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The square root of 473344 is 688.
It is a Duffinian number.
It is an unprimeable number.
473344 is an untouchable number, because it is not equal to the sum of proper divisors of any number.
2473344 is an apocalyptic number.
473344 is the 688-th square number.
It is an amenable number.
It is a practical number, because each smaller number is the sum of distinct divisors of 473344
It is a pseudoperfect number, because it is the sum of a subset of its proper divisors.
473344 is an frugal number, since it uses more digits than its factorization.
473344 is an odious number, because the sum of its binary digits is odd.
The cubic root of 473344 is about 77.9337592339.
Multiplying 473344 by its sum of digits (25), we get a square (11833600 = 34402).
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Although ptarmigan were not confirmed to be present in the Uintas prior to the 1976 release, additional reports of ptarmigan in the Uintas from before they were released has called into question whether or not Utah’s ptarmigan population is entirely introduced.
One of the best things about Utah is that about 70 percent of it is public land. It’s not difficult to get away from other hunters during archery season. I like to do research, look at maps and hike the mountains within my hunting unit before the season. I also use trail cameras and a block of salt (which are both legal to use).
Jessen and Tamarack lakes have numerous tiger trout larger than our 18-inch measuring board, yet these fish have two or three summers of lifespan left! The fat content on these fish is outstanding. These fish are flat-out impressive!
Instead, I’ll simply say that the procedure is a lot of fun – a lot. Much like birdwatching in the wetlands, you can detect a capture operation by attentive observation. A long train of DWR trucks with trailers in tow can be spotted slowly driving along dikes in the wetlands.
Dropping a fluffy dry fly onto the surface of a small pool and watching a trout burst from its hiding place to quickly devour the fake bug was a thrill. It’s amazing what a memory can do — I just relived those heart-pounding moments!
In Utah, many ponds and lakes are home to panfish. You won’t have to look too hard or drive very far to find one of these fisheries. Panfish aren’t picky. You can catch them in the hottest conditions and through the ice. They respond to almost every bait but are easiest to catch with a simple hook and nightcrawler.
Holders are charged with the toughest part. They are tasked with securing the birds so the banders can install a leg band on the left leg and patagial markers on each wing. Not as easy as it sounds, when you consider that they have to hold the 15-pound bird securely. They also have to hold the pelican’s bill so it can’t bite anyone.
No matter where you live in Utah, there’s upland game nearby. You can hunt in the Mojave Desert for quail, the alpine habitats of the Uinta Mountains for ptarmigan, the agriculture fields for pheasants, the beautiful yellow and red grandeur of the Wasatch Front for ruffed grouse. Diversity is the spice of life.
The use of guzzlers provides water to all types of wildlife in areas where water sources are few and far between. One of the great benefits of this is the ability to attract animals to areas with abundant forage and little natural water…
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Picture the toji presiding with a stopwatch over kurabito as they steep rice for a batch of daiginjo; 22.214.171.124 pull it out of the water. A 31 second steeping to reach the desired 29% uptake of water into the rice kernels. The precision required is just amazing, but why, why is this so time critical?
We need to back up a little and consider what we are trying to do. The goal is to have our steamed rice weigh 1.38x to 1.4x the pre-steeped rice.1 That is to have the rice take up slightly less than 40% of its weight in water by the time it has completed steaming. Steaming will add another 10% or so water uptake. Backing off to pre-steam levels gives us 1.28x to 1.3x for steeping. So how long will this take and why is it different for different grades of sake?
While there are differences between rice variety and milling rates, it turns out that one of the main contributors to the rate of water uptake during steeping relates to the moisture content the rice starts with. In fact it is this factor that is the main cause for highly polished rice to absorb water so quickly and hence the need for a stop watch.
As rice is milled it loses moisture. Rice milled to 50% seimai-buai can reach a 10% moisture level. The speed of milling can also affect the amount of moisture loss. The faster the milling is done the more moisture is lost. Anyway, the point here is that it is the moisture level of the grain rather than how much of the surface has been milled away that affects the rate and amount of water uptake. The following chart shows this relation between original moisture content and the amount of water absorption over time. Rice with the least moisture absorbs water at a very rapid rate while very moist rice only slowly absorbs water and does not reach the moisture content levels as does rice starting at lower moisture content.
Interestingly, this effect amounts to an increase of 3% in the final, saturated, moisture content for every 1% decrease in the initial moisture content before steeping. Once this was understood in the 1970s a less delicate approach was possible. By bringing the moisture content to the desired level so that a 30 minute steeping will yield the desired water uptake makes the process less fragile and produces rice with less micro-fractures.
Why is there a difference in micro-fractures and why do we care? Well, when the rice has very little moisture before steeping and absorbs water at such a rapid rate the expansion rate of the rice at the surface is different than the expansion rate just below. This causes stresses on the grain which in turn create the micro-fractures. In fact, this is the reason drier rice turns white or more opaque in the first few minutes of steeping. These micro-fractures let in an excessive amount of water and make the surface overly moist and mushy which is not good for koji growth.
Whether we choose the more traditional method with its more strict timing or the newer method which adds time for slowly raising the moisture content but relaxes the timing margins we can hit our steeping targets for good sake. So the method you choose is up to you.
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Joshua conquers the Heartland
Five armies attack Gibeon1 Jerusalem’s King Adoni-zedek heard Joshua captured Ai. He got the report that Joshua decimated it like he did Jericho, whose king he killed. Adoni-zedek also heard that his neighboring town of Gibeon made a peace treaty with Joshua. Gibeon was on Israel’s side. 2 That terrified the king because Gibeon was a powerful city. In kingdoms with many cities, Gibeon was as large as a capital city. It was larger than Ai. And its men were strong fighters.
3 Adoni-zedek of Jerusalem decided to form a coalition army to crush Gibeon. He sent messengers to King Hoham of Hebron, King Piram of Jarmuth, King Japhia of Lachish, and King Debir of Eglon. 4 He said, “Come up here and help me attack Gibeon because it joined forces with Joshua and the Israelites.” 5 All five kings mustered their armies and marched to Jerusalem—kings of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. From there, they launched their attack on Gibeon, surrounding the city and fighting its defenders.
Joshua to the rescue6 Gibeon managed to get a message to Joshua, camped at Gilgal. The message said, “Send help quickly. We’re under attack by the combined armies of all the Amorite kings who rule in the hills nearby. Save us. We need you.” 7 Joshua led his entire army on an overnight march out of Gilgal.
8 The LORD told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid to take on these combined armies. I’m going to give them to you. They don’t have a chance against you.”
9 Israel’s army marched all night and caught the Amorite forces by surprise in the morning. 10 The LORD added confusion to the shocked warriors. Joshua crushed their coalition army at Gibeon. Israel chased the enemy fighters into retreat and followed them on the road to Beth Horon, and then on to Azekah and Makkedah. 11 Enemy warriors ran for their lives down the Beth Horon Road toward Azekah. But they ran right into a hailstorm. The LORD hammered them with hailstones so large that the hail killed more of the enemy than Israel did.
Joshua’s song12 That day, the LORD gave Israel and Joshua a huge victory over the Amorites. Joshua spoke to the LORD right out loud. The people of Israel heard him:
“Sun above Gibeon, stop where you are.
Moon over Aijalon Valley, stay right there.”
And the moon halted
Until a nation finished judging its enemy. It’s all there, preserved in the Book of Jashar. So, that’s what happened. The sun stopped high in the sky. It hung there all day. 14 There has never been a day like that on this earth. Not before. Not after. The LORD listened to a person, and he fought for a nation—for Israel. 15 Joshua and his army returned to their base camp in Gilgal.
Joshua traps five kings in cave16 All five Amorite kings escaped. They hid in a cave at Makkedah. 17 Someone told Joshua the kings were in the cave. 18 Joshua ordered his men: “Seal the cave closed. Block the entrance with large rocks. Then post a guard so they don’t get away. 19 In the meantime, keep chasing down their fighters. Attack the retreating army from behind. Don’t let those men ever see their homes again. The LORD your God has already handed them over to you.”
20 Joshua and his men decimated the coalition forces, though some fighters managed to return to their homes inside walled cities. 21 Israel’s army eventually finished the chase and safely returned to Joshua. He had set up a camp outside the Makkedah cave. By this time, everyone had stopped bad-mouthing Israel.
Joshua executes five kings22 Joshua said, “It’s time to open the cave and bring out the five kings.” 23 That’s what happened. Out came the kings of Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon. 24 Joshua ordered the kings brought over to him. Then he called in all his warriors. He ordered his commanding officers to step forward. He told the commanders, “Come over here, men. Step onto the necks of these kings.” That’s what the commanders did.
25 Joshua told his men, “Don’t be afraid of our enemies. Don’t worry for a second. Be strong. Show courage. What the LORD did for us in this battle, he’ll do for us in all our battles.” 26 Then Joshua killed all five kings and strung them up on five trees. They hung there until evening. 27 Joshua ordered the bodies taken down at sunset and sealed inside the cave where they had hidden. Large stones still block that cave today.
Joshua’s southland battles28 Joshua destroyed the nearby city of Makkedah that day. His men killed everyone they caught. No one survived. Makkedah’s king got the same treatment as Jericho’s king. 29 Joshua and his men moved on to the next city, Libnah. 30 The LORD gave Israel that city, too, along with the king of Libnah. Everyone in Libnah died. Israel didn’t let anyone survive. Libnah’s king got the same treatment as Jericho’s king. 31 Joshua and his men left Libnah in ruins and moved on up the trail to Lachish. They lay siege to the city and attacked it.
32 The LORD gave Israel that city on the second day of the assault. Everyone in Lachish died, just like the people of Libnah. 33 King Horam of Gezer tried to rescue Lachish. It didn’t work out. The king and everyone with him died. Joshua and his men killed them all. 34 Then Joshua and his men left the ruins of Lachish. They lay siege to Eglon and attacked. 35 Israel took the city that same day. Joshua’s men killed everyone there, like they had done in Lachish.
36 From Eglon, Joshua and his men traveled up to Hebron and attacked the city. 37 They killed the king. They killed everyone in the city. They killed everyone in the outlying cities and settlements. Not one of the locals survived. Hebron got the same treatment Eglon had gotten. 38 Joshua and his men moved on to the next target, the city of Debir. They attacked. 39 Debir got the Hebron treatment. Israel killed the king and everyone in the city and in the outlying communities and towns.
Israel owns the southland40 Joshua and his men overran the central highlands along with the western foothills and the eastern slopes that dip toward the Dead Sea. They also conquered the Negev desert region in the south. 41 Joshua and his men conquered the territory from the desert oasis of Kadesh-barnea to the coastal city of Gaza, and from the territory of Goshen to the town of Gibeon. 42 Joshua and his fighting men captured all the kings and their southland kingdoms in one sprawling campaign. They won the battles because their God, the LORD, fought for them. 43 Afterward, Joshua and his army returned to their base camp in Gilgal.
Gibeon has been identified with a dirt mound of ruins called Tel el-Jib, about a two-hour walk north of Jerusalem, six miles (10 km).
This is the first time “Jerusalem” shows up in the Bible as a city by this name. All the kings Adoni-zedek contacted ruled Amorite city-kingdoms within a two-day march south or southwest of Jerusalem: Hebron about 20 miles (32km) south, Lachish 30 miles (48 km) southwest, Jarmuth 15 miles (24 km) southwest, Eglon (Tel ‘Eton) 30 miles (48 km) southwest.
The geography between Gibeon and Gigal is important to what happens next in the story. Gibeon (Tel el-Jib) is less than a day’s walk west of Jericho. But it’s on hills overlooking the Jordan River Valley, about 16 miles (25 km) away and one kilometer higher (over half a mile) than Joshua’s camp in the Jericho plains. Gibeon elevation: 2,425 feet, 739 meters. Elevation of Jericho: -846 feet, -258 m.
Beth Horn was roughly five miles (8 km) northwest of Gibeon. Azekah was a day’s march southwest, 20 miles (32 km). Makkedah’s location is uncertain, but one contender for its location puts it 25 miles (40 km) south of Gibeon.
Did the sun stop in the sky? People of faith debate that. Some say the Creator could hit the pause button. Others say that what we’re reading is poetry, not history. Yet the anonymous writer who reports the poetry seems to take it literally. Yet there’s another way to read it if we take the hailstorm as a clue. If storm clouds rolled in, perhaps the last Joshua saw of the rising sun was as it climbed over Gibeon. And the last he saw of the setting moon was over the valley. The sun didn’t stop moving. It stopped shining. The poem, some speculate, might have been Joshua’s prayer during the battle or his praise afterward. Before the battle, his men had finished an all-night march just in time to fight a battle against five armies. He didn’t need the sun beating up his men with desert heat. So, perhaps he prayed for the miracle or for the clouds.
The Book of Jashar is a lost book of stories or poetry, apparently from Israel’s history. That suggests the Book of Jashar was older than the Bible book of Joshua.
Some scholars say Joshua impaled them or hung them on poles instead of trees. It’s a fair guess. That’s because the Hebrew word for the tree or pole is es. It can mean tree, pole, firewood, sticks, woodpile. So, the context of the word is the clue to guessing what it meant.
It was against the law of Moses to leave a body hanging overnight (Deuteronomy 21:23).
Scholars most often identify Kadesh-barnea, also called Kadesh, as the spring-fed oasis at Tel el-Qudeirat, on Egypt’s side of the border with Israel. Another contender is Ain Qadeis, also on Egypt’s side of the border. Bible writers put the location in different deserts: Zin Desert (Numbers 20:1) and Paran Desert (Numbers 13:26). Some theorize there were two Kadesh oases. West Kadesh and East Kadesh. Not many scholars seem to buy into that.
This isn’t the “land of Goshen” in Egypt, where Jacob and his family migrated during a drought (Genesis 45:10; 47:6). Scholars say this is a stretch of grazing fields between the southern tip of the Judean hills and the Negev desert further south.
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Last Updated on June 16, 2022 by Sam
Tent poles are a versatile addition to any camping set-up. These sturdy aluminum tent poles can be used for many purposes, from securing tents against the wind and rain during outdoor activities to playing games with your family around the campfire. Ranging in length from 16″ up to 30″, this durable pole will give you peace of mind on your next adventure!
The “tent pole repair kit” is a tool that can be used to fix tent poles. The kit comes with everything needed for the job, and it is easy to use.
How do you straighten bent aluminum tent poles?
A: There are a few different ways to straighten bent aluminum tent poles. The first is to use a propane torch, which is the most effective way of straightening them. Another option is to use an angle grinder with a cutting disc attached, but this method can be dangerous and should only be done by professionals.
How do you use a tent pole splint?
A: A tent pole splint is a type of splint that is used to immobilize the wrist and hand. It is typically made from aluminum or fiberglass, and it is usually held in place by straps. The splint can be adjusted to fit any size hand.
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A: There are a few things you can do to fix a pop up canopy leg. The first thing you should do is make sure the leg is properly attached to the frame of the canopy. If its not, then you will have to use zip ties or wire ties to attach it back on. You can also try using duct tape but this may cause more damage than good.
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Jun 23, 2021
In this episode, I’m delighted to be joined by Jamie Lewis to discuss the history of strength training.
Incredibly the origins go back a couple of thousand years, and much of what people were doing back then still holds now. So there undoubtedly are many lessons to be learned by doing your history homework.
Jamie describes himself as a cultural history nerd wrapped in tattoo-covered muscle.
He has a passion for history and holds a BA in History and East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona, an MBA from the Vienna University of Economics, and an iMBA from The University of South Carolina.
This passion for history, combined with his love of lifting (in 2012, he set an all-time, all-federation WR powerlifting total of 1,620 for a 181 pounder, making him the go-to guy when it comes to investigating training history.
During this fascinating interview, Jamie displays a near-encyclopedic knowledge of everything training-related from around 1,600 BC to the modern day.
So often, we can learn so much by looking back. This episode will undoubtedly provide you with jaw-dropping stories of how people used to train, the social, political, and economic pressures that drove physical culture at different stages of humanity, and why, with all the advantages we currently enjoy, it’s a crime so many humans are in such bad health.
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A kilij (from Turkish kılıç, literally "a sword") is a type of one-handed, single edged and moderately curved saber used by the Turks and related cultures throughout history starting from the late Hsiung-nu period to the time of the Avar Empire and the Göktürk Khaganate, Uyghur Khaganate, Seljuk Empire, Timurid Empire, Mamluk Empire, Ottoman Empire, and the later Turkic Khanates of Central Asia and Eurasian steppes. These blades evolved from Turko-Mongol sabers that had been used over all the lands invaded and/or influenced by the Turkic peoples.
The Turkish root verb "kır-" means "to kill, "to slaughter, to slay" with the suffix "-inç" makes "kır-ınç" (instrument of slaughter) becomes kılınç than kılıç. The kilij became the symbol of power and kingdom. For example Seljuk rulers carried the name Kilij Arslan (kılıç-arslan) means "sword-lion".
The Central Asian Turks and their offshoots begun using curved cavalry swords beginning from the late Hsiung-Nu period. The earliest examples of curved, single edged Turkish swords can be found associated with the late Hsiung-nu and Kok Turk empires. These swords were made of pattern welded high carbon crucible steel, generally with long slightly curved blades with one sharp edge. A sharp back edge on the distal third of the blade known as "yalman" or "yelman" was introduced during this period.
In the Early Middle Ages, the Turkic people of Central Asia came into contact with Middle Eastern civilizations through their shared Islamic faith. Turkic Ghilman slave-soldiers serving under the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates introduced "kilij" type sabers to all of the other Middle Eastern cultures. Previously, Arabs and Persians used straight-bladed swords such as the Indo-Persian Khanda and earlier types of the Arab saif, takouba and kaskara.
During İslamizaton of the Turks, the kilij became more and more popular in the İslamic armies. When the Seljuk Empire invaded Persia and became the first Turkic Muslim political power in Western Asia, kilij became the dominant sword form. The İranian shamshir was created during the Turkic Seljuk Empire period of İran.
After the invasion of Anatolia this sword type was carried by Turkomen tribes to the future seat of the Ottoman Empire. During the Crusades, Turks of Anatolia were the first target to be attacked by the European armies, and their curved swords were misperceived by Europeans as the imaginative "scimitar of the Saracens", the generic sword type for all "Orientals".
Evolution of Ottoman kilij
The Kilij, as a specific type of sabre associated with the Ottoman Turks and the Mamluks of Egypt, was recognisable by the late 15th century. The oldest surviving examples sport a long blade curving slightly from the hilt and more strongly in the distal half. The width of the blade stays narrow (with a slight taper) up until the last 30% of its length, at which point it flares out and becomes wider. This distinctive flaring tip is called a "yalman" (false edge) and it greatly adds to the cutting power of the sword. Ottoman sabres of the next couple of centuries were often of the Selchuk variety, though the native kilij form was also found; Iranian blades (that did not have the yalman) were fitted with Ottoman hilts. These hilts normally had slightly longer quillons to the guard, which was usually of brass or silver, and sported a rounded termination to the grips, usually made of horn, unlike that seen on Iranian swords (Iranian swords usually had iron guards and the grip terminated in a hook-shape often with a metal pommel sheathing). The finest mechanical damascus and wootz steel were often used in making of these swords. In the classical period of the Ottoman Empire, Bursa, Damascus and the Derbent regions became the most famous swordsmithing centers of the empire. Turkish blades became a major export item to Europe and Asia.
In the late 18th century, though shamshirs continued to be used, the kilij underwent an evolution: the blade was shortened, became much more acutely curved, and was wider with an even deeper yalman. In addition to the flared tip, these blades have a distinct "T-shaped" cross section to the back of the blade. This allowed greater blade stiffness without an increase in weight. Because of the shape of the tip of the blade and the nature of its curvature the kilij could be used to perform the thrust, in this it had an advantage over the shamshir whose extreme curvature did not allow the thrust. Some of these shorter kilij are also referred to as pala, but there does not seem to be a clear-cut distinction in nomenclature.
After the Auspicious Incident, the Turkish army was modernized in the European fashion and kilijs were abandoned for western-type cavalry sabers (which was itself evolved from kilij) and smallswords. This change, and the introduction of industrialized European steels to Ottoman market, created a great decline in traditional swordsmithing. Civilians in the provinces and county militia (zeibeks in Western Anatolia, bashibozuks in Balkan provinces), continued to carry hand-made kilijs as a part of their traditional dress. İn the late 19th century, Sultan Abdulhamid II's palace guards, the Ertuğrul Brigade (which was composed of nomadic Turkomans of Anatolia), carried traditional kilijs as a romantic-nationalistic revival of the earlier Ottoman Turkoman cavalry raiders. This sentiment continued after dethronement of the sultan by the nationalist Young Turks. High-ranking officer dress saber of early 20th century was a modern composite of traditional kilij, "mameluke" and European cavalry saber.
Adoption by Western armed forces
Following the Ottoman invasion of Balkans, European armies were introduced to the kilij, though Greeks, Russians, Ukrainians, Poles, other Slavs and Hungarians were not strangers to this sword type from their earlier encounters with Turkic nomads such as Bulgars, Khazars, Pechenegs, Cumans and Tatars. Russian cossacks and the peoples of the Caucasus adopted a variation of nomadic Tatars' kilij as the shashka. The Kilij first became popular with the Balkan nations and the Hungarian hussar cavalry after 15th century, the sabre taking the name of szabla. Around 1670, the karabela (from Turkish word karabela: black bane) was evolved, based on Janissary kilij sabres; it became the most popular sword-form in the Polish army. During 17th and 18th centuries, curved sabers that evolved from Turkish kilij, were widespread throughout Europe. As the Mamluks were of Turkish descent, the Egyptians bore Turkish sabers for hundreds of years. During the Napoleonic Wars, the French conquest of Egypt brought these beautiful and functional swords to the attention of the Europeans. This type of sabre became very popular for light cavalry officers, in both France and Britain, and became a fashionable sword for senior officers to wear. In 1831 the "Mamaluke", as the sword was now called, became a regulation pattern for British general officers (the 1831 Pattern, still in use today). The American victory over the rebellious forces in the citadel of Tripoli in 1805 during the First Barbary War, led to the presentation of bejewelled examples of these swords to the senior officers of the US Marines. Officers of the US Marine Corps still use a mameluke pattern dress sword. Although some genuine Turkish kilij sabres were used by Westerners, most "mameluke sabres" were manufactured in Europe; their hilts were very similar in form to the Ottoman prototype, however, their blades, even when an expanded yelman was incorporated, tended to be longer, narrower and less curved than those of the true kilij.
Turkish language has a rich terminology involving swords, swordsmithing, parts and types of blades. Below is listed some of the terminology about names of the main parts of a kilij and scabbard in order of the term, literal translation of the Turkish word, and its equivalent in English terminology of swords.
|Term||Literal Translation||Equivalent in English Sword Terminology - Meaning|
|Taban||Base||Overall metal body of the sword that is composed of tang and blade|
|Kuyruk or Tugru||Tail||Tang|
|Kulp or Boyun||Grip or Neck(of the Handle||Grip|
|Kabza başı||Head of the handle||Pommel|
|Perçin or Çij||Rivet||Rivet|
|Ağız or Yalım||Mouth||Edge|
|Yiv, Oluk or Göl||Chamfer, Groove or Lake||Fuller|
|Namlu boynu||Neck of the blade||Central narrow section of the blade|
|Yalman||Double edged end section of the blade|
|Mahmuz||Spur||the bulged section in the blade's back, between neck and yalman|
|Namlu yüzü||Face of the blade||Flat of the blade|
|Süvre or Uç||Point or Tip||Point|
|Balçak oyuğu||Guard Cavity||Section of the locket where handguard fits in.|
|Bilezik||Bangle||The part that attaches scabbard to carrying rings|
|Taşıma halkası||Carrying ring||Carrying ring|
|Gövde||Body||Main part of the scabbard|
In popular culture
- The kilij was featured in an episode of the Spike show, Deadliest Warrior, in which Vlad the Impaler fought Sun Tzu. The damage caused by the sword was compared to a jian, and was voted by the show's commentators as the most destructive one-handed sword on the show.
- In Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Yusuf Tazim has a Turkish Kilij (incorrectly spelled as 'Kijil' in the game) as his personal weapon.
- The Kilij is one of the curved sword type weapons in From Software's cult hit video game Demon's Souls.
- Dao (sword)
- Mameluke sword: a derivative of the Kilij
- Yatagan: another distinctive Turkish sword
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- Çoruhlu, Yaşar "Erken Devir Türk Sanatı" p.74-75
- Ögel, Bahaaddin, "Türk Kılıcının Menşei ve Tekamülü Hakkında"
- Khorasani, Manouchehr "Arms and Armour from Iran"
- Stone and LaRocca, pp. 356-357.
- Stone, G. C. and LaRocca, D. J. (1999). A glossary of the construction, decoration and use of arms and armor in all countries and in all times. Courier Dover Publications. ISBN 0-486-40726-8.
- ÖGEL, Bahaeddin, "Türk Kılıcının Menşe ve Tekamülü Hakkında", A.Ü. DTCF Dergisi, 6, 1948
- The Kilij and Shamshir. Turkish and Persian sabers
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People are putting up their Christmas decorations in March - here's why
As the coronavrius pandemic causes more disruption to daily life, many people have reverted to simple pleasures - including enjoying their Christmas decorations again.
Just last month it was reported that some members of the public were re-dressing their Christmas tree for Valentine's Day, and now many people have brought out their festive decorations again in an attempt to spread some cheer, as we are all now spending more time indoors.
This lead to the hashtag #ChristmasInMarch trending on social media, as people shared pictures of their springtime festive decorations.
Posting on Twitter, one user said, "What a great idea to put up Christmas lights! We all need hope in this terrible time of worldwide #coronvirus pandemic."
Another added, "Saturday night we turned our Christmas lights back on and will stay on to share hope and spread bring some cheer. Hopefully brings a smile!"
As well as this trend, people have taken to social media to suggest festive playlists. Others are watching festive films as a way to entertain kids, who are no longer able to attend school.
This non-seasonal surge has come about in the wake of many governments plunging their countries into lockdown, including the UK as of 23 March. It seems not even the coronavirus can dampen some people's festive cheer.
Coronavirus: the facts
What is coronavirus?
