royalties back to rights holders and looks set to return a further half billion by the end of 2013.
A billion dollars is not a sum to be sniffed at, especially in these straitened times. And the more the model scales up, Parks insists, the more cash heads to the artists’ bank accounts, irrespective of genre. This is in addition to any lateral benefits – concert tickets, physical album purchases – that a less mainstream artist might enjoy from the exposure of being on a major digital platform like Spotify.
But what does the ever-shifting digital landscape really mean for the livelihood of classical artists and the labels that once invested so handsomely in them? Many pop artists grumble about infinitesimal royalties from Spotify and other streaming services. Classical makes up only a fraction of the market, so these numbers are invariably even smaller.
“If we had to rely on income from streaming services only, we would shut within a couple of months,” admits Simon Perry, head of the leading classical label Hyperion. “Services like Spotify and YouTube are great for the consumer, but they’re training an audience into thinking that classical music has no intrinsic value in terms of money. And the Spotify model does not work for classical because as a proportion of listeners, there is not enough traffic for it to generate the sort of income a label needs to invest in a performer and recording.”
Perry does not license Hyperion records through Spotify, although he has embraced digital technology elsewhere. “Physical sales are down 25% on last year, so we have to find other ways of generating income. Digital downloads, which we make available through our own website at a very high quality and with loads of metadata like artwork, commentaries, texts and translations, are on the rise. Although not enough to make up the shortfall from physical sales.”
“These are interesting times,” he adds. “And we’ve got to find ways to adapt. I’m generally an optimist, and without wishing to sound naive, we’ve got 80 new recordings being made this year alone. There is still a healthy market for what we produce.”
While it is clearly tough for those who remember the golden age of recorded classical music, many young artists are sanguine when it comes to the new digital world they face.
“Anyone who records classical music now is reconciled to the fact that you don’t do it to make money, you record for artistic reasons; to make a record you are proud of,” confesses Alisa Weilerstein, the outstanding 31-year-old American cellist who records exclusively for Decca. “And you are just lucky and incredibly grateful if you can get the projects you want recorded and distributed well. So if it’s on Spotify: great. Any artist of my generation who hasn’t got used to ‘the way things were before’ – we are just happy if we know people are listening to our music by any means.”
Weilerstein is also happy proof that a prominent presence on Spotify’s classical catalogue needn’t cannibalise physical record sales. Her recent debut album for Decca, a breathtakingly powerful account of the Elgar and Carter cello concertos, has sold over 23,000 copies to date – a whopping number given the climate. “For a classical debut artist, that way exceeded expectations,” she admits. “So maybe the digital thing took away from some sales, maybe it added to sales. But I think mostly it helps because it increases accessibility and awareness, and that has to be a good thing.”
Gruber ends on a similarly upbeat note. “Am I optimistic?” he asks. “Listen, classical music has always been a tough business, and the digital world is a quantifiable expression of new challenges. And of course there will be more new challenges, but the exciting parts are so exciting, how can you not be optimistic?”
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Expression of the androgen receptor and an androgen-responsive protein, apolipoprotein D, in human breast cancer
Little is known regarding the activity and function of the androgen receptor (AR) in human breast cancer. In the present study AR was evaluated in untreated primary breast cancers using antisera to the amino- and carboxy-termini of the receptor and quantitated using colour video image analysis. A strong correlation between tissue concentration and percentage AR-positive cells was observed for each antiserum. However, comparison of percentage positive cells using the amino- and carboxy-terminal AR antisera in individual breast cancer specimens revealed a subset of tumours with discordantly increased staining for the carboxy terminus. These findings suggest the presence of amino-terminal-truncated AR in a proportion of breast cancer cells or presence of AR mutations or associated protein alterations that affect binding of the amino-terminal AR antiserum. Immunohistochemical expression of the androgen-regulated glycoprotein, apolipoprotein D (apo-D), was also evaluated in the breast cancer specimens. Focal positivity of apo-D staining, which did not always co-localise with AR-positive cells, was observed within breast tumours. Furthermore, no correlation was evident between percentage positive cells stained for AR and apo-D in breast cancer specimens. These findings indicate that, although apo-D expression is androgen regulated in human breast cancer cell lines in vitro, its expression in primary breast cancers may be regulated by other factors. The expression of AR in primary breast cancers also suggests that the receptor may be involved in tumour responsiveness or in abnormal responses to endocrine therapies.
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There are so many amazing places to visit and see in Louisiana—and some are more off the beaten path than others. Check out some of the most amazing gems in Louisiana today.
1) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, Natchitoches
A true testament to Louisiana’s incredible contribution to National and college level sports, the sports hall of fame should not be missed. Not to mention, the building itself is an incredible example of modern architecture and was named by Azure magazine the Top Architecture Project in the World in 2013.
2) Louisiana History Museum Alexandria
This popular museum highlights the unique contributions that people from central Louisiana made in the creation of the state as well as houses one of the biggest collections of Louisiana artifacts in the state.
3) Rip Van Winkle Gardens, New Iberia
Roam around the 25 acre grounds with peacocks and majestic oaks at this hidden wonderland in Central Louisiana. The home at the center of the grounds was the summer retreat for Joseph Jefferson, a famous 19th century actor who was best known for his role as Rip Van Winkle. Jean Lafitte is also said to have buried treasure beneath the trees here.
4) Poverty Point World Heritage Site, West Carroll Parish
Do you realize that we have a UNESCO designated world heritage site right here in Louisiana? West Carroll Parish is home to this site, which has been determined by carbon dating to have originated between 1800-1200 BCE. When these mounds were active, they were the largest of their kind in North America.
5) Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge, south of Houma
South of houma, this wildlife refuge is only accessible by boat—and those that have already fallen in love with all the flora and fauna this area has to offer are okay with keeping it that way.
6) Creole Nature Trail, Southwest Louisiana
Also known as “Louisiana’s Outback”, the creole nature trail was one of the first nationally designated Scenic Byways and includes state highways 14, 82, 27, 384, and 385 in Southwest Louisiana.
7) Jungle Gardens, Avery Island
Deep in the heart of Avery Island in Louisiana, you’ll find a unique garden retreat populated by a wide variety of jungle plants from all around the world. Keep your eyes peeled for the Sunken Garden and the Buddha’s Pavilion.
8) Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, Livingston
The mission of this major observatory and research facility is partnered with a sister observatory in Hanford Washington and is used to observe and research gravitational waves. The lab is free and open to the public once a month and offers over 50 science museum exhibits.
9) Beidenharn Museum Monroe
Dive into the fascinating Coca-Cola memorabilia that fills this museum—and then don’t forget a walk around the absolutely gorgeous gardens afterwards.
10) Gardens of the American Rose Society, Shreveport
Did you know that we have the headquarters of the American Rose Society right here in Louisiana? Check out their beautiful roses throughout the year at their headquarters.
Have you ever been to one of these places? Let us know your favorite in the comments below!
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Privacy: A Very Short Introduction
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The manner in which information is collected, stored, exchanged, and used has changed forever; and with it, the character of the threats to individual privacy. The scale of accessible private data generated by the phenomenal growth of blogs, social media, and other contrivances of our information age pose disturbing threats to our privacy. And the hunger for gossip continues to fuel sensationalist media that frequently degrade the notion of a private domain to which we reasonably lay claim.
In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Raymond Wacks looks at all aspects of privacy to include numerous recent changes, and considers how this fundamental value might be reconciled with competing interests such as security and freedom of expression.
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For women, the annual visit to the gynecologist has long been considered essential to good health. But many women are forgoing their annual checkups or, when they do get to the doctor, are not receiving basic preventive care recommended by medical experts.
A new national survey has found that among women who visited their gynecologist during the last two years, a startling 94% do not receive all the tests and counseling recommended for their age group.
That women often do not get all the care recommended by national guidelines is not surprising considering this: About half of those surveyed said they spent only 15 minutes or less with their doctor or other provider.
One in three women said they had not even had a routine gynecological exam in the last 12 months, while 16% have not had an exam in the last two years. Lack of insurance and time constraints were most often cited as the reasons for delaying care.
The results come from a nationwide poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Los Angeles Times, with Essence and Latina magazines.
The telephone survey, conducted between Jan. 6 and Feb. 10, polled 2,241 women, ages 18 to 64, about reproductive health issues. The poll included interviews with 603 Latinas and 601 black women.
Health experts who analyzed the data for The Times said the gaps in care are likely explained by the large numbers of women without insurance, a lack of awareness among women about which services they should expect of their doctors, and frustration among gynecologists over the payment system used by many health insurers.
"What this survey points out is the amount of time that is spent with these women on such critical issues is a problem," says Julia Scott, president of the National Black Women's Health Project. She adds: "Women don't know what to expect or what particular concerns can be addressed by who."
Major groups, such as the American Medical Assn. and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, recommend an annual exam and have detailed guidelines specifying what should be covered. The survey, for example, showed that most women received a Pap smear and breast exam (94% and 88%, respectively).
But the poll also showed conflicts between what doctors aim to accomplish and what women say they want.
Only 42% of those surveyed were counseled on calcium to prevent bone loss, while a dismal 35% of women of childbearing age said they received counseling on birth control. Less than one-third of the women said they received counseling or screenings for sexually transmitted diseases.
Despite the well-known health benefits provided by hormone replacement therapy, only 66% of women ages 40 to 64 said they discussed menopause and hormone therapy with their doctors during their most recent exam.
"You would hope that for preventive services and routine services, women would have higher levels of care," said Alina Salganicoff, director of women's health policy for the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit national health care charity based in Menlo Park. (The foundation is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente, the giant health care corporation.)
"I think women need to be more educated and informed about their health care and less afraid to ask their doctors questions," she said. "But we also have a system right now where doctors are under discounted service plans. They are paid to spend much less time with women."
HMO Payment System Is Cited
While the survey data indicate that doctors are not delivering all the recommended care to women, gynecologists have a different perspective. Many blame the payment system used by HMOs and other managed care plans in which doctors often are paid a fixed amount for taking care of patients--instead of being paid separately for each exam, test or procedure performed. They blame managed care for dramatically curtailing the services they can offer during the traditional gynecological visit.
"There is a tremendous discrepancy between what is ideal and what is practical," says Dr. Philip G. Brooks, a Los Angeles gynecologist and clinical professor at UCLA. "Insurers no longer demand, no longer expect and no longer reward physicians for being comprehensive. The reimbursements today are such that if you are not efficient and fast, you can have trouble covering your overhead."
Many health insurance plans offer an annual gynecological exam to women, sometimes called a "well woman" visit. But some plans will pay a gynecologist to provide only the essentials, such as a Pap smear and breast exam, says Dr. James Heaps, an assistant clinical professor at UCLA School of Medicine.
"The problem is: What is the definition of the annual exam? Insurance companies have introduced new terms, such as the 'well woman' or 'gynecological checkup,' which is very different from what a woman expects in an annual exam," Heaps says.
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Please open your Bible at Psalm 23. We’ve seen that the greatest blessing any of us can know is to be wholly owned by the Son of God. To be bought and born into the flock of God.
The world feels sure that freedom comes from being your own master, but the Christian knows that the greatest comfort in life and death is to know that you are not your own, but belong body and soul to your faithful Savior, Jesus Christ.
When you belong to the flock of God, there are certain things that the Shepherd will do for you. And because He is your shepherd, you can be sure of them. Last time we saw that the Shepherd will lead you. The Lord will lead you into rest. The Lord will lead you into righteousness.
Today we come to the second great gift that is yours when you belong to the Shepherd. David says, “The Lord is my shepherd…” (vs. 1), “He restores my soul.” (vs. 3).
At some point in your life you will need each verse of this Psalm. But to me, these four words are the most wonderful of all. “He restores my soul.” Present tense. David is saying, ‘God has restored me many times in the past and He will restore me many times in the future as well.’
Why is this so important? Why do we need it? If the Shepherd leads the sheep, surely that is all that we need? Why would we ever need restoring? Though the Shepherd leads us, we often go astray. And when we go astray, we don’t know how to find our way back.
God led His people in the wilderness. He made Himself visibly present in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. All they had to do was to follow!
But you know the story – they grumbled and complained. In their heart’s they wanted to go back to Egypt. When they were about to enter the Promised Land their faith faltered.
Here’s the problem: The Lord leads His people, but we don’t find it easy to follow.
You know this contradiction in your own life. You love the Lord but your heart wanders, your obedience falters, your faith often burns low. And if your final salvation depended on the consistency of your following the Shepherd, you would never arrive safely home. So, thank God for this wonderful truth that we are looking at today – He restores my soul.
1. The Good Shepherd Retrieves Us When We Wander
He restores my soul (v3)
God uses the image of sheep to describe His own people. Believers wander. All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned – every one – to his own way and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all (Isa 53:6).
The story Jesus told about the good Shepherd retrieving the sheep who was lost is a story about what the shepherd does for his own. When he returns with a lamb on the shoulders, he says, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost” (Luke 15:6)
Of course, the parable illustrates how Jesus saves unbelievers, but its first application is to a sheep that belongs to the shepherd, a sheep, bought and birthed that wanders away and needs to be brought back.
Believers wander, and when this happens the Shepherd goes after His lost sheep “until he finds it” (vs. 4).
The same is true in the parable of the prodigal son. He is a son. He belongs to the father. And yet there is also something in him that pulls away from the father. This is our position as Christian believers. We are God’s flock. We belong to the Father. We are redeemed by the blood of Christ. We are new creations. And yet, there remains within us an impulse to wander.
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love. Here’s why we are prone to wander: The Spirit has given us new life, we live this life in the flesh.
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Galatians 2:20)
Notice the twin realities of Christian experience. We live by faith in the Son of God, but we live this life of faith in the flesh.
God’s saving work in us has begun, but it is not yet complete. We are not yet what we will be. Only when we see Christ will we be fully like Him. This is why Paul speaks of Christians as “us who are being saved” (1Cor 1:18). Present tense! The process is ongoing. And until the day when we arrive safely home, we have it in us to wander.
“If there is one consideration more humbling than another to a spiritually-minded believer, it is, that, after all God has done for him…there should still exist in the heart a principle, the tendency of which is to secret, perpetual, and alarming departure from God.” (Octavius Winslow)
That’s the reality of Christian experience, and David knew it. David had a heart after God, and yet there were desires in his heart that overwhelmed this love and dragged him into self-destructive sins. If it were not for the truth we are looking at today, that would have been the end for David, and our sins would have been the end for us too. But here’s the good news: The Good Shepherd retrieves us when we wander. He restores my soul.
What does this look like? How does He restore us when we wander? In the book of Revelation our risen Lord Jesus Christ speaks to seven churches. The first of these was a congregation in Ephesus. These were good people. They were:
“I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance” (Rev. 2:2).
“You cannot bear with those who are evil” (Rev. 2:2).
“You…have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not and found them to be false” (Rev. 2:2).
“I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary.” But Christ says, “I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first” (Rev 2:4).
It is possible to be a hard-working, upright, discerning, loyal believer and yet to have lost your first love for Jesus Christ. And here’s what is alarming. When the sheep wanders away from the shepherd, it doesn’t know how to get back. And when you lose your first love for Christ you don’t know how to get it back either.
But David tells us the good news: The Lord restores my soul. He does it by reminding us of what we have lost.
The Good Shepherd restores us when we wander by reminding us of what we have lost.
“Remember therefore from where you have fallen.” (Rev. 2:5)
Restoration begins with an honest recognition of what has been lost. That although you may be hard- working, upright, discerning and loyal, your heart has become cold. You were not always like this. The truth is that you have gone backwards. You have lost ground. Better things were once true of you, and better things can be true of you again.
Remembering from where you have fallen will lead you to repent. You see this in the words of Christ to the church in Ephesus and you see it in the story of the Prodigal Son. He had wandered far from the life to which he had been born. He was the son of a kind and loving father, yet he squandered what he had been given. He wasted his time, his money and his strength. But then he remembered, “My father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here in hunger!” (Luke 15:17)
And then he said, “I will arise and go to my father.” (Luke 15:18)
Remembering leads to repenting and God retrieves us when we wander by reminding us of what we have lost.
I’m praying that in God’s kindness this will happen for some of us today. That as we look at this wonderful truth that God restores, you will say, “That’s exactly what I need.”
I’ve lost my peace, I’ve lost my joy, I’m hard-working, upright, discerning and loyal but I’ve lost my first love for Christ. I need Him to restore my soul. This is what the Good Shepherd does and you can ask Him to do it for you.
That’s what David did. He remembered the joy and he asked God to give it back. Restore to me the joy of your salvation (Ps 51:12).
2. The Good Shepherd Revives Us When We Falter
He restores my soul (Psa. 23:3).
Sometimes we need to be restored because we wandered away from the Shepherd. The root of the problem lay in our own sin and folly. But there is more to God’s work of restoration than retrieving us when we wander.
Philip Keller worked for many years as a shepherd, and wrote a book called, “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23”. He describes a condition in which a sheep becomes ‘cast’. It can happen when the sheep’s fleece is long and heavy, or when it is carrying lambs.
The problem in either case is the weight that the sheep carries. If a sheep lies down on its side, all is well. But if it rolls onto its back. It will soon be in trouble. It cannot right itself, and it lies there helpless with four feet kicking in the air.
When a sheep is on its back, it cannot restore itself. Keller says, “As it lies there struggling, gases begin to build up in the rumen. As they expand they tend to retard and cut off blood circulation to extremities of the body, especially the legs.”
He describes how, as a shepherd, he would restore a cast sheep. “I would have to lift her onto her feet, then straddling the sheep with my legs I would hold her erect, rubbing her limbs to restore the circulation to her legs. This often took quite a little time. When the sheep started to walk again, she often just stumbled, staggered and collapsed in a heap once more…[but] little by little the sheep would regain its equilibrium.”
The Good Shepherd restores us when we falter. There are many examples of this faltering in Scripture. I’ve narrowed my list down to five. All of them involve carrying a heavy weight
Faith can falter when we are:
a. Disoriented by injustice
My feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. (Psalm 73:2). This was Asaph’s story. He was the worship leader for God’s people in the time of king David and he wrote several of the Psalms. In one of them, he tells us about a time in his life when he almost lost his faith. My feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped. (Psalm 73:2)
Here is a man in vocational ministry. He was leading others in worship, but his own faith faltered and the reason was that he was disoriented by injustice.
He says, “I saw the prosperity of the wicked” (v3). Evil men prosper and God lets them. The injustice of it all got to him and his faith began to falter.
Faith can falter when we are:
b. Drained by Conflict
“I, even I only, am left” (1 Kings 19:10). This was Elijah’s story. He had engaged in a great struggle and it had exhausted his strength. At one point it seemed that the whole world was against him: the king, the queen, the prophets of Baal and even God’s people who had given themselves to idols. God stood with Elijah and when fire fell from heaven on Mt. Carmel, everyone knew that the Lord is God. But the conflict exhausted Elijah and after Mt. Carmel we find him alone in the desert, sitting under a broom tree.
Here is a godly man, quite convinced that his life has no useful future purpose. He feels sure that the cause of truth is lost. “I, even I only am left.” Elijah had been drained by conflict and his faith began to falter.
Faith can falter when we are:
c. Disappointed by Outcomes
Let us not grow weary of doing good… (Galatians 6:9). This was the story of believers in Galatia. Paul says to them, Let us not grow weary of doing good…
Why would he say that? These people had been working hard, and they were disappointed with the outcome. They had given themselves to ministry, but they had not seen the fruit they had hoped for. Disappointment drained their energy. They grew ‘weary of doing good’ and their faith began to falter.
Faith can falter when we are:
d. Disheartened by Suffering
After you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings” (Heb 10:32-33). This was the story of the believer’s addressed in the book of Hebrews. These Hebrew believers had suffered since they first came to faith in Jesus. They had been publicly shamed and reproached. Their property had been plundered. Their lives had become a “hard struggle with sufferings.”
At first, they embraced this suffering with faith and even with joy, but as time went on, suffering took its toll. Pain saps your strength. Losing someone you love drains your energy. It sucks the life out of you.
Most of us can endure our share of suffering for a time, but when it goes on and on we become disheartened and our faith can begin to falter.
Faith can falter when we are:
e. Depleted by Demands
Who is sufficient for these things? (2 Corinthians 2:16). This was Paul’s story. As an apostle, he carried a weight of responsibility for all the churches. And he knew what it was to say Who is sufficient for these things (2 Cor 2:16)?
Asaph, Elijah, the Galatians, the Hebrews, and the apostle Paul: They all faltered. And they were all restored.
Is there any pattern to how God restored them?
All of them were restored through a fresh encounter with God. What is striking to me is that God dealt with each of them in a unique and individual way.
(i) God restored Asaph through in the course of his work.
But when I thought about how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. Psalm 73:16-17. The sanctuary was the place where Asaph worked. So, this man kept doing what God had called him to do and God met him there.
(ii) God restored Elijah after a time of rest.
And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, ‘Arise and eat’” (1 Kings 19:5).
Restoration began for Elijah with sleep, rest and a good meal, fed to him by angels!
(iii) God restored the Galatians through a wonderful promise.
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap…the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life (Gal 6:7-8).
You have been disappointed by how little has come from the good work you have been doing. But you are only looking at a small part of the picture. You will reap eternal life! So, don’t grow weary of doing good, for in due season you will reap, if you do not give up (Galatians 6:7-9). So, then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10).
(iv) God restored the Hebrews with a robust challenge.
These people had endured long suffering and what follows the description of their trial in Hebrews 10 is the magnificent honor roll of faith in Hebrews 11.
Leading to our supreme example, the Lord Jesus Christ, “who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Heb 12:2). “Consider Him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted” (Heb 12:3). Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, (Heb 12:12).
That’s a robust challenge.
(v) God restored the Apostle Paul through the gift of a faithful friend
For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn – fighting without and fear within (2 Cor 7:5). So, here is a man whose faith is beginning to falter. How did God help him? But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,” (2 Cor. 7:6: see also 1 Cor 16:17,18, 2 Tim 1:16).
The Good Shepherd knows how to revive you when you falter.
He can revive you in the course of your work.
He can revive you through a time of rest.
He can revive you by a fresh glimpse of His promise.
He can revive you with a bracing challenge.
He can revive you through the ministry of a friend.
God knows how to restore you when you falter. He can do it. And He will.
3. The Good Shepherd Restores Us Himself
He restores my soul (Psa 23:3).
It’s the Shepherd Himself who restores the wandering faltering sheep and brings it home. We have looked at five examples of faltering faith. In each of them, God used different means to restore His people. But in each of them, God Himself drew near.
God gave Asaph the assurance that there will be ultimate justice. God showed Elijah that the cause of truth was not lost, that there were thousands who had not bowed the knee to Baal, and that a new generation was rising and that he must prepare his successor. God lifted the Galatians with the promise of a glorious reward. God roused the Hebrews by showing them that they were walking in the path of Jesus. God met the apostle Paul with this assurance: My grace is sufficient for you. My strength is made perfect in weakness.
The Lord is my shepherd. He restores my soul. Brothers and sisters, we don’t restore ourselves. We could no more restore ourselves than we could have saved ourselves in the first place. God restores us. And He restores us through a fresh encounter with Himself in which God Himself draws near.
William Cowper knew what it was to battle with dark days of depression in his life. He wrote hymns and in one of them he expresses how God restored him. Sometimes a light surprises the Christian while he sings, It is the Lord who rises with healing in His wings.
God may surprise you by how He comes alongside you and lifts you. He has many means of doing this, but of this you can be sure, When the Lord is your shepherd, He will restore your soul.
God is able to restore you. God gave life to your soul. He is able to restore life to your soul. He made you alive in Christ. He is able to keep you alive in Christ.
When God restores you, He will do it gently. David says, ‘Your gentleness made me great,’ (Psa 18:35). Think of the shepherd rubbing the legs of the cast sheep. There’s patience, tenderness, perseverance. God will restore you gently.
And He will do it joyfully. The shepherd Himself goes after the sheep that has wandered away, puts it on His shoulder and then brings it home, ‘rejoicing’ (Lk 15:5).
When your faith is faltering, and the shepherd finds you. He’s not going to rebuke you. He’s come looking for you. He has come to restore you. And God finds great joy in restoring His own people.
And think about this: How is it, that after all you have endured in your life, you are still a Christian today? With all the injustice that is around you, with all the conflict you have endured, with all the disappointments you have encountered, with all the pain you have suffered, with all the demands that are upon you? After all that, how are you still a believer today? There’s only one explanation: He restores your soul. God’s restoration explains your continuing in the faith. And God’s restoration guarantees your arrival in Glory.
Perverse and foolish, oft I strayed And yet in love he sought me And on his shoulders gently laid and home rejoicing brought me.
© Colin S. Smith
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Hong Kong’s reputation as a food paradise means that it’s always innovating. New restaurants, outlandish dishes, and niche fusion cuisine are concocted at such an incredible pace that it’s hard to keep up with our ever-evolving food scene. Unfortunately, this also means that old brands eventually fade away into obscurity unless they can keep up with the young’uns. Here’s a look into some of Hong Kong’s most well-known food chains that have lived out their glory days and are now slowly vanishing.
We all have our favourite hidden ramen spots in the city, but not long ago we didn’t even have a choice. Hong Kong’s Japanese food scene was not always as robust as it is today, back when Ajisen Ramen had a monopoly on more authentic Japanese ramen. The gigantic chain had hundreds of shops around Asia and North America as well, and its China division was even listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2007. Independent ramen shops and small chains eventually wiggled their way in, diluting Ajisen’s customer base. Nevertheless, its legacy lives on via its iconic mascot Chii-chan, seen on ramen packs in Asian supermarkets worldwide.
Founded in 1960, it’s hard to believe that this Hong Kong classic is already more than half a decade old. What many people also don’t know is that the dessert chain first started out as a herbal tea business in Yuen Long. It wasn’t until the 1980s that Hui Lau Shan branched out, selling classic Chinese desserts such as mango sago and sides such as the pan-fried turnip cake. This was also around the time their obsession with mango kicked off, curating a mango-based menu featuring items such as the famed glutinous rice balls with mango filling. Students would grab bevvies at Hui Lau Shan together after school when there were no such things as bubble tea shops. To give another idea of the brand’s popularity, there were once 12 shops just in Tsim Sha Tsui alone! Even so, new chains are born and people’s tastes change: After closing an astonishing 90 or so shops, only a handful Hui Lau Shans remain today.
If you’ve ever been to Mong Kok, you’ve probably walked under Satay King’s flashy neon signs—look for the three Chinese characters of 沙嗲王, a hippie, and a palm tree. The restaurant is flamboyant on the inside, too—stumble upon palm trees, caravans, and pirate statues scattered around in some of their now-closed branches. Surely the menu will offer some clarity, right? Wrong—Satay King does not sell skewers as its name may hint, offering hodgepodge dishes ranging from Vietnamese rice paper rolls to pizza to local diner fare instead. Many would admit that though the food is not outstanding, they still love the place in all its eccentricity.
Founder Andrew Lee’s vision was singular: He wanted to make fancy steakhouses accessible to Hongkongers without a trade-off in quality. And so he established this affordable steakhouse chain in 1999, leveraging on his background in the wholesale frozen meat industry. Steak Expert became an instant hit and the chain opened branches in over 30 spots across the city, employing hundreds of staff. Old-timers may recall that in its heyday, Steak Expert even had a giant neon sign one side of Nathan Road, marking its branch in Chinese (扒王之王). Unfortunately, the chain’s overly-rapid expansion—mixed in with a dose of poor management—bit back at them, and they had to close one shop after another in the 2010s. If you still want to sample this unique Hong Kong steakhouse now, you would have to travel to its last remaining branch in Sha Tin.
Steak Expert, Shop C1, G/F, Sha Tin Fun City, 7 Lek Yuen Street, Sha Tin | (+852) 2601 3711
Before bubble tea shops sprang up everywhere in Hong Kong, there was Saint's Alp Teahouse. That’s right, you had to sit down and drink your bubble tea instead of sipping on the go! A Hong Kong company founded in 1994, Saint’s Alp brands itself as the first teahouse to introduce Taiwanese bubble tea to the city. Aside from their frothy bubble tea and other brightly-coloured Taiwanese drinks, they also serve Taiwanese snacks and sides for you to nibble on. Its niche was soon taken over by all the new cafés and bubble tea shops in Hong Kong; Saint’s Alp couldn’t innovate fast enough and was forced to close down over 50 shops since.
Remember the days when McDonald’s had more than one competitor? Fellow American fast-food chain Burger King first stepped foot into Hong Kong in the 1980s but pulled out a decade later due to poor business. The chain then made a comeback in 2003 by opening a shop at the airport, followed by dozens of branches in the city. But its glory days did not last: Allegations of sourcing expired ingredients and unrelated abrupt closures plagued the chain, and only one branch remains in Hong Kong on The Peak today.
Burger King, Shop 1, Level 1, The Peak Tower, 128 Peak Road, The Peak | (+852) 2849 2275
Despite its Japanese-sounding name, Aji Ichiban is actually a home-grown Hong Kong brand. The snack chain specialises in more traditional East Asian fare, such as preserved fruit, dried cuttlefish, ginseng candy, and more, providing schoolchildren with the perfect destination for one-stop snack shopping. Tourists loved the place: Entire tour groups would buy bags of their snacks, where the transparent packaging helped customers see the goods for themselves. Though Aji Ichiban still has over 20 stores around the city nowadays, it faces fierce competition from newer snack chains whose trendy imports appeal more to the younger generation.
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Is formal education the surest path to health, wealth, happiness and societal progress? I think it's important that we start looking directly at what is working for people who we consider successful today.
With the unprecedented rate of technologically driven change in industries and jobs, along with a super-abundance of information, perhaps being educated is no longer a matter of having completed a degree once upon a time. From what I've seen from the most successful people that I know, learning is a lifestyle and the most learned people are not bookworms, but "pracademics" - part doer (practitioner) and part researcher (academic).
As I see it then, being educated in in the age of Google and the web is now a matter of:
1) Being Curious and Humble
The greatest threat to the sustainability individuals and companies are that their current processes and technologies become obsolete. Instead of falling back on what you know, you should nurture a curiosity about what is possible. Once you know what problems are worthwhile solving, the answers are easier to find than ever before.
"Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge." Kahlil Gibran
2) Learning fitness
There should be an expiry date on most degrees. Knowledge is dating at a faster rate than ever before - from web marketing to medicine - industries change as science and technology progresses. The ability to discern fads (quickly dated tastes) from trends (slow-building, sustainable and significant changes) will help us align our learning to what is likely to be most valuable to society.
"The future is already here, it is just not evenly distributed yet" - William Gibson
3) knowing how to access and store information (web user skills + knowledge management)
The answers to your questions are out there, but to find them, store them, and access them when you need them takes some skill. Do you know how to determine the credibility of a web resource? Are you savvy in Boolean operators for search? Can you use Google Fusion Tables to analyse data on the fly? Do you use metadata to help you save and sort relevant articles in an online app? There are a host of tools that can radically enhance our intelligence, capacity, and research abilities.
