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In the painting of carriages, such as bodies and the low parts, we base rigorously on the original colours corresponding to each typology. For the realization of striping, fine gold leaf, among others, we use the corresponding measures for each model.
As painting in restoration works is concerned, we analyze thoroughly the work to discover and know not only the shapes but also the original colour or measures. Later, we reintegrate the entire assembly recovering and maintaining the pictorial layers that have reached our days. We also apply different techniques for its conservation. A reassembly of the entire carriage is sought and finally a final protection is applied. | <urn:uuid:21a083d9-4fb9-49ab-a9c3-cfde7f64f8cf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.carruajesalba.com/en/painting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571536.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811224716-20220812014716-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.948005 | 133 | 2.203125 | 2 |
The amount of beer consumed in Britain has dropped by almost a quarter since 2006, according to a new report from Mintel.
Analysts at the research firm found that beer sales through pubs, restaurants and the high street have fallen from 4.1 billion litres per year to 3.2 billion litres.
This represents a drop of 23 per cent and means that, as a whole, the nation now drinks about 4.3 million fewer pints each day.
Experts believe the trend is due to the increasing cost of beer in pubs, which is leading men to stay at home and consume other beverages, such as wine or spirits, instead.
Jonny Forsyth, an analyst at Mintel, said: 'Hindered by the decline of pub drinking and a lack of broader consumer appeal beyond men, beer has seen a huge fall from grace in the past six years.
'Alcohol drinking has become so expensive and the gap between on and off-trade so huge that for many, drinking out is now a luxury rather than a standard night out.'
Many health experts want this gap between the prices of alcoholic drinks in supermarkets and those sold in pubs and restaurants to be reduced, amid concerns about the link between the availability of cheap alcohol and levels of harm.
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I am happy to report on two beautiful results on convex polytopes. One disproves an old conjecture of mine and one proves an old conjecture of mine.
Loiskekoski and Ziegler: Simple polytopes without small separators.
Does Lipton-Tarjan’s theorem extends to high dimensions? Can polytopes be expanders?
Lipton and Tarjan proved that a planar graph (hence the graph of a 3-polytope) with n vertices can be separated to connected parts each with no more than 2n/3 vertices by deleting vertices. I proposed a similar property (with a different exponent depending on the dimension) for graphs of simple polytopes in higher dimensions. This turned out to be false.
Lauri Loiskekoski, Günter M. Ziegler
Abstract: We show that by cutting off the vertices and then the edges of neighborly cubical polytopes, one obtains simple 4-dimensional polytopes with n vertices such that all separators of the graph have size at least This disproves a conjecture by Kalai from 1991/2004.
A major remaining open question is if we can have examples of graphs of simple 4-polytopes where every separator has at least cn vertices or perhaps even examples of such graphs that are expanders. (I conjecture that the answer is negative).
Expansion is closely related to diameter and there are various interesting higher dimensional analogs for the expansion property, for diameter question, and for the non-revisiting property which is crucial in the study of diameter of polytopal graphs.
Adiprasito, Nevo and Samper: Higher chordality and approximating smooth bodies by polytopes.
Consider a sequence of polytopes that converge to a smooth convex body K. It is easy that the number of vertices of these polytopes must tend to infinity and there are interesting theorems relating the quality of the approximation and the the number of vertices.
For a d-dimensional simplicial polytope P there are is remarkable set of parameters introduced by McMullen where m=[d/2]. is the number of vertices minus (d+1). is the dimension of the space of stresses of a framework based on P. The nonnegativity of these numbers is the generalized lower bound theorem which is part of Stanley’s 1980 “g-theorem” (necessity part), which is one of the most important results on convex polytopes in the last decades. Here on the blog we devoted several posts (I,II,III,IV) to the g-theorem and the related g-conjecture for simplicial spheres. (Probably the g-conjecture for spheres is the single problem I devoted the most effort to in my career.)
I conjectured that for a sequence of polytopes that converge to a smooth convex body K, tends to infinity for i ≤ [d/2]. This was now proved.
Karim A. Adiprasito, Eran Nevo, José Alejandro Samper
Abstract: We resolve a conjecture of Kalai relating approximation theory of convex bodies by simplicial polytopes to the face numbers and primitive Betti numbers of these polytopes and their toric varieties. The proof uses higher notions of chordality. Further, for -convex bodies, asymptotically tight lower bounds on the g-numbers of the approximating polytopes are given, in terms of their Hausdorff distance from the convex body.
The paper continues a project which led already to:
Further extensions for general polytopes, and similar results regarding the nonlinear part of the g-theorem would be of great interest.
More news in brief
A polymath10 project devoted to the Erdos Rado Delta System Conjecture will start over this blog in about a week. (This is one of the project proposals by Tim Gowers in this post.) Quanta magazine has an article on important progress by Maria Chudnovsky, Irene Lo, Frédéric Maffray, Nicolas Trotignon and Kristina Vušković towards an efficient coloring argorithm for perfect graphs! (BTW, while we have several notions of chordality in high dimensions I am curious about appropriate notions of perfectness.) In this MathOverflow answer, I report (and describe the background) on the 2013 paper by Zdeněk Dvořák, Jean-Sébastien Sereni, Jan Volec “Subcubic triangle-free graphs have fractional chromatic number at most 14/5“. This recent mathoverflow question asks for proposals for polymath projects. | <urn:uuid:220536c2-c136-43e2-8240-a74cf32ef921> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://gilkalai.wordpress.com/2015/10/28/convex-polytopes-seperation-expansion-chordality-and-approximations-of-smooth-bodies/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281069.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00269-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.908836 | 1,009 | 1.585938 | 2 |
7 Apr 2011
The story of Rwanda is a remarkable one. The world has rarely witnessed such an orgy of violence and killing as that during the Rwandan genocide, which began 17 years ago today. Over one million Tutsis and a number of their Hutu sympathisers were killed during 100 days of the horrors in 1994: the survivors are still very much dealing with the consequences.
How the country has rebuilt itself since the genocide is astounding. Travel to Kigali today and you will see high rise office blocks, international hotels, spotless streets, and zero tolerance of even the most minor misdemeanour. It is almost impossible to believe that the streets were littered with bodies and running with rivers of blood so relatively recently.
The situation though for many of the 400,000 genocide survivors – whether young or old, widow or orphan – remains extremely challenging. The legacy of genocide touches almost every aspect of their lives. Many are impoverished and face complex health problems, such as HIV and recurring trauma. Many others are still without shelter or without access to education and in need of support to bury relatives. Survivors are still threatened with violence, attacked or even killed by former perpetrators, and a climate of fear often persists in their lives.
Survivors receive only a fraction of the support most require. The Government of Rwanda Assistance Fund for Survivors (FARG), which collects five percent of domestic tax revenue from Rwandans each year, is overstretched. This year it can only support 1,500 of more than 10,000 young survivors who applied for university funding . With many such young survivors caring for other orphans, the likelihood of them ever being able to secure a decent job becomes ever more remote as each year passes.
This is just one example of many where survivors’ needs are still unmet. Of the £330 million which the British Government has committed to Rwanda over the next four years, none will be targeted at supporting survivors.
Closer to home, 39 suspected ‘genocidaires’ are still living freely in the UK today – most notably Dr Vincent Bajinya, accused of organising the interahamwe, the Hutu militia which committed the genocide. An extradition request for him, and three other Rwandans who alleged organised killings in their local areas, to face justice in Rwanda was refused by the High Court in 2009. Despite new legislation in the Coroners and Justice Act to enable trials of war crimes committed overseas after 1991 to be heard in the UK, their cases have still not been referred on to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Thankfully there are success stories: survivors who have overcome the greatest obstacles to rebuild their lives. Their strength is astounding. They have helped not only themselves to a better life, but those less fortunate than themselves as well. At the end of last year, one such survivor, Odette Kayirere, Coordinator of AVEGA Agahozo, the Association of Widows of the Genocide, was awarded the Guardian International Development Achievement Award for her work supporting thousands of widows and orphans in the country’s Eastern Province.
Odette and AVEGA are now working to open a new office to reach the 8,500 widows in the Southern Region of Rwanda still requiring support. As many widows are now ageing, and without the families that traditionally would support them, the need for AVEGA’s help is ever-more critical.
For them, the justice for which the survivors campaign will come too late, if ever it arrives. If reconciliation is ever truly to be possible in Rwanda, it will be built on a foundation of restorative justice. That can only be achieved by enabling survivors to rebuild their own lives: with a home, an education, healthcare, security. In so doing, we will truly honour the memory of the victims.
For today, it is time to reflect. One million Tutsis and a number of their Hutu sympathisers were killed in the 1994 genocide. As we remember them today, remember as well the 400,000 survivors still living and dying from the genocide 17 years on. | <urn:uuid:2a2529ae-88c6-42f4-accd-2fb152020d51> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://survivors-fund.org.uk/news/remembering/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283689.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00355-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961882 | 837 | 2.765625 | 3 |
Did you know that parenting is considered to be one of the most challenging responsibilities as an adult? This is a chapter of your life where you’ll spend a lot of time wondering why you had children, because it’s not in your nature to be selfless as a human being. Human beings are inherently selfish, but children force you not to be selfish. It forces you away from your comfort zone, and children are very needy little people – as they should be!
The problem is that with parenting comes a lot of insecurities and anxieties, and as parenting is such a huge task you start to notice the world around you. You noticed the global warming and the war and the threats happening in your neighborhood. You notice the e-numbers and food and the issues with farming. These things all contribute to high levels of anxiety, and that can be really difficult to manage. Below, we’ve got four ways to reduce your parenting anxiety.
Speak to a professional.
Heading to a therapist, you can make sure that your parental anxiety doesn’t disrupt your everyday life. Some counselors like to recommend cannabis for anxiety, but as long as you’re using a cannabis odor eliminator, you can reduce your anxiety and keep your home smelling nice. Other therapists will be able to help you by talking you through your anxiety and ensuring that you have the best course of action to alleviate your symptoms. Anxiety is a beast to live with and you deserve to feel comfortable.
Accept the fact that you are human.
As a parent, you are going to make mistakes. The way you may have been treated in your childhood may not sit right with you, but it’s all that you knew so once you start treating your children in a similar way you will soon notice. You’re going to make mistakes with your children, and that just makes you a human being. The key is in correcting yourself and your mistakes and unlearning traumatic behaviors. If you can do that, you’re ready
Find your village.
If you want to reduce your anxiety surrounding parenting, you need to talk to other parents in your position. Finding a village and relying on them while you raise your children will help you to be a better parent. You need the input of your peers, and this is what you need. It’s also going to help you to learn when something is a real issue and not just a minor concern.
Learn to separate your fear.
Anxiety is driven by fear, and if you want to separate that fear from the fact happening right now, you’re going to need to build a defense against the anxiety seeping in. You deserve better than to feel constantly worried all the time, so get as much help as necessary to make sure that you are fighting those fears and pushing back the anxiety that raises its ugly head. You won’t regret that. | <urn:uuid:afe0092e-8514-41b9-be5c-e0ad13e12c20> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ruralmom.com/2022/07/4-ways-to-reduce-parenting-anxiety.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572033.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814113403-20220814143403-00268.warc.gz | en | 0.968928 | 599 | 1.898438 | 2 |
A building society has paid for four life-saving pieces of equipment which have been put in three towns where they have branches. Leek United Building Society, partnered with AEDdonate, has installed four Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for public use across the local communities in which they operate.
A building society has paid for four life-saving pieces of equipment which have been put in three towns where they have branches.
Leek United Building Society, partnered with AEDdonate, has installed four Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) for public use across the local communities in which they operate.
In addition to a unit at Leek Bowling Club, four potentially life-saving AEDs have now been installed by the financial institution, at each of the following locations: Brough Park in Leek;
Congleton Cricket Club; Renew Church in Uttoxeter, and at the side of Leek United Building Society’s head office in St Edward Street in Leek.
A spokesman for Leek United said: “Working with AEDdonate, our defibrillator programme is designed to offer potentially life-saving support to local communities, should the unthinkable happen.
“And as they are located on external walls at each of these locations, they are accessible to the public 24 hours a day.”
They added: “As a mutual, member owned organisation, Leek United Building Society has a clear sense of community purpose and social responsibility and decided to take action following the high-profile collapse of Christian Eriksen during the Euro 2020 Semi-Final.
“The reality is that sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time.
“According to the British Heart Foundation, there are around 7.6 million people living in the UK today with heart and circulatory diseases, resulting in more than 160,000 deaths each year.
“To put that into perspective, that’s equivalent to one death in the UK every three minutes.”
Chief Executive at Leek United Building Society, Andrew Healy, said: “As a mutual building society, we take very seriously our responsibility to make a positive difference to the lives of our members and the local community.
“Defibrillators save lives and when we look at the high prevalence of heart and circulatory diseases, getting more of them out there so they’re close to hand has to be a priority.
“Working in partnership with AEDdonate, we’re doing just that. Even if we give just one person a greater chance of survival following a cardiac arrest, the investment will be worthwhile.”
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basil seggos leans against the rail of the 36-foot harbor patrol boat as it chugs along Newtown Creek into an industrial wasteland of sewer pipes and flotsam, past a huge conveyor belt carrying skeletal cars to the scrap heap and a natural gas facility belching plumes of orange flame. A gentle headwind conveys the odors one at a time: salt, sewage, sulfur, and then the powerful stench of petroleum. “You can really smell it before you can see it,” Seggos, the chief investigator for the environmental watchdog Riverkeeper, says, pointing to a black metal bulkhead along the south bank. The boat draws closer, and a purple sheen appears on the surface. “That’s all oil,” he says. It’s the bleeding edge of an environmental disaster, one of the largest oil spills in the world.
The discharge floating on this inland waterway, which divides the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, is just a hint at what lies beneath—anywhere between 17 million and 30 million gallons’ worth, a spill more than 50 percent larger than the Exxon Valdez. But unlike the Exxon Valdez, this one has been allowed to grow and fester for half a century, directly below a residential area. Even in the neighborhood—an old-time blue-collar community pocked with hipster enclaves—many people don’t know why the air smells like gasoline on rainy days.
“This is a working-class community with a dirty creek in a part of Brooklyn no one really cares about,” Seggos says. “It would have perhaps been a better thing if these were river otters covered with oil. You’d have had immediate action.”
No one’s really sure how long the oil has been there, but most people point to a massive explosion that ripped through the city’s sewer system in 1950, raining manhole covers down on the populace. City officials blamed gasoline leaking from what was then Mobil’s Brooklyn refinery. Mobil denied it. That was pretty much the extent of the investigation, and for a couple of decades the oil quietly continued to drip into the soil and groundwater under the refinery, spreading beneath the neighborhood and oozing—a tenth of an inch every hour—toward the bank of Newtown Creek.
In 1978, a Coast Guard helicopter spotted an oil slick on the creek. Investigating further, the Guard discovered the 55-acre monster that had by then massed beneath the city. Chemical analysis fingered Mobil as the source, and again the company said it wasn’t at fault. By now, Mobil had sold part of the refinery to Amoco and was using the rest for storage tanks. A few blocks away, a Texaco subsidiary also had a storage facility. The companies (now known as ExxonMobil, BP, and Chevron, respectively) pointed fingers at each other; government agencies, sensing that this was not a rumble they wanted to be involved in, did the same.
The Coast Guard, having spent half a million dollars investigating the spill, decided it had done enough; the case was turned over to the state of New York, which wanted no part of it either. Believing that the spill, while regrettable, posed no immediate hazard (no one drank the groundwater anymore, and the manhole-launching explosions had long ago subsided), officials decided not to apply their recently established oil spill fund to what was by far the state’s largest oil spill, on the grounds that the spill predated the fund. So the buck was handed down to New York City—which, still reeling from its financial near-meltdown in the 1970s, chose not to do battle with a brace of oil company lawyers. For a decade, nothing happened. And the oil lake quietly grew.
“you become something of a stink connoisseur when you live in Greenpoint,” says Teresa Toro, who lives two blocks from Newtown Creek. The neighborhood features rows of meticulously kept houses, manicured parks, and cafés catering to an influx of ex-Manhattanites, but it also remains the location of choice for projects that would never be placed along Fifth Avenue: sewage treatment, waste transfer, natural gas storage. For Toro, the oil fumes are the worst. “When the wind is just right, I can smell it blowing off the creek. Sometimes we can’t open our windows.
“The [sewage treatment] plant people get very defensive when you call up and complain about the smell,” Toro laughs. “They say, ‘That’s not us! It’s the spill!'” But then she turns serious. “Every time I go to the creek, I just get so angry,” she says. “I feel like I’m watching a crime in progress.”
Local lore holds that it was the Valdez crash that finally shamed the state into action in 1990. “Not at all,” says Joseph Lentol, the neighborhood’s state assemblyman since 1972. The truth, he says, is worse: In 1988, Mobil had another leak—35,000 gallons—and felt the need to notify the city that, by the way, there happened to be 17 million gallons more underneath. The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation began negotiating a consent order forcing Mobil to clean up its mess.
The deal, in the end, required no monetary damages, set no firm benchmarks for progress, and demanded removal of the oil floating on top of the groundwater but not of the contaminated soil. It also gave Mobil a powerful tool for staving off litigation—the company was, after all, complying with a government-mandated cleanup. “A consent decree is nothing more than another word for a plea bargain,” says Lentol. “It was a slap on the wrist.”
As time wore on, the people of Greenpoint would come to revile the environment department as much as, if not more than, the oil company itself. At least they weren’t paying Mobil executives’ salaries. A spokeswoman for the department, Maureen Wren, says the consent decree should be viewed in light of “the information available at that time” and that the state has always been committed to holding the company responsible. But by the time another decade had gone by, ExxonMobil and the other oil companies had removed less than 8 million gallons. There was no reason for them to pick up the pace. Until Riverkeeper showed up.
“We found out about it by stumbling across it, literally,” Seggos says, recalling how he noticed the sheen on the water one day in 2002, while floating along Newtown Creek to educate immigrants about the dangers of fishing there. He assigned an intern to look into it and was soon presented with a fantastic-sounding story about a 17-million-gallon-plus underground lake of oil. “I said, ‘You idiot! What the hell are you talking about? Go back and do more research!'” After almost another year of investigation, Seggos approached the state to see if Riverkeeper—a small, 41-year-old environmental group whose top attorney is Robert Kennedy Jr.—could help apply pressure on ExxonMobil. “They totally blew us off,” he says.
In 2004, Riverkeeper notified the environment department that it planned to sue ExxonMobil, BP, and Chevron on behalf of a half-dozen local residents (including Teresa Toro). The suit sought no damages, only a proper cleanup. But behind the scenes, Seggos had begun laying the groundwork for a major toxic tort suit, facilitating a series of sometimes-awkward meetings between out-of-town trial lawyers and reticent locals. “It’s a very difficult community to penetrate,” he says.
That got a lot easier in the summer of 2005, when results of vapor tests Seggos had commissioned came back showing dangerous levels of explosive methane gas and benzene, a carcinogen. The neighborhood erupted as if the oil itself had been set ablaze. People who had long believed the spill to be merely a foul-smelling nuisance now began tallying the community’s sick and its dead.
“It’s up to 35 or 36 people that I know that have had cancer just on this block,” says Tom Stagg, a retired detective who’s lived near the spill his whole life. Sitting at his kitchen table, he rattles off the list: his mother, father, stepfather, his neighbor’s wife, a friend of his daughter’s, his pal Joey, a nine-year-old kid a couple streets over. “It’s too many,” he says. “Too many people.”
Jane Pedota lives directly above the spill. A couple of her neighbors, she says, have exactly the same pancreatic problems; another neighbor has died of a brain tumor, and his wife died of myelofibrosis, a cancer linked to benzene. “I’m telling you, you’re seeing odd things,” Pedota says. “Too coincidental for me.”
By the end of the year, the lawyers Seggos had brought in, Girardi & Keese—of Erin Brockovich fame—filed suit against the oil companies. Stagg and Pedota signed on. Brockovich herself showed up to rally the residents.
By the time the environment department convened a public meeting last year, the neighborhood had built up a full head of steam. Hundreds packed the Princess Manor banquet hall to hear presentations by ExxonMobil, BP, and Chevron, hectoring company representatives with catcalls of “liar!” and “shame on you people!” A health department spokesman tried to reassure the crowd, saying the state was unaware of any health threat but acknowledging that no studies had been done and none were planned. When state officials announced the cleanup would last another 20 years or more, the room fell silent.
That April, Riverkeeper obtained internal ExxonMobil documents showing that the company had known of high levels of benzene and other chemicals a decade earlier, when the substances were detected in a commercial property just 1,000 feet from the Pedota household. (ExxonMobil spokesman Brian Dunphy told Mother Jones that the tests, which were not conducted by the company, aren’t proof of a health threat.)
The pressure continued to build until June 2006, when the talks between the environment department and ExxonMobil imploded (neither side will say why), whereupon the state finally referred the case to then-Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Days later, Congress approved funding for a full epa study of the spill, the federal government’s first involvement in the case since the Coast Guard sailed away in 1979.
In February, Spitzer’s successor, Andrew Cuomo, announced that his office intended to sue ExxonMobil (he filed the suit in July) to force a speedy cleanup. But the threat of litigation seemed to have the opposite effect. ExxonMobil shut down its groundwater pumps, which had been sucking up oil at a rate of 1,110 gallons per day, slowing the cleanup to a near halt. At the direction of the environment department, the company restarted the pumps this summer; the various lawsuits facing ExxonMobil remain ongoing. “I told my kids, ‘This won’t be settled until I’m dead and gone,'” says Pedota—who, like everyone else on her block, flies the Stars and Stripes in front of her house all year long. “But it would be nice to see that you could raise your children here.” As she spoke, the oil beneath her home continued to creep, a tenth of an inch per hour, toward the creek. | <urn:uuid:72ec7ded-7c5e-4f00-a874-9af8dcedda52> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2007/09/breathless-brooklyn-oil-spills-our-backyard/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571911.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813081639-20220813111639-00476.warc.gz | en | 0.968395 | 2,494 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Which Joe gave his name to ‘sloppy joes’? We look at five interesting sandwiches and their lexical origins.
Acquittal from a charge or accusation, obtained by statements of innocence given by witnesses under oath.
- ‘In the absence of positive evidence of guilt, and sometimes despite of it, the accused was bound to clear himself by compurgation or by the ordeal.’
- ‘Kichynman claimed he had already cleared himself of this charge through compurgation.’
- ‘The early methods of trial were compurgation or trial by ordeal or wager of law.’
- ‘The Anglo-Saxon preference for compurgation, as proof of guilt or innocence, persisted and only gradually gave way to trial by jury.’
- ‘Each party had to state his case under oath, and doubts as to the guilt or innocence of the accused person were resolved by either compurgation or ordeal.’
Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin compurgation-, from Latin compurgare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + purgare purify (from purus pure).
We take a look at several popular, though confusing, punctuation marks.
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, discover surprising and intriguing language facts from around the globe.
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One Texas firm is offering a sneaky service that would place QR codes on a company’s roof in order to grant them free advertising on Google Maps. Mashable.com described Phillips & Co.’s devious deed.
The company has begun offering a “space-accessible-profile” to any organization looking to raise their profile. To accomplish this, an organization can pay Phillips & Co. to create a QR code and install it on their rooftop. These codes can be read by Google Earth, which would allow mobile users to access dynamic marketing programs, digital coupons, videos, and other content while viewing the organization’s geographical location. As a bonus, the codes would also show up on Google Maps to maximize exposure.
While this QR code marketing idea is currently making news, it would take nearly a year for the code to appear on Google Earth. But for free access through the Google Earth app that has been downloaded by one billion people, good things may be worth waiting for.
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The scientific discoveries and technological innovations produced by Bell Labs research and engineering were critical not only to the evolution of global telecommunications but, more widely, they had a considerable impact on the technological base of the global economy and, indeed, on our daily lives.
Bell Labs is the source of many significant contributions, of course, in the area of telephony, but also in memory devices, imaging devices, system organization, computers and software technology, as well as acoustics, optics, switching, transmission, wireless and data communication. New principles, new materials, new devices, and new systems from Bell Telephone Laboratories resulted in new industries, hundreds of new products, and thousands of new jobs. The invention of the transistor in 1947, and subsequent advances in related solid-state device and circuit technology formed the basis of a multibillion dollar global industry and ultimately enabled the digital world. Shannon’s seminal paper titled “A Mathematical Theory of Communication,” published over 60 years ago, gave birth to Information Theory and has stood as the guiding foundation for communications scientists and engineers in their quest for faster, more efficient, and more robust communications systems ever since. The charge-coupled device (CCD), a technology that transforms patterns of light into useful digital information, is the basis for many forms of modern digital imaging. It has launched entirely new industries and markets and is widely used in devices as diverse as digital cameras, video cameras, and bar code readers as well as in security monitoring, medical endoscopy, modern astronomy and video conferencing. Optical technology and systems, from earliest advances in lasers to low-loss fiber, opto-electronic waveguide devices, and high capacity WDM transmission systems have enabled worldwide connectivity to build a truly global community. Cellular telephone service, the concept that multiple lower-power transmitters could be spread throughout a region employing automatic call handoff and frequency reuse changed the face of communications. Multiple input multiple output (MIMO) smart antenna technology in concert with LTE, based on OFDM technology, will define next generation wireless, delivering wider coverage and higher throughput.
“Technological innovation” is more than just invention. It is a process, often long and costly, of transforming new scientific knowledge into feasible technology, introducing it to use, and making its benefits available to the public. “Technical integration” is intended to emphasize the more subtle flow of an intangible—engineering information and understanding. Not only has Bell Labs innovated, but it also showed the world technical integration of the innovations.
With this posting of the Bell System Technical Journal from volume 1 issue 1 in July 1922 to the final issue published in December 1983, we are pleased to be able to open the vault of this knowledge to our global technical colleagues.
Alcatel-Lucent is now proud to partner with IEEE to provide access to the Bell Labs Technical Journal (1996-present) and all of its predecessors: the Bell Labs System Technical Journal (1922-1983), AT&T Bell Labs Technical Journal (1984), and AT&T Technical Journal (1985-1996).
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The management of congestion within the German electricity transmission network has become more important during the last years. This emerging relevance is caused by the increase of renewable generation and the partial phaseout of nuclear power plants. Both developments yield a change in the transmission flow pattern and thus the need for congestion management. Currently, four German transmission system operators (TSOs) are in charge of managing congestion using curative methods, particularly re-dispatch of power plants. However, the existence of four TSOs within Germany induces the question whether coordination between them in managing national congestion would be beneficial. To address this issue, we apply a generalized Nash equilibrium model to analyze different degrees of coordination, covering the German electricity market with a detailed representation of the generation and network structure. Our results indicate that the costs of congestion management decrease in a rising degree of coordination as TSOs take into account congestion in other operators' zones. Total costs are highest in case each TSO is solely responsible for its own zone, and lowest if one integrated entity is in charge of mitigating congestion. We conclude that, in a setup with multiple TSOs, inducing coordination, for instance through a common market, has the potential of lowering the overall costs of congestion management. | <urn:uuid:c7a5139d-34ee-4017-946f-519d8186f2b0> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/74494 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719215.16/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00200-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950005 | 245 | 1.601563 | 2 |
28 March 2022 р.
Reflection on the behavior of the United States since 2014, and especially before and after February 24, 2022, leads to the conclusion that America is interested neither in the military defeat of Russia nor in its economic collapse.
All those sanctions that the West is now introducing could have been introduced in 2014 as well. There was an opportunity to strengthen them even after February 24 to such an extent that Rossia would quickly stop resistance and quickly go to the bottom. But they didn't. And even now the pressure accelerator is not moved to the limit position.
In addition, the United States knew about the Rossian attack on Ukraine. The US policy of not providing offensive weapons in any way and, moreover, not transferring much-needed and sufficient defensive weapons, primarily air defense systems, suggests that the US does not want the complete defeat of Rossia, but they only aim to reduce the military and economic potential of the Rossian Federation and thus force them to take a number of decisions necessary for the United States. The key to understanding US strategy is that it sees its real adversary not in Rossia but in China. And the US action is aimed at finding in the person of Rossia not an adversary, but an important partner in the confrontation with China.
The military defeat of Rossia would most likely lead to the beginning of the process of dividing the country into an indefinite number of subjects, with an uncontrolled transfer of nuclear weapons into their hands. And the geographical proximity of China to Rossia and the remoteness of the United States in this case created conditions under which the significant economic and, possibly, nuclear potential of Siberia and the Far East would found oneself in the process of soft diffusion or hard penetration on the side of the US enemy.
Therefore, the US is forced to control the pressure on Rossia with the help of Ukraine, avoiding its destruction. Moreover, gradually increase the pressure to such a level that Rossia understands the reason and recognizes that cooperation with the United States can be the only way out from a dive.
I'm not sure that the current Kremlin will go for it. And, obviously, the United States will do everything to replace the figures in power with those with whom it would be possible to negotiate without destroying Rossia.
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Sustainable development necessitates changes in the way societies and businesses interact. The circular economy concept offers an opportunity to integrate natural ecosystems, businesses, people’s daily lives, and waste management in one sustainable system. In its essence, the idea of the circular economy (CE) is to reduce raw material usage while encouraging the recycling and reusing of products and components.
To understand the limits and challenges of a circular economy, a research team developed a proof-of-concept circular flow simulation model of a generic region.
The question that the model had to answer was how a CE BioHub treatment and resource recovery facility would impact regional income, resource utilization, and the amount of waste going to landfill.
The model included the assumption that the river in the region was a tourist attraction and used for effluent disposal. Dumping waste into the water is detrimental to the well-being of the region. Furthermore, it would negatively impact tourism and jobs and attract penalties from the central government.
With the opposite impact, it was assumed that a new water treatment and recovery plant would have a positive effect on the community and visitors.
For this proof-of-concept circular economy model, the researchers modeled the tourists as agents who generate waste which, in turn, has to be transported to a landfill. The tourists also generate revenue for the region.
However, the tourists will only come to the region if they can take part in water-based leisure activities (hence the need for clean water). In the model, the agents will leave the region as the pollution in the river increases or move to the region if the water is clean.
More tourists mean more revenue, but that also increases landfills that will remain after the tourists leave. Tourists also increase pressure on utilities, for example, electricity consumption.
The research team chose AnyLogic® for the industry-specific modeling libraries, especially for rail and logistics. The software can combine system dynamics, agent-based models, and discrete event elements within one simulation model. For example, this allowed for modeling agents who represent the community population and the tourists. | <urn:uuid:f1848573-961f-4e87-85a5-c09192a71feb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.anylogic.cn/resources/articles/addressing-circular-economy-challenges-with-simulation-model/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.93525 | 427 | 3.359375 | 3 |
In most doomsday survival scenarios, something catastrophic happens – an EMP or a financial collapse, something that derails society so thoroughly that infrastructures break down, life as we know it ceases to exist and governments are pitted against the people.
In this scenario, only the truly prepared – those with stocks of food and guns and ammo and elaborate bug-out plans are truly able to make it through.
