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AMBER Alert successes jump sharply
By Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON The number of missing children recovered alive after their names and photographs were sent to police and transportation agencies under the "AMBER Alert" system has soared during the past two years, as the system has become established across the country, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
A review of the system by the department found that from early 2002 through Oct. 1 of this year, 143 children were recovered through the alert system, which is designed to notify authorities when missing children are believed to be in immediate danger. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says that since Oct. 1, 15 more children have been recovered through AMBER Alerts.
The figures reflect how the alert system — which was named for Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old Texas girl who was kidnapped and killed in 1996 — has dramatically improved law enforcement's ability to find missing children. Robert Hoever, deputy director of special operations for the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, estimates that 90% of AMBER Alerts issued across the nation have resulted in authorities finding a child alive. His figures could not be immediately confirmed; the Justice Department does not track instances in which children are not found alive.
The recoveries represent a fraction of the tens of thousands of children who are reported missing each year. Many are runaways, or are taken by a parent involved in a dispute with the child's other parent. AMBER Alerts — AMBER also is an acronym for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response — often are not issued in such cases. Such alerts generally are used when police can confirm an abduction, when there appears to be a risk of serious injury or death to the child, and when there is sufficient detail about the abductor or victim.
The alerts are aimed at flooding information in the area near the abduction, and beyond that if necessary, to enlist residents and local law enforcement in the search for a child.
As the program has evolved, AMBER Alerts have been posted on electronic road signs and broadcast on radio and TV.
Assistant Attorney General Deborah Daniels, the national coordinator for the alert system, said there is evidence that abductors have released children after learning that the children were the focus of aggressive searches. "What we hope for is that as the AMBER Alert becomes more (established), more people would be dissuaded from abducting children." | <urn:uuid:b99059a4-5463-41fe-953e-e2c8b90816e8> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-12-15-amberalert_x.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00481-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.975171 | 490 | 2.28125 | 2 |
Doctors Shared Exercises to Prolong Our Life and Beat Fatigue, and We Can’t Thank Them Enough
Before Western medical therapy was introduced in China, traditional Chinese medicine had been used to save millions of Chinese lives over thousands of years. Traditional Chinese doctors have often suggested using simple actions and behaviors to help people attain healthy lifestyles. In particular, these doctors have revealed 2 simple yet important exercises that can actually extend your life with other health benefits.
Bright Side has tried these exercises that can fight fatigue and literally prolong your life! We can’t wait to share them with you.
1. Hand Exercise
Let's begin with the basics. We have 6 channels on each hand: the thumb (the lung channel), the index finger (the large intestine), the middle finger (the pericardial canal), the ring finger (the triple heater), the little or pinky finger (the heart channel) and the back of the hand (the back channel.) Making use of this, doctors suggest the following exercise:
- Pull your arms forward slightly
- Cup your hands and rotate them inward with both wrists
- Make 150 inward movements
- Perform the same outward motion
- Repeat until you accomplish 150 times total
As an alternative, you can make a hard knock on the point just above the inner bend of the elbow with both hands for 150 times total. If done every day, this exercise is said to help relax your cervical region and even stop pain in your shoulders. Additionally, not being able to work with or turn your hands suggests heart problems.
2. Ankle Exercise
The feet also have 6 channels, 3 on the outside of the leg and 3 on the inside of the leg: the middle line of the leg (the gallbladder channel), the front of the leg (the stomach channel), the back of the leg (the bladder channel), the inside of the leg (the liver channel), the inner sides close to the front of the leg (the spleen channel), and the inner sides close to the back of the leg (the kidney channel). Likewise, this knowledge can be used to do a helpful exercise:
- Sit up
- Slightly raise your legs
- Begin to rotate the ankles to the left
- Transition to the right
- Repeat 150 times in each direction
You can improve blood circulation in the legs using this exercise and help fight against fatigue. These 2 exercises can actually be performed while you're still in bed. No special equipment or gym membership is required either! Despite this, Chinese doctors believe these 2 exercises can add years to your life!
Bonus: 5-minute runs
One study found that running just 5 minutes a day can actually add about 3 years to your life on average. This study found that this quick exercise even helped people who were overweight or slow. There were a few caveats in this study though: running was found to be better than biking and walking and people who regularly ran already tended to have healthier lifestyles.
Will you try these exercises? Have they helped you with soreness or back pain? Do you have special exercises that seem to help you in your daily life? Let us know! | <urn:uuid:48d4b009-8283-4917-8915-decd56de511f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/doctors-shared-exercises-to-prolong-our-life-and-beat-fatigue-and-we-cant-thank-them-enough-671210/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.950266 | 644 | 2.125 | 2 |
Soon, seismic stress meters to sniff out quakesJuly 10th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Scientists have measured how changes in stress in rocks affect changes in the speed of seismic waves at depths where earthquakes begin, which could lead to the development of a stress meter for better understanding how fault-zone stress is related to earthquakes.
The team of scientists that carried out the measurements was from Rice University, the Carnegie Institution of Washington, and the US Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).
The goal of our project was to develop a method for measuring stress changes, especially at depths where earthquakes originate, said Fenglin Niu of Rice Universitys Department of Earth Science. We call it a seismic stress meter, he added.
The research team used the twin boreholes (wells) of the National Science Foundations San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) near Parkfield, CA, to send signals from a source one kilometer deep in the pilot hole to a receiver at the same depth in the main hole.
The source is a stack of donut-shaped piezoelectric ceramic cylinders that expand when voltage is applied, explained Tom Daley of Berkeley Labs Earth Sciences Division.
The source is suspended in the water that fills the hole, and when it expands it exerts pressure on the water, which exerts pressure on the rock; the seismic wave travels through the rock to the detector, which is in contact with the sides of the main bore hole and measures movement with accelerometers, he added.
The instruments were sensitive enough to detect changes in rock stress a kilometer deep, caused only by changes in the barometric pressure of the atmosphere a mere change in the weight of the air on the surface.
During the first month of data collection, the team found a consistent relationship between barometric pressure and minute changes in the travel time of seismic waves between the source and the detector.
Higher barometric pressure (corresponding to greater stress on the rock) meant less travel time; the seismic waves moved faster because tiny cracks in the rock closed up under pressure.
During the second month of data collection, the quality of the data actually improved, but the researchers detected two anomalous departures from the established relation of barometric pressure to travel time.
These excursions corresponded to two earthquakes in the Parkfield region, an area so well instrumented that earthquake magnitude and location, including depth, can be determined with great precision.
One earthquake measured magnitude 3, the largest local event during the observation period; the other earthquake measured magnitude 1, but occurred closer to the experiment.
According to Daley, What weve seen are interesting stress changes associated with earthquakes. It encourages us to continue this kind of observation. (ANI)
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|Veröffentlichungsdatum||11. Mai 1999|
|Eingetragen||6. Febr. 1997|
|Prioritätsdatum||25. Juni 1993|
|Auch veröffentlicht unter||DE69417293D1, DE69417293T2, EP0630754A2, EP0630754A3, EP0630754B1|
|Veröffentlichungsnummer||08796674, 796674, US 5903287 A, US 5903287A, US-A-5903287, US5903287 A, US5903287A|
|Erfinder||Tetsuya Ishikawa, Tetsuji Kurata|
|Ursprünglich Bevollmächtigter||Canon Kabushiki Kaisha|
|Zitat exportieren||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patentzitate (37), Nichtpatentzitate (2), Referenziert von (28), Klassifizierungen (6), Juristische Ereignisse (4)|
|Externe Links: USPTO, USPTO-Zuordnung, Espacenet|
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/264,495 filed Jun. 23, 1994, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a recovery mechanism for maintaining and recovering satisfactory ink discharge state.
2. Related Background Art
The ink jet recording apparatus achieves printing on paper by discharging liquid ink from a head. As shown in FIG. 25, a carriage 101, supporting a printing head 105 and an ink tank or an ink supply tube, moves in a print-scanning direction to effect printing on the paper.
The conventional ink jet recording apparatus is usually equipped with a cap for tightly covering the nozzle-bearing face of the printing head when the printing operation is not effected, in order to prevent drying of the printing head and leakage of printing ink from the head. Also an ink-sucking pump is usually provided in communication with the cap, for recovering from printing defect resulting from the nozzle clogging with dusts or from air entrusion into the nozzle.
Recently there is becoming popular the apparatus utilizing plural printing heads and inks of plural colors for enabling color printing. There are at least required three colors of cyan, magenta and yellow for full color printing, and the main trend is in the printers utilizing inks of four colors, including black in addition to the above-mentioned three colors. As a result there are provided plural caps for respective printing heads, and the color printer is equipped with four caps.
FIG. 25 is a schematic view of an ink jet recording apparatus, wherein provided are a carriage 101; a main body 102 including a paper transporting unit; a recovery mechanism 103 for the recovery operation for the printing head; and printing heads 105. The carriage 101 is rendered movable along a guide shaft 111, and is driven by a carriage motor 115 through a belt 114. When the main body receives printing data, the carriage 101 effects scanning motion along the guide shaft 111, in order to effect printing on a sheet of paper, to be transported by an unrepresented paper transporting unit. In the vicinity of the carriage there is provided an encoder film 113 for detecting the absolute position of the carriage, and an encoder mounted on the carriage detects the absolute position of the carriage. The home position of the carriage is thus determined.
FIG. 26 is a perspective view of an example of the conventional recovery mechanism, wherein shown are a cap 131; a cap holder 132 supporting the cap; a pump 135; and a lever 136 for activating the pump. FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view seen in a direction indicated by arrows A' in FIG. 26, wherein illustrated are a cam gear 137 for actuating the lever; and a motor 139 for actuating the cam gear 137. When the printing operation is terminated, the carriage 101 stops in facing relationship to the recovery mechanism, at the home position of the above-mentioned encoder film 113. In this state the recovery motor 139 is activated in the forward direction to rotate the cam gear 137 through a worm gear, whereby the cap holder 132 ascends along a cam groove formed on the lateral face of the cam gear and the cap 131, movably supported by the cap holder, is brought into tight contact with the head 105. Such capping operation prevents the drying of the printing head, thereby maintaining the performance thereof when the printing operation is not in progress. Also reverse rotation of the recovery motor 139 rotates the cam gear 137 to actuate a piston 151 of the pump 135 through the lever 136, thereby generating a negative pressure in the pump. Said negative pressure is transmitted to the interior of the cap, through a suction tube 134 connecting the pump 135 with the cap, thereby sucking ink from the nozzles of the printing head maintained in contact with the cap and thus recovering the printing performance of the printing head.
As explained in the foregoing, the conventional ink jet recording apparatus is equipped with a discharge recovery device for eliminating causes of defective ink discharge, such as the nozzle blocking by ink drying, dusts and bubbles in the ink. Such recovery device principally performs following two functions.
The first function is the ink suction removal, by covering the nozzle-bearing face, containing the nozzles, with the cap made of an elastic material such as rubber and sucking the air inside the cap with the pump or the like, thereby forcedly discharging the ink from the nozzles and thus eliminating the above-mentioned causes.
The second function is the removal of unnecessary ink deposited on the above-mentioned nozzle-bearing face, thus rendering the direction of discharge of ink droplets unstable and deteriorating the print quality. This function is achieved by a wiper blade composed of an elastic member and capable of wiping said nozzle-bearing face or an absorbent member, composed for example of a porous material, and brought into contact with said nozzle-bearing face when required, thereby absorbing and removing said unnecessary ink.
However, when the above-mentioned ink suction removal is executed on the recording head, there results a phenomenon of reverse flow of the ink, remaining in the cap, into the nozzles of the recording head by the ink flow within the cap. For this reason, if there is provided only one discharge recovery device in a recording apparatus capable of discharging plural inks (for example a color ink jet recording apparatus), there may result a drawback of defective print quality because of mixing of different inks.
Such inconvenience may be avoided by sucking a large amount of ink or discharging ink after such sucking, in order to completely eliminate such reverse flowing ink within the step of ink suction removal, but such method leads to an elevated running cost because the ink amount discharged other than the recording purpose increases. Also the used ink tank, for storing thus discharged ink within the recording apparatus, has to be made larger, so that the entire recording apparatus inevitably becomes larger.
Also if the discharge recovery devices are provided respectively corresponding to the inks of different kinds, there results an increased cost due to the increase in number of the component parts, in addition to the increase in dimension of the entire recording apparatus.
In the conventional apparatus, as explained above, four caps are respectively provided with pumps, and, at the ink sucking operation, such four pumps are either simultaneously or independently activated. The former method is associated with drawbacks of wasted ink consumption because the ink suction is executed even on the recording head not requiring such ink suction and of necessity for a larger motor because of the large load, while the latter method is associated with a drawback of requiring a complex driving mechanism for independent activation of the pumps.
As explained in the foregoing, in an ink jet recording apparatus capable of recording with plural inks, the discharge recovery device free from color mixing is contradictory to the compactization of the entire recording apparatus, so that it has been impossible to compactize the ink jet recording apparatus, for example capable of color printing, into a size suitable for use in a notebook-sized personal computer.
Also in the recording apparatus equipped with plural recording heads, the discharge recovery device may be compactized, as disclosed in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,492,969, 4,506,277 and 4,510,510, by providing plural caps respectively corresponding to the inks of different kinds and connecting all these caps to a single pump. However, if the level of ink adhesion, resulting for example from ink drying, is different among the plural recording heads, the ink is not sucked from the recording heads with severe ink adhesion but only from those with little ink adhesion, so that the recovery of ink discharge cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
Besides, even if the above-mentioned drawback can be avoided for example by applying a sufficiently large instantaneous suction pressure to the caps, this method effects the recovery of ink discharge also on the recording heads which do not require such recovery, thereby causing unnecessary large ink consumption and thus elevating the running cost.
The present invention has been reached as a result of investigations of the present inventors for resolving the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide an ink jet recording apparatus equipped with a compact recovery mechanism of a reduced number of components and of a simplified structure, adapted for use for plural ink discharge ports (nozzles).
Another object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet recording apparatus capable, even in case of effecting recording by discharging respectively different inks from plural discharge ports, of secure recovery of ink discharge without mixing of mutually different inks. The different inks in this text include the inks different in color (as in the case of a color ink jet recording apparatus) and the inks different in luminosity (as in the case of a halftone or gray scale ink jet recording apparatus).
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet recording apparatus in which a pump, constituting suction means for recovery, can be connected to each of plural caps, thereby enabling selected and concentrated recovery operation for the discharge port requiring such recovery operation and thus minimizing the ink consumption in the recovery operation.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet recording apparatus in which the number of pumps, constituting the suction means for recovery operation, is made less than the number of plural caps, thereby reducing the driving load of said pumps and allowing to use a smaller motor for driving the same, and thus contributing to the compactization of the entire apparatus.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide an ink jet recording apparatus enabling the recovery operation within a short time, by providing suction caps in positions close to the printing area.
The above-mentioned objects can be attained, according to the present invention, by an ink jet recording apparatus for effecting recording by discharging ink from plural discharge ports, comprising plural caps for respectively covering said plural discharge ports and suction means for effecting suction from said discharge ports through said caps, wherein the number of said caps is larger than the number of said suction means and said plural caps consist of sucking caps connected to said suction means and non-sucking caps not connected to said suction means.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the principal structure of a first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a head cartridge shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the head cartridge shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a discharge recovery device, composed of a pump, a motor, a cam device etc., shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 5A to 5D are views showing the structure of a cap portion of a blade-integrated cap shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a cap unit, composed a cap, a connecting frame etc., shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the relationship between the cap unit shown in FIG. 6 and the head cartridge;
FIG. 8 is a cam chart of the discharge recovery device provided in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention, showing the state of a switch, a blade-integrated cap and a pump as a function of rotation angle of the cam, shown in FIG. 4, in the abscissa;
FIGS. 9-1 to 9-5 are views showing piston positions in the pump in the states corresponding to the cam chart shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a view showing the relationship between the head cartridge shown in FIG. 1 and the cap in the scanning operation;
FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the discharge recovery operations for the recording head, to be executed by the discharge recovery device equipped in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the flow of predischarge and reception of the ink, received in the cap by said predischarge, into the used ink tank, in the course of recording operation in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the control system of the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 14 is a view showing the positional relationship between a monochromatic recording head, provided with an identification mark indicating the kind of ink, an the discharge recovery device, in a second embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a view showing the positional relationship between a head cartridge and the discharge recovery device, a third embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIGS. 16A and 16B are external views of a fourth embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention, in which the cap and the blade are composed of separate members;
FIG. 17 is an external perspective view of a fifth embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention, wherein the cap and the absorbent member are integrated;
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view along a line A--A in FIG. 18;
FIG. 20 is across-sectional view along a line B--B in FIG. 18;
FIG. 21 is a view similar to FIG. 20, showing an ink non-sucking capping state;
FIG. 22 is a view similar to FIG. 20, showing an ink sucking capping state;
FIG. 23 is view similar to FIG. 19, showing a state of carriage stopped for sucking yellow ink;
FIG. 24 is a cam chart of the gear cam of the present invention;
FIG. 25 is a schematic view of a recording apparatus;
FIG. 26 is a perspective view of a conventional recording apparatus; and
FIG. 27 a cross-sectional view along a line A'--A' in FIG. 26.
Now the present invention will be clarified in detail by preferred embodiments thereof shown in the attached drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the principal structure of a first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention.
The ink jet recording apparatus of the present embodiment, shown in FIG. 1, is provided with a head cartridge 9 employing the bubble (thermal) jet method and including plural ink jet recording heads for color printing. Said head cartridge 9 is mounted, by a hook 13, on a carrier 11 for effecting a scanning motion in a direction S shown in FIG. 1. Said hook 13 may be disengaged by the actuation of a lever 15. The carrier 11 is provided with a support plate 19, supporting a connecting portion for electrical connection with the head cartridge 9, and on said support plate 19 there is mounted a flexible printed circuit board 21 for connection with a control unit in the main body. The carrier 11 is also provided with a bearing 25, in which inserted is a guide shaft 23 for guiding the carrier 11 in the direction S (carrier scanning direction). On both sides of the apparatus there are respectively provided pulleys 29A, 29B supporting a timing belt 27 for moving the carrier 11 in said direction S. The pulley 29B is driven by a carrier motor 31 through a transmission mechanism such as gears.
The ink jet recording apparatus of the present embodiment is further provided with a transport roller 33 for defining the recording surface of a recording medium such as paper and for advancing said recording medium at the recording operation; a transport motor 35 for driving said transport roller 33; a paper pan 37 for guiding the recording medium to the recording position; pinch rollers 39 provided in the transport path of the recording medium, for pressing the same toward the transport roller 33 and transporting the recording medium; a platen 34 positioned opposite to the discharge ports of the head cartridge 9 for defining the recording face of the recording medium; sheet discharge rollers 41 positioned at the downstream side of the recording position, with respect to the transport direction of the recording medium, for guiding the recording medium toward an unrepresented discharge aperture; idler rollers 42 positioned corresponding to the sheet discharge rollers 41 and pressed thereto across the recording medium, thereby enabling the discharge rollers 41 to transport the recording medium; and a release lever 43 for debiasing the pinch rollers 39 and the idler rollers 42 for example at the setting of the recording medium. The platen 34 is rotatably supported at both ends by the shaft of the sheet discharge rollers 41, and is biased, from the stop position of lateral plates 75 toward a front face portion 45 of the paper pan 37.
In an end portion (left end portion in FIG. 1) of the apparatus, where the home position of the recording heads is defined, plural caps 51 of the present invention are so provided as to oppose to faces, bearing ink discharge ports, of the recording heads, and said plural caps are mutually connected by a connecting frame 700. The connecting frame 700 and the caps 51 are composed of an elastic material such as rubber, and are rendered movable in the scanning direction of the carrier. In this embodiment said cap is integrally formed with a blade to be explained later, and such blade-integrated cap 51 is used for protecting the recording head in the non-recording state and for the discharge recovery operation for the recording head.
The cap portion of such blade-integrated cap can be used in the discharge recovery operation of the ink jet recording head principally in the following two manners. The first method consists of maintaining the cap portion of the blade-integrated cap 51 in opposed relationship to the face bearing the discharge ports, and activating energy generating elements, provided inside the ink discharge ports and utilized for ink discharge, thereby discharging the ink from all the discharge ports (predischarge) and thus eliminating the causes of defective discharge, such as dusts, bubbles and ink which has become viscous and is no longer suitable for recording purpose. The second method consists of covering the face, bearing the discharge ports, with the blade-integrated cap 51 and forcedly discharging ink from the discharge ports, thereby eliminating the causes of defective discharge.
On the other hand, the blade portion of the blade-integrated cap is used for wiping off the unnecessary ink deposited on the face, bearing the discharge ports, of the recording head.
The above-mentioned blade-integrated cap has three stopping positions. The first stop position is a retracted position from the recording head, for example at the recording operation, wherein the blade-integrated cap is maintained free of contact with the head cartridge regardless of the position of the carrier. The second stop position is a wiping position, in which the blade portion alone can be in contact with the opening-bearing face of the recording head and the wiping operation is achieved by the movement of the carrier. The third stopping position is a capping position, in which the cap portion is in contact with the opening-bearing face, whereby the ink discharge ports of the recording head are covered with the cap.
A pump 53 is provided for applying a sucking force for forced discharge of the ink and also for sucking the ink received in the blade-integrated cap 51 at the discharge recovery operation by such forced ink discharge or by predischarge. A tube 57 is connected to said pump 53, and the used ink, sucked by the pump 53, is stored in a used ink tank 55 through said tube 57.
Activation of the pump 53 and movement of the blade-integrated cap 51 are achieved by the power of a motor 61, transmitted through a cam device 63.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the head cartridge 9 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of said head cartridge 9.
The present embodiment employs a disposable ink jet head cartridge capable of discharging inks of four colors, in which four units of the head cartridge shown in the exploded perspective view are connected. As shown in FIG. 2, the head cartridge 9 is constructed as a disposable unit, integrally composed of discharge units 9a serving as the recording heads and ink tanks 9b serving as the ink supply sources.
Inside the head cartridge 9, as shown in FIG. 3, there is provided a base plate 930 composed for example of an aluminum plate and serving as a heat dissipating plate, on which mounted are a wiring board 921 and a heater board 911. Said heater board 911 is provided with electrothermal converting elements (discharge heater) and wiring therefor formed for example with aluminum, both formed by film forming technologies on a silicon substrate. The wiring board 921 and the heater board 911 are mutually connected for example by wire bonding. On said heater board there is mounted a ceiling plate 940 provided with partitions and a common liquid chamber, for forming ink paths. Said ceiling plate 940 is formed with a resinous material and is integrally provided with a blade portion.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the discharge recovery device, composed of the pump 53, pump 61, cam device 63 etc. shown in FIG. 1.
A cap lever 505 shown in FIG. 4 is mounted rotatably about a pin 507, and serves to contact or disengage the blade-integrated cap 51 with or from the opening-bearing face of the recording head, by the force applied to the pin 507. An end portion 509 of said cap lever 505 engages with a pin 511, which limits the rotating range of the cap lever 505. The cap lever 505 is further provided with an integral guide rod 722 to be explained later.
For mounting the cap lever 505 on a support portion 515 provided on the pump 53, there is employed a jig 513 provided with a hole for receiving the pin 507 of the cap lever 505, and said jig 513 is securely mounted by a clamp member 516. The cap lever 505 is further provided with an action portion 517, for engaging with the approximate center of the rear side of the blade-integrated cap 51, thereby bringing said cap into contact with the opening-bearing face of the recording head. Said action portion 517 is provided with a projection, for opening a valve, provided at the back of the cap portion of the blade-integrated cap as will be explained later. Said projection is provided with an ink inlet 517A for receiving the sucked ink. Inside the cap lever 505, pin 507, jig 513 and support portion 515 there are respectively formed ink paths. When the sucking force is applied by the pump 53, the ink is introduced into the pump 53 through said paths as indicated by arrows in FIG. 4.
At the center of an end face of the pump 53 there protrudes a shaft 519 which is supported by a pump supporting plate 520, whereby the pump 53 itself is rendered rotatable, and the rotating force thereof is applied through the support portion 515 to the cap lever 505, thereby advancing or retracting the blade-integrated cap 51, which is biased by a spring 539 toward the recording head. On the shaft 519 of the pump 53, there is mounted, by a used ink cap 523, a used ink seal 521 which perpendicularly bends the ink path from the pump 53. Said used ink cap 523 forms an ink path for guiding the ink from the used ink seal 521 to the tube 57. Thus the ink sucked by the pump 53 is introduced into a used ink tank 55 (cf. FIG. 1) through said ink paths and said tube 57, as indicated by arrows in the drawing.
Inside the pump 53 there is fitted a piston 525, of which shaft 527 is provided with a packing 529 and a cap 531 in this order. The piston shaft 527, bearing the cap 531, is further provided with a pin 533 for receiving the force for driving the piston 525 from the cam device 63.
The rotation of the motor 61 is transmitted, through a gear train 541, to the cam device 63, which is provided with a cam 547 for rotating the pump 53 by engagement with an engaging portion 545 provided thereon, thereby moving the blade-integrated cap, a cam 533 for engaging with and rotating a cam 549 for engaging with the pin 533 provided on the piston shaft 527 of the pump 53 thereby activating said pump 53, and a cam 557 engaging with a switch 555 for detecting the home position of the cam device 63. The functions of these cams will be explained later.
FIGS. 5A to 5D are views showing the structure of the cap portion of the blade-integrated cap shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 5A is an elevation view of the cap, FIG. 5B is a plan view of the cap, FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view of the cap along a line M--M in FIG. 5A, and FIG. 5D is a cross-sectional view along a line M--M when the action portion 517 engages with the approximate center of the rear side of the cap shown in FIG. 5A. In these drawings, the blade portion is omitted.
As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D, the blade-integrated cap 51 is opened, in the lower internal portion thereof, to form an ink suction aperture 561, which is continued as an ink path 563 toward an ink receiving aperture 517A formed on the action portion 517 of the cap lever 505, as shown in FIG. 5D. Also inside the cap 52 there is provided an absorbent member 501, so as not to completely cover the suction aperture 561. Thus, the ink flowing downwards by gravity from the absorbent member 501 is sucked into the suction aperture 561, so that the ink amount remaining in the absorbent member 501 becomes very small. Such structure of the cap 51 of the present invention significantly delays the deterioration of the ink absorbent member by solidification of ink and of the blade-integrated cap 51 bearing said absorbent member, thereby extending the service life thereof.
The ink path 563 is provided with a valve 570, which can be opened by a projection in the action portion 517 of the cap lever 505 as shown in FIG. 5D, whereby said ink path 563 in the cap 51 communicates with the ink path in said cap lever 517. Thus the interior of the cap, when covering the discharge port-bearing face of the recording head, is sealed from the external atmosphere except during the suction operation for the discharge recovery operation and can therefore prevent drying of the ink in the discharge ports of the recording head.
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the cap unit, composed of the cap 51, connecting frame 700 etc. shown in FIG. 1.
As the recording apparatus of the present embodiment can record with inks of four colors, there are provided four blade-integrated caps assigned respectively for the four colors. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, there are provided only one suction pump and one cam device for contacting or separating the blade-integrated cap with or from the recording head, regardless of the number of colors of the inks, and such suction pump and cam device are rendered selectively engageable with one of the four blade-integrated caps, depending on the carrier position.
As shown in FIG. 6, the blade-integrated caps 51 are supported by the connecting frame 700, which is rendered movable in the carrier scanning direction, by means of a base 704 and a guide groove 702. The connecting frame 700 engages, at the lower face thereof, with the base 704 and is rendered slidable, by a sliding mechanism 706, in a direction perpendicular to the carrier scanning direction. The connecting frame 700 and the base 704 are respectively provided, on a same lateral face, with fingers 710, 712 supporting the ends of a tension spring 708, which exerts a biasing force to maintain the connecting frame and the base in the position shown in FIG. 6 when the connecting frame 700 is not subjected to the external force.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between the cap unit shown in FIG. 6 and the head cartridge.
As shown in FIG. 7, the head cartridge 9 is mounted on the carrier 11 effecting the scanning motion along the guide shaft 23, and the connecting frame 700 is provided movably in the scanning direction along the guide groove 702, in a position opposed to the head cartridge 9. An end portion of the carrier 11 extends toward the connecting frame 700 so as to hinder the movement thereof, and said end portion and a lateral end of the base 704 are respectively provided with ferrite magnets 714, 716 in order to define the relative position between the recording head on the carrier and the blade-integrated cap in the connecting frame and to enable linked movement of the connecting frame and the carrier, within the movable range of said connecting frame in the carrier scanning direction.
In a predetermined position in the scanning direction of the connecting frame 700, there is provided a ferrite magnet 720 as a stopper for fixing said connecting frame at the recording operation, and the base 704 is provided with another ferrite magnet 718 for coupling with the above-mentioned ferrite magnet 720. The ferrite magnets 714, 718 are provided at respectively different heights in FIG. 7.
A guide rod 722, provided under the cap lever 505, is linked with said cap lever, and engages a groove 724 formed on the connecting frame at the capping operation, thereby inhibiting the movement of the blade-integrated cap in the carrier scanning direction and avoiding positional aberration between the cap lever 505 and the blade-integrated cap 51 in the carrier scanning direction at the capping operation. In FIG. 7, all the blade-integrated caps are illustrated in the retracted position, and the capping or wiping operation can be achieved by advancing the cap lever with a controlled amount, as indicated by an arrow.
A cap holder 503, supporting the cap 51, is provided with a tension spring 708 for elastically connecting the cap holder 503 with the connecting frame 700 and returning the cap to the illustrated retracted position. The biasing forces of said tension spring 708 and of the tension spring 728 maintained between the base 704 and the connecting frame 700 are selected weaker than the biasing force of the cap lever by the aforementioned spring 539 (cf. FIG. 4).
The connecting frame 700 is provided with a projection 726, which, when pushed by said guide rod 722, moves the entire connecting frame toward the recording heads, thereby capping all the recording heads. It is thus rendered possible to prevent dust deposition on or ink drying in the recording heads when the recording operation is not conducted.
In the present embodiment, a blade-integrated cap is provided for each ink color, but such configuration is not limitative. For example, if detrimental effect is not generated by the mixing of inks of similar colors, a same blade-integrated cap may be employed for these colors, and a compacter recording apparatus can be obtained in this manner.
In the following there will be explained the functions of the discharge recovery device of the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a cam chart of the discharge recovery device provided in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention, showing the states of the switch 55, blade-integrated caps 51 and pump 53 as a function of the rotation angle, in the abscissa, of the cam 549 shown in FIG. 4. Also FIGS. 9-1 to 9-5 illustrate the positions of the piston 525 in the pump 53, corresponding to the various states shown in the cam chart in FIG. 8.
Referring to FIG. 8, (a) indicates a home position of the cam 549, namely the stand-by state of the discharge recovery device during the printing operation. In this state, the switch 555 is turned on, while the blade-integrated caps 51 are retracted from the opening-bearing faces of the recording heads, and the pump 53 is at an upper dead point.
A state (b) indicates the capping state, in which the opening-bearing faces of the recording heads are covered and protected, for example when the recording apparatus is not in use. In this state, the switch 555 is turned off, while the blade-integrated caps 51 are maintained in contact with the opening-bearing faces of the recording heads, and the pump 53 is at the upper dead point.
A state (c) indicates a state after the completion of pumping, in which the switch 555 is turned on, while the blade-integrated caps 51 are maintained in contact with the opening-bearing faces of the recording heads, and the pump 53 is with the fully-opened valve but has not reached the lower dead point.
A state (d) is after the separation of the blade-integrated caps 51 following the pumping operation and after a small idle suction for inhaling the ink, present in the cap portions of the blade-integrated caps 51 and in the cap lever 505, into the pump 53. In this state the switch 555 is turned on, while the blade-integrated caps 51 are in a position somewhat moved in the retracting direction, and the pump 53 is at the lower dead point. Also in this state, the opening-bearing face is wiped by the movement of the carrier.
In the following there will be explained a state (g), which is a preparatory position for initiating the idle suction for discharging the ink, present in the pump 53 by the pumping operation, into the used ink tank. In this state the switch 555 is turned on, while the blade-integrated caps are in the retracted position, and the pump 53 is in a position slightly down from the upper dead point.
States (e) and (f) are stop positions respectively after great and medium idle suctions. In both states the switch 555 is turned on, and the blade-integrated caps are in the retracted position. The pump 53 is at the lower dead point in the state (e), but has not been lowered completely in the state (f).
FIG. 9-1 illustrates a state in which the piston 525 of the pump is at the lower dead point. The pumping action is exerted by a negative pressure, generated in the space at the left side of the piston 525. The pump 53 is provided with a valve aperture 53a for transmitting said negative pressure to the cap portion of the blade-integrated cap 51 through the cap lever 505. In FIG. 9-1, the piston 525 has advanced to the right, beyond the valve aperture 53a. In this state the piston 525 is pressed, from the left side, by a flange portion 527a of the piston shaft 527, whereby the generated negative pressure is transmitted, without leakage, to the blade-integrated cap 51. Also the ink, present at the right side of the piston 525 is pushed out toward the used ink tank.
FIG. 9-2 indicates a state at the upper dead point. It is to be noted, in this state, that the piston 525 is positioned at the left side of the valve aperture 53a so that said valve aperture 53a is not closed. Thus, in this state, the blade-integrated cap 51 is in communication with the external air.
FIG. 9-3 corresponds to the state (c) in FIG. 8, in which the piston 525 has moved to the right, slightly beyond the valve aperture 53a.
FIG. 9-4 corresponds to the state (g) in FIG. 8, and the great or medium idle suction is achieved by the shift between this state and a state of FIG. 9-1 or 9-5.
FIG. 9-5 indicates a state after the execution of the medium idle suction. It is to be noted that the piston 525 is stopped immediately after passing the valve aperture 53a. If the piston has moved to the lower dead point in the state of FIG. 9-1, there will result a long period in which the valve aperture 53a is not closed, in the returning stroke to the upper dead point in the state of FIG. 9-2 or to the idle suction preparatory position in the state of FIG. 9-4. In order to avoid generation of a positive pressure in the left-side space, there is designed a certain gap between the flange 527a of the piston shaft 527 and the piston 525, said gap being in communication with the space at the right side of the piston 525. Nevertheless there will result a certain positive pressure, for example because of the resistance in the ink path, thus inducing a reverse flow. However, such reverse flow is securely prevented in case of the returning stroke from the position in FIG. 9-5 to the position in FIG. 9-1 or 9-4.
FIG. 10 is a view showing the positional relationship of the head cartridge 9, shown in FIG. 1, with respect to the cap 51 in the scanning motion.
For effecting the capping operation for the discharge recovery operation, such as by suction, the blade-integrated cap 51 is once withdrawn to an unrepresented retracted position and the head cartridge 9 is moved to a position (home position) where the opening-bearing face thereof is opposed to the cap 51, as shown in FIG. 10. Subsequently the blade-integrated cap 51 is brought into a state I, indicated by chain lines, in contact with the head cartridge 9.
For effecting the wiping operation, the head cartridge 9 is moved to the home position during the printing operation in which the blade-integrated cap is in the retracted position, and the blade-integrated cap 51 is then moved to a broken-lined position J (wiping position). Subsequently the wiping operation is executed by the movement of the head cartridge 9 in a direction indicated by an arrow, until an unrepresented position where it is no longer in contact with the blade 51a.
On the other hand, when the wiping operation is conducted from the capped state, the blade-integrated cap is retracted only to the wiping position, and the carrier is then moved.
FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the discharge recovery operation for the recording head, to be executed by the discharge recovery device equipped in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention.
The flow starts from the capped state (b) in FIG. 8 (step S1). The pumping operation is executed by the shift to the state (c) (step S3), and this state is retained for 3 seconds for achieving sufficient ink suction (step S5). Then the state (d) is so executed that the blade-integrated cap stops at the wiping position for 1 second, and small idle suction is executed at the same time (steps S7, S9), whereby the ink present in the blade-integrated cap 51 and the cap lever 505 is inhaled. Subsequently the predischarge operation is conducted (step S11), and then the wiping operation is conducted by the movement of the head cartridge to a position where it is no longer in contact with the blade (step S13). Then the blade-integrated cap is moved to the retracted position, and idle suction is conducted for discharging the ink present in the pump 53. At first there is conducted the shift to the idle suction preparatory position (g) (step S21), and, from this position, there are repeated three cycles of shifts to the medium idle suction stop position (f) (steps S17-S23). Subsequently there is conducted the great idle suction from (e) to (g) in FIG. 8 (steps S25, S27), whereby the ink in the pump 53 is sufficiently pushed out toward the used ink tank. Finally the carrier is returned to the capping position, and the capping is executed as in (b) (step S29).
FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the flow of the predischarge during the recording operation and the reception of the ink, received in the cap by said predischarge, into the used ink tank, in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention.
At first, in response to a recording command, the cap is separated (step S53) and the predischarge is conducted (step S55). Then started is the counting operation of a timer (step S57), and the predischarge is conducted every 30 seconds (steps S59, S61). At every seven cumulative predischarges (steps S63, S65), there is executed an operation similar to the above-explained discharge recovery operation, with the recording head displaced from the cap, whereby the unnecessary ink, accumulated in the cap by the predischarges, is discharged by suction (steps S67-S91).
FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the control system in the first embodiment of the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention.
The capping position and the moving position of the carrier 11 can be known, utilizing the detections by a recovery home sensor 65 and a carrier home sensor 37. In FIG. 13 there are shown an MPU 1000 for controlling various units according to a predetermined control sequence; a ROM 1001 storing programs corresponding to said control sequence; a RAM 1002 used as a work area in the execution of said control sequence; a timer 1003 for effecting time measurement required in the control; and an interface unit 1004. Instructions and data can be entered into the control system from a keyboard.
The first embodiment explained above employs a head cartridge capable of discharging inks of four colors, but such configuration is not limitative. For example, in a monochromatic recording apparatus accepting a head cartridge of one color only, as shown in FIG. 14, the head cartridge 9 may be provided with a projection 800, having a length corresponding to each color and thus serving as a color identifying device, while the connecting frame 700 may be provided with projections 802, capable of engaging with said projection 800 and having mutually different lengths for respective caps, whereby a cap, corresponding to the ink color of the head cartridge loaded on the recording apparatus, can be automatically selected. The projections 800, 802 are provided, at the end portions thereof, with ferrite magnets as in the foregoing 1st embodiment.
FIG. 15 shows an embodiment in which the movement of the blade-integrated cap is effected not by a linear motion but by a rotary motion. The blade-integrated cap effects the capping in a position K, by clockwise rotation from an unrepresented retracted position. Also the wiping operation is achieved by the movement of the carrier in a direction indicated by an arrow, at a wiping position L between the retracted position and the capping position. The above-mentioned rotary motion of the blade-integrated cap is achieved by controlling the movement of the aforementioned cap lever 505 (cf. FIG. 4), by means of a rack gear provided on the carrier, a flat gear provided, so as to engage with or disengage from said rack gear, in the discharge recovery device, and a cam device linked with said flat gear.
FIGS. 16A and 16B show an embodiment in which the blade 759 and the cap 751 are formed as separate members and are mutually connected by a holder 753. In this embodiment the cap is composed of chlorinated butyl rubber while the blade is composed of urethane rubber. In this manner the cap and the blade of the present invention need not necessarily be formed as an integral member of a same material.
FIG. 17 shows an embodiment in which the cap 751 and the absorbent member 760, composed of a porous material, are constructed integrally. Said absorbent member is to be maintained in contact with the discharge port-bearing face of the recording head, in order to eliminate, by absorption, the unnecessary ink deposited on said face. In this manner the integral structure need not be limited to the blade and the cap, but may be applied to the blade and the absorbent member.
Also it is not mandatory to form the absorbent member and the cap with different materials. For example the absorbent member may be obtained by foaming the material constituting the cap.
The absorbent member 760 of the 5th embodiment, shown in FIG. 17, may also be used for receiving the ink, discharged in the predischarge operation. Such configuration dispenses with the idle suctions required in case of the predischarges into the cap, thereby alleviating the requirement for durability of the discharge recovery device and improving the throughput.
In the foregoing first embodiment, the blade-integrated cap is provided with three stopping positions, namely the capping position, wiping position and retracted position, but such configuration is not limitative. For example the wiping operation may be achieved by moving the carrier while the blade-integrated cap is moved from the capping position to the retracted position, and, in this manner, the present invention can be attained with only two stopping positions, whereby the cam device can be simplified in structure and further reduction indimension can be achieved.
In the foregoing embodiments, the cap and the blade or the absorbent member are constructed integrally, but such configuration is not limitative. For example the blade and the cap may be constructed independently, and the cap may be advanced by the aforementioned cap lever while the blade may be advanced by the aforementioned guide rod.
It is furthermore possible to fix a blade, common for all the ink colors, at a constantly protruding wiping position. In case of using a same blade for different ink colors, the color mixing by the wiping operation may be prevented, for example, by a configuration of eliminating the ink, deposited on said blade in the wiping operation, with a cleaning member such as an absorbent member provided on the carrier.
Although the foregoing embodiments employ only one pump, there may be employed plural pumps at suitable positions, in case of utilizing a head cartridge with plural recording heads as in the 1st embodiment or in case of a recording apparatus capable of accepting plural head cartridges at the same time. In this manner it is rendered possible to reduce the time required for the suction of plural recording heads, and to alleviate the requirement for durability of the discharge recovery device.
The present embodiment is effective also in a recording apparatus capable of accepting plural heads different in the suction pressure, suction amount etc. required in the discharge recovery operation. In such case there may be provided plural pumps different in the suction pressure, suction amount etc., and a suitable pump can be selected for the recovery operation according to the required conditions.
In the foregoing embodiments a valve is provided in the cap, but such valve may be dispensed with in case complete sealing from the external atmosphere is not required for example because of a very slow drying speed of the ink in the discharge ports or in case the discharge recovery operation is always conducted immediately before the recording operation, in response to the recording command.
Also said valve may be constructed with a separate member, with a spring of a weak returning force at the hinge, in such a manner that said valve is opened when the interior of the cap exceeds a certain pressure, in order to prevent air intrusion into the ink discharge ports, induced for example by pressure increase caused by the volatile component of the ink present in the cap.
Said valve may also be dispensed with by suppressing the air flow between the exterior and the cap, for example by designing the ink path sufficiently long.
In the foregoing embodiments, the inks are assumed to be different in their colors, but they may also be different in the recording media, for example the inks for ordinary paper, OHP sheet, fabric etc.
In the foregoing embodiments, the relative movement between the pump and the cap is achieved solely by the movement of the cap, but such configuration is not limitative. For example it is also possible to move the pump in relation to the movement of the carrier, or to move both the pump and the cap by coupling the pump and the connecting frame with idler gears.