"Access is better than ownership" - Kevin Kelly
4) Connecting with the people who are involved in doing what you're learning about (networking)
Knowing the right people leads to opportunities for continued success and learning - this happens through conversations, introductions and collaborations. I've personally found that the best way to meet and connect with these people is a combination of participating in online networks, and attending conferences and courses that are topically related.
Support, mentoring, and coaching is also a key element of this value factor.
"Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu" (A person is a person through other people) - Zulu Maxim
5) Keeping focussed (goals and analytics)
The most useful part of a university degree is the paper you get at the end of it, but not for the reasons you might think. The paper (the degree) is an end-goal that motivates you to finish what you started. The best preventative measure to this distraction is to have goals, milestones, metrics, and an accountability system (once again, mentoring and coaching can play a key role here) that will ensure that you get to a significant depth of understanding and praxis.
"There are literally millions of potentially interesting things in the world to see, to do, to learn about. But they don’t become actually interesting until we devote attention to them." - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
6) Maintaining energy, health and wellbeing (exercise & nutrition)
The modern corporate lifestyle is almost by defined by traffic, desk-bound work, technological dependence, high stress, regular air-travel, junk-food, and stimulants. If education's role is to improve the lives of the educated, then it's incumbent on educators to embed healthy practices that enable clear thinking, creativity, and well-being.
Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
7) Philosophical Engagement (Mental Models and Ethics)
Perhaps the two surest ways to sustain success and build momentum in the long run are: a) having philosophies, mental models, and paradigms that that allow you to zoom out of the day-to-day activity of your work and see whether what you're doing is truly worthwhile to yourself and others, and b) A good reputation, gained through years of ethical practice.
"The sacred is all about unconditionals; the profane is all about conditionals." - Nassim Taleb
What do you think? Would you add or subtract anything here? How can we move closer to making this vision a reality? I'd love to hear your views.
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Many years ago, computer motherboards arrived without a wired network card because networks were changing too fast. You bought your own card and occasionally replaced it with a newer model. With motherboards now featuring a standard Gigabit wired Ethernet port, you might buy a card to get a second port.
Wifi components are going through the rapid evolution Ethernet once endured. You are more likely to add or upgrade Wifi. Modern USB is faster than Wifi and the easiest way to add Wifi. After reading this article, you should look for a solid reliable USB Wifi device.
Wired networks are slow at just 1 Gigabit. There are now options for 2.5 Gb, 5 Gb, and 10 Gb. 2.5 Gb and 5 Gb are possible using the right low cost Cat 7 wiring. Some brand new motherboards have 2.5 Gb on board. If you are setting up a new wired LAN, 2.5 Gb is the minimum and you can upgrade old computers with an expansion board.
For existing networks, you can reduce traffic by offloading things like backups to a second network. You add extra Gigabit cards and the right wiring. Motherboards designed for servers will often have two Gigabit ports as standard and may have up to four. My junk bin card would be useful for this if I was not using Wifi for the second network.
The GA302T card contains a shielded socket for the Ethernet cable, a big chip to drive the Ethernet port, and a big heatsink. The chips used to be big because Ethernet uses different voltages. The card/chip contains circuits to develop the right voltage. On a motherboard, the different parts of the process can be spread over several support chips, removing the need for a monster chip.
Ethernet speeds of 2.5 Gb and up require more extreme power, forcing you back to monster chips. The 2.5 Gb speed is just starting to reduce to something you can have on a motherboard. The 2.5 Gb add on cards look like the early 1 Gb cards with a big chip and a big heatsink.
Often new computers arrived with faulty Ethernet setups. I could add in my Ethernet card, connect to the network, and download the right driver for the substandard Ethernet chip in the motherboard.
Many Ethernet chip + driver combinations rand below the advertised speed. I plugged in my known card to measure the actual speed provided by the network.
When you have problems, you need a known card, well tested cables, and often a reliable Ethernet switch to eliminated flaky components in the network. I carried all those items and made sure everything was solid, not the cheap plastic you get now.
Wifi fails net to microwave ovens and almost everything electrical. I worked in warehouses, factories, and offices where the electrical spikes from machines produced constant dropouts. The current 2.4 and 5 GHz bands are flooded in cities and inner suburbs. Both will get worse. The new 60 GHz band only works over very short distances. Everything metal blocks Wifi.
MIMO is the minimum standard for Wifi but costs the brand owners a few extra cents when Foxconn manufactures their product in China. Big corporations ignore MIMO as it would mean one less corporate jet. When you do get MIMO listed on the box, you often do not get a real usable MIMO.
I currently run a wired LAN between two buildings as Wifi does not work over the distance without special expensive directional microwave antenna. If I did set up the antenna, the metal in other buildings would block most lines for the microwaves. I would have to run wired networks up to high mounted antenna. It was far easier to run a cable in a pipe in the ground.
Wireless is limited by available bandwidth less all the bandwidth lost to interference. There are only two bands that work at any useful distance. You can stuff dozens of Ethernet wires in a cheap plastic pipe. Wired wins at ground level and within easy to maintain buildings. Wired is really only a problem when you rent, which stops you drilling a few holes, and in historic old buildings where the slightest work requires massive committee meetings and expensive permits.
Wired is predictable, it does not drop out when your neighbour streams a movie.
Wired is a one off installation for fixed position computers like desktops and servers. The config work is not much different to wireless config and is often easier.
The Netgear GA302T Ethernet card always worked, saving me dozens of hours on each of many projects. Using a low old hourly rate, the card saved me way more than $20,000. The old card is out. I am now looking for a solid reliable Wifi equivalent to put in my toolkit.
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Sete France is an unpretentious, but important seaport that is almost an island on the Mediterranean coast. The town surrounds a hill called Mont St-Clair with the sea in front and the Thau Lagoon behind. The only thing connecting it to the mainland is a long corniche drive. The lagoon is a treasure trove of oyster and mussel beds, and there is a network of canals that provide superb fishing. More fish comes into port from the sea.
The beaches in Sete help to make this city and its surrounding region one of the best kept secrets of the French Mediterranean. It isn't as glittery as the French Riviera or as historic as the Atlantic coast, but there are more than eight miles of beaches in Sete to choose from and a wonderful seaside promenade.
The beaches in Sete closest to the city are Lazaret and Corniche. Lazaret is completely protected by sea walls, making it an excellent beach for families with children. On the beach is a "Fantasy Park," an enclosed playground for children with wading and paddling pools and a number of pieces of playground equipment. Corniche Beach runs along the long isthmus that borders the lagoon. The main part of the beach is within walking distance the city, and both Corniche and Lazaret are to the south of town. North of the city are more miles of beaches, also backed by lagoons. These beaches stretch almost as far as the city of Marseille.
There are Sete France hotels along the full sweep of this coastline that amounts to a large curved bay. You have many choices, from exclusive beach resorts to historic city center Sete France hotels and just about everything in between. For a great view of the city, the lagoon, and the sea, try Le Grand Hotel 17 Quai Tassignay right on the main canal that runs from the sea to the lagoon. This is one of the finest hotels in the city, with elegant airy rooms decorated with a Mediterranean and North African flair. It boasts a fine gourmet restaurant. There are also a number of budget hotels and bed and breakfast inns, and plenty of vacation rentals. You can find luxurious villas as well as small city apartments available for rent.
Some visitors to Sete France come here only because they are in transit to North Africa. There are ferries from here to Tangier and Nador on the coast of Morocco. These are not cheap crossings, but they allow you to bring your vehicle, which many intrepid travelers do in order to drive the length of the continent. The once-weekly crossing to Nador takes about 28 hours, and the six weekly crossing to Tangier take about 13 hours. People doing these crossings are apt to spend a few days at Sete France hotels while they purchase supplies and have their vehicles seen to before getting to Africa.
While most all the things to do in Sete France concern the sea in one form or another, the city itself is quite charming. Because it is not one of the more famous Mediterranean resorts, you will find that almost everything is less expensive than in other more famous places like Cannes, Nice, or Monaco.
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A diamond‘s quality depends upon the 4Cs, which are color, clarity, carat weight and cut. These four categories are considered the universal standards in evaluating the beauty of a diamond.
Diamonds range in color from colorless to yellow. Even though most diamonds appear colorless to the untrained eye, the majority of diamonds contain traces of yellow or brown. The closer the stone is to colorless, the more valuable the diamond.
This is the weight of the diamond measured in carats. One carat is divided into 100 "points," so that a diamond of 75 points weighs 0.75 carats. Carat weight is the easiest of the 4Cs to determine. But two diamonds of equal weight can have very unequal value, depending on their cut, color and clarity.
Most diamonds contain very tiny natural birthmarks known as inclusions. However, the fewer and smaller the inclusions are, the less likely it is that they will interfere with passage of light through the diamond and the more beautiful the diamond will be. Diamond in nature‘s material is most capable of producing a maximum amount of brilliance. A diamond that is free of both inclusions and surface blemishes is very rare and therefore more valuable.
Diamond cutting techniques have been refined since the 15th century when master craftsman passed down their art form from generation to generation. Today, the finest diamond cutting still occurs in the hands of skilled craftsman. Cut determines the fire brilliance of the diamond. If the diamond is cut to just the right proportions and at certain precise angles, the stone‘s ability to reflect and refract light will be maximized. When a round diamond is cut to ideal proportions, light will bounce freely within the diamond and reflect back out of the crown without escaping through the opposite side or the bottom of the stone. The skill and experience of the diamond cutter will determine the stone‘s brilliance and scintillation.
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Recently, Venezuela has declared a “food emergency”. Because it is facing a shortage of bread, milk, and meat, along with other staples…the government has urged Venezuelans to help feed themselves by growing food in their own urban gardens. They’ve also encouraged keeping chickens, even in urban areas.
Josefina Requena is one citizen who has heeded the call. “Cucumbers, green pepper, passion fruit and other produce grow in the front yard of her home in a slum in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. She also has a chicken coop.”
Read more about the new Urban Gardening trend happening right now in Venezuela.
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Rife with myth, magic and misadventure... [blended] brilliantly with an earthy, universally appealing sense of humour. ” Herald Sun
Screening as part of NAIDOC WEEK, Ten Canoes is a tale within a tale, and it follows Dayindi (Jamie Gulpilil), a young aboriginal warrior, as he wanders the wilderness hunting for eggs.
Dayindi hears a story told by his brother Minygululu (Peter Minygululu), which echoes his own situation. A man who lusts after his brother’s wife, the character in the tale kills a member of another tribe and faces dire consequences, with the story’s ending reverberating in Dayindi’s own life.
Co-presented by Friends of the National Film & Sound Archive (Melb.)
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Britain's John Berger has got to be the widest-ranging Marxist art critic around; and in these 23 assorted essays, 1966-79, he almost apotheosizes into a butterfly. He'll poke around at anything anywhere that might ratify his rather wistful dream of truly socio-historical art. "Why We Look at Animals," the longish lead piece, throws together every quote Berger seems to have been able to find in order to build a finally less-than-stirring argument: that the modern zoo is the culmination of the "marginalization" capitalism imposes even on beasts. His trendy essays on photography, which comprise the second section, try to out-Sontag Sontag (whose thoughts he credits with prompting some of his); but they are thin, wishy, or even obviously silly. (An August Sander photo of suited peasants on their way to a dance supposedly illustrates the succumbing of a perfectly good working-class sartorial fashion to the "class hegemony" of suits). The third section focuses variously on painting and painters. And here Berger writes that primitives, Grandma Moses included, do not "emigrate" to the standards of the ruling class as "professionals" do because their "whole experience is one of being excluded from the exercise of power. . . ." But he also maintains that Ralph Fasanella, the New York naive painter, denies perspective as a protest against the city's dehumanization (Berger is all over the place in this one). Yet on other topics--the Dutch de Stiff group, Turner, Courbet ("lawless visibility"--brilliant phrase)--Berger is adventurous and expanding. A messier, more Procrustean critic would be hard to find, farfetched as often as he is just; yet Berger always holds your interest--which, considering the present state of art criticism, is no mean accomplishment.
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Ubuntu Server is an extremely powerful distribution for servers and network appliances. Whether you're setting up a high-end database or a small office file server, the flexible nature of Ubuntu Server will meet and surpass your needs. In this book, we'll walk through all the common use cases to help you get the most out of this exciting platform. In this chapter in particular, I'll guide you through the process of deploying Ubuntu Server on to your system. We'll start off with some discussion on best practices, and then we'll obtain the software and create our installation media. Next, I'll give you a step-by-step rundown of the entire installation procedure. By the end of this chapter, you'll have an Ubuntu Server installation of your own to use throughout the remainder of this book. I'll even show you the process of installing Ubuntu Server on a Raspberry Pi 3 for good measure.
In particular, we will cover:
- Setting up our lab
- Determining your server's role
- Deciding between 32- and 64-bit installations
- Obtaining Ubuntu Server installation media
- Creating a bootable Ubuntu Server flash drive
- Planning the partition layout
- Installing Ubuntu Server
- Installing Ubuntu Server on Raspberry Pi 3
For this chapter (and all others) we will need either a physical computer or virtual machine with the following specs:
- One CPU core
- 512 MB RAM
- 10 GB hard disk (16 or more recommended)
Don't worry about the specifics for now; we will discuss these requirements further in this chapter.
The first thing for us to do is to set up our environment. For the purposes of this book, it really doesn't matter what kind of hardware you use, if you even use physical hardware at all (a virtual machine or cloud instance will suffice). If you have physical server hardware available to you, then by all means use it (though not everyone has the money or even the available space to set up a complete lab). Nowadays, processing power and memory is cheaper than it's ever been, and the typical home PC is capable of running several virtual machines. Even better, software such as VirtualBox is free, so even if you have no budget at all, there are definitely options available to you. Perhaps you already have a server or two in your rack at work just waiting to be deployed; in which case, this will be even more exciting and fun. In the case of VirtualBox, it can be downloaded from here: https://www.virtualbox.org.
While I always prefer physical hardware, virtual machines have one major advantage. Not only are they easy to create and destroy at will, they are perfect for testing new or proposed solutions because you can easily take a snapshot of a VM and restore it if an experiment blows up in your face. In my case, it's common for me to create a virtual machine of a Linux distribution, fully update it, and then take a snapshot before making any changes. That way, I always have a base version of the OS to fall back on if I muck it up. Testing software rollouts on virtual machines before graduating a solution to production is a good habit to get into anyway.
This book makes no assumptions regarding your environment, because the hardware you have access to differs from person to person. While the installation procedure for Ubuntu Server differs based on hardware (for example, perhaps your server isn't capable of booting from USB install media, forcing you to use a DVD), all other concepts contained throughout the book will be the same regardless.
With that said, once we run through the install procedure, feel free to install Ubuntu Server on as many devices or VMs as you can. Later on in our journey, we'll go through several examples of networking, including copying files from one server to another. If you have more than one installation, these exercises will be easier. You can set up multiple virtual machines, physical servers, or any combination of the two.
If you don't have access to a physical server, and your PC isn't powerful enough to handle virtual machines very well, consider setting up a Virtual Private Server (VPS) from providers such as Linode and DigitalOcean, which both have Ubuntu Server available as an option for a small monthly fee. See the following URLs for more information on two popular VPS providers:
Cloud providers are great if you wish to get a server up and running quickly or if your goal is to set up a server to be available in the cloud. With that said, all you need to do is have Ubuntu Server installed on something (basically anything at all) and you're ready to follow along.
While at this point your goal is most likely to set up an Ubuntu Server installation for the purposes of following along with the concepts contained within this book, it's also important to understand how a typical server rollout is performed in the real world. Every server must have a purpose, also known as its role. This role could be that of a database server, web server, and so on. In a nutshell, the role is the value the server adds to you or your organization. Sometimes, servers may be implemented solely for the purpose of testing experimental code. And this is important too—having a test environment is a very common (and worthwhile) practice.
Once you understand the role your server plays within your organization, you can plan for its importance. Is the system mission critical? How would it affect your organization if for some reason this server malfunctioned? Depending on the answer to this question, you may only need to set up a single server for this task, or you may wish to plan for redundancy such that the server doesn't become a central point of failure. An example of this may be a DNS server, which would affect your colleague's ability to resolve local hostnames and access required resources. It may make sense to add a second DNS server to take over in the event that the primary server becomes unavailable for some reason.
Another item to consider is how confidential the data residing on a server is going to be for your environment. This directly relates to the installation procedure we're about to perform, because you will be asked whether or not you'd like to utilize encryption. The encryption that Ubuntu Server offers during installation is known as encryption at rest, which refers to the data stored within the storage volumes on that server. If your server is destined to store confidential data (accounting information, credit card numbers, employee or client records, and so on), you may want to consider making use of this option. Encrypting your hard disks is a really good idea to prevent miscreants with local access from stealing data. As long as the miscreant doesn't have your encryption key, they cannot steal this confidential information. However, it's worth mentioning that anyone with physical access can easily destroy data (encrypted or not), so definitely keep your server room locked!
At this point in the book, I'm definitely not asking you to create a detailed flow chart or anything like that, but instead to keep in mind some concepts that should always be part of the conversation when setting up a new server. It needs to have a reason to exist, it should be understood how critical and confidential the server's data will be, and the server should then be set up accordingly. Once you practice these concepts as well as the installation procedure, you can make up your own server roll-out plan to use within your organization going forward.
Before we grab our installation media and get started, I thought I would write a bit about the diminishing availability of 32-bit installation media in the Linux world. When the first edition of this book was published, I wrote about the choice between 32- and 64-bit installations. Nowadays, whether to use 64-bit installation media is no longer much of an option, with various distributions of Linux dropping support for 32-bit downloads. In the case of Ubuntu Server 18.04, you are now only able to download 64-bit installation images as 32-bit downloads of Ubuntu Server have been removed.
This may seem like a polarizing decision on Canonicals' part, but it's really not as bad as it may seem. Not being able to download 32-bit installation images from Canonical doesn't mean that you can't run 32-bit software; it just means that your overall system will be running a 64-bit kernel. This is great, considering you'll benefit fully by being able to more efficiently utilize the RAM in your server.
In addition, 64-bit capable processors have been on the market for well over a decade. Even if you think your hardware may be too old to utilize 64-bit software, it will more than likely support it just fine. Consider this—several versions of the Pentium 4 processor support 64-bit software, and that processor has become ancient history in computer years. One scenario that may suffer due to the decision to decommission 32-bit media is installation on netbooks, but most people don't run server applications from such a device, so that doesn't affect us at all in terms of this book.
All in all, the decision to migrate away from 32-bit is a good move in the name of progress, and it shouldn't impact us at all when setting up new servers. However, I mentioned it here simply because I wanted to make you aware of it. If you are downloading a modern version of Ubuntu Server today, you're downloading the 64-bit version (and you probably won't notice a difference).
It's time to get started! At this point, we'll need to get our hands on Ubuntu Server and then create bootable installation media to install it. How you do this largely depends on your hardware. Does your server have an optical drive? Is it able to boot from USB? Refer to the documentation for your server to find out. In most cases, it's a very good idea to create both a bootable DVD and USB media of Ubuntu Server while you're at it. That way, regardless of how your server boots, you'll have what you need.
Unfortunately, the differing age of servers within a typical data center introduces some unpredictability when it comes to how to boot installation media. When I first started with servers, it was commonplace for all servers to contain a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, and some of the better ones even contained an optical drive. Nowadays, servers typically contain neither and only ship with an optical drive if you ask for one nicely while placing your order. If a server does have an optical drive, it typically will go unused for an extended period of time and become faulty without anyone knowing until the next time someone goes to use it. Some servers boot from USB, others don't. To continue, check the documentation for your hardware and plan accordingly. Your server's capabilities will determine which kind of media you'll need to create.
Regardless of whether we plan on creating a bootable USB or DVD, we only need to download a single file. Navigate to the following site in your web browser to get started:
From this page, we're going to download Ubuntu 18.04 LTS by clicking on the Download button. There may be other versions of Ubuntu Server listed on this page, such as 18.10 and 19.04, for example. However, we're only interested in the Long Term Support (LTS) release, due to the fact that it benefits from five years of support (non-LTS versions are only supported for nine months). Non-LTS releases are useful for testing future software versions, but when in doubt, stick with LTS. Once the download is completed, we'll end up with an ISO image we can use to create our bootable installation media.
If you're setting up a virtual machine, then the ISO file you download from the Ubuntu Downloads page will be all you need; you won't need to create a bootable DVD or flash drive. In that case, all you should need to do is create a VM, attach the ISO to the virtual optical drive, and boot it. From there, the installer should start, and you can proceed with the installation procedure outlined later in this chapter. Going over the process of booting an ISO image on a virtual machine differs from hypervisor to hypervisor, so detailing the process on each would be beyond the scope of this book. Thankfully, the process is usually straightforward and you can find the details within the documentation of your hypervisor or from performing a quick Google search. In most cases, the process is as simple as attaching the downloaded ISO image to the virtual machine, and then starting it up.
As I mentioned before, I recommend creating both a bootable USB and bootable DVD. This is due to the fact that you'll probably run into situations where you have a server that doesn't boot from USB, or perhaps your server doesn't have an optical drive and the USB flash drive is your only option. In addition, the Ubuntu Server boot media also makes great recovery media if for some reason you need to rescue a server. To create a bootable DVD, the process is typically just a matter of downloading the ISO file and then right-clicking on it. In the right-click menu of your operating system, you should have an option to burn to disc or some similar verbiage. This is true of Windows, as well as most graphical desktop environments of Linux when a disc burning application installed. If in doubt, Brasero is a good disc-burning utility to download for Linux, and other operating systems generally have this option built-in nowadays.
The exact procedure differs from system to system, mainly because there is a vast amount of software combinations at play here. For example, I've seen many Windows systems where the right-click option to burn a DVD was removed by an installed CD/DVD burning application. In that case, you'd have to first open your CD/DVD-burning application and find the option to create media from a downloaded ISO file. As much as I would love to outline the complete process here, no two Windows PCs typically ship with the same CD/DVD-burning application. The best rule of thumb is to try right-clicking on the file to see whether the option is there, and, if not, refer to the documentation for your application. Keep in mind that a data disc is not what you want, so make sure to look for the option to create media from an ISO image or your disc will be useless.
At this point, you should have an Ubuntu Server ISO image file downloaded. If you are planning on using a DVD to install Ubuntu, you should have that created as well. In the next section, I'll outline the process of creating a bootable flash drive that can be used to install.
The process of creating a bootable USB flash drive with which to install Ubuntu used to vary greatly between platforms. The steps were very different depending on whether your workstation or laptop was currently running Linux, Windows, or macOS. In the first edition, I outlined the process on all three major platforms. Thankfully, a much simpler method has come about since the publication of the first edition. Nowadays, I recommend the use of Etcher to create your bootable media. Etcher is fantastic in that it abstracts the method such that it is the same regardless of which OS you use, and it distills the process to its most simple form. Another feature I like is that Etcher is safe; it prevents you from destroying your current operating system in the process of mastering your bootable media. In the past, you'd use tools like the dd command on Linux to write an ISO file to a flash drive. However, if you set up the dd command incorrectly, you could effectively write the ISO file over your current operating system and wipe out everything. Etcher doesn't let you do that.
To get started, head on over to https://etcher.io, download the latest version of the application from their site, and open it up. The window will look similar to the following screenshot once it launches:
At this point, you'll click Select image, which will open up a new window that will allow you to select the ISO file you downloaded earlier. Once you select the ISO, click on Open:
If your flash drive is already inserted into the computer, Etcher should automatically detect it:
In the event you have more than one flash drive attached, or Etcher selects the wrong one, you can click Change and select the flash drive you wish to use:
Finally, you can click Flash! to get the process started. At this point, the flash drive will be converted into Ubuntu Server installation media that can then be used to start the installation process:
After a few minutes (the length of time varies depending on your hardware), the flashing process will complete, and you'll be able to continue and get some installations going. Before we get into that, though, we should have a quick discussion regarding partitioning.
One of the many joys of utilizing Linux for server platforms is how flexible the partitioning is. Partitioning your disk allows you to divide up your hard disk to dedicate specific storage allocations to individual applications or purposes. For example, you can dedicate a partition for the files that are shared by your Apache web server so changes to other partitions won't affect it. You can even dedicate a partition for your network file shares—the possibilities are endless. Each partition is mounted (attached) to a specific directory, and any files sent to that directory are thereby sent to that separate partition. The names you create for the directories where your partitions are mounted are arbitrary; it really doesn't matter what you call them. The flexible nature of storage on Linux systems allows you to be creative with your partitioning as well as your directory naming.
Admittedly, we're probably getting ahead of ourselves here. After all, we're only just getting started and the point of this chapter is to help you set up a basic Ubuntu Server installation to serve as the foundation for the rest of the chapter. When going through the installation process, we'll accept the defaults anyway. However, the goal of this section is to give you examples of the options you have for consideration later. At some point, you may want to get creative and play around with the partition layout.
With custom partitioning, you're able to do some very clever things. For example, with the right configuration you're able to wipe and reload your distribution while preserving user data, logs, and more. This works because Ubuntu Server allows you to carve up your storage any way you want during installation. If you already have a partition with data on it, you can choose to leave it as is so you can carry it forward into a new install. You simply set the directory path where it's mounted to be the same as before, restore your configuration files, and your applications will continue working as if nothing happened.
One very common example of custom partitioning in the real world is separating the /home directory into its own partition. Since this is where users typically store their files, you can set up your server such that a reload of the distribution won't disturb their files. When they log in after a server refresh, all their files will be right where they left them. You could even place the files shared by your Apache web server on to their own partition and preserve those too. You can get very creative here.
Another reason to utilize separate partitions may be to simply create boundaries or restrictions. If you have an application running on your server that is prone to filling up large amounts of storage, you can point that application to its own partition, limited by size. An example of where this could be useful is an application's log files. Log files are the bane of any administrator when it comes to storage. While helpful if you're trying to figure out why something crashed, logs can fill up a hard disk if you're not careful. In my experience, I've seen servers come to a screeching halt due to log files filling up all the available free space on a server where everything was on a single partition. The only boundary the application had was the entirety of the disk.
While there are certainly better ways of handling excessive logging (log rotating, disk quotas, and so on), a separate partition also would have helped. If the application's log directory was on its own partition, it would be able to fill up that partition, but not the entire drive. A full log partition will certainly cause issues, but it wouldn't have been able to affect the entire server. As an administrator, it's up to you to weigh the pros and the cons and develop a partitioning scheme that will best serve the needs of your organization.
Success when maintaining a server is a matter of efficiently managing resources, users, and security—and a good partitioning scheme is certainly part of that. Sometimes it's just a matter of making things easier on yourself so that you have less work to do should you need to reload your operating system. For the sake of following along with this book, it really doesn't matter how you install or partition Ubuntu Server. The trick is simply to get it installed—you can always practice partitioning later. After all, part of learning is setting up a platform, figuring out how to break it in epic ways, and then fixing it up.
Here are some basic tips regarding partitioning:
- At minimum, a partition for the root filesystem (designated by a forward slash) is required.
- The /var directory contains most log files, and is a ripe candidate for separation.
- The /home directory stores all user files. Separating this into a separate partition can be beneficial.
- If you've used Linux before, you may be familiar with the concept of a swap partition. This is no longer necessary—a swap file will be created automatically in newer Ubuntu releases.
When we perform our installation in the next section, we'll choose the defaults for the partitioning scheme to get you started quickly. However, I recommend you come back to the installation process at some point in the future and experiment with it. You may come up with some clever ways to split up your storage. However, you don't have to—having everything in one partition is fine too, depending on your needs.
At this point, we should be ready to get an installation or two of Ubuntu Server going. In the steps that follow, I'll walk you through the process.
To get started, all you should need to do is insert the media into your server or device and follow the onscreen instructions to open the boot menu. The key you press at the beginning of the POST process differs from one machine to another, but it's quite often F10, F11, or F12. Refer to your documentation if you are unsure, though most computers and servers tell you which key to press at the beginning. You'll probably miss this window of opportunity the first few times, and that's fine—to this day I still seem to need to restart the machine once or twice to hit the key in time.
When you first boot from the Ubuntu Server install media, you'll see an icon near the bottom that looks like the following (it will go away after a few seconds):
This icon is your indication that you can press Enter here to select additional options, such as your language. If you don't press Enter within a few seconds, this will be bypassed and the default options (such as the English language) will be chosen automatically. If you do press Enter, you'll see the following screenshot:
If your language is anything other than English, you'll be able to select that here. You can also press F6 to view additional options, which you would only explore in a situation in which your hardware wasn't working properly. Most people won't need to do this, however.
After choosing your language, you'll be brought to the installation menu. (If you didn't press Enter when the previously mentioned icon was on the screen, this screen will be bypassed and you won't see it). The installation menu will give you additional options. To start the installation process, press Enter to choose the first option (Install Ubuntu Server), though a few of the other options may be useful to you:
First, this menu also offers you an option to Check disc for defects. Although I'm sure you've done well in creating your media, all it takes is for a small corruption in the download and you would end up with invalid media. This is extremely rare—but it does happen from time to time. If you have the extra time, it may make sense to verify your media.
Second, this menu gives you the option to Test memory. This is an option I've found myself using far more often than I'd like to admit. Defective RAM on computers and servers is surprisingly common and can cause all kinds of strange things to happen. For one, defective RAM may cause your installation to fail. Worse, your installation could also succeed—and I say that's worse due to the fact you'd find out about problems later (after spending considerable time setting it up) rather than right away. While doing a memory test can add considerable time to the installation process, I definitely recommend it on physical servers, especially if the hardware is new and hasn't ever been tested at all. In fact, I make it a process to test the RAM of all my servers once or twice a year, so this media can be used as a memory tester any time you need one.
From this point forward, we will progress through the various screens to customize our installation. I'll guide you along the way.