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness that can affect lungs and airways. It is caused by a virus called coronavirus.
What caused coronavirus?
The outbreak started in Wuhan in China in December 2019 and it is thought that the virus, like others of its kind, has come from animals.
How is it spread?
As this is such a new illness, experts still aren’t sure how it is spread. But, similar viruses are spread in cough droplets. Therefore, covering your nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing, and disposing of used tissues straight away is advised. Viruses like coronavirus cannot live outside the body for very long.
What are the symptoms?
The NHS states that the symptoms are: a dry cough, high temperature and shortness of breath - but these symptoms do not necessarily mean you have the illness. Look out for flu-like symptoms, such as aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose and a sore throat. It’s important to remember that some people may become infected but won’t develop any symptoms or feel unwell.
What precautions can be taken?
Washing your hands with soap and water thoroughly. The NHS also advises to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze; put used tissues in the bin immediately and try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell. Also avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth unless your hands are clean.
As of Monday 23 March the prime minister has put the UK into lockdown and instructed all citizens to stay at home. People can only leave their homes to exercise once a day, go shopping for food and medication, travel for medical needs or to care for a vulnerable person, and travel to work only if essential. Police will be able to enforce these restrictions.
All non-essential shops will close with immediate effect, as will playgrounds, places of worship and libraries. Large events or gatherings of more than two people cannot go ahead, including weddings and celebrations. Funerals can only be attended by immediate family. Children of separated parents can go between both parents' homes.
Anyone with a cough or cold symptoms needs to self-isolate with their entire household for 14 days.
The government has now instructed bars, restaurants, theatres and non-essential businesses to close and will review on a ‘month to month’ basis. Schools closed from Friday 20 March for the foreseeable future, and exams have been cancelled.
The over 70s or anyone who is vulnerable or living with an underlying illness are being asked to be extra careful and stay at home to self-isolate. People with serious underlying health conditions will be contacted and strongly advised to undertake "shielding" for 12 weeks.
For more information on government advice, please check their website.
Should I avoid public places?
You should now avoid public places and any non-essential travel. Travel abroad is also being advised against for the next 30 days at least, and many European countries have closed their borders.
What should I do if I feel unwell?
Don’t go to your GP but instead call NHS 111 or look online at the coronavirus service that can tell you if you need medical help and what to do next.
When to call NHS 111
NHS 111 should be used if you feel unwell with coronavirus symptoms, have been in a country with a high risk of coronavirus in the last 14 days or if you have been in close contact with someone with the virus.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There was already loads of bother to speak about when a significant U.N. assembly on the landmark Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was initially presupposed to occur in 2020.
Now the pandemic-postponed convention lastly begins Monday as Russia’s battle in Ukraine has reanimated fears of nuclear confrontation and cranked up the urgency of attempting to bolster the 50-year-old treaty.
“It’s a very, very tough second,” mentioned Beatrice Fihn, the manager director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Worldwide Marketing campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.
Russia’s invasion, accompanied by ominous references to its nuclear arsenal, “is so vital for the treaty and actually going to place a variety of strain on this,” she mentioned. “How governments react to the state of affairs goes to form future nuclear coverage.”
The four-week assembly goals to generate a consensus on subsequent steps, however expectations are low for a considerable — if any — settlement.
Nonetheless, Swiss President Ignazio Cassis, prime ministers Fumio Kishida of Japan and Frank Bainimarama of Fiji, and greater than a dozen nations’ international ministers are amongst attendees anticipated from no less than 116 international locations, in keeping with a U.N. official who spoke on situation of anonymity as a result of he wasn’t approved to talk publicly earlier than the convention.
In pressure since 1970, the Nonproliferation Treaty has the widest adherence of any arms management settlement. Some 191 international locations have joined.
Nations with out nuclear weapons promised to not purchase them, whereas nuclear-armed Britain, China, France, Russia (then the Soviet Union) and the USA agreed to barter towards eliminating their arsenals sometime. All endorsed everybody’s proper to develop peaceable nuclear vitality.
India and Pakistan, which did not signal, went on to get the bomb. So did North Korea, which ratified the pact however later introduced it was withdrawing. Non-signatory Israel is believed to have a nuclear arsenal however neither confirms nor denies it.
Nonetheless, the Nonproliferation Treaty has been credited with limiting the variety of nuclear newcomers (U.S. President John F. Kennedy as soon as foresaw as many as 20 nuclear-armed nations by 1975) and serving as a framework for worldwide cooperation on disarmament.
The full variety of nuclear weapons worldwide has shrunk by greater than 75% from a mid-1980s peak, largely because of the finish of the Chilly Conflict between the U.S. and the previous Soviet Union. However specialists estimate roughly 13,000 warheads stay worldwide, the overwhelming majority within the U.S. and Russia.
Conferences to evaluate how the treaty is working are presupposed to occur each 5 years, however the 2020 convention was repeatedly delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Challenges have solely grown within the meantime.
When launching the Ukraine battle in February, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any try and intrude would result in “penalties you will have by no means seen” and emphasised that his nation is “probably the most potent nuclear powers.” Days later, Putin ordered Russia’s nuclear forces to be placed on greater alert, a transfer that U.N. Secretary-Normal António Guterres referred to as “bone-chilling.”
“The prospect of nuclear battle, as soon as unthinkable, is now again inside the realm of risk,” he mentioned.
The occasions in Ukraine create a difficult alternative for the upcoming convention, mentioned Patricia Lewis, a former U.N. disarmament analysis official who’s now on the worldwide affairs assume tank Chatham Home in London.
“On the one hand, so as to help the treaty and what it stands for, governments should tackle Russia’s conduct and threats,” she mentioned. “Then again, to take action dangers dividing the treaty members.”
One other uncomfortable dynamic: The battle has heightened some international locations’ apprehensions about not having nuclear weapons, particularly since Ukraine as soon as housed however gave up a trove of Soviet nukes.
Convention individuals can stress different safety methods or emphasize the prices and risks of buying nuclear weapons, however “it is essential to not be too preachy,” mentioned Michael O’Hanlon of the Brookings Establishment assume tank in Washington.
“The concept that we will simply look different international locations within the face and say, ‘You’re higher off with out the bomb’ — that’s a little bit of a tough argument to hold proper now categorically,” mentioned O’Hanlon, a senior fellow specializing in protection and safety.
Ukraine is hardly the one scorching matter.
North Korea seems to have been getting ready not too long ago for its first nuclear weapons take a look at since 2017. Talks about reviving the deal meant to maintain Iran from creating nukes are in limbo.
The U.S. and Russia have just one remaining treaty curbing their nuclear weapons and have been creating new applied sciences. Britain final 12 months raised a self-imposed cap on its stockpile. China says it is modernizing — or, the U.S. claims, increasing — the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal.
Daryl Kimball, who heads the nonprofit Arms Management Affiliation in Washington, cannot recall one other time when the Nonproliferation Treaty has come up for evaluation with “so many difficulties in so many various areas, and the place we’ve seen such extreme tensions between the key gamers.”
U.S. Ambassador Adam Scheinman, the presidential particular consultant for nuclear nonproliferation, mentioned Washington hopes for a “balanced” final result that “units life like objectives and advances our nationwide and worldwide safety pursuits.”
“You possibly can have little doubt that Russia’s actions will have an effect on the local weather on the convention and prospects for an agreed final result doc. Different tough points could complicate this, as effectively. However I’m ready to be considerably optimistic,” he mentioned in a phone briefing.
The Related Press despatched inquiries to Russia’s U.N. mission about Moscow’s objectives for the convention. There was no instant response.
In Beijing, Chinese language Overseas Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian mentioned his nation desires to work towards enhancing international nuclear governance and upholding the worldwide order and can “firmly safeguard the legit safety and improvement pursuits and rights of China and the creating world.”
If the world cannot communicate with one voice, disarmament advocates say a robust assertion from a big group of nations might ship a significant message.
In recent times, frustration with the Nonproliferation Treaty catalyzed one other pact that outright prohibits nuclear weapons. Ratified by over 60 international locations, it took impact final 12 months, although with none nuclear-armed nations on board.
At a current assembly in Vienna, collaborating international locations condemned “any and all nuclear threats” and inked a prolonged plan that features contemplating a global belief fund for folks harmed by nuclear weapons.
Fihn, whose Geneva-based group campaigned for the nuclear ban treaty, hopes the vigor in Vienna serves as inspiration — or discover — for international locations to make progress on the U.N. convention.
“If you happen to don’t do it right here,” she mentioned, “we’re transferring on with out you elsewhere.”
Related Press author Edith M. Lederer on the United Nations and AP journalist Liu Zheng in Beijing contributed to this report.
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The Safety of X-rays During Pregnancy
Am Fam Physician. 1999 Apr 1;59(7):1820.
See related article on safety of radiographic imaging during pregnancy.
Is it safe to have x-rays while I'm pregnant?
Yes, x-rays are generally safe in pregnancy. If your doctor finds you need x-rays for a medical problem or injury, it's OK to have them. It's better for your baby that you be healthy. In fact, your medical problem may be more harmful to your baby than the x-rays.
What are x-rays?
X-rays are a form of radiation. This kind of radiation is invisible. X-rays are used to make “pictures” of the bones and organs. They have been associated with a very small increased risk of cancer, especially leukemia, for an unborn baby. But the risk is very small.
Do all types of x-rays have the same amount of radiation?
No. Different types of x-rays have different amounts of radiation. Medical x-rays use very small amounts of radiation. If you're sick and your doctor needs an x-ray to properly treat you, you should have the x-ray.
After I had an x-ray, I found out I was pregnant. What should I do now?
You don't really need to do anything. The risk to your baby from radiation is so small that most doctors would treat your pregnancy just like any other pregnancy. If you're really worried about your baby's risk, a radiation physicist can figure out exactly how much radiation your baby has been exposed to. Usually, an unborn baby shouldn't be exposed to more than 5 rad. Because most x-rays cause much less radiation than this, talk with your doctor to see if it will even help to find out the exact number of rads your baby was exposed to.
Some women are so afraid of radiation that they want to have an abortion after a single x-ray. But this isn't necessary. The risks are so small, it's not necessary to have an abortion just because you had an x-ray during pregnancy.
If I have an x-ray, will my baby be born with a deformity?
Medical x-rays don't increase the number of babies born with such deformities. Even with no x-ray exposure, 4 to 6 percent of babies are born with some deformity. These are usually problems like skin tags or a small extra finger.
Could I have another test instead of an x-ray?
You might be able to have an ultrasound examination instead of an x-ray. Ultrasound, which is also called sonography, is the best alternative to an x-ray. Your doctor will use ultrasound if possible. No harm to an unborn baby has ever been reported from ultrasound. And magnetic resonance imaging (often called MRI) is safe to use after the first trimester of pregnancy. Both of these methods can be used sometimes instead of x-rays. Although ultrasound and MRI are used if possible, sometimes an x-ray is your doctor's best or only choice for properly treating you.
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In case you hadn't noticed, funding by venture capital firms has declined significantly in the last few years. But investments by big companies such as Google, GE, Intel, SAP and IBM have picked up the slack. In fact, the National Venture Capital Association reports that 2013 was a banner year for corporate venture capital, with companies participating in nearly 20 percent of the deals and 10 percent of the dollars invested.
What does this mean for startups? Besides cash, the upside of corporate capital is immediate validation of your idea by the marketplace, as well as access to talent, facilities and distribution from the company. However, for most entrepreneurs I meet, the thought of partnering up with an enterprise-level company is scary business. There's a fear of not aligning with the goals of a global corporation, missing out on a higher payday down the road and losing control.
To allay these fears, I find it helps to explain why corporations participate in venture funding in the first place. If you have an opportunity to consider investment from a company, here's what you need to know.
Understand the mechanism. In my experience, corporate venture groups fall on either the financial side of the house (treasury, pension, foundation) or the strategic side (mergers and acquisitions, research, business development).
If the financial side is driving investments, typically the company acts like a traditional VC firm, working toward earning a healthy return on its investment--and staying out of your business. More often, however, these types of deals are driven by the strategic side, meaning the corporation wants to bolster its development pipeline with the latest and greatest innovations it can find.
Fight for free agency. If you find yourself dealing with the strategic side, take measures to protect yourself in the negotiations. Do what you can to keep the corporate suits off your board and away from sensitive intellectual property.
Even if access to the company's distribution network is a big draw, be very selective in locking up distribution rights to specific markets or regions; for example, perhaps the company will hold exclusive rights to sell your product to the government, but you can still sell it to consumers.
Fortunately, in an effort to attract quality deals, corporations have had to play relatively nice with startups in these matters.
Weigh risk vs. reward. If you find your free-agency fight to be fruitless, run the numbers to see if the investment will be worth it. If early corporate participation limits your upside potential by 50 percent but doubles the odds of you getting to that liquidity event, that is a break-even transaction for the founding team.
Also, think hard about how happy you and your team would be if, over the next five years or so, your company morphed from autonomous startup to just another corporate division. Are you the type who would trade financial security for that scenario? Perhaps not. But for certain startups, corporate partners can be wildly beneficial--the monster in your corner who can instantly cause the market to take you seriously.
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Richard P. Feynman (1918 – 1988) was an American theoretical physicist often referred to as “The Great Explainer” due to his ability to make complex topics understandable. While he won the Nobel Price in Physics in 1965 for his work developing quantum electrodynamics, today he is also famous for his forays into bongo drum playing, Tuvan throat singing, and safe cracking.
It is 1941 and you have a problem. While you haven’t yet gotten around to defining quantum electrodynamics or even started your work helping design the atomic bomb, you are nearing the end of your second year of graduate school. This means you have an exam soon.
That’s OK though. You know what to do. After all, you have made it this far already. You just do what you always do – you pull out a notebook. And not just any notebook, but one especially well-prepared for the task at hand. Namely, a blank one.
A fitting title is needed for the first page. You think for a moment, smiling to yourself as you creatively run through all the options you could pick. But, alas, none of them seem right. You opt for the tried-and-true but never worn out choice. You write it down.
You are Richard P. Feynman, arguably the brightest young physics mind in the United States at the time, and you have just written “Notebook Of Things I Don’t Know About” on the title page.
Note: For more on Richard Feynman, check out Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, the definitive biography by James Gleick, or Feynman’s autobiographical writings in “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”
The Feynman Learning Technique
Feynman realized early on that people can trick themselves into believing they understand something more deeply than they truly do. This self-delusion often comes from an earnest effort focused on learning the wrong thing – learning the name of something as opposed to that which it truly is.
The next Monday we were playing in a field, and a kid said to me, “What’s that bird? Do you know the name of that bird?” I said, “I haven’t the slightest idea.” He said, “Well, it is a brown‑throated thrush.” He said, “Your father doesn’t teach you anything.”
But my father had already taught me about the names of birds. Once we walked, and he said, “That is a brown-throated thrush. In German it is called the Pfleegel flügel. In Chinese it is called Keewontong. In Japanese a Towhatowharra”, and so on.
And when you know all the names of that bird in every language, you know nothing, know absolutely nothing, about the bird… So I had learned already that names don’t constitute knowledge…
We have to learn that these are the kinds of disciplines in the field of science that you have to learn – to know when you know, and when you don’t know, and what it is you know, and what it is you don’t know.
You’ve got to be very careful not to confuse yourself.
Understanding this, Feynman was very careful to not delude himself into a superficial understanding of important topics. He developed a more holistic, multidisciplinary approach to learning that served him well throughout his career. While never specifically stated by Feynman as a set technique with steps, Feynman loved sharing with others enough that we can piece together his teachings, along with stories of his life, to better understand how he naturally approached learning anything new.
The combination of ideas, which many different authors outline slightly differently but are holistically the same, is known as The Feynman Learning Technique.
So how does this technique actually work?
Step 1: Whatever you are trying to learn, take a stab at learning it
The way that Feynman learned and internalized new ideas was to first attack them head on the old fashioned way – by reading and thinking through them. The key emphasis in that sentence is on the word thinking. Famously, Feynman would read the abstract of a scientific paper, and before reading any further, attempt to solve the stated problem. Only then would he read through the rest of the paper. He was focused on mentally wrestling with an idea as opposed to letting someone else walk him to the final answer.
So the first step in the process is to pick something that you need (or better yet, desire) to learn and spend time with the new idea until you have internalized it to the best of your ability.
Now, you might aptly question, “What is this hogwash? Step 1 of this supposed wonderfully useful learning technique is to learn something? I’m out.”
Stop your swining and don’t worry – there is more to it than that. Which brings us to the second step.
Step 2: Write everything down, in as simple a way as possible, as if you were preparing a lecture for an inquisitive child
This is where the notebook comes in. Open it. Close everything else.
From memory, write down everything you can about what you are trying to learn as if you were preparing to teach it to someone else. Preferably, pretend you are planning to teach the topic to a child – the more you can simplify your language and the ideas, the more likely you are to find areas where you are hiding behind the name of something as opposed to true understanding.
Test it this way: You say, “Without using the new word which you have just learned, try to rephrase what you have just learned in your own language. Without using the word ‘energy,’ tell me what you know now about the dog’s motion.” You cannot. So you learned nothing about science. That may be all right. You may not want to learn something about science right away.
You have to learn definitions. But for the very first lesson, is that not possibly destructive?
At this point, you will probably notice that there are things that you are missing or don’t remember as well as you thought you did. Write those items down – make a list of all the things you don’t know.
Now open everything back up and search out the answers to those items. Get to a point where you feel like you have conveyed what is required for your theoretical student to deeply understand the topic.
Step 3: Ask questions as if you were a child to identify gaps in your understanding
Now you need to channel your inner child. Feynman’s neverending child-like curiosity is often viewed as the core, natural foundation that differentiated Feynman from other equally intelligent individuals. As children are wont to do, start questioning every line you have written down.
If we take a concept – for example, the calculation of net present value. Why do we discount cash received in the future? How do you choose a discount rate? Can the rate change between people? Should it change over time? Can you use a different discount rate in different periods? How many years of cash do you think about? How do you determine what those cash numbers will be in the future? What happens if cash is negative in the future? And so on.
If you are seeking Feynman-level understanding, it is not enough to merely know the math formula as that is akin to just knowing the name of something. You need to understand the information qualitatively and quantitatively supporting the formula – only then should you feel confident in your understanding.
As you write out these new questions, you’ll find you can answer some of these. Maybe even most of these. However, at some point, you will run out of answers for the incessant child – write all these things down as items you “don’t know about.” Then go find the answers to these new topics.
By doing this, you are strengthening the foundation upon which your primary new learnings are ingrained in your head.
But the problem, you see, when you ask why something happens, how does a person answer why something happens? For example, Aunt Minnie is in the hospital. Why? Because she went out, slipped on the ice, and broke her hip. That satisfies people. It satisfies, but it wouldn’t satisfy someone who came from another planet and who knew nothing about why when you break your hip do you go to the hospital…
And you begin to get a very interesting understanding of the world and all its complications. If you try to follow anything up, you go deeper and deeper in various directions. For example, if you go, “Why did she slip on the ice?” Well, ice is slippery. Everybody knows that, no problem. But you ask why is ice slippery? That’s kinda curious. Ice is extremely slippery. It’s very interesting. You say, how does it work? You could either say, “I’m satisfied that you’ve answered me. Ice is slippery; that explains it,” or you could go on and say, “Why is ice slippery?” and then you’re involved with something, because there aren’t many things as slippery as ice…
A solid that’s so slippery? Because it is, in the case of ice, when you stand on it (they say) momentarily the pressure melts the ice a little bit so you get a sort of instantaneous water surface on which you’re slipping. Why on ice and not on other things? Because water expands when it freezes, so the pressure tries to undo the expansion and melts it. It’s capable of melting, but other substances get cracked when they’re freezing, and when you push them they’re satisfied to be solid.
Why does water expand when it freezes and other substances don’t? I’m not answering your question, but I’m telling you how difficult the why question is. You have to know what it is that you’re permitted to understand and allow to be understood and known, and what it is you’re not. You’ll notice, in this example, that the more I ask why, the deeper a thing is, the more interesting it gets. We could even go further and say, “Why did she fall down when she slipped?” It has to do with gravity, involves all the planets and everything else. Nevermind! It goes on and on.
Step 4: Repeat step 3 until the questioning adds no incremental value
Now you iterate with yourself. After you have written down the “things I don’t know about,” open the books again – and maybe you have to find new books – and review those items. Get to the point where you can, for each new item you don’t currently know, incorporate these new items into the same lecture for the theoretical student. Continue to do this from memory with the new books closed.
Once that is done, you need to again bring out your inner child and question your own lecture. What questions could a child still ask – especially about the newest parts of your lecture? Can you answer those? Is there a gap in your understanding?
This back and forth with yourself is how Feynman defined “studying” and “working hard.” This intellectual curiosity and willingness to break down complicated topics to expose your own ignorance was how he approached most new things in life. It was through this time and effort that he learned and shared everything that he did, and those of us who are not destined to earn a Noble Prize can still put the same ideas to good use.
You asked me if an ordinary person, by studying hard, would get to be able to imagine these things like I imagine.
Of course! I was an ordinary person who studied hard. There’s no miracle people. It just happens that they got interested in this thing, and they learned all this stuff. They’re just people. There’s no [science] talent – a special miracle ability to understand quantum mechanics or a miracle ability to imagine electromagnetic fields that comes without practice and reading and learning and study.
So, if you say you take an ordinary person who’s willing to devote a great deal of time and study on work and thinking and mathematics and time – then he’s become a scientist.
- Whatever you are trying to learn, take a stab at learning it
- Write everything down, in as simple a way as possible, as if you were preparing a lecture for an inquisitive child
- Ask questions as if you were a child to identify gaps in your understanding
- Repeat step 3 until the questioning adds no incremental value
While not stated explicitly by the man himself, the Feynman Learning Technique finds its inspiration in the life of Richard Feynman. He was constantly learning, teaching, tearing apart, and then reorganizing the various things he found interesting.
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In previous blogs, I’ve written about the need for meeting facilitators to initiate and manage the conversation that takes place during meetings and about how team presentations bring special challenges.
This post is about the other people in the room, the meeting participants who are not responsible for facilitation or the presentation of information. They, too, need to be engaged and appear to be engaged.
The need to be engaged is obvious. After all, your participation in the meeting is (or should be) necessary in some way, either for the business, the team, or for yourself. A good meeting facilitator will make the meeting content and process feel efficient and relevant. It’s your job, then, to understand what your contribution is and be open and responsive to the process.
Appearing engaged is also important. If other participants in the meeting feel that you’re not fully present or reluctant to participate, the conversation will suffer. Your behavior will become a distraction, like loud talkers in the airplane seats next to you when you have work to be done.
Like the airplane talkers, most people who don’t seem fully engaged in meetings have no idea what message they’re sending. They’re just unaware of themselves. Here are a few recommendations to make sure you’re not one of those people.
- Look at people. If the meeting facilitator is attempting to maintain strong eye contact with everyone, be open to it.
- Consider your posture. Are you slumped in your chair with your legs stretched out in front of you? If so, you look like someone at home watching TV, not a meeting participant.
- Put down your phone. Yes, there are times when you may need to look at your phone to check an email that relates to the meeting or to check your calendar. But every time you check your phone simply because it’s there, it’s noticed.
- Do you have an RBF? (Excuse the language and the apparent sexism of this phrase. Rest assured, both men and women can project an RBF.) Facial expression matters, even when you’re listening. Think about relaxing your facial muscles and smiling (even a little). Maybe nodding your head will break you out of the look of displeasure you may be projecting.
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Queensland Health says eight people may have been exposed in the latest case of hendra virus.
Biosecurity officials have quarantined two properties south of Brisbane after a horse died from the disease at the weekend.
Authorities say 20 to 30 horses have been quarantined.
Hendra virus can be transmitted from horses to humans and has a high mortality rate.
Queensland's acting chief health officer, Aaron Groves, says there is no reliable treatment if someone gets sick, but a prevention measure may be offered.
"We now have a stock of monoclonal antibodies, which can be used to help prevent hendra virus in those people who may have been significantly exposed to the virus," he said.
"Our preliminary advice is that as many as six people may have come into contact with the horse that has died from hendra.
"One person may be slightly more significantly exposed than the others."
But while authorities say the monoclonal antibody is safe, they are unsure how effective it is.
They also do not know who is most vulnerable to contracting hendra virus.
"Given there's only seven people who've been infected with the virus before in the past, we really don't know what factors make somebody more likely to contract the illness than just the exposure element," Mr Groves said.
An information bus has been sent to the Beaudesert area to advise locals.
The dreaded news that the hendra virus had killed another horse and shut down two rural properties has spread quickly.
Local stud owner Jenny Lee says she is shocked.
"I'm absolutely shocked. One of my clients, my thoroughbred clients, rang from Townsville asking whether it was closed and that was the first I heard of it," she said.
Ms Lee says the they will have to take some precautionary measures.
"We just have to be very, very, very careful. You know, don't let any horses come and go and just be really biosecurity conscious," she said.
Debbie Dekker from the Queensland Horse Council says the site is further inland than past virus outbreaks.
"I think there may be some complacency in the area," she said.
Ms Dekker says more public awareness is needed.
"We have a vaccine that is on the way, but it's still a way off and we really need people to be more vigilant, more careful, raise their biosecurity," she said.
"When there's a sick horse there's simple precautions to take, that should be taken so that they're not exposing themselves to the virus."
The virus was first detected in September 1994 at a property in the Brisbane suburb of Hendra.
Since then, there have been 14 outbreaks of the virus.
Four of the seven people ever diagnosed with the virus have died.
The last person to die from the virus was 55-year-old vet Alister Rodgers, after he caught the virus during an outbreak at a Cawarral property near Rockhampton in August 2009.
Four horses died during the outbreak on the Cawarral property.
There is no known cure for the virus, which has never been reported in humans outside Queensland.
The CSIRO is currently developing a hendra virus vaccine for horses, which has had early success.
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Headmistress of the day, Eupraxia Mole, agreed to sign a contract allowing Peeves additional privileges, such as a once-weekly swim in the boys' toilets on the ground floor, first refusal on stale bread from the kitchen for throwing purposes, and a new hat – to be custom-made by Madame Bonhabille of Paris.
-- Pottermore: Peeves (Pm)
A bell-covered hat made by Madame Bonhabille of Paris (GF12, Pm).
