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In a recent post, I talked about people ignoring the cost of some decision. In his blog “Joel on Software”, they talk about the same thing: How easy it is to fall into the “we must have strict rules” trap to protect ourselves against some vague fear of failure. Only, humans are really bad at sticking to rules. Or are they? Maybe it’s just that reality doesn’t care so much about rules because things change. If you built your castle on the belief how well strong walls will protect you, the swamp around the basement is not going to care. You’re going down, chummer.
So we end up with a lot of rules which make exactly one thing simple: To assign blame. I’ve been working for a big company where we have a strict process how projects were to be set up. There were lots of documents and forms and comittees how to start a project and a lot of documents describing how to end it (put it into production, what documents to file, who to inform, you name it). It was a great process (in the sense of “big”, mind). The actual writing of the code was explained in a document which contained a single page. On that single page, they talked on how they would strive to write excellent, error free code and that they would use a proven strategy, the waterfall model.
They built a huge, shiny castle on nothing.
If you go to a bank and tell them you have lots of $$$ and you need to pay some big bill somewhere in the future, their first question will be: How you want to make that money work for you in the meantime? Just letting it rot under your desk is not very smart, right? You should invest it somewhere, so you will have $$$$$ or even $$$$$$$ when it comes to pay the bill. Which makes sense. Contrary to that, when we write software, we tend to spend our money first instead of parking it in a safe place where it can return some revenue, being ever vigilant to be able to pay as the bills show up. Which is harder than just sitting back and relying on some mythical process someone else has written on a piece of paper a long time ago.
So when you ask: “Should I write tests for all my classes? For every line of code? How should I spend my money?” Then my answer will be: I don’t know. How can I? I know nothing about your project. But I can give you some ideas how to figure it out yourself.
“Should I write tests for all my classes?” That depends on what these classes are meant for. The more low-level the code, the more tests you should have. Rule of thumb: Tests yield more result in the basement. Make sure the ground you’re building on is sound. And behaves as you expect. The upper levels are mostly built from lego bricks. They are easy to take apart and reshape. They are exchangable, so you can get away with fewer tests. But every bug in the foundation will cripple anything above it.
“For every line of code?” No. Never. 1. It’s not possible. 2. Maintaining the tests will cost more than the real code. 3. Tests are more simple than the real code but you still make a constant amount of mistakes per lines of code. So this will only drive the number of bugs through the roof. 4. Strict, fixed rules never work (note the paradox).
“How should I spend my money?” One word: Wisely. Wisely means to think about your specific problem and find the unique solution. Do you know in advance how much each piece will cost? No. So the best you can do is a staggered approach: Invest a bit of money, check how it plays out. If it works well, spend more. If it doesn’t, scratch it, learn, try something else. Which you will be able to do since you didn’t put all your money on a single horse.
So what if your three month venture into agile development didn’t really work out? All you lost is three months. Other projects are deemed a “success” after going over budget by 100%, using twice the time that was estimated (and none of them were shorter than a year). But you will still have learned something. You paid for it, that wisdom is yours.
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Ngöndro (Tib. སྔོན་འགྲོ་, Wyl. sngon ‘gro) — the preliminary or ‘foundation’ practices of Vajrayana Buddhism. The ngöndro practices are profound and powerful means for effecting a deep purification and transformation, at every level of our being. Not only do they prepare the practitioner for the profound path of Vajrayana and teachings of Dzogchen, but they also lead him or her gradually towards the experience of enlightenment.
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche said:
- When we take our first steps on the Path, we are not yet capable of helping others. To accomplish the good of others, we must first perfect ourselves, by purifying and transforming our minds. This is the aim of what we call the preliminary practices, which establish the foundations of all spiritual progress. You may feel like dispensing with these foundations in order to practice teachings that you think are more profound, but if you do so, you are building a palace on the surface of a frozen lake.
In Tibetan, ngön means ‘before’, whilst dro means ‘to go’. So ngöndro is usually translated as ‘preliminary practices’, or ‘foundation practices’.
Stages of the Practice
The Outer Preliminaries
The foundation practices begin with a series of life-changing contemplations—the outer preliminaries—embracing:
- the uniqueness and opportunity of human life;
- the ever-presence and deeper meaning of impermanence and death;
- the infallibility of the cause and effect of our actions, karma; and
- the repetitive cycle of frustration and suffering that is samsara.
These contemplations are known as the "four thoughts".
The Inner Preliminaries
These reflections inspire a strong sense of renunciation, an urgent desire to emerge from samsara and follow the path to liberation, which forms the foundation for the specific practices—the inner preliminaries—of:
- taking refuge in the Buddha as the guide, the truth of his teaching (the Dharma) as the path, and the example of his practitioners (the Sangha) as companions on the path, so awakening a confidence and trust in our own inner buddha nature;
- giving birth to love and compassion—bodhichitta, the heart of the enlightened mind—and training the mind to work with ourselves, with others, and with the difficulties of life;
- removing obscurations of all kinds through the purification and healing practice of meditating on Vajrasattva and reciting his mantra;
- accumulating merit and wisdom by developing universal generosity and creating auspicious circumstances, through the mandala offering;
- finally, in the practice of guru yoga, which is the most crucial, moving and powerful practice of all, we unite our mind with the wisdom mind of all the buddhas and so awaken the wisdom of realization.
Purifying the Obscurations
It is sometimes said that
- prostrations remove the obscurations associated with the body,
- recitation of the hundred syllable mantra removes obscurations associated with speech,
- mandala offering removes obscurations associated with mind, and
- guru yoga removes the obscurations of all three: body, speech and mind.
Versions of the Ngöndro
The principal ngöndros that the Rigpa sangha practise are:
- The Excellent Path to Enlightenment
- the Brief Dudjom Tersar Ngöndro, and
- the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro.
- Dilgo Khyentse, The Excellent Path to Enlightenment, Snow Lion Publications, page 10.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
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Although we are all breathing a little easier since lockdown restrictions have been eased, it’s crucial to keep managing and improving our health.
Some suggestions for all Fedhealth members:
• Follow a healthy lifestyle and do regular exercise.
• Use Fedhealth’s screening benefits paid from Risk to identify possible health issues before they become a problem. You can have your Health Risk Assessment done at a pharmacy, it will be covered by the Screening Benefit on all options. The Health Risk Assessment includes a wellness screening which measures Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, finger prick cholesterol and glucose tests as well as preventative screening which measures waist-to-hip ratio, body fat %, flexibility, posture and fitness.
• Manage any chronic conditions you might have by seeing your GP regularly, doing the required pathology tests, and taking your medication correctly. This also includes exercising, eating healthily, not smoking and not drinking alcohol.
• High-risk people are those who are more susceptible to infection because of an existing condition. These conditions include: asthma, chronic kidney disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, haemoglobin disorders, heart conditions, immune deficiencies, liver disease and severe obesity. Take extra care if you belong to this group.
• People over the age of 60 are also classified as high-risk since their immune systems become weaker with age.
Staying safe if you are a high-risk chronic patient
The most important support and prevention for high-risk patients is to stay home and social distance. Any contact with the outside world must be met with meticulous prevention protocols, such as wearing masks, washing hands, no physical contact and sanitising surfaces where necessary.
If you’re on medication and undergoing treatment for your chronic illness, it’s important to continue as normal. Continue to see your doctor as needed. Get a family member to collect top-up medication on your behalf OR have it delivered by the pharmacy. Most pharmacies offer a delivery service. | <urn:uuid:76ddde0d-3f50-4a8c-8967-c96a641d5dfe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fedhealth.co.za/please-keep-making-your-health-a-priority/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570741.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808001418-20220808031418-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.948242 | 407 | 2.203125 | 2 |
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A blog from the Government Accountability Project
Government Accountability Project
GAP’s mission is to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability. The non-profit group offers a number of online resources for whistleblowers, as well as running the whistleblower support network, where individuals who are considering blowing the whistle are able to contact former whistleblowers to seek confidential advice and guidance.
National Whistleblowers Center
This non-profit organization provides a resources on the topic of whiestleblowing, including a “law library” of relevant cases and regulations that protect whistleblowers, a blog, as well as a online program where individuals can submit a summary of their issue and have it reviewed by a staff attorney who will get back to you with advice on how to proceed.
Whistleblower Support Fund
The Whistleblower Support Fund seeks to provide support to whistleblowers through strategic counsling, emotional and professional support, referral to attorneys and journalists, and technical assistance to meritorious whistleblowers. Teh web site includes news updates on recent whistleblowing cases and legislation, as well as an archive which is a digital library of documents, articles, videos and other materials regarding whistleblowing and whistleblowing cases.
Animal Rights and Professional Obligations
How should a management hire react upon discovering animal cruelty in the workplace?
Are whistleblowers always heroes? A case about an engineer who suspects his employer of selling defective computer chips.
Whistleblowing and the Environment : The case of Avco Environmental
Chantale Leroux, a clerk at Avco Environmental Services which specializes in toxic waste disposal, has recently come across documentation that seems to show that Avco has been disposing of medical waste from a customer in a local landfill. When she shows her supervisor the evidence, she is told to drop it. What should she do?
What went wrong at WorldCom? Sweetheart loans to executives and a growth-through-acquisitions strategy are suggested as contributors to this business scandal.
Articles on Whistleblowing
Encouraging Internal Whistleblowing in Organizations
When Time magazine editors named WorldCom's Cynthia Cooper and Enron's Sherron Watkins two of their People of the Year for 2002, they were acknowledging the importance of internal whistleblowers—employees who bring wrongdoing at their own organizations to the attention of superiors.
How to Blow the Whistle and Still Have a Career Afterwards
An article by C.K. Gunsalus about the pressures faced by individuals who are thinking about blowing the whistle on potential misconduct or fraud, and how to conduct professional disputes in a professional manner.
Avoiding the Tragedy of Whistleblowing
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Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council released a report in May 2017 highlighting how changing food availability, loss of ice habitat, increases in contagious diseases, and the impending invasion of southern species are taking their toll on Arctic marine animals, and pointing to an ecosystem on the verge of a shift The following text is courtesy of the CAFF press release of May 11 2017.
The State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report identifies trends in key marine species and points to important gaps in biodiversity monitoring efforts across key ecosystem components in: sea ice biota, plankton, benthos, marine fishes, seabirds and marine mammals. Changes in these species are likely to indicate changes in the overall marine environment.
Over 60 international experts in CAFF’s Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) sifted through existing data on key elements of the Arctic marine species. Key findings and evidence include:
Food resources are being lost for many Arctic species in Arctic marine environments. Many species must travel further and expend more energy to feed, leading to concerns about individual health and potential effects at the population level.
The report provides advice to improve Arctic biodiversity monitoring activities to provide scientific information to policy makers more quickly. These include better coordination, standardisation of methods, improved consideration of Traditional and Local Knowledge, and attention to filling key information gaps. Check out the full report on the CAFF website
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The Celebration of the Eucharist in the Shrine of Fatima
In the Shrine of Fatima, the Mass is celebrated every day in different hours and places. In these Eucharistic celebrations, the Shrine of Fatima remembers always the intentions of all pilgrims who physically or spiritually travel to this place. In addition to these celebrations, others are regularly celebrated as well as other celebrations specifically solicited by the pilgrims.
The official and regular intentions of the Shrine are the following:
- For the Holy Father (every day, at 11:00 am);
- For the associates of the Message of Fatima Movement (every day);
- For the benefactors of the Shrine of Fatima (on the 13th, at 3:00 pm).
The pilgrims can request at the Liturgy Department of the Shrine to have their intentions celebrated in a mass. As it is understandable, because of the great number of request and for respect and discretion due to personal motivation, the intentions, expected to be present in the celebration, won’t be announced out loud publicly during the masses scheduled in the official program of the Shrine.
In order to have private intentions integrated in the Eucharistic celebrations of the Shrine, pilgrims can contact that Service by mail (Attn: SEPALI, Santuário de Fátima, Apartado 31, 2496-908 FÁTIMA, PORTUGAL) or personally. The stipend is 10€. The Shrine will always deliver a receipt of the reception of the request in the name of the offerer.
EUCHARIST> Keywords of the message of Fatima
“Then, rising, he once more took the chalice and the host in his hands. He gave the host to me, and to Jacinta and Francisco he gave the contents of the chalice to drink, saying as he did so: ‘Take and drink the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ’.” / Memoirs of Sister Lucia
“And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” / Lk 22:19-20 | <urn:uuid:fcc682a5-b0f3-4332-ad0d-5c05ad465ade> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/mass | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280718.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00410-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952573 | 503 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Simply add this to rid terrarium pools of chlorine, chloramines and heavy metals. It's easy to add exactly the right amount using the included dosing cap.
- Makes tap water safe for aquatic animals such as turtles, frogs and newts
- Neutralizes chlorine, chloramines and heavy metals
- Bottle cap doubles as a measuring guide which assures accurate treatment
- Quick and easy to use
- Ideal for: aquatic and semi-aquatic reptiles and amphibians
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Typical 3.3 V or 5 V logic signals are generally adequate for short-distance chip-to-chip (i.e., intraboard) communication, even with clock frequencies in the megahertz range. A well-designed PCB can be considered a fairly protected environment, where digital signals are not likely to experience severe degradation due to noise or parasitic reactance.
But the situation changes when digital data, especially high-speed data, leaves this protected environment—e.g., when it must travel to a separate portion of the system through long cables or intense EMI. Even intraboard communication can become problematic when strong noise sources are present or when very high data rates (e.g., in the hundreds of megabits per second) are required.
From One Wire to Two Wires
The general remedy in such cases is to move from single-ended logic to differential signaling. RS-422/485 is an excellent interface, but it is not optimized for high speed. Other options include current-mode logic (CML) and low-voltage positive emitter-coupled logic (LVPECL). But, in my experience, a more common choice is low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS).
LVDS is a standardized interface for high-speed, point-to-point digital communication. “Point-to-point” means one transmitter and one receiver; LVDS is not intended for facilitating communication between numerous devices in a system, but rather for rapidly and efficiently moving large amounts of data from one device to another.
LVDS uses (you guessed it!) low-voltage-swing, differential signals, as follows:
The nominal common-mode voltage is 1.2 V, and the nominal voltage range for each signal in the differential pair is 150 mV above to 150 mV below the common-mode voltage. This means that each signal’s voltage is changing by only 300 mV—about an order of magnitude lower than the voltage swing of a single-ended 3.3 V logic signal.
Despite the small voltage difference between logic low and logic high, the benefits of differential signaling (in conjunction with twisted wires and shielded cables) allow LVDS to provide highly reliable communication.
Far from being merely a data-integrity concern, low-voltage-swing signaling saves power and increases speed:
- Less voltage across the termination resistors reduces current, and lower supply voltages in general reduce power consumption (remember, CMOS power dissipation is proportional to VDD squared).
- Voltage transitions cannot occur instantaneously; it takes time for a signal to move from one voltage to another, so less distance between logic low and logic high enables higher-frequency operation by reducing the time required for each logic transition.
Not Out of Reach
LVDS is a high-performance standard that can achieve data rates approaching, or maybe even exceeding, 1 gigabit per second (though speed must be reduced as cable length increases). But don’t be intimidated—an abundance of user-friendly integrated circuits makes LVDS a very approachable interface. It is not difficult to translate from standard logic to LVDS and back to standard logic using readily available LVDS drivers and receivers, and termination is straightforward:
LVDS can be particularly valuable when the device providing the to-be-translated signals (such as a microcontroller) is too slow to generate serial data at the desired frequency. In such cases you can use an LVDS serializer in conjunction with an LVDS deserializer—the former converts parallel standard-logic inputs to serial LVDS outputs, and the latter converts the serial LVDS data back into parallel standard-logic signals (this datasheet for a serializer/deserializer pair gives you an example of what I’m referring to).
LVDS offers high speed and low power, as well as convenient IC-based implementation. It’s a great alternative to single-ended logic when you need robust, high-bandwidth, point-to-point data transfer. | <urn:uuid:0a516556-3e67-409c-8b6b-b919dcc4fedb> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/technical-articles/lvds-high-speed-low-power-robust-data-transfer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00065-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.904484 | 834 | 3.28125 | 3 |
Welcome to the home of faculty activities, resources, and articles based on the scholarship of learning and teaching.
Twenty-four faculty members participate in four faculty committees. Faculty from each college are represented on all committees and work under the direction of the Learning & Teaching Council.
At BYU-Idaho, faculty have the privilege to serve on committees, which not only benefit the committee members, but also their colleagues. Each committee is charged with enhancing the quality of learning and teaching which is used to improve, expand, and deepen the effectiveness of the Learning Model. The following are the four Committees:
- The Best Practices Committee promotes the best practices of the Learning Model through faculty recognition, the annual spring Faculty Banquet, and the Spori Summit.
- The Dialogue Committee encourages on-going dialogue, fostering short and long term conversations about learning and teaching through Brown Bag discussions and the Faculty Conference.
- The Publication Committee encourages faculty to write articles in which their insights can benefit their colleagues and are then published in the Perspective Magazine.
- The Travel Committee helps faculty members attend teaching conferences or other customized training opportunities and/or site visits. The goal is to find experiences where the best thinking and best practices are occurring.
A compilation of "best practices" is available in a series of simple, two-page summaries that are:
- Available on demand
Over fifty faculty members have helped develop these tools. Please contribute your comments and suggestions.
Learn what your colleagues at BYU-Idaho are experiencing in their efforts to improve the quality of instruction. New stories are regularly posted to highlight practices and conversations about education efforts on our campus. | <urn:uuid:8c543e2a-76af-4a0b-a9e3-e68b6b9e4603> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.byui.edu/learning-and-teaching | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718423.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00271-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951241 | 331 | 1.632813 | 2 |
When a computer is in operation, some Word document or the open web pages will be loaded into memory. To save the memory, Windows will place these different files in the system page file so that the page file is like a temporary warehouse. Microsoft provides a way to clean up the page file automatically when Windows shuts down. However, by default, this feature is turned off. Follow the following steps, we can enable this feature.
Step One: Click “Start” menu, enter “Regedit” in the search bar and run “Registry Editor.” If you are not familiar with the registry knowledge, you can follow the instructions rigidly.
Step Two: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management” and then double click the “ClearPageFileAtShutdown” in the right list.
Step Three: In the pop-up “Edit DWORD” Value dialog box, select the base number to hexadecimal, and change the left “Value data” from zero to one. In this way, the automatic cleaning of the page file on shutdown function is enabled.
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THE NETHERLANDS, Holten. Vivera announced that it will be the first company in the world to market 100% vegetable steak.
The company has already started production and plans to produce several million units in 2018. Vivera currently produces more than one million meat substitutes per week, making it one of the three largest producers in Europe.
The company experiences a strongly growing international demand for herbal products. Vivera has been one of the founders of meat alternatives in Western Europe since its foundation in 1990.
The British chain Tesco (the largest supermarket chain in Europe) will be the first supermarket to sell 100% vegetable steaks designed by the company in more than 400 supermarkets from 21 May 2018. Several large supermarket chains will follow in the Netherlands in June 2018 and from the second half of 2018 Vivera will also distribute the product in other European countries, starting from the German, French and Italian markets. Only vegetable ingredients such as wheat and soy are used in its production, so vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians can enjoy this groundbreaking product.
Gert Jan Gombert of Vivera commented: "A large group of vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians have been very interested in such a product for years. With the market introduction and mass production, this tasty plant-based product is available to many consumers. Smell, taste and bite are almost indistinguishable from a real steak and we are convinced that this product will satisfy a great need among consumers. It is extremely important that we eat less meat, both for our health, animal welfare and for our planet. Innovative and high-quality herbal products can make a significant contribution here."
On 29 and 30 May, Vivera will officially present its vegetable steak at the PLMA trade fair at RAI Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The company is focusing on building a 100% plant-based product portfolio by the end of 2018. The current product portfolio includes more than 40 different meat alternatives. | <urn:uuid:6c7d69cd-c046-4b96-9982-21acadc1a12a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://english.fleischwirtschaft.de/economy/news/Vivera-Dutch-manufacturer-launches-100--vegetable-steak-36708 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.956295 | 403 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Editor’s note: “Focus on Fitness” is a Clarion feature with healthy lifestyle advice from local and national health and fitness experts. Check here weekly great information and tips on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Always consult with your doctor before starting a new exercise routine.
Physical therapy can be an important part of recovery from accident or injury. P.T. can also be used for chronic problems with joints and muscles that are a result of long term wear and tear. Basically P.T. is used to improve the flexibility and strength of the muscles above and below the affected joint or area of pain. However, when you work with a physical therapist they will use other techniques and methods beyond the basics to help you with your recovery.
My first experience with a physical therapist was when I was having trouble with an ankle. I went to a foot surgeon thinking he could fix it. He said surgery is a last resort and prescribed physical therapy. The exercises I learned relieved the pain in my ankle. Soon I was doing the exercises with both ankles.
Over the years I have made modifications to the original ankle exercises I learned from the physical therapist. I learned the most efficient way to complete the exercises and it now takes me about two minutes to complete them with both ankles. If you have ankle pain you would like to ease or would simply like to reduce the risk of injury to your ankles, follow the instructions below.
You will need the following items: an old pair of shoes, five to six feet of exercise band or tubing, two snap clips, and athletic tape. Some pharmacies carry exercise bands or tubing in a variety of resistances. Snap clips can be found at hardware stores. Tie the ends of the band/tubing to each snap clip and pull tight to make sure the knots do not slip. Tie the shoes loosely (so you can slip them on) and leave about a four inch loop at the bottom of the laces. Make a few wraps of athletic tape around these loops. The tape will protect the laces when you attach the snap clips (see photo).
Wrap the tubing/band/clip assembly around a heavy table, other piece of furniture or place it through a wall anchor (eye bolt screwed into stud). It is imperative that what ever you attach this assembly to be secure; serious injury may occur if the band snaps back due to a poor attachment.
Attach the snap clips to the loop at the bottom of each shoe and scoot straight back until at desired resistance. Seated on your bottom with knees bent and heels on floor (toes up), rotate ankles out, then up, back down and repeat. Continue until you reach overload (burning in muscles), then rotate ankles in and up, then back down (until overload). Finally, flex ankles toward you and then back down (until overload). After six to eight weeks of doing these exercises you may work to failure (continue until you can’t do anymore reps).
It should take you about two minutes to complete these exercises. If it takes longer than this you need to increase resistance by scooting further back or getting a band with greater resistance. You may do these exercises every day but three to four days a week should be enough to gain the results you desire.
It is advisable to apply the concept of reversibility by doing exercises that work the muscles in the opposite range of motion. Heel drops or calf raises are a good choice. Stand on one foot on a stair and allow your heel to drop down, and then rise up onto the balls of your feet (repeat to overload). You may hold a weight on the same side you are working on for greater resistance. Be sure to work both sides.
It is important to maintain flexibility in the calf muscles. Stretch them after each strengthening session. A variety of stretches can be found online or in books.
Safety is of the utmost concern. It is important to check the exercise band/tubing and shoestrings before each use. If there are any nicks or frays replace them before using the exercise tool. Serious injury may occur if the band/tubing or shoestrings break. This exercise tool is not to be used by children unless supervised by an adult.
This exercise tool can be used to do exercises that will help with knee pain also, but an explanation of those exercises will have to wait until a future column.
Please remember that physical therapy is a complicated profession and this is only a basic example of how to help your ankle/foot pain. A therapist will use many other techniques when helping a patient. Proper footwear and quality insoles are also important in preventing foot pain. A custom made orthotic is best but there are many good over-the-counter options available. If you have had trouble with your feet in the past consult a physician before starting these exercises. If you experience pain while doing these exercises (sharp pain in the joint or feet) consult a physician before continuing them. “If it hurts, don’t do it” is a good rule to live by.
Charlie Stephens is a retired P.E. Teacher and owns/operates Kenai Sport & Train, Inc. which specializes in P.E. consulting. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:3dc5ebc7-9c20-4eaf-82a4-ef361ab50b20> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://peninsulaclarion.com/community/2011-10-07/physical-therapy-for-the-ankles | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00015-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947226 | 1,077 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Both, the network configuration and the way of terrestrial reference frame (TRF) realization, affect the global geodetic products delivered from the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) data processing. The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences in GNSS products, such as station coordinates, Earth rotation parameters, geocenter coordinates (GCC), and satellite orbits delivered from the double-difference multi-GNSS (GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo) processing, which may arise from (1) using a homogeneous and inhomogeneous network of multi-GNSS stations, (2) different approaches to the TRF realization using minimum constraint conditions, and (3) different approaches to handling of GCC in GNSS global processing. The questionable quality of GCC delivered from the global GNSS solutions is described with a special attention to network effects and system-specific parameters. We found that Galileo can provide GCC, whose quality corresponds to the GPS series. Moreover, the GCC from Galileo is of a better quality than those based on GLONASS data, despite the same number of nominal orbital planes and a much lower number of active satellites. When the No-Net-Translation constraint is not applied on the GNSS network, the station coordinate repeatability is worsened by about 70%, 55%, and 25% for the north, east, and up components, respectively, compared to the solution when applying No-Net-Translation and when having the network origin consistent with the international TRF. We thus infer that the No-Net-Translation condition is mandatory in global GNSS solutions. | <urn:uuid:d519a11a-10fb-4f06-ba67-213b8b187a8a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019JGRB..124.5970Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.875512 | 322 | 1.84375 | 2 |
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8 things you need to consider when choosing a tutoring programme
Research from the Sutton Trust shows that 42% of pupils in London aged 11-16, have had private tutoring at some point in their academic careers. This shows that private tutoring is popular with many families but what are the things to look out for when choosing a tutoring programme? How do you choose between group tutoring or one-to-one tutoring? How do you know if it’s time to get a tutor?
In this blog, we’ve put together a list of things to consider when choosing a tutoring programme:
Discuss tutoring with your child:
As with most things, it’s always helpful to have an open conversation with your child to discuss the benefits of tutoring and determine if he or she needs it. Some pupils will be more proactive and ask their parent for a tutor. Other pupils may feel that it is a waste of time because they are just not good at or will never be good at the subject. Tutoring is extremely beneficial to pupils that struggle with a fixed mindset ie. pupils that feel that they cannot improve in a subject. It is therefore worth discussing this in detail with your child so that he or she understands that they can improve and a tutor could make a huge difference if they are open to the idea of improving. If your child is particularly reluctant about going out to a group tutoring session, you can always propose a home tutor or online tutor which is more discreet.
Group tutoring or one-to-one tuition
Both options are widely available but you need to consider what would fit better to your child’s needs. In general, group sessions will mean working with a group of pupils that are at the same or a similar stage to your child. Pupils may find it useful to work with a group where there is some healthy competition and a group where pupils support each other’s progress. One-to-one tuition is more orientated to children that need more focused sessions. With one-to-one tutoring sessions, children are more likely to speak up to their tutor if they don’t understand a topic. The tutoring content will also most likely be determined by the tutor’s ongoing assessment of your child’s progress.
Take an initial assessment
It is very important for the tutor to know where to start and decide if there is any basic concept that might not be very clear, as they need to have a strong foundation of knowledge in order for their knowledge to progress. Your school may provide an end of year report for your child to show their overall progress for the year. A copy should be passed on to your tutor so that he or she can use this knowledge to get started with tutoring. Your tutor will most likely still need to conduct an initial assessment and work directly with your child for a few weeks in order to gain an idea of learning gaps and areas of weakness that need to be addressed through tutoring.
It’s easy to assume that a tutor can solve all academic problems but progress is usually a join effort from the parent, pupil and the tutors. The first few weeks of tutoring may be tough on your child as he or she is being challenged in new ways. As always, you should encourage your child to keep trying and embrace the challenge. As a parent, you also need to be involved in the tutoring progress. This can be as simple as contacting the tutor to schedule or book tutoring sessions at a time that works for you and your child, meeting with your child’s tutor after tutoring sessions to discuss your child’s progress and ensuring that your child completes any homework provided by the tutor.
Always make use of a programme that keeps Disclosure and Barring service (DBS checks) up to date. DBS refers to the new agency created out of a merger between the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). It checks the police and other databases to ensure there are no markers suggesting that a tutor is not suitable to work with young people. There is no harm in asking your child’s tutor for a copy of their DBS certificate. They should be able to show this to you before you get started with tutoring sessions.
Terms and conditions
If you’re unsure about any aspects of a tutoring programme – ask questions. Always make sure you understand how the system works ie. the details of tuition, suitable times, flexibility and tutor availability, policies for cancellations, how payments works and any payment options you have. It’s important that you respect your tutor’s time and you maintain clear communications with your tutor. Most tutoring programmes will have very clear guidance on cancellations. The GT Scholars tutoring programme and many other tutoring programmes and agencies require parents to give 24 hours notice for tutoring sessions and if your child turns up more than 20 minutes late to a session, the pupil will forfeit that session.
Time it right
When selecting a tutoring programme, you will need to consider the most suitable day or time to attend the tutoring session. Most pupils will need a short break from school before starting lessons but for some pupils it is better to have the tuition lesson right after school as they are already in “learning mode”. Talk to your child to find out what works best for him or her. It’s also important not to start the sessions late in the evening as your child will probably be exhausted from school, sports, homework and any other extra-curricular activities. If your child has existing commitments with sports or clubs, you may have to make a decision to start the tutoring programme at the end of the season or commitment period. There is no point in overloading your child with extra-curricular activities and tutoring – especially if this could lead to adverse affects on his or her learning.
Tutoring in London can range from £20 to £60 per hour. With such a wide range in prices, it can be hard to know which tutoring programme or tutoring agency represents good value for money. You will also need to consider the cost of any books or resources. Ultimately, the value of tutoring is determined by the grades that your child can achieve and the boost in confidence, knowledge and skills gained from the tutor. If you are thinking about going to a tutoring centre then you may want to factor in the cost of transport and the time that you would need to invest in the tutoring sessions. If you would rather have a tutor come to your home then they may charge a higher rate to cover their transport cost. If you’re looking into online tutoring you will need to have a reliable PC or laptop as well as reliable internet connection.
The GT Scholars Programme is an after-school programme that focuses on growth mindset. The programme includes tutoring, mentoring and enrichment sessions for young people aged 11-16. To find out more about the GT Scholars Programme, register your interest here: www.gtscholars.org/register-your-interest
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The U.S. federal government continues to act as a handmaiden for the fossil fuel industry, refusing to take any action on global climate change – or even acknowledge that a danger exists. Stepping up to the plate, four municipalities across the country – San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Cruz and most recently, New York City – have filed lawsuits against the five largest oil companies.
NYC’s action comes in the wake of an announcement by city officials that they will be divesting municipal pension funds from its fossil fuel investments. This pension fund represents approximately $5 billion, which DiBlasio and city comptroller say is the largest of any such fund in the U.S. In taking these steps, New York City becomes the most recent entity to join the DivestInvest Campaign, a global movement started around 2011.
Since the beginning, the DivestInvest campaign has succeeded in removing in excess of $5.5 trillion worth of assets from fossil fuel investment portfolios. Clara Vondrich, an attorney who is currently Global Director of the campaign, reports that Berlin and Washington D.C. have already sold off their fossil fuel securities, as well as a number of major insurance companies, philanthropic organizations (ironically, including the Rockefeller Brothers Fund) and academic institutions in the U.S. and Europe. Currently, Norges-Bank – the central bank of Norway, which is a petroleum producing country – has been urging Oslo to start shifting out of its own oil and gas company securities currently held in its $1 trillion Petroleum Fund. The World Bank itself has announced that it will cease all financing for oil and gas exploration by the beginning of 2020.
Unsurprisingly, the oil and gas industry has been firing back. The vice-president of the American Petroleum Institute, Kyle Isakower, recently called such divestment the “tactic of misinformed activists…[which is] incompatible with job creation, affordable energy and economic prosperity.” In 2016, Karen Moreau, executive director of the lobbying group in New York, issued a statement against fossil fuel divestment. A steadfast acolyte for the cause of oil and gas, Moreau says New York City’s move will hurt retirees “in a disgraceful way to score cheap political points.”
City Comptroller Scott Stringer strongly disagrees with Moreau’s statement. “Safeguarding the retirement of our city’s police officers, teachers and firefighters is our top priority, and we believe that their financial future is linked to the sustainability of the planet,” he says.
In December, New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced Albany’s own plans to shift state pension funds away from oil and gas securities. Currently, he and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are working with an advisory committee in order to determine the best way to move forward on divestment. Like Stringer, Cuomo believes this to be a prudent action. “Moving the Common Fund away from fossil-fuel investments will protect the retirement savings of New Yorkers,” he told Bloomberg.
If the State of New York goes through with its plan, it will represent a significant blow to fossil fuel interests. The Empire State’s pension fund is the third largest in the U.S., with holdings in approximately 50 fossil fuel companies.
Despite all the talk about “carbon reduction” and moving toward “clean energy,” neither the fossil fuel industry nor their sycophants and enablers in Congress have any intention of changing the status quo, even as the planet alternately burns and freezes. Increasingly, it appears the only way to convince them to change their behaviors is to hit them where it hurts in the only place they understand: their bottom line. | <urn:uuid:80083e6c-315a-48c6-a8d5-a500a99fa734> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://trofire.com/2018/01/13/lawsuit-isnt-enough-city-governments-around-world-taking-money-fossil-fuels/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.952578 | 770 | 1.96875 | 2 |
If Minecraft's greatest trick is the way in which it leaves players to do as they please within its verdant, destructible playpen, then it's one hasn't travelled the world with equal success. "In Japan, people like to be told how to play their games," explains Noriyoshi Fujimoto, one of the creators of Dragon Quest Builders, a game that attempts to splice §Minecraft's giddying freedom with the kind of quest-based adventuring for which Japan's beloved RPG series is known. For Fujimoto, Minecraft's guidance-free approach, which leaves players free to build a tower to the stars, dig a tunnel to the Earth's core, or chase sheep all day, goes some way to explain why its gargantuan and enduring success hasn't been replicated in Japan. "Minecraft is just finally starting to become popular with primary schoolchildren here," he says, sitting in a stretched sofa at Square Enix's Tokyo office, a plushie Slime (Dragon Quest's googly-eyed merengue blob mascot) perched on his lap. "But it's clear that it just isn't going to have the same breakout appeal that it's enjoyed overseas."
For Fujimoto and his team, which includes Etrian Odyssey creator Kazuya Niinou, Dragon Quest Builders attempts to bridge the gap. "It was easy to see that, if we gave players some of the guidance they were looking for, combining the signposted quests of Dragon Quest with the sandbox parts of Minecraft, then we just might have a hit on our hands." It's a slick pitch and one that, it should be remembered, Minecraft's original developer Mojang also made when, for the first 'full' release of the game, it folded in an adventure quest-line complete with an endgame for those who need to 'beat' a video game rather than simply enjoy one: a giant dragon that, when discovered and felled, concludes the storyline. Mojang's attempt was, however, somewhat half-baked, one that revealed the essential tension between Minecraft's essential fluidity and the strictures of formal quest design.
It's a tension that, for a long time, befuddled the Builders team. "The first draft of the game had a huge amount of freedom," explains Fujimoto. "You could do whatever you wanted. But we quickly ran into fatal problems. For example, the game might ask the player to go to a certain area that they had already completely destroyed." The team threw that version out and started again. "We started adding limitations till we struck a balance that seemed to work," he says. "For example, we would make certain landmarks indestructible to prevent you from blowing them up. But there might be a hundred different paths you could choose to get from A to B. In any other game you might have a road to get from A to B, but here you have the choice to dig a tunnel, or build a bridge. The journey itself is not laid out for you, even if the mission objectives are."