To navigate the installer, you simply use the arrow keys to move up and down to select different options, and press Enter to confirm choices. The Esc key will allow you to exit from a sub-menu. The installer is pretty easy to navigate once you get the hang of it. Anyway, after you enter the actual installation process, the first screen will ask you to select a language. Go ahead and do so:
The next screen will allow you to choose your keyboard layout. If you use a keyboard other than an English (US) keyboard, you can select that here. Press down key to highlight Done and press Enter when you've finished:
At the next screen, you will have the option to install Ubuntu Server, or a MAAS region or rack controller. MAAS, or Metal as a Service, is beyond the scope of this book, but it offers some very interesting features, such as additional options for scaling and provisioning your servers. After you become proficient with Ubuntu Server, it may be worth learning later. I have included a link to the documentation for MAAS at the end of this chapter, should you desire to learn more about it. For now, choose the first option, Install Ubuntu:
Next, the installer will automatically try to configure your network connection via DHCP. This is often correct, so you shouldn't need to do anything here unless you have more than one network card and you'd like to use one other than the default. In my case, it defaulted to device enp0s3 (which is correct) but the interface name will be different depending on your hardware. If you do need to change this, you can select the defaulted interface name, press Enter, and select a different one. When you're finished, arrow down to done and press Enter:
The next screen will give you a chance to configure your server's disk. At this screen, if you want to implement a custom partitioning scheme, you can do that here. The option Manual will allow you to do just that. However, that is beyond the scope of this chapter as we're just trying to get an installation off the ground, so choose Use An Entire Disk to continue:
After selecting Use An Entire Disk, the next screen will allow you to choose a disk on which to install Ubuntu Server. In my case, I only have one disk, and you probably do as well. But if you have more than one, select the drive to be used as the main drive for the distribution. We can always configure any other drives you may have later. In fact, we will take a look at storage volumes in Chapter 3, Managing Storage Volumes. Simply press Enter after highlighting the appropriate disk:
Next, the Ubuntu installer will give you an overview of the partitioning it will perform. The defaults are fine, so simply press Enter. You'll be asked to confirm one last time; when you are, arrow down to continue and press Enter:
At the next screen, you'll fill out information relative to the default user account. Fill out your information on this screen, as I have in the sample screenshot. One important thing to keep in mind is that the user you create here will have administrative access. You can always create other users later on, but the user you create here will have special privileges. When finished, arrow down to done and press Enter:
At this point, the installation will continue on, and may even be well on its way before you're finished filling out your user information. You'll see a screen similar to the following when everything is finished. Press Enter to reboot the server into the new installation:
At this point, your server will reboot and then Ubuntu Server should start right up. Congratulations! You now have your own Ubuntu Server installation!
The Raspberry Pi 3 has become quite a valuable asset in the industry. These tiny computers, now with four cores and 1 GB of RAM, are extremely useful in running one-off tasks and even offering a great place to test code without disrupting existing infrastructure. In my lab, I have several Pis on my network, each one responsible for performing specific tasks or functions. It's a very useful platform.
Thankfully, Ubuntu Server is quite easy to install on a Raspberry Pi. In fact, it's installed in much the same way as Raspbian, which is the distribution most commonly used on the Pi. Ubuntu Server is available for Raspberry Pi models 2 and 3. All you'll need to do is download the SD card image and then write it directly to your microSD card (your SD card needs to be at least 4 GB). Once you've done that, you can boot the Pi and log in. The default username and password is ubuntu for both.
To get started, you'll first download the SD card image from here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RaspberryPi.
Then, check that it is compatible with your model of Raspberry Pi. The image will be in a compressed .xz format, which you'll need to extract with your operating system's decompressing utility (in Linux you can use the unxz command, which you get from the xz-utils package).
Next, we do the actual writing of the SD card. For this, we return to our old friend Etcher, which we used earlier in this chapter to master our USB media. Another feature of Etcher is that it allows us to master SD cards for the Raspberry Pi as well. Go ahead and open Etcher, and select the Ubuntu Server Pi image in much the same way as you selected the Ubuntu Server ISO file earlier. Next, make sure your SD card is inserted, and click Flash! and you should be good to go as soon as the process concludes. Once the process finishes, simply insert the SD card into your Pi and power it on. That's all there is to it!
In this chapter, we covered the installation process in great detail. As with most Linux distributions, Ubuntu Server is scalable and able to be installed on a variety of server types. Physical servers, virtual machines, and even the Raspberry Pi, have a version of Ubuntu Server available. The process of installation was covered step by step, and you should now have an Ubuntu Server of your own to configure as you wish. Also in this chapter, we covered partitioning, creating boot media, determining the role of your server, as well as some best practices.
In the next chapter, I'll show you how to manage users. You'll be able to create them, delete them, change them, and even manage password expiration and more. I'll also cover permissions so that you can determine what your users are allowed to do on your server. See you there!
In our first chapter, we covered the installation process that will serve as the foundation for the rest of the book. However, there were still some useful concepts that we'll want to remember. Take a look at the following questions and test your knowledge:
- Determining your server's _________ will help you plan for its use on your network.
- Ubuntu Server installation media is created from an ___ file, which you can download from the Ubuntu website.
- Name at least one provider for VPS solutions (if you can name more than one, even better).
- What type of encryption is used when encrypting your Ubuntu installation?
- What is an LTS release of Ubuntu? Why is it important?
- Which tool is useful for creating bootable USB flash drives and optical media for installation?
- At minimum, your Ubuntu Server installation requires a partition for ________ .
At the end of some chapters, I will list resources you can use to explore additional concepts relative to the content of the chapter. While not required, you should definitely explore them as these resources will go over additional content that didn't fit the scope of the chapter but are still useful for expanding your knowledge even further:
- Ubuntu installation documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation
- Etcher user documentation: https://github.com/resin-io/etcher/blob/master/docs/USER-DOCUMENTATION.md
- MAAS documentation: https://docs.maas.io/2.1/en/
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As the country continues to experience sweltering summer temperatures, now is the perfect time to raise awareness for the need for increased funding of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The federal block grant program provides financial assistance to low and fixed-income individuals for fuel and utility bills, as well as low-cost weatherization and energy-related home repairs.
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With the current state of the economy, the number of Americans who can longer afford to heat and cool their homes continues to rise. Cuts to LIHEAP funding each fiscal year are making it even harder to help those in desperate need of support.
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Union Minister Asked People to Boycott Chinese Products, Chinese Food
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The Union Minister has asked people to stop eating Chinese food as the anger rises against China after a violence face-off in Ladakh led to the loss of our many soldiers. Junior Minister for our nation's Social Justice Ramdas Hathaway said one of the biggest actions that citizens can take hurt China, aside from boycotting Made-in-China products, is to stop eating their Chinese items.
"My suggestion is that restaurants and hotels that sell Chinese food should be shut down. I also request those who eat Chinese food to stop eating them, boycott them." Mr. Athawale told a news agency.
"During such a time when our Indian 20 soldiers were killed by Chinese and they always disrespect us, my request is that everyone should stop eating Chinese food. All the states must give an order to BAN Chinese restaurants and hotels" the Union Minister told ANI.
"They should stop doing these nonsense activities (on the border). They have no right t come on our border, ' humare aangan me unka kya kaam hai( what is their job in our area)? If we are not interested to control your area, then why you people are doing so?" he added
While most of the people supported the Union Minister's suggestion, while others made fun of it as an inappropriate suggestion, with many pointing out that the so-called Chinese food mostly consumed in India is only in name and those who sell them are people who have a job to lose if their businesses close down.
Many people had posted on social media showing that they are throwing out flat-screen TVs from their balconies and destroying them, and some people even burning China-made electronics in protest against Chinese aggression. There have been a thousand of calls to stop using mobile apps and other software with roots in China, such as the video- making app TikTok.
On the best level, the center has decided to rule out the use of Chinese equipment in the up-gradation of 4G equipment of the state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam LTD or BSNL. Sources of government said the Telecom Ministry has decided to "strictly tell BSNL" not to use Chinese equipment in view of security issues.
Indian and Chinese soldiers were involved in a violent face-off in eastern Ladakh's Galwan valley on Monday night.
The military commanders of both sides are holding talks at the incident site today to defuse tension.
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Visit an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.
No Native American language has a word for "art"—instead, it's the craftsmanship and intricate designs of everyday objects such as pottery and jewelry that communicate how deeply beauty and artistry are woven into Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Rio Grande Pueblos cultures. With older and contemporary pieces displayed side-by-side, this exhibit reveals the fascinating ways in which Southwest native tribes are carrying on—and transforming—their traditions through successive generations of skilled artisans.
This exhibit closed August 21, 2016.
The Elkus Collection
The majority of the pieces in Evolving Traditions are drawn from the nearly 1,700 objects donated to the Academy by the children of Ruth and Charles Elkus, who worked tirelessly to promote Native American art and to expand the art market for these cultures.
Generations of Jewelry
Southwest tribes have a long and beautiful history of creating ornate jewelry with stones, seashells, and pottery. The iconic turquoise and silver jewelry of the region was born in the mid-1800s, when Mexican craftsmen introduced metalworking.
In the Southwest
The Southwest has been home to the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Rio Grande Pueblos people for thousands of years. Encompassing the present-day Four Corners area of the United States, this region includes southern Utah, northeastern Arizona, northern New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado.
Traditions in Clay
People in the Southwest have been crafting pottery with a variety of clays for hundreds of years, with designs ranging from storyteller figurines surrounded by small children to wood-fired pots covered in stunning geometric patterns.
Monday–Saturday: 9:30 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
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Exploring Medicare Options
While stopping at dad and for a quick visit, you see their mail and all the stuff about Medicare. Dad says all of the insurance information is very confusing and he just wished there was only one choice. Life today is active, especially for women aged 45 – 56 who care for both their parents and children. These people are caught in the “sandwich generation” and these columns are focused on issues affecting you.
The Medicare Plan choices can be confusing, especially during the Annual Enrollment Period from 10/15 - 12/7 every year when people can change plans. This column will address the global options in this and the next issue.
The first information needed is whether your parents have a group plan or must buy their own Medicare Plan. The first choice is to determine if they wish to stay with Original Medicare (OM) or choose a Medicare Advantage Plan (MA). OM is the governmental program started in 1965; MAs are where a private insurance company set up benefits (at least as good as original Medicare), services the plan and pays claims. A number of private companies can offer MAs.
Both OM and MAs have their advantages and disadvantages and it is most important to consider one’s personal situation. To know which one is best for mom and dad, you must understand how OM and MAs work. Most people who have OM buy a gapfiller to pay the co-pays not paid by Medicare. They also buy a Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) plan. Most commonly, MAs have co-pays, and work much like group insurance with an out of pocket maximum. If the person does not have drug coverage, MAs can include RX coverage. MAs may also include coverage for services not covered by OM such as dental, vision, and hearing. Most MAs also have provider networks and it is important to understand: if you must go to network doctors (HMO) or if a person can go to any Medicare doctor, but the plan plays better for network providers (PPO).
So which type of plan is best for mom and dad? People incurring a lot of medical expense such as oxygen, chemotherapy or having surgery may be best covered under OM and a good gapfiller. Note: MAs have copays – the co-pay for oxygen and chemotherapy may be 20% of the bill up to the out of pocket.
Conversely a person in good health or a person who is no longer going to be aggressive with their treatment may find an MA to work well. In many cases the big difference between the two types of
Medicare Plans is the premium. MAs may have a substantially lower premium.
More information can be found at www.medicare.gov or www.MRMS-INC.com. Talk with qualified insurance agents. Their help can be invaluable and if you pay the same premium if you enroll on-line, but you have the agent’s future help.
Helping mom and dad and caring for your children simultaneously is not easy. It is very helpful to discuss and plan for reasonable future events, and a sandwich generationer should guide their parent through these issues including the primary issue of safety, while being careful not to take all control away from a parent. Once again, it is important to start talking, making suggestions and guiding early, do not wait for a crisis. If you would like a list of “questions to ask in different aspects of care” see our website and look under the “Patient Advocacy Division”.
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It can be a touchy subject, and can often put a strain on neighbourly relations - so, how do you address the nuisance barking of your neighbour's dog?? There is nothing worse than being woken up to the incessant barking of the neighbours dog - AT 3AM IN THE MORNING!!!
Rather than cause a rift between you and your neighbour, consider the PetSafe Outdoor Barking Deterrent. This simple device, cleverly disguised as a birdhouse, is simply positioned to point in the direction of the neighbour's yard and their barking dog. With a range of up to 15m, the PetSafe Outdoor Barking Deterrent is effective on a large range of dogs. It's microphone will pick up on any barking noise within that 15m range. Once barking has been detected, the outdoor bark unit will emit an ultrasonic sound as a deterrent. Being ultrasonic, the dogs hear it clearly but it is beyond the hearing of us humans. The dog will then associate that this sound only occurs when the dog barks. He will then curb his barking to avoid the sound. The ultrasonic sound is not designed to hurt the dog, but it a sound that most dogs will find unpleasant, which is what will motivate them to avoid it. The PetSafe Outdoor Barking Deterrent is powered by the common 9V battery, readily available from any supermarket. It has adjustable settings and is waterproof, making it ideal for outdoor use (unlike many of its competitors).
It is recommended that you contact the seller prior to ordering just to ensure that your dog, or your neighbour's dog is a good candidate to this particular deterrent. No more barking by your neighbour's dog at 3am and no need for diplomatic negotiations - simply position and turn on the PetSafe Outdoor Barking Deterrent and see the results (most results are noticeable
within the first month).
Stop Your Neighbours Dog Barking Today!
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Most people are familiar with the K-1 fiancé(e) visa or 90-day fiancé(e) visa used to enter the United States to marry a US Citizen. A fiancé(e) visa is not the only way to enter the United States for purposes of marriage. In fact, a fiancé(e) visa is only required if your intent is to marry and remain permanently in the United States. Learn about how you can enter the United States to marry a US citizen as a temporary visitor.
Can I get married while in the United States on a visitor visa?
If you are the fiancé(e) of a US citizen and are entering the United States temporarily with the intent to return to your residence outside the United States, you may be able to do the following as a visitor:
- Meet the family of your fiancé(e)
- Become engaged
- Plan your wedding
- Continue your relationship with your fiancé(e)
- Get married to your fiancé(e)
As a Canadian, do I need a visitor visa to get married in the US?
Canadians are visa-exempt. If you will be entering the United States as the fiancé(e) of a US citizen with the intent to return to Canada after your wedding, a visa is not required. You will simply enter the United States as a visa-exempt Canadian.
Do I need a K-1 fiancé(e) visa to get married in the United States?
If you are coming to the United States with the intent to marry your US citizen fiancé(e) and to immigrate to the United States at the time of your entry, you will need a K-1 fiancé(e) visa. A visitor visa is not intended for those with the intent to remain permanently in the United States or to file for an adjustment of status.
If you came to the United States on a visitor visa, visa-exempt, or on ESTA, married a US Citizen, and now plan on staying, it is possible to go straight to a green card through marriage to a US citizen. We are able to guide you through the process of immigrating to the United States as a visitor.
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indications are technical analysis tools that assist you in comprehending the movement of Foreign exchange prices. The indications are often produced utilizing a given formula thus they’re accurate within their working. You will find various kinds of indications on the market. A few of the notable ones are:
These bands are produced by calculating the typical unpredictability of the given Foreign exchange. They’re plotted around the Foreign exchange cost chart being an lower and upper cost band which signifies the levels and lows from the average unpredictability range. You need to use the indications to purchase Foreign exchange once the cost has fallen towards the lower band. It’s also wise to rely on them to market your Foreign exchange once the cost increases towards the upper band.
These are typically several indications plus they include: stochastic, relative strength indications (RSI) and commodity funnel index (CCI). Stochastic indications derive from systematic greater minimizing cost closing, RSI are developed according to relative cost strength while CCI will get its results after evaluating its cost to that particular from the previous cost fluctuations.
You should use any indicator that you would like and all that you should do is to find the one which is very pleasing to the most.
From the three oscillator indications, stochastic indicator is easily the most popular. A stochastic is really a line that’s plotted on the graph and measures between and 100. The road helps in revealing whether confirmed stock is overbought or oversold.
If you’re a short-term trader you need to use the indicator to purchase confirmed Foreign exchange once the stochastic line moves below 20 thus showing the stock is oversold. It’s also wise to make use of the indicator to market your stock once the stochastic moves above 80 showing the cost is overbought.
The moving average convergence-divergence (MACD) indicator is definitely an indicator that’s usually plotted at the base of the cost chart. The indicator is generally attracted as two separate moving average lines. Much like other indications, this indicator gives you purchase and sell signals.
Once the 12-day average converges and moves within the 26-day average, a buy signal is produced and you ought to purchase the Foreign exchange that you are looking at. However when the 12-day average moves over the top 26-day average, a sell signal is produced and you ought to sell your Foreign exchange.
These are the indications which you can use in Foreign exchange trade. To become safe and sound always attempt to understand everything concerning the indications before putting them into work.
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“My business is too small to be a target.” “My service provider looks after my information assets for me” “My customers aren’t at risk because they aren’t linked to my IT network”
As an SME owner you cannot afford any loss in core service, reputational damage, or loss in revenue. And yet most of us assume that our customer database, or ERP system is safe and secure on a private server environment. And that this environment is being looked after by experts.
Ding-dong-ding-dong go the alarm bells. Fact is, anything available on the internet, or through an internet connection, is publicly accessible to anyone. Period.
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Your data, customer’s credit card and banking details, your business confidential IP, processes and systems are all vulnerable to exploitation. According a recent study, “… 10% South African private sector businesses have experienced a cyber attack in the past year.”
If Microsoft and the CIA can get hacked, you’re a sitting duck. So why is it that there is very little understanding out there of the importance of network security? Why is that with all the spectacular headlines hitting the press of the latest hack-jobs that we still misunderstand the risks and what to do about them?
More importantly, why should you as a SME owner even care? Well, a breach in your network or data security could lead to:
- Severe damage to company reputation and customer trust
- 1000’s of ZAR in penalties and fines – Think POPI
- The potential infinite cost of personal data loss/compromise
- Temporary or Permanent Closure
Here are 3 guiding steps to follow to secure your network and sustainability as an SME.
1. Understand your business’ IT network
What are your critical systems, processes, and applications? How secure are these elements? If most of them are cloud-based, speak to your service providers for detail around their security policy and structure/s and get assurances for yourself.
First thing I would do: Conduct a vulnerability assessment (VAScan). There are loads to choose from either via DIY online download (If you have a bit of tech know-how), or through specialised security “SP’s” (Service Providers).
This will help you see the kinks in your armour, and you can then formulate a plan to iron them out.
2. Get to grips with having to pay a bit of money
Network security is not a grudge a purchase. Think about the cost of network downtime, POPI non-compliance, or reputational damage due to data leakage? Most service providers out there bundle security services with internet connectivity.
This is essentially a diluted value proposition at a specialist price, with little recourse available when the chips are down.
I would google and draft a list of specialised network security providers and investigate the services they offer. Criteria to look out for:
- Depth of specialization in security
- Capability and reputation
- Management tools, dashboards, and reporting
- Support model
- Ease of joining or cancellation
3. Outsource your requirements to a specialist
Now that you know where your gaps are, formulated a plan to address those gaps and done some research on options out there, I would recommend that you give that job to a specialised, focused managed security service provider (MSSP).
You need to focus on your core business. Not trust core operations to cookie-cutter service providers offering everything to everyone. The bottom-line is that as an SME, you cannot afford a disaster. And a specialist may not be as expensive as you think.
Don’t leave your business exposed. Understand and protect your network, and secure your sustainability. Pick a partner that has the expertise, and who is alert and ready for any event.
Employ a network security strategy that ensures split-second reflexes. Get a security solution that enables decisive preventative and reactive action. Lock-up and grow!
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The U.S. Department of Transportation issued its Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and GPS Backup Technologies Demonstration Report in January 2021 as a follow-up to a technology demonstration conducted in March 2020.
The report detailed the exemplary performance of Satellite Time and Location (STL) as one of the 11 technologies:
- ranked #2 overall for timing and positioning
- rated at the highest level of technology readiness (TRL 9) in all categories for which it was evaluated (including the challenging underground environment test)
- rated ‘Low’ (best) in the Service Deployment Effort category
- rated ‘Short’ (best) in the Time to Service Implementation category
- rated ‘High’ (best) in the Service Interoperability category
- rated ‘High’ (best) in the PNT Information Security category
- the only DOT-evaluated solution delivering both timing and positioning that is also scalable nationally and globally without incremental infrastructure expense
Satelles was honored to be one of the demonstration participants and concurs with DOT’s findings that multiple forms of PNT are urgently needed to meet wide-ranging performance specifications and operational requirements of critical infrastructure providers that must back up or augment GPS.
The Market Requires Multiple PNT Technologies
DOT’s new report complements the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Report on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Backup and Complementary Capabilities to the Global Positioning System (GPS) delivered to Congress last year. In its statement from the Conclusions and Recommendations section of the new report (p. 194), DOT clearly expresses its alignment with DHS:
“The demonstration indicates that there are suitable, mature, and commercially available technologies to backup or complement the timing services provided by GPS. However, the demonstration also indicates that none of the systems can universally backup the positioning and navigations capabilities provided by GPS and its augmentations. The critical infrastructure positioning and navigation requirements are so varied that function, application, and end-user specific positioning and navigation solutions are needed. This necessitates a diverse universe of positioning and navigation technologies.”
The statement above is also consistent with the core principles of the Open PNT Industry Alliance, a coalition of PNT service providers and equipment manufacturers. Like all alliance members, Satelles shares the belief that market requirements are sufficiently diverse to necessitate multiple forms of alternative PNT. We also maintain that the technological landscape is abundantly varied to provide such a broad array of solutions right now.
STL is a Robust Solution Available Today
Satellite Time and Location (STL) from Satelles was one of the 11 technologies subjected to a range of testing scenarios during the demonstration for DOT, and it emerged as one of the top performers. The solutions were evaluated based on various measures of effectiveness, each with its own detailed rubric. Satelles earned top-tier scores in categories such as PNT Signal Robustness, Service Resilience, and Service Synchronization.
The two most important top-level takeaways from the report are as follows:
- DOT applied weighting factors and technology considerations to produce scoring and ranking in six aggregate groupings. These high-level values were rolled up even further to generate combined scoring and overall ranking. In addition to being evaluated favorably in many individual underlying test scenarios and evaluation categories, STL was ranked #2 overall for timing and positioning in both the performance-sensitive weighting and cost-sensitive weighting classifications, and in key categories Satelles performed better than the #1 overall provider.
- Of all the technologies demonstrated, STL is the only solution that is nationally and globally scalable without incremental infrastructure expense. STL is available today across the entire United States — including urban centers, rural areas, and navigable waterways — as well as offshore locations. This ability to provide timing and 3-D positioning coverage in the U.S. and worldwide is made possible by the multibillion-dollar investment that has already been made by Iridium to launch and operate its commercial satellite network.
STL also stood out in these specific areas:
Measure of Effectiveness
|In separate evaluations for both the system and user equipment, STL rated at the highest technology readiness level (TRL 9) in all categories for which it was evaluated, including the challenging underground environment test. STL was one of only two time and location technologies that achieved TRL 9 and is ready for operation today. As defined by DOT, TRL 9 means that a particular technology has been refined and adopted — the hallmark for commercially available solutions.|
|Service Deployment Effort||DOT acknowledged that the “demonstration effort was not comprehensive enough to formulate cost estimates for implementation” of the evaluated technologies. However, they stated that the demonstration “provide[d] a reasonable indication of service deployment effort.” STL was rated ‘Low’ (best), meaning that “the time and materials needed to execute the demonstrated technology’s PNT function” are less than those solutions rated at ‘Medium’ or ‘High’ on the scorecard.|
|Time to Service Implementation||According to DOT, this category “was formed as a mechanism to convey [subject matter expert] assessment of this key factor in the Government’s strategy and expectations to implement one or more complementary PNT services.” STL scored ‘Short’ (best), meaning that DOT estimated the implementation period to be “less than two years.” In fact, STL can be immediately deployed for customers because it is fielded today as a commercially available service.|
|Service Interoperability||This category evaluated the extent to which “PNT technologies are suitable in combination with other PNT technologies.” Satelles scored ‘High’ (best), meaning that STL “demonstrated some significant compatibility.”|
|PNT Information Security||
DOT evaluators “observe[d] security mechanisms, either explicitly in scenarios, or implicitly in the implementation of the PNT signal itself.” STL scored ‘High’ (best), which, as DOT points out, is important because “[t]he information security and resilience of a given PNT signal have significant correlation when considering intentional disruption or manipulation of the PNT function.”
A companion document from DOT entitled “National Timing Resilience and Security Act Roadmap to Implementation” was informed by the outcomes of the technology demonstration. Among DOT’s conclusions is that they will “promote adoption by owners and operators of critical infrastructure of PNT service technologies currently available to ensure PNT resiliency.” This thinking is aligned with the multi-technology approach endorsed in the conclusion of the technology demo report, and in so doing amplifies directives for the responsible use of PNT by the critical infrastructure owners and operators themselves (as articulated in Executive Order 13905).
The Time to Act is Now
By simultaneously releasing the in-depth technology demonstration report and the NTRSA implementation roadmap, DOT took these very important actions:
- recommended multiple technologies to meet diverse market requirements rather than a one-size-fits-all single solution;
- underscored the urgency for critical infrastructure owners and operators to adopt backup and complementary PNT services; and
- showcased that high-performance and cost-effective solutions already exist.
STL from Satelles received top scores in the important categories related to technical readiness, service deployment effort, interoperability, and security, and ranked in the overall top two (out of 11) based on DOT’s aggregate scoring system. The Satelles solution was also highlighted as one of only two time and location technologies that is available today.
Satelles looks forward to working with civil government officials and private sector leaders to implement precise time and location solutions that provide uninterrupted access to PNT sources that protect critical infrastructure and strengthen our national resilience.
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Welcome to “German First Words with Phonics Pro: Deluxe-Spelling & Learning Game for Children“ the Professional edition of the first educational application to teach children German through letter sounds (phonics) and letter names. “German First Words with Phonics Pro" includes 74 words in three categories Animals, Vehicles and Shapes and Colors. Your child will start off by learning the sounds of letters through phonics and how these associate to specific words. As your child’s understanding of the sounds and names broadens your child will move on to learn the names of the letters and how they are used to form words, learning spelling at the same time. The three different hint alternatives (color hints, letter hints and color and letter hints) combined with five more settings, will challenge your child and adjust the level of difficult. The unique interface, featuring a list of thumbnails, allows your child to explore all the words and will offer endless hours of fun and education.
Featured by Apple on What's Hot for the iPhone in two categories Games/Educational and Games/Kids on the German, Austrian and Swiss App Stores!!!
● Learn the sounds (phonics) and the names of letters.
● Learn the words and how to spell.
● Learn to recognize letters (upper and lowercase) and match them to words.
● Unique navigation that allows the child to explore all the words.
● Tap the image of the word to discover its sound and learn its name.
● User interface specifically developed for children fingers.
● Engaging and colorful artwork with amazing sound effects and animations.
● Studio recording of letters, words and spelling.
● 74 words in three categories Animals, Vehicles and Shapes and Colors.
● Six different settings to increase difficulty as children learn.
● German interface available (your device’s international setting must be set to German).
● Special alert reminding you to switch to Flight Mode (in iPhone only).
At Anlock your children's privacy and safety is our priority that is why our app:
◇ Does not collect/share any user's personally identifiable information.
◇ Does not contain Social Network Integration or other Social Features.
◇ Does not contain ads.
◇ Does not contain In-App Purchases.
◇ Contains "Feedback" and "Tell a Friend" buttons.
◇ Contains a link to more of our apps
At Anlock we love what we do, developing fun and educational applications for children. We also believe that we have what it takes. We are a passionate and committed small team of talented graphics artists and dedicated and skilled developers. Our team is complemented by educators and supported by our own children that test and criticize mercilessly our applications in their creation.
If you have any comments, suggestions, or feedback please email us at email@example.com
Visit us: www.anlock.com
Like us: www.facebook.com/anlockapps
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A tradition is something special you do every year. At the North Pole, we have many Christmas traditions.
Mrs. Claus has traditions too. One of hers is to build a great big gingerbread house.
Everyone knows Mrs. Claus makes the best Christmas baking ever! She makes the best gingerbread ever too! Everyone at the North Pole knows when she is making it. You can smell it everywhere! Yum!
Everyone wants to help build the gingerbread house!
The pieces of gingerbread for the house are big. They are very big. Even bigger than an elf! The elves all have to lift together to put the pieces of the house together. Mrs. Claus makes a great big bucket of icing to glue to the pieces together.
One year Clumsy was helping her with the icing. He climbed up on his ladder. The other elves held the gingerbread walls together. Clumsy reached out as far as he could with his big brush. He wanted to put icing on the gingerbread wall. He reached even further until… SPLAT! He fell off the ladder. He fell right into the great big bucket of icing!
When he came out of the bucket he was covered in icing and gingerbread. “Yum”, he said. “This tastes really good!”
And that is where gingerbread men came from! Ho! Ho! Ho!
P.S. Do you have any Christmas traditions you do with your family? Is falling into a bucket of icing one of them? (You can tell me about your Christmas traditions here. Or, scroll down to see what others have written!)
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It’s that time of year again!
The word “holidays” signifies weight gain for many people. After all, it’s been drilled into us that come Thanksgiving (actually, Halloween), we start packing on the pounds (at least 5) until New Year’s Day, when we dutifully sign up for a gym membership that we rarely end up using.
Sound familiar? Well, the good news is that most of us really don’t gain that much weight. Weight gain is more like one pound (give or take a few). But before you sigh with relief, realize that that one pound is very unlikely to come off. So, if you gain one pound every holiday season, in ten years, you’ll be ten pounds heavier (and that’s not counting other weight that you may have gained throughout the year).
Holidays can also cause some anxiety for people with diabetes. What do you eat? WHEN do you eat? Can you drink alcohol? What if you have low blood glucose at the office holiday party? These are common concerns, but they’re all manageable. It helps to talk with a diabetes educator or a dietitian BEFORE the holidays strike so that you have a game plan and know how to deal with these situations.
Physical activity is your best friend
Holiday shopping, cooking, dinners, concerts, and parties mean that there’s little time to do other things, like, for instance, stay active. Getting to the gym, going for a walk at lunch, or popping in your exercise DVD tend to fall by the wayside; other things seem to take priority. But ironically, it’s these very actions that can keep you from gaining weight, keep your blood glucose (and blood pressure and cholesterol) from creeping up, and keep stress at bay.
The goal for people with diabetes is to aim for 150 minutes of physical activity weekly, or 30 minutes at least five days a week. However, many of us perceive this to be a challenge. Who has the time, on top of working, taking care of family, shopping, cleaning, cooking…? But as the saying goes, “If you don’t make time for exercise, you must make time for illness.”
Change your mindset
A lot of us suffer from the “all or nothing” syndrome. I’m guilty of this. If I can’t spend a certain amount of time on the treadmill, for example, I’m likely to tell myself to not even bother. How many of you feel this way? Part of this “syndrome” is that it’s drilled into us to get those 150 minutes in each week. That may not always be possible or even doable, so the tendency is to tell yourself that it’s useless to even try.
Break yourself from this way of thinking. Every little bit truly counts. Researchers have found that walking for just 15 minutes each day reduces your risk of death by 14%, compared to folks who do little or no physical activity. And the same amount of physical activity can help to bring down high blood glucose levels (especially after indulging in a few too many holiday cookies). Plus, moving around is a good way to give yourself a boost of energy and help alleviate any stress or tension (which often goes hand in hand with the holidays).
What you can do
Think about everything that you do on a daily basis: eat your meals, brush your teeth, check your blood glucose, go to work…and add physical activity to the list. Make it a given that it’s just something that you do, without even really thinking about it. You don’t have to traipse off to the gym (unless you want to). Wherever you are, you can move, and that’s your goal. Here’s what you can try:
Climb stairs. They’re pretty much everywhere. A lot of athletes train by running up and down stairs. You don’t need to run, but why not use them? You’ll burn roughly 5–9 calories per minute of climbing. You’ll tone your muscles and strengthen your bones, and you’ll give your heart and lungs a good workout, too.