Then, when all is lost, they and their friends band together to form and develop a new society.
But what if all we ever experience are isolated natural and manmade catastrophes – like hurricanes or tornadoes, terrorism or urban unrest as we continue to decay, slowly, without the fanfare of a major SHTF moment?
Are we prepared for that?
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Delaware Water Gap is birthplace of Pocono tourism industry | Something to Think About
We live in an area brimming with history. Virtually every spot in the Poconos has an interesting history about it. One that has its own great history is the borough of Delaware Water Gap.
Although not the oldest of Monroe County’s boroughs, it was the birthplace of the resort industry in the Poconos.
The “Water Gap” was often referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World”, known for its fresh air and scenic beauty.
Delaware Water Gap was laid out by its founder, Antoine Dutot in 1793. A French refugee, Dutot had come from Santo Domingo around 1790. He originally named the settlement, Dutotsburg, but of course today is known as Delaware Water Gap. (There was a short period of time when it was also called Monroe Square.)
In its early time, Delaware Water Gap was the frontier of Indian territory. Because of its location along the Delaware River, it was a major stopping point of loggers who would float giant rafts down the river with the wood from forests further up-river. The final destination of the “Forks of the Delaware” was in Easton. Rumor has it that the tavern located in the Gap had some of the most monumental fights among loggers in the history of Pennsylvania rivers.
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Dutot constructed a “boarding house” in the Poconos in 1829, which he named Kittatinny House. That was the start of the resort industry in the Poconos. Over the years of the 19th century, the Kittatinny House grew to become one of the largest resort hotels and hence Delaware Water Gap became one of the best known resort towns, only behind Saratoga.
As the railroad industry grew so did the vacation industry in the Gap. Benefiting the entire Pocono region was the building of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad before the Civil War.
Other hotels that drew visitors to the Gap were places such as the Glenwood (1854/55)— which was built as a boys' boarding school by Reverend Horatio S. Howell, who was a chaplain to the 19th Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War. He was killed by a Confederate sniper during the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg as he was tending to the injured in a field hospital.
Also part of the now many hotels in the Gap was the Water Gap House (1872), which was visited by Theodore Roosevelt among other famous guests.
The last of the great hotels to be build in Delaware Water Gap was the Castle Inn. It was constructed in 1906 by Dimmick Drake. The Castle had all the latest amenities such as an ice cream parlor, 1600 electric lights and running spring water in every room.
The Castle Inn was in operation as a hotel until 1952, when it was purchased Big Band leader Fred Waring, known as the leader of the famous Waring and the Pennsylvanians and the creator of the Waring blender.
Beginning on July 3, 1907, the Stroudsburg and Water Gap Railway company began trolley service from the Gap to South Stroudsburg. The trolley company, changed its name to “Mountain View Line” because of the scenic views that its route traveled. In order to reach Stroudsburg, it was necessary to construct a bridge over the railroad tracks and the McMichael Creek. On June 25, 1908, the first trolley from Delaware Water Gap crossed the bridge to arrive in Stroudsburg at Courthouse Square. The trolley company ran until 1928 when the line’s service was discontinued and in the 1930’s the tracks were torn up.
Today Delaware Water Gap’s historic trolley stop has returned to the Castle Inn. The modern version of the trolley is available by taking advantage of the Pocono Historic Trolley Tour (570-977-7731 for reservations and information). Learn more about the history of Castle Inn by touring it. Tours take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.. (570-730-0547 for more information and reservations). Finally, revisit the founder’s history by visiting the Dutot Museum, located in the heart of the Gap. (570-476-4240 for information and open times).
Longtime resident or new, if you are a history buff (or not), taking a trip through local history will be time well spent!
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What is a word for environmental science?
nounpreservation of natural resources. ecology. environmental control. environmental impact analysis.
How do you write an environmental study in short form?
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What is enviro short for?
When to Use This Abbreviation
You might abbreviate the word environment to env., envr., or envir. on a business card or a nameplate. It is also common to see such abbreviations in headlines or newspaper titles where space is a concern.
What is environmental science the study of?
Environmental science incorporates the study of the physical, chemical and biological processes that take place on the Earth, as well as the social, political and cultural processes which impact the planet.
What is environmental science in high school?
High school environmental science lessons cover a broad scope of topics including ecology, the biosphere, land, forests and soil, water, energy and resources, and societies and policy. Some of the goals of the course include: Understanding how systems in the natural world are interconnected.
What is environmental studies in simple words?
Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment. … It is a broad field of study that includes the natural environment, the built environment, and the relationship between them.
What is EVS full form?
EVS: Environmental Studies or Environmental Sciences. EVS stands for Environmental Studies. As the name suggests, it is the study of the environment that refers to the surroundings in which we live. The components of the environment comprise everything that supports the survival of humans directly or indirectly.
DO stands for in environmental science?
DO: Dissolved Oxygen. DOC: dissolved organic carbon.
Was stands for in EVS?
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Is environmental science a biology?
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In 1998 the first Maine Jewish Film Festival was held in the basement of Congregation Bet Ha'am in Portland, where organizers screened six movies on a television screen.
It has since grown in size and prestige, screening over 250 films over the years and bringing artists from all over the world to Portland annually.
Moving into the Nickelodeon Theater in downtown Portland, the festival has become a popular, non-religious event to showcase Jewish culture.
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Expansion of Solway Firth site boosts England’s network of Marine Protected Areas.
The UK government has today boosted the country’s ‘Blue Belt’, England’s network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), by announcing the expansion of the Solway Firth protected site.
Over 125,000 seabirds will benefit from the expansion of this site, with red-throated diver and ringed plover joining the extensive list of species already protected. This will also encourage population growths for important species such as wintering divers and gulls.
The protected area in Solway Firth sits in both English and Scottish waters and today will be expanded in total by 92,070 hectares, becoming an impressive 135,750 hectares in size. The devolved administration in Scotland also announced a similar expansion in its waters today, as well as several other MPAs.
The expansion of the Solway Firth site follows work undertaken by Nature Scot and Natural England to provide scientific advice and conduct public consultation on the introduction of further protections.
It will provide clarity on where boundaries of important foraging areas for protected seabird species are and offers the opportunity to adopt additional management measures if required, which may include byelaws to manage commercial fishing or the zoning of recreational activities such as water sports.
The UK government say they are committed to protecting and enhancing the country’s marine environment recently adding to the MPA network for England, expanding an internationally significant protected site on the Isles of Scilly and launching a call for evidence on proposals for managing five of England’s Marine Protected Areas including the Canyons, a deep-sea habitat which harbours cold water corals, and Dogger Bank, the largest shallow sandbank in British waters.
Environment Secretary George Eustice also recently announced his intention to pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas where all extractive and destructive activities would be removed, following publication of the independent Benyon Review into HPMAs.
Environment Minister Rebecca Pow said:
Marian Spain, Natural England Chief Executive, said:
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The Hosta tardiflora bears even very harsh temperatures, therefore it can be grown outdoors without feeling endangered by low temperatures. Usually during the coldest periods of the year the aerial part of these plants dries; it will begin to develop again the spring after.It prefers partially shady locations, where it can be reached by the solar rays only during the coolest hours of the day.
Cultivation Hosta tardiflora
The Hosta tardiflora develops like a perennial herb. Hosta tardiflora isn't an evergreen; during the spring it assumes a purple colouring; the adult species are medium in size and reach 1 m in height. Growing they develop a round-shape shrub.
Fertilize Hosta tardiflora
In the spring let’s remember to fertilize our perennial plants, using a slow release granular fertilizer, to add in one solution every 3-4 months. If desired we can also use a liquid fertilizer for flowering plants, to mix with the irrigation water every 20-25 days.
Water Hosta tardiflora
The Hosta tardiflora Needs regular watering, but we suggest letting the soil dry between one watering and the other; let's take action every 1-2 weeks , remembering to water the substratum well with 2-3 glasses of water . Generally during the period of vegetatational rest it isn't necessary to water our perennial plants, which in many cases lose their aerial part.
Pests Hosta tardiflora
The spring weather, with a high temperature swing between the day and night hours, and pretty frequent rains, can favour the development of fungus diseases, which should be treated pre-emptively with a systemic fungicide, to use before the gems grow excessively; at the end of the winter we also suggest a wide range insecticide to prevent the attack of aphids and cochineals. We should always remember to do these treatments when there aren't flowerings in the garden.
Mold Hosta tardiflora
Place these plants in a soil with average, drainage, which isn’t too moist.
Plant Hosta tardiflora
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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is one of the amazing tourist spots in Palawan. Did you know that Palawan holds the record of The Best Island in the World?
Palawan was awarded by famous international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler as the Best Island in the World in 2014. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River was highlighted because it has been declared as the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Palawan is located in MIMAROPA Region in the Philippines. Tourist spots in Palawan are spectacular, it is a great destination for sightseeing, kayaking, spelunking, swimming, scuba diving and more!
There are really many tourist spots in Palawan you can visit this 2015. The following are the Top 10 Tourist Spots in Palawan.
Top 10 Tourist Spots in Palawan
1. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is irrevocably the number 1 of all tourists spots in Palawan. Featuring karst (formed from dissolved lomestone) mountain, it is very famous for its stalactites, stalagmites and rock formations. The underground river is subject to a tidal flow which directly goes out to South China Sea. It holds the record of the Longest Underground River in the Philippines.
2. Tubbataha Reef
Tubbataha Reef is one of the famous tourist spots in Palawan and known diving site in the Philippines. It is an atoll coral reef system which is divided into North and South. Vast diversity of fishes and marine lifeforms can be found in Tubbataha Reef. Whale Sharks, Manta Rays and Tutles are some of the marine lives you can see there. Although diving in the reef is expensive, many divers around the world loves to drop in Tubbataha Reef. | <urn:uuid:c8d614a7-c990-4d65-895b-f833a917770e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://touristspotsfinder.com/2015/01/top-10-tourist-spots-in-palawan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285001.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00301-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940155 | 386 | 1.695313 | 2 |
Stopping hate on television is essential to prevent riots: SC #GS2 #Governance
The Supreme Court said stopping hate on television was as essential for law and order as arming policemen with lathis and putting up barricades to prevent the spread of violence and riots.
The Chief Justice referred to how the government had shut down Internet facility on January 26 amid violence during the farmers’ tractor rally. The CJI said the court, by government control, did not mean to curb free speech on TV.
People can take any tone on TV as long as they don’t incite violence, hatred, communal riots. We are interested only with people instigating and inciting violence and riots. These are situations which cause loss of lives and property. That is what we are worried about,” Chief Justice Bobde explained.
Mr. Mehta said the creation of such situations though “unfortunate” were “deliberate”. The Chief Justice said the court had no problem with “fair and truthful reporting”. “Fair and truthful reporting normally is not a problem. The problem is when it [broadcast, programmes] is used to agitate others”
Mr. Mehta referred to how some channels end up with “rightfully or wrongfully guiding terrorists” during operations. Chief Justice Bobde was reminded of the 26/11 attack in Mumbai.
The hearing was based on a batch of petitions, including one filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which alleged that certain sections of the media communalised the Tablighi Jamat congregation by linking it to a spike in the spread of COVID-19 infection.
The court has been examining the question of efficacy of certain laws, including the Cable Television Networks Act of 1995, to prevent such scenarios.
Benefit of the news– Example to Prevent riots; Cable Television Networks Act of 1995,
COVID-19 curve flattened, says Minister #GS3 #SnT
India has flattened its COVID-19 graph and 146 districts recorded no new cases in the last seven days, 18 districts in 14 days, six districts in 21 days and 21 districts in 28 days.
The Minister chaired the 23rd meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 via video-conferencing and noted that fewer than 12,000 cases were reported in the last 24 hours and the active caseload had reduced to just 1.73 lakh.
Dr. Vardhan added that out of the total active cases, 0.46% were on ventilators, 2.20% in ICU and 3.02% on oxygen support. As many as 165 cases of the U.K. variant were reported and the patients were under supervised quarantine and surveillance.
NITI Aayog member (Health) V.K. Paul informed that India currently stood at sixth in vaccination coverage and would move to third place in the next few days. Sixteen AEFI [adverse event following immunisation] hospitalisations out of 23 lakh vaccinations so far translates to just 0.0007%, with no case of severe/serious AEFI or death due to vaccination reported so far.
Benefit of the news– Recent Covid update
Vaccines are safe for those who are on blood thinners: ICMR #GS3 #SnT
Both COVID-19 vaccines approved for emergency use in India — Covaxin and Covishield — are safe for people on blood thinners. Manufacturers of both the vaccines had approached the Drugs Controller-General of India (DCGI) for revision of this contraindication on their fact sheets.
“Relative contraindications regarding blood thinners have been mentioned in the fact sheets of both the vaccines and both the companies have written to the DCGI regarding revision of this. The revision will happen every soon. Blood thinners are of two categories — anti-platelets and anti-coagulants. For those on anti-platelets like aspirin, the vaccine causes no problem but for those on anti-coagulants, the tendency to bleed is much higher. This is also a relative contraindication and the anti-coagulant can be stopped a day or two before administering the vaccine.
The Health Ministry added that it was engaging with private stakeholders to look at increasing the future coverage of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Ministry is also actively working at reducing wastage of the vaccine by bringing in a more flexible digital platform and issuing an exhaustive guideline to States/UTs to manage waste below 10%.
Benefit of the news– About Blood Thinners.
Jaishankar suggests way forward for China ties #GS2 #IR
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said a recognition of “mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests” was key to repairing India-China relations, after what he called a year of “exceptional stress” in a relationship “profoundly disturbed” by the border crisis.
China’s actions last year had “not only signalled a disregard for commitments about minimising troop levels” but also “showed a willingness to breach the peace and tranquillity” on the border that had been the foundation for the relationship.
Twenty Indian soldiers, and an unknown number of Chinese soldiers, lost their lives in a clash on June 15 last year in the Galwan Valley, following tensions that erupted in early May triggered by transgressions by China across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), massing of troops, and what India has described as a unilateral attempt to redraw the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in several areas in eastern Ladakh.
While both sides had made a common cause on development and economic issues and common membership of plurilateral groups was a meeting point, there were divergences when it came to interests and aspirations.
He cited as examples China’s issuing of stapled visas to Indian citizens from Jammu and Kashmir in 2010, a reluctance from China to deal with some of India’s military commands (Beijing had that same year refused to host the Northern Army Commander), China’s opposition to India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the UN Security Council as a permanent member, the blocking of UN listings of Pakistani terrorists, and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, violating India’s sovereignty in J&K.
Over the years, he said, there was no significant progress of arriving at a common understanding of the alignment of the LAC, while there was “increasing construction of border infrastructure, especially on the Chinese side.” India had made efforts to reduce the considerable infrastructure gap since 2014, including through greater budget commitments and road building.
The External Affairs Minister suggested “three mutuals” and “eight broad propositions” as a way forward for the relationship. “Mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interests” were “determining factors”.
The first proposition, he said, was that agreements already reached must be adhered to in their entirety, both in letter and spirit. Both sides also needed to strictly observe and respect the LAC, and any attempt to unilaterally change the status quo was completely unacceptable.
Peace and tranquillity in border areas was the basis for the development of the relationship in other domains. If that was disturbed, he said, the rest of the relationship would be too.
The fourth proposition, he said, was that while both remain committed to a multipolar world, they should recognise that a multipolar Asia was one of its essential constituents.
While each state had its interests, concerns and priorities, sensitivities to them could not be be one-sided and relations were reciprocal in nature. As rising powers, neither should ignore the other’s set of aspirations, he added.
Benefit of the news– Various examples of India- China relations, Along with New Mutuals and Propositions.
Bombay HC quashes another POCSO verdict #GS2 #Governance
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court said that “the acts of ‘holding the hands of the prosecutrix’ [female victim] or ‘opened zip of the pants’ did not fit in the definition of ‘sexual assault’”, and quashed the conviction of a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
On February 12, 2018, the mother of the minor lodged a report that the day before she had noticed Libnus Kujur, a labourer in her house, molesting her five-year-old. She saw him holding hands of her elder daughter and when she shouted for neighbours to come in, the accused ran away.
The minor later told her mother that he had also exposed by unzipping the pants and asked her to come to bed for sleeping. The mother had also observed the open zip of Mr. Kujur’s pants. He was charged and convicted under various Sections of the POCSO Act.
Justice Pushpa Ganediwala was hearing a criminal appeal filed by Mr. Kujur from Gadchiroli challenging his conviction by the lower court on October 5, 2020, that sentenced him for five years.
In her order, Justice Ganediwala said, “The minimum sentence for this offence (punishment for aggravated sexual assault) is five years imprisonment. Considering the nature of the offence and the sentence prescribed, the aforesaid acts are not sufficient for fixing the criminal liability on the appellant/accused for the alleged offence of ‘aggravated sexual assault’. At the most the minor offence punishable under Section 354-A (1) (i) of the IPC is proved against the appellant.”
The nine-page order, passed on January 15, said, “The conviction of the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under Sections 8, 10 and 12 of the POCSO Act, is quashed and set aside. The conviction of the appellant/accused for the offence punishable under Sections 448 and 354-A(1) (i) of the IPC is maintained.”
On January 19, Justice Ganediwala had acquitted a man charged under the POCSO Act and convicted him under a ‘minor offence’ of the IPC as, “There is no direct physical contact i.e skin-to-skin with sexual intent without penetration”. The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed that order.
Benefit of the news– Recent POCSO Act verdicts, new dimension of the Act.
New Zealand tops COVID-19 performance ranking #GS2 #IR
New Zealand and Vietnam were ranked the best performing countries in their response to the pandemic, according to a COVID-19 “performance index” put together by the Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank, which sought to assess the impact of geography, political systems and economic development in assessing outcomes.
The index, which was based on six different indicators, including confirmed cases and deaths per million people and the scale of testing, sought “to gauge the relative performance of countries”, assessing 98 countries in the 36 weeks that followed their hundredth case.
Fewer reported cases and deaths, both in aggregate and per capita terms, point towards a better response to the virus. “More tests conducted on a per capita basis reveal a more accurate picture of the extent of the pandemic at the national level. Lower rates of positive tests, meanwhile, indicate greater degrees of control over the transmission of COVID-19.”
U.S., Brazil worst
India ranked 86 out of 98 countries, while the U.S. stood at 94 and Brazil at the bottom of the index. Taiwan, Thailand and Cyprus were in the top five. Sri Lanka was the best faring nation in South Asia, ranking 10, while the Maldives was at 25, Pakistan at 69, Nepal at 70, and Bangladesh at 84.
The think tank said China was not included “due to a lack of publicly available data on testing”.
Assessing regional responses, the institute found that although the outbreak began in China, the Asia-Pacific region fared the best, while Europe and the U.S. were initially overwhelmed. Europe, however, “registered the greatest improvement over time of any region” before succumbing to a second wave, which it attributed to more open borders.
Population size was one factor. Smaller countries with fewer than 10 million people “consistently outperformed their larger counterparts throughout 2020”.
The level of economic development and regime-type were less significant than expected, which it attributed to “the relatively ‘low-tech’ nature of the health measures used to mitigate the spread of the virus” which “may have created a more level playing field between developed and developing countries”. “In general, countries with smaller populations, cohesive societies, and capable institutions have a comparative advantage in dealing with a global crisis such as a pandemic.
Benefit of the news– COVID-19 “performance index
Rajapaksa thanks India as vaccines arrive in Sri Lanka #GS2 #IR
Sri Lanka received 5,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine gifted by India, the country’s first consignment as the island nation prepares to begin its roll-out. Around 1,50,000 health workers, 120,000 members of the tri-Forces, police and security forces who are at the frontline of COVID prevention operations will be given first priority.
Sri Lanka’s public health sector, along with the military, has been leading the country’s response to the pandemic, since it struck the island in March 2020. Sri Lanka, which controlled the first wave effectively, is currently witnessing a surge in the coronavirus cases, with the number of positive patients and deaths going up from 3,300 and 13, respectively, in early October to 60,694 infections and 290 deaths as of Thursday.
In addition to reporting the recent U.K.-variant of the virus, scientists in Sri Lanka earlier this week identified another new strain, reported in countries such as Switzerland, Denmark, Iceland, and Germany.
Over the past few weeks, the Maldives, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar in the neighbourhood received vaccines from India, in addition to Mauritius, Seychelles, and Brazil and Morocco, that received them on a commercial arrangement.
Benefit of the news–India- Sri Lanka relations.
Plug GST gaps, cut wasteful spending to lift fiscal support #GS3 #Economy
India should propose a credible privatisation plan for public sector firms, plug gaps in GST collections and cut wasteful expenditure from the Budget in order to contain borrowing costs while enhancing fiscal support for the economy.
‘Expand job guarantees’
Stressing that there is a risk of a sharp rise in inequality, with millions entering extreme poverty, Ms. Gopinath said India must continue to provide support to the weaker sections and increase outlays for the national employment guarantee scheme this year as well.
“The policies of in-kind and in-cash support that were deployed in 2020 and expired in 2020, should be deployed again this year. And also, the employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGS) should be expanded again this year like last year, so that you are able to prevent this rise in inequality.
On the IMF’s forecast for India’s economy to grow by 11.5% in 2021-22, Ms. Gopinath said most of the expansion would be ‘mechanical’ as “you are coming off an 8% estimated collapse in the previous year”.
Responding to concerns about high government debt, Ms. Gopinath said any tightening of fiscal policies in the middle of the pandemic while people are still being asked to stay home, would be ‘damaging’.
Every time you communicate your fiscal plans from now, you provide confidence that you have a medium-term fiscal framework that will bring the deficit under control once we are out of the pandemic and in a durable growth phase. That can be done by talking about specific plans.
For instance, In India, more effectiveness in GST collections, there are still gaps there… more credible disinvestment plans, there’s always been the intention but it hasn’t happened as intended. So credibility on all these fronts will give confidence to the markets and keep borrowing costs low during the transition.
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1 Infektionsmedicinsk Klinik, Finsencentret, Rigshospitalet, The Capital Region of Denmark2 unknown3 Center for Aktiv Sundhed (CFAS), Finsencentret, Rigshospitalet, The Capital Region of Denmark
physical exercise as a complementary intervention for breast cancer patients
The number of breast cancer survivors increases every year, thanks to the development of new treatments and screening techniques. However, patients present with numerous side effects that may affect their quality of life. Exercise has been demonstrated to reduce some of these side effects, but in spite of this, few breast cancer patients know and follow the exercise recommendations needed to remain healthy. In this review, we describe the different breast cancer treatments and the related side effects and implications of exercise in relation to these. We propose that exercise could be an integrative complementary intervention to improve physiological, physical and psychological factors that affect survival and quality of life of these patients. For that reason, the main objective of this review is to provide a general overview of exercise benefits in breast cancer patients and recommendations of how to design exercise interventions in patients with different side effects.
Journal review article
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The shattering diagnosis "terminally ill", the phrases "short life expectancy" or "there are no more drugs for cure" attac families abruptly and with cruelty. The children's hospice Bärenherz tries to accompany concerned families and children as good as possible.
The institution takes care of children and youths from baby age up to the age of 18, suffering from diseases with a short life-expectancy. Here, the whole family of the ill child finds relieve, support, advice and care. "We live together consciously in our daily life, laugh a lot and love to celebrate. When the time has come, we cry together, we bear hard hours together, say good-bye and we are there", describes the staff of the children's hospice in Wiesbaden their daily life. | <urn:uuid:2644d40b-74d2-464b-8755-fdeb90c15c7b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.unitedcharity.de/en/Charities/The-children-s-hospice-Baerenherz-in-Wiesbaden | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00472.warc.gz | en | 0.951253 | 165 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Tortillas are great to have on hand in order to make hearty meat-filled burritos, melt-in-your-mouth fajitas stuffed with spicy grilled chicken and topped with fresh veggies. Tortillas are incredibly versatile, and they can be fried, baked or eaten straight from the package, but they do require some simple steps for successful storage.
Things You'll Need
Place tortillas in a plastic food storage bag and seal tightly to avoid drying. The original bag from the store is fine as long as it features an airtight seal.
Store in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Check for signs of drying around the edges, which is an indication that the tortillas should be used sooner rather than later.
Cut a cardboard round cut from a cereal box to the size of the tortillas. Rounds from frozen pizza also work well.
Stack tortillas on top of the cardboard, alternating tortillas with parchment paper or waxed paper to separate individual tortillas. The cardboard prevents tortillas from losing their shape while freezing, and the parchment makes it easy to remove individual tortillas without thawing the entire package.
Seal in a large freezer bag and freeze for up to three months.
Remove individual tortillas when needed.
It is possible to store flour tortillas at room temperature for a few days. Keep them tightly sealed in plastic wrap or a food storage bag to prevent drying.
If tortillas become dry, sprinkle with a few drops of water, cover with damp paper towels and reheat in the microwave for 10 seconds.
References and ResourcesRockin Robin’s Cooking Mexican Foods
AZ Central.com: Tortilla Types, Tips and Recipes
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STUDY: Environmental Risks for Cancer in Kids
JOURNAL: Environmental Protection Agency
AUTHORS: Ramona Trovato
ABSTRACT: Children under 2 years of age have a much greater chance of getting cancer from exposure to certain chemicals than do adults, the Environmental Protection Agency concludes in a new risk assessment.
COMMENTARY: According to the analysis, which focused chemicals that cause damage to genes, the risk of a future cancer is 10 times greater for a child under age 2 than for an adult who is similarly exposed.
Children from 3 to 15 years of age face a risk at least three times greater than adults when exposed to these chemicals, the proposed EPA guidance said.
The analysis was confined to so-called mutagenic chemicals that cause damage to genes thereby making a person more susceptible to getting cancer later in life.
But EPA scientists said children may well be more vulnerable when exposed to other types of cancer-causing chemicals as well, although the scientific data is not yet sufficient to make any conclusions on that.
Nevertheless, the proposed guidance would represents a major change in how cancer risk to children is viewed by EPA regulators. Currently the agency assumes in when assessing a chemical that children are no more vulnerable to cancer than adults if exposed to the substance.
"This (new assessment) is really a significant step forward in understanding how environmental exposure affects our children," said Ramona Trovato, an EPA official who has spent the last five years studying environmental pollution and children.
The proposed guidelines on children is to be reviewed by the EPA science advisory board, probably in May, with a final guidance likely to be issued this summer, said Bill Farland, the EPA's acting assistant administrator for science.
"We think this guidance on assessing children's cancer risk is going to evolve for a number of classes of compounds ... as we get more information. "We have long talked about the need to assure that we're protecting sensitive sub-populations and sensitive life stages."
The EPA assessment notes that children generally are expected to have exposures to chemicals that are different from adults because differences in their size, physiology and behavior. Children and adults exposed to the same concentrations of a chemical also may receive different internal doses because of differences in intake and absorption rates, the assessment said.
The EPA assessment was based mainly on a review of animal studies involving five mutagenic compounds and from data collected in studies of survivors of atomic bomb blasts in Japan at the end of World War II, said James Cogliano, an EPA scientist.
Most of the chemicals that were studied involve industrial applications, ones to which infants would not likely be easily exposed, said Farland.
One of them, benzopyrene, is a carcinogen found in cigarette smoke and auto exhausts; another, benzidine is used in the manufacture of dyes, while a third, vinyl chloride, is used in making plastics.
But the findings suggest, when more studies come in, the same disparity on risk between adults and the very young may well be observed although in existing studies "you see mixed results," said Cogliano. "Sometimes there was a higher cancer risk, sometimes there was not."
Environmentalists embraced the new focus on children.
"We're very happy that they've recognized that children under 2 years of age are really very susceptible," said Jennifer Sass, a scientist in the public health program at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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I guess it's true that what goes around, comes around. The early Ping cast putter models have been among the most adapted in the world, often in very expensive milled carbon and stainless steel versions. Now the circle is joined as Ping introduces its own line of milled stainless putters.
Karsten Solheim pioneered the manufacturer of investment cast club heads for putters and irons back in the 1960s. Over the years they've been cast in manganese bronze, stainless steel, and beryllium copper. While the designs and details, like inserts, have proliferated, they've always been cast… until now.
Putter artisans like Scotty Cameron and Bob Bettinardi took putter making to another level by milling putter heads out of a single block of metal. The results were putters visually more refined and precise and with a more solid feel. Nearly a decade after this innovation, Ping has decided to join in. Here's the story…
Forging vs. Casting vs. Milling
Back in the 60s most putter heads were still being forged out of carbon steel. It's a process that starts with a blank that's hammered into rough form by giant presses and then ground into a final shape before being chromed.
While forging produced great feeling putters like the Tommy Armour Iron Master and the early Wilson 8802 (newer versions are sometimes cast), it doesn't allow for very complex shapes.
Thus, to produce his revolutionary heel/toe weighted cavity back putters, Karsten Solheim applied an investment casting technique to create his clubheads. Early on he used manganese bronze that, while very durable, has a harder feel than carbon steel. But it did allow him to mass-produce putters of extremely consistent quality and innovative shapes.
In the early 90s Scotty Cameron and Bob Bettinardi became known for carving putter heads out of solid blocks of carbon steel by hand on small milling machines. While highly prized collectors' items today, these one-of-a-kind putters were a little crude and sometimes required complex necks to be welded on to the head. But the feel was magical.
From what I've read, I believe it was Bettinardi who first began to mill putter heads with a computer-controlled milling machine. CNC (computer numerical control) milling makes mass production of milled heads practical, although the process remains more costly and labor intensive than casting.
The advantages, though, include the ability to carve out quite precise forms out of carbon and stainless steels, including even the intricate "plumber's neck" shape of the original Anser putter. Scotty Cameron has even gone a step further to produce clubheads in different weights (varying the thickness of the top line, for example) for different length putters.
The Redwood Series
The new Ping line is named for Redwood City, CA, a little south of San Francisco, where Karsten Solheim lived when he began making putters in his garage. They've chosen three classic models to render in a milled version: the Anser, the Zing, and the mallet-like Piper.
The putters are milled out of 303 stainless steel, a material Cameron began using in 2002 for his Studio Stainless line. It's a much denser material than the cast stainless steel Ping has long used and, thus, the club heads are heavier than all but their long discontinued nickel beryllium cast putters.
The Redwood Anser and Zing heads weigh 340 grams, the Piper head 355 grams. As a point of reference, Scotty Cameron, who is fussy about the weight to length ratio in his putters, uses 340 grams in 34-inch putters and 350 grams in 33-inch models.
The putters are finished in the same black nickel chrome Ping has been using in its Tour Wedges. It's a very pleasing look that gives sort of a grey cast to the stainless steel and, while somewhat shiny, it doesn't appear as though glare will be an issue.
The lie angle of the Anser and Zing can be adjusted plus or minus 4° while the face-balanced Piper mallet with its double bend shaft can only be adjusted plus or minus 2° from the standard lie angle.
The standard shaft in at least the Anser and Zing is a step-less True Temper steel model. The standard grip is a Winn AVS model appropriately branded and logoed for the Redwood line.
