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A new boom has successfully been hoisted onto the crane at One57, nearly seven months after the previous crane snapped during Hurricane Sandy and dangled ominously over West 57th Street for several days.
The maneuver’s completion—which involved swinging the boom over three buildings before hauling it up the side of the uber-luxury tower—was announced by Extell at just after 3 p.m. this afternoon. Residents of the two co-ops under the boom will now be allowed to return home after being forced to evacuate from their homes last night. It also means that construction will be able to move forward on the condo tower.
The decision to use the swinging maneuver, requiring a second set of evacuations for the residents of Alwyn Court and the Briarcliff (the first was, of course, occasioned by the dangling crane) and possibly endangering the landmarked buildings, was a controversial one. Generally, cranes rise alongside the under-construction buildings and do not involve any swinging of equipment over other buildings.
The co-op board of Alwyn Court, which only learned of the emergency evacuation a short time before it went into effect, even sued for an injunction to stop it. However, on the day before the boom hoisting, Extell and Alwyn reached an agreement, the details of which have not been disclosed. Michael Gross, the author of 740 Park a resident of Alwyn Court, told The Observer last night that it was his understanding the agreement would involve more insurance coverage and greater compensation for displaced residents, which they would not have to submit receipts to receive.
In a statement, Extell thanked a number of agencies, slipping in, at the bottom, a shout out to One57’s neighbors.
“The replacement of the boom at One57 has successfully concluded to allow for the safe completion of the building. We would like to wholeheartedly thank the all the city agencies involved in this complex operation, including Department of Buildings, Office of Emergency Management, and the Police and Fire Departments as well as Con Edison and our construction firm, Lend Lease. This team helped ensure that this implementation went as safely and swiftly as possible. We would also like to thank our neighbors for their understanding during this time. Again, our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience.” | <urn:uuid:86a277a4-e929-4bc0-ae0e-1de37c09c10a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://observer.com/2013/05/one57-crane-boom-replaced-without-incident-co-op-dwellers-allowed-to-return-to-their-homes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00454-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973877 | 476 | 1.546875 | 2 |
choose two of French films above.
Main ideas may include:
Poetic realism (Le quai des brumes)
New Wave (Les 400 coups, About de souffle)
Post1968 French society, La banlieue(La Haine)
-The vadality of thesis, MAIN IDEA will be assessed on)
-The accuracy of analysis/comparison, CANNOT BE GENERAL,DETAILED COMPARISON between two films, RESEARCH IN HISTORY.
-Ability to express PERSONAL VIEWS illustrated with relevant examples and research. (own feeling, perception, sensitivity, argumentation etc)
For the 2 films:
-details on the FILM TECHNIQUE POINTS used in the film, give examples.
-NARRATIVE EXAMPLES in the films.
Don’t forget talk through the theme of MAGINALITY as it is the topic of the essay. | <urn:uuid:4ccf040e-bb6c-47ad-a3bf-88b71799792d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.londontermpapers.co.uk/uncategorized/analyze-and-compare-the-theme-of-marginality-in-2-of-the-following-filmsle-quai-des-brumes-les-400-coups-a-bout-de-souffle-and-la-haine/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.749693 | 203 | 2.8125 | 3 |
PhotoScape is a graphical editor with a wide range of features. Basically, these programs make use of a common image viewing feature, an extremely powerful editor, an automatic batch editing feature, an easy-to-use GIF creation system, and a utility for printing of all kinds of images in an easy-to-understand way. Here's a brief overview of how this crucial tool can be utilized.
A simple installation is available for the program. Our installer does not attempt to change the browser's home page, nor does it try to embedded any toolbars during the installation. The top menu from the program is displayed on the first tab of the Russified tabbed interface. An interactive icon circle can also be viewed on screenshots. I have to say, the interface is pretty nice.
The Viewer tab contains image viewing functions. The files that you store on your computer should be in the tree's user folder. If you drag and drop image files, you can do this however. All of our pictures are in front of us right now, and thus need to be transferred to our digital storage.The full screen will open when you click, while the "Left" menu buttons will open the options on the laptop. "Right" just to flip through the rest.
On the "Editor" tab at the bottom of the open image you will see a pretty good set of tools for correcting and modifying the image. As in other programs, you can overlay frames with over 200 and control brightness, contrast and sharpness automatically. A more extensive list can be found in the Effects of Probability document. Objects may also be highlighted with the addition of a special small icon. With PhotoScape you can also get rid of the red eyes in the photo.
Wide variations of the photo sets can be edited automatically under the "Batch Editor" tab. On the "Page" and "Combination" tabs, you can do various mixes from the photo to suit your needs. Also a very interesting option in PhotoScape. "Gif-In animation, images change dynamically while they are animated. You can add your own images to each slide here. Press here can set up as many photos as they wish, and at a very moment. There is no restriction on how many things can be bought. Even more useful tools can be found in the main menu - which you can see listed above. Splitting of images into sections, screen capture software, automatic renaming of files, etc. | <urn:uuid:6dfdaa04-6e9d-42c5-b4b1-b3ab80c94ddb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sisulizer.com/photoscape | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00069.warc.gz | en | 0.921715 | 505 | 1.546875 | 2 |
1 Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2 Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3 University of Bologna
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology is widely applied in several industrial sectors to evaluate the environmental performance of processes, products and services. Recently, several reports and studies have emphasized the importance of LCA in the field of engineered nanomaterials. However, to date only a few LCA studies on nanotechnology have been carried out, and fewer still have assessed aspects relating to ecotoxicity. This is mainly due to the lack of knowledge in relation on human and environmental exposure and effect of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs). This bottleneck is continued when performing Life Cycle Impact Assessment, where characterization models and consequently characterization factors (CFs) for ENPs are missing. This paper aims to provide the freshwater ecotoxicity CF for titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2). The USEtox™ model has been selected as a characterisation model. An adjusted multimedia fate model has been developed which accounts for nano-specific fate process descriptors (i.e. sedimentation, aggregation with suspended particle matter, etc.) to estimate the fate of nano-TiO2 in freshwater. A literature survey of toxicity tests performed on freshwater organism representative of multiple trophic levels was conducted, including algae, crustaceans and fish in order to collect relevant EC50 values. Then, the toxic effect of nano-TiO2 was computed on the basis of the HC50 value. Thus, following the principle of USEtox™ model and accounting for nano-specific descriptors a CF for the toxic impact of freshwater ecotoxicity of 0.28PAFdaym3kg-1 is proposed.
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People who attended the recent Meat Profit Day in Bingara heard that there are many physiological benefits to laughter.
Bronwyn Roberts of Let’s Laugh gave a light hearted talk about the importance of laughter to good health. Just smiling boosts your immune system.
Babies start to laugh at around six weeks for a very important reason. That is when they need to kick start their own immune system. She encouraged her audience to laugh and demonstrated how everyone’s body reacts to laughter.
Clinical research shows that laughter has a positive effect on physical, psychological and social health and wellbeing.
Physically laughter boosts the immune system, reduces stress, decreases pain, relaxes the body, reduces heart disease and lowers glucose (sugar) levels in those with type 2 diabetes.
Mentally it eases fear, anxiety, anger and stress, improves mood, enhances resilience, adds joy and zest to life. Socially it strengthens relationships, enhances teamwork, helps defuse conflict and promotes bonding.
Plenty of studies have shown that laughter can combat many common ills. For instance, research suggests that laughter may lower blood pressure and release endorphins.
Laughter also improves circulation, stimulates the nervous system, heightens the immune system and makes the heart stronger.
Laughter also provides the body with a gentle but effective workout. A good belly laugh exercises the diaphragm, contracts the ‘abs’ and even works out the shoulders, leaving muscles more relaxed afterward. It even provides a good workout for the heart.
Laughter also activates the Immune System. Doctors Lee Birk and Stanley Tan of Loma Linda University in California have studied the benefits of laughter as it relates to the human immune system.
The following is a summary of their research, taken from an interview published in the September/October 1996 issue of the Humour and Health Journal.
“In Berk’s study, the physiological response produced by belly laughter was opposite of what is seen in classical stress, supporting the conclusion that mirthful laughter is a eustress state, a state that produces healthy or positive emotions.
Research results indicate that, after exposure to humour, there is a general increase in activity within the immune system, including an increase in the number and activity level of natural killer cells that attack viral infected cells and some types of cancer and tumour cells; an increase in activated T cells (T lymphocytes). There are many T cells that await activation. Laughter appears to tell the immune system to “turn it up a notch.”
An increase in the antibody IgA (immunoglobulin A), which fights upper respiratory tract insults and infections.
An increase in gamma interferon, which tells various components of the immune system to “turn on.”
An increase in IgB, the immunoglobulin produced in the greatest quantity in body, as well as an increase in Complement 3, which helps antibodies to pierce dysfunctional or infected cells. The increase in both substances was not only present while subjects watched a humour video; there also was a lingering effect that continued to show increased levels the next day.’
Laughter helps blood vessels function better. Studies conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, have shown for the first time that laughter is linked to healthy function of blood vessels. Laughter appears to cause the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, to dilate or expand in order to increase blood flow.
When the group of study volunteers was shown a movie that produced mental stress, their blood vessel lining developed a potentially unhealthy response called vasoconstriction, reducing blood flow.
The finding confirms previous studies, which suggested there was a link between mental stress and the narrowing of blood vessels.
The results of the study, conducted at the University of Maryland Medical Centre, were presented at the Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology on March 7, 2005, in Orlando, Florida.
Laughter may also help the body process blood sugar, according to researchers led by Dr Keiko Hayashi of the University of Tsukuba in Japan. A study of type 2 diabetes – the most common form of the disease – found that laughter was linked to lower blood sugar levels after a meal.
Over two days, participants were given identical meals. On one day, they watched a humourless lecture, and the next they watched a comedy show. The group, some with and some without diabetes, had their blood sugar monitored during the study.
Afterward both diabetics and non-diabetics alike had lower blood glucose (sugar) levels after laughing through the comedy show than they did when they listened to the monotonous lecture.
Dr Hayashi says that he cannot yet explain the laughter-glucose connection. “If positive emotion such as laughter reduced blood glucose, both patients and medical providers would recognise the importance of it, and it would improve their mental health and quality of life,” Dr Hayashi said. “We should laugh more,” he added.
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A closer look at bird behavior, Jan. 23
Take a closer look at bird behavior with biology professor
News contact: Laura Hancock | University Advancement
541-962-3585 | email@example.com
“Mixed Foraging Flock Behavior of Birds in Southern India” begins at 4 p.m. in Ackerman Hall, Room 210. A reception with question and answer session will follow.
Mahrt’s study of mixed flocks of foraging birds documented throughout the world reveals the purpose of this behavior is to either improve feeding efficiency or provide better protection from predators.
Mahrt finds two kinds of flock participants are recognized: those that join other species (“followers”) and are therefore more likely to be the recipients of the benefits of flock participation, and those that are joined (“leaders”).
A list of related resources provided by Pierce Library is available for more in-depth information on this topic. Visit http://library.eou.edu/colloquium. To be added to the colloquium mailing list call 541-962-3555. | <urn:uuid:534899ca-fe0d-4f41-8f22-758ef6d8a606> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.eou.edu/news-press/colloquium-mahrt/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00015-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.879303 | 239 | 2.515625 | 3 |
For about one day at a time, those of us living in major cities can overlook our cold and grey misery to bask in the voluptuous coating of freshly laid snow. That momentary respite is short-lived, for the city’s active momentum quickly resumes, transforming all that pretty white powder in slushy grey gunk. But fresh snow doesn’t solely “look pretty” on the macro-level; if you spend a few minutes examining it with an electron microscope, you’ll be treated an array of stunning images adorned in majesty of all things examined by electron microscopes.
Thanks to the Electron Microscopy Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, we can gawk at some fantastic images of snow samples taken from all around the world. Electron microscopes, as the majority of you already know, produce images by blasting objects coated in electrically-conductive material with electrons and observing the rebounded particles. The specific microscope used to produce these images was a Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscope (LT-SEM).
Light microscope versus electron microscope image of hoar crystal from Wyoming snow pit
The studied samples were frozen to a temperature below -321 degrees Fahrenheit before being “sputter coated” with a super-thin layer of platinum in order to make them conductive. Once this was completed, they were shipped to microscopy lab in Beltsville Maryland where the LT-SEM images were snapped and analyzed.
Why does this matter except for our amusement? The research conducted her actually helped create a detailed classification of snow structures that furthered our understanding of water tables, climate change, flooding, and even avalanches.
(All images credit goes to the Electron and Confocal Microscopy Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.)
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Adair Turner on "Debt Déjà Vu"
Writing for Project Syndicate, Adair Turner, Chairman of the Institute of New Economic Thinking discusses debt, and the “failure to grasp the strength and global nature of the deflationary forces now shaping the economy.”
He explains that we are in a trap where debt burdens shift among sectors and countries, as a result of the debt used to fund real-estate investment and construction. In the United States and several European countries, excessive debt creation before 2008 was followed by efforts at private deleveraging, initially offset by large government budget deficits.
After a collapsing external demand in late 2008, Chinese growth and employment was threatened, resulting in the Chinese government unleashing a massive credit-fueled construction boom. Turner states, “Within China, the consequences for growth may be less dire than some commentators fear: a rapidly tightening labor market is boosting real wages; household consumption is growing strongly; and a buoyant services sector is helping to create ten million new jobs per year.” But for the rest of the world’s economy, the consequences of the slowdown in China’s construction and industrial sectors are profound, and the QE alone cannot stimulate enough demand in a world where other major economies are facing the same challenges.
Turner concludes, “Seven years after 2008, global leverage is higher than ever, and aggregate global demand is still insufficient to drive robust growth. More radical policies – such as major debt write-downs or increased fiscal deficits financed by permanent monetization – will be required to increase global demand, rather than simply shift it around.” | <urn:uuid:79784e3a-85fa-408c-a320-bd2e4474a839> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/adair-turner-on-debt-deja-vu/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572163.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815085006-20220815115006-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.922022 | 334 | 1.578125 | 2 |
In the late 1940's, it became apparent that the existing high schools in the Kern High School District were not sufficient in number for the accelerated growth of greater Bakersfield.
Thus, after several years of planning, ground was broken on March 23, 1952, for the construction of North High School. As envisioned, the school was to be the most efficiently planned and most attractive high school in California…and so it is. Certainly it was a beautiful architectural departure from the traditional facilities of the only other existing high schools in Greater Bakersfield at the time, Bakersfield High School and East Bakersfield High School, and ushered in the modern campus concept.
September 8, 1953, first classes were held at North High under the principalship of Jack M. Hill, previously Principal of Shafter High School. Enrollment that first year was 625 students, freshman and sophomores, with 28 teachers and counselors.
Second year enrollment grew to 927 with 49 on the staff, and the third year enrollment swelled to 1,300 guided by a staff of 50. Today, North High’s enrollment is over 2,000 students and certificated staff over 80. | <urn:uuid:156e8559-a17f-4323-b332-24679d609a0e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://north.kernhigh.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=610026&type=d&pREC_ID=1086082 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00666.warc.gz | en | 0.97802 | 239 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Veneers can have a variety of applications. Many dentists use them on teeth that need filling or on discolored teeth as a result of root canals. They are used to change the shape and size of the tooth to make it look more in line with the other ones in the row. So, if you have chipped or broken teeth you can consider getting veneers to make them look normal. Veneers are also used to fill the gaps between the teeth and make them look healthy in their place. Many people suffer from loss of confidence because of the way their teeth look. Veneers can help with most of the dental problems that may come your way.
HOW ARE VENEERS MADE?
Thin pieces of porcelain are the common materials with which they make veneers. These pieces are molded into shapes that are perfect for your teeth. The molded pieces are attached onto the teeth and improve their appearance. Resin can also be used to make these veneers.
TYPES OF VENEERS
There are four different types of Dental Veneers. These include porcelain veneers, composite veneers, instant veneers and removable veneers. Porcelain veneers are considered the best as they last the longest, while composite veneers are made up of a slightly cheaper material that is not as strong as porcelain. These are used to deal with smaller problems like a chipped tooth. Unlike porcelain veneers, instant veneers are not custom made. These are premade and require just one appointment. They are cheap, but they do not sit perfectly on the tooth. Removable veneers are a short-term solution for broken or chipped teeth. These are custom made, but you can remove them whenever you like.
PROS AND CONS OF VENEERS
Veneers give you confidence and allow you to smile without fear of judgment. They mount on your teeth in such a way that no one can tell you have them unless you tell them yourself. They don’t even require special maintenance, and all you need to do is brush and floss like you usually do. They can make your teeth look bright if you want that look but you can also select a color that matches your teeth.
The only cons are that a veneer isn’t exactly your real tooth so you need to be careful about what you put in your mouth as they can chip away. Moreover, they do not change color, so after a while, they might stand out. One thing that you need to be careful about is that the teeth can still decay underneath them. People who have a history of gum disease or weakened enamel should avoid getting veneers. In these cases, the doctor will probably let you know about other options to deal with broken teeth.
WHY ARE THEY WORTH IT?
No one is born with a perfect smile, not even the celebrities that you see on the television. More often than not the symmetrical smiles on the television are a product of hard work and maintenance at the dentist’s office. Unless you have a history of certain diseases, there is no reason why you cannot get veneers to attain the perfect smile. As the problem with the color can go away with regular visits to the dentist, and you can always have them replaced if it breaks off.
Veneers are an easy solution to a big problem. They require little maintenance and can provide you with a lot of confidence.
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On 11 June, a federal jury in Tucson, Arizona refused to convict the immigration activist Scott Warren on felony charges that could have sent him to prison for twenty years. What had Warren done to merit such extreme punishment? In January 2018, he committed the unconscionable act of offering food, water, and lodging to two migrants who had crossed the US-Mexico border without authorization.
Warren is a member of the group No More Deaths, an organization founded in 2004 to stop the epidemic of migrant fatalities occurring in Arizona’s unforgiving Sonoran desert. Their work is constant, necessary, and honorable. After all, more than 7,000 people have perished crossing the US-Mexico border, according to US government statistics, though the actual number is almost certainly much higher. Over a third of those deaths are in the Arizona desert.
But the work of No More Deaths is now under threat. While most Americans are aware that Trump has increased border enforcement since coming into office, fewer probably realize that migrants are not the only ones targeted by his administration. New guidelines issued by the then attorney general, Jeff Sessions, in 2017 order prosecutors to prioritize “any case involving the unlawful transportation or harboring of aliens”.
With Warren’s arrest, the Trump administration is putting humanitarianism itself on trial. (A hearing on 2 July will determine if Warren’s case proceeds.) That the jury deadlocked in this case is a small sign of hope for those of us who hold on to the basic, though essential, notion of our shared humanity. Make no mistake about it, however. Warren’s trial is yet another example of that specific kind of nastiness that is coming to define our age – one that venerates political borders over human life at almost any cost. Ours is an era when cruelty masquerades as policy and compassion is increasingly viewed as a crime.
Nor is this solely an American phenomenon. All over the western world, governments are militarizing their borders, ratcheting up immigration enforcement, and prosecuting humanitarian workers. The British volunteer Tom Ciotkowski is currently on trial in France, facing up to five years in prison on assault and contempt charges. Last summer, Ciotkowski was filming French police checking the IDs of volunteers distributing food to refugees and migrants in Calais. When he observed a police officer pushing and kicking another volunteer, Ciotkowski complained, only to be pushed himself and then arrested. Amnesty International has taken up his case.
Then there’s the case of the German boat captain Pia Klemp, currently facing criminal charges in Italy. Klemp is reported to have assisted in the rescue of more than 1,000 people in the burial waters known as the Mediterranean (where more than 18,000 people have died in the sea since 2014). Anti-migrant sentiment was already high in Italy, but with the rise of rightwing populists such as Italy’s interior minister, Matteo Salvini, the crackdown on migrants and humanitarian actors has expanded. Klemp faces up to 20 years in prison for assisting illegal immigration. More than 111,000 people have signed a petition demanding her release.
Today’s criminalization of humanitarian assistance is sustained, widespread, and growing. A recent study by openDemocracy discovered that “more than 250 people across 14 countries have been arrested, charged, or investigated under a range of laws over the last five years for supporting migrants”. The study found that there had been a dramatic increase in this harassment over the last 18 months and that it had targeted such figures as “a priest nominated for the Nobel peace prize, a football player, firefighters, rural farmers, ex-soldiers, pensioners, a university professor and several local politicians”.
The cases make for painful, if sometimes ridiculous, reading. The Swiss pastor Norbert Valley was arrested in the middle of a church service for sheltering a Togolese man who had just been denied asylum. A high-profile couple in Denmark were convicted of the crime of “harboring” for giving a Syrian migrant family a lift and taking them home for coffee and biscuits. A French mountain guide was charged last year with aiding and abetting illegal immigration after he rescued a Nigerian woman about to give birth in the snow and drove her to the hospital. He got lucky after prosecutors later dropped the charges, citing “humanitarian immunity”. She delivered her baby that night.
Populists and nationalists will malign these humanitarian volunteers as witting or unwitting helpers of human traffickers, but that’s simply not true. There is not a shred of solid evidence to substantiate such a claim.
The real danger lies not in the humanitarianism but in its criminalization. In both Europe and the United States, discourses about dangerous migrant hordes invading our civilized lands abound. The migrants, we’re told, pose a fundamental threat to our values, to who we are.
But when our leaders make compassion itself a crime, just what set of values do they think they’re protecting? Who needs an invader when we can destroy ourselves, perfectly well, one trial of a humanitarian volunteer at a time.
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| The Courier: - N°153 - Sept- Oct 1995 Dossier Southern Africa - Country Reports Namibia; Djibouti |
Culture and nature in Belize appear to be inseparable. It is rare for Third World countries, bogged down in insoluble problems, to show such concern for nature conservation and to closely associate this devotion with their concept of culture. One could almost speak of a culture of nature. On a more lighthearted note, one could say that this Belizean culture/nature is the adopted daughter of Baron Bliss and Coca Cola. The latter company has given a great deal of sponsorship, money to 'Programme for Belize' (PFB), a private company operating as a foundation which is involved at the very crossroads of ecology and ancient architectural heritage, dealing with environ. mental protection in the widest sense over a vast territory containing dozens of Maya sites. The American company has of course made use of the operation that it is sponsoring in its marketing. The programme entailed the purchase of several hundreds of thousands of acres, an act which provoked some unease among a number of Belizeans. Baron Bliss, however, was a true patron-a 'benefactor' to use the term usually applied to him in Belize. His earlier legacy enabled the country to set up and run an arts centre which has been operating for several decades. Although modest, it is certainly worthy of the name.
In the minds of many Belizeans, the nationality, the size of the bequest and the links which Baron Bliss had with their country are sometimes ill-defined. Some think he was Portuguese, others that he long ago 'adopted' this small Central American territory, and yet others that he left an immense fortune. No matter! The benefactor has the status approaching that of a cult figure throughout the country, and particularly in Belize City. Baron Henry Edward Earnest Victor Bliss is referred to locally simply as Baron Bliss, even if his striking name gives rise to all kinds of embellishment. The true story is that he moored off Belize during a voyage, but never actually disembarked from his vessel. This British - indeed, quintessentially English-nobleman arrived at the port of Belize City in 1926. Suffering from food poisoning contracted in Trinidad, he was unable to come ashore and he spent his time fishing. His health never recovered during the months spent offshore, but he was befriended by the city's citizens who would come to visit him, caring for him and bringing food. When he died, he left two million dollars to the country. As a kind of funeral monument, Belize City erected a lighthouse at the entrance to the port. This structure linking land and sea, is at the site where the Baron spent his last months. It is obviously very useful but, at least as far as art lovers are concerned, the most productive part of the Baron's legacy is the Bliss Institute, home to a number of cultural and artistic institutions run with money from the same fund. These institutions include the National Library and the Belize Arts Council. The Institute is home to a permanent exhibition of Maya art. Belize even has a national holiday (9 March) dedicated to Baron Bliss.
Defying the laws of probability
A lot of the Baron's two million must presumably have been spent if the precarious existence of the Belize Arts Council is anything to go by. It has no permanent store of exhibits, apart from a few Maya works. However, this cultural institution manages to keep a range of activities going. Every year, it organises some 20 exhibitions, combining art and crafts. In addition, there are plans to build a 'proper' museum in Belmopan, the capital. Some exhibitions are staged within the framework of exchange arrangements with other countries, particularly Mexico which is the only foreign country to have a Cultural Centre in Belize. The centre is proud to present the works of any Mexican
who has succeeded abroad, but its limited means prevent it from doing so as often as it would like. The next event, according to Mrs Beverly Smith-Lopez, Director of the Belize Arts Council, which will be in November 1995, is an exhibition of the work of Pen Cayetano who lives in Germany. In the plastic arts, the local 'stars' are Terryl Gordon, whose works were on show during our visit, Benjamen Nicolas, another painter, Louis Belisle and, above all, the sculptor Georges Gable. The last-mentioned, who is also a poet, has his own gallery and is akin to an 'official' artist under contract to the government. His works are often to be found adorning prestigious government offices.
Most of the sculptures produced owe more to crafts than to art. The source is family workshops producing mahogany pieces amongst which an art lover's trained eye can sometimes pick out something which is obviously finer than the stereotype of mass-produced work. A dance company is also part of the Council, having a modern and a folklore section. It sometimes tours abroad, particularly in Mexico and neighbouring Caribbean countries. The laws of probability being what they are, one would not expect a country of 200 000 inhabitants to produce hundreds of great artists. But despite the limitations, the Belize Arts Council manages to struggle on with its limited means. The dance company is responsible for giving courses in state schools and, by promoting a National Children's Art Festival, the Council hopes to stimulate young talent. In 1994, the Festival brought together 4000 children from the Belize City district. This year, children from other districts will be invited to the economic capital, in anticipation of next year when each district will organise its own festival. The stage after that will be to coordinate a national festival scheduled for the year 2000.
Solving the Maya mystery
The Programme for Belize began with the purchase of 110 000 acres (50 000 hectares) of land, supplemented by 92 000 acres donated by Coca Cola and a further 10 000 acres in the area where the borders of Belize, Guatemala and Mexico meet. Those in charge aim to make this combined area part of a park spanning all three countries. The initial fund of $6 million has come from outside donors. Some of this amount has been rasied through an ingenious subscription scheme involving the 'adoption' of an acre of tropical forest. Foreigners, particularly from the USA and Europe, are encouraged to subscribe. A significant sum provided by USAID enabled the organisation to clear its debts in 1993. Other donors include the European Union which supports archeological research work at the La Milpa site.
The area managed by the programme contains about 60 known Maya sites. Research being carried out at La Milpa is concentrating on the reasons behind the collapse of the Maya civilisation. This site is broadly typical of Maya cities as a whole and is one of the three largest in the country which, overall, has hundreds of such sites. High up, the ceremonial temple made up of 85 structures separated by 24 inner courtyards is the dominant feature. The immense 'great' palace is flanked by four pyramid-shaped temples and it was here that the sacred ball game took place. Dignitaries used to live within the first perimeter. At the very bottom of the slope were the living quarters of the masses and, between the two, the residences of the middle class. Four years of work at La Milpa have resulted in the deciphering of a number of the epigraphs on the steles. Researchers have also reached certain conclusions based on the study of the vegetation which has invaded the ruins. One of these is that one should be cautious in referring to 'the Maya civilisation' or 'its' decline, since there were a number of stages involved. It is probable that settlements evolved completely independently of each other and without coordination. They also collapsed at different times although, clearly, they all faced a series of similar crises.
Construction at La Milpa began in approximately 400 BC and continued for about 1000 years. After a long decline, there was a short-lived revival in about the eighth century and then the site was completely abandoned. However, it must have been inhabited later by peoples other than the Mayas because the foundations of a ninth-century house, in a completely different style, have been found. It was frequented on and off at least up to the 17th century, offerings deposited at that time having been found. The site was rediscovered in 1938 by a chiclero (a peasant farmer collecting sap to make chewing gum) who told a British specialist about his find. Unfortunately, more recently, at the beginning of the 1970s, La Milpa was also the target of looters who completely devastated it.