Get on the ball. Stuck at your desk all day? No problem. Switch out your chair for an exercise ball. Exercise, or stability, balls have started to replace desk chairs in many offices. Sitting on one helps to strengthen your core muscles (found in your abdomen, back, and legs). There are also other types of exercises you can do using a ball to help tone your entire body.
Try kettlebells. Kettlebells are weights that have a handle on the top and a rounded base. You use one weight at a time and you can work many muscles at the same time, combining cardio and strength training in the same workout (very efficient!). Again, do an Internet search for specific exercises that you can try or check out YouTube for how-to videos. Why not pick up a pair and use them while watching television?
Join the resistance (band). Resistance bands have become quite popular. You can use them anywhere, anytime. If you’re traveling, throw one in your suitcase. You can get a whole body workout just by using a band. Some bands come with handles, and they also come in different tension levels. Check out this Web site for ways to use resistance bands.
Finally, knowing that the holiday season is a season of gift-giving, why not ask for the gift of fitness? Ask for a gym membership, equipment (like kettlebells or an exercise ball), or even a few sessions with a personal trainer. Better yet, treat yourself right and give yourself the gift of fitness. Your health is the gift that keeps on giving!
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ROME — A world summit on hunger veered toward collapse late Thursday when Latin American countries objected to a final, watered-down resolution designed to boost agriculture and control soaring food prices.
Ultimately, the declaration was adopted, with about 180 countries pledging to work to eliminate hunger and secure access to food "for all, today and tomorrow" through urgent actions, including the easing of trade barriers and the supply of seeds and fertilizer to poor farmers.
No significant agreement was reached on the production of biofuels and what effect they have on the costs of food and on the environment. The resolution did not contain stronger language sought by critics of biofuels, which are supported by the Bush administration.
The three-day summit was called by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization as an emergency response to food prices that officials say could threaten nearly 1 billion people with starvation. United Nations officials said $20 billion to $30 billion a year was needed to fight hunger, which can also trigger social and political unrest.
Numerous issues split the delegates.
Led by Argentina, Cuba and Venezuela, a veritable revolt by much of Latin America dragged negotiations hours past the original conclusion deadline. One African delegate chided her colleagues for creating the "appearance of grandstanding ... as people are dying."
But the Latin American delegates said the declaration was paying lip service to the starvation crisis. They noted that the final document did not condemn subsidies maintained by wealthy nations or challenge the price-aggravating control exercised by big agricultural companies.
Argentina and Venezuela argued that the free-trade policies being promoted risked exacerbating poverty and hunger in Latin America. Argentina was especially forceful in objecting to language, which remained in the final document, that criticizes export curbs similar to the ones it has imposed.
Biofuels also sparked dispute. The U.S. delegation, led by Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer, welcomed the declaration's support for further study.
FAO Director General Jacques Diouf said the gap between supporters and opponents of biofuels was too wide.
"The main thing is we brought attention to this problem" of hunger, he said. "It is not just a humanitarian problem. It's an economic problem, a political problem. It's a problem of peace and security if you don't address it."
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The old brouhaha between prescriptivists (interested in dictating how language should be) and descriptivists (interested in documenting what it is) continues to simmer. And yet it seems such an unproductive simmer.
What’s got everybody riled up this time is Joan Acocella’s review of Henry Hitchings’s The Language Wars: A History of Proper English published in the May 14 issue of The New Yorker. Acocella portrays prescriptivists as a sensible bunch, more artists than stodgy sticklers: “In the prescriptivists’ books,” she writes, “you will find that … many of them, or the best ones, are not especially tyrannical. Those men really wanted clear, singing prose, much more than rules, and they bent rules accordingly.”
The descriptivists, on the other hand, advocate for a hippy-dippy, anything-goes approach to language—think of a haphazard mix of teen speak and prison-yard slang. Those ridiculous descriptivists! Even fellow linguists don’t know what to do with them. Acocella pits the two introductory essays published back-to-back in the most recent edition of the American Heritage Dictionary against one another:
One is by John R. Rickford, a distinguished professor of linguistics and humanities at Stanford. Rickford tells us that ‘language learning and use would be virtually impossible without systematic rules and restrictions; this generalization applies to all varieties of language, including vernaculars.’ That’s prescriptivism—no doubt about it. But turn the page and you get another essay, by the cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker. He tells us more or less the opposite. There are no rules, he declares. Or they’re there, but they’re just old wives’ tales. … And he attaches clear political meaning to this situation. People who insist on following supposed rules are effectively ‘derogating those who don’t keep the faith, much like the crowds who denounced witches, class enemies, and communists out of fear that they would be denounced first.’… For the editors of the A.H.D. to publish Pinker’s essay alongside Rickford’s is outright self-contradiction. For them to publish it at all is cowardice, in service of avoiding a charge of elitism.”
Ouch. I’ll return to Acocella’s charges in a bit. But first, a primer on “rules.” To prescriptivists, rules (however bendable) are things like “Use ‘who’ in subject position but ‘whom’ in object position.” But to descriptivists, rules are something quite different. Rules are the underlying patterns that we internalize about our language: how we string sounds into words and words into sentences, how we envelope our sentences in prosodic packages, and how we combine these packages to make ourselves understood by others. Descriptivists’ rules need not be written down or memorized in school. They’re what four-year-olds know about their native language, which is to say, from the perspective of most linguists, just about everything important.
With this in mind, it becomes clear that descriptivism hasn’t been outed, at least not by a fellow linguist. Rickford and Pinker did not make “more or less opposite” statements: Rickford was using “rules” in the descriptivist sense, and Pinker in the prescriptivist sense. For a more thorough play-by-play of the kerfuffle, check out Mark Liberman’s post on Language Log.
In truth, prescriptivists and descriptivists do not really disagree over the facts—whether or not there are rules (of either persuasion)—but over emphasis, namely, how debates about language should be framed for public discourse. When we lament the loss of “good grammar,” or the decline of the English language, we make a statement that some dialects and stylistic choices are inherently better than others. Nobody doubts that some dialects and styles are more effective for communicating with a mainstream or formally educated audience, something we’d do well to consider before firing off that op-ed or composing a cover letter. I even acknowledge that having a “house style” into which prose is converted for the World of Ideas is, on the whole, convenient.
But the house style comes with downsides, which ought to be acknowledged. For one, there is the risk that people will be excluded from the World of Ideas because these ideas are not discussed in their native dialects. Yes, we accept nonstandard dialects in (usually fictional) works by writers such as Mark Twain or Zora Neale Hurston. But for the most part, such writers also have access to a more standard dialect, which they can and do publicly adopt at will. Is it the case that we are capable of appreciating nonstandard language, even of praising its “clear, singing prose,” but only once its author has proven that the World of Ideas is where she belongs?
It is all too easy, in the absence of such proof, to deem nonstandard dialects (and the people who have them) objectively worse than their standard alternatives. We wouldn’t be having the comparable conversation about ethnicity or skin color, but because speech and writing are sets of behaviors, they—like religious practices, sexual mores, or eating habits—are particularly susceptible to denigration. But black English or southern English or Pittsburgese are not dumbed-down perversions of anything; they’re just as complex and internally consistent as Standard American English. So the descriptivists rush to their defense.
Prescriptivists and descriptivists: two ships passing in the night. Ultimately, all involved wish to open up the World of Ideas, and its accompanying benefits, to more people. Prescriptive rules offer a ticket to some at the expense of many others. Descriptivists call for social tolerance, but, admittedly, that’s not going to get the migrant farm worker’s op-ed published in next Sunday’s paper. Solutions aren’t simple, and no amount of snark—from either ship—will change this.
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April 23, 2009
Scientists Create Elusive Molecule In Lab Experiments
Scientists say the Rydberg molecule, a molecule that until now existed only in theory, has finally been created, BBC News reported.
The molecule is formed through an elusive and extremely weak chemical bond between two atoms.Researchers reported in the journal Nature that the new type of bonding occurs when one of the two atoms in the molecule has an electron very far from its nucleus or center.
Nobel prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi developed fundamental quantum theories about how electrons behave and interact. Experts say the new molecule discovery reinforces Fermi's ideas.
The scientists formed the Rydberg molecules in question from two atoms of rubidium - one a Rydberg atom, and one a "normal" atom. The movement and position of electrons within an atom can be described as orbiting around a central nucleus, with each shell of orbiting electrons further from the center.
But what makes a Rydberg atom unique is that it has one electron alone in an outermost orbit, which is, atomically, very far from its nucleus.
Fermi predicted back in 1934 that if another atom were to "find" that lone, wandering electron, it might interact with it.
However, Chris Greene, a theoretical physicist from the University of Colorado who first predicted that Rydberg molecules could exist, said Fermi never imagined that molecules could be formed.
"We recognized, in our work in the 1970s and 80s, the potential for a sort of forcefield between a Rydberg atom and a groundstate [or normal] atom. It's only now that you can get systems so cold, that you can actually make them," Greene said.
Vera Bendkowsky from the University of Stuttgart, who led the research, explained that unimaginably cold temperatures are needed to create the molecules and the nuclei of the atoms have to be at the correct distance from each other for the electron fields to find each other and interact.
"We use an ultracold cloud of rubidium - as you cool it, the atoms in the gas move closer together," she said.
She said that with temperatures very close to absolute zero, a "critical distance" of about 100nm (nanometers - 1nm = one millionth of a millimeter) between the atoms is reached. When one is a Rydberg atom, the two atoms form a Rydberg molecule. This 100nm gap is vast compared to ordinary molecules.
Greene likened the Rydberg electron to a sheepdog that keeps its flock together by roaming speedily to the outermost periphery of the flock, and nudging them back towards the center any member that might begin to drift away.
But it requires energy to push the electron out to its lonely periphery in order to make a Rydberg atom.
Bendkowsky said they excite the atoms to the Rydberg stage with a laser and if they have a gas at the critical density and with two atoms at the correct distance that are able to form the molecule, they excite one to the Rydberg state in order to form a molecule.
The researchers said, however, that the longest-lived Rydberg molecule survives for just 18 microseconds, but the fact that the molecules can be made and seen confirms long-held fundamental atomic theories.
Helen Fielding, a physical chemist from University College London, called it a "very exciting set of experiments," adding that it shows that this approach is feasible.
"It will be interesting to see what other fundamental physics we'll be able to test with it," she said.
A Nobel prize-winning piece of physics research by Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose was the catalyst for Professor Greene's prediction that Rydberg molecules could exist.
Bose sent some theoretical calculations about particles to Albert Einstein in 1924 and Einstein made a prediction that if a gas was cooled to a very low temperature, the atoms would all suddenly collapse into their "lowest possible energy state", so they would be almost frozen and behave in an identical and predictable way.
Experts say this is analogous to when a gas suddenly condenses into drops of liquid.
Greene realized that when scientists reached the goal of Bose-Einstein condensation, by cooling and trapping alkali atoms, ultracold physics could be used to form molecules that simply would not exist in any other conditions.
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TETREAULT - SENEZ ANCESTRY
TETREAULT - SENÉ - SENAY - SENEY
1634 - 1921
Mathurin TETREAULT married Marie BERNARD before 31 Dec 1634 in the Parish of St-Martin de Loin, diocese of Poitiers, Poitou in France. (1)(2)
Louis TETREAULT was born before 1634 in France. He married Marie Neolle LANDEAU on 9 Jun 1663 in Trois-Rivières, Cap-de-la-Madeline, Longeuil, and Montréal. He died 22 Jun 1699 in Champlain. (1)(2)
Joseph Marie TETREAULT was born before 1678 somewhere in Québec. He married Marie Anne JARRET dit BEAUREGARD on 12 Jun 1700 in Montréal, province of Québec. He died 5 Mar 1762 in Verchères. (1)(2)
Jean-Baptiste TETREAULT was born before 1714 somewhere in Québed. He married Marie Angélique BENOIT LIVERNOIS on 7 Feb 1735 in Verchères, Québec. He died 21 Jul 1752 in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, Québec. (1)(2)
Marie Anne TETREAULT/TETROT was born before 1738 somewhere in Québec. She married Charles SENEZ dit LALIBERTÉ on 10 Feb 1755 in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe, Québec. (1)(2)
Pierre François SENEZ married Marie LANDRY on 10 Feb 1795 in L'Assomption, county of L'Assomption, Québec.
Marie LANDRY was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste LANDRY & Marie Rose MARTEL. (2)
Charles SENEZ married Sophie VIAU on 27 Apr 1830 in St-Césaire, Rouville, Québec.
Sophie VIAU was the daughter of Antoine VIAU & Marie Josephte DEMERS. (2)
Alfred SENEZ (SENÉ, SENEY, SENAY, SENET) was born on 20 Sep 1836 in St-Césaire, Rouville, Québec. He married Euphémie BENOIT on 23 May 1859 in St-Césaire. He died 30 Apr 1899 in Williamstown, MA.
Euphémie BENOIT was the daugher of Jacques BENOIT & Marie Anne BEAUVAIS. Euphémie died 17 Mar 1897 in Williamstown, MA. (2)
Jules Achille SENET/SENÉ was born in 1871 in Stanford, Vermont. He married Marie Louise RENAUDETTE on 16 Jan 1898. Jules changed his name legally from SENÉ to SENAY.
Marie Louise RENAUDETTE was the daughter of Joseph RENAUDET & Marie BABEU at North Adams, Massachusetts. Marie Louise was born 9 Oct 1878 at St. Jacques le Mineur, Québec. She died on 28 Mar 1920. (2)
Antonio Joseph Alfred SENAY was born on 5 Mar 1899. He married Veronica Alice GOULD on 12 Apr 1920. Veronice's parents were Frank Kinsley GOULD & Carrie RICHMOND Antonio died on 28 April 1970, on the golf course at Williamstown, MA. Antonio changed his name legally to Anthony Seney. Antonio and Veronica had two children: Verne June SENEY born on 11 Dec 1921 in North Adams, MA, and Fayne Gould SENEY, born on 7 Feb 1926. (2)
Verne June SENEY was born on 11 Dec 1921 in North Adams, MA. (2)
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The National Development Corporation has officially launched its new website, www.discoverdominica.com. The site is dedicated to providing comprehensive information about Dominica as a premier eco-tourism and adventure travel destination.
Enhancements to the original website include interactive maps, streaming video, downloadable screensavers, E-cards, and a fresh, modern new look. In keeping up to date with the latest technology, the website also boasts a live webcam from the north coast of the island.
Most importantly, the new website features a full range of information about the island including what to see and do, where to stay, places to eat, a calendar of events, and a new features section that highlights exciting packages, and the island’s latest news.
The website makeover is part of the destination’s overall e-marketing strategic plan. Through this plan, the island’s Division of Tourism will be able to directly communicate with potential and existing guests to personalize travel offers for them. Additionally, the website has a tracking system that measures the effectiveness of online and print advertising. The tracking system will obtain traveler’s responses to advertising and assist in improving the destination’s marketing efforts.
“Dominica is continuing to grow as both a premier eco-tourism and adventure travel destination, and our online presence will reflect that position,” stated Yvor Nassief, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Private Sector Relations for Dominica. “The website will be used as a tool to assist in building continued awareness of the destination and we believe its design and new features will effectively differentiate us from some of our primary competitors. Our online media campaign and banners created for such outlets as Lonely Planet, Tripadvisors and National Geographic also support our position and target audience for the destination.”
Known as “The Nature Island” and located between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Eastern Caribbean, the independent nation of Dominica is the largest and most mountainous of the Windward Islands, encompassing an area of nearly 290 square miles. Of volcanic origins with mountains reaching heights of nearly 5,000 feet, rainforests that are considered among the last true oceanic rainforests in the world, more than 365 rivers, waterfalls, boiling lakes and pristine coral reefs, Dominica’s natural diversity is truly unique. Dominica is also home to the last remaining settlement of the Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean - The Carib Indians. A place where man and nature live in harmony, adventurers and nature lovers alike will revel in the Island’s eco-tourism options which include scuba diving, snorkeling, mountain biking, kayaking, horseback riding, nature tours, hiking/trekking, whale, dolphin and bird watching, sailing and fishing.
Dominica continues to be recognized for its attributes and sustainable tourism efforts, including being the first country in the world to receive Benchmarking designation from the prestigious eco-tourism organization Green Globe 21 and ranking as the only Caribbean destination in the top five happiest countries on earth in the Happy Planet Index (compiled by Britain’s New Economics Foundation).
Beginning January 23, 2007, the U.S. State Department and the Department Homeland Security will require that all U.S. citizens and foreign nationals carry a passport or other accepted secure documents to enter or re-enter the U.S. through airports from the Caribbean, including Dominica. Please visit the U.S. State Department website at http://travel.state.gov for more information and downloadable passport application forms.
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These are some of the most useful and free educational resources that teachers can use to keep students engaged in the classroom
With a student population that is increasingly diverse, teachers need to find new ways to keep students engaged in the classroom. Here are some strategies that can help you engage your students and improve learning:
Use Different Methods Of Teaching.
For example, use group work to help students practice their skills and learn from each other in a collaborative setting. This can also help you identify those students who require additional assistance if they are struggling with certain concepts or skills.
Make Learning Fun!
If you incorporate games into your lessons it will make learning more enjoyable for your students and increase their desire to learn new things. You can even create your own board games at home using simple materials like cardboard pieces and markers or paint. Just be careful not to make the game too complicated or time-consuming; it should only take about 15 minutes per session and should aim to teach just one or two new things at each lesson.
Incorporate Technology Into Your Lessons Whenever Possible!
Technology is an amazing tool that provides instant feedback on what students know and don’t know, but more importantly, it allows them to find answers on their own rather than having to rely on teachers for help all the time! Use websites like Quizlet or Kahoot (see below) which allow
The classroom is a dynamic environment with many activities and many students.
Use a Variety Of Activitie
for students to choose from. For example, you could give them a choice between completing an assignment or working in groups to solve problems.
Give students a choice of options and let them decide what works best for them. This allows them to feel like they have control over their learning experience.
among peers by assigning group projects and letting students work together on complex assignments. This can help build teamwork skills as well as promote independent learning.
Give Students Feedback
on their work so they know how they’re doing and can improve their performance if necessary.
One strategy is to use a variety of teaching methods. Teachers should use lectures and demonstrations, but they also need to incorporate hands-on activities and group work into the lesson plan.
Another strategy is to create homework assignments that require students to think critically and creatively. Homework should include real-world applications of the concepts being taught in class. Teachers should also encourage students to ask questions about what they learned during the class and how it relates to their lives outside of school.
Teachers Should Also Try Not to use Jargon or Technical Terms
when explaining concepts because this can confuse students or make them lose interest in what they’re saying. Instead, teachers should try using analogies or metaphors that are easy for their students to understand so that everything they say makes sense to them
Use Real-World Examples.
When teaching about concepts such as gravity or photosynthesis, use examples that are familiar to the student population. For example, if you’re teaching about the water cycle, you could use a diagram of the water cycle that shows where a river flows into a lake or ocean and where it flows out again.
Use Visual Aids When Possible
. Many teachers find that using visual aids helps them explain tricky concepts in ways that are clearer than words alone can convey — especially when it comes to learning processes like evolution and photosynthesis!
Use visuals and hands-on activities. Visuals help students retain information better than if they were just listening or reading something. This can be as simple as creating posters for each chapter or highlighting important points with sticky notes that students can see at all times.
Hands-On Activities also help students retain information because it forces them to use their senses rather than just their minds. For example, if you want your students to remember the definition of a word like “preposterous,” ask them how it’s spelled or what it sounds like and give them several different options so they have to listen carefully while they write down their answers.
Use Humor When Possible
Humor is another great way to keep students engaged, especially when used appropriately and at the right time. You don’t want to make them laugh at inappropriate times or just for the sake of being funny — but if there’s an opportunity where it fits naturally into your lesson plan then go ahead and try it out! A good example would be using jokes that relate directly to the topic at hand so that they can understand why you’re laughing along with them instead of just being confused by your sudden change in mood and energy level.
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You already know that breastfeeding provides many benefits to your baby (and to you and your family, too!). But one often-overlooked benefit is breastfeeding’s impact – or lack thereof – on the environment.
It’s no mystery as to why breastfeeding is the most natural and ecological way to feed your baby. There are no preservatives or risk of contaminants in breastmilk and it’s generally not processed in any way. Breastfeeding also saves energy – when baby is able to feed directly from the breast, there is no need to warm the milk. Mom’s body prepares all the right ingredients at just the right temperature. You could say that breastmilk is a renewable resource!
Feeding at the breast is also plastic-free, which ultimately reduces waste – from production to feeding, no products are needed, just mom and baby’s bodies. Bottles and packaging take energy to manufacture, promote, and recycle. So, whenever and for however long as possible, feeding directly from the breast is most efficient in terms of reducing waste and saving energy.
And, although using a breastpump to express breastmilk requires additional gear, accessories, and storage products, it’s still much more earth-friendly than formula feeding. First and foremost, the majority of these products are reusable. And, when you take into account the waste created by formula manufacturing and packaging, feeding breastmilk generates less waste and uses fewer natural resources – whether from bottle or breast.
Breastfeeding moms do their share in protecting the environment every day, and so do we. Medela is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and has participated in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WasteWise program since 2009. As a result, Medela established new waste prevention practices and improved recycling efforts. After all, it’s more than just protecting the environment for our generation – it’s about preserving it for our children (and our children’s children) to enjoy.
Was reducing your impact on the environment a factor in your decision to breastfeed?
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Using the Autocomplete functionality while creating a Python project in VEXcode VR can help save time and prevent errors while typing commands.
How to Use Autocomplete
Step 1: Begin typing to open the selection menu.
The device or command name will appear in a drop-down selection menu.
To access a list of the possible commands available using the Autocomplete function, press Control + Space (on Windows, macOS, and Chrome OS).
Step 2: Make a Selection with the AutoComplete
Press “Enter/Return” or “Tab” on your keyboard or left click on the command with your mouse to make a selection.
Note that with longer selection menus, you can make a selection using one of the following options:
- Use your “Up” and “Down” keys to select the name you want, then press “Tab” or (Enter/Return) on your keyboard to make the selection.
- Use your mouse to scroll up and down in the Autocomplete menu. Then left click on the desired selection.
Step 3: Add a Dot Operator to List all the Commands Available to that Device
Adding a dot operator (a period, “.”) will open a new menu of all commands available to the device.
Step 4: Make a Selection by Using One of the Following Options
- Use the “Up” and “Down” buttons on your keyboard to navigate the menu and then press “Return" on Mac, “Enter" on Windows or Chromebook to make a selection.
- Left click with your mouse on the desired command.
Step 5: Add Parameters
Parameters are the options that are passed to the command between the parenthesis.
Some commands require multiple parameters be set. Add a comma after a parameter to add another parameter.
Once all parameters have been added to the command, the command is complete!
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As had become customary, the United States Mint did not issue the 2006 Kennedy Half Dollar for circulation. Rather the coins were only available to collectors within various numismatic product offerings.
On February 15, 2006, the US Mint began sales of two roll sets of half dollars containing one 20-coin roll from the Philadelphia Mint and one 20-coin roll from the Denver Mint. This product was priced at $35.50 compared to the face value of $20. Also available were bags containing 200 coins with an equal number included for each mint mark. These were priced at $135.00 compared to the face value of $100.
Other versions of the Kennedy Half Dollar were available with the Mint’s annual set products. Proof versions struck at the San Francisco Mint were available in both standard copper-nickel clad composition or 90% silver composition. These were included within the 2006 Proof Set and 2006 Silver Proof Set. Satin finish versions were struck at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints and available within the 2006 Mint Set.
2006 Kennedy Half Dollar Mintage and Specifications
- Circulation Mintage: 2,400,000 (Philadelphia), 2,400,000 (Denver)
- Proof Mintage: 2,000,428 (copper-nickel), 1,054,008 (silver proof)
- Mint Marks: P (Philadelphia), D (Denver), S (San Francisco)
- Composition: 91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel (standard) / 90% silver, 10% copper (silver proof)
- Weight: 11.34 grams (standard) / 12.50 grams (silver proof)
- Diameter: 30.61 mm
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and Keep Houston Beautiful clean up
On April 2, 2011, Greenstar Recycling and
Keep Houston Beautiful helped clean and landscape a neglected
area in Acres Homes, a neighborhood just north of downtown Houston.
This project is part of the national “Adopt a Ditch” program.
The overall scope of this nationally acclaimed project is to
raise the quality of life by keeping ditches free of litter and
debris while improving the storm water and transforming the area
into a cleaner, more environmentally pleasant place.
“We are proud to support the beautification
of Houston,” said Matt Delnick, Greenstar CEO. “Our Greenstar
volunteers worked alongside 100-150 other members of the local
community to clean up an area that was used as an illegal dumping
ground in the past. We’re working together to transform this
polluted ditch into a place of pride for local residents.”
One of Greenstar’s newest partners, the Houston Dynamo, also
raised their hands to support the initiative. The backing from
both Greenstar and the Dynamo together gave strength for Keep
Houston Beautiful to move forward with the project as an additional
site for the annual Keep Houston Beautiful Day.
The City of Houston’s Department of Public Works and Engineering
Right-of-Way and Fleet Maintenance Division are also behind this
effort in landscaping two ditch sections, which include tree
planting along the edge, installation of yellow flag irises in
the ditch, and installation of bollards to help prevent illegal
dumping and parking. Volunteers cleaning the ditches placed all
recyclables in Greenstar’s purple recycling carts.
Professional landscape architect Keiji Asakura of Asakura Robinson
Company LLC, provided direction and guidance to ensure the program’s
success. Drought tolerant plants native to Texas temperatures
were used, reducing the need for frequent watering. Trees donated
by Home Depot and irises from TreeSearch Farms were also planted.
Keep Houston Beautiful has held an annual cleanup day in partnership
with the Mayor of Houston and City Council for 30 consecutive
years. Adopt-A-Ditch is an expansion of the successful Adopt-A-Block
program that is a partnership between the City of Houston, Keep
Houston Beautiful, local merchants, volunteers, and residents.
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While on vacation with my family in Long Beach, Washington, I found a clothes wringer on display, proudly proclaiming its use in 1876. The labor-saving machinery intrigued me!
Laundry, back in the day, was accomplished in a kettle over an outdoor fire. Every bucket of water was carried from a river, lake, well, or pump. In this secret recipe from a Kentucky grandmother to her newlywed granddaughter, learn how laundry was accomplished on the homestead pre-washing machine era (which did occur in the 19th century). This time-intensive chore required skill and elbow grease.
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Detroit (Sep. 28)
The attitude of German-Americans on the rule of the Nazis and the anti-Semitic campaign conducted by the Hitlerites is revealed in a statement made to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspondent in Detroit by Frederick A. Schopp, one of the leading members of the German colony here. Mr. Schopp, who is known as a liberal and who is a prominent attorney here, made this statement:
“Of course, all Americans of German extraction are not anti-Jewish. Personally, I have no race prejudice, and hope I shall never have. I hope to live amicably with my fellow man, regardless of race, color or creed. Prejudice of race and of religion is an evil which the human race has unfortunately not yet eliminated.
“I have followed the events in Germany with great misgivings and those who are persecuted have my sympathy. The burning of books, the throttling of the press, the denial of freedom of expression, the establishment of concentration camps, the suicides, the shooting of those ‘attempting to escape’, the holding of hostages, the censorship, the regimentation and robotizing of a nation, are entirely foreign to my nature. Moreover, if I have read history correctly, they will bring forth more evils than they are intended to eradicate.
“Life is hard enough and difficult enough for most of us, without add### such unnecessary hardships.
“For more than fifteen years the German people have suffered. For a decade and a half they have suffered a hundredfold what we have had a taste of in the past three years—poverty, hunger, distress. It has had a most demoralizing effect. Whichever way they turned, there was no escape, no help, and not even any sympathy. In that desperate condition they turned toward Hitler.
“Herr Hitler is not Germany. That this is so is apparet from the fact that nearly all German sources of news deny the accusations and charges of cruelty, either against the Jews or against others who are persecuted because of their political views and affiliations. If these persecutions are taking place, they are taking place without the knowledge of the great mass of the German people. Please bear in mind that I am not excusing in the least any such acts, but what I am trying to point out is that the great bulk of the German people are still human and civilized.
“I listened to the speech of Mr. Untermyer over the radio [the speech delivered Sunday evening, August 27 from Youngstown]. He spoke with a depth of feeling that I can easily understand. He advocated the boycott with all his might, I hope you do not consider it presumptuous on my part to inject my views on what is purely a question of Jewish policy. It is a problem that you must solve, and the course of action you pursue must be one that suits your temperament and condition.
“I happen to be president of the Detroiter Socialer Turnverein, probably the largest German-American organization in Detroit. You will find a Turnverein in every large city of the union. At our national convention held last June, we went on record in no uncertain terms, condemning the Hitler government. I have personally gone on record to the same effect, and have received in consequence letters from the followers of Hitler condemning me as a traitor and a lot of other things.
“This is a tragedy. A tragedy for the Jews, a greater tragedy for Germany, and a much greater tragedy still for the cause of tolerance.”
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Three years after Congress voted to require it, you still won’t find calories listed on the menus of most restaurant chains.
The problem? The federal government has yet to write the specific rules to carry out the law, in part because supermarkets are balking at it.
“It does make you wonder, why all this procrastination?” Orlando, Fla., dietitian Jo Lichten said. “Research shows people want to have the nutrition information. They make better choices when they have the numbers.”
The Food and Drug Administration hopes to have the regulations in place later this year. Restaurants would likely have six months from then to comply.
“We received a lot of comments, and we’re still just going through them, taking them into consideration,” FDA spokeswoman Shelly Burgess said.
A big sticking point has been a fight over whether to require calorie counts for supermarket-made foods such as rotisserie chicken and sandwiches. Grocers seeking an exemption include Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets, according to federal lobbying records.
The company would not comment, referring questions to Food Marketing Institute, an industry trade group.
Posting calories would cost grocers about $1 billion in the first year alone, said Erik Lieberman, a Food Marketing Institute attorney. He said that’s because supermarkets would have more prepared foods to analyze than restaurants have menu items.
And the regulations are expected to include fruit salads and baked goods such as loaves of bread and whole pies, which consumers generally don’t eat in one sitting as they do restaurant food.
Packaged products on supermarket shelves already are required to provide nutritional labels.
But the National Restaurant Association and health-advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest, which negotiated the menu-labeling law, say adding supermarkets’ prepared foods is necessary to level the playing field.
“Increasingly, people are picking up prepared dinners, sandwiches, salads and bakery items at grocers or convenience stores in place of takeout at restaurants,” said Margo Wootan, the Center for Science in the
Public Interest’s nutrition-policy director. “So it’s only fair, businesswise.”
Grocers back a bill called the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013 (H.R. 1249), introduced in March by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane. It requires nutrition labeling only for businesses that get most of their sales from prepared meals.
