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Google Earth continues to add new features and to be used in interesting ways. Originally based on satellite photos by a company called Keyhole, the scope and usefulness of it has grown as Google has added new data from a variety of sources. Version 5.0 was recently released, and adds high quality imagery of the ocean floor and Mars, with data from NASA (including photography from the latest Mars rover project) and other government agencies (review).
Another relatively recent addition is a three-dimensional map layer of ancient Rome built in collaboration with the Rome Reborn team at the University of Virginia, with models of the city and buildings (including some interiors) in their ancient context as of 320 AD. I can see the potential of this even as my office computer struggles gamely to cope with the relatively high processor and graphics requirements–the moving 3D modeling is pretty rough on my poor under-appreciated Dell, but the static images work quite well. And you can see Google’s promotional video to give you a taste of what the glorious full version looks like.
I was also delighted to find a description of a game for archaeologists on the Ancient World Bloggers Group site. Given an image from Google Earth, the game is to identify the site. The first to correctly identify it gets to host the next round of the game. I’m sure Google didn’t have this in mind when they designed the product, but part of what’s most delightful about the web is the unintended uses people find for it. | <urn:uuid:fd687273-151a-4ffd-a9df-c46a924f42ab> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://sites.tufts.edu/humanitiesattufts/2009/02/google-earth-for-fun-and-profitable-research/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280761.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00096-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959942 | 310 | 2.3125 | 2 |
North Carolina has an unusually complex set of assault laws, covering dozens of varieties of assaults, with four levels of misdemeanors and 10 levels of felonies. By comparison, Alabama assault law is a model of simplicity.
But it doesn't take much research into North Carolina's byzantine criminal system to realize this: Someone cut Ted Rollins major slack when he was convicted in 1995 of "simple assault" [General Statutes 14-33(a)] in the beating of his stepson.
Rollins, the CEO of Campus Crest Communities, could have faced a charge of "assault inflicting serious injury" [G.S. 14-33(b)]. A conviction under that statute, which was justified based on our review of the evidence, could have resulted in jail time. But Ted Rollins belongs to one of the nation's wealthiest families--and he was head of a large employer in Franklin County, North Carolina, at the time--so it seems authorities did not want a member of the business elite to spend time behind bars.
Under North Carolina law, previous convictions and the nature of the victim's injuries are key considerations in an assault charge. Rollins probably was in good shape on the issue of previous convictions. But the injuries he inflicted upon his stepson clearly go beyond the boundaries of "simple assault."
According to a North Carolina criminal-law blog, you do not even have to make contact with another person to be charged with simple assault. Putting someone in the position that he fears an unlawful touch meets the standard. From the law blog:
A simple assault is the most basic assault, and is a class 2 misdemeanor. (Misdemeanors are broken into four classes, from A1, the worst, to Class 3, the least serious.) Someone who commits an unlawful touching of another, or who engages in a “show of violence” (raises a hand, but does not hit), is guilty of a simple assault.
According to the statements of an eye witness, Sherry Carroll Rollins, her husband at the time definitely made contact with his stepson, Zac Parrish, and inflicted serious injury. Ms. Rollins stated that Zac Parrish (her son from her first marriage) had a broken nose, with his face a bloody mask from various lacerations and abrasions ("as if he had no eyes"). She also said her son stumbled around after the beating, a sign that he probably had a concussion.
Was this, in fact, a simple assault? Absolutely not, according to the North Carolina law blog:
An assault inflicting serious injury (also defined under N.C.G.S. 14-33) is a class A1 misdemeanor. The injury that the victim suffers can either be a physical injury (causing “great pain” and “suffering”) or can be a “serious mental injury.” The judge or jury ultimately decides whether the injury is serious, and can look to whether the victim was hospitalized, experienced pain, suffered blood loss, or was out of work for a time. Courts have found that a victim who suffered from shards of glass in in the arm had experienced serious injury.
Zac Parrish was taken via ambulance to a hospital emergency room. He suffered pain and blood loss, and as a minor being beaten by his stepfather, surely endured "serious mental injury." Consider Sherry Rollins' words in our interview about the assault. (You can view a video of the interview at the end of this post.)
"If Ted had walked up to Zac and had a conversation, where Zac might have said something that Ted didn't agree with and hit him once or pushed him--or even punched him once--I guess that might have been a simple assault. But from what I saw from the time Ted was on Zac, there was nothing simple about it. It was a beating. . . .
"In the world we live in today, he probably would be classified as a child abuser."
In the world as it was then, Ted Rollins should have been classified as a child abuser, as we explained in a recent post. If Rollins had been charged with the crime he actually committed--assault inflicting serious injury--he would have been looking at possible time behind bars. A Class A1 misdemeanor can be serious business in North Carolina. From another criminal-law blog in the state:
A class A1 is the most serious type of misdemeanor in North Carolina. Examples include Assault on a Female, DWI, and Assault on a Law Enforcement Official. Even for a first offender, a class A1 misdemeanor can be punishable by jail time. The maximum sentence on a Class A1 misdemeanor for a Level III offender (five or more prior convictions) is 150 days in jail.
Five months in jail was unlikely for Rollins since he probably was not a Level III offender. But one or two months was a real possibility. So how did he wind up with probation (no jail time) and a total of $415 in fines and restitution? We can think of only one answer: Ted Rollins comes from a family with lots of money, and that makes him an elite--and elites receive special treatment in our two-tiered "justice system." | <urn:uuid:1b43ada3-022d-4fa2-83b1-e08b094dd56e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://legalschnauzer.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-was-campus-crest-ceo-ted-rollins.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00022-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973928 | 1,067 | 1.648438 | 2 |
If an employer were to ask an applicant what skills he has in abundance, a long list of such words as: organization, technical skills, teamwork, leadership and work experience to name a few would most likely be on the list.
And this is not to say that the above mentioned are not important indicator of one’s expected work performance when trying to assess which applicant would best meet the requirements of said job. It is also presumptuous to assume that most people have all these skills in abundance and therefore, such qualities come hand in hand with each applicant or person that one meets on the street. However, there is one skill that is more important and rarer than a person having any of the above mentioned qualities. That skill is humility in the form of being able to ask for help and to ask questions instead of pretending to know the answer. This quality is not only helpful on the job but also within any team, classroom or marriage where the individual expects to be successful.“Pride goes before the fall” is an old Hebrew proverb that many people have seemed to have forgotten.
I have seen the impediments that an excess of self pride has on my friends, family and even myself in my every day life. This essay is not a sermon since I have had the same problems with a lack of humility but is rather a testament on personal experience which as taught me the benefits of asking for help when I need it. Asking for help on the job can be a slippery slope. One does not want to portray an aura of incompetence but it is the lesser of two evils to ask for help before a task is to be completed than to rely upon erroneous assumptions and end up costing your company more time and money than if help had been requested before the fact. Another old saying “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is proof enough that asking for help on the job is much more desirable than the alternative of costing the company time and money and possibly losing one’s job in the process.Any individual in a classroom setting, from elementary to the secondary level and especially in college can benefit from asking for help. The stakes increase exponentially as one travels further up the educational ladder.
Academic failure in high school leads to a limited choice on universities or failure to receive a high school diploma at all. In college, the opportunity is usually there for students to seek help from a tutor, to visit with the professor during his/her office hours in order to review a term paper or to even form a study group with other classmates. All three examples require the individual to admit, by words or by his actions, that the material covered in class is too difficult for him to successfully complete on his own and that he needs assistance. The consequence of not having the skill of humility by way of asking for help is failure in the class and more harmful is the formulation of a permanent habit of not asking for help than can plague a student right up until he flunks out of college and is to spend the rest of his life in dead end jobs that prevent him from living up to his potential. All of the above mentioned are real possibilities and yet more times than not, many students are hesitant against asking for help, or they ask for help when it is too late.
One of the more important capacities that one can ask for help is within a marriage. Pride, more than in any other capacity, speaks to a spouse’s reluctance in asking for help. However, asking for help from a spouse can not only help solve the problem but is a great way in helping to create a bond within the marriage. Many couples in counseling complain that they feel neglected and do not feel needed within the marriage. Being ready to ask for help or relying on one’s spouse is one of the most effective ways of making sure that the other does not feel neglected.
With the successful marriages as well as the marriages that ended in divorce, pride had one of the most poisonous effects on a marriage, that it would behoove everyone not avoid the same mistakes that they no doubt, have seen from their parents, friends and coworkers. In the same way failure to ask for help from one’s spouse has counterproductive effects within the marriage, being ready to ask for help and totally rely on one’s spouse can have a wonderful effect in helping the two within the marriage form a bond that will last for the rest of their lives. Failure to do this can lead to divorce which supersede any and all of the above mentioned consequences.
Divorce can lead to deep scars on the children which they will carry for the rest of their lives. Also, children of a divorce will usually not have the benefit of two parents in the home. An immediate consequence is a 50% decrease in the income of the family and possibly pulling the family below the poverty line. “The divorce of his parents leads to a much greater likelihood of the child growing up and committing a crime, not finishing school and not having a successful marriage of their own.”Modern Western society has tried to mask the horrendous effects that divorce has on society but they are so self-evident that any careful view on the subject should lead anyone to the idea that every effort should be made to make their marriage work. And for those that are not married, creating the habit of asking for help within a humble heart takes time and efforts should be made to create this skill sooner rather than later. Humility and asking for help far outweighs the benefits than any momentary embarrassment might have.
This scenario may seem far fetched to skeptics and divorce does comes from more than one source but decreasing the possibility of divorce by cheerfully asking for help from one’s spouse will greatly decrease the possibility of a broken home and all the effects that it has on the children.Ask for help and form a new friendship in the process! The Holy Bible Franklin, Ben Poor Richard’s Almanac Johnson, Kathy. “Why did my Parents Leave? (1999) New York: Scribners. | <urn:uuid:35855a47-6ef4-4f81-a67c-a33145fcf00b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://indybedbugpros.com/essay-skills/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00676.warc.gz | en | 0.977238 | 1,248 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Two grandmothers went to sell eggs at the market, and they had a total of 100. When they sold all the eggs, they made the same money. The first grandmother says to the second: "If I sold my eggs for your price, I would earn 15 crowns. " The other grandmother replies: "If I sold my eggs for your price, I would get 6 and 2/3 crowns. " How many eggs did each of the bucks have? Try to find the result without solving a complex quadratic equation.
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The Word In Liturgy
The events surrounding the birth of new Christian communities described in Acts illustrate some essential elements of life in the Spirit of the Resurrected Christ. These communities are founded on the preaching of the apostles, and continually encouraged by them. They are structured communities of faith and prayer, helped by people such as the elders mentioned in today’s reading. And the life of these communities is marked by love, and joy, and the attraction of new members.
Today’s gospel reading is from the “farewell discourse” that Jesus makes to his disciples once the chain of events leading to his crucifixion has begun. Yet as Jesus speaks, it becomes clear that the evangelist has told the story in such a way that we do not merely hear the earthly Jesus speaking to his band of followers, but we hear the resurrected Lord speaking to his disciples through all the ages. Where the synoptic gospels place the account of the institution of the Eucharist as the memorial of Jesus, John’s gospel situates Jesus’ new commandment: “Love one another.” The command to love is made specific: the disciples’ love must be like the love that the exalted Jesus bears for them. Thus their love becomes a memorial and a sign of Jesus, even as the Eucharist is celebrated in imitation of and in memory of Jesus. It is the way that all will know that these are his disciples.
The New Commandment: Love One Another
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26 well as the Composer of the music: if so, we cannot help incurring his charge of ill-nature against all, or any who, on this occasion, thali cat the reflection of-Ne Sucor ultra Crepidam.
The History of Miss Jenny Salisbury; addressed to the Countess of Roscommon. Translated from the French of the celebrated Madame Riccoboni. 12mo.
2 Volumes. 6s. Becket, &c.
Madame Riccoboni's merit in this species of composition, is so geneTally known, that, without farther preface, we shall proceed to give the Reader a short abstract of the fory on which the prefent novel is founded.
Lord Alderson, one of the richest Peers of Great Britain, had an only daughter, named Sarah, of great beauty and excellent accomplishments. The Earl of Revell, who was likewise a Nobleman of great fortuné, "was a neighbour of her father's, and was the Guardian and Patron of a young Lord, whose name was Edward, the fon of a late Duke of Salifbury, who had paid for his attachment to the Crown with the price of his head. The young couple foon entertained a mutual pallion for each other ; which being countenanced by Lord Alderson on one hand, and Lord Revel on the other, articles of marriage were agreed on, and a day was fixed for their tender union. On the preceding day, however, an accident intervened, occafioned by the two Lovers meeting, in an unfortunate hour, like Æneas and Dido, in a dark cave, or a shady grove, no matter which: the consequence was the fame.-But, alas! they were destined to pay for their amorous impatience, and fond indiscre. tion; for, in the mean time, a dispute arose becween the two old Lords, with regard to the terms of the marriage-articles, which ended in an open rupture. The young couple were separated, and forbidden to hold any intercourse with each other. Their passion, however, intreal. ed by this separation, and young Lord Edward being ordered to join the army abroad, tried in vain every expedient in order to be married privately to Lady Sarah before his departure.
He had not long quitted England before Lady Sarah found herself under a necessity of quitting her father's house. Having secured lodgings in town, the escaped with one of her women named Lidy, and for some time lived privately in London. Here the learned the fatal news, that Lord Edward was sain in an unsuccessful attack upon the enemy: and the agonies she felt on that occafion, anticipated the pangs of labour, and gave
birth to the Heroine of the piece. From that moment the became a prey to deep affliction, and her exceflive grief threw her into a fever, which brought her life in danger. In her lalt moments, the fent for Lord Revell, made him acquainted with her weakness, and recommended her orphan daughter to his protection. The parting fcene between her and this Nobleman, is so extremely affecting, that it is impoffible for any perfon of the leaf sensibility, to read it without thedding jears of sympathy.
Lord Revell was true to his engagements to the dying Lady, and Look Miss Jenny (her daughtes) under his patronage. She was educated in a manner suitable to her mother's rank, and attended by Lidy, who had been Lady Sarah's Confidante. While he was at a Boarding. school at Oxford, Lord Revell died, and fearing left his will might be contested by his relations, if be left Miss Jenny too large a legacy, he chose the expedient of depositing a letter-case with one Sir Humphrey, who had been Lord Edward's friend and companion, containing fifteen thousand pounds in Bank-bills, of which he made Miss Jenny a present, together with more than four thousand pounds, which was the produce of what her mother left behind her, besides her jewels.
Soon after Lord Revell's death, accident made Miss Jenny, who was then turned of fifteen, acquainted with a young Baronet, Sir James Huntley, who warnly paid his addresses to her. She, however, difcountenanced his pretensions; and a fatal event succeeded, which put her out of the reach of his solicitations.
Sir Humphrey, who undertook to fulfil Lord Revell's generous ina .tentions, had contracted an intimacy with a loose woman, with whom he cohabited. Sir Humphrey being attacked with a violent fit of ill. nefs, imprudently trusted this woman with the keys of his fcrutore; and the discovering the bidden treasure which was the property of Miss Jenny, took an opportunity one night of seizing those precious efe&ts, with which flie made her escape. This circumstance, together with his fickness, so oppressed Sir Humphrey, that he shortly died, and left Miss Jenny quite deltitute.
In this diftress, Miss Jenny and her faithful Lidy, were obliged to take up their lodging in town, with Lidy's sister ; and it was determined, as their last resource, to make Miss Jenny known to Lord Alderson Chance threw a servant of Lord Alderson's in their way, who had attended Lady Sarah in her infancy; and by her means they were introduced into Lord Alderson's family, as her visitants. At the first sight of Mifs Jenny, which was accidental, Lord Alderson felt a prepossession in her favour, and grew exceedingly fond of her : but she no sooner made herself known to him, than he withdrew his kindness, and, after treating her and Lidy with the utmost cruelty and rigour, he turned them out of doors.
They returned to London in the utmost despair, and Miss, after many fruitless endeavours to be received as a companion to some wealthy lady, found herself obliged to work for her subsistence. These diftrefies and mortifications brought her into a decline, which seemed to forerun a consumption. As she was taking an aising, for the recovery of her health, in the Park, with a lady, the was met by Sir James Huntley, who affiduously renewed his addresses, and offered, with anbounded generofity, to repair her shattered fortune. She nevertheless declined being under any obligations to Sir Janies, and continued to folicit admillion into some reputable family, When Sir James underitooj this, he reproached her with unkindnels, offered to make her his wife, and excused himself for not making the proposal faoner, by alledging, that, if he had required lier to make a sacrifice of her liberty, before he conferred any obligations upon her, and made her condition independent, it would have appeared like taking advantage of her distress.
The delicacy of this ientiment moved Miss Jenny, and, in the end, The yielded to his solicitations : And, upon his representing that he was dependent on a relation, who pressed him to an interested union, the confented to marry him privately. After their marriage they retired, for the sake of privacy, to a house near Islington, where they lived with ease and elegance. At the end of ten months, the Court going to Tunbridge, Sir James, who had an office about the King's perton, was obliged to attend : And, during his absence, Miss Jonny was furprized by a visit from the Duchess of Rutland, whose curiosity led her to see Miss Jenny, whom the considered in the light of a favourite wanton. This wrong impression occafioned her to treat Miss Jenny with a familiarity which the resented, and after a good deal of misunderstanding, the result of this interview disclosed a secret fatal to the young lady's peace. She learned that Sir James had imposed upon her under a feigned title ; that he had been previously married to the Duchess, who had taken a liking to him when he was young, and, upon his being ill-treated by his mother, had made him her husband, solely with a view to secure him a large portion of her fortune, which she could not other. wise have made him master of; and that they neverthelefs continued to live separately: Lastly, That through the interest of the Duchess, he had, upon his marriage with her, been created Earl of Danby. These melancholy cidings threw Miss Jenay into agonies of despair ; but the Duchess, convinced of her innocence, comforted her, aflured her of her protection, and sent her in her own coach, attended by her faithful Lidy, to one of her friends in town, whither the promised to follow, after paying a visit of charity. In the way they met Lord Danby, on his return in a poit-chaise, who, seeing the Duchess's coach and livery, ftopped to pay his refpects; but, to his great surprize, found Miss Jenny within instead of her Grace. Suspecting that a discovery had been made, he became desperate; and, taking her by force out of the coach, he carried her into his own poft-chaise, and drove to the house of one Peters, the person who had assumed the habit and function of a clergyman, and married him to Miss Jenny.
Here she remained for some time in a dangerous state of health, and in deep affliction of mind. At length, however, by the help of Peters's wife, she made her escape, and took a lodging which Mrs. Peters had provided for her. From hence the in vaio made enquiries after the Duchess of Rutland; and, her little store of money and valuable effects being exhausted, she was once more reduced to the lowest distress, which was aggravated by the lofs of her faithful Lidy, who died of vexation. In this extreme calamity, accident raised her a friend in Lady Anglesey, who invited her to be her companion, and treated her in every respect as her friend and equal. This affords room for an episode, in which Lady Anglesey's history is briefly related, and which we must pass over.
Lady Anglesey lived with her brother-in-law, Lord Arundel, whose lady was incurably lunatic. Lord Arundel had other motives besides those of humanity, for recommending Miss Jenny to Lady Anglesey's favous, as he had been the innocent instrument of her fatal connectioa with Lrd Danby: For, being with him on the day of his pretended marriage, and being a stranger to his prior engagements, and to the impolitjon he meditated, he gave Miss Jenny away to that bale betiaver. After her escape from Mr. Peters, Lord Danby, being dangerously ill, confeffed the fraud to Lord Arundel, begged of him to use his endeavours to discover her retreat, and to take her under his protection, promifing never to moleft her: and, when he underfood that chance had thrown her under Lord Arundel's roof, he religioufly kept his promise.
By degrees, Lord Arundel entertained a violent passion for Miss Jenny, which he carefully concealed; but an accident happened which occasioned him uncommon agitation. Lady Rutland dying, Lord Dane by offered to repair the wrong he had done Miss Jenny, by making her his lawful wife, and pressed Lord Arundel to intercede for him, which he did from a principle of honour : but Miss Jenny refused the offer with the utmoft disdain and indignation. Soon after Lady Angle. fey made her acquainted with Lord Arundel's fondness før her; and, his Lady being dangeroufly ill, Lady Anglesey preffed her not to reject his addresses, in cale he (hould be free to make them; to which Miss Jenny, with relu&tance, and from mere principles of esteem and gratiende, consented. Lord Arundel foon after set out to visit his fick lady, after having obtaining a conditional promise of Miss Jenny's hand, whenever he should be free.
During his absence, Miss Jenny became acquainted with Lord Clare, who, to oblige a relation on whom he was dependent, paid forced addresses to Lady Anglesey. Miss Jenny now, for the firit time, felt the power of love. In short, Lord Clare and the conceived a violent palfion for each other : but Miss Jenny, though with pain, ftified her af. feflions from principles of honour and gratitude. And Lord Arundel returning, after having buried his lady, she voluntarily renewed her engagements with him, and a day was at length fixed for their marriage." But, on the eve of that day, Lord Arundel received a chal. lenge from Lord Danby, which he accepted, and fell by the sword of his antagonist; having first made his will, by which he bequeathed Miss Jenny a very ample fortune.
She remained for a long time inconsolable : and was scarce recovered, when Me received a letter from the Viscountess Belmont, acquainting her with Lord Clare's passion for her, and foliciting her in his behalf. This for a while revived her former sentiments in his favour; but the presently recollected herself, and facrificed them to honour and friendship. She gave him a positive and determined denial : in confe. guence of which he married Lady Anglesey; and Miss Benny, to avoid the ill consequences which might chance to arise from a smothered flame, retired to France, after having generously given up to Lady Anglesey, a great part of the estate which he derived from Lord Arun. del's bounty.
Such are the general outlines of this History; in which the fentiments are, for the most part, highly affetling; the incidents are many of them uncominon, and the moral is laudable and inftructive.
Art. 18. The Tales of the Genii ; or, the delightful Lefjons of Ha
ram, the Son of Ajmar. Faithfully translated from the Perfian Manuscript; and compared with the French and Spanith Editions, publithed at Paris and Madrid. By Sir Charles Moleil, formerly Ambasador from the British Settlements in
India to the Great Mogul.' 8vo. Published in Numbers, at I's: each. Wilkie.
These Tales, it is said, ' were translated from a Persian manuscript, and contain, under the most agreeable and pleasant fictions, all the moral duties and doctrines of life ; so that among the Eastern nations they are esteemed as a summary of Morality; and their entertaining variety is fo great, that few tribes in India are without the lessons of Horan the son of Armar.' The Reader who will take the Editor's word for alt this, and pays a deference to the literary taste of the Indian tribes, may posibly form an high idea of the entertainment to be met with in these Tales. For our own part, however, after reading those already published, we are by no means of the opinion of the French Writer, who is faid to have recommended them as more pleasant than the Arabian Nights, or, the Perlian Tales. That they are equally wonderful and absurd, is not to be denied; but we do not think To highly of the moral application of them as the Editor would intimate. As to the styse, it is some of the most inflated, jejune bombalt, that we remember cyer to have read.
• Eleven Numbers were published when this article was writtan.
Art. 19. A Letter concerning Epic Poems, taken from Scriptures
History. 8vo. 6 d. Waugh. In our Review of the Mefiah, translated from the German, we took occasion to observe, that the Poets of every nation bave been the greateit enemies to the religion of their country, when, with the prevailing tyftem, they have incorporated the fables of their own invention, and rena. dered that an object of imagination, which should support its credibility by reason and pltilosophy. -We have the honour and the pleasure to find this learned and sensible Writer, whose Leuer turns upon the same subject, entirely of our opinion,
• See Review, Vol. XXX. page 70.
Art. 20. The History of the Fortune-Teller in the Old Baily.
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KIEV, Ukraine — With tears running down his cheeks, Ukrainian photojournalist Yevhen Hapych tells a nightmare of a story about the time he and his brother were kidnapped and subjected to psychological and physical torture.
“They [the captors] filled our ears with cotton, blindfolded us with a thick bandage. We could hear something, but saw nothing. We were placed on the floor of the car. It was like a police car, because it had a siren,” Hapych told Ukrainian news station TSN in an emotional interview just after the two were released last Friday.
Hapych, who is from western Ukraine, said one of the kidnappers threatened to stab him to death, telling him: “With this knife I’ve sent so many to the light.”
He and his brother spent three days locked up in a cold, damp basement in the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk — the latest flashpoint in Ukraine’s deepening crisis — with several other journalists that were abducted by pro-Kremlin paramilitaries. Some have been held for weeks in less-than-ideal conditions amid a conflict that has increasingly made them targets.
Some of the captive correspondents are Westerners, such as American journalist Simon Ostrovsky, who was called a “spy” and “provocateur” and nabbed near Sloviansk last week while filming a video report for Vice News. He was held in the same building as Hapych before being released on Thursday. His captors beat and blindfolded him, he said.
But the work and mere presence of one group of journalists in particular has provoked the ire of the pro-Kremlin crowd: Ukrainian journalists.
Armed with automatic weapons, the pro-Kremlin paramilitaries have laid siege to the region, storming key government buildings, constructing highway blockades to keep the Ukrainian military out. They have been working to control the country’s gritty industrial region known as the Donbass, which, after the annexed Crimea region, is home to the second-largest population of ethnic Russians in Ukraine.
The gunmen have also targeted journalists, taking them as prisoners to be used as bargaining chips in negotiations with Kiev. At highway checkpoints, it has become the norm to find an automatic rifle pointed at journalists’ heads while masked men dig through their bags and scrutinize accreditations.
Amnesty International spoke out about the abductions in eastern Ukraine and called the situation there “worrying,” saying journalists and officials who were unlawfully detained must be released immediately.
“The ongoing detention of journalists, municipal officials and residents by an armed group in Sloviansk speaks volumes about the lawlessness that has crept into parts of eastern Ukraine and raises fears the detainees could be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment,” Heather McGill, the group's Ukraine researcher, said last Thursday.
Human Rights Watch weighed in with a statement on Tuesday, saying the escalating crisis is putting journalists at increasing risk of political-motivated violence, such as unlawful detention, abduction and assaults.
“All politically motivated violence against journalists and activists is unacceptable and has to stop,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Ukrainian authorities need to redouble efforts to protect people of all political stripes. International actors with leverage over the parties should press them to end abuses, release those unlawfully held, and ensure those responsible will be held to account.”
In the eyes of the Kremlin-backed rebels, journalists from Kiev and western Ukraine are “liars” and “fascists” who helped to overthrow the former president, Viktor Yanukovych, in February.
One of those journalists is Ukraine’s Hidden Truth TV's 29-year-old chief editor, Irma Krat, who was captured in Sloviansk on April 20. On top of being called a liar, Krat’s lawyer, Oleg Veremiyenko, told Mashable she was “taken hostage” by pro-Russian militants on suspicion of torturing and killing a riot police officer while heading an all-women’s self-defense group, a charge he called “ridiculous” and false. She remains in captivity.
Hapych said his captors told him that they were holding him for “dishonest” reporting.
Others have faced intimidation for being “pro-Kiev.” The car of Oleksiy Matsuka, editor-in-chief of Donetsk-based online news website Novosti Donbassa, was set on fire.
The office of Konstantinovka newspaper Provinsia, whose editor Vladimir Berezin has received threats by pro-Russians in recent weeks there for his pro-Kiev stance, was also set ablaze. Both men were forced to leave their respective cities as a result.
Due to the danger facing Ukrainian journalists in the eastern region of the country, many have pulled out and returned to Kiev and western Ukraine. The country’s security service on Tuesday advised against them going back to the eastern region during the May holidays, due to the potential for an escalation in violence.
Anastasiia Bereza, a journalist at Ukraine’s largest internet news portal Ukrainska Pravda, returned to the capital last week after having a gun pulled on her by a member of the Kremlin-backed militia.
Prior to that, she said, she was only able to operate in the area because she had tagged along with some Serbian colleagues and pretended to be reporting for Serbian media.
Olga Rudenko, a Ukrainian journalist for Kiev-based Kyiv Post newspaper says representing yourself as being from somewhere other than Kiev is the only way to get access to the rebel-held region and evade outright hostility from the militants. But even that doesn’t always work.
“I told them I was from Dnipropetrovsk, and that still wasn’t good enough,” she told Mashable. Dnipropetrovsk is an industrial city three hours southeast of Donetsk by car that is home to more than one million mostly Russian-speaking residents. Like Donetsk, its largest minority population is ethnic Russians.
“They [the pro-Kremlin militants] said the city was full of ‘Banderovtsi,’” she added, referring the derogatory term given by pro-Russians here to those from western Ukraine. It is derived from the former nationalist leader Stepan Bandera, who colluded with the Nazis in World War II and is lionized by nationalist groups Right Sector and Svoboda.
Moscow has used the groups to incite fear in the east, telling Russian speakers that the Ukrainian speaking “fascists” are plotting to restrict their use of the Russian language and are responsible for the killings of their comrades in Sloviansk, citing a business card of Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh left at the scene of the gun battle as proof.
Meanwhile, Russian journalists have fared well amid the unrest in the east, being granted exclusive access to hostages, press conference and self-proclaimed local authorities. They are waved through checkpoints with little more than the show of a badge and a head nod.
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I have always tried to live by the rule "TWO WRONGS DO NOT MAKE A RIGHT"!
If some wrong is done to you, you cannot correct that action with a like reaction. That only feeds the "flame". Live by the golden rule - DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE DONE UNTO YOU. If we were all to show respect to others - friends and strangers alike - we would have a wonderful world.
So the next time someone wrongs you, be the bigger person and just walk away. Or, better yet, smile and say I love you anyway.
Have a wonderful life!
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MouseAir Will Supply Endless Fun For Your Feline Friend @Raspberry_Pi #piday #raspberrypi
This project combines two of our favorite things: cats and raspberry pi projects. Using a Raspberry Pi, John Shovic developed MouseAir to entertain his cat Panther while he’s away from home. MouseAir uses RFID to know when to launch toy mice for Panther to play with. The device also uses a pi cam to take photos of all the action, via RaspberryPi.org.
But MouseAir is much more than just a launcher. As well as RFID detection of Panther’s tag (with a hand-built antenna) and ultrasonic detection, there’s a Raspberry Pi Camera Module on a pan/tilt base for capturing still images at critical moments, examining the launcher for jams, detecting motion and streaming video. Happily there’s a system diagram to help us keep track of all this.
A custom Python program running on the Raspberry Pi ties everything together. A fan of elaborate control panels, John wasn’t about to leave MouseAir without one, so he’s using the RasPiConnect app to allow him to control the system from his iPad via WiFi, using a satisfying number of buttons, graphs and pictures:
He’s already been working on a redesign! Check it out here:
The goals for the redesign are:
Reduced Cost – eliminate unnecessary parts and reduce cost of current parts
Single Power Supply – original design had two 5V supplies and one 12V supply
Improved Reliability – Mouse loading was only about 50% effective. Cat detection was about 30% from the RFID and too short range for effective detection (requiring strategically placed treats to trigger – We will be publishing that video!).
Each Friday is PiDay here at Adafruit! Be sure to check out our posts, tutorials and new Raspberry Pi related products. Adafruit has the largest and best selection of Raspberry Pi accessories and all the code & tutorials to get you up and running in no time!
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The “Gateway” to the Antilles:
Some Historical Considerations of Puerto Rican Place and Space
Puerto Rico’s strategic location overshadowed its economic significance. . . . Puerto Rico was to become a Caribbean “Christian Rhodes”, a bulwark ready to repel intruders and infidels into the new Spanish Mare Nostrum; and, as the crown officials stated, “the strongest foothold of Spain in America.”
(Morales Carrión, Puerto Rico 8)
Geography - note: important location along the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean. . . .
(“Puerto Rico,” The World Factbook)
The island once known as San Juan Bautista was never a Mexico, Peru or Cuba in the Spanish Empire. As cited above, Puerto Rico’s existence within the Spanish vision of empire was that of an armored “gateway,” a metaphor that throughout the island’s dual colonial histories has been adapted to circumstance, subsequently influencing the development of the island’s national self-image. While the “gateway” has been interpretive of Puerto Rico’s global place, the physical parameters of the island itself, or its space, have ceased to be simple territorial interpretations, instead functioning more like territorial mediations of Puerto Rican national identity. In this article I trace some of the historical foundations of the “gateway” metaphor through Puerto Rico’s early social, cultural and economic development. I then discuss the over-determinance of the metaphor and its re-articulation within the nineteenth-century City/Country or civilización/barbarie dichotomy by one of the Caribbean’s most famous fin-de-siècle writers, Eugenio María de Hostos. Finally, I briefly touch upon the refashioning of Hostos’ “gateway” model in the 20th century.
Columbus arrived in Borinquén on November 19, 1493 but it would be “[s]everal years...before colonization was attempted. A permanent foothold was finally established in 1508, when Juan Ponce de León led a group of settlers from Hispaniola. . . .” (Morales Carrión, Puerto Rico and the Non Hispanic Caribbean 6). In 1521, however, Ponce de León decided to seek his fortune in Florida which should not entirely be blamed on the search for the Fountain of Youth. Puerto Rico’s lack of immediate economic possibilities and Spanish politics constituted other factors into De León’s departure, especially as the descendants of Christopher Columbus challenged his and other conquistadors’ right to rule in the New World.
In Mexico Under Spain: 1521-1556 Liss explains that almost from the first moment of legislation between mater patria and colony there was tension between monarchical and colonist control of economic markets. The Crown legislated accordingly to better centralize its power and fill its treasury. Meanwhile conquistadors like Ponce de León promised loyalty to the Crown yet more often than not disregarded royal legislation when it suited them. The Crown excluded the foreigner from the entire colonizing adventure. According to Morales-Carrión, it was this principle of exclusivism that fell upon a Spain only just emerging from The Middle Ages to extend “far beyond the geographical limits and historical experience of any western state before…” (8). Exclusivism had to be adapted to the challenges of the geography so colonial administrative policies ended up being more like experiments based on hypothesis. These policies, however, when coupled with administrative squabbling within colonial government itself, had a negative effect in the long term on the Puerto Rican economy. It seems, then, that Ponce de León’s abandonment of Puerto Rico set a sinister precedent in that no one wanted to stay in Puerto Rico. Morales-Carrión lays partial blame firstly with the conquistador archetype that brought a type of settler who was not a farmer but adventuresome and a risk-taker, someone lured by the promise of quick riches in the New World (4). Moreover, those who followed the conquistador were government appointees, minor clergy, military personnel, slaves and escaped slaves, criminals and pirates. Administrative chaos, a weak economy, and the prospects of fabulous riches offered by the recent conquest of the Incan Empire made Spanish colonists eager to leave Puerto Rico (7).
