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How does a “One-Time” class work?
Meets once at a scheduled time
Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Great for exploring new interests and different styles of teachers
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In this one time class we will spend 45 minutes of focused tidying. Maybe your room needs cleaning, or tidying (those are different things) or you just want to organize your desk. Class format will be: Check-in What you hope to accomplish? Do you have the supplies you need? Do you need any advice? If Learners want I will have a "Clean Your Room Checklist" but this class is really about setting aside time to actually get things done. The idea for this class came up when I was discussing...
Obviously the goal is to get started on a cleaning, tidying or organizing project, but a side bonus will come from the social aspect of the group supporting each other, and learning what motivates you. How do you get to things you don't really want to do? How to get started, how to prioritize tasks, doing things in a logical order, being prepared-lots of executive functions will be discussed.
I have been facilitating art journaling classes for teens and tweens for almost a year on Outschool, and during that time I have developed a way to hold a safe space for my learners. That is my priority, giving young people a place to feel safe and be heard. A clean your room class may seem like a strange place to mention this expertise, but teens (and tweens) need to talk, and it is my honour to hold space and to hear them.
Before and after reveals optional
45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
This is a social class as much as a clean your room class, and with teens there may be sensitive and personal topics discussed. If you have any concerns about the maturity of the content, please let me know so we can discuss it to make a safe space for everyone.
Anna RedishEncouraging young artists and makers through connection and community.
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Murder must foul by Bob Dylan
ZIMMERMAN At midnight on March 27, 2020, Bob Dylan released “Murder Most Foul”—his first studio release since March 2017’s Triplicate and first original song release since September 2012’s Tempest. He noted on Twitter that fans “might find [the song] interesting,” adding:
Stay safe, stay observant and may God be with you.
With a title likely derived from Shakespeare’s 1601 play, Hamlet, the song revolves around the circumstances of President John F. Kennedy’s November 1963 assassination and its ensuing impact on popular culture; making many references to songs, films, musicians, artists, and celebrities who would come to prominence in the years following his death. Considering Dylan’s sophomore album found success the same year as Kennedy’s demise, the song also winds up being a retrospective on many cultural events running parallel to his long career as a songwriter. | <urn:uuid:73ee6628-515e-4031-a766-dd22bdd65394> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://noyauzeronetwork.org/2022/03/10/murder-must-foul/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.963469 | 205 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Tomorrow (9/21/08) The Women's Museum will be hosting "A Conversation With Dr. Sally Wagner: Women in Politics" from 3pm to 5pm. Following the lecture will be a discussion about the role of women.
Dr. Sally Wagner will be talking about the women who have ran for political office. She will talk more broadly about what all women need to do to achieve equity. She will also talk to teachers about how they can help their students learn about women's achievements.
Dr. Wagner is a nationally known speaker and scholar in women's history. She was one of the first women in the US to receive a doctorate for her work in women's studies at CSU Sacramento. Today she is the Executive Director of the Gage Foundation in Fayetteville, New York and has been interviewed on several shows such as All Things Considered and Democracy Now. Wagner also has appeared on Ken Burns' "Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony" and as a historian on the PBS special "One Woman, One Vote."
To register for this event, contact Courtney Williams at email@example.com.
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm at The Women's Museum
The Women's Museum
3800 Parry Avenue
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Pneumothorax in HIV-infected patients
- Patricia A Tietjen, MD
Patricia A Tietjen, MD
- Professor of Clinical Medicine
- New York Medical College
- Section Editors
- John G Bartlett, MD
John G Bartlett, MD
- Editor-in-Chief — Infectious Diseases
- Section Editor — HIV; Pulmonary Infections
- Professor Emeritus
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- V Courtney Broaddus, MD
V Courtney Broaddus, MD
- Section Editor — Pleural Disease
- Professor of Medicine
- University of California San Francisco
Pneumothorax is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection [1-6]. Pneumothorax complicated 1.2 percent of all hospital admissions in a cohort of 599 HIV-infected patients followed over three years in a prospective observational study . In this report, development of a pneumothorax was associated with a significant increase in in-hospital mortality (31 versus 6 percent for patients without pneumothorax).
Causes of pneumothorax in HIV-infected individuals include Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) [3,4,6-17], iatrogenic pneumothorax , Kaposi's sarcoma , intravenous drug abuse , toxoplasmosis , and bacterial, fungal, viral, and mycobacterial infections [1-4,21-23].
An overview of pneumothorax in HIV-infected patients will be presented here. Reviews of the etiology and treatment of primary and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax are presented separately. (See "Primary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults" and "Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in adults".)
Although the cause of pneumothorax in patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is unclear, the major hypotheses have focused on tissue necrosis produced by the organism and a possible role of prophylactic treatment with aerosolized pentamidine.
Pneumocystis jirovecii — Several investigators believe that extensive tissue invasion within the alveolar interstitium is common in severe PCP, and is an important factor in causing necrosis and subsequent pneumothorax [24-28]. The following observations illustrate this point:
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- Beck JM. Pleural disease in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Clin Chest Med 1998; 19:341.
- Sepkowitz KA, Telzak EE, Gold JW, et al. Pneumothorax in AIDS. Ann Intern Med 1991; 114:455.
- Radhi S, Alexander T, Ukwu M, et al. Outcome of HIV-associated Pneumocystis pneumonia in hospitalized patients from 2000 through 2003. BMC Infect Dis 2008; 8:118.
- Coker RJ, Moss F, Peters B, et al. Pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. Respir Med 1993; 87:43.
- Byrnes TA, Brevig JK, Yeoh CB. Pneumothorax in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1989; 98:546.
- Renzi PM, Corbeil C, Chassé M, et al. Bilateral pneumothoraces hasten mortality in AIDS patients receiving secondary prophylaxis with aerosolized pentamidine. Association with a lower Dco prior to receiving aerosolized pentamidine. Chest 1992; 102:491.
- McClellan MD, Miller SB, Parsons PE, Cohn DL. Pneumothorax with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS. Incidence and clinical characteristics. Chest 1991; 100:1224.
- Newsome GS, Ward DJ, Pierce PF. Spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome treated with prophylactic aerosolized pentamidine. Arch Intern Med 1990; 150:2167.
- Shanley DJ, Luyckx BA, Haggerty MF, Murphy TF. Spontaneous pneumothorax in AIDS patients with recurrent Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia despite aerosolized pentamidine prophylaxis. Chest 1991; 99:502.
- Jules-Elysee KM, Stover DE, Zaman MB, et al. Aerosolized pentamidine: effect on diagnosis and presentation of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Ann Intern Med 1990; 112:750.
- Crawford BK, Galloway AC, Boyd AD, Spencer FC. Treatment of AIDS-related bronchopleural fistula by pleurectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 1992; 54:212.
- Gerein AN, Brumwell ML, Lawson LM, et al. Surgical management of pneumothorax in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Surg 1991; 126:1272.
- Goodman PC, Daley C, Minagi H. Spontaneous pneumothorax in AIDS patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986; 147:29.
- Fleisher AG, McElvaney G, Lawson L, et al. Surgical management of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg 1988; 45:21.
- Hoyt TL, Tarver RD. HIV, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, and pneumothoraces. Semin Respir Infect 2002; 17:315.
- Cabrera-Cordero JA, Adefna-Pérez RI, Leal-Mursulí A, et al. [Pneumothorax in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients]. Cir Esp 2008; 84:221.
- Floris C, Sulis ML, Bernascani M, et al. Pneumothorax in pleuropulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Med 1989; 87:123.
- Gurney JW, Bates FT. Pulmonary cystic disease: comparison of Pneumocystis carinii pneumatoceles and bullous emphysema due to intravenous drug abuse. Radiology 1989; 173:27.
- Doppman JL, Geelhoed GW, De Vita VT. Atypical radiographic features in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Radiology 1975; 114:39.
- Páldy L, Ivády G. Roentgenologic diagnosis of interstitial plasma cell pneumonia in infancy. Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1976; 43:99.
- Rivero A, Perez-Camacho I, Lozano F, et al. Etiology of spontaneous pneumothorax in 105 HIV-infected patients without highly active antiretroviral therapy. Eur J Radiol 2009; 71:264.
- Murry CE, Schmidt RA. Tissue invasion by Pneumocystis carinii: a possible cause of cavitary pneumonia and pneumothorax. Hum Pathol 1992; 23:1380.
- Saldana MJ, Mones JM. Cavitation and other atypical manifestations of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Semin Diagn Pathol 1989; 6:273.
- Travis WD, Pittaluga S, Lipschik GY, et al. Atypical pathologic manifestations of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Review of 123 lung biopsies from 76 patients with emphasis on cysts, vascular invasion, vasculitis, and granulomas. Am J Surg Pathol 1990; 14:615.
- Liu YC, Tomashefski JF Jr, Tomford JW, Green H. Necrotizing Pneumocystis carinii vasculitis associated with lung necrosis and cavitation in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1989; 113:494.
- Balachandran I, Jones DB, Humphrey DM. A case of Pneumocystis carinii in pleural fluid with cytologic, histologic and ultrastructural documentation. Acta Cytol 1990; 34:486.
- Eng RH, Bishburg E, Smith SM. Evidence for destruction of lung tissues during Pneumocystis carinii infection. Arch Intern Med 1987; 147:746.
- Gutierrez Y. The biology of Pneumocystis carinii. Semin Diagn Pathol 1989; 6:203.
- Metersky ML, Colt HG, Olson LK, Shanks TG. AIDS-related spontaneous pneumothorax. Risk factors and treatment. Chest 1995; 108:946.
- Bense L, Eklund G, Wiman LG. Smoking and the increased risk of contracting spontaneous pneumothorax. Chest 1987; 92:1009.
- Tumbarello M, Tacconelli E, Pirronti T, et al. Pneumothorax in HIV-infected patients: role of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and pulmonary tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 1997; 10:1332.
- Trachiotis GD, Vricella LA, Alyono D, et al. Management of AIDS-related pneumothorax. Ann Thorac Surg 1996; 62:1608.
- Vricella LA, Trachiotis GD. Heimlich valve in the management of pneumothorax in patients with advanced AIDS. Chest 2001; 120:15.
- Driver AG, Peden JG, Adams HG, Rumley RL. Heimlich valve treatment of Pneumocystis carinii-associated pneumothorax. Chest 1991; 100:281.
- Kimmel RD, Karp MP, Cascone JJ, Zinns JS. Talc pleurodesis during videothoracoscopy for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia-related pneumothorax. A new technique. Chest 1994; 105:314.
- Slabbynck H, Kovitz KL, Vialette JP, et al. Thoracoscopic findings in spontaneous pneumothorax in AIDS. Chest 1994; 106:1582.
- Horowitz MD, Oliva H. Pneumothorax in AIDS patients: operative management. Am Surg 1993; 59:200.
- Busch E, Barlam BW, Wallace J, Nealon TF. Intrapleural tetracycline for spontaneous pneumothorax in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Chest 1991; 99:1036.
- Read CA, Reddy VD, O'Mara TE, Richardson MS. Doxycycline pleurodesis for pneumothorax in patients with AIDS. Chest 1994; 105:823.
- Hnatiuk OW, Dillard TA, Oster CN. Bleomycin sclerotherapy for bilateral pneumothoraces in a patient with AIDS. Ann Intern Med 1990; 113:988.
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What are the unique challenges to managing a virtual team?
Virtual teams represent the next stage in the evolution of corporate organisations. Globalisation, downsizing, more flexible working practices and rapid advances in information technology has allowed and accelerated the need for businesses to span geographical and organisational boundaries (Merrick, 1996). A study of the meaning and characteristics of virtual teams shows how they meet the needs and challenges of this new workplace. However, the emergence of virtual teams radically alters the way organisations work and communicate. Virtual team management faces several new and complex chall…
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First Nations in the Cariboo region are close to reclaiming historical territory after coming to land-transfer agreements with the provincial government ahead of a Feb. 11 vote on ongoing treaty negotiations.
The Northern Secwepemc te Qelmucw (NStQ) represents four First Nations, including the Canim Lake Band, whose eligible members are voting today (Feb. 11) on a treaty Agreement-in-Principle being negotiated with British Columbia and Canada.
On Feb. 5, the parties released a statement on their “incremental treaty agreements” that could potentially see the transfer of up to 3,760 hectares of Crown land to Tsq’escen’ First Nation (Canim Lake), Stswecem’c/Xgat’tem First Nation (Canoe/Dog Creek), Xat’sūll First Nation (Soda Creek) and T’exelc First Nation (Williams Lake), in advance of a final treaty.
The land-transfer agreements are seen as a symbol of “goodwill” as negotiations proceed into the final stages.
The transfers are set to take place in two phases.
Phase 1 would begin after a successful ratification of the treaty Agreement-in-Principle and phase 2 would begin after a Final Agreement is concluded.
Canim Lake is set to receive 105.4 ha in two parcels after phase 1 and 648 ha in two parcels after phase 2.
According to the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, the incremental treaty agreements also include funding for construction of fencing to address the interests of cattle ranchers affected.
They are said to provide treaty-related benefits in advance of Final Agreements, which will likely take many more years to negotiate.
“We are pleased that British Columbia has recognized the many years of hard work and dedication that our people have put into a future of self-determination, going back over 100 years, and more recently since we entered the modern treaty process in 1993,” says Canim Lake Band Chief Mike Archie, who adds the incremental agreements are a “stepping stone” for building trust.
“This commitment gives us hope for our future by creating incentives to reach milestones and provide increased assurance over our lands, economic development and resources. We owe a debt of gratitude to our Canim Lake elders who began the process, and today honour those who have since passed on.”
John Rustad, the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, says he believes the agreements will help create jobs and economic opportunities for both First Nations and surrounding communities. “Incremental treaty agreements are made-in-B.C. innovations, and one of the many ways B.C. is partnering with First Nations to advance reconciliation, and economic and social development.”
The treaty negotiations with the federal and provincial governments cover a wide range of territory, governance and resources issues, and are considered a path toward greater self-determination for First Nations.
Close to 600 of the NStQ’s 2,500 members are eligible to vote in the Feb. 11 referendum.
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Some companies provide PTO that accrues on a monthly basis or is based on a certain number of hours worked. For example, employees may receive one day per month or 8 hours of leave that they can take off for any reason. “How much vacation time do employees get?” The answer is that it depends on the company or organization you’re employed by. There isn’t a set amount, because employers are not required to provide vacation leave either with pay or unpaid.
- Mixing classic sunscreen notes – coconut, banana, pineapple, orange blossom, with classic poolside notes – pool water, pool toy, swimsuit lycra.
- The very late sequel to the Griswold’s adventures even connects to the originals films but aims much lower.
- In nearly all countries worldwide, there are minimum requirements as to the annual leave that must be afforded to an employee .
- Week, she let Jess go right ahead to settle things while she stuck to the typewriter.
- On the one hand, unlimited time paid time off can increase employees’ feeling of control, accountability, and work engagement.
Specifically, it seems that after a https://www.lapulqueria.org/ employees consider a greater range of aspects of thoughts and avoid routine solutions as opposed to before going on vacation. Vacation, in English-speaking North America, describes recreational travel, such as a short pleasure trip, or a journey abroad. People in Commonwealth countries use the term holiday to describe absence from work as well as to describe a vacation or journey. Vacation can mean either staying home or going somewhere. Get out on a trip with your family, have fun with your friends. This is the best period of your life to learn and explore different places.
‘in Vacation’ Or ‘on Vacation’?
Probably the best part of the original film was that viewers could relate to going on https://www.wikipedia.org/s like the one shown in the film. It feels like a vacation that grew from a screenwriters head and not any kind of life experience. Gradually build up working times during your first week back at the office or resume work on Wednesdays instead of Mondays.
Now he’s grown up, has kids and marital woes of his own, and he’s got the brilliant (and easily marketable!) idea to do a retread of that original cross-country trip to Walley World. Exercise at the end of your last working day. Going to the gym after work will help you to mentally disengage from your work, get rid of stress hormones and prevent physical complaints during your first days off work. Each of these mechanisms serve as a mediating link between any form of leisure activities and subjective well-being.
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On the other hand, unlimited paid time off may set detrimental social processes in motion which could also lead to self-endangering work behaviors, long working hours, and exhaustion. Absence of formal rules may lead to newly emerging informal rules which are not communicated and can increase social conflicts. The researchers also argue that leave changes from an individual trading good into a collective good under unlimited leave policies. In a series of studies from 2010, 2012 and 2013, a team of researchers from the Radboud University Nijmegen analyzed the effects of vacations on subjective wellbeing in approximately 250 employees. The researchers examined vacations before, during and after their vacation. | <urn:uuid:3798d9ba-9448-474f-a92b-f3ff00913cf9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.lapulqueria.org/vacation-money-5.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00668.warc.gz | en | 0.949714 | 720 | 1.757813 | 2 |
Seated on a stool in front of the classroom, the distinguished professor emeritus begins class precisely on time, taking his students before God’s throne of grace. Despite his complaints about needing a clothing allowance to adapt to the new professional-casual dress code, he looks dapper in a suede jacket and open-collar shirt. Unflappable, clear-minded, and sharp-witted, Dr. Pentecost teaches from only his Bible, without notes, and with ever-new insight. Only his soft voice hints of his approaching ninetieth birthday.
Known for his legendary practice of teaching without notes, he explains that to avoid being drawn back to the same insights and prevented from receiving new ones, he no longer marks in his Bible, and he destroys his notes after each sermon he preaches. Thus the Holy Spirit starts fresh with him each time.
God’s path led Dr. Pentecost steadily from his staunch Presbyterian home in Pennsylvania through conservative Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. And then in a last-minute change of plans, complete with intercessory phone calls to Dallas two weeks before the beginning of the 1937 fall term, he enrolled in Dallas Theological Seminary. The then twelve-year-old school, which had just been renamed, was headed by President Lewis Sperry Chafer, who led a faculty of eight part-time teachers. “When I got here I learned that I was student number one hundred,”Dr. P. says. “So I have always thought that Dr. Chafer would have taken even a Shepherd dog to reach that number.”
During his college years at Hampden-Sydney, the nearby Presbyterian church in Farmville proved a popular Sunday evening gathering place for the men from the college and the coeds from the teacher-training institution. There Dwight met and courted Dorothy, the southern belle who became his beloved wife, the mother of his two daughters, and his dedicated partner in ministry for sixty-two years. He describes her illness and death in 2000 as “the most traumatic experience that a man in this life can go through.” Yet with steadfast faith he bears witness to God’s faithfulness to His children and the sufficiency of His grace even in such a loss.
A Life of Ministry
Dr. P.’s disciplined ministry began early. Following conferral of his ThM degree, he was offered two pastorates, one on the New Jersey coast and one in rural Pennsylvania. He chose the one that afforded more time for studying God’s Word. To retain his proficiency in Greek, theology, and Bible, he set aside two hours each morning, separate from sermon preparation, for study in those fields. He continued this practice even when his duties expanded to seven different messages every Sunday. Seven? “Adult Sunday school and worship, then Sunday school and worship for a nearby rural congregation, then a vespers service at a nursing home, and back for youth group and evening service,” Dr. P. explains.
The young pastor’s second church located him near Philadelphia. “After my first year at that church, I received a call from a desperate DTS alumnus, the president of Philadelphia Bible Institute, asking me to fill in on the PBI faculty. That got me started in the teaching business.” While continuing to pastor, he taught for eight years in three departments at the Institute. That assignment, particularly during the raging debate over the end times, convinced him to return to DTS for additional study. DTS president John Walvoord invited Dr. Pentecost to teach in three departments—theology, Greek, and Bible exposition—while he completed his ThD. This year marks Dr. P.’s fiftieth on the Dallas Seminary faculty.
When he celebrates his birthday on April 24, he will be teaching, at the request of the theology department, a course he has just designed on dispensationalism.
After joining the DTS faculty, he also pastored Grace Bible Church in North Dallas from 1955 through 1973. There the children lovingly would call out “P!” and run to him for a hug. Their horrified parents would say they could not call him “P” and suggested “Dr. P.” Many of those parents were Seminary students, which caused the nickname to spread quickly at the school as well.
For years Dr. P. has volunteered weekly at Luke’s Closet, a ministry that provides donated clothes free to DTS students. He does so because “some of the young men who come in are uncomfortable with a woman assisting them.” More than once he has helped a graduating student select a suit, taken it home for Dorothy to alter, and returned it to the man to wear when he preached at a prospective pastorate the following Sunday.
Dr. P's Seminary Family
In 2001, a year after Dorothy’s death, the Swiss Tower student residence hall opened on campus. At the special invitation of the Seminary board, Dr. Pentecost became the first occupant. With the influx of student families, Dr. P. became honorary grandfather and great-grandfather to dozens. Now dinner invitations pour in at such a rate that he can hardly keep up with his personally typed thank-you notes. His comfortable apartment is filled with Oriental rugs, antiques, paintings, clocks, and photographs. The antiques date to the time when he could afford to furnish his home only by finding cast-offs, sometimes literally in pieces, which he would then refurbish. Through it he became knowledgeable about old furniture and skillful at restoration. The clocks, likewise, he learned to repair. Today each is set at a slightly different time so that on the hour the chimes move successively through the rooms. Exotic accessories remind him of international travels in the course of his ministry. The art reflects exquisite taste, diligent study, and years of collecting. His photographs reveal his love for the Creator of all nature and, again, the eye of an artist.
Dr. P. still spends summers in his cabin in Young Life’s Colorado compound, located there because of his friendship with YL founder Jim Rayburn. From there Dr. P. speaks at various mountain retreats and conferences while avoiding the Dallas heat.
President Mark Bailey gleefully tells how, as academic dean, he doubled the dollar-a-year stipend of the “retired” distinguished professor emeritus of Bible exposition who teaches two courses each semester. After Dr. Bailey doubled the pay again the next year, Dr. P. called a halt, saying, “Enough is enough.”
Chancellor Charles Swindoll also loves to tease Dr. Pentecost, but, getting serious, he says, “The wonderful thing that I know, because I served as a sort of learner on his staff many years ago, is that behind the scenes he is everything you would wish him to be and see him to be in public. He is a man of remarkable depth and incredible commitment to Christ.”
“Dr. Pentecost has with rare skill dealt with many controversial issues, has met and solved many prophetic problems, and has provided in large measure the substance of the prophetic Word in systematic and theological form,” wrote Dr. John Walvoord in 1957 of Things to Come. He could have been describing the man as well as Dr. P.’s first book. The volume, which began as Dr. P.’s doctoral dissertation, has been in continuous publication since 1958, having sold over two hundred thousand copies. The beloved professor, pastor, and scholar has been in continuous service even longer as his students keep coming back for more.
Karen Gaye Giesen (MA[BS], 1998; MA/CE, 2000) is executive assistant to the director of the DTS Houston extension site.
Books by Dr. J. Dwight PentecostDr. Pentecost’s fifty-year tenure at Dallas Seminary has been fruitful. To purchase any of these books, visit www.dts.edu/bookcenter (*indicates out-of-print).
Prophecy for Today
Things to Come
Romanism in the Light of Scripture*
The Divine Comforter
Things Which Become Sound Doctrine
Designed to Be Like Him
Designed for Living
Your Adversary the Devil
Design for Discipleship
Life’s Problems—God’s Solutions
Will Man Survive?*
The Joy of Living
The Sermon on the Mount*
The Joy of Fellowship*
The Glory of God*
The Words and Works of Jesus Christ
A Harmony of the Words and Worksof Jesus Christ
The Parables of Jesus
Thy Kingdom Come
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Usually, ovarian stimulation can take up to 10 to 12 days for the follicles to reach maturity, size and do puncture or during intrauterine dissemination it can be scattered in this procedure. But usually the stimulation can take 10 to 12 days until it is time to pick up the oocytes.
Answer from: Scott Nelson, Professor
For most people, it’s an injection for about 10 to 11 days and it says from of daily injections and then having that egg retrieval 36 hours later. For most people it would be done within two weeks in total. Some people can take a little bit longer than that and might take out 18 – 19 days. Certainly most people by the time they’re getting up to 21 days and it’s not responding to drugs, that I think we’d be thinking about canceling the cycle and thinking about other strategies.
What is the timeframe for ovarian stimulation?
Ovarian stimulation is a treatment with the goal of obtaining a larger number of mature follicles than in a natural cycle. What does the ovarian stimulation look like? What are the key factors that it depends on?
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To help mark the release of the stamp honoring George H.W. Bush, the nation’s 41st commander in chief, here are six facts about presidential stamps.
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2. George Washington is the president of stamps. The nation’s first commander in chief has appeared on more than 300 different stamp issues, including one of the first U.S. stamps.
3. John Adams waited the longest before getting a stamp. A stamp honoring Adams, the nation’s second president, was issued in 1938 — 112 years after his death in 1826.
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DevOps Skill: Become a Yes-Man Who Frequently Uses No
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“Sometimes ‘No’ is the kindest word,” says Vironika Tugaleva, author of The Love Mindset.
The art of saying no is a skill you must have in DevOps.
A respectable DevOps specialist would know when to use affirmatives. However, a professional one would know how, when, and why to use them—and still, get some thumbs up.
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No matter how necessary it is to have a couple of Agile yes-men in the team, DevOps specialists must be kept an exception. Indeed, such an expert would be a proper piece of the puzzle only if you let them say “no.”
But don’t get me wrong; saying no in this context is different from refusing to acknowledge one’s responsibility. By contrast, it’s the type of “no” that prevents the mistakes an idle "yes" would create.
Dance to Your Tune and Say No to the Strange Rhythms
A DevOps engineer should know how to blend in with the current rhythms of the project. But hey, that doesn’t mean they have to dance with whatever song the team offers.
Simply stated, the next stage after the blending should be tuning the instruments. In fact, a professional DevOps specialist would start seeing the problems and try to solve them right away.
So, don’t allow the flow of current rhythms of the project to catch you off-beat. Take your time, get to know what’s what, and then offer some solutions.
A sudden change in the principles of a developmental process can only cause more harm than good. Therefore, try to set the ball-of-change rolling slowly and gradually.
That’s “Uh-Uh” for the Partial Automation and “Uh-Huh” for an All-or-None
The point of the automation process is to rescue your team and the project from manual tasks. So, saying no to partially-automated processes that still have a manual part or two is not an option.
“ Partial automation is not automation and you have to deal with it.”
It’s understandable that some believe that automation is in DevOps engineers’ blood. But to be frank, it’s just a DevOps skill that comes in handy when applied properly. And by "properly," I mean "completely."
When the specialists of your team are there to say nothing but yes, expecting satisfying results would not be logical. So, let them avoid unnecessary agreement—period.
But hey, before even thinking about the automation, get to know its proper mindset. Here’s what you need to know about the automation mindset when it comes to DevOps.
Nay with a Useless Process; Aye Aye, the Progress-Friendly One
As a surprise to no one, software development teams utilize various tools, procedures, APIs, etc. for certain tasks. So, I just need to clarify that it’s not a an absolute fact.
However, what I might suggest is an absolute fact is that some of the so-called developmental teams allow the tools and procedures to use them!
Yes, you read it just right. I’ve seen dozens of engineers who got bogged down due to having improper tools and procedures—and refuse to change for the better.
So, as a piece of friendly advice, never have unconditional faith in tools. Instead, bear in mind that they’re meant to be there for you so long as you find them useful. (BTW, having such an attitude towards tools is a stand-alone DevOps skill).
In brief, my engineer friend, say no to a tool/procedure that holds you back—no matter what.
A Make-It-Work Attitude Should Be Out of the Question with a DevOps Specialist
Once in a while I get into contact with teams that have a rigid mindset toward the flaws. These so-called result-oriented people only have the goal of solving issues. And the sad part is that there’s no room for preparing for the future in their mindset.
They opt to solve the problems as fast as possible without bothering to follow the proper documentation process. So they fall into the loop of repeating the solution-finding practice—though they’ve found them before.
A result-oriented team is the one that stumbles upon the same old problems with no failure. That is because such a team would only think about solving the current flaws without considering the future.
The results, however, may seem satisfying to such a team in the short-term. But the long-term upshot would only provoke annoyance.
If you’re expecting to get more from DevOps implementation results, read my article on Software Development: How to Make the Most Out of DevOps and Guarantee the Success.
Workarounds? Well, Yes and No
The title, I believe, is self-explanatory. In fact, workarounds are essential parts of creative modern problem-solving methods. However, they should not become your go-to.
If you consider workarounds as the permanent solutions for your developmental problems, you’ve created a new problem!
These sets of solutions are meant to lend a helping hand with a situation where extra time is a concern. So, you must use them as a temporary way out—and that’s that.
Using the first U-turn on the road to get back to the issues is a DevOps skill. So, avoid brushing the flaws under the carpet of workarounds! Instead, acknowledge your responsibility and find a real-world solution for them as soon as possible.
Do Not Spread Yourself Too Thin
DevOps experts are multi-taskers of the team—and it’s hard to knock that. But, multitasking differs from getting snowed under the unbearable number of tasks.
No matter how fun it may sound at first, having too many irons in the fire would ruin not only your career but also the future of the developmental project.
So, don’t overestimate anyone’s capability of handling several tasks at the same time. Otherwise, you’ll have to get used to out-of-the-blue issues to hold you back constantly.
Expert tip: In case you’re not the decision-maker, say “no” to a new task that seems to be more of a pain in the neck than real work.
On a Final NO-te
In conclusion, I would like to add that a well-played “no” is worth a hundred unnecessary yeses. That’s so because avoiding to get into some problems such as neglecting documentation or false/improper automation process would be your savior angel.
The type of “no” that I mentioned throughout this paper should not be considered as a negative word. In fact, you need to see it as the most positive word to save your projects.
The art of saying “no” is a vital DevOps skill that an engineer needs to be familiar with. And it’s the only way of dodging time- and resource-draining issues throughout the developmental processes.
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Dry fruit across the board rich in dietary fiber takes low gi foods is where the road of healthy snacking meet diet and moderating what you eat to keep your pants size from growing into the winter. What you may not know yet about dried fruits may save you countless pounds of body weight. From increasing the amount of times you chew your food helping your hold a full stomach longer to being able to stay within the bounds of your allowable blood sugar level, this is a dry fruit diet for you.
Often times there are more things to find out about the foods you eat as healthy snacks. In that respect, you can expect to gain nutrition with the dry fruit diet. Other than getting though the hunger preventing you from eating too much, i.e. not get fat, if you can stay in bounds fructose in dry fruit will work for your diet.
How to Dry Fruit Diet without packing on the pounds
Just as there are organic fruit diets that have put healthy fruits on the map in terms of natural foods that can help you lose weight, it is necessary to shed light on dried fruit that is said to be better at satisfying your appetite helping you get through dietary restrictions without biting down an a dietary fiber rich piece of rope.
Benefits chewing more in your diet
Dry fruit contains less water content than raw fruits making it necessary to chew more exercising your jaw and facial muscles than you would biting down into a succulent peach trying to keep juice from dripping off your face.
Eating dry fruit over raw fruit increases the number of bites required when eating. This is advantageous when looking at how your body goes from a state of hunger to being told that it's full. It is known that increasing the number of bites you take during a meal induces hunger satisfaction faster than swallowing your food.
Using knowledge of how the brain works to satisfy hunger can be an important tool when undergoing diet and exercise to slim down without starving. This is exactly how you too can eat less and still get full becoming the boss of your appetite, virtue that doesn't go out of fashion in dieting.
A healthy advantage with low-gi foods
Most fruits satisfy the criteria to be called a low-gi food. This has to do with the makeup of fruit found in sugar.
Fruit sugar in dry fruit, fructose, requires more time to be broken down than other simple sugars, which is thought to be the reason why dry fruit helps suppress appetite problems so easily keep your blood sugar level in check.
Understanding More about Dry Fruits to Save Your Diet!
Dry fruit contains dietary fiber to help food make it through your digestive system safely. What you might not be away of is that there are 2 types of dietary fiber.
The first is water soluble dietary fiber which is another amazing reason why dry fruit helps you achieve a state of fullness without eating too much.
Dietary fiber soluble in water is an essential nutrient that slows down digestion affecting the amount of energy your body absorbs in the process. Thus, by lengthening the amount of time food sits in your stomach you feel less hungry than you would without it.
The benefits of dried fruit doesn't stop at helping you remain full for longer periods of time lessening the chance that you will over eat. Water soluble dietary fiber is said to help remove bad cholesterol from your blood stream lowering blood pressure lessening the chance that you suffer from clogged arteries and other heart related diseases. As a whole, getting enough dietary fiber soluble in water is essential for lifelong health.
The second is insoluble dietary fiber that is said to be connected to how much you chew your food. When you bite down on something hard chewing not once, not twice… but multiple times preparing your food for save passage through your throat, it is said that eating this way prevents unnecessary binge like eating from becoming the cause for your weight gain.
This type of dietary fiber like the little figments that you see in your glass every so often require a relatively large amount of fluid and space during digestion leading to cleaner smooth bowel movements. When you lack insoluble dietary fiber in your diet there is an increased chance of developing constipation.
