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Ashmoret Mishal can't walk down the streets of Tel Aviv without getting recognized. She's a military, social and sports hero in Israel. This time last year, she was directing her own successful business, training the Israel Defense Forces, publishing a fitness column and running a 125-mile race -- her fourth ultramarathon.
But this past summer Mishal decided to move to New York City. Her business in Israel was strong but she did not feel fulfilled, and it also struggled to gain the international exposure she wanted.
"I believe in myself and I believe in my program," Mishal says. "It has shown it is proven in Israel to do big things. That's why I was very confident to come here and do that."
Mishal, who turned 25 on Nov. 10, is the founder of Ultra Leadership Method, a training program with physical and mental aspects. When Mishal was 18, she began her two-year mandatory service in the IDF. During her introductory tests, officials noticed Mishal's endurance gifts and public speaking skills. Rather than assign her to a vocational military job, as is the case for many women, the military tapped Mishal to train soldiers.
"We took the people out to the heights and we empowered them and talked to them about how to overcome fears, how to self-control yourself, how to work as a team," Mishal recalls. "The second half is physical. I told them breathing right relaxes the body and opens your mind. Take small steps."
Mishal's life has already taken an unconventional path. She lived in the Chicago suburbs for two years, attending Niles North High School as a freshman and sophomore while her mother was a post-doc at Northwestern University. Mishal finished high school in Israel, and the IDF served as a bridge to a psychology degree from The Open University of Israel in the city of Ra'anana. Open University is a distance-education institution, which allows most of its students to study remotely. Having a life outside the classroom allowed Mishal to continue training both her own body and those of others.
"I ran my first marathon when I was 19," she says. "I saw that so many of the people who run marathons are CEOs, big managers and I started to notice the correlation between success in sports and being successful in other fields of life like business."
Mishal's training expanded into ultramarathons, races of distances greater than 42.2 kilometers (26.2 miles). She ran her first ultramarathon, a 60k, at age 22. She followed with a 100k and a 144k.
Then, in October 2015, Mishal reeled off the big one: a 200k (roughly 125 miles) in 38 hours. She entered the international amateur race, situated in Northern Israel, as one of 19 runners, three of them female. Only ten runners finished the journey, but only two women -- Mishal and a middle-aged American.
"There was a runner from Europe who started very fast and was done after one lap," Mishal recalls. "He just quit because he had a cramp in his leg. It's very important to put in a lot of thinking. It's not just running with your legs. It's running with your mind."
Unlike marathons, which tend to be road races, ultramarathons take on a diverse terrain. Runners do not sleep, but they do take breaks for rest and medical attention.
"Sometimes, you walk and sometimes you run lazily," Mishal says. "After each lap, I did a five to ten-minute stop, so the doctors could take a medical look."
The Israeli press picked up Mishal's story after her the fourth ultramarathon, and she was a hit by becoming a female role model in a nation that doesn't have quite as many as the United States.
"Many comments people tell me are like, 'You inspired me to run a marathon,' because I talked about how the marathon changed my life," Mishal says. "Sometimes, even for me, I feel very shy when people say, 'Oh, can I take a picture of you?' They bow because they appreciate it as an enormous thing. It's amazing for me being a young woman that people really appreciate me. How many role models of young women do you see out there that give positive influence or positive inspiration? I feel like we need more young people out there."
As Mishal's story spread, so did her business. She used money earned from her early races, a sponsorship deal with The North Face and freelance training jobs with the IDF, police and special forces to open Ultra Leadership Method (known as in Israel as Rakia, Hebrew for "Sky's the limit"). She took the skills she accumulated in the IDF, in her studies and in training for ultramarathons to produce a lucrative business.
"Even if you don't do sports, you can learn my skills that will promote your self-management and leadership," Mishal says. "We talk about how to set goals, how to overcome challenges and how to be persistent. It's a great way to learn because I actually take people and I train them physically most of the class. Then we talk about what we can't do and how it's related to lives -- as managers, as employees, teenagers, whatever. It's kind of a start-up method."
Along with training students in person, Mishal made her Israeli product available to remote users, taking a page out of her college education. She wrote a fitness column for the Israeli sports blog, Shvoong, Mishal was commissioned to train large groups, usually related to law enforcement. She notes that "70 to 75 percent" of her customers have been men, but "research shows women underestimate themselves," and Mishal would embrace an influx of female customers.
Of all groups she trained in Israel, a group of boys in a juvenile detention most stood out to Mishal. She even groomed some of them for the Jerusalem Marathon. "Those teenagers, their whole life, hear, 'Oh, you're not good, you're bad,'" she says. "Suddenly, they get to the finish line and they did not stop smiling. They were so proud of themselves."
Now she is looking to create such success stories while based in New York. There are no deserts, mountains or Mediterranean beaches like in Israel, but there are plenty of people looking to get into better shape and improve their self-confidence. That's right up Mishal's alley.
"I think New York is like the center of the world," says Mishal, who loved her time in Chicago, which helped whet her appetite for moving to the United States, but wanted to try something new. "I like it because its like Tel Aviv. I lived in Tel Aviv for four years. It's a very big, busy city, so it's kind of similar to New York. It's just that New York is a lot bigger."
Mishal's office address is on Spring Street in Manhattan, but most of her work will be done on the go, turning the city into a concrete jungle gym for her and her students. She plans on balancing both indoor and outdoor training during the winter.
Mishal is using social media -- notably Facebook, Instagram and YouTube -- to get her business of the ground in New York. She says she plans on filming a variety of new training videos in her new hometown. Mishal has a book, Ultra Success: 12 Steps To Success, that was released Nov. 14. She describes it as "a leadership training program for women in the workforce."
Ashmoret Mishal is in the fast lane. She made her business work in Israel before age 25. Now, she is trying to make it work in the United States -- and the rest of the world.
But this is not a sprint. It is a marathon -- an ultramarathon. Mishal is determined to meet her ultimate finish line: Owning a global business. It may take a while, but she is ahead of the pace. | <urn:uuid:22efe89a-5878-4d35-aa84-2e7494c5401f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.thepostgame.com/israeli-ashmoret-mishal-trains-you-military | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00221-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981145 | 1,680 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Experts discuss need for cross-border collaborations in higher education, research
University presidents and faculty, international leaders and experts in the field convened at Arizona State University to discuss the role that higher education and research institutions play in advancing quality of life, education, sustainability and economic development in the Arizona-Sonora region.
The Arizona-Sonora Colloquium at ASU's McCord Hall on May 20-21 kicked off with a keynote address by ASU President Michael M. Crow, who noted that the university’s brand-new charter establishes the importance of the institution’s local impact and social embeddedness.
“ASU is an institution built around inclusion versus exclusion and the success of the students that we include. And what that means with the level of socioeconomic diversity that we have in this part of the U.S. and the level of ethnic diversity we have in this part of the U.S. is that the institution is not successful unless it is in its entirety representative of the entire socioeconomic diversity of this region,” Crow said.
One way of ensuring that is through the development of collaborations among the many universities and centers for research and innovation within the Arizona-Sonora region.
Attendee and panel speaker Pablo Wong Gonzalez, general director of public research institution Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, noted the importance of maintaining awareness of existing collaborations while creating interest in developing new ones.
“We need to complement each other, to help each other. I think we need to have a global vision with a local focus,” he said.
Speakers at the colloquium’s closing roundtable discussion pointed out how such issues as water scarcity and immigration affect the entire region, regardless of where the “real border” between the U.S. and Mexico is, which only highlights the importance of working together.
“This all has to do with the well-being of the region overall,” said Heriberto Grijalva Monteverde, rector of Universidad de Sonora.
Jim O’Brien, senior vice president of University Affairs and chief of staff to President Crow at ASU, laid out some simple steps to achieve that overall well-being: identify project areas, create an agenda of issues important to the region, and hold each other accountable for working toward those goals together.
“We can do more when we work with others than when we try do it alone,” O’Brien said. “It’s too big a task to take on water issues alone, to take on education alone, to take on social issues of the region alone. We need partners, and we’re committed to taking advantage of this opportunity to build new partnerships.”
After the closing roundtable discussion, Francisco Lara, associate professor in ASU’s School of Transborder Studies, fielded questions from attendees on topics such as health and involving the private sector in collaborations.
“We have to try new things,” Lara told the crowd. “We should not be afraid of failure. We have to work together. We have to think of the region.”
The Arizona-Sonora colloquium is coordinated by the ASU Program for Transborder Communities (PTC) of the School of Transborder Studies and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Universidad de Sonora (UNISON), the Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (CIAD) and El Colegio de Sonora (COLSON). The colloquium is also supported by ASU’s Mexico and Latin America Initiatives at the Office of University Affairs. | <urn:uuid:9ab7268f-5c05-4e4d-b7fa-ef1642cfa6ae> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://news.asu.edu/content/experts-discuss-need-cross-border-collaborations-higher-education-research | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00466.warc.gz | en | 0.92129 | 773 | 1.71875 | 2 |
King tides and El Niño team up to threaten California coast
Take notice, California: You will see king tides this winter, especially in Southern California, which are capable of causing some coastal flooding. Sea levels are high on the West Coast this winter because of El Niño — and that's making high king tides, also known as spring tides, even higher. Make sure you check the weather forecast, too: If there's a winter storm in the mix during king tides any coastal flooding could be worse and impact homes, roads and other transportation. What exactly are king tides, and what's causing higher than normal tides this year? Read this article from NOAA's National Ocean Service, and check out these downloadable infographics. | <urn:uuid:62373f3d-71dc-4a66-8f3f-2c891a070f3e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.noaa.gov/news/king-tides-and-el-ni-o-team-up-to-threaten-california-coast | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00327-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935993 | 143 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Katharine H. Putnam Fellowships in Plant Science
Submit Application online between November 5, 2016 and February 1, 2017
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University invites applicants for research fellowships in plant science. Putnam Fellowships offer excellent opportunities for advanced research and study using the Arboretum’s living collections of woody plants. Scientists with a PhD and who have identified an independent research project that would utilize the Arboretum’s living collections are encouraged to apply.
Putnam Fellows conduct basic and applied research in the plant sciences. The goal of the program is to facilitate the research use of the Arboretum’s living collections, thereby stimulating their use within the larger scientific community. The research topics of past Putnam Fellows have included evolutionary biology, taxonomy and systematics, molecular and developmental biology, physiological ecology, propagation, and plant-insect and/or -pathogen interactions. The Putnam Fellowship Program has attracted a diverse array of scholars, and many have gone on to be leaders in academia and public horticulture.
The Arnold Arboretum provides exceptional resources for woody plant research. The living collection, numbering some 15,000 plants, in over 2,200 species, is distinguished as one of the most thoroughly documented collections of temperate woody plants in the world. Taxonomic diversity and breadth within the collection are noteworthy, and the floras of China, Japan, and Korea are particularly well represented.
Applications are sought from early-career individuals with a PhD in plant biology, evolution, plant genetics, plant ecology, horticulture, or related discipline. Applicants must have their PhD when they initiate their term at the Arboretum. Applicants should be well positioned to conduct original, independent research and to publish their findings in peer-reviewed publications. Applicants are expected to be fluent in English.
The Putnam Fellowship is an independent post-doctoral position. As an independent scholar, Putnam Fellows have access to shared laboratories, equipment, desk space, resources, and interactions with fellow scientists, students and staff. It is not necessary to have a specific faculty host. Applicants are encouraged to develop collaborations and work closely with any and all other members of the Arboretum and broader Harvard communities to refine and develop their project.
The Putnam Fellowship award provides stipends of up to $48,000 per year, depending on the duration of the fellowship. In addition, modest support is available for research and travel costs. Putnam Fellows are full-time employees of Harvard University during their tenure and are eligible for health insurance benefits. Putnam Fellows are expected to be in full-time residence at the Arboretum during their tenure and are provided office and research space.
Putnam Fellows are expected to publish the results of their research in professional or academic journals and present their work at professional meetings and workshops. Putnam Fellows are also expected to engage fully in the Arboretum community. While the primary work of Putnam Fellows is conducting original independent research that utilizes the living collections of the Arboretum, Putnam Fellows are also expected to work collaboratively with the staff of the Arboretum on other institutional efforts. Participation as an instructor for Arnold Arboretum education programs is encouraged, as is writing for Arnoldia, the Arboretum’s quarterly magazine.
The fellowship is typically awarded for 2 years, pending a satisfactory progress report at the end of the first year. Putnam Fellows must initiate their term at the Arboretum within 12 months of notification.
Fellowships are awarded through a competitive review process. To be considered for an award, online applications should include the following:
- Cover letter. The cover letter should clearly state (i) the applicant’s interest in the program; (ii) the length of the term desired by the applicant and potential start-date; and (iii) the applicant’s contact information.
- Research statement. The statement should be no longer than 4 pages, single-spaced, and should describe the research project the applicant proposes to conduct as a Putnam Fellow. The statement should describe (i) the nature and scope of the proposed research project; (ii) the approach and methods to be employed; (iii) how the living collections of the Arnold Arboretum would be utilized; (iv) all laboratory and equipment requirements; and (v) how the project will advance knowledge about the plant kingdom. References should be included but do not count as part of the 4-page limit.
- Research budget. A modest level of funding is available for research and travel costs. Applicants should submit a simple, 1-page budget that itemizes by year the research and travel costs associated with the proposed project .
- Project time-line. Applicants should submit a time-line of the project and anticipated start and end dates.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Three letters of recommendation. As part of the online submission, you must send a request to the referee to submit a letter of recommendation (via the “request” section). The referee will be automatically sent an email with a link to an online submission form where they will upload a letter of recommendation. It is highly recommended that you contact your referee prior to sending the request. Please inform the referee to expect an email from Admin@communityforce.com with instructions for submitting a recommendation letter. Each referee must upload his/her letter of recommendation via the link by February 1.
The selection of Putnam Fellows will be based on:
- The range and depth of the applicant’s education and professional experience. Applicants will be judged by his/her track record as an independent researcher.
- The overall quality of the applicant’s research proposal. The applicant’s research proposal will be assessed with regard to the nature and scope of the work, the approach and methods to be employed, the feasibility of the proposed effort with respect to the term of the fellowship, and how it would advance knowledge about the plant kingdom.
- The relevance of the research with respect to the living collections of the Arnold Arboretum. The applicant’s research proposal will also be assessed with respect to how the living collections of the Arboretum would be utilized, and how the project fits into ongoing Arboretum programs.
For questions about the award, Arboretum resources, research proposal or submission process, contact the selection committee (Email).
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- Historic Sites
The Garden Of Eden And The Deacon’s Meadow
To early Americans the Old Testament and its scenes, even its speech and names, were as familiar as their own backyard
December 1955 | Volume 7, Issue 1
The dreadful experience of English Calvinism with the “sectaries” of the English civil wars has always to be kept in mind as the factor which sealed its Hebraism, a state of mind that would persist for another century and a half. Long after the Levellers and Anabaptists had gone, long after Roger Williams’ “typology” was forgotten, the churches shuddered at the memory of these radicals. Far from London, on the frontier outpost of Concord in Massachusetts, Peter Bulkeley preached upon The Gospel-Covenant, his manuscript being sent home for publication in 1651, so that Englishmen could heed this American warning:
By keeping resolutely in the way of the Lord’s truth as set forth in both Testaments, but by reading the New always in the light of the more dramatic. Old, American Protestants grew to regard themselves as so like the Jews that every anecdote in the tribal history seemed a part of their own recollection. They proclaimed, says Harriet Beecher Stowe. a religion of asceticism, but they would never have achieved the tremendous success of pushing the frontier steadily back or of sailing and trafficking in the seven seas had they not added to this asceticism “the spirit of the Old Testament, in which material prosperity is always spoken of as the lawful reward of piety, in which marriage is an honor, and a numerous posterity a thing to be desired.” By its isolation and its homogeneity New England seemed most close to the pattern of Israel, but the archetype was almost as present to the imagination of Kentucky pioneers. Describing the migration in 1780 of his parents, James B. Finley could remark: “Like ancient Israel, who, while rebuilding the temple in troublous times, had to bear about them the weapons of war, so the ministers of the Gospel at that day were obliged to carry carnal as well as spiritual weapons.” Thus they felt a kinship with Joshua and Hiram, closer than any relationship to their cousins in Europe, and accordingly named their numerous posterity Samuel, Benjamin and Eli, Mehitable and Judith, Abraham, and even Peleg.
Consequently, by the time of the Revolution a mentality had long been sustained and perfected that made easy an identification of the new nation with the children of Abraham. This secularizing of the covenant, as it might be called, was so natural and so unconscious a maneuver that it was enacted without anyone’s being particularly aware that it had happened, let alone appreciating its implications. It became, as is obvious, one of the sources, perhaps the principal one, for American exceptionalism. For a long time, well into the Nineteenth Century, the image could be constantly invoked by nationalistic writers. Thus Herman Melville, arguing in 1850 that this nation should give up the barbarous custom of flogging in its navy whether or not Britain retained it, exhorted: “Escaped from the house of bondage, Israel of old did not follow after the ways of the Egyptians.” Exulting in all the proverbial intoxication of the metaphor, Melville could shamelessly assert: “We Americans are the peculiar, chosen people—the Israel of our time; we bear the ark of the liberties of the world.”
Yet all during these decades from 1800 to 1850 the continuous, sell-renewing revival that historians call the Second Great Awakening—the one that commenced at Cain Ridge in Kentucky, that burned over and over the farms of upstate New York and rolled over the plains of Illinois, and finally was carried by evangelists like Charles Grandison Finney and Lyman Beecher into the burgeoning cities, there to blaze fitfully as fanned by Dwight Moody and Billy Sunday—this Awakening was exciting a new sort of piety which put aside the legalistic covenant and focused the Christian life entirely on the orgy of conversion. The orthodoxy of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries was theological, logical, metaphysical; therefore it could devise and elaborate such a complex conception as the covenant. The new revival was everywhere anti-intellectual. Whether they were Methodists or Baptists or Campbellites, the motto of all these exhorters was in effect Wesley’s “I know, because I feel.” As one convert said of Parson John Ingersoll, “He made salvation seem so plain, so easy, I wanted to take it to my heart without delays.” Few may have gone to quite such extremes as Alexander Campbell, but he was representative in so stressing the New Testament that the remaining adherents of the older Protestantism could accuse him of “throwing away the Old Testament.” To generalize—not too sweepingly—one may say that by the end of the century the most popular presentations of Protestantism in this country dwelt comparatively little on the stories of Noah or the Prodigal Son, while lithographs of the Resurrection or the Supper at Emmaus drove from the walls of ordinary families and into their attics the embarrassing paintings they may have inherited from their colonial forebears. | <urn:uuid:a4758965-e453-4de9-80b9-78e3883fa934> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.americanheritage.com/content/garden-eden-and-deacon%E2%80%99s-meadow?page=3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284352.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00189-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967908 | 1,100 | 2.96875 | 3 |
Saint Herman (his name is a variant of Germanus) was born near Moscow in 1756. In his youth he became a monk, first at the Saint Sergius Hermitage near Saint Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland; while he dwelt there, the most holy Mother of God appeared to him, healing him of a grave malady. Afterwards he entered Valaam Monastery on Valiant Island in Lake Ladoga; he often withdrew into the wilderness to pray for days at a time. In 1794, answering a call for missionaries to preach the Gospel to the Aleuts, he came to the New World with the first Orthodox mission to Alaska. He settled on Spruce Island, which he called New Valaam, and here he persevered, even in the face of many grievous afflictions mostly at the hands of his own countrymen in the loving service of God and of his neighbour. Besides his many toils for the sake of the Aleuts, he subdued his flesh with great asceticism, wearing chains, sleeping little, fasting and praying much. He brought many people to Christ by the example of his life, his teaching, and his kindness and sanctity, and was granted the grace of working miracles and of prophetic insight. Since he was not a priest, Angels descended at Theophany to bless the waters in the bay; Saint Herman used this holy water to heal the sick. Because of his unwearying missionary labours, which were crowned by God with the salvation of countless souls, he is called the Enlightener of the Aleuts, and has likewise been renowned as a wonderworker since his repose in 1837.
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Today's Hunter in South Carolina: A Guide to Hunting Responsibly and Safely is a student manual developed for hunting students in South Carolina, approved by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. This manual introduces you to U.S. hunting regulations and provides general information about firearm equipment, basic shooting and hunting skills, ethics and safety, survival skills, and wildlife identification.
South Carolina is known for its beautiful places, and that is definitely true when it comes to hunting season. Woodbury Wildlife Management Area and Sumter National Forest made the list of 100 Best Public-Land hunts in the country, both with good land for deer. Other popular species include several types of bear, turkey, muskrats, alligator, and wild hog.
With this handbook, you can ensure you are well-prepared to make every hunting trip a safe one. Hunting safety is everyone’s responsibility.
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Figures from the Ireland’s Central Statistics Office indicate this was the best ever January to June period for overseas visitors to the country, with almost 3.9 million arrivals recorded.
Overseas visitor numbers have increased by 11.7 per cent over the first half in 2014 – an additional 407,100 visitors.
Niall Gibbons, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, said: “Today’s figures indicate that this was the best ever January to June period for overseas visitors to Ireland.
“Our aim is to ensure that 2015 is the best year ever for Irish tourism.”
More than 1.6 million arrivals were recorded from GB, the largest market for Irish overseas visitors, representing growth of 9.4 per cent, almost 140,000 extra British visitors compared with the first half in 2014.
Visitor numbers from the United States and Canada were up almost 15 per cent over the period, with about 85,000 extra American and Canadian visitors in Ireland.
Ireland now welcomes ten per cent of all American visitors to Europe – particularly noteworthy given the intense competition from other destinations.
Gibbons continued: “Promoting the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route continues to be a major focus for Tourism Ireland around the world in 2015; we are also showcasing the new Dublin Discovery Trails and paving the way for Ireland’s Ancient East and the Gobbins Cliff Path.
“This year marks 150 years since the birth of Nobel laureate, WB Yeats, and Tourism Ireland is promoting Yeats2015 – particularly to our ‘culturally curious’ audience.” | <urn:uuid:ad45ec48-454b-498c-95c6-b71b4fbd4f1f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/ireland-sees-record-visitor-numbers-in-first-half-of-2015/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285001.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00302-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942026 | 331 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Remove stains Mark ring-around-the-collar stains heavily with chalk before washing. The dust helps absorb the oils, making the stain easier to clean.
Stop tarnish Wrap chalk in cheesecloth and store with silverware. It absorbs moisture and helps prevent tarnishing.
Steady a screwdriver Rub chalk over the handle of a screwdriver to prevent slipping.
Keep ants out If ants are trotting into your house, draw chalk lines around their entry points. Many chalks contain calcium carbonate, which ants don't like.
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The value of the fund's assets will go down as well as up. This will cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you originally invested.
The M&G (Lux) Global Floating Rate High Yield Fund provides access to a globally diversified portfolio of high yield floating rate notes (FRNs) issued by companies or governments from anywhere in the world and denominated in any currency.
How high yield floating rate notes work
Focusing on floating rate bonds issued by high yield companies, this innovative fund is designed to provide income that rises or falls in line with market interest rates with almost no duration risk.
High yield FRNs also provide a relatively defensive approach to high yield investing, with the large majority of bonds ranked senior-secured in the company’s capital structure.
Careful bond selection is based on a thorough, bottom-up research of individual credits, with the fund manager supported by a large and experienced team of analysts.
The value and income from a fund's assets will go down as well as up. This will cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise. There is no guarantee that a fund will achieve its objective and you may get back less than you originally invested.
Risks associated with this portfolio
The value and income from the portfolio’s assets will go down as well as up. This will cause the value of your investment to fall as well as rise. There is no guarantee that the portfolio will achieve its objective and you may get back less than you originally invested.
Investments in bonds are affected by interest rates, inflation and credit ratings. It is possible that bond issuers will not pay interest or return the capital. All of these events can reduce the value of bonds held by the portfolio.
High yield bonds usually carry greater risk that the bond issuers may not be able to pay interest or return the capital.
The portfolio may use derivatives to profit from an expected rise or fall in the value of an asset. Should the asset’s value vary in an unexpected way, the portfolio will incur a loss. The portfolio’s use of derivatives may be extensive and exceed the value of its assets (leverage). This has the effect of magnifying the size of losses and gains, resulting in greater fluctuations in the value of the portfolio.
Investing in emerging markets involves a greater risk of loss due to greater political, tax, economic, foreign exchange, liquidity and regulatory risks, among other factors. There may be difficulties in buying, selling, safekeeping or valuing investments in such countries.
The portfolio is exposed to different currencies. Derivatives are used to minimise, but may not always eliminate, the impact of movements in currency exchange rates.
In exceptional circumstances where assets cannot be fairly valued or have to be sold at a large discount to raise cash, we may temporarily suspend the portfolio in the best interest of all investors.
The portfolio could lose money if a counterparty with which it does business becomes unwilling or unable to repay money owed to the portfolio.
Operational risks arising from errors in transactions, valuation, accounting, and financial reporting, among other things, may also affect the value of your investments.
For any performance shown, please note that past performance is not a guide to future performance.
Further details of the risks that apply to the portfolio can be found in the Prospectus.
It is also important to note that
The portfolio allows for the extensive use of derivatives.
UCITS HAVE NO GUARANTEED RETURN AND PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT A GUIDE TO FUTURE PERFORMANCE
Please note, investing in this portfolio means acquiring units or shares in a portfolio, and not in a given underlying asset such as a building or shares of a company, as these are only the underlying assets owned by the portfolio.
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Error message when clicking hyperlink in Office Cannot locate the Internet server or proxy server
when you get the following error message while clicking on a hyperlink in an Office document.
“Unable to open <URL>. Cannot locate the Internet server or proxy server” where <URL> is the hyperlink that you inserted.
NOTE : The hyperlink does work if you type it directly in the browser or in the Open box of the Run dialog box (click Start , and then click Run ).
CAUSE : This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
• You are using Microsoft Internet Explorer:
• A proxy server
• A firewall that does not allow HTTP requests to be placed on your local network
• Internet Explorer is not your default browser.
• The following registry key is not present or is not set to 1 :
Note: Kindly back up the registry before working on the registry.
To work around this issue, either add the Internet subkey, if it is not present, and set the Value data , or if it is present, set the Value data of the Internet subkey as instructed below.
Adding the Internet Subkey to the Registry and Setting the Value Data :
1. Quit any programs that are running.
2. Click Start , and then click Run . Type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK .
3. In Registry Editor, browse to the following subkey:
Note This registry key is the same for all versions that listed in the “Applies To” section. This registry key will not be different for the different versions.
4. On the Edit menu, point to New , and then click Key .
5. Name the new subkey Internet .
6. Make sure the Internet subkey is selected. On the Edit menu, point to New , and then click DWORD Value . Add the following registry value:
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Biology is crucial to understanding psychosis, “but there is more to psychosis than mere biology,” says Jason Robert, an Arizona State University bioethicist and philosopher of science.
“Psychiatrists in particular appear to be grappling with the complexity of classification and diagnosis,” Robert explains. “But I am always worried that the prime material of the psychiatrist – often ill, unhappy people who behave in bizarre ways – will be ignored in favor of DNA tests results or brain images, with almost certainly negative impacts on patient well-being.”
Robert, an assistant professor in the School of Life Sciences at ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will bring conceptual research and perspective to the subject of cross-cultural issues in defining mental illness during a presentation on Feb. 16 at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting.
