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April 2009 Indie Next List
“Barbara Kerley's One World, One Day is full of gorgeous photographs, which make clear to our children that we are a global family.”
— Katherine Fergason, Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, Vineyard Haven, MA
One World, One Day uses exquisite, moving photographs and Barbara Kerley's poetic text to convey a simple yet profound concept: we are one global family. This is a sophisticated concept book, presented as an elegant picture book with contributions from top international photographers.
This beautiful photo book follows the course of one day in our world. Sunrise to sunset is captured in the essential things we all do daily, wherever we live in the world, and in the different ways we do them. The first meal of the day will take on a whole new dimension for American kids as an American pancake breakfast is contrasted with porridge in North Korea and churros in Spain.
At the end, each image is reprinted as a thumbnail and accompanied by a detailed caption. Selected images feature photographers notes that share the thoughts and methodology involved in the making of the picture and reveal fascinating behind-the-scenes information. The photographers reflect on how the pictures might resonate within the theme of the global family. Such reflections are rooted in the life experiences of these well-traveled professionals. Their global viewpoints, in tandem with Barbara Kerley's powerful message, set an ideal example for all future world citizens.
About the Author
Barbara Kerley is the author of National Geographic s A Cool Drink of Water, You and Me Together, and A Little Peace. As a former Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal and a one-time resident of Guam, who now lives in northern California, Kerley is interested in showing how a richly diverse world shares much in common." | <urn:uuid:c95c7e82-3458-4970-a8f2-afaf26d87c55> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bookpassage.com/book/9781426304613 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280364.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00027-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920243 | 371 | 1.625 | 2 |
Filters Plus has advanced TBSA in their efforts to become a Green Facility. We have allowed them to stop using Potable water for ice making and Evaporative Condenser Operation using the WCTI Technology. We allowed them to operate their Evaporative Condenser using reclaimed water as makeup instead of potable Municipal water. Reclaim water costs $1.20 per 1000 gallons of water instead of $9.00 for Potable Water; a reduction in cost of over 85%.
According to a water treatment case study, TBSA used to waste almost a gallon of water for every gallon they evaporated. We only use water to evaporate. Saving a total $391 per month on water usage cost. The Process allowed them to use Reclaimed water for the making of ice in the Ice Cats and Zamboni’s. This eliminates 100,000 gallons of potable municipal water. Saving them $794 per month. Evaporative tube bundle has been freed from built up scale, and has reduced Head pressure by 10 to 15 PSI. Saving $120 per month for running 160 ton compressors for the making of ice. TBSA was paying $240 a month for their Chemical Tower treatment service.
Eliminating all the above expenses saves $2,736 a Month, or $32,832 Annually. Filters Plus operating costs are only $350 a month, or $4200 annually.
Install costs were:
Salt expense is the same as with the old softener used for Ice Making only, because WCTI operates at 4lb of salt per cubic foot of resin versus the 10lb per cubic foot of the old softener. Their costs are fixed with Filters Plus while chemical treatment costs go up almost every year.
Chemical Treatment on City Water
The old method of operating towers evaporates 2 gallons of water for every one gallon wasted to blow down (sewage). Chemicals must have dilution to operate. Exceeding chemical treatment capacity results in scale or corrosion, or sometimes both. Even good chemical treatment means unnecessary waste of natural resources.
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Near Pleasanton in Linn County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Chaos at the Crossing
At the creek at 11 a.m. on October 25, 1864, the four-to-five feet high banks were slippery and crumbling from a recent rain. The rushing water was deep, and the crossing was difficult. Hundreds of wagon wheels and horses had churned the mud into mires. The crossing was congested with supply wagons - some still attempting to cross, others disabled and stuck in the mud.
To avoid capture many panic-stricken, fleeing Confederates bypassed the crossing and plunged their horses down the steep bank into the water.
This is the main crossing of Mine Creek on the Fort Scott road. The solid rock creek bed made travel easier for wagons.
[Photo caption reads] The main crossing of Mine Creek - photographed during a drought when the creek was almost dry. The rock creek bed is visible.
Erected 2012 by Kansas State Historical Society.
Location. 38° 8.179′ N, 94° 43.476′ W. Marker is near Pleasanton, Kansas, in Linn County. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20485 Kansas Highway 52, Pleasanton KS 66075, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Hurra for Kansas!" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cavalry Horses Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Benteen Memorial Bridge (about 700 feet away); Battle of Mine Creek (about 700 feet away); Cavalry (approx. ¼ mile away); Nursing the Wounded (approx. 0.4 miles away); Conclusion of Price Campaign (approx. 0.4 miles away); Union Charge (approx. half a mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Pleasanton.
Also see . . .
1. Mine Creek Civil War Battlefield State Historic Site KS. (Submitted on November 3, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Mine Creek Battle at Kansapedia. (Submitted on November 3, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Mine Creek Battle Summary. (Submitted on November 3, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Categories. • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels •
Credits. This page originally submitted on , by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on , by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. | <urn:uuid:37f606c5-c250-4411-9903-066444fbabee> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=78620 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00149-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930939 | 594 | 2.84375 | 3 |
The Centre for Argument Technology (www.arg.tech
) is one of the world’s leading research groups in the computational application of theories of argument. As an interdisciplinary team, we focus on developing foundational theory in philosophy, linguistics and cognitive science that facilitates the development of practical AI applications. The goal is to help improve, teach, track and navigate the discussions and debates that run our governments, structure scientific research, underpin the corporate boardroom, drive legal process and frame religious beliefs.
Our research has attracted funding of over £8m, and we have over 200 refereed papers in print. Our freely available software tools such as OVA (for performing argument analysis) have tens of thousands of users, we have pioneered robust new standards such as the AIF and we have the largest freely accessible corpus of analysed argumentation anywhere in the world in AIFdb. The group also hosted the editorial office for the journal Argument and Computation from its inception in 2010 until 2016.
Our collaborations and consultancy with commercial and government organisations including IBM, DSTL and the BBC have driven our focus on end-user impact, and our public communication in print and broadcast media has reached over 30 million people.
The Centre for Argument Technology is a highly interdisciplinary environment, and candidates should be willing to work across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
ARG-tech’s software stack provides an environment for academic tools (such as one of the most popular analysis tools for argumentation, OVA ova.arg.tech, and the only automated system for grading argument analysis, argugrader.com) as well as public-facing systems such as the Evidence Toolkit (arg.tech/evtk) which was deployed into thousands of secondary schools in partnership with the BBC. We provide open infrastructure for datasets of argument and debate (aifdb.org) based on the AIF standard for argument representation and knowledge engineering.
Most recently, we have also be working to provide an open framework for argument mining, one of the most demanding challenges in AI natural language processing today. The engineering of these tools and systems has been driven by theory coming from philosophy and linguistics but is aimed at translating basic research and delivering it robustly to large audiences.
As a part of a research project funded by Volkswagen Stiftung, we are looking to appoint a research assistant to work on argument mining and its role in deliberation. Appointment level will be commensurate with experience.
The Deliberation Laboratory
If a core element of European integration is to create a single, deliberative, public sphere, then recent events suggest that the project is set to fail. Far from a Europe-wide sphere of “public reason”, social media such as Twitter or comments on news sites suggest a growing crisis: especially when it comes to matters of identity, users repeatedly attack each other in highly emotional terms, with no sensitivity to differences across cultures, focusing on what divides people, not what unites them. By developing a virtual moderator that can detect the different cultural signals of disagreement and conflict, we are able to test the conditions under which citizens and groups evaluate what they see as trustworthy and believable in online communication. This moderator is created in Deliberation Laboratory (DeLab), a transformative online experimentation environment, that will allow us to explore the nature, causes, and consequences of citizens’ perceptions in public, online dialogue across languages. We focus on the Aristotelian rhetorical triad – logos (logic), ethos (speaker character), pathos (emotion) – as each of these rhetorical strategies have been shown to shape citizens’ perceptions. We then take DeLab into the wild with a conversational AI intervention system that enhances constructive, reasonable and responsible engagement on social media.
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Like most other major manufacturers, RV and camper factories have had to reduce production or shut down completely as a result of COVID-19. And, again like many companies, some are starting production as states slowly loosen related restrictions on businesses What they’re discovering upon restarting production is that there’s a significant rise in demand for RVs, campers and other related vehicles.
Changing COVID Plans
Coronavirus destroyed many peoples’ vacation plans. While this is hopefully temporary and not the worst result of the pandemic, it is disheartening nonetheless, particularly since taking available vacation time is often touted as important for maintaining mental health in a society that takes worth ethic so seriously. COVID RVs and campers offer a ray of hope that vacation, rest and travel with some safety are possible.
According to the, Chicago Tribune, “A recent survey by MMGY Global for the U.S. Travel Association found that 68% of people feel safe traveling in a personal vehicle. Only 18% say the same about taking a domestic flight, and even fewer — 11% — feel safe flying internationally. Parks topped the list of places most survey respondents are comfortable going, and the great outdoors have always been a good fit for RV travel.”
People who may have never thought of considering an RV before are finding themselves in the market as a result of the pandemic’s limit on common travel. The amount of purchasers and renters have skyrocketed, and all because the travel method allows for more freedom.
With some travel accommodations still closed or limited, and major travel methods and locations posing the potential problem of crowds, travelers are in search of ways to get out and about with less risk. It’s true that many choose to stay home and wait for the pandemic to ebb and for vacationing to be safe again, some simply don’t want to wait. Plus, COVID campers and RVs provide ongoing travel flexibility, lasting well after standard travel is available again.
In fact, many of those who already owned RVs were able to maintain their travel plans, even after the pandemic spread, halting travel for most of the world. Some postponed their plans, but others went about their vacations with few changes. Many campgrounds stayed open this spring, practically those open year-round, and mandatory distances in those grounds, along with the barrier of an RV, mean a generally safe vacation experience.
Interestingly, some people are not using the campers to travel; instead, they’re using them to isolate and quarantine. Whatever the reason, this rise in RV and camper consumerism is a benefit not only to those wanting to vacation or isolate, but to RV. companies and their staff, as well. With so many people out of work and factories closed, any increase in demand is a great thing for those in need of work
While you can’t be sure when coronavirus will be less of a threat, you can be sure that life doesn’t have to stop completely. Make new plans; bring your COVID camper to Bethy Creek and get away from the pandemic. | <urn:uuid:68d93ad5-c1b1-4884-a5c7-b2517a00cefc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://bethycreek.com/rving/you-can-still-have-a-vacation-with-a-covid-camper/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.960867 | 654 | 1.554688 | 2 |
An Unlikely Life
If at first you don't succeed ...
If Michou Kelley’s life seems remarkable, consider that it was never expected to happen at all.
Marie-Michelle “Michou” Kelley was born in New York City after her mother had left Haiti to provide a better life for her family. “My mother started having babies immediately after getting married. She had five in five years. Then she had seven miscarriages. I was never expected to happen. I was definitely an unexpected miracle. I’m 12 years younger than my nearest sibling.”
Now, on the brink of receiving her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, Kelley, 49, is looking forward to the next phase of an unlikely life.
During a childhood in which she was routinely physically and emotionally abused, Kelley found an escape in school and dreams of an engineering career. “I was the classic engineering kid,” she explains. “I was forever taking things apart, and all I ever talked about was being an engineer and building things.”
That engineering career seemed attainable, even probable, when Kelley graduated from high school a year early at only 16. College ambitions were derailed however by the death of her godmother and mentor, Dounia or as she affectionately calls her Ninninn.
“She was my oasis in the desert,” recalls Kelley. “I was born at a time when there weren’t a lot of female engineers. And my mother came from a culture where women just didn’t become engineers. Dounia was my role model. She wanted to be an engineer when she was a girl and never had the opportunity. But she understood what I longed for. She encouraged me to find my passion and follow it. I was lost when she died of breast cancer.”
By 19, Kelley was married and had become a mother. For the next four years Kelley went to school off and on for engineering. In 1987 her life was run off track again when her husband abandoned her and their children. Rather than remain in engineering, Kelley knew she had to provide for herself and her children, so she went to San Antonio Community College to become an electronic technician, the closest thing to an electrical engineer she could be. After a few years of hard work, she tried to pick up where she left off with engineering and went back to UTSA in 1997. However, life had more curve balls in store for her, and she was forced to face the unexpected loss of her mother who also died of breast cancer. Once again, it seemed as though her dreams had been put on hold—but never stopped.
Though delayed more than 25 years, Kelley’s dream of a college education couldn’t be denied. She had overcome the loss of her mother and godmother, abandonment of her ex-husband, and struggled with being a single parent. Through it all she knew her dreams might be deferred but always attainable. After returning to UTSA in 2003, she persevered and received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 2006.
Immediately after graduation, she began pursuing her doctoral degree. Kelley’s focus shifted from electrical to biomedical engineering, as she sought to advance medical research. Then she went to Haiti and everything changed. Again.
“My sister and I went to Haiti as translators for a group of medical students working in a very remote area in 2008. This was before the earthquake in 2010, but even then, there was a desperate need for even the most basic medical necessities, things we take completely for granted.”
The change this time wasn’t a delay of study, or anything that could be visibly recognizable. Instead, the change was more of a spiritual awakening.
“When you’re younger you’re sort of chasing the career, trying to break through the glass ceiling and provide for your family. After my trip to Haiti, I began looking for fulfillment. I want to have an impact and change the world.”
Inspired by her tragic losses, Kelley’s doctoral research platform centered on metastatic breast cancer. Her Ph.D. dissertation addresses “Logical Enzyme-Triggered Layer-by-Layer Nanocapsules for Drug Delivery System.” In essence, she’s working on a way to increase the efficiency of chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients while minimizing its side effects.
“The normal way of administering chemotherapy is systemic,” Kelley explains. “It goes all over the body. Today, only .01 percent of the drug being administered gets to where it needs to go. So the technology I’m working on will make these nanoparticles recognize cancer cells and release the drug only to them. That will improve the efficacy of treatment and lessen the side effects of having the chemo drugs throughout the body when they only need to be delivered to certain cells.”
While her research may well have a global impact, Kelley believes she’s already made a mark on a smaller scale.
“My grandchildren have come to the lab with me, the same way my sons did. My grandchildren probably don’t realize it now, but someday, when they’re facing a challenge, they may look back and think, ‘Wait a minute, my Nana did what? If she can do that, I can do this.’
“I broke that cycle of abuse my mother and I experienced. My sons are loving fathers and their children see a lifetime of potential. I’ve already changed the world.” | <urn:uuid:009198dd-b662-4094-ba7e-7a64eadf170d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.utsa.edu/innovations/spring2013/story/feature-an-unlikely-life.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279169.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00213-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984459 | 1,167 | 1.929688 | 2 |
Battle of the Yalu River
The Battle of the Yalu River was a naval battle fought on the Yellow Sea between Chinese and Japanese forces on Sept. 17, 1894. It was the largest naval engagement of the first Sino-Japanese War, and ended in victory for the Japanese.
The Sino-Japanese War was fought mainly in Korea, and both sides re-supplied their forces by sea. A Chinese convoy, with escorts, was sent to northern Korea in September, and was intercepted on the return trip. The Chinese fleet, under Admiral Ting, consisted of two battleships, eight armored cruisers, and three torpedo boats. The Japanese force, under Admiral Sukenori Ito, was comprised of eight armored cruisers and four other armed ships.
Admiral Ito divided his force into a fast squadron (the 4 newest cruisers) and the main fleet. While the Chinese fleet steamed ahead in a broad arrowhead formation, the fast squadron was able to outflank them. The battle lasted for five hours, until both fleets ran low on ammunition. The Chinese withdrew to Port Arthur, and the Japanese declined to pursue. The Chinese fleet lost five cruisers, and every one of their remaining ships suffered damage. Four Japanese ships, including the flagship, were badly damaged.
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The Project Steno plan is:
- Market court reporting/captioning as a lucrative and exciting career. This will include a nationwide awareness campaign featuring a professionally produced high-impact video that will be made available to everyone.
- Promote Project Steno’s Basic Training program (a free intro-to-steno program) as a pipeline to produce students who have self-selected as high-potential candidates for court reporting school.
- Provide steno machines to students enrolled in Basic Training (subject to inventory).
- Assist Project Steno’s Basic Training and NCRA’s A-to-Z “graduates” by putting them in touch with schools and online programs that fit their needs.
- Offer financial awards to select students — awards based on meeting performance benchmarks — those Project Steno believes are most likely to succeed.
- Monitor each student’s progress throughout their two-year course of study.
- Offer help, encouragement, and mentoring to students who need help in maintaining steady progress.
Merit Awards Program
Our $1,000 scholarships are available to students who attend a Project Steno Partner Program and successfully achieve speed benchmarks. Achieve 140 words per minute in one year and qualify for the 140-in-1 Merit Award. That’s $1,000! Achieve 225 words per minute in two years and qualify for another the 225-in-2 Merit Award. That’s another $1,000!
The End Game
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Stress and Your Health
Consider the following statistics regarding stress:
- It is responsible for 43 percent of adults who suffer ill health.
- It is responsible for 75 to 90 percent of all visits to doctors.
- It is known to cause headaches, neck pain, back pain, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression and anxiousness.
- OSHA says that it costs American businesses $300,000,000 annually
Cannons to the Left of Me
Cannons to the Right of Me
NO WAY OUT OF THIS
Stress comes from many directions, work, family, friends, and finances are common sources. While emotional stress symptoms can sometimes be difficult to diagnose, the signs of Physical Stress (PS) are easy for most people to identify. PS expresses itself as tight muscles, headaches, high blood pressure, loss of sleep, stroke and even heart attacks.
Thankfully the symptoms associated with PS are more likely to be mild vs. severe – at least in the short term.
Stressful situations cause muscle tension which lead to tension which can lead to neck pain, headaches, back pain, general fatigue and body aches. Continue reading “Stress – How Stress Affects Your Body And Health” | <urn:uuid:351e77b1-a294-4f00-a12d-6e70cf1763dc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.jonespainrelief.com/tag/stress-management/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.935101 | 256 | 2.421875 | 2 |
BRUSH CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP
About the workshop:
Join us for a fun-filled, interactive and hands-on brush calligraphy workshop.
It's a beginner's workshop for all art enthusiasts above 10 years of age.
Participants will be guided about all the basics of brush calligraphy:
- Basic strokes
- Anatomy of alphabets
- Lowercase and uppercase letters
- Joining letters to make words and composition
- Adding flourishing to letters
- Variations in baseline to write bounce letters
- Creating depth by adding shadows.
All materials will be provided
1. 1 Tombow dual brush pen (black)
2. 1 Camlin brush pen.
3. Folder, ruler, pencil.
4. Practice material.
5. All the work created by participants.
Fees: Rs. 1800/- per participant.
When: Sunday 10th Nov'19
Time: 01:00 pm to 6:00pm
Where: Urja Studio Cafe, Wakad, Pune.
Please note prior registration for the workshop is a must. Seats will be confirmed on a first-come-first-served basis. Limited seats.
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In Wireless Auction, Limited Interest in Public Safety SpectrumBy Reuters | Posted 01-30-2008
Bidding remained stalled Tuesday on a key piece of spectrum in the U.S. government's wireless airwaves auction, prompting concern regulators will have to modify rules requiring some of it be shared with public safety agencies.
After 12 rounds of bidding over four days, the Federal Communications Commission still has received only one bid for a portion of the 700-megahertz airwaves known as the "D" block, that could also be used by police, firefighters and other public safety officials.
Top bids for all five spectrum blocks on offer reached nearly $8.66 billion on Tuesday. The auction is widely expected to net the federal government at least $10 billion.
The lone $472 million bid for the D block spectrum, which came in the first round of the auction last Thursday, is far below the $1.3 billion minimum price set by the FCC.
Rep. Edward Markey, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Internet and Telecommunications, told a hearing on Tuesday that the lagging interest in the D block was "discouraging."
A lack of bidders for the D block could be a reflection of the credit crunch that has hurt the ability of companies to raise capital, according to industry analysts.
Under rules adopted by the FCC, the winner of the D block airwaves will be required to negotiate an agreement with public safety agencies, build out a nationwide network and then give those agencies priority use during emergencies.
If no bidder meets the minimum price for the D block, the FCC can re-auction that piece of the spectrum and possibly modify the requirements.
If that happens, the subcommittee will "actively review the parameters of that auction," including the minimum price and other conditions, said Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat.
Another member of the panel, California Democratic Rep. Jane Harman, urged the FCC not to pull back or delay the plan for a shared network, saying it presented a unique chance to enhance public safety.
A key potential bidder for the D block airwaves, Frontline Wireless, dropped out earlier this month. Frontline declined to say why, but analysts blame it on a shortage of financing.
Companies qualified to bid include major carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless, and possible new competitors like Internet company Google, EchoStar Communications and Cablevision. (Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group.)
Bidding could take weeks, or even months, to complete. Under FCC rules, identities of bidders will be kept secret until the entire auction ends.
Analysts say major carriers could use the new spectrum to offer consumers more advanced services such as broadband access via mobile phones and wireless broadband to laptop computers.
In addition to the D block, the airwaves up for auction are divided into a "C" block, which will have to be open to any device and software application as long as the $4.7 billion minimum price on it is met.
Bids on the C block topped $3.78 billion Tuesday.
Other spectrum up for auction includes local chunks set aside in blocks designated "A" and "B." The final "E" block is considered less useful because it is limited to one-way data transmission.
The 700-megahertz signals are valuable because they can go long distances and penetrate thick walls. The airwaves are being returned by television broadcasters as they move to digital from analog signals in early 2009. | <urn:uuid:382042ac-80fc-4dc0-a8ae-18699d4db4d7> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.cioinsight.com/print/c/a/Past-News/In-Wireless-Auction-Limited-Interest-in-Public-Safety-Spectrum | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719465.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00097-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943977 | 719 | 1.570313 | 2 |
KILLING KASZTNER, A film by Gaylen Ross, NR, 114min, In English and Hebrew with English subtitles.
The story of Rezso Kasztner, a Budapest Jew who negotiated with Adolf Eichmann to allow 1,700 Hungarian Jews to leave for Switzerland, and as a reward was later, as a citizen of Israel, accused of collaboration with the Nazis. Now fifty years later, his daughters desperate efforts to restore her
fathers place as the greatest Jewish hero of the holocaust, and to uncover the mystery that still clouds his death.
Lake Worth Playhoue Stonzek Theatre
709 Lake Avenue
Lake Worth, FL 33460
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|Dog Friendly: No|
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Robotics Case Studies
Robots Impact Production at Mennie's Machine Company, Inc.
Robots Impact Production at Mennie's Machine Company, Inc.
At Mennie's Machine, the term 'innovation' is not a buzzword it is business as usual. The Illinois-based manufacturer of machined castings and forgings now uses robotic automation to meet their customers' stringent demands for speed and quality. Previously a manual process, human limitations had prevented Mennie's from achieving throughput and consistency requirements for a major contract to manufacture automotive drive shaft components for sport utility vehicles and full size trucks. In addition, the company had safety and ergonomic issues for employees due to repetitive activities. Consequently, frequent employee absenteeism made production planning nearly impossible.
Operating three shifts per day, the company used a manual operation for one year before Mennie's determined that automation was needed. The manual system, which typically yielded 80 pieces per hour, did not achieve production goals of 118 pieces per hour.
'We realized that in order to position ourselves as a world class manufacturer, we needed to implement leading-edge technology,' said Mennie's vice president Bill Mennie. 'On this project, speed and quality were the highest priorities because when it comes to automotive manufacturing, there is no margin for error.'
According to Mennie, production complexity was another key factor in the decision to go with robotics. In addition to the many different processes and types of machinery involved in the production of finished parts, the company was challenged to balance cycle times between each process. With the manual operation, it became difficult to overcome bottlenecks in the system, preventing Mennie's from achieving its desired production goals.
Mennie's selected FANUC Robotics America, Inc. for a turnkey solution because of FANUC Robotics' reputation for having reliable products and systems expertise. In addition, Mennie's appreciated having a supplier within close proximity to their manufacturing facility. Although FANUC Robotics is headquartered near Detroit, its full-service facility located just outside of Chicago took complete responsibility for the design, build, installation and service of the system.
Mennie's has a system design philosophy of: 'Factory within a factory.' This meant that they needed a series of robotic work cells linked through a common part transfer conveyor. 'FANUC Robotics understood what we were trying to accomplish and encouraged an atmosphere of teamwork,' said Mennie.
The fully automated system incorporates nine material handling robot models. Mennie's provided the pallets, part fixtures, safety fencing, conveyor equipment, PLC hardware and other peripherals.
Each robot is equipped with HandlingTool and Collision Guard software, custom grippers and a control interface to the equipment and conveyor. The HandlingTool software package provides built-in functions, menu-driven prompts and point-and-shoot position teaching, making it easy for operators to create and run programs. Collision Guard allows a robot to sense a potential collision along any axis and stops robot operation in time to minimize damage to the end-of-arm-tooling, the part or the robot.
The entire system consists of ten consecutive processes that are linked via conveyor. Raw parts are first manually loaded into a 'face and center' machine before being conveyed downstream through nine automated machining processes. At each 'stop' along the conveyor, parts are automatically loaded and unloaded by robots. First, an M-6i, capable of lifting up to 13.2 pounds, picks raw parts and places them into a CNC lathe for machining. The robot then places finished parts onto a part pallet that is located on the conveyor. Next, each full part pallet makes its way to an LR Mate 100i table top model robot which loads and unloads parts into and out of a small broach machine. In the next process, another M-6i alternately loads and unloads parts onto one of two fixtures of a large broach machine for further processing. A third M-6i moves parts into and out of a boring operation.
In the final processes, an S-430iF, which can lift up to 286 pounds, sequentially loads and unloads parts into and out of four machines that perform various groove and ream operations. Following this operation, parts are loaded and unloaded by a forth M-6i robot to and from a drilling operation, then conveyed to another LR Mate 100i for a spline roll machining process. Next, an M-16i robot, capable of lifting up to 35 pounds, handles parts two at a time into a heat-treat operation. Finally, a fifth M-6i is used to load and unload parts for grinding.
At Mennie's, production quality is assessed by tracking scrap dollars. During final inspection, each part attribute is examined for dimensional tolerance and cosmetic appearance. Rejects are tagged and then further evaluated to determine how to eliminate inaccuracy. Robotic automation has contributed to a reduction in scrap rates. In addition, as a result of the robotic system, Mennie's has experienced significant competitive advantages including:
- accurate and consistent part loading
- a reduction in part defects
- increased productivity - typically 120 pieces per hour
- improved control of the entire manufacturing system
- less cost per piece
- flexibility to meet future production demands
The close working relationship established between Mennie's and FANUC Robotics was a major factor in the success of the project. 'Our expectations were met and responsibilities were understood without experiencing any unexpected surprises,' said Mennie. 'I credit open and honest customer/supplier communication for that.' Another contributing factor to the successful system was the commitment that Mennie's had to using automation to achieve their goals. 'We put our trust in FANUC Robotics' engineering team to supply a turnkey solution that would help us achieve our vision of 'factory within a factory' and they didn't let us down,' said Mennie.
Production is humming at Mennie's. The three shift operation is running at 95 percent uptime, a 15 percent increase over the previous manual operation. In fact, Mennie's estimates that the robotic system has helped the company reduce total production costs by approximately 25 percent. Robotic automation has also helped Mennie's increase production flexibility.
Not only is the system expandable to accommodate additional machines, but with slight modifications to fixtures, the system could easily accommodate new part designs. Another flexible feature of the system is that Mennie's can switch to manual production during routine preventive maintenance. Since the original robotic cells were installed in 1997, Mennie's has expanded the system twice, including the purchase of an additional robot for a drilling operation and an additional machine tool to increase throughput in a turning operation.
