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Speaking of creepy critters, let's talk about bats and spiders! I love teaching my kinder kiddos about bats and spiders. In fact, it's the very first big nonfiction unit we do each year. Kids are inherently interested in bats and spiders and they have very definite opinions about both. So, I love to capture their attention and take advantage of their interests. Ah - yes! I'm a sneaky teacher!! :)
Here is a freebie for you. It's all about bats and spiders! I've included some graphic organizers, surveys, and graphs -- a great supplement for any bats and spiders unit! I hope you like it!
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Execution of elastomeric insulation of water supply system (galvanized pipe), implementation of medical gas system pipe.
- Floor +4:
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Execution of pipes and boxes of switches and sockets, implementation of cable trays, implementation of piping of 5-layer pipe system, implementation of elastomeric insulation of 5-layer piping system, implementation of masonry wall, implementation of perimeter knauf wall substructure, implementation of rock wool.
- The total progress in +1 and +2 classes is about 82%, which is about 83% in the construction sector, about 68% in the electrical sector and about 89% in the mechanics sector.
- The total progress in the +3 to +5 classes is about 74%, which is about 81% in the buildings sector, about 51% in the electrical sector and about 80% in the mechanics sector.
- Hardening operations related to parking lots, clinics and hospitals are underway and the overall progress has reached about 25%.
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Nursing is a profession which provides health care to individuals of all ages. Nursing
encompasses many activities including health promotion, health maintenance, health
care during illness and injury and rehabilitation. Nurses apply knowledge from the
biological, physical, behavioral and nursing sciences to care for clients in varied
settings. The purpose of the San Diego City College Nursing program is to provide
an educational opportunity for qualified individuals interested in a career in nursing.
The San Diego City College Nursing Education Program is approved by the California
Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) & fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission
for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Questions or concerns regarding accreditation status
may be addressed to:
California Board of Registered Nursing
P.O. BOX 944210, Sacramento, CA 94244
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc.
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 | Atlanta, GA 30326
Contact the SDCC Nursing Education Department
The San Diego City College Nursing Education Program will be having its joint Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing/Board of Registered Nursing Visit on September 28-30, 2021. On September 28, 2021 there will be a public meeting open to everyone to attend via Zoom.
The public meeting will be held on September 28, 2021 at 1:30 PM via the following Zoom link: https://dixiestate.zoom.us/j/85650773865?pwd=RDRuMUtGb1ZrVHVIUWdmYUM3NTBjdz09
Room V101 will also be available to attend the meeting but with limited spacing due to social distancing restrictions.
On September 30, 2021 at 10:00 am, the Nursing Education Program will have an Exit Meeting with ACEN and the BRN. This meeting will discuss the results of the Joint Accreditation Visit. Here is the zoom link: https://dixiestate.zoom.us/j/81517074731?pwd=QTVmWGYxU3AyTzlyd2lVUUdLTHlEQT09
If you would like to email your questions to ACEN or BRN, please email your questions to:
Nursing Informational Workshops
The San Diego City College Nursing Education Program offers free workshops that will be held to review all information regarding the San Diego City College Nursing Education program. Prior to the meeting, please review the NEP website and the Nursing General Information packet underneath Application Information. It is highly recommended to review before and come with questions. For those unable to attend the Zoom meetings on the listed dates, there are also pre-recorded videos.
Nursing Application Workshop
Refer to the recording for an in-depth overview of the program's application process: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/rec/share/xL0MCovv2YawArEpDTYgsXpYJo4SQ_LJ20H7HgVHuJ9BVeAKuErFmlHzGYhtVjzp.vipqnL42ehVoWNHj
To attend this workshop, please use the following link: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/95953595382
No registration is required for this workshop.
Nursing Informational Workshop
Refer to the recording for an overview of the Nursing Education program, policies, and procedures: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/rec/share/LaiaMoi4moEfX0CYwjx0_vTz7JT3L2FcM5LyrQMpVQQRHQkiEan-80tfJY4HA4ag.tsk-BCdDJm3V03bV
To attend this workshop, please register with the following link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Nursing Application Workshop
General Information Workshop
November 17, 2021 9 AM - 12 PM PST
December 15, 2021 1 PM - 4 PM PST
February 2, 2022 1 PM - 4 PM PST
March 9. 2022 9 AM - 12 PM PST
November 8, 2021 9 AM - 12 PM PST
December 1, 2021 9 AM - 12 PM PST
February 2, 2022 9 AM - 12 PM PST
March 9, 2022 1 PM - 4 PM PST
April 6, 2022 1 PM - 4 PM PST
May 11, 2022 9 AM - 12 PM PST
If you have specific questions regarding transcripts, enrollment, etc. The San Diego City College Counseling Department is available to help with all general needs.
15-minute quick Drop in Counseling:
1-hour appointments for continuing students :
Live E counseling-Appointments
If you are having trouble scheduling an appointment through eSARS, please email the front team at email@example.com to have the appointment scheduled manually.
No access to smart devices or computer? If you do not have access to a smart device please let us know. Contact our new Google number to reach the counseling front desk staff. +1 (619) 894-6118.
Prior to applying, please refer to the SDCC Nursing Education Program TEAS Policy and the NURSING GENERAL INFORMATION PACKET.
HOW TO FIND LOCATIONS FOR TEAS TESTING:
- Log on to ATITesting.com: Register for the TEAS (in the online store) and select the Nursing Program (ADN San Diego City College).
- You will be given a list of locations offering the TEAS. Choose a testing center to learn the status of when and how you will test.
- For questions call ATI at 800 667-7531.
- All students must request ATI send the results electronically to SDCC ADN Program.
SEE FAQs FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
LVN-RN & Generic ADN Application Period
LVN-RN: FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 28, 2022
ADN: MARCH 14 -TO APRIL 11, 2022
Minimum Requirements for Applying:
Complete prerequisites with a minimum grade of C or better and a combined grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher is required to apply.*** Applications with less that a 2.5 or higher GPA in the combined 3 sciences are disqualified and not reviewed.
Biology 205, Microbiology, 5 semester units or equivalent.*
Biology 230, Human Anatomy, 4 semester units or equivalent.**
Biology 235, Human Physiology, 4 semester units or equivalent.*
Students are required to achieve a passing score of 62% or higher in each subscale on the TEAS test to be eligible to apply. The total score is used to calculate points on the application.
Acceptance into the program is determined through the use of the California Community College Chancellor's Office multi-criteria point system. The multi-criteria point system includes, but is not limited to, pre-requisite course GPA in three science classes, a FIXED SET GPA, TEAS score, degrees, CNA, health care work experience, life experiences and second language proficiency.
Part 1: Send transcripts to City College.
Request to send the transcript to the following email address:
Go on to your student portal after 8 weeks. Find the "My Academics" then to "Advising Notes" to see if the transcript has been received. If after 60 days you do not see them posted as "received", you can email firstname.lastname@example.org and let them know that you want to follow up on your request.
Once your transcripts are showing as received" in your portal, you will need to complete Part 2.
In part 2 you will need to do an online form to request to now have the transcripts articulated.
Please go to the following link.
Scroll all the way down to the Counseling section of the web page.
Find the part that says STUDENTS SHOULD MEET WITH A COUNSELOR PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWING FORMS.
Click on the little white button that confirms you have seen a counselor.
Click on the form that says Request for transcript evaluation.
A form will open up. Please complete and submit the form.
Once the transcripts have been articulated your status in your portal will say "Evaluated". You can now see a counselor to update your educational plan. Your articulated courses will now be visible and included in your educational plan.
Clinical Practice Requirements
Students accepted into this program will be required to successfully complete clinically-based courses held in health care facilities.These facilities require immunizations, background checks, and urine drug screening as a condition of placement.
Refusal of immunizations, refusal to submit to a background check, and/or failure to meet clearance criteria established by the healthcare facility may prevent placement in the clinical setting, and thus affect progress in the program.
Health care facilities also require adherence to strict standards of conduct. Facilities may refuse educational access to any person who does not adhere to the facility's standards of safety, health, and ethical behavior. Failure to adhere to standards may be cause for dismissal from the program.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, the graduate will:
- Apply concepts and skills to successfully pass the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
- Make clinical judgements and management decisions to ensure accurate and safe client care.
- Practice within the ethical, legal, and regulatory frameworks of the professional nursing practice.
- Use standards of nursing practice to perform and evaluate client care in entry-level practice.
- Participate in life-long learning.
Student Learning Outcomes
The following student learning outcomes have been identified as a requirement for students completing the Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) Generic-RN/LVN to RN Curriculum. The graduate will:
- Communication Skills
- Utilize appropriate communication styles and basic leadership skills in patient care management.
- Use therapeutic communication techniques to establish a therapeutic environment.
- Communicate relevant, accurate and complete information in a concise and clear manner.
- Critical Thinking
- Utilize nursing process to develop and implement an individualized plan of care for assigned patients.
- Make clinical judgments and management decisions to ensure accurate and safe care.
- Use evidenced based data to support clinical decision making.
Curriculum and course sequence progress from simple to complex knowledge and skills with emphasis on nursing process, caring, problem solving and critical thinking. The Nursing Program graduate is prepared as a clinician to think critically using the nursing process, safely perform nursing care, teach individuals, families, communities and members of the health care team, function as a client advocate, provide leadership, manage resources, delegate tasks, and supervise unlicensed personnel within the legal scope of practice of the Registered Nurse. The student who completes the Nursing Education program will meet the standards of competency delineated by the Board of Registered Nursing for the State of California.
Associate Of Science Degree In Nursing
The Associate of Science Degree in Nursing requires completion of the nursing courses. Additional general education and graduation requirements for the associate degree are listed in the SDCC catalog.
Career and Education Options
The Registered Nurse cares for clients of all ages and may be employed at the entry level in a variety of health care settings such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, clinics, and home health and hospice agencies. Many careers in nursing require education beyond the associate degree, and graduates of the SDCC Nursing Education Program will generally meet all requirements for RN to BSN and graduate level nursing programs. The nursing program has partnered with many local institutions, including Point Loma Nazarene University's BSN program at San Diego City College. SEE FAQs FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Program Outcomes Data
The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) Policy #29 Advertising and Recruitment of Students requires that student achievement outcome data be publicly accessible. The following student achievement data from the SD City College Nursing Program are as follows:
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With a population of more than 200 million, Brazil boasts the largest economy in Latin America and the 9th largest in the world. Yet Brazil has one of the most complex indirect tax regimes on the planet. Domestic businesses with 10 to 50 employees typically spend an astounding 2,600 hours complying with Brazil’s tax code each year — more than eight times longer than is usually spent on tax compliance in the United States or European Union. For many global companies, the complicated Brazilian tax system is a serious impediment to doing business, but the potential rewards provide compelling incentives to overcome these obstacles.
Brazil tax in a nutshell
Brazil is a Federal Republic with 26 states, a Federal District (similar to the U.S. District of Columbia), more than 5,500 municipalities, and a number of special tax regions. Tax legislation changes occur at the federal, state, and municipal levels — often astonishingly rapidly. While keeping up with constantly changing rates, rules, and regulations, a single business may also have to file multiple returns on a monthly basis.
The federal government handles taxes that apply to both goods and services, such as income tax, social security taxes, and import and manufacturing taxes; the most common indirect taxes at the federal level are COFINS, CSLL, II, IPI, IR, and PIS. States apply a value-added tax to physical goods (ICMS and ICMS-ST), and municipalities govern services taxes (ISS). As always with tax, there are exceptions. For example, communications, electricity and certain transportation services are regulated and taxed by states rather than cities.
Any foreign company wishing to do business in Brazil must form a permanent establishment there and register with the tax authorities. There is no minimum threshold — registration is mandatory for any business moving taxable supplies in the country. Every company must obtain a Federal Tax ID; additional state and local tax IDs depend directly on business activity.
Once established, businesses must begin the onerous task of complying with Brazil’s notoriously complex tax laws, what one beleaguered tax attorney calls “a surreal, punishing experience” (New York Times).
But how can a business comply with tax laws if it doesn’t know what they are? Federal, state, and municipal tax laws change constantly: old laws are emended, new laws created, rates and forms changed regularly. Businesses must be adaptable, agile, and above all vigilant to survive in this system. Even keeping various due dates straight is a challenge. Fortunately, automated end-to-end tax compliance solutions track changes in rates, rules and regulations, ensuring the most up-to-date information is used.
Tax compliance in Brazil culminates with three interrelated processes:
- Period-end processing (gathering all tax data from transactions and other sources)
- Remitting payment
- Submitting electronic files (SPED)
Doing business in a digital world
Brazil leads the world in electronic tax compliance. Since 2008, a growing number of companies doing business in Brazil are required to upload digital records of every transaction to the Public System of Digital Accounting (Sistema Público de Escrituração Digital, or SPED), which is being rolled out in waves. Among the first and most advanced systems of its kind, it is hoped that SPED will increase transparency and make tax evasion more difficult.
A key step in registering as a business in Brazil is obtaining authorization to issue a Nota Fiscal, an official document that proves the existence of each commercial transaction. It has three main purposes:
- Financial. It represents the financial transaction as an invoice recognizing revenue and accounts receivable
- Movement of Goods. It allows goods to be transported from A to B, even if they are not being sold
- Fiscal. It serves as a control for taxes
For each transaction, a Nota Fiscal must be approved by the appropriate tax authority. SPED integrates the three different levels of taxation (federal, state, and municipal). SEFAZ, a multi-state system for invoice approval, currently oversees product invoices (NFE), while city tax authorities oversee service invoices (NFS).
The Federal Revenue Bureau (RFB) employs an army of agents (more than 10,000!) to combat tax evasion. Tax sting operations sometimes feature cool names (“Black Panther”), helicopters and gun-wielding agents, but those flashy maneuvers pale beside the power of electronic tax compliance.
SPED has “revolutionized the relationship between tax authorities and taxpayers.” The digital system provides tax authorities with immediate access to business transactions — they’re alerted when an electronic invoice is remitted in real time. More than 1,000 auditors have been trained to use electronic surveillance tools. Response to mistakes or fraud can be immediate and punishing, from fines for failure to deliver electronic documents to the freezing of bank accounts. Brazilians are some of the best tax collectors in the world (Reuters). It’s worth getting tax right. Fortunately, Avalara’s automated tax compliance solutions make that possible without devoting thousands of hours to the task.
Surviving and thriving
Despite myriad tax compliance challenges in Brazil, companies can find great success in this market. How? First, it pays to understand the tax system before beginning to trade in Brazil. Having an awareness of the various tax obligations and the correct process for documenting financial transactions is key. But relying on human knowledge and manual compliance alone is risky and incredibly time consuming. The heart of Brazilian tax regulation is built on technology, which can also help businesses save time, cut risk and take advantage of this rapidly growing economy. Thanks to Avalara’s suite of tax automation products and services, companies can enter the Brazilian market without having to spend inordinate amounts of time and resources on tax. From calculation and data validation to filing and remittance, Avalara has your business covered when it comes to indirect tax in Brazil. Learn more about Avalara’s products here. Don’t let tax be the reason preventing your expansion into this growing market. | <urn:uuid:51e16fe0-f972-4e91-b232-e2192b9d8378> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.avalara.com/blog/2016/09/27/navigating-the-tax-compliance-labyrinth-of-brazil/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280128.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00386-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943355 | 1,247 | 2.25 | 2 |
März, Christian; Stratmann, Alexandra; Matthiessen, Jens; Meinhardt, Ann-Katrin; Eckert, Sebastian; Schnetger, Bernhard; Vogt, Christoph; Stein, Ruediger; Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen (2011): Geochemical analysis of two sediment cores from the southern Mendeleev Ridge. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.760791,
Supplement to: März, C et al. (2011): Manganese-rich brown layers in Arctic Ocean sediments: Composition, formation mechanisms, and diagenetic overprint. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75(23), 7668-7687, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.09.046
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We present results of an inorganic geochemical pore water and sediment study conducted on Quaternary sediments from the western Arctic Ocean. The sediment cores were recovered in 2008 from the southern Mendeleev Ridge during RV Polarstern Expedition ARK-XXIII/3. With respect to sediment sources and depositional processes, peaks in Ca/Al, Mg/Al, Sr/Al and Sr/Mg indicate enhanced input of both ice-rafted (mainly dolomite) and biogenic carbonate during deglacial warming phases. Distinct and repetitive brown layers enriched in Mn (oxyhydr)oxides occur mostly in association with these carbonate-rich intervals. For the first time, we show that the brown layers are also consistently enriched in scavenged trace metals Co, Cu, Mo and Ni. The bioturbation patterns of the brown layers, specifically well-defined brown burrows into the underlying sediments, support formation close to the sediment-water interface. The Mn and trace metal enrichments were probably initiated under warmer climate conditions. Both river runoff and melting sea ice delivered trace metals to the Arctic Ocean, but also enhanced seasonal productivity and organic matter export to the sea floor. As Mn (oxyhydr)oxides and scavenged trace metals were deposited at the sea floor, a co-occurring organic matter "pulse" triggered intense diagenetic Mn cycling at the sediment-water interface. These processes resulted in the formation of Mn and trace metal enrichments, but almost complete organic matter degradation. As warmer conditions ceased, reduced riverine runoff and/or a solid sea ice cover terminated the input of riverine trace metal and fresh organic matter, and greyish-yellowish sediments poor in Mn and trace metals were deposited. Oxygen depletion of Arctic bottom waters as potential cause for the lack of Mn enrichments during glacial intervals is highly improbable. While the original composition and texture of the brown layers resulted from specific climatic conditions (including transient Mn redox cycling at the sediment-water interface), pore water data show that early diagenetic Mn redistribution is still affecting the organic-poor sediments in several meters depth. Given persistent steady state diagenetic conditions, purely authigenic Mn-rich brown layers may form, while others may completely vanish. The degree of diagenetic Mn redistribution largely depends on the depositional environment within the Arctic Ocean, the availability of Mn and organic matter, and seems to be recorded by the Co/Mo ratios of single Mn-rich layers. We conclude that brown Arctic sediment layers are not necessarily synchronous features, and correlating them across different parts of the Arctic Ocean without additional age control is not recommended.
Median Latitude: 77.454000 * Median Longitude: -176.220350 * South-bound Latitude: 77.304200 * West-bound Longitude: 179.052600 * North-bound Latitude: 77.603800 * East-bound Longitude: -171.493300
Date/Time Start: 2008-09-04T10:08:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-09-05T09:54:00
PS72/340-5 * Latitude: 77.603800 * Longitude: -171.493300 * Date/Time: 2008-09-04T10:08:00 * Elevation: -2351.0 m * Penetration: 9 m * Recovery: 8.14 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Campaign: ARK-XXIII/3 (PS72) * Basis: Polarstern * Device: Kasten corer (KAL) * Comment: 9 core sections: 0.04-0.32, 0.32-1.31, 1.31-2.31, 2.31-3.3, 3.3-4.29, 4.29-5.28, 5.28-6.27, 6.27-7.26, 7.26-8.09 m
PS72/343-1 * Latitude: 77.304200 * Longitude: 179.052600 * Date/Time: 2008-09-05T09:54:00 * Elevation: -1226.0 m * Penetration: 10 m * Recovery: 7.12 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Campaign: ARK-XXIII/3 (PS72) * Basis: Polarstern * Device: Gravity corer (GC) * Comment: 7 core sections: 0-1.01, 1.01-2.01, 2.01-2.99, 2.99-4.01, 4.01-5.02, 5.02-6.03, 6.03-7.04, 7.04-7.12 m
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In-Home Respite care is an essential part of the overall support that families may need to keep their family member with a disability at home. The word “respite” means to take a break from the daily challenges of caring for a child or an adult with special needs. It can be planned for a few hours or for as long as a weekend. In-home respite provides a break from care in the family’s own home. Hours are set up individually with the respite worker.
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Imagine the sight of an old mans eye vulturous pale blue with a film covering it Could this drive ones self so insane that one would murder a man because of it This is the event that occurs in Edgar Allen Poes vivid tale The Tell-Tale Heart from the book Designs For Reading Short Stories Every night at precisely midnight the narrator who remains nameless and sexless but for the sake of this essay I will refer to as he ventured into the old mans room without making a sound to observe the very eye at which the sight of made his blood run cold The old man did not suspect a thing During the day the narrator continued to go about his daily routine and even went so far as to ask the old man every morning if he slept well the night before Upon the eighth midnight of this nightly ritual the narrator proceeded to the old mans room as usual however this night was different As he slipped cat-like into the room the old man sat up suddenly in his bed crying out Whos there The narrator stood there silently for over an hour as did the old man who did not lie back down Finally he opened the lantern ever so slightly letting in only a single dim ray only to see that the eye was wide open It was wide open and I grew furious as I gazed upon it I saw it with perfect distinctness-- all a dull blue with a hideous veil over it that chilled the very marrow in my bonesp 153 Then suddenly he heard a low dull quick sound such as a watch makes when enveloped in cottonp 154 This prompted the narrator to leap into the room drag the old man off the bed and pulled the heavy bed over him After carefully checking to make sure that the man was dead he proceeded
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How prepared is your teenaged babysitter? Maybe more—or less—than you thought.
A recent study by the American Academy of Pediatrics showed that while almost all 13-year-old babysitters know who to contact if there is an intruder or a child is sick, injured or poisoned, 40 percent of younger babysitters reported that they had left children unattended while babysitting, and 20 percent opened the door to strangers.
The American Red Cross babysitter’s training course provides extensive coverage of safety issues such as these. A Red Cross survey also showed that the majority of parents (70 percent) would have more confidence in a babysitter trained by the Red Cross.*
Designed for 11- to 15-year-olds, the one-day course covers six primary areas:
1. You're the Boss: A Guide to Leadership — The fundamental leadership skills necessary for safe, effective babysitting, such as role modeling, respect, communication, decision making and taking action.
2. The Business of Babysitting — All the basics on the business of babysitting, including assessing babysitting skills, finding work, creating a resume, figuring out how much to charge, interviewing and professional behavior.
3. Safe and Sound on the Job — Extensive coverage of safety issues related to babysitting, including safe play, telephone and personal safety, dealing with strangers, fire safety, rural safety and safety in the kitchen. Participants also get tips for preventing common injuries and illnesses as well as preparing for weather emergencies.
4. Understanding Kids from 0 to 10 — Expanded childhood development and behavior section, including information on how to select developmentally-appropriate activities, guide children in safe and effective play, encourage positive behavior, appropriately correct misbehavior and handle common behavioral challenges.
5. From Feeding to Bedtime: Caring for Kids — All the essentials of basic child care: safe techniques for holding, carrying, feeding, diapering, dressing and bathing children and infants, as well as following bedtime routines and using good personal hygiene.
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Some investors believe they should always aim to buy under median value so there are more properties “dragging up” your property’s value. They think that they’ll get better valuations if their property is compared with more expensive properties, not with cheaper properties. But…
Median doesn’t influence valuation
It doesn’t matter what the median for the suburb is, the property will be valued based on a comparison of that property to recently sold properties with similar features nearby.
The only thing that will drag the value of a property up is recent sales of similar properties in the vicinity for higher prices.
“The suburb median has nothing to do with the valuation of any property”
A professional valuer, hired by banks to value a property, will estimate value based on three things.
This is called a Comparable Market Analysis.
CMA = Comparable Market Analysis
If the property didn’t sell recently, it’s not considered comparable. If it was miles away, it’s not considered comparable. And if it’s nothing like the property being valued, it’s not considered comparable either.
Every property is valued on its merits on an individual case by case basis. If a property is valued less than the median, it’s for good reason. The median doesn’t drag anything up or down.
A property will be valued higher if it has something special. Maybe it is on a larger block. Maybe it’s in a quiet street. Maybe it has a beautiful double storey house while all the others in the area are single storey.
Set up for failure
Buying below the median is not a good strategy. There could be all sorts of reasons why a property is under the median. It could be on a tiny block of land in a new estate on the fringe of suburbia surrounded by loads of developable land. It could be a recipe for over-supply for decades. Cheap does not mean good value.
It’s completely feasible for a property under the median to be over-valued and for a property over the median to be under-valued.
Whether you buy above or below the median has nothing to do with your property’s performance either in the long-term or short-term. What matters is whether there is high demand for your property and low supply of similar properties in the same area.
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On Presidential Character
From George Washington to...?
The current presidential contenders considered in the context of American history.
“No compact among men … can be pronounced everlasting and inviolable, and … no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the one side, aided by the sapping current of corrupted morals on the other.” —George Washington (1789)
In 1944, as World War II was turning in favor of the Allies, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who was steadfast in his historically informed understanding of how to prosecute tyranny, observed, “The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward.”
That insight into the value of historical context is as timeless as history itself.
In 1764, as historian Edward Gibbon “sat musing amidst the ruins” of Rome, he was inspired to document the decline of this once-great republic. His seminal work, “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” was published in 1776 — as our Patriot Founders were preparing to defend the “unalienable rights” of man and form our own Republic. Gibbon’s historic case study of the rise and fall of republican governments provides some remarkable context for the state of our own Republic.
One can deduce that the rise and decline of republics, the “Cycle of Democracy,” follows this sequence: from bondage to faith; from faith to courage; from courage to Liberty; from Liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage.
Thomas Jefferson observed: “History by apprising [citizens] of the past will enable them to judge of the future; it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations; it will qualify them as judges of the actions and designs of men; it will enable them to know ambition under every disguise it may assume; and knowing it, to defeat its views.”
But only if they know enough history to be insightful judges of the future.
Philosopher George Santayana, in his 20th century treatise, “The Life of Reason,” concluded, “Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
Or, as dystopian novelist Aldous Huxley wrote, “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.”
Or, as that esteemed savant Forrest Gump observed, “Stupid is as stupid does.”
So we should ponder where in the cycle of democracy is our American Republic today — understanding, however, that we are not condemned to that cycle.
It can be both a blessing and curse, understanding the present in the context of the past — particularly when observing the witless demolition of Liberty in the absence of the wisdom that attends such context. Occasionally I experience that combined blessing and curse, and this quadrennial presidential campaign cycle is one such occasion.
As we seek to understand the historic implications of the characters and rhetoric in the current Republican primary, it is worth returning to the context of our great history, and particularly the character of those Patriots who defended the first generation of American Liberty, as embodied by generations of American Patriots since.
It is providential that our nation’s finest example of presidential character, temperament and humility is embodied in the very first American to hold that executive office, George Washington. He understood that “a good moral character is the first essential in a man.” He was not only the model of presidential character, but also the character of our nation.
On the subject of character, Washington also observed, "The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality.”
For insight into Washington as president, it would be sufficient to read his First Inaugural Address, delivered on April 30, 1789, and his Farewell Address of September 17, 1796. These two speeches embody the real George Washington and the true spirit of a Patriot. Each was written by his hand alone, not by cynical speechwriters and fickle focus groups.
In the former, he stated, “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American People.”
In the latter, he wrote: “Of all the dispositions and habits, which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men and Citizens. The mere Politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. … Let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect, that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.”
Other Founders wrote at length about character, both of those who seek high office (or, rather, those that high office seeks), and those who elect them. Here are a few excerpts from those Founders for whom I hold the greatest reverence.
John Adams: “Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. … If we suffer [the minds of young people] to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives. … We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. … We should be unfaithful to ourselves if we should ever lose sight of the danger to our liberties if anything partial or extraneous should infect the purity of our free, fair, virtuous, and independent elections.”
Thomas Jefferson: “It is the manners and spirit of a people which preserve a republic in vigor. A degeneracy in these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution. … If a nation expects to be ignorant — and free — in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. … The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail. … An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.”
Samuel Adams: “The public cannot be too curious concerning the characters of public men. … Nothing is more essential to the establishment of manners in a State than that all persons employed in places of power and trust must be men of unexceptionable characters. … [N]either the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt. … Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.”
At the end of the Revolution, when our Founders endeavored “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,” Founding brothers Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, and our Constitution’s author, James Madison, wrote The Federalist Papers, the most authentic and comprehensive explication of our Constitution.
In Federalist No. 1, Hamilton warned, “Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants.”
In No. 10, Madison cautioned, “Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.” He insisted in No. 57, “The aim of every political Constitution is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers, men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous, whilst they continue to hold their public trust.”
Madison’s Supreme Court nominee, Justice Joseph Story, wrote, “Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.”
Are they, in the words of Sam Adams, models “of wisdom and knowledge, of moderation and temperance, of patience, fortitude and perseverance, of sobriety and true republican simplicity of manners, of zeal for the honour of the Supreme Being and the welfare of the commonwealth”?
George Washington, and every president since, has taken a sacred oath “to Support and Defend” our Constitution. Are the current Republican and Democrat frontrunners any more likely to abide by that oath than Barack Hussein Obama, who wholly betrayed his oath, and in doing so betrayed our country?
