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Beginner Poker Tips from Pros: Anton Wigg Explains Hand Selection in MTTs
Do I call, raise or fold? This is the first thought you'll encounter when playing poker for the first time.
It's such a paradoxical question because at the heart of it lies simplicity - yet we often fool ourselves into believing it's so complicated.
If you want to learn to become a better poker player then you must make sure that your foundation is strong. Hand selection is part of that foundation.
It's the springboard from which all your moves will leap, so I enlisted the help of one of the world’s greatest tournament players, Anton Wigg, to help you build that foundation.
Don't Play Weak Hands in Early Position
The biggest mistake beginners make when playing poker for the first time is playing too many hands.
It’s a game and you want to be in the thick of the action. A thought that's compounded by the fact you keep seeing flop combinations you would have smashed and you've now convinced yourself there's always value in those three ever-changing cards.
“The main mistake that beginners make, Wigg says, "is to play weak hands in early position. The net result is a post-flop experience where you are out of position with a weaker holding than a player who is better than you.
"This is especially true before the antes kick in because there isn’t really that much to play for in the middle.”
Hand selection really does depend on a lot of factors and it’s important to remember that poker is fluid and not fixed. There is no "one size fits all" answer in poker.
But when building your foundation as a beginner it does make sense to take this approach until you gain experience.
Build and Use Simple Hand Selection Charts
With this in mind it makes sense to construct some simple hand-selection charts you can refer to when playing. Charts that show you what hands to play and from what position.
Your decisions will vary based on stack sizes and player’s abilities and tendencies, but the hand selection chart is as good a starting point as any.
“Hand selection charts are a great way of learning the pre-flop basics," Wigg says. "At this point it’s all about getting the foundation of your game solid.
"Being smart about how you get your money into the middle is vital and people are getting very good at this part of their game. The more the game evolves the better people are getting at taking the very minutiae of edges.
“Yet despite using a hand selection chart as a starting point, it’s important to remember that it will only teach you so much," Wigg adds. "Experience is always the master in these situations, so get involved, have fun and learn from your mistakes.”
So how do we create a hand selection chart? To simplify things it’s best to break hand selection down into table positions: early position, middle position and late position.
Early Position - Don't Get Caught in Calling-Station Mode
“Opening hands from early position creates vulnerability because you're going to be making most of your post flop decisions from out of position," says Wigg. "Given your lack of experience it’s important that you enter post-flop situations with a much stronger hand range than your opponent.
“Make sure your game is pretty tight from this position, unless your table gives you reason to deviate away from this strategy. You want to make your post-flop decisions as simple as possible so play hands like:
- KJs and QJs
“The basic rules are to only open strong hands so you can get to the flop with a better hand than your opponent, therefore making your decisions nice and simple.
"We have more suited cards in our range because we will have around 5% more equity when we go to the flop, but more importantly we will flop draws much more often and this allows us to play our hands far more aggressively and that turns a higher profit.
“We don’t open all of our pocket pairs because they have very little equity post flop. A beginner will start out with a strategy to just set mine and then get caught in a "calling station" mentality when they miss the board but start believing their hand is good.
“Very often you are proceeding with only two outs and this is not a great strategy. There is also a tendency to try and bluff your way through the hand and this is not the way to keep your approach simple.”
Middle Position - Keep Your Hand Range Tight
“Once again keep your hand range nice and tight," Wigg says, "to compensate for your lack of experience.
"You can now start to open KTs & QTs if you feel comfortable at this table and your opponents aren’t playing very aggressively, pocket pairs down to fives, KQo and AJo -- but the same premise remains as discussed with early position ranges.”
Late Position - Adapt to Your Table, Focus on Strength of Your Range
“When opening from late position you have to consider the tendencies of the players in the blinds but this is not as important as focusing on the strength of your range.
"If they are very aggressive then just react by tightening your range a little. Poker is all about adapting to your table and making the best decision possible with the information you have.
“You can now open up all value hands -- pocket pairs all the way down to deuces and a lot more suited connectors, things like that. You don’t have that many people to get through from late position so it is less likely that you will run into a big hand.
“If the players in the blinds are very passive and are folding with impunity then just open a wider range. Keep playing with your boundaries until you have a reason to hem them back in again.
“Just remember that poker is not a game where you get points for winning every pot you play in. Focus on playing strong hands and winning the bloated pots,” says Wigg.
Small Blind - Open With Middle Position Range
“The small blind is a very interesting spot to play because if you are just calling you don’t usually have a very good hand and a decent player in the big blind will recognize this.
"If the opener has a wide range and your big blind is switched on then they can take advantage by squeezing a lot and this gives you a difficult decision.
“A lot of players have started to three-bet most of their range from the small blind because if they call they will be out of position for the rest of the hand. It’s important to remember that you will be three-betting for value, so for a beginner there's nothing wrong with just folding the lower part of your value range in this spot.
“You can also mix up your play by flatting (calling) with some stronger hands if you notice the big blind does have a tendency to squeeze much lighter. Most of all do not get attached to the money you have put into the pot. It’s not your money. Consider it as money you have to forfeit each orbit.
“If the action folds around to you in the small blind, and you only have the big blind to get through, then understand how he or she is playing. It’s very tough to give advice in this spot because the game is so dynamic, but a good rule of thumb for the beginner is to open with a middle position type of range until you're given a reason to do otherwise.”
Defending From the Big Blind - Beware the Raggedy Ace
“When you're playing pre-ante poker there is very little to defend," Wigg says. "Once again remember that your job as a beginner is to make your decision as simple as possible and you do this by trying to play in position and getting your opponent to get it in with a weaker hand.
“You don’t achieve these goals by defending with a raggedy ace from the big blind. If, for example, you defend with A2o and hit an ace … what are you going to do next?”
Bluffing - Keep Things Simple
“When attempting to bluff, the beginner player should have good reason for it and be able to tell a convincing story," Wigg says. "Just keep things simple.”
Three-Betting - Build the Pot with Your Strongest Hands
“Your only focus when three betting is to bloat the pot with your strongest hands. Keep things simple.
"If someone is opening super wide, however, you do have to open your three-betting range but pay particular attention to the position of the opener.
"Remember that if the raise comes from early position and you three-bet from middle position you could still have 5-6 players to get through.
“If you're three-betting as a bluff a good stack to focus on is between 22-26BB because your move handicaps the opener. Say he opens to 2BBs and you three bet to 5BBs he really can’t do anything other than shove or fold.
"He has to risk 25BB to win 8BB and he has to be successful a high percentage of the time to make a profit,” says Wigg.
Blind Stealing and Antes - It's Basic Math
“Always keep a lookout for stack sizes between 5 and 18BB. If there are a lot of these stack sizes behind you then tighten your range as they will be looking for spots to move all-in.
"You can’t bleed by open/folding, you need to raise and call it off and make a profit like that.
“When the antes have kicked in it’s important to be more aggressive from late position so open a wider range to keep afloat. It’s basic math.
"You only have to steal the blinds and antes once an orbit to keep the same stack size. So look for that spot and exploit it. It’s all about surviving whilst increasing your stack.”
Limpers - Learn to Become the Aggresor
“One of the important lessons in poker is to learn to become the aggressor. If someone is limping in front of you, then raise," Wigg says.
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Type casting in C++ is a form of what is known in computer science as type punning – that is, circumventing the type system of a programming language.
C++ inherits its conversion and casting mechanism from C, but supplements it (although sensibly we should say, replaces it) with four, more explicit cast operations:
In C and C++ – and particularly in embedded systems – casting is a necessary evil; so much so that many programmers just accept it as part of everyday programming practice.
So then: why is casting ‘evil’? Basically, because every time you do a type cast you are opening up your program to potentially unpredictable or unexpected behaviour. Let’s have a look at the four type-cast operators and the fun and games they can unleash on the unsuspecting.
The static_cast operator converts between different object types; for example between a double and an int. So what you are effectively saying is
“I’m about to squeeze a big object into a smaller one, so you should probably make sure the receiving object is big enough to hold the values it’s going to get.”
“I’m about to force a floating point number into an integer and all those decimal places (that are probably quite important) are going to be lost”
Of course, you could also be saying:
“I’m about to put the contents of a small object into an object capable of holding much larger values (or with greater precision)”
(which is emphasising a bit of a non-problem, really)
Thankfully, C++ doesn’t let you type-cast between different class types unless you’ve defined your own explicit conversion functions (which – hopefully – should do a sensible conversion). But that’s for another time.
reinterpret_cast is used in two ways:
- To convert a pointer-to-type into a pointer-to-different-type
- To convert an integer type to a pointer type; or vice versa.
When reinterpret_cast appears in code it tells the reader:
“I’m going to take the object address you gave me and treat it as a completely different type, with different memory layout and different behaviour(s). You should make sure it’s capable of supporting what I want to use it for.”
Or, in another usage:
“That (random) number you gave me? I’m going to use it as the address of an object. You’d probably better make sure it’s a valid address, in a reachable region of memory; unless you’re a big fan of segmentation faults.”
The const_cast operator removes the const-ness of an object; that is, it makes a read-only object writeable.
Significantly for embedded programmers, const_cast removes any cv (const–volatile) qualification the original object may have. This means a volatile object – for example, one used to represent a hardware register in an embedded system – can have that qualification removed with const_cast.
Using const_cast says:
“The object you didn’t want me to change? I might (accidently) change it without your consent.”
Or, perhaps in an embedded system:
“The compiler might now optimise away any reads or writes to that object you gave me. Be prepared for behaviour NOT to happen as you expect!”
The dynamic_cast operator is a special case here, in that it is used for ‘safe down-casting’ – that is, casting a pointer-to-base-type to a pointer-to-derived-type, whilst checking whether this is, in fact, a valid cast. dynamic_cast uses Run-Time Type Identification (RTTI) to ensure the types of the pointers are valid. Thus, unlike the other cast operators, dynamic_cast is a run-time check and has associated overheads. If the pointer types are not compatible dynamic_cast returns 0 (for pointers) or throws an exception (for references).
dynamic_cast also has a role in multiple inheritance, where a class has two or more base classes. The dynamic_cast operator allows you to cast a pointer of one base class type to another. Although this is basically a variation on safe down-casting we tend to use the term ‘cross-casting’. Cross-casting is commonly encountered when a class realises (inherits from) two or more interface (pure virtual) classes.
In your code this means:
“I need to access the extended interface of a particular derived type. You’d better be prepared to deal with the consequences of the derived type NOT being what I want.”
“I need to know if the object you’ve supplied supports some other – possibly completely different – set of characteristics. ”
So – don’t use type casts?
Obviously, it’s impracticable (if not impossible) to write code with no type casting; especially in embedded systems. I leave you with the following guidance:
- Don’t cast if you don’t need to.
- Think about the consequences of what the cast is (potentially) doing.
- Leave a big, obvious comment documenting why we’re doing something so potentially dangerous.
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Newport Beach, California (AFP) April 5, 2011
Around the world in a balloon; across the Atlantic in a boat; into space for fun: Richard Branson is nothing if not media-friendly.
And the flamboyant Virgin chief showed his publicity stunt mastery again this week, with plans to plumb the depths of the world's oceans with a flying mini-submarine.
"I'd rather have Virgin on the sub than British Airways," quipped Branson, referring to his infamous airline rivalry when pressed on how much he thinks of Virgin's brand profile when he plans his adventures.
He made the comment while welcoming journalists onto his yacht in sun-dappled Newport Beach to show them Virgin Oceanic, the winged single-seater craft he hopes will plumb the deepest points in the world's five oceans.
For the event Virgin had issued a teaser invitation promising, Apple's Steve Jobs-style, a "global media announcement," although the location and headline "From Deep Space to Deep ...?" gave a suggestion.
Branson will himself undertake at least one of the dives -- to the Atlantic's Puerto Rico trench -- helpfully close to his Necker island home -- which has never been explored at a depth of 28,232 feet (8,605 m).
The 60-year-old, who made his initial fortune in the record industry, heads Virgin Atlantic airlines and has also launched a string of other companies in sectors such as railways, mobile phones, Internet access and soft drinks.
Few of Branson's Virgin Group ventures have been complete without some attention-grabbing launch featuring the boss himself.
An early eye-catching stunt was when Branson shaved off his trademark beard and donned a wedding dress and make-up to announce Virgin Bride, an ill-fated wedding company some said was largely devised for the sake of its name.
Branson has also set a series of aviation and nautical adventure records, although he failed, despite numerous attempts, to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a balloon.
Branson began young, launching a student-aimed magazine while still at private school before setting up Virgin Records aged just 20.
His breakthrough came with "Tubular Bells", a 1973 instrumental album by British rock act Mike Oldfield which sold millions of copies and made Branson wealthy.
The record label was sold off in 1992, but by that time Branson had already branched out into aviation, setting up Virgin Atlantic in 1984 and building it into Britain' second-biggest airline.
Much of Branson's publicity over the years has been based around his adventuring, in which he has tackled a number of trans-ocean records in a speedboat, balloon, and most recently, an amphibious car.
These exploits brought Branson close to tragedy in 1998 when he and his co-pilot were forced to ditch their balloon in the Pacific Ocean after low pressure forced the craft down.
In more recent years publicity has centred on Virgin Galactic which plans to offer commercial space travel, including for tourists who simply want to experience it, by early 2012.
Last year Branson launched a glossy magazine for the iPad, getting the jump on News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch in the race to develop publications for the hot Apple device.
But the British adventurer was forced to cancel his bid to kitesurf across the England Channel between Britain and France, after rough seas and high winds scuppered the attempt.
While his deep-sea project is initially in a single-seater craft, he made clear in Newport Beach that he saw it going the same way as Virgin Galactic, which started small before planning to offer an eight-seater space craft.
"At Virgin we believe that there are thousands of people who'd like to explore the oceans, and become aquanauts," he said.
While acknowledging the personal risks he has taken over the years through his adventurers, he insisted he does them simply because he wants to experience as much as possible before he dies.
"I love life, and would hate to depart sooner than is necessary," he said, to laughter. "But equally one of the reasons I love life is because I live life to its full.
Speaking of the deep-sea project, he said: "I'm damned if I'd miss an opportunity like this ... It's an irresistible challenge you have to say Yes to."
Besides, he added: "If we survive it, we'll hopefully have better conversations at the dinner table in future."
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Raw power, dramatic views, hands-on fun.
Welcome to one of the coolest museums in the Twin Cities, the Mill City Museum.
This museum explores the intriguing and probably mostly unknown history of the flour industry, the museum actually housed within the ruins of what was once the biggest flour mill in the world! Hear stories of the flour industry and its impacts the city of Minneapolis as you explore old mill work areas and offices during your visit.
A little history lesson on the old Mill; The mill was built in 1874 and was then the largest flour mill in the world. More specifically, Washburn A was the largest mill. On May 2, 1878, a spark ignited airborne flour dust and the mill exploded, killing 18 workers and demolishing the mill instantly.
During a tour of Washburn A, you will learn all about this tragedy, as well as about the worldwide market influence of the mill during its peak production. You will be able to see an 8-story Flour Tower, participate in activities in the Water and Baking Labs, watch a film on the history of Minnesota, visit the rooftop observation deck, and Ruin Courtyard.
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21-29 Kent Street, Millers Point facts for kids
Quick facts for kids21-29 Kent Street
Shops, restaurants, and residences located at
21-29 Kent Street, pictured in 2019.
|Location||21, 23, 25, 27, 29 Kent Street, Millers Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia|
|Official name: Edwardian Shop/Residences|
|Type||State heritage (built)|
|Designated||2 April 1999|
|Category||Retail and Wholesale|
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21-29 Kent Street is a heritage-listed row of shops with second-storey residences at 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 Kent Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It is also known as Edwardian Shop and Residences. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Millers Point is one of the earliest areas of European settlement in Australia, and a focus for maritime activities. This is a well-detailed commercial development with residences above. It was built c. 1911 as part of the post-bubonic plague redevelopment by the Sydney Harbour Trust. It was first tenanted by the NSW Department of Housing in 1986.
An interesting Federation-style two-storey stone and face brick detailed Edwardian shop/residence, one of a group. It forms an important streetscape element. It features a recessed verandah, slate roof, decorative ventilators to gable ends, and awnings over footpaths tied back with iron rods.
The shop fronts have been altered over time. Services have been added to the external fabric.
An interesting, well detailed early twentieth century commercial development which was carried out as part of the post-plague redevelopment of the area. Very important to the Millers Point streetscape.
It is part of the Millers Point Conservation Area, an intact residential and maritime precinct. It contains residential buildings and civic spaces dating from the 1830s and is an important example of nineteenth-century adaptation of the landscape.
Edwardian Shop was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
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LifeLine gender-based violence program in rural areas of KwaZuluNatal, South Africa
Turning the Tide on Gender Based Violence and HIV in rural areas of KwaZulu
Von Sinikiwe Biyela
In response to high gender based violence incidents and HIV infection rate in KwaZulu Natal, LifeLine Pietermaritzburg has developed a program that seeks to address the root causes of gender based violence at a community level, to reduce HIV infection risk and to bring hope for the victims of rape. The approache addresses cultural practices that perpetuate gender stereotype and therefore exposing women and children to greater risk of being abused sexually by addressing gaps between cultural practices and legal rights.
- Every 8 minutes a woman is raped in South Africa and more than 20’000 children are raped every year. In simple language, this means that women in South Africa have more chances of being raped than learning to read.
- LifeLine program is a whole community response to Gender-Based Violence. The approach has the two pillars Psychosocial Support Services through counselling at the crisis centers and GBV Prevention through community sensitization and dialogues.
- LifeLine works with different stakeholders especially the traditional leaders as they are the custodian of culture and have powers to change cultural norms that are not helpful.
- The main goal of the program is to support survivors of gender based violence and help them reclaim their lives.
- The second major goal of the program is to identify root causes of gender based violence and assist communities to come up with possible actions to address the scourge of gender based violence.×
Comfort pack for rape survivor (LifeLine)
In 2014 South Africa celebrated 20 years of democracy as a country, but it is noted with great sadness that women and children are not free. Every 8 minutes a woman and more than 20 000 children are raped in South Africa every year. In simple language, this means that women in South Africa have more chances of being raped than learning to read. South Africa has the highest HIV prevalence rate compared to other countries. Women have greater chances of being infected with HIV, because 1 in 3 of the perpetrators are HIV positive. What complicates the situation further is the fact that most perpetrators are known to the victims, and are a source of income for families. Survivors are very reluctant to press charges against their perpetrators as they are financially dependent on them and are made to believe that it was a mistake, it will never happen again. With 40% unemployment rate in South Africa, survivors find themselves trapped and sexual violation becomes part of their everyday life experiences.
In KwaZulu communities women and girls are kidnapped and raped (Ukuthwala custom) on their way to schools. This emanates from a traditional cultural practice where a man and his friend or peers set out to force a girl to accept his marital proposal and advances. This cultural practice has been distorted and twisted from its original manifestation. In the communities where LifeLine works, this custom has been used to legitimize and validate criminal abduction and the infliction of gender based violence against minor girl children and women. There have been many incidents where girls travelling to school by foot (from the age of 12 years) have been abducted by a man or group of men who overpower her and rape her. The girl or women is kept and raped in a man’s house for more than a week. When she eventually escapes, it’s too late for her to access post exposure prophylactic to stop HIV transmission if the man was HIV positive. This is one of many cultural practices that has exposed women and children to sexual violence and increased their risk of HIV infection.
A whole community response to Gender-Based Violence
Sexual violence is an extreme violation and a life threatening attack for most of our survivors. A traumatic experience like rape or sexual violation is like an infected wound that will not heal unless treated. It can leave deep and lasting emotional scars. It is for these reasons that LifeLine developed an approach to work with victims of rape, support them and turn them into survivors. As an organisation we believe that there is life after rape or abuse, but most people need help to reclaim their lives. I also believe that turning the tide on gender based violence and eradicate sexual violation is everybody’s business. It is for this reason that LifeLine program is a whole community response to Gender-Based Violence. The approach has two pillars:
- Psychosocial Support Services through counselling at the crisis centers
- GBV Prevention through community sensitization and dialogues
The approach requires that we work with different stakeholders especially the traditional leaders as they are the custodian of culture and have powers to change cultural norms that are not helpful. LifeLine together with the traditional leaders recruits unemployed youth from their local communities to be trained as gender based violence counselors and ambassadors. Training of youth from the community ensures that resources remain in the community; therefore they become an asset in their own communities.
Picture of youth trained as counselors in Umzimkhulu
The first main goal of the program is to support survivors of gender based violence and help them reclaim their lives; and this is done through the establishment of the crisis centers to offer counseling and emotional support, and health care services. To date LifeLine has established 11 crisis centres in 5 district municipalities where survivors of sexual violence are supported. This is a one stop multidisciplinary service place for the survivors to get support. In 2013 the crisis centres assisted 4'652 new rape survivors with counseling and emotional support, HIV counseling and testing. Women and children were also assisted with medical examination and treatment including post exposure prophylactic, STI’s infection control, birth control, and collection of evidence for DNA purposes. Legal assistance such as pressing charges, gaining access to shelters and comfort packs for survivors without clothing or in need of toiletries is given. The comfort packs are mainly given to the survivors who presented at the crisis Centre within 72 hours, to be used after the medical examination. The comfort pack contains a dress/clothing, underwear, toothbrush, toothpaste, body lotion, shampoo, soap, pads, comb, hand towels, comfort doll, biscuit as well as tea/coffee sachets. Survivors are able to take a bath before going home; and that brings back their dignity that was taken away from them.
Each Crisis centre has two full time employed counsellors, who on average assist 57 new rape cases per month. The program has reduced HIV infection rate associated with sexual violence to 0% through Post Exposure Prophylactic last year.
Root causes of gender based violence
The second major goal of the program is to identify root causes of gender based violence and assist communities to come up with possible actions to address the scourge of gender based violence. The trained local youth is equipped with skills and additional knowledge to facilitate community dialogues on gender based violence. During dialogue sessions community members discuss the root causes of Gender Based Violence and are encouraged to come up with possible solutions to reduce GBV in their own communities. To date the dialogue participants have challenged twisted cultural norms and discriminative religious practices, and the custom of ukuthwala (abduction of girls) was abolished in 3 communities by the traditional leaders. Community members took actions against incidents of GBV after participating in dialogue sessions or group. What we enjoyed the most about their actions is that solutions are owned by the communities. In 2013 we saw an increase in the number of people participating in gender based violence dialogues to 15'773.
Youth taking a stand against the custom of ukuthwala (abduction of girls and women)
LifeLine has noted quite a number of achievements using the model especially in deep rural areas. The program has empowered communities to change societal norms or to take actions against twisted cultural practices. It has reduced the abduction (kidnapping and raping) of women and girls between the ages of 13-25 in rural areas. It has involved indigenous groups as they are the custodian of the culture and advocated for the rights of women and girls living in rural areas. Through gender based violence sensitization activities, survivors are presenting within 72 hours in the crisis centres and are able to access post exposure prophylactic which reduces chances of being infected with HIV. Communities are more supportive towards survivors of gender based violence, and they support them through legal processes. The program has healed women who suffered severe GBV through Solution Focused Approach (LifeLine team was trained by terre des hommes switzerland on this approach and it was incorporated to our GBV program). Lastly, training offered to youth has created job opportunities for youth to be employed permanently by the state or other LifeLine programs/ other NGO’s, and therefore reducing the high unemployment rate in South Africa and reduced women dependency on their partners.
The program has turned many gender based violence victims into survivors! They are relieved as they discover that they are HIV negative and they are able to concentrate more on their emotional wellbeing. It is always encouraging to see the survivors leaving our office with a smile after their three month HIV test, as they test negative. We know that the program has saved their lives and brought back hopes for a better future!
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500 youths gain from entrepreneurial and agricultural training
N500 youths from across the country have benefited from agricultural entrepreneurship training provided to them by Sokoine University Graduate Entrepreneurs Cooperative (SUGECO) and the Rufiji Basin Development Authority and (RUBADA) reports the Guardian newspaper. Speaking during the closure of the training the principal agricultural officer at the Ministry of Agriculture commended SUGECO and Rubada for the job well done. The training is expected to help the young people be able to embark on smart agriculture activities. He urged the youth to work hard and diligently and become good ambassadors in their respective home villages. | <urn:uuid:4aa877aa-4c7d-478a-8c59-adb7975a6bc9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://repository.businessinsightz.org/handle/20.500.12018/7463 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.946318 | 129 | 1.53125 | 2 |
It’s been an apocalyptic year for Linux security, with a sophisticated Trojan and security holes over 20 years old. The Shellshock bug left Linux desktops and servers wide open for anyone to own. Security updates fixed these problems—but you may not even be getting those patches.
Security revelations in 2014 shattered the myth of Linux impenetrability. No, the sky isn’t falling, and yes, Linux is still inherently more secure than Windows—but this year proved that Linux lovers still need to pay at least some attention to their system’s protection.
Turla’s been infecting Linux systems for years
Security researchers have known about a piece of malware called “Turla,” “Snake,” or “Ouroboros” for years. Turla is an extremely sophisticated piece of government-sponsored malware—one that appears Russian in origin. As usual, it was Windows malware.
But, this week, Kaspersky unveiled it had found a Linux version of Turla. This Trojan has been silently infecting Linux systems for years. It’s based on an open-source backdoor program called cd00r. Turla listens to network traffic and allows an attacker to run commands on the infected Linux system. Crucially, the Trojan doesn’t require root access—it just runs as your standard user account, so all the sudo and privilege restrictions used on the Linux desktop won’t hinder it. While it’s a network service, it’s clever enough to hide itself from the netstat tool so you won’t see it listening if you start looking at your network connections. Read Kaspersky’s blog post for the gory details.
This is terrifying for a few reasons. It demonstrates that, yes, Trojans can infect Linux systems. And, no, not having access to root won’t necessarily stop a piece of malware. All the interesting stuff like online banking happens under your user account, anyway.
Realistically, Turla probably isn’t infecting your PC. You’re probably not a target. As a government-sponsored piece of malware, Turla is designed to infect targets for purposes of surveillance or corporate espionage, not to steal your credit card number. But there’s been a Linux Trojan infecting computers around the world for years now. Yes, Linux Trojans are possible and do exist.
X.org has security issues going back 20+ years
Late last year, we learned there are a huge list of security vulnerabilities in the X.org graphical server and its libraries. Some of these security holes have been around for more than 20 years. The researcher who discovered these holes said X.org security was a disaster, and “it’s worse than it looks.”
This week, many of these security vulnerabilities were made public knowledge. Your Linux distribution should be rolling out security updates for your X.org server and proprietary NVIDIA driver shortly, if it hasn’t already. But, even after these patches, X.org security still doesn’t inspire much confidence.
X.org is such a big problem because it’s based on the X11 architecture, which originated 30 years ago. Thankfully, new graphical server technologies like Wayland and Ubuntu’s Mir are about to take X.org’s place.
Shellshock was terrifying for Linux desktop (and server) users
Remember Shellshock, a bug in the Bash shell used on Linux and other Unix-like systems? The advice from security experts at the time was that it didn’t affect desktop users. Windows PCs didn’t have Bash. Macs did, but it was only used by advanced users who went looking for it.
The situation was different on Linux desktops and servers, where Bash is used constantly. Terrifyingly, every DHCP request your computer makes was run through Bash. So, if you visited a compromised public Wi-Fi hotspot on your Linux laptop and connected to it, the DHCP server could give a response that would force your Linux system to run an arbitrary command—possibly downloading some sort of Trojan. Here’s an easy proof-of-concept attack.
Security updates quickly neutered the threat for desktop Linux users, but the Shellshock vulnerability was present in Bash for 20 years. Sure, we don’t have any indications of widespread attacks against Linux desktop users, but that’s not the point. The point is that Linux desktop systems were wide open. When Linux users gloat about how much more secure our systems are than those Windows desktops, we might want to remember how Shellshock affected us.
Are you even getting security patches?
Thanks to the way Linux packaging and software repositories work, you may not even be getting the security patches developers release. Sure, you’ll generally get them for your web browser and other important pieces of software that are considered “officially supported,” but what about the other packages the community is responsible for?
There are lessons to be learned from the ownCloud packaging mess in Ubuntu. This piece of server software wasn’t getting updates in Ubuntu. The community member who originally packaged it just decided to move on, leaving the ownCloud package orphaned and vulnerable.
And that’s just with Ubuntu. Be careful if you’re using one of the smaller, niche Linux distributions. The Arch Linux-based “Manjaro” distribution hasn’t been receiving timely security updates like it should. This is understandable if you’re using a small distribution and the developers are working on it as a hobby, but it’s something to watch out for… and a risk to actual users.
Linux system security is a broken, but so is everything else
So your Linux system isn’t as secure as you thought it was. Well, that’s not really an attack against Linux in particular. All computer security is pretty bad. As Quinn Norton titled her excellent rant on the subject, “Everything is Broken.” Yes, even Linux, and—more importantly—all the software programs you have to put on top of Linux to get a functioning system.
Linux will continue to have nasty security holes, but again: the sky isn’t falling. Your Linux system is still far more secure than the average Windows desktop. Attackers are more interested in targeting the larger Windows install base. And Linux does have a great security architecture Windows lacks, too—simply getting most of your programs from a centralized software repository instead of a gaggle of websites helps a lot.
No, you don’t need to start running antivirus software on your Linux system, but be aware: You’re not perfectly safe on Linux, or any other system.
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Life Along the Etowah and History Beneath Our Feet
Visit the Hall of the Ancients and see new exhibits that include artifacts from the 1995 Cherokee County Hickory Log excavation site. Many artifacts date prior to the Cherokee removal in 1838. Also, some items from the Mississippian, Woodland and Archaic periods of time are on display. These new exhibits would not be possible without donations from our members, volunteers and the community. A third exhibit about Cherokee life is planned to open in 2017.
February 2017 Programs - History Month in Georgia
The Funk Heritage Center is participating in the statewide Georgia History Festival sponsored by the Georgia Historical Society. Three excellent programs concerning Georgia history are scheduled at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, February 7, 14 and 21. Admission is $10, $5 for members and RU faculty, staff and students. Make reservations by calling 770-720-5967. Click here to see the program schedule.
Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday - February 5, 2017
The public will be able to experience our state’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, museums,and other points of interest open their doors free of charge on Sunday, February 5. The Funk Heritage Center of Reinhardt University will participate and it will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.
Trail of Tears Designation
The Funk Heritage Center is a certified National Park Service Trail of Tears interpretive center. Click here to visit the Hall of the Ancients to read more about our Trail of Tears exhibit.
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Three little pigs
There were once three brothers. They were all pigs.
Although they were quite cute when they were piglets, with their tiny little trotters and shiny pink noses, they grew up to be boisterous and troublesome. By the time they were teenagers, their Dad had reached the end of his tether and told them to go and make their own way in the world.
The eldest of the piggy-wigs, Curly, thought he had found a licence to print money when he saw an advertisement in the careers office to train as an Accountant. He reckoned he was quite good at sums so immediately applied and was miraculously accepted. Over the next couple of years, he learned how to screw more out of a job than the effort he put in, passed his exams with mediocre results and joined a local firm. Even though he did not actually produce anything, he was paid £30 thousand a year and considered himself to be very important indeed. His student loan was £35k, but he tried not to think about that.
The middle brother, Snout, not to be outdone, enrolled in the local Law School. He enjoyed drinking games, and wearing stupidly long scarves and brogues. After a few short years, he managed to qualify and secured a job with a local practice. He left no pointless letter unwritten or telephone call un-logged in his quest to preserve the tradition of doing very little actual work whilst charging his clients exorbitant fees. Even though he did not produce anything, he also was paid £30 thousand a year and considered himself to be very important indeed. His student loan was £35k, but he tried not to think about that.
The youngest of the piggy-wig brothers, Trott, chose an entirely different path. He was by far the most curious of the brothers and wanted to have adventures. So he took what little money his dear old Dad was able to give him and travelled far and wide. He worked all over the world, in bars, fields and factories and learned to work skillfully with his trotters. People he met along the way were only too happy to teach the eager young piggy-wig the wondrous lessons of life. He had very little but did not need much and as often as not gathered his food freely from the sea or from hedgerows and slept under the stars. Of course, he also mixed liberally with the lady piggy-wigs. Oh, the sights he saw and the experiences he had! But all good things must come to pass and the time came when he must return home, to settle down and maybe have a piglet family of his own. He was looking forward to telling his father and brothers of his amazing adventures.
After a long journey, he arrived at his father’s house but there was no one to welcome him. He discovered that his brothers were far too busy being important and had sent their father to a rest home for embarrassing old pigs. Trott was disappointed but not downhearted and decided to find his own place to live and get a proper job. On passing by the local college, he noticed a poster promoting courses in plumbing, so he enrolled. He was good with his trotters and no stranger to hard work and, within a year, much to the amusement of his “professional” brothers, he had a qualification and embarked on his trade with enthusiasm. Despite fierce competition, he quickly built his earnings up to and beyond £30 thousand pounds a year. He had no debts or anxiety and always found the time to visit his dear old dad at the rest home and his brothers at the sanitarium.
There’s a moral here somewhere.
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Kindergarteners celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day
TAMPA - St. Lawrence Catholic School pupils Grace Hand and Gianna Rado celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day in Mrs. Alexander's kindergarten class. The day commemorates the birthday one of America's legends, John Chapman, a settler who planted and sold apple trees as he moved west across the continent. The pupils played games, learned about the seasons of the year, made apple pie and fashioned hats similar to the one Johnny Appleseed wore.
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The Cross is the most important symbol of Christianity. It tells the story of Jesus Christ who lived 2000 years ago in what is now modern-day Israel. He was arrested, falsely accused, and sentenced to death. He was mocked. A crown of thorns was placed on his head, he was nailed to a wooden cross and left to die.
Christians believe that Jesus chose to die for us. He lived a perfect life. He loved his Father God and he loved us. He gave his life for us, and took onto himself our sin: our self-centredness, envy, jealousy, arrogant pride, self-justification, evil desires, hatred and cruelty. And because he died for us, because he went into the pit of hell for us, if we put our trust in Jesus we are forgiven and put right with God. We can know God as our Father in heaven and we can know Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as our friend.
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June 25, 2014
Meet Luis Enriquez of Code Black MovieLuis Enriquez is a twenty-seven-year veteran Emergency Trauma Nurse at LA County USC Trauma Center. In addition to Clinical practice he serves as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor and lecturer. He is a graduate of LA County School of Nursing and California State Polytechnic University (BS Chemistry). Luis also is part of the Volunteer faculty with Good Samaritan Medical Ministry and has taught Emergency Nursing in Vietnam for the past three years. He has two grown children, Laura and Michael, with his wife Evelyn. Virtually the only nurse to be featured in the film, Luis Enriquez holds a unique perspective on the film's message. As a trauma nurse, Enriquez shares with Sonosite his version of the story that Code Black movie tells. In fact, he claims the film does not depict his version of the story at all, the nurse's story.