Simple Rule to Make Dieting On Dry Fruit Work for You
It doesn't matter how much dry fruit you put into your body as long as you keep it below 80 calories per day. Consuming more than this amount said to be the reasons why people gain weight while innocently eating fruit thinking that it's good for them.
People who have tried dieting on dry fruit know how hard it is trying to survive on dried fruit alone. That's why it is recommended that you mix it up a little topping your yogurt or cereal with dried fruit to keep things fresh and out of boredom.
Avoid unnecessary mixing of dry fruit with other foods. For example it is preferable that you refrain from eating dry fruit when consuming protein. Doing this would only upset the nutrient balance of your meal, something you don't want to happen when you are on a diet i.e. that means no raisins in your protein shake.
Types of Dry Fruits to Remember To Pick Up While At the Store
When you think of dried fruits what often comes to mind in your head is the picture of raisins sitting next a bowl of hot cereal ready to eat. It's time to start drawing new pictures in your mind moving on to the kings and queens of dry fruit. Here are a few dry fruits that you would be missing out on the next time you find yourself shopping.
- Dried Fig
- High in potassium and good at preventing high blood pressure. Calories in Dried Figs
- Rich in antioxidant for a natural antiaging effect minus constipation. Calories in Dried Prune
- Dried Mango
- Excellent source of vitamin A said help in cancer prevention
What Happens To When You Give Into the Taste Losing Control?
You would be in trouble if you didn't know that eating too much fruit isn't good for you and could be the reason why your metabolism is being thrown out of control not knowing how to handle the precious energy you supply your body with as we speak.
Staying ahead of the taste game
Although you may want to start eating try fruits as an alternative healthy snack, in the end all is sweets.
That's right! The next time you lie to yourself mauling over a bowl over dry fruit ask yourself what if what you are eating is a sweet are not and all will be revealed.
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My life goes on and on and I sink back again and again into the fears and lies that surround my attitude towards death. I cannot create an experience of death-- but can I not create this separation, this moment of existing in the presence of myself? And is this separation of pure awareness from all that I ordinarily take to be myself an analogy to what has been called-- in language which we no longer understand-- the separation of “soul” and “body” in the moment of actual death at the end of life.
Here perhaps we have found an opening, a chink in the armor of the problem of death.
In (A Sense of the Cosmos) I have maintained that as scientists we regard the universe in a way a literal-minded scholar regards a sacred book. The result is that instead of experiencing the unity of reality in our being, we live among concepts which preserve the fragmented world of appearances as it is structured by the egoistic personality. We live among intellectually resolved contradictions rather than among ideas that demand for their verification a deeper contact with our own inner life. The energies in the universe therefore pour through us as through a sieve. And that is what it means to live at the level of the animal. It is also what it means to be “mortal.” The quality of our thinking has its influence upon the sort of experience we search for, which in turn eventually influences the way the forces of the universe move in us. This in turn determines whether we live the extraordinary life of a normal (microcosmic) man whose destiny, we are told, does not end with the death of the body, or whether we die as animals die.
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World's largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has agreed to invest 1.11 billion euros (US$1.4 billion) in chip equipment maker ASML in return for a 5 percent stake, and to bankroll research and development of future technology.
In a press release Sunday, TSMC announced it joined ASML's customer co-investment program, aimed at "accelerating the development and industrialization of key next-generation semiconductor manufacturing technologies".
The company added that this included extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology and 450-millimeter lithography tools. ASML's machines perform a key step in the process of making computer chips called lithography, and fast-tracking the development of such technology could ultimately help slash production costs.
"One of the biggest challenges facing [integrated circuit] scaling today is how to effectively control the escalating wafer manufacturing cost," said Shang-yi Chiang, TSMC’s executive vice president and co-chief operating officer, in the statement.
Chiang added that TSMC was confident its investments would help the industry control wafer cost, and therefore "protect the economic viability of Moore’s Law". Moore's Law refers to the observation that the number of transistors on integrated circults doubles about every two years, based on the history of computing hardware.
In ASML's own press statement, the company's CEO Eric Meurice welcomed TSMC to its co-investment program and emphasized that the technologies being invested in would "benefit the entire industry and are not restricted to our co-investment partners".
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Set Your Alarm For 2AM To Catch Tonight's Full Lunar Eclipse
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Tonight, April 15, 2014, at 2:00 a.m. ET, Earthlings in the United States will have the pleasure of witnessing a total lunar eclipse. The sun, Earth, and moon will align perfectly, causing the moon to turn red.
When a full moon drifts into Earth's shadow, called the umbra, a total eclipse takes place. The moon looks red on Earth because the sun's light filters through the Earth's atmosphere before hitting the moon's surface. Normally, the sun's white light would head straight to the moon, making it appear white. However, when the light hits Earth first, our atmosphere filters out the longer wavelengths of light, the blue, and lets most of the shorter wavelengths, like red, pass through. It's the same principle that gives our sky its blue color.
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The eclipse will be visible from all over the U.S., weather permitting. The moon will first enter earth's shadow at 2:00 a.m. and be red for a full hour. If it's cloudy in your neighborhood, you can watch live coverage of the event on the Slooh Space Telescope. Slooh will also be covering Mars' closest approach to Earth, coincidentally on the same night of April 14, starting at 10:00 p.m.
This total eclipse will be the first of four in the upcoming year and a half, known as a tetrad, according to a NASA press release. This is a special event. Though there is usually a lunar eclipse once every six months, they aren't normally all full eclipses.
"During the 21st century, there are nine sets of tetrads," but some centuries have no tetrads at all, said a video by NASA.
After this month's full moon, the next of the tetrad will glow red on Oct. 8, 2014. Then on April 4, 2015, and Sept. 28, 2015. Amazingly, all four of the eclipses will be visible from at least some part of the U.S.
The view from the moon for the full eclipse will be even better. If you were standing on the moon, looking at Earth, you'd see the view in the GIF below. As the planets align, the Earth hides the sun. "The rim of the planet seems to be on fire," said the NASA Video. "As you scan your eye around Earth's circumference, you're seeing every sunrise and every sunset in the world. All of them. All at once."
To learn more about the eclipses, check out the cool Science@NASA video below:
- Here's How To Know If You Will Be Able To See Tonight's Eclipse
- Set Your Alarm For 2AM EDT To Catch Tonight's Full Lunar Eclipse
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Psychologists, economists, criminologists and parents routinely tell us that past performance is the best predictor of future behavior. Only in politics is that adage routinely ignored – and no more so that when liberals/progressives find past performance an inconvenient barrier to their goals. Let’s look at just the past week.
President Barack Obama, in pursuit of his legacy as the “peace president” and Secretary of State John Kerry, in pursuit of his legacy as a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, have conceded virtually every point of contention to reach an agreement with Iran regarding deferral of construction of nuclear weapons.
In order to achieve that Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry have chosen to ignore the fact that Iran has lied, cheated, and dissembled with regard to every provision of every agreement that they have signed since the rise of the ayatollahs and the imposition of the murderous form of Islam imposed on the Persian people. Every element of the agreement relies on verification but Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry have agreed that inspections will be carried out by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency which has consistently demonstrated that it lacks the resources, expertise and will power to enforce provisions with regard to both Iran and North Korea. It is not going to be inspectors from the United States that challenge Iran’s despotic regime; rather it is going to be the barely able IAEA. Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry have also agreed with a wink and a nod to limited compliance inspections of military sites in Iran despite the fact that it is on these military bases that virtually all of the research and development for nuclear weapons and their delivery systems have occurred.
Yes, Mr. Obama will achieve his legacy as the “peace president” but he will stand beside other notable appeasers such as Neville Chamberlain, Jimmy Carter and Marshal Phillipe Petain and, in retirement, he will watch Iran acquire and multiply a nuclear arsenal. Mr. Kerry will achieve his legacy but in doing so he will share the blame with Mr. Obama and join other famous appeasers (e.g. Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Cordell Hull) and murderous villains such as Yassir Arafat as Nobel Peace Prize winners. And both leave the American public to confront a hostile and nuclear armed Iran.
But Mssrs. Obama and Kerry are not alone. The European Union has announced an agreement in which they will extend an additional $96 Billion in loans to Greece. Greece’s debt load prior to the ascension of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his socialist Syriza party was 180 percent of Greece’s 2014 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $237.6 Billion. That debt load increased by nearly $20 Billion as a result of the near collapse of the Greek economy because of Mr. Tspiras’ refusal to bargain in good faith with Greece’s creditors. Add now to that the $96 Billion in future loans from the European Union countries and the International Monetary Fund (funded in large part by the United States) and Greece’s debt will exceed a half a trillion dollars and double its GDP.
This agreement was reached in spite of the long, consistent and irresponsible history of Greece to spend in excess of its revenues. Virtually all of that spending is in support of its welfare state and its generous public employment (approximately 27% of its workforce). The leaders of the European Union have long known of Greece’s economic irresponsibility. They turned a blind eye on Greece’s “cooked books” showing that Greece’s annual deficits were less than three percent and that its total debt was less than sixty percent of GDP – the standards for admission to the European Union and the use of the Euro. Audits occurring shortly after Greece’s admission demonstrated that Greece has never been in compliance with the requirements for use of the Euro.
But instead of booting Greece from the European Union and forcing it out of the use of the Euro, European leaders began a series of loans to prop up Greece’s government and economy in exchange for promises of economic reform – including spending, government employment and welfare benefits. A succession of Greek governments have ignored these promises and continued to blow through every dime it has been lent and more. Rather the righting the Greek economy, the situation has grown materially worse.
A recent Wall Street Journal article by Simon Nixon noted:
“Even if a new program can be agreed, what are the chances it will be implement effectively? Previous Greek government signed up to ambitious programs only to resist measures demanded by creditors; instead they consistently opted to hit fiscal targets through growth sapping tax increases on an already narrow tax-base rather than cut spending, corruption or overhaul public administration.
“Mr. Tsipras’s record suggests he will make similar choices. His proposal to try to unlock bailout funding consistent almost entirely of tax rises. Nor has he shown any appetite for overhauling Greece’s dysfunctional public administration.”
So bad is the Greek economy most non-government economists believe that Greece cannot avoid an eventual default, albeit now at a greater amount and with a greater impact on its creditor nations. But in spite of this consistent and demonstrable record the European leaders have continued down the same path in order to avoid acknowledging their previous mistakes.
And finally, two new recent revelations regarding former Secretary of State and current candidate for president, Hillary Clinton remind us of three decades of Ms. Clinton’s deceit and dishonesty. First, Ms. Clinton denied that she had ever been subpoenaed by a congressional committee regarding her role in Benghazi whereupon Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) produced the subpoena demonstrating the Ms. Clinton has again lied. And second, recently released documents by the State Department demonstrated that, contrary to Ms. Clinton’s assertions, she was aware that the intelligence community had almost immediately determined the attack on Benghazi was undertaken by Islamic extremists – including elements of al-Qaida – and was unrelated to the bogus video claimed to be the source of the attack by Ms. Clinton and the White House. The documents not only demonstrate that Ms. Clinton’s claims were false but that she participated in creating the false narrative.
Ms. Clinton has a nearly three decade history of lying regarding nearly every aspect of her public life. She has served as the conduit of enrichment in pay for play scandals involving herself and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, stretching back to his days as attorney general and then governor of Arkansas and stretching through his presidency and her service as a senator and Secretary of State. The Clinton’s have accumulated a staggering amount of wealth in a very short period of time without producing a single usable product other than influence peddling. The endless parade of rich people, corporations and nations providing cash and benefits to the Clintons at times when critical government decisions rest in their hands puts the Clintons in the same league as Manuel Noriega, Daniel Ortega, Vladmir Putin and the Castro brothers who have used their positions in government to enrich themselves en extremis.
And despite this demonstrable history, Ms. Clinton is on track to become the Democrat nominee in 2016. She may well be elected President not because of her accomplishments but because she fits a narrative of the liberal/progressive agenda that it is “her turn” – emphasis on the gender.
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Lupus erythematosus (lupus) is a disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and damages healthy tissues of the skin, joints and internal organs. A study has found that women who suffer from this disease can take oral contraceptives safely without any complications like increased risk of flares, or periods of increased disease activity, that characterize the disease.
The study was funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
AdvertisementThe entire study can be described as stated by the researchers as a 15-center study of 183 women with inactive or stable lupus. The women who were taking oral contraceptives (triphasic 35 µg.ethinylestradiol/0.5-1 mg norethindrone for twelve 28-day cycles) had no statistically significant difference in the occurrence of flares than those taking a placebo. Severe flares occurred in about 7 percent of the women, regardless of whether they received oral contraceptives or placebo. A severe flare was defined by several criteria, including the presence of new or worsening central nervous system involvement; inflammation of the blood vessels, kidneys and/or muscles; and/or blood problems, including low platelet count and destruction of the red blood cells.
As put by the authors of the study, "There are settings in which estrogens might provide benefit. Among women with lupus there is a high elective abortion rate - approaching 23 percent of pregnancies - which may reflect a failure of the birth control method used or the absence of an adequate birth control program."
In the words of NIAMS Director Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D, "Estrogen, as used in this study, appears to be safe in the majority of women with stable disease.This research brings us another step forward in improving quality of life for people with rheumatic disease." | <urn:uuid:37176548-6f20-4be8-819e-f827c5708fbf> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=6642 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284405.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00036-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943299 | 400 | 3.03125 | 3 |
JAWS: Introduction (Text Version)
This software may not be exciting for a visual user, because it is intended for people with visual deficits, therefore it is primarily auditory. The majority of the information I will be talking about utilizes the keyboard, as JAWS users mainly utilize the keyboard to navigate.
To use JAWS, on a computer on which it has been installed, begin by clicking the JAWS icon located on the computer desktop. A box will appear and can be minimized, but do not close this window, as if it is closed, the JAWS application will no longer be running.
Next, press the Windows key on the keyboard to access the start menu. Then, the arrows on the keyboard can be used to navigate to a desired program, and [Enter] can be pressed to select that program.
If I were to execute the keyboard commands to launch Microsoft Word, JAWS would speak the following :
"To navigate press up or down arrow. Files and Settings Transfer Wizard eight of eight, Tour Windows XP seven of eight, Adobe Reader 8 six of eight, Microsoft Office Word 2007 Enter, leaving menus."
Once a program has been selected, JAWS will continue reading everything on that page from top to bottom. You can press the [Ctrl] key at anytime to silence JAWS.
First, JAWS announces each character you type, so, if you were to type “Hello Everyone!”, JAWS would say the following: "H-e-l-l-o [space] E-v-e-r-y-o-n-e [exclaim]"
JAWS will read what you have typed by pressing [Insert] and the right or left arrow keys. JAWS will also read what you have typed if you highlighting the text. Also, when a letter is capitalized, the pitch is higher to indicate the capitalization.
Here is an example of this by my typing “Bye!”: "B-y-e [exclaim]"
Next, we will be discussing using JAWS on the Internet. To access Internet Explorer, or FireFox, press the Windows button on the keyboard, then navigate to a desired browser using the arrow keys. Press [Enter] to select the desired browsing program. It is important to note that you need to have a general idea of what you are looking for on the webpage, and to become familiar with the page.
Pressing [Insert] and [F7], at the same time, tells you how many links are on that page, and gives a display box listing each of them. This menu has the following options under Display, and can list the links in any of the following ways:
- It can list all the links on the page
- It can list the links you have visited only
- It can list the links you have not visited
You can also choose the way you want the links to be sorted, under Sort Links. They can be sorted in the order they would be tabbed through on the page, or in alphabetical order.
If you know the name of the link you are looking for, you can press the key on the keyboard that corresponds with the first letter in the name of the link. You can also use the [Tab] key to navigate through the links.
Lastly, pressing [Alt] and [D] at the same time will take you to the address bar so that you can enter URLs. Enter a desired URL and press [Enter]. As in the word processor, JAWS will also announce each character you type in the search field.
Should you need technical assistance your first option is to use the Help function located in JAWS, or you could contact JAWS support at (800) 444-4443.
If you are in a WVU computer lab you can request help from the lab staff, in addition to the previously mentioned options. If you are on the Morgantown campus, you can email firstname.lastname@example.org or call (304) 293-7661 and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
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The Gotthard shrine
The Gotthard shrine is one of the oldest remaining relic shrines of the Middle Ages. The Gotthard shrine came into being circa1140.
The Gotthard shrine is designed like a beautiful palace. Its oak core is covered in gilted silver plates and decorated with figures and jewels. The interior contains the remains of the holy Gotthard, who, as Bernward’s successor, was the Bishop of Hildesheim from 1022 to 1038. The shrine is in the Cathedral crypt over his grave.
On the long sides, there are twelve figures of the apostles that are fully carved. The front sides show Christ between Mary and John the Baptist and, on the other side, the holy Gotthard, flanked by Bishop Bernhard and another bishop who has not yet been identified. However, the previously unidentified cleric to Gotthard’s left could be Hermann of Thuringia, to whom the cult of Gotthard in the Cathedral demonstrably owes its impetus.
The shrine was opened in 2009 in order to remove the relics and investigate them. The precious materials that enveloped the relics were restored in the Abbegstiftung (Switzerland). The shrine was analysed and documented from a material, technical and historical perspective. The investigations carried out using the latest technical procedures shed light on the condition of the shrine and served as the basis for its restoration. | <urn:uuid:fd5a900d-da2b-4dcf-bfac-19e3771d6126> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.dom-hildesheim.de/en/content/gotthard-shrine | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.968909 | 293 | 3.140625 | 3 |
Electric vehicle maker Tesla will soon deliver its cars to Australian roads. This promises to change both the type of cars we drive and potentially the way we buy them.
Tesla remains a relative oddity in the US auto market. It is on target to sell around 35,000 cars in 2014, in comparison to GM’s 10 million. But Tesla’s market capitalisation (which is a shade below US$30 billion) is around two-thirds of GM’s – so the pundits see plenty of upside for its EV technology.
Interestingly, it is not just Tesla’s cars and its pioneering technology that have captured the interest of many industry observers, but also its challenge to traditional industry selling practices.
Tesla’s new generation cars
Tesla was founded in 2003, and has been led by Elon Musk since 2004. The South-African born Musk is in the mould of Howard Hughes. He made more than US$100 million as a major shareholder in PayPal (which eBay later acquired), parlaying this into a cornerstone investment in Tesla and another company involved in space exploration, SpaceX.
While the word “eccentric” may be too strong for Musk, he is certainly unbound by convention. For Tesla, Musk has chosen to bypass the traditional automotive retail model in the US. His distribution business model markets its cars directly to consumers. This is generally done through gleaming showrooms in upmarket retail malls – somewhat akin to Apple’s stores with their (ahem) “Genius Bars”.
Surprisingly for some, Tesla’s retail distribution model has been subject to legal challenge in the US. Legislation in many American states tightly regulates the manner in which cars are sold. This legislation was instituted to protect auto retailers from the market power of the auto makers, but has provided the basis of numerous legal appeals aimed at requiring Tesla to adopt a franchise dealer network much like its competitors.
In essence, a move by Tesla to sell cars directly to consumers sets a worrying precedent for many US auto retailers. They can see the possibility of other new entrant car makers (or worse, legacy car makers like GM and Ford) completely bypassing them, eroding their margins and destroying their industry’s viability.
Direct to customers – a better way of selling?
The rise of the internet has caused the role of retail franchisees in many industries to decline in importance. Once an important conduit for information, most customers can now access extensive comparative information online.
In Australia we’ve seen a number of similar approaches, including by furniture firms Matt Blatt and Natuzzi. Here, customers visit company-owned showrooms, but order and have their products delivered direct from the factory.
This approach has reduced inventory and wastage. It also cuts out the retail intermediary level, with its markups and margins. It’s an attractive model for companies like Tesla with strong brand awareness and loyal customers.
Recently, large US-based clothing retailers like Macys have slashed their shipping fees for products sent from their US-based warehouses to Australia. Firms like Kogan have established business models that link Asian factories to Australian consumers, entirely bypassing brands, wholesalers and retailers. Similarly, in grocery retailing, branded manufacturers’ margins are being targeted by retailers like Aldi and Coles who are going directly to generic producers for their own-branded products.
Creative destruction of business models
What we are seeing, from Tesla and elsewhere, is the terminal decline of many of the business models we’ve become accustomed to. Like any major change, this will have both positive and negative impacts – depending on where you stand.
For Australian car buyers, the entrance and potential success of Tesla’s retail distribution model should put downward pressure on Australian car prices. Australians pay among the highest prices in the world for new cars (after controlling for tax variations). In many Australian capitals, car dealers have been outdoing themselves to create ostentatious showrooms, passing on these costs by adding among the highest dealer margins in developed economies. The key problem is no-one asked the customer if they wanted all of the fripperies, or would prefer a lower price.
With a new Model S costing around A$90,000, Tesla is not operating in the discount car market, but a likely trajectory for the Australian automotive retail industry will be the growth of business model innovations that bypass expensive wholesale and retail arrangements. New (and small) entrants like Tesla may be pioneers in this respect, but it’s likely a large player will follow suit once the economics and consumer acceptance of this way of buying cars becomes established. | <urn:uuid:b365a86a-ee59-4674-a6f3-87ae65792182> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://theconversation.com/when-tesla-takes-hold-in-australia-your-car-dealer-wont-like-it-33404 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280929.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00428-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.956353 | 957 | 2.109375 | 2 |
(1917 - 2005)
Sally Glenn was active/lived in California. Sally Glenn is known for watercolor painting.
Biography Sally Glenn
“Sally Glenn was born in Los Angeles, California in 1917. She is a native daughter as far back as her great grandparents. She received her Art training at U.C.L.A. where, after 4 years, she graduated with honors in art and a teaching credential in art. She married and has 3 children; however, she always continued to paint and do some sculpturing. She is known principally for her watercolors but works in all mediums.
Her awards are: 1st prize in Watercolor at the Los Angeles County Fair, 1960;
Award for Watercolor in the Pasadena Society of Artists Annual at the Pasadena Museum 1956, 1957; the Pearl Guenther Award for Figurative Painting in 1959 in Women Painters of the West; 1st Prize in Watercolor in San
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Dr Marion Cambridge
Marion is a marine plant ecophysiologist specializing in the ecology of temperate seagrasses from the southern half of Australia. Her interests include the effects of human pressures on seagrasses (particularly eutrophication), growth and nutrient dynamics, repair of damaged seagrass systems through habitat restoration and natural recovery, clonal growth and seedling recruitment. Marion has had a long interest in linking eco-physiological traits of individual species to their tolerance of a range of environmental factors, particularly the gradient in wave energy and sedimentation on the southwestern Australian coast. Recent work has included effects of salinity and brine on seagrass physiology in relation to discharge of desalination brines into seagrass environments. | <urn:uuid:ee044b9f-0b3a-45ba-ad49-52d227510202> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.seagrassresearch.net/marion-cambridge | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00268.warc.gz | en | 0.932804 | 154 | 1.679688 | 2 |
Our most recent posts have focused on the concept of an Architectural Control Committee (ACC). We explored the basis for forming an ACC, and the typical size/structure of the Committee. Now let’s forge ahead and discuss the actual scope of responsibilities that the ACC will be tasked with undertaking, and how it will function.
The primary role of the ACC will be to provide oversight to the Association by ensuring that any exterior modification or alteration initiated by an Owner is aesthetically pleasing and in keeping with the character of the neighborhood. Those type of projects would include (but are not limited to) the following:
Installation of outbuildings/sheds
Expansion/addition to the footprint of home or garage
Pergolas and patios
Driveway/parking pad expansions
Repainting house (particularly when changing original/existing colors)
Significant landscaping alterations/additions (typically defined as impacting over 25% of yard)
Reroofing (particularly when converting product type i.e. shake shingle to asphalt shingle or tile)
It is equally important to take note of activities that the ACC won’t or shouldn’t have any influence over. Short of unusual circumstances involving shared wall communities (townhomes/condominiums) the ACC will NOT involve itself with interior residential modifications/remodels. Nor will it concern itself with rear yard landscaping improvements that are not visible from the front street view and/or situated behind a fence.
There are no “hard and fast” rules defining the specific scope of what the ACC should or should not involve itself with, but the aforementioned guidelines provide starting point from which an individual ACC can expand (or contract) its influence. Exercise good judgement, and focus on the areas of your community that will most impact value.
We have all heard the horror stories about HOA’s and ACC’s that attempted to insert themselves into the lowest level of minutia in their community. Don’t become one of “those” ACC’’s – set reasonable expectations for the level of involvement required and define those guidelines in writing that your Owners can understand. Doing so will ensure that your Committee serves a meaningful and (believe it or not) appreciated role setting the structure of a well-run HOA.
Coming up, we will focus on the internal tools an ACC needs to operate smoothly, including well defined standards/guidelines and clearly communicated methods for Owners to submit projects for review and approval. | <urn:uuid:4ad9a131-3ec6-4915-b9f8-b0bc08145adc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hoalife.com/blog/architectural-control-committee-acc-part-3 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570879.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808213349-20220809003349-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.936461 | 520 | 1.539063 | 2 |
There are nearly 2000 international students from more than 110 countries that attend Temple University every year.
There are language barriers, students can get homesick, and sometimes it’s difficult to adapt to new cultures. Temple University tries to make it a little easier for students to adapt.
“My office is responsible for issuing the documents that allow students to get a Visa and come here to study in a student status. Once they are here we assist them with anything that they need,” said Joan McGinley, Interim Director of International Student and Scholar Services.
International Student and Scholar Services devote themselves to provide an array of services for all international students.
“I was very shy like most international students before I came to Temple. Over the few years of studying, I gained a lot of professional knowledge and developed my leadership,” said Xiqing Xu, an international student and teaching assistant in the finance department. “Temple University has a lot of friendly professors. And also the students are really welcoming and nice enough to help others… And that was also the reason why I became a TA; because I want to help other students as well.”
This semester, Xu acts as Vice President of Ascend, a student professional organization through the Fox School of Business.
“Temple has so many organizations like Ascend that welcome international students and offer additional help. Ascend had international student workshops to help students to explore their future careers after graduation,” said Xu.
To make an appointment with International Student and Scholar Services, students can go to https://tutortrac.adminc.temple.edu/ to schedule an appointment at their office, located at 1415 N Broad Street. Walk ins are also accepted.
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Release Date: 10 July 2009
Release ID: 4194
Leading trade body the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed findings from the House of Commons Transport Select Committee that a third runway at Heathrow would reduce wasted fuel emissions from ‘stacking’ – where planes wait mid-air for landing space. Greater runway capacity will also reduce noise from planes circling overhead, creating a more ambient local environment.
Christopher Snelling, FTA’s Head of Global Supply Chain Policy, said:
"We absolutely agree with the Transport Select Committee that a third runway would reduce stacking, in turn reducing fuel wastage, which is currently an appalling and pointless cost to the environment. Without a third runway, Heathrow will become far less relevant to global air freight and put our domestic economy at a huge disadvantage in the face of better-equipped Continental rivals.
"Anti-runway protesters may argue that making Heathrow uncompetitive is a good thing but they are not looking at the big picture. Restricting Heathrow will achieve no emissions benefits to the environment as the flights will simply go to another hub outside the UK, and it’s not as if there isn’t a lack of choice."
Since 1990, Heathrow’s list of destinations has declined from over 220 to around 180, simply due to congestion. As Heathrow has become less viable as Europe’s major hub airport its more capacious Continental rivals have been growing and thriving: Schipol Airport (Amsterdam) boasts five runways, Charles de Gaulle (Paris) has four and so too will Main airport (Frankfurt), all of which now run around 240 destinations.
The report states that Heathrow currently operates at 99 per cent capacity, putting its efficient running under incredible strain.
"Of course, the overall environmental impact of aviation does need to be addressed. However, this can be achieved without jeopardising Heathrow’s status as one of Europe’s main hub airports, with an emissions trading scheme."
59 Piccadilly Manchester M1 2AQ
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I try to delete the slivers that appeared when I have merged some polygons.
For the CASE 1, no problem I fill the gap with:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sliver_killer(geometry,float) RETURNS geometry AS $$ SELECT ST_BuildArea(ST_Collect(a.geom)) as final_geom FROM ST_DumpRings($1) AS a WHERE a.path = 0 OR (a.path > 0 AND ST_Area(a.geom) > $2) $$ LANGUAGE 'sql' IMMUTABLE; UPDATE merged SET geom = sliver_killer(geom,50::float);
A function that fill all the gaps smaller than x square meter.
BUT for the CASE 2, when the small gaps are "open" I can't manage to fill those gaps.
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Go to my northeastern.edu site for the software tools and web development information that was formerly posted on this site.
There you will find:
Each student in CS 4000 Senior seminar is expected to do the following:
Each student should learn sufficient HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to build a quality web site.
Experiments in CSS
Here are some experiments in CSS that I worked on when I was trying to figure out the nuances of this language.
The first 3 links show the experiments and the last link provides access to all source code.
The second experiment comes from §11.3 of the book by Lie & Bos:
Håkon Wium Lie & Bert Bos, Cascading Style Sheets DESIGNING FOR THE WEB, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005.
This experiment is an homage by Lie & Bos to Jan Tschichold.
Personal Web Sites at CCIS
You may create personal web sites that respond to a web address that starts with:
The trick is to create a directory named
at the top-level of your Linux home directory. The period
in front of
www is essential.
The Linux web server software will map the contents of the
.www directory to the web address given above.
Notice that the web address does not mention
You should create a home page with one the file names
index.htm at the top
.www directory. This is the page that
will be served if no other page or directory on your site is
mentioned. This page should lead a viewer to all other work
that you post.
For more details, see the following HowTo page from systems:
Note that it is fine to host your web site for this course on some other server besides the college Linux server. Be sure that I am given the link to the site you post.
Loading Files on Your Web Site
If you use the college Linux server for your web site, you
can get to your Linux home directory and thence to the
.www directory from either a Linux box or
a PC in the lab. This may suffice for your needs.
If you want to create your web site initially on your own machine and later load files remotely, you may need to have Secure File Transfer Protocol client software, that is, an SFTP client.
The best free SFTP client for Windows that I have found is:
I have less experience with SFTP clients for a Mac. A free SFTP client that was highly recommended to me is:
Another option for $29 is Fetch which has a long history in the Mac world:
Student Sites Fall 2010
Student Appointment Schedule
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.lk Domain Registration
- 1 Year 37.00 USD
- 2 Years 72.52 USD
- 5 Years 175.75 USD
- 10 Years 333.00 USD
Registration Time Frame
No Details Are Individual .lk domain registrations allowed?
Yes Details Company or legal entities registrations allowed for .lk?
Yes Details Are there requirements, documents, or information needed for .lk?
Yes Details Are some .lk domain names restricted?
No Details Does .lk domain have a special use?
Yes Details Other information I need to know about .lk?
No Details Are there any additional fees for .lk?
No Details Do I need a trademark/brand name to register .lk?
No Details WHOIS Privacy service available?
Trustee / Proxy service offered? Fees? No Details
.lk Domain FAQ
.lk General FAQ
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country located off the coast of the Indian Subcontinent. It is a strategic naval link between West Asia and Southeast Asia and it has an estimated population of approximately 20 million people. The official languages are Sinhala and Tamil.
The economy of Sri Lanka is based largely on free market structure, and it is supported by tourism, tea export, cpr144449003101 clothing and agriculture. There is also a significant contribution to foreign exchange through overseas employment, particularly in the Middle East.
Why should I buy a .lk domain name?
Sri Lanka has a growing economy, and the influx of new business into the area provides an opportunity to capitalize on the needs of the emerging consumer and cpr144449003101 commercial markets. The .lk extension is ideal for companies based in the region to help present a professional image and show your commitment to the region to local customers.
What name can I register?
Names should not include trademarks of other parties or words which are not permitted in business names, unless the applicant is legally entitled to use such words. Names which are offensive, obscene, or may confuse or grossly mislead the public, should not be selected.
The following section describes the names that will not be allowed in the registry.
Any name which in the opinion of the Registrar suggests or is calculated to suggest, the patronage of the President or connection with the Government or any Government Department, Municipality or other Local Authority or with any society or body incorporated by an Act of Parliament, unless the applicant provides evidence that use of such name has been approved by the relevant Government Authority.
Top level domains (eg. com.lk, co.lk, org.lk, or.lk, net.lk, ne.lk, etc.. ) and proposed new Global Top Level Domains.
Towns, provinces and abbreviations there of. (eg. colombo.lk, kandy.lk, western.lk, cmb.lk, etc..)
Names that may be offensive, obscene, or grossly misleading to any accepted religion, race, culture or tradition of Sri Lanka.
Generic names. Some cpr144449003101 names considered generic are:
Professions (eg. lawyer.lk, doctor.lk, etc..)
Internet Services (eg. internet, mail.lk, www.lk, web.lk, ftp.lk, etc..)
Other generic terms...
They are not registered under .lk, but may be registered under open second levels or to organizations,or associations which represent the relevant industry as a whole. However,any generic name starts with "e " or "e-" could be accepted.
Eg: e 'generic'.lk or e-'generic'.lk
What is the registration term allowed for .lk domain names?