In this manner the relative movement of the cap and the pump need not be achieved by the movement of either, but can be suitably selected according for example to the shape of the recording apparatus.
The identifying device provided on the recording head need not be mechanical one as in the foregoing 2nd embodiment, but may also be provided electrically, for example by a pattern on the printed circuit board of the head cartridge. In such case the kind of ink is identified through the flexible printed circuit. In such case there may be provided an additional motor, exclusive for moving the connecting frame and linked therewith through gears, and the movement of the connecting frame may be controlled for example with a home position sensor provided in addition to those for the pump cam and the carrier.
The foregoing description has been limited to a disposable head cartridge integrally containing recording heads and ink tanks, but the present invention is applicable also to a permanent recording head, independent from the ink tank.
Also the foregoing description has been limited to the ink jet recording apparatus utilizing the bubble (thermal) jet method, but the present invention is applicable to any ink jet recording apparatus, for example the one utilizing a recording head with an electromechanical converting element such as a piezoelectric element.
Also the configuration of the recovery device, composed of the caps, blades, absorbent members etc. is not limited to that in the foregoing embodiments. For example, there may be employed a blade for two caps.
FIG. 18 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the recovery mechanism for the recording head, in the ink jet recording apparatus of the present invention, wherein shown are suction caps 131-a; protecting caps 131-b; a cap holder 132 for supporting said caps; a pump 135; and a lever 136 for activating said pump. FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view along a line A--A in FIG. 18, and there are illustrated a cam gear 137 for actuating the lever, and a motor 139 for activating the cam gear.
The recovery mechanism 103 is provided at the side of the paper transporting unit, in such a home position where four recording heads of the carriage 101 are stopped, after the completion of the printing operation, opposite to four caps of the recovery mechanism. The recovery mechanism 103 is provided with the caps 131-a, 131-b for capping the nozzle-bearing faces of the recording heads 105. Said caps are supported, by springs 133, on the cap holder 132, and is rendered movable thereto at the contact with the heads, in order to achieve capping in optimum positions relative to the heads. Among the four caps, only the suction cap 131-a closest to the paper transporting unit is connected to a suction tube 134 and communicates with the pump 135.
The cap holder 132 is rendered movable vertically, along a cam groove 137-a formed on the cam gear 137. Said cam gear 137 is also provided with a cam 137-b linked with the lever 136, thereby causing a rotary reciprocating motion of said lever 136, thus inducing a reciprocating motion of a piston 151 of a pump 135, thus sucking the ink from the discharge ports of the recording head.
The above-explained recovery mechanism functions in the following manner. During the recording operation, the cap 131-a is retracted from the capping position, with a cam position shown in FIG. 20. After the recording operation, the carriage 101 stops at the above-mentioned home position, opposite to the recovery mechanism. In this state, in response to a signal from the main body, a motor 139 provided in the recovery mechanism is rotated in the forward direction, whereby the cam gear 137 is rotated in a direction a, thereby elevating the cap holder 132 along the cam groove 137-a. In this state the piston 151 is not actuated. Consequently there is conducted a capping operation without suction, with a state shown in FIG. 21. The cam lift in this state is executed within a section x shown in FIG. 24, wherein (a) indicates a position where the cap is separated, and (b) indicates a capping position. This operation allows to prevent drying of the recording head when the recording operation is not in progress, thereby maintaining the performance of the recording head.
In case of effecting a recovery operation, in order to rectify a defective ink discharge in the course of the recording operation, the carriage stops the head 105 to be subjected to the recovery operation, in a position opposite to the ink suction cap 131-a. For example, in case of the recovery operation for the yellow recording head 105-Y, the carriage is stopped in such a manner that said yellow recording head coincides with the suction cap 131-a, as shown in FIG. 22. In this state the motor 139 is inversely rotated to rotate the cam gear 137 in a direction b, whereby the cap holder is elevated and the lever 136 effects reciprocating motion along the cam groove 137-b formed on the lateral face of the cam gear, thereby causing the pump to such the ink from the recording head and thus recovering the performance thereof. The cam lift in this state is conducted in a section y shown in FIG. 24. The head recovery is achieved by inversion at (d) and returning to (a), thus effecting an ink suction and an idle suction (ink suction with non-contacting cap, for removing the ink remaining on the head face). Also continuous suctions can be achieved by repeating the states (c) and (d). Wasted ink consumption does not occur because the ink is not sucked from other recording heads.
Also the moving distance of the carriage is maintained small, as the suction cap is positioned closest to the paper transporting unit. For example, in case of the recovery operation for the yellow recording head, the moving distance is shortened by a distance L shown in FIG. 23, so that the time required for such recovery operation can be reduced.
Though the inks of four colors are mixed in the same suction cap, the influence of such ink mixing can be minimized by positioning, as shown in FIG. 19, the black recording head 105-Bk corresponding to said suction cap. In case of employing inks of three colors of cyan, magenta and yellow, a similar effect can be obtained by similarly positioning the cyan recording head.
Among various ink jet recording methods, the present invention brings about a particular effect when applied to a recording head or a recording apparatus utilizing thermal energy for ink discharge.
The principle and representative configuration of such system are disclosed, for example, in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,723,129 and 4,740,796. This system is applicable to so-called on-demand recording or continuous recording, but is particularly effective in the on-demand recording because, in response to the application of at least a drive signal representing the recording information to an electrothermal converter element positioned corresponding to a liquid channel or a sheet containing liquid (ink) therein, said element generates thermal energy capable of causing a rapid temperature increase exceeding the nucleus boiling point, thereby inducing film boiling on a heat action surface of the recording head and thus forming a bubble in said ink, in one-to-one correspondence with said drive signal. Said ink is discharged through a discharge port by the growth and contraction of said bubble, thereby forming at least a liquid droplet. Said drive signal is preferably formed as a pulse, as it realizes instantaneous growth and contraction of the bubble, thereby attaining highly responsive discharge of the ink.
Such pulse-shaped drive signal is preferably that disclosed in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,463,359 and 4,345,262. Also the conditions described in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,313,124 relative to the temperature increase rate of said head action surface allows to obtain further improved recording.
The configuration of the recording head is given by the combinations of the liquid discharge ports, liquid channels and electrothermal converter elements with linear or rectangular liquid channels, disclosed in the above-mentioned patents, but a configuration disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,558,333 in which the heat action part is positioned in a flexed area, and a configuration disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,459,600 also belong to the present invention.
Furthermore the present invention is effective in a structure disclosed in the Japanese Patent Laid-open Application No. 59-123670, having a slit common to plural electrothermal converter elements as a discharge port therefor, or in a structure disclosed in the Japanese Patent Laid-open Application No. 59-138461, having an aperture for absorbing the pressure wave of thermal energy, in correspondence with each discharge port.
The present invention is furthermore effective in a recording head of interchangeable chip type, which can receive ink supply from the main apparatus and can be electrically connected therewith upon mounting on said main apparatus, or a recording head of cartridge type in which an ink cartridge is integrally constructed with the recording head.
Also the recording apparatus is preferably provided with the emission recovery means and other auxiliary means for the recording head, since the effects of the recording head of the present invention can be stabilized further. Examples of such means for the recording head include capping means, cleaning means, pressurizing or suction means, preliminary heating means composed of electrothermal converter element and/or another heating device, and means for effecting an idle ink discharge independent from the recording operation, all of which are effective for achieving stable recording operation.
Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a recording mode for recording a single main color such as black, but is extremely effective also to the recording head for recording plural different colors or full color by color mixing, wherein the recording head is either integrally constructed or is composed of plural units.
The foregoing embodiments of the present invention assumes the use of liquidous ink, but the present invention is applicable also to ink which is solid below room temperature but softens or liquefies at room temperature, or which softens or liquefies within a temperature control range from 30° C. to 70° C., which is ordinarily adopted in the ink jet recording. Thus the ink only needs to be liquidous when the recording signal is given.
Besides the present invention can employ ink liquefied by thermal energy provided corresponding to the recording signal, such as the ink in which the temperature increase by thermal energy is intentionally absorbed by the state change from solid to liquid, or the ink which remains solid in the unused state for the purpose of prevention of ink evaporation, or the ink which starts to solidify upon reaching the recording sheet. In these cases the ink may be supported as solid or liquid in recesses or holes of a porous sheet, as described in the Japanese Patent Laid-open Application Nos. 54-56847 and 60-71260, and placed in an opposed state to the electrothermal converter element. The present invention is most effective when the above-mentioned film boiling is induced in the ink of the above-mentioned forms.
Furthermore, the recording apparatus of the present invention may be formed as an integral or separate image output terminal of an information processing equipment such as a word processor or a computer, or as a copying machine in combination with an image reader, or a facsimile apparatus having the functions of signal transmission and reception.
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SOME of Huddersfield's oldest and most recognisable buildings are at risk, says a watchdog group.
Grand buildings like Folly Hall Mill, at the bottom of Chapel Hill, 16-20 St George's Square and Milnsbridge House in Dowker Street are on this year's English Heritage's buildings at risk list.
The six-storey Folly Hall Mill, built in 1844, has been the target of several arson attacks in the past two years. It has fallen in to disrepair since it closed in 1982.
The imposing Grade II listed building did undergo some repairs in the early 1990s - but now has rows of broken windows and trees sprouting from its walls.
The floors above the ground-floor nightclub at 16-20 St George's Square - built in 1852 as warehouse and office space - are in a poor condition, with walls bowing and damp.
Milnsbridge House is described as being in a very bad state of repair.
Nine buildings in Kirklees and four in Calderdale are on the risk list.
English Heritage's historic building inspector, Trevor Mitchell, thinks it is vital that buildings like those on the register in the Huddersfield area are saved.
He said: "One thing that is certain about old buildings like these is that if we ignore them and let them decay they will fall down.
"Folly Hall Mill is a wonderful old building and, although there have been lots of proposals to improve it, as yet nothing has happened.
"But I am confident a use can be found and it can return to its former splendour.
"However, Milnsbridge House is in a bad state, even though it looks far worse than it actually is.
" As far as I am aware there are no plans to do any work to improve it.
"We put the St George's Square building on the list last year because of structural difficulties with the back wall. Since then, it has changed owners, but I am not aware of any plans for work."
Other local buildings on the list include the Priory Gatehouse and the Malthouse in Kirklees Park, Brighouse, and Nether Hall Barn, Rawthorpe Lane, Dalton.
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These days, I spend a lot of time at Peking University, and I’ve noticed a few interesting things around campus. There are a ton of things you might expect to see at any big university: ads for part time jobs, for print shops, and for student groups and events.
A few, however, caught my eye. Today, here are three pictures and three explanations, beginning with the picture above.
For some reason, someone has written “China Online” in whiteout on a construction barrier near the university’s East Gate, just between the new subway exits. It could be this metal plank served some time outside www.china.org.cn’s offices (the site uses the phrase in its title). Or maybe some student came by and thought a rusty old metal barrier symbolized the experience of going online in China. More likely neither explanation is correct, but I like the picture nonetheless, and I suspect it may end up in a presentation or two.
Next, Huawei posters are affixed to an outdoor wall in the southwest part of campus. The message specifically targets youth born after 1990, who at this point represent the vast majority of university students. In China these days, age cohorts are divided by decade rather than by era. To date myself, I’m in the after-80 crowd, one known in this country for being spoiled and individualistic.
This ad targets the after-90 contingent. (In U.S. marketing, both groups are generally considered part of the “millennials.”) Here’s a transcript and translation of the two posters. For the record, Huawei was founded in the ’80s, but its “Huawei Device” division was founded in the early ’90s.
90后，我们从来不需要别人来定义，我们自己秀自己！现在参加“90后，Who are we” 活动，和华为一起定义Who are we!
即日起，登录腾讯微博，以“＃ 90后，Who are we＃＋评论内容”的方式，评论，转播“华为终端”官方微博的活动微博，并@3位好友，更有机会获得华为手机。详情见“华为终端”官方微博。
Left poster translation:
As children of the 90s (“after-90”), we have never needed anyone to define us. We define ourselves! Participate in “After-90 Who are we” and define “Who are we” with Huawei.
Starting today, log on to Tencent Weibo and tweet with the hashtag “#After-90, Who are we#” to comment. For a chance to win a Huawei mobile phone, retweet the official Huawei Device account and @reply three friends.
Huawei. Not just a Fortune 500* company.
*They don’t use the title Fortune, but the “wordwide 500 strongest” designation refers to the Fortune list wherever I’ve seen it.
Every time you use your phone, Huawei silently puts you through;
Every time you get online, Huawei silently connects you;
Every time you send a text, Huawei silently delivers for you;
Huawei, the world’s second largest communications equipment supplier.
No matter if you’re shuttling between the bustling Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Dubai
Or traveling on world landmarks like the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau or Mecca;
No matter if you’re attending sporting events like the World Cup or the Olympics
Or helping you’re working to relieve the disasters of the Wenchuan earthquake or the Indonesian tsunami
Huawei is always by your side.
Huawei, helping more than 2 billion people in more than 140 countries make calls, get online, and send texts.
To connect faster, don’t go without Huawei’s high-speed network
For sustainablility, don’t go without Huawei’s conservation innovations
For greater capabilities, don’t go without Huawei’s smart chips
Huawei, the international mobile phone brand with nuclear technology.
Yesterday, Huawei was everywhere, but you never saw it.
Today, Huawei mobile phones are at your side, working for you.
Huawei, Fortune 500 in your hand!
What to make of all this? First, I honestly wonder whether any human other than myself has read the whole right poster. Nonetheless, the text reveals the brand recognition and pride Huawei projects within China. This poster was very close to a part of campus that has line of sight to the nearby high-rises of Zhongguancun, the city’s main technology business district. From one vantage near the School of International Studies, a tall building is topped with a Sina logo.
While Peking University does not specialize in technology as much as neighboring Tsinghua, students would recognize Huawei, which has become one of the ubiquitous faces of Chinese technology and computing. The Fortune 500 designation might be seen as a recognition of what they already know: that Huawei is a big deal. It is not as rare a distinction as it used to be, though: Fortune lists 73 Chinese companies in the global top 500, second only to the United States. Of course, Huawei now has its own identity in the United States, but for far less desirable reasons than its market share and products.
Finally, I noticed several advertisements for test prep to study abroad, but this panel blows the others away, with prep for IELTS (an English language test important in the U.K. and elsewhere), the GRE (interdisciplinary graduate school entrance exam run from the United States), GMAT (for business school), and TOEFL (an English test used by many U.S. programs). All these posters come from 新东方, or New Oriental.
This is no surprise, perhaps, but it is a reminder that those students (including many of my friends) who have made the leap to international study from China have yet another round of testing on top of the much-discussed stress of the gaokao in China. The GRE poster’s slogan is especially strong: “出国梦想，自己缔造” — roughly, “Found your own dream of going abroad.”
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Walmart Warehouse Associate Job Description, Key Duties and Responsibilities
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Walmart Warehouse Associate Salary: The average salary for a Walmart warehouse associate, according to Ziprecruiter, is $28,870 annually.
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A distant origin:
The Aber Ildut, which flows at the bottom of the city, has not always been the small river feeding today the lakes of St-Renan. In the tertiary era, it was an impetuous river that received the rivers Aulne, Elorn and Penfeld, digging a deep bed all along its course. During the millions of years that followed, blocked downstream of St-Renan by a shallow of the river, alluvium resulting from the degradation of the staniferous granite of the Monts d'Arrée and the Montagnes Noires settled there.
Then the collapse of the Brest Channel turned everything upside down. Penetrating in what is today the Roadstead of Brest, the sea has directly collected there the rivers Aulne, Elorn and Penfeld. Deprived of these three rivers, the Aber Ildut has shrunk considerably but its wide valley has remained.
Fragment of a panel on the bank of the Aber Ildut in Brélès
© Iroise communauté
In antiquity, as early as 1500 B.C., staniferous alluvium was mined in St-Renan for its cassiterite content, the tin ore essential for the manufacture of bronze. The export of this ore to Mediterranean ports has resulted in significant trade. This exploitation lasted until the end of the Roman Empire.
In 1957, in search of uranium ore, the industrialist Charles Pavot rediscovered the wealth of tin ore in these swampy alluvium. He created the company COMIREN (COmpagnie MInière de Saint-RENan) and obtained the authorization to exploit them. From 1960 to 1975 the bottom of the Aber Ildut swamps was dredged to a thickness of about ten metres, making St-Renan the European tin capital. 1
When this exploitation ceased, the ore being exhausted, the excavations filled with water became the lakes of Pontavennec, Ty-Colo, Comiren, Laverie, Poulinoc and Lannéon. The course of the Aber Ildut2 as well as the surroundings of the two bodies of water of the city, Ty-Colo and Comiren, were arranged.
Today, their shores are pleasantly covered with vegetation and make the happiness of the walkers, the fishermen, the sportsmen and all an avian fauna.
Ty Colo Lake:
Go down from the city centre towards the rue du Pont-de-Bois (D27) and follow it towards the east until the stadium. Then park near the lake of Ty Colo. There is a pedestrian path of 1.7 km all around it.
GPS : 48°25'54.4 N 4°36'58.8 W
This large body of water has been converted into a leisure area for walkers. The trail around it is equipped with numerous benches and, for sports joggers, metal plates fixed to the ground indicate the distance covered from the start located at the back of the car park. A water-ski lift base also allows amateurs to train.
Most often, a welcoming committee honk loudly as soon as a visitor arrives. It is a small colony of white and ash geese that has taken up residence here and is crying out for some food.
This group is often accompanied by mallards, black-headed gulls and herring gulls or by coots that will be also found further along the lake. One will also see the european shag, in small colony, or the discreet moorhen which hides on the bank.
Group of mallards © photo YL
Black-headed gull © photo YL
European shag © photo YL
Moorhen (or waterhen) © photo YL
Sometimes unexpected birds make a stopover at Ty Colo. This was the case in January 2016 when a bar-headed goose was seen apart from other geese, in the middle of the lake.
Bar-headed goose © photo YL
This species native to Asia, is a champion of high altitude flight, since it is capable of flying over Everest during its migrations.
Some bar-headed geese have been imported from China or Mongolia
into zoos in Belgium and Sweden.
This occasional visitor probably escaped from one of them.
Access: To reach this second body of water of the town, go west by Rue du Pont-de-Bois and park 700m from the Ty-Colo lake, after the roundabout, on the car park opposite Meubles Thomas. The pedestrian path around the lake starts behind this store and is 1.9 km long.
GPS : 48°26'08.1 N 4°37'20.0 W
The Comiren's lake is much less visited than the lake of Ty Colo, but on its western edge it offers to the birds a still swampy wooded bank where certain species can nest in peace.
The mallard © photo YL
As on many bodies of water accessible to visitors, the mallard is so used to man that he approaches him to obtain bread without fear.
A bad habit for a wild animal ! But whose fault is it ?
The great crested grebe photo © YL
The bird, here in its sober winter costume,
often appears on the Comiren's lake.
Very low on the water when it is not at rest,
it makes many dives to feed.
In spring, its head is equipped with a black hoopoe
and its neck with a characteristic red collar. 3
The amateur photographer will enjoy trying to track him in his lens,
in spring, when the female carries her chicks on her back.
The coot photo © YL
It is easily recognized by its red eye,
its white beak and forehead,
which contrast with the deep black of its head.
In St-Renan, the Musée du Ponant presents an entire showcase retracing this exploitation.
See also the website of the Renanaise association EXPOTEM.
-2- For more information on the Aber Ildut, see the Eaux et Rivières website. Detailed explanations of the development work on the Comiren's lake are available on the CICC website.
-3- As for the great crested grebe, read issues 71 and 72 of the magazine "La Hulotte" which are entirely devoted to it.
If you have taken pictures of birds of the lakes of St-Renan, do not hesitate to send them to us by mail so that we can insert them in this page.
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To Drug dealers out there, crime does pay even if it involves risky activities.
Over the years the world has encountered so many drug dealers who do amass so much wealth to support more than 5 new generations coming behind them. To some of us that are law abiding citizen of our different countries, involving in criminal activities does not pay at all. But not the same can be said of drug dealers.
Drug dealers are always living a life of mystery because it either the authorities are trying to capture/kill them or the other gangs are hoping to gun them down so as to run a monopoly of the drug business. When we talk about the real drug dealers, they are not the little twarts you see in city corners selling tiny little drugs to people, we are talking about kingpins, the drug lords, the real bosses who supply a wholesome amount of drugs illegally into the country through various means.
So who are the richest of all drug dealers to ever walk the surface of the earth? You might find familiar faces like Pablo Escobar whose exploits in the drug business has made him popular, but so are also those you probably have never heard of.
This list of the 10 richest drug dealers of all time is not intended as a tribute. Most of these individuals are criminals who have killed millions of people during the process of acquiring wealth for themselves. There is nothing noble in dealing in poison by the gram and bringing terror and mayhem everywhere.
11)Joaquín Guzmán Leora ( 25 December 1954
Joaquin was one of the most notorious drug dealers in the world, he was the leader of Sinaloa Drug Cartel which was then a popular Mexican drug trafficking system that supplies drugs such as heroine, cocaine,marijuana between United States of America and Mexico.
He became Mexico’s top drug lord in 2003 after his rival Osiel Cárdenas of the Gulf Cartel was arrested. From 2009-2011 Forbes named Joaquin as one of the most powerful person in the world ranking 41st, 60th, and 55th respectively.
Net Worth: $1 Billion
10)Al Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947)
Net Worth: $1.3 Billion
Al Capone is a popular american gangster that attained his fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His drug dealing time ended when he reached the age of 33, after been a drug-lord for 7 years.
9)Griselda Blanco (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012)
Griselda was also known as the “Black Widow” or “Queen of Narco-Trafficking”, she is the only woman to enter this list. Griselda was an expert cocaine drug lord of the popular Medellín Cartel from Columbia during the 1970s and early 1980s.
She was also known for shipping cocaine of 150 kilograms in 1975 – the largest coke shipping ever. It was estimated that she killed over 200 different individuals during her time as a drug-lord.
On February 20, 1985 she was arrested and sentenced to more than a decade in prison, but that didn’t stop her as she continued to effectively run her cocaine business from prison. She was later released in 2004 and deported to Medellin, Colombia due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Net worth: $2 Billion
8)“Freeway” Rick Ross (born January 26, 1960)
Freeway’s real name is Richard Donnell was also an American Author and a popular drug lord, he established his drug empire in Los Angeles in the early mid 1980s. He started selling cocaine at a very young age in school, he was introduced to the cocaine business by a teacher in his school who used to offer Richard some to sell.
After sometimes the teacher couldn’t meet Richard’s demands of cocaine quantities which made him seek a new dealer.
From 1982 to 1989, “Freeway” sold up to US$3 million worth of cocaine per day. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1996, but he was released in 2009.
Net worth: $2 Billion
7) Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas (born September 7, 1949)
Lehdar was the co-founder of the popular Medellin Cartel, he purchased an entire island of Bahamas to support his cocaine trafficking business. He specializes in smuggling cocaine into countries using private jets.
He was sentenced to life plus 135 years in 1987 but was offered testimony later in 1992, which makes his life sentence reduced to 55 years.
Net worth: $2.7 billion
6)Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha (May 14, 1947 – December 15, 1989)
Jose Gonzalo also known as El Mexicano is another Colombian drug dealer in this list, He was the leader of the popular Medellín Cartel along with the Ochoa Brothers and Pablo Escobar in which they cooperated in the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of cocaine.
At a time Forbes included him in it annual list of billionaire. He was eventually caught and cornered by 300 police. Instead of succumbing, he killed himself with a grenade to the face.
Net worth: $5 billion
5)The Ochoa Brothers
We should already know by now that Columbia is a big country in drug dealing, and that was where the Ochoa brothers, Jorge, Juan and Fabio the gained recognition for their special team work to make revenue in drug trafficking.
They were arrested in 1991 and released in 1996. In 1999, the youngest brother was arrested again and sentenced to jail for 30 years.
Net worth: $6 billion
4)Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar 26 December 1955
Dawood Ibrahim, is the leader of the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company founded in Mumbai and one of the world richest drug dealers due to the amount of money he made from drug trafficking in India, he was linked to the political bombing happened in Mumbai in 1993 , which took lives of more than 250 people.
His substantial revenue comes from Bollywood as well. He is currently one of the world’s most wanted man as he stands, there are also reports of his ties with Osama bin Laden.
Net worth: $6.7 billion
3)Amado Carrillo Fuentes (December 17, 1956 – July 3, 1997)
Amado Carrillo, known as “El Señor de Los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies) was Mexico most powerful drug lord. During his reign he used 22 private Boeing 747 jets to move cocaine from Mexico to United States. He became the leader of the Juárez Cartel after killing his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo.
To protect himself, he altered his appearance with plastic surgery; however, he died during the surgery.
Net worth: $25 billion.
2) Frank Lucas (born September 9, 1930 – till date)
Net worth: $52 billion
Frank was born in 1930 and operated as a “Kingpin” in Harlem during the late 1960s. He once boasted about his achievement on how he would smuggle heroin using the coffins of dead American servicemen. His business expanded from New York to the South of East Asia.
1) Pablo Escobar (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993)
Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug trafficker and is arguably the most popular of all drug dealers in the world, he truly earned his notoriety. At the height of his career as a drug lord it was reported that he supplied 80% of the cocaine that was used in the United States, in which he had a net worth of $30 billion (equivalent to about $54 billion today)- not inclusive those that was buried throughout Colombia.
Before his death Pablo made a lot of headlines and turned Columbia into the murder capital of the world in a bid to escape authorities. He was linked to the murder of over 1000 individuals.
He made personally, over US $21.9 billion a year. Till date Pablo is known as “The King of Cocaine” and the wealthiest criminal to ever walk the earth
Pablo Escobar drug network was commonly known as the Medellín Cartel, which often competed with rival cartels domestically and abroad, resulting in high-rate massacres and the deaths of police officers, judges, locals and prominent politicians. He was killed by Colombian National Police in 1993 close to his hometown.
Net worth: $54 billion
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BWSMITH For your comment: Earliest Ancestor: Teeth, Bones From 5-Million-Year-Old Hominid Uncovered http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/DailyNews/hominid_ethiopia010711.html BTW, it was human evolution that pushed me over the top from OEC to TE. I figure that if mankind was not specially created, nothing was, except the universe itself. JOY You mean you buy those hoaxes! BWSMITH How is this a hoax? JOHN WELLS You mean you haven't read about: Neanderthal Man -- is now accepted as a genuine human. Cro-Magnon Man -- is now accepted as a genuine human. Piltdown Man -- has been proven to be a deliberate hoax. Java Man -- has been proven to be a deliberate hoax. Nebraska Man -- has been proven to be an over-optimistic mistake. They found one tooth and from this constructed the whole man. Later, they discovered the tooth came from a pig. Peking Man -- probably was a hoax. The bones have been lost. Zinjanthropus -- studies show this was only a primitive ape. Lucy -- strongly suspected of having been fully ape. Only 40% of its bones were found. It was believed to be human due to its angled femur, although all tree climbing monkeys have angled femurs. A knee bone was found 1.5 miles away from the other bones and 200 feet deeper in the strata . This knee was claimed to be Lucy's. If this latest find was about the size of a chimpanzee, it probably will be eventually authenticated to be one! SCOTT J Originally posted by BWSmith: BTW, it was human evolution that pushed me over the top from OEC to TE. I figure that if mankind was not specially created, nothing was, except the universe itself. To be honest, the remarkable lengths to which evolutionists have stretched the evidence in an effort to support human evolution is one of my stronger reasons for not believing in evolution. Several of the supposed human ancestors have been proven to be outright hoaxes by secular authorities. All others are open to interpretation and are regarded as such by scientists. Nonetheless, they believe that somehow human evolution did occur. The article you cite is a good example. Certain things are assumed. They are assumed not because they have been proven but because they have been repeated confidently so often and lie within the range of possibilities. The radiometric dating of the fossils for instance is not pure science. The measurement of the elements within a mineral sample is scientific. But the starting point for comparing the sample to the known decay rate is assumed and largely philosophical. In truth, using the same data you could assume that the sample originally contained 100% mother isotopes (thus very old) or only slightly more mother isotopes than now (thus very young). On another board, I had a fairly extensive running debate with an individual who said he was a scientist specializing in evolution at UC Davis. His primary contention was that creation science was not true science since God is scientifically unprovable. I turned his argument back against him. Evolution cannot be true science because it is dependent upon unprovable suppositions. One of the foremost faulty suppositions is demonstrated by this: If an intelligent scientist could perform a lab experiment which successfully constructed a single, viable protein from unassociated base elements, he has not proven that such an event could ever occur in nature. What he has in fact proven is that an intelligent creator who is in complete control of the environment can make a protein. Proving something can happen is scientific. Assuming it did happen is philosophical. I acknowledge that faith is involved in my belief in the biblical creation account. However, I do not believe it to be blind faith. The facts can be legitimately interpretted to support my position of faith. Evolution is a matter of faith to you. You may believe that the facts point toward your conclusion however the facts can never prove it. Just from reading your posts, I suspect that part of your motivation stems from a reaction to overzealous, ignorant "Christians." There are certainly some quacks on the Creationist side. But I would encourage you to turn the same critical eye toward evolutionists. You might be surprised to find out how long on speculation and short on facts they truly are. WORD DIGGER According to secular science, the Neanderthal "man" lived thousands of years before the appearence of modern man and died off just before the advent of modern man. Through the comparison of DNA from three (3) Neanderthal remains, it has now been demonstrated (and accepted by secular science) that modern man (us) are not genetically related to the Neanderthal. This begs the question: If, as the Young Earth Creationists (YECs) claim, the earth and universe is only 6,000 years old, and given that Neanderthal "man" was not genetically related to Adam and Eve, then what were they? When did they live? JOHN WELLS There is NO CREDIBLE evidence of an ancient (millions of years old) human being. There have been numerous unscrupulous attempts to gain fame and notority by finding one, that has led antropologists to go to any means of deception to achieve their goal. So to answer your question, the "Neanderthal man" was a hoax, and is an evolutionist's dream. BWSMITH You're not serious, are you Wells? JOHN WELLS Sure am! Since you no doubt disagree, why don't you provide some PROOF? BWSMITH Well, let's start with your distortions regarding our good friend Lucy: Wells wrote: Lucy -- strongly suspected of having been fully ape. Only 40% of its bones were found. What constitutes an "ape" and what is a "human" in your mind? If Lucy is "fully ape", she must be on the "ape" side of a line that you draw, right? Also, what percentage of bones is necessary to make declarations about a specimen, Wells? 40% is remarkably high. It was believed to be human due to its angled femur, although all tree climbing monkeys have angled femurs. A knee bone was found 1.5 miles away from the other bones and 200 feet deeper in the strata . This knee was claimed to be Lucy's. From talk.origins: "In 1987, creationist Tom Willis accused Donald Johanson of fraud, claiming that the skeleton known as "Lucy" consisted of bones that had been found at two sites about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) apart. Willis had actually confused two separate finds which belong to the same species. (This was in spite of the fact that a best-selling book (Johanson and Edey 1981) has photos of both fossils: AL 129-1 is a right knee, while Lucy has a right femur and a left tibia.) This was a spectacular error which could hardly have been made by anyone who had done the most elementary research, but that didn't stop many other creationists from picking up the claim and repeating it. " For more information about this false claim by creationists, see the following: Lucy's Knee Joint: A Case Study in Creationists' Willingness to Admit Their Errors http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/knee-joint.html WellsJS suggested that "Neanderthal Man -- is now accepted as a genuine human." Perhaps you meant that "symbolically and not literally", right? Here's a report from last year on sequencing Neanderthal DNA in a baby found in the Caucasus mountains: DNA Tests: Humans Not Descended from Neanderthals http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/neanderthal000328.html KEYLAN I have a few questions 1- Neandrathals buried their dead, with some evidence of ritual -right? 2- They cared for those in their group unable to fend for themselves right? 3- They made musical instruments [a flute] which has been found to produce the musical scale, which shows the ability to create and play music, right? 4- some evidence sugests a religon -bear skulls piled in caves, right? Now my question, how different is the DNA of say a wolf or coyote from a toy poople [percentage wise} ? What makes a human? DNA? Are there differences in DNA in todays ethnic groups? Who decides how much of a difference in DNA constitutes a different family? And what criteria do they use and can it be demonstrated that passed a certain percentage always means a different family? I am no scientist but it seems to me that if it looks like a duck walks like a duck ect its a duck. Now from what I have been able to gather the Neanderthal looks and acts human - despite the argument over the percentage difference in DNA. HELEN Hi Keylan and all, This summer I was blessed to attend the most incredible multi-disciplinary science conference I have ever been to. It was entitled "Discontinuity" and speakers included men and women from embryology, philosophy, biology, dentistry, chemistry, molecular biology, and more. One of the presentations was on Neandertal man and modern humans. The study was done via DNA results. Without getting technical, the results were that Neandertal was essentially the same as modern humans. The areas of genetic difference tended to cluster around 'hot spots' where mutation rates run high in both us and them. Their heavier brow ridges and receding foreheads are still in evidence (although usually not together) among humans today. Their brain cases were larger than ours and there is simply no evidence that they were 'primitive' in any way. Keylan had some other questions as well: 1- Neandrathals buried their dead, with some evidence of ritual -right? Yes, they did. 2- They cared for those in their group unable to fend for themselves right? We have evidence of that, yes. 3- They made musical instruments [a flute] which has been found to produce the musical scale, which shows the ability to create and play music, right? I have heard of this but have not seen the material on it. 4- some evidence sugests a religon -bear skulls piled in caves, right? I don't know. Now my question, how different is the DNA of say a wolf or coyote from a toy poople [percentage wise} ? I don't know the percentage, but I know it is very small. Wolves and dogs interbreed easily. What makes a human? DNA? Well, the DNA helps direct body formation and functioning, but first of all DNA is not everything there is where body formation is concerned, and secondly, humans are a whole lot more than just physical bodies. So DNA is not the defining factor of humanness. Are there differences in DNA in today’s ethnic groups? There are more genetic differences WITHIN the various 'races' today than there are between them! Who decides how much of a difference in DNA constitutes a different family? And what criteria do they use and can it be demonstrated that passed a certain percentage always means a different family? If you are talking about the taxonomic level of 'family' (in contrast to phylum, class, order, etc.), it is not a matter of genetics which decides anything. There is no definition for any of the taxonomic levels except for species, and that has competing definitions! I am no scientist but it seems to me that if it looks like a duck walks like a duck etc. its a duck. Be careful! Common sense is a dangerous thing! Now from what I have been able to gather the Neanderthal looks and acts human - despite the argument over the percentage difference in DNA. Bingo. KEYLAN Thank you Helen for your reply. I guess the DNA thing is much ado over nothin THE BARBARIAN Smith is right; the DNA tests indicate that Neandertals, while very much like humans, are a bit too different to qualify as ancestors. They are cousins, most likely another species. The evidence in Israel shows that they lived in the same area as anatomically modern humans for many thousands of years, with no evidence of any interbreeding. There is one child's skeleton found in Spain that might qualify as an anatomically modern human/Neandertal mix. Otherwise nothing. They seem to have been a species of human especially adapted to very cold climates. They were highly successful in their time and environment. They had larger brains than we do (partially as a consequence of larger muscles) and might have been as intelligent as we are, or even more intelligent. But they are not us, or our ancestors. JOHN WELLS So Barbarian, should I believe your opinion, or Helen's report from a well attended scientific conference on the subject that refutes your opinion? THE BARBARIAN I have no way of assessing the credentials of the "well-attended" meeting, but the recent discovery of more Neandertal DNA has made it even more unlikely that the Neandertals were our ancestors. http://www.findarticles.com/m1200/2_158/65132271/p1/article.jhtml Incidentally, Helen is correct about there being what appears to be a flute, associated with a Neandertal site. It's not unlikely that they were able to play and appreciated music. Recently, I've been told, the analysis of the apparent Neandertal/anatomically modern human child found in Spain suggests that it was possible for the two populations to have interbred. That only one such individual has been found suggests that such a thing was relatively unusual. It is not unusual for closely related species to produce viable offspring (which, however, are often infertile). Or perhaps Neandertals were just highly-evolved members of our own species. Early ones were much more like anatomically modern humans than later Neandertals. HELEN Recently, I've been told, the analysis of the apparent Neandertal/anatomically modern human child found in Spain suggests that it was possible for the two populations to have interbred. I think this means that you ran back to another forum to ask about it and they told you that you were wrong. It’s great how confident you were with your assertion, though! In the meantime, I posted the information about the child on a forum you attended over a year ago. But, being a creationist, of course I didn't know what I was talking about... That only one such individual has been found suggests that such a thing was relatively unusual. It is not unusual for closely related species to produce viable offspring (which, however, are often infertile). Baloney. They were just as modern as you or me. (You present what you don’t know about with such flair!) Neandertal features are still present in the human race, but spread around, testifying to the mixing of the peoples. Head size? My father's head was one of those "German" heads with the very large cranium and a sort of bulge out the back. My brother is the same. I have an adopted son with a VERY receding forehead going back from his eyebrows. He is Mexican. I have another adopted son who is borderline microcephalic, is now a father, and the middle child, a little girl, is a tiny adorable (aren't all grandchildren?) little elf with the tiny head and small bones of her daddy. All are perfectly normal human beings. In fact there is research which seems to be indicating that the 'ginger gene', responsible for red hair, fair skin, and freckles, might have originated with the Neandertals as a mutation. Or perhaps Neandertals were just highly-evolved members of our own species. Early ones were much more like anatomically modern humans than later Neandertals. Earlier, later, schmater... Some had more of what we consider Neandertal traits and some less. Some blacks are darker than others. Some orientals have eyes more almond shaped than others. So what's the big deal? THE BARBARIAN …I posted that on a forum you attended over a year ago. But, being a creationist, of course I didn't know what I was talking about... Now, Helen, you know I'd never say that about you. All we had to go on back then was some anatomical markers. It did look like a hybrid of both populations. But more recent analysis makes it look even more so. Baloney. They were just as modern as you or me. Nope. The last of them died a long time ago. A very long time ago. They are, of course, more evolved than we are, in a different direction. [Regarding similarities of Neandertal traits with what is seen in modern humans]: Might be. But who would confuse a Neandertal skull with that of an anatomically modern human? Some had more of what we consider Neandertal traits and some less. Specifically, the earliest ones had less, and the later ones had more. It's hard to say with any confidence whether they had evolved sufficiently to have become another species. But the one possible hybrid would suggest that they had. I believe you acknowledge speciation occurs, so it's not giving away the store to admit that these could have changed enough to become partially or fully isolated reproductively. HAL PARKER An article on the hybrid is Lagar Velho 1 child skeleton: a Neandertal/modern human hybrid by Marvin Lubenow in Creation Ex Nihilo Technical Journal Vol. 14(2) 2000. http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home/area/magazines/TJ/TJv14n2_Neandertal.pdf THE BARBARIAN I mentioned the issue to my daughter today. She asked how Neandertals differed from humans today. "Well," I said, "they were powerfully built, with large skulls, stocky limbs, and large noses." And she said "Uhhhh... Dad?" Darn, and I'm red-headed, too. With freckled arms. Maybe Helen was right. JOHN WELLS Quoted from Answers In Genesis: LUCY: ‘Early Man walked on all fours’ proclaims one news headline, while another asks, ‘Did Lucy walk on her knuckles?’ News media releases of the latest scientific ‘discovery’ about human origins herald the finding that the fossil ‘Lucy’ (Australopithecus afarensis) has the same wrist anatomy as ‘knuckle-walking’ chimpanzees and gorillas. Some of the media said this was a surprise to evolutionists, who now have to abandon their theory that ‘our early tree-dwelling ancestors came down from the trees and were already adapted to walking upright.’ But evolutionists who insist that Lucy walked upright have already modified their story to accommodate the new information on Lucy’s wrist anatomy. Refusing to concede anything other than upright walking they say that her knuckle-walking wrist joints are a leftover (or ‘vestige’ from an early ancestor who came down from the trees and walked on her knuckles as chimpanzees and gorillas do. NEANDERTHALS One of the world's foremost authorities on Neanderthal man, Erik Trinkaus, concludes: "Detailed comparisons of Neanderthal skeletal remains with those of modern humans have shown that there is nothing in Neanderthal anatomy that conclusively indicates locomotor, manipulative, intellectual or linguistic abilities inferior to those of modern humans." (Natural History vol. 87, p. 10, 1978). Why then are there continued efforts to make apes out of man and man out of apes? There has been recent media fanfare about the sequencing of parts of Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA. Some researchers claim that it gives powerful support to the theory that all humanity descended from an ‘African Eve’ about 100,000 to 200,000 years ago, and that Neanderthals were an evolutionary dead end. Some researchers claim that the genetic differences indicate the Neanderthals were a different species than the early humans who swept them aside in Europe and western Asia — although they appear to have split from a common ancestor 500,000 years ago (according to evolutionary dating methods). As always, we urge caution. In the last 12 months we have seen big media fanfare about the ‘feathered dinosaurs’, ‘176,000-year-old’ Aboriginal remains, and especially ‘Mars life’. But the media never seem to give the same prominence to the refutation of these ‘evidences’, even by secular scientists. However, Creation magazine and of course the News section of the Answers in Genesis Website have dealt with all these issues as they arose. So let’s wait for more data. At the moment, we should question whether the DNA found would have remained intact if it is old as claimed. DNA is quickly broken down by water and oxygen, so under favorable conditions, DNA might last tens of thousands of years at the most. With the Neanderthal issue, the media have reported some criticisms, which are unfortunately obscured by the flashy headlines, and I give some examples below: Critics of that theory say the argument will rage on, and they await the results of many more DNA tests. ‘It is a brilliant, innovative piece of work. I just doubt that it can be faulted on technical grounds’, said Milford H. Wolpoff, professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. But Wolpoff also said that the researchers may have ‘jumped too soon to conclusions’ where there are actually several different ways of interpreting the data. If early human populations were ‘very small and isolated from one another’, gradually each would accumulate ‘different losses [in mitochondrial DNA] until they all came to look really different from each other because of the drift. Of course their last common ancestor would appear to be very far in the past.’ Apart from the claimed dates, this is consistent with the Biblical model, where all people are descended from Noah’s three sons and their wives. These descendants’ languages were confused at Babel, so people separated into small groups and migrated their own separate ways. Nothing in the new data rules out the possibility that Neanderthals interbred with ordinary Homo sapiens, which would make them part of the same species. So-called Neanderthal features are recognizable in some Europeans today. Also, many Neanderthal skeletons show evidence of arthritis and rickets — this, rather than primitivity, explains the stooped dumb-looking posture that most people are familiar with. This is explained by noting that some of the groups from Babel would have lost a lot of their ancestors’ technology, and been forced to live in caves. Such people may have been deprived of sunlight and nutrition. So they would have been prone to diseases such as arthritis and rickets. Neanderthals are one such branch of Noah’s descendants. So in one sense, they are a side branch when compared with humans alive today. This could explain why their DNA is so different from that of living people. But it should be stressed that Neanderthals were still fully human, and descendants of Noah. WILL I think that the evidence shows that Neanderthal was not related to man, however doesn't this take away one more link in the evolutionary tree? [I have a question about] Ardipithecus ramidus kadabba. Don't you think its much too early to draw conclusive observations from what was found, a tiny piece of a lower jaw bone and a part of a knuckle from a toe? I found it funny that Time magazine was able to provide a whole series of drawings based on these finds. Their imaginations were certainly working overtime. BWSMITH It depends on which observations you consider "premature". Certainly the dating of the fossils isn't premature, right? We have the strata. I found it funny that Time magazine was able to provide a whole series of drawings based on these finds. Their imaginations were certainly working overtime. Any conceptualization of hominids is naturally going to be based on a total accumulation of evidence and not the Ardipithecus fossil in a vacuum. You should view the drawings with the grain of salt that it does assume the standard evolutionary model to fill in the gaps. It's not like we dug up a photograph of a hominid in action... SCOTT J Any conceptualization of hominids is naturally going to be based on a total accumulation of evidence and not the Ardipithecus fossil in a vacuum. You should view the drawings with the grain of salt that it does assume the standard evolutionary model to fill in the gaps. It's not like we dug up a photograph of a hominid in action... And here you have the crux of the matter, the expectations dictate how the data is interpreted. This is not science. At the core is the philosophical choice to believe that creation occurred without the supernatural act of God. Please note the implicit circular reasoning. You said the "total accumulation of evidence" was used. This evidence was also incomplete and subject to interpretation by the same presupposed model as the most recent evidence. BWSMITH And here you have the crux of the matter, the expectations dictate how the data is interpretted. This is not science. What IS science, then? 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Harper and Brother's Author's National Edition, released in late 1909 was the lowest priced uniform edition of Mark Twain's works issued. The Author's National Edition bound in red cloth was released in 1909 and sold for $25, half the price of the lowest priced set of the Hillcrest Edition. The Author's National Edition could be purchased on the installment plan and was widely advertised in newspapers and magazines. Ads featured coupons that could be clipped and sent back to Harper and Brothers requesting sets on approval. Clemens received a royalty of $1.50 per set sold. According to the business ledgers of Harper and Brothers, at the end of 1909, Clemens received $558 on 372 sets sold in the first few months the set was available.