This is a story about doctors. It's a truth through their perception about what was occurring there.Particularly, Enriquez shares that emergency nurses play an important role in the emergency room, although they often remain unnoticed. The general assumption, in fact, is that nurses do the dirty meaningless work while the doctors make the real decisions and have actual impact in the medical field.
Luis Enriquez challenges this assumption that nurses are irrelevant or unimportant."These [doctors] come in. And we're there when they get there. And we're there when they leave." Nurses are in fact an essential piece of the emergency room, especially because the work they do includes that which is essential for government purposes and that doctors don't have time for.
He was saying, ...'there's no thought of the documentation', and in the back...there's a nurse documenting, taking it all down.
Luis Enriquez also comments on the film itself and how it depicts the change in hospitals and the resulting change in environment.Enriquez shares that with the change in hospitals, he felt a significant increase in the satisfaction of the place. "I have space. People have privacy. It's a far more humane place." Code Black especially depicts this well in the documentary style of the film. Enriquez's experience with the film is additionally complex due to his being a member of the cast. Enriquez is profiled in the film as a trauma nurse, and is filmed while working as well, to give an idea of what he does. He says of this role that he felt he had to act like a particular kind of person or nurse in order to depict his field well.
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How To Select A Garage DoorBy Expert Author: Bob Smith
With today's high energy costs, garage door insulation is equally as precious as anywhere else in your house. The amount of uninsulated garage doors sold continues to drop as consumers demand energy efficiency for cost savings and relaxation, which is really more significant than ever as more individuals use their garage for a work place or social gathering area, rather than just storage.
Garage doors produced from aluminum and glass offer a modern, sophisticated look. The aluminum frames are available in many colors as well as finishes and you could pick from a broad variety of glass options including clear, obscure, and tinted. Aluminum garage doors are relatively maintenance-free, however they may not hold as much insulation as other doors, so they may not be perfect for areas with excessive temperatures.
Can the largest moving item in my house be dangerous? Make sure it's not.
Safety is a concern with any product, and garage doors are no different. Since it is a big moving thing that lots of family members interact with, it will have as many safety features as potential.
Pinch-resistant garage doors feature a layout that pushes fingers out of harm's way should they accidentally be set too close to a shutting door.
Tamper resistant bottom brackets lessen the chance of injury from garage door components under tension. The polyurethane insulation even provides better fire safety because this kind of insulation lowers the number of smoke and flames in the event of the fire.
The thermal property of insulation is expressed as an R-value. A higher R-value reduces external sound and aids the door work more softly. Many insulated doors are built using polystyrene or polyurethane foam.
Most polystyrene insulated door could be thicker but have a lower R-Value than polyurethane. Should you be seeking thermal efficiency and a high R-Value, don't let yourself be deceived by the thickness of the doorway!
A polyurethane insulated door might seem thinner but actually offers a much higher insulation R-value. That is on account of how the insulating material expands during the manufacturing process to tightly fill the cavity between the two steel panels as it bonds to the skins of the doorway.
Not only does this make the door better insulated, it also makes the door incredibly powerful and helps minimize noise while the door functions.
How long your door will survive, what kind of punishment it might take, or even how much yearly maintenance it's going to require is powerfully determined by the stuff used to make the door.
The Classic Steel garage doors and Carriage House Steel garage doors are durable with only occasional demand for cleaning or touch-up. Vinyl garage doors can last even longer, especially in environments with harsh weather conditions, and are more resistant to dents, are rust free and never have to be painted.
Counterbalance springs are how your door is actually lifted and closed. It's not the opener that really lifts and shuts your door. That only supplies the push to really get the door going. It is really the springs, which are wound tightly whenever your door is closed. As the door moves up, the springs unwind, which provide the force necessary to lift the doorway. As the door closes, the weight of the door actually winds the springs back up until it closes fully. At this stage the springs have their total tension again. These springs are normally exposed and when they're under full tension, can be particularly dangerous.
Everyone has a budget. Well, most of us anyway. However, many of us are surprised by how affordable garage doors can be. Most imagine twice as much as what it truly comes out to be.
Typically, premium wood doors are truly the most high-priced, then fiberglass doors, steel doors with and without vinyl or PVC overlays, and then uninsulated, single sheet steel doors and lower grade wood doors.
When considering what to spend though, consider that this purchase will never be made again for many, many years, if ever. And what you put in your garage now will have a big effect to the garage itself and perhaps even more significantly, for the remainder of your house. A couple extra dollars now could give a benefit of a life, and increase the value of your house to a brand-new level. Picking the right garage door could be a little difficult. The post here helps homeowners find advice on what things to consider in picking or picking the right garage door.
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Florida, you’ve bought snail. A Big African Land Snail spotted in New Port Richey space of Pasco County, Florida. As a outcome, the Florida Section of Agriculture is telling absolutely everyone to get the “shell” outta there and developing a quarantine space that stretches just about 6 miles from the northwest corner of U.S. Freeway 19. That is for three reasons. One particular is that Huge African Land Snails can demolish a extensive wide range of crops. Two is that they can try to eat into structures these kinds of as stucco surfaces. The third is the harmful parasite that this kind of snails could be carrying: the rat lungworm.
The pursuing CBS 10 Tampa Bay information segment showed the quarantine space:
You can picture that anything at all with the terms the words and phrases “rat” and “worm” in its title has a fantastic chance of not currently being good. Which is why not also several celebrities have named their youngsters “Rat Lungworm.” Normally acknowledged as the nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm is commonly observed in rodents. The feces of infected rodents can incorporate Angiostrongylus larvae, nevertheless a different reason not to participate in with or try to eat rat feces. Snails and slugs really do not know greater, nevertheless, and can, in flip, get contaminated when taking in these types of feces and larvae. These types of larvae mature but really do not thoroughly turn out to be adults when in snails and slugs. No, it’s a rat-eats-snails-and-slugs environment that completes the daily life cycle of the rat lungworm. After the additional mature larva makes it again into a rodent, it can then become an grownup worm. So, competes the rat lungworm circle of life.
You can split into this circle by both consciously ingesting an infected snail or slug or unintentionally taking in one hiding out in uncooked generate these as lettuce. Which is why you might want clarification if your waiter asks you no matter if you want a slug of dressing on your salad. Also, make confident that any snails that you take in are perfectly-cooked so that any parasites are escar-long gone:
And if someone challenges you to consume a stay slug throughout a Fact or Dare sport, select “truth” as an alternative. So what if you admit that you are in really like with your best good friend. It’s far better than receiving meningitis.
An infection with this parasite doesn’t constantly bring about signs. But the biggest problem is a rare form of meningitis known as eosinophilic meningitis. Meningitis is a probably existence-threatening inflammation of the membranes that wrap all over the brain like Saran Wrap. When you have eosinophilic meningitis, you could have a headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, rigid neck, or tingling of your pores and skin.
Now you might be pondering how significant a Big African Land Snail can be. Immediately after all, the phrase “giant” can be an exaggeration, in particular when applied by a likely date. Well, in this case “giant” means up to 8 inches long and five inches in diameter. The U.S. Section of Agriculture (USDA) calls these snails “one of the most damaging snails in the earth.” Other than potentially carrying the rat lungworm, the snail can deal with a extensive variety of plants like they have been very hot canine in a Nathan’s Very hot Pet dog Consuming Contest. They will eat by means of a lot of distinct agriculturally, economically, and medically crucial plants, ranging from cocoa to papaya to peanut to rubber plants.
These snails, otherwise identified as Lissachatina fulica, were 1st observed in japanese Tanzania and jap Kenya on the continent of Africa. These snails have subsequently set up themselves all through South Asia, Southeast Asia, southern China, the Indo-Pacific Basin island groups, numerous Caribbean Islands, and a lot of South The us. It reached the U.S. in 1966, when an individual brought the snail to downtown Miami, Florida. The snail promptly reproduced since which is what snails do and commenced to wreak agricultural havoc. Given that then Florida has waged a human vs. snail shell activity. Soon after investing all over just one million dollars at the time to get rid of the snails and their eggs, the point out declared the snail eradicated in 1975. The snail could possibly have been escar-absent again then, but in 2011, an individual introduced the snail again to Miami, Florida, again. This next round of eradication makes an attempt price the point out (which means tax payers) over $23 million. In September 2021, the USDA Animal and Plant Wellness Inspection Provider (APHIS) declared the Large African Land Snail in Florida eradicated yet again. Now, significantly less than yr afterwards, the snail is back all over again, this time spotted by a learn gardener. And acquiring the Huge African Land Snail is not like locating a bunny or a dog or a buppy, regardless of how adorable they may possibly seem to be:
Of course, the return of the Large African Land Snail is not great news. Florida certainly has its share of general public health problems proper now ranging from an upswing in Covid-19 cases to a meningococcal ailment outbreak to a bunch of monkeypox conditions to a Listeria outbreak. In the meantime, if you do see a Large African Land Snail, phone the authorities as before long as probable. And do not touch or take in the snail. Heed the warning earlier mentioned. You really do not want anybody to say, “I nematode you so.”
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Facebook has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the trademark on the word "face" when used in the context of online chat rooms or bulletin boards.
Facebook filed for this trademark in December 2005. The notice of allowance does not mean that Facebook has been granted the trademark just yet, but it's getting really close. In the next three months, Facebook must pay a fee and file a statement of use, at which time it must prove that it is actively using the mark to provide goods or services, and then get the approval of an attorney.
The trademark covers the word face only in the context of "telecommunication services, namely, providing online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users in the field of general interest and concerning social and entertainment subject matter, none primarily featuring or relating to motoring or to cars," the pending document reads. While the context in which the trademark can be enforced is quite narrow, it's still scary to see Facebook owning a trademark for a term as general as "face."
Facebook is also vigorously defending its rights over the other half of its name. In August, Facebook filed a suit against social network Teachbook.com in an attempt to protect the use of the word "book" pertaining to an online networking service.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 29, 2008 – Cancer patients dedicated their spring plantings at the Intergraph Garden of Hope at the Huntsville Botanical Garden today and shared their fight in the battle against cancer with the community. A unique display and symbol of hope and determination against cancer, the Garden of Hope is a serene place where cancer patients and their families have the opportunity to express themselves through the creation of colorful and artistic plantings.
"Statistics indicate none of us will live life without being touched by this terrible disease," said Intergraph President and CEO Halsey Wise, who led the dedication. "The Garden of Hope serves as one way Intergraph is working to fight back against cancer and give back to our community in a meaningful and responsible manner. Each of our honorees provides an example of tremendous courage and a true zeal for life."
Intergraph approached the Huntsville Botanical Garden in 2006, with the concept to underwrite, create, manage and partner on the Garden of Hope. Today, the garden not only benefits cancer patients and their families, but also provides added awareness and support throughout the community.
Each year, the Garden of Hope has two separate, seasonal plantings: one in the spring and one in the fall. At each seasonal planting, three local cancer patients and their families are given their own large garden area to plant with assistance from Intergraph employees and Huntsville Botanical Garden volunteers. The patient or family is given complete freedom to design their garden using their choice of flowers, plants, trees and shrubs. Each patient's imagination, emotions and individual battle with cancer provide the inspiration for this special garden, making it a singularly moving and motivational place.
Having just returned home from the beach, Glynnis Cory gave no serious thought to an annual exam. That soon changed when her doctor discovered an unusual mass. A week later, Glynnis received an unexpected blow; she had adenocarcinoma — a less common type of cervical cancer. Doctors felt it was contained and in the early stage, but required a radical surgery to be completely sure. During her surgery, doctors found a cluster of cancerous lymph nodes as well, requiring Glynnis to bravely undergo six weeks of daily radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
Now several months after completing all treatments, Glynnis' doctors are very pleased with her current test results, especially the malignancy levels within her body. For the next several years, she'll have regular tests and scans to ensure the cancer has not returned. She looks forward to the five–year mark, when she can finally declare herself cancer–free.
Truly a people person, Glynnis credits the overwhelming love and support of her family and friends as what helped her through the tough times. All the calls of support, words of love, prayers, notes, meals, and more changed her life forever. She vows to show people each day as much love, care, compassion, and generosity of spirit they so openly demonstrated to her.
Glynnis chose an assortment of white flowers for her garden — pentas, petunias, salvia, and verbena — to represent a new, fresh start in her life. She hopes her experience will encourage others to take ownership of their health. She stresses the importance of yearly examinations, wholesome food, exercise, and plenty of sleep as part of a healthy lifestyle. Glynnis' best advice? "Life is short. You need to love your loved ones. Don't waste any time expressing or showing it, because none of us is promised another day and life is just too precious."
Nancy Hampton was always faithful about having yearly mammograms. In June 2007, her routine digital mammogram suddenly changed into something far from routine. It revealed a mass in her left breast, and the possibility of one in her right. After several biopsies and x–rays, Nancy's doctor diagnosed her with early stage breast cancer. Rather than go through radiation or chemotherapy, Nancy opted to have a double mastectomy. Almost a year later, Nancy is doing well, and showing no signs of cancer.
Nancy's ordeal with cancer not only changed her physically, it transformed her total outlook on life. She wants to do things she's never done before. She wants to be sure her friends and family know how much they mean to her. Nancy's faith in God gave her strength during her dark days. She feels He must have something very special planned for her life, and she looks forward to finding out what it is. To the people that know Nancy, however, that purpose seems obvious. Her friendly smile, superb work ethic, and continual willingness to help those around her prove she makes a positive difference in people's lives every day.
For her garden, Nancy chose a mixture of plants and flowers, which includes purple flowering plants, as purple is her favorite color; little roses, in memory of her mother; and a variety of mints, because she loves the smell. Sprinkled throughout will be statues of black and tan dachshunds, representing her beloved dogs.
Yearly mammograms are Nancy's mantra to all women. She encourages women to be proactive and take charge of their health. For someone facing cancer, she stresses the importance of making decisions based on what is best for them. And, during those difficult times, sit down and make a list of things you're grateful for. Nancy guarantees it'll lift your spirits.
Chris Russell views his battle with cancer as one involving his entire family. Chris was diagnosed with cancer on Aug. 10, 2006, shortly after his 40th birthday. While he was the one receiving medical attention, Chris says it was more challenging for his family. His wife, Sharon Doviet, and his sons, Jackson and Nathan Russell, stood beside him during this difficult time.
Chris had surgery to remove the cancer mass, followed by radiation treatment. He was told there was only a three percent chance the cancer would return. However, it did return the following spring. Instead of his life returning to normal, Chris endured months of aggressive chemotherapy. Thanks to Dr. Philip McGee, Susan Nolen, Angie Ezell, and the team at the Clearview Cancer Institute in Huntsville, Chris is cancer-free today.
Remarkably, Chris views his battle as being far more positive than negative. He doesn't associate his cancer with surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or baldness. Instead, he recalls the overwhelming sense of love and support shown from everyone around him — family, neighbors, friends, and colleagues. He also drew inspiration from his mother, Phyllis, who died 14 years ago following a long battle with cancer.
Chris selected a centerpiece of bougainvilleas to represent his family with a theme of balance. The plants are resilient while at the same time representing the beauty in life. Red geraniums represent his mother. Bright petunias make up the rest of his garden and represent the network of support Chris received. He is pleased to share the same planting area as Meg Ingram, a family friend and previous Garden of Hope honoree, who died from cancer in 2008. www.intergraphfoundation.org
Huntsville Botanical Garden is open year-round and features a magnificent 110 year–old dogwood, picture perfect aquatic garden, a spectacular wildflower and nature trail, and numerous specialty gardens and plant collections. The 112–acre Garden is a privately operated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization garden which receives a majority of its support from Garden members, supporters and corporate donors. With over 7,000 member families and 1,500 volunteers, the Huntsville Botanical Garden is truly the community's Garden.
Intergraph Corp. is the leading global provider of spatial information management (SIM) software. Security organizations, businesses and governments in more than 60 countries rely on the company's spatial technology and services to make better and faster operational decisions. Intergraph's customers organize vast amounts of complex data into understandable visual representations, creating intelligent maps, managing assets, building and operating better plants and ships and protecting critical infrastructure and millions of people around the world. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.
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Marine reserves have rapid and lasting impacts on organisms inside reserves, according to scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
In a paper published in the current issue of Ecology Letters, the researchers reviewed 80 studies from ‘no-take’ reserves, where it is illegal to extract organisms in any way. These showed that density, biomass, average size and diversity of organisms inside these reserves reach much higher levels within a short period of time, usually one to three years.
“This is an exciting result,” said Ben Halpern, a graduate researcher in biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and co-author of the study. “You can put a reserve into place and rapidly see a dramatic response by the species in the reserve to that protection. While reserves remove some areas from fishing pressure, the idea is that increased production inside reserves will eventually benefit consumers outside reserve boundaries. We now can say with increased confidence that “eventually” is a relatively short period of time.”
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Researchers from the University of Hamburg in Germany, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Aarhus in Denmark, have synthesized a new superconducting material by growing a few layers of an antiferromagnetic transition-metal chalcogenide on a bismuth-based topological insulator, both being non-superconducting materials.
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Laser-driving of semimetals allows creating novel quasiparticle states within condensed matter systems and switching between different states on ultrafast time scales
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Among the general public, solar thermal energy is currently associated with dark blue, rectangular collectors on building roofs. Technologies are needed for aesthetically high quality architecture which offer the architect more room for manoeuvre when it comes to low- and plus-energy buildings. With the “ArKol” project, researchers at Fraunhofer ISE together with partners are currently developing two façade collectors for solar thermal energy generation, which permit a high degree of design flexibility: a strip collector for opaque façade sections and a solar thermal blind for transparent sections. The current state of the two developments will be presented at the BAU 2017 trade fair.
As part of the “ArKol – development of architecturally highly integrated façade collectors with heat pipes” project, Fraunhofer ISE together with its partners...
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The idea of Lamborghini, known for extreme performance cars, making an SUV may seem off the wall. But don't be too shocked. This actually isn't Lamborghini's first SUV. The LM002, a much chunkier vehicle that looked as if it had been built out of shoeboxes, was available from 1985 to 1992. Only about 300 of those were ever built.
Lamborghini decided it's time to try again. For now, the new, sleeker-looking Urus SUV is just a concept vehicle. But it's clear that Lamborghini fully intends to produce this vehicle or something very much like it. In fact, it could produce as many as 3,000 per year, which would make it the largest-selling Lamborghini model by far.
The Urus, just unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show, is a 600 horsepower "crossover" with huge 24-inch wheels and a 600 horsepower engine. Like most of Lamborghini's cars, the Urus has full-time all-wheel-drive with a focus on on-road performance.
This car is much more fun than the tiny sum of its parts.
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Distance from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Wittenberge
Distance from Baden-Württemberg to Wittenberge is 512 kilometers. This air travel distance is equal to 318 miles.
The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Baden-Württemberg and Wittenberge is 512 km= 318 miles.
If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Baden-Wuerttemberg to Wittenberge, It takes 0.57 hours to arrive.
Baden-Wuerttemberg is located in Germany.
|GPS Coordinates (DMS)||48° 39´ 41.7960'' N |
9° 21´ 0.4680'' E
Baden-Württemberg Distances to Cities
Wittenberge is located in Germany.
|GPS Coordinates||53° 0´ 19.5480'' N |
11° 45´ 1.1520'' E
Wittenberge Distances to Cities
|Distance from Wittenberge to Flensburg||250 km|
|Distance from Wittenberge to Vlotho||217 km|
|Distance from Wittenberge to Lengerich||279 km|
|Distance from Wittenberge to Quickborn||147 km|
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I am fond of recording videos in my spare time and keeping them on my phone or posting them on social media sites. However, my phone does not have enough space to store them and some of the videos cannot be uploaded onto the social media sites due to their large file sizes. Can you give me a guide about how to compress 4K video?
Yes, compressing your 4K video to a smaller file size is possible with the compression or video editing tools that you can find online. Aside from being video compressors, these tools are also embedded with other editing functions that can help you edit your videos. Below are the tools that we would like to share with you to compress 4K video.
4 best tools to compress 4K video
The first tool we would like to introduce to you is called ApowerCompress. It is a professional file compression tool which can compress videos in a number of formats including MP4, AVI, WMV, WEBM, M4V, FLV and many more. It can reduce the video file size from 10% to 90%. This tool can meet your purposes well if you need to compress a video to a certain size. Try this helpful tool by following the simple guide.
- Download and install ApowerCompress on your computer.
- Click “Compress Video” tab > “Add video” button to add your 4K video. Input the output file size under the compressed size tab or choose a specific compression strength by moving the blue button on the slider.
- Click “Compress” button and wait for the compression process to finish.
HD Video Compressor
HD Video Compressor is very easy to use due to its simple, yet easy to follow interface. Aside from that, you can compress your video to smaller file size without losing quality. Moreover, you can also compress your video by trimming and cropping unwanted parts or scenes that make your video unnecessary long. To use this tool, finish the steps listed below.
- Open your web browser, download the application and install it on your PC.
- Go to the “Converter” tab and then click “Add files” or just drag the video to upload it.
- Adjust your video with the “Quick setting” tab at the lower corner right of the interface.
- After that, click the “Run” button. Your compressed video will be saved on your PC.
Video Converter Studio
Next is the Video Converter Studio that can help you convert any video and audio file format such as MKV, SWF, MP4, WMV, MOV, AVI, MP3, DVD, M4R, WAV, WMA and many more. In addition, this wonderful tool can preserve the quality of your video. Moreover, this tool also offers a lot of editing features. For example, you can crop, trim a video file, join videos, add effects and a watermark to a video. Definitely, this is one of the best and most helpful tools you can use to solve the problem about how to compress 4K to 1080p. Check out the simple tutorial to learn how to use it.
- Get the application from its official website and install it on your PC.Download
- Drag the video onto its main interface or click the “Add files” button to upload your video.
- Choose the HD 1080p from the “Profile” menu. To preset the output file size, click “Size” > select “Custom” and then input the file size you need. Afterwards, click “OK”.
- Finally, click the “Convert” button to start the compression process.
PS2PDF MP4 Video Compressor
PS2PDF MP4 Video Compressor is an Online MP4 Video Compressor. You can use it to compress 4K MP4 files without any file size restrictions. Furthermore, you can also resize your video and select any output format and preset resolution such as 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p, etc. to compress 4K video online. To start to use this compressor, check out the procedure below.
- Visit its official page from here.
- Click the “+ Select Files” to upload your video.
- Browse below and look for the “Presets” under the “Output Dimension”. Choose 1080p and then click the “Compress Now!” button at the top part corner.
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New research by George Patton of the University of Melbourne reveals the differences in youth mortality (ages 10-24) among developed nations. The USA has the highest rates of youth mortality, due to the highest rates of death by violence and traffic accidents. Interestingly, youth suicide rates appear to be lowest in the warmer countries such as Singapore and around the Mediterranean, and highest in colder countries such as Scandinavia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.
I was surprised to find New Zealand having the highest rate of youth suicide. I would have expected the rate to be similar to Australia’s, since the laws, institutions and culture appear to be quite similar, but in fact the rate is more than double. The rate of death by traffic accidents is also much higher in New Zealand, suggesting that there is in fact a large gulf between the youth cultures of the two countries.
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The security alliance between Japan and the United States is expected to feature prominently in talks between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama during the Japanese leader’s state visit to Washington next month, according to foreign policy experts.
His visit will come at a time when Japan is forming a more assertive foreign security policy, something some officials in Washington are welcoming.
The cornerstone of this policy has been an agreement last year to reinterpret part of the Japanese constitution, known as Article 9, which prohibits the country from going to war or having a military. What this means will depend on security legislation passing through the Japanese parliament, said Scott Harold, deputy director of the Center for Asia Pacific Policy at the RAND Corporation, a Washington-based research institute.
“We have long wanted the Japanese to reinterpret that (Article 9)… It’s about burden sharing,” a U.S. defense official told VOA ahead of Abe’s visit.
Analysts believe the agreement for the reinterpretation was at least partially based on the need for Japan to play a greater role in defense cooperation between the United States and Japan, something Abe has been pushing.
Japan-US Security Alliance
After the Islamic State terrorist group beheaded two Japanese hostages in Syria recently, the local and international media began raising questions about how Japan would respond. However, well before that incident occurred, Japan started taking steps toward creating a more proactive security policy.
While the Japanese constitution has remained largely untouched for more than half a century, the reinterpretation could allow Japan to come to the defense of an ally under attack, known as “collective self-defense,” said Tetsuo Kotani, a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, a Tokyo-based institution.
The Japanese government has argued that if, for example, a U.S. vessel was to come under attack near Japan, it would have been unable to help the vessel because the attack did not threaten Japan.
Any opening in security legislation is welcome, said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Pool, Pentagon spokesman for the Asia-Pacific region. The reinterpretation of Article 9 could, for example, potentially open the way for Japan to take part in more multilateral exercises in the region without the U.S. having to directly get involved, Pool said.
A Japanese official in Washington familiar with the proceedings told on the condition of anonymity that while it could be seen as an increase in burden sharing, it was also “about Japan playing a bigger role.” He added that it may allow the U.S. to “contribute to the stability of the region in a bigger way.”
US-Japan Defense Cooperation Guidelines
In addition to the security legislation in Japan and the reinterpretation of Article 9, the U.S. and Japan are working on revising guidelines on defense cooperation last revised in 1997.
Pool, from the Pentagon, said Japanese officials were making many of the updates to the document, with different options on the table in case security legislation in Japan did not pass. The document is expected to make advancements in the fields of cyber security and space cooperation, he added.
The Japanese official in Washington said the guidelines were “loosely linked” to the security bills that are expected to be presented in parliament.
Shihoko Goto, senior Northeast Asia associate at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, said the moves for a more assertive security policy also stemmed from concerns about the seriousness of the Obama administration to rebalance toward Asia. A number of different international crises have the attention of the U.S., from the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq to the low-intensity conflict in eastern Ukraine, Goto said. This, she added, was causing concern in Japan about whether the rebalancing toward Asia was a priority or not.
Analysts agree that in addition to appeasing the United States, Abe has been pushing for the reinterpretation because of personal ambitions and recent geopolitical dynamics.
Currently in his third term -- he won his most recent term in December after winning a snap election -- Abe leads a stable government and has been more focused on creating a more forceful Japan that will “remain relevant in the region,” Goto said.
“If he’s thinking about his legacy, he wants to make sure Japan’s voice is heard on the international stage,” she added. Japan approved a record defense budget of $42 billion this year.
In addition to a nuclear North Korea, Japan is concerned about what is seen as a more aggressive China, which announced a $145 billion military budget, second only to the U.S., said Goto.
The most high profile dispute between Japan and China has been over a chain of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea. Even though the dispute over the islands has been going on for decades, a decision by China to create an air defense zone over the region caused particular anger and concern in Japan.
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It hasn't thrown a single plane even slightly off course for years, when predictions were it should have caused at least a few disasters by now
I think it's taken some time off interfering with planes to go after cars.
There are dozens of reasons to prefer Antarctica as a destination. Mars, in my opinion, has one big advantage: it would decouple the continued existence of humanity from the continued habitability of Earth.
Right now we could be destroyed completely by an asteroid impact, a supervolcano, anything that takes terrestrial conditions out of the relatively narrow band we can survive in. Getting off this rock would reduce the risk of something bad happening and wiping us out. Developing the technology to make a Martian colony self sustaining would widen the band of terrestrial conditions we can survive in.
Flagging sales at you local poolhall/pub? Keep the pool tables for your traditional customers, but have BilliadBots tournaments on tuesdays to attract a younger clientele.
I wonder, though, how hard the BilliardBots are on the soft, smooth, delicate felt surface of a pool table.
brute forcing balls with robots
... because it bears repeating.
1) We agree ahead of time that we use the x-axis spin of two atoms (each) for communication.
2) I only manipulate two atoms of my set of 4, and only observe the other two.
3) You only observe the pair entangled with my 'write' set, and only manipulate to the pair entangled with my 'read' set.
4) I continuously toggle the spin of one atom from my 'write' set back and forth between two previously agreed upon states, and change (or don't) the state of my other atom between two agreed upon states.
No. You measure the spin of one particle from your write set. The entangled particle from my read set silently agrees to return the complementary value when I measure it. The entanglement is now broken. You continue to "toggle" the spin on your particle, where "toggle" means "measure and receive non-deterministic, random, unpredictable results". I can measure my particle's spin at any time after your initial measurement and will find the random counterpart to your random first value. I have no way of knowing whether I've received the random result of your having measured, or if I've primed your first result by measuring before you did.
5) By continuously observing your 'read' pair of atoms (the pair entangled to my 'write' pair), you can see the one is constantly flipping states, and use that to determine the binary pattern I am sending. (1bit parity, 1bit data)
By continuously observing my read pair of particles, I can see that I get a stream of random results. Coincidentally, the first random value from each particle correlates with the first random value you get from each of your particles.
For instance "Millions of music" doesn't make sense.
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Numerology Of Scorpio
Expression Number - 5
Soul Urge Number - 3
Personality Number - 2
Life Path Number -
Positive Traits - outgoing, friendly, flexible, upbeat, versatile, easy to talk to
Negative Traits - restless, distracted, too impulsive
Careers - sales, entertainer, travel industry
Five children are blessed with versatility and multi-talents. They love to explore and be free and will adapt as needed to achieve this freedom. They are perceptive about people which enables them to be persuasive and get along well with others. Fives can be unfocused and too impulsive so remember to help your little five in these areas, encouraging them to complete the projects that they begin.
Positive Traits - creative, social, playful, optimistic, happy, motivating
Negative Traits - disorganized, emotional, irresponsible
Careers - writer, actor, musician, entertainer
A child with a Soul Urge of three has the heart of an artist, inventor. Their greatest fulfillment comes from creative endeavors. This can include anything from traditional art, painting, drawing, sculpture, writing, to more explorative or inventive pursuits. Anything which fosters creativity and its ajoining social interaction will make a number thrive thrive.
Positive Traits - gentle, cooperative, patient, sincere
Negative Traits - timid, sensitive, low self-confidence, low self-esteem
Careers - teacher, musician, designer, diplomat
With a number two Personality number your child will have a very friendly and cooperative demeanor. As they age, number twos will also develop an ability to mediate, and provide assistance and council to others.
Learn about name meanings, name origins, name popularity, famous namesakes and more on our Scorpio Meaning & More page.
Just for fun, see the name Scorpio in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.
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of New Jersey
WHEREAS, the Governor and the Legislature often create boards, authorities, commissions, committees, and councils (hereinafter referred to as "boards") to incorporate the perspective of outside parties into governmental decision-making; and
WHEREAS, the people of the State of New Jersey derive significant benefits from the important public service provided by individuals who serve as appointed, often unpaid, members of such boards; and
WHEREAS, an ongoing review of the purpose and mission of boards is necessary to determine their continued relevance and to avoid duplication of effort; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive program should be established to provide for a periodic review of boards to identify potential areas for elimination, consolidation, and/or improvement;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JON S. CORZINE, Governor of the State of New Jersey, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
- Each department of State Government shall, during the month of December of each calendar year, report to the Governor's Office of Appointments as to whether or not boards within its jurisdiction should be eliminated, continued, or consolidated, together with a justification for each proposed elimination, continuation, or consolidation.
- In preparing its report, each department shall afford to each board within its jurisdiction that has a roster of current members the opportunity to comment on the need for its continued existence.
- On or before March 15 of each calendar year, the Appointments Office, in conjunction with the Office of Governor's Counsel, shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding Executive branch boards, together with a proposal for any legislation that may be needed to repeal or amend the authorization, duties, or composition of any board for which such action is deemed necessary.
- Any board established by Executive Order shall terminate on the first day of the third March following its establishment, unless otherwise prescribed in its enabling Executive Order, or unless renewed by Executive Order.
- This Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN, under my hand and seal this 29th day
Two Thousand and Seven, and of
the Independence of the United States, the
Two Hundred and Thirty-First.
/s/ Jon S. Corzine
/s/ Kenneth H. Zimmerman
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NB: For this Ars Magica node, I am working from my experience primarily with 3rd edition texts and gaming, but from a few 4th edition texts as well
"Salvete sodales, it is my pleasure to make your acquaintance. I am Ellylldan, Magus of House Merinita. I understand that you wish to learn something of Sedes Silva, our covenant, yes? I see that you are not yourself of the Order, so perhaps you are seeking employment here among the turb? No, you have a manner of education and edudition... you must be seeking a place as a consors, then? But you seem confused, still. Let me show you around, then, and tell you of our fine covenant...
"The covenant ... no, the word 'coven' is only used by the ignorant peasantry, and smacks too much of the diabolism we hate even more than do they; you should not speak that word again. Covenant, yes, that is the word, from the Latin convenium, a pact — originally it referred only to the charter that earlier Magi made among themselves for mutual protection, mutual aid, and shared learning. But, over time, Magi came to broaden the term to refer to the group of allied Magi themselves, and by extension the place where they live, work and study together, along with their apprentices, consortis, and grogs.
"This wonderful village, hidden here in the woods, is the covenant to which I now belong. No, you could not exactly call it typical; I'm sure there is no such thing in the whole Order of Hermes, at least in terms of the covenant's location and manner of construction, though certainly all covenants have some characteristics in common. All, most likely, provide living quarters and laboratory space for the Magi, some sort of library, and accomodations for the others who assist and serve us."
The word "covenant" in the Ars Magica role-playing game is used to refer both to "a durable group of associated and ostensibly allied Magi" and the place this group considers its headquarters — the latter can take any number of forms, depending on the size and shared resources of the group; e.g., it might be a single, fairly typical Medieval structure or set of buildings, a tower, a castle, a series of caves, or even a caravan of wagons or a ship.
The Covenant is, in many ways, the most important "character" within the game. While it is not (generally) capable of independent thought, and does not take independent action, nevertheless it greatly influences the game, providing a backdrop for the action of many stories as well as filling the downtime for Magi between stories; providing a rationale for the characters to live together and be a cohesive group; and provides a common set of goals and interests. Finally, as Magi, Companions and Grogs come and go, live and die, the Covenant provides the single most enduring presence in the game; it gives the game its overarching identity.
Most Covenants enforce an initiation upon new aspirants. This initiation, which varies in form and length from Covenant to Covenant, almost always ends with an oath spoken by the new member to the entire Covenant population, both magical and mundane.
Excerpts from a Typical Oath
As composed by Consuelia, founder of Mistridge Covenant, in the year 1067...