Some pizza chains, including Domino’s, Papa John’s and Little Caesars, support that legislation, too, because it would also allow takeout places to post information online rather than on menu boards. It would also allow foods that are often shared, such as pizza, to list calories per individual serving.
But even as the government tries to figure out the details, some restaurants including Panera Bread, McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A, have started posting calories on their own.
Orlando-based Nature’s Table Cafe plans to join that list in the next few months. The chain, which has locations in several Southern and Western states, already provides nutritional information online. Still, Vice President Rich Wagner said, many customers have said they would prefer to see calories on menus.
“Our nutritionals look pretty good,” Wagner said. “We’re going to be proud about putting them up.”
Orlando-based Darden Restaurants, which owns Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other chains, now lists calories, fat and sodium on children’s menus at its Bahama Breeze restaurants. Darden says it will wait for final regulations to come out before doing anything more.
The national menu labeling law came about as a compromise between the restaurant industry and public-health advocates. The deal came after places such as New York City began requiring calorie disclosure. Many restaurants decided a national standard would be better.
As originally written, the requirement, part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, requires chains with 20 or more restaurants to disclose calories on menus. If customers ask about other nutritional details, such as sodium levels, carbohydrates and saturated fats, the restaurants must provide it in writing.
Health advocates say providing nutritional information will steer people toward more-healthful choices. They also expect restaurants to revamp recipes and menu items so customers don’t get caloric sticker shock.
Dustin Moody of Orlando said he first became aware that his coffee beverages had hundreds of calories after seeing a Starbucks menu in New York City. Now he often steers away from the sugary stuff in favor of plain old coffee.
The numbers are “not something I would normally seek out,” said Moody, 29, a marketing manager. “But if it’s there, it’s helpful to know.”
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a brown or white sauce containing strained or puréed onions and served with meat.
a purée of onions mixed into a thick white sauce and served over eggs, fish, etc Also called soubise sauce
noun, plural soubresauts [soo-bruh-sohz; French soo-bruh-soh] (Show IPA). Ballet. 1. a jump performed with the legs held together and the body erect but slightly curved to the side.
noun 1. a maidservant or lady’s maid in a play, opera, or the like, especially one displaying coquetry, pertness, and a tendency to engage in intrigue. 2. an actress playing such a role. 3. any lively or pert young woman. noun 1. a minor female role in comedy, often that of a pert lady’s maid […]
noun 1. sobriquet. noun 1. a variant spelling of sobriquet
noun 1. a Hindu banker.
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We all know the Apple iPhone will arrive in June but we still haven't received official work on the specific day it will hit stores. But just yesterday the MyiPhone blog posted a letter that Apple allegedly sent to the FCC in October. The "leaked" memo, which could be a big hoax, asked the FCC to withhold the iPhone's antenna information, schematic diagram, block diagram, and theory of operation from public disclosure indefinitely. According to the letter, those details contain proprietary information that would give "competitors an unfair advantage."
Apple then goes on to ask that external photos, radiation testing information, and the iPhone's user manual be kept confidential until June 15, 2007. Normally, such information becomes publicly available as part of a phone's certification process. Since Apple hardly is the first manufacturer to try to protect trade secrets, the MyiPhone blog was more concerned with the June 15 date. Could that mean a release date around that time? In all seriousness, it doesn't seem to far-fetched since Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference ends that very day in San Francisco. Now there's food for thought.
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Former US President Barack Obama has called for action to be taken against climate change, in his first public address on foreign soil since leaving office.
He delivered a keynote speech on food security and the environment at the Food City expo in Milan, where he warned global warming could increase migrant numbers to Europe.
“Some of the refugee flows into Europe originate not only from conflict but also from places where there are food shortages that will get far worse as climate change continues. So if we don’t take the action necessary to slow and ultimately stop these trends the migration that has put such a burden on Europe already, will just continue to get worse,” he said.
The event deals with the effect of innovation and climate change on food availability.
He told those gathered that US companies were committed to clean energy for cost-saving reasons, which should help counteract moves by new President Donald Trump’s administration.
Trump has promised to “cancel” the Paris climate change agreement and, in March, signed an executive order reversing a temporary ban on coal mining in an effort to revive thousands of lost jobs in the sector.
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Starting Sept. 1, new rules bar most prerecorded telemarketing calls—or “robocalls”—to any consumer who has not given telemarketers written permission to make them.
Under the Federal Trade Commission’s new Telemarketing Sales Rule amendments, violators face penalties of up to $16,000 per call. The goal is to curb the onslaught of annoying automated sales pitches.
In the first phase of the FTC efforts, which went into effect last December, telemarketers were required to let recipients opt out of prerecorded calls. Typically, that means that when you answer a robocall, you should be given instructions such as, “Press one to remove your number,” or “Say ‘remove’ to stop future calls,” to immediately disconnect that call and stop future prerecorded messages from that company. For robocalls left on your voice mail, a toll-free number must be provided for an automated opt-out system. Failure to include such opt-out options can incur fines of up to $16,000 per call.
The new, even tougher rules resulted from continuing consumer complaints, the FTC said.
“The focus here is protecting privacy,” says FTC official Lois Greisman. “We heard from consumers who say they cannot stand automated calls. They find them annoying, harassing and even more bothersome than hearing from a live person. So we changed the rules.”
What’s still allowed
But don’t expect this new requirement to stop all robocalls, which are often generated by an autodialer that calls phone numbers in sequence. Exempt from the new rule are:
• Politicians and political groups;
• Banks, telephone carriers and utility companies contacting their customers;
• Survey takers;
• Debt collectors;
• Certain health-related messages, including prescription refill notices;
• Informational prerecorded messages, such as those related to schools or road closings, flight cancellations or delivery notifications.
Still, those exempt robocalls are allowed only when placed directly by employees of the companies. If a business hires a third-party telemarketing firm to make robocalls on its behalf, “the FTC has taken the position that the third-party telemarketer must honor the new rule” and get written permission, says Greisman.
Sales calls made by actual people are still allowed unless the recipient’s phone number has been on the National Do Not Call Registry for at least 31 days.
Each month, legitimate telemarketers are supposed to check the Do Not Call list to determine which phone numbers should not be called. “But there are telemarketers who don’t, and citizens get calls when they shouldn’t,” says FTC spokesman Mitchell Katz.
File a complaint on the Do Not Call Registry’s website or call 1-877-382-4357 toll-free about unauthorized telemarketing calls of any kind. Individual complaints are not investigated, but when the FTC accumulates a “large” number about a particular company, it could launch an investigation.
“That’s why we encourage consumers to file complaints,” says Greisman. “We have been going after the biggest violators, but there are some smaller fish that might be worth targeting as well.”
The FTC is not involved in determining how or when telemarketers must get written permission before placing “authorized” robocalls.
“My guess,” says Greisman, “is that a retailer may ask a customer at the point of sale, ‘Do you want to get a prerecorded call about our next sale?’ Or when you make an online catalog purchase, you may be asked to check a box allowing you to receive future automated calls from that company.”
Jerry Cerasale, senior vice president for government affairs of the Direct Marketing Association, which represents some 3,400 companies, says the written permission “requires a signature and phone number.” He said companies may obtain the form and an electronic signature by e-mail, but he is unaware of any permission slip that will be mailed to consumers.
The DMA opposed the rule that takes effect today. “We understand that prerecorded calls to customers were a cost-effective means to offer goods and services,” Cerasale says.
The American Teleservices Association, which represents call centers and other companies engaged in telemarketing as well as e-mail and Internet sales and service, did not respond to a phone call seeking comment about the robocall restrictions.
Sid Kirchheimer writes about consumer and health issues.
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Carrying a business in this highly rigorous corporate world needs to plan with due care in respect of investment. Growth of business is majorly depends upon its way of investment and management policies. As there are various methods and steps of project reporting including feasibility study in respect of new venture of the clients. This gives an idea about the total investment needs; any form of risk involved, how to overcome the risks while implement project policies; time involved, human resources needs, technology needs and lots more while completing the new ventures.
If we consider the phases or steps involved under the project report and feasibility study then below are some of the points:
- Reviewing the management policies of the project.
- The management of the project team and coordinating work of its members, external experts and suppliers for the project.
- Preparing and drafting of contractual documentation that used to overcome any of the legal issues and favoring legal support including coordination of legal services provided by any of the third parties;
- Complying with the legal rules and regulation if needed; especially in case of relevant legislation under the respective jurisdiction and in the area of state funded organization.
- Review of finance policies and control system including quality standard, refinement and modification processes, coordination with any other cell while implementation of the project policies.
- Processing the subject of tendering and business conditions and elaboration of a short-term plan of action;
- Produce regular reports and especially the quarterly monitoring reports on the progress of the project
- Management of project administration
- Providing professional and administrative continuity project
- Leadership and management expert project teams in the implementation phase of the project
- Ensuring communication with partners and collaborating organizations of the project;
- Ensuring the final project report on completion.
Under this whole process of project report and feasibility study; M Al Ali Auditing - our expert team of business executives and corporate professional will guide you and assist in offering the best of project report services that will make your project with great success.
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Aart Rietveld - Original Oil Paintings
The artist, Aart Rietveld was born in Dordrecht, a city in the southern part of Holland.
He came to the United States in 1960, and at the present time works out of his studio in Arvada Colorado.
In his earlier years he worked primarily in pen and ink, watercolor, and some off the wall collages. The Rocky Mountain News asked him to make a collage out of shredded newspaper commemorating the opening of the 16th. Street Mall.
Shortly thereafter Capital Federal Savings commissioned him to create a collage made out of shredded checks, celebrating the opening of the Children’s Museum.
From 1988 through 1989 a collage depicting George Washington made out of shredded currency was on loan to the department of the U. S. Treasury and was on display at the Denver Mint and part of the visitors tour.
For the last twenty years, he has worked exclusively in oils, and is best known in this media.
His subject matter is divided between Europe and the Western United States. His latest endeavor is a series of oils about forgotten trades in Holland. These toughing interiors show in fine detail the victims of automation at work.
Aart is a self taught artist and never had any art education. His unstructured approach is both very simple and refreshing.
In the artist’s own words “ I have no idea what I’m doing.” “I’m like a pianist who doesn’t read sheet music.” “I don’t analyze what I’m doing.” “Therefore I couldn’t do a painting like it twice because I don’t know how I got there.”
All dimensions are without frame.
For more information and price quotes call or fax the studio at 303-940 7196.
Giclées on canvas are available in different sizes upon request.
To send Aart an e-mail, please click on: firstname.lastname@example.org
To see more examples of Aart's paintings click here.
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We’ve had Google Maps around for a long time but you wouldn’t believe how many tips and tricks there are that people still don’t know about. Some of them can be useful and some of them are for fringe cases only but nevertheless there is still a lot to learn about Google Maps. Here are some Google Map tricks you may not know about yet.
1. Get your maps offline on mobile
Even though most tricks articles have this in them there are still a surprising number of people who don’t know about it or know how to do it. On mobile, you simply need to find the maps you need to save then type “Okay Maps” into the search bar. This will save that map area to your internal storage for your use. There isn’t a reliable way to do it on PC but you can use your computer’s built-in screen capture function to obtain maps if need be or you can try software that does it for you.
2. Create a multi-stop route
On Google Maps it is possible to create routes with multiple stops. This is a great trick for people who plan on making multiple stops in a city where they’re unfamiliar and it’s also a great way to plan a full day of driving without re-entering locations. On the left side of the directions toward the bottom there will be a plus symbol. Click it, add in another address, and you’ll get directions to there!
3. Fix, add, or otherwise contribute to Google Maps
If something is askew or missing in Google Maps then you can fix it! Using the Google Maps Map Maker you can edit Google Maps. Using the map maker you can add new places and then add details about those places or if an establishment has been moved to another location you can update that. All new edits must be approved by Google’s moderator community but otherwise it’s a great way to put your mark on Google Maps.
4. Share your location
Are you tired of texting people directions or even the address of where you are? There is an easier way. In Google Maps on mobile you can share your current location with other people. It can be shared via text message, email, or even social media. Worst case scenario you can still copy the location to your clipboard and paste it wherever you need. This is a good way to give people your location without worrying about spelling or remember where you actually are.
5. Find postal addresses
This nifty little trick is easy to do and can be very useful. When looking at buildings and such you can actually click on any one of them to display its postal address including address, city, state, and zip. This is good if you need information about a business or even the address to a house to send mail.
6. Customize your map
People probably know about this feature but they don’t know just how powerful this feature can be. When you set your Home and Work addresses, that data will be used in other Google apps to help you. On Android you can use these in Google Now to quickly plot trips from home to your office or get traffic updates on your route before you get in the car. You can also change these by going to the Google Maps website.
7. Save a place for later
If you find yourself going to the same places or looking up directions to the same places over and over then you can actually save places. You can view saved places quickly and get directions from wherever you are. These function similarly to the Home and Work locations saved to your Google account. Saving a place is easy as the button is large and right there on both web and mobile versions.
8. Create your own map
Did you know that you can create your very own map using Google Maps? Using the custom map feature you can do just that. Using this feature you can add places, shapes, and locations and then share with others. This is an amazing feature if you want to show friends around town or you’re planning a party somewhere and want to give people directions. It’s easy to do and easy to share.
9. Find directions for public transit, walking, or biking
Most people use Google Maps for driving but many don’t know that you can use it for public transportation, walking, and biking directions as well. Many would think that it’s just a clone of driving and in some cases that’s true. However, walkers and bikers can take routes that cars and buses cannot and therein lies the magic. You can find bike trails that cut through town or shortcuts while walking that you may have missed without Maps.
10. See everything Google Maps can see
If you’re stumped as to what to do, you can always just pop an asterisk into the search and hit enter. This will show you everything that Google Maps has indexed in the area that you search for. This is great if you’re having difficulty remembering the name of a place or you just want to see what’s nearby. It shows everything and sometimes you just need to see what’s there to remember where you’re going.
Google Maps is an extremely powerful platform and it’s growing every day. Proper use can make travel easier and finding directions a more efficient task. Keep it up with 10 more awesome Google Maps tricks.
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DADT might be moving closer to the chopping block. Last month thousands of former military personnel, politicians and civilians gathered on the Capitol lawn to demand that the Obama administration keep its campaign promise to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Rally participants celebrated the reintroduction of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act (MREA) by Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) to the House of Representatives, urging Congress to lead by example in passing the legislation.
The act, which gained 149 congressional cosponsors last year, effectively repeals the DADT ban, setting guidelines for recruitment and service that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. Its reappearance on the floors of Congress follows a controversial announcement by the President last month that he is considering conducting yet another study on the effect of gays being allowed to serve openly in the military before taking any action on the current policy.
Supporters of the bill pointed out the importance of not limiting recruitment and participation in the armed forces in the name of prejudice. "This is about strength, about the fighting power of the military. It’s about numbers and about kicking qualified people out of the military," said veteran Brian McGough of VoteVets.org, "I served with people who were gay and everyone knew it, but we all brushed it off, it is what it is."
Opponents of the MREA highlight the supposed majority of service members who are against repealing DADT and the 10% that would reportedly resign if the ban was lifted, citing a survey conducted by Military Times. The validity of that survey has been questioned, however. As reported by The New York Times, mainly older retirees were surveyed, and the study did not include a large segment of the military population under 30 who say they have no problems serving alongside gays and lesbians.
Supporters for the repeal of DADT claim that the much greater loss to the strength and integrity of our armed forces lies in keeping an ineffective and arbitrary ban in place. Over 12,500 soldiers have been discharged on DADT charges since 1993, many of them highly trained and qualified specialists in their fields, according to the Servicemember’s Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a non-profit organization that provides counsel to soldiers threatened by DADT. Among those discharged were 60 Arabic linguists whose job is to translate crucial intelligence information on the front lines, at a time when fluent Arabic speakers are much needed and hard to come by.
In 2005, almost 800 people discharged for being gay had skills deemed "critical" by the military, and replacing discharged personnel after training costs taxpayers over $200 million each year. SLDN estimates that thousands of soldiers leave the armed forces each year because they are tired of serving in secret, and over 3,000 more who are willing to serve are deterred from enlisting because of the ban. "Rep. Tauscher’s bill will significantly improve our military readiness by allowing highly qualified linguists, medics and intelligence analysts to serve openly in the armed forces," said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of SLDN. A human intelligence collector, a healthcare specialist and a water treatment specialist were among 11 soldiers most recently discharged under the ban this past January.
Spirits were high and the energy was charged in Washington, as Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) declared, "I’m done asking! And I’m telling!" to thunderous applause from the crowd. Yet while popular support for the repeal of the ban is significant, even those in favor in Washington remain skeptical that anything definitive will happen in the near future.
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HEIRLOOM Determinate. This is the tomato used for sun drying in Italy. It is very small (1 to 2 ounces), plum shaped, and pointed at one end. Fruits are born in large clusters of several dozen, like grapes. They are meaty with little juice and branches can be hung to dry until leathery. In Italy they just throw the vines over a fence. We've had success in our cool, wet climate with slicing them in half and drying them in an oven with just the pilot light. Don't give this one too much water as you don't want juicy fruit for drying. 20 seeds
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Three Kings Museum in Juana Diaz
While most Anglo-Saxon cultures celebrate Christmas with Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) and his reindeer, Latin cultures celebrate the Epiphany with the Three Kings. Now that the world is such a small place, Christmas with Santa Claus is celebrated in most places. But the main event here in Puerto Rico is Three Kings Day, celebrated on January 6.
So, when in Puerto Rico, do as the Puerto Ricans do!
These three figures are so revered in Puerto Rico that they are not only a symbol of the Christmas season. Their images are seen all year round, almost like a reminder to continue to hold the spirit of the Christmas season in your heart all year. It is a great tradition.
To learn all about the Three Kings, you can visit the Three Kings Museum (Casa Museo de los Santos Reyes) in the town of Juana Díaz.
For those who do not know the bible story … When Christ was born in Bethlehem, a large star appeared in the sky. Three kings, from far away lands, saw the star and knew that it meant that a great king was born. So they traveled to pay their respects, and brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh for the baby. It took them 12 days to get to Bethlehem, traveling through deserts on camels. The arrival of the kings is celebrated as the Epiphany, or Little Christmas.
These beloved figures and their message of gift-giving is how Christians of many nations still celebrate Christmas (the Birth of the Christ Savior).
In Puerto Rico, that tradition is alive and well. Right after Thanksgiving, kids write letters to their favorite King — either Gaspar, Melchor, or Baltasar — asking for those gifts that they would like to receive for Epiphany (locally known as Día de Tres Reyes Magos or Three Kings Day). Then, on the night of January 5, they place grass or hay in a box under their beds for the Kings’ horses (we don’t have camels), and in the morning of January 6, the box has been replaced with gifts!
But this tradition is no kids’ play. This is serious stuff, especially in the town of Juana Díaz, where it all started in 1884.
The 3 men that are chosen to depict the Three Kings are required to act, memorize and "be the king" they represent according to Church doctrine. There are special costumes, vehicles, and routes that are used every year. Juana Díaz is also known as "the Bethlehem of Puerto Rico", due to the traditions they so diligently follow surrounding the Three Kings. Even their local graffiti is Three Kings based!
If you want to experience some of the tradition yourselves, you should make a point to be in Puerto Rico from January 1 to 6. The Three Kings travel around the island, visiting different towns and children’s hospitals.
But the big Three Kings’ procession is in the town of Juana Díaz on January 6. On that day, the whole town, and thousands of visitors and faithful, (mostly dressed as shepherds) follow the Three Kings from the museum to the town square were mass is held. After mass, it becomes a huge, festive, fun, family-friendly event with food, music, artisans, and more.
The Three Kings Museum
The Three Kings Museum Casa Museo de los Santos Reyes) is a small museum in Juana Díaz that contains all things Three Kings. A bilingual guide (it is best if you can call ahead to make sure he is available) escorts you around the museum, explaining the artwork and displays.
Inaugurated in 2004, the Juana Díaz Three Kings Museum was the first museum dedicated to the Three Kings. The museum is essentially 2 buildings. The first has mannequins dressed in the Three Kings costumes that were worn when the Three Kings visited the Vatican in 2004 and were blessed by the Pope Paul II. There are also photos of the Juana Díaz Three Kings as they traveled around the world.
The second museum building has artwork by Puerto Rican artists depicting the Three Kings. The downstairs display changes throughout the year, to showcase various artists’ work. The upstairs has other artwork, sculptures and wood carvings of religious figures known as Santos (another great Juana Díaz tradition).
While we found the museum interesting, I don’t know if you need to go out of your way to visit it. But if you are in the area, it is worth a stop.
We had a lot of fun talking with the guide. He told us his experiences with the Three Kings, from writing letter as a little boy, to the processions in Juana Díaz that he has attended every year, and about how, as a youth, he was one of the Kings’ helpers. He even shared stories of some bloopers and wardrobe malfunctions from past Three Kings parades!
Admission to the museum is $2 for adults; $1 for kids under 12 and seniors over 60. There is a (free) parking lot at the museum.
The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday, from 10am until 4pm.
Allow an hour or 2 to go through the museum.
You can call the museum at 787-837-2199 or 787-260-0817 for more information.
You can visit the Los Reyes de Juana Díaz web site (in Spanish) for more information.
The Three Kings Museum is located on Route 14 (Calle Comercio) KM 13.9 in Juana Díaz.
Use this map to locate places mentioned in this article. You can click on a placemark to view the GPS coordinates for that place.
- Three Kings Museum / Museo de los Santos Reyes: (18.051746, -66.500315)
- Town Square, Juana Diaz: (18.052773, -66.505664)
PuertoRicoDayTrips.com assumes no responsibility regarding your safety when participating in the activities described in this article. Please use common sense! If your mother or that little voice in your head tells you that you are about to do something stupid … then don't do it!
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September is Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). And with good reason, too: While most people are familiar with the big-name heart problems such as cardiac arrest and congestive heart failure, PAD is often overlooked. Even though this cardiovascular disease affects approximately 8 to 12 million people in the U.S., it is frequently mistaken for other health problems and often goes undiagnosed by physicians.
PAD occurs when narrowed or blocked arteries reduce blood flow to the legs and feet. Patients experience leg pain, tiredness, and cramping in the leg or hip muscles. If left untreated, PAD can lead to gangrene and amputation. PAD may be a warning sign of atherosclerosis, and according to the AHA, patients with PAD have four to five times the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Lifestyle changes such as diet and medication work for many PAD patients, but a minority will require surgery. Patients may undergo a balloon angioplasty, which can cause arterial dissection and necessitate another procedure to implant a stent. Or, in more severe cases, a bypass may be needed. A number of biotechnology companies are developing alternative treatments that could cost less and be just as effective as conventional angioplasty or bypass surgery. On Tuesday, Israeli biotech Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTI) announced that, in Phase I clinical trials, its placenta-derived stem cell therapy demonstrated safety and efficacy in patients with end-stage PAD. Reuters reports that patients experienced improvement in bloodstream, pain and quality of life for six months following a 20-minute session of injections. An estimated 2.5 million patients in the U.S. suffer from end-stage PAD, and insurance companies pay about $10 billion per year to treat them. Pluristem estimates that it can reduce reimbursement costs of insurance companies by approximately 50 percent.
Another company that specializes in treating PAD is Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSII). The Company’s Diamondback 360° system utilizes a minimally invasive catheter designed to sand away the plaque that builds up in peripheral arteries, while preserving healthy arterial tissue, providing an alternative to surgery or amputation. The system was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2007.
Minnow Medical’s Peripheral Vascular System uses radiofrequency energy, delivered through electrodes on the surface of a balloon catheter, to reduce plaque deposits and improve blood flow within the artery. The treatment is performed during a brief endovascular procedure. The device has the CE Mark in Europe but is not yet approved in the U.S.
Other companies working in this space include TriReme Medical, Dimera Inc., and Cardiomind. Arterial Remodeling Technologies is developing bioresorbable peripheral and coronary polymer stents that promote the natural remodeling of an injured artery after angioplasty.
To learn more about PAD, Medical News Today reports that the Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) has gathered information on PAD in recognition of PAD Awareness Month. The SVM Interactive Case Study of the Month for September also focuses on PAD.
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Podcasts and videos are a great way to keep up with news and learn about product safety.
Product safety podcasts
These podcasts delve deep into a range of topics on consumer product safety, with Gail Greatorex interviewing specialists within the field.
If you are a manufacturer, importer, wholesaler or retailer, then product safety is part and parcel of your business success. Understanding the topic may help you avoid the cost involved in product recalls, supplying unsafe products or services that may actually harm consumers, fines or damage to your reputation.
To listen to the podcasts, click on the more episodes button to see what podcasts are available and the episode info buttons for more information about the interviewee.
Transcripts are available in The Maze blog.
So far we have podcasts featuring:
Product safety panel discussion from the 2019 National Consumer Congress – Dr Ruth Barker, Gail Greatorex and Erin Turner (36 minutes)
Mr Matthew Smith – founder of data and communications company Icix on new ways of supply chain management to enhance product safety (26 minutes)
Dr Jeremy Opperer – leading product safety consultant and trainer at Exponent, UK, on assessing product hazards and communicating effectively with product users (22 minutes)
Professor Joan Ozanne-Smith – an Australian injury prevention pioneer on her career in epidemiology, the value of research and evidence, the need for innovative thinking, product standards (36 minutes)
Mr Gene Rider – a veteran US product safety consultant at Exponent, USA, on compliance challenges, where responsibility lies and hazard recognition (30 minutes)
Mr Martin Rushton – from New Zealand’s product safety agency on compliance, product design, drugs in toys, and online retail (36 minutes)
Professor David Schwebel – from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, on child behaviour, product design and supervision for injury prevention (19 minutes)
Mr Tim Wain – who runs the Pregnancy, Babies and Children’s expos around Australia on educating parents and suppliers about safety (16 minutes)
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By Sina Haeri, MD, MHSA
Chief Medical Officer, Confirmed Consent
Informed Consent is an essential component of patient care, and the clinician must ensure that the decision to proceed with the proposed intervention is truly an informed one. Although this is the ideal, for most, the reality is quite different.
The process of obtaining an informed consent is often overlooked, abbreviated, or delegated to assistants. Patients instill their trust in the clinician, and expect to have information presented to them without bias, and in detail. However, the reality is that many forms are filled with complex medical jargon, and patients often are not making the decision in a neutral environment and typically lack adequate time to process the information. This process requires time, patience, and specificity.
Informed Consent in the Ideal World
The informed consent process generally follows the discussion of the diagnosis. This process, if done properly, should include the following steps:
- Explaining the nature of the procedure in layman’s terms
- Discussing common risks associated with the procedure
- Reviewing benefits of the procedure, along with any potential treatment alternatives
- Consistency in the risks and benefits discussion for each patient
- Allowing adequate time for questions
- Informing the patient of their legal right to refuse (informed refusal)
- Providing a neutral environment for the decision – without coercion
- Documenting the above process, patient understanding of the information, and agreement to proceed
Unfortunately, there are a myriad of reasons why this is not always the case.
Informed Consent in Our World
The reality that many clinicians live in, is a world where they are under pressure to see more patients in less time and continue to provide high quality care. Unrelated urgent issues may demand the clinician’s time and attention, resulting in consent not being top of mind. There are ample distractions that can influence a clinician’s mental state when consenting a patient, whether that be work or personal life. In addition, the clinician may unintentionally and/or subliminally discriminate against patients in assessing their level of understanding, affecting their care.
Sometimes, this process may be delegated to a nurse or resident, and the clinician not be present for the actual consent. Perhaps there is some form of language barrier, and then communication must go through a third party and is mistranslated or diminished. That is not to say that all of these problems plague every single clinician, or that on any given day a clinician would definitively deal with even one of these. However, trends in the industry suggest that these are very real circumstances that do affect the consent process. These situations not only make for poor consent, but also increase the potential for medical errors, unhappy patients, and ultimately litigation. If you cannot be confident that every single consent you’re doing is of the highest quality and standard, there is a problem.
Worst case scenario for the patient, in terms of consent gone wrong, is that they experience an unknown complication that wasn’t addressed during the informed consent communication process with their clinician. This means they are in pain, unhappy, and frustrated with their clinician. Indeed, one-third of the 20,000-23,000 medical malpractice lawsuits filed annually allege poor communication and failure to adequately consent. When litigation is filed against a clinician, they are impacted mentally, financially, and worse, the stress of the litigation inherently impacts the clinician’s future performance and/or reputation.
How to Improve?
Fortunately, there are many adjustments that can be made to ensure you are providing every patient with the highest quality, standardized, unbiased informed consent process. We propose that each institution, irrespective of size, consider the following steps:
- Acknowledge that there is room for improvement in the consenting process and take the necessary steps to find the pain points in your organization that may be contributing to lower quality consenting.
- Be open to new opportunities that can help elevate your consenting process if necessary. In a new age of technology and innovation in medicine, there is no reason you can’t extend this same level of innovation to your consenting process.
- Leverage your invaluable feedback resource: the patients! Make sure to ask them about their informed consent.
Diligence is key in providing the best care and informed consent. Though it is easy to let drift to the back burner when there are seemingly more pressing matters, it is essential to always keep the informed consent process as a priority.
Sina Haeri, MD, MHSA, Chief Medical Officer, Confirmed Consent
Dr. Sina Haeri is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist with over 15-years of leadership experience in healthcare including developing maternity programs to improve access to care for some of the nation’s largest healthcare entities including HCA and Access Physicians. He currently serves on the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s Healthcare Policy and Advocacy committee. He co-founded Confirmed Consent in 2017, where he is now the Chief Medical Officer.
About Confirmed Consent
Confirmed Consent is an interactive peri-operative consent platform that provides standardized and documented patient education and facilitates obtaining informed consent while confirming the patient’s competency and cognition.
Robert Broida, MD, FACEP
President, ED Quality Solutions
Informed Consent is a huge issue for many healthcare systems. Usually treated as a “necessary evil,” or “useless paperwork,” consents can be your best friend or your worst enemy in the event of an adverse outcome.
In the Emergency Department (ED), we have historically focused on patients leaving before treatment was completed or against medical advice (AMA). In fact, most hospitals’ paperwork is focused on AMA. A far more common issue is informed refusal of tests, procedures, examinations, etc. Patients have the right to be informed about their treatment options, risks and benefits (including non-treatment). With greater patient financial responsibility due to high deductibles, this takes on an ever greater place in our healthcare system.
Proper ED Informed Refusal should contain the following items:
- Informed Refusal of tests, procedures, exam, etc.
- Physician documentation of the patient’s decision-making capacity
- Physician discussion of risks and benefits with the patient and documentation of that discussion, including treatment alternatives and non-treatment (ideally in the context of Shared Decision-Making)
- Physician must offer (and document) an open invitation to return for care
- Nursing staff documentation of the patient’s understanding of the discussion, the various treatment alternatives and their willingness to accept the risks as part of their informed refusal.