The minimum term for .lk cpr144449003101 domain names is 1 year(s).
Can anyone register a .lk domain name?
NoAre Individual .lk domain registrations allowed?
YesCompany or legal entities registrations allowed for .lk?
YesAre there requirements, documents, or information needed for .lk?Company registration number, any country. Domain name should be related to company/brand name. Make sure the registrant/company name is correct as changes are not allowed to Registrant name.
YesAre some .lk domain names restricted?Violating rights of third parties, names and activities that are obscene, offensive, or confusing are prohibited. See FAQs for complete restrictions.
NoDoes .lk domain have a special use?
YesOther information I need to know about .lk?2 and 3 letter domain names, as well as some domains considered 'special’ by the registry have premium pricing. Please contact email@example.com if you are interested.cpr144449003101
NoAre there any additional fees for .lk?
NoDo I need a trademark/brand name to register .lk?
NoWHOIS Privacy service available?
Yes.lk Trustee / Proxy service offered? Fees?
Don't Have All of These Requirements for Sri Lanka .lk? Our trustee service provides the required local contact information. Note: Registration for 2 years may be required on some extensions.
Available at Checkout
.lk Trustee / Proxy Fee: per
.lk Trustee / Proxy Setup Fee:
How long does it take to register my .lk domain name?
The domain registration time frame for .lk during general availability is 2 Weeks. .lk is not cpr144449003101 expected to launch until 2 Weeks. Once launched, a registration time frame will be available.
What are the characters and valid character lengths for .lk domain names?
Domain Names must:
- have minimum of 4 and a maximum of 63 characters;
- begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
- use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
- neither begin with, nor cpr144449003101 end with a dash;
- not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.lk); and
- not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.lk).
Trustee Service for .lk
Trustee Service helps you satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.cpr144449003101
Trustee service is not available for this extension
How do I host my .lk domain name?
bluesit.com offers hosting and email service for .lk. You can order hosting, email service and SSL certificates at checkout or you can contact sales.cpr144449003101
- How do I transfer my .lk domain name?
Can I transfer out my domain if I’m using your Trustee Service?
Trustee service is non-transferable. If you are using our Trustee Service, you cpr144449003101 must update ownership according to .lk requirements before transfer out can be started.
Can I hide my registration information (Private WHOIS)?
No. At present the .lk domain zone does not provide means to hide the information cpr144449003101 of the domain owner. All information (name, address, email, etc.) will be displayed in WHOIS.
Can I register my .lk domain name in different languages (Internationalized Domain Name)?
No, .lk does not cpr144449003101 support Internationalized Domain Names
Grace period for .lk domain name?
Grace periods vary for country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD) including Internationalized Domain Names (IDN). Some registries require renewal up to 60 days in advance of the domain name expiration date. It is your responsibility to pay for your Renewal Fees in advance of the due date specified by 101domain regardless of the domain name expiration date. Failure to pay your Renewal Fees prior to the cpr144449003101 due date will result in a fee of $150 to renew your .lk domain. There may be a restore period between when the domain expires and when the domain can be registered again. In the event that you do not pay by the renewal date, your site may be inaccessible during this time so it is very important that you renew this extension before the renewal date.
Who is the registry that manages .lk domain names?
You may visit them here: LK Domain Registry.cpr144449003101
.lk Domains Dispute & Policy
All domain name registrations are subject to our registration agreement and dispute resolution policy. ICANN has adopted a universal Dispute Policy Resolution Policy that clearly states that all disputes will be handled legally with respect to the rules and regulations of the .LK extension and all applicable laws of Sri Lanka. For more information about the Dispute Policy, please contact 101Domain. In the event that the Domain Name is registered, you agree to be bound by the Dispute Policy that is incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. For more information about this policy, please contact 101Domain. In disputes arising between the Domain Applicant and the Registrar in connection with conformity to the Rules and Procedures the opinion of the Registrar, or if requested by the Registrar, that of the Registry shall be decisive. In case of disputes arising between the Registrar and the Registry the opinion of the Registry shall be determinant.
The most recent source for this dispute policy can be found at: www.icann.org/en/help/dndr/udrp/policy
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
(As Approved by ICANN on October 24, 1999)1. Purpose.
This Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Policy") has been adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), is incorporated by reference into your Registration Agreement, and sets forth the terms and conditions in connection with a dispute between you and any party other than us (the .lk registrar) over the registration and use of an Internet domain name registered by you. Proceedings under Paragraph 4 of this Policy will be conducted according to the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the "Rules of Procedure"), which are available at www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm, and the selected administrative-dispute-resolution service provider's supplemental rules.2. Your Representations.
By applying to register a domain name, or by asking us to maintain or renew a domain name registration, you hereby represent and warrant to us that (a) the statements that you made in your Registration Agreement are complete and accurate; (b) to your knowledge, the registration of the domain name will not infringe upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party; (c) you are not registering the domain name for an unlawful purpose; and (d) you will not knowingly use the domain name in violation of any applicable laws or regulations. It is your responsibility to determine whether your domain name registration infringes or violates someone else's rights.3. Cancellations, Transfers, and Changes.
We will cancel, transfer or otherwise make changes to domain name registrations under the following circumstances:a. subject to the provisions of Paragraph 8, our receipt of written or appropriate electronic instructions from you or your authorized agent to take such action;b. our receipt of an order from a court or arbitral tribunal, in each case of competent jurisdiction, requiring such action; and/orc. our receipt of a decision of an Administrative Panel requiring such action in any administrative proceeding to which you were a party and which was conducted under this Policy or a later version of this Policy adopted by ICANN or the .lk Registry. (See Paragraph 4(i) and (k) below.)We may also cancel, transfer or otherwise make changes to a domain name registration in accordance with the terms of your Registration Agreement or other legal requirements.4. Mandatory Administrative Proceeding.
This Paragraph sets forth the type of disputes for which you are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding. These proceedings will be conducted before one of the administrative-dispute-resolution service providers listed at www.icann.org/en/dndr/udrp/approved-providers.htm (each, a "Provider").a. Applicable Disputes. You are required to submit to a mandatory administrative proceeding in the event that a third party (a "complainant") asserts to the applicable Provider, in compliance with the Rules of Procedure, thatIn the administrative proceeding, the complainant must prove that each of these three elements are present.(i) your domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark or service mark in which the complainant has rights; and(ii) you have no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and(iii) your domain name has been registered and is being used in bad faith.b. Evidence of Registration and Use in Bad Faith. For the purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(iii), the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be present, shall be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:(i) circumstances indicating that you have registered or you have acquired the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly related to the domain name; or(ii) you have registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or(iii) you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting the business of a competitor; or(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainant's mark as to the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location or of a product or service on your web site or location.c. How to Demonstrate Your Rights to and Legitimate Interests in the Domain Name in Responding to a Complaint. When you receive a complaint, you should refer to Paragraph 5 of the Rules of Procedure in determining how your response should be cpr144449003101 prepared. Any of the following circumstances, in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be proved based on its evaluation of all evidence presented, shall demonstrate your rights or legitimate interests to the domain name for purposes of Paragraph 4(a)(ii):(i) before any notice to you of the dispute, your use of, or demonstrable preparations to use, the domain name or a name corresponding to the domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services; or(ii) you (as an individual, business, or other organization) have been commonly known by the domain name, even if you have acquired no trademark or service mark rights; or(iii) you are making a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domain name, without intent for commercial gain to misleadingly divert consumers or to tarnish the trademark or service mark at issue.d. Selection of Provider. The complainant shall select the Provider from among those approved by ICANN by submitting the complaint to that Provider. The selected Provider will administer the proceeding, except in cases of consolidation as described in Paragraph 4(f).e. Initiation of Proceeding and Process and Appointment of Administrative Panel. The Rules of Procedure state the process for initiating and conducting a proceeding and for appointing the panel that will decide the dispute (the "Administrative Panel").f. Consolidation. In the event of multiple disputes between you and a complainant, either you or the complainant may petition to consolidate the disputes before a single Administrative Panel. This petition shall be made to the first Administrative Panel appointed to hear a pending dispute between the parties. This Administrative Panel may consolidate before it any or all such disputes in its sole discretion, provided that the disputes being consolidated are governed by this Policy or a later version of this Policy adopted by ICANN or the .lk Registry.g. Fees. All fees charged by a Provider in connection with any dispute before an Administrative Panel pursuant to this Policy shall be paid by the complainant, except in cases where you elect to expand the Administrative Panel from one to three panelists as provided in Paragraph 5(b)(iv) of the Rules of Procedure, in which case all fees will be split evenly by you and the complainant.h. Our Involvement in Administrative Proceedings. We do not, and will not, participate in the administration or conduct of any proceeding before an Administrative Panel. In addition, we will not be liable as a result of any decisions rendered by the Administrative Panel.i. Remedies. The remedies available to a complainant pursuant to any proceeding before an Administrative Panel shall be limited to requiring the cancellation of your domain name or the transfer of your domain name registration to the complainant.j. Notification and Publication. The Provider shall notify us of any decision made by an Administrative Panel with respect to a domain name you have registered with us. All decisions under this Policy will be published in full over the Internet, except when an Administrative Panel determines in an exceptional case to redact portions of its decision.k. Availability of Court Proceedings. The mandatory administrative proceeding requirements set forth in Paragraph 4 shall not prevent either you or the complainant from submitting the dispute to a court of competent jurisdiction for independent resolution before such mandatory administrative proceeding is commenced or after such proceeding is concluded. If an Administrative Panel decides that your domain name registration should be canceled or transferred, we will wait ten (10) business days (as observed in the location of our principal office) after we are informed by the applicable Provider of the Administrative Panel's decision before implementing that decision. We will then implement the decision unless we have received from you during that ten (10) business day period official documentation (such as a copy of a complaint, file-stamped by the clerk of the court) that you have commenced a lawsuit against the complainant in a jurisdiction to which the complainant has submitted under Paragraph 3(b)(xiii) of the Rules of Procedure. (In general, that jurisdiction is either the location of our principal office or of your address as shown in our Whois database. See Paragraphs 1 and 3(b)(xiii) of the Rules of Procedure for details.) If we receive such documentation within the ten (10) business day period, we will not implement the Administrative Panel's decision, and we will take no further action, until we receive (i) evidence satisfactory to us of a resolution between the parties; (ii) evidence satisfactory to us that your lawsuit has been dismissed or withdrawn; or (iii) a copy of an order from such court dismissing your lawsuit or ordering that you do not have the right to continue to use your domain name.5. All Other Disputes and Litigation.
All other disputes between you and any party other than us regarding your domain name registration that are not brought pursuant to the mandatory administrative proceeding provisions of Paragraph 4 shall be resolved between you and such other party through any court, arbitration or other proceeding that may be available.6. Our Involvement in Disputes.
We will not participate in any way in any dispute between you and any party other than us regarding the registration and use of your domain name. You shall not name us as a party or otherwise include us in any such proceeding. In the event that we are named as a party in any such proceeding, we reserve the right to raise any and all defenses deemed appropriate, and to take any other action necessary to defend ourselves.7. Maintaining the Status Quo.
We will not cancel, transfer, activate, deactivate, or otherwise change the status of any domain name registration under this Policy except as provided in Paragraph 3 above.8. Transfers During a Dispute.
a. Transfers of a Domain Name to a New Holder. You may not transfer your domain name registration to another holder (i) during a pending administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Paragraph 4 or for a period of fifteen (15) business days (as observed in the location of our principal place of business) after such proceeding is concluded; or (ii) during a pending court proceeding or arbitration commenced regarding your domain name unless the party to whom the domain name registration is being transferred agrees, in writing, to be bound by the decision of the court or arbitrator. We reserve the right to cancel any transfer of a domain name registration to another holder that is made in violation of this subparagraph.b. Changing Registrars. You may not transfer your domain name registration to another registrar during a pending administrative proceeding brought pursuant to Paragraph 4 or for a period of fifteen (15) business days (as observed in the location of our principal place of business) after such proceeding is concluded. You may transfer administration of your domain name registration to another registrar during a pending court action or arbitration, provided that the domain name you have registered with us shall continue to be subject to the proceedings commenced against you in accordance with the terms of this Policy. In the event that you transfer a domain name registration to us during the pendency of a court action or arbitration, such dispute shall remain subject to the domain name dispute policy of the registrar from which the domain name registration was transferred.9. Policy Modifications.
We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time with the permission of ICANN. We will post our revised Policy at least thirty (30) calendar days before it becomes effective. Unless this Policy has already been invoked by the submission of a complaint to a Provider, in which event the version of the Policy in effect at the time it was invoked will apply to you until the dispute is over, all such changes will be binding upon you with respect to any domain name registration dispute, whether the dispute arose before, on or after the effective date of our change. In the event that you object to a change in this Policy, your sole remedy is to cancel your domain name registration with us, provided that you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees you paid to us. The revised Policy will apply to you until you cancel your domain name registration.
.lk Glossary of Technical Terms
A top-level domain devoted solely to international treaty organizations that have independent legal personality. Such organizations are not governed by the laws of any specific country, rather by mutual agreement between multiple countries. IANA maintains the domain registry for this domain.
The representation of an IPv4 address in the DNS system.
The representation of an IPv6 address in the DNS system.
Majority of the registries require 4 contacts for a successful domain registration: Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing. The Administrative contact is intended to represent the Registrant(owner) of the domain, in any non-technical matters, regarding the management of the domain. Certain extensions require Administrative contact to confirm requests and accept notices about the domain name.
The ASCII-compatible encoded (ACE) representation of an internationalized domain name, i.e. how it is transmitted internally within the DNS protocol. A-labels always commence the with the prefix "xn--". Contrast with U-label.
Originally a reference to the US Government agency that managed some of the Internet’s initial development, now a top-level domain used solely for machine-readable use by computers for certain protocols — such as for reverse IP address lookups, and ENUM. The domain is not designed for general registrations. IANA manages ARPA in conjunction with the Internet Architecture Board.
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
The standard for transmitting English (or "Latin") letters over the Internet. DNS was originally limited to only Latin characters because it uses ASCII as its encoding format, although this has been expanded using Internationalized Domain Names(IDN) for Applications.
Authoritative Name Server
A domain name server configured to host the official record of the contents of a DNS zone. Each Sri Lankan .lk domain name must have a set of these so computers on the Internet can find out the contents of that domain. The set of authoritative name servers for any given domain must be configured as NS records in the parent domain.
The service of automatic renewal allows the customers the convenience of automatic billing for the services ordered through the domain registrar. If the automatic renewal is selected, customer's credit card will be automatically charged for the service, which will avoid the interruption in service.
Majority of the registries require 4 contacts for a successful domain registration: Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing. The Billing contact is responsible for the payment of the domain, and is usually assigned to the registrar managing the domain.
The combination of a recursive name server and a caching name server.
Domains can be forwarded to another URL by using a forwarding service. Cloaking forwarding differs from Apache 301 forwarding by showing the content of the URL being forwarded to, however the URL bar displays the original domain name.
A CNAME record is an abbreviation for Canonical Name record and is a type of resource record in the Domain Name System (DNS) used to specify that a domain name is an alias for another domain, the "canonical" domain. CNAME has a very specific syntax rule. CNAME can only be set up for the unique subdomain, meaning that it cannot be set up for any subdomain, which has already been set up for the domain. Thus CNAME is most commonly set up for WWW subdomain.
Country-code top-level domain (ccTLD)
A Class of Top Level Domains, generally assigned or reserved by a country, sovereign state, or territory. IANA is the organization, responsible for the ccTLD assignments. Since 2010 there 2 types of ccTLDs: 2 letter ASCII characters TLDs and IDN TLDs, which consist of the native language characters. Each country/territory is able to implement certain restrictions and requirements on the ccTLD assigned to them.
Cross-Registry Information Service Protocol (CRISP)
The name of the working group at the IETF that developed the Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS), a next-generation WHOIS protocol replacement.
Any transfer of responsibility to another entity. In the domain name system, one name server can provide pointers to more useful name servers for a given request by returning NS records. On an administrative level, sub-domains are delegated to other entities. IANA also delegates IP address blocks to regional Internet registries.
Deletion of the domain results in the domain record being removed from the registry's database. Domain deletion procedure and availability differs depending on each of the TLD's policy. Certain extensions require additional payment to delete a domain name.
A section of the Domain Name System name space. By default, the Root Zone contains all domain names, however in practice sections of this are delegated into smaller zones in a hierarchical fashion. For example, the .com zone would refer to the portion of the DNS delegated that ends in .com.
A technology that can be added to the Domain Name System to verify the authenticity of its data. The works by adding verifiable chains of trust that can be validated to the domain name system.
In order to prevent unwanted changed to the domain names, customers have an ability to change the locks on their domain names. The domain lock availability depends on individual TLD, and includes clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited.
A unique identifier with a set of properties attached to it so that computers can perform conversions. A typical domain name is "icann.org". Most commonly the property attached is an IP address, like "184.108.40.206", so that computers can convert the domain name into an IP address. However the DNS is used for many other purposes. The domain name may also be a delegation, which transfers responsibility of all sub-domains within that domain to another entity. domain name label a constituent part of a domain name. The labels of domain names are connected by dots. For example, "www.iana.org" contains three labels — "www", "iana" and "org". For internationalized domain names, the labels may be referred to as A-labels and U-labels.
Domain Name Registrar
An entity offering domain name registration services, as an agent between registrants and registries. Usually multiple registrars exist who compete with each other, and are accredited. For most generic top-level domains, domain name registrars are accredited by ICANN.
Domain Name Registry
A registry tasked with managing the contents of a DNS zone, by giving registrations of sub-domains to registrants.
Domain Name Server
A general term for a computer hardware or software server, which answers requests to convert domain names into something else. These can be subdivided into authoritative name servers, which store the database for a particular DNS zone; as well as recursive name servers and caching name servers.
Domain Name System (DNS)
The global hierarchical system of domain names. A global distributed database contains the information to perform the domain name conversations, and the most central part of that database, known as the root zone is coordinated by IANA.
Dot or “."
Common way of referring to a specific top-level domain. Dot generally precedes the Top Level domain, such as dot com is written down as “.lk”.
The expiration date determines when the domain registration period ends. In order to avoid downtime for the domain, renewal of the domain at least two weeks before expiration date is strongly encouraged. After the expiration date passes, some registries maintain the record of the domain name under the same owner, however the DNS services are put on hold.
Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP)
A protocol used for electronic communication between a registrar and a registry for provisioning domain names.
Refers to the last portion of the domain name, located after the dot. Domain extension helps determine the registry, to which domain pertains, and allows to accurately classify the domain name.
First Come, First Served (FCFS)
Multiple applications for the same domain name are not accepted. The domain will be awarded to the first registrar who submits a registration request.
File Transfer Protocol does exactly what it says. The standard network protocol allows the transfer of files from one host to another. There are many FTP clients(programs) available, which allow you to connect to your host and transfer your completed content to your hosting provider's space.
Fully-Qualified Domain Mame (FQDN)
A complete domain name including all its components, i.e. "www.icann.org" as opposed to "www".
A document, formally known as the Principles for the Delegation and Administration of ccTLDs. This document was developed by the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee and documents a set of principles agreed by governments on how ccTLDs should be delegated and run.
General Availability Phase
Domains are awarded on first come first serve basis, granted that the domains are available after the previous phases have concluded.
Generic top-level domains (gTLDs)
A class of top-level domains that are used for general purposes, where ICANN has a strong role in coordination (as opposed to country-code top-level domains, which are managed locally).
An explicit notation of the IP address of a name server, placed in a zone outside of the zone that would ordinarily contain that information. All name servers are in-bailiwick of the Root Zone, therefore glue records is required for all name servers listed there. Also referred to as just "glue".
A file stored in DNS software (i.e. recursive name servers) that tells it where the DNS root servers are located.
The name of a computer. Typically the left-most part of a fully-qualified domain name.
HyperText Transfer Protocol serves as the cornerstone protocol for World Wide Web, which allows the transfer of data between clients and servers.
See Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
A component of RFCs that refer to any work required by IANA to maintain registries for a specific protocol.
The contract between ICANN and the US Government that governs how various IANA functions are performed.
See Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers(ICANN) is responsible responsible for the coordination of maintenance and methodology of several databases of unique identifiers related to the namespaces of the Internet, and ensuring the network's stable and secure operation.
Internal transfer refers to a transfer of a domain name within the same registrar. This procedure may be simpler, than starting a domain transfer, which involves 2 different registrars. The internal transfer is possible, after two parties involved in the internal transfer come to an agreement about the terms of the transfer.
Internationalized domain name (IDN)
Internet domain name, which allows the use of a language-specific script or alphabet, such as Arabic, Cyrillic, and Chinese. Adoption of IDN domain names is a significant step towards including non-English speakers into the world of Internet. Internationalized domain name is stored in Domain Name System as ASCII strings, which are transcribed by the use of Punycode.
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
The oversight body of the IETF, responsible for overall strategic direction of Internet standardization efforts. The IAB works with ICANN on how the IANA protocol parameter registries should be managed. The IAB is an activity of the Internet Society, a non-profit organization.
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
A department of ICANN tasked with providing various Internet coordination functions, primarily those described in a contract between ICANN and the US Government. The functions relate to ensuring globally-unique protocol parameter assignment, including management of the root of the Domain Name System and IP Address Space. ICANN staff within this department is often referred to as "IANA Staff".
Internet Coordination Policy (ICP)
A series of documents created by ICANN between 1999 and 2000 describing management procedures.
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)
The committee of area experts of the IETF’s areas of work, that acts as its board of management.
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
The key Internet standardization forum. The standards developed within the IETF are published as RFCs.
Internet Protocol (IP)
The fundamental protocol that is used to transmit information over the Internet. Data transmitted over the Internet is transmitted using the Internet Protocol, usually in conjunction with a more specialized protocol. Computers are uniquely identified on the Internet using an IP Address.
A unique identifier for a device on the Internet. The identifier is used to accurately route Internet traffic to that device. IP addresses must be unique on the global Internet.
Internet Protocol version 4. Refers to the version of Internet protocol that supports 32-bit IP addresses.
Internet Protocol version 6. Refers to the version of Internet protocol that supports 128-bit IP addresses.
This phase allows you a greater chance to obtain a domain name prior to General Availability, typically for an increased fee. The fee generally varies depending on how early you want to register. Priority is either first-come, first-served or will go to an auction cpr144449003101 if there are multiple applicants, depending on registry rules. A common fee structure that will be in use is the Early Access Program (EAP). Further details on a specific extensions landrush phase can be found under the landrush section for that a particular domain.
Mail exchange (mx) record
MX record determines which server the mail client will be retrieving the mail from. The MX records for individual domains can be set up in the DNS records section of the client's control panel.
New Generic Top Level Domain (New gTLD)
Starting on July 15th, 2013 ICANN has started process of delegating new Generic Top Level Domains, opening up new opportunities for the internet community. New extensions include popular categories like professional domains, IDNs, general interest domains, and brand domain names.
a type of record in a DNS zone that signifies part of that zone is delegated to a different set of authoritative name servers.
The domain above a domain in the DNS hierarchy. For all top-level domains, the Root Zone is the parent domain. The Root Zone has no parent domain as it is as the top of the hierarchy. Opposite of sub-domain.
Many of the registrars offer a free service of domain parking. This allows the customer to quickly register a domain name, and choose the hosting solution at a later date. Very often the registrar's parking DNS servers allow DNS record modification.
Paid pre-registration allows you to purchase the domain in the General Availability phase, and the domain will be submitted as soon as the General Availability phase opens.
Primary name server
Practically every domain extension requires minimum 2 DNS servers in order for the domain to be successfully registered. Primary name server is responsible for storing information about the domain routing and making it available for requests.
The representation of a IP address to domain name mapping in the DNS system.
Recursive Name Server
A domain name server configured to perform DNS lookups on behalf of other computers.
The transfer of a delegation from one entity to another. Most commonly used to refer to the redelegation process used for top-level domains.
A special type of root zone change where there is a significant change involving the transfer of operations of a top-level domain to a new entity.
Redemption Grace Period
Redemption Grace Period(RGP) is a period after the expiration date, in which the domain still belongs to the same client, however the functionality is put on hold. The domain can usually be restored after paying for RGP fee. gTLDs often have a Renewal Period of 30 days before the Redemption Grace Period starts.
Regional Internet Registry (RIR)
A registry responsible for allocation of IP address resources within a particular region.
See Registrant Contact
Majority of the registries require 4 contacts for a successful domain registration: Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing. The Registrant contact is the owner of the domain, and is the entity that holds right to use the particular domain name.
Registrar for .lk
An entity that can act on requests from a registrant in making changes in a registry. Usually the registrar is the same entity that operates a registry, although for domain names this role is often split to allow for competition between multiple registrars who offer different levels of support.
Registry Sri Lanka .lk
The authoritative record of registrations for a particular set of data. Most often used to refer to domain name registry, but all protocol parameters that IANA maintains are also registries.
Registry Operator for .lk Sri Lanka
The entity that runs a registry.
A method of translating an IP address into a domain name, so-called as it is the opposite of a typical lookup that converts a domain name to an IP address.
A series of Internet engineering documents describing Internet standards, as well as discussion papers, informational memorandums and best practices. Internet standards that are published in an RFC originate from the IETF. The RFC series is published by the RFC Editor.
The highest level of the domain system.
The authoritative name servers for the Root Zone.
The top of the domain name system hierarchy. The root zone contains all of the delegations for top-level domains, as well as the list of root servers, and is managed by IANA.
Root Zone Management (RZM)
The management of the DNS Root Zone by IANA.
A project to automate many aspects of the Root Zone Management function within IANA. Based on a software tool originally called "eIANA".
Secondary name server
Practically every domain extension requires minimum 2 DNS servers in order for the domain to be successfully registered. Secondary server is responsible for copying information from the primary server. The original purpose of secondary server is to take over the requests, if the primary server is down. Some of the registries no longer put an emphasis on which server is primary or secondary, but many international registries still use the old standard.
The entity acting as the trustee of a top-level domain on behalf of its designated community.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographivc protocol, which is designed to provide communication security over internet. The data entered on the websites, using SSL, is encrypted, thus making it less susceptible to data theft.
In the domain hierarchy, or structure, subdomain is a domain, which is a part of a larger domain. For example, "www.icann.org" is a sub-domain of "icann.org", and "icann.org" is a sub-domain of "org". Subdomains can generally be setup through a DNS server management utility as A records or CNAME records.
A phase in which holders of eligible trademarks have the opportunity to apply and register domain names that correspond to their trademarks. To participate in Sunrise for new gTLDs, trademark holders must validate their trademarks with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) first and must provide a valid Signed Mark Data (SMD) file for submission.
Majority of the registries require 4 contacts for a successful domain registration: Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing. The Technical contact is intended to assist the Registrant(owner) contact in any queries that pertain to the technical aspects of managing the domain name.
Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH)
The central database of verified trademarks that was created by ICANN to provide brand protection to trademark holders during ICANN’s new gTLD program. Its' a centralized database of verified trademarks, that is connected to each and every new Top Level Domain (TLD) that will launch.
Top-level domain (TLD)
The highest level of subdivisions with the domain name system. These domains, such as ".lk" and ".uk" are delegated from the DNS Root zone. They are generally divided into two distinct categories, generic top-level domains and country-code top-level domains.
Most commonly, the term transfer refers to a inter-registrar transfer of registrations. The procedure of the tranfer will largely depend on the TLD, and is most commonly completed by requesting an authorization code from the current registrar and initiating the transfer at another registrar.
A known good cryptographic certificate that can be used to validate a chain of trust. Trust anchor repository (TAR) Any repository of public keys that can be used as trust anchors for validating chains of trust. See Interim Trust Anchor Repository (ITAR) for one such repository for top-level domain operators using DNSSEC.
An entity entrusted with the operations of an Internet resource for the benefit of the wider community. In IANA circles, usually in reference to the sponsoring organization of a top-level domain.
The Unicode representation of an internationalized domain name, i.e. how it is shown to the end-user. Contrast with A-label.
A standard describing a repertoire of characters used to represent most of the worlds languages in written form. Unicode is the basis for internationalized domain names.
Uniform resource locator (URL)
Uniform Resource Locator(URL), commonly known as web address, is an address to a resource on the internet. The URL consists of two components: Protocol Identifier(i.e. http, https) and the Resource name(i.e. icann.org)
Unsponsored top-level domain
A sub-classification of generic top-level domain, where there is no formal community of interest. Unsponsored top-level domains(.COM, .NET, .ORG, etc.) are administered according to the policies and processes established by ICANN.
URL Forwarding or URL redirection refers to the most common type of forwarding offered by domain registrars. Forwarding occurs when all pages from one domain are redirected to another domain.
A standard used for transmitting Unicode characters.
In the context of internationalized domain names, an alternative domain name that can be registered, or mean the same thing, because some of its characters can be registered in multiple different ways due to the way the language works. Depending on registry policy, variants may be registered together in one block called a variant bundle. For example, "internationalise" and "internationalize" may be considered variants in English.
A collection of multiple domain names that are grouped together because some of the characters are considered variants of the others.
A type of IDN table that describes the variants for a particular language or script. For example, a variant table may map Simplified Chinese characters to Traditional Chinese characters for the purpose of constructing a variant bundle.
Web host (Hosting Provider)
Web host is a type of an Internet service, which allows users to host content and/or email services by providing hosting space. Most often the hosting providers include control panels and tools for building a website and maintaining mail records.
A simple plain text-based protocol for looking up registration data within a registry. Typically used for domain name registries and IP address registries to find out who has registered a particular resource. (Usage note: not "Whois" or "whois")
Used to refer to parts of a registry’s database that are made public using the WHOIS protocol, or via similar mechanisms using other protocols (such as web pages, or IRIS). Most commonly used to refer to a domain name registry’s public database.
An interface, usually a web-based form, that will perform a look-up to a WHOIS server. This allows one to find WHOIS information without needing a specialized computer program that speaks the WHOIS protocol.
A system running on port number 43 that accepts queries using the WHOIS protocol.
The format of data when it is transmitted over the Internet (i.e. "over the wire"). For example, an A-label is the wire format of an internationalized domain name; and UTF-8 is a possible wire format of Unicode.
A machine-readable file format for storing structured data. Used to represent web pages (in a subset called HTML) etc. Used by IANA for storing protocol parameter registries.
Zone (DNS Records)
The zone file, also know as the DNS records is a vital component of DNS system, which contains various DNS records, which point to the location of content and email servers for each individual domain. Editing zone is made possible in the client's control panel.
Signed Mark Data (SMD)
A Signed Mark Data (SMD) is file that will allow you to register domain names during the sunrise period of new gTLD’s and request other services. It validates that you trademark has been verified within the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH).
The trademark claims period extends for 90 days after the close of the Sunrise period. During the Claims period, anyone attempting to register a domain name matching a trademark that is recorded in the Trademark Clearinghouse will receive a notification displaying the relevant mark information. If the notified party goes and ahead and registers the domain name the Trademark Clearinghouse will send a notice to those trademark holders with matching records in the Clearinghouse, informing them that someone has registered the domain name. | <urn:uuid:a074a005-32a4-4749-976d-b61aadf755af> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.bluesit.com/lk.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988722459.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183842-00345-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.891328 | 10,010 | 1.609375 | 2 |
[FOM] Fwd: The deductive paradigm for mathematics
malcobe at gmail.com
Mon Aug 9 14:02:07 EDT 2010
2010/8/8 Vladimir Sazonov <vladimir.sazonov at yahoo.com>:
>> Does the fact that one has to face
>> problems and methods that lay outside the deductive paradigm change
>> the mathematical character of foundational research?
> The last question is not very clear to me. But, anyway...
I just mean that under the view of the deductive paradigm given by
Kunen's quotation (I do not mean this is representative of his own
view, which I do not know, but only make use of his words to exemplify
what I understand is such view; similarly, I do not know if Foreman
has this kind of view in mind when he talks about the "deductive
paradigm", this is a supposition of mine), problems like the continuum
problem or methods having to do with exploring different theories and
deciding which best fits one's needs lay outside of it, and this
should not justify classifying all foundational research as
> I essentially agree with your, as I consider, rhetorical questions
You are right, so do I consider them. I wrote these rethorical
questions as a motivation for the only non-rethorical one. It looks
like I exceeded on my emphasis to say: let us admit, as Foreman
proposes, there are "internal mathematical motivations" for
foundational work. The question is, then, which do you think are they?
I think this is a natural question to ask. It does not involve as much
answering to "what is mathematics" as to "what is mathematics for
mathematicians", something the deductive paradigm (as described) is
unable to do (under the given proposal).
I wish to remark my question is not vacuosly stated. See, for example,
Kanamori's "The Mathematical Development of Set Theory from Cantor to
Cohen" (possibly it is not casuality Foreman's views are near to his).