"I, [name] of House [name], do humbly ask for acceptance into the Covenant of Mistridge. I do so of my own will, under no influences other than my own; no magicks or powers mundane force me here today. I undeersand that my life is forfeit should this or any other part of my oath be found false....
"I here truthfully state I have never consorted with or aided demons, diabolists, or practitioners of magic other than those sanctioned by the Order....
"I swear to follow both the Code of Hermes and the Peripheral Code, lest I lose my title of Magus, position within my House, and place within this Covenant....
"In all respects I will uphold the reputation and honor of this, my new home, and consider its welfare above my own...."
"As I noted, ours is but a young covenant, barely a few years into its Spring. Yes, Spring. You are not familiar with the famous Dionasian treatise, then?"
"Well, then, we have come to understand that Covenants, just as people, have a life-cycle, and we often use seasonal concepts and names to describe this cycle. The Magus Dionasius of House Bonisagus wrote a famous treatise, The Changing Seasons of a Covenant, in which he detailed a new way of understanding the Covenant. I will see if the librarian can secure a copy for you..."
Excerpt from The Changing Seasons of a Covenant
"A covenant begins in Spring upon its founding and throughout it attempts to establish its presence in a region. After a covenant has achieved some measure of power and stability, it moves into Summer, during which it comes into its prime of strength and vitality. Autumn marks the beginning of the covenant's decline, but in this stage it has great political influence and reaches its highest status. The power won during Summer is maintained, and the covenant's influence begins to be used for good measure, but decadence and sloth set in. Finally the covenant decays into Winter, a time when it has lost its power, reputation, and influence, but still clings to the shadow of life...
"Some Winter covenants with determined and dedicated leaders or an influx of new blood may revive and start the cycle anew with the onset of a second Spring, but often the decay is too ingrown to be reversed. Many covenants simply fade away after the long darkness of Winter..."
Covenants are created, much as are characters, but usually through the cooperation of the entire troupe. A template is chosen for the season and style of the Covenant, and various attributes are chosen, purchased or rolled, just as Characteristics, Virtues and Flaws, and Abilities were generated for player characters.
As the game progresses, players may use their resources to upgrade the Covenant, e.g., acquiring a better Hermetic library, hiring additional Grogs or Companions, developing relationships with local powers and/or political influence of their own.
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Malignant tumours of the adrenal gland
Malignant tumours of the adrenal gland are cancerous growths that have the potential to spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Malignant adrenal gland tumours are rare.
Adrenocortical (or adrenal cortical) carcinoma is the most common malignant tumour of the adrenal gland. It develops in the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland.
- more likely to be large with most measuring over 6 cm in diameter
- discovered if it produces hormones that make changes in the body or when it causes symptoms because it has become very large
- approximately 70% are functioning tumours that overproduce several hormones made by the adrenal gland
- Cortisol is the most common hormone overproduced by adrenocortical carcinoma.
- Other hormones that may be overproduced are aldosterone, androgen and estrogen.
- appear to occur slightly more often in females
- tend to affect the right adrenal gland more often than the left gland
Pheochromocytomas start in chromaffin cells of the medulla (inner layer) of the adrenal gland.
Most pheochromocytomas start in the adrenal gland, but they can also start in other parts of the body. These are called extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas or paragangliomas.
- almost all pheochromocytomas are benign, but some have an increased tendency to be malignant
- presence of metastases is the only reliable indicator of malignancy
- both adrenal glands are affected in approximately 10% of cases
- more likely to occur in people with a genetic disorder, such as multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome or mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) genes
- almost all pheochromocytoma are functioning tumours that overproduce the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine (called catecholamines)
- pheochromocytomas occur equally in men and women
- extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas or paragangliomas
- occur most often in the abdomen
- are more likely to be malignant than pheochromocytomas in the adrenal gland
Other adrenal gland tumours
Other tumours can occur in the adrenal glands and are extremely rare.
- cysts and pseudocysts
- adenomatoid tumours
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Public and Private Encounters
Edited by Tetty Havinga, Frans van Waarden and Donal Casey
Chapter 9: Food quality through networks in the European wine industry
In recent times, state regulation concerning food safety and quality has been progressively replaced by self-or co-regulatory arrangements requiring that companies, within the whole food chain or in a given phase, implement their own food safety and quality systems. This shift, encouraged by States that rely on higher compliance with private regulation, has triggered the adoption of private standards drafted by private firms within the food chain. These standards mainly relate to food safety, but they can also focus on food quality standards, which move from the default level defined by ‘safe’ products towards a higher one, where the decision concerning the type of products and the methods of processing can also become an added value embedded in the final product. In this latter case, the standards usually go beyond the requirements established by public standards as, for instance, requirements for more stringent or more extensive rules concerning the selection of raw materials are defined. Additionally, quality standards may extend vertically, controlling either upper or lower layers in the value chain.
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Public Defender's Office
Mission and Vision
The overall mission of the Public Defender’s Office is to provide high quality legal representation as efficiently and economically as possible, while maintaining the confidence of clients that they are receiving competent and skilled representation. We envision a model advocacy program for indigent clients seek out our services because of our reputation for protecting the liberty of the accused, treating each and every case with an equal degree of concern, compassion and commitment, championing the constitutional rights of the accused and challenge the state to meet its burden of proof in each and every case and situation.
What is a public defender?
A public defender is an attorney provided by the court to represent persons charged with criminal offenses, who cannot afford to hire their own attorney.
Are public defenders “real” lawyers?
Yes. Public defenders are licensed attorneys who have completed law school and are members of the Georgia bar.
What type of cases does the public defender’s office handle?
The public defender’s office handles criminal charges only. If the police have arrested you and given you a ticket that charges you with violating a law, then the public defender’s office can help you.
How do I get a public defender?
When you go to court, you can be assigned a public defender if you ask for one and if you meet the qualifications.
If I am in jail, how do I contact my public defender?
If you are in jail, you may call the public defender’s office collect.
If I am out of jail, what should I do?
After you appear in court and are assigned to a public defender, you must go immediately to the public defender’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., or between 2:00 p.m. And 3:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday, for your initial interview. The public defender’s office needs at least five (5) business days to handle your case.
What happens after I have been assigned a public defender?
Once a public defender is assigned to represent you, your attorney will prepare your case. If you are in jail, a representative from the public defender’s office will visit or call you. Your case will be investigated and your attorney will meet with you before your court appearance to explain your case to you and answer all of your questions.
When should I call my public defender?
You should call your public defender when you have any additional information or to give the name(s) and address(es) of any witnesses that may be able to help your case.
Should I discuss my case with anyone other than my public defender or a representative from the office?
No. It is very important that you do not talk to anyone about your case without your public defender being present or without him/her giving you permission to do so.
If my case is bound over to a higher court, will I keep the same public defender?
No. However, you may request a new public defender from that court system.
236 Forsyth St, SW, 5th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel: 404.658.6838 Fax: 404.658.6848
Rosalie M. Joy Public Defender, Interim Director 25 years of service with the City of Atlanta B.A. University of South Florida, J.D. Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, 1988.
Ms. Joy leads the Public Defender’s Office in providing holistic representation to indigent clients in the Atlanta Municipal Court. Her team consists of attorneys, investigators and legal advocates who work together to provide three core services; legal defense, advocacy in addressing collateral consequences of involvement with the justice system and linkage to essential social services.
John A. Tapia Public Defender, Deputy Director 7 years of service with the City of Atlanta BA Southern Methodist University JD Brooklyn Law School
John as Deputy Director assists the Director in the management and direction of the office of the public defender. He develops partnerships in the Atlanta community that provide services to clients. He oversees the department budget and works with the defender team to identify needs and build defense services.
As public defenders we provide zealous and effective representation of our clients in order to promote and protect the best interests of the client. As a member of the National College of DUI Defense, John is part of the DUI Defense Team of the Public Defender’s Office. John is also assigned to the Housing Court Division and works on housing court initiatives.
The Municipal Court Public Defender’s Office is charged with the responsibility of representing indigent defendants who are accused of violating any city ordinance for which a criminal penalty can be imposed, as well as certain misdemeanors that the court has concurrent jurisdiction with the State Court of Fulton County.
General City Ordinance Violations
There are numerous ordinance violations that prohibit certain defined conduct for which a criminal penalty of up to a $1,000.00 fine and/or six months in jail can be imposed. When this office is appointed to represent a client facing these charges it is our duty to conduct an exhaustive interview with the client in order to gather all of the facts and circumstances of a case, leading either to his guilt or innocence.
The attorney must conduct a proper investigation, evaluate all information applying the facts of the case to the law and then advise the client of his or her legal options. The types of cases that are handled by this office range from physical assaults on people, damage to or theft of property, drug offenses, weapons offenses, illicit sexual acts, housing code violations, environmental offenses, animal control issues, taxi cab violations and licensing and permits, etc.
These cases can be complex in nature and require legal expertise not only in the area of criminal law but also in real property, probate, environmental and contract law. If a bench trial is requested by the client the attorney must interview and subpoena witnesses, conduct a thorough investigation of the case, file proper motions, research the law and prepare for a zealous defense.
If a plea is negotiated with the prosecutor the defense attorney is still ethically obligated to first properly evaluate the evidence in a case and discuss with the client all possible options.
There are numerous ordinance violations that can arise out of what is defined as a domestic dispute between persons who are living together or have a familial relationship. It is the goal of the Municipal Court to address any underlying difficulties that exist between the parties so that such disputes do not continue to occur.
It is the job of the Assistant Public Defender to evaluate all the facts and circumstances of the case and to determine whether the case should be tried before the judge or referred to counseling. In some instances it is the responsibility of the Public Defender to locate counseling alternatives, provide the details of the programs to the Court and advocate this option as an alternative to prosecution.
If the case is referred to counseling the Assistant Public Defender is responsible for following the progress of the client and continuing to appear in court on behalf of the client until the case is finally adjudicated.
Housing Code Violations
The Housing Code provides for the identification and prosecution of individuals who may be in violation of housing regulations promulgated by the City of Atlanta. Charges range from dumping or storing trash or junk on the exterior of homes or properties to not maintaining safe and sanitary living conditions on the interior of properties.
Representing an indigent individual who is charged with housing code violations requires a working knowledge of real property law in that ownership and title issues may be involved. It also requires a competent knowledge of probate issues wherein properties may be inherited by clients or others who do not claim any ownership interest in the properties at issue.
It also requires the attorney be versed in contract law wherein disputes can arise concerning the clients’ efforts to correct code violations on their properties. Finally, the attorney must be knowledgeable regarding foreclosure issues, including the right of redemption laws and laws of statutory repose. Handling a housing code violations case can require title searches and many hours of investigation to determine proper owners.
The attorney must also visit the property in question, interview code enforcement officers to evaluate the alleged violations and then seek out structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing advice when alleged violations are disputed. Once a legal analysis of the case is completed it is the responsibility of the attorney to prepare for trial or assist the client with correcting the alleged violations.
The attorney contacts community organizations and private companies who can possibly assist clients with bringing their property into compliance. These agencies are approached for help in making repairs, cleaning, providing materials and labor to correct violations. Additionally, many clients in housing court are senior citizens that have mental health issues and physical limitations and disabilities that may be a contributing factor to the cited violations.
With regard to the elderly, attorneys work with outside agencies that offer specific services for senior citizens, such as social security, Medicaid and Medicare. If any of these contributing factors are identified the attorney also seeks assistance with addressing these concerns as well in order to avoid future allegations of code violations.
Quality of Life Crimes
The Atlanta Community Court is a division of the Atlanta Municipal Court that deals with quality of life crimes, such as prostitution, disorderly conduct (charges that mirror State misdemeanor offenses), panhandling, idling and loitering for illicit sexual acts, and low-level drug offenses.
The Court is committed to the dual principles of restorative justice; the idea that offenders should be held accountable to the community that has been negatively affected by criminal conduct, and rehabilitation of the offender so that the community does not continue to suffer from his or her conduct. The Community Court uses alternative sentencing options such as community service in local neighborhoods with the idea that the community is visibly compensated for the criminal conduct that contributes to neighborhood decay.
In addition, the Community Court uses other sentencing alternatives that are designed to curb future criminal behavior. For example, when mental illness and/or substance abuse is identified as a driving factor in an individual’s antisocial or criminal behavior, that person is often diverted from incarceration to appropriate treatment resources under the supervision of the Court.
The Court takes a supervisory roll in the offenders’ treatment plans through frequent review hearings, assertive case coordination, and when necessary, tough sanctions for non-compliance. The Public Defender plays a key role in this Court by identifying clients who may benefit from the services offered and advocating for these clients in court.
The Public Defender must wear two different hats in this courtroom, one as that of a defense attorney representing his client zealously on the issues before the court, and the other as that of a counselor concerned about the underlying issues that brought the client before the court in the first place. The public defender works diligently to protect the rights of his client and at the same time, works with members of the Community Court to resolve those underlying issues in an attempt to reduce recidivism.
In lieu of incarceration the judge may sentence a defendant to a probated sentence wherein he or she is placed on probation and monitored for a defined period of time. The defendant is responsible for complying with certain terms and conditions of the probation and if he or she does not comply they are subject to a revocation of the probation sentence and ordered to serve time in jail. It is the responsibility of this office to represent clients who are charged with violating the terms and conditions of their probation. These charges must be approached like any other criminal offense in that the attorney is required to conduct a thorough investigation of the alleged violations, prepare for an adversarial hearing before the Court and zealously argue that the client has not violated the terms of probation or seek alternatives to incarceration.
If a person is found guilty by the Municipal Court on any charge within its jurisdiction that person is entitled to appeal his or her case to the Superior Court for review as a matter of right.
This office represents not only former clients on appeal but also other individuals who may have represented themselves or had other counsel at trial, which meet the indigency requirements for appellate counsel. The statutory procedures for appealing a case require specialized expertise and knowledge of the appellate laws.
The appellate attorney is required to evaluate the trial of cases and identify all potential issues for appeal. In some cases, the prosecutor and judge agree that errors were committed, in which event the appellate attorney can obtain post conviction relief in the trial court. However, if the parties do not agree as to the alleged errors then the appellate attorney must prepare a Petition for Writ of Certiorari and a Brief in Support of the Petition to be filed with the Superior Court.
The attorney must then maneuver through a complex and hazardous legal minefield where one missed step can result in a dismissal of the appeal and subsequent claim of malpractice. Furthermore, if the attorney does not prevail in the Superior Court, he may file an application for discretionary appeal to the Georgia Court of Appeals. If the issue in the case is the constitutionality of an ordinance then the application for discretionary appeal is to the Supreme Court of Georgia. | <urn:uuid:d79a2fee-a6f9-4f39-9df5-017f1f344c30> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://court.atlantaga.gov/publicdefender | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281069.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00268-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952912 | 2,653 | 1.601563 | 2 |
Archive of ‘Around The Kebun’ category
In theory young Does can be ready to breed by the time they are 4 months old. But you will want to wait until they are at least 8 months of age for breeds like the Katjang. However you must realise that when and if you decide to breed at such a young age you should consider that such young does bred are still growing kids themselves and will need very close monitoring of their feed rations. You must also play close attention to their overall condition as they progress along their pregnancy.
Maturation of any Doe will naturally vary by their genetic/breed background. You cannot expect a smaller breed like a Katjang to be bred to a Boer of a similar age of let’s say at 10 months. We usually let our kids grow up and age until at least 12 months before breeding them in their 2nd year. Talk to the breeders and farmers in your area and I can tell you that there will be mostly different answers.
You will have to then use your own best judgement and common sense to make a decision based on the size and maturity of your own does.
Our first kid of the year Barbados Blackbelly Sheep kid born in the very early morning of 1st January 2009. Weighing in at 1.67kg. What a fantastic start to a new year! Happy New Year!
We had to move the ducklings to a safer place this morning. Mama Duck was bringing them swimming to the pond every morning and evening. There has to be some big snakeheads in there but wondering where they came from in the first place as the pond were last stocked with Talapia. There were 14 and 3 days later there were only 9 left!
Most newbie goat owners don’t have the idea of what really goat raising and even more so goat farming entails. They might see some goats at a visit to a farm, come across some goats at an agricultural fair, listen to someone who probably knows nuts about goats explain the income potential, or think they look cute too and soon they have bought a few. More often too they have never had any experience raising livestock.
Then soon like the proverbial rabbit those few goats become ten then twenty-five and in a matter of two to three years there is a huge herd.
Don’t kid yourself, having a lot of goats equals a lot of work. Not only does it mean the daily housing cleaning, which does not mean just sweeping the floors, but also means scrapping bits and ever so often water jet cleaning more so for elevated goat housing like here in East Malaysia. Then you have to do those maintenance odd jobs, regularly clear goat poop and perhaps make organic fertiliser. Next comes looking out into the goats health, reading up on goat raising and health, treating goats and the list goes on. We have not even begun to think about milking, making goat products like soap and supplying meat, corresponding with buyers and the chores never seem to end! Do you even have to bother mentioning those time wasters who come unannounced and expect you to be entertained to answer each and every question relating to goat farming and all you have in your mind are the chores that’s left to be finished? Of course this would be a whole new different scenario if you are a gentleman farmer who have staff to do all the work for you.
I have a recurring nightmare. It starts with me looking at my watch and its 6am, walking tiredly to the goat shed hearing them bleat a racket. As I enter into the sheds all the goats have their mouths gaping so wide demanding they be fed. Their bleating becomes louder and louder and ends with me run running screaming away from them. A friend shared his personal nightmare where he too walks into his goat shed but his goats have huge bloated udders and they are screaming to be milked.
Lots of goats also mean that there are lots of feeding and other costs like veterinary bills and maintenance. Many goat keepers often find the costs increase to way beyond to what we would normally spend for the family entertainment or hobbies. Sometimes goat farming might start out as a family endeavour but more often the responsibility eventually falls on one person. You will be spending more time out on the sheds and paddocks whilst other family members are having ‘better things to do’. This only will naturally bring on ill feelings within us.
Within a short time (the average goat owner stays in goats for three years) you will start to think that goat keeping does not seem like the great idea it initially was. It’s back breaking work, long hours, financial unrewarding and pretty hard on the family and wallet. It’s decision time. Get rid of the goats, decrease the workload, increase the financial returns or improve the divisions of labour?
Sometimes at this point some people decide (rather illogically) to go into a goat related business. They choose to sell goat milk, make cheese or goat soap, sell goat meat or other goat related money making endeavour. Soon not only are they pumping more money in and putting even longer hours into their goat’s but they are pumping even more money and hours into their goat related business.
To stay in goats for the long haul we must not only find ways to decrease the work and financial outlay but also keep the family as a whole committed to this hobby which has turned into a business. The first way is to keep the numbers to a minimum. Defy the ‘breed like rabbits’ syndrome.
Only keep as many goats as you can handle. The number will depend on you and your decision if you are going to be working by yourself, with family members or other help, and still have a life besides goats. This will help you in many ways. You will work less, you will spend less, you will argue with your family less and you will enjoy your goats more.
Don’t ever think that if you decide to increase your goat numbers you will make everything better. You will most probably gain some efficiency and per head reduction in average costs but at most times for most people more goats mean more work, more costs and more disharmony. Keep only as many goats as you can afford. Since at most times owning and keeping goats is a hobby, consider having goats the same way as you would consider yourself having an entertainment budget.
One mistake you should never make is to turn your goat hobby into a paying job just in order to justify a larger herd. In the first place many of us have never run a business nor have we worked for ourselves. Whatever the business, being successful will depend on our knowledge on business planning, accounting, marketing and a host of other skills which we do not naturally have. You yourself know that statistics too show that the majority of new businesses fail.
The next thing you must demand of is in the efficiency of your everyday goat chores. Analyze your feeding, cleaning, milking and other labour intensive chores. Minimize effort, maximize efficiency, be process oriented. Write and note down everything. Decide which are the most labour intensive. Then decide chore by chore how to decrease your effort. Perhaps some form of equipment help you and can you afford it? Implement those changes. If you have maximized the efficiency of your chores and still being overloaded then it’s high time you reduce numbers or get help.
Consider the total whole big picture which means more than just goats. When we look at what owning goats really entails it is pretty obvious why most people stay in goats for only three years or less and why those who stay any longer often end up working harder, spending more money and suffer from strained relationships, family or otherwise.
We can and should continue to enjoy our goats and still have a happy fulfilling real life too. But this can only happen if we keep goat numbers to within our means and capabilities, introduce and maximize efficiencies and allow family members become involved as and how they want to be. For most of us owning goats is a hobby and like a hobby should remain within the framework of our family, friends, giving pleasure and teaching us responsibilities. It is only with this way that we can make keeping goats as part of our life for a lot more longer than the average three year cycle.
How Many Will There Be In Three Years?
This is when we went to select between 2 Barbados Blackbelly Rams some weeks back. We want to expand our herd but quality specimens like these are pretty hard to come by in Kuching, Sarawak. These were the descendants of the original imports that were made by MARDI many years back.
The sweet potato is one of the oldest vegetables known to man, is native to Central America and has been grown for thousands of years, starting with the Incas of Peru and the Mayan Tribes. Columbus documented the sweet potato in 1493 on his fourth voyage to South America and the West Indies. The Portuguese traders took the sweet potato to Africa around 1540, and later to India, Malaya and China. The Spanish introduced sweet potato to the East Indies and Philippines. It remains a staple in the diets for some of these nations’ peoples today.
This root vegetable qualified as an excellent source of vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), a very good source of vitamin C and manganese . It is also a good source of copper, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, potassium and iron. Recent research studies on the sweet potato has also focused on two areas of unique health benefit. First are some unique root storage proteins in this food that have been observed to have significant antioxidant capacities. In one study, these proteins had about one-third the antioxidant activity of glutathione – one of the body’s most impressive internally produced antioxidants. Count on these root proteins to help explain sweet potatoes ‘healing properties’.
Planting the sweet potato in beds produces vigorous growth and usually can be harvested fairly easy with a sickle and fed too as a supplement to other forages you might offer your Goats. We have experimented with planting them in the paddocks but the resulting leave growth cannot keep up with the Goats eating them and the sweet potato itself is often dug up and eaten!
You can also harvest the potato and slice it thinly, the thinner the better. Then dry in the sun for at least a whole day. The thinner the slice the faster it will dry out. Feed to your Goats as a snack or treat.
The purchase price of your goats from Australia is only a portion of the total landed cost of goats into Sarawak. Because some of these costs are fixed, whether you import one or many goats, it is and can be much cheaper to put together a larger order, rather than just a few heads. Therefore it is always a good idea to combine your shipment with other farmers to make up the numbers large enough to make it less costly on average. There are other costs that have to be considered and added to the final cost of the shipment.
Your ‘responsibilitie’s as the buyer or importer are usually as follows.
- Faxing these permits to the exporter
- Any fees incurred at your Airport
- Payment 100% prior to shipment unless otherwise agreed
- Collection of animals at Airport
- Clearance of Customs at Airport
- Total responsibility of animals once the aircraft lands
- Transport of goats from Airport to your Farm
Delays caused by you the consignee due to permit arrival or payment delay may incur a further charges for adjisment or flight charges
For most part the costs of the Goat is usually less than the costs of getting them over unless the numbers are big enough to use a specialized livestock air freighter. The cost of the actual Goat will also depend on the breed, bloodlines and quality you are seeking. Make sure that you have some photographs of the actual animals and they (if you require them) have ‘pedigree papers’ or are registered animals, registered as with their respective breed associations and/or clubs.
These are some of the responsibilities of the Australian farm or seller if they are not involved in the exporting itself.
- Selection of Goats to meet all specifications for you the purchaser.
- Ear tagging of all Animals for export
- Protocol management on Isolation farm including all feeding costs etc
- Labour on blood test farm to handle animals
- Yards to handle goats and/or treatments
- Labour to load animals onto the Truck to Airport
- Trucking from selection Farm to isolation farm
- Pregnancy testing of Animals as and if required
- Isolation for up to 7 days is required prior to export to Sarawak
- Weighing of animals and advising of weights to export agent
- Supply and application of internal Worming treatments
- Supply and application of external parasite treatment
- Tag list of all animals same day as completion of blood test.
- Veterinary labour expense at blood test/Isolation farm
- Supply and application of vaccinations
- Blood test expense for all animals i.e. lab expense
- Trucking from isolation Farm to Airport for flight
- Disinfection of truck for transport to flight
Please be aware that a registered animal will usually costs more as the exercise to register the animal with the respective associations also includes a fee payable. You must also be aware that there has been occasions where the goats arrived with registration papers but these were just that, registration papers of that particular goat and no mention or info of the pedigree. There has also been experiences where the goats arrived with pedigree papers but were printed forms with the linage on the farms ‘letterhead’. Registered papers as in a printed record on the farm letterhead is best avoided unless you have had agreed to this prior to your order. Be careful as you might also go through the unpleasant experience of finding that ‘papers’ don’t match with ear tags and even color and age. And of course there will always be those arrivals that came without their promised registration papers.
Example Of Certificate Of Registration
You must do some homework in terms of the farm location too. Some farms are AQIS certified to act as a quarantine facility which will save you some money instead of having them shipped to an AQIS certified facility. Care must be taken also to look into the location of the farm, Australia is a very big place and some farms are located hundreds and hundreds of kilometers from the nearest international airport. You also have to consider where in Australia in the first place. Western Australia is much nearer. A good export agent will be of much help in advising you and at most times will be able to recommend you a good reputable farm.
The responsibilities of the export agent are usually as follows.
- Vet instructions for first treatment
- Vet instructions for final Treatments
- AQIS inspection prior to flight at farm or at airport
- IATA specs air travel crates
- Flight management of entire process
- Post selection to arrival at foreign Airport
- Export license fee and applicable processes
- Audit processes as applicable
- Prepare AWB and fax across to you, the customer for pre-clearance.
- Flight space and freight expense Australia to Sarawak airport
Make sure that you insist on and get an invoice that states very clearly the amount due, terms and conditions. Every verbal ‘promise’ and ‘adjustments’ must followed up in black and white as in with emails or actual documents. As a precautionary measure here I would suggest that you make separate arrangements for payment, keep it separate from the farm/seller and export agent unless you have agreed to combine payment to the seller. It usually takes the export agent one week to make the arrangement from the date your goats have been vet checked and certified to travel. You must allocate enough time to make the payment arrangements via TT. Although Western Union is almost immediate but it might be a hassle for the Australian side as it requires locating a western union agent there more so in the rural areas. Make sure you clear any and all due payment (unless otherwise agreed) before the actual set date for the vet inspection at the seller’s farm. Once this has been done the export agent will make the flight bookings and usually both Malaysian Airlines Kargo and Malaysian Airlines ‘6 Star‘ Animal Hotel will call you to confirm that you are receiving it. Please note that last minute cancellations are sometimes unavoidable and can range from MAS downgrading their aircraft to the shipper purposely stalling for time to combine your shipment with another. Speaking from experience you will also come across export agents that claim to have a groom accompany the shipment. They will insist that a groom (which will also mean a substantial additional markup on your invoice) is needed to look into the needs of the goats during the flight. At most time a groom is not needed. The flight will usually not take more than a total of 14 hours including a short stopover in KLIA before connecting to East Malaysia. Other than that the Malaysian Airlines Animal Hotel will always look into the needs of your Goats during the stopover.
If you encounter any problems you can lodge a complaint with the Australian Commission, the Australian Federal Police or the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. However do not expect them to act very fast on your complain, if any. Good Luck!
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While there are standards for Goat intake of energy and protein foods which are mainly useful for beginners these should serve only as a rough check for the experienced goat keeper. Problems which arise from Goat mineral needs afflict all manner of Goats and you, the experienced goat keeper and constitutes the principal difficulty of managing high yielding herds.
The Goat being a small ruminant works at a higher metabolic rate hence naturally with greater ‘wear and tear’ and therefore requires more mineral supplements and maintenance. The workings of the digestive tract involves the use and loss of large quantities of minerals in the digestive juices.
The Goat has an outstanding mineral requirement because it has a small body with high metabolic rate with a digestive system occupying one third of their body and producing milk richer than cow’s milk and greater in volume than sheep. Feeding which may seem adequate for other farm stock is most probably deficient for the goat.
Many of us think we know enough after some experience and reading and thus coming up with our idea of what a balance mineral supplement should be. Such commercial mixtures usually serve a purpose at a cost way out of proportion to the value of our Goat. Since it is designed to meet the requirements of cattle under orthodox systems of mineral management, that particular mixture will not be balanced for your Goat. Even commercial mixtures for the Goat may supposedly be balanced but it may just be not that for the individual goat as it depends on its feeding and expected yield, meat or milk. However it must be clearly understood that an excess of minerals becomes a heavy strain of your Goat’s kidneys which is largely responsible for getting rid of any surplus. An excess of any one mineral is liable to make another non-available. A chronic excess of many minerals deranges the workings of the vital processes.
Calcium and Phosphorus are the principal components of the goat skeleton and are essential for the chemistry in a variety of vital functions. Calcium for example is concerned with blood clotting and in the control of the metabolic rate and in nervous control. Phosphorus is needed for the release of muscular energy, for the digestion of oils, fats and for body cell making whether for growth, replacement or reproduction.
Calcium and Phosphorus are deposited in the bone together. If the need for either is needed by the body and the present diet cannot provide for it then both are released from the bones. These two minerals are always associated yet they are opposed in the effect on the body’s chemistry.
When there is a Calcium deficiency in the blood the goat will tend to overdo it. It will eat well, yield well and be very excitable. Then all of a sudden it will collapse. Phosphorus deficiency may take other forms but is always accompanied by a rather dull and apathetic attitude towards life.
In simple terms think of Calcium as the brake and Phosphorus as the accelerator. In those capacities they act on the thyroid gland which controls the metabolic rate and the rate of which Calcium and Phosphorus is withdrawn from the skeleton to serve the needs of milk production or meat development.
Magnesium in small quantities is required in the diet where it is a needed companion and assistant to Calcium in the chemistry of the goat’s body. Some functions of Calcium cannot be performed without the presence of Magnesium. When the Magnesium content in grass falls with the seasonal changes, grass fed goats are prone to Tetany. Apart from this problem lack of Magnesium can lead to general slight ill health.
Now let’s look at Iodine. The thyroid gland which controls the metabolic rate needs a supply of Iodine which in turn is needed for the manufacture thyroxine. If the supply of Iodine is not within its requirements the thyroid gland increases in size to make most of small resources and a goitre is produced. But this is an unreliable symptom and the least important consequence of Iodine deficiency which can and will cause ill health without any or noticeable difference in the size of the thyroid gland which is located in the throat. Iodine deficiency produces symptoms which include harsh coarse dry hair, dead parchment skin, still born and often hairless kids. Coming back to the thyroid gland, the goat’s ability to assimilate vitamin A and Carotene depends on its thyroid activity. So Iodine deficiency bears in its train of consequences of vitamin A deficiency as well which means retarded growth, infertility and low resistance to infection. Compared to a cow the goat has a thyroid gland which is half as big when proportioning bodyweight. The more productive your Goat, the greater will there be a need for Iodine.
Iodine differs from all other minerals in that it is only present in very small quantities in plants and almost entirely available in soil. It is rich in soils that hold their moisture well, peats, clays and humus rich land. Lime blocks the uptake of Iodine from the soil as it suppresses the effect of thyroxine in the blood. Over limed corps should be avoided as with corps subjected to heavy applications of artificial manures.
Copper is needed by the Goat in very small quantities and is needed to aid digestion and the use of iron in the body. The symptoms of Copper deficiency is scours, a dull and staring coat and loss of pigment from the hair giving the goat a washed out appearance. If you do not have access to a mineral supplement that contains Copper you can make your own. The recipe is 1 gm. of Copper Sulphate dissolved in a litre of water to be poured over 3 kg. of Salt. Let this mixture evaporate naturally and when dry add 600 gm. of red oxide of iron. Your Goats should have free access to this.
Cobalt is needed by the Goat to provide the bacteria in its digestive tract to synthesize vitamin B12. This vitamin is the antidote to pernicious anaemia. Lack of it causes this disease and encourages acetonamia and possibly other diseases. Some internal parasites rob their hosts of this vitamin when it enters the body from the digestive tract. The proportion of Cobalt included in commercial trace elements mixtures has proved useless for deficient Goats. Dissolve 10gms of Cobalt Sulphate in 300 ml of water, wet it with 2 kg of Salt and offer to goats as free access. If your goat has anaemia as a consequence of worm infestation or acetonaemia that accompanies a low fibre diet, you can counter this by adding 10gm of the above mixture to the feed everyday for a week. You can notice a chronic deficiency of Cobalt when it is evident by a gradual loss of appetite , wasting and sensitivity to cold.
We may cater for the mineral needs of our goats in three ways, Treating the soil on which (if) we grow Goat food, selecting the species of plants we grow for goat food or by feeding a concentrate of mineral mixture.
To be continued…
The male Goat has a habit of marking anything he fancies with his personal ‘stink’, by rubbing his head on them. What he is rubbing with is his musk glands which are situated in a 3/8 to ½ inch wide band immediately and along the inside edge of the base of each horn.
These musk glands are present in both sexes. As these are activated by the presence of male hormones in the blood, this activity is seasonal in the male and unusual in the female. In an adult, if you remove the normal hair you can see these glands as an area of thickened and glistening skin.
The de-odourization procedure is a simple extension to the debudding technique, the glandular area being scorched by a disbudding iron.
A few animals will have small patches of musk glands on other parts of their bodies and these can be located by nose, but shampoo first and when locating cauterize the same way. A Goat that produces ‘Goaty smelling’ milk can be ‘tested’ by rubbing the suspected area by hand for a few moments then sniffing. | <urn:uuid:b3bfd5bc-3b34-437a-b127-9c8d6ea63f89> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.thekebun.com/category/around-the-kebun/page/8/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00318-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965431 | 5,246 | 1.625 | 2 |
"In his heyday, which was the 1970s, Burrows set a historic precedent. He was the first African American to gain stature as an international designer. He built a profitable company capturing nonchalance, effervescence and sweaty indulgence in matte jersey dresses that looked best on lithe young women slouched in the corner of a disco in the wee hours of the morning."--Robin Givhan
So I was flipping through Essence Magazine's January 07 issue and came upon a pic of Vanesssa Williams in a smashing dress:
I took at look at the credits, and it turns out this $790 fuchsia gown is a piece by Stephen Burrows, a very prolific, yet little known African-American designer (among peeps my age anyway):
Burrow's has been around since the 70's and has dressed celebrities such as Naomi Campbell, Oprah, Iman, and Kate Moss. As in the quote, Burrows was the first African-American designer to reach worldwide acclaim and has won several Coty awards (high fashion honors). He's on the level design wise of Christian Dior, Hubert de Givenchy, and Oscar de la Renta. No Joke. Honestly when I think of African-American designers, the only name that springs to mind is Tracy Reese. But there are many more (whom I plan to talk about in later posts), and Burrows is one of the most influential.