Armed conflict also negatively impacted settlement on the island. In 1528 officials communicated to the Crown that Puerto Rico was being deserted due to both Carib and French corsair threats (13). Morales Carrión comments that what was “remarkable in this cycle of foreign aggression” was “the tenacity with which the early settlers of Puerto Rico, dispersed, neglected and abused, clung to the land, trying desperately to eke out an existence” (33). This sense of fluidity and impermanence may also be best evinced by the peculiar, somewhat ironic, state of affairs in San Germán, which had “a nomadic existence up to 1569” (33). San Germán was the second most important port city in Puerto Rico but curiously enough it did not have a permanent locale and could actually change place in case of attack. While Morales Carrión concludes that one cannot expect “normal” or “peaceful” development on the island (33), some might argue that both the lack of economic stability and the unique cultural formation of present-day Puerto Rico might be attributed to more complex factors than simply a history full of conquistadors and pirates. One thing, however, is clear: While displaying interest in mainly military fortifications, the Spaniard’s vision of “the island citadel” impeding rival Europeans’ passage to the Caribbean gave way to the geographic and economic realities of colonial life. Puerto Rico allowed more people in than it kept out. A relevant example of this would be the presence of free Africans who fled to Puerto Rico because the island was known as a safe haven. Escaped slaves who made it to Puerto Rico were as good as lost to their owners. The mountains were famous for their impenetrability as shown by the Taíno flight in the 1500s. Spanish authorities also displayed little interest in pursuing slaves not belonging to them. Such a policy irritated neighboring non-Spanish colonists because they felt that it encouraged their slaves to flee. Interestingly enough, at a time when slavery in the Caribbean was at its height, a mulatto or African not born a slave or purchased as a slave in Puerto Rico was considered a freeman. Spanish officials even later gave a number of these freemen lands for cultivation in order to stabilize the population.
Yet in 1767 there were only 44,883 people in Puerto Rico (González Vales 51). Colonists tried their hand at various agricultural pursuits but none yielded sufficient revenues. The government of Puerto Rico was constantly asking for funds from Spain via Mexico, and it was often the case that neither government officials nor soldiers could be paid without these funds. Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries European conflicts also played out in the theater of the Caribbean. For example, after the French corsair crisis, the English famously engaged in royally-sanctioned forays into Spanish territories which continued on-and-off throughout the century. The Dutch also evolved into a European power in the 17th century, their privateers establishing an even worse reputation among the Puerto Ricans than their English and French counterparts (Morales Carrión, 31). The English and the Dutch viewed Puerto Rico as a “gateway” but it did not really overlap with the Spanish vision of “island citadel.” The English and Dutch vision of “gateway” was more economic, a bid to control the all-important Caribbean shipping lanes and thus have better trade with Latin America as a whole. Puerto Ricans may have repelled English and Dutch ships in San Juan Harbor in the north, but everyone knew that the stranglehold policy of Spanish exclusivism meant the English and Dutch often simply sailed south to trade with the southern islanders. While the comparison is modern in tone and evocative of a U.S. understanding of history, Spanish colonial Puerto Rico was the equivalent of a “Wild West” outpost.
Spain’s various half-hearted attempts at reform in the 19th century resulted in growing unrest among the island’s Creole population. Yet while other Latin American colonies were taking advantage of the political upheaval in order to declare independence or to decidedly move towards independence, Puerto Rico did not. One explanation for this relative lack of independence fervor may have been the sudden increase of royalists from neighboring nations, particularly Venezuela. While sympathetic to the other Latin American nations, and especially Venezuela, the majority of Puerto Ricans did not seriously consider independence. They did not do so even with the appearance in the 19th century of one of the greatest and most respected Latin American intellectuals, Eugenio María de Hostos.
Puerto Rican Creoles had identified a uniquely Puerto Rican culture but did not necessarily believe it separate from or in opposition to that of Spain. The island’s precious little literary output at this time followed European Romantic, costumbrista, and Naturalist trends, overall treating local differences in the insular culture as exotic curiosities. Hostos, in consonance with most of the Creoles of his time, first sought a political and economic compromise with Spain. Later he would become an independentista. His subsequent literary and rhetorical efforts promoting independence would make him into one of the first Puerto Rican Creoles to identify, develop and solidify not necessarily a uniquely Puerto Rican culture because he believed it to be in formation, its true expression only coming about post-independence. However, he was instrumental in identifying and articulating a uniquely pan-Antillean political consciousness.
Through letters, journal entries, and essays, Hostos espoused a pan-American ideology, ideas that were not particularly unique for Bolívar himself had envisioned a united Latin America. Hostos’ own vision for a united Caribbean also overlapped considerably with that of contemporary José Martí. Nevertheless, Hostos armed Caribbean, and especially Puerto Rican intellectuals and artists with certain important ideas, the echoes of which still reverberate today. One of those ideas, a bit shocking for the era, he envisioned the mixture of races as a positive force. Hostos argued that miscegenation was actually an expression of the developing Antillean character as evidenced by its own geography. Miscegenation, therefore, is part of the natural progression in the development of a cohesive and uniquely Caribbean identity in the ever-fluid, constantly moving Antilles:
En las Antillas, es natural y necesaria y conveniente y civilizadora esa fusión y confusión de razas, porque de ella ha de salir la sociedad sui generis que en condiciones fisiológicas y morales corresponda al medio geográfico. Los españoles, que afectan un desdén español por esas mezclas sirven también a la fusión y han servido, no sólo por debilidad de la naturaleza humana, sino hasta por especulación. Una esclava, como una gallina o una yegua, vale más cuanto más procrea, pues cada fruto de su procreación es un valor aparte” (“Plácido” 272).
The call for racial equality, however, most likely had more pragmatic roots. Martí and Hostos understood that a successful revolution in either Cuba or Puerto Rico could not be accomplished without contributions from all sectors of society. Consequently, the Afro-Antillean had to be invited to participate more fully in the family model that Creoles promoted and used as symbol for the nation.
As important as the pro-miscegenation declaration is, Hostos also developed and promoted two other ideas that laid the groundwork for the later generations’ understanding and subsequent theorization of Puerto Rico’s place and spatial self-image. First, he repositioned Puerto Rican culture not in the city like Manuel Alonso and other Creoles, but in the countryside; and second, he reworked the “gateway” metaphor. In the context of mid- to late-nineteenth-century Puerto Rican political thought, there certainly was a fundamental difference between Hostos’ and his compatriots’ conceptualization of Puerto Rico. The Creole elite conceived of the island within its strict geographical limits, believing Puerto Rico was too small to be on its own. Hostos, however, saw Puerto Rico and the Antilles as a whole and as a connection between the continents. He did not, however, articulate that connection strictly in economic terms. Hostos’ “gateway” model emphasized an exchange of culture and ideas, grounded in the plurality of races. As Maldonado Denis writes: “Para Hostos, las Antillas constituyen una entidad cultural con personalidad propia, o para ser más preciso, una nacionalidad. Su ubicación geográfica, su composición étnica, sus comunes experiencias históricas, así lo han determinado” (“Introducción,” 38). This mixture of bloodlines is ultimately beneficial, acting as a unifying force in the Caribbean and Latin America. Dominant perception of the era described societies as “organisms” with “a biology,” and so one logical extension of this thinking would argue that should we all carry the same blood --African, European and indigenous-- it would seem to follow that we are all thus of the same race and therefore cannot discriminate.
By contrast, Hostos’ contemporaries on the continents tended to believe that racial homogeneity was a source of social stability in the nation. Learned men of colonies often attempted to emulate what they saw as European values and racial paradigms. José Enrique Rodó would create a complex and contradictory allegory out of the The Tempest, whereby Ariel symbolized spirit and intellect or all that is European, while Calibán symbolized the body and instinct or the non-European. More specifically, Calibán was a savage Afro-indigenous man with a witch for a mother. The allegory he created, however, fit nicely with the 19th-century City/Country model that also functioned as another social and national metaphor. The city was Arielian, while the countryside was the wild territory of Calibán. Intellectuals vacillated between positive and negative interpretations of the countryside, as Skurski and Coronil show in their article on Venezuelan nationalism and the appropriation of the llanos as national symbol. Hostos, however, clearly allied himself with the countryside, arguing that cultural authenticity and the maturing sense of national cohesion in Caribbean identity could be found there. In “Retrato de Francisco V. Aguilera” he points out that in Cuba “[la revolución] empezó en el campo, y con los elementos rurales de la sociedad; continuó por una ciudad rural, se extendió por los distritos rurales, y su nervio y su vida y su alma ha sido, desde el principio hasta hoy, la población rural” (76). Almost one hundred years later, Puerto Rican writer Luis Rafael Sánchez would say something very similar about a supposed “authentic” Puerto Rican culture situated in the countryside (Americas Series: Builders of Images).
Hostos’ was decidedly in the minority of Puerto Rican political opinion and his steady procession of newspaper articles and essays went unheeded in San Juan. The island’s resistance left him deeply disappointed: “La patria se me escapa de las manos. Siendo vanos mis esfuerzos. . . el modo de seguir amándola y sirviéndola es seguir trabajando por el ideal” (“Retrato de Francisco V. Aguilera” 210). He was also in a complicated position, since Puerto Rican Creoles lauded his intellect but considered independence inconceivable because Puerto Rico was too small as an island geographically and too poor economically in resources. Moreover, Hostos had already spent most of his adult life outside of Puerto Rico, establishing residence in the Dominican Republic and even requesting that upon his death his remains stay there until Puerto Rico was set free. Hostos’ exile, then, had not only been a matter of physical and geographic distance but a cultural one as well. His impact during the time in which he lived was felt more in the rest of Latin America and not in Puerto Rico. Nevertheless, later historical revisions and resuscitations in the search for what defines Puerto Rico would time and again cast Hostos as a significant and somewhat fatherly figure for later Puerto Rican generations.
Interpretations of Puerto Rico’s place and space become even more important when they are co-opted by another rising power, one whose traditional imperial tendencies would fade for a while once truly engaged in the complicated and sometimes deadly task of far-away colonial administration or domination. The Spanish-American War of 1898 revealed the United States’ fledgling aspirations of empire, its desire to compete with 19th -century European powers (Crucible of Empire). The war was an extension of Manifest Destiny thanks to the closed western frontier but it was also a new addendum to the tenets of an almost century-old Monroe Doctrine. There was a strategic rationale too: the United States was concerned about key geographical locations in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
In general, Spain was considered friendly and the U.S. government felt that the islands should remain in Spain’s possession for as long as possible. By the late nineteenth century, however, the U.S. questioned Spain’s ability to hold Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and doubted the ability of these islands to maintain their sovereignty should they become independent. The United States would prefer outright control of these islands rather than allow other European powers to control them. A good example of the European mentality of the era is this incident which occurred soon after the conquest of the Philippines. Unlike Cuba, where it was clear that the island would be given political independence, the U.S. government did not know quite what to do because a volatile Filipino population had already developed its own nationalism and wanted foreigners to cease their meddling, while the U.S. still wanted to establish naval bases there. The general American populace also felt uncomfortable in the new role of conqueror. Americans had been able to rationalize the 1898 war by imagining themselves as the liberators and protectors of Cuba but actual colonial administration seemed anathema to them. It was this indecision that prompted the Germans to aggressively sail into Manila Harbor just after the war and the German threat put an end to the Filipino question: The U.S. troops and officials stayed.
Unlike its Pacific counterpart, Puerto Rico gave practically no resistance to the U.S. invasion. The “conquest of Puerto Rico was . . . a peculiar offshoot of the Spanish-American War, a sideshow of the international crisis over Cuba which had been brewing for years” (González Vales 133). Edward Berbusse writes that the mayor of Yauco, Francisco Mejía, “came out to meet the American forces and gave the following welcome: ‘Fellow citizens, long life to the United States of America! Hurrah for its valiant troops! Viva Puerto Rico Americano!’” (65). Alex Maldonado also makes a reference to “the acting mayor” of “one small town” who “greeted the Americans by making a speech in the village plaza” (47). This man “asserted that the U.S. occupation . . .was an ‘act of God’ designed to bring Puerto Ricans back to the ‘bosom of America’” (47). Maybe Maldonado and Berbusse speak of the same man. We cannot be sure. What is of interest, though, is the political discussion of Puerto Rico’s status at the turn of the century present in the above statements. The first has already been mentioned: Creoles wanted continued affiliation with a major power because they considered their island too small and too poor, but self-government and total control of local economic activity. By 1897, they had already achieved such an agreement with Spain through “The Autonomous Charter” but with the war, they lost that arrangement. Another faction of Creoles arose during and after the war that favored annexation by the U.S. Like their Latin American counterparts, Puerto Ricans too admired the United States’ democratic system and as most of the population suffered from crushing poverty, the rationale also went that if Puerto Rico became a state, then they would be able to share in American affluence thus enabling the island to become a modern, industrial, and democratic society. It is no surprise that Hostos wrote against annexation.
If before he had complimented the United States by calling it the most “positivistic” of nations, that opinion then disintegrates entirely:
Los norteamericanos. . . no parecen ya los salvadores de la dignidad humana. . . .
¿Son ellos esos que hoy, en vez de atender en Puerto Rico a salvar la dignidad y a establecer la libertad, atienden con fría premeditación a cómo se mueren y se matan los puertorriqueños?. . . .
[E]s una convicción inconfesa de los bárbaros que intentan desde el Ejecutivo de la Federación popularizar la conquista y el imperialismo, que para absober a Puerto Rico es necesario exterminarlo. . . (“Carta al Director de ‘La Correspondencia de Puerto Rico’” 212)
The extermination to which Hostos refers is meant to dramatize a cultural annihilation that he believed would occur should Puerto Rico remain under U.S. rule and become a state; but such a strong use of terminology would have far-reaching consequences for this powerful word, “extermination,” would be used by many Puerto Ricans throughout the twentieth century. For example, Luis Rafael Sánchez uses similar terminology to describe Puerto Rican culture in the PBS documentary Builders of Images. A musician living in New York repeats Sánchez’ words almost verbatim in the same film, stating that Puerto Rican national identity “is under constant attack” (Americas Series: The Latin American and Caribbean Presence in the United States). Cultural extermination, genocide even, have become code-words for the way some sectors of the Puerto Rican population have come to view their relationship to the United States. Independence, then, becomes not a question of national pride or economics, but a question of cultural survival within a perceived colonial regime. Where is Puerto Rico’s place, if it has one, in the United States?
Both Hostos and Martí interpreted U.S. designs on Caribbean in a somewhat prophetic manner, anticipating Cuba’s and Puerto Rico’s new militaristic roles in the new global, political and imperial contexts. Puerto Rico in particular would function much in the same fashion as it had before. It would again be the “gateway” but more a bottleneck or stopgap affording the United States control of military, economic and even demographic movements in the region. Puerto Rico would also become home to one of the few live-ammunition, training bases for the U.S. Navy (the controversial and now-defunct base on Vieques). The island “citadel” would be the first line of defense --or intimidation—for the United States, a role that would become even more important with the post-World War II communist threat as perceived in the emerging conflicts in Latin America and the Cuban Revolution.
In all fairness, fin-de-siècle United States held a view of Puerto Rico that was not completely discordant with the view the Puerto Ricans held of themselves. A. Maldonado writes that “[u]nlike Cuba, Puerto Rico was thought to be too small and too poor to be granted independence: its culture was considered by most Americans to be so foreign as to make it ineligible for statehood. . .” (47) Also consider this proclamation made just after the invasion on July 28, 1898 by General Nelson A. Miles:
We have not come to make war upon the people of a country that for centuries has been oppressed, but, on the contrary, to bring you protection, not only to yourselves but to your property, to promote your prosperity, and to bestow upon you the immunities and blessings of the liberal institutions of our government. It is not our purpose to interfere with any existing laws and customs that are wholesome and beneficial to your people as long as they conform to the rules of military administration, of order and justice. This is not a war of devastation, but one to give all within the control of its military and naval forces the advantages and blessings of enlightened civilization. (González Vales 133; Annual Reports of the War Department, 13-5)
The language of Miles’ speech reveals some of the patronizing attitude the United States maintained towards Puerto Rico. He frames the United States the “Great Liberator” who has come to bestow prosperity and peace on Puerto Rico. Although this excerpt does not specifically state it, in other readings and materials discussing the Spanish-American War the size of the island is a huge factor influencing the United States’ attitude. Even now, the “too-small-too-poor” argument is still in play, an argument that had and still has dual functions. The geographic size of Puerto Rico obviously makes it small and weak by comparison, but it influences the perception of Puerto Rican culture in that the people themselves are then seen as small and weak. Finally, the island and its people, being small and weak, quickly become equated with women or children as evidenced by editorial cartoons in American newspapers of the day (Crucible of Empire). Because Puerto Ricans are children and/or feminine, they are ultimately dependents who require paternal care in that “father knows best.” Following the logic of the era, Puerto Rico must then be ruled and protected by a much larger (in terms of territory), more powerful and therefore more “masculine” (paternal) nation, who would be more “enlightened.” The “too-small-too-poor” argument was clearly an imperial apology for the United States meant to justify its new role, but it is important to remember that the U.S. did not impose the original territorial image of Puerto Rico onto the Puerto Ricans. The U.S. and pro-American Creoles did, however, appropriate and reinterpret the “too-small-too-poor” argument in accordance with the new situation.
Oddly enough, the image of Puerto Rico as a dependant produced an unexpected, ambivalent reaction in Americans for on the one hand they felt responsible for Puerto Rico in their role as protector, but on the other hand they believed themselves to be a democracy of anti-imperialists, a “Good Neighbor.” According to Alex Maldonado there was a sense of altruism mixed into the American public’s attitude towards Puerto Rico, imbued with a high dose of superiority. Just as under Spain, the Puerto Rican reality was much different from the rhetoric espoused inside the new mater patria proper: “Whatever illusions Puerto Rican liberals may have cherished about American rule were soon to vanish. The Puerto Rican parliament was dissolved, native officials were replaced by Americans, and military rule was instituted” (A. Maldonado 47). Despite the evidence, Americans continued to believe that they were not imperialists. They believed they were serving a higher purpose that would surely bring about peace, prosperity, and democracy in Puerto Rico, an attitude which resulted in their inability to comprehend their failure at colonial government. Americans simply could not believe that their policies were actually making Puerto Rico poorer and more dependent instead of the reverse.
Laura Briggs’ Reproducing Empire (2003) analyzes some of the United States’ complex historical responses to its new role as imperial power, as well as its continued negation of Puerto Rico’s true political status, even its very existence, within the American Union. Briggs argues that because Puerto Rico did not improve under its period of U.S. “tutelage” there arose a strong need to “rationalize,” “study,” and “analyze” Puerto Rico’s poverty. Numerous reports made by government institutions and private organizations alike co-opted the scientific method and the language of science in the twentieth century in order to explain the social and cultural roots of Puerto Rican poverty. Puerto Rico’s poverty then became the Puerto Ricans’ fault primarily because they had inadequate family structures (a lack of fathers), and there were too many Puerto Ricans. In sum, Puerto Rican women and especially those of the working-class were simply having too many children. More importantly and in keeping with the patriarchal mentality of the time, they were having and raising children without the proper paternal supervision. These factors, then, were thought to hinder the island’s modernization. Thanks to Briggs’ work on the supposedly “deviant” Puerto Rican sexuality as the root of all evil in Puerto Rican society, it came to my attention that this “deviance” was coupled with a fear of overpopulation. Briggs does not quite come this far, does not fully discuss the fact that overpopulation as a cause of the island’s poverty also stemmed from the long-held perception of very limited space based on a geographic concept of the island’s diameters held by both Puerto Ricans and Americans alike. Puerto Rico’s 100 miles of length and 35 miles of width (160 km by 56 km) are a fatalistic condition, something that can never be overcome, and the inherent danger of such small space is uncontrolled population growth. As a consequence, Puerto Rican families should be ever monitored by “authorities,” their sexuality and supposed fecundity always threatening to tip a fragile balance towards economic catastrophe.
Puerto Rico began its existence in Western history as a “bulwark,” an “outpost of empire,” an insignificant piece of land that happens to be next to the very important Mona Passage. Nineteenth-century intellectual and educator Eugenio María de Hostos tried to liberate Puerto Ricans from their “small” mentality by articulating the metaphor of the “gateway” and thus defining the island in terms of its relations to the Antilles. It is but another step in this chain of islands. Puerto Rico would thus be another link in the geographic chain that would act as a cultural conduit between the continents, as well as a racial paradigm to be emulated. Hostos also resituated Puerto Rican culture in the countryside and away from the too-Europeanized cultural elite or Creoles situated in the city. These are ideas that have since been resuscitated in more contemporary authors’ work, one example being El país de cuatro pisos y otros ensayos (1980) in which José Luis González argues that not only does Puerto Rico have much in common culturally with its Antillean neighbors, but that the first true Puerto Ricans were African Creoles and that the foundations of Puerto Rican culture can be found in Africa (which recent ethnic and genetic studies have proved to be not entirely true but again, it is another articulation of a nationalistic imaginary grounded in race that continues to resonate in Puerto Rican Studies). Maybe of more importance is the second articulation of the old “gateway” metaphor which arrived with the United States and was adapted to its emerging role as world superpower. First Puerto Rico was to help further U.S. influence in the Caribbean and Latin America. Then, with the onset of the Cold War, a new layer or interpretation was added that almost replaced the old one (at least for a while). Puerto Rico as the “gateway” was now to be heralded as the vitrina or “showcase” of the Caribbean as the island had become another experiment in colonial administration. This time it was to be a grand exercise in capitalism and industrialization, and its purpose was to demonstrate the supremacy of the U.S. economic model to the world.
In 1998, leading literary lady Rosario Ferré refashioned the “gateway” model into more globalized context in an article titled “Writing in Between.” Puerto Rico not only becomes a cultural and linguistic mediator, but a technological mediator:
As a bilingual, technologically advanced community, we can set the pace for our neighboring Latin American countries, help them enter the modern world, and at the same time help the United States become more cosmopolitan. We can help Anglo-Americans deal with the Latino “problem,” for example, by setting their minds at ease when, like peoples of every age before them, they hear in the unfamiliar languages spoken around them the sounds of the barbarians at the gates.
Puerto Ricans are heroes of modernity; in spite of our poverty of resources and limited land, our “passivity,” “indecision,” and “plasticity”–our bending over to please the powerful as those envious of us say—we have achieved what some of our richer and more powerful neighbors have not. (53)
Ferré lauds the adaptability of the Puerto Ricans which has resulted in more comfortable economic conditions and an advanced technological society that is the envy of the Caribbean. She also touches upon the “too-small-too-poor” argument when she refers to “our poverty of resources and limited land” and in the same sentence makes reference to Puerto Rico’s current political status as a Free Associated State. I conclude that the attitude Puerto Ricans have long held about their own territory has influenced their choices in self-governance, creating a national perception of a limited territorial space so strong as to influence policy in favor of a “special relationship” with the United States. It is a relationship, thanks to the continued and gross misperception worldwide, that is referred to as a Commonwealth status when it is most decidedly not. Ultimately Ferré resorts to the favored territorial metaphor that continues to mediate Puerto Rican identity and culture (as Puerto Rico must act as a mediator itself), which in turn becomes the basis of her argument in favor the island’s continued status as a U.S. territory. It was probably no accident that Ferré published her article exactly 100 years after the Spanish-American War. For Puerto Rico, the constant recycling of the “gateway” metaphor and the “too-small-too-poor” argument seem to have become cultural and historical legacies seemingly impossible to leave behind.
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Work and life have grown especially full and complex. Frequently, we have the feeling that we have too much to do and not enough time to do it. It seems saying no to requests is career limiting, and we want to be ‘team players’…so, often we just say yes and then figure out how on the backend. Sound familiar? Any experience of people admiring your stamina, productivity and indispensability as the hard-pressed professional offers little to no satisfaction. Mostly, we are left disappointed and frustrated that we’re not as productive as we want to be and dreading the next request, project, or emergency that is just around the corner.
As much as we may try, we can’t do it all and can’t have it all, all the time. As we climb the ladders of success and fill our lives with activities, you may begin to feel like your list of “to do’s” or “should do’s” just keeps getting longer. This means we need to make deliberate choices.
Less is more. Addition through subtraction. Both phrases describe a strange magic. What if you considered creating a new list that involved subtracting things from it and having less? Making an inventory of priorities gives you an opportunity to stop, take a look at where you are now and decide, what you want to do…and as important, what you don’t want to do – at least for now. That’s right; consider that you could have a list of what you are NOT going to do NOW, and the NOW is an important part of that. Knowing we want to do something but being intentional that it has to wait for a time in the future is almost sacrilege…but what if we tried it? What if you scheduled a time in the future to add it to your priorities/goals? That could be three months from now, it could mean next year.
You can have it all, but you cannot necessarily have it all at the SAME TIME. If we spread ourselves too thin, we limit our depth of engagement and excellence in our personal and professional life. Additionally, we often allow others to determine our focus; we say yes to things that might not be important to us or say yes without thought. We have to select what we ARE focusing on.
Try this: You might find it helpful to capture areas, topics, or projects that are important or interesting to you, and even set a goal of when you will consider taking them on. However, this does not mean you just are not going to do them NOW. This can offer a new level of power, freedom, and peace of mind. | <urn:uuid:958da4be-e5a3-4475-9c7a-ea9e799350e3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://insigniam.com/sometimes-doing-less-allows-you-to-be-more/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.970925 | 560 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Apple’s iPhone runs the iOS operating system, while iPad run iPadOS—based on iOS. You can find the installed software version and upgrade to the latest iOS right from your Settings app if Apple still supports your device.
The latest major versions of Apple’s mobile operating systems are iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, which Apple released on September 20, 2021. Apple releases new major versions of iOS and iPadOS roughly once every twelve months.
iOS 15 on iPhones adds the ability to FaceTime with others on Android and Windows, a new Do Not Disturb feature called Focus, the ability to scan, identify objects, and copy text from pictures, and more. Additional performance improvements were also added to both iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.
You can check which version of iOS or iPadOS you have on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch via the Settings app.
To do so, navigate to Settings > General > About. You’ll see the version number to the right of the “Version” entry on the About page. In the screenshot below, we have iOS 15.0 installed on our iPhone.
You can upgrade iOS or iPadOS to the latest version available for your device from the Software Update screen. Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch may occasionally show a notification telling you a new version of iOS or iPadOS is available, too.
To start an update, open the Settings app and then head to General > Software Update. Your device will immediately check for an updated operating system. If an update is available, you can download and install it whenever you want. Just tap the “Download and Install” option at the bottom of the screen to install it.
If no updates are available for your device, you’ll see a “Your software is up to date” message instead.
You can also use iTunes to update an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
If your device tells you your software is up to date, but you aren’t running iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 yet, you’re probably using an older iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch that Apple is no longer supporting with operating system updates.
According to Apple, the following devices are compatible with the iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 operating system:
- iPhone: iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (2nd generation), and iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPad: iPad (9th generation, iPad Mini (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation), iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad (8th generation), iPad (7th generation), iPad (6th generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad mini (5th generation), iPad mini 4, iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), and iPad Air 2
- iPod touch: iPod touch (7th generation)
If you have an older iPhone, iPad, or iPod that isn’t on this list, you won’t be offered iOS 15 on the Software Update screen. You can still install the latest version that is compatible with your device. But, to get iOS 15 or iPadOS 15, you’ll need a new device.
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Understanding “Managed Services” from multiple perspectives
More and more organizations are realizing that while “IT” forms the backbone, they should focus on their strong area – namely the business and leave IT in the hands of the IT service providers. This approach of “IT Services” trend is enabling organizations to focus on “CTB” (Change-the-business) rather than “RTB” (Run-the-business).
The change can be “felt” at all levels – for example, earlier when doing product evaluations / comparisons, I gave elaborate comparisons (read graphs and pictures!) and opinion influencing the decision but left the final decision to the Customer. Now the customer expects and more importantly accepts that the consultant would make the decision and give the next steps to be taken – either product shortlist or a product PoC or a selected product implementation to go ahead and use the underlying data only to justify the recommendation.
The concept of “Managed Services” has been making steady progress for the past 4 to 5 years driven by the “IT as a commodity” trend. Economic factors, pressure on CxOs to show cost reduction, improving technology trends, long relationships with service providers (who essentially have been managing IT, though with less control and ownership) are some of the factors that pushed “Managed Services” to the forefront. Frameworks like ITIL, CMMI-SVC and standards like ISO 20000 serve as a means to ensure Service delivery capability. Continued »
Storing all the key business documents in one place is the key purpose of having an Enterprise DMS (Document Management System). Single Source provides benefits of easy retrieval, increased visibility, one set of rules for managing documents, better control of documents. While Storing documents, store suitable attributes also to fulfill search requirements.
SAP provides an enterprise document management system, SAP DMS that can be used to manage documents for the entire enterprise business. SAP DMS (Document Management System) is a cross application component of SAP ECC that provides robust document, content and digital asset management capabilities. DMS is powered by SAP NetWeaver.
If you have invested in SAP DMS, then there are sufficient reasons for using SAP DMS as the Enterprise DMS: Continued »
SAP Business Workflow
SAP Business Workflow can be used to define simple release or approval procedures, or more complex business processes such as creating a material master and the associated coordination of the departments involved. Workflow is used for automation of business processes in turn reducing manual work and enabling monitoring capability.
SAP Business Workflow is particularly suitable for:
- situations in which work processes have to be run through repeatedly, or
- Situations in which the business process requires the involvement of a large number of agents in a specific sequence.
- Situations involving responding to errors and exceptions in other, existing business processes.
The workflow mainly involves:
- Events – Events are created to report status changes for an application object and to allow a reaction to the changes (e.g., Material XYZ created). These events can be used as triggering events for your workflows.
- Tasks – A task contains a task description and the connection to the application logic via the method for a business object (e.g., Create Purchase Order). To use a task productively, you must assign the tasks to its possible agents. For differentiated control, the SAP task and customer-specific task can be used.
- Object – Workflow routes the document among different persons who perform certain activities and the goal of the workflow can be put inside an object type. An object can be considered as a structure with certain data and some logic (e.g., FORMABSENC is an object in SAP that can be used for the notification of leave).
- Business Workplace & Work Item – Business Workplace is a work area that an SAP user can use to carry out business Processes. For example, the inbox can be the workplace in which the manager receives the request. The request that the manager receives in this inbox is called a WORK ITEM. The manager can open it, check the details and approve the same.
- Agent – An Agent is a person who executes a work item (e.g., the manager who approves the request).
In essence, workflow can be summarized as:
- Workflow engine automates business processes.
- Workflow can be triggered by an event.
- Workflow definition consists of a sequence of steps.
- Each step can be an activity (or a task). Task in turn refers to a method to implement a specific logic. Steps can also refer to user decision, and other programmatic controls.
- Runtime representation of the step is called a work item. This work item sits in the inbox (business workplace) of the responsible agent assigned to the step.
- Agent determination can also make use of Rule.
A simple and excellent document titled “SAP Workflow in Plain English” is available at http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/40a1a7ab-dcd5-2c10-63aa-9bc68b42e1f9?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true.
SAP provides several workflows that map predefined business processes (e.g., Release a purchase requisition). SAP workflow automates the business processes (e.g., “leave application approval”, “place purchase order”) and can be used as cross application tool across various modules of SAP. The SAP workflows can also be used as templates for new workflow developments.
Effective use of SAP Workflow enables the incorporation of your enterprise specific business processes (approval hierarchies, business rules) along with the world-wide established best practices which the ERP tries to bring in place.
SAP NetWeaver PI as Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI) provides SOA foundation capabilities for SAP customers. SAP PI is an integration platform that provides seamless integration between SAP and non-SAP applications inside and outside the corporate boundary.
SOA enabling standards (WS standards) are implemented in SAP PI 7.1 making it the core technology enabler of SAP Enterprise SOA. The essence can be summed up by what a customer has said – “SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1 is now a true ESB”. Continued »
After a long debate on SAP vs Oracle, SAP was chosen as the ERP for a Microsoft-centric organization. The following are the points used to build the business case for SAP:
SAP has depth of Features set and software functionality; SAP Functionality is hard to beat; (Gartner, Forrester, Customers, ERP Asia, ERPFacts.com, TEC – Technology Evaluation Center)
SAP as a brand carries weight as the company is a global leader and benefits from over four decades of building and supporting sophisticated business applications. SAP continues to focus its ERP applications on maximizing resources and reducing costs that are customized for businesses and industries. SAP has evolved its applications to have very deep industry focused solutions. Continued »
For a client who has decided on going the ERP route, the product selection (SAP vs. Oracle debate) was dragging on for almost a year with intensive debates between supporters for both products. The result was more of a deadlock as clearly both products were equally capable and also equally expensive and difficult to implement.
The two factors that influenced the choice were:
- the Client was an out-and-out Microsoft shop – in terms of products as well as skills available
- SAP was the ERP used by its parent company and some of its sister companies – though there was no plan for consolidation or even integration, the availability of experts in the group is seen as a plus
The following are the factors the basis of the decision:
- SAP and Oracle did not differ functionally or even in non-functional characteristics in any significant manner (Gartner, Forrester, Customers, ERP Asia, ERPFacts.com, TEC – Technology Evaluation Center)
- From ease of use perspective also (based on the product demos, the business users felt that Oracle had an advantage here), according to Gartner report and ERP forums Oracle is as difficult (or easy) as SAP.
- Oracle is found to be slightly technically superior solution – achieved by exploiting Oracle as the Database to the best possible extent. But Oracle Database skills are not available within the company and when proceeding with a major ERP implementation this could turn out to be a unnecessary risk taken.
- Oracle Fusion to be delivered in 2013 being the focus of Oracle, the product roadmap for Oracle ERP is not clear
- SAP and Microsoft have an excellent relationship as shown in the SAP benchmarks, Duet initiative etc. SAP integration with Microsoft platform is very good – and makes sense in the context of Microsoft shop that heavily uses MS Office, Outlook, Share point etc.