“My claim is that gene maps and brain scans will likely not be able to offer universal, culture-free representations of the essence of mental illness. That is, mental illness is subject to biological and socio-cultural factors, such that isolating any of these as core elements will almost always miss the mark at the expense of patient care,” he says.
Robert will dissect the notion that personalized medicine is the wave of the future. “In many people’s minds, personalized medicine means medicine tailored to an individual’s genetic makeup. We have heard over and over again that genetics and neuroscience will revolutionize medicine, and these claims come with elaborate predictions about new taxonomies of disease, new diagnostic tools, and fabulous new treatments.
“None of these predictions have borne out, in part because they fail to grapple with the complexity of human beings – as brains, bodies, and, embedded in culture, steeped in history, and dynamically creating their own words,” he says.
"If we're really going to have personalized medicine, we have to be focusing not just on the genome, but the person," Robert says. He adds that this is an emphasis with medical students in the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, in partnership with Arizona State University, where he holds a faculty joint appointment.
“We feel this newest generation of physicians have to be deeply well-trained in genetics and neuroscience, but not at the expense of a deep and meaningful training in interpersonal communication, interaction with actual people who really at the end of the day are your patients and your first priority,” Robert says.
Robert will introduce the AAAS audience to the complexity of diagnosis and management of mental illness, from the perspective of the individual and across cultural boundaries.
“Within psychiatry, questions about the aetiology, classification, and diagnosis of complex disorders, such as schizophrenia, span cultural and national boundaries,” he says. “My take-home lessons are these: Classification and diagnosis are complex, interpretive and analytical tasks. These tasks are more complex in cross-cultural contexts, whether local (within the U.S.) or global.
“Genetics and neuroimaging may prove useful in simplifying these tasks, but only if integrated with clinical phenomenology – careful clinical description based on patient narratives, observation, and interpretation – to serve the needs of embodied and enculturated people, not disembodied brains or genomes.”
One major concern, according to Robert, is how to operationalize these philosophical and ethical ideas in the development of new diagnostic and classification manuals, such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V and the International Classification of Disease – 11.
“While there is clearly a commitment to embrace an integrative and systems approach to mental illness in such efforts, it remains to be seen how this will affect the final products,” he says.
“A second major concern is how to educate mental health care professionals toward cultural competency in ways that are sensitive to the dynamic, constitutive nature of culture, rather than merely presenting so-called facts about ‘this is what Native Americans/Latinos/Ugandans believe about this, that, and the other thing,’” Robert says.
“We shouldn’t pretend that culture is any easier to understand than a person is; to understand that you can’t have caricature of culture in mind. What’s really critically important is understanding cultures dynamically, as complex, historic, social and political structures that dramatically influence people’s lives”
While Robert acknowledges that it’s certainly the case that DNA and brain scans are going to be important, “if you ignore everything else, you might never have the capacity to actually influence the well-being of the patient.”
Source: Arizona State University
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by Adrienne Bush, director, Housing and Homeless Coalition of Kentucky
Remember building a house of cards when you were a kid? The more weight you added, the likelier it was to come toppling down.
For thousands of Kentucky families, life feels a lot like that house of cards – and keeping everything together is far from child’s play. As director of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, I see firsthand how hard Kentucky families work to afford a place to call home. Too many juggle multiple jobs and still come up short in paying for the basics, like rent, groceries and school supplies. Too many are stretching thin paychecks to care for kids and aging or sick relatives at the same time.
For more than 84,000 Kentucky families – and 5 million like them across the country – federal funding for housing and homeless prevention programs is essential to helping them keep a roof over their heads. That’s why we’re profoundly worried about the federal tax proposal currently in front of the Senate, which threatens to push already vulnerable households to disaster’s brink.
This tax proposal would increase federal deficits by at least $1.4 trillion over the coming decade. The higher deficits that would result from the plan would ultimately have to be paid for. Congressional Republicans have made clear that they intend to come back next year and try to pay for these tax cuts by cutting programs like Medicaid, Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps), Head Start, housing assistance and college aid.
And they’ve already told us how they’d make these cuts. The President’s budget for this fiscal year proposed cutting aid for homeless people by $133 million, eliminating funding for more than 250,000 Housing Choice Vouchers and raising rents by a total of $4 billion on four million poor families, seniors and people with disabilities. The 2018 House and Senate budget resolutions called for trillions of dollars in cuts over ten years to programs that help Kentuckians afford the basics such as food, health care and a roof over their heads. The human toll of such moves would be disastrous: threatening the fragile stability of millions of people who work hard to build decent lives for themselves and their children.
Nearly 9 out of 10 households using housing vouchers include seniors, people with disabilities or children. My staff and I see the real lives behind these statistics every day. We know the guy who made a good living before his accident in the mine, and now scrambles to pay the bills on minimum wage. We know the single mom working two jobs to pay for child care, food and rent. We know the elderly woman who counts on Meals on Wheels to eat. We know the grandparents raising their grandchildren. We, along with our fellow housing providers, know the 215 literally homeless people in Central Kentucky waiting for housing assistance. We know the housing needs of our most vulnerable neighbors across the commonwealth.
The work we do with Kentuckians across the state makes clear to us that families who face the steepest odds now face a double jeopardy. First, the proposed tax plan will raise taxes on low-income Kentuckians. And then, when federal deficits rise due to the huge tax cuts for the wealthy, Congress will make draconian cuts to essential support programs, including Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP, which ensures children don’t go hungry.
Housing, food assistance and health care may be different line items in a federal budget. But for a family’s budget, they’re all part of a careful balancing act. Take away one, and the rest could come crashing down.
So this month, Congress has a decision to make. Will they pass a tax plan that will push those living on the margins over the edge? Or will they reject this approach and keep our most vulnerable citizens on the path to stability, with the dignity of a roof over their heads, food to eat, and care when they’re ill?
Voters like me, my staff, our members across the Commonwealth, and thousands of everyday Kentuckians like us are watching – and waiting for Congress to do the right thing.
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April 8, 2015
The Honorable John Kerry
Secretary of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Secretary Kerry:
As Chair of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, I welcome the adoption of a framework by the United States and its P5+1 partners with Iran over Iran’s nuclear program. This step is important in advancing a peaceful resolution of the serious questions that have been raised regarding Iran’s nuclear program. On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis prayed that “the framework recently agreed to in Lausanne…may be a definitive step toward a more secure and fraternal world.” We share the Holy Father’s hope.
Since 2007 our Committee on International Justice and Peace, reflecting the longstanding position of the Holy See, has urged our nation to pursue diplomacy to ensure Iran’s compliance with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. For years, we have supported dialogue and a negotiated resolution of the conflict, in collaboration with international partners.
It is no small achievement that the United States, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, China, Germany and France have reached another milestone in the process of negotiations with Iran, one that aims to curb the unacceptable prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons. In order to achieve this goal, we urge the parties to work to finalize the details of the agreement and ensure its full implementation. As we have noted in the past, Iran has threatened its neighbors, especially Israel, and contributed to instability in the region. We hope this agreement is a first step in fostering greater stability and dialogue in the region.
Despite the challenges, it is vital to continue to foster an environment in which all parties can build mutual confidence and trust in order to work towards a final accord that enhances peace. For this reason, our Committee will continue to oppose Congressional efforts that seek to undermine the negotiation process or make a responsible multi-party agreement more difficult to achieve and implement. The alternative to an agreement leads toward armed conflict, an outcome of profound concern to the Church.
In January 2015, Pope Francis said, “I express my hope that a definitive agreement may soon be reached between Iran and the P5+1 Group regarding the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and my appreciation of the efforts already made in this regard.” We share the Holy Father’s hope.
We welcome the most recent step the United States and its international partners have taken with Iran. We encourage our nation to continue down this path. Now is the time for dialogue and building bridges which foster peace and greater understanding.
Most Reverend Oscar Cantú
Bishop of Las Cruces
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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There's no basis for Republican protests that Democrats who want confirmation hearings delayed until background investigations and ethics clearances of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are finished are acting out of jealousy.
Walter M. Shaub Jr., head of the Office of Government Ethics, said Friday that he knew of no other occasion in the office's four decades when the Senate held a confirmation hearing before a review was completed. So why the rush now? It sends the wrong message about the next administration.
The point of having the Senate clear appointees is to ensure the American people that the appointees are qualified for the jobs and will faithfully serve the public; not their own or special interests. Under the jammed schedule, that's hardly possible.
Hearings kick off Tuesday with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R., Ala.) who is up for attorney general. Sessions has called the Voting Rights Act burdensome legislation. How can anyone have faith that he will enforce it? Questions over his attitudes on racial discrimination kept him from becoming a federal judge in Alabama in 1986.
Also this week are hearings for Gen. John Kelley to head homeland security, and for Rex Tillerson, the former Exxon CEO with close ties to Russia, to be secretary of state. Given Russia's hacking, Tillerson's relationship with that country's oil industry deserves detailed examination. But that could get lost in the parade of Cabinet nominees, including for the CIA, and the education, transportation, labor, and other departments.
Democrats' minority status means they can't derail Trump's nominees, but they and their Republican colleagues have a duty to scrutinize each one. Taking a speed-dating approach to clearing people who will have extraordinary impacts on the lives of every American should be slowed so the Senate can do its job properly.
The hectic pace was set by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) whose wife, Elaine Chao, was nominated by Trump to be transportation secretary. That's an extra incentive for McConnell to jam nominees through the process, but it's a clear conflict of interest. McConnell's first priority should be to use the Senate as a check on executive power.
The rush to have the Senate confirm appointments before background checks are completed comes a week after House Republicans voted to dissolve their independent ethics watchdog. Fortunately, public criticism as well as by the president-elect led to withdrawal of that idea.
Trump still hasn't explained how he will handle his domestic and foreign business ties, which he now says he will do Wednesday. He's made that promise before, however, so this may be another diversionary tactic. Neither Trump or his Cabinet nominees should be exempt from examination.
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By Jack Kelley
Whenever I get several questions on the same subject within a few days, I assume someone is trying to give me a topic for the feature article. This is especially true if it’s unrelated to anything I’ve recently written about, as was the case this week.
The questions this time concerned a view taught by some that Israel is the bride of God and the Church is the bride of Christ. In the Bible, God often describes our relationship with Him in terms of a marriage. He does this for our edification, to help us understand Him better. For example, when Paul said he wanted to present us to the Lord as a pure virgin (2 Cor. 11:2), he meant that just as a virgin bride has never been defiled by any sexual relationships before being joined to her husband in marriage, he didn’t want us to be defiled by any false doctrine or idolatry before being presented to the Lord at the rapture.
As for Israel, one of the most intimate portrayals of the way God felt toward His people can be found in Ezekiel 16.
The Bride of God
‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised. (Ezekiel 16:3-5)When God called Abraham, He was creating the Israelites out of the idol worshiping Gentile world. Right from the beginning the world seemed to be at odds with them.
” ‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!” I made you grow like a plant of the field. You grew up and developed and became the most beautiful of jewels. Your breasts were formed and your hair grew, you who were naked and bare.This is reminiscent of the night Ruth came to the threshing floor and asked Boaz to spread the corner of his garment over her (Ruth 3:9). It’s a sign of promise and protection. You could say this was the point at which Israel became the bride of God.
” ‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine. (Ezekiel 16:6-8)
” ‘I bathed you with water and washed the blood from you and put ointments on you. I clothed you with an embroidered dress and put leather sandals on you. I dressed you in fine linen and covered you with costly garments. I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms and a necklace around your neck, and I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was fine flour, honey and olive oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen. And your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, because the splendor I had given you made your beauty perfect, declares the Sovereign LORD. (Ezekiel 16:9-14)God treated Israel like a king treats his queen, lavishing her with blessings the likes of which the world had never seen. But as the rest of the chapter shows, Israel became unfaithful and used these blessings to court the surrounding nations with their pagan gods, showering the gifts God had given her upon them to win their favor. Finally He had enough.
” ‘You adulterous wife!” He shouted. “You prefer strangers to your own husband! Every prostitute receives a fee, but you give gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors. So in your prostitution you are the opposite of others; no one runs after you for your favors. You are the very opposite, for you give payment and none is given to you.” (Ezekiel 16:32-34)In His anger God gave Israel over to the nations to be stripped and cut to pieces, but promised that after they were done with her,
“Then my wrath against you will subside and my jealous anger will turn away from you; I will be calm and no longer angry. Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. So I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD.” (Ezekiel 16:42, 60, 62)And so Israel went from being an innocent bride to becoming an adulterous wife. About 150 years before Ezekiel wrote this, the prophet Hosea had been raised up to act this story out in his own life, a live action parable of God’s relationship with Israel. At God’s direction he married a prostitute, and when she left him and returned to her former profession, Hosea provided her lovers with gifts. When she was no longer desirable and was sent to the slave auction, Hosea bought her back and took her home. It’s the story of Israel’s rebellion and redemption.
Shortly before the 2nd Coming, Israel will discover that one like Hosea has purchased her out of slavery with His own blood, the price of redemption. (Hosea and Yeshua, the Lord’s name in Hebrew, are both derived from yasha, which means to save.) And so, the adulterous wife will yet be reconciled to her Husband, and He’ll renew His vows with her. The Old Covenant will be replaced by the Everlasting Covenant (Jer. 31:31-32). Isaiah described it for us.
In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire. Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain. (Isaiah 4:2-6)The word for branch is tsemach, and refers to the Messiah, who made the reconciliation possible. With the curse gone the land will flourish like never before. After the end times judgments that follow the 2nd Coming, only believers will remain on Earth, and everyone left in Jerusalem will be holy. The pillar of cloud by day and fire by night remind us of when the Lord sheltered the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21). The Hebrew word for the canopy is chuppah, the wedding canopy, and the one for shelter is sukkah, the booth each Israelite builds on the feast of Tabernacles to commemorate the time the Lord spent with them in the wilderness. The entire creation will rejoice at this long overdue reconciliation.
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. (Isaiah 35:1-2) You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.(Isaiah 55:12)
The Bride of Christ
During the time of Israel’s rebellion, the Lord turned to the Gentiles once again to take a people from among them for Himself (Acts 15:13) called the Church. He loves the Church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word to present her to Himself as a radiant church without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. (Ephes. 5:25-28)
Right from the beginning the Lord determined to do everything necessary so that the Church’s exalted position could never be lost. Before the Church was ever born, the Lord compiled a list of every one of our sins and carried it to the cross with Him where He forgave all of them in advance (Colossians 2:13-14). This allowed Him to always look upon us as if we’ve never sinned at all (2 Cor. 5:17), as if we’re just as righteous as He is (2 Cor. 5:21) having been made perfect forever by His once-for-all-time sacrifice (Hebrews 10:12-14). God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even while we were still dead in our transgressions and has already seated us with Christ in the heavenly realms (Ephes. 2:4-6).
Having prepared the way, the Lord went to His Father’s house to make a home for us, promising to return and take us there to be where He is (John 14:2-3). On a day no one could have predicted in advance He’ll meet us in the clouds and in a flash we’ll be gone, our old sin infested bodies replaced with new immortal ones, specially designed for eternal life with Him. The place He’s preparing for us will be enormous and made entirely of gold and precious gems, its radiance such that it will light the world (Rev. 21:24). The Kings of the Earth will bring their splendor into it and we will take our place in the Royal household of God, the place He’s seen us in since before the foundations of Earth were laid.
What’s It All About?
Of course all this marriage terminology is metaphorical. God doesn’t marry humans in the sense that we think of marriage. And how could God marry Israel and Jesus marry the Church when God and Jesus are one and the same? Jesus is what God looks like when he wants to take on a physical appearance. (Hebrews 1:3)
I believe the sense in which we’ll be married comes from the closeness we’ll feel, the intimacy that can only by achieved through a long term committed relationship. It’s really how two become one. Our hearts are knit together. In our present fallen state this is difficult to achieve even in marriage. Untold numbers of husbands and wives can speak of the loneliness they feel because instead of growing closer they’ve drifted apart.
New believers often experience a closeness with the Lord they’ve never felt with another human, and those who no longer conform to the pattern of this world but allow themselves to be transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:2) can retain much of that closeness. Yet even then we come to understand how our sin nature prevents us from becoming as close to the Lord as we’d like to be.
We can only imagine how it will feel when that barrier to intimacy is finally removed. During the entire beating and crucifixion ordeal the only suffering that was too great for the Lord to bear in silence was when He took our sins upon Himself and the Father had to turn away, unable to look upon Him (Habakkuk 1:13). We’ve never had His kind of intimacy with the Father, but He had never been deprived of it and when He was it caused Him more pain than anything else they (we) did to Him. Paul said when the barrier comes down we’ll know as we’re known (1 Cor. 13:12), and John promised that when the Lord appears we’ll be like Him because we’ll see Him as He is (1 John 3:2). We’ll finally have the kind of intimacy with Him we’ve always craved.
The comparison of the adulterous wife to the virgin bride is meant to symbolize the difference between Law and Grace. The former shows what we can make of our selves, an adulterous wife, and the latter shows what God can make of us, a virgin bride. Speaking of this in Ephesians 5:32 Paul said it’s a profound mystery, and believe me that was not an understatement.
The truth is that the Church has been no better behaved than Israel. Before the first Century had ended the Lord was complaining of neglect.
“Yet I hold this against you, you have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen. Repent and do the things you did at first.” (Rev. 2:4-5)And from the 4th Century until the 16th the Church was worse than dead, it was a force for evil in the world. There have been several major revivals since then, yet today only a small percentage of born again believers holds to a Biblical world view. Most cannot be distinguished from the unbelieving world. Even so, because of God’s grace, Jesus continues to see us as His radiant bride, holy and blameless.
At the End of the Age the Lord will pour out His Spirit of Grace on the people of Israel like He has on the Church (Zechariah 12:10). As they realize that Jesus also died for their sins, they too will experience the immense benefits of His Grace. The blood guilt they’ve borne since the crucifixion (Matt. 27:25) will be finally pardoned (Joel 3:21) and they’ll truly be one with the Lord.
Both Israel and the Church will have amazing, not-to-be-believed relationships with the Lord in the age to come. They will be of a different nature and in a different location, at least for the first 1000 years, but neither group will envy the other. The adulterous wife will be reconciled with her husband, her sins forgiven and forgotten, just like ours. The bride will be among those rejoicing, and they’ll both be looking with heartfelt gratitude to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).
The Wife of Jehovah and the Bride of Messiah - BPT (Arnold Fruchtenbaum)
The Jewish Wedding Analogy - SpiritandTruth.org (Tony Garland)
Hosea and Israel's Future - LDolphin.org
Why did God choose Israel to be His chosen people? - GotQuestions.org
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From the book
How to Have a Baby: Overcoming Infertility
by Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, MD and Dr. Anjali Malpani, MD.
What is endometriosis ?
What causes endometriosis?
What does endometriosis look like ?
What are the symptoms of endometriosis ?
How does endometriosis cause infertility ?
How does the doctor diagnosis endometriosis ?
What medications are used for treating endometriosis ?
How is surgery used for treating endometriosis ?
How is IVF used for treating endometriosis ?
Endometriosis ( "endo") is a common disorder that affects women of reproductive age. It occurs when normal endometrial tissue (the lining of the uterus) grows outside the uterus. This misplaced tissue may implant itself and grow anywhere within the abdominal cavity.
Many specialists feel that severe endometriosis is more likely to be found in infertile women who have delayed pregnancy and for this reason, the condition is sometimes labeled a "career woman's disease".
Endometrial tissue, whether it is inside or outside the uterus, responds to the rise and fall of estrogen and progesterone produced by the ovaries during the reproductive cycle. Under the influence of the hormones, the misplaced tissue swells; and when hormonal levels drop, the tissue may bleed. Unlike the normally situated endometrium, which is shed from the body as menstrual discharge, this blood and tissue has no outlet. It remains to irritate the surrounding tissue.
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The disease is highly unpredictable. Some women may have just a few isolated implants that never spread or grow, while in others the disease may spread throughout the pelvis. Endometriosis irritates surrounding tissue and may produce web like growths of scar tissue called adhesions. The scar tissue can bind the pelvic organs and even cover them entirely. Many women who have endometriosis experience few or no symptoms. However, in some women, endometriosis may cause severe menstrual cramps, pain during intercourse, and infertility.
It is a disease which has been called an "enigma wrapped inside a mystery ", and there is a lot about it that we do not understand as yet.
What causes endometriosis?
Several theories exist as to how endometriosis begins. One possibility is retrograde menstruation, the backward flow of the menstrual discharge through the fallopian tubes into the pelvis. According to this theory, the endometrial cells may implant on the ovaries or elsewhere in the pelvic cavity.
What does it look like?
Early implants look like small, flat dark patches or flecks of blue or black paint ( "powder-burns" ) sprinkled on the pelvic surfaces. The small patches may remain unchanged, become scar tissue or spontaneously disappear over a period of months. Endometriosis may invade the ovary, producing blood filled cysts called endometriomas. With time, the blood darkens to a deep, reddish brown or tarry color, giving rise to the description "chocolate cyst." These may be smaller than a pea or larger than a grapefruit.
In some cases, bands of fibrous tissue called adhesions may bind the uterus, tubes, ovaries, and nearby intestines together. The endometrial tissue may also grow into the walls of the intestine - but although it may invade neighboring tissue, endometriosis is not a cancer.
Fig 1. Schematic, showing a chocolate cyst (endometrioma) in the right ovary; and peritubal adhesions because of endometriosis
Fig 2. Laparoscopy, showing minimal endometriosis, in the form of " powder-burn" deposits.
Fig 3 . Laparoscopy, showing a small chocolate cyst in the left ovary. This can be very easy to miss, so a careful multiple puncture laparoscopy is essential to make an accurate diagnosis of endometriosis.
What are the symptoms?
Progressively increasing dysmenorrhea (periods pains or menstrual cramping) may be a symptom of endometriosis. These are caused by contractions of uterine muscle initiated by prostaglandins released from the endometrial tissue. A puzzling feature of endometriosis is that the degree of pain it causes is not related to the extent of the disease. Some women with extensive disease feel no pain at all. A woman with endometriosis may notice that as the disease progresses her periods become more painful or that the pain begins earlier or lasts longer.
Endometriosis can cause pain during intercourse, a condition known as dyspareunia. The thrusting motion of the penis can produce pain in an ovary bound by scar tissue to the top of the vagina or in a tender nodule of endometriosis. Most women who have endometriosis report no bleeding irregularities. Occasionally, however, the disease is accompanied by vaginal bleeding at irregular intervals; or by premenstrual spotting.
How does endometriosis cause infertility? The relationship between mild (early) endometriosis and infertility is controversial. The most recent theories regarding the endometriosis-infertility link focus on the fact that endometriosis may lead to a form of mild inflammation within the pelvis. In some women with mild endometriosis, the levels of certain chemicals called cytokines ( released in response to inflammation) are increased in the abdominal cavity, and these hormones may have a negative effect on follicle and egg development, egg-sperm binding and fertilization, normal tubal function, and even implantation. Sometimes, the endometriosis may be coincidental and unrelated to the fertility problem. In these patients, other factors may be involved in a couple's infertility, such as poor quality sperm or ovulation disorders- and the endometriosis is a "red herring". Some women who have the condition are able to conceive, while others may be infertile due to endometriosis or a combination of factors.
The disease may hinder conception in various ways - especially when it is severe. Endometriosis may inflame surrounding tissue and spur the growth of scar tissue or adhesions. Bands of scar tissue may bind the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and intestines together and thus interfere with the release of eggs from the ovaries or the ability of the tube to pick up the egg. Rarely, severe endomteriosis may cause the tubes to become blocked. The presence of chocolate cysts in the ovary may also impair ovulation.
Endometriosis can often be suspected on the basis of your symptoms. Your doctor may make a tentative diagnosis if you complain of progressively severe menstrual cramps or pain with intercourse. For many patients , making the diagnosis is a big relief - the pain I feel is not all in my head - I have a disease which is causing me to be miserable ! However, this diagnosis can come like a blow as well - especially when you read on the net about all the possible complications which endometriosis can cause ! The good news is that endometriosis does not lead to cancer; and we have may very effective treatment options to manage this.
Some patients with the condition have no discomfort at all. This is why in the past, a laparoscopy was the gold standard for making the diagnosis of endometriosis, as this allowed the doctor to actually inspect the pelvic contents and "stage" the severity of the disease. The mainstay of treatment also used to be laparoscopy. However, because it involves surgery, many infertility specialists no longer advise laparoscopy for their patients.
Ultrasound scanning is an excellent way of diagnosing chocolate cysts and can pick up cysts which are very small. On scanning, chocolate cysts are complex masses ( which have both solid and cystic components); and are often tender. They can vary in size from a few mm to over 10 cm; and can be bilateral. However, it's not possible to make a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis on ultrasound scanning, as many other conditions can also produce cysts in the ovary. The diagnosis can be confirmed either by aspirating the cyst under ultrasound guidance ( and finding the typical dark old blood which is diagnostic of endometriosis); or by doing a laparoscopy.
The goal of hormonal treatment is to simulate pregnancy or menopause, two natural conditions known to inhibit the disease. In each case, the normal endometrium is no longer stimulated to grow and regress with each monthly cycle, and menstruation ceases. The growth of misplaced endometrial tissue usually will suppressed as well.
To simulate the hormonal environment of pregnancy, birth control pills are prescribed. To be effective against endometriosis, the pills must be taken continuously without pausing for withdrawal bleeding. This state is sometimes called pseudopregnancy.
The hormone derivative danazol is the medication most frequently used to treat endometriosis. During treatment with danazol, estrogen levels are reduced to the low levels characteristic of natural menopause. This state is sometimes called pseudomenopause. Danazol is an expensive medication which is usually prescribed for six months or more. Unfortunately, large endometriotic cysts of the ovary are generally resistant to the drug.
Analogues of GnRH, the gonadotropin releasing hormone, are the newest class of hormones used for endometriosis treatment. Brand names include Lupron and Synarel. These analogues switch off production of FSH and LH from the pituitary, thus inducing a menopausal state. These analogs can be given in the form of special injections called depot preparations, which release small quantities of the drug daily, allowing administration at monthly intervals.
Medical therapy used to be prescribed in the hope that it would cause the endometriosis to shrink sufficiently so that it would no longer interfere with conception after the treatment is stopped. However, since pregnancy cannot occur during the medical therapy of endometriosis, and because the treatment has been shown not to be helpful in improving fertility, medical therapy for endometriosis is no longer advised for infertile patients.
Treating endometriosis with medicines has definite limitations. Medication usually controls mild or moderate pain and may eliminate small patches of the disease. But large chocolate cysts in the ovary are less likely to respond, and drugs cannot remove scar tissue. This is why surgery may be needed to improve fertility by removing adhesions, lesions, nodules or endometriomas.
As described earlier, laparoscopy can be used as a therapeutic tool. For example, fluid can be drained ; adhesions freed; and patches of endometriosis destroyed using a laser or electrical current. Even large endometriomas can be removed through the laparoscope by a skilled surgeon, so that today most cases can be successfully treated through the laparoscope. Open surgery (laparotomy) is needed only very rarely.
Treatment cannot "cure" endometriosis - but it can control it. If an infertile woman with endometriosis fails to conceive even after surgical treatment, the next option is superovulation with intrauterine insemination, since the fallopian tubes in these patients are usually open. If this fails, then IVF ( in vitro fertilization ) can be very useful. However, the ovarian response in some of these patients can be poor, especially if they have large chocolate cysts, or have had surgery for these cysts. Fertilization rates in some patients with endometriosis can be a little lower than for other patients, perhaps because of an intrinsic oocyte abnormality.