At this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, it would appear that a plurality of voters are making the most perilous gamble on the future of Liberty that has been wagered in my lifetime.
If Donald Trump is the nominee, I hope he will demolish Hillary Clinton, and carry enough crossover votes to retain the Senate majority needed to shape the next Supreme Court. I hope he will surround himself with “the best” people and actually listen to their counsel. I hope, for the sake of my son and the sons and daughters of other families who are serving our nation in uniform, that Trump’s careless and flippant arrogance does not result in the wanton bloodshed of our young Patriots.
That is a lot for which to hope…
On October 27, 1964, long before he became president, Ronald Reagan challenged his countrymen thusly: “I think it’s time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the Founding Fathers.” He emphasized the importance of that question, declaring, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”
In the context of the historical contest between Liberty and tyranny, our generation is perilously close to becoming that which carelessly smothers the flame of freedom. We are an exceptional and resilient nation, but that resilience has its limits. In an era when a third of Americans can’t even name the first president, much less do they have any understanding of historical context, how long will the Republic stand?
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It started with the curiosity piqued in a visitor admiring a piece of art by renowned American modernist Jacob Lawrence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
She was viewing Lawrence's 30-panel work — missing five panels — depicting Shays' Rebellion, an uprising of struggling farmers in western Massachusetts led by a Revolutionary War veteran.
It seemed familiar, triggering a memory. It looked like a piece of art the visitor had seen hanging on the wall of her elderly neighbors' apartment. Sure enough, the piece the neighbors had picked up for a song at a charity auction in 1960 was one of the missing panels. It's now back at The Met alongside 25 other panels.
But the story doesn't end there.
After reading a story about the missing art on Upper West Side Patch, a nurse took a closer look at a painting that had hung on the dining room wall of her own Upper West Side apartment for about two decades. She turned it over and found a 1986 New York Times profile on Lawrence taped to the back.
This panel, called "Immigrants admitted from all countries: 1820 to 1840" and gift from the woman's mother, had special meaning. The woman in her late 40s had immigrated to New York from Ukraine at age 18.
Now, there are only three missing panels in the Lawrence series. The nurse lent hers to The Met for a national tour of the exhibit. By Gus Saltonstall for Upper West Side Patch.
Below are 10 more stories from Patch editors across America about some other community treasures.
No Filmmaker Left Behind
Cynthia Dieckmann, who heads the video production department at West Chester East High School in Pennsylvania, has made that her motto during the pandemic. She worried the pandemic would make competitive filmmaking impossible this year because students learning from home don't have high-quality video production equipment sitting around their home. So Dieckmann spent the winter coordinating access to the school's equipment with families, making door-to-door equipment deliveries and teaching her students virtually. The students appreciate the extra effort, and their teacher is looking forward to seeing their entries at the Southeast Pennsylvania Teen Filmmakers Showcase. By Marlene Lang for West Chester Patch
(Photo courtesy of West Chester Area School District)
Dr. Oz Saves A Life, And Not On TV
It just so happened that Dr. Mehmet Oz — yes, the television celebrity Dr. Oz — was passing by to claim his luggage at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey when he saw a crowd gathering around a man who had fallen to the floor. The man wasn't breathing, and he didn't have a pulse. A Port Authority officer rushed to his side and began CPR. Oz jumped in to offer assistance, tweeting later that "as a physician and a human being, it's our responsibility to jump in when there's a medical emergency" and calling on his followers to learn the CPR technique. By Eric Kiefer for Newark Patch
"I Before E …" Saved Her
Bradenton, Florida, seventh grader Michelle Lupescu acknowledges she's "a pretty good speller," even though she gets tripped up on the "I before E except after C" rule. She focused her study efforts on those problematic words ahead of the Florida State Council of the Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee state finals last month. It's a good thing she did. The word that won her the state spelling title: "hygienic." By Tiffany Razzano for Bradenton Patch
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-The Last Green Valley, Inc.’s (TLGV) comprehensive guide to the 35-town National Heritage Corridor in south central Massachusetts and northeastern Connecticut is now available. The 2013 Guide to The Last Green Valley serves as a resource for visitors as well as residents. The 96-page, full-color publication is packed with an abundance of information including area accommodations, campgrounds, museums, restaurants, shops, farms, services and outdoor activities.
The Guide’s information is complemented by substantive editorial content like Wild Life, Notables and Notorious, Great Hikes and Pedals, Tales from Our Towns, and Major Seasonal Events. It also includes A Day for All Seasons, sample itineraries like “Getting Outside Day” (spring), “Shop-‘Til-You-Drop Day” (summer), “A Day with Nature’s Splendor” (fall), and “A Warm-Your-Heart Day (winter).
“I think this is our best Guide to date. It is illustrated with phenomenal photos from our 2012 photo contest,” said Charlene Cutler, Executive Director and CEO. “We have partnered with over 200 businesses to produce this publication. We hope residents and visitors alike will enjoy it and refer to its pages often.”
Each year TLGV receives 7,000 requests from all across the United Sates and mails out the Guide to The Last Green Valley to promote the region. The publication is also made available at key visitor’s centers throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts as well at The Big E and other fairs. Regionally, the 2013 Guide to The Last Green Valley will be delivered to more than 70 TLGV tourism information rack locations over the next two weeks. A complete list of tourism information racks within the 35-town National Heritage Corridor can be found on the website www.tlgv.org. A copy of the new guide can also be obtained by calling 860-774-3300 or emailing email@example.com.
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Audiograms with slope, dip, and flat audiometric configurations in patients with various degrees of hearing loss (see the "Patients and Methods" section for the definitions of the configurations).
Perez R, Gatt N, Cohen D. Audiometric Configurations Following Exposure to Explosions. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126(10):1249-1252. doi:10.1001/archotol.126.10.1249
To determine the configurations in pathologic audiograms obtained in patients shortly after exposure to an explosion.
Design, Setting, and Patients
Audiograms were performed in 143 patients (286 ears; 76 males and 67 females, with a mean age of 34.6 years [range, 11-79 years]) sent to the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery in a city hospital located in the center of Jerusalem, Israel, after being injured in 4 severe explosions occurring in Jerusalem during 1995-1997. Most of the audiograms were obtained within 4 hours after the explosion, and the remaining were obtained within 4 days of the explosion.
Of 200 pathologic audiograms, 93 (46%) showed a downward slope configuration, 82 (41%) showed a dip configuration, and 25 (12%) were flat. There were 38 audiograms (19%) with 6-kHz dips. In 82% of the patients, the audiometric configurations were similar in both ears. Patients with a slope configuration on the audiogram were significantly older than those with a dip configuration (mean age, 40.8 vs 32.8 years; P<.01).
There does not appear to be a single typical audiometric configuration in patients exposed to explosions. The slope and dip configurations are most frequently seen and are approximately equal in their incidence. This observation may lead to better understanding damage to the inner ear as a result of an explosion. This study is distinctive because of the large number of audiograms obtained and the fact that most of them were obtained immediately after the explosion.
HEARING LOSS as a result of excessive stimulation of the inner ear was first reported in 1872.1 The damage may be a result of exposure to continuous noise, impulse noise, or blast waves.2- 4
In an explosion, the explosive material is suddenly changed from a solid to a gaseous form. This change results in a sudden increase in volume and a consequent rapid change in pressure. The massive pressure change that is generated by the explosion travels in all directions through air at a velocity greater than the speed of sound. Behind it is a region of gas flow consisting of combustion products. These form 2 phases of the blast: a short positive-pressure phase and a relatively long negative-pressure phase. In addition, there is an impulse noise that reaches the inner ear shortly after the blast wave. The distinction between blast and impulse noise is arbitrary, but there are several characteristics that are useful to differentiate between them: (1) Peak high pressures resulting from blast are often 10 to 20 kPa, while those resulting from an impulse noise are usually less than 2 kPa (160 dB). (2) Blast involves the movement of considerable volumes of combustion products and air, while an impulse noise does not. (3) An impulse noise is often associated with low-frequency mechanical clatter.3,4
In 2 of the audiological studies on various noise trauma, the authors5,6 described an audiometric configuration that is typical, especially for long-term exposure, the "4-kHz dip." There are also reports7- 11 of hearing loss after explosions that address the configurations of pathologic audiograms. Many audiometric configurations have been described: single and double dips, high- and low-frequency pathologic findings, and flat and slope configurations. In most of these studies, the audiograms were obtained days to weeks after the trauma in relatively small samples (35-81 pathologic audiograms).
In this study, we examined the audiometric configurations that reflect inner ear damage after exposure to explosions, which combine blast and impulse noise. Such explosions are relatively common events in times of both war and peace (eg, as a result of accidents or crime). The goal of the present study was to increase understanding of the mechanisms of damage to the inner ear as a result of sudden exposure to an explosion. In addition, these audiometric findings may be of interest to clinicians treating patients with hearing loss following possible trauma. The study is distinguished by the relatively large number of patients studied and the fact that most of the audiograms were obtained within a few hours after the explosion.
In the study, we examined 143 patients (286 ears) who were sent to our hospital after receiving injuries in 4 bomb explosions that occurred in Jerusalem, Israel, during 1995-1997. Fifty patients (100 ears) were injured in 2 explosions occurring on city busses (only 14 of these 50 patients were inside the exploding bus; the remaining 36 were in adjacent vehicles or in the immediate area); 93 patients (186 ears) were injured in 2 explosions in open areas in the center of the city (an open-air marketplace and a cafe-lined pedestrian street). The mean ± SE age of the injured patients was 34.6 ± 17.5 years (range, 11-79 years). There were 76 males and 67 females.
Most patients sustained mild or moderate general physical injuries. They received thorough emergency evaluation and treatment in the emergency department. Before admission to the inpatient service or before discharge from the emergency service, each victim received a thorough examination of the ear, nose, and throat. For most patients, an audiogram was obtained within 4 hours of the blast. Patients with severe injuries who required stabilization and acute care underwent audiometry within 4 days. We excluded 12 patients who underwent audiometry later. Audiometry was conducted with a clinical audiometer (Orbiter 922; Madsen Electronics, Minnetonka, Minn). The audiograms were obtained in sound-attenuated booths.
The otolaryngology and head and neck evaluation included a detailed history of previous hearing impairment or otological disease. Unfortunately, previous audiograms were not available for the majority of patients with a suspected history of hearing loss or ear disease. These patients were excluded.
Because of the shortage of time, the stressful situation of the patients, and our desire to conduct audiometry immediately, in most cases, we performed only air conduction audiometry. We performed bone conduction audiometry in a minority of the patients. Because we were concerned with the inner ear, possible sensorineural hearing loss was the major focus. Patients whose tympanic membrane was perforated as a result of blast injury and who did not undergo bone conduction audiometry were excluded. For this reason and for suspected previous hearing loss, we excluded 25 ears, leaving 261 ears.
We defined a pathologic audiogram as one that showed a hearing loss higher than 20 dB at any of the frequencies; all others were defined as normal. Using this criterion, audiograms were normal in 61 ears and pathologic in 200 ears. The audiograms were divided according to the audiometric configuration and not according to the degree of hearing loss. The criteria for definition of each audiometric configuration were derived from a previous study7 and were based on the general configurations observed in the present study. We defined the following configurations in the audiometric results: dip, hearing loss at a given frequency that was 15 dB or more than that of the adjacent frequencies; slope, hearing loss that gradually increased at higher frequencies without recovery of hearing in the highest frequencies; and flat, when the difference in hearing loss between all the frequencies tested did not exceed 15 dB.
To determine the significance of the age difference between the major configuration groups, we used analysis of variance (single factor) and the t test.
We included 143 patients (286 ears; 76 males and 67 females) who were exposed to explosions and underwent audiometry. We excluded 25 ears because of suspected previous hearing loss and perforated tympanic membrane (when bone conduction audiometry was not conducted). Of the remaining 261 audiograms, 200 were pathologic and 61 were normal according to our criteria. The mean age of all the included patients with pathologic audiograms was 36.5 years.
The 200 audiograms were initially grouped according to the general configuration: there were 93 (46%) with a slope configuration, 82 (41%) with a dip configuration, and 25 (12%) with a flat configuration. We then subdivided the first 2 groups. In 58 (62%) of the 93 audiograms with a slope configuration, the downward slope started at high frequencies (≥2 kHz), while in 35 (38%), the downward slope started at low frequencies (<2 kHz). In 67 (82%) of the 82 audiograms with a dip configuration, the peak of the dip was in high frequencies (≥2 kHz), and in only 15 audiograms (18%), the dip was at low frequencies (<2 kHz) (Figure 1). There were a high number of audiograms with 6-kHz dips (38 audiograms: 19% of all audiograms and 46% of those with a dip configuration).
Of 125 patients (18 were excluded because of suspected previous hearing loss or a perforated tympanic membrane in at least 1 ear), the audiometric configurations in both ears were symmetric in 103 (82%) and asymmetric in 22 (18%). Of the 22 patients with asymmetric configurations, 17 had a normal audiogram in one ear and a pathologic audiogram in the other. Only 5 patients had a different pathologic audiometric configuration in each ear.
The mean ± SE ages of the patients with slope, dip, or flat configurations were 40.8 ± 18.5 years, 32.8 ± 17.4 years, and 32.2 ± 13.8 years, respectively. The difference between the ages of the groups with slope and dip configurations was significant (P<.01). Of the 200 patients with pathologic audiograms, 116 (58%) were male and 84 (42%) were female. The sex distribution was similar among the 3 audiometric configurations.
There were 14 patients (28 ears) who were inside the closed cavity of the exploding bus. This group was small compared with the study group because of the lower survival rate of individuals inside the bus. Of 28 audiograms obtained, 26 were pathologic. Of the 26, there were 19 (73%) with a downward slope configuration, 2 (8%) with a dip configuration, and 5 (19%) with a flat configuration.
Of the 143 patients included in the study, 33 had 44 perforated tympanic membranes (as mentioned previously, we excluded some of the ears in which bone conduction audiograms were not obtained). Of the 44 perforated tympanic membranes, 13 were detected in the small group of 14 patients (28 ears) who were inside the closed cavity of the bus (46% rate). The remaining 29 perforated tympanic membranes were observed in the 129 patients (258 ears) who were in open areas (11% rate).
We studied the audiograms of 143 patients (286 ears) exposed to explosions, and we characterized the audiometric configuration of their hearing loss. We observed the following audiometric configurations: slope (46%), dip (41%), and flat (12%). We found a significant difference between the mean age of patients with slope and dip configurations (40.8 and 32.8 years, respectively; P<.01). In 82% of the patients, the audiometric configurations were similar in both ears.
A range of studies examined the audiological impact of exposure to blast. Some previous studies7- 11 mentioned the configuration of pathologic audiograms. The first detailed report was a retrospective study published in 1970 by Teter et al,7 who observed 4 audiogram configurations in 81 ears of soldiers exposed to blast. Of the audiograms, 28% had a slope configuration in high frequencies and the remaining had a dip configuration between 1 kHz and 4 kHz. Singh and Ahluwalia8 observed a predominantly flat configuration on the audiograms of patients injured in explosions in armed conflict. Ziv et al9 observed a high percentage of 4-kHz dips, as well as frequent flat and slope configurations. Pahor10 observed mainly high-tone slopes and flat curves in the audiograms of patients involved in bombings in Birmingham, England. In a relatively recent detailed work, Bruins and Cawood11 examined patients exposed to a lorry explosion in Peterborough, England. There were 35 pathologic audiograms, and the following audiometric configurations were noted: slope in high frequencies in 34%, 6-kHz dip in 26%, and flat in 17%.
Although many investigators have described one configuration as dominant, the configurations vary across studies. In general, previous research has been limited by relatively small samples, few pathologic audiograms, and delay in obtaining audiograms. In our series, there was no single dominant configuration in the 200 pathologic audiograms that were obtained soon after the explosion. We observed a high incidence of 6-kHz dips (19%), a finding that is consistent with the high rate (26%) observed by Bruins and Cawood.11 This finding might have implications for understanding the mechanism of the damage to the inner ear.
Inner ear damage following explosions results from a combination of the blast wave and the following impulse sound. The inner ears of patients with a slope configuration on the audiogram may be more affected by the blast wave component, while those with a dip configuration on the audiogram may be more affected by the impulse sound component of the trauma. This speculation may be supported by the observation that in the small number of patients located in the closed cavity of the bus, we found a higher percentage of audiograms with a downward slope configuration and a lower percentage of audiograms with a dip configuration compared with the whole study population. Because of the relatively small number of patients in the closed cavity (14 of 143), we think that strong conclusions cannot be made based on this interesting observation. Also, compared with the rest of the patients, the patients in the closed cavity where the explosion occurred had a higher percentage of perforated tympanic membranes (46% vs 12%).
We also found symmetric audiometric configurations of hearing loss in 82% of the patients. These symmetric audiometric configurations imply that in the majority of cases the configuration was not random and may be a result of the location of the patient in relation to the explosion, the nature of the area where the explosion occurred, and individual features of the external, middle, and inner ear. In the patients with asymmetric audiometric configurations, it would have been interesting to know which ear was pointed toward the explosion, but unfortunately we could not obtain this information.
There was a significant difference between the mean ages of patients with dip and slope audiometric configurations (32.8 and 40.8 years, respectively; P<.01). Although this finding might be a result of previous hearing loss associated with age or pre-existing noise-induced hearing loss, it also possibly suggests a difference in susceptibility of different areas of the cochlea in different age groups. The question of previous hearing impairment poses a problem in our study and any similar investigation. We were careful to exclude patients from this study based on a history of hearing loss or suspected previous hearing loss; however, most of the patients we examined did not have previous audiograms that documented hearing loss.
Another possible limitation of the present study is that we were unable to measure the conductive component of hearing loss in most of the audiometric examinations in this study. Since we could not perform bone conduction tests on most of the patients, we examined only the sensorineural hearing loss and excluded patients with perforated tympanic membranes without bone conduction studies.
Sensorineural hearing loss shortly after an explosion is composed of temporary threshold shift and permanent threshold shift.2- 4 The temporary component may last for hours to days; the exact time varies between patients and different studies. Pratt et al12 attempted to differentiate between the 2 components using auditory brainstem evoked potentials in patients who had been exposed to a blast. Since our audiograms were obtained soon after the explosion, an important issue is to assess the role of the temporary threshold shift in our findings. We conducted follow-up audiometry in 92 of the ears with pathologic audiograms in this series, weeks to months after the exposure. Of the 92 follow-up audiograms, 87 (95%) retained the same audiometric configuration. In a study by Kerr,13 a series of audiograms were obtained in one patient between 2 hours and 12 days after the explosion. A recovery in hearing loss was noted, but the audiometric configuration remained the same. This finding implies in most cases that the audiometric configuration remains constant with time and that the temporary threshold shift component of the hearing loss does not affect the audiometric configuration.
In conclusion, based on the large number of patients in this study, there does not appear to be a single typical configuration on the audiograms of patients exposed to explosions. These findings support the fact that the damage to the inner ear as a result of an explosion is different from that of impulse noise without blast or noise-induced hearing loss, in which typical curves are more often shown on the audiograms.
Accepted for publication April 11, 2000.
We thank our audiologist, Marcia Romm, for her assistance in the study and Donald J. Cohen, MD, for his valuable comments.
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Acute p.o. administration of 99.5% ethanol (0.1 ml) to fasted mice produced heart toxicity. Pretreatment with p.o. administration of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) could prevent such toxicity effectively and dose-dependently. The maximal antioxidative effect against 99.5% ethanol-induced heart toxicity could be observed at 1 hour after TMP administration. In order to further investigate the heart protective mechanism of TMP, both lipid peroxidation level in vivo and superoxide scavenging activity were conducted. TMP exhibited a dose-dependently anti-lipid peroxidation effect in mice heart homogenate, and results indicated that 99.5% ethanol-induced intoxicated mice hearts have higher malonic dialdehyde (MDA) levels compared with those in TMP administrated mice hearts. These results suggest that the potentially heart protective mechanism of TMP could be contributed, at least in part, to its prominent anti-lipid peroxidation and anti-free radical formation effects, hence it could protect the heart from lipid peroxidation-induced heart toxicity.
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Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted. Without a blood supply to deliver oxygen and nutrients, brain cells in the area of the interruption begin to die. It’s estimated that more than 700,000 strokes occur each year in the United States. After the age of 55, a person’s risk of having a stroke more than doubles each decade.
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Think about an outfit that you love to wear. It makes you feel good; it looks good on you and the colors light up your face. It’s suitable for the things you do and for the weather. No matter how great you look in a bikini, I can assure you that it won’t be your favorite outfit in Chicago in January.
No matter what that outfit might be, it expresses harmony. The harmony comes from all the parts of your outfit working together to create something that is perceived as a whole. That whole isn’t just the parts of your outfit but how they look on you and how they fit where you are and what you are doing.
Needlepoint has it easier than our clothes because, mostly, we don’t wear them. To be harmonious, the needlepoint needs to have the elements work together and suit the design, its use, and where it lives.
As a thought experiment, let’s consider a dog collar. These are popular items to stitch. What would make it harmonious?
- hard-working threads
- stitches that won’t snag when the dog runs through bushes
- lined so it’s comfortable on the dog’s neck
- the right width for the dog (not too wide or too narrow)
So the dog collar stitched with pearl cotton, lined in flannel, and using small stitches starts to get us to a harmonious project. But what if it was only 1/2″ wide and for an Irish Wolfhound? Or 1.5″ wide for a Yorkshire terrier?
Suddenly everything good comes crashing down because there is dissonance between the dog and the collar. It isn’t harmonious. Put the narrow collar on the small dog and vice versa and you have harmony. Every part of this project affirms what it is and who it is for. Thread, colors, stitches, finishing, motif, size, and location (the dog) all work together to make a whole that looks good and is proper.
Now let’s look at a finished piece from my stash (pictured at the top of the article, to see if it has harmony. It’s a mitten sampler I stitched several years ago using variations of Scotch Stitch.
Let’s look at the aspects we defined when talking about the dog collar.
Thread: There are many threads used in this piece. They cover a variety of textures, but most are matte or nearly so. Because similar noticeable textures are used in patches that don’t meet and are sometimes used differently, the large number of threads is harmonic.
Color: Every patch and every thread, except the dividing line for the cuff, is blue-violet. Although different values are used, the hue is the same. Without the silver stripe, it could get to be a bit boring. It should work, but it runs the risk of being dull with so many patches in similar colors.
The silver stripe changes everything. Because it is the longest patch, it already attracts attention. Because it is a different color, your eyes go right to it. It becomes the focal point.
Focal points are an important aspect of any good design and we should always put our most noteworthy stitches, threads, and colors there. Put them someplace else, and your design might look off. Put them in the best place and your design looks more harmonious.
So what about my mitten? Originally I liked the narrow range of colors; now I’m not so sure. I don’t see anyplace else but the silver stripe to be a focal point, but I’m not sure I like it. Having a dividing line as the focal point seems a bit odd. So, for me, the jury is out for harmony here. What do you think?
Stitches: Every patch in the mitten uses a different stitch. But they still have strong harmony because they are all Scotch Stitches. That means they follow either the boxy look of Scotch or the in-and-out pattern of Diagonal Scotch. Because the Diagonal Scotch variations are spread throughout the design, it adds some variety (accents) while still maintaining harmony. The harmony of this piece is strongest here.
You can find all these ariations in my 25 Scotch Stitches course (available here).
Finishing: It isn’t finished, but what if I decided to finish it as a Christmas stocking? It’s about 7″ high and 5″ wide. It certainly could be finished that way. Would that be a problem? Probably. It’s too big to be an ornament but too small to be a stocking substitute. The finishing is not harmonious with the item.
Location: Sometimes finishing disharmonies can be fixed by changing the location. What if, instead of a stocking substitute, I put pine branches in it and hung it on a door as a decoration? That would be unconventional (it isn’t a traditional holiday color), but it would work in most houses.
So is my mitten harmonious? Possibly, but it’s running kind of close to the edge. We can improve it by looking at the places with problems and seeing how to fix them.
You can and should do this with your own needlepoint. Look at each aspect of a finished piece and consider how it contributes to the whole. Does it work with or against the other aspects? Is it suitable for its use?
Do this before you start to stitch and while you are stitching. It will help you plan your projects better. If you find dissonances as you stitch, it won’t be too late to correct them.
A great way to learn to look for harmonies is to look at the projects you’ve abandoned. Why did you give up on them? Where are the dissonances? Can they be fixed?
Now look at stitched but unfinished projects and think about how you might finish them. Is it harmonic or not? What can be changed to make them harmonic?
Finally, look at a piece you love. Why do you love it? Where are its harmonies?
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Quebec, August 12, 2019 - The Lab-École team officially announces the launch of its architecture competition. This competition will see the birth of the first Quebec Lab-École projects.
“It is by consulting and working with stakeholders from all backgrounds selected to receive a Lab-School that we have determined the specificities of the various projects. It was an important step for us in view of the deployment of the architectural competition. It is recognized that the projects carried out by competition contribute to raising the quality standards in design. Thus, we will be able to design new models of innovative schools, based on best practices, which will promote student success, ”said Pierre Thibault, architect and co-founder.
A competition in two main stages
Firms wishing to participate in the competition can find information on the SEAO platform. Architects are invited to submit their proposal anonymously at the first stage, via SEAO, according to the prescribed terms and conditions specific to each of the five projects, namely that of Gatineau (Commission scolaire Western Québec), Shefford (Commission scolaire du Val-des -Cerfs), Maskinongé (Commission scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy), Rimouski (Commission scolaire des Phares) and Saguenay (Commission scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay). Subsequently, the juries will examine the proposals received and select four finalists per project for the second stage. These will be known in October 2019.
It is at the beginning of 2020 that the juries will determine the five winners, then all the finalists' performances will be exhibited in their respective environments before the construction stages begin.
The first schools bearing the Lab-École signature will open their doors between September 2021 and September 2022.
It is thanks to the support of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education that school boards will be able to benefit from the Lab-École vision.
The Lab-École is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring together multidisciplinary expertise to design the schools of tomorrow. Under the leadership of its three founding members, Pierre Thibault, Pierre Lavoie and Ricardo Larrivée, the Lab-École intends to mobilize around this collective reflection to make it a social project.
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AsySQN: Faster Vertical Federated Learning Algorithms with Better Computation Resource Utilization
Proceedings of the ACM SIGKDD International Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Vertical federated learning (VFL) is an effective paradigm of training the emerging cross-organizational (e.g., different corporations, companies and organizations) collaborative learning with privacy preserving. Stochastic gradient descent (SGD) methods are the popular choices for training VFL models because of the low per-iteration computation. However, existing SGD-based VFL algorithms are communication-expensive due to a large number of communication rounds. Meanwhile, most existing VFL algorithms use synchronous computation which seriously hamper the computation resource utilization in real-world applications. To address the challenges of communication and computation resource utilization, we propose an asynchronous stochastic quasi-Newton (AsySQN) framework for VFL, under which three algorithms, i.e. AsySQN-SGD, -SVRG and -SAGA, are proposed. The proposed AsySQN-type algorithms making descent steps scaled by approximate (without calculating the inverse Hessian matrix explicitly) Hessian information convergence much faster than SGD-based methods in practice and thus can dramatically reduce the number of communication rounds. Moreover, the adopted asynchronous computation can make better use of the computation resource. We theoretically prove the convergence rates of our proposed algorithms for strongly convex problems. Extensive numerical experiments on real-word datasets demonstrate the lower communication costs and better computation resource utilization of our algorithms compared with state-of-the-art VFL algorithms.
asynchronous parallel, federated learning, quasi-newton methods
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|EDITORS: Auer, Peter; Hinskens, Frans; Kerswill, Paul
TITLE: Dialect Change
SUBTITLE: Convergence and Divergence in European Languages
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
Leonhard Voltmer, European Academy Bolzano/Bozen
The publication _Dialect Change_ is advertised as ''the first ever book to give
an overview of the position of dialects in Europe.'' The book is the outcome of a
three year international research network on social dialectology with the title
'The Convergence and Divergence of Dialects in a Changing Europe'. The book
collects twelve chapters by different authors and a comprehensive introduction
to the topic by the editors. The chapters are organized in three parts on (1)
convergence/divergence in Linguistic Structure, on (2) macrosociolinguistic and
(3) microsociolinguistic motivations of convergence and divergence.
The 48 pages of introduction and the 50 pages of referenced publications make
the book the top pathfinder through a rather new and still somewhat shattered
field of research. The introduction integrates a vast number of publications
into a common logic, as if they were patches constituting a blanket covering
systematically the research area ''dialect change''. In this perspective it is not
a shortcoming that the presented wide range of approaches appears somewhat
eclectic in geographical extension and choice: every dialect is merely given as
an example, because the same dialect change phenomenon might, in principle, have
been shown working on another dialect.
