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SALT LAKE CITY — The Time Steppers perform their high energy, tap dancing program all along the Wasatch Front, but mostly at senior centers.
These dancers are not letting their age stand in their way of performing. They age 57 to 81-years old. They find themselves actually stopping time and staying young.
Founder, Karen Catten, said, "It keeps you heart healthy." She also said, "If you look at the list of things how to thwart off Alzheimer's, dance is at the top of the list because it gives you the physiological, psychological, the social. It keeps your neurons firing."
Peggy Thomas, who just turned 80, keeps her brain active volunteering as a hospital greeter twice a week. "It's just meeting people and talking to them and helping them," Thomas said. "I like that."
Intermountain Southridge Clinic geriatric Dr. John Lassere said staying active and volunteering are just part of the equation to growing old and staying healthy. "Getting older creeps up on you," said Lassere. "We plan financially for retirement, a lot of people do that, but we don't plan for functional decline."
Lassere suggests a plan that should include the following:
- Incorporating teamwork and asking for help when you need it from friends and family
- Tapping into community resources
- Finding a healthcare team that helps preserve function and not just curing disease
- Focusing on your quality of life, not just quantity (your age)
But most importantly, just keep moving. "Everyone can do something," said Lassere. "It doesn't have to be fancy."
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Measuring How Healthcare Impacts Children
Dr. Rita Mangione-Smith develops innovative ways to pinpoint which medical treatments, procedures and practices improve patients’ lives, and which ones need improvement.
Comparing quality of life before and after care
Mangione-Smith spearheaded implementation of a survey, called the PedsQL, that is part of Seattle Children’s Outcomes Assessment Program. The survey is given to all families who provide consent when their child enters Seattle Children’s Hospital and then again after they go home. The survey asks before-and-after questions about how the child is doing physically, mentally and emotionally. By identifying whether care improves a child’s quality of life, this helps the hospital team see where it needs to rethink what it does – and provides a tool that could be used by hospitals nationwide.
Improving care coordination for complex conditions
In 2011, Mangione-Smith received a four-year, $8 million Center of Excellence grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to develop ways to measure quality of care for children with complex chronic disease including mental health problems.
Children with multiple conditions like developmental delay, cerebral palsy or congenital heart disease often need care from multiple providers in different locations. When those providers do a good job coordinating their efforts, patients spend less time in the hospital and their quality of life improves. When coordination is poor, a child’s health problems can spiral out of control.
Through this grant, Mangione-Smith brought together experts from eleven institutions including Seattle Children’s, the RAND Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, the Community Pediatric Foundation of Washington, the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Academy of Pediatrics Foundation, Family Voices of Minnesota, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.
Together, they developed ways to measure whether high-quality care coordination is happening. Their quality of care measures will be used by large public insurers including Medicaid. This could have a significant impact at a time when insurers are starting to require that providers measure care quality and achieve specific benchmarks in order to be reimbursed.
Investigating respiratory illness outcomes
Mangione-Smith and her colleagues recently developed and pilot tested a measurement tool – the Pediatric Respiratory Illness Measurement System (PRIMES) – that assesses quality of care for four respiratory illnesses commonly seen in hospitals: asthma, bronchitis, croup and community-acquired pneumonia.
As part of the tool, PRIMES outlines standardized care that physicians should follow for these illnesses in the emergency department and inpatient settings. The research team is studying how adhering to PRIMES affects quality of life and cost of care for study participants at five hospitals: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University, Texas Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Colorado.
The study will improve understanding of the relationship between adhering to recommended standards of care in pediatrics and health care outcomes. PRIMES could eventually be used to identify areas of respiratory illness care where quality improvement efforts are most needed and provide valid performance comparisons across hospitals caring for children.
This work is funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Dr. Rita Mangione-Smith is an investigator in the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Research Institute; a professor and chief of the Division of General Pediatrics in the University of Washington Department of Pediatrics; and director of the Quality of Care Research Fellowship at the University of Washington Department of Pediatrics and Seattle Children’s Hospital. | <urn:uuid:cbb352e2-7254-4af8-9d98-c127b27422bd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.seattlechildrens.org/research/child-health-behavior-and-development/mangione-smith-lab/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281450.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00179-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926146 | 762 | 2.625 | 3 |
- Free general admission
- 11150 East Boulevard
CLEVELAND (April 27, 2011) -- Gleaned from a prized and relatively unknown group of objects in the museum's wide-ranging Asian collection, the Indian Kalighat Paintings exhibition will allow visitors an opportunity to view these rarely displayed Indian paintings, considered to be the beginning of modernism in Indian art.
Originally created as souvenirs for 19th century tourists, and regarded as a response to the sudden prosperity brought to Calcutta by the East India Company, the innovative and influential paintings are now highly regarded elements of museum and private collections. Motifs explored in the artwork include religious themes, Western material influence, and commentary regarding the changing social order. These highly stylized and brightly colored paintings also mock the newly affluent and depict contemporary newsworthy figures.
Guest Curator Deepak Sarma is an Associate Professor of South Asian Religions in the Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University.
Presented by the Cleveland Museum of Art, Indian Kalighat Paintings is the second exhibition in a year-long series, Glimpses of Asia, that celebrates Asian art.
WHAT: Indian Kalighat Paintings
WHEN: May 1–September 18, 2011
WHERE: Prints and Drawings Gallery, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland
Indian Kalighat Paintings is a free exhibition.
For more information about the exhibition and complementary programming, visit www.ClevelandArt.org or call 216-707-2483.
COMPLEMENTARY EXHIBITION PROGRAMMING:
Sunday, May 22, 2:00 p.m.
Indian Kalighat Paintings: A Subaltern Voice Against the Decadence of Globalization lecture given by guest curator Deepak Sarma, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Philosophy, Classics, and Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University. Sarma presents the Kalighat artists as innovative social commentators whose paintings reflected, critiqued, and complemented globalization and its discontents. Recital Hall. Free.
Friday, July 8, 6:30 p.m.
Guest curator gallery talk. Deepak Sarma, Indian Kalighat Paintings. Please call 48 hours prior to reserve your spot- 216-707-2656. Prints and Drawings Gallery. Free.
Wednesday, September 7, 6:30 p.m.
Trials and Tribulations in Colonial Calcutta: Kalighat Paintings as Social Commentary lecture given by Paul B. Courtright, Professor in the Department of Religion and the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University. Courtwright focuses on the non-religious content of several of the paintings from the exhibition to foreground the role of satire and caricature employed by the painters as they represented an urban culture undergoing rapid change. Recital Hall. Free.
About Glimpses of Asia:
The Cleveland Museum of Art has long been a preeminent collector and presenter of Asian art. In 2011, the museum celebrates this commitment throughout the year with exhibitions that span time, geography and cultures across Asia. The constellation of exhibitions, together titled Glimpses of Asia, began with The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. The year concludes with a presentation of Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), the first retrospective of one of the most important Chinese artists of the last century in a collaboration between the Cleveland Museum of Art and Nanjing Museum in China.
About the Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 40,000 objects and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. Currently undergoing an ambitious, multi-phase renovation and expansion project across its campus, the museum is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship, performing arts and art education. One of the top five comprehensive art museums in the nation, and the only one that is free of charge to all, the Cleveland Museum of Art is located in the dynamic University Circle neighborhood.
The Cleveland Museum of Art has a membership of more than 21,500 households and is supported by a broad range of individuals, foundations and businesses in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. The museum is generously funded by Cuyahoga County residents through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. Additional support comes from the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund the museum with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. For more information about the museum, its holdings, programs and events, call 888-CMA-0033 or visit www.ClevelandArt.org. | <urn:uuid:2c1803d0-5278-4101-bc4f-29036b050436> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.clevelandart.org/print/about/press/innovative-and-vibrant-indian-paintings | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00318-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926903 | 968 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Why is it Important to be Covered with Life Insurance?
Life insurance is of course all about your life. It is about ensuring that you have the same quality of life even when accidents or loss happen. Although, the loss of a loved one cannot be replaced, having life insurance can ease the financial burden, such as loan repayments and funeral expenses that the family would otherwise carry.
Life insurance, especially one with comprehensive cover, could make a huge difference in maintaining your lifestyle and helping you adjust with whatever changes the uncertainties of life can bring.
However, it is not always as easy to find a life insurance policy which would complement your needs and cover all possible risks within your budget range. Thus, the quest for the perfect life insurance policy may remain a myth.
So how do you overcome these obstacles? It is by facing the myths head-on and having a full understanding of the basics of life insurance.
Understanding the Basics of Life Insurance
When building a house, it’s very important to give careful thought to the foundation. Having a solid foundation means a strong a stable structure. So it is when investing in a new business endeavour, understanding the ins and outs of the business will help you devise strategies that work and plans that are workable. In short, the basics are very important.
When thinking about buying insurance, you must also give careful thoughts to the factors or features which serve as the foundation of the policy you are going to buy.
Understanding the basics helps you make a good solid foundation for your life insurance policy saving you trouble that could arise in the future due to negligence of the foundations.
Below are the basic factors that you need to give careful consideration to when buying life insurance.
Premiums are one of the major factors that would come into play when you consider buying life insurance. There are basically two types of premium insurance policies have – stepped and level.
Stepped premium lets you pay a low initial payment but with premiums which increase as your age increases. Level premium, on the other hand, has a higher initial payment but with premiums which stays the same throughout the whole policy.
When shopping around for life insurance, you might come to the conclusion that most of them are the same. Though this is generally true when you are thinking of the basic cover, each insurance policy has certain features, exclusions and add-ons which differ from provider to provider.
Some covers include accident cover, trauma, buyback options, and more. The buyback option is a feature which allows you to re-purchase a certain cover after a full benefit has been paid to you.
The level of cover you have may depend on what your circumstances are. It would also depend on the risks you are exposed to and the circumstances you have, such as whether you have dependents or not, and if you have debts and mortgages to pay. Your life insurance cover should be able to pay off your financial obligations while providing enough cover for your family. Do not be tempted to buy any policy which you do not necessarily need.
Plan Your Cover
Even before taking to a financial adviser, you should have a clear list which type of features or options should be included in the plan or policy you choose. Calculate your risks and choose which type of cover you need most in your present situation. By doing so, you will be spared the temptation to purchase unnecessary features.
The financial adviser is just there to help you fine tune the choices you have made.
Other Factors Affecting Your Premiums
Aside from the above mentioned, being able to find the best insurance depends on the following factors, such as age and gender, health, and smoking habits.
Age and Gender
Two factors that have a huge effect in the premiums you have to pay are your age and gender. Logically the younger you are, the lower your premiums are because you have fewer health risks when you are younger.
Moreover, men have a higher premium than women because they are more likely to be involved in riskier work, and because men are more inclined to such adventurous endeavours which could put them at a much greater risk.
Smokers are often going to pay three times as much on insurance premiums than non-smokers. This is self-explanatory since smokers are going to be exposed to much bigger health risks than those people who do not smoke.
If you are healthy you might scoff at the idea of getting life insurance. However, you might be surprised to know that insurance providers give big discounts and offer extra perks to those who are healthy. Do not wait for any serious illness to strike you before you get insured. Those who get insurance when they are at the best of health get the better deals.
What to look for with income protection deals
Of course, when you are considering taking out income protection cover you need to ensure that you find cover that is not only suited to your needs but also fits in with your budget. It is important that you keep up with premium payments on your cover to ensure that you do not invalidate it but at the same time you should make sure that the level of cover is adequate enough to provide you with the peace of mind and protection that you need.
Some of the things you need to consider when you are looking at various income protection deals include:
- What is the maximum level of coverage that the provider will allow you to opt for? This is usually up to 75 percent of your regular wage, although it can vary based on the provider and on a number of other factors
- What are the features and benefits of the income protection plan? Some income protection deals come with a range of inclusive and optional extras, which may prove invaluable and which could end up providing you with far greater value for money
- How much does the cover cost? You need to make sure that you choose a plan that you can maintain premium payments on – and bear in mind that the cost of cover can vary quite widely from one provider to another
Steps to Find Income Protection Deals
You will find that many income protection deals that are around today come with a variety of options extras, which can be very useful if you think that you will need them. It is often much cheaper to opt for income protection deals that come with optional add-ons such as critical illness cover or disability cover compared to taking all of these different types of protection out as individual plans.
However, whilst we would all like to have complete peace of mind with as much protection as we can get against unforeseen possibilities, most of us have to take our budget into account. If you find that the cost of income protection deals that come with these extras is too high then look at something that is more basic. Whilst the protection level may not be as great, at least you have the peace of mind that you do have some level of protection and that you can comfortably keep up with premium payments.
Compare Income Protection Deals from Australian Insurers
Another thing that you should bear in mind if you want to find suitable and affordable income protection cover is that the cost and the coverage can vary between different life insurance deals and providers. It is therefore vital that you compare a range of life insurance deals before you make any decision of commitment, as you could get far greater value for money and a much higher level of protection by doing this. You can compare income protection deals with speed and ease using the Internet, so you won't even have to dedicate a huge amount of time in order to try and get the right cover at the right price. | <urn:uuid:7b215287-652e-4824-b276-9411f0df9fc2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.finder.com.au/life-insurance-deals | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280763.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00516-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970445 | 1,526 | 1.929688 | 2 |
In the second year of King Darius, in the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai, saying: Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, and say, Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing? Yet now take courage, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; take courage, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; take courage, all you people of the land, says the Lord; work, for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts, according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit abides among you; do not fear. For thus says the Lord of hosts: Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; and I will shake all the nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says the Lord of hosts. The latter splendor of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give prosperity, says the Lord of hosts.
Rebuilding a Temple
In January, I first met with the Vestry and Parish Council of King’s Chapel, to discern together whether I might be called to serve as the new minister here. Sometime during those conversations, I referred to members of King’s Chapel as the “holy remnant.”
Holy Remnant! Some eyebrows raised, some eyes widened. Holy remnant? What did that mean?
Because a remnant could sound like the leftovers, the dribs and drabs. For those who sew, remnants are the small pieces of fabric left on a bolt when most of the yardage has been sold, pieces of cloth that cannot be easily used for most sewing projects, cannot be made into a full dress or be sewn into a full length drape.
But that was not the image I had in mind when I called you a “holy remnant.”
I meant the term holy remnant in the way it is used in the Bible by the prophet Haggai, whom we read today. He calls the people of Jerusalem a remnant because they are the faithful few left after hard times, the ones who’ve lasted, the survivors.
As used biblically, a remnant can also be the cutting of a plant – the small piece that transplanted into fertile soil brings forth a whole new growth, a bounty, where earlier there was too little.
For the prophet Haggai, the holy remnant is the small, faithful group whom God calls, and says: Rebuild my community!
So I named you here at King’s Chapel the holy remnant, because I am impressed by you who have loyally stayed on despite the hard times in the last decade. You are the ones who remain from what was once a larger group, just as was true of the ancient ones returning to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile to whom Haggai spoke.
Step back into time with me, into the narratives recorded in the Old Testament.
In the history of the Hebrew people, there are two defining stories of God’s steadfast presence told and retold.
The first is the Exodus: the people’s slavery in Egypt, and God’s delivery of them, led by the prophet Moses, wandering through the wilderness, and then finding their way back into the Promised Land. Historians would say that this took place sometime between 1500 and 1200 BC or BCE, Before the Common Era, as is said now. The first central story: the Exodus.
The second major story arc is the subject of today’s reading from Haggai: the Exile and Return. For a short time there was unity in the Promised Land, when King David brought all the tribes together and founded Jerusalem as their capital, when David’s Son Solomon built the majestic Temple to their God in Jerusalem -- all actual history that took place around 1000 BCE. But after that hey day the Hebrew people soon split again into factions, and warred among themselves. By 587 BCE, even the last stronghold, Jerusalem, with its fortified wall, could no longer stand against outside forces.
The Babylonian Empire swept in, destroyed the magnificent Temple -- the Hebrews’ very center of worship and existence -- and brutally exiled all the people far away from their homeland, into present day Iraq. Many of the poignant psalms and Lamentations in our Bible were written during the Exile:
“By the rivers of Babylon,
there we sat down and there we wept
when we remembered Zion (Jerusalem).
…On the willows there we hung up our harps.
How could we sing the Lord’s song
in a foreign land? (Psalm 137: 1-2, 4).
For 50 years the Hebrew people from Jerusalem languished in exile – away from their land, away from their Temple, until the Babylonians were themselves toppled by the Persians: Iran defeating Iraq. This change in the international power politics was good for the Hebrews, because the Persian King Cyrus had a different philosophy of war: rather that dispersing a conquered people away from their territories, Cyrus was willing to have the Hebrew people return to their homeland, and even rebuild their Temple, so long as they remained subjects of the Persian empire. They would never again be independent, with their own King.
Two huge, defining events for the people: Exodus from slavery into Freedom, a time to define themselves as God’s people, receive the Ten Commandments, and build their Temple in the promised land; and the second, the Exile and Return, time again to begin afresh, time to regroup as the remnant that had made it back to Jerusalem.
But now the holy remnant, those left, would need to rebuild their lives under new circumstances, different from their previous lives, and full of challenge. What had they learned? What did they need?
What can we learn from them?
Haggai enters this scene, after the Exile and Return to Jerusalem. His small book, from which we read, covers a specific period of four months. He first exhorts the people to start rebuilding the Temple, since it is 20 years after they’ve returned to Jerusalem. Then, in the segment we read today, Haggai returns to urge the people to continue the work they’ve begun, to have courage.
In Chapter 1 of his book Haggai makes the first plea. He notes that the people have rebuilt their own houses – fine, paneled houses, probably an allusion to the paneled home in which King Solomon had lived.
But the people haven’t started construction on the Temple: they have said “the time has not yet come to rebuild” the Lord’s house. Haggai declares: “My house lies in ruins, says the Lord of hosts, while all of you hurry off to your own houses.”
Hmmmm….. Now, on the one hand, for people who have been through hard times, who have been exiled, and only recently returned, it seems natural that they would hunker down and first focus on what they need to rebuild for themselves: their houses, the roof over their heads. Providing for these basics of life for children, for elders, for the tired ones returning from exile, is of God, I am convinced.
But Haggai raises questions about proportionality: Should God’s house lie in ruins while the people hurry off to their paneled houses? What’s a better balance, asks God?
In the novel, The Great Divorce, by the 20th century British writer and Oxford don, C.S. Lewis, Lewis envisions hell as a place where people can very easily focus on their own houses, on all their own wants – because you can have whatever you want, just by imagining it! In this fantasy conjured by Lewis, when it comes to houses, “you’ve only got to think a house and there it is.”
So in hell, anytime you quarrel with a neighbor, you just “think” a new house on the next street over, and you can move right in, away from the irritating fools you want to leave behind.
And even if later someone else moves nearby, and another quarrel erupts, you simply move further out. In time, due to their fights and factions, the inhabitants of hell move far beyond the town lines, forever spreading out, more and more alone, leaving more and more empty streets downtown.
The most contentious – and as a good Brit, Lewis casts Napolean as one of these – those who’ve been in hell longest, are astronomical distances away from City Center, the spot where the daily bus arrives to take up to heaven anyone who wants to go there. That bus ride is free, too. But once people live so very, very far away from the bus stop, focusing always on themselves and the next thing they can imagine for themselves, they’re so far from the City Center that they stop even thinking about the bus anymore.
Hell, Lewis is saying, is being very far apart from others. Hell is when we focus on ourselves, and our things, rather than on our lives with others, and the journey we can be on with one another, towards greater love and community, when God’s “will is done on earth as it is in heaven.”
So when Haggai the prophet asks the people, “What about building not only your own fine homes, but God’s house, too,” it is not the question of a petulant God who demands or even needs attention. Rather, it’s a question from a God of Love who wants to reorient the people – away from a hell of their own creation. Away from a life separated from their community, caring mainly for themselves. God wants to re-orient them back towards the re-creation of their beloved community again.
God yearns for the rebuilding of God’s people, after their time in exile; for the rebuilding of their community space - the temple – where the people of God come together and remember that they are not alone.
Build up the place for community, says God, and you will thrive!
Here at King’s Chapel, this task of rebuilding may sound familiar. How do we, the remnant who are left, build up this place of Love again, the place of community, for us and for our city? How do we invite others in to build our community with us?
According to the book of Haggai, the Temple was rebuilt, into even greater glory, 1) when the prophet Haggai asked the people honest questions; 2) when God said to the people, “I am with you”; and 3) when the Lord “stirred up the spirit “of the leaders and of all the remnant, and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts.”
This week members will receive our first Budget Narrative. We’ve realized that to build up King’s Chapel again, we first need to gather the whole people together, and gather our facts, ask our honest questions. So everyone will get the facts we’re learning, both about income and expenses.
On the spending side, you’ll see what we spend and how – including taking my salary and splitting it over the different things I do. Do you think it’s a good split, or not? What more should I do, and what less?
On the income side, you’ll see how much we get from endowment (far too much), members (too little), and tourists (about the same as we get from members). You’ll also see how we stack up against other neighborhood churches, including Advent, Old South and Trinity. And with these facts in hand, we’ll ask, at a congregational meeting next week, How can we best rebuild this place, King’s Chapel, into the community of God’s people we want to be?
In the reading from Haggai that was appointed for today by the lectionary, it is three weeks after the Temple building project has begun. Of course it isn’t finished – it’s only begun. Rebuilding always takes some time.
Haggai asks, “How does it look to you now? Is it not in your sight as nothing?” Perhaps the people felt as we do today: a few new steps have been taken, a new minister is on board, and things have started to happen. But have the pews filled yet? How does it look to you now?
Haggai says to the people words for us, too: Take courage! Take courage, leaders. Take courage, priest and minister. Take courage , all you people, the remnant:
“Work for I am with you, says the Lord of hosts, according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt….My spirit abides among you. Do not fear…..The later splendor of this house shall be [even] greater than the former….”
Friends, the reason I come back to church, here to King’s Chapel, Sunday after Sunday, is to help build with you God’s beloved community.
I come because, like the people of Jerusalem in 500 BCE who faced rebuilding their destroyed Temple, I am told here the ancient stories that still are true.
Here, I am reminded again of the great historic tales: of the Exodus, when people who were enslaved in Egypt were freed, to begin a new life and build their first temple.
I come here because I am told another true story from history: \of the Exile and Return, when the temple is Jerusalem was rebuilt.
Exodus into Freedom. Exile and Return. A temple crushed, but rebuilt.
And behind all that, enabling all that, a God – a power in the universe beyond us that conveys this timeless message: Do not fear. Take courage. I am with you.
In our lives, each of us face times of enslavement: perhaps to disease or discrimination, perhaps to despair or defeat. We think we’ll never be free of it. We are oppressed, pressed down, enchained, without hope.
But here we proclaim this Truth: God is with us, working with us for our freedom. Keep your eyes on the prize – hold on!
In our lives, each of us face times of exile: exile from jobs we once held or a purpose we had; exile from friends and family, from the place we lived or from cherished hopes we’ve had. We feel banished, homeless, adrift in a foreign land.
But here we proclaim this Truth: Do not fear. God is working with us to bring us home. Keep your eyes on the prize – hold on!
In our lives, each of us faces times of destruction: when all around us the majestic Temple of our faith or our marriage or our dream stands in ruins around us. We have so much to do, we don’t even know how to start rebuilding.
But here we proclaim this Truth: Take Courage. God’s spirit abides with us, and working with one another, for one another, as a community, the edifice that has crumbled can be rebuilt, into even greater splendor than before. Keep your eyes on the prize – hold on!
Even when what we face is the end of our lives, our death, we are not alone. In some way beyond our imaging, as the gospel of Luke proclaimed today, there is something for us that God will construct, of even more majesty than what we’ve known here. So we need not be afraid. Take courage. Hold on to the Love that will always hold onto you.
Friends, there will be days here at King’s Chapel when we feel like the mere remnant of a people. But have you seen the beauty of remnants and what can be done with them? Creatively. Beautifully. With God’s guidance and might: The small piece of fabric that becomes the very centerpiece of a new, stunning quilt; the small clipping of a plant that grows to transform a landscape; the stone that the builders rejected that becomes the cornerstone of a momentous new project. May we, with all those who have built God’s beloved community before us, keep our eyes on the prize. Hold on!
I’m excited to dream – and build - with you all. Amen.
C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce (1946; Macmillan Publishing, NYC, 23rd edition 1979), pp. 18-20.
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Compliance with medical regimens for glaucoma decreases over time, and patients receiving more than one medication have lower rates of compliance. Despite advances in glaucoma therapy, such as once-daily dosing and dosing aids, patient compliance has not improved, said Douglas J. Rhee, MD.
Chicago-Compliance with medical regimens for glaucoma decreases over time, and patients receiving more than one medication have lower rates of compliance. Despite advances in glaucoma therapy, such as once-daily dosing and dosing aids, patient compliance has not improved, said Douglas J. Rhee, MD.
Dr. Rhee, of Harvard Medical School, Boston, discussed some commonsense methods to help patients with glaucoma achieve higher rates of compliance with their treatment regimens.
He advised educating patients about the goals of treatment. An important point that he emphasized is that glaucoma drugs do not improve vision. The ophthalmologist is the patient’s best source of information, and he urges patients to visit the numerous Internet sites and read brochures to learn about glaucoma control.
Dr. Rhee also uses some simple approaches to improving compliance, such as prescribing drugs that require once-daily dosing or combination agents, and coupling the daily dosing with a daily activity, such as brushing one’s teeth or drinking coffee.
In addition, he prefers giving patients written instructions that use the same generic or trade name as that on their medication.
“This improves their level of understanding,” he said.
Because eye drop instillation is a well-recognized problem, Dr. Rhee has patients watch a video that demonstrates the correct method of instilling drops. Technicians are also involved with teaching patients.
“There is preliminary evidence that indicates that using this patient educator improves patient motivation and adherence to treatment and builds rapport with patients,” he said.
“Compliance with mediation regimens is a substantial barrier to medical therapy,” Dr. Rhee said. “Numerous tools are available that can help educate patients as much as possible. Educate patients about their disease, eye drop instillation, provide written instructions, minimize the cost and side effects, and simplify the regimens.”
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Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart is impacting others by using her platform and voice to raise awareness on different issues in the community. Recently Stewart protested the immigration ban that President Trump put in store to limit access to the United States. “It was one of those things that made you feel good,” Stewart said of her protesting experience. “It made you feel like you were a part of something even by standing there.”
Stewart also used her voice to talk about unity, Black Lives Matter Movement, and the equality with same sex marriages. Stewart feels like she needs to talk and raise awareness about these issues.
“Stewie has a really good understanding that she can learn from a lot of people,” teammate Sue Bird said. “With that, the combination of paying attention to what’s going on in the world and listening to other people’s stories gives her an awareness that, for her age, is next-level.”
The impact that Stewart has made on and off the court is impeccable and describes her character. She is a hard and devoted worker that uses her stardom to make people aware of the issues that are presented in everyday life. “We’re fighting for equality ourselves within women’s basketball. When you see someone else fighting for that same equality, you want to be a part of it. It’s silly not to.”
In 2016, Stewart wowed individuals at the ESPYS during her Speech in which she talked about woman empowerment and equality. “Equality for all takes each of us making an effort,” she said as she accepted her award. “Together, let’s be better.”
“I wanted [this speech] to be meaningful,” Stewart said. “I’ve done a lot of speeches in my life and thanked my family and friends, but I wanted to talk about something bigger than that and kind of make a point.”
Stewart’s teammates have always been a fan of hers on and off the courts and they are astonished at what Stewart has accomplished with bringing attention to issues.”For Stewie, activism has come naturally, and while I think it undoubtedly elevates her visibility to be a part of important conversations, the more critical byproduct is that she’s authentically engaged, learning and connecting with the world around her,” Stewart’s agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, said this week via email.
“The fact she is on such an interesting journey with fans engaged with her as a whole, authentic person rather than just as an athlete, will shape her legacy and can give brands who want to stand for something a lot to work with,” added Kagawa Colas
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nac Memrecam GX-1 Captures High-Speed Night Footage for BBC Nature Series
Did you know that the nac Memrecam GX-1 was used by a film crew in central America filming wildlife for a new nature series on BBC, The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World. nac's GX-1 was used to capture high speed footage of a net-casting spider's hunting technique which reveals the rarely-seen, split-second technique of the species as it snatches an unsuspecting cricket in a Central American forest. The filming team believe this is the first slow-motion footage to show a net-casting spider hunting in the wild. Expert, Dr George McGavin, who witnessed the event said: "I would compare it to watching a big cat kill. It's as exciting as that." To view this footage, please see BBC's short video. | <urn:uuid:63243e75-fdcc-4d25-a374-77fc13ac3ade> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.nacinc.com/did-you-know/nac-cameras-capture-night-footage-for-bbc-nature-series/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00332-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937741 | 182 | 1.710938 | 2 |
A proposed complementary metal oxide/semiconductor (CMOS) photodiode integrated-circuit imaging device of the active-pixel-sensor (APS) type would include column feedback sub-circuits that would make it possible to reduce readout noise (thereby making it possible to image at lower light levels) without reducing (and possibly even increasing) full-well capacity (thereby making it possible to obtain wide dynamic range). Heretofore, as described below, low-noise design requirements have generally conflicted with wide-dynamic-range design requirements.
To increase the quality of imaging at low illumination, one must increase quantum efficiency while reducing readout noise. To obtain wide dynamic range (necessary for imaging a high-contrast scene), one must increase the full-well capacity (the number of electrons that each pixel can hold without saturating and overflowing). Unfortunately, a major component of the readout noise of a photodiode APS is the sensing-node reset noise, which is given by (kTCS)1/2/q, where k is Boltzmann's constant, T is the absolute temperature, CS is the sensing-node capacitance, and q is the electronic charge. Also unfortunately, in order to increase the full-well capacity, it is necessary to increase CS. As a result, heretofore, the requirement for low noise (which translates to a requirement for low CS) has conflicted with the requirement for large full-well capacity (and thus large CS).
The proposed circuit (see figure) would implement a soft-reset scheme in which the pixels in a given column would be reset to a level determined by column feedback. (In soft reset, both the drain and the gate of an n-channel reset transistor are kept at the same potential.) Each pixel would contain three field-effect transistors (FETs) [Msf, Msel, Mrst] that would be conventional for an APS to minimize the difference between the potential on the column bus and the potential on a reference bus. The reference bus would be common to all columns and would be held at a fixed dc level, VREF. Under feedback, the potential on the gate of Mrst would be adjusted continuously so that the pixel output would reach the potential set by VREF. By choosing a column feedback amplifier with a large gain, one could obtain a large feedback factor during soft reset, with consequent suppression of reset noise by a large factor. Thus, reset noise could be reduced to a level much less than (kTCS)1/2/q. Taking advantage of the large reduction in noise, one could increase full-well capacity without incurring a noise penalty.
Because (1) the additional circuitry (beyond that of a conventional APS) needed in each pixel would be only one additional FET and one additional conductor line and (2) the column feedback amplifiers would be located at the ends of the columns rather than in the pixels, incorporation of the column feedback sub-circuits would entail minimal changes in pixel circuitry that would not compromise quantum efficiency or pixel size. Hence, the proposed imager could feature an unprecedented combination of high quantum efficiency, low noise, small pixel size, and large full-well capacity, all contributing to high performance.
This work was done by Bedabrata Pain, Thomas Cunningham, Bruce Hancock, Suresh Seshadri, and Monico Ortiz of Caltech for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For further information, access the Technical Support Package (TSP) free on-line at www.nasatech.com/tsp under the Electronic Components and Systems category.
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Photodiode CMOS Imager With Column Feedback Soft Reset
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Severe accident progression without operator action
An abstract of the technical paper
October 7, 2015
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, ON, Canada
After the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011, one of the many actions committed to by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) in its Integrated Action Plan was an assessment and video representation for the public of how a full station blackout could progress in a CANDU reactor in Canada. This video was posted online in January 2013. The CNSC has now followed up with this technical paper, which assesses the timing of a hypothetical blackout, using the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station for illustration.
For the assessment, it was necessary to make the extremely unrealistic assumption that operators take absolutely no action after a full station blackout. The assessment is not used to determine the effect of releases, but rather to assess the potential time and magnitude of releases to determine what operator action can be taken to prevent releases. The assessment identifies the multiple points when operator action becomes critical to stop the progression of an accident. Also, the assessment shows there is adequate time for operator action.
CNSC staff reviewed and agreed with the results of the Darlington Level 2 probabilistic safety assessment (PSA) performed by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), including the analysis of OPG's highly unlikely station blackout scenario, which assumed no operator intervention took place. In this scenario, external electrical power sources, standby diesel generators and emergency power generators are unavailable.
CNSC staff's summary of OPG's data paid attention to how reactors currently operating in Canada offer multiple layers of defence-in-depth to prevent accidents. The postulated initiating event of a prolonged station blackout in itself is extremely unlikely and would require multiple failures of plant safety systems to occur. It also depends on the control room staff failing to perform the most basic control room actions in accordance with established safety procedures.
In such a hypothetical event, a release of radioactivity into the environment due to severe core melt can occur at around 11 hours (first stage of release) after this unmitigated station blackout begins. Twenty-three hours into the scenario, the containment integrity can be compromised due to structural failure, leading to a second stage of release at around 25 hours. Lastly, molten core–concrete interaction is expected to occur at around 58 hours, at this point releasing additional fission products into the containment and the environment.
The results of the MAAP4-CANDU severe accident analysis performed by OPG as part of its Level 2 PSA for Darlington indicate that a simple action carried out by the control room staff would provide approximately 8 to 10 hours of additional passive core cooling by supplying readily available water to the boilers. Based on operating procedures, control room staff are instructed to open safety relief valves to depressurize the boilers and allow gravity to feed the water into the boilers. This action could be accomplished from the main control room or secondary control area, and the control room staff would have over 1 hour to perform it. Following this action, field operators would have ample time to connect the portable emergency mitigating equipment and thus secure a continuous supply of coolant to the boilers. Successful connection of emergency mitigating equipment could fully halt progression of the accident. Such actions are regularly exercised and are highly likely to succeed in terminating accident progression and preventing releases of radioactive material to the environment.
The likelihood of such an accident described in this scenario is very low because of the multiple safety defences in place. Nonetheless, since the Fukushima accident, nuclear power plants in Canada have implemented numerous safety enhancements focusing on the prevention and mitigation of severe accidents. These safety enhancements would further reduce the likelihood of severe core damage resulting from a prolonged station blackout and the potential for radioactive releases.
To view the technical paper:
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Yet, Mars might not be the best candidate for terraforming. A few scientists say Venus could be easier. For one thing, Venus and Earth have a lot in common. Each has a thick atmosphere, and both are nearly the same mass and size. Unlike Mars, the atmosphere on Venus would give scientists something to work with.
Venus boasts an atmosphere chiefly composed of carbon-dioxide. It covers the planet like an electric blanket, heating the surface to an average temperature of 872 F (467 C). Venus is so hot that most life, including human life, cannot possibly exist. Some organisms, however, do thrive in such harsh environments. They're called hyperthermophiles, and they can survive in temperatures above 176 F (80 C) [source: Griffith].
Some scientists believe if we seed Venus with these tiny, heat-loving creatures, at least the kind that chow down on sulfur, which is also present in the Venetian atmosphere, they would flourish on the inhospitable planet, converting all that carbon dioxide into oxygen, which other life-forms then can use to grow and thrive [source: Griffith].
Another proposal involves shading Venus with giant sails to cool the atmosphere until all the carbon dioxide falls to the surface. And still others say building giant floating cities to suck the carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere so its molecules could be split into oxygen and carbon could work. The more cities there are, the theory goes, the more their shadows blanket the surface. As a result, the atmosphere cools [source: Cain].