In the process of this decision making, collated details on SAP and associated products and sharing the same as individual blogs.
Established EA and EA Governance ensures effective Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are typically done with the objective of gaining particular assets and / or to gain to a new customer base. To be effective, it is necessary to carefully consider the operational ramifications and the potential business and technology issues bringing the two organizations together.
Forrester clearly points out that the key best practice in handling M&A is to “Use business and IT capability maps developed before an M&A to accelerate due diligence and planning”.
The typical problem faced when two organizations have to merge is in rationalizing their systems, especially so as each side tend to take a view that their systems and processes are superior. There are cases where a long time (a couple of years) is spent in comparing each and every system/application with their counterpart and decision taken on an individual basis. In addition to the time and effort, the end result tends to be a sub optimal one, as the decisions are taken at each part and not looking at the “whole”. Continued »
While most of the aspects discussed so far are related to online integration, it is worthwhile to mention that 80% of today’s integration relies on basic technologies like file transfers. File Transfer based integration though has the negative factor of High Latency, brings in lots of benefits and hence should be the preferred choice wherever possible.
File Transfer Make the data available by transporting a file – to any format like xls, csv, xml, flat file – that is an extract from the application’s database so that other applications can load the data from the files.
The plus points are:
- Local copy of the data exists – and high performance (for both applications)
- Maximum level of Isolation – each application can be independent of each other – and only communicate on a planned basis for data replication
- Security constraints can be enforced at file usage level
- More efficient as it is getting chunk of information at one go
- Can be used in both Push/Pull mode, depending on the business requirement
- Preferred for Updates – as the Validations and data integrity checks can be built in before bulk updates
The downsides are:
- High Latency – needs Latency Tolerance
- Data replication and Synchronization to be handled – if the communication is two-way
Other factors are:
- Isolation possible – using data transformation
- Need to have Simple Conflict resolution Logic – involving human intervention, if required.
- Medium Complexity to build
- Use Wherever possible – within the context of data integration
- Exploit application’s Import and Export facility
- Ideal if there is latency tolerance (if considered from pure business perspective, this becomes applicable in large number of real-life situations).
Service Oriented Integration
Service-oriented Integration (SOI) – a logical extension of functional integration – is where the applications integrate by using service interactions in an SOA environment. Service are provided by source application (service provider) and consumed by target applications (service consumers). Typically, SOI is implemented as systems that consume and provide XML-based Web services.
SOI addresses the issues of integrating heterogeneous and inflexible systems while overcoming the difficulties of functional Integration in terms of location and technology of the function. For example, functionality in a mainframe can be exposed as a web service implemented using a .Net framework.
In SOI, the service defines a contract – such as the technology, communications protocols, and message definitions – that all service consumers must conform to in order to communicate with the service. SOI enables loose coupling, thereby bringing flexibility and interoperability to newer heights – to the extent that the service provider as well as consumers need not be fixed – and the change in the service provider can be transparent to the service consumers.
In spite of its various benefits, Web Services using XML is not a panacea for all integration scenarios – as it involves considerable effort (for implementation) and overhead (during runtime). For example, usage of XML while providing maximum level of data independence does have a performance overhead due to transformations required.
Let us look at the W3 Definition of Web Services – “Web services architecture is an interoperability architecture that provides a standard means of interoperating between different software applications, running on a variety of platforms and/or frameworks”.
Web Service and XML make the most sense in case of Integration between Unknowns, applications running in heterogeneous environment, and applications that change frequently.
If the organization has application predominantly running on a single platform and hence do not have the complexities associated with integration between disparate platforms – which is chiefly addressed by SOI, using SOI makes most sense for integration with external world – web portals, other web sites etc. – where the flexibility and interoperability is most required.
If SOI is considered for integration of applications internal to the organization – as they provide the maximum flexibility and interoperability, use of Enterprise Service Bus concept and use of commercial tools is strongly recommended.
For basic information on SOA, Web Services and ESB, refer to earlier blogs http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/enterprise-IT-tech-trends/essentials-of-soa-web-services-and-esb-in-the-integration-context-part-i/.
Functional Integration – the logical extension of data integration – is where the applications integrate at the business logic layer by allowing the business function in one application (the source) to be accessed by other applications (the target).
Functional Integration is possible when:
- The function needed is available as part of source application’s business logic.
- The Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) is provided
For the APIs to be most effective, they should have been designed to be accessed remotely (Wrappers and Adapters can be developed if the function is available but not meet the API / remote access.).
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Take a moment and close your eyes, visualize yourself achieving one of your goals, now hold on to it, if your thoughts begin to wander simply bring them back to what’s important, place yourself in that moment, achieving exactly what you want. Whatever you want to achieve or be in your life visualize it, being it, doing it … achieving it. Now open your eyes and ask yourself, how do I feel? Hopeful? Anxious? Driven? Allow those emotions to flow, I want everyone to see that goals are just goals without action, it takes you not only believing in yourself, having the support of others but also taking control and demanding from the universe your wants. Be happy, for the universe is always on our side. The more time you dedicate to learning how to use the Law of Attraction effectively, the more rewarding your life will begin to become.
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President Obama’s new fiscal year 2013 budget, with its proposed tax-rate hikes, reflects the misguided assumption that income inequality in the U.S. has increased in recent years. Populist cries for redistribution as a means to remedy this purported inequality have gained currency in both the press and in the public imagination. This paper, based on an original analysis of U.S. Labor Department data, concludes that inequality as measured by per capita spending is no greater today than in it was in the 1980s.
Below, I examine in more detail the following topics:
- Problems with current measures of inequality
- Accounting for changes in demographic patterns over time
- Using spending to measure inequality
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One week after Donald Trump won the presidency on a promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, House Republicans will vote on a proposal to bring back earmarks.
The vote will take place Wednesday when House Republicans meet to adopt their rules for the next Congress. The House earmark ban dates to 2010 when the GOP won control of the chamber.
Now, a trio of Republican lawmakers wants to return to the practice of earmarking, which became synonymous with government waste and pork-barrel spending during the GOP-controlled Congress of the early 2000s.
Reps. John Culberson of Texas, Mike Rogers of Alabama, and Tom Rooney of Florida are listed as sponsors of the amendment, a copy of which was obtained by The Daily Signal.
The amendment would bring back legislative earmarks for some government agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Bureau of Reclamation. It also would allow lawmakers to provide earmarks for state and local governments, except for recreational facilities, museums, or parks.
If the amendment is adopted by a secret-ballot vote Wednesday, lawmakers would be able to request earmarks once again as long as the sponsoring member is identified, the earmarks initiate in committee, and they don’t increase spending.
A senior House aide told The Daily Signal this was the first step to completely ending the earmark ban by slowly peeling it away.
Prior to their ban in 2010, lawmakers used earmarks to direct government agencies how to spend money. The practice led to some noteworthy abuses such as the infamous “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska. Earmarks even played a role in former GOP Rep. Duke Cunningham’s bribery case. Cunningham, who spent time in prison, used earmarks in exchange for lobbyists’ gifts.
With GOP control of the presidency and Congress in the early 2000s, the use of earmarks exploded.
A group of conservative bloggers launched an effort called Porkbusters to expose the abuse and call for reform. By the time Republicans lost control of Congress in 2006, several Republican lawmakers were calling for earmarking to end. They included then-Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Jim DeMint of South Carolina. (DeMint is currently president of The Heritage Foundation.)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., made it a staple of his 2008 presidential campaign, and in 2010, then-GOP Leader John Boehner, a longtime earmark opponent, oversaw its adoption in the House. Senate Republicans, although not in the majority at the time, adopted a voluntary ban in 2010 as well.
“This earmark ban shows the American people we are listening and we are dead serious about ending business as usual in Washington,” Boehner said in November 2010.
Conservatives quickly seized on the news Monday to denounce the amendment to bring back earmarks.
“Any attempt to roll back the longstanding ban on congressional earmarks—the lubricant that empowers politicians to cut bad deals—would amount to a rebuke of those voters,” said Michael Needham, chief executive of Heritage Action for America. “Americans deserve an honest, transparent government that is working for everyone, not simply doling out favors to a well connected few.”
The Daily Signal contacted Culberson, Rogers, and Rooney for comment Monday. Their offices did not respond.
This isn’t the first time Republicans have tried to resuscitate earmarks. In 2014, a similar earmark amendment was defeated by the GOP conference.
Earlier this month, Jason Grumet, founder and president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, urged Congress to bring back earmarks. He wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that lawmakers need the incentive of earmarks to take tough votes.
“Our representatives must simultaneously govern in the national interest while appealing to local constituents,” Grumet wrote. “Having eliminated the opportunities to build goodwill by doing something popular back home, we should not be surprised by a diminished willingness to take tough votes and expend political capital for the good of the nation.”
The senior House aide predicted Wednesday’s vote would be close given the secret ballot and the desire of some members to return to the practice of earmarking.
“The last thing Republicans should do is change conference rules to facilitate this horse-trading,” the aide told The Daily Signal. “Hillary Clinton got in trouble for her pay-to-play behavior, and the American people should rightfully be concerned about how members of Congress can get trapped in corruption of earmarks.”
Heritage Action’s Needham suggested the return of earmarks sends the wrong message to voters a week after Trump’s historic victory.
“Americans in both parties are fed up with the cronyism and corruption in Washington, and seven days ago they delivered a stunning message to the nation’s ruling class,” he said.
Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin echoed that sentiment in a statement to The Daily Signal:
“Any member of Congress who votes to bring back old-school, backroom, pork-barrel spending through earmarks is putting himself or herself firmly against the American people who just elected Donald Trump president, as he campaigned emphatically on the issue of draining the swamp in Washington,” Martin said.
“Did they learn nothing at all from these elections? People are tired of business as usual in D.C.,” she added. “This is not a show of good faith, it’s a show of callous cynicism and hypocrisy.”
Club for Growth President David McIntosh said Wednesday’s vote would be a test for Republicans if they were really listening to the American people’s desire to clean up Washington.
“Earmarks represent the worst of inside-the-beltway gamesmanship, by enticing members to vote for big government bills with the lure of getting tax dollars for big projects back in their districts,” McIntosh said. “Voters believed that Republicans would ‘drain the swamp,’ not redirect it for their own benefit. Any effort to restore this kind of cronyism should be flatly rejected.”
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Tapping the potential of social media analytics tools
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Social media has become one of the largest data banks available to companies looking to learn more about their customers. It's also developed into a key customer touch point, both for spreading marketing messages and gathering feedback. With the emergence of such a powerful resource, many organizations have begun to take social media data seriously and are working to analyze it to better understand customer preferences and improve their ability to detect potential business problems.
Such efforts typically involve the use of social media analytics tools, which are designed to recognize designated keywords in posts and comments on social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Blogger. The software then can aid users in assessing what people on those sites think about new products, customer service experiences, ads and corporate developments.
But analyzing social media data remains an inexact science, according to industry analysts and consultants. They said that although social media analytics software can provide valuable information to companies, the results of queries can be skewed because the technology has trouble picking up on tone, slang and nuances such as sarcasm when trying to interpret text data.
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Katie Paine, CEO of consultancy KDPaine & Partners in Berlin, N.H., said social media analytics findings often are inaccurate unless companies use detailed search strings and build comprehensive dictionaries into the software they're using to help it compensate for the complexity of online conversation. If an organization doesn't plan to analyze large quantities of data, Paine added, bringing in an analytics software vendor or services provider to do the work on a contract basis can speed up the analysis process and be more cost effective than buying and fine-tuning a social media analytics tool.
At this point, Paine and other analysts said, the most common use for social media analytics tools is crisis aversion. The technology can serve as an early warning system for negative customer feedback, such as complaints about problems with products or customer service. It can also help detect other issues that could be detrimental to a company's image. For example, in 2009 two employees of the Domino's pizza chain filmed themselves violating health-code rules and uploaded the video of their antics to YouTube, where it attracted considerable attention. Done effectively, social media analytics enables organizations to defuse potentially damaging problems before they go viral.
Zach Hofer-Shall, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc. in Cambridge, Mass., said social media analytics also enables companies to get unfiltered information from customers about potential product enhancements. That can be a more effective way of gathering opinions on desired new functionality than surveying customers, he said, noting that asking people about specific improvements limits the possible answers. Such barriers aren't erected in social networks. And there's a vast universe of customers to tap into: According to an updated report on "social intelligence" that Forrester released in May, 86% of Internet-using adults in the U.S. now use social networks.
Know what you want from social media analytics
One of the tricks to successfully implementing a social media analytics program is to know up front what you hope to achieve from it, said Seth Grimes, founder of Alta Plana Corp., a consultancy in Takoma Park, Md. Before making any leaps and purchasing social media analytics software and associated computer systems -- which can have a total price tag in the seven digits -- it's important to make sure that the expenditures will accommodate your aims, Grimes said.
Executive-level involvement is also vital to efforts to incorporate social media analytics into internal business processes, he added. And project teams need to have an understanding of social networking and how analyzing social media data can benefit their organizations, something that best comes from direct experience, according to Grimes. "The key," he said, "is to get your hands dirty."
Susan Etlinger, an analyst at Altimeter Group in San Mateo, Calif., said the largest hurdle in implementing a social media analytics program is getting comfortable with, and proficient at, sentiment analysis. That requires taking a proactive approach in training the employees who will be involved in the program on how to use social media analytics tools to interpret data, Etlinger said. Organizations that do so, she added, position themselves to gain real business value from the process.
For now, social media analytics software isn't advanced enough to be relied on to predict market trends, Paine cautioned -- although that hasn't stopped some companies from trying. "It's scary that people are already using it to make predictions and projections without perfecting its accuracy," she said. Paine thinks it could be another three to seven years before the technology is able to fully understand the complexity of human language and generate reliable forecasts of emerging trends.
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Built on Clydeside, the former Royal Yacht Britannia was the British Royal Family's floating holiday home during their foreign travels from the time of her launch in 1953 until her decommissioning in 1997, and is now permanently moored in front of Ocean Terminal. The tour, which you take at your own pace with an audio guide (available in 30 languages), lifts the curtain on the everyday lives of the royals, and gives an intriguing insight into the Queen's private tastes.
Britannia is a monument to 1950s decor, and the accommodation reveals Her Majesty's preference for simple, unfussy surroundings. There was nothing simple or unfussy, however, about the running of the ship. When the Queen travelled, with her went 45 members of the royal household, five tonnes of luggage and a Rolls-Royce that was carefully squeezed into a specially built garage on the deck. The ship's company consisted of an admiral, 20 officers and a 220-strong crew.
The decks (of Burmese teak) were scrubbed daily, but all work near the royal accommodation was carried out in complete silence and had to be finished by 8am. A thermometer was kept in the Queen's bathroom to make sure the water was the correct temperature, and when the ship was in harbour one crew member was charged with ensuring that the angle of the gangway never exceeded 12 degrees. Note the mahogany windbreak that was added to the balcony deck in front of the bridge: it was put there to stop wayward breezes from blowing up skirts and inadvertently revealing the royal underwear.
Britannia was joined in 2010 by the 1930s racing yacht Bloodhound, which was owned by the Queen in the 1960s. Bloodhound is moored alongside Britannia (except in July and August, when she is away cruising) as part of an exhibition about the Royal Family's love of all things nautical.
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The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 66, July 1962 - April, 1963 Page: 321
County. She has done her work so well that all future historians
of the county will be indebted to her.
Stephen F. Austin State College
A Seth Eastman Sketchbook, 1848-1849. Introduction by Lois
Burkhalter. Austin (Published for the Marion Koogler Mc-
Nay Institute, San Antonio, by the University of Texas
Press), 1961. Pp. xxvi+68. Illustrations. $7.50.
Seth Eastman always will be remembered as an able and gifted
artist-soldier. It would be difficult to separate one career from the
other. As an artist, he left behind a series of sketches, which in
many instances form the only authentic graphic record of the
area which he sketched. As a soldier, he rose to the rank of
brigadier general and was commanding officer at various frontier
On a journey down the Mississippi River and then into Texas,
Eastman carried a leather-bound sketchbook in which he sketched
as he went. He made delicate recordings of the bends in the river,
river shanties and moss-covered trees along the banks. The 136
delicate pencil drawings mirror the peace, quiet, and solitude that
was all about him. All of his sketches portray an unhurried way
of life in peaceful surroundings. Perhaps the greatest charm of
his creation lies in the gentle manner of his presentation.
Although most of the pencil sketches are very delicate and
pale, they remain clear and concise. Each stroke of the pencil is
clearly that of a master. The introduction to the volume of
sketches was written by Lois Burkhalter of the McNay Art Insti-
tute in San Antonio. Writing with feeling and understanding
about Seth Eastman, she reflects on the sketches as works of art
as well as historical documents with sharply sketched realistic
In the introduction there is also a portion of the original
"Journal of a march from the River Leona Texas to San Antonio
(go miles) thence to Laredo on the Rio Grand (170 miles) in
August, 1849-Capt. S. Eastman, 1st. Inf. in command of I Co. 1.
Inf." There are also finely sketched maps of the two marches.
The manuscript journal is now in the hands of Paul Adams of
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Please don't quote the Bible to me when it clearly states something that simple and then try to put such a ridiculous spin on it! I don't mean to be so rude, but I have never seen such blatant blindness on something which is written as simply and plainly as this!!!
Uhh... you're not being rude, you're being stupid. The meaning of the text is clear: the "gods" (or "divine beings") are being called gods or divine beings ironically
. The Judges are called
"gods," because they were appointed to act in God's name, but they are acting
like feminine hygiene products: defending the unjust, showing partiality to the wicked, and so on.
You seem fairly Biblically literate so it is extremely surprising to me that you demonstrate such total unfamiliarity with the content of the Book of Judges. The Judges were, by and large, utter failures at their appointed task, and with just a small handful of exceptions they all met violent deaths because of their cruelty and wickedness.
As for John, some additional context is crucial:
John the Evangelist wrote:
30 "I and the Father are one.”
31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’? 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside — 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
Mormonism is blasphemous is that it attributes properties--namely, being divine--that properly only belong to Jesus/God, to ordinary human beings. Jesus is not
saying here that everyone is 'gods.' Jesus is saying that He
is God, or more precisely that "the Father is in [Him] and [He] in the Father." That is totally fine to say about Jesus, but it is utterly wrong and blasphemous to say about ordinary human beings, and to claim otherwise is to contradict both the Hebrew and the Christian Bibles.
Just to be clear, I have no problem with the claim that people can become mundane 'gods' or powerful local protector-spirits; they are an important class of beings in Buddhist cosmology, and Buddhist teaching openly acknowledges that certain kinds of meditative states lead directly to rebirth in one of the many, many different 'god' realms. What I have a problem with is calling this Jewish or Christian, because it is not
Jewish or Christian, it is pagan as pagan comes. More broadly, the problem I have with this is that it is not a supreme result, but will only lead to more suffering; true, transcendent enlightenment(/accession into the Kingdom of Heaven) requires the total abandonment of the ego. Mormonism, as a deviant variant of Masonic occultism, is essentially a path for validating and building up your ego, and is therefore a type of Satanism, the opposite of what Jesus Christ taught. | <urn:uuid:62285d7d-f3ad-4e65-befb-cfb20d0b992e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://mormondiscussions.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=586451 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280364.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00029-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971282 | 795 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Chapter 3 Intrusive Igneous Rocks
3.4 Classification of Igneous Rocks
As has already been described, igneous rocks are classified into four categories, based on either their chemistry or their mineral composition: felsic, intermediate, mafic, and ultramafic. The diagram in Figure 3.16 can be used to help classify igneous rocks by their mineral composition. An important feature to note on this diagram is the red line separating the non-ferromagnesian silicates in the lower left (K-feldspar, quartz, and plagioclase feldspar) from the ferromagnesian silicates in the upper right (biotite, amphibole, pyroxene, and olivine). In classifying intrusive igneous rocks, the first thing to consider is the percentage of ferromagnesian silicates. That’s relatively easy in most igneous rocks because the ferromagnesian minerals are clearly darker than the others. At the same time, it’s quite difficult to estimate the proportions of minerals in a rock.
Based on the position of the red line in Figure 3.16, it is evident that felsic rocks can have about 1% to 20% ferromagnesian silicates (the red line intersects the left side of the felsic zone 1% of the distance from the top of the diagram, and it intersects the right side of the felsic zone 20% of the distance from the top). Intermediate rocks have between 20% and 50% ferromagnesian silicates, and mafic rocks have 50% to 100% ferromagnesian silicates. To be more specific, felsic rocks typically have biotite and/or amphibole; intermediate rocks have amphibole and, in some cases, pyroxene; and mafic rocks have pyroxene and, in some cases, olivine.
If we focus on the non-ferromagnesian silicates, it is evident that felsic rocks can have from 0% to 35% K-feldspar, from 25% to 35% quartz (the vertical thickness of the quartz field varies from 25% to 35%), and from 25% to 50% plagioclase (and that plagioclase will be sodium-rich, or albitic). Intermediate rocks can have up to 25% quartz and 50% to 75% plagioclase. Mafic rocks only have plagioclase (up to 50%), and that plagioclase will be calcium-rich, or anorthitic.
Figure 3.17 provides a diagrammatic representation of the proportions of dark minerals in light-coloured rocks. You can use that when trying to estimate the ferromagnesian mineral content of actual rocks, and you can get some practice doing that by completing Exercise 3.6.
Exercise 3.6 Proportions of Ferromagnesian Silicates
The four igneous rocks shown below have differing proportions of ferromagnesian silicates. Estimate those proportions using the diagrams in Figure 3.17, and then use Figure 3.16 to determine the likely rock name for each one.
Igneous rocks are also classified according to their textures. The textures of volcanic rocks will be discussed in Chapter 4, so here we’ll only look at the different textures of intrusive igneous rocks. Almost all intrusive igneous rocks have crystals that are large enough to see with the naked eye, and we use the term phaneritic (from the Greek word phaneros meaning visible) to describe that. Typically that means they are larger than about 0.5 mm — the thickness of a strong line made with a ballpoint pen. (If the crystals are too small to distinguish, which is typical of most volcanic rocks, we use the term aphanitic.) The intrusive rocks shown in Figure 3.13 are all phaneritic, as are those shown in Exercise 3.6.
In general, the size of crystals is proportional to the rate of cooling. The longer it takes for a body of magma to cool, the larger the crystals will be. It is not uncommon to see an intrusive igneous rock with crystals up to a centimetre long. In some situations, especially toward the end of the cooling stage, the magma can become water rich. The presence of liquid water (still liquid at high temperatures because it is under pressure) promotes the relatively easy movement of ions, and this allows crystals to grow large, sometimes to several centimetres (Figure 3.18). As already described, if an igneous rock goes through a two-stage cooling process, its texture will be porphyritic (Figure 3.15). | <urn:uuid:09d2056b-d860-4bb4-94a6-b12d435d221c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://opentextbc.ca/geology/chapter/3-4-classification-of-igneous-rocks/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00270.warc.gz | en | 0.90252 | 1,020 | 3.953125 | 4 |
In an era where a great variety of cuisines are just a restaurant away, it has become difficult to choose what to eat. Food products labelled ‘healthy’ one day are abruptly dismissed as ‘lethal’ the very next, while crash diets and celebrity regimens are trashed by nutritionists. So what is the correct, balanced diet for your body? How do you know if you are eating your way to well-being or ill-health? The answer, simply enough, lies within.
In the Yogic tradition, food is alive, with a prana of its own. When consumed, the quality of the food influences the qualities of your body and mind. In ATaste of Well-Being, you will find a wealth of recipes that have been perfected in the kitchen of the Isha Yoga Centre, enjoyed by millions of visitors for over twenty years. Ranging from refreshing juices and salads, to complete meals of grains, cereals and curries, to tasty desserts for those with a sweet tooth, the positive-pranic adaptations of each dish are a treasure for all those who’ve always hoped healthy eating could also be tasty!
Interwoven throughout the book are Sadhguru’s insights into digestion, nourishment, classification of foods and more. Photographs and testimonials offer a glimpse into the daily life at the Isha Yoga Centre, a space designed for inner transformation.
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Blu-ray and SACD have been in the battle for quite a while. There are no major differences, but you might want to know the specifications for both.
So which one should you choose: Bluray audio vs SACD?
SACD is a bit louder due to its higher frequency representation than Blu-ray audio. Apart from that, SACD uses DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format and Blu-ray uses Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio codecs formats. Blu-ray audio is compatible with any surround system but SACD is only compatible with up to 5.1 surround systems.
These are the nitty-gritty of blu ray audio and SACD comparison. But if you want a complete insight into their pros, cons, and other specifics, dive into our article.
Here we go-
Comparison of Bluray Audio Vs SACD
Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a tech geek to understand the differences.
However, before you dive into all the numbers, take a look at all the basics about Bluray audio and SACD.
What is Bluray?
Bluray is a digital video storage format. And the ‘blu ray’ refers to the blue laser required to read the disk.
The main function of this disk is to store HDTV 720p or 1080p videos that can be streamed for hours.
The audio played by a Blu-ray CD, is the Blu-ray audio. This audio uses Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio codecs formats.
What is SACD?
SACD or Super Audio CD is a read-only optical disk. SACDs are read by infrared lasers, unlike Blu-ray CDs. It’s mostly used for audio storage.
So you can’t store videos in SACD. What’s more, you can use SACD for multiple audio channels such as the sound system or multichannel sounds.
Unlike the Bluray CD, SACD is only audio storage hence no other contents can be stored on the disk.
Moreover, SACD uses DSD format to save the contents on the disk.
Now that you know what you’re getting into, let’s proceed onto the comparison-
Both the Bluray audio and SACD audio formats are not so different in terms of listening experiences.
However, Blu-ray provides a lot of advantages that SACD cannot. Somewhat similar to the differences between high and low gain.
Ready to find out what makes Blu-ray audio and SACD different?
Blu-ray Audio vs SACD: The Differences
Here’s a direct comparison of the two audio formats.
Both the audio formats have high-resolution sound quality but the real differences are the frequency range, sample depth, and device compatibility.
Hope this will help you get an idea about Blu-rays and SACD, if not which one’s better.
Confused? Let us clear this out for you.
Blu ray and SACD can give you different audio experiences based on these numbers. SACD is recorded in DSD format which has a higher sample rate than the blu rays.
This means the rays of a record player capture better SACD data. As a result, you get better and detailed audio quality.
However, the bit rate of SACD is lower than that of Blu-ray. To put it simply, Blu-ray can process more data in one sec. So the audio quality is uninterrupted and smooth.
On the other hand, the DSD players take more time to read the data in SACD. Although the sound quality is louder, the process takes a long time.
Another feature that affects your listening experience is the difference between analog frequency representation.
The representation of Blu rays is less than that of SACD. This creates SACD audio better and louder than that of Blu-ray audio.
Result: Why Prefer Blu Ray Audio Over SACD?
Do you really want to know?
Well, I’m afraid you will never get a definite answer from the SACD audio vs Blu-ray battle.
Both the audios have pros and cons that favor some while the others look for newer and more advanced audio qualities out in the market.
However, if one is compelled to choose between the two, Blu ray would be the most preferred. And it’s not surprising at all. Here’s why-
The first reason to prefer Bluray audio over SACD would be the limited manufacturing of SACDs.
There are fewer numbers of SACD manufacturing companies than Bluray given the current market state. Compared to SACD, Blu ray has a bigger appeal to the future market.
Along with the low manufacturing rate of SACD, another major drawback is that they are not completely mastered as DSD end to end.
So, if you think you’re getting the full DSD experience, you’re about to get disappointed.
Most of the SACDs are recorded first at 192kHz PCM (Pulse Code Modulation). The audio gets recorded on the disk in PCM format.
After that, when the CDs are played on a recorder, they are downloaded as DSD. Turns out, you can’t avoid PCM even when you’re buying DSD formats.
Hence, it’s pretty clear why companies don’t want to release any more SACDs.
They don’t want to break the trust of their customers by selling SACD which is not completely DSD.
The second reason people choose Blu rays over SACD is that Blu-ray is released for all the systems and is not just limited to 5.1 surround systems.
On the other hand, SACDs in PCM formats have various hybrids, which are excellent in sound quality but are still limited to the 5.1 surround system.
So you’ll have to sacrifice either the front height speaker or the rear backs in your system. On the other hand, Blu rays are compatible with 5.1, 7.1, and even the 9.1 surround system.
What’s more, the SACD formats are not switchable between high-resolution stereo and multiple surround formats. Which is a great advantage for the Blu ray disks.
The best part about Blu-ray audio is that your streaming will remain uninterrupted while switching from stereo to any other system. Switching is as easy as pressing the buttons on your remote.
Here’s a small guide to switching the stereo of Bluray audios through your remote-
|Stereo/System||Remote Button Color|
Lastly, the stream conversion from PCM to DSD is possible but not very reliable in our opinion. Converting DSD data reduces audio quality.
If you convert an SACD with DSD data to digital format and play it in a PCM player, you might have to compromise the integrity of the audio quality!
Although there are exceptions with high-quality players and systems.
Many CD players support both Blu ray and SACD. So here’s a list of our choice for
high-quality players that play both SACD and Blu ray CDs-
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There is a debate over whether or not you need a screen when listening to blu-ray audio. But it’s not as complicated as it sounds.
Blu-ray audio works perfectly without any video content.
All you need is your speakers and a 15 or 18-inch subwoofer to experience the best Blu-ray audio.
There’s no need to turn on the screen unless you want access to the video contents of the CD.
Is Blu Ray audio better than SACD?
There are no major differences in audio quality. But in terms of frequency, stream conversion, and compatibility limitation, Blu ray audio quality is leading the current market. Switchability between high-resolution stereo and multiple surround formats has also taken the Blu ray audio a bit higher.
Does SACD sound better than CD?
Definitely! SACD was introduced way back in the 2000s. And since then people have been loving the superior audio quality of SACD way more than that of a CD. Even now, with all the advanced technologies around, a lot of people consider SACD as the best experience of the soundstage.
What format is DVD audio?
Just like the Blu-rays disks, audios in DVD are stored in the linear PCM format. The audios are mainly stored on the disk in uncompressed format or through the compressed lossless packing method.
The blu-ray audio vs SACD argument mostly comes down to you, whether you like SACD audio over Blu-ray audio or vice-versa.
But given modern innovation and market status, Blu-ray is leading the disc battle. But only by a few points.
Let us know which audio format do you think is the best?
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PORTSMOUTH — Over the span of a century lived in Portsmouth, Barnabas William “Billy” Baker served as a sheriff’s deputy, mayor, historian and enthusiast for the city.
He was born in Portsmouth in 1920 and grew up in Olde Towne, according to an obituary posted online by Altmeyer Funeral Home-Southside Chapel. He fought with U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, and he established taxi cab and ambulance services in the city. Baker was mayor from 1958 to 1960.
He died Sept. 25. Baker was buried Friday next to his wife Margaret Inez Baker at Cedar Grove Cemetery with military honors.
“My Dad told me a lot about the family history,” Baker told a Virginian-Pilot reporter in a profile story printed Jan. 27, 1995. “I was always interested in listening to the old fellas.”
Attempts to reach relatives on Monday were unsuccessful, but on the condolences section of his obituary, Ellen Comstock, whose father was good friends with Baker, sent his spirit well wishes:
“May the air of heaven be filled with stories of 20th century Portsmouth,” Comstock wrote Sept. 30.
A 1938 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate, Baker became a popular historian at the main branch of the Portsmouth Public Library, where he would charm visitors with stories about the city. His mother’s family had been in Portsmouth since the 18th century, and his father’s family had been among the original settlers on Cape Cod, according to Pilot archives.
He would also inspire future historians, including Eric Price, an actor who, for 16 years, played Olde Towne’s Col. Crawford, a character inspired by the city’s founder.
Over the years, he worked hard to build the city’s local archives. In The Pilot’s 1995 article, he said he was especially in pursuit of photos showing Portsmouth people living, working, and playing in the city. He also wanted residents to donate old papers, letters and documents such as deeds to add to the collection.
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This spring, most of the calls Zach Shappley has taken involve burndown problems. Often, those are related to glyphosate-resistant marestail.
“That has a lot to do with a warmer winter,” says the Monsanto technology development representative working in Arkansas. “Lots of weeds had more growth than normal. That was coupled with the dry conditions — weeds weren't taking up herbicides…Those two things may have played into (producers) not getting as good of control as in the past.”
Producers' utilization of glyphosate/Clarity plus a residual has grown tremendously since 2005. Shappley thinks the trend will continue.
“Some are using Valor while others are using Direx, Caparol, Cotoran and other products. There's a wide range of what people are adding to the burndown…This helps deal with, first of all, marestail that might come up between burndown and planting or right after planting. Also, these chemistries are relatively effective on things like pigweed.”
Anything producers can do to prolong another herbicide application is good. With a residual “maybe they won't have any weeds when it's time for the first over-the-top. And another chemistry — something like metolachlor — will probably be added at the four-leaf stage. That will widen the window for things like pigweed.”
Obviously the threat of glyphosate-tolerant/resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) is of prime interest to Monsanto. In areas where escapes are noted, “we're working up a program for (quick) reporting to county Extension agents.
“We're also working with (Arkansas Extension weed scientists) Ken Smith and Bob Scott. This program will allow county agents to identify those fields and take samples from those escapes and (place them in) a large-scale screening program.”
At a minimum, the screening will nail down a pigweed “curve of tolerance” showing the least-resistant populations to the most glyphosate-tolerant. Doing so will allow a baseline to be established besides helping identify area problem weeds.
“That's a program Monsanto and the university is looking forward to initiating…Everyone has their radar screens turned on looking for (potential problem pigweeds).”
Monsanto is changing things up a bit when approaching potential tolerant pigweeds. Historically, if there were escapes the first recommendation was to “spray it down and see what happens,” says Jennifer Ralston, the company's Roundup technical manager.
“We all know that it's a problem and there are so few options to control it in-crop. If it appears that it might be resistant, the recommendation will be to use something other than glyphosate or glyphosate plus another product.
“You won't have time to make the second application to find out if it's truly resistant. So recommendations will be much more proactive when it comes to Palmer amaranth control.”
If there's a positive about tolerant pigweed it's that compared to marestail its seed isn't as mobile.