The twelve chapters proceed from the unique, particular and dialect-specific to
the general, preferably universal principles underlying the dialect change
processes (p. 48).
The introduction is useful as text-book of its own, because it renders the
general idea or even abstracts of hundreds of contributions to the field. In
addition to a description, there is also an assessment, when the authors state
for example that the feature ''salience'', claimed by Kiparsky, Trudgill and
others to be a factor in dialect change, derives itself from a complex set of
both linguistic and extra-linguistic factors and has no predictive power.
Chapter one by J. L. Kallen is concerned with the share of internal factors
versus external factors in phonological convergence. As the external factors are
differing over time and place, the author checks how much of phonological
convergence can be attributed to purely linguistic effects. All the rest has to
be attributed to external factors. The example is /t/ lenition in different
dialects of English.
Kallen finds that ''general principles of phonology can, at best, only define
points in the system which are open to change, and establish probabilities that
change will operate in a particular direction. The nature of variation and
culmination of change will depend in a fundamental way on the social embedding
of linguistic norms for speakers and speech communities'' (p. 54-55).
G. Berruto presents in Chapter 3 a general model of language contact. The
extremes are on the one hand a continuing separation of the languages, and on
the other hand the survival of one single language due to formation of a mixed
language, assimilation or language shift. The continuum of hybridization
in-between is separated into a) effects on the language system and b) effects on
usage. Regarding the system (a), the weaker form of influence is lexical
borrowing and the stronger form interference. Regarding usage (b), the weakest
form is code alternation, then code-switching and the strongest form is code-mixing.
The language examples are taken from contact between standard Italian versus
primary dialects like Piedmontese, Sicilian, Ticinese and Lombard.
Chapter 4 by L. Cornips and K. Corrigan treats convergence and divergence in
grammar. They use an approach which combines generative and variationist
criteria. The generative programme of Chomsky emphasizes top-down theories of
language and deduces language from grammar rules. The variationist approach of
Labov works bottom-up from socio-cultural language samples and induces rules.
By combining both approaches, the authors intend to answer the question whether
and how dialect change is connected to a change in the standard variety. Their
object of investigation is the area around Limburg, which was linguistically
homogeneous until 1839, when borders changed and one part experienced the
influence of standard Dutch, the other of standard German. The variation in
grammar could only be explained by combining native-speaker introspection in an
idealised environment with quantitative research on representative speakers'
In Chapter 5 J. Cheshire, P. Kerswill, and A. Williams try to find parallels of
one dialect variation in phonology, grammar and discourse. The structural
changes in those linguistic components appear to be parallel only in a
superficial, loosely connected way. The authors conclude that phonology is too
different from syntax and discourse, because it must take the additional factor
'social interaction' into account. This chapter contains also a literature
review and the case study is on the English dialects of Milton Keynes, Reading
Part 2: Macrosociolinguistic Motivations of Convergence and Divergence
Chapter 6 ''Processes of standardisation in Scandinavia'' by I. L. Pedersen traces
the path of written and spoken language, especially in Denmark. The approach of
this chapter is multidisciplinary and broad minded, integrating cultural,
social, political, demographical, economic and geographical aspects. There are
no explicit conclusions for a general theory of standardization, but implicitly
the long list of potential factors in this field is surely inspiring.
In Chapter 7 P. Kerswill and P. Trudgill define new-dialect formation as
''migration of people speaking mutually intelligible dialects to [...]
linguistically virgin territory'' (p.196). The authors work with a three stage
model of new-dialect formation. In stage I the first generation, adult migrants,
show rudimentary dialect levelling. In stage II, native-born speakers show
extreme variability and further levelling. In stage III subsequent generations
focus on one dialect variant or reallocate variants vertically (social,
stylistic, etc.), while levelling continues.
The authors focus on the setting in and the ebbing out of stage II, studying the
case of English in Milton Keynes, and New Zealand (based on a historical
recorded corpus of 325 speakers from 1946-48). The most striking finding is that
the dialect features of the first stage immigrants determine the final dialect,
although the intermediate stage is characterized by remarkably strong, even
idiosyncratic dialect variability.
Chapter 8 by P. Rosenberg examines dialect convergence in German language
islands in three perspectives: 1. dialect levelling through contact between
different dialect varieties, 2. convergence towards the environmental language
(interlingual convergence), and 3. internally motivated, typological change. The
latter is by far the most interesting, as it occurs in German language islands
in contact with Slavonic (Mennonites in Russia), Germanic (Hutterites in the
USA) and Romance (South Brazil) languages. The author identifies case reduction
in nominal (but not pronominal) paradigms as a typological change. The genitive
is substituted by prepositional or dative constructions, and dative and
accusative merge into one oblique case. This effect is in line with the
long-term development from synthetic to analytic structures in standard German,
but more radical and advanced. It would be interesting to compare those findings
with internally motivated changes in other languages.
C. Woolhiser is concerned in Chapter 9 with the influence of political borders
on dialect. He examines the development of a Belarusian dialect community which
since 1945 is divided by the border between Poland and the Soviet Union/Belarus.
The Belarusian dialect was connected with the poor peasantry and suffered
repression and Russification under the Tsars, which has lead to a
self-deprecating attitude of many speakers and accelerates dialect change today.
Woolhiser finds that the influence of the new standard languages depends not
only on strictly linguistic distance to the dialect, but much on the social
distance. National institutions instill linguistic ideologies to shorten the
distance to the standard, with the effect that the Polish are at least
affectively integrated and Belarusians give up their dialect for mixed forms of
speech: The former dialect diverges along the political border.
J. Taeldeman in Chapter 10 shows the complexity of integrating urban centers
into diffusion models. The two main models of diffusion are ''contagion'' in
social networks and ''gravity'' along a hierarchy of importance (from the capital
to the larger cities to the countryside). Nevertheless those models do not
express where a network starts and ends, or in which direction the gravity is
used. In fact there are constantly also sub-networks of urban gravity centers
resisting and propagating ''conservative'' differences as regional marker.
Examples in literature are Hamburg's conservation of Low German, and Taeldeman
adds several features of the Gent dialect opposing the influence of Brabantine.
According to the author, the current models explain well urban insularity for
the generation and adoption of dialects, but cannot explain conservative urban
insularity. This rearguard position can be explained by social psychological
factors (''spearhead of regional identity'', p. 279) which are hard to integrate
into formal models.
Part 3: Microsociolinguistic Motivations
The third part starts with T. Kristiansen and J. N. Jorgensen pleading the case
of subjective factors, which are the driving force of change. The motivation for
change is a sufficient factor, whereas objective, external factors may or may
not be necessary, but they are never sufficient factors. The authors recognize
that subjective does not mean automatically ''conscious individual attitudes''.
Those factors may very well be unconscious, and may reside on the macro or meso
level as much as on the micro-level. In addition, validity and reliability of
attitudinal data is often problematic, and even when attitudes correlate with a
dialect change it is not clear whether attitudes are the cause, the consequence
or a co-effect. The authors call for improved methods of collecting and
analyzing attitudinal data and present data from Denmark as an example.
The long Chapter 12 by J. A. Villena-Ponsoda covers all aspects of social
networks as instruments for dialectology research. Social networks are stable
interactive groups whose members cooperate over relatively long periods of time
in the achievement of common goals. They have been used as methodological
procedure and analytical tool, but Villena-Ponsoda suspects that networks are
not an independent variable. In fact, quantitative correlations between speech
and network scores are sometimes weak or non-significant. Therefore networks
should be interpreted as a fieldwork method to locate speakers and gain access
to the speaker's choices. An analysis between the macro- and the micro-level
would be an interpretive analysis on basis of the relations indicated by the
speaker's social network. The case studies are on Spanish variants in Málaga.
The concluding Chapter 13, P. Auer and F. Hinskens continue in the line of
thinking of Villena-Ponsoda. On the basis of a series of studies on the various
aspects of correlation of networks on language change, they also conclude that
social network analysis cannot predict dialect changes. They propose to use the
identity-projection model: Individuals accommodate only towards positively
connoted groups. When their integration experience is negative, they will not
assimilate to the linguistic behaviour of this network.
The merit of the book is to bring necessarily close-focused dialect studies into
a common relation. Both broadness and depth of dialect studies come to its
right. This makes the book not really a page-turner, but it is definitely the
book to start from for any researcher in dialect studies.
ABOUT THE REVIEWER
Leonhard A. G. Voltmer is jurilinguist. He studied law in Munich and Paris,
Legal Theory in Brussels and Lund, and Romance Languages in Salzburg and Munich.
Since 2001 he has worked for the European Academy of Bolzano (Italy) in
terminology, translation and language normation. His magna cum laude Ph.D. at
the LMU University of Munich is about the computational linguistics for
multilingual legal data. Dr. Voltmer is lecturer in Degree and Master Courses at
the University of Trento and senior researcher at EURAC. His research focuses on
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There are times in life when a person, though mentally fit, experiences a nameless unhappiness in the soul. It is the same condition reflected in the Psalmist’s lament, “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?” 1 This affliction touches many, including Christians, and it is a state that leads to spiritual depression.
One of the causes of spiritual depression is fear of the future. This was a peculiar problem of one young man in the New Testament named Timothy. He was dependent on the Apostle Paul, and fears arose with the impending perils that his mentor was facing. Alongside was a fear of failure in the seemingly daunting tasks that lay ahead of him while Paul was in prison.
Paul addressed Timothy’s fear with a two-step approach: a reprimand and a reminder. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7
Paul reprimands Timothy for being gripped by the spirit of fear: a spirit which does not come from God. If we suffer from this manifestation of spiritual depression, it is due to our inability as Christians to realize what God has given us and is giving us — the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is being negligent to stir up ourselves, to think, to take ourselves in hand.
What then, has God given us? First in the list is the spirit of power. Victorious, miraculous power in living the Christian life, in battling with temptation and sin, “a power to go on whatever the conditions, whatever the circumstances, power to hold on and to hold out”. 2
Next, Paul mentions the spirit of love. One of the root causes of the problem is that fearful people are too involved in self. The way to rid of self is to be so absorbed in someone or something else, leaving no room for thinking about oneself. The spirit of love.
Lastly, God has given us the spirit of a sound mind. In spite of our natural weaknesses, God has given us, for us to appropriate, the spirit of self-control, discipline and judgment.
As Christians, we do not live on and by ourselves. Through God’s marvelous work of salvation, He has implanted within us a principle of a divine spiritual life through Jesus Christ. We need to “stir up the gift”, reminding ourselves of who we are in Christ. And casting fear aside, let us move steadily forward in life, giving glory to the One Who gave His all for us.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure, Great Britain: Pickering and Inglis, Ltd, 1977, pp. 92-105
1 Psalm 45:3, ESV
2 D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cure, Great Britain: Pickering and Inglis, Ltd, 1977, p. 102
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It's Your Fault!: An Insider's Guide to Learning and Teaching in City Schools
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A personal, humorous and often irreverent portrait of urban schooling by a prominent writer and policy analyst who quit his cushy job to create and teach in an inner city middle/high school. A collection of personal essays offering an insight into urban American schools.
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There’s a new film out right now called “Exit Through the Gift Shop” by notorious street art hipster Banksy. The movie is made from footage shot by French ex-pat Thierry Guetta (sorry, no link as any link would be a spoiler), following his cousin, the street artist known as “Space Invader.” That leads him to Obama icon-maker Shepard Fairey and ultimately to Banksy himself who (if you believe everything you’re told) subverts the relationship with Guetta and turns the camera on the filmmaker, who turns out to be the perfect documentary subject.
So who is Banksy? What is street art? What is art art? What is authorship? Is the movie itself real or a hoax, or at least the intricate documentation of an even more elaborate hoax? If it’s a hoax, what does that say about the whole yarn being spun? Somehow the movie tackles all of these ideas at once. For me, two weeks later, I’m still mulling over the concepts and conceits of the film, wondering if I was had or if I was supposed to be had. It made me think. And I had fun while thinking. I suppose that’s a hallmark of great art in any form.
The filmmakers have made the first five minutes of the documentary (or “documentary,” wink-wink-nudge-nudge-say-no-more if you will) available, and you really should check it out:
And it turns out that it was not a coincidence that this film caused a bit of a flashback to the last film Orson Welles completed in his lifetime, the 1973 documentary/essay/mess-with-your-head film “F for Fake.” Right down to Banksy constructing the film out of someone else’s footage.
“F for Fake” is a great study in subversion, where Welles disassembles a series of interviews of famous art forger Elmyr de Horay conducted by François Reichenbach on the picturesque Spanish island of Ibiza. Apparently Welles was fascinated by Reichenbach’s interviews with de Horay about art, authenticity, and EXPERTS. And there was another curious character kicking around the Ibiza scene at the time, a writer named Clifford Irving. Irving had written a book about de Horay called Fake!, then went on to create his own master forgery The Autobiography of Howard Hughes. The wrinkle was that Hughes was still alive at the time and disavowed any knowledge of Irving. But, as Irving knew, the billionaire never appeared in public and de-authenticating Irving’s supposed autobiography would be difficult for authorities – and in the meantime he had written a bestseller and his celebrity had exploded, albeit at Hughes’ minor expense.
And Welles, quite the hoaxer himself, couldn’t resist pulling an audience through this hall of mirrors, exposing everything that they take for granted. If you want to see “F for Fake,” it’s on Netflix Instant Play, so if you have an account you can watch it right now. And you should.
According to sources on the web, Banksy was inspired by the Welles film, one more nail in the coffin of the film’s authenticity if you ask me… Although all of the events depicted in the movie DID actually happen, but were they staged or real or what?… See what I mean?
Here’s the original “Banned in the United States!!!!” trailer for “F for Fake.” I apologize that the only version I could find on youtube of the full 9-minute version of the trailer had a few seconds of crap added at the head by the poster. I suppose Welles hadn’t said it well enough himself.
Someone should point out that in the mirror-image of “Exit Through the Gift Shop” and “F for Fake,” the never-photographed, true-identity-unknown Banksy’s closest analog is the reclusive Howard Hughes himself. So maybe there’s a new autobiography in this, eh? Mr. Irving, only you can complete the circle. | <urn:uuid:a961a7d9-3c09-4ec4-aa83-81a3374c9440> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://neptunesalad.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/s-for-subversion/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00452-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964481 | 894 | 1.523438 | 2 |
The editors introduce the core areas of current debate within historical theory, bringing the reader as up to date with continuing debates and current developments as is possible. The book is divided into three parts, covering: • Part I. Foundations: The Theoretical Grounds for Knowledge of the Past • Part II. Applications: Theory-Intensive Areas in History • Part III. Coda. Post-Postmodernism: Directions and Interrogations This important handbook brings together in one volume discussions of the role of modernity, empiricism, realism, post-modernity and deconstruction in the historian's craft. Chapters are written by leading writers from around the world and cover a wide spread of historical sub-disciplines, such as social history, intellectual history, narrative, gender, memory, psycho-analysis and cultural studies, taking in, along the way, the work of thinkers such as Paul Ricouer, Michel Foucault and Hayden White. The Sage Handbook of Historical Theory is an essential resource for practicing historians, and students of history, and will appeal to scholars in related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities who seek a closer understanding of the theoretical foundations of history.
Chapter 18: Sexuality and History
Sexuality and History
The urge to write a history of sexuality is relatively recent, a product of major ideological shifts. In a particular place, a brief window opened, and a set of questions became askable. Like women and the body, sex has not seemed, to most historians since historians began, to have a history at all. What changed?
People write the history they need; one major motive for history-writing is self-interest, accelerated by competition. Histories succeed to the degree that they serve a market. The history of sexuality is a product of the sexual revolutionaries of the late twentieth century, and, especially in its Foucauldian manifestations, will continue to seem important as long as their market exists. We cannot ... | <urn:uuid:4bbc36f2-1c1d-434c-ae45-0f036ffbb9bd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://methods.sagepub.com/book/sage-handbook-of-historical-theory/i3493.xml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572304.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816120802-20220816150802-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.925784 | 408 | 2.625 | 3 |
Events in March
March sees Holy Week in Malta which are perhaps the most important celebrations of the year due to the most of the islands population being devout catholics.
A summary of the main events in March is as below, but make sure you check out the Events Diary for full listings.
Towns and Villages across the island will depict scenes from the Passion of the Christ carrying life size statues in procession. The men and women in the procession are dressed as biblical characters and all take part voluntarily. The processions are taken very seriously and months of work goes in to creating the elaborate costumes. If you are in Malta over Good Friday it is well worth seeing one of the captivating processions. Most of them will start around 5pm.
In contrast to the sombre processions on Good Friday, Easter Sunday is a day of joy and processions begin early in the morning with statues of the Risen Christ. For something a little different, visit one of the three harbour towns Vittorioso, Senglea or Cospicua where the statue bearers run with the statue!
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Charles Hugh Smith is one of the smartest bloggers and authors writing about the economy out there today. If you haven’t yet read his newest book Resistance, Revolution, Liberation: A Model for Positive Change, you should.
What Smith brilliantly lays out is an America that is in a slow motion economic death spiral caused by the massive and now almost total financialization of the economy.
Smith says our Federal government and the financial economy now face an irresolvable dilemma: Over reliance on the creation of vast quantities of newly printed money and debt to sustain the Status Quo privilege of political and financial elites have created positive feedback loops that will consume the entire economy.
Due to the massive leverage in the mortgage market to create phantom assets during the last decade, and now rapidly expanding government, consumer and student debt, an increasing percentage of our national income is now diverted to debt service (principal and interest.)
This is hugely unproductive as it’s income that can’t be used to grow the real economy through investment and the creation of real goods and services.
The Federal Reserve’s solution to our debt addiction is to lower interest rates to zero so insolvent Wall Street banks, the government and consumers can all borrow more or mask their insolvency by refinancing at lower rates.
The hope is that rising debt and interest payments will again become manageable once we goose the economy to expand faster than our debt and interest.
The problem is that creating credit and printing money is simple. Increasing production of goods and services in the real economy is not.
If you want a glimpse of how insane Federal Reserve policy is, consider this: Right now the Fed is loaning billions of dollars to banks at zero interest.
The banks are then turning around and depositing this newly minted money back at the Fed, which then pays the very same banks interest on the free money they just gave them.
In a nutshell, debt is skyrocketing (in Obama’s first 39 months the national debt has expanded by more than $5 trillion), but not only has the income needed to leverage that debt remained stagnant, the costs of servicing the debt now exceed the value of economic activity generated by the debt.
In fact, as Smith points out, $1 of new debt today actually reduces GDP. In other words, it actually results in a negative yield.
So, if the Fed’s monetary policy sounds reckless and insane, why are they pursuing it?
Because in the short term it gives us the illusion of wealth and economic growth. Oh, and it also allows for the continued stupendous growth of government and massive Wall Street profits.
Remember… Whether debt can ultimately be serviced or not is irrelevant to Wall Street. For them, profits are made on the front end with the creation, packaging and selling of debt. What happens afterwards is of little concern.
As Smith correctly points out, today both Wall Street and government are fundamentally parasites that contribute little productive value to the real economy.
Wall Street make enormous profits cashing in on the financialization of the economy, and the government and political class grows like a cancer feeding off of their increasing wealth.
What about us? Well, we get hosed…Repeatedly.
First, through the offloading of Wall Street’s bad debts and risky bets to the taxpayers (TARP).
Then, through the Fed’s massive money printing which causes inflation, disincents saving and investment, and pushes us even deeper into even more speculative investments.
And finally, through the inevitability of higher taxes to fund both the government’s higher interest costs as well as the bribes that now have to be paid to increasingly restive citizens in the form of entitlements to keep them from grabbing the pitchforks (SNAP cards, 99 weeks of unemployment, disability insurance, Medicare, etc.)
What a deal!
Our political elites know we’re in an economic death spiral, although they will never tell you this outright. But watch what they do… Carefully.
The “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act”, which unconstitutionally revokes the passports and denies travel rights to U.S. citizens whom the IRS claims owe delinquent taxes is just one example.
The HIRE Act, which intimidates foreign banks into no longer accepting American depositors is another.
Both are essentially capital controls to keep your dollars and assets from fleeing the country.
This charade can continue for a while longer before it finally implodes on itself like a Super Nova, but implode it eventually will.
Ask yourself what’s riskier… Continued faith that in the end this will all work itself out because our political elites and Wall Street have our best interests at heart?
Or taking matters into your own hands today to begin internationalizing your assets. At least some of them. A foreign bank account, foreign real estate and even establishing residency abroad make more sense than ever.
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What does Ingmar mean?
Associated with: beauty.
1 masculine form: Ingemar.Creative forms:
(female) Imar, ..
(male) Ingan, Ingias, .. Middle name pairings:
Ingmar Tabitha (I.T.), ..
How popular is Ingmar?
Ingmar is an unusual given name for women. Ingmar is an uncommon last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. Census)
Which version is better?with its source form and related girl names. Ingrid (#957 in 2015), Inger and Inga are the popular alternative forms of Ingmar (outside Top 2000) rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Ingmar was common 7 years ago (average #1514) and is now significantly diminished (#1652, ▼52%), with the form Inga falling out of fashion. (2015 U.S. SSA Records)
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Archbishop Edwin F. O’Brien announced May 18 that St. Pius X Catholic School in Rodgers Forge will become the first school in the archdiocese to offer its students a Montessori education. The school will introduce a primary program for children ages 3-6 in the 2011-12 school year.
The school will partner with Baltimore’s Loyola University Maryland, which has a top Montessori graduate program.
“We are excited to offer this program to students in the archdiocese because of its track record of success in educating today’s student and because it gives Catholic parents who desire both a Catholic and Montessori education for their child, a great option,” Archbishop O’Brien said. “We are especially grateful to be working with Loyola University and consider our partnership a vitally important one for the future of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.”
St. Pius will recruit and train teachers certified to teach in the Montessori program. Loyola’s Center for Montessori Education houses the oldest Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)-accredited training center in North America, the Washington Montessori Institute.
The Montessori method of teaching was developed by an Italian physician in 1907 and utilizes a comprehensive approach that allows children to proceed at their own pace and focuses on all aspects of human development – intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual – with the goal of making learning a process of discovery.
“St Pius X School is extremely excited about being selected by the Archdiocese of Baltimore as the site for this innovative program,” incoming Principal, Maggie Dates said. “The school is a dynamic educational environment and this additional program will be very attractive to young families.”
Peter C. Murrell Jr., dean of Loyola’s school of education, said the Montessori approach is similar to his university’s aim of developing the whole person.
Murrell added: “This partnership is a groundbreaking opportunity for us to not only enrich the school with the Montessori approach, but to create the kind of professional learning community that could lead the way in demonstrating how to revitalize schools through collaborative engagement, spiritual focus, and capacity building.”
Montessori classes place children in three-year age groupings: Primary (ages 3-6), and Elementary (ages 6-9 and 9-12). A certified Montessori teacher, assisted by a trained teacher assistant, is present to observe and present new activities to children as they demonstrate their need and readiness. The Catholic faith formation component of the program allows children to learn about the Catholic liturgy and Holy Scripture.
The first classes of the new primary Montessori program will be offered to 3- and 4-year-olds. In the second and subsequent years, the program will include students ages 3, 4 and 5.
Students in the Pre-K3 program at St. Pius X for the 2010-11 year will receive automatic acceptance to the Montessori program for the 2011-12 school year. Other 3–and 4-year-olds will be accepted as space allows.
It is anticipated that tuition and fees for the primary Montessori program will be similar to the current fee structure. Specific tuition and fees are set by the school’s board and announced each year during Catholic Schools Week, typically late January.
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May 13, Colombo: Sri Lankan society, nurtured by the teachings of the Buddha, and with expectations based in honoring his great teachings, strongly defend and respect the independence and dignity of others in the policies of State, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.
In a message to mark the Vesak, the most revered religious occasion in the country, the President citing the words from the Dhammapada, said the teaching of the Buddha is the greatest message of peace to the world.
"We stand out among the nations of the world as an ethical society where livelihoods are based on the teachings of the Buddha," the President said.
Full text of the President's message as follows;
We celebrate the triple festival of Vesak that commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana of the Buddha with State sponsorship that marks the great veneration and devotion of the people.
Vesak is the most meritorious festival of the Buddhists in Sri Lanka and the world over. We, who have protected Theravada, the purest form of Buddhism with great sacrifice through the centuries, celebrate this festival with the joyous feeling of the pervading presence of the Buddha.
Buddhism has shown the world that while anger and hatred are causes for sorrow, Karuna - compassion and Maitri - loving kindness is the path to contentment. It says that all divisions based on race, religion, caste, and tribe are wholly meaningless and a person's stature is best measured by one's good or bad conduct. We stand out among the nations of the world as an ethical society where livelihoods are based on the teachings of the Buddha.
The teaching of the Buddha states:
Na attahetu na parassa hetu - na puttamicche na dhanam na rattham
Na iccheyya adhammena samiddhim attano - sa silava pannava dhammiko siya
(One should not wish for a son, wealth or country for one's own sake, nor for the sake of another. One should not wish for one's prosperity through foul means. Such a man is indeed virtuous, wise and righteous.)
In a society nurtured by the teachings of the Buddha, our expectations are based in honoring the great teachings, as stated in these words from the Dhammapada. Hence, we strongly defend and respect the independence and dignity of others in the policies of State.
As those accustomed to lifestyles in the keeping with the teachings of the Buddha, our understanding is that living a single day with great determination in achieving merit is more valued than living otherwise for a hundred years. Therefore, let us in this season of Vesak, resolve with the least delay, to gather an abundance of merit for this world and the next. | <urn:uuid:ad95bc73-a24b-4e02-bf32-14e472f29ce0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/May13_1400005243CH.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00328-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933214 | 581 | 2.1875 | 2 |
Māori are disproportionately affected by smoking with Māori women having the highest smoking rates in the country.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) aims to prevent further harm from tobacco by promoting social, physical and environmental strategies to protect the public.
ARPHS is working towards the goal of having more communal public places that are smokefree and halving the number of places to buy tobacco in Auckland. We are doing this through health promotion and regulatory interventions.
We have designated Smokefree Enforcement Officers who monitor and enforce the Smokefree Environments Act 1990.
Our staff work with other agencies to promote effective legislation, policy and enforcement, using research and evidence to make the case for change.
Our strategic objectives include:
Reducing tobacco-related health inequities
Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships which collaborate on shared goals
Supporting key types of areas that public use to be Smokefree in policy and practice
Championing stronger regulatory mechanisms to limit tobacco supply in Tamaki Makaurau
Collecting and analysing data to inform and monitor our strategic direction.
ARPHS Smokefree Officers investigate complaints in relation to the following matters:
If you wish to make a complaint about a possible breach of the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990, please contact one of our smokefree officers on (09) 623 4600 ext. 27272.
The minimum information required for an investigation to proceed is:
What you need to know about vaping
For more information visit the Ministry of Health’s vaping website - https://vapingfacts.health.nz/
Sales of vaping products
It is currently illegal for anyone to sell vaping products to under 18s, whether online or in person.
Only specialist vape retailers (those who sell over 70% vaping products) are able to sell vape flavours beyond tobacco, menthol and mint. These should not be sold at general retailers such as dairies or service stations from August 11, 2021.
Vaping is currently not allowed on public transport, inside workplaces or around schools or early childhood centres.
Any publically visible vaping advertisement is prohibited in New Zealand, beyond a simple sign advising regulated products are available. This includes international advertisements targeted at Kiwis as well as online advertisements.
We regularly undertake ‘controlled purchase operations’ on premises that sell tobacco products. Controlled purchase operations involve volunteers under the age of 18 years who, within a safe environment, attempt to purchase tobacco products. We use this as a way to educate and teach tobacco retailers on the importance of asking for and checking identification of anyone purchasing tobacco.
ARPHS is aligned with the Government's Smokefree 2025 goal for New Zealand.
Smokefree 2025 will be achieved by:
For support to stop smoking:
Information for professionals:
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Brain Waves: The Wise Whale
In Brainwaves: The Wise Whale, players lay nine cards showing different colorful sea creatures face down after trying to memorize which creatures are on which cards. During a player’s turn, they reveal a new card from the deck. Then, they must reveal a card that matches either the creature or the color on this new card. If they do, they claim this card, and then lay out a new card face down in its place. Whoever collects the most cards wins. For 1-4 Players. For ages 8 and up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3yrs. | <urn:uuid:958f05fe-b396-47ee-acca-c8a7df1b788b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://jazams.com/products/brain-waves-the-wise-whale | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.938774 | 144 | 2.875 | 3 |
Hands-On Training Feature of Union Pacific's Ethanol Safety Conference
Omaha, Neb., May 10, 2013
Hands-on safety training was a key feature at Union Pacific's recent ethanol rail safety conference. Approximately 90 participants representing more than 15 ethanol shippers traveled from a 500-mile radius to participate.