Surgery versus IVF
This is still a vexed and controversial issue. While many gynecologists feel that operative laparoscopy should be the first choice, in reality there is little evidence to support this stance. While laparoscopy is useful for "treating" the endo lesions, whether this actually helps to improve fertility is still unproven ! In fact, overenthusiastic surgery can often push an infertile patient from the frying pan into the fire ! Unnecessary surgery reduces your fertility as normal ovarian tissue is also removed along with the cyst wall, thus reducing your ovarian reserve.
I suggest that patients always test their AMH level ( a simple blood test for checking their ovarian reserve ) before allowing a doctor to do an operative laparoscopy to treat their endometriosis. This is especially true for: older women; women who have had surgery earlier; women with recurrent cysts; and women with large ovarian cysts ( because they are at risk for having poor ovarian reserve, a silent condition called oopause.) If they do have poor ovarian reserve ( as suggested by a high FSH level and a low AMH level), then surgery is not a good idea and they should move onto IVF directly.
If there is a cyst, this can always be treated by aspirating it under vaginal ultrasound guidance, so that the ovarian reserve is not further impaired.
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For more than 50 years, Beacon Hill residents Miguel and Guadalupe Calzada have lived in their 100-year-old Victorian Home on West French Place. But 10 years ago, tragedy struck. Miguel managed to survive a major heart attack strong enough to be described as a “widow maker.” In the meantime, Guadalupe has developed a liver ailment and is on the waiting list for a transplant.
The Calzadas are people of modest means, even more so since health problems have laid them low. With little resources at hand, their once-beautiful house has deteriorated and is on the brink of being uninhabitable.
One day, as the story goes, a family friend house-sitting for them was on the front porch when he was approached by an anonymous gentleman. The person offered to purchase the house. The house-sitter told him it was not for sale. At that point, the person became irate. He threatened to call the city and have them come out and tear the house down.
Beacon Hill is becoming a hotbed for house flippers and developers. In fact, two new homes are being built next door to the Calzada residence, where a four-plex once stood.
Not long after this threat was made, the nightmare began for the Calzadas. City Code Compliance officers began showing up. They went through the property with a fine-tooth comb and documented a litany of violations.
Soon after that, a “Notice to Vacate/Utility Disconnect” order was issued by the City. Miguel responded by attempting to fix up the electrical issues, but it was too little, too late. The City was apparently intent upon tearing down the house and sending him the bill for the demolition.
Wanting to save his beloved home, Miguel tried to get a home-equity loan. But because he doesn’t currently live there, his application was declined. He found himself in a quandary, with no realistic choices.
Miguel then appeared before the Building Standards Board. As a humble homeowner who runs a salvage business for a living, standing in front of a dais filled with people he perceived to be unsympathetic to his plight was intimidating to say the least, he said.
He attempted to negotiate a compromise. He wanted to tear down the house himself so that he could sell the salvaged materials. Old woods such as longleaf pine are only available through salvage, and as such have considerable value. He even initiated the process by starting to tear down the back wall of the home.
It was at this point that Miguel met community activist Bob Comeaux.
“This house could be saved,” Comeaux remarked. “His wife should be allowed to return to her home.”
Comeaux, who renovated his nearby Victorian house, noted that his home was in worse shape than Miguel’s when he started.
This was the beginning of the Save Miguel’s Home initiative.
The first step in the process was to get a delay in the demolition order. Comeaux contacted then-Councilmember Diego Bernal, as well as Attorney Michael White. Bernal was instrumental in helping move the process along, despite being in his final days in office. White served as pro-bono counsel for Miguel, appearing before a judge to plead his case.
The judge approved a paltry three-week delay, a period that included the Thanksgiving holiday. On Dec. 15, a plan – as well as proof of financial means to undertake the project – must be submitted to the city. After that, there is only a 90-day timeframe in which to do the work so that the house is no longer dangerous according to City code standards. Anyone who has undertaken a remodeling project knows these are extremely short timeframes.
Comeaux reached out to his neighbor, architect and UTSA professor David Bogle, who immediately offered his services. They worked together to build a team of volunteers who could get the job done. Patrick Sparks, P.E. was recruited to provide engineering support. Laura Calderon of Haven for Hope is providing painters and landscapers through its Ambassadors program. Community activists such as former District 1 Councilmember Maria Berriozábal are on board to provide support in any way possible.
Part of the reason the City seeks to demolish the home is that it is ostensibly structurally unsafe. However, Sparks contends the opposite: “Despite its distressed appearance, the house structure is not, on the whole, fundamentally unsafe. In fact, except for specific and limited deficiencies, the structural frame of house is quite robust. All deficiencies are eminently repairable, and there is no need to consider demolition of this house.”
Regardless of all this outpouring of support, the project will be a major undertaking. For example, the home has a hole in the roof where a fireplace used to exist. Electrical work is needed. There is some water damage, and the foundation needs repairs. All of the walls need sheetrock – the walls originally were cheesecloth wallpaper over lath boards.
It also doesn’t currently have a working bathroom. Bogle is designing a contemporary addition to the back of the home for a bathroom.
Perhaps the biggest stumbling block is money. Construction tradespeople are coming forward to volunteer their labor, but the cost of materials needs to be covered. San Antonio Housing Trust has set up an account, and donations are not only welcome, but critical to the project’s success. Donations of construction materials – paint, sheetrock, electrical wire, and so on – would also be appreciated.
The major disconnect is undoubtedly the contentious process the City uses in situations like this. The forms and paperwork are intimidating. The costs of required professional services are prohibitive to the average person.
Fortunately, there are people in our community who care enough to volunteer their time and effort – but neighbors and friends cannot literally help out every single person in need.
The plight of the Calzadas highlights the need for a more holistic solution to situations like this. At this point, there are so many questions that beg to be answered:
- Why does the city insist upon using a process that is both bureaucratic and intimidating to the average person?
- Why is there little or no assistance to help people understand what needs to be done?
- If there are financial aid programs available, why aren’t they better publicized?
- Why aren’t Code Compliance officers provided with the necessary tools to provide information rather than mere intimidation? Something as simple as a pamphlet outlining next steps written in plain English (and Spanish) would be a great, low-cost start. Officers may prefer to balance the difficult job of enforcement by being empowered to offer a little guidance.
Comeaux sums up the situation best by saying, “How can we help the Miguels of the world, as opposed to tearing down their houses?”
This Saturday, Dec. 13, there will be a work party to prepare the home for renovations. The home and lot need to be cleared out. If the weather doesn’t hold, a rain date has been set for Dec. 20. All are invited to participate. Gloves and work boots are recommended. Participants are asked to park at the former Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church parking lot at 1101 W. Woodlawn Avenue.
If you can help out, please contact Comeaux at 210-326-2655, or email him at firstname.lastname@example.org. A van is being sought to shuttle volunteers this Saturday from the church parking lot to the worksite, approximately three blocks away. As previously mentioned, financial or material donations are also needed.
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Stora Enso is investing EUR 8 million to double its production capacity of formed fiber in Europe. With new machinery in Hylte, Sweden, Stora Enso will meet the increasing demand for formed fiber. The investment further strengthens Stora Enso’s position as a leading provider of renewable materials that replace fossil-based ones.
Stora Enso’s formed fiber products are currently being used in food packaging such as bowls, trays and lids. The technology is also being used for the development of fiber bottles. After the investment is completed, the Hylte site’s annual formed fiber capacity will grow from 50 to approximately 115 million units of product, making Stora Enso one of Europe’s leading suppliers of formed fiber.
Formed fiber is renewable, recyclable, and biodegradable, and can be used to replace plastics in a wide range of applications. PureFiber™ by Stora Enso is a range of formed fiber products that contain no per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and has up to 75% lower CO2 footprint compared to alternative packaging materials such as plastic or bagasse.
“There is a high demand in the market for eco-friendly, circular packaging solutions that replace plastic and other fossil-based materials. Our formed fiber offering can help brand owners meet their sustainability targets, while responding to consumers’ demands for a cleaner future. Through our investment and the capacity increase we further improve our position in this growing market,” says Sohrab Kazemahvazi, Senior Vice President, Head of Formed Fiber at Stora Enso.
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When buying a cheap backhoe, it's important not to skimp when it comes to size, digging depth, transmission choices and sideshifting capability. The larger the backhoe, the more expensive it is, even when buying it used, but it's important to get a machine that provides the necessary power and flexibility.Continue Reading
A backhoe's digging range runs between 9 and 16 feet. Horsepower is not as important a consideration because a backhoe relies on hydraulics to power its tools rather than the engine. Because the backhoe and loader do not have the same power, the buyer must research the necessary capacity for the job before making a purchase.
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Comic conventions are about to get a little more interesting: scientists have accidentally discovered a real-life variation of the lightsabers seen in Star Wars. Apologies to all aspiring Jedi Knights, though, because these lightsabers won’t be much help when you’re doing battle against the dark side of the force.
The accidental discovery was made by a team of researchers at MIT and Harvard, who managed to create a form of matter which had never been observed before. The ground-breaking accident happened when the team discovered how to get photons to stick together and form a molecule. Since photons are the elementary particles of light, grouping them together made them into a tiny real-life version of a lightsaber.
Before you sign up to the world’s first ever Jedi Academy, though, we’d better tell you that the conditions to create even a small reaction like this from photons includes a lot of specialized laboratory equipment. All those requirements don’t make for a very portable lightsaber, but with future technological advancements, it is expected that this amazing accidental discovery could have applications in quantum computing. | <urn:uuid:795113dd-42cc-4dc6-8816-8ab8f799bd29> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.processlibrary.com/en/blog/scientists-accidentally-create-lightsaber/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718309.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00406-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947139 | 227 | 3 | 3 |
Olympic double medalist on Kite Boarding in the Olympics
by Bruce Kendall on 3 May 2011
Olympic Gold and Bronze medalist, and multiple World Windsurfing Champion, Bruce Kendall writes on the topic of whether Kiteboarding is too dangerous for inclusion in the Olympic Events Regatta.
Brett Sellers (helm) and Bruce Kendall (NZL) sailing in the Tornado in the Breitling Regatta Breitling Regatta http://www.breitlingregatta.org
Kendall's background a credentials are set out at the end of the letter. As well as his windsurfing expertise, he has been kiteboarding since 1997 and says it is now his main recreational sport.
I have been surprised and shocked by many 'experts' regarding kite-boarding being in the Olympics.
In a recent article, the 'ex – pope' of yachting encouraging the decision makers to 'have courage and have a leap of faith and replace windsurfing with kite surfing' tops the lot.
They may have been seduced by the high numbers of recreational kite boarders around or kite boarders’ impressive speeds and jumps.
In my opinion anyone supporting kite surfing in the Olympic Games is ignoring a number of serious issues relating to the sport.
Rigging, Launching and Landing
This is the most dangerous part of the sport.
Kite boarding requires a lot of space. The lines are normally 25 to 30 meters long and the kites 6 to 16 meters square. The Rigging, launching and landing area should be clear of obstacles and the wind should not be gusty.
The rigging, launching or landing areas should have steady clean wind, should not be too small, too crowded, or have too many obstacles such as trees, structures such as signs, poles, power lines, buildings fences etc or be too close to a busy road, airport, cliffs etc.
Launching and landing a kite normally requires assistance of a most preferably experienced person to hold the kite while the 'Kite Boarder' controls its flight.
Nearly every kite boarder has had a launching or landing 'Kite Mare' or 'near death' experience. Some have died or been seriously injured.
Kite boarding is closer to wake boarding and para gliding off cliffs and mountains than it is to sailing.
I upgrade my equipment every few years. The safety systems have improved a lot and the wind range and depower systems have also advanced.
Kite boarding requires one to be strapped to a large kite and harness the wind -which as every sailor knows, can be unpredictable. Sudden wind changes can happen quicker than any reaction time and put the rider and those around in danger. Once one is moving at very high speed or more than a few meters in the air, it can be difficult to have the presence of mind to make the right decision to eject or it could be physically difficult due to injury or 'G' forces.
Persons that may get hit by the kite or tangled in the control bar or lines may also suffer serious injury.
In the past 10 years in NZL there have been two deaths from Kites and well over 20 serious injuries requiring major corrective surgery.
In Almanarre France during the last 10 years, there have been 4 deaths.
In the last ten years, it has been reported that globally there have been 121 deaths due to kite boarding.
I can find no statistics for those being seriously injured, but would expect them to be significant.
Statistically, Kite boarding is clearly the most dangerous sailing sport.
Conditions Required for Kite Boarding / Sea Worthiness
A common rule for most kite boarders is 'don’t go further away from land than you are prepared to swim.' Off shore winds can be dangerous.
Most kite boarding equipment cannot get up wind in below 10 knots of wind.
Gusty, shifty and unstable conditions are extremely difficult and potentially dangerous, especially if there are up draughts, very large gusts or storm cells. There is some pretty impressive footage on YouTube with kite boarders landing a long way inland, or amongst buildings, [not always ending up in good condition.]
Static build up in the air, such as before electrical storms, builds up an electrical charge in the kite and lines and when the 'pilot' lands from a jump, they experience an often unpleasant and some times very large electrical shock. Most kite boarders will not stay out long in those conditions.
Kite boarding requires a lot of space on and off the water.
Kite boarding requires trained assistance to launch and land the kites.
Kite boarding requires stable cross-shore or on shore wind conditions of more than 10 knots or a security vessel.
Kite boarding must be treated with the same respect one needs for Paragliding off mountains & cliffs.
Common kite boarding competitions.
Course racing / marathons
This is the most common and interesting to watch.
Competitions involve a small number of competitors going out at the same time in the same area and are judged by a panel of judges on the execution of free style tricks.
As with any 'judged sport' the decisions are not always considered fair and correct.
This event requires more than 12 knots to be of interest.
This is involves timing how long one stays in the air.
It is often run in conjunction with free style events as the equipment is similar or the same.
This event requires more than 15 knots to be of much interest.
Course racing / Marathons
These are run the same way as a sailing race.
This is the most attractive event for older windsurfers and kite surfers.
The board designs are very different and are often the deciding factor.
Evolution of the equipment is very fast at this time.
The rules are not well established globally, the numbers of events and number of competitors globally are low.
The required logistics are often too specialized to have an event with racing every day for a 5 or 7-day series.
Unless there is more than 25 knots of wind, this is a non-event.
Records can only be made in above 30 knots of wind.
Kite surfing competition summary:
Judged / subjective sports are not that suitable for yachting.
Apart from free style and hang time events, the equipment is specialized to the point where the equipment and conditions often make the biggest difference, not the skills of the rider.
The evolution of equipment is still happening very quickly and a one-design format is too early to establish.
Kite boarding is currently not suitable as an Olympic Sailing Sport.
It is too early to establish if it ever will be.
At best, it could be a 'demonstration event' separate from the Olympic Venues and without official Olympic Class status as the windsurfer class was in 1984.
Kite surfing should be welcomed to be part of the ISAF World Cup tour to help establish if and how it could fit into the Olympic Sailing arena.
Bruce Kendall’s background credentials on this subject.
Bruce has been closely involved with windsurfing as an Olympic sport from the moment it was made Olympic and has not left the sport since.
- Won the Olympic Bronze Boardsailing Medal in 1984, the Gold in 1988 and fourth in 1992.
- Won the Olympic Class World Championships in 1993 and second in 1994.
- Helped his sister Barbara Kendall win her Olympic Gold medal in 1992 and her silver medal in 1996, Nickos Kaklamanakis’s Olympic Sliver medal and has worked with and coached Aaron McIntosh, JP Tobin, Tom Ashley and the HKG and Chinese Windsurfing teams.
- Currently coaching the HKG RSX team and intends to retire from coaching as his main vocation after the 2012 Olympics due to family reasons.
- Coached Sharon Ferris & her team to second in the 2003 World Yngling Championships.
Kendall clearly has a good understanding of Olympic Yachting in Windsurfing and kiteboarding and the regatta format generally and what would and would not work.
He started kite boarding in 1997 and it has become his main recreational sport when conditions allow. He has judged in the 2001 New Zealand Red Bull Kite Boarding Championships.
Kendall believe that he could coach kite boarding as he could any other form of sailing.
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A new chassis for Indy Lights? Not just yet. "Once the new Indy car is established, then you'll probably see a new Indy Lights car," says Roger Bailey, executive director of Firestone Indy Lights, now in its 26th year. "We're shooting for 2013." Although the cars haven't changed, the racing is as exciting as ever and the competition is keen among up-and-coming drivers such as Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly.
Designed to help young drivers make a smoother transition from smaller formula racers to Indy cars, the current Indy Lights racers utilize a Dallara-built chassis powered by a 430-bhp V-8 based upon the Infiniti Q45 powerplant. At 1530 lb., the cars are not exactly "light" when compared to say, a Formula Renault 3.5 racer, which weighs 1385 lb. and is more sophisticated. But there's a good reason. "If we raced only on road circuits and street courses, we'd have a high nose and a pretty tricky front end like a Renault World Series car," says Bailey. "Unfortunately, we do road circuits, street circuits, short ovals and high-speed ovals so you can't have a high-speed oval car with a small frontal area. We need the frontal area to absorb the impact and dissipate the energy in the case of any hiccups."
Back in the day, the road to Indy led from midgets to sprint cars to big cars and finally to Champ cars. But those cars all shared the same DNA: They were simple, tube-frame designs with crude suspension and a front/mid-mounted engine.
Then the rear-engine revolution turned Indy car racing on its head and suddenly young drivers needed a new route to Indy. Although some drivers like Tony Stewart successfully navigated from sprints to Indy cars, others, such as Al Unser Jr. and Michael Andretti, made it to Indy cars after racing Super Vees, but those 190-bhp cars generally did not adequately prepare a driver for a 750-bhp Champ car.
And so the American Racing Series, predecessor of Indy Lights, was born. Utilizing a March, then a Lola chassis, the cars were powered by a 400-bhp Buick V-6 until 2002 when the Indy Racing League took over and Indy Lights became the Infiniti Pro Series. Despite several title changes, the Mazda-backed Indy Lights series has retained the Dallara/Infiniti combination.
Because of their stepped-bottom design and lack of ground effects, Indy Lights cars are a challenge to drive. Just ask series champions and IndyCar standouts Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Paul Tracy and others who claim the series as their alma mater.
A full season of Lights racing, including testing, costs between $700,000 and $800,000, but the prize money, which ranges from $23,000 for 1st to $8000 for 20th, isn't exactly chump change. And with venues that include Indianapolis itself, the series does get you recognized in the big leagues. | <urn:uuid:5ce384ce-5f32-456f-b642-05c8457c65f6> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/videos/a17317/let-there-be-indy-lights/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00373-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969388 | 643 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Thursday December 05, 2013
As a concept, ‘free’ should be abolished.
This was just one of a number of interesting and sometimes provocative comments made by panellists at The Tourism Society’s President’s Debate which explored ‘the pros and cons of the predicted continuing rise in international visitors’. The event was held on Tuesday 3rd December at the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania, London. Following opening remarks by Her Excellency the Ambassador for Lithuania, the four panellists were introduced by the event chairman, Lord Thurso MP, President of The Tourism Society.
It was agreed by all that tourism has the ability to connect people to both nature and a country’s unique heritage whilst also leading to more fluid, global communications. The government was denounced for its lack of both a tourism policy and heritage policy despite the fact that tourism remained the UK’s third largest industry. The future of Heathrow Airport and its five year plans for improvements to passenger experience were discussed including information about their new terminal and the distribution of free internet access across the airport.
Hitting the audience hard with a series of stark figures, Graham Pickett (Deloitte UK) outlined the levels of debt (£1.4 trillion) and interest that the UK is currently facing, while remaining cautiously optimistic about the economic recovery. In light of this it was interesting to hear that traveller numbers to the UK have not been hindered with Giles Price (Heathrow Airport) reporting 71 million passengers passing through Heathrow airport this year alone. To accommodate this, Price stressed a greater need to invest in the refurbishment of airport facilities and spend more time on providing better services. With £2-3 billion put towards improving passenger experience the airport is certainly making progress.
There was a call for a more stringent approach to the distribution of tourists in order for less well-known heritage sites to be discovered. With great alacrity, Loyd Grossman (The Heritage Alliance) raised the point that heritage is a fixed and fragile resource that has to be managed accordingly. The problems of ‘vanishing’ Venice, the rise of the low-value day tripper and the continual damage from cruise ship anchors and sewage to coral reefs were all cited as the heavy damages caused by both physical developments and the over-use of resources. Jim Dixon (Peak District National Park Authority) concluded that in order to manage the potential impacts of the growing number of tourists, business and destinations would need to adopt a sustainable approach.
Tourism Society Chairman David Curtis-Brignell FTS commented: "A key issue that the debate raised is the concern that Britain will lose out to international competitors as a result of the continued delay in solving the location of London's much needed runway capacity. With Heathrow capped at 72m and the possibility of no new runway before 2030, inbound tourism could stagnate without drastic short term action such as utilising regional airports to take the growth in arrivals.”
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Graham Pickett – Global Head of Aviation and Travel
Giles Price – Director of Development for Heathrow airport
Loyd Grossman – Chairman, The Heritage Alliance
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|Name: _________________________||Period: ___________________|
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Coach Popper gets mad when only how many players show up for practice?
2. Who do Sonny and Dwayne eat with at the all-night diner?
3. Who does Jacy find her mother kissing in the foyer?
(b) Coach Popper.
4. Which player receives an elbow to the groin during the basketball game?
5. Sonny's father is now what?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A construction worker.
(c) A high school principal.
(d) A prescription drug addict.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is knocked unconscious during the first basketball game?
2. What event takes place a week before Christmas that everyone will attend?
3. Ruth says that she has to have an operation for what?
4. What does Coach Popper say that he could have bought with what he has spent on Ruth's pills?
5. Coach Popper asks Sonny to drive Ruth to the doctor in what city?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do you think Sonny goes and sees Ruth at the end of the book?
2. What is the Farrow's true money situation?
3. Why is Jacy upset with her mother at the annual square dance?
4. Even though Sonny has a crush on Genevieve, how does she feel about him?
5. Why do you think Sonny reacts the way that he does to the men trying to console the truck driver?
6. After Jacy is with Abilene she has a pivotal moment that she shares with her mom Lois. What is it?
7. When Coach Popper is upset about only having nine boys show up for basketball practice, what does Coach Popper make the team do?
8. Why do you think Coach Popper didn't tell Ruth that Sonny would be driving her to the doctor?
9. How does Sonny feel after he comes back from Fort Worth?
10. Why does Sonny make a connection with Ruth?
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Iran Reluctant To Disclose Secret Nuclear Activities
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Another round of nuclear talks between world powers in Iran ended yesterday and negotiations are expected to run through July. The U.S. wants to limit Iran's nuclear program. Iran wants relief from economic sanctions, but there are some mysteries, including rumors and reports about old weapons programs Iran allegedly hid.
And that poses a dilemma. How does it admit to past concealment? Well, it asked the world to trust it under a new deal. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from the talks in Vienna.
PETER KENYON, BYLINE: The experts call them PMDs, possible military dimensions, to the Iranian nuclear program - at least in the past, as suggested by information given to the International Atomic Energy Agency, under cloudy circumstances. The allegations involve things like conducting experiments on potential nuclear detonators.
And what if any nuclear weapons activity took place at the Parchin military site? Mark Fitzpatrick, with the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, says admitting to past military applications for its nuclear technology was always going to be extremely difficult for Tehran.
MARK FITZPATRICK: I think it will be very difficult indeed for Iran to admit to past work on weaponization. And most people - most outsiders who look at this see pretty clearly that there was such work.
KENYON: But as hopes for sanctions relief continue to build in Iran, there are signs the government is looking for a solution. Recently, Iran's atomic energy organization said it would produce a comprehensive list of the country's nuclear activities. The question though is when.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, deputy foreign minister Madjid Ravanchi said questions about past military issues should be resolved at a later stage. Former IAEA official Tariq Rauf, now with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, says the IAEA tends to move at its own pace without regard for the July 20 deadline for the political nuclear talks here in Vienna. But the basic outline of Iran's response is emerging.
TARIQ RAUF: Iran has admitted to carrying out some of its activities, but for civilian applications, such as exploding bridgewire, which is used for mining and oil operations.
KENYON: The technology, which involves a series of rapid explosions, can also be used as nuclear detonator, experts say, which is the cause for concern. A number of analysts say Iran should be able to admit past weapons research, as long as there's no evidence such research is continuing and as long as Tehran agrees to vigorous verification by UN inspectors. But Ali Vaez, author of a recent report by the International Crisis Group on resolving a nuclear stand-off, says there's a chicken and egg problem here.
Iran can't reach a political nuclear deal with the six world powers, known as the P5+1, until it closes its technical file with the IAEA. But Tehran worries that any admission to the IAEA could be used against it in the political talks with world powers. That, says Vaez, is why Iran is trying to put-off the PMD questions until later.
ALI VAEZ: They believe that if they don't improve their relations with the West and resolve the PMD issues after there has been some confidence building in the relationship between Iran and the West, the PMD file will never go away because every once in a while there would be new allegations and this will be a never-ending process.
KENYON: One answer, Vaez believes, is for the P5+1, Iran and the IAEA to meet together and agree on certain high-priority issues to be answered quickly. So far, however, the six world powers have been reluctant to encroach on the IAEA's turf. Whether that changes in the next two months remains to be seen. Peter Kenyon, NPR News, Vienna. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | <urn:uuid:a18a961b-5575-4890-b3be-059e89324c68> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://kbia.org/post/iran-reluctant-disclose-secret-nuclear-activities | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721387.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00447-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961313 | 825 | 1.875 | 2 |
New York, Sep 25 (IANS) India has dismissed a Pakistani complaint to the UN Security Council about a wall it said New Delhi was building as an issue inspired by a terrorist.
In a letter to Council President Vitaly Churkin of Russia, Pakistani Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi complained that India was building a 197-km-long wall on the Line of Control (LoC) and that this would violate Council resolutions.
The LoC divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Asked about the Pakistani charge, Indian external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said: “It is based on some kind of submission made by (Sayeed) Salahuddin, whom we consider to be a global terrorist.”
Salahuddin is the leader of the pro-Pakistan Hizb-ul Mujahideen, which has been designated a terrorist organisation by India, the US and the European Union.
Earlier, Pakistan had written to the UN complaining about a lack of interaction between the two countries.
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COTONOU, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Benin's government said on Thursday it hoped oil production would restart in the West African nation next year in blocks controlled by South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) from neighbouring Nigeria.
Cotton-dependent Benin, a tiny neighbour to the west of oil-giant Nigeria, started producing oil in the 1970s but output remained low and stopped by the end of the 1990s when funds for operations dried up.
"Talks are under way to secure the final signature so that production can start by July 2014 at the latest," said Barthelemy Kassa, Benin's minister for mines and energy.
Speaking after talks with Benin's President Boni Yayi on Thursday, Daisy Danjuma, vice president of SAPETRO, said the firm was sitting on 87 million barrels of oil in Benin's onshore Block 1 and output could start at 7,500 barrels per day.
SAPETRO has a further 110 million barrels of oil in the Seme offshore block to the east of Cotonou but production from there would was not be expected before 2015, Kassa added.