In 1876 a Hogwarts caretaker named Rancourous Carp baited a trap for Peeves with various weapons he might enjoy, hoping to lure him and then drop a large bell jar over him (Pm). But Peeves broke the jar and escaped "armed with several cutlasses, crossbows, a blunderbuss and a miniature cannon," which caused the castle to be evacuated. Rancorous Carp was so traumatized by the failure of his plan, he took early retirement and left the school.
Peeves won this battle because he wouldn't surrender until Headmistress Eupraxia Mole promised him several things (Pm):
- He could swim in the boys first floor toilets once a week
- He could have stale bread from the kitchens for throwing
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“Let every power begin by restoring the conquests which it has made during the last fifty years. Let them reestablish Poland, restore Venice to its senate, Trinidad to Spain, Ceylon to Holland, the Crimea to the Porte, the Caucasus and Georgia to Persia, the kingdom of Mysore to the sons of Tippoo Saib, and the Mahratta States to their lawful owners; and then the other powers may have some title to insist that France shall retire within her ancient limits. It is the fashion to speak of the ambition of France. Had she chosen to preserve her conquests, the half of Austria, the Venetian States, the States of Holland and Switzerland and the kingdom of Naples would have been in her possession. The limits of France are, in reality, the Adige and the Rhine. Has it passed either of these limits? Had it fixed on the Solza and the Drave, it would not have exceeded the bounds of its conquests.”
In September, 1806, the Prussian army, two hundred thousand strong, commenced their march for the invasion of France. Alexander had also marshaled his barbarian legions and was eagerly following, with two hundred thousand of the most highly disciplined Russian troops in his train. Napoleon contemplated with sorrow the rising of this new storm of war and woe; but with characteristic vigor he prepared to meet it. As he left Paris for the campaign, in a parting message to the senate he said,
“In so just a war, which we have not provoked by any act, by any pretense, the true cause of which it would be impossible to assign, and where we only take arms to defend ourselves, we depend entirely upon the support of the laws, and upon that of the people whom circumstances call upon to give fresh proofs of their devotion and courage.”
In the battle of Jena, which took place on the 14th of October, the Prussian army was nearly annihilated, leaving in a few hours more than forty thousand men in killed, wounded and prisoners. In less than a month the conquest of entire Prussia was achieved, and Napoleon was pursuing Frederic William, who, with the wreck of the Prussian army was hastening to take refuge in the bosom of the Russian hosts which were approaching. December had now come with its icy blasts, and Napoleon, leading his victorious troops to the banks of the Vistula, more than a thousand miles from France, established them in winter quarters, waiting until spring for the renewal of the campaign.
Alexander, terrified by the destruction of his Prussian allies, halted his troops upon the other side of the Vistula, and from his vast realms collected recruits. For a few weeks the storms of winter secured a tacit armistice.
In February, 1807, Alexander assumed the offensive and endeavored to surprise Napoleon in his encampment. But Napoleon was on the alert. A series of terrific battles ensued, in which the French were invariably the victors. The retreating Russians, hotly pursued, at last rallied on the field of Eylau. Napoleon had already driven them two hundred and forty miles from his encampment on the Vistula. | <urn:uuid:328a03c4-2a57-44b3-baf1-9b81447df7af> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.bookrags.com/ebooks/15269/299.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280221.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00233-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981191 | 657 | 2.5625 | 3 |
As the battle against COVID-19 enters month six and cases continue to surge across the country, the search for a vaccine is more urgent than ever. On Monday, June 20, the world received some positive news: A potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has produced a promising immune response in a large, early-stage human trial. Researchers reported that the vaccine produced antibodies and T-cells to combat the infection that lasted at least two months.
Along with this great development, Fenway Health is excited to announce that we will be participating in the next phase of this vaccine trial as a research site. We will be recruiting community members to join this life-saving study and help make the next phase of research successful. We will be releasing more information on this in the coming weeks.
In the meantime, we would like to explain more about vaccine trials and alleviate any concerns potential participants might have about joining this study. We asked Dr. Kenneth Mayer, Co‑Chair and Medical Research Director at The Fenway Institute, to answer some commonly asked questions.
How does vaccine research work?
Vaccines are biological substances that trick the immune system into thinking it is encountering an active infection, in order to mount a strong immune response that will protect against the actual infection. Vaccines are first tested in animals for safety and hints that they will work. The first studies in humans are then done in small numbers of low risk people to assess safety. It is then tested in larger numbers of people to see if it consistently stimulates the immune system in ways that would be considered protective. Once the researchers and the federal government are convinced the vaccine is safe and that it stimulates the right kinds of immune responses, it is tested in large numbers of at-risk people to assess whether it can protect against disease.
What are the risks involved in a vaccine trial?
Vaccines are generally safe and well-tolerated. The most common side effects may be soreness in where the vaccine is administered, followed by fever occasionally. Some people may experience flu-like illnesses. These side effects generally last a few days or less. Rare side effects can occur, which can affect any organ system, which is why vaccine trial participants are very carefully monitored. Placebos are used, as some side effects may not be due to the vaccine; if some people experience a side effect and have received the placebo, this tells the researchers that the side effect was not due to the vaccine.
Will study participants be exposed to COVID-19?
The trial will not intentionally expose anyone to COVID-19. The trial will enroll people at risk for COVID-19, such as individuals living in places affected by the pandemic. Some will get the vaccine, and others will receive a matching placebo. The trial will compare the rates of new COVID-19 infection and outcomes in those who got the active vaccine and those who got the placebo. The vaccine trial are being done as quickly as can be done from an ethical and logistical standpoint.
How long will the research trial take to get results?
It is hoped that we will know if some of these new vaccines work by the end of this year, or early 2021.
How will we know if the research trial was successful?
The trials will be monitored by an independent board of scientists, ethicists, biostatisticians, and community members who are not directly part of the trials. They will review the rate of infections in the placebo group vs. the vaccine group in each trial. Once they see a significant trend for protection or lack of protection, they will be able to stop the trial and share the results. | <urn:uuid:23b66421-cf70-4106-b31c-95af1272881c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://fenwayhealth.org/understanding-covid-19-vaccine-trials/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.96089 | 748 | 3.828125 | 4 |
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Is It Normal For A Child To Have Bow Legs
Not necessarily: A child inherits half his genes from each parent, so the leg shape will likely be a mix of the mom's & dad's leg shapes. Some traits are dominant and will show up in most of the children. One can get an idea of how dominant a trait is by looking at his family tree. So, do more than half the relatives in every generation all have bow legs? If so, then the next generation is likely to have them. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
I was born with bow legs. As a child i was treated with special boots. I still have 2 asymetric ugly legs. Is there any treatment? I'm 45 years old
Be careful: There are always people who will offer you treatment in exchange for your money. The question is whether you will benefit more or they will benefit more. If you wish to consider options see a university orthopedist and reasearch any answers you are given. Go cautiously. You can end up worse. ...Read more
Yes: Most babies are born "bow-legged" because of their position in the womb. Babies who were in breech position for most of the pregnancy, tend to have straighter legs, but can have problems with their hips. Bow legs are usually not treated, and will straighten as the child walks. If a child becomes more bow legged as they grow, more investigation is required. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
I have bow legs and my fibular sticks out a lot on the side of my leg. Is this normal and can I still squat heavy weights despite this?
Probably: Hard to say for sure without knowing the severity of your bowleg issue. But you can do the weight lifting. If you start to have knee pain and problems then see an orthopedic doc. Don't squat excessive weight amounts. Hopefully you are being supervised by an athletic trainer. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Depends on your age: Bow legs and in-turning feet are common in toddlers, worst at about age 2. Then progression to knock-knees happens, worst about age 7. The average adult has a few (5-7) degrees of knock-knee. Milder persistent bow-legs are left alone. If you have bow-legs when you quit growing, the it is permanent, short of surgical correction. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
Tibial Osteotomy: A proximal tibial osteotomy is the classic surgical way to straighten bowed legs in clinically indicated. Speak with your orthopaedic surgeon, we currently use a plastic (peek) implant that is flush with your bone (no prominent plate or screws) to secure the bony cut made to straighten the leg. You wear a brace for 6 weeks with crutches until minimal pain requiring no narcotics (ave day 10). ...Read more
Depends on situation: Bow legs are often seen as a transitional finding when kids first start to walk, followed by a knock kneed phase between 3 & 5 and a straightening by 6-7.This occurs as the child's hips & legs begin to shift their growth to carry a growing upper body.If concerned your pcp can get x-rays to make sure the bowing is not a bone or metabolic issue & repeat the films 6m to a year later to show progress. ...Read more
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Revision to Choosing the power supply
|These are similar to the MeanWell supplies but are made to lower quality standards. They are available very cheaply from eBay suppliers. They usually claim to be CE-compliant, but take this with a pinch of salt because some of them use leaded solder. They include voltage adjustment potentiometers.|
|Expect these to be less reliable than MeanWell and similar quality PSUs. On the other hand, they may also give years of service, and if they do fail they are cheap to replace. If you choose one of these then it is recommended that you get one with at least 20% more power capacity than you expect to need.|
|+||Here's an example of what may happen when they fail. The output inductor was clearly under-rated for this application. The PCB below was badly burned.|
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Dog adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog and you'll have a friend for life! Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
No Borders Animal Rescue Society (NOBARS) consists of volunteers dedicated to providing rescue to stray, abandoned, abused, or surrendered animals, to prevent cruelty, to re-home and to promote the welfare of animals.
Our mission is to successfully match adoptive homes with adoptive animals.
Adoption fees help NOBARS cover costs for the care and medical attention of your new adoptive animal. All adoption fees are non-refundable.
First, complete our adoption application form, which can be found under the adoption tab. If you have difficulty with the online form, please contact email@example.com and we will email a copy of the form to you.
Second, an adoption coordinator will review the application and contact the family as quickly as possible to discuss the application and conduct a telephone interview. Note that we do have the right to decline your application for any reason we feel will not match with the needs of our animals.
Third, once your application is approved, we will put the prospective family in touch with the animal's foster family to arrange a meeting.
Fourth, in every case, we will require a home visit. Please be prepared to have a NOBARS volunteer visit your home.
Fifth, after you have met the animal, we will assess the situation; how the dog reacts to you and how you react to the dog. We do encourage that you take a day to think about it. We will discuss the adoption openly and fully with all members of the family. This ensures that the dog matches with your family. We will always adopt to the most suitable family.
Sixth and final, and if all parties are in favour of the adoption, your new family member will be delivered to you.
Please be prepared for your new furry friend by purchasing food, bed, toys, and bowls before he/she comes home.
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog or puppy versus getting dogs for sale or puppies for sale from a dog breeder? When someone is breeding puppies, they are creating new dogs who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog or puppy and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale from a puppy breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs who must find homes. So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog or adopt a puppy at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group. | <urn:uuid:01daa86a-684c-4896-a61b-86cea216c18b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.adoptapet.com/adoption_rescue/86226.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280718.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00406-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94117 | 581 | 1.664063 | 2 |
To date we have been retained by 29 families of 32 ill children. Hopefully, we are seeing the end of the increasing number of ill people. We have filed one lawsuit thus far in Federal Court in New York.
Public health officials in OutbreakNet (the network of epidemiologists and other public health officials, facilitated by CDC, who investigate outbreaks of foodborne, waterborne, and other enteric illnesses nationwide) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Wandsworth infections. Salmonella Wandsworth is a rare strain of Salmonella.
Interviews comparing foods eaten by ill and well persons show that consumption of Robert’s American Gourmet brand Veggie Booty was statistically associated with illness and therefore the most likely source of the outbreak.
As of July 10 at 11AM ET, 60 persons infected with Salmonella Wandsworth have been reported to CDC from 19 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Among the patients for whom clinical information is available, 77% developed bloody diarrhea and 10% were hospitalized. No deaths have been attributed to this infection. Onset dates, which are known for 58 patients, ranged from March 4, 2007 to June 15, 2007. Most (90%) of cases have occurred in children aged 10 months to 3 years. During the initial phase of the outbreak, the number of cases gradually increased, with only 8 cases reported from 6 states before May 1, 2007. Health department and CDC investigators worked for weeks conducting interviews with parents of ill children to develop theories about possible sources of infection.
A multi-state case-control study demonstrated a strong association between illness and consumption of Veggie Booty, a snack of puffed rice and corn with a vegetable coating. CDC OutbreakNet staff shared this information with colleagues at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 27. After being informed about the outbreak by FDA, the company that manufactures the product issued a voluntary recall on June 28. None of the 60 known illnesses from Salmonella Wandsworth had onset after the product recall date. Persons are advised to discard any product in their possession.
OutbreakNet officials at CDC and in state and local health departments, FDA, and the marketing and manufacturing companies are working collaboratively to learn more about production of Veggie Booty to determine how it may have become contaminated. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture Laboratory (MDAL) has isolated the outbreak strain of Salmonella Wandsworth from 4 sealed bags of Veggie Booty obtained from retail stores. MDAL also isolated Salmonella Typhimurium, a different strain of Salmonella, from an additional sealed bag of Veggie Booty collected at the same time as the four bags positive for Salmonella Wandsworth.
On July 2, the company expanded the recall to include Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks. This was done due to the company’s concern that Veggie Booty and Super Veggie Tings share ingredients that could be contaminated. Persons should discard any Super Veggie Tings in their possession. CDC is not aware of any human illnesses associated with the consumption of Super Veggie Tings. | <urn:uuid:005cea77-905d-4795-94ba-61792a9b11e7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/60-ill-with-salmonella-wandsworth-in-california-colorado-connecticut-georgia-illinois-indiana-massac/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.955478 | 679 | 2.125 | 2 |
In coordination with community-based food providers and health care organizations, we at The Food Pantries for the Capital District are working collaboratively to improve the health of targeted communities through increased access to healthy food including fresh produce.
There are strong correlations between food insecurity and chronic health conditions, such as:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Kidney disease, eye disease, nerve damage
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
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Working Together for Slower and Safer Streets
New York City’s Department of Transportation has launched an initiative to implement neighborhood slow zones, a community-based program that reduces the speed limit to 20 mph (down from 30 mph, the citywide speed limit) within a select area and adds other measures to change driver behavior and help improve safety, in neighborhoods that apply for the program. The ultimate goal of the program is to lower the incidence and severity of crashes. Slow Zones also seek to enhance quality of life by reducing cut-through traffic and traffic noise in residential neighborhoods.
The Civic Council organized a community-wide meeting on Jan. 21, 2012, to review the pros and cons of the initiative; some 75 people joined us to learn more about the program and consider whether (or how) it would work in Park Slope. Another spirited discussion on the issue took place at our Feb. 2 Trustees Meeting, after which the Civic Council’s trustees voted in favor of an application for slow zones that would encompass Park Slope.
The application is just an early step in what is likely to be a lengthy process. First of all, DOT will not implement all applications that are received; available funds will cover only a limited number of zones citywide. For those applications DOT decides to pursue further, there will be an extensive process of community engagement that applicants and their supporters will be expected to assist with – helping to publicize community meetings, among other things. And no slow zone will be implemented without the approval of the local community board.
You can keep abreast of the progress of this initiative in Park Slope and neighboring communities on our website and in Civic News.
- The joint application for a Park Slope slow zone, from the Park Slope Civic Council and Park Slope Neighbors
- Slow Zones presentation by the Civic Council and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
- NYCDOT Neighborhood Slow Zones Pilot Study
- The New York City Pedestrian Safety Study & Action Plan
- The NYC Street Design Manual
- Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Primer
Important external links:
- About neighborhood slow zones, from the New York City Department of Transportation
- Film of Senator Adams, Rod King, and others discussing “20 Is Plenty” (from Streetsblog)
- 20’s Plenty for Us, United Kingdom
- Hoboken Tells Drivers: “Twenty is Plenty”
- Neighborhood Slow Zone Opens in Claremont, Perhaps the First of Many (from Streetsblog)
- “AA [Automobile Association] supports 20mph limit in boost for cycle safety,” The Times (UK), Feb. 6
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Yuen says that scheduling is crucial to ensure that everyone’s wants are revered. She spends the night at Adam’s home a couple of nights each week, and the the rest of her week at her own home with Charlie, while the trio have their Sunday film nights collectively each week. Lea spends per week or more together with her anchor associate each couple of months, and sees one other companion, who lives in Dublin, each weekend. Until lately, she had a 3rd associate, who she would spend time with each different day. That stated, I would actually, actually, REALLY strongly advise against showing your companion the jars, bringing them up throughout a struggle or a relationship speak or even sharing the experiment in any respect. This exercise is NOT meant to be accomplished as a means of “grading” your partner or making them change their behaviour.
Why is polyamory illegal?
Polyamory is not a legally protected status, like being straight or gay. You can lose your job for being polyamorous. Courts can use it against you in child custody proceedings. Polyamory and non-monogamy take many different forms.
Some polyamorous relationships could prioritize one relationship, corresponding to a wedding. Others keep away from prioritization and focus attention equally on all companions. These types https://blogs.adb.org/blog/turning-mongolia-orange-behavior-change-communication-against-domestic-violence of polyamory are generally recognized as hierarchical and nonhierarchical, respectively. I realized that that is the third person who has tried so far me whereas in a poly relationship.
Support One Another
This includes listening to your partner’s needs and wishes. With open relationships, there’s a “major companion https://bestadulthookup.com/hot-or-not-review/,” who receives the lion’s share of affection and attention; everyone else is ancillary.
What is a Throuple?
As you’ve probably figured out, “throuple” is a combination of the words “three” and “couple.” The term refers to three people who are linked in some way by a romantic or sexual relationship or both.
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Quarantine Changes For Polyamory Advice
You might be wondering how a polyamorous relationship differs from extramarital affairs or cheating on your partner. Communication is significant in any sort of relationship – whether or not it’s a monogamous romantic relationship, a friendship, a relationship with a family member, or even a relationship with a co-worker. Ultimately, the presence of a metamour doesn’t necessarily threaten your relationship along with your companion – it’s attainable on your partner to want, worth, and care for a number of people without delay. Contrary to what many individuals think, polyamorous individuals can undoubtedly get jealous.
Can a monogamous person be with a poly?
My short answer – yes, it is possible. However, to make a polyamorous /monogamous relationship work takes partners who are secure in themselves and their choices, secure in the relationship, good communicators and willing to work.
Many monogamous individuals assume that both jealousy should be ever-present in polyamorous relationships, or polyamorous people don’t experience it. In fact, polyamorous folks probably experience jealousy no kind of than monogamous individuals; nonetheless, because they could encounter it more usually, they might be practiced at examining and processing emotions of jealousy.
Know That Its Okay To Experiment With Polyamory
Relationship specialists suggest reassuring your partner that you just nonetheless care about them. Express your reasons for wanting to strive polyamory while also assuring them that you are dedicated to the relationship. Polyamorous individuals, however, focus on fostering romantic relationships. Polyamorists may also be swingers or attend swinger parties.
How many people can be in a poly relationship?
Depends on the relationship. Some poly relationships, called “polyfidelity” relationships, have rules not much different from a traditional monogamous relationship, only there are more than two people involved.
Polyamory has come to be an umbrella time period for various forms of non-monogamous, multi-partner relationships, or non-exclusive sexual or romantic relationships. Its usage displays the alternatives and philosophies of the people involved, but with recurring themes or values, similar to love, intimacy, honesty, integrity, equality, communication, and commitment.
Relationship Rules That Poly People Stay By
This entails loss and grief, even if finally the joy of getting a sibling outweighs the loss of the mother and father’ total devotion. With an open relationship, it’s inevitable that there will be some loss and grief when someone who had a monopoly on their partner’s romantic consideration has to share that standing with another lover. Stephanie M. Sullivan is a Limited Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist together with her own non-public follow, Attunement LLC. She is predicated in St. Joseph, MI, however sees shoppers all over the state of Michigan by way of teletherapy. As a therapist, Stephanie specializes in nervousness, self-care, trauma, sexuality, polyamorous relationships, and other forms of consensual non-monogamy. She also presents speaking engagements, schooling, and session. A frequent mistake people make when opening up their relationship to polyamory is considering it’s going to repair whatever issues you currently have together with your associate.
It’s not attractive, it is not enjoyable, and it is probably not joyful, but it’s integral and it is important. I love what you’ve got written, Didi, and it makes lots of sense. But, I just wish to add that the original publish is simply as legitimate as a outcome of it’s her personal experience. It’s just as important to examine/discuss relationships that are NOT working as it is to discuss how to make them work. There are struggles whenever you do enter a poly relationship willingly, but this is so obviously not a joint or thoughtful determination, that it’s simply incredibly painful to learn. I assume the guts of the remark is that this isn’t polyamory — that is one person deciding to open the relationship with out the opposite individual’s consent, and labeling it as polyamory is a little bit of a falsehood. | <urn:uuid:a97333b5-6880-4b7c-9d65-85bdf5715c31> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://agahiton.ir/%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%87/polyamory-within-the-news/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572215.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815235954-20220816025954-00665.warc.gz | en | 0.952746 | 1,410 | 1.664063 | 2 |
First ever LGBT Parade
Goa is ready to organize its first ever LGBT parade – Goa Rainbow Pride Walk 2017 on October 28. The initiative is aimed at raising awareness about the rights of the LGBT community. In the parade members of the LGBT community and general public will take part.
The parade will be taken out from the Old Secretariat to Miramar beach (approximately five kms) . A film festival will also be held in the state capital, in which 4-5 movies on the struggles of the LGBT community, will be screened. A party will also been organised in one of the beach villages.
The organiser claimed that attacks on transgenders in the state is common and it is sad that they have to face people’s wrath. The parade will pass without causing any hindrance to the traffic movement, the participants have been allowed to use masks, if they want to hide their identity. However, they have forbidden the participants from wearing costumes that are linked to religious and political personalities.
About the Community: The LGBT community or GLBT community, also referred to as the gay community, is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and LGBT-supportive people, organizations, and subcultures, united by a common culture and social movements. Homosexuality and queer identities may be acceptable to more Indian youths than ever before, but within the boundaries of family, home and school, acceptance of their sexuality and freedom to openly express their gender choices still remain a constant struggle for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people.In urban India, where social media and corporate initiatives have created increasing awareness of LGBT rights, the scenario looks more upbeat for gay men than for transgender people or lesbian women. While urban LGBT voices that are heard through several online and real-world platforms form an important part of LGBT activism, these expose only a small part of the diverse challenges faced by the community.Far away from gay pride parades, meet-ups and heated discussions on Twitter, families in rural India have their own ways of dealing with LGBT individuals.
Legal Outcome in India: According to law, earlier Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises consensual sexual acts of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) adults in private, amounts to denial of their rights to privacy and dignity and results in gross miscarriage of justice. India’s Supreme Court has that the right of the country’s LGBT people to express their sexuality without discrimination. Sexual orientation is covered under clauses in the Indian Constitution that relate to liberty, despite the Government claiming there was no legal right to privacy.
The SC judgement read: “Sexual orientation is an essential attribute of privacy.”
“Discrimination against an individual on the basis of sexual orientation is deeply offensive to the dignity and self-worth of the individual. Equality demands that the sexual orientation of each individual in society must be protected on an even platform.”
The latest ruling of Supreme Court confirms the freedom to express sexual orientation formed part of a wider case assessing whether privacy was a fundamental right for the 1.3 billion people living in India. The panel decided it should be part of the right to life and liberty enshrined in the country’s contribution.
Around the world: Favourable and Non-Favorable Impacts
1. In many African countries where homosexuality is already illegal, more draconian anti-gay laws are being passed and violence against LGBT people is increasing.
2. The US president supports gay marriage (same-sex marriage legalized only in some cities of the United States). Parts of Latin America remain the standard for equality for LGBT rights.
3. Argentina's Gender Identity Law 2012 allowed the change of gender on birth certificates for transgender people. It also legalised same-sex marriage in 2010, giving same-sex couples the same rights as opposite-sex couples, including the right to adopt children.
4. Uruguay and Mexico City also allow equal marriage and adoption.
5. Colombia recognised its first legal same-sex civil union (not "marriage").
6. In Asia, LGBT groups are making progess.
7. Vietnam saw its first gay pride rally and also will launch a campaign for equality in employment. The country's ministry of justice has backed plans to legalise gay marriage, after the ministry of health came out for marriage equality.
8. In Singapore, the Pink Dot pride rally attracted 21,000 people at the end of June (the biggest number since it started four years ago) showing the Singapore is not conservative where the gay rights been concerned.
9. The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago also expressed to repeal the laws that ban homosexuality.
10. The prime minister of Jamaica, Portia Simpson Miller, has also thinked about changing the laws.
11. The number of countries legalising same-sex marriage continues to grow, with Denmark, Brazil, France and New Zealand just some that joined more progressive countries that had legalised it earlier.
12. England and Wales has the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
1. The countries like Iran where the Homosexuality is punishable to death and also Middle East Countries does not support the rights for LGBT Community.
2. Nigeria's anti-gay laws are becoming ever more draconian. It passed a bill outlawing same-sex marriage, punishable with a 14-year prison term.
3. In Uganda, politician banned the rights for gay and at one point seeking punish to homosexuals relationships with death penalty.
4. In Russia, gay rights are moving further away from other European countries. In an extreme version of Britain's section 28, a new law will punish anybody disseminating "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors expressed in distribution of information aimed at the formation of misperceptions of the social equivalence of traditional and non-traditional sexual relations | <urn:uuid:dd10584d-3616-467b-88bf-bfd0f94688f2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/snapticle/11076-first-ever-lgbt-parade.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00467.warc.gz | en | 0.944056 | 1,226 | 2.46875 | 2 |
When businesses find themselves in financial difficulties, it is often the case that proactive action could have been taken in the previous months to avoid the problems. Insolvencies rarely occur without some sort of warning, particularly when it comes to bad debtors.
Some signals are quite overt, while many are subtle and go unnoticed. It is these understated signals, commonly presenting themselves in advance of bankruptcy, that are important to recognise. Being aware of them can enable companies to take the appropriate steps to steer clear of bad debt and the associated financial issues that can arise.
(1) Large, first-time orders
In the scramble for revenue, businesses can sometimes jump to welcome a large order (at full price) from a new customer, often out of the blue, without doing the necessary checks.