Joined by equipment supplier GATX, Union Pacific educated customers on the railroad's safety and security measures. Key focus areas included:
- Non-accident release reduction
- Emergency response techniques
- Safe loading and unloading procedures
"Strong attendance at the ethanol rail safety conference is a clear indication that our customers share Union Pacific's commitment to safety and understand the direct correlation between safe operations and exceptional service," said Paul Hammes, Union Pacific vice president and general manager – Agricultural Products. "To provide the utmost value to conference participants, we collaborated with world-class instructors, using state-of-the-art training tools."
GATX provided a tank car for the training session that demonstrated safe practices for transferring ethanol to tank cars. The conference also featured a panel discussion with industry safety experts, including representatives from Union Pacific, the Ethanol Emergency Response Coalition and the Federal Railroad Administration.
About Union Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad is the principal operating company of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP). One of America's most recognized companies, Union Pacific Railroad links 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. From 2007-2012, Union Pacific invested $18 billion in its network and operations to support America's transportation infrastructure, including a record $3.7 billion in 2012. The railroad's diversified business mix includes Agricultural Products, Automotive, Chemicals, Coal, Industrial Products and Intermodal. Union Pacific serves many of the fastest-growing U.S. population centers, operates from all major West Coast and Gulf Coast ports to eastern gateways, connects with Canada's rail systems and is the only railroad serving all six major Mexico gateways. Union Pacific provides value to its roughly 10,000 customers by delivering products in a safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and environmentally responsible manner.
Union Pacific media contact: Elizabeth Hutchison at 402-544-8433 or firstname.lastname@example.org
The statements and information contained in the news releases provided by Union Pacific speak only as of the date issued. Such information by its nature may become outdated, and investors should not assume that the statements and information contained in Union Pacific's news releases remain current after the date issued. Union Pacific makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update any of this information. | <urn:uuid:75990838-6fe6-4c3e-8b71-4b60b4f28966> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/safety/2013/0510_ethanol-conference.shtml | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721595.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00479-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92943 | 544 | 1.640625 | 2 |
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The top section of the compass contains additional functions either shown as an icon in the top bar or hidden behind the so called overflow menu button (three-dot button). All available functions are described below.
The icons shown in the top bar and the contents behind the overflow menu button are distributed dynamically based on your device resolution and screen orientation. Thus it might be possible, that more or less items can be found behind the menu button or instead shown as icons in the top bar on your device.
In case a menu entry is shown as an icon you can long press the icon to get a popup showing its function.
|Hint||This will show a small popup window on the compass showing the cache hint (if provided by the owner)|
|Show on map||Will open the target coordinates on the map.|
|Overflow menu button||Tapping here will open the menu of functions not fitting into the top bar on your device, thus being displayed as a list instead. The function shown in this list are also described in this table.|
|Toggle talking||Will start/stop the text-to-speech output of direction and distance towards the target.
You can also switch off the display once talking function has been started.
|Log Visit||Opens the logging screen for cache.|
|Select Destination||Allows you to switch the compass target between the available waypoints of the cache.|
The top section of the compass screen shows the target coordinates and the D/T-rating and size information of the cache.
The button shown below can be tapped to toggle between
GPS and Magnetic compass used and
GPS only used. Disabling of the magnetic compass will instead use the change of the GPS position to estimate the direction of your movement. This feature is not as precise as the magnetic compass but can be useful if you e.g. use the talking compass and want to store your phone in your pocket (no longer pointing into the walking direction).
The second button shows the current orientation mode, which by default is automatically detected. The compass has to behave different depending on whether you hold your phone upright or flat. If desired you can switch it to either
Upright manually by tapping this button.
The figures below the buttons show the lateral orientation (
Device, on the left) and orientation on x/y/z-axis (
Orientation, on the right) of your device.
The top line will show the bearing towards north and the distance to your target coordinates. The distance might be shown in miles(mi) or kilometer(km) depending on your settings.
The compass rose will show you the hemisphere orientation in its inner circle and the direction to the target with the combination of a red line and an outer arrow pointing to the target.
The compass rose will rotate corresponding to the direction of your device, thus always pointing towards your navigation target.
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Couples who regularly make love in the morning not only have a better relationship, their health is also a lot better off by doing so.
If your have sex in the morning, a hormone called oxytocin is released that makes you feel safe and happy all day long . Therefore your relationship with your partner will improve.
"Morning sex also makes you stronger and better. It improves your immune system by increasing the IgA levels, an antibody protecting against infections. And it gives chemicals free, boosting our levels of estrogen, improving the skin tone and quality of our hair is improved, "concludes Dr. Herb Nick, author of" Because It Feels Good ". | <urn:uuid:d9d5fc97-f21d-4ad2-aa21-851f80a91121> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://beautysalonhealth.blogspot.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00460-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957031 | 136 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Budapest, September 28 (MTI) – It would cost the Hungarian economy billions of euros if border controls were reinstalled along many more border sections within the EU Schengen zone in response to the migration crisis, the foreign minister told business daily Vilaggazdasag in an interview published on Monday.
Multinational companies are major contributors to Hungary’s economic output with their large share in the country’s exports, Peter Szijjarto said. These companies operate according to tight schedules in the delivery of both basic materials and the end products, therefore delays possibly caused by further border controls would seriously affect them, he told the paper.
“This could have inconceivable effects on the production of big companies in Hungary,” he said.
Szijjarto said he did not expect that as a result of its migration policy Hungary would “drift away” from western European countries, but saw a “risk” that cooperation with the Arab region might be negatively influenced by reports that there is an anti-Islam sentiment in the country.
He said Hungary will therefore make increased efforts to make clear to the Arab region that the country continues to be as open and tolerant as it has been in the past.
Szijjarto said greater attention should be paid to the fight against Islamic State.
“I think if the western-transatlantic world gave even greater consideration to the importance of fighting against Islamic State, then much greater success could be achieved through employing an increased military force,” the foreign minister told the paper. | <urn:uuid:cc479491-6929-4298-817e-b70dd5be8882> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dailynewshungary.com/border-control-within-entire-eu-schengen-zone-would-cost-hungary-billions-of-euros-says-foreign-minister/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.96595 | 349 | 1.523438 | 2 |
An archaeological excavation was carried out at Sydney Gardens, Bath following the discovery of a stone sarcophagus during groundworks in 2021. The resulting project represents the first sarcophagus and cremation deposits archaeologically recorded in Bath during the modern era. This lecture focuses on the two individuals, very likely both women, who were found associated with the sarcophagus. They not only provide a rare snapshot of the burial practice of the reuse of stone sarcophagi but also provide us with a glimpse into who actually lived in the city in c. 4th century AD.
This is an online talk. You will receive a link after you have made a booking. Tickets £5 per person. Click the link below to book. | <urn:uuid:ddab9a3c-c5fa-4696-83fa-2e5f93f8c614> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.romanbaths.co.uk/events/sydney-gardens-excavations-bath | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571758.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812200804-20220812230804-00666.warc.gz | en | 0.96894 | 145 | 2.453125 | 2 |
The process through which the hepatitis C virus takes over an invaded cell has been identified by University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers who hope that their findings could lead to potential new treatments for the virus in the future.
Hep C hijacks the machinery by which a cell makes proteins and uses it instead to create proteins for the virus. Over the last two decades, researchers have figured out that Hep C uses an RNA molecule to do this. Now they're trying to fill in the details.
AdvertisementOne key detail is reported in a paper published online Dec. 23 in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology. It's written by Jeffrey Kieft, PhD, an associate professor at the CU medical school's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and an Early Career Scientist of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and his former graduate student, Megan Filbin, PhD, a graduate of the Program in Molecular Biology.
Working with researchers from the lab of Tamir Gonen at the Janelia Farm Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Kieft used ultra high-power electron microscopes to take images of individual RNA molecules from Hep C as they interacted with the cell's machinery. The researchers combined those images with a variety of other experiments and these clues led them to identify a new way that the virus' RNAs takes over the cell's machinery.
Specifically, the researchers focused on how a ribosome, the cell's protein-making factory, can be manipulated by the Hep C RNA to affect a part of the protein process called translocation. And they saw something else - that even very small changes in the interactions important for that hijacking process can be blocked.
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Alternative Engineering Components is focused on developing the very latest technology for use throughout the manufacturing process and the company has been granted "the Leader in Engineering Plastics" award.
Groundbreaking plastics design innovations are at the heart of Alternative. Innovations and new developments in plastics engineering are constantly setting new standards, and new polymers are constantly being developed. The demands on plastics, especially in medical technology or in the food industry, are constantly increasing.
Polymers, which come into contact with human tissue or bodily fluids during operations, must fulfil very high standards of hygiene and biological compatibility. Thanks to the new SG (Life Science Grade) program by Quadrant AG, Alternative now offers a range of products which were approved and documented to meet medical technical guidelines such as the USP, FDA and ISO 10993.
The range of products includes the following materials:
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Gimli was the son of Gloin of the Middle-earth. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Ring. He was the only dwarf who was too ready to fight with elves in the war against Sauron during the third age. After defeating the Sauron, he has become the Lord of the Glittering Caves at Helm's Deep. Gimli Battle Axe was the long axe used by the dwarf Gimli in the Lord of the Rings. Gimli used this axe in these films, where he used it against the Warg Riders to defend the Rohirrim villagers.
Theoden is the imaginary character in J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy novel the Lord of the Rings. He appears as a supporting character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. When he first introduced, he was weak and became only the instrument in the war against Saruman and Sauron. The Herugrim Sword belongs to the Theoden. The sword was five hundred years old when it passed to King Theoden. It is an ancient sword and royalty in Rohan.
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‘Pandemonium Cinema Showcase’ film series to help revitalize Cossitt Library
Beginning Saturday, an innovative and "interactive" monthly movie series will bring "Pandemonium" — defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "a wild uproar" or "tumult" — to that typically most hushed of public spaces, the library.
The brainchild of Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer and local movie maven Matt Martin, the "Pandemonium Cinema Showcase" will transform a large open room on the second floor of the historic Cossitt Library at 33 S. Front into a free pop-up movie theater, art space and entertainment center, where roller derby athletes, "Monster Mashers" and Oompa-Loompas will "blur the line between movie and reality," Martin said.
The events should do more than amp up the movie-going experience. They also likely will bring new visitors to the Cossitt, a building that has been threatened with closure numerous times in recent decades due to the shifting population trends of Downtown Memphis.
Originally a fabulous sandstone castle-like structure, the Cossitt opened as the city's first public library in 1893. A rear addition doubled the library's size in 1925.
Then, in a truly egregious example of Memphis myopia, the turreted castle was razed in the late 1950s to make way for the minimalist "mid-century modern" rectangle that is familiar today. Once derided by a critic for its "absolute ugliness," the boxlike building now conveys a retro Atomic Age integrity, and even looks beautiful at night, thanks to the recent addition of candy-colored lights that transform its vertical sections into rainbow bands, as if it were a very large pack of Fruit Stripe gum.
Library historian Wayne Dowdy said the room where the movies will be screened originally housed the library's reference materials, and was the place where Shelby Foote researched much of the first volume of his Civil War series. "It's a gorgeous space to show movies," said Martin, 42, best known as the longtime proprietor of Midtown's now-defunct movie rental haven, Black Lodge Video (likely to be resurrected with a new location and expanded mission later this year).
Named in homage to Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show, the magic circus in Ray Bradbury's novel "Something Wicked This Way Comes," the "Pandemonium Cinema Showcase" will invite patrons into what Martin describes as "unique, custom-designed environments that accompany, complement and enhance the moviegoing experience. ... It's a way to take the movies that we love and make 'em come alive."
A sort of indoor companion to the now three-year-old "Time Warp Drive-In" series curated by Martin and local filmmaker Mike McCarthy, the four "interactive screening events" planned so far are sponsored by the Downtown Memphis Commission, which provided a $3,000 "Events, Animation and Activation" grant for the project.
These grants are available for "Fun, Creative and/or Artistic Ideas in Downtown," according to the commission website. "The purpose of the grants is to activate a public space that otherwise is underused or dormant," said Leslie Gower, commission vice president for marketing and communications. "The Cossitt Library has so much potential that we thought this was a wonderful way of supporting something that will bring some life back into the Cossitt and that is fun and creative and engaging."
Keenon McCloy, Memphis director of libraries, said she was talking with Brewer when the idea for a library screening series was broached. Brewer, who had often turned to Martin and Black Lodge Video for movie recommendations, recruited Martin, who suggested an "interactive" cinema series that combined elements of the old-school "spook shows" of decades past with the current "Secret Cinema" trend in other cities for one-off screenings of classic and popular films, augmented by live performances and other theatrical elements.
The screenings are part of an ongoing effort to revitalize the Cossitt and correct what McCloy called the public "misunderstanding" that the library branch is closed. Functioning as a sort of "civic commons," the Cossitt already has hosted a Hattiloo Theatre performance of "Mahalia" and some other public events.
Each "Pandemonium" event begins at 4 p.m. and ends at midnight at the library (which regularly from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday). Movies will be projected on a large wall inside the library, and vintage trailers, ads, music videos and other humorous or interesting material will be shown between films. Curbside food trucks and other vendors will be on hand, and beer and wine should be available at each screening, except for Saturday's inaugural event.
Here's the schedule:
Saturday — Video Game Meltdown!: The movies include "Wreck-It Ralph" (2012), "The Wizard" (1989), "Tron" (1982), the documentary "The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" (2007) and "Super Mario Bros." (1993). "Mini-rooms" with vintage game consoles will enable patrons to play games old and new, from the era of Pong and Atari to the modern age of Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox.
Sept. 24 — The Roller Derby Picture Show!: Movies will include "Rollerball" (1975), the documentary "Hell on Wheels" (2007) and "The Unholy Rollers" (1972). Patrons can sit within a rink as the "rollergirls" of Memphis Roller Derby whirl around their chairs. As Martin describes it, with old-school ballyhoo: "Lose yourself in bone-crunching, body-slamming, speed-demon derby action, both on the screen and wheeling right in front of you!"
Oct. 22 and 23 — Spooky Cinema: A Kids Halloween Movie Marathon!: Movies will include "Monster House" (2006), "Hocus-pocus" (1992), "The Addams Family" (1991), "Gremlins" (1984) and "The Monster Squad" (1987). The room will be transformed into a kid-friendly interactive haunted house, and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and episodes of "Goosebumps" will be shown between features.
Nov. 12 and 13 — World of Wonka!: This "45th anniversary interactive tribute to the original classic" will include two screenings of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971), with the animated "James and the Giant Peach" (1996) in between. "Wonka" will be enhanced with audience singalongs, shifting sets for a "shadow cast," and "interactive candy," in which actors costumed as "Oompa-Loompas" will pass out candy for patrons to eat in tandem with the characters in the movie.
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By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez
Food insecurity, underfunded health care programs, geographically isolated reservations and disproportionately high rates of diabetes have concerned tribal communities since colonization.
As coronavirus spreads, these issues are becoming even greater threats to their lives and well-being.
States across the country are scrambling to obtain masks, respirators, ventilators and testing kits. Tribal nations are having an even harder time obtaining supplies, as confusing bureaucratic processes have delayed the disbursement of federal aid.
“We don’t have any of that stuff you mentioned,” Walker River Paiute Tribe Chair Amber Torres said, when asked whether the tribal health clinic that’s 90 miles from Reno had access to ventilators, respirators, isolation rooms or negative pressure rooms, all of which are sparse even throughout the larger hospitals in the state.
“We are a small ambulatory outpatient clinic with very limited services, and we still manage our direct care services in a hundred-year-old building,” she added.
So far, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is the only community to have a confirmed case on the reservation. But as cases throughout the state continue to increase and national data for rural counties, near most reservations, shows a delayed but worrisome wave of cases, tribal leaders are preparing to tackle outbreaks.
Most Nevada tribes, 23 of 27, have declared states of emergency. Others have implemented preventive measures like establishing curfews for residents and closing their reservations to non-tribal members indefinitely. Those additional protocols are the strictest measures taken in the state, even more so than Nevada cities and counties.
Fast-growing outbreaks among other tribal nations, like one in the Navajo Nation, have become a cautionary tale for other tribes across the country.
The Navajo Nation is the second-largest tribal nation in the U.S., located across Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, and includes the Hopi reservation. Tribal leaders reported 558 cases and 22 deaths in a press release on Thursday.
A major difficulty for communities is that tribal clinics are only designed to provide primary care and do not have the staff, equipment or training to provide intensive care. The Walker River Paiute tribal clinic has one health care provider and one nurse practitioner “on a good day,” according to Torres.
Most tribal clinics are funded by the Indian Health Service, a $6 billion federal health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing health care to over 2 million tribal members across the country.
The federal health agency is also responsible for distributing federal funding and supplies for clinics. However, by late March, all the Indian Health Service had to offer clinics were expired respirators, Politico reported.
The health agency has a history of poor medical care that can be traced back to issues like low levels of funding, limited access to professional health providers, a high turnover rate in leadership and outdated technology and equipment.
Nevada leaders including U.S. Sen. Cortez Masto and Rep. Steven Horsford have both signed onto letters calling for federal agencies to take swift and efficient action to help tribal communities weather the pandemic.
“Every department of our federal government has a legal trust responsibility to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes established by hundreds of treaties between the U.S. and sovereign Tribes…” Horsford wrote in one letter. “In light of the current pandemic, it is more important than ever that we uphold this responsibility by making sure Tribes can access adequate, sorely needed resources in a timely manner.”
Testing kits unavailable for tribal health clinics
According to the Indian Health Service’s website, tribal nations are using test supplies, instead of collection kits, that then have to be sent to the nearest public health laboratory for testing and confirmation. This process can take up to seven business days or more, leaving communities in the dark as they wait for results.
Collection kits, referred to as testing kits, are not “needed” at tribal health clinics, according to the Indian Health Services website, because they lack the technology and certifications required to successfully use the kits.
Nevada Indian Commission Executive Director Stacey Montooth said only the Reno-Sparks Tribal Health Center has received tests, although it’s unclear whether the clinic received test supplies or actual collection kits.
The Walker River Paiute Tribe’s clinic does not have any test supplies available, like most other tribal health clinics in the state, and will instead send tribal members with symptoms to Reno for testing, an hour and a half drive from the reservation.
Torres said the tribe has only received a little more than 90 N95 masks from the federal government and a little funding that has gone to housing and senior nutrition programs.
Frustrated by confusing and conflicting communication between tribal governments and the state and federal governments, Torres wants a more efficient and direct relationship with the federal government, saying the state has become a “barrier” in accessing supplies.
According to Torres, Nevada tribal leaders learned on a conference call with the InterTribal Council of Nevada that the state government had received testing kits allocated for tribal nations, which were never disbursed.
“We cannot confirm nor deny yet from the state that that truly happened,” she clarified. “My biggest gripe is that there is nobody held accountable at that level. If that happened, nobody’s saying anything.”
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services’ tribal liaisons office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Nevada Independent.
Torres said tribal nations have a good working relationship with the state of Nevada, and are fortunate for that, but the federal government owes it to tribal nations to work directly with them through treaty responsibilities.
“Where is that government to government responsibility and relationship?” she said.
Another concern for communities is food security. Tribal communities face the unique challenge of living in remote areas where reservations may have just one small shop that provides a limited amount of groceries or produce.
Tribal members have reported traveling to the nearest urban areas, like Reno or Las Vegas, for groceries during the coronavirus crisis, only to find “ransacked” grocery stores there, too.
The Nevada Department of Agriculture has continued a distribution program for tribal communities during the pandemic, with some modifications. The food distribution program on Indian reservations was introduced in 1977 and provides commodity foods to low-income households and seniors.
The year-round program offers fruits and juices, vegetables, meats, beans, pastas and grains, dairy, cooking oils and traditional foods like bison, catfish and cornmeal.
“The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) is continuing to provide food to program participants and certify new applicants,” program director Jennifer Ott said in a statement. “The distribution process has changed to a drive-thru model, where participants remain in their vehicles during the intake process and their food is loaded into their car. We’ve taken every effort to make our food distributions as safe as possible, including removing the signature requirements for returning participants.”
The program serves 11 tribal communities in Pyramid Lake, Dresslerville, Fort McDermitt, Winnemucca, Battle Mountain, Elko, Wells, Wendover, Goshute on the Nevada-Utah border, Ely and Duckwater.
According to the Nevada Department of Agriculture, there was a 37 percent increase in food deliveries in March with monthly food packages delivered to 570 participants.
The Yerington Paiute Tribe and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe administer the food distribution program for other tribal communities in Nevada.
Aside from the distribution programs, communities are receiving food donations from food banks and other community members and others are turning to ancestral ways of living and providing food for their families and communities.
Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal member Autumn Harry, 27, lives only three miles from the lake and has been fishing, along with other community members, five days a week for a few hours in the mornings.
She catches seven to 10 fish each time, gutting the fish on the beach, so the pelicans can carry off stray pieces. She takes the fish home to clean and store. Then, she delivers them to community members while maintaining social distancing requirements by leaving them in a cooler outside their homes.
“It’s a lot safer to go fishing and get trout than to go into the grocery store for meat,” Harry said. “It’s really important that we try to develop ways of accessing ancestral foods and practice food sovereignty.”
Keeping track of coronavirus cases in Indian Country
As reporting and data collection ramps up throughout the country, outdated technology and a voluntary reporting system leaves tribal communities behind in the process of producing accurate information of coronavirus cases.
After receiving results from the state’s public health laboratory, tribal clinics can report confirmed cases to the Indian Health Service via the Resource and Patient Management System’s Electronic Health Record database to be counted in local and national data.
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe issued a press release announcing the case on the reservation, but it is unclear whether others plan to issue similar releases for case updates or how that information will be released and recorded.
Voluntary reporting also could lead to gaps in the data. Tribal health facilities run independently from the Indian Health Service are expected to self-report data for confirmed cases directly to the federal government, but there is little information available as to whether that is happening, or who is keeping track.
Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regularly collect data from public health labs and departments in all 50 states.
Tribal leaders also worry about their population’s health disparities, which reports higher rates of diabetes and respiratory issues, among other underlying health conditions. These conditions coupled with no immediate access to intensive health care make tribal communities especially vulnerable to more severe cases of the virus.
According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, American Indians and Alaska Natives died from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic at four times the rate of all other racial and ethnic groups combined.
Housing is another factor. Many homes on reservations are intergenerational, with up to three or more generations living in one house at a time. This living situation facilitates an easy transmission of the virus.
“The inability to isolate people who test positive for the virus is looming,” Montooth said.
Legislative relief for tribal nations
Tribal leaders’ frustrations and concerns heighten as they anxiously await aid that was stalled in bureaucratic processes throughout March.
Tribal leaders have been participating in regular conference calls with the InterTribal Council of Nevada, the Indian Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as a meeting last week that included Rosen and Cortez Masto.
The calls have covered topics like best practices for prevention, availability of supplies and, more notably, requests for feedback from federal government organizations on aid disbursement procedures.
“Together with the U.S. Department of Treasury, I seek your input on developing a methodology or formula to allocate this $8 billion to Tribal governments, as outlined in the CARES Act, and guidance on what qualifies as necessary expenditures incurred due to the coronavirus public health emergency,” the Bureau of Indian Affairs said in an email to tribal leaders that was shared with The Nevada Independent.
The funding from the most recent $2.2 trillion bill, Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, provides $10 billion for tribal nations that will be distributed by the U.S. Department of Interior and the Department of Treasury. That includes $1 billion for the Indian Health Service, half that amount for tribes that independently operate their own health care facilities, and $8 billion to reimburse tribes for “coronavirus-related expenses.”
The Bureau of Indian Affairs stated in the same email that the funds “will be distributed no later than April 26,” adding that “a compressed timeline is necessary.”
Stalled disbursement of relief
Torres said that $40 million offered in early March for tribal nations through a bill signed by President Trump was to be distributed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but larger tribes with existing contracts with the CDC were prioritized for the funding, even after the CDC consulted with the 574 tribes.
“They had given it to nine tribes that had a CDC grant with them… $40 million and no tribes were listened to,” Torres said.
Grants for relief funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are still available for tribal nations, along with grants from other government departments like Health Resources and Services Administration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration and the Department of Justice.
However, applying for grants is yet another timely process, and another that may favor larger tribes that have grant writers on staff.
Torres said she and other Walker River Paiute officials will be applying for those grants, without a grant writer. The limited staff will combine their expertise and “try to wing it.”
The Walker River Paiute Tribe has received $743,000 in federal aid, but is still waiting to receive the most recent funding, according to Torres. Montooth, from the Nevada Indian Commission, said many tribes throughout the state are still waiting to receive any funding.
While they wait for action on the federal level, tribal members such as Harry are taking matters into their own hands and experiencing a new stillness that coronavirus-related closures have brought.
After the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe closed the lake to non-tribal members, Harry said her fishing days have been quieter without the noise of all the usual recreational visitors’ chatter and their vehicles.
She’s greeted by jumping fish who feed in the mornings. She said the privacy has allowed her community to reclaim the land and the lake, allowing them to practice food sovereignty by fishing for their families, adding that she’s not the only one fishing for the community. She sees other community members out on the water amid the stillness.
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - The Russian military will be closely monitoring scheduled U.S. naval drills off the coast of Alaska, a military official said Thursday.
An unidentified spokeswoman for the submarine force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet said due to the location of the drills involving nuclear-powered submarines, Russia will undoubtedly be keeping close tabs on the military maneuvers, RIA Novosti said.
"Any action by foreign submarines in the vicinity of Russia's maritime borders naturally demand heightened scrutiny on our part, especially in the light of an accident involving a British submarine during a previous exercise," the U.S. official said.
Two Los Angeles class attack submarines have already departed for the Alaskan coast for the ICEX-2009 exercises.
The naval drills were organized to test U.S. submarine tactics in regards to Arctic conditions, RIA Novosti said.
An unidentified Russian official told the press agency his country would be monitoring the nearly two-week long military efforts to ensure border stability.
"Our primary goal is to monitor our territorial waters to prevent the violation of Russia's maritime border," the official said.
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The work of a precision engineer is multi-faceted and usually involves solving problems presented by a client or employer. They must be practical and innovative, as a precision engineer rarely works alone. Typically, they are responsible for specific tasks but will also have some autonomy to develop new ideas. Unlike other engineering fields, precision engineers work in teams and will be asked to provide technical expertise and design solutions to problems.
Engineering is cyclic
The scientific process is cyclic, and scientific knowledge grows depends on the falsification and correction of theories. This paper highlights the relevance of Popper’s ideas to engineering processes.
The notion of failure plays a significant role. Genetic algorithms are used in design and optimisation, while the reflective practice loop is advocated for organisational learning. These ideas will prove to be invaluable references for anyone studying engineering. This book is an essential reference for students and practising engineers alike.
Precision engineering is a branch of mechanical engineering
A broad exploration of the tools and methods used by precision engineers leads to the following conclusions: the practice of mechanical engineering is not limited to machines; it includes a variety of products, including instruments, equipment, and systems.
The techniques involved in precision engineering also include computer simulations to evaluate designs. A detailed study of a variety of methods will lead to a more thorough understanding of the design process and a better understanding of the performance and durability of components.
It is a multidisciplinary field
Precision engineering has developed rapidly in environments where standard technological solutions are applied across a wide range of products. Early development of delicate mechanisms interacted with the fields of astronomy, navigation, and horology.
Later, the global positioning satellite system and telecommunications benefited from the extreme accuracy of atomic clocks. Today, precision engineering is a multidisciplinary field that integrates engineering, science, and math.
It is easier to achieve on small and finely detailed parts
The rapid evolution of precision engineering has occurred in an environment where standard technological solutions are applied to various products. The development of delicate mechanisms in astronomy, navigation, horology, and the graduation of scientific instruments all interacted with circular division. In many ways, the evolution of precision engineering has been similar to the growth of the astronomy discipline itself. Both fields use adequate mechanisms to achieve a range of results.
It ensures a longer running life
Using a precision engineer can significantly reduce initial investment and running costs. Precision engineering can lead to lower scrapping and reworking costs. Precision engineering can also reduce the cost of waste components. The precision of features can also lead to improved profits.
A precision engineer ensures parts will last longer and will require less maintenance. The precision-engineered components will also last longer and have less wear and tear than those manufactured by traditional methods.
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Canada Health Infoway’s PrescribeIT®e-prescribing service enhances medication safety and protects patient privacy.