SAPETRO was set up by Danjuma's husband, former Nigerian chief of army staff General T.Y. Danjuma. It owns oilfields in Nigeria in joint ventures with France's Total and China's CNOOC.
It also bid last month for Chevron's stake in three blocks in the Niger Delta, according to sources involved in the sales.
Benin's economy depends heavily on cotton, which provides a livelihood for some 500,000 families in a country of around 10 million people.
London-listed Tullow Oil is also exploring for oil in Benin, where it has four blocks.
In a sign of the risks of operating in the region, Benin has borne the brunt of the shift west of gangs of pirates that previously operated in Nigeria's waters.
The government said that hikes in insurance premiums after attacks off Benin in 2011 led to a 70 percent drop in traffic to Cotonou port, which is a key source of cash for the government.
(Writing by David Lewis; editing by James Jukwey)
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Vegetarianism is a popular choice for many individuals and families. But parents may wonder if kids can safely follow a vegetarian diet and still get all necessary nutrients. Most dietary and medical experts agree that a well-planned vegetarian diet can actually be a very healthy way to eat.
But special care must be taken when serving kids and teens a vegetarian diet, especially if it doesn't include dairy and egg products. And as with any diet, you'll need to understand that the nutritional needs of kids change as they grow.
Types of Vegetarian DietsBefore your child or family switches to a vegetarian diet, it's important to note that all vegetarian diets are not alike. Major vegetarian categories include:
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How much does 1 carat diamond cost India?
Diamond Price per carat depends on 4c’S.
Diamond Gemstone Price Guide:-
|Diamond Price Chart in India|
|1 Carat=100 Cent||2,50,000|
What is the price of 1 carat of diamond?
In general, a 1 carat diamond costs between $1,800 and $12,000. The price depends on factors such as the Cut quality, Clarity, Color and Shape of the diamond.
What is the cost of 1 gram diamond in India?
Delhi Diamond Rate Today
|0.25 Carat||Rs. 16,250.00||24-02-2022|
|0.1 Carat||Rs. 6,500.00||24-02-2022|
|0.2 Gram||Rs. 65,000.00||24-02-2022|
|1 Gram||Rs. 325,000.00||24-02-2022|
Which diamond is costly?
Most Expensive Diamonds Comparison (data for 2022):
|The Cullinan Diamond||3,106.75 carats||$400 millions|
|The Hope Diamond||45.55 carats||$350 million|
|De Beers Centenary Diamond||273.8 carats||$100 million|
|The Steinmetz Pink Diamond||59.6 carats||$71.2 millions|
Is diamond cheap in Dubai?
Are Diamonds Cheaper in Dubai Than Other Countries? The short answer is NO.
Is 1 carat diamond good?
A one carat diamond is a good size for an engagement ring. It is big enough to display all the visual properties we want from a diamond (scintillation, brilliance, fire) but is also a manageable size; let’s not forget, you want to wear your diamond ring with comfort and ease, every single day.
Is diamond cheaper in India?
It is indeed true, that India is the cheapest country to buy diamonds, followed by China, Dubai, Thailand, and Belgium. India supplies 20% of the world’s cut diamonds, with Mumbai and Surat being called the hub of producing and cutting diamonds. … It is due to the fact that diamonds are cut, as well as traded here.
What is a good size diamond?
The 1.0 carat center stone used to be the most desired size chosen for engagement rings, however, more recently we are seeing this shift towards a slightly larger stone, with couples choosing diamonds averaging 1.25 to 1.50 carats.
Is Solitaire a diamond?
What is a solitaire? A Solitaire diamond is a single diamond. This popular term refers to jewellery set with a single diamond. To clarify, “Solitaire” refers to any piece of jewellery set with one gemstone.
What’s the diamond price today?
|Weight Range||Avg. Price/Carat|
|1.00 to 1.49 ct.||$6,456|
|1.50 to 1.99 ct.||$8,807|
|2.00 to 2.99 ct.||$11,854|
|3.00 to 3.99 ct.||$16,397|
Is diamond or platinum better?
Clearly, diamond is by far much harder compared to platinum. The hardness of any material primarily determines its vulnerability to scratches. In this instance, platinum can be scratched by any more rigid metal than it is, whereas diamond with a 10 (MOH’s scale) rating is scratch-resistant.
Which country diamond is best?
The following is a list of major diamond producing countries ranked by carats of diamonds produced last year.
- Russia. Russia ranks number 1 on the list of the top 10 diamond producing countries in the world as of 2020. …
- Canada. …
- Angola. …
- South Africa. …
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo. …
- Namibia. …
Who owns a red diamond?
The rough stone weighed 13.9 carats (2.78 g). The diamond was purchased and cut by the William Goldberg Diamond Corp., where it went by its original name, the Red Shield.
Moussaieff Red Diamond.
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|Cut by||William Goldberg Diamond Corp.|
|Original owner||Ricardo E. P. Filho|
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From student G: In ways I feel like an old dog. I am so tempted to print out the HBR article and use my highlighter because I've been taking notes like this my entire life! I know that using the iPad has so many more benefits than typical note taking but my old habits are harder to lose than I expected.
Here is an interesting one that shows how students are using the iPads and sharing technical information:
From student V: I figured out a way to Sync multiple Google Calendars into the iPad calendars application while talking with [student D]. Short version instructions: Sync the calendars either through a CALDAV server or through an exchange server, then go to https://www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect to select the additional calendars. (for more detailed information, email me. | <urn:uuid:c7036aaf-0eff-4f7f-83f6-131b27ea2f05> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://teaching-with-angst.blogspot.com/2010/09/starting-to-get-some-good-student.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718423.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00271-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927256 | 168 | 1.515625 | 2 |
Tuberculosis is a very serious infectious disease that is transmitted by air through droplets of saliva. Some forms of tuberculosis remain latent and asymptomatic, while others manifest themselves in the form of very serious disorders. Let’s examine the causes, risk factors and treatments for this pathology.
Table of contents
- Cause of tuberculosis
- Symptoms of tuberculosis
- Risk factors for tuberculosis
- Treatment of tuberculosis
TB is a very serious infectious disease caused by a Gram variable bacteria, the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis , also known as Koch’s bacillus , named after its discoverer. Tuberculosis is transmitted by air via droplets of saliva that can be emitted with a cough , a sneeze, or even just speaking at close range. Today this disease remains a leading cause of death worldwide , particularly in poor countries.
Clinically, therefore, different forms are distinguished:
- primary tuberculosis, which occurs following the first contact between mycobacterium tuberculosis and man by air, with localization of Koch’s bacillus at the level of the lung parenchyma.
- post-primary tuberculosis, which also occurs several years after primary tuberculosis. In most cases it is an endogenous reinfection, that is to say a re-ignition of silent foci, which, at first, did not cause any type of disturbance.
Causes of tuberculosis
TB is due to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, an aerobic bacterium, not encapsulated, positive for Gram stain once identified in the laboratory but not always, because it responds to some characteristics related to its cell wall .
The latter is in fact mainly composed of lipids , such as fatty acids, waxes and phosphates, divided into different layers. This peculiarity makes the growth of bacterial replication rather slow. The bacterium is resistant to acids and alcohol, detergents, disinfectants, drying, antigens and even antibiotics.
Koch’s bacillus typically develops its infectious form in the lungs , but it can also reach other areas such as bones , eyes , brain , kidneys , skin , circulatory system and lymphatic system.
In the case of pulmonary tuberculosis, the bacterium insinuates itself into the alveoli , where it implements its strategies to survive the complex defense mechanisms of macrophages and replicate.
The immune system is thus stimulated with the activation of T lymphocytes and macrophages. Tubercle-shaped granulomas are formed which have the function of creating a barrier against the spread of the pathogen in the rest of the body . Koch’s bacilli thus remain trapped and can be inactivated.
Symptoms of tuberculosis
There is a form of inactive tuberculosis in which one comes into contact with the bacilli, which however are immediately countered by the immune system. It heals without aftermath, without special therapies but also without developing symptoms . However, the bacteria remain in the body , but in a latent condition that does not cause contagion. The active TB disease is rather high transmissibility and leads to the appearance of very serious symptoms:
- weight loss and lack of appetite ;
- fever ;
- night sweats;
- fatigue ;
- persistent cough with hemoptysis (presence of blood in the sputum);
- chest pain when breathing.
Risk factors for tuberculosis
This pathology is insidious for anyone, but there are subjects who are more at risk because they are affected by other pathologies that involve the delicate and complex mechanisms of the immune system. This category includes diabetics, autoimmune people, immunosuppressed people or those who have to resort to immunosuppressive drugs.
Those who spend long periods of time in closed and overcrowded spaces , not exposed to direct light or air changes , can also be particularly exposed.
Treatment of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis can be cured through a complex of drugs whose active ingredients work in synergy. Given the recurrence of the disease, remission times can be very long (even beyond 18 months). Despite the great progress made by scientific research, in fact, the disease can develop resistance and be very difficult to eradicate. Prevention is entrusted to a vaccine called BCG vaccine, obtained from strains of Mycobacterium Bovis.
The medical remedies for tuberculosis require that the patient be subjected to drug therapy for the purpose. It must be said that there is also a vaccine against TB, which in many states is mandatory. It has proven particularly effective for children.
In the event of a positive tuberculin test, it is necessary to contact a specialist ( infectious disease specialist ) after consulting a general physician . It must also be said that the specialist to turn to in case of infantile tuberculosis is the pediatrician, who will develop an ad hoc therapy.
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NAACP president to address One Nation Working Together at NYC’s LGBT Center
If you’re in New York City on Sept. 22, we hope you’ll drop by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center on 208 West 13th St. in Greenwich Village at 7 p.m. to hear NAACP President/CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous, who will answer questions and share his views about the importance of LGBTQ New Yorkers joining One Nation Working Together (ONWT) in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2 for the national march/rally for jobs, equality and justice. The event is free.
The Task Force is standing with LGBTQ, labor, civil rights, women’s, youth, environmental, immigrant, faith and peace communities as part of ONWT. Join us and the other three conveners of ONWT’s “LGBTQ Table” — Pride At Work, the National Black Justice Coalition and National Stonewall Democrats — as participants in this massive mobilization.
In a “Letter to the Community,” the LGBTQ Table talked about why a jobs and justice agenda matters to LGBTQ people, writing in part:
While the economy is tough for everyone, those facing discrimination have an added level of struggle. The statistics for our community are staggering:
- LGBTQ seniors are at higher risk for isolation, poverty, and homelessness.
- Transgender people of color are four times as likely to live in poverty. One in five transgender people have experienced homelessness. Transgender people have double the rate of unemployment as the general population and experience near universal harassment on the job. …
- LGBTQ youth are overrepresented in the homeless population and at greater risk for physical and sexual exploitation while living on the streets.
- African Americans in same-sex relationships have dramatically higher rates of poverty than all heterosexual couples, and three times higher poverty rates than white people in same-sex relationships.
In short, discrimination in employment, schools, housing, health care and the absence of relationship recognition for the LGBTQ community present significant barriers to establishing a stable environment where we can pursue life, liberty and happiness. … We believe it is time to join with others and use our skills for the benefit of a broad progressive agenda to benefit our country.
March with us! On Oct. 2, meet up with the Task Force and other LGBTQ groups at Freedom Plaza, southwest corner of Pennsylvania Ave. NW & 13th St. NW, at 10 a.m. Not in the D.C. area? Not to worry, there are many ways you can get involved in ONWT:
- Find or organize a local event for Oct. 2!
- Ride share or get on a bus to come to the rally in Washington, D.C.!
- RSVP for the rally!
- E-mail the Task Force at firstname.lastname@example.org to let us know you’re coming!
To date, more than 200 groups have endorsed One Nation Working Together, including more than 25 LGBT organizations, and the list grows every day. This call to action is not only about mobilizing for Oct. 2 — it is also about building lasting, stronger coalition partnerships to continue our work toward full equality and justice. We hope you will march with us! | <urn:uuid:27d40351-b80e-49d2-82f7-1827bc054f6b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://thetaskforceblog.org/2010/09/21/naacp-president-to-address-one-nation-working-together-at-nycs-lgbt-center-on-sept-22/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00116-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941564 | 674 | 1.734375 | 2 |
Brian and Sarah began dating, all of her friends
were jealous. Brian seemed like the perfect guy:
smart, sensitive, funny, athletic, and good-looking.
For the first couple of months, Sarah thought
she had never been happier. She started to miss
her friends and family, though, because she was
spending more time with Brian and less time with
everyone else. That seemed easier than dealing
with Brian's endless questions. He worried about
what she was doing at every moment of the day.
Sarah's friends became concerned when her behavior
started to change. She lost interest in the things
she once enjoyed, like swimming and music. She
became secretive and moody. When her friends asked
Sarah if she was having trouble with Brian, she
forcefully denied that anything was wrong. What
was going on? Read this article to find out how
to tell if you or a friend is being abused and
what you can do about it.
What Is Abuse?
Everyone has heard the songs about how much love
can hurt. But that doesn't mean physical harm:
Someone who loves you should never abuse you.
Healthy relationships involve respect, trust,
and consideration for the other person.
Abuse can sometimes be mistaken for intense feelings
of caring or concern. Sometimes abuse can even
seem flattering; think of a friend whose boyfriend
or girlfriend is insanely jealous. Maybe you've
thought your friend's partner really cares about
him or her. But actually excessive jealousy and
controlling behavior are not signs of affection
at all. Love involves respect and trust; it doesn't
mean constantly worrying about the possible end
of the relationship.
Abuse can be physical, emotional, or sexual. Slapping,
hitting, and kicking are forms of physical abuse
that can occur in both romances and friendships.
Emotional abuse, like teasing, bullying, and humiliating
others, can be difficult to recognize because
it doesn't leave any visible scars. Threats, intimidation,
put-downs, and betrayal are all harmful forms
of emotional abuse that can really hurt - not
just during the time it's happening, but long
It's never right to be forced into any type of
sexual experience that you don't want. This type
of abuse can happen to anyone, anytime.
The first step is to realize that you have the
right to be treated with respect and not be physically
or emotionally harmed by another person. But how
can you prevent becoming involved in this type
of relationship? How can you help a friend who
is in an abusive relationship?
Signs That You Are Being Abused
Any type of unwanted sexual advances that make
you uncomfortable are red flags that the relationship
needs to focus more on respect. Phrases like "If
you loved me, you would . . . " also should
warn you of possible abuse. A statement like this
is emotional blackmail from a person concerned
about getting what they want. Trust your intuition.
If it doesn't feel right, it isn't.
There are important warning signs that you may
be involved in an abusive relationship. Abusive
- harming you physically in
any way, including slapping, pushing, grabbing,
shaking, smacking, kicking, and punching
- trying to control different
aspects of your life, such as how you dress,
who you hang out with, and what you say
- frequently humiliating you
or making you feel unworthy; for example,
if a partner puts you down but tells you that
he or she loves you
- coercing or threatening to
harm you if you leave the relationship
- twisting the truth to make
you feel you are to blame for your partner's
- demanding to know where you
are at all times
- constantly becoming jealous
or angry when you want to spend time with
Signs That a Friend Is Being Abused
In addition to the signs listed above, here are
some signs of abuse to look for in a friend:
- unexplained bruises, broken
bones, sprains, or marks
- excessive guilt or shame
for no apparent reason
- secrecy or withdrawal from
friends and family
- avoidance of school or social
events with excuses that don't seem to make
If a friend is being abused, the one thing your
friend needs most is someone to hear and believe
him or her. Maybe your friend is afraid to tell
his or her parents because they'll make him or
her end the relationship. People who are abused
often feel like it's their fault - that they "asked
for it" or that they don't deserve any better.
But abuse is never deserved. Your friend needs
you to help him or her understand that it is not
his or her fault. Your friend is not a bad person.
The person who abused him or her is at fault and
needs professional help.
If you have a friend who is being abused, he or
she needs your patience, love, and understanding.
Your friend also needs you to encourage him or
her to get help immediately from an adult, such
as a parent or guidance counselor. Most of all,
your friend needs you to listen to him or her
without judging. It takes a lot of courage to
admit that you have been abused; let your friend
know that he or she has your full support.
How You Can Help Yourself
What should you do if you are suffering from any
type of abuse? If you can't love someone without
feeling afraid, it's time to get out of the relationship
fast. You're worth being treated with respect
and you can get help.
First, make sure you're safe. A trusted adult
can help you. If the person has physically attacked
you, don't wait to get medical attention or call
the police. Assault is illegal, and so is rape
- even if it's done by someone you are dating.
Avoid the tendency to isolate yourself from your
friends and family. You might feel like you have
nowhere to turn, or you might be embarrassed about
what's been going on, but this is the time when
you need support most. People like counselors,
doctors, teachers, coaches, and friends will want
to help you, so let them.
Don't rely on yourself alone to get out of the
situation; the people who love and care about
you can help you break away. It's important to
know that asking for help isn't a sign of weakness
- it actually shows that you have a lot of courage
and are willing to stand up for yourself.
Where to Get Help
There are many resources available to help you.
Your local phone book will list hundreds of crisis
centers, teen help lines, and abuse hotlines.
These organizations have professionally trained
staff to listen, understand, and help.
Ending abuse and violence in teen relationships
is a community effort with plenty of people ready
to help. Don't forget about those in your neighborhood
who will be willing and able to help: religious
leaders, school nurses, teachers, school counselors,
doctors, and other health professionals are all
sources of support and information.
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Hellertown Borough Council decided during its workshop last night to place a request to the Joint Planning Commission of Lehigh-Northampton Counties for a sanitation study on the agenda for its regular meeting Monday.
The $1,900 study would review the borough's municipal sanitation collection system and give "full-blown" alternatives to the current system.
The interest in the sanitation collection system was spurred because the borough has been limited to dumping two loads per day at the Chrin Landfill in Williams Township instead of three.
Borough Manager James Sigworth said the limitation on dumping at the Chrin landfill "signals the end of sanitation service as it has been known in Hellertown."
Council President Nick Kiak said the borough will have to look for alternatives. "I don't see how the borough can stay in the collection business much longer," he said.
The limitation was initiated April 16. Since then, the borough has lightened the refuse load by requesting that residents not place grass clippings, brush, leaves and newspapers out for collection with other garbage, but dump them at a designated area at the rear of Water Street Park.
The borough has also had to take one load of trash to the Grand Central Sanitation landfill in Pen Argyl. Although the cost of dumping at Grand Central is only slightly more, workers are tied up for two hours while making the trip.
In other business, council recommended for approval the purchase of a tractor from Plasterer Equipment Co., Bethlehem, for $6,198. The tractor will be used for ground maintenance.
Kiak noted that council could not comply with State Act 40, which requires the borough to purchase American-made equipment, because the only tractor available would had been too large and expensive. | <urn:uuid:59d18813-ddcb-4c73-b03f-21f51bdc51a0> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://articles.mcall.com/1985-04-30/news/2474269_1_dumping-tractor-regular-meeting | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719468.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00528-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965395 | 359 | 1.570313 | 2 |
The Digi device and terminal servers which have MEI serial ports can support up to 32 slave devices as per the standard for RS-485 serial line drivers. If you have more slave devices than that you will need to add a repeater.
However, although the configuration allows for up to 255 individual protocol addresses, which would in theory allow up to 255 total slaves, practical considerations will limit your total number of slave devices. These limits are dependent on the number of masters, the polling interval, the specific configuration (whether there are serial radios or other additional communication technologies which could affect polling speed and response), and other factors.
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Evernote, the popular to-do list manager, has changed the way we take notes. Evernote is not only available for smartphones, but also for tablets and different operating systems.
The app not only allows you to create plain text notes, but also lets you add your own voice, photos, links and files. It is much more powerful than you think.
Powerbot for Gmail addon allows you to create and access Evernote notes right from Gmail’s interface. This addon is available for Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers.
Once you install this extension for your browser, you will need to login with your Gmail and Evernote account. You will then need to authorize both the services to use your account.
Once you finish with the configuration part, you are ready to start using Powerbot for Gmail. You can see two new buttons in your Gmail’s interface. One is for “Send to Evernote” and second button is the “Send thread to Evernote.”
When you click on these buttons, you will be prompted to change the title, fill out tags, comments, select notebook, when you’re done, click on the “Save to Evernote” button to save it to Evernote. You will be notified when the saving process is complete.
You’ll be able to quickly insert notes when composing messages. This can be done by clicking on “Insert Evernote notebook/note” link in Compose window.
The Powerbot for Gmail extension is really powerful, it lets you save stuff in your Evernote with a single click. There’s also an activity log area, which lets you view a complete list of messages/notes sent to Evernote. Access it from: HERE.
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Even well-intended constructive feedback can be difficult to take. There are biological foundations for the feelings that result, and it's easy to see why people often respond negatively. But when you can effectively respond and engage with the feedback provider, you can begin to view feedback as a key piece of your professional growth. In this course, you'll learn how to manage your natural reactions, respond productively, and unleash the power of constructive feedback in your own development.
Anyone who wants to develop or refine their skills for providing and receiving feedback and criticism
Expected Duration (hours)
manage instinctive negative reactions to receiving feedback
respond appropriately to constructive feedback
recognize ways of using feedback for your professional development
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Dhammapada wrote:206. Good is it to see the Noble Ones; to live with them is ever blissful. One will always be happy by not encountering fools.
207. Indeed, he who moves in the company of fools grieves for longing. Association with fools is ever painful, like partnership with an enemy. But association with the wise is happy, like meeting one's own kinsmen.
Therigatha 1018-1019 wrote:One who is clever should make no friends
Amongst the malicious, the angry, the envious
Or those who delight in the misfortunes of others.
Truly, contact with the bad is evil.
One who is clever should make friends
With those with faith, the pleasant, the wise,
And those with great learning.
Truly, contact with the good is blessed.
Yet, we are also advised to be compassionate to all living beings, without exception.
The question: how do we combine the teachings of compassion and avoidance of fools? How do we avoid the foolish and yet at the same time show compassion for them? Do we have to avoid them completely; i.e. not talking with them, not greeting them, etc? I mean, is it not rude and "uncompassionate" to shun these kinds of people? | <urn:uuid:a13059f8-b471-4a20-8a77-108a77d972c1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7366&p=116992 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284352.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00191-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945126 | 274 | 2.046875 | 2 |
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Oneika Majava wept as she stood on the fringe of Rosa Parks Circle with her two young sons, telling how growing up bisexual in Hudsonville made for an uncomfortable adolescence.
Likewise, some of her friends and family struggled with their sexuality before coming out, she said. So Majava, 28, joined scores of other red-shirted gay-rights advocates Friday, May 3, at Until Love is Equal’s “One Minute for One Million” demonstration in downtown Grand Rapids.
“It just makes me really think if I fell in love with a woman instead of a man,” said Majava, of Kentwood. “Everyone deserves the right to be happy. It really bothers me that not everyone has that right.
"I want (my sons) to know that they're accepted no matter what because I don't know how they're going to turn out."
RELATED: Grand Rapids gay rights equation: Human heart + siren = minute of support
People shortly before noon assembled into the shape of a heart in the middle of the circle, with two table covers spread out in front of them to make an equal sign. A photographer stood atop a neighboring building to document the event from above, with the crowd waving skyward at points during the gathering.
The assembly – which actually lasted a few minutes as the city's emergency siren blared - was organized by Until Love is Equal, a group founded after Holland City Council in 2011 voted 5-4 against adding sexual orientation to its anti-discrimination ordinance dealing with housing and employment. A similar demonstration was made in May 2012.
Though the organization states that its focus is on the Holland ordinance, the demonstration attracted people also supportive of same-sex marriage.
“It’s about a universal attitude,” said Wendy Marty, a Grand Rapids woman who anchored part of the heart by holding a yardstick with a number on it. “The country’s changing. Values are opening up to include people of all orientations and genders.”
Haylea Gray, owner of One Girl’s Treasure, an Uptown resale shop on Wealthy Street SE, delayed opening her store for about three hours today so she and four employees could take part in the event.
“We believe that equal rights should be for all,” she said as she sold T-shirts at the event to raise money for Until Love is Equal. “I feel like we’re sending a message to our customers that this is important. Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable.
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Cellular processes responsible for life as we know it are dependent on metal atoms. Research in the Colbert Laboratory focuses on the molecular mechanisms of metal trafficking. Specifically, how do bacteria import and utilize iron in key cellular processes. Understanding these molecular mechanisms will further our knowledge of bacterial survival not only in the wild, but also during pathogenesis. We use a combination of structural (X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy) and biochemical techniques (protein chromatography, mutagenesis, spectroscopy, etc.) to address basic questions concerning the mechanisms by which proteins facilitate and regulate the import and utilization of iron in cells. This fundamental information will provide key information in designing not only novel therapeutics toward antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, but will also underlie our basic understanding of human diseases involved in erroneous metal trafficking.
Ongoing research projects, and our publications relevant to each project, are described below. This research is primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, as indicated by the grants listed below.
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Daedelus starts over again in a new workshop, this time in Sicily. He works on one pentacle while seven unfinished pentacles lay on the ground before him. Grape-laden vines stand before him.
- the apprentice
- a mature student
- working hard to develop new skills
- dedication and single-minded energy
- a new venture thatís a departure from what one has done before
- post mid-life crisis
- realization that one can still continue to grow and make new things manifest
- the energy, enthusiasm for hard work and thirst for knowledge shown by those who have some life experience under their belts
- someone who always seems to land on his feet
- older and wiser
- knowing who youíre hiring
- having learned from oneís mistakes
- oneís last chance to do good
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Project aims to boost number of STEM students
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Formula One driver Jenson Button and McLaren have teamed up with GlaxoSmithKline to launch the Scientists in Sport campaign.
Launched as part of National Science Engineering Week, the initiative aims to inspire young people to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) at school. "The speed, drama, noise and glamour of Formula One may seem very different from a school science lesson, but our sport wouldn't exist without the tireless work and dedication of some of the world's cleverest scientists, engineers and mathematicians," said Button. "That's why I think it's so important for young people to stick with maths and science at school. In the future they might just find themselves designing a new grand prix car, or working in the pits analysing telemetry data." Part of the campaign is a 'Fast Forward Challenge', where budding engineers are challenged to devise a test which could be used to improve a Formula 1 driver's reactions. Winning schools will be given the opportunity to visit the McLaren Technology Centre and put their test into action with a member of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team. "While not everyone can be a racing driver or work in Formula 1, maths and science can open up some amazing opportunities," Button concluded. | <urn:uuid:3b0f3a5f-62f7-4ecf-8e91-7babc33b70ee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/content/news/project-aims-to-boost-number-of-stem-students | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.959163 | 270 | 2.875 | 3 |
Welcome to the Desveaux lab!
We are a cooperative group of researchers using a variety of experimental approaches to study the molecular interplay between plants and microbes.
Various strains of the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae can infect and cause disease in hundreds of plant species. Like many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, the ability of P. syringae strains to cause disease is dependent on the type III secretion system and the effector proteins delivered into host cells via this system. A current challenge in the study of plant pathology is to understand the pathogenic advantage conveyed by type III effectors on susceptible host plants. Numerous genome-wide screens have identified hundreds of P. syringae type III effector proteins most of which have not been functionally characterized. A few well-studied type III effectors have been demonstrated to promote pathogen growth, suppress host defences and elicit host-specific disease symptoms. Not surprisingly, an important component of the plant immune system against bacteria is based on recognition of type III effectors by the products of plant disease resistance (R) genes. For this reason, type III effectors were initially named avirulence factors due to their ability to trigger specific R gene function culminating in a macroscopic localized cell death known as the hypersensitive response (HR), which renders the pathogen avirulent. This dual role of type III effectors as pathogen virulence proteins and triggers of R protein function have highlighted them as important tools to understand pathogen virulence mechanisms and host resistance responses. However, it is not yet clear how effector-induced modifications promote pathogen virulence on susceptible host plants or trigger defence responses on resistant hosts.