Ad from January 1910 issue of Out West magazine
The first sets advertised were for dark red cloth binding. One set features a spine with a printed dark blue section with gold lettering for the title, printed to resemble a leather label. A second type of binding features red cloth stamped to resemble a 3/4 leather binding. The original sets were shipped with brown paper dust jackets, although few samples of the jackets have survived.
1909 Author's National Edition featuring dark blue printed labeling with gilt lettering over red cloth
The Author's National Edition flyleaf appears in all volumes of the edition.
This statement appears on the back of the flyleaf in all volumes of the Harper's Author's National Editions through 1916.
The Author's National Edition volumes are slightly smaller than the volumes of the Hillcrest Edition, measuring only 5" wide by 7 1/2" high. Harper's Author's National Edition was the first edition released in 25 volumes. In order to keep the price low, Harper had deleted the Tiffany title page and tissue guards for the frontispieces. For a few years the sale of the Author's National Edition ran concurrently with Harper's higher priced Hillcrest Edition.
Samuel Clemens died April 21, 1910. The next version of Harper's Author's National Edition issued circa 1913 features books bound in red cloth with a filigree cornstalk design on the spine of each volume and a cameo medallion of the author on the cover.
Harper's Author's National Edition issued in red cloth after Clemens's death features cornstalks embossed on the spine and a cameo of the author on the cover. Advertising for sets in this binding appeared 1913-1916. The price was $25 or discounted to $23.75 if a customer paid within 30 days. The same cameo imprint was used on Harper's Limp Leather Edition of Mark Twain's works introduced in 1915.
Ad from October 1913 The World's Work magazine
An unsigned book review in National Magazine for January 1915 praised the Author's Uniform edition
A million copies of "The Author's National Edition of Mark Twain's Complete Works" is a big record for the publishers, but the tribute to the memory of an author whose gaiety, wit, satire and pathos have never been rivalled by another other American writer is even greater. I account myself fortunate as I sit in my little library and survey the twenty-five handsome volumes which recall so many pleasant hours spent in the halcyon days when I had time to seize upon the originals and forget everything else, under the grateful and fascinating spell of the author's versatile genius. ... few of those who have bought them will ever regret the dollar a volume which Harper & Brothers charge for the splendid edition of books ... (p. 725-25).
If the reviewer's statement is correct, Harper would have sold 40,000 sets in six years in order to have reached the "million copies" milestone.
War Time Advertising
In the spring of 1915 World War I was still confined to Europe but war headlines brought the news close to home as Germany increased submarine warfare and Americans who traveled abroad became increasingly at risk. The advertising campaigns for Mark Twain's works featured headlines "Be Happy!"
An ad from Cosmopolitan Magazine for March 1915 features quotes from two former United States Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft and the current President Woodrow Wilson praising Mark Twain's works. The ad hawked Mark Twain's works as an "antidote for the blues" and were needed "now, more than ever." It is one of the earliest ads featuring an illustration from Mark Twain's works -- Following the Equator.
The advertising campaign for the Author's Uniform Edition in red cloth binding ran through the Christmas buying season of December 1915 and on into the Spring of 1916. The sale of the set in this red cloth binding ran concurrently with yet another and slightly more expensive edition that Harper introduced in January 1915 -- the red Limp Leather Edition.
As World War I intensified in Europe and it became apparent the United States would be pulled into the conflict, Harper's advertising included a copy of Mark Twain's "War Prayer."
Ad from World's Work magazine April 1916 featured a reprint of Mark Twain's "War Prayer"
During the second half of 1916, a new ad campaign began. This campaign featured the Author's National Edition bound in green cloth.
Summary of features of Harper and Brothers Author's National
Edition (1909 - 1916)
(Red Cloth Bindings)
Archives of Harper & Brothers, 1817-1914 [58 microfilm reels]. (Cambridge, England: Chadwyck-Healey; Teaneck, NJ: Somerset House, 1980).
"Books of the Month," National Magazine, January 1915, pp. 724-25 (online via google books).
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This month’s theme here at StoryADay is: Make It Better.
Here’s some recommended reading from around the web on various aspects of making your writing life better.
MAKING YOUR WRITING BETTER
Here are three articles on how you can make your writing better to read, easier to sell, and impossible to put down.
Confessions of A Slush Pile reader – really useful article on why one reader rejected stories from a publication (even if your’e not submitting stories to publications, this is a great list of ‘what will put your reader to sleep’ and help you improve your writing)
Hunting Down Story Goals Plot holes are deadly to your story, but just as deadly are the other ‘holes’ that you might not be thinking about. This article tells you what they are and offers up a handy, printable template for keeping track of the important details. This might be overkill for short-short stories, but could be really useful for longer short stories, novellas and definitely for those of you working on novels.
It’s A Story, Not Just A List of What HappensIn which I offer up some writing advice gleaned from watching an interview with Trey Parker and Matt Stone — of South Park fame, among other things. [quick read]
THE WRITING LIFE
All writing is not created equal, argues James Scott Bell, while Ruthanne Reid shares advice for not quitting even when you can’t write.
The Five Modes of A Writer’s Life James Scott Bell talks about the five types of writing day you might have (from the inspired ‘flow’ state, to the solid reliable quotas of the “pro”). This is an encouraging article to help you make your commitment to your writing better: understanding that every day is not going to be blissful, really helps you stick to your priorities!
3 Steps to Writing When Life Goes NutsWe all have them: weeks (months?) when life gets away from us and writing seems impossible. This encouraging article from Ruthanne Reid commiserates, then gives you some concrete steps to take, to keep your writing life alive.
REVISION WITHOUT TEARS
Two tools to help you revise without drowning in a vat of your own words (and tears).
The 7DayStory – This email course, that I created with Gabriela Pereira of DIYMFA, takes you through the process of writing, REVISING and releasing a short story in seven days. It’s free and, if you’re looking for a methodical way to work through the revision process, pay particular attention to days 3–6
Climbing Mount Revision, One Step At A Time – The guest post that began the 7DayStory process, by Gabriela Pereira of DIYMFA.com
BETTER CRITIQUE GROUPS
Critique is a funny thing. If you get lucky, you find a great group and you’re all mature and experienced. If you’re not so lucky, you get newbies or jerks. If you’re thinking of starting a group (or want to make yours better) start by showing them this video: Professor Puppet’s Writing Critique instructions.
This short, funny video by my buddy Gary Zenker, is a great introduction for anyone new to critique, or who needs a refresher Air this video at the start of your group, to set the ground rules in an entertaining way!
How To Ask For — And Act On — FeedbackIf you have other writers willing to read and critique your work it can be really valuable. Here’s are some of the right, and the wrong ways, to deal with feedback.
I hope these evergreen articles will help you Make It Better this month and in the future.
Do you have any tips for things that have made your writing or your writing life better? Share in the comments!
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The Memorial Art Gallery is affiliated with the University of Rochester but functions as an art museum for the entire community, receiving financial support from members and local governments. MAG was founded in 1913 and is celebrating its centennial.
Visits to the museum exceeded 244,000 during the 2011-12 year, and more than 12,000 children and adults toured the gallery in school groups. More than 1,100 people did volunteer work, and MAG had 4,664 individual and corporate members as of June 30.
The gallery's permanent collection of 12,000 artworks from around the world spans 50 centuries. MAG also offers several temporary exhibitions each year, and the exhibition preview parties draw up to 1,800 people. Summer exhibits showcase art from Western and Central New York: The Rochester Biennial, an invitational featuring six or seven artists, alternates years with the Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, a juried selection of 100 works submitted by a much larger group of artists.
Throughout the year, the gallery offers lectures, concerts, guided tours, family activities, educational programs and art classes. Its annual M&T Bank Clothesline Festival, begun in 1957 and held on the weekend after Labor Day, is Rochester's largest and longest-running fine art and crafts festival and MAG's largest fundraiser, with more than 400 exhibitors from across New York.
The gallery's Creative Workshop is among the oldest art schools in the nation, having run classes since 1918. The 45,000-volume Charlotte Whitney Allen Library is open to the public for research. The Gallery Store sells one-of-a-kind and handmade gifts created by regional artists. And the Max at the Gallery restaurant offers lunch, weekend brunch and catering.
To celebrate its 100th year, MAG is opening the new Centennial Sculpture Park on its grounds, adjacent to the city's Art Walk Extension project at University Avenue and Goodman Street. The outdoor gallery features Tom Otterness' "Creation Myth" and Jackie Ferrara's "Path of Colors," and several more works are arranged along outdoor walkways. This year the gallery will add two more commissions-Wendell Castle's "Unicorn Family" and Albert Paley's "Soliloquy"-and an acquisition, Mary Taylor's "Filly."
MAG has 66 employees, and Grant Holcomb is its director. The gallery is at 500 University Ave., and its website is mag.rochester.edu.
Financial record Year ending June 30, 2012
Endowments $2,487,918 45
Membership and gifts 1,603,325 29
Earned income 718,732 13
University of Rochester 552,871 10
Government support 165,861 3
Total revenue $5,528,707 100
Facilities $1,381,979 25
Advancement/membership 1,216,141 22
Administration 1,050,304 19
Education 608,071 11
Curatorial 608,071 11
Exhibitions 497,512 9
Technology 165,837 3
Total expenses $5,527,915 100
Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses $792
Board of Managers
Jim Durfee, president; vice president and design principal, Bergmann Associates, Architects, Engineers, Landscape Architects & Surveyors DPC
Kathryn D'Amanda, vice president; president and creative director, MillRace Design Associates LLC
Theresa Mazzullo, chairwoman (immediate past president); CEO, Excell Partners Inc.
Ronald Paprocki, treasurer; senior vice president for administration and finance, chief financial officer and treasurer, the University of Rochester
Only officers are listed because of space limitations. The board has 32 additional members.
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John Macleod looks up from bend-over. "She favors 'the natural look,' " he observes with a gentle irony.
"She" is Agnes Bray. During the winter, Mrs. Bray has not appeared much on her plot next to the Macleods'. "She's probably on a bus," says John, smiling. "She's always away on bus tours."
So out of what may be a certain exasperation, John is working in the Bray plot this morning, trying to discourage the prolific Bray plant life that ramps through the netting into the plot he and his wife organize.
The contrast between these two plots is striking.
The rectangle of earth tended by John and Cathy Macleod is meticulous. They "keep a very orderly plot," as Monty says of hers. Even their rubbish is neat. The berry hedge has a short-back-and-sides. The lace curtains in the shed window look freshly washed. Where other plotters' strawberries are a winter mess of runners and tattered brown leaves, theirs are primped and trimmed. Macleod strawberries behave themselves.
Now and then I walk over to take a good look at the Macleod Territory, just to keep my admiration level topped up.
The sea of earth tended (some might say "neglected," but it is not so) by Agnes Bray, on a chart from wild to tame, would be close to wild. But in the summer I have seen this doughty old-stager, deep in her cottagey-jungle of spectrum-hued flowers, hoeing away vigorously. She swears by the hoe. To her it's the secret of good gardening, the mainstay. But what exactly does she do with it? Her plot looks as if it is nature's very own tangled mayhem, untouched by human art. She has no rows to hoe between. No apparent design. Her "tares and wheat" grow together. It is certain, though, that if she did not hoe, her plot would soon become a small wilderness and no longer a garden.
Paradoxically, I find myself also wandering over in the summer to admire Agnes's plot.
I know she knows and loves her flowers. Does she realize, though, that she is at the cutting edge?
Today, books called "Natural Gardening," "How to Make a Flower Meadow," or "Gardening with Native Species" are everywhere. Species are in, exotics out. Trying to grow plants that do not suit your local conditions or soil is - so goes the new gardening ideology - a needless struggle. Why not work WITH nature rather than against it?
Agnes grows what will grow, a potpourri of annuals and perennials, some wild, some "garden plants," but all survivors. And, in a field of 70 allotments mainly devoted to vegetable culture, she simply doesn't give vegetables a look in.
HER attitude makes perfect sense. It is the rest of us who are absurdly illogical, growing a range of highly specialized, hybridized food-producing exotics against all odds, coddling and manuring and feeding and weeding. And all we have to do is toddle off to the supermarket and every single vegetable we can attempt, plus a host more, is instantly available and clean as a whistle.
My own reasons for wanting an allotment, in addition to the (rather wild) garden around our house, include this peculiarly burning wish to grow vegetables successfully. And I further want the opportunity of making a formal garden, with plants in regulated patches and delineated rows.
And so, while at home I welcome "the natural look," down here in the sunny plots, I am a Macleod follower, bending over to keeping nature out. (Except for one or two cowslips.)
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of May 25, 1991 No. 116-XII
About bases of economic independence of the Azerbaijan Republic
The Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic, noting low level of living of the people of Azerbaijan, considerable unemployment of able-bodied population, degradation of natural wealth as natural result of system of tough central planning and distribution, alienation of the worker from means of production and assignment of results of work, strong-willed administration in economy, ignorings of interests of the republic in policy of regional development and placement of productive forces, rootings of nonequivalent interregional exchanges,
realizing the responsibility for destiny of the people of Azerbaijan and caring for its welfare and spiritual revival,
adopts this Constitutional Law determining content, the purpose and the basic principles of economic independence of the Azerbaijan Republic as the sovereign state.
The Azerbaijan Republic independently performs the economic and social policy which is equitable to interests of its population and consistent with international law and universal values.
Economic independence of the Azerbaijan Republic consists in independent determination of structure of the national economy and the priority directions of its development, implementation of the financial and budget, monetary, price, investment, scientific and technical and external economic policy, establishment of social guarantees to the population.
Economic independence of the Azerbaijan Republic aims to provide to each citizen worthy living conditions, satisfaction of spiritual needs and self-expression of the personality, preserving and enhancement of national wealth of the Azerbaijani people by creation of steady motivational mechanisms of creative and productive activity.
Economic independence is based on the following basic principles:
exclusive property of the Azerbaijan Republic on the earth, its subsoil, internal and territorial waters, the continental shelf, plant and animal life, the air basin within the republic territory;
right of possession, uses and orders resources of the economic zone of the Caspian Sea adjacent to the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic, in the limits recognized as international law;
possession of shares in the created all-union wealth;
right of possession, uses and orders the share in diamond and currency funds and gold stock of USSR for the benefit of the republic;
equality and legal security of all patterns of ownership, freedom of enterprise, market relations of the demand and supply, state regulation of economy;
voluntariness of the accession to economic unions with other states and free exit from them;
securities of foreign investments in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The owner possesses rights of possession, uses and orders of property in the limits set by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The relations of property are established and regulated by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic, international treaties and intergovernmental agreements.
Equal are recognized the Azerbaijan Republic and the following patterns of ownership are protected by the law:
state-owned property of the Azerbaijan Republic;
ownership in common;
the mixed property.
Within, determined by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic, in its territory the property of the republics of the Union and other states, their legal entities and citizens, property of the international organizations are allowed.
Person of law of state-owned property in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic is the Azerbaijan Republic as the sovereign state.
The companies of all industries of the national economy, network (system) of power, transport and communication which are in its territory (except for the fixed assets and means providing functioning of transport and communication as whole and being joint property of subjects of the allied agreement), the state housing stock, property of public institutions, cultural values and historical monuments, infrastructure facilities, including resort and tourist appointment, other fixed assets created at the expense of public funds, national banks, financial and credit resources, securities and other property necessary for implementation of the tasks facing the Azerbaijan Republic as the sovereign state treat state-owned property of the Azerbaijan Republic.
State-owned property of the Azerbaijan Republic are also the companies or their parts located in the territory of other states, created at the expense of the state financial resources of the Azerbaijan Republic.
According to the decision of the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic part of its state-owned property can be transferred to the possession of local authorities of the government.
The legal regime of the property which is in property of local authorities of the government is established by them according to the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.
Transfer, withdrawal and redistribution of the objects which are in property of local authorities of the government without coordination with them is forbidden.
Local authorities of the government use and dispose of land, water and other natural resources according to the procedure, established by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic.
The property of the collective and rent companies, cooperatives, joint-stock companies, economic partnerships and economic associations, trade-union and other public and religious organizations, associations and social movements of the citizens who are legal entities belongs to ownership in common.
The ownership in common is formed for the transfer account of property in property in the procedure established by the law, creations or its acquisitions at the expense of own or borrowed funds.
The private property acts in the form of property of individuals and their families, means of production and values equated to them, objects and values of non-productive appointment, money and securities, products of intellectual work which can be used also for commercialization using wage labor.
In the limits determined by the legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic consolidation of the property which is in property of citizens, legal entities and the states with education on this basis of the mixed pattern of ownership is allowed. The type of the mixed property is determined by the status of the owners uniting the means.
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Boldly going where no man has gone before, “Star Trek” took us to strange, new worlds and a utopian, technologically advanced future where gallivanting across the universe was all in a day’s work. This sharply-imagined world brought us a glimpse at what life would be like if we weren’t the center of the universe after all.
Along the way we got to meet some surprisingly sexy aliens, fluffy Tribbles, and an unending stream of nifty gadgets and inventions that made us as green as Captain Kirk’s one-time paramour with envy. Here are the top five things from “Star Trek” we wish were real right now.
1. The Transporter
Beam me up, already! Scotty’s little invention might just be the best thing ever thought of in the realm of transportation. Despite the initial fear of molecularly disbanding and losing something important along the way, the transporter could single-handedly make the world a kinder, gentler place.
Of course long-distance travel would be instantaneous, but this technological phenomenon would make a bigger difference in our regular, workaday lives. No more traffic jams or scary seatmates on the train. No more nasty emissions spoiling our air. No more huge reliance on fossil fuels. Can’t you imagine how much happier everyone would be if they got to sleep in just one more hour and didn’t have to fight the commuter battle on the way in to the office?
Forget the George Foreman Grill – I want a replicator. All you have to do is tell it what you want and it magically appears. And this gadget’s powers are not limited to food and beverages. You can also get that cute skirt replicated for you, a new toothbrush, or how about a last-minute gift for that special someone? And if replicators were accessible to everyone and certain items were off-limits like Big Macs and donuts, we just might be able to make a dent in that obesity epidemic – not to mention world hunger.
Family dinners would be easier to pull off on a regular basis and could be comprised of something more appetizing than Hamburger Helper. With the introduction of 3D printers, could this food and beverage genie be closer than we think? My only complaint would be if the synthehol made sipping a glass of red wine less enjoyable.
If you love getting lost in the fictional world of a book, movie or game then the holodeck would knock your socks off. Basically, if you can daydream it, you can experience it. From tropical vacations to solving mysteries alongside Sherlock Holmes, the crew of the Starship Enterprise definitely made use of this virtual vacation destination. But the holodeck could be used for more than rest and relaxation. Teachers could literally bring history to life for their students. Cultural sensitivity could be increased by ready access to people and places we wouldn’t otherwise encounter. Travel would be more safe because you wouldn’t have to take a plane, train or automobile to your destination. But I think we should probably just come clean and say we’d mostly use it to hang out with the likes of Obi Wan Kenobi or Harry Potter.
I’m talking about the fully-functional Lieutenant Commander android who won over our hearts with his unending curiosity about those things that make us inherently human. We could put the androids to work round the clock doing the types of jobs that make us complain about the long hours and hard work. Maybe road construction would get completed ahead of schedule (or completed, period). Instead of working overtime, we could take up a hobby, spend more time with our families or even volunteer to help make the world a better place.
While there are plenty of utilitarian uses for a magnificent creature like Data, I think the broader implication is to use androids this evolved to help alleviate loneliness for alienated segments of society like the aged and those poor souls who have a profile on every online dating website.
This hand-held device is able to tell you everything – all the way down to the molecular structure and how far away it is – about anything at which you point it. Whether you want to know what’s really in that disgusting “healthy” shake your roommate keeps pushing on you or you’re ready to finally get to the bottom of that mysterious rash, the tricorder will quickly and accurately tell you everything you need to know. No more reliance on Wikipedia or WebMD. Doctors could use tricorders to non-intrusively diagnose patients and people who are too claustrophobic for an MRI would no longer have to endure that closed-in torment.
What “Star Trek” invention do you wish you could use every day?
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Do all braces always require tooth removal at some point. I am hoping i don't have to remove any as i already have fewer teeth. I have just had my braces put in 2 weeks ago as an adult, 30 years old. One front tooth is slightly under my bottom teeth when
30%: Orthodontic specialists treat 70% or more of their patients without extractions. I hope you are seeing an orthodontic specialist (as opposed to a gp) for your very specialized care. If the orthodontist did not mention extractions, your individualized treatment plan probably does not require extractions. Ask him/her at your next visit, follow instructions to the letter, and you should be ok. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
2 weeks: I tell patients to wait at least 2 weeks after extractions prior to any other dental work that is not emergent. In some cases, people may still be sore or heal more slowly than others and in these cases i would wait until you feel better and your dentist or oral surgeon says it is ok to have braces. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
See an orthodontist: There is no single answer to the question. Extracting teeth to relieve overcrowding is a very common. Any promise that treatment can be completed without extractions, especially before an assessment has been completed, should be regarded with considerable caution. See an orthodontist for evaluation and imaging. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Of course: Extracting teeth to relieve overcrowding is a very common at any age. Any promise that treatment can be completed without extractions, especially before an assessment has been completed, should be regarded with considerable caution. See an orthodontist for evaluation and imaging. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Just had tooth extraction for braces because the alignment isn't straight. Is this the right choice?
To whom?: Some dental insurance companies may not have covered charges for orthodontic treatment. It all depends upon the contract. Extractions for non-orthodontic purposes are usually a covered expense, but may or may not be when part of an orthodontic treatment plan. Personally, i consider correcting malocclusions both cosmetic and functional improvements. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
I lost two of my lower bicuspid teeth on both sides. Can I use braces to fix the gap? I don't think I need tooth extraction because my teeth are not crowded.
Criteria: As a 19 year old, if the rest of your teeth are in correct position, and your occlusion (bite) is normal, it would be best to replace those missing teeth with implant supported crowns and as soon as possible to prevent drifting of your remaining teeth. Otherwise i recommend that you consult with both an orthodontist and restorative dentist to work as a team & decide what treatment is best for you. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
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Multiplicative growth processes that are subject to random shocks often have a skewed distribution of outcomes. A simple laboratory experiment shows that participants either strongly underestimate skewness or ignore it completely. The participants' choices reveal bounds on their subjective medians of a financial asset's price that is subject to stochastic growth. The observed bias in expectations is irrespective to risk preferences and fairly robust to feedback. It is consistent with a behavioral model in which geometric growth is confused with linear growth. The bias is a possible explanation of investors' misunderstandings of real-world financial products like leveraged ETFs. | <urn:uuid:cb6d72e7-ff60-420e-8f2b-b26ee98b7b7a> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/66860 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721278.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00147-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904778 | 151 | 1.765625 | 2 |
In this article, you will learn about the differences between American Pitbull Terrier and Standard Bully breeds. You will also learn about the American Staffordshire Terrier, another breed of Pitbull. Learn what makes these dogs unique and why they make excellent pets. This article is meant to provide basic information for owners of these breeds. It is important to keep in mind that all Pitbull breeds are highly prone to the same behavioral problems.
The standard bully is a popular dog breed, and it comes in different sizes. Generally, males are larger than females, and the average size of the breed is between 60 and 80 pounds. This breed also varies in height, but the average height is approximately 16 to 19 inches. They have thick bones and a heavy, blocky head, and they are among the most obedient dogs in the world.
American bully breeds can be divided into two subtypes: purebred and mixed. The American Bully is the largest of the breeds. They have a large head and chest, and are incredibly affectionate. Generally, this breed has a ten to twelve-year lifespan and is perfect for family life. This breed is also a great watchdog and can be very protective. But before getting a bully, make sure you know the basic facts about its personality, characteristics, and health.
The American Bully’s short coat is low-maintenance. It sheds moderately but should be brushed and bathed regularly. Be sure to take special care of the folds in the face. Clean them regularly and dry them thoroughly. OEBs need exercise, but it is not as high as other bully breeds. A daily walk and some backyard play should do the trick. If you’re looking to get a Bully, this breed is a great choice.
The American Bully is an intelligent breed of dog that comes from working dogs. This means that it retains a lot of energy and needs daily exercise to stay healthy and happy. It can also get bored easily and may be destructive when it’s bored. If you’re looking for a family dog with a great personality, the American Bully may be a great fit for you. With this personality, they’re also easy to train, so make sure you invest in good training.
Although the American Bully breed is increasingly popular, not all Pitbulls are Pitbulls. Despite the similarities between the two breeds, it’s important to know that each one has its own distinctive features. One of these characteristics is that it’s a bloodline, and it can be traced back to a mother or father. In fact, this bloodline has its own distinct characteristics, so you should be aware of the bloodlines before adopting a Bully.
American Bullys were created to remove the characteristics that made Pitbulls aggressive, so they’re not aggressive. These dogs love being around humans and are gentle around babies. They’re great lapdogs and love affection. Despite their name, this breed has very low exercise and grooming needs, and their love is unconditional. This makes them a great choice for families with children. If you’re looking for a dog that will make you happy, this breed is perfect for you.
American Pitbull Terrier
The American Pit Bull Terrier is a dog breed recognized by the United Kennel Club and the American Dog Breeders Association. This medium-sized dog is intelligent and has a short, solid build. American Pit Bull Terriers are excellent companions and can be trained to behave in many ways. In addition to their reputation for aggressiveness, this breed is also known for their loyalty. Read on to learn more about this popular breed. Read on to learn more about its history, characteristics, and how you can get one of your own.
The first thing to know about the American Pitbull Terrier’s health is its breed type. This type of dog has many health issues. Some of the most common include eye diseases. If your American Pitbull Terrier has cherry eye disease, he or she may have a red mass in the corner of the eye. While the condition can be painful, it can also be treated with surgery. An examination by a veterinarian will help you determine the severity of this condition and how to treat it.
Although the American Pitbull Terrier is generally healthy, there are a few common health problems. The aortic valve in American Pitbull Terriers is susceptible to shrinkage, which puts extra strain on the heart. Left untreated, this condition can cause serious cardiac problems. This disease is hereditary and can affect either a puppy or an adult dog. Therefore, it is imperative to take your American Pitbull to a vet if you suspect your American Pitbull Terrier is suffering from this condition.
An Am Staff has a similar appearance to the Pitbull and Am Staff. Although the two breeds are large, they do not share a similar tendency to be vicious or destructive. The aggressiveness of an Am Staff dog is dependent on the owner and his or her upbringing. The underlying psyche determines the level of aggression a dog exhibits. If a dog is trained and raised to be aggressive, it may become a devoted member of the family.
The American Pitbull Terrier belongs to the molesser family of breeds. Both the American Pitbull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier are incredibly devoted companions. They are both beautiful, affectionate, and sweet. And while they do have some differences, they are both loving and loyal. If you want to learn more about them, check out our American Pitbull Terrier Breed Information
The American Pitbull Terrier is an athletic medium-sized dog with a muscular build. Their coat is short, dense, and shiny, and it lies close to the body. This helps the breed excel in a variety of sports. American Pit Bull Terriers weigh anywhere from 17 to fifty pounds. A perfect breed for many families. It is a great choice for dog sports. You can find pitbulls for sale at most dog stores and breeders.
American Staffordshire Terrier
An American Staffordshire Terrier is an extremely intelligent, trainable dog. They enjoy pleasing people, and have been trained for many jobs, including detection and service dogs. The average Amstaff is a sturdy, robust 19-inch dog. Some Amstaffs are shorter, and the breed is not as robust as the Pitbull. But despite their size, the American Staffordshire Terrier is an incredibly loyal family pet.
The American Staffordshire terrier is a muscle-bound softie that forms fast bonds with its humans. These dogs are good watchdogs and loyal companions, but they also require a lot of exercise to burn off their high energy. American Staffordshire terriers also love to play fetch and frisbee. While these two characteristics make them excellent companions, the breed is not for every family or situation.
Although they are often confused, the two breeds are quite distinct. While the American Staffordshire Terrier is a pitbull, the pit bull is an unofficial catch-all term for many bully breeds. The American Staffordshire Terrier is AKC recognized while the pit bull is not. Both breeds are extremely intelligent, and they’re very loyal to their owners. But, be aware that some pit bulls are aggressive towards people and other dogs. If you’re considering purchasing one of these dogs, you should do it properly.
The American Staffordshire Terrier’s ancestors came from England, where they were mixed with Terriers and Bulldogs. In the 19th century, they were used in dogfights, and they remain illegal today. They had many names in the UK and the United States, including American Pit Bull Terriers, Pitbull Terriers, and Yankee Terriers. In 1936, the American Kennel Club accepted the Staffordshire Terrier as a breed and renamed the breed as such. They gained popularity as companions for their owners, and their temperaments compel their owners to walk them barefooted.
In the United Kingdom, the American Staffordshire Terrier is the tallest breed of Pitbull. The American Staffordshire Terrier is the shortest, whereas the Staffordshire Bull Terrier is the smallest. There are several other breeds of American Pitbull Terriers, such as the American Bully and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, but both are essentially Pitbulls, although the United Kennel Club does not recognize either.
The American Staffordshire Terrier needs daily exercise, and should have at least an hour of exercise. This breed was originally bred for stamina, so they should receive supervised exercise on a daily basis. Its high energy level requires frequent reminders to take a break. However, it should not be exercised outside the home. A small dog can easily get bored and may even become destructive.
The American Staffordshire Terrier is known as a family dog, and is best suited for households with children over the age of six. However, the breed can be quite rough around children, so parents must supervise playtime with this breed. Because they were bred to be fighting dogs, they do not generally get along well with other dogs, but this does not mean they are not friendly. You should not get one if you don’t know the other owners’ personality. | <urn:uuid:20ab59b8-7fe7-49ab-8086-5fc224b17d2b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://puppyheaven.com/pitbull-breeds-and-types-of-pitbulls/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.967083 | 1,907 | 1.921875 | 2 |
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Professor Ann Bartow (pictured) argues that the Constitution needs a 28th Amendment - - - the ERA.
In an article almost as pithy as the ERA itself, Bartow discusses the history of women's rights, the failed ERA, and why current constitutional law and statutory enactments fail to adequately secure gender equality. She also invokes current 14th Amendment controversies including so-called "birthright citizenship."
A commitment to equality across gender identification, gonads, chromosomes, or any other maker of sex that is specifically articulated in a Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution would productively cut off debates about the Fourteenth Amendment and ignite engagement in projects pitched at increasing substantive equality for all
Bartow's essay is part of a Constitutional Amendment Symposium by Tennessee Law Review (not yet available on the law review website) that promises some interesting constitutional interventions.
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Traditional exports, consisting of five coastal products, representing 56.7% of the total external private sales, declined by $ 74 million between January and May 2016.
The poor performance of bananas, cocoa, coffee beans, processed coffe and fish was evident. The exception that proves the rule is shrimp, which has offset falling prices with an increased productivity.
Bananas (including plantains) are in large part a victim of a reduction of the official price, that rose from $ 6.55 per carton in 2015 to $ 6.16 this year. Although there is a spot price that is not governed by that table, but by the market and that has been high this year. In figures, the drop was 4.4% and 2% in volume, according to the Central Bank. | <urn:uuid:772abf58-bf1b-471e-ba2f-66821846dd6c> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.ecuadortimes.net/2016/07/15/private-exportation-hit-by-the-crisis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280929.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00428-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981415 | 161 | 1.710938 | 2 |
A new Gallup poll asking Americans how much they trust institutions in American society has found that only three institutions — the military, small businesses, and the police — have the confidence of a majority of Americans.
Americans' confidence in Congress is down to 10%, the lowest level ever recorded not only for Congress, but for any institution. Not only does Congress have a tiny confidence rating, but in fact a majority of Americans (52%) say they have little or no confidence in Congress. About half (46%) of Americans, though, say they approve of the job the representative from their own congressional district is doing.
The same poll found that Americans have an equally abysmal level of confidence in newspaper and television news alike, at 23%.
The biggest year-to-date changes came for banks and the medical system. Banks gained 5% while the medical system’s confidence level fell by 6%.
Although the confidence numbers are different than approval ratings, the two are deeply linked. For instance, 78% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. Of those who disapprove of the job Congress is doing, gridlock is the primary reason.
Nearly four in five Americans in June, 78%, disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job, marking the 45th consecutive month that more than two-thirds of Americans have given Congress the thumbs down. Americans' high level of disapproval is less about what Congress is doing than about what it isn't doing: putting aside partisan bickering and getting things done. | <urn:uuid:67583398-dd94-4f70-95bd-1a2da0486111> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://mic.com/articles/48595/government-now-so-dysfunctional-americans-only-trust-the-military-small-business-and-the-cops | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284405.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00037-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962458 | 306 | 2.46875 | 2 |
The methodology of the ongoing and planned research projects of the Division Psychodynamics headed by the professorship of Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch includes metacognitive and epistemological approaches in addition to state-of-the-art psychotherapy research. Thus, in addition to the clinical and empirical investigation of processes and results of psychotherapeutic treatments, the research of meta-theoretical questions and, in particular, the investigation of phenomena in the field of subjectivity in a non-reductive manner with First-Person Methodologies is enabled. Further empirical methodologies are used for psychotherapy research and average population research projects. Psychometric instruments developed on the basis of clinical experience in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy are applied. Experimental methodologies are being integrated into psychodynamic psychotherapy research in order to better understand the nature of the psychophysical continuum and how therapeutic changes are effective by studying the impact of psychodynamic treatments on neurobiological functioning.
A wide range of projects is carried out at the Division Psychodynamics, resulting in a continuous peer-reviewed publication activity with leading international periodicals and publishing houses. One current project is the work of the professor and head Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch is the volume Sigmund Freud (2020). Freuds dynamisches Strukturmodell des Mentalen im 21. Jahrhundert. Herausgegeben und kommentiert von Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch. Sigmund Freuds Werke. Wiener Interdisziplinäre Kommentare. [Freud’s Dynamic Structural Model of the Mind in the 21st Century. With an introduction and commented by Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch. The Works of Sigmund Freud. Viennese Interdisciplinary Commentaries], in which Patrizia Giampieri-Deutsch is a co-editor. In this volume, two central texts by Freud are newly commented in the light of the current state of interdisciplinary scientific research and provided with a systematic introduction, which presents Freud's theory of the mind from the perspective of current psychoanalytic research and brings it into interdisciplinary dialogue with advanced approaches in cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience and the philosophy of mind.
Current research projects also include the interdisciplinary study of subjective experience, such as the project Psychodynamische und wissenschaftshistorische Aspekte der Empathie [Psychodynamic research of empathy in the light of the history of science] [CICLO XXXI SSD M-FIL/03] in cooperation with the Italian University Federico II Naples or the project Die Irreduzibilität der Erfahrung [The irreducibility of subjective experience] [SC16-025] funded by the Niederösterreichische Forschung und Bildung GmbH [Lower Austrian Science and Education Fund] (NFB). The latter examines current approaches and controversies that deal with the phenomenon of subjective experience in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Psychoanalytic research findings as well as converging results of phenomenological and neurocognitive embodiment research, the philosophy of mind and findings from the cognitive field are systematically brought into conversation with each other in order to identify areas of convergence.
The Division Psychodynamics also investigates the application of its research methodologies to non-clinical phenomena and branches of knowledge. The psychological and psychodynamic studies of religious experience amount to a science of human behavior and human experience. Religious experience as a specifically human experience can be addressed by the methodologies of psychodynamic psychotherapy research by means of First-Person Methodologies. An essential pivotal point of the research of the professorship is the research project Psychologische und psychodynamische Aspekte der religiösen Erfahrungen im Bezugsrahmen der Abrahamitischen Religionen[Psychological and Psychodynamic Aspects of Religious Experience in the Frame of Reference of the Abrahamic Religions] [K3F730/001-2017].
The research-generated Maimonides Lectures originate from this project, which, under the auspices of the Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria, intensify the dialogue between the sciences, in particular the health sciences, and the Abrahamic religions and, by means of symposia and keynote lectures in Lower Austria, enable a continuous encounter between representatives of the religious communities, researchers as well as students and their relatives confessed to the Abrahamic traditions. Starting from the field of medicine, the aim is to succeed in encompassing a multitude of social challenges and bridging disciplines which currently determine people's lives to a large extent. The Maimonides Lectures explore the changing socio-economic and ecological conditions and the psychological, political and sociological aspects of our living conditions as well as religious and cultural experiences in a globalized society.
In the spirit of the philosopher, physician and scholar Moses ben Maimon, the Maimonides Lectures encounter Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions and build the foundations for a culture of deep appreciation of religious diversity and mutual understanding, which enables an authentic dialogue between cultures. The Maimonides Lectures in Lower Austria are jointly organized by the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) with the Abrahamic religious communities in Austria and the Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences (KL) under the auspices of the Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria and establish cooperative, sustainable research at a level of excellence.
This is also intended to make a contribution to basic research in the medical humanities. The medical humanities open up a field in which medicine and the humanities engage in dialogue on experiences and conceptual issues. Furthermore, medical humanities unfolds opportunities to reflect on one’s own function, on the aspirational goals of shaping personal and professional identity and on the enhancement of students’ education. Medical humanities raises a broad range of questions concerning professional ethics and treatment techniques, the handling and boundaries of treatment as well as the subjective understanding of illness and death, including their religious aspects. Accordingly, this research field implies a strong focus on mental states of patients and the persons treating them from perspectives that transcend both the medical and the psychological points of view.
The efforts are primarily concerned with the professionalisation of medical and health care professions and their significance for humankind within the framework of the guiding principles of Responsible Science, which are committed to responsible scientific progress. The focus of the planned research and interdisciplinary teaching of the medical humanities is the consideration of the entire image of man and its expression and reflection in the relationship between doctors or psychotherapeutic and psychological clinicians and patients and in medical, psychotherapeutic or psychological discussions. | <urn:uuid:15248849-18f7-4a76-9f92-3523125b7cc0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.kl.ac.at/en/department-psychology-and-psychodynamics/psychotherapy-research/research | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.87279 | 1,368 | 1.609375 | 2 |
A Guide to Chaucer's Pronunciation (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching No 3)
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“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collier
In my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers, I encourage teachers to reflect on the way they assess their students for Goal 17: Re-evaluate Value. Assessment shouldn’t make students feel like quitting. Instead, assessment should help students celebrate the learning they’ve grasped and reflect on their journey achieving that learning. Assessment should also offer insight on which areas students need to strive to grasp and help them find solutions on the best way they can overcome the obstacles that have prevented them from achieving that knowledge. Formative assessment can help motivate students to continue their learning journeys and strive to learn more! Below is a slide presentation (free to download) and bookmarks to provide you with ideas!
- Many tool and apps help students receive ongoing assessment in engaging ways. Try assessing students regularly with these options- clickers, exit tickets, admission slips, ongoing portfolios, student response systems, graphic organizers, peer feedback, self-evaluation, draw responses, games, and quizzes.
- Some of my favorite tools and apps for formative assessment include Nearpod (Any device), Socrative.com (Any device), GetKahoot (Any device), and ExitTicket (Any device).
- The West Virginia Department of Education has a fantastic formative assessment page with many examples and handouts.
- When giving exit slips/tickets/cards, make sure this is at the end of class and something that can be accomplished within 5 minutes or less.
- Check out this slide with many suggestions, including the 321 Exit! Get students to use Google Docs to fill out these exit slips digitally and keep a copy!
- Find a Tweet exit slip here!
- Admit slips are given at the beginning of the class to help students reflect on their homework or the previous assignment and should also be accomplished in 5 minutes or less.
- It is more powerful to get students to come up with their own questions and test their peers than to just answer multiple choice questions.
- Get students to create games on TinyTap (iOS/Android) or GetKahoot (Any device).
- Throw a small nerf ball to a student who answers your question then creates a question for another peer to answer. The students asks the question aloud and throws the ball to a selected peer. Allow them to have 3 helplines such as search the textbook or a website or get a peer to text the answer to them.
- Try assessment with interactive whiteboard tools and apps like Educreations, SyncSpace (iOS/Android), Explain Everything, and ScreenChomp.
- Students can come up with their own word problems to solve or show how they solved a word problem. See this example by Mrs. Wideen’s first graders using Educreations!
- Students can give quick peer feedback. One 5 minute peer feedback activity is Two Stars and a Wish. Students upload the peer’s short writing or creation onto the whiteboard and draw a star on two areas they like and with their voice provide specific feedback. They also include a wish, an area they want their peers to improve.
- Students can contribute reflections, fact, trivia and resources about a topic using the Padlet or Linoit web tool and app (any device).