Of course, there is no water on Venus, and water is essential for life. So what's a mad scientist to do? Slam a few comets into the planet, of course. Why should we do that? There's a dearth of hydrogen on Venus because it all escaped into space when the planet formed. Consequently, there's no water. But comets are dirty snowballs that contain ice. If we were to nudge a few comets toward Venus so bits of ice broke off and slammed onto the surface, water molecules would eventually form on the planet. The comets also would bring carbon dioxide, water, methane and ammonia [sources: Benford]. | <urn:uuid:9b61e1a6-93dd-4075-9272-ac1b0bf00a34> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/terraform3.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718309.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00405-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95084 | 455 | 3.9375 | 4 |
The definitive KML and GPX files of Spain!
in GOOGLE Earth
How to integrate
SITES OF SPAIN in GOOGLE EARTH Web
To use the tool SITES OF SPAIN with Google Earth Web, you will simply have to open the KML file with the full version of SITES OF SPAIN or the specific KML files of the Packs that interest you as follows:
- Go up to the left and display the Options menu (icon with three horizontal stripes).
- Choose "Projects" and tap "Open".
- Then choose the option "Import KML file from computer" and select the SITES OF SPAIN file that interests you.
And that's it, just by clicking on the WPTs of your interest, ¡you can now easily make a wonderful Virtual Tour with Google Earth around Spain or start planning your routes and excursions in the area of Spain of your choice!
Isn't it wonderful?
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French colonists on a planet ruled by reptiles and amphibians are forced to wear living “skins” that subdue aggression and enforce vegetarianism. As children, Rastignac and his reptile friend Mapfarity force themselves to become carnivores and begin a protein fueled journey that causes Rastignac to develop a Philosophy of Violence. When a spaceship from Earth crashes in the ocean, Rastignac and company must put their philosophy to the test. — Rastignac The Devil was first published in the May 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe Magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
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BYDS Core Curriculum
The best school curriculum is the one that continuously evolves, while remaining steadfast to its principles. The purpose for an evolving curriculum is about keeping abreast of the best research in child development and educational studies; staying current with updated materials; and the ever-shifting methodologies that flow from new technologies.
However, the basic preparatory goals remain the same: we want to advance our students in the areas of math, science, reading, writing, Hebrew, Judaic Studies, history, social studies, music, art, and computers in ways that are active, creative, and engaging. We seek to provide the strongest comprehensive education possible so that our graduating fifth-grade students are ready to take on the most challenging middle-school curricula offered in the most rigorous programs in the city. What pervades our teaching is the interest we place on developing in each child the mind, the emotions, the body, and the spirit. We keep a vigilant eye on what is happening around the country in the best middle-school programs so that we can tweak our curriculum wherever necessary, and tweak our teaching approach, to prepare our kids in the best ways possible, investing in them the habits and the values that will have a lasting, positive impact.
ELA (English/Language Arts)
Through a balanced literacy approach Beth Yeshurun Day School’s English Language Arts program prepares students to be formidable, independent readers, writers and critical thinkers. The ELA curriculum is designed to develop skilled readers and writers. We have an integrated approach to ELA. Small group and whole group instruction allows each child to meet his and her goals. We believe that inspiring our students to make connections across disciplines, to ask questions, and seek solutions. This approach produces creative independent thinkers. They learn by asking, thinking and creating. In addition, public speaking an ongoing skill is encouraged and demonstrated throughout the years.
Reading includes literature of a variety of genres and informational text. Our students develop into engaged readers and create a community for enjoyment, knowledge, and inspiration. In the younger grades, phonics and guided reading is taught. The upper grades focus, book clubs gives our students an opportunity to build relationships, demonstrate ingenuity, teamwork and mental agility.
Writing is the art of language. It helps us think through, organize and communicate our thoughts, ideas and opinions. Our writers transfer their knowledge, emotions and ideas into their own words. Writing gives our students an opportunity to exercise a writer’s voice, use the mechanical skills of writing and engage in the higher- level thinking skills of reading. Our students write to display knowledge, responses, reflections, ideas and interpretations. Active journaling across the disciplines gives teachers insight and a more exact picture of student’s comprehension and understanding of any concept.
Beth Yeshurun Day School uses a math program based on the way math is taught in Singapore. This program is designed to equip students with a strong foundation in mathematics using a concrete-pictorial-abstract approach. Singapore math generally focuses on fewer topics but in greater depth. Students don’t just learn equations to reach an answer; they learn how the equation works. The program aims to teach mathematical concepts in a step-by-step process of deep understanding, instead of relying on simple and formulas. Mathematics in Singapore is not about knowing everything. It’s about thinking like a mathematician. Effort and perseverance is encouraged as children work similar problems in different ways. Our curriculum helps to promote and develop logical thinking and stresses problem solving skills.
Concepts are taught to mastery and consecutive grades will then build on the previous year’s concepts creating a spiral progression. Topics covered in previous grades are reviewed in higher grades with increasing difficulty. This core curriculum is used as a foundation in each grade along with other tools and projects to supplement the students’ learning.
In our social studies program students develop knowledge of the world as a global community. They begin learning about their neighborhood in Kindergarten and expand as they progress through the grade levels to our city, our state, our country, and the world as a whole. The content is presented in units that focus on geography, history, economics, political systems, and cultures.
As a part of our commitment to the state of Israel, we strive to help students understand the impact that Jewish people have had throughout history. We study Jews in our community, city, state, country, and the world that are making a difference. We also study migratory patterns of Jews throughout history and how that has impacted the nations in which we live and have lived. We realize that only .2% of the world is Jewish, yet a disproportionate number of us have achieved the highest levels of fame in their fields of literature, science, art, music, finance, and medicine. At BYDS we study the reasons for these statistics and instill in our students the value of being among these special few.
Our social studies program provides students with opportunities to read and interpret problems, identify cause and effects, and make informed decisions. Students are taught to use primary and secondary sources of information and to summarize main points of an issue from different viewpoints. We strive to instill a global awareness in our students that will inspire them to want to be philanthropists and social activists to make the world a better place.
The development of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) proficient students begins in elementary school, and at BYDS, our Elementary School science classes integrate additional STEAM projects into our already vigorous FOSS curriculum. We have found the best way for our students to appreciate scientific exploration, learn important scientific and engineering concepts, and develop the ability to think critically is to actively participate in their own investigations and analyses. Our students conduct experiments and document their findings while studying physical, earth, and life sciences.
Our new makerspace-style Science labs allow for more time and space for our students to grow through project-based learning. Students visit the STEAM Lab at least once a week where they engage in self-directed study and practice the skills of observation, measurement, classification, interpreting data, making models, and coding. In addition to Science lab time, Kindergarten through 3rd grade students spend time in their homerooms reading, playing games, and doing activities that support the activities done in the Science Labs. Each Spring, the 4th and 5th grade students and many of the early elementary students participate in Science Fair for which they must choose their own topic, then research, plan, experiment, document, and present their findings to the other students as well as family and friends during our school-wide Family Science Night.
Our Judaic Studies curriculum is designed to promote the knowledge, ethics, and commitment to Jewish life, ideals and values through the acquisition of the Hebrew language and exploration of Jewish concepts, themes, and traditional texts. The program is organized around our students developing a personal connection to Text, holidays, prayer, and G-d, to the Kehila (our community), and to the Land of Israel. BYDS promoted Jewish values and concepts through genuine experiential and learning activities as well as authentic celebrations of Jewish lifecycle events throughout the year.
Hebrew language exposure incorporates a strong spiral curriculum based on the 5 Cs of the World-Readiness for learning languages: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and Communities. Our mission is to teach traditional knowledge and promote meaningful experiences. We promote pride in our Jewish heritage and commitment to our people and moral principles. | <urn:uuid:a01979e6-6e5b-4267-b8f9-c62edf60390f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://byds.org/elementary/byds-core-curriculum/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.949986 | 1,553 | 3.078125 | 3 |
Short and Simple:
Warm-ups and Cool-downs for Arthritis Relief
Warming up before activity and cooling down afterwards helps minimize injury when preventing arthritis with exercise.
Always warm up for 3-5 minutes before beginning arthritis exercises with light activity like walking around the block or marching in place.
Cool down for at least 5 minutes after strengthening or cardio exercises. You can do more light activity like walking or stretching exercises.
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- Household net worth at the end of the second quarter was $141.7 trillion, the Fed reported.
- Household debt rose 7.9% as well, while the federal government's red ink also ballooned.
American households saw another significant jump in net worth as well as hefty increases in debt and credit, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.
Thanks in good part to a big surge in stock market earnings, total household net worth rose to $141.7 trillion through the second quarter of 2021, the central bank's Financial Accounts of the United States report showed.
That was good for a $5.85 trillion increase, or 4.3% from the first quarter. Looking back to a year ago, when the nation was in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the net worth total represents a 19.6% increase.
A large chunk of the new wealth came from stocks, which accounted for $3.5 trillion of the gain, while real estate appreciation was responsible for $1.2 trillion.
However, along with that increase came a big surge in debt.
Consumers debt totaled $17.3 trillion as of June 30, a quarterly gain of 7.9%. Consumer credit grew at an annual pace of 8.6%, while mortgage debt was up 8%.
Household debt mirrored that of the federal government, which ended the quarter owing $28.5 trillion after a 9.6% increase. That was the largest percentage gain since the second quarter of 2020 as the government launched an aggressive stimulus program to pull the economy out of the pandemic. State and local government debt increased 3.1%, a slowdown from the 3.5% pace in the first quarter.
Nonfinancial business debt grew much more slowly, rising just 1.4% to $18 trillion.
Total nonfinancial debt outstanding across all sectors was $63.3 trillion, a quarterly increase of 6.4%, down from the 6.7% rise in the first quarter.
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Even as a winter chill descends upon the Northeast, Philadelphians have always known how to keep the season fun and festive with a variety of recreational activities and events. From ice skating on Reyburn Plaza to sleighing through Fairmount Park, the Philadelphia region has historically provided residents and visitors with myriad opportunities to lift their spirits and make the most of winter’s frosty days and nights.
Throughout the years, Philadelphia has traditionally welcomed winter with a mix of holiday displays and decorations, from the famed light show at Wanamaker’s department store to the Christmas trees and menorahs erected across the city at such sites as Independence Hall, Dilworth Plaza, and Rittenhouse Square. Notably, Philadelphia held its first-ever community tree-lighting in 1913 after New York City popularized a new tradition when it erected a municipal Christmas tree in Madison Square Park the year before. The Philadelphia tree was erected in Independence Square between the Commodore Barry statue and Independence Hall and was decorated with 4,200 red, white, and blue lights. A crowd of approximately 20,000 people witnessed the spectacle and Mayor Blankenburg’s wife Lucretia had the honor of lighting the Star of Bethlehem that topped the tree. Evoking the significance of the tree’s location, the tree-topper was made up of fifty-six little stars, which represented the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Prior to the tree-lighting, two bands led about 200 children down Twelfth Street to Independence Square, where they gather around a grandstand. Candles were lit in every window of Independence Hall, while the area immediately surrounding the tree remained cloaked in virtual darkness until it was illuminated at the stroke of 6 o’clock. A program of music by the Moravian Trombone Choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the United Singers of Philadelphia followed the lighting of the tree, which remained on display until New Year’s Day.
While Christmas trees and holiday lights enhance Philadelphia’s seasonal atmosphere, recreational activities are ongoing sources of amusement and celebration throughout the winter months. Perhaps the quintessential winter sport, ice skating is an enduring popular amusement that, over the years, has been enjoyed at many locations across the Philadelphia region. Situated just north of the Queen Lane pumping station, man-made Gustine Lake was a popular destination for ice-skaters in the early to mid decades of the twentieth century until the lake was converted to a swimming pool in the 1950s. In the post-World War II era, a renewed focus on city planning and urban renewal brought an ice-skating rink to Penn Center near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, later John F. Kennedy Boulevard. However, as the office complex surrounding City Hall grew and evolved, the skating rink was eventually shut down and replaced by 8 Penn Center in the 1970s. Nonetheless, ice-skating enthusiasts could still hone their skills at rinks in Reyburn Plaza and recreation centers around the city, including the Simons Playground near Woolston Avenue and Walnut Lane and the Tarken Ice Rink at Frontenac and Levick Streets.
In the winter months, Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park has also proved to be a popular recreational destination for seasonal diversions such as tobogganing, sledding, and sleigh riding. In the latter decades of the nineteenth century, winter carnivals in Montreal and other Canadian cities popularized toboggan slides, which consequently popped up in many Philadelphia-area parks, including Fort Washington State Park and Willow Grove. In the 1880s, William M. Singerly, a member of the Fairmount Park Commission, gave Philadelphia a toboggan slide to be erected in Fairmount Park. The slide, which measured 2,200 feet and had a fall of 132 feet, opened to the public on February 2, 1887, though the exact location of the slide and how long it remained in the Park is unknown. Accessible on PhillyHistory, a group of photographs from the Office of the City Representative show youngsters trying out a toboggan slide in Fairmount Park in 1968, but this toboggan slide may or may not be the same slide that Mr. Singerly gifted to the city. Also of note, tobogganing was popular enough in the 1880s to even inspire a fashionable “winter sporting costume.” An 1885 article from The Philadelphia Inquirer describes a “charming design for a toboggan dress,” with folds that drape artistically over the hips and a plush jacket, cloak, and wrap that are a “showy and rich” costume for those who “engage in outdoor merry-making.” Fortunately, those merry-makers who preferred to skate or sleigh were not left out, as the article also details dainty skating costumes that were “wonderfully attractive, far more so than toboggan outfits,” and hats and furs that perfectly complemented a winter sleigh ride.
For fashionable winter revelers Philadelphia’s famed department stores were also a historic source of recreation and amusement, particularly during the holiday shopping season. In terms of holiday spectacle, little rivaled the Wanamaker’s light show, in which seasonal shapes and figures such as snowflakes, nutcrackers, and the like were outlined in colorful lights above the store’s world-renowned pipe organ. At Strawbridge’s department store, the fourth floor was devoted to a life-size walk-through of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, while just east of Strawbridge’s at 8th and Market Streets, Lit Brothers drew people with its Christmas Village display. And across from Lit Brothers, Gimbel’s winter holiday “Toyland” was highlighted every year by the arrival of Santa Claus at the conclusion of the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day parade. At each department store, such indoor attractions were a warm and welcome counterpoint to the city’s outdoor recreation activities. Ultimately, whether admiring festive retail displays, caroling at a tree-lighting, or sledding down a snowy hill, Philadelphians past and present have celebrated the season with a variety of winter traditions that will likely endure as long as Jack Frost continues to make his annual pilgrimage to the region.
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PHOTOS COURTESY ANNA RANCH
Establishment of the Anna Ranch Heritage Center was the dream of longtime rancher and businesswoman Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske.
Rancher’s rich heritage preserved on Big Isle
If ever there was a poster girl for the independent woman, Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske surely was it. Six days a week, you'd find her in jeans and boots, mending fences, branding calves and driving cattle on her verdant homestead in rural Waimea on the Big Island.
Many an afternoon, she'd transform from a ranch hand into a gracious, impeccably dressed hostess, welcoming friends to lunch or a very proper tea.
A community leader and philanthropist who earned a butcher's license and acclaim as a riding instructor, racehorse trainer and jockey, Perry-Fiske lived an exciting, fulfilling life from 1900 to 1995. She was a savvy businesswoman, overseeing Anna Ranch's transition from near bankruptcy when her father died in 1939 to a successful enterprise 56 years later.
"Although Anna loved working hard and didn't mind getting dirty and sweaty, she was the epitome of decorum," said Momi Naughton, executive director of the Anna Ranch Heritage Center.
"She learned how to sew, crochet, embroider and do tatting, and she was known for her lavish parties. On one hand she was an elegant woman who loved to travel, socialize and wear the latest fashions. On the other she was a feisty cowgirl who could keep up with the roughest, toughest cowboys."
PHOTOS COURTESY ANNA RANCH
The ranch house built between 1905 and 1910 is listed on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places, and its 14 rooms showcase family possessions dating to the early 1900s.
The 110-acre Heritage Center opened last September to honor Perry-Fiske's wish to establish a museum on her property that spotlighted Hawaii's ranching history and the legacy of her esteemed family.
It remains a working cattle ranch, maintaining a herd of about 50 Charolais cattle that often can be seen contentedly grazing in a pasture behind the ranch house. Meticulous care was taken to restore the house, which was built between 1905 and 1910 and is listed on the Hawaii State Register of Historic Places.
Each of its 14 rooms showcases possessions Perry-Fiske and her family -- parents William and Mary Lindsey, brothers Bill and Charles, and husband Lyman Perry-Fiske -- cherished. Resting on wicker chairs on the side porch, for example, are pillows with delicate tatting that were handmade by her mother.
Throughout the house, handsome koa furniture catches the eye; some pieces date back to the early 1900s when Perry-Fiske's parents lived there.
"In Lyman's office is a desk whose wood was likely milled by James Fay, Anna's great-great-grandfather," said Naughton. "James purchased the property in 1848, harvested koa and other native woods, and started the first major sawmill in Waimea. The desk is made of roughly hewn, tongue-and-groove koa with nail holes, which suggests the wood was originally the walls of a house."
Exhibited in the saddle room are saddles, stirrups, spurs, lariats, boots, horse collars and the saddle Bill used when he served in Waimea's cowboy cavalry during World War I.
"We also display photos of his regiment," said Naughton. "This is very significant because before his saddle and the photos were found, no one even knew Waimea had a cavalry during that war."
PORTRAITS OF Perry-Fiske's family and original paintings by notable artists such as D. Howard Hitchcock and Lionel Walden are on view in the living room, along with items that recall their love for music: a player piano; a hand-crank Sonora phonograph; 78-rpm albums by Lena Machado, Sol Hoopii and other popular Hawaiian entertainers from the 1940s; and a century-old music box that still plays Bach and Beethoven without missing a beat.
There are chic hats and dresses in Perry-Fiske's bedroom, including a holoku (gown) that she designed herself; beautiful china in the kitchen and dining room; and fabulous art everywhere -- from a Greek vase to a Tiffany bell clock to coconut bowls, ulu maika (bowling) stones, poi pounders and other Hawaiiana.
In the dining room is a stunning 6-by-4-foot portrait of Perry-Fiske in a yellow silk pa'u, the long split skirt that initially served as a protective covering for women's clothing as they rode on horseback to social events. The pa'u has since evolved into an elaborate costume worn by women equestriennes in local parades.
Pau riders starred in Old Hawaii on Horseback, a benefit for the American Heart Association that Perry-Fiske presented every few years on her front lawn between 1964 and 1983.
"As time passed, she kept expanding the historical theme of the pageant, and it got bigger and bigger," said Naughton. "Toward the end it involved 80 riders representing Queen Kaahumanu; Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop; paniolo (cowboy) Ikua Purdy; Duke Kahanamoku; Capt. George Vancouver, who brought the first cattle to Hawaii; immigrant sugar plantation workers -- just about everyone she could think of to honor."
For several years, Perry-Fiske raised more money for the Heart Association than any other person in the country. Plaques from the association confirm this, and Congress also honored her in 1978 for her humanitarian efforts.
While taking inventory for the development of the exhibits, Naughton gained valuable insights into Perry-Fiske's remarkable life.
"She kept everything," said Naughton. "As I went through the house, I found personal letters, Christmas cards, receipts and photo albums. You really get to know a person when you see those precious bits of history."
It is her hope that visitors will gain the same admiration she has for Perry-Fiske and her accomplishments.
"I would like the Heritage Center to be an educational and community asset," said Naughton. "It provides a valuable link to the past and a way to preserve that past and to honor the history of ranching on the Big Island."
If You Go ......
Anna Ranch Heritage Center
» Address: 65-1480 Kawaihae Road, Waimea, Big Island
» Tours: Ninety-minute tours offered Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m. (beginning April 4, tours will be offered at the same times Fridays), and on Saturday at 9 a.m. and 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Reservations required. Tours are limited to 15 people.
» Cost: $7 per person; children under 10 admitted free
» Call: 885-4426
» E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.org
» Web site: www.annaranch.org
» Notes: A teahouse with wraparound windows that open to spectacular views of a stream, hills and pastureland can be rented for weddings, parties and corporate meetings. Plans call for the renovation of three barns for children's activities, including lassoing and lariat braiding.
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Students may have trouble visualizing a cinderblock-walled dorm room as “home,” but there are ways to spruce it up without breaking the bank. Here are some tips from interior decorators and home goods experts on how students can personalize their new space.
College students don’t have a lot of square footage to work with, so when it comes to storage, they should think up. The latest trend in storage is stackable: from shoe racks to storage compartments that can be attached to flat walls, says Dave Nielsen, Overstock.com’s senior vice president of merchandising.
“These are more secure and structured than in the past—now compartments can click and attach to each other and you can stack them more easily.”
For students with small closet space, Jennifer DesJardin, principal at Motif Design Solutions, recommends checking out stores like Ikea and Target for modular closet kits with simple assembly and relatively-low prices.
“These kits can be moved around easily for reconfiguration as a student's needs change, and there are many options such as shoe shelves, drawers, shelving for sweaters, books, etc,” she says. “It is a great way to increase capacity in a typical closet with a single bar for hanging items because you can utilize more of the vertical space in the closet by adding storage pieces in an otherwise unused area above or below the hanging clothes.”
For items like microwaves and coffee makers, staples in students’ culinary skills, DesJardin suggests installing shelving with an 18-22" depth, which will be much more functional and provide adequate space for the appliances without taking up prime desk or table real estate.
“Don't be afraid to drill a 1-2" hole in the back of the shelving unit for appliance cords,” she says. “Use a circular hole saw with a drill and it will look very finished and professionally done, which will allow for cords behind the shelving, concealing them and making the area more pleasing to look at.” Be sure to check with the college’s rules and regulations when it comes to electronics in the dorm and making holes in the wall.
“When considering things they will need for college, people think about office supplies and school supplies, but a handy kit is also in order,” says Jan Willadsen, president of Willadsen Design. “Home improvement stores can provide one-stop shopping for a variety of items you might not have considered.”
Willadsen recommends every college student have a starter tool kit with a screw driver, small hammer, duct tape and a tape measure for assembling furniture or hanging hooks if allowed.
Transform any boring room with a few colorful bedding items, recommends Nielsen. Students can even coordinate colors with their roommate to brighten up the space even more.
“We’re really seeing that the hot colors for back to school this year are yellow, orange, gray, metallics, and a lot of graphic prints,” Nielsen says.
Hunt through garage sales, thrift stores, and discounted furniture shops for items to give a dorm room a unique, vintage feel.
“An old piece of furniture can easily be spray painted for less than $25 and when it is finished, it looks new,” says DesJardin. “Looking for items at a Goodwill in an affluent area will be sure to provide some unexpected treasures for any room.”
Creativity can be a student’s best friend when working with a small budget, says DesJardin. Transform older things with a few supplies and a little DIY time for a fraction of the cost of buying something new.
“Gluing a strip of $2 colorful sizing trim around the edges of an otherwise boring and pedestrian lamp shade can turn it into an inspired design element or covering a seat on an old chair or wrapping a bulletin board with a colorful fabric can add a punch of unexpected pizzazz,” she says. “The more energy and thought a student is willing to invest in being creative with the elements in their room, the more it will be enjoyed.”
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3D-printed blood vessels made from living cells could take vascular disease out of circulation for good.
Connected end to end, the arteries, veins, and capillaries in one person’s circulatory system could spool around the Earth two and a half times.
The global reach and impact of cardiovascular disease is just as sweeping. It claims more lives around the world than any other cause – about one-third of all deaths at last count. For at least a century, bioengineers have been experimenting with synthetic structures to replace hopelessly damaged or clogged blood vessels, but they have yet to come up with an approach that works as well as the real thing. Several recent studies, however, suggest that 3D-printed blood vessels incorporating living cells may help take vascular disease out of circulation for good.
Blood clots and fatty plaque residues on vessel walls can hinder or block blood flow and increase pressure in the vascular system. That deprives tissues and organs throughout the body of oxygen and nutrients their cells need to survive. Over time, a patient’s risk increases for cardiac emergencies like heart attack and stroke, as well as for chronic debilitating complications like leg pain, organ failure, tissue death, and gangrene.
Cardiologists promote lifestyle-based preventions, and not without some success – but for many patients facing imminent death or amputation, it’s too late for diet and exercise. More than 150 million of them a year undergo surgery or receive vascular implants to restore healthier blood flow to vital organs and extremities. But these treatments come with their own complications and risks. That’s why tissue engineers have spent decades exploring ways to create laboratory-made constructs endowed with similar physical properties and biological functionality of healthy blood vessels.
It all began during World War I with experiments by Nobel Prize-winning organ transplant pioneer Alexis Carrel. The French surgeon – later discredited for his pro-eugenics views – crafted replacement vessels of glass, aluminum, plastic, rubber and other materials. This led to the use of strong, biocompatible fabrics made of polymer fibers like Teflon and Dacron to splice sections of artery in place and to secure artificial heart valves and stents in place. Although they are used successfully in larger, less complicated vascular structures, these expensive and time-consuming approaches can’t yet produce vessels that fully integrate with the body’s own system.
The pace of progress appears to be picking up as 3D bioprinting technology matures. In recent studies, scientists and engineers have printed lifelike vascular tissues that transport blood more safely and effectively than before. These early successes show promise not only in treating the sickest of the sick but also as a major step toward the holy grail of 3D bioprinting: complete synthetic organs.
Grow Your Own
A team at Chinese biotech firm Sichuan Revotek (Chengdu, China) has developed a printing technique using autologous stem cells to produce artificial blood vessels that are “indistinguishable” from the real thing, according to lead scientist James Kang. As demonstrated in rhesus monkeys, the technique used Revotek’s proprietary bio-ink, Biosynsphere, which is made up of stem cells derived from the animals’ fat tissue along with various nutrients and growth factors. The resulting material was grafted into 30 monkeys to replace 2-cm lengths of abdominal artery.
Kang told CNN and other outlets that the stem cells had transformed into the appropriate vascular cells within a few days and, after a month, were functioning exactly like the original blood vessels. The method is a step forward, Kang said, because the bio-ink has the unique capability of developing collagen, which allows tissue to develop into different shapes. Using a patient’s own cells to produce the stem cell ink components could lead to lower-cost engineered tissues that not are not only compatible with the patient’s body but also become part of it.
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have 3D printed a lifelike, functional blood vessel network using a custom method they previously used to make microscopic fish-like structures to clear toxins in the blood stream. Led by nanoengineering professor Shaochen Chen, the team rapidly printed complex 3D microarchitectures that closely mimic the structure and function of natural vascular tissues.
Prof. Shaochen Chen prints a blood vessel network in his lab. Image: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications
Multiple cell types that resemble native vascular cell composition were encapsulated into hydrogels with precisely controlled properties. The ability to distribute desired properties within targeted regions of the structure increased the efficiency of production and allowed endothelial cells to spontaneously form into lumen-like structures in the laboratory. Once implanted into lab animals, the tissues not only survived but grew into a functioning endothelial network capable of transporting red blood cells.
They call the method microscale continuous optical bioprinting (mCOB). It begins with an ultra-high-resolution 3D computer model of a vascular network. The computer model is digitally converted into 2D snapshots that together form a template for printing a precise copy of the network. These snapshots are transmitted to two million microscopic mirrors, which are exposed to UV light. When the light bounces off the mirrors, it casts the templated pattern’s reflection onto a solution containing living cells and a light-sensitive polymeric hydrogel. The UV light solidifies the hydrogel in a pattern matching the template, resulting in a multilayered scaffold structure containing living cells.
The team created a number of these structures in cell culture and grafted them in mice a day later. Within two weeks, the printed tissue had merged with the mice’s own blood vessels and was capable of transporting blood. It can’t yet, however, mimic natural vascular tissue’s vital nutrient delivery and waste removal functions.
“Other 3D printing technologies produce 'pixelated' structures in comparison, and usually require sacrificial materials and additional steps to create the vessels," said post-doc Wei Zhu, a lead researcher on the project. The process also could offer a faster, cheaper way to produce biocompatible materials than existing methods.
As in Revotek’s recent study, this team is also exploring the use of a patient’s own stem cells to create individualized tissues that resist attack by the immune system. induced pluripotent stem cells Moving forward, Chen and his team are working on building patient-specific tissues using human induced pluripotent stem cells, which would prevent transplants from being attacked by a patient's immune system.
“Almost all tissues and organs need blood vessels to survive and work properly. This is a big bottleneck in making organ transplants, which are in high demand but in short supply,” said Chen, who leads the Nanobiomaterials, Bioprinting, and Tissue Engineering Lab at UC San Diego. “3D bioprinting organs can help bridge this gap, and our lab has taken a big step toward that goal.”
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By Dan Torres
“How do these things work?”
There are some very simple circuits found in guitar amplifier that we take for granted. But at the same time, do not understand. And there are other things thought to be “magic” , again, because they are not understood.
This is an EASY article – keep reading.
Two input jacks – found on Fenders and Marshalls (the Marshalls in question have four jacks.)
Why is one high gain and the other low? And how does the whole thing work, what are these resistors doing?
Overall the two high and low gain jacks are a very good trick using switching jacks and as few parts as possible.
Jack #1, the high gain jack has a 1 meg (1,000,000 ohms) resistor wired across the jack from the hot tab to the ground tab, and the grounded lead of the resistors is bent back and soldered to the middle tab – the “switch.” The switch is grounded on jack #1.
These switching jacks have an extra “leaf” that is touching the hot, or “tip” connection of the jack – but only when nothing is plugged in – called a “normally closed” jack. This can be made to do all kinds of things.
Trick #1. In the case of the #1 jack, when you do not have your guitar plugged into the amp (either jack) the “switch” is closed – since it is grounded, the amp is turned off for low noise, and no chance of runaway.
The 1 meg resistor is the “grid load” resistor for the first tube stage of the amplifier. All tubes have to have a grid load resistance or they will not operate.
Instantly many of you are thinking, “what about the guitar pot, or the pickups, aren’t they a grid load?” Yes, they would be – but – if the guitar had active electronics, or had a capacitor in series with the output signal from the pickups, there may be no direct resistance from the guitar. It is better to be safe and have the resistor there.
Ok, more on the input jacks. The second jack has it’s switch soldered to the first jacks hot lead.
Each jack has a 68k (usually) resistor from its hot lead, and they join together to make one lead to the tube stage.
These “series resistors” are sort of input buffers – to keep the amp from getting high level spikes from the instruments. Not totally necessary for the vintage guitars these amps were made for, but a real good idea for modern guitars with high output pickups, and in the old days, accordions!
Here is trick #2. Jack #2 has it’s switch soldered to Jack #1’s hot connection, and a 68k resistor on it’s hot lead – when the switch is closed – nothing plugged into jack #2, it’s 68k resistor is placed directly in parallel with Jack #1’s 68k resistor, for half the value, 34k. Less series resistance.
Trick #3. If you plug into jack #2 only, check out what happens. We already learned that if nothing is plugged into jack #1 the hot is shorted to ground via the switch – so now Jack #1 represents a direct ground connection.
The signal from jack #2 would pass through the 68k resistor, and at that point see the 68k resistor from Jack #1 with its other end grounded!! So the signal has 68k in series (more resistance, a lower signal level gets to the amp) and a 68k grid load resistor – much lower resistance than the 1 meg. A lower value of resistance to ground reduces the signal to the tube (again.) Check out the schematics to see what is going on.
The mysterious “interactive volume controls” on the Tweed Fenders (Bassman, Twin, Super, Bandmaster, Deluxe etc.) This is not some magic trick, or even an intentional feature – it is a minor design error.
These amps have two volume controls each controlling one stage of a 12AY7 tube. They are very simple and economical circuits, only 5 parts per circuit. Each output comes from the volume control and passes through an “isolation” resistor – a resistor placed in the circuit to isolate the two volumes from each other, and at the same time to mix them for the next single input tube stage.
The “problem” or “feature” if you wish to call it that, is that the isolation resistors values are too low (270K.) They do not isolate the stages from each other enough – one stage can still “see” the grid load resistance from the other. It appears to the channel you are plugged into, that there is another resistor in the circuit formed by the other unused volume control and it’s isolation resistor.
The real “magic” of it all is probably one of the absolute best “lessons” you can learn about vacuum tubes.
You would guess that the best and loudest tone would be with the highest resistance, with the unused pot turned all the way up, but that isn’t so. It is somewhere near 5 or 6 (on old amps, a new amp may have different pot tapers and it could appear at different points.)
When you are turning the unused volume control you are “fine tuning” the grid load resistor to the next stage of the amp. An optimum (best sounding) value is not all the way up, but somewhere near the middle – the lesson? Tubes are NOT linear or mathematical devices – they do not respond to exact mathematical figures and have “hills and valleys” in their response – maximum performance can not be calculated directly – you have to hear it and you have to be aware that the “truth” may not be at some exact calculated place, but at some far more imprecise figure.
Take a look at the schematics for some clarity on how the “interactive volume controls work.
Copyright 1999 by Dan Torres
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The nucleotide sequence of a 9240-base pair DNA fragment of the mitochondrial (mt) genome of a squid, Loligo bleekeri, was determined, in which 8 protein and 14 tRNA genes were identified. The gene organization of the mt-genome exhibits a greater resemblance to the gene organization of arthropods and a chiton, Katharina tunicata, than to those of a mussel, Mytilus edulis, and land snails. A cloverleaf-like structure was observed between the genes for subunits 4 and 5 of NADH dehydrogenase (ND4 and -5), which is considered to have originated from histidine tRNA. It is presumed that this structure functions as a transcriptional punctuation signal for the maturation of the ND4 and ND5 mRNAs.
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So you want to — or might want to — learn to hunt? That’s great! I applaud your curiosity and gumption. Getting to the point of even searching out information to learn to hunt is something that most Americans (or people in other developed nations if you aren’t American) will never do in their lifetime. We created Modern Hunters for you and the thousands of others just like you.
Read More: Why We Created Modern Hunters
Learn to Hunt
In learning to hunt, I think there are two main processes that occur. The first is the obvious one — gaining hunting knowledge. The second is less obvious, though equally important: an evolution of personal thought. I think that the first process may tend to produce the second. The more that I learned about hunting, the more novel questions and dilemmas I was exposed to. Being forced to consider these new issues caused me to reconsider some of my long-held opinions in other areas. Translating my views from one of a never-eat-animal-products vegan into a considerate carnivore took some cognitive effort. Could I philosophically justify killing an animal? Could I actually do it? Here, I’ll highlight our posts about how to learn to hunt as well as a few of our ‘thought pieces’ on issues you might meet along your path to becoming a successful hunter.
How do I get my hunting license?
In most states, to get your hunting license you will need to take a hunter education course. Note that many of these courses are only a couple of days long. Becoming a hunter takes a lifetime of learning, so don’t expect too much out of this course. But it will give you an introduction to some of the most important hunting topics.
Read More: So You Want To Be a Hunter: Hunter Education
What are ‘tags’?
Some of the most basic questions in learning about hunting are also some of the most difficult to find simple answers to. The reality is that hunting seasons and tags are very complex and vary across each state. We break down the basics for beginners, but ultimately you’ll learn the local regulations by spending a good chunk of time on your state hunting agency’s website.
Read More: Understanding Hunting Seasons and Tags
Guns, Gun Safety, and Marksmanship
What about guns and gun safety?
For those who did not grow up around guns (like me), the topic can be intimidating. The thought of holding — and shooting — a gun can be even more intimidating. I’ve heard from a number of people curious about hunting that the aversion to owning guns provides one of the biggest barriers to learning to hunt. It certainly was a barrier at first for me too. Since then, I’ve become accustomed to the safe use of guns. It’s really important, before ever buying a gun, to have a plan for safely storing that weapon. It’s also important to have thought extensively about gun safety and to practice these principles religiously.
Read More: Basic Gun Safety for Hunters
What gun should I start with?
After becoming more familiar with guns and gun safety, it’s time to consider what gun to buy. My opinion is that a rimfire rifle is the best starting option for new hunters. The ammunition is relatively cheap, the recoil is very manageable, they allow for building marksmanship, and are capable of taking small game animals — the ones I’d recommend starting out with.