The greatest Maya centre in Belize was probably Caracol, a city-state extending over 100 square miles and which, at its height, had 200 000 inhabitants-as many as the entire country today. At the time, the population of the current territory of Belize is thought to have been about 750 000 although some researchers speak of figures as high as two million. What is increasingly certain is that this land was the centre of the Maya civilisation during the classical period (250 to 900 AD). Caracol was discovered in 1938 and was partially excavated in 1950. It was suspected that this site was more than just a great religious centre, but it was only in 1986 that the deciphering of an epigraph on an altar stone enabled the archeologists to say for sure that Caracol had conquered the city of Tincal (Guatemala), hitherto regarded as the most powerful Maya metropolis. This discovery filled a gap of nearly a century and a half in Maya history and enabled Caracol's supremacy to be given due recognition.
We were unable to visit Caracol which is difficult to reach, not being served by a major road. However, it is not so difficult to admire Altun Ha and Xunantunich, both magnificent sites which have already been restored to a considerable degree. Work is still going on at Xunantunich. Like Caracol, this is close to the border with Guatemala, a few kilometres to the south of the superb town of San Antonio.
This impressive place exudes mystery and magic, with the giant face of the Sun God at the centre of the newly renovated facade of El Castillo (The Castle) which is the central structure. This is a cathedral of stone, earth and vegetation, heaped in that order. Viewing the sequence of structures from the heights of El Castillo, the sight of blue tarpaulins protecting the parts under restoration adds to rather than detracts from the sense of mystery. The edifice takes on the appearance of an 'operating theatre' for a vast surgical operation! In order to reach Xunantunich, one has to put one's vehicle on a tiny boat and cross a small shaded river which seems to act as the link between our century and the Maya world. It is possible to visit this site and the one at Altun Ha at night if one exchanges a few pleasantries with the guards. The evening light and the solitude add a special chemistry to the mystery of these Maya ceremonial places.
Belize has been selected as the HQ for 'Mundo Maya', an organisation promoting tourism along the Maya Route. This is tourism at a high cultural level, grouping together the efforts of the five regions in question: Yucatan, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, in addition to the host country.
The tortoise's reproach
Archeological research is only one aspect of the work of the Programme for Belize. The protection of animal and plant species and environmental conservation are in fact, the main elements. Indeed, it is the ecologically orientated exploitation of the forest and the highly controlled development of ecotourism which ultimately will enable the Programme to finance itself. The PFB also acts as an educator with a mission which includes teaching young people about the ecology. It both receives students and goes out to speak to them in schools and educational centres. Young American and European university graduates also come to make their knowledge available to the centre and to complete their training under the direction of, among others, Roger Wilson, who is Technical Coordinator of the Programme. He came to Belize with a wealth of nature conservation experience gained in the Seychelles, Guinea and Rwanda.
Although the PFB is the most important environmental protection scheme in Belize's cultural programme, it is far from being the only one. Among the many others, the Blue Hole National Park deserves a particular mention. This is sponsored by the Belize Audubon Society, a local branch of the US foundation (which also helps finance the PFB), the Belize government, the Worldwide Fund for Nature and the MacArthur Foundation. The park extends over an area of nearly 600 acres of essentially rocky terrain with lakes, underground rivers and caves. Its main attractions are the 'Blue Hole', a 100-foot-deep hole which is 300 feet in diameter and from which an underground river emerges, and St. Herman's Cave. The park is home to many rare species of fauna including jaguar, ocelot, jaguarundi, tapir, opossum and the howler monkey, a species related to the baboon. Added to this are many reptiles, including the boa constrictor and the iguana, and an infinite variety of birds. Other institutions devoted to defending the ecology include the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Guanacaste National Park and the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary.
One park particularly dear to the inhabitants of Belize is the Community Baboon Sanctuary inhabited by many thousands of monkeys (in fact, black howler monkeys rather than true baboons). Its management structure is highly original, being based on voluntary help from eight village communities, with aid from institutional sponsors. Each proprietor undertakes to respect a strict code of conduct which includes protection of the forms along the riverbanks, maintaining fruit trees during felling, and maintaining a forest corridor between individual farms. The advantage for the farmer is that these techniques protect his land against erosion and prevent the silting-up of waterways which are essential to him. It also enables him to avoid the tortoise's reproach.
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Table of Contents
What is Friction?
This is the general term for invented stories, now usually applied to novels, short stories, novellus, romances, fabled and other narrative works in prose, even though most plays and narrative poems are also fictional.
Example of Friction
- Fable:Fable is a brief tale in verse or prose that conveys a moral lesson, usually by going human speech and manners to animals and inanimate things e.g George or well’s Animal Farm (1945), Thurber Fable of our Time (1940).
- Allegory:Allegory is a story or visual image with a second district meaning, partially hidden behind its literal or The Pigrim’s Progress (1678) visible meaning. e.g John Bunjam
Note that the principal technique of allegory is Personification, whereby abstract qualities are given human shape as in public status of liberty or Justice.
- Parables:Parables is a brief tale intended to be understood as an allegory illustrating some lesson or moral. Remember that Jesus spoke or gave out 40 parables. This has a listing influence upon the writer tradition of didactic allegory g. John Steinbeck’s The Pearl (1948)
- Romance:Is a fictional story in verse or prose that related improbable adventures of idealizer characters in some remote or enchanted setting; or more generally a tenvrey in fiction opposite to that of realism e.g. Edmund spenser’sThe FacrieQueene (1590-6) and Sir Philip Sivney’s prose romance Arcavia (1590).
- Folktales: A story passed on by word of mouth rather than by writing, and thus party modified by successive re-telling before being written down or recorded.
- Novella: A fictional tale in prose, intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel, and usually concentrating on a single event or chain of events, with a surprising turning point. e.g Joseph Conraw’sHeart of Darkness (1902)
- Short Story:A frictional prose tale no specified length, but too short to be published as a volume, on its own as novellas sometimes and novels usually are a Short Story will normally concentrate on a single event with only one or two characters, more economically than a novel’s sustained exploration of Social background short stories flourished in the magazines of 19th and early 20th centuries especially in U.S.A.
- Novel: Is nearly always an extended fictional prose narrative although some novels are very short, some are non-fictional, some have been written in verse, and some do not even tell a story. Novel is the most important literary genie of the modern Age. e.g. William Gowing.
What is Non-Friction?
Non-Fiction is the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, essays, autobiography, criticism, travel
Examples of Non-Friction
- Biography:A written account of another persons life e.g. The biography of Byron by Marchland
- Autobiography:A history of a person’s life written or told by that person e.g adventures, bio, diary, journal, letters, experience, memoir, reminiscences, self-portrangal confession.
- Essay:This is a story written composition in prose that discusses a subject or proposes an argument without claiming to be a complete or through exposition e.gFracisBacon,s Essays (1597) Began the tradition of essay in English, D.H. Lawrence
- Criticism:Is the reasoned discussion of literary works, an activity which may include some of all the following procedures, in varying proportions: the detene of literature against moralists and censors, classification of a work according to it genie, interpretation of its meaning, analysis of its structures and style, judgment of its worth by comparison with other works, estimation of its likely effect on readers, and the establishment of general principles by which literary works (individually, in category, or as a whole) can be evaluated and understood
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To be loved is a basic human need just like eating, drinking and breathing. Sadly many people go through life never having this basic need fulfilled. And the pain they feel is so deep it’s literally indescribable. Even the pain of heartache is preferable to that of that never being loved at all!
True happiness is all around us and to be one of the many who find it is a desire.
well the searching for it will never end but I know what you mean, love is pointless because humans are always selfish and never satisfied and easily believe that love is easy and that it solves problems when it really doesn't, ir adds problems so you have to be willing to cope with them if you want it to work. Love is an illusion and a distraction, it just makes everything more complicated. But if it works, it can help you become better.
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On 26 April 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) rendered a ruling in joined cases C-368/20 NW v Landespolizeidirektion Steiermark and C-369/20 NW v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Leibnitz stating that Member States of the European Union (EU) can re-introduce border controls within the Schengen Zone only under strict conditions. The Court has stepped up as a guardian of the Treaties protecting free movement of people without controls at the internal borders of the EU as “one of the major achievements of European integration” (para 65 and 74). At the same time, the Court has left some aspects of the application of these strict new rules unclear, leaving room for the European and national executives to exercise their function and fill in the blanks.
Border controls between Schengen Member States
Six Schengen countries, namely Germany, France, Austria, Denmark, Norway and Sweden, have reintroduced border controls over the past years for national security reasons (see a full list, including those introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic). The Schengen Zone is supposed to be an area without internal borders. Border controls can only exceptionally be re-introduced and even then, such re-introductions should be temporary. The abolishment and re-introduction of border controls are regulated in the Schengen Borders Code (SBC). Austria has had border controls on its southern borders to Hungary and Slovenia de facto continuously since September 2015 (until November 2021 at the time of these proceedings). They have been re-introduced 14 times based on five different articles of the SBC (para 26).
The applicant, an Austrian national, has been subject to border controls at the Austrian border when entering from Slovenia on two occasions, on 29 August and 16 November 2019, and refused to show an identity card or passport when asked by the border guards. Being more than an informed citizen, the applicant, who works otherwise as an EU and international law scholar, asked expressly whether the officers were conducting an identity check or a border control and obtained a confirmation that this was an instance of a border control. The applicant challenged both border controls as well as the imposed fine of 36 Euros before an administrative court, which decided to refer preliminary ruling questions to the Court in Luxembourg on 5 August 2020.
In the public and political debates, the re-introduction of border controls within the Schengen Zone was not meant to target the EU citizens returning from their summer holiday, but rather individuals who are unlikely to bring legal proceedings: third-country nationals who have irregularly crossed the Schengen external borders or alleged criminals who are hiding from the law enforcement. The case has been one of high political salience due to the tension between, on the one hand, the sovereignty arguments invoked by the Member States regarding their national security and, on the other hand, the importance of a Schengen Zone without internal borders in the bigger project of European integration, complementing the EU internal market and citizenship.
The political salience of the case was reflected in the judicial proceedings in Luxembourg (see our previous blog post) and the case was assigned to the Grand Chamber by the CJEU President. In the oral hearings in June 2021, apart from the Austrian government, three other governments presented their views as intervening parties (Germany, France and Denmark). It was clear that, due to the erga omnes effects of preliminary rulings of the CJEU, their respective practices of border controls would also be affected by the judgment.
Strict judicial interpretation of the exceptions to the area without internal borders
In its ruling, the Court clearly sides with the applicant and the European Commission confirming that the SBC should be interpreted as prohibiting border controls such as those in place in Austria. While the Court engages carefully with the arguments of the Member States, it does not cite the Advocate General Opinion (discussed in our previous blogpost) even a single time.
The Court focusses on the first of the three questions referred by the national court, asking whether Article 25(4) SBC allows for the reintroduction of border controls that exceed the maximum total duration of six months. The judgment revolves around three points: 1) which time limits are applicable to the reintroduction of border controls based on Article 25 SBC? 2) what circumstances allow for their reintroduction? 3) Can Member States directly rely on Article 72 TFEU to reintroduce border controls?
An absolute six-month limit
When considering the applicable time limits, the Court sets out by finding that the very wording of Article 25(4) SBC indicates that such limit is six months, as opposed to the two-years limit in Article 29 SBC, and that is it absolute.
Several elements from the legislative context corroborate this conclusion: the system of time limits set out in the SBC is clear and precise. It encompasses the initial reintroduction of border controls, their prolongation in case of a persisting threat, and their total duration which, again, ‘shall not exceed six months’. A legislative gap seems implausible in such a tight system.
Teleological interpretation leads to the same result. The Court sees the SBC as part of the broader framework balancing free movement of persons, public policy and national security (Article 3(2) TEU, Article 67(2) TFEU, see also Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid). The possibility for Member States to reintroduce border controls must therefore be considered an exception. Free movement of persons is one of the ‘main achievements of the European Union’ (para 65) and exceptions to it should be interpreted strictly (recital 27 SBC, see also Kempf and Jipa). A laxer interpretation, allowing border controls based on the same threat to extend beyond six months would result in a potentially unlimited reintroduction, jeopardizing this achievement (para 66).
When is a threat a new threat?
The second point concerns the question of what constitutes a ‘new threat’. This is crucial, because a new threat allows for an ex-novo application of the time limits. The Court remains vague on the specific substantive criteria distinguishing new from persisting threats, possibly granting discretion to the executive in this regard. It does, however, establish that Member States should provide sufficient information on why the circumstances represent a new threat and thus allow for external scrutiny of such a decision when they express the intention to reintroduce or prolong Article 25 border controls (para 81).
National security exceptions in primary EU law
The last point addressed in detail by the Court is the possibility for Member States to directly invoke primary law, namely Article 72 TFEU, to justify a derogation from the SBC. Germany argued that the ‘migration crisis’ constituted a situation unforeseen by the SBC and invoked the national security exceptions enshrined in primary EU law. The Court acknowledges that Member States retain their responsibility to ensure national security but recalls that this should not result in an exemption from compliance with EU law (Ministrstvo za obrambo). The cases in which Member States can rely on primary EU law, including Article 72 TFEU, in order to derogate from secondary EU law must be interpreted strictly (Commission v Hungary). The SBC framework is all but insensitive to the needs of public security, already seeking to balance free movement and public security concerns (para 88). The Court refuses the idea of ‘exceptional exceptions’ that Member States could call upon.
The Court’s final words are of reproach. The Commission, especially, remained silent when Member States notified it of the intention to reintroduce border controls. However, when forced to take a stance in these proceedings, brought by an individual applicant, it deemed such border controls unnecessary and disproportionate (para 91). The SBC confers upon the Commission clear oversight powers (Article 27(4)), which it should exercise by issuing opinions and engaging with Member States politically. A word of caution is also directed at the Member States, which are expected to exchange information, consult each other, and cooperate as provided in Article 27 SCB to ensure that the balance between free movement and public security is maintained. While the Court clearly steps up to enforce the SBC against the Commission’s and the Member State’s reluctance, it also signals what spaces remain open for political actors on both the EU and the national level to intervene. Those include the definition of what constitutes a new threat and the exact criteria for national measures’ proportionality (para 71).
Remaining uncertainties: What next?
At least three uncertainties remain after this ruling of the CJEU:
In principle, all border controls currently in place in the Schengen Area should be perceived as contrary to EU law. As already foreseen by the Court itself (para 82), if we apply the conditions set out by the CJEU based on Articles 25 and 29 SBC, we can expect that the referring court will declare the border controls in force in Austria in 2019 outside of the allowed exceptions. As a preliminary ruling, this case clarifies the interpretation of the exceptions in the SBC for the entire EU. The same reasoning would therefore apply, without much doubt, to all the internal border controls currently in place. In their current practices, Member States have not provided any significant material (studies, statistics or reasoning) to justify the existence of a new threat.
While the situation is relatively clear-cut as a matter of principle, it is unclear how this could be implemented in practice following this ruling. The Commission could feel empowered to take up again its role as guardian of the Treaties and enforce this strict interpretation of the SBC exceptions vis-à-vis Austria and the other Member States. It could be an example of a mutual empowerment of the Commission and the CJEU in EU law enforcement. Otherwise, the ruling could be enforced on a case by case basis before national courts in the respective Member States. We can then also expect that some national courts that have granted a lot of deference to the national executive, such as the French Council of State, would need to adjust their reasoning to integrate the CJEU arguments.
A second uncertainty concerns the legality of new border controls in the future in the Schengen Area. The Austrian, German and Danish authorities have been rather careful in commenting on the consequences of the judgment. The national administrations are exploring the leeway left by the Court’s ruling. And the Court has left quite some margin for the Member States to argue, this time within the parameters of EU law, the proportionality of border controls as well as the existence of a new threat that could justify their re-introduction. These gaps could be filled by the Commission, the national courts or the CJEU in future rulings. An incremental development of a line of case law on the legality of re-introduction seems likely. It remains open whether it will develop along the lines of this judgment and emphasize that the exceptions to the rule of open borders within Schengen have to be interpreted narrowly. The CJEU has probably not said its last word yet.
The third uncertainty concerns the implications of this ruling for other areas of EU law. In its judgment, the Court does not emphasize the special character of the Area Freedom Security and Justice (AFSJ), which has traditionally been a rather intergovernmental policy area. This seems to suggest that its interpretation of Member States’ national security is not particular to this domain of EU law. The Court emphasizes that invoking national security does not give the national governments a carte blanche in terms of EU law (para. 84). National security exceptions are relevant also in other areas of EU law. Data protection law provides a recent prominent example (Quadrature du Net (2020)). Moreover, the Court does not respond to the applicant’s argument about a possible violation of the Citizens’ Rights Directive. The Court emphasizes instead that border controls within Schengen should remain exceptional, “irrespective of the nationality” of the person (para 63). It therefore remains unclear whether a reasoning based on free movement of EU citizens would also be possible.
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The three primary functional components of a lithium-ion battery are the positive and negative electrodes and electrolyte. Generally, the negative electrode of a conventional lithium-ion cell is made from carbon. The positive electrode is a metal oxide, and the electrolyte is a lithium salt in an organic solvent.
Where are Tesla batteries made?
The Tesla Gigafactory 1 is a lithium-ion battery factory under construction, primarily for Tesla, Inc., at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) in Storey County (near the community of Clark, Nevada, United States).
What are the batteries in electric cars made of?
Rechargeable batteries used in electric vehicles include lead–acid (“flooded”, deep-cycle, and VRLA), NiCd, nickel–metal hydride, lithium-ion, Li-ion polymer, and, less commonly, zinc–air and molten-salt batteries.
What kind of battery is in the Iphone?
But here, in a nutshell, are the 4 things you need to know about the battery inside your iPhone, iPod, or iPad. 1. It’s a lithium-ion polymer battery, though it sometimes goes by its shorter name, lithium-ion, or Li-ion. Lithium-ion technology isn’t new; even the “polymer” part goes back to the 1970s. | <urn:uuid:65bdce83-a87b-4a37-9634-25887ba4b117> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.foleyforsenate.com/what-are-the-components-of-a-lithium-ion-battery.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00266.warc.gz | en | 0.889024 | 289 | 2.890625 | 3 |
The beginning of Samos history is lost in the mist of time. We do not know exactly when it was first inhabited but it is believed that it was inhabited as far as back as the Neolithic years (3rd millennium BC). Historians say that the first colonists of the island were Phoenicians, Leleges and Carians and also mention the Pelasgians, who brought to the island the worship of the goddess Hera. The place - names Samos, Imrrassos, Chesios and Astypalaia show a connection with Asia Minor and the languages of the Leleges and Carias.
Today, Samos is regarded as one of the most beautiful Hellenic islands. An island which live its traditions, and this can be felt in every step one takes there and in every meeting with the courteous and hard - working people of the island who they still follow the steps of their great ancestors. | <urn:uuid:75eddfef-9912-4927-ad9b-b8fd0d62eb2a> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://tackk.com/eu3uwm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988717963.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183837-00374-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961121 | 189 | 3.15625 | 3 |
Pokemon Go emerged to be the most downloaded game in the history of mobile gaming. Right from the day it debuted, the game has managed millions of downloads on iOS and Android. Gamers all around the world have gone crazy with Pokemon Go. Couch gamers turned into active wanderers – err – Pokemon catchers. But as they say, with great power comes great hacks. Many of the Pokemon players are resorting to cheats for staying ahead in the game. The creators of Pokemon Go (Niantic) are not in the mood to spare the cheaters.
Earlier, Niantic was awarding the GPS spoofing cheaters with temporary bans from the game. The ban used to disable the access of cheaters for a brief duration (a few hours). However, the makers now seem to be upping the punishment a bit. Under the new guidelines for cheaters, Niantic is going to be downright strict and unapologetic.
“Your account was permanently terminated for violations of the Pokémon GO Terms of Service,” Niantic wrote in the game’s FAQ section. “This includes, but is not limited to: falsifying your location, using emulators, modified or unofficial software and accessing Pokémon GO clients or backends in an unauthorised manner including through the use of third-party software.”
The developer extended, “Our goal is to provide a fair, fun and legitimate game experience for everyone. We will continue to work with all of you to improve the quality of the gameplay, including ongoing optimisation and fine tuning of our anti-cheat system. If you believe your account has been terminated in error incorrectly, you can appeal that termination through this form. For privacy reasons, please do not post appeals on social media.”
These new guidelines mean that user will be permanently banned if caught using any third-party app for Pokemon Go. The third-party apps include PokeVision and other hacks. PokeVision was created to assist players in bypassing the tracker.
We would like to advise all the Pokemon Go players out there – to steer clear of the hacks and cheats. Even though Pokemon Go is plagued with bugs and server issues, you must not resort to third-party apps. In case you do, then may the force be with you as Niantic might just serve you with a red card.
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The latest internet usage statistics have been published for up to June 2012.
(Aside: the Office for National Statistics really should be congratulated for publishing such useful stats and breakdowns each quarter.)
Overall, they show the total number of people using the internet is increasing: it’s 4% more than to March this year and 10% higher than this time last year. This is great news, and testament to the great work organisations like Go On UK are doing.
The focus on who isn’t using the internet tends to be on older people. Though understandable, my focus is always on disabled people, and the figures show why:
- To June 2012, there were 3.91 million disabled adults who had never used the internet
- This 3.91m disabled adults represents around 34% of all disabled adults, i.e. 1 in 3 disabled adults has never used the internet
- The equivalent figure for non-disabled people is around 10%, i.e. 1 in 10 non-disabled adults has never used the internet
- Thus, disabled people are three times more likely never to have used the internet than non-disabled people
- The 3.91m disabled adults who have never used the internet represents just under half of the 7.82m adults who had never used the internet, i.e. nearly 1 in 2 of all people who have never used the internet are disabled people.
By way of comparison: 38% of adults aged 65 years and over had never used the Internet, representing 2.12m people, i.e. 2 in 5.
Thus, in relative terms, older people and disabled people’s use of the internet is about the same (38% to 34% respectively). In absolute terms, there are around 1.8m more disabled people who have never used the internet than people over 65.
Useful to keep in mind, especially if we’re moving towards Digital by Default and online information directories in social care… | <urn:uuid:dfe8da3b-cba4-4fc0-82b9-1a3ec5d16b04> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://arbitraryc.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/half-of-all-people-who-have-never-used-the-internet-are-disabled-people/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282926.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00400-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948241 | 408 | 2.25 | 2 |
Regional effects or none? Firms' profitability during the Great Recession in Finland
Publication: Papers in Regional Science, 96(1): 33-59
SummaryWe analyse the effects of the Great Recession (GR) on the profitability of firms located in the main cities versus in the rest of Finland. Based on earlier literature, various regional factors could affect firms' profitability in urban areas in comparison to periphery during a major export demand shock, such as what the GR was in Finland. Yet, there are both negative and positive location specific factors in play. We use micro-data from 2005 to 2010, and employ different profitability indicators and fixed effects panel regressions. Our results indicate that firm and sector level factors affected the profitability changes the most. Regional differences seem to stem mainly from a composition of firm and sector level factors. | <urn:uuid:c9bf3aa8-0d15-451b-b206-e9effb3bdbe5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://vatt.fi/en/refereed-articles/regional-effects-or-none-firms-profitability-during-the-great-recession-in-finland | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.941266 | 173 | 1.875 | 2 |
vending, vending machine, vending business, reverse vending machine, beverage container recycling, NY S 2877, Andrew Cuomo, recycling, recycling law
ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill requiring mandatory acceptance of empty beverage containers through reverse vending machines at large chain retail establishments that sell packaged drinks. Vending machines are exempt from the rules.
The measure, NY S 2877, requires beverage retailers that operate 10 or more stores in the state with 40,000 to 60,000 square feet devoted to the display of merchandise for sale to the public to install at least two reverse vending machines at each site.
The requirement does not apply to retailers like vending companies that sell only beverage containers of 20 fl.ozs. or less packaged in quantities fewer than six. | <urn:uuid:8306ff68-8de5-4b0d-9732-74e04fd72e64> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.vendingtimes.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?nm=Vending+Features&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=66580A1383234BFE85C696DCACDD638A | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280891.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00156-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.914062 | 158 | 1.921875 | 2 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. | June 22, 2011
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amendment in the nature of a substitute makes some slight technical corrections, clarifies some of the original bill language, and makes some minor policy additions to further improve the legislation’s overall goal of expanding access to high-performing charter schools.
I appreciate the opportunity to introduce the committee’s second piece of legislation to help improve the nation’s education system. One of the top priorities in our reform efforts is streamlining federal programs and policies affecting K-12 classrooms. To that end, the legislation we will consider today simplifies and modernizes the federal Charter School Program to better support the success we have seen from charter schools over the past 20 years.
Charter schools are amazingly innovative and have the potential to make a world of difference for children in communities across the U.S. Unlike traditional public schools, the charter school model is not limited by a one-size-fits-all approach to educating students. Instead, these institutions enjoy freedom from state and local rules and regulations in exchange for stronger accountability.
The flexibility afforded to charter schools allows teachers and school administrators to adjust schedules and coursework to better serve a wide range of students in their individual communities, including students with disabilities and English Language Learners. If a charter school believes mandatory summer sessions or classes on Saturdays or special curriculum will generate the best results for its students, it can do so. Charter schools can also offer full or hybrid-online options for learning outside the traditional classroom setting, which is particularly helpful for students in rural communities with fewer education choices.
As Chairman Kline stated earlier, charter schools are in high demand; more than 400,000 students across the country are on waitlists. Unfortunately, many states have imposed arbitrary caps on the total number of charter schools permitted, as well as the total number of students allowed to attend these schools. These provisions unnecessarily stifle parental choice and keep students trapped in low-performing schools.
Additionally, many charter schools have difficulty securing adequate funding. Current law awards funding for the establishment of new charter schools, but does not include support for replicating, updating, or improving existing quality charter schools. As a result, charter schools with a proven record of high student achievement may be unable to secure funding to replicate its educational model in a new community.
In order to support continued innovation and flexibility at the state and local level, the amendment in the nature of a substitute ensures charter schools are granted autonomy over budgets and operations. It also adds a provision encouraging charter schools and traditional public schools to share best practices so that both can benefit from innovative teaching methods that have generated positive results.
While we want to encourage the establishment of more high-quality charter schools, we must also protect limited taxpayer funds and make sure they are used effectively. For this reason, the substitute encourages states to increase their support for quality initiatives to improve existing charter schools. The underlying bill includes an evaluation so that federal, state, and local policymakers can determine the program's impact on participating charter schools. The substitute ensures that student academic achievement is part of this important evaluation.
The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act has garnered bipartisan support from members of this committee, and I am very pleased that we have joined together to craft a strong piece of legislation that will have a positive impact on states, school districts, parents, and their children.
The legislation has also garnered praise from numerous groups, including the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, the Charter School Lenders’ Coalition, and the Knowledge is Power Program. Each of these groups recognizes the valuable role charter schools play in the nation’s education system, and joins us in our effort to expand access to high quality charter schools for more students. I request that these letters be submitted for the Record.
With that, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 2218, and yield back the balance of my time.
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Neil V. Rosenberg Collection
The Neil V. Rosenberg Collection consists of periodicals from the private library of Dr. Neil V. Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus of Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Between 1968 and his retirement in 2004, Dr. Rosenberg specialized in the study of contemporary folk music traditions, investigating the ways in which popular music interacts with local and regional folk music traditions, and examining processes of cultural revival. His books include Bluegrass: A History (1985), the definitive work on that form of music, which was reprinted with a new preface for its 20th anniversary edition in 2005. In 2015 he was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. Video footage from the awards ceremony can be viewed here. More about Dr. Rosenberg’s research and publications can be found here. Dr. Rosenberg is also a member of the band Crooked Stovepipe.
The Collection focuses largely on bluegrass music periodicals and to a lesser extent on periodicals related to the country music from which bluegrass emerged and folksong revivals that embraced it. The Collection holds complete runs and sample copies from more than 127 titles, the majority of which were published in the United States. The list of U.S. titles includes Bluegrass Unlimited, the oldest and most widely read bluegrass magazine, Muleskinner News, Pickin’, Frets, Banjo Newsletter, The Old-Time Herald, Journal of Country Music, Old Time Music, and Sing Out, to name a few. The Collection also holds bluegrass periodicals from many different countries, including Japan (Moonshiner and June Apple), England (Country Music People), Germany (Bluegrass Bühne), France (Le Cri du Coyote), Holland (Country Gazette), the Czech Republic (Bluegrass Special), Italy (Country Store), Australia (Cumberland Country Rag) and Holland (Country Gazette). Finally, the Collection contains a considerable proportion of Canadian bluegrass music publications, including substantial runs of Breakdown, Canadian Bluegrass Review, Bluegrass Canada Magazine, and Bluegrass North, as well as smaller runs or single numbers from other titles. Many of the periodicals from this collection are indexed in these databases.