- I Spy is a type of formative assessment in which students take photos to reflect their learning. Find this activity in my book, Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Mobile Devices.
- To assess with video quizzes try Blubbr.tv (Interactive Youtube quizzes) and EdPuzzle.
- If you don’t have a set of clickers, then try Plickers for formative assessment. It is a free app for teachers to use their mobile devices to scan paper markers students hold up to answer a question. Live results are shown! | <urn:uuid:02525d79-d7dd-4485-af1f-28dc55d4c32d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://teacherrebootcamp.com/2015/10/formativeassessment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.932288 | 810 | 3.46875 | 3 |
|Publication number||US4002714 A|
|Application number||US 05/538,774|
|Publication date||11 Jan 1977|
|Filing date||6 Jan 1975|
|Priority date||14 Aug 1972|
|Publication number||05538774, 538774, US 4002714 A, US 4002714A, US-A-4002714, US4002714 A, US4002714A|
|Original Assignee||Fumio Usui|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (20), Classifications (14)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This is a Division, of application Ser. No. 280,209, filed Aug. 14, 1972 now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a method for producing a tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin, and more particularly, to a method for producing a tapered pipe of synthetic resin reinforced by fiber material, wire material or combination thereof.
Conventionally, tapered pipes of reinforced synthetic resin have been produced by winding glass fibers containing synthetic resin in semi-solid state around a tapered core bar in multi-layers and allowing them to harden. However, this method has disadvantages that additional steps are needed in finishing the surface of a tapered pipe and that the strength is non uniform due to irregular impregnation of synthetic resin. Further, when it is required to make the thickness at the extreme end of the tapered pipe different from that at the root thereof, the winding of the glass fiber layers around the pipe must be regulated. Thus, it has been difficult to provide tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin of good quality by the conventional method which requires relatively much troubles and time.
An object of the present invention is to provide a simple and economical method for producing a tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin of high quality.
The method according to the present invention can produce a tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin by winding belt-like or thread-like glass fiber around a tapered core bar, inserting it into a tapered mold and thereafter pulling out only the core bar, inserting the mold into a body of rotation, pouring a thermosetting synthetic resin in liquid form into the mold, inclining the mold by a predetermined angle from the horizontal position and rotating it at a predetermined rate of rotation.
The method according to the present invention can produce a tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin with a base plate by fixing a base frame for a base plate to an end of the tapered core bar having a larger diameter than the other end and repeating the above steps.
The method according to the present invention can further produce a tapered bent pipe of reinforced synthetic resin by winding belt-like or thread-like glass fiber around a tapered core bar, inserting it into a tapered flexible mold and thereafter pulling out the core bar only, inserting the mold into a body of rotation, pouring a thermosetting synthetic resin in liquid form into the mold, inclining said body of rotation by a predetermined angle from the horizontal position and rotating it at a predetermined rate of rotation, removing the flexible mold from the body of rotation before the thermosetting synthetic resin has hardened, and bending it in a predetermined form and fixing it in a jig.
The invention will be better understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGS. 1A - 1F schematically illustrate the steps of production of a tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows a schematic construction of a fiber winding apparatus which is used for practicing the method of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view taken along the line III--III of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 shows a schematic construction of a rotating apparatus which is used for practicing the method of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view taken along the line V--V of FIG. 4;
FIGS. 6A - 6C are graphs showing the relationship between the rate of rotation and the angle of inclination of the body of rotation and the thickness of the synthetic resin pipe;
FIGS. 7 - 10 are schematic illustrations of a part of the steps of production of a tapered pipe of reinforced synthetic resin with a base plate according to the present invention; and
FIG. 11 is a schematic illustration of a part of the steps of production of a tapered bent pipe of reinforced synthetic resin according to the present invention.
The method of the present invention is described hereunder with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the method for producing a tapered pipe comprises the steps of: winding reinforcing material 2 (for example, belt-like glass fibers, threads, or combination thereof) spirally in a number of layers around a core bar 1 having a predetermined taper to form a body 3 of the reinforcing material in the predetermined shape (FIGS. 1A and 1B), inserting the core bar 1 having the body 3 of the reinforcing material into a mold 4 having a predetermined taper (FIG. 1C), pulling out the core bar 1 only, leaving the body 3 in the mold 4 (FIG. 1D), inserting the mold 4 in which the body 3 of the reinforcing material is inserted into a body of rotation 5 and pouring a predetermined amount of a thermosetting synthetic resin in liquid form into the mold 4 (FIG. 1E), inclining the body of rotation 5 by a predetermined angle from the horizontal position with the end of the mold 4 having the smaller diameter downward and rotating the body of rotation at a predetermined rate of rotation (FIG. 1F), and pulling out the hardened and formed pipe from the mold 4 (this step is not shown).
The core bar 1 may be a metallic taper roll of common use, and it is preferable that a plurality of pins are retractably provided on the surface of the roll to prevent slipping off of the glass fibers or threads. Conventional thread winding machine can be used for winding the reinforcing material around the core bar 1.
The mold 4 may be a common metallic tapered pipe, however, since it is rotated at a high speed it is preferably made from material as light as and as strong as possible, such as aluminum, duralumin, reinforced synthetic resin, etc.
The materials which can be used as the thermosetting synthetic resin are unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin, phenolformaldehyde resin, melanineformaldehyde resin, and polyimide resin. The strength of the tapered pipe can be increased by mixing finely crushed aggregates with such synthetic resins.
Any rotating apparatus which will support a long body of rotation in a somewhat inclined position with respect to the horizontal direction and rotate it is sufficient. Accordingly, conventional lathe or machines similar thereto can be used. Particularly, it is preferable that such machine is provided with a mechanism for controlling the rate of rotation and for vertical control of the table supporting the body of rotation thereon.
An example of the apparatus for practicing the present invention is described hereunder with reference to FIGS. 2 - 5. FIGS. 2 and 3 show a schematic construction of the fiber winding apparatus. A plurality of winding units 20 (only two units are shown in the illustrated embodiment) are disposed in series and the core bar 1 is inserted through the center thereof. The winding unit 20 comprises a rotary drum 21 and reinforcing material supporting reels 22 attached to the inner surface of the drum and is rotatably supported by rollers 23a, b, and c. The rollers 23a are fixed to a shaft 24 which is driven by a motor 25. When the shaft 24 is driven, the rollers 23a cause the rotary drum 21 to rotate in the arrowed direction so that the reinforcing materials 2 supported on the reels 22 are wound around the core bar 1.
At the both ends of the core bar 1 ropes 26, 27 are fastened. An end of the rope 26 is wound around a reel 28 while an end of the rope 27 is wound around another reel 29 passing through the mold 4. The reels 28 and 29 are driven by the motor 25 through a suitable gear box 30.
During the winding operation of the reinforcing materials 2, the core bar 1 is not rotated but pulled by the rope 27 to slowly move in the arrowed direction (in FIG. 2 to the left). Accordingly, the reinforcing materials 2 are spirally wound around the core bar 1. The core bar 1 completely wound with the reinforcing materials is pulled strongly by the rope 27 into the mold 4. As a result, the body 3 formed with the reinforcing materials is brought into a close contact with the inner surface of the mold 4. Pins (not shown) provided on the roll surface of the core bar 1 are retracted therewithin and the core bar 1 is pulled back by the rope 26 to the right in FIG. 2 until it returns to its initial position leaving the body 3 formed with the reinforcing materials within the mold 4.
After the rope 27 is removed from the mold 4, the mold 4 is mounted to the rotating apparatus described below.
FIGS. 4 and 5 show the schematic construction of the rotating apparatus. The rotating apparatus 40 supports the long pipe-like body of rotation 5 in a horizontal position. The body of rotation 5 is rotatably supported by rollers 42, 43 and 44. The rollers 42 are fixed to a shaft 46 which is driven by a motor 47 through a suitable transmission (not shown). The shaft 46 and the motor 47 are mounted on a supporting bedplate 45 which is provided with a cover 48 for covering the body of rotation 5.
The supporting bedplate 45 is pivotally supported at a fulcrum 49 by a bed 50a. The right end of the supporting bedplate 45 is supported by a bed 50b so as to prevent it from swinging sideways and also is supported by a lead screw mechanism 51 so as to be movable vertically. The left end of the supporting bedplate 45 is supported by a bed 50c so as to prevent it from swinging sideways. By rotating a handle 52 of the lead screw mechanism 51, the supporting bedplate 45 can be swung clockwise or anticlockwise about the fulcrum 49.
To operate the rotating apparatus 40, firstly an end of each of the mold 4 and the body of rotation 5 (for example, the end of the mold 4 having the smaller diameter) is sealed by a suitable cover (not shown), the handle 52 is turned so that the other end of each of the mold 4 and the body of rotation 5 (for example, the end of the mold 4 having the larger diameter) is elevated to a suitable angle, and a thermosetting synthetic resin in liquid form is poured into the other end which is thereafter sealed by a suitable cover (not shown). Then, the motor 47 is started and the transmission (not shown) and the handle 52 are adjusted to establish the desired values of the rate of rotation of the body of rotation 5 and the angle (0) thereof with respect to the horizontal position.
There are many different methods for pouring the synthetic resin into the mold the simplest of which is to pour the resin directly into the mold from the vessel. After the resin is poured, the body of rotation containing the mold is swung vertically while rotating slowly to accelerate distribution of the resin. When the tapered pipe is relatively short (2 - 5 m), a spray nozzle may be attached to the extreme end of the pipe so that the nozzle spraying the synthetic resin is moved within the mold rotating in a low speed.
Experiments have shown that when the body of rotation 5 is rotated with the central axis thereof maintained horizontally the synthetic resin within the body of rotation 5 has a tendency to move toward the end having a larger inner diameter. This tendency increases as the rate of rotation increases. Accordingly, the tapered pipe thus produced has a thickness which is thicker in the portion having the larger inner diameter and becomes thinner as the inner diameter becomes smaller.
In order to produce a tapered pipe having a uniform thickness, the central axis of the body of rotation 5 must be inclined by an angle θ so that the end of the body having a larger inner diameter is higher in altitude than the other end. This angle of inclination θ is experimentally determined by the length of the pipe, the taper angle, the structure of the reinforcing material, the viscosity of the synthetic resin, and the rate of rotation. An experimental equation generally expressing the relationship will become clear through a number of experiments. A limited number of experiments have shown that the pipe length, the taper angle α (namely the cone angle), and the rate of rotation n are the main parameters to determine the angle of inclination θ.
FIGS. 6A - 6C show the experimental results on the relationship of the taper angle α, the rate of rotation n, the angle of inclination θ, and the pipe thickness t.
As shown in FIG. 6A, when the taper angle α and the rate of rotation n are kept constant, as the angle of inclination θ increases the thickness of the tapered pipe has the tendency to increase at the extreme end and decrease at the root. Accordingly, the intersection P of the curves R and E shows that the extreme end and the root are equal in thickness. At this time, the optimum angle of inclination is θo and the optimum thickness of the pipe is to.
As shown in FIG. 6B, when the taper angle α and the angle of inclination θ are kept constant, as the rate of rotation n increases the thickness of the tapered pipe has the tendency to decrease at the extreme end and increase at the root. From this fact, it can be inferred that there exists the optimum rate of rotation No to make the thickness of the pipe equal at the extreme end and at the root.
FIG. 6C shows the relation between the optimum rate of rotation No and the optimum angle of inclination θo to make the thickness of the pipe equal at the extreme end and at the root when the taper angle α is kept constant. FIG. 6C shows also that when the rate of rotation increases the angle of inclination must be increased also.
It is widely known that centrifugal force is in proportion to the square of the rate of rotation and to the radius of rotation. Accordingly, it is clear that the increase in the rate of rotation causes the increase in the centrifugal force whereby the synthetic resin sufficiently permeates the reinforcing material. Conversely, however, when the rate of rotation is decreased, the centrifugal force is also decreased to lessen the permeability of the resin into the reinforcing material to form bubbles therein. This tendency increases toward the portion of the pipe having smaller diameter. The experimental results show that no bubble is formed in the product when the peripheral speed of the portion having the smallest diameter is 350 meters per minute or greater than that.
As described above, the thickness of the tapered pipe can be adjusted as required by regulating the layers of the reinforcing material or by regulating the angle of inclination θ of the central axis of the body of rotation or the rate of rotation no of the body of rotation.
When used as an electric pole, a pole for supporting lights, a pole for supporting advertising board, a mast of yacht, a flagpole, or other support poles, the root of the reinforced synthetic resin pipe must be fixed on a base. In order to facilitate this fixing work, a base plate may be preformed integrally with the pipe of the reinforced synthetic resin.
Accordingly, in order to produce a pipe of reinforced synthetic resin with a base plate like this, a base frame 6 for the base plate is attached at the end of the core bar 1 having the larger diameter as shown in FIG. 7. The flanged base frame is mounted by relative movement thereof with respect to the tapered core bar from the narrow end of the core bar toward the large diameter end of the core bar. Then, the reinforcing material 2 is wound around the core bar 1 as described above (see FIG. 1A), the core bar 1 is inserted into a mold 8 having an enlarged end 7 to receive the base plate portion (FIG. 8), thereafter the above described steps are repeated.
The base frame 6 for the base plate may be of metallic material and may be taken away after the base plate is formed, or may be of such materials as glass fiber or independent foamed material so as to remain within the pipe after the forming of the base plate. When a mold having, for example, a bottom plate as shown in FIG. 9 is used, the base frame 6 can be left within the body 3 of the reinforcing material as shown in FIG. 10 by bending the reinforcing material 2 so as to cover the bottom of the base frame 6.
In using the pole for supporting a light or advertising board, it is frequently necessary that the top of such pole be bent. In order to produce such a bent pipe, a flexible mold 12 as shown in FIG. 11 is used. The flexible mold 12 is formed of a flexible material, such as rubber, synthetic resin, or rubber cloth, having rigid metallic wires 13, such as piano wires, embedded therewithin. The flexible mold 12 has the same function as the mold 4 described in connection with FIG. 1. It is preferable to provide a suitable support means since the flexible pipe 12 sometimes deflects during the insertion or removal of the core bar 1.
As described in connection with FIG. 1F, the flexible mold 12 is inserted within the body of rotation 5 and this assembly is rotated, before the liquid synthetic resin is permeated in the body of the reinforcing material sufficiently and uniformly and is hardened sufficiently, the flexible mold 12 is taken out from the body of rotation 5 and is fixed with a suitable deformation by a jig (not shown). After the synthetic resin is hardened, the flexible mold 12 is removed from the jig, and the bent pipe thus hardened and formed is taken out from the flexible mold 12. This bent pipe also can be provided with the base plate described above.
Since the present invention utilizes centrifugal force due to rotation, the synthetic resin is distributed uniformly on the surface of the tapered pipe and no surface finishing step is required. When a pigment having a larger specific gravity is mixed in the synthetic resin, the pigment will be permeated by the centrifugal force through the pipe up to the surface thereof to uniformly color the surface. Further, when the inner surface of the mold is provided with engravings of patterns, the reinforcing material is deformed by the engraved patterns and, accordingly, a tapered pipe or a tapered bent pipe of reinforced synthetic resin having various patterns or a base plate can be produced.
While there has been described and illustrated a present preferred method of practicing the invention it is to be distinctly understood that the invention is not limited thereto but may be otherwise variously practiced within the scope of the following claims.
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Chapter 11 Sexual Health © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.1
Sexual Anatomy and Functions Male and female sex organs arise from the same undifferentiated tissue during the prenatal period The presence of hormones influences the development of male or female organs The sex organs of males and females are similar, and their purpose and functions are complementary © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.2
Female Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.3
Male Sex Organs and Reproductive Anatomy © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.4
Sexual Response Sex drive, also known as sexual desire or libido, is a biological urge for sexual activity Testosterone is the principle hormone responsible for the sex drive in both men and women Testosterone is produced by the testes in males and by the adrenal glands in both sexes People typically seek to satisfy the sex drive through physical stimulation and release, either with a partner or through masturbation © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.5
Sexual Arousal Sexual arousal on the physiological level involves vasocongestion and myotonia Vasocongestion: the inflow of blood to tissues in the erogenous areas Myotonia: the voluntary or involuntary muscle tension that occurs in response to sexual stimulation © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.6
The Human Sexual Response Model Excitement stage: arousal Plateau stage: leveling off of arousal immediately before orgasm Orgasm stage: rhythmic contraction in the genital area and a sensation of intense pleasure Resolution stage: return of the body back to an unexcited, relaxed stage –Men enter a refractory period, lasting from minutes to hours –Women do not experience a refractory period, and can experience multiple orgasms © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.7
The Sexual Response Model © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.8
Orgasm Orgasm is physically experienced in the genitals, but it can be influenced by physical, emotional, psychological, interpersonal, and environmental factors An orgasm is usually felt as waves of intense pleasure accompanied by contractions in the penis, vagina, and uterus –Can be localized or generalized throughout the body About 1/3 of women reach orgasm via intercourse, but many women need direct stimulation of the clitoris to reach orgasm Some people pretend to reach orgasm © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.9
Factors Inhibiting Women’s Orgasm © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.10 Factors inhibiting women’s orgasm during intercourse.
Sexual Development and Health across the Lifespan The biology of sexual and reproductive development is directed by hormones: –Androgens: male sex hormones secreted by the testes –Estrogen and progestins: produced by ovaries © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.11
Sexual Development and Health across the Lifespan Stages of sexual development: –In boys, voice deepens, facial hair grows, and onset of ejaculation occurs at puberty –In girls, breasts develop, body fat increases, and onset of menstruation occurs at puberty –Menopause: cessation of menstruation –Viropause: changes in virility or sexual desire in middle-aged men © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.12
Sexuality and Disability Most people with disabilities can have a rewarding sex life As an example, a person with a spinal cord injury may not be able to have an orgasm, but he or she may be able to have intercourse, experience sensuous feelings in other parts of the body, or have a child As in any relationship, the key is nurturing emotional as well as sexual intimacy © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.13
Typical and Common Forms of Sexual Expression Rather than thinking in terms of “normalcy,” social scientists think of behavior as typical or less typical The following are typically considered acceptable forms of sexual expression: –Celibacy –Kissing –Erotic touch (foreplay) –Self-stimulation (masturbation) –Oral-genital stimulation (cunnilingus/fellatio) –Anal intercourse –Sexual intercourse (coitus) © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.14
Atypical Sexual Behaviors and Paraphilias Most atypical sexual behaviors cause no harm and are consensual Paraphilias are mental disorders, and many are illegal –Exhibitionism –Voyeurism –Pedophilia Treatment focuses initially on reducing the danger to the patient and potential victims, and then on strategies to suppress the behavior © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.15
Female Sexual Dysfunctions Disturbance in sexual drive, performance, or satisfaction that may occur at any point in the sexual response cycle –Pain during intercourse (vaginismus) –Sexual desire disorder –Female sexual arousal disorder –Orgasmic dysfunction There is new interest in female sexuality among scientists, sex therapists, and pharmaceutical companies © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.16
Male Sexual Dysfunctions Disturbance in sexual drive, performance, or satisfaction in men that may occur at any point in the sexual response cycle –Pain during intercourse –Sexual desire disorder –Erectile dysfunction (ED) –Ejaculation dysfunction Treatment often relies on testosterone and other medications; correcting unhealthy lifestyles and working on relationships is also important © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.17
Male Sexual Dysfunctions Misuse of ED drugs has recently come to the attention of health experts –Taken by young men who mistakenly believe they will quickly and easily attain an erection that will allow them to have sex for hours –Any effect these drugs seem to have is more likely a placebo effect –Combining ED drugs with alcohol or illicit substances can be life-threatening © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.18
Protecting Your Sexual Health One of the biggest threats to one’s sexual health is sexually transmitted infections The behaviors listed below can help reduce your risk of contracting an infection: –Using condoms and dental dams, which provides a barrier against bacterial or viral transfer –Practicing abstinence: no sexual contact –Communicating about sex: take the time to tell your partner your sexual health history and find out about his or hers © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.19
Sex and Culture: Issues for the 21st Century Issues today include: –Sexting –Hooking up –Internet pornography and cybersex –Compulsive sexual behaviors, including “sexual anorexia” The Internet offers people immediate, anonymous, and solitary sex without the complexities of responding sexually to a real partner © 2013 McGraw-Hill Education. All Rights Reserved.20
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SilverStone has come up with an interesting device that works differently to anything else we've seen on the market up until now. The newly release HDDBOOST is designed to give a 'best of both worlds' setup using a traditional mechanical HDD and an SSD.
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Once setup and the system is turned on, the device will mirror the front-end data on the HDD to the SSD so that all of the most commonly used files will be read from the faster flash drive. Unlike simply running an SSD on its own for your operating system drive, this device puts less wear on the drive as any new writes performed will be done to the mechanical HDD.
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The Beloved Community Charter School is set to open as a K-2 school this year, but will eventually add one grade level each year until the school expands into a middle and high school.
Former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler, a consultant to the school, said its focus will be to teach children that “happiness in life comes from serving others.”
Like a number of charter schools, Beloved Community, at 508 Grand St., has a vision that its founders hope will guide the curriculum and student life.
“The theme comes from a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. He has a quote where he says, ‘Civil rights is only the first step. Our ultimate goal must be the creation of the beloved community,’ ” said Schundler, who is a former New Jersey commissioner of education.
‘You have urban kids who are doing much better than suburban kids because of this extremely effective education program.’ – Bret Schundler
In keeping with this vision, Beloved Community will have a strong emphasis on peer tutoring and the importance, he said, “of bringing others along.”
Urban community, educational success
The school’s curriculum will come from the Sabis Education Program, which has been touted in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York for helping low-income students meet and exceed average scores on standardized tests.
According to local newspapers in Springfield, Mass., where the Sabis International School is based, 100 percent of Sabis seniors have been accepted to either two-year or four-year colleges for the last 11 years in a row.
The school graduated its first class in 2001. Beloved Community’s own web site points to data showing that 10th graders at this same school achieved higher standardized test scores than their peers in the other public schools.
While there are already a number of Sabis charter schools across the U.S., and even throughout the world, Beloved Community will be the first Sabis school in the state of New Jersey, according to Schundler.
“They have extremely high success rates. And the demographics of the children at the Sabis school in Springfield, Mass., are very much akin to the demographics of our children,” Schundler said. “There, you have almost all the children passing all the state exams. So, you have urban kids who are doing much better than suburban kids because of this extremely effective education program.”
He added that this program is effective because it incorporates most of the education reforms that states are encouraging across the country, specifically what is known as “standards-based reform.” Standards-based reform curricula place a heavier emphasis on what students actually learn, rather than on the amount of material covered in the classroom.
Beloved Community received its charter from the state in September 2011. The state Department of Education said, “The department’s Charter Schools Office has invested in recruiting high-performing charter operators from across the country to expand into New Jersey, encouraging charter operators in New Jersey with a strong track record to grow, and conducting a needs analysis to identify other areas of the state where charter schools could offer choice in underserved communities.”
In addition to Schundler, the school has also benefitted from the assistance of Jersey City resident Kathryn Narramore, an assistant professor of English at Hunter College. Narramore served as the school’s qualifying founder and now serves as treasurer for the Beloved Community Charter School Foundation, an independent nonprofit that Schundler launched to support the work of the school.
Beloved Community’s board members include Gregory Corrado, Rev. Ronnie Calvin Clark, Salvatore Risalvato, David Robinson, Jessica Lisboa, and Richard Valdes.
On opening day Beloved Community will welcome 360 students.
Late last week, posters in spots around downtown Jersey City said there were still a few seats available for this fall.
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How many faces to you have? How many IDs? How many passwords? If you are like me, then you will have many!
I have user IDs and passwords for home and for work. I have accounts with Flickr, Yahoo, Typepad, news sites (in Australia and around the world), games sites, game makers, Amazon, eBay, blah blah blah. There are even subscriptions that I have forgotten about.
This is part and parcel of an online life, and something that struck me upon reading this article at Brandnoise.
But there is something deeper in all of this that is challenging for brands. This proliferation of identities, I suspect, has a huge impact on the WAY we choose to interact with brands. It also has a massive potential to transform our understandings of brands and the process of branding.
The range of web and other identities that we "own" can reflect parts of our authentic selves. And as these are INTERACTIVE and fluid, the manner in which we inhabit these IDs allow us to engage with brands differently. Through these IDs we enter an IMAGINARY brand space … where the we are able to PLAY with brands.
In a way, we are PERFORMING. And as performers, we also gain a critical insight INTO those brands and the ways that they position themselves in relation to the MANY FACES OF US. We are able to seek out the anomalies, the inconsistencies and imbalances of brands. And the more we play with brands and the more angles we take, the easier it is for us to see through the one dimensional brand.
The challenge for marketers is to open the brand out to this type of play and engagement. Some are doing this already through YouTube and opening branded content to open source communities … but there is still plenty of work to be done. How far are you prepared to go as a marketer? What about as a consumer? And do you go there as yourself or just as PART of YOU?
Why do you do the work you do? Why put the effort in?
Do you want to be famous? Do you want to change the world? Do you want to help someone see their world just a little differently?
Google have a mantra, "do no evil". The Staufenbergers have laid down a challenge to designers to "do good things". I really like this approach … and I like the philosophy behind it.
In the past, I’ve managed to ease my conscience by reminding myself that marketing has the power to do good and doing the odd bit of COI work can help as well. In the ongoing task of conscience easing, Staufenberger have joined forces with two doctors, Dr Kanwal Kalim and Dr Geraint Lewis. The aim is to marry specialist medical knowledge with communication understanding with the intention of working together with the public and private sector to promote public health. Think about something like Jamie Oliver’s school dinners as great example of the communication of public health.
What they are doing is calling on the graphic designers out there who may have an image, a design or photograph locked away gathering dust … and asking for donations. Sure there may not be any money in it, but a little love goes a long way.
So if you feel you have some love to spare … drop by and help the guys out.
We all know about the dog whistles that resonate at a frequency so high that it is beyond human hearing, but I never knew dogs could read. In English.
I guess this is what it means to really know your audience (see I am resisting the urge to pun).
But to all those dog readers out there (yes, I mean dog, not blog), I would like to remind them of the following:
woar, woar, woar, woar … grrrr, grrr, woof.
Loosely translated … I have had a couple of articles published on the excellent MarketingProfs site run by the charming Ann Handley. One is entirely original and the other is a better version of this. Hope you enjoy them … and while you are there, check out this article which is so cool it features The Fonz.
Sometimes Mondays are hard to take … so, if you are reading this on your Sunday night or Monday morning, here is a little something to put a smile on your face. Courtesy of Ariel, here is a list of 20 fun Japanese commercials. But in case you cant wait, here is an oldie, but a goodie.
We don’t have an “ordinary” relationship with our cars. They are not JUST products and they cannot be reduced to a BRAND. Our choice of car says much about how we see ourselves, and, importantly, our cars communicate our identity to others faster than an evening of conversation.
I am often struck by the type or colour of car that a person drives — especially when the car does not coincide with MY sense of that person. In a way it is like speaking with someone on the phone and then, when you meet face-to-face, you find that the colour of their hair is the “wrong” colour. It is even stranger when someone turns out to ride a motorbike — especially if you picture them as a car driver. Perhaps this says more about me than about them. It is weird, but when I meet someone, I almost immediately get a sense of the car that they drive. Even reading a person’s blog gives me a sense of what kind of car they would drive. So when I was reading that Russell Davies didn’t mind the idea of a Honda Goldwing (ie an armchair with wheels), I was at a loss. It just did not fit for me.
Imagine how relieved I was to read this post. Suddenly it made more sense … Russell was really a JPS F1kind of guy. What really sunk home was the line, “The Formula One of my youth” — this is where the power of cars and of motorbikes really sits — in memory. One of the reasons that cars resonate for us is that they have an immediate, PRESENT effect on us as we drive them. They offer us a huge PROMISE (escape, fun, adventure) and then they deliver. And they keep delivering as memories (even an “old bomb” of a car can come to be loved over time) … and as STORIES.
It is the story that is important. The more stories we can build around the car, the more we will remember and love the car, and the more we drive (or even live in) the car, the greater will be our attachment. But, as a protagonist in the story, the car MUST have character (sometimes it even needs a name — could Stephen King’s Christine have been called anything else?). And the character and even the name reflects something back at us, links us with our own sense of identity and the wider world.
Really, there is nothing wrong with driving an armchair with wheels. After all, where else do you sit for storytime?
I laughed when I saw this picture the first time. And I laughed when I saw it again today. It was in an article on consultants over at HorsePigCow.
As I read through the article and thought about the picture, I started to also think about this article by David Armano. David encourages us all to get out into the world and mingle … walk and talk with the people we design and create for. And then it struck me … the thing that was missing from the picture was the customers. Here was a picture of a park, but there was no one there … no kids, parents or even dogs.
Of course, it is easy to think that your CLIENT is always right … they are the ones paying the bills after all. But what happens when you create your work … a consultant’s report, a website, an ad campaign (whatever it is) and no-one buys, watches or engages with it? What if you imagine, design, manufacture and install the BEST swing in the world but it is in a park that no one visits? It is important to keep your focus on your CLIENT’S customers … because long after the project closes people will remember (and perhaps continue using) your work. And then no one will remember the brief, the challenges or the implementation.
They will only know how YOUR work affects their life now. Is it easy? Nooo! Is it worthwhile? It is if you want to proudly stand by your work.
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
Directed by Alan Parker—1982—95 minutes
You see this: a political rally with a bellowing, puffed-up party leader and a chanting audience. There’s a primal impulse for all to do the same salute. The leader suggests that his followers can show support for his cause by weeding out minorities and other “undesirables” and he is only too happy to point some out in the crowd. They are promptly roughed up. Is this a Donald Trump event from earlier this year? No, silly—it’s a key scene from Alan Parker’s grim 1982 film version of Pink Floyd’s 1979 sourpuss double album The Wall. But really, what’s the difference? OK, given what we know of frontman Roger Waters’ politics (which includes environmentalism and work for the anti-poverty group Millennium Promise) it’s probably safe to say he’s not supportive of that sort of thing. The problem as I see it is more subtle and complex. We arrive at that scene after the protagonist (a rock star named Pink played by Bob Geldof) has spent about 80 minutes in a state of catatonic self-pity. Despite his success, he is unable to shake off childhood memories of cruel headmasters, a smothering mother and, crucially, a father killed in action in World War II. Though I am not insensitive to that fact (Waters father died in the Anzio campaign), the adult character’s complete unwillingness or inability to see that sacrifice in any other terms than his own lingering pain is bewildering at best. Especially so, when the ensuing mental stress leads to an indulgence in the fascist fantasies described above—in effect, identifying with the same horrible political force that his beloved dad died trying to defeat.
“So you thought you might like to go to the show…” No thanks, I’m good.
I realize that The Wall is only one piece of work but all art matters when added in to the great scheme of things. Roger Waters wrote most of the album and is listed as the screenwriter here, so most of the blame game I am about to play is directed at him. When I recently watched this for the third time since ’82, I found it rather more inane than detestable. But in the context of the times, it now seems even more unsettling. Pink Floyd The Wall is just a little too indicative of the narcissism and low-information grievances that have led to recent political instabilities; in addition it has over the years been a flashpoint for some racist groups that have adopted bits of the film’s visual iconography. Nowadays, it’s hard for me to look at this film as anything but one of rock history’s great moral failings.
A montage set to the hit single made up the 1982 trailer, “The memories, the madness,” indeed.
Please don’t get me wrong: I like Pink Floyd. My musical coming-of-age was in the first half of the Seventies so you know I know. At age 13 I heard them for the first time, lying around after school when my local FM station played “Fearless” from 1971’s Meddle. I was swept up in its atmospheric daydream of a melody bookended by opening and closing sections of a stadium full of people mysteriously chanting and singing. A few years later I was pulled into the lunar orbit of a certain multi-platinum album, headphones clamped on tight, a slowly fading cloud of hashish smoke up near the rec room ceiling as a friend nodded sagely from his seat in a bean bag nearby. Not long after that we were grooving on Wish You Were Here and learning about ill-starred group founder Syd Barrett; we would get into Floyd’s early work in retrospect.
But those of us coming of age in that era, encouraging each other to Question Authority, often didn’t apply that to pedestal-sitting pop icons the way we did to the likes of Richard Nixon. When Pink Floyd’s songwriter, bassist and co-lead singer Roger Waters became disenchanted with the paying plebes in the audience during the group’s 1977 tour, he envisioned how much of an improvement it would be if he could play for them from behind a wall. To me, that kind of bunker mentality would be a clear sign that the artist in question needs to retire—or at least take a few years off to get his priorities straight. Instead, Waters insisted on using this feeling to create a humorless rock opera about a dissolute, navel-gazing rock star whose fame and fortune is negated by painful memories of himself as “the little boy that Santa Claus forgot.” Since this was 1979 and I was well into punk by then, I was only too happy to give The Wall a polite see-you-later after one listen, satisfied that its one undeniably great song (“Comfortably Numb”) would be on steady FM rotation until the end of time.
But a few years later I was compelled by a roommate and a couple of his friends to hit the local multiplex to view Alan Parker’s film adaptation. As they oh-wowed their way through its grotesque and wrong-headed 90+ minutes, I sat there utterly appalled. This gut-level reaction has been reinforced many times over when you really look between the lines of even the most user-friendly scenes. Take “Another Brick in the Wall.” Please. Sure, it’s a catchy number with the children’s chorus and David Gilmour’s funky guitar riff but “we don’t need no education”? That’s fine, because I can match you up with a demagogue candidate who “loves the poorly educated.” I know it’s not pleasant to get whacked on the knuckles in class. But in the parochial school I went to, where we ate “dark sarcasm” for breakfast, the nuns could be cruel but you moved on and later saw it as a lesson in intestinal fortitude, not as a vision of you and your classmates walking off a ledge into a meat grinder. The sequences between the boy Pink and his overweight and overprotective mum also is clunky in its overstatement. The queasy Oedipal undertones in the song “Mother” are unintentionally telling as well. “Mother, should I build the wall/Mother, should I run for President?” Yes, you go right ahead, Donald—-er, I mean Pink.
Maybe it’s not too late to transfer to a Montessori school.
One would have to give credit for Alan Parker for the expertly lensed WW2-era scenes and the animation sequences, such as the famous goose-stepping crossed hammers. These segments are vivid if consistently downbeat. Worst is the scene where the British population is depicted as a cretinous coward in the face of the Nazi bombing of England, a merciless 8-month campaign that instead of breaking the country’s will, dealt Hitler his first strategic setback of the war. Details, details. By the end, the dictator is revealed to be not Pink but a pathological imposter (a prank not all would appreciate) yet our troubled hero is promptly put on trial. Many would argue for leniency (say, mental health counseling and a suspended sentence) but by that point I’d wish for the lot of them—defendant, judge and witnesses—to be packed into a rocket and blasted off for a permanent vacation on the dark side of the moon.
The stoic solidarity of the English citizenry during The Blitz helped plant the seed that Nazi Germany was not invincible, despite this ill-considered scene.
Oh, I know—it’s just a movie. Or is it? There are many different factors that make up the universal public dialogue and within that Pink Floyd: The Wall is more of a black hole than a shining star. It advances a notion that a perfunctory look inside one’s own psyche permits that person to position themselves at the center of the world. This in turn excuses a profound inability to be stoical or to relate in any meaningful way to the general population. When the citizens’ isolated impatience with global challenges and dangers, even incipient anger with incremental and imperfect democracies, turns into the politics of mutual hostility and extremism, then we’re all in trouble. No, the wall on the Mexican border is not going to solve your problems and neither will millionaire rock stars pandering to the worst sort of baby boomer self-centeredness, becoming the sort of thing we first set out to oppose.
Sure, Pink Floyd: The Wall was successful in a conventional way. Parker’s visuals were a good bet to lure stoned audiences who liked the #1 album, whether it was the trippy animation or its “cool” rock-star trappings: the smashed-up hotel rooms, the groupies, the uptight manager, the suicidal singer floating in a pool, etc. It continues to benefit from notable grade inflation from die-hard fans. Just listen to these glowing reviews from Rotten Tomatoes: “whiny, pretentious, muddled” (four stars), “uneven, hard to understand” (three and a half stars). But it carried its own sort of bad karma with it. The falling-out of Waters and Gilmour started with the film and the next year’s The Final Cut, essentially sides five and six of The Wall. That was the last LP with the two of them together as this concept ended up running Pink Floyd into the ground. Waters would go on to an undistinguished solo stint before taking The Wall on the road every few years in different and ever-bigger stage shows, while thankfully shifting the focus to an anti-tyranny theme and less of a bias towards “poor little Roger” (Waters’ own words). So people continue to pay good money to see it and, I’m certain, to sing or nod along to it’s curiously defeatist stanzas. Sorry, Roger, but I’m not another dumb-ass brick in the wall, so I’ll take a pass. Instead, I’ll think back to the first time I ever heard your old band and was lifted up by the rather more thoughtful strains of “Fearless.” Twenty years later, when I developed an interest in international soccer, I finally found out that the mysterious stadium chanting at the intro and outro of the song were fans of Liverpool F.C. singing the old Rodgers and Hammerstein chestnut “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” which would become the official team song. I’ll sing along to that anytime, especially when the modern-world alternative seems to be walking around in isolation while carrying a chip on the shoulder the size of the wall of our own making.
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joint venture marketing
Who’s in charge here? When you form a joint venture with another entrepreneur or business owner, you agree to share resources and expertise in attaining a business goal. Usually the goal involves monetary profit, and thus, there is much at stake in how the goal is reached.
When forming a joint venture, your agreement should outline how you and your JV partner plan to divide the leadership duties. There should be no one leader in charge of everything. The benefits should be shared between the two of you, and so should the duties required to get there.
Many times it can be difficult for entrepreneurs with big egos to let go of control of some aspect of their business. However, when they look at the big picture and how the joint venture can provide leadership synergy, or bigger success with combined effort, it should be easy to see that the proverbial “two heads are better than one” can work to their benefit.
What are some of the leadership qualities that can be shared and synergized?
Strategy – Both you and your JV partner have had success in creating business strategy in your respective companies. Working together to develop strategies that will fulfill your joint venture goals can be enlightening as well as fruitful.
Opportunities – You and your JV partner can also find additional opportunities when you work together. When you combine resources for a joint venture project, you may find that another opportunity may exist in areas such as customer service, product improvement, etc. Use your vision to discover these potential opportunities.
Employee and partner empowerment – Inspiration from you can empower your JV partner, as well as your employees, to execute their duties to the fullest. Give them the trust they deserve to inspire them to be creative and take ownership of their duties.
Teamwork – Teamwork is important when trying to achieve a goal. A quarterback on a football team may get the recognition and credit of winning a game, but it couldn’t have happened without the teamwork of the guards, running backs, receivers, etc. Give credit to your team and help it run at full throttle.
Reduce risks – When it comes time to execute your vision and strategy, good leadership synergy can help reduce the risks involved. Use past experience, foresight, and conservative approaches to reduce the risks that be barriers to your JV success.
Coordinate resources – You and your JV partner can create great business synergy by directing and coordinating the use of resources. Do you both have access to customer contacts? Combine them and share marketing power to reach your contacts. Perhaps your JV partner has a great distribution system? Coordinate with your JV partner to get the most out of the delivery of your product.
The most successful joint ventures are those who do more than just combine resources. Utilize both your and your JV partner’s leadership and strengths to help create an effective and synergetic joint venture.
christian fea is CEO of Synertegic, Inc. A joint venture marketing firm. He exemplifies how to profit from Joint Venture relationships by creating profit centers with minimal risk and maximum profitability.
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In recent recommendations issued by U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, women who are above 40 and healthy should avoid taking vitamin D and calcium supplemets.
The recommendation doesn’t apply for those who are diagnosed to have
vitamin D defecienciy or osteoporosis.
Calcium is the essential building block for the bones and vitamin D which is absorbed by the skin through sunlight or via food helps the body to absorb calcium and increase bone mass.
In the USA about one and half million cases of fractures is attributed to osteoporosis, which is caused by decreased bone density and mass in old ages which makes the bones more suscpitble to breakage.
The recommendations were released as a result to studies showed that the recommended daily dose of vitamin D which is 400 international unites for adults and 1000 mg calcium doesn’t work to protect against osteoporosis or prevent bone fractures and even higher doses seem to not work either.
Although there are several studies investigating whether or not high doses of vitamin D and calcium can help in preventing osteoporosis for old aged women and men the results are still considered insufficient to recommend daily intake.
Even in younger people than 50 years old the studies also still don’t have enough sufficient evidences to make recommendations of daily intake of certain doses.
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Main Streets on a Mission
Moving pedestrians safely around downtowns is vital to the economic life of Georgia communities.
When you hear “downtown revitalization” you might picture restaurants, brew pubs, boutiques and offices in character-filled, brick-clad buildings. Plants and trees line the well-lit streets and benches offer spots to watch small-town life go by. But without people – specifically, pedestrians – moving in and out of shops and restaurants while spending money in those businesses, downtowns wouldn’t survive.
That’s why enabling pedestrians to move around safely is a priority for Georgia’s Main Street program.
“The ultimate mission of Main Street is to help revitalize these historic commercial districts,” says Jessica Worthington, director of the Office of Downtown Development and Georgia Main Streets. “And when we’re looking at revitalization, our way of looking at it is holistic. That’s where that pedestrian experience comes into play. It’s all about how someone actually engages with the space – and for us that space is downtown. It’s not just, ‘How did somebody engage with one individual property?’ It’s, ‘How do we engage with the entire downtown? How do we move around? How do we navigate? Where do we park?’ And then, of course, wanting to make sure that downtown is a safe, inclusive environment for everybody.”
The Main Street movement has had a significant impact on historic downtown business districts across the country – and in the 105 Georgia communities that are program members.
To keep people strolling safely through the Main Streets of Georgia, downtown development and Main Street programs have gotten creative. And in at least one case, the efforts have been motivated by a personal tragedy.
“Pedestrian safety and that pedestrian experience [don’t] always have to be huge, multimillion dollar projects,” Worthington says. “[They] can be as simple as redesigning or repainting a crosswalk. So that way it’s bright and it gets your attention and becomes an aesthetically pleasing piece of art, but also becomes something that [makes] people slow down, pay attention and stop – again, enhancing that safety, that pedestrian experience.”
As cities and towns have looked beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and pedestrian traffic has picked up, Main Streets had their best year ever in 2021. “Our impact was $1.2 billion, which is the highest in the past 42 years that we’ve been doing this,” Worthington says. It’s a stat that makes it more important than ever to keep the growing numbers of pedestrians safe.
Here’s a look at projects in three cities – Acworth, Douglas and Dublin – that have put pedestrian safety at the forefront and delivered more foot traffic to businesses downtown.