Read More: Small Game Rifles for Beginning Hunters
I’ve heard discussion about lead ammo, what type of ammunition should I buy?
Unless you live in California, where lead will soon be banned for hunting, this is ultimately a personal decision. I have decided that I prefer to hunt with non-lead ammunition for two primary reasons. First, lead is more toxic than most non-lead options, though unfortunately there is no truly ideal bullet. I prefer to cut the degree to which I and the wild lands that I hunt are exposed to toxins. Second, given that lead will soon be banned where I hunt, I prefer to add demand for non-lead ammunition, hoping that the manufacturers will step up and offer better options. On this topic, it’s really your call, but I suggest looking into the issue and forming your own informed opinion.
Read More: Are Non-Lead Bullets Toxic?
How can I make the range less intimidating?
I recall my first time at the range. I felt very self-conscious. All the stuff I knew about guns was only recently learned. I wasn’t too concerned about being unsafe, as I had ingrained the safety principles into my head. But what if I messed something else up? What if it was obvious that I was a total newbie? Would the tough guys at the range be mean about it? Fortunately, my concerns turned out to be unwarranted. After a few trips to the range I ultimately realized that my initial concern was way overblown. Now the range is a much more enjoyable environment.
Read More: First Trip to the Shooting Range
How can I become an accurate shooter?
Once you have become comfortable with gun safety and have chosen your gun and ammunition, it’s time to become comfortable — and accurate — with your gun. In order to do this, it’s helpful to follow some basic principles for marksmanship.
Read More: Beginner Rifle Marksmanship
Archery and Bowhunting
Is bow hunting a good option for a novice hunter?
Many new hunters are attracted to archery. But is bow hunting a good choice for a beginner? How does it compare to hunting with a gun? There are many factors to consider, including cost, ease of learning, and ethics. When, where, and what type of animal you want to hunt are also critical to weigh. Ultimately, the gun vs bow hunting decision should reflect your personal preference.
Read More: Gun vs Bow Hunting for New Hunters
Finding a Spot to Hunt
Where can I hunt?
The answer to this question depends heavily on what part of the country you’re in. If you live in the western U.S., it’s likely that you can hunt on the vast amount of public land available to you. If you live in the eastern U.S., public land represents a much smaller percentage of overall land. You may need to find private land to hunt on.
Read More: Where Can I Go Hunting?
Do these spots have animals?
Once you’ve located a legal hunting spot, how can you figure out the areas of it that may be more and less suitable for the game you’re interested in? Well, the traditional and still best option is to lace up your shoes and go hiking around. However, thanks to the wonders of the internet, there are also options for e-scouting, using tools like Google Maps to find areas that look more and less suitable to animal habitation.
Read More: E-Scouting Tools for Hunters
Do I need camouflage?
If you ask someone to describe the looks of a hunter, the resulting description will invariable include that hunter wearing camouflage. Is camouflage necessary for hunting success? The answer is that it really depends on the type of animals you’re hunting and the ‘method of take’ (what weapon you’re using).
Read More: Do I Need Camouflage to Hunt?
Don’t I need binoculars and a riflescope?
Choosing the right optics, the first time, is important. Not doing so provides a costly lesson in this importance. Quality optics are very useful for western hunting, where one might be able to see for miles on end. Good optical instruments are also useful for denser eastern hunting, though perhaps slightly less critical. The most important lesson we learned about our optical gear? ‘Buy once cry once.’
Read More: Choosing The Right Optics
Is scent control necessary?
Animals have stellar senses of smell, which can pose a problem for hunters who would like to move through the wilderness undetected. A whole line of gear exists to help hunters control their odor, from special scent-reducing clothing to hunter-specific deodorant. We learned that scent control is very important to successful hunting, but can be accomplished sufficiently without fancy technologies. Using the wind to your advantage and eliminating strong odors in your everyday environment are likely the two most important steps you can take.
Read More: Do I Need Scent Control to Hunt?
What if I have little experience outdoors?
Man, this is possibly one of the most intimidating aspects of hunting, and it has nothing to do with hunting itself, per se. Robyn and I are both urbanites, raised in big cities our whole lives. When we were growing up our parents didn’t hunt, didn’t much fish, and really didn’t camp. My first real camping trip was with friends in high school. I didn’t go backpacking until midway through college. I didn’t first hunt until graduate school. But I think the most important point is that I now do all these things regularly and with confidence. Don’t let your lack of experience outdoors serve as a deterrent if you’d like to hunt, just think of it as an opportunity to learn every step of the way.
Along these lines, after a few backpacking trips with me, Robyn decided that she wanted to try backpacking solo. It was a horrible experience at the time. But, it was one she learned extensively from. During hunting seasons it’s common for us to spend every single weekend backpacking in the boonies. We intend to write more articles on this topic, but for now you can see the gear I use for desert backpack hunting here. I should note, backpack hunting is not required to be a successful hunter, so don’t worry if you don’t feel up to it yet!
From Animal to Meal
How do I process a whole animal?
This is one of the most asked questions on one of the most intimidating topics related to hunting: how do I take apart an animal once I have killed it? Robyn has compiled an extensive library of the best links and videos on the internet that teach how to field process wild game of all sorts of different species. How did we learn how to make a jackrabbit — and a deer even — into meat? We watched these videos and read the associated instructions. Honestly, this method of learning is not to different from how field processing has been passed down through the ages: we watch someone else do it, then try it ourselves.
Read More: Teach Yourself to Field Process Wild Game
What does wild game taste like?
If you didn’t grow up among hunters, you may have limited or no experience eating wild game. Maybe you’ve heard mixed reviews about eating wild animals — that they taste “too gamey” or just too weird. While deer may be somewhat similar to beef and pheasant might be somewhat similar to chicken, new hunters face some uncertainty about what their quarry will taste like. We write about our first taste experience for each animal we hunt. Thus far they’ve all been delicious and a joy to eat.
Can I compassionately kill?
Yes, I think so. However, this question was one of the most difficult ones to answer philosophically. Ultimately, I had to do it to know the true answer to this. It’s subjective, it’s personal, and it’s going to be rooted within your personal ethical system. But I think that hunting can be one of the most compassionate and involved ways to consume meat in our society.
Read More: Food Ethics and Why I Hunt
What is it like to kill?
Well, each and every time a hunter takes an animal’s life is different. And every hunter is different. But perhaps the story of Robyn’s first deer can shed some light onto this question. Or, maybe my successful mule deer stalk will give a little insight into what it’s like to be yards away from your quarry.
What if I don’t fit in with ‘hunting culture’?
There is definitely a culture surrounding hunting. ‘Conservative’, ‘male’, and ‘rural’ are some of the stereotypes with the least pejorative connotations, but there are many words associated with hunting stereotypes that are much more pejorative. How does one who doesn’t identify as conservative, isn’t a man, and lives in an urban area become a hunter? How can they find a mentor if no one in their social network hunts? Won’t it be weird to talk to people at the range? In short, I think most of the pejorative hunting stereotypes are in general false. But it’s hard to get around the fact that many hunters are conservative men who don’t live in big cities. This is no big deal. I’ve found hunters to in general be incredibly friendly, welcoming, and outgoing. Hunting needs new hunters. Hunters need you. So don’t let cultural differences dissuade you from becoming a hunter.
Read More: Must Hunters be Conservative and Male?
What will my neighbors think?
This question is of little consequence for someone whose neighbors also hunt. However, for urbanites like Robyn and me who never meet other people who hunt in our daily lives, the hunter stereotypes mentioned above become relevant. Will my boss, my friend, my neighbor think badly of me because I hunt? I think not, especially after you give them the very good reasons you became a hunter. However, this is definitely a consideration for many and worth pondering if you’re in a similar urban setting.
Read More: Camo Culture and Contempt
Should I save ‘trophies’?
Whether or not to save an animal’s hide or antlers was something that Robyn and I debated at length. We also weren’t sure whether we should even take photos of our kill. At first we decided that ‘no’, it wouldn’t be respectful to the animal to keep these ‘trophies’ of our kill. We appreciated our kills for the sustenance they provided — not for their ‘trophy’ value. But over time our thinking changed, for the better. Now we retain images and mementos of the animals we harvest because we realized that to let these things of aesthetic beauty go to waste meant that we were losing part of the value of each of our kills. For example, we made a beautiful frame out of the hide we tanned from the rattlesnakes I harvested with my bow.
Is hunting an environmentally-friendly means to eat?
Sustainable ecological stewardship is a core component of hunting, thanks to federal regulations and taxes, responsible game management, and hunter-led conservation advocacy. When it comes to sustainable meat, wild animals have a relatively small environmental footprint compared to their industrially raised counterparts. While hunting can’t feed all of America, hunting is and will likely continue to be a part of America’s local and sustainable food movement.
Read More: Is Hunting Sustainable?
How can I keep up motivation?
Hunting does not lead to success every time. In fact, even after a few years hunting we still regularly come home empty-handed. Expect this to be the norm. Expect not to succeed right away. Focus on enjoying the learning process and relishing the time spent outdoors. We made many mistakes as we learned, going most of a whole deer season without even seeing a mule deer. Yet, when we finally caught sight of deer, all of our hard work was validated. The next season, Robyn successfully harvested a deer with her rifle. Hunting can be frustrating at times, but it’s definitely worth it in the end!
While our goal is to eventually offer a one-stop-shop for those who want to learn to hunt, there are many other writers and bloggers out there producing excellent content both in book and online format. Periodically we review books that have appealed to us here. For example, we think that Hank Shaw’s Hunt, Gather, Cook provides an excellent introduction to some of the basics of hunting and gathering, along with some excellent recipes. More on the philosophical side of things, Tovar Cerulli provides thoughtful insight into the ethics of hunting in his book Mindful Carnivore. And on the very practical side, Dwight Schuh’s book Hunting Open Country Mule Deer provides time-tested strategies for spot and stalk hunting mule deer.
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Youth Legislative Assembly (YLA) is a mock legislative session where high school students voice their opinions and vote on issues concerning local, state and national government. The three-day session is patterned after the NC General Assembly. At the conclusion of YLA, a final report is drafted and distributed to the governor and legislators.
The conference allows high school students an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the workings of local, state, and national government. Active participation in YLA increases the students' confidence and ability to debate current issues. Any high school student in good standing at a public, private, charter, or home school in North Carolina is eligible to participate in YLA.
YLA is scheduled for March 31 – April 2, 2017. Once you have completed your application, please download, complete and return the documents below to apply for the 2017 session along with your payment. If you do not get accepted into the 2017 session of YLA, your payment will be returned.
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South Africa General Service Medal, with bar for 1877-8-9, awarded to Pvt. P. Reddington, 1880Image["South Africa Medal, 1880"]
Obverse, a bust of Queen VictoriaImage["South Africa Medal, 1880"]
Reverse, a lion stooping to drink before a mimosa bush; in the exergue a Zulu shield on four crossed assegais
South Africa General Service Medal, 1880 (Ninth Cape Frontier War)
The history of the British presence in South Africa is inextricably bound up with that of the Basuto and Zulu tribes whom it displaced. A series of shaky and short-lived accommodations with the various polities that made up the African kingdoms meant that the borders between the zones were never entirely free from conflict. Between 1877 and 1879 a number of particularly difficult punitive expeditions were mounted by the British authorities, and in 1880 a medal was sanctioned for these that was a new issue of
that for the campaigns of 1834-1853 with a slightly modified reverse design.
The bar carried by this medal relates to the endeavours of King Cetshwayo kaMpande, who became King of the Zulus in 1873 but had been their effective ruler since 1856. Although contemporary British accounts paint him as a obstinate and stupid ruler who persisted in boiling and eating missionaries, he was keenly aware of the threat that the British posed to his rule and embarked upon a programme to equip his army with muskets. He incited revolts among other tribes all along the British and Boer borders with the Zulus.
Particularly demanding were the attacks of the Galeka and Gaika tribes on a protected people, the Fingos. The campaigns against the insurgent peoples lasted some eight months from 1877 into 1878 and involved, as well as extensive local forces, contingents of both the British Army and the Royal Navy serving ashore. The conflict, which became known as the Ninth Cape Frontier War, ended in the annexation of the Transkei, home of the Galeka peoples, to the Cape Colony.
Although such border incidents as these were resolved to temporary British advantage, in 1878 an independent commission appointed to review the border between the British and Zulu territories found many of the Zulu claims to its territory to be justified. This, and Cetshwayo's continued defiance of British demands for reparation for his men's activities, determined the British commissioner in the area, Sir Henry Bartle Frere, to finally reduce the independence of the Zulu kingdom. Accordingly he demanded a complete disarmament on the part of the Zulus and the imposition of a British residency, and when Cetshwayo predictably ignored this demand, invaded Zululand in January 1879.
The Zulu forces outnumbered the British and African troops ranged against them two to one, and on occasions were able to achieve far more effective concentrations that resulted, for example, in a massacre of Europeans at the Battle of Isandlwana. Normally, however, the balance of battle was with the far-better-equipped Imperial troops, and only an acute shortage of troops (worsened by African desertions) as against Cetshwayo's forces prevented a rapid British victory. By March 1879 reinforcement was altering this impasse, and the Battle of Ulundi, in which the Zulus lost 1500 men, more than a tenth of their force, against 100 British losses from a force of more than 5000, determined most of the Zulu chiefs to seek peace. Cetshwayo became a fugitive, and was eventually captured and imprisoned in Cape Town. The British now faced the problem of effectively controlling this huge and resentful territory with the limited forces available to the peacetime administration.
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An open letter on atomic energy stations
26, Khreshchatyk St.
In the TV feature ‘Business Herald of 25 November, which is edited by you, the topic of building the second block of Khmelnitsky atomic electric station (KhAES-2) and the fourth block of Rivny atomic electric station (RAES-4) was discussed. In particular, the attitude of the population to atomic electric stations was debated. You stated that the Ukrainian population does not see any alternative to AESs. I believe that it will be more fruitful to discuss the question more concretely.
What concerns the operating AESs, there is no real alternative for their replacement in the near future. Experts say so, the population feel so. There is no noticeable proportion of the population that demands to close operable AESs (except the Chernobyl one). Even among public ecological organizations the idea of immediate closure of all AESs is expressed only by extreme radicals.
However, the reaction to the construction of KhAES-2 and RAES-4 is quite different. In October 1998 I personally participated in the tour in Khmelnitsky region of the group representing seven ecological organizations. It appeared that the absolute majority of the population is against the construction. Paradoxically it concerns those districts which suffer most of frequent cutoffs of electricity. The population disagrees with the construction not because of ignorance or ‘radio phobia. There are many serious arguments against this construction.
What concerns RAES, it is built on the intersection of tectonic breaks on karst grounds. Subsidence of rocks is frequent here; during building RAES-3 the foundation plate under the reactor broke, and it was made of concrete one meter thick. The predicted seismicity in this place is estimated as six balls according to the Richter scale. Serious changes in hydrogeology increase seismicity at least by one ball, and it is forbidden to build AESs under such conditions.
KhAES has a shortage of water for cooling the second block. It was established by the independent expertise headed by academician D.Grodzinsky in 1992. Nonetheless, there were plans to build six blocks. All these projects were developed in the Soviet Union before the Chernobyl catastrophe. The empire needed to pump energy to their vassals in the East Europe. That was why the places for AESs were chosen close to the Western frontier. The projects did not pass through solid economic and ecological expertises; it was replaced by the will of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
Now we live in a new independent state, Ukraine, and she has her own legislation. According to the operating laws, each such project must have a technical-economic substantiation (TES). Now there exists the TES of the Soviet times, which is based on the economic data that are quite different from the data of the present time. It is impossible to take a decision to start the construction on the basis of the old TES.
The supporters of the construction replace the serious substantiation by the populist slogan: ‘We lack energy. Ukraine produces energy per head not less than other European countries. We lack energy because Ukraine is the ‘world champion in non-efficiency of using energy. The Soviet tradition of wastefulness has not been overcome, on the contrary, it became more powerful. For example, in 1996 ‘Krivorizhstal produced only 30% of steel compared to 1990, but used 80% of energy of 1990. Now there are many enterprises that produce nothing, but they consume energy and do not pay for it. As a result, thermal electric stations have not money to buy fuel, so they stop too. There is no crisis of electric power, there is crisis of payments. We may build many new blocks, but if the energy is wasted, the crisis will continue. The State Committee for economizing energy has been created, but nobody economizes.
The new atomic blocks do not assist to solve the gravest problem: how to fight with peak loads. For this atomic energy blocks have not enough maneuverability, in contrast to hydro and thermal electric stations.
Bearing in mind all these arguments, it is easy to understand the populations attitude to the construction of KhAES-2 and RAES-4. The profound crisis in Ukraine does not allow us to raise the question of the complete closure of all atomic stations, as it is done now in Germany. But it is the moral duty of ecological organizations and journalists to focus the attention of the interested citizens on inadmissibility to build KhAES-2 and RAES-4.
We believe that in the mentioned transmission you gave a biased presentation of the problem. This violates the right of Ukrainian citizens to the objectivity of information on the state of the environment (Article 50 of the Constitution of Ukraine and Articles 5, 9 of the law ‘On information).
WE DEMAND TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE PUBLIC OUR VIEWPOINT ON THE CREATION OF KhAES-2 AND RAES-4 IN YOUR TRANSMISSION.
As concerns an alternative to the development of atomic stations, this alternative is in the economical use of energy. Nowadays certain kinds of production in Ukraine demand 3 – 6 times more energy than abroad. The growing cost of energy carriers makes the Ukrainian products incapable to stand competition and thus makes the economic crisis more profound. This is the problem that must be considered every day by authorities, public organizations and mass media. Here lies the way of Ukraine to the future!
Head of the information center
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I am convinced that the unknown author of the Biblical book of Job simply got the name wrong; surely it’s the Book of Joe. The similarities are to striking to be coincidental, the lessons taught touching nerves that cause us to wince. Perhaps you can relate. Maybe you believe it should be the Book of Steve or the Book of Cathy because you know too well the pain of living from one calamity to another, waiting on answers that never come, believing for miracles that never come to fruition.
The recording of Job is one of the great mysteries of the faith and one that most of us if honest really struggle with. It’s tantamount to asking your dad “why” only to hear him respond, “because I said so”. We in our selfish nature want to attach to this story our understanding of justice and fairness. Our finite comprehension of God wants to ask the same questions Job’s friends did. We who read carefully want to inquire of God why it is the He pointed out Job to satan and why He removed His hand of protection from a man that the Bible describes as the most righteous man in all the earth at the time. Surely if Job was not spared what chance do we stand who would hardly be labeled as righteous? Why must rain fall on both the just and the unjust? Aren’t we supposed to be blessed as believers-to be highly favored and to prosper in all we do? Isn’t the Word of God unchanging and His promises unbreakable? Or is the hedge of protection around us only so high? Why must believers suffer great losses here on earth if we are attempting to walk upright before God? Age-old and still unanswered questions that have always been and will always be.
The story of Job is one that most of us have heard or read so many times that we feel we could tell it ourselves. It is always preached the same as if the sermon is simply a boilerplate template from Sermons Du Jour that any seminary grad student has access to. But there are aspects to this story when digging deeper that you never hear taught from the pulpit. One is simply an oversight, that of Job’s wife. Those who mention her do so with contempt as the devil’s advocate without considering her plight. For instance, the ten children Job lost, she bore, and a mother’s grief is unbearable. She shared in Job’s wealth so she too suffered in his losses. And when she had lost all her children and her financial stability she alone was left to take care of a husband who was sick and helpless. Yes she spoke out in anger at a low point in her life, and so have I-many times. But she remained and endured and is seldom credited for her faithfulness to her husband “in sickness and health, good times and bad”. Much more could be written in her defense.
But while reading the story again, as I often find myself doing during those times when I can relate, I saw something I missed the first hundred times I read the story, something obvious but not noticed before. When Job’s life is preached we usually hear the same outline, Job good, satan bad, Job loses everything, Job repents, God restores Job double for his losses. The implication is that faithfulness in God always pays off in the end and that everything lost will be restored many times over. It makes for a feel good Osteen-esque sermon, even though we still can’t get past the human response to question God’s purpose in picking on such a godly man. But this is what I missed and what I want to share in case you missed it as well. Job did not emerge from this fierce Heavenly tug of war without serious permanent scars and painful reminders of his season of loss and torment. First there is the consideration of his physical affliction. Scripture says that upon satan’s appeal God allowed him to attack Job’s body. It is recorded that Job was suffering from painful boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. It also says that Job tried to escape the agony by scraping these boils. I would never interject what the Bible leaves out, but we do have knowledge of boils through modern medicine and from this we can deduce that these boils, just as they do now, left permanent scars, especially given the fact that Job scraped these, a definite no-no in any modern medical journal because doing so increases scarring. In reading of God’s restoration of Job in chapter 42, no mention is made of Job’s physical healing. We can assume in time his health was restored but the Bible is silent so we can only apply what we know of these boils now-painful with permanent scarring. If so, every time Job looked in a mirror he would have been reminded of his epic battle with satan. And if like me many of the same feelings and questions would have surfaced and Job would have to remind himself each and every time of God’s faithfulness.
While Job’s physical state is left somewhat to speculation, there is something else I noticed that is right there as plain as day-something else that would have served as a painful memorial to Job’s battle. Scripture records that everything Job lost was restored two fold, and that he was even blessed with ten more children, the daughters being described as beautiful beyond belief. But Job is recorded as living another one hundred and forty years after his season of testing. Here is what I missed.
Everyday for one hundred and forty years Job had to walk past the graves of his first ten children.
We are given a glimpse as to how dearly Job loved his kids. We know they were adults so Job was a part of their lives for many years and they were a big part of his. We know Job considered their welfare so much that he offered up sacrifices for their sins so God would have mercy upon them in case they stepped out of line with Him. As we read how the story unfolds each messenger comes and relays to Job how his oxen and donkeys were stolen and his servants killed, how his sheep were wiped out by a fire from heaven, how his camels were stolen and those servants also killed, all with no response from Job. It is only after the last messenger tells Job that his children all perished when their house caved in on them that we read Job became distraught, tore his robe, shaved his head and fell to the ground in grief. It is apparent that Job’s greatest and most unbearable loss was the death of his sons and daughters.
Decorating the graves of our loved ones is a tradition. Even knowing our loved one is with the Lord we are compelled to visit the place where we laid the shell to rest and to remember the life and reflect on the earthly absence in somber remembrance. Most likely Job’s children were all buried on his property with stone markers that would be evident from a long distance and I would imagine Job would have been compelled to visit, decorate and remember, just as we do today. Yes Job was restored and his faithful wife was blessed to give birth to ten more children (blessed? that would make 20 natural births). But those who have lost children or spouses are painfully aware that no number of children or any blessing of a new mate will ever erase the memory of those you loved and lost. Through photos, memories and grave stones they exist forever.
Job’s earthly restoration was miraculous and generous, but not complete. He was left with scars, battle wounds and constant reminders of his testing and lived with them for another one hundred and forty years. To be honest I have never liked the story of Job, primarily because I have a hard time getting past my selfish arrogance in questioning God’s fairness and purpose with my finite comprehension. I don’t like or relish the thought of being the battleground God uses to prove a point to satan. I want to grow in the knowledge of Christ but without the pain that accompanies the testing and refining process. I don’t want my friends looking upon me with pity. I want to be the one who raises other’s spirits, the life of the party, the happy-go-lucky person with the Teflon persona that nothing sticks to. My desire is to be that person who is blessed on earth by a wealthy God who spoils me with goodness that the preacher describes in his false teaching of prosperity by works. But that is not my life and it’s probably not yours either.
Scripture is clear that we will each be rewarded in a heavenly kingdom. We are told to lay up for ourselves treasure in Heaven. We are told that our good deeds are credited to a heavenly account. All indications are that we must live life and endure trials, hardships and losses here on earth without any guarantee of a Job like restoration. We will go through periods, seasons and for some lifetimes of silence from a God we have to trust in the darkest of times and the fiercest of storms. We sometimes have to navigate life when we can’t see our hand in front of our face and can only take one step forward at a time when the winds are blowing directly against us. We have to pray when there are no words, study when there is little desire and believe when all indicators suggest not to. If there was a magic potion or spell to make this process we all face easier, I’d own the world. God knows our doubts, sees our struggles with faith, hears our non-verbal prayers and feels our distress. I wish I couldn’t write these words from personal trials and seasons of my own doubt, but I can and I do. When tears no longer come, when the pain is so intense it causes numbness, when all hope and light seems to have vanquished from your world, God remains.
Just one more observation from this story, one which supports the notion of a heavenly reward and eternal afterlife. Job received back double for all his losses, except his children. He lost ten but was only blessed with ten, not twenty. Did God oops? No. Job realized that portion of his restoration when he was reunited with them in paradise. God didn’t forget or short change Job, and He won’t forget us even when we are tempted to give in to our own disbelief. We have no other recourse. It has to be so. | <urn:uuid:99773ba5-880c-4216-862a-c32019730b04> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://papaswords.com/tag/being-tested/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.979845 | 2,167 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Well, the 1960s weren’t all that long ago for some of us. That’s when Harvard University counselor William Perry (not the football player!) led researchers who interviewed college students and looked for patterns in how they changed over time.
The investigators did discover a pattern. The pattern wasn’t in what students said but in how they said it – in their worldviews.
As I oversimplify Perry’s “scheme,” try to imagine how it applies to the state of our society today.
Many students began college thinking of the world in right-wrong terms. All questions have right and wrong answers. Those who know the right answers are good people, and the others are bad. Perry called this worldview “Dualism.”
• After living awhile with people who were different from them, students swung to the opposite extreme. There are no right and wrong answers at all! Everybody has both good and bad aspects. All opinions are equally valid! Perry labeled this perspective “Multiplicity.”
• Students grew into a more balanced point of view. Opinions that are contradicted by facts are not valid. But some valid opinions contradict each other. A person can never really say that one is best. This viewpoint Perry called “Contextual Relativism.”
Most students moved on from this unstable position to choose some beliefs, while recognizing that conflicting commitments would be equally valid.
But a few retreated to Dualism. They were too uncomfortable with the chaos of Contextual Relativism and unwilling to acknowledge the legitimacy of ideas that contradicted their own.
What did you find relevant in that description? I certainly have formed some opinions about Perry’s observations.
I believe, for example, that people who have developed into and beyond Contextual Relativism are more mature and make better citizens. The Dualistic intolerance being exhibited daily — on the political left and right, but most loudly right now in Minnesota on the right — makes me sad.
It also makes me wonder: Why do so many people hold opinions that are contradicted by evidence? And why do they believe that those who disagree with them are bad people?
Could it be that only folks without much schooling show this Dualistic intolerance and lack of self awareness? Well, no. Certainly most politicians are college graduates. And many members of the Tea Party — as well as many of their detractors — have spent plenty of time in schools.
So I conclude that schools and colleges have not been promoting the intellectual and ethical development that Perry observed.
Could it be that schools other than Harvard have never actually encouraged development on the Perry scheme? Research at other places has found otherwise. In fact, very few freshmen today have led such limited lives that they remain Dualistic.
Why this change?
So why do have many college students or graduates retreated into Dualism? I think it’s because Dualism is all that they see in schools. Let’s consider only two of the forces operating on schools and teachers:
• The only objective way teachers and students are evaluated is on the basis of their students’ performance on standardized tests. By the very nature of standardization, these tests are Dualistic. So teachers and schools, to survive, must do all they can to train students to mark the “right answers” on the test form.
• For teachers to maintain order in large classes, they must keep students passive and conforming. And these traits are the opposite of the challenging and questioning needed to develop toward and beyond Contextual Relativism.
The next generation
Is there any hope? I believe so. Young people interact with us older folks, both in person and online, outside as well as within school settings. If we can consciously model more tolerance for valid opinions that we don’t agree with, then the society of the next generation might be more mature than our own.
As an example, we can say to a young person, “That is a worthy point of view, but I disagree with it.” Could you say that about, say, a different economic system from what you believe in? A different political structure? A different religion?
Yes, this modeling can take place in schools. But in general schools are not educating, in Perry’s sense. It’s inaccurate to call schools the “educational system.”
Our society must find other ways of educating itself.
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MAGNA — Water bottles were perched on the desk of nearly every student Wednesday at Cyprus High School, and teachers spoke over the buzz of portable air conditioning units.
In the hallway, students stopped intermittently to cool off in front of large fans placed to help air flow through the building.
Record August heat is providing a familiar but unwelcome challenge for several school districts as students and teachers returning to class try to keep cool.
Granite School District has been installing air conditioning systems at all of its schools and will complete the project on budget and ahead of schedule in November, district spokesman Ben Horsley said.
But for 11 remaining schools, including Cyprus, Utah's desert heat will be calling the shots for the next few weeks.
"People are getting antsy about getting their air conditioning," Horsley said. "We are asking people to be patient."
The issue has been exacerbated at Cyprus, where a malfunction with the dampers — vents that allow cool night air to flow through the building after hours — has filled classrooms with stifled air and temperatures in the mid- to upper 80s.
In addition to the hallway fans, bottled water has been delivered daily and contractors working on the air conditioning installation have been asked to address the problem with the dampers. But there's only so much that can be done when temperatures outside are nearly 100 degrees.
Cyprus junior Marin Easton said the heat has made it difficult to concentrate in class. But that's pretty typical in the first week of the school year, she said.
"It feels the same," Easton said. "Really hot."
Cyprus Principal Steve Hess said the heat is a detriment to learning, and school officials are try to mitigate that as much as possible.
"The heat affects you," Hess said.
Adding air conditioning to a single school costs an average of $1 million, Horsley said. The funds for the Granite District project were secured through a bond election in 2009.
Other school districts in the state also have installed air conditioning systems in recent years, but many of Utah's students — Horsley estimated 60 percent — are still subject to the whims of Mother Nature.
In Canyons School District, the three schools without air conditioning are scheduled to have installation completed in September. Salt Lake City School District began pushing for air conditioning in 1999 and completed installation at all schools last year. In Provo School District, installation at all schools was completed in the past five years.
All of Davis School District's year-round elementary schools are air conditioned, district spokesman Christopher Williams said. Thirty of the district's 81 other schools are not air conditioned, but classes don't begin until after Labor Day, a decision Williams said is based on Common Core training and not on the heat.
But for district calendaring committees, summer heat often is a factor in setting the first day of school.
"It's always something that comes up," said Nate Taggert, spokesman for Weber School District, where roughly half of all schools are air conditioned. "It's something that is looked at when the schedule is made."
Horsley said adjusting Granite's school calendar to avoid summer heat is a perennial discussion. But starting the school year the last week of August tends to be preferable to losing breaks during the year or extending classes into June.
"Oftentimes, a two-week break over Christmas wins out," he said.
On the spring side of the calendar, extending the school year to avoid August and September heat can cause scheduling issues with graduation venues and curriculum problems with AP testing, which typically occurs in May.
A late-starting summer also can put high school students looking for summer work at a disadvantage and can run up against summer college semesters for graduating seniors looking to get a head start on higher education.
"June is usually the month everybody is out looking for jobs," Principal Hess said.
In addition to comfort, a benefit of air conditioning in schools is the flexibility it brings to the calendar, from determining the start and end dates of the school year to offering the facilities for community events during the summer, Horsley said.
"The school is intended to be a community hub," he said. "They're really hot in the summer, so they don't get used."
Granite School District policy requires school officials to record daily classroom temperatures after May 1 and before Sept. 15 and engage in a mitigation plan in cases of excessive heat.
Cyprus has been operating at a "caution level," which dictates that school officials encourage students to wear lightweight clothing and take frequent water breaks.
If temperatures increase to an "extreme caution level" of 90 to 99 degrees or a "danger level" of 100 degrees or hotter, additional actions are required — including the possible dismissal of classes.
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Regular exercise lowers the mortality rate by one-third and the risk of chronic disease by up to 40 percent, says Huffington Post stress expert Dr. Kathleen Hall. Since cardio and strength training may strain the bodies of some older individuals, yoga is an excellent low-impact alternative. While aging decreases flexibility and often hampers the ability to perform everyday tasks, gentle yoga stretching reverses the process by increasing the flexibility of the spine - something many other exercises fail to do - while also having a positive impact on mood and energy level, says health writer and yoga therapist Eva Norlyk Smith.
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The XXII Olympic Winter Games
1. The XXII Olympic Winter GamesThe presentation was prepared
by the student of the 6th grade
3. Alpine SkiingMEN'S EVENTS
Alpine combined men
giant slalom men
Alpine combined women
giant slalom women
4. BobsleighA four-man bobsleigh race took place at the
first Winter Games in 1924, with a two-man
event added four years later and the women’s
two-man event debuting at the 2002 Games.
5. SkeletonSkeleton is a fast winter sliding
sport in which an individual
person rides a small sled down
a frozen track while lying face
6. BiathlonBiathlon debuted at the Winter
Games in 1960, when the only event
was the men’s 20km individual race.
The relay was added in 1968, while
the 10km sprint debuted in 1980,
before women’s events were first held
in 1992. Pursuit and mass start
events were added in 2002 and 2006
7. CurlingAfter featuring at the first
Winter Games, in 1924,
curling did not appear on
the Olympic programme
again until 1998.
8. Figure skatingFigure skating is the oldest sport on the Olympic Winter Games
programme. It was contested at the 1908 London Games and again
in 1920 in Antwerp. Men’s, women’s, and pairs were the three events
contested until 1972. Since 1976, ice dancing has been the fourth
event in the programme, proving a great success.
New: Figure skating team event - mixed.
9. Ice HockeyIce hockey has been played at every edition of
the Winter Games, with the women’s event
making its debut in Nagano in 1998.
10. Freestyle skiingSochi 2014 will see four new
events join the freestyle skiing
programme, with both a men’s
and a women’s event in ski
slopestyle and a men’s and a
women’s event in ski halfpipe
joining ski cross, aerials and
11. LugeLuge first featured at the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in
1964 and has remained on the programme ever since, with Sochi
2014 marking the debut of the mixed team relay event.
12. Nordic combinedNordic combined, which features ski jumping and a cross-country skiing
race, has appeared at every Winter Games since 1924.
Nordic Combined Events:
Men’s Events Individual,
Ski jumping K90 (70m) men
Sprint K120 men
13. Short track speed skatingShort track speed skating was added to the Olympic programme at
the 1992 Winter Games, with one individual and one relay event for
both men and women. In Sochi, men and women will contest the
500m, 1,000m and 1,500ma 3,000m relay for women and a 5,000m
relay for men.
14. Ski jumpingSki jumping has been contested at every Winter Games, but Sochi
2014 will mark the first time that women will compete in the event
at the Games.
15. SnowboardingSnowboarding is the newest discipline on the Winter Games
programme, having first been held in Nagano in 1998, when giant
slalom and halfpipe events were contested. Snowboard cross was
added in 2006.
New events in Sochi:
Snowboard slopestyle –
Men’s and Women’s
Snowboard parallel slalom –
Men’s and Women’s
16. Speed skatingSpeed skating has been part of the Winter Games since the first
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On behalf of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), we would like to invite you to attend the Global Grand Challenges Summit in Beijing, China, on September 15-16, 2015.
This event is the second in a series inspired by the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering, a series of opportunities, chosen by a committee of some of this generation’s leading technological thinkers and doers, believed to be achievable and sustainable to help people and the planet survive. The first summit held in London in 2013 began an international conversation on advancing solutions to humanity’s grand challenges and the dialog among the world’s leading engineers and other stake holders will continue in Beijing.
The 2015 Beijing summit will be an invitation-only event that includes a diverse mix of thought leaders and students. A student competition day will be held just prior to the summit to encourage students to become the next generation of Grand Challenge engineering leaders.