Mennie's Machine Company is a privately held Illinois corporation specializing in low- to high-volume sub-contract manufacturing for the heavy construction & off-road equipment and automotive OEM markets. Founded in 1970, by Hubert and Cheryl Mennie, the company is QS 9000 and ISO 9002 certified and has achieved approximately $25 million in annual sales. For additional information contact Mennie's Machine Co. at (815) 339-2226 or visit their website at www.mennies.com. | <urn:uuid:f4d27139-9113-46c6-beba-1156121f5a85> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/Industrial-Robotics-News/Robots-Impact-Production-at-Mennie-s-Machine-Company-Inc/content_id/293 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279650.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00439-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953883 | 1,513 | 2.046875 | 2 |
The Department of Commerce just released news that has some economists doling out gold stars to the housing market.
Residential home prices shot up in February by the largest year-over-year margin since May 2006 — which many analysts see as another strong indication of broader economic recovery. The S&P Case-Shiller Index of 20 U.S. cities shows a 9.3 percent rise in home prices from February 2012 to February 2013, and a 1.2 percent rise on a seasonally adjusted basis just from this January to February, topping forecasts for both figures.
There's certainly reason for optimism. "Rising home prices are good for the economy," Harm Bandholz, chief U.S. economist at UniCredit Group in New York, told Bloomberg. "This affects a good part of the U.S. population, allowing them to borrow against their houses and enabling some who have been underwater to refinance. That's very important."
Indeed, these days, the housing market might look like a good place for both buyers and sellers. Mortgage rates are near all-time lows, which spurs demand and makes borrowing more affordable for potential buyers. And home price gains (partly propelled by low inventory) make the market a much friendlier place to sell.
Still, some analysts caution that we ought to hold off on celebrating too much, at least for now. While these latest numbers look good, home prices are still down 28 percent from their peak in 2006, says CNN. They're even down from 2008, when the market was still cratering.
Context: despite 9.3% gain for single-family homes over past year (top 20 markets), prices remain lower than 2008. (bubble burst 2006)
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) April 30, 2013
And what looks like good news for the 20 cities in the Case-Shiller index may not be particularly relevant for everyone else. As the Washington Post notes:
Stan Humphries, chief economist at Zillow, a real estate data provider, cautioned that the national figures are being skewed by sharp rebounds in cities hit hard during the housing bust, including Las Vegas and Phoenix. Investors are helping drive up prices in those cities.
"This report needs to start being taken with a grain of salt, Humphries said. "The appreciation rates we're currently seeing ... are not broadly reflective of what's happening in the national housing market right now." [Washington Post]
Plus, short-term bumps don't always equate to long-term gains. A couple weeks ago, Robert Shiller (of the Case-Shiller index) had this to say in a New York Times column titled "The Housing Haze":
There has been some good news lately: home prices have risen over the last year, and with those gains there has been a renewed sense of optimism. But do these price increases mean that homes are now good investments for the long haul?
Unfortunately, no. We do know one thing from economic research: one-year home price increases, after correcting for inflation, have had almost no statistical relationship to increases 10 years down the road. Thus, the upturn last year is irrelevant to long-run forecasting. Booms are typically followed by busts, usually in far less than 10 years. In a decade, an entire housing boom, if there is one in inflation-corrected terms, is likely to have been reversed and completely washed away. [New York Times]
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Teachers and Education Reform: Can We Get Beyond "NO!" ?
In the past week on this blog, we discussed the ethical dilemma teachers face when we are finally invited to sit at the table where education policies are made. One reader posted the following comment, which I think is worthy of further discussion. From Oakland teacher Dave Orphal:
Even if teachers and teachers' associations get a place at these educational reform tables, the tables were still set, the menus provided by educational reform pundits who are not teachers. Oh, we may be able to strike some of the items off the menu, and I am sure there will be dishes we don't like... but it's not our dinner party, it's not our chef, it's not our restaurant.
Instead, we need to finance and build our own restaurant, hire our own chefs and create a menu that will serve the needs of our customers (students and teachers.)
For decades, teachers have been political only on defense. We either scream "NO!" at the reforms being offered, or we beg/force for ourselves a seat at the table to try to massage away some of the worst elements of a proposed reform.
We do this, because we are tired after a long day of teaching. We don't have the time to spend in our own think tanks strategizing about what a high-functioning school could look like or dreaming of what skills and knowledge a well-educated graduate will have in 2030 or 2035. We do this because we are strapped for cash. Teachers do not make nearly enough to fund our own think tanks and pay some of us to take a year or two away from the classroom to strategize on our behalf. So we continue to allow the other side to set the agenda and we either decry, "NO!" or beg for a seat at the table.
"NO!" is rapidly becoming an exhausting answer for the public. Teachers and administrators, parents and students, voters and politicians are all now agreeing that the status quo is no longer working. Teachers and teacher unions are losing their credibility and now even our once-political allies are seeing our organizations as obstructionists and more interested in protecting so-called bad teachers than promoting a positive learning environment for our kids.
How would WE fix these problems? How would we evaluate teachers so that good teachers who want to get better can receive meaningful feedback from professionals they trust? How would WE remove the 1-5% of teachers who really don't or no longer belong in our profession? How would WE measure student learning in ways that make sense academically and make sense to the non-teaching community? How would WE organize a charter school that really works? How would WE recruit, train, and support new teachers who can be successful and remain in the classroom after 5 years?
I think this is the next step for teachers and teachers associations in the realm of educational reform. WE have to commit the time and the money to imagining what a well-running public school system will look like and what steps can take us from here to there. The days of saying, "NO!" or for securing a seat at someone else's table are over. It's time to set our own educational reform agenda.
Dave Orphal teaches history at Skyline High School in Oakland, California. After receiving his BA and Teaching Credential at Humboldt State University, Mr. Orphal began a ten-year career at Zoe Barnum High School in Eureka CA and lectured at the University in the Education Department. He is an active member of the Teacher Leaders' Network and CTA's Institute for Teaching. Mr. Orphal and his partner, Wendy Bliss, live in El Cerrito, California.
What do you think? Is it time for teachers to turn the tables?
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An element of a group is called a nongenerator if for all proper subgroups , is also proper. Prove that is the set of all nongenerators in .
[Not finished.] Let . Now let be a proper subgroup. If is contained in some maximal subgroup , then we have , so that is proper as desired. Suppose now that is not contained in any maximal subgroup of . Suppose further that . (@@@)
[Old proof, assumes is finite.]
Let . By a lemma we proved for a previous theorem, if is proper then is proper. Now and , so that is proper. Thus is a nongenerator.
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An Inconclusive Conclusion
As the book of Bereishit nears its conclusion, there is some "unfinished" business to be tended to. At first glance the issue is a local one, concerning a topic that has been hovering over the past few chapters: the reconciliation between Yosef and his brothers. While our initial impression is that in Parashat Vayigash, last week's Torah reading, the brother's had buried the hatchet in dramatic fashion, there was something unsettling, something one-sided about their rapprochement.
We hear Yosef's words, and feel the raw emotion as he reveals to the sons of Yaakov that the man who has been tormenting them is none other than their long-lost brother. But what of the brothers? The Torah does not tell us what they said or, perhaps more importantly, what they felt. Did they finally come to see him as their brother? Did they see the error of their ways? Did they apologize to him? And even if they could not wrap their mouths around those difficult words, if they did not come to love or respect him, did they accept Yosef's dreams not as delusional or self-serving, but as an accurate prediction of the future? Any intelligent observer, any reader of the text sensitive to the symbolic messages of Yosef's dreams, is forced to acknowledge that Yosef's dreams of economic and political superiority were clearly fulfilled. Did the brothers finally grasp the full import of Yosef's dreams, and accept the fact that Yosef had vision that far surpassed their own?
Parashat Vay'chi records the passing of Yaakov. Tragically, upon Yaakov's death, the brothers plead with Yosef not to exact revenge upon them. They tell Yosef that on his deathbed, their father ordered Yosef to do them no harm. They beg him to spare their lives and let them live out their days as his slaves. Although the Talmud debates whether or not Yaakov had actually addressed his sons' relationships with one another on his deathbed, or whether the brothers had concocted this dying wish for self-preservation, the painful truth is the same: Apparently, after all these years, the brothers still did not trust Yosef. Perhaps they suspected that his words of reconciliation had been motivated by political expedience: In his glorified position it was unseemly that he had no family, no past. Perhaps they suspected that he tolerated their presence only as a means of reuniting with his beloved father. The Torah records Yosef's impassioned speech on this occasion as well: Once again, after 17 as their protector and benefactor, Yosef assures his brothers of his fidelity toward them. But did they believe him? Was the relationship healed?
Parashat Vay'chi is the final chapter of the book of Bereishit, in which the end of the story of a family is the beginning of the story of a nation. And yet, there is this uncertainty, this lack of resolution. Is this really the proper way to end a book, or to begin the epic tale of the origins of the Nation of Israel?
Perhaps a look back at the beginning of the book will help us appreciate its conclusion: The first two brothers, Cain and Abel, were murderer and victim respectively. Fraternal jealousy led to fratricide. As the chapters unfold, we find so many brothers who do not get along that we are quickly convinced this is in fact one of the major themes if the book: Bereishit may be seen, not unjustifiably, as the story of sibling rivalry and family discord.
And that may be the greatness of the book's conclusion: Despite the jealousy and hatred the brothers had for Yosef, they do not resort to bloodshed. As is sometimes the case, the moral choice is no more than the lesser of two evils. The sale of Yosef is preferable to the murder of Abel at the hands of Cain, or to the fate Yaakov would have suffered by Esav's hand had God not intervened. Although the progress may seem small, it is progress nonetheless.
But the book does not end with the sale of Yosef. It does not end with Yosef overcoming impossible odds and rising to greatness. It ends as Yosef forgives his brothers, and cares for them for the rest of his life. This is true greatness of spirit. From beginning to end, the brothers' attitude toward Yosef ranges from outright animosity to ambivalence, yet they overcome their impulse to kill him, and Yosef takes their entire history to a new level when he forgives them. Framed in these terms, as we compare the morality exhibited in the beginning of the book to the end, mankind's progress becomes apparent; even in this sordid tale, some light shines through. The first steps to nationhood are taken when we finally become a family.
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Great Victoria Desert
The IBRA regions, with Great Victoria Desert in red
|States||Western Australia, South Australia|
|Width||700 km (435 mi), E/W|
|Area||348,750 km2 (134,653 sq mi)|
Location and description
The Great Victoria is the largest desert in Australia and consists of many small sandhills, grassland plains, areas with a closely packed surface of pebbles (called desert pavement or gibber plains) and salt lakes. It is over 700 kilometres (430 mi) wide (from west to east) and covers an area of 348,750 square kilometres (134,650 sq mi) from the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia to the Gawler Ranges in South Australia. The Western Australia Mallee shrub ecoregion lies to the west, the Little Sandy Desert to the northwest, the Gibson Desert and the Central Ranges xeric shrublands to the north, the Tirari and Sturt Stony deserts to the east, while the Nullarbor Plain to the south separates it from the Southern Ocean. Average annual rainfall is low and irregular, ranging from 200 to 250 mm (7.9 to 9.8 in) per year. Thunderstorms are relatively common in the Great Victoria Desert, with an average of 15–20 thunderstorms per annum. Summer daytime temperatures range from 32 to 40 °C (90 to 104 °F) while in winter, this falls to 18 to 23 °C (64 to 73 °F).
The majority of people living in the region are Indigenous Australians from different groups including the Kogara, the Mirning and the Pitjantjatjara. It is the part of Australia with the most populous and most healthy indigenous population. Aboriginal populations have been increasing in this region. Young Indigenous adults from the Great Victoria Desert region work in the Wilurarra Creative programs to maintain and develop their culture.
Human activity has included some mining and nuclear weapons testing.
In 1875, British explorer Ernest Giles became the first European to cross the desert. He named the desert after the then-reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria. In 1891, David Lindsey's expedition traveled across this area from north to south. Frank Hann was looking for gold in this area between 1903 and 1908. Len Beadell explored the area in the 1960s.
The Great Victoria desert is a World Wildlife Fund ecoregion and an Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) region of the same name.
As this area has had very limited use for agriculture, habitats remain largely undisturbed while parts of the desert are protected areas including Mamungari Conservation Park (formerly known as Unnamed Conservation Park) in South Australia, a large area of pristine arid zone wilderness which possesses cultural significance and is one of the fourteen World Biosphere Reserves in Australia. Habitat is also preserved in the large Aboriginal local government area of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia and in the Great Victoria Desert Nature Reserve of Western Australia.
Only the hardiest of plants can survive in much of this environment. Between the sand ridges there are areas of wooded steppe consisting of Eucalyptus gongylocarpa, Eucalyptus youngiana and mulga (Acacia aneura) shrubs scattered over areas of resilient spinifex grasses particularly Triodia basedowii.
Wildlife adapted to these harsh conditions includes few large birds or mammals. However, the desert does sustain many types of lizard including the vulnerable great desert skink (Egernia kintorei) and a number of small marsupials including the endangered sandhill dunnart (Sminthopsis psammophila) and the crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda). One way to survive here is to burrow into the sands, as a number of the desert's animals, including the southern marsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops), and the water-holding frog do. Birds include the chestnut-breasted whiteface (Aphelocephala pectoralis) found on the eastern edge of the desert and the malleefowl of Mamungari Conservation Park. Predators of the desert include the dingo (as the desert is north of the Dingo Fence) and two large monitor lizards, the perentie (Varanus giganteus) and the sand goanna (Varanus gouldii).
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- Wilurarra Creative 2011;
- "Southern Australia". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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Anthony Jenkins believes young people are lacking people skills
Antony Jenkins, chief executive of Barclays Bank, issued a “call to arms” for parents and teachers to coach vital skills needed for the world of work.
Official figures show that the number of jobless 16 to 24-year-olds increased by 30,000 to 764,000 between September and November last year – the first quarterly rise since June to August 2013. Mr Jenkins said:
“There is absolutely the danger that we will have a lost generation of youngsters if we do not help them develop the skills they will need for the new world of work.
“These include analytical and financial abilities, but also, and this is crucial, they include people skills. It seems basic stuff:
There is absolutely the danger that we will have a lost generation of youngsters if we do not help them develop the skills they will need for the new world of work
How to shake someone’s hand, look them in the eye and hold your shoulders back.”
Mr Jenkins said that while social media was a “very effective form of communication”, it was important that young people could talk face to face.
He said: “Parents and teachers can nurture confidence in their children.
“In the workplaces of the future collaboration will be very important. The question of how to teach this generation to be successful is very important.”
One factor in the decline of people skills may be connected to the falling number of teenagers getting work experience through Saturday jobs.
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Manufacturers and distributors can gain a valuable insight into the current landscape of unsafe product regulation in the EU from the European Commission’s recent publication: “Keeping European Consumers Safe – Rapid Alert System for Dangerous non-food products - 2014."
The European Commission (“the Commission”) has used data from its RAPEX system to build up a picture of current trends. It is via the RAPEX system that the Commission receives notification of unsafe products on the market in the EU. The statistics collated do not cover food, pharmaceuticals or medical devices which are covered by other regulatory regimes.
Several key themes can be drawn from the statistics:
- More unsafe products are being identified in the EU. Unsafe product notifications continue to rise across the EU with Hungary, Germany, Spain, France and Cyprus submitting half of the total notifications. Overall, there was a 3 percent rise in notifications of unsafe products in 2014, up to a total of 2,435. The increase in notifications is not necessarily indicative of there being a continued influx of unsafe products on to the European market, rather it is more likely to be a result of more rigorous quality assurance and post marketing surveillance by manufacturers and distributors and increased activity by regulators and customs authorities. The majority of consumer and professional products (i.e. those not intended to be used by consumers) notified in 2014 were assessed to represent a serious risk (88 percent). The top 5 dangers reported were injuries, chemical risk, choking, electric shock and strangulation.
- Businesses and regulators are becoming more “safety vigilant.” All 31 EU/EFTA countries made notifications of unsafe products to the European Commission in 2014. This suggests that manufacturers and others in the supply chain are becoming ever more aware of—and responsive to—their regulatory obligations. Despite pressure on budgets, regulators also appear to be stepping up efforts to identify unsafe products and ensure appropriate corrective action is taken. The new proposed Consumer Product Safety Regulation may well prompt a rise in the number of unsafe products notified as vigilance levels increase throughout the supply chain.
- Compulsory measures were taken in most cases. Regulatory authorities commonly advocate a voluntary approach in respect of corrective action (e.g. a recall from consumers by the manufacturer). Such an approach often ensures the most effective results. However, in 59 percent of cases in 2014, compulsory measures were taken in respect of unsafe products (such as a ban on sales or withdrawal from the market by the regulators or rejection of an import). Such a high level of compulsory action is surprising given that most responsible manufacturers will prefer to work hand in hand with regulatory authorities in taking corrective action. Interestingly, the country making the most notifications, Hungary, took compulsory action in all but one of the 291 instances that a notification was made. Similarly, Spain and Cyprus, who were also in the top five countries making notifications, predominately took compulsory measures. This suggests that businesses failed to co-operate with the authorities or failed to take measures which the authorities considered appropriate.
- China remains the country of origin of most unsafe products. 64 percent of unsafe products notified to the Commission in 2014 originated from China. This number is steadily increasing (up from 38 percent in 2004). The continued increase in unsafe products of Chinese origin demonstrates that, in addition to current initiatives (such as “RAPEX China”), more work needs to be undertaken with the Chinese product safety regulator, AQSIQ, to prevent unsafe products being designed, manufactured and exported for sale in the EU. Conversely, the number of unsafe products of EU/EFTA origin has continued to decrease over the past decade, from 27 percent in 2004 to 14 percent in 2014. This suggests that good manufacturing processes, including quality control and post market vigilance, are being increasingly adhered to across the EU.
- Toys are the most commonly notified unsafe consumer product. Toys represented the most commonly notified unsafe product in 2014 (28 percent of notifications), followed by clothing, textiles and fashion items (23 percent), electrical appliances and equipment (9 percent), motor vehicles (8 percent) and childcare articles and children’s equipment (3 percent). It is not surprising that toys and children’s equipment are in the highest categories of notified products, not least due to the vulnerability of the intended user group and the potential for extreme damage to a manufacturer’s brand reputation should an unsafe product cause injury. Clothing, textiles and fashion items continue to attract a high number of notifications. This is primarily as a result of the joint market surveillance action on drawstrings and cords in children’s clothing and the continuing impact of the ban on using DMF (an anti-mould chemical) on clothing and textiles.
- Motor vehicles are the most commonly notified unsafe professional product. Motor vehicles represented the largest category of notified professional products, followed by machinery, chemical products and electrical appliances. Germany made the most notifications, which is expected due to the concentration of the motor industry in the region.
- Traceability remains a challenge. There continue to be instances in which unsafe products fail to bear the details of their brand and/or the model (despite mandatory requirements to do so). In 2014, there were 2,341 instances in which the brand and/or model were unknown. In 90 cases, neither the brand nor model could be identified. This causes problems for consumers, regulators and even the manufacturers themselves. In circumstances where the brand and model are unknown, consumers cannot identify the manufacturer quickly and easily, regulators cannot ensure that the appropriate corrective action is taken or that no further unsafe products are placed on the market and manufacturers find it difficult to trace end-users or to properly publicise corrective action. Furthermore, even if a product’s brand is known, failure by a manufacturer to include model, serial or batch number on the product makes it difficult for them to later identify which cohort of products may be affected or where they have been distributed. The proposals in the new Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package may go some way to address these continued shortcomings, albeit that traceability is likely to remain a continuing challenge.
The 2014 RAPEX statistics demonstrate that an increasing number of unsafe products are being identified across the EU and that regulators are not shying away from taking compulsory measures to ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken. Challenges with products of Chinese origin are ongoing and likely to continue given the volume and breadth of exports to the EU. Continued work with the Chinese authorities and the implementation of the proposed Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package are likely to have a positive impact on the overall number of incidents involving unsafe products, albeit that a wholesale reversal of the current trends is unlikely to be witnessed in the short term. | <urn:uuid:1cdd3f33-4f44-4b32-9315-0b277b1a6dd7> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.shb.com/results/insights/attorney-articles/2015/q3/newstead-ealert-unsafe-products | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281162.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00536-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960217 | 1,356 | 2.421875 | 2 |
"It is heartening that so many individuals have donated their time, effort and financial support to further KAIPPG's mission and now Zawadi African Tea
is the first company to offer their support through the ongoing sale of their products.
While showing a growth rate of 25.8 percent over the past 10 years, the total African tea
production represents only 11.2 percent of the world production of tea, which is dominated by China and India.
With their share of world tea exports up from 33 percent to 37 percent between 2007 and 2016, the African tea
growers are major suppliers.
One official from the East African Tea
Traders Association told the London-based weekly journal The Public Ledger.
brSome three weeks later, a regional tea traders association and Mombasa county government struck a deal scrapping the levy imposed by the devolved unit for each package entering the port city.The East African Tea
Traders Association (Eatta) and Mombasa Countys trade department reached an agreement that saw trucks ferrying tea meant for export exempted from paying cess.
Consultative meetingsThe team held consultative meetings with top officials of the market regulator,East African Tea
Trade Association (EATTA), KTDA board, respective factories among other stakeholders in a bid to establish why the west of Rift farmers earn less bonus compared to the Eastern part.
One of the challenges that African tea
needs to combat is that there is still limited awareness of both the quality of tea and the African tea
A 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice cost 1,800afs, a 5-kg tin of Momin Ghee 380afs, one kg of black African tea
210afs and one kg of Vietnamese green tea 170afs, he said.
prices were badly hit at the Mombasa tea auction when Pakistani buyers stayed away in protest against the Kenya governments' imposition of import tariffs on Pakistani rice.
Kenya: The African tea
giant, presented in detail in an article in T&CTJ's September 2015 issue, draws about 26 percent of its foreign exchange earnings from the tea sector.
He said a 24-kg bag of Pakistani rice cost 1,800afs, a 50-kg bag of sugar 1,550afs, 50kg sack of Pakistani flour 1,300afs, a 5-kg tin of Momin Ghee 380afs and one kg of black African tea
Of the R160m in sales of South African tea
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In your haste or excitement when you got your iPhone, you may have enabled many apps to notify you audibly for one reason or another, not realizing that just one high-traffic appl -- such as Messages or Twitter -- can cause a beeping ruckus. Then again, it may not be your notification settings that are causing random beeps, but rather a faulty app or overworked iPhone. Take simple steps to find the underlying cause.
Random beeping is usually because of notifications you’ve requested. Because every app can notify you visually and audibly, and in a number of ways that you control separately, notifications can be confusing. You may be getting beep alerts from an app that you deliberately configured to send no visual alerts, banners or badges, but didn’t restrict for Sound notifications. To correct this, tap “Settings,” followed by “Notification Center,” and then scroll down to your listed apps. Tap every app that lists "Sound" as an alert type under its name and toggle its “Sound” switch to the off position.
Occasionally, an app malfunctions. If you haven’t closed it definitively, then it may continue to run waywardly in the background, possibly resulting in your iPhone’s random beeps. To rule this out, force-quit all running apps. From a home screen, press the "Home" button twice and then swipe left on the multitasking display to discover the apps you have open. Flick each app’s pane up and off the screen to force it to close. Then, listen to determine if the random beeps have stopped.
Your iPhone itself may be the beeping culprit. Give it a fresh start by restarting it. Press and hold the "Sleep/Wake" button on the device’s upper right edge and then slide the red slider that appears on the screen to power down. Power back up after a few minutes by pressing the "Sleep/Wake" button again and releasing it when the Apple icon appears. If the beeping persists, perform a hard reset. Simultaneously press and hold the "Sleep/Wake" button and "Home" button until the Apple icon appears. Listen to verify that the beeps have ceased.
Settings or Other Issues
As a last resort, restore your iPhone’s settings or the entire device to its original factory condition. Back up your iPhone before attempting this, so that you can restore your photos, apps, contacts, settings and other data to the iPhone later on. Touch “Settings” on your home screen, followed by “General” and “Reset.” Choose “Reset All Settings” to see if that solves the beeping problem; if not, choose “Erase All Content and Settings,” followed by “Erase iPhone.” Then, slide to open the iOS Setup Assistant that appears onscreen and choose “Set up as new phone” on the next screen. If your iPhone continues to randomly beep even in this pristine condition, then it’s time to contact Apple support for help.
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The wind turbine time machine
With the sector growing globally every year, the wind energy industry is looking to use less material for producing big wind turbine parts. A German project is testing new construction methods, simulating 20 years of wear and tear in just a fraction of that time.
Cost pressure on the growing wind energy industry makes intensive testing necessary. Consistent research on cost reduction methods is also required to strengthen wind power as an alternative, long-term energy source without subsidies.
Helping clients such as manufacturers of wind turbine generators (WTGs), wind farm operators, suppliers and energy supply companies, the German Fraunhofer Institute IWES (The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology) provides industry-related research services and cooperation for a wide range of technical wind energy issues.
“The IWES is an industry institute devoted to the field of wind industry,” explains Hans Kyling, Research Associate for the current BeBen XXL project, which is researching whether business safety requirements can be met using less material.
Running between 2012 and 2017, the project is a collaboration between Fraunhofer IWES, wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Energy GmbH (which initiated the project) and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW). It is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs.
The German abbreviation BeBen translates as “accelerated experimental endurance strength verification for large wind turbine components using the example of main shafts.”
“The term lightweight construction is a bit exaggerated,” Kyling points out, “because we don’t really build light, we just build lighter.”
All wind industry OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) will potentially benefit from positive project results. If certification guidelines are adjusted accordingly, it will improve cost-effectiveness, as it won’t be necessary to oversize WTG components.
In addition to the main project goal, the suitability of high-tensile cast iron as a substitute for expensive forged material is also being investigated and validated. Kyling says: “We are conducting an accelerated service life test by altering some of the parameters, for instance using a higher rotation speed than during normal WTG operation, thus putting greater stress on the main shaft through a heavier rotor.”
Another thing that makes the project innovative is the creation of a so-called Wöhler curve, which determines the vibration resistance of a material or a component – especially a very large one. The automotive industry generally uses vibration resistance tests for much smaller components. For cost reasons, even the aerospace industry usually conducts tests on significantly smaller components.
Despite the huge dimensions of the WTG main shaft, the working space for bolted joints is quite limited, which can make installation and maintenance difficult – even risky.
“We created a split form of test rig,” Kyling says. “There is a steel structure, which is connected to the foundation, and an upper steel structure, which is connected to the test specimen.”
Typically, both these applications are very hard to access. The structure is designed for load-flow optimisation, which means that the bolts are sometimes placed in hard-to-reach places with little room for maneuvering the tools. Apart from the tight spaces, Kyling stresses other challenges: “The loss in pre-load should be as low as possible, and very high forces must be countered.”
These challenges were a major reason for selecting Nord-Lock products. Superbolt tensioners contribute to the safety of the project, not only because they make it possible to work in confined spaces, but also because they allow for use of lighter tools. Handling hydraulic equipment in these situations could compromise the technicians’ safety.
Superbolt tensioners are used between the two upper steel components and between the steel structure and foundation. Eight size-M80 tensioners are used in the project, along with 28 smaller M56 tensioners. Even with the large M80 Superbolt tensioners, there are still 2.8 MN (meganewtons) of force to be reckoned with, but Superbolt multi-jackbolt tensioners can handle it.
Apart from the actual parts, the BeBen XXL project also benefits from the Nord-Lock wind energy industry experience. Positioning is key to success in this market, “Because there’s always the cost pressure,” Kyling says.
Nord-Lock sales engineer Tobias Klanck says that, “As a highly qualified supplier for the wind energy industry, we are glad that the growth trend in this segment is continuing. This holds especially true for weak-wind turbines. Making full use of the existing wind, they are well suited to many locations worldwide.”
Going forward, Kyling says about wind turbine construction that, “There are still many challenges to overcome.” One of them is the use of increasingly large rotor blades. Regarding the drivetrain, there is the problem of using cast shafts instead of forged ones to keep costs down for large volumes. As there is no general drivetrain concept, bearings are another challenge for WTG manufacturers in order to meet to be competitive.
Technical insights: Products for all conditions
The Nord-Lock Group premium product range is very attractive to the wind energy industry, as it meets the tough requirements of wind turbine operators. Nord-Lock products are perfect for securing bolted joints in wind turbines that must be able to withstand enormous pressures under extreme conditions. They also provide practically maintenance-free operation.
