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PC4055 - Social Influences on Thinking and Behaviour (2022/23)
|Module specification||Module approved to run in 2022/23|
|Module title||Social Influences on Thinking and Behaviour|
|Module level||Certificate (04)|
|Credit rating for module||15|
|School||School of Social Sciences and Professions|
|Total study hours||150|
|Running in 2022/23(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change)||
This module provides students with an introduction to and understanding of key theories and models of social psychology in their historical and cultural context. It will help to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the social psychological basis of behaviour. In particular, it will focus on different types of social influence and their impact on how individuals think, feel and behave in different contexts and domains. Classic social psychological studies will be discussed in their historical and cultural context to provide students with an understanding of how knowledge in this branch of psychology has evolved. The module also considers ethical issues with many of the classic studies in this branch of psychology and allows students to reflect on experimental procedures and their potential implications for psychological knowledge and society. In this way, the module develops students’ critical understanding of some key historical and contemporary themes and debate in this branch of psychology, which will facilitate progression to modules at level 5 and 6. This will also help students’ progression to employment or post-graduate study by enabling them to appreciate the different perspectives that are needed to fully understand individual behaviour in everyday life. The aims of this module are aligned with the qualification descriptors within the Quality Assurance Agency’s Framework for Higher Education Qualifications
Topics will be drawn from situational influences on behaviour, social roles, social facilitation, collective behaviour, attitudes and attitude change; pro-social behaviour; group processes; prejudice.
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
The module is delivered through a variety of teaching and learning methods. A combination of group and individual activities will take place within a framework of lectures, seminars and workshops. Supplementary guided learning via weblearn and self-managed private study will be provided when suitable. For PDP development, students will be exposed to the impact of social influences and how it is applied in real world situations, e.g. authority or persuasion.
On successful completion of this module students will have an understanding of:
1. The ways in which individual thinking and behaviour are influenced by the social
environment and social interaction.
2. How social behaviour can be theorised, investigated and applied to real world situations.
3. The empirical basis of social psychological concepts and assumptions.
4. Ethical considerations in this branch of psychology and their implications for decolonising knowledge in social psychological research.
A multiple-choice test (MCT) will assess the breadth of material covered in the module up to that point and a short answer coursework assessment will assess the depth of understanding of core concepts, theories, studies and ethical issues in social psychology while linking the discipline to real world scenarios. Formative assessments will be provided throughout the module and constructive feedback will help students to prepare for the summative assessments. Students must obtain a minimum aggregate grade of 40% across the two assessments to pass the module. | <urn:uuid:f764c664-cef0-4267-ae88-06f2ebb1416a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://intranet.londonmet.ac.uk/module-catalogue/record.cfm?msid=E8FAA986-50DC-47C9-BF5FF84E64E74C65 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00677.warc.gz | en | 0.884751 | 698 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Murder causes anti-Romanian backlash and opens way for the expulsion of EU nationals
The murder on 30 October 2007 of Giovanna Reggiani, a 47-year-old woman, during a mugging in Rome's Tor di Quinto neighbourhood, in an unlit road near the train station, sparked a backlash against the Romanian and Roma communities, after it surfaced that the alleged murderer, Nicolae Mailat, was a Romanian living in a nearby Roma camp.
Mailat admits to stealing Reggiani's bag and shoving her, but denies killing and raping her, although investigators are not convinced by his claims. Investigations as to whether she was raped, as has been widely reported, are underway. The government responded through an extraordinary cabinet meeting at which it was decided to fast-track the application of a legislative decree that was agreed a few days earlier as part of a "security package" comprising five decrees to be converted into law (including the establishment of a DNA database, increasing powers of mayors and police chiefs, increased penalties to sanction violent football fans, drunk drivers, people causing criminal damage, the production, smuggling and sale of counterfeit goods, false accounting and tax fraud, and to defend tobacconists and confiscate the assets of Mafia members) and containing "urgent provisions for removals from Italian territory for public safety reasons" and affecting EU nationals.
Judicial scrutiny of expulsions was limited, for cases deemed "urgent" or involving "imperative public security reasons", to possible appeals by the recipients of expulsion orders after the event, as local police chiefs were granted authority to order and conduct immediate expulsions. The prohibition of re-entry following expulsion, allowed for a maximum of three years, was transformed from an offence entailing three months to one year's arrest and the payment of a fine, into a crime resulting in a custodial sentence of up to three years.
The decree has been in force since its publication in the Gazzetta Ufficiale (Official Journal) on 2 November 2007, although it has two months to be confirmed after undergoing parliamentary scrutiny, or be dropped.
Protests from Romanian authorities, concern over the measure's compatibility with EU legislation and requests from Rifondazione Comunista aimed at preventing the indiscriminate collective expulsion of Romanians may result in softening some of the most controversial aspects of the decree by the government, guaranteeing that it will not be supported by the centre-right opposition, which called for tougher measures.
As it currently stands, the decree amends articles 20, 21 and 22 (the section under the heading "limits to the right of entry and residence", re-named "limits to the right of entry and residence for public order or public security reasons") of the regulation on free movement of EU nationals passed in February 2007, to allow removal for "serious reasons of public order or security" [previously public order and public security], expanding the previous limit only allowing removal for "public security reasons that threaten the security of the state" to also include "imperative public security reasons", which also becomes a further reason (apart from a prior judicial decision) to rule out a suspension of the removal pending a decision on the appeal. If the repatriation is not suspended, the person will be allowed to return to attend key hearings concerning their appeal.
Public security concerns are deemed "imperative" if the EU citizen in question:
"has conducted himself in such a way as to compromise the safeguard of human dignity or fundamental rights of human being or public safety, making their stay in the national territory incompatible with ordinary co-existence".
"Urgency" and "imperative public security reasons" are the two criteria to be considered in order to avoid the requirement that expellees be given a notice of at least 30 days.
On 7 November, Interior Minister, Giuliano Amato, stated that there would be no "collective expulsions" and that any such measures would be taken on a "case by case basis". Although this should be obvious, considering that collective expulsions are forbidden by Italian law (in spite of cases in which it has been contravened, such as deportations from Lampedusa to Libya at the start of 2004), it was necessary to reaffirm the principle following statements by politicians in the wake of the murder.
Alleanza Nazionale (AN) leader Gianfranco Fini called for the expulsion of 20,000 people in Rome (an estimate backed by the Rome prefetto - head of police - Carlo Mosca) and between 200,000 and 250,000 throughout Italy. Fini visited the crime scene, criticised the government for being soft on illegal immigration and appeared comfortable using the word "Rom" as a synonym for criminal - in a populist anti-immigrant role that he had forsaken of late, resulting in a group led by Francesco Storace leaving AN to form a new party to its right, La Destra.
Fini demanded the immediate expulsion of foreign criminals, Roma, anyone responsible of committing offences, regardless of how petty, and people who were homeless or lacked means to sustain themselves. Fini suggested that these measures should be applied to any EU citizens, that is, that if they could not prove they were employed or had means to sustain themselves after three months in the country, they should be expelled. Supposedly moderate and left or centre-left politicians did not escape the hysteria, with Rome mayor Walter Veltroni, referring to an "absolute preponderance of crimes committed by Romanian citizens" and to the "migratory flow from Romania" since its entry into the EU, being "unsustainable for Italian cities".
In RAI's (Italian public broadcasting company) Porta a Porta programme on 5 November 2006, Gianfranco Fini and Pietro Fassino (representing the governing coalition) found themselves agreeing on the need to promote measures at a European level to enable the expulsion of EU nationals. To his credit, Fassino noted that criminalisation plays a part in the genesis of criminal behaviour and noted that Italians have migrated extensively in the past, facing similar problems to those currently affecting migrants in Italy. He also noted that crimes committed by Italians did not receive the same treatment as those committed by foreigners - a former soldier shot at passers-by in a street in Guidonia a few days later, killing two. In the latter case, extrapolations were not drawn with regards to either Italian people or military personnel having a tendency to kill people, as did happen for Romanians. At the funeral, Giovanna Reggiani's family expressed their opposition to the murder being used to fuel racial hatred.
Since the day after the murder, the police proceeded to search many Roma camps around Rome looking for candidates for expulsion - the inhabitants of the camp in Tor di Quinto where Mailat lived were evicted the day after the murder and the camp itself was subsequently razed to the ground -and elsewhere in Italy, including Florence, Bologna and Turin. Prefetti (local police chiefs) began ordering expulsions.
Repubblica reported on 4 November that 39 had already been carried out (17 in Genoa, 7 in Bologna, 4 in Milan and Lecce, 3 in Rome, 2 in Florence and Turin). News also surfaced of a punitive raid in Rome against four Romanians -three of whom were hospitalized - in the car park of a Lidl supermarket in Tor Bella Monaca by around ten men wearing balaclavas and wielding sticks and knives. Further intimidatory acts took place, including threatening graffiti and attempted arson attacks against a Romanian and a Muslim grocery store, right-wing marches, and chanting against footballers in stadiums, most notably the Romanian Adrian Mutu, playing in Rome against Lazio for Fiorentina.
The issue resulted in a diplomatic incident with Romania, whose PM Calin Pobescu Tiriceanu asked the EU to ascertain whether the decree was in line with European regulations, described the reaction against Romanians as "xenophobic", with President Basescu claiming that "Romanians feel threatened".
The two governments bridged differences in a meeting between Prime Ministers Tiriceanu and Romano Prodi in Rome on 7 November 2007. They agreed to set up an interministerial joint working group to study the issue of Roma people and an Italian-Romanian police task force involving around 30 Romanian officers. They wrote a joint letter asking the European Commission to help deal with the Roma issue with funding to help social integration, and to loosen restrictions on repatriating EU nationals. In spite of the row cooling, Tiriceanu reiterated his criticism of Italian politicians "who lit the fire of controversy, the fire of xenophobia, also with fascist emphases that I did not expect to hear in Italy", not only in reference to the Lega Nord, whose former minister Roberto Calderoli supported vigilante action as "the only legitimate form of self-defence", but also to Veltroni, the recently elected leader of the newly-established unitary centre-left Partito Democratico: "I realise that there are very difficult situations in Rome concerning Roma living in shacks, but I would have expected more integration and less police".
Decreto legge 1 novembre 2007, n. 181, "Disposizioni urgenti in material di allontanamento dal territorio nazionale per esigenze di pubblica sicurezza"
DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 6 febbraio 2007, n. 30 Attuazione della direttiva 2004/38/CE relativa al diritto dei cittadini dell'Unione e dei loro familiari di circolare e di soggiornare liberamente nel territorio degli Stati membri
Porta a Porta, 5.11.07; Repubblica, 31.10.07, 1, 4-5.11.07; il manifesto, 3, 8.11.07; Corriere della Sera, 1.11.07.
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by Lizzie Crotty
Recently, the FBI asked Apple to create software to bypass security on its iPhones, so that they can access information on the phones of the San Bernardino shooters that they otherwise couldn’t. Apple has denied this request. They published a letter on their website addressing the issue and explaining why they see this request as a threat to their customers security. (You can read the letter here: http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/)
This squabble between one of America’s leaders in technology, and one of America’s leaders in security is significant in that it has everyone debating a citizen’s right to privacy, or conversely, the government’s right to that much power.
My main concern is that once this technology is created, what is keeping it from falling into the hands of someone other than the FBI? Once something this powerful has come to fruition it is hard to keep it truly contained. One may liken it to a nuclear bomb. Once this technology was created there was a race to see who else could create them and how many. iPhones hold a lot of information about us, probably more than we would like to admit or acknowledge. Anyone with access to all of the data on our phone could easily see anything from where we live to our Social Security Number. Anything you have ever typed into your phone, or any place you have ever visited while your location services were on, they would have access to all of it. That one time your mom texted you her credit card number? Yep, they could see that too.
However, isn’t national security more important that personal privacy in many matters? I tend to agree with that statement, especially in this case, where the information will be used for our safety. If you’re not doing anything wrong you shouldn’t have to worry about it, right? Yet, imagine the threat to national security if a terrorist organization were to access this technology. If it could truly be promised that this software would only be used in investigations of this type, and remain in sole custody of the FBI, then sure, go right ahead, but even Apple doesn’t seem to think that to be true. | <urn:uuid:90e4a881-1603-4a35-98e0-99e745a8391b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hbinretrospect.com/2016/03/17/apple-vs-the-fbi/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.975711 | 458 | 2.0625 | 2 |
This is Polo Blue
The history of The Scent, what it stands for, When it was launched and how it became an instant classic. Talk about the history of Polo´s fragrances, from the first launch in 1978, to the fragrances that exist today. Show the readers that Polo Blue is an iconic product, with a lot of pride and heritage. The vision of one man’s dream, caught in a bottle.
"Polo Blue reminds me of sitting by the ocean, staring at a clear, blue sky." Ralph Lauren
The dream of Ralph Lauren
For some of us it takes a lifetime to discover the meaning of life, others know it from the start. Ralph Lauren, the son of Jewish immigrants, grew up in Brooklyn in the forties. From an early age, he dreamt of becoming a moviestar and declared in the school yearbook that his goal was to become a millionaire. But reaching that goal meant a lot of hard work. This is his journet, from out-of-the-box sales of ties in the Empire State Building to today’s fashion universe.
The Dream Becomes Reality
Today, Ralph Laurens universe is in place. Describe all the elements of the brand’s offer, and the environments in which they are available. Fashion. Sports. Sailing. Wonderful vacations. Family. Home decor. All this is the result of one Brooklyn boy who dared to dream.
Polo Blue fits perfect into his universe
Back to Polo Blue. Explain how this fragrance, with its own special character, exemplify Ralph Lauren’s universe. And those who want to take part of it, those who wants to be a piece of his universe, can do so by adding Polo Blue. | <urn:uuid:41697630-0d11-409e-ba86-d3ff13badb99> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.cafe.se/polo-ralph-lauren-advetorial/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721008.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00118-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.955859 | 365 | 1.6875 | 2 |
- Japan has been beefing up its military in recent years, diverging from the pacifist stance adopted after World War II.
- That shift has included the activation of an elite amphibious unit for the first time since that war.
- That unit is now slated for its first naval exercise before the end of the year — an exercise meant to counter China's assertive moves in the region.
Just a few months after activating its elite Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade for the first time since World War II, Japan plans to send the crisis-response force modeled off the US Marine Corps on its first naval exercise before the end of the year.
Japan disbanded its military after World War II, but it has grown its armed forces in recent years and established the ARDB in late March as part of an effort to counter increasing Chinese activity in the East China Sea and around the region.
Tokyo has not said where the naval exercise will take place, but analysts have said that the Senkaku Islands — which Japan administers but are claimed by China as the Diaoyu Islands and by Taiwan as the Diaoyutai Islands — may be an area of operations for the new, roughly 2,100-member ARDB, according to Taiwan News.
It's also not yet known what the exercise will entail, though it may include approaching and securing an island or islands.
The unit, which is based in southwest Japan, specializes in operations involving AAV-7 amphibious vehicles, MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, and Chinook helicopters.
The unit was reportedly modeled after US Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Units, which are deployed abroad for extended periods for training and for rapid response to crises, whether it's a natural disaster or a conflict. Japanese officials received advice from US advisers about the ARDB's formation.
"The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade will show to the international society our firm resolve to defend our islands," a senior Japanese Defense Ministry official said in April.
The expanding role and capabilities of Japan's military are controversial subjects. The country adopted a pacifist constitution after World War II, eschewing offensive military operations. Recent years have seen a push to strengthen the military, led by the hawkish government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The decision to reactivate the ARDB was a contentious one, as it gave Japan's Self-Defense Force the ability to land in enemy territory. Such concerns are balanced against worries over China's increasingly assertive actions in the region.
The ARDB's first naval exercise appears to be a response to Beijing's recent naval exercises around Taiwan, including drills in the Yellow Sea between August 10 and 13, a window that overlapped with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's departure for a trip to the US and Latin America.
The latter region is home to 10 of Taiwan's remaining 18 formal allies — China has lured away two of Taipei's Latin American allies over the past year.
The formation of the ARDB is not the only move Japan has made to bolster its military or to counter China. The country has pursued external alliances and partnerships as part of that effort, but much of its focus has been on internal reforms.
It lifted a ban on military exports in 2014, and in 2015 the Japanese parliament approved a law allowing the country's military to mobilize overseas under certain conditions. Japan's 2017 military budget was its largest ever.
In March, Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force carried out its largest reorganization since 1954, creating unified commands and launching the ARDB.
More recently, the government said it would raise the maximum age for military recruits from 26 to 32, hoping to expand the pool of potential soldiers that has shrunk due to low birth rates and an aging population.
"Other countries, like Japan, are really ... reinvigorating their own military capability or reforming the constitution, like Abe has tried to do," Hervé Lemahieu, a research fellow at Australian think tank the Lowy Institute, told Business Insider in May. "That's also been called internal rebalancing by the Japanese." | <urn:uuid:ec0a4f16-897d-4cfe-90db-d6249e84ff61> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.businessinsider.com/japans-elite-amphibious-brigade-to-hold-first-naval-exercise-2018-8 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.968174 | 838 | 2.25 | 2 |
The Supernatural TV series is a series that debut in American TV screens in the year 2005. The series originally focused on two brothers Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester on their mission to hunt supernatural beings such as demons, monsters, and ghosts in the world. The Winchester brothers travel the highways and the small roads in search of their missing father in North America. Their journey turns to be an encounter with the evil spirits that they meet on the way.
What car does dean Winchester drive in supernatural?
In every episode of the series, Dean Winchester is seen to be driving a Chevrolet Impala of 1967. The car derives its name from the grasslands antelope known as the Impala in the south and central Africa. It is a vehicle with specifications of a V8 engine with a horsepower of 275bhp. It also has a three-speed auto transmission and designed in sedan body. Dean Winchester’s car is black, and he loves it so much that he refers to it as Baby. It is his most valuable possession by virtue that it was from his father. It is the means of transport the brothers use to travel as they hunt the demons and ghosts. In the first episode, the car has a different license plate from the one it has at the end of season two to evade the FBI.
It is important to note that the Chevrolet model used has small block engines, non functioning radios and has colored interiors. There is one that you could separate into half and has features such as a detachable roof and up-close shot doors. The 1967 Chevrolet impala is Dean Winchester’s trademark in the film because it has a number plate, KAZ 2Y5 that represents his home state Kansas and because he got it from his father. But as earlier stated, the car’s number plate changes to CNK 80Q3 to help them hide from the FBI.
At the beginning of the supernatural series, when the house was burning we can see John Winchester, who is Sam and Dean’s father holding them sitting on the car. It is this rich history of the car that makes Dean Winchester protect it with everything he can. As the pilot episode unfolds, you will realize that the car trunk holds weapons that would fight the supernatural beings. The car trunk contains two machetes, spearhead, arrows, and two guns. But that is not enough because the other weaponry in the trunk includes two barrel shotguns, sniper rifle, pistols, among other weapons. It is an important feature of the 1967 Chevrolet Impala because you could hold many things at the trunk.
However, as the pilot episode ends the Chevrolet Impala of 1967 car had moderate damages and was about to be totally crashed as season one was ending. Many people wondered if the car would ever make a return in the next episode, but Dean loved his car and hence rebuilt it. The car would later play an important role in the subsequent episodes of season two, three, and four.
The importance of the car cannot be ignored as the supernatural film comes to an end in its fifth season. Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester recall of what they have gone through in the different episodes in their search for supernatural beings. They recount and agree that their black 1967 Chevrolet Impala car was the most important object they had on the universe. In the end, a montage clears shows the importance of the car in the life of the Winchester boys.
Finally, the 1967 Chevrolet Impala is one of the car from supernatural film that has set supernatural records in the world auto market by surpassing the 13 million mark of units sold. | <urn:uuid:75ac4aba-91cc-43f2-bef3-b65616951c6a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.prettymotors.com/1967-chevy-impala-from-supernatural/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572127.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815024523-20220815054523-00276.warc.gz | en | 0.978227 | 728 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Baby corn is one vegetable which is very tender and soft. It is so delicious that kids even like. Baby corn is one vegetable which can be cooked exactly like chicken. All recipes cooked in chicken can be also cooked in baby corn. Likewise all paneer recipes can be also tried out in baby corn.
The ideal baby corn recipes are baby corn Manchurian, chilli baby corn, crispy baby corn, baby corn 65, baby corn fry, baby corn kurma, baby corn gravy, shahi baby corn, etc… Out of all these baby corn recipes baby corn fry is the most simple and tastiest one. Just you can make in a few minutes, and it can go well as a side dish as well as starter.
Baby corn fry can be made with lot of variations by including other vegetables like capsicum, cauliflower, onions etc, or with additional spices to suit your taste buds. Here comes the baby corn fry recipe.
- Baby corn – 10
- Maida – 2 tsp
- Corn flour – 2 tsp
- Rice flour – 2 tsp
- Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
- Garam masala – ¼ tsp
- Fresh curd – 2 tsp
- Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – for frying
Clean and wash the baby corn. Cut baby corn into required size. Pressure cook baby corn for a whistle.
Mix baby corn, maida, corn flour, rice flour, red chilli powder, garam masala, fresh curd, ginger garlic paste and salt in a bowl.
Keep aside for minimum 15 minutes. Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry marinated baby corns. Serve hot with sauce.
If you want you can add curd or you can add water.
Maida is added to bind all the ingredients together with baby corn.
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The Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017 has been introduced in the Senate and includes a financial transaction tax (FTT).
According to Modern Markets Initiative (MMI), the FTT would be applied to every stock traded, including a 0.5% rate on equity, a 0.1% rate on debt and a 0.005% rate on derivatives. MMI, an education and advocacy organization, which is strongly opposing this tax, has done an analysis of what its costs would be for pension funds and all investors.
While MMI’s analysis focuses specifically on public pension funds, an op-ed by CEO Kirsten Wegner notes that the tax will affect all defined benefit (DB) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), defined contribution (DC) plans and individual investors.
For example, using asset allocations in 2015 for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), as well as published data about its trades, MMI calculated the FTT would be $508,374,705. “That’s not a typo—CalPERS and the hardworking public employees it invests for would have paid more than half a billion dollars in tax in 2015 alone,” Wegner writes.
MMI’s analysis also finds the Federal Thrift Savings Plan would be hit with roughly $250 million in annual fees, and a hypothetical local public pension fund portfolio with $2 billion in assets would be on the hook for an additional $4 million in an average year.
For each pension fund evaluated in the report, analysts have provided detail on the asset class exposure, calculation methods, spread costs and other considerations related to that institution.
“Our detailed analysis shows that the FTT’s negative impact on pensions and institutional investors would be substantial in terms of real dollars,” says Wegner. “Policymakers must now consider how any FTT would ultimately boomerang back on individual investors and pensioners, essentially cutting into their retirement income and savings.”
She adds: “One of MMI’s key principles is transparency, so it was very important for us to share our full analysis with the public. We fully intend to be the industry’s voice when it comes to education and pushing back on the FTT.”
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The Impact of Taxing Unemployment Insurance Benefits on Unemployment Duration and Post-unemployment Earnings
In 1979, unemployment insurance benefits became taxableincome for recipients with income above a specified threshold.Further legislation in 1982 lowered the income threshold. Thispaper uses the Continuous Wage and Benefit History (CWBH) database to evaluate the effects of the 1982 change on the compensatedduration of unemployment and post-unemployment earnings. The1982 episode is a particularly useful “natural experiment”because the “treatment group” (those newly subject to benefittaxation) is the middle income category and the two “controlgroups” (those whose benefits were already taxed and those whosebenefits still were not taxed) are the high and low income categories.If the two control groups show similar trends in unemploymentduration (or post-unemployment earnings) and the treatment groupshows a strikingly different pattern, this is compelling evidenceof a tax effect. The empirical results suggest that taxing unemploymentbenefits reduced the affected workers' mean compensated durationby more than a week, but did not have a statistically significanteffect on their post-unemployment earnings. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000
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Learn What to Expect During Certain Pregnancy Weeks
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Pregnancy Weeks 14-27: Second Trimester
For many women, the second trimester of pregnancy is easier than either the first or the third. Symptoms you experienced during the first trimester may fade, giving you more energy to prepare for your baby’s arrival. Some common symptoms you may experience during pregnancy weeks 14-27 include bleeding gums, backache, breast growth, headaches, hemorrhoids, and changes to your skin. You will likely begin to feel the first flutters of your baby’s movements by 20 weeks into your pregnancy.
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During pregnancy weeks 27-42, you may continue or begin to experience many of the symptoms listed above. By the end of your pregnancy, you can expect to gain 25-35 pounds. It’s possible you will gain more or less than that, depending on your weight when you became pregnant. You may experience shortness of breath, because as your uterus expands, your lungs have less room to expand when you take in breath.
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We are hugely proud of the phenomenal work being undertaken by adult social care staff, social workers, and unpaid carers to care for and protect vulnerable people across the region. We recognise the significant cost that has been bourne by many across the workforce, and the need to ensure that everyone has access to support and resources to improve and maintain their mental health and wellbeing, where required.
Adult social care employers and managers have a big role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their staff. We have developed a short, 2-page toolkit to help managers understand this role, and direct them to practical resources to do this.
Unpaid carers don’t always have an employers or manager to provide support, and so we’ve also developed a short, 2-page toolkit specifically for unpaid carers, highlighting some of the main resources that may be helpful for them. However, at least 1 in 9 workers across the whole economy do have unpaid caring responsibilities. This means all employers and managers have a responsibility to understand and support the specific mental health and wellbeing needs of their carer employees. For unpaid carers who are in employment, we hope this briefing is something you can use to start a discussion with your manager about your mental health and wellbeing needs.
At NW ADASS we have tried to draw together some of the huge number of mental health and wellbeing offers available for the paid and unpaid adult social care workforce to help people navigate these and find those that will be most helpful to them. Below you will find three directories of national, regional and sub-regional offers, tailored slightly for adult social care workers, adult social work workers, and unpaid carers. We have provided each of these in two versions: a PDF document that can be directly shared with people, and a Word Document, that localities and employers can adapt to include local resources and offers also.
We would really welcome any feedback on these resources, including feedback on any of the offers we’ve identified, or suggestions for additional resources to include in future updates. Please emails firstname.lastname@example.org with any feedback.
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A team of academics from Liverpool Hope University will analyse how a child’s learning and emotional development is impacted by the wearing of face masks.
July 2020 saw the UK Government making the wearing of face coverings mandatory in public spaces, such as shops and on transport, in the face of the rapidly-escalating Covid-19 crisis.
The enforcement saw UK youngsters having to make sense of a world where they were conversing with others whose mouths were covered. They may have also been wearing masks of their own.
And now Hope’s ‘ChildLab’ - an acclaimed inter-disciplinary research centre between the Departments of Psychology and Early Childhood at the University - is studying precisely what effect the wearing of masks might have had in terms of a child’s language and communication skills.
The research team - lead by Dr Belen Lopez-Perez, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Dr Jamie Lingwood, Lecturer in Psychology, Dr Tom Gallagher-Mitchell, Lecturer in Psychology and Dr Lorna Bourke, Psychology Undergraduate Programme Lead - will focus on youngsters aged between 4 and 8 years old.
The group is also looking for new volunteers to enter the study and become little research assistants.
Dr Bourke says: “We are inviting families to the ChildLab at Hope to take part in a study looking at the effect of face masks on children’s language and communication skills.
“Children will complete two computerised tasks, looking at language and emotion, and two non-computerised language tasks. The participating parent will also complete a questionnaire.
“And as a small thank you for participating, families will receive a £10 Amazon e-voucher - while every child will also receive a ‘Young Scientist’ certificate.”
Any families interested in taking part, or for more information, should email Dr Belen Lopez-Perez or Dr Jamie Lingwood at firstname.lastname@example.org using the reference ‘Face Mask Study’.
It’s not the only coronavirus-related piece of research to emerge from Hope’s ChildLab.
Further, ongoing research will also examine the psychological impact on children, young people and their families as they experience changes to their educational experiences, as well as the effects of home-schooling on teachers and parents during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Recently a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled, in a suit filed by the Freedom from Religion Foundation, that clergy person’s tax-exempt housing is unconstitutional. You can read more about it here.
The reason why clergy have tax-exempt housing in the first place is baffling to me. It’s not necessary.
True, it’s a nice perk in a job where the burn-out rate is almost on par with air traffic controllers.
But they don’t get tax-free housing. Hell, I don’t even think they get free unlimited plane flights…and they help land the things!
It’s not necessary. In fact, I think it’s a problem.
Because if you look at the marriage between the clergy tax-free housing status and the government that granted it, you’ll find that this all arose in the 1920’s at a time when modern American exceptionalism was merging with revived religious fervor. And you know the trajectory: revivals, the end of the Third Great Awakening bleeding into two World Wars and then a Fourth Great Awakening, the marriage of American cultural values and “Christian values.”
The church became the backbone of a social structure where everyone lived in little pink houses (for you and me), waved the flags that stood near the crosses next to the altars, and believed that God’s protection was over the USA.
At least, that’s the pretty picture painted by many.
Lost in the shadow of this false utopia that many look back on with fond affection is a series of systems that held racism iron-locked, held fear of the “other” as a value, and held crippling poverty as something you shy away from looking at (remember Robert Kennedy’s national tour?).
I think it is no accident that the “social gospel” of the Third Great Awakening was largely stifled in the 20’s-30’s and fell out of influence as we tumbled into the World Wars as now religious structures, who had been given a hand-out by Uncle Sam, began focusing on the individual rather than society.
Enter the Fourth Great Awakening with altar calls and personal commitments to Christ and civic duty…
What happens when Caesar sends you a gift? You become hesitant to critique Caesar. You begin to scratch political backs.
The systems of the Great Society became largely solidified as religious and civic powers walked in lock-step. Why is it, do you think, that Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his prophetic letter to white pastors from that jail cell?
Their silence was deafening!
And all the while they were taking their tax breaks from a system that didn’t find it important that people of all races vote.
I’m happy to give up my tax-free housing allowance. I hope other clergy are, too. I don’t think I can take personal money from a system that continues to cut SNAP benefits, continues to feed fat insurance companies even in medical care reform, that continues to fight wars at considerable expense but refuses to fight poverty with any like measure.
I am not an advocate for being against things simply to be against something. But there is much in our world that does not exhibit righteousness, “right-relationship,” and I must be free to speak against those ills. Let’s give tax breaks to people that really are persecuted.
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Did you realize your conviction or arrest in Forsyth, Georgia may later be removed from your record? Expungement is the legal process by which a criminal record is either sealed or destroyed after a certain period of time has lapsed. If your record has been expunged, you may be able to apply for a job without reporting a prior criminal conviction.
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Introduction & Background
To put it mildly the cultural differences between the United States and South Korea are vast. South Korean culture according to Javidan, Dorfman, Sully de Luque and House (2006) is similar to Chinese culture in that it is rich in tradition and heavily influenced by Confucian values. The values of Confucianism funnel down to everything from family life to corporate life. Javidan et al. (2006) details that Confucianism “emphasizes the importance of relationships and community” (p. 83). Park, Rehg, and Lee (2005) mention that in South Korean culture it is important behave in an honorable, trustworthy, and respectable fashion as these attributes are all desirable in the Confucianism culture. South Korean culture places a strong emphasis on family(Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions, n.d.). Hofstede, along with other experts, state that employees look to their manager as a “parental figure” (Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions, n.d.; Javidan et al., 2006, p. 83; Saner-Yui & Saner-Yui, 1984, p.28). According to Saner-Yui and Saner-Yui (1984) employees are thought of as the children and if the team’s performance is poor then this reflects badly on management. Another interesting fact mentioned by Javidan et al. (2006) is the idea of “guan xi” or networking being the foundation of all relationships in the South Korean culture (p.83). Javidan et al. (2006) emphasize that a foreigner’s success depends on their ability to network and forge relationships. Working in consumer product manufacturing will allow me to work with various types of positions within the South Korean branch of my company. My role will allow me to work very close with the factory on site as well as the designers and engineers on prototypes. This will enable our team a faster turnaround being that we are based within the plant itself. Challenges
There are several barriers that will be important to address when managing a team in South Korea. Many experts in the field of organizational management researched different countries to establish “cultural differences… and how these differences influence leadership” (Javidan et al., 2006, p. 68). This research is known as the “Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness project,” known as GLOBE (Javidan et al., 2006, p. 68). The GLOBE Project developed nine cultural dimensions based on cultural practices and values. Of these nine values, there a several I will need to address before and during my stay in South Korea. One of the major obstacles I foresee is that I am a woman. In the United States gender discrimination has all but vanished, yet according to Project GLOBE’s “Gender Egalitarianism” dimension, South Korea is one of “the most male dominated societies in GLOBE” (Javidan et al., 2006, p. 70). Being male dominated, employees may feel they cannot take direction from a woman manager. This could cause a breakdown in communication, which is key to any management style. Being a woman is something I cannot change, however my approach can, as I will discuss in more detail later in the paper. Another dimension that I will need to address is what Javidan et al. (2006) call “In Group Collectivism” as classified in Project GLOBE, this how people express loyalty and pride in their work and family lives (p. 70). South Korea has a very loyal culture which reflects back to Confucianism (Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions, n.d.). This goes hand in hand with Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimension of Individualism which is very low for South Korea (n.d.). According to his charts, South Koreans drawn to groups and are not interested in being an individuals. Relationships are paramount in the South Korean culture and this extends to both business and family relationships (Hofstede™ Cultural Dimensions, n.d.). Hofstede (2007) explains the paradigm of “Individualism verses Collectivism” as the biggest difference in... | <urn:uuid:d3a37333-ce92-4510-9a26-de3482ac379e> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.studymode.com/essays/Challenges-For-Foreign-Manager-In-South-670169.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721405.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00312-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934525 | 883 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Amidst all-time high gas prices, sky-rocketing real estate prices, inflation, a war in Ukraine and not least of all, the U.S.’s $28.43 trillion dollars in debt, the question of how America’s hard-earned money is spent should be at the forefront of every taxpayer’s mind. Unfortunately for the American taxpayer, Congress has decided to spend taxpayer dollars, not on its own citizens but instead, to pay for abortions for women overseas. Not less than $60 million dollars of taxpayer money is going towards what Congresswoman Barbara Lee calls “the empowerment of women.”
