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|Scientific Name:||Cyanea horrida|
|Species Authority:||(Rock) O.Deg. & Hosaka|
|Red List Category & Criteria:||Critically Endangered D ver 3.1|
|Assessor(s):||Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V.|
|Reviewer(s):||Maunder, M. (Plant Conservation Committee) & Pollock, C.M. (Red List Programme Office)|
Previously assessed as Vulnerable (VU D2) under the 1994 Categories and Criteria. With better information, this is now reassessed as Critically Endangered.
Cyanea horrida is endemic to the island of Maui, Hawaii. It is known from five subpopulations, totaling less than 20 individuals. Threats to the species include pigs, weeds, and possibly rats and invertebrates.
|Previously published Red List assessments:|
|Range Description:||A palm-like tree known only from East Maui.|
Native:United States (Hawaiian Is.)
|Range Map:||Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.|
|Current Population Trend:||Unknown|
|Habitat and Ecology:||Riparian habitat. It is restricted to rainforest and the margins of subalpine forest between altitudes of 1,520 and 2,000 m.|
|Major Threat(s):||Threats include pigs, weeds, and possibly rats and invertebrates.|
|Citation:||Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Cyanea horrida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T33582A9788344.Downloaded on 28 October 2016.|
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Although Jessica excelled in fine arts subjects growing up, she struggled in core academic classes. She loved math, but her high school math teacher told her that she would be incapable of learning calculus.
Jessica was later diagnosed with a learning disability similar to dyslexia that affects reading and writing. Jessica says, “The way that I frame [my disability] is that the neural paths in my brain that connect and decode the words I see and assign meaning to them are really jumbled. So for me, it takes a really long time to interpret written words or to express my thoughts in written words.” Once Jessica was diagnosed with her disability and was able to receive accommodations, her performance in core academic classes improved significantly.
Choosing Between Physics and Theater
Since neither of Jessica’s parents worked in technical fields, she at first did not understand the practical applications of math. However, her first physics class in high school made her realize that physics uses math to understand the world. Jessica performed so well in the subject that her AP Physics teacher told her to pursue physics in college. “That was the first time a teacher had ever said to me, ‘You have a talent, you should do this,” Jessica says.
Jessica recalls talking to several physicists before settling on her major. Because of her learning disability, talking to people was far easier than reading about the applications of physics in books or online. These conversations made her realize the large range of careers available to physicists and also helped her develop a strong network of scientists.
Jessica felt conflicted as she entered college because she was passionate about both physics and theater. She decided that in her first year, she would take an introductory theater class and an introductory physics class, and she would choose between the two majors based on whichever class she performed better in. At the end of the semester, Jessica did not even have to take the final exam for her physics class, and she earned the worst grade of her college career in the theater class. “I thought, ‘Okay, this is the universe telling me that I should study physics,’” Jessica says.
The Perfect Fit
After graduating college, Jessica earned her Ph.D. in Astrophysics at the University of California, Berkeley. Since she was unsure of which career path to take after graduation, she applied for a variety of jobs. When she received multiple offers, Jessica chose to work in the tech industry because she knew that if she did not like the job, she could re-apply for academic positions the next year. “What attracted me to tech in particular was that it felt like a good way to apply my technical skills but in a way that was more down to earth,” Jessica says. “A lot of my astrophysics research work was very obscure and theoretical.”
Jessica immediately realized that the job suited her perfectly. As a data scientist, Jessica works with a team to make decisions based on data. “[Data science is] really fun because I’m constantly working on different areas and different focuses. Sometimes I’ll be working with the marketing team. Sometimes I’ll be working with our technical team. Sometimes I’ll be working with product. I have a very broad scope,” Jessica says. Her job incorporates a variety of skills; approaching different problems requires creative thinking, analyzing data requires technical skills, and working with a team and explaining results to non-experts requires effective communication. “The work is always changing. I never do the same thing twice… I’m constantly learning, constantly having to think of new ways to approach problems. It’s not boring or repetitive at all, which is really fun.”
Data science also conveniently accommodates Jessica’s disability. For example, she can find her mistakes in code easier than in writing since code is able to be tested. Additionally, since another individual usually looks over coworkers’ code in the tech industry, Jessica has an extra opportunity to correct mistakes. “People have been really understanding and I think I’ve gotten better with my own work-a-rounds such that [my disability] doesn’t impact me as much as it did when I was in school,” she says.
Different Flavors of Data Science
After graduate school, Jessica began working at a startup called Yammer, Inc. She has since worked for a variety of companies such as Microsoft, Chegg, and Slack, and her role as a data scientist has varied throughout those positions. For instance, at Yammer, she functioned mainly as a product analyst as she performed simple calculations on large data sets to make decisions. Specifically, she helped the company determine the factors that were or were not beneficial for the product. In her next job, she worked as more of a data engineer as she built systems, but she also was an analyst and machine learning data scientist. Now, at her job as Director of Data Science and Digital Exploration at KoBold Metals, she focuses more on modeling and machine learning. Her current project involves trying to find new mineral deposits; through data algorithms and machine learning, she predicts where there might be new sources of battery minerals. In parallel with this work, Jessica manages the data team and coordinates with other teams across her company.
The average tenure in the tech industry is about eighteen months. This short length of time is partly due to the existence of startup companies, which do not always succeed. Additionally, technology is evolving quickly, and workers tend to migrate to the companies with more advanced technology. A data scientist may also leave a company to secure a more senior position by accepting a better offer from another company.
Jessica’s long-term goal is to create her own company that solves problems with a social impact. She is currently building up her experience to prepare herself for that role. The company Jessica works for now is relatively new, and she is helping to build it from the ground up through responsibilities such as recruiting and hiring members for her team. She guesses that she will remain in this position longer than average since the company is in the development stage, and she is playing a role in that process. Additionally, Jessica is realizing that she missed being in a job involving physical science; she is enjoying learning about geology and thinking about physical systems again.
Focus on Skills Over Status
Jessica has learned that the tech industry generally does not place a strong emphasis on degrees or pedigree. “I have been at companies where the CTO didn’t graduate high school, and I have been at companies where many people have Ph.D.s. I would be very surprised if any company would not consider an otherwise qualified candidate for a data role just because they didn’t have a certain degree.”
Learn to Build Projects with Code
Jessica has found that physicists tend to do well as data scientists due to overlapping skill sets. In particular, she believes that coding is the single most important skill she learned as an undergraduate. She highly encourages students to learn a commonly used language such as Python or R and to going beyond simply learning to perform simple computations in these languages. “Try to learn how to build things,” she says. Writing code that other people can use can be done in classes, research, as a side project, in a hackathon, or elsewhere.
Build a Strong Network
Jessica recommends interacting with as many students, faculty, and industry workers as possible. “[Getting a job is] much easier if you know someone who can get your resume in the hands of the right person,” Jessica says. One method of developing a strong network is through LinkedIn. If you see someone on your feed who is working on something that interests you, Jessica suggests inviting them to coffee and asking if you can pick their brain. Although Jessica is not naturally the most confident, outgoing person, she has worked on the skill and now loves talking to people.
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The Science Museum is being attacked! Great big dinosaurs! A different bread of dinosaurs! Dinosaurs you have never seen or experienced before!
This is no Jurassic Park!
Spend a day with them at the Science Museum by checking out Ultimate Dinosaurs: A New Breed of Beast the newly-opened feature exhibit. Learn all about them in Dinosaurs Alive! now playing at the Omnitheatre. Travel all around the world without leaving your seat as you discover prehistoric creatures you have never seen before.
If anyone in your family is remotely interested in Dinosaurs, if no one in your family is interested in Dinosaurs, or if you simply want to spend time together and seeing Dinosaurs is an interesting idea, head over to the Science Museum of Minnesota for chance to be paleontologists together. And when you are done with the dinosaurs, enjoy the permanent exhibits, watch a Science Live! performance, get a snack at the cafe, or run up and down the stairs in the back of the building to write a song.
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The OMHA has been a leader in promoting respect in sport. In partnership with Respect Group Inc., a video campaign was launched earlier in the year that featured first-hand accounts from young players about what their experiences have been in hockey arenas when dealing with parents.
The video has received over 20,000 views and positive responses from across the hockey world.
It was around this same time that now retired NHLer Patrick O’Sullivan shared his story growing up playing minor hockey. The 2003 second round pick of the Minnesota Wild played over 300 games in the NHL and has experienced first-hand what it’s like to grow up trying to meet everyone else’s expectations.
The 31-year-old says that it doesn’t matter how involved parents get when trying to provide the best hockey environment for their child. It simply comes down to how passionate the player is and the amount of time they choose to put into skill-building.
“One thing that people ultimately don’t understand is pushing your kid, for the most part, is, in my opinion, useless,” said O’Sullivan. “Obviously you want your kid to give full effort. You want your kid to appreciate the opportunity you’re giving them as a parent to do something that is, in this day and age, expensive. Not every kid gets the opportunity to play hockey. I think the kids need to know that they’re fortunate for that. There’s not one player in the NHL that is there because of their parent.”
O’Sullivan says that players need to combine skills with being able to think and understand the game to have even the slightest chance of playing professionally. Still, he equates the percentages to nothing higher than winning the lottery.
Sometimes, the pressure being placed on kids gets to the point where they decide hockey isn’t worth the trouble anymore.
“That’s why you see a lot of kids that are super-talented at 10, 12 years old, they’re out of the game. They don’t even play junior because they don’t want to deal with it. They don’t want to deal with their parents, they don’t want to deal the game anymore because it’s not fun.”
The initiatives launched by the OMHA like the parent training sessions and respect video are a big step in the right direction, according to O’Sullivan.
“I think it’s critical that they exist. There should be more done with it, in my opinion.”
“I don’t think it’s the answer to stopping certain people and what they do but at the same time it’s better than sitting on your hands. At least this way, everybody knows what’s acceptable and what isn’t.”
Kids are aware of their talent levels and limits and don’t need to be pushed by outside forces. As long as they are trying their best and giving full effort, there isn’t much more that can be done.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The ways grizzly bears
deal with hibernation and fluctuating weight might offer valuable
new clues to human obesity and diabetes, new research suggests.
The study authors note that the tissues of obese people with
type 2 diabetes become dangerously insensitive to insulin, the
hormone that helps control the level of sugar in the blood.
However, unlike people, insulin levels in grizzly bears do not
change, the researchers found. Instead, the bears' cells seem to be
able to control their ability to respond to insulin.
In fact, in the fall -- when grizzly bears are most obese --
they are also the most sensitive to insulin, says a team led by Dr.
Kevin Corbit, of the drug maker Amgen, Inc.
According to Corbit's group, this happens because the activity
of a key protein found in fat cells, called PTEN, is shut down.
In fact, weeks into hibernation, grizzly bears develop a
"natural" state of diabetes that is cured when they wake up in the
spring, according to the study, which is published Aug. 5 in the
During hibernation, grizzly bears also store the fuel their
bodies need to survive the winter in fat tissue. In other obese
animals however, fat builds up in the liver and muscles, Corbit's
team pointed out.
The bear findings are "in contrast to the common notion that
obesity leads to diabetes in humans," Corbit said in a journal news
release. In fact, the finding suggests that obesity and diabetes
"may exist naturally on opposite ends of the metabolic spectrum,"
Corbit stressed that these findings have yet to be borne out in
humans. However, "we believe that these and other data do support a
more comprehensive and perhaps holistic approach to caring for
patients with diabetes and/or obesity," he said.
His team believes that the mechanisms that lead to obesity in
some people -- such as lower levels of PTEN -- might also protect
them from diabetes. On the other hand, what leads other people to
develop diabetes might also protect them from becoming obese.
"This more sophisticated understanding of the relationship between diabetes and obesity should enable researchers not only to develop therapies targeting these mechanisms, but also to identify the appropriate patients to whom these therapies should be targeted," Corbit said.
There's more on type 2 diabetes at the
American Diabetes Association.
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Carla McGuire Davis, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine; and Chief, Section of Immunology, Allergy and Retrovirology, as well as Director, Food Allergy Program at Texas Children’s Hospital discusses her work, touching on topics, such as autoimmune diseases, immunology, and allergies.
Dr. Davis talks about her background, and how early in her career as a pediatrician she came to realize that many children were highly impacted by allergic skin disease and food allergies. As she dug deeper, she found that while there was some research going on in these areas, the amount of research was small.
She discusses particular cases that pushed her towards her current field, touching on anaphylactic shock, and severe allergic reactions, especially related to foods.
The allergy and immunology expert provides details on some of the tests they have done regarding peanut allergies. As she states, it becomes a huge problem when someone with a peanut allergy ‘thinks’ they are eating a safe food, but then later ends up in the hospital.
She discusses her studies, and immunotherapy protocols, such as oral immunotherapy which can increase an allergic person’s tolerance for the substance by introducing low levels into the body.
Dr. Davis goes on to discuss medications that are being used to treat eczema, atopic dermatitis, and asthma that can stop the immune system in process, in order to help prevent reactions.
Continuing, the research doctor discusses further studies that have been effective in treatment of allergy issues, including a discussion of appropriate dosing and issues related to the various effective options, such as peanut patches and other types of oral immunotherapy.
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Try saying one of the Articles of Faith, doesn't the tune from the song come to your head? Music has such a profound effect on learning, especially gospel principles. It is a great way to invite the Spirit into the room.
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See M. D. D. Newitt, Portuguese Settlement on the Zambesi: Exploration, Land Tenure, and Colonial Rule (1973); A. and B. Isaacman, Mozambique (1983); B. Munslow, Mozambique: The Revolution and its Origins (1983); B. Egero, A Dream Undone: The Political Economy of Democracy 1975–1984 (1987); J. E. Torp, Mozambique (1989); A. Vines, Renamo: Terrorism in Mozambique (1991).
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Triglycerides are both manufactured by our bodies and obtained from the food that we eat. We cannot help lower the triglycerides that are produced by our bodies. But, we can certainly control the food and beverages that we consume in order to check our triglycerides count. Additionally, we can take supplements to lower the triglycerides in our body. Fish oil works wonders as far as triglycerides are concerned. They are ideal to control the level of triglycerides and help the patient to lead a healthy life.
EPA and DHA, the two types of omega-3 fatty acids are effective in lowering triglycerides. The American Heart Association supports the fact that fish oil, rich in EPA and DHA is extremely helpful in lowering triglycerides. Fatty cold water variety of fish helps the body to maintain an optimal level of triglycerides. Reviews conducted by the American Heart Association have drawn a lot of conclusions about the good effects of fish oil. They are:
• Reduction in triglyceride levels
• Lowering of blood pressure
• Anti-inflammatory effects
• Lowering of atherosclerosis
• Decrease in platelet aggregation
• Reduction in susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmia
• Promotion of nitric oxide induced endothelial relaxation
Good food and exercise are the best ways to reduce triglycerides. We must abstain from high intake of alcohol, saturated fats, sugar and starch. Food containing excessive fats like butter, high-fat meats, fried foods, cheese, whole milk, dairy products and fast foods should be avoided at all costs. Ice-creams, desserts and sweetened drinks also contribute to enhanced triglycerides. Besides controlling the diet, you must not forget to exercise regularly. Smoking should be avoided. In fact, a healthy lifestyle will go a long way in lowering triglycerides and leading to a fit person.
Several health benefits of fish oil supplements have been proved in the last few years. But as per a new research by an Australian team of scientists, regular intake of fish oil supplements containing Omega-3 fatty acids along with moderate exercises like walking for 45mins can significantly help people suffering from obesity to lose weight.
Obesity is not only the most common nutritional disorder but is also a risk factor for a number of diseases. A number of metabolic syndromes associated with obesity include blood pressure, high blood triglycerides, precursor to diabetes, insulin resistance or heightened insulin levels. But as per the research finding, the Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil are actually are polyunsaturated fats which helps in oxidising or burning of body fat. However, merely regular intake of fish oil supplements won’t have much effect in fighting obesity. Regular exercise is also a must to increase the metabolic rate in order to lower body fat. Fish oil in addition with regular exercises increases the elasticity of blood vessel walls and improves the flow of blood to muscles during exercises. The research confirmed people losing an average of 4.5lb of weight over a period of three months.
Hence those of you loves eating oily fish like sardines, here is another reason to add them frequently to your lunch or dinner. The Omega-3 fatty acids present in the fish oil not only make you age slowly and maintain good health but also help to keep your weight down. The fish oil is also helpful in fighting visceral obesity typically found in obese men. The 3 long chain of fatty acids namely eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Omega-3 fatty acids lower the plasma triacylglycerols and hence a potentially effective treatment for obesity-related dyslipidemia.
Triglycerides are the chemical form of the animal and vegetable fat present in our body. An excess of calories in our body is converted into fats which is stored as triglycerides in our body. Whenever the body needs energy, it draws on the triglycerides circulating in the blood plasma. But an excess of triglycerides chokes the arteries and leads to coronary artery disease or a heart attack. Our body gets triglycerides from both fats and carbohydrates. Therefore, a proper diet has to be maintained in order to keep the triglycerides in control.
Research shows that omega-3 from fish oils is a great help in lowering triglycerides in the body. Flax seed oil, almonds, dairy products and fishes such as mackerel, salmon, herring and tuna are rich in omega-3 and can help to reduce the triglycerides. Besides diet, exercise is also important in keeping a check over triglycerides. Complex carbohydrates are good for the body and are found in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes. Since excess calories form triglycerides, it is wise to abstain from taking too much sugar and sweets. Alcohol is another culprit in increasing triglycerides. Totally eliminating alcohol from the diet is a good idea.
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1. The experience of the humanum
At the moment when we decided to embark on the adventure of Oasis nearly ten years ago, we took a gamble on the fact that encounter would be a real possibility, that it was and is possible to communicate, because subjects share many basic questions and one and the same experience on the level of affections, of work, and of rest. As Blessed John Paul II declared, “yet something does exist that can be called the experience of man” . The conjunction with which the sentence opens shows his awareness of his position. In fact, though, if it is true that this shared experience of the humanum does exist, it is also true that it never occurs “in the pure state”. It is always expressed through the medium of a culture, and that has to be the case, since, as John Paul II again teaches in his famous speech to UNESCO in 1980: «Man has no being outside of culture. Culture is a specific mode of man's existence and being»
. If, then, there are ultimate questions that transcend cultural expressions and draw on the deep roots of human experience, this means that the various cultures are potentially comprehensible to each other. We can have an encounter with one another. The experiences of one person or community are, so to speak, translatable
into that of others.
It is a fact nonetheless that the level of translatability varies a great deal from era to era. There are periods in which communication between civilisations and religions seems almost impossible, there are others however in which the emergence of questions of common interest facilitates exchange. We might think of when the Jesuit Matteo Ricci came into contact with China or of the journey that the very gifted Muslim scientist al-Bîrûnî undertook to India at the start of the year 1000. For both men, landing in the Far East was almost like being dumped down on another planet. Today however, as a consequence of the process of the “métissage of civilisations”, we are traversing one of those periods when cultures and religions are constrained, almost in spite of themselves, to converse with each other. Since history is the realm of freedom, this phenomenon does not exclude the possibility of a return to remoteness in the future, nor should it be allowed to conceal the reality of fundamentalistic and violent interpretations which in fact prevent communication. Nonetheless, we consider that an analysis of the facts suggests clearly enough that there are certain universally relevant questions, at least for anyone who is disposed to listen to them.
2. Universally relevant questions
We can summarise these questions in their most basic form like this: what type of persons do the women and men of the third millennium want to be? This question looks only apparently abstract, since in actual fact the way it is answered is crucial for many practical issues. For example, the question of the destruction of the envìronment ; technoscience, the risk of reducing human beings to the object of their own experiments; or the form that the global economy will adopt in response to the financial crisis. In particular, with respect to relations between Christians and Muslims, it seems to me that there are four areas where the universally relevant question about what it means to be human find a particularly powerful expression today, and where questioning each other can end up being very enriching.
2.1 Truth and Freedom
The first level and the most radical is that of the truth-freedom nexus. How can we hold together the striving for truth with the acknowledgement of the intangibility of personal freedom? Can we be certain that something is objectively true, in itself and for everyone, while at the same time accepting that others do not share - or share only partially - this conviction of ours? Here, of course, nobody can claim to be taking up the position of teacher, since the equilibrium between the two arguments, which is always tense and precarious, requires to be constantly rebalanced. The West seems to have abandoned the striving for truth pro bono pacis
, preferring to settle for a coexistence that is nonetheless proving to be more and more precarious because it is founded on purely utilitarian considerations. On the other hand, the difficulties and the negations that religious freedom (which is wider than a mere freedom of worship) continues to encounter in various parts of the Muslim world demonstrate that in those latitudes too the solution remains elusive. Significantly, scholars like Olivier Roy consider that it is precisely the question of religious freedom that will very soon be the catalyst for the tensions in Muslim societies, as they gradually abandon their traditional arrangement. In this connection, the teaching of the Second Vatican Council offers us the potential for a non-relativistic foundation for religious freedom. On the practical level, however, we need to be realistic about recognising that this awareness is painfully slow to develop: either there is a tendency to relativism, even among believers, as happens not infrequently in the West, or else religious freedom is so limited as to be effectually suppressed, as in some states that define themselves as “Islamic”. Here then is an initial area for work, one that can easily be extended to include not just the question of violence, terrorism, and war, but also that of the conception of democracy and freedom of expression.
2.2. “Pondering” the crisis
A much more urgent requirement would seem to be a serious debate on the economic-financial crisis, as a more macroscopic expression of the general travail that post-modern societies are going through. A stone’s throw away from the City I hardly need to labour this point. As Benedict XVI observed in his encyclical Caritas in veritate
, it is not sufficient to make do with a merely cosmetic operation, a modest injection of ethics as a means of humanising a market that is taken to be a natural rather than a cultural fact. It is necessary, as the Pope observes, to broaden the scope of economic reason, opening it up to the logic of the gift, of the gratuitous. On this point the social doctrine of the Church is as remote as possible from being a merely pietistic-moralistic discourse. The centrality of gratuitousness in the structuring of human societies emerges for example from the studies of the anthropologist Marcel Mauss, certainly not a thinker who can be classified as pious . In fact, the crisis represents the refutation of the idea that an authentically human coexistence can be founded just on the pure and simple acceptance of the empirically real.
These anthropological reflections are not intended to obscure in any way the extreme political gravity of the moment, dominated by what in another place I have called the “war of the credit spread
”. It was Von Clausewitz who famously said that war is politics continued by other means. Today, however, given the grave state of crisis of political culture, finance is in danger of becoming war continued under another form. What might be the alternative? In my opinion, a new idea of Europe. It is not of course a question of rhetorically counterposing the Europe of ideals to the Europe of finance, not least because it is clear from the start which would come out on top in any such confrontation. Rather, from within the current dynamics, it is a question of re-formulating - with new and creative energy
- the basic idea that brought around the same table countries that had fought one another, tooth and nail, for almost half a century. The hypothesis taken as the starting-point was that needs, which had been a cause of conflict, could become an occasion for collaboration. It was true sixty years ago, in conditions much worse than the present ones, it can be true today as well.
2.3. Religious Practice and secularisation
The crisis might however have further surprises in store for us. While technological society, weak in terms of ideals
, tends to expel the religious sense, it is not impossible that the current stalemate could open up to a return of the transcendent. What direction are we going in here? The data are as contradictory as they could be. Benedict XVI focuses relentlessly on the worrying weakening of religious practice in Europe , a phenomenon from which even the Muslim communities of the Continent do not seem to be exempt, according to various sociological studies. And yet the existence of realities that do not accord with this diagnosis is an equally evident sign – as, in my opinion, can be clearly observed in the United Kingdom as well. On the other hand, where the Muslim majority countries are concerned, religious practice seems to have reached one of the highest levels of their entire history, to the point that recently the jurist Yadh Ben Achour stigmatized what he defined as “religious indigestion” . All the more surprising, then, to hear the diagnosis of various analysts, among them the Tunisian scholar Abdel Majid Charfi, who spoke at the Oasis Committee this year of a secularisation, indeed of a ‘rampant’ secularisation, though masked behind a façade of formal religious practice. I believe that a serious inquiry on this issue among both Christians and Muslims, would be of the greatest interest. Are we in a position to advance a detailed hypothesis on the so-called secularisation process, which in reality presents marked differences depending on the nation and the region in question, or do we adopt as our categories those of the finalistic reading of modernity, perhaps placing ourselves in opposition to it? As men of the religions, are we anti-modern or post-modern?
2.4. Ethical priorities
Finally, there is the area which might perhaps be the first to occur to people, I mean that of ethical questions. I have deliberately left it to the end, to avoid reducing the whole practice of the encounter between Christians and Muslims to the identification of some particular shared values that need to be protected. Without denying the value of such an approach, we need to recognise that by itself it would be restrictive on account of its essentially defensive nature. Nonetheless, it remains true that on numerous ethical questions Christians and Muslims, together with many other men and women, believers or not, can and so must work together, all the more so in that problems often manifest in almost identical ways in different places. The “controversy about the humanum
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ERIC Number: EJ1057781
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 83
Peer Relationship Difficulties in Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder
Siegel, Rebecca S.; Freeman, Andrew J.; La Greca, Annette M.; Youngstrom, Eric A.
Child & Youth Care Forum, v44 n3 p355-375 Jun 2015
Background: Pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) is associated with psychosocial impairment, but few studies have examined peer relationship functioning and PBD. Adolescence is a crucial developmental period when peers become increasingly salient. Objective: This study compared perceived friendship quality and peer victimization in adolescents with PBD to external community benchmarks and to adolescents with other psychopathology. We also measured the association between peer difficulties and current mood symptoms across diagnoses. Methods: Participants were 189 adolescents, ages 10-17 years (46% female; 58% African American, 32% Caucasian, 10% Other), recruited from a community mental health center (n = 73) and an academic medical center (n = 116). Diagnoses were made via semi-structured diagnostic interviews. Adolescents completed questionnaires to assess peer relationship functioning and mood symptoms. Caregivers completed a questionnaire to assess adolescents' mood symptoms. Results: Adolescents with PBD reported significantly fewer positive and negative qualities in a close friendship and more relational victimization than external community controls. There were no significant differences between adolescents with PBD and those with other psychopathology. Depression and (hypo)mania were both associated with more negative friendship quality and peer victimization. Conclusions: Adolescents with psychiatric disorders reported more peer difficulties than an external community sample, but difficulties were not specific to PBD. Mood symptoms were problematic for perceived close friendship quality and peer victimization in youth with a variety of psychiatric diagnoses. Results suggest that treatments targeting mood symptoms may improve peer relationships and those with an interpersonal focus may be particularly helpful to address mood symptoms.
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Pediatrics, Friendship, Victims of Crime, Benchmarking, Psychopathology, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Mental Health Programs, Semi Structured Interviews, Questionnaires, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Diagnostic Tests, Peer Acceptance, Mental Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Caregiver Attitudes
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China (MNN) – There’s been a lot of noise lately about the rising persecution of Christians taking place in parts of China, including the destruction of multiple churches in the last several months. While the lives of Chinese believers may look grim in some places, Bibles for China’s James St. John says oppression is not the story for all Christians in the nation. Many are worshipping the name of Jesus freely.
St. John says there are two defining factors for Christians who are persecuted and those who aren’t. These are based on location and if their church is underground or legally registered with the state. These factors have created a wide range of relationships between the underground Church, the state Church, and the government.
“When it comes to China and dealing with religious issues, a lot of those are very local,” St. John says. “Changing of leadership on a local level, many times changes policies or changes the enforcement of policies. Some people are much more conservative – and when I say conservative, I mean they’re more hardline.”
Laws are interpreted differently in China, depending on the area. For example, rural areas are a toss-up. Sometimes religious laws are strictly enforced, other times not so much. In provinces, counties, and villages that enforce laws more strictly, we have seen most of the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities arise.
Persecution of the Underground Church in China
Persecution of the underground Church is the most frequent oppression we see of believers in China.
We recently shared about the Golden Lampstand, an unregistered megachurch in Shanxi Province which was demolished by officials on January 9th. The Church had around 50,000 people in attendance and was started in 2009. There have been continuous assaults from officials and arrests of church leaders and founders.
“This was an underground church that disguised this property initially as a warehouse,” St. John says. “With a congregation that large and being there without permission, or without the clearances that the local government required, I hate to say it’s kind of one of those it’s only a matter of time that something like this might happen… Obviously, I don’t want a group of believers [to] suffer the loss of the place where they gather and that kind of thing, but it’s a reality in many places in China that this is happening and it’s unfortunate.”
Persecution of State Run Churches in China
While the Golden Lampstand was an underground Church, state Churches have also felt the sting of persecution.
“Even where there is a great relationship between the government and these believers in the official presence of the Church, those things happen,” St. John says.
An example of this showed in late December. A Catholic state-run Church in Zhifang was destroyed. Church Militant reports the Church had the needed permits, was approved by the government, and had a permanent permit to the land. Yet authorities still went forward with the demolition of the building that’d been erected in 1999.
St. John shares the example of another Church in western China. It was destroyed on January 15. However, the demolition of this Church was due to new construction and the Church leaders were warned three years in advance.
“The government was expanding a huge economic zone. Everything was being basically leveled to make room for what they considered progress to build high rises and that kind of thing… It wasn’t just the Church [being demolished]. It was huge areas of properties that were all being basically leveled to make room for the construction.”
This shows that not all destruction of churches is solely based on religious oppression. While government officials in certain areas are oppressing members of the Church because of their faith, officials in other areas of China are celebrating them.
Working out of Faith
There are some areas “where government officials [are] excited about this group of believers being in their city because they’ve seen that they’re making a huge difference in their society.” In these cases, authorities are often seeing Christians from the official Chinese Church “working out their faith.”
St. John notes the work of believers several years back after severe earthquakes hit. These Christians were the first ones on the scene to begin offering aid and medical support. Through their work, they also encouraged those hurting by sharing the truth of Jesus.
Local government officials were so impressed with the work being done, a positive relationship quickly formed and opened new doors of ministry and medical work to the believers. The government gave them permission to construct two hospitals where they could share openly about their faith. They call them ‘Gospel Hospitals’.
The officials continue to be supportive of the believers’ work because of how they work out of their faith. St. John says there are other places around the nation sharing similar paths of strong relationships between officials and the Church.
While religious oppression and freedom in China may be subject to location, the growing hunger for God is not. It is rapidly spreading around the nation and more people are coming to Christ.
How Bibles for China is Responding
As this growth of the Church continues, God has created even more opportunities for Bibles for China to work. In 2018, the ministry will be entering new areas of the nation to further distribute God’s Word with permission from the government.
“There is one thing that we can do that we can make sure that the believers that we have an opportunity to go into these churches and facilitate placing the Word of God into their hands, and we know that when they take that home that it’s making a difference not only in their churches. It’s making a difference in their home and their growth as disciples,” St. John shares.
Their work in giving the Bible to each believer is helping the rapid growth of the Church. St. John saw proof of this when he recently traveled to a new location Bibles for China is working in. He witnessed the baptism of 13 believers who were fired up for the Gospel.
“There was such joy among these people having placed their faith in Jesus Christ, and those folks need our prayers.”