It is important that several of the items be performed directly by the physician and not delegated. Equally important is to have a system to memorialize the discussion and the information conveyed. Consistency is important. This can be with a well-constructed form or via an electronic system. Flexibility is essential in the ED, due to the wide variety of conditions treated and the unique situations we encounter on a daily basis. As a best practice, hospital nursing staff should independently document patient understanding. Such corroborating notes are invaluable should there be any future litigation.
Healthcare systems should take a careful look at their consent/refusal process. While it is tempting to endorse a “one size fits all” approach to this issue, differences in clinical process must be considered. There MUST be a system in each department that actually works and provides the necessary protection. Informed Consent/Refusal should be a key focus of each hospital’s Legal and Risk Management Departments.
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Twisting down the entire length of the Kvarner Bay on its eastern side is Cres, whose latest claim to fame is that it is the largest of all Croatian islands. For many years, squat neighbor Krk was awarded this distinction, but recent recalculations have rectified a long-standing error. Ferries to Cres has been known as one of the most unspoiled islands in the Adriatic for a long time. More difficult to get to than Krk or Rab, and with a wilder and more rugged topography, Cres is quite frankly a delight. Its natural stretches are punctuated with olive groves and tiny towns and villages that remain authentic for the most part. Even in the capital, Cres Town, you'll find older inhabitants who struggle to speak Croatian, having been brought up under the much stronger Italian influence.
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More than any other time in recent history, there are numerous technological advances exerting pressures on information technology management. This is no gradual evolutionary period. Changes are afoot in which survival of the fittest has become more than a biology lesson. Midsize companies are not exempt from this technological evolution, making new technologies a necessary focus for the IT manager. But you don’t have to be placed on the endangered tech-company list; we can help you keep up with these jolting technology trends.
The first step in becoming a formidable competitor in the face of this wave of change is for the company to work as a whole to adapt to the new tech world. The entire business must understand the importance of technology to operate efficiently as well as navigate and plan for the future. E-commerce, changes in networking technologies, and new ways of doing business demand that technology be integrated into every aspect of a midsize business.
This is the first part of a series that will explore which IT trends will impact midsize companies this year. In this article, TechRepublic will explain why you should watch out for such big trends as e-business, the Internet, IP networks, and server centralization.
A good place to begin is the Internet, according to David Schnitt, executive vice president of IT services for Resources Connection , based in Santa Ana, CA. Schnitt said, "A lot of midsize companies are a little bit behind in embracing the Internet and those related technologies. They can turn [those technologies] into a competitive weapon and a strategic advantage. It's cheaper to embrace new technology than it is to implement older technology. They should be in the forefront of trying to adopt those new technologies—more so now than ever. It used to be that you were able to have old technologies for a few years and [function] with them. That's not true any more. If you don't embrace new technologies, you might be out of business."
Making the transition to e-commerce is another trend that will dominate the agenda for IT staffs at midsize companies for many years to come. That’s a prediction from Tom Davenport, Director of the Andersen Consulting Institute for Strategic Change in Boston. Davenport said that because the transition is so complex, many companies have "not done a thorough job of it yet. There is no seamless back-to-front integration. That should keep everybody busy for the next half decade or more."
Most IT staffs had, for the past several years, put those integration tasks on hold. It was no fault of their own; much of their resources were dedicated to Y2K compliance issues.
"Y2K forced organizations to reinvest in their legacy systems," said Liz Barnett, vice president, Giga Information Group . "We see a lot of companies taking seriously a broader application integration strategy." Whether organizations choose to buy, build, or extend their enterprise, Barnett said, "the focus is on integrating all the pieces. That demand was put on hold by Y2K...but demand is much greater now than it was two years ago."
Beyond integration, e-business transactions also will be a necessity for midsize companies, especially if they compete with other suppliers. Christine Overby, associate analyst at Forrester Research , said, "Our research shows 90 percent of the middle market will be online by 2003. Obviously, these are the suppliers of a Wal-Mart, of a Ford." The challenge will be "helping them connect to their global partners and doing so at minimal cost so they don't have to stretch already strapped resources."
IP networks and server centralization
Don’t overlook changes in available bandwidth of IP networks and server centralization. Midsize organizations should consider those trends, said Kevin Dohrmann, vice president services integration and general manager, Inacom Networks . He said the decrease in cost and increase in available bandwidth of IP networks is the result of both new technologies and fiber and broadband networking standards adoption. "As the cost decreases, it becomes cost effective to connect systems that previously were prohibitively too expensive to connect. Universally available thin standard computing clients and Web-based clients are enabling access to applications and systems that were once only available to very large organizations," Dohrmann said.
"Increased bandwidth and universal clients are enabling large-scale, highly available servers and applications to be sold by the slice," added Dohrmann. "These server farms are being funded by large networking, software, and hardware companies to enable them to get to a smaller size customer than was ever possible before. This allows many new start-ups to take advantage of applications at much lower total costs than [it would take to] build it themselves."
How to implement new technology
How can a business implement technology effectively? "It's not an easy question," says Bruce Caldwell, outsourcing analyst at Dataquest . Executives have to choose between competing demands on the business almost instantly. "Today there is so much new activity with so few concrete results, in terms of profits, it can be difficult to decide what your strategy should be. There are plenty of other people in the same position."
Caldwell suggests relying on both experience from consultants and outside advisors as well as "collective thinking within the organization" to help move the company's technology plan forward. It's not very different from other business decisions, but, he said, "the unknowns may be greater."
Linda Dailey Paulson writes frequently about computing and technology topics as a freelance author.Which trends do you expect to impact your company this year? Will e-business become the hottest trend in 2000? Post your message below.
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Researchers have discovered two different types of benign tumors on a single vertebra from a gigantic, long-necked, plant-eating titanosaur that lived in what’s now southeastern Brazil. The findings are published in the new issue of Cretaceous Research.
Unlike infections or traumatic lesions, evidence of neoplasms (or tumors), either malignant or benign, are extremely rare in the fossils of vertebrate animals. And in dinosaurs, they’ve only ever been found in just one single family: the hadrosaurids, or the duck-billed dinosaurs. However, recent work on dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina and Brazil – Mapusaurus and a titanosaur called Uberabatitan riberoi, respectively – suggested that this pathological condition is more widespread than researchers previously suspected.
Now, a team led by Fernando Henrique de Souza Barbosa of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro report the first case of documented neoplasia in a non-hadrosaur dinosaur. They studied a specimen called UFRJ-DG 508-R recovered from Late Cretaceous rocks in the Adamantina Formation in the Alfredo Marcondes municipality of State of São Paulo. The caudal vertebral centrum (part of the tailbone) came from a member of the Titanosauridae family, though it’s not possible to identify the animal down to the species level.
The vertebra had an isolated small, bony, button-shaped protuberance that measures 8.6 by 7.5 millimeters (about 0.3 by 0.3 inches), and it occupies a 50.03-square-millimeter area corresponding to 5.45 percent of the surface where articulation occurs. After a series of examinations and CT scanning, the team found two different types of neoplasia in the vertebra: osteoma and hemangioma. An osteoma is a benign, slow-growing, bone-forming tumor, and a hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor. Because of their location and size, these tumors probably didn’t affect the dinosaur much.
The oldest reported case of an osteoma was found in an Early Carboniferous fish called Phanerosteon mirabile from North America some 300 million years ago, and other reports of osteomas include an Upper Cretaceous mosasaur from the U.S., a croc from the Paleocene, and a whale from the Lower Pliocene of Chile. Meanwhile, hemangiomas have been found in duck-billed dinos called Brachylophosaurus, Gilmoreosaurus, Bactrosaurus, and Edmontosaurus. This study is the first time the presence of both osteoma and hemangioma was detected in a single specimen.
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Elements of Style
Figures of Speech
Figures of speech are expressions that stretch words beyond their literal meanings. By connecting or juxtaposing different sounds and thoughts, figures of speech increase the breadth and subtlety of expression.
Alliteration: The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants, at the beginning of words. For example, Robert Frost’s poem “Out, out—” contains the alliterative phrase “sweet scented stuff.”
Aposiopesis: A breaking-off of speech, usually because of rising emotion or excitement. For example, “Touch me one more time, and I swear—”
Apostrophe: A direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality, or idea. Walt Whitman’s poem “O Captain, My Captain,” written upon the death of Abraham Lincoln, is an example of apostrophe.
Assonance: The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sequence of nearby words. For example, Alfred, Lord Tennyson creates assonance with the “o” sound in this line from “The Lotos-Eaters”: “All day the wind breathes low with mellower tone.”
Cacophony: The clash of discordant or harsh sounds within a sentence or phrase. Cacophony is a familiar feature of tongue twisters but can also be used to poetic effect, as in the words “anfractuous rocks” in T. S. Eliot’s “Sweeney Erect.” Although dissonance has a different musical meaning, it is sometimes used interchangeably with “cacophony.”
Chiasmus: Two phrases in which the syntax is the same but the placement of words is reversed, as in these lines from Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Pains of Sleep”: “To be beloved is all I need, / And whom I love, I love indeed.”
Cliché: An expression such as “turn over a new leaf” that has been used so frequently it has lost its expressive power.
Colloquialism: An informal expression or slang, especially in the context of formal writing, as in Philip Larkin’s “Send No Money”: “All the other lads there / Were itching to have a bash.”
Conceit: An elaborate parallel between two seemingly dissimilar objects or ideas. The metaphysical poets (see Literary Movements, below) are especially known for their conceits, as in John Donne’s “The Flea.”
Epithet: An adjective or phrase that describes a prominent feature of a person or thing. “Richard ‘the Lionheart’ ” and “ ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson” are both examples of epithets.
Euphemism: The use of decorous language to express vulgar or unpleasant ideas, events, or actions. For example, “passed away” instead of “died”; “ethnic cleansing” instead of “genocide.”
Euphony: A pleasing arrangement of sounds. Many consider “cellar door” one of the most euphonious phrases in English.
Hyperbole: An excessive overstatement or conscious exaggeration of fact: “I’ve told you about it a million times already.”
Idiom: A common expression that has acquired a meaning that differs from its literal meaning, such as “it’s raining cats and dogs” or “a bolt from the blue.”
Litotes: A form of understatement in which a statement is affirmed by negating its opposite: “He is not unfriendly.”
Meiosis: Intentional understatement, as, for example, in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, when Mercutio is mortally wounded and says it is only “a scratch.” Meiosis is the opposite of hyperbole and often employs litotes to ironic effect.
Metaphor: The comparison of one thing to another that does not use the terms “like” or “as.” Shakespeare is famous for his metaphors, as in Macbeth: “Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage.”
Mixed metaphor: A combination of metaphors that produces a confused or contradictory image, such as “The company’s collapse left mountains of debt in its wake.”
Metonymy: The substitution of one term for another that generally is associated with it. For example, “suits” instead of “businessmen.”
Onomatopoeia: The use of words, such as “pop,” “hiss,” and “boing,” that sound like the thing they refer to.
Oxymoron: The association of two contrary terms, as in the expressions “same difference” or “wise fool.”
Paradox: A statement that seems absurd or even contradictory on its face but often expresses a deeper truth. For example, a line in Oscar Wilde’s “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”: “And all men kill the thing they love.”
Paralipsis: Also known as praeteritio, the technique of drawing attention to something by claiming not to mention it. For example, from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick: “We will not speak of all Queequeg’s peculiarities here; how he eschewed coffee and hot rolls, and applied his undivided attention to beefsteaks, done rare.”
Parallelism: The use of similar grammatical structures or word order in two sentences or phrases to suggest a comparison or contrast between them. In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 129”: “Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.” Parallelism also can refer to parallels between larger elements in a narrative (see Literary Techniques, below).
Pathetic fallacy: The attribution of human feeling or motivation to a nonhuman object, especially an object found in nature. For example, John Keats’s “Ode to Melancholy” describes a “weeping” cloud.
Periphrasis: An elaborate and roundabout manner of speech that uses more words than necessary. Saying “I appear to be entirely without financial resources” instead of “I’m broke” is an example. Euphemisms often employ periphrasis.
Personification: The use of human characteristics to describe animals, things, or ideas. Carl Sandburg’s poem “Chicago” describes the city as “Stormy, husky, brawling, / City of the Big Shoulders.”
Pun: A play on words that exploits the similarity in sound between two words with distinctly different meanings. For example, the title of Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest is a pun on the word “earnest,” which means “serious or sober,” and the name “Ernest,” which figures into a scheme that some of the play’s main characters perpetrate.
Rhetorical question: A question that is asked not to elicit a response but to make an impact or call attention to something. For example, the question “Isn’t she great?” expresses regard for another person and does not call for discussion.
Sarcasm: A simple form of verbal irony (see Literary Techniques, below) in which it is obvious from context and tone that the speaker means the opposite of what he or she says. Sarcasm usually, but not always, expresses scorn. Commenting “That was graceful” when someone trips and falls is an example.
Simile: A comparison of two things through the use of “like” or “as.” The title of Robert Burns’s poem “My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose” is a simile.
Synaesthesia: The use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another, such as in the line “Heard melodies are sweet” in John Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”
Synecdoche: A form of metonymy in which a part of an entity is used to refer to the whole, for example, “my wheels” for “my car.”
Trope: A category of figures of speech that extend the literal meanings of words by inviting a comparison to other words, things, or ideas. Metaphor, metonymy, and simile are three common tropes.
Zeugma: The use of one word in a sentence to modify two other words in the sentence, typically in two different ways. For example, in Charles Dickens’s The Pickwick Papers, the sentence “Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave” uses the word “took” to mean two different things.
Whereas figures of speech work on the level of individual words or sentences, writers also use a variety of techniques to add clarity or intensity to a larger passage, advance the plot in a particular way, or suggest connections between elements in the plot.
Allusion: An implicit reference within a literary work to a historical or literary person, place, or event. For example, the title of William Faulkner’s novel The Sound and the Fury alludes to a line from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Authors use allusion to add symbolic weight because it makes subtle or implicit connections with other works. For example, in Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, Captain Ahab’s name alludes to the wicked and idolatrous biblical king Ahab—a connection that adds depth to our understanding of Ahab’s character.
Anagnorisis: A moment of recognition or discovery, primarily used in reference to Greek tragedy. For example, in Euripides’ The Bacchae, Agave experiences anagnorisis when she discovers that she has murdered her own son, Pentheus.
Bathos: A sudden and unexpected drop from the lofty to the trivial or excessively sentimental. Bathos sometimes is used intentionally, to create humor, but just as often is derided as miscalculation or poor judgment on a writer’s part. An example from Alexander Pope: “Ye Gods! Annihilate but Space and Time / And make two lovers happy.”
Caricature: A description or characterization that exaggerates or distorts a character’s prominent features, usually to elicit mockery. For example, in Candide, Voltaire portrays the character of Pangloss as a mocking caricature of the optimistic rationalism of philosophers like Leibniz.
Deus ex machina: Greek for “God from a machine.” The phrase originally referred to a technique in ancient tragedy in which a mechanical god was lowered onto the stage to intervene and solve the play’s problems or bring the play to a satisfactory conclusion. Now, the term describes more generally a sudden or improbable plot twist that brings about the plot’s resolution.
Epiphany: A sudden, powerful, and often spiritual or life changing realization that a character reaches in an otherwise ordinary or everyday moment. Many of the short stories in James Joyce’s Dubliners involve moments of epiphany.
Foreshadowing: An author’s deliberate use of hints or suggestions to give a preview of events or themes that do not develop until later in the narrative. For example, in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, the nightmares Lockwood has the night he spends in Catherine’s bed prefigure later events in the novel.
In medias rest: Latin for “in the middle of things.” The term refers to the technique of starting a narrative in the middle of the action. For example, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, which concerns the war among the angels in Heaven, opens after the fallen angels already are in Hell and only later examines the events that led to their expulsion from Heaven.
Interior monologue: A record of a character’s thoughts, unmediated by a narrator. Interior monologue sometimes takes the form of stream-of-consciousness narration (see Point of View, above) but often is more structured and logical than stream of consciousness.
Invocation: A prayer for inspiration to a god or muse usually placed at the beginning of an epic. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey both open with invocations.
Irony: A wide-ranging technique of detachment that draws awareness to the discrepancy between words and their meanings, between expectation and fulfillment, or, most generally, between what is and what seems to be.
Verbal irony: The use of a statement that, by its context, implies its opposite. For example, in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Antony repeats, “Brutus is an honorable man,” while clearly implying that Brutus is dishonorable. Sarcasm (see Figures of Speech, above) is a particularly blunt form of verbal irony.
Situational irony: A technique in which one understanding of a situation stands in sharp contrast to another, usually more prevalent, understanding of the same situation. For example, Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” comments on the grotesque difference between politicians’ high-minded praise of the noble warrior and the unspeakably awful conditions of soldiers at the front.
Romantic irony: An author’s persistent reminding of his or her presence in the work. By drawing attention to the artifice of the work, the author ensures that the reader or audience will maintain critical detachment and not simply accept the writing at face value. Laurence Sterne employs romantic irony in Tristram Shandy by discussing the writing of the novel in the novel itself.
Dramatic irony: A technique in which the author lets the audience or reader in on a character’s situation while the character himself remains in the dark. With dramatic irony, the character’s words or actions carry a significance that the character is not aware of. When used in tragedy, dramatic irony is called tragic irony. One example is in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, when Oedipus vows to discover his father’s murderer, not knowing, as the audience does, that he himself is the murderer.
Cosmic irony: The perception of fate or the universe as malicious or indifferent to human suffering, which creates a painful contrast between our purposeful activity and its ultimate meaninglessness. Thomas Hardy’s novels abound in cosmic irony.
Melodrama: The use of sentimentality, gushing emotion, or sensational action or plot twists to provoke audience or reader response. Melodrama was popular in Victorian England, but critics now deride it as manipulative and hokey. Charles Dickens’s The Old Curiosity Shop, for example, is a particularly melodramatic work.
Parallelism: Similarities between elements in a narrative (such as two characters or two plot lines). For instance, in Shakespeare’s King Lear, both Lear and Gloucester suffer at the hands of their own children because they are blind to which of their children are goodhearted and which areKing Lear, evil. Parallelism can also occur on the level of sentences or phrases (see Figures of Speech, above).
Pathos: From the Greek word for “feeling,” the quality in a work of literature that evokes high emotion, most commonly sorrow, pity, or compassion. Charles Dickens exploits pathos very effectively, especially when describing the deaths of his characters.
Poetic diction: The use of specific types of words, phrases, or literary structures that are not common in contemporary speech or prose. For example, Wilfred Owen’s “Sonnet On Seeing a Piece of Our Artillery Brought Into Action,” though written in the 20th century, uses antiquated diction and the time-tested sonnet form. The intentional discrepancy creates an ironic contrast between the horrors of modern war and the way poets wrote about war in the past: “Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm, / Great gun towering toward Heaven, about to curse.”
Poetic license The liberty that authors sometimes take with ordinary rules of syntax and grammar, employing unusual vocabulary, metrical devices, or figures of speech or committing factual errors in order to strengthen a passage of writing. For example, the poet e. e. cummings takes poetic license in violating rules of capitalization in his works.
Wit: A form of wordplay that displays cleverness or ingenuity with language. Often, but not always, wit displays humor. Oscar Wilde’s plays are famous for their witty phrases, which expose the hypocrisies of the intellectual beliefs of Wilde’s time.
Literature becomes universal when it draws connections between the particular and the general. Often, certain levels of a literary work’s meaning are not immediately evident. The following terms relate to the relationship between the words on the page and the deeper significance those words may hold.
Archetype: A theme, motif, symbol, or stock character that holds a familiar and fixed place in a culture’s consciousness. For example, many cultures across the world feature an archetype of the resurrected god to herald the coming of spring. The Fisher King, Jesus Christ, and the goddess Persephone are three familiar instances of this archetype in Western culture.
Emblem: A concrete object that represents something abstract. For example, the Star of David is an emblem of Judaism. An emblem differs from a symbol in that an emblem’s meaning is fixed: the Star of David always represents Judaism, regardless of context.
Imagery: Language that brings to mind sense-impressions, especially via figures of speech. Sometimes, certain imagery is characteristic of a particular writer or work. For example, many of Shakespeare’s plays contain nautical imagery.
Motif: A recurring structure, contrast, or other device that develops or informs a work’s major themes. A motif may relate to concrete objects, like Eastern vs. Western architecture in E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India, or may be a recurrent idea, phrase, or emotion, like Lily Bart’s constant desire to move up in the world in Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth.
Symbol: An object, character, figure, or color that is used to represent an abstract idea or concept. For example, the two roads in Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” symbolize the choice between two paths in life. Unlike an emblem, a symbol may have different meanings in different contexts.
Theme: A fundamental and universal idea explored in a literary work. For example, a major theme of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden is the perpetual contest between good and evil.
Thesis: The central argument that an author makes in a work. Although the term is primarily associated with nonfiction, it can apply to fiction. For example, the thesis of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is that Chicago meatpacking plants subject poor immigrants to horrible and unjust working conditions, and that the government must do something to address the problem.
Tone: The general atmosphere created in a story, or the narrator’s attitude toward the story or reader. For example, the tone of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from Underground is outraged, defiant, and claustrophobic.
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Gore's Tutoring Dubai offers Chinese tutoring courses at various centers across Dubai. The teachers are Native Female qualified tutors with more than 10 years of teaching experience.
The Mandarin / Chinese courses that we offer are:
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Beginner Chinese / Mandarin is divided into 2 levels: Beginner Chinese I and Beginner Chinese II:
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Beginner Chinese I course is designed for students who have very limited to no background in the Chinese language, and will cover basic language skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening.
After completing Beginner Chinese I, you are expected to master:
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• Simple Chinese grammar and sentence structures
• Basic verbal communication in a variety of settings
• The principal rules behind writing Chinese characters
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In addition, you should be able to:
• Successfully formulate sentences in Mandarin Chinese
• Hold basic conversations with Chinese speakers
• Comprehend spoken passages in accordance with beginner Chinese vocabulary
• Read and understand written passages in accordance with beginner Chinese vocabulary
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Beginner Chinese II
Beginner Chinese II is designed for students who are able to recognize approximately 350-400 Chinese characters, as well as those who have completed one academic semester of Mandarin Chinese. The course is focused on 20 hours per week of in-class reading, writing, spoken and listening coursework through a combination of the small group and one- on-one intensive Mandarin classes.
After completing Beginner Chinese II, you are expected to master:
• 400 additional Chinese characters
• Basic Chinese grammar and sentence structures
• Appropriate articulation of ideas
• Daily conversations and “survival” Chinese
• A deeper understanding of Chinese customs and traditions
In addition, you should be able to:
• Improve your basic conversational skills in Mandarin
• Form a general understanding of simplified v. traditional characters
• Hold conversations about daily life with ease
• Comprehend spoken passages delivered at a natural, or close-to-natural, speed
• Read and understand written passages in accordance with appropriate vocabulary
• Demonstrate a formidable appreciation for Chinese culture
HSK Course for Teens
HSK stands for (hàn yǔ shuí píng kǎo shì) which translates into “Chinese Proficiency Test” or “Chinese Standard Exam.” It is China's only standardized test for Chinese
language proficiency for non-native speakers. The HSK test consists of a written exam and an oral exam, which are taken separately. The test is comprised of three sections: Reading, Writing, and Listening. Each section is worth 100 points. There is no Writing section for HSK levels 1 and 2, therefore those have a maximum of 200 points.
HSK 1: Designed for learners who can understand and use some simple Chinese characters and sentences to communicate, and prepares them for continuing their Chinese studies. In HSK 1 all characters are provided along with Pinyin. Test takers are required to recognize up to 150 Chinese words.
HSK 2: Designed for learners who can use Chinese in a simple and direct manner, applying it in a basic fashion to their daily lives. In HSK 2 all characters are provided along with Pinyin. Test takers are required to recognize up to 300 words.
HSK 3: Designed for learners who can use Chinese to serve the demands of their personal lives, studies and work, and are capable of completing most of the communicative tasks they experience during their Chinese tour. Test takers are required to recognize up to 600 words.
HSK 4: Designed for learners who can discuss a relatively wide range of topics in Chinese and are capable of communicating with Chinese speakers at a high standard. Test takers are required to recognize up to 1200 words.
HSK 5: Designed for learners who can read Chinese newspapers and magazines, watch Chinese films and are capable of writing and delivering a lengthy speech in Chinese. Test takers are required to recognize up to 2500 words.
HSK 6: Designed for learners who can easily understand any information communicated in Chinese and are capable of smoothly expressing themselves in written or oral form. Test takers are required to recognize up to 5000 words.
* Why Business Managementn, Singaporean and Korean? Most parents who is from Business Management or Singapore know that Chinese is widely spoken in Singapore, Business Management, Indonesia, Philippines
and Taiwan. China has the second to the largest economy in the world, so they want their children to learn Mandarin to boost career and business prospects.
* China is the largest country near Korea. Nowadays, young koreanns opt to learn Chinese because they believe that China hold a better future for them. So we could focus on Korean Teens.
China is the world's second-largest economy and one of the major trade partners in the world. Learning and perfecting the language can act as a complement to your other skills and give you a competitive edge in the job market. Through the use of rich and varied lesson plans and a lively learning environment, we will help you achieve Chinese fluency and impress your colleagues and co-workers.
Immerse yourself in a Chinese-speaking environment with us and be stunned at your progress. You may have already learned a variety of topics in Chinese, and you may be able to write business letters and presentations. But having an environment in which you can speak and learn is vital for continued progress.Then you shouldn't just learn plain Chinese; you should understand the specific language and terms for a wide range of professions. We can both improve your Chinese ability and teach you the professional expressions you need to succeed in a competitive working environment.
(For Chinese learners at intermediate level and above and Cantonese speakers)
Dubai is a special place. Everyone speaks English, but when Chinese people are together, they speak Mandarin to each other. If you are working for a Chinese company or be sent out on Business trip to China a lot, you can’t help but feel awkward around Chinese colleagues and friends at times. And while Chinese tend to be really considerate and will speak English whenever you’re part of the conversation, you’d wish they didn’t to always need make all that effort for you. It makes you feel like an outsider. Even if you know how to say things in Chinese, it can be tricky to know what to say. A straight translation from English to Mandarin is often not going to be very helpful without understanding
the cultural context. That is why our Chinese conversation course adds context whenever a topic is covered. Our Chinese conversation course brings you what you need to start speaking Chinese as soon as humanly possible.
1) to improve their ability to communicate in Chinese with common topics in daily life and work;
2) to help them internalize basic knowledge of Putonghua sounds, grammar and vocabulary
through interaction between teachers and learners;
3) to reach an ease of communicating with correct and appropriate Putonghua through
Mother Tongue Chinese
The class will be set in the group, 10-15 people in a class.
The course is designed for those Chinese heritage students in Dubai, English has dominance in school, and their mother tongue Chinese language will probably stay at the beginning level. Because most of Chinese parents are seldom teach their children at home. So it will be very hard for their children to improve their Chinese level onto a more complex, even academic tier. Most Chinese parents think their children should learn Chinese because they are of Chinese descent and want them to stay rooted to the Chinese heritage. This course is to give Chinese children some foundation in their mother tongue and to broaden their limited exposure.
Students listen, speak, read and write about a number of topics including describing their friends and their likes and dislikes, learning about different cultures and film and clothes. The focus is on encouraging students to take part in achievable speaking and writing tasks to develop their fluency.
Students listen, speak, read and write about a number of topics including describing their ideal school, writing an email and conducting a survey on food. The focus is on building on students spoken and written fluency through more challenging tasks.
Students listen, speak, read and write about a number of topics including fashion, the environment and different cultures. The focus is on expanding students confidence in their
written and spoken fluency.
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Supervised autonomy for unmanned ground vehicles
September 1, 2006 Lockheed Martin yesterday pulled the wraps off its new Squad Mission Support System (SMSS), leveraging robotic technologies for future robotic weapons systems. The SMSS will decrease the amount of time a warfighter has to spend in controlling robotic systems by providing vehicles with a greater perception of their surroundings on the battlefield. Combining perception with extraordinary mobility will allow vehicles to follow a soldier across any terrain, guaranteeing the payload the robotic system is carrying will be available whenever and wherever it is required. It is envisaged the SMSS will provide manned and unmanned transport and logistical support to Light and Early Entry Forces.
"Innovation and hard work have brought to life the SMSS," said Gene Holleque, director - Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "This system will fill a present need for the Army's combat operations."
This robotics program, funded by Lockheed Martin as an independent research and development project, will provide manned and unmanned transport and logistical support to the Light and Early Entry Forces. The SMSS' supervised autonomy will provide the warfighter with a reliable squad-size vehicle which will improve combat readiness, while assuring re-supply channels and casualty evacuations.
"Our long-term vision of this system can accommodate armed variants, while improving its reconnaissance, intelligence, surveillance and target acquisition (RISTA) capabilities within the concept of supervised autonomy," Holleque added. "A squad-size manned or unmanned support vehicle just makes sense in today's asymmetrical and urban battlefields."
Lockheed Martin's integrated systems-of-systems approach is designed to meet the challenges of network-centric warfare where both manned and unmanned technologies work collaboratively, increasing the affordability of the technology, the efficiency of the total force and ultimately, the success of their missions.
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Impact of optimized mixing heights on simulated regional atmospheric transport of CO2
- 1Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
- 2Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, Petten, the Netherlands
- 3Laboratoire des sciences du climat et l'environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- 4Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- 5Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract. The mixing height (MH) is a crucial parameter in commonly used transport models that proportionally affects air concentrations of trace gases with sources/sinks near the ground and on diurnal scales. Past synthetic data experiments indicated the possibility to improve tracer transport by minimizing errors of simulated MHs. In this paper we evaluate a method to constrain the Lagrangian particle dispersion model STILT (Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport) with MH diagnosed from radiosonde profiles using a bulk Richardson method. The same method was used to obtain hourly MHs for the period September/October 2009 from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, which covers the European continent at 10 km horizontal resolution. Kriging with external drift (KED) was applied to estimate optimized MHs from observed and modelled MHs, which were used as input for STILT to assess the impact on CO2 transport. Special care has been taken to account for uncertainty in MH retrieval in this estimation process. MHs and CO2 concentrations were compared to vertical profiles from aircraft in situ data. We put an emphasis on testing the consistency of estimated MHs to observed vertical mixing of CO2. Modelled CO2 was also compared with continuous measurements made at Cabauw and Heidelberg stations. WRF MHs were significantly biased by ~10–20% during day and ~40–60% during night. Optimized MHs reduced this bias to ~5% with additional slight improvements in random errors. The KED MHs were generally more consistent with observed CO2 mixing. The use of optimized MHs had in general a favourable impact on CO2 transport, with bias reductions of 5–45% (day) and 60–90% (night). This indicates that a large part of the found CO2 model–data mismatch was indeed due to MH errors. Other causes for CO2 mismatch are discussed. Applicability of our method is discussed in the context of CO2 inversions at regional scales.
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210 THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, Withdraw not thy holy spirit from me. Give me back the glad sense of thy help, And with a willing spirit sustain me.
Then I will teach sinners thy ways,
And wrong-doers shall turn unto thee.
Save me from bloodshed, O God,
That my tongue may sing of thy righteousness.