The summit will focus on the themes found in the NAE Grand Challenges report – Sustainability, Infrastructure, Energy, Health, and Joy of Living – along with Education and Security/Resilience. Confirmed speakers to date include Jack Ma, Charles O. Holliday, Arun Majundar, Dervilla Mitchell, Helen Atkinson, Marcia McNutt, Mitchell Joachim, Molly Coye, Robert Socolow, Roderic Pettigrew, Richard Miller and Wayne Clough.
If you are interested in attending, please register at http://ggcs2015.cae.cn. The registration fee for the two-day event is $200. Current students will receive a $100 discount. The deadline for registration is August 31, 2015.
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Book History Reader by David Finkelstein
Book DescriptionFollowing on from the widely successful first volume, this second edition has been updated and expanded to create an essential collection of writings examining different aspects of the history of books and print culture. Arranged in thematic sections, bringing together a wide range of contributors, and featuring introductions to each section, this new edition: * contains more extracts covering issues of gender, material culture and bibliographical matters * has a brand new section on the future of the book in the electronic age * examines different aspects of book history including: the development of the book, spoken words to written texts, the commodifcation of books, and the power and profile of readers. This pioneering book is a vital resource for all those involved in publishing studies, library studies, book history and also those studying English literature, cultural studies, sociology and history.
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Book DetailsISBN: 9780415359481
(246mm x 174mm x 32mm)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publish Date: 24-Oct-2006
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Books By Author David Finkelstein
Introduction to Book History, Hardback (October 2012)
Offers a critical perspective on different aspects of books & print culture, such as the development of the book, the move from spoken word to written texts, the commodification of the book industry, the power & profile of readers, & the future of the book in the electronic age.
Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland, Hardback (November 2007)
The early part of the period covered by this volume marked the centrality of the book as a vehicle of communication. The later part of the period witnesses the book's decline as a mass medium, although it retains a high cultural value in contemporary society.
Papermaking on the Water of Leith, Paperback (September 2006)View all books by David Finkelstein
Examines the papermaking industry on the Water of Leith during the twentieth century, from before the second World War through to the closure of the last mill in 1989. This book focuses on what it was like to work in the mills, the technological change and innovations in papermaking, the range of paper and paper products produced, and more.
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Author Biography - David Finkelstein
David Finkelstein is Research Professor of Media and Print Culture at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. He is author of The House of Blackwood: Author-Publisher Relations in the Victorian Era and co-author (with Alistair McCleery) of An Introduction to Book History. Alistair McCleery is Professor of Literature and Culture at Napier University, Edinburgh, and Director of the Scottish Centre for the Book. He is co-editor of The Bibliotheck.
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I recently came across an article in which the writer celebrates keeping a notebook. But there was one passage that really surprised me:
Another thing that makes my notebook unique and interesting is the open access to its pages. While diaries are revered as the fiefdom of one man’s innermost thoughts and deep, dark secrets, my notebook is like a scrapbook that anyone can browse. When I began using my notebook, I vowed to be discreet and to put only wholesome things in it because I didn’t want to be lampooned over a controversial or intriguing entry. Letting other people take a glimpse at the contents of my notebook gives them the opportunity to share their views about the stuff that I have written, drawn or collected. In doing so, creative exchanges follow, varying and engaging perspectives are ignited and we get a chance to acquire more wisdom and inspiration.
(From My notebook | Inquirer Opinion.)
I think most of us who keep notebooks tend to do so privately. It may not always be as secretive as the lock-and-key diary we may have had as kids, but a notebook is usually something personal that’s not volunteered for others to read, either because it’s too mundane, too sensitive, or just not in a finished enough state for the writer to want feedback on it. Sketchbooks might be more public, especially if they’re used for an art class, but sometimes artists even want to keep their drawings private. (It might depend on who’s acting as their nude model!)
So the quote above seemed quite revolutionary to me. I tried to imagine what it would be like to keep a notebook that would be completely open to others– it’s a nice idea as described above, as a way to share ideas and opinions. It would be sort of like keeping a blog or one’s Facebook page between the covers of a journal. But I guess that’s also part of the problem for me– the friends who I’d want to read my notebook are spread too far and wide for me to be able to easily hand it to them, so the internet makes more sense for that kind of communication. My notebooks remain intensely private, aside from a page here and there that I might show to someone (or post on this blog!).
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MIAMI, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Leslie hit Newfoundland Tuesday then zipped into the Atlantic as a post-tropical cyclone, while Michael lost its tropical storm status, forecasters said.
Leslie's biggest impact on the Canadian province was leaving about 45,000 households without electricity. The storm also felled trees and left buildings and homes without roofs and siding, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
But by afternoon, Leslie, while still churning out 70 mph winds, had been designated a post-tropical cyclone as it departed the region at a 45 mph clip, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, and the CBC said Canadian officials had lifted the weather warnings for Newfoundland.
By 11 a.m. EDT, the center of the storm, at one time a Category 1 hurricane, was already about 130 miles north-northwest of St. John's, Newfoundland, as it headed to the north-northeast.
The hurricane center said the storm, which had tropical storm-force winds extending outward up to 345 miles, would remain strong for another day or two out over the Atlantic.
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Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Prevention Zone Declared in Response to Spread of H5N8 in Europe
Update – 4th January 2017 – On 6th December 2016 the Scottish Government declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone covering the whole of Scotland as a precautionary measure that was in response to the spread of H5N8 in Europe. Today they have confirmed that it is to be extended until 28 February 2017. The Prevention Zone remains unchanged and applies to all poultry and captive birds in Scotland. It requires Keepers to continue to keep their birds indoors, or take appropriate practical steps to keep them separate from wild birds. You can find further information and advice on the Scottish Government website. Similar legislation covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland and there is also a GB-wide ban on poultry shows and gatherings. How to keep your birds safe from Avian Influenza.
Avian Influenza is an animal health disease affecting poultry and the risk arises from farmed or domestic poultry coming into contact with wild birds and the action was not taken as a public health measure. The advice from Food Standards Scotland is that bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for UK consumers.
The Environmental Health Section deal with issues that affect the quality of everyday life. We aim to promote or enforce standards that preserve public health, public safety and protect the environment.
The work we do includes:
Food Safety includes the inspection of food premises, food sampling and investigating complaints regarding food and hygiene in food premises. Also, find out how hygienic a local food business is with the Food Hygiene Information Scheme. This page also contains links to further guidance relating to food safety, hygiene and labelling.
Environmental Protection includes investigation and monitoring of contaminated land, air quality and noise control.
The Public Health and Housing Section covers a wide range of issues to improve and safeguard public health. This includes investigation of suspected or confirmed outbreaks of certain diseases, monitoring the quality of drinking water supplies, the Registration of Private Landlords, working with the Health Board to investigate and prevent certain diseases, including food poisoning and dealing with nuisances affecting people’s health.
Environmental Health enforce the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in workplaces such as shops, warehouses, offices, places used for leisure and consumer services, hotels, restaurants and churches. Officers carry out inspections of premises, accident investigations and offer advice and guidance to businesses and employees. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforce health and safety in a number of other premises such as Manufacturers, Farms, Construction Sites, Local Authority Buildings and hospitals.
Environmental Health issue a number of Licenses and registrations including Caravan Sites, Zoos, Riding Establishments, Animal Boarding, Dog Breeding, Dangerous Wild Animals, Cinemas, Theatres, Venison Dealers, Pet Shops etc. For further information on a specific licence or registration or to apply online please visit our A-Z of Licences page.
Environment Health maintains a number of Public Registers in relation to Licences and registrations issued, which can be viewed online.
Animal Health undertakes the Council’s regulatory work in respect of animal health and the welfare of animals
Animal Health – the control of disease in animals which, in some cases can be passed to humans
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Banks versus Venture Capital: Project Evaluation, Screening, and Expropriation
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- Author(s): Masako Ueda
- Published: Mar 25, 2004
- Pages: 601-621
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00643.x
Why do some start‐up firms raise funds from banks and others from venture capitalists? To address this question, I study a model in which the venture capitalist can evaluate the entrepreneur's project more accurately than the bank but can also threaten to steal it from the entrepreneur. Consistent with evidence regarding venture capital finance, the model implies that the characteristics of a firm financing through venture capitalists are relatively little collateral, high growth, high risk, and high profitability. The model also suggests that tighter protection of intellectual property rights encourages entrepreneurs to finance through venture capitalists. | <urn:uuid:35492a34-56b6-4adb-a098-929abf70450b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.afajof.org/details/journalArticle/2891231/Banks-versus-Venture-Capital-Project-Evaluation-Screening-and-Expropriation.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281069.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00271-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.885201 | 180 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Wiping away the legacy of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez.
That's what many in East Palo Alto now say a local school district would be doing if they follow through on an idea to rename the Cesar Chavez Academy.
The district says all its schools are being transformed to improve academic performance. But critics say, whatever the reason, it disrespects the memory of an icon.
Cesar Chavez's name on Thursday was still on the campus sign. The school used to be a kindergarten to eighth grade school. It is now about to become a robust middle school exclusively. And at the moment, the Chavez name is not part of the future plans here.
Chavez fought for civil rights until his death in 1993, and now has streets, parks and schools named after him.
The East Palo Alto school sign featuring Cesar Chavez has been up since soon after his death. But it may soon be coming down.
"I think it's absolutely ridiculous," said Ana Maria Pulido, a Ravenswood School District trustee. "I think its riduculous and its embarassing."
The middle school portion of the Chavez Academy campus was unoficially renamed Ravenswood during a districtwide restructuring a few years ago. And since this site will now become a middle school exclusively, there has been talk of dropping the Chavez name altogether and referring to the site solely as Ravenswood.
It is a proposal that has triggered an angry response from some, including a board member.
"I'm absolutely shocked," Pulido said. "Cesar Chavez is such a symbolic individual for the Latino community, and I think for many communities."
In a statement, the interim superintendent said the district is proud of having the Chavez name in its school community.
"We will do everything in our power to ensure his name and legacy remain in our district in order to provide future generations of students the opportunity to learn," the superintendent said in a statement.
But critics said that does not ensure a school will keep the Chavez name.
"Why do we have to be fighting over preserving such a legacy?" Pulido said. "Especially one that's so meaningful."
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Functional medicine is a form of medicine that views the body as one whole, integrated system.
Unlike conventional Western medicine, which divides the body up into multiple systems, functional medicine looks at how these systems relate to one another.
While functional medicine excels at treating chronic disorders, it is also used in preventative care.
Leona West, a certified nutritionist, herbalist, fitness trainer, and birth doula working at Santa Monica Wellness Group specializes in reading blood work from a functional standpoint. She explains that functional lab ranges generally run wider or tighter than conventional labs. This is because functional medicine looks at the entire spectrum of a disorder, making it easier to prevent and treat disease.
Conventional medicine, on the other hand, uses lab data for diagnosis alone. While diagnosis is valuable, all the deficiencies and steps leading up to a disorder are often overlooked.
Here are some key things to look for on your next lab panel:
Leona explains that for women, the most common thing that you will see out of range is iron.
Severely low iron is what is known as anemia. Even borderline low levels of iron can contribute to many of the symptoms related to anemia.
Low energy is one of the most common signs that iron levels are not where they should be. Another common sign is frequent bouts of the flu.
If you are interested in strengthening your iron levels, skip the traditional iron supplements in the supermarket. Otherwise known as ferrous sulfate, these supplements are notorious for causing constipation.
Leona especially cautions against men taking an iron supplement. Unlike women in their childbearing years who bleed every month, men have no outlet if their iron levels rise too high.
Foods that enhance iron levels in the body include:
Leona explains that, “We usually hear it a lot in terms of bone health, but vitamin D is very critical for the immune system.”
People who have low levels of vitamin D are more susceptible to infection. When vitamin D levels drop below 50, you are more likely to fall ill. Besides evading the common cold and flu, vitamin D dramatically impacts the body’s ability to fend off cancer, in particular breast cancer.
Vitamin D is regulated by the sun. During fall and winter, when we get less sun exposure, vitamin D levels naturally drop.
If that’s not reason enough to get your vitamin D levels checked this fall, according to Leona, seven out of 10 of her patients do not have optimal levels of vitamin D.
While vitamin D deficiency is common, Leona recommends that you first run a panel and check vitamin D levels before taking a supplement that offers anything higher than 2,000 iu (international units).
If you want to bring vitamin D levels up, try to:
White blood cell count is something else that your physician may look at. White blood cells, or leukocytes, defend the body against infection, disease-causing bugs, and foreign material.
The optimal and functional range is wider than the conventional model, somewhere between 5 or 8.
If your WBC falls under 5, this can indicate that your immune system is weak. This could be due to stress, underlying infections, or low levels of flora.
In this case, Leona recommends:
An easy way to check immune function is to look at TSH levels. This is especially true if you have a history of an underactive thyroid or a family history of hypothyroidism.
Because hypothyroidism affects the immune system and regulated metabolic function, it is a good idea to check the thyroid if you find that you are especially susceptible to infection.
In order to determine the health of your thyroid, a physician will look at TSH levels in the blood. The functional range for TSH, which is 1.8-3, is much higher than the conventional laboratory range.
If your thyroid is underactive, you may want to consider:
Functional medicine differs from conventional Western medicine in that it views the body as a complete system. Functional medicine can be used in preventative care to treat the entire spectrum of a disorder, making it easier to prevent disease.
Here are several helpful guidelines you can use today to read functional blood work on your next lab panel:
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Kefir is an ancient cultured food, rich in amino acids, enzymes, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and B vitamins. Kefir means "feel good" in Turkish, and that's just how you'll feel after drinking a glass in the morning! Easy and fun to make at home, it is superior to commercial yogurt. An absolute must after antibiotic use!
Unlike yogurt, kefir can actually colonize the intestinal tract and is simple and fun to make at home. To make kefir: Mix one packet with 1 quart of warm milk, cover and set at room temperature for 18-24 hours. Refrigerate and enjoy!
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In a meeting with Senate Democrats last week, President Donald Trump’s top national security aide had a message for those worried that the administration may scuttle the Iran nuclear deal: If Trump doesn’t have to see it, he won’t be able to kill it.
The point National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster conveyed, according to a congressional Democratic aide, was that “[Trump] wants this out of sight and out of mind.”
McMaster was more subtle and careful in his words when he hosted a group of roughly 12 lawmakers at the White House, conspicuously timed with the president out of town. But that was the impression he left, three sources familiar with the briefing tell The Daily Beast.
Under the terms of legislation passed around the negotiation of the Iran nuclear deal, the president is required every 90 days to determine whether Tehran is in compliance. The measure was designed to put President Barack Obama (and anticipated successor Hillary Clinton) in a bind—forcing politically-uncomfortable declarations in support of an unpopular nuclear accord on the regular. But in the age of Trump, the 90-day-deadline has presented an unanticipated problem.
“Trump doesn’t want to have to be embarrassed every 90 days,” a Senate aide told The Daily Beast.
Trump, aides say, has desperately wanted to announce that Iran is in violation of the deal, which puts caps on the country’s ability to produce fissile material and opens it up to stringent inspections in exchange for relief from international sanctions geared to impede the nuclear program. But the facts just won’t support it. Iran is living by the accord even as it's moving forward with its ballistic-missile program and shows no signs of backing off its support for terrorist groups and regional destabilization. Even Gen. Joseph Dunford—the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and, in theory, Trump’s top military adviser—recently admitted that “Iran is adhering to its [nuclear deal] obligations.”
On Iran, Trump Turns to … Sean Hannity?!
Two White House officials told The Daily Beast that Trump winces at having to twice certify that Iran is in compliance with the nuclear agreement, believing it shows weakness that he had to reluctantly do something he clearly did not see as “tough” on Iran. Trump has consulted both Fox News’ Sean Hannity and former UN Ambassador—and staunch neoconservative—John Bolton on the matter. And each has dinged him for certifying the deal while privately urging him not to do so, one official noted.
At the request of former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, Bolton had drafted a plan for how Trump could back out of the Iran deal. But he was never able to formally present the document to the president after Bannon was ousted and John Kelly became chief of staff. While Bolton has not been able to visit the White House to advise the president lately, Trump still asks aides about Bolton, wondering where he is and what his advice would be on Iran, according to a person familiar with the situation.
White House spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment. Reached by phone, Bolton did not respond when asked if he has spoken with Trump since having his West Wing access curtailed.
With the next deadline approaching, Trump is expected to announce on Friday that Iran has not lived up to its end of the deal even though top generals have said that’s not true and his own national security and foreign policy team fret the fallout of the deal coming apart.
Enter McMaster. The National Security Adviser has tried to find, what aides described as, a middle ground. In his meeting with Senate Democrats, he implied that it would not be a bad development if they didn’t re-introduce sanctions on Iran even after Trump said the nuclear deal had been violated. Multiple sources familiar with the briefing said that McMaster made a point of never explicitly saying this, for fear that it would leak to the press that he was undermining the president’s preferred policy.
“Hell, I can write the Breitbart headline on that,” joked one of those sources.
But as he attempted to massage his boss’ decision to decertify the deal, McMaster also made a plea to end these pressure point moments entirely. Even if the deal is decertified, existing law requires this entire drama to replay every three months.
“What he was also trying to tell us is that every 90 days this is going to be an issue if we don’t figure it out,” said the source. “His point is this is always a thing that I have to deal with.”
John Kerry Re-Enlists
McMaster isn’t the only official working behind the scenes to manage the administration’s soon-to-be-announced Iran policy. So too has the Iran deal’s original author, former Secretary of State John Kerry.
At the invitation of Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Kerry took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to urge House Democrats to hold the line on the Iran deal. He was flanked by the deal’s architects: Obama administration colleagues Ernest Moniz from Energy, Jack Lew from Treasury, State Department troubleshooter Wendy Sherman. Present as well was French ambassador Gerard Araud and British ambassador Kim Darroch, representing two allies and deal signatories who wish to ensure the Iran accord’s survival.
All emphasized the broad international consensus—from repeated International Atomic Energy Agency reports and elsewhere—that the deal is working. But Kerry also emphasized the second-order effects ripping up the Iran deal would have; mainly, complicating relationships with traditional allies who would no longer trust America to keep its commitments and making a diplomatic solution to North Korea’s nuclear crisis harder to procure. The presence of Sherman, a one-time negotiator with Pyongyang as well, underscored that message.
Kerry did not take an explicit position over passing non-nuclear sanctions, sometimes discussed as a measure to allow Trump to save face while keeping the deal, but he suggested that the rest of the world would not draw much of a distinction if it saw the U.S. moving back toward a policy based on hostile rhetoric backed up with sanctions.
“He definitely underscored everything the U.S. does right now is gonna be held up to a different microscope because of the way Trump has treated the nuclear deal,” said a source close to Kerry.
Despite the pressure to remain in the deal, however, Trump is poised to try and impair it while keeping it alive. His policy will effectively kick major decisions to Congress, which will have to weigh whether to “snap back” or even expand sanctions directly related to Iran’s nuclear program, apply alternative sanctions unrelated to the program, or do nothing at all.
The first option would mean the death of the Iran deal, potentially permitting Iran to place a wedge between the U.S. and its allies and blaming it—rightly—for the collapse of the accord, even as Iran restarts its nuclear program. But after Defense Secretary James Mattis testified that the Iran deal was in the U.S. national interest, that made this option “much less likely,” a Senate aide.
The second option runs similar risks at lower stakes. The final option keeps most of the current conditions intact but with added doses of uncertainty. In particular, lawmakers and foreign policy officials fear that Iran may claim that Trump has given them permission to scrap the deal themselves.
Even removing the 90-day certification provision runs some risk, aides warn. While it may remove the need for Trump to have to weigh in, reluctantly and petulantly, on the overall accord, it too could be interpreted by Iran and others as a sign of bad faith.
“There is concern that that nuance will be lost on the Europeans and frankly the Russians and the Chinese,” said the congressional Democratic aide. “Our fear is it will be used is a means to an end for certain people.”
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FAQ: What Causes A Skid In Your Car On A Slippery Road?
- 1 What do you do when your car skids on a slippery road?
- 2 What can cause a car to go into a skid on wet roadways?
- 3 How do I stop my car from skidding?
- 4 Why does my car skid when I accelerate?
- 5 How do you stop skidding on icy roads?
- 6 What is the first thing you should do when a motor vehicle starts to skid?
- 7 Can low TYRE pressure cause skid?
- 8 Why does my car keep losing traction?
- 9 How do you stop skidding?
- 10 What is the most common cause of skidding in a car?
- 11 What should you not do when trying to correct a skid in bad weather?
- 12 Why does my car feel like it’s sliding when I turn it on?
- 13 Why does my car feel like it’s dragging?
What do you do when your car skids on a slippery road?
Most skids occur when conditions are slippery. If you find yourself in a skid, take your feet off the pedals. Stop braking and stop accelerating. Then, quickly turn the steering wheel in the direction you want to go.
What can cause a car to go into a skid on wet roadways?
Hydroplaning occurs when a tire encounters more water than it can scatter. Water pressure in the front of the wheel pushes water under the tire, and the tire is then separated from the road surface by a thin film of water and loses traction. The result is loss of steering, braking and power control.
How do I stop my car from skidding?
You should take your foot off the accelerator and steer in the direction your car is sliding. If the back of your car starts to fishtail to the right, gently turn the wheel in that direction. When you feel like your car has traction, slowly straighten the wheels until you recover total control. Avoid using the brakes!
Why does my car skid when I accelerate?
If you accelerate too early, you can begin to skid. Another cause of skidding is poor tires. This will also reduce traction, and can cause skidding. If you brake very hard and suddenly, this can cause your tires to lock up, which will also cause a skid.
How do you stop skidding on icy roads?
Accelerate, brake, steer and change gear as smoothly as possible to reduce the risk of a skid. A higher gear may be more appropriate to aid grip on packed ice. This helps manage engine power delivery, making it easier to find traction.
What is the first thing you should do when a motor vehicle starts to skid?
If your car starts to skid, release both the brakes and the accelerator. Turn the steering wheel in the direction that you want the car to go. As you regain control, softly apply the brakes. If your back wheels are skidding, accelerate slightly to stop the skid.
Can low TYRE pressure cause skid?
Stopping Time Low tires will skid more readily on both ice and wet pavements, but they also will skid further on dry pavements.
Why does my car keep losing traction?
Loss of Traction – Common Causes Here’s why: OVER-BRAKING – Braking too hard can lock up the wheels. OVER-STEERING – Turning the wheels too sharply can cause the back end of the vehicle to slide out. DRIVING TOO FAST – The most serious loss of traction results from driving too fast for the conditions.
How do you stop skidding?
To prevent a dangerous skid lift your foot gently off the accelerator. This will allow your car to slow smoothly and gently. If you need to continue driving then do so slowly using a high gear. This will help you avoid hard acceleration, which could spin the wheels.
What is the most common cause of skidding in a car?
Explanation: Skidding is usually caused by driver error. You should always adjust your driving to take account of the road and weather conditions.
What should you not do when trying to correct a skid in bad weather?
Not matter which skid you’re correcting, you should never slam on the brakes as this could send the car into a tailspin. Slightly pump the brakes and slowly decrease the speed while you try to regain control of your car.
Why does my car feel like it’s sliding when I turn it on?
If your tires are slipping, the first thing to check is the tread. Low tread can reduce tire traction and cause your wheels to slip, especially in wet conditions or when accelerating from a stop. Particularly worn treads can even lead to tire slippage in dry conditions!
Why does my car feel like it’s dragging?
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Iomai Vaccine for Travelers' Diarrhea Blunts Severity of Disease in Clinical StudyData on Challenge Study Published in Leading Journal, Vaccine
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Iomai Corporation today announced the publication of results from its double-blind challenge study of its vaccine patch for travelers' diarrhea. The clinical study found that volunteers who received the vaccine before being exposed to high levels of enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) bacteria had less severe diarrhea and were significantly less likely to require intravenous fluids than patients who were not vaccinated. The results were published online in advance of print publication in the journal Vaccine.
"These compelling results suggest that Iomai's patch-based, needle-free ETEC vaccine mitigates the severity of this common bacterial illness, which could help travelers avoid a debilitating illness during a vacation," said Dr. Gregory Glenn, Iomai's founder and chief scientific officer. "We are continuing to study the vaccine and plan to launch a Phase 3 trial of the vaccine in the next year."
Though ETEC is the most common cause of travelers' diarrhea, which sickens between 20 and 50 percent of international travelers to areas where the bacteria is endemic, no ETEC vaccine is available in the United States. The existing strategy for avoiding travelers' diarrhea -- prophylactic antibiotics -- raises concerns about antibiotic resistance.
The study, lead by Dr. Robin McKenzie, an assistant professor of medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, enrolled 27 patients who received three doses of the Iomai ETEC vaccine and 20 patients who received a placebo. Those volunteers were then given a dose of E. coli larger than would be expected under natural conditions and monitored closely to assess stool frequency, weight, and antibiotic and intravenous fluid use.
Similar numbers in both vaccine and control groups met the definition of moderate to severe illness, but patients who received the vaccine had significantly fewer loose stools (p=0.04) and lower mean weights of the loose stools (p<0.05). In addition, volunteers who did not receive the vaccine became ill more quickly and were more likely to require intravenous fluids, with 40 percent of the control group receiving fluids compared with only 14 percent of the vaccine group (p=0.03). "The in-patient challenge study is an extreme test of the travelers' patch vaccine. We expect that the protective effects will be amplified in the field, where the disease is debilitating but not as severe as we saw in this challenge study," said Dr. Glenn.
Members of the vaccine group also saw increases in two antibodies, IgA and IgG, associated with protection against enterotoxigenic E. coli. After three doses, all patients had a four-fold increase in serum IgG and 97 percent had a four-fold increase in IgA.
Company researchers also published a study demonstrating improved immunogenicity of the ETEC vaccine with the use of a simple skin preparation that disrupts the top layer of skin cells, a technique that is now a standard part of Iomai's vaccination process. That research has been published online by the journal Infection & Immunity. It will appear in print in the May 2007 issue.
Iomai's vaccine uses the company's transcutaneous immunization (TCI) technology, which allows the vaccine to be delivered to the immune system via a simple patch affixed to the skin.
ABOUT IOMAI CORPORATION
Iomai Corporation discovers and develops vaccines and immune system stimulants, delivered via a novel, needle-free technology called transcutaneous immunization (TCI). TCI taps into the unique benefits of a major group of antigen-presenting cells found in the outer layers of the skin (Langerhans cells) to generate an enhanced immune response. Iomai is leveraging TCI to enhance the efficacy of existing vaccines, develop new vaccines that are viable only through transcutaneous administration and expand the global vaccine market. Iomai currently has four product candidates in development: three targeting influenza and pandemic flu and one to prevent E. coli-related travelers' diarrhea.
Some matters discussed in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include statements about the ability of Iomai's ETEC vaccine to mitigate the severity of ETEC or otherwise avoid traveler's diarrhea, the expectation that the protective effects shown in this trial would be amplified in the field or Iomai's ability to launch a Phase 3 trial in the next year. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, that results in the trials described in this press release may not provide the needed information necessary to conduct future Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials, that Iomai may not be able to enroll sufficient numbers of patients in these and future clinical trials; that future clinical trials may not replicate results seen in the trials described in this press release; that Iomai may be unable to obtain the regulatory approvals necessary to conduct additional clinical trials or to market any product candidates for travelers' diarrhea; that development costs may exceed expectations; that Iomai may fail to adequately protect its intellectual property or may be determined to infringe on the intellectual property of others; and the risks identified under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. IOMAI cautions investors and others not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. You are encouraged to read the Company's filings for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov .
These statements speak only as of the date of this document, and IOMAI undertakes no obligation to update or revise the statements.
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Well, actually this is not very surprising if you're already familiar with this technique. To be honest, I didn't know about it few days ago.
In fact, the conversion and cutting option of VLC is almost hidden. So I can't blame myself as I didn't know about it. Only a few days ago I'd come to know about the process.
In this post I'm gonna show you how to cut or convert a video or audio files using VLC Media Player.
To cut a video or audio follow the steps below:
1. Play the audio or video file you wanna convert.
2. Then go to the View menu and choose Advanced Controls.
3. Now you'll find some additional controls at the bottom of the player.
4. Here is a round red button. This button can be used to record the audio or video file.
5. Click on this Record button to start the record and click again to stop the recording.
6. Now find the recorded file in the User > My Videos or Music. If you're running
Windows 7 or 8 then go to the Libraries > Videos or Music.
If you directly wanna convert a file then follow these steps:
1. Open VLC Media Player.
2. Then click on the Media Menu and Choose Convert/ or Save.
3. Now click on the Add button to choose your desired audio or video.
4. Then choose a location for the output file and give a name from the destination.
5. Now select the output format from the profile option and click on Start button.
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I work in a Muslim country, and I struck one of the kaafirs who came to work here with my car, and he died. I did not do that deliberately. Do I have to offer kafaarah (expiation) or not?.
Yes, you have to offer expiation, and also pay the diyah (blood money) which must be given to his family. The evidence for that is the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“It is not for a believer to kill a believer except (that it be) by mistake; and whosoever kills a believer by mistake, (it is ordained that) he must set free a believing slave and a compensation (blood money, i.e. Diya) be given to the deceased’s family unless they remit it. If the deceased belonged to a people at war with you and he was a believer, the freeing of a believing slave (is prescribed); and if he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, compensation (blood money — Diya) must be paid to his family, and a believing slave must be freed. And whoso finds this (the penance of freeing a slave) beyond his means, he must fast for two consecutive months in order to seek repentance from Allaah. And Allaah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise”
The majority of scholars are of the view that expiation must be offered by one who kills a kaafir who is protected by sharee’ah.
The kaafirs who are protected by sharee’ah are of three types:
1 – Al-dhimmi. This is one with whom we have a contract or treaty of al-dhimmah (i.e., one who lives in a Muslim state)
2 – Al-mu’aahad. This is one with whose people we have a peace treaty.
2 – Al-musta’man. This is one who has entered the Muslim land and has been guaranteed safety, such as those who come to do business, to work, to visit relatives, and so on.
Whoever kills a kaafir who is protected by sharee’ah has to do two things:
1 – Diyah (blood-money). He has to pay the diyah to the family of the deceased. This applies so long as his family are not muhaaribeen (i.e., belong to a people who are at war with the Muslim state). If his family are muhaaribeen, then they do not deserve the diyah, because their wealth and their blood are not sacred. Tafseer al-Sa’di, p. 277.
2 – Kafaarah (expiation). This is the view of the majority.
Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni, 12/224:
(Expiation) must be offered for killing a kaafir who is protected by sharee’ah, whether he was a dhimmi or musta’man. This is the view of the majority of scholars. Al-Hasan and Maalik said that no expiation is to be offered, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and whosoever kills a believer by mistake, (it is ordained that) he must set free a believing slave”
So their understanding was that no expiation is required for a non-believer. But we note that Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“and if he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance, compensation (blood money — Diyha) must be paid to his family, and a believing slave must be freed”
A dhimmi comes under the same category as those mentioned here, and this is what may be understood from this verse.
And because he is a human being who was killed wrongfully, so expiation must be offered for killing him, as in the case of a Muslim.
End of quote.
This view was favoured by a number of mufassireen, such as al-Tabari (9/43); al-Qurtubi (5/325); Ibn Katheer (2/376).
Ibn Jareer al-Tabari said (9/40-43):
Then the commentators differed concerning the description of the victim who belonged to a people with whom we have a treaty of mutual alliance – is he a believer or a kaafir? Some of them said, he is a kaafir but his killer has to pay the diyah (blood money), because he and his people have a treaty, so the diyah must be paid to his people because of the treaty between them and the believers; this is wealth that belongs to them and it is not permissible for the believers to take any of their wealth unless they give it willingly…
Then al-Tabari said: The better of the two views on the meaning of this verse is the view of those who said: what is meant by that is the victim from among ahl al-‘ahd [those with whom the Muslims have a treaty], because the verse is ambiguous, as it says, “and if he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance”, and it does not say, “and he is a believer,” as it says with regard to the case of one who was slain and was a believer and belonged to a people at war with the Muslims… The fact that it does not describe this person as a believer, as it does in the case of the two types mentioned previously, clearly indicates that what we are saying is correct.
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said concerning the phrase “and if he belonged to a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance”: If he was a kaafir who was under your protection and was killed, then his killer has to pay the diyah to his family, and set free a believing slave, or fast for two consecutive months.
This view was also favoured by Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) in his commentary on Soorat al-Nisa’, tape no. 27, side 2.
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When you first buy a lava lamp it is basically unborn – a foetus of cold rubbery goo sitting still and motionless at the bottom of a glass container. To make things happen one must birth the lava lamp by connecting it to some power volts and switching on the hot bulb under the lamp. The goo is then heated and magically comes to life. These are photographic observations of the birth of a lava lamp, taken round Austin’s house one lazy weekday afternoon when we had nothing better to do.
Some of the pictures are not of the greatest quality – we were experimenting with my new camera using different lenses and equipment and such like to get good macro close up shots. This involved using various paraphernalia such as extension tubes with manual focus in poor light – never a good combination if you want to get good, sharp shots. So these are my numerous excuses why some of the shots are out of focus and I’m sticking to ’em! But I still managed to snap a few keepers. | <urn:uuid:f9b06f66-0939-4e3e-8f8e-a8974ccbfce3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ayay.co.uk/blog/category/photos/abstract/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00264.warc.gz | en | 0.958891 | 208 | 1.601563 | 2 |
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How do economic shocks influence domestic politics? We take advantage of a surprise revaluation of the Swiss franc in early 2015 to identify the Polish citizens with clear and direct economic exposure: those repaying mortgages denominated in Swiss francs. Using original survey data collected just prior to the 2015 Polish parliamentary elections and comparing current with past foreign exchange borrowers, we show that individuals directly exposed to the shock were much more likely to demand government support. Those with no exposure to the shock were less likely to express an opinion on the matter. Current borrowers’ preferences for a generous resolution scheme translated into distinct voting behavior. Among former government voters, Swiss franc borrowers were more likely to desert the government and vote for the largest opposition party, the PiS, which had promised the most generous bailout plan. The evidence suggests that the PiS was able to use the franc shock to expand its electoral coalition beyond its core voters to include those directly affected by the franc shock, a subgroup otherwise unlikely to support the PiS. Simulation results indicate that, absent the franc shock, the PiS is unlikely to have won a parliamentary majority. | <urn:uuid:727dc921-a175-400f-97a7-4269be6fcd91> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/159513/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.960555 | 225 | 1.773438 | 2 |
I am new to the px4 community but definitely excited to use it for our development. We have some very cool projects we are making but I am wondering if you guys could help me out on this one.
I have a new type of aircraft we built and I am trying to get a Pixhawk to control it. It has 4 EDF’s grouped in the center for the lift. The cluster is then on a 2 axis system kind of like a gimbal to control pitch and roll ( 2 servos per axis). The balancing of the craft would come mostly from the pitch and roll axis as we want to try to keep all the EDF’s at the same RPM.
I am wondering if I could get away with using a current airframe or if I would have to make a completely new one. I am getting lost in the logic of PX4 and can’t really wrap my head around how to create a new airframe. Any help is much appreciated and we also are willing to offer some money if someone would like to take on the software of this project and help us out.
Hi Thanks for the response. I was able to create the files for the new airframe. I am having trouble tuning the parameters to get my airframe to fly steady. I have attached a few pictures of logs. You can see the craft gets out of control and the system does not respond. I have it set up on a tether system so as you can see I cut the power.
Still not clear how you control yaw. That yaw motor alone can only compensate in one direction. Does it include a servo with collective pitch like helicopter? - only that way you can compensate both yaw directions.
OK I got what you’re trying to do.
First of all, when designing a control system, it is always better to have the plant or actuator reacts as fast as possible.
What is the actuator bandwidth and response time of the gimbal? I doubt it would be fast enough moving all the weights of the clustered EDFs.
Check out this video of such example here
I think controlling by deflecting the nozzle is way better for your application unless there is specific reason to have gimbal control the EDF body. Also you can remove tail rotor as it is only dead weight.