In July of 2019, Dr. Rosenberg's archival collection was made publicly available. For details please consult the finding aid.
Access to the Collection
A searchable shelf-list of titles held in the Collection is available on the Digital Archives Initiative website. Items from the collections do not circulate. To see physical copies of items in the collection, or to find out more about the collection, please contact Special Collections Librarian, Patrick Warner, at firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:4d1d0723-d993-44af-8cdf-9d1ed02792f5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.library.mun.ca/asc/specialcollections/collections/rosenberg/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.925661 | 550 | 1.640625 | 2 |
Scientific Proof that Your Period Doesn’t Affect Your Brain
Researchers have found that menstruating from an organ at one end of the body doesn’t affect the ability to think with an organ at the other end. In other words, a woman’s period doesn’t affect her brain’s ability to function like a normal, adult person.
Colour us shocked. (And by ‘shocked,’ we mean the pure sky blue of advertorial menstrual blood, of course.)
Women not being able or fit for fill-in-the-blank because ‘omg le periodz irrationale‘ is still, for many, an acceptable ideology. But Dr, Brigitte Leeners, MD, and a team of researchers, after examining three aspects of cognition across two menstrual cycles, found that the levels of female hormones oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone have no impact on women’s working memory, cognitive bias, or ability to pay attention to two things at once.
From tampons to sponges, know your menstrual options.
While some hormones were associated with cognitive changes across one cycle in some of the participants, these effects didn’t repeat in the following cycle. Overall, none of the period hormones the team studied had any replicable, consistent effect on participants’ cognition.
“As a specialist in reproductive medicine and a psychotherapist, I deal with many women who have the impression that the menstrual cycle influences their well-being and cognitive performance,” said Dr. Leeners. Wondering if this anecdotal evidence could be scientifically proven — and questioning the methodology of many existing studies on the subject — the team set out to shed some light on the mental effects of a period.
The study drew on a much larger sample than previous studies and, (unlike most similar studies) followed women across two consecutive menstrual cycles. The team, working from the Medical School Hannover and University Hospital Zürich, recruited 68 women to undergo detailed monitoring to investigate changes in three selected cognitive processes at different stages in the menstrual cycle. While analysis of the results from the first cycle suggested that cognitive bias and attention were affected, these results weren’t replicated in the second cycle. The team looked for differences in performance between individuals and changes in individuals’ performance over time, and found none.
“The hormonal changes related to the menstrual cycle do not show any association with cognitive performance,” Dr. Leeners said. “Although there might be individual exceptions, women’s cognitive performance is in general not disturbed by hormonal changes occurring with the menstrual cycle.”
Dr. Leeners continued, suggesting that, while this study represents a meaningful step forward, larger samples, bigger subsamples of women with hormone disorders, and further cognitive tests would provide a fuller picture of the way that the menstrual cycle affects the brain. In the meantime, she hopes her team’s work will start the long process of changing minds about menstruation. | <urn:uuid:eed952a7-8e14-4e0b-9d7f-d483f91ca2bf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://theswaddle.com/period-menstruation-no-effect/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.922778 | 621 | 2.859375 | 3 |
On the list is Wilma Subra, Earthworks board member. The Fierce List 2012.
British Petroleum, be very afraid. Wilma Subra, PhD, 68, is a chemist and technical adviser to the Louisiana Environmental Action Network team investigating lingering health and environmental problems following 2010’s cataclysmic Gulf Coast oil spill. She recently reported that blood samples from cleanup workers and residents near the spill area show alarming levels of toxic chemicals known to cause cancer, genetic mutation and reproductive problems.
What she finds unforgivable: “When people don’t do what they’ve agreed to do.”
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A tablet-like device, developed in London to help children around the world learn to read and build literacy skills, is now in the hands of Oakland public school students thanks to the Oakland NAACP and FULCRUM. It’s called the onetab.
Could it be a game changer in helping young Black and Brown students learn to read? And as powerful as that would be to accomplish, could the onetab do even more?
Easy to use, and getting results
“It’s a safety net right now,” said Kareem Weaver of FULCRUM, which supports the Oakland NAACP’s literacy initiative and has distributed the devices to eight public schools in Oakland, six in Oakland Unified and two from Aspire. “But we didn’t want to just focus on COVID, we wanted to find something that could help beyond that. We targeted schools with large African-American populations and high numbers of special needs students.”
The onetab is simple and easy to use. A user doesn’t need WiFi, and there is no logging in. The only action a user really has to take to get started is to simply turn it on. Then, the device does a quick diagnostic and directs the user to the right learning activity which, research shows, will lead to students making gains: 5.3 months beyond normal gains.
“Parents are so relieved that this does not require WiFi or supervision,” FULCRUM’s Liza Finkelstein said, “as long as they know where the “on” button is, which kids intuitively already do because of other devices. One session per day, five days per week and you will make gains.”
Our country is in the midst of a literacy crisis; According to 2019 national data, Black students had an average reading score that was 37 points lower than White students. Latino/a students had an average score that was 27 points lower than White students. Even more troubling, the data notes these numbers have not improved in over 20 years.
Aspire team takes action
Lindsey Fuller, Aspire’s Regional Director of Student Services in the Bay Area, and Erin Cox, Aspire’s Director of Early Childhood Education, are all too familiar with this kind of data, and the hard work and struggles that come with trying to figure out how to improve reading scores and interrupt decades of institutional racism.
They also understand the urgency of the current moment, the great need for additional reading support and interventions for students during distance learning. But figuring out just how to make sure students and families have the right digital tools can be daunting and endless. Especially when wifi is required. “We know technology access has been a major barrier during the pandemic,” Fuller said, listing the first of many major technology issues so many families face.
Though they work in different departments, Fuller and Cox recognized the need to collaborate to address student literacy needs at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a webinar where Weaver discussed onetab, they teamed up to figure out how to bring the devices to Aspire families. “Why not try something that doesn’t burden any stakeholder?” Fuller said.
“There are a lot of different reasons we ended up collaborating,” Cox said. “But the reason why it really stuck together is that we both believe that this is a problem that is both solvable in terms of instruction, anchored in equity, and we both believe so incredibly, strongly.”
Cox and Fuller initially decided to order 40 devices for a pilot program. After the devices arrived, Weaver and FULCRUM donated 250 additional devices so students at two Aspire Bay Area schools, both of whom have African-American students as their largest demographic, have their own device to keep and take home.
Fuller is very hopeful about the potential benefits of the onetab for all Oakland families — not just students — “to secure liberation through literacy.”
“Why wouldn’t we use this for aunties and grannies, for older siblings at the secondary level who never received the foundational literacy skills they’re entitled to,” Fuller said. “Why not?”
What families think about the onetab
The feedback from families so far has been overwhelmingly positive. Aspire families were distributed devices in November. Keta Brown, a parent leader at Aspire Triumph Academy, has been checking in with families to see how they are liking them and to make sure their students are actually using them.
“They’re telling me that their child doesn’t even realize they’re learning and they want to use it more than the regular amount,” Brown said. “They think they’re playing while they’re learning and increasing their knowledge base. It’s amazing.”
What Brown is most excited about is the potential for the onetab to be a key tool (or as Weaver says, “one arrow in our quiver”) in helping Oakland kids learn to read and making a generational change.
“You have to figure it out, you can’t just keep telling me that this child can’t learn, this child won’t be able to read,” Brown said. “Don’t tell me what they can’t do. Don’t tell me it’s impossible. If I can think it, if I can believe it, then it is possible. Watch the babies on these devices and watch how they absorb. This could be a way to help change this generational problem.” | <urn:uuid:f04fdf45-cec2-4ac9-9ab2-8071ddd248bd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aspirepublicschools.org/a-game-changing-solution-for-oaklands-early-literacy-crisis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572063.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814173832-20220814203832-00676.warc.gz | en | 0.965922 | 1,197 | 3.125 | 3 |
Ten EU Members, Including France and Bulgaria, Backed Nuclear EnergyEnergy | October 11, 2021, Monday // 09:04| views
Ten European Union countries, including France and Bulgaria, have launched a joint initiative in support of nuclear energy, world media reported, citing the Figaro newspaper.
This type of energy has an important role to play in the fight against global warming, emphasize the 10 countries in a joint article published in the French daily and several other European publications.
They are adamant that nuclear energy contributes to the independence of European sources of production and electricity.
The media noted the thesis of the ten that nuclear energy will protect them from the instability of the market, which is currently caused by the gas situation, and consumers will be protected from price fluctuations.
In addition to France and Bulgaria, the article was signed by representatives of Romania, the Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland and Hungary.
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As long as we have lifted eyes into space, we have dreamed one day finding life on another planet. Scientists believe Mars may be the planet in our solar system that has life. But could there really be life on Mars? Join the National Geographic Channel as they interview top planetary scientists and amateur researchers, who have dedicated their lives to the subject and separate scientific evidence from flights of fancy.
Mars's polar ice caps were observed as early as the mid-17th century, and they were first proven to grow and shrink alternately, in the summer and winter of each hemisphere, by William Herschel in the latter part of the 18th century. By the mid-19th century, astronomers knew that Mars had certain other similarities to Earth, for example that the length of a day on Mars was almost the same as a day on Earth. They also knew that its axial tilt was similar to Earth's, which meant it experienced seasons just as Earth does - but of nearly double the length owing to its much longer year. These observations led to the increase in speculation that the darker albedo features were water, and brighter ones were land. It was therefore natural to suppose that Mars may be inhabited by some form of life.
Liquid water on Mars
No Mars probe since Viking has tested the Martian soil directly for signs of life. NASA's recent missions have focused on another question: whether Mars held lakes or oceans of liquid water on its surface in the ancient past. Scientists have found hematite, a mineral that forms in the presence of water. Many scientists have long held this to be almost self-evident based on various geological landforms on the planet, but others have proposed different explanationsâ??wind erosion, carbon dioxide oceans, etc. Thus, the mission of the Mars Exploration Rovers of 2004 was not to look for present or past life, but for evidence of liquid water on the surface of Mars in the planet's ancient past.
The Face on Mars
One of the Cydonian mesas, situated at 40°45' north latitude and 9°26' west longitude, took on the striking appearance of a humanoid Face on Mars in a photo taken by Viking 1 on July 25, 1976. Some commentators, most notably Richard C. Hoagland, believe it to be evidence of a long-lost Martian civilization along with other features they believe are present, such as apparent pyramids, which they argue are part of a ruined city. While analysis of the early Viking images suggested that the features of the Face might not be an accidental consequence of viewing conditions, today, it is generally understood to be an optical illusion, an example of pareidolia. After analysis of the higher resolution Mars Global Surveyor data NASA stated that "a detailed analysis of multiple images of this feature reveals a natural looking Martian hill whose illusory face-like appearance depends on the viewing angle and angle of illumination". A similar feature on Earth is the Badlands Guardian Geological Feature, which resembles a human head wearing a Native American headress.
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The biography of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Ishâq (d. ca. 151/768) includes a unique legal document sometimes referred to as ‘the Constitution of Medina’
. Ibn Ishâq had compiled his work many years before his death and totally revised it several times. When the Abbasid caliph Mansûr asked him to write it down for him, he merely prepared a new copy of a text he had been teaching for decades. It must be immediately borne in mind that the biography has always been a sensitive text. At stake was the reputation of many of Muhammad’s Companions whose descendants were still alive when the biography was compiled. And the biography remains a matter of political and theological dispute to this very day. As to Muhammad himself, there has always been a built-in dissonance between his role as prophet and his roles as tribal leader, statesman, politician and diplomat. Had he not mastered his other roles so brilliantly, he would not have achieved his illustrious successes during the last decade or his life.
In his role as diplomat and statesman – and using his experience as a former merchant – Muhammad concluded many treaties with the tribes of Medina and northern Arabia.
The use of written contracts was widespread in Medina and elsewhere in Arabia, even though literacy was rather rare. Recipients of his written documents had a vested interest in preserving them, especially when the documents recognized their right to, say, a grazing area or a well. At a later stage many documents were still available to historians who included them in their history books. But obviously many other documents were lost. Luckily, the so-called Constitution of Medina was among those preserved. Ibn Ishâq placed it among the events of the first year after the hijra
that brought Muhammad from Mecca to Medina towards the end of September 622. Muhammad was then roughly 54 years old.
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Ibn Ishâq’s biography is only available in the abridged and censored version prepared by Ibn Hishâm (d. ca. 218/833). A somewhat different version of the text of the ‘Constitution’ is found in Abû ‘Ubayd’s Kitâb al-amwâl | <urn:uuid:bf11ec26-bf73-4202-8527-a25d0cf8ce9f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.oasiscenter.eu/en/three-parties-for-a-single-pact | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00675.warc.gz | en | 0.987748 | 495 | 3.484375 | 3 |
Ultraviolet Light And Vitamin D In Subjects With Fat Malabsorption Or After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Patients with fat malabsorption due to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or other causes including cystic fibrosis, among others, or who have undergone gastric bypass have increased incidence of vitamin D deficiency relative to the general population. Given that vitamin D is fat soluble and absorbed in the proximal small intestine, it has been documented that vitamin D deficiency in people with a fat malabsorption syndrome is due to decreased absorption of vitamin D.
The amount of vitamin D produced from winter sunlight (in Boston, MA) and dietary sources will negligibly raise blood vitamin D levels in these patients, and oral vitamin D supplementation may have limited efficacy due to malabsorption. A variety of UV light sources have been developed and sold as in-home tanning devices and to produce vitamin D in reptiles. The efficacy of correcting vitamin D deficiency by the skin exposure to an artificial source of UVB radiation in patients with fat malabsorption syndromes (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or cystic fibrosis) or after gastric bypass surgery has not been studied. The investigators have conducted a pilot study in healthy adults that demonstrated that exposure to the lamp raised the blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with no side effects. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the FDA approved artificial source of ultraviolet (UVB) radiation (Sperti® lamp) in improving vitamin D status in patients with fat malabsorption syndromes and patients who have undergone roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
|Study Design:||Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:||Ultraviolet Light and Vitamin D in Subjects With Fat Malabsorption or After Gastric Bypass Surgery|
- Enhance Vitamin D Status [ Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Increase circulating 25(OH)D levels
- Erythema [ Time Frame: Baseline, Months 1, 2, 3 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Study Start Date:||March 2011|
|Study Completion Date:||February 2014|
|Primary Completion Date:||February 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)|
Active Comparator: Group 2
Patients who have had gastric bypass surgery will use a UV Lamp at home 3x per week.
Device: UV lamp
Exposure to UV lamp 3 times a week for 12 weeks
Active Comparator: Group 1
Patients with fat malabsorption syndromes will use a UV lamp at home 3x per week.
Device: UV lamp
UV light exposure 3 times per week for 12 weeks
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01910792
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|Boston Medical Center|
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Abstract: Donation after uncontrolled circulatory death (uDCD) refers to donation from persons who have died following cardiac arrest and unsuccessful attempt at resuscitation. We report the Spanish experience of uDCD kidney transplantation, and identify factors related to short-term post-transplant outcomes. The Spanish CORE system compiles data on all donation and transplant procedures in the country. Between 2012-2015, 517 kidney transplants from 288 uDCD donors were performed. The incidence of primary non-function was 10%, and the incidence of delayed graft function was 76%. One-year death-censored graft survival was 87%. In a Cox-Model, donor age ? 60 years (odds ratio [OR] 2.7; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2-6.1), in situ cooling of kidneys versus normothermic regional perfusion (OR 5.6; 95% CI 2.7-11.5) or hypothermic regional perfusion based on the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation devices (OR 4.3; 95% CI 2.1-8.6), and a recipient history of prior kidney transplant (OR 3.5; 95% CI 1.5-8.3) all significantly increased the risk of graft loss during the first year after transplantation. Kidney transplantation from uDCD donors provides acceptable 1-year outcomes, although there is room for improvement. Hypothermic and normothermic regional perfusion strategies are preferable to in situ cooling of kidneys from uDCD donors. | <urn:uuid:11d1aeb8-bea8-4981-8fe9-8ae32eedd440> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://web.unican.es/portal-investigador/publicaciones/detalle-publicacion?p=ART6119 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.922463 | 319 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Diabetes Mellitus results from a defect in the production of insulin by the pancreas. Without insulin, the body cannot utilize glucose (blood sugar), its principal energy source. As a result, the level of glucose absorbed by the body tissues is low and the level of glucose circulating in the blood is high. Diabetes over time increases the risk of blindness, atherosclerosis, kidney disease and neuropathy (loss of nerve function). It is a disease characterized by a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism. People who are greatest at risk for developing this form of diabetes are over weight and eat a diet high in refined, processed foods and low in fibre and complex carbohydrates.
In the type II, non-insulin dependant form of diabetes is often referred to as a maturity-onset diabetes and most often occurs in people with a family history of diabetes. In this type of diabetes, the pancreas does produce insulin but the insulin is ineffective. Symptoms include itching, blurred vision, unusual thirst, increased appetite, drowsiness, fatigue, frequent skin infections, slow wound healing and tingling or numbness in the feet. Other signs are lingering flu-like symptoms, loss of hair on the legs, increased facial hair and small yellow bumps known as xanthomas anywhere on the body. Males sometimes experience frequent urination day and night and develop inflamed penile glands and foreskin.
An estimated 5.5 million American are being treated for diabetes; and estimated 5 million have undetected type II diabetes; and another 20 million have impaired glucose tolerance that may lead to full-blown diabetes. Complication of diabetes is the third leading cause of death in the United States. In Canada, it is recognized as being such a major and costly health condition that the government has invested millions of dollars into diabetes research and teaching. One of the reasons for its costliness is that diabetes is major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. This is due to the raised blood fat levels which occur when stored fat is broken down in response to the cell's "starvation" for energy.
There is a test for detecting type II maturity-onset diabetes which involves sipping from several glasses of water which contain varying amounts of sugar, from .25 tsp. Up to 1.5 tsp. Healthy people generally notice a sweet taste when a teaspoon or less of sugar is added to 8 ounces of water. By contrast, people with adult-onset diabetes usually do not notice sweetness until 1..5 to 2 teaspoons of sugar have been added to the water.
Chromium picolinate(400-600 mcg daily) . Usually this mineral comes in 200 mcg. Capsules or tablets. It improves the insulin's efficiency by lowering blood sugar levels. (If you have diabetes consult with a physician before taking any supplement containing chromium.) The amino acids L-Carnitine and L-glutamine plus Taurine are recommended to mobilize fat. These additives are actively using bodybuilders, such as in cellucor c4 ripped. Each are recommended to be taken 500 mg. Twice a day. The L-Carnitine can be taken with water (never milk) and it will be better absorbed if you take it with 50 mg. Vitamin B6 and 100 mg. Vitamin C. The B vitamins are important especially B12. Zinc deficiencies have been associated with diabetes. Zinc gluconate lozenges or optizinc is preferred for better absorption.
Co-enzyme Q-10 (commonly used for heart diseases) taken at 80 mg daily dosage will improve circulation and stabilize blood sugar. Magnesium (750 mg. daily) is important for enzyme systems and pH balance. It protects against coronary artery spasm in arteriosclerosis. Manganese (5-10 mg. daily) is needed for repairing the pancreas. Vitamin A (15,000 iu daily); Vitamin C (3000-6000 mg daily); and Vitamin E (400 iu to 800 iu daily).
Essential Oil of Wild Carrot is recommended as an oral remedy to help fight high cholesterol and diabetes. It is distilled from the seeds of the wild carrot plant that grows wild in fields, usually in the Mediterranean basin. Studies by the institute of Biomedical and Philosophical Studies in France indicate that this substance reduces high cholesterol and is useful in the treatment and prevention of diabetes (if you have hypoglycemia you should try this). Dietary Recommendations
Eat a high-complex carbohydrate, low fat, high-fibre diet including plenty of raw fruits and vegetables as well as fresh vegetable juices. This reduces the need for insulin and also lowers the levels of fats in the blood. Fibre helps to reduce blood sugar surges. For snacks, eat oat or rice bran crackers with nut butter. Legumes, root vegetables and whole grains are also good. Place less emphasis on eating red meat or poultry for protein; instead, eat more grains and legumes, fish and low-fat dairy products.
Supplement your diet with spirulina as it helps to stabilize blood sugar levels (caution that it may cause constipation). To normalize blood sugar levels, also eat more berries, brewer's yeast, cheese, egg yolks, fish, garlic, sauerkraut, soybeans and vegetables.
Type II diabetes can usually be controlled by dietary modification and exercising so the number one goal is tolose weight. As exercise produces an insulin-like effect in the body be sure to eat more carbohydrates before working out. Avoid salt and white flour products as they can elevate your blood sugar. Simply carbohydrates like baked goods which are made with refined flour and lots of sugar are to be strictly avoided as they will dramatically raise your blood sugar.
Insulin injections may be replaced with an inhaler in a few years. Researcher at John Hopkins School of Public Health reported that an experimental aerosol inhaler normalized blood glucose levels in six volunteers with type II diabetes. | <urn:uuid:34ced2f1-cc65-4cf2-8684-3eb79d2c59a0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://ageng2008.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280504.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00139-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926305 | 1,218 | 3.4375 | 3 |
Going Commando, kicking ice, and taking names since 1970
After the horrible events of the last week, a hero has emerged. A Last Action Hero, if you will. Arnold Schwarzenegger, last seen making funny “Stay Home” videos with his pet donkey, appeared in our feeds, invoking Kristallnacht, telling sad stories of his Austrian childhood. Then, he brandished THE SWORD OF CONAN.
“You see this sword?” Schwarzenegger said. “This is Conan’s sword. Now, here’s the thing about swords; the more you temper a sword, the stronger it becomes. The more you pound it with a hammer and then heat it in the fire and then thrust it into the cold water, and then pound it again and plunge it into the fire and into the water, the more often you do that, the stronger it becomes. Now, I’m not telling you all this because I want you to become an expert sword maker, but our democracy is like the steel of this sword. The more it is tempered, the stronger it becomes.”
Now this was the Arnold Schwarzenegger we all remembered from our childhoods, not the cigar-tent Governator who impregnated his housekeeper, but an unapologetic avenger who shattered his enemies. So I put up a post on Facebook, asking people to remember Schwarzenegger’s most badass movie moments. One person, perhaps not impressed by the sword of Conan, reminded us of Schwarzenegger’s pre-governor habit of groping women. But that didn’t get as much traction as a bunch of old clips from Commando.
Here, then, is an assortment of clips featuring Schwarzenegger kicking ass and spouting catchphrases. Like the sword of Conan, the more you view them, the stronger they become.
Hercules In New York (1970)
The great defender of democracy got his cinematic start with Hercules In New York, and first showed his true heroism with this scene, where he travels to Central Park and beats up a man in a bear suit to the tune of Greek dancing music.
Pumping Iron (1977)
In the documentary that made him a household name, here we see Schwarzenegger retiring from professional bodybuilding while smoking weed and wearing a T-shirt that reads “Arnold is Numero Uno”.
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
“Conan, what is best in life?”
“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women.”
Also receiving votes: The Prayer to Crom.
This film marked the true beginning of Arnold Schwarzenegger: Action Hero, given that he was the bad guy in The Terminator, the movie that forever sealed him in our consciousness. The scene above contains it all: Ludicrous car chase, gratuitous revenge murder, muscling, and cheesy catchphrase.
In the most manly scene in cinematic history, legends Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers engage in an introductory arm-wrestle without a table.
The Running Man (1987)
There are so many amazing scenes from this second-greatest-ever Schwarzenegger dystopia film. But for pure badassery, you can’t top his ownage of Buzzsaw. Watch out, Ted Cruz!
Total Recall (1990)
Is it possible that Arnold Schwarzenegger was in the best movie of 1990? Possibly, considering that was the year that Driving Miss Daisy won Best Picture, and Dances With Wolves appeared, winning Best Picture the following year. Who doesn’t love Total Recall, which contains numerous badass Verhoven-directed Arnold scenes. Depicted: the horrifying moment where Arnold finds himself exploding when caught outside in the Martian atmosphere, yet still survives.
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
It only took five years for Arnold to pivot to knowing self-parody. In this fun scene from Kindergarten Cop that still manages to be exciting, he busts up a club.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
While it’s certainly arguable that Robert Patrick or Linda Hamilton is the actual badass in this scene, you can’t get around the fact that Arnold is driving an Oldsmobile in reverse while shooting a killer android from the future with a shotgun.
Batman and Robin (1997)
Schwarzenegger’s hideous yet still remarkably entertaining performance as Mr. Freeze in this disastrous Batman movie marked the end of his prime movie-star period. The movie is basically one long catchphrase.
And yet, it appears quite evident that movie-star Schwarzenegger is coming back. He never really went away. A Terminator movie appeared in 2019, and he continues to be part of the Expendables ensemble. But now we’re looking at a Twins sequel in production, plus rumors that he’s going to star in a Western TV series. Most importantly, The Legend of Conan will be coming soon to a theater or a streaming service near you, or both. One could almost cynically think that, while Schwarzenegger found the events at the Capitol as upsetting as the rest of us, that he used his speech to engage in a little savvy promotion for his upcoming Conan project. If Schwarzenegger has proven anything over his 50 years in the public light, it this: He’ll be back. | <urn:uuid:c35f2a31-b33d-47b9-92e9-d5d402ab9fbe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bookandfilmglobe.com/film/arnold-schwarzenegger-the-most-badass-movie-moments/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.934265 | 1,123 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Writing for Psychology Today, psychotherapist F. Diane Barth says both students and their parents can expect to go through three distinct stages if the dreaded college rejection letter does arrive:
- Accepting that rejection hurts. There’s no question about it. A rejection letter feels very personal. Even though many of the top universities are overwhelmed with applications and must reject plenty of good students, it doesn’t lessen the hurt if that student happens to be you. Understand that your feelings are reasonable, even if they are not accurate.
- Understanding meaning. If a rejection letter does arrive, reflect back on what you expected to accomplish by attending that particular school. Did it seem like the only way to reach a particular goal? Did it have special meaning for you or your family? As you reflect, keep in mind that no particular school holds the key to a student’s future, even though it may seem that way right now.
- Changing direction. Anyone who has been through a major disappointment knows that it can often lead to new personal strength and an increased capacity for problem-solving. Take time to grieve over the rejection, but then think about what’s next. Make a plan and take action.
Barth shares that she herself was rejected by several schools during her college career. But looking back, she can see that the rejections had their benefits. “I believe that these failures were crucial to my development into the person and the therapist I am now. I learned from these experiences that while rejection really does hurt, it can lead to intellectual, personal and emotional growth. “ | <urn:uuid:8801d65c-83b6-4353-a9f6-f6fbe506c885> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blog.rethinkingadmissions.wfu.edu/2010/02/499/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00476.warc.gz | en | 0.980465 | 328 | 2.046875 | 2 |
OAKLAND, Calif. - Eileen Gutierrez is taking a big step from homelessness to a career in construction.
"It's life changing in all aspects," she said.
Gutierrez is one of eight people who fell on hard times and is getting back up.
They all graduated Friday from the construction leadership training program run by the Oakland Salvation Army, free of charge to the students.
Gutierrez said she left a bad marriage last year and ended up living in homeless shelters with her children. Then she found construction training.
"As a mother of six I can show them it is possible to stand up for yourself and move on," she said.
Students spend weeks learning framing, hammering, drilling and cutting.
"I like the electrician part. It is kind of hard, but I am still going to work on it," she said.
The training is done by general contractors.
"They get the basics of carpentry and electrical. They get an electrical training card. And an OSHA N Card, which allows them to walk on just about any construction site and go to work," said Mark Talbot of Associated Builders and Contractors.
The students will be walking into a construction field sorely in need of workers. The Associated Builders and Contractors estimates the shortage is at half a million workers statewide.
That's good news for Santos Torres.
He told us he ran with the wrong crowd, served a year in jail for grand theft auto and now, like his fellow graduates, wants a fresh start.
"It's a new life. It really is. Got to put the old life to rest and move foreward," said Torres.
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In 2012, Western Growers Foundation (WGF) worked with the California Department of Education (CDE), Nutrition Services Division (NSD) to provide 100 garden grants of $1,000 each to eligible child care centers or preschools participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). These competitive garden grants were awarded to agencies or sites that demonstrate how they will use garden-enhanced nutrition education to promote fruit and vegetable consumption among 2-5 year olds in child care or preschool settings.