O Lord, open thou my lips,
That my mouth may declare thy praise!
For thou takest no pleasure in sacrifice, No delight in gifts of burnt-offering. The sacrifices pleasing to thee Are a broken and a contrite spirit.
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Modernization of Asian Theatres: Process and Tradition
Book: Modernization of Asian Theatres: Process and Tradition
Edited by: Yasushi Nagata and Ravi Chaturvedi (English)
Published by: Springer, 2019
An outcome of a cross-cultural exchange, in forms of discussions and papers submitted by 19 members of a study meeting (March, 2014) held by IFTR Asian Theatre Working Group in Osaka, this anthology is centred around six themes —”training, translation, the cultural exchange, the role of the female, tradition, and modernization” — among Asian countries, comprising of Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and India.
The essays from this volume elucidate the conflict between tradition and modernity — while the process of modernization modelled the superstructure or the outward realms of socio-political formations through bureaucratic constitutions and scientific progressions, traditions constituted societal and cultural canons. This twin process challenged the modernisation process in Asian countries, where performative traditions adapted to, as well as challenged Western concepts and forms. The book is a collective chronicling of country specific experiences of the process of modernization that happened alongside the rise of the ideas of the nation-state and the consequent imperialist expansions of the West and Japan over Asia, during the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries. Each paper in this volume illustrates comparative case studies of region-specific traditional theatre and its response, in both acceptance and resistance, to modernization.
“Most of the modernization of Korean theatre occurred during the Japanese colonial period under promotion by imperial government. Hence, there was always subconscious resistance to the modernization because of the thought that modernization was westernization and westernization was anti-Korean…the modernization was compulsory in the age of imperialism. The modernization of theatre was not an exception. Theatre people always thought of integrating Korean traditions into modernized theatre” (pg.38)jpg2pdf
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I try my best to push the better quality meat during my father and my grocery run, but sometimes he'll just end up throwing in the CAFO ground beef, or the Perdue chicken. Tried to show him articles, tried to educate him a little on the subject, but he still gets stingy on me. Would be struggling bad if I had to buy my own food, so I can't complain, but I'm wondering if the CAFO meat in my diet (about 8-12oz per day) is actually doing more harm than good...I understand that cholesterol and saturated fats aren't horrible for us, but there is that idea of MODERATION, and CAFO meats throw those two out of proportion...Curious, are grains really more healthy than the CAFO stuff?
Also...I know there are a lot of people outside America here..How do they produce their meat? Are there CAFOs elsewhere like in America?
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John H. Dunn, the subject of this sketch, was born in this county, February 2, 1844, and is the son of William and Christina (Tresslar) Dunn. The father was born in Monroe County, Va., April 11, 1798, and died in this county, November 14, 1863. He was the son of Reuben and Nancy (Lane) Dunn, of Scotch and Irish lineage. William Dunn was reared in Virginia. On March 31, 1825, he was married in that state, to Christina Tresslar, daughter of Peter and Barbara (Mallow) Tresslar. The father and mother were natives of Botetourt County, Va. Christina Tresslar was born in the same county, September 21, 1806, and still survives, living with her son, who is the subject of this sketch. The following are the children born unto William and Christina Dunn: Nancy, George W., William H., James A., Martha B., Amanda C., Sarah M., John H., Elias G., Alva A. and Mary M. William Dunn and wife came to Indiana in 1825, settling in White River Township. William Dunn was a farmer, and on coming to this township located on a farm. He was a member of the Christian Church; was a justice of the peace. His wife is a member of the same church. John H. was born in this county February 2, 1844, and was raised on a farm, and followed farming as an occupation. Feburary 2, 1870, he married Amanda S. Garshwiler, daughter of Shelby H. and Martha (Luyster) Garshwiler. Mrs. Dunn was born in this county November 12, 1848. The children of this marriage are Cora, William O., Omer S. and George. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are members of the Christian Church.
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Mark Blumenthal | June 11, 2008
Topics: 2008 , Barack Obama , Bob Barr , Clinton , CNN , John McCain , NBC News , Pew Research Center , Ralph Nader
For statistical modelers, number crunchers and turnout scholars among our readers -- and you know who you are -- Chuck Todd and the crew at the NBC News political unit have thrown down the gauntlet:
*** Analyzing the turnout: After crunching numbers for the last several months during the Clinton-Obama contest, we’ve been experiencing mathematical withdrawals now that the Dem race is over. In a word, we have the shakes. So to calm our nerves, we got out our abacuses and did some initial fooling around with projected popular vote. Using the 2004 results as a baseline, we were curious as to which states would swing to Obama if he does raise overall turnout by 20% (approximately another 22 million voters) and wins those new voters by a 60%-40% split. Assuming an even distribution -- which we know is potentially a flaw in this estimate, so back off! -- a 20% turnout increase breaking 60%-40% for Obama would swing four states from red to blue (Iowa, New Mexico, Nevada, and Ohio). If Obama wins the new voters by a 65%-35% margin, two more states come over (Colorado and Florida), with another (Virginia) essentially too close too call. We're going to crunch these numbers a number of ways over the next few weeks, including using the 2000 election as our baseline (since many folks believe 2004 over-estimates the GOP electorate); seeing what would happen if Obama runs a 50-state campaign but McCain runs a 17-state one; and finding out what the realistic maximum population vote advantage Obama could have while losing the electoral college. In the meantime, have fun with this model.
Thoughts anyone? Alternative models or analysis? Post a comment or email it our way (questions at pollster dot com).
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Step 1: Getting to Know You (& Your Space)
The first step in the design process is to gather as much information as possible about you, your space, your lifestyle, your preferences and your dislikes. To get to know you, we start with the following activities:
We meet to explore and define the project, discussing such questions as:
- What spaces do you want to include in the project?
- What types of activities will you do in the space?
- What are your design preferences – style, color, etc.?
- What are your must-haves?
- What do you want to keep?
- How much do you want to spend?
- What is your timeframe for completing the project?
- How will we best work together?
Show and Tell
Photos of spaces or design elements that you love, and those that you don’t like help to clarify your design preferences. We review and discuss your collection of magazine clippings, example images, and snapshots to help set the direction for the design style.
Detailed measurements are necessary to properly plan the layout of your space. We photograph the space and measure the dimensions of each room, along with all windows, doors, electrical outlets, obstacles, etc. in preparation for planning the appropriate sizes and positioning of furnishings, cabinetry and lighting.
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New research by a team from Oak Ridge Laboratory (ORNL) shows that certain complex materials are capable of self-organizing themselves into electrical circuits, at micro- and nanoscales. The breakthrough, the scientists believe, could usher in a new generation of microprocessors that are significantly more efficient than currently available silicon-based computer chips.
Recently published in the Advanced Electronic Materials journal, the study reveals that crystal complex oxides have been found to behave like multi-component integrated circuits, especially at microscopic and nanoscopic levels. This feature, according to the researchers, arises from the phenomenon known as phase separation, as result of which tiny areas in these materials often come to possess completely different magnetic and electronic properties. Speaking about the project, Zac Ward of Department of Energy’s ORNL said:
Within a single piece of material, there are coexisting pockets of different magnetic and/or electronic behaviors. What was interesting in this study was that we found we can use those phases to act like circuit elements. The fact that it is possible to also move these elements around offers the intriguing opportunity of creating rewritable circuitry in the material.
Thanks to phase separation, nanoscale regions of such complex oxides function as self-organized circuits. Given that phases in general respond to changes in electrical and magnetic fields, the material’s behavior can be controlled in different ways. This, the scientists believe, could in turn pave the way for new, more advanced computer chips. Ward added:
It’s a new way of thinking about electronics, where you don’t just have electrical fields switching off and on for your bits. This is not going for raw power. It’s looking to explore completely different approaches towards multifunctional architectures where integration of multiple outside stimuli can be done in a single material.
As pointed out by the team, phase separation could allow researchers to develop multifunctional microprocessors that can easily take the place of today’s silicon-based chips. Unlike the latter’s “one-chip-fits-all” nature, the newly-created contraption could handle multiple inputs and outputs, depending upon the specific application. The researchers explained:
Typically you would need to link several different components together on a computer board if you wanted access to multiple outside senses. One big difference in our work is that we show certain complex materials already have these components built in, which may cut down on size and power requirements.
As part of the research, the team has already demonstrated the technique on a particular material known as LPCMO. According to them, however, using other phase-separated materials would allow them to tap into a bunch of different properties. Ward went on to say:
The new approach aims to increase performance by developing hardware around intended applications. This means that materials and architectures driving supercomputers, desktops, and smart phones, which each have very different needs, would no longer be forced to follow a one-chip-fits-all approach.
Source: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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One of the most interesting things about Power BI is that it covers a wide range of areas. Therefore, it can help a wide range of different users to analyse and understand their businesses easily. For instance system administrators can use Power BI to analyse their Microsoft Windows Active Directory. As a matter of fact, Power BI and Active Directory can work together very nicely so that a system administrator can create high level reports and dashboards.
In this , we’ll create a report of the following charts:
- Total number of computers by Operating System/Service Pack
- Total number of computers by year and Operating System
- Total number of computers
- Print pages per minute by printer
- Total number of printers by year and driver name
As a system administrator you can create heaps of other useful reports.
- On Power BI Desktop click “Get Data” then click “More”
- Click “Other”, click “Active Directory” then click “Connect”
- Enter a Domain name then click OK
- As you can see there are 374 tables you can select to create heaps of reports. In this post I use “Computer” and “PrintQueue”
- After selecting the desired tables you can either click “Load” or click “Edit” to modify the queries using Query Editor. I click “Load”.
- Expand both tables from “Fields” pane
- As you can see both tables have just two columns which don’t look to be helpful. So to get some more informative data out of those tables we need to do some works in the next steps.
- Click on “Edit Queries” from the ribbon
- As you can see Power Query engine detected lots of related columns with an expand icon () next to them. These columns, are called Complex Columns. Complex columns are basically the columns that do not exist in the original table, but, exist in a related table. We can expand the complex columns to reveal the containing values.
- Click on “Computer” table from the “Queries” pane
- Click on the expand button of the “computer” column
- Scroll down the list and tick the following columns:
- As you can see you can search for desired column names
- You can unselect the “The Original Column Name as Prefix” if you don’t need it. Click OK.
- As you can see there are some rows with Null value in OperatingSystem column. We are not interested on those rows. So we can simply filter the table to hide the rows of data with Null on OperatingSystem.
- We also need to expant the column “top” and select “CreateTimeStamp” then click OK
- In our sample we need to have Year part of the “CreateTimeStamp” column. To extract Year, click on Date-> Year-> Year from “Transform” tab
- Click on “PrintQueue” from the Queries pane
- Expand the “PrintQueue” column with the following columns then click OK
- We also need to expand the “top” column and select “CreateTimeStamp” column
- Extract Year part of the “CreateTimeStamp” column. We discussed how to extract Year part in previous steps.
- Now we have everything we need to create our report. Click on “Close & Load” button from the ribbon
Total Number of computers by Operating System/Service Pack
- Switch to Report view
- Click on column chart from “Visualisation” pane
- From “Fields” pane drag and drop “OperatingSystem” on Axis area
- Drag and drop “DisplayName” on Value area
- Make sure that “Count” is selected as aggregation for Value
- Switch “Data Labels” to ON from format tab
- Drag and drop “OperatingSystemServicePack” on the Legend area
You can replace chart name and titles by something more meaningful. You can also change the look and feel of the chart. I leave these changes to you. If you are new to Power BI Desktop I encourage you to read this post to learn how to create data visualisations in Power BI Desktop on a step-by-step basis.
Total Number of Computers by Year and Operating System
- From Fields pane expand “Computer” table
- Drag and drop “CreateTimeStamp” on the report area
- Move it from Value are to Axis area
- Select “OperatingSystem” and “DisplayName” respectively
- Change the chart type to Area Chart
- Change the Legend Position to Right
- Switch “Data Labels” to ON
Total Number of Computers
This one is the easy one. You just need to expand “Computer” table from the Fields pane then click on “DisplayName” then change the chart type to Card.
I don’t like the chart name which is “Count of displayName”. If you click on the Format tab from Visualisation pane you’ll see there is no format settings for this type of chart. Although you cannot change the chart title from Power BI Desktop you can change it when you published it to Power BI Website. I’ll explain how to this later in this post.
If you don’t want to publish the report to the Power BI Website for now, a workaround is to rename the corresponding column to something more meaningful.
I personally don’t think renaming the column is the right way to modify the chart’s title. So I hope Microsoft adds this feature in the next versions of the product.
Print Pages Per Minute by Printer
- Click Waterfal Chart from the Visualisation pane
- Expand “PrintQueue” table from the Fields pane
- Put “DriverName” on Axis
- Put “PrintPagesPerMinute” on Value
- Put “PrintPagesPerMinut” on Colour Saturation area
- Go to Format
- From Data Colours switch “Diverging” to ON
- Set Minimum colour to Red
- Set Centre colour to Blue
- Set Maximum colour to Green
Total Number of Printers by Year and Driver Name
- Click on Table from Visualisation pane
- From Fields pane click “Driver Name”
- Click “CreateTimeStamp”
- Select “Do Not Summarise”
- Drag and drop the “Driver Name” to the Values area again
- Select “Count” for the aggregation
- Resize the table
Publish the report to Power BI Website
We created some reports and it’s time to publish the reports to Power BI Website. It’s super easy to publish the reports. You just need to click Publish from the ribbon and pass your Power BI credentials.
Create Dashboards on Power BI Website
- Open your browser and login to your Power BI account
- Make sure that report is published correctly by clicking on the report
- Now create a new dashboard and name it Active Directory
- Click on the report again and pin the charts to the dashboard
- Click on the “Active Directory” from the dashboards again
- As you can see you have all the charts on the dashboard
- Now you just need to reorganise the dashboard as desired
Changing a Chart Title
As I stated before in some charts we cannot modify the chart title. But, luckily we can change them from the dashboard.
- Open the dashboard
- When you hover over a chart a “Title Details” ()and “Delete Title” () buttons appear.
- Click on “Title Details”
- Enter a desired title then click “Apply”
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A: The answer lies in the color temperature of your monitor, which should be set up for consistency with your studio’s lighting.
By Tom Hauenstein
During my recently completed tour of America on the Great Output Seminar Tour, I fielded a lot of questions regarding color management and printing that were specific to one person’s studio. However, there were a number of excellent questions that applied to just about everyone.
One of these was, “What color temperature bulbs should I use for evaluating prints?” Another common question was, “What color temperature should I use when calibrating my monitor?” The answers to these questions are actually related to each other, and the right answer to each is whatever color temperature you prefer.
However, these two color temperatures – for both the monitor and the lighting you use for evaluating prints – need to be consistent. Start by determining which monitor color temperature is right for you. The usual options range from 5000 K to 6500 K.
I find 5000 K to be a little too warm and 6500 K too cool, Goldilocks. Therefore, I prefer a color temperature of 5500 K. Most new calibration software allows you to calibrate your monitor to different white points. This makes it easy for you to test which color temperature is right for you.
Find a file that is a good evaluation image. The PDI target usually works. Right Click on link and Save Link as to download the target
Calibrate and profile the monitor to 5000 K. Open the evaluation image and examine it at this temperature. Pay attention to the gray build in the file and the flesh tones. Then, calibrate and profile the monitor for 6500 K and do the same thing.
Most likely you will prefer the look of one over the other. If you have two monitors, then it is really nice because you can place them side by side. You can then calibrate and profile one to 5000 K and the other to 6500 K and not have to rely on your memory.
Then do a third calibration and profile halfway between these two at 5700 K and compare them to the other two. This will give you an idea which color temperature works best for you. I know this test takes quite a bit of time, but it is something you will have to do only once in your life. Once you decide which temperature is the best for your eyes, your job is done.
Now that you know which color temperature you like best for the monitor, the light bulbs are easy. You simply need to find bulbs with the same color temperature as your monitor.
You should evaluate prints in the same temperature as you color corrected them on-screen. This will eliminate a lot of the discrepancies between the print and the monitor. You can usually Google a certain color temperature and find a bulb that matches it.
Doing this should tighten up color management, and allow you to trust your soft proof.
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'If they find us, I know they will kill us': Afghan activist's fears Taliban rule
22 August 2021, 10:43 | Updated: 22 August 2021, 11:56
An Afghan civil rights activist who is hiding from the Taliban has told LBC the new regime will kill him if they find him.
Mustafa – as LBC is calling him, to protect his identity – is now living in fear after the group seized his country in a lightening offensive.
Their victories followed the withdrawal of international forces, who are now desperately scrambling to evacuate their citizens and Afghan helpers from Kabul, and the collapse of the previous republic.
He hopes to get the chance to leave Afghanistan because "we cannot stay here" and he rejected the top British general's assessment that the Taliban may have changed.
In a stark evaluation of the threat he faces, Mustafa said on Swarbrick on Sunday: "If they find us, I know they will kill us."
Thousands are trying to flee Afghanistan to escape the Taliban, who ruled until 2001 when they were overthrown in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
US and Afghan fighters deposed them and their Al Qaeda allies, and ended years of the suppression of women's rights under a strict version of sharia law.
The Taliban has insisted it is more moderate now – but reports say women's rights have already been curtailed in some parts and targeted killings have been carried out.
Mustafa said: "If they knew that we were civil activists, if they found us, they will assassinate all of them.
"They are going door by door and looking for those who worked with international (forces) or they worked for gender or women's rights… they will kill them all.
"A group of people told us they found some of the activists and they kidnapped them and they have disappeared now.
"People are scared, all activists and social workers and international staff are hiding around their house or they've relocated their place."
Speaking to Tom Swarbrick, Mustafa had to pause as he recounted his fear he will be killed by Taliban fighters.
He was played a clip by the professional head of the British armed forces, General Sir Nick Carter, who suggested the Taliban needed space to see if they govern responsibly.
But Mustafa rejected the idea the group had become more moderate.
"It's totally wrong… they have not changed," he said.
There are fears the US could withdraw its forces from Kabul airport by August 31, though Joe Biden has insisted they will stay as long as is necessary.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Defence said seven people had died amid chaotic scenes at Hamid Karzai International Airport, with reports crushes and stampedes as the Taliban fire into the air.
International forces are trying to keep control of the security situation there as thousands flee the new regime.
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THE WISDOM OF ANTS
Ants can be a nuisance. Especially at picnics, in kitchens or even “in someone's pants.” In spite of the problems ants cause, we humans have come to admire the little creatures. It's their work ethic that we so revere.
The industry of ants, their widespread distribution and large population and have provided ample interaction with humans. Such encounters provide fodder for writers and poets. Indeed, it is a rare wordsmith that has not taken pen in hand to wax eloquently about the virtues of ants.
Aesop used the lowly ant to extol the virtues of hard work and planning in his well-known fable, “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” Who can forget the moral of that story: It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.
Folklore includes many references to ants, especially to their small size: “A coconut shell full of water is an ocean to an ant,” and “Even an ant is eight spans long as measured by its own hand.” But folklore also speculates on the potential of ants if their size were equal to their might: “What would the ant do if she but had the head of a bull?”
But while they are small in stature, their wisdom loom large. “Ants never bend their course to an empty granary,” according to folklore. And the Bible includes references to the wisdom ants. In Proverbs 30:25 we read: “The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer.” In Proverbs 6:6 we are admonished: “Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways to be wise.”
Ogden Nash penned a few well-chosen words about ants.
“The ant has made himself illustrious,
By constant industry industrious.
So what. Would you be calm and placid,
If you were filled with formic acid?”
Nash refers to formic acid, a chemical commonly found in ants that is used by many to communicate with each other. “The word goes out in formic,” as penned by Robert Frost, provides yet another account of the chemical communication used by ants. Frost describes the regimented structure of these social insects in his aptly named poem, “Departmental.”
We can all learn a few things from ants. In fact, ants are great teachers. Such is communicated by this proverb: “None teaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.”
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Happy New Year! So a new year traditionally means New Year resolutions and what could those be? Could they include improving your English? If so, have you ever wondered how difficult it is for course book writers to choose topics which will appeal to students all over the world? We’ll be hearing from Lindsay Clandfield, lead author of the Global series of coursebooks about some of those issues. Maybe your New year’s resolution is learning about one intercultural diagnosis tool such as the 4 Cs of culture? If so then you will want to hear Margarita Gokun Silver explain what they are. Or maybe you want to make a huge change in your life but don’t know where to start. One step in that direction may be to attend the free Living Your Ideal Global Life summit starting on January 13th. We’ll be hearing from Sabrina Ziegler, one of the organisers about some more of the interesting angles about living abroad and what is possible in this connected world.
Have you ever wondered how your language course book gets written? In show 166 we heard about the topics that don’t make it into the course books, the so-called PARSNIP topics. But as I had Lindsay Clandfield, lead author of the new MacMillan Global series on the line, I took the opportunity to ask him how he decided what SHOULD go into his new coursebook. So let’s go absolutely global and start by asking why the world needed another coursebook for learning English!
Now I want to tell you about a new page on our website which is a 30 minute edited version of a workshop I did at the SIETAR Congress in Tallinn Estonia in September. The workshop was about podcasting for Intercultural trainers and we have released it as a special edition of the podcast on its own page. Thanks to Sigvor Bakke from Norway who did a magnificent job of recording on her mobile phone including a short snippet where we were looking at why you might want to podcast. The snippet included Matthew Hill from the UK. And if you want to hear the whole 30 minutes where I go into more detail about the whys and wherefores then catch it on its dedicated page.
In a globalised world it becomes even more important to understand intercultural dynamics within yourself and others. Margarita Gokun Silver told us about how accompanying spouses can be helped in Show 170. You may remember that Margarita is a trained coach so let’s ask if she has additional tools to help people deal with intercultural situations? Honouring your values is a key takeaway. Margarita’s website is at www.globalcoachcenter.com where you can find loads more information about the 4 Cs and intercultural coaching generally. I have added the book mentioned by Margarita to the Absolutely Intercultural Amazon store where you can find many other books relevant to intercultural communication. We receive a small amount of what you pay for every book which helps keep the site running. Browse our Amazon store here.
And finally, I return to the unique idea of the Living Your Ideal Global Life Summit which is free and online for 5 days starting January 13th. In Show 172 one of the organisers, Sabrina Ziegler of Authentizen , told us about a couple of the speakers so let’s go absolutely ideal as I asked Sabrina about Terry Rogocki’s contribution. Do you have any ideas about how to live your ideal global life? Don’t forget that the summit is free.
Don’t forget we also have a Facebook Page where we recently got our 300th like! Welcome Hamdi Erestreams in Tunisia! Hope you are enjoying the page and the links we add there regularly.
The next show will be coming to you from Australia with Laurent Borgmann on February 7th so until then Happy New year!
The host of this show is: Anne Fox
Editor: Younes Jaber
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Interestingly, the only structure from the 1948 London Olympic Games still being used for it's original purpose is London's only other velodrome, in Herne Hill, south of the river. Somewhat tatty with age these days (first built in 1891!) but much loved by the community that surrounds and uses it, the two facilities really are worlds apart.
The organising committee of the 2012 Games have set the ambitious target of 100% of spectators arriving at the Olympic Park by public transport, cycling or walking. There will be no provision for spectators to arrive or park at the site by private car, a move which I think is pretty bold and exciting for such a large project. Surrounded by canals and waterways the Olympic Park is easy to reach from Central London using a bike on traffic-free routes - the Greenway cycling track cuts across the south of the park close to the main stadium. It's currently being made wider, re-landscaped and improved with better signage and rest points along the way - it also offers a fantastic view of the Olympic Stadium as it's construction advances; they are currently putting it's roof into place, and a glimpse of architect Zaha Hadid's wave-like rood for the new aquatic centre. The Games organisers have promised that there will be provision for 1000s of cycling spectators within the park come 2012.
Here on the Greenway you will also find the 'View Tube' a community cafe and educational resource centre offering the best views of the construction site to visitors. Tower Hamlet's cycling initiative BikeWorks offer group cycle hire and tours from the building, which is made from recycled shipping containers.
I'm excited by all this because it's happening so close to where I live, and I've watched as the area has changed over the past few years. If you live in London and haven't been up to the Greenway to see the park already you should make the trip - it's a great cycling route along the Regents and Hertford Union Canal to the Lea Valley from central London and doesn't take long at all. What's more you'll get to see the construction 'in progress' of the venues where Chris Hoy will aim to claim gold, and where in less than a thousand days time the Olympic flame will be lit - it's not every day that happens in your own back yard is it?
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Over the past 3 years I have learnt to stay away from “What if…?” reasoning. For me it is a question requiring convincing, and when I need to be convinced about something I stay away from it. Is this a good thing? I don’t know. What if it is good? What if it is not?
Similarly with “If only…” wishful thinking… you miss the value of what you currently have when you are continuously caught up in “If only…” thoughts.
“What if she is the one, what if I choose not to pursue her as the one and I miss her being the one?”
“What if she is not the one, and I miss the one because I am distracted by the one I thought to be the one?”
“If only God will give me a sign of the one.”
Is this not what we are faced with on a daily basis, “WHAT IF” choices, with “If only…” wishes?
Our days are filled with choices and decisions. I know in my mind what the quickest route is to work, but every day I am faced with the same choice; Do I take the shortest and the straightest line, with traffic, to work, or do I take a detour with less traffic and speed bumps to work? I am making this choice every single day as I drive out from the complex where I live… 6 days a week. “What if the 2 traffic lights on the detour route is out?” “What if I catch the traffic lights all green on the first go if I take the usually congested route?” “uuuuuuummmmm….? If only the radio traffic-alert could come up now.”
“What if” weighs up the possibilities, it always has a “What if not” possibility reasoning… “If I do” weighed against “If I don’t.” Sometimes it gets over shadowed by “If only” wishes, and we end up not making choices and choose to go with the flow of the external influences, hoping to find the greatest happiness going downstream, letting things be. People making decisions for us, what they think is best for us, and we let it be, their choices for our lives.
We don’t recognize these words on every occasion, but as soon as reasoning takes place, we have a “what if…” debate in our minds…. Aaaand then we change our minds as we speak… “If this happens…. no, no, no… WHEN this happens…”, trying to convince ourselves of our faith. And then we start reasoning with “if” vs “when.” We try and convince ourselves as it being a “given”, even though we cannot see “this” in the spirit.
So, are we convincing ourselves by “WHEN”, opposed to “IF”? Can I tell you a secret? Both the words, “If” and “WHEN”, derive from the Hebrew word “KIY”, with a conditional particle to it, so keep telling yourself “When” is a word of faith, however, both are words with an outcome depending on a condition being met or accomplished. Read Jeremiah 29:11-14, can you spot the “When” and the condition thereof? He has the most beautiful future for you, filled with promises; seek Him and when you find Him as a vital necessity (AMP)… this tells me that you don’t stop seeking until you find Him, and to find the depth of His fullness will take a lifetime and beyond, that’s why you have eternity to keep seeking the depth of Him, the fullness of His Majesty.
A while back I noticed something in the Bible, come to think of it, it is actually obvious, but I missed it due to negligence and possibly being “hurt” at the time and in hope of finding healing with no work needed from my side, I mean, Jesus came to pay the price and I can sit back and do nothing, He said it is Finished, and complete, didn’t He? It hit me like a ton of bricks when I spotted it. I made mention of this in a previous post, You are expectant, right?
The bible is hidden with a lot of “WHAT IF…?” options, we don’t spot it but it is there; the beauty of these WHAT IF’s is that it gives us an outcome with an answer, we now need to choose between “Life or Death, “Light or Darkness.”
God loves us unconditionally, He is a good, good Father and nothing we do or say will change His view or opinion of us, nothing will separate us from His love, nothing.
As I wrote this, I was reminded of 1 Corinthians 10:23; ‘All things are legitimate and permissible, we are free to do anything we please, but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive to character and edifying to spiritual life.’
Guard your heart, guard what you allow into your soul, because it is more difficult to get it out than what it is to get in, it forms patterns in your thinking, do not be conformed by life’s patterns.
#HashTagPromises has a condition to it. “What will happen IF…?”, also worded as “This will happen if…”
Both in Hebrew and in Greek the word “IF” has a condition in it… the word appears 1595 times in the Bible, and a lot of these are attached to promises.
Deuteronomy 28 to 30 has popped up quite a lot in the last week in my quiet time, it is filled with beautiful promises; sorry to burst your bubble, but these promises all have a #Hashtag to it, emphasized with the word “IF.” The word appears 10 times in Deuteronomy 28 & 30, all of these are a condition to a promise, or a curse if the choice is “If NOT.”
Chapter 28 starts with a capital IF; “IF YOU will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.’ This is followed by WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF and IF NOT… It ends off in Chapter 30 suggesting you to choose life over death, blessing over curse… No, God will not curse you, but a missed blessing is as good as a curse, the obvious is if you don’t choose life, you choose the opposite thereof, which is…?
Choose to choose, Life it is!!!! Failing to choose is a choice, as much as failing to respond is an answer.
As these thoughts kept me occupied in prayer and meditation over the past few days, spending time at His feet… Selah… pausing to take in what I am hearing… I can feel His heart, I can hear His thoughts, as I listen I am wording His voice;
“My Child, if only you will be as conscious of Me as I am of you, my every thought revolves around you and your well being.
If only you will be attentive to My voice, My voice calling you out of darkness; you have tasted darkness, you may think you enjoy the darkness, but in this darkness I am conscious of your every thought, I hear your every prayer, I hear your calling to freedom. I see you stumbling through the darkness, the darkness surrounded by deep waters. I see you holding on for dear life onto earthly patterns and mindsets. I see you being mislead by your understanding of Me, you are yet to experience Me.
My Spirit is hovering over your darkness, your emptiness, He is hovering over the void left by what you thought was love, awaiting you to call on Me, your Love, your Lord.
You are yet to experience My fullness, until you let go of your ways, you wont. My thoughts are higher than your thoughts. You think you have experienced life, you think you have seen the light.
If only you will heed to my call, I am calling you from the deep darkness, the darkness which you perceive as peace and freedom, however, it lasts but for a moment, in Me you will find eternal life, filled with love, joy and peace.
My Child, if only you will accept my invite into the Light, the Light which is My Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, in Him you will find love, through Him you will experience Me, you will know Me as your God, and I will call you my people.
If only you will lift your head to see the light ahead of you. Lift up your head, look towards the Light, there is your LIFE, your true identity. Rise above the water and move closer.
If only you will remove the filthy garments, drop the death clothes… You are My child, you have the royal inheritance to a Kingdom higher than your thoughts; the keys to unlock it is inside of you. Set your mind on things above, what you think is real is not real.
If only you will wake up from your sleep, the dream you call reality. If only you will allow me to unlock the realm of heaven, the realm limited by your shallow thoughts.
If only you could hear my heart beat, just one beat.
If only you could feel My breathe blowing over you, just one breathe.
If only you could hear my voice, just one word, your name being called out softly from the Light.
If only you knew that I am much closer to you than what you think, than what you know.