How to Get Involved
Bibles for China invites you to pray for the Church in China and their efforts to give each member a Bible. Pray for believers who have lost their Church building to be encouraged by Jesus. Pray for those who are persecuted in different areas of China to have faith that God is with them.
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This is an essay on notability.
It contains the oul' advice or opinions of one or more Mickopedia contributors. Be the hokey here's a quare wan. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Mickopedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.
|This page in a holy nutshell: When designin' or debatin' inherently notable categories or other notability criteria, keep it simple, stupid.|
Notability guidelines, whether categories which are considered inherently notable or somethin' along the likes of WP:GNG, should be as consistent and simply defined as possible, bedad. Any such guideline which contains inadequately justified exceptions, provisos, and/or loopholes is an example of notabilitymanderin' (a portmanteau of "notability" and "gerrymanderin'").
Consider the oul' followin' example:
All foo are inherently notable except for/provided that bar
Such statements can be acceptable at times, given that bar is a bleedin' reasonable and non-arbitrary exception, the cute hoor. But if bar is a bleedin' single article, or a few articles, begorrah. that is/are excluded from the bleedin' category for such reasons as WP:IDON'TLIKEIT or WP:WHOCARES, or a holy proviso such as length or number of redlinks that is irrelevant to the feckin' article's content and/or relationship to the oul' category it should be removed, fair play. (Practical considerations, such as the feckin' number of all foo potentially drownin' out notable foo, may be permissible sole reasons for such an exception, but in that case the bleedin' most reasonable bar ought to be chosen.)
This starts becomin' more important if there are multiple such exceptions and provisos, or especially when they are nested. Bejaysus. Consider:
All foo are inherently notable except for bar, but includin' article fizz within group bar
Such criteria should be avoided unless there is a really good reason for their inclusion.
Even though "inherent non-notability" doesn't exist on Mickopedia, any category of articles that is discouraged or prohibited (such as WP:NOT, or what the community has decided as not inherently notable) should also follow this principle. Consider the feckin' example
Foo is not an inherently notable category, but article foo1 within foo is inherently notable
Such criteria should be avoided without really good cause lest it become the oul' analogous evil of nonnotabilitymanderin'.
Consider inherently notable category 1, game ball! Category 2, a holy subcategory of 1, is also inherently notable. Whisht now. However, category 3, a bleedin' subcategory of 2, is not inherently notable, and neither is category 4, a holy subcategory of 3. Jesus Mother of Chrisht almighty. Category 5, a feckin' subcategory of 4, should NOT be inherently notable without good cause.
Any chronological categories (such as lists of Heads of State, etc.) should not exclude inherent notability to any member based on chronology (e.g. Whisht now and eist liom. the bleedin' Grand Poobahs of Freedonia are inherently notable if and only if they served after 1978) without good cause. Especially discouraged are multiple such exclusions (e.g, fair play. the Grand Poobahs of Freedonia are inherently notable if and only if they served before 1953 or after 1978).
What this is not
A ban on any notability nuance
Exceptions to rules or decisions on notability are not notabilitymanderin' provided that they are legitimate and reasonable. Sufferin' Jaysus. Indeed, many of Mickopedia's actual notability guidelines are quite detailed, Lord bless us and save us. This even applies for nested exceptions or provisos, although the feckin' more arcane and counter-intuitive they are the bleedin' bigger the onus is for justifyin' their existences. Here's another quare one for ye. "Extraordinary exceptions require extraordinary justifications" is a feckin' good rule of thumb.
An attempt to make notability an even playin' field
WP:NOTLEVEL applies across categories in the bleedin' encyclopedia. Bejaysus this is a quare tale altogether. This applies to individual groups of inherent notability. While this can be construed in spirit to try to make notability within a bleedin' given topic or category an even playin' field, it does not apply across topics like NOTLEVEL and in any case recognizes any legitimate iniquities in the oul' playin' field of notability for the bleedin' given topic.
An excuse to violate policy
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Commentary on the Wall Street Journal article by Laura SaundersThe Internal Revenue Service isn’t too keen on the recent advertisements suggesting retirement savers store their tax-free individual retirement account funds in gold at their house or in safety-deposit boxes, the Wall Street Journal writes.
Storing Gold at Home: Legal, But with Caveats
The statement from the IRS comes in response to a number of ads online and on the radio, such as one from Hartford Gold Group, suggesting investors can avoid stock market turbulence by investing IRA accounts in gold coins and bullion they can store where they like, including their home, according to the Journal.
But the law on such practices is cloudy, the publication writes.
For example, IRA assets can’t be stored in collectibles such as antiques, gems, artworks or wine, according to the Journal. On the other hand, it’s legal to keep IRA investments in coins and bullion-quality bars in metals such as gold, silver and platinum, the publication writes.
But few IRA investment providers offer the option — Vanguard and Charles Schwab don’t allows their clients to invest IRAs in physical metals, according to the Journal.
The IRS may be taking issue with just how difficult and expensive investing in physical gold could end up for the investor. Fidelity, which allows IRA investing in some coins and bullion, charges up to 2.9% to buy and 2% to sell the assets, and a further 0.125% quarterly storage fee, the publication writes.
And keeping the gold at home is not an option: out of tax compliance considerations, Fidelity requires physical metals to be stored at a qualified facility and doesn’t let IRA investors take the gold out or even view it without notification from the IRA custodian, the Journal writes.
Proponents of store-at-home gold say that IRA owners can legally keep their gold in a safe-deposit box or at home if they are the owners and managers of a limited-liability company that uses the funds from the IRA to obtain the gold, according to the publication.
Some attorney says this structure would allow investors to store coins owned by the LLC at home — but for bullion, they would still have to store it in an LLC-owned safety-deposit box, the Journal writes.
Home storage can get pricy, too: one professional whose company provides paperwork for at-home storage of IRA gold charges $400 to $1,200 to set up such an LLC, according to the publication.
And because the issue of LLC ownership by IRA has no legal precedent, companies advertising home storage of IRA gold are careful to note that they don’t provide legal advice, the Journal writes.
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Amid the increasingly mainstream “war on cash” and ‘hoarding’ across the globe, the timing of the IRS’ warning about keeping gold in your IRA seems highly coincidental at best and more than worrisome at least as the “different this time” confiscation methods shift attitudes from concerns to actions…
The government blatantly stole wealth from the American people before.
Many worry the U.S. government might confiscate gold again if it becomes desperate enough. I don’t think those fears are unfounded. The U.S. government’s abysmal financial situation is only getting worse.
But would it really do a 1933-style grab again?
I don’t think it will. However, there is another growing threat to your gold.
More Likely Than Outright Confiscation
Today, only a tiny fraction of the U.S. population owns gold. Heck, I’d bet most Americans have never even seen a gold coin, much less appreciate its value.
This wasn’t the case in 1933, when the U.S. was still on a variation of the gold standard. That’s why the government probably won’t repeat the 1933 rip-off. It’s simply not worth the effort.
If the government wants to confiscate wealth, it’s far more likely to go for the easy option… steadily debasing the currency by printing money. It’s a stealthy way to confiscate from savers.
That doesn’t mean gold owners are in the clear.
I think the government will try a new scam: taxing windfall profits on gold. This would make it much easier for the government to accomplish something similar to its 1933 heist.
There’s precedence for it, too. In 1980, Congress passed the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act, which taxed up to 70% of “windfall profits” of domestic oil producers.
What the heck is a windfall profit anyway?
As far as I can tell, it’s whatever politicians decide it is. It’s completely arbitrary. There are no objective measures to define it.
In short, a windfall profit is simply a profit politicians don’t like. The whole concept is a scam—a word trick to camouflage and sanitize legalized theft.
If the price of gold explodes, I wouldn’t be surprised if Congress passes a Fair Share Gold Windfall Profit Tax Act levying a tax of 80%, 90%, or more on gold profits.
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Kittery (kĭtˈərē) [key], town (1990 pop. 9,372), York co., extreme SW Maine, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River opposite Portsmouth, N.H.; inc. 1647. Its economy centers around tourism and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which is located on two islands owned by the federal government and connected with Kittery by two bridges. The oldest town in Maine (settled c.1623), it grew as a trading, fishing, lumber-shipping, and shipbuilding center. John Paul Jones's ship Ranger (built in 1777), and the Kearsarge of Civil War fame were both built there. Several 18th-century houses remain. William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born in Kittery. | <urn:uuid:0de6c458-4150-4e5e-9734-5cf757a6893c> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/us/kittery.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281649.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00445-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969913 | 173 | 2.484375 | 2 |
The Bounce Pro trampoline is a product designed for use outdoors as entertainment or for a low-impact aerobic exercise. The frame of the trampoline is made from galvanized steel, which helps to protect the device from rust. A layer of padding installed around the outside edge of the frame will help to safeguard the user against impact. When assembling your Bounce Pro, you may find it helpful to recruit the assistance of a second person, as this will simplify the process of installing the net.
Connect the lower ends of two L-shaped bars to one of the four small bars. Join the tabbed end of one of the short top rails to the top of the one of the L-shaped bars. Position the short top rail such that it points inward.
Join the tabbed end of one of the long top rails to the top of the remaining L-shaped bar. Position the long top rail such that it points outward. Assemble the remaining three trampoline stands in this manner.
Connect the long top rails to the short top rails until the four trampoline stands form a circle. Insert medium top rails between the gaps in the circle.
Spread out the net in the center of the trampoline's frame. Hook the spring loading tool onto the hook attached to the end of one of the net's springs. Use the tool to pull the spring onto the one of the holes on the frame.
Pull the spring located on the opposite side of the net onto the trampoline's frame in a similar manner. Move around the frame until you are equally distant from both springs. Pull the spring nearest you and hook it onto the frame. Move to the opposite side of the frame and attach the nearest spring in a similar manner.
Attach another spring located directly between two already-connected springs, then move to the opposite side of the frame and repeat. Continue to hook the springs onto the frame in this manner until you have finished attaching the net.
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Victorian environment groups are renewing calls for the creation of new parks and reserves to protect native forests from logging after the release of an audit report revealing state owned logging agency VicForests has failed to achieve the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificate.
The FSC certification standard is widely considered the global benchmark of sustainable forestry operations and prohibits logging that threatens high conservation values forests.
“VicForests has applied for FSC certification three times in the last decade, each time they’ve failed as auditors have raised concern over appalling practices impacting on precious environmental values,” said Friends of the Earth and Goongerah Environment Centre spokesperson Ed Hill.
“Logging old growth forest, logging that threatens protected and endangered species, illegal logging in breach of environmental protections, these are all common occurrences under VicForests logging regime and it’s these practices that have triggered major non conformances to the FSC standard and this scathing audit report.”
“It’s very hard to see how VicForests will be able to meet the FSC standards unless the Victorian government formally protect Victoria’s high conservation value forests and complete the transition out of native forest and into plantations and non timber sources of fibre.”
“Bunnings and Officeworks will drop Victorian native forest products by 2020 unless VicForests can achieve FSC certification. Consumers and businesses are increasingly demanding genuinely sustainable products. It’s time the Andrew’s government and their logging agency caught up by moving logging out of high conservation value forests and creating new parks and reserves.”
“Current policy of Victorian Labor allows logging of old growth forests in East Gippsland. The audit team raised concerns about how old growth forests in East Gippsland are mapped, citing examples where old growth forests that are not defined by the government as ‘old growth’ are being logged."
“The auditors also raised major non conformances with logging impacts on the threatened Greater Glider, a species listed as Vulnerable to extinction over a year ago yet nothing has been done to protect it. Earlier this year ABC news revealed an unethical logging experiment being conducted by VicForests that is designed to kill Greater Gliders by logging their habitat to see how many survive.”
“Businesses, consumers and the overwhelming majority of Victorian voters want native forests protected in new parks and reserves, the state election provides Labor with a opportunity to show leadership and take decisive action to protect high environmental forests from logging and complete the transition into plantations and non timber sources of fibre.”
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California-based 3D printer manufacturers Kudo3D have just unveiled an exceptional new 3D printer, dubbed the Titan 2, that is designed to be fully capable of printing high resolution 3D materials to an accuracy level between 37 and 100 microns.
This next-generation 3D printer comes powered by an embedded Raspberry Pi mini PC and works by making use of proprietary Passive Self-Peeling technology. It is compatible with all kinds of computer and smartphone formats, and is capable of providing a maximum print speed of 2.7 inches per hour.
This new 3D printer's stand-out feature is the Passive Self-Peeling, which uses six different materials to reduce the force of layer separation, making it possible to get more intricate and accurate layers. Available for pre-order at the moment, the Titan 2 3D printer will appeal to a wide variety of 3D printing enthusiasts.
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Wadau, Tsunami iko njiani! Mjihami!
Kenya, Tanzania Issue Tsunami Warnings
Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:38pm IST
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya and Tanzania issued tsunami warnings along their eastern Indian Ocean coastlines after a powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia on Wednesday.
Some 164 people were killed and more than 2,300 were displaced in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Seychelles, and Somalia after the disastrous 2004 Asian tsunami.
The waves are expected to hit the Kenyan coast, a popular tourist destination, at about 1700 GMT, officials said. One person in Kenya was killed in the 2004 tsunami.
"The government of Kenya has consequently issued a tsunami warning for the people living along the Kenyan coastline," Esther Murugi, the minister of state for special programmes said in a statement.
"The water levels are expected to rise up to 2 to 3 metres in areas of Malindi, Lamu, up to Kiunga while in Kilifi, Mombasa up to Shimoni, the levels are expected to rise up to 2 metres," she said.
Senior Assistant Director at Kenya's Met office, Ali Mafimbo, said an alert had been issued to keep people on the lookout and to stay out of the sea once they saw water levels receding.
Tanzania said it expected waves of up to 1.5 metres to hit the coastline between 1600 GMT and 1800 GMT.
"There will likely be huge waves in the Indian Ocean � all fishermen and other vessels should keep off the sea," Tanzania's Meteorological Agency director, Agness Kijazi, told Reuters.
"People should evacuate coastlines, especially in northern parts of the country."
Madagascar's National Office for Disaster and Risk Management said they did not expect the tsunami to cause damage on the Indian Ocean island.
"We don't expect the wave to have a big impact on Madagascar. We are not planning to move anybody. We urge people not to panic," Louis de Gonzague Rakotonirainy said, before the latest wave of aftershocks.
"In the event the situation develops, the inhabitants of the east coast will be advised to move to higher ground. A meeting is taking place right now to evaluate the situation."
(Reporting by Humphrey Malalo and Yara Bayoumy in Nairobi; Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala in Dar es Salaam; Alain Iloniaina in Antananarivo; Writing by Yara Bayoumy; Editing by James Macharia) | <urn:uuid:08968073-771e-4391-b98c-33d22aab535e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://swahilitime.blogspot.com/2012/04/kenya-tanzania-issue-tsunami-warnings.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00458-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947117 | 538 | 1.90625 | 2 |
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The cost of imperfection
Tim's father, Malcolm Roberts, who is headteacher of Colden Common primary school, in Hampshire, had always assumed that the Disabled Students Allowance to which his son is entitled would not be means-tested.
"If a child has a disability, I don't think parents should have to continually fork out just to ensure that he gets the same chances as everyone else, " Mr Roberts said. He and his wife, Brenda, who teaches at Rookwood infant school, Eastleigh, have already spent much time and money on extra support for Tim, who is now in the second year of a business studies course at Coventry University.
Tim needs someone to take lecture notes for him, and the cost about Pounds 1,600 this year is being borne by his parents. Last year he needed equipment worth Pounds 4,000 a specially adapted computer and software and a radio hearing aid. His parents also had to contribute Pounds 1,600 towards that expense before the local education authority would provide the top-up funding.
The Disabled Students All-owance is worth up to Pounds 7,280 a year over a three-year course. Unfortunately, because it is part of the maintenance grant, it is also means-tested, so that even families like the Roberts, who are not wealthy, have to make a substantial contribution towards the cost of essential "extras" for their children.
Tim is outraged by the unfairness of the system. "My parents didn't ask for me to be deaf," he said. "I would have been born a hearing person but for the fact that my mother contracted rubella when she was pregnant, and now the Government wants to penalise my parents."
Sophie Corlett, assistant director of SKILLS, the National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, agrees with Tim. "It is blatant discrimination," she said. "It's like asking parents with student daughters to fund the installation of ladies' lavatories at universities."
She points out that Pounds 2,340 is usually the maximum which the Government asks even millionaire parents of a student without disabilities to contribute towards maintenance, while parents with a joint residual income of Pounds 60,599 could be asked to support their disabled child to the tune of Pounds 5,800 a year.
Universities which have an unwelcoming approach to students with disabilities may push up the cost of their education still further. Some universities offer free help to apply for the Disabled Students Allowance, make all the arrangements for note-takers and other helpers and provide free support and counselling, but others charge fees for providing advice and engaging personal helpers.
Other unhelpful practices include failing to make book lists and lecture notes available in advance and, in the case of one lecturer, refusing to use a radio microphone to enable a deaf student to follow a lecture.
Sophie Corlett admits that any grants system is open to abuse but argues that the recent controversy over bogus "dyslexic" students claiming allowances which they didn't need is a red herring. "The problem is that there is no universally-accepted method of assessment of dyslexia," she said.
The Department for Education and Employment defends its operation of the Disabled Students Allowance by saying that means-testing should apply to everyone. Another problem is that the allowance cannot be disentangled from the means-tested maintenance grant without an Act of Parliament.
But Sophie Corlett thinks that the law should be changed to rectify the injustice to thousands of disabled students and their families. In any case, the total cost of their allowance, including parental contributions Pounds 6 million in 1993 1994 represents only 0.5 per cent of the total maintenance grant bill for students.
Meanwhile, Malcolm and Brenda Roberts are relying on their savings to pay for Tim's education. On a teacher's salary, Mr Roberts could not afford to take out a PEP or an endowment policy some years ago to fund the cost of his children's higher education, as his wife took a career break while their children were small.
"We can just about afford the extra, but many other families couldn't, " Malcolm Roberts said. "It grieves me that many youngsters will be denied the chance of a university place, after struggling so hard to get there. The chances of employment must be even lower for someone who is disabled and also has no qualifications."
For further information, contact: SKILLS, The National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, 336 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AA. Tel minicom: 0171 274 0565. Information service: 0171 978 9890 1.30-4.30.pm Monday to Friday.
TES2 february 16 1996 Disabled Students' Allowance, 19951996 The three allowances are: * Up to Pounds 4,850 per annum for non-medical personal helpers such as note-takers.
* Up to Pounds 3,650 over the whole course for major items of specialist equipment such as a computer.
* Up to Pounds 1,215 pa for items which do not fall within the remit of the above or to supplement them if necessary.
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MoMA in New York has a new exhibit exploring what can be done with American’s only seemingly inexhaustible resource: foreclosed homes and sparsely inhabited suburbs. Nature-City, a proposal by WORKac, turns the cookie-cutter town of Keizer, Oregon into a model city that incorporates just about every on-trend proposition in urban planning. There’s farmer’s markets, rooftop farms, and fuel cells integrated into the buildings’ design.
After this, however, Nature-City has some clever tricks up its sleeves. A water tower housed at the top of an apartment block cascades down as an indoors waterfall. Buildings are equipped with cut-outs and internal parks to encourage animal migration. The strangest structure might be an enormous dome that uses methane from the city’s waste to heat public swimming pools. As an update on Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City, it’s playful, utopian, and probably a nice place to live.
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Of all the excuses we use to justify eating junk food, the supposed cost of healthier alternatives is one of the most common – according to a recent survey of 2,000 Brits – closely followed by a shortage of time. But does a lack of funds really have to be a barrier to good nutrition?
The argument goes that buying the fresh ingredients required to make your own meals and snacks is more expensive than the ready-prepared alternatives. That certainly sounds logical. But while it’s true that some fresh produce is pricier, pound for pound – especially if you’re shelling out for nutrient-rich free range or organic options – this doesn’t necessarily have to translate into more expensive meals. So what’s the key to eating healthily without breaking the bank?
The first thing to do is re-stock your freezer. For many of us, buying fresh often leads to a lot of wastage – how many times have you picked up a pack of veg that’s more than enough to make a specific meal and ended up throwing the remainder away because it’s gone off? The solution: embrace frozen fruit and veg. Most major supermarkets now stock iced versions of everything from green beans to strawberries, via mushrooms, carrots, mango and broccoli, often ready-prepped in big, budget-friendly packs that will last for months. Take blueberries – one of the healthiest foods around thanks to their high levels of antioxidants and fat-fighting pterostilbene. A 150g tray of the fresh variety costs £2, which works out at a relatively hefty 66p per 50g serving. But for the same money you can get 350g of frozen – less than half the price at 28p per portion.
What’s more, they’re actually healthier than their fresh counterparts. No, really. Because they’re frozen almost immediately after harvesting, the nutrients are locked in at source. Contrast this with some of the “fresh” food lining our supermarket aisles: it has often travelled halfway around the world and sat on a shelf for days while the nutrients slowly degrade, vastly reducing their health-boosting potential.
A fully stocked freezer will expand your options for what you can cook, but to really make things cost-effective, you’ll also need to rethink how you cook it. A key issue with home-made meals is the cost of all the additional ingredients – on top of the fresh veg and meat – required for most recipes. If you’re only making one or two portions, the cost per serving is going to be fairly high (and lead to more wastage). But if you can scale up the quantity, a lot of the ingredients suddenly become more economical, especially with meals that lend themselves to batch-cooking like chilli con carne or stews. All you then need to do is divide the extra portions into sealed tubs, freeze them and you’ve created your own line of healthy DIY ready meals that’ll last for months and cost significantly less than the supermarket versions (which can sell for anything up to a fiver, come swimming in added salt, sugar and preservatives, and won’t do your waistline any favours).
But the best news? By batch-cooking all your food in advance, you’ll also be sidestepping the other major excuse for eating junk food: a busy schedule. The time to reinvest your savings in a bigger freezer is now.
The bottom line Healthy eating doesn’t have to be expensive, provided you batch-cook your meals and use frozen fruit and veg. If anything, it can actually save you money.
These healthy upgrades won’t cost you any more than the processed alternatives, but they will make your diet healthier
Porridge oats for breakfast cereal
Unlike cereal, porridge is packed with muscle-building protein, filling fibre and low-GI carbohydrates that will help to sustain your energy levels throughout the morning. Plus, you’ve got countless healthy toppings to keep it interesting.
RECOMMENDED: Healthy Breakfasts
Peanut butter for chocolate spread
While no less indulgent than chocolate spread, peanut butter is much better for you, thanks to its high levels of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat and protein. It goes amazingly with your morning fruit smoothie, too.
RECOMMENDED: Peanut Butter Recipes
Greek yogurt for fruit yogurt
Greek yogurt contains around twice as much protein as regular yogurt and half the carbs. Better still, it’s low in fat and free from the added sugar and sweeteners often found in fruit yogurts. Add berries, and you’ve got a delicious, healthy dessert.
Dark chocolate for milk chocolate
Chocolate? Healthy? Yep – when it’s of the dark variety. Dark chocolate is crammed with antioxidants and boost your levels of compounds such as tryptophan, serotonin and dopamine (the so-called “happy hormone” that boosts your mood). And choose quality stuff with a high cocoa content – most supermarket own-brand varieties are just as ropey as the sugar-packed milk options.
Wholegrain rye bread for white bread
This dark, grainy loaf will drip-feed you energy throughout the day, filling you up and helping you avoid hunger pangs. “Mighty” white on the other hand is highly processed and more likely to spike your blood sugar levels, which can lead to fat storage. Rye lasts far longer in your bread bin, too.
Between 2010 and 2016, Ben was the deputy editor of Men’s Fitness UK, which predated, and then shared a website with, Coach. Ben also contributed exclusive features to Coach on topics such as football drills, triathlon training plans and healthy eating.
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23 October 2014
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher has identified differences in the kicking mechanics of soccer players who have had a common type of groin pain, compared to those who have not.
PhD student Cicci Severin has been invited to present her recent Science Honours research to the First World Conference on Groin Pain in Athletes, to be held at the Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in Qatar on 1-3 November.
Ms Severin, of Parrearra, is an international student from Sweden and a former personal trainer who also has a USC Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science.
“It will be such a great opportunity to network with world leaders in this research field,” she said.
USC Senior Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics Dr Mark Sayers said Ms Severin’s study examined the relationship between technique and injury in soccer players but the findings could also relate to goal-kicking in other football codes.
“Ultimately, this research is working towards developing a screening test to prevent groin pain, particularly a condition centred around the hip that affects about 20 percent of all footballers,” Dr Sayers said.
Ms Severin recorded and analysed the pelvic and hip joint kinematics (motion) of 22 semi-professional, male soccer players aged from 19 to 26.
“During maximal instep kicking, players with previous groin pain employed different kinematics and coordination in the hips and pelvis compared to uninjured players,” she said. “They also adapted differently to an altered approach angle.”
She said the support of Sunshine Coast FC Fire was invaluable and she was continuing to work with the club in sports medicine and rehabilitation areas.
She also takes students from the University on clinical placements with the club.
“It’s great working with athletes because they’re eager to take your rehabilitation recommendations so they can get back to playing as soon as possible after an injury,” she said.
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It’s called The greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also
known as the Indianapolis 500, the Indy 500 or The 500. The auto race is held
annually, typically on the last weekend in May (specifically over the Memorial Day weekend) at the Indianapolis motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The first “500”
was held at the Speedway on Memorial Day, May 30, 1911. It had a field of 40
starters, with Ray Harroun (below) driving a Marmon Model 32-based Wasp across
the finish line. He was the only driver in the race without a riding mechanic, who
checked the oil pressure and would let the driver know when traffic was coming. The
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Senate Years of Service:1950-1969
CARLSON, Frank, a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Concordia, Cloud County, Kans., January 23, 1893; attended the public schools, Concordia (Kans.) Normal and Business College, and Kansas State College at Manhattan; during the First World War served as a private in the United States Army 1918-1919; engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising; member, State house of representatives 1929-1933; chairman of the Republican State committee 1932-1934; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1947); was not a candidate for renomination in 1946; Governor of Kansas from 1947 until his resignation in November 1950, having been elected a Senator; chairman of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission in 1949; chairman of the National Governors Conference 1949-1950; elected on November 7, 1950, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Clyde M. Reed for the term ending January 3, 1951, and also for the full term commencing January 3, 1951; reelected in 1956, and again in 1962; and served from November 29, 1950, to January 3, 1969; was not a candidate for reelection in 1968; chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (Eighty-third Congress); died in Concordia, Kans., May 30, 1987; interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
BibliographyAmerican National Biography; Carlson, Frank. ”The Growth of Federal Control.” American Economic Security 10 (August-September 1953): 9-16.
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WOMEN’S groups from across Bolton will take part in a series of events in support of an international campaign to eradicate violence against women.
The ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence’ campaign, which runs until December 10, is also being supported by Bolton Council and Bolton at Home.
An exhibition has been organised to raise awareness of the issue.
About 15 women’s groups will decorate pairs of shoes and attach messages of support for victims of gender violence. The shoes are being turned into an exhibit called Take The First Step, which will go on display at the Bolton One Stop Shop and Bolton Library during December.
A networking event for the women’s groups involved in the project is being held on December 10 to celebrate the achievements of the campaign. Bolton groups taking part in the campaign include: Breighmet Library Women’s Group, British Red Cross WISP (Women’s Integration Support Project), Bright Meadows Children’s Centre, Leverhulme Women’s Group, Christine Partington House Women’s Group, Wellfield community Support Group, Targeted Youth Support, Just For Girls, Get Ripped For Girls, Bolton Solidarity Community Association, Access Refugee and Asylum Seekers Women’s Group, SafeHaven – Thank Goodness it’s Friday, Fortalice Women’s Group, Foxes of the Fold, and Johnson Fold. | <urn:uuid:b500db7e-ffca-48cf-ba1d-97ee147a5d27> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/10072257.Women___s_groups_in_anti_violence_campaign/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285001.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00303-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94827 | 295 | 2.03125 | 2 |
These 100 Day puzzles are a quick, easy and fun way to help students count and sequence numbers 1-10, count backwards from 10 to 1, as well as skip count by 10s to 100.
Here's a quick, easy and fun 100 Day "print & go" activity that your kiddos are sure to enjoy. Children can do this independently during your 100 Day celebration, or as a whole group, read the simple sentences, students then take a moment to complete the task. You can also send this home a few days prior, to be completed and then returned on 100 Day.
1-2-3 Come Do Some More 100-Day Activities With Me
If you're like me, you've started looking for a few more quick, easy and fun ideas to add to your collection of 100-Day activities. One Hundred Day was one of my favorite celebrations, second only to Valentine's Day, which was my favorite.
Everything we did related to that number, from reading 100-Day stories, to making class books with writing prompts about 100 and of course lots of super-fun math activities, which my Y5's really enjoyed.
Counting that high can be a bit tedious for a young five, so I tried to think of a variety of ways for them to practice. Watching numbers flash on a screen to some catchy music, is a visually fun way to count. I spent about an hour looking at short "count to 100" videos on YouTube.
Here are a few of the best ones: "We Can Count To 100" (1:52) simply flashes colorful numbers as they count in a sing-song way. "The Big Numbers Song" also counts to 100. I especially like this 3:11 minute video clip, because the voice is soft and soothing, and also shows the number words, which we were also working on.
Dr. Jean keeps students engaged with her (2:17 minute) Macarena Math Time counting to 100 song, by showing and repeating the Macarena dance movements, as she counts to 100. She also breaks up the counting, by ending each segment of 10 with: "That makes ______ 10s." i.e. ". . . 78. 79, 80! That makes 8 tens."
If you have a superhero theme going on in your classroom, your kiddos will enjoy the (2:27 minute) "Count To 100 Superhero" clip. It has a catchy beat that your students will enjoy. Finally, click on the link for a counting to 100s video with a jazzy beat. With all of the bright colors, your little ones will find it visually appealing.
Besides counting by ones, my Y5s were also learning how to skip count by 10s to 100. With that in mind, I just finished designing some quilt block bookmarks yesterday.
I've included a blank template, where students write in the numbers, as well as one with the skip counted numbers filled in, in both black line and full color.
Choose which one you want your students to have. As a whole group, use them to practice skip counting by 10s.
For some fun, non-standard unit of measurement practice, have students use their bookmarks to fill in the measurement worksheet.
Making a 100-Day Pizza is also a non-boring way to count. I haven't come upon a child that doesn't list pizza as one of their favorite foods, so I thought it would be fun to design a paper craftivity one.
There are several templates to choose from. If your kiddo's are learning to skip count by 10's to 100 then use that pizza pattern. If they're also counting to 100 by 5's, you can give them a choice.
The packet reviews quite a few Common Core State Standards: RF.K1a, RF.K1c, RF.K3c, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, RF.1.1a, L.1.2b, K.G.2, K.CC.1, K.OA.1
Students read the simple sentences filled with quite a few Dolch sight words, circle the capital letters and add the end punctuation.
Besides skip counting by 5s and 10s, there are also opportunities in the booklet to skip count by 2s and 3s.