Safety Increases Sales
For Dave Hughes, Main Street director in the South Georgia town of Douglas, downtown pedestrian safety is vital and personal. In February 2020, Hughes and his wife, Sheila, were walking across the street from her downtown shop to a restaurant for dinner.
“We were struck by a vehicle while we were in a crosswalk,” Hughes says. The driver was making a left turn and despite the well-lit streets, didn’t see the couple in the intersection. “She struck both of us,” Hughes says. “I [suffered] minor injuries, but my wife was killed.”
As he began to recover from the devastating accident, Hughes started thinking about what he could do to make sure this didn’t happen to anyone else in his town. As Main Street manager, he had the resources and know-how to address the issue.
“I decided that one of the biggest things I could do for downtown Douglas and as Main Street director was to improve pedestrian safety,” he says. Douglas has a vibrant downtown district of shops and restaurants, many of which sit along Main Street – Ga. Hwy. 441. Because it’s a state highway, Hughes had to work with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to implement his ideas. In summer 2020, he got on the phone with GDOT.
“We talked about pedestrian safety,” he says. “And they were pretty open to listen to whatever I had to say. One thing I noticed is that we didn’t have any sign-age downtown at any of our streets, nothing on 441 that relates to yield or stop for pedestrians. So, my first request was to get that signage put up.”
A few months later, GDOT obliged with yield and “stop for pedestrian” signs at the six intersections that form the core business district. The signs are close to the traffic lights so they are hard to miss, Hughes says, though he worries that people don’t pay enough attention to them.
And that brought him to his second request: To improve the crosswalks themselves. Again, it required discussions with GDOT because they cross Hwy. 441.
“We have a couple of mid-block crosswalks that you’re just taking your life in your hands when you step out,” Hughes says, “because traffic’s not going to stop. They just don’t.”
The second request was specifically for flashing beacons at the mid-block crosswalks, which GDOT added last fall.
“Pedestrians push the button, and the beacon comes on,” Hughes says. “Of course, at first, the flashing beacons would go on and drivers kept going. Four or five, six cars go through before someone would stop.” Now, drivers are used to seeing them and stop for pedestrians, he says.
“Most everybody in the businesses downtown is thankful about it,” he says. “That made our downtown much safer.”
The changes also help increase sales for downtown businesses. When downtowns are safer for pedestrians, businesses see more foot traffic, people window-shop, stroll in and out of boutiques and stop for a meal or a snack.
“We have over 35 retail shops alone in the … core business district – retail shops and boutiques,” Hughes says. “We have 13 dining establishments within that area, along with 12 salons, spas and barber shops. It’s a busy downtown.”
And all that foot traffic, bringing more business to downtown, has brought about Hughes’ next project to keep pedestrians safe – lowering the speed limit through the district from 35 to 25 miles per hour. Sounds like it’s time for another call to GDOT.
Creating Beautiful Connectivity
Parking is to downtown development what the foundation is to a house – something that should be out of sight, but robust enough to support the structure. Without convenient parking, people don’t visit downtowns. They don’t shop in local stores. They don’t attend events. And parking can’t be too far from the destination, or the pedestrian safety piece becomes even more important and perhaps unmanageable.
In Dublin, a city in Middle Georgia, a plaza offered a solution to the parking problem while addressing other issues as well. It all started in 2013 when the city wanted to revitalize a section of downtown that had been underused for decades, says Tara Bradshaw, Dublin’s city planner and its former director of Main Street.
“We knew that if we could put the right public infrastructure in place, and the right incentives in place, that we could transform this particular area of our historic downtown,” Bradshaw says.
But there were challenges. The area had been underutilized in part because it had no access to needed infrastructure – updated sewer and water, natural gas and off-street parking.
“We didn’t want to just go in and put in the infrastructure and build another parking lot,” Bradshaw says. “We wanted to build a park that was connected to that infrastructure. We wanted to create a beautiful green space that would serve as sort of a connectivity conduit to get people from the infrastructure they needed, like off-street parking, to the core of our downtown.”
Not only would this park provide a safe way for pedestrians to get around the downtown, it would also be an appealing gathering space as well.
“This is where connectivity was so important to us. People will walk a little bit farther if you can give them somewhere beautiful to walk,” Bradshaw says. “When we have to cross a vast expanse of asphalt, that’s when we really get dour about it. That was the whole premise behind Jackson Street Plaza. We needed parking, there was no way we could get around that. But we wanted to provide the beautiful connectivity so that [pedestrians] can get access to businesses that were relocating here in this area.”
The plaza has more than lived up to the expected benefits, Bradshaw says. It remains a safe way for pedestrians to move throughout downtown. It’s also been a catalyst for economic development we’re starting to see there, but it’s a symbolic connection between the two sides of the tracks.”
On one city block bordering the connected green space, nine of 11 properties were transformed through a complete historic renovation, Bradshaw says. “Here’s the best part,” she adds. “We look at investment and connectivity as a way for us to catalyze private investment. … What we saw was that the city of Dublin invested about $3 million in this area. And we wound up with almost $10 million in private investment.” This includes residential units, commercial spaces, new businesses and 150 jobs.
The impact of Jackson Street Plaza continues to this day, says Jordan Crabb, the current Main Street director. Not only did it spark the development Bradshaw mentions, but it draws people from around the state who want to see the plaza and enjoy the downtown experience. “It has become one of the most, if not the most, photographed spaces in Dublin-Laurens County,” she says. “It has become one of the most popular venues events. And it’s been just a great safe zone if you’re waiting to get a table at Company Supply or Deano’s [Italian]. It’s also been a great space for us to have even more events downtown and to keep our pedestrians safe during those different events.”
Adding a Symbolic Span
Acworth, in Northwest Metro Atlanta, is a classic rail town. For decades the still-active railroad has paralleled Main Street with two sets of tracks, effectively cutting one side of town off from the other when trains roar through and limiting access to the revitalized historic downtown shops, restaurants and businesses.
As Acworth grew, development moved from the Historic District across the tracks to the Park Side District, where Logan Farm Park offers walking trails, a huge playground, green space and picnic shelters. Apartments, a senior living facility, restaurants and that essential downtown space – parking – have also opened on the Park Side.
But because of the busy railroad, people on the Park Side were cut off from downtown, and vice versa. With the activities and places to enjoy on both sides of the track, connectivity became essential.
“Out of that redevelopment [of Park Side], the awareness came that we didn’t want to create two separate downtowns,” says Jeff Chase, Acworth’s director of downtown development, tourism and historic preservation. “We wanted that connectivity.”
The solution came in 2019 with the opening of a pedestrian overpass with an elevator and stairs that connects Park Side with the Historic District. The city explored a number of options before deciding to construct the bridge, and Chase says it’s become “not only a functional connector to our Park Side and really helped with the development we’re starting to see there, but it’s a symbolic connection between the two sides of the tracks.”
The design harkens back to an actual railroad bridge that might cross a river and has become “popular for photo ops and with people who just want to go out there and look at trains and look at the view,” he says.
In addition to the bridge, the city put in two pedestrian-activated electronic flashing crosswalks. One crosses Main Street just south of the Historic District at Red Top Brewhouse. The other crosses Southside Drive – the street on the Park Side that parallels the tracks – at the Cowen Historic Mill, an event venue.
Now that there is connectivity across the tracks, the next step is to create a trail master plan to connect Park Side, the Historic District and Lake Acworth, which is about a mile away.
It’s all in support of the mission of Main Street, Worthington says, and “how we look at engaging with businesses downtown, and instead of just thinking of them as this one building, this one property, it’s more holistic, as far as the experience.”
Georgia’s Exceptional Main Streets
There are 105 Georgia communities that participate in the Main Street program. Of those, 19 are known as GEMS – a Georgia Exceptional Main Street. These cities have risen above the expectations of the Main Street program by working in collaboration with business and civic leaders to provide a strong foundation for their downtowns.
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In an earlier post I referred to XPaths but did not explain how to use them.
Say we have the following HTML document:
To access the list elements we follow the HTML structure from the root tag down to the li’s:
An XPath to represent this traversal is:
If a tag has no index then every tag of that type will be selected:
XPaths can also use attributes to select nodes:
And instead of using an absolute XPath from the root the XPath can be relative to a particular node by using double slash:
This is more reliable than an absolute XPath because it can still locate the correct content after the surrounding structure is changed.
There are other features in the XPath standard but the above are all I use regularly.
A handy way to find the XPath of a tag is with Firefox’s Firebug extension. To do this open the HTML tab in Firebug, right click the element you are interested in, and select “Copy XPath”. (Alternatively use the “Inspect” button to select the tag.)
This will give you an XPath with indices only where there are multiple tags of the same type, such as:
One thing to keep in mind is Firefox will always create a tbody tag within tables whether it existed in the original HTML or not. This has tripped me up a few times!
For one-off scrapes the above XPath should be fine. But for long term repeat scrapes it is better to use a relative XPath around an ID element with attributes instead of indices. From my experience such an XPath is more likely to survive minor modifications to the layout. However for a more robust solution see my SiteScraper library, which I will introduce in a later post. | <urn:uuid:a92a5afc-9daa-447c-9d56-e80287e8f6a5> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://webscraping.com/blog/How-to-use-XPaths-robustly/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988725470.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183845-00076-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.877689 | 372 | 2.734375 | 3 |
Hospitality, protection and refuge in early English law
Dr Tom Lambert (Exeter College, University of Oxford)
Public Seminar Series
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 5pm to 6.30pm
Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, OX1 3TB
Hosted by Refugee Studies Centre
The relationship between host and guest is a prominent feature of early medieval law. Hosts are expected to protect their guests: harming someone else’s guest, or even behaving in a way likely to provoke violence, is a serious insult for which financial compensation is required. This idea that homes are protected spaces underlies their use as refuges by people in fear of violence, and seems to have had a strong influence on the way sanctuary in churches was understood. This seminar places Anglo-Saxon (c.600-1100) legal treatments of refuge in the context of a broader web of ideas, looking at the problems that hospitality could raise by giving potentially threatening outsiders protection without simultaneously integrating them into local legal networks, and the various ways we find laws trying to address these problems without denying people’s right to protect their guests in principle. It concludes by surveying the erosion of this right in most contexts apart from churches in the twelfth century, as well as its survival in the form of ecclesiastical sanctuary rights throughout the later Middle Ages.
about the speaker
Dr Lambert is a historian of early and high medieval England with broad-ranging interests in social, cultural, economic and political developments between the seventh and thirteenth centuries. His research is on legal themes; in particular, it focuses on the issue of how and why kings asserted their right to punish wrongdoing in a society that also regarded vengeance and compensation in feud as legitimate legal practice. His main interest is on what would be termed 'crime and punishment' in later periods. What makes the subject fascinating, in his view, is that this way of thinking about law and order fits with early medieval ideas about wrongdoing imperfectly. 'Crime and punishment' was clearly part of Anglo-Saxon legal culture, but so too was violent vengeance in feud: the challenge is understanding how these seemingly very different approaches to wrongdoing could coexist as part of a coherent legal system. He is currently working on a book – provisionally entitled Law and Order in Anglo-Saxon England – that looks at this issue in detail.
Dr Lambert completed his undergraduate degree in history at the University of Durham and stayed there for both a Masters in Medieval History and a PhD, which he finished in 2009. He then held a one-year fellowship at the Institute of Historical Research in London before coming to teach in Oxford in October 2010 as a lecturer at Balliol College. He moved to Exeter College in September 2012 to take up the Bennett Boskey Career Development Fellowship in History, a position that balances the research element of a junior research fellowship with the tutorial responsibilities of a college lecturer. | <urn:uuid:796ebaf2-b877-49cc-924c-18d26d890611> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/events/hospitality-protection-and-refuge-in-early-english-law | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719027.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00303-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971045 | 600 | 2.21875 | 2 |
Text messages, emails, love oh my! Advice about technology and relationships.
Ever sent a sexy text to your boyfriend... and then realized it was actually to your boss? Do you know your partner's email password? Are you constantly checking your Blackberry—even when you're on a date? Even if you've never experienced these tech troubles, it's likely that you've encountered the intersection of technology and relationships—and maybe you've wondered how to set some rules for yourself and your partner. Below, 20 dos and don'ts when mixing love with the latest technology. What are your rules? Let us know in the comments.
1. DO plug in your significant other's iPhone, Blackberry or computer in when you see the juice is low.
2. DO share the joke with your spouse if you laugh out loud at something on your Blackberry or phone.
3. DO text and email your spouse with the same care you did when you first started dating. Grocery lists and forwards don't count as correspondence. Make time to send sweet-nothings to each other over Facebook, IM, and email.
4. DO upload new music to your honey's iPod and new books to his/her Kindle. New tunes and words will be a sweet surprise and will show that you've been thinking of them while they were away.
5. DON'T exchange email passwords with your partner no matter how good of an idea it seems.
6. DON'T hack into your partner's email or phone, read the messages, assume they are cheating on you, freak out and post your suspicions on a social network or a web site.
7. DO save cute texts, email and voicemails.
8. DON'T send flirty text messages or emails on your company Blackberry unless you want to explain "gr8 morning sex!" to the Director of IT.
9. DO set a time limit for internet surfing while you're hanging out together.
10. DO give technology as a gift, but not for a romantic occasion. Note! If you need to charge it up, plug it in or program it, it probably doesn't make for a good (read: romantic) anniversary present.
11. DON'T email or browse the net while talking to or on the phone with the other person. You may think you're a multi-tasking queen (or king), but it's distracting for both of you and it makes it seem like you only half-care about what he's talking about.
12. DON'T bring up important topics in a medium that your partner is uncomfortable with. (Don't text him that you're going to miss dinner if he's a bad texter. Don't IM him that you're mad at him if he prefers to hear your voice.)
14. DO refrain from using emoticons and/or tech lingo (eg. LOL, ROTFL), if it annoys your partner.
15. DO put away your Blackberry or phone on important occasions—like when you have a rare date night without the kids—and ask your partner to do the same.
16. DO keep tech snobbery to a minimum: "Fine, I'll do it, that brick of yours doesn't even have a video camera."
17. DO at least try to figure something out before asking him or her to teach you a second time.
18. DO bring tech to bed—for recreation only! No work.
19. DO use texting at parties to let your partner that you want to go.
20. DO make every other Twitter about your partner… or Demi Moore.
Readers, any other tech tips for relationships? What tech faux pas is your significant other guilty of? Let us know!
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Article 1 "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" You have the same human rights as everyone else in the world, because you are a human being. These rights are inalienable - they cannot be taken away from you. Every individual, no matter who they are or where they live, should be treated with dignity.
Article 2 "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind" You should not suffer discrimination, or be deprived of any of your rights, because of your race, colour, sex, language, religion or political opinions. When it comes to respect for your basic rights, it should not matter what country you were born in, what social class you belong to, or how rich or poor you are. Everyone should enjoy all the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article 3 "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person" We all have the right to live in freedom and safety. No one should be arbitrarily killed, or deprived of their liberty without good reason.
Article 4 "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude" Human beings must not be owned, bought or sold. No one has the right to enslave anyone else. Slavery is a crime.
Article 5 "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment" Torture is forbidden at all times and in all circumstances. No one should suffer treatment or punishment that is cruel or makes them feel less than human. These rules apply everywhere - in police stations, prisons, on the streets, in peacetime or during a war.
Article 6 "Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law" Every human being has the right to be treated as a person in the eyes of the law. We must all be granted the rights and bear the obligations accorded to every person by the law.
Article 7 "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law" You have the right to be treated by law in the same way as everyone else. You have the same right to be protected by the laws of your country as anyone else.
Article 8 "Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law" If your rights under the law are violated by someone else - be they another individual or a member of the police or security forces - you have the right to see justice done.
Article 9 "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile" You may not be arrested or held in a police station or prison without good reason. You may not be kept out of your own country. If you are detained, you have the right to challenge the detention in a court of law.
Article 10 "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal" You have the right to a fair and public hearing if you are ever accused of breaking the law, or if you have to go to court for some other reason. The courts must be independent from the government, competent to interpret the law and free to make their own decisions.
Article 11 "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty" If you are accused of a crime, you have the right to be treated as innocent, unless or until you are proved guilty, according to the law, in a fair and public trial, where you are allowed to mount a proper defence. You cannot be tried for doing something which was not a criminal offence in law at the time it was done.
Article 12 "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation" No one has the right to intrude in your private life or to interfere with your home or family without good reason. No one has the right to attack your good name without reason. The law should protect you against such interference.
Article 13 "Everyone has the right to freedom of movement" You have the right to move about freely within your country. You also have the right to travel freely to and from your own country, and to leave any country.
Article 14 "Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution" If you are forced to flee your home because of human rights abuses, you have the right to seek safety in another country. This means that border police or other authorities may not refuse you entry, or return you to your own country, without proper consideration being given to your request for asylum.
Article 15 "Everyone has the right to a nationality" You have the right to be treated as a citizen of the country you come from. No one can take away your citizenship, or prevent you from changing your nationality, without good reason.
Article 16 "Men and women... have the right to marry and to found a family" All adults have the right to marry, regardless of their race, country or religion. Both partners have equal rights in the marriage, and their free and full agreement is needed for the marriage to take place. The family is entitled to protection by the state.
Article 17 "Everyone has the right to own property" You have the right to own goods, land and other property, alone or with other people. No one has the right to take your property away without good reason.
Article 18 "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion" You have the right to hold views on any issue you like without fear of punishment or censure. You also have the right to believe in any religion - or none at all. You have the right to change your religion if you wish, and to practise and teach your religion or beliefs.
Article 19 "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression" You have the right to tell people your opinion. You should be able to express your views, however unpopular, without fear of punishment. You have the right to communicate your views within your country and to people in other countries.
Article 20 "Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association" You have the right to gather together with other people, in public or private. You have the right to hold meetings and organize peaceful demonstrations. Everyone has the right to form or join societies, trade unions, political groups and other associations. No one may force you to join any group if you do not wish to.
Article 21 "Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country" You have the right to be part of your government, either by being in it yourself or by choosing others to represent you. Governments have the authority to govern because they represent the will of the people. This means there should be free and fair elections on a regular basis.
Article 22 "Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization... of... economic, social and cultural rights" You have the right - by virtue of being a human being - to have your basic needs met. Everyone is entitled to live in economic, social and cultural conditions that allow them dignity and let them develop as individuals. All countries should do everything they can to make this happen.
Article 23 "Everyone has the right to work... Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions" You have the right to work in fair and safe conditions and to choose your job. You have the right to be paid enough for a decent standard of living, or to receive supplementary benefits. You also have the right to form or join trade unions to protect your interests.
Article 24 "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure" You have the right to time off from work. No one may force you to work unreasonable hours, and you have the right to holidays with pay.
Article 25 "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for... health and well-being" Every human being has the right to a decent life, including adequate food, clothing, housing, medical care and social services. Society should help those unable to work because they are unemployed, sick, disabled or too old to work. Mothers and children are entitled to special care and assistance.
Article 26 "Everyone has the right to education" Everyone has the right to an education. It should be free of charge, and everyone should be required to complete at least the early years of schooling. Education at a higher level should be equally available to everyone on the basis of merit. Education should strengthen respect for human rights.
Article 27 "Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community" No one may stop you joining in cultural events organized within your community. You have the right to enjoy music, plays, exhibitions, poetry or any other form of artistic or collective expression. You have the right to share in the benefits that scientific discovery may bring.
Article 28 "Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized" Human beings have the right to live in the kind of world where their rights and freedoms are respected.
Article 29 "Everyone has duties to the community" We all have a responsibility to the people around us, and we can only develop fully as individuals by taking care of each other. All the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can only be limited by law and only if necessary to protect other people's rights, meet society's sense of right and wrong, maintain order and look after the welfare of society as a whole.
Article 30 "Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying... any right to engage in any activity... aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth" There is nothing in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that justifies any person or state doing anything that undermines the rights to which we are all entitled.
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Risk Analysis and Management of Natural and Man-Made Hazardsby Yacov Y. Haimes, (F.ASCE), Prof.; Ctr. Risk Mgmt. of Engrg. Systems, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA,
Eugene Z. Stakhiv, (Aff.M.ASCE), Planner; Corps of Engrs., Inst. for Water Resources, Fort Belvoir, VA,
American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY
978-0-87262-688-1 (ISBN-13) | 0-87262-688-1 (ISBN-10), 1989, Soft Cover, Pg. 362
See all papers/chapter
Conference information: Third Conference | Santa Barbara, California, United States | November 8-13, 1987
Out of Print: Not available at ASCE Bookstore.
Abstract: The third Engineering Foundation Conference on Risk-Based Decisionmaking titled Risk Analysis and Management of Natural and Man-Made Hazards was held in Santa Barbara, California on November 8-13, 1987. Its proceedings papers focus on the use and application of risk analysis to the management of natural and man-made hazards. In particular, recent advances in the theory and methodology of risk assessment and management are presented and their efficacy are evaluated. Engineers, natural scientists, as well as, social and behavioral scientists share their experiences. The following aspects of risk analysis are covered: risk analysis perspectives; risk communication decisionmaking; environmental health hazards; and risk management strategies for natural hazards. Finally, a summary of the participants' responses to a questionnaire is also included.
Subject Headings: Risk management | Health hazards | Man-made disasters | Environmental issues | Decision making | Management methods | Natural disasters
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– Getting the “inside” information
Planning to have a baby or expecting a baby? A lot of planning and thinking today goes into important logistics such as choosing your gynaecologist and paediatrician, attending ante-natal classes, booking the hospital of your choice, writing a birth plan, extending your home to accommodate the new baby, buying the best pram, cot, etc. However, just as important as all these detailsi, if not more so, is to meet the challenge of preparing intelligently for what is going on right inside you, the development of a beautiful, new human being. This baby is not just an extension of yourself, but a unique little being with his or her own set of fingerprints, own personality, own features, own dreams. And you can start bonding with and respecting your new baby right from the very beginning, even from before conception.
The phenomenon of prenatal learning (learning in the womb), though not widely known about in South Africa, has been researched from as early as 1920 by medical doctors and specialists, psychologists and educationalists. Schools for prenatal learning are common in parts of the USA, Canada, Japan and a few other overseas countries. Parents are being taught to bond with their unborn child through feelings, through music and through learning. Research has shown that babies who have experienced this bonding in utero are easier to care for, cry less, and are generally loved and appreciated by others. Mothers who have thus bonded with their unborn child experience easier deliveries, and feel strong attachment to their baby after birth. Such babies grow and develop rapidly into friendly children who are not afraid of strangers, children who are sociable and highly competent.
Dr Yoshiharu Morito, M.D., creator of a Japannese prenatal education programme running since 1989, states the following: “A failure at the beginning might be a prelude to future unhappiness and violence to self and others. Therefore, prenatal education, in nurturing our social nature, could save the financial resources that are being consumed by social ills today.”
If the above sounds far-fetched to you, consider the following: your little fetus can express his/her needs, interests, feelings, likes and dislikes by self-initiated and reactive movement. By as little as 4 months gestational age, the fetus has facial expressions. It can frown, squint and grimace. By 5 to 6 months the fetus is sensitive to touch. It can discriminate between tastes (and prefers sweet stuff!). At 24 weeks it shows distinct musical likes and dislikes and will prefer the single notes of a flute to rock music. These are only a few of the wonderful abilities your unborn baby already has.
But how can you as a parent-to-be enhance your baby’s development in utero? The answer, in a nutshell, is simple: talk. Talk, talk, and keep on talking to your unborn child. Include daddy and the siblings, if there are any. Listen to different types of music. Touch your unborn child lovingly. Say a rhyme as you rub the anti-stretchmark cream onto your tummy, e.g. “Round and round the garden…..” Try to relax. Make sure you eat properly and snack on healthy foods. Walk, swim or do light exercises. Exercising is most important for you and your unborn baby. Be sure to build positive relationships with others during your pregnancy. It takes a town to raise a child, and you will need all the support you can get. Establish a good future bedtime routine by going to baby’s room at the same time every evening. Put your feet up and make yourself comfortable in a rocking chair. Switch on the music. Touch your baby, talk to your baby, bless your baby. Stick to this routine after the baby is born.
If you are keen to lay the foundation for a sound and meaningful relationship with your child, starting in utero, you may contact Lynette van Wyk, who has been running workshops on this topic for many years now. You will learn when and how baby starts smelling, feeling, hearing and tasting while still in the womb and how baby even learns in utero – his first school. You will be advised on techniques for bonding with your child from day one onwards.
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- a person or thing that wrings
- a machine or device for squeezing out water or other liquid, esp. one fitted with opposed rollers to squeeze the water from wet clothes
Origin of wringerME, an oppressor
put someone through the wringer⌂
Slang to subject someone to a painful or trying experience, as a harsh interrogation
One that wrings, especially a device in which laundry is pressed between rollers to extract water.
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For years, traffic deaths have been declining steadily as cars become more crashworthy and enforcement of drunken driving laws have been ramped up. But that all came to a screeching halt last year, with traffic deaths showing a steep 9.3% increase in the first nine months of 2015.
NHTSA estimates that more than 26,000 people died in traffic crashes in the first nine months of 2015, compared to the 23,796 fatalities in the first nine months of 2014. U.S. regions nationwide showed increases ranging from 2% to 20%, and federal safety regulators blame driver behavior.
“It’s time to drive behavioral changes in traffic safety and that means taking on new initiatives and addressing persistent issues like drunk driving and failure to wear seat belts,” said Dr. Mark Rosekind, administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Could do more
But safety advocates say the NHTSA and other federal agencies could be doing much more to reduce the toll of highway deaths and injuries.
One group, AnnaLeaha and Mary for Truck Safety, is promoting a petition asking the U.S. Department of Transportation to declare a Vision Zero policy aimed at reducing traffic fatalities to zero. The group says it has gathered nearly 16,000 signatures so far and plans to present them to the department at a meeting on March 4.
The organization is named for two sisters, AnnaLeaha and Mary Karth, who died when their car was hit by a semi-trailer truck in May 2013 during a traffic back-up on a Georgia highway. The family alleges the truck driver had been behind the wheel for too many hours when he struck their car, which ended up beneath the trailer of the truck, which the family says did not have adequate "underride" protection.
In December, the NHTSA proposed tougher underride regulations that would require stronger rear-impact guards on trailers and semi-trailers to keep cars from ending up under trailers, a circumstance that often causes death by decapitation.
While laudable, the proposal came decades after safety advocates had begun asking for it. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) had been asking the NHTSA for a stronger underride standard since 2001, after testing bars on trailers built by three companies to federal standards. Cars with crash-test dummies slammed into the bars, which buckled or broke in several tests. The trailers often broke through the windshields.
The NHTSA's parent agency, the U.S. Department of Transportation, is currently marking its 50th anniversary and has been spending taxpayer money to congratulate itself for its safety efforts, even though the NHTSA receives only 2% of the department's annual budget. Critics say the NHTSA is notoriously slow to identify safety defects and act on them, as demonstrated by the years that went by before fire-prone Jeep Cherokees were finally recalled.
Safety advocates note that 2 million Americans have lost their lives in traffic accidents during the 50 years that Transportation Department has been in charge of highway safety.
"Crash victims might judge their record differently in light of the enormous number of tragedies they presided over and did not prevent," said Louis Lombardo of Care for Crash Victims.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says he recognizes the unexpected spike in 2015 deaths is a signal that more needs to be done. His department is holding a series of "safety summits" beginning today in Sacramento, hoping the summits will "provide us with new approaches to add to the tried-and-true tactics that we know save lives.”
Foxx says it's clear that "unsafe behaviors and human choices ... contribute to increasing traffic deaths on a national scale." He quotes the NHTSA research as showing that human factors contribute to 94% of crashes.
“We’re seeing red flags across the U.S. and we’re not waiting for the situation to develop further,” said Dr. Mark Rosekind, NHTSA Administrator. “It’s time to drive behavioral changes in traffic safety and that means taking on new initiatives and addressing persistent issues like drunk driving and failure to wear seat belts.”
Rosekind notes the estimated 2015 increase in highway deaths follows years of steady, gradual declines. Traffic deaths declined 1.2% in 2014 and more than 22% from 2000 to 2014.
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Here on the 4th Sunday of Advent, we are but a day away, practically speaking, from the unfolding of the great mystery of the Word made flesh. It is possible for us to look right past this 4th Sunday of Advent, but we do well to pause and ponder what is taught to us today about the salvation that is to unfold. One significant way we can do this is by pondering the first reading today from the prophet Micah. In four short verses we behold a kind of summary of our salvation, a snapshot of what ails us and how God heals us. Let’s look and see what the Lord, and the Church have to teach us.
I. Our Humility–The text begins: And you, Bethlehem-Ephrathah, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel.
Of all the towns and villages in the land of Judah, one of the lowliest was Bethlehem. Though not far from the great city of Jerusalem, a matter of a few miles, the town was little more than a rundown frontier village, with little to recommend itself. It was a place by which one passed quickly, on their way to nearby Jerusalem.
Even today, after all that happened there, Bethlehem remains a troubled, and rundown little city, impoverished and crowded. It’s steep, hilly streets feature little that is pleasant on the eyes. There is a great sorrow that hangs over the city. It is hemmed in by walls, covered with razor wire, and guard towers. These are signs of a great standoff between Israel and the Palestinians. Largely isolated economically, the city shows forth great poverty and unemployment.
The ancient Church of the Nativity at the top of the hill looks every bit of its 1500 years in age. It is dingy covered in smoky soot, and largely in poor repair, due to a standoff among the Orthodox factions which oversee the building in different corners of the church. The tensions are palpable as one enters the church, and nervous tour guides engage in delicate negotiations, to ensure a quick visit to the cave of the Nativity beneath the altar.
Yes, Bethlehem remains lowly, troubled, and very humble. And yet it is here that our Savior chooses to be born, among the humble, among the troubled. He does not choose nearby Jerusalem, or the distant city of Rome, or any great and Imperial city. Not in a palace he is born, but in a cave. And even in this humble and lowly city, one has to get mighty low to find the place where Christ was born. One descends down steep and narrow steps into a cave. And even in this cave, one must stoop lower still, even kneel on the floor, to touch the place where Christ was born.
A lowly place, in a lowly village. Here is where Christ is born. See how the Lord is esteems humility. God hates pride, he just can’t stand it. Pride is our greatest enemy, it is at the root of every sin we commit. And thus it is the Lord teaches us that humility is one of our greatest gifts.
The story also reminds us of something that took place in Bethlehem 1000 years before. The prophet Samuel was sent to anoint a new King to replace Saul. Having been sent to lowly Bethlehem, Samuel surveys the sons of Jesse. Samuel is impressed by the strong young men he sees before him, but none of these seven were the king he was sent to anoint. There was other one son, so young and insignificant, that Jesse had not even thought to include him. It was little David, out in the field tending the sheep. Yes, the lowliest one, he’s the one whom God chose. Humility won the day. (cf 1 Sam 16)
And so it is, that Bethlehem shows forth the humility, the lowliness that alone opens the door to God. Bethlehem, a name which means “house of bread,” not house of caviar, not house a fine wine, rather, the house of ordinary bread. Humility ushers in our God.
II. Our Hardship–The text goes on to speak of our condition, prior to the coming of Jesus: Therefore, the Lord will give them up, until the time when she will is to give birth has borne.
For indeed, our condition without Christ is grave. We are given up, given over to sin and to our own fruitless and self-destructive tendencies. And thus we learn of the gravity of our condition, that we cannot save ourselves. The prophet Isaiah had cried out, Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! …All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf and like the wind our sins sweep us away. No one calls on your name or strives to lay hold of you; for you have hidden your face from us and made us waste away because of our sins. (Is 64:1,6-7)
Yes, our condition apart from Christ is hard and quite hopeless. In the age of the Law and the prophets, we learned the hard way that, strive though we might, we cannot save ourselves. Our wounds too deep, our pride too tall, our hearts too dull, in our minds too dark. We are lost without God. How often have deluded men sought to create utopia only to discover ruins. We have only to consider the utopian notions of the last bloody century.
Yes, the age of the Law and the Prophets in the Old Testament, shouts to us that we cannot save ourselves. We must rely on God we must turn to him. We don’t just need an Angel, we need a savior. And until she who was to give birth has borne the son, the only way to describe the human family is just the way this text form Micah does, we had been given up, that is, given over to our own sins so as to discover humility and our need for a Savior.
Isaiah wrote, All we like sheep have gone astray, every one to his own way (Is 53:6) St. Paul would later write of the time before Christ, we were dead in our sins (Eph 2:1), given over to our transgressions and iniquity.
So here is our hardship, wandering, lost and in need of a Savior.
III. Our Head – the text goes on to speak of our Savior, our shepherd, our ruler and head. Speaking of him: Whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the Lord, in the majestic name of the Lord, his God.
And thus we see that our Savior will be both God and man. He is God, for his origin is from of old, from ancient times (cf also Hebrews 7:3). He also saves us by the strength of the Lord. And yet, he is also one of us, for the text speaks of him as acting in the name of the Lord, his God.
He must be God, to have the power to save us, and yet he must also be one of us, in order to speak and act on our behalf. As God, he cannot obey God, for there is only one divine will. But as man, having a human will, he is able to obey the Father. Thus it makes sense that our Savior must be God, and man.
It is said that he will shepherd his flock. Shepherds feed, lead and protect their flocks. And all this, the Lord does for us. It is a trait of sheep to be wayward animals, sheep tend to stray. They need the watchful care of a shepherd. And thus, even after saving us from our sins, the Lord must continue to feed us, lead us, and protect us. Lest having been snatched from the wolf, we run into a bear, or having been saved from the edge of a cliff, we wander into a thicket.
Thus, Christ our shepherd and head must go before us, showing us and opening the way. He must walk behind us, to guard us and observe our every action. And he was walk beside us to keep our paths straight. We need a Savior, not just on Good Friday, we need him every hour, every day.
IV. Our Healing — The text goes on to say and the rest of his kindred shall return to the children of Israel and they shall remain, for now his greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth; he shall be peace.
And thus we see that the essential task of Jesus in healing us, is not simply a personal healing for me alone, or you alone. But it is also healing that removes the division’s within and among us. One of the chief sources of our suffering in this world are our divisions. Nation is divided against nation, races and ethnic groups in competition, conflict and crushing hatred.
At the time of Jesus, Jews and Gentiles, (largely Romans and Greeks) were in major conflict. The Jews of Jesus time were taught to love their neighbor and fellow Jews, but hate their enemy. Jesus taught that we must love and forgive our enemies, and he began the process of establishing a universal, a Catholic Church. He gave the apostles standing orders to preach the gospel to every nation, and to unite everyone under the common title of disciple, of Christian. The dignity of baptism and of being a child of God was to be offered to all and, as this text of Micah prophesies, the Lord’s salvation and greatness shall reach to the ends of the earth.
The text goes on to say, He shall be our peace. Not that this shall be a slogan-like peace as in “can we all just get along” but that “He” shall be our peace. That is to say the Lord Jesus Christ, and the truth he proclaims are to be the source of our unity. In sending the apostles forth to proclaim the gospel to every nation Jesus says that they should teach them to observe everything he has commanded, and draw them into the life of the church through baptism (cf Matt 28:19). He is our peace, Jesus and his teachings are what are meant to unite us. Every other form of peace is not a true peace or lasting peace.
Thus Jesus initiated a process that was not meant to politically conquer the world, but rather, he initiated a process whereby his truth and his grace would be proclaimed, and that men and women accepting these gifts, would be able to come to greater and more lasting peace.
This peace must begin in the heart and mind of every individual believer, who by the grace of Jesus Christ, experiences and inner healing of the many conflicts and destructive drives caused by sin. Then, by drawing others to that same healing through evangelization to a life-changing transformative relationship with Jesus Christ, that peace is meant to spread throughout the world, putting an end to divisions, bringing together the children of God, and showing forth God’s greatness and truth, his salvation and peace, to the ends of the earth.
He is our peace, Jesus is our healing.
Here, just prior to the in-breaking of the Christmas reality, we are thus given a summary of iur salvation. It is a summary that extols our need for humility, describes our hardship, announces our Head a Shepherd, and sets for the basis for our healing. In a Word, the Word made flesh: Jesus.
This song says,
We need to hear from you
We need a word from you
If we don’t hear from you
What will we do
Wanting you more each day
Show us your perfect way
There is no other way
That we can live.
Destruction is now is now in view
Seems the world has forgotten all about you
Children are crying and people are dying
They’re lost without you, so lost without you
But you said if we seek
Lord if we seek your face
And turn from our wicked, our wicked ways
You promised to heal our land
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Russian technology conglomerate Yandex has halted its hardware testing in the US, namely its autonomous vehicles that were to be the backbone of its robotaxi fleet as well as a sidewalk robot delivery service.
This news comes as the Russian invasion of Ukraine spills into its second week, with Russia facing sanctions from numerous countries as well as service suspensions from multinational tech companies. Though Yandex is registered in the Netherlands, its main offices are located in Russia.
Having started working on self-driving vehicle technology in 2016, Yandex saw its first successful test in Moscow in 2017. Making its international debut at the Consumer Electrics Show in Las Vegas in 2019, Yandex offered the chance for people to ride in its fully autonomous vehicles on public roads.
2020 saw the company opening a tech center in Ann Arbor, Michigan where it had been conducting public road testing for its vehicles. At the same time, partnering with food delivery player GrubHub, Yandex launched a delivery pilot service using its six-wheeled sidewalk robots on the campuses of Ohio State University and the University of Arizona.
Missing out on promising autonomous vehicles market
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia, along with the resulting fallout on both nations’ economies, has led to adverse effects on any Russian organization that had ambitions to go international with their products and solutions, with Yandex another name on that list.
With global market intelligence company Transparency Market Research predicting that the global autonomous car market will reach about US$207 billion by 2031, pulling Yandex’s vehicle testing projects in the US could result in the loss of a large chunk of this market. This fallout would also affect Yandex’s opportunities at carving its own share of the global autonomous vehicle market as well, a market that is projected to hit a value of US$2 trillion by 2030.
As it stands, with cross-border financial transactions among the services denied to Russian companies and entities, Yandex may face trouble in the near future. The company has convertible notes on the New York Stock Exchange, which could lead to the company having to pay out in excess of US$1.25 billion to note-holders should those notes be redeemed, due to a trading suspension of more than five days — something already in effect due to a trade suspension order from the stock exchange.
From a press statement issued by the company, “the Yandex group as a whole does not currently have sufficient resources to redeem the notes in full. In the event that we were prevented from distributing additional funds from our Russian subsidiaries to our Dutch parent company, Yandex would not have sufficient resources to redeem a majority of the notes”.
What this means for other AV players
Furthermore, automakers in the US, Europe, and Asia have been earmarked as key players in the market moving forward, with the past few years showing a slew of research and development on on-road testing, which lays the foundation for autonomous vehicles to provide mobility as a service like the likes of Lyft and Uber.
Speaking of Uber, the international ride-sharing business has also hastened the divestment of its stake in Yandex, a transaction that started in August 2021. A spokesperson from Uber has shared that they are “actively looking for opportunities to accelerate the sale of our remaining holdings”. In the meantime, Uber will also be removing three executives from the board of their joint venture with Yandex, Yandex.Taxi.
12 August 2022
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After over a year without a superintendent, Houston ISD seemed ready to name a finalist in their search on Monday. However, a state-appointed overseer called a halt to the process, and now the district is back to square one.
Jacob Carpenter, education reporter for the Houston Chronicle, says the move is entirely unprecedented.
“The Texas Education Agency has taken more dramatic steps in districts before,” Carpenter says. “[But] I’m not aware of any that are so specific like this and specific to a superintendent search.”
The stated reason for the halt was a need to complete a special accreditation investigation. Carpenter says the state is looking into a violation of the Texas Open Meetings Act and that the TEA announced an expansion of the investigation on Monday.
The overseer, Doris Delaney, was first appointed in 2016 to monitor Kashmere High School, which has failed to meet state standards for almost a decade. When few changes resulted from her appointment, the TEA expanded her role to include overseeing the entire school board and various administrative functions.
Carpenter says her findings have mostly been at this higher level of the organization.
“One of her big complaints has been the board’s functioning in general,” Carpenter says. “Its ability to address student achievement, its ability to hold proper meetings, to focus on important things that actually impact students.”
Carpenter says the situation fits with a trend toward chaos in Houston ISD.
“Even some trustees have called themselves dysfunctional,” Carpenter says. “Because of their inability to work together cohesively.”
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Mallaby on Greenspan on antitrust
I’m reading Sebastian Mallaby’s biography of Alan Greenspan. I would have no hesitation in calling it a masterpiece. For research, detail, prose, the book compares with Charles Moore’s monumental biography of Margaret Thatcher. Greenspan makes for an entertaining subject: his humble background, his beginnings as a jazz music player, his being (and feeling very much as) an “un-keynesian” outsider in the economics discipline, the Ayn Rand connection.
Mallaby shows sympathy with his subject and gently but relentlessly points out the contradictions of the man, once a strong advocate of the gold standard turned into the maestro of money tampering. He is also very fair with issues related to finance modernisation and deregulation, which emerged to answer a need for reducing discretion and insecurity, he points out, not to boost them.
On one issue, however, Mallaby isn’t sympathetic at all with Greenspan: antitrust. Greenspan wrote a short essay on the subject, included in Capitalism. The Unknown Ideal. The essay’s first lines are brilliant and unforgettable:
The world of antitrust is reminiscent of Alice’s Wonder-land: everything seemingly is, yet apparently isn’t, simultaneously. It is a world in which competition is lauded as the basic axiom and guiding principle, yet “too much” competition is condemned as “cutthroat.” It is a world in which actions designed to limit competition are branded as criminal when taken by businessmen, yet praised as “enlightened” when initiated by the government. It is a world in which the law is so vague that businessmen have no way of knowing whether specific actions will be declared illegal until they hear the judge’s verdict — after the fact.
While Mallaby concedes that “Greenspan’s skepticism about antitrust enforcement was shared by many leading intellectuals of the era” (he mentions Hayek and Friedman), he chastises Greenspan for his style and strong words. For Mallaby, Greenspan did not take into account “the dramatic shifts around him. It was one thing to defend the industrialists of the nineteenth century. By the early 1960s businesses had grown larger and more politically connected: defending them without qualification required a determination to ignore reality”.
Put in this way, it seems Mallaby is criticising Greenspan for not having taken into account that big business in the 1960s became big less for its success in giving consumers what they want than for the political help it could enlist – but elsewhere in the book, it paints the very idea that a free market may not need antitrust policing to be an appealing one.
I think Greenspan responded effectively to this challenge when he was grilled by Senator William Proxmire on his confirmation as head of the Council of Economic Advisers. Mallaby summarizes the three hour hearing beautifully. When the Senator suggested that “a clampdown on (allegedly) monopolistic practices would take the pressure off prices”, Greenspan objected that “the effect on the price level has got to be negligible”.