The Helm’s Amendment and the Mexico City Policy, or the Global Gag Rule, as it’s referred to by its critics, are provisions that prohibit the use of United States’ funds, i.e., taxpayer money, from being used as foreign aid to fund the practice of abortions, either voluntary or coerced. While the provisions have been rescinded and reinstated over the 36 years since their creation, both provisions have been in effect for 21 of those 36 years. In other words, it has been in effect more times than it has been rescinded. However, the Biden administration has seen fit to rescind them again, going so far as to issue a permanent prohibition of the Mexico City Policy which of course has become a controversial topic. Therefore, as Congressman Ben Cline stated, “to export and impose a controversial agenda onto other countries would be a violation of their cultural norms.” The people of the United States of America are divided as to the topic of abortion and should therefore not be imposing a view on the international stage that a large majority of Americans disagree with, nor should American money be used to promote abortions in other countries. Especially, as Congressman Cline states, when that view and practice can be in conflict with another country’s culture.
When Congresswoman Ashley Hinson presented an amendment that would once again put into effect the Helm’s Amendment and Mexico City Policy, many congress members were quick to call the amendment an attack on women and women’s health, calling for disapproval of the amendment. Dissenters like Congresswoman Lois Frankel and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro gave hollow speeches about empowering women and girls, specifically low-income and colored women, in other countries by offering them American taxpayer-funded abortions. Yet, they were silent when Congresswoman Hinson suggested working together to really empower all women by focusing on strengthening actual women’s healthcare, especially in our own country of the United States, as opposed to taxpayer-funded abortions which seem to be touted as the miracle solution to all women’s healthcare needs. | <urn:uuid:aaab18e8-1791-4076-90d4-de6f0450869c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://iycoalition.org/congress-new-bill-to-fund-overseas-abortions/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.969057 | 555 | 1.804688 | 2 |
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Can You Rupture Your Bladder From Having Sex
The bladder is a muscular organ in the pelvis that accepts urine from the kidneys, stores the urine at low pressure, & expels the urine during voluntary voiding. Though seemingly a simple reservoir, the bladder is a complex organ intricately connected with the brain and spinal cord with sensory, motor, and autonomic circuits. The muscular layer that contracts during voids ...Read more
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Post-coital cystitis: I'm sure you can imagine the motion of sex pushing bacteria into your bladder so we recommend emptying your bladder as soon as romance allows to flush out those bacteria. Post-coital or honeymoon cystitis is a common name for bladder infection due to sex. Of course, if unprotected, pain could also be due to sexually transmitted disease so best to go see your family doc for evaluation & treatment. ...Read more
What is the link between bladder infections and sex? I always seem to get bladder infections after having sex. Is this possible? If so, what can I do to prevent them in the future?
Linked.: In some women, the mechanical irritation and potential reflux associated with intercourse can cause urinary tract infections. Drink plenty of fluid, urinate after intercourse, maintain extra special hygiene in an attempt to prevent. If you are post menopausal, topical estrogen may help. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
If your bladder is full before having sex can that cause the wetness that is in the vagina? When the penis goes in the vagina is dry.
Any sex might: The physical location of the urethra ( opening to bladder) is just above the vaginal opening. Any sexual activity can drive germs into the urethra and allow their entry into the bladder, resulting in a urinary tract infection.Solo or partner related sex can do this in susceptable women. Those with the susceptability can reduce the frequency of infections by urinating after sex. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Couples often worry about having sex during pregnancy. They may be afraid that having sex could cause a miscarriage or harm the baby. It is best to talk to your doctor or nurse midwife about your specific situation to make sure you are considered at low risk for complications such a ...Read more
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From the Transport Workers Solidarity Committee:
To our respected sisters, brothers and comrades in the trade unions, labor councils and workers’ organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Since the beginning of the workers’ struggles in your country – the United States of America – international solidarity has been a constant part of workers’ organizing and struggle in solidarity with workers and people facing injustice everywhere in the world. We, the workers and the people of Palestine are suffering under oppression of the Israeli occupation of our land and people. This occupation began long ago, the longest-lasting occupation of the modern era.
As people who cherish life and wish to live in freedom, we look to and call upon ourfellow workers of the world, particularly today our friends of truth, democracy and freedom in the San Francisco Bay Area to take a stand of courage alongside Palestinian workers to obtain justice and freedom for the workers and people of Palestine. We call upon you to support our struggle to obtain our liberty, practice our self-determination, and build a sovereign, democratic Palestine, like all other nations on earth.
Dear brothers and sisters, trade unionists, workers, and people of the San Francisco Bay Area, we remember and salute your historic and massive action on the docks in 1984, when you acted to boycott the apartheid regime in South Africa.
We look to you today from the Gaza Strip and all of Palestine, and call upon you to repeat that courageous stand today. This genuine solidarity is something we have longed for and expected. As you are responding to our appeal, we expected from you nothing less because of your history of defending the oppressed, including our people suffering under Israeli occupation, and your stand in opposition to the attack on the unarmed Gaza Freedom Flotilla seeking to deliver humanitarian assistance to the besieged Palestinian people in Gaza. Your action today is a milestone ininternational solidarity from honest and brave U.S. workers and trade unionists.
Greetings to you from the trade unionists and workers of Palestine…from the trade unionists and workers trapped in Gaza, seeking freedom…from the entire world who cares for humanity, freedom, justice, progress, and to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
On behalf of your brothers, sisters and comrades in the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions,
Executive Committee Member
Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions
June 19, 2010
ILWU President Bob McEllrath
17 June 2010
Dear Pres. McEllrath,
I write to congratulate ILWU Local 10 and its membership for their response to the Israeli act of piracy on the high seas and murderous attack on the Freedom Flotilla, immediately condemned by both the International Transportworkers Federation and the International Dockworkers Council.
The Flotilla aimed to break the ongoing siege of Gaza, still under Israeli military control following the invasion of Dec 2008 – Jan 2009 which killed 1400 Palestinians, mainly civilians including 300 children. The International Committee of the Red Cross condemns the siege as “collective punishment imposed in clear violation of Israel’s obligations under international humanitarian law”, and states “The only sustainable solution is to lift the closure”.
In Feb 2009 the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union, affiliated to the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and to the ITF, refused to handle the Zim Lines ship “Johanna Russ”, which had sailed from Haifa at the height of the Israeli bombardment.
Next week, the IDC-affiliated Swedish Dockworkers Union and the ITF-affiliated Norwegian Transportworkers Union will begin a joint blockade of trade with Israel. As the Swedish Dockworkers Union states, the action aims to influence the Israeli government to “Lift the illegal and inhuman blockade of Gaza, which has been going on for over three years” and to “Allow an independent, international inquiry into Israel’s boarding of the Freedom Flotilla (of which the Swedish Ship to Gaza was a member) in international waters”
The Scandinavian blockade responds to an appeal last week from the entire Palestinian trade union movement, calling on dockers worldwide to boycott shipping trade with Israel “until Israel complies fully with international law and ends its illegal siege of Gaza”.
As with the battle to end South African apartheid and the military occupation of Namibia, action by trade unionists in solidarity with their Palestinian counterparts will be decisive and can impose a real price on Israel’s continued systematic racist discrimination against the Palestinian people and defiance of international law.
I hope and trust that the ILWU will uphold its very proud record of international solidarity this weekend.
Yours in solidarity
Liverpool Friends of Palestine
ILWU Secretary-Treasurer William Adams
ILWU Local 10 President Richard Mead
ILWU Local 10 Secretary-Treasurer Farless Dailey
ILWU Local 10 Executive Board member Jack Heyman
June 18, 2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the ILWU,
At the June 2, 2010 Executive Board meeting of the Oakland Education Association, the following motion was passed:
“Consistent with our position on Gaza adopted in February 2009, the OEA condemns the Israeli attack on the humanitarian flotilla, calls for the lifting of the blockade, reaffirms the right of both Palestinians and Jews to live in Israel-Palestine, and supports an action by transportation workers nationally and internationally who refuse to handle military-related cargo destined for the Israeli Defense Forces.”
We join with the United Nations and Amnesty International, along with numerous international and national trade union organizations, including the Educational International, in condemning the Israeli commando attack on the Free Gaza Aid Flotilla and call for an impartial and independent international investigation of the attack.
We call on our brothers and sisters of the ILWU not to load or unload the Israeli ship docking at Stevedore Services of America. We recall the action of longshoremen in San Francisco in 1984 when they refused to unload a ship carrying South African cargo, which mobilized the anti-apartheid movement worldwide and was the inspiration for similar actions globally. And we remember May 19, 2007, when Oakland teachers and longshore workers shut down the same war shipping profiteer Stevedore Services of America in the Port of Oakland for a day as teachers demanded that Port revenues be used for the schools and other social services, not for war. We salute the ILWU for your long and proud history of supporting social justice.
President, Oakland Education Association
(510) 763-4020 x15
272 E. 12th Street
Oakland, CA 94606
Cuban Workers Central CTC Backs Labor Boycott Of Israeli Ship In Oakland California On June 20, 2010
Havana, June 18, 2010
To: Tim Paulson, Executive Director, San Francisco Labor Council
Robert McEllrath, President
International Longshore and Warehouse Union
William Harvey, President
Alameda Labor Council
The Cuban workers support the just protest of the workers and community of the San Francisco Bay Area that will take place on June 20 against the cruel and inhumane blockade which the Israeli government maintains in the Gaza Strip, depriving thousands of women, children and men of the most basic rights, especially the right to life.
Our people have lived for more than 50 years under an unjust and abominable blockade by the United States government. Therefore, we understand very well how the Palestinian people feel and we will always be in solidarity with their just cause. Today, we send you our most sincere support.
Long Live the Solidarity of the Working Class!
End the Blockade of Gaza!
Respect and Justice for the Palestinian People!
Department of International Relations
Cuban Workers Central (CTC)
Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee applauds the planned Labor and Community Picket of an Israeli Zim Line ship
Occupied Palestine, June 17, 2010 – The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee, whose membership includes the entirety of the Palestinian trade union movement salutes all trade union branches, trade union activists and people of conscience in the San Francisco Bay area who have responded to the Palestinian trade union movement’s appeal issued June 8, 2010, that called for taking effective and concrete measures to block Israel’s maritime trade in response to its massacre of humanitarian relief workers and activists aboard the Freedom Flotilla. The planned Labor and Community Picket of an Israeli Zim Line ship will be a moral and principled display of solidarity with Palestinian workers and the people of Palestine.
The global trade union movement, especially the dockworkers component of it, has once again demonstrated its courage and commitment to human rights by adopting concrete, ground-breaking labor-led sanctions against oppressive regimes in a show of effective solidarity with oppressed peoples around the world. Inspired by the courage of dockworkers unions around the world that boycotted South African maritime trade during the anti-apartheid struggle, trade unions are once again taking the lead in defending the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, freedom, the application of the right of return for our refugees, and an end to Israeli occupation and apartheid.
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What stitches can you do with a walking foot?
The walking foot is engineered for FORWARD MOTION stitches such as straight and zig zag. If the feed dogs move backwards they may cause the fabric to shift, as feed dogs do not move backward as efficiently as they do forward. Think of it this way, your car will drive in reverse, but it is designed to move forward.
Can you reverse stitch with a walking foot?
REVERSE SEWING: The foot isn’t designed for use in reverse. foot assists in forward movement and won’t allow the fabric to move side to side. SOME DECORATIVE STITCHES: Wide decorative stitches require side to side fabric motion, which is inhibited by the walking foot.
Can I use my walking foot for the zigzag stitch?
Yes, you can use your walking foot for more than straight stitching. A zig-zag stitch should be just fine because all the movement in the stitch pattern is forward. In fact many of the decorative stitches on your sewing machine are just fine to use with your even feed foot installed.
When should you not use a walking foot?
when not to use a walking foot
Reverse sewing: The foot isn’t designed for use in reverse. The top feed dogs of the walking foot will move the fabric forward and the machine feed dogs will move the fabric backward.
What does reinforce stitch mean?
When you reinforce something in sewing, usually you are going over the area with stitches a few times to make it stronger. This might be at corners, curves or areas that you need to trim closely too. Other times it could mean that you need to add a type of interfacing to reinforce the fabric.
What is hairline seam?
A hairline seam finish is applied using a zigzag or narrow serging stitch. In a hairline application, the seam allowance is trimmed as narrow as the width of the finishing stitch itself. … A hairline stitch is applied on enclosed garment portions like cuffs, collars and lapels, that are constructed of sheer fabrics.
Is a walking foot the same as an even feed foot?
The walking foot also known as the even feed foot, is another multi-purpose marvel. This foot is unique because of its feed dogs that in combination with the sewing machine’s feed dogs, work to move the fabric along.
Can you use a stretch stitch with a walking foot?
Since the stitch itself is made up of several stitches, the speed of which it feeds through the machine is slower. This seam, however, gives great results when properly used! This fabric is super stretchy with 75% stretch, and there is only very minimal ruffling from using a walking foot with a stretch straight stitch.
Can I use walking foot for all sewing?
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Vania M. Carvalho1,2, DVM, MSc; Carlton L. Gyles3, DVM, PhD; Kim Ziebell4, PhD; Marcela A. Ribeiro2; José L. Catão-Dias5,6, DVM, PhD; Idércio L. Sinhorini5, DVM, PhD; Luiz R. Trabulsi7, PhD; Rogéria Keller7, PhD; Juana A.G. Ordoñez7, PhD; Antônio F. Pestana de Castro2, DVM, PhD
1Laboratório Multidisciplinar de Clínica e Doenças Infecciosas, Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil; 2Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil; 3Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; 4Health Canada Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Guelph, ON, Canada; 5Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil; 6Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil; 7Laboratório de Bacteriologia Especial, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) has been associated with acute infantile diarrhea and is a leading cause of human mortality in developing countries. While diarrhea is also a major problem among primates kept in captivity, the role of Escherichia coli is still unclear.1
This study was designed to characterize diarrheagenic E. coli recovered from the feces of 56 New World non-human primates, primarily marmosets (Callithrix spp.), ranging in age from 3 weeks to 6 years. Seventeen of the 56 primates demonstrated signs of diarrhea and/or enteritis. E. coli recovered from animal stools were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for genes encoding virulence factors of diarrheagenic E. coli and for adherence capacity (HeLa cell assay).2 In addition, isolates were characterized in terms of attaching and effacing lesion by the fluorescence actin staining test (FAS)3 and by electron microscopy.
PCR was positive for the eae gene in 10 (27%) of the 39 animals without clinical diarrhea or enteritis and positive in eight (47%) of animals with clinical signs. Samples of intestinal tissues from animals found by PCR to be eae+ E. coli were stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and toluidine blue. Colonies of eae+ E. coli were serotyped and examined by PCR for genes encoding virulence markers.
Typical and atypical EPEC serotypes were recovered from healthy and sick animals, with several isolates demonstrating pathogenic virulence markers responsible for overt signs of disease in a host. Histologic examination of intestinal tissue from sick animals revealed a moderate neutrophilic and mononuclear cell infiltrate in the lamina propria and submucosa, with atrophic crypts.
The typical and atypical EPEC strains recovered from both healthy and sick non-human primates demonstrated virulence-associated attributes similar to those of EPEC strains implicated in human disease. From the results presented here, EPEC could represent a significant pathogen for non-human primates, deserving further investigation. Due to similarities between human cases and the animals investigated in this study, marmosets could represent an important model for EPEC in humans.
This work was supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) (grant #99/09459-7) and Conselho Nacional para o Desenvolvimento Científico e Técnológico (CNPq).
1. Cravioto, A., A. Tello, and A. Navarro. 1991. Association of Escherichia coli HEp-2 adherence patterns with type and duration of diarrhoea. Lancet. 337:262–264.
2. Knutton, S., T. Baldwin, P.H. Williams, and A.S. McNeish. 1989. Actin accumulation at sites of adhesion to tissue culture cells: basis of a new diagnostic test for enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Infect Immunol. 57:1290–1298.
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Math is a tricky subject that not everyone can embrace (at least not from the first effort). Thus, if you see that math is not your cup of tea and the challenge is insurmountable, the simplest decision is to turn to Ordercoursework for assistance. Competent experts are ready to complete your math tasks in no time, saving your grades and giving you enough time to cover all topics you didn’t manage to embrace in class.
But if you’re still strongly directed towards coping with your assignment on your own, look through the tips for maximizing the value of your math work prepared by programming assignment help staff. By following these guidelines, you’ll catch up with the course quickly, realizing that math is simple for those who are attentive and perseverant enough.
Math Homework Advice
Completing home assignments in math is quite a challenge, primarily because you are alone in your effort, with no peers and professor by your side to consult and double-check whether you’re pursuing the right direction. However, some simple recommendations can make your homework studies easier. Look them through to find the ones that suit your needs:
- Acquire several textbooks. Obviously, it’s vital to have the textbook that you study at the course as your professor is likely to refer to it during lectures, giving assignments from it as well. Yet, it’s always good to have an alternative perspective on the subject. Maybe you’ll find some math textbooks with an easier, student-friendly explanation of complex problems. Some books offer additional practical problems for training and cover the studied material in more detail. Make sure to find some used textbook store to save some costs on the purchase; students usually need too many textbooks for the course to spend extra money on additional materials.
- Make scans and printouts. The math course’s fundamental goal is to teach you to apply rules, formulas, and algorithms to solve practical math problems. So, once you have a problem assigned for homework, make several copies thereof to practice over and over again. This practice will hone your math skills, giving you an advantage in class.
- Find your learning style. Students learn effectively in different ways. Some perceive audio materials better (as they are audial learners), while others can retain only the material they studied in writing (as they are visual learners). Double-check which type of learning suits you better and follow this format to comprehend and memorize the math material better.
Math Test Preparation Tips
Besides homework, you can come across numerous challenges during exam preparation. While math is intimidating overall, getting ready for a test may be indeed nerve-wracking. Here are some tips not to go crazy and to cope with the prep effectively:
- Practice with old works. Nothing changed in the world of math, and using old tests can give you a hint at what questions your professor is likely to include in the forthcoming one. So, don’t be lazy and try to go through as many previous tests on this topic as you can. You’re sure to see some patterns.
- Ask for help. It’s always better to study together with a classmate or a more knowledgeable mate, so don’t be afraid to ask for help. You’re sure to find somebody willing to help and give constructive feedback on your strong and weak points.
- Mind the common sense. Once you arrive at some answer to the math problem, let it pass a commonsense test. At times, we get too absorbed with the search for a solution that we make stupid, primitive mistakes.
Some More Recommendations for Effective Class Studies
Once you’re in class, everything seems clear (or not that clear, yet you believe you’ll come to grips with the topic at home). But it often happens that upon coming home, you realize that you understood nothing, and there is nothing to review. Thus, to avoid the problem of studying twice, follow these tips for practical classroom studies:
- Be attentive. Everything you need to know is provided at the lecture; your task is to be like a sponge, absorbing the professor’s material. Put down everything they say; draw all the drawings produced on the blackboard. By capturing all material delivered by the tutor, you’re likely to save time when doing homework.
- Use a recorder. If you’re absorbing the audiovisual material too slowly and need some extra time for capturing the new complex concepts, ask the professor for permission to record the lecture. It may either be an audio recorder or a video recorder with sound. Use those lectures to revise the material and fill in the comprehension gaps.
- Don’t be shy. The professor is there to teach you; that’s their primary role. So, if you don’t understand some topic or don’t grasp the math problem’s solution, don’t be shy to ask for additional clarifications or illustrations. You have come to college to be taught by professionals, not to struggle with the challenging subject on your own.
As you can see, the specifics of dealing with math problems and assignments lie in your attention to detail and intense focus. The subject is unique as, in most cases, there is only one solution to the problem, and unless you know the path to it, you’re doomed to get stuck underway. Thus, if you have to perform math assignments repeatedly, keep our tips in mind to succeed and hone your analytical skills. However, always remember that you have a way out even in a deadlock situation; once you feel that the task is non-manageable and you lack time to cope with it, Write essay for me staff is always ready to help. | <urn:uuid:cfa08b95-ef8e-4dc0-8911-f8165439e108> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.reportdoor.com/study-tips-for-successful-math-homework-completion/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00266.warc.gz | en | 0.946683 | 1,183 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Leadership is a whole process of positive influence to help others achieve their goals. A leader should create an inspiring future vision, motivate others toward that vision, and build a team to be more effective at accomplishing the vision.
How do leaders do that? There are many ways to manage these. You can adopt new skills or improve what you already have. Leadership skills are essential to motivate your team and build respect. With a few core skills, you can become a very effective leader.
We will discuss 5 key skills in this article and what you can do to improve them.
Management skills allow you to be successful in business. You can learn these throughout your career as a manager. Many people say that being a manager and a leader are completely different things. It is true, but you can also use management skills and leadership skills interchangeably since they have commonalities.
Like leadership skills, management skills include planning, problem-solving, decision-making and time management. Different organisations may need different management skills. Yet, these are the most common ones that you can apply to your leadership.
Strategic Thinking Skills
Strategic thinking is a rationally thinking process. With this, you can analyse the critical factors and variables that will affect the business. As a leader, you need these skills to decide, for example, what products to offer in the market. Strategic thinking can help you analyse:
- Business opportunities and vulnerabilities
- Feasibilities and risks
- Cost of each step you take in your business
- Likelihood of your plans’ effectiveness.
There are two essential factors for thinking strategically: Being quick and decisive in choosing a plan and maintaining it. You also need to keep up with new opportunities. If you can keep the balance between being consistent and flexible, then you and your team can achieve your business goals.
Creativity requires you to leave those corny ideas and structures behind. This is a very desirable feature in leadership. When you bring creativity in your work, you are able to look at things from new perspectives. This can help you solve the problems more easily. You can achieve creativity with the help of your team. Collaborative teams that share new ideas and point of views can reach higher level of creativity. As a leader, be experimental and try new things, test new ideas. We claim that creativity is an essential skill in leadership, yet IBM says it is the most important skill.
Strong Communication Skills
Every good leader has to have good communication skills. The success of a business relies on effective communication. Weak communication skills can result in bad mood in your team and missed business goals. According to a study on Harvard Business School Online, low communication skills in larger companies can lead to approximately $64.2 million of loss per year.
As a leader, you should be able to communicate well to inspire and empower your team. Besides, you can tackle internal problems with your communication skills. Assuming that your employees cannot engage quickly, you want to fix this because engaged employees work harder and better. To do so, you should gain their trust as a leader. Strong communication skills enable you to create the trust between you and your employees.
Before dwelling on the importance of empathy in leadership, it is crucial to set the concept: Empathy is to understand what others need. When you show empathy, you show that you understand their feelings and how these feelings affect the situation. Yet, you don’t have to agree with them. Empathetic leaders are willing and able to appreciate what their employees go through.
Empathy enables the employees to feel safe in case of a failure because they are aware that they won’t be blamed. It also helps leaders identify the main reason behind the low performance. Being an empathetic leader can help your employees boost their performance. Key skills for a good leadership doesn’t always include empathy, but as you see, it can play a huge role. Ergo, empathy is one of the essential skills that a good leader should have.
How Can You Improve Your Leadership Skills?
Some people are natural-born leaders, and some people can acquire leadership skills later. Whichever you are, you might want to improve your skills to catch up with the ever-changing business world. This can be done in many ways. Below, we will give you some tips to improve your leadership skills.
Find Your Weaknesses and Strengths
With a basic self-evaluation, you can analyse your weak and strong points. Don’t know where to start? Ask yourself what your interests are, and what skills you lack. Consider what kind of leader you are. Then think about what kind of leader you want to be. For example, if you think you lack self-confidence, start taking the right steps to boost your confidence. The more you work on your weaknesses, the more successful you are.
Research Your Favourite Leaders
It is important to have a role model for your leadership. Study the leaders you like to get inspiration. These people can be from anywhere around the world. Maybe your mum, the principal at your primary school, or a politician. Familiarise yourself with their story about leadership. If you learn how they acted when they had ups and downs, you can take great lessons for yourself.
As a leader, it is essential to share your knowledge with others around you. You can help their self-improvement process. When you share your career story with them, you can inspire them to move forward. What is better, you can benefit from training others. Training others to become leaders can show you where you lack knowledge. While you teach people leadership skills, you may realise the points that you need to brush up. In the end, this could be a win-win situation for both parties.
Being a good leader to your employees requires some skills, and it might take some time to reach there. If you are dedicated enough, you can become one of those leaders people admire. We provided you with 5 key skills in this article. Question yourself and see if you have these or which other skills you have. Don’t forget to consider the ways to improve your skills. If you think you covered them all, then you are good to go! | <urn:uuid:0ee8c595-db8c-4e01-933c-c4b3aa548624> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ewor.io/blog/5-key-leadership-skills-you-need-in-any-position%EF%BF%BC/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.96175 | 1,291 | 2.921875 | 3 |
DMC, I know you didn't ask but since I am one of those ppl who likes a well hydrated dough, I thought some insight into what I do might explain things a bit. From hand kneading a variety of flours, I've noticed that when I knead to a certain consisitency that I like, different flours will have different HR's. This makes sense since the protein levels vary and in my mind, it's the protein content that determines the level of water a flour will absorb.
For me a 66% HR for caputo 00 flour feels similar to a 69-70% HR for AP flour and a 73-74% HG flour. Let me say again though that I live 5000+ feet above sea level and in a very dry desert environment, where moisture is wicked away very quickly. If dough is lefted out without cover, it forms a skin fairly quickly.
This means several things. One, my flour is likely drier than someone living in a humid climate. 2) My dough is likely losing moisture during the 30min it's out while I'm kneading. I don't knead for 30m, but the dough is out that long. After that I try to keep things covered and sealed.
When I first noticed my hydration ratios were higher than most, it would bother me a bit. I would double, and triple check my math. It's not my math. Since then, I've not worried about it.
Then there is the issue of bench flour. How much bench flour am I using? I typically use about 1gm or less of bench flour during dividing and balling. Yes I measure that amount and factor it into the HR.
I don't measure the bench flour use for stretching the dough but it's not much. Around 1gm at most and that doesn't change my HR very much. I've also noticed that when a dough is kneaded well, it will require very little or no bench flour during the dividing and balling stage (after bulk rise).
Prior to stretching, I typically cover the doughball in flour and shake the excess off and then use a minimal amount of flour on the peel. So I would say that my doughs absorb very little extra flour during this whole process.
I'm posting some pics of what my dough looks like today after bulk rising, dividing, and balling. Here is an AP flour dough at 71% HR. No bench flour is used during the dividing and balling. I dusk a very minimal amount of flour in the pyrex dish for the dough to sit while it's proofing. No flour is added to the top. | <urn:uuid:f4e1e11a-3cf2-4680-97a2-8ed8041f5f59> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=11786.20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280761.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00088-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977251 | 548 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Is College Essay Writing Harder Than You Think?
College essay authors will need to be a good deal more cautious and conscientious of what they set inside their final item. They have to make sure that the information is accurate and not misleading to the reader. They need to write just from personal experience and from research as opposed to just assuming that everything they say will be approved. Not only does this become apparent that they’re not the best writers, but in addition they shed credibility with viewers when they attempt and use their view as fact.
If they only think they know everything there is to learn about a topic, they won’t spend enough time writing the essay for which they’re giving themselves credit. This means they will have a limited area to pay for and won’t come up with many original thoughts. Additionally, it means they are trying to obtain too much credit for their job and will be scared of being criticized.
The perfect method to prevent this problem is to seek expert assistance. A college admissions counselor can be a excellent assistance. They will be able to give guidance about where the student should start and how much information they ought to contain. They can also recommend where the student should divide the essay and make sure it remains in a reasonable arrangement. They are also able to inform the student what types of school essays are acceptable for what amount of pupil.
As an example, some essays demand a great deal of background information about the pupil and this is something which colleges really prefer to see. They like to find that the student is serious about a affordablepapers particular topic and that they understand the subject matter. To get into the school, an admissions counselor will appear at the whole essay and give the student comments on where the student is weak and where they are strong.
An admissions counselor can also help the author find out in which their composition demands improvement. They could point out some regions of the essay that don’t make sense or which aren’t related to your student’s aims. They could tell the author what is expected and what isn’t. They can also give advice on finding ways to raise the grade of the composition without making it seem too wordy or boring.
Another benefit to working with the admissions advisor is that they can give invaluable advice the writer might not know. If a writer is doing the task of writing an article, they often overlook what they need to set at the body of this text. They also overlook details which are important to the general argument of this essay.
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The Senate this week failed to pass a bill that would have placed strict limits on the President's authority to appoint officials to top federal jobs in an "acting" capacity.
On Monday, Senate Democrats blocked an effort to limit debate on legislation proposed by Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., to curb what he said were violations of the 1868 Vacancies Act. Under the act, President may not install acting officials in positions requiring Senate confirmation for longer than 120 days. But recent Presidents have ignored the act's requirements, saying that language in other statutes allows them to appoint acting officials without time limits.
Thompson said earlier this year that of the 320 jobs appointed by the President requiring Senate confirmation, 64 (20 percent) were held by acting officials. Of those, 43 had been in their jobs longer than limit set out in the Vacancies Act.
"We have a government that is now more and more operating without the Constitution," Thompson said in an interview with National Journal in May. "The executive branch is not fulfilling its responsibilities to give Congress the opportunity to exercise its advice and consent powers. We've got to do something about it."
Thompson's bill would allow acting officials to remain in office for 150 days, but would prevent the President from designating anyone to serve in an acting capacity except the senior assistant to the vacant position or someone who had already been confirmed by the Senate for another job.
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What does China’s handling of the Coronavirus mean for digital economies?
By Bai Guo
How does the general situation currently stand?
The outbreak of this epidemic has severely disrupted the supply chain of many industries. The modern economy features deep specialisation, complex international coordination and collaboration for many industries. Thus, as production in China has been greatly interrupted because of the outbreak of the virus and will probably still take at least a couple of months to return to full productive capability, I believe the negative impact will show not just in China and Asia. It will be on a global scale. Countries that have tighter trade relationships with China or are more dependent on Chinese production will feel the impact sooner, and stronger.
Is China’s status as a collectivist society shaping its response to the virus?
Being a collective society helped China to react quickly and with strong resolution. Chinese people have made great sacrifices to face this challenge. As a collective society, people value family and human relations very much. However, with the outbreak of this virus, most Chinese people were not able to meet their families for the Chinese New Year, which is the most important family gathering of the year. People are cooperating with great patience to minimise all human contact. Many didn’t leave their apartments for weeks.
The situation is unthinkable, yet here we are.
When people heard about the lack of medical resources in Wuhan and Hubei, practically every Chinese person tried their best to find and donate resources. Volunteers helped to drive doctors and nurses around as there was a disruption of local public transportation, even with the apparent risk of been infected themselves. Such determination and solidarity to handle the problem together is a strength China exhibited.
However, there were also downsides. Some communities and villages took measures which were way too radical to protect their members, such as blocking roads and not letting anyone in, even when transporting much-needed resources.
Have China’s technological capabilities helped contain the spread of the virus, and in what way could any successes in this regard influence future developments?
Digital technologies have indeed play an important role in the containment of this epidemic. Digital platforms have been installed to collected health data from citizens. Information is diffused in digital ways. Long-distance medical consultation enabled by internet and digital tools has contributed greatly to containing the spread of the virus as people can get professional help early on and people with medical problems other than pneumonia can avoid going to the hospitals thus decrease their chance of infection.
That said, the current challenge made Chinese governments and enterprises realise that there is still much room to improve, especially at the community level. Some local governmental agencies, such as the Wuhan branch of the Red Cross, clearly lacked sufficient capabilities to manage a large inflow of donations, and to dispatch urgently needed medical resources to medical institutions. If they could have applied better digital solutions for logistics management, the situation could have been handled much better.
How has China’s leading position in the digital economy affected its handling of the virus and what implications are there for policy in the future as regards increased rollout of e-commerce?
Chinese companies’ strong digital capabilities have certainly contributed greatly and the speed of response to the crisis has been impressive. As people were encouraged to stay at home, tools to enable long-distance working and to deliver online education have quickly caught up. Familiarity with these tools might change China’s labour market and educational market permanently. As the new virus appears to be even more infectious than SARS, e-commerce has also been negatively impacted this time, because logistics companies could not work at normal capacity due to regulatory, transportation, and labour issues.
Are there any positives which may arise from the disruption to China’s business?
There should be a silver lining for anything. I especially hope there will be more reform measures to strengthen the family doctor system, to have better and more digitalised community governance, and to lessen the tax burden on SMEs, which are carrying a lot of weight during this outbreak.
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The School is managed by Beloved Sri Sakthi Amma, the Chief Patron and the guiding light of Sri Narayani Vidyalaya. The Management Committee is comprised of functionaries from Sri Narayani Peedam, Eminent Academicians and Educationalists with a passion to create one of its kind institute to empower the children with traditional values, culture and diverse Knowledge.
Sri Narayani Vidyalaya, an English medium school, renders quality holistic education, currently over 1000 rural children from KG to Grade 12. It is a growing institution with over 50 full-time qualified teachers and trained staff for teaching academics and spirituality, with emphasis on moral values and culture, nurturing them to evolve and lead a righteous, prosperous and harmonious life. Students are encouraged to express their talents in arts, music and dance, creating a platform to further their interest and evolve as professionals.
The School is not only topping the district in Academics, It also tops in sports and other activities.
Discipline and Spirituality are the key factors of the school. The students are trained and tuned in these two aspects whereas Education is Complimentary.
A SMART Board is a brand of interactive whiteboard. It allows teachers and students to control the computer through touching the screen. … The SMARTNotebook software allows teachers and students to easily create interactive lessons.
In Our School we have Smart Board in most of the Class rooms. An interactive whiteboard or interactive device is exactly the same thing. It is simply a giant mouse that allows you to control your computer using a large image projected from the front of the classroom. … This means that whatever you would normally run from your computer can work with the interactive whiteboard.
The benefits of using interactive whiteboards in a classroom:
The school comprises separate Labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Computer science.