The 100-Day pizza packet, also includes a paper pizza craftivity, 2 graphing extensions, a shape sorting mat, pizza patterning page and a count the pizza slices by 5's worksheet.
For simpler counting, students can arrange the toppings by 10 groups of 10, or 20 groups of 5, depending on how you want them to count to 100.
The 100-Day pizza, also reviews 2D-shapes as well as colors. Completed projects make a terrific 100-Day bulletin board.
Click on the link to view/download the 100-Day Pizza Packet.
If you're looking for more 100-Day FREEBIES, check out my Pinterest Boards. I have one especially for 100 Day.
That's it for today. Thanks for visiting. However you plan to celebrate, I hope your day is filled with lots of fun "ed-ventures"!
My grandchildren are stopping by for a few hours, so it's time to put my Nana hat on. I'm looking forward to some major snuggle time, as Kaitlyn is only 2-months-old, and Kaiden is two. Wishing you a love-filled day.
"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so that I never have to live without you." -Winnie the Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Practice skip counting by 10s with these quilt block bookmarks. I've included a blank template, where students write in the numbers, as well as one with the skip counted numbers filled in, in both black line and full color.
If you celebrate 100 Day in February, you may want to include some conversation candy hearts in your activities. I have all sorts of candy heart packets and made this one especially for 100 Day.
The Dollar Word packet covers addition, critical thinking, strategy, cooperative learning, counting, and parts of speech. It's a great Daily-5 word work activity, as well as perfect for your 100-Day celebration.
1-2-3 Come Add To 100 With Me
I must confess I'm a flitter. I endeavor to try and stay focused 'til I complete a task, but this proves rather difficult when I'm doing research on the Internet.
One thing leads to another, and pretty soon I find it's late afternoon and I haven't accomplished a thing. I've enjoyed learning all sorts of trivia, and have added to my already too full list of things I want to design, but I've gotten off the beaten track. Anyone out there do something similar while planning a lesson?
The result of my craziness, has come up with something I think your students will enjoy, and works well for a 100 Day celebration too.
I stumbled upon several math sites that asked students, "How much is your name worth?"
In order for children to calculate this, each letter is assigned a value according to its position in the alphabet. i.e., The letter A is worth 1, B is worth 2, all the way up to the letter Z, which is worth 26.
I've included a bookmark key you can run off and give each student, that will make things easier, as well as a valuation worksheet you can also use.
So that younger students don't get confused, I made the numbers in red, green, and blue so that they stand out.
After students get the hang of this concept by adding up their name, challenge them to find a word that is worth 100. So that I could find a few words, without having to rack my brain, I Googled words worth 100.
To my surprise, this led to the term "Dollar" words. Quite a few teachers all over the planet seem to be challenging their kiddo's to find the value of words.
Just an FYI, do NOT assign this as a homework assignment. It will defeat the purpose of the lesson. Any child with access to a computer will find all sorts of online help, lists, and even several sites that will calculate the amounts for them.
Instead, do this activity in class. You want your students to practice all sorts of standards, as they think up words and add up numbers.
You also want them to have the joy of discovering their own 100-point word, which can be pretty exciting. Click on the link to view/download the 100 Dollar Word packet.
After your students have worked on this assignment in class, you can share 2 word calculation sites that I found: Balmoral Software and Math Lair. I think it would be fun for them to practice their keyboarding skills, typing in a variety of words, names and numbers to see their values.
I'm not sure who came up with the original idea, as there is a plethora of sites, activities, and information about calculating the value of names, words, etc. The "game" was also listed in several math-activity books like Math For Smarty Pants by Marilyn Burns.
Perhaps the idea came because of a snide remark by Ernest Hemingway. William Faulkner, also a prolific writer at the time, stated that "[Hemingway] had never been known to use a word that might send the reader to the dictionary."
In his defense, Hemingway shot back: "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right, but there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use."
Thus we have evolved from those ten-dollar words, to the dollar words that are popular today. If you want to tie this activity into your 100-Day celebration, simply call them 100 dollar words, making each point worth one dollar.
One of the reasons I think this is such a tremendous activity, is because it is a great mental workout, which involves all sorts of other things besides counting and addition. Students need to come up with a strategy, which involves critical thinking.
So that even young students with limited addition ability, can also do this activity, give students a dictionary and a calculator and set them loose.
So that older students get the much-needed addition practice in, have them figure out their word, and then check it with a calculator. After they have done a specific amount of "ciphering" allow them to use the calculators, so that they are able to practice more problems.
With so many students working on so many words, teachers may find it difficult to give students immediate feedback, which speeds up the learning process. However, allowing students to use calculators, to check their answers that they have come up with by themselves, solves the problem and guarantees correct results.
For many younger students, using a calculator is a first-time experience and makes the entire process less frustrating and more fun. The use of a dictionary helps build vocabulary, reinforces spelling and gives them all sorts of dictionary-skill practice, such as alphabetizing. You could also introduce your students to a thesaurus if you haven't already done so.
Besides problem-solving math, you can also review parts of speech. Which words are nouns, verbs, or adjectives? Did you come up with any compound words?
A root word may not add up to 100, but how does adding a prefix or suffix help? For example, adding ed to a verb increases its value by 9. Adding ing to a verb increases its value by 30 and reduces the target value for the root verb to 70.
The strategy then, is breaking down a large problem into smaller ones that are more easily solved.
Are you stuck at 99? Can you add an S to make the word plural? Adding S to a word increases its value by 19 and reduces the target value for the root word to 81, offering you a teachable moment to review the concept of singular and plural.
Give students a certain amount of time on their own and then break them up into small groups, so they can help each other and work on cooperative learning.
After students have worked on this 100-Day word challenge for the allotted time, give them some help, by suggesting clues for the different "dollar words." For example, "Something you'll find in all bathrooms is this plural dollar word." Answer: toilets
To make this easy for you, I've done a day's worth of work finding dollar words, so that you don't have to. I've come up with a list of 740 dollar words!
There are a variety of lists out there with more, but mine is alphabetized, checked, student-appropriate, spelled correctly, does not contain proper names and lists only real words.
To save you even more time, I've also made up a list of clues for 60 dollar words that your students should be familiar with.
Print off my clues and have each student choose one, or have children work in groups with the same clue, to see who can figure it out first.
I've included an answer key for you, so you don't have to strain your brain.
When a dollar word has been correctly identified, give students another clue.
You can award points and give out the Dollar Word certificates to the winners.
So that younger children don't feel left out, I've also included certificates for participation.
Later, share the list and have students find out how many letters the longest dollar word had.
What was the shortest dollar word? I've included a worksheet for that. There is one that features the dollar bill if you are doing Dollar words, as well as one with a 100-dollar bill at the top, if you're using this for a 100-Day activity.
Honduras, Milwaukee, and Tallahatchie were all 100-point places that I found. Kristin, Henrietta, Paulette and Suzanne, were 100-point names, and Wednesday is the day of the week that is worth 100.
Are there dollar words on the list that your students don't know? Have them choose 10 to look up.
I've included a My Dollar Word or My 100 Dollar Word dictionary for your students to record things in.
This is a wonderful Daily 5- word work activity.
You could also have students use different colored highlighters to show which words are verbs, adjectives, nouns, or compound words.
Click on the link to view/download the 100-Day Word Challenge packet.
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"Teaching is the power to think clearly; the power to act well in world's work, and the power to appreciate life." -Brigham Young
For a simple and quick game or center activity for your 100th day of school, try "Dots and Boxes." I designed a grid, that when completed, will reveal 100 boxes.
Ever wonder what comes after a trillion? Here's an anchor chart designed with a 100-Day theme to help you out. I've included links for some interesting computer work too.
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SNAPCHAT: not *just* for nudie pics. The social network, which as FAD readers will know, sends self-destructing messages to selected recipients only, has announced this week that it is has formed 12 partnerships with news organisations that will provide curated editorial news. This ‘curated’ part is a biggie, as it makes Snapchat the first social network to provide algo-free news – in other words, actual trained news editors decide what the most important story is for you to see, not the number of likes the story has had. Or to look at it another way, you’ll actually get to hear about a huge news event like a plane crash, an invasion, a tornado or whatever important horrors the world inflicts, instead of just seeing another picture of a monkey in a hat showing up in your feed.
It’s also a big deal because according to Snapchat in May 2014, the app’s users were sending 700 million photos and videos per day, while Snapchat Stories content was being viewed 500 million times per day. That’s a fair few people, and if the trend in growth continues, that’s a lot more people who will get access to high quality journalism. Which as journalists, we can only applaud. | <urn:uuid:b3a6a0db-6063-4cac-a603-232101bfb208> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fadmagazine.com/2015/02/11/oh-snap-snapchat-quietly-revolutionises-news-on-social-media/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.960738 | 263 | 1.75 | 2 |
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Siege of Pondicherry, (21 Aug–18 Oct 1778), engagement in the Anglo-French War. The outbreak of war between Britain and France over French support for the rebel United States of America had repercussions in India. The hostilities provided a convenient opportunity for the British to make inroads into the remaining French possessions in the Indian subcontinent, which had their capital at Pondicherry.
The British were commanded by General Hector Munro and the French garrison at Pondicherry was commanded by Guillaume Leonard de Bellecombe, its governor. Bellecombe set about improving Pondicherry’s defenses. Gun batteries were moved close to the shore to counter a move by the Royal Navy, and the French garrison was swelled by French troops who had retreated following the fall of Karikal on 10 August.
General Munro besieged Pondicherry on 21 August, and this was followed by a series of naval encounters that resulted in the French ships withdrawing to the south. The British brought up batteries to begin bombarding the fortress in September and launched a first assault soon after. However, the British took heavy losses and withdrew to settle in for a long siege. Throughout September the French launched a number of sorties to sabotage the British artillery under the cover of nightfall, with mixed success. In one sortie, on 4 October, Bellecombe was injured and had to withdraw, whereupon the British increased the ferocity of their bombardment, leveling parts of the south and northwest bastions. With an allout assault looking imminent, Bellecombe, who was ill from his injury, surrendered on 18 October. As a tribute to their sixty days of resistance, Munro allowed Bellecombe’s force to march out of the fort with full military colors.
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Biosciences Professor
10 October 2016
Professor Bruce Caterson from Cardiff University School of Biosciences has received a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his work in the field of orthopaedic research.
Professor Caterson was presented with his award at the 2016 International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS) meeting which was held in September 2016 in Xi’an, China. He has also been made a permanent ICORS Fellow.
The International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS) serves as a forum, which gathers together a global community of basic, translational and clinical musculoskeletal researchers.
Professor Caterson has over 45 years’ experience in the field of musculoskeletal research, with a particular emphasis on studies involving the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis and intervertebral disc diseases. He is past President or Chairman of the USA Orthopeadic Research Society, the British Orthopaedic Research Society, the British Society for Matrix Biology and the UK Society for Back Pain Research.
Over the past 40 years his lab has developed monoclonal antibody (mAb) technologies for studies of connective tissue proteoglycan metabolism in health and disease, and many of these are now commercially available to researchers worldwide.
On receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Professor Caterson said,
“I am honoured to receive this award and I very much appreciate the support and important input of the numerous students, PhDs, post-docs and colleagues who have worked with me in my labs over these past 40 plus years; without them I could not have received this prestigous award”
Professor Jim Murray, Head of the School of Biosciences, added
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Kids Combo: A fun introduction to the basics of dance for ages 2 to 6. This is a forty-five minute class designed to compliment the attention span of a young dancer. It introduces a combination of dance styles that could include tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and gymnastics. The combo classes give your child a solid foundation for future success in dance.
Tappin' Tutus: A class for kids that covers the basics of Ballet and Tap. This is an enjoyable class that gives the young ones a great foundation by developing the ballet technique needed for all forms of dance, and musicality associated with the rhythmic style of tap.
Acro / Tumbling: These classes incorporate gymnastics into dance. Students will develop strength and flexibility as they learn fundamental acrobatic and tumbling skills. Classes teach balance, control, and how to use their new tricks to highlight dance moves.
Tap: A lively, fun dance style where rhythmic patterns and sounds are created and executed with the feet. This class is excellent for coordination and fun for all ages. Benefits of tap dancing include increased rhythm, timing, and agility.
Hip Hop: A high energy class highlighting the popular dance steps seen in current music videos. This style combines street dance, funk, and self-expression. It is a perfect venue for creativity and provides great exercise. All music and choreography are age appropriate.
Ballet: Ballet is the foundation for all other forms of dance. It is a total body workout that requires both discipline and focus, but can also be extremely enjoyable. The basic principles of classical ballet are taught including barre work, center floor, and body placement. This is the perfect class to develop poise, grace, and confidence!
Lyrical: A fusion of classical ballet technique with modern and jazz dance. This class uses contemporary music and places emphasis on expressing yourself throught the choreography and music. Improvisation, self expression, and technique are all artistic components of lyrical dance.
Jazz: An upbeat class focusing on the latest moves, but also combining many styles and techniques. Classes include center floor work, progressions across the floor, and combinations. Students will learn kicks, turns, leaps, and flexibility. Jazz increases memory and develops movement patterns.
Musical Theater: This class brings the exciting world of Broadway to life. Students will learn how to act and move as if being in a musical. Some of the activities will consist of theater style dance, skits, acting games and musical education. Your child will become more confident and comfortable speaking, acting and dancing in front of crowds. | <urn:uuid:21938d3c-6ad2-4749-847e-a6f1e001abf7> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://astudiadance.com/Classes.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721405.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00313-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92895 | 536 | 2.421875 | 2 |
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SG Cap™ is a molecule-capturing platform for studying molecular interactions, including drug-target pairs and protein-protein relationships.
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London may soon have a new attraction to lure in tourists and entertain locals as the government says it would “react favourably” to a project that will see the construction of a new Royal yacht.
Tourists staying in Montcalm hotels in London may soon see the luxury boat sailing town the Thames as plans to build the new yacht, which will funded privately, have been put before the prime minister.
The Future Ship Project for the 21st Century (FSP21) will see a 600ft-long craft constructed and used for trade and business events as well as training 200 young people.
A potential attraction for those in top hotels in London, especially after the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the education secretary Michael Gove argued that it should be taxpayer funded.
“Events such as proms and the party at the palace organised for the Diamond Jubilee, and street parties, although excellent, are transient,” he wrote in a letter to Downing Street.
“It would be appropriate to do something that will mark the significance of this occasion with fitting ceremony.”
This idea was shot down by the government as austerity measures leave people feeling the pinch. However, David Cameron has said he gives the privately-funded project his “full support”, according to a report by BBC News.
Furthermore, the news outlet’s deputy political editor James Landale said that rear admiral David Bawtree came up with the plan and that the prime minister told him it was “inspirational”.
FSP21 has also received the support of the Prince of Wales and Princess Anne, with the vessel expected to cost over £60 million to create.
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- Alcohol is so cheap in Ireland – Irish men can drink weekly low-risk guideline limit for as little as €7.65; women €4.95.
- Sophisticated pricing strategy ensures alcohol affordability is universal throughout urban, regional or rural Ireland.
- Introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing will change the product marketing price point.
- Unsatisfactory compliance with Section 22 ‘structural separation’ of alcohol product measures.
Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the independent advocate for reducing alcohol harm, has today (17th August) published its annual Off-Trade (excl. licensed premises) alcohol price survey.
The findings confirm the exceptional affordability of alcohol to every day shoppers and reaffirms the necessity for the commencement of minimum pricing of alcohol products (Jan 2022) that will ensure the strongest, cheapest alcohol is eliminated from the market.
The AAI Price Survey found that –
an adult male, consuming alcohol within the HSE low-risk guidelines can drink the weekly low-risk limit (17 Standard Drinks) for as little as €7.65, and
an adult female, consuming alcohol within the HSE low-risk guidelines can drink the weekly low-risk limit (11 Standard Drinks) for as little as €4.95.
The average annual hourly earnings of all employees were €25.02 in 2020 (CSO, June 2021) while the national minimum wage, for an experienced adult employee, is €10.20 per hour (1 Jan 2021).
The Survey highlights a sophisticated pricing strategy for alcohol across the Irish Off-Trade market, which enhances affordability at all levels of retail experience (supermarkets, convenience stores and neighbourhood shops), and the value of the Irish Off-Trade shared amongst a small number of major retail operators.[i]
Additionally, our observation suggests compliance with Section 22 (Separation and visibility of alcohol products) of the Public Health Alcohol Act across the retail landscape, remains uneven and unsatisfactory.
In a separate piece of timely research, conducted by a Masters of Public Health student at University College Cork (fieldwork, May 2021), an assessment of the four key provisions of the public health alcohol legislation, found only a 58% compliance amongst a sample group of 90 retailers.
Commenting on the findings of the 2021 Survey, Eunan McKinney, Head of Communications at Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), said:
“The affordability of alcohol from off-trade businesses, across a retail landscape dominated by a handful of major players, continues to sustain Ireland’s harmful use of alcohol. Whether drinkers are seeking the greatest purchasing power in discount supermarkets from Thurles to Terenure, or convenient stores from Waterville to Walkinstown, our survey highlights that exceptionally affordable alcohol is ever-present in every community across Ireland.
With a minimum pricing regime to be introduced for 2022, it is evident that the alcohol producers and retailers are already shifting their marketing strategies to ensure retention of key price points. What this may result in is lesser multi-unit packs and perhaps a greater prevalence of smaller volume units such as 440 ml cans or 500ml spirits products.”
Dr. Sheila Gilheany, CEO, Alcohol Action Ireland, commented:
“The unsatisfactory rate of compliance by retailers to match the regulations of the Public Health Alcohol Act, after having been afforded a two-year transition, is deeply disappointing. It demonstrates, yet again, an unwillingness of those hyper selling alcohol to respond to the spirit of public health initiatives.
A generational shift in attitude towards alcohol can be achieved in Ireland but only if those at the heart of its commerce, act in manner that is compliant with the law.”
The Price Survey conducted between 12-28 July, across four nationwide locations, two urban and two regional towns, highlights that cider products remain the cheapest, strongest alcohol products available to the off-trade consumer.
Beer products are the second cheapest ahead of Wine and Spirit products, such as gin and whiskey.
The survey noted significant hyper-discounting of beer, while premium spirits continue to press beyond the threshold of the pending minimum pricing regime.
The Irish consumer can spend as little as:
0.45c for a Standard Drink of Cider (0.44c, 2020)
0.46c for a Standard Drink of Beer (0.52c, 2020)
0.56c for a Standard Drink of Wine (0.59c, 2020)
0.68c for a Standard Drink of Gin (0.69c, 2020)
0.63c for a Standard Drink of Vodka (0.62c, 2020)
0.68c for a Standard Drink of Whiskey (0.62c, 2020)
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol products will ensure that a standard drink of any alcohol product, cannot be purchased in Ireland for less than €1.
In Ireland, a standard drink is 10 grams of alcohol; the Public Health Alcohol Act sets the minimum price for a gram of alcohol at 0.10c; 0.10c per gram x 10 equals €1.
The continued use by Irish retailers, especially on their online shopping portals, of UK based guidelines that reflect a smaller Standard Drink measure (8gm), remains problematic and misleading. It points to the need for the urgent implementation of the health information labelling requirements as provided for by the Public Health Alcohol Act.
Ireland’s Off-Trade licence holders – supermarkets, convenience stores and neighbourhood shops – shared a €2.71 billion off-trade COVID market (CSO: National Income and Expenditure, 2020).
The National Drug and Alcohol Survey findings, published by the Health Research Board (HRB) in July 2021, found that the prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the general population to be 14.8%, corresponding to one in every seven – or 578,000 adults in Ireland.
Excessive use, fuelled by exceptional affordability from the off-trade, sustains alcohol as Ireland’s number one drug of choice.
52 out of 90 stores (58%) were deemed non-compliant with Section 22 of Public Health Alcohol Act.
Independent Supermarket; Non-compliant: 1. Franchised Supermarket; Non-compliant: 14. Independent Convenience; Non-compliant: 8. Franchised Convenience; Non-compliant: 17. Independent Garage Forecourt; Non-compliant: 2. Franchised Garage Forecourt; Non-compliant: 10
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We present an agent-based simulation model developed for studying and improving production control in construction processes. The model represents individuals' decision making, knowledge and uncertainty. Simulation methods are particularly useful for assessing the impacts of different production control methods and information flows on production on site because field experiments in building projects suffer difficulties with isolating cause and effect. Existing methods such as Discrete Event Simulation (DES) are limited to model decision-making by individuals with distinct behaviour, context and knowledge representation. Agent-Based Simulation (ABS) may offer a better solution. The simulation developed exhibits the interdependence of individual crews as they interact with each other and share resources, reflecting the influence of crew leaders’ perception of the project state on their workflow decisions. The model uniquely distinguishes between reality and perceived reality. Significantly, this allows experimentation with uncertainty as agents function within the context of what they know. Different management policies, such as the LPS, can be tested, as can the impact of different site information-flow systems. Unlike the few existing agentbased simulation models for construction, the simulation is situated in a realistic virtual environment modelled using BIM, allowing future experimental setups that can incorporate human subjects and real buildings.
Agent-based modelling and simulation, building information modeling (BIM), information flow, production control, visualization.
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Reading is to have an intimate conversation with the author.
“Reading is the most participative of the arts. There is more brain activity when you are reading that kind of intense text than watching tv or film.⋯⋯Writers provide readers with a score, a score that the readers will then interpret.”, said Margaret Atwood.
Reading helps people develop the ability of independent thinking; to read, is to understand the meaning of independence.
In recent years, the vibrancy of Taiwan’s independent publishing industry and independent bookstores is incredible. Popular subjects written from different point of views or unique and innovative styles, topics for niche markets, are picked up and published, then shared and promoted through book related events. The freedom-of-expression spirits in the Chinese language world are alive and thriving in Taiwan.
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The Swedish-Tibetan Society for School and Culture is a politically and religiously independent association formed in 1988. The cultural exchange between Sweden and Tibet has continued since its inception. The association's sister organization, the U.S. Tibetan Society for School and Culture was also formed that same year.
The original purpose of the association, at that time, was to build an operating boarding school in a Tibetan village, Katsel and to create cultural ties between Sweden and Tibet. Today, many years and projects later, the association has 13,000 children attending its 108 schools. Through its sponsorship program, children are given the opportunity to attend school and continue their education.
The association organizes trips to Tibet, India and Nepal allowing supporters and friends the chance to see firsthand the accomplishments that have beem made through their support. In Sweden, the Society organizes cultural evenings, which include dance and music performances, as well as lectures and visiting Tibetan doctors. | <urn:uuid:e162a30b-aa76-4491-8668-13153362e5f2> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://tibet-school.org/en/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988722459.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183842-00343-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980867 | 192 | 2.125 | 2 |
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Save the World!
how to care for our planet in 2020
Taking care of our planet is one of the hardest and most challenging tasks of our generation, but it still something we need to do together. After all, this is the only planet we have – at least at the moment – and to save the world we’re living in should be our top priority.
Even though it seems like doing this is too hard at times, caring for our planet is actually easier than we all think. If you too want to get involved in this movement, here are a few things you need to learn as soon as possible.
When it comes to saving the planet, one of the biggest problems is shifting the blame between individuals and big corporations. It’s all quite simple, actually, because the former believe that the latter is to blame for the catastrophic climate situation in the world, and vice versa. And while this misunderstanding is difficult to solve, there’s something all of us can do – get involved!
Some people may not need any persuading to do something, but others still don’t understand why this is the fight of our lives. What’s great, though, is that you can do lots of things without investing too much time and energy into that process. Sometimes even the simplest things – like speaking up, talking to your government representative, changing the way you travel, introducing sustainability into your life, and getting your friends involved as well – can go a really long way. So, find the ideas that work for you the most and become a part of this fight today!
Get your Company Involved!
If you feel you’re not doing enough on your own, you should try to get your company involved as well. Most company owners feel they can’t do anything substantial because they’re not running a large corporation, but the truth is quite the opposite. We can all make a difference, no matter how big our companies are, but you need to change the paradigm first.
Instead of hiding behind responsibilities, you need to step up and do what’s right. Challenge those paradigms we all know, and find a way to get your company involved in the fight for our planet. Inspire all your employees to do whatever they can, but be sure to introduce a few changes in the way you work as well. Look into alternative fuels and sustainable ideas, and start doing something good for the planet every single day.
When speaking about environmental problems that need to be dealt with in 2020, most people focus on pollution. This is an issue that’s been bothering us for quite some time now, and the moment has come to solve this problem. Pollution is bothering every corner of the planet, from the rich and developed countries to those developing and less powerful countries that aren’t sure how to tackle this problem.
Surprisingly, China is one of the countries that have been paying more and more attention to pollution in the past years, for example. There’s a lot of progress, and the Chinese have been able to introduce a number of positive changes, so when talking about China pollution outcomes, there’s a lot the rest of the world can learn. Focusing on your immediate area could mean more than you know, and if we all did that, the world would be dealing with a lot less pollution than today.
Implement New Skills!
Speaking of your immediate area, there’s one more thing to remember – you need to learn a few things before you start introducing changes. Adopting new skills, learning new techniques and taking your knowledge to the next level is the only way to make a lasting difference and actually care for our planet in 2020.
Fortunately, the number of things you can do is huge, especially if you’re not afraid to dedicate your time and energy to this issue. First, learn why preserving the planet is so crucial, and, what’s even more important, why 2020 is the perfect time for that. Once you widen your scopes, it’s time to actually start learning and perfecting your skills.
Look into ways to achieve sustainability, find out as much as you can about alternative fuels and its benefits, as well as eco-friendly building techniques. Finally, spread the message and empower people around you – doing that will make the most sense in the long run, and you’ll create a network of people who care about the environment as much as you do, which is always better than fighting on your own.
As you know, the catastrophic environmental situation has begun quite a long time ago. It has been escalating in the past decade or so. This means we can’t solve this problem overnight. It’s going to take quite some time and patience to preserve our planet. But, if we all got involved and did our share of the work, we can do quite a lot.
So, let’s dedicate our time in 2020 to this issue and help the entire world!
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Saturday Morning Message: Sharing Creative Ideas
Author: Carol Lane
Creativity helps with our healing and honors our loved ones. Survivors share the various ways they use their different talents. The photo today shows poppies that Andi, mother of Jacob, crocheted for a TAPS seminar. This week you will read more about her work and the other innovative ideas survivors shared in this week’s message.
I look forward to hearing from you for questions you would like to see in the Saturday Morning Message or any ideas on what might make it more helpful. My email address is email@example.com.
Mother of Bryon
Answers from Survivors
Responses from Survivors to last week's question: What do you do to express yourself creatively?
From Charlene, mother of Devin: This gave me the perfect opportunity to share my experience from the Women’s Empowerment retreat last month in the Poconos. Creativity was a foreign language for me prior to that week. When I first got there I didn’t know what to do with all the tools to express creativity. Through all the workshops, connections and support, I found my talent, self reflection and self expression. I always knew Devin had a gift for being creative and expressive. I didn’t realize until the retreat that mine was buried so deep within me that I didn’t know it existed. I feel like I was reborn and the picture shown was created on the last workshop day. I highly recommend this experience to those who are ready to find themselves again after our loss.
From Perry, father of Christopher: One of the things I do is volunteer in the living history detachment for the National Museum of the Pacific War. I do this to honor my son, but also honor the memory of a fallen Marine. During our program, I give a presentation where I represent a Marine who served in WWII. Gunnery Sgt. Warren Goodwin enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1917 devoting his entire life to the service of the Corps and the United States. On February 25, 1945, he was killed on the island of Iwo Jima. He had no family to grieve for him. In telling his story, it is like telling the story of my son as well. When I am asked about this, I tell people about my son and TAPS. What drew me to Gunnery Sgt. Goodwin was when he was killed, he was the same age I was when I retired from the Marine Corps and even the same rank. We have a saying about our program that ties everything up so people can try to understand “We do what we do, because they did what they did.”
From Hope, spouse of Dennis: I was so devastated I could not find anything at first. I do have one passion that has kept me sane most of my life though. I love getting down and digging in the earth to grow things and it’s rewarding in so many ways. I didn’t think I would ever plant another garden. I didn’t see any point to it. I can grow almost anything. I grew plants, flowers and vegetables for Dennis, because he just loved that I could do it. He always said I have two green thumbs.
The idea of a memorial garden to Dennis set in and I have started one. I also managed to grow a few veggies this year. I am looking forward to fall when it becomes so much cooler and much more fun to garden here. This is the memorial garden I started for Dennis. It will evolve over time and I still plant a few other things. My heart isn’t really in it, but it helps.
From Kelsey, mother of Michael: My father and I are both wood workers and we build custom birdhouses.
From Andi, mother of Jacob: I love to knit and crochet. I have found that making things for others always gives me comfort. Last November at the New Jersey Regional Seminar I met a lady who was crocheting red poppies to give away in remembrance for Veteran’s Day. She told me she had volunteered to make 1,000 poppies for the fall 2019 National Suicide Survivor Seminar. I was so impressed with her dedication, I offered to help her. So far I have made 480 crocheted red poppy lapel pins. I think she may have made even more! I am going to send in mine to add to hers. I hope they will give some comfort to others who will be remembering their special veterans this fall. Doing this creative project has brought me joy and I am grateful for the chance to be part of it.
If you would like to send a message thanking one or all of those who participated in this week’s Saturday Morning Message, send it to me at firstname.lastname@example.org and I will make sure your thoughts are passed along to them.
Question for Next Week’s Saturday Morning Message
Sleep is one of the areas many survivors find difficult after the loss of a loved one. Let us share some ideas about what has helped us when we find sleep difficult. This week’s question is: What helps you sleep when you find yourself restless at night? We look forward to your response.
You never know how your words may touch the heart of another. I encourage you to reply to the Saturday Morning Message by emailing email@example.com. I directly receive all responses that are sent to this address. In order to have your reply included in the week’s Saturday Morning Message, it is best to send it to me by Tuesday morning of the following week. Thank you to everyone responding this week and those who read this message.
♫ Song for the Week
This week’s song, "What You Think of Me," is co-written and sung by Ryan Weaver. He wrote it in memory of his brother’s death in Iraq. He sang it at this year’s TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar.
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New tools for analyzing the Mexican economy: indexes of coincident and leading economic indicators
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The boom-to-bust days of the Texas construction industry will linger in people's memory for many years. D'Ann Petersen, Keith Phillips, and Mine Yucel examine the factors that led to the rise and fall of the Texas construction industry and determine the role the industry played in the state's volatile economy during the 1970s and 1980s. ; Petersen, Phillips, and Yucel employ an econometric model to analyze the roles residential and nonresidential construction played in the state's economic fluctuations from 1976 through 1990. The authors find that, although large swings in oil prices were the ...
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Item description for The Kingdom and the Power: The Theology of Jurgen Moltmann by Geiko Muller-Fahrenholz...
Overview The author traces Moltmann's thought from its beginnings in his conversion experience in a British P.O.W. camp and his decisive encounter with both the Holocaust and the cross to his archimedean insights in "Theology of Hope" and "The Crucified God".