So why haven't we heard of him? Fashion is as much a creative field as it is a business, and not all designers have the business savvy to keep their clothes in the forefront. Most labels need a flashy spokesperson (like Tom Ford) or lots of media buzz (Viktor & Rolf) to help move products off the shelves. Burrows is a quiet force, but...I'm feeling his clothes.
I took a look at his website (www.stephenburrows.com) and found a lot of great looks:
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The JP221 is a completely redesigned student model Bb clarinet. Its aimed primarily at young learners, but its sleek contemporary style and exceptional value for money has made it equally popular with advanced players as this video shows:
It's made of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), the same durable plastic used to make pBones and Lego among many other things. This amazing material feels and reacts just like wood, but is not affected by temperature or humidity and is much cheaper to manufacture. Even though ABS is slightly lighter than wood, the clarinet also includes a sling hook attached to the adjustable thumb rest making it suitable for very young children to play.
As with all John Packer outfits construction is solid, and the great attention to detail helps the instrument rival much pricier alternatives. Because of their huge range, clarinets require precisely calculated shapes and measurements to find a suitable compromise between tuning and tone. As a student instrument, the JP221 is built to have the best possible intonation which it does with an astoundingly small effect on tone thanks to the recent redesign.
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Smooth Operator focuses on safe driving around trucks
Several law enforcement agencies team up to take on aggressive driving
Police involved with the Smooth Operator program are focusing on driving safely around large trucks.
The Smooth Operator program started in 1997, targeting aggressive drivers in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Over the years, the Smooth Operator program started with 18 law enforcement agencies. It has since grown to more than 50 agencies.
Law enforcement officials from around the region converged on M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Wednesday to announce a stepped up program to prevent aggressive driving.
Officials showed the difference in the emergency stopping distance for a tractor-trailer compared to a sport utility vehicle, showing how much more space the tractor-trailer needs.
Over the past five years, in crashes involving large trucks in Maryland, 299 people have lost their lives and 12,951 people were injured.
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the 2004 hunting season was the safest in the 40 years the state has tracked hunting-related accidents and deaths. D-N-R conservation officer Alan Crouse says there were 17 hunting accidents reported with no deaths. He says the next best year was two years ago when there were 24 hunting accidents. “We were really, really, happy with that, and to drop it down it 17 is pretty impressive I think.” The year without hunting-related deaths is a stark contest to a period from 1965 to 1967 where 58 people died in hunting accidents — almost 20 each year. Crouse believes the continued drop in the number of accidents and deaths is due to education. He says the biggest contributor to the decline in accidents and deaths has to be the hunter education courses that are required for anyone born after January first of 1967. He says he also thinks the new law that requires upland game hunters to wear blaze orange has also contributed to hunter safety. Crouse says the education courses give people important training in an activity where mistakes cause serious problems. He says they work almost exclusively on safe firearms handling. Each student has to demonstrate the ability to load and unload a firearm, how to carry a firearm in a safe manner, and demonstrate the ability to do things like cross a fence with a firearm. Crouse says the majority of the people that hunt in Iowa have taken a required safety course. He says there’s still a considerable amount of people who have not had the course, but he estimates about two-thirds of the hunters have taken the course. Two people died in hunting accidents in 2003, one in 2002, three in 2001 and one in 2000.
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The village of Stanley, N.B., is one step closer to getting a massive tungsten mine.
Vancouver-based Northcliff Resources submitted its environmental-impact assessment to the federal government. It wants to start an open-pit tungsten mine in Stanley. The mine could employ hundreds of residents.
Northcliff’s Greg Davidson said the company has done the ground work and the public has nothing to fear.
"I certainly identify the concerns we’ve heard over the past couple of years. We’ve implemented mitigation strategies to minimize any impacts," he said.
Northcliff expects to create 500 jobs during the construction phase — that's more than the population of Stanley.
It anticipates 300 jobs during the 27-year operation.
Some residents worry about potential negative environmental impacts.
Lawrence Wuest said it will be bad for the area, located 30 kilometres north of Fredericton.
"The mine will contaminate the Nashwaak watershed, which is a very high quality watershed and deserves protection. The citizens of the Nashwaak Valley deserve a say in whether this mine will go ahead or not," he said.
Wuest questioned what would happen if the mine closed before it had the money to clean everything up.
"I think we've done enough work to show that the government better pay attention to this aspect of the cleanup, or they're going to leave themselves liable for a huge bill in the future," he said.
Others saw value in the jobs.
"I think the environment is extremely important and the studies need to be done, but we also need to have jobs for the young people in this community so they don't all have to go out west to find work," said resident Nancy Everett.
Northcliff Resources said it has done extensive research and that the public will get full disclosure as the mine proceeds.
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There is no charge for this course.
It is a short, 6 minute video.
This information is for the Perkins AD3.152 diesel engine, as fitted to the Massey Ferguson 135 tractor.
It is additional information to the Massey Ferguson 35 (3A.152) Engine Rebuild Video, which has the indirect injection engine.
The two engines are almost identical, with ony a few differences. If you have a direct injection version of this engine, you can watch the Massey Ferguson 35 (3A.152) Engine Rebuild Video and then watch the video in this course to give you all the additional information you need for the direct injection engine (AD3.152).
You will learn...
- The difference between a direct and indirect injection engine
- The piston to block height specification
- To make the final injection pump timing setting
- Have access to the injection pump 'SET' and Static Timing reference chart
With over 30 years experience repairing tractors, Ian is the head mechanic at Vintage Tractor Engineer.
Thousands of people have watched Ian's tractor maintenance videos. He's now one of the most well known tractor mechanics across the world.
Usually found in the workshop rebuilding engines, refurbishing hydraulic systems, finding electrical faults, doing brakes, clutches, wheel bearings, axles, differentials, gearboxes, fuel injection pumps, diagnosing problems.
Ian's top tip!...
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Is This Label Even English?
A refresher course on need-to-know terms and some new clarifications…
What it stands for: sun protection factor. SPF measures the protection a product provides against UVB rays, the shorter wavelengths that are responsible for sunburn and typically stronger in summer and in the tropics. SPF doesn't tell you how much protection you'll get from UVA light, even though those rays cause both wrinkles and skin cancer. The American Academy of Dermatology suggests using SPF 30 or higher, rain or shine.
2. THE NUMBER
If it takes your skin five minutes to turn red when you're not wearing sunscreen, then with an SPF 30, you have 150 (30 x 5) scorch-free minutes in the sun. But that's under perfect conditions—in real life, when sunscreen rubs off or we apply less than we should, the no-burn time is less. Another way to look at it is in terms of percentages: SPF 30 filters about 97 percent of UVB rays, and SPF 50 keeps out 98 percent. The FDA may cap sunscreens at SPF 50—to prevent people from feeling overconfident about how much coverage they have. So if you use SPF 70, don't get cocky.
This term describes a product made with ingredients that block both UVA and UVB rays. Most sunscreens (but not all SPF-laced makeup) available these days are broad-spectrum—a good thing, because both rays cause cancer. But not all ingredients work equally well at blocking both kinds of rays. Look for products with zinc oxide or the duo of avobenzone and oxycrylene (they have to be paired to provide protection).
4. SUNSCREEN AND WATER-RESISTANT
The FDA has banned use of the words sunblock, waterproof, and sweatproof. "These terms gave the consumer a false sense of security," says Steven Wang, MD, director of dermatologic surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Screen has replaced block to remove the implication of a total shield. And resistant replaces proof. Because, let's face it, you're swimming, sweating, and toweling off—that first coat won't last long. "Water-resistant sunscreens offer protection for 40 to 80 minutes—max—when swimming," says Dr. Wang. | <urn:uuid:eac798f8-a8f4-45d0-bacf-691aaa8b7a58> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/advice/g3338/sunscreen-intervention/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721595.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00477-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.925861 | 504 | 2.875 | 3 |
This page is now obsolete. The original language version has been updated and moved to the European e-Justice Portal.
Enforcement under the Debt Enforcement Code (utsökningsbalken)
There is “enforcement” (verkställighet) where an executive authority compels compliance with an obligation that has been tested by a court of law or under some specific arrangement. The types of obligation most commonly enforced are liability for payment and the obligation to quit a dwelling. Precautionary measures (säkerhetsåtgärder) , such as seizure or sequestration (kvarstad) , are a special form of enforcement.
A liability for payment is enforced by means of distraint (utmätning). This allows the debtor’s property to be taken in satisfaction of payment.
Obligations other than liability for payment, such as an obligation to quit a dwelling, and precautionary measures, such as sequestration, are enforced by the mechanisms laid down in the Debt Enforcement Code. An obligation to quit a dwelling, for example, will be enforced by means of eviction. In general, though, the enforcing authority will order the party concerned to perform his or her obligations, or to observe a prohibition or some other requirement. The authority may also take necessary measures itself. It may impose fines.
Enforcement under the Parents and Children Code (föräldrabalken)
Enforcement may be sought for decisions on the custody of children, children’s living conditions, and contact with children. An enforcement decision may provide for a fine in the event of non-compliance, or for collection by the police.
For enforcement to take place there must be a judgment or other enforceable title that imposes a liability to perform an obligation.
The following enforceable titles may form the basis for enforcement:
Once an enforceable title exists there is no need for a further decision from a court or any other authority before enforcement can be set in motion.
Enforcement is carried out by a State authority, the Enforcement Office (kronofogdemyndigheten). It is therefore the Enforcement Office that orders distraint, for example. Overall legal responsibility for enforcement rests with a bailiff (kronofogde) , while the enforcement itself is normally carried out by enforcement officers (förrättningsmän).
An important part of the Enforcement Office’s work is gathering information on the debtor and his or her assets. Debtors must provide details of their assets, and must confirm the truth of the information they provide in a written list or at a hearing; infringement of this obligation is a criminal offence. The Enforcement Office may also require the debtor to provide such information, and failure to comply is punishable by a fine, which will be imposed by the district court (tingsrätt) on application from the Enforcement Office.
Third parties are likewise under an obligation to provide information in enforcement cases (see below under 3. 2). Compliance with an obligation to provide information may be compelled by means of fines or imprisonment (häktning).
An application for enforcement may be made by the entitled person or through a representative, and may be made verbally or in writing. In a verbal application the applicant, i.e. the person requesting enforcement, presents himself or herself to the Enforcement Office. In certain circumstances the application may be made through a computerised medium. A written application must be signed by the applicant or the applicant’s representative.
Enforcement has usually to be sought at the Enforcement Office in the region of residence of the debtor. Distraint can also be sought for example in the county in which the property is located.
There is a fee to be paid for the State’s costs in enforcement cases. If enforcement takes place, the costs are as a rule to be recovered from the person against whom enforcement is sought, if that is possible. The applicant is generally also liable to the State for the costs of enforcement. The rule that the applicant is liable does not apply in the case of claims for maintenance under the Marriage Code or the Parents and Children Code, or foreign maintenance claims being enforced in Sweden, provided the claim is no more than five years old.
The principal rule is that a basic fee is charged for each enforceable title for which enforcement is sought. In the case of a civil-law claim, the basic fee is generally SEK 1 000. In some distraint cases, however, the basic fee is SEK 500. This is so if the applicant has requested distraint only on wages or salaries. The lower basic fee also applies to distraint for payment of taxes and duties.
Other fees may be payable for preparation, sale and miscellaneous charges.
Enforcement may be sought for a judgment or decision of an ordinary court on custody, living conditions, contact or the handing over of a child. An agreement between the parents on custody, living conditions and contact is also enforceable, provided it has been approved by the social welfare board (socialnämnden).
Here enforcement takes place through the county administrative court (länsrätt). Normally an application for enforcement has to be made to the court of the county where the person who has charge of the child is living or staying. If the child is currently in another county, then the court of that county also has jurisdiction.
In some cases there may be impediments to enforcement.
This is the case if the enforceable title is so unclear that it cannot be enforced.
If the person against whom enforcement is sought asserts that the obligation – a liability for payment, for example – has been discharged since the enforceable title came into being, he or she must prove this in order to avoid enforcement.
The debtor can also assert that he or she has a counterclaim against the applicant to set off against the claim being enforced. This is an impediment to enforcement if the Enforcement Office can establish that the counterclaim is likewise the subject of an enforceable title or that there is written proof for it.
If an enforceable title is rescinded, enforcement must be halted immediately. In certain cases a court may order that a claim is not to be enforced.
There are impediments to enforcement in some cases.
If the child has reached 12 years of age, enforcement may not take place against the child’s will, except where the county administrative court is satisfied that it would be in the child’s best interests. The same applies if the child has not yet reached the age of 12 but has reached such maturity that similar account ought to be taken of his or her wishes.
The county administrative court may also refuse enforcement if it is clear that the circumstances have changed since the ordinary court took its decision, or since the social welfare board approved the agreement between the parents, and an application is made for fresh consideration of the matter in the child’s best interests.
The county administrative court may also refuse enforcement in other cases if there is an appreciable risk that the child’s physical or mental health may be damaged.
In order for property to be distrained, certain conditions must be met. The property must
In principle, any kind of property may be distrained. This applies to both movable and immovable property.
Movable property includes not just assets such as cars, boats or machines but also receivables, such as bank balances, and entitlements of different kinds, such as a right to enjoy the use of a property or a share in the estate of a deceased person.
Wages, salaries, pensions and the like can also be distrained.
Certain classes of property may not be distrained. This is the case of necessaries such as the following:
Some classes of property may also be protected against distraint by specific rules. This is the case with damages received, for example. If the debtor receives damages for personal injury, unlawful detention, malicious prosecution, defamation or the like, the funds may not be distrained until they have been paid. Once the funds have been paid, they may not be distrained if they are held separate and are intended to satisfy a need for support that continues to exist. Damages intended to compensate for other kinds of injury, such as pain and suffering, may not be distrained until two years have passed since the date of payment.
Only part of any wage or salary can be distrained, namely the part in excess of what the debtor needs for the upkeep of himself or herself and his or her family.
When wages and salaries are to be distrained priority has to be given to claims under the Marriage Code and Parents and Children Code.
Once property has been distrained, the debtor does not have the same control over the property as before. The debtor must not deal with the property to the detriment of the applicant, by transferring it or otherwise, without the approval of the Enforcement Office, which may be given for special reasons and after hearing the applicant.
A person who deals with property unlawfully is liable to a penalty.
Decisions on distraint confer a preferential right over the property.
In enforcement cases third parties are under an obligation to provide information regarding any claims the debtor may have against them, and any other dealings that may be relevant to the question whether the debtor has distrainable property. Third parties are also subject to a disclosure requirement if they are in possession of property belonging to the debtor, for example where they are holding property in pledge or on deposit. Thus a bank must provide information on bank balances and safe deposit boxes belonging to the debtor, and property of the debtor’s that the bank has in safe custody. Close relations of the debtor also have a duty of disclosure.
Information from a third party may be requested verbally or in writing, and, if necessary, a third party may be called to a hearing. Fines and imprisonment may be imposed in order to compel compliance.
There is no maximum time limit for the duration of distraint. The legislation takes the approach, however, that distrained property should be sold without delay.
The rule for eviction is that wherever possible eviction should take place within four weeks of reception of the necessary documents by the Enforcement Office.
As a rule the decisions of the Enforcement Office are open to appeal. Appeals have to be lodged in writing at a district court within the Enforcement Office’s area, subject to rules laid down by the Government. A copy of the document has to be sent to the Enforcement Office.
An appeal against an Enforcement Office decision may be lodged by a person adversely affected. There is no time-limit for appealing against decisions on the distraint of wages; decisions on other forms of distraint must be appealed within three weeks of notification of the decision. A third party, however, may appeal against such a distraining decision at any time.
The district court may suspend an enforcement measure until further notice, and if there are special grounds for doing so it may order that a measure already taken be reversed.
The county administrative court’s decision on enforcement may be appealed to the administrative court of appeal (kamarrätten). Appeals must be lodged in writing. A copy of the document must be sent to the county administrative court. The appeal must be received within three weeks of notification of the contested decision.
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“Death is not the extinguishing of the light… It is the putting out of the lamp because the dawn has come” — Rabindranath Tagore
No one wants to think about their pet nearing the end of life. But because pets’ lives consist of far fewer years than humans’, their last years often arrive before we expect — or feel ready.
End of life care is a complex topic. Following are answers to common questions, and local resources for more help on the subject.
Dr. Louise Mesher of At Home Veterinary Services specializes in hospice care. She says end of life care encompasses many things and can be categorized as: Animals in their senior years approaching end of life, or animals at any age who have received a terminal diagnosis. End of life care encompasses the dying process, euthanasia, memorializing a pet, and grief support.
Things to consider: How to make your pet's last days peaceful
Tips from the ASPCA:
• The most important thing you can do for your elderly pet is minimize pain or distress. The goal is to make this time as pleasant and comfortable as possible, through medication, dietary strategies, and human interaction.
• Some older pets develop incontinence or loss of bladder control. Be watchful for wetness or soiling. If your pet needs help getting up to “go,” consider a sling, or large towel wrapped under the body to provide a handhold.
• Your veterinarian can teach you how to provide intensive home care to keep an ill pet as comfortable as possible. Hospice care requires an active commitment and constant supervision, with the assist of a veterinary team.
• If you opt for hospice care, you will become your pet’s primary nurse and caregiver, with the help of your veterinary team. Consult with your primary veterinarian to see if hospice care is suitable, based on your pet’s needs.
• Euthanasia provides a painless, peaceful end to suffering. There are many resources addressing when “It’s time,” and most veterinarians provide good sounding boards for discussion of this difficult question. Keep in mind: you know your pet best — trust your instincts.
HOSPICE OR EUTHANASIA
According to Dr. Mesher, it is important to recognize that hospice is not just about veterinary care — it is a whole support system that may include family, friends, pet sitters, veterinary technicians, complementary care providers (massage, physical therapy), people trained in grieving and pet loss support, and sometimes clergy. Every case is different in terms of the level of care needed by the pet, and the level of assistance or support needed by the pet parent.
Whether you choose to have euthanasia performed at home or at a clinic, It is important to know that the procedure will be done at the pace you and your animal dictate. The actual procedure is quite peaceful: unless there are extreme circumstances a sedation injection is given to relax your pet. Once you and your pet are ready, the final drug is given. It works very rapidly, only seconds in most cases. The veterinarian will then confirm that your pet has passed on. After, you may spend as much time as you need with your pet.
Mesher says the top questions she hears range from nursing care basics to hospice support. Here are some, along with answers.
Q Can I do this — provide the level of care needed?
A End of life care requires dedication, patience, support from friends and family, and time. The time demands can be unrealistic for some people, depending on the pet’s needs and medical status, and the pet parent’s available time and energy. It’s important to realize that it’s not all-or-nothing — this is a dynamic, evolving process, and changes along the way may necessitate changes.
Q Can I afford hospice?
A It depends. Some medications are expensive, and the process can be labor-intensive. Everyone’s situation is different. It is important for people to not feel judged or guilty about what they can or cannot provide. This is a delicate decision, and a tender time.
Q How to know when “it’s time?”
A Each case is unique, and opinions can differ, even amongst friends or family members. The answer is based on various factors, such as the animal’s quality of life, disease condition, and even history and/or philosophies of the owners. Mesher says it’s important to look at whether the pet is continuing to enjoy the things s/he valued in life, like eating or playing ball. There is a quality of life “scale” to consider, which can help weigh the question as things change.
MEMORIALIZING TAKES MANY FORMS
Just as with the dying process, people need to grieve and memorialize lost beloveds in their own time and way. Thankfully, there are countless options, from books on the topic that provide comfort, strength, and even guidance through the stages of grief, to memorials using ashes embedded in glass, jewelry pieces or clay, as well as frequent grief support workshops (free and low-cost) in the Northwest. Dignified Pet Services, in partnership with DoveLewis, hosts an annual Service of Remembrance and candlelighting in early December, DoveLewis offers free monthly grief support and memorial art workshops, and Pets Point of View offers monthly animal hospice support groups for those with aging or ailing pets or providing hospice care.
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Steps to Knighthood
The Five Steps to Knighthood
The five steps to Knighthood were as follows:
- Step 1 The right connections
- Step 2 Upbringing
- Step 3 The Page
- Step 4 The Squire
- Step 5 The Knight
- The Five Steps to Knighthood
Steps to Knighthood - Step 1 The right connections
A Knight was recognised by Middle Ages society as a man who possessed great combat skills and who adhered to the Code of Chivalry. During the Middle Ages, it was technically possible for any free man to become a knight. However, the process of training and equipping a knight with a horse and appropriate weapons was very expensive. Knights would therefore generally come from a noble, or wealthy, family - a would-be knight had to have the right connections. The origin of the term ' Knight' derives from Anglo-Saxon word "Cniht" meaning "boy" or "page boy". The steps to knighthood started as a boy. The honor of being a knight eventually passed from a knight to his sons.
Steps to Knighthood - Step 2 Upbringing
His future role as a Knight would be recognised at the birth of a son. His early upbringing would therefore be governed by this ambition. Up to the age of 7 years old a young boy would be brought up in the home of his parents. During this time he would be expected to learn basic good manners and to understand the role of the knight, chivalry and loyalty to his liege lord. Games would be played mimicking the role of a knight. Toys would include a wooden sword and shield. A boy's aspirations to becoming a knight would be fuelled by attending tournaments and hearing stories of brave knightly deeds and combats
Steps to Knighthood - Step 3 The Page
At the tender age of just seven years a young boy would be sent to commence his education at the home or castle of a noble. His role would be as a page, the third step towards becoming a knight. A page was also referred to as a 'varlet' meaning 'little vassal'. It was the duty of a Page to wait at table, care for the Lord's clothes and assist them in dressing. The page was also expected to acts as servants to the ladies of the court or castle her served in. The Page was provided with a uniform of the colours and livery of the Lord. There were many pages, the number depending on the wealth of the noble. There was a 'pecking order' amongst the pages which was dependent on age. The ages of the pages would range from seven years old up to fourteen years old when they would take the next step to becoming a knight by serving in the position of a Squire. The young page would receive an education being taught religion, manners, riding, hunting, hawking and strategic games such as backgammon and chess. A Page would soon start to acquire the skills required of a Knight by practising the skills of tilting a lance and watching the prowess and training of their seniors. The use of the lance would be practised together with the skills of horsemanship. A target was erected and the Page would mount a wooden 'horse' on wheels holding a lance. The wooden horse would be pulled along by two other pages towards the target and the page would aim the lance. Sword play was practised using wooden swords and shields. Fighting on piggyback introduced the young knights to the balance and skills required in mounted combat. The page would attend their superiors at Tournaments which were always seen as great occasions in the life of pages from the Middle Ages.
Steps to Knighthood - Step 4 The Squire
The Medieval Squire was a servant to a knight during the Middle Ages. This was Step 4 of becoming a Knight. The role to a squire was one of the most important steps to Knighthood and started when a page reached the age of fourteen years old. The duties of a Squire were to learn about Chivalry, the rules of Heraldry, horsemanship and practise the use of weapons and the skills required of a Knight. It was also their duty to enter into the social life of the castle and learn courtly etiquette, jousting, music and dancing. The Squire served in this role for seven years and became a Knight at the age of twenty-one. Sometimes knighthood was conferred on a squire at an earlier age as the reward for bravery on the battlefield. In time of war Squires accompanied Knights on the battlefield, leading and tending the horses and dressing them in the Medieval Knights Armor. They came under fire from arrows and many squires were killed doing their duty.
Steps to Knighthood - Step 5 The Knight
After many long years of training and learning the skills of combat and chivalry required of a Knight during the Middle Ages the steps to Knighthood were completed and symbolised in the order of Knighthood ceremony. The culmination of the ceremony was when a knight was dubbed and the words "Arise, Sir Knight" were uttered. This final part of the ceremony would have been knighted by a local knight, or if they were very lucky, by a greater noble or even the king. The ceremony marked the final steps to knighthood made by a Medieval Squire.
Order of Knighthood Ceremony
Steps to Knighthood
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There are three main things you need to locate a physical book: the IU library, the collection, and the call number.
1. Identify the appropriate IU library. If the book is not on the Bloomington campus, or if it is housed in the 'Auxiliary Library Facility,' click the button to have the book delivered to an IUB location.
2. If the book is at an IUB library, look at the Collections Directory to locate the collection and the floor with the correct call number range.
If there is no call number:
3. Once you have the call number and the relevant library location, locate the book on the shelves.
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The African American Choral Ensemble will present an exciting concert featuring spirituals, anthems, jazz, gospel, folk, and inspirational songs by African American composers, including Roland Carter, Florence Price, Bernice Johnson-Reagon, Ysaye Barnwell, Cedric Caldwell, Wayne Allen, Reginald Bowens, Alycia Lee, Ron Gibson, and Byron Cage. AACE will present the world premiere of Dr. Raymond Wise's Gospel Mass. Wise set the Ordinary of the Mass in various contemporary African American gospel musical styles. The mass includes settings of the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, and ends with a 16-Fold Amen. Together these works provide a soulful and inspirational experience.
The Emmy Award-winning African American Choral Ensemble preserves the legacy of African American choral music through transformative interpretations of this unique American art form. Founded in 1975, the Choral Ensemble features a broad repertoire including spirituals, folk forms, traditional and contemporary gospel music, and formally composed works by African American composers.
The African American Choral Ensemble is a course offered for academic credit through the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies instructed by Dr. Raymond Wise, and it is a unit of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs at Indiana University.
$15 Students & Children
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Code Green: NJ Hospitals Reducing Their Carbon Footprints
For most of the past decade, hospital executives at Newark’s Beth Israel Medical Center recognized the more than 100-year-old facility badly needed to fix its aging energy infrastructure.
But they didn’t have the capital, until their local utility Public Service Electric & Gas came along and found a way to help the hospital address its needs -- a $7.5 million overhaul that included replacing air conditioning chillers, replacing windows with high efficiency models, and upgrading to high efficiency lighting.
“We had competing priorities,’’ said Darrell Terry, chief operating officer of the hospital, referring to keeping medical equipment up-to-date at one of only two medical facilities in New Jersey where heart transplants are performed and the only in state certified to perform lung transplants.
The popular PSE&G hospital efficiency program helps reduce the fiscal burden on a facility by providing up-front funding -- in this case $5 million -- and requiring a low-interest payback over 15 years or less.
The project, completed last November, is expected to reap big savings for Beth Israel, shaving off more than $1 million from its annual $4.6 million energy bill, Terry said. The hospital expects to earn a payback on its $2.2 million capital investment in three years, he said.
“Not only are we excited about becoming more green, the execution of the project was flawless,’’ Terry said, noting it had absolutely no disruption with patient care at the facility.
The efficiency upgrades are expected to cut Beth Israel’s electric bill by 7 percent and its gas costs by 24 percent, according to Michael Savage, manager of the utility’s hospital efficiency program.
It is one of the state’s most successful energy efficiency initiatives. In its first phase, it financed $79 million of energy conservation projects at 19 hospitals in its service territory. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last summer extended the program for another $50 million, an amount that Savage said should provide enough funding for another 20 to 24 hospital projects.
In approving the program, along with companion pieces to engineer energy efficiency projects at multi-family housing units and government and non-profit agencies, the state hopes to provide not only energy savings, but to also jump-start the economy by providing jobs to contractors.
At the time of the filing, the utility said it expected to create about 377 jobs, according to BPU officials. Fran Sullivan, a spokesman for PSE&G, said the Newark project created about 30 jobs while the overall hospital initiative created about 300 jobs.
Hospitals are prime candidates to reduce energy consumption because they are 24 hours a day, seven-days-a-week facilities using large amounts of energy to produce the steam they need for heating and cleaning. “They are very large consumers of energy,’’ Savage said.
Many also are in dire financial straits. In 1992, there were 102 acute care hospitals in New Jersey. When PSE&G filed its initial filing for its hospital efficiency program, there were just 75, according to Elaine Bryant, PSE&G’s manager of market planning strategy for its renewable energy and energy solutions for the utility.
“They are ripe for energy efficiency improvements, plus not in a sector with strong cash flow facilities with an ability to finance these improvements themselves,’’ Bryant said. “It’s a sector with critical cash problems.’’
With the state aspiring to significant cut its energy consumption, many say the state’s utilities have to step up to help achieve the goal if it is going to be successful.
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Why Margarine Is Not Good For You
If you like butter on bread or other butter friendly food, i think you should have a rethink and go for margarine. However, margarine though a lot better than butter has its own danger.
- Margarine a Good Alternative to Butter
- Why Margarine is to be Preferred to Butter
- Health Benefits of Margarine
- Bad Margarine
Margarine a Good Alternative to Butter
Are you one of those that like butter than having margarine on your bread or pastries? You may be doing yourself a lot of harm if care is not taken as it concerns the nutritional facts in butter . You may have been told that margarine is a better alternatives to butter. That is true.However some margarine these days are made from milk which as a result contains some nutritional elements that could impair your health.
Why Margarine is to be Preferred to Butter
Dietician and nutritionist from their findings has told us that butter nutritional benefits is not as good as what you get from margarine. This is because butter contains high level of cholesterol and saturated fats.The reason being that butter is made from animal fats while margarine is made from vegetable oils.Therefore, margarine has no
cholesterol and it is high in unsaturated fat.Which is healthy for the body.
According to the report from the Dept. of Agriculture, we are told that,a tablespoon of butter has almost 100 calories and 11.5g of fat of which 7.3g are saturated fat and 3g are monounsaturated fatty acids.For margarine, it has no cholesterol at all and it contain 2.2g of saturated fat and 5.5g of monounsaturated fat as well as 3.5g of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
I should tell you that saturated fat and monounsaturated fat are healthy fat for your body.
Health Benefits of Margarine
Since margarine has no cholesterol and low in saturated fat, it provides our body with the right amount of fat needed for the vital functions of the body's system.A diet high in cholesterol and saturated fat definitely spell doom as it results in heart diseases.
Margarine because of its low density level of cholesterol, do help to lower the blood pressure and you don't stand the risk of high blood pressure at all.
In spite of the nutritional benefits of margarine, yet there are some in the market you need to watch out for. These maragrine are made from milk. If you buy such maragrine,you are at a risk of having high cholesterol and saturated fatty acids in your system. This would of course affect your blood pressure and bring about heart attacks or diseases.
There are also some that has trans fat.Generally trans fat is not good for your body.This is because if you consume trans fat from any of your diet, it brings about heart attacks,heart diseases and other heart problems.And some margarine has trans fat though synthetic and they are real danger to your heart and body overall.
So, next time you are buying margarine at the store, ensure that you check out the labels for the nutritional requirements to know if it made from dairy or has trans fat.
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The Fortress of Louisbourg is a national historic site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Its two sieges, especially that of 1758, were turning points in the Anglo-French imperial struggle for what today is Canada.
The original settlement was made in 1713, and initially called Havre à l'Anglois. Subsequently, the fishing port grew to become a major commercial port and a strongly defended fortress. The fortifications eventually surrounded the town. The walls were constructed mainly between 1720 and 1740.
Today, the entire site of the fortress, including the one-quarter reconstruction, is the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada, operated by Parks Canada. Offerings include guided and unguided tours, and the demonstration and explanation of period weapons, including muskets and a cannon. Puppet shows are also shown. The Museum / Caretakers Residence (ca. 1935-6) within the site is a classified federal heritage building.The fortress has also greatly aided the local economy of the town of Louisbourg, as it has struggled to diversify economically with the decline of the North Atlantic fishery. | <urn:uuid:14ad6a4c-bd11-4ef4-a253-ef4f2d4d5680> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.touristlink.com/canada/fortress-of-louisbourg/overview.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00478-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967382 | 248 | 3.671875 | 4 |
Ba-Pef was a minor underworldgod in Egyptian mythology. The name literally means that Ba, which is roughly understandable as that soul. Ba-Pef is commonly portrayed as an obscure malevolent deity known from the Old Kingdom in which he may have enjoyed a priesthood. According to references among the Pyramid Texts he had a cult following and was associated in some way with pain or spiritual anguish affecting the pharaoh.
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What’s Happening in Space Politics July 3-9, 2022 – SpacePolicyOnline.com
Here’s SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of July 3-9, 2022 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess, except for pro forma sessions.
During the week
The lazy, foggy days of summer are here (lazy for a week at least) in the United States as Americans celebrate Independence Day. The public holiday is July 4 (tomorrow) and most government offices and many businesses will be closed.
Washington DC’s “A Capitol Fourth” concert and fireworks return LIVE after a two-year COVID hiatus that kept it virtual. The Boeing-sponsored event will air on PBS and for troops overseas on American Forces Network. For those wishing to return to the in-person rally at the mall, be sure to check the latest news on Metro, which warns of late wait times and possible temporary station closures. PBS has a fun “Name That Firework” webpage. Do you know what this one is called? (Answer at the bottom of the page.)
The holidays aren’t until Monday, but a lot of people are taking the whole week off, so it’s a quiet time for space politics here in the United States. Europe, however, has two interesting events that will be webcast.
Tomorrow (Monday), ESA will hold an inaugural “launch event” for its new European Center for Space Economics and Commerce from 8:00-10:00 EDT (14:00-16:00 CEST). ECSECO will be located in Vienna, Austria and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) is the secretariat. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher, Austrian Director General for Innovation and Technology Henriette Spyra and ESPI Director Jean-Jacques Tortora will give keynote speeches, followed by a table round. ECSECO “will provide a European platform for interdisciplinary discussions and research on space economics and trade”.
The agenda for our launch event is now available! To register for the event, please email email@example.com
— European Center for Space Economy and Commerce (@ECSECOspace) June 23, 2022
On Thursday, another kind of inaugural launch event is scheduled – the maiden launch of Europe’s newest rocket, Vega-C, from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch is scheduled for 7:13 a.m. EDT (8:13 a.m. local time in French Guiana). It launches the Italian Space Agency’s LAser RElativity Satellite-2 (LARES-2) and six research cubesats.
Vega-C is a higher performance version of the Vega rocket. It has been in development for some time, but takes on new importance after Russia invaded Ukraine and suspended Euro-Russian cooperation on the Soyuz rocket that was launching medium-class payloads from Kourou and the Russia.
Vega-C is not the same class of rocket as Soyuz, but can put 2.2 tons into a 700 kilometer polar orbit compared to the 1.5 tons Vega could lift. ESA and other customers who had planned to use Soyuz are looking for alternatives and Vega-C can handle some of them. The European Sentinel-1C will now launch on Vega-C, for example. Its predecessors, Sentinel-1A and -1B, both launched on Soyuze.