Thanks for the reccomendation. But we need to make this configuration work. The Servos working frequency is 333hz. I do not know how to find the response time of the gimbal. Is there a parameter to assign the frequency of each output?
The response time of servo is time required from sending a command to its full deflection.
333hz you mentioned I guess is the PWM update frequency and is not what I meant.
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Phrases such as ‘getting back to nature’ and ‘exploring nature’ underline how disconnected we have become as a society from our surroundings. Nature is now something we have to go and look for, rather than something we see ourselves as being part of. I believe that feeling a part of the natural world that surrounds us is crucial for both our mental and physical wellbeing. After all, this is the environment we evolved to live in, not shut ourselves away from.
Recent research from Ordnance Survey found that only a third of children in Britain spend more than an hour a day outdoors. Combined with Public Health England’s findings that our kids are spending an average of six hours a day in front of screens, it is clear we need to be doing more to encourage our kids outside.
Children love spending time in wild settings. It encourages exploration and imaginative play, and nature really does provide everything needed to keep them entertained. Playing in a natural environment allows kids to discover and learn, test themselves and take risks – all things that are crucial for their development and well-being.
There’s a growing body of evidence that demonstrates that spending time outdoors strengthens both physical and mental health. Try spending an extra 15 minutes outside every day by going for a walk at lunch or taking the long route home. For those living in an urban area search out a nearby green space to get your nature fix. Studies show that walking outside is linked to lower stress and depression levels as well as boosting concentration and short-term memory.
As well as the obvious benefits of exercise, fresh air and increased vitamin D production, spending time in natural settings also reduces allergies, boosts the immune system and improves sleep patterns and self-esteem. It is even healthy on the bank balance. Hard as they try even my kids can’t find much for me to spend my money on in the middle of woodland. Pack a picnic, and you are all set for a wild adventure.
In today’s busy world we sometimes need that extra reminder to stop and appreciate the natural world around us. Pledge to spend a few more minutes outside every day – it’s healthy, and it’s free!
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|Birth: ||Jun. 25, 1817|
|Death: ||Jan. 28, 1904|
Los Angeles County
George Hightower Kinkade was born to John Poage Kinkade and Mary Ann "Polly" Hightower, which was his mother's first marriage. He was the only child from this union, and his mother next married John Riddle in 1825 in Kentucky.
George ended up marrying his step sister, Elizabeth, "Eliza" Jane Riddle, who was also his 20th cousin twice removed! Both George's and Eliza's ancestors hailed back to colonial times. It was common among colonials and pioneers to have a certain amount of intermarriage. The Hightowers are famous for that type of thing. George and Eliza were married January 21, 1839 in Adams County, Illinois and went on to have 3 children.
There has long been some confusion about the maternity of George's children. The confusion derived from the fact that George went on to marry two more women, not one, as was previously supposed. He married one daughter of Joshua Owen, Elizabeth. When she died, he married her younger sister Caroline.
In 1900 Caroline reports that she has only given birth to two children and only one ("Ella") is alive. This is further confirmation that there was a second wife before her marriage to George. In addition, in 1850, Caroline Owen, age 21, is in the census records, living in someone else's household in Ursa, Adams County, Illinois. She is single and is probably working as a live-in housekeeper or companion of some sort. It is her sister ELIZABETH who appears in the 1850 census with George Kinkade on John Riddle's farm in the 1850 census.
George's progeny are as follows:
First wife Eliza Jane Riddle (married Jan 31, 1839 – Adams Co.):
Nancy "Nannie" A. Kinkade, 1839
Susan Frances Kinkade, 1841
Mary Margaret "Maggie" Kinkade, 1842
Second Wife Elizabeth Owen (married Jan 10, 1847):
Sarah Jane Kinkade, 1847
Jane K. Kinkade, 1852
George Owen Kinkade, 1853
Third wife, Caroline Owen (married 1853-1858):
Eldorado "Ella" Kinkade, 1858
John Poage Kinkade, 1859
George was a Christian clergyman with a mission to preach to the pioneers. Sometime in 1862, he moved their family to California and is found in Inyo County, California. It is said that he was first man to preach the gospel in California!
Accompanying them to California was George's half-sister, Frances Ann (Riddle) McLaughlin, who was said to have been "captured by Indians" on her way to California and then miraculously released. For many years, Frances told everyone that she was part Native American, and there are some that suspect that her time with the Indians was simply a bon voyage trip: an opportunity to say goodbye to native relatives.
In 1870, Caroline and George are found in Visalia, Tulare County, California. Their daughter, Ella, is living with them as is George's 1/2 niece, Henrietta McLaughlin, for some reason. (Henrietta's mother had married again, which may have something to do with why Henrietta is not with her.) Joshua Owen, Caroline's widowed father, is also in the household.
In 1880, Caroline, George and daughter Ella are living at the College of Notre Dame, San Jose, CA. George is still a minister of the gospel. His daughter Ella is a music teacher.
In 1900, Caroline and George are still living with Ella, but she is now married to Philip Gerhardy (erroneously reported as "Berhardy.") In this census, Caroline reports that she has given birth to 2 children but only one survives ("Ella.") This is where we establish the maternity of George's offspring.
The following year, Caroline died. Her husband George died a few years later. Descendants of this couple still populate the western states.
Biography copyright © 2010 Silver Rose Parnell
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notes from Doreen McDade and the original memorial creator:
Died at home of Mrs. Ellen Gerhardi (daughter)
Burial: Rosedale Cemertery, Los Angeles, California
Note: George Hightower KINKADE was born to Mary Hightower Kinkade by her first marriage on June 25, 1817 in Campbell County, Kentucky He moved to Illinois with his mother and step-father Col. Riddle in 1831; lived near Old Ursa until 1862 when he came with his family to California.
He first came to California in 1850, remaining but a short time.
He was a minister of the Christian Church for more than sixty years, and preached the first sermon of the Christain faith ever preached in California. His life was consistent with his teachings.
He took a trip through Owen's Valley in 1867 and was here again 1878, at the time of the death of his daughter Mrs. Sue F. Shannon, who was born and raised in Ursa.
He leaves to mourn his loss three daughters, Mrs Ella KINKADE Gerhardi of Los Angeles; Mrs. (Jane KINKADE) Valney E. Ratten of San Jose and Mrs. Mary Margaret KINKADE Hutchinson of Bishop, a half sister Mrs. Frances A. RIDDLE McLaughlin Birchim of Round Valley near Bishop; Grandchildren Miss Georgia Ratten of San Jose; and T.K. Hutchinson ( this is an error T.K. was the father of T.F. Hutchinson and T.F. was the grandson to George Kinkade), Allen P and George Ernest Shannon of Bishop; Mrs. Frankie La Berge of Bishop and a cousin Mrs. Susan C. Shannon also of Bishop. (to find Ada Buck we have to find the relationship of Susan C Shannon to George Kinkade. She was his cousin. That means that she is the daughter of a sister or brother to Mary Hightower Kincade Riddle or Mr. Kincade (name unknown).
He was also a relative of Mrs. D.N. (Jane) Barnett and Mrs. D.E. (Lizzie Varnier of Ursa, and Mrs. Sarah Watle of Lima and also many others in that part of the country.
His wife Mrs. Caroline Kincade died about two years ago, and a half brother, John Riddle, died about one year since. Thus the old stock is passing away. Another gone who in life endeavored to make all better with whom he associated - Inyo Register, Bishop, California
Los Angeles Times January 30, 1904 Death 1-28-1904-
KINCADE - The funeral of the Late Rev. George H. Kincade will be held at 3 o'clock p.m. Sunday, from the First Christian Church, corner Eleventh and Hope Streets. Friends invited. No flowers. San Jose papers please copy.
Father: Mr. KINKADE Mother: Mary Hightower b: 3 SEP 1797 in Virginia Marriage 1 Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane RIDDLE b: 1818 in Kentucky Married: 31 JAN 1839 in Adams County, Illinios Children Susan Frances KINKADE b: 1841 in Ursa, Illnois Mary Margaret"Maggie" KINKADE b: 2 AUG 1842 in Illinois
Marriage 2 Caroline OWEN b: 1829 in Illinois Married: 10 JAN 1847 in Adams County, Illinois Children Ellen KINKADE b: 1858 in Illinois Goerge O. KINKADE b: 1853 John P. KINKADE b: 1859 Jane K. KINKADE b: NOV 1850 in Illinois [JoshuaHIGHTOWER-c1670-1726.ged] [Hightower, Mary Polly fr S.S.Parnell.FTW FROM DOREEN MCDADE: ID: I0964 Name: George Hightower KINKADE , Elder Sex: M Birth: 25 JUN 1817 in Campbell County, Kentucky Death: 28 JAN 1904 in Los Angeles, California at Mrs. Ellen Gerhardi (daughter)
Burial: Rosedale Cemertery, Los Angeles, California Note: George Hightower KINKADE was born to Mary Hightower Kinkade by her first marriage on June 25, 1817 in Campbell County, Kentucky
Caroline Owen Kinkade (1829 - 1901)*
Mary Margaret Kinkade Hutchison (1842 - 1918)*
Ella Kinkade Gerhardy (1858 - 1910)*
Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
Los Angeles County
Maintained by: Silver Rose Parnell
Originally Created by: Debbie Rowe Clarkston
Record added: Aug 12, 2009
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Globally, a third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted and 900 million tonnes is thrown away every year, with more than 60% of this waste occurring in the home.
No one ever sets out with the intention of throwing good food in the bin, but life gets in the way. Plans change. Food that was meant to be eaten on Saturday is still sitting there on Thursday. And many people don’t have the skills or confidence to turn seemingly unrelated ingredients left in their fridge into a tasty meal.
But, as Hellmann’s has found out, tackling this problem doesn’t require people to make big changes to long-held habits in terms of how they buy, store and cook food. It can be done with small, simple steps that involve very little time, skill and effort.
A delicious meal is as easy as 3+1
Through one of the longest and largest behavioural studies into household food waste, Hellmann’s discovered that adopting just one ‘Use-Up Day’ per week – making a meal using ingredients already in the fridge and kitchen – can reduce the amount of food thrown away by a third.
The study found that the main reasons people throw away food at home include forgetting what’s in the fridge, freezer or cupboard, or not knowing what to make with left-behind ingredients. So these items are often ignored and eventually binned.
Through some easy-to-use tools, Hellmann’s created a way to help people see the potential to make a delicious meal from what they have to hand, giving them confidence in their skills and resourcefulness.
The brand developed the ‘3+1 Approach’ to give people a simple rule of thumb: use a base (such as bread, rice or pasta), vegetable or fruit, and a protein of choice (like tofu or eggs). Then bring these ingredients together with a ‘magic touch’ such as herbs, spices or a condiment to add flavour.
The concept was accompanied by a book of ‘Flexipes’ – flexible recipes – which applied the 3+1 Approach with ideas for using up commonly wasted ingredients like bread, tomatoes, apples and potatoes.
As Global Brand VP Christina Bauer-Plank says: “This study took people from a mindset of ‘what do I want to cook and what ingredients do I need’ and reframed it as ‘what food do I already have and what can I make with it’. By giving them the tools and motivation to be more resourceful, we have shown them how to reduce the amount of food they throw away each week.”
Kelly Peters, co-founder of behavioural scientists BEworks – Hellmann’s research partner for the study – backs this up: “Reducing food waste does not require complex physical interventions like specially organised fridges or the adoption of new, time-consuming habits. We designed solutions based on the fundamentals of the human experience and the science of behaviour change.”
There’s evidence that good habits will continue
Use-Up Days helped participants in the study make the food they had on hand more salient, reminding them to look for possibilities to use them before they go off. And for the majority, it wasn’t a chore. In fact, about three-quarters said they actually found it easy by following the 3+1 Approach and Flexipes.
Taking part in the study also improved people’s creativity in the kitchen. In a follow-up survey, seven out of ten said they felt more resourceful and six out of ten more confident. And most people – over 70% – said they had saved money on the household food budget.
Interestingly, the mere act of filling in a weekly survey – which each participant was asked to do as part of the study – meant that they were more conscious of the food they wasted and, as a result, it reduced.
Importantly, it was encouraging to see that the good habits people developed as part of the study continued. Eight weeks after it finished, eight out of ten participants were still creating a use-up meal and seven out of ten felt more inspired to use up ingredients they already had.
First Canada, next the world
Hellmann’s and BEworks conducted the study with more than 1,000 families in Canada, which is one of the worst offending countries globally for food waste, with almost two-thirds of the food thrown away still edible.
The study demonstrated that participants reduced their food waste by a third. If all Canadian family households adopted this programme, the total amount saved would be in the region of 250,000 tonnes per year.
Following the success of this initial study, Hellmann’s is building the programme into a scalable, digital experience for further testing with the intention of making it available across Canada from the autumn. The ultimate aim is to roll it out globally.
“As Hellmann’s reaches into millions of homes every day through our products,” says Christina, “we have an opportunity and a responsibility to help people become more resourceful with their food to ultimately help waste less food.”
Food waste: the invisible issue in our homes
Food loss and waste has not yet cut into public consciousness to the same degree as issues such as plastic waste or transport emissions. It can seem more like an issue for the industry even though domestic households are the biggest contributor at 61%, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.
Wasting food itself is not a behaviour; rather, it is the outcome of a chain of everyday actions from meal planning, shopping, storing, preparing and consuming food. Most people don’t set out to waste food. Previous internal research conducted by Hellmann’s revealed that 70% of people around the world agree that ‘avoiding food waste’ is important to them, and the majority say they do not want to waste food.
But the barriers to preventing food waste are complex. They include factors like forgetfulness, time constraints in our busy lives, perceptions of a food’s desirability (whether it is past its best-by date or looks past its prime) and an individual’s cooking skill and confidence. Even so, reducing food waste is possible.
With a little help to shift how people look at the contents of their fridge – so they see that anything they have left behind can be transformed into a quick and delicious meal, there is the potential to reduce food waste and make an impact on this crisis.
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Think of your psoriasis treatment plan as a custom-tailored suit. Not only do you need a unique, personalized “fit,” you may require alterations over time depending how your body changes.
Psoriasis treatment needs are so individualized because it is a systemic, immunological, genetic disease. This means there are a broad range of symptoms, which vary in severity from person to person, increasing or decreasing over time. The triggers also differ between people. Being alert to psoriasis changes is fundamental to successfully managing the condition.
The goal of any psoriasis treatment is to:
- gain initial rapid control of the disease;
- decrease involvement of the body surface area;
- reduce frequency and duration of psoriasis flare-ups;
- avoid adverse effects as much as possible; and
- improve your quality of life and provide maximum satisfaction.
With this in mind, evaluate your psoriasis symptoms regularly, including how your psoriasis is affecting lifestyle choices, from leisure activities to personal relationships. If you're not confident that your treatment strategy is leading to improvement after an initial period of time set by your doctor, don't hesitate to book a follow-up appointment. Take a minute to fill out the Psoriasis Treatment Check-Up Tool.
Cover all the bases
The conversation between you and your doctor should begin with an evaluation of your existing state of psoriasis. This should include a review of physical aspects, including the extent of the disease, specific locations involved, itching, pain, and loss of sleep, as well as a psychological and social aspects, including emotional impact on daily activities. To ensure this discussion is as in-depth as possible, take a few minutes to create a personalized Doctor Discussion Guide.
Evaluate the treatment strategy
Depending on the outcome of your conversation, you and your doctor may need to re-evaluate your strategy on the basis of how your psoriasis has changed. Initially, one type of treatment – topical medication, phototherapy, or systemic medications – may be recommended. If a single treatment fails, another therapy may be tried, several therapies may be used in combination for a specified period of time, or a strong treatment to clear psoriasis rapidly may be used first, followed by a less toxic treatment such as a biologic (which targets the immune system). Making a smooth transition from one strategy to the next requires skillful between-phase therapy choices by your physician, and adherence to the plan by you.
Revisiting treatment with your doctor regularly is vital to effective psoriasis management. Persistence, vigilance, and positivity will ensure any psoriasis changes are mere blips in your long-term treatment plan.
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BLS Homepage Tutorial
Welcome to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Website. This tutorial provides an overview of some of the features of the site’s homepage.
The center section of the page contains fresh content from across the Bureau, including excerpts from the two most recent BLS News Releases.
To view the scheduled dates for BLS News Releases, click on the "Release Calendar" button at the top of the page.
Directly beneath this button, you will find a section with the "Latest Numbers" for some of the most popular BLS statistics. This section also provides links to recent news releases and to historical data.
In addition to the content directly available on the homepage, there are several ways to search for information.
First, a Search box is available at the top of each page. You can enter keywords and search the entire BLS website
or you can use the drop-down menu to restrict your search to a specific section.
Topics of general interest are listed in the column on the left side of the page.
If you hold your mouse over any of these topics, a fly-out menu will appear to the right.
For example, let's say you want to find out the current unemployment rate in the state of Maine.
If you hold your mouse over the word "Unemployment," a menu will appear.
If you click on the words "State and Local Unemployment Rates," you will be able to find the unemployment rate for Maine.
The "Resources For:"section in the left-hand column provides information for specific types of users.
For example, individuals who are looking for a job could click on the "Job Seekers" link to find information related to the job market in each State, expected earnings, job search tips, and more.
The tabs at the top of each page are another way to quickly jump to BLS content.
For example, you can click on the Databases & Calculators tab to view existing tables of the Bureau's most requested statistics or to begin creating your own customized data tables.
You can click on the Publications tab to view a list of popular BLS publications, including the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Monthly Labor Review.
Another convenient way to access BLS content is to use the "Quick Links" section located at the bottom of each page. This section contains links to some of the most commonly requested BLS information.
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Bobcat Snow White Under Tree
Bobcat stalking from under a pine tree in the midst of the snow on a cold winters day. This particular bobcats coat almost favors that of a Lynx as it blends very well with the snowy forest background. No doubt this helps the predatory cat surprise its prey.
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How you can be a good friend?
What makes a good friend?Good friends make you feel good. Good friends support each other. Good friends don’t always have everything in common. Good friends listen. Good friends are trustworthy. Good friends handle conflict respectfully and respect boundaries. Good friendships go both ways. Having a group of friends.
How do you politely ditch a friend?
Sit down with your friend and tell her what is going on.Choose someplace quiet and relatively private so she can react without embarrassment (there may be tears). It’s much too easy to misinterpret a letter or email, so try to talk to her in person or at least over the phone. Try to be nice but stand firm.
How do you tell if your BFF is really your BFF?
The 30 signs you’ve found a friend for lifeThey never judge you.Always keeps your secrets.They’re always completely honest.You don’t need to talk to each other every day to know you are there for each other.Silences are never awkward.
Why does my friend never text me first?
Originally Answered: Why don’t my friends ever text me First? There are a few reasons. One could be they are just super busy (I have been that friend many times) or they might just not think of you as a friend (I know both sides of this fence). My suggestion would be to cut back on the amount of texts you send them. | <urn:uuid:12ea661c-13b7-4525-9371-4b514dbf4c79> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://safehubcollective.org/blog/how-you-can-be-a-good-friend/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.955472 | 309 | 1.867188 | 2 |
Eliceiri named Open Hardware Trailblazer Fellow
Innovation in scientific instrumentation is an important aspect of research at UW–Madison, in part due to efforts of researchers such as Kevin Eliceiri, professor of medical physics and biomedical engineering.
Eliceiri, who is also an investigator for the Morgridge Institute for Research, member of the UW Carbone Cancer Center, associate director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute and director of the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging, was recently named an Open Hardware Trailblazer Fellow by the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA).
Open hardware refers to the physical tools used to conduct research such as microscopes, and like open software, helps to ensure that scientific knowledge is not just found in research settings, but that it supports the public use of science as is the mission of The Wisconsin Idea.
“Kevin Eliceiri is a pioneer in open source hardware and software design that allow for richer data collection than traditional methods and support innovative research on campus and around the world,” says Steve Ackerman, vice chancellor for research and graduate education. “Open hardware allows for interdisciplinary collaboration and for a research enterprise to start small and then scale up to meet their needs. Open source hardware is a good investment and holds promise for accelerating innovation.”
The OSHWA fellowship program seeks to raise the profile of existing open hardware work within academia, and encourages research that is accessible, collaborative and respects user freedom.
The one year fellowship, funded by the Open Source Hardware Association, provides $50,000 and $100,000 grants to individuals like Eliceiri who will then document their experience of making open source hardware to create a library of resources for others to follow. The fellows were chosen by the program’s mentors and an OSHWA board selection committee.
Eliceiri says “ There is already widespread community support for making the protocols for any published scientific study open and carefully documented but the hardware used for most experiments whether homebuilt or commercial can often be effectively a black box. In this age of the quest for reproducible quantitative science the open source concept should be applied to the complete system including hardware, not just the software used to analyze the resulting data.
Universities often try to recover the costs associated with developing new scientific instrumentation through patenting, commercialization and startups. This process works well at times. But for some highly specialized instrumentation, the traditional model can be too time consuming and costly. Thus, some highly useful innovations never reach other labs.
Open hardware and sharing designs for instruments without patenting — as an alternative to the traditional model — is growing in popularity. Three open hardware journals have come of age in the past five years, offering venues to share how to build research instrumentation that can be tweaked for a specific use, instead of starting from scratch
With open hardware, anyone can replicate or reuse hardware design files for free and this increases the accessibility of hardware tools such as specialized microscopes.
The infrastructure of desktop 3D printers is another example of how open hardware can accelerate and broaden scientific research. The National Institute of Health (NIH)’s 3D Print Exchange is a library designed to advance biomedical research by allowing a researcher to print hardware on site. With local production, there is a reduction in cost and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Since 2000, Eliceiri has been lead investigator of his lab known as the Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI), with a research focus developing novel optical imaging methods for investigating cell signaling and cancer progression, and the development of software for multidimensional image analysis. LOCI has been contributing lead developers to several open-source imaging software packages including FIJI, ImageJ2 and μManager. His open hardware instrumentation efforts involve novel forms of polarization, laser scanning and multiscale imaging.
Using the open hardware laser scanning platform known as OpenScan Elicieri plans to evaluate what are the most relevant best practices from open source software that can be applied to hardware and what are unique open hardware criterion needs that have to be implemented for successful sharing of open hardware.
Eliceiri, a highly cited researcher, has authored more than 260 scientific papers on various aspects of optical imaging, image analysis, cancer and live cell imaging
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Police liaison programs that support LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) people might go by many names (including GLLOs, LGBTI police liaison officers, etc.), but they have become the key model for providing police service enhancements for LGBTI people. These programs now dominate approaches used by police to build relationships between police and LGBTI communities, yet research on the effectiveness of these programs is limited. This paper examines interview data from LGBTI people and LGBTI police liaison officers in three states in Australia. The interviews were part of a broader study of LGBTI police liaison programs, which included a survey of LGBTI people about the issues they think impact upon these programs. The analysis demonstrates the key issues that stop LGBTI people from seeking support from LGBTI police liaison officers and how we might potentially improve this situation. | <urn:uuid:0813e35a-e5c0-46d6-9ec8-25aff7d33df1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://researchportal.northumbria.ac.uk/en/publications/barriers-stopping-lgbti-people-from-accessing-lgbti-police-liaiso | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.947985 | 171 | 1.976563 | 2 |
Genesis Science Is Practical, Not Just Academic
This article was written by
James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D.
It doesnt really matter, in the real world, what you believe about
creation or evolution, the college student glibly challenged me.
Whether the evolutionists are right or whether Genesis is right makes
no practical difference in how science works or in how people live their
lives. With a grin and a wave of his hand, the sophomore dismissed the
real-world relevance of biblical creation as if it were no more practical than evolutionary myths.
Was he correct? Is the Genesis record of Gods creation (and its
post-Fall groaning condition, the global Flood, etc.) really that
irrelevant to how science works and how people live?
No. There are many practical proofs that refute his reckless conclusion.1,2
Here is just one: True science is habitually handicapped (and at times
even sabotaged) by evolutionary thinking because false foundations are
scientific stumbling blocks. Real scientific progress, in ways that
apply to daily life, has been both hindered and harmed by evolutionary
The delay in studying soft tissue (such as blood, collagen, and DNA
fragments) in dinosaur fossils is due to the evolutionary assumption
that dinosaurs went extinct so many millions of years ago that their
bones could not possibly contain soft tissue today.
Scientists reluctance to investigate carbon-14 in diamonds and
dinosaur bones is also due to evolutionary thinking; if their
assumptions were correct, there should be no carbon-14 in any of these
specimens. But, of course, scientists have found carbon-14 in both
Evolutionary myths impact our daily liveseven influencing the foods we
eat. Brian Thomas has exposed how Darwins smug defender, Thomas
Huxley, recklessly applied evolutionary thinking to the population
dynamics of North Atlantic codfish during Darwins own lifetime, with
disastrous results.3 Huxley used his political post at the
British Royal Commission to advance Darwinian dogma. One result was that
British fishermen were approved to essentially fish without restraint
because he proclaimed only the less-fit-to-survive cod would be caught
and the resilient remainder would continue to evolve into more-fit
Huxley was wrong about fish survival because he was wrong about where
fish came from. What masqueraded as science was actually Darwinian
philosophy, and it matched neither ecosystem and population dynamics,
nor codfish design limitations.3
Even though Huxleys erroneous ideas clashed with the realities of the
Atlantic Ocean, the British government acted on his advice. The North
Atlantic cod population becameand remainspillaged, populationally
speaking, due to wanton overfishing. Huxleys imagined magic of natural
selection did not protect them, with bad results for codfish,
fishermen, and future generations of cod consumers.4
In this example, evolutionary thinking clearly handicapped the food supplythats practical, not just academic.
The same is true for the so-called vestigial organs like tonsils and
appendices that evolution-trusting surgeons removed as evolutionary
leftovers from patients who could have benefited from their immune
system-enhancing services.2 Having a healthy immune system is practical, not just academic.
Also, dark-skinned people have been mistreated, and sometimes even
killed, because racist evolutionists promulgated the doctrine that
dark-skinned humans were evolutionary inferiors. Nazi ethnic policies
relied heavily on evolutionary science.5
Its not just academicGenesis-based science is practical.
What Genesis teaches impacts marriage, family, population growth,
human lifes value, food, law, punishment for criminals, languages,
agriculturally relevant seasons, human interaction with animals, etc.
See Lisle, J. 2013. Genesis Is Relevant to Christian Doctrines. In Creation Basics & Beyond: An In-Depth Look at Science, Origins, and Evolution. Dallas, TX: Institute for Creation Research, 19-27.
Johnson, J. J. S. 2012. Tonsils, Forensic Science, and the Recent Fabrication Rule. Acts & Facts. 41 (6): 8-9.
Thomas, B. 2009. Huxley Error Led to Cod Calamity. Acts & Facts. 38 (8):17.
Limited consumption of prey by predators aids population success for both predator and prey. See Deuteronomy 22:6-7.
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All Things Must Pass
Over the course of nearly five decades, Tower Records grew from a small Sacramento-based indie record shop run out of a drugstore to a corporation with locations in every major city across the globe and sales totaling one billion dollars. By 2006, the empire imploded, forcing the company to file for bankruptcy and shut down all of its retail stores. However, along the way, the indie-turned-behemoth won over a slew of music fans and musicians alike, including Dave Grohl and Elton John, both of whom are interviewed throughout All Things Must Pass, Colin Hanks’ 90-minute documentary on Tower Records’ rise and fall.
In the beginning, and the through the opening of their early stores, the company was clearly run by die-hard music fans. In interviews throughout the doc, the owners and original employees often get teary-eyed talking about their experiences and reflecting on what they were trying to build the small record store into. However, like their idols, they liked to party—a lot. Despite that attribute, or maybe because of it, the chain continued to attract more and more music fans, which brought about more stores.
In the end, Tower Records was done in by overextending itself on credit—a symptom of simply growing too quickly—along with standard issue record business greed and ignorance: “Let’s price gouge on CDs!” “Let’s ignore digital music!” The documentary delves a bit into the company’s darker side, though Hanks glosses over the price-fixing case Tower and several other big music chains lost in 2002. Overall, it still succeeds in telling a pretty compelling story of music lovers who set out to open a record store and ended up becoming a fixture of pop culture in the process. | <urn:uuid:957c793e-6632-4568-8d38-d482e0787bc8> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://newnoisemagazine.com/film-review-things-must-pass/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00485-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962105 | 375 | 1.789063 | 2 |
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Jeremiah (626-586 B.C.) "yeremi yauw" (Yaweh will lift up) prophesied to Judah and against the surrounding nations. He emphasized the folly of idolatry as God pleaded with His people :
He continually warned that Jerusalem would be captured and the inhabitants exiled to Babylon.Jer 5:15; 19:3 Behold, I will bring a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel," says the LORD. "It is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say. . . "Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will bring such a catastrophe on this place, that whoever hears of it, his ears will tingle.
He prophesied against the pagan nations around (Jer 46-51) and also foretold that after 70 years the Jews would return from Babylon:Jer 29:10-14 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
Jeremiah's words were vehemently rejected and he was heavily persecuted. After the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C Jeremiah was forced to live in Egypt. He prophesied much of the Messiah and His kingdom. His greatest prophecy was probably Chap. 31:Jer 31:31-34 "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant . . . No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more."
The Story of the Bible - The Old Testament, Quick Summary, About, Divisions, Timeline, Charts, Maps, Creation, Adam and Eve, The Flood, The Tower of Babel, Abraham the First Hebrew, Isaac, Son of Promise, Jacob and the 12 Tribes, Joseph and Egypt, Moses and the Exodus, The Giving of the Law, The Tabernacle, The Wilderness Wanderings, Joshua and the Promised Land, The Judges, Samuel the Prophet, Saul, Israel's First King, King David, King Solomon, The Divided Kingdom, The Northern Kingdom of Israel, The Southern Kingdom of Judah, The Assyrian Captivity, The Babylonian Captivity, The Return From Babylon, The Prophets, The Messiah, Conclusion, Bibliography and Credits
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In recent years, the issue of chromium pollution in tannery sites has attracted widespread attention. Through analyzing their tanning process, properties of the wastewater and solid waste discharged from tanning and history and status quo of their disposal, this paper points out that irrational disposal of these chromium-containing wastes and inadvertent dripping and leaking of chromium-containing liquor are the main sources of chromium pollution in tannery sites, and characterizes the chromium pollution in their soils and groundwater. The soils are mainly polluted by trivalent chromium rather than hexavalent chromium. However, the contents of total chromium and hexavalent chromium in some tannery sites far exceed the limit set in the national standards for soil environmental safety. Soil chromium content is characterized by site regional distribution, vertical distribution, and fractionation. Chromium polluted soil is mainly located in sludge disposal sites, workshops, and waste water discharge sites. The content of total chromium is high in the surface soil, and decreases gradually with soil depth. In the soils short in exposure to pollution, the content of available chromium (e.g., water soluble and exchangeable) is higher, while in the soils long in exposure to pollution, stable fractions, such as residue, dominate in content. Total chromium and hexavalent chromium are detected in groundwater, and the content of chromium is affected by factors, such as soil chromium content, time of exposure to pollution, and hydrogeology. As tannery sites are also exposed to organic pollution and acid-base pollution, this paper further elaborates effects of organic pollutants and soil pH on chromium behaviors, such as redox, fractionation, and transport in the soil. This paper points out that researches should be focused on contents and formation mechanism of available chromium and hexavalent chromium. In the end, the paper discusses the main challenges faced and countermeasures to be adopted in preventing the environmental risk of chromium pollution in tannery sites.
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The film predicts flooding and destruction caused by climate change. To coincide with its launch the Greens announced a raft of policies - including extending the congestion charge zone to cover the whole of London and a five-year freeze on bus and Tube fares.
Ken Livingstone revealed his own green pledges, such as more renewable energy to power the Underground and solar panels for new homes. Other plans announced by the Labour candidate include turning the capital into a low-emission zone and providing free energy-saving light bulbs to most homes.
The Greens hope to build on the success of the 2000 elections, when they won three seats on the London assembly.
Party activists will leaflet cinemas across the city tonight in a bid to seize on public reaction to The Day After Tomorrow.
Darren Johnson, the party's candidate for mayor, said: "The single most positive thing you can do after seeing this film is to go out and vote Green on 10 June."
Under the Greens' plans, the congestion charge would be expanded to include a £4-a-day outer zone stretching from the city centre to the M25. Local residents would only pay 40p to drive within their borough.
London's £1.2billion roadbuilding budget would be scrapped overnight and the money used to fund a freeze on fares, more cycle lanes and an extension of the Travelcard to river buses. Canals would be used to take freight off the roads and 1,000 new allotments would be created.
Mr Livingstone pledged to cut energy use by business in the capital and reduce emissions from cars and lorries. He said: "As The Day After Tomorrow shows, climate change is not a side issue but one that is of concern in the mainstream of topical debate. There is a clear choice between these policies and those of Steve Norris, who barely mentions the environment and wants to abolish the congestion charge."
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Regional social capital has a significant role to play in helping entrepreneurs set up their own businesses, says Johannes Kleinhempel.
Many people would like to become entrepreneurs, yet few try, and even fewer manage to start a business or become self-employed.
Given that entrepreneurship is such an important driver of innovation, employment, wellbeing, and growth, this has far-reaching consequences. As we consider how business can work as a force for good, it’s clear that understanding the drivers of entrepreneurship is of critical importance, not just from an academic perspective, but also to inform policymaking.
Indeed, why entrepreneurial activity is more common in some contexts than in others is a pressing question for policymakers seeking to encourage entrepreneurship, as well as for managers wishing to promote intrapreneurship and corporate entrepreneurship.
In a recent paper, co-authored with Sjoerd Beugelsdijk and Mariko Klasing, we looked at entrepreneurship as a dynamic four-step process. The first stage is never considering entrepreneurship in the first place, the second is the pre-establishment stage, the third is starting out as a young entrepreneur, and the last is being an established entrepreneur. These stages capture the different underlying ‘situational’ characteristics –such as goals, milestones, needs, and constraints– faced by entrepreneurs that change along the entrepreneurial process. This approach helps expose when bottlenecks arise in the venture creation process.
The entrepreneurial process does not take place in a vacuum but is deeply embedded in its context, such as where a would-be entrepreneur lives. We argue that regional social capital, created through repeated interactions within voluntary associations like sports groups and professional associations, is a particularly important driver of entrepreneurship.
We specifically sought to understand how social capital impacts individuals in their entrepreneurial journey, and the benefits of regional social connectedness. Previous research has already found that regional social capital helps people to gain access to information and resources. Recognising that goals, needs, and constraints change throughout the entrepreneurial process, we argue that the generally positive effect of regional social capital should be largest when individuals who want to become entrepreneurs attempt to mobilise the resources required to launch a venture formally.
Analysis and findings
To test our hypotheses, we analysed the levels of entrepreneurial engagement for more than 22,000 individuals who live in 110 regions across Europe, combined with regional social capital measured as average membership in voluntary associations.
We found that regional social capital positively influences the entrepreneurial process, but to different degrees at different stages of the journey. While regional social capital does not inspire an initial interest in entrepreneurship or help young ventures - once started - survive, it does increase the odds that individuals who want to start a business manage to do so. As such regional social capital mechanisms are most relevant when you are trying to start a business.
Many governments and international organisations support entrepreneurship by providing practical training or making structural adjustments. However, these programmes typically pay less attention to socio-cultural conditions.
Therefore, our findings have potentially important implications for policymakers by highlighting that entrepreneurship is embedded in its socio-cultural context.
Voluntary associations don’t just generate social capital for one’s spare time, they also facilitate entrepreneurship and innovation too. And this can be boosted by fostering membership and participation in such organisations. Fostering bridges between multiple associations, for example by providing physical meeting spaces that can be shared by multiple associations, would further enhance the benefits of voluntary associational membership.
At the same time, policies that negatively influence membership in voluntary associations either directly or indirectly – like cutting funding – can have an unintendedly large negative impact. Short-term savings could be more than offset by the loss of positive spill-overs generated from membership in voluntary associations.