Publishers Description Moltmann's basic themes and achievements evocatively presented Jurgen Moltmann is arguably the most important German-speaking Protestant thinker since World War II. Recent publication of Experiences in Theology completes his six "Contributions to Systematic Theology" and makes possible an informed and intelligent overview of this theological giant's lifework. Muller-Fahrenholz traces Moltmann's thought from the beginnings in his conversion experience in a British P.O.W. camp and his decisive encounter with both the Holocaust and the cross, to his archimedean insights in Theology of Hope and The Crucified God. He then examines Moltmann's turn to liberation theology in 1979 and the flowering of his thought in the systematic volumes since then. The Kingdom and the Power gets at "the theological passion on which Moltmann's manifold and extensive work draws" and explains the chief themes: the future as a horizon of hope, the suffering God, the dynamics of Trinity, as well as its relation to recent German theology and its use of Reformatoin, Jewish, and other thought.
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Geiko M]ller-Fahrenholz is a writer, lecturer, and ecumenical consultant. He has served on the World Council of Churches, acted as Director of the Protestant Academy of the Nordelbische Lutheran Church, and been a professor in Costa Rica. His various works include God's Spirit: Transforming a World in Crisis and The Art of Forgiveness.
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Introducing Moltmann Apr 2, 2007
This is a very useful introduction to Moltmann's career in theology, the questions with which he dealt, and the volumes that came from his reflection upon those questions in the light of world events. Along with the volume by Richard Bauckham (now a bit dated) of St. Andrews University, Scotland on Moltmann's theology this is an outstanding way into the mind of a beautiful Reformed thinker. The volume is written in clear, easy to read language (even though itself a translation of the German original) and strikes just the right note of historical introduction without undue adulation -- although the author was a student of Moltmann's. Highly recommended! | <urn:uuid:169a3e2e-15ce-4e3a-bdf1-827c4a4bc521> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.promiseangels.com/geiko-muller-fahrenholz/the-kingdom-and-the-power-the-theology-of-jurgen/SKU/145518 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283301.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00501-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94542 | 684 | 1.664063 | 2 |
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Get this from a library. A sad memoriall of Henry Curwen esquire the most worthy and onely child of Sr Patricius Curwen Baronet of Warkington in Cumberland, who with infinite sorrow of all that knew him departed this life August: being Sunday: In the fourteenth yeare of his age; and lyes interred in the Church of Amersham in Buckingham shire.
A sad memoriall of Henry Curwen esquire: the most worthy and onely child of Sr Patricius Curwen Baronet of Warkington in Cumberland, who with infinite sorrow of all that knew him departed this life August: being Sunday: In the fourteenth yeare of his age ; and lyes interred in the Church of Amersham in Buckingham shire.
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Henry. InLord Henry Curwen, Lord of the Manor of Workington, gave shelter to Mary, Queen of Scots, his 5th cousin, on her last flight from Scotland before her imprisonment and execution.
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A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New Henry Curwen Full view - Henry Curwen Full view - A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New Henry Curwen Full view - They had held Workington of the earls of Northumberland and as late as another Sir Henry Curwen † could write to the 3rd Earl (of the new creation) offering his service and saying, ‘My ancestors always have been employed in service in that noble house of Northumberland’.
Curwen’s estate at Workington was ‘well-watered, adjoining the sea, and only five hours sailing from Kirkcudbright’. Henry Christian Curwen was born on 5 December at Ewanrigg Hall, Dearham, Cumberland, England G. 1 He was the son of John Christian Curwen and Isabella Curwen.
1 He married Jane Stanley, daughter of Edward Stanley and Julia Christian, on 11 October at Gretna Green, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.
1 He died on 20 October at age 76 at. *** Part 5B *** The issue of Sir Henry Curwen, and his wife Maria, daughter of Nicholas Fairfax, had: P1. Sir Nicholas Curwen, d.m. 1stly Anna, daughter of Sir Simon Musgrave (her husband's name is given as Richard in the Musgrave pedigree), m. 2ndly Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Carus.
Account book, money owing to and by J C Curwen and Henry Curwen alphabetically arranged under names of debtors and creditors, (Curwen estates, Workington) Whitehaven: YDX / Account book of Workington Hall estate including: explanation of accounting system used - cash received and paid Author / [Publication date] Title; Smith, Nicholas, d.
/ A Sabbath of rest to be kept by the saints here, or, A treatise of the Sabbath, and such holy and religious duties as are required for the sanctification of it, the great Sabbath of rest that remaineth to be kept by God's saints hereafter delivered in divers sermons upon Heb. Genealogy profile for Sir Henry Curwen, of Workington, MP Henry Curwen, Knight (c - ) - Genealogy Genealogy for Henry Curwen, Knight (c - ) family tree on Geni, with over million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed), memorial page for Sir Henry Curwen (May –25 Dec ), Find a Grave Memorial no.citing St Michael's Church, Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England ; Maintained by Burial: St Michael's Church, Workington.
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Henry Curwen’s most popular book is The Raven. Shaw, William Arthur. The Knights of England: A complete record from the earliest time to the present day of the knights of all the orders of chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, incorporating a complete list of knights bachelors dubbed in Ireland.
2 vols. London: Sherratt & Hughes, Sir Thomas Christopher. CurwenStrickland) c. - Get instant access to 85+ years of Esquire. Subscribe Now. Exclusive & Unlimited access to Esquire Classic - The Official Esquire Archive.
Every issue Esquire has ever published, since ; Every timeless feature, profile, interview, novella - even the ads. CURWEN, HENRY (–), Anglo-Indian journalist and author, was descended from the Curwens of Workington Hall, a well-known family in Cumberland. He was son of Henry Curwen, rector of Workington, a younger son of Henry Curwen (–) of Workington, by Dora, daughter of General Goldie, and was born at Workington Hall in John Curwen and Tonic Sol-fa—An Historical Overview The Tonic Sol-fa method of teaching vocal music was codified by an English Congregational minister, the Reverend John Curwen () who drew upon a number of earlier European and English music teaching systems including an indigenous English music teaching method known as Norwich Sol-fa (Rainbow,pp).
Discover Book Depository's huge selection of Henry Curwen books online. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million titles. Full text of "The Giles ogical memoirs of the families bearing the names of Giles, Gould, Holmes, Jennison, Leonard, Lindall, Curwen, Marshall, Robinson, Sampson, and Webb; also genealogical sketches of the Pool, Very, Tarr and other families, with a history of Pemaquid, ancient and modern; some account of early settlements in Maine; and some details of Indian warfare".
Katherine Salkeld was born at Rosgill, Cumberland, England G. 1 She married Sir Christopher Curwen, son of Sir Thomas Curwen and Anne Lowther, after 1 She died after 14 November at Workington Hall, Cumberland, England G. Sir Henry Curwen (c.
– 23 October ) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from to Curwen was the only son of Sir Nicholas Curwen of Workington, Cumberland and his first wife Ann Musgrave.
He matriculated from Pembroke College, Cambridge in about He succeeded his father inby which time he had been knighted. Curwen's health failed, and he died, unmarried, on 22 February He was on board the P&O ship SS Ravenna, three days out of Bombay, and he was buried at sea.
A brass memorial tablet was placed in St Thomas's Cathedral, Bombay. Works. For Hotten, Curwen was involved in compiling books including The Golden Treasury of Thought.
CURWEN Genealogy. About CURWENs. Related surnames: CURRAN () Henry Curwen bef 05 Nov Pilling, Lancashire, England - 21 Oct managed by Michael Curwen last edited 11 May Isabella Curwen 02 Oct Workington, Cumberland, England.
John Wright of Ploughland Hall, Yorkshire, was born about Often repeated quotes about John state he was from Kent. “According to several sources, it was in the thirty-third year of the reign of King Henry VIII, that John Wright of Kent, a steward, or seneschal to Henry, moved to Holderness, where as well as purchasing land, he had been granted many lands.
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When she arrived she had very few possessions and needed shelter. Lord Herries, a Scottish Lowland laird who’d remained loyal to his queen sent a message to Sir Henry Curwen of Workington with whom he had a friendship.
Sir Henry sheltered Mary until she could be escorted to. The Project Gutenberg EBook of A History of Booksellers, the Old and the New, by Henry Curwen This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License. Genealogy profile for Henry Curwen Henry Curwen ( - ) - Genealogy Genealogy for Henry Curwen ( - ) family tree on Geni, with over million profiles of ancestors and living en: Edward Stanley Curwen.
Henry Curwen - (~ 64 years) Has more than ancestors and more than descendants in this family tree. Henry CURWEN (Sir) Born: May Died: Buried: Workington Church, Cumberland, England.
Notes: Sheriff of Mary and King Felipe, in the 3rd and 4th of their reign, granted the demesne and manor of Harrington to Henry Curwen, Esq., to hold in capite, by the fortieth part of one knight's fee, for all rents, services, and demands. One such was Henry Curwen.
He remained in France till the close of William III's reign. On his return from France, Henry Curwen brought two Barb horses which had been given to Louis XIV by Mulay Ismail al-Samin, King of Morocco, and through the offices of Louis's natural sons, the Counts of Byram and Thoulouse, were acquired by Curwen on very.
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Descendants of Henry Curwen Generation No. 1 1. HENRY2 CURWEN (ROBERT1) (Source: Census Hambleton.) was born in Hambleton, Lancashire, and died 12 Nov in Hambleton, Lancashire.
He married ALICE BALL (Source: Census Hambleton.) 17 Mar in Kirkam St. Michael (Blessed Virgin Mary, Hambleton). Henry Curwen We found 2 entries for Henry Curwen in the US. Get full address, contact info, background report and more.
Filter by State in Vanessa Curwen, Henry Darcy Curwen, Stephanie Lind Mackanic, +2 more. Wordsworth's birthplace was a spacious town mansion, with impressive drawing rooms on the first floor and plenty of bedrooms for a large family and servants on the second, plus a subterranean ground floor that opened out at the rear to an exquisite long garden running down to the river Derwent.
(one wonders where) "this sad memorial of his. Henry Curwen. We have 5 records for Henry Curwen ranging in age from 46 years old to years old. Henry has been found in 2 states including California, New Hampshire. Possible related people for Henry Curwen include Chelsea Lynn Curwen, Henry Robert Curwen, Roselle Susanne Curwen, Susan L Curwen, Vanessa Ann Curwen, and many others.
Henry Christian-Curwen was born on month dayat birth place, to John Christian-Curwen and Isabella Christian (born Curwen). John was born on July 12in Ewanrigg Hall, Dearham, Cumberland, England.
Magdalen Curwen Magdalen Curwen in England Births and Christenings, Magdalen Curwen was born on month dayto Eldred Curwen. Magdalen was baptized on month dayat baptism place.Lady Diana's Second Cousin 10x removed, Female. Husband/Partner: James DUCKETT Child: Margaret DUCKETT-- Christopher (of Workington) CURWEN +.John Curwen () was an English congregational minister who made an impact on music education through his Tonic Sol-fa pedagogical method.
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Over the mid-term winter break for Bermuda’s public schools, BIOS held a pair of professional development workshops for upper elementary and middle school teachers. The workshops included a 60-minute virtual presentation and a 2-hour in-person session held over the course of two days, February 14 and 15. Both aimed to provide educators with real-world examples of how deep-sea biodiversity data collected by BIOS scientists are being used to support the development of a marine protected area (MPA) network around Bermuda.
Several dozen of Bermuda’s upper elementary and middle school teachers participated in a professional development workshop over the recent half-term break, which ran from February 14 to 18 for the island’s public schools. The workshops aimed to provide educators with tangible examples of how biodiversity data collected by BIOS from the deep sea in and around Bermuda are being used to support the development of marine protected areas (MPAs) around the island as part of the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP). As BIOS is one of the three partnering organizations in BOPP, along with the Waitt Institute and the Government of Bermuda, the collaboration was a natural fit and an opportunity for BIOS to share how the work of its scientists is being leveraged in broader decision-making efforts.
“We value the opportunity to share with educators how BIOS’s research is contributing to identifying data gaps in our understanding of deep-sea biodiversity in Bermuda,” said Kaitlin Noyes, BIOS director of education and community engagement. “This workshop was a great way for our team to highlight the role BIOS plays in BOPP and share research findings with educators through Ocean Academy, BIOS’s on-site suite of local educational programs. Outside of the research team, the educators in the workshop were the first to see some of the deep-sea fishes from recent research efforts.”
Both workshops touched on the same primary themes: how MPAs are used to conserve and protect biodiversity; the methods and technologies used to research and understand the deep ocean; and why scientific data are crucial for successful ecosystem management.
The primary themes of both workshops included: how MPAs are used to conserve and protect biodiversity; the methods and technologies used to research and understand the deep ocean; and why scientific data are crucial for successful ecosystem management. The virtual workshop also highlighted initial results from an ongoing Bermuda-based research collaboration aimed at gathering baseline biodiversity data about fish species in Bermuda’s deep waters.
“Bermuda’s teachers are a key asset in helping spread the word, not just about BOPP, but also about the importance of protecting Bermuda’s marine environment for the next generation,” said Ali Hochberg, BOPP outreach specialist. “We truly value the role that classroom educators play in shaping the minds of Bermuda’s young people, and we look forward to future opportunities to support their work.”
In addition to these themes, the virtual workshop, on February 14 for 24 educators, highlighted initial results from an ongoing Bermuda-based research collaboration, in which BIOS serves as the lead institution. The project, which is funded by a Darwin Plus Grant through the United Kingdom’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), is being led by BIOS research specialist Tim Noyes.
Other team members include: Austin Gallagher, marine biologist with Beneath the Waves, a not-for-profit ocean conservation organization; Brennan Phillips, ocean engineer with the University of Rhode Island; Joanna Pitt, marine resources officer with the Bermuda Government Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Kaitlin Noyes; and Shayna Brody, director of media and communication with the Waitt Institute.
The investigation is aimed at gathering baseline biodiversity data about fish species in Bermuda’s deep waters. These data will be used to inform future iterations of Bermuda’s MPA network by highlighting species and deep-water ecosystems that could benefit from additional protection. DENR will also be using the data to develop a deep-water fishery management plan to facilitate improved management of target fishery species, while minimizing bycatch of vulnerable non-target species.
“Our work primarily focuses on utilizing complimentary methodologies to capture biodiversity data on species of highly migratory and mobile predatory fishes, such as sharks, many of which are either threatened, associated with commercial fisheries, or otherwise at-risk,” Tim Noyes said.
During the presentation Gallagher shared exciting footage of deep-water sharks and eels from the 2022 Bermuda research expedition captured by one piece of technology utilized in the study, Deepwater Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (DeepBruvs). The innovative and low cost DeepBRUVS, technology developed by Phillips and piloted by Gallagher during a trip to the Bahamas in 2018, sink to depth and capture images of rarely-seen marine organisms. A particular highlight was footage of a six-gill shark, a near-threatened species, captured on multiple trials off of Bermuda’s south shore.
Next, BIOS science education officer Claire Fox presented on a variety of other deep-sea fishes found in Bermuda’s waters. Fox highlighted some of the impressive daily migrations and adaptations these fishes utilize to survive in deep-sea environments.
The in-person workshop, which took place the following day, offered 10 middle school educators an opportunity to hear from Jirani Welch, acting marine resources extension officer with the DENR. Welch shared footage of his fieldwork during recent and ongoing fish surveys, as well as personal anecdotes and the story of creating his own career path to pursue his passion and interest in ichthyology (the study of fish) and fisheries management.
“The workshop was a great opportunity for me to connect with a new audience and speak to some of the important fisheries work that’s taking place locally,” Welch said. “The teachers were very engaged and asked a lot of insightful questions, including wanting to know how their students could get involved.”
Educators then visited a working lab at BIOS to see Tim Noyes and Bermuda Program intern Andreas Ratteray give a demonstration of DeepBRUVS. Shaped like a large lower-case “t” and about the length of a hockey stick, the instrument combines a baited remote underwater video system—essentially two GoPro cameras, LED lights, and a bag filled with bait—on a carbon-fiber frame with an acoustic release system.
BIOS research specialist Tim Noyes (right) and Bermuda Program intern Andreas Ratteray gave educators a demonstration of DeepBRUVS, one of the instruments used to collect biodiversity data from the deep waters around Bermuda. They also shared new video footage that DeepBRUVS captured during a recent expedition, highlighting some of Bermuda’s rarely-seen deep-water sharks and eels.
The weighted instrument sinks to the ocean floor, where the cameras collect video and still images of the marine organisms that are attracted to the bait. The release system then frees an expendable drop weight, allowing the entire instrument to float up to the surface upon command, at which point scientists can locate it with a GPS tracker and collect it for subsequent deployment.
“One of the reasons that we are limited in what we understand about the deep-sea is that it costs a lot of money to study,” Phillips said. “What I like to design are lightweight, inexpensive, and reproducible systems that begin to remove some of the barriers of technology accessibility and facilitate the expansion of research efforts globally in this critical habitat.”
The final part of the workshop was spent outside at the BIOS Innovation Pool, where Fox demonstrated the underwater robotics challenge that BIOS uses to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the classroom. Through the Mid-Atlantic Robotics IN Education (MARINE) program, BIOS engages students and teachers in scientific concepts and practical applications of remotely operated vehicles (or ROVs) and encourages the development of STEM-related skills such as project management, critical thinking, teamwork, and communication.
Toward the end of the in-person workshop, educators had the opportunity to test their ability to “fly” underwater robots and complete a set of tasks at the Underwater Robotics Innovation Test Pool sponsored by RenaissanceRe. This activity is part of the BIOS Mid-Atlantic Robotics IN Education (MARINE) program, which uses the construction and application of underwater robotics to real-world problems as a mechanism to teach essential science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills.
In the post-event feedback, which was completed anonymously, educators who participated in the in-person workshop reported on the most valuable aspects as: the presentation of data, as well as the laboratory tour; exposure to careers in science; fisheries research; the biodiversity of marine life; and information sharing.
“It was great to hear different aspects of local research, from careers to BOPP and MPAs,” one educator said. A second liked “the info on what’s happening now with the work being done to secure the protected areas.” One individual said there was value in “educating us on the importance of MPAs and the positive impacts on the economy and ecosystem” and another reported being “more appreciative of the protected areas” as a result of the workshop.
"The opportunities provided by BIOS and its partners have proven to be invaluable for teachers and students in Bermuda's public school system," said Nekesha Holdipp, Acting Education Officer for Social Studies, Science, Business Studies, and Design and Technology at the Ministry of Education. "The real world application is key and the local context is paramount for students to see how their learning is relevant to them and their island home. The professional learning sessions help teachers design learning experiences that ignite student interest and increase engagement. We are pleased to have BIOS and their partners as community partners and look forward to a continued partnership that benefits all stakeholders." | <urn:uuid:ef42310a-930d-4c83-962b-d79cb768eaea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.bios.edu/currents/bios-teacher-workshop-supports-ongoing-government-partnership/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.946612 | 2,063 | 2.65625 | 3 |
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[prMac.com] Alexandria, Virginia - Vito Technology, award-winning education software developer is launching Solar Walk Educators Program, a collaboration project for educators and tech professionals aimed at exchange of experience and materials to enhance scientific classroom with new media. Famous for its stellar Star Walk Astronomy Guide and 3D Solar System model apps for iOS, Vito Technology is calling for educators all over the world to voice their opinions in exchange for free inApps.
As many parents and teachers had claimed before, Solar Walk is quite useful when it comes to explaining astronomy to children. A handy alternative to papier-mache balls, Solar Walk "gives your students a realistic look at the Solar System", says iPad Curriculum.
Solar Walk is an interactive 3D Solar System model with 10 planets (including a dwarf planet Pluto), 20 moons of the planets, 10 satellites orbiting the Earth, over 100 of the biggest stars, and hundreds of named places on the Moon, Mars, Earth and Venus. The Time Machine feature lets users speed up time backwards or forwards, moving planets and satellites according to their real trajectories.
Solar Walk Educators Program is an effort to collect and share accumulated materials, ideas and lesson plans that could help teachers complement their lessons with advances of modern technology.
Both Star Walk and Solar Walk have been honored with a 2012 Academics' Choice Smart Media Award, a prestigious seal of educational quality, reserved only for the best mind-building media. Both apps will be presented at the upcoming ISTE conference in San Antonio, TX.
Based in Alexandria, Virginia, Vito Technology Inc. is headed by CEO Victor Toporkov and has developed an impressive portfolio of products for Windows Mobile since it entered the mobile software market in 2001. The company's latest endeavors include iOS and Web 2.0 software development. Vito Technology won an Apple Design Award in 2010 for its Star Walk for iPad app. The company consists of two departments: Research & Development Department and Marketing Department with 30 employees in total. Copyright (C) 2013 Vito Technology Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. | <urn:uuid:dc6d1ded-c746-4c14-b4e2-aff56fd5d0c5> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://prmac.com/release-id-58786.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721174.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00282-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912378 | 465 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Numbers by Orla Kiely is a companion to her board book Colors and both are a wonderful introduction to the UK designer's bold and modern style. You can find items that match the pictures in the book to practice counting and one-to-one correspondence with your toddler or preschooler. An explanation of this important skill and other activities can be found on this website.
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This is the first time I remember just having 2 days when we come back after Christmas. We decided to do lots of New Year things instead of getting into letters and any other units. We talked about what a resolution was and we all decided on things we could do better this year.
We read a book about New Year's Day and all the things included in that celebration.
We talked about staying up late and made a bar graph showing that most of our classmates stayed up super late. It has been 5 days since New Year's eve and super late could mean anything to someone who is 5!
We learned about a tradition someone had of putting a trinket in a cupcake. Whoever got the cake with the trinket had good luck. We practiced our ordinal numbers and glued trinkets under all of these cupcakes from the first to the eighth!
We made a book of opposites to reflect how we look back at our old selves and promise to change to a new self in the new year!
We also learned about the southern tradition of eating blackeyed peas and cornbread for luck and we all became food judges to taste and graph our results. I forgot to include a picture of the graph but 2 kids only liked peas, 2 kids only liked cornbread and 17 kids liked both peas and cornbread!
We practiced counting backwards from 10 to 0 and blew our noise makers at 12:00 (noon!). The kids cut and glued these little bitty numbers down a strip of paper and did a great job.
We made a year in review from what we could remember. The kids then copied onto their own tree maps.
These ideas are from Kim Adsit's Happy New Year and a mini unit from Brooke Perry created last year. We have become pinterest addicted also and get great ideas from that source! | <urn:uuid:e367480e-e82d-4916-b1b5-2907e7d497b6> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://allstarkinder.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-new-year.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282140.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00125-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972474 | 376 | 2.421875 | 2 |
The turn of events over the last few years highlighted the adverse consequences of lack of cultural intelligence and beliefs fueled by hate. It is useful more than ever to raise awareness on the concepts of cultural differences and diversity. For an entity that is taking the brunt of the people’s anger over incidents that may be viewed as results of bias or bigotry, it is imperative for the law enforcement field to take proactive steps in understanding the dynamics and components of diversity to better serve their constituents.
Leading the discussion on cultural intelligence is Shawn Williams. Shawn is an assistant professor at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota where he leads the education program for incoming Peace Officers. His law enforcement background includes being a SWAT officer and lead trainer.
Specifics tackled on the webinar include:
- What cultural intelligence is and why it is critical for law enforcement to possess this competency given the nature of their job.
- The four areas where cultural intelligence must exist in the sphere of policing.
- A glimpse into the average path to becoming a police officer, zeroing in on the role of the Police Academy in paving the path to a more culturally aware soon-to-be-officers.
- The problem with the training structure and some of the reasons why it doesn’t seem to work.
- The goal to move beyond compliance in training and actually go into a deeper dive and commitment to the concept of diversity and cultural intelligence.
- Understanding the different pieces of diversity that each of us brings as humans and the outcomes that we are driving for as a result of cultural intelligence.
- Why we must continuously enrich and engage in cultural humility.
- The challenges inundating law enforcement which hinder progress on the diversity front.
- Familiarizing with the different demographic segments of the community law enforcement is serving as part of the effort towards diversity and cultural intelligence education.
- The concept of cultural agility and the importance of empathy when working with people of different cultures and backgrounds.
- Looking into the extrinsic and intrinsic motivations as well as the self-efficacy aspect of awareness in honing cultural intelligence.
- The value in being genuine and constantly scrutinizing our competence in our quest for cultural intelligence.
- The knowledge piece of cultural intelligence that looks into understanding diversity, the different cultures that exist, and the historical context that brought about the current dynamics of these segments vis-à-vis law enforcement.
- The elements that must be present to ensure that cultural intelligence is effective through formal training and education, applying ‘thin-slicing’ in interactions, mindfulness, and constant motivation to learn.
- The need to acknowledge the presence of cultural differences that we may not be aware of initially, but we can learn and enhance.
- Why it is vital for law enforcement to communicate and build relationships with the community they’re serving.
- How implicit bias is addressed through training, and the reasons why it isn’t as impactful as expected.
- The cultural intelligence strategy of planning, recognizing pressing matters related to diversity, and constant self-awareness on what we’re doing to address these at the individual and organizational level.
- The action required from law enforcement based on the motivation, knowledge, and strategies identified.
Questions from the audience were about:
- Law enforcement’s role in addressing elements that perpetuate discrimination.
- Managing the conflict between what is culturally acceptable behavior in communities that are in conflict with the law.
- Training officers in these topics outside the classroom setting.
- What elements diversity encompasses.
- Navigating the ever-changing concept of what is acceptable and what isn’t.
Resources and Handouts
- Focus on Training: Interpersonal Skills Training in Police Academy Curriculum
- Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety
- Law Enforcement through the Eyes of a Citizen
- Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking
- “This webinar was outstanding. It promotes important conversations.” — Detective
- “Dr. Williams was very engaging! Really enjoyed learning about CQ. Additionally, all of the resources provided in the chatbox look very interesting, and I will be looking into all of them. It was one of the best webinars I’ve attended!” — Alissa
- “Excellent! The entire presentation was outstanding. I look forward to integrating the knowledge obtained to enhance CJR and law enforcement engagement throughout our state.” — Asia
- “Understanding the importance of knowing more about our community. I also think that preparing officers more before providing bias training would help with actually getting more out of them with the training. Overall I think this was a valuable training and all officers should have to attend a seminar regarding this topic.” — Karmen
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I am working on a carrier furnace a when a call for heat the inducer motor do not come on. I replace the control board for the inducer motor and check the volts to the control board and it show 26 volts and the relay don't allow the 120 volts for the inducert motor to run. what can be the problem?
Check the relay
the primary should have a low resistance
there should be a distinct click when 24 volts is applied to the primary
the secondary should be conductive when the primary is energized (contactors can corrode)
not a solution something to check
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4 Ways Impact Therapy™ Can Benefit You
To modern adults, physical fitness is no joke. More people than ever are signing up for group fitness classes like yoga, pilates, and barre, and the number of Americans with gym memberships continues to climb each year. As of 2018, about 1 in 5 Americans belonged to a gym or fitness club, that’s more than ever before!
However, the tidal wave of new gymgoers is not always sticking to their fitness regimens. In fact, studies show that roughly 50% of new gym members quit within six months.
One of the main reasons former gymgoers give for quitting is that they feel that they do not see results quickly enough. For new gymgoers taking a crack at exercising for the first time on their own, intense and persistent muscle soreness can keep them out of the gym for days or weeks at a time, slowing down their progress and eroding their confidence in the process.
So how can exercise out without feeling that post-workout soreness?
Unfortunately, post-workout soreness can be unavoidable. When you do new or intense exercises that your body is not accustomed to, you will often feel what is known as Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, or DOMS, one to three days later. DOMS is what causes us to feel stiff and tender after working out. But why do we feel DOMS at all?
Well, when we exercise, muscle contractions cause tiny tears in our muscle fibers and connective tissues. The aches and pains we feel after working out are the results of our bodies repairing those tissues. While this soreness may be unavoidable, it is not untreatable.
There are a variety of ways that you can cope with DOMS after a hard workout; a proper post-workout cool-down and stretching routine can work wonders in lessening the intensity of DOMS. Another excellent way that you can help repair muscle tissues and reduce the pains associated with DOMS is with Impact Therapy™.
Impact Therapy™ can stimulate and accelerate the repair of strained muscle fibers by supplying quick bursts of force in focused, rapid pulses into deep muscle tissues. These bursts can help stimulate the flow of blood to areas of the body where you may be experiencing discomfort, encouraging pain relief, enhancing range of motion, and getting you back in the gym for your next workout!
Below, we explore some of the most significant benefits of Impact Therapy™ and how you can use them to make stress and soreness a thing of the past.
1. Improve Circulation
Impact Therapy™ can help improve general blood and lymph circulation to all areas of the body as the pressure created from each burst of impact actually helps facilitate blood and lymph flow from surrounding regions into the affected one. This improvement in circulation can also contribute to a reduction in stress, improved immunity, and relief of arthritis pain.
2. Reduce Post-Workout Muscle Soreness
This benefit was already covered extensively above, but to sum it up, Impact Therapy™ utilizes rapid bursts of focused pressure on sore and aching muscle tissues to improve circulation and enhance blood flow to regions in need. These quick bursts direct more oxygen to your sore muscles, which can relieve soreness and improve range of motion. You can even try Impact Therapy™ before your workout to ensure that your muscles are properly warmed up and oxygenated, you may also notice an improvement in your workout performance!
3. Improve Sleep
Studies show that Impact Therapy™ can help reduce stress and anxiety and, therefore, improve sleep. Impact Therapy™ can encourage the production of the body’s main sleep hormones, melatonin, and serotonin. Additionally, if the pain associated with DOMS is keeping you from getting a full night’s sleep, Impact Therapy™ can be the perfect solution to both encourage hormone production and reduce overall soreness.
4. Improve Posture
More often than not, poor posture is the result of accumulated tension in our backs and shoulder blades. This tension can build-up due to a variety of factors such as soreness after a hard workout, extended periods of sitting down or even sleeping in an awkward position. Impact Therapy™ helps stimulate blood and lymph circulation to the muscle fibers affected by poor posture, allowing the body to return to its naturally comfortable position.
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||It has been suggested that this article be merged with Finalization. (Discuss) Proposed since November 2015.|
In object-oriented programming, a finalizer or finalize method is a special method that performs finalization, generally some form of cleanup. A finalizer is executed during object destruction, prior to the object being deallocated, and is complementary to an initializer, which is executed during object creation, following allocation. Finalizers are strongly discouraged by many, due to difficulty in proper use and the complexity they add, and alternatives are suggested instead, primarily the dispose pattern – see problems with finalizers.
The term "finalizer" is primarily used in object-oriented languages that use garbage collection, of which the archetype is Java. This is contrasted with a "destructor", which is a method called for finalization in languages with deterministic object lifetimes, archetypically C++. These are generally exclusive – a language will have either finalizers (if garbage collected) or destructors (if deterministic), but in rare cases a language may have both, as in C++/CLI and D, and in case of reference counting (instead of tracing garbage collection), terminology varies. In technical usage, "finalizer" may also be used to refer to destructors, as these also perform finalization, and some subtler distinctions are drawn – see terminology. For this article, "finalizer" refers only to a method used for finalization in a garbage-collected language; for discussion of finalization generally, see finalization.