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AN Wilson has an essay in The New Statesman about his damascene conversion from Catholicism to Atheism and gradual return back to belief:
I realised that after a lifetime of churchgoing, the whole house of cards had collapsed for me – the sense of God’s presence in life, and the notion that there was any kind of God, let alone a merciful God, in this brutal, nasty world. As for Jesus having been the founder of Christianity, this idea seemed perfectly preposterous. In so far as we can discern anything about Jesus from the existing documents, he believed that the world was about to end, as did all the first Christians. So, how could he possibly have intended to start a new religion for Gentiles, let alone established a Church or instituted the Sacraments? It was a nonsense, together with the idea of a personal God, or a loving God in a suffering universe. Nonsense, nonsense, nonsense.
Wilson has written a number of books about early Christianity, most famously a biography of St Paul. He’s a bit like Bart Erhman, another Christian scholar who started out studying the origins of his faith only to lose it.
But . . . I was drawn, over and over again, to the disconcerting recognition that so very many of the people I had most admired and loved, either in life or in books, had been believers. Reading Louis Fischer’s Life of Mahatma Gandhi, and following it up with Gandhi’s own autobiography, The Story of My Experiments With Truth, I found it impossible not to realise that all life, all being, derives from God, as Gandhi gave his life to demonstrate.
I found Gandhi’s autobiography to be almost comically self-absorbed, but the point is valid. Lots of sane, intelligent people have profound life-changing spiritual experiences that convince them of the existence of God. Unlike Wilson I think these experiences probably have a materialistic basis but right now there’s no proof of that and it’s a major failing of the ‘new athiesm’ of Hitchens, Dawkins, Dennett et al who hold the position that religious people are all crazy or stupid or both.
the existence of language is one of the many phenomena – of which love and music are the two strongest – which suggest that human beings are very much more than collections of meat. They convince me that we are spiritual beings, and that the religion of the incarnation, asserting that God made humanity in His image, and continually restores humanity in His image, is simply true.
I don’t find language, love or music very implausible from an evolutionary viewpoint – but (and don’t tell the creationists this) I have huge problems with mathematics. As Wigner pointed out, math is an unreasonably effective way for us to understand the universe and it’s hard to imagine how we evolved the ability to perform tensor calculus.
There are two obvious answers to this. (a) Our intelligence is a ‘peacocks tail’ that arose through non-directed sexual selection and math is a fringe benefit of this or (b) there are far more effective ways to model the universe than math but we haven’t evolved them so we don’t know what they are, and this is why our understanding of the natural sciences is incomplete.
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How do you end a discussion paper?
How to conclude an essay:
- Restate the thesis by making the same point with other words (paraphrase).
- Review your supporting ideas.
- For that, summarize all arguments by paraphrasing how you proved the thesis.
- Connect back to the essay hook and relate your closing statement to the opening one.
When you write what is the difference between writing a paper and writing a discussion post What is the difference between writing an initial discussion post and a response to one of your classmates?
292) It matters not why you are writing but that you are doing it to the best of your ability. The difference between writing an initial discussion post and a response to one of your classmates is the initial discussion post is your point of view. One that should incite response from fellow classmates.
What are some good linking words?
Linking words and phrases
- First / firstly, second / secondly, third / thirdly etc.
- Next, last, finally.
- In addition, moreover.
- Further / furthermore.
- In conclusion.
- To summarise.
What makes a good discussion post?
Good discussion threads should be substantial but concise: convey only the information that is most meaningful and accessible to your classmates. Make sure to always re-read your response! A good habit is to copy and paste your thread into a Word document prior to posing to check for errors in spelling and grammar.
How do you write a good linking sentence?
- Remember: ONE paragraph, ONE idea!
- State the purpose of the paragraph clearly in the topic sentence.
- Make sure every subsequent sentence refers back to or reinforces the topic sentence.
- Avoid short, clipped sentences; use connecting words to build effective links.
What should be in a discussion paper?
Structure and Writing Style
- Do not be verbose or repetitive.
- Be concise and make your points clearly.
- Avoid using jargon.
- Follow a logical stream of thought.
- Use the present verb tense, especially for established facts; however, refer to specific works and references in the past tense.
How do you end an application essay?
To establish a sense of closure, you might do one or more of the following:
- Conclude by linking the last paragraph to the first, perhaps by reiterating a word or phrase you used at the beginning.
- Conclude with a sentence composed mainly of one-syllable words.
How do you end an introduction?
- Begin with an attention grabber. The attention grabber you use is up to you, but here are some ideas:
- If the attention grabber was only a sentence or two, add one or two more sentences that will lead the reader from your opening to your thesis statement.
- Finish the paragraph with your thesis statement.
How do you write a short conclusion?
- Topic sentence. Fresh rephrasing of thesis statement.
- Supporting sentences. Summarize or wrap up the main points in the body of the essay. Explain how ideas fit together.
- Closing sentence. Final words. Connects back to the introduction. Provides a sense of closure.
What is writing a discussion post?
What is a Discussion Post? In an online class, discussion posts are the main way students and professors interact with the course’s ideas and lessons. The best discussion posts demonstrate an understanding of the course material and present a cohesive argument with evidence to back it up.
What are the 8 linking verbs?
Here is the list: Be, am, is, are, was, were, has been, any other form of the verb “be”, become, and seem. There are other verbs that can be both linking verbs and action verbs. All of the sense verbs; look, smell, touch, appear, sound, taste, and feel can be linking verbs.
How do you start a discussion?
- 7 Ways to Start a Conversation that Leads Where You Want It to.
- Start with weather (or sports).
- Come out with a compliment.
- Talk about the venue.
- Ask a favor.
- Open with a joke.
- Start with an innocuous observation.
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[Brain Lesions and Visual Recognition of Human Faces: A Preliminaky Study]
Drawings of laces are designed according 10 seven binary cues: The eyes (big-little), root of the nose (large-narrow), nose (large-narrow), mouth (great-small), forehead (high-small), ears (big-small) and chin (square-rounded). A set of 27 - 128 various faces is then constructed. Two recognition experiments are presented to 20 normal subjects (control group) and 52 brain damaged patients: 17 with left hemisphere lesions and aphasia. 20 right damaged patients, and 15 subjects with bilateral lesions and aphasia. In a paired comparison experiment, 04 pairs of faces arc presented and a similarity-dissimilarity judgment is required: The duration of presentation (5 and 10 seconds), response types (verbal or not), verbal reinforcement (present or not) and number of common facial cues (0 to 7) are controlled In a multiple choice procedure, one face is compared to 8 other faces and the subject indicates the most similar stimulus among these 8; 16 items are used, according to the number of facial cues and the presence or absence of verbal reinforcement In the two experiments the subject 's response and reaction time are noted. In a neuropsychological perspective three main significant results appear: a. results of brain damaged subjects are lower than those of normal subjects in the paired comparison experiment; b. the right brain damaged patients perform poorer than the left brain damaged subjects in the paired comparison procedure The number of errors differs significantly and the subjects respond slower when a short exposition of stimuli is used; c. faces differing according to the eyes and or the root of the nose induce the highest number of erroneous responses; differences of cars and or chin produce the lowest error number. - It is suggested that the first step of the visual analysis of a face concerns peripherical cues and then the central ones. Right brain damaged patients might have a defect in this sequential strategy (absence of the second step) and/or might use a longer analysis time than other subjects.
How to Cite:
Bruver, R. and Velge, V., 1980. Lésions Cérébrales et Reconnaissance Visuelle du Visage Humain: Une Étude Préliminaire. Psychologica Belgica, 20(2), pp.125–139. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/pb.662 | <urn:uuid:37f337ce-dd3b-4504-8ae4-7eab8e2c71bd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/abstract/10.5334/pb.662/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00268.warc.gz | en | 0.84417 | 510 | 3 | 3 |
The year 2014 ended with the starkest of reminders of the deadly dangers some students in the world face just trying to attend school. On December 16, 132 school children (and 13 others) were killed in an attack on their school in Peshawar, Pakistan, by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.
But 2014 also brought some signs of hope. Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her extraordinary activism on behalf of children’s right to education, as demonstrated by her unwavering commitment to this goal even though it made her into a target of attack. The United Nations continued to increase the quality and effectiveness of its own monitoring, reporting, and shaming of the perpetrators of attacks on schools and the military use of schools (although more progress toward consistent reporting continues to need to be made). And encouraging progress was made with the unveiling of new Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict toward ending the practice of national armed forces and armed groups occupying and converting schools into barracks, bases, storage depots, and detention centers.
So here’s the top 10 list of the conflicts we see where more action needs to be taken in 2015 to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities from attack or military use:
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- South Sudan
Yes, that’s more than 10. No matter how editorially satisfying it would be to keep this list to another “New Year’s Top 10 List,” the reality on the ground is too concerning for that. Instead, in 2015 we need to see attacks on students, teachers, schools, and universities, and military use of schools be prevented in almost every country experiencing conflict. This will require increased accountability for perpetrators of these crimes, improved monitoring and reporting of the problem, better programmatic action to prevent and mitigate attacks, and changes in military doctrine and practice to better reflect existing international legal obligations and best practice.
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For the second year running, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association dealt with a record number of callouts.
In 2013, volunteers attended 44 incidents (up from the previous year record of 42) – and this was in addition to a further seven incidents where members were stood down before leaving their Grassington headquarters.
However, there was a significant reduction in the number of fatalities, which dropped to just two.
Averaging a rescue every eight days, the incidents involved a total of 1,915 man hours.
Surface controller Phill Nelson said many of the callouts were to walkers with lower leg injuries due to slippery conditions under foot, but mountain bikers and climbers also featured, with the rescue of one trapped climber on Ilkley Moor being filmed by a TV crew from Helicopter Heroes.
Mr Nelson added: “There was also a major rescue at the notorious Dow Cave system near Kettlewell where the team sent in 30 rescuers who took a combined 245 hours to rescue two cavers trapped underground.”
Searching for missing vulnerable people reached a record level of 14.
And the association received world wide exposure for rescuing a lurcher-Saluki dog, nicknamed Wufra, found near to death on Buckden Pike in October. The story reached more than 26 countries.
Mr Nelson said that as well as attending rescues, members devoted 5,000 manhours to training and looking after their team’s headquarters.
“New techniques as well as new situations mean that even the veterans of the team have to keep up to date,” said Mr Nelson, who is head gardener at Parcevall Hall, Appletreewick. “A new need in recent times is training to cope with fast water rescues and flooding situations.”
The growing demand for services has put a strain on finances and, to help boost its funds, the team is launching an annual sponsored walk, the Wharfedale Three Peaks Challenge, with the inaugural event due to take place in June.
“We are also actively seeking publicity opportunities to further educate the general public on the potential dangers of the countryside. Several years ago we produced a card, Calling for Help in the Yorkshire Dales, giving information not only on what to do in an emergency but some tips on how to avoid the situation in the first place. This is an ongoing campaign.”
Mr Nelson predicts that, in the future, demand for the team’s help will increase still further as more and more people venture into the Dales and members are called upon to deal with emergencies caused by climatic changes.
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|"Minority and Small Business Review, Volume 9, 2011" published|
|Tuesday, March 08, 2011|
"Minority and Small Business Review, Volume 9, 2011" - an insightful journal of business based largely on the research of UWest faculty and students - was published in February by the Center for the Study of Minority and Small Business and the Department of Business Administration.
Dr. Bill Chen, Chair of the Business Administration program, is the editor of the "Journal." There are 10 articles in this volume, written by UWest professors, a UWest MBA graduate and invited authors from the US and overseas. Local organizations sponsored this journal and its publication.
Articles in this year's "Minority and Small Business Review" include "Moral Hazard, Adverse Selection, and Financial Crisis—Lessons for Small Businesses," "Zero Budget Marketing for Small Businesses—A Practical Approach" and a economic outlook for 2011.
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Your mineral useful resource is an build up of natural materials through or over the earth's brown crust area. Accurately finding out the limitations of this learning resource requires examining the geology via mapping, geophysics and conducting geochemical or intensive geophysical testing of the floor and subsurface. Drilling is conducted directly being a mechanism pertaining to surveying content composition, which includes calculation of recoverable sum of drinking at the grade and quality, and determining the worth on the mineral reference.
In system, when a volume of data things can be obtained by just sampling and experimentation, it will be easier to construct a function that meticulously fits those data things. Fortunately, numerical techniques exist that can be used on the appraisal of a celebration over the assortment covered by some points (as in main drill samples), at which the function's principles are regarded. Interpolation may be the process of getting unknown prices where the simplest method requires knowledge of two point's frequent rate of change. In particular, any action y = f(x) where process of calculating any importance of y, for any more advanced value in x, is termed interpolation.
One technique of estimating missing principles is by using the "Lagrange interpolation polynomial". Inside the simplest form the degree of the polynomial is certainly equal to the volume of supplied items minus 1 . Basically, you will discover three statistical algorithms trusted to compute Lagrange interpolation: Newton's formula, Nevilles's criteria and a direct Lagrange solution. The modus operandi of choice can vary based on efficiency characteristics that include number of sample points, complication and amount of estimation from numerical glitches.
Another frequently used method of interpolation is the "Bulirsch-Stoer interpolation". This method uses a rational function, that may be, a dispute of two polynomials, like R(x) = P(x) as well as Q(x). The extrapolation in numerical the usage is superior to using polynomial functions considering that rational features are able to estimate functions with sample things rather good (compared to polynomial functions), given that you will discover enough higher-power terms inside the denominator to account for near by sample details. This type of party can have remarkable reliability.
The "Cubic Spline interpolation" is also intensely used in gold mining reserve opinion. In statistical analysis, the spline interpolation is a form of interpolation using a special type from piecewise polynomial called a spline. This method provides a great deal of smoothness for interpolations with considerably varying data. As a matter of fact, back many years ago people drew smooth figure by sticking nails on the location of computed factors and inserting flat groups of metallic between the fingernails or toenails. The rings were then simply used since rulers to draw the specified curve. The bands of metal were known as splines, which can be where the brand of this interpolation algorithm comes from.
With unique types of interpolation techniques readily available, which approach to choose? there exists often interpolation formula
choosing amongst these codes and there are indeed many ways to skin a cat. One generally accepted collection criteria draws on the number of tune points where cubic spline algorithm might be preferable you should definitely enough selecting points can be purchased. If a celebration is hard to reproduce then your Bulirsch-Stoer interpolation may be suitable. Lagrange interpolation is useful every time medium to large number of group points can be obtained.
The above signifies a first part of mining reserve estimation. Several other tasks supports minimizing evaluation errors, computing optimal sampling distances, mass grade estimates, contour mapping, estimation of the size of the recovery place are also section of the process of preserve estimation. Every single task contains a numerical choice and methods are available to compute success.
Mineral such as in general is the process taken on in the undertaking of finding commercially viable concentrations of ore to mine at a profit. In our process reserve estimation is mostly a much more intensive, organized and efficient form of mineral such as. The use of utilized mathematics interpolation algorithms on mining source estimation offers the industry with computer expertise, reduced labor intensive tasks to manageable products, and alternatives which also would be really hard to accomplish. | <urn:uuid:2373a2af-669c-4e1a-a904-64f63cb7a778> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://canvas.instructure.com/eportfolios/1018286/Home/Interpolation_Algorithms_during_Mining_Book_Estimation | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00264.warc.gz | en | 0.924245 | 866 | 2.671875 | 3 |
Christchurch Earthquake 2011
The Christchurch Returned and Services' Association (RSA) is adamant the Bridge of Remembrance must not share the fate of Lyttelton's Timeball Station.
President Russell Barron said the Christchurch City Council had insulted the memory of all those who died for their country by deciding not to support the "fragile" archway of the bridge, opened in 1924, pending permanent repair.
The RSA had been told a steel structure would be erected to provide temporary protection. However, it learned this week that would not go ahead, Barron said.
"We thought the steel structure was an excellent idea because it would secure the bridge and allow it to be open for pedestrians when the City Mall opens [planned for the end of October].
"The decision effectively means the bridge will not be open for Show Week, but worse still, if we get another big shake in three to four months time we could lose the whole thing.
"This is exactly what happened to the Timeball.
"We had the February earthquake, then five months of discussions and June 13 comes along and knackers that one.
"We have an opportunity and responsibility to ensure that bridge is made safe and secure.
"All our history is gone and the council is saying we are not going to protect it."
The city council's general manager city environment, Jane Parfitt, said the council was working through a concept and design process for a permanent solution to repair the Bridge of Remembrance, including the arch.
The likely cost to repair the arch alone was more than $2 million, she said.
"We are very aware of the adverse impact on the heritage fabric of the Bridge of Remembrance that may result from any temporary reinforcing work placed on the arch.
"Given that the cost of steel bracing for this temporary solution is not insignificant – it is likely to be over $430,000 – we feel it would be counterproductive to the permanent solution to put a temporary solution in place," she said.
- The Press
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by Erica Stisser
For writers, the spoken word informs what we bring to life on the page. Talking and listening are just as important to language as typing or scrawling, but this is easy to forget when most of our time is spent buried in books. A trained grasp of Strunk, White, Miriam, Webster, and Roget is essential, sure, but in conversation there’s a keen understanding of the parlance that text alone does not provide. And that’s why I eavesdrop on the subway. I’m not afraid to admit it. I wear this as a badge of my well-adjusted, innocuously meddlesome New Yorker-ness that shows I will pull my face out of a pumpernickel bagel only for the amount of time it takes to Google the foreign phraseology of these D train ninth-graders.
It’s only when hanging in midair, suspended by the plosives and spirants and the echo of syllables, that slang becomes possible.
Articulating words aloud brings them off the page into the space where language forms living, breathing character. It’s only when hanging in midair, suspended by the plosives and spirants and the echo of syllables, that slang becomes possible. On the subway, in the fragments of after-school debate, words like “extra” join the New York vernacular.
I first heard “extra” in conversation on the 3 while stalled somewhere between 34th and Times Square. Late afternoon is the best for riding with the 14-year-olds from the Chelsea charter schools who will teach you everything that’s cool during a 29-minute train ride. I had learned, so far, that labels on clothing are passé, poke bowls are the new tacos, and that Kylie lip kits totally aren’t worth it, even if her last instagram was everything.
The conversation turned to school matters; a paper or a quiz or some class one of the teens found difficult but another breezed through. The former was lamenting the classroom injustice, dramatically and inconsolably, until a third party stepped in with a laugh and a good-natured clap on his back.
“Ok, man. You’re being a little extra.”
Minimalistic deployments of “extra” enhance the term’s power, unlike many other slang terms that require context to be so effective. “Extra” sums up what is felt but not yet expressed. It’s a shortcut to a resolution; “extra” is a lexical stem cell treatment. Skillful use of “extra” is not a test of vocabulary or diction, but of timing. “Extra” has an ease of use and a roll-off-the-tongue quality when pronounced. Extra – full-stop, no adjective necessary – implies that we just haven’t the tolerance or moral fortitude to continue. Society is so overwhelmed by your histrionics that, post-adverb, we’ve been rendered speechless.
Pumpkin spice everything for fall? Slow down kid, you’re being a little extra.
“Extra” can go one of two ways, and it’s for the speaker to decide if she’s going to align herself positively or negatively with the issue at hand. Pumpkin spice everything for fall? Slow down kid, you’re being a little extra. But I’m sorry, have you tasted the fish-sauce braised Brussels sprouts at Ma Peche? Extra in the best possible way. And need I even bring up Trump this election season? Hoo, boy. Extra extra.
It’s a fitting turn of phrase for this particular moment in time and culture because “extra” implies that we’ve almost reached our breaking point. We’ve run out of ways to get our point across – or at least, to retain a listener’s interest in the opinions we share so strongly. “Extra” isn’t subtle. We throw ourselves into the creed with abandon, and we label the non-believers and the obtuse as extremists.
“Extra” is new to me, still, but I’m warming to it as an evolution of those monosyllabic affirmations of tacit understanding. The 90s gave us “word;” the aughties, Reddit, and the affirmative “this” (often all-caps, often emphatically punctuated) in support of Above Poster’s conspiracy theory. I’m careful to use it in conversation because, like any alien dabbling in a nonnative dialect, fluency doesn’t set in overnight. The more I hear it, the more aware I become of how many breaths I waste in rhetorical nuance, and this is the issue that “extra” ultimately brings to light – make your point, but only if you’re gonna be blunt about it.
Erica Stisser is an MFA candidate in fiction at Columbia University’s graduate writing program in the School of the Arts. Originally from Connecticut, Erica moved to New York five years ago to pursue the weird world of advertising and wrote the words for some of those pre-roll videos you can’t wait to skip on YouTube. She has a penchant for running, bar trivia, and breakfast-for-dinner. | <urn:uuid:fb723e0a-c990-4881-a885-b18231f31a18> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://columbiajournal.org/extra-erica-stisser/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00361-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.938811 | 1,153 | 1.84375 | 2 |
To form simple Electromagnet
A large iron nail (about 3 inches)
About 3 feet of THIN COATED copper wire
A fresh D size battery
Some paper clips or other small magnetic objects
1. Leave about 8 inches of wire loose at one end and wrap most of the rest of the wire around the nail. Try not to overlap the wires.
2. Cut the wire (if needed) so that there is about another 8 inches loose at the other end too.
3. Now remove about an inch of the plastic coating from both ends of the wire and attach the one wire to one end of a battery and the other wire to the other end of the battery. See picture below. (It is best to tape the wires to the battery - be careful though, the wire could get very hot!)
4. Now you have an ELECTROMAGNET! Put the point of the nail near a few paper clips and it should pick them up! | <urn:uuid:236a9140-cb2e-412b-9028-ad7b0a80cea0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hiox.org/36705-to-form-simple-electromagnet.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.912878 | 231 | 2.859375 | 3 |
September 25, 2012 – 4:01am By FRANK JORDANS The Associated Press
BERLIN — A Catholic reform group in Germany criticized the country’s bishops Monday for declaring that believers who refuse to pay religious taxes won’t be able to receive the sacrament, become godparents or work in church institutions.
A century-old agreement with the state adds up to nine per cent to the income tax bill of Germany’s 25-million registered Roman Catholics, earning the church more than $5.2 billion annually. The same tax applies to Protestants and Jews.
The churches use the income to pay employees’ salaries and fund social work such as care for the elderly. The churches themselves aren’t taxed by the state but instead pay an administrative fee for the collection of religious tax.
The Catholic bishops’ decree in Germany last week is part of an attempt to stem the steady flow of people who opt out of paying religious taxes. It declares that they have committed a “grave lapse” and effectively left the church. | <urn:uuid:90fd1983-7ef0-4afb-a3b7-d426084be85f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://newsessentials.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/german-church-tax-challenged/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279933.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00125-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947298 | 216 | 1.867188 | 2 |
AHRQ Resources Incorporated Into Azusa Pacific University Prevention Course
Azusa Pacific University offers a graduate-level prevention course entitled "Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion." The course curriculum highlights AHRQ programs, products, and resources, including an in-depth look at the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force, from both the USPSTF's original Guide to Clinical Preventive Services and its updated editions. The course is required of all graduate nursing students; it teaches them about evidence-based medicine—how to find good evidence and how to judge the quality of research found.
"We greatly appreciate AHRQ and what it offers, and we encourage our nurses to depend upon the information provided by the agency," says Connie Brehm, RN, PhD, Associate Professor and Certified Nurse Practitioner in the School of Nursing. "Our students come to understand that AHRQ is a resource that they can trust. After leaving our program, [students] go on to become influential program directors or clinicians who are well-prepared to support evidence-based preventive screening."
The course also provides an in-depth review of the National Guideline ClearinghouseTM and explores the use of the prevention Health Risk Profile, which teaches students the requirements for adult health screening. Students see patients and then write up their patient cases, indicating which screening guidelines they have implemented.
Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing is located in Azusa, California. It offers programs for nursing students that balance hands-on learning with theory. Programs range in scope from a Bachelor of Science in Nursing to a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. | <urn:uuid:315a9769-c10f-4326-8699-97e876a83eaa> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/case-studies/cp30602.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284405.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00036-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947865 | 331 | 1.953125 | 2 |
We know, thanks to a growing body of research on suicide and the conditions that accompany it, that more and more of us are living through a time of seamless black: a period of mounting clinical depression, blossoming thoughts of oblivion and an abiding wish to get there by the nonscenic route. Every year since 1999, more Americans have killed themselves than the year before, making suicide the nation’s greatest untamed cause of death. In much of the world, it’s among the only major threats to get significantly worse in this century than in the last.
The result is an accelerating paradox. Over the last five decades, millions of lives have been remade for the better. Yet within this brighter tomorrow, we suffer unprecedented despair.
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Curators: Sharla Fett, History Department, Occidental College, and David Kim, English Department, University of Delaware, in consultation with Kabria Baumgartner, Department of History, College of Wooster.
Further Acknowledgements: The CCP Exhibits team for creating visualizations, editing, and revising this exhibit: Simone Austin, Samantha de Vera, Kelli Coles, Gwendolyn Meredith, and Sarah Patterson.
Undergraduate Researchers: History 213, Occidental College, Spring 2016: Gabriel Barrett-Jackson, Emma Cones, Tina Delany, Lindsay Drapkin, Lila Gyory, Sydney Hemmindinger, Rosa Pleasant, Reilly Torres, Victoria Walker, and Daniel Waruingi.
Special thanks to Gale, a Cengage Company, and Accessible Archives Inc.® for granting permission for the use of the materials from 19th Century U.S. Newspaper and African American Newspapers: The 19th Century.
The Colored Conventions Project works with teaching partners and their students to create digital content on the rich history of Black political organizing in the nineteenth century. Visit our Teaching Partners page to browse the curriculum and find information on becoming a teaching partner.
Citation: Fett, Sharla, David Kim, and Kabria Baumgartner. “Working for Higher Education: Advancing Black Women’s Rights in the 1850s.” Colored Conventions Project. 2016. https://coloredconventions.org/women-higher-education/.
Previous Citation: Fett, Sharla, David Kim, and Kabria Baumgartner. “The Manual Labor College Initiative and the 1853 Rochester Convention.” https://coloredconventions.org/exhibits/show/1853-manual-labor. | <urn:uuid:2b7715c6-49f2-4517-bfe7-9a354a56ca4e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://coloredconventions.org/women-higher-education/credits/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.832127 | 371 | 2.46875 | 2 |
In our section of personalised notebooks and agendas, you can find a lot of ideas to give to students, people who work in an office, crafts lovers, people who like to draw or even for partners who forgets everything ...
Types of personalised notebooks
We have a lot of different notebooks, but first, we are going to explain our custom hardcover notebooks.
They have white A4 sheets, an opaque cover (therefore, the print is perfect), rings and includes a pen. It is the typical large notebook, perfect for people who have many things to write.
Transparent or translucent with squared sheets
If you want a large but a little less conventional notebook, the personalised transparent notebook is undoubtedly the best option.
Although the impression is less resounding since it is done on its translucent cover, it is a highly demanded product. It has grid sheets.
A5 hardcover small notepads
We also have A5 notebooks (18 x 13 centimetres) that are easier to transport. They are like the little brothers of the hardcover notebook since the characteristics are the same (blank sheets and including a pen), only smaller.
Besides, we also have another small, although not so much (21.5 x 15.2 centimetres), notebook: the ecological one. Its front and back cover are made of recycled paper: the print will take part of the brown colour, but the finish is unique. It is one of our favourites.
And we also have agendas that you can personalise. Hardcover, with blank sheets, with separator and attached sheets. It can be a good gift to use as a diary, to write recipes or for any other use.
The great thing about our personalised agendas and notebooks is that we can customise them as you wish. With a photo or several ones, with text, with drawings ... Whatever you want! Your imagination is your only limit!
The only downside of this section is that you may not be very inspired when it comes to customisation. But don't worry, at Made In Gift, we are here to help you. On our website, we have different designs so that you only need to give the last details (with a photo or a phrase) and have an exceptional gift.
Personalised notebooks and agendas are perfect for any recipient: a nephew who is about to start college, a Secret Santa at work or that person who always forgets everything and needs to write things down. | <urn:uuid:0c662d90-2f72-4755-9819-c0792c3cc0c1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.madeingift.com/en/gifts-notebooks-and-agendas.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.955068 | 516 | 1.5 | 2 |
Kinematic Analyses of Speech, Orofacial Nonspeech, and Finger Movements in Stuttering and Nonstuttering Adults
- Words Fail Me. Whirty, Ryan // Indianapolis Monthly;May2003, Vol. 26 Issue 10, p90
Focuses on stuttering and problems faced by the author due to it. There are three million stutterers in the U.S., people for whom the simple act of talking is an often-humiliating, nerve-wracking experience. Stuttering is like other conditions that negatively affect normal, everyday human...
- Psychophysical analysis of audiovisual judgments of speech naturalness of nonstutterers and... Schiavetti, Nicholas; Martin, Richard R. // Journal of Speech & Hearing Research;Feb94, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p46
Presents a psychophysical analysis of audiovisual judgments of speech naturalness of nonstutterers and stutterers. Comparison of direct magnitude estimation and equal-appearing interval scale data; Interrater agreement; Factors affecting the psychophysical analysis.
- ACTIVE INHIBITION OF STUTTERING RESULTS IN PSEUDOFLUENCY: A REPLY TO CRAIG. Dayalu, Vikram N.; Kalinowski, Joseph; Saltuklaroglu, Tim // Perceptual & Motor Skills;Jun2002 Part 1, Vol. 94 Issue 3, p1050
Comments on the article discussing the possibility of pseudofluency after active inhibition of stuttering. Assumption on the discussion of fluency outcomes; Opposition to the notion on behavioral paradigms; Validity of stuttering therapy.
- A Thematic Analysis of Late Recovery From Stuttering. Anderson, Tracy K.; Felsenfeld, Susan // American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology;May2003, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p243
This study used thematic analysis to gain a better understanding of the experiences of individuals who reported late recovery from stuttering. Using a semistructured interview, 6 adults who reported recovering from stuttering after the age of 10 were asked to relate their recovery stories, with...
- SYNTACTIC CLAUSE BOUNDARIES, SPEECH TIMING, AND STUTTERING FREQUENCY IN ADULT STUTTERERS. Klouda, Gayle V.; Cooper, William E. // Language & Speech;Jul-Sep87, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p263
Examines syntactic clause boundaries, speech timing, and stuttering frequency in adult stutterers. Aspects of speech timing; Analysis of the duration of a word when it occurs in clause-final position; Occurrence of regulated speech timing.
- Is Listener Comfort a Viable Construct in Stuttering Research? O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Onslow, Mark; Cream, Angela; O'Brian, Nigel; Bastock, Kaely // Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research;Apr2003, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p503
This article reports the development of a tool for measuring how comfortable a person feels when communicating with someone who has undergone treatment for stuttering. The person rates the speaker on a 9-point Listener Comfort Scale (9 = extremely comfortable, 1 = extremely uncomfortable). In a...
- STUTTERING WILL STOP IF YOU LET IT. Freestone, Norman Wm. // Western Speech;May1945, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p16
Focuses on ways to stop stuttering. Shame and ridicule associated with stuttering; Repression to avoid frustration.
- Untitled. Niles, Susie S. // Western Speech;Jan1949, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p23
Describes procedures used in classes for stutterers at the elementary level in Salt Lake City, Utah. Integration of services; Role of physical education supervisors; Functions of University clinicians, psychiatrist or psychiatric social worker.
- Significant Research In The Eastern States. Phillips, David C. // Today's Speech;Oct1953, Vol. 1 Issue 2, p28
This section presents information on studies and research in speech in the U.S. Brooklyn College continues its interesting research in the area of stuttering and Dr. Oliver Bloodstein reports: "Two noteworthy items of information have turned up here lately as the result of research effects of... | <urn:uuid:78127489-328c-424a-854d-bbe393217902> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9064256/kinematic-analyses-speech-orofacial-nonspeech-finger-movements-stuttering-nonstuttering-adults | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00320-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.849276 | 903 | 1.710938 | 2 |
A company's configuration management plan, whether it's designed for manufacturing projects or software validation, must answer the "whats" of your configuration strategy. These might include "What design elements need to be verified?" "What parts need to be controlled?" "What type of support or customer service will be provided and how can it be designed to support configuration?" "What technology will support communication across departments and global locations?" and more.
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Manufacturing companies understand the importance of compliance with ISO, FDA, and CGxP regulations. Because of this, MasterControl software is designed around the concept of building a comprehensive and compliant configuration management plan. The software facilitates adherence to regulations such as CFR Parts 21 and 11 to ensure that the company is incorporating best business practices in their processes. For example, MasterControl's customizable change control process forms make information entry efficient and flawless and also make the entered data accessible to other processes in the system. Because it is centralized and connected, MasterControl automates and systematizes the most basic to the most advanced manufacturing procedures so that they are able to pass internal and external audits without any hassle.
The advanced analytics and reporting tools built in to the MasterControl configuration management plan software system assures companies about the stability of changes incorporated into business processes. The reports, when generated by users on a timely basis, help enhance foresight so that managers and executives are able to make better business decisions based on the capabilities and state of the manufacturing processes. Ultimately, companies can use MasterControl to build a sound configuration management plan that serves as the basis for a successful and compliant business.