Producers can do “everything in their power to keep horseweed off the farm,” says Shappley. “But a vacant lot or someone down the road not doing the right thing means they're fighting a losing battle. You're at others' mercy.
“When you think about that, you try and promote a concerted effort. It's almost like pushing an area-wide eradication effort. Everyone, pretty much, has to be a player in the system for it to be effective. That's one of the challenges.”
While Palmer amaranth is a prolific seed producer, it moves easily only through hitching rides on farm machinery, flooding, birds and the like. Unlike marestail, “it isn't going to move in an out-of-control manner,” says Ralston.
When harvest arrives, it is important growers are aware of fields where pigweeds survived or weren't controlled well. “They need to take precautions such as making those fields the last harvested,” says Shappley. “If that's one of the first you have to harvest, take the time to clean your harvest equipment out.
“That can reduce the transmission of that seed to another field.”
For producers who have tolerant pigweeds, Monsanto offers more intensive management recommendations. “We've developed about a dozen weed control sheets,” says Ralston. “They're available on our Web site for download. There's one on Palmer amaranth containing recommendations (for several Roundup Ready crops).”
Ralston admits the resistant pigweed situation is “much bigger” than was anticipated. “We're in the process of sending a letter to…cotton growers east of the Texas region…emphasizing the need to be proactive in managing this weed. We want the growers to be as successful with the technology as possible.”
When Roundup Ready crops first hit the market there were concerns the technology would boost chances for resistant weeds to develop. Monsanto said such worries were overblown. Since the concerns have proven legitimate, is it difficult for Monsanto reps to deal with the aftermath?
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Soldiers, one might think, have more serious concerns than teeth. More than a century ago, the Army’s first contract dental surgeon, John Sayre Marshall, remarked, “Good, or at least serviceable, teeth are very necessary as a means of maintaining the general health, and consequently the highest efficiency of the Army.” But war is stressful; you forget to floss. “When a soldier goes into the battlefield, he does not have a dentist, or a dental office,” Colonel Robert Hale, Commander of the Army’s Dental and Trauma Research Detachment, told me last week. Enter the Army Institute of Surgical Research, which has spent about seven years and as much as twelve million dollars on a project to alleviate dental neglect. They’re calling it combat gum.
Regular sugar-free gum stimulates the flow of saliva in your mouth—the longer you chew it, the more thoroughly it neutralizes the acids found in plaque. Combat gum is also sugar-free, like Trident, but the Army’s formula involves an ingredient code named KSL-W. A synthetic sequence of anti-microbial peptides mimic defensins, the bacteria-killing molecules naturally found in saliva. “Peptides are very fast acting. They kill bacteria within five minutes,” Hale explained.
The peptides form pores within the membrane of a bacterial cell. Kai Leung, a senior scientist for the Army and the project’s primary researcher, suggested picturing the cell as a balloon: instead of punching a hole and popping it, he said, “you have tiny needles, creating tiny leak points. So it’s a slow leak.” The balloon deflates.
Hale winced at the image. “I’m not sure I would use that as a metaphor,” he said. “That sounds painful. Dentists have a hard enough time.” He proposed what he thought to be a more appealing analogy: the cell membrane blows up.
Domenick Zero, the director of the Indiana University School of Dentistry’s Oral Health Research Institute, has already completed the first phase of human trials. Zero’s team has a year of testing ahead, but for now, he said, “Everything is going well.” Although the mouth may form some resistance to the gum’s active agent, he explained, “the goal of these compounds is not to eliminate bacteria but to prevent pathogens from colonizing our skin, or our mouths, or our defenses.” For the gum to work, soldiers will need to chew for twenty minutes three times a day. He went on, “This is not intended to replace tooth brushing. Getting people to comply with things is always a problem. Maybe soldiers will listen better.”
The gum is designed to be effective only against the disease-carrying bacteria. “It’s deactivated once its ingested,” Hale explained. “If it got into your intestines, that would be another problem—you’re going to end up with some bad diarrhea.”
Hale predicts that combat gum could save the military a hundred million dollars annually. Dental emergencies account for ten per cent of all injuries that cause soldiers to be evacuated from the battlefield (not counting battle itself, of course). There are forty-seven types of dental emergencies, ranging from the mildly uncomfortable (gingivitis, say), moderately painful (pericoronitis), and severe (totally avulsed tooth). When it gets that bad, a soldier might need to be helicoptered into a dental theatre on another continent. The cost of transportation, plus that of the treatment itself, on top of the unit’s lost manpower, adds up to tens of millions of dollars each year. According to Hale, forty per cent of recruits have at least three cavities. “They have developed a decay pattern,” he said. “We diagnose, pull their teeth, and fill them. This is a constant thing for us, because we have tremendous turnover.”
If everything goes as planned—only a few people have tried combat gum so far, in small doses—Hale envisions it being mass produced and sold to civilians, first by prescription, then over the counter. Test samples of the gum were manufactured by Fertin Pharma, in Denmark, where nicotine gum is produced. Leung said his office has been contacted by a couple of venture-capital groups interested in bringing the gum to consumers; the Army has also had some preliminary talks with Cadbury.
“If we can develop an anti-plaque chewing gum and offer it to a company like, I don’t know, Wrigley’s, and distribute that to the general population, then those kids will come and join the Armed Forces with less dental decay issues,” Hale said. He can already picture mothers in Walgreens, drawn to a “Developed by the U.S. Army” label, packing combat gum in the lunch bags of the soldiers of tomorrow.
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No matter what era they lived in, elder people have more experience in life than you do. They might know less about technology, they may think deleting the Internet Icon is deleting the Internet, but when it comes to life advice they are the wisest people to ask on Earth.
Recently, I made an hour long ‘Interview’ with my grandparents. What I discovered is that basically everything is the same through generations, no matter in what kind of society you live, no matter the advancement in technology. The essential things like friendship, work, school, telling the girl/boy that you like how you feel, marriage, having children… these things are present in every generation (we do them in different ways, but the essence is still the same).
When you ask elderly members of your family to give guidance on these basic elements, you’ll notice that the advice they give apply even today. Not just that they apply, but they are some of the wisest pieces of wisdom you’ve ever stumbled upon. That’s why someone asked the elderly Reddit community to share their best pieces of advice for the youngsters today. Here are the 10 best we found:
1. The most important person in your life is the person who agreed to share their life with you. Treat them as such.
2. People always say, ’’Make sure you get a job doing what you love!’’ But that isn’t the best advice. The right job is the job you love some days, can tolerate most days, and still pays the bills. Almost nobody has a job they love every day.
3. If you’re getting overwhelmed by life, just return to the immediate present moment and savour all that is beautiful and comforting. Take a deep breath, relax.
4. Years go by in the blink of an eye. Don’t marry young. Live your life. Go places. Do things. If you have the means or not. Pack a bag and go wherever you can afford to go. While you have no dependents, don’t buy stuff. Any stuff. See the world. Look through travel magazines and pick a spot. GO!
5. Don’t take life so seriously. Even if things seem dark and hopeless, try to laugh at how ridiculous life is.
6. Appreciate the small things and to be present in the moment. What do I mean? Well, it seems today like younger people are all about immediate gratification. Instead, why not appreciate every small moment? We don’t get to stay on this crazy/wonderful planet forever and the greatest pleasure can be found in the most mundane of activities. Instead of sending a text, pick up the phone and call someone. Call your mother, have a conversation about nothing in particular. Those are the moments to hold onto.
7. We have one time on this earth. Don’t wake up and realize that you are 60 years old and haven’t done the things you dreamed about.
8. When you meet someone for the first time, stop and realize that you really know nothing about them. You see race, gender, age, clothes. Forget it all. You know nothing. Those biased assumptions that pop into your head because of the way your brain likes categories, are limiting your life, and other people’s lives.
9. Nobody ever dies wishing they had worked more. Work hard, but don’t prioritize work over family, friends, or even yourself.
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Fewer people in Ireland were victims of crime last year but more victims are not reporting incidents, according to the Garda Public Attitudes Survey 2017.
The survey, which is published today, found that there was a 2% drop in the victimisation rate recorded in 2017 when compared to 2016, and a 5% fall from 2015. According to respondents to the survey in 2017, 6% said they were victims of crime during the year.
The survey also found that 84% of victims reported their crime incident to An Garda Síochána – up from 75% in 2015. Burglary was the most commonly reported crime in 2016, followed by robbery (from a property) and theft of a car. The most common reason for non-reporting was a belief that Gardaí could not do anything.
Overall, 58% of victims were satisfied with how Gardaí handled their case in 2017, largely the same as last year. More victims felt that sufficient information was provided to them in 2017 (53%) compared to 2016 (48%), and 2015 (46%).
The survey also identified a notable gap between perceptions of crime levels locally and in the country as a whole. While 74% of people said national crime was a serious or very serious problem, 20% said local crime was a serious or very serious problem.
Levels of fear of crime, worry about victimisation and the effect of fear of crime on respondents’ quality of life all decreased between 2016 and 2017.
The survey also found that the majority of people are generally satisfied with the service provided by Gardaí. Between 2016 and 2017, satisfaction with the service provided by An Garda Síochána increased by 5%. Over three quarters of people (76%) were satisfied with the service provided to their local community by An Garda Síochána.
The nationally representative survey contains views of 6,000 people. The survey is conducted quarterly by Amárach Research on behalf of An Garda Síochána with a nationally representative sample of 1,500 people per quarter. The survey measures changes in public sentiment towards An Garda Síochána from 2015 to 2017.
More than one in three (36%) of Public Attitudes Survey respondents reported awareness of Gardaí patrolling their local area. In 2017, the proportion of respondents reporting Garda presence to be at the right level stood at 42%, up 6% on the previous year.
During 2017 the majority of participants agreed that An Garda Síochána was community focused, modern or progressive and friendly or helpful. Over two fifths of participants agreed that the organisation was effective in tackling crime (62%), while 42% of participants agreed that the organisation provided a world class police service and 46% agreed that it was well-managed.
In 2017, 89% of respondents had mid to high levels of trust in An Garda Síochána.
Two new questions examining perceptions of fairness regarding treatment by members of An Garda Síochána were added to the survey in 2017. Over 90% (92%) of respondents agreed that members of An Garda Síochána would treat you with respect if you had contact with them for any reason, while 82% agreed that Gardaí locally treat everyone fairly regardless of who they are.
Among the unweighted booster sample of 16 and 17 year-olds there was a low rate of victimisation, low levels of fear and worry about crime, and, in general, this cohort were largely positive about An Garda Síochána and the service it provides to local communities.
Commenting on the survey results, Deputy Commissioner, Policing and Security, John Twomey said it is very welcome that the survey found that the victimisation rate has continued to fall.
!The increase in crime reporting is also encouraging. It is also good to see concerns about crime at local level remain low and most people have few or no fears about crime. These results demonstrate the value of our approach to protecting and supporting communities through crime prevention and enforcement. They are also a testament to the commitment and professionalism of Garda members around the country.
"The high levels of trust in An Garda Síochána and satisfaction with the service provided to local communities is positive. We do recognise though that there are areas for improvement such as keeping victims properly informed and visibility in the community, and we are working on measures to address these,” added Deputy Commissioner Twomey.
For full survey results, please visit www.garda.ie
The breakdown of the 2017 findings as per the Executive Summary are as follows:
Public perceptions of national and local crime
· Approximately 3 in 4 (74%) said national crime was a serious or very serious problem;
· Compared to 1 in 5 (20%) who said local crime was a serious or very serious problem.
Victims of crime
· 6% of respondents, or 383, were victims of crime – a 2% decrease on 2016;
· 84% of victims reported their crime to Gardaí – a 5% increase on 2016;
· Burglary was the most reported crime type, followed by robbery (from a property) and theft of a car;
· 58% of victims were satisfied with the service provided by An Garda Síochána.
Fear and worry about crime
· In 2017 60% of people reported having some fear of the level of crime in general;
· 30% reported their fear of crime impacted on their quality of life;
· 52% worried about becoming a victim of crime;
· The proportion of respondents who had a lot or some fears about the level of crime was highest in Munster and lowest in Connaught/Ulster;
· Those in Dublin reported that their fear of crime had the greatest impact on their quality of life.
· Top priorities for respondents were sexual offences (97%), human trafficking (94%) and assaults (91%);
· Respondents would like An Garda Síochána to focus on crime against the person more so than other crime types;
· Respondents with greater levels of fear of crime prioritised the reduction of assaults and robberies over human trafficking.
· Over 1 in 3 (36%) survey respondents reported that the Gardaí patrolled their local area regularly in 2017;
· Awareness of Garda patrols and perceptions of Garda presence increased between 2016 and 2017;
· In 2017 57% of respondents thought that Garda presence in their local areas was not enough.
Satisfaction with An Garda Síochána
· Overall respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with the service provided to the community by Garda members;
· Over three quarters of people (76%) were satisfied with the service provided to their local community by An Garda Síochána;
· Respondents in Munster and Connaught/Ulster were more satisfied with the service provided to them by An Garda Síochána compared to those in other regions.
Trust in An Garda Síochána
· In 2017, 11% of respondents had ‘low’ trust in the Garda organisation, 45% had a ‘mid’ level of trust, while 44% had a ‘high’ level of trust in the Garda organisation.
Equality of Treatment by An Garda Síochána
· In 2017, two new questions were added to the Public Attitudes Survey. These questions asked respondents: would members of An Garda Síochána treat individuals with respect and whether police treat everyone fairly, regardless of who they are;
· There was strong consensus among participants that Gardaí would treat them and others fairly if they had contact with them for any reason.
Perceptions of the Garda organisation
· Respondents' views of An Garda Síochána in 2017 were more positive than during 2016
· Respondents had a largely positive view with 70% agreeing it was community-focused, 66% modern or progressive, and 91% friendly or helpful;
· 62% considered that the Garda organisation was effective in tackling crime;
· Less than half of respondents agreed that the organisation was well-managed (46%).
16 and 17-year-old Booster Sample (unweighted)
· 16 and 17 years olds considered both the national and local crime problem as less serious than the main survey sample;
· Levels of fear about the level of crime and worry about perceived victimisation were proportionally lower among booster sample respondents compared to the general adult population;
· Overall perceptions of the effectiveness and capability of the Garda organisation among 16 and 17 year olds were largely positive.
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At the base of Hermit’s Peak, near the trailheads branching off to Beaver Creek and to Hermit’s Peak, there is the grave of a humble man, well-loved and never forgotten; gone now at least half a century, known to us only as “Mr. Smith.” Growing up in the area with summer hikes in the mountains, passing Smith’s Grave near the beginning of the Skyline Trail, stopping respectfully was always part of the hike. When people were with us that didn’t know the legend, we always told it once again and kept the memory of Mr. Smith alive. Sometimes, a rebellious camper would want to step on the grave or even to spit on it. We told them that the grave was guarded by his friends, the Penitentes, who would not allow any desecration and would teach a lesson to any who dared to show disrespect.
From time to time, a naughty camper would touch the grave. Later that night, some of our camp counselors would ride into camp in a group on horseback and, as arranged in advance with the camper, pluck him from his bed, toss him on the horse and ride out of camp, in a blaze of hooves and dust. The staff and camper would come up with a tale to tell after returning. The camper would be returned about an hour later, long enough for everyone to have had a good scare, and seeming to be properly chastised, with a tall tale about what happened for not showing proper respect for Smith’s grave. By all accounts, Smith was a quiet man but he is remembered for being a good friend to his friends. He was a keeper of confidences, valuing the men he counted as his true friends more that any reward or notoriety that might be his if he were willing to expose the secrets or identities of his friends. If he was with us today, he could be that rare friend of someone famous or rich and he would never be bought with a million dollar book deal or his own 15 minutes of fame. Today, such friends, such people, are rare indeed and honoring the loyalty of a true friend is not a tale heard often in our days. Smith’s story is simply a story of friendship.
I never knew much about the man called Smith. I knew of his friends, a group of men that were members of a secret religious path, the Penitentes. The Penitentes expressed their faith through acts of extreme penitence. When I was small, there were still crosses,larger than a man, handmade of wood, along the trail leading to Hermit’s Peak and the three large crosses that were always up at the top of the Peak. It is said that that the brothers would carry these heavy wooden crosses the many steep miles up the trail especially on Good Friday, walking barefoot, often in snow, to reenact the carrying of the cross of Christ before His crucifixion, stopping at the stations of the Cross along the way. It is said that they walked up the trail to Hermit’s Peak, each man scourging the bare back of the man before him with ropes or whips made of yucca fiber, to humble themselves and honor the suffering of Christ. One man would be chosen to represent Christ by being lashed with ropes or whips made of yucca fiber or, in earlier times, nailed, to the largest cross on Good Friday and taken down the following morning. It is also said that the chosen one would find a pair of shoes on his porch the morning of the final services which began in the morada, or meeting place.
The Penitentes are known as Los Hermanos Penitentes or as Hermanadad de Nuestro Padre Jesus, and trace their origins as a lay brotherhood back to the third order of St. Francis de Assisi, established in Italy in 1221 and are also known as the Tertiaries.
Juan de Onate was himself a Tertiary and was one of those who brought the brotherhood from Spain to New Mexico. After Bishop Lamy publicly condemned the brotherhood around 1850, the practice of the faith went underground and accounts for the secrecy surrounding the members and their meetings. Finally in 1947, Archbishop Byrne recognized the Penitentes and a Hermano Supremo was approved by him and traveled to the groups to grant a charter to those willing to worship under the guidelines set forth by the Archbishop.
Old ways die hard and the tradition of secrecy and the fervor of the old meetings has not been forgotten. Just remember, should you ever be entrusted to know the name of any member, the location of any active morada or somehow come upon a ceremony not meant for your eyes, choose the path of Mr. Smith and follow his example of silence and friendship. Remember too, to tip your hat or stop for a moment of silence at Smith’s grave should be hiking up our way. You never know who might be watching. | <urn:uuid:8b2e141e-47ef-4b8b-afb1-7539f86aa37c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://blog.westernlifecamp.com/2014/06/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00675.warc.gz | en | 0.982299 | 1,035 | 1.5625 | 2 |
HYDRO BLASTING WITH BLAST IT CLEAN
What method can you use to remove your deteriorating concrete? Is it just the coating that needs to be removed? Or do you need to access corrosive rebar for repair without damaging your structure? Many times an aggressive power tool is used that causes micro-fractures from the vibration. To avoid this and provide a solution to restoration and surface preparation Blast It Clean offers an exciting technique that relies solely on pressurized water to achieve the desired outcome, hydro blasting.
We are always looking to expand our services to meet the demands of our customers. So it only made sense to combine Blast It Clean’s 20+ years of experience in abrasive blasting with the latest trend in water blasting. The result, the best hydro blasting service you can find.
ADVANTAGES OF HYDRO BLASTING
Hydro Blasting has the ability to be six times faster than abrasive blasting (sandblasting) equipment. It also significantly reduces clean-up since there is no media collection and disposal. The result is a significant reduction of time to complete the same project. We could spend an extra 4-5 days just cleaning up the 90,000 lbs of coal slag it takes to blast an Olympic size pool.
There are no toxic chemicals or contaminants used in hydro blasting. All the work is done by high-pressure air and water eliminating spent media waste. This makes it a cleaner and more environmentally friendly option.
REDUCED SURFACE FATIGUE
While it is very powerful, the combination of water and air pressure does not cause stress to the structural components. Other methods cause vibrations creating micro-fractures that increase the risk of cracking or deterioration. Hydro blasting is able to clean equipment while also optimizing operation conditions, improving asset longevity.
Hydro blasting has the ability to adapt to the requirements of almost any space and be completed in places where traditional abrasive blasting cannot. We can convert pressure on-site quickly for various applications.
Without dust pollution, hydro blasting can be performed in tandem with other contractors on a project without risking contamination. It is also safe for use in explosive environments. Dustless blasting could mean less downtime or shorter shutdowns for your facility.
COMMON HYDRO BLASTING SURFACES
WHAT IS HYDRO BLASTING?
Hydro blasting (also called hydro demolition and water blasting) is the use of special water pumps to amplify pressure which is then used to remove dirt, grime, coatings, and other hard deposits from surfaces including industrial equipment. Think of pressure washing but with 20 times the pressure, up to 40,000 psi (2750 bar)! Water that powerful can demolish concrete and even cut through metal. Our team is experienced at harnessing that power to safely remove coatings and rust from structures and equipment, and wash away build-up from machinery without causing damage to the substrate.
COMMON HYDRO BLASTING USES
- Total removal of debris
- Efficient and fast industrial cleaning
- Explosive environments
- Tube, surface, pipe, and container cleaning
- Improves process-equipment efficiency
- Surface preparation
- Concrete restoration
- Coating removal (including thick plasters/concrete surfaces)
- Ductwork cleaning
- Removal or markings on roads and parking lots
HYRDO BLASTING SAFETY
If water at 40,000 PSI can cut through concrete and steel you better believe it can do some serious damage to skin and bone. Hydro blasting demands the highest safety precautions. Pressurized water that travels through a steel braided hose and fittings makes them increasingly susceptible to tread wear and damage.
Additional examination of hoses and fittings must be completed frequently and replaced if there is any sign of wear. Blast It Clean is certified by ISNetworld® and implements a safety-first culture. We believe when our employees feel empowered with proper training, protection equipment, and a voice to be heard at any level everyone benefits. Hydroblasting can be done safely with a few simple precautions and sound safety processes.
BLAST IT CLEAN - NATIONWIDE SERVICE PROVIDER FOR HYDRO BLASTING
Do you have pavement or parking structures that need to be maintained or restored? Our national hydro blasting service truly provides a deeper clean, eradicating embedded salt crystals to reduce chloride levels on surfaces and preventing “corrosion cells”. In fact, it is the only way to remove soluble salts to meet the SC-2 standard.
Normal wear and tear cause failure points in all types of coatings. Blast It Clean can remove the specialized coatings with hydro blasting without doing any additional damage to the concrete below. This is a great example of hydro blasting’s ability to be tough yet delicate. The result is an exceptionally clean surface ready to accept a new coating.
Blast it Clean is a service provider on many facets of pool restoration, from the interior surface to the pool decking surround. Hydro blasting has the unique ability to completely remove the coating and discover any deficiencies in the structure without risking damage. The traditional jackhammer uses vibrations that cause microfractures. Hydro blasting can also just remove a portion of thick plaster coating to prepare the surface for re-coating.
Could hydro blasting be the right solution for your facility? No matter your location or the size of your project, our equipment, and the team is mobile and ready for the job. Blast It Clean is dedicated to building lasting relationships with our customers. We want to deliver value to your business in the services we provide. Feel free to call us at 877-379-4233 or fill out our contact us form. We look forward to speaking with you! | <urn:uuid:ed3edd3a-b558-456f-8f9a-5c90ad6bc2c5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://blastitclean.com/hydro-blasting-services/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.906857 | 1,200 | 1.601563 | 2 |
A cancer diagnosis comes with many unanswered questions and concerns. Each cancer journey is personal and unique and Roper St. Francis is here to guide you during every stage of your diagnosis and treatment. Our program provides a patient navigator for every patient to serve as their central point during their treatment. Patient navigators are in place immediately after diagnosis to provide patients with emotional support, education and guidance. We encourage patients to contact us soon after they learn they have cancer so we can connect them with a navigator.
How your Cancer Patient Navigator can help
Our nurse navigators work directly with the patient and family to develop a program of support that is designed to meet their specific needs. The navigators are able to:
- Provide information and support at the time of a new diagnosis, recurrence or end of life.
- Serve as a knowledgeable clinical resource on many issues, including symptom management and family support needs.
- Be a familiar, consistent source of support between treatment settings (surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, doctor’s office, hospital, clinic)
Is there a cost for the program?
The Cancer Patient Navigation Programs is completely free of charge.
Get started with a navigator
You may self-refer into the Cancer Patient Navigation Program. To contact a nurse navigator to get started or for more information about the program call (843) 727-8524.
Shelley Usher, BSN, RN
Breast and Neuro Clinical Nurse Navigator
Shelley has extensive oncology experience with an emphasis on women’s cancers. She has worked with cancer patients in both the inpatient and office setting. She serves as centralized point of contact for her patients. She is available to more thoroughly explain a diagnosis or treatment. Shelley believes in the power of education when it comes to managing a cancer diagnosis.
Elizabeth Strojny RN, MSN, OCN
Lung and Esophageal Nurse Navigator
Elizabeth earned an advanced nursing degree and is certified in oncology and chemotherapy/biotherapy administration. She has extensive experience in the oncology patient care setting including inpatient, outpatient and research. For our lung and esophageal cancer patients Elizabeth is a consistent point of contact that is available throughout every stage of the cancer journey.
Melissa McDonough, MSN, MAOM, RN
GI/GU Clinical Nurse Navigator
Melissa holds advanced degrees in both nursing and organizational management. She has worked in ambulatory care, the operating and recovery rooms (OR and PACU) as well as in acute care and case management. She has served as an RN both in the military and government. Melissa has personal experience with cancer and a special interest in cancer research with an emphasis on recurrence prevention.
Leah Ellis, MSN, RN
Breast Clinical Nurse Navigator
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NorthStar launched this indestructible all-in-one system in 1982.
The Advantage combined the well known (at the time) NorthStar 5.25 floppy disc sub-system with a high-resolution display and a durable keyboard. The Advantage also had it's own bus with it's own set of optional I/O card and a 8088 co-processor card for comparability with the newly released IBM PC software. Sadly, the card was delivered with MS-DOS ver.1 which wasn't compatible with the IBM-PC PC-DOS and very few programs were developed for this OS.
Despite some interesting features - High resolution graphics display, 8 and 16-bit software compatibility - and a proven reliability, the Advantage never really competed with Apple and IBM-PC systems
More information from Jim who worked for NorthStar from 1979:
Kentucky Fried Computer (KFC) was the original name of the company in their garage building stage, and was quickly changed to NorthStar when they found commercial potential.
One great feature of the Advantage was that it had an IBM Selectric (as in typewriters) keyboard. Very high quality, and familiar to typists. There was a 16 bit add-in card that ran generic MSDOS 1. The display allowed to run graphic games like Asteroid, and could display foreign character sets. Many were sold outside the US.
It also had networking cards, called NorthNet (I don't remember the protocol) to link many Advantages together, when this was just a dream for IBM.
As you said, it came out about the time of the IBM PC, which pretty much killed it, mostly because people didn't understand the technology.
T. N French adds:
Early versions of NorthNet were SNA None Return to Zero Inverted (NRZI). Netbios came along. NorthStar also developed an add-on that ran PC-DOS.
The hard sectored drives were notorious for getting out of alignment. I think that is what really killed the system (PC-DOS and IBM didn't help)
I was working for GBC at the time and we re-badged the product line (Advantage = System 9 and Horizon = System 12).
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Published by the School of Communications, Elon University
This edition of the journal includes research studies on diverse media topics, such as legacy media, social media, advertising, public relations strategies, and internal communications.
Four articles focused on legacy media. Based on a case study of BuzzFeed, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Daring Fireball and Stratechery, Perell concluded that the Internet will foster the rapid development of both scale dependent and ad-supported publications as well as niche organizations covering a narrow subject. Based on four preteen pilots in two different time periods, Rosen found that differences in preadolescent programming from the early 21st century to the late 20th century has less to do with positive societal messaging, such as family and community values, and more to do with narcissism and the pursuit of fame. DeMare analyzed 10 different films featuring a schizophrenic protagonist. She tallied the moments of violence as well as instances of abuse in mental institutions, love as a cure, and gifted individuals. Results showed a high frequency of violent behavior in films depicting schizophrenic characters. Based on interviews with female college students, Hammer found that these women watch the reality TV series, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” to escape reality, participate in surveillance, and feel personal connectedness.
Three papers covered social media. Cowans examined the images, captions, and hashtags of 100 Instagram posts and found some posts reflected traditional yogic principles while others did not. In an analysis of 50 Instagram posts of three female singers–Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Ariana Grande–Ward examined the four categories of fan engagement: career, personal, fan, and celebrity interaction. Parasocial interaction was also measured via textual analysis. Based on a content analysis of three prominent YouTubers, Holland found two factors that contributed to their success: the appeal of their content and their appearance on traditional media.
Among the remaining three papers, Schulz traced how Greenpeace attacked a 50-year brand partnership between LEGO and Royal Dutch Shell and the effects those attacks had on LEGO’s communications with its consumers and its policy decision. DeMaria evaluated internal communication in five award-winning companies. Interviews with company representatives revealed a close connection between internal communications through emails and corporate culture. After analyzing Procter & Gamble’s Web advertisements from five global markets, Schmidt found that the company practiced a moderate level of standardization in ads, which allowed it to maintain a consistent brand image, while still remaining mindful of cultural differences.
These studies reflect hard work of students and their mentors in answering significant communication questions of our time. I hope the articles in this issue will inspire students in future semesters to commit to examining important research questions and submit their papers to this journal.
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Green DaTa CenTres anD CabLInG ChoICes
With energy efficiency seen as the dominant characteristic of a green data centre, the adoption of new cabling
technologies can ensureadherence to the eU Code of Conduct for Data Centres and enable organisations to
realise significant Opex savings long-term. Brand-rex r & D Manager, Ken hodge discusses how an informed
choice ofcabling can keep data centres cool.
Data centre energy consumption in Western European is projected
to increase from 56 TWh per year in 2007, to 104 TWh per year
by 20201. This not only poses aproblem for EU energy and
environmental policies, but directly impacts the bottom line
of any organisation operating a data centre.
historically, data centres have been designed with large tolerancesto accommodate future expansion, while most run large quantities
of redundant power and cooling systems to provide higher levels
of reliability. the associated costs were considered a negligiblerisk
to business performance, but rising energy bills have become
a mitigating factor in overall cost of ownership.
EU’s ‘green data centre initiative
published in October 2008 by the eC’s institutefor energy,
the ‘Code of Conduct on Data Centres energy efficiency
(Version 1.0)’ aims to stimulate a reduction in energy consumption
by improving understanding of energy demand, raising awareness,and recommending energy efficient best practice and targets.
Covering existing and new data centres, it embraces two main areas:
• IT Load – the consumption efficiency of it equipment
•Facilities Load – the mechanical and electrical systems supporting
the it electrical load, such as cooling and air-conditioning systems
Currently a voluntary initiative, participants are expected to abide bya set of agreed commitments. however, the Best practices advocated
are pertinent to any organisation looking to attain energy efficiencies.
The cabling connection
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About the Australian Genetic Heart Disease Registry
The Registry was established in 2007 to collect valuable information on Australian families with genetic heart disease to provide a better understanding of these conditions in Australia.
The Registry started as part of a PhD project for Registry Coordinator Dr Jodie Ingles and it has grown into an increasingly important research project.
Jodie recently completed her PhD but she will continue our valuable work on the Registry to seek answers for critical questions about genetic heart disease in Australia. This work will be carried out with Professor Chris Semsarian and the support of the dedicated team on the Registry’s Research Advisory Committee.
How to Enrol
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Cowbellpedia 2017 Result – How to Check Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2017/2018 Result.
Those who participated in the Cowbell Mathematics Competition for 2017 can now check their Result online. The result has been published on Cowbellpedia Website www.cowbellpedia.ng
The general public, teachers, School Principal, Proprietors, Parents and Students can now visit the website and check the result as published by the organizers of Cowbellpedia Competition.
The results for the 2017 Cowbellpedia Examination will be published on Thursday 1st, June 2017 at 8.00 am.
About Cowbell Mathematics Competition
In the last 19 years, Cowbell has been involved in the sponsorship of Mathematics competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria to identify, recognize and reward excellence in the subject area of Mathematics.
They have two stages in the mathematics competition. The stage one is for qualifying written examination across the nation for students in JSS3 and SSS 2 in both public and private Secondary Schools.
Stage Two is for TV Quiz Show (where the best 54 students per category compete for the coveted prize of the Future Inventor).
Cowbell Competition 2017 has been concluded. The result is out for checking.
How to Check CowbellPedia Result 2017
Those who want to check their Result Should Visit www.cowbellpedia.ng
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What are the historical roots of data visualization?
Answer to relevant QuestionsCarefully analyze Charles Joseph Minard’s graphical portrayal of Napoleon’s march. Identify and comment on all of the information dimensions captured in this ancient diagram.Find two more charts that are not covered in this section, and comment on their usability.What are the graphical widgets commonly used in dashboards? Why?What is a performance management system? Why do we need one?What is DMAIC? List and briefly describe the steps involved in DMAIC.
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Edmond has a population of 68,315 and is located in Oklahoma county.
The average in-state tuition for full time undergraduate students in speech therapy schools in Edmond during the 2009 - 2010 school year was $9,185.00. The average tuition was $12,400.00 for non-residents studying in Oklahoma.
The cost, on average, for books and supplies needed for speech therapy schools in Edmond is $1,050.00. Students living on campus at speech therapy schools in Edmond paid an average of $6,883.00 for room and board during the 2009 - 2010 school year. Students living at home incurred costs of $4,079.00. Students have a choice of one speech therapy college in Edmond to attend. Speech Therapy programs in Edmond reportedly graduated 47 students in the 2008 - 2009 school year.
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Table 6 South African Adults (000) with less than 12 years of High School Education (Data from the October 1995 survey of ... are there sufficient writing instruments and paper for each child? is there heating and electricity? is there a school library, and if so, what are its quality and accessibility? do the children in the higher primary grades have access to computers? ... 4.1.2 Functional literacy The WAIS-III and other \Q tests take full literacy for granted, assuming that test takers can readanbsp;...
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Clarifying and Articulation: Naming Strategy, Brand Brief, Creative Brief, Brand Attributes
HOW OTHERS SEE YOUR BRAND?
This article continues examining, in depth, the parts of the branding process that I introduced in my e-book, 17 Mistakes that Can Harm Your Brand. In the book, I outline five phases of the branding process:
The second-to-last part of the Clarifying and Articulation phase of the branding process brings us to the “naming strategy, brand brief, creative brief, and brand attributes” portion. These four elements set the basis for how others interact with your brand and how you formally present your brand to the world. For many this is where they see their brand starting to “take shape.”
I’ve written before about the naming process and what you should go through with regards to naming your brand. Your naming strategy is based on your brand architecturewhich you should have developed during phase 1 of the branding process. Refer back to the work and research you did during the brand architecture stage and refresh yourself on which branding architecture you’re going to use—House of Brands, Branded House, or the Hybrid.