P. syringae possesses an arsenal of type III effector proteins (up to 40 in some strains) which it injects into host cells. It is important to recognize that the combination of effectors injected into a host cell by a pathogen plays a central role in determining the outcome of an interaction with a potential host. The Desveaux lab aims to understand how the network of biological events induced by the arsenal of P. syringae virulence proteins (or type III effectors) allows this plant pathogen to overcome its host’s defences and establish and/or maintain a favourable environment for pathogenesis. In addition, since host targets of type III effectors are anticipated to include critical components of disease resistance signalling networks, we also contribute to the understanding of host defence responses. We are using proteomics, structural biology, chemical biology, genetics and biochemistry to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of pathogen virulence and host resistance. | <urn:uuid:96f14e27-d9df-4809-bcff-51664283f952> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://desveaux.csb.utoronto.ca/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.938534 | 536 | 2.453125 | 2 |
March 10, 2010 1:28:41 am
The latest developments on the Womens Reservation Bill once again highlight the role of the whip system in India. In this case,most political parties issued whips to their MPs to either vote for or against the bill,depending on their party line. Once the whip is issued,the MPs from each party will necessarily have to obey the whip or else risk losing their seat in Parliament. The Janata Dal (United) had serious differences within itself,and finally decided not to issue a whip,and to
instead allow each of their MPs in the Rajya Sabha to vote according to his/ her individual conscience on this bill.
In practice,the whip is an official appointed to maintain discipline among,secure attendance of,and give necessary information to,members of his party. Party whips are
persons who are expected to be a channel of communication
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between the political party and the members of the party in the legislature. They also serve the function of gauging the
opinion of the members,and communicating it to party leaders. The actual whips issued to members can be of three types: one-line,two-line or three-line,depending on the number of times the text is underlined,reflecting the urgency and importance of the whip.
Issuing whips is an age-old practice in several mature democracies. In the US,the party whips role is to gauge how many legislators are in support of a bill and how many are opposed to it and to the extent possible,persuade them to vote according to the party line on the issue.
In the UK,the violation of a three-line whip is taken seriously occasionally resulting in the expulsion of the member from the party. Such a member can continue in Parliament as an independent until the party admits the member back into the party. In India,the amendment which added the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution,commonly referred to as the anti-defection law,can potentially result in the MP losing his seat in Parliament if he votes against the party whip. There is no data on the frequency of whips issued in India; and,since most bills here are passed by voice vote,it is quite impossible to say whether a party supported or opposed a bill,except by what one might be able to infer from the speeches made by its MPs. Since 1985,there have been a total of 19 cases where MPs lost their seat in Parliament for disobeying the party whip.
Several practitioners are of the view that the whip should be applicable only to motions where the survival of the government is in question,and not to ordinary legislation. In the UK,political parties sometimes announce a free vote,in which MPs are allowed to vote as they wish on certain issues. Speaking on the practice of issuing whips in India,the chairman of the Rajya Sabha recently said that we need to build a political consensus so that the room for political and policy expression in Parliament for an individual member is expanded. This could take many forms. For example,the issuance of a whip could be limited to only those bills that could threaten the survival of a government,such as money bills or no-confidence motions. In other legislative and deliberative business of Parliament,this would enable members to exercise their judgment and articulate their opinion. There is a private member bill now pending in Parliament which seeks to amend the anti-defection law to ensure that it not be applicable to ordinary legislation that does not threaten the survival of a government.
Most observers would agree that the landmark Womens Reservation Bill could not have possibly been passed had political parties not resorted to the use of whips. The idea of forced consensus may be a tempting tool to use at such times. But all of us know that such short cuts are detrimental to the long-term health of our democracy. In a country like the US,where primaries determine who would be the candidate for any seat in the legislature,party leaders cannot use the instrument of issuing party tickets to ensure greater party discipline. But in India,since party leaders determine who is nominated for the next election from any constituency,there is already a great incentive for MPs to obey the party line on most occasions.
This implies that MPs will differ from the party line only in exceptional circumstances. The anti-defection law and the whip system reduce the MPs to a mere headcount on
the floor of the House,and further deter them from exercising their judgment on major issues. The longer route of building consensus on most issues amongst the majority of the legislators concerned,however arduous,must be the way forward.
The writer is director,PRS Legislative Research,Delhi
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Distance from Goa to Naraura
Distance from Goa to Naraura is 1,495 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 929 miles.
The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Goa and Naraura is 1,495 km= 929 miles.
If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Goa to Naraura, It takes 1.66 hours to arrive.
Goa is located in India.
|GPS Coordinates (DMS)||15° 17´ 57.5880'' N |
74° 7´ 26.3640'' E
Goa Distances to Cities
|Distance from Goa to Andaman And Nicobar Islands||2,044 km|
|Distance from Goa to Mumbai||438 km|
|Distance from Goa to Andhra Pradesh||606 km|
|Distance from Goa to Ilkal||225 km|
|Distance from Goa to Palghar||508 km|
Naraura is located in India.
|GPS Coordinates||28° 11´ 59.7840'' N |
78° 23´ 4.9920'' E
Naraura Distances to Cities
|Distance from Naraura to Mahmudabad||288 km|
|Distance from Naraura to Gurgaon||136 km|
|Distance from Naraura to Bilsi||52 km|
|Distance from Naraura to Deoband||179 km|
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|Mass for Bishop Agustin Roman|
On Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:00pm at La Ermita de la Caridad we saw in action during Mass how Cubans are one people united by the Virgin of Charity or as she is affectionately known "Cachita." Several hundred Cubans came together to remember and pray for Bishop Agustin Roman at a Mass officiated by Arch-Bishop Thomas Wenski to observe the one year of his passing.
Archbishop Wenski spoke about the life of Bishop Agustin Roman and how, like Peter, he was a fisher of men and then went onto explain how the late Bishop had planned to be fishing in Cuban waters but forced at gun point to board the Covadonga and go into exile to fish in Chilean and American waters. Arch-Bishop Thomas Wenski spoke about the origins of La Ermita de la Caridad:
"As Jesus Himself told St. Peter that someone would take him where he did not want to go. Father Aleido had to allow himself to be guided by the hands of God who called him to be not only a disciple but missionary - first in Chile and then here in Miami where by the initiative of the bishop at the time, Archbishop Coleman Carroll, built this chapel to the glory of God and the Virgin Mother of Jesus, and for the spiritual good of the Cuban exile. It was built by the sea whose waters also wash the shores of Cuba. Thus, we see ourselves how God's ways are inscrutable but are providential paths."One of the last projects Bishop Agustin Roman presided over was the construction of a small malecón inspired by the one in Havana just behind the La Ermita.
A few days ago Yoani Sanchez made the pilgrimage there and today Rosa Maria Payá and her brother Oswaldo Payá Acevedo took part in the Mass for Bishop Agustin Roman presenting a Cuban flag while Rafael Peñalver presented the plaque of a shiv taken from the prison riot that Bishop Roman ended nonviolently.
"But for the Cuban people, here in exile and on the island, Bishop Agustin Roman occupies a place of grateful honor. And in these days I have received from the Bishops of Cuba solidarity messages on the occasion of the Mass, and a very special thank you to the children of the late Oswaldo Paya, Rosa Maria and Osvaldo, present here today in this Chapel.Bishop Agustin Roman never forgot his Cuban roots and maintained contact with the island and with many families there such as the Payá family. He also continued to pray for the freedom of Cuba and of Cuba’s political prisoners.
Augustine Roman was a son of Cuba - that country that José Martí described as "agony and duty." And if it is true that - as Luz y Caballeros - Father Felix Varela taught the Cuban people how to think, Bishop Roman, the Felix Valera of our time, taught us to pray, and pray unceasingly for the freedom of Cuba.
Maria Rosa, I know that your dad and Bishop Roman mutually admired each other. The times I met your father in Cuba he always called on me to greet Bishop Roman in his name. (And he also told me how happy he was when Father Rumin was appointed rector of the chapel). I hope that when you go back to Cuba that you tell Cubans on the island that despite the bitter divisions Cubans remain one people. May we continue to pray that "To Jesus through Mary charity unites us."
|Father Rumin, Oswaldo Payá Acevedo, ArchBishop Wenski, Rosa Maria Payá|
"It is true that the world lives threatened by weapons of mass destruction, we Catholics in the rosary have a weapon of mass conversion. The response of Bishop Roman to the ideologies of hatred was the gospel of love. To a people abused and badly led by men consumed by the love of power, Bishop Roman proposed another way, the path of the power of love."The best way to conclude this entry are with the thoughts of Agustin Roman on the subject of love and charity within the Cuban context as he expressed them back in 2006:
Charity, that is love of God and of our brothers, because we have already seen too much the fruits of hate in our people. Because charity is what God wanted for us, sent to us over the sea the image of the Mother of his beloved Son under the inspiring nickname: the Mother of Charity, Mother Love, Mother of the country. If what we do for Cuba, we do not do for love, better not do it.
If all of us who want the good of the nation, of the important internal dissident movement and the persevering of exile arm ourselves with these virtues, we will be effective. If we are committed to not let personalism, or the passions dilute them, we will have won. If we keep them and transmit them to all our people, we will have secured for Cuba a happy future. | <urn:uuid:978171a8-f6d5-4731-95d4-dbc8ed76c56d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://cubanexilequarter.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-legacy-of-bishop-agustin-roman.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280763.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00515-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970639 | 1,046 | 1.695313 | 2 |
If you’ve ever driven past the Vance Monument during one of the many protests held there over the last 20 years, there’s a fair chance that Clare Hanrahan numbered among the folks making their voices heard. For the Asheville resident, writer and activist, visibility is a key tool in the fight against injustice. Hanrahan has […]
The meeting this week at Hillcrest Community Center, presented by the school’s parent teacher organization (PTO), mirrored a Jan. 20 session that focused on what can be done to include every student, faculty member, staff and parent at Hall Fletcher Elementary School.
Dierdre Gilmer, Hall Fletcher Elementary PTO president, said her organization initially looked for a grant in 2014 from the Asheville City Schools Foundation for racial equity training because they noticed parents weren’t being represented properly at PTO meetings. A new initiative could change that.
How does a culture combat an entity that cannot be seen? Start with awareness of the issue. “As humans, we all have bias,” says Dr. Rebecca Bernstein of Mission Health. “It doesn’t make us bad people, but when that bias affects how we make decisions, it can have adverse effects on our patients.” “We hope to help […]
Amid national furor over high profile cases around the country in which unarmed black men were killed by police officers, local activists held a Dec. 7 candelight vigil against “police brutality” at the Vance Monument in downtown Asheville. Local photographer John Penley documented the gathering:
Protesters took to the streets in Asheville in the wake of the Dec. 3 grand jury decision not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in the July 2014 death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner. (lead photo by John Penley)
Last semester, minority students accounted for 11.9 percent of UNC Asheville’s total enrollment, according to statistics compiled by the school’s Office of Institutional Research. And though the numbers have fluctuated, recruiting and retaining minority students has been an ongoing problem for the school in recent years.
At noon this past Saturday, 121 racers set off down the Green River Narrows in Henderson and Polk Counties. Battling cold November waters, paddlers fought for the top times in seven different categories: Long K-1 (single paddler – long kayak), K-1W (single paddler – women’s division), C-1 (sprint canoe), K-1 hand paddlers, Short K-1, Short K-1W and open canoe.
The final question asked of Asheville’s two mayoral and five city council candidates did not focus on the usual inquires raised during this municipal election. It wasn’t about the economy. It wasn’t about jobs. It wasn’t about the police department — though it certainly touched on all of those topics. And it had nothing to do with the Asheville Art Museum. (Photo by Max Cooper)
Beginning in 1890 and winding toward 1960, Sharon West’s presentation explored medical accessibility and access for African Americans in Buncombe County. However, she reveals that, in many ways, Buncombe still has a ways to go when it comes to diversity in the medical community. (Photo by Caitlin Byrd)
Events continue in Asheville this week with the aim of raising awareness about racism. (photo by Max Cooper)
It’s too late to register for Isaac Dickson’s Hot Chocolate 10K, but it’s never too late to watch kids scramble up a 1K hill.
This year, the five-mile race, which takes its name from Asheville’s most famous writer, raised about $3,300 for charity. Xpress has the breakdown.
Reporter David Forbes talks about the recent Asheville City Council candidate forum at the YWCA, sponsored by Stand Against Racism. Hosted by Margaret Williams.
Thanks to David Forbes and the Mountain Xpress for covering the lack of hip-hop at Bele Chere in the Aug. 10 issue [“Not Too Kool”]. DJ Kool and Doug E. Fresh would have been a wonderful addition to the lineup. The suggestion that they pose any sort of "risk" in comparison to other artists is […]
The inaugural Gay 5K and Rainbow Fun Run takes place Saturday, June 18 at Carrier Park as part of Blue Ridge Pride’s Games in the Park.
It’s race season again, and on Saturday, April 2, the Western Carolina Physical Therapy Student Association hosts its third annual 5K race.
Night of the Bass Zombies is this weekend; Halloween week brings a special tour by Better Tours of Asheville, a haunted corn maze race, trick-or-treating at a haunted museum and a CD release by Hellblinki on the LaZoom bus. | <urn:uuid:fedbe4ff-9432-4681-8430-a3dfdc85c37d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://mountainx.com/tag/race/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00575-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942535 | 1,008 | 1.625 | 2 |
Six-fold increase in hoax ambulance calls over six years
HSE says improvements in record-keeping may have contributed to 560% rise
There has been a six-fold increase in hoax ambulance calls over the past six years, Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has said. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times
There has been a six-fold increase in hoax ambulance calls over the past six years, Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has said.
He described the 560 per cent increase as “astronomical” and said it showed the “time wasting being experienced” by emergency services.
However improvements in the way records are kept on hoax calls may have contribute to this increase.
In a statement the HSE said reporting of hoax calls has increased in recent years with improved systems.
Before 2010 a paper-based and manual system recorded hoax calls in each local office rather than the computer currently system used, the executive said.
The HSE urged the public to refrain from making hoax calls to emergency services because it puts “unnecessary additional demand on emergency services”.
Mr O’Mahony called for “proper penalties “ to be put in place to ensure people who make such calls are “held to account and are “named and shamed”.
The parliamentary question answered by the head of the National Ambulance Service Martin Dunne shows that the biggest increase was in 2011 when calls rose by over 300 per cent per cent from 2010. Last year the hoax calls fell by almost 9 per cent to 4329.
In some instances people hang up once they are asked for further details but in others they are dispatched to “unnecessarily” to attend “fabricated” crises, Mr O’Mahony said.
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By Reserve Bank of Australia …..
Australia’s new $5 banknote entered circulation on September 1. Issuance is being supported by an information campaign to ensure that the Australian public is able to identify the new banknote and its security features.
The Reserve Bank’s Governor Glenn Stevens said:
“The new $5 banknote has a range of security features that have not previously been used on an Australian banknote and that will help to keep our banknotes secure against counterfeiting into the future. New features include a world-first clear top-to-bottom window and a number of dynamic features that change as the banknote is tilted.
The new banknotes are the culmination of many years of research and trial and extensive consultation with subject-matter experts and the cash-handling industry, as well as qualitative research involving focus groups.”
The $5 banknote is the first in a new series and other denominations will be upgraded over coming years. Each banknote in the series will incorporate the same security features. Additionally, they will each feature a different species of Australian wattle and a native bird within a number of distinctive elements. The new $5 banknote features the Prickly Moses wattle and the Eastern Spinebill.
Above: Close-up of color-shifting ink on the new Australian $5 banknote. All images courtesy Reserve Bank of Australia
The new series also includes a ‘tactile’ feature to help the vision-impaired community distinguish between different banknote denominations. The tactile feature on the $5 banknote is one raised bump on each of the long edges of the banknote next to the top-to-bottom window.
Key design aspects of the existing series of banknotes, such as the color, size and people portrayed on each denomination, have been maintained. This will help the public recognize the new banknotes as they come into circulation.
The existing $5 banknote will be progressively withdrawn from circulation but can continue to be used as usual. All previously issued banknotes remain legal tender. It will take some time for the new banknotes to be widely circulated.
Further information on the new banknote, including a video explaining the new features, can be found at www.banknotes.rba.gov.au.
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The British High Commissioner to Canada says islanders have nothing to fear from the new trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, known as CETA.
Howard Drake has been visiting P.E.I. to look at new trade opportunities.
Dairy farmers and some cheese makers in Canada are concerned about CETA because 17,000 tonnes more European cheese, including Britain's famous cheddar, will be allowed in Canada under this deal.
Drake said those concerns are overblown.
"I don't think you're about to be invaded by British cheddar or anything else for that matter," said Drake.
"In any trade negotiation, there are trade offs and this one is no different. I do find some of the prices of your Canadian cheese is quite eye-watering frankly. So I think a little bit of competition won't be bad for the consumer. But I don't think it's going to be a matter for farmers to fear."
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The U.S. National Park system is arguably one of the greatest collections of preserved space the world has ever seen. From snow-capped glacial peaks to meandering coastal shorelines, some of the U.S.'s most awe-inspiring natural sights are found within the national parks. That said, utter the phrase "national park" and most people will only be able to cough up only a few of the usual suspects: Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon. In 2010, the most visited national park in the United States was Great Smoky Mountains National Park with an astounding 9.4 million visitors.
While parks such as Yellowstone are undisputed highlights, this list should shed some light on lesser-known national parks worth the cost of admission.
-- Kyle Ellison
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Most of the high-end parts available today are stiffer, lighter, stronger, and certainly a little more expensive. However, you will find most of them are too delicate as they have been engineered to meet certain specific functional requirement.
As the market is continuously demanding more efficient applications of the material, hence the designers have to specify more stringent specifications about how they will be installed and serviced.
While a few years back, we used to deal with snapped bolts or stripped threads, and it was very common to notice cracked parts or a broken bike. The fasteners now are no more the weakest link like they were before.
Now the market is filled with various modern tools that you are able to use in different projects. If you need to tighten and untighten any bolts/nuts, people can use a torque wrench, which is the preferred tool these days.
These torque wrenches offer a guarantee of accuracy and consistency. When you have to consider any heavy-duty projects then you will need a little more than any basic tool. Here the role of a hydraulic wrench will come in.
Mektronics is a well-known company existing in Australia that can supply all kinds of precision tools including hydraulic torque wrenches of various specifications that may be needed for your project or servicing purpose.
Let us try to know about the various benefits that these hydraulic torque wrenches can offer to the world of mechanical engineering.
- Most ideal tool for the application of heavy-duty bolting
If you ever need a torque wrench to get enough power for any heavy-duty applications, then the hydraulic solution is considered to be an ideal solution as hydraulic torque wrenches can generate their torque hydraulically alone that means users will need minimal effort to tighten any bolts to any specified torque.
Over a period of time, they have been further refined where even miniarure nut bolts can also be tightened.
- Self-ratcheting and accurate
You will get a very high accuracy level with hydraulic torque wrenches because they are self-ratcheting and designed to be handled easily than the conventional wrenches that most of us are familiar with. They are much lighter, quieter, and also more accurate.
These hydraulic torque wrenches have been so designed that they can prevent any under torquing as well as over-torquing. You must be aware that such under-torquing or over-torquing can often be not only disastrous but also dangerous.
Only any hydraulic torque wrench can make it possible to safely torque any large assemblies and meet the entire safety and health standards of product designer requirements.
The following are the basic benefits offered by hydraulic torque wrenches
- Increased joint integrity
- Decreased bolting time
- Save your time and money as you can avoid repeat bolting and failed pressure tests
- Free up your time for any other tasks
- Huge selections available
Basically, these tools are meant for industrial use, but you can also use them at your home. Now you can also find the one that is quite lightweight and has a smaller variant in nose-radius to meet all your needs. | <urn:uuid:c105e25f-7c2b-47c2-9fa9-a2102fc882b9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.homesbuilder.org/appliances/hydraulic-torque-wrenches-and-the-benefits-offered-by-them.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.961195 | 636 | 1.695313 | 2 |
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Using Counts to Monitor the Health of Local Waterways
Hīkurangi Takiwā Trust
Hīkurangi Takiwā Trust
Hīkurangi Takiwā Trust represents a collective of Ngāti Porou hapū covering 30 thousand hectares south of Ruatoria on the East Coast.
Over a 5-year period, hapū members have monitored and recorded the health of local streams and rivers before, during and after significant events. Those events include a bridge demolition and construction, large landslides and forestry harvesting.
How counts have been used
Local scientists Dr Ian Ruru, Murray Palmer, Amy-Rose Hardy support the hapū, along with Dr Joanne Clapcott, a freshwater biologist with the Cawthron Institute in Nelson.
They’ll use a Macroinvertebrate Community Index to monitor the health of local waterways, by collecting and counting insects in particular parts of a stream. Macroinvertebrates describe any bug, worm or fly visible to the naked eye. The more they count, the better the water quality.
The Rapid Habitat Assessment (RHA) is a tool that Dr Clapcott developed to assess streams’ habitats. It lets assessors score waterways. Low scores on a stream show it needs restoration.
Hapū members participate in regular wānanga to learn how to use the counting tools. A recent wānanga monitored a site in the Makatote Stream just below Penu Pa at Makarika. An RHA score of 72/100 and adjacent and upstream erosion showed a habitat in need of improvement.
The macroinvertebrate community index score for the same site was 116.4, just below the threshold for ‘Excellent – clean water’.
“This is especially good for a farm-type stream as we took samples from a range of habitats,” Murray Palmer says. He has monitored waterways around the district for more than 30 years.
Nearly half of the animals they gathered were of the sensitive orders, like mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies.
The integrated environmental monitoring programme for Te Rohenga o Hīkurangi Takiwā was a significant milestone for the Trust, which works for the six pa and associated hapū in the area between Mt Hikurangi, Waipiro Bay and Ruatoria.
“We are grateful for the expertise and participation of scientists like Murray, Joanne and Dr Ian Ruru,” says Project Manager, Pia Pohatu.
“We are committed to continuing the work as the scientists have passed on their knowledge and the skills to do the monitoring, using consistent processes to get reliable results.”
The monitoring programme will integrate three essential water quality measuring tools:
- Mauri Compass, developed by Dr Ian Ruru and endorsed by Gisborne District Council.
- Rapid Habitat Assessment, developed by Dr Clapcott and the Cawthron Institute.
- Macroinvertebrate Community Index, endorsed by the Ministry for the Environment.
A digital monitoring tool with an interactive ‘touch-smart’ and GIS mapping platform is being developed as a user interface for the monitoring data collected.
Wānanga participants include a number of local landowners, farmers and young people.
Lessons learnt about Counts
“While there are digital technologies for monitoring the health of waterways, we found that everyone enjoyed counting critters more than reading numbers on a digital display panel,” Pia says.
We value the participatory process that counts requires – the kids and our pakeke (adults) can all be part of monitoring the wai (water) that our community relies on.”
The hapū have appreciated being able to track changes over time – they can identify trends by measuring stream-health at the same place and time each year. Counts also let them collect baseline data before an activity like forest harvesting happens – when resulting woody debris and sedimentation from soil erosion run into streams, the hapū can argue better for tighter regulations on the harvesting operations. | <urn:uuid:2e64ea3b-3e0f-49ee-a3b0-c92d0038b925> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://whatworks.org.nz/health-of-local-waterways/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.914874 | 965 | 2.609375 | 3 |
With Ontario now seeing an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 new daily infections — roughly double the number of daily cases on March 1 when the province dropped vaccine passports — it’s clear Ontario has entered its sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts say.
Those numbers are according to the latest wastewater signal estimates from the COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, which also reports that most public health units are once again experiencing exponential growth of infections.
“Basically, we’re in either a resurgence, a sixth wave, or as I like to say, the ‘throw-caution-to-the-wind’ wave,” said Dr. Peter Jüni, epidemiologist and scientific director of the science table.
“Many people are behaving as if the pandemic is almost over. And this means that it is mainly our own behaviour that is driving this wave,” he added, noting that the new highly transmissible subvariant of Omicron, BA.2, is only partly responsible for the increase in cases.
“The new variant is not the main culprit. It’s us. It’s people just dropping their guards and increasing their high-risk contacts, such as gathering with others indoors without masks.”
According to the wastewater estimates, Ontario case rates are now on a similar trajectory to where they were in mid-December when the Omicron wave was beginning to build.
The estimates suggest daily infections are already higher now than any time before the Omicron wave. The table’s estimate peaked at about 130,000 daily cases in early January.
Because the province no longer conducts widespread polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, the number of reported cases each day picks up only a fraction of the true number of COVID infections in Ontario. Wastewater surveillance, which measures the level of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, in water carrying fecal matter flushed down our toilets is now the best indicator of case levels in the population.
The wastewater readings have been steadily increasing over the past three weeks, during which time the province lifted capacity limits for most indoor public settings, eliminated the vaccine passport program and scrapped mask mandates at places like schools, gyms, bars and restaurants.
“This is a pretty earnest, authentic signal that says, ‘yeah, we’re really heading into the storm.’ — and we’re not only heading into the storm, we’re doing it under full power,” said Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at the University of Toronto. “If the goal were to create a wave as large as possible, then we have made all the right decisions.”
He said he is not surprised we are entering another wave given that the province decided to drop mask mandates “at the very worst possible time” and decreased the self-quarantine period to five days when many people remain infectious beyond that time.
“We know factually that that will accomplish one thing: it will put infectious people back in places where they can infect others.”
The wastewater analysis is not the only signal that Ontario is in another wave.
Although Ontario is processing a fraction of the PCR tests it was handling late last year, the province has continued to conduct targeted testing in vulnerable settings. And the tests that are being done have been coming back positive increasingly more often, with average PCR test positivity up to about 14 per cent from a low of around nine per cent in late-February.
The growth is also showing up as a rise in reported outbreaks in these vulnerable settings, with 140 seniors’ homes reporting active outbreaks as of Wednesday, up from a low of 85 on March 15.
One clear signal that a new wave is well underway has little to do with PCR testing or wastewater — it’s the fact more people are already showing up sick in hospital, up to nearly 800 COVID-19 hospitalizations this week from around 600 just 10 days ago.
In the past, hospital trends have tended to lag behind changes in general infection rates, reflecting the time it takes for patients to get sick enough to seek care — an increasing hospital burden is a sign the new wave may have been building for some time.
Furness noted that due to the virus’s increased transmissibility, people prone to poor health outcomes and who, up until now had managed to stay safe, are in a risky situation.
“If you are really high risk,” he said, “the pandemic is not over for you.” | <urn:uuid:ab8a7a82-ae42-4d81-be7a-498dd3358313> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/03/30/were-really-heading-into-the-storm-wastewater-readings-show-ontario-entering-6th-covid-wave.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.959323 | 962 | 2.15625 | 2 |
The Earth’s climate system is warming, and it is clear that human activities are influencing the climate system.
The main cause of warming is the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere since 1750
Natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans have been impacted by climate change in recent decades.