Nord-Lock washers protect from bolt loosening due to vibration and dynamic loads, using tension instead of friction, thus reducing the risk of production failures or property damage. X-series washers offer extra safety since they, in addition to the same wedge-locking effect as original wedge-locking washers, can compensate for relaxation and settlements. They also handle dynamic loads dependably, especially in new turbines with increasingly high performance.
Superbolt tensioners are a superior choice for wind turbines. Replacing conventional nuts and bolts, they increase the lifespan of bolted joints and require only hand tools to tighten the joints. They are ideally used in the drivetrain, before and after the gearbox, at the housing and footing screws, all of which are continuously subjected to great forces.
Boltight hydraulic tools offer reliable and precise pre-tensioning for all critical bolt connections, both for construction and maintenance. Applications include tower-field connections, as well as frames, bearings, foundations and rotor blades.
M80 MULTI-JACKBOLT TENSIONER
FACTS: The BeBen XXL research project
Customer: The Fraunhofer IWES industry institute.
Location: Bremerhaven, Germany.
Project: The BeBen XXL research project, running 2012–2017.
Project goal: To determine if it is possible to reduce or change the material use for large wind turbine shafts.
Nord-Lock products: Superbolt M56 and M80 Multi-jackbolt tensioners
- Superior in confined spaces.
- No pre-tensioning loss.
- Able to handle very high forces.
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As far as I am aware, when "would" is used to refer to past habits or states,
we do not use it with state verbs. But in the "have + noun" collocations (expressions),
can I use:
I would have a shower three times a day when I was younger.
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- Mattresses prices are expensive because much of their raw materials are derived from petroleum.
Key mattresses components have relied on polyurethane foam for decades for their comfort and padding. In days past foam was cheep and oil costs were low hovering between $10.00 and $20.00 a barrel. Mattresses prices have gone up as the increased cost of goods composed from crude oil have hit record highs. A barrel of crude oil as of 4/2/08 rose to $118.30 tripling its wholesale cost in just the last few years. In addition the industry still has not recovered from the TDI shortage after Hurricane Rita damaged the Lyondell Chemical plant, which permanently closed down production at its Lake Charles, Plant. Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) is an isocyanate used in the manufacturing of polyurethane’s deigned for flexible foam purposed. The result of the closed facility was foam allotments and increased foam prices to mattress manufactures.
Shipping the raw materials needed to make a mattress has also become more expensive. Something mattress consumers may of overlooked is that there are several points in time where the mattress will be transported by diesel trucks. Trucks operating on fuel costing at time of this deadline around $4.00 a gallon when just a couple of years ago fuel was 1/3 that price. It’s also important to understand that transporting by truck takes place throughout several different points of mattress production. It starts with the raw materials being shipped to the factory for assembly, from factory to the retailer, and from the retailer to the customer’s bedroom. Some might joke that these mattresses already have a lot of mileage on them.
- Mattress costs have increased from the implementation of a mandatory mattress regulation. This mattress law is referred to as 16 CFR Part 1633 and was put in place by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
This new law forced many smaller manufactures to shut their doors when they were unable to comply with the required performance standards. This has resulted in fewer competitors in the mattress manufacturing industry. The governments new mattress standards were designed to limit the heat discharge during a mattress fire and save approximately 350 lives a year. The additional costs forced many of smaller mattress manufacturers out of business. With less competition giant mattress companies have greater rule over the mattress industry and are able to make more money for their investors.
Another way the new law has affected mattress prices is the forced expensive of new research and development along with mandatory prototype mattress testing at the manufacturers expense. Our high priced mattress nightmare continues for the mattress engineers. Mattress manufactures must be able to trace each mattress through the assembly process from beginning to end via a required one-mile long paper trail. Most small mattress manufactures were already working on a shoestring budget. Obvious additional work comes from 2 areas; added production complications, administrative paper work. Both necessitate more attention, time, and more maintenance resulting in higher payroll costs. Where will these costs be covered? The answer is really hard to say, because the law itself will do little if anything to generate a growth in retail mattress sales volume.
- Steel costs have risen between 25 to 45 percent across the industry causing mattress prices to skyrocket.
With demand running high and supply running low it is no wander we keep seeing steel prices rising so fast. Most mattresses and box springs consist of approximately 40 percent make up from steel coil spring and border rod construction. Wholesale cost in recent days from steel suppliers has seen a jump of nearly 20%.
- Three Bonus reasons
- Labor costs have risen
- The cost to build retail-building space has risen and associated rent payments to make the related mortgage payment of ownership. It takes a lot of square footage to display mattresses.
- Associated Insurance Rates have increased.
When you add the highest Oil prices ever …
Plus the highest steel prices ever…
Plus the highest foam prices ever…
You get a high priced mattress.
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CJ Reynaldo, a deaf freelance artist, recently brought to the fore FSL (Filipino Sign Language) with his illustrations of signs that are meant to teach, inform and entertain people, including Filipino words that cannot be translated into English and slang in FSL.
Among his recent works are illustrations of how to sign Filipino curse words in FSL, which gained traction on social media.
The illustrations, which come with a initial warning of “language that may be unsuitable for younger audiences," include gestures for commonly spoken curse words in Filipino like putang ina mo (son of a bitch), pakshet (fuck and shit), hayop ka (you animal), gago ka (you silly or idiot), and lintik ka (damn you or I hope you get hit by lightning).
The 23-year-old artist shared with PhilSTAR Life that he was inspired by a YouTube video from Cut that featured deaf people sharing swear words in ASL (American Sign Language), that he wanted to draw these curse words in FSL (Filipino Sign Language).
“Some people think that we have a ‘secret insult’ in FSL so they are dying of curiosity,” shared CJ, who took up Fine Arts major in Visual Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
Let's f**king learn how to sign Filipino curse words in Filipino Sign Language (FSL)! pic.twitter.com/L4ShCvwdFh— Caldatelier (@caldatelier) August 23, 2021
Just by looking at the comments section of CJ’s posts on social media, people (deaf and hearing) were drawn to the illustrations for a myriad of reasons—from those simply thankful for having these words added to their FSL knowledge to those who are planning to learn them when they play multiplayer online battle arena video games, which has a reputation of having many players that hurling expletives when they get tilted in the game.
Though there are some people who applauded the artist for bringing FSL to the fore, CJ admits that he feels a tinge of regret after he created the post. According to CJ, he is concerned that hearing people might use the FSL swear words against deaf people.
CJ also raised concerns that some hearing people don’t involve themselves with the deaf community or interact with deaf people. He said this indifferent attitude towards Deaf people are some of the culprits why discrimination and stereotyping are still happening in the community.
“You hear swear words everywhere. I think it’s important for people to learn how to sign curse words not just for themselves but also for the Deaf community,” CJ admited.
But according to CJ and experts in FSL, though curse words are very much present and are being used in informal sign conversations, these are not being taught in FSL courses or used in formal settings like in the classroom. So hearing people who would like to learn how to sign should be careful when signing curse words.
“I want hearing people to understand and appreciate the Deaf culture by learning FSL instead of just the curse words. If they want to learn this, I truly encourage them to ask for words that are important and useful within the communication,” CJ said.
The visual language that is FSL
According to Patrick Ablaza, a Deaf FSL researcher from the Center for Education Advancement of the Deaf at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, FSL is a natural, visual language, with its own linguistic attributes.
“As with spoken languages, signed languages also convey meaning and messages that the speaker wants to convey to its listener. This includes cursing,” Ablaza told PhilSTAR Life.
He added, “Just because the Deaf people can’t hear doesn’t mean they can’t curse. If hearing people curse when they get very angry, Deaf people can, too.”
Each country has its own sign language according to Ablaza but are influenced by colonizations like Spanish words that are interweaved in Tagalog language.
By just browsing the comments section of CJ’s social media posts, many have pointed out that FSL is highly similar to American Sign Language, to which Ablaza confirmed true.
“Some signs may have a different meaning in other countries. For example, the infamous middle finger, it may not have a negative impact on the Japanese Deaf community as it means ‘brother’ in Japanese Sign Language,” he explained.
Context is key
Just like cursing in other languages, cursing in FSL must be done according to context, said Raymond Manding, a deaf advocacy program coordinator of Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS).
“Cursing is acceptable as a form of expression in informal conversations but not in formal situations,” Manding shared with PhilSTAR Life. “Hearing people who learn curse words in sign language must be cautious in using these according to the situation.”
Those who want to learn these curse words in FSL may do so by interacting with Deaf people in the community setting, Manding, a consultant of the youth section of the Philippine Federation of the Deaf, suggests.
Facial expressions play a big part in signing
Meanwhile, Benilde SDEAS administrator and faculty Bernadette Infanta noted that the Deaf use curse words when talking to people they are familiar with, either for fun or to show anger.
“A slight change in facial expression may indicate a change in tone and intention for saying a bad word. For example, one may use the same sign for a certain bad word but may say it in anger or in jest depending on the facial expression,” explained Infanta, who is also a deaf relay interpreter for the Philippine National Association of Sign Language Interpreters.
This is backed by Ablaza, who explained that similar to spoken languages, the message of the curse signs is affected by how you say it.
“If you sign the middle finger to a friend with a smile, it will come out as a joke or a funny reaction to something that happened or something said. But if you deliver it with intense emotion (say, very angry), signing wide and fast, its message will be totally different and you’d know it’s not time to laugh,” said Ablaza.
Though cruse words are not usually considered as academic, Infanta acknowledges their necessity.
“For example, President Duterte tends to use a lot of bad words during his speeches. Interpreters need to sign those accurately so the Deaf will know what the President is saying,” she noted.
Through his art that are mostly inspired by Disney and anime like Studio Ghibili’s Kiki’s Delivery Service, CJ, who was born deaf, hopes to raise awareness about deafness and Deaf issues and “make a better world for the Deaf community.”
Aside from his freelance and personal projects—some of them you can see in his Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages—CJ is working on a graphic novel about deafness and Deaf issues. Among his creative influences include Disney artist Brittney Lee, and Matt Daigle, an American Deaf comic artist and creator of That Deaf Guy comics.
For those who would like to learn FSL or sign language in general, there are videos available online that can help them with their self-learning, but CJ notes that they should look for Deaf tutors and experts who do these. And another option is to take a sign language class if one is willing to be involved in the Deaf community.
He also notes that if you are not sure about a particular word in FSL, seek help from deaf experts to teach you this. “Never invent your own sign that does not exist in the dictionary as that is so offensive if you are not fluent in FSL.”
Beyond entertainment, CJ’s art is aimed at spreading awareness and churning conversations on FSL. With this, the artist hopes that more people will be involved with the Deaf community.
“Importantly, please try to be nice and patient with Deaf people even if you don’t understand them,” he said.
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Fighting the invisible enemy
Dzaleka Health Centre is a small hospital that lies at the heart of Dzaleka Refugee Camp located roughly 50 kilometres from Malawi’s capital Lilongwe. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the health centre caters for over 70,000 individuals within and around the refugee camp. The majority of these individuals – 62 percent – are Malawians surrounding the camp. Due to the vast number of people that the hospital serves, the health centre usually experiences an obvious challenge – shortage of essential drugs. For instance, just recently, the medical personnel at the hospital disclosed that they ran out of anaesthetics which is a vital medication, especially in the labour ward. The shortage of drugs and medication at the hospital, which – besides the host community – serves a growing population of 46,000 refugees crammed on a tiny piece of land initially designed to accommodate 10,000 people, poses a threat.
Although Dzaleka Refugee Camp has not yet registered any covid-19 case, imagine the worst that could happen if the refugee camp was hit by coronavirus. Dzaleka has exceeded its absorption capacity by over 300 percent. Overpopulation in the camp, coupled with poor sanitation caused by congestion put both the refugee camp and Dzaleka Health Centre on the fast lane to imminent catastrophe.
“This caused a lot of concern and called for us to be fully prepared for this pandemic,” said Henok Ochalla, Senior Protection Officer for UNHCR Malawi. Henok explained that UNHCR reached out to its partners within and outside Malawi to assist in improving the capacity of Dzaleka Health Centre in preparedness for COVID-19. There is Hope shared UNHCR’s concern and we took a stand, more so because we were one of the organizations heavily affected by the pandemic. When Malawi was declared to be in a state of national disaster, the government ordered all educational institutions to be closed.
“We work in the educational sector and when schools closed we did not want to stand aside and watch from a distance,” our Executive Director, Innocent Magambi said, adding “We wanted to support the government in the covid19 battle and we reached out to our friends in Canada and the US.” This saw us approaching our long-term partner the International Association for Refugees (IAFR) US and Canada to help us in sourcing medical supplies for Dzaleka Health Centre.
Soon, our cry for help was heard. With the support from Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC), IAFR assisted us to secure a consignment of essential medication value at over 81,000 Canadian Dollars (approximately $60,000 or MK44 million). The medical supplies weigh an estimated 258KG. They consist of 23 boxes containing vital drugs such as analgesics, antibiotics, hypertensives, Hydrochlorothiazide and protective gear. The medication arrived in Malawi mid-May 2020 and was officially handed over to UNHCR and the Ministry of Health.
We expect the medical items to help the small clinic in Dzaleka Camp to serve the population within and around Dzaleka in this dangerous era of COVID-19.
“We are fighting an invisible enemy and There is Hope has been part and parcel of this journey from the beginning. This donation will bridge a lot of gaps in terms of our supplies of essential drugs,” Ochalla from UNHCR said. It is a journey that began when the first cases of COVID-19 hit the planet and a journey which accelerated when the cases bounced into Malawi in April 2020. As There is Hope, we are taking a stand to support the communities we have been serving for a decade.
We have empowered these communities by providing food packs to new arrivals in Dzaleka Refugee Camp as well as sanitation facilities and cotton face masks to the refugees and the host community. World Health Organization declared that “COVID-19 could be here to stay…” and we are here to fight the invisible enemy. | <urn:uuid:5a5aa060-0b86-42e1-93a6-516bb0dd8a3f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://thereishopemalawi.org.72.167.43.107.vizou.com/2020/05/fighting-the-invisible-enemy-covid-19/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00674.warc.gz | en | 0.957387 | 842 | 2.125 | 2 |
This post explains the seven phase framework in the Optimal Product Process . Download the entire Optimal Product Process 2.0 book: CLICK HERE
The Seven Phase Framework in the Optimal Product Process Covers Every Phase That Every Product Goes Through
Whether a Company/Team Realizes It or Not
Oftentimes one or more of the seven phases are ignored, shortchanged or not focused on, resulting in a less-than-optimal result for the company and its customers. In many cases Product Management and/or Product Marketing are only involved in one phase, and no one is watching the “Whole Product” concept that the customer ultimately perceives as what they are buying. By being aware of and prepared for all seven phases, a company maximizes its chances for delighting its customers and increasing its profits.
The Seven Phase Model Uses a Phase-gate Approach
With Agile Work Tied in During Plan, Develop and Qualify
This doesn’t mean that the process can’t be executed quickly and efficiently. The seven phases can be applied in a lean manner (little or no documentation, but ensuring all critical questions are answered at the appropriate time). It can also be applied in a more formal way, with thorough documentation and official signoffs.
Each of the phases in the model consist of standard tasks that must be accomplished, and then to move to the next phase a gate must be passed through. The gate is a decision based on the work in the phase as to whether the company wishes to move forward with the concept or product. By using this approach, the right information and data is gathered, analyzed and the risk of investing significant money or resources is managed appropriately.
As mentioned above, although this is a phase-gate process (also sometimes referred to as waterfall), the notion of Agile development fits in and can be used effectively. When applying Agile development methods such as Scrum, Lean, etc. the company or team simply goes through the Plan, Develop and Qualify phases much more rapidly with a smaller set of features for each sprint (and less or no documentation required). They are still, nonetheless, doing required tasks in each phase and must pass through the corresponding gate, but may be able to do so more rapidly and efficiently and/or in parallel. | <urn:uuid:f0ee7b48-7371-4614-a5f9-54d6dbfb9808> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://280group.com/product-management-blog/seven-phase-optimal-product-process/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718285.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00107-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93768 | 468 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Our goal is to transform chronic inflammatory diseases, many of which are poorly managed by treatments that only provide symptom relief.
We have a clinical-stage pipeline of potential therapies for patients with a range of chronic heart and metabolic diseases.
Our research team uses a multi-disciplinary approach to identify and target specific alterations that drive the growth and progression of cancer.
Tackling some of the most deadly adult and adolescent infectious diseases as well as evaluating therapeutic vaccines for chronic diseases and conditions.
Neurologic and psychiatric diseases are some of the most devastating disorders of our time, causing significant disability around the world.
Rare Diseases are defined by the Orphan Drug Act of 1983 as those diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States. | <urn:uuid:e29dc50b-f5e6-42de-bc97-0c169a74c018> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.pfizer.com/research/therapeutic_areas | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280899.42/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00575-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94238 | 151 | 2.046875 | 2 |
CARUSO ST JOHN ARCHITECTS
CARUSO ST JOHN ARCHITECTS
INTRODUCTION Since its foundation in 1990, Caruso St John has been pursuing an architecture that is rooted in place. The practice resists the thin-skinned abstraction that characterises much global architecture in favour of buildings that are perceived slowly over time and that have an emotional content. Its work is enriched by an on-going dialogue with the European city and with history – that of architecture, art, and culture more widely – traditions that bring an accumulated richness of expression to the work. Ideas are elaborated in a manner akin to art practices that engage directly with the built environment and embrace the ‘found’ space.
Caruso St John intervenes in sites carefully, valuing the humble and everyday as well as the more celebrated products of the architectural canon. It is the context that is the starting point for generating form rather than allowing the programme to dictate the architecture. Sophistication is achieved by the careful refinement of details and a distillation of ideas to create a particular atmosphere. Exteriors have a sensitivity to sometimes fragile settings whose character has evolved over time, while interiors have a specific and particular atmosphere appropriate to their purpose.
Kilian Guadanino, 2016 4
RESIDENTAL PROJECTS 5
ROME PROGETTO FLAMINIO 2015–2015 Location: Rome, IT Client: Roma Capitale Project Status: Competition Caruso St John were finalists in this competition for housing in the Flaminio district in Rome. The large site in the west of the city was formerly military barracks and is located close to Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI. The competition was organised by the City, and required a masterplan for the development of the site in phases, including 350 apartments for both rent and private sale. The design proposed a dense development that drew specifically on the qualities of central Rome, with its dense network of streets, piazzas and private shared courts and gardens. Some existing buildings are retained and the new buildings are varied in their height and scale, to give the quarter some of the qualities of a city that has grown up over a period of time.
street view, fancy vizualization
This private gallery in Vauxhall has involved the conversion of an extraordinary terrace of listed industrial buildings, that were formerly theatre carpentry and scenery painting workshops. The gallery forms the whole length of the street, with the three listed Victorian buildings flanked at either end by new buildings. The ground and upper floors within the five buildings are continuous, allowing them to be used flexibly in many combinations, to accommodate both large and small exhibitions. There are 3 large galleries on each of the two floors, stretching in a line from one end of the building to the other. The two gallery levels are connected by new spiral staircases and a large lift. Along Newport Street and facing to the railway, the unusual proportions of the Victorian workshops, with their groups of low level windows and high blank walls above, have been continued in the design of the new buildings.
inner block view, fancy vizualization
scale 1:2000 8
HISTORICAL CONTEXT 10
VEEMGEBOUW, STRIJP S 2005–2009 Location: Cambridge, GB Client: Downing College Project Status: Built Caruso St John were commissioned by Downing College to refurbish the listed dining hall in 2001. The project brief was subsequently expanded to include back-of-house facilities, fellows’ accommodation and offices within adjacent later buildings. The original Downing College buildings were designed by William Wilkins in the early 1800s, and were very influential in their time, heralding the Greek Revival style and campus plan type. Now listed grade 1, they stand in stark contrast to the predominantly Medieval and Gothic adjacent colleges. In the late 1960s Howell Killick Partridge and Amis added a fine extension to the dining hall for a new senior combination room, kitchen and administration offices. The new project works within both the Georgian and modernist buildings.
corner perspective , romantic vizualization
The intricate and complex changes have involved adjusting, improving and extending the existing buildings, without closing the operation of the dining hall, requiring the project to be carried out in phases. The first phase, to replace the kitchens, servery bar and external administrative offices, was completed in 2007. The second phase started in 2008 and upgraded the facilities of the dining hall, along with a transformation of its interior, removing previous layers of refurbishment and giving it a character aligned with the Wilkins original. The architects have attended to all aspects of the listed interior including designing the new furniture and chandeliers. St John were finalists in this competition for housing in the Flaminio district in Rome. Light and scale, to give the quarter some of the qualities of a city that has grown up over a period of time.
aanfas, imaginative vizualization
BIBLIOGRAPHY A+U, Caruso St John Architects (Tokyo: March 2015) Issue 534, www.japlusu.com El Croquis, Caruso St John, Form and Resistance, 1993 - 2013 (Madrid: 25th March 2013) Issue 166, 978-84-88386-75-5 www.elcroquis.es Adam Caruso and Helen Thomas, The Stones of Fernand Pouillon, An Alternative Modernism in French Architecture (Zurich: 2013), 978-3-85676-324-4
Philip Ursprung, Almost Everything (Barcelona, Spain: 2008), 978-84-343-1170-1 Philip Ursprung, Almost Everything (ES) (Barcelona, Spain: 2008), 978-84-343-1169-5 Caruso St John Architects: As Built (Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain: 2005), 84-609-6609-7 Helena Mattsson (ed), Kalmar Stortorg (Stockholm, Sweden: 2005), 91-974868-2-5
Adam Caruso, Gardens of Experience (Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2009), 978-9085065753
Knitting Weaving Wrapping Pressing (Basel, Switzerland: 2002), 3-7643-6733-4
Adam Caruso, The Feeling of Things (Barcelona, Spain: 2008), 978-84-343-1186-2
The New Art Gallery Walsall (London, UK: 2002), 0-7134-8787-9
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Born: December 29, 1876; Vendrell, Catalonia
Died: October 22, 1973; San Juan, Puerto Rico
As the first modern cello virtuoso, Pablo Casals created a new appreciation of the instrument and its repertory when the concert stage was still considered the exclusive playground of the piano and violin. Casals also devoted his formidable musical skills to composition and conducting, leaving many insightful readings of the standard orchestral repertory to posterity via recordings. He is remembered today as much for his pacifism and regard forRead more human life as for his musicianship (he once stated that "the life of a single child is worth more to me than all my music").
Casals came to his true instrument relatively late in life, having first developed some degree of skill on the piano, violin, and organ. Discovery of the cello at the age of 11 led to studies (from 1887 on) with J. Garcia at the Barcelona Municipal Music School. After a period of supporting himself playing in local cafés, Casals was granted a royal scholarship to the Madrid Conservatory in 1893, where he worked with Tomás Bretón, and later in Brussels in 1895.
After a brief tenure as a cellist at the Folies-Marigny music hall in Paris, Casals returned to teach and perform in Barcelona, and joined the first of a series of notable chamber ensembles with which he would be associated: a piano trio with Belgian violinist Crickboom and well known pianist and composer Enrique Granados. In 1919 Casals founded the Orquestra Pau Casals in Barcelona. Although the project was quite successful, the outbreak of civil war in 1936 forced its dissolution. Casals, who spoke out vehemently against the Franco regime, was forced to seek refuge in the Catalan village of Prades. Following the Second World War, saddened by the lack of any definitive action against the Franco regime by major world powers, Casals elected to cease performing as an act of protest.
Inspired by the Bach bicentenary celebrations of 1950 at the first annual Prades Festival, Casals came out of retirement to begin a new series of recordings and concerts. In 1956 he made a new home in Puerto Rico, where he founded the Puerto Rico Festival. Though nearing 85, he began a campaign for peace in 1962, traveling around the world to conduct performances of his oratorio El pessebre (The Manger). Casals continued to make occasional concert appearances until virtually the end of his life in 1973.
Casals' impact on cello playing in the twentieth century cannot be overestimated. His radical approach to bow and finger technique produced a mechanical prowess far beyond any other cellist of the late nineteenth or early twentieth centuries. In addition, Casals was the first cellist to incorporate the kind of left-hand shifting techniques which had been employed for decades by violinists, thus allowing for far greater agility on the cello than had been previously thought possible. Always scornful of "flashy," superficial virtuosi, Casals strove tirelessly to develop and maintain the kind of intense musical concentration which he considered to be the true artist's responsibility.
Casals' virtues as a composer are less unimpeachable; very little of his music was published during his life. Works such as his Hymn to the United Nations (1971), on text by W.H. Auden, and, of course, El pessebre (composed 1943-1960) did receive numerous performances, but his works received little more than cursory notice by the musical establishment. However, the steadfast devotion which so defined his performing persona is evident in such works as the Revérie for cello and piano (1896), or the much later Sonata for violin and piano, which he worked on sporadically from about 1945 to 1972. Read less
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Obama Health Law Unlikely to Stem Medical Bankruptcies
When President Obama kicked off his health reform push, he highlighted our research finding that 2 million Americans suffer medical bankruptcy each year, promising to end this disgrace. Our latest figures warn that his reform won’t stanch the flow of medical debtors.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed by Congress in March 2010 was modeled after Massachusetts’ 2006 health reform plan – a plan that’s now been up and running for more than three years. So Massachusetts offers a preview of what to expect when the ACA is fully implemented in 2014.
Unfortunately, medical bankruptcies haven’t dropped much – if at all – in Massachusetts. When we surveyed bankruptcy filers there in August 2009, 53 percent cited illness or medical bills as a cause of their bankruptcy, a percentage that’s statistically indistinguishable from the 59 percent figure we found in early 2007. Indeed, because the total number of bankruptcies soared in 2009, the actual number of medical bankruptcies increased from 7,504 in 2007 to 10,093 in 2009.
Why are so many people still suffering medical bankruptcies despite Massachusetts’ health reform? While only 4 percent of the state’s residents remain uninsured, much of the new coverage is so skimpy that serious illness leaves families with crushing medical bills.
For instance, the cheapest (and most commonly purchased) coverage available to a 56-year-old Bostonian through the state’s health insurance exchange costs $5,616. Yet, if you’re sick the policy doesn’t start paying bills until you’ve paid a $2,000 deductible. And even after that you’re responsible for 20 percent of the next $15,000 in medical expenses.
Little wonder that many insured families hit by illness are pushed over the edge financially by the double whammy of lost income and medical bills; 89 percent of Massachusetts families who suffered medical bankruptcy had coverage.
The insurance required under the federal ACA is no better than Massachusetts’ bare-bones plans. And as employers emulate this inadequate coverage, the race to the bottom leaves an increasing number of Americans UNDER-insured. Public workers are just the latest group to see their coverage downsized. What used to be called “health insurance” is now labeled “Cadillac coverage” – and reserved for those who drive Mercedes.
Because the ACA left private insurers in charge, it can’t offer Americans real protection against financial disaster due to illness. Too much is squandered on insurers’ overhead and the bloated bureaucracy they impose on patients, doctors and hospitals. Hence, even if reform works as planned, millions of families will continue to purchase private insurance in good faith, only to discover, too late, that it’s a defective product – an umbrella that melts in a downpour.
And the administration is weakening the modest consumer protections the bill imposed on private plans. It’s waived the minimum coverage standards for 1,040 plans covering 2.6 million Americans, including thousands of McDonald’s workers whose insurance covers only $2,000 in medical expenses annually. (The worker pays a premium of $728 for this faux coverage.) Meanwhile, insurers in Maine have already been exempted from the ACA’s paltry requirement that they spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care, with eight more states in line for similar exemptions.
While the ACA can’t live up to its “affordable care” moniker, a single-payer reform could save $400 billion annually on administrative costs, enough to offer every American first-dollar, comprehensive coverage. While U.S. insurers fight tooth and nail against the 20 percent limit on overhead, Canada’s single-payer program runs for 1 percent. (U.S. Medicare’s overhead is 3 percent.) Bureaucratic savings are a key reason why Canada can cover everyone and provide care at least as good as that received by insured Americans, while spending half as much per capita as we do.