Finalizers are generally used to perform some form of cleanup, similar to destructors, but differ in that destructors are executed deterministically, while finalizers are executed at the discretion of the garbage collector, which is usually not deterministic. However, a finalizer can include arbitrary code; a particularly complex use is to automatically return the object to an object pool.
Finalizers are generally both much less necessary and much less used than destructors. They are much less necessary because garbage collection automates memory management, and much less used because they are not generally executed deterministically – they may not be called in a timely manner, or even at all, and the execution environment cannot be predicted – and thus any cleanup that must be done in a deterministic way must instead be done by some other method, most frequently manually via the dispose pattern. Notably, both Java and Python do not guarantee that finalizers will ever be called, and thus they cannot be relied on for cleanup.
Due to the lack of programmer control over their execution, it is usually recommended to avoid finalizers for any but the most trivial operations. In particular, operations often performed in destructors are not usually appropriate for finalizers. A common anti-pattern is to write finalizers as if they were destructors, which is both unnecessary and ineffectual, due to differences between finalizers and destructors. This is particularly common among C++ programmers, as destructors are heavily used in idiomatic C++, following the Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII) idiom.
A common anti-pattern is to use finalizers to release resources, by analogy with the Resource Acquisition Is Initialization (RAII) idiom of C++: acquire a resource in the initializer (constructor), and release it in the finalizer (destructor). This does not work, for a number of reasons. Most basically, finalizers may never be called, and even if called, may not be called in a timely manner – thus using finalizers to release resources will generally cause resource leaks. Further, finalizers are not called in a prescribed order, while resources often need to be released in a specific order, frequently the opposite order in which they were acquired. Also, as finalizers are called at the discretion of the garbage collector, they will often only be called under managed memory pressure (when there is little managed memory available), regardless of resource pressure – if scarce resources are held by garbage but there is plenty of managed memory available, garbage collection may not occur, thus not reclaiming these resources.
Thus instead of using finalizers for automatic resource management, in garbage-collected languages one instead must manually manage resources, generally by using the dispose pattern. In this case resources may still be acquired in the initializer, which is called explicitly on object instantiation, but are released in the dispose method. The dispose method may be called explicitly, or implicitly by language constructs such as C#'s
try-with-resources, or Python's
However, in certain cases both the dispose pattern and finalizers are used for releasing resources. This is primarily found in CLR languages such as C#, where finalization is used as a backup for disposal: when a resource is acquired, the acquiring object is queued for finalization so that the resource is released on object destruction, even if the resource is not released by manual disposal.
- Finalizers may not be called in a timely manner, or at all, so they cannot be relied upon to persist state, release scarce resources, or do anything else of importance.
- Finalizers may result in object resurrection, which is often a programming error and whose very possibility significantly slows down and complicates garbage collection.
- Finalizers are run based on garbage collection, which is generally based on managed memory pressure – they are not run in case of other resource scarcity, and thus are not suited for managing other scarce resources.
- Finalizers do not run in a specified order, and cannot rely on class invariants (as they may refer to other objects that have already been finalized).
- Slow finalizers may delay other finalizers.
- Exceptions within finalizers generally cannot be handled, because the finalizer is run in an unspecified environment, and may be either ignored or cause uncontrolled program termination.
- Finalizers may reference and accidentally finalize live objects, violating program invariants.
- Finalizers may cause synchronization issue, even in otherwise sequential (single-threaded) programs, as finalization may be done concurrently (concretely, in one or more separate threads).
- Finalizers may cause deadlock if synchronization mechanisms such as locks are used, due to not being run in a specified order and possibly being run concurrently.
- Finalizers that are run during program termination cannot rely on the usual runtime environment, and thus may fail due to incorrect assumptions – for this reason finalizers are often not run during termination.
Further, finalizers may fail to run due to object remaining reachable beyond when they are expected to be garbage, either due to programming errors or due to unexpected reachability. For example, when Python catches an exception (or an exception is not caught in interactive mode), it keeps a reference to the stack frame where the exception was raised, which keeps objects referenced from that stack frame alive.
Finalizers in a superclass can also slow down garbage collection in a subclass, as the finalizer can potentially refer to fields in the subclass, and thus the field cannot be garbage collected until the following cycle, once the finalizer has run. This can be avoided by using composition over inheritance.
In Java a finalizer is a method called
finalize, which overrides the
In Python, a finalizer is a method called
In C#, a finalizer (called "destructor" in earlier versions of the standard) is a method whose name is the class name with
~ prefixed, as in
~Foo – this is the same syntax as a C++ destructor, and these methods were originally called "destructors", by analogy with C++, despite having different behavior, but were renamed to "finalizers" due to the confusion this caused.
In C++/CLI, which has both destructors and finalizers, a destructor is a method whose name is the class name with
~ prefixed, as in
~Foo (as in C++), and a finalizer is a method whose name is the class name with
! prefixed, as in
A finalizer is called when an object is garbage collected – after an object has become garbage (unreachable), but before its memory is deallocated. Finalization occurs non-deterministically, at the discretion of the garbage collector, and might never occur. This contrasts with destructors, which are called deterministically as soon as an object is no longer in use, and are always called, except in case of uncontrolled program termination. Finalizers are most frequently instance methods, due to needing to do object-specific operations.
The garbage collector must also account for the possibility of object resurrection. Most commonly this is done by first executing finalizers, then checking whether any objects have been resurrected, and if so, aborting their destruction. This additional check is potentially expensive – a simple implementation re-checks all garbage if even a single object has a finalizer – and thus both slows down and complicates garbage collection. For this reason, objects with finalizers may be collected less frequently than objects without finalizers (only on certain cycles), exacerbating problems caused by relying on prompt finalization, such as resource leaks.
If an object is resurrected, there is the further question of whether its finalizer is called again, when it is next destroyed – unlike destructors, finalizers are potentially called multiple times. If finalizers are called for resurrected objects, objects may repeatedly resurrect themselves and be indestructible; this occurs in the CPython implementation of Python prior to Python 3.4, and in CLR languages such as C#. To avoid this, in many languages, including Java, Objective-C (at least in recent Apple implementations), and Python from Python 3.4, objects are finalized at most once, which requires tracking if the object has been finalized yet.
In other cases, notably CLR languages like C#, finalization is tracked separately from the objects themselves, and objects can be repeatedly registered or deregistered for finalization.
The terminology of "finalizer" and "finalization" versus "destructor" and "destruction" varies between authors and is sometimes unclear.
In common usage, a destructor is a method called deterministically on object destruction, and the archetype is C++ destructors; while a finalizer is called non-deterministically by the garbage collector, and the archetype is Java
For languages that implement garbage collection via reference counting, terminology varies, with some languages such as Objective-C and Perl using "destructor", and other languages such as Python using "finalizer" (per spec, Python is garbage collected, but the reference CPython implementation uses reference counting). This reflects the fact that reference counting results in semi-deterministic object lifetime: for objects that are not part of a cycle, objects are destroyed deterministically when the reference count drops to zero, but objects that are part of a cycle are destroyed non-deterministically, as part of a separate form of garbage collection.
In certain narrow technical usage, "constructor" and "destructor" are language-level terms, meaning "methods defined in a class", while "initializer" and "finalizer" are implementation-level terms, meaning "methods called during object creation or destruction". Thus for example the original specification for the C# language referred to "destructors", even though C# is garbage-collected, but the specification for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), and the implementation of its runtime environment as the Common Language Runtime (CLR), referred to "finalizers". This is reflected in the C# language committee's notes, which read in part: "The C# compiler compiles destructors to ... [probably] instance finalizer[s]". This terminology is confusing, and thus more recent versions of the C# spec refer to the language-level method as "finalizers".
Another language that does not make this terminology distinction is D. Although D classes are garbage collected, their cleanup functions are called destructors.
- Garbage collection, specifically the section on Determinism
- Object lifetime
- Initialization Process & related Initializer Pattern
- Jagger, Perry & Sestoft 2007, p. 542
- Boehm, Hans-J. (2002). Destructors, Finalizers, and Synchronization. POPL.
- Jagger, Perry & Sestoft 2007, p. 542
- "MET12-J. Do not use finalizers", Dhruv Mohindra, The CERT Oracle Secure Coding Standard for Java, 05. Methods (MET)
- object.__del__(self), The Python Language Reference, 3. Data model: "...
__del__()methods should do the absolute minimum needed to maintain external invariants."
- Hans-J. Boehm, Finalization, Threads, and the Java™ Technology-Based Memory Model, JavaOne Conference, 2005.
- java.lang, Class Object: finalize
- Jagger, Perry & Sestoft 2007, p. 542
- In full: "We're going to use the term "destructor" for the member which executes when an instance is reclaimed. Classes can have destructors; structs can't. Unlike in C++, a destructor cannot be called explicitly. Destruction is non-deterministic – you can't reliably know when the destructor will execute, except to say that it executes at some point after all references to the object have been released. The destructors in an inheritance chain are called in order, from most descendant to least descendant. There is no need (and no way) for the derived class to explicitly call the base destructor. The C# compiler compiles destructors to the appropriate CLR representation. For this version that probably means an instance finalizer that is distinguished in metadata. CLR may provide static finalizers in the future; we do not see any barrier to C# using static finalizers.", May 12th, 1999.
- What’s the difference between a destructor and a finalizer?, Eric Lippert, Eric Lippert’s Blog: Fabulous Adventures In Coding, 21 Jan 2010
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About the Scott Stafne ALS Research Fund
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disorder that causes paralysis through the progressive death of motor neurons.
- Thirty thousand Americans have ALS, and 250,000 Americans alive today will eventually die from the disease. ALS can strike at any age and most patients die within 4 years of diagnosis. There is no known treatment or cure.
The Stafne Family, December 2010
When Scott was diagnosed with ALS in August 2004, at age 32, our entire family was devastated, as are all families faced with this diagnosis. Over the following years, we reached out to our entire family network: friends, relatives, neighbors, church community, and colleagues. It's never easy to ask for support from others, yet we have been amazed and uplifted by the responses we've received.
We've learned that people very much want to help, but feel helpless, and welcome the opportunity to show how much they care. We also know ALS is an illness a family cannot fight by itself. We are just one of an established community of ALS patients and families who have joined the fight to find a cure for ALS in the short term. We believe the best use of our financial resources today continues to be with the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI).
To support ALS TDI, we established the Scott Stafne ALS Research Fund in late 2004. In 2007, the Muscular Dystrophy Association partnered with ALS TDI and committed $18 Million to fund ALS TDI research in the short term. This further backs our passionate commitment to this research organization -- and continues to validate the over $122,000 in generous donations we have received to date.
The ALS Therapy Development Institute is a nonprofit biotechnology company discovering treatments for patients alive today. Their research focuses on finding a short-term solution to stopping the progression of ALS and finding a cure. This organization runs the largest centralized ALS drug discovery program in the world. We personally visited the ALS TDI labs in Boston, connected with the staff and researchers, spoke with other patients and families, and believe funding ALS TDI research is vital to the discovery of a treatment and cure for ALS.
Our goal is to raise a total of $150,000 for ALS research. Your help will make this happen. We continue to encourage you to donate to ALS TDI today -- as a gift for friends, together as a family, or in conjunction with your church or workplace.
Thank you for considering supporting the Scott Stafne ALS Research Fund at ALS TDI. We hope that your experience is as positive as ours and that you feel buoyed, as we do, by being part of an enterprise that is fueled by love, courage, and hope.
While Scott lost his personal battle with this disease on February 7, 2013, we are hopeful your gift and our effort will allow other families to live their lives to the fullest, in spite of this devastating illness.
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DESPITE A WEALTH OF EVIDENCE FOR THE INVOLVEMENT of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in health and disease and the ability of music to affect ANS activity, few studies have systematically explored the therapeutic effects of music on ANS dysfunction. Furthermore, when ANS activity is quantified and analyzed, it is usually from a point of convenience rather than from an understanding of its physiological basis. After a review of the experimental and therapeutic literatures exploring music and the ANS, a "Neurovisceral Integration" perspective on the interplay between the central and autonomic nervous systems is introduced, and the associated implications for physiological, emotional, and cognitive health are explored. The construct of heart rate variability is discussed both as an example of this complex interplay and as a useful metric for exploring the sometimes subtle effect of music on autonomic response. Suggestions for future investigations using musical interventions are offered based on this integrative account.
- autonomic nervous system
- heart rate variability
- neurovisceral integration
- psychophysiological responses
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TCP/IP has replaced IPX as the lifeblood of the NetWare network, shuttling packets of information from node to node. But when bottlenecks occur and packets get dropped, you need to be able to pinpoint where the problems originate. How can you check to make sure packets are flowing smoothly on your network? If you’re running NetWare, you can use the TCP/IP Console (TCPCon). With this utility, you can check on many aspects of TCP/IP. In this Daily Drill Down, I’ll show you how the TCPCon works and what you should watch for to identify problems.
What does TCPCon do?
TCPCon has been around since NetWare 3.x, but because it deals with packets and the protocol, it’s not a tool you use as a part of your daily routine unless you’ve noticed problems with your network. However, it can be very useful to:
- Monitor activity.
- View configuration and statistics information for IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, OSPF, and EGP.
- View IP routes known to a TCP/IP node.
- View ports used by the server.
- View connections and services.
Because it’s an NLM, you can only run TCPCon from your server. However, it’s text-based, which means you don’t have to actually visit the server to run it. You can connect to your server using RConsole or RConsoleJ and access the utility remotely.
To start TCPCon, go to the server’s console prompt, type load tcpcon, and press [Enter]. When you do, you’ll see the Available Options menu appear, as shown in Figure A.
|Load TCPCon from your server's console to access the main menu.|
The top of the main screen displays information about your TCP/IP configuration. The numbers on this screen constantly change because TCPCon monitors your network and updates the information. If you notice the numbers of receive and send packets change, then TCP/IP should be working correctly. Information on this screen includes:
- Host—This field displays the name of the server you’re using. Don’t be surprised if the value for this field is Local Host rather than the name of your server. It may also display the TCP/IP address of your server. You can change the value of this field in the SNMP Access Configuration menu.
- Uptime—Look here to find out how long your server’s been running.
- System—This field shows the operating-system version of the server. However, you can basically disregard this field if you’re running NetWare 5.x. If you’re running NetWare 5.0 or NetWare 5.1, this field will show your server version as NetWare 5.00.09.
- IP Received—Here you will find the number of IP requests received from all interfaces.
- IP Sent—This field will list the number of IP packets transmitted. The number doesn’t count any packets forwarded to other nodes on the network.
- IP Forwarded—The number of IP packets forwarded from one network node to another across your server can be found in this field. It displays the value Disabled if you haven’t configured the server to act as an IP router.
- TCP Received—This field shows the number of TCP segments received.
- TCP Sent—This value represents the number of TCP segments sent, not counting retransmitted data.
- TCP Connections—Here you will find the number of currently established TCP connections.
From the Available Options menu also on this screen, you can change the configuration of your server and get more information about TCP/IP on your network. The choices from the Available Options menu will take you to other screens where you make the actual configuration changes. Menu choices include:
- SNMP Access Configuration—When you go to the SNMP Access Configuration menu, you can configure how TCPCon gathers information.
- Protocol Information—You can use this menu choice to go to the Protocol Information screen to view protocol information for the server.
- IP Routing Table—This choice takes you to a submenu where you can view the routing table for the server.
- Statistics—Use this option to pick from a list of protocols and view TCP/IP statistics about those protocols.
- Interfaces—This menu shows statistics for the different NICs and configured interfaces on your server.
- Display Local Traps—You’ll use this choice to view the local SNMP trap log maintained by SNMPLOG.NLM using this option.
Putting the information to use
Having the information about TCP/IP on your server at your fingertips is only half the fun. Here are a few concrete examples of how you can use this data to identify problems.
There are instances where services such as the NetWare Enterprise Web Server and the NetWare Management Portal may want to use the same port. When services share the port, a conflict can occur whereby a service can’t respond because the port it uses is already in use by another service.
To view which TCP/IP ports are currently in use, select Protocol Information | TCP | TCP Connections from the Available Options menu. When you do, you’ll see the TCP Connections screen shown in Figure B.
|TCPCon shows you the TCP/IP ports in use on your server.|
On this screen, the Local Host column shows your server’s current IP address. The Local Port column shows the port number used locally by a given service. Most of the time, you can guess the service by the port number used. For example, Web services almost always use port 80.
The Remote Host column shows the IP address of the device accessing the port. The Remote Port column lists the outgoing port on the remote device. Finally, the State column shows the state of the connection. Connections can be in one of two states: Established or Listen. Established means there’s a connection between two hosts, while Listen means that the port is waiting for an incoming connection. After you’ve checked the columns to see which ports are in use, you can then select a different port for the service that’s not working.
Troubleshooting DHCP problems
Since DHCP uses UDP at the transport layer, you can use TCPCon to verify whether or not you have any UDP errors when you're having problems with DHCP on your network.
To do so, select Statistics from the Available Options menu. When the TCP/IP Statistics menu appears, select UDP. Check the Invalid Datagrams Received field. This field should be zero or very close to it. A higher number indicates there’s a problem with TCP/IP on your network.
If you’re having problems with DHCP, check the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache. The ARP cache consists of a list of recently resolved IP addresses, along with their Media Access Control (MAC) address mappings. Remember, the MAC address represents a unique physical address embedded in each network adapter. If there’s a problem with the ARP cache, packets may wind up going to the wrong computer.
To display all mappings currently in the ARP cache, select Protocol Information from the Available Options menu. When the Protocol Information menu appears, select IP to view the IP Protocol Information screen. On this screen, select IP Address Translations menu and press [Enter]. When the IP Address Translations screen appears, select and delete all entries in the IP Address Translations Table.
Check routing problems
Many TCP/IP problems occur because the default gateway, also known as the default route, is set incorrectly. To use TCPCon to make sure the default gateway is set properly, select IP Routing Table from the Available Options menu. Next, press [Enter] on the Proceed option to display the IP Routing Table screen.
Make sure the value in the Next Hop column points to the TCP/IP address of the router on your network. When you have verified that you do have the correct IP address for your default gateway, you can use the ping command at the server console prompt to verify that you can ping your default gateway's IP address. If your default gateway is not connected to the network or is not functioning properly, the ping request will fail. If you don’t have the proper default gateway specified, you’ll have to use the Inetcfg utility from your server’s console prompt to correct the address. TCPCon only reports the information; it doesn’t allow you to change it.
Check data fragmentation
If your network seems to be running especially slowly, you can check the IP statistics for fragmented and reassembled packets. If you find a lot of them, you may have filtering issues, a lack of resources available to process packets, or possible routing loops.
Check the IP statistics by selecting Statistics from the Available Options menu. Next, select IP. When the IP Statistics screen appears, check the Local Errors field in both the Incoming Discarded Datagram and the Outgoing Discarded Datagram sections. Make sure the values are not incrementing on a regular basis. If they are incrementing on a regular basis, enable logging in TCPCon and capture the packets. From there, you can try to determine where the invalid datagrams are coming from. If SNMP logging doesn’t work, you may have to employ a packet sniffer.
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2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: African Countries; Countries
|República de Guinea Ecuatorial
République de Guinée équatoriale
| Motto: "Unidad, Paz, Justicia" (Spanish)
"Unity, Peace, Justice"
|Anthem: Caminemos pisando la senda|
(and largest city)
|Official languages||* Spanish,
|- President||Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo|
|- Prime Minister||Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea|
|- from Spain||October 12, 1968|
|- Total|| 28,051 km² ( 144th)
10,828 sq mi
|- Water (%)||negligible|
|- July 2005 estimate||504,000 ( 166th)|
|- Density||18/km² ( 187th)
|GDP ( PPP)||2005 estimate|
|- Total||$18.785 billion ( 112th)|
|- Per capita||$16,507 ( 41st)|
|HDI (2005)||0.655 (medium) ( 121st)|
|Currency|| CFA franc (
|Time zone||WAT ( UTC+1)|
|- Summer ( DST)||not observed ( UTC+1)|
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country in West Middle Africa, one of the smallest in continental Africa. It is bordered by Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, where the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe lie to its southwest. Formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Guinea, the country's territory (continentally known as Río Muni) includes a number of islands, including the sizable island of Bioko where the capital, Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel), is located. Its post-independence name is suggestive of its location near both the equator and the Gulf of Guinea. It is the only country in mainland Africa where Spanish is an official language, excluding the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Equatorial Guinea is the smallest country, in terms of population, in continental Africa (Seychelles and São Tomé and Príncipe are smaller). It is also the smallest United Nations member from continental Africa, and the smallest Spanish-speaking country in the world.
The first inhabitants of the continental region that is now Equatorial Guinea are believed to have been Pygmies, of whom only isolated pockets remain in northern Río Muni. Bantu migrations between the 17th and 19th centuries brought the coastal tribes and later the Fang. Elements of the latter may have generated the Bubi, who emigrated to Bioko from Cameroon and Rio Muni in several waves and succeeded former neolithic populations. The Bubi were the very first human inhabitants of Bioko Island. The Igbo people of Nigeria arrived in the 18th century. The Annobon population, native to Angola, was introduced by the Portuguese via São Tomé Island (São Tomé and Príncipe).
The Portuguese explorer, Fernão do Pó, seeking a route to India, is credited with having discovered the island of Bioko in 1472. He called it Formosa ("Beautiful"), but it quickly took on the name of its European discoverer. The islands of Fernando Póo and Annobón were colonized by Portugal in 1474. The Portuguese retained control until 1778, when the island, adjacent islets, and commercial rights to the mainland between the Niger and Ogoue Rivers were ceded to Spain in exchange for territory in the American continent ( Treaty of El Pardo, between Queen Maria I of Portugal and King Charles III of Spain). From 1827 to 1843, Britain established a base on the island to combat the slave trade. The mainland portion, Rio Muni, became a protectorate in 1885 and a colony in 1900. Conflicting claims to the mainland were settled in 1900 by the Treaty of Paris, and periodically, the mainland territories were united administratively under Spanish rule. Between 1926 and 1959 they were united as the colony of Spanish Guinea.
The 1982 constitution of Equatorial Guinea gives Obiang extensive powers, including naming and dismissing members of the cabinet, making laws by decree, dissolving the Chamber of Representatives, negotiating and ratifying treaties and calling legislative elections. Obiang retains his role as commander in chief of the armed forces and minister of defense, and he maintains close supervision of the military activity. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and operates under powers designated by the President. The Prime Minister coordinates government activities in areas other than foreign affairs, national defense and security.
On December 15, 2002 , Equatorial Guinea's four main opposition parties withdrew from the country's presidential election. Obiang won an election widely considered fraudulent by members of the Western press.
Diplomats and even ministers have been caught smuggling drugs, sometimes using diplomatic bags and even the president's baggage on state trips. The incumbent president has never equalled the bloodthirsty reputation of his uncle, Francisco Macías Nguema whom he overthrew. Macias had opponents executed, 150 at a time, to the sound of Mary Hopkin's tune Those Were the Days through stadium loudspeakers.
A huge proportion of the £370 million revenue is confiscated by the president while most of the 500,000 subjects subsist on less than a dollar a day.
Sewage runs through the streets of the capital Malabo and there is no public transport and little running water or electricity.
According to a March 2004 BBC profile , politics within the country are currently dominated by tensions between Obiang's son, Teodorin, and other close relatives with powerful positions in the security forces. The tension may be rooted in power shift arising from the dramatic increase in oil production which has occurred since 1997.
A November 2004 report named Mark Thatcher as a financial backer of a March 2004 attempt to topple Obiang organized by Simon Mann. Various accounts also name Britain's MI6, the CIA, and Spain as having been tacit supporters of the coup attempt. Nevertheless, the Amnesty International report released in June 2005 on the ensuing trial of those allegedly involved highlights the prosecution's failure to produce conclusive evidence that a coup attempt had actually taken place.
Pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings. In 1959 it had the highest per capita income of Africa.
The discovery of large oil reserves in 1996 and its subsequent exploitation have contributed to a dramatic increase in government revenue. As of 2004 , Equatorial Guinea is the third-largest oil producer in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its oil production has risen to 360,000 barrels/day, up from 220,000 only two years earlier.
Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. The deterioration of the rural economy under successive brutal regimes has diminished any potential for agriculture-led growth.
Despite a per capita GDP (PPP) of more than US$30,000 (CIA Factbook $50,200) which is as of 2006 the third highest in the world, Equatorial Guinea ranks 121st out of 177 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index.
In July 2004, the U.S. Senate published an investigation into Riggs Bank, a Washington-based bank into which most of Equatorial Guinea's oil revenues were paid until recently, and which also banked for Chile's Augusto Pinochet. The Senate report, as to Equatorial Guinea, showed that at least $35 million were siphoned off by Obiang, his family and senior officials of his regime. The president has denied any wrongdoing. While Riggs Bank in February 2005 paid $9 million as restitution for its banking for Chile's Augusto Pinochet, no restitution was made with regard to Equatorial Guinea, as reported in detail in this Anti-Money Laundering Report from Inner City Press.
On August 9, 2006, Harper's Magazine published an article by Ken Silverstein highlighting Obiang's recent connections with the U.S. State Department and Independence Federal Savings Bank .
While EG is currently one of the largest producers of oil in Africa, very few imporvements have been made to the living conditions of the people. Most live in poverty.
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located in west central Africa. Bioko Island lies about 40 kilometers (25 mi) from Cameroon. Annobón Island lies about 595 kilometers (370 mi) southwest of Bioko Island. The larger continental region of Rio Muni lies between Cameroon and Gabon on the mainland; it includes the islands of Corisco, Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico, and adjacent islets. Contrary to its name, no part of the country lies on the equator. Along with Denmark it is one of two countries in the world with its mainland on a continent and its capital city on an island.
The majority of the people of Equatorial Guinea are of Bantu origin. The largest tribe, the Fang, is indigenous to the mainland, but substantial migration to Bioko Island has resulted in Fang dominance over the earlier Bantu inhabitants. The Fang constitute 80 percent of the population and are themselves divided into 67 clans. Those in the northern part of Rio Muni speak Fang-Ntumu, while those in the south speak Fang-Okah; the two dialects are mutually unintelligible. The Bubi, who constitute 15 percent of the population, are indigenous to Bioko Island.
In addition, there are coastal tribes, sometimes referred to as "Playeros" (Beach People in Spanish): Ndowes, Bujebas, Balengues, and Bengas on the mainland and small islands, and "Fernandinos", a Creole community, on Bioko. Together, these groups compose five percent of the population. Some Europeans (largely of Spanish or Portuguese descent) – most of them mixed with African ethnicity – also live in the nation. There is a growing number of foreigners from neighboring Cameroon, Nigeria, and Gabon. Equatorial Guinea received Asians and black Africans from other countries as workers on cocoa and coffee plantations. Other black Africans came from Liberia, Angola, and Mozambique, and Asians are mostly Chinese . Equatorial Guinea also allowed many fortune-seeking European settlers of other nationalities, including British, French and Germans. After independence, thousands of Equatorial Guineans went to Spain. Another 100,000 Equatorial Guineans went to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria because of the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Some of its communities also live in Brazil, some Spanish-speaking Latin American nations, the United States, Portugal, and France.
Oil extraction has contributed to a doubling of the population in Malabo.
The Constitutional Law which amends article 4 of the Fundamental Law of the State, establishes that "the official languages of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea are Spanish and French. The aboriginal languages are recognized as integral parts of the national culture" (Constitutional Law No. 1/1998 of 21 January). The large majority of Guineans speak Spanish, specially those living in the capital, Malabo.
Several cultural dispersion and literacy organizations are located in the country, founded chiefly with the financial support of the Spanish government. The country has one university, the Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) with a campus in Malabo and a Faculty of Medicine located in Bata on the mainland. The Bata Medical School is supported principally by the government of Cuba and staffed by medical educators and physicians from that country.
- List of writers from Equatorial Guinea
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- Eric Moussambani - Swimmer
- Gus Envela, Jr - Sprinter
- Equatorial Guinea national football team
Equatorial Guinea in fiction
Fernando Póo (now Bioko) is featured prominently in the 1975 science fiction work The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. The island (and, in turn, the country) experience a series of coups in the story which lead the world to the verge of nuclear war. The trilogy also establishes that Fernando Póo is the last remaining piece of the sunken continent of Atlantis.
Most of the action in Robin Cook's book, Chromosome 6, takes place in Equatorial Guinea, where an international Biochemical corporation, GenSys, established a primate research facility due to the permisive laws of the country. The book shows a little bit of the geography of the country, its history and its people.
- Max Liniger-Goumaz, Small is not Always Beautiful: The Story of Equatorial Guinea (French 1986, translated 1989) ISBN 0-389-20861-2
- Ibrahim K. Sundiata, Equatorial Guinea: Colonialism, State Terror, and the Search for Stability (1990, Boulder: Westview Press) ISBN 0-8133-0429-6
- Robert Klitgaard. 1990. Tropical Gangsters. New York: Basic Books. (World Bank economist tries to assist pre-oil Equatorial Guinea -clever book, factual account)
- D.L. Claret . Cien años de evangelización en Guinea Ecuatorial (1883-1983)/ One Hundred Years of Evangelism in Equatorial Guinea (1983, Barcelona: Claretian Missionaries)
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Let's take a closer look.
1. Describe for me the key contribution in art, music, architecture, philosophy and literature for the Judaic and early Christian eras. Then show how these developments affected cultural patterns with the two religions.
Art and Paintings
The use of paintings in the decoration of synagogues goes back to at least the 3rd century ce and is found in the late pre-emancipation and modern synagogues as well. Manuscripts too were illuminated with miniatures, and during the Renaissance the Scrolls of Esther and the beautifully decorated ketubbot (marriage contracts) appeared.
Nonetheless, the appearance of Jewish artists in painting and sculpture is a modern phenomenon. Beginning in the 19th century, interest grew apace, and more and more Jews were to be found in these fields, often in the avant-garde. Some, such as Marc Chagall (1887-1985) and Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973), created specifically religious art. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/307197/Judaism/35280/Architecture
During the synagogue service, the cantor, reads the service and declaims the scriptural lessons to certain set musical modes that vary with the season and occasion.
? Many of these call for melodic responses on the part of the congregation (religious and cultural pattern). The origins of these chants are ancient, often obscure, and equally complicated.
? Whatever the basic materials may have been, they were enlarged, varied, and reworked through the centuries in the various environments in which the Jews lived (showing the varying cultural changes and patterns). In modern times, musicologists began to examine the history of synagogal music, analyzing its basic structures and its relationship to the music of Christian liturgical traditions (link to Christian culture).
? In the 19th century in western Europe, much of the traditional synagogal music was either discarded or reworked under the influence of Western forms and styles (Jewish cultural patterns influenced by Western forms and style). For example, the introduction of the pipe organ in some more-liberal synagogues provoked a fierce controversy because of the prohibition against instrumental music in services, the general opposition to music in the liturgy as a memorial to the destruction of the Temple, and the organ's association with Christian liturgical music. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/307197/Judaism/35280/Architecture
The building of synagogues too is an expression of artistic interest and concern, ...