This red flag is usually typical of a fraud in this case the debtor should be keen to gain trust from the supplier by offering and giving relevant financial statements that are made available well ahead of deadlines and which often show above average performance for the sector. Non-payment, or even a delayed payment on a significant order can leave a company in severe difficulties, and the prudent question is to ask why the debtor did not want to negotiate on price in the first place. Appropriate credit checks should always be taken to ensure a debtors legitimacy and financial viability.
(2) Slow account payments
A substantial rise in your day sales outstanding (DSO) with a particularly customer specifically when goods are being delivered when unpaid debts are already over 90 days old is a warning sign that should be addressed immediately.
If the company in question is only making payments when reordering product, looking to change its payment terms or just generally failing to comply with the credit agreement previously adhered to, the firm is likely to be suffering from a volatile cash flow, with payment dependent on various other factors.
(3) New financial arrangements
If a debtor company is in the process of getting new financing or changing banks it can mean one of two things. The move could be to fuel a major expansion which would be a good thing for future business. However, it also may be to cover large losses and the customer should be treated with caution.
(4) Continual credit enquiries
A constant stream of checks from credit providers can either represent a positive growth indicator or a need for prudence. Your customer may be going through a key growth phase which may include expansion into new markets. Conversely, it may signify that the company is having trouble paying its current creditors or desperate for credit to cover financial losses other suppliers may also be nervous about potential bad debt.
(5) Frequent excuses
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As the showdown in Congress escalates, the Biden reconciliation bill’s $3.5 trillion size has become a lightning rod.
President Biden’s $3.5 trillion reconciliation package would expand Medicare, combat climate change and offer free public prekindergarten and community college while boosting federal safety-net programs. At first glance, its price dwarfs era-defining social programs like Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, which cost around $324 billion in today’s dollars, and Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society, which cost around $520 billion in today’s dollars. Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act cost around $943 billion while the Affordable Care Act was pegged at around $1.1 trillion through 2019, adjusted for inflation.
The Biden legacy is even bigger if you include the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan plus another roughly $572 billion in new spending through an infrastructure package, which the House was wrestling with on Friday.
But while the reconciliation package looks colossal by those standards, its passage wouldn’t guarantee Biden a legacy on par with those transformative social programs. His predecessors led a smaller country with a smaller economy. Even after adjusting for inflation, the U.S. economy is more than 20 times bigger than it was in 1934 and five times bigger than in 1964, thanks to a population that has more than doubled as well as factories and offices that produce far more than their Depression-era predecessors.
Every dollar in spending FDR and LBJ proposed was much larger relative to each taxpayer’s income, making costly legislation harder to pass. So rather than adjusting for inflation, many economists compare historical spending with the size of the economy (GDP). In an average year from 1934 to 1940, New Deal spending was equal to 2.8 percent of all goods and services sold in the United States. The Great Society averaged about 0.9 percent a year, while Obama’s plans combined averaged around 1 percent of GDP. Biden’s plan comes in around 1.1 percent of the economy for an average year from 2021 to 2031 — 2.1 percent if you include the American Rescue Plan and infrastructure bill.
“We’ve outdone the New Deal by a long way in terms of spending,” said Price Fishback, an economics professor and New Deal scholar at the University of Arizona. “But it’s almost impossible for him to have an impact that will go beyond what Roosevelt did.”
Biden’s plan also looks bigger, because thanks to limits on how many filibuster-proof bills can be passed via reconciliation each year, many key initiatives have been compressed into a single ambitious package — or three packages if you count the other two pillars of the Biden agenda above. The New Deal and the Great Society were both passed piecemeal over several years.
And $3.5 trillion is just the cost side of the bill. It would be offset by $2.9 trillion in revenue, according to recent estimates, putting its budgetary impact at $0.6 trillion. For comparison, Donald Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cost between $3.3 trillion and $5.6 trillion, according to Marc Goldwein of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, depending on how you count the money shifted around by a restructuring of the tax code. But offsetting those tax cuts with revenue means it added between $1.5 trillion and $1.9 trillion to the budget.
The true size of Biden plan is further limited, because many of its provisions are set to expire within a few years, economist and Urban Institute fellow Eugene Steuerle said. That’s a budgetary trick that reduces the top-line cost but sets the stage for future political battles. The popular $300 child tax credit, for example, would expire in 2025. The New Deal and Great Society, of course, spawned myriad programs still in effect today, from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission to Medicare and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If the Biden plan’s expiring provisions are extended, as Democrats hope, the plan’s long-term cost will be larger.
But long-term cost as scored by budget wonks is not a perfect measure.
“Many of the costs should be regarded as investments with fairly sizable returns,” said University of California at Los Angeles professor Martha Bailey, co-editor of the book “Legacies of the War on Poverty.” “The political discussion often revolves around how much things cost today but neglects that these costs are substantially reduced or even generate revenue when viewed over the longer term.”
For example, Bailey and her collaborators recently showed Head Start, a preschool program that remains a signature achievement of the Great Society’s War on Poverty, actually turned a 14 percent profit by increasing college graduation rates by almost 40 percent and reducing reliance on public assistance.
Many such programs, particularly those focused on low-income children, generate generational returns that ultimately pay for themselves, according to a recent analysis of 133 U.S. policy changes over the past 60 years by economist Nathaniel Hendren and PhD candidate Ben Sprung-Keyser of Harvard University, published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Adult-focused programs such as unemployment benefits or housing vouchers, however, are designed to provide short-term benefits to recipients and tend not to recoup their costs in the long run.
Step back and consider a chart of U.S. social spending as a share of GDP over the past 60 years. It’s hard to even pick out major programs like the New Deal and Great Society, according to University of California at Davis economist Peter H. Lindert, author of the book “Making Social Spending Work.”
“The $3.5 trillion proposal not only fails to stand out in the long sweep of history, but even represents a deceleration of the average upward trend in that taxpayer cost over the last six decades,” Lindert said.
In fact, the Biden administration’s reconciliation proposal amounts to a step down from the truly massive rush of social spending experienced in 2020, under the Cares Act passed by large congressional majorities and signed by Trump, Lindert said.
Overall social spending has increased steadily over the decades as the population ages and incomes rise, regardless of who is in power. The president’s opening bid for reconciliation spending is in line with that long-term trend. The contents of the bill may well be revolutionary, but the price tag, which so far has attracted the lion’s share of the attention, isn’t.
Formal, comparable federal spending estimates are difficult to find for the decades before Congressional Budget Office began operations in 1975.
For the most comparable possible numbers for the New Deal, The Washington Post used 1934 through 1940 spending totals from a 2015 Research in Economic History analysis by economist Price Fishback of the University of Arizona as well as 2015 Journal of Economic History analysis by Fishback and Valentina Kachanovskaya.
There have been few attempts to put a comparable price on the Great Society and its signature program, the War on Poverty. To create one, The Post started with “Federal Outlays Benefiting Persons Below the Poverty Level” in the 1976 Statistical Abstract of the United States. We imputed missing values based on neighboring years and counted all spending from 1965 to 1974 on programs created by the Great Society, as well as all increases in spending above 1964 levels on programs expanded by the Great Society.
For Biden’s reconciliation plan, The Post used Senate budget resolution committee allowances for all committees but finance, where The Post assumed $1.8 trillion of gross costs listed in budget committee documents. For offsets, we used CRFB’s $2.9 trillion estimate of the House bill, based on estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation and other sources. | <urn:uuid:45319c2c-f129-44f4-b6a4-5e171a620bc2> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/02/joe-biden-new-deal-infrastructure/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.942036 | 1,649 | 2.359375 | 2 |
When it comes to the topics of (rule) Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics, they both have different views to what they believe about lives being of equal moral value. The two also have different views of what moral considerability is, which means the certain traits that give you your personhood. When those ideas are then out in to action, they will yield two different results, such as the case when one looks at abortion. In general, people who follow Kantian ethics are more concerned and centered on the fact that if a person a living, breathing being, they are of moral value, not giving as much concern to the quality of life that the person has. When you look at these two general ideas of the different types of ethics, Kantian Ethics seems to be the much more sound and moral view. It is inclined to look at the fact that the person is a person and can contribute to society in some fashion. Even though utilitarianism claim to be more concerned with the welfare of the members of a society, it really just takes the value and importance out of human beings. .
When talking about Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics, one of the things that separates the two views is the way in which they differentiate between moral considerablility. In the case of Utilitarianism ethics they define moral considerability as any being which is sentient. This means that the being must be able to experience sensation or feeling. This is especially important for them when looking at the issue of abortion. The Utilitarianism view of abortion varies depending on how conservative or liberal the views are but in general some types of abortion are allowed under the Utilitarianism idea of thinking. Utilitarianism is more lenient on the abortion issue because they don’t feel that when a baby is born they are immediately sentient. It is felt that this is something that is gained through time. This idea is incredibly irrational and immoral. | <urn:uuid:d95708f7-4dde-497a-a8aa-496fa6b21bc9> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/98980.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282935.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00235-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967953 | 388 | 2.9375 | 3 |
Abstract : The cleaning procedure used to produce the data that we analyze for the search of periodic sources of gravitational waves is based on different steps, which are applied to both time and frequency domain data. We have recently improved the procedure, which now consists of different steps. The use of a cleaned procedure is in principle important, since it is aimed to recover at best the observation time from the data by vetoing only times where disturbances act and not entire data chunks. Clearly, the effect of the procedure depends on the nature of the data, and is thus highly related to the detector characteristics in a particular run. We will here describe the whole cleaning chain, by giving details and examples based on the C7 and WSR10 Virgo runs. | <urn:uuid:8958f8bf-1612-48d3-86d8-288c48e13a41> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://hal.in2p3.fr/in2p3-00423954 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00475-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947497 | 148 | 1.804688 | 2 |
Civil War Nurse
At the beginning of the Civil War, the United States Government was not prepared to offer its soldiers adequate medical care. To fill that need, they created the United States Sanitary Commission on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised its own funds, enlisted thousands of volunteers and was run by Frederick Law Olmsted.
The Peninsula Campaign of 1862 lasted nine weeks, and inflicted a terrible cost in lives. During that campaign, Katharine Prescott Wormeley, Georgeanna Woolsey, and Eliza Woolsey Howland served as Union nurses. Working on board Sanitary Commission's hospital transport ships, these three members of prominent Northern families wrote about their experiences in great detail.
Katharine wrote about her patients' sufferings, the government's failure to provide enough supplies for the sick and wounded, and her colleagues. She realized that history was unfolding before her, and carefully described such important events as President Abraham Lincoln's July 1862 visit to General George B. McClellan at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, relating every detail.
These excerpts from a letter Katharine wrote to her mother tell us of the difficulties she suffered.
DEAR MOTHER, Yesterday was a hard day, and not a very useful one. The result is that I am a little befogged this morning—deaf, drowsy, and dull. Five hundred men came down last night, out of the regimental hospitals on the right. Our gentlemen were up all night. I was safe in my berth; but Georgy [Georgeanna Woolsey] was in the tent till 3 a.m., though she had been up all the night before.
Mr. Olmsted has just been, full of brightness, to tell me that everything is arranged satisfactorily, and to read me the signed agreement.
The Commission is to take:
1. All badly wounded men, all amputations and compound fractures of the lower extremities, and all other cases which ought not to travel at first (say five hundred—a large estimate), and keep them on board the Knickerbocker and the St. Mark [hospital ships] in the river until they can be moved. It engages to spend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars on the means of carrying out this first item.
2. It agrees to receive at Fortress Monroe three thousand other bad cases able to bear transportation, whenever a battle occurs; twelve days of it, and transport them to New York, Washington or elsewhere.
Thus, you see, the Commission gains the certainty that the worst cases and the greatest suffering shall be under its own eye and care. The rest—the slightly wounded, or those so wounded as to be able to help themselves—are the ones that are left to the Government.
This enables us to contemplate a great battle with less of a nightmare feeling than we have had while there was nothing to expect but a repetition of past scenes. We feel that something is impending; the clearing out of the hospitals, the arrangements thus decisively made for the wounded, all seem to point to a coming emergency. Oh! Can we help dreading it!
General Van Vliet has just been here—a jolly old gentleman, with his shock of yellow-white hair, and his nice, old-fashioned politesse for "the ladies." We fire a volley of questions at him. First, and before all else, "How is the General!?" (meaning General McClellan.) "Ho! He’s well; quite got over that fever of yours—what do you call it, typhoid?"
Then we try to get out of him some information about the state of affairs. He said he dined at General Porter's headquarters with several of the corps commanders yesterday, and it was universally agreed that General Porter’s position was not tenable any longer; that our line was far too long (I told you that our right was stretched out to touch McDowell).
"Well," says the General, "Porter is in what you may call a deadlock - can’t get across the river; there's a battery. What they'll do will be to try and turn our flank. Perhaps they'll do it; perhaps not."
"And we?" We cried.
"Oh, you!" he said, with his jolly laugh, "you'll have to cut and run as best you can, and we'll go into Richmond."
Captain Sawtelle sent me a present of mint to-day (his orderly could not restrain a smile as he give it to me), and the Captain came just now with an eye, I fear, to that improper thing called a "mint-julep." You may think it very vulgar, but let me tell you it is very good; and you would think so too if you had been up all night, with the thermometer at 90 degrees.
Georgy is flitting about, putting things to rights (or wrongs) with as much energy as if she had not been up two nights. She has hunted me into the smallest corner of the cabin, while she dusts and decorates the rest. Her activity is a never-ending marvel to me.
I saw her to-day spring from the ground to the floor of a freight-car, with a can of beef-tea in one hand, her flask in the other, and a row of tin cups tied round her waist. Our precious flasks! They do us good service at every turn. We wear them slung over our shoulders by a bit of ribbon or an end of rope.
If, in the "long hereafter of song," some poet should undertake to immortalize us, he'll do it thus, if he's an honest man and sticks to truth:
A lady with a flask shall stand,
Beef-tea and punch in either hand,
Heroic mass of mud
And dirt and stains and blood!
This matter of dirt and stains is becoming very serious. My dresses are in such a state that I loathe them, and myself in them. From chin to belt they are yellow with lemon-juice, sticky with sugar, greasy with beef-tea, and pasted with milk-porridge. Farther down, I dare not inquire into them. Somebody said the other day that he wished to kiss the hem of my garment. I thought of the condition of that article, and shuddered.
"Georgy," I said the other day, "what am I to do? I can't put on that dress again, and the other is a great deal worse."
"I know what I shall do", says Georgy, who is never at a loss, and suggests the wildest things in the calmest way: "Dr. Agnew has some flannel shirts, he is going back to New York, and can't want them. I shall get him to give me one."
Accordingly Santa Georgeanna has appeared in an easy and graceful costume, looking especially feminine. I took the hint and have followed suit in a flannel shirt from the hospital supplies; and now, having tasted the sweets of that easy garment, we shall dread civilization if we have to part with what we call our "Agnews."
Good-bye! I have so many letters to write that sometimes I feel as if I could not write another word. I have twelve lying by me now, ready to go off—soldiers' letters and answers to the friends of the dead.
We receive such pathetic, noble letters from the parents and friends of those who have died in our care, and to whom it is a part of our duty to write. They will never cease to be a sad and tender memory to us. The mothers' are the most noble and unselfish; the wives' the most pathetic—so painfully full of personal feeling.
Katharine also served at a hospital on the mainland. The headquarters were known to them as White House, from a small abandoned plantation house on the river. George Washington had lived there after his marriage to Martha. The wounded were brought there by rail and by wagon through the forest.
How these wealthy, refined women who came from a life of ease and gentility ever made the transition to such scenes of horror and death is a complete mystery to me. But there is ample evidence that they did. Maybe it was in the difficulty of the work that they found fulfillment.
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President, some Republican candidates resume use of “‘activist judges’ in campaign rhetoric
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s Oct. 25 marriage ruling appeared to follow a cautious route, ducking the core question of whether or not to authorize same-sex marriage and sending that matter to the state legislature. While all seven justices agreed that gay men and women must receive the same rights and benefits available to married heterosexuals, four members of the court withheld the keys to wedlock, writing that the future of the institution was a decision for the democratically elected representatives.
At first glance, it appeared that the justices had found a politically popular middle ground. By passing the ball to the lawmakers, they could hardly be accused of judicial activism. The determination that same-sex couples deserved equal rights, in turn, was right in line with state anti-discrimination policies and popular sentiment.
Polls indicate that New Jersey residents are slightly in favor of same-sex marriage, and even more supportive of civil unions.
But the careful balance made no difference to the White House spin machine, which wasted no time in incorporating the decision into the campaign message almost as if the Garden State justices had ordered immediate licenses for gay men and lesbians.
By the following day, President George W. Bush had added a marriage component to his standard stump speech, in what the Associated Press reported was the first major addition to the president’s routine in the run up to the election.
“For decades, activist judges have tried to redefine America by court order,” Bush told a crowd in Georgia on Monday. “Just this last week in New Jersey, another activist court issued a ruling that raises doubt about the institution of marriage. We believe marriage is between a man and a woman and should be defended.”
The passage reportedly earned the president a standing ovation of nearly 30 seconds.
Two years ago, Bush said he would not be opposed to civil unions, as long as the definition of marriage was reserved for heterosexuals.
And the New Jersey majority themselves expressed a degree of respect for the institution that would probably have earned them a cheer or two in Georgia as well:
“We cannot escape the reality that the shared societal meaning of marriage passed down through the common law into our statutory law has always been the union of a man and a woman,” wrote the majority. “To alter that meaning would render a profound change in the public consciousness of a social institution of ancient origin.”
In other words, the campaign rhetoric ignored the substance of the decision, and counted on the fact that the vast majority of Americans had no idea what exactly the New Jersey court had actually ordered. The opinion called for equal rights, and that was close enough to justify a full-blown “save marriage” sound bite.
The release of the New Jersey decision had long been expected for late October. Since many observers expected a marriage victory, it’s a given that both Republican and Democratic strategists prepared reactions in advance. When the justices instead delivered a more complicated verdict, Republicans simply glossed over the inconvenient details.
In Virginia, Republican Sen. George Allen issued no less than five press releases condemning New Jersey and painting his opponent, James Webb, as a pawn of the liberal gay rights machine. Virginia, where the outcome of the close Senate race will help decide whether Republicans maintain control of the upper house, is one of eight states considering an amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage next week.
According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, three polls conducted over the weekend showed Webb had gained the lead over the former front runner by three or four points, but that can likely be attributed, at least in part, to allegations that Allen, when he was a college student, regularly referred to African-Americans with a pejorative.
The Tennessee Senate race, another hard fought battle between Congressman Harold Ford and Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker, could also be affected by a marriage vote, although both Ford and Corker are against same-sex marriage and the Tennessee measure is expected to sail through. Nonetheless, if voters decide to make a special effort based on a perceived threat to marriage, the extra support could give Corker a lift.
Writing on his Crystal Ball Web site, political analyst Larry Sabato called the ruling “a Republican gift of yet to be determined value.”
Sabato agrees with other observers that the gay marriage card has lost some of its power over the electorate since 2004. Nonetheless, New Jersey’s ruling, he says, “holds the potential to revive dormant conservative hostility towards judicial liberals at a time when many conservatives, disheartened by the Foley scandal and other Washington improprieties, may have considered sitting this midterm out.”
There is also, however, a sense that the electorate is weary of the subject of same-sex marriage. Far right conservatives will no doubt never tire of the so-called social issues, but the vast majority of voters place Iraq, terrorism and economic concerns at the top of their lists, leaving gay marriage at the bottom.
Although pre-election polls suggest that all eight of the marriage amendments will pass, there is an indication that support is much lower than the 70 percent or so we have come to expect in the states of Arizona, Virginia, Wisconsin and Colorado. Idaho, Tennessee, South Dakota and South Carolina seem headed to larger amendment victories. Whether or not New Jersey’s ruling will effect the amendment votes is debatable.
Marriage amendments have earned their sizable majorities in part because many voters who don’t care much about the issue, nonetheless lean towards “traditional marriage.”In the last two years, however, there has been significant coverage of the hidden language in many of these measures that may threaten unmarried couples in general and preempt partner rights.
Finally, as the New York Times reports, the decision may have little or no impact in gay-friendly New Jersey itself, where Republican Senate candidate Thomas H. Kean’s spokeswoman, Jill Hazelbaker, says he will “stick with the issues that we’ve been winning on this entire campaign.”
Kean is running against incumbent Democrat Robert Martinez, who is clinging to a small lead.
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In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
This fact is considered indisputable by almost anyone with an elementary-level education. But what has been disputed publicly by various groups in recent years is the impact of his activities in the Western Hemisphere.
The credit Christopher Columbus received for discovering the Americas has long been up for debate. Many believe earlier explorers such as Leif Erikson landed on the American continent before Columbus’ arrival on islands just outside the Gulf of Mexico. What is acknowledged is that Columbus was the first to establish a back-and-forth connection between mainland Europe and the Americas. Along with this connection to Europe, Columbus brought with him European diseases, politics and enslavement of indigenous peoples.
Records of large-scale celebrations of Columbus’ discovery date back to the late 18th century. Columbus Day was made an official Utah state holiday in 1919 and an official federal holiday in 1934. Since 1971, Columbus Day has been officially observed on the second Monday of October.
But since its inception, and even more in recent years, debate has surrounded the holiday. Will Columbus Day survive its first hundred years as a designated federal holiday? Or will it be replaced with a holiday that celebrates Indigenous Americans, the people who already existed in the Americas long before his voyage? Can both holidays coexist?
Many cities and states have already made their decision that, no, the two cannot coexist. Indigenous Peoples Day replaces Columbus Day in Seattle, Wash.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Berkeley, Calif.; and parts of Alaska. Hawaii celebrates Discoverer’s Day in place of Columbus Day to celebrate the Polynesian explorers that discovered the Hawaiian Islands. South Dakota was the first to replace Columbus Day when it did so in 1990, replacing it with Native Americans Day.
Other states have said, “Why not both?” California celebrates Native American Day on the fourth Friday of September, and Tennessee celebrates American Indian Day on the fourth Monday of September.
The move to rename Columbus Day also seems to be growing. On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the governing council of the District of Columbia voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. A survey released earlier this month by the college student polling platform College Pulse shows 69% of 1,500 college students surveyed support renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.
Activist David Wright believes celebrating Columbus Day should be a thing of the past. He refers to the glorification of Columbus as “a big mistake from an educated perspective, a false claim and misguided ideal of domination.”
Wright believes replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day would give Native Americans greater rights to their heritage and history, and he said eliminating Columbus Day “is important to correct the imperialistic rule over governing humanity and the incorrect history.”
Simply put, Wright said he feels the need to reveal the truth about Columbus’ history with Indigenous Americans. He believes Columbus does not deserve to be remembered as a hero “because (Columbus) deserves no credit. He only opened the way for more exploration and the ideals of exploiting the wealth of our nation and cultures.”
Indigenous American and BYU professor Roni Jo Draper said the effects of Columbus on indigenous peoples extend far beyond the Taino peoples of Hispaniola, the island that is now Haiti and the Dominican Republic. While Columbus never directly interacted with indigenous Americans outside of Hispaniola and only briefly in Panama, he set a precedent for the treatment of indigenous peoples that lasts to this day, she said.
“He represents all the explorers who came after him,” Draper said. “Lewis and Clark, the pioneers, the Gold Rushers of 1849 … all of those folks who upon contact with indigenous people didn’t see humans; they saw savage individuals.”
Draper said she believes the way Columbus treated the Taino people affects indigenous people to this day.
“As soon as those folks could be identified as sort of subhuman, then it was much easier to say remove them, kill them, rape them, take their material goods, sell them as their own. And for a lot of indigenous peoples, we are still living that truth,” she said. “Those views of indigenous people haven’t shifted enough to allow indigenous peoples and their nations to thrive.”
She has seen the impact of this in her own life and personal heritage. Draper is a member of the Yurok Tribe, which lost approximately 72% of its population to the bounty put on Native American scalps in the 1850s following the Gold Rush in 1849. Her grandmother was forced into an Indian boarding school, and Draper’s father was taken from family and banished from his home at 16 years old by a non-indigenous judge.
“I don’t cast myself as a victim,” she said. “I cast us as survivors and people who are seeking to thrive through the harsh reality. But if we’re going to end racism, if we’re going to end white supremacy, we need people to start talking about it.”
For this reason, Draper said she and other indigenous people are done putting up with the traditional narrative surrounding Columbus.
Despite the pain surrounding Columbus Day that Draper and others feel, there are definite supporters; people who find joy in the legacy and celebration of the early explorer. These people were involved in the original lobbying efforts to designate Columbus Day as an official government holiday in their cities and states and even federally. Knights of Columbus, founded in 1882, is a Catholic fraternity that focuses on service and actively lobbies to preserve Columbus Day.
Andy Airriess, a Utah deputy with the Knights of Columbus, said Columbus was a natural choice to represent the group at its founding in 1882, as he was America’s most widely known and respected Catholic at the time. Catholics in that era were not popular among most Americans who often favored more Protestant religious beliefs. The Ku Klux Klan even targeted Catholics and fought against official designations for Columbus Day because of Columbus’ Catholicism.
Airriess said he believes much of Columbus’ legacy has been misconstrued by his political enemies. He said much of what Americans use to study Columbus was written by his chief political rival Francisco de Bobadilla. He likens taking Bobadilla for his word to taking former President Jimmy Carter for his word on his political foe, Ronald Reagan, who won the White House from Carter. While pointing out this potential historical bias, Airriess believes there are historical reports of Columbus’ misdeeds that can be trusted.
“Columbus was a great man. Was he perfect? No,” Airriess said.
Airriess said that Columbus’ intent with the Taino people was not primarily enslavement, but evangelization. He pointed out that slavery existed long before Columbus, and continues to exist, albeit in different ways, to this day.
Airriess said Columbus Day helps him celebrate his culture and heritage as a Catholic, and member of the Knights of Columbus, but he doesn’t think that means he has to oppose Indigenous Peoples Day. “I have nothing against adding an Indigenous Peoples Day,” he said. “But don’t take one away simply to get another. Start a new one.”