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Introduction using FAQ
I started the development of gNVM as a final project for my
graduate year. I thought it would be cool to create a machine
emulator so I started writing a Z80 emulator. During the
development, I realized that it wasn't such a difficult thing
after all and decided to make a tool to make emulators. That
tool, should be cross-platform, fast, opensource but at all costs
easy for everyone to use. That's how gNVM was created.
- What gNVM stands for?
gNVM stands for generic Nano Virtual Machine.
- And why is that?
Because gNVM can emulate everything you can describe ( generic ), its core is very small ( Nano ) and cross platform
and is not a real machine - hardware but an imaginary one ( Virtual ).
- Somekind as Java?
Not even close! Java is bigger, slower, object oriented and is builded for different purposes.
- gNVM is not object oriented?
If you believe that you can do in Assembly object oriented programming, then gNVM is object oriented. Now really,
gNVM is not a virtual machine that offers object oriented programming.
- I am sure it offers a basic-style programming or at least a c-like programming.
Don't be so sure. gNVM offers assembly-style programming.
- You can't be serious! Why anyone should try programming in assembly?
Well, generally i am not a serious person but about assembly-style programming I can give you a lot of reasons.
First of all, educational reasons. You can try programming asm ( even using an interpreter and see the results in
real time ) in your favorite platform
or operating system and without any worries about crushing your computer. Think about running x86 asm on your PDA!
You can also use gNVM as simulator for 8bit computers ( like z80, 8085 etc ) or even emulate devices that use
that processors ( for example gameboy ).
- So, that's all gNVM can be used for?
Nope, someone could use gNVM as a core for a new programming language. Sometime I'll release a version of Nano basic
to show you how. Or someone could create his own new Virtual machine with whatever abilities he likes!
- Excuse me?How can I create my own Virtual Machine?And what's that thing about whatever abilities I want?
One main difference from other virtual machines is that gNVM has dynamic instruction set. This means that user
can issue his own instruction set by using nsl ( nano scripting language ). So, with absolutely no need of knowing
any programming language can create a virtual machine ( without even recompiling the gNVM engine ) and issue
commands like : COPY A,B or TRANFORM HL,DE.
- And what these commands can do?
If he uses standard gNVM API, these commands can do everything gNVM's standard API can do ( see documentation ).
For example COPY A,B could do MOV A,B ( copies the content of a register B to register A ). If he decides to use
extended API, COPY A,B can do everything he wants ( recompiling is required if new extended API call is issued ).
So, COPY A,B could do copy filename to directory and TRANFORM HL,DE could tranform a bitmap file to jpg. The only
limit it the imagination of user. In the near future, I'll try to create an extended API file with these strange
abilities. Now imagine using gNVM like your bash shell and with that kind of commands, create scripts that can
do everything you like! And you don't have to be a programmer!
- What else can I do?
I don't know. gNVM is a tool. Use it as you like. I give you the engine you do the rest. You can try booting
DOS or something else. If you have created an instruction set or an intresting instruction file or an application
please send it to me and I'll upload it and place your name on the site for everyone to see :). Later on, I'll
make an upload mechanism to upload your instruction sets.
- That's all?
I am sure there are more, but lets call it a day :)
To see the current progress of gNVM check the status from main menu
gNVM is written in ANSI C and nsl laguage in C++. No platform specific code exists, so it should be
easy to port it to your favorite platform if a c compiler exists.
For the time being, gNVM has been ported ( compiled and runned with no errors ) on the following platforms:
- X ( KDE-GNOME-etc)
- Symbian OS ( 9210 mobile )
If you test the application, please let me know if it does not work on your platform,
including a somewhat detailed description of what happens.
Here are the things that sometime I'll implement in gNVM. If
you wanna do some of them, send me an email or write in forum. I
won't say no :)
- x86 emulation
- Booting MSDOS
- Booting Linux Kernel
- Port to other platforms ( if there is a c
compiler, it can be ported :)
- Make a better Nano scripting Language (
even in Visual Basic )
- Enhance Nano Basic ( read FAQ )
- Emulate as many processors
Development Status contains info for bug fixes, upgrades and
generally information about next versions that have not been
released ( yet ).
Comming Release 0.8
Planning Release date : 24/3/2004
- Creating site
- Making a better GUI for windows
- Organizing code
- Preparing Generic Machine for first public version release
Generic Nano Virtual Machine, Copyright (C) 2004 Jon Vlachoyiannis . All versions, except Windows versions,
licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Windows versions licensed under the terms
of the FreeBDS License.
Generic Nano Virtual Machine comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you
are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. See the GNU General Public License and FreeBSD License for
Generic Nano Virtual Machine is an opensource project.
See details of the licences to find out your rights. You are greatly encourage to distribute the
The project is hosted on SourceForge, thus allowing the source to be accessed through CVS.
See this page for details
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For many Indians, khichdi—a one-pot meal of rice cooked with lentils and vegetables—is a comfort food and a diet staple. There are hundreds of recipes for preparing it and hundreds of ways of consuming it. Many Bengalis enjoy khichdi with an assorted platter of deep-fried vegetables and fried fish, while others serve it with either pickles or yogurt.
Because the only necessary ingredients are rice, lentils, vegetables, and a minimal amount of spices, it’s known as a poor man’s supper, satisfying for lunch or dinner. And many eat it during sickness, as it’s light and easy to digest.
I often feel like khichdi lives and rules the life of a Bengali. In West Bengal, khichdi season starts with monsoon season, in early summer. And in the fall, a sacramental khichdi is prepared for Durga Puja, a festival in honor of the Goddess Durga. In my parents' home in Kolkata, my mom prepares khichdi with winter vegetables when the temperature drops; during Saraswati Puja (a festival to worship the Goddess Saraswati) in February, she feeds about forty-something people out of one big pot.
Since coming to the U.S., khichdi has become a staple part of my diet, too. As a graduate student, I used to prepare a big batch to have on hand during finals. Since it requires very little supervision while it cooks, it was the easiest dish to make. It's filling and reheats nicely, which is why I still pack it as a lunch to bring to work.
The rice can be replaced with quinoa or bulgur, the lentils can be either yellow mung or red masoor, and any kind of seasonal vegetables (peas, tomatoes, asparagus, or green beans, for example) can be added.
Whatever variation I make, I never forget to make potato fries to go with it.
For the khichdi:
- 1 1/2 cups brown basmati rice
- 1 cup yellow lentil (mung dal)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons clarified butter (ghee)
- 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2-inch piece ginger, thinly sliced
- 12 to 15 green beans, trimmed and chopped
- 3 carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 green chile, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 Roma tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chili powder
- Salt, to taste
- 8-10 cups water(Check notes above)
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, for garnishing
For the potato fries:
- 1 pound baby potatoes, cut into small cubes
- salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon ground chili powder
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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Dr. Drew Show on Headline News: We would like a public apology and an informed episode for the celiac disease community
My daughter is among the 3 million Americans who have celiac disease. Her struggle to get diagnosed properly took seven years to achieve. Since that time I have devoted my life to educating and spreading celiac awareness. The recent interview of Jennifer Esposito on her dismissal from CBS due to her ailments related to celiac disease was fraught with misinformation and a general lack of compassion that perpetuates the misunderstanding of this very serious disease.
We found Dr. Drew's interview to be extremely disrespectful to all of those who have faced the struggle of helping the public understand this disease, when so much misunderstanding is what they face daily. As a physician, Dr. Drew should have done more research into the diagnosis of celiac disease and the 155 related illnesses which may be linked to celiac disease, so that his questions would have been more effective in relaying the much needed information. Instead, he chose to take a very aggressive stance on questioning Ms. Esposito in a fashion that led those who are not informed to believe that her claims were on trial.
We need responsible reporting to help spread celiac awareness so that the millions who have gone undiagnosed or misdiagnosed need not suffer silently.
Read the whole story here: http://glutendude.com/celiac/dr-drew-has-no-clue/
You can find the letter my 11 yr old daughter wrote here http://www.glutenfreekidsrock.blogspot.com/2012/11/dr-drew-shame-on-you-celiac-community.html.
Thank you to GFreek.com for posting interview in better quality.
An excellent recommendation from a blog post by Elana Amsterdam has spurred us to add to our original petition requesting an apology to also do another episode on celiac disease which is informative and raises awareness.
The following correct information is from the University of Chicago Center for Celiac Disease:
Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune disorder that
affects the digestive process of the small intestine. When
a person who has celiac disease consumes gluten, a
protein found in wheat, rye and barley, the individual’s
immune system responds by attacking the small intestine
and inhibiting the absorption of important nutrients into
the body. Undiagnosed and untreated, celiac disease can
lead to the development of other autoimmune disorders,
as well as osteoporosis, infertility, neurological conditions
and in rare cases, cancer.
Prevalence of Celiac Disease in the
• In average healthy people: 1 in 133
• In people with related symptoms: 1 in 56
• In people with first-degree relatives
(parent, child, sibling) who are celiac: 1
• In people with second-degree relatives
(aunt, uncle, cousin) who are celiac: 1 in
• Estimated prevalence for African-,
Hispanic- and Asian-Americans: 1 in 236
• In the landmark prevalence study on
celiac disease, investigators determined
that 60% of children and 41% of
adults diagnosed during the study were
asymptomatic (without any symptoms).
• During the prevalence study, researchers
found that 21% of patients with a positive
anti-endomysial antibody test could not
receive a biopsy due to the refusal of their
physician to perform the procedure or the
insurance company to pay for it
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We would like a public apology to the celiac disease community for perpetuating misinformation to the public instead of educating them properly on celiac disease, testing and diagnosis of celiac disease, and the over 155 related illnesses that are associated with this serious disease. Another episode on celiac disease that is packed with solid information would rectify this situation. It is your responsibility as a physician's health show in mainstream media to educate and research thoroughly so that people can receive much needed help.
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Diabetes and Trucking
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, so let’s take a few minutes to talk about diabetes and what can be done.
Recent studies show that Professional Truck Drivers have a 50% greater chance of becoming diabetic than the general population. Estimates put the number at around 500,00 drivers who currently have diabetes. According to the CDC, of the approximately 30.2 million diabetics in the US, 7.2 million people are undiagnosed. The sedentary lifestyle and lack of healthy food choices at many truck stops, certainly contribute to this number. As a Type 2 diabetic myself, I can tell you the diagnosis wasn’t completely unexpected, but it was still a shocking revelation. I immediately regretted the poor, yet delicious, choices I made daily in the candy aisle and the beverage cooler.
Diabetes can go undetected for a very long time. You may have no symptoms at all. Some of the symptoms include excessive thirst and urination. It’s sometimes easy to ignore frequent urination, because we’ve been thirsty and drink a lot. Makes sense, right? However, when blood sugars are high, the kidneys work to dispose of the excess sugar, causing more frequent urination.
Other symptoms may also include fatigue, weight loss, or blurred vision. If you have any of these symptoms, please consult your doctor. Diagnosing diabetes early is key to managing it.
Allowing diabetes to go unchecked can lead to complications such as kidney damage, which may lead to dialysis, eye damage that could result in blindness, or an increased risk of heart disease or stroke.
Types of Diabetes
The most common types of diabetes:
- Pre-Diabetes: This is the condition where the blood sugar is high, but not quite high enough to qualify as Type 2 diabetic. Without treatment, this is likely to turn into Type 2 diabetes within 10 years. Lifestyle and diet change can reverse this, but it can last for years, and if undiagnosed or treated, can develop into Type 2.
- Type 1: This is also known as Juvenile Diabetes, and typically appears in adolescence, but can appear in adults. This type of diabetes is when the pancreas produces little or no insulin. It can be treated, but it can’t be cured - it can last for years, up to a lifetime.
- Type 2: Also called Adult Onset Diabetes, this condition is created when the body either doesn’t produce enough insulin, or can’t process the insulin. This is also called insulin resistance. Diet and exercise can help, but antidiabetic medications are usually required.
- Gestational: This is also called diabetes during pregnancy. It can lead to Type 2. It can be managed with diet, exercise, and daily blood sugar monitoring. Medications are also sometimes required.
What Can You Do?
Since diabetes can only be diagnosed by testing, ask your doctor for the test. It’s a quick blood draw called A1C, and it can determine your blood sugar levels over the past 3 months. Once the results are in, your doctor can help determine a plan of action. The key is to get diagnosed, putting off or ignoring it will not magically make it go away.
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Statistical models for high-dimensional and functional data
The research group aims at developing statistical methods for analyzing data with complex structure, high-dimensional and/or intrinsically smooth (functional).
Various examples of high-dimensional data and analyses.
About the group
The rapid evolution of technological devices able to measure increasingly complex and high-dimensional data (large omics databases, high-frequency time series, 3D images generated by medical scanners) poses new unprecedented challenges to data analysis. Proper data understanding and modeling is key to reaching meaningful conclusions, targeted at improving and personalizing clinical treatment. Accounting for such complexity requires the development of novel statistical models and computational methods, fueling a fascinating and fast-growing area of research in statistics.
Methods for high-dimensional and functional data have been flourishing over the last decades, and our aim is to contribute to the development in this field. We work on:
- scalable Bayesian inference for molecular signature discovery
- data integration for cancer genomics
- rank-based statistical models for preference learning
- sparse models for functional data clustering
The frontiers of research in statistics are nowadays defined by the challenges that data complexity poses to the statistician: every day we push the boundary of what and how we are able to measure information in an unprecedented way in human history. However, data are a powerful source of information only when modeled properly, such that the analysis manages to estimate structural effects from noise and incompleteness. Statistical methods provide the basic tools to extract knowledge from data, to quantify the associated uncertainty, and to predict or make decisions accounting for such uncertainty.
In doing so, we face a number of challenges:
- data incompleteness and fragmentation: missing and fragmented data are a reality, especially when dealing with complex measurement tools, and therefore propagating the associated uncertainty (for example via Bayesian methods) is key to reaching meaningful and reliable conclusions;
- complex/high-dimensional/smooth process generating the data: realizing that the data generating process has some intrinsic structure or regularity can be an advantage for better understanding, and therefore we try to exploit this opportunity by combining advanced mathematical tools (functional spaces, network structures) to achieve better modeling;
- massive database dimension: since massive amounts of information are often redundant, we need to develop sparse statistical models capable of capturing and summarizing the relevant insight from the data;
- heterogeneity of the data sources: data collected from several platforms or devices (such as in genomics) give the opportunity to increase power by analyzing them jointly, and data fusion approaches require to account for the resulting heterogeneity in the measurements quality and scales across sources.
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The Magic of Ascanio Book Vol. 3 "More Studies of Card Magic" by Arturo Ascanio - Book
Arturo de Ascanio y Navaz (1926-1997), is regarded as the father of Spanish card magic. A lawyer by trade and an amateur magician, he devoted a good part of his life to magic and was one of the founders of the prestigious Escuela Mágica de Madrid.
The Structural Conception of Magic, which is the first volume of The Magic of Ascanio, is devoted to his theoretical thinking. Studies of Card Magic and More Studies of Card Magic include all of his card creations, while the fourth volume Knives and Color-Blindness is a treatise on magic with pocket knives.
The Third Volume
Includes some of his signature pieces like The Restless Lady, Alternating the Colors, and his legendary All-Backs routine. These routines were part of the act that Ascanio performed at the Amsterdam FISM Convention, where he won First Prize in Card Magic. Also included are his classics Sequacious Spades, and Cards Through the Table, The Ten Cards Up the Sleeve, The Aces of My Exam, Freddy Fah’s Wallet, Mentalism by Elimination, The Magical Nine, Stranger Ambitious Card, and The Nudist Deck. The book ends with Black Days, a masterpiece of magical thinking, as Arturo himself described it.
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Contact: Casimer Rosiecki, 850-916-5666GULF BREEZE, Fla.—Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Fort Pickens areas on Santa Rosa Island were accepted into the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program on March 29, 2022.
The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom is a federal program that commemorates the stories of the men and women who risked everything for freedom and those who helped them. It honors, preserves, and promotes the history of resistance to enslavement through escape and flight worldwide.
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Dark designs and visual culture
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Wallace, Michele, African American women, African American arts, Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Feminism -- United S
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I talk a lot about cover designs and what works and doesn’t work for me, but lately, I’ve been thinking a lot more about all of the other elements that can give a book a real visual impact. There are so many little things (and big things) that can go into the design of a book and some work really well for me while others distract me from.
Manga (漫画) are comics created in Japan, or by Japanese creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century. They have a long and complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art. In Japan, people of all. Hans Ruedi Giger is best known for shaping Alien’s visual direction, which turns 40 this unique vision continues to inspire, even five years after his death—as proved by the North Bergen High School students whose production of Alien: The Play went viral in March.
But Giger’s work as a visual artist extends beyond the sci-fi franchise, combining horror and. This is the number one book about visual design: it is recommended whether you are a visual artist or not.
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It is useful even if the only visual design you do is to lay out buttons in a dialog box. As indicated by the title, the authors stress communication as the goal of visual design, so they tell you how to produce designs that help users. The Broighter Boat (1st century BCE) A gem of La Tene Goldsmithery (National Museum of Ireland)When Did Celtic Art Begin.
Broadly speaking, the earliest Celtic arts and crafts appeared in Iron Age Europe with the first migrations of Celts coming from the steppes of Southern Russia, from about BCE onwards. Any European art, craftwork or architecture before this date.
This book shows the different tribes creating various artworks, but sharing a united passion for visual interpretation of Aboriginal history and culture. Particular emphasis is on the north-west Kimberley region, presenting spiritual interpretations of Author: Jessica Poulter.Ten years after the last edition, this thoroughly revised and updated third edition of The Visual Culture Reader highlights the transformed and expanded nature of globalized visual cultures.
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The U.S. is sending 1,400 more Marines into Afghanistan ahead of a spring thaw, when fighting usually picks up with the Taliban, to try to cement security gains ahead of the July start of a U.S. troop withdrawal, according to a published report.
Unidentified American officials say that Defense Secretary Robert Gates ordered the new deployment of more Marine combat forces in a surprise move on Wednesday. Temporarily adding front-line forces could help counter an anticipated spring offensive by Taliban militants returning from havens in neighboring Pakistan, they said.
The new troops could be on the ground as early as mid-January, deployed mostly in the south around Kandahar. Commanders are also considering more proposals to boost troop numbers even further, and if those plans are approved, the number of additional front-line troops could top 3,000, the paper said.
Officials are also looking at swapping out support units for more combat troops, to stay within the troop limits authorized by President Barack Obama when he announced a 30,000-strong surge late last year. At the time, he gave Gates leeway to send 10 percent more troops, but most of those slots have already been taken up by support units.
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Bodily Smells That Might Be A Signal To Consult A Doctor
May 15, 2018
The human body exudes a whole range of smells and that's normal. Modern hygiene products help us stay clean and fight natural secretions. Toothpaste helps maintain oral health and ensures fresh breath, shampoos and bath gels remove dirt and give the hair and the skin a pleasant scent, and deodorants and perfumes effectively mask everything we want to hide. The cleanliness of the body and the smells that it exudes are a part of our image and indicators of how comfortable it is for other people to interact with us. But sometimes our body signals possible problems with certain smells.
Common household causes
There are some natural prerequisites for bad smells of the body caused by harmless habits and certain conditions. If there are no health problems, then you can achieve considerable improvements by eliminating the prime cause.
In any abnormal situation, an increase in sweating is the natural reaction of the body. Stress can be caused by absolutely anything, such as bad news, hard work, or fear. Sweat itself doesn't have a smell, but it becomes unpleasant when the secreted fluid is mixed with bacteria on the skin and clothes. There are only two ways in which you can fight this phenomenon and they are learning to control your emotions and maintaining good hygiene. | <urn:uuid:46de5b43-e595-46da-9f30-4d6e5dfad268> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://alive.tips/lbwkr-ctlf-rser-aunol-pber-lbmkt-6108-bodily-smells-that-might-be-a-signal-to-consult-a-doctor-1525776336/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00274.warc.gz | en | 0.935264 | 277 | 2.71875 | 3 |
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:15:25 -0400
Subject: Re: Water cart Vote
See, I missed that too, the pipe is at one end of the cart. I pictured
the pipe in the center.
But... If the wall pushes the water one way, say toward the right end,
then you're saying the cart must move to the left. Am I correct?
But, doesn't the pipe need to exert a force on the water to stop prevent
it from moving to the right? Now all the forces cancel and there's no
No need to apologize Andy. When you're wrong, you're wrong. So where am
I wrong above?
A Gavrin wrote:
> I am with Bill on this one (sorry Sam).
> The cart doesn't move up because gravity pulls it down, and the normal
> force of the ground adjusts to suit while the water is in transit.
> Similarly, the walls of the cart provide a force on the water inside.
> It seems to me that the force provided by the wall opposite the drain
> must be slightly larger force than the one near the pipe, in order to
> move the CM of the water towards the pipe. The water produces a
> correspondingly larger reaction force against that wall than the one
> near the pipe.
> I vote offline earlier, so don't count my vote twice!
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How Tree Pose Can Teach Us Balance
I’ve been teaching the Tree Pose or Vrksasana a lot recently.
It has always been one of my favourites - I am naturally drawn to the balancing poses in my own Yoga practice. I love the combination of strength and concentration that the pose demands, as well as the beauty of the human body when holding the Tree. It also gives me pleasure to watch my students increasing confidence as they maintain their balance for longer each time.
To me, the Tree serves as reminder of our connection to Mother Nature and to the plants, flowers, trees and beauty of Nature all around us. As such, it lends itself to being practised outside. In fact, the photo I used below was taken on the beach at Lytham Pier in North West England. It was an extremely windy but sunny day. My student Llanna was so still, you would never guess!
Tree Pose Essentials
The Tree is a pose to practise regularly but, in particular, when one is feeling insecure and shaky. It allows us to access the absolute stability and security of a tree, rooted in the earth. In the pose, we visualise the supporting foot setting down roots that allow our trunk to stay stable. The upper body, the branches, can then reach upward towards the sky.
It is vital that the whole of the standing foot is properly placed, and that its four points of connection with the earth ie. the big toe joint, the little toe joint, the inner and outer heel are all working together to maintain stability. The inner arch of the foot should be lifted. And then, once the foundation has been secured, the spine can lengthen and the arms rise up like the branches of a tree reaching towards the light. If this is not appropriate, simply keep the arms low and hands in Anjali mudra (prayer pose)
Benefits of Tree Pose
Know that regular practice of Tree Pose will strengthen your legs, ankles and spine. It will also improve your physical balance. When the arms are lifted up, it will revitalise the body and open the mind to positive energy.
Tree Pose also teaches us the importance of balance and we can take this awareness into our everyday life. Healthy living demands that we are balanced in everything we do - not too little, not too much - and that, in every situation, we seek a place of balance and equanimity.
How To - Tree Pose
Stand in Mountain Pose. Transfer your weight to your right leg. Bend your left knee towards your chest. Now place your foot at the top of your inner right thigh with your toes pointing down. Turn your left knee out to the side. Keep the breath flowing and steady. Find a spot on the opposite wall to keep the mind focused. Place your hands in Anjali mudra with your palms pressed together and the elbows out to the sides. Hold for 8 breaths. If you struggle with this, simply practise with your back against a wall for support.
Then, on an inhalation, raise your hands, still pressed together, above your head. Lift your sternum and lengthen through both sides of the trunk. Keep rooting deeply through your standing foot. Hold for 8 breaths. Lower and then repeat on the other side.
Imagine as you are standing there that you are receiving nourishment for your tree from the sunlight above your head and, in turn, receiving energy from the earth below your feet. Call to mind your mind your favourite tree in your favourite season.
Advanced Tree Pose
Another way of exploring Tree Pose is to close the eyes once the arms have been lifted overhead. The ankle of the supporting foot will begin to move back and forward in an attempt to keep you balanced. Having removed the visual cues to maintain your balance, you must now rely more on the body sense of itself in space, its so-called propriocentricity. Take four breaths before opening your eyes and then repeat on the other side.
Beyond the Mat
Practise Tree Pose regularly with commitment and focus. Look for areas in your life that are less than balanced and see whether you are able to achieve more equilibrium. In addition, use your regular Tree Pose practice to cultivate the ability to be fully present, doing one thing at a time and with your complete attention.
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I got the next DE on a lesson 2 weeks ago. After I wasn't able to find any solution my teacher assigned it to be my homework. Thrice. Last time on a lecture he said it will be my prerequisite for exam (not quite sure if it's in conflict with forum rules...). But because of it being my homework three times I can't hand over any other homework and I lose opportunities for activity points... That 'simple' DE is:
The facts are:
(1)Simple techniques we've learnt up to now doesn't seem to work. I am unable to efficiently separate variables, the substitution leads to probably unsolvable(?) integral. Also I should mention that we started this DE topic on lectures only recently.
(2)I groped a bit in an accessible literature recommended by teacher and luckily I figured out where does the DE comes from (Elias J., Horvath J., Kajan J.,- Zbierka uloh z vyssej matematiky). It's a problem no.1194, but result listed at the end of the book isn't correct ( ). Neither problem no.1193 nor no.1195 have correctly listed solutions, but the former one matches correct result for problem no.1193. Given solutions at the end slightly resemble those correct ones, like if they were incorrectly rewritten from somewhere else...
(3)Wolfram can't solve neither that DE nor the derived integral.
(4)On the last lesson I told my teacher the book has incorrect results and that my DE possibly can't be solved but he insisted on it can be done. So now it's my homework for a third time
Because it's my homework I just ask for hints what technique of DE-solving should I use, not the entire flat solution... Also it would be of great appeasment to me if anyone could confirm it can be really solved.
Now make the substitution
and the integral becomes
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Gary Pickering, of Brock University presented a talk at the ICCWS (International Cool Climate Wine Symposium) on managing green flavours in wine. These are largely (but not exclusively) caused by methoxypyrazines. The two main ones in wine are isopropyl methoxypyrazine (IPMP) and isobutyl methoxypyrazine (IBMP).
There’s a level at which these green flavours can be typical [...]
Alistair Nesbitt, from the University of East Anglia, has created a model that maps spatial climate variability in the UK, showing the suitability of various areas for viticulture in England and Wales. Over the period 1954-2015 there has been a non-linear warming trend for the growing season, and the amount of variability from season to [...]
A short film from this year’s RAW Artisan Wine Fair, held earlier this month at the Old Truman Brewery, London.
Opened this pair. One from South Africa and one from New Zealand. Both biodynamic. Both pretty compelling, and perhaps not what you’d immediately expect from Sauvignon Blanc. This is a variety that can be serious, but doesn’t have to be. It’s almost as if, though, that by putting Sauvignon Blanc on the bottle, you are [...]
Greg Jones presenting at ICCWS 2016
570 delegates, three tons of ice, 22 000 glasses. Brighton in May. It’s the 9th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium, and it’s being held in the UK for the first time, and everyone is quite excited. I’m currently sitting in a session on Day 2, so I thought I’d [...]
I’ve had this wine a couple of times now (both times at Noble Rot, but Sager & Wilde are also listing it). It’s a stunning wine that has the most amazing matchstick reduction integrated into the richer Chenin flavours to great effect. This is a perfect example of a wine character that could be seen [...]
Mee Godard started her own domaine just three years ago. She’s previously studied winemaking in Oregon, and worked in Burgundy and Champagne. Now she has 5 hectares of vines in three different Morgon Climats: Côte du Py, Corcelette and Grand Cras.
Côte du Py, Morgon
This year she’s begun to work organically in the vines, although [...]
Popped into Sager & Wilde Wine Bar today for the first time in a while. It’s a lovely space, and what a wine list! The by-the-glass list is shortish but it’s really good, and changes frequently, but it’s the lengthier by the bottle list that really grabbed my attention. This is a superbly chosen (I [...]
So, this is pretty much a real time tasting note of a sparkling wine from Canada’s Okanagan Valley that’s in my glass at the moment. Tantalus has been growing grapes since 1927, and this Riesling vineyard was planted in 1978, which for Vitis vinifera in the Okanagan, is pretty ancient history. It’s from clone 21B, [...]