Since the 1980’s, each decade has been warmer than the one before
Sea level rose by 19 cm between 1901 and 2010, the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass, glaciers worldwide are shrinking, and Arctic sea ice is decreasing.
Warming will continue as long as greenhouse gas emission continues.
Reducing greenhouse emissions by substantial amounts, and sustaining this reduction, can limit future climate change impacts and their severity.
Options to mitigate climate change, or reduce greenhouse emissions, exist in all sectors of the economy and in many cases mitigation is more cost effective than business as usual.
However effective mitigation is, there will still be impacts on human and natural systems as a result of the greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. This means that adaptation measures, or actions to reduce the impacts of climate change, are inherently necessary.
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In the Administration Console, connector, JMS, and JDBC resources are handled differently, but they use the same underlying Connector architecture. In the Application Server, all communication to an EIS, whether to a message provider or an RDBMS, happens through the Connector architecture. To provide JMS infrastructure to clients, the Application Server uses the Sun Java System Message Queue software. To provide JDBC infrastructure to clients, the Application Server uses its own JDBC system resource adapters. The application server automatically makes these system resource adapters available to any client that requires them.
For more information about JMS in the Application Server, see Chapter 14, Using the Java Message Service. For more information about JDBC in the Application Server, see Chapter 11, Using the JDBC API for Database Access. | <urn:uuid:4dd0ff35-ea8b-42e7-8730-017f6ef62604> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19528-01/819-4734/bealm/index.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280587.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00568-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.826862 | 162 | 2.015625 | 2 |
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PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A was successfully launched on December 07, 2016 at 10:25 hrs (IST) from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
RESOURCESAT-2A is a Remote Sensing satellite intended for resource monitoring. RESOURCESAT-2A is a follow on mission to RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2, launched in 2003 and 2011 respectively. RESOURCESAT-2A is intended to continue the remote sensing data services to global users provided by RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2
RESOURCESAT-2A carries three payloads which are similar to those of RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2. They are a high resolution Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS-4) camera operating in three spectral bands in the Visible and Near Infrared Region (VNIR) with 5.8 m spatial resolution and steerable up to ± 26 deg across track to achieve a five day revisit capability. The second payload is the medium resolution LISS-3 camera operating in three-spectral bands in VNIR and one in Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) band with 23.5 m spatial resolution. The third payload is a coarse resolution Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) camera operating in three spectral bands in VNIR and one band in SWIR with 56 m spatial resolution.
RESOURCESAT-2A carries two Solid State Recorders with a capacity of 200 Giga Bits each to store the images taken by its cameras which can be read out later to ground stations. | <urn:uuid:609bfd59-d212-4dcb-bad2-862d135fe3db> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.nrsc.gov.in/RESOURCESAT-2A-Images | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282926.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00395-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920325 | 377 | 2.09375 | 2 |
By Staff Sgt. Debbie Lockhart
50th Space Wing Public Affairs
Last week, a rabbit in El Paso County died of a tularemia infection prompting El Paso County Public Health to urge its residents to use caution when around wild animals.
“Tularemia is a bacterial infection most commonly transmitted to humans by the handling of sick or dead animals infected with tularemia,” said Tech. Sgt. Kit Atchison, NCO in charge of Force Health Management.
Schriever Air Force Base is located within El Paso County, but has not been affected by the tularemia infection.
“We’ve had a rabbit and prairie dog overpopulation problem on base for over a year,” said David Barnett, 50th Civil Engineer Squadron supervisory engineering technician.
The 21st Medical Group’s Public Health Office and the 50 CES Environmental Flight strongly encourage base personnel and residents not to play with, feed or touch rabbits and other wild animals on base.
“Leave the wild animals alone and please don’t feed the critters, you’ll just make more problems,” said Barnett.
This infection, also known as “Rabbit Fever,” is most commonly found in animals, but an estimated 200 human cases are reported to the Centers for Disease Control each year.
“It isn’t the animal itself that could cause problems, it is the fleas they carry,” said Barnett.
Tularemia can be spread to humans by handling infected animal carcasses, eating or drinking contaminated food or water or breathing in the bacteria.
“Most people who get tularemia have been bitten by an infected tick, deer fly or other insect,” said Atchison.
Symptoms of tularemia typically include: sudden fever, chills, headaches, diarrhea, muscle aches, joint pain and dry cough. However, depending on how a person is exposed symptoms can also include: ulcers on the skin or mouth, swollen and painful lymph glands, eyes and a sore throat.
“Symptoms usually appear within three to five days, but could take up to 14 days,” said Atchison.
If someone notices they are experiencing these symptoms they should immediately contact their medical advisor via the Access to Care Line at 719-524-CARE(2273); according to Senior Airman Tympany Mileger, 21st MDG Public Health Office.
“As long as the symptoms are caught early and the right medication is prescribed, tularemia is treatable,” said Mileger.
It is important to take precautions to protect yourself and your family from possible infection.
“Do not handle sick animals, if a dead animal must be moved and it is on base, contact Civil Engineering. When outdoors, leash your pets and keep them away from dead animals,” said Atchison. “When outdoors where there are wild animals and rodents, wear insect repellent containing DEET.”
If an injured or dead animal is found on the installation, call the CE service call desk at 567-2300. However, if it is found within the housing area, call the Tierra Vista Communities office at 683-3660.
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Ana Cunya: 5 habits you can adopt RIGHT NOW to get you on a path to beautiful skin
Ana Cunya is an international model with more than 20 years in the field, 2017 winner of the World Swimsuit model search and a certified nutritional coach that specializes in helping women rejuvenate their skin, improve their energy and boost their confidence through personalized body, mind and spiritual nutritional detox programs.
1- Start your day with 1/2 lemon or lime squeezed into a glass of water
Lemons and limes are amazing cleansers of the liver. During the night, the liver is busy collecting gunk out of your cells and tissues. Drinking lemon water when you wake up may help the process of flushing out these toxic substances from your body more efficient
2- Remove or reduce inflammatory foods
Dairy, Sugar, Gluten and Processed foods are on top of the list when it comes to contributing to skin breakouts and causing inflammation of the skin.
3- Get enough sleep
Sleep is regenerative for the body and extremely healing for the skin. Lack of sleep contributes to food cravings and poor food choices during the day. Aim to disconnect from technology and over stimulation an hour or so before bed. Eat 2-3 hrs before bed. I have found that having dinner by 7 pm latest and sleeping by 10 pm most days a powerful tool towards a restful night of sleep 🙌🏻
4- Load up on your favorite fruits
Make it a habit of eating fruit every day. Fruit has properties that restore your liver, revitalize your brain and enhance so many bodily functions. Fruit is best eaten by itself or paired with raw vegetables and leafy greens. Since incorporating a larger volume of fruits into my diet, especially in the morning, my skin, energy and overall health drastically improved.
If you do not sweat, your skin becomes congested and toxicity blocks the skin’s oil ducts and exit pores, making the skin dry, scaly and inflamed. Aim to break a sweat daily. I love walking outdoors at a faster pace, nature hikes, saunas and playing sports I enjoy. Find what makes you feel good and go for it daily 🙂
6- Adopt a more natural skincare routine
The health of your skin is an internal issue NOT an external one. In other words, a healthy body inside means healthy skin outside. With that said, I still think that the right skin care products can do wonders for your skin. When choosing skin care products and cosmetics I favor non-toxic and more natural products and brands.
The EWG Skin Deep database is a great resource when looking for solutions to protect yourself from unwanted chemicals etc.
Some of my absolute favorite brands include @beautycounter @esse @truebotanicals @illia @rms
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by Patricia Mathson
CLICK HERE for a fun activity page about St. André Bessette.
The life of André Bessette shows us that we can be saints even in the busyness of everyday life. André was a doorkeeper for 40 years. He didn’t found an order; he didn’t travel the world as a missionary; he could barely read and write. But he was a person of prayer and compassion for people who were sick. And in October 2010, he was declared a saint of the Catholic Church.
Difficult Early Years
Alfred Bessette lived in Canada. His father died in a work accident when Alfred was 9 years old. Then his mother became sick and died when he was 12 years old.
Alfred had little education and was often sick. He tried a variety of jobs over the years, which included farming and factory work. Even though life was difficult for him, Alfred was always a person of faith in God.
Compassion for the Sick
When Alfred was 25 years old, he became a Brother of the Holy Cross and took the name André. His job was to answer the door at Notre Dame College in Montreal, which was run by his order.
This humble person welcomed all who came to the door. He shared God’s love. He was a person of compassion and went to visit people who were sick in their homes, and they also came to see him.
Devotion to St. Joseph
Brother André had a great devotion to St. Joseph and encouraged people to ask this saint to pray for them. He worked to have a shrine built to honor St. Joseph, but André died before it was completed.
Today, two million people visit this church in Montreal each year. Brother André died in 1937. He was declared a saint in October 2010. We celebrate his example of faith on January 6.
What Can We Do?
* Let’s be “welcoming people” like St. André was. Let’s think about how we can welcome people who are new to our school or new to our church or new to our country. How can we reach out to others?
* Let’s learn about the Congregation of the Holy Cross, the order to which St. André belonged. We can look up the order’s work around the world at holycrosscongregation.org. One of their ministries is André House in Phoenix, AZ, which serves those who are homeless and poor.
* Let’s talk about St. Joseph, for whom St. André had a special devotion. Saint Joseph is the patron saint of Canada and of the Universal Church. Saint Joseph was always faithful to what God asked of him. We can ask St. Joseph to pray for us as St. André did.
God of Love, we honor St. André Bessette as a saint of your kingdom. From his example of faith, may we learn that you call each of us to serve you. Help us to be people of compassion as he was and to welcome others in your name. Amen.
Patricia Mathson has many years experience in faith formation as a DRE and holds a Master of Religious Education degree. She is currently the children’s ministry coordinator at Hope Family Center in Des Moines, IA. She is the author of ten books with the latest titled 70 Sacrament Starters for Children (Twenty-Third Publications).
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The use of academic profiling sites is becoming more common, and emerging technologies boost researchers' visibility and exchange of ideas. In our study we compared profiles at five different profiling sites. These five sites are ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Google Scholar Citations, ResearcherID and ORCID. The data set is enriched by demographic information including age, gender, position and affiliation, which are provided by the national CRIS-system in Norway. We find that approximately 37% of researchers at the University of Bergen have at least one profile, the prevalence being highest (> 40%) for members at the Faculty of Psychology and the Faculty of Social Sciences. Across all disciplines, ResearchGate is the most widely used platform. However, within Faculty of Humanities, Academia.edu is the preferred one. Researchers are reluctant to maintain multiple profiles, and there is little overlap between different services. Age turns out to be a poor indicator for presence in the investigated profiling sites, women are underrepresented and professors together with PhD students are the most likely profile holders. We next investigated the correlation between bibliometric measures, such as publications and citations, and user activities, such as downloads and followers. We find different bibliometric indicators to correlate strongly within individual platforms and across platforms. There is however less agreement between the traditional bibliometric and social activity indicators. | <urn:uuid:f2b212a6-35a8-4887-b1cf-6a0bc8e6161d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26565408/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.955944 | 271 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Is it collocate or Colocate? If there’s no preference, go with “colocate,” the most common spelling in standard dictionaries. You didn’t ask, but dictionaries say “colocate” and “co-locate” are pronounced coh-LOW-cate, while the older “collocate” is pronounced CAHL-uh-cate.
What does colocation mean? Definition of colocate
: to locate (two or more things) together or be located together: such as. a transitive : to cause (two or more things) to be in the same place or close together They [fog signals] are usually co-located with another form of aid such as a light … —
What is the example of co location? I need to make the bed every day. My son does his homework after dinner.
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Features: Maria is the smallest bear in the Bear Forest. On arrival she only weighed 60 kilograms..
History: For twenty-one years Maria lived in a concrete pit in the former breeding station for hunting, ‘Kormisosh, in Bulgaria. Maria and Pesho arrived at the Bear Forest in May 2014.
Special remarks: Maria is very fond of Pesho. At times the two bears are inseparable.
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A newly-discovered manuscript may represent Edward Gibbonâs earliest experiment in the irony for which he would become famous, an Oxford University English academic has found.
The first sequencing of the Asiatic pear genome has recently been completed by an international consortium of seven worldwide universities and institutions including the University of Illinois.
More world literature just got its door kicked open digitally. For the first time scholars will be able to compare material kept in the separate collections for centuries.
Ancient manuscripts written by Arabic scholars can provide valuable meteorological information to help modern scientists reconstruct the climate of the past, a new study has revealed. The research, published in Weather, analyses ...
The editor of the US journal Science said Friday he supports the decision of bird flu experts in Geneva to make public controversial research about a mutant form of the H5N1 virus.
Love is in the air at the Bodleian Library this Valentine's Day, as the stories of epic medieval romances from King Arthur and Guinevere to Tristan and Isolde are on display.
Germany has handed to the Czech Republic a manuscript of Johann Gregor Mendel, founder of modern genetics, on his plant hybridization experiments, the Czech foreign minister said Thursday.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Antique books in the Vatican Library are being digitised to preserve them for future generations using a technique developed through ESA to store satellite images of the sky.
EPL (Europhysics Letters) has today gone beyond Earthly limits by publishing its first ever paper submitted from space.
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An international effort is being organized to save some 15 endangered chimpanzees isolated in a part of Rwanda's rain forest.
Organizers of the Rwandan National Conservation Park said a 30-mile tree corridor will be planted to connect the Gishwati Forest Reserve, the chimpanzees' home range, to Nyungwe National Park.
The project is a collaborative effort of the Rwandan government; the Great Ape Trust of Iowa, and Earthpark, a national environmental education center proposed for Pella, Iowa.
"This is an ambitious plan, but the Gishwati chimpanzees are on the brink of extinction," said Benjamin Beck, conservation director at the Great Ape Trust. "Every newly planted tree increases their chance of survival by providing additional food, shelter and security from people."
The Gishwati Forest, in western Rwanda, was deforested during the 1980s by agricultural development and in the 1990s during the resettlement of people following the nation's civil war and genocide. Once the second-largest indigenous forest in Rwanda, Gishwati included about 250,000 acres during the early 1900s. By 1994 the forest covered about 1,500 acres.
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Pleasures of Reading, 2015
by Lisa Tuttle
My big author discovery this year has been Rebecca Solnit. I can’t remember what made me order a copy of River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West (Penguin, 2003) – Muybridge was a fascinating character, but I was not that interested in him or the early history of photography to think I had to read his biography, so I must have read a review, or happened across a reference to this book which made it clear how much more than just a biography it is, and how wonderful I would find it. It is a beautifully written book about so many different subjects: time, change, America, the westward movement, history, art, and more. I now want to read everything Rebecca Solnit has written.
In the chapter “Lost River” there is a section titled “Ghosts and Machines” – I have to quote a small bit:
“The Ghost Dance was a technology. Literally, a technology is a systematic practice or knowledge of an art, and although we almost always apply the term to the scientific and mechanical, there is no reason not to apply it to other human-made techniques for producing desired results. Maybe the best definition would be: A technology is a practice, a technique, or a device for altering the world or the experience of the world. To propose annihilating the inexorable march or history and the irreversibility of death was to propose a technology as ambitious as a moon walk or a gene splice. The Ghost Dance had its parallels in the spiritualist movement that began in the 1840s... Spiritualism likewise sought to cross that great divide, death.... spiritualism had close ties to the feminist movement of the middle decades of the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Women were the principal mediums in spiritualism, and it was something of a women’s religion...”
I’ve had a long time interest in both the development of spiritualism, and the history of the women’s movement, so I looked at Solnit’s end notes, where I found this: “On spiritualism my main source is Barbara Goldsmith’s magnificent Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull (New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1998)”
Magnificent, indeed! This book, which I promptly sought out, bought and read on the basis of that footnote, is my other favourite book of the year. A combination of biography (Victoria Woodhull) and history, the story Barbara Goldsmith tells is filled with larger-than-life characters and as gripping as a great novel.
As for fiction – I read mainstream, and I read genre – but I like fantasy best when it strays farthest from genre, to inform and transform an otherwise realist contemporary literary novel. It’s a tricky balancing act, and not that many authors attempt it. The two that did it for me this year were The Snow Queen by Michael Cunningham and Call of the Undertow by Linda Cracknell. Both books import elements of fairy tale into contemporary lives and times, with stunning results. Michael Cunningham is, of course, a much-praised, very well-known author (I loved The Hours), but I came across Linda Cracknell almost by chance. Call of the Undertow is her first novel, published two years ago by small press in Glasgow (Freight Books), and well worth seeking out if, like me, you appreciate ambiguity and atmosphere – and a particular Scottish legend I will not name here.
In the category of “how did I manage to miss reading this amazing book for so many years?” I read, and loved, The Names by Don DeLillo and The Birds Fall Down by Rebecca West.
And, finally Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine. What an amazing, disturbing, powerful, haunting and thought-provoking book. My only regret is that, never having seen a copy, I bought it on my Kindle. Not only does it have pictures, but I missed the whole sensuous thrill of holding an actual book the first time I read it. So now I have to buy it again so I can read it properly. It will bear many re-readings.
one of the contributors to
an anthology ghost/horror drama called "The Ghost Train Doesn't Stop
Here Anymore," scheduled for a two-week run on the London stage
in March 2016. She has a new novel forthcoming in summer 2016 from Jo Fletcher Books, "The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist and the psychic Thief." She has also published nonfiction and more than a dozen
books for younger readers. In 1974 she won the John W. Campbell Award
for Best New Writer and, in 1987, the BSFA award in the short fiction
category. Aqueduct Press published her novella My Death
in 2008 (which is now available as an ebook). Born and raised in
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Assess for Success! Assessment Tools for K-12 Creative Projects
Participate and share : Interactive lecture
Sunday, November 29, 11:30 am–12:15 pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
Cindy Herren Anthony Stirpe
Creativity is the premier skill innovative companies are looking for. Rethinking our assessments may help prepare students for their future. Learn how creative assessments can engage, motivate, empower and challenge your students and maximize active, deep learning. Many student examples, assessment tools and easy, free creation tools will be shared.
|Audience:||Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators|
|Attendee devices:||Devices useful|
|Attendee device specification:||Smartphone: Windows, Android, iOS
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
|Participant accounts, software and other materials:||Our digital book will be published in the iTunes Book Store and shared with participants
Our presentation and resources will also be shared
A room with round tables would be helpful for collaboration and participation, but we could adapt to a more traditional setting
|Topic:||Assessment/evaluations/use of data|
|Subject area:||Language arts, STEM/STEAM|
|ISTE Standards:||For Educators:
Too many students – especially those furthest from opportunity – are unprepared for the modern economy and the challenges of the 21st century. The purpose of this presentation is to challenge educators to rethink assessments and their intended outcomes. On traditional tests and quizzes, answers tend to be correct or incorrect. Research shows that students who measure high tend to always measure high, and the students who don't measure up tend to experience disappointment over and over. While quizzes and tests have their place in every learners experience, students also need opportunities to create through a process that has plans, mistakes, feedback and revisions along the way. We will share 7 strategies of assessment FOR learning. We will also share single point rubrics that can be edited to meet the needs of teachers and their students.
Participants will explore various examples of creative projects and the tools used to assess at various K-12 grade levels and in multiple subject areas.
Participants will explore ways to assess projects when students use digital creation tools (Clips App, PicEdu, Keynote, Book Creator, Google Slides, Google Drawings, etc)
Participants will compare traditional assessments to creative projects intended to show mastery of the same content.
Participants will explore a project based learning model
Participants will explore ways to assess creative projects
Participants will leave with all resources shared within the presentation
Models employed: Project based learning, creation as an assessment tool
(15 min) Introduction:
Introduce speakers, Objectives of session, Who's in the room?
Participants turn and share with a partner an example of content that they remember from a test or quiz that they took as a student. Share out
Participants turn and share with a partner an example of content that they remember from a project that they created in school. Share out.
Introduce the WHY of creation
Introduce the WHY of assessment
Share research related to both
Formative Assessment Tools - compare traditional to the single point rubric
(10 min) High school example and explanation of how the single point rubric works within a project.
Examples will be aligned to Common Core, ISTE and/or CSTA standards
and will demonstrate the use of a variety of creation tools
(20 min) A second example will be provided, using a second grade project from another subject area. Participants will be given…and they will take time to apply the rubric and assess this project using the single-point rubric.
Compare examples of a traditional assessment to a product created with the intent to show mastery of the same content. Participants will share what they know about the student by looking at both pieces and evaluate which gives more feedback to the student, intended audience and teacher
(10 min) Share example of a rubric that results in every project looking the same. As an alternative, introduce the single point rubric which allows for creativity and doesn’t place boundaries on student performance. Share ways to assess student work in a way that promotes a process that has plans, mistakes, feedback and revisions along the way.
(10 Min) Tricks and Tips: we have a digital book that we will share with teachers, which shares editable evaluation templates and rubrics that can be adapted for any learning environment.
(5 min) wrap-up questions etc.
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(Albany, NY)-The Senate Democratic Majority passed groundbreaking legislation to protect children with autism, setting the bar for a new national standard for treatment and services. The legislation sponsored by Senator Neil D. Breslin (D-Delmar), Chair of the Insurance Committee, requires health insurers to cover early intervention screening, diagnosis and treatment for autism spectrum disorders, saving families facing autism thousands of dollars a year.
Despite research demonstrating that early intervention and intensive behavioral therapies can yield significant improvement in the quality of life for those with autism, diagnosis and treatment have been excluded from coverage by health insurance carriers in New York.
Under the bill, the Commissioner of Health will be responsible for publicizing regulations identifying the specific treatment and therapy options that insurers must cover. “This law would restore the voice of those indirectly affected by autism. Many families paying out-of-pocket for autism treatments risk their homes and the educations of their unaffected children, mortgaging their entire futures for something that should be covered by basic health insurance” said Senator Breslin.
This bill is one of the strongest in the nation, not only requiring policies to cover autism, but does so without a financial cap. The bill would only allow evidence-based and clinically proven treatments to be covered. Furthermore, the coverage is extended for the entire life span of the individual. Twenty states previously spoke up for those affected by autism by passing legislation to provide them with insurance coverage. The passage of this much needed legislation makes New York the 21st state to require such coverage.
The Centers for Disease Control have now estimated that the number of children with autism is 1 in 110 nationwide, up from previous estimates of 1 in 150. The numbers are even more stark in New York, with the autism rate for children increasing by about 15-percent per year. Recent studies have shown that close to 1 in 90 children are affected by autism. Currently, there are 17,000 students ages 4 to 21 classified by New York schools as having autism.
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SOCIAL STUDIES: COMMON EXAM REVIEW
Democracy- Any form of government in which political power is exercised by all citizens, either directly or through their elected representatives.
Direct Democracy- All citizens can create public policy if they want to, there are no representatives in government: The citizens vote on everything, All citizens participate in government. Example: In ancient Athens, Greece, they held assemblies where citizens voted to pass laws.
Representative Democracy- Like direct democracy, all citizens participate in government, People elect representatives who vote on laws for the citizens, Representatives answer to the people through regular elections. An example would be the United States.
Monarchy- A monarchy is a form of government in which it is ruled by one person such as a king or queen. An example would be England.
Dictatorship- dictatorship power is not inherited, but however it is taken by force. An example would be Hitler with him taking over Germany.
Theocracy- a system of government of when priest rule in the name of God. An example would be Afghanistan.
Oligarchy- when a small group of people ruling a country or group. An example would be China.
Anarchy- a form of government in which there is no government. An example would be Somalia.
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Competition policies have long been based on a scholarly tradition focussed on static models and static analysis of industrial organisation. However, recent developments in industrial organisation literature have led to significant advances, moving beyond traditional static models and a pre-occupation with price competition, to consider the organization of industries in a dynamic context.
This is especially important in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) network industries where competition centres on network effects, innovation and IP rights and the key driver of consumer benefit is technological progress. Consequently, when an antitrust intervention is considered a number of considerations which arise out of the specific nature of the ICT sector have to be taken into account to ensure improved consumer welfare.
This book considers the adequacy of existing EU competition policy in the area of ICT industries against the findings of modern economic theory. Particular attention is given to the implications of these dynamic markets for the competitive assessment and treatment of most common competitive harms in this area, such as non-price predatory practices, tying and bundling, cooperative standard setting, platform joint-ventures, and cooperative R&D. | <urn:uuid:8076b59f-b644-486b-ae9c-fbabfa536c99> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wildy.com/isbn/9781849461344/eu-competition-law-and-the-information-and-communication-technology-network-industries-hardback-hart-publishing | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00330-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926587 | 269 | 1.5 | 2 |
Five key elements
In this section we are talking about specific technologies: bar codes and RFID, for identification of items, locations or individuals; and hand held mobile computers, used to direct activities or collect information.
In any project to introduce or update information systems using these technlogies, there are five key elements which determine success of the project.
The five elements are:
- system design,
- labels or tags, and
- ongoing support.
This page talks about the first item, system design.
By system design we mean the definition of the way that the system will be used. What will be identified? How will it be identified? How are new items added to the system? How do we track moves? Who has rights to view and edit data?
Poor decisions at this stage of the project can lead to extra work (at implementation and beyond), poor usability, and sometimes lack or failure of key functionality. Achieving an effective design, and completing a design verification process is key to project success.
So how to achieve this?
For most projects one of the main problems is that no single individual holds all the answers.
Our clients usually have a very good understanding of their own internal processes, but sometimes that information is shared between several individuals, with no one person holding the full picture in detail. And whether the project is for the introduction of new technology, (bar codes, RFID, or hand held computers), or just for an upgrade, it is usually the case that the operational personnel have little knowledge of the capabilities (and potential pitfalls) of these technologies.
SageData have been installing these systems since 1991. We have a rich and varied experience, with large organisations and small, with asset tracking and warehouse mangement, counting Caribou and more. But we don't have a detailed knowledge of our client's day to day operations.
So the design must necessarily be a group activity, with different players contributing according to their specialised knowledge.
At our first meetings, we review your operational procedures. We use a checklist to make sure we capture the key metrics of your operations. We explain and demonstrate the capabilities of the systems, and determine what is required in the function of the new system, and what changes will be required to ensure that our software provides the best user experience.
We evaluate different hardware, and may install a "trial" system, to get feedback from our clients. These meetings can be face to face, or can be conducted by conference call.
So the sytem design is a joint effort, with our clients being the operational experts, and SageData providing technology and system expertise, and drawing on our knowledge of similar applications.
When the intial review is completed, we are usually able to provide a proposal for the system, complete with functional specification, costing and schedule.
Once an agreement to proceed is in place, we repeat the process, with one or more discovery meetings, at which the design is developed and reviewed in more detail. On agreement to the updated system design documents, implementation can begin.
If often happens that we join a project when the initial design work has been completed, perhaps by the client's operational personnel, perhaps by the internal IT department. In this case SageData can offer a design review, examining the system design for flaws or potential weaknesses.
Whichever way we go, SageData can help with the overall system design, and help steer you around the potential dangers and pitfalls inherently associated with the introduction of new technology.
Our aim is to give you a boring system. You turn it on, it works. No fuss. No excitement.
Our intention is to leave you to focus on your key areas of expertise, your core competencies. Our job is to look after the bar code system, so that you don't have to.
For further information contact Tom Vernon or Doreen Wallace, or send an e-mail to
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The largest democracy in the world has a total GDP of $ 2,288.720 billion. According to nominal GDP it stands at rank 7 in the world.