Columbus Day perhaps holds its greatest importance with Italian Americans who look to Columbus as the first Italian American. Though Columbus sailed under the Spanish flag, it is believed he was born in Genoa, Italy. Some Italian Americans view him as the first immigrant and use Columbus Day as an opportunity to celebrate their Italian American heritage.
Nick Fuoco, a board member with the Utah Italian American Civic League, said early Italian American immigrants relied on Columbus’ standing as a hero to help them assimilate into a hostile community. “Columbus was the first symbol of America that all Americans saw as a positive figure and that, in turn, mainstreamed us as Italian Americans to be seen as real Americans instead of being seen as the scum of America,” Fuoco said.
He said the way Italian immigrants were seen and treated mirrored the way many Latin immigrants have been treated in more recent years. He said Columbus can be a symbol to all immigrants and show the strength of the immigrant spirit.
Fuoco doesn’t try to dispute the controversial parts of Columbus’ history. “There were maybe some things that Columbus did that by modern standards would be barbaric or ridiculous, but that goes for every historical figure.”
Fuoco believes historical figures shouldn’t be judged by modern-day standards. “People did things that they’re not proud of. People make mistakes or things happen that are historically appropriate for their time but are not appropriate in the modern day,” Fuoco said. “To have this revisionist history and to try to understand something that happened 700 or 800 years ago is really a slippery slope.”
While Fuoco strongly supports the continuing celebration of Columbus Day, he believes it can coexist with an Indigenous Peoples Day, which he said is something the Utah Italian American Civic League would be happy to put its resources behind.
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
Although the notion of renewable energy sources is very much in vogue at the moment, the potential of solar, thermal or wind energy has been discussed for years. To date, however, cost, aesthetics and the ability to produce sufficient energy to replace some of the fossil fuel-based energy sources on which we currently rely has limited their application.
A British company believes, however, that it may have a solution: Plastic trees and plants. (No, these are not the ones that you buy for that family member who seems incapable of caring for a living plant.) Solar Botanic, with recently announced R&D funding from U.S.- based GREENgENERGY, Inc., is developing an innovative and efficient energy solution by combining biomimicry and nanotechnologies in unique, patented, energy-harvesting artificial trees.
Solar Botanic assures that each tree will look realistic despite the fact that the trunk will be made from recycled plastics and rubber, and the “nano-leaves” will contain three separates devices to harvest solar, wind and thermal energy.
Specifically, each of the leaves’ petioles (the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem) will hold very small piezoelectric nanogenerators, capable of capturing the wind’s kinetic energy and transforming it into electricity. Each leaf is then comprised of two layers, one containing thermoelectrics to convert solar heat into electricity and the other a photovoltaic layer to transform the sun’s light into electricity. Solar Botanic claims that a single solar tree with a 20 feet canopy should generate enough power to satisfy the needs of an average home. And naturally, the artificial trees will offer the same wind barrier and shade benefits that real trees provide.
In addition to being used to service individual households, Solar Botanic envisages numerous commercial applications from lining highways and car parks (potentially providing the power source to recharge electric cars) to entire artificial tree forests that could make a significant contribution to the national electrical grid.
At this point Solar Botanic expects to release its first prototype tree next summer and there remain, of course, a number of hurdles to this type of technology being introduced on a broader scale. Nonetheless, it’s pretty exciting to think that this may be part of the energy solution. And besides, with the fall just around the corner, the idea of having to rake a few less leaves is pretty attractive too! | <urn:uuid:7c48a34a-659a-4e5b-ad5b-554a148178dc> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.inthehopper.org/sustainability/plastic-tree-energy-solution/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00222-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944034 | 509 | 3.546875 | 4 |
In the second installment of our series on George Washington’s Farewell Address, we do a close reading of the first section of the first president’s parting remarks as he left office in 1796, to get at the heart of his message to Americans of his own day and their posterity—us. I have reproduced about 75% of the text here, omitting some of the elaborations on core ideas.
“Friends and Citizens:
The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant, and the time actually arrived when your thoughts must be employed in designating the person who is to be clothed with that important trust, it appears to me proper, especially as it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice, that I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made.
I beg you, at the same time, to do me the justice to be assured that this resolution has not been taken without a strict regard to all the considerations appertaining to the relation which binds a dutiful citizen to his country; and that in withdrawing the tender of service, which silence in my situation might imply, I am influenced by no diminution of zeal for your future interest, no deficiency of grateful respect for your past kindness, but am supported by a full conviction that the step is compatible with both.”
—We are forced to recall, right off the bat, that President Washington was a dedicated student of etiquette all his life, and therefore his writing style reflects the proper style of the day, which is to be a little circuitous in coming to the point. Long sentences, multiple clauses, all well-executed but foreign to us for the most part today. What he is saying here is that he wants to explain why he’s not running for a third term, in part so that people will focus their attention on new candidates and not say, I think Washington should run and I’m holding out for him. He also doesn’t want other candidates to feel uncomfortable in creating their own platforms (“it may conduce to a more distinct expression of the public voice”). In the second paragraph, Washington wants to make clear that it’s not that he feels he’s unpopular or unwanted, or that he no longer cares about the welfare of the nation. That said, he will explain his refusal to run for another term as president.
“The acceptance of, and continuance hitherto in, the office to which your suffrages have twice called me have been a uniform sacrifice of inclination to the opinion of duty and to a deference for what appeared to be your desire. I constantly hoped that it would have been much earlier in my power, consistently with motives which I was not at liberty to disregard, to return to that retirement from which I had been reluctantly drawn. The strength of my inclination to do this, previous to the last election, had even led to the preparation of an address to declare it to you; but mature reflection on the then perplexed and critical posture of our affairs with foreign nations, and the unanimous advice of persons entitled to my confidence, impelled me to abandon the idea.
I rejoice that the state of your concerns, external as well as internal, no longer renders the pursuit of inclination incompatible with the sentiment of duty or propriety, and am persuaded, whatever partiality may be retained for my services, that, in the present circumstances of our country, you will not disapprove my determination to retire.”
—Here Washington is fairly blunt: serving as President has been a burden, and he longed to refuse a second term, but from “motives I was not at liberty to disregard” he sucked it up and served another four years. In particular, he worried about “our affairs with foreign nations”—England and France, each of whom was continually angling to involve the U.S. in their war. He does not mention it explicitly, but Washington was also concerned about “internal” rebellion, such as he faced in the Whiskey Rebellion, and wanted to remain in office to help strengthen the authority of the federal government. That accomplished, and foreign affairs stable for the moment, he is, happily, now able to “retire”.
“The impressions with which I first undertook the arduous trust were explained on the proper occasion. In the discharge of this trust, I will only say that I have, with good intentions, contributed towards the organization and administration of the government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable. Not unconscious in the outset of the inferiority of my qualifications, experience in my own eyes, perhaps still more in the eyes of others, has strengthened the motives to diffidence of myself; and every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome. Satisfied that if any circumstances have given peculiar value to my services, they were temporary, I have the consolation to believe that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.”
—While he had all the goodwill in the world and did his best, Washington is no politician, and he feels his lack of experience at every turn. Every issue he has dealt with as president has reminded him of what he doesn’t know, and as he gets older that burden gets heavier. Any special appeal he has as president is temporary, and (though he doesn’t come out and say this) the result of his status as a war hero. All that said, he has done his duty as best he could, and thus done all that patriotism requires.
“…If benefits have resulted to our country from these services, let it always be remembered to your praise, and as an instructive example in our annals, that under circumstances in which the passions, agitated in every direction, were liable to mislead, amidst appearances sometimes dubious, vicissitudes of fortune often discouraging, in situations in which not unfrequently want of success has countenanced the spirit of criticism, the constancy of your support was the essential prop of the efforts, and a guarantee of the plans by which they were effected. Profoundly penetrated with this idea, I shall carry it with me to my grave, as a strong incitement to unceasing vows that heaven may continue to you the choicest tokens of its beneficence; that your union and brotherly affection may be perpetual; that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be sacredly maintained; that its administration in every department may be stamped with wisdom and virtue; that, in fine, the happiness of the people of these States, under the auspices of liberty, may be made complete by so careful a preservation and so prudent a use of this blessing as will acquire to them the glory of recommending it to the applause, the affection, and adoption of every nation which is yet a stranger to it.”
—A valuable lesson to learn from his terms of service is that even though the public were divided at times, and argued about the right thing to do, they did two crucial things: they supported a president who was acting in good faith, and they voluntarily chose to abide by the terms of the Constitution. When they disagreed with Washington, they did not rise up, or react with violence—they worked within the law, and continuing to put the Constitution first will be what makes the U.S. great.
“Here, perhaps, I ought to stop. But a solicitude for your welfare, which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger, natural to that solicitude, urge me, on an occasion like the present, to offer to your solemn contemplation, and to recommend to your frequent review, some sentiments which are the result of much reflection, of no inconsiderable observation, and which appear to me all-important to the permanency of your felicity as a people. These will be offered to you with the more freedom, as you can only see in them the disinterested warnings of a parting friend, who can possibly have no personal motive to bias his counsel. Nor can I forget, as an encouragement to it, your indulgent reception of my sentiments on a former and not dissimilar occasion.
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.”
—He’s going to give us some advice, which we should take as the objective advice from a loving friend that it is. He’s not trying to influence later U.S. policy, or the men who serve as President after him. He’s just going to speak from the heart.
“The unity of government which constitutes you one people is also now dear to you. It is justly so, for it is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad; of your safety; of your prosperity; of that very liberty which you so highly prize. But as it is easy to foresee that, from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth; as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively (though often covertly and insidiously) directed, it is of infinite moment that you should properly estimate the immense value of your national union to your collective and individual happiness; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as of the palladium of your political safety and prosperity; watching for its preservation with jealous anxiety; discountenancing whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can in any event be abandoned; and indignantly frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts.
For this you have every inducement of sympathy and interest. Citizens, by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles. You have in a common cause fought and triumphed together; the independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint counsels, and joint efforts of common dangers, sufferings, and successes.”
—You love your democracy and your democratic government, and you should. But remember that it is a painfully new idea, and there are going to be many people—outside the U.S. and even within it, your fellow citizens—who don’t believe it will really work. They will try to tear it down, and tell you you’re crazy, and get you to go back to the old ways. You’ve got to remember that being united under your unique government is your greatest treasure. Forget the things that make you different, like religion or customs and focus on what you have in common, what you share that no other people on earth share: a democratic government of the people, for the people, and by the people.
“But these considerations, however powerfully they address themselves to your sensibility, are greatly outweighed by those which apply more immediately to your interest. Here every portion of our country finds the most commanding motives for carefully guarding and preserving the union of the whole.
The North, in an unrestrained intercourse with the South, protected by the equal laws of a common government, finds in the productions of the latter great additional resources of maritime and commercial enterprise and precious materials of manufacturing industry. The South, in the same intercourse, benefiting by the agency of the North, sees its agriculture grow and its commerce expand. …The East, in a like intercourse with the West, already finds, and in the progressive improvement of interior communications by land and water, will more and more find a valuable vent for the commodities which it brings from abroad, or manufactures at home. The West derives from the East supplies requisite to its growth and comfort, and, what is perhaps of still greater consequence, it must of necessity owe the secure enjoyment of indispensable outlets for its own productions to the weight, influence, and the future maritime strength of the Atlantic side of the Union, directed by an indissoluble community of interest as one nation…
While, then, every part of our country thus feels an immediate and particular interest in union, all the parts combined cannot fail to find in the united mass of means and efforts greater strength, greater resource, proportionably greater security from external danger, a less frequent interruption of their peace by foreign nations; and, what is of inestimable value, they must derive from union an exemption from those broils and wars between themselves, which so frequently afflict neighboring countries not tied together by the same governments… Hence, likewise, they will avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments which, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. In this sense it is that your union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and that the love of the one ought to endear to you the preservation of the other.”
—Here Washington addresses the regional factions that were growing in the nation between North and South, East and West. You all benefit from each other; you’re all mutually dependent, he says; recognize this and embrace it. Remember that if you start to fight amongst yourselves, you make the nation vulnerable to outside attack. If you’re all united, you won’t be threatened by internal disputes or external attack, and so you won’t have to support an “overgrown military establishment”, which so often leads to military rule.
“These considerations speak a persuasive language to every reflecting and virtuous mind, and exhibit the continuance of the Union as a primary object of patriotic desire. Is there a doubt whether a common government can embrace so large a sphere? Let experience solve it. To listen to mere speculation in such a case were criminal. We are authorized to hope that a proper organization of the whole with the auxiliary agency of governments for the respective subdivisions, will afford a happy issue to the experiment. It is well worth a fair and full experiment. With such powerful and obvious motives to union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those who in any quarter may endeavor to weaken its bands.”
—Washington elaborates on this principle for a few more paragraphs, imploring Americans to turn to their government for help with regional problems, and to remember that they are unified by nothing more than their desire to live in a democracy and their willingness to obey the Constitution they have created. They have begun an experiment, Washington says, and devotion to a great result is both carrot and stick to Americans as they face the internal divisions that will inevitably come to such a large nation.
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MOSCOW, September 16. /TASS/. Work in under way in Russia on directed-energy weapons, a source in Russia’s defense industry told TASS on Wednesday.
Asked by TASS to comment on a message from the DSEi 2015 international show in London to the effect that the Royal Navy intends to adopt lasers for service by 2020, the Russian defense industry source said: "Russian engineers developing weapons reliant on new physical principles are aware of the foreign efforts in the directed-energy weapons field".
Of the basic types of the above weapons, he singled out laser, acoustic, holographic and kinetic systems. "First off, these are lasers designed not to destroy objects but to ‘blind’ them because the latter requires far less energy," he added.
In his words, blinding and immobilizing surface or submerged targets makes their destruction easier. However, the power plants of ships will have to be changed and their power will have to be redistributed in favor of the future weapons for directed-energy weapons to be installed on future ships.
"Another type of advanced weapons involves kinetic weapons — electromagnetic guns that dissolve a target by means of high kinetic energy, rather than punch through it," the expert clarified.
According to the source, acoustic weapons will be effective against surveillance systems. There are also holographic weapons, the source said without going into detail on their purpose.
Royal Navy Adm. George Zambellas said at DSEi 2015 in London: "Energy weapons don’t require conventional ammunition. With a cost-per-shot potentially measured in pence rather than pounds, they offer a route to address the spiralling costs of missile development and production, as well as reducing supply chain demands."
"The Royal Navy plans to demonstrate a directed energy weapon at sea by the end of the decade," Adm. Zambellas said.
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Pope Benedict XVI has told a German journalist that condom use can be justified in some cases to help stop the spread of AIDS.
News of the Pope’s historic new stance was first posted online on November 20 in L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s newspaper.
The Pope insisted that condoms were not “a real or moral solution” to stopping the spread of AIDS. But he said “there may be a basis [for condom use] in the case of some individuals, as perhaps when a male prostitute uses a condom, where this can be a first step in the direction of a moralisation, a first assumption of responsibility”.
The change in the papal position is still ambiguous. The Catholic Church’s remains opposed to all forms of birth control.
But the Pope’s statement is significant in that it marks the Vatican’s first exception to its long-held position against condom use.
It comes on the heels of significant protests this year in Ireland, Germany and the US over paedophile priest cover-ups by the Church hierarchy. For the first time, victims of clerical sexual abuse from around the world gathered in protest outside the Vatican on October 31.
The Pope has also faced several protest rallies in Europe this year.
Ten thousand people took to the streets in London against the Pope on September 18. The “Protest the Pope” rally condemned the Church’s stance on condoms, homosexuality, women's rights and the child abuse scandal.
On November 7, Spanish activists held a same-sex kiss-in protest against Pope Benedict’s homophobia.
The Pope’s statement has been interpreted by many as an acknowledgment that condoms do help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS. In the past, the Church has urged against condom use in all circumstances.
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations executive director Don Baxter told the November 22 Age the Church deserved condemnation for its previous policy, which made the Vatican culpable for the spread of disease in Africa and in countries with a large Catholic population, such as the Philippines.
Sub-Saharan Africa has been hit particularly hard. There, an estimated 22 million people are infected with HIV and access to anti-retroviral drugs is limited.
Baxter told the Age: “This change [in Church doctrine] needs to be articulated and put into effect very quickly.”
Pastor Karl Hand of CRAVE Metropolitan Community Church in Sydney told Green Left Weekly: “We know that eventually, the Catholic hierarchy will have to change or it will die out.
“But it moves so slowly on these issues — most Catholics no longer listen to the Pope about condoms anyway.”
Hand said he was “thrilled about the small changes that happen” but hoped “that soon, the whole system will begin to change and the Pope will listen on other issues too. [Support for] marital contraception, homosexuality, abortion and the equality of women would make a great start.”
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Data from: Nineteen years of consistently positive and strong female mate preferences despite individual variation
Ryan, Michael J. et al. (2019), Data from: Nineteen years of consistently positive and strong female mate preferences despite individual variation, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6c13n16
Sexual selection driven by mate choice has generated some of the most astounding diversity in nature, suggesting population-level preferences should be strong and consistent over many generations. On the other hand, mating preferences are among the least repeatable components of an individual animal’s phenotype, suggesting low consistency across an animal’s lifetime. Despite decades of intensive study of sexual selection there is almost no information about the strength and consistency of preferences across many years. In this study we present the results of over 5000 mate choice tests with a species of wild frog conducted over 19 consecutive years. Results show that preferences are positive and strong and vary little across years. This consistency is despite the fact that there are substantial differences among females in their strength of preference. We also suggest mate preferences in populations that are primarily the result of sensory exploitation might be more stable over time compared to preferences that are primarily involved in assessing male quality. | <urn:uuid:224f6ddd-2ce4-4c52-8c21-2593cb578fc0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://datadryad.org:443/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.6c13n16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.921667 | 268 | 3.484375 | 3 |
According to a survey conducted by Lifeway Research, only 19% of Americans believe that the US is a Christian nation. However, the majority of all the people who got surveyed think that the US is far more welcoming to Christians than any other religion.
SEE ALSO: “Young Girl Begs All Christians To Pray”
One fact is solid: An overwhelming amount of Americans believe in religious freedom. 90% agree that every US citizens should be free to choose and practice their own faith.
So what about the rest of the survey answers? more than 60% believe that the US is a “nation of many religions”. Only 9% believe it to be a secular nation.
“AMERICANS ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, BUT THEY CAN LOOK AT TODAY’S CULTURE AND SEE AMERICA DOES NOT ALWAYS WELCOME EVERYONE,” – SCOTT MCCONNELL OF LIFEWAY RESEARCH.
It is also a belief that atheists are quite welcomed in America. 67% of Christians say America is a welcoming place for atheists. Young Americans between the ages of 18-24 see America as welcoming country for Muslims and atheists.
The generation known as Millennials grew up in a diverse culture when compared to that of their parents.
As you can see, most Americans still uphold the right to religious freedom and many of its aspects. The votes from the survey convey that the freedom to run your business coinciding with your religious beliefs is the least likely to be considered an American right.
We ask that you may help guide this nation in the right course. We know that your path is the only righteous path we need to walk on. We ask that you open the eyes of those who doubt you and give us insight to use the tools you have given us, to help their hearts see the truth. The people of the nations are yearning to quench their thirst for a spiritual connection with you. For all the people of the nations we pray on your behalf. Amen.
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There are over 30,000 people who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year in the UK, but shockingly less than one in ten currently survive. The effective use of early CPR and a defibrillator can double a person’s chance of survival and for every minute they don’t receive this help, their chances of survival are reduced by up to 10%. Around 80% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home, so we’re more likely to give CPR to someone we know, like a friend or family member. The importance of CPR and defibrillation skills in improving survival rates is the reason why the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has created the RevivR training tool. The BHF’s new online tool teaches you CPR and the correct steps of defibrillator use in just 15 minutes. It’s a web-based tool accessible on your phone or tablet and it’s completely free.
What is a cardiac arrest?
A cardiac arrest usually happens without warning. If someone is in cardiac arrest they collapse suddenly and will be unresponsive. They won’t be breathing normally and immediate action must be taken by calling 999 and starting CPR. According to the British Heart Foundation, a cardiac arrest is when your heart stops pumping blood around the body. The common cause of cardiac arrest is an “abnormal heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation” which happens “when the electrical activity of the heart becomes so chaotic that the heart stops pumping. Instead, it quivers or ‘fibrillates”. The main causes include a heart attack, heart valve disease and inflammation of the heart muscle, also known as acute myocarditis.
CPR can double the chance of survival
Anyone can gain life-saving skills through the RevivR tool. All you need is 15 minutes and a firm cushion. A cardiac arrest can strike anyone at any time. By learning these skills you can help improve someone’s chance of survival. CPR involves pressing on the chest at a rate of 100-120 compressions per minute to help keep the person alive until a defibrillator can be used.
The RevivR tool can give you the skills you need to save a life
The RevivR training tool has been created to improve the nation’s CPR and defibrillation skills. The training is easy, free and quick – you’ll just need a mobile phone and a cushion. In 15 minutes, the training tool teaches the user how to recognise a cardiac arrest, what to expect when calling 999, how to perform CPR and how to use a defibrillator.
Your phone camera will provide live feedback as you practice chest compressions. It will detect your body movement and guide you to the correct rhythm for giving effective CPR. You will also practice how to use a defibrillator following automated prompts.
Whether you haven’t had CPR training or just want to refresh your knowledge and skills, RevivR can give you the confidence to step in and save a life in an ultimate medical emergency.
Our partnership with the British Heart Foundation
The British Heart Foundation is a well-known charity that increases awareness of heart and circulatory diseases and their causes. From heart disease and strokes to vascular dementia and diabetes, the British Heart Foundation is consistently carrying out research to find cures and treatments for these conditions.
At Helping Hands, we are proud to partner with the British Heart Foundation in their 60th anniversary year and be a part of making a difference in people’s lives. These ground-breaking treatments are instrumental in allowing us to spend that extra time with our loved ones.
If you need a helping hand
If you or your loved one is living with a heart condition, vascular dementia, stroke, or diabetes we can help. At Helping Hands, we provide care at home on a visiting or live-in care basis. Our carers can help with every aspect of your daily routine including support with household duties, errands, mobility, personal care, and much more. We have over 160 branches across England and Wales, which means we have carers close to your home.
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Micro-Hydro Water Turbine Generators
Power your boat or river-side home with a microhydro water turbine. Our small water generators can produce enough electricity for an energy efficient home or cabin.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to have a source of running water near their homes. But for those with river-side homes or live-on boats, small water generators (micro-hydro turbines) are the most reliable source of renewable energy available. One relatively small water turbine will produce power non-stop, as long as running water is available, no matter what the weather.
We're pleased to introduce a comprehensive line of micro-hydro water turbines, including LVM's AquaGen and Ampair's Aquair UW submersible propeller turbines, Harris Pelton and Stream Engine impulse turbines, and a comprehensive line of small reaction turbines including the LH1000, Nautilus, Neptune, Niade and Power Pal micro-hydro power systems.
For people with a good source of year-round running water, one or two water turbines may be all they need to power their homes. However, for those with seasonal, winter-only streams available, a small water generator may be the perfect back up for a solar system's off-peak season.
If you think a home water power system may work for you, browse our site for more information, or contact us for help putting together a microhydro system to meet your needs. | <urn:uuid:1bed94f6-def8-4976-82c6-b826a42fe2f0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.absak.com/library/hydro-power | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00154-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.869018 | 446 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Paris already looks like a city under martial law (Image source)
Boggart Abroad tries to bring to readers controversial and unorthodox views on stories that are either sanitised or ignored by mainstream media. This means we tackle some very serious topics although we like to throw in satire and irony from time to time. This is in contrast to the Original Boggart Blog (now residing on Wordpress since the original platform closed) which was a cynical satirical and sometimes surreally comical blog dedicated to bursting the bubble in which the politicians, public relations agents and media luvvies who influence public opinion while not in touch with the general public's reality.
One of the stories we reported recently concerned the way the socialist government in France is using the November 2016 terrorist attacks to push the country towards Martial law and full government control of the media. This was initially disguised by Francois Hollande's government as a clampdown on 'conspiracy theories' that damage national security. In truth the 'conspiracy theories' governments want to ban could only possibly damage national security if they are close to the truth while official narratives put out by government propaganda departments is completely incredible.
The terrorist attacks in Paris were used by the French, British and German governments as justification for joining military strikes in Syria and by Barack Hussein Obama's wretched administration as an excuse to curtail free speech by outlawing comment which criticised Islamic extremism. The outrage was also used as justification by the French government to severely restrict freedoms at home. As we reported, in the wake of the November 13 attacks, the French government began closing down alternative news sites.
Activists hoping to demonstrate in support of or against Carbon Taxes at last month’s Climate Conference in Paris were disappointed to learn that France’s state of emergency also included a ban on protests. Some French politicians are pushing to install GPS trackers in rental cars, re-write the Constitution to allow for martial law, block free wifi and Tor, and combine state databases, which would give the state access to citizens’ personal medical records although none of these actions would have prevented the attacks.
Amnesty International, expressed concern that the Government had imposed martial law in response to the terrorist attack. Along with many French bloggers, they are right to fear for freedom and democracy in France, and I am once again reminded of the warning given by Austrian economist Josef Schumpeter, that "socialism always leads to fascism." Isn’t a restriction of freedoms handing victory to jihadists whose cause implied hatred of western values? John Dalhuisen, Amnesty International’s Director of Europe and Central Asia, said in November: “It is a paradox to suspend human rights in order to defend them.”
Many bloggers agreed and said they were scared about the situation in France. One wrote:
“I’m currently living in Paris, the city where some fanatics killed people because they were listening to music, watching a football match, or simply enjoy beers in a bar. I was living in the neighbourhood of where those tragic event happened. Now I’m scared.
I’m not scared of terrorists.
I’m scared of my own country.
I’m scared because different is now starting to mean dangerous.”
"It seems that being an ecologist is enough to get house arrest. Before its 20th November reform, this sentence was reserved to people ‘whose activity is dangerous’, now it’s ‘serious reason to believe that his behaviour constitutes a threat’. We’re almost at the thought crime of George Orwell's '1984'."
France’s emergency measures were reported by the mainstream media HERE, HERE and HERE but there was little analysis or debate about whether they are justified: the myth we have to trade in our freedoms to get security has become a normal part of everyday life.