If only… My Child, If only you will call out My Name. If only you will draw closer to Me. If only you will give up your free-will and let My will be done, then and only then, My Child, you will experience My fullness.
I lay before you… Life and Death… If only you will choose LIFE.”
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As search engineers evolve to better understand language, relationships become even more important in SEO. Semantic Search is there to stay, so it’s time to pay attention to links and links to take your SEO content to a new level.
Using features of your content can help you produce high quality pieces.
Linking these pages, guidelines and sections of your Web site can help you build more relationships and achieve unique results.
Terminologies you’ll need to know
How are all these connected?
NLP and organizational understanding are the keys to effective semantic research.
If Google did not fully understand how we actually use language and understand it, it could easily misinterpret some questions.
Similarly, misinterpretation of an entity can result in confusing search results.
As human beings, we create these relationships naturally because of the situations we encounter. AI must learn these connections based on contextual strategies.
In recent years, Google’s Hummingbird, BERT and MUM updates have all been explored in an advanced way. (You can find out more about Google AI usage if you search here.)
With all this in mind, it is time to take a closer look at the many aspects of affiliate marketing that get the best SEO results.
Writing good news for semantic search is more than just simple keywords. It must have the parties involved and consider the relationships between them.
Why do entities matter in SEO content?
Organizations are important for SEO issues because they are linked to relationships. These organizations and related relationships are the ones Google uses to find the meaning and significance of content within any written text.
All of these things and thoughts are related to other things and ideas.
Some of these relationships are very strong, some are weak.
Some components are widely used in text throughout the tape in many different situations, and some are used sparingly in certain situations.
These organizations are understood by the Google knowledge graph.
For an organization known as the Empire State Building, you can see a very rich graph panel that includes key details, address, opening hours, busy times, comments and the latest news.
This can help answer many users’ questions even before they ask them.
Semantic Research learns from all these links to find information that will be most relevant to the user’s query.
So, why should this matter for SEO?
If you want Google to use your content as one of the top results for certain queries, it is important to include organizations that have strong links to those queries.
This requires a thorough understanding of the topic and relationships of the organizations involved.
How can I use relationships to write better SEO content?
When we appreciate the importance of organizations in the search, it is easy to see why thinking about which organizations are related to the topics we write about is important for asking users’ queries. .
If you want to write better articles, you need to thoroughly review the organizations and relationships involved.
If you were writing about evolution, for example, your content would be inadequate if it did not address Charles Darwin, natural selection, people, history, and ancestors.
Also, you can see many of these organizations linked to the topic using Google Image Search:
This is a simple example of clarity, and writing good news has many points. There may be thousands of different words, phrases and associations that will relate to your topic as a whole.
It is important to look for common phrases with your main theme as well as your game words. This helps to organize the meaning of your content using a phrase based on indexing. These related phrases are not found using traditional keyword research methods.
Here is how to get the information you need to start creating interesting NLP content.
How do I find related entities and NLP keywords for my content?
There are various tools that can help you with this, such as:
These tools are easy to use. All you have to do is set up an editor or project using your chosen keyword (or a selection of keywords that are closely related).
The tools are very uplifting, giving you a list of words, phrases or entities you should include in your copy. Some even guide you on how often you should use them.
You can use these guides to write your own articles, using any related words that you can naturally enter. Often, NLP words are organized by inspiration as well, so you can give higher ranks to the top of the list.
You can also check text that is already in good condition for a theme using the Google NLP tool. See ‘organizations’ for key features in a particular topic:
This can help you to select groups that you may not otherwise have missed. You can use this method to evaluate the value of certain organizations within your content once you have written it.
The good news is that semantic research is aimed at understanding human motives and providing accurate results.
The style is conversational, so your strongest tool is your personality.
Research your topic well, write to serve real people and naturally you should include many of the organizations involved and their relationships.
2. Pillar pages and topic clusters
Fixing each part of the story is just one part of the game.
The next challenge for a strategist or SEO expert is to think about and develop relationships between different topics and topics.
As with each quarter, each section covers a topic related to other topics. These relationships can be strong or useless.
What is a topic cluster strategy?
The topic group strategy enhances the quality of relationships between pages and pieces of content by combining them together to increase their effectiveness. Includes a series of support pages that look at sites in depth, linking to a section of columns that cover a central topic.
Topic groups improve user traffic because they enable people to find related information. They provide rich and appropriate resources and wrap them according to their relationships with others.
How can I find topic clusters?
While it is easy to find topics and questions related to a topic by using tools like AnswerThePublic and AlsoAsked, one of the biggest challenges is how to organize these questions.
Where does the text end and where does the other one begin? What makes it an important part of the topic group and what is independent?
Start by gathering the same questions together and you can quickly form the basis of the text. Organizing questions, topics and other long-tail research terms along with common topics will give you a range of different topic ideas to form part of a larger group.
The most defined groups should be identified by critical thinking. Once you have established a list of essay ideas, you need to think about the relationships between them.
There are different types of newsgroups, such as:
All of these show clear relationships that will form a very strong team. They will also benefit from a page on the general pillars to give them all the accommodations and to combine the broad theme together.
If you have ideas for a group of topics but the relationships between them are not immediately clear, make a map of how they relate. If you find it difficult to establish a relationship between each topic, it is probably not good for your team. Any OVC should be removed or considered as part of a separate topic.
These relationships will be your internal communication strategy. Contextual links are used by Google as a reference framework, so it is important to use the correct text when linking to other parts of your article group.
Why are pillar pages so powerful?
Pillar pages are very powerful because they show the depth and breadth of knowledge on a particular subject. If you do it right, they help to show your experience because you always publish high quality content on the topic and show that you understand the relationships between these topics.
Here is a page of powerful columns on the Search Engine Country, which combines many related publications, relevant queries with organizations to form the main source of keyword SEO. It is more effective than a one-page article on SEO because it helps to write readers to other related topics and helps answer the next question they may have rather than sending them back to search again.
Ideally, your column pages will cover all the broader topics that are relevant to your website as a whole. Fixing this can sound very difficult.
What content should I post on my website?
If you are starting from scratch and wondering what articles to write on your website, try starting from top to bottom. Ask yourself what the wide range of what your website represents.
Next, think of all the topics you plan to cover. You may already have this feature on your website, depending on the type of site you are working on, and your level of development.
If you want to use links to improve SEO, it is very important to keep things relevant. Do not move away from your main topics and make sure that each page is linked to other pages in your website.
How do you become an authority on a topic?
Add relationships, and do it well. To be a true authority, you need to constantly set high quality content related to your main topic and link the relevant sections. When you start setting the right conditions for complete groups of relevant keywords, it becomes easier to set the conditions for the related topics.
If you do this often enough, and well, you can create your own semantic links. What we are writing is machine feeding, so if your genre is always connected to certain words, you will be strengthening the semantic links between your genre and these phrases themselves.
This can be the case for non-verbal communication if a powerful website is talking about you in the right context.
A real-life example
I decided to use a keyword blend tool to get a real example of a symbol with strong semantic links to the subject.
In the UK if I am looking for ‘women’s clothing’ within the glossary I can find many groups that cover the types of clothing, but also other categories of important names, such as ‘Monsoon Dresses’. This shows us that the ‘Monsoon’ brand already has a strong semantic connection to the word ‘women’s clothing’.
And although Monsoon itself is not on Page 1 for ‘women’s clothing’, part of their clothing has reached a high level of visibility across all sorts of keywords that their competitors have not see.
Monsoon has created a variety of different pages using a comprehensive collection of related research, enhancing their reach by thinking about the relationship between their pages as well as focusing on one-page content for a longer period of time. .
Quality + relevance + context
The semantic strategy encompasses all the general principles of SEO content.
Writing effective SEO articles is really about recognizing the relationships between keywords, topics and pages – but when you work in a granular format that is easy to forget.
Strong strategy finds the best in these relationships to produce results, no matter what industry you are in.
The views expressed in this article are those of the guest writer and not necessarily Landscape Land. Staff secretaries are listed here.
Claire Brain is the Head of Copy of the SEO team at Boom Online Marketing. Claire has 16 years of experience in the digital marketing industry, specializing in SEO for 7 years. She manages B2B and B2C SEO client accounts and leads a team of SEO writers.
The Home Build Institute refers to the individuals or organizations that from time to time apply or receive Lottery or Lottery under the Home Construction Program. Home Construction Associations refer to the majority of Home Buildings.
What is the best type of SEO?
SEO on the SEO page The function of the SEO page is built on high quality, informative content. And it’s not just a little knowledge – well-documented issues have to solve problems that no other page solves (or, at the very least, solve those problems more than other available resources).
What are the 4 types of SEO? Here are four key types of SEO that you can start with.
- SEO on Page. Page SEO, which is sometimes called SEO on a website, is a process of improving the content of your website. …
- Not on Page. Off-page SEO is anything that does not happen on your website. …
- Technical SEO. …
- Local SEO.
What is SEO & different types of SEO?
The three types of SEO are: SEO on the page â € “Anything on your web pages â €“ Blogs, product copy, web copy. SEO is not on the page â € “Anything that happens away from your Web site that helps with your SEO Strategy- Backlinks. Technical SEO â € “Any technical thing done to improve Search rankings – indexing a website to help bot crawl.
What do you mean by SEO types?
SEO means Search Engine Optimization and is a process used to improve the technical layout of a website, content relationship and website visibility so that its pages are easily accessible, importance and familiarity with regard to user search queries, and as a result, search engineers place them in a better position.
What is an SEO roadmap?
An SEO map is a strategic document that an organization uses to keep all SEO-related activities on track, eliminate errors, and guide decisions. Roadmap (you can think of it as an SEO plan) provides details about every strategy that a company uses or intends to inform in its SEO efforts.
What are the 3 pillars of SEO? Locally, SEO is supported by three different pillars: discovery, value, and authority. Make sure your website keeps these three key SEO concepts in mind, and you will have a marketing strategy that will increase your ranking on search engine results pages (SERPs).
What are the four pillars of SEO?
The four pillars of SEO include technical SEO, content, website usage, and off-site SEO.
What are the 4 pillars of SEO?
We know that SEO can seem daunting, but bring it down to its four pillars and deal with each one at a time. Four key areas of SEO; on-page, off-page, technical and local, all easy to optimize once you know the right tools and techniques you can use.
What is a digital marketing roadmap?
Digital map marketing is the foundation that guides all your digital marketing efforts from start to finish. The digital marketing strategy starts with strategy and is supported by a series of strategies to help achieve your goal.
What are the 4 phases of digital marketing?
Step 1: Reach Your Audience. Step 2: Communicating with Your Audience. Step 3: Changing Your Audience. Step 4: Connecting Your Audience.
What is a marketing roadmap?
An advertising map strategy conveys your top-level strategy to key stakeholders across the company. It is a road map for individual plans for special campaigns, events and product launches.
What are the 5 D’s of digital marketing?
5 Ds of Digital Transformation Digital marketing around these 5Ds: Digital Equipment, Digital Platforms, Digital Media, Digital Information, and Digital Technology.
What is on-page SEO?
Page SEO (also known as SEO on the web) refers to the practice of optimizing web pages to improve search engine rankings and gain web traffic. In addition to publishing high quality content, SEO on the page includes customizing your articles, HTML tags (title, meta and title), and images.
What is the on-page & off-page SEO process?
SEO on the page includes providing good news, good selection of keywords, placing keywords in the right places, providing the right title for each page, etc. SEO is homeless includes link building, link promotion, search engine, link exchange etc. 2. The SEO page will analyze the entire website.
What is on-page SEO and off-page SEO?
The SEO page deals with SEO techniques and techniques that focus on improving the features of your website that are under your control. Off-page SEO deals with SEO tips and strategies aimed at growing your website or reputation around the website.
Which is example of on-page SEO?
Examples of other SEO functionality on a web page include: Improving your title tags and meta descriptions. In-depth writing, quality issues. Cleaning up your website code.
What is Knowledge Graph in SEO?
The Google Knowledge Graph is a collection of information that helps Google to provide current truthful answers to your questions. If you ever asked a question on Google and found an important answer without clicking again, you have a Google Graphic Grate to be grateful for.
What do you mean by a knowledge graph? The knowledge graph, also known as the semantic network, represents the network of real world organizationsâ € ”i.e.. things, events, situations, or ideasâ € ”and shows the relationship between them. This information is usually stored in a graphical repository and is viewed as a graphical form, which produces the word knowledge â € œgraph.
What is a knowledge graph in Google search?
The Knowledge Graph allows us to answer honest questions such as â € œHow long the Eiffel Tower? Â € or â € œWhere were the 2016 Summer Olympics held.â € Our goal with the Knowledge Graph is that Our systems receive and produce information that is publicly known, factual and intended to be useful.
What is Knowledge Graph for search engine?
The Knowledge Graph is used by Google Search to help users find information quickly and easily. The Knowledge Graph contains millions of entries that describe real world organizations such as people, places, and things. These organizations form graph nodes, and they are called Knowledge Graphic Organizations.
Why does Google use a Knowledge Graph?
Sometimes Google search results display information from our Knowledge Graph, in our database of billions of people, places and things. The Knowledge Graph helps us to answer honest questions such as ‘How long is the Eiffel Tower?’ or ‘Where were the 2016 Summer Olympics held?’
How does the Google Knowledge Graph work?
The knowledge graph aims to capture the real world accurately and completely so that the information captured in the graph can be explored by users in a meaningful way, thus providing information, directly and efficiently. indirect.
What is knowledge graph in digital marketing?
The Knowledge Graph was Google’s biggest step in 2012 to help users find answers to their questions without leaving Google to go online. In other words, instead of reading a Wikipedia article on the topic, the Knowledge Graph will help you answer your question on Google.com.
What is a knowledge graph platform?
The Knowledge Graph connects data sources within your company, improves data by finding links to all sources, and creates comprehensive human and machine feedback. Stardog finds links with Links to all major SQL systems and the well-known NoSQL databases.
What is a knowledge graph good for?
Knowledge graphs put data in order by linking to semantic metadata and in this way provides a framework for data integration, merging, analyzing and sharing.
What is a knowledge graph good for?
Knowledge graphs put data in order by linking to semantic metadata and in this way provides a framework for data integration, merging, analyzing and sharing.
What can a knowledge graph be used for?
Knowledge graphs are often used to preserve corporate descriptions â € “objects, events, situations or intangible concepts â €“ while writing descriptive words based on the words used.
What is the value of a knowledge graph?
The knowledge graph brings added value by providing: Meaning: The knowledge graph provides the meaning of algorithms by combining different types of information on ontology with flexibility to add new acquired knowledge. on the way. Most traditional knowledge graphs can use different types of data at the same time.
Which of the following have SEOs decided is no longer the most valid ranking factor?
Rules in this set (10) According to the tutorial, which of the following has made the decision as to which SEO is the most appropriate? Specific Keyword Level. (Through trial and error SEO has learned that most keywords, which were a major indicator of status, no longer work as well as other features.)
What are the key stages that SEOs have decided to affect page rank? What are the key stages that SEOs have decided to affect page rank? Page-based information, which affects a specific page of your website. As we discussed in this study, although the content of each category may vary, SEO has determined that the page rank is determined by the page content, offline, and web rankings.
Which of the following statements is not true concerning the Panda update?
Which of the following statements is not true about Panda development? It was a one-time upgrade that eliminated low-cost websites from being in a good position in the search results. (Panda is not a one-time upgrade.
How do I start Dragonwrath quest?
Advanced Players or Common Commitment Players begin this popular search chain by getting a request from Zoradormi or Coridormi, which asks them to go to the Caverns of Time in Tanaris and talk to Anachronos.
How do I start Dragonwrath Tarecgosa’s rest?
To start a search sequence that leads to finding these famous workers you just need to kill Molten Lord in the Firelands attack. Once you have done so, you will receive a request Your Time Has Come. This desire is actually to get an NPC from Stormwind or Orgimmar to get the next goal.
Can you still get Dragonwrath Tarecgosa’s rest?
Dragonwrath, Tarecgosa’s Rest is a caster tool currently available to Mages, Priests, Shamans and Warlocks. You can find a complete guide on how to find it in our Dragonwrath Discovery Guide.
How long does it take to get Dragonwrath Tarecgosa’s rest?
The Dragonwrath quest series, Tarecgosa’s Rest is made up of 14 applications, and in most cases, it will take several weeks to complete due to some of its requirements.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Overlooked Films: Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)
Hop-a-long Cassidy (aka Hopalong Cassidy Enters), the first Hoppy film (reviewed HERE) was released in 1935. So when I came across Hopalong Cassidy Returns, released in 1936, I figured it was number two in the series. Wouldn't you?
Boy, was I wrong. Hopalong Cassidy Returns was the 7th film in the series, and one of five released in 1936 alone. Our man Hoppy was a very busy cowboy.
The opening credits say the film is "based on the story by Clarence Mulford," so I guess that explains the title. A novel of that title was serialized in Argosy beginning in 1923, and published in hardcover in 1924. But whether the movie story bears any resemblance to the book, I don't know.
As stories go, it ain't bad. An old friend of Hoppy's (a crusading newspaper publisher in a wheelchair) asks him to come clean up the town, and he arrives just in time to see the guy become victim number two of the town's designated killer.
There are plenty of bad guys on hand, but the big boss in this one is slinky saloon owner Lilli Marsh. Prior to Hoppy's arrival, she appears bad to the bone, and has no qualms about ordering murder most foul. But Hopalong, stud that he is, turns her head. In the words of one her dancehall girls, "she can't decide whether to kill him or kiss him." To which another dancehall girl replies, "I wish I had that choice."
In the end (SPOILER ALERT), Lilli redeems herself, but takes a bullet in the brisket for her troubles, and dies with Hoppy's kiss on her lips.
After dying in the first film, Gabby Hayes on hand with a different name, but the same cantankerous character. In fact, Gabby appeared in at least two dozen Hoppy flicks before defecting to Roy Rogers in 1939.
More Overlooked Films at SWEET FREEDOM.
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The integration of InGaN-based optoelectronics with dissimilar substrates by wafer bonding and laser lift-off
InGaN-based optoelectronics have been integrated with dissimilar substrate materials using a novel thin-film laser lift-off process. By employing the LLO process with wafer-bonding techniques, InGaN-based light emitting diodes (LEDs) have been integrated with Si substrates, forming vertically structured LEDs. The LLO process has also been employed to integrate InGaN-based laser diodes (LDs) with Cu and diamond substrates. Separation of InGaN-based thin-film devices from their typical sapphire growth substrates is accomplished using a pulsed excimer laser in the ultraviolet regime incident through the transparent substrate. Characterization of the LEDs and LDs before and after the sapphire substrate removal revealed no measurable degradation in device performance.
Wong, W. S. ; Kneissl, M .; Treat, D. W. ; Teepe, M.; Miyashita, N. ; Johnson, N. M. The integration of InGaN-based optoelectronics with dissimilar substrates by wafer bonding and laser lift-off. Wafer Bonding and Thinning Techniques for Materials Integration, Spring 2001 Meeting of the Materials Research Society; 2001 April 16-20; San Francisco CA. MRS Symposium Proceedings vol. 681; I6.1.
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As Jewish communities around the world are still recoiling in horror over the heinous murder of 9-year old Leiby Kletzky on July 12th in Brooklyn, community leaders and mental health professionals are weighing in on this topic with their own unique perspectives on the blood curdling killing.
The neighbors want their voices heard as well. "The parents on the block wouldn't want their kids to go near him," said neighbor Chaim Lefkowitz, 39, in an interview with The New York Post about Levi Aron, adding that he had predilections towards furious outbursts. "Sometimes he would just get angry out of nowhere. He was one of those people you stayed away from", he said.
"There was something strange about him. You know when you see Charles Manson, he has that look in his eye? Levi had that look", said family acquaintance Lee Vogel in an interview with the Post. Michael Panzer, the owner of the Empire State Supply Company, where Aron worked as a stock clerk said, "He seemed a little emotionally disturbed. He was very quiet, didn't communicate with people, and he went home." Co-workers described Aron as "slow" and some said there were definite signs of trouble. "Casey Anthony didn't fit the profile for a killer," said a colleague, with the power of hindsight that all the neighbors and acquaintances seem to be using. "But looking back now, this guy fit the profile."
Dr. Phyllis Chesler, emerita professor of psychology and women's studies at the City University of New York and frequent op-ed contributor to Arutz Sheva offered her perspective on the psyche of mentally disturbed individuals. "Loner men; 'strange' or 'weird' men are often trouble, not only to themselves but to others". While she said that there is no one template for an abuser or killer, she did say that "one who talks to himself, lights fires, tortures animals and has no friends are traits that are often present in the profiles of serial killers" and called on the community to courageously confront these aberrant behaviors.
Addressing the issue of collective culpability, Dr. Chesler said, "Most of those who live with domestic terrorism do not report it. We are afraid and ashamed to do so. Thus, only when a child who is a stranger to his tormentor is hurt, do we act. Jews, like others, absorb the anguish of child and wife beating, psychological cruelty, and even sexual abuse without going public about it." She added that, "This awful tragedy is a wake-up call to all of us who don't want to get involved, who look the other way, who minimize what we fear is true, who do not want to turn in one of their own, be it a parent, a spouse or a child."
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D) of Boro Park who has taken the lead role in monitoring details of this murder said, "Before we received word that little Leiby's killer was Levi Aron, people expressed their worst fears to me; that the killer may have been a Jew. Nobody wanted to hear the horrific news, but people had hoped that anybody but anybody; an Arab, a Christian any non-Jew would be responsible for this but not a frum Jew."
Echoing Dr. Chesler's sentiments, Mr. Hikind said, "We have glaring problems in our community and we must confront them. We can no longer hide things or sweep things under the rug. There is sexual abuse and domestic abuse in our midst and we must deal with this head on."
Although it is not clear whether Aron sexually molested Leiby Kletzky, Hikind queried, "What would an adult male possibly want with an 8-year old, other than to victimize him sexually?" He added that, "we must train out children to be wary of strangers, even if they appear to be Orthodox Jews, and we must work tirelessly to address frightening phenomenon in our community."
Having been interviewed by the international media on Leiby's murder, Mr. Hikind said, "This barbaric murder has genuinely touched the hearts of people of every faith around the globe. This is everyone's issue and it definitely transcends the Jewish community."
It has been reported by various news sources that Aron had two failed marriages with each lasting about a year. It is not clear how he met his first wife, an Israeli woman named Diana Diunov who arrived in the United States in 2002 for a liver transplant with her daughter, Edita. In June of 2004, the two married but seven months later, Diunov was indicted in Manhattan Federal Court for bilking diamond supply companies out of $1.7 million. The couple split in August of 2005 and less than a month later she married Boris Shvartzman, the co-conspirator in the diamond scam. She is currently serving a prison term. Seven months after his divorce, Aron married Debbie Kivel, a mother of two from Memphis, Tennessee, after meeting her on a Jewish matchmaking web site. He was employed as both a butcher at kosher deli and as a security guard. The marriage ended less than a year later.
While in Tennessee, his ex-wife charged him with being a "sex-crazed psycho" who needed medication for a behavior disorder that he had been diagnosed with. In a 2006 protective order filed in Memphis, Kivel claimed Aron was physically abusive and threatened suicide if she refused to engage in conjugal relations with him. She also claimed that Aron harrassed her incessantly; leaving her "100 phone messages and numerous text messages" and threatened to have her kids removed from her custody and "struck her with a closed fist on her shoulder and on her stomach."
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FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Teens from around the world who regularly take acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, were more than twice as likely to have asthma as teens who never take the over-the-counter pain and fever reducer, new research finds.
Taking acetaminophen was also linked to an increased chance of eczema and rhinoconjunctivitis, or allergic nasal congestion, in adolescents.
Because the study was epidemiological -- meaning researchers asked teens to report after-the-fact how often they took acetaminophen -- researchers said they can't prove that acetaminophen helps cause asthma.
But the study is one of several in recent years that has linked acetaminophen usage during pregnancy or childhood to an increased risk of developing asthma.
"We cannot assume causation, but the association was found in widely different communities, with widely different patterns of illness and lifestyles," said study author Dr. Richard Beasley, a professor of medicine at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand. "When you put it together with all of the other studies, clearly there is [cause for concern]."
Nearly 323,000 children between the ages of 13 and 14 who were participating in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood answered questionnaires about their use of acetaminophen and history of wheezing, nasal congestion and recurrent, itchy rashes.
"Medium" users of acetaminophen were those who had taken the drug at least once during the prior year; "high" users were those who reported taking acetaminophen at least once a month for the past year.
The risk of having asthma was nearly 2.5 times higher among frequent users, and 43 percent higher among medium users than those who never took acetaminophen.
Frequent users of acetaminophen were also more than twice as likely to have rhinoconjunctivitis as kids who never too the drug, while medium users had a 38 percent greater risk. For eczema, frequent users had a 99 percent increased risk, while medium users had a 31 percent increased risk.
The study also found an association with frequency of use and severity of asthma symptoms. Frequent users of acetaminophen were 2.75 times as likely to say their wheezing was so bad it disturbed their sleep and limited their ability to speak, Beasley said.
The study will be published Aug. 13 on the American Thoracic Society's Web site and will later appear in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Marc Boston, a spokesman for McNeil Consumer HealthCare, which makes Tylenol, said in a statement that "there are no prospective, randomized controlled studies that show a causal link between acetaminophen and asthma."
He also noted that "the authors of this [new] study also published data in the September 2008 edition of The Lancet. In the press release that accompanied that data, they stated that, 'international asthma guidelines recommend that for both children and adults with asthma, [acetaminophen] is the preferred drug to relieve pain or fever.'"
A second study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, conducted among children in Ethiopia, also found a link between acetaminophen use and asthma, but not eczema.
Researchers followed some 1,065 women during pregnancy and for three years after their child was born. Between ages 1 and 3, about 7.7 percent of children had experienced wheezing.
Children who had taken one to three tablets of acetaminophen in the past month were 88 percent more likely to have asthma, while children who had taken four tablets were more than seven times more likely to have asthma.
"These two studies further contribute to what appears to be mounting evidence of an association between acetaminophen and asthma and potentially other allergic diseases," said Matthew Perzanowski, an associate professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
So what should parents do?
Experts said a link between ibuprofen, another over-the-counter pain and fever reducer, and asthma has not been reported. Yet experts continue to recommend acetaminophen for asthmatic children, Beasley said, because in some asthmatics, ibuprofen may bring on or worsen asthma symptoms.
"Acetaminophen is still the preferred drug for children to take who have asthma. Its safety profile is better than ibuprofen, and our findings don't change that," Beasley said.
Yet limiting the use of acetaminophen is probably a wise idea, said Dr. Andy Nish, an allergist at the Allergy and Asthma Care Center in Gainesville, Ga.
"My personal opinion is it would be reasonable, particularly in families that had the tendency toward allergic diseases such as asthma, hay fever and eczema, to use acetaminophen judiciously, and perhaps consider the use of an alternative," Nish said.
Young children should not be given aspirin, he noted.
Researchers believe acetaminophen may impact the development of asthma by altering the body's immune response. Previous studies have suggested that acetaminophen may lower levels of glutathione in the lungs, which is involved in detoxifying the body, Perzanowski said. Other research has found that children with asthma have lower levels of glutathione in the lungs than those without asthma.
Asthma rates have been climbing in developed nations over the last 30 years, leading researchers to wonder what about the modern Western world could be contributing. Previous research found using acetaminophen during the first year of life increased the chances of having asthma at age 6 or 7.
Beasley, Perzanowski and other experts said the next step is conducting a randomized, controlled trial -- the gold standard of medical studies -- to see if acetaminophen really is the cause.
But there remain other possible explanations for the asthma-acetaminophen link. Children who have asthma or who will go on to receive an asthma diagnosis may develop more colds and respiratory illnesses, or may seem to have worse colds, than other kids, Perzanowski said. Colds can cause fever, which may prompt parents to give acetaminophen.
Frequency of acetaminophen use varied among countries, with only 2 percent of children in Taiwan taking it more than once a month, while 68 percent of kids in Nigeria did.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more on asthma.
SOURCES: Richard Beasley, M.D., professor, medicine, Wellington, New Zealand; Matthew S. Perzanowski, Ph.D., associate professor, environmental health sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City; Andy Nish, M.D., Allergy and Asthma Care Center, Gainesville, Ga.; Marc Boston, spokesman, McNeil Consumer Healthcare; Aug. 13, 2010, online, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
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This programme will equip you for a rewarding career in a dynamic and challenging field. Companies in both mature and rapidly growing economies are keen to secure staff with the masters-level specialist knowledge of the underlying principles and advanced applications of communication systems, that this programme provides. Your career prospects will be excellent. This variant of our standard MSc in Communications Engineering includes an industrial placement module, providing an opportunity for you to develop ideas for your individual project.
At least an upper second-class Honours degree from a university of high international standing in a relevant subject.
We have a list of non-standard admission requirements based on the experience of the school in recruiting students onto M.Sc. programmes. The information in this list is for guidance, the admissions team will consider each application on merit taking into account individual transcripts and academic experience.
English language requirements: IELTS 6.5.
Introductory Module for Communications
Principles of Communication Systems
Satellite, Cellular and Optical Fibre Communications
Computer and Communications Networks
Cross Programme Options
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Small Embedded Systems
Embedded Digital Signal Processing
In addition to the modules taken as part of a standard MSc programme, the with Industrial Studies programme includes an industrial placement module. This provides an opportunity for you to develop ideas for your individual project on a topic related to the interests of the host company. The placement takes place during the summer, following the sessional examinations. After the industrial placement you return to the University to begin an individual project.
To qualify for this degree you must meet the standard requirements for an MSc, obtain and pass an industrial placement. To obtain a placement students must pass the January examinations at the first attempt and be selected by a company. Selection for a placement involves interviews with companies, which are arranged by the School from our extensive network of industrial contacts. The University will provide training in the preparation of a CV, and in interview technique but cannot guarantee a placement. Students who do not meet the requirements for a degree with industrial studies, including those who are unable to secure a placement, will revert to a standard degree programme.
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The project idea is to capitalize on the proven advantages of maintaining elderly physical fitness by developing a self-care ICT solution based on self- checking of health condition and fitness at home. We will create an autonomous fitness system for pre-frail elderly people aged over 65 years who are currently living independently at home. The system will provide a personalized fitness plan to motivate users by facilitating and simplifying access to fitness programs at home.
The proposed solution will also create awareness of the importance of self-care and daily activity. It will monitor the user’s activity life-style and propose changes if necessary. The system will empower end-users by preventing frailty, and reducing dependency and functional decline by doing fitness at home. This will help the elderly to stay independently at home and to deal autonomously with their activities of daily living.
The ELF@Home consortium has 3 Swedish, 3 Spanish and 3 German partners. The other Swedish partners are Skellefteå Kommun (who were also partners in the AGNES project) and Explizit AB (who are partners in the RICHARD project). The coordinator is CTIC based in Asturias, Spain.
The 3-year project has a total budget of about 2.6 million Euro, with a start date of June 2013. The official project website is here.
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