If you're into putter covers, I think you'll find the Redwood cover pretty special. It's a lot more tailored and complex than the AM&E covers Cameron and many others use. While bulkier, it looks like it will provide even better protection. Plus it's red. I like red.
One of the great things about Ping over the years has been the ability to order clubs just the way you want them.
So while you can't obtain different weight heads as you can with some Cameron putters, you can configure these putters any other way you want.
So length, lie angle and loft are all choices you can make. I also think shaft type may be an option in the Anser and Zing if you have a preference they stock. I also think you can order the Anser and Zing without a sight line on the flange. Plus you can put any of 10 different grips on the putter.
What this means is that the Redwood series has many more options available than most other milled putters, including Cameron and Mizuno's Bettinardi putters.
In the End…
I ordered a Redwood Anser in early November through my PGA pro friend to my specs and preferences (36 inches, 2° up, Ping Man grip) and, amazingly, it was delivered in just two weeks.
It appears retailers will be receiving stock of these putters sometime in mid-December. Our friends at Edwin Watts have announced they'll have them on December 15.
It looks like they will retail for $249.99, which makes them a touch more expensive than Mizuno Bettinardi's and a touch less expensive than Scotty Cameron's.
Ping may not have the caché that many place on a Scotty Cameron putter, but with their new Redwood line they're producing putters every bit the equal of Cameron's off the rack stainless putters, but with many more custom options. It'll be interesting to see if any of these turn up in the bags of Ping staff members. | <urn:uuid:2c8b80d4-40c0-4932-afbd-1435b1db4f52> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://thesandtrap.com/b/bag_drop/ping_launches_redwood_milled_putters | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279224.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00479-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962549 | 1,359 | 1.835938 | 2 |
Overwhelming Support Presented on Bill to Create Community Schools
On the morning of Monday, March 4th, 2013, the Education Committee held a public hearing at the Connecticut General Assembly regarding Senate Bill 1002, An Act Concerning Community Schools: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/TOB/S/2013SB-01002-R00-SB.htm. If passed, this bill would mandate that each school district designated by the legislation must nominate two elementary schools and one high school within their district to act as full service community schools, beginning 2014. Such community schools would serve the purpose of uniting community programs and organizations to provide, “comprehensive educational, developmental, family, health and wrap-around services during non-school hours for students, families and community members,” as stated by Werner Oyanadel, the Acting Executive Director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission.
Support for Senate Bill 1002 was presented from both national and local perspectives. Shital C. Shah, the assistant director of the American Federation of Teachers, noted teacher’s accountability of a student’s success, while stressing that, “research shows that family and community ties are essential in order for schools to educate our children.” Shah went on to state that SB 1002 would, “build the bridge between [schools] and the community so together they [can] address the barriers and challenges our students and families face on a daily basis.” The testimony of Steven Hernández, the Director of Public Policy and Research for the Connecticut Commission on Children, provided a local perspective on the positive bearings SB 1002 could generate. Hernández believes that the implementation of community schools will assist some neighborhoods of Connecticut in “breaking cycles of poverty through education and healthy development.” Specifically, when outlying the benefits the services a community school could potentially provide, Hernandez affirms that these schools would ensure that, “the basic physical, social, emotional, and economic needs of young people and their families are met.”
Others who testified in support of SB 1002 include Lori Pelletier, Secretary-Treasurer of the Connecticut AFL-CIO, and Susan Weisselberg, Chief of Wraparound Services for New Haven Public Schools. April Goff Brown, the Director of comprehensive youth services department of Catholic Charities, testified in favor of SB 1002, offering the suggestion of tailoring specific community schools to modified levels of engagement varying by communal needs. Melodie Peters, the President of AFT Connecticut, an affiliate of AFL-CIO in which Peters is the Vice President, stated that the bill should be passed because “we [AFL-CIO] do believe it does take a village, and if primary needs of family and children are addressed, the more receptive children will be.” Peters identified the central issue as the lack of opportunities faced by many families, and stated that the establishment of Community Schools would, “provide needed services to students and families at these schools.” Namely, those who testified in favor of the bill believed that the services the implemented schools would provide are necessary for the academic success of students. The availability of “wrap-around” services will increase the academic success of students by creating opportunities that would eliminate the poverty, hunger, lack of health care, and other obstacles in communities that are directly correlated with academic failure. It is commonly said throughout the education system that a student who is hungry cannot focus on a lesson, and community schools evoke this ideology.
Though little opposition to the bill was offered, senators on the Education Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly did ask questions pertaining to the legality and ethics of SB 1002. Morally, Senator Andrea Stillman, though in agreement with the bill, asked the question of parental involvement. She noted that she came from an underprivileged background where English was not the language she had spoken at home. Stillman questioned whether these programs would be ethical in “imposing on the parental role” by requiring a significant level of government involvement. Specifically in regards to nutrition, Stillman commented on the imposition of those outside of the familial unit (teachers, nurses, even government officials) and questioned where parental roles should begin and end. Legally, State Representative Andrew Fleischmann brought into question the specific text of the legislature, and inquired about how the bill seeks to order districts to deem current public schools as new community schools, compared to creating new facilities. Fleischmann mumbled, “I’m not sure how you’re interpreting the text that way,” when Oyanadel sought to explicate the bill’s proposal to “encourage” districts to appoint schools rather than “forcing” this selection. | <urn:uuid:1443f7e4-0147-4202-b4e9-d347dfeba4fe> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2013/03/4101/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00669.warc.gz | en | 0.960336 | 991 | 1.5625 | 2 |
The birth of our Lord took place at the time and place predicted by the prophets ( Genesis 49:10 ; Isaiah 7:14 ; Jeremiah 31:15 ; Micah 5:2 ; Haggai 2:6-9 ; Daniel 9:24 Daniel 9:25 ). Joseph and Mary were providentially led to go up to Bethlehem at this period, and there Christ was born ( Matthew 2:1 Matthew 2:6 ; Luke 2:1 Luke 2:7 ). The exact year or month or day of his birth cannot, however, now be exactly ascertained. We know, however, that it took place in the "fulness of the time" ( Galatians 4:4 ), i.e., at the fittest time in the world's history. Chronologists are now generally agreed that the year 4 before the Christian era was the year of Christ's nativity, and consequently that he was about four years old in the year 1 A.D.
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
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As the volume of digitized textual information continues to grow, so does the critical need for designing robust and scalable indexing and search strategies/software to meet a variety of user needs. Knowledge extraction or creation from text requires systematic, yet reliable processing that can be codified and adapted for changing needs and environments.
Survey of Text Mining is a comprehensive edited survey organized into three parts: Clustering and Classification; Information Extraction and Retrieval; and Trend Detection. Many of the chapters stress the practical application of software and algorithms for current and future needs in text mining. Authors from industry provide their perspectives on current approaches for large-scale text mining and obstacles that will guide R&D activity in this area for the next decade.
Topics and features:
* Highlights issues such as scalability, robustness, and software tools
* Brings together recent research and techniques from academia and industry
* Examines algorithmic advances in discriminant analysis, spectral clustering, trend detection, and synonym extraction
* Includes case studies in mining Web and customer-support logs for hot- topic extraction and query characterizations
* Extensive bibliography of all references, including websites
This useful survey volume taps the expertise of academicians and industry professionals to recommend practical approaches to purifying, indexing, and mining textual information. Researchers, practitioners, and professionals involved in information retrieval, computational statistics, and data mining, who need the latest text-mining methods and algorithms, will find the book an indispensable resource. | <urn:uuid:d2bf731d-ae4b-4395-80c1-39f572931644> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4757-4305-0?error=cookies_not_supported&code=bfcdf761-36a8-487d-ac02-e16d229c23bf | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.889393 | 306 | 1.976563 | 2 |
26 February 2001, on the way to Mananthawadi
What consternation among the devotees travelling on the North India Tour with Mother when She began passing out their lunch plates on the first day. For though She was reading the names on the plates, She was handing them out in random directions-rarely in the directions of their owners! At first people tried to correct Her, to tell Her where the rightful owners were seated.
But She put a stop to that, saying, “‘Mine! Mine!’ We’re always thinking of mine! We have to overcome such possessiveness if we want to progress in spiritual life!” And She directed all of us to eat from whatever plates we received, and then at the end wash them and return them to the people whose names were on them. Even a small thing like lunch plates can be an opportunity for satsang when you are in the presence of a Mahatma. | <urn:uuid:8c834b51-d859-4c6a-8da2-7545fd8fe27d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.amritapuri.org/4470/mine-mine.aum | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00204-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984047 | 197 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Independent information security body, the Information Security Forum (ISF) has launched its new report, Securing Consumer Devices to provide information security professionals with advice on meeting the ‘consumerisation’ challenge. The report also coincides with the launch of the ISF’s Securing Mobile Devices Special Interest Group for Member organisations.
The ISF believes that regardless of what stage they are currently at, organisations are struggling to understand and manage the ever-increasing number of powerful consumer devices being brought into the workplace. Many of the most popular devices, particularly smartphones and tablets, were not designed originally as business tools and do not offer levels of security comparable to desktop and laptop computers.
The report also highlights that these devices are blurring the line between personal and business use and behaviour. Potential risks include misuse of the device itself, exploitation of software vulnerabilities and people downloading and using poorly tested business applications. Organisations also need to seriously consider the legal issues around who actually owns the device.
The new report, which provides organisations of all sizes with an independent, business-focused approach to planning a security response, offers best practice in several key areas, including user guidance, protection solutions, provisioning and support, and meeting the necessary statutory requirements. It breaks down consumer device security into four manageable components:
· Governance – with no control over consumer devices, little or no visibility of usage and penetration, and poor knowledge of ownership, policies or compliance, organisations need to create a framework for ensuring correct and consistent mobile device security assurance
· Users – with no control over consumer device working practices, users are free to mix work and personal tasks and data. Organisations need to ensure employees are aware of what constitutes good working practice for mobile devices, by creating an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for staff to sign. The report includes an easy to use AUP to get businesses started
· Devices – left unprotected and unmanaged, consumer devices are exposed to a range of potential security threats, including malware targeted at the device’s OS or apps, unauthorised connections, and compromise and irrecoverable loss of data. Organisations must put in place technical solutions for securing access to mobile devices and content
· Applications and data – the provenance of most apps designed for consumer devices are unknown, and most have not undergone formal testing. Unfortunately, most users do not think about this when downloading them. Organisations must ensure apps used for business and the types of data they can access or generate are appropriate and properly tested.
“Consumerisation is a fast-moving trend that organisations are struggling to keep up with and this report provides the first detailed examination of consumer device security, the challenges and the solutions,” according to Steve Durbin, Global Vice President, ISF. “As well as this report, we are delighted to announce that the ISF is establishing a Securing Mobile Devices Special Interest Group (SIG) to provide a collaborative environment for Members to keep on top of the rapid pace of change in this area.” | <urn:uuid:0c2a8b3a-9b14-4ec8-8a4d-c15a6d40e687> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.prosecurityzone.com/News_Detail_Report_available_on_securing_consumer_devices_17382.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719027.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00303-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934024 | 616 | 1.59375 | 2 |
The Accademia di Belle Arti contains a good collection of pictures of the Sienese school, illustrating its development.
The floral axis may be shortened, assuming a flattened, convex or concave form, and bearing numerous flowers, as in the arti choke, daisy and fig (fig.
Marchi, Monumenti delle arti cristiane primitive (Rome, 1844); Raoul Rochette, Tableau des catacombes de Rome (2nd ed., Paris, 1853) Perret, Les Catacombes de Rome (Paris, 1855) - a sumptuous folio work, but not always accurate; Roller, Les Catacombes de Rome (Paris, 1881); V.
Calvi, Notizie dei principali professori di belle arti (Milan, 1869); Arsene Houssaye, Histoire de L.
New literary and scientific reviews are: L'Alighieri, rivista di cose dantesche (1889); Giornale dantesco (1894); Giornale storico della letteratura italiana (1883); Studi di letteratura italiana (1899); Studi medievali (1904); L' Arcadia, periodico mensile di scienze, lettere, ed arti (1889); Periodico di matematica per l'insegnamento secondario (1885); Rivista di matematica (1891); Rivista philosofica (1899); Rivista d'Italia, monthly at Rome.
The grandi regained some of their power by corrupting the podestd and by the favour of the popolo minuto or unorganized populace; but their quarrels among themselves prevented them from completely succeeding, while the arti were solid.
Compound leaves are those in which the divisions extend to the midrib or petiole, and the sepa rated portions become each arti culated with it, and receive the name of leaflets.
Florence frequently waged war with these nobles and with other cities on its own account, although in the name of the countess, and the citizens began to form themselves into groups and associations which were the germs of the arti or gilds. | <urn:uuid:d057b2aa-4432-4442-9bcf-1cf952333eb3> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.all-dictionary.com/sentences-with-the-word-Arti | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720845.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00086-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.736546 | 490 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Teach Us to Number our Days (2nd ed.)
Throughout history most successful and long-lived civilizations have held a place of respect for elders, and have benefited from their life wisdom. By and large this tradition is missing today, to the detriment not only of elders but also of society…
True elders are people who have gracefully accepted the passage of time, integrated their life experience with deep understanding, and made the fruit of their long experience available to others.
But how does one do this? How does one become a true elder? As the title of this book echoes, the Biblical figure named Job offers a starting point that is both specific and somewhat enigmatic: “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom…”
“Only through the rhythmic swing of the pendulum between wisdom and love, not sleepy rest, will the future be rightly formed.” – Rudolf Steiner
“In later life one sometimes has the feeling of going into a large church and seeing a shaft of light coming down. That shaft of light, perhaps, comes in the period of life between 65 and 70. A lot of people have walked through that shaft of light…But remember, it is the shaft that makes the person, it isn’t the person that makes the shaft.” – John H. Finley, Jr.
Publisher of the 2nd ed.: Soul*Sparks Books (2014)
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Chromium molybdenum—its uses and fabrication requirements
Chromium molybdenum alloys have characteristics that make them good choices for many products used in construction and manufacturing. This article discusses some applications for these materials and the processes and equipment necessary to complete them.
Chromium-molybdenum alloys often are grouped in a single category. The names for this category are nearly as numerous as their uses. Some of the names are chrome moly, croalloy, chromalloy, and CrMo.
These alloys’ characteristics make them desirable in many areas of construction and manufacturing. The main characteristics are strength (creep strength and room temperature), rigidity, hardenability, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, fairly good impact resistance (toughness), relative ease of fabrication, and the ability to be alloyed in various ways that create “fitness for use” in some applications.
Often unnoticed by the general engineering populace, the value of these alloys in building construction has been brought to the forefront by the 9/11 event. Some innovative engineers realized that this material possibly could have saved hundreds of lives had the towers been constructed with the alloy in some form—most likely A387 Grade 11 or Grade 22.
The theory is that the CrMo would have retained approximately 50 percent of its strength at 1,000 degrees F and, therefore, would not have collapsed so quickly. It’s possible that the material could be used in constructing skyscrapers and other buildings in the future. Hopefully, a tragedy such as 9/11 will never occur again, but fires that produce similar results are likely to occur.
Automotive and Heavy Equipment
These alloys have many more uses than once was believed. For a young car racer, a chrome-moly crankshaft was a must-have if he wanted to be a winner. Some drivers had no idea why it was important to have such an alloy in that part of the engine. It was just thought to be the “thing” to have.
Cast-iron crankshafts served automobiles well for many years when the RPMs were relatively low and the highways did not stretch from coast to coast. The horsepower was not great enough to cause crankshaft failure in most cases. Heat didn’t build up under the hood the way it does today with modern engines.
The crankshaft is a very good example of the benefits of chrome moly in that wear, heat resistance, and strength are all needed properties for an efficient and long-lasting engine.
Modern diesel engines also need very strong crankshafts. Earthmoving machinery has higher horsepower and torque that enable the equipment to move massive amounts of earthen materials (rock, coal, and sand) very rapidly.
The hydraulic systems in this equipment also require good tensile strength and wear resistance to lift the large buckets and shovels that were unheard of just a few years ago. Most of the hydraulic shaft material is CrMo.
Axles and roller pins on track machines (bulldozers) are nearly always made of this material in some formula.
One of the major benefits of using this material for heavy-duty machinery is its ability to surface-harden (case-harden) or through-harden. Case hardening allows the surface to be wear-resistant and the interior to be relatively ductile and less brittle.
The torsional strength inherent in CrMo alloys is extremely important in modern high-performance engines. Some of today’s street automobiles now have more than 300 HP and torque that was unimaginable some years ago.
Today’s race cars have even much more horsepower. Their frames are not built by the automotive manufacturers; they are custom-built to meet the requirements of NASCAR® and other racing affiliates. Most of the frames (nearly all) are fabricated from CrMo tubing. This allows the frames to be made from thinner materials because the strength is greater than that of regular low-carbon steel. Because of its ductility, 4130 CrMo is the most popular for race car frames. Although it is stronger, higher-carbon 4140 is not as ductile. Brittle material renders race cars unsafe.
Note: For those who are unfamiliar with the AISI/SAE terms, such as 4130 and 4140, the first two digits refer to the alloy type chromium molybdenum, and the last two digits refer to the carbon content—in these cases, 0.30 percent and 0.40 percent, respectively, not 30 percent and 40 percent.
Fabricating CrMo frames has become an industry of its own, and some shops are dedicated to building and rebuilding them (Figure 1). The endeavor is very lucrative because the frames often survive only one or two races. Also, racers constantly redesign their cars to make them faster or stronger or more stable in the turns.
Perhaps the declared expert (by most motorsports people) for welding the frames is Denny Klingman of Lincoln Electric. Klingman’s specialty is gas tungsten arc welding. (My personal belief is that he should apply for the AWS A5 Committee for the CrMo wire and electrode definitions and usages. One of the pioneers in this field, he has the knowledge and the practical experience that not many experts can claim.)
The type of wire normally used for welding 4130 material is ER80S-B2. ER80S-B3 may be used, but is not usually recommended except for material with higher Cr and Mo content. It is a bit more brittle than the B2 wire.
Many CrMo fabricators do not use preheat. I can’t bring myself to weld any CrMo without preheat, not even the thin stuff. Professor Roy McCauley of Ohio State University placed the idea in my head years ago that if the alloy is CrMo, preheating is not optional, it is mandatory. I have observed many instances that proved his point. I am sure the slow heat input and hydrogen diffusion that the GTAW process provides help to slow-cool and prevent cracking of the material, but my professor’s instruction still sticks too firmly in my memory. Perhaps it is not absolutely necessary, but it will not be detrimental. The material’s composition lends itself to hydrogen attraction.
The tungsten type most frequently used with 4130 CrMo is EWTH-2 with the same sharpening that is used with stainless or carbon steel. I prefer the 1/8-in.-diameter tungsten electrode because it lasts longer than smaller diameters.
The gas is pure argon. Since the amperage is fairly low (75 to 95), an air-cooled torch is sufficient in nearly all cases. Cup size depends on the joint configuration. A tight joint may require a smaller cup and a square groove joint may need a larger cup. The larger cup tends to be easier to cup walk on an easily accessible butt joint, while the tighter joints allow for better cup walking with the smaller cup.
Probably the most important part of welding CrMo with GTAW is to take your time. Allow the material to slow-cool, and do not rush in and weld multiple beads without stopping.
The critical maximum temperature presented in the old Westinghouse handbook is 600 degrees F. I believe this is a realistic requirement. Once the material is brought up to welding temperature, the heat should be cycled as little as possible. Lunch and coffee breaks are not good for GTAW on CrMo.
Material Production Furnaces
Type 4130 is only one type of CrMo material and the example presented here is only one of the many ways CrMo alloys are used and fabricated. Many heavy industrial fabrications are 100 percent built from these alloys. Heat resistance and superior creep strength make this material suitable for parts in material production furnaces that utilize moderate to extreme heat.
An example of this usage is in the aluminum production plant. Furnace cars frequently are fabricated from A387 Grade 22, which is very strong at elevated temperatures. The melting point of aluminum is around of 1,200 degrees F. The melting point of the element chromium is approximately 2,768 degrees F. The melting point of the element molybdenum is about 4,700 degrees F. This does not mean that the CrMo melting point is as high as the elements’, but it is heat-resistant enough to make the material a good choice for transport cars that run in and out of the furnace when aluminum is being smelted.
Furnace car material usually is 1-1/2 in. thick or thicker. The welding procedure normally requires at least a 400-degree-F preheat and a postweld heat of 600 degrees F followed by a slow cool in still air or covered by a heat blanket.
Material of this thickness actually needs to be preheated before tacking. I have experienced 20 tacks placed and 20 tacks cracked without preheat. It is a mournful sound at the end of a shift, but a good lesson learned. The fit-up should be performed just before welding, and the tacks should be large enough to hold the parts securely together until most of the welding can be completed. This minimizes the amount of heat cycling, which is a major cause of delayed cracking.
The welding material in this application usually is the B3 grade because the nominal composition of the 387 Grade 22 alloy is 2.25 percent Cr and 1 percent Mo (1.25 Cr and 0.50 Mo in the Grade 11).
Some fabrications have multiple intersections and multiaxial stresses (Figure 2), which makes distortion control very difficult. Rather than reheat the whole weldment, it is much more efficient to use vibratory stress-relief equipment during and after all the welding is completed. This process, called weld conditioning, does not relieve mechanical stresses, but it does a good job with thermal stresses, especially if it is used during welding. In our factory, we have not yet experienced cracking due to the vibration.
The vibratory stress-relief process does not eliminate the need for preheating. It is very difficult to preheat the grids in such a part, but the heat must be distributed over as wide an area as possible. Welds should be examined by magnetic particle testing 48 hours after welding to ensure that no delayed cracking has occurred.
A whole book could be written about this family of alloys that also includes P91, P5, and others not discussed in this article. Of course, no one material will satisfy all requirements, but when wear resistance, strength, heat resistance, and certain other attributes are needed, chromium-molybdenum alloys will fit the bill. | <urn:uuid:f4a7cdb1-eb31-46e8-9fe2-55aa22cb41b8> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.thefabricator.com/article/metalsmaterials/chromium-molybdenumaits-uses-and-fabrication-requirements | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280825.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00209-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949048 | 2,227 | 3.296875 | 3 |
A Time magazine "Coolest Invention," ELI lets hearing aid wearers go wireless
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.—(November 15, 2005)—Starkey Laboratories, one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, today introduced ELI (Ear Level Instrument), the first-ever device that turns hearing aids into wireless headsets. A Bluetooth-enabling device, ELI is the only product of its kind designed to provide wireless connections between hearing aid wearers and the growing assortment of Bluetooth-compatible devices. The innovative new product is currently profiled in Time magazine's "Coolest Inventions" issue.
"Our mission at Starkey is not only to research, design and develop hearing devices that improve virtually any hearing impairment but to actually improve the lives of those who are hearing impaired," said Jerry Ruzicka, president of Starkey Laboratories. "ELI is a shining example of this as it is the first product of its kind to eliminate the interference hearing instrument wearers encounter when using portable devices like cell phones. In essence, ELI offers the hearing impaired the ability—at long last—to be wireless."
According to Ruzicka, industry research indicates that hearing instrument wearers report excellent results with their hearing devices in normal listening situations but poorer results when they use the phone, for example, which can create feedback, static, and poor hearing instrument signal strength. When used with Bluetooth-enabled phones, ELI automatically overrides the hearing instrument's microphone signal, essentially turning the instrument into a wireless cell phone headset. This dramatically improves the instrument's sound quality and clarity while eliminating feedback and static problems.
"Those of us who are not hearing impaired have been reaping the benefits of a wireless society for years—we talk on our cell phones, retrieve email messages and even watch movies while hands-free and on the go," Ruzicka continued. "Why should the hearing impaired be denied these same opportunities? Simply put, they shouldn't be, and thanks to ELI, they no longer are."
ELI, the first in what will be a complete line of wireless applications from Starkey, is currently designed for behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing instruments and simply attaches to the base of the hearing instrument. ELI requires no power from the hearing instrument. Rather, it is powered by its own rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Each charge offers 140 hours in stand-by mode or 2.5 hours of continuous use. ELI is Bluetooth, CE and FCC-compliant and has no line-of-sight requirements.
Bluetooth wireless technology is revolutionizing the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections. It is the world's most widely used specification for a low-cost radio solution providing two-way radio or data streaming links between mobile computers, mobile phones and other portable handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet.
To learn more about ELI, which is available exclusively from the Starkey Laboratories family of companies, including Audibel, Micro-Tech, NuEar, Omni, Qualitone, and Starkey, visit www.hearwireless.com or call 1-800-328-8602.
About Starkey Laboratories
Privately held Starkey Laboratories, Inc., headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn., is one of the world's largest hearing technology companies and is a known leader in the design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems, including custom and standard devices, protection products, instrumentation, and unique business solutions. Founded in 1967, Starkey currently has more than 4,000 employees in 33 facilities in 24 countries. Divisions operating under the Starkey Laboratories family of companies include Audibel, Micro-Tech, NuEar, Omni, Qualitone, and Starkey. For more information, visit www.starkey.com. | <urn:uuid:c92b7180-4706-47d6-b489-15b23fb8e745> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.audiologyonline.com/releases/starkey-laboratories-debuts-bluetooth-4978 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.930684 | 779 | 2.40625 | 2 |
Before I owned The Öko Box, I remodeled old (um, scary old with collapsing foundation ) houses. Remodeling non-toxic was definitely a learning process, but well worth the knowledge and fresh air. The EPA states that indoor air pollution is MUCH higher then outdoor air pollution, the main reason being that we fill our homes with toxic building materials that do out gas for many years to come. The first question I get from most people is Why Would They Sell It If It Was Really That Toxic ? And the answer is that most construction materials are regulated for safety - and that version of safety means that your house won't fall to pieces suddenly, that they are crafted to last, resist, & remain stable through this process of aging. As far as the air you breathe, this is highly unregulated and alot like mixing the wrong prescription drugs, remodeling may end up being one seriously toxic cocktail of substances that can make you sick. That paint can does not come with a warning like "do not apply during the same year as liquid nails, caulk, flooring glue, dry wall..." . The EPA has stated that new construction is dangerous to all children, elderly and chronically ill, but I would venture to say that anything toxic is toxic for us all, even if we are not frail or don't have developing brains. (Feels like mine is always developing !)
The first and easiest thing to start with is paint. This one is extremely important, especially if you are painting a newborn's room. It is now a widely accepted theory in Australia, that SIDS is caused by the toxic materials in a baby's room (new paint, new bedding, new furniture). I tend to agree with this, being that scientifically we know VOCS, formaldehyde, and fire retardants to be highly toxic substances which cause an array of serious health issues. Here is a *No VOC safe paint * list put together by Ideal Bite :
"Anna Sova - get good coat from a paint that's made from 99% food-grade ingredients and renewables.
American Clay - actually a plaster ($14/50 lbs).
Real Milk Paint - for that "adobe"-style look ($46/gallon).
Yolo Colorhouse - limited range of colors, but exquisite in all other ways ($37/gallon).
Bioshield - both matte and gloss finishes. Also check out their all-natural primer and thinner ($30-50/gallon).
Benjamin Moore Eco Spec - used by some of the top eco-builders out there ($25/gallon).
Olympic - low-odor, Green Seal-approved and widely available at Lowe's ($17/gallon).
American Pride Paints - great for people with chemical sensitivities ($22/gallon).
Ecos Organic Paints - for the UK (£15/1 L).
Paint Bucket Grid - save paint and eliminate the need for plastic trays with a paint grid that you hang over the lip of the bucket ($2).
Earth911 - find out where to recycle or donate leftover paint, and check out their paint calculators so you can buy just the amount you need."
*If you take a closer look at BIOSHIELD, you will see they have an array of less toxic products(like oils) - but I want to note here, less toxic may not really be non toxic and if you are chemically sensitive you may need to discern all the ingredients and begin to really think out of the box before buying. (I did a DIY experiment once with wood oil- by boiling olive oil, vinegar, and lots of salt then applied it to a raw wood table. It is still rocking that stain I made and looks beautiful.)
*AFM SAFECOAT has an array of awesome less toxic construction products, like caulking, weather proof sealers, 3-n-1 adhesive, roof guard , oils, stains and No VOC paints (look here at their list): http://www.afmsafecoat.com/
*Insulation is usually dowsed in fire retardants & formaldehyde to prevent it from spreading a house fire (although if your house is burning that intensely the fire retardant isn't going to stop it - it's more of a psychological application then one of reality). Unfortunately insulation out gases for a minimum of 7 years. Uhg- that is a long time ! The cheapest alternative which can be easily ordered through your local construction supply company is formaldehyde free fiber glass insulation. If you live in a humid climate this would be preferable to the new recycled cotton insulation- which should only be used in dry climates due to possible mildew growth. The newest (not cheapest) thermal management option is a single cell blown foam substance called Icynene. "Icynene® is the leading 100% water-blown foam insulation that minimizes air leakage for increased energy efficiency, creates a healthier indoor environment, reduces airborne sounds and offers greater design freedom. Icynene® maintains its performance with no loss of R-value over time. It does not shrink, sag or settle. Icynene® adheres to most construction materials and is the perfect insulation for walls, attics, ceilings and floors."
* Flooring is one of personal aesthetics, and now there's a buffet of eco choices - sustainable wood flooring varnished in non toxic coating, bamboo flooring, beautiful cork floors, chemical free carpets, eco ceramic tiles - this is so endless, you will have to do an online search to find your personal floor fancy. :)
For a full and fantastic eco-home resource, try Ecological Home Magazine here @ http://www.ecologicalhomeideas.com/ ! This magazine is full of info and ideas . | <urn:uuid:3e71d738-a0db-49a2-8b97-f05683742847> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://oko-organic-clothing.blogspot.com/2008/01/non-toxic-remodeling.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280587.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00557-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93659 | 1,186 | 1.992188 | 2 |
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University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Partners With Riedel to Build Fiber Infrastructure
January 07, 2014 --
Riedel Communications, a leading provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) in Basel has installed a Riedel MediorNet media network to provide real-time audio and video to any point on the university campus. The MediorNet installation, undertaken cooperatively by Riedel and FHNW, represents the first such fiber backbone established at a university in Switzerland.
"Working with Riedel, we have built a high-performance digital backbone that not only meets the demands of teaching and research activities across campus, but also provides valuable connectivity to the university's industry, research, and media partners, as well as other educational institutions," said Suresh Surenthiran, digital media systems engineer at FHNW. "The modular MediorNet solution offers an economical yet flexible approach to signal transport, and the resulting high-speed fiber optic infrastructure supports and simplifies visualization, archiving, 3D modeling, and other processes that enhance and enrich our communications and teaching capabilities."
Going beyond simple point-to-point fiber links, MediorNet allows users to send any incoming signal to any output, or even to multiple outputs, with a single mouse-click or through an intuitive router control system. As a result, MediorNet increases the flexibility of any installation while significantly reducing cabling and configuration time. Once installed, MediorNet eliminates the need for rewiring when signal transport requirements change.