In the game you play as Bildrick, the only surviving citizen of Alefgard, the setting of 1986's Dragon Quest debut, who remembers the elemental human art of crafting. Everyone else has lost the ability to build things (wry commentary, perhaps, on the state of western manufacturing industries, with their forsaken mines and factories). While the game is quick to point out that Bildrick is not a hero he is nevertheless responsible for building the essential tools and buildings that will afford the people of Alefgard protection. In this way, you're guided through its blocky land and told precisely where to build certain structures in order to advance the story.
Play is, in other words, heavily directed. Whereas, in the original Minecraft, players are able to turn a heap of rocks into a shack, a mansion, a castle or a walled city according to whim, in Dragon Quest Builders you're told precisely where to put the window, or the door on your new home. With this shrinking scope comes the risk of a sense of diminished ownership over the world, although Fujimoto is quick to point out that there's a Free Build mode for anyone who wants to take down the barriers to the imagination, and build freely.
This is just the kind of tension that made development an arduous process, not from a labour perspective, but in terms of wrangling a design philosophy."It's a lot easier said than done when it comes to reconcile those tensions of freedom and form," says Fujimoto. "80 per cent of the challenge was simply making this blend work." Here's one example out of thousands, he says. "In Minecraft you can build a tower that is a thousand blocks high. If you have a quest in our game in which you have to defend your town from attack and you're a thousand blocks into the stratosphere, the mission just doesn't work. So, we made it so you an only build thirty blocks high. It's a limitation, but one that opens up lots of new possibilities. You lose a small amount of freedom, but it makes it much easier to make the story work." Why thirty blocks high? "There's no formulae for this stuff," he says. "We had to do it all on feeling. We constantly asked ourselves the question: does the story feel like it has momentum and structure while maintaining the sense of player freedom and exploration?"
It's a balance that, on early evidence, the team has ably struck. The game, which recently launched in Japan, has been well-received. While Fujimoto and the team hope that it's the start of something that could prove just as enduring as the series from which it borrows its title, Dragon Quest Builders carries another burden. It's a time of unprecedented decline in Japanese games industry, with major series faltering and, other than a few notable exceptions, many studios in spiralling decline. The kind of diversification of a major game series that Dragon Quest Builders and its cousin, Dragon Quest Heroes, represent are intended to have a stabilising effect, especially when major RPGs take years to build. Still, whether or not his game is a success, Fujimoto remains fully convinced of Dragon Quest's on-going survival. "There are so many complicated factors as to why Dragon Quest has endured in Japan," he. "The time at which the first game came out means that, for many generations, Dragon Quest represents comforting nostalgia. So long as we can keep hold of Yuji Horii's knack for storytelling and adventure, and Akira Toriyama's bright artwork, it will endure."
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Gov. Chris Gregoire is providing courageous and just leadership in her support for same-sex marriage (TNT, 1-5). Now the Legislature and the rest of us need to step up with our support. Making it legal is a matter of justice for all.
And it’s not difficult. Let the legal part of getting married be taken care of entirely at the courthouse. As couples now go there to obtain a marriage license to marry they would then go there and complete the marriage contract and be given a certificate of marriage. Nothing more to do: same for all, hetero or same-sex couples. It also solves the problem for those who object to same-sex marriage and fear being “forced” to preside at a same-sex marriage service.
Separated from the legal dimension, for persons of faith the role of the clergy person and the religious community would be exactly as it is now (except that the clergy person would not be a servant of the state, needing a marriage license to proceed and forms to fill out).
As now, clergy persons could have procedures offered to those anticipating marriage – helpful information, marriage counseling and/or workshops. They could also help in planning for and carrying out a “service of blessing” with liturgy, scriptures, prayers, vows, music, flowers, reception, etc., after the marriage has taken place.
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Have you ever wondered how are the dental instruments cleaned, before being used in your mouth? We, here at SmileSense Dental Clinic follow a very strict guideline for cleaning and sterilizing your dental instruments.
Below are the various methods of cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments used in the dental clinic:
- As far as possible, use disposable equipment, like, needles, blades, syringes, saliva ejectors, gloves, face masks, head caps, water glasses and drapes.
- The surface of the chair and all parts which cannot be covered by disposable covers should be disinfected by surface disinfectant, like, 2.5% Chlorhexidine gluconate in isopropyl alcohol.
- The instruments used during the procedure in first scrubbed to remove any visible blood or tissues. It is then segregated for sterilization either by cold (chemical) or moist (Autoclave) method.
- Autoclave is the ideal form of sterilization. All diagnostic instruments (mouth mirror, probe), surgical equipments, like elevators and forceps, hard pieces, scaler tips, burs and other hand instruments are pouched and sealed in sterilization pouches. These pouches have markers on them to show the completion of sterilization. They are then placed in the autoclave and sterilized. If unused from more than 1 month are again opened and sterilized.
- Cold or chemical disinfection is done in cases where autoclave is not possible, mostly instruments or equipments having plastic parts. The chemical used is mostly 2.4% Glutaraldehyde. It is used to disinfect aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, plastics and elastomers and provides a wide spectrum efficacy against bacteria, mycobacteria, viruses and fungi. The solution can also achieve some sporicidal activity with longer exposure time.
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The introduction of anti-tumor necrosis factor strategies has significantly changed the perspective and outcome of patients with ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthritides. This breakthrough has also boosted further research efforts into the mechanisms of disease. As human tissue specimens of the spine and sacroiliac joints are very difficult to obtain and rarely allow mechanistic studies, most of the new concepts have emerged from different animal models of disease. In this review, we summarize insights into the role of HLA-B27 based on transgenic rat and mouse models, efforts into the identification of cell populations stimulating inflammation and molecular studies of pathological bone formation leading to ankylosis. Important progress has been made and novel hypotheses were put forward. These include the impact of HLA-B27 on endoplasmic reticulum stress and the unfolded protein response, the role of stromal cells in inflammation, the entheseal stress hypothesis and the identification of the bone morphogenetic protein and WNT signaling pathways as therapeutic targets for ankylosis. | <urn:uuid:33edeb1b-a7c1-43bd-af40-44d80992b0c0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/322694 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00010-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943466 | 219 | 2.359375 | 2 |
The temperature u(x,t) in a thin bar of length 1 satisfies the diffusion equation
d^2u/dx^2 = du/dt.
Bar is insulated at x = 0 and x = 1, meaning du/dx = 0 at both ends. The initial condition is u(0,t) = cos^2(pi x)
I have deduced that u(x,t) = sum from n = 1 to infinity of
A exp(-n^2 pi^2 t) cos (n pi x), but I need help applying the orthogonality condition to obtain my coefficients A. | <urn:uuid:86a6d263-6afa-4282-8e1c-f1f5027a1419> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://mathhelpforum.com/differential-equations/153117-heat-equation-using-orthogonality-conditions.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00022-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.931368 | 130 | 1.5 | 2 |
Legislation paves way for more Intel development
By Terry Troy
After some political maneuvering, the U.S. House followed the lead of the U.S. Senate in approving legislation to invest more than $50 billion to boost America’s semiconductor manufacturing industry and help the U.S. compete with China. The funding is critical in expediting Intel’s initial $20 billion investment in Ohio.
“The CHIPS-Plus Act is a long overdue catalyst that will enhance the competitiveness of Ohio manufacturers in every sector,” said Ryan Augsburger, president of the Ohio Manufacturers Association. Global competitors are investing heavily in semiconductor manufacturing – and as a result, the cost of building and operating fabs is 20-40% higher in the U.S. than abroad, according to industry experts.
“This legislation is critical to Ohio’s economy. But beyond that, it is vital to our national security. It’s time to reduce America’s reliance on foreign-made computer chips and seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to strengthen U.S. manufacturing. Ohio manufacturers are ready to lead this new chapter of American innovation.”
The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association is Ohio’s largest statewide business association comprised solely of manufacturers. Established in 1910, the OMA’s mission is protect and grow Ohio manufacturing. It represents manufacturers of all sizes in every subsector of the industry. Manufacturing is Ohio’s largest economic sector, employing more than 675,000 Ohioans and contributing more than $127 billion annually to the state’s economy. | <urn:uuid:af6d8bbd-ebee-4092-bc60-c2661a1e5aa2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.ohiobusinessmag.com/chips-passes-house/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809003642-20220809033642-00679.warc.gz | en | 0.928243 | 341 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Bamboo is an amazingly fast growing grass that has more than 300 cultivars. Some grow more than 40 feet tall and others will grow more than 1 foot per day. This fast growth is making bamboo a very popular plant to use for wind screens and privacy hedges.
Since parts of Texas have poor soil and strong winds, it also helps to enrich the soil before planting your bamboo, and staking it for the first few weeks so it won't blow over in the wind.
The day before planting, water your bamboo plant completely, making sure the entire root ball is moist and allowing any excess water to drain out the bottom of the pot.
Dig a hole a bit deeper and wider than the root ball of your bamboo plant. Bamboo roots spread outward instead of down, so your initial hole only needs to have enough extra room for the soil additives.
Add mature compost and fertile topsoil to the hole, leaving a hole as wide and deep as the bamboo root ball.
Gently remove the bamboo plant from its pot, and place it into the hole.
Add topsoil and mature compost on top of the roots to fill in the hole. Tamp down gently to be sure the roots are firmly in place.
Put string or rope around the bamboo stalk, lose enough to not injure the plant but secure enough to prevent the rope from slipping off.
Run the ends of your rope or string to stakes placed in the ground around the outside of the root-ball hole. These guy-wires will help keep the bamboo from blowing over in the wind.
Pour a five-gallon bucket of water onto the new planting area. Add three to five gallons of water every two to three days for the first two weeks, then approximately five gallons per week afterward if you've had no rainfall. | <urn:uuid:5f1e1b00-9bd8-4a8c-b120-a6410502a1c1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.gardenguides.com/104614-plant-bamboo-texas.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00360-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948424 | 370 | 2.734375 | 3 |
12 Sep Why middle-aged women are the worrying new drinking statistic
I was interviewed by Channel 7’s Daily Edition recently after the findings of a worrying report were released.
The report, produced by University of Western Sydney, showed that over 500,000 Australian women are drinking to dangerous levels. What is also worrying is that despite falls in other age groups, women in their 40s continue to drink at the same levels as they have done for the past decade.
So why is this happening?
Let’s think through what is happening in the life of a typical middle-aged woman:
- Teenage children (as if that’s not stressful enough!)
- Increasing work responsibilities
- Aging parents – facing issues including caring for elderly parents and the death of parents
- Changing relationships – divorce, remarrying, blended families
- Health concerns
Simply put, life is increasingly stressful. And most women in their 40s drink because of anxiety based triggers. You get to the end of the day and you want the fastest way to relax. Cue the glass of wine!
So what are the safest drinking levels?
The myth has been that 2 standard drinks per day is a safe limit (and it is to a degree). However, medical professionals are now saying that the safest consumption limit is nil.
Even if you ignored the latest research in the belief that a moderate approach is okay, the biggest issue is that most women are not correctly measuring their drinks. Not many people would know that a bottle of red wine (being stronger than white wine) is equivalent to 7.7 standard drinks. And that the standard wine glass is 300ml.
So two standard drinks is actually equivalent to 200ml or two-thirds of a typical wine glass. What is concerning however, is that most women are getting this confused with 2 glasses of wine. That means that they are in fact consuming double the recommended daily maximum. Over time, this can result in a number of physical and mental health issues.
So that leaves us back where we started. If we’re drinking to relax, what do we need to do instead of this?
- Firstly, we need to identify why we’re drinking – is it stress, to relax, to unwind?
- If so, look at ways to reduce down your stress throughout each day. Be mindful, slow down, observe when you are at the most stressed then look at ways to prevent this from occurring.
- Consider how much you are actually consuming (see my other blog topic for this one!)
- Find other ways to unwind at the end of each day. A great one is to exercise – go for a walk around the block when you get home as a way to unwind rather than reaching for a glass of wine.
- Substitute or alternate water for wine. This keeps you hydrated.
- Take stock. If cutting down on your daily wine-o-clock frightens you, you may want to consider seeking professional counselling to look at the underlying cause of your drinking.
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Place of Birth: Nash Mills, Hertfordshire
Service No: ---
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment / Corps / Service: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1st Battalion
Division: 1st Division
Date of Death: 1918-04-19
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: III. D. 10.
CWGC Cemetery: VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial(s): Not Listed (View Names Not Listed on a Local War Memorial)
William Pettitt was the son of William and Elizabeth Pettitt, née Coles. William, senior, was born at Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire and Elizabeth at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
1891 Croxley Green, Hertfordshire Census: 23, The Mill Square - William Pettitt, aged 3 years, born Nash Mills, Hertfordshire, son of William and Elizabeth Pettitt.
1901 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Census: 15, Corner Hall - William T. Pettitt, aged 13 years, born Nash Mills, Hertfordshire, son of William J. and Elizabeth Pettitt.
1911 Tidworth, Hampshire Census: Bhurtpore Military Barracks, 1st Bn Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - Corporal William Pettitt, aged 23 years, born Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
William was married to Emily Nelson in 1915.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Sgt William Pettitt, 8551; 2/Lieut 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Disembarkation Dates: 14 August 1914. O.C. 1st L.N. Lanc's Regt. forwards roll of officers eligible for 1914 Star. 22 January 1918. Correspondence: Station Rd. Settle, Yorkshire.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entryView Entry in CPGW Book
Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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2nd Lieutenant William PETTITT
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 1st Division
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Weekly NewsBriefs 7/4/22 - 7/10/22
Kansas may ditch class hours for real-world training as graduation requirements – By Suzanne Perez, The Wichita Eagle
For more than a century, Kansas students have earned credits — and, after enough of them, a high school diploma — based on how much time they spend in a classroom.
The age-old “Carnegie unit” approach to education became the academic law of the land way back in 1906. And it stuck: One credit equals about 120 instructional hours in one subject. Kansas requires students to pass at least 21 credits to graduate from high school.
But a group in charge of evaluating the state’s graduation requirements says that classroom time makes for a poor yardstick for measuring learning. So it argues for ways to let local school districts sub in other metrics more calibrated to the 21st century.
“Districts can already award . . . class credits based on competencies and demonstrations by students rather than just by seat time,” said Jim McNiece, a Kansas Board of Education member and former high school principal. “We set the number (of credits required to graduate). But how you get there is really up to local districts.”
Hochul signs NYC mayoral control bill into law – with a tweak – By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill late Thursday that extends mayoral control of New York City schools for the next two years.
But her signature came with a tweak: The eight-member expansion of the city’s education panel, which was passed under the original bill, will be delayed by five months.
Mayoral control — which allows the mayor to choose the schools chancellor and appoint a majority of members to the city’s education panel — was set to expire at midnight Friday.
The bill, passed by New York lawmakers on June 3, needed the governor’s signature to become law. Legislators typically allow the governor’s office to request bills for her review as she has hundreds to consider and sign. But Hochul did not call up the mayoral control legislation until about 9:20 p.m. Thursday.
Lawmakers plan response to boost Indiana college-going rate – By Casey Smith, Inside Indiana Business
Indiana lawmakers plan to propose legislative action in response to a new report showing only half of Indiana’s 2020 high school graduates pursued some form of college education beyond high school.
The drop marked the state’s lowest college-going rate in recent history.
But despite a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, reaching a consensus could prove challenging.
Data released this month by the Indiana Commission of Higher Education (ICHE) indicated that just 53% of Hoosier graduates furthered their education with certificate training, two-year program or at a four-year college. That’s a 6% drop from the class of 2019 – which represents about 4,000 fewer graduates – and 12% lower than in 2015.
Although there was an incremental drop in the percentage of students going directly from high school to some form of college in recent years, 2020 saw the “sharpest year-over-year decline,” according to the commission’s latest College Readiness Report.
Governor signs bills to promote broadband infrastructure and digital equity – By Zoe Dym, Hawaii Public Radio
Gov. David Ige signed four bills into law on Thursday relating to digital equity.
Burt Lum is the host of HPR’s Bytemarks Cafe and the state’s broadband strategy officer.
"How do we demonetize this technology? A lot of times we get enamored by the fact that there’s this million-dollar project here, or this other great 5G technology," Lum said at the ceremony.
But how do we make sure that we don’t just do those projects? That we do projects that enable the betterment of all in our communities. So how do we not forget the people that are sometimes marginalized or disfranchised or on the edges?" Lum said.
The four bills are:
— SB2214: Public libraries will offer digital navigator programs, and give free access to computer classes. Activities will be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
— SB2184: The Department of Education will establish a Digital Learning Center within the department. The center will expand computer classes and IT services to Hawaiʻi public schools.
— SB2479: Requires all new public housing projects and state low-income housing projects to include broadband infrastructure for tenants.
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Preventing patient infections isn’t top of mind in many hospitals. Many hospitals in the Netherlands need to clean and disinfect better. This is the conclusion of the Health Care Inspection (IGZ) after researching 25 Dutch hospitals.
Since the research in 2013, the situation has significantly improved. However, there is still much room for improvement. The IGZ indicates that in 22 of the 25 hospitals which have been inspected, too little is being done to prevent patient infections. Examples include not following and/or understanding the rules in and around an isolation room and not adequately monitoring the presence of resistant bacteria on patients who are being submitted. More than half of the inspected hospitals have been told they need to clean and disinfect better.
In addition to direct body and surface contact, the spread of airborne germs is a potential risk. Failure to adequately replace the filters in air purifiers and ventilation systems, the incorrect use of air cleaning and the use of inferior air purifiers/filters are focus points in hospitals. Air purification in hospitals can certainly be seen as a complementary measure in preventing the spread of infections.
In a hospital, it is of great importance that filters in the air purification system are replaced in a timely manner. If these are not replaced regularly, many air purification systems will clog, resulting in a decreased supply of fresh and clean air and a decreased extraction of polluted air. This results in a bigger exposure to pathogens as well as an increased energy bill. Next to this, moisture in the ventilation system may cause mold growth in the filters, creating polluted air instead of purified air.
VFA Solutions understands the value and importance of clean and healthy air and has therefore taken the above mentioned into account in the development of our air purifiers. We aim providing hospitals not only with air purification systems, but also with maintenance contracts. Hereby making sure filter replacement occurs regularly and on time, unburdening the hospital.
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With a recorded history dating back to 1690 AD, Calcutta, or Kolkata as it is known today is a city of charming chaos and churn that defines it even to this day. Declared a presidency city, Calcutta became the headquarters of the East India Company by 1773 effused with Colonial buildings with the accolade of having the highest density of British Architecture outside of the United Kingdom. Parallelly an all too Indian and Bengali cosmos exists within the city – in its temples, bazaars and overflowing streets.
Everything at Glenburn is unhurried and timed to perfection with a generous effusion of the sophisticated and chic. The attention to detail is impeccable and defines all dimensions of the stay.
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Husna-Tara Prakash grew up with the best of both worlds; born and brought up in England, she spent eight years of her childhood at a boarding school in India. She returned to England at 16 to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma in Oxford. During a gap-year backpacking expedition...
Husna-Tara Prakash grew up with the best of both worlds; born and brought up in England, she spent eight years of her childhood at a boarding school in India. She returned to England at 16 to complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma in Oxford. During a gap-year backpacking expedition around the world, she met Anshuman Prakash, a fourth-generation tea planter and six years later after a Natural Science and Post Graduate Certificate of Education degree at the University of Cambridge, she returned to India to marry him. After two years on a tea plantation in Kerala where tourism was growing, Anshuman and Husna-Tara conceived the idea of opening tea estates to visitors, a bit like vineyards do in other parts of the world. In the summer of 2002, Husna-Tara and Bronwyn Latif, a talented designer from Delhi, lovingly restored The Burra Bungalow at Glenburn. Five years later The Tatler Travel Guide included Glenburn in its list of The Best 101 Hotels of the World. A decade later she was able to extend The Glenburn Experience to Calcutta, unravelling the rich colonial history of the city to visitors through cultural and historical walks and tours.
Glenburn Penthouse is strategically located just off Park Street, perched high with panoramic views of the city enjoyed from the open-air lounge or the infinity pool. Inspired by all that is chic and elegant, from French doors, antique four-poster beds, mirrored furniture, fine carpets that adorn the wooden floors to the Parisian designed bespoke wallpaper, distilling the essence of scenes of rural India from days gone by, Glenburn Penthouse is a secret retreat, a haven of quiet luxury above the bustling streets of the city of Kolkata.
The centre stage of the experience at Glenburn Penthouse is the Drawing and Dining Room showcasing scenes of rural India from yesteryears on aesthetically designed, bespoke 'Hindoostan' wallpaper. This serenade of beauty and grace continues leading to a balcony and a Tea Verandah overlooking Victoria Memorial, perfect for outdoor dining, and where breakfast and afternoon tea is served when the weather gods smile. Ubiquitous, pleasant breeze flourish these terraces most part of the year, transforming it into the ideal lounge. The thoughtfully curated vintage fans and crisp white wicker furniture, tropical plants and cool marble floors enhance the charm of the many private guest areas of The Penthouse.
The chic, cosmopolitan feel is omnipresent in the Glenburn Penthouse creating the perfect city escape flavoured with ‘Glenburn Experience’ perfected over the years in the hills of Darjeeling in a blissful tea estate. Starting with your airport pickup, every aspect of this curated experience is programmed to comprehensive detail.
Glenburn Penthouse has nine spacious suites, each with a large sleeping area decked with antique four-poster beds, sufficient work desk and sitting space for a couple to live and work comfortably. The soft, elegant ambience juxtaposed with lots of natural light creates an ambience for focus. Wooden shutters on all the windows allow for control over the filtered shade during the hottest parts of the day. Twist them open to reveal the spectacular views rendering curtains or blinds redundant. The choice of colours and hues are well thought out with shades of celadon green, yellow and white, complementing mirrored furniture and fabrics. Glenburn’s signature tea print on the bed linen and hand-embroidered luxury cotton sheets are at once reminiscent of the hills or an invitation to experience it. Art curation here reflects the historical theme with all walls whispering interesting tales of journeys taken by travellers before.
Wooden floors accented by fine carpets create warmth and serenity for a soulful rest in the privacy of suites. The elegant hallways, dressing rooms and the private bathrooms are decked by cool marble floors providing much-needed respite on the sunnier days of Kolkata.
Two categories of suites are on offer at Glenburn Penthouse. The Royal Bengal Suites are large and spacious suites with panoramic vistas of Victoria Memorial through the picturesque windows or private access to a verandah and terrace. Four of the nine suites are of this category. The Calcutta Suites, although are as luxurious as Royal Bengal Suites, the views are slightly pedestrian with little or hindered views of the Calcutta skyline. One of them has a private verandah while all of them have beautiful antique four-poster beds, some twin-sized, others king-sized. Every suite has well-appointed large white-marble bathrooms, equipped with bathtubs and walk-in showers, with lots of natural light and Glenburn Therapy Darjeeling Green Tea bath accessories to soothe.
The Glenburn Experience is palpable even in the culinary choices, mealtimes, an epitome of this with a blend of Colonial, Bengali, Anglo-Indian and Kolkata street-food inspired dishes with a contemporary twist using fresh local ingredients. Breakfast and Afternoon Tea are included in the nightly tariff. 'Menu of the Day' for lunch and dinner offers choices spanning these gastronomical themes.
Glenburn Penthouse partners with the intellectual elite of Kolkata who are proud and happy to showcase their city to as you are led on expertly curated city experiences of Calcutta and Kolkata.
One such is Nayana Gangooly. She has over 30 years’ experience in curating the finest Indian textiles and encouraging local craftspeople and artisans to showcase their wares. She is also deeply committed to Kolkata, its heritage, culture, history and vibrancy. More recently, she has immersed herself in the history and idiosyncrasies of the city, using her own family history, her wide range of connections and her immense interest in the subject to become an established "Kolkata host". She is someone who feels and describes one of India's most fascinating and soulful cities with passion, eloquence and knowledge. She is an active member of Kolkata's jazz movement and also a founder member of the city's wine club. Kolkata city walk transforms into a personal experience for those who take her tours, showing them aspects of Kolkata that take them beyond the obvious and the surface.
A family getaway, a special occasion, an ideal way to recharge, a perfect city hotel and exploring the energy of the city of Kolkata while retreating to the serene ambience of Glenburn Penthouse. Glenburn is suited for all with a reasonable fitness level. The city itself is charged with abundant energy that is sometimes challenging to match. For history buffs and connoisseurs of Colonial life, Glenburn Penthouse offers experiences to keep you occupied and learning infusing a sense of wonder at every turn. Glenburn is fantastic for the young with lively nightlife and club culture, wine clubs and bespoke jazz speakeasy proliferating in the cultural nerve centre of a city. Culinary and Colonial excursions take you through history immersively. The riverfront offers peaceful venues for a stint of meditation or just to breathe easy as you escape from the chaos of this vigorous city briefly.
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Safe filtered drinking water is available in glass bottles. There is minimal use of single-use plastic in use and there is focussed attempt to reduce usage further. Bamboo toiletries are available in the bathrooms. As with the Tea Estate, Glenburn Penthouse is deeply engaged with the local community as well and the staff are from the city. Support is given in the form of training and upskilling of staff and community and members of the staff receive subsidised rations and free medical treatment.
Glenburn locally sources produce and other items. The Glenburn Penthouse has the choicest of antique furniture, lovingly restored. Expert guided walks help unravel the cultural undercurrent of this centuries-old city. Recycling and composting measures are in place.
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Is The Cherry Capital At Risk Of Losing Its Global Crown?
By Craig Manning | July 4, 2022
Traverse City has long been known as the “Cherry Capital of the World.” The first National Cherry Festival was hosted here in 1925, and the rest was history.
Nearly a century later, northern Michigan’s biggest tourist draw remains that same grand celebration of the cherry industry. But have a conversation with a local cherry farmer and you’ll likely come away with a much different portrait of cherry commerce. Behind the scenes, the local cherry industry is struggling to fight off a slew of threats—from climate change to invasive pests to competition from foreign growers—and those issues are making the practice of growing cherries here a challenging business proposition.
All these factors lead to a single question: As farmers sell land or convert crops to make ends meet, could northern Michigan’s days as the Cherry Capital of the World be numbered?
The first cherry trees in the region were planted on Old Mission Peninsula in the 1850s. Over time, cherry farming became the area’s calling card, especially tart cherries. The commonly-cited statistic among locals is that the five-county region produces 100-120 million pounds of tart cherries each year, some 40-50 percent of the total domestic crop.
Northern Michigan’s rise to titan-level status in the cherry industry wasn’t an accident, but rather the result of the area's moderate temperatures, sandy soil, and rolling hills.
According to Isaiah Wunsch, a sixth-generation farmer who serves as CEO for the Old Mission-based Wunsch Farms, those favorable factors have persisted through the past 170 years.
“Tart cherries still do really well up here,” Wunsch says. “We probably have the best climate for growing tart cherries in North America, if not in the world.”
But favorable climate and topography aren’t everything. Climate change is causing more erratic weather in the spring and fall, which can devastate local cherry crops. Invasive species like the spotted wing drosophila are attacking and damaging fruit while it’s still on the tree. And cherry products flooding into the domestic market from foreign countries are undercutting domestic price points and making it difficult for farmers to turn a profit.
At King Orchards in Central Lake, volatile spring weather has led to four cherry crop failures in the last 20 years. The most recent of those occurred in 2021 and left King Orchards with less than 10 percent of a crop.
When King has been able to deliver cherry products all the way to the marketplace, they’ve often been met by foreign competition. Countries like Turkey have cherry growing industries that are government-subsidized, which in turn allows them to sell their products into the U.S. market at artificially low prices.
This practice, referred to as “dumping,” is technically legal under World Trade Organization rules, but can be penalized if the importing country can prove that dumping practices have hurt their domestic producers. A few years ago, several local growers petitioned the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) to investigate Turkey for potentially harmful dumping practices.
Not everything is cloudy for local cherry farmers. After a disastrous year in 2021 and a bad one in 2020, growers across the board are predicting bigger, better crops in 2022. Wunsch says this spring has been kind to cherries, with good pollination, a slow and steady post-winter warm-up, and a “pretty much unbroken cycle, where we’ll have five to six days of nice, temperate weather interspersed with good rain events.” Those growing conditions are leading to what Wunsch thinks will be “a slightly-above-average cherry crop.”
There is also lots of opportunity for farms to diversify, which many cherry growers are doing to protect themselves from the volatility of the tart cherry market. King Orchards grows strawberries, raspberries, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, and apples. Wunsch Farms, meanwhile, has pivoted away from tart cherries almost entirely, opting instead for sweet cherries and fresh apples. The fresh produce market, Wunsch says, is more stable and less vulnerable to foreign importers than processed fruit, which is where much of the demand for tart cherries lies.
“We’ve bought about 160 acres in the last seven years from farmers who had worked with us to get their farms ready to transition over to fresh sweet cherries,” Wunsch says. “We’re also just wrapping up the planting of about 40 acres of new fresh apples and fresh sweet cherries. So there are definitely examples of farms on Old Mission that have diversified into other tree fruit crops, and those farms are not only maintaining acreage that they currently have, but are also expanding to encompass new land, including land sold by some retiring farmers.”
One Old Mission farmer eyeing retirement is Dan Fouch. A lifelong fruit grower, Fouch for years owned 126 acres along Center, Smokey Hollow, and Bluff roads. He and his wife MaryAnn sold off the majority of that land several years ago, to three different buyers. While Fouch is on the way out of the agriculture business, he still thinks a lot about the feasibility of cherry farming on Old Mission.
What makes the peninsula special, he says, is the beauty of the agricultural land. Fouch wants to see all that land preserved, even if it means selling his own land for less money.
“We had several cash offers for our property—probably for more money than we got—from people that wanted to buy it and develop it,” Fouch says. “But MaryAnn and I both really, really wanted to keep the land in ag.”
Even with that property staying in agriculture, though, Fouch doesn’t expect it to stay in cherry farming. Because of how desirable and expensive the land on Old Mission has become and because cherry pricing tends to be lackluster, Fouch is convinced more Old Mission farmland will shift toward other crops or agribusiness ventures.
The example of agribusiness on Old Mission that has proven to be most lucrative is also the obvious one: wineries. King Orchards has found success with the U-Pick model, particularly since the pandemic turned family-friendly outdoor activities into a highly in-demand niche.
Diversification of local farmland bodes well for the long-term survival of northern Michigan agriculture. But what about the “Cherry Capital of the World” title? For Wunsch, the answer is mixed
“I know a lot of tart cherries are still being planted in Leelanau and in the stretch between Traverse City and Elk Rapids,” he says. “I actually think Old Mission is kind of an anomaly, in that we’re seeing a lot of reduction in the acreage of those crops. So we will probably continue to see plenty of production of tart cherries in Antrim County and Leelanau and eastern Grand Traverse County. But it’s pretty tough now to grow a commodity crop like tart cherries on Old Mission, given the property values and the development pressure.”
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With all the current talk in the media about the riots on the streets of the UK, Alex Free argues that the focus should be on the real looters in the country and global economy at large.
The outbreak of rioting witnessed over the past few days in an increasing number of UK cities has produced astounding scenes of arson and theft, with groups of predominantly young people destroying local shops, cars and houses while grabbing whatever products they can find. Protests originally centred around Tottenham residents’ peaceful demands for answers in response to the dubious death of Mark Duggan following a fatal exchange with the police, but the resulting frustration served to catalyse an extreme response, ultimately providing the ignition for sustained riots. As the authorities attempt to get the situation under control, the mainstream media, alternative blogs and social networking sites are abuzz with debate, exchanges and reactionary – and, at times, frankly alarming – suggestions in response to the unprecedented scenes.
The mainstream media in the UK has come in for criticism owing to its inability or unwillingness to engage with and discuss the broader context behind the riots – a limitation which you might say is largely consistent with so much of the bit-part, lop-sided coverage around every topic from chronic food insecurity in East Africa to the presumption of an Islamic element in Norway’s recent terrorist atrocity. There is in essence a ‘crisis of perspectives’, with minimal progressive discussion of root causes and practically zero space for local voices (save in caricatured form). One clip doing the rounds features long-time broadcaster and columnist Darcus Howe in an interview with a BBC presenter, with Howe attempting to explain local people’s experiences only to be himself disrespectfully accused of previous rioting (though managing to allude to the social dislocation seen elsewhere in the world in countries as diverse as Tunisia, Egypt, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahrain, Spain, the US, Yemen and Syria). Indeed, this media reticence has been mirrored by the reluctance of Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson to attach any socio-economic context to the scenes, but naturally you might expect them to shy away from such questions.
In any case, the terms gaining immediate currency within the media at large are instructive – ‘looting’, ‘feral’, ‘mindless’, ‘violence’, ‘destruction’, ‘theft’ – and might lead us to wonder why they are not employed in relation to the actions of those of far greater political clout and economic power. Just as we might juxtapose the biased emphasis on ‘freedom fighters’ and ‘rebels’ with that of ‘terrorists’ and ‘dissidents’, can we not also point to the difference in vernacular around other types of ‘looters’?
What of the politicians content to help themselves to the public purse, bailed-out bankers with enormous, seemingly unrestrained bonuses and corporate tax evaders (who are also frequently complicit in entrenched resource- and land-grabbing within Africa and the global South)? Why employ a different vocabulary to describe these figures to that used for out-of-control youths raiding a local shop? Where one group of looters is seen to be a deplorable, mindless, violent underclass (apparently only paid attention to when rioting rather than peacefully protesting), others prove able to behave with virtual impunity on an infinitely greater scale, albeit without the tangible mess (with the violence involved administered more subtly). This is not to deny or underplay the major significance of what the UK’s cities are currently experiencing, but rather to ask why we see such a sharp distinction between the response to these scenes and what we might term as ‘legalised looting’.
LOOTING WRIT LARGE
What could these examples of ‘legalised looting’ be? If we try to re-appropriate the definition of looting, we could for example point to multinational tax avoidance (by companies such as Vodafone and Barclays), governments’ willingness to deregulate and subsequently bail out the global banking system (yielding enormous profits for those originally responsible and precipitating widespread austerity measures and public-spending cuts) and British MPs’ enthusiasm for claiming wildly excessive expenses. Harnessing the opportunities presented by the rise of tax havens and the offshore economy, Vodafone for example escaped paying an estimated UK£6 billion in tax, while Barclays is allegedly able to dodge around UK£1 billion a year. Tax evasion is a practice that occurs on a far grander scale within African countries as part of the broader problem of licit and illicit capital flight through tax dodging, under-reported profits and corruption – in essence, an element of the global South’s subsidising of the North. For example, Léonce Ndikumana and James Boyce have estimated the capital flight from 40 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1970–2004 to be some US$420 billion (in 2004 dollars). As a broader backdrop to the story of looting writ large, we could also underline the hegemony of neoliberal policy worldwide over the past 30 years or so, a policy that has underpinned increasingly more acute social and economic disparities and further facilitated the concentration of wealth and power within an ever smaller number of hands.
Further historical and contemporary examples of under-acknowledged looting are provided by the practice of resource-grabbing and the story of much of the Western world’s activities in Africa and the global South at large (whether it be oil, arable land or even people) – activities that go back at least as far as the advent of the transatlantic slave trade. If those rioting in the UK are to be condemned, the same standards should be applied to those happy to ‘outsource’ their violence and environmental degradation – from Shell’s murderous collusion with Nigeria’s authorities in the Niger Delta and the controversy around labour conditions within the Firestone company in Liberia to the activities of the US AFRICOM (Africa Command) programme and the intervention in Libya.