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Honda’s new mobility technology looks like a Segway rip-off. The only noticeable difference being that you sit on it.
Honda has developed a new personal mobility technology, U3-X. It is a compact experimental device that fits comfortably between the riders legs, to provide free movement in all directions just as in human walking forward, backward, side-to-side, and diagonally.
This new personal mobility device makes it possible to adjust speed and move, turn and stop in all directions when the rider leans the upper body to shift body weight.
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Astronaut photograph ISS006-E-22939 was taken with digital camera and is provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Higher resolution images and other views taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
This nighttime view of the British capital offers unique insight into the city’s urban density and infrastructure as highlighted by electrical lighting. Interpreting the brightest areas as the most populated, the population density drops off rapidly from the bright urban center until it reaches the vicinity of the Orbital, an encircling roadway. Beyond lie isolated bright areas marking the numerous smaller cities and towns of the region and as far southeast as Hastings on the coast. Note London’s two major airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, and the particularly bright, sinuous stretch of the Orbital to the south of the city.
The crew of the International Space Station acquired this image shortly after 7:22 p.m. local time on the evening of February 4, 2003. Either thin, low clouds or perhaps fog is evident in the fuzzy character of patterns for some of the surrounding smaller cities while that of the warmer urban center is still clear and sharp.
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Consumers, make your voices heard.
Elizabeth Warren, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is asking current and future credit card users to make suggestions for the bureau via its website and social networking sites. The bureau’s mandate begins in July.
The bureau plans on hearing the voices of consumers to develop plans to protect them against the deceptive practices of the financial industry.
Warren has already proved herself as a consumer advocate. She has requested that credit card companies reveal credit limits and interest rates in marketing materials before the consumer applies. She has also asked for all credit card agreements to be written in simple English that all people can understand. For example, the fees and interest rates charged for balance transfers and cash advances do not appear in the same section of the summary disclosure. A change in the language of credit card agreements would put the important pricing information next to the services.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, under which the bureau was formed, promotes “fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards and other consumer financial products and services,” according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Currently, when consumers sign up for credit cards, they learn the APR and the credit limit only after they are approved. A card issuer must review an applicant’s credit reports in order to guarantee credit card approval. When this happens, the applicant’s credit score takes a small dip, even if they were approved. But the bureau has not cleared up how credit scores will be affected as a result of impending changes. The bureau is trying to end this cycle of credit card companies taking advantage of consumers. | <urn:uuid:defe7efb-45d4-4dfb-b988-250757105406> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.credit-land.com/news/consumers-to-make-suggestions-on-financial-reform-1004.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00209-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962321 | 336 | 2.4375 | 2 |
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The Chinese has long been an object of curiosity to the western world, from its extent of empire and the singularity of its social institutions. The Chinese empire occupies an extent of surface equal to that of all Europe, containing within it every variety of soil and climate, and natural production; thus rendering it in institutions it has presented through all periods a model of the primitive form of government, the patriarchal, and an exemplification of the evil of continuing it beyond its just and necessary period. In China all is at a stand still; succeeding ages add not to the knowledge of those that have gone before; no one must presume to be wiser than his fathers: around the Son of Heaven, as they designate their emperor, assemble the learned of the land as his council; so in the provinces the learned in their several degrees around the governor; and laws and rules are passed from the highest down to the lowest, to be by them given to the people. Every, even the most minute, circumstance of common life is regulated by law. It matters not, for example, what may be the wealth of the individual, he must wear the dress and build his house after the mode prescribed by ancient regulations. In China everything bears the stamp of antiquity: immovableness seems to be characteristic of the nation; every implement retains its primitive rude form; every invention has stopped at the first step. The gradual progress towards perfection of the Caucasian race is unknown in China; the plow is still drawn by men; the written characters of their mono-syllabic languages stand for ideas, not for simple sounds; and the laborious task of learning to read occupies the time that might be employed in the acquisition of valuable knowledge. Literature has been at all periods cultivated by a nation where learning (such as it is) is the only road to honor and dignity, and books beginning with the five Kings of Con-fu-tsee, which equal the four Vedas of India in the honor in which they are held , have at all times been common in this empire. A marked feature in the Chinese character is the absence of imagination: all is the product of cold reason. The Kings speak not of God, and present no system of religion: every thing of that nature in China came from India.
The uncertain history of China ascends to about 2,500 years before the Christian era; the uncertain history commences about eight centuries before Christ. According to Chinese tradition, the founders of the state, a hundred families in number, descended from the mountains of Kulcum, on the lake of Khukhunor, north-west of China; and hence the middle provinces of Chensee, Leong, Hona, &c. were the first seats of their cultivation. These provinces are in the same climate as Greece and Italy. Twenty-two dynasties of princes are enumerated as having governed China to the present day, the actual emperor being the fifth monarch of the twenty-second or Tai Tsin dynasty. Of these dynasties, one of the most remarkable is the Song, which ruled over the southern empire at the time China was divided into two, and fell beneath the arms of the Yver or mingled nomadic tribes, led to conquest by the descendants of Chingis Khan. This line, which reigned from A.D. 960 to 1280, distinguished itself by the encouragement of the arts and sciences; it cultivated relations with Japan, fostered trade and commerce, and in all things went contrary to the established maxims of Chinese policy, and while it lasted the empire bloomed beneath its sway; but the hordes of the desert leveled its glories, and its fate has been ever since held up as an awful warning to those who venture to depart even a hair's breadth from the ancient manners. At an earlier period, under the dynasty of Tsin (248-206 B.C.), China first received religion from India; but the missionaries were not artful or prudent enough to adapt it to Chinese maxims of state, and they were unsuccessful in the contest between them and the learned. At a later period, when the Buddhism of India had become the Lamaism of Tibet, it entered China as the religion of Foe, and by the worldly prudence of its bonzes or priests, succeeded in gaining a favorable reception and becoming the religion of the state. Everything that hopes for success in this country must fall in with the national character. China has often been overcome, and its reigning dynasty changed; but the manners and institutions of China remain unaltered, as different from those of the Caucasian race as the features of the Chinese face are from those of the European. | <urn:uuid:761c5732-7b26-4023-902e-1b699e61251e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://antinewworldorder.blogspot.com/2010/02/china-in-english-is-derived-from-cin.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00674.warc.gz | en | 0.972381 | 944 | 3.375 | 3 |
The subprime mortgage debacle, efforts by New York City to ban trans fats in restaurants, the discovery of lead in toys manufactured in China, and concerns about safety inspections of airplanes and laxity in regulation of new drugs have brought to the fore the issue of the optimal scope and methods of regulation designed to protect consumers.
There are two reasons to think that consumers might need more protection than is provided by competition among sellers, even as backed up by court-enforced law. Few opponents of regulation doubt the appropriateness of such judicially enforced rules as the implied warranty of fitness and safety that accompanies the sale of products.
The first reason for thinking that it might make economic sense to add a layer of regulation to competition plus court-enforced law is the high costs to consumers of obtaining information about products and services (but I will confine my attention to products). The busier people are and hence the higher their costs of time, and the more complex that products are, the higher consumer information costs will be. Product information could be thought a product in itself that a competitive market would generate in optimal quantities, but that is far from certain. The problem is what might be called "fouling one’s nest." If a cigarette producer advertises its cigarettes as "safer," it is implying that cigarettes are unsafe, and this could reduce consumption. Now in fact everyone knows about the dangers of smoking, so that is not a serious problem; but it is a problem when the hazards of a product are not widely known. A restaurant that advertises that its food contains less trans fat or less salt than other restaurants is telling consumers that there are bad things in restaurant food. Moreover, and probably more important, it is very difficult for an advertiser to explain why trans fat or salt or butter is bad for one. I believe that the obesity epidemic must be due in in part to the ignorance of many consumers, especially if they are poorly educated, of the causes and consequences of obesity.
There are three possible responses to the problem created by consumer information costs. The first is to require producers to provide more information; the second is to ban products upon on the basis of a judgment that if consumers knew the score they would not buy the product in question; and the third is to leave the burden of information on the consumer, thereby increasing the incentive of a consumer to inform himself about the products he buys. Often the preferred ranking will be 2, 1, and 3. Banning the product eliminates information costs, though to justify so drastic a measure requires a high degree of confidence that informed consumers would not buy the product if they knew the facts about it. If as I believe trans fats have close and much more healthful substitutes that cost little more than trans fats, the attempt to ban trans fats in New York City restaurants made sense.
Forcing sellers to provide more information to consumers can paradoxically raise consumer information costs by requiring consumers to sort through more warnings and interpret and evaluate them. There is also a lulling effect: required warnings create the impression that the government is protecting consumers by regulating sellers, which it may not in fact be doing; or may create resentment because consumers feel overloaded with unnecessary warnings: a "crying wolf" problem. A related problem is that consumers have very different stocks of information, making it difficult or even impossible to draft a warning that will provide a significant net increment in consumer knowledge.
Finally, encouraging consumers to become better informed about products on their own, in lieu of relying on government regulation, might be excessively costly. It would force consumers with high time costs to reallocate high-value time to the study of consumer products, at a cost and a cost of this reallocation that might exceed the cost of regulation. Take the case of health inspections of restaurants. My guess is that those inspections add little to the cost of restaurant food (I am assuming the inspections are financed by a restaurant tax). In their absence a consumer could not just drop in on a new restaurant with confidence that he would not get sick because of unsanitary conditions. (So such regulation may encourage entry into the restaurant industry.) No doubt services would spring up to rate the healthfulness of different restaurants, just as services like Zagat rate the quality of the food and service offered in different restaurants. But the inspectors employed by a private service would not have the powers of public inspectors--to inspect without notice and shut down a restaurant found to have unhealthful conditions. Perhaps some restaurants would consent to grant such powers to a private service, but then the consumer in evaluating the private inspection services might be faced with a formidable search cost to determine the best service.
Apart from costs of obaining information, there is the distinct problem of evaluating or processing information. This is the domain of the cognitive quirks that have been illuminated by the recent literature (increasingly influential in economics) in cognitive psychology. An example is the seeming inability of many consumers to appreciate the practical identity between an item priced at $9.99 and the identical item priced at $10.00. Merchants' unquestionably sound conviction that consumers exaggerate the difference between these two prices is the only thing keeping the penny in circulation, as it costs more than a penny for the U.S. Mint to produce a penny.
I do not think these quirks provide a compelling reason for additional regulation of consumer products and services. Such regulation would amount to telling consumers that they can't think straight, and would reduce consumer utility, at least in the short run, by denying them $9.99 "bargains." I would however favor incorporating into the curricula of high schools, and perhaps even elementary schools, courses in cognitive psychology that would make students alert to the pitfalls that await them as a result of cognitive defects that, though hard-wired in the brain, are avoidable if one is alert to their existence.
The existence of cognitive deficiencies may have been a factor in the subprime mortgage debacle, though on the consumer rather than the producer side. Many consumers may have been incapable of properly evaluating the risks of heavy borrowing; cognitive psychologists have found that average and even very intelligent people have difficulty handling probabilities. On the producer side of markets, however, there are forces for minimizing the effect of cognitive deficiencies. People who don't handle probabilities well are not going to thrive in the insurance business or other financial businesses. They will be selected out by competition; the analogy is to natural selection in biological evolution. I suspect that the housing bubble and ensuing credit crunch reflect, on the business side of the market, not so much irrational optimism as risk taking that was rational given asymmetries of loss and gain. Generous severance benefits truncate downside risk for the top management of large companies, and speculation in the face of a known bubble can be rational because until the bubble bursts values are rising very rapidly; the trick is to jump off the hurtling train just before it crashes. | <urn:uuid:4b689e53-f305-46ad-a7a2-f03c544fd35d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/2008/05/consumer-protection--posner/comments/page/1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00145-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964065 | 1,407 | 2.40625 | 2 |
is None or == None ?
Alf P. Steinbach
alfps at start.no
Fri Nov 6 20:41:41 CET 2009
* Carl Banks:
> On Nov 6, 9:28 am, "Alf P. Steinbach" <al... at start.no> wrote:
>> * Rami Chowdhury:
>>> On Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:54:53 -0800, Alf P. Steinbach <al... at start.no>
>>>> But wow. That's pretty hare-brained: dynamic allocation for every
>>>> stored value outside the cache range, needless extra indirection for
>>>> every operation.
>>> Perhaps I'm not understanding this thread at all but how is dynamic
>>> allocation hare-brained, and what's the 'needless extra indirection'?
>> Dynamic allocation isn't hare-brained, but doing it for every stored integer
>> value outside a very small range is, because dynamic allocation is (relatively
>> speaking, in the context of integer operations) very costly even with a
>> (relatively speaking, in the context of general dynamic allocation) very
>> efficient small-objects allocator - here talking order(s) of magnitude.
> Python made a design trade-off, it chose a simpler implementation
Note that the object implementation's complexity doesn't have to affect to any
other code since it's trivial to provide abstract accessors (even macros), i.e.,
this isn't part of a trade-off except if the original developer(s) had limited
resources -- and if so then it wasn't a trade-off at the language design level
but a trade-off of getting things done then and there.
> and uniform object semantic behavior,
Also note that the script language level semantics of objects is /unaffected/ by
the implementation, except for speed, i.e., this isn't part of a trade-off
> at a cost of speed.
In summary, the trade-off, if any, couldn't as I see it be what you describe,
but there could have been a different kind of getting-it-done trade-off.
It is usually better with Something Usable than waiting forever (or too long)
for the Perfect... ;-)
Or, it could be that things just evolved, constrained by frozen earlier
decisions. That's the main reason for the many quirks in C++. Not unlikely that
it's also that way for Python.
> C# made a
> different trade-off, choosing a more complex implementation, a
> language with two starkly different object semantic behaviors, so as
> to allow better performance.
Don't know about the implementation of C#, but whatever it is, if it's bad in
some respect then that has nothing to do with Python.
> You don't have to like the decision Python made, but I don't think
> it's fair to call a deliberate design trade-off hare-brained.
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This is a short summary of a presentation given at the Second International Conference on Quality in Interpreting, in Almuñecar, Spain 2010. The summary my own perception of the presentation and any mistakes in the summary are of course due to my misunderstanding.
Aymil Doğan (Hacettepe Üniversites, Turkey) talked about a check-list she had created to help students become aware of their metacognition when interpreting. Metacognition is what you do when you think about or reflect on your thinking. Through a pilot study with 25 students she came up with categories such as stamina, stress, accuracy, self-monitoring, anticipation etc, etc. Later she tested the result of her checklist by comparing interpreting students and other students (of translation with notions of interpreting) awareness of the metacognition. | <urn:uuid:19d064e7-55fc-4412-91a5-51a15c034caf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://interpretings.net/2011/03/25/aymil-dogan-check-list-for-awareness-of-metacognition/?shared=email&msg=fail | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570871.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808183040-20220808213040-00271.warc.gz | en | 0.945253 | 174 | 1.773438 | 2 |
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In Memoriam: Ignac Fogelman, M.D.
Date: July 07, 2016
We are sad to announce that Professor Ignac Fogelman passed away on July 5th following a long and courageous fight against cancer. He received his medical degree at Glasgow University and took up the post of Consultant Physician at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital, London UK in 1983. He served as director of the Department of Nuclear Medicine between 1988-97 and became Director of the Osteoporosis Screening and Research Unit in 1988. During his time in Glasgow, under the supervision of Dr Iain Boyle, Ignac developed the technique of bone scanning using technetium-99m labelled diphosphonate compounds, which was widely used in the investigation of many metabolic bone disorders including osteomalacia, bone malignancy and Paget’s disease. In later years his research group at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals were leaders in the development of (18)F-fluoride positron emission tomography for the study of regional changes in bone remodeling in untreated and treated bone disease. He was closely involved with the National Osteoporosis Society for many years, serving as a Board Member between 1997 and 1998 and Chairman of its Densitometry Forum between 1999 and 2005.
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On February 14th, 2013, Banco Central do Brasil published Circular No. 3,625, regulating the use of International Bank Account Number (IBAN) as a valid identification standard for international funds transfers to bank accounts kept in Brazil. The new standard was designed in an agreement with bankers’ associations in the country.
From july 2013 on, all brazilian financial institutions must provide their clients with the IBAN for their respective accounts, on their demand, and must accommodate all funds transfers received where IBAN is correctly used to identify a national bank account.
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Imagine a situation where you are used to seeing and hearing about all kinds of animals. It does not bother you every time you see a new animal within your sight because someone will explain to you what it is. You are certain that as has been the case throughout your life, someone will take a milestone in explaining whatever information they know about the animal such as if it is an omnivore or a carnivore. Whether it is at its best in winter or summer and if it prefers caves, forest, open spaces, desert, and top of trees or water. You will also get to know if the animal is wild or domestic.
You will also surely get the opportunity to know the origins of the animals, that it was perhaps first bred in Asia, Africa Europe, and Americans etc. In certain instances you are even made aware of its mating season and its reproductive cycle. It is normally very fascinating when you hear about an animal that you have just seen for the first time in your life. You grasp all the knowledge knowing that at one point you will also have to share with someone such information. But more importantly, we always want to know if an animal or its products are fit and healthy for human consumption nobody wants an animal that eats human beings, everybody wants an animal that is eaten by human beings; for we all want to eat.
Imagine a situation where just out of the blues, without any request that one day your neighbour brings home an unusual animal. An animal you have never seen or heard of before and then gives it a name. In telling you the name of this animal your neighbour also tells you the wonders and the good attributes. You neighbour goes on and on yet it does not make sense. Your neighbour tells you that this animal lives on desert, water, top of trees, forest, caves, open spaces and that the animal originates from all continents and countries of the world and that this very animal does best in all weathers and that its reproductive system is 24 hours and that its mating season is nonstop!
As if that is not enough, what will also come to surface and for a shock, being that every member of the family has a different name for this animal! They all tell you of many more attributes from the ones you initially heard from the head of the same family that brought the animal and purports to own it. They tell you the animal is both wild and domestic and that it is a mammal, a reptile, and a bird all at the same time. In trying hard to understand this animal you are told that it will soon give birth and multiply beyond measure. That you have not seen nor come to know any kind of such animal before to warrant mating with the one being mentioned will surely bring severe confusion. You are further told that it can actually mate with any animal on earth and that it does not have to be from within the fold of its species!
You are told that it reproductive system is capable of producing not necessarily its same species but different kinds of animals. Maybe we could for argument sake also name such possible reproductive products of this animal; improved economy, increased jobs, better life, improved infrastructure, increased middle-class etc. you will observe that almost every name here has a surname. This as well is unheard of yet imagine being told it is possible. Naturally when one is confused they are bound to ask more questions from either the audience he or she finds himself or herself within. It becomes worse when the audience does not understand as well and rather provide more abstract views and explanations about this animal and its attributes. Let us for argument sake call this animal ECONOMIC STILUMUS PACKAGE. And let us shorten the name for purposes of romance and being cool to ESP!
In being told about the ESP one can only wonder, what can one eat from this animal? One considers a possibility of meat whilst another considers a possibility of meat and yet another considers both meat, milk and skin to use for clothing. There is though only one challenge which brings out physical pain that one has to constantly strike themselves, pinch themselves to ensure they are not dreaming, that this is not just a dream, not another fairy tale that came with twinkle-twinkle little star how I wonder what you are like a diamond in the sky. You will remember that when they arrived here (I don’t know who, I just know somebody arrived), they made us sing ‘twinkle-twinkle little star, how are I wonder what you are like a diamond in the sky’. And when we were busy looking up in the sky for the diamond, they simply dug it out with ease in an open pit and left.
By the time we learnt that a diamond is actually not in the sky but in the ground, they had already left with the vast of it leaving us only the dangerous possibility of gong underground if we are to ever find anything really economically stimulating! The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Mathambo, has missed the point, he defined the ESP from a perspective of the economy whilst the animal should be presented for what it is; a political animal. The purpose of any political animal is not to present meaningful results but to imply lure in votes. Nobody has said to anyone that votes will translate to economic benefit for everyone. People simply assumed that the vote will give them power yet on the other hand power is wrestled for in the streets. A vote is merely an opportunity to feel better, to feel like you are making some important decision with your life while in earnest it is just a soothing exercise. A political exercise.
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==NOTE: MANY PERSIAN TEXTS IN TRANSLATION, really a remarkable number and variety, from the Packard Humanities Institute: [site]
==ENCYCLOPEDIA IRANICA: [site]
Persian Manual (1878): [site]
=Alam, Muzaffar, and Sanjay Subramanyam, "The Making of a Munshi," in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 24,2 (2004): [site[
Granville. A Literary History of Persia (4
vols.): all four vols.: [site]. Another version: *vol.
1 (1902)* (up to Firdausi, 1000 CE) (1902); *vol.
2 (1906)* (Firdausi to Sa'adi, 1000-1290); vol. 3
(The Tartar Dominion, 1265-1502); vol. 4 (Modern
Granville. A Year
Amongst the Persians (1893): [site]
=Clouston, W. A., Flowers from a Persian Garden, and Other Papers (1890): [site]
=Darling, Linda T., "'Do Justice, Do Justice, For That is Paradise': Middle Eastern Advice for Indian Muslim Rulers," in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa, and the Middle East 22,1-2 (2002): [site]
=Fitzgerald, Edwin. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the great English/Persian lyrical poem par excellence: [site] (Just for comparison.)
=Hafiz: a website devoted to his ghazals and other work: [site]
=Inayat-ullah, Bahar-i danish, trans. by Jonathan Scott, 1799, 3 vols: [site]
=Iqbal, Sir Muhammad. An elegantly produced website devoted to him and his works: [site]. Much of his Persian poetry is online there (click on "The Poet-Philosopher"), as is the whole of On the Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam.
=Jones, Sir William, A Grammar of the Persian Language (ninth edition, with many additions and improvements by Rev. Samuel Lee), London, 1828: [site]
=Nizami Ganjavi, the Haft Paikar, trans. by C. A. Wilson, 1924: [site]
=Ross, James, trans. The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan, Volume 2: [site]
=Sa'adi, Gulistan (c.1256), trans. by James Ross (1890): [site]
=Sa'adi, Bustan (c.1257), trans. by H. W. Clarke: [site]
=Schimmel, Annemarie. The Triumphal Sun: A Study of the Works of Jalaloddin Rumi. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1993. Now online through NetLibrary: [site]. Access must be arranged; CU people enter here: [site].
Spooner, Brian. "Are we teaching Persian? or Farsi? or
Dari? or Tojiki?," a good overview of the contentious
semantics of it all, from Persian Studies in America: [on
="Symposium on Literature and History in Persianate South Asia," Oxford University, May 2015, convened by Arthur Dudney, interesting papers with full audio online: [site]
AND A BIT OF ARABIC BACKGROUND TOO:
=Practice in reading Arabic manuscript calligraphy! A wonderful site for advanced script-learners: the *Arabic Papyrology School*
=Wilson, Epiphanius, Oriental Literature: The Literature of Arabia, with Critical and Biographical Sketches, 1900: [site]
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Here are some links to other websites you may find helpful. We offer these links for your convenience only; they are not intended as any kind of endorsement of the organization or individual operating the site.
The National Cancer Institute - Breast Cancer
This section of the National Cancer Institute's website provides information on several breast cancer topics such as detection, treatment, prevention, genetics, literature, research, statistics, and supportive care.
The Cancer Information Service - A Program of the National Cancer Institute
The Cancer Information Service is a national information and education network and a free public service of the National Cancer Institute. Publications on a variety of topics related to breast cancer can be ordered from this website. You may call 1-800-4-CANCER to speak directly to a CIS Information Specialist.
The American Cancer Society
This is the website for the American Cancer Society, with links to basic information about breast cancer, breast cancer research, and taking action through patient support, advocacy, and increased awareness.
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Details about the annual Komen Race for the Cure, Foundation and general breast cancer news, and other information about breast cancer research, education, screening, and treatment are available at this website.
Sisters Network, Inc.
Sisters Network, Inc., is the first national African American breast cancer survivorship organization, committed to focusing local and national attention on the devastating impact of breast cancer in the African American community.
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization
Links may be found at this website to the national educational programs, support services, and publications provided by Y-Me, whose mission is providing peer support and fellowship to breast cancer patients.
National Breast Cancer Coalition
The NBCC is a breast cancer advocacy group that seeks to influence public policies affecting breast cancer research and treatment. The site has sections on breast cancer information as well as legislative activities and programs.
KidsHealth for Kids - Breast Cancer Information
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Bishop Agustín García-Gasco of Valencia, Spain, has published a pastoral letter in which he calls on Christians to work for the recuperation of traditional European values in contrast with people are interested only in politics and the economy.
“Politics and the economy are not everything,” he wrote, encouraging the faithful to “be conscientious that the building of Europe is not something that is far away from us, but rather something that affects us and will be even more incumbent upon us soon.”
Currently Europe “is in a construction phase, or better yet, reconstruction,” the Archbishop said, adding “the European Union is meant to be a project of hope, a mixture of creativity and responsibility in the eyes of history, perhaps unprecedented in times of peace.”
Archbishop García-Gasco also said that Europe “is a cultural and historical concept that goes beyond geographical borders and is a reality born of unifying force of Christianity, which is capable of transmitting common values to distinct and plural peoples.”
Christianity “is part of the foundation of European culture in a uniquely decisive way,” writes the Spanish prelate. However, this reality “clashes with the present moment, in which economic and political growth appear to be accompanied by a profound crisis of values” brought about from not “building a common project that goes beyond a materialistic society of consumers, which leaves an existential void in people and in society.”
In his letter, the Archbishop declares that “Europe will be Europe only if it proclaims in word and in deed: Yes to the dignity of the human person; Yes to value of reason, of freedom, of democracy; Yes to the building of a state based on rights; Yes to the adequate distinction between politics and religion.”
Archbishop García-Gasco finished his letter saying, “The Church in Europe is obliged to contribute to the construction of the European identity based on truly human values.” Therefore, “To reduce the European Union to the Europe of markets and to Euro-politics, forgetting its culture, religion, and human rights, would mean a falsification of its very identity. | <urn:uuid:9816e3a5-c54e-4258-a363-510eec1cb5bc> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/archbishop_of_valencia_calls_for_recuperation_traditional_european_values/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281162.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00530-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962155 | 457 | 1.773438 | 2 |
The reduction is part of the Commission's proposal to amend the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC) to limit the exposure to 13 cancer-causing chemicals and substances in the workplace by including new or amended limit values. These limit values set a maximum concentration for airborne carcinogens.
If the proposals be are carried through, the EU's current OEL for hardwood dust will drop from 5mg/m3 to 3mg/m3 and the UK, along with 17 other countries including Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania, will have to lower its limits by 2mg/m3.
OELs for hardwood dust in some member states are already well below the proposed (and current) limits and therefore will not be affected. In Denmark and France, exposure to this carcinogen is limited to 1mg/m3, while in the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden it is 2mg/m3.
The commission estimates hardwood dust exposure is a hazard for more than 350,000 workers in the UK and around 3.3 million EU workers overall in construction, forestry and furniture making. Exposure can cause sinonasal cancer, asthma and dermatitis.
The commission also proposes a 0.1mg/m3 limit on respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Affecting approximately 5.3 million EU workers, around 500,000 of which are in the UK, RCS is present in construction, mining, gas and electricity industries and causes lung cancer and silicosis.
The UK would not be affected by the proposed limit for RCS as its current national limit is already 0.1mg/m3; most affected would be Cyprus, Greece and Poland, whose OELs presently stand at 1mg/m3.
Kate Field, head of information and intelligence at IOSH, said: "Setting occupational exposure limits across Europe can help to prevent cancers and premature deaths and achieve consistent standards. However the best way of protecting people is to prevent exposure in the first place. Relying on measures such as respiratory protective equipment alone is not acceptable; we support a greater shift towards designing out the risk to avoid exposure."
"As well as benefits for workers and their families, cutting exposures to cancer-causing agents has many other economic and societal benefits. These include reductions in healthcare, rehabilitation and early retirement costs, lost earnings, lost productivity, losing workers and the need for compensation."
The commission's proposed limit values for 13 chemical agents is based on input from scientists, employers, workers, member states' representatives and safety and health regulators.
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Aleksei Mikhailovich Korin
(1865 - 1923)
Aleksei Mikhailovich Korin was active/lived in Russian Federation. Aleksei Korin is known for painting.
Biography Aleksei Mikhailovich Korin
Korin was born into a renowned family of Palekh icon painters. He
studied at the School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture in Moscow
under such well-known professors as the Sorokin brothers, Vladimir
Makovsky and Vasily Polenov. Korin first exhibited with the Itinerants
in 1891 and became a member of this association in 1894, the same year
that he was appointed a drawing teacher at the Moscow School of
Painting. In 1900-1910s the artist was active as a portraitist and
enjoyed plentiful commissions.
In the Artist's Studio offers a rare insight into the Russian art world
at the turn of the last century. Ko
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In 2380, a team of Federation scientists and engineers (including Commander LaForge and Lieutenant Crusher) developed revolutionary new warp field configurations, calculations, and technology which have redefined Warp travel and necessitated a new warp scale.
Behind the Scenes
The new scale is a more standard exponential equation with no theoretical limit, each warp factor being several times faster than the previous factor.
The standard warp scale seen in TNG, DS9, and VOY for the purposes of travel in RPGs is ridiculously slow when compared to the size of the Federation. The Federation at it’s greatest diameter is between 8,000 ly and 10,000 ly. If we were to assume a cruising speed of warp 8, it would take a ship a little less than 8 years to traverse federation space.
In “All Good Things” we saw Federation ships using an alternative warp scale, so there is precedent.
Using this new scale, a cruising warp factor of 8 would take a starship about two years to traverse the federation. In addition to the warp factor and relative speed, I’ve included the power requirements for use with the Star Trek Adventures RPG. Speeds with a power requirement of 0 are considered cruising speeds, do not cost additional energy to sustain, and do not generate significant wear-and-tear on the warp engines. According to Memory Alpha the time a ship could maintain maximum warp varied from days to months (Source).
In the Star Trek Adventures RPG, have the crew/ship perform skill checks probably (Engines + Engineering). Each success “buys” a challenge die. (May need to take into account ship / crew talents to augment this roll). Roll challenge dice equal to the number of successes. The rolled challenge dice score is the number days the ship may maintain maximum warp. If the result is 0 the ship may travel a number of hours equal to the number of successes. | <urn:uuid:5a2a8fa1-7706-46bb-9e42-7cdfd64a3d85> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://trekguy.org/shattered-sky/index.php/2020/02/21/warp-scale-2380/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.91683 | 389 | 2.625 | 3 |
Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus
The Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus is a state administration body that provides support necessary for the President to carry out his responsibilities. It also oversees the implementation of the President's decisions. The Belarus President Administration reports directly to the Head of State.
The Belarus President Administration provides organizational, informational, expert and analytical and legal support for the President's activities.
The Belarus President Administration prepares and submits to the Head of State draft resolutions, materials for the annual addresses of the Head of State to the Belarusian people and the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, materials on the observation of human rights and freedoms of man and citizen, on citizenship, pardon, exemption from criminal responsibility in cases defined by legislation.
The Belarus President Administration acts as a channel of communication between the President and the legislative, executive and judicial authorities, local self-governments, public and religious organizations (associations) and other social and political institutions, and with mass media.
The functions of the Belarus President Administration also include a regular analysis and forecasting of the social and economic situation in the country; development of proposals for improving the domestic policy that covers youth affairs, information policy, interaction with diasporas and religious communities, education, science, health, demography, culture and sports. The Belarus President Administration also coordinates and analyzes the effectiveness of ideological work in the country, studies public opinion, examines the social and political situation in the regions and offers forecasts.
The Belarus President Administration is entrusted with maintaining the personnel register of the Head of State, coordinating appointments and dismissals within their scope of authority.
Members of the Belarus President Administration meet with citizens, analyze and oversee the treatment of appeals and complaints, identify the most burning problems in the society, submit reports to the President on the number and nature of appeals, decisions taken on them, and proposals for eliminating identified problems.
The Belarus President Administration prepares handles honors and awards paperwork.
The Head of the Belarus President Administration is appointed and dismissed by a presidential decree. The Head of the Belarus President Administration has deputies, including the first deputy head.
The Head of the Belarus President Administration is a member of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus and its Presidium. This position implies general management of the Belarus President Administration and personal responsibility for the performance of the tasks and functions assigned to the Administration. The Head of the Belarus President Administration issues executive orders regarding the Administration’s activities, prepares proposals to the President regarding fundamental issues of domestic and foreign policy, represents the Belarus President Administration in relations with domestic, foreign and international organizations, holds reception hours for the public, and exercises other powers enshrined in the legislation.
Heads of the departments of the Belarus President Administration supervise the operation of corresponding departments and are personally responsible for the fulfillment of various instructions and tasks. They submit the documents they have drafted to the senior officials of the Belarus President Administration, hold meetings with representatives of state administration bodies and other public organizations to discuss topics they are in charge of, monitor the implementation of resolutions and instructions of the President and the Head of the Belarus President Administration, and also meet with citizens.