Once you have the appropriate architecture style selected, you need to explore the characteristics of effective naming—domain/protection, meaningful, positive message, visual, future ready, uniqueness, modular, and speakability.
With the architectureand characteristicsin place you’ll want to keep in mind the types of names you can use. Brand names typically fall under one of seven types of names: founder, descriptive, metaphoric, made-up, acronym, regional or geographical, and combination.
Your Brand Brief
After naming comes your brand brief. Brand briefs and creative briefs are often confused. There is, however, a difference, and if you know the difference and plan each of them out, you will be ahead of your competition. I will cover creative briefs in a moment, but right now I’ll go over your brand brief. Your brand brief is a big-picture overview of what your brand is and, by extension, is not. You’re outlining the objectives and goals of your brand, along with an overview of your market along and the audience of that market.
Your brand brief is a culmination of the many parts of your brand that you have researched and worked on. You brief should include:
- Vision Statement
- Mission Statement
- Brand Promise
- Brand Values
- Competitive Advantages
- Brand Voice and Personality
Each element of your brand brief should be in-depth enough to provide real guidance as to what and who your brand is. It becomes the backbone for your company to know and understand what the brand is, what it is going to become, as well as knowing what it could become.
The creative brief, as I mentioned, is often confused with the brand brief. Your creative brief is a guide typically related to a single brand-marketing campaign. Creative briefs are created to be used when engaging with a service, freelancer, or agency. They provide the core guidelines that outlines the scope of the project and boundaries that keep the project in-line and in-harmony with the brand in general. A solid creative brief includes:
- Project Title
- Company profile (who you are and what you do)
- Market position
- Who are your competitors?
- How you differentiate from your competitors
- Who is your audience?
- What is your brand’s personality, tone, message, and style?
- Project overview
- Project objective
- Project type
- Outline of deliverables
Do you currently have a creative brief in use for your brand? How have they worked for you? Do you have any challenges in using them with your brand? How about advice that you would like to share with other branders? If you do, share with us below. If you currently do not have a creative brief you can download our creative brief template, below. It will help get you started in providing creative briefs for your brand.
Your brand at this point should have noticeable brand attributes. However, many brands have a hard time identifying their attributes. At the core of any brand there should be common attributes that lend to a connection between a brand and their customers. Your brand attributes are not necessarily things that you need to explicitly write down. However, everything you have done to this point should give you and your customers an understanding of how the attributes are covered by your brand. The attributes that any brand should have covered are:
- Passion and ambition
- Properly positioned
- Credible and authentic
All of the work you have done so far should show you how your brand meets each of these attributes. Does your brand currently meet all of these attributes? In which one or two areas does your brand need improvement? Let us know below, so we can work together to make your brand better.
Ideas To Make Your Brand Better Now:
- Identify the proper naming characteristics and appropriate architecture for your brand.
- Create and prepare your brand brief.
- Download our creative brief template and update it to use with your brand.
- Identify at least one brand attribute that you need to improve.
- Share with us how your brand is doing.
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Brand Architecture: The way a brand structures sub-brands and how they interact with each other and with customers.
House of Brands: A brand that has several sub-brands/products. Each sub-brand/product is branded separately, with little to no “connection” to another product owned by the same masterbrand.
Branded House: A brand that has several sub-brands/products. Each sub-brand/product leverages the masterbrand for all offerings, providing connection which strengthens the masterbrand.
Brand Promise: The expectation the brand owner has in relation to what the brand must do, is willing to do, and what it will provide their customers.
Brand Values: The heart and soul of a brand. Impacts every part of a brand from new hires to the CEO and owners.
Brand-Positioning: How a brand defines their target audience, competitive differences, brand solutions, and their unique selling proposition (USP). Can also be referred to as brand positioning statements, brand strategy, brand essence, and positioning strategy.
Brand Attributes: The emotional and practical connections associated with a brand by customers and employees.
Creative Brief: A guide typically related to a single brand marketing campaign, providing direction for ensuring brand objectives and needs are met.
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What does Gratitude really mean? What is the science behind it and why is Gratitude so powerful?
So, What is Gratitude?
Many of us express gratitude by saying “thank you” to someone who has helped us or given us a gift. However, it is much more than just an action. It is also a positive emotion – a deeper appreciation for someone/something that produces longer lasting positivity.
In fact, it may be one of the most overlooked tools that we all have access to every day. It’s cost-free and not very time consuming, yet the benefits are huge.
The Benefits and the positive effects of Gratitude:
1. Improves physical health. Grateful people experience fewer aches and pains and tend to feel healthier than other people.
3. Improves psychological health Gratitude reduces a multitude of toxic emotions, ranging from envy and resentment to frustration and regret.
4. Enhances empathy & reduces aggression Grateful people experience more sensitivity and empathy toward other people and a decreased desire to seek revenge. The world needs more of this!
5. Sleep better Writing down a few grateful sentiments before bed can improve your sleep quality and duration.
6. Improves self-esteem and reduces social comparisons. Grateful people are able to appreciate other people’s accomplishments and not feel resentful.
7. Increases mental strength Recognizing all you have to be thankful for – even during the worst times of your life – boosts resilience.
The great news is that we all have the ability and opportunity to cultivate gratitude. “Developing an “attitude of gratitude” is one of the simplest ways to improve your satisfaction with life.
Try these tips below:
- Write down up to 3 things you are grateful for, no matter how big or small
- Spend at least 30 seconds simply just bathing in the good feeling that comes when you think of each thing or person
- Be as specific as possible
- Mix up the things you’re grateful for to avoid gratitude fatigue
- Aim to practise at same time each day
- Have some sort of reminder – a visual prompt like a Post It note or a journal and an alarm
So there you have it , an insight into the power of gratitude. Such a simple yet profound practice. It can even be a wonderful thing to bring in to your rehabilitation from an injury. It is important to recognise the good things that we do have. Like the parts of our body which are working well. This shift in perspective can help lessen the impact of the emotional and mental challenges that come with recovering from an injury. A small daily practice can make the whole journey of the recovery much more manageable.
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I took my hood in and it turns put the starter I have is good enough to power a 20 watt high output T8. The tank looks so much better with the new bulb.
Congratulations! It is still low light but try a choose plants in that range.
I haven't found a suitable sponge for my filter yet so I am using a baby sock. Talk about low tech lol.
A user by the name of H4n makes intake covers for this purpose. Here
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The BGA is slowly starting to come back. I'm going to try another blackout period before trying chemicals.
Now that you have plants to uptake the nitrates that may be the problem. Low nitrate is a common causes of BGA. Test your nitrates and try to keep them over 10ppm. Also make sure you have good water flow throughout the water column. A build up of mulm in the substrate and filter is another cause.
Maracyn would be the chemical fix since it a bacteria. It is an antibiotic erythromycin if I'm not mistaken. Honestly, since it keeps coming back the key to get rid of it is to correct the cause. Blackouts and chemicals treat it but it will always return until the underlying problem is corrected.
The red plants in the pictures keep getting uprooted. It's always on the sand side and they don't seem to have any roots. My guess is they were not planted deep enough to get past the sand and the roots died off. Is that possible?
That alternanthera reineckii usually has a strong root system. The roots grow at every leaf junction above or below the water.
I would trim just below a leaf junction and bury it very deep. It should have no problem. If you need a rooted plant PM me and I can send you one but it should root fine.
We have some new green stem plants. My wife picked them out. Lots of the original leaves are melting off but they all have some new growth. I hope the survive.
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American Airlines Flight 11
AAL11 flight path from Boston to New York City
|Date||September 11, 2001|
|Place||World Trade Center|
|Passengers||76 (plus 5 hijackers)|
|Fatalities||87 (plus 5 hijackers), and approximately 1,600 (including emergency workers) at the North Tower of the World Trade Center.|
|Aircraft type||Boeing 767-223ER|
|Flew from||Logan International Airport|
|Flying to||Los Angeles International Airport|
American Airlines Flight 11 was the first hijacked airplane of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The American Airlines airplane was a Boeing 767. It was scheduled to fly from Logan International Airport in Boston to Los Angeles International Airport. Fifteen minutes after takeoff, the hijackers forced their way into the cockpit. One of the hijackers was a trained pilot. He took the controls of the aircraft and flew it into the North Tower. The hijackers were members of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda.
All 92 people on the airplane died in the crash—11 crew members and 81 passengers; 5 of them were hijackers. The time of the crash was 08:46 Eastern Daylight Time. Many people in the street saw the crash. It was also recorded on movie by French moviemakers. The crash, and the fire that started right after the crash, made the North Tower collapse. The attack killed and hurt thousands of people.
Flight[change | change source]
The American Airlines Flight 11 aircraft was a Boeing 767. Even though it could carry 158 passengers, the September 11 flight carried only 81 passengers and 11 crew members. Flying the aircraft was pilot John Ogonowski and first officer Thomas McGuinness. The flight attendants were Barbara Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ong, Jean Roger, Dianne Snyder and Madeline Sweeney.
Boarding[change | change source]
Mohamed Atta, a member of terrorist group al-Qaeda and leader of the attacks, and another hijacker, Abdulaziz al-Omari, flew together from Portland, Maine to Boston early on September 11, 2001. Both hijackers had first class tickets for a flight to Los Angeles, California. Three other hijackers, Waleed al-Shehri, Wail al-Shehri and Satam al-Suqami arrived at Logan International Airport by car. All five checked in and by 07:40, were aboard the aircraft which was supposed to leave at 07:45.
Mohamed Atta sat in business class with Abdulaziz al-Omari and Suqami. Waleed al-Shehri and Wail al-Shehri sat in first class. The aircraft taxied away from Gate 26 and departed Logan International Airport at 07:59 from runway 4R after a 14-minute delay.
Hijacking[change | change source]
It is thought that the highjacking of the plane started at 08:14. This was when the pilot and first officer stopped talking with air traffic control at Boston. Two minutes later, the aircraft stopped flying along the route it was supposed to. No more radio replies came from the aircraft and the system in the aircraft used to avoid crashing into other aircraft was also switched off. Flight attendants Ong and Sweeney contacted American Airlines with AT&T airphones during the hijack. They said the hijackers had hurt two of the other attendants and killed an Israeli passenger. During the long four-minute call, Ong told the airline which seats the hijackers were sitting in and said no-one could get into the cockpit.
At 08:23:38, Atta tried to talk to the passengers from the cockpit but he pressed the wrong button and sent the message to air traffic control. He said that "[They] have some planes, just stay quiet and you'll be okay. We are returning to the airport." A minute later he said, "Nobody move. Everything will be okay. If you try to make any moves, you'll endanger yourself and the airplane. Just stay quiet." Air traffic control realized the aircraft had been hijacked and they called the Federal Aviation Administration. Soon after, Atta announced "Nobody move please, we are going back to the airport, don't try to make any stupid moves." Five minutes later Boston air traffic control called North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). NORAD ordered two F-15 fighter aircraft to catch the flight, but it was too late—AA 11 had already made its last turn towards Manhattan and crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center more than six minutes before the fighter aircraft had taken off.
Crash[change | change source]
At 08:46:40, the hijackers crashed Flight 11 into the northern side of the North Tower (Tower 1) of the World Trade Center. The aircraft, traveling at about 466 miles per hour (750 km/h) and carrying about 10,000 U.S. gallons of flammable fuel, hit between the 93rd and 99th floors of the North Tower. In all, 92 people on board were killed.
Because the North Tower was so damaged, people could not escape from above where the aircraft had crashed. All stairs and elevators from the 92nd floor and up were blocked, trapping 1,344 people. Hundreds were killed right away by the impact. The rest either were trapped and died from the fire and smoke or the collapse of the tower. Some died after they jumped from the building. More than one elevator shaft carried burning fuel downward, exploding on the way down.
Jules Naudet, a French cameraman filmed the crash. A webcam set up at an art exhibition in Brooklyn to take pictures of Lower Manhattan every four seconds also filmed Flight 11 crashing into the North Tower.
News organizations first reported an explosion at the World Trade Center. CNN interrupted a commercial at 08:49 with the headline that read "World Trade Center Disaster." President George W. Bush was arriving at an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida when he was told about the crash. The president said, "This is pilot error. It's unbelievable that somebody would do this. The guy must have had a heart attack." The first news reports believed that the crash had been an accident until Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower at 09:03.
After the crash[change | change source]
After the crash, the North Tower burned and collapsed. Although the crash caused much damage, the fire caused by jet fuel was blamed for the damage and collapse of the tower. Hundreds of rescue workers also died when the tower collapsed.
Rescue workers at the site started to find remains of bodies from the victims of Flight 11 soon after the attack. Some workers found bodies strapped to airplane seats. Other workers discovered the body of a flight attendant with her hands tied up. That meant that the hijackers may have used handcuffs. Within a year, remains of the 33 victims that had been on Flight 11 had been identified. They identified two other Flight 11 victims, lead flight attendant Karen Martin and another person, after body remains were discovered near Ground Zero in 2006. In April 2007, examiners using newer DNA technology identified another Flight 11 victim. The remains of two hijackers, who could have been from Flight 11, were also identified and removed from Memorial Park in Manhattan. The remains of the other hijackers have not been identified and are buried with other unidentified remains at Memorial Park.
In a video recording found months later in Afghanistan, al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, seemed to say he planned the attack. He said he believed part of towers would collapse. The flight recorders, or tapes that record useful flight data, for Flight 11 and Flight 175 were never found.
After the attacks, the flight number for flights on the same route at the same takeoff time was changed to American Airlines Flight 25, and a Boeing 757 was used instead of a Boeing 767. An American flag was flown on the jet bridge from which Flight 11 departed from Logan Airport.
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- "9/11 Investigation (PENTTBOM)". Federal Bureau of Investigation. United States Department of Justice. September 2001. http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/penttbom/aa11/11.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
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- "Zero Hour". Producers: Colette Beaudry and Michael Cascio. Inside 9/11. National Geographic Channel.
- Carter, Bill (6 February 2002). "CBS to Broadcast Videotape Shot Inside Towers During Trade Center Attack". http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE2D81E3DF935A35751C0A9649C8B63. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
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- "American Airlines Flight 11". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/victims/AA11.victims.html. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
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The How to Train Your Dragon series chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Viking underdog Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his dragon, Toothless. In Book 9, a dragon rebellion is coming--filled with the meanest, nastiest dragons in the Archipelago. Razor-wings, Tonguetwisters, and Vampire Ghouldeaths are attacking Vikings and seem to be seeking one soul in particular: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third! Only a King can save them...and only a champion with all of the King's Lost Things can be King. In his adventures, Hiccup has collected quite a few things himself. But can a scrawny Viking save the entire Archipelago from certain doom? To find out, Hiccup will have to outwit a witch, fight his arch-enemy, and beat back an army of bloodthirsty dragons with just one sword. | <urn:uuid:ba6ea585-916a-4140-9a02-d3907c84ca74> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.sophosenlinea.com/libro/how-to-train-your-dragon-book-9_82733 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280504.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00140-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920106 | 191 | 1.820313 | 2 |
Phenotyping at KIMM
Karolinska Institutet Mouse Models offers the possibility to assist with phenotype analysis of genetically modified mice.
Phenotyping from Greek phainen (to show) and tupos (type) means in this context the detection of changes of observable features (like for example behavior, physiology) of genetically modified animals, based on the interaction of the genes of the animal. The changed phenotype reflects the influence of the gene on the organismal (animal) level.
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Clients from Karolinska Institutet currently have the possibility to submit enquiries online for use of our services. Log on to the form using your KI ID. More information is available once you have logged in.
Clients who are affiliated with institutions outside Karolinska Institutet are welcome to contact us via email. For questions regarding the online enquiry service or for general queries, please find our contact details below.
Phenotyping at KIMM
KIMM's Mouse Clinic (KIMC) offers researchers the possibility to document the health of their genetically modified mouse strains according to international standards. This is preferably done through established phenotyping piplines, the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) and the German Mouse Clinic (GMC). You may also choose select phenotyping analyses. In order to submit an enquiry, please use the online enquiry links above.
Protocols are in accordance with the International Mouse Phenotyping Resource of Standardised Screens (IMPReSS) but may differ in some aspects.
Select phenotyping analyses
A range of select phenotyping analyses such as hematological-, physiological- and pathological and/or behavioural analyses are provided by the Mouse Clinic. Please read more about each service in the links below.
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For more information on available parameters, please use a Clinical Chemistry Laboratory referral.
- Eye morphology
Eye morphology is performed in collaboration with Sankt Erik Eye Hospital in Stockholm. Examination is performed in line with the IMPRESS protocols, except for the following exceptions: Examination using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Pentacam or Scheimpflug images cannot be performed.
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Performed in collaboraton with Swedish Toxicology Sciences Research Center in Gärtuna
The flow cytometry facility at Swetox, Södertälje, offers a broad range of immunophenotypic analyses. A standard (IMPReSS) panel is listed below but custom-made analyses can be applied and is only limited by access to relevant tracer antibody. For cell-assays, spleen and/or peripheral blood can be used as sources. For cytokine profiling, serum/cell-supernatants can be analysed. SweTox also offers expert advice.
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Several years ago, a close friend bravely confessed to me a dark family secret.
Even though she did her best to help soften the blow, I was unprepared for what she told me. I thought we were simply meeting for dinner.
I asked many questions. We sat in silence. We awkwardly took bites of food because it was in front of us and we didn’t know what else to do with our fidgeting fingers. I told her I loved her. We prayed and parted ways.
I drove home and cried. I left with her secret, not knowing what to do with what I knew, not knowing how this information would affect our relationship, not knowing how to be her friend now that I was aware.
Because her secret was hers, I carried it. It was a heavy load, and I had to extend forgiveness and practice grace. But God taught me a great deal through her vulnerability.
The reality is, many of us have, at one time or another, carried a secret. Those secrets vary in degree, yet they are a part of our every day reality. Few of us have the courage to share our secrets.
Behind closed doors, we slice our thighs with razor blades, medicate ourselves under doctor-patient privilege, bury the abuse we suffered as a little child. We have a criminal record. We cheated. We had an abortion. Some of us hide our sexuality, pretend our marriage is what it is not or enjoy hours of fantasy behind our computer screens.
We worry that if someone knew our secrets we would be judged, gossiped about, lose our job or face rejection within our community. We feel vulnerable—the risk of opening up about our secrets and facing horrific consequences keeps us silent, sometimes even to the detriment of our emotional, spiritual and physical well-being.
Dr. Brené Brown, Researcher and Professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work whose Ted talks on vulnerability and shame have been viewed over 7 million times, explains: “Shame needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence and judgment. And when you start naming [the cause of your shame] and talking about it with people who have earned the right to hear these stories in your life, it dissipates, because shame only works when it keeps you in this false belief that you are alone.”
Secrets, then, perpetuate shame and isolation. And shame is what makes us hide in the garden, running from the God who already knows we are naked, broken, and in need of rescue. When it comes to friendships, shame is what keeps us from sharing our pain, from confessing our sin, from uncovering secrets. Shame is what keeps some of us from ever feeling truly known and prevents us from having a deep, personal relationship with another human being.
Shame is the enemy of intimacy. And shame feeds on secrets.
We are designed in the image of God [Elohim], who is relational with a Spirit that longs for connection. And God relentlessly pursues us. God is fully aware of what we’ve done, what happened, what we struggle with, where we need rescue. He “knows the secrets or our hearts” (Psalm 44:21). He perceives “[our] thoughts from afar … [He is] familiar with all [our] ways” (Psalm 139:2-3). His goal is a restoration of intimacy with us. He beckons us to come and trust Him with our authentic selves.
When we trust God with our secrets, we experience supernatural healing. But as Ann Voskamp writes, we must first be honest with God and with ourselves: “The only way to be real … is to reveal. The only way to heal… is to be honest. With ourselves, with God, maybe with one other person … our story is who we are, and if we deny it, we deny not only our own selves—we deny the very Author Who’s writing this redemptive epic.”
After re-establishing our intimacy with God, we can choose whether to share our secret with a friend, family member or therapist. Many of us feel a void, a schism, between us and a good friend when we are keeping something from them. Particularly in a marriage relationship, or in a relationship with a family member, secrets can make deeper connection difficult.
This is where I feel indebted to my friend of years ago. She chose me, and while it was a tough load to carry, her secret helped us find deeper connection and, ultimately, more transparency between the both of us. For that, I’m extremely grateful. Like her, I want to have ‘real’ relationships. She helped our friendship be more real.
If we decide to tell our secret, it’s imperative we choose the right person to tell. Here are a few things to consider:
Choose a friend who has proven he or she is trustworthy. Trust is earned over time. Your secret is precious and it is yours, and the last thing you want to do is share it with someone who will abuse it. Observe your friends. Watch how they talk about other people. If he’s betrayed a confidence of a friend, don’t expect he will keep your secret either.
Choose a person who will help you feel seen and heard and who will not judge you or try to fix you. Pick someone that can sit with you in your horrible mess and will love you anyway.
Choose a friend who points you to Jesus and is for you. Pick someone who cares deeply about your intimacy with Jesus as a first priority. There are many Christians in whom you could confide. But pick a fellow believer who is for you, who wants your best and will be there for you in process. Sometimes a person being for you means they might actually push back and challenge you. Sometimes they might simply listen. But ultimately, you want that person to be your friend, your confidante, and not have a conflict of interest or ulterior motive.
Finally, as the bearer of a secret, if you learn that a friend is doing something harmful or being treated wrongly by someone else, (bullying, abuse, discrimination), or if someone’s life is in danger (threats of suicide, threats of assault or murder), safety trumps confidentiality. Some secrets are too dangerous to be kept silent.
The ministry of reconciliation is not cheap or easy. It takes courage, trust, and grace to move forward in community with God and each other. Yet only in authenticity with God, with ourselves, and within community can we find freedom, dispelling the power of the secret holding us captive.
Karen E Yates (@KarenYates11) is a writer, blogger, dabbler in book marketing, and sushi addict. A mother of three children, two by birth and one via adoption, she writes on spiritual formation, adoption, books and church culture. She blogs at KarenEYates.com. | <urn:uuid:4a55d025-2c10-477d-974c-242c0aa3e13b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://relevantmagazine.com/life5/so-youre-carrying-secret/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00468.warc.gz | en | 0.966338 | 1,450 | 1.578125 | 2 |
There's no question that, in today's economy, you are better off with a college education than you are without one. The unemployment rate for grads is lower, and their wages are higher, as are their chances of advancing to a management job.
But does that necessarily mean the whole economy would be better off if more Americans had a diploma? That's a tougher issue, one which has been the subject of some lively debate since the Georgetown Center On Education the Workforce published a study last week examining how workers at different education levels have fared in the job market.
Count me among the skeptical. The jobs climate for bachelor's holders still isn't stellar, many are taking positions they're probably overqualified for, and there aren't any obvious signs that employers are struggling to find educated employees. Speaking broadly, it seems there are already more college grads in United States than can fit into our cramped economy.*
Again, college-educated Americans do have it better than most. As the Georgetown report illustrated, workers with a bachelor's degree or higher added more than 2 million jobs between December 2007 and February of this year. Meanwhile, the market for high school grads is still stuck in a trench, having barely budged since late 2009.
But not all college grads have it equally rosy. As the Washington Post's Dylan Matthews has pointed out, the Georgetown report misleadingly sandwiches together plain-old bachelor's holders with workers who have a master's, doctorate, or professional degree. And according to data Matthews cites from the Economic Policy Institute, between 2007 and 2011, 98.3 percent of the job gains in that combined group went to the advanced degree holders. These days, it seems we're really in a grad school economy.
That reality plays out pretty clearly in the unemployment figures, as shown in this chart posted by EPI's Lawrence Mishel. Bachelor's holders, like everyone else, have suffered from much worse joblessness than normal during the recovery. Today, they're still facing 4.1 percent unemployment, well above pre-recession levels. If there was a great shortage of college talent in the labor market, it's reasonable to assume their situation would have improved faster.
But it's not just an issue of whether college grads are finding work; it's the kind of work some of them are getting that's problematic. As shown in this next graph from the Georgetown report, since the recession began, employers have hired more than 700,000 bachelor's holders into what are usually considered middle-education occupations -- jobs where only half to three-quarters of employees have at least some college. Think dental hygienists, cops, and travel agents. Another 185,000 are in low-education positions. Think McDonald's or your neighborhood coffee shop.
To be fair, those numbers aren't quite as ominous as they sound. Many of these jobs are simply more sophisticated than they used to be and therefore require increasingly educated employees. Manufacturing workers need to operate more advanced, computer-operated machinery. Sales agents have to understand technology they're pitching to prospective buyers. Hospitals want more nurses with bachelor's. In a report last year, the Georgetown Center referred to that evolution as "upskilling."
Usually, when a college graduate goes to work in traditionally low-skill field, they end up earning a good deal than their coworkers without diplomas. Take police officers. Per the Georgetown study:
[A] police officer is considered a middleskill job, but officers with a Bachelor's degree earn 30 percent more than those with just a high school diploma. Much of this gap is related to more employees with Bachelor's degrees working in higher-paying jobs on the police force, such as detectives or supervisors. Another example is a self-employed plumber or other craftsperson who earns more than many college graduates.
In 2009, bachelor's holders in mid-skill occupations make a 43 percent wage premium.
So we're not necessarily looking at an entire generation of underpaid, overqualified barristas. But upskilling can't explain all of the migration of college grads away from traditionally white collar occupations. For instance, according to Georgetown, around 300,000 bachelor's holders have been hired to work in "office and administrative support services." In other words, they're taking jobs as secretaries and clerks. It's hard to see that as anything other than the result of a desperately lousy job market. And it means less educated workers are probably being displaced.
None of this, though, answers for sure whether we have too many or too few college graduates for the economy. And the Georgetown Center says firmly that we have too few. They reached that conclusion in their 2011 report by using the college wage premium -- how much more bachelor's holders make compared to everyone else -- to try and model the changing demand for college graduates over time. Then they look at the actual number of young people getting degrees. As of 2010, demand was far outstripping supply.
But something seems intuitively off about their findings. The college wage premium has essentially been frozen for a decade, even as earnings for high school grads have actually fallen. If there was such intense competition for college-educated talent, you'd expect it to continue rising.
For another view, we can turn to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, which released a study in June on the so-called "skills shortage" many believe is afflicting the economy. This is the idea that there are jobs out there, but workers just don't have the education they need to get them. In the end, they found the evidence for such a mismatch was "mixed." As the graph below shows, which is based off of actual hiring data, the demand for low-, medium-, and high-skill labor has all been moving more or less in tandem. The slight exception is in the medium-skill market, which could be a sign of the "upskilling" trend. But there's really no obvious proof that employers have are scrambling over each other for educated labor.
As I wrote above, the evidence as to whether we have too many or too few college grads isn't conclusive. Chances are, we're not generating an entire wave of over-educated espresso artists. And there are also almost certainly specific job sectors of the economy, such as engineering, suffering from a dearth of talent. But college graduates are still facing some of the worst employment prospects they've had in years. There may simply be more of them than our limp current economy can use. | <urn:uuid:a29257fa-ab00-4b51-a32b-08928199bd16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/america-may-have-too-many-college-graduates/261454/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00268.warc.gz | en | 0.97677 | 1,331 | 2.40625 | 2 |
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So it is with the dental amalgamators as well. Some of the features offered on the Sigma model amalgamators are silicone buttons for a smooth touch, noise-free operation, ergonomic design, controlled and consistent mixing, and ease of operation.
The Sigma RS-336 Dental Amalgamator utilizes a microprocessor control system to maintain a precise and consistent mix. It is designed specifically for mercury-based fillings and it meets the high standards you would expect from a well-designed machine. The unit has a safety deactivation switch which will shut down the device upon opening the front cover.
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ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF PAD FOUNDATION USING VISUAL BASIC PROGRAM
This paper focuses on the use of Visual Basic (VB) programming language in developing a computer program for the analysis and design of pad foundation (isolated and combined pad footings) to BS8110 code specification. Flow charts were developed to accept design data after which, VB codes were then developed. Using the design data, the program analyses the foundation in terms of; effective depth, base area, shear and moment. The analysis is preceded by the design of the foundation footings. The accuracy and reliability of results obtained using the developed program (application) were comparatively evaluated by manual analysis using the same input design data. It was observed that obtained results using the manual method of analysis as well that obtained using the developed program (application) were found to be same with zero percentage error. Furthermore, it was observed that the analysis done using the developed program was easier and faster thus, enhancing the efficiency of analysis and design of the foundation footings.
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«What Anxiety Does to the Human Body?» - Free Essay Paper
The psychosomatic nature of anxiety is nowadays taken for granted, whilst the anatomical and physiological effects of it are claimed to be understudied. It is possible to assume that the issue of understanding anxiety is a matter of psychology. Neurohumoral regulation that along with its mental manifestation constitutes the essence of psychosomatics is regarded as an issue that exists at the confluence of psychology and medicine. Thus, studying the physiological mechanisms of anxiety, namely its effect on the human body, may help understand the nature of such clinical condition as a panic attack as well as the mechanisms of sensitivity and pain threshold. Moreover, the issue of anxiety being related to stress sets its understanding in the context of social life of the human species.
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Anxiety is commonly referred to as a disorder characterized by a state of disturbance and mental stress (“Anxiety and the Brain”, n.d.). It is claimed to affect brain functioning above all. Physiological mechanisms of anxiety manifest themselves in the so-called neurotransmitters, namely serotonin, norepinephrine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid (“Anxiety and the Brain”, n.d.). Considering the issue of hormone production, it is important to note that there are two specific elements launching physiological mechanisms that evoke anxiety, namely adrenaline/epinephrine and thyroid hormone (“Anxiety and the Brain”, n.d.). The excess of adrenaline/epinephrine mainly causes increase in heart rate and muscle tension. Thyroid hormone controls the amount of serotonin, norepinephrine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid, and therefore, is directly linked with the physiological mechanisms of anxiety (“Anxiety and the Brain”, n.d.).
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Due to its topicality, the issue of physiological mechanisms of anxiety has become a point of concern for the latest anthropological and socio-psychological studies. “Extending Animal Models of Fear Conditioning to Humans” is an article written by M.R. Delgado, A. Olsson, and E.A. Phelps (2006). The article focuses on the issue of dealing with fear across the species, drawing parallels between animals and humans (Delgado, Olsson, & Phelps, 2006, pp. 39-46). Specifically, the authors of the article claim that the mechanisms of fear conditioning are merely correlates, referenced throughout the article as a paradigm and synonymous to dealing with fear and overcoming stress (Delgado et al., 2006, pp. 39-46). Thus, the researchers presume that physiological mechanisms of fear conditioning involve amygdala during the acquisition of fear and prefrontal areas during its extinction (Delgado et al., 2006, pp. 39, 40, 44). The scientists make their reference to the research conducted by Ivan Pavlov and base their investigation on the findings made by a great number of scholars, psychiatrists, and physicians (e.g. D.A. Hopkins, G. Holstege, A.J. McDonald, M.R. Milad, G.J. Quirk, and R. Garcia) (Delgado et al., 2006, pp. 39-46). The basic methods of the investigation include laboratory experiment and brain magnetic resonance examination. The article, however, does not report of the exact number of living beings under study. The sample can be characterized as descriptive rather than representative. During their research, the scientists have studied the physiological mechanisms of experiencing, learning emotions in general and fear in particular. They have arrived at the conclusion that the degree of similarity of fear conditioning is rather high in both animals and humans, and have identified specific brain areas involved in the process, namely amygdala and prefrontal areas.
“Anxiety Sensitivity and its Dimensions across the Anxiety Disorders” is an article written by Brett Deacon and Jonathan Abramowitz (2006). The article mostly focuses on anxiety sensitivity and anxiety-related sensations (Deacon & Abrawitz, 2006, pp.837-855). The authors of the article hypothesize the three-partite nature of AS and refer to somatic, social, and cognitive aspects of anxiety (Deacon & Abrawitz, 2006, p.837), thus regarding anxiety sensitivity as a complex, multi-dimensional entity. In the course of the investigation, the scientists have studied clinical cases of anxiety-related psychopathology; basic medical assessment strategies, namely interviewing, questioners, and psychological testing were applied. Scientists report of 232 patients involved in the study, including 92 patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, 23 with generalized anxiety disorder, 35 with social phobia, 18 with specific phobia, 52 with panic disorder, and 12 with other anxiety disorders (Deacon & Abrawitz, 2006, p.840). The sample can be characterized as representative. In the course of the study, the scientists have revealed a correlation between Anxiety Sensitivity Index – Revised subscale and total scores, the latter revealing the greater discriminant validity (Deacon & Abrawitz, 2006, p.847).
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Technology has made the act of sharing (others content)- to your community-ies (friends, followers, readers…) so easy, a click on “share” on Facebook, a click on RT on Twitter, a blog post mentioning another post, that it has become very easy to shine through others’ content.
But am I really the reflection of what I republish? The “re-publish” notion can be extended to pictures taken at an event, where the people I capture are the value rebounded indirectly on me, the same with quick videos.
At some extent, I would answer in a positive way. Yes. Yes, what I share to my community gives them a good picture of what I like, what I find of interest. Even of my skills. I offer them the value created by someone else. In doing so, it would be hypocritical not to recognize that a slight part of it will be redirected on my own image.
But in my opinion, this can be done in a very transparent way, giving credit to whom deserves it, linking to the source, quoting the original article, quoting the person who published it. Otherwise, it would become “robbing”, as states it Valeria Maltoni in her recent, striking article. Shining through someone else’s content/opinion is easy.
These last weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot on that issue. For 2 main reasons:
First, there’s been a lot of noise around some big event recently, bringing along tons of pictures, videos, tweets, RT’s, etc.. but empty of real meaning. Or there were a thousand of people gathered for a major event that had nothing new to bring to the crowds, or the noise was too big on social networks and the efforts of “translation”, of value- addition too light. Or maybe both !
Secondly, I’ve been recently challenged by a question that sounded like: ok, you share Mashable or Techcrunch articles, great, but this is easy. Implied: what is your real “value-addition”?
So, sharing makes sense when you add your own opinion, colour, take.
Or, better, when you create your own content. Which opens other questions, deserving interest (and another post :-))
This will turn into long-lasting trust into what you think, you share. And, yes, you’ll be a little bit what you share.