While by purchasing power parity it is at rank 3 in the world after China and the United States, Its GDP by purchasing power parity is $ 8,642.760 billion. In the third quarter of financial year 2015-16, Indian GDP growth rate reached 7.3% & it surpassed China in terms of growth which had growth rate of 6.9 percent during the same period.
It made India the fastest growing economy in the world. India the second largest country in the world by population has a population of 1254.02 million people of which 29650 thousand are employed. The unemployment rate of the country is 4.9 percent while the total unemployed people are 44.79 million.
The main industries of India are software, petroleum products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, textiles, steel, transportation equipment, machinery, leather, cement, mining, construction. Due to economic reforms Indian services sector lead the economy. Services sector contributes to 52.9% of Gross Value Added (GVA) to India's total GVA of INR 115.50 lakh crore.
India's main export partners are European Union, United States, United Arab Emirates and China. With a value of $ 61.2 billion, the petroleum products are exported the most by India. The list of goods exported is followed by precious stones ($ 41.2 billion) and automobile ($ 14.5 billion ). The total export stands at $ 26000.00 million.
The total import by India is $45200.00 million. India has good import relations with are China, European Union, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. Most imported commodity is crude oil. Indians' fascination with gold makes it a prime importer of precious stones also. The balance of trade stands at $ -19200 million.
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If you want to continue your success in any field, you need to continue learning and developing your skills with time. When people stop learning new things, the growth in their careers stops. Therefore, you need to get executive coaching as it can help you in knowing which things you need to improve and which habits you should leave.
Even if you are doing your own business or doing a job in an organisation, there is always room for improvement. That improvement opens the new doors of opportunities, and you get the things you want.
Below are a few benefits you can get by getting executive coaching from the best organisations.
1. Identify the strengths and limitations
Whether you arrange the coaching for the individuals or the organisations, it can help you realise the strengths and weaknesses. If you know all those things, you can gain a lot more success before your expected time. It allows you to use your strengths and utilise them.
Besides utilising the strengths, you also need to overcome your weaknesses. Sometimes organisations or individuals don’t get success, and they curse their luck. Although having good luck is important for growth, it is more important than luck to convert your weaknesses in strengths.
The coaches of the career development agencies are qualified and have years of experience in coaching, and they can easily find the strengths and weaknesses in different people.
If you are working in an organisation, and your growth is stopped, you need to consult the career coaches as they can tell you which things you need to change to continue your growth.
2. Improve productivity
Organisations and individuals need to be productive at every level of their career. In case even one of the departments of an organisation is not productive, it can impact the company’s overall revenue and image. Therefore, good organisations arrange executive training from time to time to enhance the productivity of their employees.
Although executive coaching is for the organisations’ benefit, it can also help the individuals make their lives better and become good leaders. The hierarchy of an organisation can also learn how they can effectively manage the people working under them.
3. Personal development
Coaching has tailored guidance, and it can empower leaders and also ordinary people. Usually, people are unaware of their personalities, and that is why they don’t know which things they need to do in their lives. Those people need training and coaching, which can help them to develop their personalities.
If they stuck on one thing and didn’t improve themselves, they will gain nothing from their careers or businesses. Many people also don’t need those people who are not productive and develop their personalities. If many people are working in an organisation, it could not survive in the competitive market for a long time.
Executive trainers motivate the individuals, develop leadership skills in them, develop self-awareness, build confidence and improve their confidence. People need all those things to make their lives better with time. These things are not only beneficial for them in their careers but also for their lives.
4. Goal setting
If people don’t have any goals in their lives, they cannot succeed as they don’t try to improve themselves. The executive trainers help the organisations and the individuals to set some micro and macro-level goals. When the workers have a clear goal they need to achieve, they work hard and achieve them.
Most of the time, when you set goals for your employees and ask them to achieve them. They do it before the time that you have expected. Therefore, for your organisation’s betterment, you should set some goals and ask the workers to achieve them.
The executive trainers can help you in setting the goals for the organisation and the individual workers.
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Can Social Media help to save the world?
It has been argued that Social Media is the most important change in mass communication since the Guttenberg Press. This seismic shift in the way we communicate has positive and negative outcomes for the developing world. The Arab Spring revolutions are a fine example of positive change. Wael Gonim, who played an influential role in the Egyptian uprisings, says there is no doubt it was an “ internet sparked revolution.” Whereas the controversial Kony 2012 campaign by Invisible Children has been widely debated for both its positive and negative impacts. On the positive side it was the fastest growing viral video of all times with valuable lessons to be learned from it. The negatives were many: inaccuracy of information, oversimplification and unnecessarily large production budgets, to name but a few.
Charities and NGOs were early adopters of Social Media as a communication and marketing tool. There have been many successful campaigns such as the Greenpeace Mister Splashy Pants campaign, Oxfam’s Land Grab’s campaign and No Child Born to Die by Save the Children. Social Media has made it easier than ever before for large broadcasters to report on issues around the world and with cuts in budgets, it is more cost effective to utilise citizen or activist generated media.
Social Media has undoubtedly changed the way we communicate, it empowers individuals and enables communities to share information and have a collective voice. It has been used by international development agencies and NGOs to crowd source information during disasters such as the Haiti earthquake. NGOs have also employed social media to raise awareness of humanitarian issues, fundraise and report from the field. The negative impacts of social media have been discussed at length such as cyber infidelity, cyber bullying, privacy, addiction, criminality and cultural imperialism.
In 2002 the Guardian published an article about how the mobile phone is changing our world . At that time the number of mobiles in the world was 1.4 billion. Not many people would have predicted that ten years later there would be 6 billion mobile subscriptions and internet enabled mobiles would be more or less standard. The undoubted penetration of smartphones in developing countries over the next few years will give more and more people access to social media networks. Is it a myth that Social Media can help to save the world?by | <urn:uuid:c7de1d45-165e-4f85-8424-0634382c927c> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://social-media-for-development.org/can-social-media-save-the-world/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279933.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00125-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960366 | 465 | 2.890625 | 3 |
American patriot and statesman Alexander Hamilton, the illegitimate son of a Scottish merchant, was born on St. Croix probably on January 11, 1755. After showing remarkable promise in finance, the young Hamilton was sent by a benefactor to King’s College in New York. In 1776, Hamilton joined the Continental Army, where he soon joined George Washington’s staff. After the war, Hamilton became active in New York politics, gaining a reputation as a supporter of a strong central government. In the struggle for the ratification of the Constitution, Hamilton collaborated with James Madison and John Jay in writing the Federalist Papers, which were instrumental in the passage of the Constitution. In 1789, newly elected President George Washington named Hamilton secretary of the treasury. During his tenure, Hamilton established the National Bank, introduced an excise tax, suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion and spearheaded the effort for the federal government to assume the debts of the states. In the presidential election of 1800, Hamilton broke the deadlock between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr by supporting Jefferson. The enmity between Hamilton and his longtime political enemy Burr grew worse during the 1804 campaign for governor of New York. Finally, on July 11, at Weehawken, N.J., the two men fought a duel. Hamilton was shot and died the next day of his injuries.
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This tutorial will introduce you to the different search capabilities of Reference USA.
This tutorial will introduce you to the different search capabilities of BizMiner. You will be able to search by industry and geographic region upon completion of this tutorial.
This tutorial will introduce health science students to MEDLINE via PubMed and help them gain basic searching skills within this database. Keywords: Medline, PubMed, National Library of Medicine, Clinical Queries
This interactive tutorial provides students with step by step instructions on how to search the ARTstor database. Students are guided through the process of accessing the database through the UA Library Catalog, becoming familiar with the available images in ARTstor, how to sort, browse and search them, identify copyright holders and utilize image viewing options. Keywords: images, art
Learn how to get the most out of Web of Science by going beyond keyword searches and locating citations, the most cited papers, and more.
Interactive tutorial that shows UA students how to locate educational materials through ERIC. Guides students through the steps of identifying keywords, navigating, refining searches, evaluating results, and using ERIC's citation tool. Keywords: education, ERIC | <urn:uuid:07003b83-9ffe-4a49-b5a3-969075858ffa> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.library.arizona.edu/applications/quickHelp/tutorials/search/learning_goal:3/page:3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280242.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00082-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.829104 | 242 | 1.898438 | 2 |
Historian Richard B. Morris in 1973 identified the following seven figures as the key Founding Fathers: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington. The full colorized images are accomplished through a revolutionary new authentic and genuine colorization process, creating a collectible work of art. Former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is featured on the obverse of the note, along with the special colorization overlay. The Signing of the Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull is featured on the reverse. It is the only U.S. Currency note that features two Presidents, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and it is one of the most rarely seen bills in circulation and actual use. It comes displayed in a blue folio with a certificate of authenticity to guarantee that your bills are authentic and recognized by every monetary authority around the world, therefore assuring its Collector Edition status. | <urn:uuid:8c098902-a03d-4f69-b330-7146c633653a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.budk.com/Founding-Fathers-Two-Dollar-Bill-36758 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280761.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00096-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92016 | 187 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Mixed Member Proportional (MMP)Electing local and regional MPs with proportional results
Mixed Member Proportional
How it Works
You will have two votes. One vote helps elect a local MP. The other vote helps elect regional MPs from your region.
Your vote for a regional candidate is also called the “party vote.” A vote for a regional candidate also counts as a vote for that party. The party vote determines what proportion of the seats each party should have in each region.
If voters for a party are entitled to elect a regional MP, it will be the party’s regional candidate who got the most votes across the region. These are also called “top up seats”.
Voting is simple. Put an X beside one Local MP and one Regional MP.
There are excellent videos on MMP on our youtube channel in the systems playlist. To get the basic idea of how the ballots are counted, we recommend this video: | <urn:uuid:45141358-69f7-4ca4-a609-7a7684ff6160> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fairvote.ca/mixed-member-proportional/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.954835 | 203 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Four local children’s development specialists have teamed together to launch the Sunshine Coast Children’s Development Centre in Mooloolaba.
Kylie Martin (speech pathologist), Lisa Lindley (psychologist), Justine Urbahn (dietitian) and Katie James (midwife and lactation consultant) have developed the centre and the concept over the past few years.
The centre provides a variety of services to enable families and children reach their potential. These services include speech pathology, postnatal depression support, parenting support, educational assessment, dietetics, midwifery, lactation consultancy and infant massage classes.
“Families can access individual services as they require them”, centre manager Kylie Martin said. “The beauty of this centre is, if families require support from more than one service we are able to co-ordinate appointments and provide multi-service sessions.
“Best of all, because a variety of therapists work together, we are able to provide integrated care to our clients. No longer do families need to go from here to there for appointments, it can happen under one roof”.
All sessions are tailored to meet the individual needs of the children and their families.
Parents and children do not need a referral from their doctors to access support from the SCCDC and Medicare and private health fund rebates can be arranged on site.
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Loss cone evolution and particle escape in collapsing magnetic trap models in solar flares
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Context. Collapsing magnetic traps (CMTs) have been suggested as one possible mechanism responsible for the acceleration of high-energy particles during solar flares. An important question regarding the CMT acceleration mechanism is which particle orbits escape and which are trapped during the time evolution of a CMT. While some models predict the escape of the majority of particle orbits, other more sophisticated CMT models show that, in particular, the highest-energy particles remain trapped at all times. The exact prediction is not straightforward because both the loss cone angle and the particle orbit pitch angle evolve in time in a CMT. Aims. Our aim is to gain a better understanding of the conditions leading to either particle orbit escape or trapping in CMTs. Methods. We present a detailed investigation of the time evolution of particle orbit pitch angles in the CMT model of Giuliani and collaborators and compare this with the time evolution of the loss cone angle. The non-relativistic guiding centre approximation is used to calculate the particle orbits. We also use simplified models to corroborate the findings of the particle orbit calculations. Results. We find that there is a critical initial pitch angle for each field line of a CMT that divides trapped and escaping particle orbits. This critical initial pitch angle is greater than the initial loss cone angle, but smaller than the asymptotic (final) loss cone angle for that field line. As the final loss cone angle in CMTs is larger than the initial loss cone angle, particle orbits with pitch angles that cross into the loss cone during their time evolution will escape whereas all other particle orbits are trapped. We find that in realistic CMT models, Fermi acceleration will only dominate in the initial phase of the CMT evolution and, in this case, can reduce the pitch angle, but that betatron acceleration will dominate for later stages of the CMT evolution leading to a systematic increase of the pitch angle. Whether a particle escapes or remains trapped depends critically on the relative importance of the two acceleration mechanisms, which cannot be decoupled in more sophisticated CMT models.
Eradat Oskoui , S , Neukirch , T & Grady , K J 2014 , ' Loss cone evolution and particle escape in collapsing magnetic trap models in solar flares ' Astronomy & Astrophysics , vol 563 , A73 . DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201322519
Astronomy & Astrophysics
© ESO, 2014
This work was financially supported by the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council.
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Realism has been the dominant approach in the philosophy of science for the last 20 years. Realist philosophy has also been widely employed across a range of social sciences. Unfortunately, these powerful intellectual currents have not reached the shores of nursing which appears trapped in a time-warped debate about ‘qualitative’ (constructivist) and ‘quantitative’ (positivist) approaches. This paper argues that both positivism and constructionism are seriously flawed as philosophies of social and natural science. This is in marked contrast with realism which is a philosophy of both the natural and social sciences. I therefore propose that realism should be adopted as a radically different new paradigm for a unified biopsychosocial nursing. | <urn:uuid:e084812d-155a-48b5-8f74-b266c317010b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00429.x/abstract | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00293-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961352 | 146 | 1.703125 | 2 |
Have you ever wanted to learn more about downloading music for personal use? There are various advantages over purchasing music CDs.But it’s important that you learn how to do it right. Keep reading to learn some informative tips.
When you download music from an online source, you have to be careful when you download from various sites. Stick to reputable or better-known sites since others may have viruses or collect your personal information for spam. If you are dealing with a little-known site, you are smart to protect your personal information.
Proceed with caution if you plan to download music from free sites out there. Hackers love spreading viruses via free music that they know people want.
A good way to save a little money when downloading your favorite music is to keep an eye out for promotions. There are many instances in which iTunes and other popular companies will offer limited time only promotions that allow you to get a free song or download a full album.
Check out the reviews about an unknown websites before you download music from it. If the reviews cannot be found, it is wiser to find another site to download from.
Be sure your antivirus program is working and up to date when you download music. Safety should always be a concern when it comes to electronic devices. Be careful when you download music. With P2P clients it’s even more crucial. Scan all files before opening. It can be easy to download something you didn’t intend to.
A great tip is to bee on the lookout for price promotions. Many times, even offering songs for free.
Do not purchase music that you already have. This way you won’t pay for two copies of the same thing. Just check your history on the sites you buy from.
Always use an antivirus program when you download new music. It is better to stay safe than sorry. Be cautious when you are downloading music. This is very important if you’re using P2P client. Always scan a file you download before you open it. It is far too easy to download a file that looks legitimate but is not.
Make sure you backup your songs. It isn’t easy to get together a collection that you love. It would be bad if you were to lose the files you have. You may be using a popular and trusted music client, but mistakes can and do happen. Backing up your music on a hard drive that’s external, or online is recommended.
Keep a record of songs you already own when shopping for music. You do not want to pay twice and download something you’ve already have. Most download services have a history page for you to look up what you’ve purchased in the past.
Prior to purchasing an album in its entirety, be sure to use the preview feature. The preview lets you hear a few seconds worth of the song. Previews do not cost a thing, and most sites offer them. This simple step can help you to avoid costly errors.
The deals change from day to day, so be sure you check in often to save.
If you download music frequently, you may benefit from signing up for a subscription based service. Spotify is just one of these popular services, and for a very low fee each month, you can listen to literally millions of songs on an unlimited basis. You may even be able to download songs to play when offline, similar to a conventional download. This can be a less expensive method to expand your music collection.
If you like to download tons of music, it may be better to use a subscription service. Rdio or Spotify give you unlimited access for a low price. It could be quite a more inexpensive way to expand your music library.
Before you open a file, remember to first check its size. It is sometimes easy to download a file you don’t want. That can be dangerous for your computer. One way to be safe is to make note of the file size to make sure you are downloading the correct file. Delete any file that is larger or smaller than expected.
Look for anything about viruses or viruses. Don’t download anything from sites where reviews mention viruses and malware.
If you enjoy several songs from a particular artist, consider purchasing the album. It is often less expensive to buy an entire album than to collect music song-by-song. Plus, you’ll get more music for your library. You may also discover more songs to love.
If you want download times to be fast, ensure no one else is using your Internet connection at the same time.
Are you interested in downloading a music file from a site you don’t know anything about? Prior to downloading anything, check out available reviews of the site. Look for any reviews that mention malware or viruses. Don’t download anything from a site like this if you see these kinds of reviews.
Only download music from sources that let you preview tracks prior to buying them.This helps you to hear what kind of quality of your songs before you download them. Most big retailers provide this ability, but most smaller ones do not.Previewing a track helps you avoid buying low-quality music.
Only download music from sources that let you preview the music in advance. This will show you what you are getting before downloading. Some small websites won’t guarantee a high quality file. Preview the track so you can make sure the quality is acceptable.
Check the daily deals to get new music at a great price. Amazon is just one site that will save you a lot of music genres.
Check the daily deals for reasonable new music. You can finds deals each day on sites such as iTunes and Amazon for current hits as well as golden oldies. How can anyone pass up a variety of great music at reasonable prices?
The Internet Archive does more than just for archiving websites. It has a huge MP3 catalog that you can easily download. The strategy is to actually archive the whole Internet, so check it out to enjoy their hard work.
Extra software downloads are usually safe when you are dealing with a reputable site. If the service is free, though, don’t accept extras. Downloading these extras can slow down your computer or even give it a virus.
Are you having a tough time choosing between downloading MP3s or just streaming your music? It is a really difficult quandary.
Compare subscription services. Getting song downloads one by one on a legal basis can be very costly. Many online stores that sell music also offer subscription services. As you look around at your options, pay close attention to the storage requirements and the download limits.
Only purchase downloads on websites that allow you to directly download music without needing software. Some well-known websites like ITunes do require a download, but generally the download is safe. Make sure to heed caution when thinking about using sites that are not well known.
Before downloading music, make sure you’ve got anti-virus software on your computer. It is deceptively simple to get a nasty virus along with your song. Your program for anti-virus purposes will allow you to scan downloads to see if there is any malware there before you save the file. Also, it will scan your computer to keep it fresh and running.
You are able to “like” songs and artists to make a radio station of your listening preferences. Pandora leads the pack in popularity, but Last.fm and Slacker are two other alternatives with the same quality.
There are many sites where you have to download extra files before you are able to download music files. Reputable sites are safe in this regard. If you are considering using a service that is free, it may not be safe. You can easily find yourself with a virus or other malware on your computer thanks to these sites. And in some cases, a hacker can gain full access to your computer from these things.
Rhapsody is one of many services available for downloading music. You get a lot of music legally for a small price.
If you wish to get music for free without downloading it, you should get on an online radio website. You are able to “like” songs and artists to make a station of your own. Pandora is one popular radio service, but there are many other great ones out there.
Beware of downloads that come with a bunch of extra files and applications. These are frequently tools that advertisers use to track your web-surfing behavior. Try to unclick those boxes and get only the music you want. If you can’t do this, consider a different option.
Buy CDs and support artists instead of downloading music illegally. This is a way for you to access the music and load them into your mp3 without breaking the law. Additionally, you will have your own excellent library of CDs to enjoy.
This will make the time it takes to organize things and help keep your library in order as you download new music.
Be ready to have to pay for your music downloads. Free music might sound great, but many times you get compressed tracks of low quality. In most cases, downloading free music is illegal and it makes your computer vulnerable to viruses. Digital music is inexpensive and well worth it.
You can now see why tons of people have turned to getting music downloaded because it’s how they prefer to get their music. When you learn the basics, it’s easy to do. Use what you’ve just learned. You’re going to see that it’s easy to build a downloaded music library.
Beware of downloads that need you to download lots of extra files and applications. Frequently, these involve advertisement and allow advertisers to track the sites you visit thereby giving them more control. Find a way to deselect those and just select the music for download. If you cannot isolate to download the music file only, consider a different option. | <urn:uuid:5ca3700d-6f33-4abd-a425-a07595f52a65> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://michaeljacksonreminiscence.com/solid-tips-that-can-get-anyone-started-with-music-downloads-easily-5/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00276.warc.gz | en | 0.949676 | 2,039 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Quebec City Armoury
|Grande Allée Drill Hall, Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury|
Grande Allée Drill Hall, Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury
|Type||Drill Hall / armoury|
|Architectural style||Gothic Revival Chateau-style|
|Location||Quebec City, Quebec, Canada|
|Address||805 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue East,|
|Design and construction|
|Awards and prizes||National Historic Site of Canada;Canada's Register of Historic Places; Classified - 1987 Register of the Government of Canada Heritage Buildings |
The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, formerly Grande-Allée Armoury (French: Manège militaire Grande-Allée, or simply Manège militaire), was built as a Gothic Revival drill hall for the infantry regiment Les Voltigeurs de Québec at 805 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue East, Quebec City, Canada. Designed by architect Eugène-Étienne Taché and constructed between 1885 and 1888, it is a National Historic Site of Canada.
Partially destroyed by fire in 2008, the armoury has received a commitment from the Canadian national government to be rebuilt by 2016.
In the Canadian Forces, an armoury is a place where a reserve unit trains, meets, and parades.
"JE ME SOUVIENS" (1989) by André Gauthier, a 6’ X 9’ bronze 'haut-relief' bronze and granite wall memorial, was erected at Place George V in front of the armoury. Unveiled on November 11, 1989, the sculpture honours the memory of the soldiers from the Royal 22e Régiment (R 22e R) or "Van Doos" French Canadian regiment who were killed during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The sculpture was inspired by A.T.C. Bastiens' painting “L’Avance” at the Canadian War Museum. The names of soldiers are inscribed in granite on the monument.
The Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury was destroyed by a fire on April 4, 2008. All but a rear wall and turrets beside the front door were burned. Les Voltigeurs de Québec Museum in the amoury which housed various artifacts from the regiment was also lost in the fire. However, officials estimate that 90 percent of the artifacts were saved due to the efforts of members of the regiment and local firefighters. The armoury was to have been one of the venues for the celebration of Quebec's 400th birthday. The armoury's wooden roof was one of the largest of its kind in Canada.
Calls have been made by politicians to rebuild the armoury, to which the federal government has responded positively by allocating $2 million for reconstruction planning. In the fall of 2008, the regimental association launched a lawsuit against the Department of National Defence, blaming negligence on the part of the federal government for the blaze. In 2010, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Josée Verner announced federal plans to rebuild the armoury by 2016.
A Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque was erected in 1991 to commemorate the Grande Allée Drill Hall and its architectural uniqueness. The Grande Allée Drill Hall is an impressive example of a drill hall that retains its original parade square. Designed by Eugène-Étienne Taché, a Quebec public servant and architect, the stone building was completed in 1887, with an addition in 1913. The steeply pitched gable roof, conical towers and fanciful decorative details of the drill hall make it an early example of the French-inspired Château style. The use of the style here is unique among Canadian drill halls of this period and reflects the late 19th century interest in the historic French roots of the city.
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The Band of Les Voltigeurs de Québec playing in front of the Quebec City Armoury
The United States Navy Band playing in front of the Quebec City Armoury during the International Music Festival
Bas Relief by André Gauthier (sculptor) at The Quebec City Armoury
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- Manège militaire Voltigeurs du Québec aujourd'hui Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- Royal 22e Régiment monument Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- "Fire guts historic Quebec armoury". BBC News. 2008-04-05.
- Quebec regiment salvages history from armoury ruins after fire
- Quebec City armoury destroyed by fire - photos and video | Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Online
- CTV.ca | Investigation launched after Quebec armoury blaze
- Voltigeurs will rebuild Quebec City Armoury, burned to ground
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- "Regiment sues DND for armoury loss," Canwest News Service[permanent dead link]
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- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2012. Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque
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Through experimentation and analysis of patents that Google has submitted, we’ve come to know some interesting things about what the engine values. In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Rand covers some of what Google likely learns from certain user behavior, specifically queries, CTR, and long vs. short clicks.
Howdy, Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. This week we’re going to chat about click-through rate, queries and clicks, long versus short clicks, and queries themselves in terms of how they impact the ranking.
So recently we’ve had, in the last year, a ton of very interesting experiments, or at least a small handful of very interesting experiments, looking at the impact that could be had by getting together kind of a sample set of searchers and having them perform queries, click on things, click on things and click the back button. These experiments have actually shown results. At least some of them have. Others haven’t. There are interesting dichotomies between the two that I’ll talk about at the end of this.
But because of that and because of some recent patent applications and some research papers that have come to light from the search engines themselves, we started to rethink the way user and usage data are making their way into search engines, and we’re starting to rethink the importance of them. You can see that in the ranking factor survey this year, folks giving user and usage data a higher than ever sentiment around the importance of that information in search rankings.
3 elements that (probably) impact your rankings
So let me talk about three different elements that we are experiencing and that we have been talking about in the SEO world and how they can impact your rankings potentially.
This has to do primarily with a paper that Google wrote or a patent application that they wrote around site quality and the quality of search results. Queries themselves could be used in the search results to say, “Hey, wait a minute, we, Google, see a lot of searches that are combining a brand name with a generic term or phrase, and because we’re seeing that, we might start to associate the generic term with the brand term.”
I’ll give you an example. I’ve done a search here for sushi rice. You can see there’s Alton Brown ranking number one, and then norecipes.com, makemysushi.com, and then Morimoto. Morimoto’s recipe is in Food & Wine. If lots and lots of folks are starting to say like, “Wow, Morimoto sushi rice is just incredible,” and it kind of starts up this movement around, “How do we recreate Morimoto sushi rice,” so many, many people are performing searches specifically for Morimoto sushi rice, not just generic sushi rice, Google might start to see that and say, “You know what? Because I see that hundreds of people a day are searching for this particular brand, the Morimoto sushi rice recipe, maybe I should take the result from Morimoto on foodandwine.com and move that higher up in the rankings than I normally would have them.”
Those queries themselves are impacting the search results for the non-branded version, just the sushi rice version of that query. Google’s written about this. We’re doing some interesting testing around this right now with the IMEC Labs, and maybe I’ll be able to report more soon in the future on the impact of that. Some folks in the SEO space have already reported that they see this impact as their brand grows, and as these brand associations grow, their rankings for the non-branded term rise as well, even if they’re not earning a bunch of links or getting a lot of other ranking signals that you’d normally expect.
2) Clicks and click through rate
So Google might be thinking if there’s a result that’s significantly over-performing its rankings ordinary position performance, so if for example we say, let’s look at the third result. Here’s “How to make perfect sushi rice.”
This is from makemysushi.com. Let’s imagine that the normal in this set of search results that, on average, the position three result gets about 11%, but Google is seeing that these guys makemysushi.com is getting a 25% click-through rate, much higher than their normal 11%. Well, Google might kind of scratch their head and go, “You know what? It seems like whatever the snippet is here or the title, the domain, the meta description, whatever is showing here, is really interesting folks. So perhaps we should rank them higher than they rank today.”