Jean-Marc Burgaud is based in Villié-Morgon, in the heart of the most celebrated of the crus. We had a beautiful early evening visit here that had an energy of its own. It’s so interesting following the dynamics of producer visits. Often they don’t really know who you are (many producers are so busy making their [...] | <urn:uuid:ec27e5a3-2df2-4539-8867-3bd39a0a2bdd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wineanorak.com/wineblog/2016/05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283301.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00510-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953648 | 772 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Cargill Meat Solutions said its Honeysuckle White and Shady Brook Farms are the first major turkey brands to remove growth-promoting antibiotics from all turkeys across the independent farms they work with, without charging a premium price.
Customers has said they want more natural turkey and Cargill says it has responded working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a three-part verification process for turkey production that exceeds all current government and industry standards:
· All turkeys are raised by independent farmers,
· Producers are trained on proper animal handling practices, and
· No antibiotics are used for growth promotion (antibiotics only used for treatment of illness and disease prevention)
“Consumer research tells us people are more interested than ever in where their food comes from and how it is produced,” said Ruth Kimmelshue, president of the Cargill Turkey & Cooked Meats business. “We believe ending the use of antibiotics to promote growth in turkeys is an important step that provides consumers with nutritious and affordable options. Working with our broad network of independent farmers, Cargill has the experience, resources and capabilities to successfully make this change and meet the needs of our customers and consumers.”
Cargill’s initiative to remove growth-promoting antibiotics was reinforced last December when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a three-year plan to phase out the use of antibiotics that are medically important in human health and are also used to improve growth or feed efficiency in livestock and poultry.
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The easiest way to charge an electric car is at home. You can charge using a standard three-pin plug that you’d use to connect anything to the mains supply, but this is not the optimal way of doing it - it’s very slow, so it should only be used as a last resort.
Most electric car owners install home chargers in their driveways or garages exclusively for their own use. These home chargers are designed to work with electric cars so they can be fully charged in a matter of hours - most people charge overnight so they can take advantage of time-of-use EV tariffs that offer lower rates to use electricity during the night. The charger will also usually be tethered with the cable you need for your vehicle, so all you have to do is plug it in and leave it.
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With many workplaces now investing in EV charge points, the next best place to charge your car could be while you’re in the office. Many workplaces are installing charging points for employees and visitors. They work in the same way as home chargers, though they’re likely to be untethered which means you’ll need to bring your own cable to connect your car - it’ll usually be a Type 2 connector.
In terms of charging speed, electric vehicle chargers provided by businesses will charge at about the same rate as home chargers.
When it comes to charging an electric car when on the go, drivers can do so via an increasing number of public EV charge points located throughout town centres across the country. You can find them outside supermarkets, leisure centres, cinemas and inside car parks, to name just a few places to look. They’re installed and operated by brands including Shell Recharge, BP Pulse and Ecotricity. Tesla also has its own Supercharger charging point network specifically for Tesla drivers.
Public charging points will usually charge at a 7 kW rate, providing about 30 miles of range per hour of charge (though some will charge at the faster rate of 22 kW). They’re probably best used to top up the car’s battery when you’re parked for an hour or two, rather than trying to get a full charge out of them. It’s worth bearing in mind that you may also have to pay to use them, which you’d do through an app on your phone, a dedicated electric car charging card or (increasingly) standard contactless payment depending on the provider.
If you use your car for long journeys, it’s almost certain that you’ll have to charge it at some point en route, though with battery capacities increasing, this could become less and less likely over the next few years. The best way of charging electric cars en route is to make use of the rapid public EV charge points most commonly found at service stations - this is because you’ll be stopping specifically to charge the car rather than top up while you’re shopping, so you’ll want it done as quickly as possible. Rapid chargers can give you an 80% charge in as little as 30 minutes.
Rapid charging rates start at 43 kW - alternating current (AC) chargers will use a Type 2 connector, so you’ll need a charging cable with a Type 2 connector as well. All direct current (DC) chargers use CCS and CHAdeMO 50 kW connectors, though cars fitted with a CCS connection can also accept a Type 2 connector, which will charge them at a slower rate.
Electric car charge speeds depend entirely on the car itself and the charging point being used, though it’s a safe assumption that slow chargers would be the slowest and rapid chargers would be the quickest. The table below shows the time it would take to charge the average electric vehicle battery from empty to full using different chargers.
|Slow charging||Up to 3.6 kW||6-12 hours|
|Fast charging||7-22 kW||4-6 hours|
|Rapid charging||43-50 kW||30 minutes-1 hour|
When charging electric cars at home, there are a number of factors to take into consideration when you’re trying to calculate how much it will cost you to do so:
Your electricity tariff - your unit rate during the day and at night (if you have a time of use tariff) will affect how much you pay
The time you’re charging - if you have cheaper electricity at night, this is the optimal time to charge when thinking about outgoings
How long you’re charging for - the longer you have to charge your car for, the more it will cost
The type of car and the size of its battery - the bigger the battery, the longer it’ll take to charge and the more it could cost you
Your charging connection type - if you’re using a three-pin plug, it could take more than 24 hours to fully charge your electric vehicle, which would cost much more than using a dedicated charging point
It’s always worth remembering that, however much you calculate you’ll spend on charging your car, it’s going to be much less than filling up with petrol. While the initial outlay on an electric vehicle will be more than buying a petrol or diesel car, it will be cheaper to charge, run and maintain over the years.
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All 37 students in Ron Clark's Harlem classroom tested below grade level. All of them had discipline problems.
But Clark so believed that his students could be successful that he held them to standards beyond their expected ability. By the end of the year those formerly low-performing students tested better than some Advanced Placement students on tests.
"Teachers have more power than they realize," Clark said. "They set the tone for their classroom. They set the tone for the whole school."
Clark will be the speaker to launch the Hamilton County school system's Innovation Zone, a communitywide effort to improve test scores at five low-performing schools. The school district received some $10 million in federal funds to be distributed over three years to support the project.
The Innovation Zone, or iZone, includes five Hamilton County schools that the state identified in the lowest 5 percent of achievement. Those schools are Brainerd High, Dalewood Middle, Orchard Knob Elementary, Orchard Knob Middle and Woodmore Elementary.
"I hope I fire them [teachers] up and get them to think differently," Clark said.
Clark is a teacher, author and founder of Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, which offers education for students as well as teachers. He was the subject of the 2006 TV movie "The Ron Clark Story" starring Matthew Perry.
Clark will speak at the Brainerd BX at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Some 700 educators, representatives of nonprofit groups, business owners and parents are scheduled to attend.
The $10 million will be distributed over three years, but the goal is to see gains on test scores within one year. The money will be used to give the five schools extended school days and help them recruit the best teachers.
LaFrederick Thirkill, principal of Orchard Knob Elementary School, said his teachers and staff started seeing academic progress in their students before the iZone began. And they're even more excited to see the accomplishments they may make with more resources.
"We are excited to have some extra resources to help us continue to increase student achievement," Thirkill said. "Although we know that money does not raise student achievement, but best practices from a highly skilled teaching staff."
Clark has shown that students, even those who struggle with poverty, can do well in school.
He makes assignments hard and lets his students know he expects them to meet the challenges.
"It's about passion, excitement, making it hands-on and bringing it to life," he said.
On Point, a local nonprofit group, is helping to pay for Clark's visit.
"The iZone is an opportunity for the community to wrap around schools and to ensure kids have what they need," said Lesley Scearce, On Point president and executive director. "This is critical because we believe it takes all of us together to improve our schools."
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The Battle at Bunker's Hill June 17th 1775.
1875 (dated) 15 x 19 in (38.1 x 48.26 cm)
An uncommon 1875 lithograph view of the Battle of Bunker Hill drawn by Henry Atwell Thomas. The view illustrates the landing of British troops at Morton's Point and the subsequent shelling and burning of the town by the British Man-of-War Somerset, shown at the left. In the background we can see the cannonading of the town by a battery on Copp's Hill and from floating batteries on the Charles River. This view was published by C. Frank King of 32 Winter Street, Boston for the centennial celebration of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
This view is extremely scarce. The OCLC references only one copy at the Boston Athenaeum. We have further identified two additional copies in the holdings of the American Antiquarian Society; they include the present edition and a second edition, which may be later. We have also identified a copy in microfilm at the Library of Congress - it is unclear if they also preserved the original print.
Henry Atwell Thomas (1834 -1904) was an American artist active in the middle to late 19th century. Thomas worked primarily in watercolor, printmaking, and lithography. Thomas was most active in New York City where he was known for theatrical portraiture. Initially he operated as 'H. A. Thomas Lithographer'. Eventually Thomas acquired various partners with publications under as 'Thomas and Eno' and 'Thomas and Wylie'. He subsidized his theater work with general interest prints and paintings related to monuments and historical events. In 1886, he was recognized with an art, music and drama festival at the Academy of Music presented as a "Testimonial to Henry A. Thomas, Artist."
Very good near fine. Minor closed repair to upper margin, not intruding on printed image.
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Collaboration Can Be a Colossal Waste of Time
"The role of the leader is not to come up with all the great ideas. The role of the leader is to create an environment in which great ideas happen." Simon Sinek
It seems like an interesting question, doesn't it? Why should we collaborate? Yes, many will say to share ideas or strengthen those ideas that are already out there. Some may even say we should collaborate to learn from one another? Considering this is a blog about education, we also sort of know that the ideas we are collaborating on are centered around student learning.
But it's not that easy, is it? This idea of collaboration...
The other day an educator named Lissa Tweeted out one of my blogs on 9 ideas that teachers and leaders should try in the new year. A teacher, who shall remain nameless, Tweeted back, "My resolution: stop taking advice on what we should do by ppl who don't & never will teach!"
Clearly, she was referring to me.
Lissa responded that I (meaning Peter) have taught and that the "power of Twitter is in learning from people who might not have the same opinions as us." I loved that response, and that philosophy is why this blog is called Finding Common Ground. Usually the focus of the blog is to get people to come together, but unfortunately I too have been guilty of burning a few bridges instead of building them.
Over the last few years we seem to have become more and more divided in education...(and yes, politics as well).
There is the anti-reform side, the reform side and everyone else in between. There was a time a few years ago that I identified a lot with the anti-reform side because of changes I didn't like happening in my home state of NY, but I realized that I was usually somewhere in the middle. I did not think the Common Core was as evil as it was made out to be (except for when it was tied to state exams and evaluation before schools were prepared), and I loved the process of evidence-based observations (minus the point scales), as well as the reasoning behind the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA).
The issue is that in any given school there are people who fall in all three places. Some believe in reform, others dislike everything about it, and some see the points of both sides. How do we get all of those stakeholders, including the teacher with the new year's resolution from above, to collaborate instead of argue or dismiss the ideas of others?
If we spent our energy on collaborating together as much as we spend our time on arguing and dismissing, we would probably have solved many of our issues. But not everyone understands what collaboration actually means. Unfortunately, too many people want collaboration to mean that they are right and everyone should follow suit...it's not about learning from others...it's about learning from them (in their eyes)!
According to Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn's new book Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems (Corwin Press) collaboration when viewed through the lens of collective teacher efficacy can have an effect size of 1.57 (Hattie). If you want to read an more about collective-teacher efficacy, please click here for a dissertation by Rachel Eells.
Unfortunately, what we know about Hattie's work (Peter is a Visible Learning trainer who works with Hattie) is that how we approach these influences is what adds or negates from their effect. Collaboration for the sake of saying we collaborate isn't helpful. In Coherence, Fullan and Quinn write, "Collaboration as an end in itself is a waste of time. Groups are powerful, which means they can be powerfully wrong. Getting deeper without the discipline and specificity of collective deliberation can be a grand waste of time."
Questions to ask to ensure that this type of collaboration doesn't happen:
- Where has this been used before?
- What research do you have to support it?
- How will this be better than what has already been used?
What makes collaboration a waste of time is when a leader or group of teachers walk into a collaborative situation with the end result in mind. If we walk into a meeting with one idea and walk out with the same one, why bother having the meeting? That's not collaboration...it's consensus.
As I began to travel more and more for my new role as someone who facilitates workshops and provides keynotes, I began seeing why collaboration falls flat. Some of the reasons are:
- Leaders already have the final decision set before they collaborate with a team
- The collaboration is more about the adults than about the students (Hattie)
- The adults have low expectations for their students and have the "Our kids are different mindset," and are not easily dissuaded from that mindset.
- The group consists of too many of the "Yeah but" people. They are the ones who often shoot down ideas by starting with, "Yeah, but." They don't want to collaborate as much as they want to undermine and destroy.
In the End
In order to truly collaborate we need to have a wide range of stakeholders who have different mindsets, but are willing to learn from the process and one another. We also need to start the first meeting by establishing protocols and possibly even taking time to do the Compass Personality Test Activity to get a sense of how different the stakeholders may think. We also need to make sure, in the spirit of Simon Sinek, "Why" we are doing what we are doing.
When we get together to collaborate it's alright to have some beginning thoughts on where to go, but we can't be so rigid in our thinking that we are only collaborating in order to build consensus to get what we want before we ever walked in the door.
There is no doubt that we all bring a lot of baggage, especially given that many of us have seen budget cuts, school consolidations and closings, new initiatives we don't believe in, as well as teacher and leader lay-offs. That's a lot to carry on our shoulders from one year to the next. Add in the fact that stakeholders only believe that collaboration means ultimately agreeing with leadership, and the whole process is doomed from the start.
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As reported recently by MetaFilter user timshel, Lyle Hiroshi Saxon has been documenting his life in Tokyo for more than 25 years. His sprawling website offers plenty of diversions, and it spans the history of the Internet itself. Saxon's many online projects include simple HTML-encoded pages from the dawn of the World Wide Web, to blogs, YouTube, and finally social media, including Twitter. His photos and videos document life at the end of Japan's affluent “Bubble Economy” 25 years ago.
Saxon's online presence is massive, and his frequently updated blog, Twitter account, and YouTube channel are the best ways to begin exploring his body of work, which basically catalogues Japan since the 1990s.
Of particular note are the LL-Letters, an archive of blog posts and letters home about Saxon's life in Tokyo over the years. YouTube provides the easiest way to can a glimpse of life in Tokyo in the 1990s. Saxon has uploaded dozens of videos to YouTube, and has arranged many of them in playlists according to year:
Here's a video taken “here and there” in Tokyo in 1990:
Here's a video of busy Shinjuku Station taken in Tokyo in the same year:
In an FAQ about his massive collection of images and videos, Saxon says the underlying philosophy behind his project is that “what is mundane in one local is exotic in another, and underlying the daily events in all of our lives, there is profound truth lurking in the seemingly mundane details of living.”
Saxon also says:
I started the LL-Project when it occurred to me that, while people used to have no other way of communicating with other groups than to appoint a representative who would travel to distant lands to represent them, now that the Internet enables people to directly communicate with each other, they should do so! The further up you go in politics and (too often) in business, the fouler it gets, so for quality communication and – dare I say it – the future of the human race, we have got to start/maintain effective lateral networking.
The home page of Saxon's main website also features links to various subsections. A photo gallery includes dozens of links, while a photo index is a good place to search for photos about specific topics. | <urn:uuid:1d26fea5-7832-49c5-a703-2ba64f788a92> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://globalvoices.org/2016/11/17/1990s-japan-is-alive-online-thanks-to-one-man/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279489.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00008-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957076 | 481 | 1.960938 | 2 |
Vaginal Conditions After Delivery
Frederick R. Jelovsek MD
"Does taking a bath increase your chances of getting an infection, yeast or UTI?
I am 29 years old, always have menstrual periods on time, although I am 9 weeks post partum. I seem to get a lot of yeast infections". A.N.
If someone told you there would not be any short or long term vaginal changes after delivery of a baby through the vagina, I am sure you would not believe them. Anytime a 4 inch (10 cm) diameter round object goes through an opening that cannot normally stretch beyond a 2 inch (5 cm) diameter opening, there is a strong likelihood of stretching, tearing and pain afterwards.
When that is added to hormonal changes after delivery with or without breast feeding, a postpartum woman can have significant vaginal pain, dryness, burning, fear of intercourse, vaginal opening looseness, and even difficulty with losing control over urination, bowel movements or holding bowel gas.
Changes Caused By Child Birth
Let us look at some of the changes that can take place in the lower genital tract after normal, uncomplicated vaginal deliveries.
Are vaginal infections or vaginal burning common after delivery?
The hormones of pregnancy, high estrogen and progesterone, decline rapidly after delivery. The result is an almost menopausal state with respect to vaginal lubrication. The condition is called vaginal atrophy with a rise in the pH of the vagina and a shift away from superficial vaginal cells that lubricate the vagina and provide protection from irritation.
This change also takes place on the outside of the vulva and is subject to any irritation from soaps, rubbing, or contact with chemicals in pads, condoms, lotions or other topically applied agents.
To answer your questions about whether baths can cause vaginitis or urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the postpartum time period, the answer is that they can produce SYMPTOMS of UTIs or vaginitis, i.e., pain with urination, frequency, vulvar burning, but they are NOT thought to produce actual infections.
They produce symptoms if soaps or bath oils are used that irritate the already very thin, sensitive skin in those areas around the vagina and urethra. This is more of an irritant vulvitis and urethritis rather than a vaginal yeast infection or a UTI. This does not mean that you cannot get a yeast infection or a UTI after delivery -- you certainly can -- but often it is a case of mistaken etiology.
If one looks at vaginal smears to after delivery to see how predominant this problem is, we find that about one third of non lactating women have atrophic changes for about six weeks before they start improving, but in 5% the atrophic pattern persists for a long time. | <urn:uuid:32afa3a2-a85c-4c9c-bda5-7c7d7d5f47a2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wdxcyber.com/npreg14.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00470-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921448 | 587 | 2.03125 | 2 |
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Digitally Fueled Riots
Tech philosopher Esther Keymolen (Tilburg University) and fundamental rights & technology researcher Ronan Fahy (University of Amsterdam) talk about recent social media fueled riots, such as the Capitol riots in Washington and the Dutch curfew riots. | <urn:uuid:f7f62cb4-0c76-4016-98a9-1fe58e17d930> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sectorplandls.nl/wordpress/podcast/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00473.warc.gz | en | 0.900407 | 302 | 1.664063 | 2 |
For some students it is a very straightforward process but for others, basic mistakes can lead to failure. Here are some of the most common mistakes that students make while writing their PHD thesis.
This sounds like the most obvious mistakes that can happen, but the number of students that have such mistakes in the thesis is mind boggling. Mistakes in language and spelling distract the reader from the subject of the thesis, making it hard to read. The tolerance for spelling mistakes by instructors seems to be on the decline, what with all the tools available in this day and age to check spelling mistakes.
Another common mistake is when students write their thesis with introductions and conclusions that are too short. The introduction is normally what encourages the reader to delve deeper into the writing. If it is too shallow then it gives the reader the impression that the writing itself is also too shallow. The conclusion, on the other hand, remains in the mind of the reader long after they finish reading the thousands of words in the dissertation body. The conclusion should be a strong one with a convincing tone. It should contain the major points outlined in the thesis, the problems faced and the possible recommendations for future research projects.
Students no doubt have a lot on their plate, but conducting poor research is unacceptable. Many students will normally present facts and ideas as new, because they have not done enough research to realize that the work they are quoting was done by someone several years before. This gives the impression that the student is lazy and did not spend as much time on their work as they should have. It gives the instructors the impression that the student does not take the job as seriously as they should.
One of the most common mistakes students make is including in their list of references blogs and internet journalism articles. Experts call it the Google effect, referring to the phenomenon where students equate the information they find in blogs to the information available in academic articles. Quoting online sources is not bad, but the online sources one quotes must be trustworthy ones. The bibliography should also be properly formatted according to the citation style that is appropriate for the topic of study.
When writing the PHD thesis, it is the small things that matter and can be the difference between success and failure.
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Fundamental analysis is a broad term describing the trading act based solely on global aspects that influence currency, commodity, and equity supply and demand. Many traders will use both basic and technical methods to determine when and where to place trades, but they will also favor each other. If you want to use only fundamental analysis, though, there are a variety of sources to base your opinion on. Keep in mind fundamental analyzes can only suggest where an asset might go; they don’t give you all the information you need to make a forex trade. To determine when to enter, set your risk and manage your trade, you must rely on charts and price action. The use of price charts falls within the technical analytics arena
It can be a very tenuous and unpredictable challenge to trade in economic releases. Many of the biggest minds at the world’s major investment banks are having a hard time predicting what an economic release will eventually end up being. They have models that take into consideration many different aspects but can still be embarrassingly wrong in their predictions, which is why markets move so violently after important economic releases.
Many investors tend to go with the “forcast” of those experts, and typically markets will move in the direction of the consensus prediction before the release. If the consensus fails to predict the final result, the market then usually moves in the direction of the actual result – meaning that if it was better than consensus, a positive reaction unfolds and vice versa for a less-than-consensus result. The trick to trading the fundamental aspect of economic releases is to determine when you want to make your commitment. Do you trade before or after the figure is released?
Both have merits and detractions for themselves. If you trade before the release, you can try to leverage the flow toward the expectation of consensus. Nonetheless, other fundamental events around the world can have more impact on the market than reading the consensus. Trading moments before the economic release means you have an opinion as to whether the actual release is going to be better or worse than the consensus, but you could be terribly wrong and risk major losses on a coin flip. Trading moments after the economic release means you ‘re going to try to establish a position in a low-volume market that is challenging to get your desired price.
Some countries around the world don’t get along very nicely with each other, or the global community and conflicts or wars are sometimes imminent. These tensions or conflicts can harm tradable goods by changing the supply or even the demand for specific products. For instance, increased friction in the Middle East can put a strain on the supply of oil, which then makes the price rise. Conversely, a relative calm in that part of the world can decrease the price of oil as supply isn’t threatened. Being able to predict how these events will conclude accurately may be a way to get ahead of the market with your fundamental perspective.
Some fundamental factors are more long-lasting, while others are more immediate, but trading them can be both challenging and rewarding for those who have the intestinal fortitude to trade them. Also, the fundamental factors listed above are just the start of a list that is much longer as new economic events and news are created every day. So keep your eyes open for new situations that arise, and maybe you could be fundamentally ahead of the curve! | <urn:uuid:3c5d9c69-df28-4ed4-838d-c3ff6d9dfea8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://academy.coinlib.io/courses/forex-trading/lessons/types-of-trading-analysis/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573163.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818033705-20220818063705-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.952132 | 681 | 2.15625 | 2 |
Thousands took to the streets of Tbilisi on Saturday to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili.
The opposition marchers accuse Saakashvili of authoritarianism, claiming he has failed to tackle widespread poverty.
They also say he is responsible for losing huge swathes of Georgian land in a conflict with Russia in 2008.
Nino Burjanadze, a former ally of the president, told the crowd:
“We will fight to the end together with you, however difficult the fight may be. We will not take a single step back and we will make this government step down. This is a decisive fight.”
In the autonomous Black Sea town of Batumi, a crowd of around 400 mobbed the HQ of the local state television.
Russian news agencies reported that police opened fire on protesters.
Witnesses say the authorities did not use weapons but clashed with the demonstrators before the gathering was broken up.
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Unit 5 What does she do ?
B Let’s learn
His father is an actor. My dad’s a cleaner at the zoo. Her father is a doctor. What does your father do? His father goes to work by car.
My dad goes to work by bus.
Her father goes by bicycle. They work hard every day for us!
What does he/she do? He/she is a …
an engineer (工程师).
He is Tom. He is an engineer(工程师). He goes to work by car.
Stop! It’s a red light.
I want to buy some pens.
Hello! I am a salesperson. What do you want to buy?
It’s 9 a.m. Tom goes to a store.
It’s 3 p.m. Tom works in his office.
A cleaner can clean the bedroom. A cleaner can clean the street. A cleaner can clean the _______.
What does he do?
It’s 6 p.m. Tom meets his friend.
What does he do? He is an engineer. How does he go to work? He goes to work by bike.
What does…do? She / He is a / an…. How does … go to work? She / He goes to work….
What does your father do? He’s an engineer.
How does he go to work?
He goes to work by bike.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
She sells things. He helps sick people He teaches lessons. She cleans streets. She draws pictures.
A. artist B. cleaner C. salesperson D. doctor E. teacher
What does he/she do? He/She is a/an _________.
1. She keeps and inspects money. 2. He is tall and strong. He helps many peoole. 3. He writes many books.
4. He designs(设计) things.
1.What does your uncle do ? He is a salesperson . 2. Where does your father work ? He works in a company . 3. How does your aunt go to work ? She goes to work by bus .
Some jobs have different names when they are done by men and women. For example an actor is usually a man; an actress is a woman. A salesman is a man; A saleswoman is a woman. A salesperson can be a man or a woman. A mailman is a man but many people prefer the term “mailperson” for a woman. | <urn:uuid:49ee5941-7336-49f3-b054-4951e8622059> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.haihongyuan.com/xiaoxueyingyu/463646.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00554-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953394 | 557 | 3.5625 | 4 |
Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU's longest-serving elder statesman, threw his hat into the ring yesterday (9 January) for the presidency of the European Commission to succeed José Manuel Barroso.
Juncker, 59, who governed for 19 years until a general election defeat last October and also chaired eurozone finance ministers for eight years from 2005 to 2013, told Germany's Inforadio: "I would be willing (to do the job), in principle, if the election programme and other things work out."
Voters across the 28-nation European Union vote in late May to elect a new European Parliament. Then in June, EU leaders nominate a candidate to head the executive European Commission, taking account of the election results.
The new legislature must then vote to confirm the nominee by an absolute majority of the 751 lawmakers.
Juncker, a convinced European federalist and member of the centre-right Christian Social party, was asked whether he would run to be the lead candidate of the European People's Party (EPP), the main conservative grouping in the EU legislature, with a view to the Commission presidency.
European Parliament leaders have contended that the lead candidate of the party that comes first in the election should be nominated as Commission president.
However some EU leaders, notably German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have voiced reservations about that procedure, which they see as a parliamentary power-grab, stretching the terms of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty.
Barroso, a conservative former Portuguese prime minister, has run the Commission since 2004.
The Socialist group, the second largest force in the current legislature, has nominated Martin Schulz, a German Social Democrat who now presides over the European Parliament, as its candidate.
Other possible contenders for the EPP nomination include French conservative Michel Barnier, who is the European commissioner for the internal market and financial regulation.
However, political sources have said Merkel may prefer a serving conservative prime minister such as Ireland's Enda Kenny, Poland's Donald Tusk or Finland's Jyrki Katainen as Commission president.
The EPP will anoint its candidate at a convention in Dublin on 6-7 March.
The third largest political group, the centre-right Liberals, is holding a primary contest between former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and Finnish European Commission Vice-President for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn.
The next European elections will be held in all EU countries in May 2014. It will be the eighth European Parliament contest since the first direct elections in 1979.
The Lisbon Treaty says that the European Parliament shall elect the Commission president on the basis of a proposal made by the European Council, taking into account the European elections (Article 17, Paragraph 7 of the TEU). This will apply for the first time inthe 2014 elections.
Populist right-wing parties will form a coalition towards the EU elections and have raised the stakes of the election campaigns for mainstream parties. In the coming months, mainstream parties will clarify the common programmes or ‘manifestos’, on which to base their common campaign and for national parties to use in national campaigns.
>> Read more on the EU elections in our LinksDossier.
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- EurActiv Greece Ο Juncker δηλ?νει πρ?θυμος για την Προεδρ?α της Κομισι?ν | <urn:uuid:d2497e04-aec8-4776-a029-ca583ba74c29> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/juncker-steps-forward-for-barroso-s-job/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00462-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937818 | 746 | 1.515625 | 2 |
You may ask yourself, “Why do I need identity theft protection?” If you’ve ever thrown away a receipt, lost a credit card, or received a questionable email asking for personal information, you are making yourself a victim of fraud, and a great candidate for identity theft protection.
How many promotional statements have you tossed that may have your mailing address and full name indicated right on them? Identity theft often doesn’t require much to leave you in a financial mess.
The question becomes, “What can the average person do to ensure that personal information is kept personal, and to guard against possible theft?” Here is a list of suggestions that will help you get the best possible identity theft protection.