Our study advances our understanding of entrepreneurship as a dynamic process in which the social context exerts a profound and changing influence. This challenges an implicit assumption in comparative entrepreneurship research, namely that contextual factors have a uniform impact on different stages of the venture creation process.
Our research provides fresh insights into how socio-cultural conditions shape entrepreneurship, underlining both the critical importance of regional social capital in entrepreneurship and the changing role of contextual conditions over the course of the entrepreneurial process. We hope that these fresh insights can help inform future policymaking and enable a more entrepreneurial environment going forward.
For further information see: Kleinhempel, J., Beugelsdijk, S., & Klasing, M. J. 2022. The Changing Role of Social Capital During the Venture Creation Process: A Multilevel Study. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 46(2): 297–330.
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Unemployment among pharmacists is low, thanks to job growth in several key areas. Pharmacists should learn about the latest trends in the job market, plus how to maximize their efforts.
While the economy has certainly had an impact on the demand for pharmacy professionals, pharmacy continues to be a hot area of health care staffing. Veteran job seekers and new graduates alike have reason to be optimistic.
Pharmacists launching a job search, whether it be for their first job or a change in location or career path, need to be aware of the trends in pharmacy staffing today to navigate the constantly evolving job market. Furthermore, guidance on how candidates should position themselves in the best possible way for a quick job offer is invaluable in the job search. Here are some tips, trends, and suggestions to consider.
WHERE DID ALL THE JOBS GO?
Over the past year or so, the pharmacy job market has turned 180° from a candidate- driven market to an employer-driven market. There are a couple of reasons for this reversal: the economy and an increase in the supply of pharmacists. The recession has forced many retail pharmacies to close stores or cut their hours. Another way that retailers are saving money is by hiring more pharmacy technicians and fewer pharmacists. There is a definite upside for technicians, who are seeing a much higher demand for their services. The impact of this reduced demand is that the pharmacist pay rates have stabilized, and in some cases even decreased, compared with just a year ago.
Another reason for the reduction in demand is simply that supply has increased. Whereas in 2000, at the height of the pharmacist shortage, there was a more than 8% vacancy rate, in 2004 the vacancy rate had dropped to 5%.1
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists reported a 5.9% vacancy rate for health-system pharmacists in 2008.2
The high demand earlier in the decade led to the opening of many new pharmacy schools. In 2000, there were 82 pharmacy programs, 92 in 2005, and currently there are 123 programs.
According to the 2009 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey
, the number of pharmacy school graduates has risen steeply since 2000—from 7000 to over 10,000 in 2008.3
The increased supply means that new pharmacy graduates are not getting snatched up months before graduation, unlike earlier in the decade when virtually all pharmacy students were graduating with jobs in hand.
The Pharmacy Manpower Project Inc reports on the demand for pharmacists using a 5-point index. A 5 indicates high demand, and a 1 indicates a surplus of pharmacists. The Aggregate Demand Index (ADI) for January 2010 was 3.45, meaning demand is slightly higher than supply, compared with 3.79 for the same month last year.4
The ADI by setting is quite telling. Even with budget cuts and hiring freezes in institutional settings, the community pharmacy setting was still affected the most by the recession and currently has a surplus of pharmacists.
CLINICAL PHARMACY IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT
There is a growing need for pharmacists with clinical experience, especially in community pharmacy. “Pharmacists in the community setting are reaching out. The business models are changing,” says Jim Bartling, PharmD, associate dean for Student Affairs & Admissions, Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. “For instance, Walgreens is offering a wellness division, offering apothecary-type pharmacy.”
Traditionally, pharmacists are reimbursed for the prescriptions they fill, but mechanisms are becoming available to pay for clinical services. Dr. Bartling reports that there are now ways to get reimbursed for services like diabetes management and medication therapy management (MTM). Additionally, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 makes provisions for reimbursement of clinical services for Medicare participants. And the new health care reform act, officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, recognizes the importance of MTM with several grant and pilot programs.
PHARMACY JOB GROWTH IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS
Pharmacists are increasingly being hired in very diverse settings. Remote order entry provides hospitals with access to the services of a remotely located pharmacist who can assist with the high volume of orders during first or second shifts. For rural and urban hospitals that have difficulty attracting on-site pharmacists for the night shift, a remote pharmacist can review and enter the pharmacy order so that medication can be dispensed safely to patients. In Medicare/Medicaid/insurance support settings, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians provide support for physicians who are seeking approval for formulary alternatives for their patients, assistance with failed claims, and information on reimbursements. Managed care clinics are providing outpatient pharmacy.
According to Dr. Bartling, compounding pharmacy is making a comeback. “There are compounding shops out there where people are doing, almost exclusively, different types of formulations: oral, topical, injectable,” he says. “A lot of pharmacists really like that because they can be creative.”
The high cost of prescription drugs has driven insurance companies to use pharmacy benefit management (PBM)/ mail order to reduce the money spent on prescription reimbursements. While mail order is still a small percentage of pharmacy employment (less than 2%), the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that it will grow an astonishing 47% through 2018, much faster than the projected growth of pharmacy jobs overall. Mail order companies hire pharmacists to fill prescriptions and to answer patient calls about everything from failed claims to drug interactions.
WHAT THE AGING POPULATION MEANS FOR PHARMACISTS
reported that over the next 20 years, about 10,000 baby boomers will reach retirement age every day. Like health care in general, the aging population will have repercussions for the pharmacy field. Clinical pharmacists will be in greater demand to care for geriatric patients. Partnerships between pharmacies and assisted living and long-term care facilities will become more common.
The pharmacist population is also aging. The 2009 National Pharmacist Workforce Survey
reports that more than 37% of pharmacists were over the age of 55 in 2009, as compared with nearly 31% in 2004 and almost 22% in 2000. While some pharmacists will delay retirement because the recession and accompanying stock market downturn negatively impacted their retirement portfolios, in the long term, retiring pharmacists will have an impact on the pharmacist labor pool.
Careers in pharmacy offer a tremendous amount of flexibility. This is especially a boon to the many women in pharmacy, who are more likely to work a modified schedule than men. Pharmacists wishing to supplement their income can also take advantage of nontraditional work settings.
While the current job market may seem poor in comparison to a few years ago, relative to the rest of the labor pool, the unemployment rate among pharmacists is still very low. And postrecession, the job market should improve. According to a study released in December 2008 by the Department of Health and Human Services, there will continue to be a shortage of pharmacists through 2030, even when making conservative demand estimates and optimistic supply estimates.5
In the meantime, pharmacists can weather the current economic conditions
5 Tips to Make the Most of the Current Trends
New Grads: Make Yourselves Stand Out.
According to Dr. Bartling, getting clinical experience is now a way for pharmacists to distinguish themselves in the same way that getting a PharmD was years ago. Fourth-year students—if the job market seems challenging now, wait out an extra year and complete your postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) residency. You will give the economy another year to improve and get more experience under your belt. If you have the PGY1, go back and do PGY2—oncology is a hot specialty right now.
Polish Up Your CV and Brush Up on Interviewing Skills.
It may be worth spending the money to get a professional resume service to make your CV shine. Or, consider getting assistance from a pharmacy staffing company. Employers pay for their services; they can help you get your resume looking its best and give you good pointers for jobclinching interviews.
Consider Getting Additional Certifications and Training
If you have an RPh, go back and get a PharmD. Approximately 22% of the pharmacist population currently holds a PharmD, compared with 14% in 2000. Consider getting Certified Geriatric Pharmacist certification. With the growing senior population, there will be great demand for pharmacists experienced in caring for geriatric patients.
Don’t Let Your Clinical Skills Get Stale.
If you are currently working in a community pharmacy setting, consider moonlighting in an institutional setting to keep your clinical skills fresh. Even if you completed a residency program while in pharmacy school, employers tend to want current experience.
Look for Jobs in Nontraditional Settings.
While retail constitutes about two thirds of the pharmacy positions, there are increasingly more nontraditional settings for pharmacists to seek employment. During your job search, do not overlook jobs in PBM/mail order, drug utilization review, Medicare/Medicaid support, and remote order entry.
Mr. McAnally, vice president of Jackson Pharmacy Professionals, a national pharmacy-only staffing and placement company, is a veteran of the pharmacy staffing industry. For more information about Jackson Pharmacy Professionals, visit www.jacksonpharmacy.com/main.aspx.
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4. Knapp, K. K. (2010, January). Aggregate demand index. Retrieved from http://www.pharmacymanpower.com/. April 12, 2010.
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In Constitutional Law, the grant by statute of particular privileges to a class arbitrarily designated from a sizable number of persons, where no reasonable distinction exists between the favored and disfavored classes. Federal laws, supplemented by court decisions, prohibit discrimination in such areas as employment, housing, voting rights, education, and access to public facilities. They also proscribe discrimination on the basis of race, age, sex, nationality, disability, or religion. In addition, state and local laws can prohibit discrimination in these areas and in others not covered by federal laws.
In the 1960s, in response to the Civil Rights Movement and an increasing awareness of discrimination against minorities, several pieces of landmark legislation were signed into law. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq.), the most comprehensive Civil Rights legislation in U.S. history, prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, nationality, or color. Title VII was designed to provide for parity in the use and enjoyment of public accommodations, facilities, and education as well as in federally assisted programs and employment. It further allows an injured party to bring suit and obtain damages from any individual who illegally infringes upon the party's civil rights. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.A. § 1973 et seq.) prohibits the states and their political subdivisions from imposing voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting or standards, practices, or procedures that deny or curtail the right of citizens to vote, because of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.A. § 3601 et seq.) prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, in connection with the sale or rental of residential housing. In 1988, Congress passed the Fair Housing Amendments Act, which extends the same protections to handicapped people.
Other important federal laws have been aimed at remedying discrimination against other groups, including older U.S. citizens and individuals with disabilities. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (29 U.S.C.A. § 621 et seq.) prohibits employers with 20 or more employees from discriminating because of age against employees over age 40. Industries affecting commerce as well as state and local governments are covered by the ADEA. Disabled individuals received federal protection against discrimination with the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.A. § 701 et seq.), which prohibits any program activity receiving federal funds from denying access to a handicapped person. In 1990, Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (codified in scattered sections of 42, 29, 47 U.S.C.A.). The ADA was widely hailed as the most significant piece of civil rights legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It provides even broader protection, prohibiting discrimination against disabled individuals, in employment, public accommodations, transportation, and Telecommunications.
Although discrimination on the basis of gender is included in title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a number of other federal laws also prohibit Sex Discrimination. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C.A. § 206 [d]) amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C.A. §§ 201–219). It prohibits discrimination through different forms of compensation for jobs with equal skill, effort, and responsibility. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e[k]) prohibits discrimination against employees on the basis of pregnancy and childbirth, in employment and benefits. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.A. §§ 1681–1686) prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funds, including exclusions from noncontact team sports on the basis of sex. In addition, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 1691 et seq.) prohibits discrimination in the extension of credit, on the basis of sex or marital status.
State and local laws can also protect individuals from discrimination. For example, gays and lesbians, although not yet included under federal civil rights laws, are protected in many cities by local ordinances outlawing discrimination against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation. Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, and other states have passed such legislation—although some voters have sought to repeal it, with mixed results. Local antidiscrimination laws have been used to deny funding to groups that bar members because of their sexual orientation. This was the case after the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Boys Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640, 120 S.Ct. 2446, 147 L.Ed.2d 554 (2000). The Court held that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), as a private organization, had the constitutional right to bar homosexual troop leaders and members from its ranks. The Boy Scouts hailed this as an important victory, but many corporations and local governments were angered by the decision.
Major corporate sponsors withdrew their support, and school districts and city councils reviewed their relationships with the BSA. The one million Boy Scouts are organized into 19,000 local troops. Many of the troops use public schools or community centers for their meetings. In light of the court decision, a number of cities around the United States either barred the Boy Scouts from using public space or required them to pay, citing antidiscrimination ordinances and policies. In at least 39 cities, the local United Way charitable organizations withdrew funding to the BSA, again citing antidiscrimination policies. The BSA estimated in 2002 that these decisions cut local troop income by 10 to 15 percent, totaling millions of dollars.
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Price, Joyce Howard. 2002. "Scouts Lose United Way Funds Over Gay Ban." Washington Times (March 15).
Richards, David A. J. 1999. Identity and the Case for Gay Rights: Race, Gender, Religion as Analogies. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press.
n. unequal treatment of persons, for a reason which has nothing to do with legal rights or ability. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in employment, availability of housing, rates of pay, right to promotion, educational opportunity, civil rights, and use of facilities based on race, nationality, creed, color, age, sex, or sexual orientation. The rights to protest discrimination or enforce one's rights to equal treatment are provided in various federal and state laws, which allow for private lawsuits with the right to damages. There are also federal and state commissions to investigate and enforce equal rights. (See: civil rights) | <urn:uuid:141e9674-8841-4e1e-b524-160a8717af67> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/discrimination | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.937629 | 1,441 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Chinese classic texts or canonical texts (simplified Chinese: 中国古典典籍; traditional Chinese: 中國古典典籍; pinyin: Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn diǎnjí) refers to the Chinese texts which originated before the imperial unification by the Qin dynasty in 221 BC, particularly the "Four Books and Five Classics" of the Neo-Confucian tradition, themselves a customary abridgment of the "Thirteen Classics". All of these pre-Qin texts were written in classical Chinese. All three canons are collectively known as the classics (t 經, s 经, jīng, lit. "warp").
Chinese classic texts may more broadly refer to texts written either in vernacular Chinese or in the classical Chinese that was current until the fall of the last imperial dynasty, the Qing, in 1912. These can include shi (史, historical works), zi (子, philosophical works belonging to schools of thought other than the Confucian but also including works on agriculture, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, divination, art criticism, and other miscellaneous writings) and ji (集, literary works) as well as jing (Chinese medicine).
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Four Books and Five Classics were the subject of mandatory study by those Confucian scholars who wished to take the imperial exams to become government officials. Any political discussion was full of references to this background, and one could not be one of the literati (or, in some periods, even a military officer) without having memorized them. Generally, children first memorized the Chinese characters of the "Three Character Classic" and the "Hundred Family Surnames" and then went on to memorize the other classics. The literate elite therefore shared a common culture and set of values.
Scholarship on these texts naturally divides itself into two periods, before and after the burning of the books during the fall of the Qin dynasty, when many of the original pre-Qin texts were lost.
Before 221 BC
- The Classics of Confucianism
- The Four Books
- The Great Learning is a chapter from the Classic of Rites (see below).
- The Doctrine of the Mean is another chapter from the Classic of Rites.
- The Analects of Confucius (Lun Yu), a twenty-chapter work of dialogues attributed to Confucius and his disciples; traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius's own circle it is thought to have been set down by later Confucian scholars.
- The Mencius (Mengzi), a book of anecdotes and conversations of Mencius, a disciple of Confucius.
- The Five Classics
- The I Ching (or Book of Changes) is a manual of divination based on the eight trigrams attributed to the mythical figure Fuxi (by at least the time of the early Eastern Zhou these eight trigrams had been multiplied to sixty-four hexagrams). The I Ching is still used by modern adherents of folk religion.
- The Classic of Poetry (Shi Jing) is made up of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs, 74 minor festal songs, traditionally sung at court festivities, 31 major festal songs, sung at more solemn court ceremonies, and 40 hymns and eulogies, sung at sacrifices to gods and ancestral spirits of the royal house. This book is traditionally credited as a compilation from Confucius. A standard version, named Maoshi Zhengyi, was compiled in the mid-7th century under the leadership of Kong Yingda.
- The Three Rites, which are listed among the classics of Confucianism, record social forms and ceremonies of the Western Zhou (thought to be versions compiled by 3rd-century scholars, following the burning of Confucian texts in 213 BC).
- The Classic of Rites (Li Chi) describes social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites.
- The Rites of Zhou was conferred the status of a classic in the 12th century (in place of the lost Classic of Music; see below).
- The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yi Li) describes ancient rites, social forms and court ceremonies.
- The Classic of History or Book of Documents (Shu Jing) is a collection of documents and speeches allegedly from the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou periods, and even earlier. It contains some of the earliest examples of Chinese prose.
- The Spring and Autumn Annals is chronologically the earliest of the annals; comprising about 16,000 characters, it records the events of the State of Lu from 722 BC to 481 BC, with implied condemnation of usurpations, murder, incest, etc.
- The Zuo Zhuan (Commentary of Zuo) is a different report of the same events as the Spring and Autumn Annals with a few significant differences. It covers a longer period than the Spring and Autumn Annals.
- The Commentary of Gongyang, another surviving commentary on the same events (see Spring and Autumn Annals).
- The Commentary of Guliang, another surviving commentary on the same events (see Spring and Autumn Annals).
- The Classic of Music is sometimes referred to as the sixth classic; it was lost by the time of the Han Dynasty.
- Other Confucian classics
- The Four Books
- The Classics of Taoism
- The Classics of Legalism
- The Book of Lord Shang, attributed to Shang Yang.
- Guanzi, attributed to Guan Zhong.
- Hanfeizi, attributed to Han Fei.
- Shenzi, attributed to Shen Buhai; all but one chapter is lost.
- Shenzi, attributed to Shen Dao. It originally consisted of ten volumes and forty-two chapters, of which all but seven chapters have been lost.
- The Canon of Laws, attributed to Li Kui.
- The Classics of Military Science
- The Art of War (孫子兵法), attributed to Sunzi.
- The Thirty-Six Stratagems, recently recovered.
- The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (黃石公三略), attributed to Jiang Ziya.
- The The Methods of the Sima (司馬法) (Sima Fa), attributed to Sima Rangju.
- Wuzi (吳子), attributed to Wu Qi.
- Wei Liaozi (尉繚子), attributed to Wei Liao.
- Six Secret Teachings (六韜), attributed to Jiang Ziya (Taigong)
- Questions and Replies between Tang Taizong and Li Weigong (唐太宗李衛公問對)
- Other classics
- Shizi, attributed to Shi Jiao
- The Discourses of the States (Guoyu), a collection of historical records of numerous states recorded the period from Western Zhou to 453 BC.
- The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shan Hai Jing), a compilation of early geography and myths from various locations.
- Xunzi, attributed to Xun Kuang, an ancient Chinese collection of philosophical writings that makes the distinction between what is born in man and what must be learned through rigorous education.
After 206 BC
- The Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of authoritative histories of China, including the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian and the Book of Han by Ban Gu.
- The Strategies of the Warring States, attributed to Liu Xiang.
- The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, a historical record of the Sixteen Kingdoms, attributed to Cui Hong, is lost.
- The Shiming, is a dictionary compiled by Liu Xi by the end of 2nd century.
- The Dialogues between Li Jing and Tang Taizong, attributed to Li Jing
- The Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government (Zizhi Tongjian), with Sima Guang as its main editor.
- The Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, a historical record of the states of Wu and Yue during the period of Spring and Autumn, attributed to Zhao Ye.
- The Jiaoshi Yilin, a work modelled after the I Ching, composed during the Western Han Dynasty and attributed to Jiao Yanshou.
- The The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art, a mathematics Chinese book composed by several generations scholars of Han Dynasty.
- The Thousand Character Classic, attributed to Zhou Xingsi.
- The Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era, compiled by Gautama Siddha, is a Chinese encyclopedia on astrology and divination.
- The Shitong, written by Liu Zhiji, a work on historiography.
- The Tongdian, written by Du You, a contemporary text focused on the Tang dynasty.
- The Tang Huiyao, compiled by Wang Pu, a text based on the institutional history of the Tang dynasty.
- The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, compiled by Bianji; a recount of Xuanzang's journey.
- The Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, written by Duan Chengshi, records fantastic stories, anecdotes, and exotic customs.
- The Four Great Books of Song, a term referring to the four large compilations during the beginning of Song dynasty.
- The Siku Quanshu, the largest compilation of literature in Chinese history.
- The New Songs from the Jade Terrace, a poetry collection from the Six Dynasties period.
- The Quantangshi, or Collected Tang Poems, compiled during the Qing Dynasty, published AD 1705.
- Endymion Wilkinson. Chinese History: A New Manual. (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center, Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. New Edition; Second, Revised printing March 2013). ISBN 9780674067158 ISBN 0674067150. See esp. pp. 365– 377, Ch. 28, "The Confucian Classics."
- Chinese literature
- Imperial examination
- List of early Chinese texts
- Kaicheng Stone Classics
- Seven Military Classics
- Old Texts
- Thomas Francis Wade
- Herbert Giles
- Lionel Giles
- Frederic H. Balfour
- Chinese Text Project (English Chinese) (Chinese philosophy texts in classical Chinese with English and modern Chinese translations)
- Chinese Classics (James Legge's translations of the Analects of Confucius, the Great Learning, the Doctrine of the Mean, the Works of Mencius and the Tao Te Ching)
- The Canonical Books of Confucianism, David K. Jordan
- Relevant Electronic Resources for Chinese Classical Studies
- Scripta Sinica Big classic texts database by Academia Sinica
- Palace Museum Chinese Text Database
- 中國電子古籍世界 Classics database
- Research Center for Chinese Ancient Texts includes CHANT (CHinese ANcient Texts) Database
- Chinese classic text online
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Engineer wearing a white helmet while standing in a heavy industrial factory.
Critical infrastructure is increasingly targeted by cyber criminals – and while those responsible for running industrial networks know that securing operational technology (OT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is vital, they’re struggling, resulting in networks being left vulnerable to attacks.
According to analysis by cybersecurity company Barracuda, 94% of industrial organisations have experienced a “security incident” during the last 12 months.
The attacks are impacting industrial operations – according to the research, 43% of those hit with a cyber attack had their operations affected for two days, while a further 19% said the impact lasted for three or more days. On average, it took organisations 1.84 days to resolve issues and get operations back to normal.
Almost half of those hit by cyber attacks reported feeling a moderate impact, with a large number of devices or several locations impacted. 11% of those hit said the attacks had “significant” impact, resulting in complete shutdown of all devices at all locations, while 36% said the breach resulted in minimal impact, with just a few devices affected: 5% said no impact was felt at all.
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Blogger assignment: to check out the Fall Festival of the Master Peace Farm in Riverdale, Maryland, a garden established by U-Maryland’s Cooperative Extension Service as part of their food stamp nutrition education program. In charge is Vinnie Bevivino, a graduate in the environmental and soil sciences, whose goal for the garden is to "grow relationships".
MASTER PEACE or MASTERPIECE?
The main garden, produce from which is sold at the local farmer’s market, is tended by U.Md. hort students, who also mentor kids at the adjoining middle school in veg-growing. Local Master Gardeners volunteer in the garden and recently designed and installed a decorative garden of native and medicinal plants at the garden’s entrance. They also conduct part of their training there in the garden.
Next up, the 22 community garden plots that are assigned to neighbors for the grand sum of $10 per year, which is returned if the gardener sticks with it for the whole season, so it’s actually free. Also free are the tools, water and vegetable starts, which are grown in the U.Md. ag program and delivered to the garden at just the right time, with all those volunteers teaching gardeners exactly how to grow them.
There’s also a huge cistern, which they’ll be hooking up to a pressurizer so the water can be used supply a drip irrigation system for garden. There’s a new tunnel or high hoop building, so the growing can go on all winter, and fruit trees are on their way.
With all the town-gown integration going on in this garden, the ag department dean spoke up at the Fall Festival crowd to offer even more help from the faculty and students in surrounding towns – with not just gardens but also green roofs and other water-protecting improvements.
COMMUNITY GARDENERS TESTIFY
Recent retiree Carol Roberts had never had a sunny space and had never gardened before in her life til Vinnie cajoled her into giving it a try. In this gang-ridden neighborhood she calls "not the greatest," Carol feared her food would be stolen, but it hasn’t happened. She comes to the garden every day and declares not just that "It’s my life" but that her arthritis has improved because of it. Not to pile it on too much, I have to add that she credits the garden with now having waaay more friends in the neighborhood.
Carol was just one of the many community gardeners praising the Master Peace Farm to the assembled crowd that day. Another declared "I save plenty money!" and "Everything
I plant, it grow" and my favorite: "I don’t use no pesticide, no herbicide, no
kind of ‘cide." Another talked of her "big passion for
gardening," which she was nurturing by enrolling in the local Master Gardener program. Her 5-year-old son gardens alongside her and has learned a lot about food and nature. All the gardeners nodded when the last speaker said she’d lived in the
neighborhood for over 20 years and only now is "growing friendships" with neighbors
because of the garden. There’s that "growing relationships" thing that Vinnie talks about.
(Speaking of Vinnie, here he is, looking nothing like the character out of the "Sopranos" that his name would conjure up.)
Even the most cynical of bloggers would be bowled over by this project, in only its second year but already having a major impact on the community. Makes me wonder, is it unusual or does the university near you have something like this? I sure hope so.Posted by Susan Harris on October 28, 2008 at 5:13 am, in the category Real Gardens. | <urn:uuid:8258964a-d326-46b4-a49f-0574d22ef246> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://gardenrant.com/2008/10/one-awesome-far.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283689.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00349-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96902 | 808 | 1.726563 | 2 |
We older adults, including parents and Church leaders and professors and friends, often admonish you to plan for the future. We encourage you to pursue education and vocational training as preparation for life in the years ahead. We urge you to lay a foundation for marriage and family and to act on those plans. We caution you to think of possible consequences down the road when making decisions about what you do today (for example, what you put on the Internet). We counsel you to think about how you will measure success in your life and then to establish the patterns and practices that will lead to that success.
All of this expresses a wise and prudent course in life, and in what I say tonight, I do not minimize in any way the importance of thinking and planning ahead. Thoughtful planning and preparation are key to a rewarding future, but we do not live in the future—we live in the present. It is day by day that we work out our plans for the future; it is day by day that we achieve our goals. It is one day at a time that we raise and nurture our families. It is one day at a time that we overcome imperfections. We endure in faith to the end one day at a time. It is the accumulation of many days well-lived that adds up to a full life and a saintly person. And so I would like to talk to you about living well day by day.
Look to God for What Is Needed Each Day
In Luke it is recorded that one of His disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1). Jesus then gave a pattern for prayer that has become known as the Lord’s Prayer. The same is recorded in Matthew as part of the Sermon on the Mount (see Matthew 6:9–13).
Included in the Lord’s Prayer is the petition “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11) or “Give us day by day our daily bread” (Luke 11:3). I believe that we would all readily acknowledge that we have needs each day that we want our Heavenly Father’s help in dealing with. For some, on some days, it is quite literally bread—that is, the food needed to sustain life that day. It could also be spiritual and physical strength to deal with one more day of chronic illness or a painfully slow rehabilitation. In other cases it may be less tangible needs, such as things related to one’s obligations or activities in that day—teaching a lesson or taking a test, for example.
Jesus is teaching us, His disciples, that we should look to God each day for the bread—the help and sustenance—we require in that particular day. This is consistent with the counsel to “pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul” (2 Nephi 32:9).
The Lord’s invitation to seek our daily bread at our Heavenly Father’s hand speaks of a loving God, aware of even the small, daily needs of His children and anxious to assist them, one by one. He is saying that we can ask in faith of that Being “that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given” (James 1:5). That is, of course, tremendously reassuring, but there is something at work here that is more significant than just help in getting by day to day. As we seek and receive divine bread daily, our faith and trust in God and His Son grow.
Looking to God Daily for Our Needs Nurtures Faith
You will remember the great exodus of the tribes of Israel from Egypt and the 40 years in the wilderness before entering their promised land. This massive host of well over a million people had to be fed. Certainly that number in one location could not long subsist on hunting game, and their seminomadic lifestyle at the time was not conducive to raising crops or livestock in any sufficient quantity. Jehovah solved the challenge by miraculously providing their daily bread from heaven—manna. This small edible substance which appeared on the ground each morning was something quite new and unknown. The name manna, in fact, was derived from words meaning “What is it?” Through Moses, the Lord instructed the people to gather enough each day for that day, except on the day before the Sabbath, when they were to gather enough for two days.
At the beginning, despite Moses’s specific instructions, some tried to gather more than enough for one day and store the balance:
“And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
“Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank” (Exodus 16:19–20).
As promised, however, when they gathered twice the normal daily quantity of manna on the sixth day, it did not spoil:
“And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
“And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
“Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none” (Exodus 16:24–26).
Again, however, some could not believe without seeing, and they went looking to gather manna on the Sabbath.
“And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
“See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day” (Exodus 16:28–29).
It seems that even in ancient times, as today, there were some people who couldn’t resist shopping on the Sabbath.
By providing a daily sustenance, one day at a time, Jehovah was trying to teach faith to a nation that over a period of some 400 years had lost much of the faith of their fathers. He was teaching them to trust Him, to “look unto [Him] in every thought; doubt not, fear not” (D&C 6:36). He was providing enough for one day at a time. Except for the sixth day, they could not store manna for use in any succeeding day or days. In essence, the children of Israel had to walk with Him today and trust that He would grant a sufficient amount of food for the next day on the next day, and so on. In that way He could never be too far from their minds and hearts.
We should note, by the way, that 40 years of manna was not meant to become a dole. Once the tribes of Israel were in a position to provide for themselves, they were required to do so. After they had crossed the Jordan River and were prepared to begin their conquest of Canaan, beginning at Jericho, the scripture records that “they did eat of the old corn of the land [that is, the previous year’s harvest] on the morrow after the passover. …
“And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year” (Joshua 5:11–12).
Likewise, as we plead with God for our daily bread—for help in the moment that we cannot ourselves provide—we must still be active in doing and providing that which is within our power.
Trust in the Lord—Solutions May Come over Time
Some time before I was called as a General Authority, I faced a personal economic challenge that persisted for several years. It did not come about as a consequence of anyone’s wrongdoing or ill will; it was just one of those things that sometimes come into our lives. It ebbed and flowed in seriousness and urgency, but it never went away completely. At times this challenge threatened the welfare of my family and me, and I thought we might be facing financial ruin. I prayed for some miraculous intervention to deliver us. Although I offered that prayer many times with great sincerity and earnest desire, the answer in the end was “No.” Finally I learned to pray as the Savior did: “Nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42). I sought the Lord’s help with each tiny step along the way to a final resolution.
There were times when I had exhausted all my resources, when I had nowhere or no one to turn to at that moment, when there was simply no other human being I could call on to help meet the exigency before me. With no other recourse, more than once I fell down before my Heavenly Father begging in tears for His help. And He did help. Sometimes it was nothing more than a sense of peace, a feeling of assurance that things would work out. I might not see how or what the path would be, but He gave me to know that, directly or indirectly, He would open a way. Circumstances might change, a new and helpful idea might come to mind, some unanticipated income or other resource might appear at just the right time. Somehow there was a resolution.
Though I suffered then, as I look back now, I am grateful that there was not a quick solution to my problem. The fact that I was forced to turn to God for help almost daily over an extended period of years taught me truly how to pray and get answers to prayer and taught me in a very practical way to have faith in God. I came to know my Savior and my Heavenly Father in a way and to a degree that might not have happened otherwise or that might have taken me much longer to achieve. I learned that daily bread is a precious commodity. I learned that manna today can be as real as the physical manna of biblical history. I learned to trust in the Lord with all my heart. I learned to walk with Him day by day.
Work through Large Problems in Small, Daily Bites
Asking God for our daily bread, rather than our weekly, monthly, or yearly bread, is also a way to focus us on the smaller, more manageable bits of a problem. To deal with something very big, we may need to work at it in small, daily bites. Sometimes all we can handle is one day (or even just part of one day) at a time. Let me give you a nonscriptural example.
A book I read recently, titled Lone Survivor, recounts the tragic story of a four-man team of U.S. Navy SEALs on a covert mission in a remote sector of Afghanistan five and one-half years ago. When they were inadvertently discovered by shepherds—two men and a boy—these specially trained Navy servicemen had a choice either to kill the two or let them go, knowing that if they let them live they would disclose the team’s location and they would be attacked immediately by al Qaeda and Taliban forces. Nevertheless, they let the innocent shepherds go, and in the firefight that followed, only the author, Marcus Luttrell, survived against well over 100 attackers.
In his book, Luttrell recounts the extreme training and endurance required for one to qualify as a SEAL in the U.S. Navy. In Luttrell’s training group, for example, of the 164 men who began, only 32 managed to complete the course. They endured weeks of near-constant physical exertion, in and out of cold ocean water, swimming, paddling and carrying inflatable boats, running in sand, doing hundreds of push-ups a day, carrying logs through obstacle courses, and so forth. They were in a near-perpetual state of exhaustion.
I was impressed by something a senior officer said to the group as they began the final and most demanding phase of their training.
“First of all,” he said, “I do not want you to give in to the pressure of the moment. Whenever you’re hurting bad, just hang in there. Finish the day. Then, if you’re still feeling bad, think about it long and hard before you decide to quit. Second, take it one day at a time. One [phase] at a time.
“Don’t let your thoughts run away with you, don’t start planning to bail out because you’re worried about the future and how much you can take. Don’t look ahead to the pain. Just get through the day, and there’s a wonderful career ahead of you.” 1
Generally it is good to try to anticipate what is coming and prepare to deal with it. At times, however, this captain’s counsel is wise: “Take it one day at a time. … Don’t look ahead to the pain. Just get through the day.” To worry about what is or may be coming can be debilitating. It can paralyze us and make us quit.
In the 1950s my mother survived radical cancer surgery, but difficult as that was, the surgery was followed with dozens of painful radiation treatments in what would now be considered rather primitive medical conditions. She recalls that her mother taught her something during that time that has helped her ever since: “I was so sick and weak, and I said to her one day, ‘Oh, Mother, I can’t stand having 16 more of those treatments.’ She said, ‘Can you go today?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Well, honey, that’s all you have to do today.’ It has helped me many times when I remember to take one day or one thing at a time.”
The Spirit can guide us when to look ahead and when we should just deal with this one day, with this one moment. If we ask, the Lord will let us know through the Holy Ghost when it may be appropriate for us to apply in our lives the commandment He gave His ancient Apostles: “Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient is the day unto the evil thereof” (3 Nephi 13:34; see also Matthew 6:34).
God’s “Daily Bread” Is Needed in Reaching Our Potential
I have suggested that asking for and receiving daily bread at God’s hand plays a vital part in learning to trust God and in enduring life’s challenges. We also need a daily portion of divine bread to become what we must become. To repent, improve, and eventually reach “the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13), as Paul expressed it, is a step-by-step process. Incorporating new and wholesome habits into our character or overcoming bad habits or addictions most often means an effort today followed by another tomorrow, and then another, perhaps for many days, even months and years, until victory is achieved. But we can do it because we can appeal to God for our daily bread, for the help we need each day.
This is the season of New Year’s resolutions, and I would like to quote to you the words of President N. Eldon Tanner, formerly a counselor in the First Presidency: “As we reflect on the value of resolving to do better, let us determine to discipline ourselves to carefully select the resolutions we make, to consider the purpose for making them, and finally, to make commitments for keeping them and not letting any obstacle stop us. Let us remind ourselves at the beginning of each day that we can keep a resolution just for that day. As we do this it gets easier and easier until it becomes a habit.” 2
A little over a year ago, Elder David A. Bednar spoke about consistency in simple daily practices such as family prayer, scripture study, and home evenings as being crucial in building successful families. Consistent effort in seemingly small, daily steps is a key principle in achieving any great work, including progress in the pathway of discipleship. As an object lesson, Elder Bednar compared daily acts to individual brushstrokes in a painting that together, over time, produce a work of art. He said:
“In my office is a beautiful painting of a wheat field. The painting is a vast collection of individual brushstrokes—none of which in isolation is very interesting or impressive. In fact, if you stand close to the canvas, all you can see is a mass of seemingly unrelated and unattractive streaks of yellow and gold and brown paint. However, as you gradually move away from the canvas, all of the individual brushstrokes combine together and produce a magnificent landscape of a wheat field. …
“… Just as the yellow and gold and brown strokes of paint complement each other and produce an impressive masterpiece, so our consistency in doing seemingly small things can lead to significant spiritual results. ‘Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great’ (D&C 64:33).” 3
President Ezra Taft Benson, speaking of repentance, gave this counsel:
“We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more [Christlike], that we do not become discouraged and lose hope. Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible. The scriptures record remarkable accounts of men whose lives changed dramatically, in an instant, as it were: Alma the Younger, Paul on the road to Damascus, Enos praying far into the night, King Lamoni. Such astonishing examples of the power to change even those steeped in sin give confidence that the Atonement can reach even those deepest in despair.