It turns out that the 4th stage AVUM of Vega-C, built by Italian Avio, is powered by Ukrainian RD-843 engines. Avio issued a press release in March saying it remained confident of engine supplies despite the war, in part because deliveries had already been made as part of an effort to build up strategic stock. Looks like that was a great idea. ESA will broadcast the launch on ESA TV.
Other than that, the only event we know of this week is the Aerospace Corporation’s Space Policy Show webinar on Thursday with the head of the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command, Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting. The Space Foundation’s “Space Matters” webinar with Jim Bridenstine, Carissa Christensen and Bob Walker that was scheduled to take place on Thursday has been postponed to July 14.
It’s not quite an “event” in the sense that we use it to list What is happening because it’s just an upper stage burn, but we’ll mention that Rocket Lab will turn on its Lunar Photon’s HyperCurie Engine for one last time tomorrow morning and release NASA’s CAPSTONE Cubes en route to the Moon (we wrote about CAPSTONE last week). Rocket Lab will be streaming the burn and separation live on its website. Last we knew it was scheduled for 6:56 UTC (2:56 a.m. EDT)
Check back throughout the week for other events that we will learn about later and add to our schedule or make changes to these.
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And the answer is – it is a Palm firework according to PBS: “This shell contains some large comet stars, which when bursting create large tendrils which give it the appearance of a palm tree.” Comets. Stars. It’s kind of related to space (smile). Happy 4th of July! | <urn:uuid:31bc4e1d-2686-459e-ae13-691510f255a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.berlinmdcc.org/whats-happening-in-space-politics-july-3-9-2022-spacepolicyonline-com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00669.warc.gz | en | 0.937877 | 1,159 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Using archival footage, dramatic re-enactments and interviews with his family and friends, the final moments of Tupac’s life are documented in this intriguing documentary film.
On September 6, 1996, the most successful hip-hop artist of all time, Tupac Shakur has just finished shooting his latest video in Los Angeles. Tupac says he will one day go out in a blaze of glory. Within the next 24 hours, his prophecy will come true…
Although he was reluctant about going to Las Vegas to play a gig, he eventually relents, and enjoys some high stakes gambling before attending a heavyweight prizefight featuring his friend, Mike Tyson. Pumped up by Tyson’s victory, he is himself involved in a violent brawl, and heads back to his hotel to freshen up. When Tupac finally arrives at the club for his own performance, a white Cadillac pulls up and a gunman fires a heavy round of bullets at the rapper’s car.
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It is seen as a contrast to the bee and is a symbol for laziness instead of diligence, damage instead of use, malice instead of goodness. The other stands they for ‘low’ instincts, desires and feelings, above all fury, blind aggressiveness, hatred or revenge about which the dreamer is warned. The picture contains the reminder to analyse his traits once thoroughly. Sometimes she also symbolises a close person by whom one is deceived and is damaged.
The wasp is a very aggressive insect, therefore, she points out as a vision also often to the aggressiveness of the dreaming, but also to his Egozentrik, arrogance and his excessively to the show carried individualism. Many wasps in the dream are no favorable sign. It is often dreamt of wasps, this is a tip to serious personal conflicts of the dreaming. She also disturbs in the dream just by her humming flight noise and by her tiger-like yellow-black colouring. Hence, wasps circumscribe that our nerves are strong presently not quite excessively that in him the fear of the everyday life and his request nests. Wasps can be also sometimes personified as the tiresome parasites who cross our life.
Wasps are general from bad premeaning, – they prophesy that one falls among rogues and ruffians.
- enemies will break there
- Looking of wasps yellow in the dream which pounce on a place or a country to loot.
- jump-off the wasps the inhabitants, according to the wasp stings damage, – they do not sting, the intruders will do nothing bad person to the inhabitants.
- of becoming the wasps of the locals with smoke, the enemy with mockery and travesty will be expelled and be defeated.
- traps wasps and wild bees over a place, only in lower measure and with less weight than that who is indicated by the other wasps.
- in general: they are symbols for evil friends
- see: you will have to ward off many challenges,
- see flying: you are surrounded by danger,
- chase away: now small obstacles are removed,
- are stung by them: days rich in grief will put out of tune you, – does not despair, also this passes, – also: a disappointment threatens by evil friends,
- kill: by force you have reached nothing,
the enemies will arrange
the same interpretation is valid
- in contrast to the bee sign for laziness instead of diligence, damage instead of use, malice instead of goodness,
- see: also one will hear dangerous posters of unknown enemies, early enough from some disagreeable or have to suffer from it, – from a present friend an enemy will become, – also: somebody looks after an unspoken rancour against one,
- are stung by them: you will experience a disappointment, – the betrayal of a former friend will have bad results, because he will use certain knowledge to damage to one, – envy and hatred,
- chase away: an unforeseen separation,
- kill: stands for the ability to enter intrepidly for his rights and to go for an opponent if necessary also to the throat.
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Dato Dr Chang Kian Meng: “The earlier you receive stem cell transplantation, the higher the chance of cure and the lower the chance of recurrence”.
The human body is composed of tens of thousands of cells, of which stem cells are the most amazing. Stem cells are non-differentiated cells. They can develop into various “specialist” cells in the body and perform what have been called “acts of biological resurrection” to reproduce new cells and to repair damaged tissues and organs.
Dato Dr Chang Kian Meng, a consultant hematologist and transplant medicine at Sunway Medical Center, pointed out that stem cells are the ‘mother of cells’ to supply new cells. “Each organ of our body, such as the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, etc., have their own unique types of stem cells. Stem cell transplantation is to transplant healthy stem cells into the patient’s body to repair or replace damaged cells”. It is encouraging that with the advancement of transplantation technology, the risk of transplantation has dropped from 30 to 40% in the past to about 10% to 15% today.
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is most commonly used for aplastic anemia, leukemia, thalassemia, bone marrow failure, multiple myeloma, lymphomas, sickle cell disease, severe combined immune deficiency syndrome and etc.
In summary, these stem cells can be obtained from bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells and cord blood. “No matter where the stem cells are taken, they have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is impossible to say which is the best. At present, peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is the most commonly used. Approximately 70% of patients choose this therapy, and 20% use bone marrow transplantation, only 10% of patients use cord blood stem cell transplantation because they cannot find a suitable donor between their siblings.” Dato Dr Chang Kian Meng remarked.
Patients with blood cancer to undergo chemotherapy first to achieve high success rate in stem cell transplantation
Due to the continuous advancement of transplantation technology, such as mini-allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, lowering the dose of chemotherapy and electrotherapy for transplantation, more patients can receive stem cell transplantation. “At present, stem cell transplantation has the highest success rate for aplastic anemia, thalassemia, and bone marrow failure.”
Dato Dr Chang also urged patients with blood cancer to undergo chemotherapy to control their condition before transplantation. The success rate will be higher. The survival rate of transplantation treatment varies with the types of diseases. For patients with bone marrow failure and thalassemia, the survival rate can reach 70% to 80%, and for patients with blood cancer, it can reach 50% to 60%. For patients with acute leukemia with an excessively high white blood cell index, stem cell transplantation is also required after several times of chemotherapy to control the condition. After chemotherapy, patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia also need stem cell transplantation if the condition recurs.
“For a small number of patients who relapse after transplantation, there are other treatment options. They can use a new cell therapy, that is, through immune cells-T cell therapy, to fight against blood cancer. Some patients with multiple myeloma, lymphoma, and chronic myelogenous leukemia can already be treated with drugs. Patients only need to undergo transplantation if the drugs and chemotherapy are ineffective.”
However, Dato Dr Chang also explained that certain diseases, such as adult leukemia, still need stem cell transplantation, because only 20% to 30% of patients can be controlled by drugs and chemotherapy, and about 60% to 70% of patients still need stem cell transplantation. Conversely, 70 to 80% of children’s leukemia can be cured by drugs and chemotherapy.
Dato Dr Chang reminded the public not to delay stem cell transplantation. “With the advancement of modern medicine, stem cell transplantation has been very successful and safe. If the doctor tells you that your illness has no signs of improvement and you must be cured by stem cell transplantation, don’t delay, and receive stem cell transplantation therapy as soon as possible before your condition worsens.”
Types of stem cell transplantation
Stem cell transplantation is mainly divided into two types, namely autologous stem cell transplantation (Autologous) and allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allogeneic). Autologous transplants involve the use of a person’s own stem cells before beginning a damaging therapy to cells like chemotherapy or radiation. After the treatment is done, your own cells are returned to your body. You can opt for this method if you have a healthy bone marrow and it reduces the risk of complications such as GVHD.
Meanwhile for Allogenic transplant, the method involves the use of cells from a donor and they have a higher risk of certain complications, such as GVHD. You’ll also probably need to be put on medications to suppress your immune system so that your body doesn’t attack the new cells. The success of an allogeneic transplant depends on how closely the donor cells match your own. Often, a compatible relative is the best choice, or a genetic match can be found from a public bone marrow bank or cord blood bank.
“Because many people cannot find an HLA match, the latest technology is that as long as half or more of the HLA matches, transplantation can be performed, but the risk is 10% higher.”
Dato Dr. Chang said that the patients undergoing allogenic transplantation are those with blood cancer, thalassemia or bone marrow failure, because the patient’s bone marrow or blood has disease. The biggest challenge is that rejection may occur after transplantation.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the issues that patients need to take note in undergoing stem cell transplantation?
Prior to the transplant, the patient must undergo an HLA paired examination. Age and physical health are also considerations. Because radiotherapy and chemotherapy must be performed before transplantation, people over 60 years of age are not encouraged to do it, especially allogenic transplantation, because the older the age, the higher the risk.
- What is the process of transplantation?
Before transplantation, medical staff will use 5 to 6 days to clean the patient’s bone marrow through injections, medications, and electrotherapy. Donors use “blood washing” or extract stem cells from bone marrow. Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be discharged from the hospital within 3 weeks; those undergoing bone marrow transplantation can take about 5 weeks.
- What should the patient take note after receiving the transplant?
In the first 3 months after the completion of the transplantation, follow-up visits must be intensive. Generally speaking, normal daily routine can be resumed after 3 months; work or school routine can resume in 6-9 months. If there is no rejection in the first 3 months, the problem is not big; within 3 years, if there is no relapse, it is considered a success. Within one year after treatment, patients should avoid eating raw or semi-cooked foods.
- What are the side effects of stem cell transplantation?
Rejection-related side effects may occur in the short term; but in the long term, attention must be paid to the effects of organ damage caused by chemotherapy and electrotherapy.
- Haemato-Oncology unit at Sunway Cancer Centre
– Medication therapies
– Targeted therapy
– Bone marrow transplant
– Gene or cell therapy
- Why choose Sunway Medical Centre?
Our specialised and integrated care in BMT transplant journey include:
– Stem cell collection (Apheresis)
– Stell cell infusion (Transplant)
– Post-transplant care
A complete and dedicated transplant team:
– Medical Oncologist
– Interventional Radiologist
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The Catskill Turnpike, also known as the Susquehanna Turnpike, and sometimes identified with the Forbidden Path started on the Hudson River at Catskill in Greene County, skirted the north side of the Catskill Mountains and worked its way westward through upstate New York to Unadilla (formerly Wattle's Ferry) on the Susquehanna River in 1804. From there New York State extended it to Ithaca in 1806, and Bath about 1808. Later extensions not normally called the Catskill Turnpike took travelers into Erie County, New York, or followed part of the old Indian Forbidden Path and beyond to Erie, Pennsylvania. Each end of the Catskill Turnpike connected to other important migration pathways. The length of the Catskill Turnpike from Catskill to Bath was about 207 miles (333 km). For the route from Bath to Buffalo add 102 miles (165 km). From Bath to Erie, Pennsylvania is an additional 169 miles (272 km).
Significance. The Catskill Turnpike was an important early route for New England emigrants headed to western New York and beyond. In the 20 years after it was built about 300,000 people mostly from New England settled in the counties along the Catskill Turnpike and its extensions. Other emigrants moved along the turnpike toward Ohio.
Feeder routes. Emigrants reached the Catskill Turnpike along three main routes. First, they came up the Hudson River Valley by boat or via the Albany Post Road. Second, they came along the Catskill Road (later Ancram Turnpike) from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York. Third, there was also stagecoach service on the Greenwood Road from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany which could drop them off near Catskill.
Footpath to turnpike. By 1769 European settlers were following an early pathway from Catskill to Ithaca which eventually became the Catskill Turnpike. In 1800 the New York legislature commissioned several turnpikes (toll roads), inspectors, mail, and stagecoach service to improve roads from the Hudson River to the Susquehanna River. Stock companies were formed to raise the money, build, and maintain these higher quality roads. Tolls were to be collected at gates every ten miles to repay the stock companies. As traffic grew, inns were soon established every few miles to provide the beverages, food, and lodging needed for people and animals.
Overlapping trail names. The original pathway from Springfield, Massachusetts to Unadilla, New York was called the Catskill Road. When the legislature upgraded the Catskill-to-Unadilla section they called it the Susquehanna Turnpike. But when the turnpike was extended west to Bath the whole west-side-of-the-river road was renamed the Catskill Turnpike (or Bath Turnpike). At the same time the east side of the river was renamed the Ancram Turnpike. During the same period, the legislature commissioned the upgrade of a different, connected road starting farther to the south at Kingston (on the Hudson River). It went west to Bainbridge (near Unadilla) and was called the Ulster and Delaware Turnpike (or Jericho, or Esopus Turnpike) Also, in 1804 twice a week mail service was started from Catskill, New York, partly following the Catskill Turnpike but to Athens, Pennsylvania, the eastern end of the Seneca Indians' Forbidden Path. This probably explains why the Catskill Turnpike is also associated with the Forbidden Path.
Stagecoaches and drovers. Stagecoaches usually took four days and nights to drive from Ithaca to Catskill. This service continued year around even in the snow. Some years the traffic was so heavy two passenger coaches were hitched together followed by a baggage wagon. Before the railroads, cattle drovers also commonly used the turnpike to take their herds a few miles a day to market usually in Dutchess County.
Rise and fall. Soon after it was built the turnpike began to turn a profit. It was most prosperous from 1820 to 1830. Competition from railroads and the Erie Canal was responsible for a decline in turnpike traffic and revenues after 1830. Maintenance on the western parts of the road was abandoned by the stock company (becoming a NY public road), and the number of toll gates in Greene County was gradually reduced from ten in 1830, to five in 1842, and three in 1884. Stagecoach service was discontinued in 1850 when the Erie Railroad built through to Owego.
The counties along the Catskill Turnpike route (east to west) were as follows:
The road was later extended westward. Counties along the northwest fork of the extension (east to west) were:
Counties along the west fork of the extension (east to west) were:
Connecting trails. The Catskill Turnpike linked to other trails at each end and in the middle.
The migration pathways connected at the east end of the Catskill Turnpike in Catskill, New York included:
- Hudson River a navigable river stretching from north of Albany then flowing south to empty into the Atlantic Ocean at New York City
- Albany Post Road (or Queen's Road, or King's Road) 1669 from Albany to New York City
- Greenwood Road from Hartford, Connecticut to Albany
- Catskill Road (or Ancram Turnpike) by 1769 from Springfield, Massachusetts to Catskill, New York
The migration pathways connected in the middle of the Catskill Turnpike included:
The migration pathway connected at the end of the northwest extension in Buffalo included:
- West Fork. The migration pathways connected at the east end of the Catskill Turnpike (west fork) in Utica included:
- The migration pathways connected at the west end of the Catskill Turnpike (west fork) in Fort Niagara included:
- Lake Erie with connections to Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo, and Detroit
- Niagara River with connections to Buffalo, Fort Niagara, and Ontario in Canada
- Lake Ontario with connections to Toronto, Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the other Great Lakes
- Catskill Turnpike by 1758 from Albany to Utica to Fort Niagara
- Great Genesee Road 1794 from Utica to Caledonia and later Buffalo
- Erie Canal 1825 from Albany to Utica to Buffalo
- Shore Line Path from Buffalo, New York to Cleveland, Ohio
- pathways into Ontario, Canada including the extension of the Iroquois Trail westward along the south side of Lake Ontario
Modern parallels. The modern roads that roughly match the Catskill Turnpike from Albany to Fort Oswego are:
- New York State Route 5 from Albany to Deerfield (near Utica)
- New York State 49 from Deerfield (near Utica) to Rome
- where it becomes New York State 69 from Rome to Mexico
- turn west onto New York State 104 from Mexico to Oswego
The modern roads that roughly match the west fork of the Catskill Turnpike to Fort Niagara are:
- New York State Route 5 from Albany to two miles east of Sherrill, Oneida County
- two miles east of Sherrill turn northeast on New York State Route 31 from near Sherrill to the outskirts of Lockport, Niagara County
- at the outskirts of Lockport, turn northeast on Cold Springs Road which becomes Old Niagara Road which becomes Stone Road
- which merges into westbound New York State Route 93 from Lockport to Fort Niagara
Settlers and Records
Early settlers in central New York most likely traveled there via Albany. Albany was a hub of pathways from New York City, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Quebec. Probably the largest group to settle were New Englanders, many from Vermont. But people from almost every part of the eastern seaboard and Europe also were common in the area.
Many of the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Loyalists who fled to Ontario during or shortly after the American Revolution followed the Catskill Turnpike. For a list of over 300 Loyalist families is the Niagara area of Ontario see:
- Norman K. Crowder, "1784-1785 Niagara Return" Early Ontario Settlers: A Source Book (Baltimore: Genealogical Publ., 1993), 132-42. WorldCat entry. FHL Book 971.3 H29c.
No complete list of settlers in New York who used the Catskill Turnpike is known to exist. Nevertheless, local and county histories along that trail may reveal pioneer settlers who arrived 1722 to 1850, and therefore who were the most likely candidates to have traveled the Great Genesee Road or Seneca Turnpike.
For partial lists of early settlers who may have used the Catskill Turnpike, see histories like:
- Crisfield Johnson, History of Oswego County, New York, 1789-1877 : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Philadelphia : L.H. Everts, 1877). WorldCat entry. FHL Film 874492. Indexed in Index to History of Oswego County, New York (Salt Lake City : Family History Library, 1991). FHL Fiche 6087924 (4 fiche); Book 974.767 H2j index.
- Samuel W. Durant, History of Oneida County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (Microreproduction of original published: Philadelphia : Everts & Fariss, 1878). WorldCat entry. FHL Film 823718.
- Samuel T. Wiley and W. Scott Garner, Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Niagara County, New York (Microreproduction of original published: Philadelphia : Gresham Pub. Co., 1892). WorldCat entry. FHL Film 317821 Item 4.
- Mohawk (Iroquois) Trail RootsWeb description of the route and a brief history.
- Iroquois Trail Heritage Village, Vineland, Ontario brief description of the Canadian part.
- History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925 focuses most on modern Mohawk Turnpike.
- The Great Genesee Road partially overlaps the Catskill Turnpike.
- Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 849. WorldCat entry; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- Route length in miles and kilometers calculated in MapQuest.com.
- Lyman H. Gallagher, "The Catskill Turnpike in Stage Coach and Tavern Days," Crooked Lake Review (Fall 2005) at http://www.crookedlakereview.com/articles/136_167/137fall2005/137palmer2.html (accessed 28 December 2011).
- Handybook, 848.
- "Map and Timeline: 1800 to 2020 (and Beyond)" in Susquehanna Turnpike.org at http://www.susquehannaturnpike.net/15901.html (accessed 28 December 2011).
- Handybook, 850.
- Archer Butler Hulbert, Pioneer Roads and Experiences of Travelers, vol. 2, Historic Highways of America, vol. 12 (Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1904), 144. Google books online copy; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- Almyra E. Morgan, The Catskill Turnpike: a Wilderness Path (Ithaca, NY : DeWitt Historical Society of Tompkins County, 1971), 5. Tompkins County Public Library digital pdf copy; At various libraries (WorldCat).
- J. G. Beers, "The Susquehanna Turnpike" (1884) appearing in Susquehanna Turnpike.org at http://www.susquehannaturnpike.net/15301/index.html (accessed 28 December 2011).
- Morgan, 14.
- Handybook, 849.
- Handybook, 849.
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Dehradun: The highway to the hill shrine of Badrinath in Uttarakhand has been shut due to heavy snowfall, officials said on Monday.
Officials told IANS that Sunday's snowfall blocked traffic in Lokhandi region of Chakrata, 86 km from here.
Landslides were reported on the Rishikesh-Badrinath road near Khadchadha and Lambagad while Gaursaun, Vedni Bugyal, Roopkund, Rudranath and Kuari Pass received light snowfall.
The Badrinath shrine, dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu, is located some 10,240 feet above sea level in the lower reaches of the Himalayas.
The route to the temple is one of the most fascinating due to the hilly terrain and numerous mountain cliffs.
The inclement weather has also stopped the restoration and construction work in the Kedarnath temple area, which suffered extensive damage following massive floods two years ago.
Badrinath and Kedarnath constitute two of the shrines in the "Char Dhaam", the others being Yamunotri and Gangotri.
The Met department has predicted more snow in the next few days after which summer is expected to set in.
The winters have been unusually harsh in Uttarakhand. The recent rains and snowfall have only added to the miseries of the people.
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday that he supports extending a president’s term to seven years from five; a move that is likely to enable one of Africa’s longest serving leaders to rule for life.
Museveni did not directly propose that term limits be stretched in Uganda but instead said extending the time between elections would give African leaders more opportunity to promote development because they would not be distracted by politics, Reuters reports.
“For these countries with all these problems … Five years is just a joke,” a statement from the presidency quoted Museveni as saying. “Leaders in Africa have much more to do and need adequate time (between elections) to develop the continent.”
Museveni has been in power since 1986 and has won a series of elections. Critics and his opponents say the government uses repression to stay in power and rigs elections.
The government has proposed a change to the constitution that would enable the 73-year-old leader to stand in 2021 by scrapping a limit on the age of a presidential candidate.
There is no current bill to extend the presidential term but Museveni’s comments make such a proposal more likely.
Andrew Karamagi, a rights activist and critic of Museveni said the president’s comments are: “an insult to our intelligence.”
“To invent a fresh bogeyman, particularly by the same person who said that Africa’s problem is leaders who stay too long in power, is unfortunate. If five years are so few … can he show us what he has done in 31 years,” he said.
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Our public lands are a vital resource that Coloradans – and Americans – value and enjoy for abundant wildlife and outdoor recreational opportunities. Pressure on blocks of sensitive wildlife habitat, migration corridors and wildlife populations is increasing on our public lands from numerous sources. Proliferation of outdoor recreational trails on public lands is becoming an increasing contributor to degradation and fragmentation of some important backcountry habitat blocks and is impacting wildlife species that are sensitive to human activities. Protecting intact wildlife habitats such as winter concentration areas and migration corridors must be valued in practice when proposing, planning, and constructing new and expanded recreational non-motorized trail-based development. It is important that legislators, public lands agencies, elected officials and the policy makers – as well as users – fully consider wildlife needs when doing so.
By way of example, according to a 2018 peer-reviewed study, elk avoided trail-based recreation by distances that decreased from 1640 yards for ATV riding, to somewhat less for mountain bikers, down to 550 yards for hikers. If you would like to receive an electronic copy our literature survey, let us know. We appreciate the pilot by the State Trails Committee to change the planning, construction and maintenance non-motorized grant categories in grant applications. The wildlife and natural resources criterion now will be weighted at the same level as other criteria. New questions in the planning grant application require a description of how impacts to wildlife and habitat, including how fragmentation will be avoided or minimized. Applicants must now include maps of the proposed areas to help assess the proposed project on a landscape level. It will be important to see how the State Trails Committee and CPW ensure planning grant awardees will work effectively with CPW during the planning process to implement the representations made in the application in response to these and other questions.
A promising project underway is “Outside 285” Master Planning. A CWF representative serves on the steering committee. Click here for Outside 285 map and info The goals are:
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Today’s piece I’m going to keep short and sweet. It doesn’t happen often, but I am so blessed to visit with my family in South Africa for a few weeks. This allows me the opportunity to discuss the readings with my Dad face to face. His insights are invaluable. Our discussion on today’s readings led me to a theme of complete opposites. I’m talking about the contrast between the demise of mighty Saul and the rise of humble Mary. This is what I’d like to share today.
1 Chronicles 10: 13-14
13 Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
Luke 1: 46-55
46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is his name. 50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. 51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. 53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. 54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”
A great and wonderful example of how we should behave as Christians isn’t it? Humbling ourselves to the Lord and the world because as we see in these passages above how the mighty are humbled and the humble made mighty. Let us be humble and follow the Almighty and He will lift us up and we will be mighty! | <urn:uuid:3ab3f793-3627-4dd0-a9bd-2f4dc29665d2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://66books.wordpress.com/2017/11/17/1-chronicles-9-10-hebrews-12-amos-6-luke-1-39-80/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00266.warc.gz | en | 0.973156 | 428 | 1.609375 | 2 |
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In this world of pain and woe,
We have a place where we can go.
Into ourselves we see peace and dreams,
But everyone wants you elsewhere it seems.
Friends will always have advice what to do,
Acquaintances will also tell you without even a clue.
They all think that they know you best,
Until you become even more stressed.
Listen instead to that still small voice,
The one that says you do have a choice.
You look inward to your experiences in life,
To find the road not paved with strife.
When you learn to depend on yourself,
You will be able to put your fears on a shelf.
Life will not always show you its best face,
And being down and out is never a disgrace.
We all have our hard knocks to endure,
But they should teach us to be even more sure.
Depending on ourselves to be our own best friend,
For who better to see us and comprehend?
Getting advice from another who cares,
Is great but you are the one that bears.
The consequences of the decisions you make,
And take the blame for any mistake.
Life can be so filled with joy,
Even the days that seem to annoy.
The alternative is never a good choice,
So listen instead to that still small voice.
Copyright 2008 William M. Ward
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I cannot even remember how often I received a Thai Massage here in Thailand, and the therapist told me to lie in a certain position, like prone (face down) or on my side without any regard to my comfort.
The Thai Massage therapists here assume that you can lie face down for an extended period of time with your head turned to the side at a 90 degree angle.
Unless you have a very flexible neck, this can feel quite uncomfortable. There are several positions in Thai Massage where you really have to support your client’s bodies properly in order to ensure that they can relax. These are the prone, side and sitting positions.
In this episode of the Thai Massage ‘Tips and Tricks’ series you will see how you can simulate a face cradle while working on a floor mat with the client face down.
In Thailand, and in Asia in general, people are often more flexible, and they are more accustomed to sitting on a floor mat or lying on one.
However people from western countries rarely sit on the floor or lie on a firm floor mat. They do not necessarily find these positions as comfortable or normal as Asians do.
However with the help of some pillow support we can easily turn a potentially uncomfortable Thai Massage position into a very comfortable one.
It takes just a small adjustment, but this will make a big difference in the comfort of your clients.
If you want to see how to make such a pillow support adjustment for the side position in Thai Massage, you will find a video here.
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Writing about cooking, biodiversity and coal ash found common ground over the weekend during a Virginia Festival of the Book event sponsored by the Southern Environmental Law Center.
The Charlottesville-based SELC hosted three authors whose works, though differentiated in topic, all imbue a sense of place, specifically of the South.
The Outstanding Environmental Writing event included the presentation of the center’s annual environmental writing award and a keynote presentation.
The SELC is a nonprofit legal group that specializes in environmental protection in the Southeast. For the past 20 years, it has presented the Reed Environmental Writing Award to two writers whose work exemplifies the Southern environment.
Brys Stephens, a chef and food writer based in Charleston, S.C., was the keynote speaker and presented his recent cookbook, “The New Southern Table,” showcasing the connections between food and place, specifically in Southern culture.
“[The cookbook] has a great blend of Southern ingredients informed by his world travels,” said Jennis Warren, development officer at the SELC. “It is a great re-imagination of Southern cuisine.”
The writing award was broken up into two categories — a book award and a journalism award.
“Our Reed Environmental Writing Award is named after and in memory and honor of Phil Reed, a founding [SELC] board member, who passed away suddenly,” said Isabel Adams, marketing and communications associate at the SELC.
The book award went to R. Scot Duncan, a professor of biology at Birmingham Southern College, for “Southern Wonder: Alabama’s Surprising Biodiversity,” about the biodiversity and ecosystems of Alabama.
Duane Gang received the journalism award for his coverage of the 2008 Kingston, Tenn., coal ash spill and fracking in the Cumberland Forest. He is a reporter for the Tennessean in Nashville and the Tennessee correspondent for USA Today.
“All over the world, people wrote about [the coal ash spill], but it is hard to take a story like that and make it personal and meaningful,” said Caleb Jaffe, director of the SELC’s Virginia office.
“Okra, field peas, squash, collard greens, rice, corn, sweet potatoes, lima beans, peanuts, pecans, figs, peaches and watermelon,” said Stephens. “I grew up with these Southern classics,” and “when you hear their name, you immediately think Southern.”
“I wanted to look at how they’re done in the South, but be influenced by how they’re cooked around the world,” he said.
Central to Stephens’ book is tying his travels around the world to traditional Southern culture and cuisine.
Stephens’ writing can be found in Garden and Gun, Charleston Magazine and Cookthink.com, a food and cooking website he founded.
Following Stephens’ presentation were readings from the two award winners.
“Alabama is an international superstar in terms of biodiversity,” Duncan said. “In terms of total species, [Alabama is] No. 5 overall for [U.S.] states.”
After describing the great biodiversity in Alabama, Duncan outlined the goals of his research and writing.
“The formula is simple,” he said. “It is to educate people what [biodiversity] Alabama has, to invite them to explore and then to inspire them to care for the landscape to ensure it endures.”
“The barriers to fixing these problems are not scientific,” Duncan said, quoting from his book. “They are political and economic. That means that saving biodiversity is a choice, not an unattainable fantasy.”
Gang’s work also focuses on educating people about environmental issues.
“One of the things that is really important about making these complex environmental stories relevant to people is to tell it through the eyes of people who are impacted,” Gang said.
“As a reporter, it is about getting out there, meeting folks like you and hearing your stories,” he said. “[The coal ash spill] wasn’t just some abstract thing, but it affects people’s lives every day. Five years later, it is still affecting people’s lives.”
Though the writers’ topics differed, they were tied together by a central theme: a sense of place.
“Where our food comes from ties us to the landscape. Making those connections makes it clear to people and helps them understand they are tied to the biodiversity no matter what they do,” Gang said.
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Protective Light Visualization Relaxation Script
This protective light visualization relaxation script will guide you to relax in the comfort of imagining being surrounded by light.
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Get comfortable, finding a relaxed position, and let your body begin to relax.
Take a deep breath in, and as you exhale, let the tension start to leave your body. Take slow, calm breaths.
Mentally scan your body, taking note of how your body feels. Focus in on the areas where tension is stored, and concentrate on relaxing those areas.
Feel your body becoming more relaxed..... slowly releasing tension..... letting go of stress....
You will probably notice that you are relaxing more and more.... and you will continue to become even more relaxed as you begin to visualize a protective light.
Imagine that there is a protective light shining around your body... almost as if you are glowing. This light can keep you safe right now from stress, tension, worries, and other problems that have seemed to attack you.
Picture in your mind being surrounded by light. Feel how relaxed, calm, and secure you feel as this protective light surrounds you.
The light is like a shield, deflecting anything that is not good. It is like a spiritual armour that can protect you and help you to feel calm and relaxed.
Imagine being surrounded by protective light.... from your head to your feet.....
Focus your attention on your feet.... feeling how relaxed and maybe even tingly your feet feel. Notice that your feet are surrounded by protective light..... as are your ankles.... let your ankles be loose and relaxed.
Feel your lower legs relaxing, surrounded by light..... soft.... heavy..... relaxed. Your upper legs are relaxed and surrounded by light too..... very warm and relaxed.
Turn your attention now to your hands..... feel the relaxation there as your hands become very relaxed.... limp..... heavy...... along with yoru wrists, lower arms.... and upper arms.... all surrounded and protected, shielded by protective light.
Feel the relaxation in the core of your body... starting at your stomach... and flowing outward.... feel the relaxation flowing from the center of your body, out to your back.... chest..... hips..... feel the relaxation filling your body. Notice that your body is enclosed in a shield of light as well.
Allow the relaxation to continue to flow through your body, upward to your neck and shoulders.... all the way to the top of your head. Feel your face relaxing.... limp and relaxed.... calm .... and feel the protective light surrounding your head and face, your whole body....
You are surrounded from head to toe in protective light.... shielded from any worries or troubles.
Relax.... basking in protective light.
Notice that there might still be some areas of tension in your body.... some worries remaining in your mind. You might even be able to picture these areas of tension as dark. See the dark tension being drawn out of your body by the protective light. Feel the worries and stress leaving your body and mind as they are leaving your body.
The protective light is like a magnet, drawing out the dark tension, out of your body and away... once the tension has left your body it is repelled by the light, which works as a shield, protecting you from anything that is not good.
The light also works as a magnet for good, peaceful thoughts.... attracting relaxation to you.
Feel the protective light drawing away tension, and bringing forth relaxation..... shielding and protecting you, while helping you to feel even more relaxed.
Enjoy this feeling of being safe and protected by your spiritual shield of protective light.
You are so calm..... so relaxed.... peaceful.... relaxed.
Now it is time to return to your day. Remember that you can imagine this protective light again, any time you need to, and can repel stress and tension and feel calm and relaxed.
Focus again on your breathing.... taking a deep breath in..... and out....
Now turn your attention to your body reawakening. Gently move your body a little, feeling your muscles waking up. Stretch a bit if you like.
Allow your mind to become fully awake and alert, while still feeling relaxed.
When you are ready, open your eyes.... fully awake, energized and calm.
Return from Protective Light Visualization to Relaxaiton Scripts
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Gimp QuickStart for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial
Hello Ubuntu User! This Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the Latest GIMP Image Editor on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS 32/64bit GNU/Linux Desktop.
To Get Installed the Latest Gimp Editor on Ubuntu Linux You will Find Detailed Instruction How to Enable the Apt Repo PPA.
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialized tasks.
To the Installing Gimp on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS Tutorial Bottom You find also Link to Guide on How-to Save Images for the Web by the Gimp on Ubuntu.
How-to Add the Gimp Ubuntu PPA Apt Repo:Adding Gimp Ubuntu PPA
Open a Command Line Terminal Window
Ctr+Alt+t on desktop.