Look at your credit reports. These reports contain the kind of information an identity thief is interested in, and the statistics that you should have a good understanding of, in terms of theft protection. The report shows what accounts you have and how you pay your bills.
The law allows you to obtain a free version of this report at least once a year. If an identity thief is operating with your information, this report will show it in some way.
Review the credit reports. Look for any benchmarks that would tell you of possible theft, like inquiries from companies you haven’t contacted, accounts you didn’t open, and debits on accounts that can’t be explained. Check to see that all personal information is correct and that an Identity Thief hasn’t tampered with it.
Review your financial statements. Look at your accounts and billing statements on a regular basis. Watch for any changes that seem odd, like debits that you can’t account for and other things that could be the sign of possible theft.
Many victims of identity theft are the last people to know about the situation. Identity theft protection only works if you put it into action before a situation can occur. Sometimes you may only discover you’ve been victimized when you are declined for a car loan or mortgage because of something negative on your credit report.
You may find out about credit cards you’ve never owned that were applied for by an identity thief through a phone call from a collection agency looking for money on unpaid debts. Investigate these occurrences with your bank as soon as you become aware of them to.
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You can install a 3 wire and hack it.
I did this on my wheeler for an idle up switch for winch/jumpstarting.....
So this is how.
1. run 12v+ Ig. switched to the center pin of 3 wire IAC
2. Connect the center pin of a SP-DT Switch to ground.
3. Connect the other 2 pins to the IAC pins 1 and 3.
Now this is for the basic idle/up idle down.....When the switch is flipped one way.....the "OPEN" side(pin 1of IAC) is connected to ground so the gate swings open increasing idle. Flip the switch the other way, and the "closed" side is grounded (pin 3 of IAC).
Now this is the weird part.......The ECU will not like having no idle control...and will throw a code.......here's the hack for that
MT: Connect a small incadesant bulb...(turn signal or marker) between the Original 2 wires from the ECU to the IAC........this will keep the ECU happy mostly that it sees a load it thinks is the IAC vavle.
AT: Connect 2 small bulbs, (or a Dual filament bulb) Each bulb (or filament) shall be connected to a power source on one side.....and 1 each grounded by the 2 original IAC wires that come from pins 1 + 2 of the ECU....so the ECU sees 2 coil circuits it thinks are the IAC.
*NOte* When using the idle up function.......after a certain amount of time.....or whenever fully warm already......the ECU will CUT FUEL to the #1 cylinder at idle.......since it senses the idle RPMS are higher than it should be....but can't control it (it'll try....fun to watch bulb light and dim)
So this will result in a slight "loping" or "miss" with the throttle closed at idle.....but the switch flipped to "open" for idle up.......Will throw CEL during this time too but goes out after driving with switch "closed" for normal, warmed up, low idle.
Oh yeah and also you could just block off the ports for IAC and spend 30-secs with your foot on the gas till it warms up to idle and forget about it.
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First filmed in 1928, Thornton Wilder's somewhat mystical Pulitzer-winning novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey is given a ponderous treatment in this 1944 remake. Like the novel, the film begins at the end, with the collapse of a rope bridge in 18th century Peru. The story then flashes back to the lives of the five unfortunates killed in the collapse. Among the five are singer-turned-couresan Michaela (Lynn Bari), her obsequious Uncle Pio (Akim Tamiroff), feuding twin brothers Manuel and Estaban (both played by Francis Lederer) and the envious Marquesa (Nazimova). Trying to make sense of the lives and deaths of the five is sensitive young priest Brother Juniper (Donald Woods). Produced by Benedict Bogeaus, The Bridge of San Luis Rey isn't as successful as profound as the novel; the film is worth noting, however, as one of the few 1940s production to offer perennial second lead Lynn Bari a starring role, which she pulls off with conviction. | <urn:uuid:73c99824-8afb-4976-91cd-279711ce5ab3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey-dvd-1944/10430553.p?skuId=10430553 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.95216 | 242 | 1.992188 | 2 |
Home of the Southside Adult Family Literacy Program
United – emphasizes the approach and need to all agree and be on the same page with the same intent and intensity for a community focused program to work.
Heritage – emphasizes the important contributions of those that came before us and it includes anyone, place, or thing that has.
Total – speaks to the fact that this is a holistic approach that recognizes that no one person or concern is a solution, but that we must deal with the whole.
Family – it is all about the family, the family is where it begins and where it should end, support and fix the family, and everything else will follow.
Outreach – speaks to the fact that to be effective you have to reach out to the community, they will not come to you. Especially if they are of low self-esteem.
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The Physiospect provides the therapist with the most unique tool for scanning the various organs and systems of the physical body without having to make a medical or surgical intrusion. As a preventive tool the Physiospect is unique in that it can detect a problem before there are any physical symptoms, and with the Meta Therapy the process can be reversed and illness prevented. Even with cancer if detected early enough.
But please be aware that the Physiospect as such does not heal, nor does it claim to heal.
The Physiospect transfers the frequencies of a healthy organ to the client, thereby stimulating the body,s immune system to heal, which the body is programmed to do. There is nothing new about this concept, it has been around for eons, going back to the ancient acupuncture system, and more recently with the Tesla coils and the Rief frequencies. With the advent of the modern computers the Russian scientists were able to create a computer program to stimulate the healing process. And on the computer screen the client can see this transformation happening.
It works by sending an infra-red triggering signal of extremely low intensity to the Bio-field around the brain via specially designed headphones. The principle is based on the fact the every cell tissue and organ has its own unique frequency pattern that varies as it experiences a load or stress. The healthier the area being investigated the more stable its frequency pattern is. We can direct the Physiospect to investigate the unique frequency of say the tissue of the right lung, given that the Bio-fields of both brain and lung tissue, (as with all parts of the body) are in constant communication with each other
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Middle school students who eat breakfast at school — even if they have already had breakfast at home — are less likely to be overweight or obese than students who skip breakfast, says a new study by the Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) at the Yale School of Public Health and the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut.
The findings, published today in the journal Pediatric Obesity, bring new evidence to the ongoing debate over policy efforts to increase daily school breakfast consumption. Previous research has shown that eating breakfast is associated with improved academic performance, better health, and healthy body weight for students. But there have been concerns that a second breakfast at school following breakfast at home could increase the risk of unhealthy weight gain.
“Our study does not support those concerns,” said Jeannette Ickovics, the paper’s senior author, director of CARE, and a professor at Yale School of Public Health. “Providing a healthy breakfast to students at school helps alleviate food insecurity and is associated with students maintaining a healthy weight.”
The study involved 584 middle school students from 12 schools in an urban school district where breakfast and lunch are provided to all students at no cost. Researchers tracked the students’ breakfast-eating locations and patterns, and their weight over a two-year period from 5th grade in 2011-2012 to 7th grade in 2013-2014.
Specifically, the study found that:
- Students who skipped or ate breakfast inconsistently were more than twice as likely to be overweight or obese compared with students who ate double breakfasts.
- The weight changes from 5th to 7th grade for the students who ate double breakfasts was no different than the weight changes measured for all of the other students.
“When it comes to the relationship between school breakfast and body weight, our study suggests that two breakfasts are better than none,” said Marlene Schwartz, a study author and director of the Rudd Center.
The study holds implications for advocates and policy makers working to reverse the nation’s childhood obesity problem. Approximately one-third of American children between the ages of 6 and 11 are overweight or obese, with higher rates among black and Hispanic children than white children. School breakfast promotion initiatives have begun, but evidence is needed to ensure these efforts do not lead to the consumption of excess calories among children at risk for obesity.
Study co-authors include Margaret Read of the UConn Rudd Center, Kathryn Henderson of Henderson Consulting, and Fatma Shebl and Sisi Wang of the Yale School of Public Health.
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Swimmer Ear Prevention Tips
To prevent Swimmers ear use the following tips:
Use a medicine dropper to fill one ear drum with hydrogen peroxide ( 5-8 drops) and let bubble for 3-5 minutes (this will tickle). Let all the liquid drain out onto a tissue. Empty ear and repeat on other ear. This will clean out any bacteria.
Then go back to first ear and put 1 part white vinegar & 1 part rubbing alcohol in ear (1/2 tsp total-less for smaller ears) and gently shake head. Then let all the liquid drain out onto a tissue. Repeat on other ear. This will dry out any water in the ear & keep it clean from bacteria.
It is never recommended to put any objects in your ear.
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Stealth Fighter Uncloaked : Gulf War: British radar apparently picked up the F-117 up to 40 miles from its targets. Should we worry?
The Persian Gulf War was a proving ground for many of the U.S. military’s newest high-tech weapons. One was Lockheed’s F-117 Stealth fighter, which was highly successful in hitting Iraqi targets. But a number of the Gulf allies claim to have spotted the aircraft on radar. If so, the future viability of stealth technology may be imperiled.
First deployed during the Panama invasion in 1989, the tent-shaped F-117 is designed to deflect or absorb radar. It is intended to close in on its target unnoticed, virtually eliminating the enemy’s capacity to react. Its radar signature is supposed to be no bigger than that of a duck.
Yet last month, the Guardian, a British newspaper, reported that members of Parliament were crowing over reports from radar operators aboard Royal Navy destroyers that they had identified F-117s in the Gulf at ranges of up to 40 miles from their targets.
These British destroyers use the Marconi Type 1022 radar. Far from exotic, it employs technology more than a decade old and operates in the widely used NATO “D” frequency.
Detecting a Stealth plane on a radar screen is only a defender’s first challenge. Shooting it down would require success at the more precise operations of tracking and targeting--a more difficult feat. But the British reports seem to give the defender time to respond.
Stealth detection at 40 miles would give an enemy about four minutes’ warning, enough time, for example, to deploy faster fighters. A Stealth jet traveling at 600 m.p.h. might be hunted down quickly by a supersonic interceptor, whose speed ranges to 1,500 m.p.h.
Advocates of Stealth technology never promised total invisibility, just near-complete surprise for the enemy. That would have been achieved even if the British destroyers had spotted the F-117s at point-blank range--giving the defender seconds, not minutes, to react. But 40 miles is a different story.
The Stealth-technology revolution can be seen in many aspects of military aviation. Designers, enthralled with the prospect of sneaking up on targets, plan to incorporate stealth features into the Air Force’s new B-2 bomber and advanced tactical fighter and the Army’s next-generation light helicopter.
But even if they operated as advertised, Stealth aircraft are, as a rule, expensive--$50 million for an F-117, more than 10 times as much for a B-2 bomber. Since our Gulf allies relied mostly on older, less-expensive aircraft to overwhelm Iraq and since there is no technologically sophisticated enemy on the horizon, it is unclear whether the new systems offer a military advantage worth the cost.
Before Congress spends more money on such multibillion-dollar systems, it should investigate the reported uncloaking of the F-117 40 miles from target. If improvements in radar technology were to extend the range of Stealth-plane detection to, say, 80 miles, at relatively modest costs, the attacker may be the one surprised. | <urn:uuid:24f6bb5c-e921-4197-82e6-665cb8d3a416> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-05-01-me-787-story.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00067.warc.gz | en | 0.946261 | 667 | 2.796875 | 3 |
In the middle of the twentieth century, KUA was one of a handful of colleges and high schools who participated in Woodsmen’s Weekends, where students competed in practical outdoor events such as log skidding, sawing, log-splitting, fly-fishing and canoe racing. The first Woodsmen’s Weekend came into being in 1947 when Ross McKenney, advisor to Dartmouth’s Outing Club, and KUA’s Outing Club advisor Bill Robes ’35 sat chatting one day and McKenney commented on the lack of use of their shelter chain[saw]. One of them said, “You know maybe people are scared of them, they don’t really know how to use an axe, don’t know how to take care of themselves out in a shelter. Let’s do something…. Let’s have some competition. Maybe we can teach somebody something.” –The Woodsmen’s Weekend, 2005
Their original idea was to have six schools entering six men each to compete in seventeen events. The first day would consist of log skidding, two-man sawing, pulp throwing, buck sawing, log splitting and chopping, a pack board race and a novel cooking race. The second day was devoted to one and two-man canoe races as well as fly and bait casting for distance and accuracy. The winners were Dartmouth A Team followed by KUA, Williams and the Dartmouth B team. Over the years, Woodsmen’s Weekend events were held at different schools with more college teams such as Middlebury, McGill, Williams, Colby and the University of Maine; KUA was usually the only high school age team to compete with them.
KUA hosted the Woodsmen’s Weekend for the first time in May 1955. Nine college teams participated with most events being held on the athletic fields, but with water events held at Storrs Pond in Hanover, NH. The college teams “bivouacked” on French’s Ledges on Saturday night where they were provided a “Woodsmen’s Banquet” followed by a “songfest.” Although the Outing Club remained strong, this was the last time the KUA Outing Club participated in a Woodsmen’s Weekend with college teams.
In 1959, after months of practicing, KUA held its first competitive Woodsmen’s Weekend in four years, but now with high school age students. According to the Concordia, “…the KUA axmen scored a decisive victory over their opponents: five teams organized by Claremont and Newport explorer scout groups. KUA won all of the eleven events except the felling and scored 1024 points out of a possible 1100.”
Woodsmen’s Weekend was a short, but unique time in Kimball Union’s long history. The Academy still offers many opportunities through creative classroom programs for students to work outside learning skills such as logging and hand sawing or building structures like the outdoor classroom in the Merrill Amphitheatre or even learning to build sets for the theatre in Flickinger Arts Center. We are also fortunate that former faculty member Ira Townsend (1940-1980) left many skiing and hiking trails on French’s Ledges for everyone in Meriden to enjoy the outdoors whatever their interests.
Sources: The Woodsmen’s Weekend, compiled in 2005 by Martin B. “Hap” Person, Jr. ’47, D ’51, Nathaniel H. “Nate” Whiteside III ’48, D ’52, and Putnam W. “Put” Blodgett D ’53, “In tribute to two men, who, possessing unique outdoor skills and a love of teaching them, influenced generations.”
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Xylitol is a sugar alcohol used widely in human foods. It has the same sweetness as sugar but 40% of the calories of sucrose (sugar). It also has antimicrobial, low glycemic index, anti carcinogenic properties.
Where is Xylitol found? Xylitol is used in a wide variety of products- sugar free foods (candy, gum, jelly, peanut butter, baked goods, drink powders, condiments, syrup, baking mixes, nut butter, protein mixes, protein bars), toothpaste, oral hygiene rinses, medications, medication based (elixers, syrups), vitamins, supplements, cosmetics, deodorants, sunscreen, and hair care products.
Why is Xylitol a problem in dogs but not humans? Xylitol does not cause insulin release in humans and horses and very little insulin release in cats. However in dogs, it stimulants an exaggerated insulin release 3-7 times that comparable to the same amount of dextrose. High dosages result in acute liver failure.
Xylitol powder used for baking has 190 g xylitol per cup. In products it can be hard to tell how much xylitol is in the product, as not always listed, as it is often proprietary information. If xylitol is the only sugar alcohol in the product then the mg of sugar alcohol is the same as how much xylitol is in the product. One brand of gum has 9 mg xylitol per piece for all types, but one flavor has 700mg xylitol per piece. A dosage of 75-100mg/kg can cause life threatening hypoglycemia which can last over 24 hours. A dosage of over 500mg/kg can cause acute liver failure
Symptoms: Life threatening low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and seizures due to low blood sugar is the primary symptoms of xylitol toxicity in dogs. Liver enzyme elevations can occur as early as 4-6 hours post ingestion and peak at 20-40 hours post ingestion. With liver failure hyperbilirubinemia (jaundice), hypokalemia (low potassium), hyperphosphatemia (high phosphorus), and internal bleeding can occur. Hypoalbuminemia (low protein in blood) can occur from bleeding.
Treatment: Xylitol is absorbed rapidly into the blood stream. Vomiting is recommended only if it has not been longer than 60 minutes post ingestion (and may not be effective if vomiting is induced after 30 minutes post ingestion).
Due to the risk of hypoglycemic seizures (seizures due to low blood sugar), vomiting is best done in the veterinary setting. Hydrogen peroxide can be given at 5-10ml and if given with some food is more effective.
Life threatening hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) is treated with IV dextrose. Administration of liver protectants may be beneficial. Treatment of the symptoms is done using IV fluids, injectable anti nausea medications, monitoring and correcting labwork for abnormalities such as hypokalemia (low potassium), high phosphorous, and high bilirubin. Vitamin B12 is often administered if liver disease or clotting abnormalities are present.
The toxic principles in chocolate are theobromine and caffeine, which are methylxanthines. Methylxanthines are rapidly absorbed orally, metabolized via the liver and excreted in the bile and urine. They undergo hepatic recirculation, which means they are excreted into the gut from the bile, reabsorbed from the intestine, metabolized by the liver, excreted into the bile again, reabsorbed from the intestines again, and so on. They also are reabsorbed from the bladder wall into the blood stream once excreted into the urine.
Signs: Methylxanthines stimulate the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. In dogs clinical signs occur within 6-12 hours of ingestion. Usually symptoms begin with polydispia (increased drinking), vomiting, diarrhea, bloating, restlessness, hyperactivity, progressing to ataxia (walking like drunk), tremors, seizures, then heart effects such as PVCs (arrhythmias), tachycardia (increased heart rate), tachypnea (increased breathing rate), high blood pressure, high body temperature, and coma. Pancreatitis can also occur due to the high fat and sugar content in chocolate.
Treatment: Treatment includes induction of vomiting. Vomiting can be helpful even if done hours after ingestion, as chocolate can become a firm lump in the stomach. Activated charcoal every 4-6 hours for 3 dosages is used to bind all the chocolate in the intestines. Monitoring and correcting of serum sodium levels is important, as activated charcoal can cause high sodium levels. It is important to monitor heart rate and rhythm, blood oxygen levels, and pancreatic enzymes. Treatment of symptoms with medications is performed as needed to regulate body temperature, seizures, tremors, cardiac arrhythmias, and oxygen support. A urinary catheter to prevent reabsorption through the urine may be helpful as well.
Grape and Raisin Toxicity:
Grapes and raisins (also Sultanas which are light brown seedless grapes dried and Zante currants which are dried grapes as well) cause kidney failure in dogs. There are no reports of toxicity from grape juice or grape seeds or extracts. Toxicity has only been shown in dogs. The toxic principle has not been found. Toxicity has been found from as low as 0.7oz/kg grapes and 0.11oz/kg raisins. Recent evidence shows that even smaller amounts may cause toxicity in dogs.
Signs: Grape and raisin toxicity causes kidney damage in dogs. The Creatinine kidney value rises shortly after exposure, but it may take longer for the BUN kidney value to rise. Elevations in other labwork values that may occur are calcium, phosphorus, ALT & ALP liver enzymes, amylase pancreas enzyme, and increased or decreased potassium. Later in the toxicosis, anemia and decreased platelets may occur. Decreases in platelets may cause bleeding to occur.
Signs occur within hours of ingestion. Vomiting is the first sign in all cases. In addition, diarrhea, anorexia (not eating), lethargy, dehydration, abdominal pain, hypersalivation, and dehydration may occur within 24 hours. As the kidneys begin to fail, signs noticed 1-5 days later include polydipsia (increase drinking), polyuria (increased urination), ataxia (walking like drunk), weakness, edema (swelling), and trembling occur. As the kidneys shut down, the dog may urinate abnormally small amounts (oliguria), stop urinating altogether (anuria), and begin to have high blood pressure.
Treatment: Treatment includes vomiting, if the dog has not vomited yet. Activated charcoal followed by a repeat dosage 8-12 hours later will help bind the chocolate in the intestines. Further treatment includes IV fluids to treat kidney failure, medications to help vomiting and nausea, and nutritional support. In addition, monitoring and correcting of abnormalities in electrolytes is needed.
Of the reported cases of marijuana toxicity in animals, 96% of cases are in dogs, 3% are in cats, and 1% are in other species.
Signs: Symptoms begin with dilated pupils, incoordination, listlessness, stupor, decreased heart rate, and sometimes, urinary incontinence. Thirty percent of cases have GI signs, such as vomiting. In addition, decreased body temperature, decreased blood pressure, and injected conjunctiva (red eyes), may occur. Signs begin with 5min to 96hrs of ingestion, and most commonly 1-3hours of ingestion. Symptoms may last for 30min to 96hours. Because THC is stored within the fat, symptoms may last for days.
Treatment: Induction of vomiting is only helpful if accomplished within 30 min of ingestion, and if the pet is not showing symptoms yet. Activated charcoal every 8 hour for the first 24 hours can be administered to bind the marijuana in the gut. Patients with symptoms benefit from hospitalization to monitor and treatment with IV fluids. It is very important to closely monitor respiratory rate, heart rate, and body temperature and treat any abnormalities that occur. Agitated patients may need mild sedation. Patients that have lost consciousness need more intense monitoring.
Aspirin and Salicylate Toxicity:
Aspirin and NSAIDS are used to treat humans for inflammation, fever, clotting, and pain. Salicylates may be found in many human and veterinary aspirin products, topical analgesic ointments, sunscreen, GI Protectants (bismuth subsalicylate), over the counter acne treatments, tanning agents, wart removal products, and some food products (oil of wintergreen has 98% methyl salicylate).
Signs: Signs of acute overdose may take 1-4 days to occur and are due to GI bleeding. Signs include vomiting (+/- blood), diarrhea (+/- blood,) abdominal pain, lethargy, weakness, and pale gums. With larger exposures, hyperthermia (high body temperature), tachypnea (increased breathing rate), dehydration, seizures, coma, and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs) may occur. Prolonged clotting times, liver injury, and GI perforation (holes in the stomach or intestines) may occur. GI perforation can lead to a life threatening body-wide infection called septicemia. When liver damage occurs, there may be bleeding and jaundice. Seizures may also occur. Kidney damage may occur from low blood pressure and seizures.
Treatment: Induction of vomiting is helpful if it has been within 2 hours of ingestion and the pet is not having seizures, breathing difficulties or in a coma. Activated Charcoal to bind any aspirin in the gut is helpful and often repeated 8-12 hours later. Aspirin can be absorbed for over 24 hours after ingestion so vomiting and activated charcoal are important.
Gastrointestinal protectants are important such as Sucralfate, Misoprostol (cytotec), and acid reducers such as Famotidine (injectable pepcid) or omeprazole (prilosec). It is important to avoid GI medications that have salicylate, such as bismuth subsalicylate and OTC kaolin-pectin.
IV fluids will help remove aspirin from the blood stream and help maintain good urine flow. Seizures are treated with IV medications if they occur. If the pet is not breathing well enough or taking in enough oxygen, ventilation may need to be manually assisted. If there is bleeding, blood tranfusions are needed. Often pets have acid/base abnormalities which need to be treated with administration of bicarbonate. Vomiting often needs to be controlled with injectable anti-emetics.
It is not really known for sure what chemical in paintballs are toxic and how they cause problems in dogs. However, it may be an osmotic effect of drawing fluid into the intestine, which causes high sodium in the blood. Ingestion of 15 paintballs caused signs in a 41kg dog (90#).
Symptoms: Signs may occur as soon as 1 hour after ingestion and begin with vomiting, diarrhea, ataxia (walking like drunk), and tremors. Other signs include increased heart rate & body temperature, weakness, hyperactivity, polydipsia (increased drinking), blindness, depression, seizures, coma, and death.
Treatment: If ingestion was within the hour and there were no respiratory signs, heart signs, or seizures, vomiting is helpful. Activated charcoal is contraindicated (bad), as it pulls more water into the gut, causing a worsening of signs. If there are paintballs apparent on radiographs then gastric lavage is indicated (flushing the stomach with water to remove the paintballs while the pet is anesthetized). Warm water enemas stimulate removal through the GI tract. Monitoring and correcting electrolyte abnormalities is important with IV fluids. If seizures occur, treatment with IV medication is needed. It is very important to monitor and control the body temperature. Symptoms usually last for 24 hours. | <urn:uuid:2cbd593c-4f64-4033-963c-c7f903ed37b8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ah-bc.com/poisonings/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00474.warc.gz | en | 0.923133 | 2,603 | 3.0625 | 3 |
Q: Take a country whose name contains a symbol for a chemical element, and change it to a different chemical element to get another country. For example, if Aruba were an independent country, you could take the 'AR,' which is the chemical symbol for argon, and change it to 'C,' which is the chemical symbol for carbon, to come up with Cuba. There are two answers to this puzzle, and both must be found.I've tried thinking of clues but whatever hints I create, they seem too obvious. The nature of the puzzle limits me, in what I can say. I've got the two pairs of countries that Will is thinking of. Let's see if you can figure them out too.
Correction: I've now found 3 pairs of answers. All meet the criteria that Will provided. One of the pairs I hinted at before is probably not in Will's intended answers but does fit. All countries and chemical symbols are valid.
Edit: My clues were the words just before the commas above. "I create" is an anagram of I, TA, CE, RE (the chemical symbols from two pairs of answers). "Limits me" is an anagram of ML, MT, IS, IE (the ISO country codes for two pairs of answers). The elements from the third pair would be AL, NI and the country codes would be DZ, NG.
First country pair:
ALGERIA and NIGERIA, exchanging Aluminum (Al) and Nickel (Ni)
Second country pair:
MALI and MALTA, exchanging Iodine (I) and Tantalum (Ta)
Bonus country pair:
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Books for Children Seven to Ten
The Confident Reader: Books for Children Seven to Ten
As reading skills grow, children plunge into the world of books with new-found confidence. They are now able to handle books with more complex storylines. They can comprehend narratives told from various points of view and can empathize with the characters.
With encouragement and direction, the middle reader will grow into more sophisticated books that can provide a solid base from which to explore the world around them.
Look for these:
- A rich feast of fiction and non-fiction. Middle readers are exploring, tasting and testing everything, so try not to put limits on what they read.
- Books with short episodic chapters, scattered illustrations and an open friendly format.
- Books that are a part of a series. Readers often love to follow the same group of characters through many books and adventures.
- Stories that are a bit more demanding with longer chapters.
- Stories linked by theme or genre.
- Books that may be suggested for a slightly older age, which provide the reader with something to “grow into.”
- Reading sports trivia, horror books and joke books makes a nice change of pace from a strict diet of fiction.
As children get older, their days are often packed with activities, but try to continue to set aside time for family reading.
- Encourage your young readers to keep a diary or journal just like Sally Cohen in Not a Nickel to Spare: The Great Depression Diary of Sally Cohen by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch.
- You and your children can have some great fun and learn more about the world around (and beyond!) them with Cynthia Pratt Nicolson and Paulette Bourgeois’s The Jumbo Book of Space, illustrated by Bill Slavin. If you love the environment, take a look at The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer written by Sue Ann Alderson and illustrated by Millie Balance.
- After you read Shoe Shakes by Loris Lesynski and illustrated by Michael Martchenko, or Lickety-Split by Robert Heidbreder and illustrated by Dušan Petričić, have your children write poems of their own.
- Want to find out more about your children’s favourite Canadian authors and illustrators? You’ll find interesting facts and lots of great tips for young creators on authors’ and illustrators’ websites. Visit our Author and Illustrator Directory for a list. | <urn:uuid:802da5fd-45a5-440c-9623-258bfbfca64f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://bookcentre.ca/resources/how-to-choose-a-book/books-for-children-seven-to-ten | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573623.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819035957-20220819065957-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.932964 | 515 | 3.546875 | 4 |
It is great to be first. But it is better to be correct. Humans seems to always be in a hurry, which often leads to a mistake. Countless times we have jump into something without fully understanding the situation. This phenomenon has given rise to the phrase unintended consequences.
There is a rush to be the first to implement IoT. These early solution almost certainly deficient in some significant ways that will lead to unintended consequences. This paper argues that we are throwing caution to the wind. Read it and beware. | <urn:uuid:f48fd35b-60cc-4b3a-87de-b5d0588d2ed4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://freeh.wordpress.ncsu.edu/2018/10/03/slow-down/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00270.warc.gz | en | 0.96661 | 103 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Monday, March 11, 2013
Researchers Discover People Trapped in Eternal Hour over Daylight Savings Confusion
While attempting to broaden their studies on the ill effects to the body of changing the time, trivial though an hour may seem, researchers with San Narciso County’s Office of Health and Human Services (OHHS) stumbled on a rare, unprecedented phenomenon that they claim is exclusive to the town.