Indeed, if we look at the UK’s current contribution to NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) invasion of a sovereign African country (whose leader has fallen out of their favour), how is it that there is money for self-interested war-mongering and an illegal occupation aimed at resource extrapolation yet none to develop the kind of community-regeneration initiatives that would have gone a long way towards preventing the events seen in the UK’s cities over the past week? Is this violence an unfortunate spin-off of dominant free market economic policy? Why is there not far greater emphasis on NATO’s killing of innocent civilians in Libya (and elsewhere in Iraq and Afghanistan)? And might Gaddafi look to recognise the UK’s own brand of rebels as the country’s new legitimate and official government?
Which looting is greater, more systematised, more problematic, senseless, violent and destructive? Could we say that one looting is ultimately a symptom of another? And what are we to make of the hypocrisy behind David Cameron’s own past form as a thug and gang member who would smash up private property with the infamous Oxford Bullingdon Club?
STOPPING THE LOOTERS
As a means of addressing socio-economic deprivation (and even cultural marginalisation), a holistic anti-looting policy would entail going after the practice in its most ‘high-brow’ form. Taking inspiration from certain existing ideas – albeit suggested in relation to street looters – and in a bid to move away from big business greed and towards social need, maybe we could turn things on their head and employ some of the proposed measures to contain those doing the most damage:
- a curfew: countries’ leaders, multinational CEOs, bankers, corporate tax lawyers and dubious MPs alike would be restricted in their movements
- phone data and personal details taken: with ordinary citizens fearing being monitored prior to actually committing a crime, figures of power should be the first to be under surveillance to ensure they do nothing underhand or larcenous
- the army: increased defence spending and militarisation are part of the problem, so in fact it’s probably best to leave the army out of it
- water cannon: to be used when all else fails.
Less flippantly, when it comes to those looting on the streets of the UK, the country needs to focus on the actual social conditions behind why we are seeing rioting. Likewise, we need to dare to imagine alternatives and work towards clamping down on more high-brow forms of looting and the system which fosters it. In a context in which the riots are themselves a product of increased unemployment, dispossession, imprisonment and police harassment, calls for more of the same policy and reaction will simply produce more of the same conditions.
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A man in Tottenham commented: ‘Two months ago we marched to Scotland Yard, more than 2,000 of us, all blacks, and it was peaceful and calm and you know what? Not a word in the press. Last night, a bit of rioting and looting and look around you.’: http://pennyred.blogspot.com/2011/08/panic-on-streets-of-london.html
Tax Justice Network-Africa, 'Tax Us If You Can: Why Africa Should Stand Up for Tax Justice', Pambazuka Press, 2011
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Looking for more ideas to make learning fun in the classroom? You can ask them if they still remember what they wrote down. The PowerPoint games I've developed here could be used in two ways. As a teacher, having a few 5 minute activities that require little resource can be hugely helpful if a lesson finishes a bit earlier that expected. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. If you loved this post, pin the image below to share these fun English classroom games with your friends. Classroom objects are the basic English vocabulary to teach for every English learner. Spice up the classroom with some of these ESL vocabulary games to enhance the learning experience. Whether English is your student’s first or second language, these games and activities are easily adapted to suit your classroom, offering opportunities for students to improve their English language skills in fun, interactive ways. If the letter does not appear in the word, write it off to the side and begin drawing the image of a hanging man. Sponsored Links : Who Wants to be a Millionaire. You can choose categories that fit your topic. If you have an interactive whiteboard in your classroom, try these PowerPoint games. This is a popular game which is similar to Pictionary. Buzz is an excellent game for younger kids who need to recite long lists such as a series of numbers, letters of the alphabet, and days of the month. Specific games for getting to know one another can be an excellent way to establish an open, free space for communication in your ESL classroom. Unreadable or misspelled words are not counted. Choose one person to sit in front of their team and stand behind the students and hold a piece of paper with a word on it. If you complete the diagram, you win. ESL Activities Online, ESL Classroom Games, Memory Games, Spelling Games, Sentence Games, Interactive Board Games, Hangman Games, Jeopardy, Wheel Games, Concentration Games, Matching Games, Car Racing Games, Pirate Games, Crocodile Games, Word Recognition Games, Mobile Games for iPad, iPhones and Android devices, Games for Teaching English to Kids Blog 5 from our wonderful guest blogger/Spanish intern, Ciara! If you do not want that we track your visist to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps and external Video providers. Subscribe now to keep up to date with our latest jobs, news, blog entries and partner offers. Keep students engaged and connected in class, distance learning, or in a hybrid learning environment. This is a great game to get your students to move. These ESL classroom games have been specially adapted from the original hangman game. We may request cookies to be set on your device. © 2017 Opportunity China, All Right Reserved. 1. Charades . Looking for a game which can help your students practice synonyms and descriptions? 1. There is a selection of games that students can use to practice learning English in a fun way. So here are some fun ways to educate the children, seriously! Each student should have a time limit of 3 minutes. Ask the students draw six columns on their paper and write a category at the top of each column. Miriam on November 25, 2015: Great fun, interesting games - thanks for posting!! For more classroom game ideas, check out our other post, 10 Fun Guessing Games for Young Learners. It involves the teacher modelling a word or a sentence and the learners repeating it.
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Noun games, verb games, and adjective games are particularly helpful in reviewing the concept of these basic parts of speech, and they can usually be adapted for various levels. Have fun learning now. Wordsearch is one of my pupils’ favorite game! Chalkboard Pictionary. Divide the class into two teams and one person from each team will choose a paper and act the word out. Practice Vocabulary Related to Action Verbs, Colors, Numbers, with this ESL War Game. By Sophie BERTHELIER in Games to learn English, I need a project idea. Incorporating fun classroom games into your lesson plan offers a simple way to motivate your students, and encourage them to draw on their creativity and imagination. Pictionary is like a charade, but your students will draw, instead of acting the words out. Our learning games are mostly suitable for teaching ESL Kids and Teenagers. It is a good idea to start teaching these words for a better classroom communication. 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Risk of Frostbite
Prevention and treatment of frostbite
By Ric Allen, M.D.,
When cold, wet weather comes, as it does each year, with it comes an
increased risk for frostbite.
Frostbite can be treacherous because it often occurs when we're enjoying
outdoor activities like hunting, downhill skiing, ice-skating, or hiking. When
we choose to ignore the signals that our bodies are getting too cold, we put
ourselves at risk for damage to exposed skin and extremities. Faces, fingers,
toes, ears, and noses are the most common areas for frostbite.
Types of cold weather injury
There are four basic types of cold weather injury. Pernio,
commonly known as chilblain, occurs when skin is repeatedly exposed in cold,
dry weather conditions. Joggers and people whose work puts them outside in cold
weather often develop patches of itchy, red skin on their faces and other areas
of unprotected skin. These red patches may blister, which can lead to scarring
as the skin heals. The best way to prevent pernio is
to cover your skin when outside.
Frostnip, which most of us experience at one time
or another, occurs when the skin and extremities begin to have a burning or
numb sensation and the skin appears white. These
symptoms indicate that the temperature of the skin is very low and is in danger
of freezing. Treat frostnip by going inside, removing
restrictive clothing (which cuts off circulation), and allowing your skin to
regain heat naturally. As you rewarm,
you will experience a tingling sensation and your skin may look redder that
usual for a while. Avoid consuming alcohol until all of your symptoms
Another common cold-weather injury, known as immersion foot, occurs when the
feet are wet and cold for a long period of time. You can get immersion foot
from walking around in wet shoes or boots in cold weather. Hunters and children
playing outside in the cold are at special risk for this condition. People with
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be gradually and carefully rewarmed; do not
vigorously rub them as this can increase tissue damage.
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tissue actually freezes. There are three stages of frostbite which, like burns,
are based on the depth of the injury. The first symptoms of frostbite are
similar to those of frostnip; a pins-and-needles sensation
followed by numbness. When frostbite sets in, the skin first appears waxy,
white, and hard, and then becomes red and swollen. You can no longer move the
skin around like you can under normal circumstances, and there is no capillary
refill when you push hard on the skin with your finger.
If you think you have frostbite, don't rub the area and don't try to warm it
slowly. Simply cover the effected tissue and get to an emergency room as
quickly as possible. There, the medical staff will rewarm
the tissue by immersing it in warm water (104-108 degrees Fahrenheit). The rewarming process causes significant pain, and in the
hospital setting we are able to provide analgesia to offset the discomfort.
After the tissue has thawed, blisters will form which help to determine the
prognosis for healing. With a bad case of frostbite, it can take months to know
the extent of the permanent damage. Tissue that has suffered frostbite should
be handled gently and with extreme care.
At special risk
Babies and small children are at increased risk for frostbite because they
can't make their needs known. People who have impaired mental abilities are at
risk, as are those with Alzheimer's disease. Alcohol consumption is often an
aggravating factor in cases of frostbite. Smokers and people with high blood
pressure, heart or vascular disease, and diabetes should take special
Dress appropriately for the weather in layers of clothing that are not
restrictive, and wear a warm hat that protects your ears. Avoid alcohol because
it alters your mental status and judgment. Recognize that babies and children
are at greater risk than adults, and take special care to protect them.
Dr. Allen is board certified by
the American College of Emergency Physicians. He
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(Reuters) – Impossible Foods Inc is preparing for a public listing which could value the U.S. plant-based burger maker at around $10 billion or more, according to people familiar with the matter.
This would be substantially more than the $4 billion the company was worth in a private funding round in 2020. It would highlight growing demand for plant-based meat products, driven by environmental and ethical concerns among consumers.
Impossible Foods is exploring going public through an initial public offering (IPO) in the next 12 months or a merger with a so-called special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the sources said.
The Redwood City, California-based company has worked with a financial adviser to help manage discussions with SPACs after receiving offers at a lucrative valuation, the sources said. Going public through a SPAC could dilute existing Impossible Foods shareholders, however, by a greater extent than an IPO, the sources added.
A SPAC is a shell company that raises funds in an IPO with the aim of acquiring a private company. For the company being acquired, the merger is an alternative way to go public over an IPO.
Merging with a SPAC has emerged as a popular IPO alternative for companies seeking to go public with less regulatory scrutiny and more certainty over the valuation that will be attained and funds that will be raised.
The sources, who requested because the discussions are private, cautioned that the deliberations are subject to market conditions and the company may opt to pursue another private fundraising round.
A spokeswoman for Impossible Foods declined to comment.
Impossible Foods, whose backers include venture capital investors Khosla Ventures and Horizons Ventures, as well as celebrities like tennis star Serena Williams and rapper Jay-Z, has so far raised $1.5 billion in the private market, according to PitchBook data.
In 2020, U.S. plant-based retail sales hit $7 billion, up 27% year on year, according to a report by the Good Food Institute and the Plant-Based Foods Association (PBFA).
Founded in 2011, Impossible Foods sells its meat-free burgers and sausages in grocery stores and also has partnerships with the likes of Burger King and Disney.
The number of locations where Impossible Foods’ burgers are sold has increased in the past year to more than 20,000 from 150 stores, the company has said.
Shares of rival Beyond Meat Inc are trading more than 400% above its IPO price from 2019.
Impossible Foods Chief Financial Officer David Lee stepped down earlier this year to join indoor farm builder AppHarvest, with David Borecky currently serving as the company’s interim CFO.
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The agency creates an electronic central repository to facilitate drug safety assessment reports.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Jan. 26, 2015 the creation of an electronic repository for periodic safety update reports (PSURs) and their assessment reports. The central platform, created in accordance with the pharmacovigilance legislation of the European Union (EU), will contain all information related to PSURs in the EU. According to EMA, “it will facilitate the assessment of PSURs by medicines regulatory authorities in the EU.”
The new repository will story PSURs, PSUR assessment reports, comments, and final outcomes. Authorized users from national competent authorities in EU Member States as well as the EMA, agency committees, and the European Commission will have secure, timely access to the repository. According to EMA, “the repository also facilitates the electronic submission of PSURs by pharmaceutical industry. While PSURS are transmitted via the existing eSubmission Gateway/Web Client, which are the Agency’s secure electronic submission channels for documents supporting applications for human medicines, companies can now complete an XML delivery file attached to the submission and no longer need to use manual file naming conventions.”
EMA uses benefit and risk information provided by pharmaceutical companies in PSURs to “determine whether new risks are identified for a medicine or the balance of benefits and risks of a medicine has changed and take appropriate action.” PSURs of drugs containing the same active substances, or combinations of active substances, are assessed together even if the specific substances are contained in different medicines and authorized in more than one Member State.
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Aromas of lychee and minerals are subtle on the nose. In the mouth there are notes of confectionary and herbs. The texture is incredibly soft with a silky roundness all the way through to the finish. Chairman’s Trophy
Wine Maker Notes
In 1879, Lars Olsson Smith introduced the continuous distillation with which he made Absolut Rent Bränvin (Absolute Pure Vodka). Instead of the usual three or four times, the vodka was distilled an infinite number of times. 100 years later, it was reintroduced as ABSOLUT. Just as then, ABSOLUT is produced in Åhus, L.O. Smith’s birth town. Also the place where the wheat used for making the vodka is grown. And since the way ABSOLUT is made won’t change, neither will the true taste of vodka.
ABSOLUT VODKA was first launched in New York in 1979. It soon became talk of the town, the US and eventually of the world. But the recipe behind the pure and natural taste of ABSOLUT is actually older than 30 years. So is the 18th century medicine flask found in an antique store in Stockholm that gave inspiration to the iconic ABSOLUT VODKA bottle. | <urn:uuid:5bc89690-6a8c-4764-9600-64bb2622388c> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.winechateau.com/sku1001027_ABSOLUT-VODKA-750ML | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721008.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00117-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962096 | 266 | 1.546875 | 2 |
All Items : Traditional Collectibles : Books : Bindings : History : Pre 1900 item #881703 (stock #39B14 12934)
Antiques Collaborative, Inc.
A presentation copy, from Ulysses S. Grant's personal library, of the "Proceedings of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, June 17, 1874," which was presented in 1874 by the Bunker Hill Monument Association to Grant as President of the United States. Boston, 1874, printed in Cambridge, Mass. by Press of John Wilson and Son, 71 pages, in a dark brown full leather binding with tooled, gilded title, a.e.g., marbleized endpapers. Size: 9.25"x 6". Fine condition, some fading and rubbing to spine... | <urn:uuid:58f9f894-e688-4b2b-8c5e-6a41ba59ae5d> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.trocadero.com/stores/collab/catalog/Traditional-Collectibles/Books/Bindings/History | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720000.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00025-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891609 | 161 | 1.664063 | 2 |
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe issuing a message said that Hajj Festival is celebrated in a true spirit of fellowship among Muslims all over the world, gave us great insights into the need for reconciliation and unity.
He said the examples given by Islam are so relevant for today.
Full text of the message is as follows:
The Hajj Festival celebrated in a true spirit of fellowship among Muslims all over the world, gives us great insights into the need for reconciliation and unity. It signifies an important milestone in the spiritual life of every Muslim.
Islam teaches its followers to cast aside petty differences among the faithful, to share one’s resources with the less privileged and to live in harmony with one another. This is an excellent example for us all, a powerful inspiration that is so relevant for the times we live in.
The Hajj Festival is a sacred occasion for the Muslim community as they come together to worship and engage in a pilgrimage that marks the most important part of their religious journey; one undertaken in deep reverence, sans all pretences.
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Dear Southern Heights Families and Community,
Welcome to another exciting year at Southern Heights Elementary School! As the principal of Southern Heights, I am passionate and dedicated to lead the students, staff, and families of this community to accomplish high levels of success. At Southern Heights our vast diversity is a treasured asset in our work together to create a community of learners. Every child that comes through our doors deserves the very best educational and life experience at our school, for that reason our goal is to know each student by name, strength, and need. This coming school year, we will continue to strive for excellence and improve our reading, writing, math, and science progress for all students. One of the ways we plan to improve instruction is to continue refining our multi-tiered systems of support and personalized learning approach. We will be again be utilizing technology and online-based programs as part of our strategy to meet the needs of all learners. Through this approach our teachers focus on assessing students’ needs and strengths, and designing instruction to refine skills, develop concepts, and extend learning opportunities and understanding.
This year we will continue to focus our instruction on the Common Core State Standards being implemented throughout Washington State. The Common Core standards push our teachers and students to engage with text and math content at deeper levels of complexity and comprehension. Students are asked to think critically, to analyze text, justify thinking, and find text-based evidence.
In reading this year, we will continue to implement the Lucy Calkins Reading Units of Study and other Balanced Literacy components such as Interactive Read Alouds. These units are aligned with the standards, and push students to think critically about both literary and informational text. In order to design instruction to meet the needs of whole classes, small groups of students, and individual students, teachers will continue utilizing a variety of assessment forms including a common districtwide assessment system called Fountas and Pinnell. This allows teachers to recognize the strengths and challenges of individuals so that they can design individualized learning experiences to push them as readers. This will be our second year implementing Lexia at Southern Heights. Lexia is an online learning program that provides explicit and personalized learning in the various areas of reading instruction. Teachers utilize data from this program to identify next steps in instruction for students. All students have access to this program at school and can also access this program at home. The best part is that kids love it!
In math, we will continue to implement our district-adopted math program, Math in Focus. Teachers plan math instruction with plentiful opportunities for student discourse. Our teachers focus on having students explain their thinking, and engage classes in mathematical conversations in order to solidify learning. Teachers also utilize various forms of assessment in order to plan for differentiated learning opportunities. Students learn in a variety of formats throughout the math session. Teachers deliver whole class instruction, but also plan for small groups, and personalized learning opportunities through online learning programs such as ST Math and Think Through Math. These programs allow for students to experience mathematical learning in different ways, and they apply and refine skills learned through core instruction.
Supporting the social-emotional needs and growth of our students is just as important as our support for academic learning. This year we will continue to strengthen our implementation of the RULER Approach (Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating Emotions) to enhance our students’ learning in regards to emotional intelligence. In year one of this work we have begun to see positive outcomes for students, and the overall emotional wellbeing of our school. As an example of this growth, our office discipline referrals were reduced to 78 in 2015-2016 from 145 in 2014-2015. At Southern Heights we have monthly assemblies recognizing Students of the Month from each class who show outstanding performance and/or growth in our three Guideline for Success (Show Effort and Respect, Solve Problems, and Make Good Choices). I also host “Lunch with the Principal” for our Students of the Month. Students receive Wish Tickets from staff members for showing examples of our guidelines, and classrooms work together for “100 Wish Ticket” celebrations throughout the year. Working towards a classroom goal helps to build strong and supportive communities.
One of our key goals is to partner with our families for student success. This year we will be providing families with opportunities to attend Family Academies throughout the year. These academies will be focused on working alongside families to support student academic growth, and learn together about grade level expectations and strategies to push student learning. We also have a PTA at Southern Heights that is dedicated to providing students with enriching opportunities and a close school community. There are countless ways that families can be involved in our school community, and we welcome all involvement. We strive to not only know our students by name, strength, and need, but to also know and connect with each of our families on this level.
I am honored to educate your children and build relationships with each of you! I look forward to working together to make Southern Heights a great community for learning! Don’t hesitate to reach out in any way. | <urn:uuid:d196dc7e-0529-4d06-a788-20b8275ccd9d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://highlineschools.org/Domain/24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00548-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94845 | 1,045 | 1.679688 | 2 |
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western parents tend to give up. But if done properly, the Chinese strategy produces a virtuous circle. Tenacious practice, practice, practice is crucial for excellence; rote repetition is underrated in America. Once a child starts to excel at something—whether it's math, piano, pitching or ballet—he or she gets praise, admiration and satisfaction. This builds confidence and makes the once not-fun activity fun. This in turn makes it easier for the parent to get the child to work even more.
This, to a certain degree, was my mother's reasoning for pushing accounting on me during my first two years at Rutgers: that despite my vocal and emotional resistance to spending my four years of college studying something I had no passion for, eventually I would "learn to like it" (her words) if I kept at it.
Of course, why did my mother think the study of accounting was the best path for me in college? Chua suggests it in the last paragraph of this article:
Western parents try to respect their children's individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing environment. By contrast, the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, letting them see what they're capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.
One of the reasons my mother often cited as her justification for foisting accounting on me was that becoming an accountant right out of college would keep me financially secure, in contrast to all those others out there desperately living paycheck to paycheck—a state in which she dearly wished never to see me. In her highly practical mind, this was a "right" major, in contrast to "wrong" majors like, say, English.
In spite of my frustrations, I always tried to give her credit for good intentions. That, I think, is why I struggled for so long—to the point where I became an emotional wreck during the spring of my sophomore year and actually had to see a therapist for a bit—before deciding to pull the plug on my Rutgers Business School accounting studies just before my junior year began.
But you know what? All of that is in the past, and while it has taken years for me shake off all the resentment that built up from not only this accounting-major disagreement, but from plenty of smaller annoyances in my younger years (like not being allowed to watch any movies except during lengthy school breaks, and even then rarely in a movie theater), now that I live away from home and don't have to be reminded of all those resentments on a daily basis, I'm not inclined to dwell too much on all that anymore.
And then comes this rather gloating essay, which managed to bring back back some not-so-fond memories of the kind of "tough love" that I suffered through during my years at school—not to such an extreme as what Chua recounts about herself, but nevertheless, there are aspects of the parenting style she describes that I recognize in my own personal experience. The only thing this essay made me wonder, in the end, is what Chua's own kids really think of her strict parenting style: whether they are swimming in gratitude or secretly hating her guts.
Surprisingly enough, even my own mother found Chua's model to be, well, a bit much. When I forwarded this article to her, this is how she responded via email (I've made only minor edits to this, by the way):
Regarding that article, this is a very extreme case. I do not agree that some mothers have the right to deprive the kids completely of the intrinsic right to pursue happiness. There is no right or wrong; if the kids are happy and have no complaints being scheduled and manipulated as instrument machine, so be it. This is nobody's business. If the kids enjoy playing, enjoy the ensuing success, why not. The mother is the hard pusher. You know what they said, "Behind the success of a man, there is a successful woman (or women)." Some kids are pushable and can be helped. Most are not. If you try to push, you are looking for trouble. You are fighting against gravity. You have taught me a lesson. I have learned my lesson. I have also learned that the parents should inspire, not manipulate. You know and you witness too many pushy parents. There are pluses and minuses. How to balance is a real challenge to the parents. To be an excellent instrument player is not the only way to measure success. It also does not guarantee happiness. I start to realize the golden rule: to do what please you and be pleased what you are doing and have fun and happiness. Know who you are and maximize your potential. You will be a winner in life.
Mom, after all these years, I think I can honestly say that I agree with you 100%!
And yet...there may be more to Amy Chua's essay than meets the eye! It's apparently an excerpt from a new book of hers that will be published tomorrow. Go take a look at the front cover of the book, on its Amazon page. It says, "This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, it's about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old." Maybe this essay is not telling the whole story about Mrs. Chua's relationship with her children. In which case, then why publish that particular, and perhaps misleading, excerpt from it??? | <urn:uuid:ef5df8c2-8f28-4ef6-80cb-364dc6333af3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://mylife24fps.blogspot.com/2011/01/quotes-from-day-courtesy-of-asian.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00071-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976353 | 1,240 | 1.929688 | 2 |
A paratrooper conducts security at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29, 2021. The U.S. Central Command announced Monday that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has completed, ending 20 years of U.S.-led invasion into the country. (U.S. Army Photo by Master Sgt. Alexander Burnett/Handout via Xinhua)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Central Command announced Monday that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has completed, ending 20 years of U.S.-led invasion into the country.
"I'm here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan and the end of the mission to evacuate American citizens, third country nationals and vulnerable Afghans," Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, announced during a news conference held by the Department of Defense.
"The last C-17 lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport on August 30, this afternoon, at 3:29 p.m. East coast time, and the last manned aircraft is now clearing the space above Afghanistan," McKenzie said.
McKenzie said while the completion of withdrawal drew an end to U.S. military presence in the war-torn nation that Washington accused of harboring Al-Qaeda -- the mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attack on American soil in 2001 -- "the diplomatic mission to ensure additional U.S. citizens and eligible Afghans, who want to leave, continues."
While paying tribute to the 2,461 U.S. service members killed -- including the 13 troops lost Thursday to a terror attack aimed at sabotaging the evacuation mission -- and over 20,000 U.S. personnel injured during the longest war Washington has engaged in throughout history, McKenzie also told reporters that no American citizens managed to embark on the final five evacuation flights leaving Kabul, meaning there were still Americans wishing to depart the country that were left on ground.
"We maintained the ability to bring them in up until immediately before departure," McKenzie said. "We would have been prepared to bring them on until the very last minute, but none of them made it to the airport and were able to be accommodated," he added.
The general said the number of U.S. citizens currently still stranded in Afghanistan is "in the very low hundreds," stressing that the Department of State is now in charge of assisting those evacuees.
"The military's phase of this operation has ended ... The diplomatic sequel to that will now begin," he said, adding that the United States will continue trying to extract the remaining U.S. citizens and "negotiate very hard and aggressively" to get eligible Afghans to come to the United States.
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KJV translation of the skin used to cover the tabernacle (Exodus 26:14
; Exodus 36:19
; Exodus 39:34
), the ark, and other sacred objects (Numbers 4:6-14
). The leather was also used for shoes (Ezekiel 16:10
). Bible students do not agree on the kind of skin intended. The KJV translation of “badger skin” seems doubtful as the word used is not the normal word for badger. In addition, the badger was considered an unclean animal making it very doubtful that the skin of the badger would have been used as a covering for sacred objects. In addition, it is doubtful that the badger was plentious enough to provide the necessary hides. The translation of “goatskin” (RSV) also fails on the grounds that the word used is not a normal word for goat. Thus NRSV reads “fine leather” with a note that the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain. Some have proposed the simple translation, “leather,” noting the similarity of the Hebrew and Egyptian words for leather (TEV). Others have proposed dolphin or “porpoise skins,” noting the similarities between the Hebrew and Arabic words for dolphin or porpoise (NAS). Still others have proposed “hides of sea cows” (that is, dugongs, REB)—sea creatures that have been found in the Red Sea (NIV). Would either the dolphin or dugong have been considered “clean” for the purpose of covering sacred objects; and, further, would the hides of these animals have been readily available to the small inland Israelite community? It is doubtful. There seems to be no clear answer to the question: What kind of hides were used as a covering for the tabernacle, ark, and other sacred objects?
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Badger Skins'. Holman Bible Dictionary. http://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/hbd/b/badger-skins.html. 1991.
Saturday, January 21st, 2017
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Andrew Farke, Ph.D., has been appointed the next director of the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, only the fourth individual to hold this position since the museum’s founding in the late 1930s. Farke is currently the Augustyn Family Curator and director of research and collections at the Alf Museum. Farke succeeds Don Lofgren, Ph.D., who leaves the position in July 2021 to become director emeritus.
“Andy Farke is extremely intelligent and ambitious and brings a host of talents to the table. He has had a major positive impact on all operations and programs at the museum. He’s internationally known for his paleontological expertise and research. Andy will be a terrific director and take the museum to even greater success in educational and scientific endeavors,” Lofgren says.
Farke joined the Alf Museum in 2008. He completed his undergraduate work in geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and his Ph.D. in anatomical sciences at Stony Brook University.
Farke is excited about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
“A major priority is to continue our positive momentum with the museum collection and its care,” Farke says. “I’m excited by the budding partnerships developed by the outreach and collections staff, which really challenge past assumptions about what a museum is, what a museum should be, and who the “typical” museum visitor might be.”
Chair of the Board Larry Ashton looks forward to Farke in his new role, “Every new museum director brings their own list of ideas, goals and objectives. Andy has the right mix of these, and the staff to take the Alf Museum to the next level. We all look forward to his long tenure.
The Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology, located on the campus of The Webb Schools in Claremont, California, is the only nationally accredited museum in the USA on a high school campus. The museum is a center for paleontological education and research by maintaining and continually expanding its outstanding collection of over 195,000 specimens. The fossil collections consist of vertebrate, invertebrate, plant, and track way specimens, as well as many other miscellaneous specimens. The museum’s fossil track way collection is widely recognized as one of the largest and most diverse in the nation. Also, the Alf Museum provides a unique research program for Webb students where they study fossils they find on collecting trips and publish the results of their research in collaboration with museum staff, a unique program for secondary school students only offered at Webb.
Asked about Farke’s appointment, Head of School Taylor Stockdale shared his excitement about what the future holds for Webb and the Alf Museum.
“Without a doubt, Andrew Farke is the educator and leader we need to carry the extraordinary legacy of the Alf Museum at The Webb Schools into the future,” Stockdale says.
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I love toast. I eat a lot of it. There was a great song from 1978 by the Streetband called “Toast” that hailed the merits of toast and it still plays on a continuous loop in my head.
Toast is the most versatile food in the world and you can do so much with it. I have it for breakfast. And often for lunch. And once in a while if we have “breakfast for dinner” I’ll even have some then. It’s an Atkins Diet nightmare but I know that toast is a staple of my 99-year-old grandmother’s diet, so I’m sticking with it. In fact I can remember being at my Great Grandmother’s house one day as she was enjoying a peanut butter and banana sandwich. She lived on them. Apparently my love for bread is in my DNA and I’m not going to fight it.
Most people don’t think much about toast, certainly not how you make it, but I do. It’s pretty basic, you put the bread in the toaster, and it pops up a few minutes later toasted. If you wanted to criticize someone’s cooking ability, you could suggest that they can’t even make toast (or boil water.) But living in an off-grid house, toast isn’t quite so simple for me.
Being electrically challenged (as I am) and having a friend who is an electrical engineer is a great test of a friendship. In the case of my friend Bill Kemp, the good news is that much of what Bill knows is self-taught. So when you ask him a question he doesn’t rub your nose in the fact that he knows something that you don’t. Bill just has a genuine love of sharing what he’s learned. I think this is what makes his book The Renewable Energy Handbook so successful. People can sense from reading the book that he genuinely enjoys sharing information.
My great challenge with moving off the grid has been learning the difference between power and energy, and believe or not, there is one. Bill has been persistent in his attempts to teach me the difference. When we moved off grid we got rid of all of our electrical appliances. I figured there was no way we could use an electric kettle or waffle maker, so we gave them all away before we moved in to our off-grid home. And quite honestly, back then, with just 480 watts of PV and a battery bank nearing the end of its natural life, it wasn’t too far from the truth.
A toaster uses a lot of power. Power is measured in Watts and our toaster draws 1200 watts. I have a 2500-watt inverter, so when my toaster is on it sucks up almost half of the inverter’s potential output. “Power” over a period of time is measured as “energy.” So if I run the toaster for 1 hour it would use 1200 Watts x 1 hour or 1200 watt-hours (1.2 kilowatt hours.) That’s a fair amount of energy. When we first moved to this off-grid house that would have been about 30% or more of our energy consumption for the day.
But of course your toaster isn’t on for an hour. It’s only on for a few minutes. If I made the mistake of saying that I didn’t use a toaster because it required too much “power,” Bill would quickly remind me that it was irrelevant because a toaster doesn’t use a lot of “energy.” It used a lot of power but only for a short period of time, so it wasn’t that big a deal.
I’m not sure why, but this concept took a really long time to sink in. If I had $10 for every time Bill said to me “Remind me to explain the difference between power and energy to you, Cam,” I’d be a rich man! And if I had $10 for every time that I’ve had to refer to Bill’s book to figure out stuff in my off-grid home, I’d be even richer. I used to try to sneak a question past Bill at one of our lunch meetings, but eventually he got to the point where he would say “That’s in Chapter 7 Cam” and I’d be forced to re-read the book to figure it out myself.
All this is to say that moving off-grid doesn’t mean you’ll have to give these things up. When we first moved to this off-grid house, we “grilled” our toast on the cookstove in a cast iron pan. In the winter we’d use the cast iron pan on the woodstove. But when the woodstove wasn’t on we used propane. Now I think of that as cheating. I moved off grid to reduce my impact on the planet so to shift a heat load from electricity like an electric toaster, to propane, isn’t doing the atmosphere any favors. In my province where more than 60% of the grid electricity comes from nuclear and hydro-electric with no CO2 produced, if I were on grid it would actually be even worse to use propane for this purpose.
Eventually we were able to buy an electric toaster to use here at Sunflower Farm. We continued to upgrade and add more solar panels and we got to the point where on many days the batteries are fully charged shortly after the sun comes up. So electric appliances started creeping back into the kitchen. Eating toast from a toaster was like being served the finest food in the finest restaurant. Toaster toast! What luxury! During a sunny spell I’d eat electric toast until I was sick of it.
Even now I’m still partial to grilling toast. I find an electric toaster dries out the bread more than grilling it. But Michelle prefers the real toaster. Last summer we replaced our batteries and we’re finally living the way we should have been all along. Previously in the dark months (November and December) I’d convince Michelle to grill our bread, but this fall I officially declared that Michelle could use the electric toaster whenever she wants. I remind myself that the toaster really doesn’t use that much energy. And if the batteries get drawn down during a cloudy period in November, we’re going to have to run the generator eventually anyway, so the additional energy used by the toaster is marginal. And so far this fall with our upgraded solar panels, 1 kilowatt Bergey wind turbine and new batteries we have only had to run our generator 3 times. This is fantastic!
Right now we have some Montreal style wood-oven baked sesame bagels in the breadbox. We also have some insanely healthy sour dough bread from Little Stream Bakery and some Stonemill Muesli bread in the freezer. I have a cornucopia of bread ready for toasting today. My heart is all aflutter! Fire up the toaster!
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Over 6 million Christmas trees are sold every year in the UK, and once the celebrations have passed, and the decorations go back into storage come Twelfth Night, it is time to deal with your Christmas tree. Just because Christmas is over doesn’t mean your tree has outlived its usefulness, and there are many ways to prevent it from ending up in the landfill. The experts at ManoMano give you some ideas on how to give your Christmas tree a second life, from keeping it alive to recycling it or reusing it in other decorative projects.
First of all: is it a cut Christmas tree or a rooted Christmas tree?
You may not have noticed at the time of purchase, but natural Christmas trees are sold rooted or cut. How do you know if both are usually sold in pots? If you bought it online, this detail is always indicated in the product description. If you bought it in a physical shop or at a Christmas market, the seller should provide you with this information. Very often Christmas trees bought in the UK are cut.
If you are reading these lines when you have already put away the decorations, tinsel and garlands of lights, it will be easy to answer this question: hold the trunk at the base and pull it upwards out of its pot. Now look at the base… does it have roots or has it crumbled around a cut trunk? Here lies the answer to your question and the various recycling or reuse options below.
What to do with a natural Christmas tree after the holidays?
Now that you know whether your fir tree is cut or rooted, you know that you can only keep it alive if it is a rooted tree. Let’s take a look at the options to give your Christmas tree a second life:
Option 1. Repotting a Christmas tree to another pot or to the ground
If your tree has roots and is in good condition, you can transplant it to the terrace or garden. The most common variety of Christmas fir is Picea abies, also called Picea excelsa, European or Norway spruce. It is a tree that withstands low temperatures very well but suffers a lot from summer heat.
For a successful transplant, ideally you will have kept the tree inside for no more than two weeks, away from heat sources such as fireplaces or radiators and you’ve provided enough water at its base. Before replanting the tree, give it a few days to re-enter dormancy by keeping it in a cool sheltered area outside, like a garage or a shed.
If you want to transplant it to a garden, bear in mind that in optimal conditions, it is a tree that can grow up to 60 cm per year. Think about this when choosing its location.