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Excellent program on a difficult subject. As a CPA who began my career coming from the excellent accounting program at Brigham Young University where ethics and honesty were a constant emphasis to KPMG, working for some of the professionals that are now under investigation, and subsequently moving to Coopers & Lybrand(now Price Waterhouse Coopers)I can only say that from my years of experience the true extent of the tax evasion problem is much, much greater than what you have shown.
KPMG is only one firm but there are many, many accounting, legal and investment firms forming and pushing these and other similar types of transactions. It is also not just the complex tax evasion programs but also the inherent complex misreporting of transactions such as with Enron, Worldcom, etc. that are driven by our current tax system.
The tax system is broken and needs to be replaced. Our economy employs a huge amount of productive time and money in order to find both legal and illegal means of avoiding the tax law. If we were to spend those billions of dollars and hours spent on the current tax system instead in pursuits to build better products, provide better services, solve internal problems and build this nation we would grow and prosper like never before. The financial incentives to be unethical are just too great for most of our current leaders.
H.R. 25 - The Fair Tax Act of 2003, a flat tax system or a tax system modeled after whichever nation has the most efficient system in place currently - it makes no difference as almost anything would be better than what we have now.
I see the corruption even in the small business of this great Nation. It's not just the big sharks. Go do some investigation in the small business and see how they rip their employees off to their benifit. Frontline is great to watch.
The real shame in all this is the sanctioned, and legislated criminal inforcement of a tax scenario in this country, which is so complex, and out of controll that it forces corporations, as well as individuals to go to such extreme means in order to try and hold on to the money that they earned.
Perhaps if we did not have such an unethical, sham, beaurocratic Government, which wastes billions of tax payer dollars every year, we would not have "unethical" taxpayers, or rather, taxpayers who mearly dance as creatively as possible with the twisted tax laws we are forced to adhere to.
The real answer to your program is to lower tax rates like President Bush has pushed. Ronald Reagan' s budget director stated in 1981 that a Flat Tax of 10% could easily fund the real needs of our country.
In addition, if corporate welfare and foreign aid was stopped, the Flat Tax rate would dwindle to what Nevada gets from gambling revenues (7.6%) and funds that states' government. No Corporate or Individual Income Taxes there!
Elm Grove, WI
I am in the business of helping individuals and businesses handle their money in a "tax efficient" manner. Many times people will do anything to avoid doing the tough work - spending less than they make and saving the difference. Their choice is to do something "on the edge"and just hope they get away with it.
What is disturbing is that, what used to be done by the "hard core" criminal, is becoming mainstream. As the report stated, the most trusted institutions are no longer to be trusted.
In my opinion the only way to rid a tax system of shelters or other fraudulent action is to make government dependent on that lost revenue. Otherwise government itself has no vested interest in making their revenue system more efficient because it is easier for them to simply raise the money from somewhere else.
This could be done by limiting or capping governments ability to tax.
A limited tax system would force government to address tax issues rather then having us hope they do so.
As the tax system is now government simply collects the lost funds from shelters by raising other taxes. If they could not do so then they would be forced to fix their collection and ineptness problem and not force the average Joe to pick up the bill.
I used to feel guilty about the pittance I receive from SS. No longer, after seeing this show. NO ONE I even knew would even consider such schemes acceptable, ethically. And now, when a senator or congressman tries to stand up and say "no," s/he is faced with 50 bought and paid for by lobbyists for the industry stonewalling all efforts at reform. "The rich get richer. The poor get the picture."
Now, caring for my elderly mother, barely getting by on our minimal income, I see all this hyperbole from economists that is just so much junk. Once, the notion of flat tax, 10%, no matter what one's income, was acceptable. Corporations are now considered "persons" in law. Therefore, they too would pay a fair 10%. How, however, the rich just can't get enough.
What a load of hogwash! All taxes are paid by individuals. If the corporations had to pay more taxes they would have to raise the price of the goods and services which leaves the individual to pay the cost. Higher prices would make them less competitive with foreign companies which would mean a lost of American jobs. The only real and fair tax would be a national consumption tax such as the one proposed by H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act of 2003. Imagine if corporations didn't have to spend the massive cost they do on complying with complex tax laws. The money saved would be passed on to consumers in the form of lower prices. Eliminating the complexity of doing business in the U.S. would make the U.S. extremely attractive to foreign businesses to open offices and plants here in the U.S., creating more jobs for the American workers.
I think that most viewers of Frontline's program,"Tax Me If You Can," are going to come away with the idea that tax shelters are the principal method being used by our nation's largest
corporations---Exxon,General Electric,Intel,etc.---to avoid paying billions to the government. Also, that tax shelters are
the reason for a company having the 2 sets of financial books that the program mentioned.
In fact, it is the "goodwill amortization" created in acquisitions and "restructuring" done when factories or divisions shutdown that is overwhelmingly the cause of massive deductions. These deductions enable mega-corporations to report billions of dollars in operating profits to shareholders but only losses to the IRS.
A fantastic show that grapples with complex subjects. I'm not sure if the answers are as straightforward as they might seem, but one thing is clear - those with money can afford to not pay taxes that they otherwise should have to.
Clearly there should be some sort of Alternative Minimum Tax rate for corporations that report profits to their shareholders - but claim rebates on their tax forms. I also found it eerie that the lobbyist at the cross-border leasing conference could and would list off the names of the current leadership of the House of Representatives. Sounds like that lobbyist strongly believes they're all in his pocket.
Thanks and keep up the great work!
New York, NY
A great show, and let the public peer into the biggest debate in the tax world. The tax bar has been arguing over this for at least the past 10 years. They know the corporate income tax will become voluntary unless the government shuts down shelters. As one whos been involved in this, both with the government and in private practice, Id like to make a few points.
First, the income tax is here to stay. A national sales tax wont work. Europe has tried this with their Value-Added Tax (VAT), but they still find they need an income tax. A national sales tax wont raise the revenue we need unless it has a very high tax ratearound 40%. Some proponents say we could have a 23% national sales tax, but they use Enron-style accounting. First, they derive the 23% rate as follows: You buy something for $100 and pay $30 in sales tax. Anyone who took grade school arithmetic knows the tax rate is 30%; $100 purchase price times 30% tax rate = $30 tax. But the national sales tax proponents say that since you paid $130 on the $100 purchase, the sales tax rate is $30 tax divided by $130 total cost = 23%. This argument is nothing short of fraudulent. Moreover, wed have to apply the tax to everythinghomes, food, drugs, carsin short, every major purchase. Think what a 30% sales tax would do to housing affordability. And to exempt housing and similar big ticket items from a national sales tax would require raising the tax rate to 50%!
Second, some argue we should abolish the corporate income tax because corporations dont pay taxes, people do because corporations pass on the tax to consumers as part of the price they charge. Even assuming this universalism to be true, we must remember that every dollar of individual income and sales tax paid reduces the amount of goods and services the public can buy from business. Remember, consumers drive the US economy, not producers (as with exporting nations such as South Korea). This is why tax cuts aimed at consumers stimulate our economy more than tax cuts aimed at business. Paul ONeil, the life-long Republican Treasury Secretary (until recently) knew that full well. Go read Price of Loyalty and youll see why. And do corporations pass on 100% of their corporate income taxes to the public? Nope. Some corporations are less efficient than others and thus must eat part of their taxes. And what do corporations do with tax breaks? Stock buy backs to support CEO option grants so they wont have to reprice them and take the earnings hit.
Third, a flat tax would do little to reduce complexity. Anyone whos filled out returns knows most of the complexity hits you long before you go to the tax tables. And well have unnecessary complexity as long as Congress is involved. Well still have all kinds of exemptions, special rates, special credits, and so forth, regardless whether we have an income or sales tax.
Fourth, theres nothing wrong with having two sets of books. Financial accounting (GAAP) and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) have different aims and concerns. And if we did move to a single set of books, whose would we use? If we use GAAP to measure tax liability, we have 2 choices: let the FASB dictate the tax code, or let Congress dictate GAAP. Anyone who knows Congress knows theres no way Congress would keep its hands off such a lucrative source of campaign contributions. Imagine how reliable financial statements would be if Congress determined GAAP. Wed have an Enron a week. Interestingly, there was a link between tax liability and financial statement income for 3 years. For tax years 1987-89, the corporate alternative minimum tax picked up part of the difference between income reported on the financial statements and income determined under the IRC. It was referred to as the Book Income Adjustment. Congress gave arranged to replace it with another system, the ACE adjustment, because it knew it could not make the fisc dependent on private rules.
Fifth, some argue government is bad and business is good, so starve government and feed business. My question to them: which private company will you use to go after Osama bin Laden? Government performs many essential functions private industry cannot or will not. This is a fact of economic life. As George Will said in a rare moment of lucidity, capitalism is a government program. Government has to exist, spend and tax. Arguing that shutting down corporate shelters cuts stock prices and hurts the economy is nonsense. Taking this argument to the next step, well let the Mafia off the hook because they spend their hard-earned gains and stimulate the economy.
Tax shelters come down to this: they penalize obeying the law and cost honest taxpayers a lot of money.
The sham of corporate taxes: Who is actually being dishonest?
All of this hoopla over unethical corporate tax shelters and irresponsible corporations simply misdirects our good citizens and journalists.
Corporations do not pay taxes, people do. This is not a contest between capitalism and socialism, or good and bad, or Wall Street and Main Street. It just is. The buck does not stop at a corporation, it just passed through. This is the nature of the beast. When a corporation is taxed, any one or all three of the following pass-throughs happen in some measure.
The corporation will raise the price of its goods or services by the amount of the tax and the cost of compliance, if competition allows. Dale Jorgensen, Ph.D., Harvard economist, estimates the federal income tax system requires tax-and-compliance premiums amounting to 20 to 30 percent of each products or services price. These premiums are hidden in the cost of every good or service bought in or exported by our country. Think about that as we try to sell American-made goods overseas.
With the complexity of our tax code, it should come as no surprise that the compliance costs are actually higher than the tax burden. The National Federation of Independent Business estimates that ratio at 3:1 for small business: three dollars of compliance cost for every dollar of tax paid. Even those corporations that legally (if artfully) zero their taxes still have those compliance costs to pass through. Most importantly, whom do these hidden premiums really hurt? Who can least afford the increased cost? Why the low-income/fixed-income citizens we set out to protect when we taxed corporations in the first place!
Often global competition (and WalMart) will not allow pricing to absorb the entire cost of taxes/compliance. What is the next corporate move? Reduce the cost of labor. Who loses their jobs to efficiency or foreign manufacturing? It is our low-income friends again, taking it on the chin and out of their wallets.
Now, assume prices are as up as they can be and labor costs are as down as they can be, and there are still taxes/compliance costs to pay. What do corporations do? Lower profits to their shareholders. For a mom-and-pop, that means a lesser lifestyle for Mom and Pop. That means later or no retirement. For Wall Street, that means union pension funds experience lackluster performance when invested in domestic corporations. This may not be a big concern for the low-income, working poor, but that certainly puts a double whammy on the working class. Fewer jobs and threatened pensions. And then there are the undue burdens our fixed-income retirees. Yet again, the very groups we set out to protect with corporate income taxation are those we punish most.
So, as we seek an honest solution to a fair distribution of the tax burden, we need to find the correct target to affect a successful solution. Discussions of tax shelters and corporate irresponsibility mislead us. Attacking the wrong solution misdirects the well intentioned.
Simply put, taxing corporations burdens the very citizens we seek to protect. Now, whose idea was corporate taxation? And who is writing these foolish laws anyway? Perhaps more importantly, who is lobbying these bills into law? Probably the same lobbyists who resist replacing the income tax with the FairTax a federal retail sales tax. This legislation (HR 25/S 1493) honestly protects poor and fixed-income Americans while ending the sham of corporate taxation.
Tom Wright, a 14-year veteran of the rebellion to replace the current tax system, is the volunteer executive director of FairTax.org. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.org or 1-800-FAIRTAX.
I would like to commend Frontline and its correspondent for this excellent program. The timing for this subject is perfect as the President has just presented his budget to Congress with a half trillion dollar deficit.
After watching your program, I am convinced that most of this deficit could be wiped out in short order if all those lease-in/lease-out and comparable tax-shelter schemes were eliminated by Congress. I for one am writing all of my Congressional representative asking them to do just that!
Thank you Frontline.
If our country would have followed President Reagan's idea of a 10% flat tax crafted like Illinois' 3% Flat Tax form, simplification would make all of the schemes extinct. If the Income Tax is a "voluntary compliance" as the IRS continually states, then it is no wonder that complicated, legal interpretations will continue.
We have a tax law system that is so convoluted, it invites abuses in tax evasion. The IRS, when it saw the writing on the wall, should have shifted tax auditing emphasis from the general public (who already picks up the balance of the tax burden by 15% thanks to corporate write-offs) to the corporations. Ideally, what we really need is a better and fairer tax system.
However, what is really unfortunate about this program is the blatant message transmitted: many corporations lack initiative in ethical and socially responsible conduct, and many corporations are punished with the monetary equivalent of a slap on the hand. Did their lawyers and accountants learn to get away with cheating at school?
If the majority of American citizens followed their example, this country would be morally corrupt and financially bankrupt.
San Jose, CA
I watched this program, with very great interest. I have also reviewed the video tape 2x, and I still have no idea at to what was actually done. You folks were strangely quiet on the specific details (not even posted on the Website). What were all of those box diagrams about ? What does where and why ?
FRONTLINE's editors respond:
Here on FRONTLINE's companion web site for our report, we do offer more explanation of LILOs - lease in/lease out arrangements which are extremely complex transactions. Go to our UNCOVERING THE SCHEMES" section of this site and click on the article "Money For Nothing From the USA." Near the end of this short article on these cross border deals,, there is a link to Senator Grassley's Senate Finance Committee's hearings in Oct. '03. Near the top of the page, you will find the statement of an "anonymous witness" who is a former leasing executive and explains how LILOs work. | <urn:uuid:e4e33daa-35d6-4835-a311-212cf3fdff63> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tax/talk/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00464-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965653 | 3,770 | 1.617188 | 2 |
Natural England have approved an application for an eight week extension to the badger cull in Gloucestershire
Natural England has today confirmed it has granted a licence to enable badger culling to be continued in the west Gloucestershire pilot area for eight weeks to help prevent the spread of bovine TB.
Under the original licence 708 badgers were culled during a six-week period which ended last week. The new licence specifies that a minimum number of 540 and a maximum number of 940 badgers can be culled to improve the benefits of reduced levels of disease.
The new licence runs from today until 18 December inclusive and supplements the original four-year licence granted in October last year. A
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EVOLUTION INSTITUTE PROJECTS
Risky Adolescent Behavior
Understanding the evolutionary functions of adolescence is critical to explaining why adolescents engage in risky behavior.
Patricia Hawley: Dr. Hawley is an Associate Professor in the Developmental and Social Psychology program at the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on the psychological underpinnings of human social power and social success. Dr. Hawley’s underlying evolutionary model (i.e., Resource Control Theory; Hawley, 1999) integrates work from various disciplines (e.g., developmental psychology, social psychology, peer relationships, and theoretical biology). As such, it challenges prevalent thought on aggression and social adaptation, as well as common assumptions about gender and social status. Current projects include investigations of morality, aggression, and the development of self-regulation.
Anthony Volk: Dr. Volk is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University. He is the founder of the Volk Parenting Laboratory, which studies parent-child relationships from infants to adolescents. Dr. Volk’s overall interest is to gain an evolutionary, neurological, medical, cultural, social, and historical understanding of why parents do what they do. His research falls into two main categories: child facial cues and adolescent-parent relationships. This research also includes parental influence on adolescent’s health, antisocial, scholastic and/or bullying experiences.
Carol Worthman: Dr. Worthman is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Laboratory for Comparative Human Biology at Emory University. Her work is unified by a focus on the biocultural interface. Her study topics have included causes and consequences of variation in maturation schedules, applications of life history theory, determinants of infant feeding and birth spacing, and variation in male life history and reproduction. Other areas, such as behavioral biology, arousal and attention regulation, developmental epidemiology (including of risk for psychiatric disorders), and comparative ecology of human sleep, are emerging areas of intensifying research and theorization.
Tony Biglan: Dr. Biglan is a Senior Scientist at Oregon Research Institute, Director of the Center on Early Adolescence, and past President of the Society for Prevention Research. He has been doing research for the last 25 years on the prevention of adolescent problem behaviors, including numerous experimental evaluations of interventions to prevent tobacco, other drug use, high-risk sexual behavior, reading failure, and aggressive social behavior. He is author of Helping Adolescents at Risk (with P.A. Brennan, S.L. Foster, and H.D. Holder, Guildford 2003) and Changing Cultural Practices: A Contextualist Framework for Intervention Research (Context, 1995).
Bruce Ellis: Bruce J. Ellis, Ph.D., is Professor of Family Studies and Human Development and the John & Doris Norton Endowed Chair in Fathers, Parenting, and Families at the University of Arizona. Dr. Ellis was originally trained as a canonical evolutionary psychologist in David Buss’ laboratory at the University of Michigan, where he studied adult sexual and romantic relationships. Developmental processes were largely taken for granted in this context. Dr. Ellis became dissatisfied with this approach, undertook three years of postdoctoral training in developmental psychopathology at Vanderbilt University, and shifted from studying adult behavior to developmental processes and mechanisms. His theoretical writings and empirical work seek to integrate evolutionary and developmental perspectives on the role of family environments in regulating child stress reactivity, pubertal development, and adolescent sexual behavior. He is particularly interested in mapping key dimensions of the environment that children’s brains detect and respond to, how these dimensions become embedded in the physiological parameters—set points and reactivity patterns—of stress response systems, and the role of different stress response profiles in mediating and moderating the development of life history strategies (e.g., timing sexual maturation, intrasexual competitive behaviors and risk-taking, patterns of mating and parenting). Dr. Ellis’ work has been recognized by major awards from the American Psychological Association, the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, and the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. Dr. Ellis leads the Frances McClelland Institute initiative on Fathers, Parenting, and Families at the University of Arizona.
Dennis Embry: Dr. Embry is a scientist-entrepreneur who is president of PAXIS Institute in Tucson, AZ. He has developed large, population-level behavior-change projects and studies for injury control in New Zealand, violence prevention in America, military deployments during the Gulf War, and tobacco control in multiple states with experimental designs. He is presently developing statewide initiatives for child abuse and multi-problem behavior prevention for the state of Florida, Alaska and other states. He was the first author of a $50 million plan for Wyoming funded by its legislature. His scholarly writing focuses on social change applied to large population-level change— integrating brain, behavioral, and evolutionary factors. He is a former National Research Advisory Council Senior Fellow in the Commonwealth, recipient of the science to practice award in 2006 by the Society for Prevention Research, and author of multiple manuals and training efforts for social change. He is currently preparing a new popular book and TV program for PBS entitled, “Youthanasia: How modern culture is slowly killing our youth and what can be done.”
Jay Belsky: Dr. Belsky is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues at Birkbeck College in London. He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of child development and family studies. His areas of special expertise include the effects of day care, parent-child relations during the infancy and early childhood years, the transition to parenthood, the etiology of child maltreatment, and the evolutionary basis of parent and child functioning. He is a founding and collaborating investigator on the NICHD Study of Child Care and Youth Development (US) and the National Evaluation of Sure Start (UK).
Ronald Dahl: Dr. Dahl is the Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics and the Medical Director of the Child and Adolescent Neurobehavioral Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a pediatrician with considerable research interests in the areas of sleep/arousal and affect regulation and its relevance to development of behavioral and emotional disorders in children and adolescents. His work focuses on early adolescence and pubertal maturation as a developmental period with unique opportunities for early intervention in relation to a wide range of behavioral and emotional health problems. He has published extensively on adolescent development, sleep disorders, and behavioral/emotional health in children.
Jacquelynne Eccles: Dr. Eccles is the Wilbert McKeachie Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Women’s Studies and Education, as well as a research scientist at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Over the last 30 years, she has conducted research on a wide variety of topics including gender-role socialization, teacher expectancies, classroom influences on student motivation and social development in the family and school context. Her research interests include: family and school influences on development; development in high risk settings; development of self-esteem, activity preferences, and task choice; adolescent development; identity formation; transition into adulthood; biosocial influences and development; gender role development; and role of ethnicity in development and socialization. She is editor of the Journal of Research in Adolescence.
A. J. Figueredo: Dr. Figueredo is Professor of Psychology at the University of Arizona. He serves as Director of the graduate program in Ethology and Evolutionary Psychology (EEP), and is affiliated with the graduate programs in Program Evaluation and Research Methodology (PERM) and Psychology, Policy, and Law (PPL). Professor Figueredo’s major area of research interest is the evolutionary psychology and behavioral development of life history strategy, sex, and violence in human and nonhuman animals. He also studies the quantitative ethology and social development of insects, birds, and primates.
Mark Flinn: Dr. Flinn is a Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Missouri, Colombia. His research interests are in evolutionary human biology, behavior, and culture. Dr. Flinn’s current research efforts involve an ongoing 20-year study of childhood stress, family relationships, and health in a rural Caribbean community by longitudinal monitoring of hormone and immune function from saliva and urine samples, ethnographic observation of child activities and social environment, and medical histories, growth measures, and parasite exams. The purpose is to identify specific psychosocial causes and consequences of childhood stress. The project is the first to longitudinally investigate stress in a naturalistic setting using hormonal assays and quantitative behavioral observation techniques in addition to standard human biological, ethnographic, medical, and psychological methods | <urn:uuid:171e23e2-d263-43b2-8ca8-1879bc4ed2b6> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://evolution-institute.org/projects/risky-adolescent-behavior/who-we-are/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00275.warc.gz | en | 0.922823 | 1,814 | 2.453125 | 2 |
Captain Radhika Menon becomes the first woman to receive the award for Exceptional Bravery at sea, challenging the stereotype that bravery is only associated with men.
In June last year, seven fishermen were on a fishing boat ‘Durgamma’ that was caught in a storm after enduring engine failure and loss of anchor. The boat had drifted from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Gopalpur in Odisha. Their food supplies had been washed away and they were surviving on ice from cold storage.
While back home, their families were praying for a miracle to see their loved ones, these fishermen who were aged between 15 and 50 years had lost all hopes for survival.
Their ordeal came to an end when Radhika Menon, first woman Captain of Indian Merchant Navy spotted them.
Radhika Menon was at the helm of the oil tanker- Sampurna Swarajya and spotted the vessel 2.5 km away. “Through wave heights of more than 25 feet, winds of more than 60 knots and heavy rain, on 22 June, the second officer on the Sampurna Swarajya spotted the boat 2.5 kilometres away, off the coast of Gopalpur, Odisha. Captain Menon immediately ordered a rescue operation, utilising the pilot ladder and with life jackets on standby,” said the Shipping Ministry in a statement.
The Government of India nominated Radhika Menon who became the first woman to receive the award for Exceptional Bravery at sea from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in July.
The IMO award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, instituted in 2007, is annually given to persons who perform acts of exceptional bravery and courage in attempting to save life at sea or in attempting to prevent or mitigate damage to the marine environment, often at a risk to their own lives.
Radhika Menon is a resident of Kodungallur in Kerala. Five years ago she became the first woman to captain a ship of the Indian Merchant Navy.
When asked about her exemplary courage in the rescue operation, Radhika said to the Times of India,“It is a maritime obligation to save souls in distress at sea and, as a seafarer and master in command of my ship, I just did my duty,”
While women have now shifted their roles from household chores to excelling in diverse professions and business, bravery is still not a virtue traditionally associated with women. There are superheroes who save lives but no super ‘heroines’. Radhika Menon has challenged this stereotype and set an example for women all over the world.
We felicitate and salute Radhika for her efforts and hope that this is just the beginning to many more super heroines from India!
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The prominent C that overlooks the college campus was set in place in 1924 through the efforts of Mr. T.A.F. Williams (a CSC mathematics faculty member from 1919 through 1930), his wife, and former student. Several activities associated with this C emerged as the college grew and developed. The lighting of C-Hill was one such activity.
The first recorded lighting of C-Hill was in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. According to Ross Armstrong (CSC Faculty member, administrator, and Chadron State Foundation officer from 1933-1990), the C Club sponsored a “Lantern Walk” to the top of C-Hill for a number of years. The members and volunteers carried lanterns, forming an illuminated train as they walked up the hill, stopping at the top to outline the C. The Lantern Walk ended sometime around World War II.
In 1983, the CSC student leaders revised the lighting of C-Hill. The athletes and C-Club members cleaned and painted the C and Cardinal Key Honor Sorority organized the lighting of C-Hill during the Homecoming activities. Flashlights were substituted for the lanterns. Since then, the lighting of C-Hill has been a part of the CSC Homecoming events. The National Guard furnished light-sticks for the activity in 1988. The tradition continues on today.
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Beyond the Logo.
Beyond the logo.
Why getting lucky isn’t enough anymore.
Quite often, I get the question ‘what makes a great brand a great brand ?’ and my answer as always ‘Everything, really everything’.
Some people get confused about this answer. Why and how? And for this reason I put up below a short thought on how to create a great brand and what better than Nike as a case study.
At the age of 24, Phil Knight, a penniless fresh graduate from Stanford University, set sail for the world and ended up in Japan, in Tokyo, at the conference room of Onitsuka Tiger, one of the worlds largest athletics shoes manufacturer in the world then, pitching them the potential of becoming their sole distributor in the United States. One of the senior executives asked Knight on which company does he represent? Knight paused and replied ‘Blue Ribbon, Blue Ribbons Sports’. Of course, neither the name nor the company were real. He placed an order of $50 and wrote down his parents address to receive the samples. In1971, Blue Ribbon Sports was officially became Nike Inc. Everything start small.
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Phil Knight with with his first batch of Nike sneakers — © Men’s Journal
Phil Knight was a key. Beside partnering with American track and field coach Bill Bowerman, Knight himself was a runner. He ran everyday, he ran on holidays, on bank holiday, on his birthday, he ran to celebrate joy and did the same when he wanted to blow off some steam. Running was ‘His’ thing and he knew exactly what runner needs: a good running shoe. Passion about your brand or your product is the driving force of your growth.
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Until a later stage of the life of Nike, Knight never believed in advertising. During one of the meetings he had with his creative agency, he asked one of the executives:
“ Can you prove that every sales that Nike did was an outcome of the creative work you guys did?
Knight simply believed that your product speaks for itself. If you have good product, everybody will know about. Your product is everything.
1971 Chicago, Illinois. Nike’s debut at their first trade show. Knight and the team of ‘Blue Ribbon Sports’ ended up with a pile of orange boxes of newly manufactured prototypes of Nike sneakers. Those sneakers were total mess. Misplaced Swoosh, glue everywhere, some were too shiny, some where not, inconsistency is everywhere. Meanwhile sales reps where jumping from one booth to another, and ending up placing large orders of these sneakers.
‘Why in the heck are you guys buying these shoes?! You know they look like crap, right? Knight asking the sales rep.
‘Because we trust you guys’
We’ve been buying your Tiger shoes for years, you’ve always been upfront and honest about everything, so if you say this Nike shoe is going to sell, we’re willing to believe you’
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So where is the logo and branding from all this?
Well, it has always been there.
Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University designed the The Nike swoosh after a hell of a deadline pressure by Phil Knight, it cost $25 and when the people asked him what is the meaning of the logo. Knight said:
‘Well, It’s the sound your rivals hear when you surpass them on the running track, swoosh’
Fiction but it make sense.
So the rule of thumb as you have seen above is that brands are a combination of everything, the sum of all things, nothing can function on its own.
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Laziness is a disparaging term for overvaluing short term gain over long term gain, inactivity over activity, and by being satisfied with one's condition with no motivation for improving it.
Chronic laziness is when an individual continually desires the outcome of longterm productivity but cannot escape the pattern of laziness. The sufferer of chronic laziness wishes to rearrange his or her values (to value long term gain over short term gain) but cannot.
At ChronicLaziness.org, our mission is to bring a mature and humane dialogue to the issue of laziness and productivity, and try to help those who feel afflicted with problems regarding work ethic and achievement.
Yes, it is. Conservation of energy after feeding and mating is a natural phenomenon found in most animals. Rather than obtaining an optimal diet or shelter, animals usually seek a situation that meets their needs and then cease all efforts.
Humans, too, are adapted for survival, not for optimal living conditions. The needs to survive and reproduce, if fulfilled, can reduce the drive to work. Therefore, overcoming laziness often requires a threat of survival and reproduction, if not literally then at an abstract level: threat of losing a job, threat of being unable to attract a mate.
What does this mean for us in our daily lives? It means that "being lazy", even having chronic laziness, is a perfectly natural, rational response. On the other hand, it can create sociological and psychological problems, due to the value of productivity, status, and achievement in our society.
In a modern, Western, captialist scoeity, laziness is considered a signal of low value, even though our minds give it value for perfectly rational reasons. In a more scarce environment, we were lazy on purpose, to preserve energy. In the same way, being fat, useful to store food in case of scarcity, is also considered a signal of low value in our culture.
Therefore, we must think of "laziness" in the same way we think of being "overweight." Something a large number of people want to fix, but for reasons that are more sociological than biological.
Traits inherent in sociopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism - called the "Dark Traid" - correlate with achievement and higher levels of sexual activity. The Dark Triad is evidence that seemingly maladaptive behavior can elicit what we would think of as positive reactions.
Perfectionism is another "disorder" linked to high levels of productivity. It is therefore safe to assume that both lazy and productive states can arise and create harmful states.
"The desire to be productive is universal," says Dr. Levine, author of The Myth of Laziness.
As natural as laziness may be, the human species came from an environment in which laziness was rare. Finding food and setting up shelter took most of the day, and laziness was well-earned. Our modern society, on the other hand, provides adequate food and shelter relatively easily.
Social status requires additional comforts than what we would consider the "bare minimum" and therefore requires additional effort. Chronic laziness blocks these efforts.
We recommend the Fearless Productivity program for help with chronic laziness and to increase productivity. It's a thorough program with personal coaching, and the only one of its kind available on the internet. We are not affiliated with Fearless Productivity, so we cannot vouch for its effectiveness in a large sample, only what we have seen in our own experience. A free trial is available.
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The Upper Lake McDonald Ranger Station in Glacier National Park was a formerly isolated site that became an administrative center with the opening of the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The National Park Service Rustic cabin was typical of the preferred style for western park structures of the period.
The ranger station is similar to its counterparts at Belly River and Sherburne, as well as the Polebridge Ranger Station residence.
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Pippi Longstocking is a fictional character from a series of children’s books. Pippi is a child living in a Swedish village with just her monkey and her horse. She doesn’t live with any relatives or adults and spends most of her time with two children who live next door, with whom she shares many adventures. Pippi is very cunning and very adventurous and is quick to dupe any adult who does not treat her and her friends nicely. Pippi is also unusually strong and can even pick up her horse with her own two hands.
To go along with her adventurous spirit, Pippi has a style all her own. With her mismatched clothes and whimsical hair, she is a sight to behold! And dressing like Pippi Longstocking can be as much of a crazy experience as the girl herself. Fun and easy, dressing like Pippi Longstocking just takes some preparation and a sense of adventure.