"For the first time in our annual assessment, we incorporated the population of Hobo Gardens," explained Dr. Hilarus Lustig, chief psychologist for the OHHS.
Hobo Gardens is the county's dedicated, "extro-urban" transient community, which intersects the Vineland freeway on-ramp near the North Viaduct area -- the ownership of which San Narciso continues to dispute.
"What we discovered was reality shattering," Lustig said. "An entire community of people, who once had jobs and families, trapped in a perpetual 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 25, 1987."
Researchers struggled to gather coherent details about the origins of the situation, but pieced together, through insane and ranting interviews, that the problem began with a cocaine and whiskey fueled orgy involving a clique of bankers at a costume party.
Heavily dosed on drugs and booze, one of the bankers at the 1987 Halloween themed soiree overhead on the television to set the clock back an hour.
"So at two am, the time was changed to one," Lustig remarked. "But then when the clock reached two again, another of the intoxicated bankers set it back. Again. This process ostensibly continued for months, until the group was forcibly evicted from the premise."
The psychological toll on the minds of the bankers, Lustig believes, is impossible to ascertain without further study.
"Can you imagine watching the sun rise and set, the seasons change, your body age, and your job and family disappear as your mind convinces itself that only an hour has elapsed? And that the hour will never end?" Lustig pondered. "Many of those with whom we spoke were certain they had died and gone to hell. Which for a bunch of young, reckless, drug-addled bankers wouldn't be a surprising moral epiphany."
According to Abel Wharfinger, the dean of History at San Narciso College, the idea of time vortices, dating back to the eighteenth century, "are not only common but troubling. There's enough historical evidence to show that whenever the time table is altered by an event, whether manmade or otherwise, it shakes people to both their spiritual and psychological cores. As one example, historians will never quite escape the paranoia created during the Eleven Missing Days of '52."
Wharfinger’s reference chronicles the 1752 Gregorian "Calendar Reform," which cut 11 days from the calendar by an act of Parliament to better align dating conventions with new measurements of the earth's spin and orbit, undertaken by astronomers.
"Charles Mason, of the Mason-Dixon land surveying duo, recorded the fantastic and haunting event in his journals," Wharfinger explained.
"According to Mason, people caught in the time vortex wandered a strange limbo as a 'vast Hive of Ghosts not quite vanish'd into Futurity' for 11 days. During this period, Mason claimed to have discovered a band of Pygmies who had set up plantations outside of corporeal chronology, effectively removing themselves from independent time. But he also warned that, for reasons unknown, these Pygmies would continue to chase us across the borders of a 'doubly occupied time.' This conspiracy, shared by many students of history, spawned a great deal of spiritual dread, which has endured to this day."
Dr. Lustig, however, adamantly refuses to accept that these "time convicts," as he refers to the Hobo Gardens group, have fallen victim to the appearance of a preternatural time vortex.
"In my medical opinion," Lustig said, "they're just a bunch of strung-out morons. And because they're all bankers, it's not likely anyone is going to tell them to stop dickering with this hour in their metaphysical clocks. Better in a transient commune than writing predatory loans, I would imagine."
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Did Francis II of France have an illegitimate child?
Mary and Francis were to have no children during their short marriage, however, possibly due to Francis ‘ illnesses or his undescended testicles.
Did Mary really love Francis?
Mary wedded Francis , Dauphin of France on 24 April 1558. She grew up delightfully charming, graceful and attractive, the French fell in love with her and Henry II of France resolved to marry her to his son and heir, the sickly dauphin Francis .
When did Francis II of France die?
Did Mary and Francis have a child?
She spent most of her childhood in France while Scotland was ruled by regents, and in 1558, she married the Dauphin of France, Francis . Four years later, she married her half-cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, and in June 1566 they had a son , James.
Why did they kill off Francis in Reign?
As to why now is the right time for Francis ‘ reign to come to an end, McCarthy said: “We definitely take liberties with history but there is an element of history that we felt beholden to.” But even more than that, killing Francis is a way for the show to honor its pilot, which foreshadows the young king’s death.
Did King Henry of France go crazy?
The condemnation of the murder of his own brother has caused him to go manic, and that’s why he also tries to convince himself that it was God who chose him to rule over France . It’s no wonder that Henry has been tripping! At least Henry named his first son Francis, possibly in honor of his brother too.
What happened to Kenna in Reign?
Kenna actually leaves the series as the second season draws to a close. Initially one of Mary’s ladies in waiting, she becomes mistress to the king of France, then marries his illegitimate son. When their relationship falls apart, she has an affair with General Renauld.
Does Mary have a baby in Reign?
Mary Stuart is the Queen of Scotland, as the only surviving child of her father, James V of Scotland. When King Francis died she returned to Scotland and has since married Lord Darnley. She soon gave birth to her first and only child , Prince James.
Why did Mary and Francis not have a child?
As a result of the marriage, Francis became King Consort in Scotland until his death. The marriage produced no children [also to note that the marriage was most likely never consummated], possibly due to Francis’s illnesses or undescended testicles.
Is reign a true story?
The series is based ever-so-loosely on the life of Mary Stuart, otherwise known as the Queen of Scots, and it isn’t exactly what you’d call historically accurate. So if what you want is a proper historical retelling of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, then Reign is not the show for you.
Did Henry II and Diane have a child?
Diane de Poitiers and Prince Henry were together before he married Catherine de’ Medici. They had one son together, Sebastian who became the king’s favourite. However several years after his birth, Diane was jealous of Henry’s affection for Catherine still.
Is Sebastian from Reign real?
In Reign , Francis is fighting fit, handsome and has an equally hot (and entirely fictional) half brother named Sebastian . You can learn LOTS of historical facts watching Reign , chief among them: 1. Everyone in the 16th century dressed like they were at Coachella.
Do Mary and Francis fall back in love?
She eventually ruined her relationship with Francis once she made Henry change the line of succession; she would marry Bash instead. Francis heartbroken and betrayed by Mary , leaves the French Court. Later on, he returns and the two are reunited.
Does Mary sleep with bash?
Spoiler: He chooses Mary , and the two of them have sex for the first time. As she tells him, “You are my choice and this is our moment.”
Why did Elizabeth kill Mary?
After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary , Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. Mary brought an army against the nobles, but was defeated and imprisoned at Lochleven, Scotland, and forced to abdicate in favor of her son by Darnley, James. | <urn:uuid:3cc37bd2-a66c-4d01-86ee-5cf9efe3182b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aulnoy.com/faq/how-did-king-francis-ii-of-france-died.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.982628 | 952 | 2.28125 | 2 |
[article] It’s harder and harder to find free in-flight amenities like hot meals, snacks, and pillows and blankets, but a handful of U.S. airlines still offer free in-flight snacks. From the once-ubiquitous salted peanuts and pretzels still served complimentary on AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, and Southwest Airlines to Pau Hana Snack Mix and Hawaiian Sweet Maui Onion Potato Chips on Hawaiian Airlines, frequent fliers don’t always have to fly the hungry skies. But which of these snacks is the healthiest and which is the unhealthiest? The results may just surprise you. The Daily Meal contacted all the major U.S. air carriers and requested the nutrition information for each airline’s snacks that are served free of charge to all passengers on domestic routes. Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, US Airways, United Airlines, and Virgin America no longer serve free snacks; their buy on-board options were not examined for this story. Gone are the days when nearly every U.S. airline served hot meals or sandwiches. And in the last decade, legroom and complimentary pillows, blankets, and snacks started disappearing, too. American Airlines stopped serving complimentary snacks in 2009, according to Nina Green, a public relations representative for the airline. In March 2011, Continental Airlines, which merged with United Airlines, stopped serving pretzels and Biscoff cookies. This decision was estimated to save the airline $2.5 million annually. Continental Airlines was also the last airline to do away with free hot meals; the last supper was served Oct. 12, 2010, according to NBC News. Despite the cuisine cutbacks, it’s comforting to know that a handful of air carriers still serve free pre-packaged snacks to each passenger, regardless of seat number or membership status with the airline. AirTran Airways (which is owned by Southwest Airlines), Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue, and Southwest Airlines all serve free in-flight snacks. After The Daily Meal collected the nutritional information of each airline’s snacks, we consulted registered dietician Marissa Lippert, founder of Nourish NYC, a Manhattan nutrition counseling firm, and owner of NOURISH Kitchen + Table, a West Village takeaway food shop and café. Lippert examined the nutrition information for each snack, evaluating, by airline, "how to get the biggest bang for the nutritional buck." Then, she shared the unhealthiest and healthiest options with us. | <urn:uuid:bd2d9baa-ee4a-456b-a2ae-e18b3232c4cd> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://insideflyer.com/forums/threads/unhealthiest-and-healthiest-free-airline-snacks.79288/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721278.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00149-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.922761 | 522 | 1.507813 | 2 |
For the past couple of decades, the usage of the Web as a platform for deploying software products has become incredibly popular. Web applications became more prevalent, as well as more complex. CountlessWeb applications have already been designed, developed, tested, and deployed on the Internet. However, it is noticeable that many common functionalities are present among these vast number of applications. This paper proposes an approach based on a database containing information from previous test artifacts. The information is used to generate test scenarios for Web applications under test. We have developed a tool based on our proposed approach, with the aim of reducing the effort required from software test engineers and professionals during the test planning and creation stage of software engineering. We evaluated our approach from three viewpoints: comparison between our approach and manual generation, qualitative evaluation by professional software engineers, and comparison between our approach and wo open-source tools.
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Most people have heard of stem cells, cells from which all other cells with specialized functions are generated. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the architects of blood cell development and are responsible for blood cell formation throughout the life of an organism. HSCs are also used in the treatment of cancer and immune disturbances.
Previous research into HSC transplantation has involved the use of adult and fetal mice. This has involved the removal of recipient HSCs using approaches including irradiation and the administration of DNA damaging drugs. In a first of its kind, researchers from the University of Tsukuba devised a novel approach for HSC deletion in mouse embryos. This report provides the first description of embryonic HSC depletion and transplantation of donor HSCs into the embryo via the placenta.
In describing their approach, Assistant Professor Michito Hamada says: “We were able to exploit the genetics of HSC development in mice to generate mice that completely lack HSCs in the fetal liver, making these mice the perfect recipients for HSC transplantation.” Mice lacking the Runx1 gene do not survive into adulthood and die at embryonic day 12.5, in part because they lack HSCs. The recipient mice developed by this team have Runx1 transgenes that partially restore the effects of Runx1 absence, and while these mice still lack HSCs, they can develop until embryonic day 18.5.
Using these recipient mice, the research team explored the effects of transplanting HSCs from the same species (allogenic) or from a different species (xenogeneic). The placentas of recipient mice were injected with donor HSCs at embryonic day 11.5, before the development of the immune system. Excitingly, over 90% the HSCs of recipient fetuses were from the donor, irrespective of species.
Analysis of the HSCs that developed in recipient mice after transportation revealed that they contributed to the development of both white and red blood cells. Furthermore, additional transplant of these cells into adult recipients revealed that the HSCs were functional and had retained normal abilities.
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The program in biological sciences at Northwestern University allows students to specialize in biochemistry, genetics or molecular biology, plant biology, neurobiology or physiology. U.S. News & World Report ranks Northwestern's biological sciences program as the 26th-best program in the United States, as of 2014.Continue Reading
Besides offering a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, Northwestern offers master's degrees in biotechnology, neurobiology and plant biology and conservation. It offers doctoral degrees in plant biology and conservation, biological sciences, life sciences and neuroscience.
Undergraduate students are all required to take classes in genetics and molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular processes, cellular processes, physiological processes and population genetics. In addition, they must take math, statistics, physics and chemistry courses; students are allowed to use AP credits for these courses but not for any biology classes.
Beginning in their junior year, undergraduates choose their fields of specialization. Biochemistry majors must take further courses in biochemistry, physical biochemistry and protein structure and function. Cell biology majors take molecular biology and genetics classes. Those specializing in neurobiology take classes in the fundamentals of the subject. Physiology majors must take animal physiology and immunology, and plant biology majors must learn about plant community ecology, as of 2014.Learn more about Colleges & Universities | <urn:uuid:be8b25b9-5f89-4478-b796-2adf3204b519> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.reference.com/education/relationship-between-northwestern-university-biology-1a3493ca9ee0e8c4 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285315.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00568-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.89294 | 268 | 2.140625 | 2 |
A hearting Hawaiian juncea mustard from Extension Agent Glenn Teves on Molokai. Beautiful shiny green oval leaves on meaty petioles form a small blanched heart from August-September sowings (in the Northwest, that is, not Hawaii). Earlier plantings will bolt before full development. Has a pleasant, sweet pungency, the hearts are traditionally pickled or used for kim chi.
Oregon Tilth Certified Organic Seed!
Scientific Name: Brassica juncea
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Celso's Music Memory List
William Christopher Handy was a boy who grew up to be the father of The Blues. He lived with his parents in a log cabin in Alabama. His mother, who helps around the house, and his father, a minister who was very poor. William was a very intelligent boy who saved up most of his money so that he could buy a guitar. He brought the guitar home so he could show it to his father, but once he showed the guitar to him he screamed that such an instrument that is not from a church is nothing but a devil’s plaything.
William had good grades and he loved school. WIlliam studied well and graduated almost at the top of his classroom. He left home hoping that he will earn enough money for his college. William worked in many jobs but somehow became homeless and hungry. He wandered around town and found a singer and asked him to show what William could do. William sang and surprised everyone with his vocals and was able to earn enough money from singing.
Later, William was accepted in a band. During one of his gigs, his father had shown up and had forgiven William for becoming a musician. William soon earned enough money from the band and then soon became successful. Soon, William had released one of his first songs’ called the “Memphis Blues.” Ever since, William had been known as the “Father of the Blues.”
In my opinion, I don’t really like the “Blues” because it brings me down. It’s really slow and it’s like there is no “happy ending,” as in it’s not very energetic. The “Blues” has the characteristics for a sad movie in my opinion. No mean to be harsh here, but when I hear the “Blues” it makes think of sad things. Such as, being stranded in the rain walking home.
- Born in Germany.
- Created Orff instruments for elementary music classrooms.
- His music school got bombed in World War II - thankfully, the school was closed.
- Composed during the Modern period.
- Founded a school that focused on movement and music
- Carmina Burana is his most famous composition
- Has 25 movements.
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The Chinese giant of technology and e-commerce, Alibaba, ad recently its plan to deploy 1,000 messenger robots on university campuses and urbanizations, specialized in last-mile delivery (final stage in the purchase delivery processes), to cope with the current huge demand for online orders, explaining that “they will be able to do trip no detours or smoking breaks“.
He also added that among the problems that arise during the last stage, the delivery drivers can get lost trying to find a flat in a building or navigate through a large urbanization, which results “expensive and time consuming“.
In the interest of developing its own logistics and automation system, the company suggests that the technology enables messenger robots to find their way more efficiently than humans, with the ability to predict the movements of nearby people and vehicles five to ten seconds in advance, to avoid collisions 99.9999% of the time.
The robots, called Xiaomanlv or “little donkey” in Mandarin, will pick up packages at a local drop-off point and then use trails and bike lanes to reach their destinations, with the ability to deliver around 50 packages at a time and up to 500 boxes in one day, covering up to 100 kilometers on a single power charge.
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Morgan City, Louisiana
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Today's location: not yet announced
The Morgan City, Louisiana graticule is at 29, -91. It is at least half water, and most of the land is bayou. Highway 90 runs through the graticule from east to west. In addition to Morgan City and the southern portion of the city of New Iberia, there are numerous towns, including Jeanerette, Baldwin, Franklin, Garden City, Calumet, Paterson, and Amelia. | <urn:uuid:bcaa4444-27a3-4c6a-ba5d-d5526e4cb76d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/Morgan_City,_Louisiana | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282140.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00131-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.884672 | 144 | 1.601563 | 2 |
It’s Time to go Digital!
Creating a digital platform for your business is easy when you fully understand how your audience uses technology to access what they need, when they want. This would include the use of websites and online platforms to attract customers to your product while relaying prices and carry out payment and orders. Some persons might even be well digitally versed and invest in their business by using high-performance e-commerce software.
Multiple firms and businesses worldwide, big and small have been following the trend in using digital platforms to grow their businesses and attract more customers. Digitizing your business has become a key part if not the first step in starting and growing a small business and is widely advised to do so by many especially in these times when there is a pandemic.
Why is going digital important?
The current pandemic has changed our normal way in which we live and work because of the social distancing procedures and rules everyone has to follow. This in turn has increased the need for digitizing businesses to reduce contact during transactions with customers.
Digital Strategy is Important
Going digital opens your business to more potential growth with e-commerce as a bonus addition to your physical business place.
Increase your digital advertising and effectiveness
The good thing about bringing your business online is that even when your physical store is closed, your online store is still available 24/7 for customers to shop anytime they feel the need to. This brings you even more attraction.
With digitalization when running a business, there is a reduced chance of human error as the programs and advanced technology used in e-commerce manages sale function and stored data for optimum business productivity and efficiency.
Having an e-commerce store allows increased connectivity with customers through online platforms. This encourages more customer engagement, loyalty and sales, it also gives the customers more ways to easily get in contact with you.
More customer engagement increases customer feedback and data so you can improve the quality of your business and satisfy customer needs and preference through social media and your website.
Customers like detailed information on what they are buying. Most persons prefer to buy an item when they know where it is sourced and how eco friendly it is. Example, environmentally friendly persons prefer to purchase vegan and cruelty free products.
Collecting Useful Data
The collected data from running your business online can help you choose the more effective ways to attract the audience type you are selling to and make better business decisions.
Enabling E-payments Allows you to go cashless
Digitalisation helps in the removal of human contact between you and your customer as most payments are done online through SGQR codes and e payments, this makes the transaction process easier.
These online payments are usually done by using the options of a ewallet or debit and credit cards.
Easy Ordering and Delivery Options
Everyday people are choosing to order their groceries through online platforms because of it’s easy process, payment and delivery.
When customers are ordering online there are a number of delivery solutions that can be used. Some customers prefer to pick up their items in an arranged location or have their item delivered directly to them. Some businesses also work with other local businesses that specialize in delivery services.
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Engaging features on the website will allow you to communicate with your customers through other social platforms such as WhatsApp and other messaging apps. Using online platforms will allow you to market to a wider range of people. Especially millennials as they are the target audience that use online platforms.
Other than helping you start up your website or e-commerce store, Digital Impak will guide you through the process by offering support and tips. This is a great offer to take up for persons who are new to digitizing their business.
The use of ecommerce has become even more widely used all over the world and Covid-19 is one of the main reasons why.
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Steel Scrap Outlook
2015-10-10 Posted By:Infrabazaar
Steel scrap is major raw material used in the production of steel by electric bow oven. The demand of the steel scrap is increasing with emerging steel markets. Countries like India, China, and Brazil have growing steel making industries and creating demand for more raw steel materials to use in production.
Sales in automotive industry have increased and also trades of construction are capable of fueling demand for ferrous scrap materials. The invention of new steel mills using electric arc boiler technology will also drive a demand for steel scrap.
The Indian scrap recycling rate is about 25% when compared to the US the net exporter of scrap with recycling rates is 80-90% and Europe holding about 70%. As per the reports, European steel industry is using electric arc furnace technology through which around 40% of steel production is executed. Furthermore, over 55% of all steel produced in European Union utilizes ferrous scrap metal as raw material in steel production.
According to the Frost & Sullivan report, the annual consumption of scrap is about 21 million metric tons while its imports are about 7 mmt a year, making it the world’s third-largest importer of scrap. Growth can only happen once the import duty and other free trade hurdles have been removed. India perhaps the only country in the world to impose an import tax on steel scrap. However India’s metal recycling industry has the potential to grow 11.4% per year until 2020.
A Global industry analysts Inc. predicts that the international market of ferrous scrap metal is expected to reach about 631.5 million tons in next five years. There are various factors conducive to this possible successful steel scrap market. The changes in automobile and construction industries demand of raw materials in emerging steel markets and founding of steel mills that use of electric arc furnace technology. | <urn:uuid:ca056e34-5bb8-4d8c-9412-a99db9bd33c2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.infrabazaar.com/blog/Steel-Scrap-Outlook/158 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284352.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00200-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933556 | 377 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Nest Labs. The Nest Learning Thermostat monitors homeowner behaviors and preferences to create a customized heating and cooling schedule. It learns residents’ personal schedules in a week and automatically adjusts heating or cooling when the home is vacant to save energy. An Energy History function shows how much energy has been saved. In addition, users can change the temperature, adjust their schedule, and check energy usage via laptop or smartphone. www.nest.com. | <urn:uuid:c0cf2f7b-6f11-43c9-a898-5734218a0b13> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.ecobuildingpulse.com/products/learning-thermostat_o | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00291-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.866413 | 90 | 1.890625 | 2 |
This course is an in-depth look into the West Nile virus in the United States, featuring the latest statistical, geographical, information on the spread of the disease. Modules cover types of infection and transmission of the disease in both animals and humans. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention are taught for those most affected by the disease including dogs and cats, birds, and horses.
Module is open to veterinarians and licensed, registered,
or certified veterinary technicians.
Allan J. Paul
Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology
Associate Dean for Public Engagement
Chair of Parasitology, Pathobiology
DVM, Univ. of Illinois; MS, Univ. of Illinois
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Sustainable Product Design and Innovation
An introductory course that examines topics from magnetism and electricity to electronics and microcomputers. A hands-on, experiential learning environment is used to stimulate creativity and understanding of the importance of electronics in today's society. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. Fall, Spring.
Design Visualization in New Product Design, Development and Engineering is fundamental in bringing new ideas to life. Design Sketching, Engineering Drawing, Pictorial representations, modeling and Computer Aided Design (CAD) are explored using classic and contemporary methods to help develop your design and engineering processes. Lecture/Lab. Fall.
Human-Centered Design: Product Design involves the interdisciplinary integration of human, ergonomic and aesthetic needs with technological and production methods to create manufactured products. Product Design Principles cover the human/object interface, product form, innovation, redesign, and eco-design. Research Product Cases with reflective writing. Sketching and hands-on projects emphasize design methods. Lecture/Lab, Fall, Spring.
Focus on woodworking systems in mass production applications and one-of-a-kind manufacturing. Emphasis is on problem-solving and creativity in laboratory activities. Function, maintenance, safety, and use of tools, machinery, and materials, including supportive theory. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. Fall.
Deals with the processes involved with machining, casting, and fabricating metal. Shop safety, proper use of hand and measuring tools, and the use of machine tools are covered. Valuable prototyping skills are covered. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. Fall, Spring.
Explore the fascinating world of Ultra-Precision Manufacturing used to make optical systems and extremely-precise components for Advanced Research, Medical, Automotive, Communication and Aerospace applications. Learn this technology's evolution and role in our economy. Gain hands-on experience in modern diamond-turning, creating and measuring with ultra-precision while obtaining in-demand skills and knowledge. Spring/Fall
Graphic representation of objects intended for manufacture using three-dimensional computer-aided drafting software. Parametric solid modeling of parts and assemblies and creating orthographic view drawings uses SolidWorks software. Previous experience with Windows, Orthographic Drawing, and 2D CAD is expected. SPDI 121 is recommended prior to this course or permission of instructor. Fall, spring.
Study of a selected topic in the Sustainable Product Design and Innovation program. May be repeated as topics change. Prerequisites vary with topics. Fall, Spring.
Introductory work-learning experience related to career interests, for which compensation may be received. Positions arranged by students with sponsorship, approval, and evaluation by full-time faculty. Elective credit only (normally 60 hours/credit) to maximum of 12 credits per degree program. Prerequisites: 24 total credits earned, 2.0 cumulative GPA, and permission of instructor. Graded Pass/Fail. Fall, Spring.
An opportunity for a qualified student to explore work in an area of individual interest, selected and pursued in consultation with a faculty member. Consent is required from the instructor who will supervise the independent study. May be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Materials used in products are selected to perform under a wide array of conditions. This course provides a study and analysis of the structure, behavior, and properties of materials used in contemporary industry. Topics include: materials’ atomic structures and bonding, mechanical and physical properties and the testing of materials. Prerequisite: MATH 120, MATH 130, or MATH 151, or permission of instructor. Spring.
Materials chosen for use in products have important ramifications for the product’s performance and its impacts throughout its life cycle. Emphasis is on the properties and manufacturing processes informing the selection of materials converted to useful products. A material life cycle view provides transparency to human health and environmental effects. SPDI majors - Recommended prior or concurrent registration: SPDI 302.
Parametric, solid modeling is used to create complex parts, surfaces and assemblies, in the context of problem-solving and critical thinking to generate effective prototyping strategies. Applications using SolidWorks software include sheet metal parts, virtual stress analysis, design tables and parametric databases, ANSI and ISO standard engineering drawings and GD & T. Prerequisite: SPDI 221. Spring.
This course will focus on Metrology and the acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to utilize Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM) for the inspection of mechanical items. Emphasis is on accuracy and efficient programming, calibration, alignment structure, geometry feature disciplines, and CAD model use for the process of qualifying manufactured items. Prerequisites: SPDI 221, or permission of instructor. Also for individuals with prior industry experience in blueprint reading and inspection. Spring.
A continuation of Product Design I, emphasis is on rational methods for developing designs in team settings. Basic engineering methods of analysis are introduced to evaluate design structures and mechanisms. Alternative design options are evaluated using analytical techniques. Project planning fundamentals of time and budget emulate industrial development practices. Prerequisite: IISPDI 151 AND SPDI 121 or SPDI 221 AND SPDI 170 or SPDI 180, or permission of instructor. Fall.
This course is the third in the product design series. Specific design projects are undertaken, which require an advanced knowledge of computer-aided design/manufacturing. Topics include initial product design, product specifications, prototype fabrication, and evaluation. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. May be repeated once with the permission of instructor. Prerequisites: SPDI 221 and SPDI 351. Spring.
An interdisciplinary approach grounded in a comprehensive definition of sustainability to assist students exploring potential multidisciplinary or transdisciplinary solutions to complex, multi-layered problems - including but not limited to climate change, desertification, militarism, consumerism, wealth inequality and affordable housing, education and health care. Open to all majors. Prerequisites: Take 24 credits of ISP, including ITW 101 and a QL course. Fall, Spring.
Parts will be designed, programmed, and created using CAD and MasterCAM software and CNC mills. CNC machine set up and interface are covered. The class will consist of several projects over the semester including the creation of new programming. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. Prerequisite: SPDI 180 and SPDI 121 or SPDI 221, or permission of instructor. Fall.
Bio-printing uses 3D-printing to reproduce a 3D functional living tissue scaffold through the deposition of biomaterials along with high precision positioning of cells. You will learn about 3D bio-printing principles, biomaterials, and complex geometric modeling of body parts. Discover the current challenges, possible solutions and potentials of bio-fabrication. Previous CAD experience, Math and Chemistry are helpful. Prerequisites: Take 24 credits in ISP including ITW 101 AND QL. Spring.
Organization and implementation of a student-managed industrial enterprise, including a general overview of economic systems and corporate structure. Emphasizes laboratory covering design, production and distribution of marketable consumer products. Two-hour lecture, three-hour lab. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. Fall.
Modern manufacturing technologies integrate mechanical and electrical components with computer controls in flexible, automated systems. This lab-based course includes methods for developing multi-station manufacturing and assembly systems using sensors, actuators, conveyors, robotics, vision systems, microprocessors, and other automation equipment used in manufacturing. Prerequisite: SPDI 110 or PHYS 260. Fall.
Processes utilized in today's agile and lean manufacturing organizations create tangible products optimizing value to the end consumer. Emphasis is focused in design, implementation, and control of manufacturing processes that are efficient, safe, and environmentally sustainable in the new era of fierce global competition and increasingly scarce natural resources. Prerequsites: MGT 101 and MGT 140. Cross-listed with MGT 446.