"The fiber backbone installed at FHNW provides educators and students with the real-time A/V and data transport typical of today's advanced media and communications facilities, providing a richer teaching environment now while preparing students for future careers in an increasingly digital world," said Erwin Engel, sales manager at Riedel Communications. "This collaboration has been a win-win experience, not only improving A/V and data transport for the university, but also giving our engineers valuable feedback on how fiber-based solutions can best serve educational institutions and applications."
Further information about Riedel and the company's products is available at www.riedel.net.
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Hi FLUKA experts,
I am using an electron beam to irradiate the water, the beam is exiting through a titanium window, air, the water window and then into the water, shown in the following figure.
I have two questions here.
Geometry error, while the file runs normally.
While I was trying to add a cover plate above the water window, it showed error where the red frames are in the figure. However the file is running successfully. Can you please help check if it is the input file error or the system error?
Material not error while the input file failed to run.
I was trying to build the compound for stainless steel 304, the files ran successfully when I only used the built-in elements like C, Fe, Mn… However, when I added the material “sulphur” and “phosphrus” and then used them for stainless steel 304 compound, the input file fails to run. It showed
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Who'll Stop the Rain?
After nearly two weeks of consecutive rain in the Mid-Atlantic region, and with a nod to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1974 song, we may be asking ourselves this very question. A glance to the forecast indicates we won’t have a lot of relief any time soon. As a property owner and/or manager, it behooves you to stay ahead of potential increases in guest, tenant, and employee injuries.
Slips on wet surfaces account for 55% of worker injuries, according to EHS Today magazine. The average time off for a slip-related fall is 38 days. The Insurance Journal lists customer slips and falls as one of the ten most common – and costliest – small business claims. Customer slips and falls average $20,000 per claim, and can result in more costly general liability insurance premiums.
Steps to Take
So what steps should you take to prevent slips and falls on wet surfaces?
- Place mats at each entranceway. At least ten to twelve feet of matting is recommended to eliminate wetness from the bottom of shoes. Make sure that you have a ready supply of replacements for wet saturated mats. At an average of $20,000 per fall, you can certainly justify spending the money on well-made entrance mats.
- Make sure that stair railings are secure. Customers and employees may lean more heavily on railings during inclement weather.
- Ensure employees are wearing slip-resistant shoes, which reduce the potential of slips and falls. The space and depth of tread on a shoe are an integral piece in the effectiveness of slip-resistant footwear. Employees must be reminded that worn-down soles and soles that are flat do not have proper tread. Instead, shoes should possess treads that allow more rubber to grip the floor. Treads with more 90-degree angles help to reduce lateral slips.
Don’t Forget Your Drivers
According to the US Department of Transportation National Highway Service, 22% of all crashes involve weather-related conditions. Reduced traction of roadway surfaces and the failure of drivers to alter their driving behavior contribute to this statistic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that “driving” is the leading cause of work-related deaths in the United States. Of 4,679 occupational fatalities in 2014, more than 40% - 1,891 workers – died as a result of a transportation-related incident. As your workers navigate between properties, it’s imperative that they realize the increased risks associated with driving in wet weather as well as the strategies they need to deploy to counter these risks, including increasing their following distances and reducing their speed.
Here Comes the Rain Again (Eurythmics, 1980)
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The city of Icariate had not had a civilized day, in over 21 years. That is longer then most people in the city would end up living to. Most of the adults refused to talk about that day, 21 years ago, when the once unknown man took power over the city. Not only did he take away all money, houses, and horses, he forced all of the members of the city to worship one god, himself.
“Why mother, do we always have to wait out here, in the pouring rain, for a man to go by, and then bow. It makes no sense at all!” Joseph, a young boy from the city asked his mother.
“Shhhhhhh! What do you think you are doing, speaking in that tongue. If you are heard by a guard, all of are family is to be killed. Do not let me catch you speaking like that again.” Marie-Ann said, bending over to pull on her sons ear. She knew as well as everybody else in the city that if anyone was caught talking bad about the king, they would be killed. As Marie-Ann lifted her head up again all had become silent. The daily march of the king was about to begin. As the first horses slowly walked by, no one mentioned that these horses were once used to work, and not parade a senseless man around. The kings excuse, was that these were used to guard not himself, but the sword that he held.
The Sword of Tiltonic, was not just an average sword, but it did un-imaginable things. For every man killed with the sword, more power was given to it. And the more power given to it the harder it was to defeat. The sword was the sole reason why the king was in power this long. No rebellion had gotten enough strength to over power one man, and one sword.
“All bow, for are King and God, Aramat.” Belted a guard as he bowed his head to the king. Just as him and the rest of the guards dipped there heads down, a man jumped from the crowd and tackled the king off his horse. As he did many more men jumped onto the king, as the guards sprinted to the site of the malle going on. The pulled man after man off the king, and finally the king emerged, shaken but ok.
“ Who ever conducted this deed, will pay!” he screamed as the men who had tackled him were tied up and led on the middle of a group of soldiers towards the kings tower. What happened next was not believed by any of the people. As the king got to his gate, he yelled “Who ever did this, step up right now, or the families of all of you will pay!”. As soon as he had finished this statement, a man stepped forward. “I did it. I tackled you off your horse, so you could be as low as you should be, and be as low as you are in the eyes of the only one who matters, the real god. You are a disgrace to the human race, and ….” the young man could not finish before the king smashed his elbow into the mans face. Blooded and battered, the man slowly got up again, this time he did not speak any words. Just stood, with a river of blood flowing down his face from a broken nose. “ This man has chosen his own sentence! He has chosen to worship another god, and that is punishable by death.” Aramat reached down into his sword holder, and the look on his face was as if, every single ounce of energy had been taken from his body. “ Where is it, you fool! You took it out when you tackled me. What have you done with it!” The king said screaming into the face of the man.
“ I do not know what you are speaking of. I have not taken anything from you.” The man said, without changing any aspect of his posture. The man stood still, even as the king took of the metal helmet he had on, and delivered a shot strait to the mans chest. A crunch was heard, as the helmet dropped to the ground. “Tell where it is now, or I will have to force you to tell me. I do not want to do that. But I will get it out of you.”
“ You cannot force what I don’t have out of me. You are today. God is yesterday, today, and tomorrow.” the man uttered, between painful gasps of air.
The king then proceeded to say “All of the prisoners into the dungeon, no food or water. This one to the stake, I will be there in a few minutes”. As the king walked away, a man provided a towel for him to wipe off the blood spattered from the man.
Everyone in the city new what the stake was. It was the place that the king took prisoners, to get information out of them, by any means possible.
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6 August, 2011 As'salamualaikum Warahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu! On behalf of the international team of the Coalition for Organ-Failure Solutions (COFS), we would like to wish all Muslims a most blessed and prosperous Ramadan once again. This is the month to especially reflect upon the lives of the impoverished around the world and work towards relieving suffering through prayers and good deeds. International headlines continue to bring further attention to the global scale of the organ trade. At last there are commitments by various European bodies to investigate the operations of organ trafficking in Kosovo during the war crime operations in the break of Yugoslavia and to further investigate ongoing practices in Europe. These are strides in aims to end organ trafficking and yet there is still a great deal to be done to end the organ trade. COFS continues to be on the forefront of global work to combat organ trafficking and enhance altruistic and deceased organ donation and we kindly request your zakat/charitable donation to help support this important work. COFS is a non-profit international health and human rights organization committed to ethical solutions for organ-failure patients and ending the reliance upon the poor and vulnerable as a source of organ and tissue supplies. In alliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Transplantation Society (TTS), progress to combat organ trafficking has been made in recent years, particularly in the advancement of legal frameworks. Unfortunately the practice still thrives in various global hot spots and is especially rife in many Muslim countries. COFS is also still the only advocate and support for victims of the organ trade. The plight of these individuals, such as Muhammad, also continues to be tragic. At the age of 19 years, his kidney was stolen through acts of trickery and deception. A broker solicited Muhammad, a Darfurian youth seeking refuge, at the Sudan-Egypt boarder for employment. He arranged the transportation to Cairo and after his arrival, another middle-man housed and fed Muhammad for a month. Muhammad had no money and was grateful for this hospitality. After some time, Muhammad was feeling sick and was sent to a Pharmacy where he was given an injection. For the following week, Hamdi fed him very well telling him he needs to keep up his strength. Every time Muhammad ate that food, he would be knocked out for hours. After three days, he woke up in a hospital, not knowing what had happened. Hamdi was at his side consoling him, not fully explaining what really happened. They returned to his home, and after a week, Muhammad was complaining about pains in his side. Through the recommendation of a friend, he was able to see a doctor where he discovered his kidney was gone. In shock, he confronted Hamdi, who in response beat Muhammad and called the secret police (Amadowla) to arrest him. Muhammad was in jail for four years before escaping in February during the Egyptian Revolution. He met with COFS to share his story with hope to receive follow-up medical care that he otherwise would not receive. COFS has also video documented Muhammad’s story along with other Darfurian victims of organ trade and conducted ultrasounds and physical exams (as part of their follow-up care services) that confirm their nephrectomies. COFS is now committed to seeing that these stories are shared in a comprehensive report and strongly advocated to end these practices. COFS also cares for victims by providing outreach to them via the support of financial contributions. Since COFS’ birth, our accomplishments have ranged from playing an instrumental role in enhancing legal frameworks, establishing Prevention and Advocacy Programs, and establishing Grassroots Prevention and Outreach Services for victims and potential victims of the organ trade including clinical follow-up services, health education, counseling and peer support, referral to legal services and economic empowerment programs and research. A more meaningful impact is required however in order to end the exploitation of the poor as a source of organ supplies and reach out to further victims. With your support, we can enhance our work to include these possible contributions: increase our outreach services to victims of the black market organ trade to include more beneficiaries within our current and additional countries create public and target-group awareness campaigns in key countries enhance our grassroots mobilization efforts with our global partners for further actionbased research support independent parties to investigate the operations and networks of the crimes around organ trafficking to hold criminals accountable
Most pressing in these regards is our current, Erode Project, which aims to provide outreach services to at least 1300 victims of organ trafficking we have newly identified in Tamil Nadu, India. This project is an important response to the widespread organ trafficking abuses in India. It also is a response to studies that identify victims but have not included outreach to them (i.e. Goyal M., Mehta RL, Schneiderman LJ, Sehgal A. Economic and health consequences of selling a kidney in India. JAMA 2002; 288:1589–1593). In this month of Ramadan, we especially ask for your support to help make all of this possible. Donations can be made by check to the “Coalition for Organ-Failure Solutions” and sent to: 6203 Leeke Forest Ct. Bethesda, MD 20817 or can be wired into our account at: Bank of America Account number- 004465613708 Swift code: BOFAU53N (Note: the O is the letter, not zero) Or, can be made online via paypal at our website: http://www.cofs.org/donate.htm Please let us know if have concerns about these donation methods. If in the U.S., your donation is tax deductible and COFS’ EIN number is 20-4520402 We also encourage and welcome those of you who may organize an iftar in your home or local masjid dedicated to raising funds for our cause! We thank you for considering this important charitable cause. May you and your family have a most blessed Ramadan! Sincerely, Kabir A. Karim, MPH
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With aviation likely to be badly hit in the economic downturn, Theresa Cummins examines why Ryanair soar while other airlines sink.
Over the last few months, the airline industry has suffered greatly from the destructive effects of the credit crunch, with tightening credit conditions and the soaring fuel costs forcing many airlines to file for bankruptcy.
In these turbulent times, it is relieving to hear that there are some potential benefits to be gained in this sector. Ryanair’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, recently announced that he plans to develop a transatlantic service, offering low-cost routes from Europe to the US.
O’ Leary said that this no-frills budget flight service could become a possibility in less than three years. This initiative, originally proposed a year ago, may be strengthened by the current decline in the aviation sector.
Through his remarkable innovation, O’Leary may not have made many friends among his peers, but he certainly secured his reputation of Ireland’s most intriguing money mogul.
Humorous anecdotes about the Mullingar man, such as the fact that he bought a hackney plate for his Mercedes to enable him to take advantage of the bus lanes in Dublin, have ensured that his outlandish antics as well as his business style keep him in the newspapers.
In an industry, which is currently strewn with the rotting corpses of mechanical birds you really have to marvel at the ability of Ryanair to rise triumphantly over the decay. This industry, which has recently seen the collapse of airlines such as Nationwide, XL Airways and Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, has faced many difficulties such as highly volatile fuel prices (crude oil prices that reached $147.27 a barrel in mid-July are now down 44 per cent to today’s price), increasing competition and a reduction in consumer spending.
The implication of a lack of credit in the markets for the aviation industry is that aircraft financing becomes scarce and more expensive, causing substantial problems for financially struggling airlines. Yet, O’Leary is using the depression in the sector to his advantage. With many of the competitors going under, the availability of discounted long-haul aircrafts may become a profitable opportunity fit to be exploited.
O’Leary, often described as Ireland’s uncrowned king of aviation, has undoubtedly been one of the main reasons behind the success of Ryanair. His abrasive, uncompromising style revolutionised the airline in the early 1990s, transforming it from a loss-maker into Europe’s largest low-cost carrier.
Buying aircrafts at a reduced rate from financially struggling airlines has become a hallmark of Ryanair’s strategy for expansion
The low-fares airline magnate remains one of the most controversial figures in the sector, frequently attracting media attention over disdainful, and often vulgar, outbursts about competitors, governments and regulatory authorities alike.
Despite this unyielding reputation, his no-nonsense style and cost-saving techniques have to be admired for elevating Ryanair as one of the most progressive airlines in Europe.
He is now hoping to benefit from this downturn, in a similar way to having gained from the post 9/11 slump in air travel in 2001. With a significant decline in aircraft orders from the reduction in passengers after the aircraft attacks, O’ Leary managed to order 155 new Boeing 737-800 series from the company at a considerable discount.
Buying aircrafts at a reduced rate from financially struggling airlines has become a hallmark of Ryanair’s strategy for expansion. In 2003, the airline acquired one of its smaller rival competitors, Buzz from its Dutch parent, KLM, at a significantly reduced price.
This move, which reinforced their position in Europe, came at a highly favourable time, with Buzz struggling financially since 2001. Now, he is looking at the potential synergies available through canceled orders placed with Boeing and Airbus from bankrupt or failing airlines.
“There may be an opportunity to pick up cheap long-haul aircraft next year, in which case we might launch a low-cost, long-haul programme in two-and-a-half-years” O’ Leary explained. The new carrier would be separate from Ryanair and would fly from nine bases across Europe, with Long Island suggested to be a likely base for New York.
The plans for a transatlantic service are reported to be made possible by either a takeover of Aer Lingus or through leasing arrangements with Boeing that would prove favourable to Ryanair. Ryanair’s Chief Financial Officer, Howard Miller, said in late September that the takeover of Aer Lingus was not essential to the plan to develop this transatlantic service although it would be advantageous.
Ryanair’s previous attempts to take over Aer Lingus had been denied. In October 2006, Ryanair offered a €1.48 billion bid to buy the Irish flag carrier, and was subsequently rejected. This proposed takeover was met by strong opposition by the EU, which argued that the merger of Ireland’s two largest airlines would be detrimental to the consumer, resulting in higher prices and reduced competition.
Yet the current climate in aviation may encourage the acquisition of the airline. “The industry is in a rapid period of change”, noted Miller, “small carriers will not survive as Europe moves towards recession.”
With the unprecedented prices of oil and a lack of available funds in the markets, many of these carriers did become casualties of the credit crunch. Although analysts in the sector seem skeptical about Ryanair’s chance of success with their proposed new venture, the timing may just be perfect.
Despite Ryanair plans to exploit the current downturn in the sector, it did not escape unscathed from the effects of the credit crunch, with the airline reporting that it expected to break-even next year. There are talks of a 10 per cent pay cut for senior management, and staff in the Stansted and Dublin airports taking one week’s unpaid leave in an effort to reduce costs.
The news of a Ryanair transatlantic service coincides with the recent dismal reports from Aer Lingus, which estimate losses of up to €100 million next year, and expected job losses of 1,500. Although the chief executive isn’t interested in running the new carrier himself, he suggested he may back the venture along with other Ryanair investors, prudential and private equity firm TPG.
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In Christendom, we have got used to some things that are basically wrong; however they are now seen as the norm in the society. We do a lot of wrong things in God’s name. There are some Biblical examples of those who did wrong in God’s name. May we not do anything wrong in God’s name.
SAUL INTRUSION INTO THE PRIESTLY ROLE I Sam 13:8-14
Saul believed that Samuel had stay so long for seven days. Imagine the way we also rush into things when we believe God is too slow for us. You know that a significant number of us, especially youths rush into marriages, we rush to get a job, we want everything to be defined by our timing. Saul saw seven days as being too distant, the scripture reminds us, “for a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past and as a watch in the night” Psalm 90:4. Also II Peter 3:8, “but, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day”.
The emphasis as regards this discourse is in verse 12, “the Philistines came down to me at Gilgal and I have not made supplication unto the Lord, I forced myself therefore and offered a burnt offering”. This sounds so easy but he had done wrong in the name of the Lord. He received a very grave judgment because of what he did:
1. He is considered foolish
2. He did not keep the commandment of the Lord
3. His kingdom will not continue
4. God has sought for a man after His heart
5. The man shall be captain over God’s people.
GEHAZI’S AVARICE II Kings 5:20-27
The healing of Naaman is the twelfth miracle in the Bible. A maid was captured, she worked with Naaman’s wife, this made her know Naaman’s state of health and she told madam Naaman of the prophet. The husband eventually went to see the prophet Elisha and he got healed. Naaman wanted to reward the prophet but he objected.
Gehazi did not like the way in which Naaman was allowed to go with all his riches, he made up his mind with this statement, “behold my Master has spared Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as the Lord liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him”
Yes the Lord liveth but the Lord did not send him to do that which he did. How many times have we wished that the Lord will do that which is sinful, ungodly and do things contrary to His holy name unto us?
James 4:3 says, “ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts?” What do you lust after and you want to turn into the will of God or something that God has not done for you? We do many things wrongly in the name of God.
a. We scheme in His name
b. We lie in His name
The outcome of these two wrongs in the name of the Lord was:
a. The Lord revealed the truth through discernment
b. The leprosy of Naaman came upon Gehazi and his family forever.
What are the wrongs that we do in the name of the Lord? How do we put God into our wrongs? We cannot indict God, we must remember! Let us seek forgiveness to avoid grave consequences, we need to stop these attitudes and attributes that associate us with satan, we need not forget that the devil slighted God’s instruction to Eve and that was the entrance of sin into the world. If we want to live beyond wrong doings in the name of the Lord; we need to keep the following in mind:
1. Deuteronomy 5:11 “thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain”
2. Proverbs 18:10, “ the name of the Lord is a string tower; the righteous runneth into it and is safe”
3. Collosians 3:17, “ and whatsoever yet do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him”
4. Acts 2:21, “whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved”
5. John 16:13, “howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth; for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsosever he shall hear; that shall he speak and He will show you things to come”
The Spirit of truth is with us, we should know what to do with the name of the Lord, we should keep the second coming of Jesus Christ in our mind, we must never give ourselves unto the devil as an instrument. WE MUST DO THINGS RIGHTLY WITH THE NAME OF THE LORD!
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Each day, Mike Petty and I look through the archives of the Cambridge News and recount some of the stories that occurred on this day in history.
Cliff Squires and Briscoe Snelson were two of Cambridge’s most talented amateur photographers, good friends who often photographed the same scene, though from their own distinctive viewpoints.
Squires, founder of the Cambridge camera club, died not long after his friend Snelson was widowed and, in 1953, Mrs Kathleen Squires became Mrs Snelson.
She remembers both husbands as simply, “lovely men”.
Now, their widow has deposited a horde of their photographs with the enterprising Cambridgeshire Collection, which is planning to hold lunchtime lantern-slide shows this autumn.
The 14th-century cross at Stretham is in danger of collapsing unless it is repaired.
A Cambridge firm has estimated that the renovations would cost up to £4,000 but Ely rural council cannot obtain a grant from the Ministry of Works and Public Buildings.
Stretham parish council has powers to spend only one-fifth of a penny rate (about £15) on the cross.
Cambridgeshire Record Office dates from 1930 when records were first sent to the county council for safe keeping; it was then responsible for the Isle of Ely, Huntingdonshire and Rutland.
In 1948, a part-time honorary archivist was appointed and the staff has gradually increased to an archivist, assistant and repairer.
Although they have a few postal inquiries, most students come in person and do much of the searching themselves.
The most frequent enquires are legal, usually concerning rights of way or ditches, then come genealogists, especially Mormons, and people interested in the history of their house.
They have considerable arrears in cataloguing documents and have not yet been able to prepare guides or arrange exhibitions, Mr Farrar, the county archivist, told Rotarians.
Sir Frederick Hiam started life as a farm labourer and is now a potato king and one of the largest landowners in East Anglia.
He buys more and more land and now owns 20,000 acres, much of which he farms on a prairie system of his own.
He can now land at £3 to £5 an acre which, in 1919, was worth £20 to £40 an acre.
He disputes the claim that he was a farm labourer. His father farmed about 500 acres of land and he started business on his own in Stratford Market, London.
It is inaccurate to say he owns 20,000 acres: it is about 12,000 acres.
Sir Frederick said: “I have not made any purchases of land for two or three years. Owing to the very great slump in agriculture, prices of land have come down considerably, but really first class fruit land cannot be bought under £40 an acre.
“As for prairie farming, all my land is intensively cultivated with the exception of land put down to grass for horses and cattle.
"Cereals, including wheat, must be grown extensively to provide straw for use in making manure for the root crops. Anything in the nature of prairie farming does not exist in this part of the country.”
Sawston Hall was attacked by some of the troops based in Cambridge.
The crack of rifles was heard about midnight and patrols were seen crawling along by the roadside; cycles and foot passengers were challenged.
One man was frightened out of his wits, fearing the Germans were upon him.
At dawn, the attackers bore down on the defenders’ left but they held their positions stubbornly until a large body of cavalry plunged into their midst ‘wiping them out’.
Victory was declared in favour of the attackers who then took breakfast with Mr Huddleston at the Hall.
Sawston Co-operative Society arranged the catering.
In Cambridge, the university vacations continually throw many boys and men out of work and create a class of idle and useless men who live on their wives’ earnings when they can, and at other times, are destitute.
Many women work as bedmakers but others can neither cook nor keep their houses tidy.
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Caen, city, capital of Calvados département, Basse-Normandie région, northwestern France, on the Orne River, 9 miles (14 km) from the English Channel, southwest of Le Havre. It first became important under the Norman dukes in the 10th and 11th centuries and was the capital of lower Normandy in the time of William the Conqueror. Captured by the English twice—in 1346 and in 1417—it was held by them until 1450. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes (1685) broke the prosperity of the city, which had become Protestant. During the Revolution, it was a centre for the Girondist movement. Following the Allied Normandy invasion in 1944, the Germans used Caen as the hinge of their resistance to the British–Canadian advance, and the city was two-thirds destroyed. It was reconstructed, with planned industrial zones between the Orne and the port canal. A green plain, the Prairie Saint-Gilles, faces the city’s southwest side, and public gardens were planted in the city centre. The university, founded in 1432 by Henry VI of England, was resited and reopened in 1957. The Caen Memorial (opened 1988) is a museum dedicated to both war and peace.
The church of Saint-Étienne (the Abbaye-aux-Hommes; see photograph), and that of La Trinité (the Abbaye-aux-Dames), escaped war damage; both date from the 1060s and are fine specimens of Norman Romanesque. William the Conqueror’s tomb is in front of Saint-Étienne’s high altar, and the tomb of his wife, Matilda, stands in La Trinité’s choir. William’s remains were thrown out during the French Revolution. Saint-Étienne has an austere facade bare of ornament. Its two towers, rising to 295 feet (90 m), are topped by 13th-century spires. The abbey buildings, redone in the 17th century, now house municipal offices. La Trinité’s Norman solidity is overburdened by later (especially 19th-century) restoration work. The nave serves as the parish church, the transept and choir as part of the city hospital (hôtel-dieu). Midway between these two churches is the highly decorated church of Saint-Pierre, its Gothic and French Renaissance beauties restored after wartime damage. On the Place Saint-Pierre stands the Hôtel Le Valois d’Escoville, a restored Renaissance mansion (1538). The house where the poet François de Malherbe was born (1555) is on the rue Saint-Pierre.
Caen’s importance as a port dates from the 19th-century construction of the ship canal (about 9 miles [14 km] long), which parallels the river and opens to the English Channel at Ouistreham. It serves largely to import coke and export steel. The city’s steel industry is fed by the iron-ore mines of the Orne valley. The blast furnaces of Mondeville have been reconstructed, and the working population is housed in the new city of Hérouville. The industrial aspect of the city grew greatly with the location there of automobile, electrical appliance, and electronics plants. Situated in the centre of a fertile grain-growing region, within sight of the verdant bocage of Normandy, Caen is a major service centre for all of western Normandy. Pop. (1999) 113,987; (2005 est.) 109,200. | <urn:uuid:adf9c22e-2044-4026-95a8-863a331969ef> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.britannica.com/place/Caen | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00309-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951542 | 766 | 3.265625 | 3 |
New Orleans East
New Orleans East was flooded by the storm surge from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway via the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and Lake Borgne. The water in the vicinity of Read Boulevard and Morrison Road (RED DOT, more or less) reached between 6 and 7 feet after Katrina.
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The HR manual is a one-stop location for HR policies, guidelines, and forms. The Manual contains a wide variety of information including onboarding a new employee, job classifications for both SGEU, CUPE and Out-of-Scope jobs, and appropriate uses of information technology assets such as computers and laptops.
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This section contains general information about the Manual, including who it applies to and how it's organized.
This section guides the ministries and agencies of the government in regards to the use of secondments in a normal business climate, and ensures the accessibility to temporary job assignments whenever possible.
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This section is related to the payment for travel by employees in the public service, as well as payments due estates, direct deposit of salary cheques and requesting supplements for SGEU and CUPE600 for recruitment and retention purposes
This section details the various benefits that an employee can apply for, such as leaves of absence, compensation, various information technology expenses and relocation expenses. This section also outlines the job sharing agreement between SGEU employees, Transferring Pension Through a Portability Agreement, Extreme Weather Attendance Guidelines and Deferred Salary Leave Plan.
This section outlines what to do when various employee relations situations arise, and also various workplace guidelines that will help managers make a positive and healthy work environment.
This section outlines staff development initiatives for public service employees such as tuition and book allowances, education leave and employee orientation.
This section outlines initiatives that managers can use to improve the representation of Aboriginal people, people with physical/mental disabilities, members of visible minority groups, women in management and non traditional occupations in the public service.
This section guides employees through the Human Resource System (HRS) and Employee Data Base (EDB). You can access the Information Security Policies through this section.
This section outlines the various compensation policies for out-of-scope employees, such as the carry-over and payout provisions, phased-In retirement guidelines and the flexible benefit account program.
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Facebook (FB) has been quite the acquirer over the last year. In 2013, Facebook made nine deals, and it has already made three in the first nine weeks of 2014. Reports from Techcrunch now say Facebook spent $60 million to acquire Titan Aerospace. The deal will allow Facebook an entry into the drone market and a chance to significantly increase Internet penetration around the world.
Facebook stock opened higher and was at $70.64 at 10:58 a.m. -- up 156% over the past year.
Titan Aerospace is a privately owned company that makes near-orbital solar powered drones. The devices fly high in the sky for five years before they need to land to recharge. The company's models include the Solara 50 and Solara 60, which are ideal for regional Internet systems.
So how will that work? First, let's backtrack. Facebook is one of the leaders of Internet.org, which seeks to bring affordable internet to emerging markets. The company's motto is "Every one of us, Everywhere, Connected." It's hard to believe, but two-thirds of the world's population has little or no access to the Internet. Facebook may be buying Titan Aerospace to help fix this problem. Facebook would likely begin producing satellites to send to areas of the world without Internet, like parts of Africa. This would allow for better connectivity to more people.
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Bad breath (halitosis)
bad; breath; halitosis; tooth; teeth; tongue; caries; gingivitis;
Most healthy people have unpleasant smelling breath sometimes, especially when they wake up, but only a few people have bad breath (halitosis) most of the time. If people have really bad breath it can have a big effect on their social life and what other people think about them, but many people worry unnecessarily about their breath.
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Five Years in Iraq: Address at the Pentagon
March 19, 2008
Thank you all. Deputy Secretary England, thanks for the introduction. One boss may not be here, but the other one is. (Laughter.) I appreciate your kind words. I'm pleased to be back here with the men and women of the Defense Department.
On this day in 2003, the United States began Operation Iraqi Freedom. As the campaign unfolded, tens and thousands of our troops poured across the Iraqi border to liberate the Iraqi people and remove a regime that threatened free nations.
Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it. The answers are clear to me: Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision -- and this is a fight America can and must win.
The men and women who crossed into Iraq five years ago removed a tyrant, liberated a country, and rescued millions from unspeakable horrors. Some of those troops are with us today, and you need to know that the American people are proud of your accomplishment -- and so is the Commander in Chief. (Applause.)
I appreciate Admiral Mullen, the Joint Chiefs who are here. Thanks for coming. Secretary Donald Winter of the Navy. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is with us. Admiral Thad Allen of the Coast Guard is with us. Ambassador from Iraq is with us -- Mr. Ambassador, we're proud to have you here. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coastmen -- Coast Guardmen [sic], thanks for coming, thanks for wearing the uniform. Men and women of the Department of State are here as well.
Operation Iraqi Freedom was a remarkable display of military effectiveness. Forces from the UK, Australia, Poland and other allies joined our troops in the initial operations. As they advanced, our troops fought their way through sand storms so intense that they blackened the daytime sky. Our troops engaged in pitched battles with the Fedayeen Saddam -- death squads acting on the orders of Saddam Hussein that obeyed neither the conventions of war nor the dictates of conscience. These death squads hid in schools and they hid in hospitals, hoping to draw fire against Iraqi civilians. They used women and children as human shields. They stopped at nothing in their efforts to prevent us from prevailing -- but they couldn't stop the coalition advance.
Aided by the most effective and precise air campaign in history, coalition forces raced across 350 miles of enemy territory -- destroying Republican Guard Divisions, pushing through the Karbala Gap, capturing Saddam International Airport, and liberating Baghdad in less than one month.
Along the way, our troops added new chapters to the story of American military heroism. During these first weeks of battle, Army Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith and his troops came under a surprise attack by about a hundred Republican Guard forces. Sergeant Smith rallied his men; he led a counterattack -- killing as many as 50 enemy soldiers before being fatally wounded. His actions saved the lives of more than a hundred American troops -- and earned him the Medal of Honor.
Today, in light of the challenges we have faced in Iraq, some look back and call this period the easy part of the war. Yet there was nothing easy about it. The liberation of Iraq took incredible skill and amazing courage. And the speed, precision and brilliant execution of the campaign will be studied by military historians for years to come.