The most recognizable thing about Pippi Longstocking’s appearance is her hair. It’s fiery red and done up in braids that stick out straight from her head. Most people don’t have red hair, so a wig is a good option when trying to get the Pippi look. If you have hair that’s long enough, you can duplicate the style even if it’s not red. Part your hair in the middle and braid each half into equal braids. Slide a wire such as a straightened clothes hanger or some pipe cleaners down the center of each braid to get them to stick out. To make the look authentically Pippi, spray your hair with temporary red hair color. You should be able to find this at a costume shop. At the end of each braid tie a strip of brightly colored fabric or ribbon in a bow.
The next most noticeable element of Pippi’s style is her mismatched wardrobe. Pippi is often in a dress, usually a patchwork jumper. If you can’t find a patchwork jumper you can always use a brightly colored or patterned jumper that you can get at a thrift store or department store. Short overalls are another option if you can’t find a jumper. Wear either the overalls or the jumper over a turtle neck or bright t-shirt to complete the outfit.
On her feet and legs Pippi wears knee high socks in a variety of bright colors and patterns. Find some knee high socks to wear, even if they don’t match, and you’ll get the Pippi look. Add some big clunky shoes, maybe lace-up leather boots or chunky clogs. You could also try some Converse sneakers to get the look.
Pippi was a little girl so not much makeup is required except to replicate her famous freckles on your face. Use an eyeliner pencil or some costume makeup to dot freckles across your nose and cheeks.
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Traffic optimization on Islands
|Author:||Cagara, D., Scheuermann, B., & Bazzan, A|
|Published in:||7th Annual IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference, 2015|
This paper focuses on a parallel Genetic Algorithm approach to solve the coordinated route planning problem in road navigation. The optimization problem is solved locally in each car, local solutions are exchanged when communication opportunities arise. Such Island Genetic Algorithms with local sub-populations are known to yield good results in many domains. Here, we leverage their power for road traffic, where limited knowledge and limited communication abilities make a distributed solution particularly desirable. To this end, we specifically tackle the question how to represent the optimization problem and solution instances, and how to exchange them between cars. | <urn:uuid:79890a79-ee94-480d-b9a5-e8bc6527771a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hiig.de/en/publication/traffic-optimization-on-islands/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00466.warc.gz | en | 0.895625 | 182 | 2.078125 | 2 |
My definition: what writers need while revising.
Also, a good name for a car.
Sisu: What emerging writers need during the submission phase
This just caught my eye because I have a mug with that word all over it! In college I spent a week or so in Finland with my college band, playing the trumpet, and we played a piece called “Sisu!” Fun times.
One of my nicknames is Cisou, which sounds like Sisu, so I’m going to say that my spelling is an alternative spelling because:
a) I could use some right now.
b) I’m in the middle of revising.
I could sure use some of that right about now!
Unrelated to this post, but I wanted to let you know that I read and loved Twisted. You can read my post about it if you’re interested:
i was wondering
what is the dictionary definition? also is your named pronounced ha-all-suh? i feel bad not know ing how to pronounce it. what is your favorite book you’ve writen? btw i think you seem likea really cool person to hang out with and i would like to know if you have an email so i could email you!
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August 26, 2019
Design Student Proposes Small, But Humane Tweaks to Swiss Refugee Bunkers
Iskander Guetta’s award-winning Abri+ project upgrades the standard furniture found in Switzerland’s temporary shelters.
Faced with an influx of refugees, Swiss defense minister Ueli Maurer hit upon an unusual idea in 2015: Asylum seekers could be temporarily housed in the country’s vast network of bunkers, which were built as nuclear fallout shelters in the 1960s. It seemed like a logical solution, but as design student Iskander Guetta toured the refugees’ new living quarters in 2017, he was shocked by what he found: “Everything had the same color, the same tables, chairs, walls. It made me think of a prison.”
So for his graduation project at the Lausanne University of Art and Design, Guetta created a set of simple accessories to make bunker living more humane. Consisting of clips, hooks, a wireless lamp, and a storage solution, the award-winning collection provides an open-ended way for refugees to personalize their space and make themselves a bit more comfortable, until they can find more permanent accommodations.
You may also enjoy “Designing for the Moment Refugees Become Neighbors.”
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Treatments could include:
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Living with pain that won't go away can be discouraging at best and unbearable at worst. But it is important to remember that there are treatment options that can reduce your pain and improve your quality of life. Your doctor may recommend the use...
Heat and cold can help reduce pain, but knowing which is more appropriate at any given time can be confusing. Learn when to treat injuries with cold or heat.
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Better safe than sorry
Possible interpretation: We should be careful in a dangerous situation. It is better to stay safe than to have an accident (and be sorry about it). The full "grammatical" sentence would be: "It is better to be safe than to be sorry."
John added the words "Better safe than sorry" when he told Mary to drive
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The worst thing about hedge funds,
is the name hedge funds.
The purpose of investing has always been the same – we invest to grow money, not to lose it. Taking this to heart, a few investment professionals believed that greater returns could be achieved beyond the traditional terrain by using greater degrees of freedom. As markets developed, this belief led to an expanded opportunity set from which returns could be sourced.
Investment strategies employing greater degrees of freedom were first seen in the same year the first Polaroid camera was sold, 1949. Employing a dynamic strategy with the ability to grow wealth when risk was rewarded and protect it when risk was penalised.
This unconstrained approach was however understood by few and used by even less. As the alternative investment terrain continued to expand and develop, certain market crashes were often attributed to such investment approaches. Bad news sells and what was unfamiliar was also seen as risqué. The apparent absence of a universally agreed and standard definition presented a superficial barrier to investing in these strategies and a skewed narrative developed, labelling the purest form of investing as the worst form of investing: a hedge fund.
Hedge Funds are the next iteration to the evolution of saving (or investments)
While definitions may vary, what has been consistent is that there have been periods where investors worried about losing money (typically very soon after a market crash) more than they were about making it. Today we find ourselves in a time where both requirements compete for the same attention. Many hedge funds respond well to the market challenge through, in their purest form, pursuing as much of the upside risk and as little of the downside risk. This may at times be explained technically as the pursuit of asymmetry in returns.
The regulator has stepped in
The present day Hedge Fund and Fund of Hedge Fund offer is now available to both retail and qualified investors in the form of collective investment schemes. The Financial Services Board has recently brought regulation and closer supervision to what was mostly a self-regulated environment, and the market has responded positively.
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Image Ownership: Public Domain
infamous Omaha Courthouse Lynching of 1919 was part of the wave of racial and
labor violence that swept the United States during the “Red Summer
” of 1919. It was witnessed by an estimated 20,000
people, making it one of the largest individual spectacles of racial violence
in the nation’s history.
The Great Migration
brought tens of thousands of African Americans to northern
industrial cities—including Omaha, Nebraska
, which saw its black population double from 4,426
to 10,315 in the second decade of the 20th Century. The growing black population and resentment
over job competition by white ethnic groups helped fuel racial tension in Omaha
as it did in other cities across the North.
Following a national pattern, the Omaha Bee
exploited this tension by the summer of 1919 carrying daily newspaper accounts
of attacks by African American males on white women, without similar coverage
concerning assaults on African American women, by either black or white
males. Although the other major Omaha
newspapers carried similar stories, the Bee
sensationalized the news the most, blaming in particular Mayor Edward P.
Smith and his hand-picked police chief, Marshall Eberstein.
One particularly provocative story in September, 1919 described Will Brown, a 40-year-old
African American meat-packinghouse worker who was accused of raping a
19-year-old white woman, Agnes Lobeck.
Prior to Brown’s arrest, the Bee
detailed accounts of the story along with pictures of Brown and Lobeck. When police went to Brown’s residence to
arrest him, a mob tried and failed to seize him. He was arrested and held for a
few hours in the Douglas County Courthouse in downtown Omaha. Largely due to the newspaper story, a mob of
250 men and women gathered in the while working class area of South Omaha and
marched north into downtown, gathering
outside of the Courthouse in the late afternoon of Sunday, September 28.
Mayor Edward P. Smith arrived on the scene
and attempted to persuade the rioters to leave.
He was struck on the head from behind, a rope was placed around his
neck, and his unconscious body was strung up to a lamppost. He was cut down before he succumbed, but the
mob then broke into the courthouse, tore off Brown’s clothing as he was being
dragged out, hanged him from a lamppost, and riddled his already dead body with
bullets. His body was then tied to a
police car, dragged to a major downtown intersection, and then burned. Fragments of the rope used to lynch
sold as souvenirs for 10 cents apiece. Numerous
photographs were taken, including one which shows some of the lynchers proudly
posing behind Brown’s charred body. That
photo became known around the world as the iconic image of Red Summer violence.
After Brown had been killed, US Army units arrived on the scene and set up one
command post at the intersection of 24th and Lake Streets, which
remains the heart of Omaha’s black community to this day, and another in South Omaha,
the neighborhood from which most of the rioters had come. The official announcement was that the 24th
and Lake Street post was there to protect African Americans from further
violence, but oral legend in the black community holds that its purpose was to
prevent retaliation by black Omahans who were waiting on the rooftops of 24th
Street with guns.
One of the witnesses to the lynching was young future actor Henry Fonda, who
later remembered, “It was the most horrendous sight I’d ever seen… My hands
were wet and there were tears in my eyes.
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Coming up soon in Lorelle’s WordPress School free online course is a huge section on interactivity with WordPress, learning about comments, integrating social media, social media automation, and how to encourage and support such interactivity without draining your time, energy, and emotional being. To help you get started thinking about how you can use your WordPress site to promote interactivity, we begin with polls and surveys.
Everyone asks readers “What do you think?” at the end of their posts, a lousy way to interact. It asks for an opinion not a dialog. A fun way to gather information and interact with readers is through polls and surveys.
In this tutorial and assignment, you will be creating a poll in a post on your test site.
What is a Poll and Survey?
A poll typically answers a single question with multiple answers. A survey asks many questions.
When would you use either?
- You might do a survey to check with with clients on how you are doing as a company with customer support and services
- A poll is often used to gather a collective opinion on a subject such as who you would vote for in an election if the election was now
- Want to make a change in your website? A survey asking visitors to comment on what they enjoy or don’t, and ask them for suggestions on how to improve could yield interesting results.
- A poll is used to vote up or down on something, calling for a yeah or nay
- Wish to learn more about who your readers or customers are? A survey carefully scripted can yield surprising results especially if the person knows it is anonymous. They are often more willing to be honest.
There is an art to designing and developing polls and surveys for specific demographics, ranging from political polls to scientific surveys.
Polldaddy is one option, but there are many more for WordPress users including the use of Google Docs, Forms, and Spreadsheets. I’ll only cover Polldaddy, but do consider exploring the various poll and survey options if this is something you wish to include in your WordPress site often.
To help you understand more about how polls and surveys work, and to come up with your own, here are some references articles on the subject.
- Writing Polls and Surveys:
- Frequently Asked Questions – Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Using Online Surveys and Polls to Connect with Your Clients – Cornell Small Farms Program
- Tips for Writing Polls and Surveys – Suess’s Pieces
- Grammar Girl : How to Write Good Survey Questions – Quick and Dirty Tips
- Purdue OWL: Conducting Primary Research
- AP Stylebook on Polls and Surveys
- Survey Tips: How to write a good survey questionnaire – Accesscable.net
- How to Write Good Survey and Poll Questions – SurveyMonkey
- How to Create an Effective PR Survey – PR In Your Pajamas
- 10 Tips for Writing and Delivering Effective Poll and Survey Questions – Adobe Connect User Community
- 8 Tips for Writing Effective Survey Questions – Constant Contact
- Designing Surveys that Count – Keen State College and Monadnock United Way
- Guide to Writing Survey Questions – Manaqgement Analysis and Development – Minnesota State University
- Designing a Survey – Science Buddies
- How To Write A Survey – SmartGirl
- SmartGirl – How To Write A Survey (Advanced)
- Customer Satisfaction Example Survey Questions – SurveyMonkey
- Commentaries on Polls and Surveys:
- You Can’t Trust Most Polls or Surveys – Oddly Together
- 20 Questions A Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results – NCPP – National Council on Public Polls
- Another Look at Survey Bias – VOTAMATIC
- Gallup vs. the World – NYTimes.com
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Public Opinion Polling
- The Power and Perils of Polling – The Daily MBA
- Poll and Survey Tools:
Creating a Polldaddy Poll or Survey
Remember, a poll is one question with multiple answers and a survey contains multiple questions for single or multiple choice answers.
To create a Polldaddy poll or survey in a WordPress.com site, use the Add Poll button on the post or Page.
To create a Polldaddy poll or survey on a self-hosted version of WordPress, download and install the Polldaddy WordPress Plugin, then click the Add Poll button on a post or Page.
- Place your cursor where you wish your poll or survey form to appear. I recommend an introductory paragraph to introduce the subject, but that is not necessary. Click Add Poll.
- If you have created polls before with Polldaddy, the past polls would appear on the list of the overlay that appears (interstitial). If you haven’t or wish to start a new one, click Add New.
- Title your new poll with the question you are posing to the readers. It is typically a question or a statement to agree or disagree with.
- Enter each answer in the section below. Add a new answer by clicking the Add New Answer button. To remove an answer or blank answer, click the X.
- Choose from among the options to customize the look and feel and results of your poll:
- Poll Style: Click the next and previous arrows to scroll through the various design options.
- Results Display: Choose how to display the results of the poll.
- Repeat Voting: If you wish to allow or not repeat voting to protect the integrity of the poll, make a selection. Note that when you block by cookie and IP address, if the person changes computers, they may vote again.
- Comments: Turn comments on and off the poll not the post, or moderate them, easily.
- Save: Select from among the options to randomize the order of the answers, allow other answers with a form for the user to add their answer, multiple choice, and whether or not you wish to add sharing so people can help you promote the poll.
- When the options have been selected, click Save Poll.
- Next to Save Poll will appear Embed in Post. Review the poll, make changes if necessary, save it again, and click Embed in Post.
- A WordPress shortcode will appear that looks like
- Save Draft and click Preview or Right Click View Post and choose open in a new tab to review the front end view of the post to see how the poll will look.
- Edit the post and the poll if you wish to make changes
- Turn off comments on the post by looking for the Discussion section on the Edit post screen. Don’t see it? Go to Screen Options and select it from the list. On the Discussion module, uncheck the comments to turn comments off. Most of the time the interactivity is on the poll and you may not wish to have a discussion there but later when you announce the results.
- When ready, publish the post with the poll.
For more help with Polldaddy, see:
Your assignment is to create a poll or survey on your test site.
Your test site is closed to the public, so unless you link to it, no one will see your poll. Below in the comments, share your experience and include a properly formed HTML link, or head to our popular WordPress School Google+ Community and find the post for this assignment (search for polldaddy on the community page) and tell us about the process and paste in the link (no html). We will check out your poll and vote.
This is a quick assignment, but give it some thought. Polls and surveys are powerful ways to interact and get feedback from your readers. How will you use them on your site?
This is a tutorial from Lorelle’s WordPress School. For more information, and to join this free, year-long, online WordPress School, see:
- Lorelle’s WordPress School Introduction
- Lorelle’s WordPress School Description
- WordPress School Tutorials List
- WordPress School Google+ Community
- WordPress Publishing Checklist
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On 18 August 2010, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released an article stating that current adolescents are more likely to lose their hearing than those of previous generations, not just because of the loud music they expose their ears to with snug earbuds, but also because they are constantly texting and instant messaging to each other to a point where social aural contact is almost a thing of the past.
However, it makes me wonder if this article happened to look at the social communications of on-line communities. I'm not talking about in-game text chat and internet forum communities, but programs—Skype, Ventrillo, and TeamSpeak—that are used for voice communication between participants. It's been used as a way to convey orders during clan wars, for video makers to give directions to their actors in game, or just to chat with others and have a good time.
It's quite an interesting to compare one's own life to this. I personally text my friends in real life more than I actually call them (unless it's something requiring an immediate response). Yet when it comes to communicating with my friends on-line, I go for the voice chat. Perhaps it's because with on-line communications, an actual voice gives some personality to a person we don't see beyond the pixels, while in real life because we already see these people on a daily basis face to face, texting seems to help take out the extra information we may already have about this person.
This alternative social life is able to take in almost every aspect of a normal voice conversation with people we know in real life. Take for example, the popular "drama." We can argue that this is a normal human social interaction result, but consider just how heated things can get between the players who just barely know each other beyond the gaming environment. Just from the little information we know of the people we talk with, we can suddenly go from very amicable teammates to very aggressive mudslingers.
Is this to say that in the real life stance we're becoming more unsocial? Absolutely not. We're just changing the way we're communicating with people we know. Is this to say that we're living on the internet more than we do in real life? I don't think so. The internet has provided us a means to communicate with more than the five to one hundred odd people that we see every day, and we end up learning from them. Companies already have their workers communicating with people overseas via e-mail, instant messengers, or voice-over internet programs. It's not a new thing at all.
Maybe we need to stop worrying about going deaf because we're not communicating enough verbally, but look at how how it's actually shifting arenas. We all know that we're exposing ourselves to a lot of noise outside, and maybe that's why we're relying so much on text so we don't need to try to shout over the sounds of construction, traffic, and the conversation of others chatting on the phone. Yet at home or in the office, where things are actually quiet, that's where we can actually use voice chat instead of trying to scramble out a message while focusing on other tasks as well. We can be thankful to the studies done to protect our hearing. We shouldn't assume that we're going deaf because we don't talk enough on the phone. There's still so much to exercise our ears with around the world thanks to the internet. | <urn:uuid:a66b32f6-50bc-4c47-91da-617ab3b38a95> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.tip.it/runescape/times/view/520-a-communications-silent | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572127.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815024523-20220815054523-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.969162 | 705 | 2.765625 | 3 |
The exact meaning and origin of "fuzzy dice" is unclear, but one theory holds that U.S. pilots in World War II used dice in their cockpits for good luck, and they continued the practice when they came home from the war. (Text & image from Wikipedia)
dés en peluche (day on peh loosh) noun, masculine
: fuzzy dice
Audio File: Listen to Jean-Marc pronounce these French words: (Download MP3 file)
dés en peluche. Fuzzy dice... ce sont les dés en peluche suspendus au rear view mirror. Fuzzy dice... they are plush dice suspended from the retrovisor.
A Day in a French Life... by Kristin Espinasse
"Trying to Wrestle a Sou Out of You-Know-Who!"
I am wandering aimlessly through an auto-parts store, killing time. I arrived a day late to pick up a repaired pneu, but the man behind the comptoir tells me: ce n'est pas encore prêt.
My eyes travel over to la salle d'attente, where a few aluminum chairs and a stack of curdled car magazines are about as inviting as a baseball dugout. On second thought, I'll roam the field....
I travel up and down the aisles of the auto-parts store, quite unsure of what I'm looking for. I begin to wonder whether this may be, after all, the store's sales strategy:
...when wide-eyed woman comes to collect repaired item... indicate the "waiting room" (pointing out the hard chairs, coffee-cups strewn floor, and sticky motor magazines)... and watch her run for the pricey auto-parts aisles!
The ploy works and before I know it I am shopping for items that have never seen the doodled pages of my shopping list: car tattoos, escape hammers, and fuzzy dice.
Fuzzy dice! They have those here in France?! Suddenly I am transported out of a foreign land of auto parts... and into a universal meeting ground. Though I have never owned a pair, I can somehow (in the vague recesses of my mind) relate to fuzzy dice, or "les dés en peluche". Is it an American thing?... or is it something kitsch (like lava lamps and garden gnomes--which also exist in French homes and gardens)?
I stand for several nostalgic minutes, filled with fuzzy, dicey memories of times past, but in the end the ploy does not work (...though I almost, just almost, buy one of those "head lights": a battery-powered lamp on a hairband. Is it for staring into the car's engine? Or part of a survival strategy? (...to go along with the escape or "life hammer", which, by the way, doubles as a seat-belt scissor in the event of entrapment!!!)
Anyway, I might have purchased the headband-lamp-majig (and used it to read in bed at night)... had not the man behind the counter shouted "à vous, Madame". Turns out my tire is ready...
I fix triumphant eyes--batting lashes and all--on the salesmen behind the counter... if theirs was a money-digging ploy... well then it's no dice, les gars! I have all I need today.
Le Coin Commentaires
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Update: For those of you wondering just what were the rare wines tasted during Monday's visit to Burgundy... check out the answer in the comment's box to that "aviner" edition. (P.S.: don't forget to come back and read the rest of this edition... with photos and a note from my Mom.)
un sou = a cent (centime)
le pneu = tire (tyre)
le comptoir = counter
ce n'est pas encore prêt = it's not ready yet
la salle d'attente = the waiting room
à vous, Madame = your turn, ma'am
les gars = guys
"My Boys": Max and Smokey-Doo
The following soapbox happens when your mom is a regular in the comments box! My mom, Jules, writes:
Regarding MAX'S day-beau (I know I have slaughtered that word, but spellcheck is dumber than I).
I believe you must have run down to the cellar and stuck the microphone in his face around 6 a.m. demanding his help. He looks shocked and cold and sleepy - what a great sport he is to put up with you.
I, of course being Max's #1 fan, think you should make him a regular on your blog...give him a little warning before you place him in front of 40,000 people and better yet, have a little conversation plus the word.
A TYPICAL GRAND-MERE
*Note: Mom is referring to the video (seen at the end of this post) that Jean-Marc made of Max. And Mom's right: Max was dragged out of bed in time to be pushed in front of the video camera (this, after he swiped my own microphone the day before... making "ideal working conditions" impossible for this fly-by-the-seat-of-her pants publisher!)
Time for another read? Would you like to learn a few more French words, in the process. I hope you'll take a minute to read my story about passing the French Drivers Test!
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And by “stars,” I mean the casts of jersey Boys and Spider-Man!
Christie was quick to respond with a statement that began with a line that was audacious even by jersey standards.
The white uni features a wide, royal blue stripe down the side of the jersey.
Between cupcake fights, a trip to Italy, and a visit from the jersey Shore's Snooki, there's seldom a dull moment on Cake Boss.
Memories of summer days at the jersey Shore, my ancestral homeland, fill my head.
This was not the first time Anne had run over and chatted with Mr. Harrison since the notable affair of the jersey cow.
He took a small bundle from underneath his jersey and gave it to Gurn.
Then a door was shut and Dick came up with a man who wore an oilskin cap and jersey.
Raleigh's beneficent rule in jersey lasted just three years.
jersey alone, though the biggest of them all, is a planet without a satellite.
1580s as a type of knitted cloth; 1842 as a breed of cattle; both from Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. Its name is said to be a corruption of Latin Caesarea, the Roman name for the island (or another near it), influenced by Old English ey "island;" but perhaps rather a Viking name (perhaps meaning "Geirr's island"). The meaning "woolen knitted close-fitting tunic," especially one worn during sporting events, is from 1836. | <urn:uuid:3b6acfc4-f7ce-4c1d-ad53-52e55a946ccf> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.dictionary.com/browse/jersey?qsrc=2446 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280128.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00388-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976677 | 321 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Considered a luxury yarn, alpaca yarn is perfect for clothing and apparel projects. Alpaca grow soft but durable hair. This durability transfers over to your finished product ensuring your time spent knitting will last for years to come.Another benefit to Alpaca yarn is that it's hypoallergenic. If you have an allergy to wool or your fingers are agitated by synthetic blends, this yarn can relieve your symptoms while still allowing you to enjoy your knitting talent. This specif yarn would also be good for people with sensitive skin.
Wool is a fantastic yarn for beginning knitters because of its elasticity. Wool tends to bounce back to its original shape even after stretching. It’s also a soft fiber that is resilient against stains and works as an insulator. Many people like to use wool yarn for hats, mittens, ear warmers and muffs.Another benefit to wool is its felting ability. If placed in a water and then heat dried, the wool fibers shrink together to form an almost impervious fabric. This is especially desirable for bags and purses.
Made from rabbit fur, angora yarn is the epitome of luxury in the yarn world. Soft enough for baby garments yet elegant enough for evening jackets and high collars, angora is as impressive as it is versatile.Angora is hand-washable and easy to dye making it a high-end option for sweaters, scarves, mittens and hats.
Cashmere yarn is the Roles Royce of yarns. It is light weight and yet warm. Made from soft goat hair, cashmere hangs beautifully and adds grace to any project. The most common articles made from cashmere are sweaters; however, cashmere can be used for almost any project.
Made from man-made materials, acrylic yarns come in a variety of colors not found in the natural fibers. This selection allows for changes in the fashion pallet. The most common project made with acrylic yarn is an afghan, though scarves and gloves are also popular. Good for people with allergies to natural fibers, this yarn is durable and often machine washable. | <urn:uuid:0a3ef784-8bb8-4310-ba9b-2969a83292a9> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://blog.nobleknits.com/blog/obleknits.com/2012/09/be-sweet-satisfaction-yarn-choosing.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00384-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951373 | 438 | 1.640625 | 2 |
UH Manoa researcher receives NOAA funding for ocean observationUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Funding will continue support and development of the Hawaiʻi-Pacific Ocean Observing and Information System, which measures and predicts ocean and coastal conditions. The system also develops products aimed at enhancing the safe and productive use of the ocean, such as coastal inundation and erosion alerts, fishing and marine mammal forecasts, channel and nearshore circulation prediction, and automated water quality detection.
The Pacific Islands system is one recipient in a series of nationwide IOOS grant-funded projects, totaling $21 million this year. The goal of each regional observing system is to maintain and enhance ocean and coastal observations in the area, making data easier to access and giving planners and policymakers the information needed to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment. Data from each region will also be available to researchers throughout the country via the national IOOS.
"This award represents NOAA‘s commitment to implementing the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2009, which recognizes the IOOS regional systems as key components of the national effort," said Zdenka Willis, NOAA IOOS program director. "These projects are crafted to meet local customer needs while also contributing to the success of the national effort."
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Depreciation has several different meanings, depending on the context in which it's being used. Each type of depreciation is important to understand, especially if you are a small business owner or an investor in a company.
Understanding depreciation could help you potentially change your view on the outlook of a company, and in some instances even help you lower your taxes and save money. At its most basic, though, what exactly is depreciation?
When something depreciates, it reduces in value. This can be a tangible value reduction, such as a currency being worth less, or a property being sold for less than it was first bought. But it is also very often used as an accounting and tax term for when companies purchase assets with lifespans where their value is certain to decline.
In business accounting, depreciation is a method used to allocate the cost of a purchased asset over the period of time the asset is expected to be of use. This way, when calculating the business' net income for a fiscal year, they deduct a smaller amount of the cost over a number of years instead of one large deduction in the year it was purchased.
This is especially helpful for a company's financial statements if they have made a particularly expensive purchase this fiscal year, such as a new office building or costly machinery required to help produce goods. This can also be done if something intangible is purchased, such as a patent or a trademark. In these instances, it is known as amortization.
Why Should I Care About Depreciation?
There are plenty of reasons you should understand the depreciation of assets, particularly if you're starting a business or invest in one.
As a business owner, using depreciation when purchasing an asset can be extremely helpful. If something was purchased for $50,000, you can determine how long that asset will last, determine the depreciation expense per year, and the result is a smaller deduction for a larger net income. This is good for those looking to finish the year with a more impressive earnings per share figure. Certain forms of depreciation may allow for help with your business' taxes, as a larger yearly depreciation means less net income, leading to lower taxes.
As an investor, you may be inclined to look at the income statement or balance sheet of a company you have a stake in to analyze their current and future finances. The depreciation expense lets you know where the company is with that asset, and how close they are to needing replacement assets that will impact future net income.
Straight Line Depreciation
There are a few different methods of depreciation that a business can use. One of the more common ones, and more simple methods, is straight line depreciation.
Straight line depreciation can be helpful for accounting purposes because it doesn't involve as many variables and inconsistencies as other methods. The three things you need to know for straight line depreciation: How much the asset cost, how long you think the asset will be useful before it requires replacement, and the scrap value or salvage value, aka an estimation of the value of the asset at the end of that time period of usefulness.
Straight Line Depreciation Formula
For example, let's say your business purchased important machinery for $250,000. You estimate that this machine will be useful for 10 years, and that at the end of those 10 years its scrap value will be about $50,000. We can place these figures into the following formula: (Asset cost - salvage value)/Useful lifespan of asset.
So here, it would be (250,000-50,000)/10, aka 200,000/10, aka $20,000. That is what your annual depreciation expense for the machine would be instead of an upfront $250,000 expense that would put a significant dent in your company's net income.
Some businesses, though, prefer an accelerated depreciation method that means paying higher expenses early on and lower expenses toward the end of the asset's lifespan.
Why would a business willingly choose costlier early expenses on the asset? One reason is it can be a help come tax season. The first year of that asset's use, using an accelerated depreciation method will mean a lower net income than the business would have had with straight-line depreciation, but they believe the loss will be made up in taxes - that lower net income could mean lower taxes on it.
One of the notable examples of accelerated depreciation is the double-declining depreciation method. With double-declining appreciation, you are using parts of the straight-line depreciation formula, but focusing more on percentages than actual dollar amounts.
The other important type of accelerated depreciation is the "Sum-of-the-Years' Digits" depreciation method, or SYD. This also focuses on the percentage of the asset's cost you pay for the deduction expense, but takes into account how old the asset currently is.
Double-Declining Depreciation Formula
Let's return to the earlier example of a $250,000 piece of machinery that your company expects will last 10 years. With straight-line depreciation, you'd pay $20,000 each year until you can sell it for the salvage value.
For double-declining depreciation, though, your formula is (2 x straight-line depreciation rate) x Book value of the asset at the beginning of the year. The straight line depreciation rate is the percentage of the asset's cost minus salvage value that you are paying; here that is $20,000 out of $200,000, or 10%. Multiple that by 2 and the rate is 20%. You will deduct 20% of the asset's value each year.
In year 1, your depreciation deduction would be 20% of $250,000, or $50,000. Year 2, it would be 20% of the remaining $200,000, which is $40,000. Year 3, with $160,000 remaining on the machine, 20% of that comes to $32,000. Repeat this each year of the asset's lifespan until you reach the salvage value.
Sum-of-the-Years' Digits Formula
With the SYD depreciation formula, you'll be adding together the years the asset is of use. The formula here: (Years left on the asset/Sum of the years' digits) x (Original cost - salvage value).
Plug in the example we've been using into this equation. If it lasts ten years, the sum of the years' digits (10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1) is 55. The first year, it would be (10/55) x (250,000-50,000) aka 0.18 x 200,000 aka $36,000.
So consistently, you are dividing the number of years are left by 55 in this example, and then multiplying that by 200,000. In year 2, it would be (9/55) x 200,000, for a depreciation expense of $32,727.
Rental Property Depreciation
Depreciation isn't only important in business; if you are interested in owning or investing in rental property, you should know about it, too.
In the context of a rental property, depreciation is a tax deduction for the expenses used to purchase and enhance the property. The IRS allows you a depreciation expense for your rental property depending on certain circumstances. You have to own the property, and be using it as a source of income (aka renting it). The property must also have a useful lifespan that you can not only determine, but determine will be longer than one year.
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IMPORTANT! Moles is now the Fakes Framework in Visual Studio 11. Learn more at http://aka.ms/vs11-fakes.