But not only.
And you? Did you notice what are the favorite people you follow and why? Do they give a special meaning to the information they share?
I would love to have your opinion!
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GUEST AUTHOR: Robert Glashüttner
We often assume that brainy games first and foremost have to be intellectually challenging. That you have to twist and intertwine your synapses and think hard before you are able to solve anything. While those complicated tasks might be an adequate challenge for some people, a lot of us are left overloaded and alienated - especially when we are trying to relax. The usual response to a challenge that is too tough is to give up and feel a little clumsy at best. This is far from motivating despite the fact that you don't learn anything by a puzzle that is just too hard or too tiring to finish. That is why we also like casual games which are easy going, social and just fun. Think of Where's Waldo or Sudoku puzzles in the newspaper that you enjoy solving while having a cup of coffee in the morning.
We should embrace the fact that logically very challenging games like "The Witness" or also smaller indie titles like "Stephen's Sausage Roll", both of which came out earlier this year, are in no way a standard for Mind Games.
Instead, they are a very specific form. Just think of videogames that also present non-trivial puzzles like the two mentioned but also incorporate more creative possibilities for you to be able to solve a specific problem. Like the "Portal" series. In "Portal" it's not just about finding a solution for an abstract problem but also playing with the whole environment, recognizing visual cues and also being able to skillfully translate the idea into reality. Because, let's face it: Those portals can let you travel very fast.
Therefore, in many cases you also need to stay cool headed and move quickly to get to the next room. These skill elements are a welcomed distraction from the often dry process of trying to come up with a solution just by cognitive overload.
But Mind Games can skip the "solve this problem" template altogether. In many games it's not about single challenges that you have to overcome but a goal that you have to achieve. Think about it: There is almost no game where you can just brute-force your way to the top or to the finish line without coming up with a strategy or a memorization of certain objects that you encounter in-game. You don't become good at a racing game just by driving flawlessly but by knowing the race tracks very well. You outwit your opponent in a strategy game like "Starcraft" not just by building and commanding your units quickly. You have to know the map, the race of your enemy and you need a lot of intel to know what he or she is up to so you know what your reaction should be like.
Memorizing things in a space and strategic play is also extremely important if you want to be good at card games like "Hearthstone": Knowing the cards alone hardly nets you many wins. You need to know how the cards work together and the right time to play them out to get an edge over your opponent.
So Mind Games are about being smart and working with visual input. But that's not all.
Think of music! Granted, there are fewer games that are mainly based around sound and music. But those of us who have hopped on "Dance Dance Revolution" dance mats or played rhythm games like "Guitar Hero", "Rock Band" or "Amplitude" know that musical intelligence is something that shouldn't be underestimated. The website AudioGames.net lists over 550 games that can be played without any visual input whatsoever. But with standard videogames, audio can be considered low priority, you think? - Wrong: In January 2016, a blind man finished "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" without any help but a good audio system. Yes, it took him about five years, but it's still bears a strong testimony to the importance of game audio.
Are Mind Games confined to the digital game space? Of course not. Games like Chess, GO or Crossword are the classics of the classics, and they have existed for a long time without the need of a computational device. What are they if not flawless Mind Games?
Modern examples of analogue Mind Games would be real-world mind challenges like Escape Rooms which pop up all over the world for some years now. You can also find a lot of interesting stuff in hybrid games that take place in the analogue and the digital world at the same time: Augmented Reality Games like "Ingress".
And not to forget board games with classic titles like Master Mind, Abalone and also language games like Scrabble.
Sometimes, Mind Games can also be more playful and contemplative than challenging and competitive. For example: Sitting down and solving a jigsaw puzzle is not only a visual and mental exercise. It's also about being patient and reflective, being able to leave the puzzle, take a break and come back to it later.
Games that don't force us to make quick decisions or aren't constrained by a timer have a quality of their own. Ever sat on a Minesweeper, Mahjongg or Solitaire session over a few days? Nobody says you can't take as much time and as many breaks as you need.
So, obviously, Mind Games are everywhere: In the digital and physical realm, across different genres and in form of a vast variety of challenges, triggering different sensory organs in often very creative, unusual ways. Mind Games are not for a certain audience.
Instead, every person just needs to find his or her type of Mind Game. Because getting challenged and coming up with solutions is just part of human nature. No one just wants to sit around and do nothing. And even when we think we are not achieving or doing anything, we are just unaware of how much stuff our mind is processing at this exact moment in time.
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11 Common Types of Liabilities
by Mary Girsch-Bock | Updated Aug. 5, 2022 - First published on May 18, 2022
Like assets, liabilities are part of doing business. While you probably know that liabilities represent debts that your business owes, you may not know that there are different types of liabilities. Take a few minutes and learn about the different types of liabilities and how they can affect your business.
Overview: What are liabilities?
As a small business owner, you need to properly account for assets and liabilities. If you recall, assets are anything that your business owns, while liabilities are anything that your company owes. Your accounts payable balance, taxes, mortgages, and business loans are all examples of things you owe, or liabilities.
The best way to track both assets and liabilities is by using accounting software, which will help categorize liabilities properly. However, even if you’re using a manual accounting system, you still need to record liabilities properly.
Types of liabilities on a balance sheet
There are two main categories of balance sheet liabilities: current, or short-term, liabilities and long-term liabilities.
- Short-term liabilities are any debts that will be paid within a year. Your utility bill would be considered a short-term liability.
- Long-term liabilities are debts that will not be paid within a year’s time. These can include notes payable and mortgages, although the portion that is due within the year should be classified as a short-term liability.
Though not used very often, there is a third category of liabilities that may be added to your balance sheet. Called contingent liabilities, this category is used to account for potential liabilities, such as lawsuits or equipment and product warranties.
Contingent liabilities are only recorded on your balance sheet if they are likely to occur.
Both short-term and long-term liabilities include several types of liabilities which you will need to become familiar with in order to record them properly.
Type 1: Accounts payable
Accounts payable liability is probably the liability with which you’re most familiar. For smaller businesses, accounts payable may be the only liability displayed on the balance sheet.
Accounts payable represents money owed to vendors, utilities, and suppliers of goods or services that have been purchased on credit. Most accounts payable items need to be paid within 30 days, although in some cases it may be as little as 10 days, depending on the accounting terms offered by the vendor or supplier.
Type 2: Principle & interest payable
If you have a loan or mortgage, or any long-term liability that you’re making monthly payments on, you’ll likely owe monthly principal and interest for the current year as well. The balance of the principal or interest owed on the loan would be considered a long-term liability.
Type 3: Short-term loans
A short-term loan is a loan that is due and payable within a 12-month timeframe. Any loans that are due and payable longer than one year would be considered a long-term liability.
Type 4: Taxes payable
Both income taxes and sales taxes need to be properly accounted for. Depending on your payment schedule and your tax jurisdiction, taxes may need to be paid monthly, quarterly, or annually, but in all cases, they are likely due and payable within a year’s time.
Type 5: Accrued expenses
When using accrual accounting, you’ll likely run into times when you need to record accrued expenses. Accrued expenses are expenses that you’ve already incurred and need to account for in the current month, though they won’t be paid until the following month.
Accrued expenses typically include wages and salaries, rental payments, and utilities.
Type 6. Unearned revenue
Unearned revenue is money that has been received by a customer in advance of goods and services delivered.
When your customer pays you three months in advance, that money is considered unearned revenue and is classified as a current liability, where it will remain until the goods and/or services have been delivered to the customer.
Type 1: Notes payable
Notes payable is similar to accounts payable; the difference is the presence of a written promise to pay. A formal loan agreement that has payment terms that extend beyond a year are considered notes payable.
Type 2: Mortgage payable
Any mortgage payable is recorded as a long-term liability, though the principal and interest due within the year is considered a current liability and is recorded as such.
Type 3: Bonds payable
Bonds are typically issued by public utilities, hospitals, and local governments.
The entities issuing the bonds formally agree to pay interest on any bonds issued, with interest typically paid every six months or annually, while also agreeing to pay the principal amount by a date specified in the formal agreement. Bonds payable are always considered long-term debt.
Type 4: Deferred tax liabilities
Deferred tax liability refers to any taxes that need to be paid by your business, but are not due within the next 12 months. If you know that you’ll be paying the tax within 12 months, it should be recorded as a current liability.
Type 5: Capital leases
Capital leases are a bit tricky. A capital lease refers to the leasing of equipment rather than purchasing the equipment for cash.
The amount of the capital lease is included on your balance sheet as a long-term asset, while that same amount will also need to be recorded as a long-term liability, reflecting the amount that is owed on the lease.
While both reflect money owed to an outside source, current liabilities represent money owed that is due within the next 12 months. Long-term liabilities reflect money owed that is not due and payable within a 12-month time frame.
That’s why accounts payable is considered a current liability, while your mortgage would be considered a long-term liability.
If you’re a very small business, chances are that the only liability that appears on your balance sheet is your accounts payable balance.
While you certainly can just record these as a liability for your own reporting purposes, if you’re sharing your financial statements with outside agencies, investors, lenders, or other financial institutions, you will need to separate current and long-term liabilities properly.
It’s actually both. For example, if you have a 30-year mortgage on your office building, the amount due within the next 12 months should be recorded as a current liability, while the remainder of the balance owed should be recorded as a long-term liability.
Managing liabilities is part of being a business owner
If you own a business, you’re going to have liabilities. Even if it’s just the electric bill and rent for your office, they still need to be tracked and recorded.
As your business grows and you take on more debt, it becomes even more important to understand the difference between current and long-term liabilities in order to ensure that they’re recorded properly.
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Thursday, 28 July 2016
Kenneth Copeland’s daily devotional July 28, 2016 - We're Winning
Topic: We're Winning [July 28, 2016]
Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not. - Numbers 14:9
Thousands of years ago, God told the children of Israel to go up and occupy the land that He had given them. He told them to take it, by force and without fear, from the ungodly ones who were dwelling there.
He's still saying that today. God is still trying to get us, as His people, to take the good land He's given us. He's still trying to get us to use the power He's given us to run the wicked one out.
You see, this earth doesn't belong to the devil. It belongs to God (Psalms 24:1). The devil has just moved in and taken control of things because we believers haven't stopped him.
That is our job, you know. Jesus took Satan's legal rights away from him on Resurrection morning. Then Jesus put us in charge of enforcing Satan's defeat. The Scripture says that Jesus is going to sit at the right hand of the Father until His enemies are made His footstool (Hebrews 10:12-13). Do you know what that means? It means Jesus is waiting on us to kick the devil and his crew out of the affairs of this earth. He's waiting on us to carry out the victory He won at Calvary and occupy this land.
But just like Israel had to rise up physically to take the land of Canaan, you and I have to rise up in the spirit if we're going to establish the dominion of God in the earth. We're going to have to get moving. We can't do it sitting down!
Listen, you may not know it, but we're at war. We're in a spiritual battle—and we're winning. In fact, if you realized what was already established in the spirit world, you'd laugh at the devil every time he showed his face.
So today if the devil has control of an area of your life or your church or your community, rise up in the spirit through faith and prayer and the Word and start taking that territory back. Don't be afraid. His defense is departed from him. He has no weapon that can stand against you.
The Lord is with you. Rise up in the Name of Jesus and take back the land!
Scripture Reading: Exodus 14:10-31
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IRONOSA, TEXAS. Ironosa was on Arenosa and Big Iron Ore creeks and Farm Road 711, ten miles northwest of San Augustine in northwestern San Augustine County. It is believed to be named for nearby Arenosa Creek. The community received a post office in 1884 and by 1890 had an estimated 100 inhabitants, three general stores, a sawmill-gristmill, and a mill and gin. By 1896 Ironosa had a Baptist church. The post office closed in 1916. In the 1930s the community was on the Frost Industries Lumber Tram line, and in 1940 it had a few scattered dwellings. By the 1980s Ironosa was no longer listed on state highway maps.
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The noble gases have closed shell electronic configuration and are monoatomic gases under normal conditions. The low boiling points of lighter noble gases are due to weak dispersion forces between the atoms and the absence of other interatomic interactions.
The direction of xenon and fluorine leads to a series of compound with oxidation numbers +2, +4 and +6. XeF4 reacts violently with water to give XeO3. The compounds of xenon exhibit rich stereochemistry and their geometries can be deduced considering the total number of electron pairs in the valence shell.
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Veteran remembers Battle of the Bulge
By Pat Kinney | Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa | Published: November 25, 2012
FAYETTE --- William "Bill" Kane lives in close, but cozy, quarters at a nursing home in Fayette.
He was used to a lot of things being "close," but hardly comfortable, 70 years ago --- including the Nazis.
There was close-quarter combat. Close scrapes. Close calls. Close brushes with death.
Kane, a native of Independence who lived in Waterloo most of his life, was a member of the U.S. Army's 304th Military Police Escort Group during World War II. He'd worked 12 years at the John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works before the war.
"I was behind enemy lines more than in front of them," said Kane, who turns 91 on Dec. 10. "My weapon of issue was the .45 on my hip," referring to his Colt pistol.
His military discharge papers attest to where he's been and what he's seen. Five battle stars for combat campaigns in Normandy, northern France, the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhineland and Central Europe.
His unit was often assigned to slip into Nazi-occupied towns ahead of the Allied advance and wipe out remaining stubborn resistance.
The soldiers were not issued American-made rifles, whose distinctive sound could be detected by the enemy. Instead, he'd have to steal an enemy rifle.
He entered the European continent at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, driving a 4x4 weapons carrier.
He was a firsthand witness to the carnage on "Bloody Omaha," where more than 2,000 Americans were killed or wounded. Any family receiving a loved one's remains from there "got them back all in pieces," Kane said. "You stepped over them. How the hell we held it, I don't know." Had the Germans not moved a major portion of their troops north to the Pas-de-Calais, the "Longest Day" may have had a different outcome.
As the Allies moved inland, the fighting was bitter and hand-to-hand as Allies moved, town by town and building by building. A German wielding a rifle with fixed bayonet charged from a closet, wounding Kane, but he also was wielding a bayonet-fixed enemy rifle, and he responded in kind, killing his adversary.
Kane showed the enemy no mercy because the enemy gave none --- like when SS forces executed American prisoners at Malemedy during the Battle of the Bulge, machine gunning them to death.
"After they shot those guys, I never took another prisoner. 'Kamerad! Kamerad!' To hell with them," he said, referring to what Germans would shout in surrender. "If you turned your back, they'd get you."
And when a battle was over, "I saw them load bodies like a farmer loads fence posts" into vehicles for burial detail, on both sides.
Kane said he, like a lot of soldiers, drank a lot as a result of the horrors of war. He jested that the Germans might have won the war if they'd simply poisoned all the wine cellars and liquor cabinets they left behind in retreat.
Kane was in a forward position in advance of the U.S. 1st Army in December 1944 during the German counterattack that became known as the Bulge. A Belgian family hid him for several days in their home until he could make it back to the Allied lines.
"They gave me water and fed me," he said, sheltering him from the bitter winter weather and the enemy.
After the war he was a contract truck hauler for A&P grocery stores, delivering eggs from Iowa farms to New York. He also operated a diesel truck repair operation, Bill's Transport Service.
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6 Metaphors in Search of the Internet
One task of educational technology is to develop and use the tools of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Another important function of educational technology, however, is to be "ahead of the curve" in understanding how forms of technology like the Internet impact culture, and restructure our awareness within culture. This paper uses the semiotic and abductive principles of juxtaposition via metaphor to explore six aspects of learning and culture which have been changed by the Internet, but where the changes have been such that we have not been conceptually positioned to see them. We conclude with an acknowledgement of the arbitrariness of the metaphors we have actually used, and a call for an abductive proliferation of metaphor examination along the very lines of the medium under study - that is, we seek a thread of metaphors.
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afrol News, 6 February - Patrice Lumumba, 35, the first and last democratically elected leader of Congo Kinshasa (DRC), was assassinated in 1961. Forty years later, the ex-colonial power Belgium takes responsibility and apologises for its role in the killing of the charismatic Congolese nationalist.
Following yesterday's parliamentary debate on Belgium's role in the killing of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba on 17 January 1961, Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel, asked the family of late Lumumba and the Congolese people to accept Belgium's apology. A parliamentary commission had come to the conclusion that Belgium had "a moral responsibility" for the assassination.
Two of Lumumba's sons, François and Roland, listened to the parliamentary debate and were received by Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and Foreign Minister Michel. "The government feels it should extend to the family of Patrice Lumumba ... and to the Congolese people, its profound and sincere regrets and its apologies for the pain inflicted upon them," Michel stated.
Michel informed Parliament, the Belgian government was to establish a "Patrice Lumumba Foundation", immediately financed with 3,750 million euro (US$ 3,250 million) and to receive yearly donations of half a million euro. The foundation was to work for "the democratic development" of Congo Kinshasa, financing projects to prevent conflict, strengthen justice and target the youth. Patrice Lumumba's family "shall be thoroughly involved in the spending of the foundation" in Congo, the Belgian government announced.
François Lumumba, now a Congolese opposition party leader, told the press in Brussels the long-awaited recognition of Belgian guilt was "a determining step, a sign of political courage that must be congratulated." The Belgian press also proved content with its government's move. 'De Standaard' commented the apology had been "a strong signal" but demanded; "The investigations over decolonisation, however embarrassing, must be continued. If not, this has just been a diversion."
Congo's elected Prime Minister profiled himself as a nationalist and a firm anti-colonialist, which soon made him a feared person in the former imperial capital, Brussels. Even worse, Lumumba was to have had strong sympathies towards the Soviet Union at a time when the Cold War was at its hottest. He thus came under strict surveillance of US and Belgian secret services.
Soon after the sudden and not-prepared-for departure of Belgium from its enormous colony, the new country fell into civil war. The mineral rich Katanga province demanded autonomy - and Belgian and UN troops went back to Congo. After a military coup, Congolese authorities arrested Lumumba in December 1960 and sent him to Belgian-controlled Katanga, where he allegedly was executed by Congolese rebel troops.
In official Belgian and US history writing, the killing of Lumumba always had been an exclusively inter-Congolese affair. Alternative versions, implying the CIA's and Belgian authorities' co-responsibility, however emerged soon.
The breakthrough in finding the truth behind Lumumba's killing came with the 1999 publication "The Assassination of Lumumba" by the Belgian sociologist Ludo de Witte. De Witte documented how Belgian officials directed and carried out the murder and helped dispose of the body.
In his disclosures, de Witte cited a telegram from Belgium's African-affairs minister, Harold d'Aspremont Lynden, ordering that Lumumba be sent to Katanga. In Katanga, Lumumba was killed by a firing squad commanded by a Belgian officer - according to the officer accompanying Lumumba, interviewed by de Witte. Destroying the evidence, Belgian Police Commissioner Gerard Soete and his brother cut up the body with a hacksaw and dissolved it in sulphuric acid, according to a broadcasted statement by Soete himself.
According to de Witte's investigations, also the CIA was involved. An involved Belgian official had told him that he kept CIA station chief Lawrence Devlin fully informed of the plan, something the latter still denies. A 1960 telegram from CIA Director Allen Dulles however had concluded "that [Lumumba's] removal must be an urgent and prime objective."
Foreign Minister Michel told the parliament his government agreed with the commission, the government of 1961 had "not ordered the physical elimination of Patrice Lumumba," but it had ignored Lumumba's "physical integrity," which "obviously [was] subordinated to other interests." Michel concluded the Belgian "attitude of neutrality and apathy" had been a "serious failure", giving Belgium "an irrefutable share of responsibility" in Lumumba's killing.
The killing of Lumumba certainly became a solution to US and Belgian grievances in 1961 - at the cost of the Congolese people. Lumumba was followed by pro-Western dictator Mobutu Sésé Séko, governing Congo ("Zaire") for 30 years as his personal estate resulting in the total impoverishment of the nation. Mobutu was followed by the Kabila dynasty and an ongoing civil war. None of these pro-Western leaders ever stood elections.
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By Gwyneth Doland
Isn't it about time Starbucks gave you something back? How about some valuable compost, for free? Yeah, you guessed it, Starbucks, Satellite and most other coffee houses are easily persuaded to save their used coffee grounds for you. Sure, you should already be saving your own grounds but coffee houses produce enough to give your compost heap a real kick start. Call or stop in to your favorite java joint in the morning and ask if they'll save that day's grounds for you. Keep in mind that you'll probably have the best luck at the bean juice bar you frequent most. They may ask you to bring in a clean bucket or they may package the goods up in a plastic bag. You'd be surprised how much can accumulate in a day. Is it too soon to be thinking about compost? Naw. We've got about a month to go before the average last frost but with some days as warm as they've been it's not definitely not unreasonable to start working on your soil. This is the perfect time to buy a new composter or stake out a corner of the yard for a heap. Coffee grounds are high in valuable nitrogen but they're also quite acidic. To maintain balance, combine coffee grounds with crushed egg shells and vegetable trimmings from the kitchen. Work the grounds into the soil or add them directly to your compost heap.
All the News That's Fit to Eat
By Gwyneth Doland
Planning on dinner and a movie? Go to Café Voila and the movie's on them! This charming French restaurant in the shadow of the Marriott Pyramid has partnered with Madstone Theaters to give patrons two clever ways to save money on their dates. Option Number One: If you order full-priced dinner entrées, Café Voila will give you each a free movie ticket. Option Number Two: Bring your ticket stub from a Madstone matinee to Voila that same evening and they'll take the cost of your ticket (usually $5.50) off of your dinner entrée's price. I think it's a brilliant marketing idea for them and a screamin' deal for us. For full details call Café Voila (821-2666) or Madstone Theaters (6311 San Mateo NE, 872-4000).
Know Your Ingredients
Peanut Butter Basics
What is that layer of oil on top, anyway?
By Gwyneth Doland
My mom always used to buy that "natural" peanut butter that came with a thick layer of oil floating on top of the extra-coarse puréed nuts. I begged for Jiff but having already accepted the seven-grain bread and homemade quince jelly that were to make up the other parts of my PBJ equation I was screwed and I knew it. Now I'm a grownup and I can pick any peanut butter I want. But which one? Why does so-called natural peanut butter have that layer of oil on top? And what makes it different from Skippy?
Chewing the Fat
The Blue Dragon's Higher Grounds
Chef Kent Dagnall talks about salvation through vegan chocolate chip cookies
By Laura Marrich
Big changes are afoot at the Blue Dragon, the little neighborhood hangout that straddles Girard's jog just south of Indian School. With a fresh coat of paint and some new menu concepts headed by Chef Kent Dagnall, the Dragon is gearing up for spring and their fifth birthday on Mother's Day. I recently dropped in on Kent, a long-time pal and culinary co-conspirator, to pump him for information and split one of their signature pizzas.
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Slade, E F
EDWARD FRED SLADE
Remembered with honour Chipilly Communal Cemetery: Row E, Grave 1.
He enlisted at King’s Langley, Herts; was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 6 June 1915, and accidentally drowned. Unfortunately, Edward’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There are articles about Edward in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 21 August 1915 and 28 August 1915; also articles in the Watford Illustrated dated 6 March 1915 and 4 September 1915; plus an In Memoriam from the Grammar School in the issue dated 25 December 1915.
Son of Edward Henry and Kate (nee GAMBY) SLADE of Bedmond, Herts.
His parents married 23 December 1891 at St Lawrence’s, Abbot’s Langley, Herts. Edward died 30 October 1940 aged 71; Kate died 9 May 1958 aged 90; both in Abbot’s Langley.
Edward was born 1893 in Abbot’s Langley, and baptised 5 February 1893 at St Lawrence’s, Abbot’s Langley. He attended Watford Grammar School from September 1905 to December 1907, and worked for the London & North Western Railway as a clerk in the Audit Department, Euston.
On the 1901 Census, aged 8 he lived in Abbot’s Langley, with his parents and one sibling. On the 1911 Census, a railway clerk aged 18, he lived in Bedmond, with his parents and two siblings.
Unit"C" Company, 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
Date of death12*/08/1915
Age at death22
Place of death
- 1st S.W. Herts Scout Troop [in St Mary's Parish Church Watford] (4)
- Abbot's Langley Herts War Memorial (17)
- Aldbury Herts War Memorial (1)
- Aldenham Herts War Memorial (located in Letchmore Heath Herts) (8)
- All Saints Church Croxley Green Herts (12)
- All Saints Church Harrow Weald Middx (2)
- All Saints Church Hertford (1)
- All Saints Church King's Langley Herts (1)
- All Saints Church Leavesden Herts (31)
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A lot of people are asking, How could the voters have swung so much in two years? And, why didn’t Obama give Americans a better sense of his long-term economic plan in 2009, back when he still had a political mandate? As an academic statistician and political scientist, I have no insight into the administration’s internal deliberations, but I have some thoughts based on my interpretation of political science research.
As Doug Hibbs and others have pointed out, given the Democrats’ existing large majority in both houses of Congress and the continuing economic depression, we’d expect a big Republican swing in the vote. And this has been echoed for a long time in the polls–as early as September, 2009–over a year before the election–political scientists were forecasting that the Democrats were going to lose big in the midterms. (The polls have made it clear that most voters do not believe the Republican Party has the answer either. But, as I’ve emphasized before, given that the Democrats control the presidency and are still (at the time of this writing) likely to keep the Senate, it’s perfectly reasonable for swing voters to swing Republican in congressional voting.)
The Tea Party
What about those new Republican candidates? Radical or merely conservative? How much did they stir up the base and how much did they turn off moderate voters? Based on some of my research with Caltech political scientist Jonathan Katz, I estimate moderation to be worth about 2 percentage points in congressional elections. There’s a lot of variation here, but overall people are voting primarily the party and secondarily the candidate. Ideology is a distant third. Sure, it’s a good plan to run moderate candidates if you can, but the choice of ideology is really much more of a battle within the party than a concern in the general election. 2010 was not a good year to be a Democrat in any case.
But where did that bad economy come from?
The unemployment rate increased from 6.6% in October 2008 to 8.6% in March 2009: a huge jump before the new administration had a chance to do much at all. So the Democrats were starting in a deep hole.
Thus, one story of the election, as expressed, for example, by journalist Jonathan Chait, is that Obama and congressional Democrats shouldn’t be blamed for their 2010 election failure: after all, they did about as well as forecasted. To be fair, Chait is not a pure determinist; he’s just using the forecast as a baseline. Still, he’s missing a key piece of the picture, which is that economic performance is not fixed. According to Paul Krugman, for example, the economy would’ve been doing much worse right now had there been no stimulus plan and would be doing much better had a larger stimulus been enacted in 2009. Economists on the right have a different view, but even those who think the government can’t do much to repair the economy tend to feel that the government has the ability to make things worse.
To put it another way, nobody’s claiming that the correct economic policies (whatever they may have been) would cause the economy to be booming right now, but perhaps the difference between a mild depression, a severe depression, or complete free fall would have some impact on whether the Republicans achieved small gains, large gains, or a landslide in 2010.
Why didn’t the Democrats do more?
The next natural question is: Why, in early 2009, seeing the economy sink, did Obama and congressional Democrats not do more? Why didn’t they follow the advice of Krugman and others and (a) vigorously blame the outgoing administration for their problems and (b) act more decisively to get Americans spending again?
I offer a few thoughts, but bear in mind that I know nothing about the people involved in these deliberations, so these are all just speculations or, at best, rational reconstructions:
One answer is that Obama wanted to do more but was limited by the preferences of the 60th-most-liberal senator. I buy this argument a bit but not completely. For one thing, all the Democratic senators, even the conservative ones, have an interest in their party remaining in the majority. OK, maybe Joe Lieberman is ready to switch at any time, but most of them are locked in. So they don’t gain from a Republican landslide, More to the point, the 55 or so Democratic senators who certainly wanted their party to remain in power could’ve done more, if they’d really felt it was a good idea.
Now we’re getting closer. Several Democratic senators did not favor the big stimulus. Part of this can be attributed to ideology (or, to put it in a more positive way, conservative or free-market economic convictions) or maybe even to lobbyists etc. Beyond this, there was the feeling, somewhere around mid-2009, that government intervention wasn’t so popular–that, between TARP, the stimulus, and the auto bailout, voters were getting a bit wary of big government taking over the economy.
Now, from the standpoint of November, 2010, if you’re a Democratic senator and can go back in time to mid-2009, you might want to forget about looking like a moderate and go for a stronger, Krugman-approved plan to juice up the economy. Being a compromiser might have seemed like a good idea at the time, but in retrospect it appears that voters care about results, not about what happens to be popular at the time of the vote.
On the other hand, most of the Senate’s moderate-to-conservative Democrats were not up for reelection in 2010. Thus they had little personal reason to support policies with immediate effects on the economy and had more motivation to favor a go-slow approach.
On not wanting to repeat the mistakes of the past
OK, so why didn’t Obama do a better job of leveling with the American people? In his first months in office, why didn’t he anticipate the example of the incoming British government and warn people of economic blood, sweat, and tears? Why did his economic team release overly-optimistic graphs such as shown here? Wouldn’t it have been better to have set low expectations and then exceed them, rather than the reverse?
I don’t know, but here’s my theory. When Obama came into office, I imagine one of his major goals was to avoid repeating the experiences of Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter in their first two years.
Clinton, you may recall, was elected with less then 50% of the vote, was never given the respect of a “mandate” by congressional Republicans, wasted political capital on peripheral issues such as gays in the military, spent much of his first two years on centrist, “responsible” politics (budgetary reform and NAFTA) which didn’t thrill his base, and then got rewarded with a smackdown on heath care and a Republican takeover of Congress. Clinton may have personally weathered the storm but he never had a chance to implement the liberal program.
Carter, of course, was the original Gloomy Gus, and his term saw the resurgence of the conservative movement in this country, with big tax revolts in 1978 and the Reagan landslide two years after that. It wasn’t all economics, of course: there were also the Russians, Iran, and Jerry Falwell pitching in.
Following Plan Reagan
From a political (but not a policy) perspective, my impression was that Obama’s model was not Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter but Ronald Reagan. Like Obama in 2008, Reagan came into office in 1980 in a bad economy and inheriting a discredited foreign policy. The economy got steadily worse in the next two years, the opposition party gained seats in the midterm election, but Reagan weathered the storm and came out better than ever.
If the goal was to imitate Reagan, what might Obama have done?
– Stick with the optimism and leave the gloom-and-doom to the other party. Check.
– Stand fast in the face of a recession. Take the hit in the midterms with the goal of bouncing back in year 4. Check.
– Keep ideological purity. Maintain a contrast with the opposition party and pass whatever you can in Congress. Check.
The Democrats got hit harder in 2010 than the Republicans in 1982, but the Democrats had further to fall. Obama and his party in Congress can still hope to bounce back in two years.
Avoiding the curse of Bartels
Political scientist Larry Bartels wrote an influential paper, later incorporated into his book, Unequal Democracy, presenting evidence that for the past several decades, the economy generally has done better under Democratic than Republican presidents. Why then, Bartels asked, have Republicans done so well in presidential elections? Bartels gives several answers, including different patterns at the low and high end of the income spectrum, but a key part of his story is timing: Democratic presidents tend to boost the economy when the enter office and then are stuck watching it rebound against them in year 4 (think Jimmy Carter), whereas Republicans come into office with contract-the-economy policies which hurt at first but tend to yield positive trends in time for reelection (again, think Ronald Reagan).
Overall, according to Bartels, the economy does better under Democratic administrations, but at election time, Republicans are better situated. And there’s general agreement among political scientists that voters respond to recent economic conditions, not to the entire previous four years. Bartels and others argue that the systematic differences between the two parties connect naturally to their key constituencies, with new Democratic administrations being under pressure to heat up the economy and improve conditions for wage-earners and incoming Republicans wanting to keep inflation down.
Some people agree with Bartels’s analysis, some don’t. But, from the point of Obama’s strategy, all that matters is that he and his advisers were familiar with the argument that previous Democrats had failed by being too aggressive with economic expansion. Again, it’s the Carter/Reagan example. Under this story, Obama didn’t want to peak too early. So, sure, he wanted a stimulus–he didn’t want the economy to collapse, but he didn’t want to turn the stove on too high and spark an unsustainable bubble of a recovery. In saying this, I’m not attributing any malign motives (any more than I’m casting aspersions of conservatives’ skepticism of unsustainable government-financed recovery). Rather, I’m putting the economic arguments in a political context to give a possible answer to the question of why Obama and congressional Democrats didn’t do things differently in 2009. | <urn:uuid:283ee105-b082-4749-a096-22dec03278fa> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2010/11/05/2010_what_happe/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.970861 | 2,240 | 1.882813 | 2 |
When you have a packet of Quaker Oats in your hand, the first thing to come to mind is probably not putting them in the oven – but then you’d be missing out on some heavenly treats.
The oat is a versatile yet resistant grain that will take most of what you can throw at it including baking - yes baking. You will probably have baked using oats but already forgotten that you did – remember the humble flapjack? They were quick and easy to make, and an ideal way of getting kids interested in baking.
You may also have used oats to add a bit of crunch to your apple crumble. And what about banana bread? Banana bread has seen somewhat of a revival in recent years and if you want to try a healthy banana bread recipe look no further than here.
We’re not quite finished with bananas yet because they also feature in another baked oats recipe – banana and blueberry muffins. If you’re not so keen on bananas, but you do have a thing for blueberries, you could try moving on to blueberry yogurt muffins.
Granola might seem like a recent addition to meal times but it was actually invented over 150 years ago. It’s quite easy to make – for a crunchy oat granola, all you have to do is combine all the ingredients and bake this in the oven for 30 minutes (stirring often).
*Daily intake of 3g of beta-glucan from oats. Oats beta-glucan has been shown to lower/ reduce blood cholesterol. High cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease.
In each Quaker Oat so Simple Original bowl you will find delicious oats bursting with goodness, with no added sugar.
Quaker traditional wholegrain oats are our oats in their purest form no added sugar, no artificials, only Quaker Oats
Quaker Super Goodness Raspberry & Apple Granola provides you with a Nutri Boost to Super Start your morning.
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Posted by Diane Harris, PhD, MPH, CHES, Health Scientist and Team Lead, CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity on September 16, 2013
Many Americans aren't eating enough fruits and vegetables, but salad bars in schools can help.