They are spacious ventilated and all the upgraded equipment to handle current state board higher secondary latest syllabus. At a time 30 students can perform (exams) different experiments and nearly 45 students can be accommodated inside easily. It is supported by technology to enhance students understanding.
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The Essential Guide to Making, Displaying and Selling Videos on Your Blog
Mediapost reports that in 2013 over 90 percent of shoppers watched videos online. It also explains that 57 percent of shoppers become more confident in purchasing online when they see a video, and are less likely to return an item.
Do you run a business or service with an online presence? Are you looking for ways to expand your reach to improve profits and engage with customers?
Video is the answer, but many people cringe at the thought of producing a video. After all, there’s a good chance you spend loads of time and money making a video and then it falls flat.
You may create a video tutorial explaining how to garden in urban areas or you might just want to develop a catchy sales video to post on your website’s homepage. Businesses and individuals have the ability to give videos away in order to promote their products or the videos can be used as an additional informational product.
Let’s walk through basic steps on how to make, display and even sell your video in a quick, inexpensive manner, while still getting a high-quality result.
Making Your Video
There are three steps in developing your video: pre-production, production and editing. For simplicity we’ll call them preparation, shooting and making the video look nice.
Preparing for your video is the most important part of production. After all, why do you want to waste time shooting, editing and publishing if your video content is lacking. Develop a list of shots so you don’t forget anything while shoooting. For example, Shot 1: An interview with Dr. Phillips, Shot 2: A revolving shot around a new dietary supplement, Shot 3: A slide outlining the benefits of the product. This outline helps you visualize the video and understand the story line.
Find a location to shoot your video. If you don’t need a location simply use your video editing or animation software. Assemble items such as props, wardrobe, makeup, equipment and scripts. You may not use some of these items depending on your style of video, but a script is almost always included to explain your product. Use any Word precessing software to develop your script. If you want an organized, professional script try Celtx.
Here are some tips when developing your script and reading it:
- Entertain your viewers with cool shots, humor or cartoons
- Keep things short if you’re trying to sell something. Tutorials are longer.
- Develop an emotional connection by telling a story and touching on people’s senses
- Speak directly to your viewers. Make them feel like you are speaking to them, and them only.
- Pace yourself while reading the script
You’ll need to either shoot your video with a camera and then edit it or develop the entire thing in video creation software depending on your style. To cut down on expenses ask a friend or family member to borrow a camera. If you need to capture your screen use Camtasia or TipCam. An affordable yet professional camera is a DSLR.
What are the best software options when developing and editing your video?
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Sony Movie Studio Platinum
- Animoto – Free
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Pinnacle Studio 16 Ultimate
Displaying Your Video
First, get the right WordPress theme, that actually can display video really well. if you prefer the classical blog layout, I recommend the Rich Master Theme. If you are thinking about creating a Video site or need a new theme for your existing one, check out the following WordPress Video Themes:
If you plan on selling your videos you can skip to the next step, because you’ll need to incorporate a system that only lets people view your videos after they purchase them. If you want to share your videos for free consider posting them on sites such as YouTube, Vimeo and social media sites.
So … let’s get started!
Once you get your videos on YouTube or Vimeo you increase your chances of the videos being discovered. Those videos are already hosted on the internet, so you don’t have to worry about taking up space on your website. Use gallery plugins to showcase your videos in a sleek, professional manner. The easier people can flip from one video to the next, the more likely they are to stick around on your website. Try options such as Rio Video Gallery, Huzzaz Video Gallery and WordPress Video Player.
Save the links to all of your videos to quickly share on social sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. The best part about putting videos online is you can see how many people watch them. Use view counts to get an idea on which content works well and which does not. Include links to surveys or questions under your videos to see how receptive people are to your videos. If you include a video that sells a product, make sure a link and a call-to-action is placed right below the video to increase sales.
Selling Your Video
If you plan on selling your lesson or tutorial videos you’ll need to incorporate a payment system on your website. If you use a WordPress website a nice option is the WordPress eStore plugin. You also have the option to incorporate a Paypal button on your website to easily accept secure payments from anywhere around the world. Using Paypal and other payment processors require a bit of technical knowledge and setting up products on your site. If you want a quick and easy solution to upload your videos and accept payment for them consider trying an eCommerce video storefront such as Cinsay.
Just upload your videos, set pricing and promote the videos to see if people want to buy them. When someone purchases a video, money gets transferred into your bank account without any questions. All you have to do is pay a small processing fee, which isn’t bad considering the video is finished and doesn’t require anymore work or investment from here on out.
You can also outsource your video creation tasks. Try one of the following services to find affordable and reliable options:
- Fiverr – Great for inexpensive product videos, tutorials and cartoons
- Freelancer – Find graphics designers, voice-over artists, editors, filmmakers and more
- BlissMediaWorks – One of the many affordable options for outsourcing your work completely to a production company
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Can political philosophy help us think about Trump and contemporary America?
Peter Feuerherd’s recent column at JSTOR Daily discusses sixteenth century Protestant Reformer John Calvin and his influence on capitalism. Calvin is viewed negatively by most moderns, both because of his identification with the doctrine of predestination – that God has eternally elected those who will be saved – as well as for a common, if not quite accurate, styling of the Weberian hypothesis, that Calvin and Calvinists believed worldly affluence to signify divine election.
Starting with the last point first, Calvin never taught that temporal prosperity provides evidence of divine election. Not at all; he did not presage today’s “Prosperity Gospel” in any fashion. If anything, he warned against trusting outward evidence of that sort as tokening one’s salvation. To be sure, this styling of Weber’s claim is a popular bowdlerization of what Weber in fact argues. Nonetheless, Weber does lead the horse to the water, writing that, for Calvinists, “in order to attain that self-confidence intense worldly activity is recommended as the most suitable means. It and it alone disperses religious doubts and gives the certainty of grace.” Weber derives his evidence almost exclusively from Puritan authors, Richard Baxter in particular, whom he quotes selectively. Baxter himself nuances his argument in significant ways Weber ignores, and even then, Puritans, while (largely) Calvinists, are not necessarily representative of broader Calvinism, even at that time.
But more than the silliness of Calvin as a putative Prosperity preacher, his identification with predestination has marked him for moderns as an austere, severe reformer and theologian. The irony is that the revival in the doctrine of predestination, formalized at least since Augustine, and recognized in affirmations such as those at the Second Council of Orange in 529 AD, was not a Calvinist distinctive. Indeed, a revival of the doctrine spanned the different currents of the magisterial reformation, both Lutheran (or “Evangelical”) and Reformed.
Indeed, Martin Luther’s Bondage of the Will, his reply to an earlier work of Erasmus’s defending free will, is a full-fledged defense of the doctrine of predestination and election. But that Luther would take this position should not surprise us entirely given that he was a member of the Augustinian Order before the start of the Reformation. The official confessional documents of Lutheranism more broadly all endorse and defend a very high view of the doctrine of election and predestination.
There is a bit of a puzzle here. Often forgotten today is that the Reformation, at least the magisterial Reformation, broadly recovered and reasserted the doctrine of predestination as one of its distinctives.
The magisterial Reformation is most commonly associated today with the doctrine of “salvation by grace through faith.” Why would the doctrine of predestination and election been a Reformation distinctive as well, even if one ignored (if not rejected) by most Protestants today? Oddly enough, there was a connection between the motivation for teaching salvation by grace through faith and the motivation for teaching predestination and election at the time of the Reformation: the Reformers believed the medieval Roman Catholic Church placed too much emphasis on the role of human works in salvation. They thought this created too much angst about whether one was, or could be, saved.
In response, the Reformers emphasized both the distinctive of salvation by faith alone and the distinctive of God’s election as doctrines that rejected the need for human works in salvation: Salvation, they argued, was received by faith alone, and that salvation resulted from God’s work alone, without the need of human effort to add to God’s work. Ironically, while the latter teaching is today taken as debilitating, the Reformers considered both doctrines to be liberating (at least initially): They thought they freed people from always wondering whether they had done enough to merit salvation, both because salvation required only faith, rather than works, but also because salvation was entirely God’s work rather than humanity’s. To be sure, what they did not entirely anticipate was that people would then worry not about whether they had done enough to merit salvation, but whether or not God has actually selected them for salvation. So it ultimately opened another set of questions and worries.
Surprisingly, however, given Calvin’s reputation, in his major systematic theology, The Institutes of the Christian Religion, predestination is not a central focus or organizing principle. Calvin’s approach in the Institutes is surprisingly pastoral and humanistic.
All of this is not to say that Calvin didn’t have anything to say about social and economic relations and civil government. Of particular note is that he ends his Institutes with a discussion of civil government. There is little distinctive for his time in this section, however. He affirms natural law as the basis for government and law. While admitting that any form of government, monarchy, aristocracy, or democracy, would be permissible, he was critical of monarchy, preferring a mix of aristocracy and democracy. Here Calvin would not necessarily have identified aristocracy with hereditary aristocracy, but rather as a rule by the best. It is possible, although by no means clear, that he would have been comfortable with a system of representative democracy as a means to achieve the type of aristocratic government he endorsed.
He also discusses the right, indeed, the obligation, of lesser magistrates to resist greater magistrates if and when the latter became oppressive. The American colonists often appealed to this principle to justify why colonial authorities had the right and authority to lead the American colonists in resistance to the metropolitan authority in London. This provided a way for them to throw off the rule of Great Britain without also violating the injunction in Romans 13 to submit to the “powers that be.”
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Native Americans Suffer Higher Rates of Opioid Overdoses Than Any Other Group
Native Americans and Alaska Natives experienced a five-fold increase in the number of opioid overdose deaths between 1999 and 2015 — an increase higher than that for any other ethnic group. Officials are even saying the death count may be as much as 35% higher than what statistics show, since death certificates often list some Native Americans as belonging to other races. Opioid overdose deaths are putting excess strain on tribal communities across the U.S. — many of which already lack financial resources and treatment options before taking the opioid crisis into consideration.
Opioid Treatment Barriers Among Native Americans
The latest CDC report detailing opioid overdose deaths by race reveals that rural areas as a whole across the U.S. experienced a 325% increase in opioid overdose deaths between 1999 and 2015. However, the overdose death rate for Native Americans in rural areas increased by 519%. In metropolitan areas and cities, overdose deaths for the general population increased by 198%, while the rate for overdose deaths among Native Americans increased by 261%.
Public affairs managers for Native American tribes say the majority of tribes do not have access to funding from Congress that is allocated for opioid addiction treatments. Most tribes are self-sufficient sovereign nations, with many tribal members lacking jobs that provide health insurance. Yet, the Indian Health Service only spends about $3,330 on each Native American addiction patient, which is roughly one-third of the national average spending of $9,200 per patient on those who are not Native American tribal members.
Lawmakers have suggested that the 21st Century Cures Act be updated to give tribal members greater access to federal resources for addiction treatment and overdose prevention, but at this time, no hearings are scheduled. Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke has announced that the federal government plans to send first-responder kits with naloxone directly to tribes, and that a special task force will be formed to help tribal leaders and police identify and prosecute local drug traffickers contributing to local opioid overdoses.
Why Are Native Americans Vulnerable to Substance Abuse?
Native Americans tend to be more vulnerable to addiction than other ethnic groups due in part to limited socioeconomic opportunities. Native Americans often suffer high rates of unemployment and poverty, have lower education levels, and commonly lack health insurance and access to healthcare. Other factors that contribute to high rates of substance abuse among the Native American population are cultural loss, historical trauma, violence, racism, and discrimination, among many more.
In 2013, nearly 15% of all Native Americans in the U.S. over the age of 12 was diagnosed with a substance use disorder, which is higher than the rate for any other ethnic group. In comparison, substance abuse affected only 8.6% of Hispanics, 8.4% of Caucasians, and 7.4% of African-Americans.
Getting Help for Addiction as a Native American
Though some tribes and reservations may not have access to addiction treatment, many facilities outside of tribal lands offer unique treatment programs geared specifically to Native Americans. Some therapies incorporate Native American beliefs and practices to accommodate those with strong ties to their cultural heritage. Examples of Native American practices that may be combined with evidence-based addiction treatments include drum circles, meditation, medicine wheels, and spiritual circles.
When choosing a detox center, look for facilities that acknowledge the importance of incorporating Native American cultural and spiritual traditions into treatment. You may also want to choose programs that offer family therapy or that involve other tribal members in the recovery process, and that offer social services such as child care and transportation to the treatment center.
If you are a Native American who needs help recovering from addiction, call our 24/7 confidential helpline at 800-483-2193(Who Answers?) to receive assistance with finding a treatment center. We’ll discuss your available treatment options, and help you find affordable treatment on behalf of sliding scale fees, tribal funds, and other discounts, grants, and scholarships for which you might qualify. | <urn:uuid:dc5faefd-e9c7-4233-ad87-88aef09ca6e3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.detox.com/news/native-americans-suffer-higher-rates-of-opioid-overdoses-than-any-other-group-03-21-2018/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.94761 | 810 | 3.265625 | 3 |
Job gains (and more tax revenue) help states narrow budget gaps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The best hiring stretch in five years is helping governors and legislators narrow state budget gaps after two of the toughest years in decades, according to a report to be released today.
The National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers say tax revenue will increase 2.1 percent to $655.6 billion in the next budget year, which for most states begins on July 1. That would follow a projected 5.9 percent increase for the 2011 budget year. A big reason for the gains is that job growth is providing states more income tax revenue, which accounts for 40 percent of state revenue. Companies have added 1.7 million jobs in the past year. More than 750,000 of those jobs were added in February, March and April. Many states also are raising tax rates and fees.
Tax revenues had plunged in budget years 2009 and 2010, the first back-to-back decline on records dating to the 1970s. The recession sent unemployment soaring, cutting into income and sales tax receipts.
The gains won't come close to ending budget crises for many states. The report says 33 states are facing a total budget gap of $75.1 billion in budget year 2012, though that is better than in previous years. The gaps are partly a result of increased demands on state budgets, particularly from Medicaid, which accounts for about 22 percent of state spending. Medicaid enrollment grew 8.1 percent last year.
"The bottom line is we're recovering, but we're not fully recovered," said Scott Pattison, executive director of NASBO.
Still, this year represents "the beginning of a turning point in state fiscal conditions," the report says.
The added money could allow governors and state legislatures to restore some funding for education and other priorities. It could also help the economy later this year, analysts say, if states don't have to cut spending as deeply and may not have to lay off workers.
A separate report last week showed that state tax revenue rose 9.1 percent in the first three months of this year. It was the fifth straight quarterly increase. Almost every state reported higher income and sales tax receipts, the Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York said.
States have also increased taxes and fees. Governors are proposing another $16 billion in tax and fee increases for 2012, the NGA report said, mostly in Minnesota, Connecticut and California. That's up from about $9 billion in increases this year. But it is much lower than the $31.4 billion in increases put in place in 2010.
The higher revenues have allowed some states to reduce budget cuts. In Ohio, the state Senate has used higher-than-expected revenue to reduce school budget cuts, and to provide more money for home-based nursing care and aid to local governments.
And in California, revenue is forecast to come in $6.6 billion higher than was forecast at the beginning of the year. That has allowed Gov. Jerry Brown to increase his proposed budget by 5 percent.
Still, states will see a significant drop in assistance from the federal government in budget year 2012. That's when money from the stimulus package enacted in 2009 runs out.
States received $51 billion in stimulus funding in the current budget year, down from nearly $61 billion in fiscal 2010, the report said. But that's projected to drop to $2.8 billion next year.
"That's going to be a challenge for states to fill in that gap," said Lucy Dadayan, a senior policy analyst at the Rockefeller Institute.
Elizabeth McNichol, a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said that states are still climbing out of a deep hole. When adjusted for inflation, state revenues won't return to pre-recession levels until 2014, she predicts.
Deep cuts in state and local spending have slowed the economy in recent quarters. But that could fade by the end of the year or early next year, Alec Phillips, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, wrote in a note to clients last week. | <urn:uuid:5f10bc7b-9f17-433f-b847-a9efb27b934c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.monroenews.com/story/news/2011/06/01/job-gains-more-tax-revenue/32621409007/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.969765 | 838 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Born in Grimsby in 1947, David Drewry is a renowned scientist, writer, and Vice-President of the European University Association and was Vice-Chancellor of Hull University between 1999 and 2009. He was educated at University of London (Queen Mary College), and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he completed his Doctorate in Glaciology and Geophysics (he was made an Honorary Fellow in 2007). He continued his research at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, went on to serve as Director of the Institute from 1984 -1987, and later as Director of the British Antarctic Survey from 1987-1994.
David was Director of Science and Technology and Deputy Chief Executive of the Natural Environment Research Council between 1994 and 1998. In 1998 he was appointed General Director of the British Council. Throughout his career he has been a prolific researcher, publishing three books and more than 100 papers on polar geophysics and ice-sheet-climate interactions. He served as President of the International Arctic Science Committee, Founding Chairman of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and has published widely on science policy and environmental issues. He is Chairman of the South Georgia Association and Visiting Professor at the Universities of London, Xiamen in China and Krakow Academy in Poland. He holds the Polar Medal, US Antarctic Service Medal, the Royal Geographical Society's Patron's Gold Medal, and in 1994 the Prix de la Belgica Gold Medal of the Royal Academy in Belgium. In 2008 he was appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as Trustee of the Natural History Museum. He has a mountain and a glacier named after him in Antarctica.
In 1998 David Drewry was made Honorary Doctor of Science.
"The Senate of Anglia Polytechnic University has great pleasure in recommending the award of an Honorary Doctorate of Science to Dr David Drewry. This award is made in recognition of Dr Drewry's outstanding reputation as an eminent scientist of international repute, and his extensive contributions to the promotion of cultural, scientific, educational and technical co-operation between Britain and other countries.
Born in 1947, Dr Drewry obtained his first degree in Geosciences at Queen Mary College of the University of London in 1969, and his PhD in Glaciology and Geophysics from the University of Cambridge (Emmanuel College) in 1973. His contribution to science has been prolific in the fields of glaciology and geophysics, ice-sheet climate interactions, and glacial-geological processes, where he has produced 3 major books and upwards of 85 research papers.
Dr Drewry holds the Polar Medal and United States Antarctic Service Medal. He is an Honorary Fellow of Queen Mary and Westfield College, London University, a Patron of the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen (also awarded an Hon DSc degree) and in 1994 was the recipient of the Prix de la Belgica Gold Medal of the Royal Academy in Belgium. Dr Drewry is a Fellow and former council member and Vice-President of the Royal Geographical Society and a former Vice President of the International Glaciological Society. Between 1987 and 1994 Dr Drewry was the Director of the British Antarctic Survey and from 1984-87 Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute in the University of Cambridge. This is of particular resonance as far as Anglia is concerned, since in the School of Applied Sciences we have extensive collaboration through Dr Don Keiller with the British Antarctic Survey, including PhD students.
Dr Drewry has significant involvement in international science activities through European Science Foundation (member of Executive Council to 1997) and the European Union, the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (1986-97) and the International Arctic Science Committee (elected President in 1997). He was founder Chairman of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes from 1989-92. Dr Drewry is a Trustee of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust (Patron HRH the Princess Royal).
Prior to his present position, Dr Drewry was Director of Science and Technology and Deputy Chief Executive at the Natural Environment Research Council from 1994-97 and as such has been very prominent in national and international circles on policy issues generally.
Since 1998 Dr Drewry has been Director General of the British Council, assuming this position at a difficult period. The Council had undergone enormous upheaval as a result of the Thatcherite years, with massive financial reductions. Its changed role had brought it into some conflict with British higher education, as it sought to establish its own financial independence. International problems such as the economic slump in South East Asia have created consequent issues for universities' student recruitment and completions. The world in which British higher education operates overseas is highly competitive and we all rely heavily on the wisdom and support of organisations like the Council in meeting these challenges and brokering co-operation with our own national ministries. In these domains we see a welcome re-assertion of the Council's stature as a result of Dr Drewry's ministrations.
Anglia and its antecedents have a long and honourable history of co-operation with the Council, especially in the fields of education management and higher education development, including large projects in the Indian sub-continent and Far East, and world leadership programmes for university vice chancellors and presidents. We look forward to a further long period of co-operation with the Council under Dr Drewry's leadership.
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Manipulative Parasites’ role in Community Composition and Habitat Change: a Closer look at Nematomorpha’s Impact, both Direct and Indirect
by Christopher Paquette
BIOL 490, Fall 2014
Parasite-induced behavior manipulation is widespread throughout the world and, until the last decade, has been poorly understood. These parasites come from a vast range of taxa, and are characterized by their ability to cause behavioral changes in a host which benefits the continuation of the parasite life cycle. Parasite manipulation can alter competition, increase biodiversity and change entire communities. It is pivotal for the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology and will be examined in this essay using horsehair worms from the phylum Nematomorpha as a study subject. The clear evidence of behavioral manipulation, seen in histological and morphological analysis, is very important in understanding the impacts of behavior modifying parasites in almost all biomes of our planet.
The case of Bitillaria cumingi, the Asian mud snail, is a textbook example of how specific changes in behavior can lead to changes in competition throughout food webs. Different populations of the mud snail separate themselves based on the presence or absence of the trematode, Cercaria batillariae (Lefevre et al., 2008). Populations infected with C. batillariae are induced to spend more time in the lower tidal zones where they are susceptible to predation. This change, coupled with induced gigantism, causes increased numbers of snails to be eaten by predatory fish, a necessary event for the parasite to complete its life cycle. This modification leads to two distinct populations of B. cumingi living at different depths, minimizing competition and increasing available resources to higher trophic levels (Lefevre et al., 2008). In doing so, intraspecific competition between the mud snails is reduced due to the spacial separation of the two populations. Competition for predatory fish is also reduced in the presence of C. batillariae because of increased accessibility to prey.
Parasitism not only effects intraspecies dynamics, but can also have a great influence on community diversity. Two populations of crustaceans, Gammarus insensibilis and Gammarus aequicauda are able to coexist in certain conditions based on the presence of the trematode, Microphallus papillorobustus (Lefevre et al., 2008). In the absence of M. papillorobustus, G. insensibilis would normally overcome G. aequicauda populations due to a higher success in reproduction. This reproductive advantage is negated in trematode infections due to the ease of behavioral modification in G. insensibilis, causing population loss from predation. Both species of crustacean can serve as the intermediate host, but as only one is easily modified, the presence of M. papillorobustus allows for greater biodiversity due to the sympatric existence of both species where only one would normally exist (Lefevre et al., 2008).
Perhaps the greatest impacts of manipulating parasites can be seen in intertidal soft bottom communities of New Zealand. In these intertidal communities, two species of echinostomes (trematode parasites) are known to use cockles, a common bivalve, as an intermediate host. These parasites rely on behavior modification to increase the trophic transmission of the cockles to the definitive host, a shorebird. The effectiveness of this tactic is profound, as the trematode causes extensive damage to the foot region of the cockle, rendering it incapable of burying itself for protection or relocating to safe areas. A study done by Mouritsen and Poulin (2005) observed the effects on community dynamics when parasite density was increased, as well as the effects of increased sessile cockles on top of the seabed rather than buried underneath it. The result of increasing the parasite density was a significant reduction in the disturbance of the upper sediment, causing large invertebrate populations to increase by more than 30%, including the emergence of some rare species. The experiment observing the presence of cockles at the surface showed very similar results, with a great increase in benthic animals. There was also a staggering increase in species richness and diversity with surfaced cockles, representing an increase in new niches and specialties. This study is unique, as it doesn’t focus the change in the host population, but instead shows the reformatting of the entire ecosystem by a change in the host behavior (Mouritsen and Poulin, 2005). The cockle is by no means a keystone species in the soft bottomed tidal zone, and the fact that a change in its behavior can drastically change its community shows the indirect impact that these behavior manipulating parasites have on their surroundings.
The relationship between nematomorphs and their hosts is a widely accepted case of parasite manipulation, and serves as a well-studied example of how behavioral modification can affect the community in which the host lives. Nematomorphs can be found in almost every part of the world and, as indicated by a study done on nematomporph-mantid relationships, are quite abundant and common in the entire range of their hosts (Schmidt-Rhaesa and Ehrmann, 2001). The life cycle of gordiid worms (Nematomorpha) has been quite clouded until the last decade. The unique aspect of gordiid worms is their alternation between a free-living adult stage and a parasitic larval stage (protelean life cycle), as well as being an obligate parasitoid (kills the host upon emergence) (Schmidt-Rhaesa and Ehrmann, 2001). The larval stage develops in the body cavity of a coleopteran or orthopteran host, feeding on the reproductive organs and stored fat bodies (Hanelt and Janovy, 1999). Juveniles have been known to emerge from the host in a dramatic fashion where they complete their life in freshwater or marine environments. This behavior indicates that there is some maladaptive change going on in the host which may or may not be caused by the parasite. Based on the extensive distribution of nematomorphs, any possible behavioral change has the ability to affect ecosystems worldwide.
The natural history of horsehair worms reveals their potential to impact the communities in which they live, but it is also important to determine the legitimacy of their behavioral manipulation. For decades, anecdotal accounts have described the behavioral change in coleopteran and orthopteran hosts to seek out water and make a suicidal leap into the abyss, followed shortly by the emergence of a slender gordiian worm in its new freshwater home. In the past care has been taken not to assume that this behavioral change is caused by the parasite because, although many parasites manipulate their host’s behavior to complete their life cycle, many changes are only coincidental and are not beneficial to the parasite. A study performed at a small rural pool in southern France was designed to show that this behavioral change in crickets was not just a coincidence, but was only present in infections of the parasite and was linked with the emergence of the gordiian worm (Thomas et al., 2002). Infected insects repeatedly jumped into the water, followed shortly by an emergence of the adult worm. Field and lab studies resulted in the same conclusion: that the behavioral change is only present in infected hosts and that it is perfectly timed to complete the parasite’s life cycle. Though there was no evidence to suggest that the host actually seeks out water from long distances, the behavioral manipulation which causes the host to enter the water is not normal for uninfected hosts and is necessary for the emergence of the adult parasite. These changes are not just pathological consequences of infection, but are required for the parasite due to the inability to survive as adults on land, and result in increased fitness for mating pairs of nematomorphs (Thomas et al., 2002). Nematomorphs are one of the few groups of parasites to be undoubtedly classified as behavioral manipulators because the direct physiological changes in the host have been revealed. Histological changes in the brain as well as biochemical changes have shown that insects infected with gordiian worms show a reduction in many amino acids, resulting in lower brain function, which could interfere with memory and behavioral inhibition. In essence, the biochemical changes as well as the disruption in the CNS would cause insects to spend more time near water and dilute the fear of drowning that a normally behaving insect may experience (Thomas et al., 2003).
The broad host specificity and wide range of the phylum Nematomorpha sets the stage for a great influence on the communities in which they exist. The presence of Nematomorpha may serve as a control agent for insects by reducing nematomorph-favored populations, or it may indirectly result in increased fish abundance in local streams due to increased accessibility to insect prey jumping in the water. Since the parasite kills its host 100% of the time, slowly eating away at the reproductive organs, the host is removed from the genetic pool and can cause huge changes in the genetic variation of the host populations. Further research is necessary to determine if the removal or addition of nematomorph populations would create a change in either native insect or native fish populations in a controlled study area. A study performed by Hanelt and Janovy (1999) using laboratory conditions and manually infected hosts provided strong evidence that although definitive hosts have been infected directly in the lab in a few cases, an intermediate host is almost always required in the environmental conditions which nematomorphs live. This evidence indicates that smaller invertebrates may also be manipulated to spend more time in shallower areas of the water where they may be eaten by coleopterans and orthopterans, the definitive hosts of the horsehair worm. The fact that so much is known about the mechanisms used by nematomorphs as well as the clear evidence that the change in insect host behavior is caused by the invasion of the nematomorph parasite shows the potential for the impact on the whole community and the ecosystem.
The effects of parasite manipulation are greatly understudied and underappreciated by many ecologists, and represent a relatively new view of population dynamics. Parasites are present in nearly every ecosystem and create changes that are not only directly linked to their host, but can significantly impact the makeup of the ecosystem around them. The small amount of research that has been done provides strong support that the composition of certain communities has been greatly influenced by manipulative parasites. This category of parasitic organisms may be found to have a significant influence on the rate of evolution, speciation, and could be one of the greatest factors for the biodiversity which we see today.
- Hanelt, B. & J. Janovy. 1999. The life cycle of a horsehair worm, Gordius robustas (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea). The Journal of Parasitology 85(1): 139-141.
- Lefevre, T., C. Lebarbenchon, M. Gauthier-Clerc, D. Misse, R. Poulin, & F. Thomas. 2008. The ecological significance of manipulative parasites. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24(1): 41-48.
- Mouritsen, K. & R. Poulin. 2005. Parasite boosts biodiversity and changes animal community structure by trait-mediated indirect effects. OIKOS 108: 344-350.
- Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & R. Ehrmann. 2001. Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) as parasites of praying mantids with a discussion of their life cycle. Zoologischer Anzeiger 240: 167-179.
- Thomas, F., A. Schmidt-Rhaesa, G. Martin, C. Manu, P. Durand, F. Renaud. 2002. Do hairworms (Nematomorpha) manipulate the water seeking behavior of their terrestrial hosts? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 15: 356-361.
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On Tuesday night, Bill Clinton gave a great speech to the Democratic National Convention. The subject of his speech was his wife (and 2016 nominee for president by the Democratic Party -- Hillary Clinton. Here is what he had to say:
In the spring of 1971 I met a girl.
The first time I saw her we were, appropriately enough, in a class on political and civil rights. She had thick blond hair, big glasses, wore no makeup, and she had a sense of strength and self- possession that I found magnetic. After the class I followed her out, intending to introduce myself. I got close enough to touch her back, but I couldn’t do it. Somehow I knew this would not be just another tap on the shoulder, that I might be starting something I couldn’t stop.
And I saw her several more times in the next few days, but I still didn’t speak to her. Then one night I was in the law library talking to a classmate who wanted me to join the Yale Law Journal. He said it would guarantee me a job in a big firm or a clerkship with a federal judge. I really wasn’t interested, I just wanted to go home to Arkansas.
Then I saw the girl again, standing at the opposite end of that long room. Finally she was staring back at me, so I watched her. She closed her book, put it down and started walking toward me. She walked the whole length of the library, came up to me and said, look, if you’re going to keep staring at me…
…and now I’m staring back, we at least ought to know each other’s name. I’m Hillary Rodham, who are you?
I was so impressed and surprised that, whether you believe it or not, momentarily I was speechless.
Finally, I sort of blurted out my name and we exchanged a few words and then she went away.
Well, I didn’t join the Law Review, but I did leave that library with a whole new goal in mind.
A couple of days later, I saw her again. I remember, she was wearing a long, white, flowery skirt. And I went up to her and she said she was going to register for classes for the next term. And I said I’d go, too. And we stood in line and talked — you had to do that to register back then — and I thought I was doing pretty well until we got to the front of the line and the registrar looked up and said, Bill, what are you doing here, you registered morning?
I turned red and she laughed that big laugh of hers. And I thought, well, heck, since my cover’s been blown I just went ahead and asked her to take a walk down to the art museum.
We’ve been walking and talking and laughing together ever since.
And we’ve done it in good times and bad, through joy and heartbreak. We cried together this morning on the news that our good friend and a lot of your good friend, Mark Weiner, passed away early this morning.
We’ve built up a lifetime of memories. After the first month and that first walk, I actually drove her home to Park Ridge, Illinois…
…to meet her family and see the town where she grew up, a perfect example of post World War II middle-class America, street after street of nice houses, great schools, good parks, a big public swimming pool, and almost all white.
I really liked her family. Her crusty, conservative father, her rambunctious brothers, all extolling the virtues of rooting for the Bears and the Cuba.
And for the people from Illinois here, they even told me what “waiting for next year” meant.
It could be next year, guys.
Now, her mother was different. She was more liberal than the boys. And she had a childhood that made mine look like a piece of cake. She was easy to underestimate with her soft manner and she reminded me all over again of the truth of that old saying you should never judge a book by its covers. Knowing her was one of the greatest gifts Hillary ever gave me.
I learned that Hillary got her introduction to social justice through her Methodist youth minister, Don Jones. He took her downtown to Chicago to hear Dr. Martin Luther King speak and he remained her friend for the rest of his life. This will be the only campaign of hers he ever missed.
When she got to college, her support for civil rights, her opposition to the Vietnam War compelled her to change party, to become a Democrat.
And then between college and law school on a total lark she went alone to Alaska and spent some time sliming fish.
More to the point, by the time I met her she had already been involved in the law school’s legal services project and she had been influenced by Marian Wright Edelman.
She took a summer internship interviewing workers in migrant camps for Senator Walter Mondale’s subcommittee.
She had also begun working in the Yale New Haven Hospital to develop procedures to handle suspected child abuse cases. She got so involved in children’s issues that she actually took an extra year in law school working at the child studies center to learn what more could be done to improve the lives and the futures of poor children.
So she was already determined to figure out how to make things better.
Hillary opened my eyes to a whole new world of public service by private citizens. In the summer of 1972, she went to Dothan, Alabama to visit one of those segregated academies that then enrolled over half-a-million white kids in the South. The only way the economics worked is if they claimed federal tax exemptions to which they were not legally entitled. She got sent to prove they weren’t.
So she sauntered into one of these academies all by herself, pretending to be a housewife that had just moved to town and needed to find a school for her son. And they exchanged pleasantries and finally she said, look, let’s just get to the bottom line here, if I enroll my son in this school will he be in a segregated school, yes or know? And the guy said absolutely. She had him!
I’ve seen it a thousand times since. And she went back and her encounter was part of a report that gave Marian Marian Wright Edelman the ammunition she needed to keep working to force the Nixon administration to take those tax exemptions away and give our kids access to an equal education.
Then she went down to south Texas where she met…
…she met one of the nicest fellows I ever met, the wonderful union leader Franklin Garcia, and he helped her register Mexican- American voters. I think some of them are still around to vote for her in 2016.
Then in our last year in law school, Hillary kept up this work. She went to South Carolina to see why so many young…
…she went to South Carolina to see why so many young African- American boys, I mean, young teenagers, were being jailed for years with adults in men’s prisons. And she filed a report on that, which led to some changes, too. Always making things better.