The structure of the Belarus President Administration also includes aides to the President – oblast inspectors and an inspector for the city of Minsk, inspectors in charge of the financial and credit system. Aides to the President supervise the fulfillment of instructions of the Head of State depending on their purview.
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Sometimes one of the candidates makes it explicit: "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?"
Sometimes the question remains implicit, only hinted at by one TV that only airs once: The famous "daisy" commercial that Lyndon Johnson's campaign used to ask about Barry
Goldwater, "Can you trust this guy with the atom bomb?"
Sometimes it's a question that seems frivolous: "Who would you rather have a beer with? Al Gore or George Bush?"
Sometimes it's a question that is more lofty: "What will it take to get America moving again?"
At the moment, as the Iowa caucuses approach, it appears that the Republican Party is split; there are two different questions, and depending on which question you ask, you get a different answer.
One question is, "Who in this field is the 'real' Republican?" In other words, who is a real conservative--and who is just faking it? This is a matter of ideological purity.
The other question is, "Who has the best chance of winning the general election in November, and beating Obama for the White House?" This is a matter of electoral pragmatism.
And then there is the November election to consider.
By the time it rolls around, what will the question be?
Frequently, the side that controls the question, controls the election.
But thanks in part to the Occupy Movement and in part to the internet and social media, while both sides (and a possible third party candidate) fight to define the question that defines the election, for the first time in memory, the question may get decided in a much more democratic, if amorphous and ambiguous fashion.
The question this time may emerge from emails and tweets, from Facebook postings and blogs.
It may be too early to suggest what "the question" will turn out to be.
But I think it would be reasonable to think that, no matter who the Republicans nominate, when it comes time for the first debate, the first and most important question for the candidates to answer should be, "If you're elected President in 2012, what difference will it actually make?"
And then keep answering that one question until somebody finally gets real.
That's a debate I'd like to watch.
For a change.
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School of Medicine
Genetic Counseling Program
640 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
M.S. - Genetic Counseling
This two-year, full-time program is designed to educate graduate students in the core concepts of human genetics and counseling and to provide students with the appropriate knowledge, experience, and mentoring to become competent, sensitive, and motivated genetic counselors. This is accomplished through a variety of educational experiences including course work, clinical training, research project preparation, and supplementary activities such as case conferences, grand rounds, journal clubs, and seminars.
Located in the heart of Boston, the Genetic Counseling Program at Boston University provides a dynamic and enriching environment for genetic counseling students. Boston University’s medical school and teaching hospital offer access to tremendous resources for clinical experience and laboratory genetic services, making this the first program of its kind to be located within an academic medical center in New England. This program also has the unique appeal of including courses in the Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine Program and the Medical Sciences Program. In addition, elective courses are available through several other schools and departments.
The Human Genome Project and related advancements have led to an increasing demand for genetic expertise in a variety of medical specialties. Over the past ten years, the number of genetic counselors working in New England has doubled, with over 90 genetic counselors currently working in the greater-Boston area alone. In addition to the traditional clinical settings of prenatal, pediatric, adult, and cancer genetics, many genetic counselors are entering the field through clinical laboratories, research, and industry. As the biotechnology sector continues to expand, more employers will be specifically recruiting individuals with advanced degrees in genetic counseling. Recent statistics suggest that the number of students graduating with a degree in genetic counseling is less than the number of genetic counseling positions available in the workforce, with over 90% of graduates having secured a position within three months of graduation. Therefore, the Genetic Counseling Program at Boston University was designed to help fill a nationwide gap in the provision of genetic counseling services by preparing students to enter the field in a variety of settings.
The first year of study focuses primarily on coursework in general genetics and counseling skills. Clinical observations and laboratory rotations complement the didactic curriculum. In addition, students select a Capstone Project topic and begin their research during the second semester. The second year of study focuses on fieldwork experience and research project development. In addition, the coursework covers more advanced topics in medical genetics, professional issues, and genetic counseling sub-specialties. The number of required credits is decreased during Semester 4, so as to allow students adequate time to complete their research projects, acquire a robust array of fieldwork experiences, and begin interviews for job placement.
The clinical and non-clinial rotations and observations provide students with opportunities to develop their counseling skills in a broad range of settings. These first-hand experiences familiarize students with individuals and families affected by a variety of genetic conditions and disabilities.
Each student completes their graduate training with the presentation of a Capstone Project. The purpose of the Capstone Project is to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to contribute to the field of genetic counseling. This individualized scholarly work may consist of a detailed case study and literature review, a clinical or laboratory research project, or a clinical application. Each project culminates in a formal paper and an oral presentation to the department and invited guests. The paper should be of publishable quality and may be submitted for presentation at a national genetics meeting.
Accreditation:Full Accreditation by the American Board of Genetic Counseling
Facts & Figures
Classification: Doctoral/Research University—Extensive
Locale: Large City
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Flat Aggie’s Not in Kansas Any More!
Move over, Flat Stanley! There’s a new kid in the country, and he’s been enjoying daily adventures on a North Central Iowa Farm for nearly one month.
Flat Aggie came to me Jan. 13 from a classroom in Southeast Kansas at the request of Nicole Small, who blogs at Tales of a Kansas Farm Mom. She asked me to show Flat Aggie my farming operation since crops and even livestock operations vary by state. Getting to know other kids from different farming operations and schools around the country is a great experience and learning opportunity.
What a great experience for Aggie to learn just what it takes to grow food! Aggie and I have had a lot of fun, but we’ve also had some challenges due inclement weather. We did chores inside a warm hog barn (thermostat is set at 80 degrees), and talked about how much better it felt to be out of the negative 40- degree wind chill that stung our faces as we ran from the truck to the barn. I told Aggie that years ago I did chores outside, and he couldn’t believe we used to raise our pigs outdoors in this harsh weather.
Aggie has visited me at a time when there was so much going on with my operation. During a snowstorm, we loaded big pigs into semi trailers for market. Then we cleaned out the barns, disinfected them and made a few repairs before new small pigs were delivered.
Flat Aggie also learned that winter is the meeting season. He went with me to Des Moines, our capitol city, for the Iowa Pork Congress and to Speaker Corps training at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s office. Aggie also joined me on visits to several North Central Iowa schools as part of Ag in the Classroom. Along with the school children, Aggie learned about dairy operations and how to make butter. He also learned the difference between comic book animals and real animals.
It’s so important for our kids – and I don’t mean just farm kids – to understand how food is raised. Every day the news is filled with examples of how people, who are disconnected from food production, are pushing for the control of the food industry. Just last week PETA distributed a pamphlet entitled, “A Cow’s Life,” at Calabash Elementary school in Woodland Hills, California. The comic book drawing of a cow on the cover was harmless enough, but the illustrations of mutilated cows inside the publication were so horrendous that some outraged parents are considering legal action.
People have the right to know how their food is grown but they deserve the facts, not some propaganda spread by an activist group trying to scare them away from one type of food. Americans are blessed to have an abundance of good, nutritious food available at affordable prices. We all have the right to choose the food we want, but food choices should be based on facts not fear.
The need is great to educate consumers about where their food comes from and how it is produced. I’m seriously concerned about ag illiteracy, a so I’m doing things like hosting Flat Aggie, blogging and speaking when invited. A couple years ago, I spoke at a 140 conference in Des Moines about our Ag in the Classroom program. A young man, who grew up in Chicago, asked why we didn’t have programs like this in Chicago. He claimed to not know where meat came from until he was 18 years old.
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Question arises that When and Why we need this?
Just suppose, you have a database based application. You will start by deploying your web application (or any other using databases) with a single database server. And fortunately your application attracts people and number of users get a massive increase. Here you will feel that the performance of your application is not as satisfactory as it was in the early days of your application.
Now what will be the solutions. Although there are many smart solutions that my increase the efficiency of your application like optimizing code, optimizing queries, optimizing database server settings, optimizing web server settings. etc. All these mentioned solutions means a lot and need to be individually discussed. But let suppose you got through all of them and still not satisfied with the performance of your application.
Here the need arises to have another database server to be deployed. Now you will have to manage your data and traffic to both servers.
Firstly, the concept of replication is used. You replicate all of your data from the existing server to the new server. In this case the existing server will be called master and the server that has the replica of data will be called slave.
In order to implement replication first you will have to enable binary logs at master. And direct the slave to master explicitly in order to communicate with. Then the slave will always have a process alive in order to receive updates from the binary log of master. All the changes made to master are logged in binary log and the slave will receive these changes and make on its database. Replication has an abstract information over here and a detailed post will be made on later on stages.
Another thing to be discussed at this stage is the type of traffic that is, it may be read requests and write requests. Now you need to direct all of you writes to the master as it actually makes the changes to database and reads may be distributed among both of the servers.
Here MySql Proxy Server comes in action, it stands between the web application and database servers and distribute all the traffic to database servers as per requirement. In its settings you will mention the master server and slaves as well. It will automatically redirect all of your writes to master. It actually follows round robin technique to deal with traffic. A detailed implementation will be made by a later post.
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Academic Level: Senior University Class: World Art Survey Instructions: 1. Choose a peace artwork give a complete description work. For: What material(s) made ?What size? Shape? Color? What depicted? Is object/work intact fragmentary? Damaged? You basically answering question "What ?" detail find.
The present work is focused on undertaking an in-depth analysis of two famous religious paintings: The Virgin and Child by Barnaba da Modena, an Italian painter from the fourteenth century, and The Elevation of the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens, a seventeenth century Flemish artist and diplomat. Following, by comparison, a thorough account of the two works' features, careful observation reveals more than one interpretation.
The Virgin and Child was created by Barnaba da Modena in 1360, and is deemed Gothic in style. It depicts The Virgin Mary holding a Child Christ in her arms, and rests undamaged to this day in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. In terms of formal elements, it is 39.4 inches in height and 24.8 inches in width (100 x 63 cm), a religious painting executed by means of tempera on panel. The enduring framing edges might indicate that the painting was initially planned to be the central piece of a polyptych. A first impression is that of anachronism: its opulent golden background and the intricate striation outlines on the Madonna's mantle seem to indicate a much earlier conception, mainly Byzantine in nature. However, the Byzantine herring-bone pattern is clearly endowed with a more modern linear roundness.
Obvious from the start is the artist's careful attention to details, illustrated in the richly decorated background and characters' attire. Employing this general density automatically enhances the Virgin's gaze, making it charged with severity, intense. On further observation, one can identify the use...
Furthermore, a Sienese influence lies in facial roundness (the Child's face bearing a striking similarity to Ambrogio Lorenzetti's child paintings), with special emphasis on modeling eyes and lips. Finally, it can be assumed that the holy gilt haloes have been subjected to repair, most likely for the purpose of masking holes where, out of veneration, silver crowns had been attached to the painting's surface.
The Elevation of the Cross, oil on canvas, also called The Raising of the Cross, was created by Peter Paul Rubens and dates back to 1610. It is now located in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium. Heavily laden with Italian Renaissance and Baroque elements (clearly influenced by Cravaggio, Tintoretto and Michelangelo), the painting tells a dramatic story of Jesus Christ's final moments through his crucifixion. Even though, by technique, it is a triptych panel painting, Rubens chose to apply more focus on the story in the center piece, the crucifixion itself.
The middle section, charged with tension and drama, portrays nine executioners who work together to raise Christ's body upright onto the cross. The characters' muscular build and the dynamic choice of color employed are a definitive mark of foreshortening. Rubens' wholesome use of color capitalizes on chiaroscuro, enlightening Christ's lowly saturated body and placing sharp intakes of shadow which serve to stress the muscular complexion of the executioners. Caravaggio's influence is visible in the diagonal manner of Christ's uplifting, a most distinct feature.
The triptych's other two sections describe an emotional trauma, struggle and contrasting reactions brought about by the event of crucifixion. On the left, there is a grieving Virgin Mary, John the Evangelist and some of Jesus' followers. The right section displays figures of punitive authority, embodied in ruthless roman soldiers…
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Bauhaus After World War I, the nation state of Germany under the direction of architect Walter Gropius created a "consulting art center for industry and the trades" (Bayer 12). Called Bauhaus, "house for building," the school combined the role of artisans and craftspeople and included everything from architecture to theater to typography. When the school was forced to close during the Nazi regime in 1932, many of its artists moved to
A number of modifications have occurred within the area of arts instruction, leading to a redesigning of the whole curriculum. A few transformations involve modern trends like literacy training via art, worldwide popular culture, 21st-century abilities, social justice, art evaluation, cultural diversity, and interdisciplinary approaches. Teaching Literacy through Art According to Moody-Zoet, art-teaching offers distinctive and useful intellectual behaviors and skill sets which aid in the learning of other academic disciplines. The
Arts, Music, Lit Edward Henry Potthast Introduction and Biography Edward Henry Potthast has been remembered mostly for the beach scenes and the atmosphere of carefree ideals that he created. He was an American, born in 1857 (Bio, 2005). He passed away in 1927, but not before leaving his mark on the artistic world (Bio, 2005). He was generally considered to be one of the most significant American artists within the 19th-century and he came
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Your father comes in the door and you go to greet him. Suddenly, you stop. Why, this man isn't your father at all. He looks like your father, but no, you decide, that definitely isn't him. He's been replaced by an impostor!
Capgras syndrome is what's known as a delusional misidentification. It's the opposite of déjà vu. People with Capgras syndrome think that their spouse, family members or even their pets have been replaced with doubles. Imagine how disconcerting it would be to have someone who looks like a loved one sit down with you and know intimate details about your life, even though you're sure that this person is a trickster.
Capgras syndrome used to be considered very rare, but medical professionals are beginning to think that perhaps it isn't so rare after all. The more doctors that know about it, the more people they find who have it. Capgras was first described by two French doctors, Joseph Capgras, for whom the syndrome is named, and Jean Reboul-Lachaux. Their patient, Madame M., was convinced that her family and neighbors had all been replaced by lookalikes. She said she'd had 80 husbands -- one imposter would simply leave to make room for a new one.
Capgras syndrome isn't the same thing as face blindness, or prosopagnosia. People with prosopagnosia can see a face for the hundredth time and still not know who it is. You can walk right by your best friend and not recognize her even when she says hello (For a more in-depth look at face blindness, check out "Can face blindness explain why that person at work never says hi to me?"). People with prosopagnosia, however, show changes in their skin conductance when shown a picture of someone they know. Part of their brain recognizes this person emotionally, even if consciously they don't know who it is.
People with Capgras syndrome can perceive faces, and recognize that they look familiar, but they don't connect that face with the actual feeling of familiarity. That woman looks like your wife, but you don't feel that she really is your wife. You don't have the feelings you should have when you look at this person with your wife's face. Their skin conductance stays the same as it would if they were looking at a total stranger. It's a problem of disconnection. So what's going on? | <urn:uuid:94e8adfc-45fb-404a-9df3-dca9eea99656> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/capgras-syndrome.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279189.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00063-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.989395 | 515 | 2.53125 | 3 |
How can I find peace of mind?
The Bible talks about peace a lot in both the Old Testament and the New. Most often in the Old Testament, the Hebrew word used for peace is shalom which denotes not only peace, but also a sense of well-being, prosperity, and wholeness. In the New Testament, the Greek word most often used for peace is eirene which also denotes prosperity and rest, but includes the idea of joining together as one. The primary need for peace in human existence is to find peace with God. Because of our sinful nature, humanity's relationship to God has been fractured. Blessedly for us, Jesus reconciled us to God "making peace by the blood of his cross" (Colossians 1:20). Paul explains that because "we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1). So Jesus's sacrifice on the cross and our acceptance of it through faith restores our relationship to God and sets us at peace with Him. Only then can a believer experience God's peace "which surpasses all understanding" (Philippians 4:7).
Paul calls Jesus "the Lord of peace" in 2 Thessalonians 3:16. This title fits Jesus well. Isaiah 9:6 prophetically refers to Him as "Prince of Peace." Jesus knew that His disciples would be dismayed upon His departing, so after lovingly explaining how He would send the Holy Spirit as a helper to them, He said, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid" (John 14:27). Jesus gifted peace to His followers not only while He walked the earth, but He continues to do so through the Holy Spirit even today. Peace is a natural outflow of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives; it is listed as a fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22–23. Interestingly enough, the Holy Spirit is mentioned as a source of peace even in the Old Testament (Isaiah 32:15–18). Our triune God is a God of peace and He gifts His peace to His people.
However, there are ways the Bible encourages us to experience a greater extent of peace, or in other words, to "let the peace of Christ rule in [our] hearts" (Colossians 3:15). Psalm 119:165 provides one practice to increase our experience of peace. It says, "Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble." The word for "your law" in Hebrew in this verse is Torah, which are the first five books in our Bible and would have been the Scriptures available to the psalmist who wrote this verse. Studying Scripture brings peace to those who love God's Word. As we study His Word, we learn who God is and our trust in Him can increase. We learn that "for those who love God all things work together for good" (Romans 8:28). We hear Jesus say, "… in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). Scripture is filled with reassuring verses that remind us of the truth about the God we serve.
A second way the Bible encourages us to experience more peace by increasing our trust in God is by controlling our minds. Isaiah 26:3 says, speaking of God, "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." Likewise, Romans 8:6 says, "… to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace." Focusing our mind on God and who He is increases our trust in Him and gives us peace. We are told to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind" (Romans 12:2). Our thought patterns need to focus on knowing the truth about how big, capable, and loving our God is.
A third way the Bible encourages us to find peace is through conversing with God in prayer. While we can "stop telling God how big our problems are and start telling our problems how big our God is," as the saying goes, we should still bring our problems to God. Paul says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6–7). Bringing our anxieties and requests to God will bring peace. However, this verse also highlights that our praying should happen "in everything" "with thanksgiving." Even in our anxieties, we are called to approach God with thanksgiving—to be on the lookout for His hand of blessing in our lives.
We serve "the Lord of peace himself [who can] give you peace at all times in every way" (2 Thessalonians 3:16). We can experience more of His peace as we pay attention to what God has done and is doing for us, as we bring our anxieties to Him in prayer, as we focus our minds on the truth of who He is, and as we love and study His Word.
What does it mean to have peace with God?
Our default human condition is to live in opposition to God. Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, we are born with a sin nature that attempts to rule over us, take control of our minds, and keep us from the perfect peace that comes from God alone (Genesis 3; Romans 5:12). Our sin causes us to be at odds with God, deserving punishment (Romans 3:23; 6:23). We cannot reach a place of peace with God on our own. We need a Savior.
God desires all of us to be at peace with Him. In fact, it was His plan to create a way by which we could forever be at peace with Him—this plan was Him sending Jesus Christ, His Son, to earth. After living a perfect life, Jesus was crucified and His sacrifice made provision for the forgiveness of sins (Hebrews 4:15; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Through Jesus' sacrifice, when we put our faith in Him, our sins are wiped away in God's sight. We have peace with God when we accept His free gift of eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ. By placing our faith in Jesus and His sacrifice, our sins are forgiven and we are made pure before God (Romans 4:25; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus is called the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6) and it is through Him alone that we may have peace with God (Romans 5:1). The gospel message itself is called the "gospel of peace" (Ephesians 6:15). Before Jesus ascended to heaven, He promised us the Holy Spirit. John 14:27 says: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." When we are Christ followers, we are filled with the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, who provides us with the peace of God on a daily basis (Galatians 5:22–23; Philippians 4:4–9).
When we are at peace with God, it means we are able to be in a personal relationship with Him. We are free from the power of sin when we are submitted to Him as the Lord and the source of all we need. This brings incredible peace to us in all the affairs of our life. When we make mistakes, we can bring them to the Lord, seeking His forgiveness, and finding peace anew with Him (Hebrews 4:16; 1 John 1:9). We have the confident hope of an eternity in heaven with God: "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God" (Romans 5:1–2).
In what way is peace a fruit of the Holy Spirit?
The fruit of the Spirit—the effects the Holy Spirit has on the life of a believer—generally relate to our relationships with others. Among other characteristics, Galatians 5:22-23 lists love, patience, kindness, goodness, and gentleness, all of which must be expressed toward an object. It's not enough to be kind in one's heart—one must show kindness to others.
Peace is no exception. Biblical peace is more than the cessation of hostilities. It is harmony, safety, friendliness, and relational tranquility. Humans are incapable of creating such conditions, as five minutes' viewing of any newscast will prove. Only God can establish peace.
The peace of God begins with God's making peace between Himself and mankind. A true state of peace requires the unity of at least two parties. It also requires sacrifice as self-interest is subordinated to the good of the relationship. The peace between men and God is no different. God's contribution was to send Jesus, the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), to submit His life (Isaiah 53:5). When we repent and respond in faith to the gift of God, He saves us, and peace is born (Romans 5:1).
When two people are at peace with God, they will also be at peace with each other. Jesus told the seventy disciples, "Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house!' And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you" (Luke 10:5-6). If the owner of the home had peace with God, he would naturally be at peace with God's messenger. Romans 14:13-19 shows that those who value the kingdom of God will live in peace. And Ephesians 2:14 says that Jesus is more than just an example of peace or the bestower of it; He is our peace.
God's peace will guard our hearts and minds during times of trouble (Philippians 4:7). It is a peace unlike anything the world can give and is the antidote to fear and anxiety (John 14:27). John 16:33 says, "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." Peace with God overshadows conflict in the world.
Romans 8:6 explains exactly where peace comes from: "For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace." It's "perfect peace," according to Isaiah 26:3. As we allow the Spirit to develop fruit in us, we will have real peace with God and each other.
What does it mean that 'blessed are the peacemakers'?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus opens with a series of statements concerning blessedness known as the Beatitudes. The seventh Beatitude is "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9). In what way are peacemakers "blessed"? And who are these peacemakers?
First, we must understand what Jesus means by "blessed." The Greek word translated "blessed" in this verse is one that is also translated "happy." A blessed person will have joy and contentment.
Also, we must understand what a "peacemaker" is. The Greek word simply indicates a person who makes or works toward peace. A person can only work toward peace if he is at peace himself. Believers have peace with God through Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). God is the source of peace (Philippians 4:7) and calls His followers to exhibit peace in their own lives (Galatians 5:22; Romans 12:18).
Living as a peacemaker follows the example of Jesus Himself. He is called the "Prince of Peace" in Isaiah 9:6. Ephesians 2:14-16 reveals that Jesus is our peace in that He has reconciled Jew and Gentile and reconciled both to God. Jesus offers this same peace to His followers: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid" (John 14:27).
Jesus said that peacemakers are blessed because they will be called sons of God. In other words, they will have the honor of being identified as children of "the God of peace" (Romans 15:33). As The Message Bible puts it, "That's when you discover who you really are, and your place in God's family" (Matthew 5:9b). To live as a child of God is to have the greatest relationship in the world. It's a relationship made possible by the Prince of Peace: "for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith" (Galatians 3:26).
A peacemaker actively works toward peace. Whether it's to provide peace between two people or two nations, our world is in much need of those who represent the heart of God to bring peace to broken relationships. Those who assist in such efforts will find joy in the experience of seeing people reconciled to one another and to God. Every believer should be a peacemaker in the sense of spreading the good news that peace with God is possible. "Peace" was part of the angels' message to the shepherds when Jesus was born (Luke 2:14). "Peace" is part of our message to the world because God "through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation" (2 Corinthians 5:18) | <urn:uuid:a993e686-aa34-44e7-abe1-e280af113e1d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.faithvalpo.org/copy-of-joy | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.958153 | 2,929 | 2.515625 | 3 |
Taming the Microsoft® Direct3D® animal is a huge undertaking for those new to it, or to 3D graphics programming, as I was some time ago. Once you browse the SDK samples, read some of the tutorials, try out some of the code samples, and ultimately decide that you want to program your application or game engine using it, you are left with the question of where to start. That is where I was about a year ago, so I went deep into a code walkthrough of a sample framework application. I read tons and tons of material along the way in a soul-searching mode to try and understand what is going on (literally) behind the scenes.
The thing is that the SDK help is really telegraphic and the forums are for seasoned graphics programmers. Furthermore, it is version 9 we're talking about (actually 10 nowadays), meaning that the technology has been out there for probably more than a decade. It almost feels like the whole thing was designed by the Direct3D team to be used by themselves and themselves only. But do not despair: there are lots of tutorials out there and here is yet another one. Before we begin, though, I will bore you to death with a full-fledged testimony on managed vs. unmanaged Direct3D, for the sake of those still wondering what managed code is. Feel free to skip to the next section to get things going!
Managed vs. unmanaged code
Apart from the various versions, nowadays Direct3D comes in two different flavors, namely, managed and unmanaged Direct3D. Unmanaged Direct3D is for those of us C++ programmers having nothing to do with the .NET Framework, accessing the core Direct3D API directly, and using the Direct3D extensions (D3DX) utility library. Managed Direct3D is an abstraction layer to unmanaged Direct3D, which for the most part provides a one-to-one mapping of the unmanaged interfaces, structures and enumerations to the managed classes, structures and enumerations.
So here is your second chance to skip this section, for that is all you really need to know. If you are still stuck here, just so you know, the entire .NET paradigm works around managed code. This leads to the question of, "What is managed code?" The answer comes courtesy of Brad Abrams; I just did a little editing.
Managed code is code that has its execution managed by the .NET Framework Common Language Runtime or CLR. It refers to a contract of cooperation between natively executing code and the runtime. This contract specifies that at any point of execution, the runtime may stop and retrieve information specific to the current CPU instruction address, namely the runtime state, such as register or stack memory contents.
The necessary information is encoded in an Intermediate Language (IL) and a set of symbols, a.k.a. metadata, that describe all of the entry points and the constructs (e.g., methods and properties) and their characteristics. The CLR is the most commercially successful version of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) standard, which describes how the information is to be encoded, so that compilers can emit the correct encoding. This setup allows every popular programming language -- from COBOL to Camel, in addition to C#, J#, VB .Net, Jscript .Net, and C++ from Microsoft -- to produce managed code as Portable Executable (PE) files containing IL and metadata.
Before the code is run, the IL is compiled into native executable code by a runtime-aware compiler that knows how to target the managed execution environment. This allows the latter to insert traps and appropriate garbage collection hooks, handle exceptions, ensure type safety, check array bounds and ultimately make guarantees about what the code is going to do. Effectively, this eliminates an entire set of programming mistakes that often lead to security holes.
In contrast, unmanaged executable files are basically a binary image loaded into memory. The OS knows about a program counter and that is all. Surely there are protections in place around memory management and port I/O and so on, but the system does not actually know what the application is doing. Therefore it cannot make any guarantees about what happens when the application runs.
In any case, this article deals with unmanaged Direct3D, but most of the concepts discussed apply to managed Direct3D also; they are just handled in a different manner. Besides that, any tidy C++ programmer should know better than to leave memory leaks for hackers to wreak havoc, so let us just get...
Back to the start
This article includes a custom version of the Direct3D 9 SDK framework, which comprises a set of wrapper classes that make Direct3D ready for embedding in a MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) application, and somewhat of a beginners' Direct3D tutorial. You do need to know C++ and Windows programming, of course. You are entitled to ask why I would reinvent the wheel. Well, in the first place, so that I could understand it. Secondly, because I like to add comments as I myself begin to understand it, and ultimately, because I like my code to be correctly indented, for heaven's sake. Yes, I am a perfectionist, so bear with me. You have gotten this far already and I proclaim this as a disclaimer: I "pimped" the SDK framework! .
Another disclaimer, and credits: some passages are directly copied from the SDK help. Sometimes you do need to be telegraphic, like in the next paragraph:
"To use Direct3D, you first create an application window and then you create and initialize Direct3D objects. You use the Component Object Model (COM) interfaces that these objects implement to manipulate them and to create other objects required to render a scene. Applications written in C++ access these interfaces and objects directly."
Ok, so we need a window to render to and some COM savvy, but not a serious amount of it. The window can be the top-most window for a fullscreen application, which is the usual case for a game. It can also be a control in a dialog for which a window handle can be obtained. This is the case for, say, a level editor in which you need a rendering of the level's geometry and tons of controls (namely, editor tools). The demo project included covers the second case, but with a little extra effort it can be extended to switch modes.
For the purposes of this article, the sample included is a Document/View architecture MFC SDI (Single Document Interface) form-based application, created with the Visual Studio C++ 6.0 application wizard. You can also create a MDI (Multiple Document Interface) application and use the Direct3D headers and CPP files. The sample renders to the client area of a control owned by the view. The first interesting thing my MFC program does in terms of being a Direct3D application is to derive a class inheriting from both the CWnd and the CXD3D classes:
class CD3DWnd : public CXD3D, public CWnd
So, you can say that
CD3DWnd has a mommy and a daddy.
The CXD3D class
CD3DWnd is the base class for a control in the form, e.g. a picture box. The control will perform as a regular
CWnd and provide its
CXD3D nature with the render window handle, invoke some functions to startup Direct3D and override some methods to actually render the scene. So, let's examine the
bool m_bShowCursor; bool m_bClipCursor;
bool m_bDeviceLost; bool m_bDeviceObjectsInited; bool m_bDeviceObjectsRestored;
FLOAT m_fTime; FLOAT m_fElapsedTime; FLOAT m_fFPS;
TCHAR m_strDeviceStats; TCHAR m_strFrameStats;
HWND m_hWndRender; HWND m_hWndFocus;
LPDIRECT3D9 m_pd3d; LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9 m_pd3dDevice; D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS m_d3dpp;
RECT m_rcWindow; RECT m_rcClient;
CXD3DEnum Enumeration; CXD3DSettings Settings; ...
Do not try to bend the spoon just yet. Let's start with just a few pointers about the state flags. Most of them are easy to master, but I will elaborate on some of them:
The active flag is queried by the view upon initialization to issue a
CXD3D::CreateD3D. The fullscreen start and the windowed flags may seem somewhat contradictory. For the time-being, just accept that there are many situations in which a Direct3D application may need to switch from the fullscreen to the windowed mode and vice versa. The clip cursor (in fullscreen mode) flag indicates whether the application confines the cursor to the render target, just in case the user PC's desktop spans across multiple monitors. The ignore size changes flag, when set to false (the default), will let a windowed application reset the Direct3D environment when the user changes the window size.
Apart from that, the last three state flags refer to a "device," meaning a Direct3D device. So what in the world is a Direct3D device?
A Direct3D device is the rendering component of Direct3D; it encapsulates and stores the rendering state. In addition, a Direct3D device performs transformations and lighting operations, as well as rasterizes an image to a surface. You can tell things are starting to get better and worse at the same time, so sit back while I expand a little on that definition.
The rendering state is no other than the what, when, where and how 3D objects are displayed. Transformations and lighting (or TL) operate on the objects' vertices, performing all of the pertinent 3D math and color calculations, respectively. Rasterization is the process of turning transformed and lit 3D vertices (TL vertices) into something a PC's graphics card (and ultimately the screen) can handle, namely 2D pixels.
Architecturally, each operation comprises a separate device module: the transformation module, the lighting module and the rasterization module. The first two modules operate on vertices, which is why they are also referred to as Vertex Processing, or VP for short. Now is a good time to go back to bed (or school) if you do not know what a vertex is, but in a geometry for dummies fashion, I will let you in on the secret: a vertex is the location of a point in space, usually described by its x, y and z Cartesian coordinates. 3D graphics programming pipelines use vertices as the base unit for creating triangles or other polygons, literally by connecting the dots. A good number of correctly oriented, colored and lit triangular faces create the smoothness illusion of a real 3D object.
So if you are still here, let's get back on track. Direct3D devices may support hardware VP, depending on the display adapter and driver. This means that a particular adapter may have specialized hardware that can take in "raw" vertex data and perform the transformation and lighting, relieving Direct3D from such tasks. The problem is that a different display adapter may not offer such a feature. In general, applications should provide within a single device both hardware and software VP functionality in order to take advantage of both or even to mix them. However, they should also default to software VP -- which is available in virtually all cases -- if hardware VP is not available.
Incidentally, the performance of hardware VP is comparable to that of software VP, provided the vertex data is available at specific locations for each VP type. Software VP works best when the data is in system memory, while hardware VP works best when the data resides in driver-optimal memory: either local video memory, non-local video memory, system memory or even AGP memory. More importantly than where, though, is the fact that the choice is up to the device driver. Notice that this is not the case for rasterization, for which specialized graphics hardware is usually faster than the PC's processor.
Ok, so it's a good time for a coffee break and letting Direct3D devices sink in. To summarize, they process vertices either with specialized hardware or in software, and turn the output into a pixel raster so that it can be rendered on a surface. Besides that, they are the Direct3D interface through which you set or query the rendering state.
By the way, the SDK definition of a device ends in the word "surface," instead of "screen," or "window." A surface is somewhat of a generalization, for at times it might represent only a part of the screen or window. To be rigorous, in the Direct3D context, a surface represents a linear area of video memory. In practice, it is a rectangular portion of the video memory.
Back from the break, let's get into device types.
Direct3D device types
Applications using Direct3D do not access video graphics cards directly; they call Direct3D functions and methods. Direct3D in turn accesses the hardware through the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). The HAL is a hardware-specific, manufacturer-specific interface -- either embedded in the driver or supplied in a DLL -- that Direct3D uses to work directly with the display hardware, therefore insulating applications from card-specific implementation details. Microsoft sustains that if the computer that your application is running on supports a HAL-type device, it will gain the best performance by using it. However, there are other types of creatable Direct3D devices.