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Installing the GIMP
sudo su -c "apt-get install gimp"
How-to Save Images for the Web by the GimpSaving Pictures for Web by GIMP
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Novi is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the population was 47,386. In 2007, the city completed a special census which places the current population at 52,231. The city is located approximately 25 miles (40 km) northwest from the center of Detroit. The city is located within the boundaries of the survey township of Novi Township. Presently, the remaining unincorporated township is only a tiny fraction surrounded by the city. Novi is one of the fastest growing cities in Michigan. The construction of Twelve Oaks Mall in the 1970s made the city a major shopping destination in the Detroit metropolitan area and is often credited with ushering in an era of growth that continues to this day (although, in fact, the community had been growing rapidly since the 1950s). This growth has led to substantial increases in the city's population, as well as commercial and industrial developments in the city. Since the city is a shopping destination for the metropolitan area, the community has become increasingly affluent and developed in recent years. | <urn:uuid:70b1744b-5d9d-4b8f-9fb0-2020dbce0753> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://openjurist.org/law/business-organizations/michigan/novi | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00565-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981134 | 219 | 1.773438 | 2 |
The Illogical Series (When a Big Translation Is a Big Problem)
The client's e-mail message says the job coming up will be hUUUge. And so you smile and lick your chops in anticipation of the succulent check that will accompany such a job. But that dreamy smile gets wiped off your face by the next line: since the job is hUUUge, the rate paid will be tiny. The client's argument is that since what's being offered is a lot of work, you should charge less. (And so we see the approach of the trend that overshadows us today: that of considering translation to be a "commodity").
Shouldn't it be utterly obvious that this reasoning is incorrect? Clearly, I mean from our standpoint, as translators. Sure, for the client, it's just swell!
Now, I may be a right-brain thinker, but I'm tempted to run through the equation:
If they give you 1,000 words, they pay you USD 0.10 per word.
If they give you 2,500 words, they pay you USD 0.09 per word.
If they give you 5,000 words, they pay you USD 0.08 per word.
If they give you 10,000 words, they pay you USD 0.07 per word.
If they give you 20,000 words, they pay you USD 0.06 per word.
If they give you 30,000 words, they pay you USD 0.05 per word.
If they give you 40,000 words, they pay you USD 0.04 per word.
If they give you 50,000 words, they pay you USD 0.03 per word.
If they give you 60,000 words, they pay you USD 0.02 per word.
If they give you 70,000 words, they pay you USD 0.01 per word.
If they give you 80,000 words, they pay you USD 0.00 per word.
STOP!!! Watch out, now, Colleagues! WATCH OUT! Because according to this, when we get to 80,001 words, we have to start PAYING to translate!
Come on now... Do we look like we were born yesterday?
Is it logical to accept giving a discount on a big job? I think so. Okay, but:
- What exactly is a big job? How many words merit my accepting a discount?
- And just what kind of percentage discount can we be expected to accept?
Some time back, a colleague (who runs a translation firm in Buenos Aires) called me and offered me a job at ARS 0.06 per word (six centavos in Argentine currency or about 1.5 US cents per word). I couldn't believe my ears, but I limited myself to saying I wouldn't accept the proposal because it was such a terribly low rate. She immediately rebutted, saying: "But it's 10,000 words! And later there'll be 10,000 more!"
So, is 10,000 words a big project? No. It's not a big project.
In terms that our colleagues with fewer "flying hours" can understand: We translators have a daily average production of 2,500 words. Just divide 2,500 into 10,000 and it's easy to see that this is a four-day project and a four-day project is not one that warrants any kind of discount.
Let's suppose I quote USD 0.10 per word for X agency. If they offer me 10,000 words, that's my rate. If they offer me 20,000 words, that's my rate. If they offer me 30,000 words, that's my rate.
Will my price come down if they offer me a lot of work? Yes. Maybe if they can come up with 50,000 words, I'll give them a "little" discount. And the key word here, Colleagues, is "little." What, 2% or 3%? Something like that. As everybody knows, that price will depend on the project's many variables.
The illogical series only makes sense to those who continue to try and take advantage of our beloved profession. In the client's mindset: Just look at the excellent project I'm offering you! (= so excellent that I'll only pay you a couple of bowls of rice to translate it). What we have to remember is that if we accept a tiny per word rate because the project is hUUUge, then we'll be all tied up and unable to accept the better jobs when they come along. More important still, we will be aiding and abetting those who seek to consolidate what, for us, is a nefarious idea: translation = commodity.
By: Aurora Humarán
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THE GREEDY KING
There was a king named Medas in Greece. He was very greedy. He loved gold most then anything else in the world. One day when Medas was counting his gold coins, an Angel told Medas," You are very rich". Medas said," I am not rich. I have very little gold". The Angel said, "You are not satisfied with so much gold. How much more do you want?" The king said,"I want a boon such that whatever thing I touch, it should become gold. The Angel said,"Ok, from tomorrow morning whatever you touch will become gold".
The next morning, when he touched a table and a chair, it became gold. He was very happy. When he was very hungry and thirsty, the servant brought food and water for him, and as soon as Medas touched food and the water it became gold. Medas started crying because he was very hungry. When his daughter saw him crying, she sat on his lap and, became a golden statue. Now he wept very bitterly.
The Angel appeared again. The king requested the Angel to take his boon back. He said, "I do not want gold. Man can live without gold but he cannot live without a piece of bread and a glass of water". The Angle took some water in a bowl and said him to sprinkle it on everything that had turned gold. Medas sprinkled the water on his daughter, table, chair, food, and on his clothes. Everything became as they were before. So man should not be greedy of gold.
by-KUMARI SATYAVATI BAHAN JI
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One size doesn’t fit all. This is very true for engineering and manufacturing. Product lifecycle is a term that I can hear a lot these days in conversations with industrial companies of any type and size. It is a thing manufacturing companies of different sizes are comfortable with. There are many reasons for that. One which I hear a lot is the fact manufacturing is moving from product into services business. Thinking about cost, compliance and global manufacturing are also can bring you to think about overall product lifecycle more.
Product lifecycle is an attempt to look over the full scope of stages related to the business of product business – business models, sales, customer requirements, engineering, manufacturing, support, retirement, recycle. There are many variations of these phases and this is where it starts to be very interesting. Especially when it comes to the point of thinking and implementing about product lifecycle management.
So, how different is product lifecycle? Is it possible to come to a universal view of product lifecycle that can be adopted by manufacturing companies of all sizes and different industries? These are questions I asked myself when talking to different companies – large OEMs and small hardware startups. To be honest, I don’t have answers on these questions today. Maybe tomorrow… Or never… Who knows? At the same time, I wanted to share with you few examples of how people in engineering and manufacturing are thinking about lifecycle.
A very generic view of product lifecycle can be found on Wikipedia here. The good think about such example – it certainly fits all. But at the same time, it is almost useless from a practical standpoint. The best use of such diagram is to provoke a product lifecycle strategy discussion within your companies and partners.
CIMdata – a well know PLM analytical and consulting company shared an interesting perspective of circular economy and product lifecycle. This is something I found very useful for global and innovative manufacturing brands, but not only. I like this big picture – helpful for global OEMs strategically thinking about innovation and manufacturing.
Another view on a lifecycle I captured two weeks ago at Autodesk PLM360 conference in Boston. Autodesk made it part of their “Future of Making Things” presentation keynote and this is part of Autodesk Product innovation platform vision. In my view, it helps to think about many things that important for manufacturing these days – mass customization, collaboration, flexibility, cost and services.
Another view on product lifecycle is hardware startup lifecycle. The number of small manufacturing companies is growing these days. You might remember my blog last year – Why Kickstarter projects need PLM. I captured the following diagram from Upverter website and twitter stream. Upverter is software outfit developing cloud-based electronic design system. This lifecycle diagram is good because of represents an important and specific milestones of hardware project delivery.
What is my conclusion? To think about product lifecycle is absolutely important for every manufacturing company. But product lifecycle is different based on the size and type of a company and business. Product lifecycle management can give you a good strategic framework to think about your business regardless of your size. Then implementation stage come. This is where one size doesn’t fit all. What is important for hardware startup is different from small manufacturing supplier and, at the same time, different from manufacturing OEMs. Just my thoughts…
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Debate has long been waged over the morality of capital punishment, with standard arguments in its favour being marshalled against familiar arguments that oppose the practice. In The Ethics of Capital Punishment, Matthew Kramer takes a fresh look at the philosophical arguments on which the legitimacy of the death penalty stands or falls, and he develops a novel justification of that penalty for a limited range of cases. The book pursues both a project of critical debunking of the familiar rationales for capital punishment and a project of partial vindication. The critical part presents some accessible and engaging critiques of major arguments that have been offered in support of the death penalty. These chapters, suitable for use in teaching courses on capital punishment, valuably take issue with positions at the heart of contemporary debates over the morality of such punishment. The book then presents an original justification for executing truly terrible criminals, a justification that is free-standing rather than an aspect or offshoot of a general theory of punishment. Its purgative rationale, which has not heretofore been propounded in any current philosophical and practical debates over the death penalty, derives from a philosophical reconception of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. As the book contributes to philosophical discussions of those phenomena, it also contributes importantly to general normative ethics with sustained reflections on the differences between consequentialist approaches to punishment and deontological approaches. Above all, the volume contributes to the philosophy of criminal law with a fresh rationale for the use of the death penalty and with probing assessments of all the major theories of punishment that have been broached by jurists andphilosophers for centuries. Although the book is a work of philosophy by a professional philosopher, it is readily accessible to readers who have not studied philosophy. It will stir both philosophers and anyone engaged with the death penalty to reconsider whether the institution of capital punishment can bean appropriate response to extreme evil. | <urn:uuid:838629e6-6aab-4bcb-9463-a3f8113d1a6b> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.qbd.com.au/ethics-of-capital-punishment-a-philosophical-investigation-of-evil-and-its-consequences/matthew-h-kramer/9780191018497/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720737.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00221-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933292 | 377 | 1.820313 | 2 |
System Preferences: General and Desktop & Screen Saver
And then there’s the Screen Saver tab. Before I delve into its mysteries, a little background.
In the days when Macs weren’t as thin as the worst sort of fashion model, users viewed the Mac interface through CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors—akin to the large picture-tube-bearing televisions of the time. These monitors were prone to a condition called screen burn-in: The phosphor inside the CRT could permanently take on an image when that image was projected to it for months on end—the image of the Mac’s menu bar, for example, was commonly burned in. The burn-in left ghost images on the display that were distracting.
To help prevent burn-in, companies created screensavers—applications that would automatically kick in after a period of computer inactivity and display moving images rather than static ones. After Dark’s Flying Toasters was the most well-known of these products.
Since today’s monitors don’t suffer from this kind of burn-in, screensavers often serve as an amusement rather than as a prophylactic measure (though they have a practical use that I’ll address shortly).
When you click the Screen Saver tab, you’ll see that Mountain Lion’s screensavers are broadly arranged in two categories: slideshows and screensavers. In the Slideshows area, you'll find 14 slideshow effects. These can show images from a variety of sources, including your iPhoto and Aperture libraries, images from National Geographic, images supplied by Apple, and a folder or photo library of your choosing. You pick the source from the aptly named Source pop-up menu.
Below the slideshow area are Mountain Lion’s screensavers. These include three computer-generated patterns, a message of your choosing, album covers from your iTunes library, and a "Word of the Day" that travels across your screen along with its definition. Choose Random, and the screensaver will be one of the six alternatives chosen at the OS’s whim. Some of the screensavers have options that you can explore by clicking the Screen Saver area's Options button.
To test the look of a slideshow or screensaver, select it on the left side of the window, hover your pointer over its image on the right side of the window, and click the Preview button that appears. The slideshow or screen saver will expand to full screen. To stop it, just click anywhere.
At the bottom of the window, you’ll see a few additional options. The first is 'Start after'. This is where you choose the period of inactivity (meaning you haven’t touched the mouse, trackpad, or keyboard) after which the slideshow or screensaver begins. You have choices from 1 minute to 1 hour. The next option, 'Show with clock', displays a clock over the screensaver when enabled.
About Hot Corners
The last option, Hot Corners, deserves a bit more explanation. When you click this button, a sheet will appear that shows four pop-up menus corresponding to the four corners of your Mac’s display. Click one of these menus, and you see several commands: Start Screen Saver, Disable Screen Saver, Mission Control, Application Windows, Desktop, Dashboard, Notification Center, Launchpad, Put Display to Sleep, and a dash, which indicates "Don’t Do Anything, Thank You Very Much."
You assign these commands to the various corners of your display. For example, you might assign Start Screen Saver to the top-left corner. Do that and click OK; when you drag your pointer to this location on the screen, the screensaver kicks in. Move your pointer, and the screensaver disappears. In short, it’s a quick way to invoke one of these commands.
Before committing to a hot corner, examine how you use your Mac. If you often drag your pointer to the bottom-left corner to access the Dock, assigning a command to that hot corner probably isn’t such a hot idea, as your Mac will do something that you didn’t intend. Rather, place that command in a corner that you’d touch for only that specific purpose.
Screensavers and security
Earlier I mentioned that screensavers serve little useful purpose, and I promised to show a hidden talent. You’ll find that talent in the Security & Privacy system preference. Select that preference and then click the General tab if it’s not already selected. Click the lock icon at the bottom of the window and enter your username and password. The option you’re looking for is 'Require password [some amount of time] after sleep or screen saver begins'. Configure its pop-up menu to read immediately. Now, when your Mac goes to sleep, you invoke the screensaver, or the screensaver starts on its own, and you’ll be required to enter your account password before you can use your Mac.
This is a particularly useful option to enable if your Mac is in a location where other people can access it—your office, say, or within reach of a surly teenager. Just shove your pointer into the appropriate hot corner, and you can step away without fear that someone without your password can muck with your Mac.
Next week: About Mission Control
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Forest Service crews continue daunting task of clearing avalanche carnage on Aspen-area trails
The wilderness crew for the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District cut more trees this summer than the prior six summers combined. The extra saw work was required because so many trees were flattened by avalanches in March during a historically large slide cycle. Here are the trees cut by year by the wilderness crew. The numbers don’t include work done by a separate trail crew.
Year Trees cut
Source: Tyler Lee, lead wilderness ranger
One of the biggest and most destructive avalanche cycles ever recorded in the Aspen area struck in March and created a Paul Bunyan-sized challenge this summer for the crews in charge of clearing trails.
The avalanches widened old slide paths on mountainsides and wiped out fir and spruce trees that had escaped unscathed for hundreds of years. The slides deposited thousands of trees in valley floors, creating massive piles of thick trunks, long branches, dirt, rocks and snow.
Twelve men and women working on the separate wilderness and trail crews in the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District have faced the daunting task of clearing that brush on a network featuring 346 miles of hiking trails and 175 miles of mountain biking routes.
“Obviously, nothing like this has happened in hundreds of years,” said Jerry Olp, a wilderness ranger in his fourth summer.
The crews have sawed their way through more trees in 2019 than in the prior six years combined. They continue to work their tails off so hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians can enjoy the stunning scenery surrounding Aspen.
Shelly Grail, recreation staff manager for the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District, oversees both the trail and wilderness crews. She said she’s been awestruck by their work this summer and calls them “small but mighty crews.”
The wilderness and trail crews perform independent but coordinated jobs. They met up for a rare combined workday Friday to tackle mammoth-sized avalanche debris paths on the South Fork Pass and Chapman Gulch trails, high in the Upper Fryingpan Valley.
After hiking about half a mile on the South Fork Trail, the crews were confronted with a nearly impenetrable mess of downed timber. The slide triggered high on the east wall of the valley, thundered downslope, crossed the creek and valley floor and bowled over trees on the west side of the valley. It created a 100-yard pile of pick-up sticks — tree trunks jutting out in every direction.
The members of the crews put down their heavy backpacks, removed handsaws of every size and got down to business.
“It’s probably the same as other years as far as physically demanding but I think the mental thing, … it’s kind of overwhelming when you come up to these,” trail crew foreman Seth Hannula said.
He has worked on the crew since 1999 so he’s used to challenges. But Hannula said he hasn’t seen anywhere close to the amount of downed timber as this year.
Trying to find the way
The first order of business Friday was locating the trail so the crews could cut the minimum amount of trees as necessary. Jarrod Keller picked his way to the far side of the jumble to locate the trail and give the rest of the crew a read on where to look.
Once the route was established, they started hacking away.
On most trees they used various-sized saws designed for one person. But some of the trunks were around 2 feet in diameter and required the double bucksaws also known as two-person crosscut saws.
Olp and Veronica Reardon made short work of a couple of fat tree trunks with a double bucksaw fitted with multiple sharp teeth along the length of its 5-foot blade.
Chainsaws would cut through the green timber like butter, but this trail, like many in the district, is in designated wilderness, where motorized and mechanized uses are prohibited. Removing the timber must be done with good-old muscle power.
Reardon, 24, and Anna Kistner, 23, another wilderness ranger, shrug off questions about the grueling nature of the job. They enjoy the physical labor and the opportunities for seclusion that wilderness brings.
After an hour or so of work, a path emerged through the jumble of tree trunks and branches. The trail and wilderness crews were fortified Friday by a couple of other rangers.
“When we’re 15 people strong, we can make some pretty good progress,” Hannula said.
Long winter, delayed start
Tyler Lee, lead wilderness ranger, said South Fork and the nearby Chapman trail were lower priority for clearing because of their isolation and lower level of use.
The wilderness crew faced difficulty getting into the high country because a thick layer of snow lingered for so long. Once they were able to get into the backcountry, they focused on trails in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, where so many hikers and backpackers set their sights.
“Our first priority was getting the Conundrum slide open, getting slides on the Four Pass Loop open and some more of those Maroon Bells-Snowmass trails,” Lee said. “And really, now, at the end of August, we’re starting to get into Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness and some of these trails.”
The West Maroon Creek Trail is a heavily used route to hike from Aspen to Crested Butte. Lee estimated the crews cleared trees from five avalanche paths between Crater Lake and West Maroon Pass.
“It’s pretty typical this year. We’re finding five to eight slides per drainage,” he said. “Each one has been different. If the trail is more at the bottom (of the valley) where the debris is landing, it’s a lot longer (of a) day and that’s what we’re seeing today.”
Video by Tyler Lee, taken on Chapman Trail.
After working Saturday, he estimated the slide on the Chapman Trail was four times larger than that on South Fork.
Waiting out the melt
The deep snowpack delayed trail clearing in two ways.
First, access to the backcountry was limited until much later than usual. Olp was one of the first hikers to complete the Four Pass Loop from July 12 to 15. Second, it didn’t make sense to clear a bunch of trees on the surface when there were several more trees buried underneath in the snow.
The crews had to wait until some of the snow melted out. Even on Friday, the thick conifer branches and needles insulated a couple of feet of snow covering the trail.
“It’s just like an ice house,” Hannula said.
While some hikers were peeved that their favorite trails weren’t cleared sooner, most people are grateful for the work the wilderness and trails crews are performing.
“Everyone’s generally impressed,” Lee said. “They’re happy with the job we’ve been doing. We’re grateful for their support as we’re trying to clear thousands and thousands of trees.”
Hannula said the magnitude of the avalanche carnage has been awe-inspiring for many hikers.
“The biggest thing we were seeing early on was people just turning around,” he said. “They were walking up to the (debris piles) and didn’t even want to try going through them.
“It’s probably been good for the valleys, giving them back to the wildlife a little bit.”
The trail crew also had the daunting task this summer of clearing hundreds of downed trees and standing trunks charred by the Lake Christine Fire on Basalt Mountain. They cleared out two popular trails on the mountain by mid-June.
Hard to feel the progress
Hannula, 47, and Olp, 27, are the two longest-tenured members of the trail crew and wilderness crew, respectively.
Hannula is in his 20th year, while Olp is in his fourth. The veterans made similar, independent observations about the nearly overwhelming amount of downed trees to deal with this summer.
“It was actually a little demoralizing this year,” Olp said.
He felt the wilderness crews had made good progress in recent summers “logging out” the trails it is responsible for. Every winter brings additional downfall from avalanches and snowfall. But this year brought the tremendous carnage of the avalanches on top of the usual winter conditions.
“It’s hard to feel like you’re making a lot of progress,” Olp said.
Hannula said this year felt like the trail crew was battling Mother Nature herself. That crew was well-staffed the prior two summers and made good progress on the never-ending task of clearing timber.
“I was getting to a point where I was like, ‘All right, I’m finally starting to take some of these trails back,’” Hannula said. “Then she throws me a blow like this. She throws me the wildfire then the avalanches. I don’t know what to expect.”
Both crews have duties beyond clearing timber. The trail crew is responsible for preventing erosion and general maintenance of the trail tread.
The wilderness crew monitors campsites to make sure backpackers are using legal sites, are using bear canisters for food and garbage storage, and are properly burying human waste. They are also performing data collection for future implementation of a permit system for overnight use of the Four Pass Loop.
So, while they have spent a good deal of their time logging out, downed trees will remain on the trails from this winter’s avalanches. It will take years to completely clear the downfall.
“We could just do the downed timber,” Hannula said, “but it kind of breaks my heart not to get to the other stuff.”
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Volume 554, June 2013
|Number of page(s)||8|
|Section||Galactic structure, stellar clusters and populations|
|Published online||03 June 2013|
Kinematics and chemical properties of the Galactic stellar populations⋆
The HARPS FGK dwarfs sample
1 Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto, Rua das Estrelas, 4150-762 Porto, Portugal
2 Departamento de Física e Astronomia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
3 Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, 0213 Byurakan, Aragatsotn province, Armenia
4 Isaac Newton Institute of Chile, Armenian Branch, 0213 Byurakan, Aragatsotn province, Armenia
5 Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, 38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
6 Institut Utinam, CNRS UMR 6213, Université de Franche-Comté, OSU THETA de Franche-Comté-Bourgogne, 25010 Besançon, France
7 Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
Received: 20 March 2013
Accepted: 8 April 2013
Aims. We analyzed chemical and kinematical properties of about 850 FGK solar neighborhood long-lived dwarfs observed with the HARPS high-resolution spectrograph. The stars in the sample have log g ≥ 4 dex, 5000 ≤ Teff ≤ 6500 K, and − 1.39 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ 0.55 dex. The aim of this study is to characterize and explore the kinematics and chemical properties of stellar populations of the Galaxy in order to understand their origins and evolution.
Methods. We applied a purely chemical analysis approach based on the [α/Fe] vs. [Fe/H] plot to separate Galactic stellar populations into the thin disk, thick disk, and high-α metal-rich (hαmr). Then, we explored the population’s stellar orbital eccentricity distributions, their correlation with metallicity, and rotational velocity gradients with metallicity in the Galactic disks to provide constraints on the various formation models.
Results. We identified a gap in the [α/Fe]–[Fe/H] plane for the α-enhanced stars, and by performing a bootstrapped Monte Carlo test we obtained a probability higher than 99.99% that this gap is not due to small-number statistics. Our analysis shows a negative gradient of the rotational velocity of the thin disk stars with [Fe/H] (–17 km s-1 dex-1), and a steep positive gradient for both the thick disk and hαmr stars with the same magnitude of about +42 km s-1 dex-1. For the thin disk stars we observed no correlation between orbital eccentricities and metallicity, but observed a steep negative gradient for the thick disk and hαmr stars with practically the same magnitude (≈–0.18 dex-1). The correlations observed for the nearby stars (on average 45 pc) using high-precision data, in general agree well with the results obtained for the SDSS sample of stars located farther from the Galactic plane.
Conclusions. Our results suggest that radial migration played an important role in the formation and evolution of the thin disk. For the thick disk stars it is not possible to reach a firm conclusion about their origin. Based on the eccentricity distribution of the thick disk stars only their accretion origin can be ruled out, and the heating and migration scenario could explain the positive steep gradient of Vφ with [Fe/H]. When we analyzed the hαmr stellar population we found that they share properties of both the thin and thick disk population. A comparison of the properties of the hαmr stars with those of the subsample of stars from the N-body/SPH simulation using radial migration suggest that they may have originated from the inner Galaxy. Further detailed investigations would help to clarify their exact nature and origin.
Key words: stars: abundances / stars: kinematics and dynamics / Galaxy: disk
© ESO, 2013
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey assessed that 3.2% of grown-ups over age 50 have a genuinely low B12 level, and up to 20% may have a marginal lack of vitamin B12.
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What Is Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
Vitamin B12 is a significant supplement. It assumes a part in:
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Who is in danger of lack of vitamin B12?
Lack of vitamin B12 isn’t quite so normal as lacks of a few different nutrients. All things considered, it represents an issue. The main gathering in danger will quite often be vegetarians. Notwithstanding, numerous others likewise neglect to get sufficient vitamin B12 in their eating regimen.
One study1 discovered that under 3% of grown-ups younger than 39 have a lack of vitamin B12. The commonness increments with age, nonetheless. Around 4% of grown-ups somewhere in the range of 40 and 59 years old have a lack in vitamin B12. Among individuals north of 70 years, the commonness ascends to more than 6%.
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Individuals should really try to understand their gamble of lack of vitamin B12. This begins with an exhaustive perspective on the reasons for this issue.
Risk factors for lack of vitamin B12 include:
- The older
- Those who’ve had a medical procedure that eliminates the piece of the inside that assimilates B12
- Individuals on the medication metformin for diabetes
- Individuals following a severe veggie lover diet
- Those ingesting long haul stomach settling agent medications for indigestion which lessen corrosive creation in the stomach.
A few circumstances that have been connected to lack of vitamin B12 include:
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Following a veggie lover diet is additionally a typical reason for lack of vitamin B12. This is on the grounds that a veggie lover diet eliminates numerous food varieties that contain vitamin B12.
Numerous food varieties with this nutrient are gotten from creatures. Vegetarians reject any creature inferred food sources in their eating regimen. A portion of these food sources incorporate eggs, milk, cheddar, and meat.
One study2 checked out at the commonness of lack of vitamin B12 in veggie lovers and vegetarians. The review considered past overviews and clinical preliminaries that were led. The outcomes were very astounding.
In certain examinations, a predominance of up to 86.5% was noted. There was a pervasive vitamin B12 that came to up to 39% among gatherings of pregnant ladies. In babies, the lack pervasiveness came to up to 45%
Which Role Does Vitamin B12 Have In The Body?
Vitamin B12 is one of the numerous nutrients that are fundamental for a solid body and one of the eight Vitamin B’s out there.
Vitamin B12 is otherwise called cobalamin, and it is liable for some essential body functions3. It keeps your cells took care of and blissful, and without it, your cells would be starving and, with time, become unfit to go about their business.
All cells in the human body rely upon the presence of vitamin B12.
Next is the heart. Vitamin B12 plays a part in eliminating a perilous protein known as homocysteine from the blood. Homocysteine prompts a provocative reaction in the body. The aggravation can adversely influence the heart. Homocysteine has additionally been displayed to make harm veins.
Clearly, by eliminating this protein, the Vitamin B12 likewise assists with forestalling osteoporosis4!
It additionally safeguards your cerebrum, forestalls Alzheimer’s, controls your temperament, and forestalls any emotional episodes.
Vitamin B12 additionally has an impact in DNA creation. DNA structures as the reason for the body and assists with the guideline of numerous indispensable capacities. Whenever there is a lack in Vitamin B12, issues with the development of DNA can happen. DNA is additionally viewed as hereditary material that structures part of each cell in the body.
What Are The Symptoms Of Vitamin B12 Deficiency?
Lack of vitamin B12 can in some cases lead to serious intricacies. For this reason individuals need to perceive side effects that might show a lack in this specific nutrient. Various side effects can create. This is because of the various capacities that vitamin B12 has in the body.
A basic difficulty of lack of vitamin B12 would be paleness. Consequently, we should specify the trademark sickliness symptoms5. Different side effects might flag iron deficiency.
The condition prompts an absence of red platelets in the body. This makes issues with the conveyance of fundamental supplements cells and tissue in the body. Blood likewise conveys oxygen to all region of the body. Side effects related with pallor can include:
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The frailty side effects, alongside signs connected with lack of vitamin B12, assists with the analysis. The specialist might request that the patient go through specific tests to ensure that their doubt is right.
A portion of the side effects that a patient might introduce when they experience a lack in vitamin B12 include:
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Individuals ought to likewise guarantee they can perceive these side effects. Early discovery of lack of vitamin B12 is significant. The analysis of lack of vitamin B12 depends on blood tests.
There are compelling ways of reestablishing typical degrees of vitamin B12. Whenever this is done before complexities create, a patient could possibly forestall the event of nerve harm. The nerve harm (neuropathy) that might happen with a lack of vitamin B12 can be long-lasting. This can prompt long haul intricacies because of the deficient admission of this specific nutrient.
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Republic of the. Formerly Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. a republic in NE Africa, S of Egypt and bordering on the Red Sea: a former condominium of Egypt and Great Britain. 967,500 sq. mi. (2,505,825 sq. km).
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: conquered by Mehemet Ali of Egypt (1820–22) and made an Anglo-Egyptian condominium in 1899 after joint forces defeated the Mahdist revolt; became a republic in 1956; a lengthy civil war between separatists in the mainly Christian south and the government resulted in independence for South Sudan following a referendum in 2011. It consists mainly of a plateau, with the Nubian Desert in the north. Official language: Arabic. Official religion: Muslim; there are Christian and animist minorities. Currency: Sudanese pound or Sudani (replacing the Sudanese dinar in 2007). Capital: Khartoum. Pop: 34 847 910 (2013 est). Area: 1 861 484 sq km (718 723 sq miles) Former name (1899–1956) Anglo-Egyptian Sudan French name Soudan
the Sudan, a region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara and north of the tropical zone: inhabited chiefly by Negroid tribes rather than Arabs
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Note: Sudan was under the joint rule of Britain and Egypt (though Britain exercised actual control) from 1899 to 1956.
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We’ve all been there. You go to pick up your sweetie from preschool. You’re ecstatic to see your preschooler and they are over the moon to see you. You hug, you kiss, you gather up their belongings and you scoop them into your arms. Then, you ask the question that parents have been asking since, it seems, formal schooling began:
How was your day?
It’s a simple question. Only 4 words. You anticipate a long list of activities, lessons, learning experiences and social accomplishments! You want to hear everything. You are giddy. Did they paint? Did they color? What songs did they sing? Did they get to play outside or was the playground too wet?
If you’re lucky you get, “Good.” If you are not as lucky you may not even get that. It’s frustrating for parents because we are dying to know all about our little ones’ days. Sure, we can ask their preschool teachers… and we do. However, preschool communication via the teachers just isn’t the same. You want to share the conversation with your child.
You may find yourself wondering if they are not having fun at their child care center, or worse, if they’re mad at you for leaving them. The reality is that it’s much more likely that none of that is the case. Unless they are having problems at preschool or at home, or are showing signs of delays or emotional issues, then there is no reason to read too much into it. Their clamming up may be deflating or even annoying but it shouldn’t be of concern to parents.
The question, however, remains, “Why don’t they tell me about their day?” This is a parenting conundrum that baffles many. You are certainly not alone. There are a few possible reasons why your kids may get quiet when asked about their day:
They may not remember some of it. They are, after all, still quite young. If their teacher read a book before nap, they might as well have read it last month. It’s like someone asking you to recall what happened on your favorite TV show 6 weeks ago. You might be a bit hazy on the details.
They are excited to see you and don’t want to talk about daycare and preschool. YOU are here now. Forget preschool! Let’s go to the park!
They don’t associate you with preschool or preschool with you. Some children simply think that home and daycare or preschool are two separate spheres and that the people and activities in each place rarely mix.
The answer may also be “none of the above.” Toddler and preschooler psychology can be complex and kids’ minds can work in very mysterious ways. The truth is, they may have their own set of reasons for keeping quiet about their day.
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Ask specific questions. “How was your day?” is just too general. It doesn’t really hold a lot of meaning to a young child. It also leaves the conversation open for a very vague answer. The best way to get a lot of great information is to ask a lot of really good questions. Ask them things like, “What did you have for lunch?” or “Did you enjoy art today? Did you paint or draw?”
Wait until they have had a moment to decompress. Think about it from your perspective. If you got picked up each day from work and were immediately drilled about your day, how receptive would you be? Would you want to immediately start chatting about everything that you had done that day? Probably not. So, let them ride in the car for a bit, have a snack or even (gasp!) watch 10 minutes of TV before questioning them about their day.
Find ways to engage them in preschool activities at home. This will help them to make the home-school connection which is so key to early childhood education. It is a lot of fun for parents too! Try buying books that you know that they are reading at school. OR, if you know that they are learning about a specific topic then plan a “field trip” to learn more about the unit.
Modeling behaviors, language and pretty much everything for your kids is the best way to get them to do what you want. It’s a huge part of parenting. Therefore, if you want them to talk to you about their day then tell them about yours. Tell them what you ate for lunch or that you went to a meeting and met new people. If you learned something new, then tell them. For example, “Today at work, I learned all about my new computer and how it works. I still need to practice but I am getting better.” This type of modeling will encourage them to share with you.
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The Story Of King's 'Beyond Vietnam' Speech
NEAL CONAN, host:
In 1967, a year to the day before his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. departed from his message of civil rights to deliver a speech that denounced America's war in Vietnam. The message directly challenged the president who'd taken great political risks to support civil rights legislation and also challenged many of his colleagues in the movement who've called it a tactical mistake. The speech and its echoes for Afghanistan and Iraq are the subject of "Tavis Smiley Reports MLK: A Call to Conscience."
If you remember the speech, tell us what it meant at that time, and does the principle of nonviolence apply in the age of al-Qaida? 800-989-8255. Email us: email@example.com. You can also join the conversation at our Web site. That's at npr.org, click on TALK OF THE NATION.
Tavis Smiley joins us today from the Sheryl Flowers Studios in Los Angeles. "MLK: A Call to Conscience" premieres on PBS tomorrow night. Check your local listings.
And Tavis, nice to have you back in the program.
Mr. TAVIS SMILEY (Host, "The Tavis Smiley Show"): Neal, always an honor to be on with you. How are you, sir?
CONAN: I'm very well. And yourself?
Mr. SMILEY: I'm doing the best I can.
CONAN: Well, take us back to 1967. This speech was enormously controversial. Martin Luther King, who was already beginning to lose some of his influence, nevertheless made a huge challenge to the establishment.
Mr. SMILEY: Indeed he did, Neal. He had fallen off already the list, as you mentioned, had already fallen off the list of the most admired Americans as tallied by Gallup every year. So he was no longer on that particular list. And I think most Americans know the "I Have A Dream" speech. I've always argue that Dr. King is the greatest American we've ever produced. That's my own personal assessment. But certainly one of the greatest orators of our time. And so I think most Americans, Neal, know the "I Have A Dream" speech. A few other Americans know, of course, the "Mountaintop" speech given the night before he's assassinated in Memphis. But most Americans, I think, do not know this speech, "Beyond Vietnam."
It was, to your earlier point, the most controversial speech he ever gave. It was the speech he labored over the most. He rarely gave speeches from a text. This speech was written and basically read word for word so that they could have a copy to give to mainstream newspapers across the country for their consideration, because King did not want to be misquoted...