Now, meanwhile, let’s get back to business. I was trying to convince her to marry me.
I first proposed to her on a trip to Great Britain, the first time she had been overseas. And we were on the shoreline of this wonderful little lake, Lake Ennerdale. I asked her to marry me and she said I can’t do it.
So in 1974 I went home to teach in the law school and Hillary moved to Massachusetts…
…to keep working on children’s issues. This time trying to figure out why so many kids counted in the Census weren’t enrolled in school. She found one of them sitting alone on her porch in a wheelchair. Once more, she filed a report about these kids, and that helped influence ultimately the Congress to adopt the proposition that children with disabilities, physical or otherwise, should have equal access to public education.
You saw the results of that last night when Anastasia Somoza talked.
She never made fun of people with disabilities; she tried to empower them based on their abilities.
Meanwhile, I was still trying to get her to marry me.
So the second time I tried a different tack. I said I really want you to marry me, but you shouldn’t do it.
And she smiled and looked at me, like, what is this boy up to? She said that is not a very good sales pitch. I said I know, but it’s true. And I meant it, it was true.
I said I know most of the young Democrats our age who want to go into politics, they mean well and they speak well, but none of them is as good as you are at actually doing things to make positive changes in people’s lives.
So I suggested she go home to Illinois or move to New York and look for a chance to run for office. She just laughed and said, are you out of you mind, nobody would ever vote for me.
So I finally got her to visit me in Arkansas.
And when she did, the people at the law school were so impressed they offered a teaching position. And she decided to take a huge chance. She moved to a strange place, more rural, more culturally conservative than anyplace she had ever been, where she knew good and well people would wonder what in the world she was like and whether they could or should accept her.
Didn’t take them long to find out what she was like. She loved her teaching and she got frustrated when one of her students said, well, what do you expect, I’m just from Arkansas. She said, don’t tell me that, you’re as smart as anybody, you’ve just got to believe in yourself and work hard and set high goals. She believed that anybody could make it.
She also started the first legal aid clinic in northwest Arkansas, providing legal aid services to poor people who couldn’t pay for them. And one day I was driving her to the airport to fly back to Chicago when we passed this little brick house that had a for sale sign on it. And she said, boy, that’s a pretty house. It had 1,100 square feet, an attic, fan and no air conditioner in hot Arkansas, and a screened-in porch.
Hillary commented on what a uniquely designed and beautiful house it was. So I took a big chance. I bought the house. My mortgage was $175 a month.
When she came back, I picked up her up and I said, you remember that house you liked? She said yeah. I said, while you were gone I bought it, you have to marry me now.
The third time was the charm.
We were married in that little house on October the 11th, 1975. I married my best friend. I was still in awe after more than four years of being around her at how smart and strong and loving and caring she was. And I really hoped that her choosing me and rejecting my advice to pursue her own career was a decision she would never regret.
A little over a year later we moved to Little Rock when I became attorney general and she joined the oldest law firm west of the Mississippi. Soon after, she started a group called the Arkansas Advocates for Families and Children.
It’s a group, as you can hear, is still active today.
In 1979, just after I became governor, I asked Hillary to chair a rural health committee to help expand health care to isolated farm and mountain areas. They recommended to do that partly by deploying trained nurse practitioners in places with no doctors to provide primary care they were trained to provide. It was a big deal then, highly controversial and very important.
And I got the feeling that what she did for the rest of her life she was doing there. She just went out and figured out what needed to be done and what made the most sense and what would help the most people. And then if it was controversial she’d just try to persuade people it was the right thing to do.
It wasn’t the only big thing that happened that spring my first year as governor. We found out we were going to be parents.
And time passed. On February 27th, 1980, 15 minutes after I got home from the National Governors Conference in Washington, Hillary’s water broke and off we went to the hospital. Chelsea was born just before midnight.
And it was the greatest moment of my life. The miracle of a new beginning. The hole it filled for me because my own father died before I was born, and the absolute conviction that my daughter had the best mother in the whole world.
For the next 17 years, through nursing school, Montessori, kindergarten, through T-ball, softball, soccer, volleyball and her passion for ballet, through sleepovers, summer camps, family vacations and Chelsea’s own very ambitious excursions, from Halloween parties in the neighborhood, to a Viennese waltz gala in the White House, Hillary first and foremost was a mother.
She became, as she often said, our family’s designated worrier, born with an extra responsibility gene. The truth is we rarely disagreed on parenting, although she did believe that I had gone a little over the top when I took a couple of days off with Chelsea to watch all six “Police Academy” movies back-to-back.
When Chelsea was 9 months old, I was defeated for reelection in the Reagan landslide. And I became overnight, I think, the youngest former governor in the history of the country. We only had two-year terms back then.
Hillary was great. Immediately she said, OK, what are we going to do? Here’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to get a house, you’re going to get a job, we’re going to enjoy being Chelsea’s parents. And if you really want to run again, you’ve got to go out and talk to people and figure out why you lost, tell people you got the message and show them you’ve still got good ideas.
I followed her advice. Within two days we had a house, I soon had a job. We had two fabulous years with Chelsea. And in 1982, I became the first governor in the history of our state to be elected, defeated and elected again.
I think my experience is it’s a pretty good thing to follow her advice. The rest of the decade sort of flew by as our lives settled into a rhythm of family and work and friends.
In 1983, Hillary chaired a committee to recommend new education standards for us as a part of and in response to a court order to equalize school funding and a report by a national expert that said our woefully underfunded schools were the worst in America.
Typical Hillary, she held listening tours in all 75 counties with our committee. She came up with really ambitious recommendations. For example, that we be the first state in America to require elementary counselors in every school because so many kids were having trouble at home and they needed it.
So I called the legislature into session hoping to pass the standards, pass a pay raise for teachers and raise the sales tax to pay for it all. I knew it would be hard to pass, but it got easier after Hillary testified before the education committee and the chairman, a plainspoken farmer, said looks to me like we elected the wrong Clinton.
Well, by the time I ran for president nine years later, the same expert who said that we had the worst schools in America said that our state was one of the two most improved states in America. And that’s because of those standards that Hillary developed.
Now, two years later, Hillary told me about a preschool program developed in Israel called HIPPY, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. The idea was to teach low-income parents, even those that couldn’t read, to be their children’s first teachers.
She said she thought it would work in Arkansas. I said that’s great, what are we going to do about it? She said, oh, I already did it. I called the woman who started the program in Israel, she’ll be here in about 10 days and help us get started.
Next thing you know I’m being dragged around to all these little preschool graduations. Now, keep in mind, this was before any state even had universal kindergarten and I’m being dragged to preschool graduations watching these poor parents with tears in their eyes because they never thought they’d be able to help their kids learn.
Now, 20 years of research has shown how well this program works to improve readiness for school and academic achievement. There are a lot of young adults in America who have no idea Hillary had anything to do with it who are enjoying better lives because they were in that program.
She did all this while being a full-time worker, a mother and enjoying our life. Why? Well, she’s insatiably curious, she’s a natural leader, she’s a good organizer, and she’s the best darn change-maker I ever met in my entire life.
Look, this is a really important point. This is a really important point for you to take out of this convention. If you believe in making change from the bottom up, if you believe the measure of change is how many people’s lives are better, you know it’s hard and some people think it’s boring. Speeches like this are fun.
Actually doing the work is hard. So people say, well, we need to change. She’s been around a long time, she sure has, and she’s sure been worth every single year she’s put into making people’s lives better.
I can tell you this. If you were sitting where I’m sitting and you heard what I have heard at every dinner conversation, every lunch conversation, on every lone walk, you would say this woman has never been satisfied with the status quo in anything. She always wants to move the ball forward. That is just who she is.
When I became president with a commitment to reform health care, Hillary was a natural to head the health care task force. You all know we failed because we couldn’t break a Senate filibuster. Hillary immediately went to work on solving the problems the bill sought to address one by one. The most important goal was to get more children with health insurance.
In 1997, Congress passed the Children’s Health Insurance Program, still an important part of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. It insures more than 8 million kids. There are a lot of other things in that bill that she got done piece by piece, pushing that rock up the hill.
In 1997, she also teamed with the House Minority Leader Tom DeLay, who maybe disliked me more than any of Newt Gingrich’s crowd. They worked on a bill together to increase adoptions of children under foster care. She wanted to do it because she knew that Tom DeLay, for all of our differences, was an adoptive parent and she honored him for doing that.
Now, the bill they worked on, which passed with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, led to a big increase in the adoption of children out of foster care, including non-infant kids and special-needs kids. It made life better because she’s a change-maker, that’s what she does.
Now, when you’re doing all this, real life doesn’t stop. 1997 was the year Chelsea finished high school and went to college. We were happy for her, but sad for us to see her go. I’ll never forget moving her into her dorm room at Stanford. It would have been a great little reality flick. There I was in a trance just staring out the window trying not to cry, and there was Hillary on her hands and knees desperately looking for one more drawer to put that liner paper in.
Finally, Chelsea took charge and told us ever so gently that it was time for us to go. So we closed a big chapter in the most important work of our lives. As you’ll see Thursday night when Chelsea speaks, Hillary’s done a pretty fine job of being a mother.
And as you saw last night, beyond a shadow of a doubt so has Michelle Obama.
Now, fast forward. In 1999, Congressman Charlie Rangel and other New York Democrats urged Hillary…
…urged Hillary to run for the seat of retiring Senator Pat Moynihan. We had always intended to go to New York after I left office and commute to Arkansas, but this had never occurred to either one of us. Hillary had never run for office before, but she decided to give it a try.
She began her campaign the way she always does new things, by listening and and learning. And after a tough battle, New York elected her to the seat once held by another outsider, Robert Kennedy.
And she didn’t let him down. Her early years were dominated by 9/11, by working to fund the recovery, then monitoring the health and providing compensation to victims and first and second responders. She and Senator Schumer were tireless and so were our House members.
And she didn’t let him down. Her early years were dominated by 9/11, by working to fund the recovery, then monitoring the health and providing compensation to victims and first and second responders. She and Senator Schumer were tireless and so were our House members.
So she tried to make sure people on the battlefield had proper equipment. She tried to expand and did expand health care coverage to Reservists and members of the National Guard. She got longer family leave, working with Senator Dodd, for people caring for wounded service members.
And she worked for more extensive care for people with traumatic brain injury. She also served on a special Pentagon commission to propose changes necessary to meet our new security challenges. Newt Gingrich was on that commission, he told me what a good job she had done.
I say that because nobody who has seriously dealt with the men and women in today’s military believes they are a disaster. They are a national treasure of all races, all religions, all walks of life.
Now, meanwhile, she compiled a really solid record, totally progressive on economic and social issues. She voted for and against some proposed trade deals. She became the de facto economic development officer for the area of New York outside the ambit of New York City.
She worked for farmers, for winemakers, for small businesses and manufacturers, for upstate cities in rural areas who needed more ideas and more new investment to create good jobs, something we have to do again in small-town and rural America, in neighborhoods that have been left behind in our cities and Indian country and, yes, in coal country.
When she lost a hard-fought contest to President Obama in 2008, she worked for his election hard. But she hesitated to say yes when he asked her to join his Cabinet because she so loved being a senator from New York.
So like me, in a different context, he had to keep asking.
But as we all saw and heard from Madeleine Albright, it was worth the effort and worth the wait.
As secretary of state, she worked hard to get strong sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program. And in what The Wall Street Journal no less called a half-court shot at the buzzer, she got Russia and China to support them. Her team negotiated the New START Treaty with Russia to reduce nuclear weapons and reestablish inspections. And she got enough Republican support to get two-thirds of the Senate, the vote necessary to ratify the treaty.
She flew all night long from Cambodia to the Middle East to get a cease-fire that would avoid a full-out shooting war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza to protect the peace of the region.
She backed President Obama’s decision to go after Osama bin Laden.
She launched a team, this is really important today, she launched a team to fight back against terrorists online and built a new global counterterrorism effort.
We’ve got to win this battle in the mind field.
She put climate change at the center of our foreign policy.
She negotiated the first agreement ever — ever — where China and India officially committed to reduce their emissions. And as she had been doing since she went to Beijing in 1995 and said women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights…
…she worked to empower women and girls around the world and to make the same exact declaration on behalf of the LGBT community in America and around the world.
And nobody ever talks about this much, nobody ever talks about this much, but it’s important to me. She tripled the number of people with AIDS in poor countries whose lives are being saved with your tax dollars, most of them in Africa, going from 1.7 million lives to 5.1 million lives and it didn’t cost you any more money. She just bought available FDA-approved generic drugs, something we need to do for the American people more.
Now, you don’t know any of these people. You don’t know any of those 3.4 million people, but I’ll guarantee you they know you. They know you because they see you as thinking their lives matter. They know you and that’s one reason the approval of the United States was 20 points higher when she left the secretary of state’s office than when she took it.
Now, how does this square? How did this square with the things that you heard at the Republican convention? What’s the difference in what I told you and what they said? How do you square it? You can’t. One is real, the other is made up.
You just have to decide. You just have to decide which is which, my fellow Americans.
The real one had done more positive change-making before she was 30 than many public officials do in a lifetime in office.
The real one, if you saw her friend Betsy Ebeling vote for Illinois today…
…has friends from childhood through Arkansas, where she has not lived in more than 20 years, who have gone all across America at their own expense to fight for the person they know.
The real one has earned the loyalty, the respect and the fervent support of people who have worked with her in every stage of her life, including leaders around the world who know her to be able, straightforward and completely trustworthy.
The real one calls you when you’re sick, when your kid’s in trouble or when there’s a death in the family.
The real one repeatedly drew praise from prominent Republicans when she was a senator and secretary of state.
So what’s up with it? Well, if you win elections on the theory that government is always bad and will mess up a two-car parade…
…a real change-maker represents a real threat.
So your only option is to create a cartoon, a cartoon alternative, then run against the cartoon. Cartoons are two- dimensional, they’re easy to absorb. Life in the real world is complicated and real change is hard. And a lot of people even think it’s boring.
Good for you, because earlier today you nominated the real one.
When I was president, I worked hard to give you more peace and shared prosperity, to give you an America where nobody is invisible or counted out.
But for this time, Hillary is uniquely qualified to seize the opportunities and reduce the risks we face. And she is still the best darn change-maker I have ever known.
You could drop her into any trouble spot, pick one, come back in a month and somehow, some way she will have made it better. That is just who she is.
There are clear, achievable, affordable responses to our challenges. But we won’t get to them if America makes the wrong choice in this election. That’s why you should elect her. And you should elect her because she’ll never quit when the going gets tough. She’ll never quit on you.
She sent me in this primary to West Virginia where she knew we were going to lose, to look those coal miners in the eye and say I’m down here because Hillary sent me to tell you that if you really think you can get the economy back you had 50 years ago, have at it, vote for whoever you want to. But if she wins, she is coming back for you to take you along on the ride to America’s future.
And so I say to you, if you love this country, you’re working hard, you’re paying taxes and you’re obeying the law and you’d like to become a citizen, you should choose immigration reform over somebody that wants to send you back.
If you’re a Muslim and you love America and freedom and you hate terror, stay here and help us win and make a future together. We want you.
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Prom is a magical day in a high schooler’s life, but, for many, the cost alone makes it impossible to attend.
One program, Giving Hearts, made it possible for 14 girls to add this magical night to their memories forever.
Four years ago, after winning the Mrs. Edmonson County Crown, Jennifer Russel dreamed of making a difference in the lives of young girls in Grayson County.
Through that dream, a plan was formed, and Russell put together the Giving Hearts program, which provides everything teens need to attend prom.
Every year around spring break, Russell begins the routine of gathering gowns and people to provide the necessary items for prom.
From collecting dresses, to finding people to do hair and make-up, to getting gift certificates for the dinner before prom, Russell collects it all.
“I started this because I knew what it was like to be the odd man out,” said Russell. “We never had extra money do things like prom. This program helps girls enjoy that magical night.”
Russell has provided the prom experience for over 60 girls over the past four years.
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Nematode symbiont for Photorhabdus asymbiotica
Gerrard, J. G., Joyce, S. A., Clarke, D. J., Ffrench-Constant, R. H., Nimmo, G. R., Looke, D. F. M., Feil, E. J., Pearce, L. and Waterfield, N. R., 2006. Nematode symbiont for Photorhabdus asymbiotica. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12 (10), pp. 1562-1564.
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Photorhabdus asymbiotica is an emerging bacterial pathogen that causes locally invasive soft tissue and disseminated bacteremic infections in the United States and Australia. Although the source of infection was previously unknown, we report that the bacterium is found in a symbiotic association with an insect-pathogenic soil nematode of the genus Heterorhabditis.
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Adding things to Coca-Cola is a time honoured tradition, two that immediately come to mind are cocaine and rum. Another is Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia. Now this isn’t kitchen cleaner ammonia, which would be a big mistake, this is a pharmaceutical preparation that has been used for over a century, even before Coke was invented. For druggists, this preparation was an over-the-counter medicine used to treat a variety of conditions. Unlike other patent medicines (snake oil), Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia survived and can still be bought at some pharmacies today. It makes for an interesting taste combination with Coca-Cola.
So there I was….walking through the Carousel Bar at Tales of the Cocktail 2009 when I happened upon Chris McMillian. I stopped and had a brief chat with him. During the conversation he asked me about using phosphoric acid or “acid phosphate” in cocktails, like they used to use at the old soda fountains. The term “phosphates” usually means the salts of phosphoric acid, and not pure phosphoric acid. I said I’d look into it for him.
Well I have, Chris doesn’t know it yet, and that question led me to rediscover a lost part of American history, that is so very closely intertwined with bartending and cocktails.
I was originally going to write a few posts about it here, but there was so much information I just kept writing and it turned into a book on soda fountains titled “Fix the Pumps” which is now available on Amazon for $12.50..
Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia
Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia is a combination of ammonium carbonate and ammonia, as a 10% solution of ammonium hydroxide, mixed with water, alcohol and the essential oils of lemon, nutmeg and lavender. After diluting with the water and alcohol, the free ammonia concentration is around 1%. Once mixed in an 8 ounce drink it is very diluted, around 0.02%. Just enough to be noticeable.
It was often used as an antacid, for America’s communal case of dyspepsia in the 1800s. The mixture has a basic pH, so it neutralized stomach acid very effectively. Besides the stomach soothing application, it was used for a variety of other conditions, like nervousness, hysteria, mild drunkenness and hangovers.
Yep it was used in the 1800s to help people who got a bit tipsy at the saloon and needed a little clarity to get home. Most of the documents state that it did nothing for truly intoxicated persons, but those who were just a bit buzzed could benefit. It was also helpful to remove the hangover mind fog and invigorate the senses.
For the nervous and easily overwhelmed, Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia was the Xanax of the Victorian era. If a person was hysterical or fainted, a dose of aromatics was given STAT! If you were taking your first trip in a dirigible, a splash in some sweetened soda water might steel the nerves and obviate nausea. Basically, the whole class of ammonia compounds were thought to ease anxiety.
But there’s more! Aside from all of those wondrous properties, Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia was also used as a mild, short term, energizer. If you were feeling pooped and a little in the dumps, a full dose would help get your groove back.
I haven’t done a first hand experiment to verify the veracity of Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia’s powers, but the next bender I go on I’ll try to remember to test for hangover improvement.
As for the energizing properties, I’m drinking an Ammonia Coke now, and I am writing this post; therefore it must work. It’s a miracle! Actually, I was feeling a little tired when I came home today and the thought of flopping on the chesterfield, watching TV, and gorging on junk food did cross my mind. Then I remembered I cancelled cable last year so I could be more productive. That’s probably why I’m writing.
I could also be energized by the mere act of playing with chemicals and then drinking them. Don’t try this at home kids, I’m an invincible super-being…..ahhh, ok, maybe I’m just a little off my rocker, but I did a lot of research on this and feel comfortable with the resulting product. My recommendation for everyone else is to go buy Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia at the pharmacy or on the Internet.
So what does an Ammonia Coke taste like? Well, it’s actually pretty decent. I used a part dose of 20 drops (1ml) to test it out first. The full dose is 3 scruples; 3.75ml; or about ¾ of a teaspoon, in a glass of Coke. The neutralizing properties are evident as the acidity of the Coca-Cola is reduced, not in a bad way though. The ammonia is perceptible, and might be a little more obvious when using a larger measure. There is potential for wider use, but more experimentation is needed. The most important part is that it does knock out the acidity of drinks.
And about the magical properties? Sorry no purple dragons and I haven’t cleaned up my desk. I am feeling mellow, but I suspect the late nights and early mornings are probably making me groggy.
The morning menu: three cups of coffee, a Corpse Reviver and an Ammonia Coke. If that doesn’t get you going, nothin’ will!
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In this post brought to my attention by our commenter DMF in light of our race episode, Kristie Dotson of Michigan State University attacks the question that one might ask when reading DuBois, for instance: Is this really philosophy?
The question, how is this paper philosophy, is a poorly formulated question. At best, when asked in good faith, the question could in fact be one of several questions. At worst, when asked with ill will, the question indicates pernicious ignorance in the asker. Either it is a well-intentioned, problematic question or a poorly intended, bad question...
...When asked in good faith, the question, how is this paper philosophy, presupposes a common answer to the question “what does philosophy mean to the question asker?” On this interpretation, one can translate the question... to mean the following: “I don’t understand how this is philosophy. Can you enlighten me either how this is philosophy as I already conceive it or help me broaden my understanding of what philosophy can be?” Even in this, admittedly, generous interpretation of the question, there is an assumption that the speaker can pluck out of the air what philosophy means to the question-asker. Too often, even when asked in good faith, there remains a presumption that one’s own understanding of philosophy has a normative status that allows it to serve as a transparent meeting ground. This presumption of the transparency of one's own conception of philosophy is often false... To my mind, without some attempt to be transparent about one’s own assumptions concerning the nature of philosophy, the question, how is this paper philosophy, is a problematic question.
When asked in bad faith, however, the question “how is this paper philosophy,” presumes that the underlying question, what is philosophy, is easily answerable according to commonly held, univocally relevant justifying norms... “Properly” philosophical projects, to this group of question askers, are either prima facie philosophical, or they are not philosophy at all. For bad faith question askers, the question, what is philosophy, is not really a question at all. They take it to be already decided. This, dare I say, is stupid. Philosophy and philosophical engagement is constantly changing and admits of extraordinary diversity, failing to realize this demonstrates a kind of ignorance in the question asker... If the speaker fails to approximate the correct conception, at best, her work can be deemed unphilosophical and, at worst, she is deemed a charlatan or not worthy of the title “professional philosopher.”
Without being familiar with Dotson's work, and so the exact nature of the defensiveness that this post undoubtedly represents, I like the gutsy character of her attack. Yes, philosophy is ever-evolving, and since her context is that this question is "often asked of a paper written or presented by someone with a Ph.D. in philosophy," then it makes sense that the definition of philosophy should be "whatever it is that philosophers do," and really, then, the only argument should be over whether Ph.D.'s get to be the only ones who decide this, or just anyone who claims the title of "philosopher."
Still, it's ridiculous to think that really anything can be legitimately called philosophy, and my Personal Philosophies are in part about mocking the abuse of that word. While for most purposes, there's no need to condemn or deny it to someone (it's just a word, after all), we have to, for instance, decide what to talk about on the podcast, and likewise academic departments of philosophy have to decide what to publish or fund, and really, you as an individual who evidently likes philosophy has to decide whether any given topic is worth your time to read about, though of course this isn't exactly the same question as whether it's technically "philosophy." Maybe it isn't, but it's enjoyable and illuminating anyway, so who cares?
We've generally taken the approach that if a lot of people are claiming some gigantic area is philosophical, maybe it's worth our time to look into, and on our list are a number of topics that have already been claimed by specific sciences or are more obviously literary than philosophical, etc. Still, I think the question itself is kind of interesting, though maybe it should be more "how is this philosophy?" than "is this philosophy?"
I think Dotson here implies that this common conception that the questioner assumes is something more mysterious than it is. As we'll see in our upcoming Wittgenstein episode, most concepts are a matter of family resemblance with some paradigm cases. Descartes and Plato, in the West, are paradigm examples of philosophy, and that's about all that the person questioned needs to understand in order to explain why this is philosophy or argue why the thing she's putting forward should be included in the category despite its apparent dissimilarity to Descartes and Plato (after all, mathematical logic or analytic semantics doesn't look a lot like either of those guys either, and they got in OK).
So rather than be all pissy about the rude question, take it on: it's not a difficult fight to win, if you can show that your thesis is somehow important and not obviously captured by the areas already claimed by studies (e.g. history or science) that no longer claim to be philosophy. Or, like Foucault or Cornel West, you can just say that you don't care if your material is considered philosophy or not and the philosophy establishment that's concerned about this can go stuff it. | <urn:uuid:fa61c54e-a243-4fb3-afa7-7f5979aea676> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.partiallyexaminedlife.com/2012/03/28/is-it-really-philosophy-are-you-an-ass-for-asking/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283008.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00090-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960659 | 1,162 | 1.6875 | 2 |
The past week, I've been holding a silent nighttime funeral ritual for an impressive piece of history....
Andy Kessler wrote an article that I read some months ago regarding some radio telescope dishes near Stanford and the history that those dishes contain. Ever since then, I have been plotting to go there and photograph them under the light of the moon and stars. Last week, I heard that the destruction of the dishes was imminent and I realized that I needed to make time for them. After a false start, I followed Andy's instructions, found the correct road, went over the rickety bridge, and drove between rows of trees on the driveway on a gravel road. Suddenly, the dish was there, to my right and still in good shape.
Even with the corrosion that only decades of neglect can bring, the dishes were still stunning. It was just me, some shipping containers, and the dishes, pointed as if they were still listening to something in space. I spent some time there, "painting" them with colored light, knowing that this was probably one of the last times they would be photographed before their destruction.
On Saturday night, I went back to see how the dishes looked. I took a wrong turn, then a second one, and then I saw what had happened. The dish that had welcomed me last time was the only one of its kind left standing, but barely as it even had a pretty good chunk taken out of it. I managed to go back on Sunday night with my wife and a friend to photograph some ghostly images.
The people who were trying to save the dishes wanted to turn it into a resource for amateur scientists, college underclassmen, and a place for people to visit so they could listen to the cosmos.
When I got lost on the way there, I drove down streets with expensive cars parked in front of expensive houses. A lot of rich people live around there. That site, at least in terms of dollar value, are worth more without those dishes. Encouraging amateur scientists and letting people listen to the cosmos cannot have a dollar value attached to it. | <urn:uuid:4f9bc5a1-7ff4-4dc7-ad6b-95840370d8b6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wireheadarts.com/blog/last_days_bracewell/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00675.warc.gz | en | 0.987481 | 427 | 1.664063 | 2 |
Together with Thao Ashford Planning, CChange helps lead WA into more rigorous and comprehensive social / community infrastructure planning.
CChange Sustainable Solutions has recently been involved in major social /community infrastructure planning exercises for the City of Perth, Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority and Belmont City Council. These projects have arguably raised the bar on the way social infrastructure is assessed, planned and costed in Western Australia. The methods used in these projects included comprehensive auditing of existing social infrastructure, rigorous benchmarking systems tied to detailed understanding of the demographic and economic environment, together with inclusive and detailed consultation with key stakeholders to ensure land use opportunities and delivery of social infrastructure are maximised. Ensuring the delivery is achievable and affordable were key outcomes for the studies. The methods and benchmarking bases were devised when Vanessa was one of the key authors to the Implementation Note No. 5: Social Infrastructure Guidelines, for the (then Office of Urban Management for SEQ). This guideline provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to better planning for social infrastructure. Winning State and National awards, the Guidelines have been used as a basis for many social infrastructure plans across Australia. | <urn:uuid:6ea1e9e6-7c93-404c-8a13-e4ff80a3ae3f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.cchange.com.au/cchange-helps-lead-wa-into-more-rigorous-and-comprehensive-social-community-infrastructure-planning/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.924845 | 227 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Dr. Ron, I make ceramic modules, so I am assuming that I am excepted from RoHS (See Annex 4.) My ceramic models use lead containing solder and ink. What do you think?
I wish I could be so sanguine for your application. Let's look at RoHS Annex 4:
4. - Lead in high melting temperature type solders (i.e. tin-lead solder alloys containing more than 85% lead),
- lead in solders for servers, storage and storage array systems (exemption granted until 2010),
- lead in solders for network infrastructure equipment for switching, signalling, transmission as well as network management for telecommunication,
- lead in electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezoelectronic devices).
The reference to piezo devices in ceramic parts is curious. A little reseach shows that lead zirconate titanate (PZT) has the highest piezoelectric constant of common materials (see table below). I'm not an expert in this field, but my sense is that the EU was being sensitive to the need for high performance piezo materials with this exemption. I think exempting your application is not in the spirit of what the EU is trying to accomplish with RoHS. So as a minimum, someone on your team needs to do a lot more research, before believing that your application is exempted. I would also be concerned that your competitors might recognize the EU's intent and "turn you in" when they ship their RoHS compliant products if yours are not.
Material Piezoelectric Constant
Barium titanate 100-149
Lead niobate 80-85
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December 15, 2021 – Update by the federal government on the COVID-19 pandemic
The following is an update on recent decisions and actions by the federal government related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New restrictions on foreign travel
Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Health, announced that the Government of Canada is advising Canadians against non-essential travel abroad. The government is also reinstating the requirement to test negative for COVID-19 for travel outside of Canada for less than 72 hours.
Both measures come into effect today, for at least four weeks.
“To those who were planning to travel I say very clearly, now is not the time to do so. Whether we like it or not, we have to adapt to this new reality. We have to pull together and do everything in our power to protect our healthcare system and our front-line workers,” Mr. Duclos said.
The federal government expressed concern for Canadians travelling abroad in the coming weeks.
Mr. Duclos stated: “Canadians who travel could contract the virus and find themselves stranded abroad in difficult conditions. Someone who has been infected abroad may not be allowed to board a plane back home.”
Screening capacity at airports will also be increased. Announcements will be made in the coming days.
Economic update: major investments for COVID-19
Canada currently has 16 million rapid tests and another 35 million are in the process of being delivered to the provinces and territories.
Hundreds of millions of rapid tests have also been ordered to meet future needs. At least $1.7 billion will be spent on more than 180 million of these tests.
The federal government has committed $7.3 billion to purchase vaccines and booster doses.
Additionally, $2 billion will be spent to buy millions of COVID-19 pills, once Health Canada approves their use.
Finally, $4.5 billion has been earmarked to ensure the continuation of financial assistance programs for businesses affected by the health restrictions on travel.
Epidemiological situation in the Montréal region
Dr. Mylène Drouin, Regional Director of Public Health for Montréal, said that two doses of vaccine do not provide adequate protection against the infection caused by the Omicron variant. She also announced that nearly 95 cases of the Omicron variant have been identified in Montréal.
For this reason, she recommended avoiding gatherings during the Holiday season.
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This was already discussed many times (especially in #19425): several strings (both in Drupal Core and in contrib) are simply too short not to be ambiguous in some languages. For example 'View', as in 'a view of the Views module', and 'View' as in the action of viewing something (a node, a user, etc.).
It boils down to this:
- There are really very few cases where this happens. Thus we don't need a full featured context system, that will make lookups expensive.
- Thus, we can simply add the context to those strings manually.
- We need that information to be embedded inside .po files.
I suggest we come up with a convention like that one:
- Strings passed to t() can be prefixed with an optional context. The exact way of doing that has to be discussed, but I suggest the
[<context>]<string>convention, as it should not collide with existing strings, both in core and contrib.
- For English, the context is simply automatically stripped by t().
- For other languages, the full string, including the context is used as the lookup key. No fallback mechanism is implemented.
- The full string is exported to .po files by potx, which thus requires no modification.
// Short names in format_date() and such. t("[short-week]Mon"); t("[short-week]Tue"); t("[short-week]Wed"); // View tab $items['user/%user/view'] = array( 'title' => '[user-tab]View', 'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK, 'weight' => -10, ); // etc.
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There are as many ways to live out our Catholic faith as there are Catholics. That’s over 1 billion ways, for those of you who are keeping count. Sure, there are practices and beliefs that we hold in common, and, every once in a while, a group forms around one or two or three or four of these commonalities. But, at the end of the day, we are unique individuals. So, it makes perfect sense that we are unique Catholics as well.
Our individual paths don’t make us any less Catholic. It could even be argued that living out our faith according to our conscience makes us more Catholic.
Somewhere along the way, though, Catholicism forgot the beauty of being a diverse community of believers. Now, Catholics of all stripes -- liberal, conservative or moderate -- are pointing to others, arbitrarily saying (at times, shouting) that they aren’t Catholic because of the way they choose to live out their faith. Instead, they brand them Catholics-In-Name-Only, anti-Catholics or Catholycs. It’s become a Little Rascals’ style club -- McCarthyism’s equally evil twin. You’re in or you’re out.
We’ve lost our big tent.
Certainly, we shouldn’t avoid talking about the tough issues or play down our beliefs and values to join in some kind of love circle. We owe it to ourselves and to each other to dialogue on that which we disagree. We may never come to an agreement. But that’s alright, as long as this can all be done within the context of respect and love for one another.