This answer, to which Mallaby doesn’t devote much attention (as is very well understandable in a 800 page book), is revealing. People tend to assume that advocates of deregulation deny the evils regulation is conceived to solve. Not quite. The point is that they reason that the side effect of those policies (in the case of antitrust, the side effect of the discretionary power which is required to police competition) would more than offset the benefits. To be sure, antitrust policy has changed a great deal since Greenspan’s criticisms and become far more parsimonious, for example in dealing with vertical integration. Surely the idea that antitrust enforcement has its limits became far more accepted: perhaps not in its “extreme” Greenspan version, but nonetheless it did. | <urn:uuid:7704607e-6402-42a7-af5c-005356a0f29f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.econlib.org/archives/2016/12/mallaby_on_gree.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00273.warc.gz | en | 0.96929 | 811 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Approximately 75 boaters filled City Hall last week to let city staff know they don’t want to be told what to do in Sarasota Bay.
During a public workshop Nov. 3, city residents and boaters were encouraged to comment on regulations for a proposed bayfront mooring field near Marina Jack that calls for construction of 35 mooring balls to be secured by chains at the bottom of Sarasota Bay.
The workshop also was designed to get feedback on how the city should manage boats that want to anchor for free outside the proposed mooring field, whose construction is scheduled to begin next month.
Currently, cities and counties in Florida have no control over where boats can anchor and for how long the vessels can stay offshore. But the city of Sarasota is one of five locations picked to be part of a new state pilot program to formulate written regulations for boat mooring.
Mooring Project Manager Tony Russo explained that new rules are being written for both the future bayfront marina and the current Sarasota Sailing Squadron mooring field.
“This discussion will help shape the waters outside of mooring fields and how we control them,” Russo said.
But boaters at City Hall made it clear last week they weren’t interested in being part of a test and didn’t want the city regulating where they can anchor their boats.
“Once upon a time, a person could live on a boat as long as they wanted and have much more privacy than they would on a downtown park bench,” said boater Pete Tyson. “Please don’t give boaters further regulation.”
Although Russo explained that part of the reason for shaping regulations was to control derelict boats that are left behind in the waters, some in attendance questioned whether that was an issue.
From 2004 to 2007, the Sarasota Police Department tagged and hauled away 160 derelict boats at a cost of $150,000. The expense was covered through Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission grants. It cost about $1,000 to tag and tow away each derelict boat. Any boat that cannot move freely under its own engine power is deemed to be derelict.
“My solution would be no time limits on anchoring outside of the mooring field,” said boater Scott Keddy. “You need a harbor master who can control how close the boats get to the mooring field, and if a boat causes a problem or becomes derelict, it can be quarantined off and hauled away.”
Boater Patrick Egan told those in attendance that he can’t afford to pay approximately $300 per month to rent a permanent mooring fixture in the future mooring field.
“If my wife and I can’t anchor outside of the field, we will have to sell our boat,” Egan said. “I urge you to put as long a time frame as you can on anchoring time limits.”
David Kennedy, a representative from BoatUS, the Boat Owners Association of the United States, agreed with the assessments from local boaters.
“Your ordinance needs to allow boaters to have a safe place to anchor close to facilities,” Kennedy said. “You have to offer both paid and free choices for boaters and don’t create a revenue source for the city.”
Russo said the city would not make money off the proposed mooring field.
“The Department of Environmental Protection has supplied a grant for this project that makes it clear that the only money made from the field must be used to pay for the field and its upkeep,” Russo said. “This can’t be a moneymaker for the city.”
Paul Gilbert, a boater who for the last 45 years has anchored every winter off Sarasota Bay, said a boater needs the option to anchor outside a mooring field.
“We also need the ability to stay as long as we would like,” Gilbert said. “I object to having my rights as a legitimate cruising sailor threatened and want the freedom to come and go as I please as I continue to spend money in your fair city.”
That statements and others like it were met with applause from the boaters in attendance.
Russo said the city staff understands the boating community’s concerns. “In December, we will present our findings to the City Commission and you will have an opportunity to make your voices heard again at two more public hearings,” Russo said.
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I recently heard an NPR reporter misplace the accent on a word and it reminded me of the invisible suffix in English. I did not write down the specific word (I’ve heard this error many times on radio and TV) but it was a word like survey, which is pronounced both survey and survey. Both are legitimate words. Do you know the rule which governs where the accent falls? Here are some more examples:
- reject : reject
- increase : increase
- subject : subject
If you think accent on the second syllable indicates a verb and accent on the initial syllable indicates a noun—you’re right.
This difference in accent may legitimately be called an invisible (though not inaudible) suffix since it distinguishes verbs from nouns as surely as -ment does in state and statement or -ation does in form and formation. The rule is very simple: two syllable verbs with accent on the second syllable are converted into nouns by simply shifting the accent to the first syllable. (The words generally have to be made up of two distinguishable constituents or morphemes such as re- and -ject in reject and in- and -crease in increase.)
The meaning of the noun created this way is “the result of the action signified by the underlying verb”, just as a statement is the result of stating and and formations result from forming. The result of surveying is a survey and if we reject something, it becomes a reject.
This rule is particularly productive (active) among verbs with the prefix re-. If you recap the news, the result is a recap, the result of retreading a tire is a retread, anything we remake turns out to be a remake. I could go on all night and through most of tomorrow but I think these examples are enough to show that this accent shift is an active rule of the English language.
Sometimes the meaning is simply the process of the verb, as a reboot of a computer is simply the act of rebooting, but the same duality of meaning can be found in nouns ending on -(at)ion and -ment. English has so few suffixes that all of them serve multiple functions.
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Washington weighs first-in-nation abortion insurance mandate
With 21 states having adopted bans or severe restrictions on insurance companies from paying for abortions, Washington is alone in seriously considering legislation mandating the opposite.
The Reproductive Parity Act, as supporters call it, would require insurers in Washington state who cover maternity care — which all insurers must do — to also pay for abortions.
The bill passed the state House earlier this month by a vote of 53-43, though it faces an uncertain future in the Senate. A similar bill in the New York state Assembly has been introduced each session for over a decade but has never received a public hearing.
“This is a core value for Washingtonians,” said Melanie Smith, a lobbyist for NARAL Pro-Choice Washington. “We should protect it while we still have it and not leave access to basic health care up to an insurance company.” | <urn:uuid:73078d2b-8ce5-4279-b205-124d0f6319dc> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/03/24/washington-weighs-first-in-nation-abortion-insurance-mandate/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280128.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00393-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952321 | 186 | 1.75 | 2 |
The Mentor Embedded Hypervisor is a small footprint Type 1 hypervisor developed specifically for embedded applications and intelligent connected devices. Developers can create high-performance systems that integrate and consolidate applications on multicore processors and make use of the ARM TrustZone. Development of new systems can be accelerated by reusing existing proprietary software and protecting intellectual property while incorporating Linux to leverage the open source ecosystem.
With the Hypervisor product, Automotive OEMs and Tier Ones now have the ability to design systems that can combine Linux, AUTOSAR, real time, and bare-metal applications and sub systems. The Mentor Embedded Hypervisor supports the Yocto Project-compatible Mentor Embedded Linux, the GENIVI-compliant Mentor Embedded Automotive Technology Platform, and will support Android, Mentor Volcano AUTOSAR software, and Nucleus RTOS. Mentor will continue to track and enable the latest versions of technologies and standards including the Yocto Project and GENIVI.
Mentor Embedded Hypervisor includes support for the ARM TrustZone, for applications requiring hardware-based partitioning of resources such as memory, crypto blocks, and keyboard/screens creating a completely separate secure world operating environment. It features a flexible device model that supports virtualised device access and direct device access for performance-critical applications and provides various mechanisms for inter-guest communications.
“Building on the advanced hardware features of ARM Cortex-A processors, embedded virtualisation enables isolation of different workloads and enhances system security,” said Keith Clarke, vice president, Embedded and Security, Processor Division, ARM.
The framework of Mentor Embedded Hypervisor is flexible, allowing it to run on single-core or multi-core processor architectures supporting asymmetric multi-processing (AMP), symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), or a combination of both. The combination of the Mentor Embedded Hypervisor and latest SoCs from silicon vendors provides an integrated solution to speed development on these emerging hardware platforms.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Friday he has invited Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy to testify about the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah said he appreciates Snyder's willingness to appear before the committee and looks forward to McCarthy's testimony as well.
No date for the hearing has been set.
Snyder said in a statement that he asked for the opportunity to testify about how local, state and federal governments have failed Flint. The Republican governor has come under heavy criticism for the Flint crisis, which occurred after a state-appointed emergency manager switched the city's water supply to the Flint River in 2014 to save money.
Democrats have complained that GOP leaders in Congress were reluctant to call Snyder to testify, despite multiple requests by Democrats to invite him. Snyder rejected a request to appear at another hearing Democratic lawmakers held earlier this week.
Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., said he was glad Snyder agreed to testify under oath about the Flint crisis after declining multiple requests to appear before Congress.
"The governor's administration and his state-appointed emergency financial managers created this crisis and he must answer questions so that the whole truth can be found," Kildee said. "Flint families deserve answers from the governor and immediate solutions from the state about what is being done to make things right for the people of Flint."
Flint is under a public health emergency after its drinking water became tainted when the city switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money. The impoverished city was under state management at the time.
Regulators failed to ensure that water was properly treated, and lead from aging pipes leached into the water supply. Some children's blood has tested positive for lead, a potent neurotoxin linked to learning disabilities, lower IQ and behavioral problems.
In addition to Snyder and McCarthy, Chaffetz said he has called Susan Hedman, the EPA's former Midwest region chief, and Darnell Earley, who was the emergency manager for Flint when the source of water supply was changed. Former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling also has been invited, as well as Miguel Del Toral, an EPA water expert who wrote a June 2015 memo about lead problems in Flint that was not made public for months. | <urn:uuid:1857ea82-1590-4d93-8fc6-94b07d3fe461> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wkbw.com/news/us-news-world/house-panel-calls-governor-epa-chief-to-testify-on-flint | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00064.warc.gz | en | 0.978453 | 478 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Eldercare at Home: Caregiving
Caregiving How Tos
Understanding The Problem
Caring for an older person at home requires a team of people with different skills and perspectives. Doctors, nurses, social workers, and clergy all make important, specialized contributions, but family members or friends give the day-to-day care.
Your close personal relationship with the person you are caring for helps you to understand and interpret his or her feelings, wishes, and needs. You are also the first to become aware of many physical and emotional problems, the first to deal with those problems, and often are the person who carries out plans that you and other team members develop. As a team member, your job is to work cooperatively with other members of the team-both family and professional-in solving caregiving problems. To do this you need to use the four COPE problem-solving steps:
Creativity by looking for new ways to solve problems,
Optimism by having positive expectations for achieving your goals,
Planning by thinking about the steps you can take to reach your goals, and
Expert Information by asking for guidance from health professionals as well as people who have dealt with similar problems in the past.
As much as possible, the older person and the whole family need to be involved in problem-solving.
Involve other family members in planning and making decisions, as well as carrying out plans. Give them information and invite them to express their concerns. This can reduce your burden and any criticism by other family members who may not be as directly involved.
Remember that the older person is also a member of the team. His or her participation is essential for plans to succeed. It is also his or her right to be involved.
Emphasize the positive parts of caregiving
Some caregivers see their work as helping someone about whom they care deeply. Others see caregiving spiritually, as part of God's plan for them. Many feel that caregiving has enriched their lives. Others see it as a challenge and want to do the best job they can. And some see caregiving as a way of showing appreciation for the love and care they have received themselves.
Caregiving can have important benefits
Caring for an older person at home can give you a sense of satisfaction and confidence. You will discover inner strengths that you didn't realize you had. Caregiving can draw families together and can help people feel closer to the person who needs care.
You can also use your caregiving to open doors to new friends and relationships. This can happen from talking to other people who have faced the same problems, from meeting people in a support group, from meeting health professionals who showed understanding and concern, and from family members who may have grown distant but who now are drawn together because of this difficult situation.
Your goals are to:
- Be an effective team member working with doctors, other health professionals, family, and friends in solving caregiving problems
- Involve the person you are caring for as much as possible in your caregiving plans
- Take care of your own needs so that you have the emotional and physical strength to be an effective caregiver
- Call for professional help when needed
Caregiving is challenging and rewarding, but it is also very hard work. As a result, you may experience stress and need professional help yourself. Ask for help from health professionals if any of the following conditions exist.
- You are experiencing moderate to severe depression.
You should get professional help if you are experiencing mood swings going from periods of depression to periods of agitation and high energy; if you feel sad most of the day, have lost interest in most of your daily activities, have difficulty paying attention to what you are doing, and have trouble making choices; if you are thinking seriously of harming or killing yourself; or if you have been severely depressed before this illness and recognize early symptoms of depression. Getting help for depression is just like getting help for physical problems. It is normal to be upset at times when caring for someone in your home for a long period of time. Professionals such as social workers, counselors, clergy, psychologists, and psychiatrists are skilled and experienced in helping depressed people. Your family doctor can also be helpful in assessing how severe your depression is and in recommending a professional to help you. Your family doctor may also help by prescribing medicine to help for short periods of time.
- You are feeling overwhelmed and not sure you can manage at home.
Ask for help from your Area Agency on Aging (sometimes known as Area Office on Aging or by a similar name), social workers, or counselors who are familiar with services that are available in the community. This includes "respite care" where someone comes to the home to stay with the older person so that you can leave, do errands, visit friends, go to meetings, and get rest.
- You need information and guidance about moving the older person to a nursing home or other care setting.
The Nursing Home section will give you guidance on how to get information you need and what professionals to talk to about this important decision.
Involve the older person in developing and carrying out care plans.
This is one of your most important jobs. It can also be the most challenging. Mental as well as physical problems may make it difficult for older people to participate in planning their care. Remember, their participation is essential. When they participate, they feel respected and are more likely to feel committed to the plan and to cooperate in carrying it out.
To help the older person participate, you have to pay special attention to what you say and how you say it. Many useful ideas for how to be understood by an older person who has communication problems-such include solutions such as, speaking where the older person can see your face, speaking clearly, speaking slowly, sitting close so you can have direct eye contact, leaning forward or nodding your head to show interest, avoiding interrupting or passing judgment, and watching for signs of fatigue or tension.
- Be realistic and flexible about what you hope to communicate and agree on.
If the older person has difficulty understanding you, remembering what you said, and making decisions, then you will have to simplify your explanations and the decisions you ask him or her to make.
- If the older person disagrees or won't cooperate with the plan:
- Suggest a trial run or a time limit.
This puts off a final decision until he or she has had a chance to try the plan.
- Explain your needs openly.
Sometimes you will need to ask the older person to do things to make your life easier or your caregiving responsibilities more manageable. Remember that not all decisions will make everyone happy. On some issues both of you will have to compromise.
- Choose your battles carefully.
Ask yourself, "What is really important here?" You can save energy by skipping the minor conflicts and using your energy and influence on issues that really count.
- Let the person you are caring for make decisions as much as possible.
If the older person understands the consequences of a decision, you should accept his or her right to make the decision. If you are concerned about safety or health, suggest only options that are safe.
Work with health professionals.
Below are some practical suggestions to keep in mind when you need information and help from health professionals.
- Be clear about what information you want
Get to the point as soon as possible. Make lists of questions and concerns and have the lists in front of you when talking to health professionals.
- Have ready all the information health professionals may need when you call.
Try to think ahead to what information medical staff may need, and try to have it ready when you talk to them about a problem. This will help the staff give you the information and guidance you need quickly.
- Be firm and straightforward about getting the information and help you need.
Health professionals are here to help you be a good caregiver. Make your requests with confidence so that you will get the information you need and don't be afraid to admit when you do not understand. Remain calm. Being angry is not usually helpful. Being pleasant, firm, persistent, and showing appreciation are usually the best strategies.
- Use the Tips on Improving Patient-Practitioner Communication
This resource has many good ideas for how to work effectively with health professionals. Use those ideas to develop plans for getting the information you need.
- Take care of your own needs and feelings.
You need to be at your best to do the best job of helping. Therefore, you should pay attention to your own needs as well as those of the person you are caring for. Set limits on what you can reasonably expect yourself to do. Take time off to care for yourself and your needs and ask for help before stress increases.
- Schedule positive experiences for yourself.
There are three types of positive experiences that you need for good mental health:
- Enjoyable activities with other people (examples: talking with a friend, playing with grandchildren, attending a meeting),
- Activities that give you a sense of accomplishment (examples: cooking a special meal, exercising, helping others, finishing a project), and
- Activities that just make you feel good (examples: watching a funny movie, playing with a pet, walking out of doors, listening to favorite music). You should plan for each of these types of activities regularly. If you don't, caregiving may fill up all your time. This will then increase your stress and reduce your ability to give good care.
- Pay attention to positive experiences.
Make an effort to notice and talk about pleasant experiences as they happen during the day. It is often helpful to set aside a special time each evening when you can think about-or share with others-the good things that happened that day. Another idea that many people have found useful is to make lists of pleasant experiences. Keep these lists and read them over from time to time to remind yourself about the good things in life.
After you have done this for a period of time, you will find yourself noticing good things as they happen and you'll start the day looking forward to pleasant things that can happen.
- Be sure you get enough rest.
If you are physically exhausted, your ability to cope with problems will decrease. See the Sleep Problems for ideas you can use to get the rest you need.
- Get help from others.
Don't try to do everything yourself. If you do, caregiving can wear you out, increase your stress, and interfere with your ability to give good care at home. Support groups sponsored by hospitals and disease-related volunteer groups (such as Cancer or Alzheimer's) can sometimes be very helpful. In addition, you should ask for help from family members and friends. Try to share tasks. For example, bills can be forwarded to a family member who lives far away to relieve the caregiver of this monthly chore.
Sometimes family caregivers withdraw from family and friends, especially as their work gets more difficult. They do this because they do not want others to see their problems or because they are so busy that they don't make time to be with others. Unfortunately, some very important things are lost when you see fewer and fewer people. You lose the stimulation of thinking about other people's lives and you lose the suggestions and help that others can give. You might also forget that other people love and care about you and are willing to help when asked.
- Make a list of people who can give companionship and support to you and the person you are caring for.
Don't worry about how far away these people live, how busy they are, how long since you've talked to them, or even how well you know them. Make as long a list as you can to give you the most choices and practical help.
- Have a list of how people could help.
Have a list of how people could help. Make your list specific, so that the people you ask understand exactly what is needed. Then they will be able to budget their time and be prepared to give the help you need.
- Go down your list and think what you could do to make a visit (or a phone call) pleasant and enjoyable for each person.
Use these ideas when you invite them and when they visit or call. When you do this, visitors will want to come again and you will feel good about asking them to return.
Develop strategies for dealing with strong feelings
It is natural to have strong feelings when giving care over a long period of time. Following is a list of strong feelings that caregivers often have and strategies for dealing with them if they become severe.
Sometimes caregiving problems build up to the point where you feel overwhelmed. If this happens:
- Try not to make an important decision while you are upset.
Sometimes you have to make a decision immediately, but usually you don't have to. Ask how long before a decision really has to be made.
- Take time to sort things out.
It is important to take some time to let your thinking become clear again. Different people need different amounts of time for this to happen. Give yourself enough time to make plans and decisions with a clear mind and a more peaceful spirit.
- Talk over important problems with people who are feeling more level-headed.
If you are feeling very upset or discouraged, then ask a friend, neighbor, or family member to help. They can bring a calmer perspective to the situation as well as new ideas and help in dealing with the problems you are facing.
There are plenty of reasons for you to become angry when you are giving care for a long period of time. For example, the older person may, at times, be demanding and irritating. Friends, family members, or professionals may not be as helpful or understanding as you would like. Some people feel angry because their lives have been turned upside down by taking on caregiving responsibilities. These feelings are normal. It is all right to feel this way at times. It is what you do with your anger that is important. The best way to deal with angry feelings is to recognize them, accept them, and find some way to express them appropriately.
Here are some ways that other caregivers have dealt with their anger:
- Try to see the situation from the other person's point of view.
Recognize that other people, including the person you are caring for, are also under stress. People react in different ways to stressful events in their lives.
- Express your anger in appropriate ways before it is out of control.
If you wait, your anger may lead to actions and words that you may later regret. Anger that is out of control can cloud your judgment.
- Find safe ways to express your anger.
This can include such things as beating on a pillow, shouting by yourself, or doing some strenuous exercise. Sometimes it helps to ventilate anger with someone who is "safe"-someone who won't be offended or strike back. Get away from the situation for a while and try to cool off before you go back and deal with what made you angry.
- Try not to feel guilty about your anger.
Anger is a natural response to a difficult situation. Most other people would probably feel the same way if they were in your situation.
- Talk to someone about why you feel angry.
Explaining to another person why you feel angry helps you to understand the reasons for your anger and why you reacted as you did.
- Seek counseling from a professional.
It often helps to talk to someone removed from the situation who can provide support and an objective viewpoint about your problems.
Loss and sadness
You may feel sad because the person you know and love has changed. Memories of how the older person used to be may make you sad. You may feel sad because of losing "normal" things you did before this illness and because of plans that may not be fulfilled. You may also feel burdened by the responsibilities you have to bear alone. Here are some things you can do when you have these feelings:
- Talk about your feelings of loss with other people who have had similar experiences.
People who have been caregivers of older persons will usually understand how you feel. Support groups are one way to find people who have had similar experiences and who can understand and appreciate your feelings.
- Read the Depression section.
The ideas and techniques can be used by you as well as by the person you are caring for to help manage or prevent depression.
You may be embarrassed because the older person looks unusual or acts odd in front of others. You may not know how to explain this to other people and you may feel bad because you feel ashamed of your own family member.
These feelings are normal and common. It is all right to have these feelings. There are several things you can do to deal with them.
- Talk about your feelings with someone else who has the same problems.
That person will understand how you feel and telling the person about your problems will help put them into perspective.
- Remember that you have a right to go into public with your family.
If other people are uncomfortable with how your family member looks, they can go elsewhere.
- Develop a simple explanation for why the older person acts in a certain way.
If someone asks, then you can give an explanation you are comfortable with.
- Don't assume that everyone will be offended.
Other caring people will notice good things about the older person and will be understanding and supportive.
- Take small, gradual steps to become more comfortable with the older person in public.
Start with people you know well and who are understanding. Invite them to visit and to be with you and the older person. As you become comfortable with friends, gradually go out in public.
Many people caring for an older person at home feel guilty at some time during their caregiving. They may feel guilty because they feel they are not doing a good job of giving care. They may feel guilty because they feel angry or upset with the person they are caring for. Some people feel guilty almost out of habit. They have learned from childhood to feel guilty when something goes wrong.
Although feeling guilty is understandable, it can interfere with doing the best possible job of caregiving. Guilt makes you think only about what you did wrong, while most problems have many causes and what you did is only part of the reason for the problem. To solve a problem, you have to look objectively at all of the causes and then develop plans to deal with the whole problem. Dwelling on guilt feelings will rob you of precious energy that you need to cope with new problems.
Here are some things you can do to deal with feelings of guilt:
- Talk to other people who have gone through similar experiences about what happened and how they felt.
It is often easier to see a situation objectively when it happens to someone else, and this can give you perspective on your own problems.
- Don't expect yourself to be perfect.
Expecting perfection in yourself can cause guilt to be a regular part of your life. It is helpful to remember that you are human, and, therefore, you will make mistakes from time to time.
- Don't dwell on mistakes.
Accept mistakes and get beyond them as best you can. Forgive yourself for your shortcomings. The Eldercare at Home: Depression section has useful ideas for controlling negative thinking.
Problems You Might Have Carrying Out Your Plan
"I'm swamped with problems, so I don't have time to take care of my needs."
This is the most common reason why caregivers become exhausted. They become preoccupied with their caregiving problems and don't pay attention to themselves. You will be a better caregiver in the long run if you get help with caregiving so that you can do things that you enjoy and find relaxing.
"If I don't do it, it won't get done."
It may not, but is it essential? Sort out things that really need to be done. It is fine to let some things like housework slide a bit when you take on new responsibilities.
"I hate to ask other people to help me."
Start by asking for help with little things and notice how easy it is and how much people enjoy helping. If asking makes you very uncomfortable, then get someone else to ask for you.
"The person I'm caring for doesn't want other people to help us."
Suggest trying outside help for just a short time and then you can both talk over how it worked. Also, explain that you need help.
Think of Other Problems You Might Have Carrying Out Your Plan
What other problems could get in the way of doing the things suggested in this section? For example, will the older person cooperate? Will other people help? How will you explain your needs to other people? Do you have the time and energy to carry out this plan?
- Start using the ideas on this website now.
Don't wait until you feel overwhelmed. It is easier to develop good caregiving habits and attitudes early before the problems get out of hand.
- Every week or so take time to think about how you are doing as a caregiver.
Re-read this resource periodically to see if there are ideas here that can be of help.
What to Do If Your Plan Isn't Working
- Be realistic about what you expect of yourself.
Don't expect to be perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. Most plans need to be adjusted and changed as the condition of the person you are caring for changes and your situation changes.
- Consider getting help.
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work in a furniture store. I can't believe how horribly our younger employees
spell everyday words: "fabrik," "couche," "curtins," etc. What has happened to
When English was taught in a unified
way - speaking, spelling, writing and reading reinforcing each other - students
readily mastered language arts. The rules of spelling were explicitly taught
along with phonics in kindergarten.
But now hardly any schools teach
reading with phonics. Hardly any teach handwriting correctly. And most don't
teach spelling at all until the third grade or so, when it's too late.
Today's educators mistakenly believe
they should wait to give formal spelling instruction. They don't think K-2
pupils are ready. That's wrong, of course, but that's the way it is.
Pupils today are in "child-centered
classrooms" with "developmentally-appropriate practice." The focus is on the
process, not the end-product. Spelling errors are tolerated as long as the
child is trying to construct meaning out of words, even badly misspelled words.
Children are encouraged to invent,
or make up, the spellings of words however it makes sense to them. Educators do
not believe it is appropriate to correct those invented spellings; they believe
it is helping the child to "construct" his or her own spelling rules, instead
of imposing the spelling rules of the last few centuries on them, as if that
were somehow oppressive or wrong.
Much of the time, of course, children
guess wrong with their spelling "inventions." You've noted a few examples in
your question; probably the worst thing about invented spelling is that
students who get away with this for so many years grow up to be employees who
don't know their spelling is atrocious, and don't care, even when they lead to
costly mistakes and bad PR.
But since they aren't corrected all
through their years in school, the misspellings take root. Bad spelling habits and
laziness get entrenched. After a short time, bad spelling is extremely hard to
When formal spelling instruction
does begin, it unfortunately relies on memorizing spelling lists, even though
that's known to be a weak method. Since spelling is taught in isolation from
the other language skills, it's harder to learn, so the number of spelling
words assigned in a school year has been drastically reduced from years past.
Therefore, vocabulary and reading comprehension suffer, too.
Worst of all, by the week after the
test, many kids have already forgotten the correct spellings they memorized,
and already slipped back into the habit of "inventing" whatever spelling "makes
sense" to them.
Then what happens, as we are seeing
all over, is that people cannot express themselves correctly either in speech
or in writing, but they still have strong feelings. So they turn to
overexpressing themselves incorrectly, with exaggerated emotions and gestures.
Instead of defining and refining their ideas into effective communication, they
are reduced to grunts, head bashes, coarse gestures, stammering . . . and their
attempts at written communication are just as bad.
The answer: "reinvent" common sense,
return to "phonics only" in the early grades, watch dyslexia dwindle to
nothing, and American spelling improve drastically.
Homework: For an excellent analysis, see the book,
Why Americans Read and Spell Poorly
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Fibromyalgia (fi·bro·my·al·gi·a) is a condition that causes pain all over the body (also referred to as widespread pain), sleep problems, fatigue, and often emotional and mental distress. People with fibromyalgia may be more sensitive to pain than people without fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain. There’s no known cause, although certain factors such as stress and genetics may predispose someone toward the disease. An estimated 4 million Americans (2% of the U.S. population) have fibromyalgia.
Researchers believe that fibromyalgia amplifies painful sensations by affecting the way your brain and spinal cord process painful and nonpainful signals. Symptoms often begin after an event, such as physical trauma, surgery, infection or significant psychological stress. In other cases, symptoms gradually accumulate over time with no single triggering event.
Women are more likely to develop fibromyalgia than are men. Many people who have fibromyalgia also have tension headaches, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety and depression.
Common symptoms include:
- Muscle pain, burning, twitching, or tightness
- Low pain threshold or tender points
- Draining fatigue
- Trouble concentrating and remembering, called “fibro fog”
- Insomnia or not sleeping well
- Feeling nervous, worried, or depressed
Other fibro symptoms can include:
- Belly pain, bloating, queasiness, constipation, and diarrhea (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Dry mouth, nose, and eyes
- Sensitivity to cold, heat, light, or sound
- Peeing more often
- Numbness or tingling in your face, arms, hands, legs, or feet
What triggers a fibromyalgia attack?
- Changes in daily routines.
- Dietary changes or a poor diet.
- Hormone fluctuations.
- Lack of sleep.
- Stressors such as work-related, illness, emotional stress.
- Treatment changes.
- Change in sleep patterns (for example, shift work).
- Weather or temperature changes.
Fibromyalgia isn’t life-threatening. Still, it can be challenging to live with chronic pain and fatigue. If fibromyalgia isn’t treated your work and daily activities are more difficult to do.
Treatment may include some or all of the following:
- a low impact exercise program
- physical therapy
- stress reduction techniques
- psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- drugs, such as antidepressants, muscle relaxers, and nerve pain medication
Certain dietary changes may help an individual with fibromyalgia live with and manage their condition. These include:
- Eating high-energy foods that are low in sugar: Foods such as almonds, beans, oatmeal, avocado, and tofu can help boost energy throughout the day, helping with tiredness that occurs as a result of the condition.
- Removing foods that have gluten: Studies suggest that removing foods that contain gluten from the diet may help reduce fibromyalgia pain, even in people who do not have celiac disease.
- Avoiding fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAP): A 2017 study shows that a diet low in FODMAP could have promising effects on pain levels in people with fibromyalgia.
- Avoiding additives and excitotoxins: Although research is limited, one studyTrusted Source found that avoiding the additives aspartame and monosodium glutamate reduced symptoms of fibromyalgia.
How to prevent fibromyalgia?
- Minimize stress.
- Eat a nutritious diet.
- Get enough sleep.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
- Manage arthritis, depression or other conditions.
- Stay active and exercise regularly.
- Take Magnesium
Magnesium can be helpful for offsetting the effects of calcium, which relaxes muscles and nerves. Magnesium acts like a plug-in-nerve receptors that are over-stimulated. The problem with this essential mineral is that most people do not have sufficient levels for optimal health.
Magnesium is a supplement that is very well known for its benefits through out the natural health community. It is involved in over 300 biochemical processes in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm regular, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong.
Its wide range of health benefits and biological activity make it effective in addressing a number of common diseases and conditions including fibromyalgia, chronic pain, diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and headaches.
Unfortunately, most foods have a relatively low level of magnesium those at the top of the list are nuts and seeds (almonds, sunflower and pumpkin seeds) and dark green leafy veggies (kale swiss chard and spinach).
As a supplement, magnesium is most commonly found in small amounts in multivitamins and in certain over the counter laxatives.
Dr. Rich’s Magnesium Oil Spray is one of the most effective magnesium supplements in the market. Paraben and aluminum-free, this product is formulated with primarily natural ingredients. You just have to Spray on affected area. Reapply as needed for additional relief.
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Viral marketing involves getting the word out. In a big way. But every monster ad campaign started small. The proverbial every oak started as an acorn. The first step to any campaign is to start seeding your content. This means getting the word out. But how to do it? Well you start with your own followers of course.
But I don’t have any followers, is the usual reply. Well this post will explain how to get followers when you’re just starting out. Some of the techniques will also work even if you have followers.
Getting your first followers
When you start with a brand new account its often you have very few followers. You might have your brother, sister, aunt. A few friends. Not really a good base to start with. Well there’s an easy way to get followers. Follow someone else! Huh? Does that work? Well yes and no.
If you have an account with a specific persona, for example Health and Wellness, then you can start out by following other users with similar interests. Many times these people will follow you back. Hence your first followers. Sounds easy? Well yes and no. First of all, most people will NOT follow you back. So out of a 100 adds, you may only garner a handful of followers. Be prepared to spend significant time adding people.
How to find users to follow
Simply adding random users will be less successful then adding users with similar interests. How do you find these people?
One way is to search for hashtags and add people who are following that hashtag. That means those people posted something related to the same topic. The simplest way is to enter hashtag into the Twitter search. It will show you a list of tweets with that hashtag. The key is to click on “Accounts” as you can see in this screenshot.
This will then display a list of accounts that have posted on that hashtag along with an easy “Follow” button.
Another technique is to find users with a large following. These “influencers” have already found a number of people with similar interests. You can attempt to add all their followers in hopes they would be interested in your material. It helps if you have a few relevant tweets and a good Twitter bio.
The final technique to finding relevant users is to search for Lists. Twitter allows users to create lists of people. These are curated lists of members with similar interests. Simply click on a users profile, and then click on Lists as shown here:
Clicking on any list will show you all members of that list. You can subscribe to the list if you wish and more importantly, can add everyone on that list.
Continuing the momentum
Once you get a few followers (or more) things get easier. This is because now you have an audience. If you post or tweet interesting material you’ll find your followers may retweet your tweets. This expands the audience that can see your message. Hence the virality of social media.
Of course many people are retweeting articles and such. The best bet is to write something original and tweet it. Adding photos greatly increases tweet engagement as are keeping tweets short and to the point. A lot of times you may write a longer blog post somewhere and then send out a tweet directing users to that post.
The key is to tweet interesting material and link to interesting material.
Besides simply tweeting out to your followers it’s important to use the proper hashtags. Hashtags are text preceded by #. For example, #helloWorld. This is a very important feature of Twitter that has spread to other services such as Facebook and Instagram and others. So important that we’re going to cover it in separate blog post.
How often should you tweet?
The general consensus is to tweet often but not too often. Confusing? Maybe. Tweeting gets your message out there. But you don’t want to flood someone’s feed with a lot of similar posts. A good rule of thumb is to tweet two to three times a day at specific intervals.
When should you tweet?
Research has shown there times when people are most active and available to notice your tweet. Using the US timezones as examples, tweets should try to encompass the waking hours of most people in the US. This means if you are tweeting three times a day you should consider something like 9am, 12pm, 3pm (PST). This corresponds to 12pm, 3pm, 6pm (EST). You can see those hours correspond best to when people are active during the day. Tweeting something at midnight when no one is up won’t help your visibility.
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THD measurement with sound card (<0.00003%)
Today, the PC with the sound card already provides us with basic measuring equipment and software to analyse the harmonics of a signal. Unfortunately, the result is usually not very good, a THD of better than -100dB is rarely achieved. But this is by far not good enough for real high end. I would like to show you a way to improve such systems with little effort. The result is a setup that can achieve a THD of up to -130dB, i.e. 0.00003%.
Fig. Example of a measurement setup for the reference measurements. Here, the LowDistGen only provides the reference signal for the -80dB channel. The filters are on self-made circuit boards.
Let's start at the beginning and make a reference measurement, setting the output of the sound card to 1Vrms and looping it through a (built-in) attenuator to the input of the sound card. The amplitude is set as high as possible, but there should not yet be any additional distortion due to overdriving. In my example, I use an external USB sound card from Focusrite and ARTA as analysis software.
Fig. Reference measurement of the sound card: output directly to input
At 1kHz you see the fundamental attenuated from 0dB to -20dB with the input attenuator of the sound card. K2 is relative to this at approx. -100dB and K3 at approx. -108dB. THD is thus approx. 0.00125%. We are (hopefully) still missing at least one power of ten in quality for the measurement of high-quality high-end components.
As a first step of improvement, one can insert a bandstop for the fundamental wave in front of the receiver. This reduces the amount of distortion from the receiver. The fundamental wave does not have to be completely suppressed. An attenuation of 20dB, better 40dB will already have a significant effect. Of course, it must be ensured that the harmonics pass through the blocking filter as undistorted as possible.
Fig. Circuit diagram basic wave attenuation filter (dimensioning 1kHz)
I use an SVF for the basic wave blocking filter. These are particularly suitable for filters that require adjustment because they can be easily adapted to the requirements by varying individual component values. The quality of the filter can be adjusted with R2, the frequency with a single 10-turn trimmer RV1. For this, however, it is necessary to measure C1 and C2 and to adjust the resistors R8+R9 and R6+R4+RV1 to the capacitance values. Since the output frequency of the sound card is very stable and we are working in a very limited temperature range, this can be done with long-term stability. The dimensioning shown here leads to approx. 40dB fundamental wave attenuation with an attenuation of the first harmonic of less than 0.5dB with my tolerances.
Fig. Reference measurement of the sound card with fundamental wave attenuation filter in front of the receiver
The result is encouraging. At 1kHz you can see the 40dB attenuated fundamental, K2 relative to 0dB at -115dB and K3 at -108dB. THD is thus approx. 0.00045%. Better, but still far from the target.
Especially K3 seems to be an effect of the generator. So here is our next starting point. A bandpass filter connected directly behind the signal output of the sound card, which allows the fundamental wave to pass but attenuates the harmonics, is the next step of the opimisation. This way, the harmonic distortions of the generator should be clearly attenuated. Of course, the inherent distortions of the filter are decisive.
Fig. Circuit diagram of the band-pass filter for harmonic attenuation of the generator (dimensioning for 1kHz)
This filter is also based on an SVF. The quality is set to 100 via R2. C7 and C8 must be measured again and the corresponding frequency-determining resistors RV1+R4+R6 or R8+R8 must be adjusted individually. With R1, the amplification of the fundamental can then be corrected to 0dB in case of deviations. The harmonic attenuation of the first harmonic is >40dB. For this purpose, a -80dB reference signal can be fed in again via J2, which greatly improves the reliability of the evaluation.
Fig. Reference measurement Sound card with bandpass behind the generator and fundamental wave attenuation filter in front of the receiver
At 1kHz you see the fundamental suppressed by 40dB, at 14kHz the -80db reference tone. K2 is at -134dB and K3 at -135dB relative to the fundamental, the noise floor is at -138dB. The THD is less than 0.00003%. You can do something with that. These values are on the level of professional measuring instruments.
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Slope can be used in the following ways
Suppose three points are given.
If the slope of any two pairs of points is same, then the points lie on a same straight line. Therefore, the points are collinear.
Let the three points be
A (2, 4) B (4, 6) C (6, 8)
Now slope of the two points AB is
Slope of the two points BC is
Slope of the two points AC is
Slope of a straight line is a unique value. It does not change whichever two points lying on it are taken.
Since, the slope of any two pairs of points are same, the above three points lie on a same straight line.
Therefore, the three given points A (2, 4) B (4, 6) C (6, 8) are collinear.
Slopes are used to check if two straight lines are parallel or perpendicular.
To use slope for this, equations of two straight lines will be given.
Consider the following equations of two straight lines
3x + 4y + 5 = 0
6x + 8y – 9 = 0
Slope of the first straight line is -3/4
Slope of the second straight line is -6/8 = -3/4
Since slopes are equal, therefore the two straight lines whose equations are as given above are parallel to each other.
To compare x intercept and y intercept of a straight line, one of the methods is to use slope of the line.
Consider the straight line L with x intercept ‘a’ and y intercept ‘b’
Let slope of the straight line be ½.
We are now, curious to know which of the two intercepts, the x intercept ‘a’ or the y intercept ‘b’ is greater?
Slope of the line L passing through the two points
A (a, 0) and B (0, b) is
Since slope is ½, therefore
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Diesener, Paul, born on 27-04-1882 in Berlin, the Gauleiter of Berlin was Joseph Goebbels (did you know), joined the Army Service on 28-02-1902, age 19, as a Fahnenjunker in the 6th Grenadier Regiment. With the outbreak of the first war, he was in the 153rd Infantry Regiment and wounded in hospital from 15-10-1914 to December 1914. He ended the war as an adjutant with the General Command of the XIV Army Corps. Diesener was temporary in the Free Corps of Georg Ludwig Maercker and retired on 31-12-1920. Maercker died age 59, on 31-12-1924, in Dresden. Following the Armistice of 1918 that saw the end of fighting and of the Bolshevik revolution that led to the creation of the Soviet Union, there were many examples of disturbances throughout Germany. Maercker a WWI General suggested the formation of Freikorps, Free Corps, to suppress these and a number of formations formed themselves, usually around individual army officers. Diesener reactivated in the growing Reichswehr on 01-10-1932. When World War II started he was the commander of the 52nd Border Protection Regiment. Diesener was transferred to the Africa Front, under Erwin Rommel
) and General der Panzertruppe, Ritter Wilhelm von Thoma, with the Staff of the German Africa Corps, DAK and commander in the Liaison Staff with the XXI Italian Army Corps, commander of Italy was Generalfeldmarschall der Flieger, Albert Kesselring. From 21-05-1942 he was the Liaison Staff with the 2nd Italian Army Corps, under General Luigi Capello . Capello was involved in the planning of an attempt to assassinate Benito Mussolini,
for which he was tried and sentenced to jail in 1927; he was released in 1936, after serving eleven years, Luigi Capello died age 82, on 25-06-1941. Diesener was commander of Railroad Security Section Staff 5 from 09-10-1943 to 27-10-1944 and landed in the Führer Reserve (see Adolf Hitler) (did you know). During the desert war in Africa from 13-09-1940 until Mai 1943, the allied forces lost more then 250.000 men, death, wounded and captured. The As force’s casualties were 620.000 men included 250.000 prisoners of war. Diesener came in British captivity on 02-05-1945 and was released on 28-02-1946. Diesener’s son Lieutenant Rüdiger didn’t survive the war and was killed in battle age 20, on 01-08-1941 in Russia.
Death and burial ground of Diesener, Paul.
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The holidays are upon us again and many of us are out at the stores trying to get some gifts for the season. Some ladies ask for perfume and jewelry while others ask for designer shoes. High heels, flats flip flops, clogs, sandals, boat shoes, boots, sneakers and so on and so forth are all available to choose from. The number of styles and types of shoes can be almost overwhelming, especially when you are buying them for another person. Women in particular have the most options to choose from. Many of the shoes they buy are purely for fashion purposes. Many women forget that shoes are essential to their foot health. So, as you shop, stop and consider if the shoes you are buying the lady in your life are a good idea for the health of her feet.
High heels can cause a lot of problems for a woman’s feet. Some workplaces require a woman to wear high heels as part of her work uniform. If a woman has to wear high heels or insists upon wearing them, then she should consider swapping them out for a different type of shoe during break at work. This will allow for the feet to recuperate and to go back to a more natural position.
Women can also try “walking” heels. These heels are specifically designed to blend fashion and comfort together. They offer a wider toe box and reinforced heels for stability. These heels are less likely to cause ankle sprains, bunions, blisters and fractures. Although they sound like the perfect heel, they can still contribute to foot problems such as plantar fasciitis, heel pain and other disorders.