If you prefer to keep it in a pot, transplant it into a larger pot and take it outside. The heat and lack of light it may have experienced over the Holidays may have affected it, but it will recover quickly. Use universal compost and add some perlite to improve drainage.
Option 2. Compost your Christmas fir tree
All Christmas trees can be composted. City councils in large cities often set up a tree collection programme in public squares or parks at the end of the Christmas season. The gardening service will collect them and turn them into compost.
If not, you can always put it in the organic waste bin. You can reuse the pot (they are usually large, and that’s always good) or put it in the plastic container. And of course, you can also compost it at home.
Option 3. Use it for mulching
You can use the whole tree to create a mulch that will be very useful for acidophilic plants. If you have hydrangeas, azaleas, gardenias, camellias, rhododendrons or heather they will appreciate it.
If you have a wood chipper, the task is very easy. But if you don’t have one, cut as many branches as you can and let them dry a little before spreading them over the soil in your pots. The trunk can be used as described below.
Option 4. Leave it to dry and use it for handicrafts
The branches that are still green can be used to create some crafts: wreaths, bouquets and centrepieces can still bring some green into your home. Combine it with colours other than red to avoid associating it so much with the holidays that are over.
The trunk can be cut with a saw to create coasters, table mats or for future projects for next Christmas. Or if it was a good size (and you aren’t lacking space), why not let it dry out completely? Next year it can become a minimalist Christmas tree that you can decorate in a totally different style.
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Passive smoking, or otherwise called secondary smoking, is now a serious problem affecting non-smokers in households and public places. Prenatal nicotine exposure can cause neurotoxic and neuromodulatory effects on the brain that lead to modifications in healthy development. … More
Consequences of passive smoking on adaptive behavior of children with ASD
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Many people, even health care professionals, have trouble functioning well as patients?whether limited by knowledge, emotional or clinical state, socioeconomic factors, cultural background, or language differences. The television show ER portrayed this problem in an episode in which a Spanish-speaking woman misunderstood the directions for taking isoniazid (INH). The prescription label stated to take the medication ?once? daily. In the Spanish language, however, ?once? means ?eleven.? In the show, the patient died from taking such an excessive dose.
A similar, real-life problem occurred when a Spanish-speaking mother applied oxiconazole 1% cream (Oxistat) to her baby?s inflamed rash up to 11 times each day. The mother was simply following prescription label directions that stated, half in English and half in Spanish, ?Aplicarse once cada dia til rash is clear.? The problem is that ?once? means ?eleven? in Spanish. Fortunately, this was a topical medication, and while the inflammation got worse, no permanent harm resulted. Had this been an oral medication, however, the outcome could have been much more serious.
When a pediatric patient with seizures was discharged from the hospital, the physician wrote the following prescription: ?phenytoin suspension 30 mg/5 mL, take 5.8 cc three times a day.? Since the patient and his family spoke only Spanish, the nurse gave the patient?s mother the written prescription and an oral syringe marked with tape at the 5.8 mL mark. Because phenytoin suspension is no longer commercially available in the 30 mg/5 mL concentration, however, the pharmacy where the mother took the prescription filled it with phenytoin 125 mg/5 mL. The prescription was labeled correctly and stated that the patient was to be given 1.3 mL 3 times a day. The pharmacist, who did not speak Spanish, could not counsel the patient?s mother. As a result, the mother used the syringe the nurse had given her, and she administered 145 mg 3 times a day instead of 34.8 mg 3 times a day. A few days later, the patient was readmitted to the hospital intensive care unit nearly comatose with phenytoin toxicity. The child recovered and was discharged.
In another example, a physician prescribed ?Amoxicillin 200 mg/5 mL? with instructions to administer 5 mL tid to a 3-year-old child. The pharmacy carried only a 250 mg/5 mL strength, so the pharmacist changed the directions to ?Take 4 cc (4/5 teaspoonful) by mouth 3 times a day.? The child?s father misunderstood the directions, as English was his second language. He did not know what ?cc? meant, but upon seeing ?4/5 teaspoonful,? he thought he should give his child 4.5 teaspoons of the medication. After 5 doses, he brought his child to the emergency department with severe diarrhea. The use of 2 abbreviations??cc? and a slash mark (/)?contributed to the error. The child?s father did not interpret either abbreviation as intended. Inadequate patient counseling also played a role. Although he had been given a 10 mL measuring device for oral solutions marked in mL and teaspoons, specific directions for measuring each dose were not reviewed with the father when he picked up the prescription.
Patient counseling is always important, especially if a pharmacist must use a different concentration of a drug than originally prescribed because the directions that the physician initially provided to the patient differed from the actual directions on the prescription label. If the patient?or the family, in the case of a pediatric patient?does not speak English, however, it is a difficult situation. If you have a lot of patients who speak another language, consider having patient information brochures already translated into that language. While oral and written instructions are definitely preferred, for those patients who speak other languages written brochures may be the only way to provide counseling.
The Oncology Care Pharmacist in Health-System Pharmacy
According to the National Cancer Institute, almost 40% of men and women will be given a diagnosis of some form of cancer in their lifetime.
News from the year's biggest meetings
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Evaluating seismic retrofitting efficiency through ambient vibration tests and analytical models
Economic and environmental imperatives lead to an ever growing need to extend the service life of the existing building stock without putting the users at risk. In zones prone to moderate seismic hazard, many buildings were built without considering seismic actions. The design and assessment of efficient seismic retrofitting rely on physical models of the buildings. However, model errors resulting from simplifications and other assumptions might lead to a biased and thus unreliable diagnosis. Therefore, structural measurements are interpreted to reduce the uncertainty related to the ambiguous task of inferring the real structural response of existing buildings, even in the linear elastic range. This contribution includes the assessment of the retrofitting of an existing masonry building through ambient vibration field measurements. Measured frequencies and mode shapes are interpreted using an error-domain model-falsification framework that allows explicit representation of uncertainties related to modelling and measurement errors. A simple continuous Timoshenko cantilever beam, characterizing the linear elastic dynamic response of the building, is used to model the building. It is concluded that such interpretation of ambient vibration data is useful to assess the efficiency of seismic retrofitting. | <urn:uuid:cc6718df-9142-4d62-9c17-96716786a4de> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/213663 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281162.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00528-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.907888 | 233 | 1.945313 | 2 |
25 Dec Using Botox to Treat Migraines
Botox is widely known as a treatment to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. However, research on the benefits of Botox is expanding. For example, the FDA approved Botox to treat migraines officially.
About Chronics Migraines
Chronic migraines are defined as a condition in which a person experiences a headaches for at least 15 days per month. Which an estimated 3.2 million people in the United States suffering from chronic migraines, many patients are seeking effective treatment.
Botox to Treat Chronic Migraines
Luckily, there has been widely reported success with using Botox to treat migraines.
In one study of adults suffering from chronic migraine headaches, Botox injections reduced the total number of days they experienced them, as well as other types of headaches. They also had more completely pain-free days each month. Subjects also reported fewer days off work.
This treatment works to prevent migraines before their onset, but it does take time to gain full effects. The way it works is by injecting it around the pain fibers that cause headaches. Once Botox enters the nerve endings, it is able to block the release of neurotransmitters and chemicals that work in pain pathways. Over the course of multiple Botox treatments, patients will begin to experience increasing benefit. That being said, it can take up to six months to feel the full results.
Temporary side effects from this treatment can include neck soreness, focal pain at the injection site, dry mouth, and discomfort when swallowing. However, these feelings will subside a few days after the injections.
Is it the Right Treatment for You?
Although not everyone is going to respond to Botox as a treatment for migraines, it is still effective for many individuals to reduce the frequency and severity of chronic migraine headaches. While it can be difficult to predict who will positively respond to this treatment, those who do respond will normally notice an improvement in their headaches after their first set of injections. | <urn:uuid:608e82bf-9fe8-4ee1-a460-3970b349374b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://facialplastics.nyc/2018/12/using-botox-to-treat-migraines/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573667.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819100644-20220819130644-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.959541 | 419 | 2.203125 | 2 |
The MG5921HV is part of MacGregor's new range of high voltage digital servos. This high voltage, high torque servo has been designed for use with large scale & aerobatic aircraft.
Battery chemistries such as Li-Po, Li-Ion, and Li-Fe have become very popular within the RC community. They are the standard for powering electric motors and have also gained popularity as receiver battery packs. The issue is the output voltage of these batteries is higher then the previous standard 4 - and 5-cell NiCd and NiMH packs, 4.8V and 6V respectively. The higher voltage is not an issue with the receivers but can be for the servos. Many servos will not operate at these higher voltages for very long before burning out the motors or electronics.
To get around this issue modellers have had to use a regulator to drop the voltage to an acceptable operating range for their servos, usually around 5 to 6 volts. The addition of a regulator adds a component that, should it fail, can cause the loss of a model.
MacGregor's HV servos are designed with motors and electronics that operate off the direct voltage of a 2-cell Li-Po, Li-Ion, or Li-Fe receiver battery pack. This eliminates the need for a regulator and lowers the chance for a power failure that can cause a catastrophic failure of your model. Also note that the HV servo specs are shown at the higher voltage (8.4V 2S LiPo) but will still operate on a standard 5-cell 6V NiCd, Ni MH battery with a reduction in performance of approximately 10% in speed and torque.
- High performance high voltage coreless digital servo
- High torque and high speed
- High-precision metal gears with hard anodising
- Dual Bearing Support
- Metal centre case to act as a heat sink
- JR style lead and plug
- 25 tooth spline (Futaba style)
|Working frequency:||1520µs / 330hz |
|Operating Speed (6.0V):||0.152sec/60°|
|Operating Speed (8.4V):||0.123sec/60°|
|Stall Torque (6.0V):||17.25 kg.cm (239.55oz/in)|
|Stall Torque (8.4V):||20.32 kg.cm (281.89 oz/in)|
|Dimensions:||40.5 x 20.5 x 36.5mm /1.59 x 0.80 x 1.43in|
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Can't get your kids to see the joys of savings? Make it personal -- add their allowances to the list. Once they realize that part of the money is designated for them to save and spend as they see fit, they'll jump on the bandwagon. In fact, every member of the family can have a personal allowance, even if it's as little as $5 per week, to spend or save on whatever he or she chooses.
In other words, if you have $20 in your "personal" savings, you can swing by Starbucks and enjoy your latte guilt-free. Your spouse can splurge on that new toolkit -- as long as he has the cash. Your targeted savings accounts let you savor the rewards you've earned without worry.
To make the process of saving easier and more motivating, set up a savings account online that you can link to your checking account. ING lets you create multiple accounts with a single login -- for example, you could have an Emergency Savings Fund, a Family Vacations Fund, and a New Television Fund all on a single screen. You'll see your total balance, as well as the individual account balances. Next, configure automatic transfers either weekly or monthly. Weekly transfers can be exciting -- make a point of logging in weekly to check your new balance, and be sure to show your kids how you're getting closer to your family goal.
At least once a month, hold a brief family meeting to review your savings and what it means for your family. Reached a goal? Celebrate! Start researching that vacation, or go out and have that meal! And don't cancel your automatic transfer -- simply repupose it for another savings account.
Now is the perfect time to start working towards your family's success. So what are you saving for? Tell us in the comments!
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Thirteen patients with inflammatory bowel disease were treated 17 times for an average of 22 days with elemental diet. The diet was well tolerated in all but one patient. All but one demonstrated weight gain and positive nitrogen balance, without apparent irritation of the inflamed gut. Nine patients were considered to have indications for surgery and seven underwent operation, approaching it in an improved nutritional state and withstanding it well. Elemental diet is able to provide nutrition while allowing bowel rest, without the risks of intravenous hyperalimentation. Occasionally indications for surgery resolve during the period of nutritional improvement. Whether this represents a primary therapeutic effect of elemental diet or the natural course of the disease remains to be examined by controlled studies.
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Star Destroyer — it’s the iconic Star Wars ship that you would probably be least likely see on YouTube. Since the release of the new Star Wars movie was imminent, we decided to take a stab at creating the world’s largest flying R/C Star Destroyer!
Generally before investing in such a large project without knowing whether or not it can fly, the typical approach I like to take is to make a small scale model of the large model or simply just upscale a working smaller model! Either way works for me in creating giant or miniature designs. The Star Destroyer was no exception!
The little model was thrown together in just a few hours and gave me much needed data. You can usually get a sense for how the design feels in flight and where the balance point may be. Making the design smaller also allows you to test features and unknowns much faster than trying to guess and figure things out on a larger scale model.
For the making of the giant Star Destroyer, I had to find some suitable materials that would generally hold up to the weight and abuse of such a large structure. The foam used is a brand called Perma “R”. You can pick up a sheet of this foam at your local Lowes store. The adhesive chosen to bond these sheets together was Gorrilla glue White. It’s an excellent glue for filling in the gaps caused by a rushed sloppy build! Lots and lots of general packing tape was used to jig and hold everything together.
Shaping and cutting
Since this was just an upscale of a small model, the plan of attack was to simply scale the nose of the small one to 15 feet and then calculate the rest of the craft to fit these proportions. Unfortunately my arm span was much too short for this, so I had the help of my friends to get the measurements.
Cutting out the foam was a fairly simple process. I had a sharp long knife and simply dragged it through the foam till it eventually cut its way through.
Flip the piece over and trace it for four more times.
Once the shapes were cut out they were attached to each other with lots of tape. It was almost like constructing a giant paper pyramid with four sides. It had no rigidity until the foam inserts were placed inside.
Once the rear triangles were cut they were simply forced inside! This gave shape to the Star Destroyer and its general shape. A few more cuts and foam shapes to make the bridge and it’s finally complete!
Electronics and power system
The mounting of the motors was as simple as bolting them onto some giant 1″ aluminum square stock that you can find at Lowes.
The servos are some generic standard sized servos you can get from Hitec. We made some reinforcement pockets to keep the servos from completely falling out.
Installing the speed controllers was as easy as cutting some holes in the frame and tossing in the components. It only had to fly once and I really wasn’t concerned with the prettiness of the install!
Transportation and disassembly
Getting this thing around is quite an ordeal as it requires at least two people to move the flimsy craft around the shop.
Since the ship was so large, it was never going to fit through the doors. so we had to cut it in half and jig it so we could tape it back together once we got it to the field.
Final assembly and painting
The trip to the launch site was as simple as shoving the massive ship into a large trailer. Luckily since it was cut in half it fit in fairly easily. We used Rustoleum grey spray paint, and once the painting was finished the ship was ready for its maiden voyage! | <urn:uuid:d0fb48b8-6983-4414-bc77-653b9ec043c5> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://makezine.com/2015/12/22/building-flying-15-long-star-destroyer-multirotor/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282935.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00241-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.980114 | 763 | 2.53125 | 3 |
- Violence broke out in Darfur, a region of Sudan, in 2003
- Non-Arab rebel groups took up arms against the central government in Khartoum
- In 2008, the U.N. put the death toll from ongoing violence at 300,000
- A conference ends with pledges of billions for "recovery, reconstruction and development"
An international donors conference on reconstruction and development in Darfur ended Monday with donors pledging nearly $3.7 billion toward "recovery, reconstruction and development of Darfur during six years."
The bulk of the pledges come from a commitment made by the Sudanese government to contribute $2.65 billion.
The state of Qatar announced that it pledged $500 million, and the European Union said it would commit $35 million.
The United States, which currently is the biggest donor to Darfur through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), said it would not make any new financial commitment and expressed concern over the deteriorating security situation in Darfur.
The 40 countries participating in the conference overwhelmingly expressed support for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur as a base for peace in Darfur.
Violence broke out in Darfur, a region of Sudan, in 2003 when non-Arab rebel groups took up arms against the central government in Khartoum, accusing it of neglect and discrimination.
In response, the government of Sudan unleashed a massive counterinsurgency using militias known as the janjaweed.
The violence that followed has led to the deaths of 300,000 people, according to United Nations figures from 2008. The Sudanese government says that 10,000 have died.
The International Criminal Court as a result indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide allegedly committed in Darfur.
One rebel group, the Liberation and Justice Movement signed a peace agreement with the Sudanese government in 2011 known as the Doha Document for Peace, but progress on the deal has been slow.
Three other rebel groups have refused to sign the document.
On Sunday, a splinter group from the Justice and Equality Movement, the largest Darfurian rebel group, signed a "final peace agreement" with the Sudanese government. | <urn:uuid:a96cdbb0-8c66-463a-a59c-918be54d9bf3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/09/world/meast/qatar-darfur-donor-conference/index.html?hpt=iaf_c2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284352.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00190-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943813 | 464 | 2.40625 | 2 |
Is Sperm Good For You?
Normal ejaculate contains about 2-3cc of fluid, which is roughly equivalent to a tablespoon. Most of the fluid is protein but there is a small amount of sugar. The caloric count is between 7-15 calories depending on the amount of fluid present.
Sperm only makes up 1% of the fluid which should be anywhere between 200-500 million sperm.
To be specific, ejaculate is made up of: Sperm, water, Vitamin C, Citric Acid, Enzymes, Protein, Phosphate, and Zinc. Sounds nutritious, huh? Well, not really. You would have to ingest about a pint a day for it to provide any nutritional supplementation. | <urn:uuid:e562cb13-6ac7-49ac-8210-9446031fdf7d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://drrachael.com/is-sperm-good-for-you/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283008.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00080-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938049 | 148 | 2.625 | 3 |
Some see Channel 1 as a way to wire classrooms for the future.
Others views it as selling out students to corporate America.
Administrators in the Pennridge School District need five votes to bring Channel 1 -- a mix of news programming and commercials -- to secondary classrooms by September. Next month, they will learn if they've got enough votes. A proposal for Channel 1 will come before the school board Feb. 10, the board's curriculum committee decided last night.
Based on discussions at a special meeting of the committee, if Channel 1 passes, it will be by a narrow margin. Three committee members said they didn't plan to vote for Channel 1.
Assistant Superintendent Mel Sonier speculated that the proposal could pass or fail by a one-vote margin.
Four parents who attended the meeting said they were against Channel 1. Kids watch too much television and need more human interaction to discuss current events, they said.
"I'm so against this I can't even believe we're discussing it," said one woman who wouldn't give her name.
Another parent said a group of parents from Pennridge's Parent- Teacher Organizations were against Channel 1.
District administrators want television equipment inside Pennridge's senior high school and two junior highs.
Principals from the schools gave the committee 10 pages of details about how it would work and broadcast schedules.
Channel 1 has caused some people to raise the issue of too much commercialism inside schools. Around since 1990, Channel 1 features two minutes of commercials on candy, sneakers and teen-oriented products. Whittle Communications of Nashville, Tenn., develops the programming and sells advertising time for profit.
About 1,000 hours a year are dedicated to programming for teacher training and student educational programs.
Whittle offers schools free television sets and videocassette recorders if they agree to air a 12-minute news show daily, including commercials. Pennridge would receive about 140 television sets. The Channel 1 proposals were discussed Jan. 8.
Arlene Zielinski, the district's curriculum director, said Channel 1 offers the opportunity to get the schools wired for television at no cost. There are no restrictions on how the district uses the broadcast system. It could be used by students in television production courses, Zielinski said.
School Director Connie Seager is strongly opposed to Channel 1. There are few benefits to the district because the TV sets would be loaned to the district and the cable television technology is outdated compared with Internet technology.
"It's not free," Seager said. "We're selling out our kids."
Karen Sterling, another director, asked her colleagues to consider the positives. Teachers now share five television sets in one school and this would be eliminated, she said.
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Australia: ELL family of Cassilis, Merriwa and Scone, New South Wales
Dear readers, I'm researching the ELL family due to their connections to the MCMENAMINs# in my tree.
James ELL married Harriet maiden name unknown and the couple had 9 children:-
1. John Thomas Joseph ELL born 1859 Merriwa NSW Australia died 8 Jun 1936 Merriwa NSW, buried Merriwa General Cemetery
married 24 Jun 1884 Merriwa Bridget Amelia SMYTH born 1858 West Maitland NSW died 20 Dec 1938 Merriwa buried Merriwa General Cemetery.
1) Francis James ELL born 1885 Merriwa died 1949 Newcastle NSW Australia married 1908 Merriwa Alice Maud Mary PARMETER born 1884 Patricks Plain died 23 Jan 1923 West Maitland NSW (daughter of Thomas Randell PARMETER and Mary Ellen MCMENAMIN#). 2 children: Francis G. ELL died 1911 Sydney NSW and Michael Bede ELL died 1978 Sydney NSW Australia.
2) John Charles ELL born 27 Dec 1887 Merriwa died 1976 NSW married 19 Jan 1911 St.Anne Catholic Church, Merriwa Theresa May MCMAHON born 19 Sep 1890 Shamrock Hill NSW died 1962 Hamilton (daughter of Thomas John MCMAHON and Agnes Mary HENERY). 3 children: Phyllis, Enid & John.
3) Cyril Vaughan ELL born 1890 Merriwa died 1972 Newcastle NSW Australia married 1919 Orange NSW Agnes Josephine DONOVAN, one daughter Mary ELL died young 1927 Newcastle NSW Australia
4) Edward H. ELL born 1893 Merriwa NSW Australia
5) Vincent Valentine ELL born 1896 Merriwa died 1972 Newcastle NSW Australia married 1925 Tamworth NSW Florence M. GREENTREE born 1894 Tamworth, daughter of William Ernest GREENTREE and Mary A. LANE.
6) Harriet A. ELL born 1897 Merriwa
7) Edward Hilary ELL birth unknown, death 3 Jul 1978 NSW, buried Merriwa General Cemetery married Hilda May PAGE died 11 May 1985.
2. Susannah E. ELL 1861-1863 Cassilis NSW Australia
3. James E. ELL born 1864 Cassilis NSW died 1933 Hamilton NSW Australia
married 1886 Patricks Plain NSW Mary PARTRIDGE
4. Mary Elizabeth ELL born 1866 Cassilis NSW Australia
married 1894 Singleton NSW Samuel Henry THOMAS born 8 Jan 1867 Vere NR Singleton NSW died 4 Apr 1939 Hornby NSW (son of William THOMAS and Elizabeth SNAPE) ... 7 children
1) William J. THOMAS born 1895 Scone died 1940 Woollahra NSW
2) Herbert J. THOMAS born 1896 Scone NSW
3) Leila M. THOMAS born 1897 Scone NSW
4) Samuel H. THOMAS born 1898 Scone NSW
5) Leslie E. THOMAS born 1900 Scone NSW
6) Richard F. THOMAS born 1909 Taree NSW
7) Florence M. THOMAS
5. Selina R. ELL born 1868 Cassilis NSW Australia
6. Frances Jane ELL born 1870 Cassilis NSW Australia
married 1902 Parramatta NSW Francis O'NEILL, son Francis J. O'NEILL 1904-1914 Scone NSW Australia.
7. Harriet Louisa ELL 1873-1879 Cassilis NSW Australia
8. George William ELL born 1875 Cassilis NSW Australia died 1942 Granville NSW Australia married 1898 Gunnedah NSW Ellen BOWEN
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A toast for Robert Farrar Capon
Author, foodie, theologian, Episcopal priest, fascinating thinker: Let’s remember Robert Farrar Capon, who died last week at 88.
This lovely remembrance by Denise Frame Harlan in Christian Century Blogs captures the way Capon brought together thoughts of food as nourishment, inspiration and mission in lyrical prose. I don’t guess I have to underscore how deeply this touches me.
Ponder these brief lines from his The Supper of the Lamb:
We were given appetites, not to consume the world and forget it, but to taste its goodness and hunger to make it great. That is the unconsolable heartburn, the lifelong disquietude of having been made in the image of God.
It will be precisely because we loved Jerusalem enough to bear it in our bones that its textures will ascend when we rise; it will be because our eyes have relished the earth that the color of its countries will compel our hearts forever. The bread and the pastry, the cheeses, the wine, and the songs go into the Supper of the Lamb because we do; It is our love that brings the City home.
Rest in peace, Robert Farrar Capon: May flights of angels bear you to a table laden with wonderful viands and many good things to nourish your body and make your heart glad.
Click to read the full article in Christian Century Blogs:
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Income tax, stamp duty and capital gains tax should all be reduced without rises in other levies, Mr Johnson said.
His call followed a series of clashes with Mrs May since his resignation from the Cabinet in July in protest at her Brexit plans.
In an article, the Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP wrote: “We should be looking not at rises but at cuts to income tax, capital gains tax and stamp duty. That is the way to get the economy going.”
Mr Johnson also criticised the Prime Minister and her Chancellor Philip Hammond for threatening to increase taxes to fund an extra £20billion spending on the NHS.
“We do need to spend more on the NHS. We must find the extra £20 billion that the Chancellor has rightly promised.
“We do need to step up our investments in the police and schools and other vital public services.
“But I am afraid I am not convinced that the answer is immediately to turn to the hard-pressed taxpayer, when Britain is now by no means a low-tax economy compared with several other jurisdictions in Europe,” former Cabinet minister wrote.
“Contrary to the direful predictions before the EU referendum of 2016, the public finances are improving.
“Now is the time for this Conservative government to show how a post-Brexit Britain will be a happy and dynamic economy that fosters enterprise, that rewards the strivers and the innovators, and where people can hope to take home more of their pay to their families.
“I know it is not fashionable to point this out, but the US currently boasts economic growth rates far in excess of this country, at about 4.5%, and with record low unemployment – and that growth is being driven not just by the US government’s decision to cut taxes and regulation, but perhaps even more by psychology – by the sense that the government wants to cut taxes, wants to liberate and energise people.
“Do we send out that signal, here in this country? I am not so sure.”
He added: “Instead of canvassing tax rises, we should say that tax henceforward will not go up – that’s it, no new taxes and no increase in rates.
“We should be lifting thresholds, so that people on modest incomes are not caught by fiscal drag, like so many in the South East.”
The Prime Minister’s spokesman insisted the Government had a record of tax reductions.
“I can point to this Government’s record of cutting taxes for hard-working households,” the spokesman said.
Income tax thresholds had been raised to deliver a tax cut worth up to £1,000 for a basic-rate taxpayer and business taxes had also been reduced, the spokesman said.
He also rebuked Mr Johnson for writing an article over the weekend which likened the Prime Minister’s Brexit plan to “putting a suicide vest around the British constitution”.
“This is not language the Prime Minister would choose to use.
“Beyond that I don’t propose to give this article any further oxygen,” the spokesman said.
He also rejected claims from Mr Johnson’s allies that Downing Street officials had compiled a dossier detailing the former foreign secretary’s indiscretions.
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Then and Now
As with most growing cities -- and especially with cities which grew up with the wild west mentality -- much of Wichita's past has been lost to "modernization."
Starting with the January 1999 issue of the Historic Guardian, we are starting a new feature, "Then and Now." Those of you who have enjoyed HPA member Mary Manlove's slide presentation, "Lost Wichita," will see similarities. We owe her credit for the
concept and thank her for her gracious permission to adapt her presentation.
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MIAMI — The perennial controversy surrounding the use of Spanish in Dade County is heating up again over the English-only signs and announcements on the new Metromover.
Labeling the use of English only on Metromover a danger and an affront to Dade`s Hispanics, a Miami lawyer has called for a boycott of the recently opened $145 million transit loop around downtown Miami.
Angel Castillo Jr. put his complaints in a letter to Dade County Mayor Steve Clark and other Dade leaders.
``I find it unacceptable that all of the station signs are only in the English language,`` wrote Castillo.
He noted that the automated tape-recorded announcements, telling passengers that the doors are about to close or that the train is about to start, also are only in English.
``To have these messages, as well as the written signs, only in English not only creates danger for Spanish-speaking riders, but also constitutes an affront to all of Dade County`s Hispanics,`` he wrote.
Clark said his hands were tied by a law forbidding the use of ``county funds for purpose of utilizing any language other than English.``
Saying he is ``sympathetic`` to Castillo`s demand, Clark noted, ``this situation is not the result of a policy decision by the Board of County Commissioners.``
The law was passed in a 1980 referendum after an emotional campaign waged in the aftermath of the Mariel boatlift, which brought 125,000 Cuban refugees to South Florida.
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This tool can be used to perform linear regression with categorical or continuous independent variables. And it can also be used for ANCOVA by creating dummy variables for categorical independent variables. Features include:
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Download the file GLR.opx, and then drag-and-drop onto the Origin workspace. An icon will appear in the Apps Gallery window.
NOTE: This tool requires OriginPro.
- Click the General Linear Regression icon in the Apps Gallery window to open the dialog.
- In the Input tab, choose a column for Dependent Variable, and columns for Continuous and Categorical Independent Variables.
Either Continuous or Categorical can be empty, but they can't both be empty.
If Categorical data is chosen, Reference Factor Level for each column can be specified.
- In the Settings tab, Model Type provides two options: Main Effects and Custom Model.
If Custom Model is chosen, you can add any main effects and interaction terms to the model in the opened dialog. You can also modify the model by clicking the button on the right of Model box. Include Intercept option specifies whether to include the intercept parameter in the regression. Coding Type is used to define the coding scheme for categorical independent variables. Type (1, 0) estimates the difference between each level mean and the reference level's mean while (-1, 0, 1) estimates the difference between each level mean and the overall mean.
- In the Quantities tab, check options to control which results to output in the report sheet, including Fit Parameters (Standard Error, Confidence Limits, t-Value and Prob>|t|), Fit Statistics (Residual Sum of Squares, Reduced Chi-Sqr, R Value, R-Square and Adj. R-Square) and Effect Tests.
- In the Fits and Diagnostics tab, specify whether to output Confidence Limits of Fitted Y, Residuals (Regular, Standardized, Studentized and Studentized Deleted) and Influence (Leverages, Cook's Distance and Atkinson's T).
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Officer shooting reminiscent of 1993 trooper murder
David MacAnally/Eyewitness News
Lebanon - Suspected police shooter Thomas Hardy should have been behind bars on a parole violation when he shot IMPD Officer David Moore. Because of that crack in the system, a state parole agent has been suspended without pay.
The case is reminiscent of a 1993 incident with similarly tragic results that also fell through the cracks.
Next month marks the 18th anniversary of the murder of Indiana State Police Trooper Michael Greene. The trooper was killed by a career criminal the victim's family says should not have been free.
John Greene remembers his brother every time he drives by the marker on I-65 memorializing the trooper nearly two decades later.
"I always think of the day my brother was killed. I honk my horn whenever I go by," Greene said.
"I always remember by dad, in general, I just try to focus on the good things, not the bad," said Deputy Michael Greene, Boone County Sheriff's Department.
The bad day his father was gunned down when he stopped to check on two men pulled over on I-65.
"I touch my heart every time. A ritual when I drive by everyday," Deputy Greene said.
Now, their heart goes out to another fallen officer's family. The family of Officer Moore, whose suspected shooter was out on the street because of a mistake by the Department of Correction. Hardy should have been back behind bars for violating his parole last November.
"Makes me feel sorry for that family," John Greene said.
"It can tear a family apart," Deputy Greene said. "Can also bring them tighter together."
The trooper's family says his shooter should have been behind bars, too. Norman Timberlake served four years for an Indiana armed robbery. Three months after his 1992 release, he shot Master Trooper Greene.
But Greene's family says court papers from Louisiana say he should have been serving a 50-year sentence down there for robbery when he killed the trooper. The Indiana Department of Correction says Timberlake was properly released from prison here, because there were no warrants for his extradition to Louisiana to finish that 50-year sentence.
"They need to keep these guys in and make sure there aren't any more mistakes," John Greene said.
"When an officer gets shot, it's just horrible. One of the worst things that can happen," Deputy Greene said. "We try to make sure everybody remembers my father through the years and it's still an honor when people remember."
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SANFORD ARTS VERMILLION
Sanford Arts Vermillion strives for an evidence-based approach to person-centered care through arts engagement.
SAV is led by its program coordinator, Ariadne (Ari) Albright, MFA. Artists in residence, student interns, and volunteers are trained as arts engagement facilitators. Arts engagement is not art therapy, and SAV operates within its scope of practice to support wellness without specific therapeutic intervention.
SAV was created through a Dakota Hospital Foundation grant to support resident wellness.
In 2012, the Sanford Care Center Interdisciplinary Team created a three-pronged approach to reducing antipsychotic use, including SAV as one aspect of care planning. Sanford professionals anecdotally observed improvement in residents’ behavior, mood, and a significant decrease in antipsychotic use. SAV is continuing research to understand its impact on wellness outcomes for dementia. SAV has shared its best practices in presentations at the Mayo Clinic, Pioneer Network Conference, National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), and more.
Three main focuses of Sanford Arts Vermillion:
SPECIAL CARE UNIT
- SAV hosts 2-3 weekly art sessions at the Special Care Unit.
- Artists and student facilitators are trained to provide appropriate and empowering projects for residents with special needs and dementia.
- SAV provides a break and self-expression to caregivers and staff. -Participation in art sessions provides fun, unique ways for staff to interact with residents.
- SAV helps to personalize each resident’s home.
- SAV adds interest to the workplace with rotating art displays, community art projects, and more.
CARE FOR CAREGIVERS
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Professor Joe Soss, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota,
will visit Stritch on Wednesday, March 20, for the latest event in the Sister
Justine Peter Lecture Series.
Dr. Soss will present “The War on the Poor” from noon -1
p.m. in the Sister Camille Kliebhan Conference Center. The lecture and discussion
will draw from his recent book, Disciplining
In the book, Dr. Soss and his co-authors outline their claim
that existing policies often have detrimental effects on the nation’s poor by
pushing them into low wage jobs and incarceration. Dr. Soss will explain the
impact of such policies on individuals, families, and communities and provide
Disciplining the Poor will
be available for purchase, and a book signing will follow the presentation.
This is event is sponsored by the History, Political
Science, English, Sociology, and Religious Studies departments and the Center
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About: The ‘Results’ screen provides access to the reporting element of 'Test Administration'. Reporting allows you to access results information for tests which have been taken and submitted by candidates; however, you will only be able to see the results of subjects belonging to centres to which you have been granted access. Any tests that are ‘Void’ will not be available in the ‘Results’ table. You can also use the Report wizard to print test or candidate result information.
Accessing the ‘Results’ Tab
Go to the ‘Test Administration’ screen, where you will find the ‘Results’ tab.
Breakdown Reports: Test and Candidate
Use the ‘Results’ screen to view candidate results and print out a report containing test summary and result information. The information contained within the report is test specific. It may include information that is categorised by learning outcomes or unit. It will contain the corresponding candidate mark in each of these categories. You can generate a report for an individual candidate, or for the whole test:
- The individual candidate report will show the test topic/area summary and the candidate’s results in each area.
- The test report will show the test topics/area summary and the total of the candidates’ results in each area.
Creating a Candidate Report
To create a candidate report, select a candidate then click the ‘Candidate Report’ button. This will open a 'Test Reports’ pop-up window containing the ‘Results Summary’, ‘Results Breakdown’ and ‘Result Report’, in PDF format, for your specified candidate.
Below you can see an example report:
There are other reports that you can create here which contain varied information. For more details on the information presented in each report, please see the Results section of the Surpass Help.
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Exponentials and logarithms
Print based materials
Print Materials to assist with any pre-requisite mathematics required in USQ courses. These materials are based on USQ's Tertiary Preparation Program. Mathematics modules are presented in increasing level of difficulty and complexity from Level A through to Level D.