What our troops found in Iraq following Saddam's removal was horrifying. They uncovered children's prisons, and torture chambers, and rape rooms where Iraqi women were violated in front of their families. They found videos showing regime thugs mutilating Iraqis deemed disloyal to Saddam. And across the Iraqi countryside they uncovered mass graves of thousands executed by the regime.
Because we acted, Saddam Hussein no longer fills fields with the remains of innocent men, women and children. Because we acted, Saddam's torture chambers and rape rooms and children's prisons have been closed for good. Because we acted, Saddam's regime is no longer invading its neighbors or attacking them with chemical weapons and ballistic missiles. Because we acted, Saddam's regime is no longer paying the families of suicide bombers in the Holy Land. Because we acted, Saddam's regime is no longer shooting at American and British aircraft patrolling the no-fly zones and defying the will of the United Nations. Because we acted, the world is better and United States of America is safer. (Applause.)
When the Iraqi regime was removed, it did not lay down its arms and surrender. Instead, former regime elements took off their uniforms and faded into the countryside to fight the emergence of a free Iraq. And then they were joined by foreign terrorists who were seeking to stop the advance of liberty in the Middle East and seeking to establish safe havens from which to plot new attacks across the world.
The battle in Iraq has been longer and harder and more costly than we anticipated -- but it is a fight we must win. So our troops have engaged these enemies with courage and determination. And as they've battled the terrorists and extremists in Iraq, they have helped the Iraqi people reclaim their nation, and helped a young democracy rise from the rubble of Saddam Hussein's tyranny.
Over the past five years, we have seen moments of triumph and moments of tragedy. We have watched in admiration as 12 million Iraqis defied the terrorists and went to the polls, and chose their leaders in free elections. We have watched in horror as al Qaeda beheaded innocent captives, and sent suicide bombers to blow up mosques and markets. These actions show the brutal nature of the enemy in Iraq. And they serve as a grim reminder: The terrorists who murder the innocent in the streets of Baghdad want to murder the innocent in the streets of America. Defeating this enemy in Iraq will make it less likely that we'll face the enemy here at home.
A little over a year ago, the fight in Iraq was faltering. Extremist elements were succeeding in their efforts to plunge Iraq into chaos. They had established safe havens in many parts of the country. They were creating divisions among the Iraqis along sectarian lines. And their strategy of using violence in Iraq to cause divisions in America was working -- as pressures built here in Washington for withdrawal before the job was done.
My administration understood that America could not retreat in the face of terror. And we knew that if we did not act, the violence that had been consuming Iraq would worsen, and spread, and could eventually reach genocidal levels. Baghdad could have disintegrated into a contagion of killing, and Iraq could have descended into full-blown sectarian warfare.
So we reviewed the strategy -- and changed course in Iraq. We sent reinforcements into the country in a dramatic policy shift that is now known as "the surge." General David Petraeus took command with a new mission: Work with Iraqi forces to protect the Iraqi people, pressure [sic] the enemy into strongholds, and deny the terrorists sanctuary anywhere in the country. And that is precisely what we have done.
In Anbar, Sunni tribal leaders had grown tired of al Qaeda's brutality and started a popular uprising, called the "Anbar Awakening." To take advantage of this opportunity, we sent 4,000 additional Marines to help these brave Iraqis drive al Qaeda from the province. As this effort succeeded, it inspired other Iraqis to take up the fight. Soon similar uprisings began to spread across the country. Today there are more than 90,000 concerned local citizens who are protecting their communities from the terrorists and insurgents and the extremists. The government in Baghdad has stepped forward with a surge of its own -- they've added more than 100,000 new Iraqi soldiers and police during the past year. These Iraqi troops have fought bravely, and thousands have given their lives in this struggle.
Together, these Americans and Iraqi forces have driven the terrorists from many of the sanctuaries they once held. Now the terrorists have gathered in and around the northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- and Iraqi and American forces are relentlessly pursuing them. There will be tough fighting in Mosul and areas of northern Iraq in the weeks ahead. But there's no doubt in my mind, because of the courage of our troops and the bravery of the Iraqis, the al Qaeda terrorists in this region will suffer the same fate as al Qaeda suffered elsewhere in Iraq.
As we have fought al Qaeda, coalition and Iraqi forces have also taken the fight to Shia extremist groups -- many of them backed and financed and armed by Iran. A year ago these groups were on the rise. Today, they are increasingly isolated, and Iraqis of all faiths are putting their lives on the line to stop these extremists from hijacking their young democracy.
To ensure that military progress in Iraq is quickly followed up with real improvements in daily life, we have doubled the number of provincial reconstruction teams in Iraq. These teams of civilian experts are serving all Iraqi -- 18 Iraqi provinces, and they're helping to strengthen responsible leaders, and build up local economies, and bring Iraqis together so that reconciliation can happen from the ground up. They're very effective. They're helping give ordinary Iraqis confidence that by rejecting the extremists and reconciling with one another, they can claim their place in a free Iraq -- and build better lives for their families.
There's still hard work to be done in Iraq. The gains we have made are fragile and reversible. But on this anniversary, the American people should know that since the surge began, the level of violence is significantly down, civilian deaths are down, sectarian killings are down, attacks on American forces are down. We have captured or killed thousands of extremists in Iraq, including hundreds of key al Qaeda leaders and operatives. Our men and women in uniform are performing with characteristic honor and valor. The surge is working. And as a return on our success in Iraq, we've begun bringing some of our troops home.
The surge has done more than turn the situation in Iraq around -- it has opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror. For the terrorists, Iraq was supposed to be the place where al Qaeda rallied Arab masses to drive America out. Instead, Iraq has become the place where Arabs joined with Americans to drive al Qaeda out. In Iraq, we are witnessing the first large-scale Arab uprising against Osama bin Laden, his grim ideology, and his murderous network. And the significance of this development cannot be overstated.
The terrorist movement feeds on a sense of inevitability, and claims to rise on the tide of history. The accomplishments of the surge in Iraq are exposing this myth and discrediting the extremists. When Iraqi and American forces finish the job, the effects will reverberate far beyond Iraq's borders. Osama bin Laden once said: "When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse." By defeating al Qaeda in Iraq, we will show the world that al Qaeda is the weak horse. (Applause.) We will show that men and women who love liberty can defeat the terrorists. And we will show that the future of the Middle East does not belong to terror -- the future of the Middle East belongs to freedom.
The challenge in the period ahead is to consolidate the gains we have made and seal the extremists' defeat. We have learned through hard experience what happens when we pull our forces back too fast -- the terrorists and extremists step in, they fill vacuums, establish safe havens, and use them to spread chaos and carnage. General Petraeus has warned that too fast a drawdown could result in such an unraveling -- with al Qaeda and insurgents and militia extremists regaining lost ground and increasing violence.
Men and women of the Armed Forces: Having come so far, and achieved so much, we're not going to let this to happen.
Next month, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker will come to Washington to testify before Congress. I will await their recommendations before making decisions on our troop levels in Iraq. Any further drawdown will be based on conditions on the ground and the recommendations of our commanders -- and they must not jeopardize the hard-fought gains our troops and civilians have made over the past year.
The successes we are seeing in Iraq are undeniable -- yet some in Washington still call for retreat. War critics can no longer credibly argue that we're losing in Iraq -- so now they argue the war costs too much. In recent months we've heard exaggerated estimates of the costs of this war. No one would argue that this war has not come at a high cost in lives and treasure -- but those costs are necessary when we consider the cost of a strategic victory for our enemies in Iraq.
If we were to allow our enemies to prevail in Iraq, the violence that is now declining would accelerate -- and Iraq would descend into chaos. Al Qaeda would regain its lost sanctuaries and establish new ones -- fomenting violence and terror that could spread beyond Iraq's borders, with serious consequences for the world's economy.
Out of such chaos in Iraq, the terrorist movement could emerge emboldened -- with new recruits, new resources, and an even greater determination to dominate the region and harm America. An emboldened al Qaeda with access to Iraq's oil resources could pursue its ambitions to acquire weapons of mass destruction to attack America and other free nations. Iran would be emboldened as well -- with a renewed determination to develop nuclear weapons and impose its brand of hegemony across the Middle East. Our enemies would see an America -- an American failure in Iraq as evidence of weakness and a lack of resolve.
To allow this to happen would be to ignore the lessons of September the 11th and make it more likely that America would suffer another attack like the one we experienced that day -- a day in which 19 armed men with box cutters killed nearly 3,000 people in our -- on our soil; a day after which in the following of that attack more than one million Americans lost work, lost their jobs. The terrorists intend even greater harm to our country. And we have no greater responsibility than to defeat our enemies across the world so that they cannot carry out such an attack.
As our coalition fights the enemy in Iraq, we've stayed on the offensive on other fronts in the war on terror. Just a few weeks before commencing Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. forces captured Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind behind the September the 11th terrorist attacks; we got him in Pakistan. About the same time as we launched Operation Iraqi Freedom, coalition forces, thousands of -- hundreds of miles away launched an assault on the terrorists in the mountains of southern Afghanistan in an operation called Operation Valiant Strike.
Throughout the war on terror, we have brought the enemy -- we have fought the enemy on every single battlefront. And so long as the terrorist danger remains, the United States of America will continue to fight the enemy wherever it makes its stand. (Applause.) We will stay on the offense.
But in the long run, defeating the terrorists requires an alternative to their murderous ideology. And there we have another advantage -- we've got a singular advantage with our military when it comes to finding the terrorists and bringing them to justice. And we have another advantage in our strong belief in the transformative power of liberty.
So we're helping the people of Iraq establish a democracy in the heart of the Middle East. A free Iraq will fight terrorists instead of harboring them. A free Iraq will be an example for others of the power of liberty to change the societies and to displace despair with hope. By spreading the hope of liberty in the Middle East, we will help free societies take root -- and when they do, freedom will yield the peace that we all desire.
Our troops on the front lines understand what is at stake. They know that the mission in Iraq has been difficult and has been trying for our nation -- because they're the ones who've carried most of the burdens. They are all volunteers, who have stepped forward to defend America in a time of danger -- and some of them have gone out of their way to return to the fight.
One of these brave Americans is a Marine Gunnery Sergeant named William "Spanky" Gibson. In May of 2006 in Ramadi, a terrorist sniper's bullet ripped through his left knee -- doctors then amputated his leg. After months of difficult rehabilitation, Spanky was not only walking -- he was training for triathlons.
Last year, at the "Escape from Alcatraz" swim near San Francisco, he met Marine General James Mattis, who asked if there's anything he could do for him. Spanky had just one request: He asked to re-deploy to Iraq. Today he's serving in Fallujah -- the first full-leg amputee to return to the front lines. Here's what he says about his decision to return: The Iraqis are where we were 232 years ago as a nation. Now they're starting a new nation, and that's one of my big reasons for coming back here. I wanted to tell the people of this country that I'm back to help wherever I can.
When Americans like Spanky Gibson serve on our side, the enemy in Iraq doesn't got a chance. We're grateful to all the brave men and women of our military who have served the cause of freedom. You've done the hard work, far from home and from your loved ones. We give thanks for all our military families who love you and have supported you in this mission.
We appreciate the fine civilians from many departments who serve alongside you. Many of you served in Iraq and Afghanistan -- and some have been on these fronts several times. You will never forget the people who fought at your side. You will always remember the comrades who served with you in combat [but] did not make the journey home. America remembers them as well. More than 4,400 men and women have given their lives in the war on terror. We'll pray for their families. We'll always honor their memory.
The best way we can honor them is by making sure that their sacrifice was not in vain. Five years ago tonight, I promised the American people that in the struggle ahead "we will accept no outcome but victory." Today, standing before men and women who helped liberate a nation, I reaffirm the commitment. The battle in Iraq is noble, it is necessary, and it is just. And with your courage, the battle in Iraq will end in victory. God bless. (Applause.)
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Neuropathy refers to nerve damage leading to numbness, tingling sensations, and even pain in the affected area(s). Though it has many causes, diabetes is a major neuropathy contributor that damages blood vessels to cut off the nerves’ blood and nutrient supply, particularly those of the extremities (hands and feet).
Although incurable, the pain and damage of diabetic neuropathy can be minimized, even reversed, through various natural solutions, with the most effective being soothing essential oils. So, here are some of the best essential oils for long-lasting DN relief which hopefully work before you book an appointment with a top diabetologist in Lahore.
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Extracted from its namesake leaves, the menthol in peppermint oil helps control muscle spasms by warming and relaxing the skin and muscles of the affected areas, while still producing an overall cooling effect. It also improves blood circulation to relieve numbness and discomfort in neuropathic areas. However, its stimulant nature and strong scent make it suitable for use before bed and around the eyes. Simply mix a few drops of peppermint and a carrier oil (e.g. coconut) and massage the effective parts using circular motions.
An aromatherapy staple that acts as an anti-stress and antidepressant, its anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties make it excellent for treating diabetic neuropathy. Lavender oil also helps restore the nervous system’s functioning and damaged nerve endings. You can use lavender oil directly by diluting it with a few drops of carrier oil, or mix it into cocoa butter with 2 drops rosemary oil.
Like peppermint, the strong-scented eucalyptus oil not only improves respiration, but also reduces muscle spasms and inflammation by promoting muscular and skin relaxation. It is also a highly effective painkiller, antiseptic and antibacterial solution. Simply add a few drops to an unscented lotion to simultaneously keep your skin moisturized and combat neuropathy.
A thousand-year-old neuralgia (intense nerve pain in the head or face) treatment, this apple-scented essential oil helps reverse diabetic neuropathy by de-constricting blood vessels and improving blood circulation. Roman chamomile can be used on its own after diluting with a carrier oil, combined with ylang-ylang for maximum effect. Make sure to consult a neuro physician in Karachi before deciding on any of these oils.
Native to the mountain plains of Pakistan, lemongrass is an excellent digestive when decanted as tea, and provides efficient neuropathic pain relief by sedating the affected nerves when used as an oil. It is also a powerful anti-inflammatory agent that can be used by combining with a few drops of a carrier oil.
Extracted from the petals of the yellow Ylang-Ylang flower native to the Far East, this particular essential oil helps repair damaged nerves soothes neuropathic nerve pain. Its sweet, floral aroma adds to the oil’s appeal, and can be combined with similarly fragrant carrier and essential oils like almond, citrus, and lavender.
Essential Oil Tips:
- Watch out for potential allergens. Carefully read the ingredients when buying a bottle of essential oil.
- Always dilute an essential oil with a carrier like olive, almond, and coconut oil as undiluted essential oils can irritation and inflammation.
- Do a patch test prior to applying over large areas of skin to check for signs of allergy like red patches, itchiness, and acne breakouts.
- For topical application, mix 1 ounce of a carrier oil to every 12 drops of essential oil to avoid inflammation.
- For an optimum neuropathy-friendly massage experience, mix an essential oil with a massage oil like avocado, cocoa butter, olive, and sesame oil.
- Essential oils can also be diluted by adding small amounts into bathwater for a body-wide pain relief in case of multiple neuropathy.
- Add a few drops of essential oil into a diffuser for dealing with associated neuropathy symptoms like insomnia, stress, and anxiety.
- Pregnant women should always consult with their doctors before using essential oils.
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Official data suggesting a quickening of China's already fast-paced economy has rekindled overheating concerns, prompting economists to ask: Will Beijing revert to more central planning or market-based policies next?
"Contrary to initial impressions, Chinese government statisticians have just reported a stunning re-acceleration of industrial output growth over the first two months of 2005," Morgan Stanley chief economist and managing director Stephen Roach said after the release of data this week.
China's industrial output rose 16.9 percent to 903 billion yuan (US$109 billion) in the first two months of the year, with much of the growth attributed to overseas demand for industrial exports.
No figures were given for February, when China enjoyed a week-long Lunar New Year holiday, although the two-month figure follows an 8.9 percent year-on-year increase in January.
Although the Chinese holiday distorts data, Roach said: "the numbers were a shocker."
"A Chinese economy that appeared to be on a path of measured deceleration over the course of 2004 has clearly re-accelerated," he said.
Further fuelling fears that the year-long central macroeconomic controls ordered by Beijing have not been effective, China's fixed asset investment, a strong indicator of how much the government is spending on infrastructure, remained in the fast lane.
It grew 24.5 percent to 422.2 billion yuan in the first two months of the year, a rate that was fractionally lower than the 25.8 percent increase in fixed asset investment for last year but well above the recently set target of 16 percent growth.
"At the current pace, we think investment is still expanding too rapidly, especially compared to GDP and consumption," Huang Yiping said in a note.
"Some policymakers were comfortable with 9.5 percent GDP growth last year, primarily because the average growth for the past 25 years was 9.2 percent. However, the problem lies in the structure of the economy," argued Huang.
Huang worries that the amount of fixed capital powering the Chinese economy likely rose to a 45 percent share of the country's GDP, a level widely acknowledged as developmentally unsustainable.
"If this trend continues, then the risk of a hard landing will rise further, despite the existing tightening measures," Huang said.
That China's leadership is worried about the unbalanced character of the world's seventh largest economy, was underscored by another centrally-planned decision this week to marginally increase home loan interest rates.
China's central bank raised the minimum rate for a mortgage loan of more than five years to 5.51 percent from 5.31 percent and urged commercial banks to increase down payments to 30 percent of a property's value instead of the current 20 percent.
"The property sector is really the bane of the government now, it has gone crazy in some big cities such as Shanghai," said Yi Xianrong, research fellow at the Institute of Bank and Finance of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"The risk in property sector now determines the risk of the country's economy as a whole, and it determines the future development of the country's economy," said a worried Yi.
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The U.S. Census Bureau is required by the Constitution to conduct a count of the population every 10 years. The Census provides a historic opportunity to secure full and accurate data about the population in the United States and is vital for our nation’s workers and their families.
Census information is used to allocate more than $300 billion in federal and state funding. Decisions on matters of national importance for working families, including health care, community development, housing, education, transportation, social services, employment and other vital programs, are guided by the Census.
Additionally, Census data are used to determine how many seats a state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives and in drawing boundary lines for federal, state and local legislative districts. Census data also are used to monitor and enforce key anti-discrimination laws and civil rights statutes, such as the Voting Rights Act.
People of color and those whose primary language is other than English were the most undercounted in the 1990 and 2000 censuses. As a result, minority voting rights were diluted; low-income and disadvantaged communities were disenfranchised in the apportionment of congressional districts among states as well as in federal, state and local redistricting; and federal funds and government services to many low-income communities were disproportionately low. Ensuring a fair and accurate Census is one of the most significant civil rights challenges.
The AFL-CIO supports the U.S. Census Bureau in its goal of assuring a complete and accurate count in 2010. While the Census itself takes place beginning in mid-March 2010, the Census Bureau must accelerate performing critical groundwork, including finalizing plans to implement the outreach, community partnerships and other tasks needed to ensure success in 2010. Toward that goal, we urge Congress to provide full funding for the Census Bureau in Fiscal Year 2009 and in Fiscal Year 2010 to ensure the count is fair and accurate for all communities.
We urge all affiliates to encourage their members to fully cooperate in the count in 2010 and to let their members know that the 2010 Census, which hires scores of workers to engage in the count, creates hundreds of thousand of jobs across this nation and every Census worker is sworn to protect the confidentiality of the information gathered.
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George Will had an article in the May 5 edition of Newsweek titled “Questions for Obama”. One question was;
“You favor eliminating the cap on earnings subject to the 12.4 percent Social Security tax, which now covers only the first $102,000. A Chicago police officer married to a Chicago public-school teacher, each with 20 years on the job, have a household income of $147,501, so you would take another $5,642 from them. Are they undertaxed? Are they rich?”
I have a question for George – Do you know the $102,000 FICA withholding cap is per person, not per family? If a couple each makes the same income, their current total cap is $204,000. So your Chicago couple would need quite a few raises before they even come close. In 2005 (last census numbers) shows that only 2.67% of households made more than $200,000. Now, how does that impact your view on eliminating the FICA withhold income cap? | <urn:uuid:f248270f-ad2d-4f7d-8ea8-0af3c020f5fa> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.joetaxpayer.com/george-will-needs-to-read-more/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281574.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00026-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970472 | 216 | 1.882813 | 2 |
THE BRAIN IS a very strange thing. A hungry reader told me he carefully separated his burger from the wrapping paper, and then threw the burger into litter bin. It was not a good day.
Another reader, Janakan Arulkumarasan, told me he was at Cambridge University when he hurried to the postbox with an important letter—which he “posted” into the litter bin next to the mailbox.
“Filled with horror, I stuck my arm in the bin, covering my sleeves with abandoned spaghetti and suchlike, desperately fishing for the letter,” he said. “Moral of the story: going to Cambridge doesn't make you smart.”
I asked regular contributors for similar tales, and the saddest recent true story concerned Alf Spence, 91, who posted letters and parcels for TWO YEARS into a receptacle for dog poop.
Eventually a passerby saw him putting an envelope in the dog poop receptacle and stopped him.
The elderly man from North Yorkshire complained that the box looked like a mailbox, was the same color, and was near a regular letter box.
He sadly wrote to the Royal Mail to tell them that they could stop the hundreds of “missing mail” searches he had instigated over the past two years.
I just hope someone else posted THAT letter for him.
IN OTHER NEWS…
SAD TWEET from a female reader: “They say everyone has a superpower. I think mine is to be able to make any piece of technology stop working.”
THE FIRST TIME I tried Vegemite, a black, oily paste, the conversation went like this.
TOURIST: “Do you have this in Asia?”
ME: “Yes, Asia has large amounts of highly toxic engine sump oil, which we keep conveniently stored in puddles around the region.”
TOURIST: “In my country, it’s a popular foodstuff. Try it.”
I tried it.
Verdict: Although Vegemite looks like highly toxic engine sump oil, the taste is actually much, much worse.
This Western addiction (also known as Marmite or Bovril), is trending in Asia-Pacific.
A few days ago, a panicked reader named Mark Pinkstone (above) wrote to me to complain that supplies had vanished from shops in his home town of Hong Kong.
A reader from New Zealand reported that a trade war stopped the British variety being imported.
Australian trade minister Malcolm Rudd revealed that he carries Vegemite with him when he travels, and airport authorities try to confiscate it.
Anyway, now we know what to get our Western expat friends for Christmas. Engine sump oil.
A MAN AGED 96 has just had a child.
(No, it’s not me or Grandpa. We just FEEL 96 sometimes.)
“I didn't take any performance enhancers,” Ramajit Raghav boasted to the Times of India.
The old fella says he is going to have his wife Shakuntala Devi (a mere child of 52) sterilized.
Wise move: otherwise they’d have multiple kids to put through college, and a guy’s earning power drops off after 120, with the exception of Rupert Murdoch, still going strong although he looks about 200.
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"How Can I Stop Breaking Out?
The dermatologist says...
Much of what you do to treat adult acne (which is incredibly common, affecting 50 million Americans) also helps prevent it in the first place. Start by washing your face every day with a mild cleanser that won't dry out your skin, like Cetaphil or Noxzema, or a fragrance-free soap like Dove. Avoid antibacterial soaps, which can actually get rid of the "good" bacteria and cause more of the acne-causing kind. Over-the-counter treatments that contain salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide can help heal breakouts, but apply them only to the affected area, since they're drying.
If your complexion doesn't improve in four to six weeks, consider going to a dermatologist. He may start by prescribing topical antibiotic lotion or another treatment that contains higher amounts of benzoyl peroxide, alpha hydroxy acid or retinoids like Retin-A—all of which can help clear up existing acne and prevent new breakouts.
Also ask your dermatologist about blue-light treatments, which use a powerful light to penetrate the skin and kill bacteria in hair follicles. The treatments are usually the most effective way to deal with bad cases, but they can be expensive ($350 and up); however, insurance may cover them.
ALBERT M. LEFKOVITS, MD, associate clinical professor of dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
The nutritionist says...
Avoid foods high in fat and sugar—they can increase your body's production of insulin and other hormones, which in turn causes your skin to produce more oil. Milk, yogurt and cheese also have compounds that stimulate insulin production, so try to cut back on dairy for a month to see ifit helps (but take a calcium supplement with 1,000 mg calcium and 600 IU vitamin D).
On the flip side, foods high in omega-3 fatty acids may help reduce acne-causing inflammation, so try eating fatty fish like salmon at least twice a week. Walnuts, flaxseed and canola oil are also good sources of omega-3s. One more food helper: vegetables. A recent study found that young women who ate five servings of vegetables a day had 30% fewer pimples. And always eat a healthy breakfast—skipping meals can also result in excess insulin.
Karen Ansel, RD, spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, author of Healthy in a Hurry
The gynecologist says...
The hormonal shifts that you go through, whether by month (every time you ovulate) or age (as you get closer to menopause), can affect your skin. When estrogen and progesterone levels drop to their lowest levels during your menstrual cycle and as you go through menopause, there's relatively more testosterone in your system, which can prompt your skin to make more oil and break out.
The good news: Hormone-related breakouts almost always clear up once you stop getting your period. Before that happens, birth control pills can help regulate hormonal fluctuations and keep testosterone levels low. High stress levels can also cause your glands to release more oil, so managing stress through exercise or doing something relaxing every day can help.
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So let me tell you about Amendment 67, which according to the Colorado Secretary of State's website is:
The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:
An amendment to the Colorado constitution protecting pregnant women and unborn children by defining "person" and "child" in the Colorado criminal code and the Colorado wrongful death act to include unborn human beings.
The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution protecting pregnant women and unborn children by defining "person" and "child" in the Colorado criminal code and the Colorado wrongful death act to include unborn human beings?Although there have been attempts to claim this is not a personhood bill (although some admit that it is indeed a personhood bill) or an attempt to ban abortion, that is exactly what it is. It is just coming through the back door.
BackgroundIn July 2012 Heather Surovik, the face of Amendment 67, tragically lost her unborn baby at 8 months when a drunk driver ran into her car. The driver was charged with vehicular assault but the law in Colorado at the time did not allow for extra charges for the death of the unborn fetus, whom Ms. Surovik had named Brady (hence Amendment 67 also being called "Brady's Amendment"). As a result of public pressure, the Colorado Congress passed H.B. 1154, the Crimes Against Pregnant Women Act, in 2013. This added Article 3.5 (Offenses Against Pregnant Women) to Title 18 (Criminal Code) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, effective July 1 2013.
The backers of Amendment 67 say that Article 3.5 doesn't go far enough because it doesn't use the word homicide. And here is where you start to see what the pro-Amendment 67 people are up to.
It doesn't use the word homicide because Article 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S. from now on) defines homicide as:
"(1) "Homicide" means the killing of a person by another. C.R.S. § 18-3-101(1)And then defines person as :
(2) "Person", when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human being who had been born and was alive at the time of the homicidal act. C.R.S. § 18-3-101(2)So, the death of a fetus can't be homicide because the definition of person in Part 1 (Homicide and Related Offenses) of Article 3 (Offences Against the Person) specifically states that you must have been born and be alive to be a person for the purposes of homicide in the criminal code. So the definition of person under the criminal code must be changed in Colorado in order for an unborn fetus to be considered a person, and for their death to then possibly be considered a homicide.
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Descriptive Writing Guide
- Learning Write Well
- Great For Students
Writing Starters: Volume 1
- Inspire Young Writers
- Make It Fun!
Story Writing Worksheets
Have students create their own story from a scene that is presented.
Your Own Story in Parts: Aliens in My Room - You wake and a bunch
of glowing friends are looking at you...
Writing Activity - You take a fictious trip to the zoo. Tell us all
about it. We are going to throw a few situations your way too.
Story and Caption Contest - This one is alot of fun for the whole
class. So be sure to check it out.
Your Own Story: In the Field - We get a bit carried away with our
Your Own Story: On the Boat - We have you draw a boat and then tell
us a story all about it.
Narrative Writing Guide
- Biographical, Fictional, Personal
- A big help!
K-12 Writing Rubrics
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Focused teaching resources for writing stories.
Arts Worksheet Maker Tool
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Terry Nutkins, who has died aged 66 after suffering from leukaemia, used his role as a television presenter to inspire generations of children with a love of nature and wildlife. Along with Chris Packham and Nicola Davies, he was one of the three original presenters of The Really Wild Show, which was launched on BBC1 in January 1986. The trio – and Nutkins in particular – had an anarchic style, attracting large and enthusiastic audiences. During his seven-year stint as a presenter, The Really Wild Show won three Bafta awards for best children's programme.
His television career began more or less by accident. Nutkins was working at London zoo when he met the Animal Magic presenter Johnny Morris who, impressed by Nutkins's easy relationship with the animals in his care, invited him to work on the show in the late 1970s. Nutkins soon became a regular guest, often accompanied by a California sea lion named Gemini, which he had hand-reared when it was a pup. In the early 1980s, Nutkins briefly appeared with Morris as a co-presenter of Animal Magic but by then Morris's trademark style, in which he "spoke the thoughts" of the animals, had become unfashionable, as it was considered wrong to anthropomorphise wild creatures. Animal Magic was finally axed in 1983.
After Morris's death in 1999, Nutkins inherited the bulk of his estate, including a country house in Berkshire. The will was contested both by Morris's family, who had been cut out, and by the RSPCA, who claimed they had been promised a large legacy.
Nutkins was born in London and developed a love of animals during his childhood in Marylebone, when he regularly used to bunk off school to help the keepers at the nearby London zoo, where he worked with elephants at the age of eight. As a teenager he was based in Scotland with the naturalist Gavin Maxwell, author of the bestselling book Ring of Bright Water.
Maxwell became Nutkins's legal guardian. It was while living with him in the remote hamlet of Sandaig, western Scotland, that the young Nutkins was bitten by one of Maxwell's pet otters, losing the tips of two of his fingers as a result. This might have put off many young naturalists from a career with animals altogether, but John Lister-Kaye, who first met Nutkins at Maxwell's home in the early 1960s, recalls a very different reaction: "He treated the injury like a war wound – he would hold his hand up and tell the story to impress people, almost as a badge of honour."
Lister-Kaye also recalls the immediate impact of Nutkins's appearances on children's television. "In those days, TV presenters were rather posh and respectable, yet here was [Nutkins] with bags of bravado, full of off-the-wall ideas, and always controversial."
Later on in his career, Nutkins made some rather bitter criticisms of several television naturalists, including Bill Oddie and David Attenborough, claiming – without any justification – that he knew more about animals than they did. After Nutkins left The Really Wild Show in 1993, his career never again reached the same heights, though he did appear regularly on television. In 2009, he was featured as the animal expert in a BBC3 series, My Life As an Animal, in which volunteers attempted to live as pigs, dogs and horses.
Earlier this year, he had a more conventional role in the BBC's Winterwatch programme. He spoke with knowledge and his characteristic enthusiasm about his beloved otters, and their ability to survive harsh winter weather.
Many of the current generation of wildlife TV presenters, including Ben Fogle and Nick Baker, were hugely inspired by this unique and eccentric figure. As Baker recalls: "We all wanted to keep seals in the bath like Terry did." Fired with enthusiasm by his childhood hero, Baker went on to present The Really Wild Show himself, and appeared on wildlife quiz shows with Nutkins. "He always gave me really good, solid advice – he was never jealous of the younger generation."