Sneakers that laced-up are the best option for a woman’s daily footwear. Not only do they offer ample amounts of shock absorption, stability and comfort, but there is a far lower risk of foot problems that can be caused by them. Sneakers also have good arch support and a wider toe box for optimal fit.
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21-Feb-2016 -- This is the second out of two reports reaching confluence points during a bicycle trip through southern Spain. The story continues from 37°N 5°W.
After spending the night in the little town Las Cabezas de San Juan, which is 5 km from this confluence as the crows fly, I set off in the early morning with the first twilight. Since there is no direct route, I had to cycle the double distance in order to reach the confluence point.
It is located in a village called Marismillas in the Calle Caballeros no. 15. The precise location is probably 2-3 meters behind the front door inside the house. The house is a tiny one-story building with a corrugated sheet roof.
When I reached the confluence on a Sunday morning short before sunrise, nobody was out in the street such that I could take the pictures of the confluence without any disturbance.
However, the bar at the end of the street was already open such that I could enjoy a cup of coffee after the confluence had been documented successfully. From now on I rode my bicycle back to Malaga for the next 2 days, spending the night in historic Ronda.
CP Visit Details:
- Distance to the road: 20 m
- Distance of bicycle parking: 20 m
- Time to reach the CP from the road: 0.2 min
- Time at the CP: 8:22 AM
- Measured height: 9 m
- Minimal distance according to GPS: 3 m
- Position accuracy: 3 m
- Topography: flat
- Vegetation: nearby lawn and a palm tree
- Weather: cloudless sky, 8° C (felt temperature)
- Given Name: The Front Door Confluence
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Bluewater Network Announces Ten Best Places to Avoid Jetskis in 2005
Posted Nov. 14, 2008 / Posted by: admin
Sean Smith, 415-544-0790, ext. 19
San Francisco, CA – Bluewater Network, a division of Friends of the Earth has just released its list for the top ten places to avoid jetskis in 2005. This year’s list is a testament to the communities taking a stand against the billion dollar jetski industry and protecting their waterways from these highly-polluting and dangerous craft. While some restrictions such as those in San Juan County, Washington are rock solid and have been upheld by the courts, other bans like those surrounding two wildlife refuges in Florida are under a renewed threat from the jetski industry.
“This list is for the millions of travelers who enjoy a more nature-based vacation without the pollution and noise caused by jetskis,” said Sean Smith Bluewater Network’s public lands director. “These places are a reflection of what concerned citizens can do to protect their lives, communities, and businesses from these thrillcraft”
Bluewater Network’s Ten Best Places to Avoid Jetskis in 2005:
1. Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges – Florida
The waters surrounding the Great White Heron and Key West National Wildlife Refuges, which contain picturesque settings, and spectacular fishing opportunities, have been closed to jetskis for more than 10 years. However, the jetski industry is bringing new pressure upon the state and federal government to overturn the ban. Thankfully, the Bush Administration appears to be standing up to industry’s efforts for now.
2. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore – Michigan
Despite environmental assessments showing that a continued jetski ban is the best way to protect Pictured Rocks’ resources and wildlife, the Park Service is considering allowing the machines at this beautiful lakeshore.
3. San Juan Islands –Washington
Well-known for its spectacular beauty and marine wildlife, San Juan County was the first local government to ban jetskis. The San Juan ban has served as a model for countless other communities seeking to regulate jetskis.
4. Biscayne National Park – Florida
Last year, the Personal Watercraft Industry pulled out all the stops in a well funded effort to inject their thrillcraft into this park which is home to the endangered Florida manatee. Bluewater Network’s grassroots effort stopped them.
5. San Francisco Bay Area – California
Over the past ten years, city, county, and federal agencies in the San Francisco Bay area have enacted at least 9 jetski closures affecting hundreds of square miles of regional waters. Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, in the North Bay, is the most recent site to ban the machines.
6. Kachemak Bay – Alaska
The sizeable bay near Homer Alaska is home to abundant wildlife and Kachemak Bay State Park. One thing that isn’t in abundance is jetskis – they’re prohibited. In 1999 local business leaders, homeowners, and other concerned citizens ran a text book grassroots campaign against the industry and protected their home waters.
7. Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout National Seashore – North Carolina
These two national seashores provide some of the best fishing and surfing on the east coast, in part because jetskis are prohibited, though the Park Service is under pressure to let the machines back in.
8. Lake Willoughby – Vermont
Local activists armed with little more than the facts, the law, and some help from Bluewater weathered an all out industry lobbying blitzkrieg and protected this idyllic lake. Located in northeastern Vermont, Lake Willoughby is known for its crystal clear water, natural sand beaches and great fishing.
9. Gulf Islands National Seashore – Florida/Mississippi
The tranquil waters of Gulf Islands are in jeopardy due to a pending Park Service decision to lift a ban on jetskis, which Bluewater is working to stop. Currently, visitors can enjoy white sand beaches, blue waters, coastal marshes, maritime forests, and two islands protected as federal wilderness areas without the intrusion of the craft.
10. Missouri National Recreation River – South Dakota/Nebraska
When the Park Service considered allowing jetskis back into this area, the public responded with a resounding “no” – and the agency listened. Today, visitors can experience the river and its wildlife in a similar way that Lewis and Clark did in at least one sense – without jetskis.
• Cape Cod National Seashore – Massachusetts
• Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area – Georgia
• Blaine County – Idaho
• Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge – Kentucky
• Voyageurs National Park – Minnesota
• Big Thicket National Preserve – Texas
• Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge – Alabama
• Grand Canyon National Park -- Arizona
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Pakistanis may love their samosas and pakoras, but what does the rest of the Muslim world eat during Ramazan?
A Syrian iftari usually comprises salads such as Fattoush and Taboula along with fried meatballs called Kebbah and savoury pastries called Fatayer. This may seem quite healthy, but Syrians like their desserts just as well — they enjoy sweets soaked in syrups called Awameh, and Ketaayef — a cream-filled pastry. For sehri, families gather to have a meal containing vegetables, meat, olives, eggs, cheese, a mixture of herbs and spices called Zatar and of course, tea.
A traditional Algerian iftar dish is Shorba, a soup with meat or chicken and vermicelli. The soup is served with rectangular shaped crusty bread called Burak, which is stuffed with mashed potatos, minced meat, cheese and olives. Also on the Algerian table is Dolma, which is potato, marrow or green pepper stuffed with minced meat. Iftar is not complete without Lham Lahlou, made from dried apricots, almonds, cooked apple, meat and sugar. The staple dish in the morning is Mesfouf, which is couscous steamed with green beans and peas.
In Yemen, the fast is broken with a variety of rice dishes, bread, and a lassi-like beverage called Laban. Traditional
Yemeni recipes include Salta, which is a dish made from chicken or beef in a parsley sauce, as well as Aseeda — which is also a favourite in Sudan. For sehari, people eat beans and a sweet honey cake called Bint al Sahn.
Long before Ramazan is announced, the Sudanese prepare for it by storing up on cereals, dates, and spices. Their main dish, however, is Aseeda, which is made of pureed dates and flour cooked in ghee. Another well-loved iftar dish is Mulah Taklia, a mixture of minced meat and onions in a rich tomato sauce. Malah al Naemia is a soup eaten with Roegag, a type of bread similar to cornflakes that is made of wheat flour mixed with milk. For dessert, the Sudanese enjoy sweets like Basbousa, made of semolina and syrup, and Mouhalabiyeh, similar to custard. Whereas Pakistanis may enjoy Rooh Afza as their traditional iftar refreshment, the Sudanese drink is Amar al Deen, an apricot-based syrup.
Items on the Iraqi menu during Ramazan include Harissa, a kind of porridge made from previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat and decorated with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon, a meat soup called Tashreeb, Maklouba, a dish made of rice and eggplant, and of course grilled Kebab or fried Kibbeh, made of burghul, chopped meat and spices. To cater to their sweet tooth they prepare Kadaif, a very fine vermicelli-like pastry, Baklava, a layered pastry filled with nuts and Zelabia, their version of their version of ‘jalaybis.’ Sehri is usually a light meal — tea, bread, cheese, olive oil and Burek, thin flaky dough filled with feta cheese, minced meat and potatoes or other vegetables.
In Bangladesh, a wide variety of food is prepared to break the fast. Like Pakistan, some of the common iftar items from Bangladeshi cuisine include Piyaju, Beguni, Muri, which is puffed crunchy rice grains, Haleem, dates, Samosas, Cholas and of course the Bengali version of jalaybis, namely Jilapi. Drinks such as rose and lemon sherbet are common on iftar tables across the country.
A typical Malay iftari comprises Ketupat, rice cakes wrapped in coconut leaves and served with beef cooked in spices and coconut milk and Satay, which is grilled meat on a skewer served with peanut sauce. Other festive delicacies include Lemang, sticky rice cooked in bamboo tubes, Serunding, dry coconut fried with chilli, and their traditional chicken curry.
Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, August 7th, 2011.
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by Brenda Roger
I want to write a manifesto.
That’s what I think every time I hear the title of a manifesto. Doesn’t it just sound like a situation where you make a set of rules, declare them before society and then everyone pays attention? Sounds good, right?
My first exposure to the idea of a manifesto was The Futurist Manifesto, written by a group of young Italian male artists in 1909. The Futurist Manifesto is anti-museum, anti-feminist, pro-speed and pro-violence. It is both a rant and a jolly good read. It was 1909. Women were asserting themselves more in many countries. Add to that the fact that these young, male artists were surrounded by the revered ghosts of DaVinci, Michaelangelo and the like. Imagine how suffocating that would have been to the Italian male ego. Add an artistic temperament and a manifesto is born.
It is funny that when I think of Futurist paintings, the first one that comes to mind is Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash. Ok, I get the speed thing, but it is so charming that it is hard to think of it as radical in any context.
I have an artistic temperament, so I should be a good fit for authoring a manifesto, right? It might be advantageous to consider the crowd I will be joining as author of a manifesto. The Communists, the Unabomber and the shooter of Andy Warhol all wrote manifestos.
In fact, The S.C.U.M. Manifesto, penned by Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Warhol, still sells copies. S.C.U.M. stands for “Society for Cutting Up Men”. It is considered a groundbreaking piece of feminist writing. I would not consider Solanas’ life as a road map to immortality and success, but there are certain elements of The S.C.U.M. Manifesto that I have trouble disagreeing with. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Sorry fellas.
I think it might be therapeutic to write a manifesto. I can’t control much of the world around me, so it would be satisfying to pretend to do so with a set of rules and principals tailored specifically for my own needs. Then it should go into the paper shredder and I should get over myself. Manifestos are usually about large and important ideas. They are frequently political in nature and fraught with anger.
I’m not particularly angry or political. About as political as I get is contemplating the idea that the Unabomber has a much higher IQ than the leader of the free world. That does kind of make me angry, though. Hmmm.
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[The 1863 expedition into the interior of Western Australia by Henry Maxwell Lefroy, with map.]Mittheilungen aus Justus Perthes' Geographischer anstalt Über Wichtige Neue Erforschungen dem Gesammtgebiete der Geographie von Dr A. Petermann. 1864. VIII.
Periodical, 4to, printed wrappers; pp. 281 - 320, German text; a folding lithographic map with hand colour.
An issue of 'Communications from Justus Perthes' Geographical Institute', a German version of the Royal Geographical Society. It contains five monographs including Lefroy's expedition into Western Australia east of Perth. The rest of the pamphlet is various 'Geographical Notes' and a list of new publications. Perthes is best known as the publisher of Stieler's Hand-Atlas.
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Simple Habit Before Shark Tank
Yuhna, the creator behind the meditation app Simple Habit, came from a line of hard workers. Her parents had immigrated from Korea. Her father worked in engineering while her mother works at Dunkin’ Donuts to support the whole family. Eventually, her father moved back to South Korea for a job.
Yuhna loved America so much that she decided to move back by herself at the age of 14. She studied at a boarding school in Portland Oregon. After going to college and majoring in Chinese and economics, she got a job in investment banking. Eventually, she got restless and quit her job to pursue a business venture called Locket. She sold the business a few years before starting her second company. When she sold the business, she attended Stanford business school and developed Simple Habit. Who knew that this simple meditation app would inspire a billionaire to throw water in a Shark’s face. Let’s take a look at the episode.
Simple Habit on Shark Tank
Yuhna walked out into the Shark Tank and onto the stage. She introduced herself as from being from San Francisco. She said that she was seeking $600,000 in exchange for 5% equity in her company, Simple Habit. There were audible groans and laughs from the Sharks. Yuhna asked them to listen to the presentation before they got stressed out by the numbers. She invited all of them to close their eyes with her and take a deep breath. Mark Cuban was not taking the meditation exercise seriously. As Yuhna directed them to take a deep breath, he muttered $600,000 and $12 million valuations. Richard laughed and said that the other Sharks were horrible and that Yuhna should not do business with them.
Yuhna directed all of the Sharks to open their eyes. Mark asked where his wallet was. Yuhna ignored them and told him that they just meditated. She explained that her simple habit app was designed for people with busy lifestyles that didn’t think that they had time to meditate. It took just five minutes. She explains that the user would just download and open the app, tell the app what they were up to, and then choose a mood. A five-minute meditation would start. She said that they create thousands of different meditations from all over the world. They were all done by mindfulness experts and executive coaches. Yuhna ended her presentation by asking the Sharks to help the world improve focus, reduce stress, and sleep better.
The first question that was asked was from Lori. She wanted to know whether the voice that they heard in the sample was actually in the app. Yuhna explained that it was one of the many teachers that they featured on the app. Robert wanted to know if they pay people for their voice acting, and unite admitted that they give out 20% of their net revenue to the teachers. Richard Branson, the famous guest Shark, asked her how long she had been in business. Yuhna told him that it had been less than a year.
Richard wanted to know how it’s gone so far in the first 12 months. Yuhna told him that since the launch, they had over half 1 million users for the product. She said that they’ve grown from zero dollars to $750,000 in annual recurring revenue.
Richard asked her what their sales projections were for the next year. Eunice said that they’ve been growing at 50% each quarter. They did $75,000 in sales last month. Daymond wanted to know what the cost of the app was. Yuhna told him it was free to download, but many people decided to subscribe to unlimited access to the premium content. The cost was $11.99 per month or $99 per year for the premium content. Lori wants to know how many people were doing the subscription service. Yuhna told her that there were over 5000 subscribers that use the premium content as of the filming of the episode.
Richard wanted to know if she had a competitor. Yuhna admitted that there were other meditation apps out there. She actually started the business because most of the apps out there only have one voice. Daymond asked her if the collection of teachers that she was creating was her distinction in the marketplace. Yuhna agreed that it was.
Richard asked if she was losing money, or if the company was comfortable. Yuhna admitted that they’d been losing money even now because profitability was not their main component. While the other Sharks mumbled under their breath, Richard asked when they expected to be profitable. Yuhna told him that they were expecting to make over $5 million next year. Daymond wanted to know how much money she had already raised from other investors. Yuhna let him know that they’d raised almost $2.8 million. The Sharks were shocked.
Yuhna continued, stating that the 2.8 million had been raised at a valuation of $10 million. They’d used convertible notes. Robert asked how much of the $2.8 million was left, and Yuhna told him that it was mostly in the bank. They’d only used about $500,000. Lori and Daymond have the same question. They want to know why Yuhna was on the Shark Tank asking for $600,000 when she already had the money she needed. Yuhna said that they could all add so much value.
Mark Cuban took exception to this. He wanted to know why Yuhna was valuing them the same as the other investors if she thought that they could bring more to the table. Yuhna explained that that note was from many months before when they weren’t valued as much. She said that they didn’t even have half of the team that they did now at that time. She said that the risk of Simple Habit was much lower than it had been when they had gotten the initial investments.
Mark wanted to know what exactly she thought that the Sharks could contribute. Yuhna said that Richard could help them a lot because his company embodied coolness, and that’s what she wanted for Simple Habit. Richard smiled at her but Daymond seemed less than impressed. He asked her just what she expected them to do for a meager 5% equity stake. It is well known on the Shark Tank that most of them won’t get out of bed for less than at least 10%. Yuhna explained that they plan to scale user acquisition, as well as get celebrities and influencers involved.
While Lori looked curious about the prospect, Mark told her to hold up and said that he was out. Daymond seemed to be on Mark’s side. He said that they were going to go out and pay a bunch of people for the same thing that she wanted them to do for an equity stake. Mark was worried that she didn’t need the money, so she was being a gold digger. Richard disagreed. Yuhna looked offended. Mark was not backing down.
Daymond told her that he felt like she was taking the opportunity of being on Shark Tank away from someone who wasn’t as lucky as her to have several million dollars in the bank. He found it insulting to the people that had sold their car and their home so their business before finally getting on Shark Tank. Robert told him that he was being unfair. Richard agreed, stating that if he made money off of people like Yuhna, then he had more money to give to other people in need. Daymond said that Shark Tank was for people who had no place else to go for investments.
Daymond finished, commenting that he would rather spend his time and effort with someone who actually needed it. He went out. Lori was up next. She said that she loved meditation, but she didn’t think that Simple Habit needed to be raising more money. She said that she didn’t think it was responsible for the other investors. Lori also went out. Mark explained that Lori’s comment was why he called her a gold digger. He thought that it was more about coming on the show, not really wanting a deal, but looking to get the commercial and the Shark Tank effect.
Robert said that sounded pretty personal to him. Richard Branson said that he thought Shark Tank was for all sorts of businesses. Richard said that he was speaking to his son recently, who tried meditation. He himself was unable to meditate and had actually fallen asleep while attempting it. He said that he would love to be converted into meditation because those people who do seem a lot happier. He would be reluctant to get involved at $600,000. Richard asked if he could get in at $300,000 for 10%. Mark started mocking him, stating that it wasn’t possible. Richard looked fed up and threw a full glass of water in Mark Cuban’s face.
The other Sharks laughed as water dripped from Mark Cuban’s head. He appeared to consider a moment before picking up his water and throwing it Richard Branson. Richard laughed. Things threatened to get out of control, but Robert was able to get things back on track. He said that he thought it was very disrespectful to say that she didn’t deserve to be there because she was good at raising money. He said that he would match Richard’s offer for 300,000 at 10%. That would mean she would get her full $600,000 in exchange for 20% equity.
Yuhna looked shellshocked. She said that she appreciated the offer, but she had an obligation to stay fair to the investors that gambled on her, to begin with. Richard said that she should see the value in having a shark even if it meant giving up a bit more equity. He said that he didn’t feel compelled to offer the entire $600,000, or the same value as the other investors. Yuhna asked them if they would be willing to do $10 million of valuation.
Yuhna said that they could change a lot of people’s lives, such as people going through divorce or cancer. She started crying. Lori asked her what was wrong, and Yuhna said that she was just thinking about the letters that she got from peoples whose lives were changed because of her business. She said that she understood that it was an investment opportunity but thought that they could also change people’s lives in a meaningful way. Robert said that he understood the impact, but couldn’t get into it for only 6%. He said that the two would go down to 15%.
Both Richard and Robert said that they would love to be involved with that, but Yuhna said that she couldn’t go down to 15%. Robert called her shortsighted and said that he was out. Richard said that he didn’t see her as being shortsighted. She was doing what was right for her company and her investors. He congratulated her on created an incredible company that he went out. Everyone wished her good luck and congratulations. Yuhna was emotional in her after -interview. She saw herself as being able to change a lot of people’s lives and she didn’t like that her company was just being viewed as a financial opportunity. She was hurt by the assertion that she was a gold digger.
Simple Habit Now in 2016 – The After Shark Tank Update
Since appearing on the Shark Tank, Yuhna states that they’ve made it to the 1 million subscriber mark as of late November 2017. They were the number one meditation app for iPhone users. In 2018, according to their Facebook page, they were nominated for the Standout Well-Being App award for the Google Play Awards. They found out that they won the award in May of the same year. Yuhna was featured in Forbes magazine in June 2018. They called Simple Habit the Spotify of meditation apps. Check out their website for the download links to the app. | <urn:uuid:956c8032-c7cd-4b7d-b64b-4987d5fbb83c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gazettereview.com/2018/07/simple-habit-after-shark-tank-update/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.994273 | 2,486 | 1.835938 | 2 |
C. Crane loves radio and are here to make sure you’re informed when something might impact radio in a negative way. The NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) has proposed cutting their radio stations (WWV, WWVH, and WWVB) from their budget next year. This is the only reliable source of shortwave to see how band conditions are. This would equate to all three stations being closed down. We’ve heard from our friends in the field that shortwave radio listeners are gutted by the idea of losing WWV and WWVH–both stations are staple references for listeners and hams alike. The loss of WWVB would mean that all of the atomic clock-synchronized time pieces out there in North America (clocks, watches, weather stations, etc.) would stop synchronizing and automatically changing from DST to standard time. We’ve heard conflicting reports as to whether WWVB would be impacted or not.
Our good friend and radio advocate Thomas Witherspoon was recently interviewed by NPR as to what impact this would have and why it matters. You can listen to the full interview here: https://www.npr.org/2018/08/25/641835302/what-closing-a-government-radio-station-would-mean-for-your-clocks. Continue Reading | <urn:uuid:89fe81ee-6c8c-4d79-ba07-8251732f5675> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://news.ccrane.com/category/public-radio/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00274.warc.gz | en | 0.962058 | 282 | 2.328125 | 2 |
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Inherited Disorders and Birth Defects
Missing hand defect
A friend was born without a hand. He has a partial palm with tiny fingers and thumb. What would cause is and is this hereditary?
What you describe sounds most likely to be a random birth defect. 3-5 % of all babies born each year are born with some type of birth defect. Most isolated birth defects, situations where there are no other abnormalities present, usually are not inherited but are due to a combination of genes and environmental influences during development.
If what you describe is the only problem, there could be a number of different reasons for what caused it. While a cause for such birth defects might be identified, such as some type of environmental exposure during fetal development, most of the time no cause is ever found.
If a person has other problems (sometimes very subtle) in addition to the abnormality of the hand, then it could be genetic and potentially something that could be passed on to children.
If your friend has questions, I would recommend that he or she talk to a geneticist or genetic counselor about the defect. By examining the hand, they may be able to be more specific about a cause. Your friend can locate a genetics center near you at the National Society of Genetic Counselors’ Resource Center website listed below.
Anne Matthews, RN, PhD
Associate Professor of Genetics
School of Medicine
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Writing blogs—whether on Tumblr, Medium, WordPress, or any other platforms—is one of the most crucial tools for an author to reach to their specific audience and drive traffic to their product site.
But, it’s just as important to make your blog discoverable so it reaches its targeted audience.
To optimize your blog article with keywords, first of all you need to have a clear idea about your targeted readers’ buying behaviors. You need to find out what contents they are looking for and what specific keywords they would use to find your book. An understanding of your audience is crucial in helping you choose specific keywords to include in your blog.
Specific types of keywords are called ‘long-tail’ keywords and Amazon makes 57 percent of sales from long-tail keywords. The use of long-tail keywords makes your blog article more discoverable and so you will be able to reach specific readers who are looking for books using keywords associated with your book’s contents and categories.
The areas of the blog article where you should use these specific keywords are the blog headline, body of text, metadescription, and even in the URL page of your blog article or website. When using keywords (preferably long-tail keywords) in the blog headline, you have to make sure that it is within the first 65 characters of the headline for a 100 percent visibility so it can appear on Google’s search engine results pages (SERPs).
The use of as much as 2 percent of keywords in your total blog text is considered reasonable. You can use Google Keyword Planner and other tools to check the relevancy and competitiveness of the specific and long-tail keywords for your blog article.
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Student Writes Essay In Text Message Form
from the teacher-baffled dept
With just a little stretching you could probably turn this article into something you'd find in the Onion. We've had articles in the past about teachers getting annoyed with students using "texting shorthand" in their papers, but now a teacher was flabbergasted to receive an entire paper written in texting shorthand, which the teacher found impossible to read. The teacher, who wanted to remain anonymous, was quoted as saying, "I could not believe what I was seeing. The page was riddled with hieroglyphics, many of which I simply could not translate." Of course, this is bringing English teachers out of the woodwork complaining about how text messaging is destroying the language. I think people get too worried about these things. Languages change over time. However, that doesn't mean students can't be taught when it is (and isn't) appropriate to use such "advancements". | <urn:uuid:4d96809b-0466-4893-9f14-cb41b23370bc> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20030303/0155222.shtml?threaded=true | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279650.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00438-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988006 | 199 | 1.882813 | 2 |
India saw the highest number of ransomware attacks in 2021: Report
Ransomware attacks have increased significantly since the pandemic disrupted the pace of life last year. In the past, reports have detailed the impact ransomware attacks had on various industries last year. Now, a new report talks about the ransomware attacks witnessed this year.
According to a report by Check Point Research (CPR), an average of over 1,000 organisations have been impacted by ransomware every week since April. This follows an increase of 21% in the first trimester of the year and of 7% since April. The report says that this increase has resulted in a staggering 102% overall increase in the number of organisations affected by ransomware compared to the beginning of 2020.
As far as the impact in terms of the region is concerned, the report says that organisations in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region are witnessing the highest volume of ransomware attacks. On average, organisations in APAC are attacked 51 times per week. CPR says that this is a 14% increase compared to the beginning of this year. The report also said that on average, a North American organisation experiences 29 weekly attacks, while organisations in Europe and Latin America witnessed 14 attacks per week each. On the other hand, African companies each have four weekly attacks per organisation.
Furthermore, the report says that India remains the country most impacted by these attacks. As per the report, India has seen the most number of attack attempts per organisation, with an average of 213 weekly attacks since the beginning of the year. It was followed by Argentina with 104 weekly attacks, Chile with 103 weekly attacks, France with 61 weekly attacks and, Taiwan with 50 weekly attacks.
As far as the top impacted industries are concerned, the report says that globally the healthcare industry is witnessing the highest number of attacks with an average of 109 attacks attempts per organisation every week, followed by the utilities sector with 59 attacks and insurance and legal sector with 34 attacks. It was followed by software and manufacturing on fourth and fifth spots.
As far as the region-wise distribution is concerned, insurance/legal, manufacturing and healthcare remain the top affected sectors in APAC region, while in North America healthcare, software and insurance/legal remain the top affected sectors. Similarly, in Europe utilities, software and healthcare remain the top affected sectors, and in Latin America communications, manufacturing and retail/wholesale remain the top affected sectors. Lastly, in Africa, banking/finance, manufacturing and retail/wholesale remain the top affected sectors. | <urn:uuid:0951eb51-a6c2-456a-a19a-0affbfc1a616> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/india-saw-the-highest-number-of-ransomware-attacks-in-2021-report-71621331517413.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00073.warc.gz | en | 0.960549 | 516 | 1.773438 | 2 |
Hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear another news story about a supplement product that was found to have serious quality control issues (i.e. the capsule doesn’t contain the ingredients on the packaging label, the amount of active ingredients may be far lower or higher than on the label, individual capsules or bottles can vary widely in their potency levels, etc.)
- New York Times Story (2013)
- The Washington Post Story (2015)
- US News & World Reports (2016)
- STAT (2016)
Clearly, if a dietary supplement doesn’t contain what it is supposed to, how can we expect it to measure up to its intended purpose?
Academics have spent years debating the evidence on the efficacy of taking individual dietary supplements, and these debates will likely go on forever. Although these discussions are extremely important, this is not the topic of this article. Instead, I want to focus on ‘how to identify higher quality supplements,’ so that if you choose to purchase them you are at least more likely to get what you intended.
Tips For Identifying Higher Quality Supplements:
Although dietary supplements are not as carefully regulated for quality as are pharmaceutical drugs there are now government standards and private testing services that have made this search less sketchy than it was just a few years ago.
Never purchase any supplement from a manufacturer that doesn’t clearly indicate that it follows cGMPs. Check the product label.
In 2010, the US FDA started to recommend (albeit, non-binding and without enforcement teeth) that dietary supplement manufacturers follow rules called “Current Good Manufacturing Practices” (cGMPs). Good manufacturing practices (GMPs) are guidelines that provide a system of processes, procedures and documentation to assure a product has the identity, strength, composition, quality and purity that appear on its label.
You are much more likely to get a higher quality product if it has a TGA certification.
If you are looking for an organization that has far more rigorous regulatory requirements for dietary supplements, look no further than Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). TGA inspection and certification is conducted at a pharmaceutical level standard, as the Government of Australia does not make a distinction between supplements and pharmaceutical drugs. There are a few dietary supplement manufacturers in the U.S. that have this certification.
Look for labels indicating the product has met the standards of a recognized certification and verification program.
These organizations inspect the supplement company’s manufacturing facilities and conduct product ingredient verification, in which they verify the product’s label through testing of the material inside the package. Once a supplement manufacturer has been approved by these third-party groups they are given permission to use the group’s “mark” or “seal” on their product.
Although these “seals of approval” do not mean that the product is safe or effective, they provide assurance that the product: 1) was properly manufactured, 2) contains the ingredients listed on the label, 3) does not contain harmful levels of contaminants.
The 4 main groups offering this kind of a third-party certification are:
- Natural Products Association
- NSF International
- United States Pharmacopeia
Dietary Supplement Reviews:
- You can also sign up for a membership in ConsumerLab.com or Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database to read online reviews of supplements. | <urn:uuid:17493a35-f370-46b9-bc11-718fa3359968> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://integrativeoncology-essentials.com/2016/11/dr-lawendas-tips-identifying-higher-quality-supplements/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.939148 | 716 | 2 | 2 |
Cambodia’s rival political sides failed to sign an agreement that would have ended the ongoing political crisis on Friday.
Kem Sokha, vice president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, told VOA Khmer that the gulf between the two sides in negotiations remains too wide to form an agreement.
Both sides had hoped to sign an agreement in front of the king on Friday, prior to the kick off of annual New Year’s celebrations. The opposition has boycotted the government since the July 2013 elections, which is said were marred by fraud.
“There are many points that have not been agreed upon,” he told VOA Khmer by phone from California, where he is traveling to find more support for the opposition. “It’s not few.”
The Rescue Party wants a National Election Committee that is constitutionally and legislatively chosen, a sticking point for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party. The opposition also wants a new election held in 2016; the CPP says it will consider one in 2018. And there are questions over TV and radio licenses for the Rescue Party, Kem Sokha said.
Conceding to the demands of the CPP, when all points are not clear, is not an option, he said. “It would be meaningless to the people who tried their best, conducting mass protests, and it would be meaningless to those abroad who financially helped support the protests.”
Prime Minister Hun Sen and Rescue Party President Sam Rainsy spoke on the phone for about 45 minutes last week, seeking a solution to the political deadlock ahead of Khmer New Year. Hun Sen has said a failed deal is on the shoulders of the opposition.
But Kem Sokha, who met with US Senator Diane Feinstein last week, told VOA Khmer the opposition would not simply concede.
“I want to solve the problems,” he said. “But a solution that violates the will of the people and betrays the will of the people, I can’t do that.” | <urn:uuid:3bdd98ae-6c22-4f0f-8c4d-de38f505a7c4> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-political-sides-fail-to-reach-agreement-before-new-year/1893239.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719027.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00302-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971581 | 430 | 1.59375 | 2 |
In synthesis: The Dons is for the service of the Body. MY PROPER CONSTRUCTION does not stop! I believe that it is this reciprocity of dons, that Pablo in such a way emphasizes, that makes lack in the life of the Church, today: ' ' Speaking between vs' ' , it says ' ' with salmos, entoando and praising of heart the Mr., with hymns and cnticos espirituais' ' (Ef.5: 19). Brian Kzanich insists that this is the case. Later apstolo question: ' ' That to make, therefore, brothers? When you congregate in the Celebration, one has salmos louvores and cnticos, another doctrine Ministrao of the Word, this brings revelation Manifestation of the Dons de Revelao, that one another language and still another interpretation Manifestation of the Dons de Inspirao. Either all fact for edificao' ' (I Cor.14: 26). Everything this must happen in a cult of celebration to the alive God! Which will be the result? The CONSTRUCTION OF the BODY, the Church. But so that dons operates in glorious and extraordinary way in the seio of the Church it is necessary the oil of the LOVE.
The Oil that the Dons lubricates the Dons, allows me illustration it, is as the gears of the engine of an car. You already directed an car without for the oil in its engine? Certainly that not, therefore the oil is that it makes with that the engine of the car is developed and walked with ample maciez. In the same way it happens in what it says respect to the Dons spirituals; it is necessary that the love is the oil that it lubricates the gears of the charismatas of the Spirit in our life. A Church where the Dons spirituals is in evidence, without is motivated by the love, the same runs danger of an engine without the oil to lubricate the gears: the danger to merge itself! The love must be the constant oil in the gears of the Dons spirituals. | <urn:uuid:0747d6e4-85e2-465c-b875-5641407910c0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.rubicad.net/tag/biblical-studies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571584.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812045352-20220812075352-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.933177 | 444 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Legislation to provide more opportunities for unsentenced detaineessubmitted on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 14:06 by Catherine McCracken
In California, local county jail bed space is not always for the guilty. Approximately 50,000 un-sentenced individuals are confined to the state’s county jails, awaiting their time before a judge. A majority of these individuals are confined to local jails because they are not able to post bail . This contributes to the 71% state average of un-sentenced individuals in county jails. These individuals haven not necessarily been deemed a flight-risk or a danger to society; they just lack the fiscal resources to secure release back into the community. This structure is both inefficient and expensive. Further, the collateral consequences of unnecessary incarceration are expansive as time spent confined to local jail is often idle time away from employment, education, and families.
Under Realignment, California’s counties have seen an increased responsibility for managing non-violent, non-serious, and non-sex offenders. This has caused some difficulty for some local jurisdictions that have historically relied on incarceration at both the state and local level. So, how do local criminal justice decision-makers manage available bed space without constructing expensive new jails?
Some counties such as Santa Cruz and San Francisco have been exploring local alternatives to incarceration that have alleviated capacity problems with bed space in their jail system. These two counties in particular have invested in non-custodial options, which have resulted in the counties’ ability to manage the new responsibilities under Realignment. For example, Santa Cruz County implemented a wide array of community-based alternatives for the pre-trial population that resulted in a local un-sentenced population that is 20% below the state average.
Additionally, several counties like Santa Cruz utilize nationally-recognized risk assessment tools to determine if an arrested individual poses no flight risk or risk to public safety; therefore, can be released before their trial on their “own recognizance” (OR), or lightly supervised by the county. Such individuals also receive pretrial services like drug counseling. Pretrial interventions such as these have aided in the reduction of Santa Cruz’s pre-trial population.
Yet not all counties have implemented such measures to reduce their jail populations, nor do they believe they have the legal authority to do so. Therefore, organizations such the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have taken steps, through Senate Bill 210 , to propose new laws that would require the Courts to consider “own recognizance” pretrial release for certain populations of defendants. By adding this additional step in the court process, current jail detainees who may not be financially able to post their own bail may be able to be released if they meet the conditions of OR. Additionally, the legislation would clarify the legal authority of the Courts, county sheriffs, and probation departments to conduct risk assessments on the un-sentenced population. | <urn:uuid:2ab06e75-3afb-48ca-bf6b-c0cc8aeb571d> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://californiacorrectionscrisis.blogspot.com/2012/08/from-cjcj-on-sb-210-on-pretrial-release.html | 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 | 0.943676 | 602 | 1.742188 | 2 |
For most people around the world, it’s a staple food. In the U.S., rice is becoming increasingly popular as well — since the 1930s, Americans’ rice consumption has grown threefold to about 21 lbs. per person a year. So it bears asking whether rice is a healthy dietary choice.
A new study led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health sought to determine whether eating rice, how much and what kind — brown versus white — had any impact on people’s risk of diabetes over the long term. The study found a consistent effect: the more white rice people ate, the higher their risk of developing type 2 diabetes; the more brown rice they ate, the lower their risk.
People who ate five or more servings of white rice per week had a 17% higher risk of developing diabetes than people who ate white rice less than once a month. In contrast, people who ate brown rice two or more times a week were 11% less likely to develop diabetes than people who ate brown rice less than once a month.
The paper, published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, mined data from three large, long-term trials — the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study I and II — for a combined study population of 157,463 women and 39,765 men, ranging in age from 26 to 87. The participants were followed for 14 to 22 years, and asked periodically to fill out comprehensive questionnaires about their eating habits.
Perhaps not surprisingly, people who were in the highest brown-rice consumption group (twice a week or more) were also more likely to exhibit other health-conscious behaviors: they were more physically active, leaner and less likely to smoke or have a family history of diabetes; they also ate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains overall and less red meat and trans fats than people in the lowest brown-rice consumption group.
But even after controlling for these lifestyle factors — which are also known to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases — the association between brown-rice consumption and low diabetes risk remained, the study found.
Brown rice has long been considered more a healthful option because the grain is left whole. During the refining process, white rice loses its bran and germ, which is where most of the fiber and nutrients in rice are contained. Brown rice, in contrast, retains its fiber, vitamins and minerals such as magnesium. In past studies, insoluble fiber intake has been associated with improved insulin sensitivity and decreased risk of diabetes, while higher magnesium intake has also been associated with a lower risk of diabetes and better blood-sugar metabolism.
Here’s a quick mealtime calculation from the study: replacing 50 grams (about 1.8 ounces, or a third of a serving) of white rice per day with an equal amount of brown rice would be associated with a 16% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Even better, replacing white rice with whole grains (such as whole wheat or barley) would be associated with a 36% reduction in diabetes risk. | <urn:uuid:fd79e321-4aad-4959-a9d8-ea397b0d947b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://healthland.time.com/2010/06/14/study-brown-rice-linked-with-lower-risk-of-type-2-diabetes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280242.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00072-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969428 | 633 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Consumer Reports has singled out 12 common ingredients in dietary supplements that could be more dangerous than previously thought.
According to researcher Nancy Metcalf, these "dirty dozen" ingredients have been linked to range of side effects including cancer, coma and heart problems. Some have even been connected with deaths.
"The dozen we call out in this report are by no means the only dangerous ingredients," Metcalf, a senior program editor at Consumer Reports, told WebMD. "They are the ones we chose to highlight."
For the study Metcalf and other researchers reviewed data from a list of 1,100 supplement ingredients from the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. Ultimately, they narrowed the list down to 12 that had been recently connected with dangerous side effects.
Metcalf adds that about "half the adult population takes some supplement," and notes that "you need to be extremely careful about buying nutritional supplements, because there are several different ways they can be harmful."
Consumer Reports "dirty dozen" incredients (as reported by WebMD) appear below.
Aconite - used for joint pain, wounds, gout and inflammation; linked with nausea, vomiting, heart rhythm disorders, respiratory system paralysis and death.
Bitter orange - used for weight loss, allergies and nasal congestion; linked with fainting, heart rhythm disorder, heart attack, stroke and death.
Chaparral - used for weight loss, colds, infections, inflammation, cancer and detoxification; linked to kidney and liver problems.
Colloidal silver - used for fungal and other infections, Lyme disease, rosacea, psoriasis, food poisoning, chronic fatigue syndrome and HIV/AIDS; linked to bluish skin color, mucous membrane discoloration, neurological problems and kidney damage.
Coltsfoot - used for cough, sore throat, laryngitis, bronchitis and asthma; linked to cancer and liver damage.
Comfrey - used for cough, heavy menstrual periods, chest pain and cancer; linked to liver damage and cancer.
Country mallow - used for allergies, asthma, weight loss, bronchitis and nasal congestion; linked to heart attack and arrhythmia, stroke and death.
Germanium, - used for pain, infections, glaucoma, liver problems, arthritis, osteoporosis, heart disease, HIV/AIDS and cancer; linked to kidney damage and death.
Greater celandine - used for upset stomach, irritable bowel syndrome, liver disorders, detoxification and cancer; linked to liver damage.
Kava - used for anxiety (and is possibly effective, according to Consumer Reports); linked to liver damage.
Lobelia - used for coughs, bronchitis, asthma and smoking cessation; linked to toxicity, with overdose linked with fast heartbeat, very low blood pressure, coma and possible death.
Yohimbe - used as an aphrodisiac, for chest pain or diabetic complications, depression and erectile dysfunction (and possibly effective, according to Consumer Reports); linked to high blood pressure and rapid heart rate at usual doses and at high doses linked to severe low blood pressure, heart problems and death.
by RTT Staff Writer
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THEME: THE DR. IS IN: SEUSS, THAT IS
Circle Time: Green Eggs and Ham
We went around the circle asking the boys and girls if they would like to eat green eggs and ham. The verdict: 18 said no, 1 said yes.
Story: Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (by Dr. Seuss)
Activity: What’s the Wocket in my Pocket?
There was a tray holding 10 items. The kids saw each item then closed their eyes. One item was taken away and hidden; the kids had to determine which item it was.
Story: Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! (by Dr. Seuss)
Craft: Dr. Seuss Activity Pages
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Boundary Crashers and Bullies
There are many different levels and types of abuse. Any relationship, personal or otherwise is susceptible to it. Sometimes, abuse is easily recognized, other times, it is more subtle. Abuse can be intentional, or it can be unintentional. Sometimes abusive behavior is the only way the abuser knows how to deal with their fear, anger or frustration. You might be surprised to learn that when someone habitually crosses your personal boundaries, it is a form of abuse and shows a lack of respect for you. Whatever form it takes, abusive or bullying behavior toward another, is never okay. Yet, we often tolerate this type of behavior by staying in the relationship and remaining silent.
Why Don’t We Stand Up to Boundary Crashers?
Why don’t we stand up to the bullies and the boundary crashers in our lives and let them know we will not allow them to treat us in a disrespectful manner? Many of us were taught to “turn the other cheek” or to be “nice”, even when others behave badly. We were told not to rock the boat or sink to the other person’s level. Sometimes, we are simply embarrassed by our circumstance or we were taught that a person’s private life should remain private and should never be discussed with anyone outside the family. Unfortunately, some of us take the idea that our private life should be kept private, too literally. We do not understand that there are situations where it is not only appropriate, but critical to our well-being, to bring the abuse out in the open. There many more reasons why people stay in abusive relationships.
How to Stand Up for Yourself
Please consider this, when we allow others to behave disrespectfully toward us, we do a disservice to ourselves and the boundary crasher or abuser too. Ideally, we would let the abusive person know that although we care about them deeply, we will no longer receive or accept their abusive or rude behavior. This is easier said than done, especially if we believe that speaking up for ourself would hurt the other person’s feelings. But standing up for ourself is not only an act of self-love, it is also an act of love toward the other person. How is it an act of love toward the other person? It provides him with honest feedback about his behavior. It clearly lets him know that particular behavior is not acceptable to you. It gives him the opportunity to examine his behavior and to get help if he decides this is not how he wants to show up in life or the relationship. If you remain silent, you send the message that his abusive behavior toward you is okay and therefore, it is not necessary for him to change that behavior.