The second type of device you can create is a reference device, which uses special CPU instructions whenever it can. What the special instructions might be depends heavily on the hardware. They include the 3DNow! instruction set on some AMD (American Micro Devices) processors, the MMX (Multi Media Extensions) instruction set supported by many Intel processors and the SSE (Streaming SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) Extensions) instruction set on some Intel Processors. Any type of Direct3D device may use these instruction sets to accelerate VP, but a reference device is one allowed to use the sets to rasterize whenever it can.
Applications cannot rely on reference devices -- a.k.a. reference rasterizers -- to perform on every user machine because of the obvious hardware disparities. This is why Microsoft recommends using reference devices for feature testing or demonstration purposes only. In fact, this is so much the case that Direct3D may succeed in creating a reference device, but the device may not be able to render at all! In a nutshell, you need a state-of-the-art graphics card to create a working reference device.
The third type of device is the software device. If the user's PC provides no special hardware acceleration for rasterization, your application might use a software device to emulate it. It will also make use of the special instruction sets when it can, but it will definitely run slower than a HAL device. Software devices are not readily available. In fact, they are intended for use by driver developers, relying on the Direct3D Driver Development Kit (DDK). So, do not even bother looking for them, as not even Microsoft has one to offer. Besides that, they must be loaded by the application and registered as a plug-in to the Direct3D interface. We just will not mention them anymore.
Finally, to make matters worse, although not admitted as a type, there's a variant of creatable Direct3D devices known as pure devices. A pure device can improve performance, but requires hardware VP, does not support querying some Direct3D states and does not filter any redundant state changes. This means that if you have say, a 1000 rendering state changes per frame, you may be better off with the redundancy filtering done automatically by a non-pure device. What are render state changes, again? Well, anything "animated" from one frame to the next, but worse, for animation does not apply exclusively to geometry. You may animate by changing colors, textures, visual effects and you name them.
Pure devices are designed to maximize the performance of ship-ready applications, meaning that they are not suitable for debugging. As with all performance issues, the only way to know whether or not your application will perform better with a pure device is to compare execution under both types.
Hopefully your machine supports the HAL device type, which encapsulates the hardware capabilities and which, for most cases, is the best choice. That is, until you prove that your application runs smoothly and 3 times faster on a pure hardware VP device or you become a serious Id® Software competitor! Yes, the makers of Doom, but who didn't know that, right?
Back to the CXD3D class...
Interesting things start to happen at
if (m_hWndRender == NULL)
return DisplayErrorMsg(D3DAPPERR_NOWINDOW, MSGERR_CANNOTCONTINUE);
if ((m_pd3d = Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION)) == NULL)
return DisplayErrorMsg(D3DAPPERR_NODIRECT3D, MSGERR_CANNOTCONTINUE);
if (FAILED(hr = Enumeration.Enumerate(m_pd3d)))
return DisplayErrorMsg(hr, MSGERR_CANNOTCONTINUE);
if (m_hWndFocus == NULL)
m_hWndFocus = m_hWndRender;
m_dwWindowStyle = GetWindowLong(m_hWndRender, GWL_STYLE);
if (FAILED(hr = ChooseInitialSettings()))
return DisplayErrorMsg(hr, MSGERR_CANNOTCONTINUE);
if (FAILED(hr = OneTimeSceneInit()))
return DisplayErrorMsg(hr, MSGERR_CANNOTCONTINUE);
if (FAILED(hr = InitializeEnvironment()))
return DisplayErrorMsg(hr, MSGERR_CANNOTCONTINUE);
The first thing
CXD3D::CreateD3D checks for is a non-null
m_hWndRender member. Then it will instantiate a D3D object with
Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION). Upon success, our member D3D object pointer to the
IDirect3D9 COM interface is initialised, so we can continue. Next, we need to build a list of display adapters, modes and devices using the CXD3D "Enumeration" internal setup object, a
CXD3DEnum class object.
Here's the thing: we need a way to know how many display adapters are present in the machine, even though there's usually just one. Then each adapter may be hosting one or more devices. For each device there will be a myriad of formats, settings and capabilities that may or may not be suited for the purposes of the application. So, we need a bunch of lists to keep track of the information about each device in each adapter, all in order to choose the "best" in terms of either application constraints or a "faster is better" criterion.
The enumeration class
So, let's look at the enumeration class: it sets up application constraints for resolution, color, alpha, display formats, back buffer formats, depth/stencil buffer formats, multisampling types, presentation intervals, the usage of a depth buffer and the usage of mixed (both hardware and software) VP. Too scary? Do not worry; I will go through the meaning of each at a moderate pace. What you need to understand right now is that enumeration class holds the application requirements pertaining to a D3D device.
UINT AppMinFullscreenWidth; UINT AppMinFullscreenHeight;
UINT AppMinRGBBits; UINT AppMinAlphaBits;
UINT AppMinDepthBits; UINT AppMinStencilBits;
Let's keep in mind that the key to getting Direct3D set up and ready to run is to enumerate, enumerate and then enumerate. We start with a set of minimal requirements, so that anything below them gets filtered out. This is implemented through a series of application constraints, the set of variables with the "App" prefix of
The first constraint,
AppUsesMixedVP, simply lets the framework turn the usage of a mixed VP on or off, although not at runtime. We mentioned the mixed VP when discussing devices, so track back if you missed it. The fullscreen width and height in pixels -- a.k.a. the display mode resolution -- are constrained. By default, the minimum is set as 640x480. Color bit depth or the number of bits used for each color channel and alpha bit depth -- i.e. the level of opacity or transparency -- are also constrained by
AppMinAlphaBits, respectively. Each of the remaining application constraints deserve a heading, which means that we will examine them in detail.
Ok, so here's something interesting. The number of bits for both color and alpha that a particular device can support is comprised into what is known as a display format. The enumeration class holds a list of display formats in
AppDisplayFormats, which by default includes every possible one that Direct3D can handle:
D3DFMT_R5G6B5 D3DFMT_X1R5G5B5 D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8 D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8 D3DFMT_A2R10G10B10
As a futile exercise, you could try finding out how many colors each format can produce. Notice that formats added to the list must be in synch with
AppMinAlphaBits, i.e. if your application requires 8-bit alpha, there's no point in adding the less than 8-bit alpha formats to the list.
A note on lists and Direct3D enumerations
Direct3D formats are defined in a huge enum in d3d9types.h named
D3DFORMAT, forced to a 32-bit (
DWORD) size as most Direct3D enums are.
DWORDARRAY is template-based array of DWORDs, a
CTArray<DWORD>. The template class,
CTArray, implemented in tarray.h works like a standard array of objects of any type -- i.e. you can use the operator -- but it encapsulates other array-handling functions such as
Sort and they clean up after themselves. The
CTArray class replaces the default SDK framework use of the
CArrayList class included in dxutil.h/dxutil.cpp. As to why don't I use the STL library
std::vector template-based classes, well I don't and that's that.
Back buffering is analogous to the way you can do animation with a pad of paper, known as page flipping. On each page, the artist changes the figure slightly so that when you flip rapidly between sheets, the drawing appears animated.
Direct3D implements this functionality through a swap chain. A swap chain is a series of Direct3D buffers that flip to the screen in the way that the artist's paper flips to the next page. The first buffer is referred to as the color front buffer. Applications write to the buffers behind it, i.e. the back buffers, and then flip the front buffer so that one back buffer appears onscreen. While the system displays the image, your software is again writing to another back buffer. When the process executes continuously, it allows for an efficient method to animate images.
A back buffer is therefore a non-visible surface -- i.e. a memory block -- to which bitmaps and other images can be drawn. This is opposed to the visible front buffer that displays the currently visible image. A swap chain is a collection of buffers that are swapped in turns to create a smooth animation. Back buffers also have a color/alpha format and, by default, the enumeration list holds every possible one that Direct3D defines in
AppBackBufferFormats, which resume to the same list of display formats.
For windowed applications, the back buffer format does not need to match the display mode format if the hardware supports color conversion, e.g., turning a X8R8G8B8 into a R5G6B5. In this case, the runtime will allow any valid back buffer format to be presented to any desktop format. The exception is for the 8 bits per pixel (256 colors) modes because devices typically do not operate in such modes anymore. They probably had to 10+ years ago, though.
On the other hand, fullscreen applications cannot do color conversion. So, the back buffer format must be identical in all respects to the display format except in the alpha channel bits. This is because fullscreen applications' display formats cannot contain an alpha channel, but back buffers do. So if the display format is
D3DFMT_X1R5G5B5, valid back buffer formats include
D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5, but exclude
D3DFMT_R5G6B5 (notice the 6-bit green). In general, applications are better off avoiding color conversion, and matching the back buffer and display formats.
Incidentally, the last format -- the 10-bit per channel -- is only available as a display format in fullscreen modes and fast PCs with really cool graphics cards. One can dream, so give it a couple of years before PCs, display adapters and Direct3D all support the 32-bits per channel as display formats. Now that will be something, definitely beyond "true" color! I'll coin it as "super true" color! Back to Earth, though, I guess ILM and Dreamworks imagineers already use these formats on a day-to-day basis. So much for that.
Depth/stencil buffer formats
A depth buffer, often called a z-buffer holds depth information (z-coordinate values), used to determine how 3D objects occlude one another. Usually implemented by the hardware, z-buffers solve the problem of determining which elements in a scene are drawn in front others, so that it can hide those which are not. This saves some execution time and memory space. There are also w-buffers, which use the homogeneous w-coordinates from the point's (x,y,z,w) location in projection space. However, they are not supported as widely in hardware as z-buffers and you will really need to polish your matrix algebra to use them.
On the other hand, a stencil buffer is analogous to a real life stencil, which is a "cutout" surface that when laid on top of another surface, allows some of it to be visible through the cutouts or holes, but the rest to be occluded. In our context, a stencil is typically used to mask pixels in an image. The more common visual effects achieved through stencils are known as decaling and outlining. In Direct3D, both depth and stencil buffer formats are combined in the same group of constants:
D3DFMT_D16 D3DFMT_D15S1 D3DFMT_D24X8 D3DFMT_D24S8 D3DFMT_D24X4S4 D3DFMT_D32
Hence, the depth/stencil format combination and single enumeration function. The enumeration class depth/stencil formats list,
AppDepthStencilFormats, allows every one of these formats by default. As in the case of display and back buffer formats, depth/stencil formats must be in synch with the
AppMinStencilBits constraints. Additionally, you may disable the usage of a depth buffer at all by setting
Multisampling is the technique used by Direct3D to perform full-scene antialiasing. That is, the diminishing of stairstep-like lines that should be smooth, effectively blurring the edges of each polygon in the scene. Multisampling reduces the prominence of such artifacts by sampling the surrounding pixels of each edge and creating color gradients around them. It can also be used in conjunction with multiple rendering passes, altering a different subset of the sample in each rendering pass to simulate some cool visual effects like motion blur, depth-of-field focus effects, reflection blur and so on.
Direct3D multisampling types directly indicate the number of samples available for full-scene antialiasing. The exception is
D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONMASKABLE (with a value of 1), which rather enables the multisample quality level. The quality level introduced in version 9.0 of Direct3D can be used to factor the number of samples and achieve a particular visual quality-to-performance ratio. Consider that you find antialiasing support for 6 samples with 4 quality levels. You can use and compare the 6/1, 6/2 and 6/3 ratios for the presentation. This means that the final color intensity (each RGB channel) will be factored that much and you can determine which one makes for the best quality-performance tradeoff.
The enumeration class adds every multisampling type to the corresponding list,
AppMultiSamplingTypes, by default.
Now that the enumeration has a set of application constraints, we will get into its implementation structures and methods. To hold the information about adapters, devices per adapter, settings and the capabilities of each device, the enumeration class implements a series of hierarchical structures. Look again into the
CXD3DEnum class declaration. The last member of the class is an array of
AdapterInfo structures. So, here is the declaration of
typedef CTArray<AdapterInfo> AdapterInfoArray;
AdapterInfo holds an adapter's ordinal number (0 for the primary or default display adapter), a
D3DADAPTER_IDENTIFIER9 structure, an array of adapter
DisplayModes and an array of
DeviceInfos. Incidentally, right above the declaration you will find a
typedef CTArray<D3DDISPLAYMODE> D3DDISPLAYMODEARRAY; statement. Essentially, AdapterInfo holds information about an adapter, the display modes it can handle and a list of devices it can provide, encapsulated by the last array.
typedef CTArray<DeviceInfo> DeviceInfoArray;
DeviceInfo structure inherits the adapter's ordinal from its parent,
AdapterInfo. It holds a device type -- HAL, reference or software -- as defined by
D3DDEVTYPE enum, as well as
a D3DCAPS9 device capabilities structure and an array of
typedef CTArray<DeviceCombo> DeviceComboArray;
DeviceCombo structure inherits the adapter's ordinal and the device type from its parent
DeviceInfo. It also holds a display format and a back buffer format. The combination of both formats gives the structure its name. Besides that, it holds a windowed/fullscreen flag and DWORD lists of VP types, depth/stencil formats, multisampling types and multisampling quality levels. It also keeps track of which depth/stencil formats are not compatible with which multisampling types in a DSMSConflict array and, finally, a DWORD list of presentation intervals. We will discuss the last two later on.
So the enumeration class goes on filling up these structures, checking capabilities against application constraints and querying the Direct3D device for support. Use the next graph as a reference if you get lost. Just remember that
DeviceCombo members are also lists, not expanded for clarity.
| +-- DisplayModes
| +-- DisplayModes
| +-- DeviceInfos
| | |
| | +-- DeviceCombos
| | | |
| | | +-- VPTypes
| | | +-- DSFormats
| | | +-- MSTypes
| | | +-- MSQualityLevels
| | | +-- DSMSConflicts
| | | +-- PresentIntervals
| | +-- DeviceCombos
| | ...
| +-- DeviceInfos
It all starts with the
CXD3DEnum::Enumerate function taking in a pointer to the Direct3D interface. It will keep a local reference to it in its
m_pd3d object, use it to get an adapter count and traverse adapters to store identifiers in the
AdapterInfos array. Once the function IDs an adapter, it uses the
EnumAdapterModes Direct3D methods to retrieve and store display modes. Both methods take in a display format -- incidentally, an enhancement of Direct3D version 9.0 -- so we will pass them each of our application-defined display formats. Enumerated modes are returned in a Direct3D
typedef struct _D3DDISPLAYMODE
Right away we can check a display mode's dimensions, color bit depth and alpha bit depth for compatibility with the application. Again: we ID an adapter, traverse app-defined display formats and enumerate display modes for each format. An available display mode meeting the application's requirement goes into the
DisplayModes list. Look at the graph again for more insight. Some display modes might not make it into the list, either because the display format is not supported at all (and
GetAdapterModeCount returns 0) or because it did not pass the tests, e.g. the 320x200 fullscreen mode when
AppMinFullscreenWidth is 640. However, when one does, the display format is appended to a temporary list used later on to enumerate devices on each adapter.
After traversing every adapter and collecting every possible display mode that makes the application happy, we sort the display modes so that the smallest and fastest bubbles up to the top of the list. The
CTArray class implements sorting with
qsort, taking in a callback sorting function. To sort display modes, the enumeration uses the
SortModesCallback function at the top of the CXD3DEnum.cpp file. At this point,
Enumerate has identified a display adapter and enumerated every display mode it can handle and that the application allowed. The function passes the adapter and the temp subset of display formats to the
This is the process of filling up the
DeviceInfo list for the passed-in adapter. There will be at most three
DeviceInfos for each adapter, namely a HAL, a reference and a software device. So, we ask Direct3D for support of each type and store its capabilities (if supported) in the
Caps member, with a single
IDirect3D9::GetDeviceCaps call. Device types that do not make it through the call are skipped. Those which do turn to their respective
DeviceCombos enumeration, again using the passed-in display formats list.
So, we turn into
EnumerateDeviceCombos for a particular device supporting each of the passed-in display formats. This will most probably be a subset of
AppDisplayFormats. We will start by traversing these formats and will retrieve each one in turn. Now we traverse the application-allowed backbuffer formats, retrieve one, skip it if does not meet the alpha bit depth, and check if both display and back buffer formats can be used concurrently on the device in both windowed and fullscreen modes (hence, the third inner loop). Support is found through the
IDirect3D9::CheckDeviceType API call.
The format combo that makes it through the call yields a system-supported
DeviceCombo, but it still needs to be checked against other application constraints for compatibility: namely a VP type, a depth/stencil format, a multisampling type (and quality levels), conflict between the last two, and a presentation interval. Each of these constraints corresponds to the lists maintained by a
DeviceCombo and each has its own enumeration function.
VP types enumeration
HAL devices may support the three different VP types: software, hardware and mixed, as described previously. To find support for hardware VP, the framework checks
Caps.DevCaps for the
D3DDEVCAPS_HWTRANSFORMANDLIGHT flag. If set, the device supports it and therefore it also supports the mixed VP type, although it will only be used if the
AppUsesMixedVP flag is set. The VP types enumeration function also checks capabilities for the pure device type, setting the VP type to pure hardware VP so that the framework can take advantage of this and create a pure device. If hardware transformations and lighting are not supported, the framework defaults to software VP, which is always available.
A note on device capabilities
The framework inspects device capabilities for hardware VP support, presentation intervals or null reference devices only. However, your application may need to check for other stuff in order to work. Suppose your application requires hardware-supporting volume textures, for whatever they are, so at some point it will have to check the
Caps.TextureCaps member for the
D3DPTEXTURECAPS_VOLUMEMAP flag. If it is not set, the hardware simply does not support them and your application should exit gracefully and tell the user to go get a new display adapter.
Another application constraint is the allowed multisampling types, filled up by default with every possible type in the
CXD3DEnum constructor. This enumeration function actually asks Direct3D for support of each one on the render-target surface (the back buffer), filtering out the unsupported ones with a Direct3D
CheckDeviceMultiSampleType call. The call also returns, upon success, the number of quality levels for the type. Both values -- type and quality levels -- make it into their corresponding lists. Different multisampling types can have different quality levels, so make sure you access both lists in sync when passing the values to other API calls and structures.
Depth/stencil formats enumeration
This function traverses the application-allowed depth/stencil formats and checks each against the corresponding "AppMin" values, just in case. Then it asks Direct3D two questions about the format: can it be used on the device and is it compatible with both the device's display and back buffer formats. If and only if the answer to both questions is yes, a depth/stencil buffer format makes it into the current
DeviceCombo's list of
DSFormats. So, typically we will end up with subsets of the app-defined depth/stencil formats.
Depth/stencil-multisampling conflicts enumeration
If your application will use depth/stencil surfaces, they must allow multisampling. Furthermore, if such surfaces are to be used in conjunction with any render target (back buffer) surface, both surfaces require the same multisampling type. Therefore we must check every depth/stencil format against every multi-sample type that made it into the current
DeviceCombo for compatibility. This is done with a device API call which, upon failure, registers the conflict in the corresponding list. The purpose of all this is to prevent an invalid combination from making it into the display settings.
Presentation intervals enumeration
These refer to the driver's ability to update the display, i.e. swap the presentation, at a certain rate in terms of the screen refresh rate (a.k.a. the vertical sync).
The vertical sync is the number of times per second that the screen gets refreshed, typically around 60 for most CRTs and TVs. Did you ever wonder how your CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor works? Well, an electron ray or beam gets deflected by a heated cathode to hit a phosphor-coated vacuum tube in a continuous sweep from left to right and top to bottom. When the ray gets to the bottom-right corner, it retraces its way to the top along the diagonal and repeats the sweep. The number of completed sweeps per second equates the infamous 60 Hz, the vertical sync. Incidentally, the number of horizontal lines in the sweep is what makes the difference between conventional NTSC TV (525 lines) and HDTV (1125 lines). Now don't go asking me about flat screens or LCDs because they work differently, but they also have a refresh rate. Anyway, so much for a video electronics crash course. Let's get on with it.
Choosing a presentation interval that matches the screen refresh rate limits the possibility of display artifacts, making your application generally more reliable. On the other hand, when a display driver supports the immediate presentation interval -- i.e. one not in sync with the screen refresh rate -- the runtime might update the scene more than once during the adapter refresh period. This is the same as saying that we might get much higher frame rates. So, the choice carries within itself the universal tradeoff between speed and stability or performance vs. quality. As always, you must test, test, and when done testing, test again.
The immediate presentation interval is always available, but is worth checking to prevent blowing up some old cards. Just kidding! Nowadays most PCs should be able to handle it. Your application may get around a 10 fps kick out of it without display artifacts or, if any, the same ones that I get with the default interval. The default presentation interval equivalent to the "one" presentation interval is also always available. The enumeration will put it on top of the list, just in case the application is windowed. In this case, it helps in reducing mouse flicker when compared to the immediate interval. 2, 3, and 4 interval support are hardware-dependant, so we check device capabilities for them.
And that's it for the enumeration object! We have a full set of adapters, display modes and device capabilities that meet the application's requirements so that we can choose among them to display our 3D scene. That does it for part I. I'd say we're halfway to setting up Direct3D, but there's way too much material on this first delivery. Still, I hope it enlightens the newbies with such courage to read through it, and that it stirs up the old D3D wolves' status quo, inspiring corrections and the occasional death threat.
Keep it real, and stay tuned for part II.
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If you suffer from migraines, you know how much stress can contribute to certain attacks. Of course illness can add to the stress of everyday life, so it makes sense, that the stronger our immune systems are in resisting illness, the less stress we will be exposed to, as well.
Therefore eating a diet that contains foods that can reduce stress and enhance our immune systems, will not only increase our over-all wellness levels, but may also reduce the number and intensity of migraines that occur. (and possibly other types of headaches too.)
When under stress we seek “comfort” and many people see comfort in foods that have high levels of carbs. Carbs increase the synthesis of serotonin, a feel good neurotransmitter. But carbs can also raise blood sugar quickly. So instead of simple carbs that are found in most desserts, switch to more complex carb food sources, like “oatmeal” or “whole grain breads” which increase serotonin levels but don’t spike blood sugar levels.
Also when we are under stress, stress-related hormones like cortisol and adrenaline can increase. Magnesium containing foods like spinach and fish like salmon, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids can keep stress hormones under control. Some research indicates that black tea and pistachio nuts can reduce stress-hormones and make you feel calmer. Coffee, on the other hand, can increase cortisol levels.
Nuts like almonds and walnuts contain B-Vitamins (which are stress vitamins) and vitamin E, which bolsters the immune system. 1/4 to 1/2 cup per day is sufficient.
Oranges can both reduce stress hormone levels as well as enhance the immune system due to their vitamin C content. I would also suggest a vitamin C supplement containing 500-1000mg a day.
Vitamin A significantly supports the immune system. Foods containing Vitamin A are:
Apricots, asparagus, beet greens, broccoli, carrots, cantaloupe, collards. A glass of carrot juice 3 times a week would assure vitamin A sufficiency. Plus this vitamin protects eye sight, particularly at night.
Please be sure to drink plenty of water every day, especially when you start adding fibrous foods to your diet. Consuming fiber without water can actually cause constipation rather than prevent it. So here are some examples of high fiber foods:
- Baked beans, kidney beans, split peas, dried limas, garbanzos, pinto beans and black beans
- Bran cereals – Bran Buds and All-Bran
- Fresh or frozen lima beans, both Fordhook and baby lima
- Fresh or frozen green peas
- Dried fruit, topped by figs, apricots and dates
- Raspberries, blackberries and strawberries
- Sweet corn, whether on the cob or cut off in kernels
- Whole-wheat and other whole-grain cereal products. Rye, oats, buckwheat and stone-ground cornmeal are all high in fiber. Bread, pastas, pizzas, pancakes and muffins made with whole-grain flours.
- Broccoli-very high in fiber!
- Baked potato with the skin (The skin when crisp is the best part for fiber.) Mashed and boiled potatoes are good too, but not French fries, which contain a high percentage of fat
- Green snap beans, pole beans, and broad beans
- Plums, pears, and apples
- Raisins and prunes
- Greens including spinach, beet greens, kale, collards, Swiss chard and turnip greens
- Nuts, especially almonds, Brazil nuts, peanuts, and walnuts
- Brussels sprouts
- Flax seed, which can be added to smoothies or sprinkled on your fruit or on yogurt.
Try to work some of the foods from each category into your daily diet. Of course, don’t take any of these recommended foods, if you feel that they trigger your migraines. This helpful guide is just a guide, not a rule book. Your experience is the truth that you need to follow.
For those of you who suffer with chronic migraines, using these food choices to help prevent your migraines is a wise decision. So is the decision to prevent your migraines rather than spending a lifetime taking pills to just treat the pain that always comes back with your next migraine.
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Social Workers as Advocates: A Case Example
Children and Schools
The proposed regulatory changes to P.L. 94–142 in 1982 were extensive and directly affected social workers, children in need of special education and their parents, and other professionals. To evaluate the extent and type of action taken by social work organizations and individuals, the U.S. Department of Education reviewed testimony presented at 11 public hearings and more than 19, 000 written comments, almost all opposing the proposed deregulation. This article reports the findings from that review and offers suggestions for more effective political action efforts in the future. © 1987 by National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
Original Publication Date
DOI of published version
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The dog days of summer are upon us and we thought it might be fun to share some of our favorite dog-related proverbs and quotes from famous comedians, authors, politicians, and an unknown.
Happiness is a warm puppy.
– Charles Schultz
The greatest love is a mother’s; then a dog’s; then a sweetheart’s.
My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.
There’s no such thing as a dumb dog, but God knows there are continents filled with dumb humans.
– >Rita Mae Brown
It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog’s nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into months.
– E.B. White
The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother – and they’ll settle for a puppy every time.
– Winston Pendleton
I named my dog Stay so I can say, “Come here, Stay. Come here, Stay.
– Steven Wright
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
– Rita Rudner
A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.
– Ogden Nash
Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog’s face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window.
– Steve Bluestone
If dogs could talk, it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.
– Andy Rooney
You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, “My God, you’re RIGHT! I NEVER would’ve thought of that!”
– Dave Barry
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
– Mark Twain
Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.
– Elizabeth Taylor
For those who love dogs, it would be the worst form of a lie to call any place where dogs were banned “Paradise.” Certainly no loving God would separate people from their canine friends for eternity.
– Stanley Coren
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Whales are so similar to fish, especially to the shark family, that it's very easy to confuse their body traits when drawing. That's why we need to know them better to draw them properly. Follow me in a journey through the world of giant, intelligent, marine mammals—and learn to distinguish them from fish once and for all!
Whale Body Features
Let's look at a skeleton of a dolphin. It's going to be similar for all the whales. What can we say about it?
- The skull has elongated jaws and a distinctive braincase.
- The dorsal fin doesn't have any bones or rays inside (some dolphins don't develop this fin).
- The spine is similar to other mammals.
- The tail is horizontal.
- The pectoral fin (flipper) is actually a modified arm, with the same bones as in yours.
- The chest with ribs is present.
- There's a remnant of a pelvis, called vestigial pelvis.
Let's see how a dolphin (1) looks in comparison to a shark (2) and a typical fish (3). A good way to remember it is to imagine dolphins are mammals modified to look more like a fish. So you can see a skeleton of a human, a dog or a cat in your mind, and change it to be more fish-like in look.
What's also important, whales don't have gills. They need to breath air, and that's why they have a blowhole at the top of their heads, in the neck area.
The eyes of whales are very simple and we
don't need to draw them in detail. You can draw them as small dark
ellipses with other ellipses as the ridges around.
Tail and Flippers
Both flukes (tail fins) and flippers (arm fins) can be drawn with the same method:
Let's see how whales move. Since their tail is horizontal, not vertical, they move in a different way than fish.
To remember this, keep in mind these two "arch" poses:
Compare the movement with a fish:
Meet the Whale Family
Let's learn about the actual species.
Smart and cute, bottlenose dolphins are known well as friends of humans. What do we know about how they look?
- The characteristic bottle nose is just a long, rounded snout. Notice the smile!
- The forehead is rounded.
- The dorsal fin is slightly curved.
- The body is gray, with a lighter bottom and a darker stripe along the back. Other species of dolphins may have more interesting patterns.
Porpoises are very similar to dolphins, but they aren't counted as ones. What's the difference between them?
- The snout is much shorter than with bottlenose dolphins, which makes them easy to distinguish.
- The dorsal fin is shorter and more rounded.
- There are characteristic, faint "stripes" between the eye and flippers.
- The colors are similar to a bottlenose dolphin.
Killer Whale (Orca)
These magnificent animals are very intelligent and they're able to create a whole culture that they pass to their young. Think about it next time you see them doing tricks in a small pool!
- The head is rounded, with each jaw having a different color.
- The dorsal fin is very large and long.
- The flippers are big and rounded.
- The body has a characteristic black and white pattern.
- There's a distinctive round "melon" on the head. Notice the wrinkle under it.
- The dorsal fin is reduced to a ridge.
- There's a real neck behind the head—belugas don't have these bones fused as other whales do.
- The body is clean white.
They are called "unicorns of the sea", and that must be the reason they're often drawn incorrectly. What's so hard about drawing them?
- The long horn is actually a tooth, so don't place it in the middle of forehead.
- Notice the lack of the dorsal fin.
- Narwhals, just like belugas, do have a functional neck.
- The whole body is covered with speckles of gray and white.
Since the horn is a tooth, and there's no "middle" tooth in any mammal species, there's no way for the horn to be in the center as with a unicorn. It's usually the left tooth, and some narwhals grow another one on the right, too!
The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived on Earth—bigger than any dinosaur! Luckily for us, they're peaceful krill-eaters.
- The head is long, with flattened jaws. There are two blowholes on a special ridge on the head.
- The dorsal fin is small and placed towards the back of the body.
- The stripes under the throat are called ventral pleats, and are able to expand when the animal is drinking.
- The body is much more elongated than those of other whales we've been talking about.
Let's draw an example illustration of a mama killer whale and her baby.
Start with a simple sketch. It should be just a doodle, nothing refined. Use your autopilot to draw it. If it's problematic for you, you may find this article helpful.
Use the simplified scheme of a killer whale body to build the structure of the animals. Remember: if you feel it's too hard for you, it doesn't mean you can't draw a killer whale. Your problem lies in drawing simple forms in perspective, and that's what you should practice! You can also check this article.
Use the simple forms as guide lines for the general outline.
Sketch the pattern.
Use all the sketches to create a clean lineart.
Finish the picture as you like.
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Looks like IBM needs to reengineer what it thinks about women. A tweet went out on IBM’s official Twitter feed asking women in tech to, I kid you not, “Join the
Not hack computer software, math problems or something of social impact – a beauty product. According to IBM’s Twitter account, that’s “what matters in science” to women.
But do something dumb on social media and ye shall receive a proper thwacking.
Hundreds of Twitter users immediately began responding to IBM’s tweet with some great retorts to the sexist suggestion that women with their lady brains are most interested in switching up the hair dryer, instead of anything else that is not about their looks.
Not even the accompanying video does a good job of involving women. Instead it stars the mighty hair dryer, barely showing half the heads of women, hair flowing while the dryer blows at their faces.
We’re sure IBM’s marketing team thought this was a great way to get the ladies involved. Big Blue launched a campaign earlier this year to highlight more women in STEM. But the tone-deaf campaign backfired in a big way, with some hilarious results.
How did something like this slip through marketing? A source told us there weren’t enough women on the team. IBM told TechCrunch, “The videos were part of a larger campaign to promote STEM careers. It missed the mark for some and we apologize. It is being discontinued.”
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With her first novel in 15 years, Deborah Levy has taken worn structures and made something strange and new. The familiar elements in Swimming Home are a middle-class holiday, two families sharing a villa, and a stranger coming into their lives. The risk of cosy familiarity seems great – the usual conflicts, the expected twists – but the result is something spiky and unsettling.
In south-east France in July 1994, Joe and Isabel Jacobs are staying with their 14-year-old daughter Nina and another couple. Joe is a poet, his name anglicised after fleeing occupied Poland in 1942 at the age of five. Isabel is a war reporter. Their friends Mitchell and Laura run a business selling primitive weaponry as souvenirs. None is prepared for the sight of a woman ("Is it a bear?") in their swimming pool one afternoon. She is Kitty Finch, the engine of the book.
Isabel invites Kitty to stay. She and Joe are troubled in their marriage and Kitty is "a window waiting to be climbed through" for both of them. Her tendency to wander around naked makes her body the object of examination. She is doll-like, and has the appearance of a mute, male fantasy, but she is an agent of change, potent as well as vulnerable. Her reason for coming to the villa is her love for Joe's poetry, and, to his dismay, she has brought her own poem, "Swimming Home", for him to read.