Gardens provide excellent nutrition education and physical activity opportunities for young children through the experiences of planting, harvesting, and eating the fruits and vegetables they have grown. This program is made possible through a USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant, administered through California Department of Food and Agriculture, to WGF.
Through this grant, WGF developed a resource guide, titled "If They Grow It, They’ll Eat It, 7 Tips for Pre-School Edible Gardens." The goal of the resource guide is to show the importance of school gardens for 2-5 year olds, tips for creating and sustaining a garden and the powerful impacts of children having a garden. | <urn:uuid:8c45369c-418f-4ad8-99f5-7c6bb29333ba> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.csgn.org/content/resource-guide-preschool-gardens | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00073.warc.gz | en | 0.935441 | 238 | 2.8125 | 3 |
The hearings were held on the second floor of the armory, now the Center House of Seattle Center. English Professor Joseph Harrison later described the scene: "Six or seven men sit behind a high table, the man in the center armed with a gavel. Below them, facing a witness, sits the chief inquisitor. Behind him sit two or three rows of members of the faculty. Beyond them sit 91 spectators, all that can crowd into the small chamber."
The five days of hearings followed a format used in other investigations. Ex-Communists on the national scene were brought in to give "expert" testimony on the nature of the Communist Party, which was portrayed as unlike other American political parties. Party leaders, the witnesses said, expected strict adherence to positions handed down from Moscow and advocated the overthrow of the U.S. government by force and violence. Local ex-Communists followed the "experts" to the stand and reported seeing professors at meetings of the Communist Party.
In the end only 11 professors actually testified although, curiously, Canwell also used the hearings to make accusations against some people who had no affiliation with the University. Burton and Florence James, for example, had taught at the UW in the past but at the time of the hearings had their own theater company which performed in what is now the Playhouse Theatre on the Ave. Both were accused by witnesses of being members of the Communist Party.
The professors who testified had mixed reactions to the questions. English Professor Sophus Winther said he had been a member of the party for a year and named colleagues who had been in meetings with him. English Professors Maude Beal, Angelo Pellegrini, Harold Eby and Garland Ethel, and Anthropology Professor Melville Jacobs admitted past party membership but would not name anyone else. Rader and Sociology Professor Joseph Cohen denied ever being members of the party. Phillips, Butterworth and Gundlach refused to answer the questions at all.
Gundlach stated the basis for the trio's refusal most clearly, saying--when asked if he was a member of the Communist Party: "No legislative committee has the right to ask about one's personal beliefs and associations." Unfortunately, the courts of the time disagreed with him. When witnesses in a similar hearing challenged this right in 1947, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case, thus sustaining two lower court rulings that investigative committees did not violate the First Amendment by asking suspected Communists about their political activities.
Knowing they had court support, the committee demanded a response of "yes" or "no" to the question of Communist Party membership. Those who refused to answer were cited for contempt, and sometimes treated with contempt. When Ethel refused to name associates in the party, he quoted Polonius' speech to his son in Hamlet, "To thine own self be true." He then explained, "Now that happens to be my situation; I have a standard of honor, and that standard is not to name other persons, and I told you that would be my position." Thereafter, Ethel was referred to as "Professor Polonius."
Canwell made a great show of allowing all those testifying to have attorneys present, but the attorneys were hamstrung. They were not permitted to raise any objections to the proceedings, to cross-examine witnesses who had accused their clients or to offer evidence in their clients' behalf. When they tried to speak, Canwell banged his gavel and interrupted, as in this comment addressed to Phillips' attorney John Caughlan:
"We are not going to debate the issue of the legality of this committee or its processes. That may be done elsewhere; and at present, you will be confined to the instructions given, and from here on in we will expect you to comply precisely with those instructions."
When Caughlan responded by asking a question, Canwell said, "You will ask no more questions. We are not going to go on with any ridiculous procedure here. You will either comply with the instructions of the committee or you will be removed . . . ."
This was no idle threat. State Patrol officers were posted at the hearings, and on Canwell's orders, they ejected anyone who spoke out. He also dispatched the officers outside the armory when protesters calling "Canwell must go!" were heard in the hearing room.
It must have been difficult for the accused professors to listen to testimony about their alleged activities and not be able to reply. Florence James at one point became so angry that she stood up and shouted at the committee, whereupon she was "escorted" out of the room by State Patrol officers. Rader managed to keep his composure when one of the "expert" witnesses said he had seen the professor at a Communist school in New York during a summer Rader knew he had spent in Washington state. He decided to save his anger and seek a legal remedy later.
The Firings: Three Professors Sacked, Three Others Put on
The Aftermath: Banned from Academe
The Apology: "A Dark Day in Our History" Says UW President
Red Alert: Lectures, Exhibits and a Play about the Canwell Hearing
Reader Reaction to "Seeing Red": Was It "Superb" Reporting or "Trash"?
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The Expropriation Bill could lead to more land invasions
25 February 2021
The Expropriation Bill has the potential to lead to further possible land invasion should it be enacted.
While some of the issues in the Bill are glaringly problematic, some are more nuanced. Perhaps the most controversial clause, however, is not only overtly concerning, but the unintended consequences if it remains in the Bill, could be catastrophic.
Section 12(3)(c) provides that nil compensation may be paid, irrespective of whether or not the owner has title deeds to the property, “where an owner has abandoned the land by failing to exercise control over it”. There is no definition of the exercise of control, and there is no clarity around how the exercise of control would be determined. Merely that the lack of control would be sufficient to result in expropriation without compensation.
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Scroll bars, or Sliders on an Excel Chart are a great addition if you are building interactive Excel Reports and Dashboards. This guide will walk you through the steps in creating an Excel Chart with a scroll bar…
Why add a Scroll Bar to an Excel Chart?
If you and wondering why make the effort to add a scroll bar or slider to a Chart in Excel and the answer is that an Excel chart with the addition of a scroll bar or slider will provides more interactivity for the end-user and especially when charting many intervals, long time-periods for example, it will empower the end-user to find and focus on solutions that work best for them. As an Excel analyst it also saves you time as rather than create multiple Excel charts or an unprofessional looking chart you can provide a solution that the client can adapt to their needs.
To prove this concept the example this guide will use looks at producing a chart off the back of 48 months of sales data. A basic Excel Chart covering this time frame would look something like this:
By no means is this a terrible chart, it gives you an indication on the sales trend over the 48 months but unless you plan on making the chart wider than a monitor display, something I strongly advise against, it is not very user-friendly if the end-users has a need to focus more specifically on certain data points. Imagine if there were 120 months to plot or perhaps daily sales for a few years leading to thousands of data points, it would be almost impossible for the user to focus on the detail.
Consider for our example of 48 months if we look at the same chart but just with 12 months in view:
As you can see each of the 12 months has a clear data point on the chart which will make analysing the sales easier for the end-user, and usability is a key factor a good analyst should consider when producing winning Excel Dashboards or reports.
Creating an Excel Chart with a Scroll bar
For this example you can download the Excel file from here. It will help you follow the walk-through if you can see everything in Excel and I would advise you to take a look even if you plan to just read the guide or create your own data to work on.
Alternatively you could copy the original data from the Data worksheet in the download file and recreate the Excel chart with a scroll bar using this guide. Remember that this is all an example and everything that is covered can be customised and tailored to suit your individual requirements, this guide is aimed at teaching you the basic principles of how to add a slider or scroll bar to a chart in Excel.
Step One: Define the Aim
Knowing the aim of a task is always crucial, you can’t begin your journey without knowing your destination! For this example the aim is to take 48 months of sales data and produce an Excel chart with a scroll bar. The end chart will show 12 months of sales data in view at all times and allow the user to scroll through and move the date period on one-month at a time.
Step Two: Arrange your Excel Workbook
To make things clear the original dataset containing 48 months of sales data is placed on a worksheet called Data. Column A contains the Date Period and Column B contains the corresponding Sales Value for that Date Period.
In addition to the Data worksheet another Worksheet is labelled as Dashboard and this is where the chart and 12 month data table will go when created.
Step Three: Set up the Dashboard Worksheet
To produce a scroll bar on an Excel chart we must take a subset of the data and produce a chart against that subset. The subset will automatically recalculate when the scroll bar position is changed. Taking this into consideration we need to know the following:
- The Date Value from the Subset
- The corresponding Sales Value from the Subset
- The position of the scroll bar
For this example the aim is to chart 12 months of data at all times so we need to create a table for those 12 months to go in. We will also need a reference cell that will capture the position of the scroll bar.
Working on the Dashboard worksheet:
- Cell A1 is the text “Scroll bar Position”, the position will be captured in Cell B1 next to it.
- Cell A3 and B3 are the headers for our data table and to make things neat and tidy I have boxed around 12 cells below that (down to A15 and B15). This makes sure I remember to capture the full 12 months which was part of the aim.
Step Four: Add the Scroll Bar
The next step is to add the Scroll Bar to the Dashboard Worksheet.
- Click on the Developer tab on the Excel Ribbon
- Click on Insert within the Developer tab
- Click on Scroll Bar within the Insert box
- Draw a Scroll bar on the Dashboard Worksheet by holding down the left mouse button and dragging across. Make it a reasonable size to begin with as you can always resize when you complete any final tidying up at the end.
No Developer Tab? If you do not have the Developer tab showing then you can add this via Excel Options in a seconds, this post here will show you how.
Step Five: Set the Scroll Bar Control Options
Right-Click on the Scroll Bar and select Format Control from the pop-up box. This will open the Format Control options box, ensure you are on the tab called Control:
Note about Increments: The controls for a scroll bar work in Increments. Each click of the scroll bar will move the increment up or down depending on the way you scroll.
With the Control tab we will need to change the values, do so as follows:
- Current Value: This is the current increment value and will generally be set to 1 for any work that you do. Set this to a value of 1.
- Minimum Value: This is the lowest increment number in the dataset, again it will often be 1. Set this to a value of 1.
- Maximum Value: This is the maximum increment number in the dataset so logic would dictate that with 48 months it would be set to 48 however this is where we need to take a step back and think.
The aim is to show 12 months of data at all times on the chart so if we allow a user to scroll to position 48 that will be the 48th month in our dataset, there is no more data after so the chart would end up showing 1 month of data followed by 11 blank positions. To get around this problem we can use a simple equation to calculate what the maximum allowed increment should be:
Maximum Value =
Total no. of increments – (No. of increments to display on chart – 1)
Applied to this example we have 48 increments and want to display 12 increments at all times on the chart, therefore the equation is:
Maximum Value =
48 – (12 – 1)
Therefore set the Maximum Value to 37.
- Incremental Change: This is the number of increments the scroll bar will move with each click. Set this to a value of 1.
- Page Change: This is the number of increments that will be shown on that chart. Set this to a value of 12.
- Cell Link: This has to be a blank cell on your worksheet, it is where the current increment value will be captured so that you can use it in your formulas to display the right data. Set this to $B$1 as we have already prepared a blank cell for it in step three of the process.
When you have set all the values as quoted above, the options box should look like the below image. If all is correct click on OK.
After you have clicked OK you will see the Dashboard worksheet in full again. Notice that cell B1 has now been populated with the value 1. If you move the scroll bar right or back left you can see this value change depending on what increment you move the scroll bar to.
Step Six: Populate the 12 month subset data table
With the scroll bar created and options set it is time to populate the 12 month data table. Let us consider what we are trying to achieve.
We need the table to contain 12 dates and their corresponding sales value from the Data worksheet, which is the original source, and the 12 months of data must start depending on what increment the scroll bar has been scrolled to.
If for example the scroll bar has been moved to increment number 12 then we need our subset data table to start taking values from the the 12th row of the original source. This is why the scroll bar selection value in cell B1 of the Dashboard worksheet is important, we can use that to tell Excel what row to start picking up data from.
To lookup values from original data range and based on a row number we can use the INDEX function. The INDEX function takes the format:
=INDEX(Array, Row Number, [Column Number])
Note that because the Column Number is in square brackets it means this is an optional argument in the function, we do no need it for this example, we just need the row number.
On the Dashboard worksheet select cell A4 as this is the first cell in the subset data table. In cell A4 type the following formula:
What this is telling Excel is the Array, or range of data we want to use, is on the Data worksheet in cells A2 to A49 and the Row Number we want to use for the is on the Dashboard worksheet in cell B1. We do not lock cell A2 (no dollar signs) as when the formula is dragged down the remaining cells we want that reference to move, this is how we will pick up all 12 months in the table.
When you have entered the formula drag it down the remaining blank cells in the subset table, you should see Jan-13 to Dec-13 populated in the cells.
Note: To drag down a formula into the adjacent cells left-click on the lower right corner of the cell, keep the mouse button pressed down and drag the cursor down the cells in question. This will copy the formula.
Note: The dates may not show in MMM-YY format if you have started this process from new instead of using the downloadable file. This is simply a formatting issue that can be resolved by highlighting the date cells in A4 to A15 and creating a custom format of MMM-YY.
When you have completed the dates the process can be repeated for the corresponding sales values. In Cell B4 of the Dashboard worksheet enter the following formula:
Notice the only change is that in this instance we refer to the sales values that can be found in cells B2 to B49 of the Data worksheet. Again drag this formula down and you will be left with a fully populated 12 month subset table on the Dashboard worksheet.
The subset table containing 12 months of data is now complete. You can check everything is working properly by scrolling on the scroll bar. Move it to position 13 (check cell B1 on the Dashboard worksheet shows the value 13 after scrolling to the right) and you will notice that the table has rolled on to show values of Jan-14 to Dec-14.
Step Seven: Create a Chart from the subset table
Now that the scroll bar is complete and the subset data table is populated correctly you can move onto to creating a chart using the subset data table. If you have made it this far though my guide it is my guess you are experienced enough with Microsoft Excel to already know how to create a chart but just in case you can review one of my previous guides on how to create an Excel chart here.
By using the subset data table to create the chart it means that the Excel chart will automatically change when the subset data table changes, and that changes when the scroll bar is changed so everything works in conjunction to give you an Excel Chart with a Scroll bar…the original aim is achieved.
As with all things Excel there are many enhancements you can make to the chart. A few things you might consider:
- Hide the scroll bar position cell or place on a separate worksheet to the chart. There is no need for the end-user to see this and you would not want them overwriting the cell, if this stays in view then make sure you lock the cell and protect the worksheet to prevent changes.
- Move the subset data to another worksheet or hiding. When you are creating detailed Excel Dashboards the space you have available, often referred to as real estate, is always at a premium and the Excel chart with a scroll bar is usually enough information to show.
- Dynamic ranges and titles are useful if your dataset will continue to grow on a regular basis. In the long-run it will save you a lot of time especially if you have multiple charts and tables in a Dashboard. You can read more about Dynamic ranges here.
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The United States’ system of roads, highways, and bridges are critical in making it possible for the country to function every day. The road networks include more than 4 million miles of public roadways, carrying almost 3 trillion vehicle miles traveled in 2011 alone (American Society of Civil Engineers Report Card). These roadways allow for vital goods to be transported day in and day out. Basically, the nation runs smoothly because we have a way to get around and a way to transport imports, exports and everything in between.
The Bad Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card: an assessment of the status of the United States’ infrastructure. Sadly, the United States received a “D+” grade regarding the nation’s overall infrastructure. Created every 4 years, the report card is organized into infrastructure specific categories, each assigned a letter “grade” and based on the performance and necessary investments for improvement of existing public works. Specifically, America’s roads got a “D” grade because “One out of every five miles of highway pavement is in poor condition and our roads have a significant and increasing backlog of rehabilitation needs” (ASCE Report Card). This valuable report goes to show that America’s infrastructure needs to change.
The report goes on to suggest that the nation’s state DOT’s and municipalities do invest to repair their roadways each year but fall short when it comes to making sure the investments are focused on the long-term. States and communities tend to focus on the short-term cost savings, instead of realizing that the long-term investments lead to long-term cost savings. Most DOT’s often don’t have the money to make these necessary repairs, however, leaving roads to degrade much quicker, requiring costly construction to replace or repair them, time after time. Often overlooked or pushed to the side, roads in need of repair pose safety risks to motorists. The ASCE also mentions that statistics indicate that these roadway conditions are a significant factor in approximately one-third of all U.S. traffic fatalities.
The solution is to improve the way the roads are managed as a whole. By focusing on the long-term outcome when considering how the roads are initially constructed and replaced, the country’s infrastructure problem can be slowly resolved. More information can be found on how FORTA can provided both short and long-term benefits, visit our Project Profiles.
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Light affects plant growth by triggering the internal "clock" that all living things possess. That same biological response is what causes humans to have mood swings caused by a lack of sunlight in the winter. In plants, that biological response influences growth and ripening. There is more to light than what meets the eye when it comes to plant growth, however. Varying colors and degrees of light affect plants as well.
The biological trigger in plants that causes a reaction to light is the pigment protein "phytochrome." Phytochrome does not react equally to all light, however. Red light influences plants more than any other color inside the array of colors in a spectral field.
Shades of Red
Two shades of red exist in a typical spectrum: red and far red. The far red light is the strongest, but plants react to red light more than far red. The midday light begins the production of chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll and Light
Chlorophyll is the building block that begins photosynthesis. For some years, scientists thought that photosynthesis was the start of a plant's use of light. However, the discovery of phytochrome explained that the process of light in plant growth was the beginning, not the end, of the reaction. Once light produces chlorophyll it allows the plant to begin using light through photosynthesis to reproduce cells and grow.
Red is an important part of the equation, but other colors in the spectrum cause reactions in plants and effects their growth. Blue is responsible for leafy development. However, plants that are over-exposed to blue at the expense of red get thick and bushy without fruiting or producing flower or seed.
Green is one of the colors of the spectrum plants do not use. It is the reason foliage of most plants look green to the human eye. Plants reflect the color they are not using: green.
UV rays and plant grow lights are common ways to start plants early in the year in cold climates. They also make houseplants thrive better. These lights make use of red and blue rays to their advantage to improve on nature's spectrum and give plants what they prefer. | <urn:uuid:395e72c0-087f-4c15-a116-e6c347b9bff9> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.gardenguides.com/94449-effects-light-plant-growth.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279915.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00283-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944683 | 441 | 4.1875 | 4 |
Learning About My World Unit: The Planet Earth
As you review the map and globe, explain that the earth consists of rocks, minerals, soil and landforms such as mountains. The earth is also covered with water, in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers. Discuss how the planet Earth is part of the solar system that circles around the sun. It is surrounded by an atmosphere with layers. Introduce the new words such as atmosphere and solar system.
Read the story There's No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library) by Tish Rabe.
Introduce the four layers of the atmosphere:
Layer 1: Weather conditions, cold at the poles
Layer 2: Airplanes travel, ozone absorbs the sun's harmful rays
Layer 3: Meteors burn, radio waves travel
Layer 4: The area known as space
Divide the class into four groups and assign each group to work on a layer of the earth's atmosphere, by handing each group science magazines with pictures of the related items. For example, the group that is working on the first layer, should cut out pictures and create a collage of weather related pictures. The next group should work on the second layer with airplanes, etc.
To reinforce the lesson, music is an exciting interacting activity that helps children remember.
Solar System Song (tune to “The Farmer in the Dell”)
"The Earth turns around. The Earth turns around.
Once a day, every day, the Earth turns around.
The moon goes round the Earth. The moon goes round the Earth.
Once a month, every month, the moon goes round the Earth.
The Earth goes round the sun. The Earth goes round the sun.
Once a year, every year, the Earth goes round the sun."
Felix Explores Planet Earth by Annette Langen and Laura Lindgren
Planet Earth Gets Well by Madeline Kaplan
The Earth's Atmosphere posted by Sara I. Register on Teachers.net.
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Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
The Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is located in the former Hangar No. 1 at the Cape May County Airport. The airport was a U.S. Naval Base, established in 1941, called the Naval Air Station Wildwood (originally it was called NAS Rio Grande, after the nearby town, but it was changed in 1943 to avoid confusion with the actual Rio Grande river). The building and some of the original airfield as well as runways and taxiways are collectively listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum features airplanes, including modern jets, helicopters, interactive exhibits, and a library which contains books on WWII and the history of the base and airport. Some aircraft include an F-14 Tomcat, a Mig-15, a T-38 Shooting Star, a TBM Avenger, and a Cessna 150. Special exhibits include a 1940s Room, Coast Guard Area, and a Radio Room
Hangar no. 1, now the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum.
Backstory and Context
Tragically, 43 airmen died during training exercises during WWII. The base was a dive bombing training facility. After the war, the base was deemed excess property so it was deeded to the county and has operated as a public airport ever since.
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Anti Aging Foods For Longer Life
Whey protein protein is among these meals. It brings my beauty and health benefits for aging people. There’s growing evidence it triggers the game of osteoblasts, cells inside your bones that handle building new bone. And there’s also indication that it may play a substantial role in growing bone strength and density.
This anti-aging food enhances the standard of bovine collagen within the ligament and skin. Whey protein protein is ideal for anti-aging skincare as there’s some proof it prevents or/and reverses the mix-connecting of bovine collagen that is included with aging. Thus, anti-aging meals, whey protein protein particularly, prevents facial lines and line from showing up evidently.
Whey protein protein plus some other anti-aging meals has been analyzed for being able to help safeguard against cancer along with other growths in humans and creatures. It’s already accustomed to raise the recovery of cancer patients. Finally, studies have shown that whey protein protein concentrate helps reduce cholesterol levels better still than soy products. In a single study which in comparison soy products beans, casein and whey protein protein concentrate, whey protein demonstrated itself to become about 20 % more efficient than casein and almost 40 % more efficient than soy products beans.
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Coffer inflation: Apathy factors into why campaigns cost so much
Between two candidates for president of the United States, there has been more than $70 million donated, raised or otherwise collected — so far.
That’s right. So that means more $100 million is in the bank if you add up the coffers of all those running for the nation’s highest office — and that does include what has already been spent.
A bit of a shock when you think about it, isn’t it?
Many people lament these days that campaigns seem to be bought and sold rather than left to the person best-suited to run the country. And with such large bankrolls, you have to wonder, why do you need so much money to run for president if you are qualified and have the best plan for the future of the country?
The answer might lie in the fact that 40 percent is considered extraordinary turnout for a presidential election vote — and that is just among those who have registered to vote.
It is also indicated in the number of people who still do not know who their congressman is — or the vice president in some cases.
The reality is that presidential candidates need to buy images and face time with voters because otherwise many of them would not bother to learn who is running. They use all sorts of excuses — that they are too busy, that politics does not interest or affect them, you name it and those who try to get them to care have heard it.
And for many of these lackadaisical voters, the issues simply do not factor in. They hear what they want to hear, parrot a few positions and then “check” a candidate’s name on a ballot.
So, later, when they are surprised by a vote, it is understandable. After all, they did not bother to check to see if the candidate they supported really believed in what they said they did — or had the record to prove it.
Campaign financing is a touchy issue. The numbers racked up in the bank accounts of potential presidential contenders are staggering — and influence is related to money in some cases. Yet, the idea of public limits on campaign funds just doesn’t seem practical, not in this age of apathy. How would the messages get out without the costly exposure?
Really, would anyone get out and vote without the barrage of cameras and commercials?
Politics is becoming more lights, camera, action than substance these days — and might have been in previous generations, too. But soon, without more education and concern from those charged with electing new leaders, the viability of a potential presidential contender will be based on Nielsen ratings, not substance.
The key is to get more people interested at a younger age in what their government does and how they can play a role in deciding their country’s future. By getting people interested at an earlier age, they might stick with it long enough to become educated voters when they are adults.
Perhaps voter registration and education ought to be required before you can buy an iPod or a Nintendo.
Or maybe we ought to require a quiz. If you don’t know who the president is — or how he is elected — it is back to compact disc players and Candyland for you.
It is an intriguing thought, isn’t it?
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Textile manufacturing to be one of the major issues at the World Trade Organization's meeting in Cancun, MexicoNational Public Radio
Morning Edition: 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
September 12, 2003
Bob Edwards (Host)
Where clothes are made is the subject of international debate. Global trade dramatically has changed the textile and apparel industries and is a key issue being addressed at the World Trade Organization's meeting in Cancun, Mexico. As large American retail and apparel companies turn to cheap labor overseas, textile manufacturing here has declined sharply. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.
Elizabeth Blair (Reporting)
To understand why American textile manufacturers are hurting, just look in your own closet.
Ms. JENNIFER FULTON (Corporate Communications Specialist): This is a good deal. This is, like, 200 bucks, I think; and I got this at Filene's Basement on sale, made in the Philippines.
BLAIR: Jennifer Fulton, a corporate communications specialist in Washington, DC, let us into her closet.
Ms. FULTON: This is a JC Penney find. This is kind of like a summery, casual suit made in Bahrain. This is kind of a flowery rayon Liz Claiborne blouse, and this is actually a hundred percent silk and made in China.
BLAIR: Just about everything in Fulton's closet was made overseas. That's typical for most Americans. In the last three decades, the clothes we wear have gone from 90 percent made in the USA to less than 20 percent made here. Ever since the post-World War II period, trade barriers have gradually been coming down. The trend has given companies like The Gap, Wal-Mart and Ann Taylor greater access to cheaper labor and raw materials. It's also lowered prices for American consumers. But textile companies like Burlington Industries and Guilford Mills have been hard hit. According to the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, more than 250 US textile plants have closed in the past six years. And in the last year and a half, more than 30,000 American textile workers have lost their jobs, a situation that has forced factory owners to join with unions to fight what they see as unfair trade policies. It's a relationship that's new for both sides.
Mr. HARRIS RAYNOR (UNITE): When I come on that parking lot and go to visit their plant, I'm usually met by a large gentlemen looking very much like Rod Steiger from "In the Heat of the Night" and acting that way.
BLAIR: Harris Raynor is southern regional director of Unite, one of the unions that represents needle trades and textile workers. At a recent press conference in New York, he pointed out that US companies have greater costs because they have to respect US environmental and labor laws like clean air, health insurance and overtime.
Mr. RAYNOR: But somehow, our country says that when you step five feet across this border, none of that matters anymore. And you can be a textile industry anyplace else and you can pollute the air all you damn please. That's what having no trade policy means, having a trade policy that says the values that built this country belong in all of this world.
BLAIR: But many American companies voluntarily monitor the foreign factories they use, according to Peter McGrath, head of purchasing for JC Penney. He also heads up a trade association for American textile importers.
Mr. PETER McGRATH (Head of Purchasing, JC Penney): All the big companies, importers, retailers, in the United States have either a compliance, standards or codes conduct which absolutely mandate the letter of the law within the country that these goods are being made is followed. And a lot of times, I think we try to export our American point of view to countries that are not anywhere near as developed as we are.
BLAIR: Despite complaints from American textile mills and their unions, more and more production will move to those countries where labor is cheapest. In 2005, countries in the World Trade Organization will try to eliminate all textile quotas, and if they do, imports are expected to soar. Jim Leonard, who heads the textile office at the US Department of Commerce, says several American companies have asked that some quotas be extended, but he doesn't expect that to happen.
Mr. JIM LEONARD (US Department of Commerce): It's been a 10-year period where the industry knew this was coming and they needed to make some adjustments, and I think some companies have done that and some have not.
BLAIR: But when it comes to global competition, many American companies believe they're at an unfair disadvantage, especially against China, the biggest exporter of textiles and apparel. One of their main arguments is that China regulates its currency, keeping it artificially low and, therefore, making labor and production costs much lower than they would otherwise be. Bob Miller is senior vice president of the National Spinning Company.
Mr. BOB MILLER (Senior Vice President, National Spinning Company): I was in Old Navy with my children, and I showed them a sweater and I showed them how it was made with many different colors. It was made from wool yarn. It was hand pieced together and it was selling for $9.99. And I said to them, `There's no way this garment should sell for this.' This is no company that can stay in business that can sell this garment for $5 so that Old Navy can sell it for $10. That's just non-realistic.
BLAIR: Jim Leonard says his offices are viewing a handful of these kinds of allegations against China. At the same time, he says, they're trying to help American companies export. He says some companies are already doing so successfully by offering unique products like plus sizes for women.
Mr. LEONARD: A lady from Scotland and one from London came over and bought $10,000 worth of apparel because they can't get it there.
BLAIR: Some niche apparel manufacturers are finding success keeping all of their operations in the United States.
Mr. DOV CHARNEY (American Apparel): I don't believe that you should run into a market just to grab cheap labor. It's extremely inefficient.