Mr. SMILEY: ...or misunderstood, although that didn't work. But it ends up being the most controversial speech. After he gives it, 168 major newspapers the next day denounce him. The New York Times calls it wasteful and self-defeating. The Washington Post says he has done a discredit to himself, to his people, to his country. He would no longer be respected. And that's just the Times and the Post.
Mr. SMILEY: Yeah. But LBJ disinvites him to the White House. It basically ruined their working relationship. And the last poll taken in his life by Harris, the Harris Poll, Neal, found that nearly three quarters of the American people, nearly three quarters, had turned against Martin on this issue, and 55 percent of his own people, black folk, had turned against him. So this was a huge, huge speech that got Martin King in more trouble than anything he had ever said or done.
CONAN: And one thing that I was unaware of was the timing of the speech in that he had wanted to say something along these lines. Of course, the Nobel Peace Laureate, a man who clearly believed in nonviolence down to his very soul...
Mr. SMILEY: Mm-hmm.
CONAN: ...but he'd wanted to give that speech two years earlier.
Mr. SMILEY: He'd wanted to give it two years earlier and had attempted a dry run at this speech, to your appoint, Neal, a couple of years prior to when he gave it. The problem was that practically everyone in his inner circle - not all, there was James Bevel and a couple of others - but practically everyone in his inner circle advised him strongly not to give this speech.
One of his great advisers and great admirers, Stanley Levison, who was always with Dr. King in his corner, was against Martin giving this speech. So practically everybody in his inner circle was against him giving it - one, because they knew the kind of pushback he was going to get. And secondly, so many civil rights leaders were opposed to him giving it because LBJ had been the best president to black people on civil rights. He passed the Voting Rights Act. He passed the Civil Rights Act. And so the question was, Martin, why would you antagonize the president who has been our friend?
So practically everybody was opposed to him giving this speech. And he starts out in the opening line at Riverside Church by saying: I am here tonight because my conscience leaves me no other choice.
CONAN: And the place - choice of place is very interesting too. The Riverside Church donated largely with Rockefeller money.
Mr. SMILEY: That's right. It was a wonderful, I think, place to give the speech in the sense that it's pretty cavernous. There were a lot of people inside. They brought in extra chairs. Hundreds of folks listened outside on loudspeakers. So it was a great turnout. And King had preached at this church any number of times before, of course. But there was a great turnout for the speech. But they chose Riverside because King was going to be speaking some days later at a huge rally and march in New York City, and they knew that that rally was going to bring out a different kind of element, a more controversial element.
So Martin's advisors basically said, if you are intent on giving the speech, at least allow us to craft a speech and to create a setting that will allow you to speak to clergy members and laity so at least before you get to this rally that we know is going to be controversial, we could at least roll this thing out with a different kind of a crowd. Of course, again, that philosophy, when the papers got a hold of him the next day, that strategy didn't work so well.
CONAN: Indeed. And at that march, he knew there would be people, as you point out in the film, waving Vietnamese flags and chanting...
Mr. SMILEY: That's right.
CONAN: ...Ho, Ho, Ho Chi Minh, NLF is going to win, and that sort of thing and it would clearly be taken in a very different context. Well, it was taken in that context, anyway. It was a tactical mistake. However, you argue strongly in the film that it was completely consistent with the nature and the character of Dr. King and something he needed to say.
Mr. SMILEY: Indeed, he did. And his argument, basically, was that I cannot, as a practitioner and a true believer in nonviolence, espouse that nonviolent philosophy in our movement and then somehow sit idly by when I see violence being engaged around the world. Martin built his speech that night, Neal, around three major points: around increasing militarism, around escalating poverty and around the issue of racism.
And he said these three issues of racism and poverty and militarism are going to destroy this nation. And we are spending money for a war abroad that ought to be spent for the war on poverty here at home. And I can't tell young black men, who are being denied right here in the streets of America, that they should offer themselves up and to sign themselves up to go - to do harm to people around the world who they do not know.
Keep in mind now that 1967, Neal, as you know, is the same year that Muhammad Ali, the world champion, decides to not accept that draft to go and fight in Vietnam. So 60 year(ph) is really, really a hot year here around this particular issue. But Martin understood very clearly that what we ought to be doing at home is being - we are being distracted, rather, by our engagement around the world. And what really got him to the point of figuring that he really, really had to address this again back to the children, he couldn't say to young folks in this country who were being denied, that they should engage nonviolence as a philosophy when he saw the children, when he saw these pictures of these Vietnamese children being bombed and the impact - the effect that napalm was having on their bodies. When he saw those pictures, there's a very famous picture, Neal, that we all know of a Vietnamese girl running naked in the streets who had just been, you know, had been victimized as had her village by these napalm attacks. Those pictures turned Dr. King's stomach. And it was on that occasion that he - when he saw those pictures, said, I have to speak out about this. And so he does in New York City.
CONAN: We're talking with Tavis Smiley about his PBS special, "Tavis Smiley Reports MLK: A Call to Conscience." 800-989-8255, email us firstname.lastname@example.org. Let's get Howard(ph) on the line. Howard's calling us from South Bend.
HOWARD (Caller): Hello.
CONAN: Hi, there.
HOWARD: How are you doing, Tavis? This is Howard, which you know me. But what I want - I think the question - I've always thought that Dr. King, that that speech about Vietnam was his best speech in my mind. (Unintelligible) on this program about, you know, the chances he took and even, you know, speaking truth to power to LBJ helped him so much in civil rights. I've always thought that was, to me, his best speech, his most consequential speech, even better than I have a dream in the mountain top speech. That's what I feel.
Mr. SMILEY: Yeah. No, Howard, I thank you for your phone call. One of the things, I hope, Neal, will happen here is that when people get a chance to see the special, they will be moved - I think they will be - to Google or Bing, whatever search engine you use, to go online, because the speech is so readily available, Neal, as you know.
CONAN: Oh, the audio is terrible, though. That's the problem with it.
Mr. SMILEY: We - let me just tell you this. We had to do a whole lot of work in the booth trying to get that audio right. Because, to your point now, one, I want people to go online and read the speech so you can see the text for yourself. But two, to the audio, there are only less than 10 minutes of this speech that got covered. For as popular as King was, he was a Nobel laureate, there were only one or two news crews who actually came to see the speech that night, Neal. And they, as news crews tend to do, they stayed to get just enough B-roll, as we call it...
Mr. SMILEY: ...for the news that night. But they didn't stay for the speech in its entirety. So all that we have is less than 10 minutes of video of the speech. But the entire speech, of course, thankfully, was recorded on audio. But I'm hoping that people will get a chance, once they see the speech, they'll be moved to go read the speech and to make comparisons, Neal. Let me say this right quick: The comparisons between what King was addressing then about militarism, poverty and racism sound familiar 45 years later.
When you read the speech, if you replace the word Vietnam, every time it pops up, with the word Iraq, Afghanistan or Pakistan, you will be - it will blow your mind at how King, where he alive today at 81, could really stand up and give that same speech and just replace, again, Vietnam with Iraq and Afghanistan. So you got a Nobel laureate named King, a war president with a Nobel Prize named Obama, for all that we have done over the last two years to wed King and Obama together on T- shirts and everywhere else, were King alive today at 81, he and Obama would have a tension point, Neal, on this issue.
CONAN: Howard, thanks very much for the call. Appreciate it. Indeed, you play parts of President Obama's speech to the Nobel Committee there in Stockholm where he received the award.
Mr. SMILEY: Mm-hmm.
CONAN: Indeed, it was Oslo. Excuse me. But anyway, where he says, I am mindful of those who spoke at this podium, this spot before me, including Martin Luther King and that I stand on his shoulders as a champion of civil rights. Nevertheless, I am in a different position as the president of the United States. As the head of state, I cannot necessarily embrace the same principles that, as you point out, Martin Luther King, a prophet, an outsider could embrace.
Mr. SMILEY: And therein lies the rub. And when you see the piece on "Lens" tonight that's the part of the speech that set off so many of those who are in King's inner circle, so many scholars who have written about King. That's what set so many of them off. Had the president stopped by giving Martin King his just respect - as he did, to his credit - it would have been okay. But when he turns the corner and then says, essentially, that Martin's philosophy wouldn't work in today's world, he goes on to say that Dr. King didn't know al-Qaida, as if to suggest that Martin didn't understand evil, that Martin didn't understand violence, that he himself had not been subjected to it. He was stabbed at one time. His house was bombed.
He gave a famous speech about the fact that he - when stabbed in New York at a book signing, the blade was just a scintilla away from his aorta. He turned that into a great speech when he got out of the hospital. Because he received a letter from a little white girl who said, Dr. King, I read the newspaper that had you sneezed that blade would've moved, ruptured your aorta and you would've drowned in your own blood. And King gives a great speech out of that hospital called "If I Had Sneezed." It's a powerful refrain, Neal, about what would've happened in his life, what he would've missed if he had sneezed at that very moment.
So King understood violence. Of course, he's assassinated in Memphis a year to the day later after giving this speech. So when the president suggests - and whether directly or indirectly, intentionally or unintentionally diminishes in that Nobel speech Martin's powerful, nonviolent philosophy, it tweaked some people, and you'll see that in the presentation Wednesday night.
CONAN: We (unintelligible) to see it. We're talking with Tavis Smiley. You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News.
And let's see if we can get another caller on the line. Let's go to Walt(ph). And Walt's with us from Cortez in Colorado.
WALT (Caller): Yes. Sorry, I'm a little bit emotional here. I just wanted to say that I was an 18-year-old Marine in Vietnam when the speech was given, and I didn't hear it until three or four years ago. And about a month after that speech was given, I was wounded. And after I was wounded, we had four or five 100-pound bomb dropped on us, and 10 Marines were killed outright and 24 were wounded.
And there was a 18-year-old black Marine that picked me up since I couldn't walk, got me away from bombs and saved my life. I feel that Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali are two of the, you know, greatest Americans we've ever had. So, that's all I had to say. Thank you.
CONAN: Walt, thank you. And thank you for sharing what had to be a difficult story to tell. We appreciate that.
Mr. SMILEY: Yeah, Walt, I thank you for sharing that story as well, for being courageous to tell it, number one. I want to thank you, as I know listeners do as well, for your service to this country. And that is precisely what concerned Dr. King so much, that these young boys were being sent halfway around the world to fight a war that was unwinnable, that resources were being used there that should've been used here at home. And King was prescient on this.
As we all know, Neal, before he died, Robert McNamara, the Defense secretary that had Walt and others over in Vietnam, before he died, of course, announced that he was wrong. That Vietnam was a mistake. So even McNamara eventually comes around to that point. But this is, again, precisely what King was concerned about, putting the lives of everyday Americans on the line in a fight that was not winnable and a war that was unjust.
CONAN: And I think a lot of people will see your parallels regarding Iraq, where, indeed, the United States was the aggressor in that conflict. Afghanistan, not so much. Twin towers were planned from Afghanistan.
Mr. SMILEY: Well, I think the question is whether or not - I hear your point, Neal, and I take it. I guess the question now is whether or not Afghanistan is a war of necessity or a war of choice.
President Obama, this is one campaign promise that he has kept. He did say he was going to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, so he's kept that promise. The question is, is it a war of necessity or a war of choice at this point? And number two, at what cost? At what cost? And that's the issue that King was raising. And thirdly, I think the main point here in this MLK "Beyond Vietnam" speech is that there is another way. And I think that if nothing else what we need to wrestle with in a contemporary sense, Neal, is the question of whether or not there is another way that King would have us consider were he allowed to do.
CONAN: And there's an interesting point you also make in the film that - or at least some of the participants in your film make - that were he alive today and saying the kinds of things you would expect him to say, given that speech, he probably would not be invited to many Martin Luther King Day celebrations.
Mr. SMILEY: It's a powerful point made by Clayborne Carson at Stanford who is in charge, as you know, Neal, of the King papers. But Carson makes a powerful point in the special that you just identified, about whether or not Martin King himself would be welcome in some of these mega-churches, at certain political gatherings. If Dr. King were to say to the organizers of these events, I'd like to show up at your church on Sunday morning, at your rally this weekend, and here's what I want to say, there is a good argument to be made that Dr. King himself might not be welcome - might not be allowed to say what was in his heart, what his conscience really was, given the political correctness of the world that we live in today.
CONAN: Tavis Smiley, author, journalist, political commentator, host of his talk show on PBS, joins us today from the Sheryl Flowers Studios in Los Angeles. Thanks, as always for your time.
Mr. SMILEY: Neal, thank you for the opportunity.
CONAN: "MLK: A Call to Conscience" premieres on PBS tomorrow night. Check your local listings.
Tomorrow, the latest installment with the political junkie. Ken Rudin joins guest host Rebecca Roberts. I'm Neal Conan. This is TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News in Washington.
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And for to dense the droupie Skie from darkenesse of the night,
The Easterne wind went downe and flakes of foggie Clouds gan show,
And from the South a merrie gale on Cephals sayles did blow.
The which did hold so fresh and large, that he and all his men
Before that he was looked for arrived safe agen
In wished Haven. In that while King Minos with his fleete
Did waste the cost of Megara. And first he thought it meete
To make a triall of the force and courage of his men
Against the towne Alcathoe where Nisus reigned then.
Among whose honorable haire that was of colour gray,
One scarlet haire did grow upon his crowne, whereon the stay
Of all his Kingdome did depende. Sixe times did Phoebe fill
Hir homes with borrowed light, and yet the warre hung wavering still
In fickle fortunes doubtfull scaales: and long with fleeting wings
Betwene them both flew victorie. A Turret of the Kings
Stood hard adjoyning to the Wall which being touched rings,
For Phoebus (so men say) did lay his golden Violl there,
And so the stones the sound thereof did ever after beare.
King Nisus daughter oftentimes resorted to this Wall
And strake it with a little stone to raise the sound withall,
In time of peace. And in the warre she many a time and oft
Behelde the sturdie stormes of Mars from that same place aloft.
And by continuance of the siege the Captaines names she knew,
Their armes, horse, armor and aray in everie band and crew.
Bit specially above the rest she noted Minos face.
She knew inough and more than was inough as stoode the case.
For were it that he hid his head in Helme with fethered crest,
To hir opinion in his Helme he stayned all the rest.
Or were it that he tooke in hand of steele his target bright,
She thought in weelding of his shielde he was a comly Knight.
Or were it that he raisde his arme to throw the piercing Dart,
The Ladie did commend his force and manhode joynde with Art.
Or drew he with his arrow nockt his bended Bow in hand
She sware that so in all respectes was Phoebus wont to stand.
But when he shewde his visage bare, his Helmet laid aside,
And on a Milke white Steede brave trapt, in Purple Robe did ride,
She scarce was Mistresse of hir selfe, hir wits were almost straught.
A happie Dart she thought it was that he in fingars caught,
And happie called she those reynes that he in hand had raught.
And if she might have had hir will, she could have founde in hart,
Among the enmies to have gone. She could have found in hart,
From downe the highest Turret there hir bodie to have throwne,
Among the thickest of the Tents of Gnossus to have flowne,
Or for to ope the brazen gates and let the enmie in,
Or whatsoever else she thought might Minos favor win.
And as she sate beholding still the King of Candies tent,
She said: I doubt me whether that I rather may lament
Or of this wofull warre be glad. It grieves me at the hart
That thou O Minos unto me thy Lover enmie art.
But had not this same warfare bene, I never had him knowne.
Yet might he leave this cruell warre, and take me as his owne.
A wife, a feere, a pledge for peace he might receive of me.
O flowre of beautie, O thou Prince most pearlesse: if that she
That bare thee in hir wombe were like in beautie unto thee,
A right good cause had Jove on hir enamored for to bee.
Oh happie were I if with wings I through the Aire might glide
And safely to King Minos Tent from this same Turret slide.
Then would I utter who I am, and how the firie flame
Of Cupid burned in my brest, desiring him to name
What dowrie he would aske with me in loan of his love,
Save only of my Fathers Realme no question he should move.
For rather than by traitrous meanes my purpose should take place,
Adue, desire of hoped Love. Yet oftentimes such grace
Hath from the gentle Conqueror proceeded erst, that they
Which tooke the foyle have found the same their profit and their stay.
Assuredly the warre is just that Minos takes in hand,
As in revengement of his sonne late murthered in this land.
And as his quarrell seemeth just, even so it cannot faile,
But rightfull warre against the wrong must (I beleve) prevaile.
Now if this Citie in the ende must needes be taken, why
Should his owne sworde and not my Love be meanes to win it by?
It were yet better he should speede by gentle meanes without
The slaughter of his people, yea and (as it may fall out)
With spending of his owne bloud too. For sure I have a care
O Minos lest some Souldier wound thee ere he be aware.
For who is he in all the world that hath so hard a hart
That wittingly against thy head would aime his cruell Dart?
I like well this devise, and on this purpose will I stand:
To yeelde my selfe endowed with this Citie to the hand
Of Minos: and in doing so to bring this warre to ende.
But smally it availeth me the matter to intende.
The gates and yssues of this towne are kept with watch and warde,
And of the Keyes continually my Father hath the garde.
My Father only is the man of whome I stand in dreede,
My Father only hindreth me of my desired speede.
Would God that I were Fatherlesse. Tush, everie Wight may bee
A God as in their owne behalfe, and if their hearts be free
From fearefulnesse. For fortune works against the fond desire
Of such as through faint heartednesse attempt not to aspire.
Some other feeling in hir heart such flames of Cupids fire
Already would have put in proofe some practise to destroy
What thing so ever of hir Love the furtherance might anoy
And why should any woman have a bolder heart than I?
Through fire and sword I boldly durst adventure for to flie.
And yet in this behalfe at all there needes no sword nor fire,
There needeth but my fathers haire to accomplish my desire. I
That Purple haire of his to me more precious were than golde:
That Purple haire of his would make me blest a thousand folde:
That haire would compasse my desire and set my heart at rest.
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The technology controlling United States nuclear weapons predates the Internet. Updating the technology for the digital era is necessary, but it comes with the risk that anything digital can be hacked. Moreover, using new systems for both nuclear and non-nuclear operations will lead to levels of nuclear risk hardly imagined before. This book is the first to confront these risks comprehensively.
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About the author
Herbert Lin is Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation and Hank J. Holland Fellow at Stanford University.
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Interdisciplinary Science Centre from Laboratory to Fabrication (Lab2Fab)
Launched in 2018, the Lab2Fab Centre provides a collaborative environment making fundamental science more accessible to support other disciplines and opening up new avenues for funding and routes to impact. Refurbished joint facilities including chemistry, biosciences, physics and manufacturing are the foci for the Centre, with other members also being housed in materials, sports and exercise, and design.
Our vision is to drive the development and enable translation of underpinning physical and biosciences from concept to application, and from laboratory to fabrication (Lab2Fab). We aim to achieve this by utilising advanced technologies to address fundamental scientific problems and foster collaboration across multiple disciplines.
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Life with a dog can bring companionship, fun, and joy. Life with a badly behaved dog can bring frustration and heartbreak. Behavior problems are often cited as the main reason for owners’ abandoning their dogs to shelters and surrendering them to rescues, but many of a dog’s problems can be resolved by a caring owner who’s willing to devote a little time to positive training. In The Dog Behavior Problem Solver, seasoned trainer Teoti Anderson shares her knowledge and experience with dog owners, offering insight into why dogs do what they do while showing owners how to implement reward-based training with their dogs in clear, easy-to-follow steps.
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Publish and use virtual applications
Updated: October 28, 2009
Applies To: Windows 7
If you are running certain versions of Windows as a guest operating system, you can run an application installed in a virtual machine directly from the Start menu of the host operating system. This makes it possible for you to run Windows 7 as the host operating system and use existing applications, while avoiding problems that might occur if the applications are not compatible with Windows 7. When you use this method to run an application, it is referred to as a virtual application. You can publish and use virtual applications if the guest operating system is Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Enterprise Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 1, Windows 7 Enterprise, or Windows 7 Ultimate.
When you publish a virtual application to a Windows 7 host operating system, files on the host will be associated with the virtual application if those files are not already associated with an application on the host operating system. If the drive that the file is stored on is shared with the virtual machine, you can double-click the file and the virtual application will open the file. For information about sharing drives, see Share host drives with a virtual machine.
The system tray of the host operating system may include icons of programs running in a virtual machine. For these programs, the tooltip includes (Remote) to help you identify which programs are running in a virtual machine. If the same program is running in both the host and guest operating systems, the system tray shows two instances of the same icon.
If you are not using Windows XP Mode, review the following requirements to make sure that the virtual machine is configured to use this feature. (Windows XP Mode is automatically configured with these requirements.)
Download and install an update. For more information, see Update for Windows XP SP3 to Enable Seamless Applications Using Microsoft Windows Virtual PC (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=140339) and Update for Windows Vista to Enable Seamless Applications Using Microsoft Windows Virtual PC (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=140340).
The Integration Components package must be installed in the guest operating system. For instructions, see Install or upgrade the Integration Components package.
The Auto Publish setting of the virtual machine must be enabled. For general instructions about virtual machine settings, see Configuring a virtual machine.
Business productivity applications that run on Windows XP are appropriate for this feature. However, Windows Virtual PC does not support applications that require 3D graphics, which means that consumer applications such as games are not appropriate for use as virtual applications.
For information about managing virtual applications, such as restricting the types of applications that can be published, see the Windows Virtual PC content in the Windows 7 Technical Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=155746).
To publish a virtual machine application to Windows 7
Open the virtual machine, if it is not already running. From the Virtual Machines folder, right-click the name of the virtual machine and click Open.
Install the application in the virtual machine. For example, to install the application from a CD or DVD drive, insert the media in the drive. If the Autorun window appears in the host operating system, close the window. In the guest operating system, navigate to the DVD drive and start the setup.
After the installation completes, log off from the guest operating system and close the virtual machine.
Open the application from the host operating system. From the Windows 7 Start menu, click All Programs, click Windows Virtual PC, and then click the name of the application, below the name of the virtual machine.
After a few seconds, the application opens. (If you have not saved credentials for the virtual machine, you will be prompted to enter the credentials before the application opens.)
Note Some applications do not install a short cut to the Start menu. In this case, you can add the short cut manually. In the guest operating system, drag and drop the shortcut from the folder where the executable file is stored to the Start Menu folder that is accessible to all users. For example, in Windows XP, copy the shortcut to %systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs.
If the host desktop and Documents folder are shared with the virtual machine, you can save documents to those locations from the virtual application. Choose the Save option, and the application will list the storage locations available on the host operating system, such as the Documents folder. For more information, see Share host drives with a virtual machine.
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(Editor’s Note: we are pleased to bring you this article thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Science Center).
A Course Correction for Positive Psychology
A review of Martin Seligman’s latest book, Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being.
- By Jill Suttie
As president of the American Psychological Association in 1998, Martin Seligman challenged the psychological community to radically change its approach. For too long, he charged, psychology had been preoccupied solely with relieving symptoms of mental illness; instead, he believed it should explore how to thrive in life, not just survive it. He called for a psychology that would uncover what makes people creative, resilient, optimistic, and, ultimately, happy. The “positive psychology” movement was born.
Yet in his latest book, Flourish, Seligman tries to provide something of a course correction for positive psychology. [Read more…] about A Course Correction for Positive Psychology: A Review of Martin Seligman’s Latest Book | <urn:uuid:7f80ffa2-c14b-4811-9ce7-22caf1f02091> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sharpbrains.com/tags/flourish | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.93149 | 217 | 1.835938 | 2 |
The application of ecological concepts and principles in farming is known as agroecology. It is a branch of applied science that investigates ecological processes in agricultural production systems. Applying ecological principles to agroecosystem management can lead to new management approaches. The term is frequently used imprecisely because it can refer to a science, a movement, or an agricultural practice. A great example of agroecology is agroforestry. It is a method of combining trees and farming that demonstrates how food production and nature can coexist.
Agroecologists research a wide range of agroecosystems. Although some use the term specifically for alternative agriculture, the field of agroecology is not associated with any one method of farming, whether organic, regenerative, integrated, or conventional, intensive, or extensive.
Farming thrives when it collaborates with local ecosystems, such as improving soil and plant quality through available biomass and biodiversity, rather than fighting nature with chemical inputs. Farmers who practice agroecology strive to increase food yields for balanced nutrition, strengthen fair markets for their produce, improve healthy ecosystems, and build on ancestral knowledge and customs.
The OECD defines agroecology as “the study of the relationship between agricultural crops and the environment.” Agroecology, according to Dalgaard et al., is the study of the interactions between plants, animals, humans, and the environment within agricultural systems. Francis et al. use the definition in the same way, but believe it should be limited to food production.
Agroecology is a comprehensive approach that seeks to reconcile agriculture and local communities with natural processes for the benefit of both nature and livelihoods. Agroecological farming acknowledges agriculture’s multifunctional dimensions, as well as local and Indigenous knowledge and practices. This entails farming that generates not only food, jobs, and economic well-being, but also cultural, social, and environmental benefits. Agroecology also safeguards and provides ecosystem services such as pollination, natural pest control, nutrient and water cycling, and erosion control.
Agroecology is by definition multidisciplinary, encompassing sciences such as agronomy, ecology, environmental science, sociology, economics, history, and others. Agroecology employs various sciences to comprehend ecosystem elements such as soil properties and plant-insect interactions, as well as social sciences to comprehend the effects of farming practices on rural communities, economic constraints to developing new production methods, and cultural factors influencing farming practices. Productivity, stability, sustainability, and equitability are some of the system properties of agroecosystems that have been studied.
Agroecology does not have a fixed scale; it can range from a single gene to an entire population, or from a single field on a given farm to global systems.
Agroecology is recognized as a climate change mitigation and adaptation strategy. Consumers are increasingly demanding healthier foods as well as a closer relationship with food producers. Global social movements – many led by women’s and indigenous organizations – are uniting in campaigns for a healthy food system based on environmental and human rights principles. Agroecology is becoming more popular. | <urn:uuid:04a27faf-7be0-46a8-9bde-096200950c3f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://assignmentpoint.com/agroecology-an-applied-science/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00264.warc.gz | en | 0.940169 | 657 | 4.15625 | 4 |
The focus on mental health has been growing as more research on psychedelic substances and their potential benefits as alternative treatments of various mental health conditions is conducted. Thus far, research has found that psychedelics such as mescaline, LSD and psilocybin mushrooms can help treat mental conditions, including depression, anxiety, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Attention on this space has also been emphasized by the numerous literary works on the substances that are being published. A new documentary film on psychedelics, titled “Breaking Through,” which was directed and produced by Dan Laughton, a filmmaker based in London, is one of these works. Laughton is a graduate of Ravensbourne University. He’s been building his career by working with various major brands, which include LADbible, the British Army and Reebok.
Laughton’s objective in the creation of documentaries is to produce raw stories that have a cinematic touch and people can resonate with. In an interview with Creative Boom, the director notes that while his work varies from commercial work to documentaries, he follows his passion of exploring different individuals, as well as their stories and what makes them tick. He asserted that his goal was to progress into longer documentaries, revealing that he had many projects and pitches at different stages of development.
The short documentary questions if policymakers were wrong to begin a war on psychedelics as well as investigating the role that psychedelic substances can play with regard to helping those suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition characterized by a failure to recover after witnessing or experiencing a terrifying event. The documentary centers on the story Guy Murray, an army veteran who served in the Afghanistan war.
It examines how sessions of psychedelic-assisted therapy assisted him in working through his trauma as well as his feelings of depression that he had sustained during his time in the war. It also looks into how we as a society treat mental health, noting that while the conversation on mental health has gained ground in the recent years, society still has a long way to go.
Currently, one in five individuals in the United Kingdom suffer from trauma, depression and anxiety. The UK is at the foreground of psychedelic-assisted therapy,as advocates and physicians continue to push for more treatments that can be incorporated into psychotherapy.
This film also shows how those who suffer from trauma are stuck in the middle of the decades-long drug war, which has left many experts wondering whether we would have more understanding of psychedelic substances and their use in therapy if the substances were better understood. The full documentary, which is 20 minutes long, can be viewed on Vimeo.
In case you are tempted to think that the contents of this documentary are heavily embellished in true Hollywood style, consider the fact that companies such as Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. (NEO: MYCO) (OTC: MYCOF) are heavily invested in leveraging psychedelics in order to come up with superior medicines for mental health conditions.
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Soil-SuperMix is a one component mineral-organic fertilizer based on Hydro-SuperMix and especially adapted to systems with soil. Nutrients for growing and flowering, and A/B are combined within one product, which makes cultivating very easy.
This fertilizer consists of:
- Macro elements such as NO3, NH4, NH2, SO4, P, K, Ca.
- Mg and Si.
- Chelated micro elements such as Fe, Mn, Zn, B.
- Cu and Mo.
- Organic components.
All of the elements mentioned above are 100% pure and of an organic origin. Therefore this fertilizer is absorbed directly, and a low EC will suffice. Furthermore, the organic components work as a good buffer. Soil SuperMix enhances an optimal soil condition, actively stimulates the root development and provides as a complete fertilizer not only for growing but also for flowering. Apply a supplement of PK 13-14 as Superbloomer during the flowering period. In spite of the application of chelates (chelated micro elements) which makes this fertilizer virtually pH-independent, it could be necessary to adjust the pH. Use phosphoric acid to adjust the pH downwards. Use potassium-hydroxide solution to adjust the pH upwards. In this case you will need 4 grams of potassium per litre of soil per 0.5 pH.
Since Soil SuperMix is partially organic, this fertilizer cannot be applied by means of a dripping system (organic substances contain a great number of coarse particles).
Therefore, the mineral fertilizer Hydro SuperMix is applied as an alternative for dripping systems in order to reach the same result. These minerals are pure and do not clog the dripper.
2-4 times per week 15-33 ml. per 10 litres of water.
The number of times depends on the size of the plant, the species, and on the climatic conditions.
When you start with richly fertilized soil, you will not need a liquid fertilizer for the first 3 weeks.
Dosage PK 13-14: start with 1,5 ml. in the second week and build up to 10 ml. per 10 litres.
For more information please refer to our schedules in the download section of our website.
In areas with a low calcium-value (soft water) Ca 15 should be added.
However, when you are re-using soil, you will need liquid fertilizers from the first day, dependent on a possible soil analysis. | <urn:uuid:4543ca82-42e3-49c4-b421-57da0d6415d4> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bionova.nl/grow-products/soil-supermix | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280310.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00181-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907261 | 513 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Local Migration Agreements To Provide Economic Boosts
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has finalised guidelines for Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMA) which will stimulate local economies providing more business and job opportunities for Australians in areas experiencing labour and skills shortages, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash said last week.
The DAMA proposal, commenced under the former Labor government as regional migration agreements, has been developed after extensive negotiations with state and territory governments and other stakeholders including labour unions.
It is important to be clear that these agreements require employers to pay workers at least the same wage as Australian workers.
Where employers within the agreement area are unable to recruit Australian workers, DAMAs can support them to supplement their workforce with skilled overseas workers.
If businesses cannot access labour then they cannot create more jobs for Australians. Targeted skilled migration under the DAMA guidelines will provide incentives to grow businesses and local economies for the benefit of Australians.
DAMAs are designed to ensure employers recruit Australians as a first priority and prioritise initiatives and strategies to facilitate the recruitment and retention of Australian workers.
Contrary to reports in this morning’s Australian newspaper, no one employed under the DAMA guidelines will be paid less than the relevant award paid to an Australian worker.
The 457 minimum salary threshold (or TSMIT), which is $53 900, applies to workers under DAMAs. TSMIT is the entry level salary for the 457 program and is well above the award wage for Australians.
Under DAMAs an up to 10 per cent salary concession would only apply to the TSMIT – so the minimum wage could only be $48,510.
Even with a discount applied overseas workers will be paid well above the relevant award for the jobs they do.
All conditions including normal award provisions continue to apply.
- DAMAs do not permit overseas workers to undercut Australian workers: overseas workers must be provided with terms and conditions no less favourable than Australian employees
- DAMAs do not allow entry of unqualified overseas workers: overseas workers must hold appropriate qualifications and experience, and meet any registration and licensing arrangements
- DAMAs do not allow employers to substitute Australian workers with overseas workers: employers must show that they have sought to recruit Australian workers within the previous six months
- DAMAs do not allow employers to avoid training Australians. Employers participating in a DAMA must meet subclass 457 sponsorship obligations, including training benchmarks
- DAMAs do not allow employers to bring in unskilled overseas workers. Overseas workers must be skilled or semi-skilled.
Any DAMA request must be endorsed by the relevant State or Territory government before the department would consider an application. Unions, business and community stakeholders must be consulted prior to requesting a DAMA.
The principles underpinning DAMAs include providing opportunities for Australians first, maintaining a fair work environment and comprehensive consultation.
A pilot agreement is being finalised with the Northern Territory Government to cover areas where it has been difficult to obtain Australian workers.
In line with the Coalition Government’s approach to all skilled migration programmes, any DAMA will supplement rather than substitute Australian workers.
DAMAs will be very closely monitored to ensure that they do not adversely impact on the local workforce, which the government is committed to ensuring has absolute priority in the labour market,’ Minister Cash said.Immigration and Border Protection Australia | <urn:uuid:dfdd49e8-a3dc-423d-84df-9caa426e09bd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://britishexpats.com/news/local-migration-agreements-to-provide-economic-boosts/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281450.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00177-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940015 | 690 | 1.546875 | 2 |
The Absent and Those Left Behind: Researching Missing Honduran Migrants and Their Families
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Every day Hondurans leave their country to migrate to the U.S. Most of them do so undocumented, risking their lives on the journey. Some reach the U.S., many are deported after being picked up by either the Mexican or the U.S. authorities. This thesis focuses on a little acknowledged third group, those who go missing on the trip, and their families, who are left worrying and wondering what has happened. It looks at the cases of four missing migrants in the area of El Progreso, in north-western Honduras, considering what is at the root of their decision to migrate, what is suspected to have happened to them, how the situation is affecting their families and what the latter do to find them. It also examines the support they receive. These families are affiliated with a self-help committee founded with the aim of finding out what has happened. In the process of doing so, the committee has not only been able to locate some of those missing and put the topic on the public and political agenda in Honduras, its most active members have become empowered in political and human-rights issues and gained a previously unknown confidence in their own abilities. | <urn:uuid:102c3755-b421-40df-af0b-11f7d648b0bc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/6641 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.976313 | 282 | 2.546875 | 3 |
Opinion on the freedom to marry appears to be shifting at accelerated pace
August 16, 2010
Posted by Nate Silver on fivethirtyeight.com:
"In April, 2009, when we last took a survey of marriage equality polls,
we found that support for it had converged somewhere into the area of
41 or 42 percent of the country. Now, it appears to have risen by
several points, and as I reported yesterday, it has become increasingly unclear whether opposition to the freedom to marry still outweighs support for it.