Research shows that fruits and vegetables are important to promoting good health. Yet, many Americans are not getting the recommended amount they need each day.
Posted by Elyse Cohen, Deputy Director, Let’s Move! on September 13, 2013
Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama joined the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) and actress Eva Longoria to announce PHA’s new effort to encourage everyone to drink more water.
Posted by Dominique Dawes, 3-Time Olympic Gymnast, Co-Chair, President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition on September 11, 2013
Ed. Note: This blog was originally posted on www.fitness.gov. See the original post here.
At a very early age, I learned about the value of healthy eating. By the time I was 11 years old and training daily as a gymnast, I knew that eating right would help me achieve my goals. The goals I had for health, athletics, and academic performance were all tied to eating nutritious foods, and that started with breakfast. As an adult, I’ve maintained goals for fitness and health and that’s why I make sure to start each morning with a healthy breakfast.
Posted by Donna Johnson-Bailey, MPH, RD, U.S. Department of Agriculture on September 10, 2013
Ed. note: This is crossposted from blogs.usda.gov. See the original post here.
Back-to-school is an exciting time of year that provides new opportunities for teaching and learning. The USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion offers great nutrition resources for young children, parents, and educators for this upcoming school year. ChooseMyPlate.gov now features MyPlate Kids’ Place, a new section of the website designed for children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. MyPlate Kids’ Place offers fun resources for kids, such as games, videos, and songs, that encourage them to make better food and physical activity choices throughout the school year. In addition, resources for parents and educators are available to engage their children and students in “teachable moments” that will influence their food decisions.
Posted by Cameron Brenchley, Director of Digital Strategy, U.S. Department of Education on September 9, 2013
Ed. note: This is crossposted from ed.gov/blog. See the original post here.
Across the country, students and teachers are cracking open their books and sharpening their new number twos for the start of an exciting new school year. And while the unofficial end of summer has passed, it doesn’t mean we can’t look back on all the fun we had with our friends and family.
Posted by Elyse Cohen, Deputy Director, Let’s Move! on September 7, 2013
School is back in session and what better way to celebrate than by breaking a sweat? Yesterday afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama joined students from Orr Elementary in Washington D.C. along with some stellar athletes for the Let’s Move! Active Schools Back to School event. The First Lady spoke to educators and administrators about the important role that schools and their teachers have in fostering a healthier environment for this generation of kids.
Posted by Elyse Cohen, Deputy Director, Let’s Move! on September 5, 2013
President Barack Obama declared September 2013 as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, encouraging Americans to get involved in promoting healthy eating and physical activity for our kids nationwide.
Posted by Larry Chambers, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service on August 30, 2013
Ed. note: This is crossposted from blogs.usda.gov. See the original post here. Learn more about the history of Labor Day, and the history of the U.S. Department of Labor.
What better way to spend a three-day weekend than outside with friends and family? America’s national forests and grasslands offer a wide variety of recreation opportunities ranging from backcountry camping far from civilization to developed picnic areas with all the facilities you need for the perfect end-of-summer barbecue with family and friends.
Of course, there are still fires burning in some areas of the country so check the status of your destination before heading out. Safety is key.
Here are a few ideas to help you plan your weekend:
Ditch the video games and cable box this weekend and spend the night outside. Check out Recreation.gov for the latest information on reservations for developed camp sites. If you’re feeling a little more adventurous, the national forests have plenty of undeveloped sites offering a more up-close-and-personal experience with nature. Check your local forest or grassland web pages for more information.
Posted by Emily Ritchie, FoodCorps Fellow on August 29, 2013
The school day keeps getting healthier for kids in the Bend-LaPine School District in central Oregon! Building on the concept of Farm to School (connecting farmers to schools), Oregon is implementing an innovative concept called “Boat to School.” This program connects Oregon fishermen and processors with the school cafeteria and classroom so that local seafood is served on the lunch line and students learn about coastal communities.
Posted by AJ Pearlman, Associate Director for Policy, Let's Move! on August 28, 2013
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How can Phonics tutoring help you succeed?
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Phonics is a crucial part of vocabulary that is used in all schools, and it could help your child as they take advanced classes, such as college vocabulary. Understanding the concepts that are taught in phonics is needed for advanced reading and writing. Phonics skills will also be needed in order to potentially improve on standardized tests, such as AzMERIT. A skilled phonics tutor in Glendale, AZ, will take your child's interests into account to create engrossing study sessions that keep them focused and engaged the entire time. Your child's tutor can offer assistance like visual aids to show how many syllables are in a word, as well as show your child how to use mnemonics or different ways to memorize what they learn in phonics class.
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National Student Scientific Week (PIMNAS) is a national level competition in the field of student reasoning. This competition was held by Kemenristekdikti whose organizers for this year were held at Udayana University, Bali. In this activity, the creative work of Diploma and S1 level students from all tertiary institutions in Indonesia will be competed nationally. Togetherness of PIMNAS participants from all tertiary institutions in Indonesia can create a unity between students to work together and collaborate with each other in their respective fields of science, so that they can produce creative and innovative work. All the work of the students in PIMNAS aims to develop science and technology for the glory of the Indonesian people. To enliven the implementation of the 32nd PIMNAS in 2019 a Non-PKM PIMNAS competition was held. Through this activity, it is hoped that PIMNAS 32 activities will become more lively and able to explore, and appreciate other potential possessed by students from tertiary institutions participating in PIMNAS.) On 5 – 12 August 2019 the registration and submission of works were carried out. From all the teams that registered, the best 38 teams were taken to proceed to the final round which will be held at Udayana University on August 26-28, 2019. We left for Jimbaran on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 16.05 West Indonesia Time and arrived on August 26th at 10:00. WITA. The 2019 NON PKM PIMNAS program begins with the registration to list the teams that are already present. After completing the registration the event was opened by the MC. The next program was a technical meeting in preparation for the presentation the following day.
The next day, the event began with an opening by the Chancellor of Udayana University and continued with presentations as well as assessments conducted at each stand owned by participants. The second day’s event starts at 07.00 WITA and finishes at 16.00 WITA. Our team got the sequence number stand 38, but got the order of presentation and assessor number 1. The judges who attended were 3 people and the time given for the presentation was 5 minutes per team. After all teams present, the event for the second day ends or closes.
The third day or the last day is the PKM Investment Summit and the announcement of the winners. The event starts at 08.00 WITA and ends at 16.00 WITA. PKM Investment Summit is a presentation and exhibition session in front of investors who have been presented by the committee. The participants made presentations with 2 minutes each. After all participants have finished the presentation, it is continued with the winner announcement session. 1st place was won by Universitas Brawijaya GODECT Team, 2nd place was won by Bandung Institute of Technology, and 3rd place was won by the Banyuwangi State Institute of Technology. Although we have not succeeded in getting the champion, but we are proud because we have become a finalist and carry the name of FEB UB in the event. We will try our best and add the training that is expected to be a provision to become champions. | <urn:uuid:e4aeec28-acc0-4bc6-8ef5-aa4c2866ae0f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://feb.ub.ac.id/pimnas-non-pkm-2019.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573760.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819191655-20220819221655-00677.warc.gz | en | 0.974531 | 653 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Keeping your cool
I suppose the excessively hot days we have been experiencing could be classed as ‘scorchers.’ The sustained heat is uncommon for us Lower Mainland folks, so close to the fickle marine air that our days can change in an hour.
How hot was it? It was so hot in Fort Langley, residents were petitioning council to fill their heritage hole with water and make it a public swimming pool.
How hot was it? It was so hot in Brookswood, developers stopped cutting down trees just to have shade to sit in.
How hot was it? It was so hot in Willoughby, residents quit looking for a place to park and just drove around with the air conditioning set on max.
How hot was it? People in Aldergrove quit boiling their water and started freezing it.
Everyone has a favorite cooling off tip. Maybe it’s heading for the beach or maybe it’s just drawing the drapes and hunkering down in the dark.
Certainly, these days become ‘fan appreciation days’ as we dig many shapes and sizes of oscillating devices out of the back room or the garage where they have been gathering dust since last fall.
The fans are usually ineffective, just moving hot air from one room to another, but there is something psychological about watching those blades spinning and hearing the gentle hum of the electric motor in the background. Surely, if the fan is running it must be cooler.
I bought a box of Popsicles. Grape Popsicles are truly magical comfort food. There is absolutely no nutritional value to frozen colored water but they will cool you down when you’re hot, settle your tummy when you’re sick and the first taste will transport you back to your childhood.
I can see the gang taking a break from one of those day long games of scrub, finding some shade and relaxing while the sticky juice runs down the stick and over your fingers. An orange or purple stain on your T-shirt or shorts was completely accepted as a badge of summer.
They weren’t always ‘store bought’ treats either. One of the most practical inventions Tupperware ever came up with were the little plastic popsicle makers. You could fill them up with Kool-Aid or juice, place the plastic stick inside and snap on the top.
The biggest challenge was being patient and letting them freeze. It was best done overnight because if you checked on them too soon they would fall apart. Waiting for a popsicle to freeze can add hours to a hot summer day.
There was always the ice cream man. In my youth, books and movies had not yet made the ice cream man a monster, so when we heard him coming we would scrape up a dime or a quarter from somewhere, usually from Mom’s hidden stash, and then there was no waiting. Revels and fudgsicles were almost as refreshing as popsicles.
It doesn’t matter what your secret is to keep cool, a big part of it is just keeping your cool.
Simon and Garfunkel said it best, “Slow down, you move too fast, you’ve got to make the morning last.”
On these hot days, looking for fun and feeling groovy is the answer.
If you are too hot, be patient, the heat will go. The PNE starts in one month and we can always count on a change in the weather. At least that’s what McGregor says. | <urn:uuid:778ea76a-94dc-482f-aefe-84bded079765> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/267382831.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00569-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965456 | 734 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Tropical Atlantic Alkenone SST ReconstructionEntry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2006-041
Abstract: Evidence for abrupt climate changes on millennial and shorter timescales is
widespread in marine and terrestrial climate records. Rapid reorganization of
ocean circulation is considered to exert some control over these changes, as
are shifts in the concentrations of atmospheric greenhouse gases. The response
of the climate system to these two influences is fundamentally different:
slowing of ... thermohaline overturn in the North Atlantic Ocean is expected to
decrease northward heat transport by the ocean and to induce warming of the
tropical Atlantic, whereas atmospheric greenhouse forcing should cause roughly
synchronous global temperature changes. So these two mechanisms of climate
change should be distinguishable by the timing of surfacewater temperature
variations relative to changes in deep-water circulation. Here we present a
high-temporal-resolution record of sea surface temperatures from the western
tropical North Atlantic Ocean which spans the past 29,000 years, derived from
measurements of temperature-sensitive alkenone unsaturation in sedimentary
organic matter. We find significant warming is documented for Heinrich event
H1 (16,900 - 15,400 calendar years BP) and the Younger Dryas event (12,900 -
11,600 cal. yr BP), which were periods of intense cooling in the northern
North Atlantic. Temperature changes in the tropical and high-latitude North
Atlantic are out of phase, suggesting that the thermohaline circulation was the
important trigger for these rapid climate changes.
Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Ruehlemann, C., S. Mulitza, P. J. Mueller, G. Wefer, and R. Zahn
Dataset Title: Tropical Atlantic Alkenone SST Reconstruction
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2006-041
Dataset Release Date: 4/2006
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2006-041
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology ProgramOnline Resource: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleocean/by_contributor/rue...
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 29 ka
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ka
PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > ISOTOPES
PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > MICROFOSSILS
PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > OXYGEN ISOTOPES
PALEOCLIMATE > OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS > RADIOCARBON
PALEOCLIMATE > PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS > AIR TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION
PALEOCLIMATE > PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION
ISO Topic Category
Data Set Progress
Distribution Media: ftp
University of Bremen
Fachbereich Geowissenschaften Universitat Bremen
Province or State: Bremen
Postal Code: 1 - 28359
Ruehlemann, C., S. Mulitza, P. J. Mueller, G. Wefer, and R. Zahn. 1999.
Warming of the tropical Atlantic Ocean and slowdown of thermohaline circulation during the last deglaciation. Nature, Vol. 402, pp. 511 - 514, 2 December 1999.
Stuiver, M., and P.J. Reimer, P.J. 1993.
Extended 14C data base and revised CALIB 3.0 14C age calibration program.
Radiocarbon, 35, 215-230.
Mueller, P.J., G. Kirst, G. Ruhland, I. von Storch, and A. Rosell-Mele. 1998. Calibration of the alkenone paleotemperature index UK'37 based on core-tops from the eastern South Atlantic and the global ocean (60°N-60°S).
Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 62, 1757-1772.
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Are you looking to get oral surgery in San Jose soon? The best thing to do before that happens is to do your research to know what to expect during and after your surgery.
Recovering from oral surgery is not exactly the easiest thing in the world since you have to eat after the mouth was worked on. There are general precautions you have to take, and there are also specific ones depending on what kind of oral surgery procedure you had just got done.
There are many types of oral surgeries. Depending on what you need for your mouth, each treatment you get may vary. Here are some of the most common procedures done in oral surgery:
Third molars or wisdom teeth do not always emerge fully and successfully through the gum line. Thus, the term "impacted wisdom teeth."
Having an impacted wisdom tooth requires tooth extraction, as recommended by most dentists, to avoid painful problems in the future. To have an impacted wisdom tooth means to have your third molar pressed firmly together between the jawbone and the gum tissue.
Dental implants are restorative procedures that involve the embedding of titanium in the jawbone to act as the strong support of the tooth replacement or the dental crown.
They can last up to decades and even a lifetime when taken care of properly.
A condition where there is an excess amount of tissue in the lower and upper lips to the jaw and gum line requires an oral surgery called a frenectomy.
This oral surgery that involves the removal of the excess tissue has two kinds: a labial frenectomy, one that is performed inside the middle-upper lip, and a lingual frenectomy, conducted under the tongue.
Recovery from any surgery can be challenging. To have a smooth-sailing recovery process, there are activities and foods that you need to avoid and some steps you need to follow.
Follow these steps, and you'll recover from your oral surgery in no time!
This is always the first piece of advice when recovering from oral surgery. You must always take it easy after a dental surgery which is why when you book an appointment, make sure that you have nothing planned for the rest of the day.
Avoid using extra effort and strength by lifting or bending as these activities can cause your blood clots to dislodge and ultimately cause bleeding.
It is normal to have swelling. This is why you must apply ice to your jaw intermittently for the first 24 hours.
Your gums can bleed after oral surgery, so try to clot the blood by gently biting on a folded gauze. Remember to avoid doing activities that can cause you to bleed too much. Otherwise, you're going to have to call your dentist or oral surgeon.
If the pain is intolerable, the dentist can prescribe you pain medications to help manage the pain. You can also buy over-the-counter pain relievers.
You simply must watch the food you eat. Avoid hot, hard, chewy, and spicy foods that can cause irritation. Cold, soft foods are good for you when recovering from oral surgery.
It's normal not to consume hard or chewy foods after oral surgery. Your dentist will also advise against it since it can hinder healing. Here are some soft foods you can enjoy during your time of recovery:
Equipped with the latest dental technology, our Center for Advanced Dentistry team will provide you with excellent service and first-class performance on whatever oral surgery procedure in San Jose you need.
Get in touch today to learn more about oral surgery and recovery tips!
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21 Mar 2016
B-roll version of Hugues Bayet's visit to Notre-Dame de Bellevue secondary school (Dinant, Belgium).
DINANT, BELGIUM (MARCH 21, 2016) (SOCIALISTS AND DEMOCRATS, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - ACCESS ALL)
1. CUTAWAY: GENERAL VIEW OF THE CITY OF DINANT (EXTERIOR)
2. CUTAWAYS: NOTRE-DAME DE BELLEVUE SECONDARY SCHOOL (EXTERIOR – 2 SHOTS)
3. CUTAWAY: GEOGRAPHY TEACHER AND S&D MEP HUGUES BAYET WALKING ALONG A CORRIDOR AND ENTERING THE CLASS (INTERIOR)
4. CUTAWAYS: STUDENTS LISTENING TO THE CLASS ON EU INSTITUTIONS (2 SHOTS)
5. EXTRACT OF THE LESSON – S&D MEP HUGUES BAYET SAYING (FRENCH):
“In the European Parliament, we voted on a text which says that Europe is becoming a big obscure mess. Nobody really knows how it works, who is part of it or what it is made up of. And inevitably, we generally lose interest and dislike things that seem to be distant and complicated”.
6. INTERVIEW WITH S&D MEP HUGUES BAYET SAYING (FRENCH):
“When we really don't know what it's for and how it works, whenever there is a negative decision or a rather complicated policy choice, we inevitably say "Oh, it's Europe, it's no good, etc." Therefore, I think it's important to explain why we need it so that people become aware of what we do in the EU and can take part – or not – in the political choices that are made there”.
7. CUTAWAYS: STUDENTS LISTENING TO THE CLASS ON EU INSTITUTIONS (2 SHOTS)
8. EXTRACT OF THE LESSON – JONAS CSASZAR, STUDENT SAYING (FRENCH):
“We still feel that companies are above the state. Do you see that too”?
9. INTERVIEW WITH JONAS CSASZAR, STUDENT SAYING (FRENCH):
“I've learned about its organisation. So, what things are for in the European Union. I've learned about the different seats they've had. And the difference between all the countries and the organisation of the different countries which joined forces to create Europe and that's really where we see that there are lots of differences but in the end we must still learn to live together”.
10. CUTAWAY: GEOGRAPHY TEACHER EXPLAINING THE EU LEGISLATION TO STUDENTS
11. INTERVIEW WITH JEAN-FRANCOIS DURY, GEOGRAPHY TEACHER SAYING (FRENCH) :
“During the geography course the pupils learn about the environment in which they live. They live in Europe, so that's their daily life, even if they are not aware of it every day. Here, we have pupils who will turn 18 soon or some of them have already turned 18, so they will soon need to vote for Europe. And it's better to vote with a good understanding of the issues”.
12. CUTAWAYS: STUDENTS LISTENING TO THE CLASS ON EU INSTITUTIONS (2 SHOTS)
13. CUTAWAY: HUGUES BAYET FINISHING THE LESSON AND BEING APPLAUDED
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Barely a month after Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a peace deal, Bahrain on Friday became the latest middle eastern country to normalize relations with the Jewish country, a move analyst ascribed to shared mistrust of Iran, but one that further strengthens the hand of Israel in its age-long conflict with the Palestinians.
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted the news after he spoke by phone to Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House said.
“This is truly a historic day,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, saying that he believed other countries would follow suit.
“Opening direct dialogue and ties between these two dynamic societies and advanced economies will continue the positive transformation of the Middle East and increase stability, security, and prosperity in the region,” the United States, Bahrain and Israel said in a joint statement.
Turkey, however, sees it differently.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry strongly condemned Bahrain’s decision saying it will deal a fresh blow to efforts to defend the Palestinian cause.
“It will further encourage Israel to continue illegitimate practices towards Palestine and its efforts to make the occupation of Palestinian lands permanent,” the foreign ministry said.
A month ago, Bahrain’s fellow Gulf Arab State, the United Arab Emirates, agreed to normalize ties with Israel under a U.S.-brokered deal which is scheduled to be signed at a White House ceremony hosted by Trump on Sept. 15.
The Israel-UAE ceremony will be attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan. The joint statement said Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani would join that ceremony and sign a “historic Declaration of Peace” with Netanyahu.
On Friday, Netanyahu said Bahrain’s decision marks a “new era of peace.”
“For many long years, we invested in peace, and now peace will invest in us, will bring about truly major investments in Israel’s economy – and that is very important,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Hend al-Otaiba congratulated Bahrain and Israel, saying it marked “another significant and historic achievement which will contribute enormously to the stability and prosperity of the region.” | <urn:uuid:a1c1ad44-eea4-4793-aab6-6d3c8a31eac1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fedredsnews.ng/2020/09/11/bahrain-joins-emirates-in-normalising-ties-with-israel/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00276.warc.gz | en | 0.930531 | 498 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Le Bel. Achille
|born on||21 January 1847 at 23:00 (= 11:00 PM )|
|Place||Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, France, 48n56, 7e50|
|Timezone||LMT m7e50 (is local mean time)|
|Astrology data||01°20' 08°50 Asc. 11°23'|
He is best known for his work in stereochemistry. Le Bel was educated at the École Polytechnique in Paris. In 1874 he announced his theory outlining the relationship between molecular structure and optical activity. This discovery laid the foundation of the science of stereochemistry, which deals with the spatial arrangement of atoms in molecules. This hypothesis was put forward in the same year by the Dutch physical chemist Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff. Le Bel wrote Cosmologie Rationelle (Rational Cosmology) in 1929.
He died 6 August 1930.
- Vocation : Science : Chemistry
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The Gordon Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a fictitious list of names on an obviously computer generated, forged document, circulating on social media.
The document purports to be from the Sheriff’s Office but is not a real document. Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the matter to determine the actual source of the document. Investigating detectives remind the public that forged, computer generated documents are widespread on social media.
Any document purporting to be from a local, state, or federal government agency can be verified with the respective authority. | <urn:uuid:590a4595-6acd-40d7-b015-bb52e602d845> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://coosavalleynews.com/2017/01/fictitious-document-purportedly-from-sheriffs-office-on-social-media/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280310.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00184-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.900065 | 112 | 1.703125 | 2 |
InteliChart will be at next week’s National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Community Health Institute (CHI) in Chicago explaining how a strong patient engagement platform supports effective population health management.
NACHC serves as the leading national advocacy organization in support of community-based health centers and the expansion of health care access for the medically underserved and uninsured. In the coming year, the nation’s Community Health Centers will serve more people than ever with patient numbers projected to reach 29 million – that’s one in 12 Americans, according to NACHC estimates.
With a volume of patients that large, it’s critical that community health centers implement the best and most effective ways to manage patients and their care plans. Population health management technology enables organizations to gain deeper insights into their patients’ health status and trends.
A complete and insightful perspective
The right population health management tool allows clinicians to leverage not just electronic health record and claims data, but also comprehensive data aggregated from throughout the care continuum and beyond. Deeper and broader information sets about patients’ social determinants of health, behaviors and non-clinical activities, combined with medical information, deliver a complete and insightful perspective to guide care decisions and interventions.
Social determinants offer a view of patients that enable more relevant care before, during, and after visits. One study estimates that more than 80 percent of outcomes are influenced by social determinants of health.
Care plan adherenceProviders who understand their patients can help guide them to overcome care obstacles. The ability to engage patients so they adhere to their care plan and make other positive health choices are key to any successful population health management initiative. Consider this:
- 51 percent of patients would communicate with their doctors if they could do so via email or text
- 46 percent of patients would feel more comfortable asking questions over those various media forms
- Engaged patients are more likely to adhere to care plans
- Text messages double the likelihood of adherence
Patient Activate: A simple approach to population health
Delivering an intensive level of preventative care support can be time-consuming for care managers and ineffective if outreach is not targeted. Patient Activate, one of the solutions on InteliChart’s Healthy Outcomes platform, automates communication with lower-risk patients so care managers can focus their skills on helping complex, challenging patients follow their care plan. Our simple approach focuses on managing the health of your patients by:
- Aggregating patient clinical data across all your disparate EHR systems.
- Determining your organization's most significant operational key performance indicators, establishing intervention goals, and using Patient Activate's extensive query capabilities to define your patient populations
- Stratifying risk with unlimited criteria, including social determinants of health. The platform automatically searches the database for at-risk patients. Building rules-based campaigns that define interventions and automatically delivers them via phone call, letter, postcard, email, text or survey.
- Generating instant reports and benchmarking with real-time dashboards to show key metrics that allow data analysis at the patient, provider and organizational levels.
- Analyzing your performance and determining if modifications need to be made to attain patient outcomes goals and quality measure performance.
Experience the Healthy Outcomes Platform at NACHC CHI
Stop by booth #201 at NACHC CHI to see the power of the Healthy Outcomes patient engagement platform and learn about the ease of one integration, working with a single vendor for multiple solutions, and the efficiency of data from all sources syncing back to a practice’s EHR.
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Complicated Issues in Simple Terms
Often we do not fully understand the whole complexity of tax and accounting legislation until we face it in practice.
One of such examples is the creation of reserves for vacation pay for tax purposes. Creation of reserves is already known to accounting, but the actual creation of such reserves in tax accounting causes certain difficulties.
Reserves for Vacation Pay
Provisions of the Tax Code regarding the creation of reserves for future vacation pay seem logical and clear. One shall develop an estimate for calculating the percentage of contributions to the reserve, set a reserve limit for the tax period and draw up an inventory following the tax period.
Furthermore, the procedure for the creation of the reserve for vacation pay (or at least an indication that the reserve for vacation pay is created in tax accounting pursuant to the tax legislation) shall be set in the Accounting Policy for tax purposes.
However, when it comes to the actual creation of the reserve, nothing is as simple as it seemed at first glance.
Basic data for calculation of monthly contributions and limit amount
The percentage of contributions to the reserve is determined as the ratio of the estimated amount of annual vacation pay to the estimated amount of annual labour costs.
Since the estimated amount of vacation pay is calculated, it may include not only a basic vacation, but also an additional one. If an organization plans staff expansion or indexation of wages, such factors should be considered when estimating the cost of vacation pay and labour costs.
When making estimates, it is recommended to specify the actual amount of costs for the previous year, planned increase in wages (staff expansion) and calculation of planned vacation pay in order to justify the increase in the estimated amount of labor costs and vacation pay.
Nota bene. When calculating the estimated amount of labour costs, one shall remember that labour costs include payments to freelance workers for the performance of works under civil contracts. At the same time, such persons are not entitled to any vacation, because the labour legislation does not apply to them. Therefore, when planning the amount of labour costs, there is no need to include any amounts you plan to pay to freelance workers.
The formula for percentage calculation is as follows:
The reserve limit for the tax period is usually set at the estimated amount of vacation pay or slightly higher.
Exceeding of the reserve limit
There may be situations where an actually created reserve at some point exceeds the set reserve limit for the tax period. In this case the organization stops creation of the reserve in tax accounting and recognizes actual expenses on vacation pay instead of a reserve in tax accounting.
On the last day of the tax period (December 31), the organization should draw up a reserve inventory for future vacation pay. Such inventory should include the following:
- The number of vacation days employees are entitled to as of December 31 (separately for each employee);
- Average earnings for each employee;
- Insurance premiums for each employee (based on average earnings);
The reserve amount which covers the organization’s obligations of vacation pay as of December 31 is calculated based on such data.
Unused reserve amounts as of the last day of the current tax period shall be included in the tax base of the current period. Such balance shall be included in income, in case the taxpayer considers it unreasonable to create a reserve for the next tax period.
Unused reserve amount for vacation pay as of the last day of the current tax period is the difference between reserve amounts for vacation pay accrued in the reporting period and the amount of actual expenses on payments for vacations used in the tax period (including insurance premiums) and on future payments for statutory vacations not used in the reporting year (including insurance premiums).
In other words, if after the inventory of the reserve for vacation pay as of December 31 of the reporting year it turns out that the reserve amount created exceeds the amount of vacation pay “earned” by employees as of the inventory date, the excess amount shall be recovered and recognized as taxable income.
Nota bene. If the taxpayer decides not to create a reserve for future vacation pay in the next tax period, the balance of the unused reserve shall be recovered in full on December 31 of the current tax period.
In case of insufficient funds of the actually accrued reserve confirmed by the inventory as of the last day of the tax period, the taxpayer shall include the amount of actual vacation pay in expenses as of December 31 of the year in which the reserve was accrued and, accordingly, the amount of insurance premiums for which no specified reserve has been created earlier.
Thus, if the inventory reveals that the organization’s obligations for vacation pay as of December 31 (including insurance premiums) exceed the created reserve, the organization shall create additional reserves up to the required amount.
Classification of expenses
Creation of the reserve for future vacation pay shall be recognized as expenses related to production and sales.
Creation of additional reserves following the inventory shall be reflected in expenses associated with production and sales.
Recovery of an excess reserve shall be recognized as non-operating income.
Compensation for unused vacation
In accordance with the tax legislation, expenses in the form of average earnings retained by employees for the period of vacation and compensation for unused vacation are different types of labour costs, which is confirmed by the opinion of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation 1.
Having regard to the above, amounts of compensation for unused vacation paid to employees upon resignation are recognized directly as part of labour costs and do not reduce the reserve amount for future vacation pay.
Bonus programs are very common in retail. However, despite their widespread application, many people have questions about the recognition of bonuses (points) accrued to purchasers under certain conditions in tax accounting and their use.
There are different points of view, including a very controversial one, which states that bonuses (points) accrued to the purchaser are deemed taxpayer’s debt to the purchaser, which is to be recognized in accounting records. Moreover, such debt is recognized as the purchaser’s advance payment and is subject to VAT.
Such point of view is beneficial for the budget, but is incorrect in terms of accounting and logic.
There is no debt to the purchaser upon the accrual of bonuses (points), since the purchaser may only purchase goods by partially paying for them with bonuses (points), i.e. to get a discount; but the purchaser is not entitled to cash out such bonuses (points).
Having regard to the above, bonuses (points) are not reflected in tax accounting upon their accrual. Accounting of accrued bonuses is performed separately (beyond bookkeeping and tax accounting). When bonuses are used to pay for services, they are recognized in tax accounting as a discount, i.e. they reduce the sales cost.
Nota bene. The situation when 100% of the cost of goods is paid by bonuses is risky for the taxpayer. Such situation bears a high risk of gratuitous sale and, accordingly, additional VAT. In order to minimize the risk, it is recommended not to allow full payment of goods with bonuses, but to limit the size of the “bonus discount”.
Sales of Gift Certificates
Just like bonus programs, sale of gift certificates is widespread in retail. However, the word “sale” is just nominal, since a certificate is not a commodity. In addition, contrary to the popular belief, a gift certificate is not an accountable form.
An accountable form is a primary accounting document equated to a cash receipt generated in electronic form and (or) printed out using the automated system for accountable forms at the time of payment settlements between the user and the client for the services rendered, which contains data on payment settlements, confirms the fact thereof and complies with the legislation of the Russian Federation on the application of cash register equipment.
Having regard to the above, a gift certificate is not an accountable form and does not exempt the seller from issuing a receipt or an accountable form upon the receipt of payment from an individual.
In accounting, acquisition of a certificate is recorded as a prepayment. Revenue in accounting is recognized when goods are sold.
Since the “sale” of certificates is recognized as the purchaser’s prepayment, the seller shall calculate and pay VAT on the advance to the budget.
As a rule, gift certificates have a certain validity period. In this case, when a gift certificate expires, the seller shall write off the debt and recognize non-operating income.
The following is the accounting procedure for operations with gift certificates.
- Letters of the Russian Ministry of Finance No. 03-03-06/4/29 dated 03.05.2012, Directorate of the Russian Federal Tax Service for the City of Moscow No. 16-15/054509 dated 04.06.2014.
The tax control bodies acquire more and more tools to identify and control creative taxpayers. For example, one of the most effective tools is the international automatic exchange of tax information.
June 11, 2019
This article describes some of the most frequent and pressing issues raised by a taxpaying controlling person, when calculating the profits of a controlled foreign company.
June 11, 2019
In modern Russian reality, the notary personifies the link between the economic entity and the state. At the same time, there is a tendency to expand the powers of notaries in the legal community, as well as to expand the limits of their liability.
June 11, 2019
International commercial arbitration is an arbitration court, appealing whereto is one of the alternative methods to resolve cross-border disputes. Currently, ICA is a widely applied instrument.
June 11, 2019
On 26 June 2015, Directive EU 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (Directive EU 2015/849) entered into force.
June 11, 2019
The third stage of capital amnesty starts in Russia. To be precise, this is not even the third stage, but the fourth, since the first amnesty, announced in 2015, was extended for six months from the initially declared period.
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Baby Kraft’s arrival could be any time now! As Justin and Sara make their final preparations, they look ahead to the joys, but also the sacrifices, they anticipate a new baby will bring.
Sara experiences a scare as her pregnancy draws to a close. She writes: “For the first time, I saw a glimmer of why mothers sacrifice so much for their children.”
Happy Anniversary to Sara and Justin! Together they look back on a very eventful first year of marriage.
Justin and Sara take a much-needed weekend away before Baby Kraft arrives, and Sara is reminded that setting aside time to relax can strengthen their relationship.
Every couple has at least one issue, seemingly minor, that they simply can’t seem to agree about. For Sara and Justin it’s what color to paint the walls in their new home. Read how they resolve their differences.
Sara and Justin attend their first birthing class, and Sara finds there’s such a thing as too much information.
This week Justin and Sara discuss keeping perspective in the midst of the ups and downs of pregnancy – and home improvement!
Justin attends an out-of-town wedding without Sara, and the experience reminds him of his “carefree” single days. Is he ready for the added responsibility of parenthood?
Sara has gotten a lot of advice during her pregnancy. One piece, offered by a good friend, sticks in her mind: Nothing can truly prepare one for parenthood and how hard it’s going to be.
Sara and Justin visit her six-month-old niece and get a close look at family life with a baby.
Now in her third trimester, Sara reflects: “The past several days, I’ve been suffering from a case of the pregnancy blues. I feel overworked, underpaid, and underappreciated both at work and at home.” Can our readers offer any helpful tips?
In addition to Baby, Sara and Justin are dealing with other transitions. Sara will get a new boss in June, and Justin is losing a good colleague. As Sara reflects, “It’s a lot easier to SAY I’m going to trust in God than it is to actually do it.”
How do you handle sickness in your marriage? Sara learns that she and Justin can’t simply assume they know how they other is feeling.
Doing one’s taxes might be stressful, but Sara and Justin find it’s an opportunity to see how much they’ve grown together since their marriage.
As her pregnancy advances, Sara and Justin have many questions: Should Sara continue to work outside the home? How will they pass on the faith to their child? Sara reflects: “At times when I am anxious, I look at our crucifix and it puts it all into perspective.”
Sara has been caught up in baby preparations and admits that Lent has gotten short-changed this year. She wonders: “What would happen if I used a fraction of the time preparing for Easter this next week that I’d typically spend preparing for baby”?
We may dream of doing great things for God, but the reality is that God calls most of us to honor Him through the ordinary tasks of daily life. Can our lives of simple service have an impact on others? Sara reflects on this question with other mothers.