The pace of our society makes it easy to forget about respect. In the lead up to the healthcare vote, tensions rose between liberal and conservative Catholics on Twitter. Here’s a sample of some of the back and forth between Thomas Peters of the American Papist blog and Chris Korzen of Catholics United :
americanpapist @USCatholic @catholicdems @catholicsunited @americamag @ncronline all fall under Abp. Chaput's condemnation: http://tinyurl.com/y9exqmb #hcr
americanpapist @CatholicNewsSvc good 2 C His Eminence making the same prudential decision I did. confirms my contention that "catholycs" are wrong on this.
chriskorzen @americanpapist Since when did Abp. Chaput become an expert in health insurance finance? Is it possible that CHA knows this stuff better?
americanpapist @chriskorzen since when did you become an expert in Catholic social teaching? It's more than probable +Chaput knows more about it than you
chriskorzen @americanpapist This isn't about CST, it's about what's in the healthcare bill. The experts say the bill does not fund abortion.
americanpapist @chriskorzen this *isn't* about CST??!! Then why is @catholicsunited involved? Or do you just mime the democrat priorities? Seriously, Chris?
americanpapist @chriskorzen the "experts" (Jost) make an argument from omission. Stupak's attempts to make explicit provisions are denied. Why r Ds scared?
chriskorzen @americanpapist You left out a few experts: ABC News, NBC News, and the Catholic Health Association :)
americanpapist @chriskorzen of course I did, they aren't even close to the level of depth and detail that Jost has. Why waste time with lesser arguments?
chriskorzen @americanpapist Let me ask you this: do you believe that health care reform ought uphold current laws regarding federal funding of abortion?
americanpapist @chriskorzen a) i do not think #hcr should be a vehicle for funneling more money into subsidizing abortions and abortion providers.
americanpapist @chriskorzen b) this #hcr bill gives massive new powers to radical pro-aborts (like sebelius at #hhs) who want more abortions ($$$ saving)
chriskorzen @americanpapist it's a simple question. there are precedents here - should we change them or not?
americanpapist @chriskorzen its a simple question back: do you believe more women who want abortions will get $$$ to have them or not? I believe they will.
chriskorzen @americanpapist nice dodge :)
americanpapist @chriskorzen no, a refocusing. but sure I'll take the bait: Hyde precedent should be enshrined in law if dem. leadership truly respects it
americanpapist @chriskorzen now if youll excuse me, I have to go to the Hill and hear again how dem leadership is stonewalling pro-life efforts. kthxbye.
Now, both of these men are antiabortion, but Chris supported the healthcare bill with or without the Stupak Amendment and Thomas did not. For me, this conversation shows what happens when our passions get the best of us and we are unwilling to listen to one another, to see the grey area and to recognize the humanity of those with whom we disagree.
We all have different passions, beliefs and ways of being. It could be detrimental to our relationships to create litmus tests or count someone out because how they choose to be Catholic. I admit that I have been guilty of this on more than one occasion.
The future of the Catholic church depends on the church being a big tent that is welcoming and inclusive of all people. I’ve spoken with many people who are drawn to Catholicism, but feel they could never join the church because they don’t agree with every church teaching. And, of course, there are many more leaving the church because they don’t feel like they can walk their individual path within the Catholic community.
My hope is that we learn to love our neighbors, embracing them in how they choose to live their Catholic faith as they embrace us in the same.
Let’s lose the club and bring back the big tent.
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The 2012 presidential race will officially conclude Monday, when Electoral College voters will cast ballots for the direct election of the president of the United States. The voters, ordinary citizens hailing from all walks of life, will congregate at their state capitals to reflect their states’ election results in ballots that will be opened by Vice President Joe Biden on January 6 before both houses of Congress. When he reads aloud the results, President Obama will then officially be reelected president, and inaugurated at noon on January 20.
Little else in the Constitution’s procedural direction has generated controversy as this method of election has. The framers of the Constitution debated the method of popular representation at length, considering issues ranging from the logistical (immobility of average voters), to the strategic (the three-fifths clause) to the philosophical. Of these three and all the other elements in the Founders’ debates over popular election, it is that latter that has proved to be the most resilient controversy.
For all the practical considerations of proctoring a democracy in a large, diverse nation (Federalist 14 famously discusses the unwieldy size of a totally unified United States) modern Americans still feel stung by the decision made at the Constitution’s drafting to protect against the over-influence of dense, like-minded pockets of voters. The Framers, wary of special interests and intermixing between the branches, favored an Electoral College insulated from Congress.
On the topic of what Tocqueville called “the tyranny of the majority,” they also saw the need to mitigate the influence of the unwashed masses in pure popular sovereignty. Madison’s sales pitch on the senate in Federalist 63 nicely expressed the sentiment that handily justified the Electoral College as well:
“Such an institution may be sometimes necessary as a defense to the people against their own temporary errors and delusions…there are particular moments in public affairs when the people, stimulated by some irregular passion, or some illicit advantage, or misled by the artful misrepresentations of interested men, may call for measures which they themselves will afterwards be the most ready to lament and condemn. In these critical moments, how salutary will be the interference of some temperate and respectable body of citizens, in order to check the misguided career…mediated by the people against themselves.”
The concern has been variously seen as paternalistic; well-founded; logistically wise (autocracy by referendum, which would only have been possible with technology available in the past few decades, was probably best taken off the table); condescending; elitist. Some modern proponents of abolishing the Electoral College method detect an agenda in the last of these.
“The founders…were concerned, in the day of the wooden printing press, that voters would not have enough information to choose candidates,” lamented the New York Times in 2008. (But your guy won!) And then there are those who would wholeheartedly counter-lament that not much has changed in that department since then. The logistical argument is often tackled, but the source of the outrage is a lingering resentment over being denied a modicum of trust by the Founders.
This debate is very much alive. Are average Americans collectively competent to elect their representation directly? Does the Electoral College actually magnify the public’s will in the right places, or just ensure that the presidential race reduces to a race for president of Ohio?
The Electoral College debate is our uniquely active engagement directly with the Founders. Save for the codification of slavery, what else in the Constitution has been so vibrantly challenged in that document? While the principles and freedoms enshrined in our founding charter have been popularly accepted as dogmatically beyond reproach, the resistance of the Framers to grant power directly to the people continues to be questioned.
The philosophical debate has changed little since the concept of entrusting representation to landed elite was first floated. There are still blocs of voters seduced by special interests and provincial thinking, as then. Yet there has never been a consensus on changing this important element of republican rule. So, being that today is the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, the voters will still gather at their state houses and consummate what — this time — was indeed the will of the people. | <urn:uuid:ab9ea1f3-e999-4894-a2b1-c7122dac648b> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://mic.com/articles/20946/electoral-college-vote-the-real-reason-we-pick-the-president-this-way | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719566.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00262-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95993 | 880 | 2.234375 | 2 |
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Saturday, 10 September 2022, 9 am to 12:30 pm at Papanui High School
This is the class for dog parents who are seeking ways to add fresh ingredients to their dog’s diet.
In this special cooking class, I share my love of the semi-homemade diet, “the hybrid diet.” You will make several recipes for your dog using human-grade ingredients that you can use as a ‘topper’ for their regular dog food and we’ll make dog treats, too. You’ll come home with everything you’ve made plus the recipes and other resource notes. We’ll discuss diet types, my support for the semi-homemade diet, and the challenges of feeding a truly balanced diet when relying on home cooking alone. $89 per person for the class includes all ingredients and containers and recipes/notes, except meats of approximately $28.75 (a list of ingredients will be issued to you when you register). The cost for the ingredients is accurate as of June 2022 at Pak N Save Northlands. Bring an apron (optional) and a carry bag is recommended to take your items home.
Sorry, your dog needs to stay home for this workshop because dogs are not allowed on school property.
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Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that certified organic operations have seen significant growth. According to data released by the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP), the amount of domestic organic operations have increased by nearly 12% between 2014 and 2015, the highest growth rate since 2008 and a nearly 300% increase since 2002, when the count began. Monetarily, the total retail market for organic products is valued at $39 billion domestically and $75 million worldwide.
“Organic food is one of the fasting growing segments of American agriculture,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in a press release. “As consumer demand for organic products continues to grow, the USDA organic seal has become a leading global standard. The increasing number of organic operations shows that USDA’s strong support for the vibrant organic sector is helping to create jobs and opportunities in rural communities.” Demand for local food is growing in conjunction with organics. Under Vilsack, USDA has invested over $1 billion to more than 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects since 2009.
There was an estimated $12 billion of total sales of local food in 2014, which is up from $5 billion in 2008. USDA has also supported organic operations by making the organic certification process more accessible, streamlined and affordable through a variety of online resources and making $11.5 million available in 2015 to assist organic operations with their certification costs. | <urn:uuid:0f1569a0-ff41-4a42-b34f-40c075d2bcfa> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wholefoodsmagazine.com/news/breaking-news/usda-report-record-growth-organic-agriculture/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283301.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00501-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953641 | 310 | 1.953125 | 2 |
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Both Samsung and TSMC to Share Production of Apple's 14-nm Chips in 2015
Samsung recently signed a contract to produce 30% to 40% of Apple’s 14-nm A9 chip family in 2015, with the remainder of the production load being handled by other Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) according to a recent report from Digitimes. The news comes after a previous report which stated that Apple had signed a deal with Samsung to cooperate in producing A9 processors based on a 14-nanometer process node, though it wasn’t known whether Samsung would be the sole supplier of the chips.
The claim also came a few weeks after TSMC confirmed a deal with Apple to begin producing A-series chips in 2014, which was followed up by a report stating that Samsung would also be helping out with A8 chip orders as well.
As some of you may already know, Apple has been seeking to reduce its reliance on Samsung as a component supplier as the two companies have become fierce rivals in both the mobile marketplace and in the courtroom. The two companies have continued working together in several areas though, particularly where Samsung’s competitors in the component market are unable to match its technology, production capacity, or pricing.
Furthermore, a look into the A7 processor in September revealed that Samsung was indeed the manufacturer for the chip, with the chip produced at a smaller 28-nm node compared to the 32-nm A6. The A7 chip is used in the iPhone 5S, the iPad mini with Retina display and the iPad Air. Teardowns of all three devices reveal that the iPad Air includes a slightly faster variant of the A7 chip, clocked at 1.4 Ghz compared to the iPhone 5S Retina iPad mini which both include an A7 chip clocked at 1.3 Ghz.
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These Shades are Trash
100% OF PROCEEDS BENEFIT "1% FOR THE PLANET"
These shades are, LITERALLY, trash. Not literally like everyone still says it all the time that is NOT literally, literally, mmmkay. These atmospheric clear frames with oceanic blue lenses (too out there with these earthly adjectives?) are made from 100% recycled plastic, the box is made from recycled paper, and 100% of the proceeds go to 1% for the Planet to give back to our planet.
NO SLIP. NO BOUNCE. ALL POLARIZED. ALL FUN.
1 NO SLIP
We use special grip coating to construct our frame to help eliminate slippage when sweating.
2 NO BOUNCE
Our frame is snug and light-weight, with a comfortable fit to prevent bouncing while running.
3 ALL POLARIZED
Glare-reducing, polarized lenses and UV400 protection that blocks 100% of those harmful UVA and UVB rays.
4 NO LEOPARDS
Plus, no one wearing goodr running sunglasses has ever been attacked by a leopard (as far as we know).
HAVING GROWN UP IN A DIRTY LAGOON...
goodr CEO Carl the Flamingo has seen the damage of pollutants on coral reefs and oil spills on pink feathers. So what did he do about it?! BAM! Invented a RECYCLING MACHINE! ...And partnered with 1% for the Planet on these 100% recycled sunglasses. Heck, you can even grow a plant with the care instructions card included! | <urn:uuid:67ab8c71-cfde-4b4d-9ed7-ea9a8725b9c0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://goodr.asia/products/these-shades-are-trash | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00273.warc.gz | en | 0.901798 | 354 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Not unlike St. Paul's Mishna reference (in the Holy epistle to the Corinthians) to the stone that followed post-exodus Israel around the desert en-route to the promised land, Tartarus has a root in tradition. In the book of Enoch we find a story wherein Angels who fell were placed in a Tartarus-esque “place”, out of harm's way. Whether Tartarus or this dark place wherein the Angels were cast and bound was revealed to Israel post or prior to the use and presuppositions of words like, “Abyss” or “Tartarus” or “Hades” or “Sheol” or “Abbadon”, I do not know.
The way I have approached the reality of the afterlife and the various Orthodox explanations is to accept what seems contradictory insofar as it does not contradict. What I mean here is that on some levels most of the Orthodox teachings on this subject do agree with one another up to a certain point.
Where they depart is when the teachings appear to us as etiological necessity. For example, if I say that Gehenna is a “place” then my mind as much as it is able to grasp is going to cling to geographic illustrations and references in order to keep its compass from spinning. Some fellow Orthodox brother stops by and says that Gehenna is a “state of being”, my brain is going to puff up and say, “that is contradictory and both of us can't be right.”
Another example: we often hear or read the word, “Hades” being called, “Hell” and as I understand, “hell”, Hades is not “hell” in the sense that the second death is a truer “hell” and yet at the same time it is appropriate to call Hades, “hell”. We certainly can receive a foretaste of that second death in Hades even if the Lake of Fire isn't “in” Hades. Again, we earthen vessels have to resort to cave paintings to explain the unexplainable because all we can write with is a pile of dust. Abraham's Bosom is also said to be in Hades. Go figure.
It is also appropriate to call Hades, “paradise”. Abraham's Bosom was (and still is!) considered to be “in” Hades. Hades is Sheol. Sheol was said to be divided into different compartments. Depending on the tradition, some Jewish sects or movements believed Sheol to be divided into two, four, twelve different sections. Our Lord speaks about there being at least two, however we are to understand “two”, I don't know.
The kicker is when we begin to argue within ourselves whether we should think of these “places” as “states” or “geographical” realities. If holiness will improve our Noetic GPS then we would probably have little need for such arguments and become that which we seek to know the answer to. What need I of heaven when I become heaven, is one of my favorite quotes and I have forgotten who said it but I know that such a gem is a pile of dust that can only shine when tested by the fire. In other words, I am pretty sure that it was a canonized Saint who was inspired to say such a thing.
One glaring oversight that is common is the reality that Our Lord called Sheol, “Hades”. In more ways than one, that reality says much. He did not come for the gentile but for the Jew and yet the Jews were Hellenized Jews. I do not think that there is Irony in heaven but that reality still strikes awe in me.
We see but dimly. Our salvation is our aim. Much else will often cause the arrow to miss the mark. Communion with God is the mark. Knowing or satiating our curiosity about the particulars of the afterlife must be salvific. Regardless of the explanations of these types of subjects, the reality is that, either way, we will find out the answer – even if we never ask the question. | <urn:uuid:b884a926-c218-4ec5-9fdf-d087fca50672> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php?topic=33295.msg531298 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280266.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00494-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973334 | 879 | 2.234375 | 2 |
History of Fast Draw
History of Cowboy Fast Draw
"As I Recall" - By Bill Boyd
TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer - By Marianne Faber
"My Take on the History of Fast Draw" By George A. Reese
CFDA Founders Club
History of Fast Draw
By: Quick Cal a.k.a. Cal Eilrich
The following is a very abbreviated history of the sport of Fast Draw, an entire full length book could be authored on this subject. It is an attempt by those of us who believe that documenting the stages of the history of a sport that is based on the American Old West and has existed for almost 60 years is important. Those with knowledge are invited to submit facts known to them here, as this is meant to be an online working document and a resource for those seeking information about the Sport of Fast Draw.
Tied to the American Old West
Fast Draw found its beginnings in the mid-1950s amidst the era of the television western. Since the beginning era of motion pictures western movies had always been popular. In 1903, a twelve minute film was made called The Great Train Robbery. This milestone achievement in film making was based on a true train robbery carried out by Butch Cassidy and the 'Hole in the Wall Gang' on August 29th, 1900, only 3 years prior. Even though it was made on the east coast, it helped spawn a new motion picture industry in Hollywood, CA where weather was more dependable. "Did Hollywood invent the western, or did the western invent Hollywood?"
Before Hollywood there were the dime novelists, some of whom actually followed certain gunmen around in the actual time period and promoted their subjects to a legendary status. There was an actual term in the old west
'quick on the draw', which actually meant hot-headed and quick to draw a gun with very little provocation, It was really this group of literary figures that coined the phrases quick draw, fast draw, gunfighter and gunslinger in the late 1800s and very early 1900s. These exciting stories created a rich environment on which to base early western movie screenplays.
Western movies were king during the 20s, 30s and 40s, with Tom Mix and Gene Autry as Hollywood's Top Box Office Stars. Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, John Wayne and a host of others became huge box office sensations. But it was really the era of television where weekly serial westerns reigned, that spawned the nationwide interest in Fast Draw. Wanted Dead or Alive, Maverick, Paladin, Texas Ranger, The Rifleman, Lawman, Wagon Train, Johnny Ringo, Bonanza and Gunsmoke are just a few of the westerns that captured the imagination of Americans.
During the 1950s there became a need in Hollywood for gun coaches and trainers for many of the movie actors who needed to become proficient with six-guns. Arvo Ojala was the most popular coach to the stars and his pupils have become a 'who's who' list of celebrities including Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Jerry Lewis, Dale Robertson, James Arness and Hugh O'Brian to name a few. Arvo was also a noted maker of fast draw holsters, but he was most famous for getting gunned down by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening segment each and every week in the longest running TV western in history, "Gunsmoke." Arvo once told me that the royalties that he earned from that one scene paid for many Cadillacs over the years.
The romance and legend of the American West grew stronger each year during the 50s as over 100 western performers toured the country entertaining millions of Americans. Rodd Redwing, Thell Reed and Joe Bodrie were the best known of the gunslingers. Roy Rogers and Clayton Moore made hundreds of appearances. There were emerging performers during the 60s as well Stan Sweet, Bob Munden, and Joe Bowman among them. Hugh O'Brian who was starring as Wyatt Earp wagered $1,000 to any Hollywood actor that could beat his timed draw. In 2006, I had the privilege of interviewing Hugh O'Brian. He confirmed this story but said it was actually $5,000 and that no one ever beat him, and some did try. He also confirmed that Audie Murphy called him out, but insisted that they use live ammunition, Hugh declined the offer. Of special note; after performing a show in 2010 in Reno, I was honored to have a Vietnam Veteran approach me and he told me a story about Hugh O'Brian. While he served in combat in Vietnam, the USO Tour had entertained the troops and Hugh O'Brian was among them. Even though his weekly Wyatt Earp role had ended a few years prior, he felt the troops would best know him portraying that character. After hearing that some soldiers had to miss the performance Hugh O'Brian went to the front lines in his full Wyatt Earp costume complete with his double dropped loop holster sporting a pair of 7-1/2" Colt .45s, he preferred the Buntline Colts for photos. He did some gun spinning and the hand clap trick with a number of the soldiers, while in the line of fire; they loved it! I ran into Mr. O'Brian a little later that year and relayed the story the veteran told me; he remembered it, confirmed it and smiled. He said the USO people were really upset with him for putting his own life in danger. I can tell you that Mr. O'Brian is still a hero to that soldier and that soldier is still a hero to Mr. O'Brian.
The Sport of Fast Draw is Born
Dee Woolem, a native Oklahoman was employed by Knott's Berry Farm in Anaheim, CA to perform as a stuntman, he staged train robberies and entertained millions of visitors of the park for a number of years. In 1954, with the help of technicians at the park, he created the very first fast draw timer. That year he conducted the first known timed fast draw competition, there were 12 competitors and he billed it as the National Fast Draw Championship; first place was a chicken dinner. Contestants placed their trigger finger on a button and the hand had to be placed 6" away from the six-gun at the closest point of contact. The timer would start as soon as the hand was moved towards the six-gun and would stop at the sound of a safety blank being fired; judges had to determine if the fired shot was level. Dee held four National Championships and won all of them with his record being .12 hundredths of a second. Dee went on to tour the nation and made countless appearances for Great Western Firearms, Crossman Arms Co., and Daisy Firearms. Dee also designed his own holsters, which were marketed by Tandy Leather and he was billed as "The Fastest Gun Alive". Dee rightfully has earned the title of "The Father of Fast Draw."
Fast Draw Organizations
During the 50s and early 60s, it seemed the entire country was consumed with the image of the American Old West. Colt Firearms hired George Virgines, a well-known fast draw artist and sport organizer from the Chicago area to write a brochure on "How to Form a Fast Draw Club". There were Fast Draw clubs forming all over the country. Contests were hosted by clubs and it seemed that each club had their own set of rules. Although no firm figures exist, it has been calculated that there were over 100,000 fast draw participants in the U.S. during that time period. In 1958 the first known association was formed in an attempt to standardize rules in their region, which included Northern California and Nevada. Harry Goudge, the Denim Brothers, George Narasaki and A. John formed the Northern California Fast Draw Association, with a one page set of rules; this evolved over the next decade into the Western Fast Draw Association. In the next year or two a number of state associations were formed from coast to coast.
In 1961, while conducting a National Fast Draw Championship in Kansas, a meeting was held to form a National Fast Draw Association, by Jim Kennedy of Irvine, TX, but it didn't take hold. In 1961, the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association was formed in the Chicago area by Don Oplinger and George Virgines and by the mid-60s most clubs and states in the Mid-West opted in. Some state associations still exist to this day. The WFDA (West and Northwest) tended to favor closer and easier to hit targets and were more speed orientated and shot primarily .45 blank cartridges at 4" balloon targets, with some wax events thrown in. The MWFDA (Mid-West and South) favored more challenging to hit targets with wax bullets and occasionally shot blanks and valued accuracy over speed.
There were a number of publications that were circulated but most were short lived. The Gunsmoke Gazette, published by Bud Young appeared in 1961; the Pacesetter was published in Kansas starting in 1962; the Sagebrush Sentinel in 1964 & 65; Top Gun Magazine (WFDA) Ron Mossholder '65-'66; Fast Draw Digest '67 by Don Oplinger; by 1968 both the WFDA and MWFDA started to publish monthly newsletters that continued until they merged in 1976.
A legendary figure in the sport by the name of E.L. "Pop" Warner, who actually rode with Poncho Villa and was in real stand up gunfights in his day, traveled across the country competing and commenting on standardizing the rules between both major associations; he lived to see his goal achieved.
In 1976, The Western Fast Draw Association and the Mid-Western Fast Draw Association merged to form the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA); which still exists. The sport has seen ups and downs mainly due to constant rule and equipment modifications and the lack of a unified direction that dates back to the 1950s. The guns and holsters became highly modified and over the years the even the wax targets were increased in size and speed became the predominant goal.
In 2002, Cowboy Fast Draw, LLC was founded in Deadwood, SD by Brad and Susan Hemmah and has grown to the largest Fast Draw organization by far in almost 60 year history of the sport.
Guns: Became highly modified in the quest for speed. It began with adding fanning hammers in the late 50's, then aluminum barrels came along a few years later. By the 1970's some guns were skeletonized and metal parts were replaced with aluminum and titanium. Action jobs included deepened notches and approaches, but evolved into short stroke actions. Thumbing hammers were almost non-existent due to the fact that 95% of
competitors fanned the guns. John Phillips was highly regarded as the top Fast Draw Gunsmith.
Holsters: In the mid-1950s Hollywood holsters mainly consisted of Mexican loop holsters rigged to fit through a slot cut in the belt, hence the term drop-loop holster. Metal lining was added and holsters started to be attached to the belt to allow forward cants. As twist-fanning evolved the boots were attached to shanks and then they were enlarged. By the 1970s the boots got so large that the term "bucket boot" was used to describe the fast draw rig. Some of the early top manufacturers were Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson and Alfonso's of Hollywood. As the 60s and 70s progressed Blocker Holsters, Ernie Hill Speed Leather and Mernickle Holsters were widely used.
Timers: In the mid-1950s they used clutch driven timers that had a sweep hand that when tuned 360 degrees it was equal to one second, and the clock face was divided in 1/100th of a second. These timers varied widely
in accuracy and were off as much a 1/10th of a second from manufacturer to manufacturer. Through the 50s and 60s the 3 main Fast Draw Timer manufacturers were Chrondek, Microtron and Fabor. In the 70s digital timers became widely used and eventually required. John Phillips introduced the Lindsey Timer, other timer manufacturers were Bill Corbin, John Smith Hughes and in the 1990s the Fast Trac was introduced but supplies were very limited.
In 2004 the Precision Timer was introduced by Shoot Magazine, recently produced is the Quick Draw Electronics Timer and CFDA's Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer. The modern timers used LED lights which make the timing much more accurate due to the fact that incandescent bulbs had varying illumination rates.
Contributing Credits So Far: Ron Bright, Bob Arganbright, Ken Gentry, Bill Boyd....
History of CFDA
The year was 2001, Brad Hemmah had been very involved with Fast Draw for over 15 years, first with a local club in the Black Hills of South Dakota. They competed with stock guns and shot .22 blanks at balloons from 6'. He then began competing with the World Fast Draw Association (WFDA) starting in the late 80s and got very involved with the organization.
In 1992, Brad started to host a number of top quality World Championships that continued through the 90s in Deadwood. He became disillusioned with the constant diversity of opinions and internal politics that kept fracturing the organization. Brad then formed a vision of creating a new organization based more on the reality of period correct equipment, simplified rules, the Spirit of the Cowboy Way, and with the motto Safety First and Fun Second being the primary concern. A founding principle was to keep guns stock, with only internal action jobs allowed, so that anyone could go to almost any gun shop and purchase a gun that would be competitive on a World Championship level.
Brad dedicated many hours of interviews and research of facts and opinions by many advisors, most who had been involved with Fast Draw for the decades dating back to the 50s. Among those advisors were such Fast Draw icons as Tom Wentz, Jim Standridge, Bob Arganbright, Jim Martin, Ron Bright, Cal Eilrich, Ron Phillips, Bob Mernickle, Bill Corbin, Ray Theilke, Wes Flowers and a host of others.
In 2002, The Cowboy Fast Draw Association, LLC was officially filed in State of South Dakota by Brad and Susan Hemmah located in Deadwood, SD. The forming of this organization literally provided a re-birth for the Sport of Fast Draw. What Brad came up with was very close to the same set of rules that CFDA still operates under today. The organization was formed as a business entity so that it would have a chance to succeed and
to keep it as free as possible from internal politics.
In 2003, Andy Fink of Shoot Magazine competed in CFDA's first major contest, The Master Gunfighter Championship, in Deadwood, SD and covered it in Shoot Magazine. Troy and Bonnie Bollock were spectators at the Master Gunfighter Championship and then later that year founded CFDA's first affiliated club The Powder Horn Ranch Regulators in Mitchell, SD.
In 2004, Shoot Magazine hosted the first major contest outside of Deadwood the CFDA National Championship and the first clubs were formed outside of South Dakota in Idaho. The first CFDA World Championship was held in Deadwood and the first CFDA State Championship was held at Cabela's in Mitchell, SD by the Powder Horn Ranch Regulators.
In 2005, the first CFDA Affiliated Club was formed in the western time zone, by Cal Eilrich in Fernley, Nevada.
In December of 2005, Andy Fink and Cal Eilrich had a meeting and discussed promotional ideas concerning Cowboy Fast Draw and recognized the potential the sport had. They drafted a letter and sent a partnership proposal to Brad and Susan Hemmah.
In 2006, Brad and Susan Hemmah had already realized that administrating CFDA was becoming a full time job and Brad was pursuing new business opportunities related to the casino business and could no longer dedicate the necessary time that CFDA required. They decided to sell their interest in CFDA to the partnership of Cal Eilrich and Shoot Magazine Inc. (Andy Fink). The Hemmahs felt that they were leaving CFDA in good hands, due to Cal's business background and long history in the sport both as a competitor and administrator; and Shoot Magazine's promotional abilities. The transfer took place in April of '06 and CFDA offices moved to Boise, ID. CFDA at that time had just over 300 members and 5 affiliated clubs.
Marshall Hopper, who worked for Shoot Magazine at the time, became the Membership Director and was the first full time paid employee in the history of organized Fast Draw.
CFDA almost immediately began to spread from coast to coast and started to gain national attention in the media and within the firearms industry. That same year CFDA began the practice of members adopting an alias to be known by within the sport and also established category championships.
Andy Fink a.k.a. Chucky (Shoot Magazine) was indeed instrumental in spreading the word about Cowboy Fast Draw through their magazine and was in charge of editing and publishing the Gunslinger's Gazette, which was originally a full color glossy magazine.
Cal Eilrich a.k.a. Quick Cal assumed the position of overseeing contest procedures, rules, club formation strategies and developing equipment and other innovations needed to build the sport. He also headed up the effort to define, rewrite and reorganize the CFDA Rulebook, which became the CFDA Gunslinger's Guidelines.
He was committed to do so without violating the original principles that the organization was founded upon.
Marshall Hopper a.k.a. Mississippi Marshal handled all membership issues and processed orders from the CFDA Mercantile. He was instrumental in the organization of the sport and played a huge role in writing the Range Officer Course, Youth Safety Training Program and defining the true Spirit of the Game.
In 2007, CFDA hosted both the National and World Championships and established the CFDA Range Officer Course and Youth Training Program. By the end of 2007, CFDA's membership grew to 1,000 members and about 20 affiliated clubs had formed, but unfortunately Shoot Magazine went out of business due to a loss in advertising revenues at the beginning of the recession. Quick Cal purchased Shoot Magazine's interest in CFDA and moved the business office to Fernley, NV. Cal's daughter Erika Frisk a.k.a. Hannah Calder joined the staff as the editor of the Gunslinger's Gazette, converted the publication to the more affordable and current newsprint format. It was November of 2007 when CFDA began issuing numbered membership badges for all new members beginning with membership #1,000. Mississippi Marshal kept the membership office and CFDA Mercantile running in Idaho City, ID and he and the Idaho Shootists hosted the National & Idaho State Championships; they built their club to over 130 members.
In 2008, CFDA moved the World Championship from Deadwood, SD to Fallon, NV and trademarked the name "Fastest Gun Alive". The sport continued to grow and spread from coast to coast. The Regulator Posse was formed by Quick Cal in 2008 to establish an experienced and specially trained group of volunteers to represent CFDA across the country and assist in establishing new clubs and to instruct the CFDA Range Officer Course.
Mongo, was elected the Sheriff of the Regulator Posse and still holds that position today.
2009 & 2010 saw an explosion in the number of CFDA Affiliated Clubs and Titled Championships across the nation and the formation of the first international clubs. By the end of 2010 CFDA was just crossing 2,000 members and about 40 affiliated clubs. CFDA also launched its computerized scoring program created by CD Tom, which has revolutionized contest management. Mongo was instrumental in continuously refining and working with CD Tom in perfecting this very complicated and versatile scoring system.
2010 also saw the formation of CFDA Shoot for the Stars Scholarship Program. Blackjack and Fannie Mae have done an amazing job getting this project off the ground. The program accomplished non-profit status by the end of 2011 and is starting to award scholarships to our young CFDA members in furthering their education.
In December of 2010, a very tough decision was made by CFDA Management to close the office in Idaho and bring all membership and product services to the Nevada office, due to organizational and budget considerations. Mississippi Marshal continues to be an Ambassador of the Spirit of the Game and has been the key announcer at major competitions. He also serves on the Director's Council which is a key component of day to day decisions and issues facing CFDA.
In 2011, Dinah Eilrich a.k.a. Alotta Lead joined the staff full time to handle the duties of Membership Director & Club Liaison. She instituted new programs such as a very comprehensive "Club in the Works" package and has overseen updating and upgrading the CFDA data base; and processes orders for the CFDA Mercantile on a daily basis. She also answers the many phone calls and questions by CFDA members and new folks looking to get involved with Cowboy Fast Draw. CFDA also introduced the Gunslinger Cowboy Fast Draw Timer to provide reliable continuity in Fast Draw timing equipment for years to come; workable audience displays also made their debut at the Nevada State, Oregon State, National and World Championships.
Currently (February of 2012) CFDA is issuing membership numbers at over 2,600 and there are about 70 clubs affiliated or in the process of doing so. The sport continues to gain national attention and was recently featured in Guns of the old West and on national television in Shooting USA.
There are so many fine people who are dedicated to CFDA and what it stands for; far more than can be mentioned here. They truly represent the very spirit of the Cowboy Way; may that spirit live on forever through the example we can provide for those who follow!
This is a special section dedicated to those who would like to tell their experiences of Fast Draw throughout the years. If you would like to submit and article to be included in the archive, please send them to email@example.com.
"As I Recall" - By Bill Boyd (added July 17th, 2012)
TV, Tenacity, and the Faber FasDraw Timer - By Marianne L. Faber
"My Take on the History of Fast Draw" - By George A. Reese (added January 27, 2017)
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- Describe how security is structured in Salesforce.com.
- Explain how to determine what security permissions are required in order to complete an action in Salesforce.com.
- Describe profiles and their influence on security.
- Describe the significance of the Enable Enhanced Profile User Interface setting.
- List and describe the standard Salesforce profiles.
- Explain when to create a custom profile in Salesforce.com.
- Describe permission sets, and common use cases where they are appropriate.
- Describe the settings an administrator controls to conditionally allow or prevent user authentication.
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- Describe how the sharing button can be used to monitor record access and facilitate manual record sharing in Salesforce.com.
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- Security – Module Checkpoint
Who Sees What: Data Visibility How to Series
Video Must 50m Salesforce.com
The “Who Sees What” series is a great introduction to Salesforce security.
Objectives for this Resource:
Security controls in Salesforce largely fit into one of the following classifications:
- Organization Security: When (Login Hours), where (Login IP Ranges), and how (UI/API/etc.) a user can login.
- Object Security: What actions a user can take on the records of a particular object (in conjunction with record security).
- Record Security: What actions a user can take on an existing record (in conjunction with object security).
- Field-Level Security: Determines which fields a user can view and update for each object.
Sharing rules are used to extend record access to users within specified roles or groups.
Sharing Rules on accounts also provide access to related contracts and can provide access to related Contacts, Opportunities, and Cases.
Sharing rules can extend either Read Only or Read/Write access, but cannot extend Full Access.
See “Who Sees What: Record Access Via Sharing Rules”
Describe the settings an administrator controls to conditionally allow or prevent user authentication.
Describe the impact of role configuration on accessing records related to an account (contacts, cases, opportunities).
When the org-wide default setting for contact, opportunity, or case is set to Public Read Only or Private, then you will be able to configure each role’s access to the respective object on accounts that they own.
For example, in a private sharing model, you can provide support personnel access to view all related cases to accounts that they own.
See “Who Sees What: Record Access Via Roles”
Each user is assigned one profile, which is instrumental in determining a user’s functional access (apps, tabs, object and field permissions), how information is displayed to the user (page layouts, record types, etc.), and a wide range of other permissions.
Organization-wide default settings determine the default record-level permissions granted to all users for all records within each object. For example, setting the Account object to “Public Read/Write” will ensure that all users have “Read/Write” record-level permissions to all account records.