French President Hollande 'Finished'. How Much Longer Can Merkel Last
Hollande is facing the worst crisis in his political career as socialist party infighting reduces his government to chaos, his popularity rating plummets to an appalling 19 percent, and the migrant cirsis continues to escalate.
French Legislator Proposes Alliance With Russia to Prevent More Attacks
After the terrorist bombings in Brussels yesterday Europe went into a kind of meltdown as various politicians competed to show who was the most clueless on how to deal with terror and Muslim extremism, which has been imported into the streets of European cities by the idiotic, politically correct, open doors immigration policy imposed on most member nations by the bureaucrats who run the EU.
Jews Fleeing From France In Record Numbers Because Of Antisemitism
Europe's new wave anti - semitism. Jewish people are fleeing france but not because of Front National or nationalism. The stupid, self righteous left alone must take credit for this outbreak of Jew hating.
Democracy Murdered In France
France's FN Win Regional Elections First Round. Now The Cheating Starts
U.S. Government Moves To Exploit Paris Terror Attacks To Abolish Privacy
Terrorism: France Will Push To End Borderless Schengen Zone
Libyan Government Issues Gaddafiesque Threat To Flood Europe With MORE Migrants
Russia Is Conducting ‘Asymmetric Warfare’ In Syria Says UK Foreign Secretary
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Air Tahiti Nui has been granted a $US21 million loan from the French Polynesian government because of the impact of Covid-19.
The deal was signed by president Edouard Fritch and the airline's head Michel Monvoisin.
The funds help the carrier make up for the losses incurred by the suspension of flights between late March and mid-July.
During that period, Air Tahiti Nui had one of its aircraft chartered by the French government to provide a continued link to Paris.
Air Tahiti Nui has since restarted services to the US and France.
Last month, however, more than 100 employees of Air Tahiti agreed to accept voluntary redundacy as the flag carrier grappled with the downturn in tourism. | <urn:uuid:be47af39-d85a-414f-9a08-668bf0f63513> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/429392/air-tahiti-nui-secures-loan-over-covid-19-losses | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00078.warc.gz | en | 0.979386 | 157 | 1.546875 | 2 |
There's no special diet or particular food that's going to help your lungs function better, according to the American Lung Association. But making sure you include fruits and vegetables that provide nutrients specific for lung health may help keep them working at their best. Include produce rich in beta carotene and vitamins C and D. If you're concerned about lung health, talk to your doctor or dietitian to help you design a diet specific for your needs.
Beta Carotene Boost
Higher intakes of beta carotene may be beneficial to lung function. Beta carotene is a carotenoid found in plant foods, mainly fruits and vegetables, that your body converts to vitamin A, which is an important nutrient needed for maintaining lung health. Fruits and vegetables rich in the carotenoid include sweet potatoes, carrots, cantaloupe, red peppers, apricots, mangoes and broccoli. Squash, such as pumpkin and acorn, is also a good source of beta carotene and may be especially beneficial for lung function.
Vitamin C Sources
Foods rich in vitamin C, especially citrus fruits such as oranges, are also associated with better lung function. People who consume a diet rich in vitamin C have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements. Other good fruit and vegetable sources of vitamin C include red and green peppers, potatoes, kiwifruit, strawberries, broccoli, tomatoes and brussels sprouts.
A 2011 study published in Advances in Nutrition reports an association between low levels of vitamin D and chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The study notes, however, that it's not clear if the deficiency contributes to the cause of lung disease or is a manifestation of the disease. Vitamin D is found in very few foods, so meeting your daily needs can be difficult. Mushrooms grown under ultraviolet light are a source of vitamin D, and including them in your diet may help you up your intake and promote lung health.
A cohort study published in 2000 in the journal Thorax found that a group of men who ate five or more apples a week had better lung function. Apples are a rich source of strong antioxidants, including quercetin, catechin and chlorogenic acid, as well as vitamin C. While apples make a healthy addition to your overall diet, clinical studies need to be conducted before claims can be made about their specific benefits to lung function. | <urn:uuid:b24037db-9046-4bd8-a763-1d0688cda9a3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.livestrong.com/article/303966-the-best-fruits-vegetables-for-lung-function/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280587.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00562-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.950055 | 505 | 3.109375 | 3 |
Tertius and the Horrible Hunt Paperback
by Ann Jungman
Illustrated by Mike Philips
Part of the Romans series
A brand new mini-series by Ann Jungman (author of Vlad the Drac, etc) for 7-9 year olds.
Set in Roman Britain, these are funny stories about Clottus and Twitta, their family and their household.
Based in fact, these excellent stories are perfect for children raised on Horrible Histories, but also useful for the KS2 classroom.
Cartoons from Mike Phillips keep the tone light.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 64 pages, illustrations
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date: 30/09/2002
- Category: Historical
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HHS Releases and Seeks Comment on the Protecting Our Infants Act Report to Congress
SAMHSA announces the release of the Protecting Our Infants Act Report to Congress in the Federal Register. Mandated by Congress, this report includes:
- An overview of prenatal opioid exposure and neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) (Part 1).
- A description of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) surveillance, research, service delivery, education, and coordination activities for prenatal opioid exposure and NAS, as well as current gaps in HHS programs and recommendations for addressing them (Part 2).
- Clinical recommendations for identifying, preventing, and treating prenatal opioid exposure and NAS (Part 3).
- A strategy to address gaps, overlap, and duplication among federal programs, and to effectively address prenatal opioid exposure and NAS (Part 4).
HHS seeks public comment on the strategy (Part 4). To be assured consideration, comments must be received no later than February 13, 2017. The report is available for review at http://www.regulations.gov, in Docket No. SAMHSA-2016-0004. Relevant public comment will be incorporated into the final version of the report, which will be published on the HHS website by May 25, 2017.
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Because sometimes the inside wants to be the outside.
We may not be sure who came first, but one day there was an egg.
“Helloooooo world! I’m an egg! What will I become?”
The egg saw several of its brothers and sisters go on to be great things – hard boiled, fried, mixed with flour and milk to become cookies and cake. But, more than ever the egg wanted to be part of a sandwich. So many parts working together creating something clever and wonderful! This egg, however, didn’t want to be squished in the middle of the sandwich.
“I’d get lost in there!! Can’t I be on the outside?”
“Well,” said an older, wiser egg. “You could be part of a benedict. Then you’d be on the top!”
The egg, however, didn’t want to be a benedict. You see, the little egg was afraid of water, and benedicts require the eggs to be poached. Anyway, it wanted to be a proper sandwich!
“You can’t be a bun,” said the older and wiser egg. “First, you’re too delicate. If someone tried to hold you, you’d bend, and the middle of the sandwich would fall out, and the mighty eater would get your yolks all over their fingers. You cannot be a bun.”
Then one day the egg met a mighty eater from Hollywood, California. Apparently, in California, anything goes.
“You wanna be on the outside?” Asked the mighty eater from California. “Shit. I gotcha, bro. All I gotta do is embed you in the bread!”
And this is how the Hollywood egg sandwich was born.
Hollywood Egg Sandwich
- 1/2lb venison breakfast sausage (formed into four flat patties)
- 4 medium slices Good, wide bread
- 1 avocado (in slices)
- 4 eggs
- 4oz gruyere (sliced)
- 2 tablespoons butter (or more, if you like more butter)
|Heat a large skillet over medium high-heat. Add the breakfast sausage patties and cook until browned on both sides and cooked all the way through (about 4-5 minutes per side). Meanwhile, take a small glass or circle cookie cutter and use it to cut a hole in the middle of each piece of bread. Butter each side of the bread and the bread "holes."|
|Once the sausage is done cooking remove from the pan and set aside. Add two slices of the bread (and two holes, if there is room) and crack 2 eggs in the holes. Fry the bread until the egg whites are beginning to set and the bottom of the egg/bread is browned, about 3 minutes. Flip and add half the cheese slices to one of the pieces of bread with egg. Continue to cook until the cheese has started to melt and the yolk is cooked to your desired doneness (another 2-3 minutes for over easy). Repeat with the other two slices, followed by frying the bread holes if you didn't have room in the pan for them before.|
|Once your Hollywood egg toasts are all finished, layer with 2 sausage patties (per sammy) and half the avocado slices. Serve with the little toast holes on the side or on the sandwich. Cut in half so the runny egg runs out.|
Non-game substitution: Any ‘ol breakfast sausage. Or, of course, bacon.
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The recent EU summit, which endorsed the treaty on stability, co-ordination and governance in the economic and monetary union, also produced one rather unexpected twist: the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Ne?as, refused to sign up to the treaty.
This has left the country – at least for the time being – outside the fiscal compact, along with the UK. But, argues the author David Král in this new EPIN Commentary, the Czech position is not based on substantive arguments, but rather is more likely motivated by ideological and political considerations. Regardless of the immediate consequences this will have, longer-term repercussions are likely both on the domestic scene as well as on the standing of the country within the Union.
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London UK (SPX) Apr 5, 2011
A team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the United States has warned that the native fauna and unique ecology of the Southern Ocean, the vast body of water that surrounds the Antarctic continent, is under threat from human activity. Their study is published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
"Although Antarctica is still the most pristine environment on Earth, its marine ecosystems are being degraded through the introduction of alien species, pollution, overfishing, and a mix of other human activities," said team member Dr Sven Thatje of the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science (SOES) based at the UK's National Oceanography Centre.
Biodiversity can be conceptualised in terms of its information content: the greater the diversity of species and interactions between them, the more 'information' the ecosystem has.
"By damaging the ecological fabric of Antarctica, we are effectively dumbing it down - decreasing its information content - and endangering its uniqueness and resilience," said lead author Professor Richard Aronson, a paleoecologist at the Florida Institute of Technology, USA.
The team's conclusions are based on an extensive review of the impacts of a wide range of human activities on the ecosystems of Antarctica. The Antarctic Treaty system, which includes environmental and fisheries management, provides an effective framework for the management and protection of the continent, but some of the threats are not currently being fully addressed.
Some of these impacts, such as pollution, can be relatively localised. However, global climate change caused by human emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases has the potential to affect the entire Antarctic region for decades to come.
The researchers point out that rising sea temperatures are already affecting marine creatures adapted to living within a particular temperature range.
A second major consequence of carbon dioxide emission from human activities - ocean acidification - is also likely to take its toll. "The Southern Ocean is the canary in the coal mine with respect to ocean acidification.
This vulnerability is caused by a combination of ocean mixing patterns and low temperature enhancing the solubility of carbon dioxide," noted co-author Dr. James McClintock of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
"Simultaneous action at local, regional and global scales is needed if we are to halt the damage being done to the marine ecosystems of the Southern Ocean," urged Dr Aronson.
The researchers have identified a range of historical and ongoing human activities that have damaged or restructured food webs in the Southern Ocean over recent decades. At the local to regional scale, these include -
+ The hunting of top predators such as whales and seals.
+ Overexploitation of some fish species, leading to stock collapses.
+ Air and water pollution from shipping traffic, wrecks, and the transport of invasive alien species on hulls and in ballast tanks.
+ Tourism, including potential disturbance to breeding bird and seal colonies, as well as being responsible for chemical and noise pollution, and littering.
+ Chemical and sewage pollution from research stations and ships, the legacy of historical waste dumping, and pollution from scientific experiments, including lost or unrecovered equipment. Antarctica has great, untapped natural resources. The Antarctic Treaty currently prohibits the extraction of oil and other mineral resources from Antarctica. The researchers note, however, that many major areas of the Southern Ocean fall outside the Antarctic Treaty region and could be claimed by nations as valuable 'real estate' for the future.
Although the Antarctic Treaty and other conventions have measures aimed at reducing the local- and regional-scale impacts of human activity on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, they cannot address global-scale threats. Among these threats, the researchers highlight the following -
+ Depletion of atmospheric ozone (O3). The 'ozone hole' was discovered by BAS scientists in 1985 and is caused by the accumulation of atmospheric chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used as refrigerants and spray propellants.
+ Introduced species. The researchers are concerned that the warming conditions in Antarctica could facilitate colonisation of species previously unreported from the region, with consequences for the structure of its marine food webs. Alien species accidentally introduced by humans are also a major concern.
+ The vulnerability of cold-adapted species to observed rising sea temperatures caused by global warming. The researchers argue that the extinction of some species is likely, and that changes in the geographical distribution of others are to be expected.
They warn that the further spread and establishment of predatory king crabs on the continental slope of the western Antarctic Peninsula could wreak havoc among its unique seafloor animal communities. The possible invasion by bottom-feeding fishes, rays and sharks with crushing jaws could be equally damaging.
They also expect increasing dominance of salps over Antarctic krill, with consequences for animals such as whales, penguins and seals that depend either directly or indirectly on krill.
+ Ocean acidification. The researchers note that organisms living in polar regions are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of ocean acidification because of low concentrations of dissolved calcium carbonate in the water column.
They cite evidence that declining seawater pH will particularly affect organisms with calcified shells and skeletal elements, such as molluscs, seastars, sea urchins, coralline algae and cold-water corals, They also highlight evidence suggesting that ocean acidification could profoundly alter the structure and functioning of the planktonic food web, with unknown consequences for animals further up the food chain, including commercially exploited fish.
They therefore advocate continued and expanded baseline monitoring of ocean chemistry as well as further field and laboratory studies of the impacts of acidification on physiology, growth, and calcification.
"It is clear that multiple causal factors are damaging the health of marine systems in Antarctica; we need to understand the relative importance of these factors and how they interact." concluded Dr Thatje.
The researchers are Richard Aronson (Florida Institute of Technology), Sven Thatje (SOES), James McClintock (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Kevin Hughes (British Antarctic Survey). Aronson, R. B.,Thatje, S., McClintock, J. B. Hughes, K. A. Anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems in Antarctica. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (published online, 30 March 2011).DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05926.x
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Scientists working in the remotest part of Antarctica have discovered that liquid water locked deep under the continent's coat of ice regularly thaws and refreezes to the bottom, creating as much as half the thickness of the ice in places, and actively modifying its structure. The finding, which turns common perceptions of glacial formation upside down, could reshape scientists' understand ... read more
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April 1896 was the time and Hotel Splendid was the place when Emily first met her husband to be Edward Weddall. It is only a guess, because there is no true way to tell. The odds are more than average, that she first encountered the sea captain, who may have been staying on the French Riviera, to improve his health. Emily had just qualified as a nurse and may have been on one of her first jobs. Private nurses or nursemaids were high in demand by families and individuals traveling through on staying on on the area. In his book. Wintering in the Riviera, William Miller explains the appeal of Mentone for the ailing and indeed the healthy.
“We stayed but one night at Nice, although we went several times afterwards from Mentone to spend the day there. I do not therefore pretend to know it well. It is the most expensive town in the Riviera, but is alluring to those who go in good health for pure enjoyment. For promotion of enjoyment and gaiety, it is, I presume, everything that can be desired; but although the climate is better than that of some other places, being, it is said, equal or similar to the climate of Florence, it wants the shelter which is so necessary to invalids.”
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My reasoning for teachers to have firearms in the classrooms is to protect the children in the school. People they state the teachers will shoot the kids sometimes are forgetting the technology we have today. The guns would be in a drawer locked. The only way for it to open is for the principal or vice principal to press a button and the drawers will open. That way teachers can't open fire on students. We may not have this technology yet but we are very close to achieving it.
Many kids' and teachers' lives could be saved if teachers or faculty at a school carry a concealed weapon. They would be able to defend people who can't defend themselves, and prevent that overabundance of people getting shot and killed, or even injured.
I also believe that those teachers and staff should be trained in shooting, concealing, and just taking care of their gun. I think that it is a good idea, but we do need to be smart about it.
It seems simple, there's a threat of children being shot in school, teachers are the "good guys", give the good guys a gun and have them protect the children in school. One issue with that is that I've never seen a "Good Guy" test. The second amendment became null and void with the forming of the Continental Army.
Teachers are the last line of defense from criminals that enter the school. They should not be required by any means, however if they choose to carry they should be allowed. Other forms of protection should be in place, however the last line of defense should be a gun to defend oneself and others.
Don't get me wrong, I think teachers should be carry weapons to school but in some place where the weapons cannot be seen by students so they can't do any harms. What is a good way is to train them by military or police enforcement. There are many methods for teachers to bring the weapons sine nowadays kids or adults want to hurt another human beings!
If they had firearms they shoot the enemy and he is dead. All the kids go home (except dead ones) to their mommy and daddy and eat cookies and watch disney. Later they watch the news and it shows a dead bloody kid with guts everywhere and the news reporter cannot stop laughing. I win.
Although unlikely, in the event that an armed individual breaks into a school, with the intention of killing, the teachers could potentially save lives. Not only this, but just the fact that the teachers have weapons may deter people from even attempting to do this. As long as the teachers are deemed responsible enough to carry a weapon, then it should be fine.
Look what happened in Connecticut. The shooting that killed kids and teachers. That was horrible. I think teachers need to defend themselves as well as the kids in the school when something like that happens. There has also been more school shootouts as well. I believe they should be allowed to carry firearms.
It would be a crazy idea, and I know there are plenty of arguments to it. However, if there is an armed intruder on campus, then what happens? In most cases, he busts in and kills people, right?
If he busted into my classroom (a high school classroom), someone would bash his brains in with the fire extinguisher. But what if he busted into a middle school classroom? Or an elementary classroom? The kids would have no escape. Their only choice would be to lie down and hope they don't get shot. They're completely at the mercy of a crazed gunman.
I think their should be some sort of program that allows teachers to receive training on how to use a firearm. Then, those teachers should be allowed to carry a concealed firearm. How would this work? I don't know, but I'm sure there's a solution.
Or at least, there should be armed security guards or police officers or SOMETHING, so that schools are protected. There's a reason these psychos shoot up SCHOOLS and not gun stores.
The amazing thing about a lot of crazy people is their uncanny ability to masquerade as normal people. Now I am not saying that there is a sizable undercurrent of teachers who are ready to snap and murder a room full of kids but the potential is still there. Also the more guns you have in a school the more shootings that are going to occur.
What if a kid is getting behaving violently towards a frightened teacher? What happens when that teacher pulls a gun. Even if they had no intention of firing it one thing can always lead to another. It is a typical United States solution to the problem of having too many shootings. "Lets throw more guns at the situation" Guns are obviously dangerous and unfortunately most people are simply not to be trusted with that sort of responsiblity.
Having more guns will result in more deaths and I feel so sorry for any country where the people think that forcing the teachers to carry concealed weapons is a good idea. The solution lies in tighter gun controls, better education and a more comprehensive and accepting society.
Teachers are not infallible. Among the teaching population there can quite easily be psychopaths, and mentally unstable people who would delight in using these weapons. In fact if teachers had concealed weapons it might even start attracting this type of person to the teaching profession.
Its easy to crack when the kids drive you crazy and you don't know what to do. We will end up with more tragedies.
What happens if the teacher looses it and goes around killing others? That's not too good. Most shooters are seemingly normal people, people you talk to when you're taking out the trash, those who help you fill your tank up at the gas station, your friends. They never profile as a killer. So, should that happen to a teacher, that would be utter disastrous. It's like a dirty cop.
Well, to begin with, they're teachers, not security guards. I mean, I don't see a day when a teacher's resume would say "knows how to use an AK-47". This concept of 'concealed weapons' is rather queer, at least in a civilized society it is. A teacher is someone who imparts and spreads knowledge, the very image or the feeling of the word 'teacher' would change, if we were to make them POSSIBLE KILLING MACHINES
Like already stated, what if a teachers snaps?
Also... Mass shootings can happen ANYWHERE. Yes we hear about it a lot in schools because having innocent children murdered is especially horrific but what about the mass shooting in a movie theater? Should movie theater attendants also carry guns? Or shootings in malls? Should store clerks carry guns? What about shootings in salons, gas stations, restaurants, banks, etc. We can't stop shootings, they can happen anywhere. Instead of just making teachers use guns to protect children we should be educating youth better or have better gun laws.
As a future educator, I don't constantly think about how someone could come into my classroom with a gun. Yes, I would do anything to protect those children, but it's not a personal everyday worry I want to have and by giving me a gun and putting the protection of children in my place, that is only going to increase my limitations to teach by the constant fear of someone terrible happening.
Like many have pointed out, what if the teacher snaps? If a student is shooting, would the teacher be able to react in time to ready the gun, aim and fire before they were shot? Even if they were able to, how many teachers could bring themselves to shoot a child, much less one of their own students? A student who wants to kill their classmates won't show mercy. A teacher will.
Just because people in America can't keep a gun holstered doesn't mean that you should give more people guns to avoid more people getting shot! Plus, teachers tend to get aggravated and might just pull a gun on a student in the event of a build up of aggression due to a student disobeying.
This is actually the topic of a bill for Youth and Government. I personally agree with the bill's stance, in that not every school should be required to have armed teachers, but that those districts can decide on a school to school basis whether it is necessary, and if so how would they fund the training and firearms. This bill creates the legality for there to be a response team of teachers, but does not raise the national public to be up in arms (no pun intended) against the government forcing teachers to carry guns.
On another note, I'm not sure that the practicality is even there for having teachers with guns. After all the costs of training and providing CHLs and ammo, I think it would just be easier to hire a security guard or two. They would be able to deal with the situation much more effectively anyway. | <urn:uuid:ed19f3e9-2854-4fe8-8ffe-0653d82236e0> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.debate.org/opinions/should-teachers-be-required-to-carry-concealed-weapons-and-be-trained-in-how-to-use-them | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279933.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00126-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981438 | 1,819 | 1.585938 | 2 |
Larousse Gastronomique I look to it for the definitive recipes and definitions, and also the photos.
The Larousse Gastronomique recipe for roast horse with cinnamon looked superb.
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my 10 year old daughter has been suffering from a sever headache in the front region of her head for the past 4 days, whenever she moves her head to the side or when she stands up she gets quite dizzy and starts to feel nautious, she refuses to play or be around a lot of noise as she says it makes it feel worste, this is not like her as she is a social butterfly. this may have no relevance but she actually wet the bed for the first time since she was a tot, this happened on the second day of her headache onset, i would really like some advice from you as my daughter is hard to get to go to the doctors. thankyou!
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I sincerely hope that your daughter is well by now.
Based on your description of the episode alone, it may be inappropriate to hazard a guess.
There is one detail however, that seems odd.You say that she "she actually wet the bed for the first time since she was a tot".
This could be significant.
Apart from the more common causes of headaches, there is one entity which is capable of inducing such a clinical picture - headaches associated with seizures(epilepsy).
These are classified as
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based on their temporal relationship to the actual seizure activity.
Unlike preictal or ictal headaches, postictal headaches (PIH) are fairly common. Most commonly, they are associated with generalized tonic-clonic seizures, with complex partial seizures, and are less common with simple partial seizures.
Rarely, headache can be the sole or most predominant clinical manifestation of an epileptic seizure.
The headaches may last from <6 hours(common) to >24 hours(rare).
Pathogenesis: is as yet unclear.Some studies have shown that seizures may activate the trigeminovascular system, and thus cause headaches.
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Bedford, like a number of 'rural' towns in South Africa, has but one tarred road. It is wide, tree lined and dotted with gorgeous examples of Victorian style cottages. Even the Standard Bank gets to nestle in a particularly pretty stone building. Views from the town are breathtaking surrounded as the town is by the Kaga Mountain. What you might not know is that, as a result, Bedford has something of a microclimate all its own. It also has access to its own source of water from the mountain, so gardens (give or take a drought or two) are usually spectacular.
It is no surprise to learn either that the local art gallery is hard at work promoting local artists, who have chosen to settle here. The churches alone are worth a stop for, their architecture a real draw card (particularly the Dutch Reformed and Anglican churches). Rich in history there is plenty in Bedford to learn here about the 1820 Settlers and the Afrikaans trekboers.
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No doubt “every job” has dignity; however some jobs are simply not designed as a living wage for an adult let alone a family, that’s simply an economic reality.
Those of us old enough to remember our first job, (mine was a pizza parlor), can easily recall getting paid minimum wage or in some cases whatever our “boss” wanted to pay us, “under the table” and it was usually a trade-off in learning how to interact with customers, learning how to “make change” and becoming accustomed to working within a business environment.
First forward to 2016, and let’s substitute that small pizza joint for a McDonald’s Restaurant, where a “Big Mack” and fries sells for $2 bucks, now imagine that same kid learning how to grill a hamburger, and how to interact with customers, and tomorrow he’s going to be one of those thousands of employees to go out and demonstrate for $15 an hour minimum wage. ..”really’?
Well “the just suppose” became a reality on Tuesday when the largest advocacy group for a $15 minimum wage (many of whom work at McDonald’s), demonstrated across America in over 340 cities
And as expected the response from Ed Rensi, the former president and CEO of McDonald’s USA, was classic “economics 101.”
"As the labor union-backed Fight for $15 begins yet another nationwide strike on November 29, I have a simple message for the protest organizers and the reporters covering them: I told you so”.
It brings me no joy to write these words. The push for a $15 starter wage has negatively impacted the career prospects of employees who were just getting started in the workforce while extinguishing the businesses that employed them. I wish it were not so. But it’s important to document these consequences, lest policymakers elsewhere decide that the $15 movement is worth embracing."
Rensi continued; “Numerous restaurant chains (both quick service and full service) have looked to computer tablets as a solution for rising labor costs that won’t adversely impact the customer’s experience. Eatsa, a fully automated restaurant concept, now has five locations—all in cities or states that have embraced a $15 minimum wage. And in a scene stolen from The Jetsons, the Starship delivery robot is now navigating the streets of San Francisco with groceries and other consumer goods. The company’s founder pointed to a rising minimum wage as a key factor driving the growth of his automated delivery business.”
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Tiya Miles is a MacArthur Fellowship “genius” grant recipient and lauded professor at the University of Michigan. Most would assume her intellect and accomplishments would place her above the petty concerns of average folk. Yet, like many black women, she is not immune to the twitch of anger evinced at the site of a black man with a white woman.
Writing for The Huffington Post, Miles penned a moving essay about this phenomenon: Black Women, Interracial Dating, and Marriage: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Hers is a tale of seeing first hand the black men in her family routinely select white women as mates. This rattles her even though she is married to a Native American.
Bracing for more interracial couplings
Miles brings the statistics about interracial marriage and black men to life by relating this trend to a typical, yet important, dating ritual: taking a serious partner home for the holidays.