Sara reflects on some of the unexpected kindnesses that have come her way during her pregnancy–everything from a surprise gift of maternity clothes to a coupon for free pizza.
Justin accompanies Sara to her doctor’s appointment, and the reality of having a baby hits home when he sees the ultrasound. He says: “The whole experience is one I can barely describe.”
Sara considers the ancient Lenten discipline of fasting and how it applies to her as a pregnant woman. How does she decide to keep the spirit of the law?
Sara and Justin had the ideal baby name picked out. Then Sara found out that an acquaintance plans to use the exact same name. What do readers think she should do?
Like many couples, Sara and Justin have found that one spouse is more romantic, while the other is more practical. This can make for an interesting Valentine’s Day! Read how Sara and Justin celebrated the big day.
A movie, a simple request from a colleague, a homecoming story–all these have been enough to get Sara crying. She talks about coping with her up and down emotions.
As Justin awaits the birth of his and Sara’s child, he observes, “I have noticed how different the experience of “expectation” is for me as a man versus the experience for Sara as a woman.” Read how Justin is dealing with the reality of a baby and the prospect of greater responsibility.
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Hi, . I have a kid aged 8 months. She is not accepting any food other than her mother feed. Could any one suggest me how can I solve this ?
My son is just 14 days old. Today he did not go to a deep sleep, just crying and potty is not clear. What should I do?
My child of 2 years not taking food. I am feeding her she is becoming thin.My doubt is whether my feeding is not sufficient or all are telling in the grown up stage children will become thin
Hi, My 3 years old son is feeling very lazy these days. His weight is 13 kg and was very active kid but now he keeps lying on beds or couch. He also wants less now and often complains of backache. Is there something to worry about?
Hi doctor I have 10 days male baby he weighs about 3.25 kg but most of the day he is sleeping if he wakeup he needs feeding after feeding he used to go latrine n some times bit of water is coming out in one eye after wakes up from sleep .at the time of feeding and while bathing he is not respiration properly is it ok .plz suggest.
The homeopathic approach is gaining popularity as an alternative treatment for hyperactivity in children. Homeopathy is gaining recognition in the conventional field of medicine and has been subject to many clinical trials. Homeopathic treatment for children can be separated into two categories: self-limiting, acute conditions such as cold, sore throat, and stomach flu, or persistent, chronic conditions such as allergies and eczema. Homeopathy is successful in both categories.
Homeopathic medicine when given in proper manner can improve the immunity of your children, which in turn enable their body to deal with illness throughout their childhood. It can also help prevent illness and give support through difficult periods of their life. With Homeopathy children's health can improve and chronic conditions often clear up completely and never come back. It is safe with no harmful side effects. Homeopathy cures by looking at the whole individual and can be effective in unexpected ways. If you have tried everything else and are still not in wonderful good health why not give Homeopathy a chance to help you.
Homeopathic Medicines for Children and Infants
Ever since the science of homoeopathy was introduced 200 years ago by a German doctor, it has won praise especially for the treatment of little new-born, neo-nate, infants and children; of course for variety of reasons. Today, there are many paediatricians preferring homoeopathic treatment for their children and patients in various paediatric conditions. Essentially, any medicine administered to children must be free from harmful effects. Homoeopathic medicines are prepared mainly from herbs, vegetable kingdom, minerals and are given in very minute doses so that they are 100% non-toxic, having no adverse effects whatsoever.
Unlike antibiotics and other such medicine, homoeopathic pills do not hamper digestion; does not lower resistance power; does not produce allergy and does not harm even if taken for long-term. Homoeopathy pills being sweet in taste, is accepted with pleasure by children. Homoeopathic therapy is superior to traditional treatment of administering medicine through injections.
No injectables are required while you are on homeopathy. Even a comatose child may be administered homeopathic medicines without injections, that is the beauty of this science.
To name some prominent disorder in children, where homeopathy works very well are infant colic, fever, teething problem, vomiting, dysentery, nephrotic syndrome, kidney disease, growth related problems and convulsions (epilepsy), infantile eczema, jaundice, brain infections (meningitis), fungal infections, warts, hair-Loss (alopecia), growing pains, poor concentration, arthritis in children, psoriasis, leucoderma (white spots), pimples and thyroid problems. Various psychosomatic disorders such as bed-wetting, headaches, and gastritis also respond to homeopathy.
Whether children actually know or sense that homeopathic medicines are good for them for not, they deserve safe medicines. It is time that parents and physicians seek safe, natural and effective alternatives to conventional, potentially harmful drugs. Homeopathic medicine is one such alternative. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult a homeopath and ask a free question. | <urn:uuid:d885420e-1578-4e60-866c-fa053d0dec72> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.lybrate.com/delhi/doctor/dr-s-k-garg-pediatrician | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280364.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00027-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941075 | 1,081 | 1.59375 | 2 |
“The Building Blocks of the Universe.” When you put it that way, atoms sound less like a topic specifically for a chemistry class and more like something astronomers might discuss.
They really are. I’ve got a fantastic reason to include atoms under astronomy, and its name is stellar spectra.
We’ve encountered stellar spectra before in these astronomy posts. When I wrote about the spectrograph, an instrument astronomers use to study data, I talked about spectral lines. I also promised we’d come back to elaborate on that later.
We’re not actually going to talk about the spectrograph in this post. I’m saving that for another time. For now, I’m going to cover atoms in a little more detail.
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Queensland winery Sirromet has said Foster’s ‘Australian first’ claim for wine in PET bottles is incorrect. Sirromet released its new range of First Step wine in a 750ml PET plastic bottle in January 2009, well before Fosters’ release last week.
Sirromet chief winemaker Adam Chapman said the wine has been well received by consumers, with strong uptake from sporting groups and the boating fraternity.
“Every element of this wine’s packaging has been carefully considered for its environmental footprint — hence the name ‘First Step’ and the footprint motif on the label,” Chapman said.
The $12/bottle First Step range in PET has a screwcap and looks much the same as a glass bottle. It holds the same amount of wine and according to Sirromet, doesn't compromise the quality of the wine in any way.
“The use of PET bottles is widespread in Europe and the UK. In fact, some retailers regard it as a mandatory because their consumers are very educated about the issues of environmental responsibility,” Chapman said. “In my view, the increased use of PET bottles for wine will be as inevitable in this country as the spread of screwcaps over cork, but it will take time – and First Step is our way of testing consumer interest in buying wine that makes a statement about the importance of environmental responsibility through its packaging and production.
“Plastic uses much less energy in production and, being lighter than glass, also uses less energy in transportation. Recycling is also more energy efficient. The labels are 100% recycled paper and the cartons are also made from 100% recycled material,” Chapman said.
In addition to the environmental benefits, the plastic packaging means no glass breakages — ideal for boats, airlines, concerts, camping and a wide variety of outdoor locations. Plus, empty bottles can be easily crushed to minimise waste storage.
The First Step launch range features a 2005 Cabernet Merlot and a 2008 unwooded Chardonnay – both made entirely from grapes grown at Sirromet’s Granite Belt vineyards.
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This Breaststroke 6 week course is for you if you can glide and/or swim with your face in the water and would like to develop a graceful and flowing breaststroke that doesn't put a strain on the spine or joints.
The aim of the course is to show you how to craft this extremely elegant stroke, enabling you to take full advantage of its major health benefits.
Breaststroke is easy to swim, but harder to swim well. Shaw Method breaststroke improves the mobility of the neck, shoulders, wrists, spine, hips, knees and ankles. It strengthens and tones the quadricep muscles at the front of the thighs and the hamstrings at the back. Despite being the slowest stroke it actually burns the most calories.
By the end of the workshop you will have worked on:
-Maintaining a healthy head/neck/back alignment during all phases of the stroke
-Perfecting a symmetrical leg action which prevents a twist of the spine
-Discovering how a long glide is at the heart of the stroke: it allows time to release breath and -Maintaining good timing for the arm and leg phases
-Coordinating a good breathing pattern
-Gaining maximum propulsion from the arm and leg action
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Periodontics is a dental specialty that provides care for gums and the bone that surrounds teeth. Periodontists treat gum disease, place dental implants, and treat wounds or inflammation inside the mouth.
The most common condition managed by periodontists is gum disease. Gum disease happens when plaque and bacteria build up on teeth and reach below the gumline, causing inflammation and damaging gum tissue. The body's own immune response to gum infection may also grow severe enough to damage gums and teeth. Mild gum disease (or gingivitis) may not have any symptoms. However, if the infection is allowed to build, symptoms such as pain, bleeding, bad breath, and tooth loss may occur. Dentists can usually diagnose and treat mild gum disease. In severe cases or those with medical complications, a periodontist is more appropriate for managing the infection.
A partial list of the treatments and procedures that a periodontist may perform includes:
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Know your Limit and Avoid Work Burnout
Posted September 10, 2021
Since the start of the pandemic, many people have experienced higher levels of stress and exhaustion. When these periods of fatigue last longer than normal, and even short breaks don’t provide relief, this can be a sign of burnout. In today’s blog, we’ll dive deeper into work burnout and provide some solutions and ways to turn your stress into an opportunity for personal growth.
What is Burnout?
Prolonged exposure to increased stress leads to burnout. In an article on Thrive Global, they state, “the definition of burnout was first coined by psychologist Herbert Freudenberger in 1974, when he described it as “a depletion or exhaustion of a person’s physical or mental resources attributed to his or her prolonged, yet unsuccessful striving toward unrealistic expectations, internally or externally derived. Burnout is about not having enough energy, motivation, or passion.”
Signs of Burnout
There are a lot of signs of work burnout, some of the most common include:
- Fatigue, both physical and emotional
- Developing an unhealthy relationship to food and alcohol
- Numbing out with internet and television
- Not getting pleasure from the things we normally enjoy
- Increased irritability and frustration
- Feeling tired and rundown
- Decreased productivity and a loss of enthusiasm and meaning in our work
What’s causing our burnout can be work overload, work with high emotional intensity, or a lack of acknowledgment, awards, and support at work. Those most prone to work burnout are workaholics and perfectionists who are so dedicated to the work, and doing good work continuously, that it leads to burnout.
The first step is to identify the sources of stress in your life, recognize that your job stress is getting to the best of you and take steps to find a resolution. Have you not taken a vacation or time off since the start of the pandemic? Perhaps it’s time to unplug and reset. You’ll likely come back to work more focused and refreshed. If you’re not in the position to go on vacation, at least consider taking a “mental health day”. Additionally, see what steps you can take in the workplace to mitigate stress. Are there meetings you can skip and instead spend that time completing a task? Is there anything at work you can delegate? Talk to your boss and see where you can get a bit more time in your day that way you don’t need to work overtime. Also, remember to pace yourself. Moderation and balance are key. If you’ve been intensely pushing it at work, it’s time to try and back off.
Another suggestion comes from the same Thrive Global article, where clinician and therapist, Robert C. Ciampi, says, “Burnout is a matter of recovery from a debilitating state of emptiness and exhaustion from which it takes time to recover. A strategy I often recommend to my clients is to take life one day at a time or, even better, one hour at a time, breaking up the pressures we face into manageable chunks. It works for me! Give yourself the time you need to “detox” from the day-to-day “addiction” you experience every day. And remember to call a therapist as soon as you begin to feel overly stressed with everyday life.”
Finally, good self-care is also key to avoiding burnout. Connecting with others and doing things that bring you joy is imperative for your well-being. Also, look into ways to reduce the intensity in your life. Some examples of this may be skipping the evening news or ordering dinner instead of making it after a long day at the office. Think about simple steps to make your personal life a bit easier so you can handle and manage the other areas of stress in your life. | <urn:uuid:0ecc1f04-e752-43d9-8c3b-eeb7dcbac8c8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.omnione.com/career-resources/detail/7302/know-your-limit-and-avoid-work-burnout | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00273.warc.gz | en | 0.951733 | 828 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Obama Draws the Line, Short of Israel's
Author: Barbara Slavin Posted March 1, 2012
But his emphasis on diplomacy rather than war – and his refusal, at least in public, to define a red line short of an actual bomb -- suggests that U.S. and Israeli policies on Iran continue to diverge in important respects.
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make his own speech to the annual conclave of the Israel lobby after he meets with Obama in the Oval Office. Republican candidates for the U.S. presidency will also address the conference this week and may seek to exploit perceived gaps between Netanyahu and Obama.
Netanyahu, speaking in Canada Sunday, said he welcomed Obama’s remarks. But the Israeli leader has been far more bellicose, warning that time is running out to stop Iran from developing the “capability” to make a weapon and expressing opposition to new talks with Iran unless it first stops enriching uranium.
The lack of trust between the United States and Israel over Iran is serious — judging by the number of recent visits by Israeli officials to Washington and Americans to Tel Aviv, as well as leaks by disgruntled Netanyahu supporters to the media.
The problem for Netanyahu is that the Obama administration does not view Iran — even an Iran with nuclear weapons — as an existential threat that is worth starting another war. This has been made abundantly clear over the past few months by a host of current and former US officials including Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
Netanyahu, on the other hand, insists on stressing the option of a military strike in hopes of keeping Iran from crossing the nuclear threshold and of maintaining pressure on Europe and the United States to tighten economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. But with Iran’s leaders already on edge because of the sanctions, assassinations of scientists and internal political dissension, the chances for miscalculation are high. The consequences of a conflict would be dire for Americans, Israelis, Iranians and the wider oil-consuming world. Meanwhile, all the war talk is pushing up the price of oil — inadvertently helping Iran.
On Sunday, Obama decried what he called the “loose talk” of war and spoke eloquently of the costs of military conflict for a nation that has fought two wars in the last decade. The “most searing” moments of his presidency, he said, had come when meeting the relatives of Americans killed and injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“As commander in chief, I have a deeply held preference for peace over war,” he said. He said that economic sanctions were having an impact on Iran and that diplomacy “backed by pressure” could still succeed.
Obama also refrained from using the phrase “nuclear weapons capability” and spoke only of actual nuclear weapons. That suggests that the U.S. would not contemplate military action unless Iran actually tested a weapon. Israel wants to act much earlier but lacks the resources to do as much damage as the United States could do.
However, even Israel concedes that military action would only delay an Iranian nuclear weapon and might even cause Iran to accelerate efforts to get a bomb. Obama noted Sunday that “the only way to truly solve this problem is for the Iranian government to make a decision to forsake nuclear weapons.”
While Obama denied that his policy is one of containing an Iran, many analysts believe that a nuclear-armed Iran can be deterred and contained. Even if Iran were to develop such a weapon, they say, it would never use one because to do so would be suicidal.
A recent report by Anthony Cordesman and Alexander Wilner for the Center for Strategic and International Studies notes that Israel, which has at least 100 nuclear weapons, poses an existential threat to Iran since it could destroy “five to seven major Iranian cities.” Israel also has three ways of delivering a nuclear bomb: by missile, submarine or plane.
Iran insists it does not intend to make weapons; the Obama administration says that Iran does not appear to have made the decision to build or test a bomb. However, if that policy were to change, one Iranian bomb would do extensive damage to the Jewish state. An Iran with nuclear weapons would also likely convince others in the region — in particular, Saudi Arabia — to acquire nuclear weapons of their own.
Barry Pavel, director of the International Security Program at the Atlantic Council, a Washington think tank, says deterring a nuclear Iran would require a more complicated policy than that which for 50 years prevented a nuclear confrontation between the West and the old Soviet Union.
“I’m not saying it won’t work but it’s not as stable an equilibrium as during the Cold War,” he said in an interview.
He added that he was not optimistic that differences over Iran between Netanyahu and Obama can be bridged.
Others are more sanguine.
Aaron David Miller, who dealt with Israeli officials for decades as a US peace negotiator, said he doubts Netanyahu would start a conflict, no matter his fears of Iran and his dislike of Obama.
“Nobody, not even the [Israeli] prime minister, wants to put himself in a position where he is undertaking unilateral military action in the face of American neutrality or opposition,” Miller said.
Dennis Ross, another former US negotiator who recently left the Obama White House after serving as a senior adviser on the region, said that while “the views will never be identical, the gap [between Obama and Netanyahu] is less profound than people think.” Obama, Ross noted, takes the issue of curbing the spread of nuclear weapons very seriously and would regard a nuclear Iran as a “devastating” blow to the nonproliferation regime.
The differences, Ross said, center over what the US would be willing to concede to Iran in terms of uranium enrichment and the time frame for negotiations, which he said could resume as early as the end of March. Israel wants no enrichment and worries that Iran will use talks as a delaying mechanism while amassing more material for weapons in locations that cannot be easily targeted.
It is clear that the Obama administration has to work on a number of fronts to calm Israel and contain Iran, seeking to retard the Iranian program while providing reassurance to Israel and Iran’s Arab adversaries that Iran could not commit an act of nuclear aggression and survive as a viable state.
With US political polls shifting increasingly toward Obama as the Republican nomination fight drags on, Netanyahu may also calculate that a bigger and more immediate threat to Israel would be to alienate an administration that looks increasingly likely to govern the United States for the next four years.
Barbara Slavin is Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, specializing on Iran.
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Foreclosure is a judicial procedure allowing mortgage lenders to take ownership and/or possession of the debtor's real estate (which was used to secure the loan) in the event of nonpayment in Hauppauge, New York. Foreclosure normally results in the property being sold in an auction. Banks normally want to get rid of the property as soon as possible, even if it means taking a financial hit, and an auction is the simplest way to do this.
In every state, including New York, borrowers have the option to go through foreclosure by judicial sale. This means that the auction will be supervised by a court, to make sure that the bank makes an effort to get as high a price as possible (to increase the chances that the whole balance will be covered, as well as the odds that there will be some money leftover for the debtor). In numerous states, original mortgages (as opposed to refinanced loans) are "non-recourse" loans, meaning that the most the lender can collect is whatever the foreclosed property sells for. The bank cannot go after the debtor for the balance, if the sale nets less than the amount due. You should consult an Attorney in Hauppauge, New York to learn the details of the law here. You should also know that this rarely applies to loans that have been refinanced.
How Can I Avoid Foreclosure in New York?
First, and most importantly, you should not dismiss the issue. Failing to respond to foreclosure calls from your lender will not make an issue go away. You should stay in touch, and be straightforward with, your creditor as much as possible. You should keep in mind that banks normally don't want to take your Hauppauge home. They aren't in the real estate business, and expect to make money through interest on the loan, not by selling your house. If you are up-front with them early on, they will probably make a reasonable effort to accommodate your financial system if it will prevent you from defaulting.
If you believe that foreclosure is imminent, there are some other avenues. For example, you may be able to engage in a "short sale," which sometimes allows you to sell your house for whatever amount you can receive, give the proceeds to the lender, and walk away free of your mortgage debt, even if the sale netted less than the balance of the mortgage. A "short refinance" may also be an option in some cases. This allows you to have some part of the debt forgiven, while refinancing the rest.
How Can A Hauppauge, New York Attorney Help?
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These puffy disks of bread are simple, quick, and versatile. Prepare a batch of dough and leave it covered on the counter to rest–later it takes only minutes to roll out a few flatbreads and bake them on a griddle or in a heavy skillet. The dough can be held overnight in the refrigerator.
Flatbreads and Flavors, by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid (William Morrow, 1995), has detailed instructions for rolling and cooking them, which I have adapted here.
1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
1 cup unbleached flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
3/4 cup warm water
1. Combine the flours in a bowl with the salt. Drizzle the oil over the flour and work it in with your fingers or a wooden spoon. Add water and work the contents into a soft dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 3 to 5 minutes, until smooth.
2. Add a little more water if it’s too dry, or a little more flour if it’s sticky. Wrap in plastic wrap or cover with an inverted bowl and let rest for at least 30 minutes.
3. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces and roll each into balls. Place a ball on a lightly floured surface and flatten it gently with your hand.
4. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll each ball into a 6-inch round. Don’t flip the dough over while rolling or it won’t puff as well during baking.
5. Heat an iron griddle or skillet over medium heat. Place one flatbread on the hot surface for about 15 seconds, then flip it. After about 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, little bubbles should rise on the top surface and the bottom should be flecked with golden brown. Flip the flat bread to the precooked side. It should begin to puff up a little. You can press on it gently with a clean cotton towel to encourage it to puff a bit more. If it doesn’t puff, it will still taste good. Do not allow the bottom to burn. Remove cooked flatbreads and wrap them loosely in a towel or napkin to keep them warm.
6. Serve immediately with butter or olive oil, or with the olive relish that follows. You may cook these in advance, cool them, and wrap them in foil. Reheat in a 300° to 350° F oven until warmed through. | <urn:uuid:8b4b701a-fab1-4a08-abf9-22bdb40e3f7f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.motherearthliving.com/food-and-recipes/cooking-methods/spice-up-your-life-indian-flatbread/print/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00266.warc.gz | en | 0.916786 | 532 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Baby Zoo Tropical
Game DescriptionBaby Zoo Caretaker Lulu needs your help to keep all rare tropical birds happy in the baby zoo. Water, feed, clean and care for the animals. Play all the minigames to help the birds with their problems, they are cute and awesome!
InstructionUse the mouse cursor to click on the yellow buttons to move around. Use the mouse to play the various mini games.
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Do you have a challenge getting your child to eat breakfast? The old saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” is not necessarily true, however you do not want your child starting their day with an empty stomach.
Will They Drink Breakfast?
Your child might not be hungry enough to eat breakfast, but maybe they will drink it. A morning smoothy with the right nutrients can be a great way to start the day. It digests fast, can be drunk through a straw and might be the solution.
I don’t have Time to Cook In the Morning?
Morning breakfast doesn’t have to look like a Village Inn feast. Oatmeal with fresh fruit, pre-made breakfast egg cups are just a few ideas to offer your kids a healthy breakfast in the morning. A little preplanning and your mornings will be a little easier!
My Child is Often Hungry Soon After Breakfast
What you feed your kids for breakfast is important. If you give them too much sugar or simple carbs like most box cereals, they will most likely burn off the food rather quickly. Balancing their breakfast with the right amount of protein and good fats is important. Not only will this fill them up, but give them slow released energy for hours.
Do a little research and plan your menu with your kids over the weekend, and you will see a big difference in your child’s mood and yours. When things flow better, everyone is a little happier and that is a great way to start the day!
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The sparkle in David Crider’s eyes would light up the sky during a Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
For the better part of a year, David, 15, has been fighting a rare case of cancer called synovial cell sarcoma.
He was diagnosed with cancer in January and spent two months over the summer at the Children’s Hospital in Denver with blood and skin infections. Last Thursday at University Hospital in Denver, David and his mother, Kathy, received the news they had hoped and prayed for all these months.
The pathology report said there was no cancer where the tumor had moved down to his spinal canal from around his left arm.
Cancer free. Two words that the Criders and everyone praying for David were waiting to hear.
“It was awesome. It’s really exciting. It’s what we’ve been waiting for a long time,” David said. “It’s another weight off my back. We’ll probably have to do an MRI or some kind of test maybe every six months to a year. Right now they’re saying they didn’t find any cancer cells in the parts of the body where there are supposed to be cancer cells.”
David, a freshman at Windsor High School, said when he received the news he text-messaged about 10 of his friends on his cell phone, and he got three messages back within 15 seconds.
“The whole school knew within a minute,” David said.
A dinner benefit/fundraiser at the Windsor Community Recreation Center, a softball tournament in the summer that raised money for David, maroon Crusade For Crider wrist bands that people in Windsor purchased and continue to wear to honor David, a care page at Children’s updated by Kathy and prayers from Windsor and throughout the country were ways that placed David in the hearts and minds of many people this year.
The news that David was cancer free wasn’t on the docket when David and Kathy went to a follow-up appointment with David’s surgeon concerning his left hand last Thursday.
“We had no idea that he had the pathology reports even there,” Kathy said. “We thought they were just going to check the incision and make sure there was no infection. I knew David was nervous going down. He just didn’t feel good going down, but he turned into a different kid (Thursday) night.”
David started having problems with his left arm two years ago. Kathy said the first biopsy did not show cancer. When a mass started getting larger under his arm, a second biopsy was done in January and cancer was found. David started treatment in February.
Kathy said on David’s care page Tuesday that they decided not to pursue taking his arm since there is no cancer. She said treatments have permanently damaged the nerves in the arm and the arm won’t get any better, but it won’t get any worse either.
Kathy said the prayers from everyone have meant the world to the Criders.
“We truly believe that is why there is no cancer is from all the prayers. It’s neat to know that we have a community that actually has been part of that answered prayer,” Kathy said. “It’s not just one person, it’s been many people going to their knees and lifting our family and David up. We know that’s why. This isn’t the way synovial cell happens. It’s very rare. He was supposed to have 18 months of chemo and we didn’t barely even make six. Now that it’s gone, this is amazing, and I know it’s the prayers.”
Kathy said David has been incredible through the whole process.
“His power and his strength, getting up every day and pursuing and doing home school and his driver’s ed online. It’s wonderful just to hear him laugh with his friends and being bold enough to go to school,” Kathy said. “The school and his friends have been a tremendous support for him.”
Kathy said David’s faith has also helped him.
“You teach your kids your belief system and what you believe, and they have a choice whether they’re going to walk in that faith or not, and David does,” Kathy said. “You see other kids at Children’s Hospital who are very angry and mad at the world and mad at their parents for making them do this. It’s become David’s choice at this age how he walks through it. It’s really helped us because he has chosen to walk this way. He’s been an incredible witness to many people.”
David said his faith has a lot to do with how he’s managed to get through the cancer treatments.
“I just trust that God will take care of everything, and also the support of my friends. When I was in (Washington) D.C. a lot of the kids there would ask me, ‘How many times have you gotten beat up because you have cancer?’ I was like, ‘None.’ Every single one of them had gotten beat up or pushed around because they had cancer, and that’s never happened in Windsor.”
David said the support he’s received throughout the United States has been overwhelming.
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the last 12 months, inflation has increased by 9.1%. This is the largest 12-month increase since the period ending November 1981.
The food at home index rose 12.2% over the last 12 months, the largest 12-month increase since April 1979. The gasoline index went up 11.2%.
2023 COLA Likely to Be Largest in 42 Years
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 9.8% over the last 12 months. The reason this is important to federal retirees and Social Security recipients is that this is the index that is used for calculating the COLA increase that will be paid to recipients starting in January 2023.
The CPI-W third quarter average for 2021 was 268.421. It is now up to 292.542. (The annual COLA is calculated by comparing the change in the CPI-W from year to year, based on the average of the third-quarter months of July, August, and September.) This means that the increase over the third quarter average last year is now up to 8.98%.
Last October, when the COLA for 2022 was announced, federal retirees received a 5.9% increase for Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) annuities and Social Security benefits and a 4.9% increase for Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) annuities starting in January 2022. At the time, this was the largest COLA increase in 40 years.
The COLA for 2023 will certainly be larger than the 5.9% in 2022. The actual 2023 COLA will be calculated in mid-October. At that time, government computers will look at the CPI-W figure for July, August, and September. They will average the increase for these three months. That will be the January 2023 COLA increase. This does not mean inflation for the previous months is not relevant. Inflation data continues to accumulate and will be reflected in a higher average.
Looking back at previous COLA increases, the increase in 1981 was 11.2%. That followed a 14.3% increase in 1980. The pay raises in 1980 and 1981 were 9.1% and 4.8% respectively.
Biden Administration Tamps Down Inflation Problem
The White House must have had some indication that the latest CPI figures would be problematic with mid-term elections rapidly approaching in November.
The CPI data coming Wednesday “will largely not reflect the substantial declines in gas prices we’ve seen since the middle of June,” according to a report from the Council of Economic Advisers, in a five-page memo designed to provide “context” for the upcoming report.
According to AAA, the latest national average for gas prices is $4.631. When President Biden was inaugurated, the average price for a gallon of regular-grade gasoline was $2.39, according to AAA. The recent drop in gas prices is not reflected in the June CPI report. This means that of today, the current increase in gas prices under the Biden administration is now down to 93.7% instead of the 96% increase that existed last month.
Inflation May Be Receding
The recent decrease in gas prices and the fact that some stores are now discounting prices may be signs that inflation is easing. There has been an improvement in the supply chain problem and, according to the Wall Street Journal, there are now fears of a recession following attempts to bring down inflation. Customer preferences have shifted more to services and away from products or goods as consumers are spending money they have previously saved.
The Federal Reserve recently agreed that it will have to raise interest rates faster and to levels to slow economic growth in order to control inflation even though raising rates to fight inflation could lead to a recession.
Experts initially predicted the war in Ukraine, which started on February 24, could be over in a few days or weeks at most. No one predicted that by July, President Volodymyr Zelensky would still be in the Ukrainian capital as president or that both armies would still be engaging in heavy combat. The amount of money the United States has spent to back the Ukrainian government or the impact the war has had on expanding NATO are also something of a surprise.
To the extent that this war has impacted inflation, and it has impacted inflation and food supplies, no one knows when or how it will end or what the ending of the war will have on inflation or economies around the world.
We also do not know how quickly the Federal Reserve’s actions to reduce inflation will take hold or whether we are or will be entering a recession.
In other words, predicting the future at this time of uncertainty is virtually impossible. At the moment, the latest monthly data show inflation still increasing, the war in Ukraine is still going on and the eventual outcomes are just guesses. | <urn:uuid:33035c0b-6e6b-42ec-8c47-880dcd74adf1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.fedsmith.com/2022/07/13/2023-cola-update-inflation-highest-since-1981/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.961886 | 1,017 | 1.875 | 2 |
What is Bio-Marine Plus (Omega 3)?
Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), vital to the normal functioning of the body, belong to several different chemical families. The fat in fish contains so called omega-3 PUFAs (also known as n-3 PUFAs), which differ from omega-6 PUFAs found in vegetable oils. Omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs have different roles in body metabolism. Fish oils contain about 50 different fatty acids, and are the main source of the omega-3 essential PUFAs eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA).
EPA and DHA levels are very low (or absent) in domesticated land animals. The habitat in which the fish grow has a major influence on their fatty acid composition. The fish obtain omega-3 PUFAs by eating plankton, which in turn contain more omega-3 PUFAs the colder the sea water (cold water fish also have a higher fat content). Cold water fish such as salmon, tuna and mackerel have the highest levels of omega-3 PUFAs. Farmed fish fed commercial fish food contain lower levels of omega-3 PUFAs.
What does Bio-Marine Plus do?
Omega-3 PUFAs present in fish oil can help maintain healthy cardiovascular function (i.e. normal aggregation of blood platelets, formation of thrombi, and healthy blood triglyceride levels and blood pressure). Omega-3 PUFAs are important for maintaining a helthy immune system and normal inflammatory response. Omega-3 PUFAs are required for the normal development and function of the brain.
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In a nutshell, without a word of exaggeration: the law amendment changes an already ill-functioning national asylum system into a physically isolated, fenced off container camp area at the Southern border, and allows for the authorities to keep the rest of the country ‘clean’ of people seeking protection. The camp area will be a center for processing and managing its people regardless of who they are, where are they coming from, how old they are or what they need. The same in facts: the amendment legalizes detention for all asylum seekers, including children in families and unaccompanied minors over 14. The law will also allow for a ‘collection’ of asylum seekers from all around the country (more on that below). The timeframe for appealing a negative asylum decision is now shortened, from the already extremely short deadlines, to three calendar days, and asylum applications can now be rejected also based on “not cooperating” with the authorities, in which case the case will be closed and the person will be pushed to Serbia with no way to appeal the decision. In case of a negative decision, the asylum seeker should also pay for their own detention, such as accommodation and food, to the Hungarian state. The new amendment also makes it possible to apply for asylum only through the transit zones which is extremely problematic considering the fact that only five people per working day are allowed to access a transit zone from Serbia and waiting times are around one year at the moment.
What does this mean in practice?
For those who arrive to the Hungarian border with the intent of applying for asylum, or come to the Hungarian territory to do so, the law changes make receiving international protection even harder than before and in significantly bad conditions. Firstly, you can apply for asylum only in the transit zones: even if you cross the border from Ukraine and go to the police right there to leave an asylum application, you will be taken through the country to the Southern Border of Hungary and most likely end up in Serbia. There, on the field, you can queue for the transit zone if you wish to. The Hungarian police now has the right to catch any third country national in the territory of Hungary who does not have some sort of residence permit for Hungary (for travel, studies, or already existing international protection status) and take them to the transit zone. For those who come from Serbia and try to enter the transit zone, technically and legally it should be possible to apply for asylum in Hungary, but we must not forget that in practise it almost does not happen at all: getting into a transit zone is a devastatingly long and random process because only 25 people are taken into the zones per week (no work on the weekends) while there are thousands (more than 7800 according to UNHCR) of people stuck in Serbia. Therefore, if you queue for getting into the transit zone, you should wait between several months to a year to get in. If you do get it, you face the fact that most applications are systematically rejected based on the pragmatic idea of the Hungarian government that Serbia has a functioning asylum system (it does not) and therefore is a safe country for asylum. When you are rejected based on this argument, you have three days to appeal the decision - now the weekends count as well, so leaving an appeal is made extremely difficult. And because this is not enough, also those unfortunate people who have passed through Hungary earlier, continued towards other EU countries to seek asylum, but will be deported back to Hungary due to the Dublin III regulation, will also be jailed at the transit zones in the case they are actually returned here.
We must not forget that during these procedures, asylum seekers will be detained in massive exit-only container camps of size of hundreds of people. Families with children will also be detained, as well as lone children who are 14 or older.
Why make such a legislation?
What is actually at stake here?
Finally, because we are so deep in the political discussion about razor wire, asylum applications, quotas and people as numbers, let’s just get the facts straight: an asylum seeker is not an illegal person. S/he is a person who has left an application for international protection to the officials of that country, and is in the country waiting for a decision for that application. Everybody has the right to enter a country without an official permission when they have the attempt of asking for asylum. These times when extreme measures on people’s lives are made in order to prove a political point of a government, it’s more important than ever to remember this, to think with your own brain and be critical about sources of information. The Hungarian government might want to try to twist and turn this text as well, but they cannot erase the fact that nobody is illegal. | <urn:uuid:52a61f06-e589-4737-87f4-f138cea8df49> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.migszol.com/blog/kids-in-jail-and-a-price-tag-for-detention-what-does-the-new-hungarian-asylum-law-mean-in-practice | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570741.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808001418-20220808031418-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.958419 | 965 | 1.890625 | 2 |
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