In Canada, nearly 30 percent of prescriptions are never filled — and high levels of medication non-adherence result in adverse patient events and increased health care system costs.
There’s now an easy way for Ontarians to reduce lost or misplaced prescriptions, which also saves prescribers, pharmacists, and patients time, reduces stolen or fraudulent prescriptions, enhances workflow efficiency, and increases communication and confidence in dispensing while protecting patient safety. It’s called PrescribeIT®, and it’s benefiting the entire health care system.
A new national e-prescribing service
PrescribeIT® is brought to Canadians by Canada Health Infoway, an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the federal government. It enables prescribers and pharmacists to electronically create, receive, renew, and cancel prescriptions. PrescribeIT® provides safer and more efficient medication management by connecting community-based prescribers (such as physicians and nurse practitioners) to community retail pharmacies, enabling the digital transmission of prescriptions.
With virtual health care steadily increasing across the country, the time is right for PrescribeIT®. Canadians have discovered that virtual care is care — and that while it cannot always replace existing care and in-person visits, it offers another valuable avenue for Canadians. E-prescribing is an important tool for care providers to have in their toolkit, whether for virtual or in-person care visits. Surveys show that 82 percent of Canadians would like to have a prescription sent electronically to their pharmacy by their physician without receiving a paper prescription.
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Some species of crocodiles are gastroliths, or animals that ingest rocks to aid their digestion. Gastrolith literally translates as stomach stone. While they have a tongue and teeth, they are used for capturing and swallowing prey, not for mastication. Instead they ingest rocks that aid in breaking up bones, hooves, shells, and claws. They do not, however, aid in digesting hair and crocodiles have been known to cough up hairballs.
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Perek Shira: The Song of the Dove
by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines
The dove says, “Like the swallow and the crane I shall chirp, I coo like a dove with my eyes raised to the heights. Hashem, take me! Secure me!” (Yeshayah 38:14)
The dove says to Hashem, “Master of the world, let my sustenance be as bitter as an olive from Your hand, rather than as sweet as honey from the hands of flesh and blood.”
The gentle dove is the most victimized of birds, and yet possesses the least ability for defending itself. Unlike other birds, which fight with their beaks and talons, the dove uses only its wings, either to fend off its attackers or to fly away. It is a symbol of the Jewish nation, since we are similarly defenseless in exile, taken advantage of by pagan nations. We possess only our wing-like mitzvahs to protect us and lift us out of harm’s reach. Thus, with its constant pitiful coo, and open-eyed, trusting gaze, the dove sings of our constant prayer to Hashem, and our unwavering trust in Him. Our very weakness compels us to rely upon Hashem — which is our greatest strength, by which we have outlived all the mighty nations of antiquity.
The dove also symbolizes our dependency upon Hashem for sustenance. When the dove brought a leaf from the bitter tasting olive tree to Noach, it was communicating that it would rather be fed the bitterest meal by Hashem’s hand, and not be forced any longer to be sustained with sickly sweet dependency from the hands of man. The choice of the olive as a symbol of bitterness also contains a deeper message. Just like the olive is hard and bitter, and when it is crushed, its bitterness is sweetened and it emits edible oil, so too, Hashem disciplines us with suffering to bring out the best from us.
On a deeper level of understanding, the dove symbolizes not only our dependency upon Hashem but also our mutual loving relationship with Him. In the same way that a pair of doves mate for life and never abandon each other, we are bonded with Hashem in an eternal wedlock.
- Sources: Rashi to Berachos 53b; Menachos 53b; Siach Yitzchak; Likutei HaGra (Ohalei Shem, Korban §13); Yalkut Shimoni (Shir HaShirim §985); see also Perek B’Shir
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With a relatively high rainfall and broken, mountainous terrain, New Zealand has many waterfalls. They have long been rated as among its most impressive tourist attractions. Many are in a picturesque setting – waterfalls send out spray as they tumble down, encouraging the growth of water-loving plants such as ferns and mosses.
What is a waterfall?
There is some debate about what a waterfall is. One definition is that a true waterfall has free-falling water. Others include water that flows downhill fast over bedrock – a phenomenon that many would define as a cascade.
New Zealand’s highest waterfall
Because of the different definitions, people disagree over what is New Zealand’s highest waterfall. For years it was believed that the Sutherland Falls near the Milford Track held the title, with a total drop of 580 metres.
However, some argue that the highest are the Browne Falls in Doubtful Sound. Their drop of 836 metres would make them the ninth highest in the world. But many say that the Browne Falls are actually a cascade, since they tumble down a mountainside and have almost no water falling free of rock. Even the Sutherland Falls descend in three steps, broken by patches of rock.
There is also no agreement as to the number of New Zealand waterfalls. Well over 1,500 are marked on topographical maps, but – especially in Fiordland – many falls are intermittent, only appearing after heavy rain.
South versus north
There are more falls in the South Island, but a greater number of well-known ones on the tourist routes are in the north.
South Island and North Island waterfalls differ in several ways.
Numerous South Island waterfalls were formed by glaciers as they moved down mountainsides, cutting into the river valleys. This has created high falls with a relatively small volume of water, often drying up in summer. Many are inaccessible and unnamed, and known only to hardy trampers. Of the well-known falls in the South Island, only the multi-tiered Purakaunui Falls are away from the alpine region.
North Island falls were mostly created by volcanic activity or erosion of softer rock. They are often wider and lower than the southern falls. They are more accessible, and richly endowed with Māori tradition. Many have a picturesque bush setting – waterfalls send out spray as they tumble down, encouraging the growth of water-loving plants such as ferns and mosses. | <urn:uuid:ce649530-a87f-42ab-8d1d-336ede67ebd4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://teara.govt.nz/mi/waterfalls/page-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.974134 | 509 | 3.5 | 4 |
- The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet recently approved the appointment of retired civil servant Parameswaran Iyer as the new CEO of Niti Aayog.
- Iyer, who was instrumental in the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission, will succeed Amitabh Kant, whose six-year tenure is coming to an end.
What’s in today’s article:
- NITI Aayog (About, composition, objectives, functions, performance, Promoting federalism, challenges, way ahead)
- National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on 1 January 2015.
- It was constituted to replace the Planning Commission, which had been instituted in 1950.
- This step was taken to better serve the needs and aspirations of the people.
- It is the premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
- Apart from designing strategic and long-term policies and programmes for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the Centre, States and Union Territories.
- An important evolutionary change, NITI Aayog acts as the quintessential platform to bring the States to act together in national interest and thereby fosters cooperative federalism.
- Chairperson: The Prime Minister (PM) of India
- Governing Council:
- It is chaired by the PM and comprises Chief Ministers of all the States and Union Territories with legislatures and Lt Governors of other Union Territories.
- It is constituted/reconstituted by the Cabinet Secretariat.
- Full time organisational framework:
- Vice Chairperson: Appointed by the PM, s/he enjoys the rank of a Cabinet Minister.
- Full-Time Members: Enjoys the rank of a Minister of State.
- Part-Time Members: Maximum 2.
- Ex-Officio Members: Maximum of 4 members of the Union Council of Minister to be nominated by the PM.
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Appointed by the PM for a fixed tenure, s/he enjoys the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
- Special Invitees: These will be experts with relevant domain knowledge to be nominated by the PM.
- To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation.
- To formulate credible plans at the village level and aggregate these progressively at higher levels of government.
- To ensure that the interests of national security are incorporated in economic strategy and policy.
- To design strategic and long-term policy and programme frameworks and initiatives and monitor their progress and their efficacy.
- To pay special attention to the sections of our society that may be at risk of not benefiting adequately from economic progress.
- To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building for implementation of programmes and initiatives, etc.
Performance of NITI:
- As an action Tank: By collecting fresh and new ideas and sharing them with the government at the Central and State level, it ensures that there is no inactivity in any organisation or institution.
- Improving innovation: A commendable work has been done by the Atal Innovation Mission (established under NITI Aayog), which has helped in improving the innovation ecosystem in India.
- Bringing greater responsibility in the system: Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) has been established by the NITI Aayog, which collects performance data of various Ministries on a real-time basis.
- These data are then used at the highest policy-making levels to improve performance and establish accountability.
- Some important initiatives of NITI Aayog: Some of the initiatives like Ayushman Bharat, water conservation measures, approach towards artificial intelligence, have been conceptualised in NITI Aayog and respective Ministries are taking them forward.
- POSHAAN ABHIYAAN by NITI Aayog is cutting across the silos within the government and helping in reducing malnourished children in India.
NITI Aayog: Promoting Federalism
- Cooperative Federalism
- NITI has provided a platform for direct issue-based interaction between States and Central Ministries thereby helping quick resolution of outstanding issues.
- The NITI Forum for North East has been constituted and tangible sectoral proposals are being implemented by the States in partnership with the North East council.
- NITI has designed some major initiatives for island development which are being implemented under the overall guidance of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- It is also envisaged that like the NITI Forum for the North East, other regional councils of contiguous States could be formed.
- The first step has been taken by forming the Himalayan States Regional Council and forming a coalition of all thirteen central universities in these states.
- Competitive Federalism
- It promotes competitive federalism principally through pushing its sectoral indices which are put out in the public domain.
- The indices on water, education, health, innovation, export preparedness, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have attracted significant positive attention.
- It has also introduced a competition element in ‘Aspirational Districts Program’ by focusing on governance improvement on the ground.
- These districts have shown significant improvement in indicators pertaining to health and nutrition, education etc.
- Besides, several best practices in governance have emerged from these districts which are now being scaled up and replicated at the block level in some states.
- The NITI Aayog cannot transform a deeply unequal society into a modern economy that ensures the welfare of all citizens. This is evident in the rising inequality in India.
- NITI Aayog has no influence over private or public investment.
- NITI Aayog does not appear to have an impact on long-term policy decisions. For example, the Goods and Services Tax.
- NITI Aayog frequently provides uncritical support for government-sponsored schemes and programmes. However, it should keep an intellectual distance from the government.
- NITI Aayog should concentrate on policy implementation rather than just policy recommendations.
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China bans two food additives in flour
Updated: 2011-03-01 21:20
BEIJING - Chinese authorities have banned the production of two food additives commonly used to "bleach" flour, said the Ministry of Health Tuesday.
The two additives, benzoyl peroxide and calcium peroxide, were banned because "there is no need to use them in flour processing anymore" as the country's processing techniques and wheat planting had improved, the ministry said in a statement on its website.
Manufacturers are no longer allowed to produce the two food additives or use them in flour production beginning May 1, 2011. However, flour and related products were allowed to be sold until the shelf life of such products expires.
On December 15 last year, the ministry began soliciting public opinions on whether to continue using these food additives in flour, amid concerns that China's current food processing techniques cannot mix the additive evenly and excessive use of the additive might become "a hidden peril".
Consumers have almost unanimously agreed to stop using the additives, while the views of flour producers and additive manufacturers were in favor of continuing its use, according to the statement.
Under current Chinese food additive regulations, the maximum volume of benzoyl peroxide used in one kilogram of flour is 0.06 grams. Regulations vary elsewhere in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The European Union has banned the use of benzoyl peroxide in food.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, an organization created in 1963 by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop food standards and guidelines, stipulate the maximum content of benzoyl peroxide used in one kilogram of flour shall not exceed 0.075 grams.
An automobile mechanic in Northeast China made a test flight of his self-made aircraft which cost about US$395.
Masked revellers celebrate in Saint Mark's Square in Venice.
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If you really love books, you may have accumulated a large collection of them. It can be frustrating when you’re wanting to find a particular one but have trouble tracking it down. You’re pretty sure you have it, but it’s lost among all the others.
In an earlier post, I outlined the advantages of using the Dewey Decimal Classification system for organizing your nonfiction books. If you have a lot of nonfiction print books in your collection, you might want to read that first.
As with the religion section, the language section’s classification scheme may be irritating for some readers. Perhaps the most surprising thing to modern readers is that the majority of the classification numbers are devoted to languages of European origin.
Melvil Dewey created his system in the 1850s. As a male American librarian from that period in history, he had societal and personal biases. His worldview was Western-culture dominant. Dewey had no way of knowing how many subjects in his system, including religion and languages, would gain or lose prominence, even in America and Europe in the coming centuries.
If you are annoyed by this section and would like to come up with your own, please feel free to. Your home collection is yours to do with as you’d like. But if you are simply wanting to get your books sorted in a primary fashion, this post should help you determine where to place your language books.
Rather than explaining most of these divisions, I will make lists of languages that belong within them. These lists are nowhere near exhaustive.
These topics are covered for each language in the divisions following it:
- Writing systems
- Historical and geographical variations
- Standard Usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
Books that belong in 400-409 are the general language books. Interdisciplinary works go here, as do international languages. Think of this as the “language umbrella” category.
Some recommended books:
- Unruly Words: A Study of Vague Language by Diana Raffaman
- The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It aims to describe language as it actually is used, not as it should be used. Books on the philosophy and theory of ancient languages like Indo-European and their writing systems go in linguistics.
- Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper
- Syntactic Structures by Noam Chomsky
- American Sign Language: A Comprehensive Dictionary, unabridged edition (check) by Marin L. A. Sternberg first published in 1981. Check for the most recent edition.
420-429 English and Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
This division covers the English language as it is spoken in different areas of the world. Old English, the language that brought us Beowulf is also shelved in this section.
430-439 German and related languages
The Germanic languages section covers Old High German to 1100; Middle High German and Early New High German 1100-1500; standard German; and other Germanic languages such as
- Dutch and Flemish
440-449 French and related Romance languages
The languages shelved here are Old French to 1400; Middle French 1400-1600; Modern French; and
450-459 Italian, Romanian, and related Italic languages
The languages are Old Italian to 1300; Middle Italian 1300-1600; and Standard Italian, in addition, there is Romanian and
460-469 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
This division includes Old Spanish to 1100; Middle Spanish 1100-1600; Standard Spanish; Galician; Old Portuguese to 1100; Middle Portuguese 1100-1600; pidgins, and creoles.
470-479 Latin and related Italic languages
These include classical Latin and Vulgar Latin, as well as Old Latin (Pre-classical Latin).
480-489 Classical Greek and related Hellenic languages
This division is for Classical Greek which flourished between 750 and 350 B.C.E., as well as pre-classical and postclassical Greek, and Modern Greek.
490-490 Other languages
Take a deep breath.
We are about to dive into a very abbreviated list of every other language that has ever been spoken, signed, or written–on the entire planet.
Most specific language categories are listed here, though by no means all. A very few individual languages in some categories are also mentioned. But please be aware, that if a language was not included in 420-480, it has a place here.
Specific languages in east Indo-European and Celtic language families:
- Iranian languages
- Baltic languages
- modern Prakrit
Modern Indo-Aryan languages:
Russian and related east Slavic languages:
Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages:
Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean, Dravidian languages:
North American native languages:
South American native languages:
Non-Austronesian languages of Oceania, Austronesian languages, and miscellaneous languages:
- Polynesian languages
You’ve organized your language collection
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Lynx and kitten pose for the cameras again19/03/2013 18:01:48 Lynx and kitten ob camera again
March 2013 - On March 1, 2013, Parks Canada's Alex Taylor, photographed more striking images of a lynx family as they travelled near Deer Lodge in the Lake Louise area. Taylor was observing the health of the animals and working to keep them away from a nearby road and parking lot.
The female and her kitten appeared on Wildlife Extra in February when Taylor captured images and video of them squeezing through a fence near Lake Louise. They've also been observed on several occasions at the nearby Lake Louise Ski Area.
"This is a great example of Parks Canada working with the public to help keep our wildlife safe while also sharing a really neat story," said Rick Kubian, Parks Canada Resource Conservation Manager for the Lake Louise area. "We received a call from Deer Lodge saying that a lynx was acting strangely next to their building which prompted a quick response from our staff member."
Preoccupied with reflection
"Deer Lodge staff did a great job of securing the area and keeping their guests a safe distance from the lynx so as not to disturb it," said Taylor. "I'm pretty sure we all had an incredible and rare viewing experience. It is possible the adult lynx saw, in her own reflection, another lynx that she thought may have presented some sort of a threat to her kitten and she wanted to keep an eye on it."
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Mentoring relationships and skill-based apprenticeships in the arts are not a thing of the past. If you are an emerging artist or perhaps re-emerging (returning to the art you have set aside for a while), consider finding yourself a mentor to help you through your career transitions.
While finding the right mentor can take some time and is a whole different blog topic to cover. You can read more about that here! Once you have found your creative counterpart, here are some tips to get the most out of working with your mentor.
Keep in mind, your mentor may take the lead on your working relationship especially if they have mentored other creatives. This list, however, can help prepare you to be a diligent protegee and help get you on the right track to learn and absorb as much from your mentor as you can.
SHOW UP PREPARED
Have a plan and a focus each time you meet. The mentor relationship is about your growth and career, so be prepared to cover your progression:
- What have you worked on since you last met?
- What you do need from your mentor (feedback, resources, tips, encouragement, etc)?
Never show up to meet and work with your mentor unprepared. You are wasting your mentor’s time and also your own! Your mentor’s job is to work with you and your goals in mind, not to talk at you. If you find yourself unprepared, contact your mentor and be honest. Let them know you are unprepared and that you value their time. See if re-scheduling your mentoring session is an option.
Some mentors may request you to send an agenda beforehand. This is a helpful tool for both you and your mentor. First, it causes you to be prepared to meet, and second, it gives your mentor an opportunity to pull resources and to prepare themselves for your meeting too.
Spend some time thinking about what you want to know and develop questions to ask your mentor. While, “where do you buy your clay?” may be technically helpful for bulk buying your stash, there are better, more critical questions you could ask that would help guide your career.
DO YOUR HOMEWORK
If you and your mentor discussed a “homework” assignment, it’s expected that you make progress on that project. And if you have a change of direction, be able to speak to the change, the reasons behind that decision, and what you learned as a result of your discovery.
You won’t be able to absorb and remember every insightful thing your mentor tells you. Don’t be shy about grabbing a notebook and pen, taking copious notes, pausing the conversation to jot something down, and asking your mentor to repeat what they just said. This relationship is to your benefit and you don’t want to miss something.
You are in charge of your career and your growth, while your mentor can mirror back your progress and help get you where you want to go, the success of your mentoring relationship actually relies on you. Unless you push yourself to grow, you won’t bloom.
Be open about every aspect of your mentoring. Share what you are looking for within your relationship in terms of length of time and what your creative needs are. Be open about what career directions you want to take and what your goals are. Be open to the suggestions and feedback of your mentor. And try the suggestions, projects, and resources your mentor makes, even if it’s something you normally wouldn’t try.
Your mentor will do everything in their power to assist and help you, but don’t be afraid to find additional help. While your mentor will be skilled in their media and certain business areas, every artist has strengths and weaknesses. Seek out areas where you and your mentor don’t have strengths so you can be sure to strengthen these career areas. Informational interviews and coffee dates with other industry people, attending workshops, consultations, classes, and conferences can be supplemental material to support your career.
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Nicolas Sarkozy's dream of having his own presidential aircraft to rival the US' Air Force One will soon come true as the French president has ordered an "Air Sarko One", fitted with an air filter system so that he can smoke whenever he wants.
A specially-upholstered 150-million-pound Airbus A330-200 has been selected for the purpose and will be ready by October. It will include a meeting room, 60 business class seats, encrypted communications systems and a missile decoy system, the Daily Mail reported.
Sarkozy was reportedly unhappy with his Airbus A319s, which he said "lacked the necessary presidential stature" and were smaller than the Boeing 747-200B used by US President Barack Obama to fly across the world.
"Air Sarko One" will have a wingspan two feet longer than the US plane.
The French president also wanted a full-sized bathtub on the plane but was told it could pose a problem, as under heavy turbulence water may overflow and cause short circuits.
But Sarkozy's extravagant purchase has come under criticism among austerity commentators.
British Prime Minister David Cameron decided to travel on commercial flights as part of the government's austerity drive.
Even Tony Blair's plans to purchase two private jets, at a cost of 100 million pounds, were scrapped by Gordon Brown soon after he came to power.
Sarkozy's government, however, said the new presidential plane was anything but an extravagance.
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MTR Speaks with Harlan Doliner Ahead of His OINA Panel
Marine Technology Reporter
Harlan Doliner, Environmental & Maritime Attorney at Verrill Dana LLP, is an organizer and panel member of the “Frontiers of Technology Transfer Panel” at the upcoming Oceanology International North America 2017 in San Diego.
What do you consider to be the key challenges to technology transfer between i.e. naval applications, to marine science and ocean research applications?
From my perspective one of the biggest challenges is the tendency to “silo” or compartmentalize new technologies into existing applications or areas of endeavor. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center has set a wonderful example of getting past this in its commercial application of enhanced sonar processing to digital mammography enhancement. Another major challenge is determining the correct business model between the parties involved in each instance, including protection and/or sharing of IP, intellectual property. A key regulatory challenge in the U.S. is compliance with export controls, including ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations).
Environmental issues are a driver for all in the sector, and collaboration between commercial and scientific entities is growing, but scientific need and commercial realities do not always coexist well. Discuss strategies you have seen that allow science and business to prosper together.
Collaboration, including data sharing, between ocean researchers and industry is undergoing fundamental, structural changes as accelerating technological advancement (think smartphones and smartphone apps, e.g.) facilitate the explosive growth in data and data points via “citizen science,” pushing coastal, oceanic and marine tech research further into the realm of “Big Data”. Strategies are just beginning to evolve to leverage these changes to augment and leverage the always-vital, traditional models of research vessels equipped with specialized technologies operated and maintained by specific experts.
In the case of the offshore energy industry, where markets have been depressed for more than two years now, have you seen a proportionate reduction in scientific activities with oil and gas companies? If so, what are some suggestions to ‘bridge the gap’?
While I’m not in position to expertly comment on the downturn on the oil and gas side, it is clear that there is now a sustained, worldwide momentum for research, development and commercial investment in coastal and offshore wind and hydrokinetic (tidal and wave) energy projects for both utility-scale and distributed generation.
Is there enough collaboration between government and business in terms of technology transfer for commercial use and environmental issues? How could this stream be improved?
There is never enough collaboration, as there always can be more. The fundamental key is communication, which makes gatherings like OINA ’17 so important, as it crosses the usual divides between government, industry and academia, as well as between commercial and environmental communities.
How can we persuade a greater number of diverse and competing organizations that working together will result in mutual benefits?
Many of the acoustic technologies originally intended to have only military applications are now used for basic ocean data gathering and research. Consider how the free world’s globally-deployed network of submarine detection devices evolved into IOOS, the International Ocean Observation System, that now warns of tsunamis, and provides information assisting responses to climate change and the impact of the opening of the Arctic upon marine mammals and other sensitive receptors.
What do you hope to achieve through your involvement in the Frontiers of Technology Transfer Panel at OI NA ’17?
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"court" po angielsku z przykładami - Słownik kolokacji angielskich
- Stringent standards were agreed to in a federal court settlement.
- After a court settlement, he received a reported $1 million in compensation for his injury.
- The nature of the court settlement prohibited Phillips from any future involvement with the series.
- They divorced in 2004, however a court settlement has not been reached.
- I'd been present for all the festivities, because I was part of the court settlement, sort of.
- The 115,000-square-foot facility cost $56 million to build, much of it from money paid by Exxon after a court settlement.
- On any given day, dozens of people get big promotions, huge law fees or court settlements.
- "The apology was not part of the court settlement per se," she said.
- In 1625, he received a black servant girl after a court settlement from her previous employer.
- Just how many court settlements are sealed each year in New York is not known.
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Keeping your body healthy will, in turn, keep your mind healthy. Plus, having good physical health will keep you alert and efficient.
Get a complete medical examination.
Discuss with your doctor what your limits are so you do not overexert yourself.
Go for a walk every morning.
Walk for at least 30 minutes.
Join a gym and pay for a year’s subscription.
Schedule at least five one-hour sessions per week. Hire a personal trainer if you need to.
Buy a treadmill and set it in front of your TV.
Watch TV while you exercise so you don’t get bored.
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Jef Raskin, Mac pioneer, dies at 61.
Jef Raskin, the human-computer interface expert largely credited with beginning the Macintosh project for Apple Computer, died Saturday at age 61.
Raskin, the author of The Humane Interface, died of cancer, according to a man who answered the telephone Sunday at Raskin’s Pacifica, Calif., home.
Raskin, who named the Macintosh after his favorite fruit, joined Apple in January 1978 as employee No. 31. The Macintosh was launched in 1984, but Raskin left Apple in 1982 amid a well-documented dispute with Steve Jobs.
Reskin was an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, and a visiting scholar at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the 1970s when he first visited Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). (Apple is often accused of copying Xerox’s graphical user interface–GUI–into the Macintosh operating system).
Check out this demo of zoomable interfaces. We see some of this with F9 and company.
We still have so much to do wrt human-computer interfaces. Don’t you feel like a primate who can only poke and prod at things?
John Heilemann has written a thorough piece titled: Journey to the center of Google.
He takes a quick parade through the first chapter of Google. From the start, to the IPO, and the troubles along the way.
It was interesting to read this after just finishing the book on Steve Jobs. Google has a lot of interesting issues ahead for sure. Hopefully they can keep coming up with good technology for the masses, and “don’t be evil”.
Since it is Oscar night, I will mention that I saw The Motorcycle Diaries with family.
What can I say? THIS is a quality movie. How the hell can “The Aviator” be up in the running for awards, when there are top class movies like this.
How rare is it to be taken on a ride, one without insane heroics, but just a journey with a couple of interesting people.
I loved the Spanish in this movie. It is always interesting to watch a subtitled movie, and note that after a few minutes you totally forget about it.
Here’s to Che.
You often see funny names for things when you travel. You know, items like having a car called ‘Nova’ in a spanish company, food called ‘Schit’, and the like.
Well, this was the name of a juice bar at Stansted airport in the UK. It was owned by a hispanic family… so maybe a translation? :)
I really liked the XOR Linked List hack by Don Schwarz.
sun.misc.Unsafe class is really scary, but it is interesting to know that it is there (at least on Sun JVMs).
Apart from anything else, it makes you feel happy that you don’t have to do any pointer crap anymore.
Don’t first public showing of the class was in Avoiding Checked Exceptions.
He has got a lovely twisted sense of humour! :)
Jon Udell is spot on. We are going to annotate the planet. One of the ways in which we will do this is Google Maps. It isn’t just a way to look something up… it is a platform for us to use!
Take a look at how he took his GPS info. Still photos. Digital movies. And greated
a walking tour of Keene, MA using Google Maps.
It was inspired by Matt King.
See more Google Maps Hacks
I had to laugh with this from Chris Poirier:
That all said, I’ve been writing lots of Ruby over the last few years, so my ability to recognize [what is] natural for Java programmers is pretty much nil.
P.S. Yes, “nil” was an intentional joke. :-P
My long time friend (from high school in London) Dave Coleman, has written about patents, claiming that they are useful :)
I agree that they are useful in general, but I think the key could be:
Actually, in Europe software isn
Brian has written his second part article, Rails for Struts-ters, Part 2: The Views.
As the title implies, he goes into detail, comparing the view side of Struts vs. Rails. If you grok Struts, you will understand the rails side from this.
It also clears some myths such as “Rails doesn’t have SiteMesh capability” which I have heard from quite a few Java developers.
Final thing to look at in views is layouts.
The quasi-official tool for this in Struts is Tiles, but I prefer Sitemesh, so will use a sitemesh example.
Rails has Layouts, which are the same conceptually as Sitemesh decorators. Here is one
<title>Brian and Joy's Wedding</title>
<link href="/stylesheets/scaffold.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
<%= render_menu %>
<%= @content_for_layout %>
The layout gets wrapped around any rendered output, with the output going at the <%= @content_for_layout %> point.
The easiest way to use a layout for all views is to just have a layout named application.html, and it will be used implicitely.
You can explicitely use a layout by declaring it in the controller, a la
class GiftController < ApplicationController
which will have it look for scaffold.rhtml to use as a layout. Sitemesh uses an external XML file to configure these, under typical usage, but it is conceptually the same.
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How safe is your drinking water? Probably not as safe as you think—especially if you live in the Midwest. The spring spraying season is underway, which means waterways in the middle of the country—including those that supply our drinking water—are infested with atrazine, a widely-used herbicide. Atrazine gained national attention last fall when 43 water systems in six states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi and Ohio) sued atrazine’s manufacturer, Syngenta, to make the company pay to have the chemical removed from their drinking water. Atrazine levels are at their highest between the months of April and July, when farmers, lawn care workers and other professionals are using this chemical to take care of crops and lawns.