- Private: No record access granted
- Public Read Only: Read only record access granted
- Public Read/Write: Read/Write record access granted
- Public Read/Write/Transfer (Only: Cases, Leads): Read/Write plus transfer (ability to change the record owner) permissions granted
- Controlled by Parents (Only: Contacts, Activities): Parent record controls access
- Public Full Access (Only: Campaigns): Read/Write/Delete access granted
See “Who Sees What: Org-Wide Defaults”
Whereas the profile is used to set the foundation for a user’s privileges, permission sets are optionally used to extend a user’s privileges.
Permission sets can drastically reduce the number of custom profiles required in an org.
Two common use cases:
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Do you legally need to share Terms and Conditions for mobile apps?
Whilst there is no legal obligation to provide the users of a mobile app with Terms and Conditions, it is strongly advisable for the provider of a mobile app to display Terms and Conditions on the app, which the user agrees to before proceeding to use the app.
The Terms and Conditions will establish the rules that users are expected to follow, and enshrine the legal relationship between the provider and the user of the app. Properly drafted Terms and Conditions will reduce the chances of disputes arising, whilst at the same time giving the provider both protection against legal action by the user, and the basis for taking legal action itself where necessary. Conversely, users will generally have more confidence in apps that clearly explain what rights and responsibilities they have.
What Terms and Conditions are best to include?
The specific clauses that are included in a provider’s Terms and Conditions will vary depending on the nature of the app and the services being provided, but might typically include:
- An introductory clause explaining that the Terms and Conditions set out the contract between the provider and the user, and who the contract affects and when it begins.
- Where relevant, a clause explaining if anyone is prohibited from using the app (for example, on the basis of age restrictions – although care must be taken not to breach anti-discrimination laws!).
- Clauses explaining what users may and may not do on the app, and setting out prohibited uses, banned activities, etc. For example, users can’t do anything to interfere with the intended operation of the app, users can’t access or collect information in unauthorised ways, users can’t do anything unlawful, misleading or fraudulent whilst using the app, and users can’t impersonate others or provide inaccurate information.
- A clause allowing the provider to terminate/deactivate (or perhaps sometimes just suspend) the user’s account, or apply other penalties, if the user misuses the app or breaches the Terms and Conditions.
- A clause protecting the provider’s intellectual property rights (including commercial branding and all copyright and other intellectual property rights in the app itself), and preventing unauthorised use of the same.
- Where an app provides a platform for messaging/social media, Clauses dealing with the ownership of user generated content, compliance by users with applicable laws and regulations (and any other standards that the provider is applying to user generated content, such as the prohibition of content that may cause harm to others), and violation by users of third party intellectual property rights, among other issues.
- Where users pay to use an app, or make payments to others through an app (for example, for the purchase of goods and/or services), clauses explaining how and when payments can be made, trial periods for subscriptions, etc.
- Disclaimer clauses limiting the provider’s financial and legal liability, to the extent permitted by law, where problems arise with the app, in relation to financial losses and other damages arising as a result of the use of the app, and also in relation to content posted by users and the actions of users generally.
- Where there are specific laws/regulations that apply to the particular app in question (for example, healthcare apps that can be used for diagnosing, preventing, monitoring and/or treating illness or injury may be subject to the UK Medical Devices Regulations of 2002), clauses dealing with compliance with such laws/regulations and warranting such compliance.
- A jurisdiction clause stating the governing law of the Terms and Conditions.
Additional clauses to consider
The Terms and Conditions for each individual app will usually also contain other clauses that are specific to the nature of the particular app, the way it works, and the functions it performs. For example, an app through which goods are purchased might have clauses in its Terms and Conditions dealing with issues that arise in relation to the sale of goods, such as delivery of the goods, title and risk in the goods, payment, refunds, etc.
Where to display the app's Terms
It is advisable to ensure that the Terms and Conditions relating to an app are displayed in such a way that users cannot claim not to have seen them before using the app, and indeed where users can easily find and reference them. It is especially important that the Terms and Conditions are displayed to users before they create a new account, before they access updates to the app, and before they make purchases or take out subscriptions.
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The Golden Wedding
Carl Hoff was well known in Germany in the late nineteenth century, as a painter of genre and narrative subjects. He studied at Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf before travelling to France in 1862. In Paris he was strongly influenced by Ernest Meissonier (1815-1891), one of the most popular narrative painters of the century. Like Meissonier, Hoff specialized in historical pieces based on sixteenth-and seventeenth-century subjects. The Frenchman's influence can clearly be seen in a work such as The Golden Wedding, 1883, with its period setting and close attention ot the details of costumes and surfaces.
The Golden Wedding was the centrepiece of the collection of Mr and Mrs Robert Hill Kinnear and hung on the wall of the drawing room in their home, Brookong House, in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak. The Kinnears had strong family ties with Germany and commissioned a number of paintings, including The Golden Wedding, directly from German artists. The narrative in Hoff's painting is set in the seventeenth century and, as the title suggests, the scene represented is the golden anniversary of a prosperous couple. Numerous contemporary accounts of the work tell us that the artist included a portrait of Robert Hill Kinnear and his wife among the guests. | <urn:uuid:c26622d3-7b7c-4f7d-b1ea-6e5a0bbc82ab> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/creative-life/selection-from-bendigo-art-gallery/the-golden-wedding/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.969006 | 267 | 2.453125 | 2 |
The ONS published its North is Buggered report yesterday. Well, OK, it wasn’t really called that but the North of England Economic Indicators contained a series of scary stats and charts highlighting the northern regions’ decline. (The North is defined as the three most northerly English regions, the North East, the North-West and Yorkshire and The Humber.)
The first, and most widely reported graph, shows the North’s share of the population peaking in 1911, then falling back almost to pre-industrial levels.
This isn’t saying the population of the North is actually falling. It’s just saying that of the rest of the country, notably the South Eastern corner, has risen faster.
It isn’t helped by the fact that the young tend to leave the North. Even the net gain from teenagers going north for university is cancelled out when most students leave the North as soon as they have graduated.
A quick look at the regions’ economic measures makes it clear why people leave.
While the drain of skilled people and economic activity from the North has been going on for decades, the recession has made things worse. A Resolution Foundation report earlier this year looked at the data from two surveys, one of households, the other of businesses, and found that almost all the increase in employed jobs since the recession came from London.
Most of the employment increase outside London was due to self-employment.
There has been some pick up in employment in the North over this year but, as Michael O’Connor said, the claim that “the North East is basking in the status of Britain’s job-creation hot spot” is a little overstated.
According to projections made by the UK Commission for Education and Skills (UKCES), the imbalance between London and the North isn’t going to get any better over the next decade or so. UKCES forecasts that, as the economy grows, there will be job growth everywhere but that growth will be greatest in London and the regions around it.
Is this just a problem for northern England though? The economic indicators for the rest of the country don’t look much better. The two midland regions fare little better than their northern neighbours and on some measures Wales looks even worse.
Most parts of the country show below average GVA (the grey and white areas) with the picture hardly changing since the beginning of the century.
The solution of the moment seems to be devolution. If we just handed power to the cities and regions, they would be able to do their own thing and their economies would take off. To do this, we’d have to decide what we mean by regions and where the boundaries would be. Another option would be to devolve powers further to individual cities. Or perhaps to city-regions. Politicians from all sides are a bit vague on all of this. Giving Greater Manchester a mayor seems to be part of a piecemeal drift towards some sort of devolution that might take different forms in different places. Whatever it is, it’s a long way short of a strategy.
But even if there were a coherent devolution strategy, I’m not convinced it would do much to revitalise the North. A decade or so of devolved government may have given Cardiff a boost but it hasn’t done much for the rest of Wales. OK, maybe it’s unfair to expect dramatic results in such a short-time but that only shows how slowly the economic effects of devolution (if there are any) might be elsewhere. Scotland’s economic indicators hold up reasonably well against the South East but this has more to do with its long-established oil and financial services sectors than to devolved government.
Then there’s the simple maths of devolution. If devolved regions get to keep more of their taxes, that means the southern regions will keep more of theirs too. Surely that will reduce the geographical distribution of wealth even further. There is also the danger of beggar-thy-neigbour tax competition between regions.
Much is made of the civic pride in Victorian cities. If Joseph Chamberlain could transform Birmingham in the nineteenth century, shouldn’t high-profile mayors be able to do something similar now? But look at the graph at the top of the page. The golden age of northern municipalism happened at a time when the industries in these cities were growing and their populations rising. The great northern cities were a product of this industrial growth. Well-run cities helped it along but the industry and wealth came first. With declining industries and wealth ever more concentrated in the south, even a reincarnation of Joe Chamberlain would struggle to reverse the trend.
If we are serious about rebalancing the country away from London, it will take some very bold measures and a lot of investment. A higgledy-piggledy devolution of who-knows-what to God-knows-where will produce a few shiny buildings in Leeds, Manchester and other regional capitals but probably not a lot else. | <urn:uuid:218df09c-cfb9-4485-9662-91cdcd313052> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/devo-and-the-north/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00671.warc.gz | en | 0.964876 | 1,057 | 2.5625 | 3 |
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Monday, March 7, 2011
A Canadian Superhero - Vicki Keith
Look at her list of swims...and what is remarkable is to consider the number of long training hours and days she put forth in order to accomplish these swims, especially during her incredibly prolific 1986-1989 period.
2001: Tandem crossing of Lake Ontario with husband John Munro, 32K
1990: Greatest distance in a pool 24 hours, 43.067 miles
1989: Catalina Channel butterfly, 22 miles in 14 hours 53 minutes
1989: Lake Ontario butterfly, 32 miles in 31 hours
1989: Lake Winnipeg butterfly, 18 miles in 13 hours
1989: Juan de Fuca butterfly, 20 miles in 14 hours
1989: English Channel butterfly, 23 hours 33 minutes
1989: Circumnavigation of Sydney Harbour butterfly, 14 miles in 13 hours 30 minutes
1988: Lake Ontario, 32 miles in 23 hours 30 minutes
1988: Lake Ontario butterfly, 24 miles
1988: Lake Superior, 20 miles in 17 hours
1988: Lake Michigan, 45 miles in 53 hours
1988: Lake Huron, 48 miles in 46 hours 55 minutes
1988: Lake Erie, 20 miles in 20 hours
1987: Double-crossing of Lake Ontario, 64 miles in 56 hours 10 minutes
1986: Attempted double-crossing of Lake Ontario (one completed crossing)
1986: Continuous pool swim in Ontario, 129 hours 45 minutes
1985: Continuous pool swim in Ontario, 100 hours
1985: Lake Ontario butterfly, 12 miles in 11 hours 30 minutes
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Friday marks the 41st anniversary of Earth Day and provides the customary opportunity to take stock of the environmental movement in this country. Unfortunately, for all the talk of the greening of America, it's been a pretty rotten 12 months for the planet and its defenders.
Just look at the bookend events: A year ago this week, the Gulf of Mexico suffered the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Whatever the lessons learned from that trauma, it hasn't resulted in big changes to the country's oil-dependent energy strategies. Even a relatively brief interruption in offshore drilling drew howls of protest from the industry and its supporters.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard arguments this week in the six-state lawsuit to cap greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, and, judging from the justices' questions, the plaintiffs ought not hold their collective breath — unless it's to avoid those 650 million tons of carbon dioxide the plants pump out each year. The justices seem to think the matter is better left in the hands of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, despite the fact that the embattled agency's overdue efforts may yet be stymied by Congress.
Indeed, if one faced the challenging assignment of picking the environmental low point of the last 12 months, it may have been House Republicans' recent effort to strip the EPA of much of its funding and halt the greenhouse gas rulemaking. Crisis averted with the recent budget agreement? Not quite. What the House majority couldn't accomplish with one big bite may yet be nibbled away over time.
In Maryland, the General Assembly also showed little interest in helping the environment. Gov. Martin O'Malley's biggest setbacks in the recently concluded session involved his effort to curb pollution from septic tanks and encourage the development of offshore wind power.
Even the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay, the environmental cause most deeply felt locally, may be losing some of its appeal. The EPA's Watershed Implementation Plan, the federal effort to tighten pollution controls in the region, is generating powerful opposition, and its leading critic on the Hill is not some out-of-town yahoo who doesn't know a blue crab from a mallet but represents Virginia's Sixth Congressional District.
Some will be tempted to dismiss the negative trend as a function of the dismal economy and the high unemployment rate. Protecting the environment is widely seen as destructive to job creation, and right now growing the economy is a top priority for elected officials, whether in Washington or Annapolis.
But that's a shortsighted view, if not an outright false choice. As President Barack Obama has so often pointed out, pro-environment policies that promote such helpful developments as renewable energy and recycling actually create new jobs in green industries with far better long-term economic prospects than many traditional polluters.
China is spending billions to become the world leader in energy alternatives. The U.S. has traditionally had an advantage in innovation but is quickly losing ground.
Even the current occupant of the White House has been a disappointment for many in the environmental community. His failure to push for energy reforms early in his term, for instance, has proved disastrous for global efforts to address climate change.
The American people appear to be conflicted. A recent Gallup poll shows an overwhelming 83 percent of voters would like Congress to take up legislation promoting alternative energy, rating it a far higher priority than expanded drilling for oil or gas. But this is the same American electorate that chose the new House majority, with its antipathy toward regulating polluters.
The environment may yet prove to be an Achilles heel for Republicans in the next election, but don't count on it yet. Democrats probably aren't rushing out to attend Earth Day ceremonies either — unless it's a non-political tree planting or the equivalent.
That's a far cry from four decades ago, when Earth Day was heartily embraced by members of both parties and seen as a bipartisan attempt to reclaim a neglected planet by rich and poor, young and old. Today's serious threats to the quality of our air, land and water can't be cured by merely reusing plastic grocery bags, recycling water bottles or singing folks songs around the solar-powered campfire.
If the environmental movement can learn one thing from last year's successful tea party uprising, it's the power of being "mad as hell" and not taking it anymore. But if the Deepwater Horizon accident and the shameless attempted mugging of the EPA by the GOP can't raise the public's ire, perhaps it is a lost cause after all. | <urn:uuid:00325c13-67a8-431b-8629-950e659201f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-earth-day-20110420-story.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720153.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00324-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954352 | 919 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Location: Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research
Project Number: 5030-21000-061-00-D
Project Type: Appropriated
Start Date: Apr 10, 2013
End Date: Apr 9, 2018
Objective 1: Support stewardship of maize genome sequences and forthcoming diverse maize sequences. Objective 2: Create tools to enhance access to expanded datasets that reveal gene function and datasets for genetic and breeding analyses. Objective 3: Deploy tools to increase user-specified flexible queries. Objective 4: Provide community support services, training and documentation, meeting coordination, and support for community elections and surveys. Objective 5: Facilitate the use of genomic and genetic data, information, and tools for germplasm improvement, thus empowering ARS scientists and partners to use a new generation of computational tools and resources.
For applied researchers to benefit from basic investigations, generated data must be made freely and easily accessible. MaizeGDB, the Maize Genetics and Genomics Database (http://www.maizegdb.org), is the research community’s central repository for genetics and genomics information. The overall aim of our work is to create and maintain unified public resources that facilitate access to the outcomes of maize research. We will support reference genome stewardship within the context of extensive genomic diversity by adopting, developing, and deploying tools that enable community members to annotate and document updates to the genome and by developing and deploying genome visualization tools that enable user-friendly interaction with reference genome and diversity data. We will deploy datasets and tools that reveal gene function and support genetic and breeding analyses by adopting and populating network analysis software to support all types of data that can be represented by such means including gene networks, interaction data, and pedigree information. In addition, we will enable researchers to access data in a customized and flexible manner by deploying tools that enable direct interaction with the MaizeGDB database. Continued efforts to engage in education, outreach, and organizational needs of the maize research community will involve the creation and deployment of video and one-on-one tutorials, updating maize Cooperators on developments of interest to the community, and supporting the information technology needs of the Maize Genetics Executive Committee and Annual Maize Genetics Conference Steering Committee. | <urn:uuid:525c85df-07a7-4186-9a5f-9bec2254ae3d> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/project/?accnNo=425036 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719646.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00126-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.875248 | 455 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Leadership and the School Librarian: Essays from Leaders in the Field
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We'll Go to the Meadows, Where Cowslips Do Grow
Written by Jane Taylor and Ann Gilbert, Copyright: Public domain
We'll go to the meadows, where cowslips do grow,
And buttercups, looking as yellow as gold;
And daisies and violets beginning to blow,
For it is a most beautiful sight to behold.
The little bee humming about them is seen,
The butterfly merrily dances along,
The grasshopper chirps in the hedges so green,
And the linnet is singing his liveliest song.
The birds and the insects are happy and gay,
The beasts of the field - they are glad and rejoice,
And we will be thankful to God every day
And praise His great name in a loftier voice.
He made the green meadows; He planted the flowers;
He sent His bright sun in the heavens to blaze;
He created these wonderful bodies of ours,
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Crossing final frontiers in space
What did we learn in 2006, then?
The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see Are moving at a million miles a day In an outer spiral arm, at forty thousand miles an hour, Of the galaxy we call the "Milky Way".
The local galaxy. One of "millions of billions". And those are just the ones we can see.
2006 saw some progress being made on tracking down the ones we can't, the really old ones, and the ones doing peculiarly energetic things.
Last year saw the launch of NASA's space-based Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope. Swift was sent up into space to act as a rapid response unit - capturing as much data as possible the instant it spotted one of the mysterious and hugely energetic explosions, as well as triggering other observatories to start watching too.
Staying with the distant and weird parts of the universe, boffins in charge of the Spitzer Space Telescope have been spotting supermassive blackholes all over the place. Ones that are about to go bang, and ones that are just being galactic nuclei. Other researchers have been trying to work out just how many of the damn things there are that they can't see at all.
All very enlightening, so let's get back to the song:
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding; In all of the directions it can whizz
Which brings us neatly to dark energy and dark matter. This year, we found that these two things are either very well established facts or utter delusional fancy, depending on who you are talking to.
So we were very pleased that NASA announced direct, observational evidence of some dark matter. Data from the Chandra-X and Hubble telescopes as well as the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and the Magellan optical telescopes had turned up evidence of a huge, intergalactic collision. Gas behaving oddly indicated that dark matter must be involved. Not quite as direct and observational as we had hoped, but it is something.
European boffins also set off chasing elusive theoretical monsters from physics text books of yore, with the inaugural universe scanning of the GEO600 gravity wave detector. Sounds like the sort of thing you could pick up on eBay, but we understand it will be useful in finding out just how clever Einstein was.
So you can cruise in to the end of the year, safe in the knowledge that clever sciencey types are working hard to explain the universe, despite various efforts to the contrary.
This might be of more comfort to you that the closing lines of Idle's Galaxy Song, which have been hailed as "unassailable fact" by Paul Kohlmiller of the San Jose Astronomical Association, when he was checking into how well the song has held up under the light of scientific advancement in the last 20 years. We find it hard to argue with his analysis.
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure, How amazingly unlikely is your birth, And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'Cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
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By Bonnie Gordon
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Los Alamos Community Winds and their special guests Los Niños de Santa Fe by attending “Cinco de May – Celebrating a Century of the Music and Dance of Mexico and New Mexico,” at 7 p.m., Saturday May 5, at Crossroads Bible Church.
“I saw Los Niños de Santa Fe perform at the Museum of International Folk Art and it was a wonderful experience,” Winds Director Ted Vives said. “This seemed like a perfect opportunity to do something together.”
The performance has been selected as an Official New Mexico Centennial Event.
“We want to celebrate our collective cultural ties with Mexico;” Vives said. “So much of New Mexico’s culture and heritage originated in Mexico.”
Los Niños de Santa Fe (LNSF) is a Santa Fe program dedicated to preserving traditional dances of Mexico. Students ranging from ages three to adult learn the fundamental techniques of traditional and modern movements, footwork and the history of other ethnic influences that has defined folkloric dance of Mexico.
Antonina Valdez Romp, Director and President of Los Niño’s de Santa Fe Y Companies is native of Santa Fe. She has been the Artistic Director of LNSF since 2005.
Romp directed and choreographed the three pieces Los Niños de Santa Fe will perform with the Winds: Danzón no. 2 by Arturo Marquez, Huapango by José Pablo Moncayo, and La Bamba de Vera Cruz by Terig Tucci.
Before the dancing begins, the Winds will perform Zacatecas March by Genaro Codina, arranged by Andrew Glover. It is a traditional march based on Mexican folk melodies.Zacatecas is “a second Mexican national anthem,” Vives said.
The Winds will also perform La Fiesta Mexicana by H. Owen Reed.
“This was one of the first pieces of serious music written for concert band,” Vives said. “For 60 years, it’s been one of the most performed and most respected pieces in the literature. It will show what the musicians are capable of.”
The concert will also mark the announcement of the winner of The Music-Filled Life Scholarship.
A scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded to a senior home-schooled or Los Alamos High School music student who has been accepted into college.
The recipient won’t be required to major in music, but must have specific plans to further their musical education and make music a part of their life.
The student must play an instrument of the band — percussion, wind or brass.
“We’re so happy to be able to provide this scholarship,” Vives said. “One reason we exist is to show students that there are good quality ensembles to be involved with after school is over. We want to instill the love of music for their life. It’s wonderful that people of diverse backgrounds can come together to do something fun and artistic. We wanted to give something back to the student to foster that goal and their love of music.”
“I’ve always been impressed with the level of the performances students in Los Alamos are able to give,” Vives said. “It’s a tribute to the music education in schools and in the private sector. Los Alamos has long been a musical community. It helped to make life more normal.”
The Winds hope to increase the amount of the scholarship as donations are raised.
Fall will mark the 13th season for the Los Alamos Community Winds.
Their first concert of the season will be Oct. 20, when the Winds will premier a composition by Vives that he calls “a melding of technology and music.”
Before that, the Winds will give their annual Fourth of July performance in Overlook Park as well as performing at The Next Big Idea in September.
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Edwardian Diamond & Pearl Lavalier Pendant - 10k Yellow Gold Vintage .12ct
Step back in time when you wear this gorgeous pendant from the Edwardian Era! Crafted in 10k yellow gold, this vintage pendant from the 1900s - 1910s is fashioned in a graceful Lavalier style. Suspended in the center of the teardrop-shaped pendant is an European cut natural diamond that is elegantly framed by a halo of seed pearls. For an extra special touch, a luminous freshwater pearl dangles beneath the pendant! This pendant is equipped with both a stationary bail and an extended bail. As can be seen in the photos, the 10k metal purity stamp is located on the back of the pendant’s extended bail. In order to maintain its original vintage integrity, this vintage piece has not been professionally cleaned.
Metal Content: Guaranteed 10k Gold as stamped Diamond Clarity: SI2 Diamond Color: H Diamond Shape: European Cut Stone Information: 0.12ct Measurements: 1 17/32" (38.8mm) tall (from stationary bail), 5/8" (15.2mm) wide The top bail will accommodate up to a 2.6mm chain. Weight: 1.4 Grams
Gender: Female, Age Group: Adult, Color: Yellow Gold, Size: 1 17/32" (38.8mm) tall (from stationary bail), 5/8" (15.2mm) wide
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The 1100 square foot Kumar Residence was in need of an addition and remodel to update the look and provide a fourth bedroom and space for living and entertaining. Now at 3,000 square feet, the 1950’s era ranch home that is located in a suburban cul de sac in the hills of Belmont, California is a modern, contemporary residence with European sensibilities and sustainable features.
Grand Junction Federal Courthouse May Become First Net-Zero Building on U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recently rededicated following almost two years in construction, the 95-year old Wayne S. Aspinall Federal Building and Courthouse in Grand Junction, Colorado has seen the last of its transformations by the U.S. General Services Administration. Building systems performance will be measured and verified against energy targets by project architect, Westlake Reed Leskosky (WRL), for one year, beginning in April 2013, in hopes of achieving LEED Platinum status and becoming the National Register of Historic Places’ first net-zero-energy building.
Attendees of the 2013 Explore Design Home Tour, sponsored by American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattle, will get up close and personal with Park Passive, one of seven homes on the Tour and the first home in Seattle to be designated as a Passive House in accordance with the requirements set by Passive House Academy as authorized by the Passivhaus Institut. Passivhaus sets international standards for a certification program by which ultra-low energy buildings are evaluated.
Tiny houses have found homes as hotel rooms at Caravan Tiny House Hotel, which celebrated its grand opening in the Alberta Arts District, a neighborhood in northeast Portland, Oregon, on July 27, 2013.
Owners Deb Delman and Kol Peterson say that one of the goals of Caravan is to showcase the tiny home lifestyle. Three unique units (Rosebud, Pearl, and Tandem) share the common area outdoors that includes covered seating, a hammock, a barbecue, and a fire pit. In a hostel-like environment, visitors are encouraged to socialize.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are visiting Birmingham tomorrow.
The visit from the royal couple coincides with International Women's Day.
They will join female secondary school students taking part in a range of activities from speed networking opportunities with local businesses to a panel discussion.
This is all you need to know:
Where are they visiting?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will travel to Birmingham this week to attend an event encouraging young women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) subjects.
The visit is the latest leg in the regional tours the prince and his fiancee are undertaking in the run-up to their May wedding, and follows trips to Edinburgh, Nottingham, Cardiff and Brixton in south London.
The events are giving Ms Markle a personal education in the issues faced in parts of the UK and nationally, and complement the private visits she is regularly making to organisations as she gets to know the UK charity sector.
During their visit to Birmingham, Harry and his fiancee will chat to the young women as they take part in building apps and touchpads, before hearing more about their motivations to pursue Stem subjects.
Hosted by social enterprise Stemettes at Millennium Point on March 8, the event will also offer information on work experience, apprenticeships, A-level choices, and university degrees in Stem topics.
Later the couple will tour Nechells Wellbeing Centre to join Birmingham's Coach Core apprentices as they take part in a training masterclass.
Judith Armstrong, Millennium Point CEO, will be hosting the event.
What do the hosts say?
Judith Armstrong, CEO of Millennium Point, said: “Being able to showcase the Stemettes event and the work of Millennium Point and its Trust to Prince Harry and Ms Markle on International Women’s day is a great honour.
“Just 21% of those working in Core STEM occupations in 2016 are women.
"That is 13,000 more than last year – but there are 218,000 more men in Core STEM -resulting in a 1% drop in the percentage of women.
"Millennium Point is the West Midlands’ focal point for promoting STEM and is committed to providing the young people of the region with the opportunities to be the pioneers of the future.
“We’re dedicated to supporting equal opportunities and encouraging girls in these sectors and are delighted that our activities are helping to give the important issues around women in STEM.”
I'm not from Birmingham - what on Earth is Millennium Point?
Millennium Point is a 500,000-sq. ft. building providing creative working and learning environments, workspace and studios to those with interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths).
It is owned by Millennium Point Trust and in the last four years commercial activities in the building have enabled the Trust to donate more than £4m to organisations, projects and initiatives that support access to STEM related education in the Midlands.
Millennium Point is located in Eastside in the Birmingham district of Ladywood.
While Ladywood includes the affluent finance and retail districts, it is a diverse ward with nearly 50% of the population consisting of minority ethnic groups, compared with under 30% for Birmingham in general.
More than 50% of the children growing up in Ladywood are in families defined as being in child poverty.
Millennium Point has a five-storey central atrium and provides access to Thinktank Science Garden, an outdoor discovery space with interactive engineering, mechanic and transportation elements.
On its doorstep is Eastside City Park, the first urban park in Birmingham for 130 years, and opposite is the site of the new HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street Station.
And what is STEMettes?
STEMettes is an award-winning social initiative working across the UK & Ireland to inspire and support young women into STEM careers. Co-founder, Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, was the youngest girl ever to pass A-Level computing aged 11, and was just 20 years old when she received her Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Oxford.
Anne-Marie has since held positions at Goldman Sachs, Hewlett-Packard and Deutsche Bank plus received Honorary Doctorates from Open University & Glasgow Caledonian University and an Honorary Fellowship at Keble College, Oxford.
This wealth of experience and pioneering spirit led her to co-found STEMettes in 2013 - dedicated to promoting the next generation of young women in the STEM sectors. Since its inception some five years ago, it has exposed more than 17,500 girls across Europe to Anne-Marie’s vision for a more diverse and balanced science and tech community.
Before the panel and networking, the event will be introduced by a range of interactive activities, including:
Build your own app - using the tool Marvel, this activity will allow the attendees to turns sketches into real apps. Simply using a phone and colouring pencils, the girls will be able to see their design come to life.
Turn everyday objects into touchpads - this hands-on activity will see bananas turned into pianos and paper turned into joysticks. Using the electronic invention tool Makey Makey, anything can be transformed into a touchpad, allowing the creation of a game or the playing of music.
HMTL web coding - the girls will be learning the basics of HTML coding with Stemettes: “Ever wondered what your favourite website would look like if you had control? Have you ever thought you’ve got a better idea? Come and learn the basics of HTML coding - we’ll be remixing our favourite websites.”
Children from which schools are meeting the royal couple?
90 young women are attending from multi-cultural schools including:
Cockshut Hill School, Yardley, Birmingham
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Worcester
Ark Kings Academy, Kings Norton, Birmingham
University of Birmingham School, Selly Oak, Birmingham
Why only young women?
Because it's International Women's Day.
Marked worldwide, International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and draws attention to the need for gender parity.
IWD has been observed since the early 1900s - a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialised world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.
IWD is a collective day of global celebration and a call for gender parity.
No one government, NGO, charity, corporation, academic institution, women's network or media hub is solely responsible for International Women's Day.
There is a call to Press for Progress to motivate and bring together friends, colleagues and communities to think and act to be gender inclusive.
What time are Harry and Meghan going to be here?
Rosie Ginday, founder of Miss Macaroon, the Birmingham-based social enterprise, founded by Rosie Ginday in 2011 to provide training and employment opportunities for disadvantaged young people, is supplying macaroons for presentation to the students and as gifts for the visitors.
Rosie has taken the business from a £500 start and a small kitchen space to a £350,000+ turnover and eight employees.
They now have dedicated kitchens in Hockley where 5000 macaroons are hand piped, baked and filled every day, as well as the first Miss Macaroon shop in the Great Western Arcade.
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The overall goal of the proposed research is to develop evolutionary genetic theory for understanding how co-transmission of host and microbial genomes affects co-evolution between hosts and their symbiotic or pathogenic microbes. Our approach is novel in that it extends theory of the inheritance of nuclear gene combinations within single genomes to gene combinations across two genomes, those of host and symbiont. Two-locus descent theory quantifies the coinheritance of gene combinations, whether in the same or in different genomes: the greater the coinheritance, the greater the degree to which the evolutionary trajectories of both genes are conjoined. Our results will allow us to interpret patterns of trans-genomic co- variation (interspecies disequilibria) in terms of th underlying causal evolutionary processes. We propose that coinheritance determines whether a host-symbiont association evolves toward enhanced virulence or toward benign mutualistic symbiosis. When applied to nuclear and mitochondrial gene combinations, we successfully predicted that the frequency of functional gene transfer from the mitochondria to the nucleus would be a function of the degree of selfing and discovered that inter-genomic transfer of functional genes is ten-fold more likely to occur in inbreeding species than in outcrossing species. Coinheritance of mitochondrial and nuclear genes in selfing mating systems allows selection to act more effectively on gene combinations than mating systems where nuclear and mitochondrial genes are inherited independently. Althoughmitochondria are wholly vertically transmitted like some symbionts, we expect similar effects to be manifest in systems with partial vertical transmission or in systems with contagious transmission of symbionts among host that are genetic relatives. In this proposed research we will address five specific aims which will develop theory to address the 1) generation and maintenance of interspecies disequilibria, 2) functional gene loss or transfer in host-symbiont associations, 3) coevolution of transmission mode, virulence, and population genetic structure. We propose to develop this more general theory, building upon progress from prior NIH funding.
The overall goal of our proposed research is to develop a general evolutionary theory of the co- evolution and co-transmission of host and symbiont genomes. This is an important missing component of current investigations of the human micro-biome and its interpretation in regard to human health (Toft and Andersson 2011). In the context of human pathogens, we may better understand the conditions for disease emergence as well as those that favor increases and decreases in disease virulence (Anderson and May 1979;May and Anderson, 1979).
|Wade, Michael J (2014) Paradox of mother's curse and the maternally provisioned offspring microbiome. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 6:a017541|
|Dapper, Amy L; Lively, Curtis M (2014) Interlocus sexually antagonistic coevolution can create indirect selection for increased recombination. Evolution 68:1216-24|
|Drown, Devin M; Wade, Michael J (2014) Runaway coevolution: adaptation to heritable and nonheritable environments. Evolution 68:3039-46|
|Drown, Devin M; Dybdahl, Mark F; Gomulkiewicz, Richard (2013) Consumer-resource interactions and the evolution of migration. Evolution 67:3290-304|
|Van Dyken, J David; Linksvayer, Timothy A; Wade, Michael J (2011) Kin selection-mutation balance: a model for the origin, maintenance, and consequences of social cheating. Am Nat 177:288-300|
|Brandvain, Yaniv; Goodnight, Charles; Wade, Michael J (2011) Horizontal transmission rapidly erodes disequilibria between organelle and symbiont genomes. Genetics 189:397-404|
|Brandvain, Yaniv (2010) Matrisibs, patrisibs, and the evolution of imprinting on autosomes and sex chromosomes. Am Nat 176:511-21|
|Smith, Jeff; Van Dyken, J David; Zee, Peter C (2010) A generalization of Hamilton's rule for the evolution of microbial cooperation. Science 328:1700-3|
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DLE-TEST24 : Regenerative Loading with the Adams's motor piloted by the APMC v1.0
created on february 9, 2013 - JLN Labs - last update april 18, 2013
All informations and diagrams are published freely (freeware) and are intended for a private use and a non commercial use.