Maybe that the click-through rate is a signal to Google of, “Gosh, people are deeply interested in this. It’s more interesting than the average result of that position. Let’s move them up.” This is something I’ve tested, that IMEC Labs have tested and seen results. At least when it’s done with real searchers and enough of them to have an impact, you can kind of observe this. There was a post on my blog last year, and we did a series of several experiments, several of which have showed results time and time again. That’s a pretty interesting one that click-through rate can be done like that.
3) Long versus short clicks
So this is essentially if searchers are clicking on a particular result, but they’re immediately clicking the back button and going back to the search results and choosing a different result, that could tell the search engine, could tell Google that, “You know, maybe that result is not that great. Maybe searchers are deeply unhappy with that result for whatever reason.”
For example, let’s say Google looked at number two, the norecipes.com, and they looked at number four from Food & Wine, and they said, “Gosh, the number two result has an average time on site of 11 seconds and a bounce back to the SERPs rate of 76%. So 76% of searchers who click on No Recipes from this particular search come back and choose a different result. That’s clearly they’re very disappointed.
The return to SERPs rate is only 9%. So 91% of the people who are hitting Food & Wine, they’re staying on there. They’re satisfied. They don’t have to search for sushi rice recipes anymore. They’re happy. Well, this tells Google, “Maybe that number two result is not making my searchers happy, and potentially I should rank number four instead.”
There are some important items to consider around all this…
Because if your gears turn the way my gears turned, you’re always thinking like, “Wait a minute. Can’t black hat folks manipulate this stuff? Isn’t this really open to all sorts of noise and problems?” The answer is yeah, it could be. But remember a few things.
First off, gaming this almost never works.
In fact, there is a great study published on Search Engine Land. It was called, I think, something like “Click-through rate is not an organic ranking signal. It doesn’t work.” It talked about a guy who fired up a ton of proxy servers, had them click a bunch of stuff, faking traffic essentially by using bots, and didn’t see any movement at all.
But you compare that to another report that was published on Search Engine Land, again just recently, which replicated the experiment that I and the IMEC Labs folks did using real human beings, and they did see results. The rankings rose rather quickly and kind of stayed there. So real human beings searching, very different story from bots searching.
Look, we remember back in the days when AdWords first came out, when Omniture was there, that Google did spend a ton of time and a lot of work to identify fraudulent types of clicks, fraudulent types of search activity, and they do a great job of limiting that in the AdWords account. I’m sure that they’re doing that on the organic SEO side as well.
So manipulation is going to be very, very tough if not impossible. If you don’t get real searchers and a real pattern that looks like a bunch of people who are logged in, logged out, geographically distributed, distributed by demographic profile, distributed by previous searcher behavior, look like they’re real normal people searching, if you don’t have that kind of a pattern, this stuff is not going to work. Plenty of our experiments didn’t work as well.
What if I make my site better for no gain in rankings?
Even if none of this is a ranking factor. Even if you say to yourself, “You know what? Rand, none of the experiments that you ran or IMEC Labs ran or the Search Engine Land study published, none of them, I don’t believe them. I think they’re all wrong. I find holes in all of them.” Guess what? So what? It doesn’t matter.
Is there any reason that you wouldn’t optimize for a higher click-through rate? Is there any reason you wouldn’t optimize for longer clicks versus shorter clicks? Is there any reason that you wouldn’t optimize to try and get more branded search traffic, people associating your brand with the generic term? No way. You’re going to do this any way. It’s one of those wonderful benefits of doing holistic, broad thinking SEO and broad organic marketing in general that helps you whether you believe these are ranking signals or not, and that’s a great thing.
The experiments have been somewhat inconsistent.
But there are some patterns in them. As we’ve been running these, what we’ve seen is if you get more people searching, you tend to have a much better chance of getting a good result. The test that I ran on Twitter and on social media, that had several thousand people participating, up, up, up, up, rose right up to the top real fast. The ones that only had a few hundred people didn’t seem to move the needle.
Same story with long tail queries versus more head of the demand curve stuff. It’s harder to move more entrenched rankings just like it would be with links. The results tended to last only between a few hours and a few days. I think that makes total sense as well, because after you’ve inflated the click signals or query signals or long click signals or whatever it is with these experimental results, over time those are going to fall away and the norm that existed previously is going to return. So naturally you would expect to see those results return back to what they were prior to the experiments.
So with all that said, I’m looking forward to some great discussion in the Q&A. I know that plenty of you out there have been trying and experimenting on your own with this stuff, and some of you have seen great results from improving your click-through rates, improving your snippets, making your pages better for searchers and keeping them on it longer. I’m sure we’re going to have some interesting discussion about all these types of experiments.
So we’ll see you again next week for another edition of Whiteboard Friday. Take care.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is to provide samples of 15,000 therapeutic molecules to the Gasthuisberg hospital at the university of Leuven, to aid research into therapies to combat the coronavirus Covid-19, De Standaard reports.
The molecules come from the Scripps research institute in California and its drug development division Calibr, which keeps a portfolio of therapeutic molecules used in the development of drug treatments.
“The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes that among these 15,000 substances, there are one or more molecules that can slow down the novel coronavirus,” commented Professor Johan Neyts of the virology lab at the Leuven university Rega Institute, which will carry out the research. “We will be looking on their behalf.”
The ultra-bio-safe Rega laboratory is perhaps the only one in the world, he said, that can test thousands of candidate molecules at high speed, one after the other and safely.
“A week or two after the delivery arrives, we’ll have the results,” Prof Neyts said.
The lab was developed within the institute by Pieter Leyssen, now senior industrial research manager at the university. It works fully automatically, and can be left to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The samples will be delivered in pallets of 400 containers, each containing a different molecule. On arrival in Leuven the containers will be fed with cells and a sample of the Covid-19 virus added. Then it is a case of waiting to see if any of the molecules has a retardant effect on the virus’ activity.
The Covid cells used in the testing were provided by Prof Neyts’ colleague at the institute, Professor Marc Van Ranst, who in turn obtained them from the nose of Belgium’s first case of infection.
The entire screening of the 15,000 molecules will cost the Foundation “several tens of thousands of euros,” Prof Neyts said.
“That’s a pittance, compared to the cost of developing a medicine from scratch and bringing it to the market.”
The team is careful not to hope for too much – that a substance will be found in the shipment which brings the virus’ growth to a halt.
“But a little bit is good enough,” Prof Neyts said. “Or better still, a couple of substances that each slow it down a little, that we can combine to help seriously ill patients to hopefully get better.”
The Gates Foundation was started by the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, and his wife Melinda “to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.” It is based in Seattle, and is funded not only by the Gates fortune, but also a contribution from another billionaire, Warren Buffett, as well as donations from companies, institutions and individuals from around the world.
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The draft definition of the practice of law prepared by the ABA Task Force on the Model Definition of the Practice of Law is a good start on a difficult subject. I note the following for the Task Force's consideration.
1. The title of the draft rule is much more restrictive than the content of the draft. I recommend removing "definition of" from the title of the rule.
2. Subsection (c) of the draft rule contains examples of the practice of law and makes them "presumptions." Rather than making the examples "presumptions," thereby inviting litigation over burdens of proof, I recommend deleting the current introductory sentence and inserting in its stead: "Examples of the practice of law include, but are not limited to:
3. The proposal (including Comment ) does not sufficiently address separation-of-powers issues that need to be addressed. For example, many state and federal executive agencies (e.g., the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration) allow non-lawyer representation in administrative proceedings. Although many state supreme courts have consistently ruled that regulation of the practice of law is an inherent and exclusive judicial function, they have also generally shied from imposing conditions (unless constitutionally mandated) upon executive branch administrative hearings. State judiciaries need assistance in fashioning a rule that does not impinge upon judicial authority to regulate the practice of law, but that also does not stray into violations of executive authority. Perhaps, subsection (d) could be amended by adding an exception as sub-section (5) that says: "Representation of another before an executive or legislative administrative agency where such representation is allowed by the agency's rules."
4. In section (f), I recommend rephrasing the "subject to" phrase to read: ". . . subject to appropriate civil, criminal, or equitable penalties" or some other phrase that indicates unauthorized practice is subject to common law contempt and that injunctive relief is possible.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
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...the transition to a positive, active and developmentally oriented view of ageing may well result from action by elderly people themselves, through the sheer force of their growing numbers and influence. The collective conscious of being elderly, as a socially unifying concept, can in that way become a positive factor"
(International Plan of Action on Ageing, 1/para. 32).
There is nothing inherently problematical about growing old. And yet in most nations of the world, old age is increasingly understood in "social problem" terms. As we all must age and eventually die, any cultural belief system that cannot provide security, meaning, and self-esteem for those who reach the conclusion of life's natural sequences will eventually have to change. Such is the case in the United States, where the cultural values of youth, vitality, competitiveness, and self-sufficiency are decreasingly relevant for an ever-increasing proportion of the population. Being life's culminating stage-- and because endings (whether musical resolutions, joke punchlines, desserts, or funeral eulogies) have a way of shaping the meaning of wholes--the meaning we attribute to old age shapes the very meaning of the entire human life-cycle.
Developed elsewhere are such topics as bodily changes, the feelings and emotions these changes evoke, and the roles that constrict and direct elderly behaviors (from which are derived such feelings as esteem and belonging). But these roles, themselves, bob and float upon deep macro currents--currents that also shape the meanings and experiences of growing older. These currents are governed by entirely different dynamics: the forces of culture, social history, and modernity. Given that 1999 is the UN's International Year of Older Persons, what better time to reflect upon these currents.
Just as old age cannot be understood apart from its context in the life cycle, so too its status today cannot be understood without a cross-cultural, historical perspective (see Sjaak van der Geest's "Elderly People in Ghana: Ongoing Anthropological Research" and Cicero's "On Old Age"). There's an absence of formal theory but considerable dogma often interfused with a sense of loss (the world we have lost syndrome, analogous to the Garden of Eden story and the noble savage myth). For example, even though the lay historical image may be three generations of family members living happily together on Walton's Mountain, historians find less than 10% of preindustrial English households had more than two generations living under one roof.
The most important fact to emphasize is that the status of the old man is never won but always granted. ... They belonged to an unproductive minority, and their fate depended upon the interests of the active majority. When the majority wished to avoid lawless rivalry between its members and to maintain the established order they found it convenient to choose men of a different kind to act as intermediaries, adjudicators or representative figures, men upon whose authority all could agree; and the aged obviously fulfilled these conditions. ...they are necessary for the working out of the problem, but once the answer has been reached they are eliminated. ... Old age was powerful in the stratified and repetitive China, in Sparta, in the Greek oligarchies, and in Rome up until the second century before Christ. It played no political part whatsoever in the periods of change, expansion or revolution. ... Far more than the conflict between the generations, it was the class struggle that gave the notion of old age its ambivalence.
--Simone de Beauvoir, The Coming of Age, pp. 85, 213-5
In Aging and Modernization (1972), Donald Cowgill and Lowell Holmes attempted to derive universals about social behavior relating to old age. Among their claims:
Since at least the eighteenth century, social observers have argued
that there is an inverse relation between social development and the status
of older persons, a historical shift from veneration to degradation. Adam Smith, for instance,
wrote in 1776 how among native Americans age was the
basis of rank and precedence, whereas in "opulent and civilized nations"
its role was merely residual. Two hundred years later, Ernest Burgess,
in Aging in Western Societies (1960), came to the same conclusion,
citing urbanization and the mass production of commodities as the chief
culprits, which together undermined the economic basis of the extended
family and the decreased number of self-employed. This loss of extended
family support was to isolate the aged, and with their loss of decision-making
power in the workplace arose the pressures for their retirement--a form
of social death to create the openings for young workers that formerly
occurred by death when life expectancies were shorter. With the demographic aging
revolution now affecting developed and developing nations alike (in fact, within 30
years, three-quarters of
the world's population over 60 years of age will be residing in the world's less-developed
countries), the "problem" of old age has become international in scope.
Below are some images of older persons' status from around the world.
In the 1975 NCOA/Louis Harris survey "The Myth and Reality of Aging in America" (n=4254), Americans were asked what they perceived to be "the best years of a person's life." As can be seen, the 20's and 30's were those periods most likely selected, with only two percent mentioning the sixties and seventies (while one-third understood these years as the "worst"). Interestingly, in various late nineteenth century depictions of the life-cycle (click on image on left for larger image), it was the fifties which were portrayed to be the prime years of life. If, indeed, the basis of society is the production of identities and the maintenance of self-esteem, this contemporary parabolic pattern of the "good" years of the life-cycle, wherein everything is "downhill" from the thirties on, must be explained if the taken-for-granted intelligibility of society is to be believed. If there is no "cash in" value for maturity, for years of social participation and experience, why grow old? This is the grand cultural contradiction of our times: as life-expectancies have increased, with those 65 and older becoming the fastest growing age group, why have the perceived prime years of life historically declined?
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By Borgolos Thought Splitter, Shamage of Doom
Mount Doom Shamanic Studies Program: Interdimensional Magineering & Research
Mortal mages and scholars have a limited understanding of how the multiverse functions. This is perhaps understandable as it does take centuries of study to even truly appreciated the complexity of Time and Multi-space; which is why the gods tend to have the best understanding of how things work. However, with the assistance of the Altrusians, the Djinn and some input from moderately cooperative gods, Doom’s understanding is far beyond that of most mortal scholars.
In this article, I shall restrict myself to speaking of the Planes of Orc, the material world. Discussion of the Outer Planes, Elemental Planes, Astral Plane and the Abyss can be found in other articles within the L.o.D. I shall include some information on the ætherial realms as these realms are intrinsic to the various material planes. Further, as this is but an introductory overview, I shall not discuss the mathematics, nor the actual magineering requirements and proscriptions. Those too, may be found in numerous other documents.
We begin with clarifying basic terminology that is often confused and conflated.We begin with clarifying basic terminology that is often confused and conflated.
- The Multiverse: The entirety of creation, including all Planes of Existence
- The Elemental Planes: Should be well known as the material components of the Multiverse, Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Spirit. It is the interaction of these 5 elements that creates mana.
- The Planes of Orc, Man, Elf, etc. These are the material or physical planes created by the combination of the 5 Elements. Called Midgard by jötunnkind, the Æsir, the Vanir and many others.
- The Outer Planes: A ‘halo’ region outside of the Planes of Orc, it is very mana rich and animus friendly, these regions reflect aspects of the Material Planes and do so subject to the machinations and manipulations of very power magineers—commonly referred to as gods.
- The ætherial planes are contained within the Planes of Orc, they are specifically tied to individual material planes of existence. They are ‘Spirit’ shadows of the material plane to which they are attached.
- The Astral Plane: Is a very unusual plane that is accessible only to animus and mana, more so than the Outer Planes. The Outer Planes may have refleca materials which are reflections of material objects and which have the semblance of material properties, however these do not exist within the Astral Plane. It is a realm only accessible to animus and mana, similar to the ætherial realms; however, unlike the ætherial realms there is only one Astral Plane and it connects all of the other planes of the multiverse. Some scholars have alluded to it being the ‘grouting of the multiverse.’
- The Demi-Planes: Djinnistan. A realm of spirit and elements that is arranged differently than the material planes. In some ways they might be considered an alternate set of material planes, however there are, apparently, not an infinite number of time-streams. Unfortunately, for security reasons, the djinn are not particularly forthcoming about their own plane(s).
- Limbo: A layered buffer realm, or set of planes “between” Midgard and the Outer Planes. Many deities and pantheons use it as a staging area for followers awaiting Judgement or Assignment.
- Purgatory: A layered buffer realm, or set of planes “between” Midgard and the Abyss. Many deities and pantheons use it either as a staging area or as a threat of “Damnation” for their followers requiring either additional review or as a milder punishment than having them thrown to demons or the dark gods of their own pantheon.
- The Abyss: A.k.a. Home. A place that defies logic, contradicting the laws of both magic and physics.
- As far as we can determine, the Abyss is infinite in extent.
- It has materiality, like the Material Planes, yet it also is quite friendly to animus and mana. This should not be possible.
- There is only one Abyss. Unlike the multiverse, it appears to be time invariant. I.e. it is not possible to bifurcate its timeline. This presents numerous issues with regard to events in the material planes as well as those in the outer planes (which reflect events in the material planes)
- Some scholars, both demonic and godly, have referred to it as the bedrock, or foundation of the multiverse. However, this, plus its time invariance contradict the Standard Model of the Multiverse and its relationship to time.
- This has caused some to suspect that the Abyss may lie outside the multiverse, which of course is contradictory and ontological; however, this theory would imply that the Multiverse exists somewhere within the Abyss. And I do not pretend to understand the ramifications of such a statement.
Understanding time is critical to understand the vast majority of the Multiverse. Time is a the zeroeth dimension and orders (and reorders) the multiverse. It is different from all of the other 665 dimensions that form the multiverse, in that it is the baseline for the ordering of the different universes of the material planes.
For clarification, the Planes of Orc, the Material Planes, are the literal heart and majority of the multiverse, assuming something that is technically infinite can be the majority of something super-infinite. The Material Planes are bound by, ordered by, Time. The Outer Planes, as reflections of the Material Planes are thus affected by time, however, the very powerful magineers (gods) living there, are more than capable of distorting their own reflected worlds. I must cut this discussion short, because, while quite interesting, it comes perilously close to discussing one of the touchiest issues between the accords of the Gods and Demons, the Rules of Temporal Manipulation. Allowing that the RTM are a very political issue, I shall not discuss them further in this article.
As stated previously, the ætherial realms, being tied to material planes are temporally synchronized with their material plane. The Astral Plane is loosely coupled in time with the Material Planes, and because of this loose coupling, there can be some very unusual circumstances. For example, two different incarnations of the same individual from different closely aligned timelines can actually meet with impunity in the Astral Plane.
The elemental planes are assumed to be relatively immune, or rather, oblivious of time. Since there is no life there, at least as far as anyone can determine, there is no clear way to measure or detect time in the elemental planes.
The Abyss clearly has time, is ordered by time, but as stated, there is only one timeline for the Abyss, there are no alternate-Abysses. At least in so far as anyone can determine. Similarly, the Abyss has no ætherial plane, we suspect this is related to the fact that spirit forms (animabodies) can exist here without being dissipated.
The time invariance can create some paradoxes when mortals come to the Abyss as it, in theory, should collapse a mortal’s timelines to a single instance; yet upon their return to their material planes do their timelines re-bifurcate to their original state? This is not clear to our researchers due to the fact that we cannot directly measure our own alternate-timelines. We can only examine alternate timelines that are highly distinct from our own.
There is some speculation that this is how some ‘deceased’ individuals in a particular material plane/timeline manage to “return from hell.” The idea being that an alternate, non-deceased version of themselves travels to the Abyss and then returns to their timeline. A glitch in their re-bifurcation could cause the previously deceased timeline version to return to their original timeline, once more alive after having been in the Abyss.
In any event, back to time.
Most material planes of existence have a single primary timeline. This timeline may temporarily bifurcate when individuals make different actions in the same circumstance, however, if these differences (such as what one ate for breakfast) are minor and makes no major impact on the timeline, they are quickly collapsed back to the main timeline.
However, there are times when a confluence of events is so extreme that the timeline will bifurcate more severely and there may be multiple independent timelines for years, centuries or millennia before they re-collapse, and of course if the course of events compounds, the multiple timelines may end up being completely different planes of existence.
It is possible to travel purely in time, or nearly purely. Actually to travel in time, one must also travel in space, unless one wants to end up in “outer space” (whatever that is in your universe) due to your planet moving. Thus true time travel, except for very short jumps, is quite tricky, complex and energy intensive.
This is one reason it is not done that often, other than by inexperienced individuals. Given that temporal bifurcations generally collapse back to the main timeline, there is little point in traveling back in time, unless one is planning to stomp on a large number of butterflies and thus force a permanent bifurcation of one’s material plane.
Now, clearly, lesser bifurcations can exist for years or centuries, however for someone within the timeline who is time traveling, all they are really doing is shifting their perceived consciousness to another version of themselves. Meaning that the old version in the old timeline may still exist, or may be ended depending on events.
This of course, applies only to individuals within a timeline using time travel. Individuals from without the local timeline, manipulating the timeline of other planes of existence is a very, very different issue and as mentioned, the Rules of Temporal Manipulation are quite firm and violation of them may result in very serious sanctions.
Mortal scholars often refer to the material plane/timeline they reside in, as their Local Universe, or localverse. A localverse is a single timeline, a single plane of existence. The alternate worlds in a “localverse” are not on other planes of existence, they are simply other planets orbiting other stars in the same “universe.”
Further, because the further one must travel in space, within one’s localverse, the more energy is required, the categorized or known worlds in that localverse are often the worlds closest in space to one’s own planet. The power requirement for contacting worlds within ones localverse that are in other galaxies, for example, is often larger than that required to go to a completely different universe. | <urn:uuid:8116c132-7647-4afb-a9f0-3fd9a9284333> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.astlan.world/Home/LibraryofDoom/IntroductionOverviewofTime,SpaceandtheMultiverse.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.942539 | 2,285 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Benefits of Studying Internationally Recognised Courses
Sometimes you will come across courses that are said to be internationally recognised. Ever wonder what are the benefits of Studying Internationally Recognised Courses? Or what exactly are these courses? You have come to the right place! This article will serve to answer these questions and more.
What are Internationally Recognised Courses?
You have seen these courses advertised everywhere. And you have heard people talking about them nonstop. Surely, that will spike curiosity. It’s expected that you’ll want to know what their deal is. Internationally recognised courses will help you with job opportunities overseas. But, that is not the only thing they do for you. They’ll also open up job opportunities in South Africa (SA). You will be able to work anywhere in the world using the qualifications you obtained from SA. Or a qualification you received from your country of origin.
Studying a course that is only recognised in SA will allow you to work within SA only. However, if you choose an internationally recognised course, you will be opening up doors far and wide!
What are the Benefits of Studying Internationally Recognised Courses?
Now that we’ve covered what these courses are, we’ll talk about the benefits of studying them. Would you like to travel around the world while keeping an income? Maybe you’d simply like to work for multinational companies based in SA. Then these courses are for you. An added bonus is that you can study them via distance learning and not have to be classroom bound!
Below are the benefits of studying internationally recognised courses:
This is the first and most obvious benefit of studying internationally recognised courses. You want to have a qualification that is recognised and accredited all over the world. Studying these courses proves that your qualification is valid globally. They also prove that your education meets all the professional standards set in all the countries it’s recognised in. This will then make it easier for you to get a job.
Of course it doesn’t guarantee you a job in these countries, but it does put your best foot forward. It also increases your chances of finding employment. Without the internationally recognised courses, hiring companies would not even look your way.
Unlimited Job Opportunities
Imagine having a qualification that is valid beyond the borders of your country! A qualification that can open doors for you ANYWHERE in the world. Studying an internationally recognised course gives you a much better chance of landing a job abroad. That isn’t possible with regular, country based courses. This already puts you at a higher advantage than the next person without these courses. Should your country hit a low economically and have low rates of employment, you can pick up your bags and find a job abroad!
Increase Your Chances of Earning a Handsome Salary
SA is still a developing country. What this means is the rand is almost always below the dollar or euro (the United States of America and United Kingdom’s currency). These courses will give an opportunity to work overseas which will then double the salary you’d get if you worked in SA. Currently, one American dollar equals R17, 44 and one euro equals R19,36!
To put this into perspective, accountants in the USA can earn up to $7,743 each month. Converted to our currency, that is R135 049,00 each month! If you save some of that and convert it to our currency when you come back, you could be a millionaire!
Where to Study Internationally Recognised Courses?
So, you’re aware of the benefits of studying internationally recognised courses and want to know where to Study them?
Worry not, here at Skills Academy we’ve got you covered! We thought of you and wanted to show you that we have your best interests at heart. With us, you are able to study some of these courses via distance learning, namely: CIMA and ICB. These are some of our accounting and bookkeeping courses. CIMA focuses on the management side of accounting. Worried about not getting support? You don’t have to. We have an online service called Together We Pass available for you to use free of charge!
Our ICB courses are recognised by:
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Accountants in UK)
- IAB (International Association of Bookkeepers in UK)
- IAAP (International Association of Accounting Professionals)
Our CIMA courses are widely recognised everywhere in the world from Africa to Europe. You will be spoiled for choice, or even get the opportunity to travel the globe with a chance for employment everywhere you go!
You will study via distance learning which will give a chance to look for a job while studying and start honing your skills as soon as possible. This article outlines other benefits of studying with us. We promise it’ll be the best decision you ever make!
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|Authors :||Brackenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie), 1786-1871, Shulze, John Andrew, 1775-1852|
|Title:||Speech of H.M. Brackenridge: delivered in the Young Men's Convention, September, 1838|
Speech of H.M. Brackenridge delivered in the Young Men's Convention, September, 1838
Brackenridge, H. M. (Henry Marie), 1786-1871Shulze, John Andrew, 1775-1852
Pittsburgh: Printed at the Office of the Daily Advocate, 1838
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This work is believed to be in the public domain with no known restrictions on access and use.
Ritner, Joseph 1780-1869.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa – A former organizer for Donald Trump in Iowa who filed a legal complaint accusing the campaign of gender discrimination has decided not to pursue a lawsuit, her attorney says.
Elizabeth Mae Davidson received a right-to-sue letter from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a requirement before suing an employer for alleged discrimination, attorney Dorothy O’Brien said. But Davidson, now a 28-year-old University of Iowa law student, is no longer interested in pursuing the case and opted not to bring a case against the campaign, she said.
“My client is not going to say another word about it,” O’Brien said.
Davidson’s complaint, filed in January 2016 days before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, made national news and put Trump on the defensive. She alleged that male campaign employees were given better jobs, more opportunities and higher pay than female workers. She also accused Trump of commenting on her looks, saying he told her and another volunteer during an introduction in the summer of 2015 that “You guys could do a lot of damage.” Trump has denied making that remark and the campaign has called her complaints meritless.
The campaign fired Davidson, a part-time organizer who was based in Davenport, following an article in the New York Times that described her as “one of the campaign’s most effective organizers” in an otherwise amateurish operation. The article noted that Davidson had opened the campaign’s second field office and recruited dozens of precinct captains in Scott County, where her mother was then the Republican Party chairwoman.
In her complaint, Davidson said the Trump campaign accused her of making “disparaging comments about senior campaign leaders to third parties” and breaching a non-disclosure agreement. She denied providing information to the media and said that three male organizers who were quoted in the press didn’t face any adverse actions. She alleged that all full-time district representatives for the campaign were men, and that they were allowed to plan and speak at rallies while her requests to do so were denied.
At the time, campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks said that “these claims from a disgruntled former part-time employee are without merit.” She added that Davidson was fired for violating her contract and “doing a terrible job.”
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz won the 2016 Iowa caucuses while Trump finished second, ahead of several other candidates. Trump won Iowa in the general election.
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Based on the assessment and diagnosis, the nurse can develop a care plan that outlines which interventions to include. 4 For example, the nursing diagnosis list may conclude the patient has a lack of appetite due to post-surgery pain. From this medical diagnosis, the nurse can set goals to resolve the patient’s pain through actions such as ...
The Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) is the first comprehensive classification of treatments that nurses perform. It is a standardized language of both nurse-initiated and physician-initiated nursing treatments. An alphabetical listing of 336 interventions was published in a book in May 19 …
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Nursing credentials and certifications are the various credentials and certifications that a person must have to practice nursing legally. Nurses' postnominal letters (abbreviations listed after the name) reflect their credentials—that is, their achievements in nursing education , licensure , certification , and fellowship .
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