BLAIR: Dov Charney knows he takes a minority view. He owns American Apparel, a company that sells T-shirts and other casual clothes all cut and sewn in Los Angeles. Even the fabric is knitted on site. He pays his workers $12 an hour or higher. American Apparel did $40 million in sales last year. Charney says he tried making clothes in Mexico, but with the constant traveling, high worker turnover and delays, it didn't work. Charney says having all the production in Los Angeles gives him more flexibility.
Mr. CHARNEY: We're able to make slight adjustments, we're able to respond to market forces at a breakneck speed, and we're able to focus instead of on the complexities of offshore manufacturing, we're able to focus on our design and technology.
BLAIR: Charney believes it's better all-around business to sell the product where you make it, but regional production is far from the minds of those attending the World Trade Organization's meeting in Cancun. Delegates there are trying to make progress towards the ultimate goal of free trade — not easy to achieve when everyone is trying for greater access to all markets while protecting their own turf. Elizabeth Blair, NPR News, Washington.
EDWARDS: On Monday, MORNING EDITION begins a five-part series on the fashion industry.
From NPR News, this is MORNING EDITION.
EDWARDS: I'm Bob Edwards.
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People Management the Mantra for Success The Essay
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- Subject: Business
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- Paper: #19199117
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People Management, The Mantra for Success: The Case of Singhania and Partner
Recruitment and Selection
People form an essential part of the organization. The efficiency and quality of its people determines the outcome of the organization. Therefore choice of right people and placing them at right place becomes necessary. Hiring comes at this point of time in the picture. Hiring is a strategic function for HR department. Recruitment and selection shape the process of hiring the employees. Recruitment is the methodical process of generating a pool of qualified applicants for jobs within an organization (A Project Study on Recruitment and Selection, n.d.).
The recruitment and selection process that is currently used at Singhania and Partners is one that they take very seriously. They had adopted the notion of matching the needs of the organization to the needs of the applicants in order to enhance the effectiveness of their recruitment process. The result has been a workforce that stays with the organization longer and performs at a higher level of effectiveness. This is an area that the firm currently has a good handle on and does not need to work on improving this.
Training for Cross-Cultural Adaptation
As in all business, communication is at the heart of effective international business. Because each culture has its own method of processing information, though, a multinational company must pay special attention to how it communicates, beyond language. In order to manage personnel, train staff, interact with clients or negotiate with vendors, cultural understanding is vital. When taken into consideration, the cultural facets of business can result in global success. When ignored, they can prove to be expensive in terms of failed training, organizational problems, lost business opportunities, and more (Cultural Services, n.d.).
Singhania and Partners is more and more moving into the global market area and because of this they have a need to cross train their employees culturally. This is an area in which the company needs to improve. They need to design and implement a good culture cross training program in order to assist their employees to succeed when doing business outside of their own country.
The content and duration of cross-cultural training may vary widely. Cultural familiarization training could range from brief introductions less than one day to concentrated orientations for several days or a week. On area that must be included is that of language training. This training may vary from brief survival language instruction to extensive, immersion training, aiming for entire spoken and written fluency. Host language capability may serve several purposes. Besides aiding communication with locals, it may also show an attitude of attempting to learn about the host culture, allowing one to be polite, and permitting cultural understanding not otherwise possible. Another area that should be included is that of environmental briefings. These normally include information that is essential for practical arrangements, such as, information about geography, climate, housing and schools. Training courses may also include anything from industry or market related information to essential business details of the firm's operations in the host country (Selmer, 2005).
This is an area in which Singhania and Partners does not currently address in their current practices. Because they are just now getting into the global businesses environment it is not something that they have had to worry about before. Now is a good time for them to develop and implanting training programs so that they can make sure that they are as successful on the global front as they have been in India.
Management Development is best described as the process from which managers learn and improve their skills not only to benefit themselves but also their employing organizations. In organizational development (OD), the effectiveness of management is recognized as one of the determinants of organizational success. Therefore, investment in management development can have a direct economic benefit to the organization. This process generally includes development of cognitive thinking skills like idea generation, and decision making, behavioral skills like choosing appropriate attitudes and values, and environmental skills like suiting management style to the situation skills (Management Development, 2012).
Although Singhania and Partners appears to relatively well at producing good managers this is an area in which it would not hurt to put some extra effort into. This is especially true due to the fact that the company is beginning to heavily do business in the global market. Developing their managers will allow them to increase their strength competitively while intensifying their culture of contented employees.
Performance appraisal can promote both the institutional development of the organization and the personal development of the people working within it. Integrating personal goals and organizational goals is an elusive but desirable objective, especially at a time when many workers feel alienated. Mistrustful or even hostile relationships between managers and the front line employees are signs of poor organizational health. A well conceived, skilfully managed system of performance appraisal can be a useful tool to promote communication between supervisors and other employees (Jensen, 1997).
Even though money isn't everything, it certainly is one of the top things that prospective employees look at when interviewing with new companies. Whether one is offering a straight basic salary arrangement or an incentive-based pay structure may make or break a person from accepting a job. A standard base pay program offers fixed salary ranges for each position category for workers performing the standard duties of their jobs. A company should set up least and maximum levels within those pay ranges to account for differences in knowledge and skill levels. "When setting the base pay structure, it should be determined where a company falls within their own industry as well as competing industries that may also offer job opportunities for employees. Pay levels should be set up to be competitive, or else one risks losing employees. A company can use the Internet to find industry-standard salary levels for specific jobs in specific geographical areas" (Obringer, 2012).
Once the base pay structure is determined, most companies then set up a merit pay program that will take the worker through the salary range for their position at a performance motivated speed. This comes into play when the workers managers do annual employee performance reviews. The disadvantage of this is that employees may begin to see it as a given that they will get a salary increase after each evaluation, and it ceases to be a motivation to execute better in their jobs. For this reason, more companies are moving toward more of a reward-based compensation system, known as Incentive Compensation (Obringer, 2012).
Incentive compensation is becoming much more common because of the augmented importance on performance and competition for talent. This kind of compensation structure significantly helps inspire employees to perform well. Hiring bonuses are also regularly used now, even for new college graduates. However, one might want to tie in a specific time period prior to the worker collecting this bonus. If not, one could run the risk of the employee departing after that first check, which would defeat the entire purpose. If a business is in an industry where one really has to contend to get good employees, setting up an incentive-based compensation program necessitates the same research into the industry as the base pay program (Obringer, 2012).
Singhania and Partners currently has a compensation plan that is based upon annual reviews along with incentive increases that are handed out by management when they feel it is appropriate. Although this plan appears to be working for them at the moment, with the increase in competition that is happening in the market, it would be a good idea for the company to design a more formal compensation plan. This would allow everyone to know where they stand at the moment and what goals they can set… | <urn:uuid:08d06108-1d84-4969-ad32-1e097b7758e2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.paperdue.com/essay/people-management-the-mantra-for-success-78497 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284352.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00197-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966176 | 1,553 | 2.078125 | 2 |
First, although Gematria uses numbers it should not be confused with Numerology. While Numerology could be very speculative and arbitrary, Gematria is a simple yet powerful method of understanding Scriptural connections....
Gematria uses the numerical values of the Hebrew letters to derive insights into the sacred writings, to obtain interpretations of the text, and to illustrate secular matters.
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November 9, 2009
U.S. Army veteran John Lynch decided to organize a reunion with comrades he served with during the Vietnam War. What he found surprised and then motivated him to establish the not-for-profit organization, Suffolk County United Veterans (SCUV).
Standing on the front steps of the recently refurbished veterans group home in Shirley are (from left) John Lynch and Wilkens Young, Suffolk County United Veterans; Mike Paquette, Scott Bradley, Dennis Ryan, Peter Palamidis, and Don Farnam, Brookhaven Veterans Association.
“I was hoping for a reunion, but when I started searching for my soldier friends I found that some of them were homeless,” Lynch said. “One comrade in particular had really fallen on hard times. He was living on the street looking through dumpsters for food and clothing. I couldn’t walk away knowing there were probably many veterans out there needing assistance, so I formed Suffolk County United Veterans to help supply housing, education, and employment for homeless veterans.”
Meet veteran Wilkens Young: When you meet Young, director of operations for the SCUV, you might not suspect that behind his broad smile, he was once a veteran who came upon hard times, including being homeless. Young said that without the help of the SCUV, there is a strong possibility that he would still be unemployed and homeless. Young is just one of the organization’s many success stories.
“The SCUV got me off the street, offered me educational opportunities and a job,” Young said. “I worked hard to change my life around but I couldn’t have done it without the support of John [Lynch] and the SCUV. The best way I can express my gratitude is to support other vets out there that need our help.”
Scott Bradley of BNL’s Information Technology Division, a member of the BVA, has been volunteering for the SCUV for quite some time.
“In the past, BNL donated computers to the SCUV,” Bradley said. “My BNL colleagues, Frank Burstein and A.J. Temprosa, offered to provide computer training, and Gary Jorgensen and Louie Nieves volunteered to put in telephone systems. When I asked members of the Brookhaven Veterans Association to volunteer to refurbish local veterans housing units, they jumped at the chance to help out. We have an unfathomable camaraderie.”
First, the BVA volunteers put together a list of repairs needed and prioritized their importance.
“Without the help of BNLers like Ron Prwivo and Pat Zoccoli, the BVA would have had a tougher time fulfilling this mission,” said BVA Commander Don Farnam. “The generosity of BNL employees never ceases to amaze me.”
The first place the BVA members started repairing and refurbishing was the Yaphank veterans housing location. The Yaphank location is usually the first stop for veterans to get off the street and find some clothes and food. From there, veterans can be placed in small group homes while they attend classes and look for employment.
At one group home in Shirley, BVA members John Bigrow and Pete Palamidis worked inside repairing the stairway and doing some electrical updates, while Mike Paquette, Dave Peter, and Dennis Ryan repaired the roof and chimney. That location is now home to four employed veterans.
“I am extraordinarily grateful for the volunteerism and support we received from Brookhaven Lab,” said Lynch. “It is estimated that one in four homeless males are veterans. We work to get them shelter, medical attention, clothing, education, and employment, but above all, we work to regain their trust and let them know they are not forgotten.”
For more information on the Brookhaven Veterans Association, go to their website or contact Don Farnam, Ext. 8248.
For more information on the Suffolk County United Veterans, contact John Lynch, 631.924-8088, or go to the Suffolk County United Veterans homepage.
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There is little information on the tolerance of leguminous crops to saflufenacil. A field study was conducted three times over a 2-yr period (2006, 2007) in Ontario, Canada, to determine the tolerance of adzuki bean, cranberry bean, lima bean, processing pea, snap bean, soybean, and white (navy) bean to saflufenacil applied PRE at 100 and 200 g ai/ha. Saflufenacil caused 51 to 99% injury, reduced height 25 to 93%, reduced shoot dry weight 92 to 99%, and reduced seed yield 56 to 99% in adzuki bean, cranberry bean, lima bean, snap bean, and white bean. Injury was lower in soybean and processing pea. Saflufenacil caused 1 to 25% injury, reduced height 3 to 13%, reduced shoot dry weight 5 to 30%, and reduced seed yield 0 to 4% in soybean and processing pea. Cranberry bean, snap bean, white bean, and lima bean were the most sensitive crops to saflufenacil followed by adzuki bean. Soybean and processing pea were the most tolerant to saflufenacil. Based on these results, saflufenacil applied PRE can be safely used in specific cultivars of pea and soybean at the proposed rate of 100 g/ha. However, there is not an acceptable margin of crop safety for saflufenacil PRE at 100 or 200 g/ha in adzuki, cranberry, lima, snap, and white bean. | <urn:uuid:322e7aa5-71d9-4c34-bb48-9c1d0a86bcda> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://core-cms.prod.aop.cambridge.org/core/journals/weed-technology/issue/BC8BD1F249142AE7B301E059D83D8C1A | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571987.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813202507-20220813232507-00268.warc.gz | en | 0.909839 | 330 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Mortification : Writers' Stories of Their Public Shame Paperback
Edited by Robin Robertson
A collection of stories from some of the world's greatest writers about their own public humiliation.
Humiliation is not, of course, unique to writers. However, the world of letters does seem to offer a near-perfect micro-climate for embarrassment and shame.
There is something about the conjunction of high-mindedness and low income that is inherently comic; something about the very idea of deeply private thoughts - carefully worked and honed into art over the years - being presented to a public audience of dubious strangers, that strays perilously close to tragedy.
Here, in over eighty contributions, are stories about the writer's audience, the fellow readers, the organiser, the venue, the 'hospitality', or the often interminable journey there and back.
Then there are the experiences of teaching and being taught, reviewing and being reviewed, of festivals and writers' retreats, symposia, signing sessions, literary parties and prizes, the trips abroad, with all the attendant joys of translation and, finally, the bright worlds of television and radio that can bring so many more people to share in your shame.
These are the best stories: those told against the teller. And for the reader, apart from the sheer schadenfreude of it all, there is admiration too: for that acknowledgement of human frailty, of punctured pride, but also of the seeming absurdity of trying to bring private art into the public space. Contributions from, amongst others: Simon Armitage, Margaret Atwood, Julian Barnes, Louis de Bernieres, Margaret Drabble, Roddy Doyle, AL Kennedy, John Lanchester, Patrick McCabe, Rick Moody, Andrew Motion, Andrew O'Hagan, Colm Toibin, Irvine Welsh, James Wood.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 289 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date: 17/05/2004
- Category: Biography: general
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The Bush administration is facing major challenges in the foreign policy arena, as the president prepares to begin his second term in office. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr?de Nesnera looks at the issue of nuclear non-proliferation.
Foreign policy experts say in the next four years, the Bush administration will have to deal effectively with two countries, Iran and North Korea, in an effort to curtail the possible spread of nuclear weapons.
The United States and Europe believe Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says its program is aimed at producing fuel for peaceful purposes, such as nuclear power generation.
Lee Hamilton, former chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' International Relations Committee, says President Bush faces very difficult choices in Iran.
"I don't think the United States has developed a clear, comprehensive policy toward Iran in decades. He (Mr. Bush) is going to have to decide how to deal with Iran's nuclear program. He's got several choices. He can open up a direct dialogue with the Iranians. He can use diplomatic and economic levers to try to isolate Iran. He can try to use military force to destroy nuclear sites or to bring about regime change: those are all very tough calls and yet I think some action by an American president, by President Bush in his next term, will be required, because Iran is clearly on the path toward nuclear weapons.
President Bush has made clear that a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable. For Leon Fuerth, who was National Security adviser to former Vice-President Al Gore, that statement has an ominous ring.
"If you know what you are saying and are careful, those words have an absolute, clear meaning. They carry with them the sound of a revolver being cocked. But in diplomacy, you can sort of put the thing back in the holster and pretend you didn't mean it. So now we'll have to find out what he means."
European governments have been in the forefront of efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear question through negotiation. Iran recently announced it had reached a preliminary agreement with Britain, France and Germany on its disputed nuclear program. But the accord was immediately criticized by hardliners in Iran. And in an interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper (Tuesday), U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said there was no agreement yet.
On North Korea, the United States has been saying for several years that Pyongyang has a secret nuclear weapons program. Since then, North Korea has pulled out of the nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, expelled U.N. monitors and restarted a nuclear facility it had promised to dismantle in 1994. For more than a year now, the United States and its allies have emphasized diplomacy, but the so-called six-party talks have stalled.
Michael O'Hanlon, a foreign policy expert with the Brookings Institution, says President Bush will have to decide whether he wants to accelerate the diplomatic process.
"We are moving towards a de facto status quo where North Korea is a nuclear power, whether we want to acknowledge it or not and the longer you let that sink in, the harder it ever becomes to reverse. So the question is, would some kind of new diplomatic strategy that perhaps encouraged some of our friends in the region to offer North Korea more incentives even if we don't want to directly ourselves, would that kind of new approach be appropriate in the context of the six-party talks."
Experts say whether it is dealing with Iran or North Korea, the United States cannot resolve those problems alone.
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Mack says Washington must work with other countries.
"We don't have the answers by ourselves on how to deal with the question of nuclear proliferation. We are going to have to do it in an international context. We are going to have to be willing to share the leadership of this. We are going to have to be willing to share the burdens of pursuing this. We can get a great deal of international solidarity on these issues if we proceed in a collaborative and internationalist approach."
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Pilot will be feted for making history
Family, friends and others will honor Cedrick Jessup on Sept. 29 during an event at the Cross Creek Country Club, 1129 Greenhill Road in Mt. Airy.
Jessup, a native of Mt. Airy and a U.S. Navel aviator, is the first black pilot to have ever taken command of FAIRCONRON Four. Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (FAIRCONRON) Four provides communications relay and airborne command post missions to support the Navy’s Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission, which provides a survivable communications link between national decision-makers and the country’s arsenal of strategic nuclear weapons.
According to the Mt. Airy News, Jessup took on the executive office duties in April and will be named the commanding officer in April or May 2014.
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When I first got my iPhone over two years ago, I vowed to never let my children touch it. I'm not sure how long I stuck to that, but with four kids it was inevitable that I would cave. Especially once I got my iPad, since I can still play on that while they play with my phone. Now I have a folder on my iPhone with kids games for them and it has proven to be a life saver with my three year old. Especially when out shopping and running errands. So I like to have fun and educational games on there for him.
Pilo 3: An Interactive Children's Story Book - 3D Animation - Cooking Game has been great for him. This iOS app is a combination of storybook and games where children follow the story of Pilo, a cute pillow doll. As the 3D animation story progresses, the player is presented with interactive mini-games such as matching shapes, slicing fruit, decorating a cake and more. Once the task is complete, you can than continue on with the story.
These mini-games proved to be perfect for my three year old. They were easy enough for him to quickly understand what to do while being challenging enough to keep him engaged. I think his favorite part was building a train and then catching stars with it while speeding down the tracks. And as much as he enjoys playing the games, he likes watching the story just as much. Your child can even have some fun picking out an outfit for Pilo. We tend to favor the Batman shirt ourselves.
Overall, we were both pleased with this app. It provided my son with some fun and educational game play while providing mom with a little bit of quiet time.
Pilo 3 is available for $2.99 in the iTunes store for the following iOS devices:
• iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and 5
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The mummy of Zagreb.
Photo: SpeedyGonsales/Creative Commons, CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
When an unidentified ancient language was found on a mummy’s bandages in the 19th century, Egyptologists were baffled. Deciphering it took decades. However, thanks to this, scholars have gained valuable information about its authors: the Etruscans.
Mummy in a mysterious manuscript
In 1868, the Zagreb Museum in Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, acquired an Egyptian mummy of a woman. Its previous owner stripped it of all the “casings” he had kept to himself. He was an ordinary person, not a member of the royal family or a priest. However, the packaging concealed a fascinating mystery. There was writing on the linen strips, but a German Egyptologist Heinrich Bruegsch Note that these were not Egyptian hieroglyphs. It was a line unknown to him until now.
Two decades later, in 1891, the museum authorities agreed to send these covers to Vienna. They hoped that these mysterious signs could be deciphered. The dressings were examined by an Austrian Egyptologist Jacob Krall, who was finally able to discover the mysterious symbols. The letters were not Coptic, as some believe, but the words of the Etruscans, the words of the culture that prevailed in Italy before the Romans. Whoever wrapped the mummy centuries ago used torn ribbons from the Etruscan linen book.
The discovery was exciting. References to Etruscan cloth books can be found in many classic works, but there are no surviving examples. The dry climate in Egypt, combined with the dryers used to dry the mummy, created an ideal environment for preserving fragile textiles. The mummy covers were not only the first Etruscan cloth text found, but also the longest Etruscan text ever found. It could be the “holy grail” of information about this culture.
The text is partially decoded
Kral’s identification of the Zagreb Cloth Book, also known as Liber Linteus Zagrabiensis, raised many questions. These packs relate not only to their packaging, but also to the time in which they should have been created. It was also a mystery how this wrapper could have ended up with an Egyptian mummy.
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Etruria originated in the 8th century BC, traded with Greek colonists and developed a sophisticated culture of metalworking, painting, and sculpture. Trade brought Etruria goods, Greek gods, and the Euboean Greek alphabet. The Etruscans adapted it and created their own script, which was written from right to left.
The Etruscan language is almost unique among European languages. Almost all are derived from Indo-European languages, but the Etruscan language is an exception: a rare case of a language that preceded the Indo-European influx and also survived it.
The Zagreb Cloth Book was a sheet of about 3 meters long with 12 columns of text before it was torn into bandages. The portion recovered from the binding is believed to correspond to about 1,330 words—about 60 percent of the original text. Prior to the discovery of the Cloth Book, Etruscan scholars could only study the ancient language on the basis of about 10,000 short inscriptions, but Krall’s identification of the Cloth Book language in 1891 greatly increased the number of available texts.
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The Etruscan cloth book was not the only text included on the covers of the mummy. Papyrus was also used with the Egyptian Book of the Dead to wrap the body. This Egyptian work refers to a female character by name Nissi Khones (“The Lady of the House”), which scholars now believe is a woman whose body is mummified. In the late twentieth century, it was established that she lived sometime between the fourth and first centuries BC and died at the age of thirty.
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I am part of the Personal Inquiry project
, which is one of eight projects funded under the ESRC/EPSRC Technology-enhanced learning programme. http://www.tlrp.org/tel/
This is an ambitious (ca. $22 M over five years), funded by the EPSRC/ESRC, which at its core is about tackling these challenges of educational significance from an interdisciplinary perspective:
Technology enhanced learning (TEL) requires interdisciplinary collaboration across the disciplines of learning, cognition, information and communication technologies (ICT) and education, and broader social sciences… To achieve the highest ambitions for education and lifelong learning we need to exploit fully what new technology offers – for personalising learning and improving outcomes… for creating more flexible learning opportunities and for improving the productivity of learning and knowledge building processes. But to do this, we need a more explicit understanding of the nature of learning itself, both formal and informal, and the way it is responding to changes in society and the opportunities created by new technologies… This… will support innovation from both research areas, each challenging the other, to rethink ways of making learning more effective and to develop the new technology solutions to make that possible. Such interdisciplinary research is intended to help build new understandings of how technology can enhance learning.
Three of the projects have been going now for just over a year, including ours. Five new projects have just started. Eileen Scanlon and I presented at the first in what is planned to be a series of workshops associated with the programme. The theme was ‘The challenges of interdisciplinary research’. The tagclowd of my notes was courtesy of Shaaron Ainsworth who was also at the event – here’s a slightly more readable version.
Alan Blackwell of Cambridge University kicked off the day with a really interesting talk on tacking interdisciplinarity and some of the approaches he has adopted and the projects he has been involved with. He is co-director of Crucible – a centre for research in interdisciplinary research. Here’s a summary of some of the points of advice he made on ingredients for successfully fostering interdisciplinarity:
- Leaders and founders of interdisciplines should resist convention and maintain vision, while being mentors and coaches
- Freedom requires resource
- Collaborations grow in years not months
- Goals must offer serendipity not constraint
- Maintain and reward curiosity
- Understand work with and subvert structures – organisational, disciple, career
And here are his suggestions for making it happen:
- Start small and move fast
- Bring creative and design practices to technology
- Facilitate encounters between communities
- Cheerfully transgress academic borders
- Engage with reflective social science
- Directly address public policy
I really liked his approach and style – working across boundaries, questioning the established and being a bit of a maverick basically! It’s just what’s needed. He also gave a plug for HCI2009 conference 1-5th Sept, not a conference I have been to be before but it looks interesting.
Eileen and I kicked off a debate session. Eileen gave an overview of some work in the literature on interdisciplinarity and then we gave a case study of how we have approached it in the PI project and what has worked and what hasn’t. The slides are available on slideshare. In particular we talked about how we used various ‘mediating artefacts’ in the project as trigger points to discus ideas around and also our variant of adopting a participatory design approach and involving different stakeholders in the design process. Interestingly design was a key concept that was also central to Alan’s approach and was returned to again and again during the day’s discussion. We also drew on Roy Pea’s diagram about the co-evolving relationship between technologies and practice and discussed how this might impact on fostering interdisciplinary dialogue. We then got delegates to add to flip charts around the following five themes:
- What were their ‘birth’ disciplines?
- How methodologies do they use?
- What theoretical frameworks did they use?
- What research questions are they interested?
- What approaches did they suggest to foster interdisciplinarity?
Of course it’s not a large sample and people were doing this around lunch when their mind was more on food than intellectual debate, but nonetheless the results are interesting. The National Central for Research Methods did a much more extensive study when it was established. One of the outputs was a Typology of Research Methods. The report is well worth a read. Below are some of the notes from our exercise:
Birth disciplines: Computer science, Plant science, Botany, Veterinary science, Ethnology cultural studies, Psychology, HCI, Philosophy, Fine art, Moral philosophy, Electronic engineering, Chemistry, History of art, AI, Geology, HPS, International development education, Linguistics and AI, Philosophy, Sociology, Maths and Physics. Is it my imagination or are there a lot of people from a predominantly Scientific background. One person wrote why worry about disciplines - aren’t many of these just fields?
There wasn’t much written on methodologies – just a few notes. One person argued for the need to have robust methods and suggested looking for evidence from methodologies which work for other disciplines. Persistent collaboration methodology and normal scientific method were also mentioned.
Theoretical perspectives: Social constructivism, Actor Network Theory, Constructivism, Critical theory, Action research, Communities of practice – researchers and practitioners, STS, Scientific enquiry, Conversational framework, Philosophy of technology, Anthropological views on tools artefacts and technology, Activity theory.
One person also suggested that we need to both build on relevant theories in education science, but also consider that new interdisciplinary theories might emerge from TEL work.
Research focus/interest: Cognitive education, Creating research communities, Epistemology, Case-based learning, Human computer interaction, Fieldwork across disciplines, Artificial intelligence, People/communities, Educational research, Fluid learning objects, Personal development, Fostering self-sustaining communities, Human learning and judgment, Creative development, Field work across disciplines, Making a sustainable permanent difference change.
Approaches to fostering interdisciplinarity. Some questioned whether most Interdisciplinary teams were really multi-disciplinary. Another person suggested it was important to break down the space barrier – to create time and space for sharing and imaging. Another argued for the need to create theoretical space. Other quotes: Grounding relationships and developing shared language, Triangle of elation – frustration and desperation, inter-actional vs. contributory expertise, ensure good publications within disciplines only, worry less – explore what ID does rather than worry about meaning – bring back Derrida!, Project members going together to the pub or cultural equivalents, exposure to, appreciation of and respect for the paradigms methods of others disciplines having them influence ones own practice, Rich intermediating representations eg design patterns, A team member who bridges the disciplines and makes the connections that hold people together, Be concrete work on specific examples – I get lost in the general interdisciplinary which disciplines etc? Its good to talk…, Shared tasks. So in essence time and space to foster debate and develop ideas seems to be the overarching message from this list.
In the afternoon we split into groups and asked them to foster around three key themes that we had posed as part of a seminar we will be presenting at AERA 2009. The symposium is structured around five of the projects in the TEL programme and will consist of thematically linked presentations. It will explore how the projects are tackling the challenges set by the programme and more generally on how to instantiate the rhetoric of radical transformation of educational practice through the use of technologies. In particular the objectives of the session will be to consider the following questions:
· Issues of design: How can we design for innovation and adopt a more participatory, inclusive approach to design? What is the relationship between design and instantiation of practice?
· Transformation of practice: How might innovative technologies lead to real transformation of practice? What are the barriers and enablers? What new forms of pedagogy are possible?
· Methodological development and interdisciplinary inquiry: What are the methodological challenges and what are methodological innovations? What are the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary research?
Here’s a summary of the feedback from the groups.
- Communication Use of a Virtual Research Environment (VRE). VRE’s can be really useful for Geographical distributed projects but also bring out a lot of the interdisciplinary issues - the way in which you use wikis, email lists, announcement tools is something else you still need to get shared consensus with. The extent to which the debate around ID is very productive, are we actually as bounded as we think we are, can we reframe the debates about how knowledge generation takes place?
- Engagement The fact that there are different levels of engagement of those involved in the project and different technological expertise.
- Methods To what extent do the methods reflect the learning impact that technologies might bring?? How do things change when you move from a paper measure to one that’s based on the screen?