“But we must be cautious as we discuss these remarkable examples. Though they are real and powerful, they are the exception more than the rule. For every Paul, for every Enos, and for every King Lamoni, there are hundreds and thousands of people who find the process of repentance much more subtle, much more imperceptible. Day by day they move closer to the Lord, little realizing they are building a godlike life. They live quiet lives of goodness, service, and commitment. …
“We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away that anchor. In this way he can bring discouragement and surrender. But we must not lose hope. The Lord is pleased with every effort, even the tiny, daily ones in which we strive to be more like Him.” 4
Seek the Lord’s Help in Serving Others
Remember that we should not only be looking inward when we seek a daily measure of divine bread. If we are to become more like the Master, He who came “not to be ministered unto, but to minister” (Mark 10:45), we will seek His help in being of service to our fellowman day by day.
President Thomas S. Monson lives this principle better than anyone I know. There is ever present in his heart a prayer that God will reveal needs and means for him to assist those around him in any given day or moment of the day. One example from his time as a bishop illustrates the fact that sometimes even a little effort may, with the workings of the Spirit, yield remarkable fruit. I quote from Heidi Swinton’s biography of President Monson, To the Rescue:
“One to whom [President Monson] reached out was Harold Gallacher. His wife and children were active in the Church, but not Harold. His daughter Sharon had asked Bishop Monson if he would ‘do something’ to bring her father back into activity. As a bishop, he felt prompted one day to call on Harold. It was a hot summer’s day when he knocked on Harold’s screen door. The bishop could see Harold sitting in his chair, smoking a cigarette and reading the newspaper. ‘Who is it?’ Harold asked sullenly, without looking up.
“‘Your bishop,’ Tom replied. ‘I’ve come to get acquainted and to urge your attendance with your family at our meetings.’
“‘No, I’m too busy,’ came the disdainful response. He never looked up. Tom thanked him for listening and departed the doorstep. The family moved without Harold ever attending services.
“Years later, a Brother Gallacher phoned the office of Elder Thomas S. Monson and asked to make an appointment to see him.
“‘Ask him if his name is Harold G. Gallacher,’ Elder Monson told his secretary, ‘and if he lived at 55 Vissing Place and had a daughter named Sharon.’ When the secretary did, Harold was startled that Elder Monson remembered such details. When the two met some time later, they embraced. Harold said, ‘I’ve come to apologize for not getting out of my chair and letting you in the door that summer day long years ago.’ Elder Monson asked him if he were active in the Church. With a wry smile, Harold replied: ‘I’m now second counselor in my ward bishopric. Your invitation to come out to church, and my negative response, so haunted me that I determined to do something about it.’” 5
Daily Choices Have Eternal Consequences
Thinking of our daily bread keeps us aware of the details of our lives, of the significance of the small things that occupy our days. Experience teaches that in a marriage, for example, a steady stream of simple kindnesses, help, and attention do much more to keep love alive and nurture the relationship than an occasional grand or expensive gesture. That is not to say, brethren—you who are married—that your wife wouldn’t appreciate something new and really nice to wear or occasionally some other gift that expresses, with an exclamation point, how you feel about her (within the parameters, of course, of your miserable budget). It’s just that a constant, daily expression of affection, in both words and actions, is far more meaningful in the long run.
Likewise, in daily choices we may prevent certain insidious influences from entering our lives and becoming part of what we are. In an informal discussion that Elder Neal A. Maxwell and I had some years ago with a priesthood leader in a stake conference setting, we observed that one can avoid most pornography and pornographic images just by making good choices. For the most part it is simply a matter of self-discipline not to go where pornography is likely to be found—physically or in cyberspace. We acknowledged, nevertheless, that because it is so tragically pervasive, pornography could assault a person minding his own business quite by surprise. “Yes,” observed Elder Maxwell, “but he can immediately reject it. He does not have to invite it to come in and offer it a chair to sit down.” So with other influences and habits—slovenly appearance, carelessness in conduct, abusive and profane language, unkind criticism, procrastination, and so on—our attention each day to avoiding the very beginnings of such things can protect us from awakening some future day to the realization that because of inattentiveness, some evil or weakness has taken root in our soul.
In reality, there aren’t very many things in a day that are totally without significance. Even the mundane and repetitious can be tiny but significant building blocks that in time establish the discipline and character and order needed to realize our plans and dreams. Therefore, as you ask in prayer for your daily bread, consider thoughtfully your needs—both what you may lack and what you must protect against. As you retire to bed, think about the successes and failures of the day and what will make the next day a little better. And thank your Heavenly Father for the manna He has placed along your path that sustained you through the day. Your reflections will increase your faith in Him as you see His hand helping you to endure some things and to change others. You will be able to rejoice in one more day, one more step toward eternal life.
Jesus Christ Is the Bread of Life
Above all, remember that we have Him of whom manna was a type and symbol, the very Bread of Life, the Redeemer.
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. …
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
“I am that bread of life.
“Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
“This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” (John 6:35, 47–51).
I bear you my witness of the living reality of the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ, and of the infinite power and reach of His Atonement. Ultimately, it is His Atonement, His grace, that is our daily bread. We should seek Him daily, to do His will each day, to become one with Him as He is one with the Father (see John 17:20–23). I bless you that as you seek it from Him, your Heavenly Father will grant you your daily bread, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
© 2011 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. English approval: 10/10. Translation approval: 10/10. Translation of Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread. Language. PD50028437 xxx
Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 (2007), 124.
N. Eldon Tanner, “Just for Today,” New Era, Jan. 1975, 5.
David A. Bednar, in Conference Report, Oct. 2009, 18; or Ensign, Nov. 2009, 19–20.
Ezra Taft Benson, “A Mighty Change of Heart,” Ensign, Oct. 1989, 5.
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Throwing in my two scene
First determining the level of technology so far as scuttling weapons. Cannons have already been mentioned but they aren't the only high seas style of making a crews day miserable. Before the invention of the cannon, highly flammable materials were used and launched by lariat catapult from ship to ship. I was highly effective. The substance know as Greek Fire would burn on the surface of water for hours and was down right impossible to remove from the surface of the ships. As the only difference, crews on the opposing ships would use a heavy parafin wax to slow the fire and make it more manageable. This wasn't the only weapon. Windless Scudda crosbows were used to poke holes in certain areas of the ship to reduce its maneuverability. The shafts of the bolts where even fluted to assure the ship took on water. The extra weight down that end of the ship causing it to list. The whole tactic was to slow the opposing ship down for the coup de tas, THE RAM.
Later developments of cannons didn't even end the use of these practices. Now, inflammatory shot was propelled over a greater distance by mortars. Even more interesting was a device used by blue beard. A cannon shot an anchor attached to a chain into the side of the hull. A trebuchet would then launch a heavy weight over the other side causing the ship to list heavily. The idea was to make maneuverability impossible and at the rick of capsizing. Chain shot was another adaptation used to destroy rigging and mast on the opposing ship. A weighted chain was shot like a bolas, decimating ropes, rigs and anyone in the way.
If you're looking for a good mechanic, look only to the 7th Sea adaptation of ship to ship. Rogue trader has some good ones too. It's basically like this. every section of the crew represents an important function of the ship. Speed maneuverability, fire power, hull capacity, the crews backbone, the leadership and their knowledge of tactics. Each are vulnerable to specific attack and each has a specific response.
In my fantasy gem there are several fazes.
Tactics and Leadership: The commanders ability to get the crew moving functionally and identifying the kinds of incoming attacks. This also includes Moral Resolve if the crew is losing moral.
The Magic roll off: Every ship is armed with three kinds of mages, Communications mage/Assault mage/Meta Mage (defense Mage). They all roll off and the dice determine who is capable of doing what (usually by contest.) Obviously the Assault mage is trying to hit the opposing ship with a spell, the Meta Mage is trying to prevent that and the communications mage is constantly trying to feed the captain with intelligence on the other ships maneuver. Any one F*cks this up? And an attack gets through.
Maneuver Faze: The ships movement comes after all this believe it or not. This is to represent attempting to maneuver a better opportunity and is largely based off of the Leadership faze.
Ordinance faze: What ever the appropriate Cannon, Mortar, Ballista, Scudda, Trebuchet, Lariat, etc. This will also include mand fire power like guns, longbows and cross bows even spears.
If the two ships have maneuvered close enough together
Boarding Faze!: Siege devices are linked between ships including more daring feats such as swinging in. You don't roll for every person of course. You roll the tactics of the boarding commander (either the captain or a crony). Of course for this section you may want to determine the difficulty modifier of boarding the ship plus the weapons being used for the boarding procedures as well as the time spent in combat (given fatigue and moral over a certain period of time). The cutlass for instance was designed for ship boarding, the awl headed polearm became a great weapon of defending against boarding parties. These are just things to consider.
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Are you interested in learning Korean, but don’t know where to start? Fear not because we have compiled a list of 10 easy ways for you to get started!
Even if you are a complete beginner, with these tips you will be on your way to speaking the language like a pro. So, what are you waiting for? Start learning Korean today.
Why learn Korean?
With 75 million speakers and a beautiful language, it’s really useful to know how to speak the locals’ dialect.
Korean has a relatively simple grammar structure and a small alphabet. It is also considered one of the most logical languages, making it easy to pick up. And once you start learning, you’ll be surprised at how quickly you progress.
So now that we’ve convinced you to start learning Korean, let’s take a look at the easiest ways to do it.
Learn Korean Hangul
Korean learners should start out by learning how to read and write Hangul. It’s an easy way for those who want a challenge because it is different from the Latin alphabet we are all familiar with.
The first step towards mastering this new system of writing? Learn what each symbol means, so you can get started practicing your reading skills right away – there are plenty more opportunities ahead that will help take off pounds (or kilos) once they’ve been learned well enough.
Start with the basics and then move on to more difficult concepts.
Learning Korean is easy with Hangul. Hangul makes it faster and more convenient than Romanized Korea, so get rid of your old habit for good!
Some people recommend starting with Hangul because it is simple and straightforward. However, there are also those who argue that it’s better to wait until you’ve learned some basic phrases before starting to learn the alphabet.
To Get Fluent FASTER, Use Konglish to Smash Your Language Plateau!
Why not try out some Konglish expressions? It’s an easy way to reach fluency faster by mixing English with Korean!
You can learn words from English that end up in your native language, often through everyday speech.
For beginners, this will be helpful because they already know these words, and it makes the learning process easier on you as well since most people speak both languages anyway, so why not take advantage of what is available?
Concentrate on Korean words with a high frequency.
The 20% of your vocabulary makes up 80%. That’s why it is so important to focus on high-frequency words in order for your language learner! The Pareto principle will help guide what content we should study together because this law states that focusing only one type or category results in poor comprehension due to lack of diversity.
Learning just a few essential phrases will allow you to converse with native speakers, instead of feeling like an outsider who doesn’t understand what they are saying.
A lot of people feel overwhelmed when trying learning languages because there is so much information out in the world, and it can be hard figuring how exactly everything fits together into sentences or thoughts that make sense! But if we know some common words—even ones which might seem uncommon at first glance—then our chances for communicating effectively increases significantly.
Korean dramas and podcasts are a great way to learn the language. The most useful high-frequency phrases can be found in Korean programs, so it’s worth checking them out.
You could also listen Kpop songs for an even more immersive experience with speaking ability that will have you sounding like your favorite locals within minutes (not necessarily good ones).
Create a Korean Language Learning Schedule
The first step in learning a new language is to create an effective schedule. You should make sure that you have deadlines, like trips or exams for your target date and time range when those are coming up, so it will motivate yourself over the long run! A good goal would be 20 minutes of study every day with smaller chunks taken from other activities such as podcasts/reading etc., but this depends on what level beginner person one becomes at least a little bit more flexible.
Start with Basic Phrases
Once you have a schedule and SRS set up, it’s time to start learning some basic phrases. These are the building blocks of the language, and they will be essential in your journey to becoming fluent.
Some essential Korean phrases are:
– 안녕하세요 (Annyeonghaseyo) – “Hello”
– 저는 _______ 입니다 (jeoneun ______ imnida) – “My name is ______”
– 만나서 반갑습니다 (mannaseo bangapseumnida) – “Nice to meet you”
– 어떻게 지내세요? (eotteoke jinaeseyo?) – “How are you?”
– 잘 지내요 (jal jinaeyo) – “I’m doing well”
– 안녕히 가세요 (annyeonghi gaseyo) – “Goodbye”
– 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) – “Thank you”
– 죄송합니다 (joesonghamnida) – “I’m sorry”
Learning Korean will be a breeze if you start with these high-frequency words!
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
One of the biggest barriers for language learners is the fear of making mistakes. We often think that we have to be perfect in order to speak a new language, but this couldn’t be further from the truth.
These phrases will come in handy in many different situations, so make sure to learn them early on.
Learn Korean on Your Own Time
Learning a new language can be expensive and time-consuming, which is why many people are looking for cheaper alternatives.
However, it’s also possible to learn languages without spending too much money. A good way of doing this would involve downloading an app like Duolingo or Babbel (or other similar software) onto your phone.
Both of these apps are free to download and use, and they’re great for learning new words and phrases. You can also find many other useful resources online that can help you with your language-learning journey.
Benefits of learning Korean
There are many reasons to learn Korean. For one, it can be a useful language for business and travel.
Korea is a major economic power, and many businesses are looking for employees who can communicate in Korean.
In addition, as a rapidly developing country, Korea is an increasingly popular tourist destination.
However, even if you don’t have any immediate plans to visit or do business in Korea, learning the language can still be beneficial.
Korean uses a different alphabet than English, it can help to broaden your horizons and improve your skills in other areas, such as critical thinking and problem-solving.
Ultimately, whether you’re looking to boost your resume or simply expand your horizons, learning Korean can be a rewarding experience.
Tips for learning Korean effectively
When beginning to learn Korean, it is important to set achievable goals for yourself. Decide how much time you are willing to devote to studying and make a commitment to stick to it. Trying to cram too much information in a short amount of time is often ineffective and can lead to frustration.
Find a method that works for you. Everyone learns differently, so it is important to find a method of study that suits your individual needs. Some people prefer colorful flashcards, while others prefer listening to audio recordings.
There is no right or wrong way to learn, so experiment until you find a method that works for you.
Learning Korean can be challenging, but it is often easier with the help of friends or family members who are also learning the language. Having someone to practice with will not only help you retain information better, but it can also be fun.
Practice, practice, practice
Listen to Korean Music
One of the best ways to immerse yourself in a language is to listen to music in that language. Not only will you be exposed to the language, but you’ll also get a feel for the culture.
Korean pop music, or K-pop, is a great place to start. There are many popular K-pop songs that are easy to understand, even if you don’t know much Korean. And once you start understanding the lyrics, you’ll be able to sing along with your favorite songs.
Watch Korean Movies and TV Shows
Another great way to immerse yourself in the language is to watch Korean movies and TV shows. This will expose you to different accents and dialects, as well as different topics of conversation.
If you’re a beginner, we recommend starting with subtitled content. This way, you can follow along with the dialogue and get a better understanding of what’s being said.
As you become more comfortable with the language, you can try watching Korean movies and TV shows without subtitles. This will be a challenge, but it will force you to think in Korean and strengthen your listening skills.
Talk to Native Speakers
One of the best ways to learn a language is to talk to native speakers. This allows you to practice your speaking skills and get feedback on your pronunciation. It will also help you pick up on colloquialisms and slang words that you wouldn’t be able to learn from a textbook.
If you don’t know any Korean speakers, you can find them online. There are many language exchange websites and forums where you can connect with native speakers.
Resources for learning more about the language
Anyone looking to learn more about the language can find a wealth of resources online and in libraries.
For beginners, there are a number of online dictionaries that can be used to look up words and phrases, as well as to find example sentences.
There are online forums where learners can ask questions and get help from more experienced speakers.
For those who want to go beyond the basics, there are also a number of books available on the grammar and history of the language. With so many resources available, there is no excuse not to start learning today.
Closing thoughts on learning Korean
Learning Korean can be a fun and rewarding experience.
By following the tips in this article, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a proficient speaker of the language.
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This page contains information about opportunities, activities, and events for youth. Look for information under the following sections: General, Summer Camps, Education, and Sports.
attached flier. (posted 1-26-2010)
Dayton Department of Recreation and Youth Services: They have a lot of programs for youths and people of all ages. Check out their web page at http://www.daytonrecreationandyou.com/. (posted 5/7/09)
Positive Parenting Program
Time: 10:00 am & 3:30 pm
Location: Healthy Lifestyle Center-HLC, One Elizabeth Place AND Dr. Charles R. Drew Health Center, 1323 W. Third Street (Dayton)
Details: Free parenting classes offered by the Public Health Department – Dayton & Montgomery County. Classes are open to the public and referrals by public agencies.
General Information: For class schedule or more information call 937-496-7915 or visit our website at www.phdmc.org. (posted 6/1/09)
Aiming High – Youth Leadership Program
Dates: every Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Location: 1 Elizabeth Place, 4 West Pavilion, Suite 400 (Dayton)
Presented by: Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (UMADAOP)
Details: Aiming High is a youth leadership program, for youth ages 12-16, which encourages and empowers youth in maintaining a drug-free lifestyle through peer support. Applications are available for pick up at 1 Elizabeth Place, 4th Floor.
Contacts: Mr. Gregory Osborne, 937-276-2176, ext. 14 (posted 6/1/09)
Adolescent Wellness Center is accepting new patients
Location: 141 W. Third Street (Dayton)
Services offered: Primary care serving teens in Montgomery County. We provide physicals for work and sports, sick care, STD testing and gynecological care. We accept most insurance and have a sliding fee for patients who are uninsured. AWC staff can provide further information, brochures, or business cards to hand out.
Telephone: 937-222-9355 (posted 6/1/09)
Teen Leadership Summit – Montgomery County Youth Collaborative
Date: Friday, September 18, 2009
Location: Dayton Convention Center (Dayton)
Details: Free one-day conference for Montgomery County high school students (grades 9-12). Interactive workshops, lunch, door prizes.
Contact: email: email@example.com
Young Scholars Program: Sinclair Community College offers a special program for students in grades 8 - 12 whose parents did not attend college. This program helps them become academically and socially prepared to enter college.The Young Scholars Program is a unique five-year experience designed to provide first generation students residing in Montgomery County an opportunity to become academically and socially prepared to enter college. The program offers 10, four-hour Saturday sessions during the fall, winter, and spring. These sessions coincide with the educational theme for each grade level. In addition, computer literacy is offered to every grade level. The educational themes are as follows:
For more information, please contact Kates Brommeland, YSP Coordinator, (937) 512-3730 or (937) 512-5187, or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org. There is also more information on their web site: http://www.sinclair.edu/precollege/ysp/ .
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It’s highly unusual for the U.S. Attorney General to step into state matters, but that’s exactly what Eric Holder has done, telling his counterparts at the state level they don’t have to defend certain laws they feel are discriminatory — specifically, laws against gay marriage, the New York Times reported Monday.
“Mr. Holder was careful not to encourage his state counterparts to disavow their own laws, but said that officials who have carefully studied bans on gay marriage could refuse to defend them,” the Times added.
So far, six attorneys general have refused to defend state laws banning gay marriage. All six are Democrats, and have sparked criticism from Republicans who say they have a duty to uphold the law.
But Holder sees it differently and says an attorney general should scrutinize a law before deciding whether or not to defend it.
“Engaging in that process and making that determination is something that’s appropriate for an attorney general to do,” he said.
“If I were attorney general in Kansas in 1953, I would not have defended a Kansas statute that put in place separate-but-equal facilities,” he added.
According to Holder, the gay rights movement and battles over gay marriage are an extension of the civil rights battles of the 1960s.
A number of people found Holder’s declaration disturbing, Twitchy said.
The Washington Examiner’s Byron York, for example, tweeted: “NYT wrote Holder ‘careful not to encourage his state counterparts to disavow their own laws.’ But that’s what he did.”
Another person wondered what would happen if a conservative attorney general decided not to enforce a law enshrining gay marriage, speculating that Holder would be the first to denounce that attorney general.
John W. Suthers, a Republican serving as Colorado’s attorney general says he personally opposes “a number” of the state’s laws, but enforces them anyway, even though some are contrary to his religious beliefs.
“But as my state’s attorney general, I have defended them all — and will continue to,” he said.
“We are the ultimate defenders of our state constitutions,” added Wisconsin Attorney General J. B. Van Hollen, another Republican.
Van Hollen also suggested Holder keep his nose out of state affairs.
“It really isn’t his job to give us advice on defending our constitutions any more than it’s our role to give him advice on how to do his job,” he said.
“If there’s one clear-cut job I have, it’s to defend my Constitution,” he added. “There is no one else in position to defend the State Constitution if it comes under attack.”
Holder is set to address the National Association of Attorneys General on Tuesday, a group headed by by Van Hollen.
- Articles of impeachment introduced against Attorney General Eric Holder
- Barack Obama summarized: ‘I am the law’
- Eric Holder: Time to ask ‘hard questions’ about Constitutional rights
- Eric Holder: Black Panther voter intimidation case “made-up controversy”
- Court decision renews focus on Black Panther voter intimidation
- Eric Holder: Focus on Black Panther voter intimidation case demeans ‘my people’
- Open letter, petition demands Eric Holder arrest New Black Panther Party leaders
- Pelosi: Contempt vote plot to stop Eric Holder from fighting voter suppression
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(Jonathan Wentz riding NTEC Richter Scale, owned by Kai Handt.)
DALLAS (SMU) – Born with cerebral palsy, Jonathan Wentz began riding horses for therapy at the tender age of two. He credits the sport he loves for the ability to overcome the balance, coordination, flexibility and strength problems that accompany cerebral palsy – and allowing him to defeat doctors’ predictions that he would never walk.
“On a horse, you’re doing the same motions as walking – but without the weight,” Wentz said. “Your body learns the mechanics without having to achieve the muscle mass.”
Now, the 21-year-old SMU senior from Richardson will compete on the United States Para-Equestrian team at the 2012 Paralympics in London Aug. 30-Sept. 4. One of four equestrians on the U.S. team, he will compete for individual and team medals in para dressage.
Wentz has a straightforward definition of dressage: “It’s like ballet for horses,” he explains. It takes a very special kind of horse to compete successfully, and his four-legged partner, NTEC Richter Scale, is making the trip to London with him.
The Paralympic Games are a multi-sport event for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee. The equestrian events are judged on the ability of horse and rider to display athletic prowess and elegance.
Wentz is a determined athlete who set his sites on the 2012 Paralympics when he was only 13. As he explained in a video produced by the United States Para-Equestrian Association, “The reason I ride horses is nobody can really tell I have a disability until the judge looks at my dispensation certificate…it’s a very broad and level playing field.”
Now that he’s on his way to the Paralympics, Wentz says he’s probably most excited about getting to stay in the Olympic Village in London. But once the competition is over, Wentz says there won’t be time for playing tourist.
“Not really – I’ve got to get back to class,” said Wentz, who is majoring in political science, history and medieval studies. “I’ll graduate in the spring.”
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Publication Date: 14 October 2021
Where would you like to visit next? Take a tour of every single country in the world within the pages of The World Book. Packed with facts, stats and flags – explore different cultures and the best things to see, do and taste on this planet. Find out how to say ‘good morning’ in Maltese, the most popular dishes in Colombian cuisine, and where you can see over 60 species of hummingbird. Seek out the tallest mountain, the longest river, and everything in between.
I would write a longer review but every time I put this book down, someone else ‘borrows’ it!
Featuring a fact file on every single country in the world, this book has it all; facts, stats, flags, language, history, terrain, and so much more. Bite sized chunks of information are accompanied by a host of captivating illustrations on every spread. From amazing architecture to wonderful wildlife, and customs and culture to fabulous food, there is so much to learn as you journey the world in this cornucopia of knowledge about the places and people we share the world with.
Perfect for all of Key Stage 2 – I can see teachers fighting over this one for a whole host of topics. That’s if they can get it off the children
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Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder that impairs the body’s ability to produce or use insulin effectively to regulate blood sugar levels. Unfortunately, over time elevated blood sugar levels can cause damage throughout the body with many complications to one’s health and overall wellbeing.
The term “diabetic eye disease” refers to a group of conditions that potentially threaten the eyesight of people with diabetes.
This group of conditions includes:
The most common cause of vision loss among individuals with diabetes is diabetic retinopathy due to damage to the tiny blood vessels in the back of your eyes. While initially, a patient may not notice any symptoms, the complications of diabetic retinopathy can lead to severe vision problems and even blindness. Moreover, about half of those affected by diabetic retinopathy develop diabetic macular edema— affecting the area of the retina used for reading, driving, and recognizing faces. Diabetes also doubles one’s chances of developing cataracts and glaucoma.
The longer a person has diabetes, the higher the risk for diabetic eye disease. Also, when diabetes is left untreated and/or high blood pressure and high cholesterol are present, the risk for diabetic eye disease increases even more. Furthermore, women who have diabetes and become pregnant may experience worsening eye problems or develop an acute issue quickly due to the added stress on the blood vessels in the eyes.
For people with diabetes, controlling blood sugar levels by making wise dietary choices, getting regular exercise, and taking medications as prescribed are essential for maintaining eye health. It’s also wise to address high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and quit smoking.
Remember, early detection is critical for the prevention of vision loss from diabetic eye disease. If you have diabetes, visiting our office for a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year and more often as recommended is strongly advised.
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At a closed White House meeting in April, President Obama told corporate insurance bosses “we’re all in this together” on implementing his signature health-care law. But some insurance companies seem to be more in than others.
At least five Blue Cross and Blue Shield executives sat at the table of about a dozen chief executives with the president, according to people knowledgeable about the session, which was first reported by the New York Times. Just as significant is who wasn’t there: chiefs of the country’s biggest and third-biggest health insurers, UnitedHealth Group and Aetna.
Those two and most other non-Blue insurers “seem to be proceeding cautiously” in the online marketplaces expected to cover to millions, said David Windley, who follows the industry for the investment firm Jefferies & Co. “They are evaluating markets state by state, and in some cases region by region within the state, to assess the viability of all the different pieces.”
Not the Blues. They’re expected to offer health-exchange plans nearly everywhere, ensuring at least a minimum choice for individuals seeking subsidized coverage when the marketplaces open Oct. 1. It also makes them an undeclared Obama ally in implementing the health-care law.
“The Blues will definitely participate,” said Ana Gupte, an insurance stock analyst for Dowling & Partners. “If there is an exchange, I’m sure there will be the Blues.”
The exchanges are online marketplaces that will operate in all 50 states, offering insurance plans for individuals and small businesses. The individual market has long been a high-risk, unstable business that some insurers never sought. The health-care law — with its subsidies and its mandate that could bring younger, healthier people into the pool - seeks to stabilize the individual market.
The Blues already have the largest share of the individual market in most states, so protecting that business is why they have little choice but to offer plans in the online marketplaces, analysts said. If they abstain, they risk losing those members. Once in the game, they need to recruit as many customers as possible to avoid signing a disproportionate share of the sick.
But it’s not just that Blues will offer coverage in places other carriers may avoid. In states where Republican governors oppose the health-care law, Blues may be the single biggest factor in explaining the system to consumers and recruiting them into Obamacare.
In Louisiana, where Gov. Bobby Jindal, R, has flatly said “we are not implementing the exchange,” the local Blues plan has organized community nonprofit groups, churches, chambers of commerce and food banks to get out the word on what will be a federally run marketplace there.
BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana “is the driving force” behind the Louisiana Healthcare Education Coalition, launched in March, said Nebeyou Abebe, who works on consumer engagement at the Louisiana Public Health Institute. “I can’t think of any other entity in Louisiana that’s developing a massive campaign to educate people.”
Blues plans are building similar operations on the ground in Florida and Texas, two of the states with the highest number of uninsured. But if few other insurers follow the Blues into those markets, consumers in those states may not see the same kind of competitive pricing of premiums that states such as Oregon have reported.
The Affordable Care Act requires exchange plans to cover anybody, no matter how sick, at regulated prices and often with large government subsidies.
Despite the prospect of millions of new customers and measures to cushion insurers with disproportionately high claims in the early years, carriers worry that the sick will be first to sign up while the healthy stay away. Fears grew after claims came in far higher than expected for temporary “high risk pools” that had been established by the law to cover the chronically ill until the full law took effect in 2014. The shortfall prompted the plans to close enrollment early.
“Insurance companies, very suddenly in my estimation, are getting very conservative and hesitant about being in the exchanges,” said Robert Laszewski, a Virginia-based consultant and former insurance executive. “All along, everybody, including the companies, assumed they would be in a lot of exchanges.”
UnitedHealth Group’s recent disclosure that it would offer plans in only a dozen state exchanges marked new disappointment for those hoping the exchanges will generate vigorous competition. Previously, UnitedHealth had said it would sell on as many as 25 exchanges.
Aetna plans to offer individual exchange policies in 14 states and may reduce that if some states look unprofitable or unprepared, chief executive Mark Bertolini said on a conference call in late April.
For its part, Cigna will focus on making exchange plans work well in five states rather than spreading efforts more thinly, said Ray Smithberger, who’s in charge of the company’s individual business.
“What you see in the general market is just a hesitancy” over whether states will be technologically ready, he said in an interview.
The Blues characterize their approach very differently. “We’ve been in this market for more than 80 years, and we’ve been providing coverage in every ZIP code to everybody. We imagine we will continue to do that,” said Alissa Fox, a senior vice president at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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Causual Analysis on Motivation and Satisfaction of Appling GIS for Social-Science Research
Choe, Byong Nam ; Han, Seon Hee ; Jin, Heui Chae ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 1~11
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.001
It is possible to design a strategy for expanding the applications of GIS by identifying why social science researchers use GIS. This study analyses motivating factors for the researchers to utilize GIS and their satisfying factors towards the result. It is based on survey results which was answered by social science researchers at national research institutes and local governmental research institutes in South Korea in the perspective of merits of applying GIS, level of GIS usability and experienced effectiveness of applying GIS. Analysis result reveals that motivating factors to researchers applying GIS are correlated with efficiency in their research and satisfying factors are correlated to the usability. Then, we induced a fact that motivative factors for applying GIS is not related to the satisfaction of that. It may be a reason which researchers use GIS less applying in social science fields. As a result, it is necessary to connect the motivating and satisfying factors to further expand GIS applications.
A Study on Concept and Services Framework of Geo-Spatial Big Data
Yu, Seon Cheol ; Choi, Won Wook ; Shin, Dong Bin ; Ahn, Jong Wook ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 13~21
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.013
This study defines concept and service framework of Geo-Spatial Big Data(GSBD). The major concept of the GSBD is formulated based on the 7V characteristics: the general characteristics of big data with 3V(Volume, Variety, Velocity); Geo-spatial oriented characteristics with 4V(Veracity, Visualization, Versatile, Value). GSBD is the technology to extract meaningful information from Geo-spatial fusion data and support decision making responding with rapidly changing activities by analysing with almost realtime solutions while efficiently collecting, storing and managing structured, semi-structured or unstructured big data. The application area of the GSBD is segmented in terms of technical aspect(store, manage, analyze and service) and public/private area. The service framework for the GSBD composed of modules to manage, contain and monitor GSBD services is suggested. Such additional studies as building specific application service models and formulating service delivery strategies for the GSBD are required based on the services framework.
A Study on the User Satisfaction Surveys and Analysis for Improvement of the V-World Service
Kang, Jin A ; Hwang, Jung Rae ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 23~32
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.023
Recently, Korea government make an effort to make jobs through public information disclosure and a public-private partnerships. In this regard, the MOLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport) is pushing the V-World Business. The V-World is the public platform for the government to disclose spatial and adminstration information. However, the V-World is still not been able to fulfill the role of a public platform, private partnerships window, Warehouse jobs. So, the molit is promoting the V-World advanced project, creating a long-term plan. This study performed a user satisfaction survey and analysis, this result are used as a basis data of the efficient execution of the V-World advanced project and creating long-term planning. Also, we suggested V-World Service Improvement, Open API Service Improvement, future service direction. This study improve the current the V-World, will be utilized as basic data of improving utilization of the use.
Evaluation on Practical Use of Raw Data for 3D Indoor Space Modeling
Kim, Yun Ji ; Yoo, Byoung Min ; Lee, Jiyeong ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 33~43
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.033
As the number of people who live indoor space has been increased, the interest in 3D indoor spatial information has been grown. Object-Oriented 3D indoor space modeling including indoor spatial information has performed in level of detail 4, and modeling data is able to be constructed based on various raw data which are as-built drawing, laser scanning, BIM data, and camera. 3D indoor space modeling has been worked based on established indoor space modeling process, and the result can be used for various application fields such as indoor space pedestrian navigation, facility management, disaster management, and so on. However, the modeling process has limitations to perform indoor space modeling efficiently, because the process is complicated and wastes time at modeling work. In this paper, we propose evaluation on practical use of raw data for 3D indoor space modeling purpose on supporting efficient indoor space modeling through analyzing the established process. Therefore, we define the requirements to evaluate the practical use of raw data and propose the verification method. In addition, as-built drawing which has been used in Seoul 3D indoor space modeling project will be applied to proposed method as a raw data.
A Study on the Establishment of Concept and Selection criteria of Intelligent Security Technology Test-bed based on Spatial Information
Shin, JuHo ; Han, SunHee ; Lee, JaeYong ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 45~54
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.045
Establishment of safety net for the socially disadvantaged attracts large attention because of the recent crime increasing against vulnerable groups. For the successful establishment of social safety net, the test-bed for evaluation and realization of crime-related research results is required. However, previous R&D test-bed projects such as The Korean Land Specialization Program or U-Eco City project remains only to the stage of verification. Therefore, there are limitedness for realization of result technologies or sustainable operation & management of test-bed after projects finished. So, sustainable operation & management system and guideline of test-bed are necessary. Therefore, this study reviews the strengths and weaknesses of existing test-bed cases and intelligent security researches. After reviewing, the concept of a Intelligent Security Test-bed is established and appropriate test-bed selection criteria is also suggested. Based on objective criteria, selected test-bed can achieve sustainable management even after finishing the project and contribute the construction of standard model for citizen's safety.
A Study on a Conceptualization-oriented SDSS Model for Landscape Design
Kim, Eun Hyung ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 55~65
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.055
By combining the role of current GIS technology and design behaviors from the cognitive perspective, spatial conceptualization can be extended efficiently and creatively for ill-structured problems. This study elaborates the model of a conceptualization-oriented SDSS(Spatial Decision Support System) for a landscape design problem. Current information-oriented GIS technology plays a minor role in planning and design. The three attributes in planning and design problems describe how the deficiencies of current GIS technology can be seen as a failure of the technology. These are summarized: (1) Information Explosion/Information Ignorance (2) Dilemma of Rigor and Relevance (3) Ill-structured Nature of planning and Design. In order to implement the conceptualization idea in the current GIS environment, it will be necessary to shift from traditional, information-oriented GISs to conceptualization-oriented SDSSs. The conceptualization-oriented SDSS model reflects the key elements of six important theories and techniques. The six useful theories and techniques are as follows; (1) Human Information Processing (2) Tool/Theory Interaction (3) The Sciences of the Artificial and Epistemology of Practice (4) Decision Support Systems (DSSs) (5) Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) (6) Creative Thinking. The future conceptualization-oriented SDSS can provide capabilities for planners and designers to figure out some "hidden organizations" in spatial planning and design, and develop new ideas through its conceptualization capability. The facilitation of conceptualization has been demonstrated by presenting three key ideas for the framework of the SDSS model: (1) bubble-oriented design support system (2) prototypes as an extension of semantic memory, and (3) scripts as an extension of episodic memory in a cognitive pschology perspective. The three ideas can provide a direction for the future GIS technology in planning and design.