Bracing herself for Thanksgiving, she anticipates more black male loved ones choosing to “date out.”
“With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I cannot help but dwell on who might be coming to dinner,” Miles writes. “Last holiday season gave me plenty of food for thought on this all too familiar and often uncomfortable racially-tinged question. One of my male relatives brought home a date for Thanksgiving who could have been Barbie’s twin sister.”
She assures readers: she has nothing against these women. In many ways, it’s not about them. Instead the background history that has rendered black women undesirable as partners needs to be brought to light.
Why are black women the least desirable?
“Romantic attraction is subject to the larger social forces of racial prestige and stigma that swirl all around us, and in this environment, black women are losing out,” she states. This prestige and stigma includes the history of black men being penalized for socializing with white women, making them that much more desirable. On top of that, the traditional perception of black women as coarse and promiscuous is one Miles believes has not changed.
Are people impacted by this socialization without realizing it? Miles says yes.
“These racial and gender preferences and the reasons behind them may not be conscious to people in the dating world, who, by and large, would probably decry bias against black women,” the professor of history asserts. “Nevertheless, these preferences have real effects. While more black men date and marry white women than ever before, more black women cannot even get a first ‘chat’ on Internet dating sites.”
In truth, according to the most recent census, 25 percent of the marriages of black men in 2010 wereinterracial. At the same time, black women are the least likely of all women to get married.
Readers discuss interracial love
People have blamed the glamorization of white women and degradation of black women for these trends, while some in the comments for Miles’ article blame black women for being standoffish.
“In my personal experience, I find many black women doing the ignoring, rather than being ignored,” stated the commentor kiwiprosecutor, a self-described white man.
Others question whether Miles is correct in her judgement, because who one chooses for marriage should ultimately be a matter of the soul.
“I struggle to agree with anything said in this article, even though it appears the author has backed up her position with statistics,” was the take of Xylemic. “To me, choosing a long term partner comes down to values more than anything else.”
One black woman spoke up as a voice of empowerment amid these bitter discussions.
“It’s a new day for black women,” affirmed moonchild71. “We are free to date who we choose regardless of color or race. Interracial relationships exist legally in this country due to the love of a white man for a black woman, so much so that he took it all the way to the Supreme Court. Black woman need to value themselves more, open their eyes and recognize their power as desirable women.”
This commentor refers to the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, which did in fact make interracial marriage possible in the United States. But that was in 1967. Today, black women are still the least likely to date interracially, let alone marry.
Solutions to the “single black woman” problem
As depressing as these realities might be, it was not Miles’ intent to rehash the same issue of the “single black woman” problem that has been discussed in the news repeatedly.
She wants to get to the bottom of a problem that renders her fellow black women without anyone to take home for the holidays.
“The driving force is,” Miles writes, “…my awareness of all of the (straight) African American women — beautiful, smart, good women, some of them my own family and friends — who might not have a honey to bring home this Thanksgiving holiday because they cannot find a date, even as rising numbers of eligible African American men will be wooing white women.”
Is the solution to date and marry interracially as Miles has done? Or for black women to seek mates overseas as others in the comments have suggested? As a single black woman myself, these questions remain important, even if they have been dissected a thousand times.
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Cabrillo Montessori School
Welcome to Montessori School of Silicon Valley Our vision of "Children First, Always" inspires us to provide a rich educational experience for the whole child.
We strive to design our classrooms around the needs of the children in order to stimulate growth and to provide a warm and accepting environment in which the child feels secure, respected and loved.
Children who have had the benefit of a Montessori School environment are freer at a later age to devote themselves more exclusively to the development of their intellectual facilities. The method by which children are taught in the Montessori environment involves the use of many materials with which the children may work individually. At every step of their learning, the teaching materials are designed to test their understanding and to correct their errors.
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-3
- Students: 94 students
- Average class size: 30 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
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State avg.: 48%
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Smart Motorways Are Stupid
How can removing a safety lane be a smart idea?
If you are unfortunate enough to break down on a motorway, you try and get to the hard shoulder and then phone for assistance. However, if you are on a so called “smart" motorway, there is no hard shoulder. If you are lucky you may make it to an emergency refuge area, but if not you have to pull over and get out before a 40 ton truck crushes your car like a tin can.
What are smart motorways?
In the UK a traditional motorway has three lanes for traffic and one narrow lane for emergencies, known as the hard shoulder. Initially motorways only had fixed metal signs to indicate destinations, but with the advent of technology, various forms of electronic traffic management has gradually been added. These include programmable signs, traffic monitoring cameras and speed cameras. There are now three different types of motorway, based around how they utilise the hard shoulder.
Controlled motorways: these are traditional motorways which can’t use the hard shoulder as an extra lane, but do use variable speed limits.
Dynamic hard shoulder: these use variable speed limits and make use of the hard shoulder, but only when traffic levels are particularly high.
All lane running: these use variable speed limits and have had their hard shoulder converted to an extra lane.
When were they first introduced?
The first trial combining reduced speed limits (50mph) and hard shoulder running, took place in 2006 on the M42 in the West Midlands. Another test was carried out in 2008 using a higher maximum speed of 60mph. The Highways Agency started to use the term “smart motorway” to promote the scheme from 2013.
Why were they created?
It is obviously extremely expensive to add an additional lane to an existing motorway, but with the increase in traffic, something needed to be done. By using the hard shoulder extra capacity could be generated, and at a lot lower cost. By using variable speed limits it was hoped that traffic flow would be smoother, meaning less noise, less pollution and fewer collisions.
How are you meant to use them?
Normal motorway rules still apply, but the GOV.UK website does list the following tips:
- Never drive in a lane closed by a Red X.
- Keep to the speed limits shown on the signs.
- A hard shoulder is always identified by a solid white unbroken line — if there’s no speed limit displayed above it or a Red X is displayed, do not use it except in emergency.
- A broken white line indicates a normal running lane.
- If the hard shoulder is being used as an extra lane, use the designated emergency areas for emergencies.
- If your vehicle experiences difficulties, eg. warning light, exit the motorway immediately, if you can.
- If you break down, put your hazard lights on.
- Most breakdowns are preventable — keep your car well maintained, check your tyres and make sure you have enough fuel for your journey.
Are they safe?
At the beginning of 2020 it was reported that there had been a big increase in the number of near misses, and that 38 people had been killed on smart motorways over five years.
Following the death of two men in 2019, a campaign has been set up called “Smart Motorways Kill”. The aim is to bring a judicial review against Highways England to have smart motorways banned. They are also looking to see if there is a case for disability discrimination.
One of the main criticisms of smart motorways is the lack of safe zones where a driver can pull over. The trial scheme on the M42 had emergency refuge areas every 0.3 miles but some are now 1.5 miles apart.
The AA, the RAC and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents all expressed concerns regarding the removal of the hard shoulder, and how breakdowns could be dealt with safely.
Even the Police Federation of England and Wales chief was reported to have said he did not “like the term smart motorways because it infers they are a good idea. They’re anything but and a recipe for disaster. It’s a death trap. It’s inherently dangerous and putting lives at risk”.
Will they be improved?
Following the numerous criticisms, safety concerns, near misses and fatal accidents, all smart motorways were put under review in January 2020. In March the review and action plan were published. The main points were:
- All new smart motorways to have the distance between emergency refuge areas reduced from 1.5 miles to a maximum of 1 mile.
- Stranded vehicle detection radars to be installed on all new projects.
- Dynamic hard shoulder motorways to be converted to all lane running motorways by 2025.
- Stranded vehicle detection radars to be installed on all smart motorways within three years.
- Faster attendance by more Highways England patrols, with the aim to reduce attendance times from 17 to 10 minutes.
- Emergency refuge areas to be made more visible with a bright orange surface, better signs on approach and signs inside explaining what to do in an emergency.
- A national campaign to increase awareness and understanding of smart motorways and how to use them.
- An update to the Highway Code.
- Work with sat-nav providers to add places to stop in an emergency.
My personal opinion
Although I have been driving for 35 years, I have not done many motorway miles. I live in Cornwall and we don’t have any motorways at all. When I do travel up country for work or pleasure, I do get a bit nervous driving on motorways. The amount of traffic, the high average speed, the number of road works and the abundance of signs makes me glad I live where I do.
I always try to keep my car in good condition and have it serviced regularly, but I know breakdowns and accidents can happen to anyone. If I was to have a fault with my car on a smart motorway, and between refuge points, I would be extremely concerned. If I was able I would get out through the passenger side and over the barrier as quickly as possible. | <urn:uuid:04f98fcb-48d3-49df-badd-e75d30acf474> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cornishpiglet.medium.com/smart-motorways-are-stupid-ad56f07555dc?source=post_internal_links---------2---------------------------- | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00276.warc.gz | en | 0.960225 | 1,295 | 2.328125 | 2 |
Windsor. A street
Enter MISTRESS PAGE, MISTRESS QUICKLY, and WILLIAM
Is he at Master Ford's already, think'st thou?
Sure he is by this; or will be presently; but truly
he is very courageous mad about his throwing into the
water. Mistress Ford desires you to come suddenly.
I'll be with her by and by; I'll but bring my
young man here to school. Look where his master comes;
'tis a playing day, I see.
Enter SIR HUGH EVANS
How now, Sir Hugh, no school to-day?
No; Master Slender is let the boys leave to play.
Blessing of his heart!
Sir Hugh, my husband says my son profits
nothing in the world at his book; I pray you ask him some
questions in his accidence.
Come hither, William; hold up your head; come.
Come on, sirrah; hold up your head; answer your
master; be not afraid.
William, how many numbers is in nouns?
Truly, I thought there had been one number
more, because they say 'Od's nouns.'
Peace your tattlings. What is 'fair,' William?
Polecats! There are fairer things than polecats,
You are a very simplicity oman; I pray you, peace.
What is 'lapis,' William?
And what is 'a stone,' William?
No, it is 'lapis'; I pray you remember in your prain.
That is a good William. What is he, William, that
does lend articles?
Articles are borrowed of the pronoun, and be
thus declined: Singulariter, nominativo; hic, haec, hoc.
Nominativo, hig, hag, hog; pray you, mark: genitivo,
hujus. Well, what is your accusative case?
I pray you, have your remembrance, child.
Accusativo, hung, hang, hog.
'Hang-hog' is Latin for bacon, I warrant you.
Leave your prabbles, oman. What is the focative
Remember, William: focative is caret.
And that's a good root.
What is your genitive case plural, William?
Genitive: horum, harum, horum.
Vengeance of Jenny's case; fie on her! Never
name her, child, if she be a whore.
For shame, oman.
YOU do ill to teach the child such words. He
teaches him to hick and to hack, which they'll do fast
enough of themselves; and to call 'horum'; fie upon you!
Oman, art thou lunatics? Hast thou no understandings
for thy cases, and the numbers of the genders? Thou
art as foolish Christian creatures as I would desires.
Prithee hold thy peace.
Show me now, William, some declensions of your
Forsooth, I have forgot.
It is qui, quae, quod; if you forget your qui's, your
quae's, and your quod's, you must be preeches. Go your
ways and play; go.
He is a better scholar than I thought he was.
He is a good sprag memory. Farewell, Mistress Page.
Adieu, good Sir Hugh.
Exit SIR HUGH
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The young woman who could become Australia’s second canonised saint has been honoured on the 98th anniversary of her death, after a life of suffering and devotion to God.
At the same hour that the 28 year-old Eileen O’Connor died in 1921, a special Mass was celebrated on 10 January at Our Lady’s Home in Coogee where she had lived, and died.
About 200 faithful with a devotion to their “Little Mother” gathered for the 11am Mass celebrated by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP and concelebrated by Bishop Anthony Randazzo and Emeritus Bishop David Walker of Broken Bay.
Great devotion was shown for the young woman who overcame physical disability and constant pain to achieve great holiness, serve the poor, and even found a religious order—Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor, or the “Brown Nurses”.
The casket containing Eileen’s remains was exposed for veneration in the Chapel of Our Lady’s Home where many prayed before it and touched it.
“This little lady was able to achieve far more in 28 years than most able-bodied people do in 128 years,” Archbishop Fisher said. “I can think of no better example of someone who received the loving Word of God, if not into her womb, into her heart and soul and entire being, where it multiplied, so she might pass it on to others and ensure that they were cared for.”
“In her adult years, the Little Mother suffered not only physically, but emotionally, through the judgement and uncooperativeness of those who could not see beyond her disabilities to her potential, or beyond her ordinariness to the mystic within.
“Like Our Blessed Mother, ‘the Little Mother’ submitted with the words, ‘I am God’s handmaid: let it be done to me according to your word’.”
Sister responsible to the Eileen O’Connor projects, Sr Margaret Mary Birgan, described the day Eileen died.
“It was a very hot day. Eileen was wracked with pain and fever. Her faithful companions were gathered around her. Sixteen years later her body was exhumed, found to be incorrupt and reinterred in Our Lady’s home, where it still rests.”
“When we pray through Eileen’s intercession, it is difficult to separate her from devotion to Our Lady,” Sr Birgan said. “Eileen embraced the cross with Our Lady, for the poor, for souls. Her first thought was of God, through Mary, for souls. Her spirit lives on through the ministry of Sisters, the Brown Nurses, and through you, our friends of Eileen.”
Archbishop Fisher prayed that Eileen, who has been granted the title ‘Servant of God’ by the Holy See, would eventually be raised “to the altars as a saint” and that “by her intercession, before her loving Lord, there may be many miracles to credit to that cause.”
“The Church of Sydney and beyond today still benefits from Eileen’s fiat, just as the world-wide church still benefits from Mary’s,” he said. “By it, the love of God becomes incarnate in the lives of some of Sydney’s most vulnerable, through the compassionate care of Our Lady’s Nurses of the Poor for those in need.
“Together let us pray that one day the Little Mother may be recognised as counted among the saints in heaven.”
Following the Mass, Bishop Walker launched the second edition of the book Eileen O’Connor—A Saintly Inspiration by Rob Ditessa.
“She intercedes for us in heaven,” Bishop Walker said of Eileen. “But if we want to experience her, we need to do that through her spirituality.”
Born in Melbourne, Eileen had been raised in poverty, and suffered from disability and constant physical pain after an accident as a child seriously injured her spine. She moved to Coogee in Sydney’s south-east Sydney with her family when she was 10 and much of her life was spent bed-ridden or in a wheel chair.
Overcoming many set-backs, she co-founded in 1913, along with Fr Edward McGrath MSC, Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor—dedicated to serving the poor and sick. The order is now under the governance of the Sisters of Charity due to declining numbers.
The official process for Eileen’s canonisation began in March 2018 when Archbishop Fisher appointed Fr Anthony Robbie as Postulator for her cause.
Author of Our Lady of Coogee, Mary O’Connell, said Eileen had showed “huge courage” during her life and a “beautiful determination and bloody-mindedness.”
“There’s a courage there that won’t be stopped… and a great love of the loveless.”
“She was a manager and highly competent administrator and hated wasting time… so she was both love and action. She wasn’t just a suffering saint, she was an active saint.”
Theresa D’Rozario of Sacred Heart Parish in South Mt Druitt said she has visited Our Lady’s Home in Coogee every year for the past 10 years on the anniversary of Eileen’s death.
“I really look forward to the day each year,” she said. “She’s very important to me. As soon as I heard her life history I was very attracted to her. She suffered a lot and I have a lot of suffering too, pain. I used to complain about it but through her I learned how not to mention it—how to suffer like Christ.
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Towns & Villages
The world-famous City of Dreaming Spires, Oxford is a picture-perfect historic site set in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside.
Of course, Oxford is also famous for its university – an institution that has seen everyone from Oscar Wilde to 25 British Prime Ministers pass through its colleges. For the best view of this magnificent city and the Oxford University buildings, climb the 99 steps of Carfax Tower and gaze over the rooftops below.
While history echoes through every street and alley in Oxford, it also has its fair share of modern attractions and lively arts and entertainment too. The large student population means that there are plenty of cinemas, art cafés and live music venues to choose from – including the excellent Sheldonian Theatre.
Shopaholics can head for the wonderful Oxford Covered Market for more unusual and retro items. High-street brands and chic boutiques can be found in the Westgate Shopping Centre.
You may want to indulge in a timeless Oxford classic – punting along the serene Cherwell on a bright summer's day. You can also book river cruises along a beautiful stretch of the River Thames.
Things to see and do in Oxford...
- Take a tour through Oxford in the capable hands of a Blue Badge Guide. For more information see walking tours in Oxford.
- Visit the Bodleian Library, one of Oxford University's most impressive - founded in 1488, it contains over seven million items along 118 miles of shelving!
- The iconic Blenheim Palace is only 8 miles from Oxford. The birthplace of Winston Churchill, it's one of the most celebrated buildings in Britain.
- Take a guided tour around Oxford Castle to discover gruesome tales and amazing episodes from this great castle's long history.
- Make sure you head in to see the exhibits at Britain's oldest museum, the recently refurbished Ashmolean Museum.
- Waterperry Gardens have been delighting visitors for years with 8 acres of historic and inspirational gardens nestled in the Oxfordshire countryside. The gardens feature a spectacular 200 foot herbaceous border along with rose and formal gardens, a lily canal and riverside walk.
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Smoke and ash from massive wildfires in the American West shrouded the sky and led to air quality alerts on parts of the East Coast on Wednesday as the effects of the blazes were felt 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers) away.
Haze hung over New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as strong winds blew smoke east from California, Oregon, Montana and other states on the opposite end of the country.
The nation's largest wildfire, Oregon's Bootleg Fire, grew to 616 square miles (1,595 square kilometers)—just over half the size of Rhode Island. Fires also burned on both sides of California's Sierra Nevada, Washington state and other areas of the West.
The smoke blowing in to the East Coast was reminiscent of last fall, when large blazes burning in Oregon's worst wildfire season in recent memory choked the local sky with pea-soup smoke but also affected air quality several thousand miles away. So far this year, Seattle and Portland have largely been spared the foul air as the weather and winds push the smoke east.
People in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and elsewhere with health issues like heart disease and asthma were told to avoid the outdoors. Air quality alerts for parts of the region were in place through Thursday.
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Koh-Kae is the first nut snack brand in Thailand which was found in 1964. The first products were fried peanut crackers and shrimp rice crackers. In 1976, they produced the Coconut cream flavour coated peanuts. They keep on doing research and developing new flavours and products to fulfil the customers’ satisfaction. Since then, Koh-Kae became everyone favourite peanut snacks because of the tastiness and crunchiness. Koh-Kae peanut snacks are not just tasty and crunchy but they are also a healthy choice for consumers.（source：asiaexpressfood）
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4. In the traditional way of coating powder, dust fills the space. Even if you wear a mask and hat, you are covered with dust all over. If you work for a long time, you may suffer from physical diseases.
5. From the perspective of nutrition, the coating products coated in the traditional way are uneven in powder, thickness and tightness. The taste is not good. Fried products in particular need a longer time to fry, nutrients in the frying process loss or deterioration.
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These 2-bite mini cheesecakes treats are to be both stored in as well as eaten directly from the freezer, no thawing, as they melt quickly. They’re so good, you just pop them into your mouth for a cooling, tasty summer treat. As you might quickly realize, an equivalent amount of other berries (or peaches, nectarines or pineapple if you can afford the carbs) can be used in this recipe. These treats are only suitable for Atkins Induction if you use berries. Other fruits will require you wait until you are near or at Atkins Maintenance. It goes without saying that making your vanilla pudding from scratch is clearly the healthier choice. I can recommend this recipe: (please omit the water in her recipe for this use): http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/vanilla_pudding.html . However today I wanted to use up a box of sugar-free pudding mix I found buried way at the back of my pantry so I tossed the pudding powder into my mixture instead.
1 recipe pudding made by this recipe: http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/vanilla_pudding.html (omit water) or 1 pkg. vanilla sugar-free pudding powder
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. heavy cream
6 oz. fresh strawberries (about 7 large berries)
DIRECTIONS: Place all ingredients into a food processor or blender and pulse until well pureed. Spoon into silicone candy molds level to the top. Press down with your spoon to try to prevent air bubbles. Set pans onto metal sheet pans and place in freezer for at least 1 hour. Pop them out from the bottom and enjoy right from the freezer.
NUTRITIONAL INFO: Makes 27 1″x½” bite-sized cheesecakes. Each one contains:
3.94 g fat
1.7 g carbs, .14 g fiber, .56 g NET CARBS
.5 g protein
64 mg sodium
20 mg potassium
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WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy created the fewest jobs in nine months in September amid a drop in hiring at schools and worker shortages, but ebbing COVID-19 cases and the end of generous unemployment benefits could boost employment gains in the months ahead.
Though the Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday showed the unemployment rate dropping to an 18-month low of 4.8%, that was in part due to people leaving the labor force. But there were signs of labor market tightness. Wage gains accelerated further, permanent job losses decreased and fewer people were experiencing long spells of unemployment.
“The biggest problem is not that growth has slowed, it is that people are still scared to go back to work,” said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network.
The survey of establishments showed nonfarm payrolls increased by 194,000 jobs last month. Data for August was revised to show 366,000 jobs created instead of the previously reported 235,000 positions. Employment is 5.0 million jobs below its peak in February 2020.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls would increase by 500,000 jobs, with estimates ranging from as high as 700,000 jobs to as low as 250,000. The unemployment rate of 4.8% was down four-tenths of percentage point from August, while average hourly earnings increased 0.6% from 0.4% in August. The average workweek also lengthened by 0.2 hours to 34.8 hours.
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EDITORS NOTE: Its the time of year when the Times-Call checks in with area residents who were featured on our pages throughout 2010 and updates their stories with our annual Where Are They Now series.
Amanda Jackson has had an interesting year.
Theres been the earthquake. The hurricane. The cholera epidemic. The roadblocks and election demonstrations.
But shes making it through. And so are the students and orphans the Longmont woman helps care for in Petionville, Haiti.
People are still giving donations, and the kids are flourishing because of it, said Jackson, who lives and helps out at the Gods Littlest Angels orphanage in between teaching at the Evergreen Academy. Things were tough financially before the earthquake, and now we are able to provide three healthy meals a day for the kids and give them a lot more than we were able to before.
Kids and cholera
That said, there also are fewer children to help. Before the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti in January, Gods Littlest Angels had 150 children. Most were evacuated afterward. Now, despite the number of orphans created by the disasters, the orphanages numbers are up to only 60.
The reason? A child who seems orphaned may only be separated from his or her family, and IBSR, the Haitian social services agency, doesnt want to risk adopting out a child who still has parents.
We have only been able to take in children that have the proper paperwork, as well as have consent from both mother and father to be given up, Jackson said.
Her school remains at the same 19 students it had in May it had 35 before the earthquake and will soon be moving to the principals home because it can no longer afford the rent.
The upside, Jackson said, is a lot more one-on-one attention for the kids who are left. And the headline-grabbing cholera epidemic missed the orphanage entirely with some encouragement:
No one enters the gate without stopping at a washing station for soap and sanitizer.
Every car has to have its tires washed off before entering, because mud can carry cholera bacteria. Staff have to have a change of shoes for the same reason.
A red line painted behind the washing stations marks where the children are not allowed to cross.
Theres now chlorine available to clean the water, and volunteers are working on getting vaccine from Canada.
And, yes, all of this has worked! Jackson said. We heard of cases at the Baptist Mission Hospital, a few miles from our house, but so far, no one that we know personally and no one at the orphanage has contracted cholera.
The school and house also escaped the worst of Hurricane Tomas, which flooded the island nation in November. But the controversial presidential elections hit closer to home.
Protesters rioted and blocked roads after government-backed Jude Celestin and former first lady Mirlande Manigat appeared to have qualified for the January runoff elections. Most of the 19 candidates in the election charged that the vote had been rigged.
Jackson said that from Dec. 8 to Dec. 10, no one at Gods Littlest Angels could leave the house because of roadblocks. The first chance anyone had to get out was the following weekend, when the protesters paused to stock up on supplies and wait for fresh news.
During that quiet, Jackson and the other workers at the house did some resupplying as well. It took trips to three grocery stores all with long lines to stock up enough food for the week, and no one had any diesel for the cars or propane for cooking.
We are just being careful at this point, Jackson said. We are taking bucket showers, and we are not doing laundry in the machines. It is quite the job for the nannies to wash all the childrens clothes in basins!
Some of these small things remind us of life after the earthquake.
International donations have helped a lot, though as did one unusual purchase.
Someone purchased a bouncy castle recently for the kids, so we spent a lot of time with the kids doing that (during the protests), Jackson said.
We are glad that the Haitians are for the most part peacefully demonstrating, she added. They deserve a voice in this country, and that is their only voice.
The big thing right now, Jackson said, is that international support for Haiti still is alive. The orphanage alone received 10 containers of supplies and is booked for almost a year with volunteers. Missionaries and visiting aid groups still are common sights on the roads and in the airports.
People still care about Haiti, and they are still wanting to help, she said.
That said, there still is concern about a day when Haiti passes out of the spotlight. That day may be soon, Jackson said, noting that the protests seemed to draw less world attention than the disasters had.
I think people are finally starting to move their attention from Haiti, she said.
We are worried that people will start to forget about Haiti and things will become very tough again, Jackson said. But at this point, all we have seen is pure generosity, and it is quite an inspiration to see.
Whatever comes, she said, the children seem to be resilient enough to deal with it.
It is a way of life here, she said. Every day seems to bring another concern, yet they manage to have so much joy.
Scott Rochat can be reached at 303-684-5220 or email@example.com.
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by Retired Col. Leo Thorsness
Recent events have reminded me of the power of youth in our country, and how our experiences as young people frame who we become, and how we contribute to the world around us. In my role as president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, two key areas of life came together in perfect intersection in Washington, D.C., on March 25.
There, I had the privilege to see the Congressional Medal of Honor Society bestow the American Spirit Award on a Boy Scout from Omaha named Jack Pape. The American Spirit Award recognizes individuals who demonstrate extraordinary skill, professionalism, and a spirit of excellence in a challenging situation. One of the recent recipients was a man by the name of Chesley Sullenberger, who landed his plane on the Hudson River. So you can see, it’s a tremendous honor for a 17-year-old boy.