- Design – What is the nature of participatory design. How do you begin, how do you take account of user views? The tension between this and the need for a starting point around theoretical perspectives and goals. Also when do you know when to end/stop? Design is always a compromise – we should all make our design decisions more explicit and write these up in our design history. Shells for design and creativity. ‘User’ design – who is the user? Do you use them same ones over the life span or do they become experts in the system, introduce new novices? Tangible and attractive, simple about reaching out to a set of complex designs that might represent behind the metaphor – mobile phone as a metaphor has a lot of hidden meaning.
- Research vs. development Tension between research and development – research aims, but also a design element but that is not what we are funded to do, but these are intimately linked. Are there important lessons for the funders here? Process and product – a research process we reflect on but also a product. Tension between creativity vs. productivity - how much can/do you deviate from the original project aims?
- Transformation of practice – what and whose?? Researchers, users, changing design as practice – new metaphors and new ideas. New forms of pedagogy. Establishment and sustainability of learning communities – mobile and at a distance
- Methodological challenges and working together. Building on known success stories, which have involved a large interdisciplinary team and also learn from those that didn’t work.
- Issue of project management – these projects involve large and disparate groups, do we new approaches needed to managing such projects? How much arising from ID as opposed to the size of the project team? The impact of the birth discipline of the Principal Invest Igor on managing the project. The need to manage different expectations – understanding from each other’s disciplines what might be achievable. Danger of splitting off into parallel tracks of research with some cross talking but no real coming together. To overcome challenges need to allocate enough time for the team as a whole to come together to develop a commonality of purpose.
- What is emerging – transformation of knowledge as well as transformation of practice. The presence of technologies may be changing the nature of what we are tackling
- Users Working with users and PD and what it means. Working with users who are experts but they might not be the best people to work with if you want to design for novices.
- Communication. Importance of communication – getting the terminology right as soon as you can.
- Nature of innovation – technology, practice, activities,
- Success criteria and evaluation How much should we be driven by the original proposal?
- Shared understanding – what do we understand by a shared understanding?
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DESIGNING BOOLEAN CONDITION TURBINE TRIPS
by Kim A. Lovejoy, Lovejoy Controls Corporation Copyright 1996, All rights reserved. Reproduction by permission only.
Most Turbine Supervisory Instrument (TSI) systems currently in service are liabilities to reliable operation. Whereas modern digital logic redundancy has improved almost all areas of equipment control and monitoring, TSIs have lingered in the single-point failure dark ages. Although spurious trip events occur regularly with enormous lost generation costs, few instrument engineers are aware of much more reliable designs. This paper introduces the concept of replacing conventional TSI trip logic with Boolean condition turbine trips in a modern digital TSI system.
Vibration and thrust TSIs were originally analog comparitors dedicated to sensor inputs, usually provided in pairs for alarm and trip level relay drives. In the late 1970s and well into the 1980s the traditional TSI system manufacturers began to slowly "digitize" their TSIs by replacing the analog comparitors with A/D converters and microprocessors. Unfortunately, most of the so-called modernizations were really just digital substitutions, and single point trip logic was routinely maintained.
A single point trip in a TSI system exists when a single sensor output may, if its output signal varies enough, induce a turbine trip which will shut down the unit. The use of such trips is not a good idea, since many events can induce a spurious, or false trip, including:
* Loose sensor or mounting bracket.
* Kicked sensor.
* Sensor amplifier failure.
* Detector A/D failure.
* Detector filter failure.
When any of the false trip events occur the results are the same, -a forced outage of the turbine.
The Boolean Condition Approach
A much more secure design is available in using Boolean Conditions as trip criteria rather than single point comparisons. A typical Boolean Condition logic chart is shown in Figure 1, where up to five (5) independent sensor value tests are performed to determine if a Boolean Condition Trip exists. Each individual Test consists of a comparison of one of many sensors to a programmable setpoint (either Less Than or Greater than). The overall Boolean Trip Condition then exists if the Boolean expression of (TEST 1 OR TEST 2) AND TEST 3 AND TEST 4 AND TEST 5 is true, allowing secure multi-point event confirmations. The Boolean logic prevents any one sensor output (or any one test comparison hardware) from initiating a trip due to the spurious causes.
In application, however, we must go to considerably more detail than Figure 1 affords to successfully implement Boolean Conditions in modern distributed digital instrument systems. The design method to accomplish this utilizes library blocks of code which are linked to form a TSI "system".
The primary block element is the individual test shown in the Figure 2 flowchart. Each of the comparison tests for each Boolean Condition has one (1) logic input or entry point and four (4) logic outputs. Referring to Figure 2, the first test determination is whether the test itself is active or bypassed. Since not all Boolean Conditions will require the full five tests, provision must be made to bypass those not to be used. If the test is bypassed, the block is exited via the "B" (Bypass) output.
The second test determination must determine whether or not the data used in the comparison is "stale". Stale data must be detected in distributed systems to avoid continued use of old data upon an interruption of communications between the data acquisition system and the Boolean Condition test processor. A time-based interrupt is generated which re-writes data memory to a (stale) code value if not reset upon normal communications. If the test detects the stale code for the data, the block is exited via the "S" (Stale) output.
The third test determination performs the actual numerical comparison between the data value and the setpoint, according to pre-programmed greater-than or less-than logic. If the test passes, the "P" (Pass) output is taken, if failed the "F" (Fail) output is used.
The five individual tests are then assembled with external logic to form a Boolean Comparison as shown in Figure 3. Additional logic required to activate the trip includes an overall enabled condition and the repetitive confirmation of a confidence counter. Only when all the condition criteria have been met is the condition active and the trip processed.
APPLICATION of BOOLEAN TRIP CONDITIONS
Boolean Trip Conditions (BTCs) may be tailored to suit particular applications both to prevent single point spurious trips and to accomodate operating strategies. The following are examples of each.
1. A generation turbine TSI system has x-y proximity probes. The unit is important to the load grid, and requires manual operator confirmation of trips while loaded. During startup, however, automatic trip protection is desired to prevent damaging critical speed operation or seal destruction due to a bowed rotor. Solution: Apply a BTC to each bearing. Use Test 1 as the bearing y-probe greater-than the desired protection limit, bypass Test 2, use Test 3 as the bearing x-probe greater-than the desired protection limit, use Test 4 as the turbine speed less-than five RPM below the synchronous speed, and bypass Test 5. Assign a confidence counter of five (5) and enable the condition. The result will be an enabled BTC which activates only when the unit reaches load speed and requires both the x and y probe at the programmed vibration levels for a confirmed period.
2. A mechanical turbine thrust wear trip is needed which uses opposing direction probes. Solution: Apply a BTC with one probe in a wear limit comparison as Test 1, Test 2 bypassed, the other probe in a wear limit comparison as Test 3, and both Test 4 and Test 5 bypassed.
3. A journal bearing temperature trip is required which occurs at temperatures in excess of 210 F. Solution: Wire redundant thermoucouples. Apply a BTC with the temperature comparison to the first thermocouple as Test 1, Test 2 bypassed, the other thermocouple temperature comparison as Test 3 and both Test 4 and test 5 bypassed.
Many other configurations are possible, including digital logic inputs as test conditions. These are useful to enable or disable trips based on operational status of multiple units. For example, tripping one condensate booster pump for high vibration may not upset operation unless it is the only one running. Tying the operational status of the pumps together can qualify trips.
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- New York's third offshore wind procurement will launch this year and is expected to result in at least 2 GW of new projects, Gov. Kathy Hochul, D, announced Wednesday in her 2022 State of the State address. The procurement will be paired with a $500 million infrastructure investment to develop a supply chain for the state's burgeoning offshore wind industry.
- Hochul also unveiled a new legislative proposal to ensure all new building construction reaches zero emissions by 2027, and to develop 2 million "electrified or electrification-ready homes" by 2030. New York will also be doubling its energy storage target, she said.
- Another proposal calls for all new school bus purchases to be electric by 2027 and to convert the state's fleet of 50,000 busses to be zero emission by 2035. The plan is "bold but achievable," Electrification Coalition Executive Director Ben Prochazka said in a statement.
New York has plans to lead the nation's offshore wind industry, while also eliminating building and transportation emissions, in order to develop a carbon-neutral economy by 2050.
"This transformative investment in green infrastructure will cement New York's status at the forefront of climate action and ensure equity in our transition to a cleaner, greener state," Hochul said in a statement.
Hochul's building electrification plan will "require zero on-site greenhouse gas emissions for new construction no later than 2027." The plan also calls for upgrading the state's appliance efficiency standards, and mandates energy benchmarking for large buildings to make it easier to track efficiency improvements over time.
The plan will also establish a "dedicated green electrification fund" to electrify low-income homes through a new $25 billion, five-year housing capital plan managed by the state office of Homes and Community Renewal.
"To make real progress on climate change, it's time to tackle major sources of pollution head-on, ensure greener housing is available to all New Yorkers, and pave the way toward a more sustainable future," Hochul said.
The upcoming wind procurement will power at least 1.5 million homes and create 2,000 jobs, according to the governor's office. The state is targeting 9 GW of offshore wind by 2035.
"With this investment, New York will lead the nation on offshore wind production," said Hochul. The $500 million will go to upgrade the state's "ports, manufacturing, and supply chain infrastructure needed to advance its offshore wind industry," according to a statement.
"This investment will ensure that New York has the strongest offshore wind energy market along the Eastern Seaboard, enabling us to be the offshore wind supply chain hub for other projects up and down the coast," Hochul's office said.
Hochul also revealed plans to double New York's storage deployment target, from 3 GW to 6 GW by 2030. The state will also move to switch out gasoline-powered school buses for zero emission models by 2035.
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Alan D. MacPherson
Alan MacPherson, Professor of Geography at the State University of New York at Buffalo, died recently at the age of 51. He had served as Chair of the Department of Geography from 2001-2007. He was also Director of SUNy-buffalo’s Canada-United States Trade Center (CUSTAC). MacPherson was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography from the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom in 1979, and a master’s degree in planning from Edinburgh College of Art in 1981. In 1982, he earned a master’s degree in geography from the University of Toronto, where he also earned his doctorate in 1988. MacPherson’s principal research interests concerned the relationship between technological innovation and regional economic development, with special emphasis on export development and Canada-U.S. trade. His teaching included undergraduate and graduate courses in international business and economic geography. He became an Associate Professor at SUNy-buffalo in 1988.
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Johannesburg: Calls to revive the Tolstoy Farm, a desolate area which once was a thriving commune run by Mahatma Gandhi, renewed during the annual Gandhi Walk here. (Agencies)
Several speakers at the 27-year-old annual Gandhi Walk hosted on Sunday in Lenasia, the sprawling mainly Indian suburb south of here, said the organisers should find a way to link the annual event to the nearby Tolstoy Farm.
Over 2,000 people participated in the walk.
Mahatma Gandhi had set up the Tolstoy Farm as an experiment in community living during his tenure in Johannesburg at the turn of the last century.
The event was started as a fundraiser for building a new Gandhi Hall in Lenasia after the original Gandhi Hall in the Johannesburg city centre had to be sold in the 1970's because it fell into a designated white area under the draconian Group Areas Act of the then white minority government.
Tolstoy Farm, less than ten kilometers from the Gandhi Hall, has fallen into disuse after the last residents left the area in the 1970's.
Despite valiant efforts to revive some activity there, especially by Gandhian enthusiast Mohan Hira, who formed the Mahatma Gandhi Remembrance Organisation, constant vandalism has left a bare shell there.
Now the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation wants to find ways of turning Tolstoy Farm into a legacy project, with the Indian High Commission pledging support as well.
Referring to an earlier meeting between community organisations and Indian High Commissioner Virendra Gupta on the issue of Tolstoy Farm, acting Indian Consel-General in Johannesburg Nandan Bhaisora called for a follow-up: "We would like to take some further action on this and hope that something works out.
"Coal India has already assured us that it will be funding the project, so we should take it forward."
However, the idea to rejuvenate the farm situated on the outskirt of the city also met with some scepticism as it is now part of a brick-making company.
Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of the man who led the fight against oppression in both South Africa and India to become the Mahatma, was more practical in her approach of reviving Tolstoy Farm.
"Tolstoy Farm falls in the middle of a quarry and it makes it so difficult for people to plan anything when you are a little island in the middle of a huge quarry," Durban-based Gandhi said after impressing much younger participants as she joined the 7-km walk.
"My own gut feeling, like many other people, is that it should be revived and preserved as an important site, but I can understand the constraints of the people in Johannesburg to think of how they can preserve this site," she said.
Gandhi also felt that a proposal to use Tolstoy Farm as a possible starting or ending point for the annual Gandhi Walk, which currently starts and ends at the Gandhi Hall, would be difficult.
"Ideally it would be a nice thing, in terms of drawing people's attention to it, but looking at the security of the people, the logistics might be difficult," Gandhi said.
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On April 23–24, Bay Area youth will prototype exciting science-themed games about California food, water, and energy issues.
SAN FRANCISCO (April 21, 2016) – San Francisco teenagers are putting a meaningful twist on “weekend gaming” in Golden Gate Park. Starting this Saturday, April 23, the California Academy of Sciences will host its second-annual, two-day Science Game Jamin collaboration with partners from the Bay Area gaming community, includingEA,GlassLab Games, and MIND Research Institute. In the professional realm, game jams are gatherings of game developers racing the clock to design innovative games in a short amount of time. By blending science learning with this creative, fast-paced approach to game design, the Academy’sDigital Learning program aims to expose youth to science-rich experiences in an all-new format.
“We’re thrilled to combine the Bay Area’s unparalleled tech know-how with the Academy’s in-house science expertise,” says Katie Levedahl, Academy Associate Director of Youth Engagement. “Game jams are a great way to give young people the space and mentorship they need tell creative science stories. We know teens are buying games—we want to empower them to hop in the driver’s seat and create new, exciting games packed with real science.”
The Academy’s 2016 Science Game Jam is a thrilling follow-up to last fall’s Climate Game Jam, a nationwide event organized by a partnership between NOAA, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Smithsonian Institute, the California Academy of Sciences, and several other institutions. Groups of adult developers from the Academy’s 2015 event placed first and fourth in the adult division for innovative games about coral farming and owl conservation.
This week’s Science Game Jam shifts the focus back to youth participants from the San Francisco community. After completing an online application process, 50 teenagers were invited to the Academy’s second-annual Science Game Jam. Upon arrival, teens will break into teams and explore local Bay Area environmental issues of food, water and energy. Groups are challenged to work together—with support from professional game designers as mentors—to imagine a thrilling, educational game that engages users with the science behind our complex, interconnected local ecosystems. Teen participants will develop playable digital games, and present their products to museum guests and other youth for feedback.
Professional volunteers from the Bay Area’s vibrant gaming industry will work closely with each small group, walking teens through the process of planning and storyboarding to create one immersive, coherent gaming experience.These volunteer mentors will encourage teens to push through roadblocks as a team, while helping groups stay hyper-focused on creating engaging science content with wide gaming-appeal.
“The game jam format has huge potential to serve thousands beyond the direct participants,” says Levedahl. “Teens can build stories and create games that might show up in classrooms and online app stores around the world.”
Science Game Jam targets 13 to 18-year-olds at a critical developmental moment when exposure to science—both formally and informally—can create lifelong interest in a variety of fields. The Academy and its partners continue to explore the intersection of youth empowerment, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning, and game design.
Academy game jams are an extension of its innovative Digital Learning program, established in 2011. This youth-centric initiative pioneers programs that combine science exploration, digital media, and the power of youth voice. By connecting young people with cutting-edge technology and accessible mentors, the Academy helps support the next generation of science communicators and technology-literate leaders. Participating youth are provided a forum—on the museum floor, in Bay Area communities, and on various online platforms—to share their digital science stories with maximum impact.
The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution dedicated to exploring, explaining and sustaining life on Earth. Based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, it is home to a world-class aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum, as well as innovative programs in scientific research and education—all under one living roof.
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ABOUT THE MISSION OF NAURU
The Republic of Nauru was admitted as the 187th member state of the United Nations in September 1999, and subsequently established its Permanent Mission in January 2000. On December 22, 1999, His Excellency Ambassador Vinci Niel Clodumar presented his Letter of Credence to Secretary-General Kofi Annan and became the first Permanent Representative of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations. Ambassador Clodumar continues to represent Nauru at the United Nations today.
The involvement of the Republic of Nauru at the United Nations covers on important issues such as global warming, rising sea-levels, nuclear testing, Pacific aid, Development and Measures designed to combat international terrorism. Small as the country is, Nauru continues to actively support human rights and self-determination to its Pacific neighbours.
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With its majestic donjon of a height of 60m, the castle of Vufflens is visible from far away. Vufflens-le-Château and its vineyards are situated 3 km north from Morges. The village is available by train, namely the railway line Bière-Apples-Morges (BAM).
The castle of Vufflens, built in the 15th century, represents the most outstanding example of a small group of Vaud castles dating from the Late Middle Ages, above all characteristic because they were built of bricks.
This impressive building with its 60 metres donjon is a private property and unfortunately not open to visitors. But one can very well admire it from the outside.
An agreeable promenade of 30 minutes through the vineyards between Vufflens-le-Château and Denens offers a splendid view on this magnificent castle, Lake Geneva and Mont-Blanc. There is also the possibility to combine a walk with a train ride on the railway line BAM between Bière, Apples and Morges. | <urn:uuid:9ed8a137-4d48-4b07-9c00-5b2f6ee7079d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.region-du-leman.ch/en/P6687/commune-de-vufflens-le-chateau | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.957677 | 225 | 1.640625 | 2 |
4D Printing at the Microscale
C.A. Spiegel, M. Hippler, A. Münchinger, M. Bastmeyer, C. Barner‐Kowollik, M. Wegener, and E. Blasco
Adv. Funct. Mater. 1907615 (2019)
- Datum: 19.12.2019
3D printing of adaptive and dynamic structures, also known as 4D printing, is one of the key challenges in contemporary materials science. The additional dimension refers to the ability of 3D printed structures to change their properties—for example, shape—over time in a controlled fashion as the result of external stimulation. Within the last years, significant efforts have been undertaken in the development of new responsive materials for printing at the macroscale. However, 4D printing at the microscale is still in its early stages. Thus, this progress report will focus on emerging materials for 4D printing at the microscale as well as their challenges and potential applications. Hydrogels and liquid crystalline and composite materials have been identified as the main classes of materials representing the state of the art of the growing field. For each type of material, the challenges and critical barriers in the material design and their performance in 4D microprinting are discussed. Importantly, further necessary strategies are proposed to overcome the limitations of the current approaches and move toward their application in fields such as biomedicine, microrobotics, or optics. | <urn:uuid:4306cf63-48dd-4e02-9b33-d1a426253ab0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.aph.kit.edu/wegener/867_937.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.936091 | 319 | 1.796875 | 2 |
Terminal differentiation may be the process where cycling cells stop proliferating to start out new particular functions. was manufactured in the knowledge of how proliferating cells control and regulate development and initiation of DNA synthesis1,2,3,4,5,6,7. On the other hand, the fading of DNA replication as cells end differentiate and proliferating, received little if any attention in any way. Intensifying differentiation of somatic stem cells differs in the terminal differentiation of these cells that, although may be re-programmed in a few cases8, aren’t focused on proliferate thereafter usually. This is one of the most essential choices each one cell makes at some stage9. It really is a complicated decision which involves dramatic adjustments in gene chromatin and appearance company2,4,9. Murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cell lines are based on proerythroblasts transformed using the Friend complicated10. As regarding untransformed cells, MEL cells proliferate indefinitely in the absence of erythropoietin. MEL cells may overcome the blockage, however, and reinitiate differentiation when exposed to a number of different chemical brokers, such as hexamethylene-bis-acetamide – HMBA. A precommitment period of 12C24?hours, however, is required before cells become irreversibly committed to terminal differentiation10,11. In the presence of the inducer MEL cells continue to cycle 4C5 occasions before proliferation stops and cells accumulate in G110. These features make MEL cells an invaluable model to study reprogramming of tumour cells to a non-malignant phenotype and to analyse the mode of action of different chemotherapeutic compounds. Some observations show that MEL phenotypic differentiation and terminal cell division, however, are not necessarily coupled12. Down regulation of genes characteristic of proliferating cells, including several oncogenes such as myc, myb and PU.1, goes along CH5424802 with cell cycle arrest13,14. Concomitantly, expression of a true quantity of differentiated cell-gene markers prospects to reactivation from the erythroid differentiation plan15,16,17,18. Right here we utilized cell stream cytometry and genome wide DNA combing to examine for the very CH5424802 first time DNA replication through the precommitment and early dedication intervals of MEL cells before they end proliferation and differentiate in the current presence of HMBA. The results obtained indicated that replication forks decelerate as cells advance within their commitment to differentiate progressively. Concomitantly, the inter-origin length becomes shorter, indicating that replication origins which were dormant in proliferating cells became turned on as cells contacted terminal differentiation actively. We verified that cells continue bicycling for 4C5 rounds in the current presence of HMBA, which induced no DNA harm, before proliferation ended and cells gathered in G1. Furthermore, we verified that Horsepower1, a marker for heterochromatinization19, boosts as cells differentiate. As different loci are recognized to behave disparately during terminal cell differentiation7,20,21, these observations highly claim that heterochromatinization, which affects most but not all the genome, modulates source choice and inter-origin spacing during terminal cell differentiation. Results To confirm that proliferating MEL cells differentiate in the presence of HMBA, samples were taken from three different ethnicities every 24?hours and cell differentiation was monitored from the benzidine staining reaction. Benzidine reacts with the heme groups of haemoglobin leading to a light blue colour15,17. The number of stained cells remained below 1% in logarithmically growing MEL cells as well as up to 48?hours after the addition of HMBA and increased progressively to over 90% at 120?hours (Supplementary Number 1). As cells become irreversibly committed to terminal differentiation 48?hours after exposure to the inducer22, we decided to examine DNA replication in cells that were exposed to HMBA for 0, 24 and 48?hours. First, a 20 moments bromodeuxyuridine (BrdU)-labelling pulse and cell circulation citometry was used to determine the distribution of cells along the cell cycle23. Number 1 demonstrates the true quantity of replicating cells, those cells that included BrdU, dropped from CH5424802 65 progressively.13% at 0?hr to 42.73% at 24?hr and 34.48% at 48?hr in the current presence of HMBA. The amount of cells in G2/M fell from 22 also.23% to 17.28% and 15.09%, respectively. Alternatively, the amount of cells in G1 increased from 10 progressively.64% to 36.41% and 48.33%, respectively. These observations verified that although cells continue steadily to routine after addition from the inducer, they stopped Rabbit Polyclonal to GHITM. proliferating and accumulated in G110 progressively. Amount 1 Distribution of MEL-DS19 cells through the entire cell routine during HMBA-induced differentiation. To look for the price of DNA replication fork development as well as the inter-origin range genome wide, we used DNA combing and immunocytochemistry. This technique has been successfully used to measure both guidelines for a number of cell types in untreated as well as after cells were exposed to different treatments24,25,26,27,28,29. MEL cells were exposed to two consecutive 20?min pulses with Iododeoxyuridine (IdU) and Chlorodeoxyuridine (CldU) respectively, after they were treated with HMBA for 0, 24 and 48?hours. Selected molecules from this experiment are demonstrated in Number 2a. Numbers 2b and c display the track length of the second (CldU) pulse for molecules that were labelled with both (CldU and IdU) pulses28. Probably the most abundant CldU track (related to 25.51%, 62 out of. | <urn:uuid:38ab8192-3838-4a71-91f8-f97a64685d55> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://pyr-41.com/terminal-differentiation-may-be-the-process-where-cycling-cells-stop-proliferating/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.949141 | 1,241 | 2.125 | 2 |
From Socialist Worker Review 89, July/August 1986, pp. 31–32.
Transcribed by Christian Høgsbjerg.
Marked up by Einde O’ Callaghan for the Encyclopaedia of Trotskyism On-Line (ETOL).
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ALICE WHEELDON was sentenced to ten years hard labour in early 1917 for allegedly plotting to kill Lloyd George by poisoning him.
She, along with her daughter and son-in-law, served two years of their sentences, being released as an ‘act of clemency’.
But Alice Wheeldon did not live long. Suffering the effects of ill-treatment in prison, she died in early 1919 from a fatal dose of the flu.
Sheila Rowbotham, in her book, attempts to trace the history of the Derby socialist feminist and to establish the political milieu in which she operated.
In doing so Rowbotham conveys, although often disjointedly, the various trends, theories and practices within the labour movement at the time Britain was plunged into the First World War.
This was a period when hundreds of thousands of workers throughout Britain defied the patriotic calls of their rulers by striking and demonstrating to defend their hard-fought-for conditions. In the early part of her book Rowbotham manages to express, with some feeling, the existence of a mood to challenge and change.
In delving into Alice Wheeldon’s background we find a whole range of people challenging the status quo. Suffragettes, pacifists, Irish Republicans, socialists and syndicalists all combine in an alliance against the state.
But Rowbotham denies us any real insight into why these strands, and the strength of feeling against the system, did not combine and converge into creating a new society.
The book would have been strengthened by having a serious examination of the difference between the British Socialist Party and the Socialist Labour Party. A critical analysis of what the divorce between economics and politics meant, not only in organising revolutionary opposition during the war, but also for the tasks facing the Communist Party – which united almost every militant throughout the country in 1921.
Instead the British Socialist Party is largely ignored, the formation of the Communist Party glossed over and the Russian Revolution almost scorned at.
This does not stop her spending most of the book berating today’s revolutionaries, mostly those of us who identify with the aims and objectives of the Russian Revolution and Leninist forms of organisation.
For Rowbotham socialism is about developing new forms of relationships, of having a ‘wider vision’ of a new society. Moreover she identifies the period as one in which ‘the making of socialism involved change in the here and now ... The socialist tradition never abandoned such concerns, but they ceased to be central and passionate and vehement. So we have to labour to reconstruct socialism as a vision of freedom.’
The problem of the ‘left’, according to Rowbotham, is the inability to see how both Labourism and Communism (presumably the traditions of the Russian Revolution) are redundant forces because ‘neither strategy led socialists to put detailed thought into how the existing state was to be dismantled and socialised’.
So what are these alternatives? They are ‘about extending the experience of democracy, not just about voting the Labour Party in or seizing state power through revolution’. In other words, building co-operative movements, campaigns for childcare facilities etc. and putting demands on the state in the here and now. Not as a step towards getting rid of this system, but as a means of reforming it from within.
Rowbotham’s book may talk of revolution – but it is only talk. Her revolutionary politics are confined to rhetoric while her reformism shines through like a blinding light.
1. In the printed version this is “Scottish Labour Party”, but in the context “Socialist Labour Party” makes more sense.
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Cat Grass – Why do they eat it?
You have seen your cat in the garden eating grass, is grass good for cats?
Why do they do that? Is it safe for my cat to be eating grass and plants?
Not all cats eat grass, some like it as a supplement to their diet and others will just ignore it. It is quite normal behaviour for cats to eat fresh blades of grass. Grass certainly helps cat’s digestive system and has great nutritional value. It also helps them cough up and get rid of any build up of hairballs (fur balls) within them from cleaning and grooming themselves. Some cats are able to digest the hairball which naturally passes through their bowels.
Cats are mainly carnivorous meaning their necessary vitamins are acquired from eating meat. The safest and best type of grass for cats is fresh grasses of cereals; oat, rye, barley or wheat. This is very easy to grow yourself and safe for your cat to eat.
It is also known that certain indoor and outdoor plants can be very harmful to cats. Some of the plants are toxic. Lawns, flowerbeds and other outside plants are often treated with chemicals such as pesticides, fertilisers, or insecticides that are poisonous to cats.
The safe alternative to your plants is a supply of fresh tasty cat grass. It may be better for a cat to avoid eating mature cat grass, because the oats it produces can damage their digestive tract. Fresh purpose grown cat grass seems to pose no harmful effects to them.
As a cat lover if you own a cat that is an ‘indoor cat’ you need to give cat grass serious consideration for their health and safety. Apart from a necessary nutritional value it will keep them from the necessity of chewing your indoor house plants that may be toxic to pets.
Here are a few possible reasons:
- Helps a healthy digestion, and helps move hairballs along. Instead of coughing up the hairball, the hairball is more likely to be passed through your cat’s digestive system.
- Great source of fibre (roughage) in your cat’s diet.
- Contains chlorophyll: Chlorophyll is a natural substance that makes grass green and acts as a natural breath freshener for your cat.
- The occasional few blades of green tasty cat grass will be enjoyed by your cat.