Nutkins, who lived in Glenelg, near the Isle of Skye, is survived by his wife, Jackie, eight children and eight grandchildren.
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So Many Rascals
"WHY are there so many rascals in the Fraternity, and why don't we turn them out?" asked the New Brother.
"You remind me," answered the Old Tiler, "of the recalcitrant witness whom the prosecuting attorney could not get to answer his questions with a categorical 'yes' or 'no.' 'I can't answer them that way,' the witness protested. 'All questions can be answered that way!' stormed the prosecuting attorney. 'All right,' came back the witness, like a flash, 'you answer me this: Have you stopped beating your wife yet?' Of course the prosecuting attorney couldn't answer that 'yes' or 'no' without admitting that he did beat his wife. And I can't answer your question without admitting that there are so many rascals in the Fraternity, when I know there are not!"
"You know what I mean!" continued the New Brother. "There are a lot of fellows in Freemasonry who have no business there. How did they get there and why don't we turn them out?"
"But do we know it? I have been tiling this lodge for a great many years. I know every man in it, many of them personally. I can't call to mind a single rascal. Even when I think hard I can't remember a single Mason among them all I'd like to see put out, can you?"
"I sure can! I know half a dozen I'd like to see out of this lodge!" answered the New Brother.
"Without telling me their names, you might mention one or two and tell me what they have done to you," suggested the Old Tiler.
"I didn't say they had done anything to me," answered the New Brother. "One man I have in mind has no business in this organization. He swears horribly. He is tough and uncouth. He doesn't 'belong.' I'd like to see him out."
"You mean O'Rourke, the Irishman? Why, man alive, he's one of our prize exhibits! A protestant Irishman is pretty rare anyhow, and when you have a two-fisted fighting variety like Paddy you certainly are off on the wrong foot. Suppose he does swear? Have you no fault which is as bad? Uncouth? What has that got to do with it? Paddy is there with brotherhood; he'll fight for or nurse you, lend to you or borrow from you, work for you or with you, just because you both speak the same language. I can't imagine anyone wanting Paddy out of the lodge."
"I didn't know all that," the New Brother excused himself. "There is another man; maybe I can describe him so you won't know him. He is very close with his money and he doesn't want the lodge to spend money. I don't say he is crooked, although I have heard stories about his business deals which looked queer. No one ever got the best of him in a deal. Men like that ought not to be in the great fraternity we have, which is supposed to be all virtue and open-handed giving."
"You talk like a book that was scrambled when it was written," retorted the Old Tiler. "I know perfectly well the man you mean. That's Taylor. I won't defend Taylor's reputation, because it's not a nice one. Taylor's young wife died when he didn't have money enough to send her west and ever since he has worshipped money, because it could have given him the one thing he wanted. Taylor is not a rascal; he is as honest as you. But he is exceedingly shrewd and he doesn't make any deals which don't come out his way. As for his not wanting to spend lodge money, do you?"
"Of course I do."
"Well, there you are. He doesn't, you do. You do, he doesn't. Neither attitude is rascally; it's just difference of opinion. He thinks our money should be saved, you think it should be spent. He is a smarter man than I am, or you are. But none of those things make him a rascal. In fact, now I think of it, there is only one man in our lodge who might be put out with benefit to the lodge!"
"I thought you said there were none!"
"I have just recalled one. He's a nice enough fellow on the surface, too. Good looking and decent appearing. But he carries a concealed weapon, which is against the law."
"Why don't you prefer charges against him?" asked the New Brother.
"It's not that kind of a weapon," smiled the Old Tiler. "It's a verbal knife with which he stabs innocent people in the back. He hasn't very much sense and so he goes off halfcocked and shoots off his face before he knows what he is talking about. He sees evil where there is an appearance of evil instead of looking below the surface. He cannot see the leaves for the trees or the waves because there is so much water. And he hasn't yet learned several Masonic lessons, such as tolerance and brotherly love, even though he has been regularly initiated, passed, and raised. He was Masonicly vaccinated, but the virus didn't take. I don't want to see the brother put out of the lodge, because there is good in him. I'd rather see him stay here and learn. But if you really feel that he ought not to be in our lodge I'll show you how to do something no man in all this lodge has ever done before."
"I'm afraid I don't quite understand . . . I'm afraid I do understand . . . I'm afraid . . . "
"Don't be afraid, boy. That spoils it all!" cried the Old Tiler. "If you think this brother of whom I speak ought not to be among us, prefer charges against yourself. That will make you a reputation and get rid of a narrow-minded and intolerant Mason. But if you think this brother can learn, I'm willing to forget I ever heard him speak of any of his brethren as rascals and . . . "
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A patient uses the ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton system. Credit: ReWalk Robotics.
(JNS.org) ReWalk Robotics, the Israeli company that developed an exoskeleton system enabling paralyzed people to walk again, has announced that it is going public with the hope of making its system more widely available.
The company announced Wednesday that it will go public on New York’s NASDAQ stock exchange and hopes to raise $50 million by offering 3.4 million shares in a price range of $14-$16. The initial public offering (IPO) is set to take place in the second week of September under the symbol RWLK.
The announcement follows last month’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ReWalk’s exoskeleton system. The system was developed Dr. Amit Goffer, who became a quadriplegic after an accident in 1997, and allows paralyzed people to independently walk on their own by using computers and motion sensors built into the robotic frame. The system has also proven to have both physical and mental benefits for its users. ReWalk currently offers two systems, one designed for patients in rehabilitation and another for personal use at home.
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WHO Recommends PrEP for Gay Men
Gay and bisexual men who are at risk for HIV infection should consider using antiretroviral drugs for pre-exposure prophylaxis, better known as PrEP, according to new guidelines from the World Health Organization.
The WHO recommendation is similar to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines released in May, which state that health care providers should consider advising people at "substantial risk" to use PrEP to prevent HIV infection.
"With the WHO's recommendation, two of the world's most important public health institutions have recommended that gay and bisexual men who could become infected by HIV carefully consider PrEP," said Project Inform Executive Director Dana Van Gorder. "In Project Inform's view, this would especially include men and transgender women who ever bottom without condoms."
Noting that HIV infection rates among gay and bi men remain high almost everywhere and new prevention options are urgently needed, WHO strongly recommended that men who have sex with men consider taking antiretroviral drugs as an additional method of protection along with condoms.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Gilead Sciences' Truvada combination pill for PrEP in July 2012. The two drugs in Truvada, tenofovir and emtricitabine, have been approved for HIV treatment for more than a decade and are considered safe and well tolerated. Tenofovir can cause impaired kidney function and bone loss in some people, but so far it has shown minimal side effects in PrEP studies.
The international iPrEx trial found that daily use of Truvada reduced the risk of HIV infection for gay and bisexual men and transgender women by 42 percent overall, rising to more than 90 percent among participants with blood drug levels indicating regular daily use.
Mathematical models estimate that widespread use of PrEP could reduce HIV incidence among men who have sex with men by 20-25 percent worldwide, preventing up to 1 million new infections.
"The WHO recommendation for PrEP for men who have sex with men is extremely important," iPrEx lead investigator Robert Grant from UCSF told the Bay Area Reporter. "These recommendations highlight how HIV uninfected people can play an important role in getting to zero transmissions. These medications have a proven record of safety and effectiveness for treatment and prevention."
The WHO PrEP recommendation was included in new guidelines for HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care for key populations, released ahead of the 20th International AIDS Conference that starts Sunday in Melbourne, Australia.
"Failure to provide adequate HIV services for key groups - men who have sex with men, people in prison, people who inject drugs, sex workers, and transgender people - threatens global progress on the HIV response," WHO warned. "These people are most at risk of HIV infection yet are least likely to have access to HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services. In many countries they are left out of national HIV plans, and discriminatory laws and policies are major barriers to access."
So far, uptake of PrEP has been relatively slow. A Gilead survey showed that about half of all Truvada PrEP users in the U.S. are women. San Francisco has taken the lead, having implemented one of the country's first PrEP demonstration projects. Many local doctors are prescribing PrEP, and most insurers are covering it, but some resistance remains.
"The CDC and WHO recommendations should put to rest the harmful efforts of community members and medical providers who would deny people the right to choose PrEP in order to protect their health," said Van Gorder. "Armed with these sound and important WHO and CDC recommendations, people who want to start PrEP are in a superior position to advocate for what they believe is the right prevention intervention for them." | <urn:uuid:41b7101e-8e03-4326-ac1f-e62421f2a38a> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://ftlauderdale.edgemedianetwork.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=162570 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719286.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00498-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.95607 | 772 | 2.703125 | 3 |
THE elections to be held later in the year will for the first time have Fijians voting outside racial boundaries.
And another first for Fiji is that all voting will be done on a single day.
Attorney-General and elections minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said a single-day poll for Fiji's 2014 General Election will promote integrity and transparency in the process, encourage voter turnout and keep costs down.
"The Elections Office is working in close partnership with a number of international elections experts, all of whom agree that a single-day poll is not only possible, but is also the best option for Fiji," Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said.
"Unfortunately, some politicians are trying to turn this into a political issue by making unfounded statements in order to call into question the legitimacy of the preparations for elections.
"A single-day poll greatly decreases the chances for fraudulent behaviour, in particular tampering with ballot boxes.
"In the past, keeping ballot boxes secure and maintaining proper chain-of-custody records during their transport were big problems that in many cases weakened voters' confidence in the veracity of the election results."
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said ballot boxes would not be transported long distances or stored for extended periods.
He added after voting closes, all votes will be counted and the results announced at the polling centre in full view of the public, election observers, and party scrutinisers.
He said this increased voter turnout as well.
"Contrary to the claims of a number of politicians, the single-day poll is actually less expensive and logistically challenging than a multiple-day poll. The single-day poll will require around 2000 polling stations," Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said.
"Yes, this means that more staff will have to be hired than in the past, but they will be required to work fewer days.
"All other overhead costs — such as fuel, housing, transportation, electricity — will be less as well.
"This goes for the costs of political parties too.
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Though it is true that we normally see cats singly or perhaps with one or two others, if we own more than one, then what kind of social life do they have? Are cats social creatures? They often seem to prefer their own company, and this is especially true when they are hunting.
Cats do not hunt in packs, except for the lion, which does so as part of his group. Cats hunt for themselves.
Feral Cats Are More Group-Oriented
Feral cats, however, tend to be more group-oriented. Female feral cats often live in mutually supportive groups of queens and kittens. These animals sleep and play together, groom each other, and unite in defense of their chosen territory.
These feral females occupy a fairly small range. The area contains individual feeding and sleeping places. The territory can also overlap that of other females. This overlap becomes common ground where they can make social contact with others.
A tom’s territory is typically 10 times the size of the females, and may include a number of female ranges.
Queens raise their kittens as single parents. After mating, the female either drives the tom away or he wanders off. The queen deals with her pregnancy and birthing on her own.
Six or seven weeks into her pregnancy, the queen begins to look for a suitable private place to have her kittens. It needs to be warm, sheltered, and quiet. She may reject several choices before making up her kitty mind.
Kittens Receive A Mother’s Care
The gestation period for cats is about nine weeks. Because the newborn kittens are very vulnerable as prey, the mother does not want to leave them for more than a few minutes.
As each kitten is born, the mother cleans it and eats the sac in which it is born, as well as the umbilical cord and the placenta.
Over the next few weeks, the mother devotes herself to feeding, caring for and training her litter.
Once the queen has recovered her strength after birth, she may decide to move her family to quarters that are new and clean.
The Cycle Repeats Itself
Thus, for feral cats, the basic family unit is made up of mother and kittens. At the early age of six months, the kittens are sexually mature and go off seeking mates, beginning the cycle again.
Young toms find them, as they begin a wide-range search, seeking females. Young females stay closer to home, in their own ranges.
However, both males and females become involved as part of the social structure of their respective territories. This social structure is based partly on their competition for mates and food.
The Social Group
There is a female hierarchy that is based on the number of litters each queen has had. The dominant female is usually the oldest cat still sexually active.
In each social group there are some females from the same litter. They have maintained contact since birth. This behavior helps make the group cohesive.
At the time of birth, the birthing queen is given a kind of temporary seniority. Once the kittens are weaned, she takes her place in the social order.
Sometimes another queen with a litter helps clean newborn kittens and takes part in their care and training, and brings food to them.
It’s harder for a feral tom who is going out into the world. He must fight his way into a territory, and takes on a number of challenges. These can be spectacular fights that can often be damaging to one or both combatants.
Once the new tom’s place in the hierarchy is established, he may still face future fights if he wants to improve his status. He may also choose to challenge a rival for the chance to mate with a particular queen.
When Is The Season For Mating?
The queen’s season in heat can occur as few as two or three times a year, or sometimes as many as 10 or more. Her female sex hormones cause her to stretch and tread, movements known as lordosis, and frequent calling.
These signals generally bring the toms, who gather close, spraying urine, marking with their scent, and giving courtship cries. They fight among themselves for the right to claim the queen. However, she makes the final choice, and female cats apparently have their own ideas or tastes that observers cannot understand.
The dominant queen or tom, being the head of the hierarchy, gains the rights to the most desirable sleeping places, the best birthing places, and the choicest hunting areas. Once these matters are resolved, the cats settle into relative peace and friendliness until another intruder comes along.
What About Neutered Or Spayed Cats?
Feral cats’ social structure revolves around sexual activity. Neutered or spayed outsiders are not allowed in the group. Therefore, a neutered domestic cat has no chance of finding a place in the community. This poor cat is condemned to a solitary existence and a lot of harassment.
Often domestic cats who are let out at night can exhibit a modified form of social life. Groups of cats gather at a convenient spot, such as a flat roof. Then they will spend the night together, purring, grooming, or merely silently observing.
Then, after enjoying each others company for the evening, toward night’s end they will disburse to their own territories.
Similar behavior can be seen in animal sanctuaries, or such places as shelters, where numbers of cats occupy a large enclosed space.
Also, sometimes there are urban feral colonies that are found in such places as hospital grounds, railway sidings, and churchyards. Here, they need some personal space around them, yet they are close enough for loose social contact.
Friendship With Other Species
Sometimes domestic cats modify their behavior by befriending dogs or other pets in the household. They might take part in some mutual grooming. They might sleep close together for warmth, or even play together.
The cat greets this friend of a different species with tail erect, just as when two friendly cats meet. An unusual friendship can also often occur between a horse and a cat. They are all part of the family.
Though their way of socializing may seem unusual to us, they are indeed social animals, and demonstrate their ways of interacting to those who observe them carefully.
Information for this post comes from “The Encyclopedia of the Cat,” by Michael Pollard. If you would like your own copy of this fine book, click on the Amazon image or blue-highlighted title below, and you will be taken to the page where you can order. Please note that I will receive a small commission if you purchase.
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Taking place 9-11 August, the European Championships features the Elite Standard Distance, Elite Mixed Relay and age-group ETU Sprint Distance Triathlon European Championships, and qualified athletes are encouraged to fully understand the process and implications of random drug testing. It is advised they access free Clean Sport training webinars in the lead up to the championships.
Age-group drug testing has already been taking place at international events, but this will be the first time that it will operate at an international event in Britain. A successful pilot testing scheme, run by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), took place at the British Triathlon Age-Group Team qualification event at Thorpe Park in September with the aim of familiarising more athletes with the testing process.
Fifty-seven athletes were randomly selected to attend a mock test and education session at the event last month. Additional athletes voluntarily engaged with clean sport trainers, and the process was met with excellent feedback from those who took part.
Ian Howard, British Triathlon President, said: “There have been a number of age-group anti-doping rule violations in other countries, some of which may have been inadvertent, so we have a duty of care to ensure that our athletes are educated about clean sport. This has been in our plans for some time in line with our objective of ensuring a level playing field for all competitors.”
British Triathlon is supporting the ETU’s decision to increase the amount of in-competition drug testing for age-group athletes at international events and will look to roll out their anti-doping education programme across the wider triathlon community in forthcoming months.
There will be an educational workshop at the upcoming British Triathlon and Triathlon England AGM and Workshop day on 11 November in Loughborough for those interested to learn more. Spaces on the free course are limited, so book early to secure a spot
Therapeutic use exemption drugs and their place in performance medicine
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Decoded premiered at number three on the New York Times Best Seller list and it also was featured on Amazon.com as the number six book of the month for November 2010, the month it was released. Adam Bradley of Barnes & Noble expresses his pleasure in being able to see Jay-Z’s lyrics written down for the first time because Jay-Z famously does not write his lyrics down while writing songs. Bradley goes on to say that Decoded is “upending assumptions about hip-hop and leaving readers suspended in midair, staring down at a new and complex ground beneath their feet.” Most of the criticism is that the book is not personal enough and does not provide enough detail of Jay-Z’s life. Simon Vozick-Levinson writes in Entertainment Weekly “"Despite the career he has made out of rapping in the first person, Jay-Z is known for prizing privacy. His new book 'Decoded' may not erase that reputation.” Although Vozick Levinson expands and reveals “it is nonetheless Shawn Carter's most honest airing of the experiences he drew on to create the mythic figure of Jay-Z," while giving the book a grade of A-. Adam Bradley of Barnes & Noble criticizes the structure of the book because it is not organized by chronological order, but by subject as well as criticizes its lack of depth in some areas by explaining "At times, these subject-driven sections leave one dissatisfied with the level of revelation and reflection, such as in his cursory treatment of race relations.”
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|NITAAI-Veda.nyf > Spiritual Questions & Answers > 2007 QnA Swami Gaurangapada > how to help someone on death's door|
Title: how to help someone on death's door
User: Swami Gaurangapada Date: 2007-03-13 15:58:32
Dear Swami Gaurangapada,
Please accept my humble obeisances
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Please could you tell me what is the best thing, for their soul, that one can do for a very elderly friend who is critically ill and about to die due to old age?
I know the main thing would be to have kirtan or tell the person to chant Nityananda Gauranga and Hare Krishna, but in a situation where such overt preaching is not possible, are there any subtle things or auspicious articles I could give to such a person to help their soul?
It's ironic; death is the ultimate inevitability of life and yet to openly talk about the reality of it is considered rude and offensive. But most of all one would not wish to upset the person by suggesting that "I think you're going to die so better do this for good preparation" in any way.
Answer by Swami Gaurangapada:
Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Just like a doctor does not hesitate to break the boil on the hand of a patient even if it is painful because he knows it will be good for the patient in the long run, similarly, you should not hesitate from telling the plain vanilla truth about the reality of death to anyone and everyone in a very palatable manner irrespective of whether they are old or young because no one is actually preparing for their final exam of death which is can come any moment and it is thus the duty of the devotee to remind them for their eternal benefit. And we should all tell them about the means on how to conquer death by chanting Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna. When his friend Dhritarashtra became old, Shrila Vidura came and spoke strong and harsh words of the painful reality of death and re-birth which awakened Dhirtarashtra who went and performed astanga yoga meditation on the Lord's form in his last days and got delivered along with his wife Gandari.
There will be many relatives who will meet an old or very sick person and speak goody goody words inquiring about the health and so on. But their words will have no eternal benefit for the soul as the body (which the words are meant for) is going to be left behind at the time of death. So devotees have a bigger responsibility to save the person's soul by going to him or her and palatably, sweetly and intelligently putting forward the stark truth about the cycle of birth and death and requesting them to start chanting Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna. At least make them chant once when you go to meet them. That will also benefit them greatly. And if they are not willing to chant even once, make them at least hear the Holy Names of Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna by some trick. If they are not even willing to do that, offer some prasadam to Lords Nityananda Gauranga and take to them. Like Shrila Prabhupada used to say, push but with a smile on your face. | <urn:uuid:343ca79e-50c3-4954-a4e8-d9ce5b49d330> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://nitaaiveda.com/Spiritual_Questions___Answers/2007_QnA_Swami_Gaurangapada/how_to_help_someone_on_death's_door.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279933.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00117-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961923 | 723 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Fall prevention is key for people with arthritis. Here are the top culprits for falls at home—and how you can avoid ’em!
Follow these steps to stay safe and prevent slips and falls in your home.
Getting out of bed: It’s easy to fall if you’re wearing stretched-out socks or loose slippers.
Fall prevention: Replace stretched-out slippers or keep a pair of slipper socks with grips near your bed to put on before you get up.
Searching for the light switch: This can be a problem when you get up during the night to use the bathroom, or if you have to go up and down stairs that aren’t well lit.
Fall prevention: Put night-lights along the route between your bedroom and bathroom, or use glow-in-the-dark light switches or motion-detecting lights. A cheaper fix: Keep a flashlight next to your bed.
Standing on furniture or climbing countertops: If an item is out of reach, don’t strain or stand on a chair or countertop to get it. You can easily lose your balance or tip over the piece of furniture.
Fall prevention: Use a long-handled reacher/grabber tool to retrieve items—with your feet safely on the floor!
Pets: These furry friends cause more than 86,000 fall-related injuries each year, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Fall prevention: Put a bell on your cat or dog.
Poor vision: People with failing eyesight suffer from poor balance—and may still be at risk even when they’re wearing corrective lenses, say researchers at the University of California, Davis. Scientists think the eye–inner ear mechanism that helps maintain the body’s sense of balance may be weakened in folks with poor vision.
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John Tyler purchased this house in his native Charles City County in 1842 while serving as the 10th president of the United States. Tyler had previously served Virginia as congressman, governor and United States senator. In 1845, Tyler, who had been expelled by the Whig Party, returned from the White House with his bride Julia Gardiner to settle at Sherwood Forest, previously known as Walnut Grove and built in 1780. Tyler named his home Sherwood Forest because he considered himself to be like Robin Hood—a political outlaw. Tyler added wings, hyphens and dependencies to the vernacular frame dwelling, resulting in a unified and balanced façade, measuring 300 feet in length making it perhaps the longest historic house in the state. The interior was ornamented with woodwork based on the pattern-book designs of Monard Lafever.
At the secession of the first southern states in 1861, John Tyler led a compromise movement, although his effort failed. Tyler subsequently contributed to the creation of the Confederacy and was a member of the Confederate Congress at his death in 1862. Following the Civil War, Tyler's wife returned to Sherwood Forest to reclaim the plantation, which had been badly battered during the Union occupation of Charles City County. The property remains the home of John Tyler's grandson and his family, and is open to the public as a historic house museum. The original French parlor wallpaper was reproduced during a restoration in the 1970s and the interior includes many possessions of President Tyler and the Tyler family.
The John Tyler House (Sherwood Forest), a National Historic Landmark, is located six miles east of Charles City County on the south side of Virginia Rte. 5, at 14501 John Tyler Memorial Hwy. It is open daily for self-guided grounds tours from 9:00am to 5:00pm, and guided house tours by appointment. There is a fee for admission. Please call 804-829-5377 or visit the house's website. The John Tyler House has also been documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
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Gay South Korean film director to marry in bid to pry open closet
By Christine Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - A gay South Korean film director is set to symbolically marry his long-term partner, saying he aims to pry open the closet in this conservative Asian country where homosexuality is still taboo and gays have been subjected to hate crimes.
Kim Jho Gwang-soo announced plans to marry his partner of nine years on Wednesday, becoming the first South Korean show business personality to do so and only the second to ever come out. The other, an actor, now says he regrets his decision.
"We wanted to convey the message that all sexual minorities should be given rights equally in a beautiful way," the 49-year-old Kim told a news conference in the South Korean capital of Seoul as he sat next to his partner, Kim Seung-hwan.
The two then kissed in an unprecedented display of affection for a same-sex couple in Korea, where traditional Confucian and Christian values remain strong.
Kim has directed a handful of films that were well received by domestic audiences and came out in 2005 during a screening for one of them. When not producing movies, he works for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights advocacy.
The two will marry on Sept 7, a symbolic move since Korea remains far from legalizing same-sex unions despite a wave of such approval in Europe and the United States. On Tuesday, Minnesota became the 12th U.S. state to allow them.
Homosexuality is not illegal in Korea, but like elsewhere in Asia the pressure to marry someone of the opposite sex to continue the family blood line is strong and leads many to hide their homosexuality.
In 2000, actor Hong Seok-cheon became the first celebrity in this idol-obsessed culture to come out. But work dried up and he has since said he regretted the move. Continued... | <urn:uuid:ed07e543-3255-443c-b172-f63479bb8f66> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCABRE94E0BH20130515 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988717783.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183837-00076-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972719 | 396 | 1.5625 | 2 |
Bread has always been appreciated by artists, especially those who enjoy sculpture, turning the soft dough into three-dimensional sustenance. The latest food-art trend, however, seems to be for bread to simply serve as a canvass for edible vegetable art.
Whilst a state of lockdown has kept half the world in their homes this month, many seem to have taken up baking. Especially banana bread in the first weeks, but lately social media has been flooded with flower bread art.
The simple, but beautiful and delicious concept is that bread dough, focaccia style flat breads, to be more precise, are decorated with vegetables and edible flowers to create the most beautiful edible flower gardens or arrangements.
In a time of uncertainty, the world certainly needs cheering up, and why not with a splash or art on our daily bread?
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Leopard sharks eat crabs, fish eggs, clam siphons, and burrowing worm species. As they grow older, they eat more fish. They have even been found with other sharks, rays, and octopus in their stomachs!
Leopard sharks inhabit a narrow band of ocean and inlet areas in the Pacific Ocean between Oregon and the Gulf of Mexico. They are some of the most common sharks found along the coast of California. These sharks have dark, saddle-shaped splotches along the fins and upper body.
Fish or mammal?
Sharks are cartilaginous fish, which means that their skeletons are made entirely of cartilage (the same squishy material that is found in our human nose and ears). They are a lot more flexible than their "bony" fish cousins.
Friend, not food
There are no reported fatal attacks on humans by leopard sharks. In fact, there are only a handful of reported “attacks” by leopard sharks at all. These attacks could be in the form of the shark just bumping into a human.
However, leopard sharks are occasionally caught as a food source for humans. Because of their slow growth rate, late maturity, and low reproductive output, catching too many leopard sharks can cause their populations to rapidly decline. | <urn:uuid:e4853cb0-1642-47e5-8824-38b655b8b764> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sdzwildlifeexplorers.org/animals/leopard-shark | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571246.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811073058-20220811103058-00277.warc.gz | en | 0.968895 | 283 | 3.53125 | 4 |
An Ancient Settlement
In the 4th centrury BC, Turó de la Rovira (Rovira Hill) was occupied by the Laietani, an ancient Iberian tribe. Further north, the Laietani also occupied another hill peak at Puig Castellar, where remains of the settlement can still be seen. Historians believe that the settlements were abandoned because of the Second Punic War, fought between Carthage and Rome between 218 and 201 BCE.
During the 19th century a surge of immigrants increased the number of Barcelona residents, causing the city to expand to reach Turó de la Rovira. Summer houses for the wealthy began to be built in the area and the nearby quarry at Can Baró provided building materials.
Spanish Civil War
At top of Turó de la Rovira sit the Bunkers del Carmel, a remnant of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). The 360 degree panorama made it an important strategic site for the defence of Barcelona. Anti-aircraft batteries were also set up on Montjuïc and in Poblenou, forming a triangle of fire.
At Bunkers del Carmel you can see the anti-aircraft batteries that were built in 1937-1938 after a severe wave of fascist bombings in 1937. Four Vickers 105mm guns were used by the Republicans. The bombers passed the sights of the anti-aircraft guns, but the amount of firepower was inadequate. In order to not run out of ammunition, gunners opted for a slow rate of fire. The maximum height the Vickers guns could shoot to was about 8,000 meters.
Despite the limitations, the anti-aircraft equipment of DECA (Special Anti-Aircraft Defence Unit) and the Republican Air Force delivered a significant deterant, hindering the bombings and giving the population ample warning. Attacking planes were forced to take many precautions and fly high. From the time alarms sounded, a passive defence system consisting of nearly one thousand underground shelters offered the civilian population effective protection.
For the first time in history, and in a systematic way, a city is bombed not only with military objectives but to frighten the population. In a period of almost two years the city of Barcelona suffered almost 200 bombing raids.
Bombing raids were conducted primarily by the Italian Aviazione Legionaria based on the island of Majorca. They were joined later by Spanish fascist air power. The aim of the airstrikes was, firstly, to destroy the industrial capacity needed to supply the front as well as transport and energy infrastructure and secondly, to demoralize the population.
Republican fighter planes based in Sabadell and Canudas (El Prat Llobregat) were also used to repel the bombing attacks. Coastal defense Squadron 7 was the first to act, followed by fighter group 71 and finally the Soviet Polikarpov I-15 “xatos” (snub nose) and I-16 “mosques” (fly) aircraft. The I-15 was equipped with radio communication and adapted for night patrols. Manufactured also in Catalonia, these planes played a significant role in the Republican effort.
Continuing air strikes and advancing overland troops caused Barcelona to fall to the fascists on January 26th, 1939. Throughout the period that Barcelona was attacked from the air, between 2,500 and 3,000 people were killed.
Barri dels Canons
After the Civil War, Barcelona saw its population grow again as a result of immigration from depressed regions of Spain. Barracas (shanty towns) sprang up and by the 1950’s up to 100,000 Barcelona inhabitants lived in makeshift accommodation, accounting for approximately seven percent of the population.
The area of Bunkers del Carmel became a shanty town called Barri dels Canons. Immigrants used the abandoned military structures to form the foundations of a new neighborhood. For many years, there was no infrastructure to support the inhabitants. Barri dels Canons was the last shanty town to be cleared in Barcelona, finally being demolished in 1990, coinciding with the pre-Olympic Barcelona. The site was excavated in 2006 and it became an official historic site of the Museu d’Història de Barcelona (MUHBA) in 2011.
How to get to Bunkers del Carmel
By Bus: 24, 28, 92, 114, 119 and V17
By Metro: Alfons X (L4), Guinardó | Hospital de Sant Pau (L4), El Coll | La Teixonera (L5)
Scenes from the film Tengo Ganas De Ti (2012) were shot at Bunkers del Carmel. For a good place to eat nearby, try Las Delicias. | <urn:uuid:b97fc9cb-74bb-41a3-995b-02a6f31bb1a2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://barcelona11s.org/turo-de-la-rovira-and-bunkers-del-carmel/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00269.warc.gz | en | 0.950921 | 995 | 3.3125 | 3 |
Dr James Martin’s ambitious initiative to raise major research funding for the James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford University has defied the economic downturn by raising $100m to support groundbreaking research on key global problems.
In March 2009, Dr James Martin launched a $50 million matched funding challenge to encourage other donors to contribute new funding to develop innovative research projects that would tackle global future challenges. With only a year given in which to raise the matching donations, and in the face of the deep international financial crisis, the scheme has been an unparalleled success.
As a result of the challenge, 30 different donors (including individual philanthropists, charities, corporations and research bodies) have had their gifts matched by Dr James Martin, fulfilling his $50 million pledge. Their donations are to support 19 critical projects on subjects as diverse as the future of cities, brain manipulation, and vaccine design, and which will be incorporated into membership of the James Martin 21st Century School. The research will explore urgent questions like: ‘How do we combat chronic disease in a growing and ageing global population?’ ‘What’s needed to ensure food and fuel security in the 21st century?’ and ‘How can we stop economic shocks happening in future?’