Toutes les informations et schémas sont publiés gratuitement ( freeware ) et sont destinés à un usage personnel et non commercial
Cliquez ici pour la version FRANCAISE
April 18, 2013 - DLE-TEST24 : This is the continuation of the test DLE-TEST23. Here is a simple test of the Robert Adams' motor (very similar to the John Bedini's unipolar motor/generator) piloted by the APMC v1.0 (Arduino Pulsed Motor Controller). A LED Spot of 24 Leds (1.6W/12V) is only powered by the Back EMF pulses from the motor coil. A PC computer is connected via the USB port of the Arduino Mega 2560 board, the telemtry datas (time base, RPM, pulses delay and pulses duration, user datas and computed datas...) are fully used with a spread sheet on the computer.
Here is the configuration of the test :
Below the detailled diagram of the APMC and its control board :
A wattmeter is connected in serie with the spot led used as the output load.
A double fast switching HFA25PB60 diode and a filtering capacitor is connected the load.
The motor coil is a 5mH air core coil.
Here are the measurements of the INPUT DC voltage and current without the load :
Here are the measurements of the INPUT DC voltage and current with the output load (the spot LED) :
the curves of the turn speed with and without the load.
We observe an slightly increase of the RPM and a decrease of the input power (-0.79 W) when the motor is loaded (1.9W).
Below the video of the regenerative loading test by the Adams' motor piloted by the APMC v1.0
The firmware of the APMC v1.0 can be downloaded at : http://jlnlab-tools.googlecode.com/files/APMCv1.zip
The full source code is released in Open Source under GNU licence and can be displayed at :
Technical documents :
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What Is HMDA?
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) provides the public with loan data that can be used to assess how financial institutions are serving the housing needs of their communities.
In 2002, HMDA regulations were revised to require mortgage lenders to report additional information. This new data includes pricing information on loan rates above certain thresholds, new race and ethnicity data, whether the home is a manufactured home, whether the lien is a first or junior lien and whether the loan falls under the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act (HOEPA). The HMDA data continues to include racial/ethnic identifiers, the amount of the loan and the location of the loan by census tract.
Lenders report data annually to regulators in the beginning of March for loans and applications from the prior calendar year. Lenders must make data available to requesting parties within 30 days of any request, but no earlier than March 31st.
Chase strives to be a top lender to minorities and underserved communities. As a result, we:
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The writer is telling a correspondant that 'freezing one's thoughts' is not the same as enlightenment.
It makes me wonder whether the prolonged trancy stare of the gurus you've all met cause our thoughts to freeze, merely because our eyes become fixed on them, whether by fascination, adoration, or terror (which is probably what happens to his victims when certain abusive teachers launches verbal assaults on their victims).
It appears that when our gaze is fixed on a person or object, a common neurological glitch kicks in that causes our visual field to 'white out' and our thoughts to freeze up. This can trigger unusual mental experiences that are highly uncanny and that an unscrupulous teacher can employ to empower him or herself at your expense.
So, it isnt clear whether meeting a pair of eyes in a prolonged stare is hypnotic, or whether anything that causes us to fix our gaze -whether its a pair of tratakam-trained eyes, a photograph, wall or a candle flame is enough to trigger the effect. Must ask more questions.
I invite correspondants and visitors to this thread (especially Word Girl) to read this, mull it over and tell us if this is not quite what you encountered, or if it seems to account for part, or all of what you have encountered.
I've encountered visual 'white out' many times while gazing at the wall during Zen practice. Zennies learn to recognize all this as 'makyo'--illusions, tricks of the mind.
(quote from discussion on one of the Google listserves)
"nirodha", cessation, isn't Awakening. (Nor does "nibbana" mean cessation in the sense of "snuffing out", it means "unbinding", in the way that fire,in the Buddha's day, was believed to be released from imprisonment in its fuel when it burnt out.)
A cessation of mentation as a result of intense concentration _may_ be a precursor to Awakening in some "accidental" enlightenment experiences (e.g. Eckhart Tolle's, or John Wren-Lewis'), or in some very thorough systematic approaches (like the Theravada), but it is not Awakening itself: or, put it this way, it isn't a _necessary_ precursor to Awakening. In fact, Awakening is a BREAK in any form of samadhi-like concentration (taking "samadhi" in its lesser meaning - for it can also mean the Result itself, in some systems). It's (that is, genuine awakening) is at complete right angles to anything you've ever experienced or imagined.
It's like this: if you fix your gaze, the *saccades (the little
jerkings about) that your eyes constantly unconsciously make* the saccades cease, and *because the visual system normally sees things by noticing borders, edges and differences*, the visual system "whites out".
(This fact is taken advantage of in some Daoist practices, and some Dzogchen Longde practices, if I'm not mistaken - right Namdrol?)
'Since the whole mental system works in an analogous way, by noticing differences, I believe something analogous may happen if the _whole mental system_ is "frozen" in a concentrative state - it ceases to experience anything at all*. BUT THAT IS NOT AWAKENING.
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Objective: In this lab you will explore the genetics of Nasonia vitripennis, or the jewel wasp, to determine how a trait is inherited. You will cross a P (parent) generation and determine from the numbers and types of offspring, how the gene coding for eye color is inherited.
Prior Knowledge: Students should have an understanding of dominance and recessiveness, as well as sex-linked inheritance patterns. | Materials: Nasonia larvae and host sarcophaga can be purchased from Wards.
Nasonia are excellent organisms for research and teaching. These parasitoid wasps have been the subject of genetic, ecological, evolutionary and developmental research for over 40 years. Two general features that make these insects such excellent study organisms are (a) ease of handling and rearing, and (b) interesting and diverse biology. Nasonia are readily reared on commercially available fly pupae (the hosts). Virgin females and males are easily collected in the pupal stage (there is a 3 day time window for virgin collection). Adults are user friendly and can be handled without the need for anaesthetization. Nasonia has a short generation time (two weeks), but can be stored under refrigeration for periods of time, allowing for flexibility in experimental timing. A key feature of Nasonia is haplodiploid sex determination; males are haploid and develop from unfertilized eggs and females are diploid and develop from fertilized eggs. Nasonia are small parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) that sting and lay eggs in the pupae of various fly species, primarily blowflies and fleshflies. There are three closely related species in the genus, N. vitripennis, N. longicornis, and N. giraulti. N. vitripennis is found throughout the world; N. giraulti is found in eastern North America and N. longicornis is found in western North America. The species you will be working with is Nasonia vitripennis
When a female encounters a host puparium, she first examines the host, then drills through the host puparial wall with her ovipositor. She injects venom into the pupa, which will eventually kill the fly. The female then commences laying eggs upon the host, underneath the puparial wall. She typically lays from 20 to 50 eggs per Sarcophaga bullata pupa. The female may lay these eggs in one bout or may take a number of hours to complete oviposition. The female also uses excretions from her ovipositor to construct a feeding tube from the pupa to the puparial wall. From this she feeds on host hemolymph, which appears to be important in the production of additional eggs. At 25 C, eggs hatch around 36 hours after being laid. Developing larvae complete 3 instars and then pupate within the host around 9 days after laying Pupal development takes approximately 3 days at which time the pupa go through three visible stages: whites, black and whites, and blacks. When the pupa looks almost black, you know that your adults are soon to emerge. Male and female pupae can easily be distinguished during this time. Adults eclose from pupation within the host, and then chew an exit hole. Emergence typically occurs by 14 days. At the black and white stage, you can also distinguish male from female wasps, at this time it is best to separate them to insure virgin females for later crosses. Mating occurs immediately upon emergence from the host. Courtship behavior is brief (typically taking 1-2 minutes) and involves stereotypic courtship displays. After mating, females disperse from the natal patch in search of new hosts.
In many respects, Nasonia is a superior organism for genetic research. The important features that make it so are (a) short generation time (b) large family sizes, (c) ease of handling (including virgin collection), (d) ability to inbreed and produce healthy lines. Nasonia is particularly suited for the study of complex genetic traits, due to advantages provided by haploid males and the ability to easily produce inbred lines and genetically identical recombinant individuals. All three species of Nasonia have 5 chromosomes, corresponding to 5 linkage groups. currently there are about 20 mutant strains available, most of which are eye color, body color, morphological and embryonic lethal mutations. The mutant strain you'll be studying causes the normally black eyes (wild type) to be red (mutant)
Handling and Rearing
Stock Maintenance: Stocks are easily maintained in Nasonia in plastic or glass vials or test tubes. Emerging females are collected into a new vial by placing the vial over the original vial with emerged wasps. Females are negatively geotaxic and move into the new vial. Hosts are then placed into the new vial (usually approximately 1 - 2 wasps per host). Fourteen days later (at 25 C) the next generation emerges. It's as simple as that. No special feeding or handling is necessary. Stocks can be slowed down by placing them at cooler temperatures, or speeded up (up to about 28 C). Cultures can be placed under refrigeration for a couple of weeks if necessary. This is best done at the yellow pupal stage and adult stage, but can be done at other life stages as well. Adult females can also be kept alive for several weeks at 250 C with a small amount of honey, and females can live for over a month if provided with fresh hosts
Collecting Virgins: Virgin collection is very easy in Nasonia. Wasp pupae can be sexed in the pupal stage, which provides a three day time window for virgin collection. They are immobile in the pupal stage, and therefore can be collected without the need for anesthetization. Individuals are most easily sexed in the black pupal stage, but with minimal training can be readily distinguished as yellow pupae. One looks for the presence of an ovipositor in the distal end of the abdomen. In N. vitripennis, males can also be distinguished by small wing pads.
Handling Adults: Adults are very user friendly and can be sorted and used in experiments without anesthetization. Although females can fly, they do not do so readily. However, they are positively geotactic. Therefore, to set up females individually on hosts, one need only dump a few females onto a surface and then place test-tubes over the crawling individuals. They will then conveniently climb into the tube. Add a host (or two) and plug the tube with cotton and you are done. Large numbers of individuals can be efficiently handled in this way. Females can easily be distinguished from males in the adult stage, as they are larger and their wings extend beyond thier abdomen. Females also have a darker colored body and legs, and a thicker antennae. Males have a greenish color and light colored thin antennae.
Collecting Eggs: The easiest way to collect eggs is to allow females to lay eggs for a prescribed period of time on a host to which their access is restricted to one end. This is accomplished by placing the host into a foam plug with a hole in one end, and placing this with the female into a test tube. After an oviposition period (the narrower the time, the more synchronized the eggs), hosts are removed, the puparial end is popped off with a probe, and eggs are collected with a fine brush. For maximum egg production, it is recommended that females be allowed to host feed for 2 - 3 days prior to placing them onto plug hosts for egg collection.
Euthanasia: When you are finished studying the wasps, subjects can be easily disposed of by placing them in the freezer for two or more hours. It is best to not release wasps into the environment, as mutant strains may have a negative impact on local species.
1. Obtain a test tube of dark-eyed males and a test tube or red-eyed females.
2. Tap each tube gently onto the table. The Nasonia will fall to the bottom. If some of them get caught in the cotton, simply twist the cotton a little to dislodge them.
3. Once the Nasonia are in the bottom of the tubes, removes the contton plugs and invert the tube with the females over the tube with the males. Make sure the lips of the test tube line up so the wasps don't escape.
4. Gently tap the tubs on the table of flick the top tube so the female Nasonia fall down into the tube with the males.
5. Recap the tube containing the Nasonia with the cotton plug. Label the tube with your name(s) and place in rack.
6. Incubate your tube at room temperature for 24 hours. This will allow the males and females to mate.
7. Obtain two sarcophaga hosts from your teacher.
8. Remove your test tube from the rack. Tap the tube on the table so the male and female nasona fall tothe bottom.
9. Remove the cotton plug and place two hosts into the test tubes.
10. Replace the cotton plug and return the tubes back to the rack to incubate.
11. To insure that the female Nasonia parasitize the hosts, leave the Nasonia in the test tube for at least four or five days. After that time, remove the parental generation and place them in the morgue.
12. Depending on conditions, the F1 Nasonia should begin to emerge from the hosts in 14-15 days.
13. Once all the F1 Nasonia have emerged, they need to be euthanized. Place them in the freezer for two hours to euthanize them. (I will do this for you in the morning, so they will be ready for you by your class period)
14. After euthanization, gently pour your F1 Nasonia onto a tray on your table. Use a paintbrush or other utensil to separate them into red-eyed females, dark-eyed females, red-eyed males, and dark-eyed males. A dissecting scope or magnifying class can be used to help you sort them. Be careful, the Nasonia are lightweight, coughing or breathing heavily may blow them away.
15. Keep a tally of your results, you may want just a rough draft. Later you'll need to organize this onto a chart for your lab report.
The lab report for this project must be typed and include the following sections.
1. Prelab Questions (please do not copy word for word, from the introduction text)
A. Describe why Nasonia is a good specimen for genetics study.
B. Outline the differences between male and female specimens and describe how you would use these differences to separate specimens prior to emergence.
C. Describe the life cycle of nasonia.
D. Explain how geotaxis is used in the handling of nasonia.
2. Hypothesis: Your goal is to determine the inheritance pattern of the eye color trait. There are four possibilities: eye color is a dominant autosomal trait, a recessive autosomal trait, a dominant sex-linked trait, or a recessive sex linked trait. In this section, use punnett squares to show each of the four potential crosses and the ratios expected. This will give you a guideline to determine from the results of the actual cross which punnet square follows the ratios you observe. Choose which inheritance pattern you think you will observe in the experiment.
3. Data: Organize the results of your cross onto a table. Use the table function in Microsoft word (or other word processor)
4. Conclusions: Analyze the data mathmatically to show the ratios of each type and compare it to the punnet squares you did in the hypothesis section. Answer the question of how the gene is inherited.
|Unsatisfactory (1 pt)||Satisfactory (3 pts)||Excellent (4 pts)|
|Prelab Questions||One or more sections missing, or major errors in explanations||All sections present, some minor errors in explanations||All sections present and answered correctly.|
|Hypothesis||One or more of the potential crosses is missing, ratios not given or punnet squares not shown in more than two cases.||Potential crosses are shown, ratios not given or squares not shown.||All four potential crosses are shown with a punnet squares, expected ratios are given|
|Data||Some data missing, table unclear or handwritten.||Data was not well organized, some was unclear.||Data was organized clearly onto a table using a word processing function. All headings were clear.|
|Conclusions||Conclusion does not follow data.||Conclusion follows data, ratios calculated, student did not come to the "correct" conclusion.||Conclusion follows data, ratios calculated and explained, student came to the "correct" conclusion.|
|Lab Technique||Student was unprepared, did not understand the goals of the assignment, failed to perform procedure.||Student seemed ill-prepared to follow the procedure. Student didn't participate fully in the project.||Student was prepared and completed reading prior to project. Directions were followed with minimal confusion|
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From Hamlet, an ideal prince, and other essays in Shakesperean interpretation: Hamlet; Merchant of Venice; Othello; King Lear by Alexander W. Crawford. Boston R.G. Badger, 1916.
The first scene of Othello presents a conversation between Roderigo, the disappointed suitor of Desdemona, and Iago, concerning incidents of which Othello is the chief agent. Othello and Desdemona have eloped, it seems, leaving Roderigo disappointed and distressed.
He complains that Iago had not forewarned him in order that their marriage might have been prevented. But Iago, though in close touch with Othello, protests he did not "dream of such a matter," implying that it was as much a surprise to him as to any one. For some
time lago had what he considered good reason for hating the Moor, though this latest episode enables him for the first time to see through the whole affair. Othello's attachment to Desdemona now explains why he was passed by and the new appointment of lieutenant
to Othello was conferred upon Cassio. lago now suspects that the post was given to Cassio by reason of Desdemona's friendship for him, and because he was a go-between in the courtship of Othello and Desdemona. this lago now declares his hatred of the pair, and intimates his willingness to join Roderigo in an attempt to harass Othello, and if not too late, to prevent his marriage.
After his usual manner Shakespeare has made the opening conflict, that between Othello and lago, the chief conflict of the play. But this is a conflict between two men who had up to this time been the nearest and warmest friends, one a great general and the
other his most trusted officer. There is plenty of evidence throughout the play that up to this time there had been the fullest confidence between the two, and both alike were looked upon as men of excellent ability and sterling character. Othello was known as a noble
Moor and had attained the highest military position, and therefore must have had the fullest confidence of the state and the senate. Every one regarded lago also as an upright and noble-minded man, and he had earned for himself the epithet of "honest." But all at once the "honest" lago becomes the mortal enemy of the "noble" Moor. We must then account for this change,
as upon this change all the development of the play depends. This is the play. Shakespeare has apparently been at pains to show us what lago's attitude toward the Moor was, as well as what it is, and the explanation of the change can be found only in the play itself. We must explain it either from the incidents of the play or from the words of the play, or from
The incidents that take place at the opening of the
play, at the same time as the change in the attitude of
lago, are two, the courtship and marriage of Othello and Desdemona, and the promotion of Cassio to the position of lieutenant under Othello. The words of Iago at the opening of the play show that he regards the latter as an offence to himself, and therefore makes it the ground of his hostility to Othello. He complains that Cassio has "had the election," and that,
"He (in good time) must his [Othello's] Lieutenant be,
And I (bless the mark) his Moorship's Ancient."
(I. i. 34-5.)
At a later time he comes to see some connection between the two incidents, and believes that Cassio got the appointment because of an old friendship with Desdemona, and probably because he carried messages between Othello and Desdemona during their courtship.
When Othello had occasion to appoint a lieutenant, "Three great ones of the city in personal suit" appealed to him on behalf of lago, only to find that he had already chosen Cassio. It appeared to be a matter of personal preference only, for he could give no reason
for the choice of Cassio. This capricious choice lago at once took as a very great slight upon him, and rightly so. As one of "the usual lunacies," so-called, in the interpretation of the play, however, Professor Bradley says, "It has been held, for example, that
Othello treated lago abominably in preferring Cassio to him." But the "lunacy" on this occasion is to be charged to Othello in utterly disregarding and
flouting the principle of preferment that holds in military circles more rigorously than perhaps anywhere else. This is the basis of the complaint of lago, and arouses at once his suspicion and bitter resentment, and soon turns him into an abiding but very
If Othello can be capable of such gross violation of all military rules and practices, lago sees that he can no longer trust Othello, and that all confidence between them has virtually ceased to exist, and no longer can he hope for the intimate relationships of former days
to continue. This rewarding of Cassio with a military position because of personal service to himself and Desdemona was a most dangerous thing for a general to do, and opened up all kinds of possibilities of trouble, not only with lago, but with the discipline of all his forces. Only the fortune that favors fools could save him from disaster. But it was fatal when one of the disposition of lago was involved, for it turned him at once into an enemy, not only to himself, but to all the
others connected with the insult, to Desdemona and Cassio, linking all three in his plan of revenge.
Here, then, is an outstanding fact that too few critics have even observed, and none have adequately explained. At this point in the lives of Othello and lago a great change comes over their relations. It cannot be too much insisted upon that up to this time they had, been the warmest and closest friends, and that lago had been in fact the confidential officer of Othello. Now all at once, for some reason that has not been understood, lago has been turned into the bitter enemy of his
old friend, Othello, and as if to mark the importance of this for the interpretation of the play, the dramatist has chosen this point in their relations for the opening scene. But in spite of all that has been observed about the importance of Shakespeare's opening scenes for the
exposition of his dramatic art, little attention has been paid to this fact in respect to Othello. The task of the critic at present, then, is to discover the cause of this
great change in the relationships of these two men, and from this to trace the further development of the
Ever since Coleridge it has been the common thing, though by no means universal, to attribute the whole trouble to the sudden and unmotived malignity of lago, or to forget the fact that it has been sudden and unlike anything heard of before on the part of lago, and to assume only the malignity. Later critics, however, have not been able to overlook the emergence of the
malignity at this time, and have attempted to explain it from their own imaginations rather than from the words of the play. Professor Bradley may be taken as voicing the best that can be said by those who would lay all the blame of the tragedy upon lago, but who feel they must account in some manner for this sudden malignity. Not content with charging lago with the
evil the play undoubtedly lays upon his shoulders, Professor Bradley suggests that lago has always been in reality a villain, and has worn his "honesty" only as a mask, which now he throws off, revealing suddenly the real villain that he is, his true nature. He has always been, says Professor Bradley, "a thoroughly bad, cold man, who is at last tempted to let loose the
forces within him." But this is sufficiently answered for the present if we have succeeded in discovering a change of attitude on the part of Othello, due to his infatuation with Desdemona, and to the fact that he found Cassio very [helpful in that regard]. A complete criticism of the assigned motive of lago, and an attempt at the elaboration of his real state of mind
must be left until after we have followed the conflict through the initial stages, when we shall be better able to judge the real merits of the case.
Sufficient reason has been found, however, for declining to admit that the drama is the story of the intrigue of lago, and as the name would intimate it is the play of Othello. There is also now justification for attempting to explain the play as in the main the tragedy of
the Moor in his new home in Venice. In our attempt to find the explanation of the tragedy in the hero, as assigned by the dramatist, we seem forced to say that now at last, when a crisis comes upon him, the great Moorish general, transplanted from the wilds of his African or Spanish home into the cultured and refined life of Venice, finds himself unable to bear honorably all the great responsibilities of his high position and his new life. It may be that the dramatist, who was a
man of peace and had little admiration for the Caesars and 'other great warriors, is here taking his opportunity to show how little of the higher virtues dwells in great military ability. But the fact that he makes Othello a Moor, and so designates him throughout the
play, must also be accounted for.
Up to this time Othello had borne himself nobly in his adopted state, and had the full confidence of the people and the senate, and was universally acknowledged to be the first soldier of Venice. But at this point he fails. For once, and for the first time, he allows purely personal considerations to sway him from following the established order of preferment in the army, and does a great injustice to lago. With no reason that he dare give, he appoints a wholly inexperienced man in preference to a tried and proven soldier who had fought under his own eyes, "At Rhodes, at Cyprus, and on other grounds Christen'd and heathen." (I. i. 81-2.) This wholly unwarranted
rightly grieved lago, who took it as a great slight, for he believed he was entitled to promotion. It also shook his confidence in Othello, and roused in him all his force of resentment and turned him into a bitter enemy of Othello.
Thus far in Shakespeare's play there is not so much as a hint of the motive assigned to lago in Cinthio's novel, the presumed source of the play. The dramatist has almost completely changed the point of view of the whole story, by inventing an entirely new, and perhaps
loftier if not better, motive for his lago. On the other hand, he transformed the one he found in the story, and invented the character of Roderigo to bear that vulgar part. Then he invents a second motive for Iago, and makes him hate Othello also for his supposed relations with Emilia. By way of revenge for this offence, lago's first impulse is to try to corrupt Desdemona, and thus get even with Othello. But how little this was his intention is seen by the fact that he never
seems to have seriously considered it. In place of this, however, he has an alternative that becomes his ruling motive, to put Othello into a jealousy of Cassio. This he thinks will serve to revenge himself on Othello for both offences at one blow:
And nothing can, or shall content my soul
Till I am even'd with him, wife, for wife.
Or failing so, yet that I put the Moor
At least into a jealousy so strong
That judgment cannot cure.
(II. i. 331-5.)
The two offences with which lago charges Othello are both matters of honor, and mark phases of Othello's inability to sustain the new and exalted life of his adopted country. He was quite equal to the task of maintaining his military, or semi-barbaric, relations to the state, and rose to the highest command in Venice. But in matters of personal honor he is not above reproach, and in his obtuseness offends lago in two ways. Some critics think it is because of such
offences as that with Emilia that Othello is unable to maintain an undisturbed married relationship with his refined and delicate Venetian bride. But his guilt is left very doubtful by the play, and therefore this conclusion is unwarranted. It is sufficient to observe, however, that the clear-headed lago perceives this to be his most vulnerable point, and by enlisting the dupe Roderigo, attacks him where he is weakest.
lago's dominating personality quickly subjects Roderigo to his schemes, and makes him a willing agent in his revenge. The first thing they do is to rouse up Brabantio, and under his leadership institute a search for the eloping pair. Shakespeare has here greatly enlarged and dignified the meaning of his play by making Roderigo, and not lago, the disappointed suitor of Desdemona. lago is thus reserved for the more tragic passion, and Roderigo bears the baser motives, and at; the same time supplies the needed money, and helps to carry out the intrigues of the crafty ancient. Their joint appeal to Brabantio will be the best possible plan of attack on Othello, as it will show Othello in opposition to the law and to a senator of the state. lago wishes at first only to plague Othello with flies, but the sick fool, Roderigo, stupidly hopes still to become the
accepted lover of Desdemona.
lago sees it is quite out of the question to enter upon a course of open hostility and revenge against his General, and the appearance of friendliness will better serve his purpose. His inferior position compels him to play the hypocrite, and appear to continue faithful to Othello. But this very position enables him the better to work out his purpose, which is not to destroy
Othello, but only to disturb his relations with Desdemona, and to put him into an agony of jealousy. lago does not fully understand the fierce nature of Othello, and does not appear at first to foresee the terrible extremes to which his barbaric and ungovernable passion will drive him. He realizes that he must at no time be found in a position "Against the Moor" (I. i. 162), and therefore separates himself from Roderigo, and hastens to join himself to Othello, in order to appear on his
side in the ensuing disturbance.
Crawford, Alexander W. Hamlet, an ideal prince, and other essays in Shakesperean interpretation: Hamlet; Merchant of Venice; Othello; King Lear. Boston R.G. Badger, 1916. Shakespeare Online. 20 Aug. 2009. (date when you accessed the information) < http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/othello/othelloessay2.html >. | <urn:uuid:1aa78cb8-c8d9-4e34-9eab-61a4ee42e24f> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://shakespeare-online.com/plays/othello/othelloessay3.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720026.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00457-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979715 | 3,243 | 2.703125 | 3 |
Need help to figure out a function for a curve
I encountered this problem when programming movement and rotation of a sprite. it's a train moving on a parabola curve. I figured out the movement function but have trouble on the rotation.
rotation is depend on the y variable of the movement function, let's call it variable a.
have a few points from placing the sprite at right position and rotation.
(a, r) // a is from y value on the parabola, r is the rotation value(the value i seek from the unknown function) r is dependent on y value;
will be (x,y) on a xy plane
|(7, ||0) || |
|(43, ||-26.31) || |
|(85, ||-31.4) || |
|(189, ||-34.55) || |
|(351, ||-38.5) || |
|(493, ||-40.82) || |
|(740, ||-44.87) || |
I need to find the rotation function that takes a as an input.
from the look of it, the graph look like r=a^something, where something < 1;
Thank advance for any help from you guys.
Re: Need help to figure out a function for a curve
it's not sure that it is a parabola. It could also be an hypernola with non-orthogonal asymptotes.
So, I suggest a quadratic curve regression with least squares fitting.
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44. Rhodiola pinnatifida Borissova in Komarov, Fl. URSS. 9: 475. 1939.
羽裂红景天 yu lie hong jing tian
Sedum pinnatifidum (Borissova) J. P. Kozhevnikov.
Main root few branched, thick, fusiform. Caudex 1-1.5 × 1-2 cm. Caudex leaves scalelike, oblong-triangular, 4-5 × ca. 3 mm, apex acute. Flowering stems few, erect, 10-20 cm × 3-4 mm, densely leafy. Stem leaves alternate, subopposite, or nearly 3-verticillate, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate, 2-3.5 × 0.3-0.5 cm, base attenuate, apex acute. Inflorescences corymbiform-umbellate, compact, 1.5-2 × 2.5-3 cm, many flowered. Flowers unisexual, unequally 4-merous in male plants, shorter than pedicel. Sepals yellowish green, lanceolate, ca. 4 mm, apex subacute. Petals yellow, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, ca. 6 mm, apex subobtuse. Stamens 8, ca. 9 mm, ca. 1.5 × as long as petals; filaments yellow; anthers greenish yellow, globose. Nectar scales ca. 1 × 0.5 mm. Follicles oblong-lanceolate, to 8 mm, apical beak 1-2 mm. Seeds brown, oblong, to 2 mm. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Jul-Aug.
About 2200 m. N Xinjiang (Altay Shan) [Mongolia, Russia].
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Title: The Togolese Republic
Population Change: 2.43
National Average Age: 19
Urban Percentage: 43
Christian Population: 1,966,000
Christian Percentage: 29
Introduction: The French Southern and Antarctic Lands is an overseas territory of France.
Overview: French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA installed as military ruler in 1967 ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor the Union for the Republic maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005 the military installed the president's son Faure GNASSINGBE and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community. | <urn:uuid:3fd328b7-8034-4683-b2e3-ca3f14b7fb66> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://find.bible/countries/TG/maps/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00471.warc.gz | en | 0.953753 | 253 | 2.90625 | 3 |
iZap! iPhones, iPod May Give "Quick Electrical Shock"
We don't know what they expect us to do about it, but here it is: Apple reportedly cautions that if you use an iPod or iPhone in very dry climates, you may experience "a small and quick electrical (static) shock from your ear buds." The shock is compared to that received when you rub your feet on a carpet and then touch a metal doorknob. Apple notes that theirs are not the only appliances that can do this to you, but they have warned you and fulfilled their legal responsibility. Also, remember: it's a much more user-friendly shock than you'll get from non-Apple products.
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Nebraska Revised Statute 43-4412
Child welfare system; terms, defined.
(1) Child welfare system means children and families receiving, and persons providing or effecting:
(a) In-home and out-of-home child welfare case management services;
(b) Physical and behavioral health care;
(c) Youth rehabilitation and treatment center services;
(d) Adoption or guardianship assistance services;
(e) Prevention services;
(f) Post-adoption or post-guardianship related services; and
(g) Public or private education and training services;
(2) Individual with lived experience in the child welfare system means an individual who has previously received services from the child welfare system, currently receives such services, or is at risk of needing such services and who has valuable insight to contribute;
(3) Practice and finance model means an evidence-based or evidence-informed approach to the practice and financing of the child welfare system across the State of Nebraska;
(4) Strategic leadership group means the child welfare strategic leadership group created in section 43-4414; and
(5) Work group means the child welfare practice model work group created in section 43-4413.
- Laws 2022, LB1173, § 2.
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Friendly language about God's love for all, including gays and lesbians, does not signal any shift in doctrine that teaches against same-sex marriage.
When New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told national news programs on Easter Sunday that Catholic leaders need to do a better job of showing that their opposition to gay marriage is not "an attack on gay people," the nation's top Catholic bishop seemed to be signaling an important shift in tone, if not policies, that acknowledges two new realities.
One is the election of a new pope, Francis, who in less than a month has demonstrated a clear preference for engagement and inclusion (washing the feet of women and Muslim inmates at a Rome youth prison, for example) rather than the confrontation and political purism that often found favor under his predecessor, Benedict XVI.
The other is the ongoing shift in favor of same-sex marriage in the court of public opinion and — if recent arguments on Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act are any guide — perhaps soon in the U.S. Supreme Court. In January, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops led by Dolan filed amicus briefs in both cases, defending definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Still, Dolan has always been viewed as a more pastoral figure than many hard-line American prelates. He has tried to steer the hierarchy on a politically realistic course, even when he's eagerly taken on the White House on issues such as the Obamacare mandate for employers to provide free contraceptive insurance coverage.
Christopher Hale, co-founder of the Millennial blog for young Catholics and an adviser for President Obama's re-election campaign, said he's had constructive exchanges with Dolan, and said Dolan's office had responded positively to Hale's March 26 Washington Post column that urged the very kind of pastoral shift on gays that Dolan seemed to adopt.
Hale also cited a Religion News Service column by Michael O'Loughlin calling for a shift in emphasis that he said Dolan's office also appreciated. "I know he listens," Hale said of Dolan. "I know he has his finger to the wind on this issue" of the church's attitude towards gays and lesbians.
Other leaders apparently do as well.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, and his predecessor, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, were also on Sunday morning news shows addressing the issue of gay rights and stressing that the Catholic Church needed to be welcoming. As McCarrick put it, the church could be open to civil unions as an alternative to gay marriage.
Interestingly, it's the same approach Francis tried to take in Argentina, voicing support among Argentine bishops for civil unions against a national bid to allow gay marriage. He ultimately lost both battles.
Church officials insist that the Catholic bishops have always taken a "hate the sin, love the sinner" approach, and that the positive comments by Dolan and other churchmen are nothing new.
"A disagreement on the definition of marriage is a serious disagreement. It is not, however, separation from the love of God," Sister Mary Ann Walsh, a spokeswoman for the USCCB, wrote in a blog post.
Yet that's not the message many bishops had been sending. During the 2012 presidential campaign, a number of bishops said that those who support civil marriage for gays should be barred from Communion, and Dolan and other bishops cast the battle over gay marriage, and against Obama, in almost apocalyptic terms.
Other church leaders used especially harsh language to describe gays and lesbians, and some barred children from attending Catholic schools because their parents are gay. Many also equated support for civil marriage for gays with support for abortion, an action that is grounds for automatic excommunication.
As Dolan himself conceded on Easter, though, the bishops "try our darnedest to make sure we're not an anti-anybody," but up to now "we haven't been too good at that."
While gay rights activists in the Catholic Church welcomed the change of tone as "nothing short of an Easter miracle," in the words of Francis DeBernardo of New Ways Ministry, church leaders also stress that they aren't softening their opposition to same-sex marriage.
At most, it appears that some leaders could be open to favoring civil unions or some alternative to gay marriage — an option that may not even be on the table anymore. Another strategy: shifting the focus from blistering opposition to gays and lesbians to ensuring that religious freedom and conscience rights are respected in future gay rights laws.
That itself could be significant, though it's not clear whether that will be enough to alter the dynamic that has built up in recent years. To be sure, the hierarchy will also face strong calls from its right flank to take a more vocal stand against gay rights.
"Why aren't their (Catholic) bishops appearing on the tube with David Gregory and Piers Morgan to defend the institution of marriage as a union of one man and one woman?" Michael Reagan wrote in a March 28 column at the conservative news site, Townhall.com.
"Like the bank executives that are too chicken to stand up to the federal bullies in Washington, and like the energy company bosses in California who won't stand up to the Green Socialists in Sacramento, the churches cower in fear," Reagan wrote.
Dolan didn't give up the doctrinal ship in his recent appearance on This Week with George Stephanopoulos. He spoke to gay men and lesbians saying, in part, "... we want your happiness... and you're entitled to friendship.' But the church does not see them as entitled to married love.