While the Environmental Protection Agency has labeled atrazine a possible endocrine disruptor, EPA officials claim that Americans aren’t exposed to unsafe levels of this chemical. Scientists disagree. Studies have linked high levels of atrazine in the water supply to birth defects in children, and in one study male frogs exposed to atrazine transformed into fully functioning female frogs. Rising health concerns (and a bit of prodding) have led the EPA to reevalute atrazine’s effect on human health, including its links to birth defects and some cancers.
Atrazine washes off into our rivers, lakes and streams, where it eventually ends up in our municipal water supply. The National Resources Defense Council reports that about 75 percent of stream water and 40 percent of all groundwater samples from agricultural areas contain atrazine. This might not be a big deal for public health if local water filtration systems could handle the chemical, but most can’t. Many water utilities in the Midwest use sand filters, which are cheaper and last longer than carbon filters but don’t remove the more dangerous compounds such as phthalates and pesticides that make their way into the water supply.
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Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of 1,284 new planets by the Kepler space telescope, including nine Earth-like worlds that potentially could harbour life.
The announcement, made by scientists from the American space agency Nasa, more than doubles the tally of "verified" Kepler planets orbiting distant stars.
Of the nearly 5,000 total planet candidates found to date, more than 3,200 have now been confirmed as genuine worlds and of these 2,325 were discovered by Kepler.
The new finds belong to a catalogue of 4,302 potential planet candidates identified by Kepler, which was launched in March 2009 and orbits the Earth at a distance of 100 million miles.
Before confirming the discovery of a new "exoplanet", astronomers have to make sure the candidate is not another object such as a companion star or brown dwarf.
Dr Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at Nasa headquarters in Washington, said: "This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler. This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a star much like ours, we can eventually discover another Earth."
Kepler scientist Dr Natalie Batalha said nine new worlds had been added to the exoplanet "hall of fame" - those Earth-like planets that could conceivably support life. A total of 21 exoplanets are now believed to be belong to this exclusive group.
All the new planets are less than 1.6 times the size of Earth, and all orbit within the "habitable" zones of their stars, the narrow region where temperatures are mild enough to allow the existence of liquid surface water.
Speaking at a broadcast press conference, Dr Batalha said she was "intrigued" by two new planets in particular. One, Kepler 1229B, is Earth-sized but closer to the middle of its habitable zone than our own planet. The other, Kepler 1638B, is 50% larger than the Earth and orbiting a star slightly warmer than the sun.
Based on the discoveries made so far, calculations indicated that "tens of billions" of potentially life-supporting planets could exist among the 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, Dr Batalha added.
Dr Paul Hertz, astrophysics division director at Nasa headquarters, said: "Before the Kepler space telescope launched, we did not know whether exoplanets were rare or common in the galaxy.
"We now know that exoplanets are common, that most stars in our galaxy have planetary systems, and that a reasonable fraction of the stars in our galaxy have potentially habitable planets. Knowing this is the first step to addressing the question: are we alone in the universe?"
Kepler searches for planets by measuring the tiny dip in brightness that occurs when an object passes in front of, or transits, a star.
Scientists have devised a much faster automated way of verifying planets using computer simulations rather than long, detailed observations using Earth-based telescopes.
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Every day, thousands of Mumbaikars risk their life and limb by walking on roads amid heavy traffic, as footpaths have been practically converted into parking lots. In the first part of our campaign to return pavements to pedestrians, Chetna Yerunkar visits some of the most congested footpaths of Mumbai
Despite having a population of over 12 million, Mumbai is not at all a pedestrian-friendly city, and the encroachment of its footpaths by motorists is proof of this. The apathy of authorities in dealing with offenders has exacerbated the situation.
In Part I of our campaign against misuse of footpaths, MiD DAY reporter Chetna Yerunkar takes stock of four such places
Dr SS Rao Road, Parel
Vehicles, two and four-wheelers, can be seen parked on the footpath leading towards M D College.
Locals claimed that despite the presence of several traffic cops in the area, none of the offenders are being penalised.
With the footpath being encroached upon, residents are forced to use the road, endangering their lives in the process.
As cars take up all the space on the footpath at Dr SS Rao Road, Parel, pedestrians have no option but to walk on the busy road. Pic/Datta Kumbhar
Himanish Ashar, resident of Dr SS Rao Road
I have been noticing this nuisance for a long time now and the authorities are yet to take action against offenders. Is it a compulsion for the authorities to act only upon receiving complaints? Can’t they act on their own? Had they cleared these vehicles, I would have been able to use the footpath instead of walking on the road.
Mahanagarpalika Marg, CST
This road is a classic example of how authorities turn a blind eye to situations that require their intervention. Despite repeated complaints being lodged with the BMC and the traffic department about motorists encroaching upon the footpaths, nothing has been done till date.
Sachin Parkar, who had visited CST for work
Authorities need to wake up from their slumber and clear the footpaths. They are meant for pedestrians and not for the motorists.
One of the upmarket areas in the city, Pedder Road is always lined with vehicles, leaving little or no room for pedestrians to walk. Most of the footpaths have been converted into parking lots. One can even see school buses parked haphazardly on them.
Parents of the children studying in this school said that since the parking was not creating unwanted traffic jam in the area, people should refrain from complaining.
This haphazard, unplanned parking has rendered the footpaths useless and is forcing pedestrians to brave the speeding vehicles whenever they take to the road instead of footpaths.
Pritam Purav, motorist who uses Pedder Road
Footpaths are for walking and not parking buses. Haphazardly parked vehicles on footpaths force pedestrians to use the road, which is risky. I ride a motorcycle and find it difficult to navigate through pedestrians who walk on the road instead of footpaths.
Kulpati Munshi Marg, Grant Road
Here, the authorities themselves have encroached upon this stretch of road as they operate a pay-and-park service. Motorists are charged Rs 20 for the same.
There are two colleges in the vicinity, Wilson and Bhavans, whose students are forced to walk on the road due to the parking facility operated from the footpath. Some residents claimed there is no need for the parking lot on the footpath, as the area is not a commercial district. And yet, a few of them were seen using the facility.
Mona Shah, resident of Kulpati Munshi Marg
I fail to understand why this area was turned into a parking lot. There are more residential buildings than commercial ones. This has greatly inconvenienced the pedestrians in the area
'Look' how the Sheena Bora case has taken a toll on Indrani Mukerjea
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Google Free GPS vs. Garmin
GPS satellites orbiting the Earth
Few days ago Google announced their free turn-by-turn GPS. The internet went crazy, especially the geeks. Getting out from the safety of your home, and all the comforts of the nearby kitchen, now that you have free turn-by-turn Google's GPS was never easier!
Following that news, Garmin's stock fell by 20%. Crazy!
Wham, let the stock price hit the floor
No, what's crazy is how the market reacts without thinking. The stock price is based on a lot of factors, but in this case the major factor is people's willingness to continue to buy Garmin's products when Google gives similar product for free (well, similar effect). And this just proves how people in general, en masse, are not very smart.
What you need to know is that Google's GPS relies on your connection to the internet in order to download maps and data. On the hardware side, yea, the software will use your device's GPS antenna and GPS constellation to detect it's location, but that location is meaningless until you see it on a map. And that data will come down via internet. On the other side is Garmin, who has maps stored inside the device, and Garmin does not rely on the internet. All the data is physically stored inside the device. This has it's drawbacks, main one being that you need to actually buy detailed maps in order to load them into device.
But think about this for a second. Better yet, check this map:
The areas marked blue on this map, so called - sea, is where there is no mobile internet coverage. I will save you the Wiki, that's 70.8%. Basically, you can forget Google's GPS there.
Then, let's get real for a moment here, and admit to ourselves: the availability of sufficiently fast mobile internet is limited to the city areas. Even inside cities (at least here in Zagreb) the 3G coverage is so-so. Even if "ordinary" mobile internet speed was sufficient to use Google's free GPS, that speed will only be sufficient to download data at walking speeds. If you are driving in your car on the highway, the combination of your speed plus lack of real broadband will lead to serious problems. Google's software will say "TURN LEFT NOW" and you will already be in the next city, not the one you wanted to go to.
And I do not see this changing in the nearby future. I just cannot imagine telecoms saying: "Yea, it is a great idea for us to invest millions of dollars in hardware just so you could have wireless broadband internet in the middle of the Amazonian forest."
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A comment I just left in the "Future Is Wild" boards:
That Darwin's theory explains why things are the way they are, with regards to survival, it doesn't explain the HOW, which is mutation. Mutations occur and natural selection drives the duplication of the mutated genes 'til a new species is differentiated from the old.
However, the nature of how mutations really happen, and how "good" ones that are "prefered" arrive (as we're very keyed in to hating anything "different" ourselves and often shun it in humans or kill it in animals) is what we as humans have not been able to truly see or test. Its hard to test, as mammals have too long a breeding period, and colonial insects (ants and bees) are usually dominated by the queen's genes. Most genes that change behaviours tended to have already been on the planet somewhere, and are only spreading now because we're accidentally spreading them (e.g., "africanized/killer" bees).
The show did a good job of suggesting what natural selection might do, given a set of mutations over X million years to produce said animals, but the fact is that the mutations themselves are what's utterly unpredictable...and truth be told, rather boring by comparison to the end-results we saw.
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Look at that picture above. Seriously, have an intense little stare. You’re probably already a little spaced out. Now imagine what would happen if you strapped that picture to your face, and coupled it with equally immersive music.
That’s the future being promised by Harmonix Music VR, aka the Windows XP music equaliser, brought into the modern age. It’s a “wonderfully weird” virtual reality equaliser built for Sony’s Morpheus VR platform, half as a tech exercise for Harmonix (the original developers of Guitar Hero), and half because why the hell not.
The visualiser will have a range of different worlds to suit your musical tastes, but the aim is the same with all of them: to give you an environment to isolate yourself from the outside world, and become fully immersed in music. I can’t lie, it looks pretty damn awesome — and, more to the point, makes me even more excited for what clever people are going to be able to do with VR technology. [Playstation Blog via Engadget] | <urn:uuid:07b47dc7-d022-42b2-a423-a5e4e15e8202> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/06/vr-music-visualisers-are-like-tripping-without-drugs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00382-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941809 | 225 | 1.539063 | 2 |
Bernard Lawrence "Bernie" Madoff (pronounced /ˈmeɪdɒf/; born April 29, 1938) is a former American stockbroker, businessman, investor, investment advisor, money manager, and former non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market, and the admitted operator of what has been described as the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
In March 2009, Madoff pleaded guilty to 11 federal felonies and admitted to turning his wealth management business into a massive Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars. Madoff said he began the Ponzi scheme in the early 1990s. However, federal investigators believe the fraud began as early as the 1970s, and those charged with recovering the missing money believe the investment operation may never have been legitimate. The amount missing from client accounts, including fabricated gains, was almost $65 billion. The court-appointed trustee estimated actual losses to investors of $18 billion. On June 29, 2009, he was sentenced to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed.
Jeffry Picower, rather than Madoff, appears to have been the largest beneficiary of Madoff's Ponzi scheme, and his estate settled the claims against it for $7.2 billion. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. may have also benefitted from the scheme – through interest and fees charged – to the tune of a billion dollars. Trustee Irving Picard has filed suit seeking the return of $1 billion and damages of $5.4 billion. Morgan denied complicity. According to the same lawsuit, New York Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz and associated individuals and firms, received $300 million from the scheme. Wilpon and Katz "categorically reject" the charges. | <urn:uuid:5806d0e0-a42d-40e7-8c70-6496e4810f61> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.upi.com/topic/Bernard_Madoff/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283008.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00079-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.974271 | 366 | 1.648438 | 2 |
List of Underlying Medical Conditions That May Increase Risk of Serious COVID-19
We all keep hearing Iowans with underlying medical conditions are more at risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19 (coronavirus). Another common story is the importance of social distancing to slow the spread of the virus so it doesn't overwhelm our healthcare system. Specifics on each are often in short supply.
Let's begin with the image that shows The Power of Social Distancing and how it can drastically make a difference.
What are all the specific underlying medical conditions? Here's the specifics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
• Blood disorders (e.g., sickle cell disease or on blood thinners)
• Chronic kidney disease as defined by your doctor. Patient has been told to avoid or reduce the dose of medications because of kidney disease or is under treatment for kidney disease, including receiving dialysis.
• Chronic liver disease as defined by your doctor. (e.g., cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis) Patient has been told to avoid or reduce the dose of medications because of liver disease or is under treatment for liver disease.
• Compromised immune system (immunosuppression) (e.g., seeing a doctor for cancer and treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation, received an organ or bone marrow transplant, taking high doses of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressant medications, HIV or AIDS).
• Current or recent pregnancy in the last two weeks.
• Endocrine disorders (e.g., diabetes mellitus)
• Metabolic disorders (such as inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders)
• Heart disease (such as congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease)
• Lung disease including asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis or emphysema) or other chronic conditions associated with impaired lung function or that require home oxygen
• Neurological and neurologic and neurodevelopment conditions [including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy (seizure disorders), stroke, intellectual disability, moderate to severe developmental delay, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury].
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Kenneth Pollack is a longtime analyst and commentator on Iraq who works for the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution. His latest article in The National Interest, “Reading Machiavelli in Iraq,” compares the writings of Niccolo Machiavelli on 16th Century Italian city-states, and the current situation in Iraq. He makes a good comparison between the two, pointing out that Machiavelli’s Florence was a budding democracy with deep internal divisions, surrounded by a combination of weak and powerful states. Machiavelli noted that in those types of situations, leaders often act out of fear, and make bad decisions that make things worse, because there are no strong institutions to keep them in check. That’s similar to Iraq, which is split along political, ethnic, and religious lines, and lies in the heart of the Middle East with all of its rivalries. It’s also comparable to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki whose recent actions are leading to accusations that he is becoming an autocrat. Pollack wonders whether Iraq can pull itself out of this quandary, which is the question of the day for Iraq watchers.
|Premier Maliki sees himself strengthening the state to save the country from the chaos it has faced since the 2003 invasion, while his opponents see those moves as heading towards autocracy (BBC)|
In Machiavelli’s The Prince and Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy, he outlined the good and bad sides of politics. In The Prince, he wrote that in weak states politicians often see things in zero sum terms, and resort to subterfuge, because they fear their rivals so much. He called for a prince to emerge that would save the system from its troubles. In Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy, he pointed to ancient Rome as a model for how a republic can be created and maintained. Kenneth Pollack uses these two examples to help explain the current situation in Iraq. There, external threats and internal divisions could undermine the nation’s developing democracy. Iraq’s elite are very similar to those in Machiavelli’s Florence. There is deep distrust between all of Iraq’s major parties as shown by the repeated controversies since the 2010 election. First, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki got the courts to rule that any party that could put together the most seats in parliament after the voting was done, rather than before as had been done previously, could form a new government. Then, he failed to follow through with the Irbil agreement, which put together the ruling coalition. That led to a no confidence vote by the Iraqi National Movement (INM), the Kurdish Coalition, and the Sadrists, and a boycott of the legislature and cabinet by the INM. The premier was able to withstand all of this, and came out on top each time due to the deep divisions amongst his rivals. At the same time, he has tried to centralize power in his hands, by appointing commanders within the security forces, and gain control over government agencies such as the Election Commission, the anti-corruption Integrity Commission, and the Central Bank of Iraq. That has all led to Maliki’s opponents to call him a dictator, and to compare him to Saddam Hussein. Now that Maliki has emerged as the victor with no real threat to his power, Pollack believes this would be the time for him to reach out to the other parties, and make concessions to assure them that their fears about him are unfounded. Instead, the prime minister’s conspiratorial mind leads him in the opposite direction. He doesn’t want to show any weakness, and always seems to see plots against him. Because Iraq has a new political system put together by the Americans after the 2003 invasion, its institutions are weak, and there are no real checks and balances that would limit Maliki. Instead, he is systematically undermining the government’s independence, because he believes that a strong hand is needed after the years of chaos the country went through. That is leading the other lists to turn to outside countries for support such as Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the other Gulf States, which in turn only increases Maliki’s suspicions of their intentions. In an ideal situation, the prime minister could be taking the high road, and becoming the prince that Machiavelli called for, and be thinking about the future as he wrote in Discourses on the First Ten Books of Titus Livy. Instead, Iraqi politics are likely to continue down the dysfunctional path that they have been following for the last several years, going from crisis to crisis as no one appears to be above the fray.
In a strong government, institutions are what maintain stability, and that is what is lacking in Iraq. No matter who is in office, the various agencies, courts, etc. remain after them. Pollack made a good observation that it is not Maliki personally that is the problem, but the lack of those types of pillars in Iraq that allows the prime minister to do what he’s been doing over the last few years. If another person were in power for example, they would probably be doing the same, because other bodies such as the parliament have largely abdicated their oversight of the government. Where Pollack goes wrong is his constant argument that a U.S. military presence would have helped Iraq down the right road. Since the Obama administration seems to follow the Bush administration in seeing Iraq largely in ethnosectarian terms, it would continue to cause just as many problems as it tried to solve. It also ignores the growing Iraqi nationalism, which would not allow a continued foreign presence in the country after eight years of occupation. Today, Iraq is in a precarious situation. The level of mistrust amongst the elite is growing, foreign interference is increasing, and politics is mired in one crisis after another. Rather than a prince emerging to save the state as Machiavelli called for in Florence almost 500 years ago, Iraq seems to be mimicking its post-independence period when the premier was largely able to do what he wanted by playing off his rivals, and forming loose alliances with the possibility that he could become a strong man like the dictators that followed that time.
Hanna, Michael, Wahid, “How much do they hate Maliki?” Middle East Channel, Foreign Policy, 3/26/10
International Crisis Group, “Iraq’s Secular Opposition: The Rise and Decline of Al-Iraqiya,” 7/31/12
Kenneth Pollack, “Reading Machiavelli in Iraq,” The National Interest, Nov-Dec 2012
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Things You'll Need
Margarine tub or basket
Heat lamp or pad
Rolled up cloth
Baby bird mash
Eyedropper / Tweezers
Large outdoor enclosure
Every year, wildlife rehabilitation facilities are presented with hundreds of baby cardinals. Some are accidentally "birdnapped" by people who assume a baby bird on the ground needs their help. Others are mishandled by well-meaning people who have no idea how to properly care for a baby cardinal. If you find a baby bird, be certain it needs your help before interfering. Then, find a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. If you are a vet or rehabilitator, or there are none in your area and you must care for the bird yourself, be prepared for the hard work ahead of you.
Determine if the Baby Cardinal Needs Help
Observe whether the bird is fuzzy or feathered. If the bird is feathered, it is a fledgling and is on the ground learning to fly. The parents are still caring for it. Leave it alone, or if it is in a place where humans, dogs or cats pose a threat, move it to a low tree branch nearby.
If the bird is fuzzy, but the parents are around, try to return the baby to its nest or construct a new nest out of a margarine tub (with holes for drainage) or a basket and some grass. Hang the new nest in a shady spot in a tree near the old nest and observe.
Call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in your area if the parents are dead, missing or have rejected the baby. Until you can get the bird to the rehabilitator, keep it in a quiet, warm place. Do not try to feed the bird.
If You Must Raise a Baby Cardinal
Place the baby cardinal in a box filled with shredded newspaper and/or rolled up cloth to simulate a nest. Keeping the baby on a flat surface may cause a muscular deformity called "splay legs." Change the bedding daily.
Keep the baby warm. Provide a heat lamp several feet away from the baby's box, or a heating pad set on low underneath the baby's box.
Make a mash of three-quarters dry dog or cat food soaked in water overnight in the refrigerator. The other fourth of the mash should be made up of soft fruits (berries and seedless grapes) and a grain mixture for baby birds such as Kaytee Exact Hand-Feeding Formula for Baby Parrots. Add a vitamin such as Vionate. For very small babies, food should be prepared in a blender as a warm puree and fed from an eye dropper. Larger nestlings or fledglings need solid food that is crumbled or cut to size, fed with tweezers
Feed the mash to the bird at room temperature. Feed the baby bird every 15 minutes to 30 minutes from morning to night, or as often as it gapes (opens its mouth for food).
Move the bird to a larger cage or enclosure when it is feathered, but still indoors and in a warm area.
Place solid foods and tree branches in the bird's enclosure for the bird to investigate. Offer foods that are as close as possible to what the bird will find to eat in your area. Adult cardinals feed on seeds, grains, berries and insects. When the bird begins to eat on its own, cut down on hand feeding.
Move the bird to an outdoor enclosure once it is self-feeding. At this point, the bird should be eating a diet as close as possible to what it will find to eat in the wild. The cardinal needs to get used to the sights and sounds of the outdoors.
Perform a soft release when the bird is self-feeding and no longer begging for food. This means that you should open the cage door so the bird can leave when it is ready, but will still have the ability to return to its cage for food and water. Once you have not seen the bird for a few days, assume it has successfully made the transition to the wild.
It is not true that a mother bird will not accept a baby once a human touches it. Birds have a very poor sense of smell.
Never feed a baby bird milk of any kind or bread.
Avoid contact with the bird beyond what it necessary to feed and clean its enclosure. An imprinted bird will not survive in the wild.
It is illegal to attempt to keep a wild cardinal as a pet.
- "The Complete Care of Orphaned or Abandoned Baby Animals; C.E. and Jackie Spaulding; 1980
- "Principles of Wildlife Rehabilitation; NWRA; 2008
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Since 1960, when the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was first compiled, the ABS has maintained a program of periodic reviews of the CPI. The 16th series CPI review was a comprehensive review, a systematic examination of CPI concepts, methodologies and data sources, undertaken to ensure that the index continues to meet community needs.
The issues considered in the review of the 16th series CPI were set out in the Information Paper: Issues to be considered during the 16th Series Australian Consumer Price Index Review (cat. no. 6468.0) released on 15 December 2009. Following the release of the paper, there was extensive public consultation. A CPI Review Advisory Group was established, which represented a broad cross-section of CPI users, to provide advice to the ABS. I would like to thank all members of the public who provided submissions, and all the members of the Advisory Group who have given their time freely to help with this exercise. This paper contains information on each of the issues considered during the course of this review, and outlines the ABS view on each.
Decisions about changing any aspect of the CPI are generally extremely important and often difficult to make. The decisions which have been taken represent an on-balance view of the sort of CPI best suited to meet the varying requirements of the broader Australian community, now and into the next decade.
The 16th series CPI will be introduced in the September quarter 2011 and will be linked to the 15th series CPI at the June quarter 2011. A further information paper will be released about one month before the introduction of the 16th series CPI providing details of the new index, including the weighting pattern that will be adopted.
The ABS will arrange information sessions in early 2011 to discuss with the community the outcomes of the review and I encourage all interested users to attend.
The consumer price index (CPI) is an important economic indicator. It provides a general measure of changes in prices of consumer goods and services acquired by Australian households. The CPI is used for a variety of purposes, such as in the development and analysis of economic policy, the adjustment of wages and pensions and in individual contracts. Because of this, the CPI directly or indirectly affects all Australians.
Since 1960, the ABS has maintained a program of periodic reviews of the CPI to ensure that it continues to meet community needs. The present 15th series CPI, which uses a 2003-04 weighting base, was first published in the September quarter 2005 CPI release.
THE 16TH SERIES REVIEW
The ABS commenced work on the 16th series review of the CPI in 2009. This information paper outlines the outcomes of the review and sets out the decisions taken regarding the 16th series CPI.
The ABS has undertaken extensive public consultation about the 16th series CPI. This phase commenced on 15 December 2009 with the release of Information Paper: Issues to be considered during the 16th Series Australian Consumer Price Index Review (cat. no. 6468.0). The ABS sought the views of interested parties in both written submissions and through public hearings during the course of the review.
Advertisements were placed in all major Australian newspapers drawing attention to the release of the information paper, inviting submissions on the issues to be considered and announcing seminars in each capital city. The ABS received 55 written submissions from organisations and individuals. A list of the submissions received on the review is provided in Appendix 1. All submissions can be viewed on the ABS website.
A seminar was held in each of the eight capital cities on the CPI review and consultations were undertaken with a range of CPI users.
The ABS is grateful to all organisations and individuals who participated in the public consultation processes.
An Advisory Group (AG), comprising representatives of major users (see Appendix 2 for the composition of the group), was formed to assist the ABS in its deliberations. In addition to matters raised in Information Paper: Issues to be considered during the 16th Series Australian Consumer Price Index Review (cat. no. 6468.0), other issues arising from the public submissions were also discussed with the AG.
THE 16TH SERIES CPI
The 16th series CPI will be introduced in respect of the September quarter 2011 and will be linked to the 15th series at the June quarter 2011 (see Timetable in Chapter 8). An updated weighting pattern (using 2009-10 Household Expenditure Survey data and data from other sources) will be implemented.
The ABS intends to hold information sessions in capital cities to outline the changes to the CPI, subject to demand. The sessions will explain the outcomes of this CPI review and invite questions from the community. Their timing and location will be made available on the ABS website and via advertisements placed in major newspapers in early 2011.
Readers wishing to obtain further information about the matters covered in this information paper should contact:
Mr Derick Cullen
Macroeconomic Research Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
PO Box 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: (02) 6252 7139
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Complex is the name given to a group of closely related plants whose
taxonomic status is an International controversy among different
taxonomists. But no chemotaxonomic relationship has so far been
studied due to lack of comprehensive investigation of chemical
composition of the individual plant taxa.
The present chemotaxonomic studies, alongwith nutritional and
biological evaluation, of the five locally available plant taxa of
S. nigrum Complex viz.: S. americanum Mill., S. chenopodioides Lam.,
S. nigrum L., S. retroflexum Dunal and S. villosum Mill. were
carried out in order to resolve the controversy on their taxonomic
status and to reveal the medicinal importance of the individual taxa.
In these studies the morphologically different plant taxa were grown
under controlled conditions in the Botanic Garden, GC University
Lahore, Pakistan, and third accession of each taxon was taken for
the chemotaxonomic investigations. Comparative analyses of these
plant samples were undertaken with respect to the Alkaloids,
Flavonoids and Epicuticular wax as potential characters. The HPLC
and GC-MS analyses of these constituents had not been reported
previously. Also, with the exception of S. nigrum, literature is
silent on the detailed chemical analysis of the taxa under study.
Statistical analyses of results grouped taxa into different
The comparison of alkaloidal profile of the five taxa was used to
establish the boundaries among close taxonomic groups. Yield of
total glycoalkaloids in the five taxa ranged from 68.9±0.6 to
25±0.8% as determined by Titrimetric method. Glycoalkaloids analysed
by HPLC demonstrated that the concentration of β-Solamargine was
much higher in S. villosum (9.8 mg/g) than other samples but that of
α-Solamargine was relatively higher in S. nigrum (5.03 mg/g). There
was a gradual change in Solasonine concentration ranging from 2.01
mg/g (S. villosum) to 5.8 mg/g (S. nigrum). α-Solanine concentration
was maximum in S. retroflexum. GC-MS of the aglycones depicted that
percentage of Solanidine in the samples varied from 8.85-20.31%
(being highest in S. retroflexum) while that of Solasodine from
66.99-85.67% (being highest in S. americanum). Significant distances
were shown between S. chenopodioides and S. villosum as well as in
americanum and S. nigrum in their respective clusters. However S.
retroflexum did not show such a marked difference with respect to S.
In order to further compare the differences among the five plant
taxa, their flavonoid compositions were investigated. Total
flavonoid contents in the taxa were calculated by two complementary
colorimetric methods and ranged from 0.883±0.020 to 2.116±0.032.
From HPLC, it was found that S. americanum had the highest
concentration of both Quercetin-3-glucoside (0.03520 mg/100mL) and
Quercetin-3-galactoside (0.00750 mg/100mL) as well as of Quercetin
aglycon (6.46±0.01 mg/100g) when determined by GC-MS. Percentage of
quercetin in the samples varied from 7.28±0.33 to 92.92±0.45%.
Statistical analyses of the results howed marked distances among S.
americanum, S. chenopodioides, S. nigrum and S. villosum but
indicated similarity between S. nigrum and S. retroflexum.
Epicuticular wax, a complex mixture of different constituents, is
considered another important parameter for chemotaxonomic studies.
The yields and physicochemical characters like Colour, Melting
point, Refractive index, Saponification value, Acid value and Ester
value of waxes extracted were compared. TLC indicated the presence
of different classes of compounds in the waxes. GC-MS analysis
showed the presence of Squalene, Phytol, Palmitic acid, Linolenic
acid, ester of Palmitoleic acid along with a variety of hydrocarbons
as the chemical constituents of these epicuticular waxes. The
hydrocarbons, alcohols, some of the esters, acids, aldehyde and
ketone identified had been reported for the first time in S. nigrum.