If you do decide to confront the bully in your life, be prepared to back up your statements. Once you tell someone that their behavior is no longer going to be accepted or tolerated, you must be ready to follow through with action. Failure to take action, will result in you not being taken seriously and the abusive behavior will probably continue. If you struggle with knowing how to handle the boundary crashers and abusers in your life, set up an appointment with a therapist. A good therapist can provide insight and tools that will help you take better care of yourself.
It May be Necessary to Put Physical Distance Between You and the Bully.
When you do stand up to the abusive person in your life, don’t be surprised if he chooses not to hear or accept what is being said to him. In that case, it is necessary for the person who is being abused, to put physical distance between herself and the abuser. In some situations, it is simply not safe to have a face to face discussion with an abusive person and the only way to end the abuse, is to leave the relationship. Typically, people take action when staying in an abusive environment becomes more frightening or painful than the idea of leaving. You don’t have to wait until things go from bad to worse.
Ask for Help
If you are in a physically abusive relationship, ask for help and support from trusted family members and friends. Or, contact a local shelter that specializes in offering support to victims of abuse. Talk to an attorney to determine what course of action you want to take and what legal protection is available to you. A psychotherapist who is experienced in dealing with abusive relationships, would also be extremely helpful to you at this time.
You deserve to experience life in a way that is free of the worry of emotional or physical harm. You deserve to have people close to you who make you feel good about yourself. Make a decision to remove the toxic people from your life. If you can’t completely remove them from your life, at least restrict the amount of time you spend with them. | <urn:uuid:fe9505a3-2395-487c-9314-4e0d33104d93> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lindathurwanger.com/2015/04/24/boundary-crashers-and-bullies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573540.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819005802-20220819035802-00478.warc.gz | en | 0.970931 | 992 | 2.421875 | 2 |
Alternative Names: Hyperopia, Longsightedness, Long-sightedness, or Hypermetropia
Farsightedness is a vision condition in which distant objects are seen clearly, but close objects can not be focused on.
Symptoms include difficulty concentrating, difficulty focusing on near objects, eye strain, fatigue and/or headache after close-up work, aching or burning eyes, irritability or nervousness after sustained concentration.
If your vision doesn't require correction and you are under 50, an eye exam (including screening for glaucoma and visual acuity) should be performed every three to five years.
Your body is a highly complex, interconnected system. Instead of guessing at what might be wrong, let us help you discover what is really going on inside your body based on the many clues it is giving.
Our multiple symptom checker provides in-depth health analysis by The Analyst™ with full explanations, recommendations and (optionally) doctors available for case review and answering your specific questions. | <urn:uuid:e52ac078-e98e-4504-a5f7-7fe2841f7f7f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.diagnose-me.com/symptoms-of/farsightedness.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00008-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924873 | 207 | 2.90625 | 3 |
Body length 3.5 to 5 mm; colour yellowish with brown tinge, especially on abdomen, legs, and some markings on wings. Lower corners of face with white setae. Ocellar bristles present. Male has pair of bristles with enlarged spatulate tips next to inner margins of eyes. Thorax creamy white to yellow with characteristic pattern of black blotches. Light areas with very fine white bristles. Humeral bristles present. Dorsocentral bristles anterior of halfway point between supraalar and acrostichal bristles. Scutellum inflated and shiny black. Abdomen oval with fine black bristles scattered on dorsal surface and two narrow transverse light bands on basal half. Extended ovipositor 1.2 mm long. Wings, usually held in a drooping position on live flies, are broad and hyaline with black, brown, and brownish yellow markings. Wide brownish yellow band across middle of wing. Apex of anal cell elongate. Dark streaks and spots in middle of cells in and anterior to anal cell.
The males are easily separated from all other members of this family by the black pointed expansion at the apex of the anterior pair of orbital setae. The females can be separated from most other species by the characteristic yellow wing pattern and the apical half of the scutellum being entirely black
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In 2011, the Distinguished Scientist Award was established by the Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience Program. This student-led award was developed as part the T32 Predoctoral Training Grant on Addiction Science. Each year, trainees in Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience select and invite a distinguished researcher in the substance abuse field to visit Carolina, make a seminar presentation, and interact individually with trainees.
This year’s inaugural recipient was Dr. Barry Setlow, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He earned his B.A. in Psychology for Yale University in 1994 and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of California Irvine in 1998. Dr. Setlow served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. His research examines the interactions between decision-making processes and drugs of abuse. | <urn:uuid:d1cfe775-1413-4858-a317-65e6982c5b6e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://psychology.unc.edu/2012/02/16/dr-barry-setlow-receives-2012-distinguished-scientist-award/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00677.warc.gz | en | 0.947354 | 179 | 1.695313 | 2 |
BILD and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association have been advocating for a fact-based discussion on the important issue of changing the Ontario Building Code to allow for six-store wood-frame construction.
This change will improve both affordability and choice of new homes in the GTA — two significant challenges for today’s home buyers.
Recently, a full-page advertisement discredited wood as a building material. It was disheartening to see that it contained misinformation and I would like to provide some clarity as well as a few facts.
We have asked the provincial government to look at changing regulations in the Ontario Building Code that would allow for the construction of wood-frame structures up to six storeys. Currently, we are allowed to build up to four storeys.
The midrise structures that could be constructed if the Code was changed would not entirely be built from wood. Other materials would also be used.
But no matter the material, the building must — I’ll say that again, must — meet the strict specifications of both the Ontario Building Code and Fire Code.
In addition to our study that examined the planning and economic rationales for six-storey wood-frame construction, we commissioned a study to look at the safety of first responders, fire during construction and the integrity of wood building, among other issues.
The engineering firm that did the research, Randal Brown & Associates Engineering Ltd., was part of a joint task group that found both the National Building Code of Canada and the Fire Code of Canada include regulations that address safety and fire protection issues.
For example, the Codes state that automatic sprinkler systems have to be installed, an adequate water supply has to be available for use by the fire department during construction, and it has to be proven that the building assembly can structurally resist a fire. All building materials including concrete, steel, fire-rated drywall and others assist in fire resistance.
Back in May, we held a press conference to speak to this issue and I stood in front of a building under construction with the ground floor in concrete and three wood-frame storeys on top. I have been very clear about the win-win opportunity this presents to the industry as well as to municipalities across the GTA.
The advertisement discrediting six-storey wood-frame construction did a great disservice to readers, current home owners and people interested in buying a new home.
Wood-frame buildings have to meet the same standards as those built using other materials.
That being said, I believe it will be a collective of industry professionals working together to plan and build the safest, affordable midrise buildings that help bring a new housing type to our communities and vibrancy to our streets.
Bryan Tuckey is President and CEO of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and can be found on Twitter (twitter.com/bildgta ), Facebook (facebook.com/bildgta ), Youtube (youtube.com/bildgta ) and BILD’s official online blog (bildblogs.ca). | <urn:uuid:f8137291-5764-4710-83f2-6d958eeca159> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2013/07/12/home_building_requires_range_of_materials_and_products.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279410.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00167-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957843 | 630 | 2.296875 | 2 |
All About Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides)
Contents: Species, Interesting Facts, Identification, Song, Distribution, Preferred Nesting Habitat, Diet, Nesting Behavior, Nestboxes, Nestbox Location, Recommended Distance Between Nestboxes, Monitoring, Nesting Timetable, Longevity, More Info. Also see photos of nests, eggs and young. Note: If you have Mountain Bluebirds, I strongly recommend Myrna Pearman's book, Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide (available from NABS), which is the source of much of the species-specific information below.
|Mountain Bluebird male. Photo by Bet Zimmerman
|Mountain Bluebird female. Photo by Zell Lundberg.
|Mountain Bluebird egg cup in nest. Somewhat paler than usual. Photo by Bet Zimmerman
Species: There are three bluebird species: Eastern (Sialia sialis), Mountain (S. currucoides) and Western (S. mexicana.) There are no recognized subspecies of the Mountain Bluebird . (See more info and differences between species). The alpha code for the Mountain Bluebird is MOBL. It may interbreed with Eastern Bluebirds where their ranges overlap. Historically, Mountain Bluebirds were referred to as the Arctic Blue-bird (S. arctica? James Audubon)and Ultramarine Blue-Bird, and by the scientific name Erythaca Arctica? (Swains and Rich)
- The Mountain Bluebird isthe State Bird for Idaho (1931) and Nevada (1967.) MOBs have appeared on several U.S. postal stamps.
- Bluebirds checking out chimneys or vertical pipes for potential nest/roost sites often die, so it is good to screen or seal them.
- Unlike Eastern Bluebirds, they may snatch up insects in midair, and forage while hovering.
- Banding studies indicate pairs rarely last from year to year (although there have been recorded instances of pairs staying together for two years in a row. Instead, they seem to bond to the nest site. (Pearman)
- May flock with 50 to 100 birds at wintering grounds (e.g., in central Mexico) and occur in mixed-species flocks.
- May sing in flight (Power)
- Mountain bluebirds generally beat out Tree Swallows when competing for nest sites.
Identification: Adult Male is pale sky- blue, pale blue breast and flanks. May show a trace of rufous on throat and breast in fall and early spring, winter plumage is duller grayish/brownish-blue. Some males are brighter blue than others. Female is pale sky-blue (winter plumage is actually slightly brighter than breeding plumage) with a pale chin, gray/brownish back, ashy gray belly, may have rufous wash on breast in fall and early spring. Compared to Eastern Bluebirds, they are a paler blue, slimmer, longer-winged and tailed (7.5" length, compared to 7" length for Eastern and Western), with a thinner bill with little or no yellow at base. Their wingspan (per Sibley) is 14", compared to 13" for Eastern, 13.5 for Western.) Juveniles have a spotted breast, and are darker and duller than adults.
Song: Series of low, soft burry whistles or chortles. Male may warble at dawn. Call note is a soft pew. May chik or chak when disturbed, or clack their beaks.
Distribution: Nests in the foothills and mountains of western North America, from east-central Alaska, east to southwestern Manitoba and the Dakotas, south to southern California, northern Arizona, and southern New Mexico. May winter as far south as Mexico, or as far north as British Columbia. Seen above the timberline, mostly in post-breeding dispersal periods.
Preferred Nesting Habitat: Probably dry areas in open grassland habitat, such as sparsely treed savanna, pastures and grassland with short grasses and vegetation. See BBS Map.
Diet: Spiders and insects (grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars (preferred?), beetles, moths, butterfly larvae or adults, flies, bees, dragonflies, cicadas and ants. Prey may be whacked or wings removed. During bad weather they will eat earthworms and berries (hackberry seeds, fruit of juniper, cascara, sumac, currant, elderberry, cedar, mistletoe, Virginia Creeper and grape.) Because they primarily hunt on the ground (although they will hawk or hover, especially on windy days), they prefer areas with low or sparse ground cover not taller than they are.
Nesting Behavior: See below.
Nestboxes: As a secondary cavity nester, will use natural cavities, cavities created by woodpeckers, holes in sandstone cliffs or clay banks. Readily accept nestboxes. Will also nest in mailboxes, trailer hitches, under eaves of buildings, in pipes and farm implements. Mountain bluebird expert and author Myrna Pearman does not recommend PVC boxes for MOBLs, as they do not provide adequate thermal protection against spring storms or cold night-time temperatures common in MOBL nesting territory. Pearman recommends a nestbox floor size of 5x5" inches. Mountain Bluebirds need a larger entrance hole - 1 9/16" (Eastern or Western bluebirds 1.5".)
Nestbox Location: Females are more likely than males to return to the same nest site (Pearman).
Recommended distance between nestboxes: 200-300 yards (NABS.) Bluebirds may nest closer to each other if foraging habitat is good, cavities are plentiful and/or they cannot see the other pair from their nest site because something (like a building) blocks their view. Power says pairs may nest 110 yards apart. On Tina Mitchell's trail in Coaldale, CO, pairs have nested 65 and 75 feet apart (in a location where natural cavities are rare.) Territory size may be about 12 acres (Pearman), but decreases during nesting season. Adults may space themselves >1 meter apart along fences and power lines (Power)
Monitoring: Fairly strong defenders of nest site. May approach when box is monitored, or divebomb from behind (Power.) Pearman recommends not opening box after nestlings are 16 days old to prevent premature fledging.
Nesting Timetable (typical):
- Excavation or nest site selection: Generally migratory, may be resident. If not, arrives in early spring (February - March, depending on location), with nesting starting later in higher elevations. Males show off cavities, and the female makes the final choice. Good sign, but no guarantee, if female enters box during house hunting.
- Nest construction: 1-7 days (typically 4-7), mainly in the morning. May start in early March to late April or early May depending on location. Nest of dry grass, weed stems, pine needles, twigs, straw, rootlets, shreds of dry bark, and, sometimes, wool, hair (e.g., deer or horse), or feathers. Deep (~2 inches), well-formed cup lined with finer materials, and occasionally a few feathers or trash (shredded paper, plastic wrappers.) Built by female (although male may bring in some nesting material, especially during courtship.)
- Egg laying: Usually begins a day or two after nest is complete (depends on weather.) See typical first egg dates by State. Depending on climate, the first egg may be in late March to the first week of May. One egg is laid each day until clutch is complete - typically 5-6 for the first clutch, 4-5 for second, up to 8. Eggs are oval, smooth, glossy, unmarked, and are pale blue, bluish-white, or, rarely, white. Male sits near nest site to defend.
- Incubation 13-15 days, depending on location and temperatures. Begins with the last or second to last (penultimate) egg. Only the female incubates (since only she has a brood patch) but the male may sit on the eggs when she is out feeding. The female sleeps in the cavity during incubation, while the male roosts nearby.
- Hatching: Usually occurs over a 24 hour period. Asynchronous hatching is possible. Young are altricial (blind and naked). The female broods them intermittently for a week or longer. The female may prevent the male from feeding young while she is brooding (taking the food from him, and sometimes eating it herself.)
- Development: From hatching to day 5, young are fed soft bodied insects and larva. After that, spiders and hard-bodied insects are fed.
Parents remove fecal sacs throughout nesting.
For photos and detailed description of nestling development, see Pearman's book.
- Day 1: Eyes closed, pinkish skin with sparse down. Uncoordinated, raising head weakly and unsteadily, faint vocalizations.
- Day 3: ear openings evident.
- Day 5: feather tracts are all dark. Days 5-8, eyes open.
- Day 7: feathers fully broken through all tracts except wings
- Day 12: color on wings first visible
- Day 13: Down feathers on crown stick out, no exposed skin except abdomen, may clacks. Avoid opening box after Day 13 to prevent premature fledging.
- Fledging: 17-22 days +/- depending on weather and food availability. For the first three days, they are very dependent on parents, and by about 10 days begin capturing and preparing their prey. In 3-4 weeks they are on their own. Young get their adult plumage over the summer. If the female starts another brood, the male will care for the first brood.
- Dispersal: Juveniles often remain with parents throughout summer and fall. After breeding, flocks may move to other feeding grounds, and then reappear in late summer or early fall. They leave their breeding grounds from August (Power) or September to November, depending on location. 76About 1 to 4 percent of banded nestlings return to within 15 miles of their natal grounds the following year (Pearman)
- Number of broods: Last broods are usually out of the nest by August. If the first brood is successful, about half of pairs may attempt second brood if food supply and weather are good (Power). In the southern part of their range (and recently as far north as eastern Alberta, Canada), may raise three broods. Failures of second nestings are common (40% or more?). Unsuccessful females may change territories or nestbox types between clutches. (Power)
- Longevity: Nine years is the record for banded birds. Ellis Bird Farm has recorded an 8 year old male and a 7 year old female (Pearman) See more info.
References and More Information:
- Nest and Egg ID (with links to species biology and photos of nests, eggs and young) for other small cavity nesters
- Mitchell, Tina, Sipapu and personal communications
- Pearman, Myrna, Mountain Bluebird Trail Monitoring Guide 2002
- Power, Harry W. and Michael P. Lombardo. 1996. Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http:// bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/222 doi:10.2173/bna.222
- Sipapu, Tina Mitchell's trail in Coaldale CO, blog
As the pressure of population increasingly regiments us and crowds us closer together, an association with the wild, winged freedom of the birds will fill an ever growing need in our lives.
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ERIC Number: ED341141
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1991-Oct
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Educative Values and Administrative Action: Practitioners Redefining Their Organizations.
Jackson, Debra; And Others
Administrative practices used by participants in administrator preparation programs who return to practice are described in this paper. The practices, which extend reflective, intellectual, critical, and participatory concepts into action models, include restructured educational assessment, peer coaching, and professional development. All are based on reflective practice, participatory empowerment, intellectual knowledge, and critical understanding. The recommendation is made that university preparation programs continue to serve as models for administrators. (28 references) (LMI)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
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Should I get this rash checked out?
I am a 27 year old construction worker, and for the past two weeks I have had a awful rash on my thighs. It makes it very difficult to work, and no amount of talcum powder will help. I believe it to be nothing more than a sweat rash, and that it will go away after some time off. Will it eventually go away, or should I seek help?
Two weeks is a long time to be treating a rash yourself, especially if it is not getting better or possibly even getting worse. Therefore I highly recommend that you make an appointment with your primary care doctor to get the rash looked at. It is possible that, as you say, this rash is just a heat rash, which is caused when skin gets irritated by friction and sweat and dirt. In this case, keeping the skin clean and dry should do the trick. However, you have already been doing this without much effect. Therefore, other possibilities need to be considered. The most likely is that you have developed folliculitis. Folliculitis is an infection of the skin that occurs at the base of hair shafts when bacteria invade and begin to replicate there. The symptoms are red, raised areas around the hair shafts that may develop whiteheads or even abscesses. Although mild cases of folliculitis can be treated with simple skin hygiene, more advanced cases may need topical or even oral antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. If you are experiencing severe pain, or if there is any large area of firm, red, raised skin that is warm to the touch, these may be signs the infection is worsening at that you would need to go to the emergency room.
This answer is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.
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Are you looking for new ways to incorporate hands-on sensory play in your classroom?
Imagine adding sensory bin activities to the classic read aloud How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long and David Shannon.
Sensory Bin Stories are based on favorite read aloud books and characters with tasks for literacy and math. You can meet your students' sensory needs and offer opportunities to play while still staying aligned with whatever curriculum your school follows.
This Sensory Bin Story features the How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long and David Shannon. This is a wonderful read aloud to add to your literacy lessons anytime of year.
LITERACY tasks include:
Uppercase and Lowercase Alphabet Cards (2 formats)
Sight words from the read aloud book (15 cards)
Vocabulary from the read aloud book (15 cards)
Mentor Sentences – 2 formats (one model sentence card and individual word cards to build the sentence)
MATH tasks include:
Numeral Cards (1-15, 2 formats)
Counting Cards (visual representation, 1-15)
Number Bond Cards (15 cards, includes missing part or missing whole)
Sorting by Upper/Lower (using sensory bin task cards)
Sorting by Size, Syllables (using story vocabulary cards)
Instructions (supply lists, set-up tips)
The printable materials are organized and presented for easy prep.
Please Note: the sensory bin material suggestions are based on common items you may have already in your classroom. This download features printable pages and not the actual sensory bin items.
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What is a psychopath, anyway?
The word gets thrown around all the time, and it’s a glamorized concept. Thanks to shows like Criminal Minds, you might even think psychopaths are incredibly easy to spot, but actually, according to Psychology Today, they have one of the most difficult disorders to pick out.
We shouldn’t be fooled into thinking all psychopaths are serial killers and murderers – in reality, they might appear quite normal and charming. Many of them actually live normal lives; take, for example, neuroscientist James Fallon who accidentally discovered himself to be a psychopath.
And if a psychopath can excel in a field like neuroscience, you can be sure they can excel in several other fields as well. But what might those fields be?
Psychologist and author Kevin Dutton wrote a book entitled The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success that has gone on to garner an incredible amount of media attention.
In the book, he lists these 8 professions as the most commonly occupied by psychopaths. I’ll list some additional research and notes on the first four.
The fact that the big bosses on top come in at number one on this list probably isn’t much of a surprise to anyone who’s ever come into contact, even indirectly, with their power.
According to The Hustle, CEOs are four times more likely to be psychopaths than the average person. It’s not hard to see why, in a world where the likes of Martin Shkreli put company profit ahead of human interest.
TV character Saul Goodman probably isn’t a psychopath— he seems to genuinely care about people. But someone like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho? Yes…
One article from Psychology Today dives into the phenomenon of psychopathic lawyers who rely on manipulation and charisma to succeed in their work.
3. Media Personality
At first, admittedly, I was a bit surprised by this one. But it makes sense. As with lawyers and business moguls, media personalities rely on charisma and often ruthless, cutthroat manipulation and ladder-climbing against their peers.
Media Site explores psychopathy in media personalities further.
If you’ve ever felt like that charismatic telemarketer or car salesman trying to coerce you into buying their goods was a psychopath, you could be right. Salespeople come in at number three on the list of professions with the most psychopaths.
Roger Philby poses an interesting question — Are the best salespeople just really well-paid psychopaths?
The Rest Of The List
The other five professions in the top eight are as follows:
7. Police Officer
8. Clergy Person
A lot of the professions on the list weren’t particularly surprising to me, except the last one. Clergy? Really?
Dutton also listed professions with the least amount of psychopaths. These included:
- Care Aide
- Charity Worker
- Creative Artist
Which list is your profession most similar to? What do you make of Kevin Dutton’s list? Let us know in the comments.
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The Dam Cliffs Mostly Sport climbing70 routes in crag
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Access issues inherited from Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains are a World Heritage listed area. The Grose Valley, the cliffs around Katoomba and much of the Narrow Neck peninsula are part of the Blue Mountains National Park which is managed by the NPWS. The Western Escarpment - where most of the climbing is - is Crown Land managed by the BMCC. While the NPWS Plan of Management nominates several locations in the National Park where rock climbing is deemed appropriate, the majority of the climbing remains unacknowledged. To maintain access our best approach is to 'Respect Native Habitat, Tread Softly and Leave No Trace'. Practically all crags are either in National Park or in council reserve: dog owners are reminded that dogs are not allowed in National Parks at any time and fines have been issued, while for crags on council reserve the BMCC leash law requires that dogs be on-leash.
Turn off is exactly 6.2km past the Darling Causeway (just before a bridge over the railway). Drive alongside the railway, taking the track to the left about 400m along. Follow the track paralleling the train tracks (fine for standard cars provided you use caution). Follow along for about one km until the track veers left away from the tracks. A few hundred metres down you find a large clearing, where most people park. The Crag is down the track to the right, down a steep track. It’s a relatively easy walk down. This is accessible by 4WD, but only recommended for experienced drivers and in a raised vehicle.© (boulderman)
Ethic inherited from Blue Mountains
Although sport climbing is well entrenched as the most popular form of Blueys climbing, mixed-climbing on gear and bolts has generally been the rule over the long term. Please try to use available natural gear where possible, and do not bolt cracks or potential trad climbs.
Because of the softness of Blue Mountains sandstone, bolting should only be done by those with a solid knowledge of glue-in equipping. A recent fatality serves as a reminder that this is not an area to experiment with bolting.
If you do need to top rope, please do it through your own gear as the wear on the anchors is both difficult and expensive to maintain.
It would be appreciated if brushing of holds becomes part of your climbing routine - do it with a soft bristled brush and never a steel brush!
The removal of vegetation - both from the cliff bases and the climbs - is not seen as beneficial to aesthetics of the environment nor to our access to it. However, the fast growing scrub can conceal walking tracks in mere months, so bringing a pair of secaturs and pruning as you walk is a good way of helping out with the constant task of track maintenance. Some appropriately discreet pruning is a far better alternative then track braiding (which causes far more damage). It's also a good warmup for your forearms!
Some content has been provided under license from: © Australian Climbing Association Queensland (Creative Commons, Attribution, Share-Alike 2.5 AU)
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Google and I.B.M. Join in 'Cloud Computing' Research
By STEVE LOHR
Published: October 8, 2007
Even the nation's elite universities do not provide the technical training needed for the kind of powerful and highly complex computing Google is famous for, say computer scientists. So Google and I.B.M. are announcing today a major research initiative to address that shortcoming.
The two companies are investing to build large data centers that students can tap into over the Internet to program and research remotely, which is called ''cloud computing.''
Both companies have a deep business interest in this new model in which computing chores increasingly move off individual desktops and out of corporate computer centers to be handled as services over the Internet.
Google, the Internet search giant, is the leader in this technology. But companies like Yahoo, Amazon, eBay and Microsoft have built Internet consumer services like search, social networking, Web e-mail and online commerce that use cloud computing. In the corporate market, I.B.M. and others have built Internet services to predict market trends, tailor pricing and optimize procurement and manufacturing.
Behind these services are data centers that typically use thousands of processors, store countless libraries of data and engage specialized software to tackle what scientists call Internet-scale computing challenges. This new kind of data-intensive supercomputing often involves scouring the Web and other data sources in seconds or minutes for patterns and insights.
Most of the innovation in cloud computing has been led by corporations, but industry executives and computer scientists say a shortage of skills and talent could limit future growth.
''We in academia and the government labs have not kept up with the times,'' said Randal E. Bryant, dean of the computer science school at Carnegie Mellon University. ''Universities really need to get on board.''
Six universities will be involved in the initiative. They are Carnegie Mellon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Maryland and the University of Washington.
Google is building a data center, at an undisclosed location, that will contain more than 1,600 processors by the end of the year. I.B.M. is also setting up a data center for the initiative.
The centers will run an open-source version of Google's data center software, and I.B.M. is contributing open-source tools to help students write Internet programs and data center management software.
The data centers under way have a small fraction of the computing firepower behind Google's Internet search service. But they will be big enough, scientists say, to do ambitious Internet research. Setting up and running such centers, including providing the electricity and technical staff, is difficult and expensive. The two companies, a person who was told of their plans said, have committed a total of $30 million over two years for the project.
''This is a huge contribution because it allows for a type of education and research that we can't do today,'' said Edward Lazowska, a computer science professor at the University of Washington.
The companies' and academics' long-term goal is to expand the data-center clusters so students from many schools can participate and to enlist the support of other companies and the federal government.
The companies and university scientists involved in the initiative have talked to the National Science Foundation and other agencies.
The collaboration began after a meeting in December between Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, and Samuel J. Palmisano, I.B.M.'s chief executive, at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
In an interview on Friday, Mr. Schmidt recalled that he had sketched out his vision of cloud computing on a whiteboard, emphasizing its potential economic and social importance, and urged the I.B.M. chief to cooperate to build the skills needed.
At the time, Mr. Palmisano said, he had just come out of a day of technology briefings at I.B.M., and his company is doing a lot of research in the same field. I.B.M. also has deep knowledge and experience in building and managing complex data centers.
Mr. Schmidt said, ''I.B.M. has some of the best technology in the industry, and we couldn't have done this without them.''
Mr. Palmisano noted that cooperation between the two companies was easier because Google is mainly a consumer company, while I.B.M. concentrates on the corporate market. ''We're more complementary than anything else,'' Mr. Palmisano said. ''We don't really collide in the marketplace.''
And by helping university students, I.B.M. and Google hope to help themselves in the marketplace.
''We're trying to create the easiest possible on-ramp for universities into this world of cloud computing,'' said Stuart I. Feldman, a vice president of engineering at Google and a former senior researcher at I.B.M. ''But yes, this kind of computing is core value to Google and I.B.M. We have an interest, no doubt.'' | <urn:uuid:96894fa2-8522-4eb3-a007-3c735a5e1d28> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E0DB153DF93BA35753C1A9619C8B63&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/L/Lohr,%20Steve&scp=4&sq=lohr%20cloud%20I.B.M.&st=cse | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00046-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946007 | 1,045 | 2.546875 | 3 |
- Story Highlights
- Low Minimum Drinking Age: Linked to increased suicides and homicides amongst women
- Legal minimum of 21: Saves 1200 American women a year from suicide and homicide
For Women, Lower Legal Minimum Drinking Ages Linked to Increased Suicide and Homicide Risk
Need more evidence for the sensibility of a mature minimum drinking age (21)? Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say that women who grew up in states with lower legal minimum drinking ages were significantly more likely to fall victim to homicide or suicide over a lifetime.
From 1949 to 1972, legal drinking ages across American states differed substantially. To find out what impact growing up with a lower legal minimum drinking age might have on violent death rates, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis examined data from 200,000 suicides and 130,000 murders during this 23 year period.
For men, they found that variations in legal minimum drinking age had little impact on violent death, but for women, the story was slightly different.
- Women who grew up in states with lower legal minimum drinking ages were 15% more likely to have been murdered and 12% more likely to have committed suicide than women who grew up in states with a legal minimum drinking age of 21.
The researchers say that based on this, they estimate that the nationwide legal minimum drinking age of 21 saves roughly 1200 women per year from death by suicide or homicide.
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2004 Quest for Paititi exploration team followed the direction
of the Inca Road of Stone penetrating the northern reaches
of Peru's Pantiacolla region and documented the Incas presence
in this mysterious land east of the Andes. Explorer, Greg
Deyermenjian and his Quechua-speaking native guides, Paulino
and Alberto Mamani, "Goyo" Toledo and the film crew
of Producer, Garrett Strang and Cinematographer, Erin Harvey
slashed their way through thickets and underbrush for over
two weeks to uncover a number of significant Inca ruins.
two decades, Deyermenjian and his crew have shed new insight
into Inca culture and unearthed archaeological sites that
have added to the understanding of its legendary empire, known
as Antisuyu or Paititi. Based on local word of mouth and the
findings from the team's 1999 expedition, the explorers believe
their recent discoveries could be directly related to the
legend of Paititi, given their strategic location to the Road
extreme conditions of frigid cold at altitudes at to 14,000
feet to steady heat under the Andean sun, the expedition team
followed its course, despite several setbacks and fatigue.
They landed by helicopter north of the Lago de Angel, an unmapped
area until the last expedition (1999). They settled south/southeast
of Lago de Angel where they documented the ruins of a series
of caves with triangular monoliths to which the team wants
a barely perceptible part of an unmapped Incan road between
the Rio Paucartamblo and Rio Timpia, the team faced the drudgery
of long, grueling treks into Peru's Pantiacolla region. While
watching their footing, they looked for evidences of Inca
trails that would connect Lago de Angel with Ultimo Punto-
an area Paulino had become familiar with through local wisdom.
They traversed the highland range of Tambocancha and descended
steep tributaries of the Rio Mapacho. In the unexplored headwaters
of the Rio Timpia that lie in the heart of the Plateau of
Pantiacolla, they faced their most arduous journey so far.
Expedition by The Explorers Club, this expedition
was professionally acknowledged and chronicled as an impressive
history of courage and accomplishment as it furthers the cause
of exploration and field science. Follow-up articles on the
science and historical significance of the expedition are
the discoveries, to include ceremonial platforms, tombs and
an Incan compound- are being scrupulously constructed from
on-location GPS data and from Greg's and Paulino's notes.
also followed another course - the making of a broadcast film.
Producer/Director, Garrett Strang and Cinematographer, Erin
Scott Harvey have done a superb job with filming each aspect
of the expedition from the meticulous preparation for survival,
to the unforeseen dangers of trekking into unknown territory,
as well as the euphoria that drove them onward after each
discovery. The rough-cut version of Image Studios' film captures
the interminable passion and determination of this dedicated
team and gives viewers a first-hand look at expedition life
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Statistics Teachers Needed in Industrial Settings
This column is written for statisticians with master’s degrees and highlights areas of employment that will benefit statisticians at the master’s level. Comments and suggestions should be sent to Keith Crank, ASA research and graduate education manager, at firstname.lastname@example.org.
Mike Patetta is a senior instructor and course developer in the education division at SAS. He has taught more than 300 analytical and statistical courses during his tenure there and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Notre Dame University and a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina.
It is widely assumed that you need a PhD in statistics to teach applied statistics in an industrial setting. However, many teaching jobs in industrial settings require only a master’s degree in statistics. A career as a statistical instructor can be rewarding, as you continually learn new statistical methods and obtain personal satisfaction knowing you are helping professionals solve problems.
As a statistics instructor for SAS, I occasionally encounter professionals who have not had previous training in statistics. I also teach students with advanced degrees in statistics and other quantitative fields. One of the challenges, then, is to communicate effectively with people of various technical backgrounds and relate statistical concepts and applications to nonstatisticians. Most of my students would not appreciate a course that relied entirely on mathematical formulas and proofs. As a result, many of the statistical courses at SAS use graphics and computer simulations to explain high-level statistical concepts. Furthermore, the courses use computer-based exercises so students apply the statistical concepts to new situations.
One of the responsibilities of statistics instructors is to take information found in textbooks and scholarly articles and translate it into PowerPoint slides. You quickly realize you have to thoroughly understand the statistical concepts and applications to create a slide illustrating these concepts. You also have to illustrate the concepts with interesting stories that appeal to students with a variety of backgrounds.
Coming up with data sets to show in demonstrations and exercises is another challenge. However, the very process of creating a course in a particular statistical topic enhances your understanding of it.
Statistics instructors at SAS travel to many of their course engagements, experiencing various cities, eating at fine restaurants, and interacting with people from different geographic backgrounds. As travel budgets tighten, we also teach courses over the Internet. Our web courses offer the same slides and demonstrations as our face-to-face courses, but require no travel.
Because statistical instructors are applied statisticians, the most useful courses to take in graduate school involve a large amount of practical statistics applications in various fields. Some of the courses I recommend include linear models, categorical data analysis, time series, survival analysis, data mining, and multivariate data analysis. It is also important to gain knowledge in statistical programming languages such as SAS, S-Plus, SPSS, and Stata.
To the graduate student, I would highly recommend taking advantage of any internship programs that are available. When I was in graduate school, I took my courses in the morning and interned at the North Carolina State Health Department in the afternoon. I gained valuable experience working with large data sets, applying statistical methods to real-world problems, and interacting with people from different backgrounds and with different statistical abilities. The internship experience also gave me plenty of stories to tell as a statistics instructor.
To be an effective teacher, interpersonal and communication skills are critical. A graduate student can obtain these skills by working as a teacher’s assistant. Teaching statistical software workshops in computer labs is an excellent way to gain teaching experience. I also recommend joining Toastmasters International to hone communication skills.
In conclusion, a career as a statistics instructor can be intellectually stimulating because you are constantly learning new statistical methods and ways to apply them to real-world problems. There is also job satisfaction in knowing you are helping other professionals solve their business and research problems. The people you meet and the places you go also contribute to job satisfaction in this rewarding career choice. | <urn:uuid:d414106e-9de3-4d2d-95cd-612ed5522b1a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2009/11/01/mastersnotebooknov09/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00021-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954524 | 800 | 1.726563 | 2 |
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Over 80 percent of coronavirus-related fatalities still among the elderly
Decision on restrictions expected today
High schools, public schools and kindergartens are likely to reopen on April 12 or 19, he said, and called on teachers to register to be vaccinated.
Hungary’s health-care system is well-equipped and staffed to “treat everyone, albeit under a strained work schedule, even if caseload climbs further,” Gulyas said.
A European Union summit on handling the pandemic will start later on Friday as caseload is rising across Europe, he said.
Gulyas said the number of new infections per 1,000 citizens in Poland, the Czech Republic and Estonia was higher than in Hungary.
However, the “situation is bad in Hungary, too,” even though the health-care system is able to handle the growing burden, he said, adding that 10,441 beds and 1,678 ventilators were unoccuplied.
Gulyas added, however, that the only solution to eradicating the pandemic was vaccination. Only a very few people contract the disease after having received the vaccine, he added.
He noted that some 650,000 pensioners have not yet registered for the vaccine. The chief medical officer has written them a letter encouraging them to register, he added.
In elderly care homes, which were among the first institutions in which vaccinations were administered, the number of new infections has fallen to below 1 percent, Gulyas said.
Meanwhile, sluggish vaccine deliveries are making the progress of the inoculation campaign very uncertain, he said.
The situation is expected to improve in April thanks to “an unprecedented number of doses” arriving from China and Russia, he said. Faltering delivery form the European Union will hopefully also improve in the coming months, he added.
A decision on the schedule to reopen shops in Hungary is expected at the meeting of the operative board in charge of controlling the epidemic on Friday, he said.
Gulyas said the operative board was looking into a proposal of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on allowing one customer per 10 square meters in shops. He said such a regulation would be welcome, but “there is no way to tell how many people would queue up with Easter coming up.”
Hungary’s inoculation rate is second only to Malta’s in the EU, giving rise to the hope that herd immunity would set in early, Gulyas said.
Over 80 percent of coronavirus-related fatalities were among the elderly, Gulyas noted, adding that once they were inoculated, hopefully the current “grim numbers” would fall sharply.
Regarding reopening the economy, Gulyas said the government was working on a plan with “clear objectives” linked to the number of people inoculated, he said.
Concerning the two new vaccines that have been licenced by Hungary, Gulyas said the government had not yet signed a purchase agreement for either one. Hungary has, however, put in an order for 4,360,000 doses of Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose Janssen jab, he added. “As for when that will arrive, the answer to that lies with Brussels,” he said.
In response to another question, Gulyas emphasised that Hungary was struggling with a shortage of vaccines, not vaccination points.
Asked about AstraZeneca’s vaccine deliveries, Gulyas said the health authorities were doing their best to make sure that those who get their first AstraZeneca shot can get the second one within 12 weeks. He added, however, that this was becoming more difficult with the British-Swedish drugmaker struggling to meet its delivery targets.
Asked about the Sinopharm vaccine, he said that unless mistakes are made locally, there should be no reason for GP clinics no to receive second doses on time.
Asked about Russia’s failure to meet its target of Sputnik V deliveries by March 23, the Gulyas said Hungary was scheduled to receive a total of 1.1 million doses of the vaccine next week, adding that the delays in the vaccine deliveries ordered through the EU were far more significant.
Asked about the capacities of Hungary’s hospitals, Gulyas said it was “untrue” that hospitals were understaffed or that some patients were not being cared for at all. All patients are getting the care they need, he said, adding that Hungary had enough ventilators, hospital beds and medicine to treat everyone.
He noted that so far 500 medical students and graduate volunteers have applied to the National Hospital Directorate-General to help ease the burden on hospital staff treating Covid-19 patients.
Regarding Hungary’s Covid-19 death rate, Gulyas said the country was among those mounting an effective defence against the pandemic.
He said that whereas Hungary had always managed to make timely decisions regarding its response measures, other countries had often acted in haste. “Hungary has been consistent with its handling of the pandemic, and has better indicators when we take real data into consideration,” Gulyas said.
He dismissed as “fake news” reports that not all Covid patients were getting sufficient care, adding that there are currently 1,784 people in intensive care units.
Meanwhile, Gulyas said Hungary did not require international assistance to ensure that its health-care sector can treat patients.
He also said that local council-run outpatient clinics would remain under the administration of hospitals until the expiration of the special legal order imposed in connection with Hungary’s pandemic defence measures.
As regards Hungary’s immunity certificates, Gulyas said the government had no plans to change the document’s contents. The European Commission has yet to finalise its own plans for the European vaccine passport, he said, noting that it would also have to be debated by the European Parliament.
“By the time there will actually be a European vaccine passport, the continent hopefully will be done with the pandemic,” he said. “Even if we’re talking about a fast-tracked procedure, this sort of legislative process takes two months.”
On another subject, Gulyas said only those who have been vaccinated will be allowed to attend the postponed Euro 2020 soccer Championship matches staged in Hungary. He noted that the government’s plan was to have everyone vaccinated by the end of May, adding that, hopefully, “this period will be behind us by June.” He noted that all sporting events were being held behind closed doors.
Asked about the International Vaccination Centre’s announcement that it was paying back down-payments for Covid vaccines it had received from clients following a “change in the legal environment”, Gulyas said that vaccine purchases in Hungary and all EU member states were being handled by the government. He noted that Hungary’s consumer protection authority has launched an investigation into the practices of the International Vaccination Centre.
Meanwhile, as regards Hungary’s ability to continue enforcing its interests, Gulyas said that given Prime Minister Viktor Orban was one of Europe’s longest-serving premiers, he did not believe Hungary had any reason to be concerned about partisan changes on the European political scene having a substantial impact on the country.
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Summer came to an abrupt halt in parts of the Rocky Mountains on Tuesday as temperatures reaching into the 90s plunged by around 60 degrees in less than 24 hours, with a powerful surge of cold air from Canada unleashing snow and damaging winds in several states.
The roller coaster weather ripped up trees by their roots, piled up snow that shut down parts of the scenic road through Glacier National Park and knocked out power to tens of thousands. But the temperature drop gave some relief to crews fighting wildfires in Colorado and Montana that had ballooned in hot, windy weather and forced people to flee their homes.
Heat and strong winds also hit California and parts of the Pacific Northwest over the holiday weekend, triggering destructive wildfires.
Snow fell in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming, where portions of Interstate 80 closed and forecasters predicted up to a foot in the mountains and temperatures in the teens overnight.
In Utah, where temperatures dropped by 40 degrees, wind gusts of nearly 100 mph roared through the Salt Lake City area, downing trees and leaving tens of thousands without electricity. Several northern Utah school districts canceled classes, and officials warned people to stay inside if possible to avoid flying debris, downed power lines and other dangers. Several semitrailer trucks blew over on northern Utah highways.
The Utah Capitol, which was already closed to visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic, shut to employees as well Tuesday as winds ripped up large trees by their roots, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted.
Six inches or more of snow could fall in the northern and central Rockies, with 1-2 feet dropping in the highest peaks, the National Weather Service said. It has issued scattered winter storm warnings and weather advisories from southern Montana to southern Colorado. Freeze and frost warnings also were posted for parts of Utah Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota and Minnesota.
The cold and snow will help the fight against the Cameron Peak Fire in northern Colorado, which nearly quadrupled in size over the weekend, sending smoke and ash into Denver. The weather was gradually expected to warm up, with temperatures back up in the 80s by the weekend in the Denver area.
In Montana, where the weather began to shift Sunday night, the small city of Red Lodge, a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, had received 10.5 inches (27 centimeters) of snow. Farther north in Glacier National Park, snow closed the higher elevations of the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
A windstorm in western Montana on Monday knocked down trees and power lines and damaged docks and boats on Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the contiguous U.S. Ken and Karen Brown, who live in Safety Bay on the southwest side of the lake, told NBC Montana that the community usually lives up to its name but that wind-driven waves took most of the planks off their dock.
“This is probably one of the stronger storms we’ve had in the 23 years I’ve been here,” Ken Brown told the TV station.
Warm weather in Montana over the weekend also fueled the rapid growth of a wildfire near the university town of Bozeman, forcing people to evacuate their homes and trapping three firefighters who had to deploy their fire shelters, a last-ditch effort to protect themselves, as the blaze burned over them, the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation said.
After the fire passed, they were able to walk out of the area and were taken to the hospital for evaluation, The Great Falls Tribune reported.
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