You’ll be pleased to know that Cat Grass Seeds are available and very easy to grow. You don’t need a whole lawn of cat grass, they don’t eat that much. A fresh supply of cat grass is best grown in only small seed trays or pots. It can be grown indoors or outdoors. Complete growing kits may be available from your local pet store/shop.
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Taseko Mines Ltd. [TKO-TSE] said Wednesday that the British Columbia government was successful in defending its First Nations consultation process in relation to the company’s controversial New Prosperity gold-copper project.
The company said the Supreme Court of B.C.’s August 23, 2018 decision allows Taseko to proceed with investigative work at the New Prosperity site. This decision reaffirms provincial government authority over mine development in the province and will be beneficial to the future of New Prosperity and also helpful to the mining industry, in general, in B.C., the company said in a press release, Wednesday.
The company issued the release after a legal bid by the Tsilhqot’in Nation (TNG) to stop exploration drilling in the Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) area, about 125 kilometres west of Williams Lake, was dismissed by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ward K. Branch.
The TNG alleged that the provincial government breached its duty to consult and accommodate the Nation in approving contentious plans for further exploration in the region.
Taseko says New Prosperity is one of Canada’s largest undeveloped copper gold projects. The deposit is a gold-copper porphyry with a one billion tonne measured and indicated resource, containing 5.3 billion pounds of copper and 13.3 million ounces of gold.
If the project was developed, Taseko envisages average annual production of 110 million pounds of copper and 234,000 ounces of gold. The projected mine life is estimated at 33 years.
However, the company has said that in light of Ottawa’s decision not to issue the authorization necessary for the project to proceed, and related ongoing legal proceedings initiated by Taseko, there is considerable uncertainty with respect to successful permitting of the project.
The court decision is the latest in a long line of legal applications and disagreements between the company and the TNG.
The $1.5 billion project was approved by the B.C. government. But Ottawa rejected it twice in 2010 and 2014, on the advice of the Environmental Assessment Agency. The first rejection was based on Taseko’s plan to drain Fish Lake and use it as a tailings impoundment. The company later revised the mine plan to avoid using the lake, but it was again rejected on environmental concerns.
In its press release on Wednesday, the company said the work being proposed is investigative in nature, and will gather hydrological data and other information required for the B.C. Mines Act Permitting process. The information will also address many of the concerns expressed by the local aboriginal groups (the Tsilhqot’in Nation) during the federal environmental assessment, including outstanding questions relating to environmental protection and the New Prosperity water management plan.
However, the Tsilhqot’in Nation has called on the B.C. government to step up in the wake of the B.C. Supreme Court decision denying the Nation’s legal challenge seeking to overturn a mining exploration permit granted to Taseko.
“The Tsilhqot’in Nation will not stand by as Taseko Mines Ltd. moves forward with a drilling program for a mine that was rejected twice by the Federal Government and cannot be built,’’ said Chief Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chairman, Tsilhqot’in National Government in a news release.
The TNG said the permit granted to Taseko authorizes the company to clear 76 kilometres of new or modified road and trail, 122 drill holes, 367 excavated test pits and 20 kilometres of seismic lines near Teztan Biny and Nabas, an area of cultural and spiritual significance for the Tsilhqot’in, Alphonse said.
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About This Episode
In a recent interview, autoimmune specialist Jessica Chandler and cannabis researcher Denise Mahaffey described some of the insidious ways in which toxic contaminants turn up in soil substrates commonly used to grow fruits, vegetables and cannabis. We also talked about the importance of testing at every point in the supply chain from seed to sale. Otherwise, what’s to protect patients from the toxins, heavy metals and pathogens that have serious health ramifications? One way consumers can protect themselves is to demand certificates of analysis from manufacturers of every cannabis product before buying it to ensure it is safe.
The cannabis industry has for the most part been hyper vigilant about testing for obvious reasons – compliance with rigorous state regulations being one, and earning consumer trust being another. But, as I mentioned before, the pharmaceutical industry has been shrouded in secrecy. It is rare for a drug company to make a certificate of analysis available for public examination and even more rare for patients to request one, which seems counter intuitive considering how few of us know where, how or with what raw materials prescription drugs are made. And, with the exception of regulation by the FDA and DEA, there’s little accountability.
It seems strange that we vest so much trust in an industry we know so little about – and more so given that the industry can be blamed for hundreds of thousands of lost lives due to addiction, overdose and, in many cases, lethal side effects, not to mention the presence of toxins and pathogens that the human body is not equipped to safely process.
The same could be said for Vaccines. While inoculations are mandatory in some states, the manufacturers are not required to disclose the binders that carry the pathogens that are injected directly to the bloodstream. Over the last decade, the number of vaccinations required have increased exponentially, as has the number of children who are being diagnosed with pediatric cancers, asthma, autoimmune conditions, pulmonary disorders and autism, which were far less common before the required number of inoculations increased.
To be clear, there is no definitive proof that vaccines cause any of these conditions. However, like so many pharmaceutical drugs, they have come under scrutiny due to the incidental correlation between the onset of symptoms and the date of injection.
Despite the public consternation, there is little information about the molecular composition and methods used to harvest pathogens, which begs the question: why?
Conspiracy theorists might hazard to guess a dozen reasons, not the least of which would point to the autonomy vested in the industry by regulatory agencies that kowtow to their powerful lobbies. But rational adults are safe to assume there’s a reason why the pharmaceutical industry is shrouded in secrecy. Full disclosure about their methods, sources and materials could expose them to more public consternation and greater potential for lawsuits. With thousands of deaths and injuries attributed to pharmaceuticals every year, they should be held accountable, as should the federal agencies whose failure to protect the public – or to at least allow legal access to cannabis, which is a viable alternative to some of the most dangerous drugs on the market – makes them complicit.
That’s the topic of this episode and we’re delighted that Dr. Judy Mikovitz joins us to explain how she’s overcome backlash from holding the industry and federal health institutions accountable for protecting the pharmaceutical giants at the expense of public health and why she believes cannabis is key to correcting some of the consequences.
About Our Guest
Dr. Judy A. Mikovits is an acclaimed biomedical researcher and author of Plague and the newly published Plague of Corruption. She earned her BA in chemistry with a specialization in biology from the University of Virginia in 1980 and her PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from George Washington University in 1992. In her 35-year quest to understand and treat chronic diseases, she has co-authored seminal papers culminating at least a decade of research in each of four fields: immunology, natural products chemistry, epigenetics, and HIV/AIDs drug development. In 2006, she became attracted to the plight of families with neuroimmune diseases including ME/CFS and autism. Dr. Mikovits has been primarily responsible for demonstrating the relationship between environmentally acquired immune dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and these diseases.
Dr. Mikovits has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles, many in the world’s top medical journals and she has been profiled in Discover magazine as well as the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Her pioneering work during her 20-year career at the National Cancer Institute includes the discovery of the modulation of DNA methylation machinery by human retro viral infection and the development of the concept of inflammatory cytokines and chemokine signatures of infection and disease, which was first published in 1999, when she directed the Laboratory of Antiviral Drug Mechanisms in developing therapeutics and diagnostics for HIV/AIDS and AIDS associated malignancies.
These are all therapies that are still the standard of care twenty-five years later and credited with saving millions of deaths from HIV/AIDS.
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If not for the generosity of our partners and sponsors, we wouldn’t be here! We’d first like to express gratitude for our radio sponsors Blue Mountain Energy and Cannasphere Biotech. We are grateful! Many thanks go to Erik Godal for our theme “Evergreen,” and to Cano of Clan/Destine for the music track used in this show. We’d also like to shout out to XRQK Radio Network and Society Bytes Radio Network for broadcasting our show and Cannabis Radio for helping us spread the word online. Cover image: Bigstock Images with revision © Snowden Bishop 2020-All Rights Reserved. | <urn:uuid:c87fdffb-0932-49f1-9e52-1acda2999602> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thecannabisreporter.com/dr-judy-mikovits-retrovirus-research-cannabis-cures/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00069.warc.gz | en | 0.953992 | 1,164 | 2.203125 | 2 |
Born: January 6, 1883
Died: April 10, 1931
New York, New York
Lebanese poet, author, and artist
Lebanese writer and artist Kahlil Gibran influenced modern Arabic literature and composed inspirational pieces in English, including The Prophet.
Kahlil Gibran, baptized Gibran Khalil Gibran, the oldest child of Khalil Gibran and his wife Kamila Rahme, was born January 6, 1883, in Besharri, Lebanon, then part of Syria and the Ottoman Turkish Empire. His childhood in a village beneath Mt. Lebanon included few comforts, and he had no formal early education. However, he received a strong spiritual influence from legends and biblical stories handed down through generations.
Seeking a better future, the family, except for his father, moved to the United States in 1895. There they joined relatives and shared an apartment in South Boston, Massachusetts. While registering for public school, Gibran's name was shortened and changed. His life changed when a local art teacher noticed his artistic skill and arranged for Gibran's introduction to photographer Fred Holland Day in December 1896. After discovering Gibran's talent for literature and art, Day declared him to be a "natural genius" and became his mentor, or teacher. Gibran soon designed book illustrations, sketched portraits, and met Day's friends. He then went to Beirut, Lebanon, in 1898 to attend Madrasat-al-Hikmah, a college where he studied Arabic literature and started a literary magazine.
Upon returning to Boston, Gibran resumed his art work and renewed his friendship with Day. In 1904 Gibran and another artist exhibited their work at Day's studio in Boston. Here Gibran met Mary Elizabeth Haskell, who became his patron (supporter) as well as his tutor in English for two decades. She aided several talented, needy people and was a major factor in Gibran's success as an English writer and artist.
From 1908 to 1910 Haskell provided funds for Gibran to study painting and drawing in Paris, France. Before going to France, he studied English literature with her and had an essay, "al-Musiqa" (1905), published by the Arabic immigrant press in New York City. Diverse influences, including Boston's literary world, the English Romantic poets, mystic William Blake (1757–1827), and philosopher Nietzsche (1844–1900), combined with his experience in Lebanon, shaped Gibran's artistic and literary career.
After "Spirits Rebellious," an Arabic poem, was published in 1908, Gibran was called a reformer (one who seeks social improvements) and quickly became influential in the Arabic world. He soon became the best known of the "Mahjar poets," or immigrant Arabic writers. His most respected Arabic poem is the "The Procession" (1919).
Gibran soon made his mark on the New York artistic and literary world as well. His first work in English appeared in 1918 when The Madman was published. The parables (stories that illustrate a moral or religious lesson) and poems on justice, freedom, and God are illustrated by three of Gibran's own drawings.
In October 1923 The Prophet was published, and it sold over one thousand copies in three months. The slim volume of parables, illustrated with Gibran's drawings, is one of America's all-time best selling books, with its fame spreading by word of mouth. By 1931 The Prophet had been translated into twenty languages. In the 1960s it reached new heights of popularity with American college students.
Although in failing health, Gibran completed two more books in English— Sand and Foam (1926) and Jesus, The Son of Man (1928). After his death, earlier essays were compiled and published, and his Arabic work was translated into many languages.
Gibran was forty-eight when he died in New York City on April 10, 1931, of cancer of the liver. The Arabic world praised him after his death as a genius and patriot. A
The young emigrant from Lebanon who came through Ellis Island in 1895 never became an American citizen; he loved his birthplace too much. But he was able to combine two heritages and achieved lasting fame in widely different cultures. The following passage from Sand and Foam illustrates Gibran's message:
Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking. How can you sing if your mouth be filled with food? How shall your hand be raised in blessing if it is filled with gold?
Gibran, Jean, and Kahlil Gibran. Kahlil Gibran, His Life and World. New York: Interlink Books, 1991.
Hilu, Virginia. Beloved Prophet, The Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell and Her Private Journal. New York: Knopf, 1972.
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* UNICEF is supporting the government of Kyrgyzstan to ensure that state social assistance reaches children
* 시간: 02 min 33 secs
* 촬영도시: Osh
* 촬영국가: Kyrgyzstan
* 촬영일자: 02 Jul 2010
In one of the devastated suburbs of Osh, a visit that signals hope things will eventually return to normal.
Social Protection Officers, accompanied by UNICEF staff, establishing a system for home visits, so affected families can get the benefits they need.
Families like the Kozybaeva's, are sometimes too afraid to venture out to Government offices, or may have lost all their paperwork
in the fires and looting that destroyed so many homes. So this system, will help them.
SOUNDBITE (Russian) Saguyn Mambyetova, Department of Social Benefits
"Since the emergency started, more and more people are coming to the social protection department for help, so we are looking at ways of speeding up the process of enrolling such families in the social assistance programme."
Under the system, families on low incomes, can receive benefits, according to the number of children they have. With six children
to support, Gulnara is certainly in need, as she and her family overcome the devastation they suffered.
And one of the local social workers who will implement the scheme in Osh, knows only too well the trauma suffered by families here.
Sahiba, herself, lost her home.
This is a community, where very few escaped being impacted in some way.
SOUNDBITE (English) Gulsana Turusbekova, UNICEF Social Policy Officer:
"Now she's also a victim, and she should be herself and her family should be assessed if she is now entitled, but yes, now her primary responsibility is now to go to communities and identify those victims of civil conflict."
A sorrowful departure from the ruins of 51 Aytieva Street and the life she had before, to start on the reconstruction effort, helping others like herself.
And for UNICEF, the future concern is what the longer-term affects will be on children like the Kosybaeva's. With the new school year approaching, there is real fear about letting children attend class.
SOUNDBITE (Kyrgrz) Gulnara Kozybaeva, Mother of six children:
"When school re-starts if things are back to normal, then I'll let them go. But it's a long way away, so obviously I'm concerned."
A major challenge, knowing the importance that regular schooling has in helping children recover in emergencies like this one.
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(used as an exclamation to express surprise or wonder.)
See holy cow
plural noun 1. (sometimes lowercase) the liturgy in the Eastern Church.
[hohl-yohk, hoh-lee-ohk] /ˈhoʊl yoʊk, ˈhoʊ liˌoʊk/ noun 1. Sir Keith Jacka [jak-uh] /ˈdʒæk ə/ (Show IPA), 1904–83, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1957, 1960–72; governor general 1977–80. /ˈhəʊlɪˌəʊk/ noun 1. Sir Keith Jacka (ˈdʒækə). 1904–83, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1957; 1960–72); governor general (1977–80)
noun, Roman Catholic Church. 1. a congregation founded in 1542 to succeed the suppressed Inquisition and entrusted with matters pertaining to faith and morals, as the judgment of heresy, the application of canonical punishment, and the examination of books and prohibition of those held dangerous to faith and morals. noun 1. (RC Church) a congregation […]
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Team Leadership 6N1948Module code: 6N1948
During this module students will learn how to Research the elements and stages of team development, to include different kinds of teams, a multi-team environment, the characteristics of an effective team and the need for different roles for individuals. Evaluate the concepts of leadership and management, different leadership and management styles and the principal theories that underpin these, to include leadership in different contexts and environments such as mentoring, coaching, project management, the learning organisation and the debate over leadership versus management. Participate in organisational planning and in teamwork planning, to include setting specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound (SMART) objectives, ongoing monitoring of progress, and evaluation. Distinguish between organisational strategy, objectives and goals. Evaluate a range of current motivation theories and practical strategies to enhance motivation in teams. Demonstrate team leadership, to include team building, supporting team members at different stages of team development, motivation strategies, interpersonal communications, time and meeting management and use of inter- and intra-team reporting structures. Negotiate a plan or project with team members, to include effective delegation of tasks and responsibilities.
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Casper Police Chief Jim Wetzel And Family Takes The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge [VIDEO]
It’s a trend that has soaked the nation, and the Casper Police Chief took one for the team and made a donation to a worthy cause.
Chief Jim Wetzel and his family accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in which each of them had a bucket of ice-mixed water poured on them on Thursday morning (August 20th), at Lifetime Fitness.
The popular summer trend helps raise awareness of ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Chief Wetzel was challenged by both current Casper City Council member Kenyne Schlager and former Casper mayor Barb Peryam.
As it turns out, he says he wasn’t the only one in his family that was challenged.
“I love the fact that Barb and Kenyne called us out, and unbeknownst to me, my family ends up getting called out, all the way back from friends in North Carolina even, so it all kind of came together, and we’ll just do a family dousing with it all, to bring awareness.”
His eldest son Connor is part of the Kelly Walsh High School student council and says a number of challenges were issued to him as well.
“I felt as a member of student council, it’s kind of my job as a leader to step up and do a challenge like this, and raise awareness for something that really doesn’t have any knowledge for a cure, and I personally think it’s just a great thing to do.”
In addition to having the ice-mixed water dumped on them, each member of the Wetzel family made a charitable donation.
On Thursday, August 21st, Wind City Physical Therapy and the Casper Fire Department will be taking part in they hope will be the largest demonstration of the ice bucket challenge ever.
It will be held at 6:30pm at Washington Park.
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Inflatable air dancers placed on the docks at Port of Astoria, Oregon, to scare off sea lions appear to be working. Colourful inflatable air dancers, were placed on the docks and the sea lions moved - initially.
“It’s about as anticipated. We know that were would be initial surprise and random movement and the bright colours we know actually deters the sea lions,” said Rob Evert of the Port of Astoria.
The port has attempted several methods of scaring off the animals in the past. Last year’s fake orca whale sank and thrown beach balls, streamers and plastic fencing have all failed.
According to port officials, the sea lions are causing between $100,000 - $150,000 in damages every year.
Vanessa Montoya with The Sea Lion Defense League suggests the port let the sea lions stay as they draw tourists who want to see the animals. She said the port could have built new docks with the money they could be charging people to see the sea lions.
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“These guys are such a huge draw for tourists and we have 24 cruise ships coming to town,” Montoya said.
Astoria has been suffering from a sea lion problem as the populations surge at the mouth of the Columbia River. The sea lions are back to eat migrating salmon and this influx of an estimated 25,000 sea lions has the fishing economy in danger.
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There are many foreign nationals, who come to work or for various other purposes in India.
These Nationals, if they are employed would definitely need to open and operate through a bank account.
Foreign nationals are permitted to open resident account
Such foreign nationals are permitted to open an ordinary savings account, as many residents in India do.
In fact, even foreign tourists on a short visit to India can open an account. But, you must understand the difference here.
A foreign national who comes on a visit can open only a NRO account, while a foreign national resident in India, can open a resident account as well. So, this will operate just like any other domestic account.
However, one needs to be careful on the likely procedure that would be followed for repatriation.
Money in the NRE account can be repatriated freely, while in the case of NRO certain terms might need to be fulfilled.
So, although you may be allowed to open a resident account, foreign nationals must also understand the implications and whether they are allowed to freely repatriate from a resident account or whether specific permission is needed for the purpose.
A NRE account would be of little use to them, given the fact that they would be receiving money in India. For an NRE account the credit has to happen from abroad or from another NRE account.
In any case, it would be good if the foreign national checks on the type of account. One thing is clear though that according to the present provisions he or she can open a bank account.
This is as per the current provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2000.
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Learn More About The Food Everyone Loves The World Over
Have you ever wondered where chocolate comes from and how it’s made? Do you want to
get hands on with it under the careful eye of a leading plant based chocolatier? If so, this
class may be exactly what you’re looking for.
Learn all about chocolate and get hands on with it
This Chocolate Experience Day is a 2.5 hour hands on class for students of all levels. It’s a fun day out to have with your friends or come on your own and meet new people who share your love of chocolate!
What you’ll learn…
The Chocolate Journey
In class, you’ll learn all about where chocolate comes from, how it’s processed commercially and then see how it’s made in small batches by artisan chocolatiers the world over using a stone grinder. The chocolate we make and use in class is all natural, plant based and free from refined sugars.
Tempering chocolate is what gives it the shine and snap we all know and love. It also makes it more shelf stable – meaning it won’t melt in your hand. I’ll show you how to easily temper chocolate, so you can do it at home if you’d like.
In this class, we’re making an easy chocolate ganache and setting it in a silicone mould. We’ll then pop it out, enrobe it in chocolate and decorate it to the nines 🙂 This is a great way to make quick and easy chocolates at home!
You can make pralines using any nut or seed butter that you like and mixing it with chocolate. In this class, we’ll make pralines into little balls and finish them in two ways. One is by enrobing them in chocolate, the other is by putting them inside a chocolate cup (which I’ll show you how to make in class) and decorating them up!
Learn A New Craft
Unlike some crafts, chocolate making can be done at home using a few easy to find tools and some good quality chocolate. In fact, as you’ll see in this class, you can even make your own artisan chocolate at home. Whether that interests you or not, you can still take your new found skills and embark on a creative journey that’s also very tasty!
Take What You Make
You’ll take home portions of what we make in the class, which typically ends up being a nice little chocolate haul. All the chocolates we make in class will keep for several weeks…. if they last that long!
All chocolates are dairy, wheat, gluten and refined sugar free.
Kind words from our friends
Working in the industry and the huge surge in food intolerances, allergies and required diets, with Amy’s help I can face any challenge with a grin and think, “What would Amy do?”Sammy Tranger
Having Amy’s raw chocolate courses on therawchef.com makes me so proud. Our students love learning about raw chocolate from Amy, because she’s so knowledgeable and methodical.Russell James“The Raw Chef”, London UK
Amy is an inspiring teacher and someone who pushes raw culinary artistry to the edge. Her sophisticated chocolates and elegant desserts were the cornerstone at all SAF restaurants during their opening years.Chad SarnoChef, Consultant & Speaker
I love Amy’s recipes, she is always creating and sharing so openly with all of us. What’s a plus, she actually uses weight measurements (thanks, Amy)!Monika WackeFounder Schoccolatta, Switzerland
Amy Levin is a very knowledgeable and enterprising professional chef and culinary artist, whose creativity, organisational skills and teaching abilities are remarkable.Amy WebsterFounder of Simply Raw, Zurich Switzerland
Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learnJulia Child
about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it,
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HOMEOWNERSHIP is a dream for millions of Americans but it can seem out of reach if you are living paycheck to paycheck.
The dream for one North Carolina woman became a reality after some financial guidance through a homeownership program.
Heather Torres, 35, was renting in Greensboro for years.
She wanted to buy a place but a low credit score, combined with paying high rent, didn’t allow her to save enough for a down payment.
Determined, the single mom of two kids, ages four and 13, Heather tried house hunting but came across real estate agents who weren’t helping her understand what she needed to do to become a homeowner.
That’s when she connected with Landis.
Heather, now a first-time homeowner, told The Sun: “I learned about Landis from the real estate agent I was working with.
“She suggested I reach out to Landis after I could not get preapproved on my own due to a high debt to income ratio.”
It’s a decision that changed her life – Heather was on a new path to homeownership.
How the rent-to-own program works
Heather started working with the financial experts at Landis with the goal of becoming a homeowner.
She was able to get the financial guidance she needed, but the process wasn’t overnight.
Heather, who works in the legal sector, had to see if she qualified for their program by filling out an online application.
Once she was accepted into the program, financial experts worked with Heather to budget how much she could afford.
Next, it was time to house hunt.
With a budget provided by Landis, Heather was able to go out and pick the home she wanted to buy.
Landis stepped in, placed an offer and bought the home for Heather.
While Landis declined to share how much Heather’s property cost, the homes Landis’ clients purchase range from $110,000 up to $400,000.
Landis takes care of all the appraisals, inspections and paperwork.
How much does it cost you?
Landis now owned the home Heather wanted to buy.
During this time, Heather rented it with the agreement to eventually buy the home from Landis.
Landis charges its clients market rental prices based on the value of the home.
To give you an idea of how much that will cost you, Landis provides a “home calculator” which will run the numbers as to how much you will pay in rent, followed by your mortgage payment when you complete the program.
The home calculator allows you to choose the area where you would like to live, provided Landis invests in that area.
Next, you can plug in the cost of the home, how much you will deposit, followed by how long you want to rent.
For example, if you choose to buy a $300,000 home in Indianapolis, Indiana, you will get a recommended down payment.
In this case, $9,000 was suggested.
The company allows people to rent for up to 24 months.
Here is the breakdown of payments based on the Indianapolis property:
Landis program (24 months)
- Rent: $2,125
- Savings for down payment: $301
- Total per month: $2,426
Mortgage cost after the program:
- As low as $1,750
- Savings up to $375 per month with Landis
During the rental period, Landis’ financial experts will work with participants to improve their credit and save more money.
Tom Petit, co-founder, and co-chief executive at Landis told The Sun: “The core of Landis is actually not the rental program. It’s an important component of it.
“The core is the coaching that we give people. It’s about financial coaching, financial empowerment.”
Landis sets aside a portion of the client’s monthly payment into a down payment savings account.
That money will be used for the down payment and closing costs.
If a client decides to exit the homeownership program after Landis purchases a house for them, Landis will reimburse the client the accumulated homeownership savings minus a 3% exit fee.
This fee is to cover the cost to list and sell the home.
How Heather took ownership of the house
Landis and Heather agreed on the purchase price and a date when she could take ownership.
They built a financial plan allowing Heather to make two credit card payments a month which boosted her credit score faster.
Landis handled all the paperwork for the process, working closely with Heather to make sure she was budgeting correctly and meeting all the necessary filing deadlines.
Heather was able to submit a cash offer for her home which went a long way in securing her mortgage.
Last August 2021, Heather took possession of the home she was renting.
Heather said: “I feel accomplished being a first-time homeowner, especially being a single mom and being able to have a place for my kids to call home.”
Are you eligible?
Landis is operating in about 15 states in the South, Southeast, and Midwest. It operates solely on its homeownership program.
The application is free and available online or through their free app.
Landis explained it will approve credit scores as low as 550 with a $2,500 of monthly combined income.
Petit explained: “Based on the application, we’ll evaluate whether we’re in the right position to help them straight away and for most people, the answer is yes.”
Accepted participants will get a budget to find the home they would like to buy.
They’ll also get a financial plan outlining what steps which need to be taken to achieve homeownership.
A financial coach will follow up on progress and troubleshoot any questions or concerns.
Most of the clients who come to Landis have low credit scores.
“People with 550s often have gone through difficult circumstances and what’s needed is a bit of a reset.”
Landis says it has successfully made the dream of homeownership a reality for thousands of families.
Its success caught the attention of celebrities, such as actor Will Smith and rapper Jay Z.
The men invested in Landis’ latest funding round in 2021.
It has raised more than $182million since it was founded in 2018.
For Heather, she’s happily living in her Greensboro home.
Along the way, she needed some electrical work done. Turns out sparks flew between her and Alex, the electrician she hired. The two are now married.
What are the risks?
As with any major purchase or financial investment, it’s best to go into it well-equipped with the information you need so that you are not at risk.
For Heather, there was transparency with her rent-to-own agreement. She understood what she would be paying and for how long.
That may not be the case for everyone.
If you’re paying rent throughout the lease term, the question is whether a portion of each payment is applied to the eventual purchase price.
Treat the home buying process the same as you would if you were outright buying a home.
This means you need to do your due diligence, research the area, compare prices with other nearby homes, research the contract, and research the seller’s history.
We explain the states giving mortgage and bill support worth up to $80,000.
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How to Grow Garden Cress Indoors
Growing cress is not limited to the garden. You can cultivate garden cress, also known as pepper grass, indoors on a windowsill throughout the year. All you need is a small pot or tray, high-quality cress seeds and some paper towels or soil. Growing cress sprouts on moist paper towels instead of soil reduces the amount of nitrates the crop absorbs, which in turn makes the sprouts taste less bitter. Before we get into the details of how to grow garden cress sprouts indoors in the convenience of your own home, let's take a look at the nutritional benefits of these culinary sprouts.
Garden Cress Packs a Vitamin C Punch
Garden cress (Lat: Lepidium sativum) is a close relative of watercress (Nasturtium officinale) and shares many of the health benefits of watercress. Like watercress, garden cress is packed with vitamin C, with one cup (50 grams) of garden cress providing a whopping 35 milligrams of vitamin C. This represents nearly 60% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C! Fresh garden cress sprouts are also loaded with carotenoids, mustard oil, vitamin K and antioxidants. With its peppery flavor and health boosting properties, garden cress makes an excellent addition to salads and sandwiches, steamed/boiled potatoes and soups. You can also use it as a garnish in place of parsley.
For more information about the nutritional properties of cress, see Nutritional and Health Benefits of Garden Cress.