Poetry is not all that Kitty and Joe have in common. She has come off Seroxat, and Joe has written about the treatment he received for his own depression: "give me your history and I will give you something to take it away". Joe's history turns out not to be the removable kind, however. Isabel, witnessing "human demolition" in her war reporting, has been shattered by knowledge and experience: her own submission to history. She has attempted to be "a powerful but fragile female character", but has suffered from society's double standards. "To do the things she had chosen to do in the world, she risked forfeiting her place as a wife and mother, a bewildering place haunted by all that had been imagined for her if she chose to sit in it."
What links Kitty, Joe and Isabel is control. Kitty appears anorexic and feels that Isabel is "controlling them all". Isabel's decision to let Kitty stay is an act of dominance which risks spiralling out of control. Joe sees both his poetry and Isabel's reporting as attempts to still the uncontrollable. "Isabel recorded and witnessed catastrophes to try and make people remember. He tried to make himself forget." The book itself seems always to be on the brink of chaos: someone goes missing, plot lines are subverted and it ends with a shock.
The central characters – Kitty, Isabel, Joe and Nina – are perfectly presented. Levy switches between viewpoints and balances attention among them carefully (though the secondary parts are sketchier). The novel is intimate in detail, and fits so much into so little space that it's tempting to check back to make sure the pages are numbered properly.
It also has repeated passages which gradually mesmerise the reader. "Life is only worth living because we hope it will get better and we'll all get home safely," Kitty says more than once. "But you did not get home safely. You did not get home at all." In this novel, home is elusive, safety is unlikely, and the reader closes the book both satisfied and unnerved.
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There is a mouse in my basement. The squeaky little guy isn’t too much of a bother, but it shits places, my roommate swears she’s allergic to it, and I fear it may breed. We’ve tried three methods of extermination since discovering our new roommate: First, we laid out poison; then, we set sticky traps; finally, we baited two snap traps with peanut butter. Here’s what we’ve found:
Poison: mildly uncomfortable at best! The only effect the posion seems to have on the situation is to make me nervous that the mouse will spread it around and feed it into my food supply … possibly intentionally.
Sticky traps: not very sticky! The other day, I dropped a take-out menu on the floor and accidentally palmed a sticky trap when I bent down to pick it up. I escaped handily. I didn’t even need to use my other hand to help free myself.
Peanut-butter-baited snap traps: delicious! Our basement mouse not only eats the peanut butter off our death machines: He licks them clean. The traps themselves don’t seem too interested in snapping. The scant information I could locate online concerning mouse tongue muscles suggests that they are “similar to limb muscles.” What does it all mean?
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The Free English Dictionary defines freedom as
The condition of being free of restraints, especially the ability to act without control or interference by another or by circumstance
Now when it comes to creative freedom, be it writing or art or music I guess everyone’s definition varies.
I would define creative freedom as total self expression without being restrained to fit social norms or to serve a purpose other than being true to oneself.
I recently read Afterworlds which I reviewed here and as you may or may not know the protagonist is writing a novel and towards the end of the editing process, she is asked to change the ending of her story because a “happily ever after sells better” (correct me if I’m wrong)
Isn’t that just commercializing the story though?
If I wrote a justifiable ending to my novel and someone told me to change it for sales purposes I would feel torn.
So I finished reading Afterworlds and the next book I pick up, Little Women has a rather long introduction which spoils the book but that’s besides the point. What this intro also discusses are the changes and alterations the author had to go through to please the audience.
Louisa May Alcott had to “tone down” her writing and replace slang words with finer prose to make it more “ladylike”. Not even that, she had to write a sequel to Little Women where she had to marry them off
BECAUSE THE AUDIENCE DEMANDED IT.
She even said herself she didn’t want to write a sequel and why couldn’t people let the Little Women be just Little Women and not things that had to be married off.
So what do you get at the end of all that?
A literary classic which lacks the author’s originality cuz creative freedom ain’t got nothing on money making.
The other side of the argument is, books are a means of business after all and musicians and artists probably have restrictions too, I just feel like books go through so much editing and there’s so much pressure on the author to “impress the audience” instead of staying true to themselves.
No one probably agrees with me on this but that’s just what I’ve been thinking lately about creativity and freedom and yeah.
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STEM education in general, and for girls in particular, is prominent in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Empirical research shows that gender imbalances in attitudes towards STEM tend to be smaller in Sub-Sahara Africa, compared to the West; a trend confirmed in a 2021 Multistakeholder research project implemented in Kayonza, Rwanda, by KU Leuven, VVOB and RAWISE (Rwandese Association for Women in Science and Engineering). Data and stakeholder consultation however showed that this encouraging finding had to be qualified at the level of gendered self-confidence gaps, perceived male superiority and gender imbalance in transition to STEM higher education. Similar findings were found in a research from 2018 involving Dr Jolly Rubagiza, which specifically focused on mathematics performance. The important role of teachers in shaping gender differences through student-teacher interaction was also highlighted. As such, important challenges remain for changing gender norms in education which encourage male and female students alike to pursue STEM higher education and careers in Rwanda.
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ON the basis of the physical interpretation of distance which has been indicated, we are also in a position to establish the distance between two points on a rigid body by means of measurements. For this purpose we require a "distance" (rod S) which is to be used once and for all, and which we employ as a standard measure.
If, now, A and B are two points on a rigid body, we can construct the line joining them according to the rules of geometry; then, starting from A, we can mark off the distance S time after time until we reach B. The number of these operations required is the numerical measure of the distance AB. This is the basis of all masurement of length.
Every description of the scene of an event or of the position of an object in space is based on the specification of the point on a rigid body (body of reference) with which that event or object coin1 Here we have assumed that there is nothing left over, i.e. that the measurement gives a whole number. This difficulty is got over by the use of divided measuring-rods, the introduction of which does not demand any fundamentally new method.
This applies not only to scientific description, but also to everyday life. If I analyse the place specification "Trafalgar Square, London,"
I arrive at the following result. The earth is the rigid body to which the specification of place refers; "Trafalgar Square, London" is a welldefined point, to which a name has been assigned, and with which the event coincides in space.
This primitive method of place specification deals only with places on the surface of rigid bodies, and is dependent on the existence of points on this surface which are distinguishable from each other. But we can free ourselves from both of these limitations without altering the nature of our specification of position. If, for instance, a cloud is hovering over Trafalgar Square, then we can determine its position relative to the surface of the earth by erecting a pole perpendicularly on the Square, so that it reaches the cloud. The length of the pole measured with the standard measuring-rod, combined with the specification of the position of the foot of the pole, supplies us with a complete place specification. On the basis I have chosen this as being more familiar to the English reader than the "Potsdamer Platz, Berlin," which is referred to in the original. (R. W. L.)
It is not necessary here to investigate further the significance of the expression "coincidence in space." This conception is sufficiently obvious to ensure that differences of opinion are scarcely likely to arise as to its applicability in practice.
of this illustration, we are able to see the manner in which a refinement of the conception of position has been developed.
(a) We imagine the rigid body, to which the place specification is referred, supplemented in such a manner that the object whose position we require is reached by the completed rigid body.
(b) In locating the position of the object, we make use of a number (here the length of the pole measured with the measuring-rod) instead of designated points of reference.
(c) We speak of the height of the cloud even when the pole which reaches the cloud has not been erected. By means of optical observations of the cloud from different positions on the ground, and taking into account the properties of the propagation of light, we determine the length of the pole we should have required in order to reach the cloud.
From this consideration we see that it will be advantageous if, in the description of position, it should be possible by means of numerical measures to make ourselves independent of the existence of marked positions (possessing names) on the rigid body of reference. In the physics of measurement this is attained by the application of the Cartesian system of co-ordinates.
This consists of three plane surfaces perpendicular to each other and rigidly attached to a rigid body. Referred to a system of co-ordinates, the scene of any event will be determined (for the main part) by the specification of the lengths of the three erpendiculars or co-ordinates (x, y, z) which can be dropped from the scene of the event to those three plane surfaces. The lengths of these three perpendiculars can be determined by a series of manipulations with rigid measuringrods performed according to the rules and methods laid down by Euclidean geometry.
In practice, the rigid surfaces which constitute the system of co-ordinates are generally not available; furthermore, the magnitudes of the coordinates are not actually determined by constructions with rigid rods, but by indirect means.
If the results of physics and astronomy are to maintain their clearness, the physical meaning of specifications of position must always be sought in accordance with the above considerations.
We thus obtain the following result: Every description of events in space involves the use of a rigid body to which such events have to be referred. The resulting relationship takes for granted that the laws of Euclidean geometry hold for "distances," the "distance" being represented physically by means of the convention of two marks on a rigid body.
A refinement and modification of these views does not become necessary until we come to deal with the general theory of relativity, treated in the second part of this book.
In this doubt of Euclidean gemetry, Einstein describes measuring the height of a cloud using a measuring rod.
Since that time, a ceilometer was developed. This device generates a light beam. The angle when the beam reflects off the cloud enables the calculation of the cloud height, using Euclidean geometry.
Now, Trafalgar Square has a measured latitude and longitude. We defined a simple coordinate system having 2 circular dimensions of latitude and longitude, in degrees.
The reference point for this coordinate system is the center of the Earth. This is an observer independent coordinate system. Each accounts for the shift of their current location compared to the common, physical reference point, at the center of the Earth.
The accuracy of a distance from Earth's center determines the accuracy of dstance calculations, through changes in degrees of latitude or longitude.This calculation has roots in Euclidean geometry with 2 perpendicular planes.
Measuring a distance between 2 points does not require a measuring rod.
Einstein makes the statement that "Every description of events in space involves the use of a rigid body to which such events have to be referred."
We live on a globe we call Earth. Our perception of the sky is an apparent globe around us, though the distance to the stars cannot be directly perceived.
The ancients could not handle an apparent "no limit" for distances beyond the visible stars. Therefore, the the stars were in a firmament, a globe at some distance, above and around our globe. Beyond the visible stars, there was a black surface, the outer edge of the universe.
The Earth's rotation enabled the concept of an equator of the Earth, with opposing poles of rotation.
When measuring the position of objects in the night sky, a simple 2-dimension coordinate system of 2 perpendicular planes was developed, based on Euclidean geometry. They can define for any object a left/right position and an up/down position. Since the sky appears as a sphere, both of these 2 dimensions are roughly in degrees.
The horizontal plane, for left/right is called Right Ascension, RA. Rather than using 360 degrees, its range is 0 to 24 hours, with + or - from the reference. Therefore there are 15 degrees in each hour of RA.
The vertical plane, for up/down, is called Declination. Its units are in degrees with +90 at the North celestial pole, and -90 at the South celestial pole.
The reference point for this coordinate system is the center of the Earth. This is an observer independent coordinate system. Each accounts for the shift of their current location compared to the common, physical reference point, the center of the Earth.
Though the ancients did not measure actual positions of stars using numerical coordinates, they definitely recorded their patterns. Constellations were named to help remember their patterns. The ancients watched and noted the movement of the planets through these constellations.
Those who have read Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovsky, know the history of the ancients assigning mythical gods to the physical planets.
I must remark that celestial measurements are never done in a simple Euclidean geometry of 3 linear dimensions.
On Earth, all physical locations are dsecribed by latitude, longitude and elevation.
Beyond the Earth, all physical locations are defined, relative to Earth, by RA, declination, and distance from Earth.
Unfortunately, measuring the precise distance to very distant objects is nearly impossible, so can precisely measure only their position on the celestial sphere, and lacking the extra dimension of its distance from Earth
It is impossible to define a coordinate system for the universe which is not dependent on the Earth, which serves as the common physical reference point for all observers using that system.
The requirement for an oberver independent coordinate system is the definition of a fixed physical point, which all observers can use for their measurements.
Regardless of whether you agree with Newton's absolute space, the universe has no fixed point in space which can be used by all observers, to anchor their coordinate system of however many dimensions.
The background of the universe has no features. Newton callled it "always similar and immovable."
Please do not claim the non-existent CMB is a feature which has been measured. It wasn't.
We must use the Earth as our reference point when measuring objects in the universe.
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US President Barack Obama called German Chancellor Angela Merkel an “outstanding” ally on Thursday and said she might get his support if he were a German citizen and she decided to run for a fourth term as leader of Europe’s largest economy.
Merkel, whom many expect to stand again, declined to show her hand, despite Obama’s words of support. She said she would announce her decision at the appropriate moment, but “that is not today”.
“Chancellor Merkel has been an outstanding partner,” Obama told reporters in Berlin when asked if he wanted her to run again, praising her integrity and their shared core values.
Merkel told a joint news conference that it was difficult to say goodbye to Obama after their close partnership over the past eight years.
“The parting is hard for me,” she said, before adding that the U.S. constitution limited a president’s time in office to a maximum of eight years and that she had to accept this.
Obama smiled at journalists and winked.
He said Merkel faced “big burdens” if she chose to run again. “I wish I could be there to lighten her load somewhat, but she is tough.”
Merkel, in power since 2005, is expected to announce on Sunday whether she will run for chancellor again in next year’s federal election, the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland media group reported on Wednesday.
Close Merkel aides have said she is moving toward another run, and one lawmaker in her conservative party this week told CNN that she would definitely put herself forward.
A poll conducted for German broadcaster ARD, released on Thursday, showed Merkel’s conservatives would get 32 percent of the vote if the elections were held on Sunday, down one percentage point from a poll taken on Nov. 3.
The centre-left Social Democrats, junior partner in her “grand coalition,” would get 23 percent, up one percentage point from the last poll, while the pro-environment Greens would get 13 percent, also up one point, the poll conducted by Infratest dimap showed. The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party dropped one percentage point to 12 percent. | <urn:uuid:24d6ee1c-68c4-4073-a976-dcfff3114558> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/angela-merkel-silent-on-4th-term-despite-glowing-words-from-barack-obama/448546/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282140.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00124-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977977 | 468 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Jaquitta Williams and her guests on the May edition of Your Health Connection Wednesday talked about the Center For Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development and what they've been working on this year and how it may someday soon affect the life of you or your loved ones.
Our guests this month included Clark Atlanta University President Dr. Carlton Brown, CCRTD Director Dr. Shafiq Khan, Clark Atlanta University Trustee Mrs. Juanita Baranco, CCRTD Scientists Dr. Joann Powell and Dr. Kimberly Davis, and CCRTD Doctoral student Clement Boston.
Here are some current medical news stories relevant to the discussion, Courtesy of CCRTD Senior Research Scientist and Community Outreach Coordinator Dr. Kimberly Davis:
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“In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates that added a tragic coda to America’s claim to supremacy in the world.”
That’s Wade Davis in an op-ed titled “The Unraveling of America” in Rolling Stone magazine published Aug. 6 that paints a grim picture of the current state of the U.S.
Wade Davis is an anthropologist at the University of British Columbia and his post in Rolling Stone has racked up millions of page views since its publication earlier this month. For some readers it drew comparisons with an article written by Matt Taibbi in 2010 titled the “The Great American Bubble Machine” centered on Goldman Sachs as a “vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity.”
In Davis’s article, he suggests that the days of U.S. dominance may be undone by the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected nearly 5.5 million Americans, or more than a quarter of the 21 million global total, thus far, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
The critique from the U.S.’s sister country to the north may be a hard pill for some to swallow, as Davis says that America’s obsession with individual rights and liberty at the expense of community has been a key point of weakness for the nation.
“More than any other country, the United States in the post-war era lionized the individual at the expense of community and family,” he wrote. “What was gained in terms of mobility and personal freedom came at the expense of common purpose. “
In a CBC article Davis said that he isn’t taking cheap shots at the U.S., which is an ally and trading partner with Canada, but he believes his essay was an attempt to encourage widespread introspection.
“I think of it like a family when you have to do an intervention. The first step is to hold a mirror to the face of the individual to let them know what has become of themselves. That’s the first step on the path to rehabilitation,” Davis was quoted as saying by the CBC.
Davis isn’t the only one questioning the outlook for the global superpower.
Earlier this summer, Stephen Roach, Yale University senior fellow and former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman, warned that the U.S. dollar DXY, -0.57% may face a challenge to its place as the reserve currency of the world.
The prominent economist told MarketWatch in an interview that the dollar’s decline could occur at “warp speed” and that the era of U.S. hegemony may be coming to an end, citing increases in the nation’s fiscal deficit and dwindling savings.
To be sure, the list of those who have inaccurately written about the demise of the U.S. and its leadership place in the world is lengthy.
Like Davis, Roach said that responses to his article were very visceral.
Davis says his criticism has less to do with the dominance of the U.S. currency or with the nation’s leadership in the White House, but he points out that growing disparities between haves and have-nots may be the nation’s undoing.
“At the root of this transformation and decline lies an ever-widening chasm between Americans who have and those who have little or nothing,” Davis wrote. “The elite one percent of Americans control $30 trillion of assets, while the bottom half have more debt than assets.”
“Economic disparities exist in all nations, creating a tension that can be as disruptive as the inequities are unjust,” he continued.
However, “What every prosperous and successful democracy deems to be fundamental rights — universal health care, equal access to quality public education, a social safety net for the weak, elderly, and infirmed — America dismisses as socialist indulgences, as if so many signs of weakness.”
His warning comes as the S&P 500 stock index carves out its first record since Feb. 19, marking an unofficial end to a bear market that gripped the benchmark SPX, +0.23% and the broader market, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.24% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.72%.
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So, you want to get in shape, without shelling out big bucks for equipment, or committing to 50 bucks a month for a gym membership. Don't despair, you can get in shape without shelling out a dime, as long as you work smart. The first, and most important part of any workout plan is seeing your doctor. He/She will need to advise you on what level of activity your body can handle, and can advise you on any issues that are specific to your health conditions and needs. If you doctor has advised against any specific exercises, or if you feel too stressed by any recommended exercise, do not continue. I know that many people skip this step, especially people who consider themselves to be in good health, but I strongly advise against it! Now that we got that out of the way, we can begin to exercise. A great way to get cardio at no cost is simply to walk. Start off light 10-15 minuets, three times a day, and work up from there. You should be walking sow enough that you can still talk, but fast enough that you couldn't have a long conversation. Push ups and sit ups are also good ways to work on your upper body and abs. Do as many as you feel comfortable with to start out, usually 10-20 for most beginners, and then try to increase by 5 every other week. Get into the habit of doing those reps 2 to 3 times a week. Like the idea of lifting weights, but just cant shell out for the weighty cost? Well, then start saving those milk jugs. Two jugs, filled with water, to the level of weight you can tolerate, is a great way to pump those arms, and they come with built in handles. You can use them for most of the traditional hand weight exercises. If a full jug of water becomes to light for you, try adding wet sand instead. But remember, you want to keep the weights light so that you can complete all your reps. Look to do between 1 to 3 sets of 7. Incorporate this with then rest of your workouts 2 times a week. Don't have a stair master? Well, how about stairs. One story house, no problem. Look for a building like a public library or courthouse that has stairs and use those. Just be sure to watch where you are going, that way you don't knock someone down the stairs. If its close by, try walking to that location, and taking the stairs up and back down once. Now that you know getting is shape doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg, get out there and make your fitness dreams a reality. | <urn:uuid:1b31f04e-d97d-4865-8790-c60bb2e84cb3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wisegeek.com/contest/how-can-i-work-out-without-buying-equipment.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280891.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00157-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972036 | 540 | 1.90625 | 2 |
Unemployment rate for young high school graduates, by gender, 1989–2012*
*Latest 12-month average: April 2011–March 2012.
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions. Data are for high school graduates age 17–20 who are not enrolled in further schooling.
Source: Authors' analysis of basic monthly Current Population Survey microdata
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How to Get Rid of Acne Cysts Fast How to Treat Cystic Acne in 2021, According to Dermatologists 4 Ways to Get Rid of Acne Cysts Fast - wikiHow How to Shrink a Cystic Pimple (Fast) - Skincare Hero How to Shrink a Cystic Pimple (Fast) - Skincare Hero How to Get Rid of Acne Cysts Fast Method 1 Treating the Acne Medically Download Article. Make an appointment with your dermatologist.. The first course of action for acne is usually topical treatments like retinoids and benzoyl peroxide. Sometimes we get oral antibiotics. But what. To treat your acne, use a tea tree oil that's at a dilution of 5–15 percent. Apply 2-3 drops to a cotton ball and dab it over your acne. Never take tea tree oil orally. You should also avoid exposing it to open air for a long time.
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What causes acne on chin and around mouth
What causes acne around the mouth and chin? Acne around mouth: Causes, prevention, and treatment Chin Acne: What It Means, Treatments and Prevention Acne around Mouth and Chin, Causes, Cure - Healtreatcure Acne around mouth: Causes, prevention, and treatment What causes acne around the mouth and chin? 1. Hormonal Acne: Hormonal acne—associated with an imbalance in or fluctuations of certain hormone levels that cause an... 2. Hygiene: As with all acne, poor hygiene. Causes of Acne Around the Mouth There are several reasons you may experience acne, including due to extreme stress or a high-sugar diet. High Sugar Eating too much soda, junk food, and candy can lead to it. This is from excess insulin stimulating the production of oil. Diets high in carbohydrates could also contribute. Frequently touching the area around the mouth with your fingers or an object such as a cell phone can trigger breakouts by introducing excess oil, dirt and bacteria to the skin. Acne can also be caused by cosmetic products that clog pores including makeup, skin care products, shaving cream, toothpaste or lip balm. Poor hygiene may also play a role. 1.
Hormonal imbalance (hormonal chin acne) One of the main causes of chin acne is hormonal imbalances which tend to affect people at different stages of their lives especially during puberty (for both genders),. Hormones and Acne Fluctuating hormones may be the culprit behind your acne around the mouth. During puberty, hormone levels surge to mature the body. As a result of the higher hormone levels, we get hormonal acne. Hormonal acne is. Acne is a skin condition in which pores become clogged by dead skin cells, oil and bacteria Acne on the chin is often caused by hormonal fluctuations It can be treated with over-the-counter products or prescription medication Prevent occasional chin pimples by following a few simple guidelines Hormones might increase sebum production, clogging pores and resulting in acne around the mouth and chin. This is especially true during hormonal fluctuations, such as those experienced during puberty. If your body produces an abnormal amount of oil, it’s likely that the oil is produced in the T-zone, which has a higher concentration of oil glands. Hormonal Acne around Mouth and Chin. Hormonal acne occurs first and foremost around the mouth. It shows up on the chin, below the nose, around the sides of the mouth, and sometimes up the jawline. AS hormonal acne worsens, however, it spreads to the cheeks and the forehead. Causes include: Testosterone causes oil production in the skin. You may also have. Acne Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin condition that occurs when dead skin cells and oil from the skin clog hair follicles. Typical features of the condition include blackheads or whi
Does the patch clear acne
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AUSTRALIA will accept up to 20,000 refugees every year from 2012-13 after the Federal Government agreed on Thursday to increase its humanitarian intake for the first time in 30 years.
The increased refugee intake was one of the key recommendations of the Houston panel report on asylum seekers, released last Monday.
It will form part of the package of measures the government has initiated after the six-week stalemate on asylum seekers that ended last week.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard said the package would include some $10 million to help build and upgrade new and existing offshore detention centres to house asylum seekers.
"This is a more than a 40% increase to our humanitarian intake and the biggest boost to Australia's refugee intake in 30 years," Ms Gillard said. "This increase is targeted to those in most need' those vulnerable people offshore, not those getting on boats."
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Governing the City of San Marino is a City Council of five members, elected by the people for a four-year term, at elections held in November of odd calendar years. These five council members serve without any financial compensation and elect one of their own members as Mayor. The current members are:
San Marino was formed to protect your personal rights and to control the growth and activities of the city in such a way that each individual resident will be guaranteed a pleasant place in which to live with a minimum of nuisance and with assurance that his property values will be protected by stringent zoning regulations.
It is your City Council's desire to acquaint the old and new residents with the history and background of San Marino, its many advantages, and some of your responsibilities as a citizen.
Calling on Government
May we take this opportunity to extend to all San Marinans a cordial invitation to call on any branch of your city government to aid you in any service we can offer you. This is your city, and the friendly and courteous city employees are happy to assist you in enjoying your own hometown of which we are all so proud.
The principles upon which the first City Council established San Marino in 1913 have been followed through the ensuing 100 years. The founders of this city wished it to be uniquely residential - single-family homes on large lots surrounded by beautiful gardens, with wide streets and well maintained parkways. There were to be no manufacturing districts, heavy business areas or any apartment houses or duplexes. To maintain these standards, the City Council has continued to pass and enforce strict zoning regulations.
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In The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount, first published by the Cambridge University Press in 1964 and issued as a paperback in 1976, Professor Davies made a new approach to the Sermon, placing it in its historical setting within the context of the world from which it originated. This shorter book sets out the main lines of his argument in a more accessible form so as to interest the widest possible readership. The Sermon has been described both as a pernicious document, and as the finest statement of the highest morality ever produced. Professor Davies examines it in five settings. First he considers how Matthew himself intended the Sermon to be understood, placing it in its setting within the Gospel as a whole and showing that Matthew presented Jesus as a second Moses and lawgiver. He then considers it in the setting of Jewish Messianic expectation and the contemporary Judaism, where he shows that there were certain forces at work which led to the presentation of Jesus in this light. He discusses whether this concept was an innovation or whether forces in the early church prepared the way for this interpretation, and finally he debates whether Matthew was departing from the mind of Jesus himself.
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False alarm: School threats spike after deadly Florida high school shooting
“Help,” she whispers, whimpering into the phone.
The 911 operator asks for her address, but the girl doesn’t give it. “He’s got a gun,” she says instead. “He’s got the gun in my mouth.”
A second caller says in a hushed voice that police need to get to Withrow University High School in Hyde Park “real quick.”
A third says there’s a shooter somewhere in the school.
Between 9:12 and 9:44 a.m. this past Thursday – a week and a day after a gunman killed 17 at a Florida high school – police got nine 911 calls about Withrow.
In the Cincinnati region and across the nation, schools are seeing a rash of threats following the Florida shooting. In some cases, kids clearly think they're being funny. In others, it's more difficult to determine how serious is the intent.
There are no state or national databases tracking school threats, so exact data is hard to come by. But the Ohio-based Educator’s School Safety Network does its best to keep a list, mostly using media reports.
On a typical day, the network tracks roughly 10 or 11 school threats nationwide, said Director of Programs Amy Klinger.
On the first six weekdays following the Florida shooting, the average was 66 threats a day, a 503 percent increase from normal.
There is always a spike after a school shooting, Klinger said, but these numbers are unusually intense. She thinks it reflects the intensity of the Florida shooting, one of the worst in America’s history, and the intensity of the conversation surrounding school safety and gun laws.
People are paying attention, Klinger said, and students interested in causing chaos know that now is their time.
“I would expect this to continue for a while,” she said.
‘The first one on my list’
In Greater Cincinnati, the jump is clear.
The Enquirer requested reports from 15 police and sheriff’s offices around the region, in Ohio and Northern Kentucky. We asked for reports from any time officers were asked to respond to a school, then we tossed out anything that wasn’t related to a threat – officers helping with security at a basketball game, for example, or assisting with after-school traffic or an unruly student.
We examined a three-week period – the two weeks leading up to the Florida shooting and the week immediately following – using our own reporting and sources inside the schools to supplement what we got from police.
There are some caveats to the results. First, not every department provided the records. The Cincinnati Police Department could not run the reports, saying the department covers too many schools to feasibly do such a search. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said it would need more time to comply, and the Hamilton County and Clermont County sheriffs' offices did not respond to our request.
Second, for our analysis, we counted only threats that fell in that three-week period. The Withrow 911 calls, for example, fell one day after and thus are not included in these totals.
Third, it is still unlikely we are counting every single threat. Some threats might have been classified as something else or handled internally. Others were perhaps never seen by school officials or never reported to law enforcement.
Keeping that in mind, here is what we found:
In the two weeks prior to the Florida shooting, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 14, area schools received at least 10 threats, as documented in police and media reports.
In the week following the shooting, area schools received at least 21 threats. That’s more than twice as many in half the time.
On Feb. 15, the day after the Florida shooting, a female student at Boone County High School threatened to bring a gun to school and shoot people in the head. She was charged with terroristic threatening.
On Feb. 19, a girl at R. A. Jones Middle School in Boone County was charged with terroristic threatening after she told a teacher she wanted to shoot up everyone in the school. When the teacher said that was extremely inappropriate, especially given what happened in Florida, the girl responded, “Gee I wonder why he did it” and went on to name which teacher would be “the first one on my list.”
On Feb. 20, a boy at Edgewood High School in Butler County was in the lunchroom when he said that if he shot up the school, he could get more than 17 students, the total number of students and adults killed in the Florida shooting. The Edgewood student was charged with inducing panic.
Schools adding security
There is an overall spike, but there also seem to be pockets of threats in particular districts. During a two-week stretch, Boone County Schools alone got seven threats, some against individual students and others threatening violence on a larger scale.
Superintendent Randy Poe said the district hasn’t seen an uptick in student discipline, but the reports of inducing panic and terroristic threatening are making waves.
“There’s a heightened sense of unrest,” he said.
The district already had sheriff’s deputies stationed at middle and high schools, but starting this past Monday Feb. 26 and for the rest of the school year, those deputies will be at elementary schools, too, Poe said. None of the recent threats in Boone County has been against an elementary school, but Poe hopes the deputies’ presence will help quell parent fears.
Still, it’s a temporary and partial fix, Poe said. School safety is a lot more complicated than these questions. Are there armed police in the halls? Should we or shouldn’t we arm teachers? Are we doing enough with mental health to catch would-be killers ahead of time?
Those debates are fine and good, Poe said, but for schools, the bottom line is this: There isn’t enough money to do more. And until that changes, nothing changes.
Students arrested, charged
Sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, Cincinnati Public Schools received social media threats about bombs at several high schools – Withrow, Western Hills and Shroder. So, those schools, though not on lockdown, were already on high alert Thursday morning, said district spokeswoman Lauren Worley.
Then, the 911 calls started coming in about Withrow. The school was put on lockdown immediately, and no students were allowed in or out, Worley said. Lights were turned off in classrooms. Once police determined the calls were coming from inside the school, students were prohibited from using their cellphones.
Hyde Park Elementary, just a few blocks away, was also put on lockdown as a precaution.
It was a major disruption and a huge waste of time and police resources, Worley said.
“From a security standpoint, we never treated it as a hoax,” she said. “… Imagine a student who may have had a test that day, who may have had to present for a project that day, maybe had a big game that night or a band concert. It’s a total distraction to them and their learning.”
A Withrow student, a 13-year-old girl, was arrested and charged with inducing panic regarding the threats. That investigation is ongoing, and more students could be arrested.
In Ohio, inducing panic is a second-degree felony. Each case would be prosecuted on an individual basis, taking into account the suspect’s background, the nature of the threat, what happened as a result and so on. But the maximum penalty for a juvenile who commits a second-degree felony is to be held in a detention center until the juvenile turns 21.
For adults – that would include students already 18 years old or those 14 and older who are bound over to the adult system – the maximum punishment for a second-degree felony is eight years in prison.
There’s no way to make a blanket statement about the typical punishment for a school threat, said Julie Wilson, chief assistant prosecutor and spokeswoman for the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office.
“But I can tell you,” she said, “we take these things very seriously. We always have.”
In one of the Withrow 911 calls, a girl says her teacher is harassing her. “He touched me in my area,” she says, to a chorus of laughter in the background.
“Are you playing on the phone?” the operator asks.
That’s part of the problem, said Cincinnati Police Department Lt. Steve Saunders: Some students think this is a joke. But police have a duty to respond swiftly, he said. That means guns out, ready to face whatever comes.
“It’s not a game,” Saunders said. “You’re creating a huge risk to students, staff, parents – anybody who might be at that school."
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In addition to typically having fun with the best to vote, individuals in democracies also have more freedom than these in different types of governments. Figure 14.1 “Freedom Around the World (Based on Extent of Political Rights and Civil Liberties)” depicts the nations of the world in accordance with the extent of their political rights and civil liberties. The freest nations are present in North America, Western Europe, and sure other elements of the world, while the least free lie in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The argument suggests that applying a populist or market-pushed strategy to art and literature (for example), implies that progressive inventive work goes unpublished or unproduced.
The most typical mechanisms involve election of the candidate with a majority or a plurality of the votes. 1This map was compiled in accordance with the Wikipedia list of nations by system of presidency.
Representative democracy involves the election of government officers by the folks being represented. If the head of state can be democratically elected then it’s called a democratic republic.
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- At its centre have at all times been questions of human welfare and how these might be related to state behaviour and company pursuits in several components of the world.
- These vary from state-centred approaches to Marxist approaches that argue that worldwide capitalism will result in the end of the state because of capitalism’s inherent flaws.
- Arguably, it has been the liberal strategy that has given individual actors (somewhat than states or social teams) the centre stage for evaluation.
- As such, liberal approaches to world political economy kind the bedrock of this chapter as they offer a more tangible approach to current advanced points of global economics to a beginner in a way that’s relatable.
2Several states constitutionally deemed to be multiparty republics are broadly described by outsiders as authoritarian states. This map presents only the de jure type of authorities, and never the de facto degree of democracy.
Global Political Economy Project (Gpep)
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