Dr Martin made the $50m pledge on top of an original donation made in 2005, to set up the James Martin 21st Century School with an endowment of $100m. It has significantly contributed to the University’s fundraising campaign – Oxford Thinking – which recently passed the £800m mark.
Dr Martin said: ‘The James Martin 21st Century School has demonstrated it can identify the most serious dangers and opportunities of our future. Some great people from across the planet have been attracted to the School’s vision and this will lead to inspired thinking. The researchers will explore issues like global poverty, the impact of climate change and the need to find sustainable energy sources. They will also push the frontiers in innovative health and computer technologies, and study ways of preventing future economic crashes. Together we are funding solutions that will really make a difference.’
A major outcome of the scheme’s success will be to strengthen the capacity of the James Martin 21st Century School to foster and facilitate high impact research and interdisciplinary collaboration across the University of Oxford.
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San Diego Asian Film Festival
The San Diego Asian Film Festival is an annual event of the San Diego Asian Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the diverse Pan Asian experience through the media arts.
This year, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties is partnering with the Foundation. We especially invite interested civil libertarians to attend the festival on:
- Saturday, October 13
Know Justice, Know Peace
A 90-minute collection of short films that focus on civil liberties, criminal justice, and immigration. One of the entries is Pilgrimage, about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
- Sunday, October 14
A documentary that follows three Cambodian Americans through the deportation process
- Tuesday, October 16
Since 2000, the San Diego Asian Film Festival has premiered hundreds of films and videos from around the world, gaining an international reputation as one of North America’s premiere Asian American film festivals for our excellent programs, outreach to the community, and support for independent artists.
While the emphasis is on Asian American cinema, the festival also showcase international films, along with shorts, animation, experimental films and music videos.
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'By looking at changes in energy consumption and CO2 emissions that take place with conventional and alternative crop production, we can do a better job of measuring the effects of various carbon sequestration strategies,' West said. 'This information can also contribute to future policy directions for energy use and agricultural production.'
West and co-authors at the University of Tennessee, Kansas State University and ORNL looked at data from 1990 to 2004 and calculated energy consumption and CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion associated with U.S. cropland production. For this project they used a combination of independent survey data, national inventory data, established energy consumption parameters for field-scale operation budgets and CO2 emissions coefficients.
The researchers used a number of other resources, including the University of Tennessee's Agriculture Budget System, which consists of more than 3,500 conventional and alternative management practices for corn, soybean, wheat, sorghum, barley, oat, rice, cotton and hay. As of 2006 these nine crops accounted for about 96 percent of total crop production in the U.S.
On-site energy use and emissions result from fossil fuel combustion that occurs on the farm. Off-site energy and emissions result from fossil fuel combustion linked to the production and transport of fertilizers, pesticides and seeds. Off-site emissions also include those from power plants that produce electricity used on the farm.
The researchers were particularly interested in variations in energy consumption that occur when field management strategies change. For example, they found that the adoption of reduced tillage practices from 1990 to 2004 resulted in a net fossil emissions reduction of 8.8 million metric tons of CO2. Above-average rainfall in 1993 caused fields to be flooded in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. As a result, farmers planted fewer crops and CO2 emissions fell.
'Changes in agriculture policy and extreme weather events influence agricultural land use and subsequent energy consumption and CO2 emissions associated with crop production,' West said.
Looking at the nation's total CO2 picture, less than 2 percent of the 6,090 million metric tons is the result of farming activities. Electricity generation is the largest source of emissions followed by transportation, industrial, residential and commercial use.
Among the findings was that energy use and emissions do not always change proportionately with the area of cropland in production. Instead, they vary by crop and management practices. Researchers also found that on-site emissions can be reduced by half for some crops if farmers change from conventional tillage to no-till.
This study did not take into account nitrogen oxide emissions from the use of nitrogen fertilizers. It did, however, consider CO2 emissions from the production of fertilizer. Those are included in the off-site estimates.
Another key aspect of the project is that the data provide a spatial distribution of carbon flux, which will allow researchers to compare this information to atmospheric measurements that are part of the North American Carbon Program (http://www.nacarbon.org/nacp/).
The authors conclude the paper by saying, 'Through continued analyses, we will have a better understanding of how carbon dynamics in U.S. agriculture are being impacted by changes in land cover and land management.'
The research was funded by the Department of Energy's biomass program, within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the Office of Biological and Environmental Research within the Office of Science. Additional resources were contributed by NASA. Energy and emissions data from U.S. cropland production are archived with the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (http://cdiac.ornl.gov/carbonmanagement/cropfossilemissions). | <urn:uuid:1e06f245-dabc-4254-af25-fb02b22be057> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.agriculture-xprt.com/news/new-ornl-tool-gets-handle-on-cropland-co2-emissions-45167 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00065-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.926822 | 741 | 3.71875 | 4 |
|Image from source, CBSNews|
But how to parse this one? North Carolina has passed a whole bunch of restrictions on voting rights, from Voter ID to limiting early voting, to limiting what students can vote, and other measures. I watched All In With Chris Hayes, who had invited a Republican woman from North Carolina. Chris interviewed her, trying to pry out the reasoning behind the laws. All he got were the standard "protecting the sanctity of the vote" and anti-voter fraud answers. Was she feeding him what she wanted him to hear, or did she really have no other answers?
Steve Deace, an Iowa conservative (and how) talk show host posted on Facebook that he was truly baffled how anybody could be against Voter ID, since you need ID to rent a video at Blockbuster (how quaint). Is Deace really clueless as to the whole raft of other voting restrictions that came along with Voter ID? Has he really never heard why liberals are against these sorts of laws? Does he really believe that voter fraud is rampant in America?
Listen, folks, I know that the arguments for having ID to vote sound really, really good. You do need ID for all sorts of things less important than voting. But the fact remains--though it's hard to personally imagine--that tens and hundreds of thousands of voters don't have the ID. Some have been voting without it for their whole lives, going back to the fifties or earlier. In many cases, these people live in areas where the locations and times for acquiring legal ID is restrictive, sometimes purposefully so. You know how they pass tough restrictions on abortion clinics, like the width of hallways, or admitting rights at a hospital, and then they pass a law that hospitals can't grant admitting rights? It's often like that, a catch-22.
It is also true that voter fraud is vanishingly rare. The motives for passing Voter ID laws is not voter fraud. The proof is in the admissions of several conservatives saying things like "Voter ID is going to win for us in Pennsylvania," and in the fact that so many other restrictions are passed along with them.
If you honestly think that wiping out voter fraud is the primary reason for Republicans passing all of these laws, you have got to be hopelessly naïve.
N.C. sued soon after voter ID bill signed into law
North Carolina Gov. Patrick McCrory has signed a sweeping voting reform bill that imposes strict photo identification requirements on the state's 4.5 million voters, rolls back the early voting period and repeals one-stop registration during early voting.
Almost immediately following the signing, civil rights groups filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the law. . .
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London, UK, 1928
AS I AM going to speak only for forty-five minutes I should like you to give your intelligent criticism to whatever I am going to say, rather than blind credulity. I should like you throughout my speech not to accept anything, because if you accept without true understanding there is a possibility of misleading you from a proper understanding of life.
My purpose this evening is to explain a certain point of view which I hold -to which you have come to listen- and in order to understand it fully and intelligently I should like you to be critical rather than accept anything blindly.
As I am going to speak only for a short time I am not going to enter into details, I am only going to generalise, and you, when you get back home, will have to think it out for yourselves. Only, I would beg of you, do not reject, do not accept, but use judgement with understanding and critical examination, with the desire to discover.
Now to go on with that as an introduction. Everywhere, in all countries and among all peoples, there is a desire to find out something which is hidden, which people think will satisfy their hunger for knowledge, the satisfaction of their desire for the understanding of life. Everyone in the world seeks Truth and imagines that Truth is away from the ordinary current of life, whereas Truth IS life. The understanding of life gives a knowledge of Truth and the moment you understand the working of life you are beginning to understand the working of Truth. Now most people in the world imagine that Truth is hidden away from general existence, from the ordinary human mind, from the ordinary man of thought and feeling -imagine that they must retire from the world to seek Truth, that they must acquire certain qualities, certain knowledge, experience certain sorrows and certain pleasures. I want to show this evening that the moment you understand life as it is taking place around each one of you, then you understand Truth and by understanding Truth you will solve the problems of your own lives.
There is no God except a man purified, and there is no Power exterior to himself which controls him -no guide other than himself. There is no heaven or hell, good or evil, except that which he creates himself, and hence man is solely responsible to himself and to no one else.
Now before you accept any of these things, or rather examine these things that I am going to say, I should like to suggest that for this evening at least you should not be bound by prejudice, because prejudice is like a shadow on the face of the mountain, like a cloud across the fair skies. Prejudice warps the mind so that it is incapable of understanding; prejudice is like a leaf that falls in the springtime and is destroyed by the foot of man. So a mind that desires to understand life, that is full of the desire for the knowledge of life, must be without prejudice, not already made up, narrow, limited.
In order to understand life, which is Truth, and in order to understand that each one of you is solely responsible to himself and not to another -responsible to no exterior Power, to no God or spiritual authority, to no superhuman deity- in order to understand that, you should not have a mind that is biased, that is overwhelmed by tradition.
I have just come from a country, my own country, where I have travelled seven thousand miles and visited many towns and talked to numerous people, and there one of the most difficult things is to make a mind understand and perceive clearly without prejudice; for we are, in the East, as elsewhere, full of tradition, and bringing that tradition forward to judge, it warps our minds. Tradition is necessary so long as you use it for a crutch -tradition is essential for a child, but we are not children. We have minds and hearts which are capable of clear thought and clean feelings and we must judge everything for its own sake and not be biased by any belief that we hold to be dear or true. Most people in the world bind life by beliefs, by traditional morality, and hence their lives are narrow, limited and unhappy. It is like binding the waters in your garment, or taking the wind in your fist. That is what every human being is doing, binding his life by a set of beliefs, dogmas and creeds. And in order to understand what I am going to say this evening I should like you to be without such prejudice. For I hold that it is not necessary to have any belief in order to lead a clean life, a noble life, a pure life.
This is nothing new, for there is nothing new under the sun, only new things come to those who discover, and I have discovered -I am saying this without conceit and with all humility. I have found the source that gives happiness. I have a mind ... by innumerable beliefs, by traditions, but a mind that is willing to examine all things that are put before it with clearness, with interest and with intelligence. This is the first requirement for the understanding of Truth, for the liberation of life from its narrow limitations, its beliefs, dogmas and creeds.
Take what is happening with modern painting, modern architecture and everything that is connected with modern thought and feeling. The other day in Paris I was with a friend of mine who is a well-known modern painter, and he showed me one of his pictures -one of those super-realist pictures. My first instinct was to reject it, but my friend said: "Do not judge. You are used to a certain form of painting, in which there is definite proportion, definite colour, definite idea, relief, and so on. I am trying to paint a picture which very few have attempted, and it may be absurd, but I want your intelligent and unprejudiced understanding. If you will examine it in that way you will understand what I am painting." And after a while I found that where before there was no form, no colour, no proportion and relief now there was form, there was colour, there was relief. At the beginning, because my mind was accustomed to a particular idea of form, colour and proportion, I could not understand.
So, likewise, a prejudiced mind requires a certain definite form, a mould, through which life, Truth, must come. A Hindu requires Truth to appear through his own particular form of religion; a Christian demands Truth through his own particular form, so does a Buddhist, a Mohammedan, and so on. But Truth never comes through a form, or through any definite mould which has been created by the hand of man, and in order to understand Truth, which is life, you must come prepared with an unbiased and unprejudiced heart and mind. I have said that is the first requirement. You may be Christians, Theosophists, or anything else, and hold to all the paraphernalia of religions and beliefs, but if you want to understand life -as I want to show it to you- I would make that the first condition.
Secondly, in order to understand life, and hence Truth, you should be discontented, you should be in revolt against all established beliefs, dogmas and creeds. Take what is happening throughout the world today. Wherever you go, especially among the younger generation, there is a spirit of revolt against the established order and against the established idea of morality. There is a discontentment with authority -and this is quite right, because a mind and a heart that is merely satisfied is like a pond in the peaceful wood. On such a pond the green scum grows and no animals or human beings come to it to quench their thirst. It is stagnant, and so, likewise, a mind that is satisfied. Without revolt, without discontentment, you will never find Truth. Without this revolt you will never solve the problems of your lives. Now it is very easy to get into a state of so-called discontentment, and it is equally easy to get into a state which you call contentment. The discontentment I want is intelligent discontentment. Intelligence is the accumulation of all experience and hence when you are discontented intelligently you are beginning to create, and in creation and not in destruction, lies the solution of life. That is the second qualification I should like to suggest for the understanding of Truth.
The third is that you should have a mind and a heart that are simple. Now, simplicity does not mean crudeness. Do not look at simplicity from the old fashioned, traditional, narrow, limited point of view of putting on ashes and sack-cloth, of being generally dirty, untidy, and withdrawing one's self from the world in order to solve the problems of life. I do not mean that kind of simplicity. Take a leaf and watch it. How simple it is. But behind it there lie many winters, many springs, many summers, and many autumns. It is the production of great experience, great sorrow, great struggle, out of which simplicity is born. That is what is required for the understanding of Truth. A mind and a heart that are not prejudiced, a mind and a heart that are in intelligent revolt, and a mind and a heart that are made simple through great experience.
Now with that as our canvas let us paint a picture. What is it that every human being in the world craves for? What is it that every human being, of whatever religion, whatever nationality or colour, at whatever stage of experience or inexperience, desires? What is it that everyone of you in this audience desire? You long to be happy, and that is the highest spirituality.
Every human being wants to be happy and for the attainment of that happiness he must have immense experience -not of one short life, but of many lives. Such happiness is the culmination, the apotheosis of all experience, and yet it is beyond all experience, and from the happiness comes liberation which is freedom from all things because you have learnt from all things. It is beyond all desire because you have been through all desires, it is beyond every experience because you have been through every experience. Such is happiness, such is freedom, and that is what everyone in the world is wanting. Now with that desire burning in him, a man turns to religion, he turns to something, some Power, which he imagines to exist beyond him, which controls him and which gives him encouragement, nourishment, and great delight, in treading the path of life. Now I say -though you need not accept it- that I have found such freedom, such happiness. I have struggled, I have watched many people, some rich in the multitude of possessions, some who have nothing at all, people who are religious and full of dogmas and creeds and who run on every possible occasion to a church or to the temple in order to have their problems solved -and because I have watched all these things, and because of the lives that lie behind, I have attained, and because of that attainment I would like to show you the way. That does not mean a new creed, a new crutch, a new religion, for I hold that religion is the frozen thought of men, out of which they build temples with the brick of their frozen thoughts, and in which they are held, bound, by the goods who demand special rites and ceremonies special sacrifices, traditions and superstitions.
Now if you accept anything of mine as a dogma, as a creed, you are creating a new religion in which you will be bound and in which the gods of your own creation will demand of you sacrifices. I want to liberate those individuals who are painting the cage of their limitations.
Wherever you go in the world, there are so many beliefs -in this or that particular God, in this particular idea, in that particular religion. Wherever you go there is confusion because there are so many gods, so many interpreters thereof, so many religions each claiming to have its own special heaven and hell, its own special deity. Out of this confusion shall we create order, a miracle of order from the centuries of chaos, or shall we create another belief, another god and build a new temple with the crystallization of our thoughts? Shall we find out for ourselves a new and a simple way? Because wherever there is confusion and disorder, there is disharmony and hence unhappiness.
Now as I said, happiness which is not negative but positive, happiness which is the culmination of all experience and yet is beyond all experience, happiness which gives liberation to the mind and to the heart which is bound to a limited form of thought and feeling, such happiness is the only requirement that each one of you wants, that each one of you longs for, and the moment you have that as your goal, you need no interpreters. That is the Absolute, the final goal for humanity. Hence, because you want to be happy and because you want to be free and liberated from all desires, you must go through all desires, through all experiences, in order to be freed and not for the mere pleasure of experiencing. Then, when you have established your goal, you need no interpreter, you need no outer authority.
Take a ship on the open waters of the sea. Imagine that there was no compass on that ship, it would be lost, it would not know which way to go or where lay its port. So, because individuals in the world have no goal, they are lost in the confusion of thought and in order to determine their course they must establish a goal, and that goal must be of their own creation and not that of another. As I said, every human being in the word wants to be happy; it is the only delight, the only Truth, and when you have established that goal for yourself then you have the rudder which will guide your ship. Let us imagine for a moment that each one of you has fixed that goal of happiness for himself. Then, you say, what is the manner by which I can establish that happiness within myself eternally?
Within each individual there are three separate beings; there is the mind, there are the emotions, there is the body. If you watch over your mind and over your emotions and over your body you will see that they are three different entities, each one working and struggling on its own and hence creating disharmony. It is like this: if you were in carriage and had three horses to draw you but had no control over them, you would not get to your destination because the horses would each be pulling in a different direction. But if you had control over them and a fixed purpose, then you would get to your destination with understanding and with harmony. There are in each one of you three separate beings, if I may so call them, the mind, the emotions and the body and each one must be made perfect in order to have perfect harmony. What is the ultimate for the mind? As you have fixed the goal of happiness for yourselves, as you must establish a goal for the mind. That goal is the purification of the self. This does not mean the destruction, the annihilation of the self, as most people understand it, but, on the contrary, the development of individual uniqueness. You can never destroy the self -you can purify it, ennoble it, and hence bring it nearer to its desired end. Take a mosaic: in that there are innumerable colours which go to make up the particular form which the painter desires to produce, but if the colours in it are not each perfect, it will not be harmonious. Likewise each one has to develop his own particular individual uniqueness and when he develops his own individual uniqueness to perfection, then there is unity with everyone. Suppose for a moment that your colour is green and mine is red, and so on: if you develop your colour to perfection and I develop mine to perfection, when we meet there is no colour, for as we know, all colours eventually melt into the one white light. When they meet there is absolute unity, no division, no feeling of the separate self. That is the highest goal for the mind.
So also you must establish a goal for the emotions. What is it? It is to have immense affection, and yet to be detached. Watch how affection develops. At first it is envious, narrow, limited, jealous of everything, but little by little, through sorrow, through pain, it develops, and little by little it extends and includes more and more people. So when you watch and follow affection to its ultimate goal, you will find that it has become affection with detachment.
For the body, what is it that is essential to bring about perfect harmony? First, beauty. Look throughout the world -for centuries upon centuries human beings have been seeking beauty. Go down any street in London and look into shops and you will see innumerable creams for making people beautiful, and quite rightly so. But it is no good merely producing a beautiful shell. Take a shell on the seashore. It may be beautiful, but that which created it has gone away, and it is a dead thing. Likewise, a mere beautiful form may be attractive, but it is not harmonious, it is not the Absolute. So beauty is the first requisite. Then restraint, which does not mean suppression, but understanding. And then, great simplicity. When I was travelling in India people said to me "You say we should lead a simple life. Why then do you put on clean clothes, why are you neat, why do you shave?". Simplicity does not mean retrogression. You must not judge simplicity by the traditions of two or three thousand years ago. You would not go back to that time -we are three thousand years ahead and it is no good returning to a time when ordinary physical life was crude. We have progressed. That is a dangerous word, but I will employ it for the moment! So for the mind the Absolute is to purify the self -which does not mean destruction of the self, but on the contrary to develop its individual uniqueness. For the emotions, for the heart, it is to be detached and yet at the same time to be greatly affectionate. For the body it is beauty, refinement, culture and behaviour -for with behaviour dwells righteousness. When you have these three practically carried out, then there is harmony, and when there is harmony then there is happiness.
So when once you have established the goal for yourself which is happiness from which comes liberation -that detachment from all things which is the outcome of all experience -then, as I have said, you will know the way because you have harmony within yourself. Then you do not require beliefs, then you do not require religions with all their innumerable interpreters, and you do not require the great paraphernalia associated with beliefs. You are responsible to yourself; you create order within yourself and then because you understand with the understanding that is born of experience, you see that there is no such thing as evil or good; that there is no such thing as failure or success; it is all a matter of experience, of learning, gathering your strength towards that perfection which lies within each.
As I have found that harmony, and have established within myself that happiness which is the outcome of liberation, so I would be as a signpost for those who desire to walk the path of happiness, for those who desire to understand life which is Truth. But if you stop at the signpost you will never attain. Perfection lies within the individual grasp of each one. So you must, as an individual, solve the problem for yourself and then you will solve the problem of the world. As an individual you will have to create harmony within yourself, and when once you have created that harmony, that synthetic understanding of life, then there is happiness and freedom.
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China makes too much steel. With government subsidies and currency manipulation that are illegal under international trade rules, China sells steel overseas at below production cost, bankrupting fair market manufacturers and killing jobs.
GOP candidates boast about building a physical wall to keep poor Mexican immigrants out of America. They fail to offer an economic barrier to prevent U.S. corporations from impoverishing American workers by exporting their jobs to Mexico.
President Obama said that people who have concerns about Fast Track and TPP “don’t know what they’re talking about,” and compared them to conservatives like Sarah Palin talking about "death panels."
The following things would employ tons of people, and bring a long-term economic return far above any “cost.” Why don't we do them? Because the status quo benefits a few extremely wealthy people.
Discussions between the US and China take place this week, while US companies run ads opposing democracy in Hong Kong.
Sometimes, corporations place profit above human safety. As a result, workers lose lives and limbs. Cooper Tire announced it will spend $970,000 to improve safety. That’s good. But it comes too late for the two workers who are now amputees.
A report released by the Economic Policy Institute says we could create millions of new jobs and speed up economic growth if we act to end global currency manipulation. Simple as that.
Trade negotiators want to ban "Buy America" government procurement policies so companies like GE and Caterpillar can get more contracts in other countries. But GE and Caterpillar don't pay taxes here. So what we We the People get?
Elites believe that all that matters is that the possibility exists for someone to get rich. After all, that's their highest value, so it must be that for everyone. But acquiring great wealth isn't the holy grail for most people.
This could become the model for a new and profoundly subversive model of governance, in which elected government becomes little more than an afterthought to corporate-backed deal-making. But the fight isn't over.
The White House is pushing hard for "fast track" trade promotion authority, to help push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other upcoming "trade" agreements. Fortunately few Democrats are falling for this.
Bucking the conservative tendency to blame and punish the poor, and the trend towards criminalizing homelessness, Utah has come up with simple, cost-effective solution for homelessness.
The NAFTA, KORUS and China trade deals worsened income inequality. There is no evidence the Trans-Pacific Partnership would be any different. American workers need a new trade philosophy that puts people first, not corporations.
In all of 2013, manufacturers added 77,000 new workers. It won't be much better in 2014 unless Congress and the Obama administration get their collective acts together.
The 2012 trade deficit was $540 billion. Imagine how many people would have been hired and how our economy would grow if OUR country's factories and businesses had that $540 billion of orders in 2012. That's what this is about.
Senator Max Baucus wants to fast-track consideration of a trade authority bill (a bill that would force Congress to vote up or down any trade accord put before it without amendments), before he goes to be U.S. ambassador to China.
The reasons behind the fall in the trade deficit in November hint that the economy might be getting better. But our trade deficits are still large, and cost us lost jobs and prosperity.
NAFTA was not just a "trade" agreement. Trade agreements focus on cutting tariffs and easing quotas and barriers to goods moving across borders. The report points out that NAFTA was much more, giving corporations special rights.
Despite its utter and worsening failures on virtually every measure, bankers and their retainers are still inventing new claims to spin the NAFTA model of radical property protection and trade deregulation as positive.
A nasty little Google boy gets mad and says what he really thinks: "This is a city for the right people who can afford it. You can't afford it? ... It's time for you to leave."
Fast Track should be as much of an electoral test for progressives as Social Security is. Progressives have to make this a line that cannot be crossed. This is about democracy vs big-corporate dominance of our economy and society.
Americans got a peak behind the curtain of the Trans Pacific Partnership, and what we found is frightening. Wikileaks published a draft of the “intellectual property rights” chapter, and it poses a serious risk to free speech and information access.
The latest figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that our nation is recovering from the 2008 recession, but all of that growth is going straight into the pockets of the corporate elite.
Considering the recent performance of the U.S. economy, and the ongoing, relentless pursuit of austerity it's, an especially bad time to be making any "trade deals." So let's just table that little project for the time being, shall we?
Giant corporations are asking Congress to give up its constitutional obligation to consider and amend a trade treaty that requires our country to give up its sovereignty. Many Republicans don't appear to be falling for this one.
Selling a country's seed corn can make you a huge pile of cash, and you'll have a private jet to fly to your own private island so you don't have to worry about what comes next.
Did you think manufacturing was old-fashioned, dirty and low-skilled? Have you noticed how when you see a factory in a TV show it's an old, burnt-down building with broken windows?
Trade deficit = American jobs go away. Big, ongoing trade deficit = millions of US jobs go away. Enormous, humongous trade deficit = millions fewer jobs, poor economy, wage and income concentration...
The GOP's shenanigans surpass even the worst childish behavior, and are far more damaging. The Republican-engineered government shutdown is doing real harm to real people, and endangering an already fragile economy.
The idea is to penalize countries and companies that try to win a competitive advantage in the marketplace by paying subpar wages, allowing unsafe working conditions or escaping compliance with environmental regulations.
A largely anonymous group of officials late last week wanted their work on the Trans-Pacific Partnership – often described as "NAFTA on steroids" – out of the spotlight. But a small group of activists put a spotlight on the negotiations.
For millions of low-wage workers, Labor Day was just another working day, for the same lousy pay. The movement for livable wages doesn't take a day off either. In fact, it's growing.
The July trade report is out. Exports are rising, but imports are rising even more. So our vast, humongous, enormous, out-of-control trade deficit continues its upward trajectory, sucking more jobs and money from our economy.
America used to have a thriving computer-chip manufacturing industry. Now China does that. America deserves to have a solar manufacturing industry, even if the "serious people" say this should end up in China, too. This is about jobs.
We have much to be proud of in America. But having the most economic inequality is one of our most dubious achievements. I guess we just have a very few people who are excellent happiness pursuers. Or maybe it's something else entirely.
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Do you love pets? But are they lovable and equally tiring at the same time?
Well, don’t worry. If you have a dog or are thinking about getting one, you might want to read this article; it gives you a good insight on how to care for your furry friend.
Tips to Take Good Care of your Pets –
Having a pet is rewarding, but it can be hard work as well. If you are well prepared, do your research, and love your pet unconditionally, caring for a pet doesn’t have to be back-breaking. Here are few tips for caring any animal addition to your family.
1) Responsibility like a Parent –
Think of them as your furry baby. You’ll need to spend a lot of time with them, care for them, and buy them the things they need. Before you decide on a dog, do a bit of research to find the kind of dog that will be best for you. Some breeds are easier to care for than others, and some dogs will need special care for disabilities or illnesses. If you have the time and money for it, always try to get a dog like this. They are difficult to find homes for and are usually put down by shelters.
Make sure you have everything your dog will need, such as a dog bed, dog bowls for food and water, good quality dog food, and a leash and collar before adopting or purchasing your dog.
2) Exercise With Your Pet
Exercising your pet is relaxing for both you and your pet. It helps them to burn off stored energy and it gives you a chance to connect with your special friend. Whether it is throwing a ball at the park or teasing them with a ball of yarn, you will feel a special connection with your animal. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping your pet healthy. Without it, they can become overweight and more susceptible to illness.
If dogs aren’t walked enough, they may develop heart problems, become overweight, or develop destructive tendencies. Remember not to overwork your dog: they need to build stamina the same way humans do, so you want to take it easy on them at first, especially if they’re already overweight.
3) Clean Environment surrounding your Pet –
When your dog is a puppy, they will need to go to bed early. Make sure you have a comfy bed for them to sleep in and that they go to bed as often as they need to. On average, dogs need about 12-14 hours of sleep, but may need more or less depending on their breed, size and age.
Though this is certainly true of dogs and cats, even fish and lizards require dedication and love to really thrive. Animals are social beings much like humans, and you need to set aside time to play with your pets so they get exercise and mental stimulation.
- Give your pet room to roam — the bigger the animal, the more room they’ll need.
- Buy toys and play-sets for you and your pet to use together.
- Give your pet the occasional treat after good behavior to motivate it and cement good habits.
4) Schedule regular visits to the vet –
Be sure to bring your pet to the vet soon after adopting it as well. Just like humans, pets need regular check-ups to spot problems before they become serious conditions. Use your first visit to discuss how often you should schedule check-ups and your pet’s dietary and medical needs.
- Be sure to schedule shots and vaccinations as soon as you can. Make sure that your pet has all of the proper vaccines and other preventative medication suggested by your veterinarian, such as heart worm pills for some dogs.
- Ask your vet what symptoms to look for if your pet gets sick.
- Spay or neuter dogs and cats to prevent pet over-population.
- Record your vet’s number as well as the number of a veterinary hospital in case of emergencies.
- Knowing your pet’s normal behavior is very important; if they are sick or injured, they will often act unusually, such as sleeping more, going off their food, etc. Also, if they begin to act oddly, check them for any injuries and keep an eye on their food and water intake; if they stop eating or drinking, or they have obvious wounds that are concerning you, then take them to the vet. | <urn:uuid:2e4f15e5-e124-469b-9d61-73998f849a5b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://letsthinkeasy.com/keep-your-pets-happy-with-these-simple-trickspart-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.965197 | 910 | 2.359375 | 2 |
Wyaka Village (Mainstay), Region two, plans to integrate farming and tourism to generate more income for the village. Toshao of the village, Joel Fredericks, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that the initiative is being undertaken as a Community Development Project.
The project will utilize a $5 million grant to the village provided under the Amerindian Development Fund (ADF), Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF).
Joel Fredericks, Toshao of (Mainstay) Wyaka, Region Two
Fredericks explained that 11 acres of land were cleared to plant permanent crops. “We have started fruit farming because we have been involved in pineapple production and we want to start something new especially since you have to shift to different areas for cultivation when doing pineapples,” the Toshao explained.
According to Fredericks, the residents identified the project because it could increase earnings from products as well as be an attraction for visitors. He said the fruits from the farm would be used to make jams, jellies, and juices and the proceeds would go towards establishing a small guest house for tourists.
“… we want to establish an agro tourism package so when tourists come to mainstay they can have the opportunity to visit the farm, have the experience to pick a fruit you can go to the factory to see how it is processed,” Fredericks said.
According to the Toshao, work on the project has started and is moving apace.
Community Development Projects cover agricultural production and processing, village infrastructure, tourism, manufacturing, village business enterprise, and transportation, among others.
Micro-capital grants are made available through the LCDS Guyana REDD+Investment Fund for Amerindian Communities to pursue these business ventures.
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The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the so-called PCE price index, vaulted again in November, this time hitting its highest level in nearly four decades and delivering a fresh data point reinforcing the persistence of inflationary pressures.