Cultivating Garden Cress Crops Indoors
Garden cress is a fast growing cool-weather plant and the sprouts will be ready for harvest 15 to 20 days after sowing. If you want to have a constant supply of garden cress, sow seeds every 10 days and you will always have fresh garden cress available!
To successfully grow garden cress indoors on soil or on paper towels, follow the step-by-step instructions below:
- Fill a container (a small pot or tray usually works well) with sterile potting soil. Alternatively, place a few moist paper towels on a tray. Tip: You can order cress seeds through Amazon here ( if you live in the UK) or here ( if you live in the US).
- Scatter the garden cress seeds over the soil or the paper towels. If you are using soil, press the seeds in lightly and sprinkle lightly with a little extra soil. Place the container or tray in a sunny indoor location, such as on a window sill.
- Water the container or tray gently with a water sprayer on a regular basis to keep the soil or the paper towels moist. Note that you will have to add moisture more frequently if you are growing your cress on paper towels instead of soil. Under normal conditions, the seeds will sprout in about 2-3 days.
- Begin harvesting the sprouts when they are 2-3 inches tall (in about two weeks from planting). Use kitchen shears to cut them about ½ in. above the soil.
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Honda P series
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|Height||191.5 cm||182.0 cm||160.0 cm||160.0 cm||120.0 cm||130.0 cm|
|Width||60.0 cm||60.0 cm||45.0 cm||45.0 cm|
|Depth||75.8 cm||55.5 cm||44.0 cm||37.0 cm|
|Walking speed||2 km/h||2 km/h||2 km/h||1.6 km/h||2.7 km/h (walking)
6 km/h (running)
|Max working load||5 kg/hand||2 kg/hand||1 kg (carrying)
10kg (on cart)
|Battery||135 V - 6 A·h - Ni-Zn||38.4 V - NiMH||51.8 V - Li-ion|
|Continuous operating time||15 minutes||25 minutes||30 minutes||1 hour (walking)|
|Degrees of freedom||30||30||28||34||26||34|
- 1.^ – The P1 was developed in 1993 but was not unveiled and Honda kept its existence a secret until the announcement of the P2 in 1996.
- 2.^ – The P4 was developed in 2000 and originally unveiled as "P3-improved prototype" (P3改良型試作機). The model was announced as the "P4" in 2009.
- Honda E series, experimental models
- Humanoid Robotics Project; the HRP-1 is a variant of the Honda P3.
- "History of the Humanoids: P1-P2-P3 (1993 - 1997)". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- "P3 Humanoid Robot". Honda Robot Site (in Japanese). Honda. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- "幻の ASIMO 開発機「P4」を展示！". Response.jp (in Japanese). IRI Commerce and Technology, Inc. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
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This spectacular landscape oil painting of Mount Mansfield in Vermont was painted by American artist Samuel Lancaster Gerry (1813-1891). Gerry was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he eventually opened a studio and became one of the leaders of the White Mountain school of painting in the 1840’s, painting in the Hudson River style, with influences thought to include Asher Durand and Thomas Cole. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, and housed in a wonderful period gilt frame. Dimensions: 20” h x 38” w, actual; 28” h x 45 ¾” w, framed.
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Kenya Secures USD$650 Mln. For Airport Expansion
Kenya's airport authority has received full funding offers from three banks to build a new terminal and second runway at its main Jomo Kenyatta airport, hit by a massive fire last month, the transport minister said on Wednesday.
The USD$653 million plan to expand the airport, a regional gateway for passengers and cargo, are not new but the authorities have come under pressure to speed up the expansion after the blaze destroyed the arrivals terminal.
The new terminal and runway will provide a further capacity of 40 million passengers, transport secretary Michael Kamau said, seen by government as necessary to cope with the anticipated boost to the economy the expected exploitation of oil reserves will bring.
Speaking to Reuters news agency on the sidelines of a conference on the country's economy in Nairobi, Kamau declined to say which banks had offered funds to the Kenya Airports Authority.
He did, however, say the lenders would not require a government guarantee, suggesting the lenders are confident they can recoup their money on the project expected to get under way this year.
The old arrival hall remains a charred shell and the airports authority is relying on a makeshift terminal made out of giant tents to handle arriving passengers.
Even before the fire, Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta Airport, built in the 1970s to handle 2.5 million passengers annually, was struggling to handle more than 6 million people a year as its regional importance grew.
"The discovery of oil is a game changer in this country. I don't think people are sufficiently prepared for what is coming," Kamau said.
National carrier Kenya Airways has been blaming lack of capacity for delays to expand operations. The carrier, which is partly owned by AirFrance-KLM, plans to more than double its fleet to over 80 planes in five years.
Like most other sub-Saharan Africa nations, Kenya suffers a massive infrastructure deficit, holding back its economic growth potential.
There are signs a large port project on the north Kenyan coast may be gaining traction based on the commercial oil discoveries in Uganda and Kenya.
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The first time that many people hear about radon is if they are planning to buy or sell a home and it is located in a designated radon ‘affected area’.
When buying a property, your solicitor will carry out various checks (called Searches), including whether the property is in a flood risk area, a former mining area and an area affected by radon gas. If the Search shows that the property you are interested in is in a radon ‘affected area’, don’t panic!
The house is in a radon ‘affected area’ – what does this mean?
The likelihood of a property being affected by high levels of radon is partially determined by the underlying geology in the region, as well as other contributing factors such as the way in which the property is designed and built and occupancy habits, including heating and ventilation. The Health Protection Agency (now part of Public Health England) has used available data to produce a set of maps indicating the areas of the country where it is estimated that the greatest number of properties will be affected by radon. These maps can be found here.
Areas of the country where it is estimated that less than 1% of properties will contain high levels of radon are termed ‘Lower Risk’ areas, and are shown in white on the maps.
Areas of the country where it is estimated that between 1 – 10% of properties will be affected are termed ‘Intermediate Risk’ areas, and areas where over 30% of properties are estimated to be affected are termed ‘Higher Risk’ areas.
Properties with basements or cellars, or those built into a hillside are automatically at higher risk of radon as there are extra surfaces in contact with the ground through which the gas can permeate into the building. The maps are therefore not relevant to such properties, and the property should be considered to be in a ‘higher risk’ area.
It is important to recognise that these maps are simply a guide and that high levels of radon can be found in properties anywhere in the country, even in Lower Risk areas. Equally, not all properties in Higher Risk areas will be affected.
It is also important to understand that these maps are showing the estimated likelihood that a property will contain radon levels in excess of the ‘action level’ of 200 Bq/m3 – they do not show how high the radon levels may be.
For example, the report that you receive from your solicitor might state that the property you are looking to buy is located in an area where 1-3% of properties are estimated to be affected by radon. This tells you that if there are 100 houses in that area, between 1 and 3 of them are expected to have radon levels over 200 Bq/m3 where it is advisable to carry out remedial works.
You should ask the vendor whether any radon testing has been carried out within the property and if so, request to see a copy of the results report.
If testing has not been carried out, it would be a sensible precaution to arrange for the property to be tested. The UK Radon Association advises that all properties are tested for radon, regardless of whether they are located in a lower, intermediate or higher risk area, however it is especially important to test if the property is in the upper two bands or if the property has a basement/cellar or is built into a hillside.
Testing for radon is simple and inexpensive and involves small plastic detectors being placed in the property for a period of time.
As radon levels fluctuate constantly, the longer the test period the more accurate the result, so it is usually advised that detectors are left in place for three months. Short-term screening tests where the detectors are left in place for 10 days are available and give a good indication as to the likely long-term radon concentrations.
These 10-day radon detectors are commonly used during property transactions, and if the vendor is serious about selling the property they should not object to them being used.
In a standard-sized domestic property, a set of two detectors is usually advisable. One detector will be placed in a ground floor living room and one in a first floor bedroom so that the areas that are most occupied are tested.
The detectors can be sent and returned by post and will come with full instructions for use. On completion of the test, the detectors are analysed in a laboratory and you will be sent a report detailing the radon levels that were detected.
If the results of the short-term test were only marginally above or below the “action level”, you may wish to carry out a longer term test to confirm whether action is required. This is often carried out after the property transaction has been completed. See below for information on the Radon Bond scheme that might be applicable in this instance.
What happens if I get high results?
Firstly, don’t panic! This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t buy the property or that you’ll never be able to sell it in the future. Just as a structural survey might reveal that the property has rising damp or woodworm, a high radon test result simply means that you have been alerted to a potential issue that you probably want to resolve before continuing with the purchase.
High levels of radon can be reduced through carrying out remedial works to the property. The two most common methods are either the installation of a positive pressure fan inside the property or the excavation of a small hole beneath the property (called a radon sump) that is connected to an exhaust pipe and fan on the outside of the building.
Just as you might wish to negotiate a discount on the property price if you discover it needs a new damp course, you should speak to your vendor about the results and the fact that remedial works are required.
How much will radon remediation works cost?
The cost of radon remediation works will vary according to the size and layout of the property, the radon concentrations that have been found and other factors such as location of electrical circuits and what type of ground the property is built upon.
Costs are likely to run from around £800 for a simple measure and a single retrofit sump system may cost between £1000.00 and £2000.00.
Remember that more than one system may be required.
Every property is individual and so the remediation system needs to be designed for that particular property and then costed by a specialist.
The Radon Bond
If short-term radon screening tests were unconclusive, or the purchaser would prefer to carry out a full three-month test, it may be possible to arrange a ‘radon bond’.
Under this system, the buyer and seller agree on a sum of money that is likely to be enough to cover the cost of a typical radon remediation system. The money is taken out of the buyer’s purchase price and held by a third party (for example, a solicitor) until the test result is known and any reduction measures have been done. Both parties sign a contract that stipulates how the bond will work.
If the test shows low radon levels and that no further action is necessary, the bond money is released to the seller. If the test shows that high radon levels are present and that remediation is necessary, the work work is paid for from the bond money; any excess is released to the seller.
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In an aptly named research article, Why Susie Sells Seashells by the Seashore: Implicit Egotism and Major Life Decisions, Brett Pelham and colleagues (2002) tested the hypothesis that Susie is unconsciously drawn to activities and locations starting with the letter S. The authors refer to this tendency as implicit egotism, the idea that people have positive associations with anything that is associated with themselves - in this case, their names. When this article was published, previous research had already established that people prefer their initials to other letters, but no one knew whether this preference had real-world implications. Drawing on broad-sweeping census data, the researchers found that people were more likely to move to locations that sounded like their first or last name - for example, more Georgia's moved to Georgia, and Louise's to Louisiana, than to other states. They also found that people seemed to choose professions in the same way - for example, Dennis's seemed especially drawn to the dental profession: in their sample the names Dennis, Walter, and Jerry were roughly equal in frequency, but 482 dentists were named Dennis compared to only 257 named Walter and 270 named Jerry.
The researchers concluded that our decisions are far less rational than we like to believe - even our own names can unconsciously prime us. Of course, these results do not suggest that all Dennis's are destined to become dentists (some surnames did once correspond to occupation and geographical region, but for the most part that is no longer the case). There are clearly many other important factors that influence our decisions, both conscious and unconscious. Furthermore, the strength of the name-preference effect may also depend on people's level of self-esteem - it is possible (though as yet untested) that people who dislike themselves show a reverse pattern of behavior. Though one set of studies found that names do not seem to influence food, animal, and leisure activity preferences, other studies show that name-based preferences can also influence social judgments and consumer decisions, though the effect may depend on the presence of certain situational factors, such as a moderate level of need (e.g., thirst when choosing a beverage). Implicit egotism also appears to be stronger for people with rare names. For more on this area of research, see this review article.
Parents often choose names for their children in hopes that their children will live up to these names, but names can sometimes set up expectations that are hard to live up to, as in the famous story of Winner and Loser Lane - poor Winner became a criminal while Loser grew up to be a successful policeman. In other cases, however, a successful-sounding name can serve a people well. What about names that signal ethnic background? Disturbingly, some research shows that equal quality resumes with traditional white sounding names, as opposed to minority or immigrant names, are more likely to lead to job interviews. Other research has found little evidence that names themselves do not influence life opportunities, but rather that early life circumstances shape both names and later life outcomes. However, employment discrimination in controlled studies such as the one referenced above cannot be explained by early life circumstances, since the resume names were randomly given an ethnicity. Perhaps some employers infer applicants' life circumstances from their names and discriminate based on those judgments, but that would make life circumstances more of a consequence than a cause.
Another source of influence lies in the personal and cultural meaning of a name. People may feel pressure to live up to their familial, literary, celebrity, or biblical name-sakes. They may also choose to change their name if it doesn't feel fitting. Would it be better if we could all choose our own names when we reached a certain age, so that we could have more say in our name-shaped destinies? My friends and I have discussed the names we think we could have given ourselves as children, and there were some strange ones - so maybe it's a good thing we stuck to just naming our dolls and stuffed animals.
There is so much more to say about names - the origins of nicknames (and their perseverance against all odds), the sometimes awkward transition to the "adult" form of one's name, the kinship of meeting someone with the same name (one example: the new co-authored novel Will Grayson, Will Grayson), the influence of having a typically male name as a female, or vice versa, and the complicated process of baby-naming. I will try to cover some of these topics in a future post, so please let me know what else you want to know about.
I realize that my fascination with names is probably in part due to my own weird name, whose origin is as confusing as its pronunciation (it's pronounced You-Lee, spelled Juli). I'm not sure if having a weird name has helped or hurt me - at certain times I liked being different (and it's always a good conversation starter), but it's not fun having to correct people's pronunciation. As for whether implicit egotism has led me to seek out locations that remind me of myself: I chose to go to college in Ann Arbor (and my full name is Juliana - not sure if that counts). Then I chose to go to grad school in Berkeley (and my last name starts with a B). My field of study, psychology, doesn't seem to resemble my name, except that my last name has some "brain"-likeness (that would work better if I were a neuroscientist). Although it's strange to think that my name alone could have altered my life, it seems to have led me to good places.
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Warmer weather is finally upon us and with it comes the summer wardrobe. Unsightly spider veins can make us uncomfortable in summer apparel but can be easily treated. Spider veins are dilated blood vessels that form just under the skin and result in red, blue or purple clusters of veins visible on the skin’s surface. Besides the appearance of these dilated veins, other symptoms may include skin redness, and for some patients, pain and swelling.
After a lengthy winter, our tans have faded and spider veins may be more obvious. Once we begin wearing shorts, capris or swimsuits, we become more aware of them. Many women are not comfortable with the cosmetic appearance of their spider veins and will continue to wear long pants throughout the summer.
Not all the visible veins on your legs are necessarily spider veins. Some of your visible veins may be larger size reticular or even varicose veins. It is important to have a screening ultrasound before treatment to determine exactly what venous problems exist.
If they are spider veins, but they are not severe, walking, anti-inflammatory medications and cold compresses may be recommended. Most patients will benefit from wearing prescription strength compression stockings.
However, in most cases, sclerotherapy is the best treatment to eliminate the veins. Sclerotherapy is a simple treatment that involves using a tiny needle to inject medicine into the veins, which causes them to collapse and disappear.
The needed number of treatments will vary depending upon the patient and the severity of the spider veins. Most of the veins will disappear during the first treatment and will continue to improve over time, but additional treatments may be needed. Generally, patients are able to return to their normal activities immediately after treatment.
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Many artists cite masters like Manet and Picasso as inspirations; Will Cotton, however, is more energized by the skills of Michelin-starred chefs. Examining the spun-sugar hat crowning a Sargent-esque beauty in his painting Ribbon Candy Portrait, he explains how he refined the headpiece only after consulting a pastry chef at the restaurant Daniel in Manhattan. "I just couldn't get it right, so I brought the drawings to his kitchen," says Cotton, who bases his fairy-tale works on traditional maquettes (scale models) of confections he constructs in his New York studio.
Whether armed with a paintbrush or a pastry bag, Cotton is in perennial pursuit of a "flawed Utopia," as he calls his images of pinup girls lounging like odalisques on cotton-candy clouds and landscapes of macaroon forests with chocolate rivers running through them. "These are places where desire is everywhere, yet real fulfillment is impossible," he says. "The sweets are a metaphor for pure indulgence—they exist for pleasure and nothing else." For his most recent series, showing through the end of March at Manhattan's Mary Boone Gallery, the artist painstakingly built nougat, chocolate, and wafer-cookie houses and shrouded them in plastic tents. He then used a smoke machine to pump in layers of mist. The resulting paintings depict ethereal, almost haunted wintry landscapes that evoke Hudson River School artists like Frederic Edwin Church and Thomas Cole.
Cotton has found a loyal fan base among such collectors as Tom Ford and Beth Rudin DeWoody, who sees traces of 19th-century French art in his "lickable, luscious" images. "The paintings are beautiful to look at, but he's also great technically—even the way he does flesh tones is so highly skilled," says DeWoody, who recently purchased one of Cotton's candy-house paintings. "His stuff has staying power." | <urn:uuid:89ecbc78-c288-4e61-8d1d-ce9b699ff4fb> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/a2120/art-show-will-cotton-a-59302/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719677.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00560-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972275 | 409 | 1.625 | 2 |
"Arthritis, Rheumatoid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Arthritis, Rheumatoid".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Arthritis, Rheumatoid" by people in this website by year, and whether "Arthritis, Rheumatoid" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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This is part one of a series showing how to get a Raspberry Pi working as a great little unified downloader-appliance. The aim is to get a system that will provide an easy way of monitoring a collection of TV series for new or old episodes using Sick Beard, grab new movies using Couch Potato, and download them all seamlessly using SABnzbd. The end-result will be a completely web-based easy-to-use appliance!
This won’t be for the uninitiated though. A level of knowledge of both basic networking, and working with linux will be required. If you can’t connect to the Pi using PuTTY, or change directories in a Linux CLI, you might need some help elsewhere first.
In this short initial part, we’ll just be getting Pi installed and up to date…
Getting RaspberryPi going
First, some pre-requisites to download:
- The RaspberryPi ‘Raspbian Wheezy’ Debian image
- MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
- Roadkil’s DiskImage 1.6
- PuTTY SSH client
Preparing the SD Card
I have a Windows laptop with a built-in SD-card reader, so that made things a bit simpler.
First I used MiniTool, which allowed me to delete all existing partitions from the SD card and rebuilt the MBR. That resolved an issue whereby the next step was failing with an “unwritable” error.
Next I used DiskImage to copy the Raspbian image to the SD card. (You can also use this tool to backup the SD card whenever you like).
I’m going to do everything remotely using PuTTY to connect over SSH, but you can continue with a keyboard directly attached too. Means you can’t copy’n’paste anything though!
Normally you would change the password when prompted to by ‘raspi-config’, but I’m going to assume we’re doing everything over an SSH connection, and maybe even scripted, so with as little GUI intervention as possible.
First, change the password for the user ‘pi’. You might end up making it accessible over the internet (accidentally or on purpose) and the default password would kind of leave things a bit open:
sudo passwd pi
Some Basic Maintenance
First, let’s remove all the graphical packages that we’re not going to be needing, which we’ll really need if we’re on a dinky little 2Gb sdcard. After this, there should be over 500Mb free space.
sudo apt-get -y purge gnome-icon-theme gnome-themes-standard lxappearance \ lxde-common lxinput lxpanel lxpolkit lxrandr lxsession-edit lxshortcut lxtask \ lxterminal scratch xserver-common sudo apt-get -y autoremove sudo apt-get -y autoclean
Next, make sure Raspbian is up to date (select ‘No’ to replace any files):
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y upgrade
To update the firmware we’ll use rpi-update, and for that we need Git. So grab that next:
sudo apt-get -y install git
Next, get rpi-update, and then run it:
git clone git://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update.git Cloning into 'rpi-update'... remote: Counting objects: 91, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (73/73), done. remote: Total 91 (delta 30), reused 78 (delta 17) Receiving objects: 100% (91/91), 13.44 KiB, done. Resolving deltas: 100% (30/30), done.
cd rpi-update sudo ./rpi-update Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS Performing self-update Autodetecting memory split Using ARM/GPU memory split of 192MB/64MB We're running for the first time Setting up firmware (this will take a few minutes) Using HardFP libraries If no errors appeared, your firmware was successfully setup A reboot is needed to activate the new firmware
The last thing we need to do is expand the space to fill the SD card, so fire up the configuration tool again, and select “expand_rootfs”:
And when it’s done, accept the offer to reboot.
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Guided weapons used by UK forces are tested on the islands
Concerns are mounting about the future of 250 jobs linked to the testing of missiles on the Western Isles.
Storas Uibhist, the community-run landowner on South Uist, said there was speculation locally that jobs could go.
Sites on South Uist, Benbecula and Hirta on the St Kilda archipelago test and track guided weapons.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said an announcement concerning the sites would be made on Wednesday. It refused to comment on speculation about jobs.
It denied the sites would be mothballed.
The sites are run on the MoD's behalf by defence company QinetiQ.
Guided weapons are fired out to sea from South Uist and tracked by stations on Benbecula and Hirta.
Huw Francis, of Storas Uibhist, said any job losses would have an impact on the islands' economy following recent cuts in the construction industry.
He said: "There has been a lot of speculation about the facility for quite a long time.
"QinetiQ is one of the largest employers on the islands and they are skilled jobs which are in short supply here."
Storas Uibhist led the community buy-out of South Uist Estate and manages 93,000 acres of land covering almost the whole of the islands of Benbecula, Eriskay and South Uist, as well as a number of other small islands.
SNP MP Angus MacNeil said he was seeking clarification from the UK Government and QinetiQ on what was planned for the sites.
He said: "If it is confirmed this week that there are to be major job losses in the defence sector in Uist, then the UK Government are dealing a very heavy blow to the islands.
"If the UK Government has any commitment at all to supporting island jobs and maintaining island populations, they must understand that."
The site on South Uist was formerly used by the Royal Artillery to test weapons.
In 2004, the MoD instructed an environmental survey to be carried out to assess any potential risk from cobalt-60, a radioactive material used to help gauge the performance of the weapons.
Potatoes, lamb flesh and rabbit meat were tested.
The survey concluded that the radiological risk of consuming the foods to the public was negligible.
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Pregnant and breastfeeding women who don't eat sufficient protein put their sons at greater risk of prostate cancer, experts warn
- Experts believe diet can alter levels of oestrogen and testosterone in later life
- Sex hormone changes are believed to be a factor in the growth of men's tumours
- Every year there are 47,000 new cases of prostate cancer diagnosed in the UK
Pregnant and breastfeeding women who do not eat enough protein put their sons at greater risk of developing prostate cancer, according to new research.
Experiments in male rats found those exposed to just a third of the normal amount of protein were more vulnerable to the disease later in life.
That's because it altered levels of oestrogen and testosterone - reducing the latter six times in old age.
Alterations to the sex hormones are believed to be a major factor in the growth of the most common tumour in men.
Risk: Experts believe diet can alter levels of oestrogen and testosterone in later life
Professor Luis Justulin Junior, who led the study, said: 'Our previous research showed exposure in the womb to a low-protein diet impairs prostate development.
'Our latest published study proves that this effect observed postnatally increases the incidence of prostate disease when the individuals concerned are older.'
In the new study, published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, pregnant rats were fed a diet with only six per cent protein - a third of the usual amount.
The pregnant rats were then divided into three groups - two of which got the six per cent protein diet, either only during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
By the time male offspring were 18 months old - in their 70s or 80s in human years - 33 per cent exposed to little protein had prostate cancer.
This rose to 50 per cent among those whose mothers ate little protein while lactating.
But no cases of prostate cancer were found in the the third group - whose mothers were fed the standard diet with at least 17 per cent protein when they were in the womb and during three weeks of breastfeeding.
You are what you eat: Sex hormone changes are believed to be a factor in men's tumours
An analysis on the animals' prostates in all three groups found all had the potential to become cancerous.
The previous study, reported last year in General and Comparative Endocrinology, described some of the impairments caused in offspring by a maternal low-protein diet.
Prof Justulin said: 'Generally speaking, these animals had low birth weight, less developed organs, and altered hormone levels.
'However, around the twenty-first day after birth, we began to see accelerated growth to try to make up for the deficit.'
In a recently-published study, researchers collected blood from males at three weeks and 18 months of age. They found an imbalance between female and male hormone levels between the offspring of mothers fed a low-protein diet and the offspring of the control group.
They had two and a half times less oestrogen in old age and, even more significantly, about six times as little testosterone.
Prof Justulin said: "Our prior research showed pups exposed in the womb to a low-protein diet were born small but that as young adults they no longer displayed differences compared with controls in terms of size, prostate volume or hormone levels.
"In our new study, the differences reappeared as they aged. It is as if aging were a second insult to the organism, considering the first was the low-protein diet in the initial stage of development."
Researchers are now testing the theory exposure to altered hormone levels in old age fuels tumours.
Prof Justulin said: 'We observed this in the prostate, but other studies show low birth weight induced by maternal undernourishment is correlated with altered insulin levels and increased incidence of metabolic syndrome and heart disease.'
WHAT IS PROSTATE CANCER?
How many people does it kill?
More than 11,800 men a year - or one every 45 minutes - are killed by the disease in Britain, compared with about 11,400 women dying of breast cancer.
It means prostate cancer is behind only lung and bowel in terms of how many people it kills in Britain.
In the US, the disease kills 26,000 men each year.
Despite this, it receives less than half the research funding of breast cancer and treatments for the disease are trailing at least a decade behind.
How quickly does it develop?
Prostate cancer usually develops slowly, so there may be no signs someone has it for many years, according to the NHS.
If the cancer is at an early stage and not causing symptoms, a policy of 'watchful waiting' or 'active surveillance' may be adopted.
Some patients can be cured if the disease is treated in the early stages.
But if it diagnosed at a later stage, when it has spread, then it becomes terminal and treatment revolves around relieving symptoms.
Thousands of men are put off seeking a diagnosis because of the known side effects from treatment, including erectile dysfunction.
Tests and treatment
Tests for prostate cancer are haphazard, with accurate tools only just beginning to emerge.
There is no national prostate screening programme as for years the tests have been too inaccurate.
Doctors struggle to distinguish between aggressive and less serious tumours, making it hard to decide on treatment.
Men over 50 are eligible for a ‘PSA’ blood test which gives doctors a rough idea of whether a patient is at risk.
But it is unreliable. Patients who get a positive result are usually given a biopsy which is also not foolproof.
Scientists are unsure as to what causes prostate cancer, but age, obesity and a lack of exercise are known risks.
Anyone with any concerns can speak to Prostate Cancer UK's specialist nurses on 0800 074 8383 or visit prostatecanceruk.org
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An event every day that begins at 12:15 pm, repeating indefinitely
Democracy in South Asia Forum presents
Speaker: Henry S. Richardson, Georgetown University
Discussants: Hiram Chodosh, Dean and Hugh B. Brown Presidential Professor of Law University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Erika George, Professor of Law University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Borchard Conference Room, S.J. Quinney College of Law “Whereas affirmative action for historically disadvantaged minorities faces tough constitutional obstacles in the U.S., in India it has been constitutionally mandated since independence in the form of a system of “reservations” in education, civil service, and politics. Striking as this legal contrast is, as a philosopher I am more intrigued by the differences that arise from the relative narrowness of the affirmative-action debates in the U.S., which center on the domain of higher education. We in the U.S., accordingly, get seduced by a simple, individualistic ideal of “fairness” or meritocracy. Although this idea has also cropped up in recent Indian debates, the structural divergences among the domains of education, civil service, and politics help dramatize its inadequacy. Reflecting on the diverse roles of affirmative action in these different domains helps us to recover a clearer understanding of the point of political equality, both in India and the U.S.”
Henry S Richardson is Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of ethics, at Georgetown University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy at Harvard (under John Rawls), J.D. at Harvard Law School, M.P.P. at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and B.A. at Harvard University. Professor Richardson is the author of Practical Reasoning About Final Ends (Cambridge, 1994) and Democratic Autonomy: Public Reasoning about the Ends of Policy (Oxford, 2002), which won both the Herbert A. Simon Best Book Award in Public Administration and the David Easton Award in the Foundations of Political Theory. Professor Richardson is completing a short book on bioethics, which will be published by Oxford University Press. He is a coeditor of Liberalism and the Good(Routledge, 1990) and of The Philosophy of Rawls (5 Volumes, Garland Press, 1999). He is the author of many influential articles and has contributed the chapter on Martha Nussbaum in Encyclopedia of Global Justice.
Professor Richardson is the editor of Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy. In 2010, he was appointed by the Director General of UNESCO to a four-year term as a member of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST).
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