"Here is a version of the graph we produced in 2009, but updated to include the dozen or so polls that have been conducted on it since that time, as listed by pollingreport.com. I have also included opinions on the freedom to marry from the General Social Survey, which asked about marriage equality as long ago as 1988.
"The LOESS regression line now shows 50 percent opposed to the freedom to marry and 49 percent in support -- basically too close to call.
... "Something to bear in mind is that it's only been fairly recently that gay rights groups -- and other liberals and libertarians -- shifted toward a strategy of explicitly calling for full equity in marriage rights, rather than finding civil unions to be an acceptable compromise. While there is not necessarily zero risk of backlash resulting from things like court decisions -- support for marriage equality slid backward by a couple of points, albeit temporarily, after a Massachusetts' court's ruling in 2003 that the freedom to marry was required by that state's constitution -- it seems that, in general, 'having the debate' is helpful to the marriage equality cause, probably because the secular justifications against it are generally quite weak."
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Our Lady of the Rocks
Our Lady of the Rocks is one of two charming islets in the bay of Kotor, standing proudly opposite the Perast Old Town. The islet is man-made and houses a Roman Catholic Church (bearing the same name as the island), a museum that’s attached to it, as well as a small souvenir shop that’s close to the navigation light. The islet Our Lady of the Rocks is considered one of the main attractions in Kotor Bay due to its legends surrounding its very origins.
The legend of its origin
Before the islet came to be, there was once only a crag amidst the sea. On the 22nd of July 1452 two local fishermen, the Morsic brothers, came across the rock and discovered an item on it – an icon of the Holy Mother Mary. After taking it back home, the brothers soon discovered that the icon vanished. As soon as they voyaged the sea again, they rediscovered the icon at the same spot where they had found it initially.
Witnessing this marvel, the miracle didn’t take long to spread and so they decided to honor the Holy Mother and build a church on that same spot. However, the tiny “estate” was in no way suitable for designing such a blueprint, so they vowed to throw rocks around that crag after each journey, to form an artificial island. Little by little, with one local sailor after the other paying homage for a safe journey, an islet emerged from the sea.
The tradition of throwing rocks in the sea is alive even today, where on July 22nd locals approach the area at sunset with their boats to throw rocks, thus widening the surface furthermore.
Originally, it was constructed as an Orthodox church, but was later renovated by Venetians and turned into a Roman Catholic church. Inside the chapel, visitors can check out the many artefacts at display: over 60 paintings by Tripo Kokolja - a local baroque artist from the 17th century, more art pieces from Italian maestros, the icon of Our Lady of the Rocks, countless votive tables, votive tapestry, and much more. There’s also the rich-in-detail altar, made of Carrera marble, sculpted by famous Genovese artist Antonio Capelano. It is said that by putting your hand on the Madonna rock that’s behind the altar, the Holy Mother will grant you a wish.
We have two great tours during which you will visit Our Lady of the Rocks. Click on the excursion names and choose the one that fits best for you: Perast and Lady of the Rocks - Group Tour and Lady of the Rocks and Perast Private Tour.
Our Lady of the Rocks has a courtyard that’s known throughout time as “Place of Reconciliation”, where local quarrels had been sorted out, blood feuds pacified and brought to an end, and for various other gatherings. | <urn:uuid:4122481b-751c-48ed-8858-439ba4dc3767> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.montenegrosubmarine.me/en/destinations/our-lady-of-the-rocks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570741.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808001418-20220808031418-00073.warc.gz | en | 0.967436 | 621 | 1.726563 | 2 |
|Photo: Tania Feller / Luxemburger Wort / Wort.lu|
Upon their arrival to Rosport, the royal guests were welcomed by mayor Romain Osweiler as well as Ministers Nicolas Schmit and Carole Dieschbourg. After being introduced to other local authorities, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess got the chance to discover the Sauerpark, a large children's playground. Together with children from the neighbouring German commune of Ralingen located directly on the opposite side of the Sauer river, children from Rosport gave a performance for Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa. Afterwards, the Grand Ducal Couple was given a presentation about trans-border cooperation between municipalities.
After touring the village by foot and a stop at the town's oldest pub, the Café du Commerce, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess paid a visit to the Rousperter Kleederstiffchen, an association of volunteers helping families who find themselves in difficult situations. The Grand Ducal Couple's visit continued with the laying of a wreath of flowers at the Second World War memorial next to the parish church and a visit to the local castle formerly owned by Luxembourgish industrialist and inventor Henri Tudor, who developed the first practical lead-acid battery in 1886. Today the castle built in 1892 and usually either called Château de Rosport or Château Tudor houses a museum as well as the municipal administration. After a tour of the surrounding park, Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria-Teresa got the chance to mingle with locals to round off the visit.
A video of the Grand Ducal Couple's visit can be found at RTL. Galleries of visuals are offered by Wort in German, Wort in French and Wort in English.
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Grade 8 | Florida
Grade 8 | Florida
In an extension to last year’s project, I hypothesize that bacteria cultured from deep aquifer water is less harmful than the bacteria from lake water.
Obtain samples from two water sources (Lake Sheen in Orlando, FL, and a deep aquifer).
Measure the biological activity of Pseudomonas fluorescens and aerobic bacteria using two different methods. BART™ test tubes and agar plate testing. Biological activity reaction tests, as available from the Hach Company, were used to evaluate the activity of each of these biological groups. Samples were poured into pre-prepared BART vials and observed daily for the next 25 days. Observations were recorded and, in conjunction with the manufacturer’s instructions, the approximate concentration of each biological group was determined.
Agar plate testing, done in the microbiology laboratory of Osceola Regional Medical Center, was used to classify which types of bacteria were present in the water. Using a premade Trypticase™ soy agar plate with 5% sheep blood, I tested for accurate colony counts. An automated computer analyzer allowed us to classify the type of bacteria growing on the plates.
The results of these tests were analyzed and interpreted to evaluate the biological activity of each water source and to prove or disprove the hypothesis. Distilled sterile water was used as the experimental control.
As I walked by the lake dock, I admired the tranquility of the lake. The sun was slowly setting, and the fresh breeze ran across my face. I looked into the beautiful waters while fish swimming nearby caught my eye. I leaned in closer and became interested. I had always heard my teachers say that bacteria are in lakes even though you can’t see them. I did not give it too much thought until I grabbed a water bottle from my bag. As I gulped down the water, I realized that there might be some bacteria in the water I was drinking too. Hopefully, the amount of bacteria was less than the amount in the lake. I ambled away from the dock when some foul-smelling water splashed onto my face. The clubhouse sprinklers were running, and the bad odor made me wonder how much bacteria this water contained. These thoughts circled my head as I biked back home. I decided to do some research about bacteria.
Bacteria are found almost everywhere on Earth, especially the Pseudomonas family. Bacteria in water supplies are a serious issue throughout the world. Bacterial outbreaks have caused deaths not only among humans but also among other living organisms. However, not all bacteria are harmful. As a matter of fact, many bacteria are beneficial. Some bacteria produce by-products that kill pathogens. A pathogen is an infectious agent such as a virus, a bacterium or another microorganism. While many bacteria are beneficial in nature, they can cause severe illness or even death if consumed by humans. I wanted to see whether the bacteria in deep aquifers and lake water are harmful or not. My curiosity led me to come up with the following hypothesis:
As a sequel to my last year’s project, I hypothesized that bacteria cultured from deep aquifer water are less harmful than the bacteria cultured from lake water.
Over 130 million Americans drink groundwater (“Bacteria and Water Wells”). Groundwater is found in the pores between subsurface soil, sand and rock. When water-bearing rock transmits water upward to wells and springs, it is called an aquifer. Wells can be drilled from which the water is pumped. Serious groundwater contamination is the result of human activities on land such as agriculture, septic systems, industrial activities, gasoline storage and many more. (“What’s Our Water Worth?”). Since groundwater moves slowly, contamination is often widespread by the time it is detected.
Florida’s principal source of water supply comes from groundwater (“South Florida’s hydrologic systems—Aquifers”). While uncontaminated groundwater supplies are supposedly bacteria-free in properly constructed drilled wells, I wanted to check if that statement was true. As such, I included groundwater sources in my experiment.
Groundwater from an aquifer deeper than 500 feet is called a deep aquifer. They are usually located underneath rock and gravel. The deep aquifer water for this experiment was obtained from a well 2,800 feet deep in my neighborhood.
A common belief is that lake water contains significant concentrations of bacteria because lakes are functioning ecosystems. Also, it is believed that groundwater usually has fewer microorganisms than lake water because of its long travel time in the subsurface environment. To check the validity of these beliefs, I gathered my samples from the northeast tip of Lake Sheen in Orange County, FL.
In order to ensure the quality of the experimental results, it was necessary to have an experimental control. I decided to use distilled water because it is the purest form of water I could procure. The distillation process vaporizes regular tap water into sterilized steam and then condenses it back into its original state. This process removes most of the viruses, bacteria, organic and inorganic chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants (“Distilled Water Facts”).
Pseudomonas fluorescens (FLOR)
The bacteria that I was testing for was Pseudomonas fluorescens. The genus Pseudomonas is the most diverse and significant group of bacteria on Earth. Pseudomonas fluorescens are the most studied group in this genus. They are gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit soil, plants and water surfaces. Pseudomonas fluorescens allows plants to obtain key nutrients, degrade pollutants and suppress pathogens via antibiotic production. These abundant bacteria are beneficial to water and plants.
BART Test Tubes
The activity of each biological group was evaluated for each water sample by BART kits. Colin Hobbs, Ph.D, P.E., an environmental engineer and a friend of my family, recommended the use of these test kits for this experiment. Dr. Hobbs assisted me in this experiment by providing the BART kits, the manufacturer’s instructions and the ultraviolet light required by some of the BART kits. The BART tests were a great way to detect the number of bacteria in a semi-quantitative manner. The tester was designed to provide a variety of environments for the bacteria. The base cone of the tube is reductive, and the area around and under the floating ball is oxidative, as shown in Figure 1. This creates a vertical gradient so that the tester can encourage many different types of bacteria to grow. For different communities of bacteria to grow, a crystallized pellet of chemicals containing selective nutrients is placed in the base cone. These nutrients diffuse upward and trigger only the bacteria being investigated to respond and grow. This is done by a combination of reaction and timing. BART tests were a quick and accurate way of determining the presence or absence of a bacterial group in a sample, as well as an estimate of its concentration.
Agar Plate Testing
Another method I used was the agar plate method. This method allowed me to get more qualitative and specific results. Mrs. Mary Lou Cole, a medical technologist at Osceola Regional Medical Center’s Microbiology laboratory, provided me with the materials necessary for this experiment. I needed a centrifuge, a calibrated disposable inoculating loop, an incubator, agar plates, analyzer plates, sterile containers and the computer analyzer. Agar is a phycocolloid extracted from a group of marine algae called Rhodophyceae. Agar is used as a culture medium for various microorganisms, especially bacteria. To test for Pseudomonas fluorescens, I used blood agar plates, and to test for aerobic bacteria, I used MacConkey agar plates. I had to centrifuge the water samples to suspend the bacteria at the bottom. Then, taking a 100 uL inoculating loop, I streaked the agar plates very gently, as shown in Figure 2. Lastly, I put the samples in an incubator overnight to ensure growth. The next day I observed and analyzed the results by seeing how each bacterium reacted with the agar. Agar plate testing was useful to separate and distinguish the different bacteria in the waters.
In order to get a semi-quantitative measurement of the amount of bacteria in each type of water, I used premade BART kits. These kits are used to get the approximate number of colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL). BART provided ready-made tubes that have a specific reaction to bacteria over a certain period of time. I obtained a BART kit. For the FLOR tests, I needed a UV light. For the agar plates, I went to a microbiology lab at Osceola Regional Medical Center. There, I used a centrifuge, an incubator, agar plates, a loop and an automated analyzer. In order to compare different water samples, I used deep aquifer water, lake water and distilled sterile water as a control.
To get the lake water, I went to my subdivision clubhouse dock. Using a sterile fluid collecting bottle, I collected two samples of water from approximately six inches below the surface.
I used sterile fluid collecting bottle and went over to my neighbor’s house (Orlando, FL). I could smell the hydrogen sulfide in the sprinkler water as I collected two samples of the deep aquifer water.
After getting two samples each of lake water and deep aquifer water, I started testing using two different methods. I used the BART test tubes and the agar plate tests to measure the biological activity of Pseudomonas flourescens and aerobic bacteria in both lake water and deep aquifer water.
For each BART tube, I used similar instructions:
Each test had a reaction that must occur in a certain number of days for the bacteria growth to be positive.
For the agar plates, I used similar instructions:
To get the results, I had to count the number of colonies and multiply them by 100 to get the CFU/mL. Using a sterile multi-pipette, I removed the colonies from the plates and moved them into a saline broth. This broth was then poured into an analyzer plate, as shown in Figure 4, and placed into a Siemens WalkAway Computer Analyzer overnight. It generated the report with antibiotic sensitivity.
The results obtained from the BART kits and agar plates are presented in the following figures and tables.
Agar Plating Results
In Table 1, I graphed the results from the BART test tubes. The lake water had the most CFU/mL of Pseudomonas fluorescens, and the deep aquifer water had a bit less. In Figure 5, the distilled water turned blue while the others remained yellow. This happened because the distilled water had no trace of Pseudomonas fluorescens.
In Tables 2-4, I display the results from agar plate testing. Once again, lake water had the most Pseudomonas fluorescens, and the deep aquifer water had fewer CFU/mL than the lake water. This time, however, the deep aquifer water had many fewer Pseudomonas fluorescens than the lake water. Using the BART test tubes, there was only a slight difference between the amount of bacteria in the lake and the ground water. However, I believe the agar plates were more accurate because the results for the BART test tubes were based more on observation than on quantitative measurements. The agar plate results showed three other aerobic bacteria found in the lake: Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter cloacae and Chromobacterium violaceum. All three of these bacteria can cause infections if they enter a body through an open wound or through aspiration (water getting into the lungs). If humans ingest these bacteria, they will not cause harm unless the person has a suppressed immune system. As expected, there were no bacteria found in distilled water.
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After searching online and discussing my findings with Dr. Sajid Chaudhary, an infectious disease specialist, I concluded the following:
A) Pseudomonas fluorescens is widespread in soil and water. Even at a depth of 2,800 feet, it was still present even though it wasn’t as prevalent as in lake water.
B) I could not isolate any aerobic bacteria in the deep aquifer water.
C) The bacteria identified in Lake Sheen will not cause a stomach infection (gastroenteritis) even if swallowed during swimming.
D) The isolated lake bacteria can infect an open wound; therefore, those with exposed cuts should avoid swimming in lakes.
E) If the lake water gets into the lungs of patients with chronic lung disease or immunosuppressive diseases like AIDS or cancer, it may cause pneumonia.
There were many factors that might have caused inaccuracy in my results.
A) I collected the samples on different days, so there may have been changes in the bacterial flora.
B) I collected samples from just one part of the lake. Had I collected samples from a different parts of the lake, I may have gotten different results.
As I hypothesized, the lake water had a higher concentration of aerobic and Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria than the deep aquifer water, which had no aerobic bacteria due to the lack of oxygen at the depth of 2,800 feet. Based upon this data, I concluded that Lake Sheen is safe for swimming for individuals without open wounds and with a good immune system. Lake water and deep aquifer water will not cause harm to healthy people who drink it. Long-term studies are necessary to validate my results, but I had a great time testing the waters.
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“Distilled Water Facts.” Distilled Water. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 6 Mar. 2012. http://distilledwater.net/
“HAB QC.” Droycon Bioconcepts Inc. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 6 Mar. 2012. http://www.dbi.ca/BARTs/QC/Qc-Hab.html
Haman, Dorota. “CIR803/WI002: Water Wells for Florida Irrigation Systems.” Electronic Data Information Source—University of Florida/IFAS Extension. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 6 Mar. 2012. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wi002
“Introduction to Algae and Basic Types of Algae - Forms of Algal Strains - Oilgae - Oil from Algae.” Oilgae. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 3 Mar. 2012. http://www.oilgae.com/algae/algae.html
“South Florida’s hydrologic systems—Aquifers.” South Florida Information Access (SOFIA)—USGS Greater Everglades Ecosystems Science. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 6 Mar. 2012. http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/papers/pp1011/aquifers.html
Waller, Roger M. “Ground Water and the Rural Homeowner.” U.S. Geological Survey Publications Warehouse. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 6 Mar. 2012. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/gw_ruralhomeowner/gw_ruralhomeowner_new.html
Waskom, R., and T. Bauder. “Bacteria in Water Wells.” Colorado State University Extension. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 3 Mar. 2012. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/06703.html
“What Our Water’s Worth.” Metropolitan Planning Council and Openlands. Retrieved from the World Wide Web on 12 Mar. 2003. www.chicagolandh2o.org/documents/deep-aquifer.pdf
This winning entry in the Museum's Young Naturalist Awards 2013 is from an eighth grader. In her investigation Vrinda compares the water quality of a deep aquifer with that of a lake. Her essay presents:
Have students explore the process of science with a discussion based on this essay.
1. Tell students that in the essay they are about to read a student compares the water quality of a deep aquifer with that of a lake. As students read the essay have them focus on the conclusions the student drew.
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This is Poppy. I am trying to figure out if he is considered Chestnut, Castor, Otter etc. He is a New Zealand, dam is black and sire is white. Poppy has what I have seen listed as chestnut in his coloring (black tip, then yellow/tan, then blue/gray banded fur), but then about half of his fur is yellow tipped instead of black and a reddish gold at the back of his neck. He also has a fine white trim on the inside edge of his ear, tan around his eyes, around parts of his nose, tan under his chin, tan belly and white on the underside of his tail.
I am new to the rabbit business. Is there any recommendations on reading material (book, internet etc) for figuring out what colors you have in your litter of kits besides the basic black, blue, white and the broken. I think I finally have it figured out that chestnut classification in one breed is considered castor in another. I only have New Zealands. And, also reading material on what constitutes show quality as opposed to pet quality. All I know for New Zealands is that Black, White, Red, and the broken are the only showable colors with possibly blue being recognized next year.
Also, I recently got a white buck (Poppy's sire), and a white doe. The people who had them before I got them have had successful litters from the pair. The doe giving birth and successfully raising 11 kits. Our first breeding of the pair produced 9 kits, but all died between 3 and 5 days (day three is when I got an accurate count and there were 9 living...day five all were dead). Two of the 9 seemed to have lived a little longer then the rest since they actually had the start of the white fur on them and were a little bigger then the rest. Any suggestions on what may have happened to the litter?
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Team Development and LeadershipTraining
Dune Lakes Lodge is the ideal venue offering the location, unique experiences and picturesque environment to build on capabilities, shape the future, or provide a reward for a job well done.
With our unique equine-centred team building, it won't be long before you appreciate the value of escaping your daily routines into an environment that both clears and opens your mind. The benefits will be reflected in what you produce, plan or create.
Bring your team to Dune Lakes Lodge to reflect, rediscover and rebuild in an environment conducive to creativity and problem-solving far from the distractions of city life.
The outcome will be a highly effective event which will motivate and energise your people and relationships - paying dividends on their return. Give your people the opportunity to get to know each other in a relaxed environment! Meal options available on request.
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LIFE IN THE CORPORATE HERD
Horse have existed, adapted and thrived in a constant state of fight, flight or freeze since they first appeared on earth however many years ago. The competitive world of corporate can also exist in a constant state of fight, flight or freeze. Although we humans, unfortunately have not adapted as well as our equine friends. This is a situation employee’s can immediately relate to with the inefficient and destructive forms of power in the guise of leadership so prevalent in our culture today. Colleagues in a work environment develop coping strategies such as: detachment, numbing, denial and tunnel vision in order to emotionally protect themselves during their day to day activities. As a result of the coping strategies they may experience some or all of the following issues: depression, addictions, identity problems, anxiety/panic attacks, sleep disorders, anger and stress.
So in today’s highly competitive economic environment, building effective teams has never been more important. Many leaders are struggling with the leadership challenges emerging from the current economic climate. Some are driven by demand, some by fear and some feeling totally inadequate - not sure what to do! They all have one thing in common, they could all benefit from a more flexible leadership style that enables them to adapt to a rapidly changing environment. Developing strong leaders and teams is challenging but absolutely achievable.
Let’s look at how.
Dune Lakes Horse Inspired Learning Centre specialises in Equine-Facilitated Human Development with horses as the teachers. Our training programmes help employers and employees individually or in groups to overcome these challenges. Through experiential learning activities, people learn how to excel more in life by practising innovative leadership, relationship, nonverbal communication, and emotional and social intelligence skills through safe, engaging, non-ridden activities with horses. Our committed human professionals collaborate with clients to develop workshops or training programmes specifically focused on the success criteria of the company or business.
The Power of the Herd, an innovative, non-predatory approach, explores what horses have to teach us about leading ourselves and others. The effective leadership qualities exhibited within the herd, observed over years of hands-on living and working with horses, in both their natural environments and in human/horse relational situations, have the potential to create sustainability in all areas of human endeavour.
The horse is a dynamic, non-predatory sentient being that symbolises strength, power and freedom. A prey species that observe and adapt to their environment every second of the day. A herd embodies a holarchy, unity is strength, approach. Every horse inherently knows each herd member is just as important as another and that working together increases their chances of survival. Incorporating this into the workplace highlights this principle. When every employee is valued and recognised for his or her individuality and uniqueness, creativity and productivity and workplace morale increase exponentially.
With our unique Equine-Facilitated Human Development programmes, it won’t be long before the value of escaping daily routines into an environment that both clears and opens the mind, is fully appreciated. The experience gives time to reflect, rediscover and rebuild in natural surroundings conducive to gaining insights and problem-solving far from the distractions of city life. A highly effective event which motivates and energise people and relationships - giving people the opportunity to get to know each other in a whole new way in a relaxed and calm environment. Paying dividends on their return to the workplace.
Activities are created that will bring about those "ah ha!" moments which will stay with you long after you have left the tranquility of our surroundings and returned to the work place.
Equine Assisted Learning is an internationally recognised innovative, fun and unparalleled method of learning and training that’s been rapidly growing in popularity throughout the USA and Europe. No riding in involved and no previous horse experience is necessary.
Within the framework of horse-focused tasks the team draws on high levels of group co-operation. A challenging assignment is put to the team and can include:
Frustration, foibles and fun are part of the process. Both successes and failures lead to greater awareness of strengths and weaknesses. Discover the dynamics at play today!
These may include:
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I had hoped to get my team away to relax and to do something different as a group. They, like me, had been through the trips to Waiheke and been up and down ropes on numerous occasions in the name of team building - enough is enough!!!
Dune Lakes Lodge offered an equine experience that was completely different - having a group of 'townies' out there interacting with - relating to and moving around 600kg animals was an amazing experience for the group - descriptors such as 'wow', 'fantastic', 'lovely' can still be heard in their conversations with their peers.
I personally appreciated your flexibility when trying to tailor the day to what I had hoped for, and being able to cater to different levels of confidence and adventure. I think this was reflected in the feedback form we completed that came back as a 9/10 experience!!!
As their manager, I'm really glad to have taken the time to find an exciting new adventure for the team, and thank you again for your professionalism and warmth that created a great experience for all. I think you have a gem here for others to tap into and I'm happy to talk with them if they wish to hear firsthand of our corporate experience."
One task involves entering a round-pen with an unknown horse and leaving with one that has connected with you. An awareness of the implications of body language between you and the horse, invokes a realisation that subtle energies - combined with focus and the timing of interactions - apply to relationships in your everyday working world. The experience may prove deeply thought provoking.
Take for example a team that has problems working together. When the group is not successfully working together to accomplish a task with the horse, the horse will respond in ways that might thwart the group’s efforts and clearly display areas for improvement. The facilitator will interpret the actions of the horse as indicators to the participants that they are not in control of the situation and are not working together as a team - with the horse being the integral team member.
The behaviour of the participants is reflected in the behaviour of the horse. A positive change in participant behaviour brings positive changes in equine behaviour.
We usually find that the way in which our clients interact and react with the horses is very similar to the way they interact and react with their customers, peers, or other work groups as well as their own families!
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A holiday tale broadcast on the BCC has an enduring appeal
Father Christmas and the Donkey. By Elizabeth Clark. Illustrated by Jan Ormerod. Viking, 32 pp., varied prices. Ages 2 and up.
The story of the birth of Christ is at once poignant and joyful, and great Christmas stories – including Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol – reflect both aspects. One of the rare picture books that does this is the exquisite Father Christmas and the Donkey.
A donkey – old, lame and abandoned – finds his life transformed by helping Father Christmas deliver the last of his gifts in this timeless fable. The plot could have devolved into treacle. But Elizabeth Clark invests the story with real feeling by showing, in the subtlest of ways, how the old donkey yearns to be needed: “The sack was heavy, but donkey’s back was strong, and though his leg was stiff, it was wonderful how little it hurt.” And Jan Ormerod’s pictures enhance the deft blend of realism and magic that helps to make the story so appealing. Ormerod begins by using mainly tones of blue, gray, black and white accented with silver. As the donkey’s life begins to change, she adds others until full color appears in the last page.
More than a decade ago, the BBC broadcast Father Christmas and the Donkey, and it has had a well-deserved afterlife. Like The Polar Express, this is a picture book that many children will enjoy long after they have started reading longer works of fiction.
Published: 1993. Father Christmas and the Donkey first appeared in the collection Twilight and Fireside.
Furthermore: Elizabeth Clark (1875–1972) was a well-known author, storyteller and lecturer in Britain and the United States. In the 1920s she was a broadcaster on the BBC Children’s Hour program. Born in Australia, Jan Ormerod www.harpercollins.com/authors/17930/Jan_Ormerod/index.aspx?authorID=17930 is a well-known illustrator of children’s books. Her first book, Sunshine, won the Australian Picture Book of the Year Award and other honors. She lives in England.
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Haiti and the Americas
Publication Year: 2013
Haiti has long played an important role in global perception of the western hemisphere, but ideas about Haiti often appear paradoxical. Is it a land of tyranny and oppression or a beacon of freedom as site of the world's only successful slave revolution? A bastion of devilish practices or a devoutly religious island? Does its status as the second independent nation in the hemisphere give it special lessons to teach about postcolonialism, or is its main lesson one of failure?Haiti and the Americas brings together an interdisciplinary group of essays to examine the influence of Haiti throughout the hemisphere, to contextualize the ways that Haiti has been represented over time, and to look at Haiti's own cultural expressions in order to think about alternative ways of imagining its culture and history. Thinking about Haiti requires breaking through a thick layer of stereotypes. Haiti is often represented as the region's nadir of poverty, of political dysfunction, and of savagery. Contemporary media coverage fits very easily into the narrative of Haiti as a dependent nation, unable to govern or even fend for itself, a site of lawlessness that is in need of more powerful neighbors to take control. Essayists in Haiti and the Americas present a fuller picture developing approaches that can account for the complexity of Haitian history and culture.
Published by: University Press of Mississippi
The essays collected in this volume were presented at the “Haiti and the Americas: Histories, Cultures, Imaginations” conference held at Florida Atlantic University from October 21 to 23, 2010. We were not able to include all the contributions from that conference, but the conversations sparked by the other presentations and the audience contributions ...
Ever since Columbus established his first settlement in the New World in the area near present-day Cap Haitien in 1492, Haiti has been a crossroads of the Americas. A crossroads is not only a geographic location but a place where past, present, and future intersect. Haiti and the Americas opens up the colonial and postcolonial archive to explore the implications ...
I. HAITI AND HEMISPHERIC INDEPENDENCE
1. Bolívar in Haiti: Republicanism in the Revolutionary Atlantic
1816, Republic of Haiti. After the collapse of the First Republic in Venezuela in 1812 and the brutal reprisals that followed, Spanish American patriots had been arriving daily, by the boatload, in Haiti. Many had first sought refuge on the nearby islands of Curaçao, Trinidad, and St. Thomas, but eventually most of the refugees ended up in the coastal towns of Jacmel, Jérémie, and ...
2. Between Anti-Haitianism and Anti-imperialism: Haitian and Cuban Political Collaborations in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
On June 23, 1930, the Port-au-Prince newspaper Le Pays began publishing a serial about the life of Antonio Maceo (1845–96), the slave-turnedmilitary- hero who led Cuban separatists in battle against Spain during the second half of the nineteenth century.1 The Cuban general was one of “the great figures” not only in the “history . . . of the peoples of Latin ...
II. HAITI AND TRANSNATIONAL BLACKNESS
3. Haiti, Pan-Africanism, and Black Atlantic Resistance Writing
Following the Spanish-American War, many Caribbean writers developed intensive plans for resisting U.S. hegemony and preserving cultural and political autonomy, with Haitian authors leading the vanguard. Anténor Firmin and Benito Sylvain, in particular, established a critical discourse that examined both the local threat of U.S. dominion and the global ...
4. “Being a Member of the Colored Race”: The Mission of Charles Young, Military Attaché to Haiti, 1904–1907
Rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel by the time of his forced retirement from the U.S. Army in 1917, Charles Young served much of his career in uniform as the only black commissioned officer in the American military. As such he posed a persistent dilemma for both the military command structure and the political authorities in Washington, who shared a ...
III. THE U.S. OCCUPATION
5. Haiti’s Revisionary Haunting of Charles Chesnutt’s “Careful” History in Paul Marchand, F.M.C
In 1921, African American writer Charles Chesnutt was concerned about the U.S. occupation of Haiti. The press was reporting an increase in violence between Haitian Caco insurgents and U.S. Marines; the soldiers, ostensibly on a stabilizing mission, were accused of massacring the resistance fighters daily. Chesnutt had kept a close watch on the events since ...
6. The Black Magic Island: The Artistic Journeys of Alexander King and Aaron Douglas from and to Haiti
“Blood-maddened, sex-maddened, god-maddened . . . danced their dark saturnalia” (fig. 1). Readers familiar with Haiti and its representation in U.S. culture will recognize this drawing by Alexander King from William Seabrook’s 1929 best-selling pseudo-anthropological travelogue on Haiti, The Magic Island. We scholars of Haiti love to hate Seabrook’s book and ...
7. Foreign Impulses in Annie Desroy’s Le Joug
The Caribbean has long been recognized as a point of contact between several peoples. Over the years, this contact has taken various forms, ranging from violent conquest to peaceful cohabitation. The American occupation of Haiti, from 1915 to 1934, brought about brutal contact between two groups who had little previous experience with each other, Haitians and ...
IV. GLOBALIZATION AND CRISIS
8. The Rhetoric of Crisis and Foreclosing the Future of Haiti in Ghosts of Cité Soleil
Asger Leth’s documentary film Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006) follows the lives of two gang leaders in the largest slum in Haiti during the months leading up to the fall of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s government in 2004.1 Two centuries after the revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared independence for the former French slave colony ...
9. A Marshall Plan for a Haiti at Peace: To Continue or End the Legacy of the Revolution
In the weeks following the grand earthquake of January 12, 2010, what some Haitians have termed “goudou, goudou” to describe the shattering seismic shifts taking place beneath the earth’s surface that resulted in the devastation of Haiti’s capital and neighboring cities and villages in its southwest from Léogane to Jacmel, calls to reconstruct Haiti through ...
Afterword: Neither France nor Senegal: Bovarysme and Haiti’s Hemispheric Identity
If the Haitian writer, diplomat, and politician Léon Laleau is remembered today, it is for his short poem “Betrayal,” which first appeared in 1931. The poem too might well have been forgotten had Léopold Senghor not included it in his Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie nègre et malgache (1948), almost certainly because of the poem’s last lines, which explicitly evoke ...
Page Count: 256
Publication Year: 2013
OCLC Number: 839388938
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People clothing is harking back to age outdated classics like bomber jackets, farming jackets and chinos pants or carpenter shirts. A wide selection of clothing with reference with fabric, model and brand permits the company to be meticulous. Because the Japanese individuals don’t wear footwear inside their properties, tabi continues to be worn. In the 1870s, the tradition of the New York Easter Parade began, wherein women decked out in their newest and most trendy clothing walked between the gorgeous gothic churches on Fifth Avenue.
Thought-about an city style, the mods often fought in opposition to the rockers, a rougher youth-centric group with roots in rural areas of Britain, identified for carrying leather and riding bikes moderately than colourful Italian scooters. You see ladies; men don’t want you carrying the latest clothes ramped in the style runway.
Since you could have chosen neutrally-coloured pants (or jeans), the remainder of your outfit will not be tough to decide on so far as colors go. If your teenager is to attend a wedding or a birthday celebration, makes sure that you just choose a boys formal wear that fits the occasion’s theme.
When choosing a shirt coloration, although, it is wise to avoid selecting a shirt that could be very near the precise shade of your pants or denims. So, to help out with that, to make colour-coordinating easier for males’s clothing – listed here are some recommendations on how finest to match colors when putting outfits collectively.
What Did Men Put on In The Nineteen Twenties?
Japanese history contains alternating periods of isolation and revolutionary influences from the remainder of the world. Colin’s represents a whole manufacturing cycle, including draft designing of denims models, building, curve gradation, stitching of clothes items, packing and delivery of prepared goods to the customers. To create its Fixer Denims impressed by work wear pants courting back to the 1940’s, the manufacturer uses 12 oz of right-hand twill selvedge denim from KURO, Japan.
Whereas clothing allowances can provide your employees the liberty to decide on the clothes they need to put on, you might not be happy with the outcomes. Trend designers have taken formal put on fashions for boys so seriously that there are actually excessive fashion ensembles for young boys.
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I am requested this query quite a bit. Two vibrant, vivid colours should not be worn on the same time – choose only one. Otherwise, he might develop trauma over carrying such garments. If a lady is wearing blue jeans and is carrying a frilly flowered high, she might be attempting to state that she needs to look more traditional.
Top Ten Vogue Tendencies From The 1940’s
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In condemning homosexuality Robert Knight, makes an interesting point.
This is no small disagreement. Conservatism, if it means anything, reflects the understanding that, as Russell Kirk said, "there exists a transcendent moral order, to which we ought to try to conform the ways of society ... such convictions may take the form of belief in 'natural law' or may assume some other expression; but with few exceptions conservatives recognize the need for enduring moral authority."Assume for a minute that fighting homosexuality has some useful purpose (I don't think so) where is this moral authority to be found? In government? The most corruptible and corrupt of our institutions? I don't think so.
And yet my conservative friends are quick to wield the fasces (the power of government) against what ever violates their rigid sense of order. Forgetting altogether that Liberty is a rather disorderly place to live.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson
H/T Eric of Classical Values via e-mail.
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