The cluster analysis indicated significant differences between S.
chenopodioides and S. villosum as well as in between S. americanum
and S. nigrum in their respective clusters. Again S. retroflexum
depicted great resemblance with S. nigrum in its epicuticular wax
The similarity index and the Euclidean distance among the clusters
formed by Multivariate cluster analysis of the above discussed
parameters helped drawing the conclusion that S. americanum, S.
chenopodioides, S. nigrum and S. villosum are distinct species of
genus Solanum but S. retroflexum might be regarded as a
variety/subspecies of S. nigrum.
The nutritional potentials of the plants were assessed through their
proximate and mineral analyses. The results of this research
indicated that the plants had nutritional qualities that could
provide the users with additional nutrients. Comparatively, because
of the relatively high contents of total protein, total ash and
crude fibres, the taxon S. nigrum could be good source of nutrients.
Antibacterial and antioxidant activities were carried out to
evaluate the medicinal value of the plants. The methanolic extracts
of the five taxa had shown significant antibacterial activity
against the Gram +ve and Gram –ve bacteria used. Infact, the
methanolic extracts of S. villosum showed a higher MIC value against
Proteus mirabilis compared to standard Benzyl penicillin. The
extracts of S. nigrum and S. retroflexum demonstrated matching
results which supported our conclusion that S. retroflexum may be
considered as a variety of S. nigrum. S. chenopodioides and S.
villosum also gave comparable but less coordinated results.
Antioxidant activity of the plant extracts was evaluated using six
different antioxidant assays. Results suggested that all taxa have
moderate effects on scavenging DPPH free radical. Total Phenolic
Contents of the five samples showed slight variations, ranging from
20.31-26.58 mg of GAE/100 g DW. In ABTS assay, S. retroflexum had
highest antioxidant capacity (33.88 mM/100 g DW). The effect of the
S. chenopodioides (70.37%) on metal chelation was found to be more
than all the other taxa. These activities were attributed to the
appreciable amounts of alkaloids, flavonoids and phenolic components
present in these plant samples.
The incredible morphological and chemical diversity, fundamental
economic importance and worldwide distribution make the Solanaceae
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design is pleased to announce its participation in the XXI International Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano this summer.
The XXI International Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano is hosted in Milan, Italy every three years and showcases international institutions working in fields of art, architecture, design, fashion and film. Innovation and 21st Century Design is this year’s Triennale theme and Emily Carr University — as a leader in innovation, research and design — has been invited to participate and create an exhibition and working studio space called Liminal Labs which will be situated within the “New Crafts” at the Triennale’s Fabricca del Vapore.
In the spirit of creativity and open innovation, Emily Carr University of Art + Design invites visitors at the Triennale to participate Liminal Labs, an experiment in how we collaborate: to not only think, but also to make. Traditionally a place for scientists to test hypotheses that lead to potential breakthroughs, this lab will address new ways of working collaboratively and creating collectively across multiple locations. Given the global challenges we face today — climate change and waves of economic downturn, to name a few — it’s clear that our social, economic and ecological systems are under unprecedented strain. We may not perceive to be in a state of distress but resting on our laurels may catch up with us sooner rather than later.
Fortunately, our hyper-networked world connects people from far and wide, yet we continue to work and create in isolation, in separate studios. Broad-based participation among distributed sites has the potential of expanding our pool of ideas, which in turn can increase the probability of finding transformative solutions to the elusive ‘wicked problems’.
Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, describes the shift from Industrial to Participatory systems as a means to design for many forms of value beyond wealth. He implies that it’s the way forward. Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, calls the transfer of capabilities from various professional classes to the general public “epochal.” Emily Carr University will host a series of events, courses, and participatory workshops towards greater understanding of networked creative collaboration. The exhibit will fluctuate between a thinking and a making space, to one of presentation and display.
Every Liminal Lab project will be part of a distributed social experiment about how to develop collaborative processes and manage displacement. Projects will explore ways of mapping appropriate creative methods with network technologies; and will discover ways of prototyping and testing over various remote locations and manufacturing in multiple locals simultaneously.
Emily Carr University’s commitment to engagement in the XXI Triennale is driving our research principles of relevance and transformation through the following key research areas:
- Health and Welfare
- Material Inquiry and Critical Making
- Emerging Media and Communication
- Social Practice, Transformation, and Innovation in the Public Realm
- Indigenous and Aboriginal Studies
- New Models of Entrepreneurship
The Liminal Lab will exhibit work and create curricular activities from Emily Carr’s research centres of Material Matters, Clothing as Conversation, Living Labs, Stereoscopic 3D and Critical Making. Participants engaging in Liminal course activities will be actively seeing collaboration and partnerships with other exhibits located through the New Craft Pavilion.
Haig Armen, Interaction Design, Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media; Senior Researcher, Living Labs
Hélène Day Fraser, Industrial Design, Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media; Lead Investigator, Material Matters
Keith Doyle, Industrial Design, Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media; Lead Investigator, Material Matters
Laura Kozak, Living Labs
XXI Triennale di Milano
Design after design
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On Thursday 15th April, Gordon Brown met with David Cameron and Nick Clegg in a debate televised live. This was the first ever televised debate between the candidates for Prime Minister, who are competing for the hearts and minds of the British public. There has been these kinds of debates in the United States for the past 50 years, the first being in 1960 in which Nixon took on Kennedy and lost. The debate was televised on ITV and chaired by Alistair Stewart, it should be kept in mind that ITV News could be viewed as having a thoroughly right-wing slant and possibly a leaning towards the Conservative Party. In regards to that, David Cameron was placed at the centre of the room, in between the Labour and Liberal candidates, putting his comparative youth and dynamic appearance at the centre of the debate. However, it seems that Cameron failed to "woo" voters and the debate appears to have been a success for Nick Clegg. There is disagreement over how successful, the percentages in the media ranging from 36% to 51%.
The opening statements of the three candidates tended to emphasised "change" and "fairness", though Brown also emphasised "prosperity" as he cannot practically stand for "change". Of course, the specific word "change" is being used by candidates to associate themselves with Obama's Presidential campaign in the minds of voters. Though, it seems unlikely that the optimism which ushered Barack Obama into office can be recreated over here as the three candidates do not convincingly portray themselves as three real options. Instead, they appear to the public as three versions of the same old deal. This is the reason that voting turnout has been in decline in recent years and will probably continue to decline. The embarrassing fact that more people voted for Joe McElderry than they did for Tony Blair in 2005 has not been mentioned in the mass-media. Hopefully, we are not going to end up like Lithuania where the dominant party consists of Lithuanian celebrities, who are so loved by their people that their policies are barely scrutinised in the media.
The first question that was raised revolved around immigration, with the candidates all trying to appear "moderately" opposed to immigration. Brown used the specific phrase "control immigration" and emphasised the importance of "tolerance". Cameron was more specific, stating that he wants to decrease the amount of immigration, he spoke of immigration quotas and welfare reform. Clegg spoke again of "fairness" and restoring "entry controls". After this question, the debate was moved to law and order. Cameron took the "tough approach", seeking to capitalise on the repute the Conservatives have as the "nasty party", he spoke of harsher sentencing and greater policing. Clegg also spoke of greater policing, but also of prevention. Brown defended his party's record, claiming that crime is falling but we need to maintain the current level of policing and increase parental responsibility. The debate soon turned to the issue of spending cuts as Brown pushed Cameron for answers on how he aims to supplement his tax-cuts.
This was really the recurrent issue of the debate, public spending and taxation, as it seemed to marginalise the difficult topics raised by the audience. This isn't a coincidence either, as the questions were more than likely "cherry-picked" by ITV. Brown pushed Cameron for answers on this issue repeatedly, and stood to his pragmatic position of continuing the rate of spending to avoid risking the recovery. Cameron dodged the question, accusing Brown of not being honest about the cuts that might be necessary to the NHS and the police. Ironically, this may have made Cameron appear dishonest and opportunistic. The lack of honesty among politicians, their constant avoidance of difficult questions and reluctance to self-criticism, is another reason for the great deal of disillusion with the political class. But Labour is also a perpetrator of this perceived dishonesty and opportunism, which has contributed to the declining belief in the democratic process.
When it came to the issue of the MPs expenses scandal, a real issue, Clegg came across as the strongest on the issue and attacked Labour and the Conservatives for blocking reform. Though, it isn't exactly hard-headed and radical to oppose such a scandal, as corruption is opposed even in the private sector as corruption disrupts in the system. Largely, the MPs expenses were brought up in the media to turn the public eye away from the issue of bonuses in the financial sector. Brown claimed to "agree with Nick", he then went on to speak of reforming the political system and attacked the Conservatives. Cameron then proceeded to bicker with Brown over reforming the House of Lords. Cameron ended the discussion by acknowledging that all candidates support the right of recall. It should be noted, in practice Labour and the Conservative Party have opposed attempts at reform. The way in which Cameron and Brown dodged that issue is evident of the reluctance to self-criticism they demonstrated during the debate. This is yet another reason for the prevalence of apathy, as most politicians appear disingenuous and self-interested.
On the question of education, Cameron slammed bureaucracy and expressed his desire to "set the schools free", while also presenting himself as the "family man" as he promotes greater discipline. Predictably, Brown defended Labour's past record and advocated "higher standards" in education. On the other hand, Clegg highlighted the importance of creativity and also condemned the amount of bureaucracy in schooling. The major buzz-words of their answers were "discipline", "creativity" and "standards", which are vacuous and were used repeatedly. Again, the debate was turned to the issue of public spending and taxation. David Cameron compared the state to a business, the point being that costs are a threat to profits, not seeming to notice that the state isn't a business it does not make profits and often has to spend beyond it's means for the sake of the welfare state and the people who need it. The analogy Cameron used is the major assumption of those who attack the government's fiscal policy over the last 2 years.
Economic growth was the next issue, taxes and spending were bound to come up here and they did. Cameron immediately brought up the issue of national insurance, which he described as a "kill job" tax, and bragged about the support he is receiving from the business community. Support which is indicative of the Conservatives appeal, not to the majority of the population, but to a minority of rich predominantly white men. Clegg tried to communicate with the audience by addressing people by their first names, while bringing up the possibility of doing away with Trident. Brown defended his past record on the economy on pragmatic grounds, we must continue spending a while to avoid a double-dip recession and so on. It should be noted that a double-dip recession has not occurred for many decades. And it is unlikely that we will go into another recession, but the reason for that is an expansionary fiscal policy. The Conservatives would have implemented such a policy regardless of the free-marketeer rhetoric they propagate. What is vital, and what none of the candidates offer, is the restructuring of the financial sector and the economy.
Then the war in Afghanistan came up, framed around the specific topic of army pay and equipment. The underlying assumption being that in war British soldiers should not die, only the Afghans should die and not just insurgents but civilians. Gordon Brown was quick to express his pride in the troops and claimed to have increased funding and equipment in recent years. This is contrary to the popular belief that soldiers are underpaid and poorly equipped. Brown went on to claim that the war is to stop terrorists in Afghanistan. There was no mention of the fact that the Taliban offered to hand Osama bin Laden over to the US, if the US provided evidence, that George Bush refused to do so and the invasion came soon after. The invasion turned into a war against the Taliban, and an exercise in state craft, after it became apparent that al-Qaeda were not in Afghanistan.
On the issue of the Afghan war, David Cameron also expressed his pride in the troops and stressed that his pride was in their brilliance. He went on to point to China, Iran and North Korea as potential threats to British national security and the justification of Trident. This isn't anything particularly surprising as North Korea and Iran are part of the "Axis of Evil". But Cameron's mentioning of China is interesting, as China is a superpower in waiting. The war in Afghanistan is valuable to Western powers in strategic terms, it's close to the major energy providers of the world, and can used to further ostracise disobedient states like Iran. The control of energy resources is also a way for the US government to maintain it's status as the world's leading superpower. Though, the decline of the US as a international hegemon seems inevitable, it looks likely that China will surpass them in future decades and Britain may have to reassess the "special relationship".
The debate regarding the war in Afghanistan was constrained to the safe realms of paying and arming the military sufficiently. As opposed to the real issues of the legitimacy and the morality of the Afghan war. Naturally, the fact that the UK and the US invaded Afghanistan with the full knowledge the war could kill several million Afghans went ignored. None of the candidates mentioned that the war in Afghanistan could be seen in the same light as the Iraq war. The Iraq war was also ignored as an issue, even though the Conservatives and Labour voted for it while the Liberals opposed it. The war in Iraq has now killed over 1 million Iraqis, but the politicians in Westminster prefer to bicker over national insurance and spending cuts. This is not only a dishonour to the anti-war movement, who have been campaigning about these wars for almost a decade now, it is an insult to the innocent human beings killed in these conflicts.
The next two topics were on health-care and the elderly, Cameron used his "experience" with the NHS to reassure the audience that his party will not cut spending to the NHS. This is where the debate once again led back to taxes and spending cuts. Brown and Clegg attacked the Conservatives for their tax-cuts for the rich and the cuts to the NHS that could come with such tax-cuts. Strangely, the Conservative Daniel Hannan who is opposed to universal health-care was not mentioned. In the past, Hannan has referred to it as a mistake and has even slung mud at the NHS on American TV. Labour and the Liberals could easily capitalise on the fact that Hannan's attitude, towards a vital aspect of the welfare state, is out-of-date and in direct opposition to the view of the British population. The existence of a national health service and the acknowledgement of health-care as a right, should not be a matter of debate today. But politicians who challenge the right to health-care are rightfully scorned by the British public.
On caring for the elderly, none of the candidates proposed a method or policy to prevent or ease the coming pensions crisis. The fact that the amount of old people in this country will surpass the amount of young people, particularly those working and paying the taxes which support the pension system, is a serious issue. There are methods that could have at least been discussed, but are not popular. One option is increasing taxes, which Labour is already being attacked for, the Conservatives and Liberals oppose outright. Another option is increasing immigration, but The Sun feels there is already too many immigrants in the country, that's not even a realistic proposal for politicians to even acknowledge. The remaining option is privatisation, which is not only unpopular it would probably be a disaster as private pensions are dependent on the stock market and are vulnerable to the chaos of the market. It should also be noted that a private pensions system would mean that working people would have a stake in the undermining of their own interests, lowering wages and increasing work hours.
In the closing statements, Nick Clegg presented himself as something "new" and "alternative", he was sure to recall the names of all audience members who asked questions. The emphasis of his statement were on "change" and "fairness" as offered by his party. Brown stuck to his position on the economy, a pragmatic vision featuring "fairness" and painless spending cuts, his attacks on the Conservatives for their lack of guarantees. Cameron tried to portray his party as exemplifying "hope" not "fear" and made reference to his vision of a "Big Society" - a notably vacuous phrase. He stressed "values" and "change" in his statement. The comments made by political figures, the likes of William Hague and Alan Johnson, were interesting. Johnson pointed to Brown as the winner as he presented the public with "substance", something which Johnson claims Clegg and Cameron lack. This is an interesting claim as it assumes there is a lack of "substance" in the political system and that a "man of substance", like Gordon Brown, is unique and rare. | <urn:uuid:7ada6892-8da9-4c4d-8b8d-33aa791f0229> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://livinginphilistia.blogspot.com/2010/04/pm-debate-no1-liberal-victory.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718285.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00105-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.982157 | 2,645 | 1.804688 | 2 |
Toledo, Ohio– Transitions Life Coaching, LLC is a US-based life coaching organization that helps people grow and overcome life struggles. Life coaching is a process that helps people define new goals and achieve goals they have put to the side over time. Coaching can also involve a journey of self-discovery for those not knowing exactly what they want or value at some point in their life. This is very true in the case of coaching those in recovery and those recently divorced. The Life Reconstruction program was designed by Transitions Life Coaching for those seeking to abstain from substance abuse (drugs and alcohol), otherwise being “clean”.
The Life Reconstruction program works in conjunction with 12-step programs, psycho-therapy or as a standalone model. The program involves identifying patterns of substance abuse in participants, identifying addiction trigger sources, encounters, emotions, etc. and assessing satisfaction in 8 key areas of life, using S. W. O. T. (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat) system. The Life Reconstruction program is implemented one-on-one with the participant and a life coach. The parties work together by identifying the sources of triggers to substance addiction while assessing the participant’s coping skills through development and implementation of certain methods to maintain sobriety, setting value based goals and establishing weekly action plans as participant works towards building a fulfilling life while recovering. Future participants can watch the program explainer video via this link http://www.lifecoachtlc.net/recovery-services. Relapse reduction and prevention from addiction are now a reality using the techniques and methods in the video on Life Reconstruction “Program I” on the Transitions Life Coaching website, which gives the step-to-step summary of the entire program for relapse prevention for substance abusers (alcohol and drugs).
The Life Reconstruction approach empowers the participant to make value-based decisions for their life and their sobriety with an emphasis on personal responsibility. Being clean and sober is a choice, not a gift. Transitions Life Coaching objective is one of working with participants in building a balanced, fulfilling, goal oriented life.
For more information and to discuss how Transitions Life Coaching can help, fill out the contact form on Transitions Life Coaching website at http://www.lifecoachtlc.netor call 4192902265 to schedule a complimentary consultation.
About Transitions Life Coaching, LLC
Transitions Life Coaching LLC is a that helps people grow, as life changes and partners with participants in building strategic action plans towards life reconstruction and rehabilitation. Transitions Life Coaching provides a one-on-one in person coaching and small group coaching at their office at 6800 W. Central Avenue Unit D-2 in Toledo Ohio. The organization also offers the flexibility of remote sessions via phone or FaceTime.
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Course participants offer their ideas about ways to use these fun free tools in instructional situations and other academic applications.
One of the most meaningful and informative types of communication that happens through education technology blogs like this one is when teachers share their experiences and ideas about how to use technology in the educational setting.
Last summer, EmergingEdTech ran an online workshop in which participants learned about a variety of free digital presentation tools. With each tool, we got hands-on and created brief presentations, and then discussed our experiences and shared ideas on how we might use these tools in our professional roles. The participants shared a lot good ideas, and I’ve been meaning to share some of them here.
Following are some of the tools we used, and some of the ideas offered for how to put them to use in education. For brevity, I limited the comments to a few per app, but some of the comments offered had quite a few different ideas packed into them. Hopefully some of these suggestions spark some creative thinking for our readers, and inspire them to try some of these fun presentation appls themselves!
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The Works of H. Leslie Adams
Ode to Life
Concert Overture. 12 minutes
2 flutes (with first flute alternating with piccolo) 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons; 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani; percussion (including xylophone, celesta, glockenspiel, tubular bells, maracas, snare and bass drums, cymbals and tam tam) and strings.
This is a tonal work in three sections with varying tempi. The first section (Allegro) begins quietly in the winds, and grows increasingly more rhythmic throughout the orchestra. The second section (Allegro moderato) introduces a two-part theme which recurs throughout the work, at first combined with the previous material, then gaining independence.
The third section (Moderato, con vivo) consists of four parts: 1) an energetic fugato played by the strings, followed by a secondary theme sounded first by the trumpet and oboe, then by the horns; 2) motivic development from the immediately preceding material heard in the brasses and strings, then in the full orchestra; 3) a brief lento passage continuously developing and 4) the return of the fugato, this time sounding in the woodwinds, then joined by the strings, percussion and brasses, bringing the work to a triumphant close.
Symphony No. 1
In four movements. [1976; 1977; 1978]. 56 minutes
Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 B flat clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 Bassoons; 4 F horns, 3 B flat trumpets, 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone; tuba; Timpani; 3 percussionists; celesta; harp and strings.
The first movement has the tempo terms, Allegro; Molto maestoso and Presto. In a large sonata form, the 21-minute movement introduces the main themes, treats them fugally in an extended development, and recapitulates them while building to a rapid climax.
The second movement has the indications, Largo, Molto deciso, and Largo. In this 12-minute movement, a theme that tended to mentally recur to the Composer throughout his teen years is realized here.
The third movement, a quasi-scherzo, is marked, Allegro; Meno mosso; and Tempo 1. A playful main theme is first introduced in the strings, then winds, and set apart by several fugato passages before the full orchestra joins in echoing the melody. In the mid-section, the theme takes on an expanded quality, played by several combinations of solo and ensemble groupings. These thematic re-statements become increasingly more fragmented and complex and, after reaching an energetic peak, their density subsides and a transition leads to the return of the original spirited style, bringing this 6-minute movement to a joyful close.
The forth movement is a l7-minute broad sonata-allegro design in which several themes are developed and recapitulated, concluding with a brief recurring theme from the first movement, bringing the entire symphony to a majestic conclusion.
In three one-minute parts for large orchestra
Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons; 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba; timpani, 3 percussion; harp; piano; strings.
In the first part, subtitled, "Cowboys' Race Across the Plains," the theme immediately suggests a mood and spirit of the "old west." One may conjure images of covered wagons and galloping horses as the music quickly flashes its themes.
In the second part, "In an Indian Village," the strings, harp and percussion are heard, with tom toms entering toward the end. The final section, "A Grand Cattle Roundup," features a solo trumpet playing the main theme, with the full orchestra entering for very brilliant finale.
The idea for this work was posed by the educational director of a large orchestra, expressly for young people's concerts. It was designed to draw attention to the various sections of the orchestra, and by using basically the same music for each part, the listeners' focus could be on the timbres of these sections and soloists. The work was performed numerous times for the student audiences, and it was always well received. | <urn:uuid:4b46770d-a6dc-43e4-b53b-961b5f358c5e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.hleslieadams.com/full-orchestra | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.939911 | 961 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Liquid Propane (LP) storage tanks are available in a large assortment of sizes with each designed for specific uses. The smallest LP tanks are useful for portable items, and the main use of semi-portable tanks are in industry. There are also tanks for home use in a range of sizes. The largest tanks are for commercial storage of LP gas, which can be above ground or underground.
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Portable LP storage tanks are small enough that they can be hand-carried to install on items for use. The smallest is the standard 465gr cylinder that you screw onto a camp stove for cooking. A 10-pound size is portable for hikers and backpackers to use for portable grills and heaters for their tents. Gas BBQ grills at home use 20-pound tanks that are exchangeable when empty for a full tank. Forklifts generally use a 33-pound tank for their fuel source. Recreational Vehicles (RVs) use portable LP storage tanks in a larger size of 5 1/2 to 11.2 gallon sizes.
75-gallon tanks are in use in manufacturing and the welding industry for welding and fabrication shops and other businesses that use LP gas to operate. These tanks are semi-portable because they are too heavy to move by hand and can attach to a specific dolly that accommodates their size and shape to be mobile. A business will return these types of tanks when they are empty and the company purchases a full replacement tank from their local propane company.
Many homeowners have gas appliances such as stoves, heating systems and hot water heaters. There are several sizes to choose from in a home LP storage tank. The standard sizes are 100 gallon, 250 gallon and 500 gallon tanks. LP gas companies usually have a minimum order that is required to fill a residential tank and sometimes charge a trip charge. It is beneficial to estimate the amount of gas that you use per year and purchase a tank that will require filling less often.
The largest tanks are purchased by commercial businesses that can range from restaurants with gas stoves to industrial plants, which consume much higher volumes of LP gas. These storage tanks may be above ground as a residential tank normally is or they may be permanently underground. Underground tanks are identical to above ground but have all of their fittings on the top of the tank for easy access. These large storage tanks can range anywhere in size from 6,000 gallons to 90,000 gallons.
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About the Board of Assessors
The Board of Assessors is a three member elected board, each member being elected on alternate years for a three-year term. The Board meets regularly. Meetings are open to the public and are held in the Town Hall. The Board of Assessors is required by Massachusetts Law to list and value all real and personal property on an annual basis. Valuation is subject to ad valorem taxation. Therefore, assessed values in Massachusetts are based on a full and fair cash value, or 100% of the fair market value. The Assessing office consists of three full-time employees: an Assistant Assessor and two Administrative Secretaries.
On a triennial basis the Assessors are required to submit Tisbury's assessment to the Department of Revenue (DOR) for certification. In the years between certification, assessors must also adjust values based on market sales. This is done so that the property taxpayer pays his or her fair share of the cost of local government in proportion to the amount of money the property is worth on a yearly basis.
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This guest blog is from Joanne Flewwelling, Executive Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Executive
After a summer of record breaking temperatures we’re finally moving into some cooler months. One of the ways I always prepare for the change in seasons is by getting vaccinated against the flu.
Last week, Osler kicked off its annual flu immunization campaign for staff, physicians and volunteers. This year’s theme is Arm Yourself Against the Flu!
Vaccination is a personal choice. There are many reasons why I choose to get vaccinated and just as many reasons why you may not, but the benefits far outweigh the risks. Here are a few flu facts that can help you make the decision to vaccinate:
- The flu vaccine is safe for most people, even though you may experience some mild soreness or swelling where the vaccine was given. Serious reactions are rare.
- Whether you work in a health care setting or not, getting the flu can affect you and the people you care about. Young children and seniors are more prone to serious complications from the flu.
- The flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women who are at a higher risk of developing complications, such as pneumonia, from the flu.
- People living with chronic health conditions, such as diabetes or cancer, have a higher risk of flu-related complications.
- The flu vaccine helps protect you from getting the flu as well as preventing many illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths due to the flu.
I encourage you to do your part in supporting a healthy community at work, at home and beyond. There are plenty of opportunities to get vaccinated against the flu in the community:
- See if your work place offers flu vaccination clinics;
- Attend a flu clinic in your community (Brampton / Etobicoke); or,
- Make an appointment with your family doctor or visit a local pharmacy to get vaccinated.
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Distillery. Is a business I am entirely unacquainted with; but from your knowledge of it and from the confidence you have in the profit to be derived from the establishment, I am disposed to enter upon one.... (George Washington, June 1797)
With those words, written to his plantation manager James Anderson, Washington entered into the whiskey distilling business.
Now our team of archaeologists from Historic Mount Vernon, the Virginia plantation Washington called home for 45 years, embarks on an unknown venture just as the first American president did over 200 years ago. Together with interns and volunteers, we'll work this summer to discover and interpret the archaeological remains of George Washington's eighteenth-century whiskey distillery.
Background & History
The only founding father to commercially operate a distillery, Washington began distilling in 1797. Research has been taking place at the site for the last few years.
After six years of digging, two years of intense planning, and six months to get a building permit, we have finally broken ground on the recreated Distillery.
Dig Diaries 2003
Participate in the exciting discoveries by reading reports from the field!
Ask an Archaeologist
Visit our bulletin board to get answers to all your questions about the dig.
Beyond the Trenches:
- The Archaeologists' Toolbox
Learn about the tools we use before, during, and after excavations!
- Flotation 101
Flotation provides archaeologists with insight into people's diet and agricultural practices, as well as information on past environmental conditions.
- Mapping the Site
An essential part of archaeology, maps record data for analysis and document what the excavation destroys. See our map of the site, plus the excavation plan view.
In May 2001, barrels of whiskey and rum were shipped down the Potomac to celebrate the groundbreaking of the distillery.
Meet the archaeologists working at the distillery site this season.
Events & Links
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Keratoconus, corneal disease, treatment with corneal crosslinking shows promise. A new light-based technique that selectively stiffens tissue in the cornea may aid in treating keratoconus, which is caused by weakened corneal muscles.
A condition that causes vision distortion, keratoconus develops when the round cornea becomes thin and cone shaped. This abnormal change prevents the light from entering the eye, hindering the retina’s ability to focus and, thus, distorting the image.
In healthy individuals, light travels through the cornea past the lens to the retina, allowing the brain to create an image. The corneal surface is normally smooth, so light can pass through with ease. Because of structural changes of shape and surface in keratoconus, the passing light is projected as a distorted image.
First author of the study Sheldon J.J. Kwok said, “Because light has the ability to probe deep inside tissue, we’re using that property to both go inside and change mechanical properties of tissue and to measure those changes so that we can understand how the tissue changed and visualize it noninvasively.”
“Right now, ultraviolet light is used to perform crosslinking across the entire cornea. However, this comes with a risk of damaging the innermost layer of the cornea, a complication that changes the corneal function and can cause it to become very hazy. There is also no way to predict whether the procedure will actually improve vision in a given patient,” added Seok-Hyun Yun, the research team lead.
The researchers wanted to see if they could control the area of the crosslinking in the cornea using two-photon absorption. Generally, the two-photon absorption-based technique is used to harden liquid resins for various optical and 3D structures. The present research used this technique to stiffen the corneal tissue in a specific area.
The researchers found that exposing tissue to 200-milliwatt laser light for 10 minutes induced collagen crosslinking without damaging tissue. Yun explained, “If you can crosslink a specific part of the cornea, it might be possible to optimize the visual outcome. With two-photon absorption we can selectively choose and limit the depth of crosslinking to avoid cell damage both on the top and bottom layers of the cornea.”
This comes with a challenge: How do you verify if the crosslinking did occur? The collagen crosslinking brought on by two-photon absorption is not easily visualized with standard imaging methods. The team used a specialized technique called Brillouin microscopy that they developed earlier.