Generalising Numbers (part of module)
- Gradients of line graphs (including finding the gradient of a given line, and drawing a line given the gradient)
- Linear equations (including special lines, and what if two lines cross)
- Introduction to curve
- Parabolic equations (including the axis of symmetry)
- Exponential equations (including a special number)
- When two graphs meet
Exponential and logarithmic functions
- Exponential functions (including the function and its graph, case studies, average rate of change and the inverse of the exponential function)
- Logarithmic functions (including the function and its graph, case studies, average rate of change and properties of logarithms)
- Putting it all together – solving equations and real world applications
Relations and functions (part of module)
- What are functions
- Function toolbox (including functional notation, zero conditions of a function, average rate of change of a function, continuity and the inverse of a function)
- Families of functions (including polynomial functions (which include the constant function, the linear function, the quadratic function, and other polynomial functions), exponential and logarithmic functions, rational functions and functions over an integral domain (including arithmetic and geometric sequences)
Algebra, functions and geometry
- Inequalities and the real number line (including operations on inequalities, and linear inequalities of two variables)
- Quadratic Equations and Completing the Square
- Functions (including polynomials, rational functions, other important non-linear functions, solving simultaneous equations algebraically and graphically inverse Functions and continuity)
An introduction to logarithms (printable handout)
This 12 minute video shows an introduction to logarithms. It has examples of using different bases and applying the different logarithms laws.
Solving equations using logarithms (printable handout)
This 7 minute video works through some examples of using logarithms to solve equations.
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eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month
the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare.
The US lost a total of 116,516 troops including 63,114 killed away from the front. Another 204,002 soldiers were wounded.
Montgomery County Courthouse county clerk's office
has the detailed armed services discharge records for service personal whose
residence was in the county at time of discharge
Records of Soldiers and Sailors Discharge Vol. A. 1919-1946 available from the Family History Library.
Book A. Found on the back wall far right. Books B & C contain WWII Discharge records.
Bates Levi Bates William Beam Orna J Black J.B. Black Typhus Blauchurm George F Brakefield Lewis O. Breshears Oscar W Brewer Clifford Brook Everett M Caldwell H. Calhoun Walter Campbell William B Campbell William L Cearley Lon A Coffman Charles H Cogburn Elmer L Cowart Owens Crump Lake Crump R. Danley Bert L Davis Earl C Davis Jesse Davis John G Foley WilliamGilmore Arthur N Gilmore Frank Gladden Ernest H Gloze Jacob M Golden Otis Goodner Elisha D Goodner Jeff Graves Vestil Green John M Hamilton Arthur C Hamilton John B Hays Lewis Lee Head Garland M Herring John H Hogan Ray Hooper Clarence Horn George Howell Harold Howell LeRoy E Howerton James Huffman John Humble Terry Alonzo Husley AndrewIrons Albert Irons George AlfredJackson Benjamin L Jackson David Lee Jeffery JerryKeenom Porter F Kelly James W Kelly Roy Kennedy Ottis G Kilby Alex N Kilby Frank Kindrex Henry T Kinsey Oscar BLowery John MMcCarty William McGough Benjamin H McKinney Robert A Maddox Jonah B Matthews Jerone H Mass Joseph S Mayberry George T Mayberry James W Mobley Emmitt Paul Meeks Carrol R Miles Calvin Miles Woodruff Miller Ted J Moore Roy J Mullings JamesPardon Albert Sidney Parsons Alexander Patts Willis D Penninger Thomas L Peterson Andrew Plyler Blake Poole George Fulton Powell DrewQualls Thomas O Qualls Willis SReece Albert A Rinhardt John E Robins Claude Robins Jesse Robbins Thomas R Robertson James J Ryan Claude RSabrin John M Scott Charlie Scott William N Scott William W Sekavee Karl (Chas) Shields Benjamin J Simpson Clark R Slaughter William O Sloan Salon E Smith Earnest S Smith Eliga N Smith Hae Perrier Smith Zack T Spurling Andrew W Stafford Lewis I Standridge Lester Stanley Brack Stanley Claud Steif Robert Stipe Richard Stockmam Maxwell G Stovall Jeff Davis Summit James Jefferson Tolleson Tom Thornton Charlie Townsend VanderWaldon John M Waggoner Guilford L Waggoner Jesse J Wascaster Elmer Burnett Webb Lee Warneke Pleas G Whittington June Wilhite William Larsh Wilson Thomas H Williams James D Woods Neal J Wright Herbert L Wright RayYeager Clifford C
The records at the Mt Ida courthouse are in four preprinted books with hand written blank spaces filled out. The books are labeled A, B, C & D with A being the earliest and the WWI servicemen records. An example:
This is to certify that Carrol R. Meeks 1484,500 Private 1st Class Co. 227 MPC. The United States Army, as a testimonial of honest and faithful service is hereby Honorably Discharges from the military service of the United States by reason of Govt. Authority Cir. 106 WD 1918. Given under my hand at Camp Bowie, Texas this 15th day of July 1919. T.A. Logan Col. Field Artillery, USA. Demobilization Office Camp Bowie, Commanding.
Was born in Sextan? in the State of Texas. When enlisted 19½ years of age, and by occupation a farmer. He had blue eyes, white hair, fair complexion and was 5 feet and 8 inches in height.
Enlisted July 17th 1917 at San Augustine, TX.
Issued: 1 overcoat, 2 pr socks, 1 suit of underwear, 1 pr gloves. R.G. Vaughan
Battle or Skirmishes. Champagne Forest, France Oct. 10 -27 1918. AEF June 26 - July 6 1919
This is to certify that Jim H. Crump 37069929 Grade Private (S.S.). Inducted Sept 12, 1941 at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas.
Wounds received: None
Company 8th Infantry
When inducted he was 22 years of age and by occupation a truck driver. He had brown eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion and was 5 feet and 11 inches in height. Was born at Black Springs. The United States Army, as a testimonial of honest and faithful service is hereby Honorably Discharges from the military service of the United States by reason of Govt. Authority Section 111, RR 615-360 at Camp Roberts 27th day of December 1941.
Arkansas' World War I Soldiers from Howard, Montgomery, Pike, Polk, and Sevier Counties
Induction / discharge recordsThe Arkansas Historical Commission have World War One draft registration records and discharge records for Arkansas on microfilm. WWI ended 9 November 1918. Need to know county person was living in at time of enlistment or induction. Includes place and age or date of birth, residence, assignments, appointments, wounds, and date of demobilization. They do reply to written requests. One question about one specific person may be answered-if, the material is indexed. There will be a charge for the lookup and copy. Their list of servicemen is different from the above and includes additional names. Below is from the AHC.
Willis Willhite and Etna Fryar were married in 16 January 1918 in her parent's house in Hog Jaw in a double wedding ceremony with his sister. John C. Willhite and his brother Willis Willhite were residing in Montgomery Co. AR in 1918 at time of their induction and returned to Oden after discharge but their discharge cards are at the AHC in Little Rock but not at Mount Ida. Why? Willis was inducted at Mt Ida on April 12 1918 and served in the 162 Dep Brig to 24 April 1918 and transferred to 157 Dep Brig to May 11 1918; Co. F. 113 Inf. to discharge with no injuries, wounds or disabilities. Discharged May 29 1919 as a Private First Class of Nov 1 1918.
Other documents a returned serviceman might have:
Postcards from France
Army Discharge Record
Army Discharge Certificate
The Presidential Memorial Certificate
Order of Induction into Military Service
of the United States
The President of the United States,
To Henry Lloyd (Christian Name) Whitehouse (Surname)
Order Number 869 Serial Number 865
Greeting: Having submitted yourself to a local board com-
posed of your neighbors for the purpose of determining the place
and time in which you can best serve the United States in the
present emergency, you are hereby notified that you have now been
selected for immediate military service.
You will, therefore, report to the local board named below at Red Cross Building, Womble, at 5.P m., on the 26th day of May,1918,
for military duty.
From and after the day and hour just named you will be a soldier in the military service of the United States.
Member of Local Board for Montgomery County Report to Local Board for Montgomery County.
Date May 17-1918
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I like to make new cushion covers to match my new house, get pictures up on the walls and do what I can to make it feel like my space. Involve the kids too if you can, and help them feel they have a safe space in their new home. It can take ages to unpack and settle. Don’t pressure yourself to do it all at once. Break down the tasks into steps, and don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Moving home can be stressful but it can also be an opportunity for a fresh start. If you are forced to move, say because of a separation, it can be hard on you and your children because of the likely losses. There are things you can do to make this easier on you all.
Moving to a new home or area can also be exciting. It’s a chance for a new start with your children. Be prepared to feel a bit homesick. You might miss family and friends, and your children might feel the same. Can you keep in touch on social media like Facebook and WhatsApp? You can then share things with them so they still feel a big part of your family’s life.
It’s natural to want a fresh start after a difficult time. For some people this means moving to a new area. But make sure you’re moving for the right reasons. Think about whether you’ll just be taking your worries with you. Getting support now might be a better option in the long run. How will it feel if you are far from family and friends, if children have to start a new school, if you have to look for work in an unfamiliar area, and so on?
If you have to move to a new place with or without your children, try to take the time, if you can, to make sure it’s the right place for you and your children (or as right as you can make it).
Some questions to ask are:
Do you want to be near to other people or away from them?
What sort of facilities do you need like health centres, hospitals, shops, play parks and libraries?
Is it close enough to your place of work and schools and nurseries?
What is public transport like?
Will there be opportunities for making friends?
Do your research about areas you’d consider. Think about the things that would affect you: the area, the street, the facilities.
Do some research about the housing available. As well as council housing, there may be housing associations in the area. Rather than completing several forms, check first. It’s likely that one form will add you to all waiting lists. It’s worth checking if there are smaller housing associations which aren’t on this form.
Be realistic about the type of housing you’ll be offered and the likely waiting time. The more particular you are about certain things such as fuel type, area, garden and so on, the longer you’re likely to wait. It might be worth reviewing your application to see if there are any changes you could make to get rehoused quicker.
If you or your children have any disabilities, this is something that you will have to take into account for any move. Your local council should be able to help with adaptations to make any housing suitable and accessible.
The house and the area need to feel and be safe and secure. Risk of domestic abuse from an ex-partner might affect your choices about type and location of housing. If domestic abuse is a factor, speak to the local Women’s Aid group. They should be able to put you in touch with what’s needed by way of home security, fire safety checks, lighting, stair entry systems and alarms.
Once you are in your new place, try to keep a structure to your day. You may be feeling a bit lost and lonely, so even just having set mealtimes can help give your life some shape.
Moving home can be a big change for anyone: adults and children. Some children adapt more easily than others. It can be harder if it’s a forced move, or if they need to move schools.
Change is to be expected. You can’t avoid it. But you can help your children cope with it.
Talk to them about how change can be positive. Maybe they’d like their new bedroom to be a different colour or theme and they can help choose other things around the house.
Talk to them about any worries they have. They may worry about things that seem small to you but can be huge for them.
Reassure them if you can but be honest about anything that you don’t know.
Include your children in choices such as any toys and favourite things they want to keep when they move, or how they want their new bedroom to be.
It can be helpful for everyone to pack one ‘open-me-first box’ with the things you all want immediately in your new home to help everyone settle.
Make the first night fun and an adventure instead of everyone being stressed about all the boxes to unpack and furniture to build. You could all ‘camp out’ in one room together, play a game and eat your favourite food.
Speak to them about how they can stay in touch with friends and anything they’re moving away from. Help them keep in touch.
Support them to find ways to connect with the new area and make new friends.
Look at how you can get to know people in the area too. This will help your children see that you also have to make new friends, and that they’re not the only ones who have to get used to the changes.
Children with autism might need some extra help with moving home or school. The National Autistic Society has information about this on its website or you can phone the Autism Advice Line on 01259 222 0222.
Furnishing and household items
If you’re on a tight budget look on Facebook Marketplace, Freecycle or Gumtree for household items. There might be a local ‘sales and wants’ page.
If you don’t have the money to decorate, you may be able to get some help from projects which help parents develop painting and decorating skills.
You may not want other people to know that you’ve been searching for information or help from OPFS.
When browsing the internet whether on a mobile phone, tablet or computer, you leave a ‘history’ trail of pages and sites you’ve visited.
It’s impossible to completely avoid being tracked online but if you’re worried about someone knowing which sites you’ve been looking at, there are some things you can do to help cover your tracks.
If you’re using a laptop or desktop computer, try keeping another document or website open in a new tab or window while browsing. If someone comes in the room and you don’t want them to see what you’re looking at, you can quickly switch to another window or tab.
Deleting browsing history
You can delete the history of websites you’ve visited, but it’s important to know that if you delete your browsing history, someone else using the same device may notice.
If you share a tablet, mobile phone, laptop or computer with someone, they might notice that passwords or website addresses have disappeared from their history.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — America’s oldest car company, Ford, and its youngest, Tesla Motors, both reached 100-week highs Tuesday, the latest in a long list of signs all pointing to the same thing: The U.S. auto industry is hot.
Ford, founded 110 years ago, closed at $16.84, buoyed by a U.S. auto market on pace for its best year since 2007. Ten-year- old Tesla, which makes $69,900 electric sedans, is joining the Nasdaq-100 Index three years after its market debut. General Motors, which emerged from bankruptcy four years ago Wednesday, rejoined the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index last month.
Investors are returning to the resurgent U.S. automotive industry just four years after it wobbled into two government- backed bankruptcies and Ford’s self-financed restructuring. The seven-member S&P 500 Automobiles & Components Index, which includes GM, Ford and parts-makers, is the best performer among 24 industries in the S&P 500 during the last three months, rising 21 percent.
“As autos become bigger and bigger pieces of the indices, it commands greater and greater attention from investors focused on the auto industry and those that are not,” Matt Stover, an analyst with Guggenheim Securities in Boston, said in an interview. “The folks who were sort of indifferent to the sector saw it moving, and now they’re diving in.”
Americans are buying cars and trucks this year at a pace not seen since before the recession. Demand is being fueled by pent-up need, historically low interest rates, and newly competitive compacts and family cars that are winning converts to U.S. automakers. The Detroit Three all gained share in their home market in the first half for the first time in 20 years.
June U.S. light-vehicle sales climbed 9.2 percent to 1.4 million, exceeding the 1.38 million average estimate of 10 analysts in a survey of analysts by Bloomberg News. The industry sales rate surged to almost 16 million, exceeding the 15.6 million average of 17 estimates. That’s the best monthly pace since 16.1 million in November 2007, the month before the U.S. recession officially began, and compares with 14.4 million a year earlier, according to researcher Autodata Corp.
Demand has been broad. Buyers have looked to Ford, GM and Chrysler for pickups, a traditional strength, and also compacts and sedans. Sales of Ford’s Fiesta compact more than doubled last month, GM’s Cruze deliveries jumped 73 percent and Chrysler’s Dodge Dart had its best June.
“Investors no longer view the American car companies as a one- or two-segment industry,” said Itay Michaeli, an analyst for Citigroup in New York, who has buy ratings on GM and Ford, which closed Tuesday at its highest price since January 2011. “They are competitive across all segments, so you have that underlying level of comfort that, if there is a shift to small cars or small crossovers, the American car companies will be players there.”
That all bodes well for Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Chrysler and majority owner Fiat SpA. Marchionne has said he prefers a New York listing after Fiat acquires the remaining 41.5 percent of Auburn Hills- based Chrysler. Chrysler’s U.S. sales have gained for 39 consecutive months, making it the Italian automaker’s profit driver.
“Chrysler is going to be an issued stock in the future,” Stover said. “It’s going to demand the attention of institutional investors who will have to have an opinion about whether or not to invest.”
Tesla’s surge coincides with its first-ever profit, reported by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk in May, that was aided by environmental-credit sales and a one-time savings for early repayment of the U.S. Energy Department loan that helped get Model S into production. The carmaker’s goal is to deliver 21,000 of the sedans this year.
Tesla’s admission to the Silicon Valley-heavy Nasdaq 100 validates the company’s image that it’s as much about technology as transportation. It’s also an apt symbol that traditional cars are also increasingly advanced, with 30 to 50 computers on the average vehicle and an array of devices from GPS mapping systems and satellite radio to smart cruise control that matches the speed of the car in front of it.
Tesla, which closed Tuesday at a record $123.45, has said results for the quarter that ended June 30 may not be as favorable, in part because of a drop in sales of California zero-emission credits. Tesla may report a second-quarter loss of 17 cents a share, excluding some items, the average of 13 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
The run-up in investor demand in Tesla has the shares trading at a price that’s more than 8,900 times the Palo Alto, California-based company’s estimated 12-month earnings, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
With market capitalization approaching $15 billion, more than that of larger carmakers including Fiat and Mazda, Tesla is overvalued, John Lovallo, an analyst for BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, said in July 8 report.
Tesla’s “current share price assumes the company can achieve unit sales equal to multiple times our current volume estimates” and attain a 12.5 percent margin on earnings before interest and taxes, Lovallo said. That requires the company to deliver more than 321,000 electric cars annually by 2020 and do so more profitably than Bayerische Motoren Werke, Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz, or Volkwagen’s Audi, Bentley or Porsche, he said.
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How Marketing Is Working With Finance To Shake Off The ‘Us Versus Them’ Attitude
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Short myths of all kinds. What are myths and legends?
In ancient times, cultures used stories to explain natural events or justify their beliefs . These stories are called myths or short myths and, on many occasions, are accompanied by popular tales and legends , which tell stories between realists and supernaturals about typified human figures. However, legends are a literary genre that has been used throughout history, so we find more modern legends. All these myths and legends of the world tell magnificent stories and that, adapted, become perfect readings for children.
Mythology for kids
Kahniyan puts at your disposal myths and legends for children , which will teach the little ones to understand the way in which different cultures understood the functioning of nature and the justifications they gave to their traditions. For this reason, they must be distinguished from fantasy tales or folk tales, since they have a solid base rooted in the oldest customs of a certain culture. Some legends and especially long captions have a content that is not recommended for children, that is why we have taken care of selecting short children’s captions suitable for a child audience, and above all we have selected short captions for elementary school children.
Symbology of myths and short legends for children
Many traditional legends have been those that have reached the ears of great authors of literature and the reason why they have written great stories set in these popular myths. This is common in Latin American stories where we can learn traditional stories from certain regions of Latin America thanks to the fact that they are told in works by internationally recognized authors.
When we speak of mythology, we cannot ignore the great symbolic load that it presents. The oldest myths and legends introduce what are known as archetypes , that is, tangible representations of ideas. Thus, these figures that represent ideas of the human being have been and will continue to be used in artistic manifestations of any kind. For this reason, sowing references in the child’s mind with these myths and legends for children will help him in the subsequent understanding of the readings that he will face throughout his life, highlighting in this aspect more advanced readings. The recurring models in the myths and legends for children selected by Kahniyan will lay firm foundations,expanding the cultural baggage of the child.
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A relationship between media and social movements is not new (Shirky, 2011). Political scientist Sidney G. Tarrow (2011) has written about a symbiotic relationship between the print media and social movements in the 18th and 19th centuries. In recent years, digital platforms, especially social media, have come to be associated with citizen protests, often with positive results (Gerbaudo, 2012; Karatzogianni, Schandorf, & Ferra, 2021; Dencik & Leistert, 2015; Shirky, 2011). Paolo Gerbaudo (2012), a digital culture and communication scholar, has drawn attention to the emotion-building capacity of social media, which fosters a “symbolic construction of public space” (p. 13). He credits social media with “complementing existing forms of face-to-face gatherings.” In their study of the 2014 Occupy Central protests in Hong Kong, journalism scholars Lee and Chan (2018) found that social media contributed to increased knowledge about civil disobedience among residents of Hong Kong. Kang (2017), a communication scholar, wrote about the 2008 protests in South Korea against beef imports from the U.S. over fears of the Mad Cow disease. The young protesters used digital platforms to thwart government officials.
However, in recent years, political polarization and hateful discourse have emerged as a darker side to social media and their use among citizens and activists. Violence by citizen protesters seems to be a growing problem in the U.S. and appears to be related to online political discourses involving political opponents (Swenson, 2017). In their study of right-wing social media users in Sweden, sociology scholars Wahlstrom and Tornberg (2019) found that “much evidence suggests a strong connection between social media discourses and political violence” (p. 6). Similarly, communication scholar Barnett (2019) examined online discourses of “racist right groups” in support of the candidacy of Donald Trump (p. 91).
Polarized political discourses and their harmful effects on democracies have been widely studied. Communication researchers Harel, Jameson, and Maoz (2020) found evidence of polarization and “dehumanization” directed at Israelis of the “left-wing” political orientation (p. 1, p. 5). McCoy, Rahman, and Somer (2018), political science scholars, have stated that a [polarized] individual “come[s] to perceive the ‘Other’ in such negative terms that a normal political adversary with whom to engage in a competition for power is transformed into an enemy to be vanquished” (p, 19). The authors explain that “the psychology of polarization becomes fundamental as mechanisms of dehumanization, depersonalization, and stereotyping all contribute to the emotional loathing, fear, and distrust of the out-partisans” (p. 23). In a recent article in Science, Finkel et al (2020), social scientists and management scholars, drew attention to the problem of “othering” of political opponents, a problem the authors stated contributes to “political sectarianism” (p. 533). They defined “othering” as “the tendency to view opposing partisans as essentially different or alien to oneself.” Connecting this problem to digital media, the authors stated that “in recent years, social media companies like Facebook and Twitter have played an influential role in political discourse, intensifying political sectarianism” (p. 534). The authors argued that this “out-party hate” or “holding [of] opposing partisans in contempt on the basis of their identity alone precludes innovative cross party solutions and mutually beneficial compromises” (p. 533). Giving an example of the ongoing pandemic, the authors stated that the “political sectarianism” turned “mask-wearing [into] a partisan symbol” (p. 535). The authors urged “interventions” to counter political sectarianism because it “poses a threat to democracy” (pp. 533–535).
South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han’s admonitions about the dangers of digital networking merit review in this case. Admittedly, Han’s views are one-sided, for digital media have been and are used for a number of positive things (Gerbaudo, 2012; Karatzogianni, Schandorf, & Ferra, 2021; Dencik & Leistert, 2015; Shirky, 2011). However, on the issue of polarized political discourses, Han’s bleak views on digital communication and connectivity provide insights worth pondering. In his works In the Swarm: Digital Prospects (2013/2017) and The Expulsion of the Other (2016/2018), Han (2016/2018) has stated that digital interactions seek “sameness” (pursuing “likes”) and avoid the other or the different (pp. 4–8). Han (2016/2018) has asserted that growth and progress result from engaging with an opponent or an “other” (p. 5), not from a constant hearkening to “like-minded” allies (p. 3). In a review of two of Han’s works, Jeremy Bell (2017) has written that Han believes that “we are losing … the skills of contemplation and listening” (p. 130). What Han has described as an inability or unwillingness to engage with the other, Wahlstrom and Tornberg (2019) have referred to as “echo chambers” (p. 7), a known phenomenon in online interactions. Describing this behavior, the authors stated that “it is well known that individuals tend to select information that is consistent with their own beliefs, and form polarized groups” (Wahlstrom & Tornberg, 2019, p. 7).
To explore the problem of polarized political discourses in a digitally-mediated-or- enabled protests, I use as a case study the 2017 Women’s March, the largest protest event in the U.S. The march had its beginnings on social media and its organizers used several digital platforms to organize and communicate. My analysis shows that the march effectively mobilized a variety of groups and perspectives in a common cause. However, the march did not connect with the other side or its political adversaries, mainly the new administration led by President Donald Trump (which, conversely, did not connect with the marchers either). Following the analysis of the march, I consider Mahatma Gandhi as a master protester. I describe him as such because he used protests to achieve his political and social goals but did so while actively engaging his political opponents or those on the other side. I briefly discuss three of his exemplary protests and the relevance of Gandhian practices for protesters in the digital era. Of course, Gandhi did not have these media, but he used the print media deliberately to cultivate an informed and reflective body of readers (Hofmeyr, 2013).
I closely read the mission statement of the Women’s March found on the official website of the Women’s March and reviewed 44 news reports and articles (including a press release from a US Congressman) posted on the website. The news reports and articles were published in national dailies such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. Local and online publications were also represented, such as The Providence Journal, Bustle, Popsugar, and Slate. Finally, there were also articles from magazines such as Time, The New Yorker, Esquire, Playbill, Elle, Vogue, and Latina. Additionally, I closely read two authoritative books about the march: Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard around the World by “The Women’s March Organizers” and Condé Nast (2018) and American Resistance: From the Women’s March to the Blue Wave by sociologist Dana R. Fisher (2019). While the first book is an insider narrative about the making of the march, the march itself, and the post-march events, Fisher’s book is an account of her ethnographic research involving the 2017 Women’s March, other marches during 2017–18, and the effects of the marches on the 2018 midterm elections.
Case Study: The 2017 Women’s March
The first Women’s March, which comprised hundreds of marches all over the world, took place on January 21, 2017, a day after President Trump’s inauguration (Felsenthal, 2017). This event was outstanding, the largest protest in the U.S. (Fisher, 2019) and one that remained peaceful despite millions of marchers. The march also brought together a wide array of participants, cutting across race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, to name a few categories. The march was organized and led based on the concept of intersectional feminism, an idea that women draw from multiple identities and experiences based on their social, cultural, and economic backgrounds. The official march book authored by its organizers, Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard around the World (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018), states the following about the march:
- It was “the single largest protest in world history” (p. 11).
- In Washington, D.C. alone, an estimated 800, 000 to 1.2 million people marched (p. 215).
- There were 653 events in the U.S. and an estimated 3.3 million marchers.
- Worldwide an estimated 5 million people marched (p. 216).
As to the history of the march, in brief, after Donald Trump’s unexpected victory in the 2016 presidential election, a retired grandmother in Hawaii, Teresa Shook (named as the “founder” of 2017 Women’s March in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard around the World), thought of a march on Washington D.C (Felsenthal, 2017; Wilson, 2017). After she shared the idea on her Facebook, the idea received support from her friends and was posted on a pro-Hillary Clinton Facebook page (Wilson, 2017). On this page, the idea received wider support (Wilson, 2017). Around the same time, Bob Bland (named as the Women’s March Cochair and National Organizer in Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard around the World) had a similar thought (Felsenthal, 2017). Eventually the two women joined their efforts. However, soon, it was pointed out that the proposed march lacked a diverse representation (Felsenthal, 2017). A friend suggested a few names of well-known minority activists with experience working on socio-political issues. Three such women activists—An African American, a Latina, and a Palestinian American—joined the march (Felsenthal, 2017).
The march was conceived and took shape with the help of digital media. Jamia Wilson, a marcher, wrote the following in the introduction to Together We Rise: Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard around the World:
Over the weeks it was being planned, its social media and digital organizing, led by Alyssa Klein and Sophie Ellman-Golan, gave all of us a front-row seat to the step-by-step formation of a mass demonstration. I watched, listened, and participated … celebrating triumphs with the Women’s March community through Instagram, Facebook Live, and Twitter chats. (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 15)
Mrinalini Chakraborty, a march organizer in Illinois, also noted that “digital tools such as websites, social media and survey forms propelled the event to grow so large in just 12 weeks” (Elahi, 2017). In her book American Resistance: From the Women’s March to the Blue Wave, Dana R. Fisher (2019) described the use of digital media by the marchers as “distributed organizing” (p. 33)—a term that is applicable to most, if not all, present-day mass protests—which “makes it possible for resistance groups to harness the power of interested individuals from all over the country” (p. 82). Because of the massive crowd that gathered in Washington D.C. the actual march was a carefully thought-out, short affair: a “walk toward Pennsylvania Avenue and down to the Ellipse” (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 180).
The 285-word mission statement of the march, posted on its website, began by expressing solidarity with organizations supporting the march and emphasizing diversity. In the second paragraph, the statement pointed to the divisive rhetoric in the 2016 presidential election and asserted support for communities that were attacked by then candidate Trump: women, immigrants, Muslims, among others. However, the paragraph did not name Donald Trump. The third paragraph mentioned “the spirit of democracy,” referred to the marchers’ “numbers too great to ignore,” and vowed to defend “the most marginalized.” The paragraph also referred in a sentence to the incoming administration. The statement ended with support for kindred “advocacy and resistance movements” and a pledge to continue working peacefully to achieve “justice and equity for all.”
A review of news reports and articles posted on the march website suggests three main motives behind the march, which likely combined in many marchers’ minds. The marchers were angry or unhappy at candidate Trump’s campaign rhetoric and wanted to express their disapproval publicly; they marched for aspirational and personal reasons; and they saw the march as an opportunity to build a political movement. These three motives can be seen reflected in the second, third, and fourth paragraphs of the mission statement.
Despite its worthy assertions and aims, the mission statement of the march almost entirely shunned the opposing side: the new administration and its allies. The only sentence in the statement referring to the new administration read: “The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new administration on their first day in office.” In contrast, the mission statement made several self-affirming and self-referential assertions (the words “we,” “our,” and “us” occur a total of 26 times in the statement). As I will show, many marchers did not think or act as if the new president or the administration were relevant to the march. While the sentence referring to the new administration acknowledges the new leaders of the country, the sentence sounds partisan and like a challenge. It does not seem to be a conversation starter or do much to interest or attract the opposing side. A counterargument could be made that the new president had troubled the marchers with his offensive comments during the just-concluded election campaign and therefore the marchers did not have an obligation—much less motivation or desire—to ingratiate themselves with the incoming administration. Also, as is seen in its mission statement, the march sought to bring “progressive people together” (Berry & Chenoweth, 2018, p. 81) and develop a movement against the new administration “and its policies” (Fisher, 2019, p. 14). However, as Finkel et al (2020) have cautioned, “sectarianism stimulates activism … but also a willingness to inflict collateral damage in pursuit of political goals” (p. 535). They have warned that “political sectarianism cripples a nation’s ability to confront challenges” and suggested emphasizing “political ideas rather than political adversaries” (p. 536). At the time of the 2017 Women’s March, a presidential election had just concluded and, arguably, there was a case for a dialogue—or a brief exchange—between the protesters and the new administration, an attempt to put the protesters’ concerns directly in front of the new decision makers and an opportunity for the Trump administration to better understand an important group of citizens that did not support its election. But neither side sought an opportunity to have an exchange.
In a democracy, one needs to converse, engage with one’s opponents, even if there are differences. Without a meaningful and often direct engagement, it is difficult to understand opponents’ ideas, much less to find mutually agreeable solutions. Rhetoric scholar Krista Ratcliffe (1999) has suggested “rhetorical listening” (p. 195)—described as a type of listening “not for intent but with intent” (the author’s emphasis) (p. 205)—to avoid a “stalemate” or a “status quo” with one’s opponents (p. 208). She has suggested having a “genuine conversation” with them to improve our understanding of their position (and reflect on our own). The notion of invitational rhetoric (Foss & Griffin, 1995; Bone, Griffin, & Linda Scholz, 2008; Ryan & Natalie, 2001) similarly advocates a better understanding of one’s adversaries. Specifically, invitational rhetoric “assumes that we listen to and communicate with those whom we would rather not listen to or communicate at all” (Bone, Griffin, & Linda Scholz, 2008, p. 448). In the one-sentence reference to the other side in the marchers’ mission statement, the focus is on speaking (what Ratcliffe calls an “authorial intent,” p. 208)—not on listening. As I will discuss in the next section, Gandhi communicated with his adversaries even as he protested against them.
Many marchers were angry about candidate Trump’s offensive remarks about women and marginalized groups. Marchers were also concerned about implications of Trump’s victory for issues such as women’s reproductive rights, healthcare, immigration, LGBTQ rights, “climate justice,” “police accountability,” and the like (Grant, 2017; Wilson, 2017). One of the marchers said, “I don’t see a way in to speak to Trump about my issues. I don’t see a way in to create a round table to discuss what’s important to me and my community” (Hartnett, 2017). Another marcher opined, “I don’t think Trump will get anything from this, and that’s OK because it’s not for him, conservatives or people who are racist” (Reichard, 2017). Tamika Mallory, one of the national co-chairs of the march, was asked whether she had heard anything from the incoming administration (Wilson, 2017). She said that she had not and did not expect to (Wilson, 2017). Activist and writer Angela Davis declared, “The next 1459 days of the Trump administration will be 1459 days of resistance” (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 28).
Researcher Dana Fisher (2019) has described the march as a “countermovement to the Trump regime” (p. 5). She has further stated that the march attracted disparate constituencies (“diverse streams of progressive activism”) because “it is a countermovement with a common enemy” (pp. 5–6). In fairness, she has noted that “President Trump himself has fanned the flames of Resistance with his policies [declared or anticipated at the time of the inauguration] and his public attacks” (p. 125). In a similar vein, another resisting group—digitally-enabled—Indivisible “would not exist had Trump lost the election” (Brooker, 2018, p. 173). When asked what motivated them to work for the group, two activists “quickly and unequivocally answered ‘Trump’” (p. 173). It deserves noting here that the group Indivisible “mimick[ed] the Tea Party’s strategy … defensive organizing” (p. 171). In other words, Indivisible tried to be a polarized equivalent of the Tea Party during President Obama’s tenure.
One of the marchers in Washington D. C. described the march as “a big experiment within our own echo chamber” (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 205). She added, “What I didn’t account for was how much we all needed to feel connected as allies” (p. 206). Her words in the last quotation mirror Han’s (2016/2018) contention of digital media protesters seeking likeminded allies.
Another participant in the march recalled “favorite chants from the march”: “Hands too small/Can’t build a wall, referring to 45’s tiny, weak hands” (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 263). Another chant was graphic: “F___ Mike Pence; F___ Mike Pence” (p. 263). Veteran activist Gloria Steinem, who was made an honorary cochair of the march, seemed to sense the polarization many marchers may have felt and displayed: “The danger is symbolized by Trump in the White House … plus a fear that a newly emerging majority power of diverse women plus men of color will treat the Trumps of the world as they have treated others” (p. 280). Steinem’s words are noteworthy, not just because they show the depth of polarization she sensed among her compatriots—people with whom she otherwise agreed in spirit and principle—but also because her words were far from common in their reflectiveness—an aid to rhetorical listening (Ratcliffe, 1999)—involving both sides of the protest.
However, in the permit application with the National Park Service, the march organizers stated that the purpose of the march was “to come together in solidarity to express to the new administration & congress that women’s rights are human rights and our power cannot be ignored” (Strauss, 2017). Here, again, one finds a mention of the words “new administration” besides their mention in the mission statement. Also mentioned in the purpose statement is a famous quote by Hillary Clinton, who lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump: “Women’s rights are human rights.” This quote was a deliberate choice, the march organizers explained in a Facebook post: “We have used this simple and powerful statement because it reflects the sentiment of women in our country and around the world” (Women’s March, 2017). The two one-sentence references to the new administration—in the mission statement of the march (“will send a bold message to our new administration”) and in the purpose statement (“to express to the new administration … that”) mirror each other, projecting what Ratcliffe (1999) has called an “authorial intent” (p. 208), that is, a speaking mindset as opposed to a listening mindset (or words that meaningfully engage a disagreeable other).