The Commerce Department reported on Dec. 23 that the headline Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index rose by 5.7 percent in the 12 months through November. That’s a higher pace of inflation than the 5.1 percent logged in October, which was the highest since 1990, and nearly three times higher than the Fed’s inflation target of 2 percent. It’s also the highest level since July 1982, when PCE inflation hit 5.8 percent.
Meanwhile, the so-called core PCE price index, which excludes the volatile categories of food and energy and is the inflation gauge the Fed relies on most heavily when calibrating monetary policy, rose in the year through November at 4.7 percent. That’s well above October’s over-the-year rate of 4.2 percent and slightly higher than forecasts of 4.5 percent. It’s also the fastest pace since 1989.
Some economists warn that underlying inflationary pressures, which the core PCE measure reflects, could intensify further. Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note that he expects even more upside for core PCE inflation, predicting the gauge has “further to rise before peaking in February.”
The new figures follow a number of other data releases pointing to the persistence of inflation, including the third-quarter PCE inflation coming in at 5.3 percent and the consumer price index (CPI) measure rising in the year through November at 6.8 percent, with the latter gauge surging to its highest level in nearly 40 years.
Commenting on the consumer price hikes, Bankrate Chief Financial Analyst Greg McBride told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that inflation rising faster than wages was dragging down consumer confidence. He predicted that “it is only a matter of time before it impacts consumer spending in a material way.” Consumer spending is a key driver of the U.S. economy, accounting for around two-thirds of output.
Richard Curtin, director of the University of Michigan’s closely watched Consumer Sentiment Index, a confidence measure closely watched by analysts and investors, said that worries about inflation recently outpaced concerns about the jobs situation.
“When directly asked whether inflation or unemployment was the more serious problem facing the nation, 76 percent selected inflation while just 21 percent selected unemployment,” Curtin said in a statement that accompanied the latest Michigan University survey reading for early December, which showed a slight uptick in consumer confidence compared to November’s decade low.
A separate sentiment gauge issued by the Conference Board showed consumer confidence rising slightly in December from the prior month as concerns about inflation eased somewhat from November when they hit a 13-year high. Still, the persistence of inflation and a possible rise in COVID-19 infections are likely to be a drag on consumer confidence and spending going forward.
“Looking ahead to 2022, both confidence and consumer spending will continue to face headwinds from rising prices and an expected winter surge of the pandemic,” Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at The Conference Board, said in a statement.
Two-thirds of U.S. adults don’t expect their personal finances to improve in 2022, with more than half of this group blaming inflation for the pessimistic view of their future money situation, according to Bankrate’s December Financial Security Index.
High prices, along with signs of continued labor market firming, have also prompted the Fed to accelerate the pace of scaling back stimulus, paving the way for faster rate hikes.
Inflation has also become a pain point for President Joe Biden. A recent poll showed that the most popular answer to the question of what’s driving higher prices was Biden administration policies.
Biden has acknowledged the concerning impact of inflation on Americans, most recently in remarks at the White House on Tuesday.
“You should be worried about it because it’s a devastating thing for people who are working class and middle-class folks. It really hurts,” Biden said, while again reiterating his view that Congress passing his Build Back Better agenda would help tame runaway prices.
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Here's four new articles from the Breastfeeding site at BellaOnline.com. I'd love to hear your thoughts and questions in the breastfeeding forum (the link follows the articles).
Breastfeeding and Babywearing – Pouches and Slings
Slings and pouches are truly helpful for breastfeeding and baby care – especially with infants and newborns. Here's some information, tips and tricks for nursing with a sling or pouch.
Breastfeeding and Afterbirth Pain
Many women who plan to breastfeed are unprepared for the afterbirth pain that accompanies nursing in the first few days after birth.
Breastfeeding and Back Pain
Back pain is a common complaint of new nursing mothers. Most of the time, this is an avoidable problem. Back pain while breastfeeding generally comes from easily correctable posture problems.http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art63193.asp
Medela Nursing Stool Review
Using a nursing stool can help make the daily routine of nursing easier (and sometimes less painful). Here's my experience with the Medela Nursing Stool.
Please visit Breastfeeding.bellaonline.com for even more great content about Breastfeeding.
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Nicki Heskin, Breastfeeding Editor
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Reimagining the Academy:
Constructing Inclusive and Participatory Communities in Challenging Times
Friday, November 9 to Sunday, November 11, 2018
at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT
The 2018 Creating Connections Consortium (C3) Summit will be hosted by Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont and will bring together participants from both liberal arts colleges and research universities.
The Creating Connections Consortium is a cross-institutional collaboration among liberal arts colleges and research universities dedicated to progressing the goals of inclusion and full participation in the academy. We are especially focused on facilitating pathways into graduate study and the professoriate for a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students, and on initiating and introducing cross-institutional structures that will build and support these changes in the culture of higher education.
Nearly six hundred undergraduates, graduates, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, administrators, and staff participated in the last three Summits combined, gathering to collectively focus on diversity and innovation in the academy.
This year, we aim to collectively reenvision what it means to transform higher education. Our framing questions and goals include: Rather than simply diversifying existing structures, how might we reimagine the academy and redefine belonging? How can we as a community rebuild academia to be more inclusive and representative of diverse perspectives? How do we move from vision to action, and what are the roles of students in this process?
Broader goals for the Summit include: providing opportunities for intellectual development and communion, skill and strategy building, fostering mutual learning, and developing strong and sustainable networks between participants.
Planning Committee Members:
Ethriam Brammer, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of Michigan
Lindsay Crawford, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Connecticut College
Miguel Fernández, Chief Diversity Officer, Middlebury College (C3 PI)
Rachel Hynson, Director, Creating Connections Consortium (C3)
Alberto Ledesma, Graduate Diversity Director, University of California, Berkeley
Kailani Polzak, Assistant Professor of Art History, Williams College
Andrea Solomon, Vice Dean and Dean of Academic Affairs, Columbia University
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Interaction.Beep Method ()
.NET Framework (current version)
Sounds a tone through the computer's speaker.
Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
public static void Beep()
The pitch and duration of the beep depend on your hardware and system software and therefore vary among computers.
The Beep function requires UIPermission at the SafeTopLevelWindows level, which may affect its execution in partial-trust situations. For more information, see UIPermission.
This example uses the Beep function to sound a tone through the computer's speaker.
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Numerous laws unique to Flora affect local businesses. A business entity operating within Flora must ensure that it complies with all applicable local laws. Legal transactions in the local area might require businesses to obtain leases or permits. In Flora, a business must also consider local law in determine how to structure itself.
Business Transactions in Flora
In contracting with individuals and local companies, knowledge of the local business laws in Flora is essential. A business that contracts avoids possible business disputes in the future, and it also enjoys reliability in its operations. Contracts that serve this purpose best are those drafted according to Flora and Illinois law. Under Flora law, a contract must have particular qualities in order to achieve the intended legal effect. Unique language terms is an aspect of contract law, and this may make the interpretation of some documents challenging. It is also possible that a party to a contract will breach its obligations. These issues are often handled in the local courts of Flora.
Business Structure in Flora
Businesses opening in Flora have many business structures available to them. You will want to know about Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations and LLC's to determine how to form the company. Each of these business structures has its own advantages and disadvantages in Flora, and deciding which structure is right for your business can be difficult. If you should need to dissolve a business, local law must also be followed. Business law Lawyers practicing in Flora can help you. | <urn:uuid:22770746-4efb-4135-9a67-ef78028847a1> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://businessattorneys.legalmatch.com/IL/Flora/business-law.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572192.79/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815145459-20220815175459-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.955262 | 302 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Unique software devised by Ulster University (UU) researchers has won the top prize at this year’s 25k Award organised by the Northern Ireland Science Park.
Invented by a team of three UU researchers in collaboration with St Petersburg State University, Russia, the so-called SOPHIA software automatically trawls through documents to build structure by discovering key themes that naturally exist within them. Documents are then associated with the theme they are most closely aligned to with respect to their semantic content. When a user requests information, SOPHIA returns the themes that most closely match their needs.
It is currently being trialled by a major international newspaper and the researchers have formed a company to take the technology to market.
'SOPHIA is designed to meet the demands of today’s businesses where the sheer volume of unstructured digital information that is created and stored puts enormous stress on the organisation,' said Dr David Patterson, one of the creators of the software.
'It not only provides a high quality search, but also facilitates an understanding of the meaning of documents within an organisation, leading to better decision making. This is what differentiates SOPHIA from the competition and the reason why it is attracting so much interest from the marketplace,' he added.
The winning team consists of a partnership between Dr David Patterson, Niall Rooney and Mykola Galushka, who are based in the Technology and Engineering Innovation Centre (TEIC), Jordanstown campus, and Vladamir Dobrynim, St Petersburg State University, Russia.
The initial research for the project was carried out in the Northern Ireland Knowledge Engineering Lab (NIKEL), part of the university’s School of Computing and Mathematics.
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#1 Ranked Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
MyPatients provides referring primary care providers with secure access to their patients’ information.
Boston Children's has launched the world's 1st program dedicated to offering hand transplants to children who qualify.
Innovation insider is a semi-monthly e-newsletter analyzes innovations at Boston Children’s, other academic medical centers and from industry.
Read the latest blog by a Boston Children's doctor, clinician or staff member.
There are many ways you can help children and their families get the care they need.
Learn more about our ranking as the top pediatric hospital here.
ECMO, which stands for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, is an advanced technology that functions as a replacement for a critically ill child's heart and lungs. It’s used to support a child who is awaiting surgery, or to give a child's vital organs time to recover from heart surgery or disease.
Boston Children's Hospital is home to one of the largest pediatric ECMO programs in the world; we provide services to critically ill children in the New England region, and to those who are referred from other states and internationally.
We serve between 50 and 60 patients with severe respiratory or cardiac problems each year. Since its establishment in 1984, the ECMO Program has supported more than 900 children.
Throughout the 20-year history of the ECMO Program at Boston Children's, we have gained considerable expertise, minimized complications and increased its success rate for survival to 60 percent, higher than the national average of around 40 percent.
The ECMO Program is housed within the hospital's Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Here, a multi-disciplinary team of cardiac intensive care unit physicians, nurses and specially trained respiratory therapists provide customized ECMO care for each child they treat. Specialists in pediatric infectious diseases, pulmonary disease and pediatric neurology also are readily available to help manage and monitor cardiac ECMO patients—and communicate with families.
Our Daughter, Lauren Rose Walsh was born at South Shore Hospital on February 12, 2004. She was considered at preemie at 34 week but was relatively healthy at birth.
We all laughed in the delivery room as this 6lb, 4oz baby who demonstrated how strong her lungs were and how seemingly healthy and strong she was.
Shortly after delivery, the medical staff noticed that she was having some difficulty with her “transitional breathing” and, because this was not uncommon for premature babies, they decided to treat her in the NICU with oxygen and for observation. Over the next few hours her condition increasingly worsened as they tried to determine what was wrong with her while administering antibiotics for a presumable Respiratory infection.
Because her condition continued to deteriorate, despite all that they were doing, the Neonatologist at South Shore Hospital recommended that Lauren be transported to Boston Children’s Hospital where she would need to be placed on a high-frequency Oscillating ventilator, which they believed would improve her respiratory condition. It would not be determined until much later that I, her mother, Susan, had tested positive for Group B Strep, and that Lauren’s blood had become Septic because of this infection.
Approximately 7 hours after our joy, elation and laughter in the delivery room, the Boston Children’s Hospital Critical Care Transport Team arrived to take Lauren to the Hospital. She had to be heavily sedated and medically paralyzed so that she would not move during the transport. One of the last things we will always remember was the Neonatologist at South Shore Hospital saying to us “Your baby is very sick and we are doing everything that we can do to save her.”
My husband Greg was advised to stay behind with me while the Transport Team took Lauren to Boston Children’s Hospital and got her settled. The staff at South Shore Hospital made arrangements to transport me to Brigham and Woman’s Hospital so that I could be closer to Lauren. Meanwhile, at Boston Children’s, while they were trying to stabilize Lauren, her heart began to fail. She went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated twice, once for a full 13 minutes before they were able to get her heart beating again. After being stabilized again, she was then placed on an Extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), which is a special procedure that uses an artificial heart-lung machine to take over the work of the lungs, and heart as in Lauren’s case. In newborns ECMO is used to support or replace an infant's undeveloped or failing lungs and heart by providing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide waste products so the lungs and heart can rest while being treated for her infection.
The next 24-48 hours in the ICU were filled with tears and lots of prayers as we waited and worried tremendously. We have never been so scared and terrified in our lives!
Greg and I were advised to contact our families and recommend that they come to the Hospital immediately. We were never really told what her chances of survival really were because the doctor’s just didn’t know. They just kept saying her condition was “hour to hour” and that “every hour that she is alive was a good sign.”
Around Day 4 of her short life she started to stabilize and slowly improve. She was finally taken off EMCO after one week and transferred back to the NICU, where she spent another two weeks in Boston Children’s NICU while gradually being weaned off her ventilator, feeding tube and medications. Lauren was then transferred back to South Shore Hospital’s NICU, where she spent an additional two weeks while transitioning enough to gain weight and strength to come home. Lauren finally came home to us on March 18, 2004, after being hospitalized for five weeks.
Lauren still has a long way to go but she has made such miraculous progress since her first week of life. She still has a lot of healing to do and there is no way of knowing the long-term effects that the trauma she experienced so early in her life will have on her.
As for today, Lauren is a very active and healthy 3rd Grader! We are extremely lucky to have been blessed with such a beautiful, vibrant and healthy baby girl. Her smile will warm your soul! We will always be grateful to the entire Staff and Personnel at Boston Children’s Hospital for the opportunity to see that smile everyday.
Just how can you say “Thank You” to the people that saved your child’s life?
- Susan Walsh
We are grateful to have been ranked #1 on U.S. News & World Report's list of the best children's hospitals in the nation for the third year in a row, an honor we could not have achieved without the patients and families who inspire us to do our very best for them. Thanks to you, Boston Children's is a place where we can write the greatest children's stories ever told.” | <urn:uuid:589cc42e-da46-487b-9e7e-a0f71c80f123> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.childrenshospital.org/centers-and-services/extracoporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo-program | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719273.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00066-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978704 | 1,456 | 1.585938 | 2 |
The National Agency Education for Europe at the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education (NA at BIBB) and Training has chosen our STEPS project as a hook for the topic "Inclusion in Focus" and has published an exciting and entertaining report about the initiative. Read the report. (August 2021)
The National Agency "Bildung für Europa" (Education for Europe) at the Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training) in Bonn has evaluated the STEPS project with 95 out of a maximum of 100 points and nominated it as a "good practice project". The project organizations and their staff are very happy about this appreciation of our work and thank all network partners for the excellent cooperation!
Excerpt from the evaluation of the National Agency dated 29.01.2021 (translated from German):
"Particularly noteworthy is the intensive networking, through which new impulses and contacts for further cooperation could be gained. In this context, the project meetings were used in a targeted manner to bring relevant external persons into the circle. European added value was achieved above all through the exchange at the meetings and the visualization of best practice examples."
The aim of the project was to apply a successful German approach to resocialisation and inclusion in the participating partner countries by using sport as a leisure activity to address and inspire young offenders and other young people in precarious situations such as refugees, migrants and others. The project ended on 30.09.2020 after 24 months of implementation.
The German sports club ,,BSV Wassenberg“ for baseball and softball visits a prison for young offenders (aged 16 to 25) in the town of Heinsberg monthly and instructs a team of 14 young prisoners how to play baseball and softball. The intention of the lesson is to encourage the offenders for a sport activity which is supposed to lead them to a sustainable interest and to the aim of joining a sports team after disimprisonment in order to get into a new social environment. The improvement of the individual initial situation increases the interest in social life and education within this difficult to reach target group.
The project wants to emphasize and promote that sports and other free time activities represent a way for social inclusion and integration, so that teenagers and young adults in precarious situations get the chance to re-socialize. The project is innovative compared to other projects because even if there are many initiatives for teenagers and young adults in precarious situations, there is missing one for this particular target group, thus young prisoners.
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List of Sites ISIS Has Destroyed or Damaged
Andrew Curry at National Geographic has posted a review of sites in Syria and Iraq that have been attacked with bulldozers, explosives, sledgehammers, or is being extensively looted. The list includes:
Syria: Palmyra, Mar Elian Monastery, Apamea, Dura-Europos, and Mari
Iraq: Hatra, Nineveh, Mosul Museum and Libraries, Nimrud, Khorsabad, Mar Benham Monastery, Mosque of the Prophet Yunus, and Imam Dur Mausoleum
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A friend of mine is a young transgender man. I offered him this space to say anything he wanted to cisgender people, that is, to people who identify with the gender of the body they were born with—as opposed to transgender people, who do not. (I, for instance, am a cisgender male, because I was born a straight male and have always contentedly identified as just that. But if, despite my man’s body, I felt like a woman, and so wanted to live as a woman, I’d be transgender. More on why I very carefully chose this definition in my comment here.)
Below is what my friend had to say.
You know how easy it is be a “real” man or woman? All you have to do is look the right way. Or at least that’s the impression I get from cisgender people.
Do you know who the cisgender people are? Well, I know who you are. One thing I know about you, for instance, is that care a very great deal about clothes. Also about makeup, hair, facial hair, fingernails, and the size of a person’s hands.
I couldn’t care less about any of those things. But what do I know? I’m confused. I’m evil. I’m ill. I’m deluded. I’m depraved. I’m disgusting.
I forget that I am those things. I forget it frequently. I forget it because I just get so busy getting up in the morning, showering, eating breakfast, making my bed, grabbing my keys, and heading outside. You know. Into public. Where you are.
But you cisgender people are always so gracious about reminding me of who I am, and who I should be. Again and again you patiently explain to me why I can’t be called by the name I’ve chosen for myself, why I can’t use—and why you certainly will not use—the pronouns that fit me.
Over and over you remind me of who I “really” am. Who I was “born as.” You make your case very admirably, sometimes complete with photos and legal documents.
I’m impressed by your conscientiousness! In every word, action, and gesture—in your very body posture—you make it clear that you’d rather talk to an animated doll than to me, the person standing right in front of you. Thank you. We can all use such affirming reminders from time to time, such acceptance and understanding, such love.
Can we talk about genitals? You all are really on top of that! You must start this biology stuff early—though I know to you it’s hardly a complicated matter. Penis equals man; vagina equals woman. How simple is that?
And here I am all the while, wondering why you never mention that what makes a person who they are isn’t their body. It’s their mind, their heart, their spirit. It’s their hobbies, their memories, their dreams, their passions, their beliefs. It’s their relationships. It’s how they like their coffee. It’s how they like their tea.
It’s who they are, not how they look.
My partner of two years is also transgender. She has the longest eyelashes, the longest hair. I brush it for her. I love her voice, the way it relaxes around my name. I love to softly kiss her hands. I love opening her up, layer by layer, and delighting in what I find. With her, I feel safe.
I worry for her well-being, as all partners do.
It’s only human to get upset and afraid, right? As a caring person yourself, you understand that. That knot in the pit of your stomach when the person you love is late coming home, that tightening in your chest when they are supposed to call but don’t, the panic that rushes in after you think what might have happened to your beloved if they got caught alone somewhere.
Or maybe they weren’t caught alone. Maybe what happened to them didn’t happen in a dark alley. Maybe it happened on a busy sidewalk, while people stood and watched.
I, as a perverted and morally deformed being, continue to “cross-dress.”
I would like to have medical treatment to help me feel more comfortable in my body. I would like to one day file paperwork that reflects my change in status, that legally secures the identity I know to be mine.
I want to go to school. I want to work. I want to have a family. I want to sit in a room full of people being no one but myself.
I want to live unafraid.
There’s a fix for all of my fears and desires, of course, should reasoning with me fail to deliver me to my senses. There are so many ways, it turns out, to erase a mistake, correct a failing, eliminate an undesirable person. There is shooting, stabbing, running over with cars, beating, kicking, dragging from the back of a pick-up truck, whipping, strangling, dousing with gasoline and setting aflame.
And don’t forget sexual assaulting! That always adds that special flavor of abject humiliation.
Mix and match to your taste.
Go at it.
If all this makes you feel squeamish, I apologize. I don’t want you to feel uncomfortable. And don’t worry, the senseless slaughtering of transgender people doesn’t happen all that often. And when it does it can be hidden out of the way.
If you personally would never hurt anyone because you’re simply not that kind of person, then please be certain to let me know when someone else does murder one of my transgender brothers or sisters. Do not fail to describe to me exactly how the victim died. (And do I even need to remind you of the bonus points you get if no one wanted to claim the body? Of course I don’t.)
And please don’t worry if, when telling me of the tragedy, you let a little gleam of malicious joy appear in your eye. I won’t notice it. Promise.
Finally, do not neglect to communicate to me, however subtly, that the death of a transgender person don’t really matter anyway.
And then happily go on your way, content in the knowledge that I have been duly instructed and warned.
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As a citizen blogger who has been repeatedly and arbitrarily denied access to public records by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, it was curious that the White House would announce yesterday that the department has agreed to participate in a transparency in policing initiative that will include the release of 101 data sets of information previously not released to the public, such as use of force, traffic stops and officer-involved shootings, that will serve as "early warning systems" to identify police officers who have difficulties in their interactions with the public. The White House press release reads, in part:
All 21 police departments have committed to release a combined total of 101 data sets that have not been released to the public. The types of data include uses of force, police pedestrian and vehicle stops, officer involved shootings and more, helping the communities gain visibility into key information on police/citizen encounters . . .
While many police departments have systems in place, often called “early warning systems,” to identify officers who may be having challenges in their interactions with the public and link them with training and other assistance, there has been little to no research to determine which indicators are most closely linked to bad outcomes. To tackle this issue, twelve police departments committed to sharing data on police/citizen encounters with data scientists for in-depth data analysis, strengthening the ability of police to intervene early and effectively: Austin, TX; Camden, NJ; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Indianapolis, IN; Knoxville, TN; LA City; LA County; Louisville, KY; New Orleans, LA; Philadelphia, PA; and Richmond, CA.Apparently the White House didn't fully brief IMPD on what the program entailed before it made its announcement yesterday, particularly since transparency is just a slogan the department uses, not something it actually practices. Check out this comment in The Star today from department spokesman, Sgt. Kendale Adams, one of the jerks who've ignored public information requests from Advance Indiana:
According to IMPD Sgt. Kendale Adams, Chief Rick Hite "had a different understanding" of the initiative than what's been laid out by White House officials.
"Chief Hite is working with the group of law enforcement leaders to determine the scope and challenges of this initiative," Adams told The Indianapolis Star. "Many of the recommendations will present different challenges for different communities and police departments."
At this time, there's no timetable set for the release of the statistics the initiative has vowed to make public, and Hite has yet to decide what IMPD's participation level will be in the program, Adams said.
Still, the release from the White House describes the initiative as "fast, tangible, collaborative," and insists the departments involved have committed to overhaul their level of transparency and improve community relations.
"IMPD has seen significant growth in community engagement over the last three years and we will continue to look for additional opportunities to engage our community even more," Adams said.Speaking of transparency, it's refreshing to see someone else in the media publicly discuss what I've been telling you about the department for some time--you can't believe anything it tells the public. The Indianapolis Recorder's Shannon Williams has been telling her newspaper's readers about the negative experience she had in trying to report a hit-and-run of her dog. Williams willingness to discuss her grievance with the department publicly is particularly refreshing since some in the black media won't criticize the department simply because it's now headed by a black man, IMPD Chief Rick Hite. Williams filed a citizen's complaint against the police officer who was dispatched to respond to her call, whom she described as "rude and unprofessional." While she was happy she got a hearing of her complaint against the officer, she was less than happy with its outcome. In a column titled, "Disappointed with layers of deceit in IMPD," Williams writes:
After an investigation, my case was called before the Citizens Police Complaint Board earlier this week. I attended the meeting and was highly impressed with the board members and the manner in which meetings are conducted.
However, the investigating sergeant’s report is now out, and I’m incredibly disappointed. The sergeant is responsible for reviewing details of the case, determining if the officer was in the wrong and if necessary, make the appropriate recommendations for disciplinary action or other steps regarding the situation.
Initially, of the five points or charges, the Professional Standards Division (PSD) found three to be not sustained and two to be sustained. Not sustained means they didn’t believe there was evidence to support my claims. For example, rudeness was a claim I made, but the PSD found that to be untrue so they ruled it as not sustained.
The review board however voted for two of the three not sustained charges be sustained. A positive affirmation of four of five claims isn’t bad, so I’m pleased with the board’s decisions and I encourage the public to report wrongdoings in an effort to hold public servants accountable.
However, the larger issue for me is that aspects of the report were not only inaccurate, but some “findings” were actual lies. My words were misconstrued completely and a false stage was set in an attempt to dispute my complaint or substantiate the inappropriate behavior of the officer.
I could go through the long list of untruths, ways in which my words were taken out of context, or the bizarre attempts to defend the officer’s rude behavior and condescending tone, but instead I will just mention a few:
- To rationalize the officer’s curt behavior, he claimed he thought I was a victim of domestic violence and “the other person left.” Such a notion is ludicrous because I told the dispatch repeatedly my dog was hit and that was the reason for my call. (And guess what? Even if I were a victim of domestic abuse, I still deserve to be treated fairly. )
- The officer claimed I never asked for a report to be filed, which is completely untrue. I explained to the officer repeatedly that the dispatch officer informed me since I had a license plate number of the offender, I could file a report, which is why an officer was dispatched to my home in the first place.
- The report claimed I lacked credibility. The reason for such a claim is unknown to me. I’m an educated media professional often called upon to make speeches and participate in forums in the course of my duties at the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper. In addition, my friend who was present during the incident is highly esteemed in the education arena and holds a PhD.
- The report alleged that my complaint against the driver who hit my dog was inconsistent because I respectfully referred to the reckless driver as “a gentleman” when speaking with the sergeant. I suppose the officer would have preferred I call him a thug or some profane expletive.
As I listened to the report the sergeant provided, I was appalled mostly because I could not believe such an effort was made to protect an officer who was simply rude, which is a relatively minor offense. It made me think what lengths would be taken to protect someone who committed a more severe offense. That realization terrified me, and sadly substantiates some of the claims people make about cover-ups in police departments . . .It's too bad members of the media aren't interested in other police cover-ups that Advance Indiana has covered, here and here. | <urn:uuid:2e5c8731-47c5-46d1-b89e-01d07e516cfb> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2015/05/white-house-says-indianapolis-chosen-to.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570871.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808183040-20220808213040-00271.warc.gz | en | 0.978054 | 1,526 | 1.6875 | 2 |
Given that Iran’s alliance with Sudan came to an abrupt end in 2016, Iranian officials have opted for a diplomatic silence when it came to protests in the country over the last four months. However, among Iranian journalists and on social media, there has been a spectrum of reactions to the Sudanese military’s announcement that President Omar al-Bashir, who has ruled the country for 30 years, has been taken into custody.
A number of Iranian media outlets called it a "coup" when the Sudanese defense minister announced the army's takeover of major media channels and its intent to administer the country under a two-year transition period. Iranian activists online welcomed the news that the Sudanese army would free all political prisoners. Mehdi Mahmoudian, a Reformist activist, tweeted, “Hopefully, before it is too late, instead of Sudan, this news is published about Iran.” Another popular Iranian tweep wrote that, when it comes to long-serving leaders in the region, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, having ruled for 30 years, is now “at the top of the leaders-for-life in the world,” following Bashir's arrest.
For three decades, Sudan and Iran had close relations. However, in 2016, Sudan cut ties with the Islamic Republic and expelled Iranian diplomats after joining the Saudi-Emirati war on Yemen. Sudan had a number of reasons for this turnaround, according to a January Rai al-Youm article. Chief among them were US economic sanctions. Sudan hoped that by turning away from Iran, the sanctions would be lifted. Sudan also reportedly hoped that joining the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen would result in substantial Saudi financial aid. Bashir is also said to have believed that, by leaving the Iran-led “Resistance Axis,” the International Criminal Court would drop the genocide charges against him. Few to none of these things panned out. Yet the United Arab Emirates reportedly managed to have Sudan removed from the Donald Trump administration’s so-called Muslim ban.
Ultimately, Bashir’s strategic realignment did not work out, nor was the economic pressure on his country relieved. Instead, in another maneuver, he became the first Arab leader to visit President Bashar al-Assad since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. The December 2018 visit was rumored to be the first step toward reintroducing Syria — Iran’s closest Arab ally — back into the Arab League.
Sudan’s turn against Iran was seen as a lesson by some Iranian analysts and reporters. “Bashir passed up on Iran and participated in the Yemen war … in hopes of receiving petrodollars," tweeted one journalist. "Those days are gone and as a result of widespread economic crisis and protests, he was removed from power through a military coup.”
Another Iranian journalist summed up Iran-Sudan relations with a famous Iranian saying: “Politics has no father or mother.” He further wrote that when Sudan was committing crimes against humanity during the war in Darfur, “it was a horse that Iran would bet on. When Saudi dollars made it a partner in the crimes in Yemen, [Sudan] was no longer dear to Iran. Goodbye, Bashir and hello to three months of state of emergency and two years of military council government in Sudan.” | <urn:uuid:259e00bf-cb77-4949-bb20-90c2302093d5> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2019/04/iran-sudan-bashir-ouster-reactions-yemen-realignment.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.975591 | 698 | 2.078125 | 2 |
What is the main theme of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol?
I believe that the main theme of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” is that love elevates and money corrupts. The first point I have to support this is the Cratchit family and how even though they are not rich they are still happy, unlike Scrooge. The second point is of Fred’s Christmas greeting and Scrooge’s response. My third and final point is about Fezziwig who was Scrooge’s teacher and the contrast between the two men.
Firstly, I will talk about the Cratchit family and Bob. They are extremely poor with woeful living conditions yet they are happy and content with one another. Scrooge on the other hand has a lot of money yet is not happy. The quote I have to support this point is “There was nothing of high remark about this, they were not a handsome family, they were not well dressed, and their clothes were far from being water-proof, their clothes were scanty and Peter may have known like the inside of a pawn broke. But they were happy, grateful, pleased with one another and contented.” Scrooge on the other hand has lots of money but is not happy. The quote I have from the text is “But what did Scrooge care? It was the very thing he liked. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life; warning all human sympathy to keep its distance; what the knowing ones called nuts to Scrooge” .It supports the point because Bob has a family and they all love each other and are therefore ‘elevated’ whereas Scrooge does not have anyone and is therefore cold, corrupted and bitter. This point answers the question by showing just how love elevates and money corrupts.
My second point is about Fred’s Christmas greeting. Fred in a happy mood comes up to Scrooge and wishes him a Merry Christmas and invites him over to lunch. Scrooge in his typical manner insults Fred by saying that he does not have any money and that Christmas is a ‘humbug’. The quote I have chosen to... | <urn:uuid:50448008-2662-437d-8514-7e733cb848e0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.brainia.com/essays/a-Christmas-Carol-Essay/144871.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00366-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984888 | 458 | 2.90625 | 3 |
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