“We used Brillouin microscopy to validate that we can induce crosslinking in tissue and showed that the amount of crosslinking produced with two-photon adsorption is almost the same as what can be induced with the single-photon approach used today,” said Yun.
Additional studies are needed to verify the usefulness of this treatment for keratoconus and develop a better understanding of crosslinking and its effect on the cornea.
Early treatment requires the use of prescription glasses or rigid contact lenses. There is a specific procedure known as phototherapeutic keratectomy, which helps smooth out the scars and improve contact lens wear.
Another treatment involving collagen crosslinking is effective for preventing keratoconus progression. Implants called intacs are placed beneath the surface of the cornea to help reduce the cone shape and improve vision.
The last resort is cornea transplant, which replaces the patient’s cornea with a donor cornea that is stitched into place.
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Definitions of bucker
n. - One who bucks ore.
n. - A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.
n. - A horse or mule that bucks.
The word "bucker" uses 6 letters: B C E K R U.
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l - buckler o - roebuck s - buckers
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One of the important vital projects undertaken by the Relief Organization for Kashmiri Muslims is the Project for orphan project sponsorship of orphans to support them. There are a large number of orphans in the state, living without anybody to take care of their sustenance. Therefore the Organization has started this important project based on a Hadith, as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says:
Me and who sponsors an orphan like these two in Paradise and pointed his index finger and middle finger (Narrated by Sahih Muslim).
On the basis of this good news of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the Organization is now taking care of (1200) orphans, sons and daughters of martyrs, and some others. The following is the amount spent on an orphan monthly and annually: | <urn:uuid:e05f2efb-17c5-41e0-8a43-318998df6539> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://rokm.org/orphan-care/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00066.warc.gz | en | 0.962498 | 155 | 1.9375 | 2 |
Safety Advisory Group - SAG
We fully support community events taking place throughout its district. In order to promote good planning, high levels of safety and welfare, and to ensure that events cause minimal adverse impact to our communities, the council in partnership with a number of other authorities has come together to form a Safety Advisory Group (SAG).
Please also read our guidance notes on the SAG process (PDF 212KB).
To notify the SAG of an event, you should also accompany your notification with (where applicable):
- Event management plan (including noise, traffic management and medical plan)
- Risk assessments
- Fire risk assessment
- Road closures
- Public liability insurance (minimum £5 million)
- Food safety self assessment checklist for caterers (ODT 49KB)
- Location and site map
What is SAG?
The SAG is made up of representatives from the District and County Council (Food Health and Safety Team, Environmental Protection, Licensing, Highway Authority) and emergency services (Devon and Cornwall Police, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, South West Ambulance Service, Maritime and Coastguard Agency).
Whilst individual representatives of organisations forming the SAG may have powers to require event organisers to comply with their legal obligations, the SAG does not have legal powers or responsibilities and is not empowered to approve or prohibit an event from taking place. Its role is to provide independent advice to event organisers, who retain legal responsibility for ensuring an event is safe.
It is highly recommended that organisers gain a copy of the Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events (a fee is payable for subscription for the latest version, but the previous edition is available to download here). (pdf 755kb)
Whilst the Health and Safety Executive does not sit on the SAG, information in respect of undertaking risk assessments and guidance on running events safely is available on their website. A template risk assessment has also been produced to help.
The following documents are provided to assist event organisers but these are not substitutes for existing technical guidance or documents otherwise available:
- Template Event Management Plan (ODT 30KB)
- Devon and Cornwall Police Guidance to Event Organisers (pdf 209KB)
- Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service Guidance on Fire Safety at public events (pdf 30KB)
- South West Ambulance Service guidance on medical planning(pdf 113KB) and an example medical plan (pdf 121KB) provided with kind permission of Alliance Pioneer Group
- Devon County Council's Guidance on Traffic Management Planning (pdf 232KB) - see their website for further information
- North Devon Council's Environmental Protection Team Guidance on Noise Management Plans (pdf 72KB)
- Police Guidance on Hostile Vehicles at Events (pdf 526KB) | <urn:uuid:af9cda18-a3bd-4422-98fd-49dab0844336> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://northdevon.gov.uk/business/licences-and-permits/safety-advisory-group-sag/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280504.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00135-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.913519 | 577 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly (Paperback)
It's hard to be Velma, the littlest Gratch, entering the first grade. That's because everyone has marvelous memories of her two older sisters, who were practically perfect first graders. Poor Velma people can barely remember her name. But all that changes on a class trip to the magnificent Butterfly Conservatory a place neither of her sisters has ever been. When a monarch roosts on Velma's finger and won't budge for days . . . well, no one will forget Velma ever again. Acclaimed and bestselling illustrator Kevin Hawkes and author Alan Madison celebrate everything butterfly from migration to metamorphosis. Watch as Velma Gratch metamorphosizes from a timid first grader into a confident young scientist
About the Author
ALAN MADISON is the author of The Littlest Grape Stomper and Pecorino's First Concert, in addition to being a film and television writer. KEVIN HAWKES is the illustrator of many well-loved books for young readers, including Chicken Cheeks by Michael Ian Black, Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, and My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman. He is also the author and illustrator of The Wicked Big Toddlah and its sequel The Wicked Big Toddlah Goes to New York." | <urn:uuid:57051d39-fd97-4359-b127-c1019b8ff490> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.tatteredcover.com/book/9780307978042 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00464-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.923059 | 294 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Yesterday I made my first WebRTC call to Lance Berks (of HollyConnects fame) using FrisB from the latest Chrome browser, and after that went on the explore a number of services available using WebRTC. So I thought I’d start to compile a list of interesting start-ups with WebRTC-based services. A previous weblog article provides a summary of what WebRTC means to telecoms. I briefly review in this article some of the interesting WebRTC start-ups in reverse alphabetical order, see below, I’m sure I’ve missed many, so let me know and I’ll add to the list.
- Zingaya (‘Call’ button for websites) enables voice calls through any computer from a webpage. No download or phone is required. Zingaya offers this seamless voice calling capability to any website. Whether it’s a large e-commerce enterprise or a start-up. Simply embed a ‘Call’ button into the website. Visitors can click that button and the call is forwarded to the website operator’s preferred land-line or mobile phone. All that is required is a website; all the visitors need is a browser and microphone.
- Voxeo Labs (Open source enabler for WebRTC services) Phono is a jQuery plug-in that turns any Web browser into a multichannel communications platform, capable of placing and receiving VoIP telephone calls from the browser, as well as handling real-time chat communications. Phono is a client-side solution and requires zero server-side logic on the part of a developer; all communication is handled by the Voxeo Cloud.
- Utribo (SaaS Service) ‘Connect’ by Utribo is a Software as a Service that enables subscribers to receive calls made in a web browser to their computer, phone, or PBX. Based on WebRTC, ‘Connect’ provides voice and video calling capabilities.
- Tenhands (Enterprise HD Video Collaboration) Desktop HD video collaboration service, it’s free and built for business needs.
- FrisB (Free global calling) Free global calling between any web-browser and any phone (or web browser) with no downloads.
- Bistri (Social Video) Video chat with fun video effects, take screenshots of calls, share them with friends or social networks. Bistri runs in the browser, so there’s no need to install additional software or plugins.
- Asterisk / Digium (Open Source PBX) is a free, open source software that makes it simple to create and deploy a wide range of telephony applications and services. They’re adding WebRTC to their project.
It’s interesting to see the span of approaches, from enablers (Voxeo Labs), website call-now buttons (Zingaya), SaaS offers (Utribo), business HD video conferencing / collaboration (Tenhands), free global calling with any phone (FrisB), to social video chat (Bistri). This is just the tip of the iceberg of innovations.
A common theme is the claim of “no client download,” which is correct but I think the customer / end user value is dependent on the scenario. Today people have no problem downloading apps if the service interests them (e.g. free video calling with family members). While asking a customer to download an app just to talk with you will be considered insulting. There are some niggly bugs, for example if another browser is running Java (e.g. Internet Explorer) it can affect the mic volume control, which is to be expected with such brand new technology. | <urn:uuid:6acefda2-b85c-4047-bdf5-749a075533f6> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://alanquayle.com/2012/05/interesting-webrtc-startups/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988725475.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183845-00509-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.885567 | 784 | 1.546875 | 2 |
Its really just curiosity I guess. Maybe I should stop watching so many documentaries about the workings of our universe or reading so many novels that praise the power of mathematics (Curse you The Devotion of Suspect X for planting the seed of doubt). And theres nothing to keep me from doing that. Theres no reason I cant pick up some books on the subjects I want to learn about next time Im in Waterstones, and then revise from them to the point where I can recite each one word for word until Im blue in the face, but then what would be the point? It gives me the power to say that I can do so but my knowledge will always be lacking. Compared to a student of Physics, itd be laughable to say that Im knowledgeable on the subject.
Of course, the reason for my wondering is that Im unsure if its too late to change the direction of my life. Im on my way to finishing my A2 levels and with any luck, next year Ill be well away to University wherever thatll be and my only option for any of those will be related to Literature, English Language or Film Studies. And theyre ultimately all rather similar. It would appear that unless I abandon ship and spend the rest of my life working in a shop then I am destined to have a job in either the media or the arts, both of which are tightropes underneath which is a net filled with likeminded people who thought they had a chance to make it. Im interested now in other subjects but at this stage its far too late. I may want to study Physics but Ive already thrown in my lot. I may want to fill my head with formulae and equations but in the end theres little to no point as any hypothetical degree I receive in University, should I make it, will always say English and thats what everyone will read.
But I guess this is just related to a problem of my own. My English Language teacher (Not the one I refer to as the ice queen, who informed me I have no chance) reported a similar concern once, though not for as overarching a subject. They said that I have a tendency to spread myself too thinly across too many subjects and there certainly is no way for me to deny this. Its the same tendency thats inspiring me to improve my drawing skills (which isnt going that great, thanks for asking), to learn how to play the piano and even to simply train my left hand for writing. The same tendency that makes me want to study politics, law and classical history. That makes me want to continue learning French, Spanish and Japanese until I finally understand how I'm meant to hold an entire second language in my head. I distract myself with aspirations and when I realise theyre fruitless goals I grow frustrated.
In other news: Oh bugger, I think the depression symptoms of my medication are kicking in. | <urn:uuid:b5676bb6-7b40-485e-b3da-4081dc218c44> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bzpower.com/board/blog/645-the-apathy-pit/?m=11&y=2012 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280763.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00523-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969829 | 586 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Gamifying the Electives for E-Core Courses 3 and 4
Suzan STAMPER, Tess HOGUE, Delian GASKELL and Thomas CHAN Started from 1 September 2021
This project aims to gamify elements of Courses 3 and 4 in the newly proposed E Courses that will be implemented in the Center for Language Education (CLE) Core Curriculum for Year 1 students.
A.S. Hornby Dictionary Awards 2021- Dictionary Literacy Training for EFL teachers
Amy CHI Started from 1 July 2021
When A. S.
New Common Core Course Development
Melissa MEGAN Started from 20 May 2021
The Healthy Lifestyle Course (HLTH1010) is a compulsory, one-year course for all undergraduates to learn how to maintain a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle that will help them to effectively manage their life, learning and work.
Implementing Virtual Reality application as a job interview practice tool for business students and beyond
Kasina WONG Started from 1 January 2021
The project investigates the use of a Virtual Reality job interview application to increase job interview practice time for students in the Effective Communication in Business course.
CoP - Enhance Students' Intercultural Learning Experience and Competence
Melissa MEGAN Started from 1 September 2020
Coastal Environmental Investigation
Elza TSANG, Cindy Lam and Stanley Lau Started from 1 July 2020
This project develops a mobile app incorporating gamification with lab simulations in delivering knowledge and other learning activities of laboratory course such as field trips, laboratory sessions and report writing.
RMBI Capstone Project
Nick WONG and Derek Wong Started from 1 January 2020
Competency-based Common Core Foundation English Communication for Year 1 students: Integrating innovation in education technology and blended learning within a learner-focused competency tracking framework
Delian GASKELL, Rebecca FARMER, Kin TANG and Liza YEW Started from 19 December 2019
This project replaces the existing Common Core Foundation English Communication for Year 1 in the Center for Language Education (CLE) with two new courses adopting a competency-based approach to enable the courses to move away from proficiency-based learning and towards the skills, mindsets and habits needed to build the specific set of competencies needed to succeed first in students’ universi
Augmented reality teaching and learning in a laboratory course
Elza TSANG, Cindy Lam and Stanley Lau Started from 1 July 2017
The project develops a mobile app integrating augmented reality (AR) simulation aids with multi-modal learning resources to facilitate experiential learning in a science laboratory course. It includes providing useful English resources for field trips and lab report writing.
Recently Completed Projects
Mastering the technical vocabulary of STEM
KY WU, Irene NG, Anna P.S. YU, Jerry WONG, John FUNG, Joyce LEE and Eric LEE 1 September 2017 – 31 July 2021
The project develops online resources to support students of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in their learning and use of technical vocabulary. | <urn:uuid:bbd02b44-75c1-4933-9813-400e333ef2e9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cle.hkust.edu.hk/scholarship/projects | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573193.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818094131-20220818124131-00478.warc.gz | en | 0.883957 | 640 | 2.109375 | 2 |
Mitigating Risk Of Predation
Can managers avoid creating new, special regulatory policy on reduction of wolves for the purpose of
caribou recovery in BC? In collaboration with other researchers, we are testing the efficacy of two
currently available policies that could support recovery of caribou: (1) directed and focused operation
of regulated trap lines and (2) an enhanced hunter-harvest of moose.
Because no special management is occurring or planned within the Wolverine caribou herd area, monitoring
caribou population changes that occur there can be used as a baseline to assess the effect of trapping
(Chase herd area) and the enhanced harvest of moose (Parsnip herd area). While Peace-Williston Fish and
Wildlife Compensation program is monitoring the hunter-harvest, Wildlife Infometrics is monitoring the
effects wolf removal. This past year, we tested several models that predict relative safety for caribou
from their predators as a way to potentially guide trappers to locations where small scale reduction of
wolf numbers may provide the best management payoff. For more on this topic, and the research we are
conducting, see WII Report No. 274.
Indicator Targets For Coarse Woody Debris
Many wildlife depend on coarse woody debris (CWD) for forage, nesting, or shelter. The diverse soil and
litter food web functions through the interaction of soil fungi, microbes, and invertebrates that cause
nutrient cycling and decomposition. Retention of CWD during logging operations in the Mackenzie Defined
Forest Area (DFA) is based on default values from current regulations but the local Public Advisory Group
considers these requirements to lack sensitivity to variation in ecosystems. We reviewed the function of
CWD, its importance to wildlife, forestry practices designed to maintain CWD, baseline targets set by
legislation, and those established in other SFM plans. We also summarized available data from natural
forest ecosystems and on the basis of this research, recommended targets to guide forest licensees on the
amount of CWD to be retained by ecological management unit. For detail on this analysis see WII Report 263.
Using Historic Data To Inform Today's Decisions
The Wolverine and Chase caribou herds in north-central British Columbia have been studied since the late
1980’s but much of the collected data remains unpublished. In 2007, with the support of the FIA—Forest
Science Program, we undertook a 2-year project to work with much of the historic data and make the
information and knowledge that has resulted from the studies become more available through technical
publications. For example, there have been a dozen or so surveys conducted to estimate population size
but each survey was conducted slightly differently and interpretation and comparison of the results was
not easily done. We gathered the data and put each survey on equal footing to come up with estimates.
We gathered the data and put each survey on equal footing
of population sizes that are comparable between the two herds and across years. We hope to publish this
report within the next few months thereby making the information more widely available. Other topics
of analysis have been concerned with survival rates, synchronicity of calving, patterns in movement and
seasonal range selection, habitat supply modeling, establishment of protection for winter ranges, and
other aspects of conservation management. We will be attempting to keep our web page up-to-date with
these publications as they become available.
Recent Publications And Presentations
McNay, R.S., D. Heard, R. Sulyma, and R. Ellis. 2008. A recovery action plan for northern caribou herds in
north-central British Columbia. FORREX Special Report Series 22.
McNay, R.S. and L. Giguere. In Prep. Population estimates and distribution of the Wolverine and Chase caribou
herds in north-central British Columbia. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management. xx:xxx-xxx.
McNay, R.S., R. Ellis, R. Sulyma, and B. Arthur. In Prep. Using forecasts of caribou habitat to inform land
management decisions in north-central British Columbia. BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management.
McNay, R.S. In Prep. Spatial characteristics of predation risk for woodland caribou in north-central British
Columbia. Peace/Williston Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program Report No. xx.
Publications and In-House Reports in Preparation
- Caribou & wolves: testing the relationship. Brochure No. 027.
- Abundance and distribution of woodland caribou in the Wolverine and Chase recovery plan areas. Report No. 272.
- Preliminary assessment of two techniques for estimating the relative abundance and spatial distribution of
wolves. Report No. 275.
- Monitoring the distribution of radio-collared caribou and wolves in north-central British Columbia. Report No. 276.
- Potential implications of beetle-killed timber salvage on the integrity of caribou winter range. Poster No. 030.
- Potential implications of beetle-killed timber salvage on the integrity of caribou winter range. Report No. 273.
- Mitigating risk of predation for woodland caribou in north-central British Columbia. Report No. 274.
- Potential population responses to linear corridor development in the Chase caribou herd area, north-central
British Columbia. Report No. 237.
- Spatial characteristics of predation risk for woodland caribou in north-central British Columbia. Report No. 233.
- Refinement and verification of a model to predict high elevation winter range for woodland caribou in
north-central British Columbia. Report No. 265.
- Reassessing the supply of northern caribou seasonal range types in north-central British Columbia. Report No. 279.
- Using Bayesian models to identify mule deer ungulate winter ranges in the Fort St. James Forest District. Report No. 271
- Indicator Targets and Management Recommendations for Retention of Coarse Woody Debris in the Mackenzie Defined Forest
Area, North-central British Columbia. Report No. 263.
- Developing Baseline Data of Tree Species Composition in Unmanaged and Managed Forests by BEC Zone/Subzone/Variant in the
Mackenzie Defined Forest Area. Report No. 278. | <urn:uuid:7870a1af-ac0a-495b-8f82-870db8bf6d5a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wildlifeinfometrics.com/WII_News/news.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00383-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.88174 | 1,353 | 2.296875 | 2 |
PORTLAND, Maine, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Data from the annual Long-Term Disability Claims Review released today by the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) reveals the continued growth of serious disabilities among the U.S. working population. Over the last ten years, the number of U.S. workers with long-term disabilities has grown four times the growth of workers in the U.S. workforce. The Review also found that a growing number of female and younger workers are experiencing serious disabilities that are impacting their ability to work. Most disabilities continue to be caused by off-the-job accidents and illnesses. The 2007 CDA Long-Term Disability Claims Review, the third annual review of long-term disability claim trends among the U.S. working population, includes primary data from the annual CDA member company long-term disability claims survey and analyzes selected worker disability data from the SSDI program. According to this year's review, more than 560,000 individuals received long-term disability insurance payments from CDA member companies in 2007, resulting in claim payments in excess of $7.7 billion - a 7 percent increase in payments made in 2006. The review also shows that in last year 7.1 million disabled workers received payments from the Social Security Disability Insurance program totaling $91.3 billion - a 4.3 percent increase over payments made in 2006 and more than double the SSDI payments to disabled workers just 10 years ago. The number of workers applying for SSDI disability payments increased to 2.2 million in 2007, 2.6% more that in 2006, while the number of disabled workers approved for payments declined to 37.6 percent, the lowest approval rate in the history of the program. Despite the increase in monthly SSDI payments, now averaging $1004 per worker, payments are less reliable and have not kept pace with the growing financial needs of disabled workers, putting the financial security of workers and their dependents at greater risk. "The CDA Claim Review shows that it is critical and urgent for American workers and their families to become aware of the growing instances of disability and to prepare for the financial consequences," explained Robert Taylor, president of CDA. "Our data also shows that accountability for personal financial security continues to shift away from trusted sources like social programs and employers to the individual." Working women and younger employees are more vulnerable to serious accidents and illnesses that can impact their ability to earn a living. The growth in the rate of serious disability for working women is twice the growth rate of working men and younger workers, in their 20s, 30s and 40s are experiencing serious disabilities. According to the review, the leading cause of long-term disability insurance claims continues to be musculoskeletal/connective tissue disorders - accounting for almost one-quarter of all new and existing claims. Cancer and cardiovascular/circulatory problems remained the second and third most common causes of new disability claims. Accidents and injuries remain the fastest growing causes of new as well as existing claims. "It's important that Americans recognize the growing threat that disability can pose to their financial security," explains Taylor. "With this annual survey, CDA continues to expand the public dialogue that will raise the necessary awareness level on this critical issue." About the 2007 CDA Long-Term Disability Claims Review CDA conducts an annual review of long-term disability claims among the U.S. working population to determine continuing or emerging trends. The 2007 Long-Term Disability Claims Review includes 2007 long-term disability insurance claims data supplied by CDA member companies and an analysis of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program 2007 Annual Statistical Supplement. About the Council for Disability Awareness The Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) is a non-profit group dedicated to helping the American workforce become aware of the growing likelihood of disability and its financial consequences. The CDA engages in communications, research and educational activities that provide information and helpful resources to wage earners, their families, the media, employers and others who are concerned about disability and the impact it can have on wage earners and their families. For more information about the CDA, visit: www.disabilitycanhappen.org.
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|Type||Conference Paper - TIPS 2001 Annual Forum: New direction in the South African economy, Muldersdrift, 10-12 September, 2001|
|Title||Financial Intermediation and the micro-finance Sector|
This paper will evaluate the micro-finance sector in South Africa, its scope and development, and its role in the financial sector and the economy more generally. It is informed by the premise that households and institutions save and invest independently, and that the financial system’s role is to intermediate between them and to cycle available funds to where they are needed. Consequently the primary objective of this paper is to understand the key factors that affect the micro-finance (MF) sector.
The MF industry was formally (legally) established in 1992 when the state issued an Exemption to the Usury Act that removed interest rate ceilings on small loans under R6,000.00 with a repayment period of less than thirty-six months. Since then there has been phenomenal growth of a formally non-existent industry, providing a good example of how micro-financiers were able to develop given a favourable incentive system. The rapid growth of the industry provided the impetus for a second Exemption to the Usury Act in 1999, where revisions to the amount of small loans were increased from R6,000.00 to R10,000.00, the Micro Finance Regulatory Council (MFRC) was established to manage the sector, and new regulations to govern the way that micro-loans could be administered and repayments collected were added. However, the growth of the industry has raised as many questions of the financial sector’s operation as it has answered those concerning a conducive regulatory climate. Firstly, why has there been such rapid growth in the industry given that SA has a fairly sophisticated financial sector in the first place? Partly related to this is the question of who are the end-users of the loans supplied by the MF industry. Put differently, we need to understand the determinants of the demand for debt, and the segment of society who demands the services supplied by the MF industry. We then need to analyse the parameters of the regulatory framework and identify how lenders are affected by it. Lastly we will provide insights into the structure and performance of the sector in an attempt to augment the discussion.
The rest of the paper proceeds as follows. Firstly, the depth, structure and efficiency of South Africa’s financial sector are discussed in comparative perspective in order to contextualise the discussion. Secondly, the structure and size of the industry are estimated. We then proceed to investigate the demand for debt using the Income and Expenditure Survey (Statistics South Africa, 1995) and an adjusted dataset compiled by Wefa Southern Africa for 1999. Lastly, we turn our attention to the regulatory framework of the sector and the degree to which it complies with international best practise.
|»||South Africa - Income and Expenditure Survey 1995|
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OAKLAND--The city of Oakland wants to emerge as the Brooklyn to San Francisco's Manhattan. It's getting there. Thanks to a hipster exodus from more expensive San Francisco, Palo Alto, and Silicon Valley, a lot of tattooed millennials are riding around downtown Oakland on fixed-gear bikes. The bar and restaurant scene is taking off. A massive festival called Art Murmur draws thousands of people on the first Friday each month.
And yet retailers still largely struggle to survive in Oakland's downtown. "There aren't enough people here," Brian Kendall, project manager for the Oakland Redevelopment Agency, explained on a walk last month. Downtown is a major professional center featuring Kaiser Permanente's regional offices, the seats of city and county government, and music-streaming company Pandora. But for much of its history, it has been a commuter center, with few residential or shopping opportunities.
There's not much foot traffic. Kendall pointed out blocks where many ground-floor spaces are either vacant or offices that turn shuttered blinds to the street. On Telegraph Avenue, a major thoroughfare, two new shoe boutiques rely on online sales for 30 to 50 percent of their revenues, he said. Meanwhile, city officials estimate that Oakland residents spend $1 billion each year shopping outside Oakland, often taking their wallets to neighboring towns with already-flourishing shopping districts.
City hall, local entrepreneurs, and a small business incubator called Popuphood see retail as the final stage of Oakland's urban revival. And they're helping merchants with creative solutions that could apply to Main Streets and downtowns nationwide.
Alfonso Dominguez knows how hard it is to survive as a retailer in downtown Oakland. While his restaurant in historic Old Oakland—an authentic Mexican place he co-owns with his mom—survived the 2008 recession, his nearby denim store and home-goods store did not. As Dominguez watched the bad economy wipe out emerging businesses, he worried about the neighborhood's future, and about decreased foot traffic to his restaurant.
So in 2011, Dominguez teamed up with artist Sarah Filley and approached his landlord with a new concept: instantly reviving a whole block in Old Oakland by giving five vacant storefronts to retailers for six months, rent-free. The goal was to lower the start-up costs of opening a store, and to help entrepreneurs ease into paying full rent. By opening alongside other restaurants and boutiques, a store owner also wouldn't have to wait for other retail outlets to take a chance on the neighborhood. "You can't expect someone to go and set up shop in a transitional neighborhood and wait five years for it to come up around them," Filley says. Dominguez and Filley called the concept 'Popuphood,' a word that's now the name of their consulting company.
"We didn't feel like we were sacrificing much," says Martin Ward, asset manager for the building owner, Peter Sullivan Associates. The company had been trying to lease the spaces for years. Ward believed that activating ground-floor space with retailers would make the area more attractive to office tenants.
Two years later, the storefronts in Old Oakland have hosted seven businesses and a traveling art library, selected by Dominguez and Filley from a pool of applicants. They lean toward businesses that support or reflect Oakland's creative economy—such as a former gallery owner who sells goods handmade by American artists, and a pair of Japanese-American lifestyle bloggers whose store specializes in imported barware. Participating retailers meet monthly, share communal resources like Wi-Fi, and are mentored by Dominguez and Filley.
So far, two participants have gone on to sign leases in their Popuphood spaces, and a third recently signed a lease at another Old Oakland location. Retailers that succeed in the incubator tend to have two qualities: they come into it with an existing online following or as a second location for an existing business, and they turn their stores into experiences. Crown Nine, a jeweler, hosts classes and makes custom engagement rings. Umami Mart, the Japanese purveyor, hosts events like sake tastings. Entrepreneurs that succeed go beyond brick-and-mortar: they have online stores, wholesale businesses, blogs, and Instagram accounts. They hustle like crazy.
A venture like Popuphood requires landlords willing to take risks and hardworking entrepreneurs. But retailers setting up shop in Oakland have also benefited from state redevelopment funds for downtown façade and tenant improvements, managed by City Hall's Kendall. Such money has been strategically deployed in Oakland for years to combat urban blight—notably in the 2000s, when then-Mayor Jerry Brown spent lavishly to restore the art deco Fox Theater and finance new apartments. In 2012, now-Gov. Brown eliminated the program, forcing the city to explore other options for helping entrepreneurs.
The City of Oakland recently partnered with Kiva Zip, a crowdfunding platform. The city will endorse local businesses on the site, with the hope that the stamp of approval will help them attract more capital. The redevelopment agency has also taken a Popuphood-style approach to some downtown property it owns. That includes Dominguez and Filley's current office space, which the city has offered them rent-free in exchange for their entrepreneur-incubation work.
Popuphood has subleased most of the space it gained from the city to HUB Oakland, an organization that provides coworking locations throughout the city. What was once an empty bank branch is now humming with entrepreneurial activity. Across the street, a store called Oaklandish prints T-shirts and other gear emblazoned with unabashed Oakland pride. And down the block, Awaken Cafe serves up lattes and avocado toast, and it's often so crowded with people working on laptops that all the wall outlets are taken. | <urn:uuid:8c9cf97d-5e9a-4a85-bf73-8e8a61ca0d1b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/10/oaklands-plan-to-become-the-next-brooklyn-free-rent/280618/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279169.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00212-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965707 | 1,199 | 1.539063 | 2 |
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