Writing about digital communication, Han (2016/2018) has argued that “it serves to pass over those who are unfamiliar and other, and instead find those who are the same or like-minded, ensuring that our horizon of experience becomes ever narrower” (p. 3). He has warned that this tendency often leads to “an autopropaganda, indoctrinating us with our own ideas.” Han (2016/2018) has stated that “political space is a space in which I encounter Others, speak to Others and listen to them” (p. 75). While “sending a bold message” to the other side may not be improper, listening is also important to political discourse (Han, 2016/2018). “Simply listening can heal” (Han, 2016/2018, p. 72). Listening is an effective strategy to promote “reconciliation” (Prutzman, 1994, p. 75). Listening is “generative” of good thinking and allows the other to do their better thinking (Kline, 2009, p. 31). Janusik (2007) has advised that “the conversational partner is not expected to know everything but is expected to respond” (p. 149). Terry O’Neill, an executive with an organization supporting the march, said that the march was not about Donald Trump, but that it was “about women’s rights that are very much imperiled by the policies President-elect Trump appears headed for” (Frazee, 2017). However, it is important to engage the new administration if there are fears over its policies. Doing so may not prevent the administration from enacting unwanted policies but does create a moral pressure on the other side to be receptive to protesters’ demands. Even if protesters needed to mobilize in opposition later, they will likely have a stronger case, one that would probably also arouse the sympathy of their opponents. An implicit benefit in this approach is some goodwill among political opponents and less polarization. What I have briefly suggested above is a Gandhian approach to protesting, the topic of the next section.
Han (2016/2018) has written that “thinking must surrender to the negativity of the Other and proceed into the unknown” (p. 57). It may not have been out of place for the march leaders to seek a meeting with members of the incoming administration. Such a meeting may have allowed the march representatives to present to the new administration their policy concerns. However, this approach would have required the representatives to ensure that strong and extreme rhetoric directed at the person of the new President-elect and his administration aides—however justified it may appear at first—was kept out of the march as much as possible. In Fisher’s (2019) survey at the march in Washington D. C., 29% respondents (530 surveys) named President Trump as their motivation for the march (pp. 49–50). Hollywood actress Ashley Judd recited a poem titled “Nasty Woman” that included personal insults directed at the new president at the Washington D. C. march (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 159).
Although the march organizer’s book contains an essay by Valerie Kaur, a lawyer and filmmaker, that mentions Gandhi (apart from Jesus, Muhammad, and others) and “love for …[one’s] opponents” (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 292), it is the only instance I found in the discourse about the march in which an opponent (in this case President Trump and perhaps members of his administration) is addressed in this way. Just and Muhr (2019) write that “the rise of the Women’s March resembles that of the alt-right (and other populist movements) … first, the collectivity is primarily defined by its common opposition to an exterior force” (p. 260). Conversely, the Trump administration may also have reached out to the march.
Additionally, the 2017 Women’s March experienced some tensions around issues of race and women’s reproductive rights. A South Carolina wedding minister, who is white, felt offended by an online post by a New York blogger, an African American woman (Stockman, 2017). The blogger wrote, “Now is the time for you to be listening more, talking less…. You should be reading our books and understanding the roots of racism and white supremacy…. You should be drowning yourselves in our poetry” (Stockman, 2017). The wedding minister responded in an interview with a reporter, “How do you know that I’m not reading black poetry?” (Stockman, 2017). The blogger clarified that “the intention of the post was not to weed people out but rather to make them understand that they had a lot of learning to do” (Stockman, 2017). The march organizers did not feel unnerved about such instances because they related to a core value defining the march, “intersectionality,” a belief that women have life experiences formed through multiple identities or factors, all of which are important (race, social class, and so on) (Stockman, 2017; Editors, 2017).
Although the march organizers’ embrace of intersectionality and openness to discuss difficult topics was praiseworthy (Stockman, 2017), the episode involving the blogger and the wedding minister might have been more constructive for both women if the blogger had chosen to communicate using invitational rhetoric, which emphasizes listening to, understanding, and building a relationship with others over efforts to persuade or change them (Foss & Griffin, 1995; Bone, Griffin, & Linda Scholz, 2008; Ryan & Natalie, 2001). A person using invitational rhetoric provides “safety” (“others have a right to their own views”) and “freedom” (“people have the right to make choices that work for them”) to others (Bone, Griffin, & Linda Scholz, 2008, p. 445) while presenting her (or his) perspective to those others. The desired change may come, but it comes as a result of aiming at deeper understanding of and better connection with others (Ryan & Natalie, 2001; Bone, Griffin, & Linda Scholz, 2008). While the blogger wanted to highlight injustices of racial prejudice, she missed an opportunity to converse with a friendly other (both women supported the march), who might have been more sympathetic to the blogger’s views had there been an engagement between the two women. As we will see, Gandhi offered to talk with the viceroy while being prepared to protest against his government.
The conflict due to the blogger’s post also reminds one of Han’s (2016/2018) counsel to listen in online communication. Bennett (2012) has described effective “listening through social media” in her article about concert attendees who connect virtually with non-attendees (p. 545). Specifically, when online fans express disappointment over a certain song being performed (judging from the song’s title that they saw on social media), those attending the event and communicating about it on social media reply with a measured comment, focusing on the strength of the actual performance they are witnessing physically. As the article by Stockman (2017) itself noted, “But the tone of the discussion, particularly online, can become so raw that some would-be marchers feel they are no longer welcome.” Gloria Steinem, an “honorary co-chairwoman of the march,” put Han’s (2016/2018) point in an even better way: “It’s about knowing each other … which is what movements and marches are for” (Stockman, 2017). Steinem’s comment reflects the crux of invitational rhetoric.
There was also some controversy related to the issue of women’s reproductive rights. Some pro-life women were excluded from the march, which had the support of pro-choice organizations (Stolberg, 2017). Welcoming (or at least not shunning) pro-life women to the march would have introduced some conflict among the marchers and perhaps created some incoherence in the goals of the march. Here, again, however, invitational rhetoric provides a welcome alternative to an outright shunning of a disagreeable other. In their article about invitational rhetoric, Bone, Griffin, and Linda Scholz (2008) discuss a case study of a 1994 dialogue between pro-life and pro-choice advocates in Massachusetts after a deadly attack on Planned Parenthood clinics. Here is a quote from the article that shows how the dialogue, which seems to have been closely modeled after invitational rhetoric, promoted a better understanding between the two sides and in members of the news media:
Reflecting on the process [the dialogue between two factions begun at the urging of state officials and other community leaders], participants shared that ‘as our mutual understanding increased, our respect and affection for one another grew.’ They saw that the ‘increased understanding affected how we spoke as leaders of our respective movements’ and that the news media, without knowledge of the meetings, ‘began noting differences in our public statements’ (p. 453).
In Han’s (2016/2018) words, “What is necessary is once more to consider life from the perspective of the Other … to listen to the Other and respond” (p. 69), a point Janusik (2007) has made, as we saw.
The Women’s March has continued its work. In January 2018, on the march’s first anniversary, march organizers launched a more overtly political program called “Power to the Polls” (Agrawal, 2018). Fisher (2019) has written about the march participants’ successful involvement with work related to the 2018 midterm elections. However, although movements such as the Women’s March may succeed in political mobilization of allies, it is important to keep in mind the concerns expressed by Finkel et al (2020). Shunning political opponents and embracing only allies strengthens political polarization, making governing difficult. Such a climate also contributes to fear and hatred of one’s political opponents (or the other). Reflecting on the work of members of the “Resistance” (of which the march discussed here was one event), Hacker (2018) has noted that “in a hyperpolarized world, [they are] pulled toward strategies that unify both [their] natural allies and [their] committed opponents” (p. 276). He has further stated that “the Resistance will be faced with the hard choices all such movements do: whether to retain an outside orientation or focus on the difficult work of improving government effectiveness … and whether to move from opposition to cooperation” (p. 277). Next, I discuss what present-day protesters and resisters can learn from Mahatma Gandhi, a master protester. Although Gandhi belongs to a different time and operated in a different world and situations, I contend that his values as a protester are worth emulating by a present-day counterpart. Doing so may help alleviate the vexing problem of polarized political discourses and help democracy.
Three Exemplary Protests by Mahatma Gandhi
The Women’s March committed to following Dr. King’s path of nonviolent protests (“The Women’s March Organizers,” 2018, p. 95). Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. acknowledged his debt to Gandhi in these memorable words: “Christ furnished the spirit and motivation, while Gandhi furnished the method” (Dalton, 2012, pp. 181–182). Before I turn to the three protests, I discuss some aspects of Gandhi’s philosophy that informed his practice of nonviolent protests. Gandhi practiced nonviolent protests all his life, starting in South Africa where he fought for immigrant Indians’ rights to his native India where he led the freedom struggle against the British rule.
Judith Brown, a “historian of Gandhi, whose three volumes on him constitute perhaps the most scrupulous and fair study of his life and leadership” (Dalton, 2012), has stated that Gandhi’s marriage of “vision” and “action” has earned him “enduring significance” … [making him] “a person for all times and places” (p. 196). Thus, Gandhi is relevant to the Women’s March and indeed to citizen protests anywhere.
Gandhi believed that “a wrong situation wrongs both sides…. Only a solution for everyone can actually resolve the problem and move the situation forward” (Easwaran, 2011, p. 21). Such an outlook is antithetical to polarization. Gandhi also believed that “deep in everyone, however hidden, is embedded an awareness of our common humanity.” Distinguishing between “evil and the evil-doer,” Gandhi stated that “there is none so fallen in this world but can be converted by love” (Gandhi, 1961/2001, p. 77). Describing satyagraha –or an insistence on truth (Gandhi’s chosen term for his nonviolent protests), Gandhi stated that “it is never the intention of a satyagrahi (a practitioner of satyagraha) to embarrass the wrongdoer. The appeal is never to his fear; it is, must be, always to his heart. The satyagrahi’s object is to convert, not to coerce, the wrongdoer” (Easwaran, 2011, p. 74). Describing civil disobedience, Gandhi (1961/2001) cautioned that “we must … give … full and therefore greater value to the adjective ‘civil’ than to ‘disobedience’” (p. 173). Dennis Dalton (2012) has written how Gandhi wanted practitioners of satyagraha to “trust in the adversary,” because “an implicit trust in human nature is the very essence of [their] creed” (p. 199).
For example, in 1931, Gandhi signed a pact with then British viceroy of India, Lord Irwin. After signing the pact, Gandhi and his allies looked forward to the second Round Table Conference in London. The first conference (which Gandhi or his party did not attend) had not yielded notable results, so Gandhi was circumspect at the prospect of the second conference (Nanda, 1968). However, in a speech Gandhi delivered at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress, he said: “I have often wondered myself what we are going to do when we know that there is such a gulf between what we want, and what has been as yet offered at the conference. But considerations of a satyagrahi decided me. There comes a stage when he may no longer refuse to negotiate with his opponent. His object is always to convert his opponent by love” (Nanda, 1968, pp. 307–308).
Similarly, Gandhi had no difficulty in meeting with those who had reasons to disagree with him—the so-called other. After the second Round Table Conference in London, Gandhi met with “cotton operatives from Lancashire, which had been hit the hardest by the Indian National Congress’s boycott of British goods. He listened with obvious attention and sympathy to the tale of woe of those who were jobless” (Nanda, 1968, p. 317). It should be kept in mind that Gandhi was not meeting his fellow Indians—subjects of the British empire like him—but Britons, whose nation ruled over India (not to mention that these people had something to complain about to India’s leader). Han (2016/2018) laments our increasing inclination to avoid the “other’s negativity,” as it were (p. 60), “listening” to the other (p. 62); “in the absence of the other, true communication is no longer possible” (Lankala, 2018, p. 118). Han writes in the context of digital communication, but as Gerbaudo (2012) informs us, digital interactions also shape or influence “face-to-face interaction” (p. 13). I now turn to the three exemplary protests by Gandhi.
Gandhi used marches as a sometimes expedient but creative and moral method to offer peaceful resistance against unjust laws or behavior. Notably, Gandhi used marches in this way on three occasions. In 1913, he led hundreds of Indian immigrant men, women, and children in South Africa on a long march to protest discriminatory laws (Gandhi, 1954). In 1930, he led his famous Salt March against the British government in India (Weber, 2009). Finally, in 1947, he walked from village to village in Noakhali, a district in former East Bengal (now Bangladesh), to urge religious harmony between Hindus and Muslims (Kasturi, 2001).
Arriving in South Africa in 1893, Gandhi experienced racial discrimination (Gandhi, 1954). Around the time of his intended departure, he was shown a press report about a proposed discriminatory law against Indians in the country (Gandhi, 1954). Gandhi lived in South Africa for 20 more years and engaged in civil disobedience on behalf of local Indians against the South African government (Gandhi, 1954). On November 6, 1913, Gandhi led “2037 men, 127 women, and 57 children” on a march from Natal to the Transvaal (Gandhi, 1954, p. 300). Crossing into the Transvaal “without permits” was illegal, and Gandhi hoped that he and his fellow marchers would be arrested, thereby putting moral and practical pressure on the government (Gandhi, 1954, p. 282; Hancock, 1962). He was arrested near Greylingstad (Gandhi, 1954). The marchers, subsequently led by Gandhi’s friend Henry Polak, were arrested at Balfour and dispatched to Natal (Gandhi, 1954).
Before the march, Gandhi met with and urged owners of coal mines employing the striking marchers to persuade the government on behalf of Indians (Gandhi, 1954). He also wrote a letter to the South African government and telephoned General Smuts (Gandhi, 1954). Failing to receive a favorable response from either the miners or the government, Gandhi began his march (Gandhi, 1954).
On March 12, 1930, Gandhi marched from his ashram in Ahmedabad with a select band of 79 associates to the coastal village of Dandi, nearly 200 miles away, to break the salt laws (Weber, 2009). Before starting the march, Gandhi characteristically wrote to the Viceroy explaining the injustice of the British rule and expressing readiness to talk if he was willing to be sympathetic to the issues raised in the letter (Sharp, 1960). Han (2016/2018) has theorized that “the responsible stance of the listener towards the Other expresses itself as patience. The passivity of patience is the first maxim of listening. The listener undertakes the unreserved exposure of the self to the Other” (p. 72) (emphasis mine). The march culminated on April 5 (Sheean, 1954). Merriam (1975) has stated that the march was “exemplary for the disciplined behavior and highly organized actions of its participants” (p. 300).
Gandhi laid down detailed instructions for the way in which the marchers were to conduct themselves (Weber, 2009; Sharp, 1960). Their commitment to nonviolence included controlling anger and refraining from “swearing” (Sharp, 1960, p. 68). Addressing the marchers, he asserted that “the inner spiritual rules have a greater effect than the external and material factors” (Weber, 2009, p. 208). Noting Gandhi’s careful preparation for the march, Weber (2009) has remarked that “the Salt March was a dramatic educative tool” (p. 115).
Finally, in 1947, Gandhi walked to resist his erring countrymen in Noakhali (Kasturi, 2001). In October 1946, Noakhali witnessed communal violence between Hindus and Muslims (Sengupta, 2016). Gandhi reached Noakhali in early November (Sengupta, 2016) and began his walking tour early in January 1947 (Kasturi, 2001).
In his Noakhali marches, Gandhi covered “56 villages and a total of 116 miles” (Kasturi, 2001, p. 81). One of Gandhi’s associates Dr. Amiya Chakravarthy stated that “the walking tour had an impelling drive of spiritual faith in the neighborly goodness of common people, which communal passion could obscure but never destroy” (Kasturi, 2001, p. 82). Han (2016/2018) has stated that “without neighborliness, without listening, no community can form” (p. 74). Next, in the conclusion, I briefly summarize my analysis of the Women’s March and discuss its broader implications. I conclude with a discussion of Gandhi’s relevance for present-day protesters whose discourses and actions straddle virtual and real worlds.
In this article, I have shown how participants in the 2017 Women’s March shunned their political opponents while rallying their allies. I examined the discourse about the march on the march’s website and two books about the march, including one published by its organizers. The march combined digital communication and groundlevel organizing all over the world. Although I did not examine social media postings by the march participants, there is little reason to believe the postings will diverge substantially from the march organizers’ and participants’ views communicated in the news media and shared on the march’s website, the mission statement of the march, and two books about the march, one offering research insights from the march participants and another an account by the main organizers of the march. Indeed, in their analysis of 2645 tweets bearing the hashtag of #WhyIMarch on the day of the march, McDuffie and Ames (2021) found that the audience for these tweets appears to have been people similar to the marchers. The authors found that the main rhetorical strategies used in the tweets were “dedications” (marching for someone), “personal narratives,” “first person plural pronouns” (used to invoke political allies, among other purposes), and humor.
Polarized political discourses online and in the non-virtual world work against reconciliation or even understanding between political opponents, continue a seemingly challenging gulf between two sides, prevent collaboration on political projects, weaken governance, and encourage or support a climate in which distrust and hate flourish.
The Women’s March helped progressives and democrats to achieve significant electoral gains in the 2018 midterm elections (Fisher, 2019). Indeed, scholars describe the march as a part of a larger “countermovement,” which considers electoral representation as a vital goal in its mission to achieve and defend its progressive aims (Fisher, 2019, p. 14). As Brooker (2018) has pointed out, parts of this countermovement have looked to a similar movement on the other side, the Tea Party, and adopted some of its tactics.
After the recent presidential election, Americans and the world saw an extreme manifestation of polarized political discourses in the infamous January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Since then, two giants of social media, Facebook and Twitter, have banned the former president from operating his accounts. The companies believe that allowing the former president to use his accounts may result in more election-related disinformation and potentially more violence. The legality of the bans aside—some have argued that private companies may ban users for violating their company policies—this state of affairs is unusual in an advanced democracy. Indeed, a recent Pew Research poll found that Americans are “divided along partisan lines” when it comes to a permanent ban on Trump’s social media accounts (Anderson, 2021). A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll also found that 55% of Republicans agree with President Trump’s “election fraud” claims (Jackson & Duran, 2021).
In the current climate of the U.S. (and perhaps other) democracy(ies), interventions to lessen polarized political discourses, both online and off-line, are a need of the hour. Oftentimes, such problems are seen as too big or complex to involve any realistic individual intervention. However, this may not be the case. Indeed, Gandhian protesting ethic is based on a strong individual responsibility. Timothy Flinders, a Gandhian scholar, has written the following about this point: “But all the while he [Gandhi] made it clear that the practice of satyagraha had to begin with the individual, ‘at home’” (Easwaran, 2011, p. 187). Flinders goes on to say that “Gandhi tried to show through his own life that the human being who is devoid of self-interest is the instrument which reveals this energy and puts it to work to resolve conflict at any level” (p. 189). Gandhi’s insistence on abjuring hate, trusting one’s opponents, and being willing to humbly interact with them whenever a suitable opportunity arose are qualities that can help address the problem of polarized political discourses effectively. In fact, a recent poll by Pew Research Center found that 70% of social media users in the U.S. “never or rarely post or share about political, social issues” (McClain, 2021). Among the top five reasons for this stance are having nothing “to add to the conversation” (23%) and not wanting “to offend others.” These choices would probably agree with Gandhi, who was a strong proponent of virtuous self-restraint and discipline.
The 2017 Women’s March would probably have been as successful if it had refrained from abjuring the new administration, not to mention attacking the members of the administration personally or excoriating the administration for anticipated (but not yet enacted or announced) problematic policies. As Gandhi’s example shows, contacting one’s adversary in good faith without compromising on one’s principles are strategies that are good for all concerned, including a disagreeable other. Han would call this stance listening to the other. Conversely, simply unilateral declamation may gain support from likeminded allies but may alienate disagreeable others. Democracy strengthens when discourses do not drive a deep wedge among people. When people retire to their echo chambers, whether online or off-line, democracies struggle (see McCoy, Rahman, and Somer, 2018) and ethics become a matter of lower priority (as seen, for example, in the recent ousting of Representative Cheney from her leadership role).
A Gandhian practice present-day protest marches may heed with benefit is Gandhi’s insistence on engaging with his adversaries (his listening to the other, as Han would describe it). As noted, Gandhi contacted the South African government and the Viceroy of India before his marches in South Africa and Dandi in India. Even in Noakhali, Gandhi “was determined to give the [Muslim] League government another chance” (Sengupta, 2016, p. 84). American nonviolence activist Richard Gregg (1966), who spent a few years living with Gandhi, has stated that “even during the times of open struggle [Gandhi’s] criticisms of the government have been impersonal. He has not imputed evil motives to any individuals in the Government” (p. 295). Writing about Gandhi, Vincent Sheean (1949) described such an approach as “communicat[ing] with an idea higher and greater than ourselves” (p. 253). Han (2013/2017) has characterized this approach as an “acknowledgement of the Other and self-knowledge in the Other—in a word … love in the Judeo-Christian sense” (p. 47) (also found in the Hindu The Bhagavad Gita). Han (2016/2018) has also stated that “one must be willing to expose oneself to the otherness and foreignness of the Other. ‘You-aspects’ of the Other elude all safeguards” (p. 65). In brief, political engagement with an opponent is not easy, or predictable, but it is rewarding. Gandhi’s signing an agreement with then viceroy Lord Irwin or his attending the Second Round Table Conference are cases in point. The agreement did not survive for long and the conference was judged by many in India as a failed gesture by the British. Yet Gandhi took both actions and probably gained his opponents’ respect. Indeed, Lord Irwin had high personal respect for Gandhi, which was reciprocated. Even small victories may help weaken the grip of political sectarianism that Finkel et al (2020) have warned against. Leung and Frank (2020) have discussed an exercise in which college students sought to counter hate in their community by “a positive approach on unifying individuals, regardless of their differences” (p. 73).
In an impressive analysis of Gandhi’s printing experiments in South Africa—his means of communicating with his allies, much like the present-day activists communicating through social media—Isabel Hofmeyr (2013) writes how Gandhi published ethical extracts (“summaries of writers like Thoreau, Ruskin, and Tolstoy,” among others) along with news items in his newspaper Indian Opinion (p. 23). Hofmeyr states that Gandhi used such ideas to “deinstrumentalize time and hence slow down reading” (p. 23).
Slowing down reading may also help digital communicators avoid rushing to judge or respond to an other’s discourse. Han has asked digital communicators to “listen to” others, instead of finding refuge with what we like and prefer. Communication scholars Strother and Huckleberry (1968) write that “unless the idea is heard and understood, there can be no communication” (p. 292). The authors advise listeners to “remain composed when the speaker’s idea is fired with combustible language or contrary to his own.” Social media users can heed this advice with benefit. Listening to writing on social media (we listen to our drafts when editing) can be a similar exercise in a composed taking-in, reading, or reflecting-over of the writing. Gandhi advised his readers to read slowly, taking time to reflect and digest the information (Hofmeyr, 2013). Hofmeyr (2013) explains Gandhi’s insistence on repetition in reading until one has understood a point by showing an example from Gandhi’s text Hind Swaraj (or the Indian Home Rule). The text is organized as chapters in the question-and-answer format between a reader and an editor. Hofmeyr’s (2013) example relates to an objection the reader raises to a point made by the editor in an earlier chapter. However, “by chapter 4 the Reader proves he has been listening carefully by rehearsing a summary of the debate thus far” (p. 149).
If a protesting organization or movement embraces Gandhian ideas, they can help improve the intractable situation of heightened polarization in political discourses. Perhaps the improvement will take time, but it will likely happen if Gandhi’s life is any guide. It must be remembered, as Judith Brown said (Dalton, 2012), that Gandhi applied his ideas. Flinders has stated, “All of Gandhi’s ideas bear this imprint, that they achieve their potential only in their application, ‘only by living them’” (Easwaran, 2011, p. 187). Not only did Gandhi earn respect of many of his opponents, including viceroys of India, but he counted many westerners among his friends throughout his life.
What may be a Gandhian way for a protest organization to share information with its audiences on social and digital media? As we have seen, Gandhi published ethical extracts along with regular news items in his popular newspaper—Indian Opinion—in South Africa (Hofmeyr, 2013). Hofmeyr (2013) states that “the juxtaposition of the two genres insistently required readers to think about what constituted ethical news reporting” (pp. 91–92). Adding to this deliberate formatting of the newspaper, as previously stated, Gandhi asked his newspaper readers to read slowly so as to understand and reflect on everything. He even asked the readers to orally “share” the newspaper with those who may not afford it. Organizations supporting or leading social movements or protests may follow such practices in their own online postings, whether on their websites or on social media. Providing good information consistently and on a systematic basis builds trust in the audience.
A final point about a Gandhian view of communication involving social or digital media is found in the following observation by Hofmeyr (2013): “to those living in the swirl and confetti of social media, he [Gandhi] would no doubt quote Thoreau, namely, that ‘they have not heard from [themselves] in a long time” (p. 161). Such “breaks” from social media are fairly common among their users, but they may have concrete benefits of allowing users of reflecting on their communication and discourse through social and digital media. | <urn:uuid:10ca7b31-8299-4c31-9c8b-ea95941c551b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/10.33972/jhs.202/print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00674.warc.gz | en | 0.956878 | 11,913 | 2.734375 | 3 |
It’s no coincidence that the fall of Vine coincided with the ability to put videos on Instagram. This happened only a year after the photo sharing giant was bought by Facebook. Now it’s Snapchat under attack as Instagram has launched its own ‘story’ function that mimics the whole concept of the app, but conveniently tucked into a corner of the Instagram interface. Rather inconveniently for Snapchat, it’s only growing in popularity.
The reason for this is quite simply that Instagram is a much more open platform; the beauty of apps like Instagram and Twitter is the ability to gain an insight into the lives of people we wouldn’t normally encounter. We can get up to the minute insights into what the Kardashian’s are wearing or the latest diet fad is first hand, something that is much more difficult on Snapchat.
Of course there are benefits to Snapchat; Snapchat isn’t based on likes or followers so there is no scope for fake news to be spread, features such as ‘Discover’ are heavily vetted so that content is of a certain quality and, most relevant to us, advertising is integrated into the customer experience so it is un-intrusive whilst also interactive.
There is a reason for this. “Snapchat makes discovery of people who aren’t in your phone book extremely difficult because they believe peer-to-peer sharing is stickier than a so-called influencer model,” says Rob Fishman, co-founder of Niche, a company that connects brand with social media influencers.
The combination of this and Snapchat’s venture into wearable tech means there may be a future for the app but whether it will able to hold its own against the Facebook empire remains to be seen, as in 2017 Instagram’s influence is set to grow even further. In terms of advertising Instagram is predicted to usurp Twitter, meaning Facebook will hold the gold and silver medals in the social media marketing race, a truly astonishing feat. Luckily for Twitter, Facebook has already adopted some of the character traits of Twitter, such as hashtags and an increased ability to share content and news, but has never been able to mimic the balance of intimacy and worldwide scope that Twitter delivers – it remains safe for the time being.
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By Adela Suliman and Morgan Coates
A massive volcano erupting close to a major global travel hub, Iceland's Keflavik Airport, sparked close monitoring by officials and fascination from people venturing near the flows of bright orange lava despite warnings.
The Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwest Iceland erupted on Wednesday around 1.18pm local time, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, which urged people to stay away from the sparsely populated area on the Reykjanes peninsula - though people still went up close to snap photographs with their children and fly drones.
The eruption, a volcanic fissure, is occurring about 10 miles (about 16kms) from Keflavik International Airport and about 20 miles from the country's capital, Reykjavík. As of Thursday morning, the airport - which has flights from Seattle, London and Frankfurt - remained open and operational.
"Currently, there have been no disruptions to flights to and from Iceland, and international flight corridors remain open," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
International travellers will recall the 2010 eruption of the country's Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed huge ash clouds into the atmosphere, grounding global air traffic and leaving millions stranded amid travel chaos.
"What we know so far is that the eruption does not pose any risk to populated areas or critical infrastructure," Iceland's Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said in a statement. "We will, of course, continue to monitor the situation closely."
The eruption is classified as a volcanic fissure eruption, which does not usually result in large explosions or significant production of ash dispersed into the stratosphere.
But it still prompted warnings to stay away due to the risk from noxious fumes and hot magma.
"The eruption follows intense seismic activity over the past few days. It is considered to be relatively small, and due to its location, there is low threat to populated areas or critical infrastructure," the Foreign Ministry said.
The exact location of the eruption is in Meradalir, about 1 mile north of Mt. Stóri-Hrútur, according to the Icelandic Met Office.
The area has experienced "strong earthquakes" in recent days ahead of the eruption, it added, and warned of ongoing tremors, rocks falling and poisonous gas pollution. The same volcano also erupted last year, it said, and lasted about six months.
Volcanoes are a fact of life in Iceland, a country that sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, caused by the separation of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. On average, the country experiences a volcanic event about every four years.
However, the same geological activity is also responsible for some of the country's most dramatic natural features, such as black sand beaches and geothermal lagoons, which draw in millions of foreign tourists.
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Solutions rather than Litigation
- Introduction Executive summary | Positions of economiesuisse
- Chapter 1 Costly and Harmful Bogus Claims
- Chapter 2 SMEs are also affected
- Chapter 3 Principles of liability
- Chapter 4 Corporate responsibility in Switzerland for large companies
- Chapter 5 Weak points of the Initiative
- Chapter 6 Deeper legal analysis
- Chapter 7 The standpoint of economiesuisse
Deeper legal analysis
The Initiative demands that companies be obliged to incorporate the protection of "internationally recognised human rights" and "international environmental standards" into all business procedures. In the field of human rights, there are a large number of international standards and agreements. The problem here is that these – when they actually refer to companies – are often formulated as recommendations, so there is an absence of legally precise language. When it comes to environmental standards, the legal fuzziness is even more apparent. There is no indication of which international standards the Initiative actually refers to.
Furthermore, the Initiative demands that the duty of care should also apply to "enterprises controlled by the company" in Switzerland and abroad. It is completely unclear in legal terms how far such controls and duties of care would go, partly due to the differences in wording in the Initiative text. This regulation results in an automatic de facto liability of the parent company for incidents along the supply chain. It is highly problematic that the duties of care extend beyond the enterprises controlled by the parent company, even to subcontractors that may be unknown to it.
The big sham: Companies must de facto assume liability always and for everything.
Extreme liability without fault
The Initiative demands automatic liability without fault of the company, and creates new rights to file an action. Companies are expected to assume liability for loss or damage that is caused by an enterprise under their control abroad "in the course of executing business transactions". Exoneration is not possible in practical terms because no company can prove that far-distant suppliers also comply with all the relevant standards. It is not possible to ensure control of the entire supply chain right down to the remote supplier of a supplier. Such an extension of liability would have far-reaching consequences and is tantamount to a paradigm shift in liability law. It would overturn the tried-and-tested Swiss company law and the liability of the group companies described above.
The claims of the Initiative could even be interpreted to mean that the individual members of the board of directors of the parent company are made personally liable guarantors of the whole enterprise. According to this interpretation, they would even be liable if infringements of human rights or environmental protection occurred outside the group company's own controllable area.
The companies are only free of liability if they can prove that they have considered the following points for all their controlled companies or suppliers with which they have some form of business relationship:
- The companies have to determine the actual and potential effects of the actions of the subordinate company on internationally recognised human rights and environmental protection.
- The companies must take suitable measures to prevent violations of internationally recognised human rights and international environmental standards (regardless of whether they are even allowed to impose such directives on their suppliers).
- The companies must end existing violations and report on the measures taken (again, regardless of whether they are even allowed to impose such instructions on their suppliers).
In practice it is almost impossible to produce such evidence in relation to a company that is not directly controlled. With the lack of authority to impose instructions, there is also a lack of means to obtain the required information. However, the Initiative hazards the consequences that these uncertainties may disadvantage the company and benefit the claimant in litigations. The parent company in Switzerland would have to provide evidence on something for which there are no applicable standards, with regard to one of its suppliers abroad over which it cannot exert any influence in practice. This can only mean that the proof of exoneration is doomed to fail, so the parent company is always liable, whether it has complied with the duties of care, or not.
Legal imperialism and interference in the sovereignty of other countries
The Initiative asks that Swiss companies be sued in Switzerland for everything that happens anywhere in the world and has some remote connection to them. This would mean that the competence of courts in other countries has to be called into question by the courts in Switzerland. Legal actions would no longer be initiated at the place where the loss or damage occurs.
This would undermine international developments that aim to counteract precisely the propensity of jurisdiction and the place of loss or damage to drift apart. In the past few years, the jurisdiction of courts for global incidents has been limited in many countries (including Spain, Belgium and even the USA).
The political message is also highly detrimental. The country that is actually competent would be told that its law is invalid and its courts do not have capacity to act. This is not only an affront but also represents a serious interference in the sovereignty of the nations in question. Instead of denying them jurisdiction to take up civil proceedings and drawing such cases into Switzerland, it would be much more effective to develop the court systems in the respective countries. Not only the people in developing countries, but also the international companies investing in them have a significant interest in maintaining a properly functioning, local legal system. Such a new type of imperialism in court disputes would result in a forced export of jurisdiction.
Precedence of Swiss law
The Initiative finally requires that the Swiss court must apply Swiss law in all cases. But this is not always in the best interests of the local contracting party. At present, the parties partly have a choice of law, since different legal systems may be applied. The parties therefore have to decide which legal system they want to use. If contracting parties intentionally or unintentionally fail to use the possibility of choosing a legal system, the law of the country which shows the closest connections to the contract, applies by default. This is usually the country where the seller or supplier has its registered office. This form of facilitation that normally benefits the supplier abroad, would also no longer be available to them according to the Initiative.
Impossible expectations from international legal assistance
If a company domiciled in Switzerland could be sued for an incident at the other end of the world, this would create great difficulties for a court in Switzerland. Even now it is difficult to obtain and evaluate evidence in cross-border proceedings. A Swiss court is not permitted to undertake any evidence-collecting measures on foreign territory, because it is forbidden to conduct official activities outside Switzerland. Thus, for example, Swiss judges are not permitted to travel abroad for a legal inspection or interrogations.
It is true that the law of international civil proceedings offers two possible solutions for this situation. The judge in Switzerland can request the help of authorities abroad via the instruments of international legal assistance (letters of request). They can be asked to carry out legal proceedings or other official activities within their territory and communicate the results to the court in Switzerland. But this authority abroad would generally be the very court that is actually competent for the case, and the Swiss judge submitting the request would have to inform this court that it is not sufficiently competent to handle the case itself. It is easy to imagine how reluctant this court would then be to support the requesting court in Switzerland in the complex enquiries related to a case.
From the standpoint of the foreign claimant, as well, a lawsuit would be a great challenge. The claimant would have to submit a written complaint to the court in Switzerland, name all the evidence in detail, and provide proof of the damages in numbered sections. The claimant would hardly be in a position to do so – for linguistic or financial reasons. An NGO based in Switzerland would most probably have to step in.
The emphasis is on the spectacle before the court and its effect on the media
The "image of the enemy" evoked by the Initiative is based on the easily refutable charge that companies in Switzerland intentionally violate the principles of ethical business management. On closer inspection, it is clear that the Initiative does not focus on due diligence of companies in relation to human and environmental rights; that is at most a pretence. Instead, NGOs in Switzerland are given a means to hold proceedings in Switzerland against Swiss companies in the name of selected victims abroad with high-profile media results, thanks to an extension of the liability clause that would be unprecedented in the world. | <urn:uuid:00142b8b-ac48-4820-94df-03ae33315036> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.economiesuisse.ch/en/dossier-politics/deeper-legal-analysis | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571222.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810222056-20220811012056-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.958415 | 1,696 | 1.96875 | 2 |
Remembrance Day Activities
Family Origins - Each figure is a map of where the person was born. This would make a lovely homeschool geography project - especially if you included grandparents, friends and so on. #homeschool #geography
Soldier Melted Crayon Painting by lemonblossom30 on Etsy, $25.00
Army, Navy and Air Force Footprint Craft
RETIREMENT SURVIVAL KIT: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home
The Home Front PDF sewing bag pattern is inspired by the styles of the early 1940's. Included with this bag pattern are instructions to make view 1 which has a useful size and shape with unusual fl...
The phonetic alphabet. Use it! Don't make up your own.