An Analysis of Open Source GIS Software Ecosystem in Korea
Kang, Youngok ; Kang, AeTti ; Kwon, HoeYoon ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 67~79
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.067
These days open source softwares are being introduced and applied in many countries in the world. Especially, both government and private companies tend to become an spearhead in vitalizing the open source software. In this paper we try to check the degree of vitalizations in open source GIS software and to draw implications in vitalizing ecosystem of open source GIS software. Key players of open source GIS software ecosystem are government, private companies, academic and research institutes, and nonprofit foundations. Government does not have very little policies related to the investment and the support of open source GIS software. Private companies related to the open source GIS software are very few in the number and do not have any clear business model to make a profit. Academic and research institutes are weak in using the open source GIS software, which can be an major obstacle to cultivate software developers. OSGeo Korean branch, established in 2009, is the only nonprofit foundation in Korea which makes an effort to vitalize the open source GIS software, but its results are not very strong up to now in view of both quality and invigoration. In order to vitalize the open source GIS software ecosystem, lots of efforts of key players are needed. Especially, government efforts are very important because it can provide a trigger in vitalizing the open source GIS software ecosystem. The tasks that government should propel are R&D investment, test bed projects in the area of public sector, professional manpower training, and international cooperation and marketing.
The Influence Factors Analysis of The Street Revaitalization by Spatial Distribution of Small Retail Businesses' Classification in Seoul City
Won, You Ho ; Choi, Chang Gyu ; Lee, Joo Hyung ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 81~90
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.081
This study analyzed an impact relationship between the variable of street based on the walking enhancement factors and the street revitalization. In detail, walking enhancement factors include a physical environment, accessibility and a density which was derived from previous studies. In addition, This study also analyzed the diversity of the profession which was emphasized by Jacobs(1961) and the influence of the specific space on street revitalization that was emphasized by Ray Oldenburg (1989) and Richard MacCormac (1983). The anlaysis by types showed the walking enhancement factors, including street envirnoment, accessibility, density and diversity, which were emphasized by Jacobs(1961) possessed similararites between weekdays and weekends. On contrast, the spatial distribution of stores showed a major difference of influences on street revitalization between weekdays and weekends as Ray Oldenburg (1989) and Richard MacComac (1983) has insisted.
Current Status of Geo-referenced Contents and a New Street Level Contents
Yoon, Bo Ram ; Choi, Kyoung Ah ; Lee, Im Pyeong ;
Journal of Korea Spatial Information Society, volume 22, issue 6, 2014, Pages 91~103
DOI : 10.12672/ksis.2014.22.6.091
The high popularity of geo-referenced mash-up improves the quality and availability of geo-referenced contents. Such contents which accurately represent the real world in street level as well as in aerial level have appeared. Despite the advent of geo-referenced contents of street level, it is still hardly used for mash-up. In this study, we thus find out its obstacles to spatial mash-up and solutions to overcome them to activate the mash-up based on street level contents. By analyzing the current geo-referenced content with respect to its spatial scope and the way of representation, we draw the limitations of current street level contents. Furthermore, we propose the 'new media geo-referenced content' as a solution to overcome those limitations. With 'new media geo-referenced content', it is able to determine the 3D coordinates of given object in real world. Using those coordinates, database linkage can be more closer, flexible and organic. Such 'new media geo-referenced content' can contribute to activation of geo-referenced contents in street level and its mash-up. | <urn:uuid:c11f41d6-e63d-474a-9f62-1204d24d8d87> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.koreascience.or.kr/journal/JournalIssueList.jsp?kojic=JOSHBW&volno=22&issno=6&cnov_no=&year_GB=2014 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283689.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00351-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.889042 | 2,958 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Helena Independent Record: Daines pushing for disaster funding for wildfires
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines said he is looking to add certainty to federal fire managers’ budgets by reforming the way the worst wildfires receive federal funding.
Daines was in Clancy on Friday discussing the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 2015 with a roundtable of state and federal forest managers, conservation and forest dependent business interests. Daines signed onto the act as a senator in January, which would likely end the practice of “fire borrowing” when suppression funding runs out and must be pulled in from other programs.
“The agencies have this cloud hanging over them,” said Richard Stem, retired deputy regional forester. “They’re trying to do these projects but fire makes them hesitant. It causes everybody to blink every year.”
The act creates an emergency funding process much like that for other natural disasters, switching to emergency funding for the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior once wildfire suppression costs exceed 70 percent of the 10-year average.
“I think we have an opportunity to move some of these reforms … it’s been attracting support from both sides of the aisle,” Daines said.
When asked about his top priorities as a freshman senator by chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Daines listed healthy forest reform as one of his highest, he said. Daines noted that wildfire is largely a western issue and was optimistic that the common concerns between Montana and Alaska could bode well for the legislation.
Much of Friday’s discussion focused on increasing preventative fire measures if those programs are not continually borrowed from to fund fire suppression.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” Daines said, and that is a concept other senators must understand to garner more bipartisan support.
The Helena and Lewis and Clark National Forests are gearing up for aggressive restoration work, but, “It’s hard to continue to move that with the piece of the budget that is suppression costs,” said Forests’ Supervisor Bill Avey.
The forests have seen a decline in funding for trail and restoration work, he said. That has Avey concerned whether user fees are being spent in the way they were intended as a certain portion is designated to on-the-ground work.
“We need to make the Forest Service mission relevant,” said Mac Minard, executive director of the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association. “If we don’t keep a national interest in our treasures, we’ll lose those opportunities.”
The state of Montana went to funding wildfires similarly to what is proposed in the federal act, culminating with the need for a special legislative session to appropriate funding for wildfire in 2007, said Bob Harrington, state forester with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.
“It’s made a huge difference in certainty and predictability,” he said. “If you did something proportionate with the Forest Service and Interior, that’ll make a big a big difference too.”
Mary Hollow, land protection specialist for The Nature Conservancy, noted that reforming wildfire funding is only a piece of the solution, and that it will not solve the overarching issue of declining forest budgets. With the bipartisan support behind reform, wildfire funding could act as a centerpiece to build more successful forest legislation, she said.
Seeing a diverse group come to the table and agree on the need for funding reform was the first step in generating support in Washington D.C., Daines said. He anticipated resistance would mostly come from the fiscal side and convincing fellow senators that consistent funding for preemptive measures will mean reduced suppression costs in the long term.
By: Tom Kuglin
Source: Helena Independent Record
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Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno has brought his Cloud City concept to the US for the first time and at what is quite possibly its most audacious venue yet – the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
You may remember the Argentinian artist staged an exhibition in Berlin last year. The latest 29-feet-tall installation is staged as part of the museum’s rooftop sculpture program, now in it’s fifteenth year. Inspired by the geometry of interconnected soap bubbles, it's made from 16 stainless steel-framed pentagons linked together by Lucite and mirrored floors, which visitors access via transparent staircases. The 20-ton structure is lashed to the museum roof via a series of high tensile steel wires.
Saraceno’s studies of both philosophy and science have led him to question our ways of living with one another and envision breathtaking installations embodying utopian ideals. “I want to provoke the feeling of being in a cloud floating in the middle of several realities,” he said at the opening yesterday. The ‘clouds’ reflect Manhattan, highlighting everything from the lush greenery of Central Park to the entire skyline of New York in the mirrored 'bubbles'.
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We speak a lot about making college more affordable. Tuition and textbooks naturally come to mind first. But saving colleges money can also happen through food waste prevention and tracking systems.
For this interview my guest is Andrew Shakman, the CEO and President of LeanPath. LeanPath has been in the business for over ten years and helps its customers reduce their waste significantly and also save on their food purchases through its management tools. According to their website, LeanPath claims that their technology can help customers to reduce their food waste by up to 80% and save 2%-4% or more on their annual food purchases.
Andrew takes us through the process of how the technology actually works as well as the different possibilities of how colleges and universities can reduce their pre-consumer food waste and save money.
LeanPath university customers include among other Michigan Tech, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of North Dakota. Over time the company has become what you could call green.
If you’re looking for solutions on how to reduce food waste and lower the cost for your university or you’re generally interested in the topic you should check out the various resources such as stats on food waste, the regular webinars and other free resources i.e. the savings calculator on the LeanPath website.
It was quite a fascinating and educational talk about a topic we don’t usually think and hear about that much. | <urn:uuid:7a5d9f0d-eb69-41c7-bbbf-efab98aedc0c> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.edukwest.com/todays-campus-innovation-interview-9-andrew-shakman-of-leanpath/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719136.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00466-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972477 | 289 | 2.046875 | 2 |
Al, Alaa or ALAgrApHY, artist (painter, photographer and director) and scientist (PhD in complex systems, Data Scientist and expert in artificial intelligence) is among the pioneers in AI-generated art. In 2009 the artist has done an artistic residence at the IGC, in which he focused on an artistic visualization of data generated by IGC scientists.
ALAgrApHY explores concepts of machine-generated art. He uses artificial intelligence and machine learning – more specifically deep learning – to teach machines to generate art. His work has been shown successfully in many venues, including the Salon Comparaison at Grand Palais and the Salon d’Automne in Paris, a venue known for witnessing the launch of cubism and fauvism movements. In this last venue, the artistwon the “prix d’art digital”.
His last exhibition at the Gulbenkian Foundation on the Collective Brain Experiment was subject of several press articles during his residency as an artist and scientist at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia. The artist will be showing a new series of his AI-generated artworks at the Grand Palais in February 2020.Website | <urn:uuid:eea1dd2b-7db5-4c91-b69c-da4af8cada36> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gulbenkian.pt/ciencia/alagraphy/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571284.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811103305-20220811133305-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.946947 | 254 | 1.945313 | 2 |
There are few things more “American” than baseball, apple pie and Independence Day. On this day over 200 years ago the second Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. The document, which was primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson, was a written explanation of why America wanted to be free from Great Britain. This bold move by the American colonies would start the Revolutionary War where many brave women and men would give their lives for the freedom that we now hold dear.
Over the years, our celebration of Independence Day has remained largely unchanged. John Adams, the 2nd president of the United States, said this about celebrating Independence Day: “It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” We all remember going to family barbecues, watching fireworks, attending parades, picnics and fairs, building bonfires, and playing baseball.
However you celebrate this 4th of July, make sure that you take a moment to remember why we’re celebrating. | <urn:uuid:e14d3b06-e53d-46cb-bbb4-c15f8b3ada57> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.gsheating.com/blog/holiday/happy-4th-of-july/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720845.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00085-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959145 | 238 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Quarriers Story: One Man's Vision That Gave 7,000 Children a New Life in Canada by Anna Magnusson
English | Sep 1, 2006 | ISBN: 1550026550 | 224 Pages | PDF | 12 MB
In 1878, Glasgow shoemaker William Quarrier founded an organization that offered help to the thousands of desperate, poverty-stricken children in Glasgow’s infamous slums. A few years later Quarrier’s Village was opened, providing a refuge for the abandoned and the orphaned in the rolling fields of Renfrewshire. Since these beginnings, Quarriers has cared for more than 40,000 children in need. It now runs a diverse range of support and care programs for children, adults, and families in 85 projects across Britain. | <urn:uuid:f5cb25a5-e153-4cfb-b63e-8aa2e9ef3ebb> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://soek.pro/3-story-giant-man/news-96724/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281649.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00436-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.90383 | 163 | 2.75 | 3 |
Marijuana , marijuana, chronic, dope, ganja, lawn, mary jane, container or whatever people may possibly call it, is just a non-synthetic material that originates from the place weed sativa and cannabis indica. Its shades and faculties range relying where it is developed but their common hue is green. In the late 1800s the use and purchase of Marijuana were controlled by a number of states and regional governments in America. In 1906, several claims managed the drug by labeling it as a poison. By the 1920s, prohibition of the medicine was entered in the constitution, and it absolutely was then repealed in the 1930s. Since, marijuana use extended to be illegal in the United States.
The marijuana place is intended as a psychoactive drug. Our ancestors use them as a recreational drug and they use it for spiritual rituals as well. The use of marijuana is comparable to any other addictions such as liquor abuse, smoke, heroin and other drug exploitations. They’ve negative outcomes on man’s health. Popular negative effects includes memory reduction, gradual understanding, lack of attention, loss in coordination, paranoia, mental instabilities, bad belief or judgment.
Many people that are dependent on marijuana are connected to their psychoactive outcomes due to the substance named THC or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the primary effective component of marijuana. That material is known to truly have a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogen effect. THC enables the brain to produce its dopamine, a substance typically known as satisfaction substance, giving the consumer a euphoric high. Euphoric feeling is the main reason why persons are receiving hooked-up with marijuana.
Marijuana addiction is considered as a condition in lots of societies. Many groups regarded marijuana users as outcasts. Thus, it decreases their self-confidence and well-being towards self. Symptoms of dependency are loss of get a handle on on the medicine and vulnerability to stop regardless of attempts exerted. Along side with these signs, a powerful desire of smoking marijuana is extremely frequent to the marijuana addicts. Whenever they didn’t smoke, they think depressed, anxious, unable to focus on other activities and easily get angered.
Marijuana for medical use may be studied in many forms such as for example smoking, vaporizing and ingestion. There are 60 substances called cannabinoids present in marijuana that are related to its medical capabilities. Our body normally generates cannabinoids which are in charge of modulating the amount of suffering that our body is feeling. The key cannabinoid within marijuana may be the THC that is short for tetrahydrocannabinol. This THC causes the CB1 receptors present in the brain, the nervous system, and other main organs of our body. Once the CB1 receptors are triggered, they discharge hormones that will quell strain and suffering caused by broken areas or nerve cells. Reports also have unveiled that medical marijuana decreases muscle spasms and different symptoms linked to muscles getting stiff.
Yet another medical usage of marijuana is for stimulating the appetites of patients that suffer with suppressed appetites for their medical problems or treatment. Medical marijuana is given to patients which can be undergoing chemotherapy since this treatment will usually reduce a patient’s appetite.
Although marijuana has been established to have plenty of medical advantages, it goes without expressing that its use can result in different side effects. The THC of marijuana might affect the thinking and reason abilities of its users. An individual who will be treated with medical marijuana could have modified attention and reasoning capabilities.
In the US, marijuana as a therapeutic therapy is just being’encouraged’by medical practioners because the US federal legislation however prohibits the’prescribing’of marijuana. Nevertheless, an individual who needs to get Legit online dispensaries ship all 50 states needs to have a examination from a medical practitioner who’ll recommend the utilization of medical marijuana as remedy for whatsoever illness they have.
According to research, managing marijuana dependency isn’t easy. Specialists believe that there are no unique medicine to deal with this sort of addiction. Therapy may be the combination of detoxification, awareness on the bad aftereffects of marijuana to the human body, support of friends, individuals and loved-ones.
Detoxification – Authorities genuinely believe that detoxification is the key treatment to deal with chronic customers of marijuana. Detoxification often contains healthy diet, frequent exercise, raise water absorption and for many, detoxification pills. The cleansing plan is directed at the bodily effects of marijuana. Rehabilitation on another hand, is just a long-range goal so your abuser will undoubtedly be totally free of the substance. The mark of this program is lifestyle modifications.
Awareness – Many users are unaware of the bad effects of the marijuana to their bodily, mental and social being. Increasing information on the hazardous effects of marijuana can help serious customers to abstain from marijuana.
Moral help – As mentioned earlier in the day, one reason why persistent people are having difficulty of stopping the drug and why relapses occur, is the lack of support from individuals that surround them. Customers need understanding, love, persistence and unique attention. Knowledge may considerably help them in stopping the drug.
Marijuana dependency truly affects lots of people in numerous guides of life. However marijuana use is illegal in the United Claims, it remains probably the most abused illicit medicine in the most strong place in the world. Irrespective of America, marijuana has been banned in lots of nations because of its different bad outcomes on man. Despite the prohibition, the abusers continue to grow. It is substantial not to eradicate the importance of information dissemination about marijuana and other medications so that people will not need to use it out of curiosity. | <urn:uuid:452d282a-2c34-4ae7-8b5d-bdb7f11542c0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://firesaler.com/marijuana-habit-prime-three-causes-to-end-smoking-weed/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00676.warc.gz | en | 0.950808 | 1,166 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Matthew 21Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)
21 Jesus and his disciples came near to Jerusalem. They came to the village of Bethphage by the hill called the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead.
2 He said to them, `Go into the village in front of you. As soon as you go in, you will find a donkey for riding, and her young one. They are tied there. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, tell him, "The Lord needs them. He will send them back soon." '
4 This happened, and what the prophet of God said long ago, came true.
5 He said, `Tell the people of Zion: See, your king is coming to you. He is not proud. He rides a donkey. It is a young animal.'
6 The disciples went and did what Jesus told them to do.
7 They brought the donkey and her young one. They put their coats on them. Then Jesus got on to ride.
8 Many people spread their coats on the road. Others cut leaves from the palm trees and put them on the road.
9 People in front of him and people behind him shouted, `Praise the Son of David! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise him in heaven!'
10 When Jesus came into Jerusalem, all the people there were very excited. They said, `Who is this?'
11 The people who were with Jesus said, `This is Jesus from the town of Nazareth in Galilee. He is a prophet.'
12 Jesus went into the temple of God. He drove out all the people who were buying and selling in the temple. He threw down the tables of the money changers. He pushed down the seats of those who sold doves.
13 He said to them, `The holy writings say, "My house shall be called a house where people talk with God." But you have made it a place for people who steal!'
14 Blind people came to Jesus in the temple. People who could not walk came to him. And he healed them.
15 The chief priests and the scribes saw the big works that Jesus did. They saw the children calling out in the temple, `God save the Son of David!' They were angry.
16 They asked Jesus, `Do you hear what they are saying?' Jesus answered, `Yes. Have you never read this? "You like the praise of children and babies." '
17 Then he left them and went out of the city to Bethany. He stayed there for the night.
18 In the morning he went back to the city. On the way he was hungry.
19 Along the road he saw a fig tree. He went to the tree. There was no fruit on it, only leaves. He said to the tree, `No fruit will ever grow on you again!' Right away the tree died.
20 The disciples saw it and were surprised. They said, `So soon the fig tree has died!'
21 Jesus said to them, `I tell you the truth. Believe God. Do not doubt him. Then you can do what I did to this fig tree. But that is not all. You can even say to this hill, "Go and jump into the sea" and it will be done.
22 When you ask God for anything, believe that you will have it. Then you will have it.'
23 He came to the temple and went in and taught the people. The chief priests and the leaders of the people came to him. They asked, `What right have you to do these things? Who gave you the right to do them?'
24 Jesus answered them, `I will ask you a question also. If you answer me, I will answer you. I will tell you what right I have to do these things.
25 Who gave John the right to baptise people? Did God or did men?' So they talked it over together. They said, `If we say, "God gave John the right to do it," he will say to us, "Then why did you not believe him?"
26 But if we say, "Men gave him the right to do it," we have the people to fear, because all the people say that John was a prophet.'
27 So they answered Jesus, `We do not know.' Then Jesus said, `Neither will I tell you what right I have to do these things.'
28 `What do you think about this? A man had two sons. He went to the first one and said, "Son, go and work today on my farm."
29 The son said, "No, I will not go." But he changed his mind and went.
30 The man went to the second son and said the same thing. The son answered, "Yes, sir, I will go." But he did not go.
31 Which of the two sons did what his father wanted him to do?' They said, `The first one.' Then Jesus said, `I tell you the truth. The tax collectors and women who commit adultery by selling their bodies, are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.
32 John came to you to tell you the right way. But you did not believe him. The tax collectors and women who commit adultery believed him. And even when you saw that, you did not change your minds and believe him.'
33 `Listen to another story. A man planted a farm of vines for growing fruit called grapes. He put a fence of small trees around it. He dug a place to press the juice from the fruit. He built a high house from which men could watch over the farm. He let some men pay to use it. Then he went to a country far away.
34 `When it was near the time to cut the fruit, he sent his servants to those men. He wanted to have some of the fruit.
35 The men caught the servants. They beat one of them and killed another one of them. They threw stones at another one.
36 Then the man sent other servants. There were more than the first time. The men did the same to them.
37 `Last of all he sent his son to them. He said, "They will respect my son."
38 When the men saw the son, they said to each other, "This is the one who will have everything when his father dies. Let us kill him and we will have it all."
39 They caught him, dragged him off the farm, and killed him.
40 When the owner of the farm comes, what will he do to those men?'
41 They answered, `He will kill those bad men, and will give the farm to other men who will give him the fruit when it is time.'
42 Jesus said, `Have you never read in the holy writings "The stone which the builders would not use is now the chief corner stone. The Lord did this. It looks wonderful to us"?
43 `So I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken from you. It will be given to the people who do what they should do in it.
44 If anyone falls on this stone, he will be broken to pieces. But if this stone falls on anyone, it will crush him.'
45 The chief priests and the Pharisees heard the stories Jesus told, and they knew he was talking about them.
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Holland Bloorview history
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s history dates back to the last days of the nineteenth century when, thanks to the foresight and determination of a group of dedicated women, a facility for children with disabilities and chronic illnesses opened on Avenue Road.
The evolution of what is now Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital has undergone significant changes through the generations and many locations and name changes along the way. What hasn’t changed, though, is the support of a caring and compassionate community whose contributions have helped create a world-class hospital with a vision to create “A World of Possibility."
To learn more, please see our full history
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OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications. Since its
introduction in 1992, OpenGL has become the industry's most widely used and supported 2D and 3D graphics application
programming interface (API), bringing thousands of applications to a wide variety of computer platforms. OpenGL fosters
innovation and speeds application development by incorporating a broad set of rendering, texture mapping, special
effects, and other powerful visualization functions. Developers can leverage the power of OpenGL across all popular
desktop and workstation platforms, ensuring wide application deployment.
An independent consortium, the OpenGL Architecture Review Board, guides the OpenGL specification. With broad industry
support, OpenGL is the only truly open, vendor-neutral, multiplatform graphics standard.
OpenGL implementations have been available for more than seven years on a wide variety of platforms. Additions to the
specification are well controlled, and proposed updates are announced in time for developers to adopt changes. Backward
compatibility requirements ensure that existing applications do not become obsolete.
Reliable and portable
All OpenGL applications produce consistent visual display results on any OpenGL API-compliant hardware, regardless of
operating system or windowing system.
Because of its thorough and forward-looking design, OpenGL allows new hardware innovations to be accessible through the
API via the OpenGL extension mechanism. In this way, innovations appear in the API in a timely fashion, letting
application developers and hardware vendors incorporate new features into their normal product release cycles.
OpenGL API-based applications can run on systems ranging from consumer electronics to PCs, workstations, and
supercomputers. As a result, applications can scale to any class of machine that the developer chooses to target.
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OpenGL is well structured with an intuitive design and logical commands. Efficient OpenGL routines typically result in
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developer from having to design for specific hardware features.
Numerous books have been published about OpenGL, and a great deal of sample code is readily available, making
information about OpenGL inexpensive and easy to obtain.
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Packing legally grows popular
While it is legal at almost any time to carry a firearm in Colorado if it is in plain sight, carrying a concealed weapon is illegal unless the person has a permit.
To receive a concealed weapon permit, people must first take a course that deals with gun safety, the gun parts and how they work, and the ramifications when using a gun for protection.
Howard Miller, a licensed certified CCW instructor, said more and more people want to carry concealed firearms for protection and peace of mind.
In 2011, 132 permits were granted in Montezuma County.
Miller said carrying a concealed weapon without a permit could be charged as either a misdemeanor or felony depending on the circumstances. He said brandishing it or threatening someone with it are situations where the charge is likely to be a felony.
According to documents from the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, knowingly aiming a firearm at a person, recklessly or with criminal negligence discharging a firearm or being in possession of a loaded firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a Class 2 misdemeanor crime.
Having a handgun in a car or vehicle for protection or hunting is not considered concealed in the state.
Bernie Bender, 72, said Miller taught him a number of things that he did not know.
Bender said the information he received was extremely valuable and knew he needed a CCW permit for peace of mind.
“I travel across the county quite frequently, and I carry a handgun with me for personal protection,” he said. “I hope I never have to use it, but this is just in case.”
Bender had a CCW permit in Pennsylvania that expired, and when he moved to Colorado he decided to apply for a permit, but needed the required class.
He said Miller’s class taught him that if he were in a situation where he had to use a firearm to protect himself, he likely would not be shooting at a stationary target. The class helped him to learn to shoot while on the move.
“The other guy is not going to stand there waiting for you,” he said.
Before firing a gun at a possible assailant, Miller said a warning should be given, telling the person that a gun is present and shots will be fired if necessary.
Miller said a person should never say they are going to kill someone because this could be argued as an intent, and only announce the warning that they have a gun and will shoot.
He instructs his students that if they are ever in a situation where deadly force is needed, to aim for the center of mass not larger than a sheet of notebook paper.
He also tells students to shoot as many times as needed to stop the threat.
“Shooting them in the kneecaps may or may not stop the threat,” he said, and added a first bullet may not stop a person who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Miller said too many people think they do not need a safety course when it comes to firearms, but added most people need some basic training.
The instructor said he starts his classes with the basic things to know, including the difference between a pistol and revolver and how to use them.
Miller even goes as far to explain how the gun fires from the time the trigger is pulled.
“It’s highly effective to know what happens when you pull the trigger,” he said. Maintenance, cleaning and proper ammunition for guns are also discussed.
What Miller teaches is similar to what guidelines the National Rifle Association uses, though there is no test for a CCW certificate.
Miller also teaches his students how to draw the gun from where it is concealed. The last portion of the CCW course is 12 hours of training on a firing range.
On the firing range, Miller requires his students to be able to hit the target and satisfy him that they are ready.
“This training will help determine your mindset on what you can or cannot do,” he said.
As an example, he pointed to the deadly Aurora movie theater shooting in which exchanging shots with the suspect in a darkened and panicked location could have done more harm than good.
“In a three-on-one situation, that is different,” he said. “We teach you how to identify those instances. If your best option is to run there is nothing wrong with that.”
Law enforcement, he said, usually likes the shooter to give a warning before using deadly force and cautions his students from talking to police without having a lawyer present if faced in a situation where deadly force was needed.
Before becoming a CCW instructor, Miller worked at a sporting goods store where he sold numerous weapons to customers, and the question he always asked was why they wanted a handgun.
The most common answer he heard was for personal protection, and Miller tried to steer them toward the proper gun for this. He said a single action revolver is not the recommended handgun for self defense.
A person who takes a CCW course or owns a handgun will probably never be forced to use it for protection, Miller said. But the 55 percent of men and the 45 percent of women he teaches want to be ready.
“It’s like buying insurance,” he said. “When you don’t have it is when you need it,” he said.
However, he pointed out that almost everyone in the state is allowed to carry a gun openly without a permit.
He also stressed that the people who do receive a permit from Colorado may not be allowed to carry a concealed weapon in another state, and added New Mexico is just one state that will not accept Colorado’s concealed weapon permit.
Only Arizona and Wyoming allow people to carry concealed weapons without permits. Wyoming approved this law in 2011, following Arizona that approved the measure in 2009.
“The whole thing is, it’s there if you need it, but pray you will never need it,” he said.
Miller charges $35 for the basic pistol course, $80 for the CCW permit course or $100 for both courses,
Only the sheriff’s office can renew or approve a new CCW application in the county and will only do so if all the requirements are met, including the training and certificate from a licensed instructor.
According to documents from the sheriff’s office, applications will only be processed Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m.
For a new CCW permit, applicants need a notarized application, a $50 charge to the sheriff’s office, $10 charge for fingerprinting, payment of $52.50 to Colorado Bureau of Investigations, the original training certificate, valid picture identification and proof of residency.
The rules for a renewal CCW permit in Colorado and the county are similar but less expensive. There is still a $50 cost to the sheriff’s office, but the cost to the CBI is $13, and a late charge of $15 will only apply if the card, which is good for five years, has expired. | <urn:uuid:b68afb12-3136-4cb6-8a83-e90cd631d1da> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.the-journal.com/article/20120811/NEWS01/708119953/0/COLUMNISTS24/Packing-legally-grows-popular | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00201-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96854 | 1,476 | 1.648438 | 2 |
The Telegraph reports:
Police are to get the power to view the web browsing history of everyone in the country.
Home Secretary Theresa May will announce the plans when she introduces the Government’s new surveillance bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
The Telegraph understands the new powers for the police will form part of the new bill.
It would make it a legal requirement for communications companies to retain all the web browsing history of customers for 12 months in case the spy agencies or police need to access them.
Police would be able to access specific web addresses visited by customers.
That’s outrageous. This is like requiring phone companies to record every phone call made by customers.
I don’t have a problem with ISPs being required to keep a history of what IP addresses were used by which customers at which time. This allows people who do illegal things online to be identified.
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When Evan Sandhoefner ’17 was hired as a research assistant in December 2014, he wasn’t planning for it to turn into research and co-authorship of a paper about climate change, labor productivity, and global poverty.
Sandhoefner, a junior studying economics and computer science, was one of the 25 undergraduates who received summer funding from the Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) for research focusing on energy and the environment.
Each year HUCE awards funding to promising students who have an interest in working with faculty members and their research groups. Once again their research covered a wide range of topics — from growth limitation in New England’s forest trees to housing and air pollution — drawing undergraduates in concentrations from environmental science and public policy to East Asian studies.
Sandhoefner partnered with HUCE Director Daniel Schrag, a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). He also worked closely with Jisung Park, a Ph.D. candidate in economics in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a President’s Climate Change Solutions Fund grant recipient.
Sandhoefner’s assignment: to gather cross-sectional data on wealth, occupation, and climate for 52 developing countries, some 700,000 households. The goal was to map the experiences of people who oftentimes contribute least to climate change and yet who will suffer the greatest damage from it. For Sandhoefner, the project was challenging but never lacking interest.
He compiled information from numerous sources, and while he admitted that building the data set was a time-consuming process, it kept him continually engaged in the larger vision of the project.
“There’s a seemingly endless amount of work to do with a data set as complex as this,” he said. “There are little changes you can make to the models and results will come out slightly differently, and we get to ask, ‘Why is that?’”
Rising senior Louise Eisenach will use the experience gained from her HUCE fellowship to lay the foundation for what will become her senior research project. Eisenach worked with SEAS Professor Michael Aziz on his groundbreaking flow battery design, which is showing promise for storing electricity from renewable energy sources.
Under Aziz’s direction, Eisenach worked to establish methodologies for testing the performance of commercially available membranes with the flow battery. Given the unique characteristics of the battery’s design, it was necessary to develop a deeper understanding of how the membranes would perform in the battery.
“My research this summer has influenced my interest in the energy sector and has helped to provide me with some direction for my job search,” said Eisenach. “I am interested in staying in the science and technology sector and plan to look for jobs where I can work on sustainable and renewable energies.”
Asking different questions was what Jason Kwon ’16, a government concentrator, did. Kwon, who was provided funding to assist Professor of Government Dustin Tingley with his research on the political and social response to environmental problems, focused on gathering data from developing countries on differences in response to environmental problems, for example, the number of Europeans and Americans even believe in climate change. (A lot more Europeans.)
“I’m more of a political science guy, so combining that with my interest in sustainability through studying the politics of the environment was a lot of fun for me. It’s a growing field, and I learned a lot through my research this summer.” Kwon said.
Over the summer, Kwon spent much of his time doing quantitative analysis, creating graphic maps of results by country, and tracking the changes in politicians’ stances on climate change throughout their campaigns. Kwon was continually surprised to learn just how real the issues were, and how low concern about them seemed to be. He laments that, “In the U.S., not a huge percentage of citizens care about environmental issues compared to other developed countries. There’s a huge gap.”
But the gap in interpersonal awareness of the issues is, hopefully, shrinking, especially in the university setting. Sandhoefner states beautifully what his experience has taught him about that lack of response in the United States: “Especially in the U.S., which is wealthy and has [a] fairly good climate, we are insulated in a lot of ways from where these real things are going to happen. So here, when you ask, ‘What’s the big deal about climate change?’ It’s hard for people to grasp.
“We need to look deeply at what the damages are and who it will affect,” he added.
While Sandhoefner, Eisenach, and Kwon’s projects undoubtedly contribute to the growing information on climate change and energy — and provide valuable research experience to students exploring future careers in those fields — they also affect life on a daily basis. Their influence can be seen in the dining halls and Houses where peers from vastly different disciplines and backgrounds learn from each other. Kwon will often share his experience and remind friends that they have the capacity and responsibility to affect environmental issues. The opportunity is not lost on Sandhoefner, either, and he often talks to peers about his research.
“It’s pretty effective because Harvard students are smart,” he said. “That doesn’t mean they know everything or have read the science behind climate change, but when it’s presented to you, you think about it. In some cases something as simple as having a conversation can lead to pretty powerful change.”
Visit the Harvard University Center for the Environment to learn about more opportunities.
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There are various types of tattoos available in the market. Tattoos are differentiated by their look, style and origination. Thus tattoos may be categorized into abstractions, naturalistic, stylized tattoos, dedicated designs and combination tattoos.
Abstractions – Abstraction designs of tattoos have been derived from archaic tattoos. These tattoos were mostly drawn with black ink and with minimal art work. Most of the tribal tattoos are abstractions in its form. Symbols from the western and Chinese scripts as well as the tribal designs are the common examples of abstractions.
Naturalistic – When an image is drawn to give it a realistic look, it is called a naturalistic tattoo. Naturalistic tattoos includes a lot of shading, perspective, detailing and depth gives the effect of looking realistic or natural. Some of the most common example of naturalistic tattoos is the portrayal of the face of men and women or a figure.
Stylized Tattoos – Stylized tattoos are pictures of various things which one may draw on their body. There are different types of shapes sizes and styles used in making these tattoos. Any object can be given a stylized look while making the tattoo. Some of the most common stylized tattoos are flowers, animals, heart, of even zodiac signs.
Dedicated Designs – These are traditional western tattoos which were mostly worn by sailors. These tattoos represent signs of pledging and dedications. Though not many people nowadays use these tattoos these tattoos have historical importance. Some of the most common designs of the dedicated tattoos are the signs of anchor, heart, banner and ship name.
Combination tattoo – As the name suggests, the combination tattoos is a mixture of different shapes and forms. The designs used to make a tattoo may not always be related to each other. There are no specific designs which are used as combination tattoos. It solely depends on the artist and the client.
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Here's the latest.
Peter Thiel says that investors should "seriously reconsider before investing in companies that have more than one office."
Size and internal vs. external coordination costs matter a lot. North of 100 people in a company, employees don’t all know each other. Politics become important. Incentives change. Signaling that work is being done may become more important than actually doing work. These costs are almost always underestimated. Yet they are so prevalent that professional investors should and do seriously reconsider before investing in companies that have more than one office. Severe coordination problems may stem from something as seemingly trivial or innocuous as a company having a multi-floor office. Hiring consultants and trying to outsource key development projects are, for similar reasons, serious red flags. While there’s surely been some lessening of these coordination costs in the last 40 years—and that explains the shift to somewhat smaller companies—the tendency is still to underestimate them. Since they remain fairly high, they’re worth thinking hard about.
Path’s limiting its users to 150 “friends” is illustrative of this point. And ancient tribes apparently had a natural size limit that didn’t much exceed that number. Startups are important because they are small; if the size and complexity of a business is something like the square of the number of people in it, then startups are in a unique position to lower interpersonal or internal costs and thus to get stuff done. | <urn:uuid:2251984f-2d55-43e1-ba4c-c697e882b6e3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.businessinsider.com/companies-with-more-than-one-office-dangerous-investments-says-peter-thiel-2012-6 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282140.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00124-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963685 | 302 | 1.804688 | 2 |
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