Your product design project focuses on exploring, in an open-forum setting, the detail design processes to optimize manufacturability while considering associated cost drivers. Topics include material and process selection, part stress identification, and detailed part and tooling design to create production documents to explore a simplified pricing model. SolidWorks proficiency is expected. Prerequisites: SPDI 221 or SPDI 321, or industry experience and permission of instructor. Fall.
Develop a visual portfolio of your SPDI projects, other KSC experiences and your work and internship experiences to illustrate your knowledge and skills in preparation for career opportunities and/or graduate school applications. All graduating SPDI majors are expected to participate in the Spring Portfolio Review. Spring
Study of a selected topic in the Sustainable Product Design and Innovation program at an advanced level. May be repeated as topics change. Prerequisites vary with topics. Fall, Spring.
Sequential work-learning experience for which compensation may be received. Positions arranged by students with sponsorship, approval, and evaluation by full-time faculty. Elective credit only (normally 60/hours credit) to maximum of 12 credits per program. Prerequisites: SPDI 294, 2.0 cumulative GPA, declaration of major, and permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Graded Pass/Fail. Fall, Spring.
Small group discussion of problems and issues in Sustainable Product Design and Innovation. May be repeated as topics change. Fall, Spring.
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For construction process , as a architect and maker ,we design system for the builder in local area can use the normal steel construction method parallel with our burner team in studio. The main structure keep simple order of local wooden house in North part of Thaland to use in this project. The builder team can working in the steel structure system that they familia with, just adapt from wooden order to steel order. The expression part of the architecture is expressed by human hands show out by this method. Using the wood burn skin is not a new language in our career, using wood burners for us is not just about seeking and bringing that kind of aesthetic without context of the material significant but It's about understanding the material and making it by ourselves. As we intend to leave the imperfections in each shade of burning wood plank to symbolize this building is the work of architecture by human hands. A Human expression in architecture. | <urn:uuid:dace9000-bb5e-4d0c-8d06-42e1d71f1e31> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.shermaker.com/copy-of-studio | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00277.warc.gz | en | 0.935936 | 191 | 2.546875 | 3 |
For alum Nashon Walker ’05, the journey to Messiah College followed a path of uncertainty, unfamiliarity and overwhelming faith. Now eight years later, the grateful alumnus holds onto a stirring testimony.
A childhood on the streets
As a child, Walker experienced the chaos of Philadelphia’s street scene: he grew up with drug-addicted parents, lived with his grandmother and became a father figure for his four younger siblings. By the time Walker reached high school, he had fully surrendered to a life of crime, lawlessness and irresponsibility, following in the footsteps of those around him.
In late 2001, the police arrested and incarcerated Walker, who joined his biological father in a local prison. The “youngest guy on the prison block” seemed destined for a life of corruption.
“I had to grow up very fast,” Walker said. “I knew I had no hope. My life on the streets drove me down a certain path, one I knew wasn’t right.”
While incarcerated, Walker received mentoring from a prison witness who offered faith-driven encouragement. The concept of a prosperous life never occurred to Walker; his childhood left little room for optimism and open-mindedness. But through these interactions—deeply rooted in the promise of Jesus Christ—Walker saw hope. At age 19, after nearly one year in prison, Walker began a relationship with Jesus Christ.
“In the streets, children see nothing but crime and hopelessness,” Walker continued. “You see, they never see a picture of what else is out there—the streets are all they know.”
A new home at Messiah College
After one-and-a-half years of incarceration, the authorities released Walker from prison, allowing the 21-year-old to continue his studies at Kaplan Career Institute in Harrisburg, Pa. While working toward a degree in computer engineering, Walker built a relationship with Gerald Jarmon, the assistant basketball coach at nearby Messiah College. Walker’s graduation in October—six months after his release from prison—opened the door for further college study. Garmon recommended Messiah College and, without hesitation from Walker, scheduled a visit with the school’s admissions office.
“When I visited Messiah, I almost felt at home—I felt such a peace, such a calmness that came over me,” said Walker. “The presence of God was on that campus.”
After deliberating with the school’s admissions and financial aid offices, Walker enrolled in January 2002. Scholarships, grants and financial aid covered 70 percent of his college expenses.
“Messiah empowered me academically, spiritually and intellectually to reach my full potential and harness talents I never knew I had,” Walker said. “I didn’t know where my mother was, and my father was still incarcerated. Messiah became my home.”
During the spring of 2004, Walker traveled to Cayo, Belize, as a member of the Creation Care Study Program. Two weeks after returning, he took part in the International Business Institute, a 10-week program that provides in-depth international study.
In a three-year span, Walker transitioned from inner-city troublemaker to faith-driven leader. He started a Bible study that gathered over 100 people, began restoring his relationship with his parents and successfully encouraged his mother to attend college. Walker had, by his estimation, experienced a miracle. He graduated from Messiah College with a degree in business administration in May 2005.
“Nashon was a force of nature,” said Associate College Pastor Evie Telfer, who constantly encouraged Walker during his four years at Messiah. “He had an irresistible enthusiasm and a relentless commitment to dreaming big dreams.”
These aspirations, as described by Telfer, stemmed largely from the mentorship of Professor Brian Nejmeh, who became a father figure for Walker.
“Nashon has a desire to succeed that was born out of a grateful heart for what God has done in his life,” Nejmeh added. “He was inquisitive, willing to listen to advice and had a passion for Christ.”
A new purpose
Upon graduating, Walker followed Nejmeh’s guidance into a business career with One Communications, the largest privately held telecommunications corporation in America. Walker’s diligence led to immediate growth; after a year-and-a-half, he accepted a sales executive promotion, the highest position available at One Communications.
“The grace of God let me get there, that was it,” Walker said.
After transitioning from “incarceration to corporate prominence,” and becoming an accomplished businessman, Walker felt empty. His position at One Communications applied his business-focused gifts, though it left little room to incorporate a life transformed by grace. Walker needed a change.
“I was miraculously successful,” continued Walker, “but it got to a point where it didn’t mean anything anymore—I wanted to fulfill a greater call. I wanted to help other people experience the grace of God.”
And so, with his testimony by his side, Walker left corporate America and began a Bible study. He started by inviting one person; the pair met faithfully to discuss their mutual lives of faith. Before long, Walker’s Bible study garnered a strong enough following to develop into a church body. After significant prayer and deliberation, Walker introduced the Empowerment Center Worldwide, a nondenominational church in Harrisburg.
“It’s like running a corporation, except there’s a distinct joy from this,” said Walker. “I’m driven to do whatever Jesus tells me to do.”
The growth of Harrisburg’s Empowerment Center led Walker to establish Nashon Walker Ministries, a venture that allows Walker to spread his testimony across the country. He desires to “cover America with the message of hope, transformation and family restoration in order to help break the social epidemic cycles that have plagued our nation.”
Today, Walker stands with a testimony that inspires and encourages. From the streets of Philadelphia to life in a prison cell, from Messiah College to a year of global exploration, from corporate prominence to a life of faith-driven discernment, Walker experienced a transformation only made possible by the grace of God.
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A few notes:
- The events that predicated this post are extremely tragic. Condolences to those affected.
- This post is by no means a manual or instruction set for creating incendiary devices of any sort. It only provides some technical explanation of the effects of explosions.
- Do not under any circumstances attempt to recreate the effects described here. You risk death or serious injury to yourself and others, not to mention trouble with law enforcement.
- This discussion is very simple, rough, and high level.
- Some level of morbid humor is required beyond this point, because of the reference to conditions generally unsurvivable by unprotected humans.
The West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion got me thinking about the physics behind explosions in general, and in particular about several classes I took (yes, I’m so lame there’s a list of all my classes on the Internet) which cover these principles:
- MECH 591 (Rice University graduate level class) – Gas Dynamics – Study of the fundamentals of compressible, one-dimensional gas flows with area change, normal shocks, friction, and heat addition. Includes oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer flows expansions, and numerical techniques.
- EML 5714 (University of Florida graduate level class) – Introduction to Compressible Flow – One-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional compressible fluid flows. Mach waves, normal shocks, oblique shocks, Prandtl-Meyer expansions, isentropic flow with area change, Fanno flow, Rayleigh flow.
- EML 5131 (University of Florida graduate level class) – Combustion – Chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, flame propagation, detonation and explosion, combustion of droplets and spray.
Don’t worry about the big words in the above. Basically the first 2 classes cover shock waves and the conditions they create, while the third class covers how things burn to create said shock waves.
How things (fuels) burn
The technical term for anything that burns is a fuel.
Generally speaking there are 2 methods of burning:
- Deflagration: in this method, a flame front moves progressively through the fuel. An example of deflagration is the flame observed by lighting a pool of kerosene (DO NOT ATTEMPT) or candle wick. You will notice that the flame spreads slower than the speed of sound
- Detonation: in this method, the flame front spreads faster than the speed of sound.
How detonations cause damage
Both of the above produce heat directly, which usually results in other things catching fire. Detonation has the added effect of creating a shock wave that travels outwards from the point of detonation. A shock wave isn’t so much a tangible thing as it a border or demarcation line. In front of the shock wave, gas (e.g. the air around you) conditions are normal. Behind the shock wave, temperature and pressure increase by multiples of their original values. It is this increase that results in the extreme destruction visible in the case of the fertilizer plant explosion.
Generally, the faster the shockwave, the larger the pressure and temperature difference between the region in front of it and that behind it is. For example, a shockwave that travels at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2) produces a pressure behind it that is 4.5 times the pressure in front of it.*
Let’s do some quick math to approximate the effects of the pressure rise by itself:
Imagine a 2 m x 1 m (~6 ft by 3 ft) door. Normal atmospheric pressure is 100 kPa, or 100 000 newtons per square meter. A Mach 2 normal shock wave hitting the door would produce a net pressure on it of 4.5 – 1 = 3.5 times atmospheric pressure, 350 000 newtons per square meter (350 kPa). Since the door’s area is 2 m * 1 m = 2 square meters, the net force on the door is 2 * 350 000 = 700 000 newtons. That’s ~157 000 lbs or 70 tons of force, many times what most home structures were built to handle. For the record, eardrum damage occurs at ~34.5 kPa pressure difference, while lung damage occurs at ~103 kPa. Besides the sudden force, there’s also blast wind, but that’s beyond the scope of this discussion. You can read more about it here.
The bottom line here is that detonations cause more damage via kinetic action (movement of air) than heat and fire. This explains the attractiveness of detonation devices to those who deliberately use them: because the shock wave moves outwards in all directions, there’s less need for specific placement of the device than there is for directed projectiles. Anything within the detonation’s (unobstructed) blast radius will experience the pressure effects above, even if it escapes the heat resulting directly from the detonation itself.
Also, because shock waves are supersonic – a shock wave moving at Mach 2 is traveling at 0.68 km/s at sea level – it is nearly impossible for observers on the ground to outrun them (contrary to what is seen in movies). Ergo, it’s good to be as far as possible from a possible detonation situation, because once it happens, it WILL catch up to you if you’re within the blast range. There won’t be time for you to take cover, as this guy filming the fertilizer plant fire found out the hard way:
How to tell when detonation might be possible
Fortunately, although detonations may be accidental, they don’t happen by magic. Besides the obvious cases of explosives/highly unstable substances, detonation risk increases when a fuel is finely dispersed (i.e. well-mixed in air). Examples of this include fuel vapor clouds and even various forms of dust – even aluminum and sawdust become explosive as dispersed powders. From the vapor clouds link:
Saturated hydrocarbons containing only hydrogen and carbon (e.g. methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, etc. are more to result in deflagration if completely unconfined. Olefins are more likely to detonate (overpressure produced from combustion products). If the fuel is reactive (e.g. acetylene) or contains oxygen (e.g. ethers, ethylene oxide) it is even more likely to detonate. Any nearby structures including the ground which provides a barrier to the combustion front can result in the buildup of overpressures resulting in a blast front.
Of course, detonations aren’t the only way to create shock waves outside of a lab. Another method is to have an object travel faster than the speed of sound, thus resulting in a shock wave associated with said object. NASA has an extensive article (unfortunately and anachronistically written in outdated Imperial units) on that here. Let’s just say you probably don’t want a large supersonic aircraft flying at low altitude to pass directly over you. I heard stories of this effect being used against enemy positions by B-1 Lancer pilots in Afghanistan, but those might just be hearsay.
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A group of researchers has found stem cells in the ovaries of mice that they say can be prodded to become new eggs, which can then be fertilized to produce healthy offspring. The provocative findings challenge one of the most fundamental assumptions in biology: that female mammals, including women, are born with all the eggs they will ever have…. While much more research is needed to confirm and explore the findings, the work raises the tantalizing possibility that it could someday lead to new ways to fight a woman’s biological clock, perhaps by stockpiling her egg-producing cells or by stimulating them to make eggs again [Washington Post].
In the study, published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers wrote that the stem cells were cultured for more than six months and then transplanted into the ovaries of infertile female mice, … adding that eighty percent of these mice went on to produce offspring after natural mating [Reuters].
Other experts say that the findings are fascinating, but stress that the results need to be independently confirmed. They also note that there’s no guarantee that the ovarian stem cells exist in humans as well, or that they can perform the same regenerative function. Says fertility expert David Keefe: “The aging process of the human egg differs fundamentally from that of the mouse egg…. Except at Disney World, humans are not large mice” [Washington Post].
Stem cell expert Robin Lovell-Badge comments that if the research holds up, “it could provide a means to restore fertility to women who have few eggs or who have had to undergo cancer treatments, by isolating these cells, expanding their number in culture and keeping them frozen until needed for IVF” [Times Online]. While some women already freeze their eggs for future use, that process is still inefficient and unreliable.
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There are five types of membranes found within the body. Membranes are flat sheets of tissue that cover or line parts of the body and are typically composed of epithelial cells and connective tissue. Epithelial cells cover the inner and outer layers of surfaces and form glands that secrete fluids. Connective tissue is the most abundant type of tissue in the body; it binds and supports the structures of the body.
Mucous membranes, also called mucosa, line the inside of cavities that open directly to the exterior environment. Mucous membranes line the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, reproductive tracts and the urinary tract. This type of membrane is composed of an epithelial cell layer and an underlying connective tissue layer. The epithelial layer is an important defense mechanism that prevents the entry of pathogens and microbes into the body. The cells are tightly packed together, so fluid cannot leak through the epithelial layer. Specialized cells secrete mucous to keep the membrane moist. Mucous also traps dust particles in the respiratory, or lung passage ways and lubricates food as it travels through the intestinal tract. The connective tissue component of a mucous membrane stabilizes the membrane against the structure it is protecting; it also holds blood vessels that supply blood and nutrients to the epithelial layer in place.
Serous membranes, or serosa, line cavities of the body that do not open directly to the external environment; it also covers the organs within the cavities. For example, this type of membrane lines the chest and abdominal cavities, in addition to covering the liver, spleen, kidneys, heart etc. Serous membranes are made of two layers: a layer to line a cavity, called the parietal membrane, and a layer to cover an organ, called the visceral layer. Serous membranes secrete a lubricant called serous fluid that allows the organs to glide against other structures without causing friction, according to "Principles of Human Anatomy".
The cutaneous membrane, also known as the skin, covers the entire body. It is composed of many layers of epithelial cells to protect the body from invading microbes or pathogens, in addition to light, heat and injury. The skin is the largest organ of the body that also stores fat, vitamin D and water and houses the sensory receptors for touch and pain. It regulates body temperature by secreting sweat to dissipate heat, according to UMMC.
The junction where two bones meet is called a joint. Surrounding freely movable joints like the shoulder, elbow, or knee is a synovial membrane. The synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid to lubricate the joint space, making motion much easier. The synovial fluid also nourishes the cartilage attached to the ends of bones and contains immune cells called macrophages that rid the joint space of invading microbes and debris, according to "Principles of Human Anatomy".
Covering the brain is a dense connective tissue membrane, composed of three layers, called the meninges. The outer most layer is called the dura mater; it is a thick connective tissue that prevents the brain from moving too much in the skull. The second layer is the arachnoid layer; it is a loose connective tissue layer that resembles the web of a spider. The inner most layer is the pia mater; it is a thin layer that adheres directly onto the brain, according to California State University. | <urn:uuid:f8889d95-35d3-4812-8650-461f0ebb0f74> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.livestrong.com/article/209913-basic-types-of-membranes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280065.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00541-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928055 | 705 | 4.0625 | 4 |
Everything you need to know
about making delicious,
seasonal pies from scratch
all year round.
Perfect Homemade Piecrust
The first step to making a delicious pie from scratch is mastering
homemade pie dough. Our Test Kitchen cooks like to use butter for its rich
flavor, and they avoid overworking the dough for an ultra-flaky crust.
The Best Piecrust Recipe
11⁄4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 Tbs. sugar
1⁄4 tsp. salt
8 Tbs. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter,
cut into 1⁄4-inch cubes
3 Tbs. cold vegetable shortening,
cut into 3⁄4-inch pieces
3 Tbs. very cold water
In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar and salt. Using a pastry cutter or 2 knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with butter pieces no larger than small peas.
Add the water and mix with a fork just until the dough pulls together. Transfer the dough to a work surface, pat into a ball and flatten into a disk. (Though many dough recipes call for chilling the dough, this dough should be rolled out immediately for the best results.)
Lightly flour the work surface, then flatten the disk with 6 to 8 gentle taps of the rolling pin. Lift the dough and give it a quarter turn.
Lightly dust the top of the dough or the rolling pin with flour as needed, then roll out into a round at least 12 inches in diameter and about 1/8 inch thick. Makes one 9-inch pie crust.
The 3 Most Common Pie Mistakes
And how to avoid them at home
LETTING THE DOUGH GET WARM
Use cold butter and ice water, and refrigerate the dough before you roll it out. If
the butter warms it will be absorbed by the flour, become sticky, and make for a
ROLLING IT OUT WRONG To get an even, round crust, begin rolling from the middle of the dough round, pushing outward and stopping the pressure 1⁄4 inch from the edge. Then lift the round, give it a quarter turn and repeat.
A TRICKY TRANSFER To transfer your pie dough from the rolling surface to the pie plate, lift it with a bench scraper, gently drape it over a rolling pin, then place it in the pie plate.LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO MAKE FLAKY PIECRUST >
Get Creative With Your Crust
Use specially designed
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A classic lattice
technique with strips of
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Industrial automation has made major strides, but not quite to the level of science fiction technology in "Star Wars" or "I, Robot," where robots helping their humans with both mundane and superhuman tasks alike.
This is in part because most buildings, facilities and infrastructure have been custom designed for human anatomy, and bipedal robots are difficult to develop, expensive and limited in use – so far.
Walking with two legs is not a natural process for mammals. Even for humans, it developed because of evolutionary need to be able to see great distances in search of prey or to be aware of predators in the massive grassland some four to seven million years ago. And since then humans have been making changes to walking patterns (gait) to suit current needs.
Nonetheless, walking is still a complex process – something akin to long-distance, controlled, forward falling. Human stance is an example of an inverted pendulum model which makes it harder to stabilize in upright position. Walking can be typically divided in two phases: single support phase (open kinematic chain) and double support phase (closed loop kinematic chain) alternating between swinging and supporting leg. The number of articulations in the lower leg such as hip motion, knee motion, ankle motion as well as support from the toes is absolutely critical to walking. Perhaps it is one of the reasons why human babies take so much time to learn to walk as compared to all the other mammals.
To expect robots to learn what we have achieved because of millions of years of evolution is impossible, but since the turn of last century there have been huge strides (figuratively) in every possible direction.
Self-driving cars evolved from concept to reality, but there is not a single robot that has done the same. Current bipedal robots are far advanced from the passive dynamic walkers developed by McGeer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which used slope and gravity for motion without a power source, but effectively reduce its operation to laboratory settings only. Then we had articulated robots with actuation at joints and huge battery pack as the power source, and one of the very first that we saw was Honda ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovation Mobility) in the early 2000s. It was a small 4 ft tall humanoid robot capable of slow walking without any external support. Since then it had several upgrades making it possible for ASIMO to climb stairs, run, hop and even dance, but it is still far from being useful to humans for everyday tasks.
Today, more complex and advanced robots like Boston Dynamics Atlas can run on uneven surfaces and even can get themselves up after falling, while carrying a payload of 25 lb. And now, newer versions of Atlas can even do a gymnastics routine. So what is stopping robots from becoming ubiquitous?
For starters, the complexity of a walking motion combined with different terrains that it would encounter means that a robot should modify its gait accordingly to achieve stability, be it on gravel, a hillside or staircase. The need of active actuation at each articulating joint (hip, knee, ankle and toes) means the choice of placing a servo motor at each joint, making it bulky, or to complex control systems using pneumatic articulated muscles or serial elastic actuators. Also, the actuation requires power, which must be provided by a dense battery that supplies good power yet is low in weights. And on top of it all so far, consider the cameras, sensors and computers, which would be even more complex than self-driving cars, so as the robot can safely navigate through areas that include humans.
In a nutshell, to make bipedal robots a reality, two key technologies have not matured enough yet. Bipedal robots need advances in battery technology and development of intelligent algorithms to accurately predict and respond to foot positioning and changes. Once these have successfully been achieved, it at least makes the legs of the robot mobile – then it needs all the above-the-waist sensing technologies. And then it needs to be affordable.
An interactive artificially intelligent system on top of biped would be a great virtual assistant, receptionist or guide for tours, while suitable actuators with significant weight-lifting capacity would be useful in construction, mining or at hazardous places. Looking at the advances made in last 20 years it would be possible for us to see a robot in critical applications, but it would take a long time for robots to be our household companions. | <urn:uuid:81c05359-0b7b-4b2a-ab44-82a2b211f280> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/15743/bipedal-robots-are-not-even-close | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571987.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813202507-20220813232507-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.954577 | 910 | 3.5625 | 4 |
New Zealand's merino sheep make the best long johns
I'd discovered the wonders of merino wool a few years back when I shopped at the Auckland airport en route to Melbourne in Australia, and I intended to buy more of it when I went back last November. It was the beginning of springtime in the southern hemisphere so I figured I be able to buy it at end-of-winter sales - a perfect time for saving money and coping with an Ohio winter.
This visit I discovered an Icebreaker shop with an entire wardrobe of merino wool wonders at the same airport, which had been modernized considerably since my 2003 visit.
Merino wool is made from a certain hardy sheep breeds, one of the many types raised for wool and meat throughout New Zealand. The Baa code's web trail led me to Castle Ridge farm on the South Island, where I wouldn't be able to visit on this trip. But the website revealed this 8,000 acre family owned farm has 10,000 merino sheep in addition to 300 Angus cattle. My Icebreaker long johns are soft and not itchy at all and used as an under layer, they've kept me warm enough to use just jackets, sweaters and shawls through the entire winter.
On this New Zealand visit I learned that the clever kiwis are combining merino yarn with that of a pest, the bushy tailed possum, to make an even more luxurious fiber garment. It's a great solution since these tree dwelling possums eat their weight and more in vegetation and have no enemies except man on this island nation. Unless controlled they stand to wipe out much of New Zealand's crops. The possums there are nothing like ours and have big bushy tails much like our raccoons. The merino-possum garments I found were well outside my price range, however.
|Many Maori men work as sheep shearing crews, traveling among New Zealand farms when sheep need to be sheared. It takes them about four minutes or less to shear a sheep and the creatures actually seem to enjoy the experience.|
Like most Americans, I'd heard that sheep far outnumber people in New Zealand, so before I took this trip I arranged a visit to a sheep farm - one that also takes guests. I later learned that the sheep population has declined despite the great garments and delicious New Zealand lamb exported from the country. Sheep may have declined, but they still outnumber people with a ratio of seven to one and are seen peacefully grazing everywhere. In my next Kiwi Kronicles installment for The News-Herald's Travel section I'll take you onto the floor where sheep are shorn, out to a pasture where sheep dogs control the herd and into the lodging and dining areas of the most amazing sheep farm on this earth, at least in my opinion. | <urn:uuid:77673c41-f04e-4887-8ec0-3b5404d346c9> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://newsheraldfoodandtravel.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-i-discovered-baaa-code-on-my-new.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721008.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00116-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967756 | 583 | 1.921875 | 2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of technology’s most advance diagnostic tools for today’s physician. It allows your physician to see inside your body without surgery or the use of ionizing radiation. MRI uses a powerful magnet, low-intensity radio waves and computer technology to create detailed images of the soft tissues, muscles, nerves and bones in your body.
How MRI Scanners Work
The main component of the scanner is a magnet that allows your body to receive radio signals from the magnetic resonance system. Your body reacts by sending its own radio signals back to the machine. The radio frequency is then computer-processed and turned into detailed images.
Preparing for Your Test
In general, there are no special preparations to follow before your exam. Because MRI uses a strong magnetic field, metal objects will interfere with the scan; for your convenience, we provide a locker to store your barrettes, jewelry and credit cards. We ask that you wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing, but you may be asked to change into a hospital gown. Please check the following list carefully. You can not be examined by MRI if you have the following:
- A pacemaker
- Aneurysm clips in the brain
- Inner ear implants
- Metal fragments in one or both eyes
- Implanted spinal cord stimulator
- If you are pregnant, think you might be or
are breast feeding
- If you have anemia or any diseases that
affect red blood cells
- If you have asthma or other allergic
Please consult your physician if you have any questions about your eligibility.
Understanding Contrast Media
Certain types of MRI scans require the use of a paramagnetic agent or contrast media. This contrast media, which is given intravenously before the exam, highlights certain body parts. When needed, it will be discussed in detail with eligible patients. Tell your physician before your exam if you have ever had an adverse reaction to contrast media.
Scheduling Your MRI
Park Plaza’s Centralized Scheduling department will schedule your appointment and obtain any necessary pre-authorizations. They will also let you know about any financial obligations for which you may be responsible. The Centralized Scheduling Department is available to schedule your MRI Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm. Their phone number is 713-527-3500.
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Posted on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 by Germain Lussier
Movie fans have been waiting for this weekend since May 2, 2008. That’s the day Jon Favreau’s Iron Man was released and, after the credits, Samuel L. Jackson showed up as Nick Fury, asking Tony Stark about The Avengers. Four movies of set up and introduction later, The Avengers is finally out on Friday. It’s the culmination of four year’s worth of intricate layering by all the people who made the Iron Man films, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger.
Just how intricate are we talking? We won’t get into major spoilers for The Avengers just yet but it’s not a spoiler that the Cosmic Cube, referred to as the Tesseract, is the centerpiece of the movie. While most of us believe it first appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger as the object of the Red Skull’s desires, it actually first appeared in Iron Man 2 as Tony Stark flipped through his father’s journal. His father, of course, was a major character in Captain America, which took place before Iron Man 2 even though Iron Man 2 was released first. Make sense? It will when you click below.
In Iron Man II there’s a scene where Tony is flipping through his father’s old notebook. I told Jon that we thought the young version of Howard Stark was going to be a character in Captain America, because we need a gadget guy, sort of a Q for SHIELD. I said, “What if the prop guy just draws a little cube on this page of this notebook? You never have to mention it, never even talk about it, it’s just there.” Jon said, “Sure, whatever.” The trick is, the Easter eggs have to enhance the experience for those who know what they are, but not detract from the experience for those who don’t.
Here’s a screenshot:
So Howard Stark (played by Dominic Cooper in Captain America and John Slattery in Iron Man 2) becomes aware of the Cube in 1940s, studied it, drew it, left the Cube with S.H.I.E.L.D (we see this at the end of Thor) and his notes to his son, who happens to see it in Iron Man 2. However, Iron Man 2 was released first so Feige was setting this up beforehand. It gives the header image above of Tony Stark in The Avengers new meaning, doesn’t it?
And, as expected, there are easter eggs in the current Marvel movies that will affect movies that come after The Avengers, but you’ll have to check back on Monday for more on that. What other things have you noticed?Cool Posts From Around the Web: | <urn:uuid:c5885f9f-dac9-4421-a29c-c94fbae1788b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.slashfilm.com/easter-egg-cosmic-cube-appears-iron-man-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285001.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00307-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968343 | 594 | 1.679688 | 2 |
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