,must make one of these vintage button bracelets. (no tut)
The time traveller II -- reworked cotton jacket, wearable art, hand embroidered and beaded details,
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A UK police clearance certificate, or police certificate, can be obtained by completing the requisite forms for a person wishing to emigrate to Canada, the United States of America, Australia, Belgium or The Cayman Islands. People wishing to emigrate to other countries can obtain what is called a "subject access request."Continue Reading
The procedure and means of obtaining the required certification of an individual's criminal record history in the U.K. depends on the emigration destination.
For a Police Certificate
Obtain the necessary forms through the Association of Chief Police Officers' Criminal Records Office, and pay the applicable fee. Forms and any additional required documentation are then mailed in to the address specified on the form.
For a Subject Access Request
A subject access request involves filing a request from the applicable police station. Officials at the station will check a database and provide either certification that the individual has no records or a list of convictions.Learn more about Law Enforcement | <urn:uuid:56829452-0d31-4617-b8f2-ffd6c1c67038> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.reference.com/government-politics/can-person-obtain-u-k-police-clearance-certificate-f47cf4c2e3ac9ac9 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988722951.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183842-00210-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.901685 | 191 | 1.804688 | 2 |
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LDS video: what is upstreaming?
I brought my HD camcorder at the Linaro Developer Summit in Budapest last month, and I managed to videotape an interesting talk from Lee Jones (ST-Ericsson Landing Team Lead).
This talk was plenty of good advice, not only for Linaro kernel engineers but also for anyone who wishes to contribute to the Linux kernel, in particular on the ARM platform. Remember that Linaro is only about getting new features into mainstream projects (Linux kernel, compiling toolchains, C libraries…). We know that any piece of code that doesn’t make its way into mainline will sooner or later bitrot in oblivion, even with the best intentions and efforts to maintain it.
By watching the video or reading the slides, you will learn about:
- The complexity of the maintainer hierarchy
- Benefits of upstreaming
- How to do things right as early as possible
- How to write coding style compliant code
- How to create, review and submit patches
- Patience and how to deal with mailing lists
- How long the upstreaming process can take
We also had the pleasure to have famous kernel contributors in the room: Thomas Gleixner and Grant Likely, who now work for Linaro (see our MeetTheTeam wiki page for details), and added insightful comments.
The video can also be downloaded in WebM format:
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What became of the pickleball players?
Victoria must be the only city and parks-and-rec department that does not want its citizens to be active, especially the older ones.
Yes, I refer to the banning of the sport of pickleball on the James Bay tennis courts. For the third day — beautiful, sunny days — in a row, Nelson the Rottie and I walked about the aforementioned park.
Not a soul on the courts. No one. Today included. Further, parks and rec had put up fencing on the courts to block those nasty pickleballers from playing.
I live close by in the ’hood and, since this whole kerfuffle started, have tried to assess how much louder a wiffle ball hitting a wood surface is compared to a tennis ball hitting taut strings. I’m pretty comfortable stating that the difference in sound produced is pretty negligible.
Finally, as a neighbour to these courts, I have found the sound of pickleball being played to not be annoying, but rather inspiring, as mainly older folks take up an activity that gets them active and fit.
I also watch the camaraderie amongst the players and the good-natured slagging that goes back and forth. This is annoying? And what are these people doing now that another venue has been closed to them?
Shame on you Victoria, and shame on you my neighbours.
James (Jim) Parker
Suspension of doctor is reasonable
Re: “Denman doctor accused of issuing false exemptions,” March 30.
Quoting the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C., the article said Dr. Stephen Craig Malthouse “used his status as a registrant of the College to try to circumvent COVID-19 public health measures.”
Also the article said that in October 2020: “Malthouse wrote an open letter to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry alleging masks ‘are useless and even harmful’ against COVID-19, and claimed people were ‘rarely’ becoming ill from the virus.”
Malthouse’s statements are false. Face masks decrease the transmission of COVID. COVID has sickened tens of thousands of people in this province. In 2021, 2,990 people died of COVID-19 in B.C.
We are fortunate in Canada to have universal health care, a robust public-health service and a population that generally trusts authorities, including scientific authorities. 37,506 Canadians died of COVID-19 in 2021, giving a mortality rate of 99 per 100,000.
In the United States, the distribution of health-care resources including public health services is more uneven, so that less-favoured Americans have much worse health outcomes than average.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, usually a world leader, stumbled in how it handled COVID. Under the so-called leadership of former president Donald Trump, the response to COVID became politicized. 979,177 Americans died of COVID in 2021, giving a mortality rate of 297 per 100,000.
It seems that Alberta Premier Jason Kenney sometimes wasn’t listening to his provincial public health office, and the approach to managing COVID in Alberta proceeded in fits and starts. In Alberta 4,044 people died of COVID in 2021, for a mortality rate of 92 per 100,000.
We are lucky in British Columbia to have an outstanding public health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, fully supported by Health Minister Adrian Dix and Premier John Horgan. In 2021 COVID claimed 2,990 people in this province, for a mortality rate of 59 per 100,000.
Licensed medical doctors are expected to understand the science behind what they do. It is outrageous that Malthouse tried to circumvent COVID-19 public health measures.
The suspension of Malthouse’s licence by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. while it gathers and reviews evidence about him is timely and reasonable.
Robert Shepherd, MD
Getting rid of real-estate ‘auctions’
Re: “Real estate waiting period is not necessary,” letter, March 31.
I agree with the suggestion regarding mandatory government-approved and -standardized home-inspection reports being readily available to potential purchasers in a timely manner.
It should be the responsibility of the listing agent to ensure that interested parties have access to the reports. This would seem to remove a potential considerable risk for a purchaser.
Further, the purchaser should be required to acknowledge receipt of the report.
I am old enough to remember when a property was listed for sale at a price determined by a vendor it formed the basis for a contract. A binding contract was the result if a buyer met all of the terms, including price.
An argument can be made this approach interferes with the free market, but I do not accept this. A vendor is free to set whatever price he or she feels can be obtained in an open market. I recall many instances where a vendor would set a very high asking price and simply use a short listing period just to test the market.
Re-listing at the end of the period would of course be an option in the event there were no takers. Among other issues, this would seem to mitigate, if not eliminate, the frustrating and often unfair “auction” process we currently witness.
Affordable housing? Not in Oak Bay
Re: “Oak Bay aiming for best answers to housing crisis,” commentary, March 30.
As a resident of Oak Bay, I find councillors Hazel Brathwaite and Cairine Green’s concerns about affordable housing a bit rich, no pun intended.
On nearly every block in this municipality one can see no evidence that affordability is a priority. Instead, as Pam Copley has rightly pointed out, older homes are regularly bought by developers and replaced by much larger single-family houses, most selling for $2 million or more.
How is that contributing to affordability or diversity in our community? On the other hand, woe be to any developer who tries to bring forward a multi-unit proposal.
As a former mayor once said, nothing ever gets done in Oak Bay (referring to a multi-unit development at the time) without a long and protracted fight that usually ends in defeat.
So much for laser focus on creative solutions. Still waiting for that to happen.
Plan to save nature is doomed to fail
Saving Taylor’s checkerspots from extinction made for a colourful front page. Great.
But contrast that with the Feb. 10 announcement that the B.C. government will again apply “aerial-spray treatments” here “to prevent Lymantria moths from becoming established.”
Lymantria moths are what used to be called “gypsy moths.” The agent used is Foray 48B, which “is used in organic farming and the active ingredient Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki (Btk)” which “only affects the stomachs of caterpillars such as Lymantria moth(s).”
Unfortunately, the digestive systems of many other butterflies and moths and other insects are just as affected as those of the gypsy moths.
We remember well the aerial spraying of Btk conducted in 1999 right across our organic farmland in Metchosin. That year all lepidoptera (and many other insects) disappeared, and it took three years before small populations of the most common ones, such as cabbage whites, started to reappear.
Perceptive authors protesting then against this “treatment” of our nature likened the approach to eradicating crime in New York by dropping an atomic bomb.
Nowadays, the eradication of “Nazism” in a European country by waging an unprovoked devastating war is a timelier analogy.
And the claims of beneficence of Btk because it is allegedly “used in organic farming” are as misleading as the propaganda of the aggressor in the current conflict.
Hoping to re-establish our biodiversity one threatened species at a time is doomed to fail under conditions of such “treatment” of nature.
Jochen R. Moehr, MD, PhD.
No room for homophobia, violence in Nanaimo
I was dismayed to hear of the violent assault of a Vancouver Island University student. Attacking someone because of their sexual orientation is unacceptable and shameful.
My heart is with Spencer and his loved ones as he deals with the unfair outcome of someone else’s horrific actions.
It is critical to stand up against bigots and call out hateful rhetoric when we hear it, so we can prevent hate from escalating to violence like this.
I appreciate the countless people in our community who have rallied behind Spencer to make it clear that we will not tolerate homophobia, and the RCMP for acting quickly and continuing to investigate.
I am glad to see VIU has committed to enhance training, awareness, and allyship. Our New Democrat government has also ensured all 60 school districts are part of the SOGI Educator Network and have inclusive codes of conduct in place to foster understanding and stop discrimination in K-12.
This attack shows there is much more to do to eliminate hate in our communities.
We owe it to Spencer and every other person in Nanaimo, and across B.C., that has ever been a victim of hate and discrimination, to take action.
Sheila Malcolmson, MLA
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Week 50 of 52: Bartering and the Community
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Week 50 of 52: Bartering and the Community
One of my favorite chapters in Patriots was when the main characters were invited to a community market where they bartered with other like-minded individuals for supplies. Personally speaking, that chapter expressed hope – hope that our civilization would not crumble, hope that a community would flourish, that business exchanges would still carry on and ultimately, it was the beginning of a community coming together. If a long-term emergency causes an end to our existing monetary system and an end to the exchange based on fiat currency that our world currently operates in, people will resort back to bartering for skills and services in order to make transactions.
Living in a bartering environment means one must possess certain goods or skills that others find value in. As Brandon Smith writes on the subject:
“If you wish to survive after the destruction of the mainstream system that has babied us for so long,” he says, “you must be able to either make a necessary product, repair a necessary product, or teach a necessary skill. A limited few have the capital required to stockpile enough barter goods or gold and silver to live indefinitely. The American Tradesman must return in full force, not only for the sake of self-preservation, but also for the sake of our heritage at large.”
Check out Brandon’s excellent article on the barter system here. So what items or services would be ideal or deemed valuable for bartering in a long-term emergency? Ideally, for bartering in a short-term emergency, you want to consider the basic survival items that may seem to quickly disappear or items many did not plan for. A list of the top 100 items to disappear first can be viewed here.
Barter items can be purchased at the dollar store, the flea market or at liquidation houses. Many who are investing in bartering items purchase the smaller quantities of certain items. For example, if someone wanted to stock up on soda for a bartering situation, they would stock up on the cans and not the liter versions of the product. This helps you sell more products. Yard sales are also great places to purchase “trash to treasure” finds. Items that you can acquire and store inexpensively may one day be more valuable than gold. For an in-depth list of items to invest in for a bartering system, click here.
Don’t forget about the items that you can produce yourself. This goes hand-in-hand with the barter of skills. Stock up on the supplies you need to create the following items for a long-term flow of “income”.
- Fresh produce
- Ammunition (see *caution below)
- Home canned items
- Preserved meats (jerky, ham, etc.)
- Warm knitted or crocheted items (mittens, hats, scarves)
- Yarn spun from animal fibers
- Homemade candy
- Homemade soap
- Homemade candles
- Wooden or clay bowls and plates
- Herbal remedies
*Caution: Exercise great discretion when bartering with weapons and ammunition. It is entirely possible that those items could be used against you to take your supplies. These are items to be bartered only with someone you trust implicitly or as an absolute last resort.
If the grid goes down or the economy collapses in a long-term way, gone are the days of making your living doing IT work or ringing through purchases at the grocery store. You will need to become not only self-sufficient, but a provider of goods or services. Consider what abilities and knowledge you possess that can be shared with others. And further consider acquiring new skills that could be used as a bartering exchange during a long-term emergency. To see a detailed list of suggested skills for a bartering situation, click here.
Precious metals are the only form of currency that has stood the test of time. Keep in mind, that if you plan to use precious metals to barter with, it may be difficult to make small trades with. To circumvent this issue, invest in a supply of pre-1965 US silver coins:
- These will be useful as cash, due to their known bullion content, and low, easy-to-use value, when the paper money crashes in purchasing power. A dime is now worth about $3 and may be worth $30 or more after the crash.
- Silver is less likely to be confiscated by the government (not worth the political and physical effort). FDR did it for gold in 1933.
While you may be able to easily utilize gold and silver as a mechanism of exchange at the onset of a crisis to buy much needed supplies during a currency meltdown and use it to exchange for land or equipment during a recovery period, you may be faced with a period of time when no one will be interested in your PM’s. Selco of SHTF School points out that gold is not the silver bullet that provides complete insulation from TEOTWAWKI. When all hell breaks loose, as it did in the Balkans in the 1990′s, and a war is being fought right outside of your front window, gold and silver may not get you very far, as people are more concerned with the immediate need of getting out of harm’s way than they are with anything else. To learn more about money and wealth preservation during times of uncertainty, click here.
If you plan on purchasing larger quantities or diverse investments of precious metals, there are many different ways to acquire gold and silver. Here are a few of the safest:
• Purchase the pieces from mints or exchanges
• Purchase old pieces of jewelry or coins from yard sales, estate sales, thrift stores and Craigslist
• Purchase from reputable sellers on EBay
Mints and exchanges offer a sure thing. These businesses are built on trust and integrity. If you are investing a large sum of money into precious metals, gather details about the types of coins you are buying, especially if you’re buying gold. Acquire a coin caliper and/or testing kit to ensure you’re getting what is being advertised. To learn more on how to properly test and inspect precious metals before accepting them, click here.
To conclude, if studying preparedness has taught me one thing, it’s that we can’t go it alone. Psychologically speaking, we are social creatures and naturally prone to gravitate toward others. Bartering will not only serve as a way of trading goods and services, but will also serve as a way to bring the community together, to grow closer and start putting the pieces our community back together.
Preps to Buy:
This list is provides some suggestions. For a more in depth list, click on the links provided in the article.
- Matches and lighters
- Canning jars, lids and rings
- First aid items
- Water Filtration Supplies
- Sewing supplies
- Feminine Hygiene Supplies
- Fishing Supplies
- Fuel (e.g., gasoline, propane, kerosene, etc.)
- Sweeteners such as honey, sugar and syrup
- Carbonated beverages
- Small packages of food (e.g., bags of beans/rice, etc)
- Cooking oil
- Farm supplies (e.g., pesticides, fertilizer, etc.)
- Weapons, Ammo*
- Warm clothing
- Hats/Gloves/Mitten (think about these the next time you are at the dollar store)
- Hand sanitizer
- Dental care items (e.g., toothbrushes/toothpaste/floss)
- Research which items will be most valuable in an emergency.
- Make a point to research, take a class or practice one set of skills per month.
- Stock up on necessary items for bartering.
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is Not a Spectator Sport
The Satya Interview with Diane
Diane Wilson is a force to be reckoned
with, something some of the world’s worst industrial polluters
have learned. A fourth-generation shrimper, Diane spent
her life in Seadrift, Texas, fishing off the Gulf Coast, that is, until
she noticed something. The surrounding area is informally known as the
“cancer capital of the world” because of the number of chemical
plants that dumped toxic waste into the water, which was killing the
fish and making people sick.
After calling meetings, writing letters, etc., Diane
realized that she was getting nowhere. The influence of Big Business
over politicians was too great. So this small-town mother of five went
on a hunger strike, just like that. Two more strikes went unnoticed,
so Diane decided to sink her boat on top of one of the pipes dumping
record amounts of PVCs into the bay, and demanded a stop to it. That
was the beginning of a life of activism and civil disobedience.
Recently, Diane jumped the fence of a Union Carbide
plant in her hometown, scaled a tower and chained herself to it for
eight hours. She was raising awareness about the victims of the Union
Carbide chemical plant explosion in Bhopal, India, which instantly killed
between 15,000 and 20,000 people. Hundreds of thousands still suffer
serious health problems and have seen no justice—no corporate
official was ever held accountable. Dow Chemical recently purchased
Union Carbide, yet refuses to clean up the highly toxic mess or stop
the poison that still leaks from the plant. Last month, the Indian courts
upheld charges of culpable homicide against Union Carbide and then-CEO
Warren Anderson, and charges were also brought against Dow Chemical.
Diane also raised eyebrows when she and Medea Benjamin
of Global Exchange disrupted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s
testimony to Congress and challenged his support for war against Iraq.
Catherine Clyne recently spoke with Diane Wilson
about her hell-raising.
For those unfamiliar with your story, what would you start off with?
That I’m a fisherman, from four generations of shrimpers in one
community, and I think that has a lot to say about what kind of activist
I am. There’s all kinds of activists or environmentalists or whatever
you want to call them—and I take a great deal of pride in saying
I’m a grassroots activist. It’s like from the land and the
sea and the people that I live among; it’s an organic thing, because
it’s not only your livelihood, it’s your home, it’s
your community. I’ve got four generations in one town, so it’s
the future as I can imagine it. And that’s why I battle here.
What woke you up and made you take action?
It was probably a newspaper article. I had a 42-foot shrimp boat, but
shrimping had gotten so bad that I tied the boat up and was running
a fish house. A shrimper gave me this newspaper article—he had
three different types of cancer and huge lumps all over his arms that
were like tennis balls underneath the skin. Our county is real small,
it’s not known for anything at all, and it was mentioned in this
article four times. The article was about the Toxic Release Inventory,
which was the first time industry in the U.S. had to report the emissions
they were putting out in the air, on the land, and into the water. It
was the first time the public ever saw it. It said we were the number
one county in the nation for toxic disposal—matter of fact, our
one county had 50 percent of the toxic disposal in the whole state of
Texas, and that’s saying a bunch! I was totally flabbergasted,
I couldn’t believe it, to have that type of ranking. That’s
not the type of information you can sit on or say, “I didn’t
see it.” I moved on it, and so that’s where all my work
started, right there.
So what’d you do?
I was extremely inexperienced—I’ve always been on the bay
all my life. I’ve dealt with water and the elements and the tides
and the fish—but I never ever would’ve considered myself
So all I did was call for a meeting, and I had such repercussions from
this county, from the political structure—from just calling a
meeting, and it just puzzled me. I didn’t know what was going
on, I was naïve, all I knew was those numbers that were in the
paper. I got the bank president, the county commissioner, the mayor,
I got economic development and city secretaries, all down at the fish
house. I was suddenly getting all this hate—it was bizarre. I
couldn’t figure out why would they care—I was just a woman
down in Seadrift calling a meeting. They didn’t want me to have
the meeting, they just wanted me to forget it and be a good citizen
and stop causing problems. I had my meeting, and was promptly attacked
by probably a dozen mayors, chambers of commerce, and businesses. They
believed that just questioning industry, the corporations, was going
to cause an economic problem.
What did you find?
Probably the biggest thing that I found out was that our county was
bringing in one of the largest, worst polluters—Formosa Plastics.
They were so bad they were kicked out of Taiwan, and they were bringing
their $3 billion petrochemical plant to Texas. Texas and Louisiana were
fighting to get this plant [in their state], and the irony of it was
there was not a single question asked about their environmental record.
This multinational corporation, who was going to be putting all kinds
of chemicals into the air and the water, they got $250 million in tax
rebates for coming to our county—our little bitty county, which
was having a financial problem and at one point tried to eliminate 17
teachers. But Formosa was just one of them—we had Alcoa Aluminum,
BP Chemical, Carbon Graphite, Union Carbide, and Dupont. All of these
chemical companies were in our county and they all dumped into our bays.
I started looking at them and questioning what they were dumping and
what their permits were doing. And the more I looked into it, the more
information I got.
Every state has an environmental agency that is supposed to be watching
out for violations, and when companies violate the regulations, there’s
supposed to be enforcement. I found that was a far cry from what was
really going on, and at one point, I even had inspectors giving me information
and saying you do something with it, or it will go nowhere. So mine
has just been a learning experience about what really goes on in these
corporations, and not only what goes into the environment, but also
what goes on with the workers inside the plant. To me, that was probably
equally as important.
And when did all this take place?
I started about early 1989.
What drove you to do something more drastic than calls, letters
For the first year or so I went through all the procedures that almost
every concerned citizen does. I wrote letters, petitions, I called politicians,
I talked to City Council people and to Senators, I asked for hearings,
I made Freedom of Information Act requests and talked to the EPA and
to other state agencies. Basically I found that the corporations are
all self-monitoring—they get their permits and turn in their own
violations—and that the most citizens can expect from the environmental
or state agencies is scraps off the table. An organization can spend
years fighting one of these permits, and the bottom line is, probably
nine-tenths of the time or more, the company gets the permit, and the
most you can do is a little tweaking: instead of three parts per billion,
you’ll get, say, two parts per billion.
Even if a private citizen appeals or tries to file a permit, there are
so many laws you’ve got to abide by and if you miss anything,
they will throw you out so fast. But a corporation and a federal agency
can absolutely violate federal law, be illegal and everybody knows it,
and it don’t matter, it will still keep going on as usual. The
EPA will allow it, because this is business, this is money, this is
economics. And that leaves you very frustrated because the politicians
will not help you. They’ll even say they’re not going to
commit “political suicide” by getting involved. And in my
county that was so small and everybody knew everybody, people were afraid
to stand up because they could lose their job, their uncle or their
cousin could lose a job; or they couldn’t get loans from banks
because the corporations sat on the bank directors.
So I did kind of out of the ordinary actions, but I also kind of did
solitary actions, because I at least had myself I could count on. And
when you do an action, it was like you had to change things, you had
to put something out there that would put things off-center. The first
time I ever did anything, I just started a hunger strike; I didn’t
know the first thing about hunger strikes, all I knew was you didn’t
eat. I also knew that doing it really scared me. I think that’s
kind of human nature: most people have got an instinct in their gut
to do the right thing when something comes up, but then this logic sets
in and a hundred million reasons for not doing it starts hammering at
them. And people back down from all of these good instincts. I knew
I probably wouldn’t be much different, so I immediately called
a reporter and said, “I’m going to do a hunger strike,”
and it forces you to do it.
I once read a quote, a man was talking about these impossible things
happening, and he said it has to do with risk and commitment, it’s
this level that you go out on and it changes things. That’s what
I do, I put myself out there, and it has never failed to change things;
even when you don’t get exactly what you want—and a lot
of times I got exactly what I asked for—it definitely makes you
a stronger person for it. I always laugh and say I’ve never in
my life finally liked myself so well, but have so many people that just
flat out can’t stand me. That’s a good thing, especially
for a woman in this country, to really like who you are, and it took
me many years to get here.
So tell us what you did with your boat.
Formosa Plastics was doing this $3 billion PVC expansion here on the
Texas coastline—the biggest Texas had ever had, and we’re
known for chemical expansions. I’d found out they were horrible
polluters—everywhere they’d been they had caused havoc—and
none of the people that brought them here had ever questioned their
environmental record or what kind of impact they would have. I started
fighting their permits, and eventually it got down to their wastewater
permit, which was real close to me because of the water and the bay
and all that. I managed to have them blocked, they could not get a permit
until the appeal went through the whole process in Washington. And just
by a fluke, I was talking to the EPA attorney one day and she thought
she was talking to Formosa’s attorney (we’re both named
Diane), so she started talking to me about the discharge and what they
were putting in the water. I found out that the appeal didn’t
matter, the EPA had allowed them to go ahead and start discharging like
they were going to get a permit anyway, so it was like a little game
they were playing with me and the only one they hadn’t told was
When I realized that the law didn’t matter, that they were going
to do what they were going to do and the federal government was going
to work along with them, I was so outraged. I thought something had
to be done to make people realize exactly what this meant, because most
people don’t think about it—it’s like losing part
of your civil rights. So it dawned on me to sink my shrimp boat, because
I knew that action would force someone to look at it—it’s
kind of like a farmer saying he’s going to burn his farm. That
was a painful decision because I truly loved that boat, I had been shrimping
on it a very long time, but I believe sometimes when you appeal to a
higher law you have to be willing to go out there. I’m a very
nonviolent person so I would never have considered sinking anything
else out there; it had to be my own boat. So I removed the engine, and
in the dead of night, a shrimper tugged my boat out and I was going
to sink it on top of Formosa’s discharge pipe out in the middle
of the bay. A freak storm had come and it was rough and dark, and all
of a sudden there was three Coast Guard boatloads with spotlights, and
they said I was a terrorist on the high seas. About two dozen shrimpers
went out and demonstrated in the bay when they saw the Coast Guard and
my boat tied up, and it made the news, the Houston Chronicle. I had
been fighting Formosa Plastics tooth and nail—three hunger strikes
and demonstrations and I’d filed suits on them—and I think
this last action just made them so sick and tired of me, they were like
what will it take? I asked for zero discharge and for them to recycle
their waste stream, and I got what I went after. I don’t have
a shrimp boat anymore, but you know…
How did you feel with that victory?
This made me realize that we can create change. You know, a lot of people
feel helpless, like they’re a leaf blowing in the wind, and that
nothing they do can make things happen. People have forgotten how to
believe, they’ve lost faith. Everywhere I go I try to get them
to believe again—believe in themselves, believe that they can
make it happen.
What sort of actions do you encourage people to do?
I usually encourage actions that have some commitment, some risk. But
I always say nonviolent, because your actions have to be a part of you.
You’ve got to have an integrity about how you live, and your battles
have to have the same type of consistency. We’re losing ground,
this planet seems to be losing ground, and the way things are set up,
we’re making just inches into this road. Things need to happen,
we need to make a change and people have to be willing to get out there
and do more than write a letter. Letters are good and all, but I guarantee
it’s when people put themselves on the line, when you get face
to face with your corporations and your politicians, when you have a
sit-in in their office, they see you. When they get your letter, they
can just pitch it in the little trashcan. I’m all for encouraging
the warrior in people that is real dormant to come out.
Speaking of risk, when you climbed up Union Carbide’s
tower to protest their refusal to take responsibility for the disaster
in Bhopal, India, how real was the possibility of your death in your
I’m going to go sometime or another, and so whichever way it is,
I don’t worry about it. I’m kind of what you call a person
in the moment. I do what I have to do then: I’m experiencing the
climbing over the fence and up that tower, but I’m not thinking,
oh this might get me killed. Matter of fact, I have a certain amount
of glee about it, a certain amount of laughter. I guess I’m one
of these people that sees the humor in life even when it doesn’t
seem that way, so I was in a real humorous mood when I went over the
fence. It was in the paper, and one of those corporations was saying,
“she had to have somebody else help her over, it’s difficult
getting over these fences,” and I was thinking I could have gotten
my grandma over the fence, it was that easy. These corporations are
supposed to have all this security stuff but I guarantee you it was
After the tower protest and your month-long hunger strike,
what were the results? How do you think that affected Union Carbide
and Dow, if at all?
It was a solidarity hunger strike for the people of Bhopal, and eventually
over 1,000 people went on it and over ten different countries got involved.
It was tremendous; the people of Bhopal told me it had been a very very
long time since they had seen such support coming from the world. People
felt that the Indian courts were going to reduce [the charge] to negligence,
but they won! The courts supported that Union Carbide and Warren Anderson
[Union Carbide’s CEO at the time] were still liable for culpable
homicide, and they’re even adding Dow to that. So Dow is right
up there with Union Carbide and Warren Anderson.
There’s this energy coming from this movement—this is what
Dow needs to realize and it’s something Union Carbide failed to
notice: these people are not going to go away. These people have lost
everything; they’ve got nothing to lose. They will fight, and
not only will they fight, but their children will fight, their great-grandchildren
Have you been to Bhopal?
I went in 1992. And the tragedy still continues. They say 30 people
a month still die from the consequences of that facility there, and
it’s still contaminated. It’s affecting generations of them—like
with genetic and chromosome damage, it’s this legacy that they’re
One of the things that the Bhopal protesters want is for Dow
to seal off the plant so nothing else seeps out. What’s the situation
Even after the incident they were still dumping chemicals there. So
they have this horrible contamination, it’s in the groundwater.
The people that live nearby said they smell it all the time, and it’s
just this horrible site. I am sure that in America it would be a triple
Superfund site, and they refuse to clean it up. I talked with a Dow
public relations lady and she said, “We’re not responsible
because Union Carbide sold that.” And I said that in the U.S.,
if a corporation creates this kind of Superfund, even if they sell it,
they are still responsible by federal law for that cleanup. And she
said “Well that’s American law, that don’t apply in
India.” It’s a double standard.
The people that were injured, some received $500 at most; some of them
got absolutely nothing. I think they were given nothing even for the
babies that died. But in the U.S., I believe just last year, one family
received a $10 million settlement from Union Carbide for poisoning from
their pesticide. That’s the difference: over there you have 20,000
that are dead, half a million that are injured, and now this legacy
of generations still being affected. This company would no longer be
in existence if this happened in America.
Who are your heroines and heroes?
I’ve got a great deal of admiration for Gandhi and Cesar Chavez,
and Mother Teresa. I have a great deal of frustration that there are
ballplayers and actors and people that are just glamorized on TV, and
you see little kids, and they’ve got their pictures on their lunchboxes
and backpacks and all this stuff, and these people that changed the
world never receive anything. I am just amazed at how sometimes upside
down things seem to be. One time I read this book about Gandhi and this
British fellow criticized Gandhi and said, “the thing about Gandhi
is he wants everybody to be saints.” I don’t think there’s
nothing the matter with that, I really don’t. That would be so
great if people would consider that a little bit, but most people think
that is far beyond anything we could ever aspire to. My heroes are mystics
and saints, and quite frankly I think we all could use a real good dose
Well you obviously feel very strongly that just the one individual
can make a huge difference.
Oh, I am absolutely convinced of it. And it’s not because I believe
it or feel it; it’s like, I am so typical, I am the average person,
and if I can do it—and I know people say, “Well if I can
do it, anybody can do it”—but I really mean that. When I
was younger, I would crawl under the bed to avoid people. The first
time I had to make a speech, I burst into tears. I still stammer. It’s
taken me many years to get to where I’m at. But by just doing
actions where we put ourselves up against our fears, you conquer that
fear and it makes you stronger. People have strength and courage, we’re
all heroes and heroines; we just quit believing it.
You’ve said that you’re against an American attack
in Iraq. How do you think we can stop it?
We’re organizing 250 women to go on a hunger strike in front of
the White House on November 17 [see Sidebar p. 15]. It needs to be up
front—it’s too easy for people to hear about people dying
and being blown up, but you don’t see the people, it doesn’t
affect you. They are going to send young men over there with the certainty
that they can meet death, and when they drop bombs, people are going
to die, little babies are going to die. This hunger strike is serious—the
government is going to see up close what it feels like for people if
they have to die. It’s [intended] to show how life is valuable
and precious. Every time someone looks at those women who are willing
to starve themselves possibly to death, they have to realize that the
same thing that makes them so upset is happening in other countries
by the thousands. So that is why we’re going to do a hunger strike.
Is there anything you’d like to add?
Life is not a spectator sport.
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Allison, William A. (fl.1861-1865) to Stockton Bates
Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.23.05
Author/Creator: Allison, William A. (fl.1861-1865)
Place Written: White Oak, Virginia
Type: Autograph letter signed
Date: 4 January 1863
Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.7 x 19.9 cm.
Summary of Content: Describes the recuperation following the battle of Rappahannock due to mismanagement. The men are discouraged and do not support the recent presidential proclamation. There is constant effort to increase comfort, building log structures in camp, and little sickness.
Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Keywords/Subjects: Civil War;, Military History;, Union Forces;, Union Soldier’s Letter;, Soldier’s Letter;, President, Battle;, African American History;, Slavery;, Presidential Speeches and Proclamations;, Emancipation;, Emancipation Proclamation;, Military Camp;, Building Construction;, Health and Medical;
Sub Era: The American Civil War
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Netexplo Forum 2018
The Netexplo Forum 2018 took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on February 13th, 14th and 15th. The event showcased 10 breakthrough digital innovations from a pool of 2000 others spotted worldwide through the Netexplo University Network. Innovators and experts offered insights from Artificial Intelligence, big data, biotech, IOT, gaming, cybersecurity, robotics, blockchain, social media and 3D printing. The underlying theme of the event, “Zero interface, Zero decision, Human Reloaded” offered a reflection upon the relation between humans and technologies and the future developments that can take place.
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Today we honor one of the most important leaders of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. It is because of such a day that we must ask ourselves, where is the civil rights movement today? How far have we come and what battles do we have yet to overcome?
During President Obama’s farewell speech last week, he spoke about race still being a divisive force in this country. America may have made huge strides from the equality battles fought decades ago but if the recent rampage of multiple police violence and the public racial discriminatory remarks during our last election have taught us anything, is that we need the civil rights movement to continue more than ever.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which
has been fighting to protect our rights since 1909 has released a press release encouraging Americans to stand against discrimination and protect our civil rights. We are living in very uncertain times and still have race-based discrimination in our health, education and civic sectors. Let today remind us that the fight is not over and that we all must unite to stay strong and never stop fighting for equal rights.
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go above and beyond = to try to do better; to do a better job or work harder than is necessary.
1. He went above and beyond his duties at work, so he was quickly promoted.
2. Police officers and soldiers who go above and beyond the call of duty are honored for their service.
go against = to oppose; to go in the opposite direction.
a. Going against the wind is hard when you’re riding a bike.
b. Barack Obama went against John McCain in the last presidential election and won.
go all in = to put all of your resources or money into some kind of effort.
We’ve got to go all in on this project in order to be successful. If we dont go all in, we’re in trouble.
go all out = to work very hard at something to achieve success.
a. She’s going all out to get A’s this semester.
b. Our company went all out to improve its sales record this year, but we came up short.
go as = to dress in a costume and pretend to be a famous character, person, or thing. (This is often done for parties, especially Halloween.)
Question: What are you going as for Halloween?
Answer: I’m going as a pirate.
go at = to attack, physically or verbally.
a. A crazy man went at a police officer with a knife before he was shot.
b. You have to stop going at her all the time when she makes a mistake.
go bad = spoil; become rotten (usually for fruit, vegetables, and meat.
a. We have to eat those apples before they go bad.
b. The chicken smelled like it was going bad, so I threw it out.
go between = mediate a conflict; try to solve a problem between two people.
Hilary Clinton has been going between the Palestinians and the Israelis to solve the conflict between the two groups.
go for = cost
How much is the house down the street going for?
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go for (it) = to do your best.
a. If you want to achieve success, you have to go for it.
b. Question: Are you going to ask Tanya out on a date?
Answer: Yeah, I think I’m going to go for it.
go in on = to share the cost of something.
a. We’re going in on a pizza if you ‘re interested.
b. Tony and Bill are going in on a business together. They’re each contributing $50,000.
go into = to find interest in a particular subject; to enter a profession.
a. Namgyal has decided to go into medicine.
b. Susan went into marketing in college and got a job for a retailer.
go on = continue; don’t stop.
a. Marta found it was very difficult to go on after her husband died.
b. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to interupt you. What were you saying? Go on.
go out = date; to have a romantic relationship.
a. They’ve been going out for a couple of years. They might get married.
b. Hamza wants to go out with Dietra.
go out for = to try out for; to prove one’s ability on a team or individual sport.
a. Brett has decided to go out for the football team this year.
b. Are you going out for any sports this year?
go over = to review; to read something important and discuss.
The teacher went over the homework assignment with his students.
We have some important legal documents to go over this weekend.
go through = to experience great pain; to suffer from mental or physical problems.
a. She’s been going through a lot lately after her divorce.
b. I don’t want to go through the hassle of moving to a new apartment right now.
go with = to date; to have a serious relationship with someone else.
a. Question: How long has she been going with him?