And Wuerl brought that point home in his Fox News Sunday appearance. He told Chris Wallace:
"The only thing I worry about is someone saying to me, 'You, because you believe that sex is intended for marriage and because you believe that marriage is indissoluble and because you believe that marriage is between a man and a woman that somehow you don't belong here, that somehow this is bigotry or this is hate speech.' That's what I worry about. There has to be room enough in a society as large, as free as pluralistic as America to make space for all of us."
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Manufacturing Costs of Being Hacked: 4 Facts You Should Know
Most companies view being hacked as an inconvenience more than anything else. But ask any manufacturer who’s experienced a cyber-attack, and they will tell you that it comes with unexpected costs, including hits to their bottom line. The consequences of not being able to meet goals amidst an already strained supply chain can have a devastating impact. This blog will discuss the top 4 facts surrounding cyber-attacks within the manufacturing industry.
FACT #1: Big and small companies are hacked.
The biggest excuse for not proactively securing data is “I’m too small; it won’t happen to me.” The fact is that cyber-attacks happen to small and medium-sized manufacturers every day. And smaller firms tend to be collateral damage from more significant attacks. Of course, these attacks rarely make the news.
Companies handle attacks in all different ways. In the case of ransomware, paying the ransom doesn’t guarantee you get your data back or that all the malware is removed. Some companies can section off the data and move on. Other victims are down for days or weeks until data is recovered. It can happen to you. It is a matter of when. What have you done to lower your risk?
FACT #2: Manufacturers have a lot of essential data.
Think about it; for you to make any part or product, digital files are required, including CADD files, product specifications, and quite possibly intellectual property. If you are a job shop, you also have client files. Client’s put trust in you to keep their data safe.
This sentiment will ring especially true for anyone working in the Department of Defense supply chain.
There is a reason Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC for short, is required to protect the aforementioned critical components. The truth is that all data is vital to someone, and unfortunately, many criminals are willing to exploit that fact.
FACT #3: Operational technology should be separated from your information technology.
The separation of operational and informational technology is something I learned when talking to one of Stambaugh Ness’s cybersecurity experts. The fancy terminology explanation was that the two systems should be bi-furcated.
The manufacturing industry is unique with its number of connection points between clients, files, machines, and shipping. And while I recognize that not all machines are considered Industry 4.0 or smart technology, more and more, that is the direction we are headed towards. As that infrastructure is built, it must have its own level of security, including keeping your office and production work fully separated. An interesting fact- many network firewalls are ill-equipped to deal with manufacturing-specific protocols in the complex control network. If hackers gain access to your machines and your IT, they have the master key to the kingdom. Proactively preparing for this scenario is vitally important in protecting your business.
FACT #4: You stop making money when a machine goes down.
When your plant is running at total capacity, you can hear the hum of your product as it turns into money.
I am sure this sound is much preferred to the deafening silence of a quiet plant due to a hacker. Consider how disruptive it is when just a single machine goes down for unplanned maintenance. Now multiply that several times in the case of a cyber-attack. You probably have a number in your mind about how much money you make in a day, an hour, maybe even a minute. During an attack, that number quickly changes from a positive to a negative.
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Edited by Jürgen G. Backhaus
3 Legal change in economic analysis John N. Drobak and Douglass C. North One school of law and economics analyses legal problems by using economic principles. Scholars working in the new institutional economics reverse that process and incorporate legal analysis in their explanation of economic events. The new institutionalists believe that economic growth cannot be understood with neoclassical theory alone. Neoclassical theory can be a powerful explanatory and predictive tool, but it is also a static theory that often oversimplifies, sometimes erroneously, the dynamic world. In an attempt to bring order to this uncertain and constantly changing world, human beings have used institutions – the rules of the game of a society – to structure human interaction. Institutions provide the framework of incentives that shape economic, political and social organization. They provide a foundation for the formation of property rights. Institutions affect economic performance by determining, together with the technology employed, the transaction and transformation costs that make up the total costs of production. Informal institutions include such things as norms of behaviour, codes of conduct and business conventions. Many formal institutions, such as constitutions, statutes, regulations and decisions of courts, are legal. Some formal institutions are created by non-governmental organizations – religious laws, corporate rules of self-governance and use restrictions imposed by residential groups, for example (see North, 1990). An institution is defined by how it is enforced, as well as by the written or understood terms of the rule. Enforcement can be carried out by third parties (government enforcement,...
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Is there such a thing as Israeli beer, and if so, what makes a beer Israeli? I’m not the first person to ask that question, but it comes up again on the occasion of Israel’s second-ever beer expo, Beers 2012.
The local industry is young but growing, with a profusion of microbreweries and home breweries — enough of them to fill a stadium (Nokia Stadium, to be precise). But while the beers are brewed here — even the mass-market Danish brands Carlsberg and Tuborg — nearly all the raw ingredients are imported. The malt — made abroad in a water-intensive process; hops — grown elsewhere, since the plant likes cold weather. In fact, as a liquor store owner disdainfully pointed out to me last year, even the beer styles are imported — Pilsner, Stout, Lager, Ale, Tripel. (Of course, the same could be said for “local” beers from many countries, but that’s not our focus here.)
Now, unlike that liquor store owner, that doesn’t mean that most of us intend to refrain from drinking locally-produced craft beers because there’s nothing distinctly Israeli about them. What it means is that coming up with a truly local, Israeli product is difficult. It demands creativity.
It’s not simply a matter of suiting a beer to the local market. The drinking culture here is relatively undeveloped — Israelis drink an average of 13 liters of beer per year, versus 85 for Americans, 99 for the British and 158 for the Czech, the world leaders — so you can’t really say there’s a beer with a specifically Israeli taste. (Not that Israelis are big drinkers in general: They’re 140th in the WHO’s ranking of alcohol consumption by nation, between Ghana and Djibouti, and close to a large block of predominantly Muslim countries.)
Not all the breweries make “Israelifying” beer their focus — there are plenty that just try to make beer they like. But plenty of others evince conceptual awareness, labeling some of their products specifically “Israeli.” For most breweries, the “Israeli” twist comes through flavorings such as pomegranate, mint or orange peel, all of which are locally grown. Sure, these kinds of additions may make purists cringe, but let’s not be snobs — if it tastes good, what’s the problem?
I’d made a list of “Israeli”-style beers I’d been hoping to try — Butterfly’s pomegranate beer, Herzl’s seven species beer and Binyamina’s watermelon beer, among others — but with the exception of Lone Tree and their pomegranate-date beer, none of these breweries were actually at the expo this year. (About that pomegranate-date beer — it’s a very strong, bitter pale ale that gets a second fermentation with pomegranate juice and date syrup. They said the fruit flavors show up on the aftertaste, but I couldn’t really taste them.)
So that left the breweries making beer for the fun of making beer, of which there were lots.
There were about four dozen local breweries to choose from, many of them looking to build a name for themselves and find customers. I skipped the ones I knew, even those whose beers I particularly like, in the name of finding something new and interesting.
Some were truly spectacular. That’s what I said about Bazelet’s beers after last year’s expo, and I’d say that Bazelet certainly has broken into the market since then. Let’s see if the same happens for the following beers.
Shapiro’s Jack winter ale — this amber beer has a pleasant hops and malt flavor, and the infusion of Jack Daniels-soaked oak adds a lovely wood essence, perfect for people like me who find whisky to be too alcoholic. Miriam and I both agreed that this was one of the best beers we tasted, if not the best. Their pale ale was also excellent. (In the photo above.)
Galil’s pumpkin ale and pale ale. I liked the pumpkin ale, an amber ale infused with cooked pumpkin and spices. It reminded me of pumpkin pie. The brewery’s pale ale, which they describe as American-style, was also enjoyable. (Top photo.)
In short, those are two breweries to look out for.
I also liked the light bitter beer from Libira, which is actually a brewhouse-restaurant in Haifa, and the slightly spicy blond ale from Malka, which has definitely established itself in the local scene already. My cousin-in-law’s Berliner Weiss beer was also notable — this interesting variety contains very little hops and strong natural acidity from bacteria, which makes it almost like an unsweetened lemonade. But he’s brewing primarily for fun; don’t expect to see that one in the market anytime soon.
So, what does make a beer Israeli? That’s something we’ll have to see as the market develops.
Apple cider makes an intro
Once again, Isra-Ale wins the naming contest — its two ciders are called ’48 and ’67 (Irreverent names are apparently the new big thing in alcohol, and it’s no surprise this would take a political twist here).
My favorites were Isra-Ale’s ’67, made from Granny Smith and Golden Delicious and the drier of the brewery’s two ciders, with 6.7% alcohol — hence the excuse for the name — and Sideffect’s sweeter cider (surprisingly), made from a blend of half a dozen apple varieties.
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Household insurance is designed to protect your property and the contents within in the event of some form of disaster such as fire, flood, theft etc.
It takes two main forms – buildings insurance and contents insurance.
Buildings insurance can be a compulsory product as it is required to be in place by all banks and building societies (as a condition of the mortgage before completion can take place) so that their asset (ie your home) is protected against an unforeseen event happening. Buildings insurance protects the structure of your home and any permanent fixtures such as the bathroom and kitchen.
Contents insurance protects your individual belongings, such as television, carpets, sofa etc from theft, fire, flood and accidental damage (if included).
There are also separate landlords policies which are bespoke to Buy to Let investors. Commercial Buy to Let mortgages are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Critical Incident Response
From terrorist attacks to natural disasters it is incumbent upon local law enforcers to be prepared for a critical incident at any time. In this segment, Barb Harris outlines a response plan for emergencies.
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removing the motor cortex (Lashley)
joannab at holyrood.ed.ac.uk
Tue Jan 6 19:06:56 EST 1998
A question from someone outside the field --
I was reading in Lashley (in search of the engram, 1950) where he
removed the entire motor cortex from monkeys who had learned complex
motor tasks (opening different forms of latched box.) The animals
were paralyzed for 8-12 weeks, but on recovery (without having been
exposed to the boxes since their operation) they were able to open
the boxes completely fluently.
Lashley concluded that the motor cortex had nothing to do with
voluntary movement nor learning of "reflexes" / skills. It seems
more likely that during the 8-12 weeks, another part of the cortex is
being converted into a new motor cortex, and the knowledge embedded in
the undamaged parts of the motor "loop" are sufficient to constrain
the "new" motor cortex into completing the established patterns, whether
routine skills or these esoteric ones.
Er... could someone catch me up on current theory with regard to
this kind of recovery? Am I on target? I know there's lots of work
with remapping sensory and motor cortecies when parts of the animal's
body changes, and also on language moving around when the brain is
damaged, but I hadn't heard of something quite on this scale before.
I'd be just as interested in simulated models of this (I do AI).
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Without having changed your code too much
It could stand a bit more changing though.
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next if !$line;
Why use s///
and why the /g if you do? If you are going to do it, chomp $line;
is preferable. Now what if the line is "0\n"? Zero is false. Contrived? Okay... then what if the line contains some whitespace before the newline? Whitespace is true. Checking for the truth of !$line
isn't really what you mean. You want to skip $line
unless it contains a non-whitespace character so just say what you mean:
next unless $line =~ /\S/;
No need to change the line and no need to re-append the newline later.
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Too High? Here are Some Tips – and How CBD Can Help!
The primary intoxicating compound of cannabis, THC, binds to the CB1 receptors in your central nervous system when smoked, vaped, or ingested orally. Once stimulated, these receptors produce intoxicating and mind-altering effects that are relaxing and pleasurable.
But when THC is consumed at a very high concentration, or when those who aren’t familiar with cannabis take too big of a hit, the receptors can become overstimulated. This can potentially result in negative effects like dizziness, impaired reflexes, paranoia, fast heartbeat, nausea, and/or lethargy.
This experience can be quite scary, especially for those new to cannabis consumption, but it can be overcome by following some simple tips. Let’s discuss some tips that will help you get out of this situation quickly!
When you get that initial hit of anxiety, the most important first step is to try and calm your breathing and soothe your mind. It’s often helpful to remember that, even if you feel overwhelmed in the moment, most cannabis “overdoses” fade within just 1-10 minutes. Once your racing thoughts have calmed down, you should try and distract yourself by doing things that will shift your focus. This may include activities like watching a movie, playing video games, or even doing some light household chores. For some, physical movement can be incredibly beneficial – but it’s crucial to focus on whatever helps to give you positive feelings.
Take a Shower
If you are at home, it can be good to take a hot bath or shower. This kind of self care can work to quickly soothe your mind and body and make you less overwhelmed.
If you’re somewhere that taking a shower is not possible, try splashing your face with cold water, as this can also help to slow down your racing thoughts and bring you back to center.
Go for a Walk
Sometimes, just breathing in the fresh air close to nature can help you to stay calm. But if you’re experiencing mild to moderate paranoia, it may be better to take a friend along with you. If going out for a walk is not possible, moving around indoors can be just as helpful.
Drink a Lot of Water
Overstimulated receptors can lead to dry mouth. Fortunately, this is one of the easiest negative effects to overcome! Simply making sure you have a glass or bottle of water nearby when you’re smoking can help to curb the cotton mouth before it even starts. Staying well-hydrated can also help in slowing down any racing thoughts and help your mind to refocus. However, be careful not to go for caffeinated beverages as the interaction of caffeine and cannabis just might do more harm than good.
Munch on Black Peppercorn
While this probably sounds like the craziest suggestion on the list, munching on some whole black peppercorns is likely to give you instant relief. Sometimes, even smelling the spice is enough to alleviate any overwhelming effects of THC. The presence of the terpene caryophyllene in this spice is responsible for giving relief as it has proven anti-anxiety properties.
Counteract THC With Some CBD
The anxiety caused by overconsuming THC can be reduced to a great extent by using CBD. CBD instantly blocks the CB1 receptors and keeps the THC from binding to CB1 receptors. CBD also reduces the intoxicating effects induced by THC.
You can try taking a few drops of a CBD tincture if you get too high. This can help to calm you down and help you overcome paranoia or anxiety caused by THC. The effects of CBD tinctures are often felt within just a few minutes!
It is better to avoid this appalling situation in the first place by taking THC at the right concentration and starting slowly if you’re not yet familiar with how much THC is right for you. Even if you do over-consume THC, try to stay calm and keep away any negative thoughts. We really think the most important thing to remember is that even the most severe bad highs will pass with time!
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Increasingly companies in South Africa and around the world are realising that the first and most important step to achieve environmental goals is through behaviour change throughout the organisation.
This course has specifically been designed to support companies on their path to environmental sustainability and implementation of environmental policies and strategies.
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- Raise energy efficiency awareness and get the buy-in of your staff
- Change the energy behaviour throughout your company
- Behaviour change has on of the highest ROIs seen in this industry
- Increase staff morale as green offices often attract high quality staff
- Reduce operating costs by improving operating efficiencies
- Improve productivity
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- Form the basis of the green marketing of your services
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- Differentiate yourself in the job market by being a responsible employer
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I feel the need, the need to READ!
Published 11:13 am Thursday, April 9, 2009
How neat would it be for an entire community to come together and celebrate one of America’s best-loved novels through plays, programs and other fun and interesting events?
Well, the Demopolis Public Library is preparing to do just that through an event called “The Big Read.”
“The Big Read” is a program sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment nationwide, especially among younger people.
“This is a grant project,” said Demopolis librarian Morgan Grimes. “Everyone in the community will read the same book, and the time for ‘The Big Read’ will be February through April 2010. You can read the book before then, which would be good, because during ‘The Big Read,’ you can go to book discussions and will probably know more about what’s going on. You can also read the book during ‘The Big Read.’”
The state of Alabama’s libraries are divided into nine regions, and each region is assigned a book for its participation in “The Big Read.” The region that includes Marengo County will be reading “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain.
Libraries will be given grant money from the NEA to help with their participation in “The Big Read.”
“Libraries are required to have at least three events during ‘The Big Read,’” Grimes said. “One of those is a kickoff event to introduce the book to the community. A lot of times, they’ll have a local politician or a famous person from the community read the first page. You can make it as elaborate or simple as you want.
“We talked about having a mock funeral to kick off the event, but we haven’t made any definite plans yet. We’re still meeting with other libraries across the state to see what they’re doing.”
Other requirements for “The Big Read” are at least one book discussion and an ending event. Grimes said the library plans to incorporate the book discussion into its Reading Rendezvous reading club.
“The more events you have, the more people will come and get involved,” she said.
Some ideas that Grimes has thus far for “The Big Read” include picket fence displays at local businesses (whitewash is optional) and musical programs in the City Park through the Demopolis Area Chamber of Commerce’s “Sax in the City” program.
“Everything is still in the planning stages right now,” Grimes said. “The state is encouraging each library to start talking with its communities and start generating ideas and think about what we want to do.”
Grimes added that anyone who has any ideas for “The Big Read” can let her know by coming to the library or calling the library at 289-1595.
If you’re not familiar with “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” this is a great opportunity to read this timeless American classic. If you have read it years ago, it is a chance to re-read it for fun.
The biggest opportunity that “The Big Read” provides is another chance for Marengo County citizens to come together and have fun, with “Tom Sawyer” as the theme of this “party.” Reading is the basis for learning and knowledge, and this NEA program encourages people to get back in the habit of reading for reading’s sake. | <urn:uuid:4c7259f3-f50c-4adf-a089-9b2d7b2b95a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.demopolistimes.com/2009/04/09/i-feel-the-need-the-need-to-read/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.964066 | 779 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Shia Muslims Commemorate Muhharam in Chicago
Chicago IL: The Shia Muslims of North America observed Muhharam on Thursday November 22, 2012, at Ramada Inn, 780 North Avenue, Glendale Heights, IL, 60139. This month is a time of mourning for the Holy prophet’s grandson, Imam Hussein. He is a man that stood for righteousness and piety. His sacrifice, believed by the Shia Muslims, is a sacrifice for all of humanity. This is a very auspicious time and is dedicated to Imam Hussein and his brother, Hazrat Abbas.
Shi’i Muslims around the world annually dedicate the first ten days, called ‘Ashura, of their new year(and continues through forty days, called Arbayeen) to commemorating a battle that took place nearly 1400 years ago, in 680 A.D., on the tenth of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The battle took place between Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, whose name is Husayn, son of Imam ‘Ali and Fatima Zahra, the only daughter of Prophet Muhammad, and the Islamic empire at the time. Many of those living at the time of Husayn looked to him as someone who clearly resembled Prophet Muhammad in his teachings and in the way that he lived his life—more than anyone else alive at that time.
In fact, Shi’i Muslims in particular regard Husayn as their third Imam, or the third divinely chosen successor to follow Prophet Muhammad. Yazid, son of Mu’awiyah, the tyrannical leader of the Muslim world at the time, led an oppressive regime that clearly belittled his people and denied basic human dignity to those that he ruled over. Yazid demanded that Husayn pay allegiance to him knowing that if Husayn did so, then that would solidify his legitimacy as the sole authoritative leader of the Muslim world. However, Imam Husayn, preaching a version of Islam that vastly contradicted the governing party of the time (and one that resonated with Prophet Muhammad’s teachings) refused Yazid’s demand. By refusing to submit his allegiance, however, Imam Husayn along with his closest friends and family, were brutally massacred on the tenth day of Muharram at Karbala, Iraq. Imam Husayn, which historical accounts attest that the Prophet Muhammad loved dearly, watched one by one as his family members fought and died, from his closest friend, to his brother, to his two sons, one only eighteen, and the other only six months.
According to several reports, Imam Husayn’s army consisted of only seventy-two people, whereas Yazid’s army consisted of sixty thousand. For three days prior to the battle, the entire caravan of supporters, including women and children, were denied food and water. What is additionally considered tragic is that Imam Husayn was urged, particularly by those living in a nearby city called Kufa, encompassing portions of modern day Iraq, to lead a revolution against Yazid. Yet, despite how they viewed Husayn, abandoned him and his family to be brutally massacred.
Shi’i Muslims have been congregating since the incident itself took place nearly 1400 years ago. According to Shi’i Muslims, recounting this story annually preserves the message of Imam Husayn and keeps not only the story, but the teachings from the story, alive in the hearts and consciousness of Muslims everywhere. Though most Muslims, whether they are Shi’i or not, respect Imam Husayn, Shi’i Muslims in particular hold visible demonstrations and programs around the world in which they recount the narratives of what happened prior to the battle, the battle itself, and the incidences of what happened to the women and children following the battle. These programs generally begin with recitation of poetry that is meant to evoke emotions of sadness, and the despair that Imam Husayn and those that supported him felt.
They are then usually followed by a scholar lecturing on Islamic teachings that then tie it into the teachings from the tragedy itself. The programs end with various expressions of sadness. Most Shi’i Muslims beat their chest as a symbol of mourning for what happened to Imam Husayn, while again melodically reciting poetry that retells the emotional story of Imam Husayn. The retelling of this story and remembering Imam Husayn is very prominent in the Shi’i tradition, however the way in which Shi’i Muslims commemorate vary from culture to culture.
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|EU leaders agreed to Franco-German calls to change the EU treaty to avert new sovereign debt crises [Reuters]
European Union leaders have agreed in principle to support minor changes to the bloc's main treaty, as it tries to protect EU economies against any future financial crises.
At a summit on Thursday, EU leaders endorsed a new set of tougher budget rules that had already been agreed by the bloc's finance ministers, diplomats said. These include sanctions on states that fail to keep deficits and debt in check.
"There is a general agreement around the table that there will be a possibility of a limited treaty change, notably putting the euro area crisis mechanism on a more firm footing," one EU diplomat said.
The package will get the final seal of approval if Germany accepts the wording of a statement giving a mandate to Herman Van Rompuy, the EU president, to prepare the changes to the Lisbon treaty, with the support of the executive European Commission.
"Van Rompuy will receive a mandate to talk to the 27 member states on the opportunity for a treaty reform. And the Commission will receive a mandate to explore the technical modalities of such a reform," a senior EU source said.
The proposed changes were initially opposed by member countries other than Germany and France. They includes demands to amend the treaty to create a permanent and legally sound crisis-resolution system for countries that use the euro currency, enhance financial stability and support the euro currency.
Most EU leaders opposed major changes to the framework that became law only 10 months ago after eight years of negotiations, but they agreed to the need for minor amendments.
Germany which is Europe's biggest economy, says that a permanent system must replace the safety net created in May 2010 for all eurozone states after the Greek debt crisis threatened the euro.
It has opposed extending the mandate of the ad-hoc European Financial Stability Facility worth $608bn.
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, has also repeated calls for the suspension of voting rights of EU countries who fail to keep their budgets in check. Most other member nations find this unacceptable and the demand is expected to be blocked.
Merkel told Al Jazeera's Barbara Serra that, "The European heads of states have to prove to their citizens [that] they have learned the necessary lesson from the crisis.
"Just because many are afraid of the difficulties of changing the [Lisbon] treaty, that is no argument against change. I am convinced this is the only way towards a strong and lasting framework for dealing with future crises."
All member states must unanimously approve any change to an EU treaty either through a parliament vote or via referendum. The European Parliament must also agree.
Finland, Greece, Sweden and Britain, along with Poland, Slovakia and Ireland, had indicated ahead of the summit that they would support limited amendments.
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Love is the Narrow Path
There is a path that is narrow. The sides are covered with thorn bushes whose branches reach out across like hands trying to grab you all who attempt to pass. The skin of arms and legs scratched in warning of where the path may lead.
The path itself is uneven, scattered with rocks and stones and tree roots. In some places it is covered with leaves and branches making the correct path impossible to see. The bridge that once crossed the rushing river is now rotted and unstable. In some areas the bridge is incomplete.
The path is empty and lonely. It feels like nobody has walked down it in a long time. Some approach, but once they see it, they move on. The few who venture out onto the uncertain trail often turn around.
A Good Thing
Most of the time when I tell someone I have adopted three special needs kids from China, they respond positively. A smile will spread across their face. Most people tell me how amazing my wife must be (which happens to true). Some even tell me they wish there were more people who would do such a thing in the world.
Rarely does someone respond negatively.
My experience has been that everyone seems to agree that adoption is good. We all know that for children to be helpless, poor, and abandoned is not right. It is not the way life is supposed to be.
Kids are supposed to have parents and families. They are supposed to have their medical needs adequately addressed. All little ones, no matter race or gender or physical need or religion, deserve love.
And when we see children go from alone and helpless to being part of a family, it resonates with us. We know it to be good in the deepest part of our being. And when we hear the stories of others, like my friend Amber, it warms our souls.
Which leads to an important, logical question. If so many people believe adoption to be a good thing then why are there so many orphans?
If everyone knows that helping children is good, then why do so few choose to do it?
The Simple Answer
The question leads to a bigger one. Why do we not choose to do what we know to be good? Why do we choose to ignore? Why do we choose to be indifferent?
Whether the issue is adoption or helping the mother considering abortion or helping the homeless or getting clean water to those who are without or getting medicine to those with HIV, why do we not choose to be a part of the solution?
There are different ways to answer. Sometimes we say we don’t have the money or time. Sometimes we say we don’t have the resources. Sometimes we say we need to do other things first, like get married or save up money or become established with a good job.
And these reasons may be true. And they may be good reasons to wait or to do something else.
I believe there is a simpler, deeper answer. The reason more people don’t do these good things is because it is so hard to do.
Everybody Wants the Good Life
Why is it so easy for Apple and Samsung to sell new phones? Why is it so easy to convince people to buy new cars? Why is it so easy for the Super Bowl to sell every ticket at a ridiculous price?
Because these things are fun. We enjoy them. The only price we pay is our money, and we immediately get something in return.
The roads we tend to choose are easy. They are wide. They feel safe. And everybody else is on them.
Love is the Narrow Path
We are surrounded by need and suffering and poverty and hurt. We see it all around us, but we don’t stop and help. We don’t give more of our time. We don’t give more of our money. We don’t enter into the suffering with those who are unable to escape it.
We don’t choose the path of love because it is hard.
Any good work that needs to be done, orphan care or otherwise, is this way.
No wonder there are still so many orphans. No wonder there are so many who are sick and poor. No wonder there are so many who are lonely. The road to help them is long and hard and narrow.
To love will cost us something. To love will open ourselves to the risk of being hurt. To love will mean giving up things we do not like to give up.
To love means to die to ourselves.
Why have you chosen not to do the hard work of love?
Is it because you don’t have enough money? Or is it because you don’t want to spend your money on somebody else?
Is it because you don’t have enough time? Or is it because you don’t want to give up all your time to somebody else?
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Podcasts are a great way to listen and watch free music and videos over the Internet. These shows are created by various people and are available either for free or with a paid subscription. Winamp is a multi media player application available for both Mac and Windows computers. It not only allows you to play locally saved media files on your computer, but it also enables you subscribe to podcasts.
1Open Winamp. Double-click on the desktop icon shortcut to launch the program.
- If you don’t have it yet on your computer, go to www.winamp.com, download the installer, and install it onto your computer.
2Go to the "Media Library" panel. This is the left section of the window. Click on “Podcasts Directory.”
- A sub-option will appear below it labeled “Subscriptions.”
3Click on “Subscriptions.” This will open the Subscriptions window so you can view its details on the Winamp window.
4Click on the “Add” button. This is found on the lower right section of the Subscription window. A small window labeled “Add RSS Subscription” will pop up.
5Search for a podcast. Open your web browser and search the Internet for any podcasts you wish to subscribe.
- Once you’ve found a podcast, copy its RSS address.
6Go back to Winamp. Paste the RSS address you’ve just copied on the “Add RSS Subscription” window.
7Adjust the settings of your subscription. You can set how often Winamp updates the podcasts and which new episodes to download.
- Click on the “Add” button when you’re done subscribing.
- The podcasts will now appear under the “Podcast” panel. Double-click on the podcasts to start listening or watching.
- Make sure that the link you use is an RSS address. RSS, or rich site summary, allows the podcast to be updated live directly to your computer. If you don’t use an RSS address, you won’t be able to subscribe or the podcast will not be updated.
- Podcasts are streamed online. The sound and video quality of your podcasts may depend on the speed of your network connection.
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sas input statment
It Goes To The Beginning Of The Next Line.
a: Sas input statment ~
b: a carriage return
What: I was learning SAS this fine year of 13. The input statement is probably the most complicated aspect of basic SAS programing. Within it are a multitude of ways to access and format data that need to be read into a SAS dataset. One one to think of an input statement is to compare it to a carriage return on a type writer, assuming you know what that is. By default, the input statment returns the pointer to the the first column @1, of the next record being read. This is very close to what a carrige return on an old type writer does, or did.
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 21 2013 4:46 PM
METAMIA is a free database of analogy
and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search.
The subject matter can be anything.
Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged.
The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with
the stark literalism of a relational database.
Metamia is like a girdle for your muses,
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What’s it like for solid, responsible White British Americans (WASPs) to lose political control in a great American city and experience terrible crime problems from immigrant and Black Gangs? Well my/our people lost power here in Chicago ~ 1911, the year prominent WASP business leaders founded the Chicago Crime Commission.
The Chicago Crime Commission has published an excellent book “The Gang Book”, documenting who’s who in Chicago street gangs ($30 www.chicagocrimecommission.org). The book focuses exclusively on street gangs, not Mafia/organized crime, international drug cartels or biker gangs. Thus, current Chicago street gangs are ~ 98% non White, with roughly equal numbers of Black and Hispanic/Latino gang members.
“The Gang Book” features ugly mug shots of the various Black and Latino gang members – documenting the gang histories, gang territories (maps included) gang signs, gang tattoos, gang colors and racial make-up of Chicago’s estimated 100,000 gang members – the most of any American city.
Here are some of the gangs now terrorizing Chicago:
Black Gangster Disciples (Not supposed to say this, but yeah, they’re “Black” and “gangsters”)
Black P Stone Nation – started in the late ’60s, with lots of ’60s Leftist slogans “Power to the People”, “to the Black Nation”.
Black P Stone leader Jeff Fort managed to tap in to LBJ’s Great Society Federal Funding, receiving more than $1 million in grants for inner city community organizing. “To establish a guise of philanthropy, he promised to use taxpayers’ money for the education of children and the expansion of jobs. Instead, the money helped finance organizational campaigns for gang recruitment, the purchase and sale of weapons and a terror campaign aimed at the small businessmen of the Chicago’s Woodlawn community” (The Gang Book, pg 32)
Jeff Fort managed to successfully run his gang from prison, where he tried to repackage the gang as an Islamic organization – “The El Rukns”. “In 1986, Fort, along with other high ranking El Rukns, was indicted for the attempted purchase of high-powered weapons from Libya, with the intent to commit terrorist acts against the United States government in conjunction with Moammar Gadhafi (The Gang Book, pg 33).”
Vice Lords (Blacks are in to “vice”)
12th Street players (not playing nicely with others)
Belizean Bloods (Belize/LA inspired gang – but Chicago tends to root for home team gangs)
Latin Brothers Organization
Latin Kings (largest Hispanic gang)
(Chicago sounds like it’s in Latin America)
LaRaza (Mexican gang, flying Mexican flag, colors called “LaRaza – the RACE!” Isn’t that racist?
Saints (Hispanic gangs getting a little religion… not much)
Spanish Vice Lords
Spanish Gangster Disciples (Hispanic renames of Black gangs)
(Our immigration policies are “insane”).
The Gang Book states that there is one predominately White street gang – the Gaylords. Gaylords stands for “Great American Youth Love our Race Destroy Spics/Scum”. The gang was an Italian youth gang in the 1950s and evolved in to a White supremacist gang in the 1980s, but is largely defunct, with existing gang members aged over 50 years old.
The Chicago Crime Commission’s The Gang Book presents the brutal facts of life in the Chicago street gang world. It’s not politically correct – the Gang Book presents racial realities and the color of street gang crime in Chicago. Highly recommended. | <urn:uuid:94dff898-4d53-4f75-bfc4-e0b5b89f6e7a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://occidentaldissent.com/2013/06/26/chicago-gang-book/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00270.warc.gz | en | 0.903222 | 842 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Are you ready to read his full name? Pablo (or Pablito) Diego Jose Santiago Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiniano de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco y Picasso Lopez.Anyways world know him as ‘’Picasso’’. In fact it is imposible to choose best 10. Because most of his works are adorable. Anyways here is an unofficial list of 10 most famous Pablo Picasso artworks.
10 – Three Musicians
This artwork is in the New York Museum of Modern Art now.It is part of series painted while was with his young family in the Fontaineblueau in the summer of 1921. Three Musicians is a large painting measuring more than 2 meters wide and high.
09 – Girl Before A Mirror
This painting was painted in March 1932. The young girl was named Marie Therese Walter and was painted multiple times during the 1930’s by Picasso.
08 – The Old Guitarist
It is painted after the suicide death of Picasso’s close friend, Casagemas in 1903. This work was created in Madrid, and the distorted style is reminiscent of the works of El Greco.
07 – Seated Woman (Marie-Therese)
Seated Woman is painted at the start of an amazingly prolific year, in which Picasso produced many powerful creations, including Guernica (1937). Pablo Picasso again returns to his technique of red and green polarisation to add a further dimension of animation.
06 – Dora Maar au Chat
Dora Maar au Chat was painted in 1941. It is one of Picasso’s most valued depictions of his lover and artistic companion. The painting is also remarkable for its brilliance of colour and the complex and dense patterning of the model’s dress.
05 – Blue Nude
This masterpiece is one of the Picasso’s early works. It was created in 1902 at a time when Pablo Picasso was still mourning over a friend’s tragic death.
04 – Le Rêve (The Dream)
It is a 1932 oil painting. He is portraying his 24-year-old mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter in this artwork. It belongs to Pablo Picasso’s period of distorted depictions, with its oversimplified outlines and contrasted colors resembling early Fauvism.
03 – Asleep
Model is again Marie-Therese Walter. Painted in 1932. We see her asleep, her body resting between the two powerful polarized color blocks of red and green. It is a really weird combination of beauty and ugliness, another theme that continually fascinated Picasso.
02 – Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
This masterpiece is created in the early months of 1932. Marie-Therese Walter is model again. The painting was sold for a price of $106.5 million which was a world record in 2010.
01 – Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
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