Nikolai Tillman, a member of the RiSE group at Microsoft Research, gives a short demo of Moles, a new framework that allows replacing any .NET method with a delegate. In the context of unit testing, one can use Moles to isolate from environment dependencies (such as time, file system, database, etc...) even when those dependencies are hard-coded through static method or sealed types. In this demo, Nikolai goes through the famous Y2K bug and how to test it...
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As use of social media and cloud computing continue to rise, and tools for data mining and facial recognition continue to improve, privacy is at the forefront of both public and academic discourse.
At a symposium to mark the inauguration of President Mark S. Schlissel, leading privacy scholars from U-M and Carnegie Mellon University discussed the complicated concept. The panel was one of two that took place Friday morning.
“Today’s symposia are a most appropriate way to recognize President Schlissel’s deep commitment to academic inquiry and thoughtful discussion,” said U-M Provost Martha Pollack.
The keynote speaker was Alessandro Acquisti, a professor of information technology at Carnegie Mellon who demonstrated several years ago that an anonymous photo could lead to the subject’s Social Security number.
Using geographic and demographic information, his team was able to sift through archives of public photos to connect a name with a face while subjects answered a brief survey. Then, by using the Social Security Administration’s list of ID numbers of people who have died, they used statistical techniques to predict the subject’s Social Security number.
“If I were an identity thief, I wouldn’t use this approach, but as a proof of concept, it is quite powerful,” Acquisti said.
In 2010, Facebook users shared 2.5 billion photos per month. Acquisti and his colleagues have shown that these images, even while they seem innocuous to the sharer, could have repercussions. They could illuminate aspects of the user’s life that could cloud a potential employer’s decision. And they could be shared beyond the people the user intended.
In the United States today, the current approach to privacy revolves around personal control and transparency, but those aren’t enough, Acquisti said. Several panelists agreed.
Erin Krupka, an assistant professor at the School of Information, studies social norms and has examined why people take actions that don’t seem consistent with their interests. Today’s common “public by default, private through effort” arrangement forces users to define and understand privacy themselves. People often take cues from their peers.
“You may have in mind grandma and grandpa looking at your children’s photos, but then they share it with others. You may be making reasonable privacy decisions, yet personal privacy is not only in your hands. It’s in the community’s hands.”
Kevin Fu, associate professor of computer science and engineering at the College of Engineering, pointed out that too often privacy and security are afterthoughts for the entities building these systems.
“Google didn’t encrypt all its back-end systems until after the Snowden disclosures,” he said. “The open source community did not re-engineer OpenSSL until after HeartBleed. It’s like insurance. No one wants it until they need it.”
Fu called for computer system designers to “bake” these safeguards in from the start.
Regardless of what people share and what security measures are in place, other panelists said, the issue is much bigger.
Privacy itself might be more a problem than it is a solution, says Catharine A. MacKinnon, the Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law.
In the context of violence against and exploitation of women, for example, privacy keeps domestic abuse hidden and allows for consumption of pornography as a protected right, MacKinnon said.
“Once we understand something like sexual abuse as a violation of gender equality, as pervasive as these privacy concerns are, is it an unworkable form of protection in this sphere and others?” MacKinnon asked.
Indeed, privacy needs to be weighed against other values, said Martha Jones, an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and associate professor of history and Afroamerican and African studies, and adjunct professor of law.
At times, it could be more important to be included in the data rather than left out.
“I’m thinking about the old-school big data project, the U.S. Census. African Americans are historically undercounted and as a result, they are deprived of political and economic benefits,” Jones said. “As we grapple with questions of privacy, how do we do that without losing sight of these competing values?”
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Overhydration and Mortality Risk on PD
When PD does not remove enough water, the resulting overhydration is a major risk factor for death. A study of 54 PD patients between 2008 and 2015 measured with bioimpedance technology were divided into normohydrated and overhydrated groups. Older age, low diastolic blood pressure and overhydration predicted mortality.
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This election season, as in all others, candidates are running television and radio ads that tell voters what they’ll do once in office or question their opponent’s record. They all do it and no one is particularly worse than any other. The short 15- or 30-second commercials are little more than soundbites with no real information. But they can reveal a lot about the candidates and the voters.
Not to pick on him, but Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry is currently running a commercial that obliquely questions President Bush’s commitment to homeland security. He asks why we’re opening fire houses in Iraq and closing them in the United States. The implication is that for an American president, Americans should come first. That’s certainly a reasonable point, although it takes for granted something that many voters will not question. But they should.
Control of the opening or closing of fire houses in the United States has traditionally been a responsibility of the communities those stations serve. Local people know better than Washington politicians what their communities need and how best to address those needs. Communities can use sales taxes, bonds, surcharges or a number of other funding mechanisms to provide the revenue needed to build and operate the fire houses necessary to protect their lives and property. Injecting federal money into this process only complicates matters.
Money from Washington almost always comes with strings attached, telling officials what it can or must be used for. Those restrictions might not be necessary in every community that accepts the money. Besides, taxpayers in Clovis or Texico shouldn’t be forced to fund fire stations in Kansas City.
Proponents of more federal tax money supporting local public safety often point out that the feds can provide more money than communities might be able to provide on their own. Although that might be true to a point, taxpayers would have more of their money to spend on local needs if they weren’t sending so much to Washington.
In addition, we don’t find anywhere in our nation’s founding documents a passage that authorizes the federal government to either collect or disburse funds to take care of local needs. The federal government is supposed to handle those public needs that states or communities cannot provide for themselves: foreign relations, a comprehensive national defense, settling disputes between states and other “big picture” issues. Whoever is sitting in the Oval Office has bigger things to worry about than whether this city has enough fire stations to serve the community.
We realize the federal government is continually creeping into areas that rightfully are the concern of state and local governments, and that Americans have become accustomed to looking to Washington for answers. We’ll all be better off when Washington is put on notice that we expect the federal government to take care of its business and allow us to take care of ours. | <urn:uuid:22095c97-562c-4e85-9d6d-242153bfc056> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://cnjonline.com/2004/08/03/washingtons-money-strings-always-attached/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719027.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00301-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960797 | 577 | 1.953125 | 2 |
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Interaction of four monoterpenes contained in essential oils with model membranes: implications for their antibacterial activity.
- M. Cristani, M. D’Arrigo, D. Trombetta
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 30 June 2007
It is speculated that the antimicrobial effect of thymol, carvacrol, p-cymene, and gamma-terpinene may result, partially at least, from a gross perturbation of the lipidic fraction of the plasmic membrane of the microorganism.
Comparative resistance of food proteins to adult and infant in vitro digestion models.
A biochemical model of infant gastroduodenal digestion has been developed, which has reduced levels of protease, phosphatidylcholine and bile salts, compared with the adult model, and showed that ovalbumin and beta-CN were digested more slowly using the infant model compared withThe adult conditions.
Release of protein, lipid, and vitamin E from almond seeds during digestion.
- G. Mandalari, R. Faulks, M. Wickham
- Chemistry, MedicineJournal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 17 April 2008
Almonds were the most digestible with 39, 45, and 44% of lipid, vitamin E, and protein released after duodenal digestion, respectively, and preliminary in vivo studies showed higher percentages of nutrient release.
Anatomical, chemical, and biochemical characterization of cladodes from prickly pear [Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.].
- G. Ginestra, M. Parker, K. Waldron
- Biology, MedicineJournal of agricultural and food chemistry
- 15 October 2009
Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes may retain material tightly associated with cell-wall components, and this property will have the potential to greatly reduce the bioavailability of bioactive compounds.
Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids extracted from bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) peel, a byproduct of the essential oil industry
- G. Mandalari, R. N. Bennett, A. Narbad
- Chemistry, MedicineJournal of applied microbiology
- 1 December 2007
To evaluate the antimicrobial properties of flavonoid‐rich fractions derived from bergamot peel and the influence of enzymatic deglycosylation on their activity against different bacteria and yeast.
Specificity of Infant Digestive Conditions: Some Clues for Developing Relevant In Vitro Models
- C. Bourlieu, O. Ménard, D. Dupont
- Medicine, BiologyCritical reviews in food science and nutrition
- 19 October 2011
This review contains a compilation of the studies which characterized the gastroduodenal conditions in full-term or preterm infants of variable postnatal age from birth up to six months and highlights the interindividual and developmental variability of the digestive conditions in infants.
In vitro digestibility of beta-casein and beta-lactoglobulin under simulated human gastric and duodenal conditions: a multi-laboratory evaluation.
Characterization of polyphenols, lipids and dietary fibre from almond skins (Amygdalus communis L.)
Chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil of several populations of Algerian Origanum glandulosum Desf.
The addition of the emulsifier Tween 80 to the oil or to the agar markedly decreases the antimicrobial activity of the essential oils against all microbial strains employed, thus suggesting that the antimacterial activity ofthe essential oils is dependent on the physicochemical characteristics of their components and also on the microbial strain employed.
Physiological phosphatidylcholine protects bovine beta-lactoglobulin from simulated gastrointestinal proteolysis.
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Transcript for 6 Dead from Swine Flu in Houston
Turning to medical news. And a spike in flu levels in parts of the country. Health officials in the houston area are confirming six deaths from h1n1, commonly known as swine flu. Richard besser is here to explain all that. People hear those numbers and get concerned. It's coming. We're hearing from houston, six have died. There's more in hospitals that are critical ill. And it's not just houston. Look at this map. This is google flu trends. All of the states in orange, texas, louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, they're having high levels of flu activity. Flu tends to start in the south and spreads from there. People are hitting the airports, and families are traveling. What can we do to protect ourselves? The flu vaccine contains the strain. You want to get vaccinated. It's not too soon to do that. If you're sick, you want to stay home. If you have a cough, you want to cover the cough. There's nothing worse than sitting next to someone who is coughing on you. You might want to go with fist pumps rather than hand shakes. Who is at risk? You get vaccinated to protect yourself. Pregnant women, those people with chronic illnesses. The very young, the very old. Those people would have a severe disease. Wash those hands. All the time. Thanks so much, rich. Good to see you.
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Diabetic nephropathy is a common cause of end‐stage renal disease worldwide. It is characterised by diffuse or nodular glomerulosclerosis, afferent and efferent hyaline arteriolosclerosis, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis and atrophy.
What is diabetic glomerulosclerosis?
Glomerulosclerosis in diabetic nephropathy is caused by accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins in the mesangial interstitial space, resulting in fibrosis manifested by either diffuse or nodular changes (1). The most common matrix proteins detected are collagen types I, III, and IV and fibronectin (2).
Is diabetic kidney disease the same as diabetic nephropathy?
Diabetic nephropathy is a serious complication of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. It’s also called diabetic kidney disease. In the United States, about 1 in 3 people living with diabetes have diabetic nephropathy.
Is diabetic nephropathy the same as nephrotic syndrome?
Diabetic nephropathy is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) globally. Protein loss in the urine due to damage to the glomeruli may become massive, and cause a low serum albumin with resulting generalized body swelling (edema) and result in the nephrotic syndrome.
What is the difference between diabetic nephropathy and chronic kidney disease?
Q: What is the difference between “Chronic Kidney Disease” and “diabetic nephropathy”? A: Diabetic nephropathy refers generally to the damage to the kidneys caused by diabetes. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has a specific clinical definition (see below) and may be caused by diabetes or by other diseases.
Is diabetic nephropathy preventable?
Can diabetic nephropathy be prevented? The onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy can be slowed by intensive management of diabetes and its symptoms, including taking medications to lower blood pressure.
What is membranous nephropathy?
Membranous nephropathy (MEM-bruh-nus nuh-FROP-uh-thee) occurs when the small blood vessels in the kidney (glomeruli), which filter wastes from the blood, become damaged and thickened. As a result, proteins leak from the damaged blood vessels into the urine (proteinuria).
Is diabetic nephropathy curable?
There is no cure for diabetic nephropathy, but treatments can delay or stop the progression of the disease. Treatments consist of keeping blood sugar levels under control and blood pressure levels within their target range through medications and lifestyle changes.
How do you reverse diabetic nephropathy?
Diabetic nephropathy, as indicated by albumin/creatinine ratios as well as expression of stress-induced genes, was completely reversed by 2 months maintenance on a ketogenic diet. However, histological evidence of nephropathy was only partly reversed.
Is nephropathy reversible?
We reported similar findings also for tubular and interstitial lesions. Thus this study demonstrated, for the first time in humans, that the lesions of diabetic nephropathy are reversible and that the kidney can undergo substantial architectural remodeling upon long-term normalization of the diabetic milieu.
Why does diabetic nephropathy occur?
Diabetic nephropathy is a long-term kidney disease that can affect people with diabetes. It occurs when high blood glucose levels damage how a person’s kidneys function. Diabetic nephropathy is a kind of chronic kidney disease (CDK).
What is the difference between nephrotic and nephritic syndrome?
Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by severe proteinuria, i.e. high amounts of protein, including albumin, in the urine, while nephritic syndrome’s major feature is inflammation. Depending on the specific underlying conditions of the two, nephrotic syndrome often is the more serious.
Is diabetic nephropathy membranous?
Membranous glomerulopathy is a common cause of primary glomerular disease in diabetics [6–8]. It can occur either as an isolated lesion or superimposed with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Nephrotic syndrome occurs late in the course of DN, indicating an advanced stage of glomerular damage .
How common is diabetic nephropathy?
Diabetic nephropathy, or diabetic kidney disease, affects 20 to 30 percent of patients with diabetes. It is a common cause of kidney failure.
What is the meaning of nephropathy?
Nephropathy is a medical term for kidney disease. The type of kidney disease caused by diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy.
Why does nephropathy cause high glucose?
Blood vessels inside your kidneys.
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By: Callie Jones, Journal Advocate
The Northeast Colorado Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Partnership is seeking input from local businesses to help rural school districts in Northeastern Colorado secure grants.
The El Pomar Foundation is providing grant money to rural school districts in northeast Colorado to "help students and their families make informed life decisions through meaningful career conversations." This grant will be for three years and then must be sustainable.
A related grant from El Pomar is funding the Student to Career Opportunity Initiative in six northeast Colorado counties. The grant is supporting career exploration activities with students and paid apprenticeships for high school graduates and college students with employers in the region seeking to hire young talent.
The two grants are working together to support meaningful career pathways for students in the northeast region.
The grants require that NCPWRP forms partnerships among school personnel, parents, and businesses and local communities to take a major role in preparing students for postsecondary and workforce readiness.
There are five goals for the grants:
1. Develop liaisons among business and communities for students visiting businesses, job shadowing, internships and apprenticeships, mock interviews, etc. opportunities for students in grades K-12;
2. Create career fairs;
3. Provide counselor and teacher Career Development Institutes;
4. Develop a counselor's network of best practices throughout the schools in this area (school districts within the Northeast BOCES, the East Central BOCES, Districts in Morgan County and the Sterling School District);
5. Create an electronic resource center for teachers and counselors, parents, and students.
In order to accomplish these goals and secure grant funding, NCPWRP is asking businesses to fill out a short survey. The survey asks for business contact information, counties where your business has locations, if you are interested in being a partner in this grant opportunity, which career clusters best describe the principal industry of your organization, what workforce skills you need for your business to be successful, what kinds of workforce certificates you accept in your business, and if you are interested in helping students in areas such as job shadowing, internships, apprenticeships, mock job interviews, career fairs, Career Development Institutes for teachers and counselors, being a speaker in a classroom, or allowing a small group of students to visit your business.
If you are interested in participating in the survey, visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/92DQZKT.
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The merger that would create the world's largest airline was announced with handshakes, broad smiles and mutual admiration.
Forging the new airline, American, which will be created out of US Airways and the bankrupt American Airlines is likely to win regulatory approval if only because prior airline mergers have been able to overcome complaints from regulators and the precedent is firmly set.
The precedent has been set repeatedly, in fact. The Justice Department allowed Delta and Northwest Airlines to merge in 2008 and United to join forces with Continental in 2010. Southwest was given a green light to buy AirTran in 2011 with regulators' blessing.
"The merged firm will be able to offer new service routes that neither serves today," the Justice Department said in an April 26, 2011, release.
Executives at US Airways and AA said there were only 12 routes out of 900 between the two that were redundant, an extraordinary lack of overlapping that will save jobs.
The companies also said they would keep all existing hubs, another fortuitous decision for a struggling economy.
It is ominous, nevertheless, to have the industry dominated by so few mega-airlines -- just three of them, that will be able to collude on prices tacitly if nothing else. It doesn't take email messages and secret phone calls for Delta to figure out fare changes at United. There are dozens of fare-comparison websites for travelers that do the work for them.
Tellingly, the happy couple with their Valentine's Day announcement mentioned hubs, but didn't mention employees. The quickest savings for any business is layoffs and AA and US Airways said the merger would save $1 billion in annual operating costs. That has to come from somewhere.
Over the past five years, airlines have created a gold mine out of thin air, literally, creating fees for everything from checking a second bag to the privilege of boarding early. Pretzels, pillows and other perks that formerly came with the price of a ticket have turned into lucrative cash cows. However one looks at that development, it is pretty clear that the fees, among airlines, was contagious. First one, then everybody. Dominoes. So it goes.
What's good about airline mergers besides an excuse to open expensive champagne? Analysts say airlines that have more purchasing power will buy new planes, presumably planes that are safer, more cost efficient and cleaner to operate. Airlines will likely invest more in airport lounges and expand on benefits for frequent fliers.
This doesn't eliminate the negatives and shiny, new airport lounges shouldn't sway anti-trust regulators. Studies, however, indicate that fares rise after mergers and fares rise sharpest among routes where competition is significantly trimmed.
This may seem benign at the moment. Air fares are down compared to 1995, The New York Times reported. But they have been rising since 2008 and a merger won't slow that down.
Behind the scenes, analysts say mergers are on the upswing because top-tier executives are confident enough in the economy to think of expanding, rather than retrenching. It is a sure sign of a healthy financial system, as well, if banks are willing to finance deals or get involved in such a risky undertaking.
These deals don't always pan out. Shareholders may simply say no to a $24 billion deal to take computer company Dell private and a huge Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital purchase of H.J. Heinz Co. is under investigation on possible insider trading collusion.
In international markets Friday, the Nikkei 225 index in Japan dropped 1.18 percent while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong added 0.13 percent. The Sensex in India dropped 0.15 percent while the S&P/ASX index in Australia slipped 0.06 percent.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
One of the major things that distinguishes you from others is your voice. It's both the sound of your voice and they way you say things. When you write you also have a voice, and it distinguishes you from other writers. In this case it's the way you write things. And if you write in pleasant and interesting way that is characteristic of your personality, people will be drawn to it, and are more likely to read it. Because of this it's important to develop a pleasing and readable writing voice. This article shows you how to do this.
Voice is what characterizes a writer; it is something you recognize immediately, in the same way you recognize a singer after he or she has sung only a few words. One of the most important things in achieving a pleasant voice is writing the way you talk. The problem with this, however, is that your "talking voice" may not be pleasant, interesting, or even grammatically correct. Furthermore, some people have boring speech patterns, and if they wrote the way they talked, they would also be boring. So a good writing voice isn't something that comes naturally, and it usually takes time to develop it. It's much like a good singing voice; some people are born with one, but most people have to work at improving what they have, and this can take time.
You likely have some feeling for what a good writing voice is. On occasion I'm sure you have picked up a book or article with a promising title only to discover that the writing, though clear and fairly concise, was boring. It just wasn't interesting to read, and you found yourself struggling to stay with it. At other times you may have started to read something of only modest interest to you and discovered after a few paragraphs that you were enthralled with it. And you soon realized it was because of the writing; it was almost as if the writer was talking to you.
How Do You Achieve Voice?
Let me say right off that voice is something you want to develop, and it's worth your time to try to develop it. So let's turn to how you develop it. Two things are needed: relaxation and self-confidence. First of all, you must totally relax when you write and let the true "you" come through, but at the same time you must be sure your writing has most of the things such as interest, readability and so on, that appeal to readers. Let's look at each of these in more detail.
Most people feel confident when they are conversing with friends, and the reason, of course, is that they are relaxed. We are relaxed when we talk because we do it so often, and we're particularly relaxed when we talk to friends because we don't worry about what we say. It stands to reason, then, that if you want to put voice into your writing, you should do a lot of writing - and indeed, this the key. The more you write, the more natural it becomes, and the easier it is for you to do. No longer will you have to sit and think about what you should say (at least it won't take as long). Writing will become as easy as talking.
It's important also that you relax so that your writing sounds like your conversational voice. Don't get me wrong, though. You still have to make sure what you write is interesting and entertaining. So there's more to developing voice than just writing as you talk. But it's a first step. You still have to make sure your writing is grammatically correct, readable, and clear, and you have to keep these things in mind as you write, but don't worry about them in your first draft. That is what revision is for.
I also mentioned that you have to have confidence in your ability to write, and of course, this goes for almost anything you're trying to master. Without confidence you won't get far. As your writing improves, however, your confidence will also increase. Something that helps is to read what you have written out loud occasionally; listen to how it sounds. Compare it to other writing. Other things that also help will be described below.
'Soak Up" An Author
Another technique that is useful in developing voice is what I call "soaking up an author." You no doubt have several authors that you particularly admire. And, as you might expect, they can be helpful in developing your voice. Begin by looking carefully at the way they write. Study their "style." Think about how they are achieving their results. Don't copy them directly, but try to emulate their good points. Incorporate some of them into your writing. The important point is not to copy a particular one, but copy the best of several. It's important to remember that you are different and have a different personality than any of these authors, so you're going to write differently. So use what you can from them, but continue to be yourself.
It's also very useful to compare something you have written to a few paragraphs of one of your favorite authors. Ask yourself if it is as good. If you feel it isn't revise it until you feel it is as good.
Another thing that I feel is very helpful is what I call "free writing." Free writing is just letting yourself go and writing anything that comes into your mind. A good way of doing this is by keeping a "writing book" (or journal) and writing in it every day. The important things when you're doing this is to keep going - don't spend a lot of time thinking about what you should write. Just write nonstop for, say, 15 minutes. Don't worry about how good it is, just keep going. Write about yourself: a recent experience, a memory, or something that happened at the office that day. You may find that when you first try this it will be hard to continue for 15 minutes. But as you continue doing it, it will become easier, and in the process you will help improve your voice.
Breathing Life into Your Writing
Something else that helps is "breathing life into your writing." It's a little different from free writing, but it's also important. Think about something that means a lot to you. Then let your feelings show as you write about it. Try to get emotion into your writing; in essence, write with feeling. Particularly helpful in this case is writing about something you have actually experienced.
Peter Elbow sums up the process in his book "Writing With Power." He says, "If you want to breathe life into your writing so that readers will get a powerful experience from it, you must breathe experience into your words as you write. This can be done best by showing, not telling.
Don't worry about voice too much in your first draft. You'll likely be too busy getting things down in a logical, orderly fashion, and keeping your facts straight. Just relax and write as naturally as possible. Don't strain for voice - leave that to your revision.
Barry Parker is a professor emeritus (physics) at Idaho State University who now spends most of his time writing. He is the author of 26 books on science, health writing, and music, and he has written for the Smithsonian, Encyclopedia Britannica, Time-Life Books, the Washington Post, and numerous magazines such as Flyfisherman, Astronomy Magazine, and Sky and Telescope. One of his books is "You Should Write a Book: Writing it With Style and Clarity, Publishing Beautiful Pages, Selling Thousands of Copies," It is based on a course he taught at ISU for several years, and is available through his website [http://www.BarryParkerbooks.com]http://www.BarryParkerbooks.com. He is also the author of "Feel Great Feel Alive" which is on health, fitness and self-improvement, and he is CEO of Stardust Press. While at ISU he did research on the DNA molecule and on Einstein's Theory of Relativity. His latest book is "Learn from Yesterday, Live for Today, Hope for Tomorrow."
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“King of the Universe” is a big title for a poor carpenter. But God never chose obvious leaders. This Sunday’s first reading profiles another of God’s chosen leaders—David, a poor shepherd. It was he, the youngest and smallest of Jesse’s sons, whom God chose to be Israel’s leader. Why does God see greatness in humility?
Paul takes that humility a step further, calling Jesus the “image of the invisible God,” and the one who “delivered us from the power of darkness.”
Jesus was invisible as God because mankind was immersed in darkness so long that our eyes grew accustomed to it. Light hurt our eyes and we couldn’t see things the way God—the source of light and vision—saw them. That’s why very few recognized Jesus for who and what he was—just as nobody saw greatness in that little shepherd boy named David.
If humanity of old saw God at all, their vision was filtered through God’s Holy Spirit. They saw God through shafts of light. David was one of those light sources. The prophets of his era were too. They shed light on the word of God so humanity’s eyes would gradually make the transition from darkness to the light Jesus brought and promised as our inheritance. But many of his time grew to love the dark. Light hurt their eyes so much they couldn’t see Jesus for who he was. In fact his light also scared and confused them, so they nailed its source to a cross, between two other children of the darkness. But the eyes of one of these children gradually adjusted to the light and Jesus was no longer invisible to him. “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom,” he said.
Many other children born into darkness have been reborn into that light ever since. Through the centuries the Holy Spirit has shone through them, whether through their writings or as reflected in others they’ve touched. That light is bequeathed from generation to generation, attracting lost souls out of their mine shafts and into the radiance of the Spirit’s beneficiaries. God abides in them. We see Him clearly through the saints, through our ancestors, and through the loved ones God places in our lives. God’s not invisible. Open your eyes and see Him. | <urn:uuid:3f42f896-a981-4a9e-901c-405e1a08160e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://brothersinchristcmf.org/blog/2013/11/22/mine-your-shaft-for-light/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.973258 | 492 | 2.328125 | 2 |
Making 2 viking hammers for blacksmithing – depraved peen
I hand forged two blacksmith hammers with no power tools. I make the first hammer in my indoor blacksmith shop and use that hammer to make the other hammer in my outdoor blacksmiths shop. Open the full video description for more information.
Use a single piece of spring steel - big leaf spring.
The hammer design was common in the viking age used by blacksmiths as a basic blacksmith hammer. Doing the viking age was the hammers made by folding and welding - not like I do it in the video from one single piece of tool steel. Archaeologists have found lots of hammers from the viking age - mainly the cross peen design I show in this video and dog head.
A few quick questions:
1. Do you sell?
No. Don"t sell any thing.
2. What is the function of the pointy ears on the hammer head?
Makes more surface contact to the handle and that makes the handle lees likely to get loose. Also makes it possible to use a very thick wedge without the handle splitting or rejecting the wedge.
3. what is the dust you use on the hot steel?
Char coal dust - helps the punch not to get stuck.
4. What "power hammer" is that?
Treadle hammer. Here is a video only about the hammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmru3hXj47U
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About Trans-Nzoia County
General InformationTrans Nzoia County is located in the former Rift Valley Province, it borders the Republic of Uganda to the North West, and the following counties; West Pokot to North, Elgeyo Marakwet to the East, Uasin Gishu and Kakamega to the South, and Bungoma to the West and South West.
Area (Km 2): 2,495.5 Km2 Climate/Weather: Temperatures range from a mean annual minimum of 10°C to a mean maximum of 37°C, with average rainfall amounts of 11,200mm per annum. Road Network: Bitumen Surface (59.2 Km), Gravel Surface (135 Km), Earth Surface (306.5 Km) Key National Monument(s): Kitale Museum, Mt. Elgon National Park, Saiwa Swamp National Park Population: 818,757 (Male - 50 %, Female - 50 %) Population Density: 328 people per Km2 | <urn:uuid:3fc4e0ee-6262-4ee6-a384-e6cf14e0cd95> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://opencounty.org/county-about.php?com=8&cid=26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00675.warc.gz | en | 0.860393 | 212 | 2.296875 | 2 |
This upcoming Monday, August 21, 2017, be prepared for a period of darkness in the middle of the day as we experience a solar eclipse.
While solar eclipses occur periodically, it’s rare that the entire United States can view it. According to Time and Date, the last time “a total solar eclipse was visible from coast to coast was almost 100 years ago, on June 8, 1918.”
Math challenges? Yes. Math is the tool that we use to explore God’s creation—including the movement of the heavenly bodies overhead. While we can easily read online dates and times that the eclipse will occur in different parts of the world, it’s worth noting that math was used to predict those dates and times. You see, God governs creation so predictably and reliably that we can use math to know ahead of time when something like an eclipse will take place.
It is fascinating to go back and read the works of Johannes Kepler, known for discovering the Laws of Planetary Motion (i.e., mathematical ways of describing the consistent way God causes planets to orbit the sun). His work (which contains a lot of math, by the way) is interspersed with praises to the Creator, such as this one:
As we experience the eclipse Monday, may we pause and praise the great Creator, exclaiming with the Psalmist:
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. Psalm 19:1-6 (KJV)
I hope you’ll have fun learning a little about the eclipse (see the links above to get started) and how we use math to help us describe the movement of the sun, earth, and moon (look for words like angles, elliptical, etc., as you read). And then as you’re wowed by the ellipse Monday, remember how much greater the Creator is…and that, though our sin earns us His wrath, He took that punishment upon Himself (1 Peter 2:24) and offers us eternal life with Him forever (John 3:16; John 17:3). Is there someone you know with whom you could share that incredible news?
Stephen Hawking, ed. On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy. Philadelphia: Running Press Book Publishers, 2002, pg. 1157.
Reminder: Check Out the Author’s Math Materials!
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OCTOBER 15, 2010
Russia finally inks F1 deal
Bernie Ecclestone has signed a seven-year deal for a Russian Grand Prix in Sochi between 2014-2020.
The deal was announced by Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin and then inked by F1 commercial rights boss Ecclestone and Krasnodar regional governor Alexander Tkachev.
Ecclestone has been trying to secure a Russian Grand Prix since the early eighties when he met Leonid Brezhnev to discuss plans that ultimately fell through. On shaking hands with Ecclestone, Putin said: "I know that you even met Brezhnev to negotiate a deal to have a race in Russia way back then. Finally, after decades of negotiation we have come to an agreement to make it happen."
More recently, with Moscow and St Petersburg the favoured options, Ecclestone came close to a Russian deal with Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov in 2002 but those plans also ultimately hit the buffers over financial issues.
Sochi, however, is the venue for the 22nd Winter Olympics in 2014 and the use of common infrastructure has reduced the potential cost of a grand prix while also providing for a new network of roads and hotels. The track will be built close to the Olympic Park in a new deal said to be worth around £125 million.
Sochi, home to Nobel prize-winning physicist Andre Geim and former world tennis No1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea and, at 90 miles, the greater Sochi area lays claim to being the longest city in Europe.
Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak said that the first Russian race could be delayed until 2015 if the logistics of hosting both the grand prix and the Olympics in the same year prove too challenging.
With next year's Indian Grand Prix taking the F1 calendar to 20 events and with Austin, Texas due to be part of the schedule in 2012, the Russian race and a projected new event in Rome will add to the pressure on existing events. The South Africans are also reportedly interested in a Durban-based project.
There is likely to be paddock resistance to increasing the calendar beyond 20 races, although earlier this year, Ecclestone joked, "We're not dropping anything. It's 20 races, getting ready for 25!" At least they thought he was joking...
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