Answer: About three months.
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The late Abraham Pais wrote the definitive biography of Albert Einstein, "Subtle is the Lord" which won an American Book Award. As a distinguished physicist and Einstein's colleague, Pais combined a sophisticated understanding of physics with first-hand knowledge of this notoriously private individual, offering rare insights into both. It is his unique double perspective that makes his work so valuable. Now Abraham Pais offers an illuminating portrait of another eminent colleague, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of modern physics. Pais introduces us to a precocious youth who sped through Harvard in three years, made signal contributions to quantum mechanics while in his twenties, and was instrumental in the growth of American physics in the decade before the Second World War, almost single-handedly putting American physics on the map.
Pais paints a revealing portrait of Oppenheimer's life in Los Alamos, where in twenty remarkable, feverish months, under his inspired leadership, the first atomic bomb was designed and built, a success that made Oppenheimer America's most famous scientist. Pais, who was his next-door neighbor for many years, describes Oppenheimer's long tenure as Director of the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, but also shows how Oppenheimer's intensity and arrogance won him powerful enemies, who would ultimately make him one of the principal victims of the Red Scare of the 1950s.
Told with compassion and deep insight, "J. Robert Oppenheimer" is the most comprehensive biography of the great physicist available. It is Abraham Pais's final work, completed after his death by Robert P. Crease, an acclaimed historian of science in his own right.
"An indispensable new look at the ever-enigmatic Oppenheimer."--Booklist (starred review)
"A gripping review of the man who really created the atomic bomb and fought to stop the hydrogen bomb. Read this book and find out why."--"Talk of the Town" (WTVF)
"Abraham Pais, master of the scientific biography, waited 20 years before tackling his enigmatic neighbor and friend at Princeton.... Faithfully supplemented by historian Robert P. Crease, the result is a personal recollection as tormented as the atomic father's own soul."--Seed Magazine
"J. Robert Oppenheimer was an extraordinarily brilliant and complex man. In this book Abraham Pais and Robert Crease take a kaleidoscopic approach to his life, shedding insightful light on the personality and the times of the scientist who played such an important role in the future destiny of mankind."--C. N. Yang
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Today let’s focus on a Bible miracle from the book of Luke: Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter (Luke 8:41-56; Matthew 9:18-26; Mark 5:25-43)
Teaching children about the Bible miracles is important because it helps them to see how nothing is impossible for God. If God can do miracles in the Bible, He can do them in our children’s lives today. Here is an easy way to do that interactively.
One day a leader of the Jewish synagogue, Jairus, came to Jesus and begged him to heal his 12 year old daughther who was at the point of death. Of coure Jesus went with him. Along the way Jesus stopped to perform another miracle. In the meantime something terrible happened.
Ask the children…
What happened while Jesus was delayed and performing another miracle?
“While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, ‘Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.’” (Luke 8:49)
What did Jesus say to Jairus about this?
“But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, ‘Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.’” (Luke 8:50)
When Jesus got to Jairus’ house, there was a crowd their weeping and mourning Jairus’ daughter’s death. Jesus told them that she was just sleeping and they laughed at Him. That didn’t stop Jesus. What miracle did He do?
“Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, ‘My child, get up!’ And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat.” (Luke 8:54, 55)
Jesus power to heal didn’t stop when someone died. Since He created each person from dust and breathed into them life, He could raise them death just as easily. Miracles are not hard for Jesus, even if they seem hard to us. For Him they are as natural as breathing
Ask your children how hard it is for them to breathe. Remind them that miracles are that easy for Jesus, they just seem hard to us. Spend some time praying with faith about something that that needs a miracle. Why not share what miraculous need you have in the comment section below so others can pray about it too.
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Avalanche, a mass of material moving rapidly down a slope. An avalanche is typically triggered when material on a slope breaks loose from its surroundings; this material then quickly collects and carries additional material down the slope. There are various kinds of avalanches, including rock avalanches (which consist of large segments of shattered rock), ice avalanches (which typically occur in the vicinity of a glacier), and debris avalanches (which contain a variety of unconsolidated materials, such as loose stones and soil). Snow avalanches, the subject of the remainder of this article, constitute a relatively common phenomenon in many mountainous areas. (See also landslide.)
The size of a snow avalanche can range from a small shifting of loose snow (called sluffing) to the displacement of enormous slabs of snow. In a slab avalanche, the mass of descending snow may reach a speed of 130 km (80 miles) per hour and is capable of destroying forests and small villages in its path. Avalanches kill about 150 people a year in North America and Europe. Most of those killed are backcountry skiers, climbers, snowshoers, and snowmobilers who accidentally trigger an avalanche and become buried in the snow. The number of North American fatalities has risen with the increasing popularity of winter sports. Avalanches also have been triggered intentionally in warfare to kill enemy troops. In World War I, during fighting in the Alps on the Austrian-Italian front in December 1916, more than 10,000 troops were killed in a single day by avalanches triggered by artillery fired onto slopes of unstable snow.
The occurrence of an avalanche depends on the interaction of mountainous terrain, weather conditions, snowpack conditions, and a trigger. Slab avalanches typically occur on slopes of 30 to 50 degrees. On slopes that are less steep, there is generally insufficient gravitational force to overcome frictional resistance and cause the displacement of a snow slab; on steeper slopes snow tends to sluff off. However, slab avalanches do occur on steeper slopes in climates with dense, wet snowfall. An important feature of terrain that can lead to an avalanche is the lack of objects that serve to anchor the snow, such as trees. Slab avalanches will not occur on slopes with sufficiently dense tree cover, which is about 1,000 conifer trees per hectare (400 per acre) on steep slopes and about half that density on gentler slopes. Other objects that can anchor the snow are large exposed rock outcroppings and rocks that are large enough to stick up through the snow cover. The probability of avalanches may be increased or decreased by several other terrain features, such as slope shape, a slope’s exposure to sun and wind, and elevation.
Certain types of weather lead directly to dangerous avalanche conditions—that is, to a high risk that an avalanche will occur. Slab avalanches are commonly associated with heavy snowfall and strong wind. With heavy snowfall, weaknesses in the existing snowpack may become overloaded, and the snow may fall so quickly that the new snow is unable to bond to the snow beneath it. Strong wind tends to break down the snow into ice crystals that readily bond together into a slab, and it also transports snow onto the lee sides of ridges and gullies, where wind-loaded snow leads to more frequent avalanching. Other meteorological conditions that can quickly lead to dangerous avalanche conditions are rapidly rising air temperature and rainfall on existing snow cover.
A snowpack consists of layers of snow, each formed at different times. Once the snow is on the ground, the ice crystals undergo physical changes that differentiate the layers deeper in the snowpack from those on top. These changes can weaken a layer underlying a cohesive slab of snow and thereby help set up a slab avalanche.
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Once the conditions for an avalanche exist, a trigger simply applies sufficient force to release it. Natural triggers include new snowfall, wind-deposited snow, and a falling cornice (an overhanging mass of windblown ice or snow extending from a ridge). Other triggers include skiers, snowmobilers, snowboarders, and explosive blasts. Contrary to popular belief, noises such as yelling, yodeling, or the sound of a snowmobile will not trigger avalanches. Research has shown that only the loudest sonic booms under the most sensitive avalanche conditions might be able to trigger a slide.
Prediction and protective measures
In order to reduce fatalities and to protect villages and roads, people attempt to predict and prevent avalanches. Accurate avalanche prediction requires an experienced avalanche forecaster who often works both in the field to gather snowpack information and in the office with sophisticated tools such as remotely accessed weather data, detailed historical weather and avalanche databases, weather models, and avalanche-forecasting models. Avalanche forecasters combine their historical knowledge of past conditions with their knowledge of the affected terrain, current weather, and current snowpack conditions to predict when and where avalanches are most likely to occur. Such forecasting work typically takes place along mountain highways, adjacent to potentially affected villages, at ski areas, and in terrain heavily used for backcountry skiing and snowmobiling.
In addition to predicting avalanches, people employ a variety of techniques to reduce avalanche danger. Explosives are used to trigger avalanches on potentially unstable slopes so that the avalanches will occur when people are not endangered. Such avalanche control is particularly effective for ski areas and highway corridors. In some areas prone to avalanches, particularly near villages and fixed structures, devices such as avalanche rakes (large reinforced fencing) are used on slopes to hold snow in place, and diversion structures such as dams or wedges are used at the base of the slope to stop, split, or deflect the snow in an avalanche. Though expensive, these defensive measures are common throughout the Alps, where numerous villages are found in areas known for dangerous avalanches. | <urn:uuid:d5ca9632-7991-483c-b705-39cdd932e625> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.britannica.com/science/avalanche | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281162.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00540-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932594 | 1,209 | 4.0625 | 4 |
Internet sites containing the words "democracy", "Tibet" and "Taiwan" are among those most frequently blocked by the Chinese government, a study of Chinese net access has revealed.
Researchers at Harvard Law School's Berkman Centre for Internet and Society said that other blocked sites included those on health, education, news, entertainment, religion and pornography.
Ben Edelman, a Berkman researcher, and Jonathan Zittrain, the centre's co-director, found more than 19,000 of the more than 204,000 websites they checked were inaccessible at least some of the time.
Amnesty International last month called for the Chinese government to release 33 people being held for using the internet to circulate or download information.
A report from human rights group estimated that filtering software prevents Chinese internet users accessing as many as 500,000 sites, including many foreign newspapers.
The research also found that the top 10 Google search results using the key words "Tibet", "Taiwan China" and "equality" were all blocked, as were eight of the top 10 search results using "democracy China" and "dissident China". Chinese officials often block an entire website, even if only parts of it contain sensitive information, Mr Edelman said.
It blocks several sites for leading US universities, including Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr Edelman noted that the blocked university sites host campus pro-democracy groups. MIT also hosts scrambling software that makes email unreadable to censors.
Since the research was published, Berkman's site has also become inaccessible in China.
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Powerlifting: How It All Started
by Peary Rader (1983)
There has been a great deal of confusion relating to this sport of powerlifting. The conflict which has enveloped it in recent years hasn’t helped to clarify it very much.
Very few people are still around who were in on the beginning of powerlifting as it started back in about 1948. Basically powerlifting is as old as man and I suspect that Adam and his two sons did considerable powerlifting as they moved the rocks around on their fields and so on as they were forced to work for a living. Down through the ages there have been a great many powerlifters, depending on your interpretation of what powerlifting is.
Actually powerlifting refers to the basic strength of a man as compared to technique and science as used in other sports. Powerlifting is lifting with power, and power only. The strength of the muscle is doing all the work and there is no trickery or so-called science involved even though many powerlifters have attempted to introduce what probable should be termed trickery into powerlifting. They have done this in hopes of increasing their poundage in competition so that they can win; however, the rules and regulations have attempted to regulate this and restrict it as much as possible down through the years.
Most of the old-time strongmen could be classed as powerlifters. Such men as Louis Cyr, Hermann Goerner, Josef Steinbach, Wilhelm Turk, Karl Swoboda, Warren Lincoln Travis, G.W. Rolandow, Lionel Strongfort and there are a large number of other similar famous strongmen who exhibited their strength in the past, primarily as professionals, that they might make a living at it.
These men basically were powerlifters in that they lifted primarily with power. Occasionally one would introduce some technique or trickery into his lift to enable him to lift more. We come down to the present time and we find that perhaps the most prominent man of power would be Paul Anderson. Even though Paul was a tremendous man of power, he also was an active Olympic lifter and, as such, he introduced some of the so-called science of Olympic lifting into his competitive life.
This is not intended to be a complete detailed history of powerlifting as I understand that Mike Lambert is preparing a book on the history of powerlifting. He will do a lot of research and have exact dates and poundages in is historical writings.
The beginnings of powerlifting are vague and shadowy in the minds of most people and there has been much misinformation printed relating to the early powerlifting activities in this country. We are not saying this in order to show any superiority but we will say that the most accurate and authentic background history of the beginnings of powerlifting in this country is to be found in early issues of Iron Man and Iron Man Lifting News.
This all started about 1948 and your editor is one of the few people who were very actively involved in this early promotion of powerlifting that is still around and alive. There are a few other fellows who were active along with your editor, however, their recollections may not be too sharp since they were not as actively involved in the activities.
There has always been from the very beginning considerable conflict between Olympic lifting and powerlifting. This conflict still remains. Olympic lifters were always opposed to powerlifting progress because they were afraid that powerlifting would take away some of the strong athletes which they hoped would develop into champion Olympic athletes. It is probably true that man fine athletes did turn to powerlifting in preference to Olympic lifting simply because it was much easier and quicker to develop proficiency in powerlifting than it was in Olympic lifting. I, myself, was an Olympic lifter and loved to lift on the Olympic lifts and participated in many competitions during the early years. I loved Olympic lifting and respected it a great deal as being the tip sport in all athletics. Olympic lifting takes more skill, more speed, more flexibility, and more strength than any other athletic sport. This was recognized and proven at the Olympics which were held in London many, many long years ago and it was given publicity at that time. Therefore, I think that we can say that no athlete is superior in total athletic ability to an Olympic athlete. However, as I mentioned before, I recognized the fact the fact that many people do not have the desire to participate in Olympic lifting and other sports where such a great amount of skill is required. There are many people who prefer a sport where plain strength and power are the primary requirements. Many people do not have the athletic skills required in Olympic lifting and other branches of athletics but they do have the ability to excel at a simpler, more straightforward strength sport such as powerlifting.
Powerlifting offers a tremendous appeal because a young man, or for that matter an older man, can start training for powerlifting and in a very short time – say a period of two or three months – he can enter contests and meet and learn from other like-minded contestants. Such things are not possible in Olympic lifting or other branches of athletics where it takes years to acquire all the skills and physical abilities needed to excel.
In recognizing these factors, we decided to include what is now known as powerlifting as a sport in a new organization that we set up back in 1948. That is, the beginning of 1948, but it was not completely well organized and functioning properly until the middle and late 1950s. Considerable time was required for a new sport and mistakes were made and corrected and progress was made and the sport continued to grow.
As I mentioned before, there was a lot of opposition to the development and growth of powerlifting. One man in particular, who was the chief promoter of Olympic lifting, was very concerned about what powerlifting would do to the sport that he was active in. For many years he was very aggressive in his opposition to powerlifting through his magazine which went all over the country. But finally, he realized that he could not destroy powerlifting; therefore, he decided to join it, which he did, and worked with the powerlifting organization from then on.
This has been characteristic of many attempts by people who wanted to stop the progress of powerlifting. It seems like it is a sport that cannot be stopped no matter how much opposition there is to it. Even today with the tremendous amount of internal bickering and fighting among the powerlifting organization, I am sure that powerlifting will continue.
Many fellows out in the field who are doing powerlifting couldn’t care less what the officials are bickering about and most of them have no idea what this is all about. This, I suppose, is to be expected as a sport grows and gets bigger there are people that want to get into it and control it for their own benefit – either financially or for their ego – and probably ego is a greater motivating force than money.
Today we supposedly have three organizations who are attempting to take over the sport of powerlifting. How far some of these will get I do not know. They may grow or they may die on the vine, depending on the approach that they make. It is regrettable that they cannot get along and agree as the Olympic lifters do because the Olympic lifters have always had one organization and it has worked well and been well organized. Nobody gives much consideration to starting a new organization. Possibly this is because Olympic lifting today in this country is a minor sport and it does not appeal much to those who want to have power in their hands to control a lot of people.
Regardless of what is the motivating force behind all these activities, we do know that there is considerable conflict between the American organization and the international organization or the IPF. However, this has nothing to do with the past history of powerlifting though it may affect the future history of the sport.
As mentioned before, the very beginnings of powerlifting started in the minds of a few of us who were interested in this field in 1948. But it did not get too much action until some time in 1949. This actually started out as a professional association – an association that was supposed to bring all the professionals together, that is, professional athletes and gym operators and others who were making their living from the activity of lifting. As I mentioned before, the start was way back in 1948 and this start was mostly in the minds of fellows who were interested in developing an organization. The motivation we had was very high, however, we failed to take into consideration that we were dealing with human beings and when money is involved and prestige, as it is in professional athletics, it is next to impossible, no matter what branch of athletics it is, to maintain a very effective organization.
Anyhow, we went ahead with it and we had our first convention set up for June 25th and 26th in Los Angeles. This was the Professional Strongman Championships which were to be held at the Embassy Auditorium. This meet was to be sponsored by Peary Rader and Walt Marcyan. It was also held in connection with “The Mr. 1949.” Of course, the professional organization was interested in the physique contest as well as powerlifting and any other type of strongman activity.
The lift selected for this strongman contest was the Continental & Jerk. I suppose this was used as a sort of off-shoot of the Olympic lifting and it was probably done because we hoped to get some of the Olympic lifters to enter into the activities – at least some of the past Olympic lifters.
A tremendous setup was planned with a big banquet and all the trimmings. This professional show was well attended by a big share of the professionals in the country and was quite a success. I will not detail the show itself, however, I do wish to talk about the organization since this is the primary motivation for this article – to tell you where powerlifting came from. This was the beginning of the organization which eventually developed amateur powerlifting in this country.
At this beginning meeting the following people were elected as the board of directors and you will note very many famous names of the past in this organization. This was a preliminary board of directors and a permanent one was to be elected at a later date. The following people were on this board of directors: Bert Goodrich, Walt Baptiste, Gene Jantzen, Peggy Redpath, George Redpath, David Willoughby, Pudgy Stockton, Peary Rader, Leo Stern, Karris Kern, Frank Thompson, Don DeMarce, Willis Reed, Walt Marcyan, Tony Terlazzo and Mabel Rader.
If you have a copy of Iron Man Vol. 9 No. 5 of October, 1949, you will read a full report of this meeting and note the list and a picture of the directors. The officers elected were: Peary Rader, Chairman, and Don DeMarce, Secretary Treasurer. It was determined that in three months another meeting would be held at which time a permanent board of directors and officers would be elected to serve for the coming year.
You will note some women on the board of directors – even at that time the women were assuming a very prominent place in the activities of our sport. Some of them were lifting, some of them were in bodybuilding.
Dave Willoughby was given the job of making a list of records. He was also supposed to do the layout for a new rule book. A constitution and bylaws were to be prepared. A code of ethics committee was also appointed. Remember that this was primarily a professional association and organized for professionals; however, consideration and discussion was given to the fact that amateurs would also be considered and possible promotion for the amateur sport would be a major item of organization.
On October 29th and 30th of 1950, another meeting was held in Los Angeles at Botwins Cafe, all day the first day. The second meeting on the 30th was held at Marcyan’s gym. At this time the permanent officers were elected and a constitution and bylaws were carefully read and corrections necessary were made and adopted. Thus far, this had been called the Professional Strongman Association and some discussion was held about perhaps a better name with a broader meaning. Several names were suggested and discussed and the organization finally voted on the name of “International Strongman Association.”
On the second day committees were appointed which were to function for the growth and progress of the organization in the coming year. Membership dues were set up. Bear in mind that most of this activity was in favor of professional organizations and while the International Strongman Association, which it was called, was superbly organized, there were not enough people participating in the activity or even available in the professional organization to participate to make it grow and thrive.
There was still interest, however, and the meetings continued to be held. At this time Peary Rader was president; Bert Goodrich, Vice President and Karris Kern was Secretary-Treasurer. Continued plans were made for contests and other matters were discussed.
It was shortly after this that it was decided to enter more vigorously into amateur competition and this was done in connection with the AAU and the Olympic Lift Committee. It was reasoned by the Olympic Committee that if they could work with the Powerlift Committee, as it was later called, that they would be able to control the activities and prevent it from detracting from the popularity and the growth of Olympic lifting.
The powerlifts, or the odd lifts as they were called, were still not held in any high regard among the lifting fraternity at this time. Around 1958 or 1959 these lifts became known as the powerlifts or strength lifts and a national championship was planned and announced in March of 1959. These were to be held in Colorado Springs. Keep in mind that things were difficult for powerlifting at this time. Although a lot of people were apparently interested, they were often discouraged by others who did not want to see powerlifting grow into a major sport.
This first contest was supposed to be held October 11th and the lifts selected to be contested were: the continental & jerk (a belt could be used and the bar rested upon this while bringing it to the shoulders), the bench press and the squat. General AAU rules were to be followed. All bodyweight classifications of that time in the Olympic lifts were to be used in this contest. The date above was later changed to November 5th and a physique contest called “Mr. North America” was planned to go with it. A lot of planning went into the preparation for this meet, however, the entry list was so small that it was decided to cancel it.
One year later in Milwaukee they planned another National Odd Lift Meet, for November 26th and 27th. Just a year later than the other one and this time the official lifts were to be: bench press, deep knee bend and deadlift. The same lifts that we presently have.
I suppose this might be considered the actual beginning of powerlifting as we know it today, although it was drastically different than what you will see in power contests now. After a lot of planning and preparation for this contest, the entry list was so small that it again was cancelled. It does seem strange that with so many powerlift or odd lift contests being held in so many areas that they could not get enough people to compete in a national championship. It was around this time that the sport became known as Powerlifting rather than Odd Lifts.
Around March 1955 there was a big Powerlift contest held in Oakland, California. The lifts used were: the Olympic press, upright rowing, the bench press, the squat and the deadlift. At this contest the highest bench press was 360 and the highest deadlift was 625 done by a heavyweight by the name of Tiny Walsh who weighed 263 from Ed Yarick’s gym. There were also women’s contests held in conjunction with this with 10 entries, so you can see that the women have been doing powerlifting just as long as the men.
Quite a number of contests began springing up around the country at this time. There seemed to be no particular uniformity of lifts being used and each contest had a different set of lifts. On January 13, 1956, we find the Boston YMCA a powerlift contest in which the Olympic press, the squat and the deadlift were used. In the same month, a YMCA in St. Paul, Minnesota had a powerlift contest in which the bench press, the squat and the deadlift were used in that order. You can see that they were beginning to come into the lifts that are presently used.
In the July issue of Lifting News, there was a report on a discussion Bob Hoffman and I had on powerlifting. Bob, of course, was totally Olympic lifting and felt that powerlifting was damaging to Olympic lifting. He was opposed to bench pressing, deadlifting and squatting as he felt that this was bad for Olympic lifters and destroyed their abilities. I tried to point out to him that the squat especially was a very valuable exercise for Olympic lifters and that they should all do it. I could agree that possibly deadlifting was not very productive nor was bench pressing although I had no real reason to believe that these would damage Olympic lifting. They were both slow lifts and might slow an Olympic lifter up somewhat.
In previous years, the USA had dominated Olympic lifting and had most of the champions and world records but around 1959 and 1960 there began to be a decline and we have never recovered from that decline since then. Possibly many people will blame powerlifting for this decline in Olympic lifting and I think that it is true that many lifters have gone into powerlifting that might otherwise be in Olympic lifting. At that time there were probably 3,000 Olympic lifters training whereas today we have around 1,100 registered Olympic lifters. The reason for this is hard to say. I am sure that powerlifting is to blame for part of it though not all of it. Other things have drawn Olympic lifters away from that sport.
Olympic lifting is one of the most difficult sports to train for, It requires every skill and talent and physical ability, as well as mental control, that a man is capable of. It takes years and years to become a successful and outstanding Olympic lifter. Many fellows are not willing to give this dedication to it or wait this long to become proficient at the lifts and succeed. You can enter powerlifting very quickly if you have the basic ability and use the proper training methods. It was around this time in 1960 that powerlifting began to grow more and more. We have a letter in Lifting News by a Mr. Balderama who told about how they were organizing powerlifting in Michigan and were going to have a lot of meets. Other areas were doing similar things.
In the March 1961 issue of Lifting News there was an article by the famous Olympic lifter Bob Mitchell telling his opinion about powerlifting and that powerlift training could help a man in Olympic lifting. This would indicate the change in the thinking of many of the people involved in the field of lifting. Mitchell cites many of the top lifters of the time who used some of the powerlifts in their training to improve their Olympic lifting. This is another indication of the growing trend in popularity of powerlifting.
In the July and November issues of 1962 of Lifting News, the powerlift records were published. These were for the bench press, the squat, the deadlift and the curl. I have mentioned before that the Olympic Committee had assumed jurisdictional control over powerlifting back in the 1950s – from 1952 to 1954 or along in there. This continued until 1962 and at a meeting of the AAU Weightlifting Committee quite a blowup occurred when the subject of powerlifting came up in the meeting. I tried to explain that both sports could continue to work together in harmony and have a good relationship. But this did not seem to be a popular expression and there was too much hatred between the two sports to survive very long in a cooperative effort. It was, therefore, my recommendation that the Olympic Committee drip their jurisdictional control over powerlifting and let the powerlifters be allowed to organize as a separate organization under the AAU banner.
After listening a long time at this Committee meeting of the Olympic lifting and their derogatory comments about powerlifting, only two or three of us stood up and talked in favor of giving the powerlifters a chance. The powerlifters were not represented at this meeting so they could not defend themselves. Some of the members of the Olympic Committee indicated that they would continue to keep a list of the records, but they must not sanction championships and that certain lifts should not be permitted among the powerlifts practiced. You can find a full report of these discussions in the December, 1962 issue of Iron Man Lifting News. In the same issue there was a report of the Indiana State Powerlifting Championship. At this Championship they used the bench press, squat, curl and deadlift. It is difficult to understand why the curl was so often included in the powerlifts except that it was a popular exercise and a lot of people liked to perform it.
In the March issue of 1963 Lifting News there was a report of the Southern California Powerlifting Championship. I was in this contest that Pat Casey, who many of you remember, made his entrance into the world of powerlifting and made a 530 bench press, 200 curl and a 580 squat. These were the three lifts used in this contest.
In spite of opposition, powerlifting was making progress as you can see. This contest in southern California seemed to have a very large entry list and a lot of records were made. In 1963 David Matlin issued a statement regarding powerlifting indicating that powerlifting should be dropped from the Olympic Lift AAU Committee. This created such a storm among the Olympic Lift Committee that he was forced to rescind his statement and stated that the AAU Olympic Lift Committee would retain jurisdiction over powerlifting. The Olympic Committee did not want to lose this jurisdiction since they did not want powerlifting to grow.
Powerlifting did continue to grow, however, and in December, 1963 Lifting News there is a large article by Hal Stevens on the West Coast Powerlifting Championship which was very successful. It also had a report on the first AAU Atlantic Coast Powerlifting Championship which was probably the largest so far held in the United States with 40 outstanding lifters. Two or three other powerlifting contests were also reported in that issue including the Los Angeles Powerlift Championships and also the 3rd
Annual YMCA AAU Open Northern California Novice Powerlifting Championship. Also there was a Heart of America Power Festival held August 3rd and 4th in Columbia, Missouri. This was the third year for this contest and the men had so much fun in each event that they could not wait for the next one to occur. A tremendous number of different lifts were used and it was very enjoyable for the spectators as well as the lifters.
Such lifts as the abdominal raise, the one finger deadlift, right hand deadlift, Roman chair, leg press, stiff arm pullover, front squat, hack squat, full leg press lift and others were utilized in this contest. This was a two day event and so there was plenty of time to take care of all these lifts in competition. The chief competition was between Wilbur Miller and Paul Wacholz. Miller was from Cimarron, Kansas, and Wacholz was from Denver. These men had a real battle on these lifts with Miller finally coming out the victor.
Each issue of Lifting News from the beginning of 1963 on seemed to have quite a number of powerlift reports. Down in Columbia, Missouri, Bill Clark set up a national powerlift tourney for July 31, August 1 and 2 of 1964. Notice that this is not called a championship but a tourney, even though it was a national event, they had to be a little careful of what they called their events since it was still under AAU jurisdiction.
The national powerlift records were carried in Lifting News Vol. 10 No. 4 which was the December, 1963 issue. It lists the squat, bench press, deadlift and the curl. It is interesting to note that the curl record for the heavyweight was held by Luther Rogers at 235 pounds. Wilbur Miller held the deadlift record for the heavyweights at 700 pounds with the bench press being held by Pat Casey at 530 and the squat by Lee Phillips at 700.
In the April, 1964 issue of Lifting News there are three pictures of Terry Todd making a 1700 total on the three lifts and this classified as the highest powerlift total ever made up to that time (450 bench press, 575 squat and a 675 deadlift).
I seem to be getting into too many details and if I continue this way, I will never get this report accomplished.
In 1964 at the annual AAU Weightlifting Committee meeting held in conjunction with the Senior National Weightlifting Championships, it was decided that powerlifting records could not be accepted or recognized before January 1, 1965. This effectively eliminated records made up to that time. There was also a discussion of adding the 242 lb. class butt this tabled again for a later meeting. It was also decided to eliminate the curl from the powerlifts. The sequence of powerlifts was then set with the bench press first, then the squat and then the deadlift. It was also decided that the Senior Powerlift Nationals should be held in August or September and that the Junior Nationals should be held some time in August.
September 5th of 1964 there was a big powerlift tournament in York, Pennsylvania with the people in York making an about face and getting truly involved in the powerlifting business. June 25 and 26th of 1964 there was a Prison Powerlift Championship held in Leavenworth, Kansas. Powerlifting had already become quite popular in prisons and this activity stimulated growth and interest in other areas of the country.
At the National AAU Weightlifting Committee meeting in Houston, Texas in 1965, in December, in addition to all the studies and plans for Olympic lifting, they indicated a relenting of opposition and gave some time to powerlifting. It was determined that the Senior National Powerlifts would go to York, Pennsylvania and the Junior Nationals to West Patterson, New Jersey where Frank Bates was going to take care of them. The Junior Nationals held in New Jersey were a huge success and 40 meet and American records were made at this contest.
There were 47 lifters in the Senior Nationals in York coming from 17 states and there were 28 records set in this contest. From this time on, powerlifting really bloomed and grew very rapidly.
During all these preliminary years from the 1940s and 50s, your editor was very active in the field of powerlifting development – not a very popular position to be in – but we felt that powerlifting had as much right to grow and prosper as any other sport. We wanted to see it have a fair chance.
A complete report and photos of the above two National meets appeared in November, 1965 issue of Lifting News. There was also a complete list of powerlift records in that issue.
From this time on, powerlifting was a booming sport, although in later years it developed considerable internal strife which is still persisting today.
We believe that we have given enough space to the early history of powerlifting. Most of you are aware of what went on after the events that we have described and what is going on now. If there is any demand, I could continue with the history up to the present time but I believe Mike will take care of this in his book project that he plans for the future.
If there have been some mistakes in some of the data of various events, we apologize for this as this has been a tremendous task that we had to do in a very short time.
Most of you are aware of the continued growth of powerlifting until it finally reached proportions of a world wide sport that it is now. Of course, there are many things of the foreign countries that still do not have powerlifting. But we suspect that this will soon be changed as many of them are going to realize that it is a very important sport since it provides an opportunity for competition in a branch of athletics that many people enjoy a great deal.
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I'LL BE SHORT: Essentials for a Decent Working Society
Despite the joking title, former secretary of labor Reich's analysis of what is wrong with America is serious. Reich decries "the hollowing out of the middle class and creation of a two-tiered society." His solution is to reinvigorate the social contract between workers, corporations and government, a contract, he argues, that has propelled America to greatness. This contract has three provisions, says Reich. The first requires that "as companies do better, their employees should too." The second is that working people be "paid enough to support themselves and their families." The last is that "everyone should have an opportunity fully to develop his or her talents and abilities through publicly supported education." In Reich's view, corporations should fulfill their civic duty by emphasizing community involvement and by providing workers with day care, medical benefits and expansive educational opportunities. Citing the historical precedent of the Homestead Act, he argues that government should provide universal savings accounts (in which the government deposits tax credits) to low-income families. He proposes equally creative solutions to bolster the educational opportunities offered underprivileged students and tackles, less creatively, the problem of sexism in the workplace. Reich's vision will resonate with liberals, although it will seem unworkably utopian to many and will conjure a chamber of horrors to free market economists. Less doctrinaire readers will find this short prescriptive work ambitious, aimed as it is at nothing less than turning American society down a different road, but it is also novel, constructive and worth considering. (May)
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Strormann said he was particularly bothered by the double standard. “Normally it’s the other way around: If your ship doesn’t fit under a bridge, you make it smaller. But when you happen to be the richest person on Earth you just ask a municipality to dismantle a monument. That’s ridiculous.”
Bezos now has more money than he knows what to do with after seeing his fortune rise by 70% during the pandemic—from $113 billion in March 2020 to $192.2 billion in October 2021. The Amazon founder provided $5.5 billion in funds for his space company, Blue Origin, to build a rocket and spacecraft that took him and three others on a suborbital flight 66.5 miles above the earth last July to experience four minutes of weightlessness. An October mission took Star Trek star William Shatner to the edge of the final frontier.
Bezos could have spent that windfall on giving every Amazon employee a hefty bonus for putting their lives and health at risk to fulfill the orders that flooded in during the pandemic. But he didn’t.
The global charity Oxfam issued a report in January 2021 that said Bezos’ wealth had increased so much between March and September 2020 that he could have paid all 876,000 Amazon employees a $105,000 bonus and still be as wealthy as he was before the pandemic. Amazon did give full-time, front-line workers a $500 bonus in June 2020. Bezos did spend millions on a union-busting campaign to thwart an organizing drive at the Amazon “fulfillment center” warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
And now the world’s second richest individual after Elon Musk has reportedly commissioned the Oceanco shipyard in the Netherlands to build a record-breaking yacht. The Oceanco Y72, currently under construction at the shipyard in the city of Alblasserdam, is a 417-foot, three-mast sailing yacht, according to the Boat International website.
“Once delivered, not only will she become the world’s largest sailing yacht but she will also hold the title for the largest superyacht ever built in the Netherlands,” Boat International said.
But the problem lies in a bridge too small that needs to be dismantled in order for the yacht to make its way from the shipyard to the open sea. De Hef was decommissioned as a railway bridge in 1994 after being replaced by a tunnel. The vertical lift bridge was later declared a national monument. De Hef underwent a major restoration from 2014 to 2017, and afterward the city said it would not be dismantled again, according to Dutch broadcaster Rijnmond.
De Hef has a boat clearance of 130 feet, which is not enough to accommodate the three 229-foot masts of Bezos’ yacht. Bloomberg reported the sails are so huge that it’s unsafe to land a helicopter onboard, so Bezos has commissioned a support yacht equipped with a helipad to trail alongside the superyacht.
The city of Rotterdam told news media a week ago that it had agreed to temporarily dismantle part of the Koningshaven Bridge, originally built in 1927 and rebuilt after being badly damaged by German bombers in 1940, to accommodate Bezos’ vanity superyacht. But in the face of a public backlash, local officials quickly backtracked and issued a statement saying that the plan had not yet been approved.
Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleg said the city would make a decision after a permit application is filed by Oceanco—a privately owned custom yacht builder greatly benefiting from a booming market for superyachts—and the project has been assessed, including such factors as whether the bridge’s structure can be preserved and the environmental and economic impact.
The plan’s supporters say that by accommodating Bezos, the city will create more economic opportunities in the region. Town & Country quoted Marcel Walravens, the leader of the proposed dismantling project: “From an economic perspective and maintaining employment, the municipality considers this a very important project,” Walravens told Dutch broadcaster Rijnmond. “Rotterdam has also been declared the maritime capital of Europe. Shipbuilding and activity within that sector are therefore an important pillar for the municipality.”
Oceanco said the shipbuilder would pay all the costs for the bridge dismantling project, which is estimated to take several weeks to complete. Bezos presumably would be asked to pick up some of the tab.
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