In 2008, Jack jumped into action to administer first aid and help save lives at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, the site of the tornado that tragically killed four Boy Scouts. A year later, he performed CPR on a young boy who was pulled from a hotel swimming pool.
Many people know that Scouts are trained in first aid. But do you know what else Scouts are trained in? Courage. And leadership. And service. I must say this with some humility, because I, myself, am an Eagle Scout.
Note that I didn’t say “was” an Eagle Scout. Being an Eagle, even at the age of 79, is foundational to who I am. I was an Eagle Scout when the badge was pinned on my Scout uniform so many years ago, and I carry those principles with me still today.
Much like Jack never expected to find the circumstances that earned him the American Spirit Award, my Scouting experience benefitted me in unexpected ways. In Scouting, I learned about patriotism, service, courage and loyalty, and it was during combat in Vietnam, and six years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi that those principles were put to the ultimate test and were proven to be true. I believe they are part of the reason I survived.
When I shook Jack’s hand in Washington, I had to share a few words with him. I wanted him to know his experience in Scouting could be both a blessing and a curse. “A curse?” you ask. “Yes, because once people know you are a Scout, so much more is expected of you.” I know he can live up to it.
I’m so impressed by what Jack has done in his 17 years of life. He has taken the words of the Scout Oath to heart, “On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country …”
He is a reminder that service to our country can come in many forms. We serve our country when we help others in need. We serve our country when we always do our best. We serve our country when we choose to do the right thing.
I look at Jack and marvel at how he could have acted so bravely at such an early age. I believe the answer lies in the values and character he undoubtedly learned at home, and with those he learned with the Scouts.
And while most young people will not face the same type of challenges Jack has faced, the Boy Scouts of America not only prepares young people to act heroically and courageously in times of great crisis, but it also prepares young people for life.
Our country needs more people who will put in more than they will take out. We need more people like Jack Pape. And, perhaps more than ever, we need Scouting.
About the Writer: Retired Col. Leo Thorsness is a resident of Madison, Alabama, and the current president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, whose small membership is made up of recipients of the Medal of Honor—the nation’s highest award for military valor. He received the Medal of Honor in 1967 for his heroic actions in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. Before Col. Thorsness was aware he had received the medal, his plane was shot down over North Vietnam, and he spent six years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi.
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Puffballs are round or pear-shaped fruiting bodies that contain
spores. They sit directly on the ground or on rotten wood. They range from
golf ball size to as large as a watermelon. A big specimen of the giant
puffball (Calvatia gigantea) can be almost two feet long and
contain 7,000,000,000,000 (7 trillion) spores.
For comparison, there are about 31.6 million seconds in a year. If you
held your breath for 7 trillion seconds, youd be breathless for 221,
The giant puffball cracks open to allow the wind to carry away its spores. Other puffballs have a small opening at the top. The wind may suck spores out of these openings like smoke drawn from a chimney. The spores can also be puffed out of the opening when the fruiting body is hit by raindrops (earth stars, for example).
Giant Puffball Earth Star Puffball
The spores are incredibly tiny. Each spore is 3.5 to 5.5 microns
(0.00014 to 0.00019 inches) in diameter. They are bone dry, making a
mature giant puffball a sack of fine powder. The Lakota tribe of Native
Americans used this clean dry material in their medicine. They would pack
large wounds with puffball spores to slow bleeding and help blood clot.
Giant puffballs are found in the central and eastern USA and Canada. During late Summer and Fall, look for them in meadows, under small stands of trees, and around forest openings.
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Shanghai—Pearl Lam Galleries present “Slippages”, an exhibition that addresses play of interpretation and perceptual significances as well as suggests alterations, allowing a displacement of elemental and spatial conditions inherent in the work and between the artwork and the viewer. This is manifested both in the content and in the formal structure of the work. Featuring expressions of various media, the presented artworks explore a dynamic structure in a participatory way. As such, works that are slippery in meaning or disquieting in effect are set up to challenge usual perceptual habits and allow for a site of discovery spread out in time and space and executed by the artists in encounters with the public.
What forms of communication, miscommunication, intimacy, and exchange will ensue? This reflexive exhibition aims to characterise, and even to diagnose, a tell-tale language in the style of today’s art in terms of what it is responding to, focusing on themes of “reflecting on” or “being concerned with” amidst a practice of mental attitudes and visual tricks. Prior to engaging with the work, the public equally casts an eye over the spaces of construct, both interior and exterior, and it is this reflex that provides the overarching context for the exhibits shown within “Slippages”.
The exhibition further emphasises the critical importance of its apparatus of display so that viewers are not merely looking at an artwork but are also physically experiencing contemporary art.
The exhibiting artists animate responsive trains of thoughts through ingeniously constructed pieces with active mechanisms, inviting the public to step outside customary boundaries, each presenting a different way in which they mediate among art, subject matter, and real life. Here, their materials are still drawn from either a representational approach or for their formal qualities, although much of what is presented and how it is presented alerts viewers to the potent persuasion of displacing our understanding of what should happen where.
The focus is concentrated on artists who deal with meanings on a rather conceptual or formal level: from workspace-like staging to self-staged personas, from staged scenarios to daily abstractions. Thus, the exhibition explores relations that are both public and private in nature and incorporates the viewer into the work as both a willing participant and oblivious performer viewed by others.
The probing of nature and things that oscillate between representation and imitation in order to gain a deeper understanding of the world runs like a thread throughout art. Gao Weigang (b. 1976) not only investigates the concept of mimesis, understood as an imitative representation of reality, and its role in contemporary artistic productions, but he also literally triggers the placing of the original source from its natural environment to enter the “real” space of gallery visitors, invoking interactions with the public to reflect the manner in which architecture and nature encourage a social sphere and to allow different perspectives of how a work can be experienced as a site of discovery. While encompassing strategies to cross the threshold between the visible and the invisible, other works express the implications of concealment as a means of reflection. | <urn:uuid:3f5a4d84-ae37-49e0-9964-3b49a42ce533> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://myartguides.com/exhibitions/shanghai/slippages/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.950863 | 628 | 1.921875 | 2 |
When you write an email or even a text message, do you find that certain words trip you up?
Have you ever had someone misinterpret your message because of a small spelling error or even using a slightly different word?
Read on for some expert writing tips from professional editor (and all-around excellent person) Barbara McNichol.
“That” versus “who”
If your subject is a thing, use “that” if it’s a person, use “who.”
“My friend, the one who did me that favour, is amazing.”
“Breath” versus “breathe”
Breath, breathing, breathe…well they’re all slightly different variations on the same concept.
“Breath” is a noun (a thing), and “breathe” is a verb or the action of taking breaths.
“He is breathing just fine on his own.”
“He took one breath, then another.”
“Allude” versus “elude”
When you “allude” to something, you essentially refer to it.
But “elude” refers to escaping or running away.
Tip: You can remember “elude” because it starts with an “e,” just like “escape.”
For blog writing tips, check out 11 Insanely Powerful Words for Your Blog
“Affect” versus “effect”
“Affect” is an action word, a verb, referring to something’s ability to change another thing. You can remember it by subbing in the word “influence.”
For instance, you could say that “…his words affect (influence) me in a good way.”
“Effect” by contrast, can mean either “bring about” or result.
Example: “The story has the desired effect.”
“Alter” versus “altar”
“Altar” is a religious structure, a thing, and “alter” means to change, as in “alternate.”
“Everyday” versus “every day”
If you’re going to pay heed to any one of these writing tips, let it be this one!
“Everyday” is an adjective that describes something that is common. For instance, “here are a few everyday words which are spelled wrong.”
By contrast, with “every day”, we are referring to a group of singular days. So you might say “I see her spell something wrong every day.”
Tip: If you’re stuck, try sticking the word “single” in between the two words and see if it makes sense. It should make sense in the “every day” example.
“Famous” versus “notorious”
“Famous” refers to someone who is revered, who people like. You can remember “famous” by thinking of another “f” word, “favourite.”
“Notorious” on the other hand, usually refers to someone who is known for unfavourable reasons (remember this because it starts with “no”).
“The young actress became famous for her Oscar-nominated role, and then became notorious for her drug use and underage drinking.”
“Ado” versus “adieu”
“Ado” refers to trouble or problems — think Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing or the phrase “without further ado…”
“Adieu,” on the other hand, is a phrase you might utter in the case of a long-term goodbye.
“Lead” versus “led”
When you use the word “lead” you are referring to an action, and that is a verb.
For instance: “He had a fun time leading the group last Saturday.”
But “led” is simply a past tense of “lead.”
So you might say “He led the group with such passion, he was the best volunteer for the job.”
Note: Lead is spelled the same as the element lead, but the element lead is pronounced “led”.
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When we’re clear with our message and intent, we have a much better chance of being understood by our colleagues, clients, and friends, too.
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LIMA (Reuters) -At least one protesting indigenous community on Friday continued to occupy MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine in Peru as operations remained halted, the company and two community sources said, despite police operations to evict them.
The indigenous communities of Fuerabamba and Huancuire entered the mine on April 14 and set up camp inside, forcing Las Bambas to suspend operations a week later. They allege the mine has not fully honored previous commitments with them.
Peru is the world’s No. 2 copper producer and Chinese-owned Las Bambas is one of the world’s top copper miners, accounting for 2% of global supply. The mine accounts for 1% of the Andean nation’s gross domestic product.
Las Bambas said in a statement that the protesters “armed with stones, Molotov cocktails and other weapons,” adding that security agents had been attacked and several had been hurt.
On Thursday, police forces failed to evict Huancuire, while Fuerabamba was evicted earlier in the week but tried to re-enter the mine, according to representatives of both communities.
“We are inside and we are going to recover 100% of the territory,” said Edison Vargas, president of the Fuerabamba community.
Las Bambas said Fuerabamba was trying to enter but did not confirm if it had managed to do so. Fuerabamba was resettled almost a decade ago to make way for the construction of Las Bambas.
Huancuire has not been resettled but is opposing Las Bambas’ plans to expand its mining operations closer to its territory.
Alexander Raul, a community adviser to Huancuire, said Friday would mark 15 days since the community entered the mine.
The two-week period is key as Peruvian law allows property owners to use force to evict trespassers in the first 15 days of an invasion, but after that they need to go through a lengthier legal process.
Later on Friday, the government said it would call indigenous communities and Las Bambas for a dialogue on May 7, at 11 a.m. (4 p.m. GMT). It remained unclear if the parties will agree to the meeting.
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The painting “The Blue Boy” is one of the most widely recognized works of Thomas Gainsborough. The artist created his own special style and manner of writing the portrait. Paying special attention to models, he used the surrounding nature to convey their mood and character.
In addition to the important role of the landscape in the composition, T. Gainsborough used cold colors that were not characteristic of traditional canons. It is curious that the latter even caused a polemic between him and his contemporary Joshua Reynolds, who believed that warm colors based on brown and red should be used as the basis for writing portraits.
Gainsborough did not seek to engage in controversy with his opponent; painting a portrait of “The Blue Boy” in exquisite silver-blue and gray colors, he thereby refuted the opponent’s arguments.
Jonathan Battle, who became the prototype of the image, was the son of a wealthy merchant in iron and hardware. The boy was not an aristocrat, but the artist, with a deliberate intention, dressed him in a luxurious and elegant suit. Firstly, the portrait was painted in 1770, when in Britain it was fashionable to pose in costumes of the 18th century. The second reason was Gainsborough's attention-grabbing expression of independence and significance on the young man's face.
Clothing only slightly enhances this superiority effect. T. Gainsborough sought to capture just such a phenomenon, arguing that nobility is inherent not only because of the origin of man, but the nature of the person himself. The pose is at the same time too simple and as if full of challenge, the consequence of which is the restless, darkening, as before a thunderstorm, sky behind the figure. The boy stands firmly and confidently, his gaze is directed at you and, piercing, rushes further beyond the horizon. He is here, illuminated by light and shimmering like topaz, silver and a pure heavenly color, radiating recklessness and grace. And in the next second he will disappear like a vision, waving his hat.
The painting is filled with grace, warmth and lightness, being one of the favorite for the artist himself. By the way, during his work, Thomas Gainsborough became a good friend of Joshua Reynolds, who afterwards remained a loyal fan of his work and collected his works. By the way, there is a later version of this picture - “The Pink Boy” or “Young Nicole”. It was written in 1782, but did not receive the same fame and unfamiliar to the general public.
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The Redwing is a noticeably small, rather slight thrush, with a pale stripe above the eye and another, less-pronounced, below the cheek. The spots on the underparts are strongly marked, more so than the in Song Thrush, as is the chestnut-red colour to the underwing and flanks, which gives the bird its common name. It is this combination of face-pattern, strong markings and red underwing that distinguish this species from the slightly larger Song Thrush.
The thin, plaintive, whistles that one sometimes hears on misty evenings in October and November are likely to be Redwings. These are the contact calls uttered in flight.
Redwings are currently colonising Britain with about 50-100 pairs breeding in the highlands of Scotland. They require scrubby areas. However, it is during the winter that they really feature as part of our avifauna. Redwings, wintering on the UK mainland may breed as far east as 160 degrees of longitude. Intriguingly, many birds ringed in Britain, Ireland and other western European countries during winter have been recovered in subsequent winters in trans-Caspian countries such as Georgia and Iran. These birds are probably far-eastern breeders that have come west one year (possibly as young birds) and then have wintered to the south of their breeding area in subsequent years.
Redwings are quite variable, but there is a population which is consistently bigger and more strongly marked than average. There are the birds of the race coburni which breeds on the Faroes and (mainly) in Iceland. They are up to 5% longer than the nominate birds, and it is quite easy to tell the two apart – if you are lucky enough to have both in the hand (as a ringer) in front of you. These birds are most likely to be found in the west of Britain and Ireland where they winter.
One bird, twelve journeys, 60 000 miles and invaluable scientific data: PJ the Cuckoo has left an incredible legacy.
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The Bermuda Ministry of Health reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox on Thursday.
The patient is in isolation, and the Ministry of Health is investigating potential close contacts and will notify anyone who may have been exposed.
Acting Minister of Health, Jason Hayward, JP MP, said, “Monkeypox is rare, not life-threatening and Bermuda is well prepared to detect the disease and take suitable public health measures to prevent its spread. The Ministry of Health has provided guidance for primary care providers and the Bermuda Molecular Diagnostics and Research Laboratory (MDL) lab on sample handling. The Hospital also has appropriate isolation facilities to support treatment.
“The Ministry is also working with the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Our port health officials know how to screen and recognize possible cases and take appropriate action. Our healthcare professionals know how to identify, immediately isolate, and report cases to local and regional health authorities.”
Monkeypox is a rare infection that’s mainly found in parts of west or central Africa (often near rainforests but increasingly in some urban areas as well). It may take between 5 and 21 days for the first symptoms to appear. Usually, the virus causes flu-like symptoms: fever, chills, rash and lesions on the face or genitals. Most people recover within several weeks without requiring hospitalization.
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German Longhaired Pointer
The German Longhaired Pointer (GLP) is a breed of dog. Developed in Germany, it is used as a multipurpose gundog. It is closely related to its cousins, the German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP), the German Wirehaired Pointer (GWP) and the Large Münsterländer, which was previously part of the breed.
Also known as
This breed is also called Deutsch Langhaar, Deutsch-Langhaar, Deutscher Langhaariger, Deutscher Langhaariger Vorstehhund, German Long-Haired Pointer, German Longhaired Pointer, Langhaar as well as Pointer (German Longhaired).
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Greek soldiers march in front of parliament during a military parade to mark independence
One of the oddities of Greece’s bailout programme has been that, despite five years of punishing austerity, its military budget remains amongst the highest in the EU.
Early in the crisis, the issue became controversial during a dispute over whether Athens should follow through on a contract to purchase German-built diesel submarines – a move that was criticised as a way to curry favour with Greece’s largest creditor.
More recently, the far-left government of Alexis Tsipras raised questions when it agreed to sign off on a €500m programme to upgrade five aging US-made maritime patrol aircraft.
And according to a document obtained by Brussels Blog and posted here, the issue has come up again during the current standoff between Athens and its international creditors as a way to breach the fiscal gap the two sides are currently wrestling over.
To recap, Greece’s bailout monitors have pushed Athens to make up a €1bn-€2bn annual budget shortfall by cutting public sector pensions and raising value-added taxes on some items like electricity, which Tsipras has resisted. Creditors have insisted they are open to other ideas, but argue Athens has not come back with credible alternatives.
The three-page document, circulated among creditors, shows that two of Greece’s bailout monitors – the European Commission and European Central Bank – think defence cuts would be one way to make up the difference and have suggested changes (particularly moving to a less manpower-intensive force structure, a decision several Nato allies like the US have already taken) in talks with Greek negotiators:
Greece's Alexis Tsipras with EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker last week
This weekend’s fireworks over Greece’s bailout were centred on a new counterproposal submitted by Greek ministers, who flew to Brussels to turn it over by hand. As the world knows by now, senior European Commission officials – acting on behalf of all three Greek bailout monitors – rejected it out of hand.
For Brussels Blog readers who want to evaluate the proposal for themselves, we obtained a copy of the new Greek plan and have posted it here (our friends and rivals at the Greek daily Kathimerini beat us to the punch, and you can read their summary here).
The most important thing to note is that, after weeks of holding out, Athens has agreed to meet the creditors’ demands on fiscal targets for this year and next year. In 2015, they’ve agreed to a primary budget surplus – revenues minus expenses when interest on sovereign debt isn’t included – of 1 per cent of gross domestic product, and 2 per cent for 2016. That’s exactly the levels demanded by creditors in a compromise plan presented to Alexis Tsipras, Greek prime minister, nearly two weeks ago.
But creditors do not believe the underlying figures in the document support those targets. One official cited the €700m Athens proposes to save next year through cracking down on value-added tax fraud as an item that fails to hold up under scrutiny. Read more
Tsipras, left, with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday
The Greek government of prime minister Alexis Tsipras has long argued debt relief must be part of any new agreement to complete its current €172bn bailout. But the compromise plan drawn up by its international creditors and presented to Tsipras on Wednesday night in Brussels (obtained by the Greek daily To Vima, and posted here) contains no such promise.
So Athens is intending to present its own restructuring plan that the government claims will cut its burgeoning debt load from the current 180 per cent of gross domestic product to just 93 per cent by 2020.
The plan is touched on in the 47-page counter-proposal Athens sent to its creditors Monday night (see page 44 in the document, posted by the German daily Tagesspiegel here). But it is given a full treatment in a new seven-page document authored by the government and entitled “Ending the Greek Crisis”. Brussels Blog got a copy and posted it here.
The restructuring plan is ambitious, offering ways to reduce the amount of debt held by all four of its public-sector creditors: the European Central Bank, which holds €27bn in Greek bonds purchased starting in 2010; the International Monetary Fund, which is owed about €20bn from bailout loans; individual eurozone member states, which banded together to make €53bn bilateral loans to Athens as part of its first bailout; and the eurozone’s bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, which picks up the EU’s €144bn in the current programme.
If all the elements of the new plan are adopted, the Greek government reckons its debt will be back under 60 per cent of GDP – the eurozone’s ceiling agreed under the 1992 Maastricht Treaty – by 2030, as this chart from the document shows:
Juncker, left, with Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras at last month's EU summit in Brussels
The Greek daily To Vima has a nice scoop this afternoon about a document they’ve been leaked purporting to be a new proposal from Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Commission, on how to break the standoff between Athens and its creditors.
According to the To Vima report, the plan envisions a deal with Greece that completely cuts out the International Monetary Fund and releases about €5bn in aid to Athens from three different sources: the €1.8bn remaining in the EU’s portion of the current bailout; €1.9bn in profits from Greek bonds purchased by the European Central Bank back in 2010; and another €1.3bn or so in additional Greek bond profits the ECB will get in July.
In exchange, Greece would agree to adopt a relatively short list of economic reforms that are significantly narrower from those being sought by the IMF and a German-led group of hardliners within the eurozone.
The Commission’s spokeswoman responsible for economic issues, former Reuters correspondent Annika Briedthardt, has already distanced the Commission from the document, saying in a tweet that she’s not aware the proposal actually exists:
Other commission officials are similarly playing down its importance. “We have many documents,” said one, only half-jokingly.
Although nobody is admitting the provenance of the document, what it appears to be is one in a series of proposals going back and forth between the Commission and Athens in an effort to find common ground, rather than a full-blown “Juncker Plan” to cut the Gordian Knot. Read more
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at a cabinet meeting Sunday night in the Greek parliament
There has been lots of analysis on a new list of economic reforms that the Greek government sent to its bailout monitors over the weekend, including this incredibly comprehensive report from the Athens-based analytical website Macropolis.
But before everyone goes concluding that this is the final list that eurozone creditors will rule on, remember: nothing has been submitted yet to the eurogroup – the committee of 19 eurozone finance ministers that will ultimately rule on whether the reforms are sufficient to unlock the remaining €7.2bn in bailout funds Athens desperately needs.
And tonight’s “deadline” for bailout monitors to approve a submission, and then forward it onto the eurogroup, is nothing more than a self-imposed one; in reality, there is no deadline other than the date when Athens eventually runs out of cash.
People on both sides of the negotiations say that despite three days of talks, the list is not comprehensive as yet. “There was no such thing as an original list,” insists an official from one of the bailout monitoring institutions. “There were contributions, tables, pieces of paper.”
Indeed, on the Greek side, some involved in the discussions say a fuller, longer, and more detailed document is in the works. They argue the issue is not, as many among the bailout monitors claim, a lack of detail. The issue is getting all the details – some 72 reforms, according to one person in the Athens camp – into a well-organised document, in English, without mistakes in substance or politics. Read more
Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks before the Greek parliament on Tuesday
One of the unmentioned problems looming over the current Greece standoff is the fact that Athens will need a third bailout, regardless of what happens in a week’s worth of Brussels meetings that start on Wednesday. Eurozone officials say that both Yanis Varoufakis, the new Greek finance minister, and his boss, Alexis Tsipras, have acknowledged that in private meetings.
Just four months ago, it appeared that Athens wouldn’t need another full-scale EU bailout and would be given a line of credit instead. That’s because at the time it appeared the Greek government was making progress in convincing private credit markets to fund its fiscal needs. That is no longer the case.
Eurozone officials are understandably reluctant to estimate the size of another Greek bailout – and not just for political reasons. Trying to guess how much Athens will need without digging through Greece’s books is a fraught affair, especially since tax revenues have reportedly begun to dry up and it’s been months since the troika did their last full-scale analysis.
But that shouldn’t prevent Brussels Blog from doing some spit-balling. According to a very quick-and-dirty back-of-the envelope estimate, a third Greek bailout could run as much as €37.8bn if Varoufakis’ plans are adopted in full. Are Greece’s 18 eurozone partners prepared to cough up that kind of money in the current environment? Read more
Jean-Claude Trichet, right, with the parliament's economic committee chair, Sharon Bowles
The troika of bailout lenders has not been getting much love at the European Parliament’s ongoing inquiry into its activities in recent weeks. But the criticism is not just coming from MEPs in the throes of election fever. Predictions of the troika’s demise have come from some unexpected quarters, including current and former members of the European Central Bank executive board.
During the hearings, MEPs have particularly criticised the troika — made up of the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and the ECB — for its overly optimistic growth forecasts for bailout countries, which have been repeatedly revised downwards. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they have also suggested that the troika be subject to greater parliamentary oversight.
Hannes Swoboda, the Austrian social democrat who heads the centre-left caucus in the parliament, went further, saying the body is undemocratic, hostile to social rights and that the EU would be better off without it. Read more
Greek finance minister Stournaras, left, with IMF chief Lagarde at Monday's eurogroup meeting
In an interview with five European newspapers published Thursday, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who heads the committee of eurozone finance ministers, said his eurogroup will need to look at whether Greece needs additional bailout aid in April 2014.
This will surprise some members of the troika, particularly the International Monetary Fund, who were pushing for a reckoning much more quickly amid signs the €172bn second Greek bailout is running out of cash much sooner than anticipated.
Once the €3bn in EU aid contained in a new €4.8bn tranche approved this week is paid out, total EU outlays will reach €133.6bn — out of a total €144.6bn committed (the IMF puts up the rest). So just €11bn left in the EU’s coffers. Further evidence that cash is leaving too quickly is contained in the latest report on Greece’s rescue prepared by the European Commission, which our friends and rivals at Reuters obtained and helpfully posted for everyone to see.
As Brussels Blog noted earlier, there is no more EU cash left in the programme for the second half of next year, even though the bailout was originally supposed to contain enough until the end of 2014. But this chart in the new report makes clear that cash may run out even quicker than that: Not only is the third and fourth quarters of 2014 completely unfunded, now there’s only €1.5bn left for the second quarter, too. Read more
Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras, centre, holds a cabinet meeting this week.
Just how off track is Greece’s €172bn second bailout? When the FT reported that a new €3bn-€4bn financing gap had opened up in the programme, EU and International Monetary Fund officials went out of their way to insist there wasn’t a gap at all.
“There is no financial gap. The programme is fully financed for at least another year, so there is no problem, on the premise that we reach a final agreement on the review in July,” said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister who chairs the eurogroup.
IMF spokesman Gerry Rice weighed in with a written statement: “If the review is concluded by the end of July 2013, as expected, no financing problems will arise because the program is financed till end-July 2014.”
Notice the caveats, however. Both Dijsselbleom and Rice say there won’t be a shortfall – as long as the IMF is able to distribute its next €1.8bn aid tranche before the end of July. Why? Because of the new financing gap, which means the Greek programme essentially runs out of money in July 2014. The IMF must have certainty that Greece is fully financed for 12 months or it can’t release its cash, so after July, it must suspend its payments. Read more
Finance ministers MIchael Noonan of Ireland, center, and Vito Gaspar of Portugal, right, with the EU's Olli Rehn at January's meeting.
After Greece last year won a restructuring of its €172bn rescue that included an extension of the time Athens has to pay off its bailout loans, Ireland and Portugal decided they should get a piece of the action, too.
So at the January meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels, both Dublin and Lisbon made a formal request: they’d also like more time to pay off their bailout loans. According to a seven-page analysis prepared for EU finance ministry officials a few weeks ago, though, the prospect is not as straight forward as it may seem.
The document – obtained by the Brussels Blog under the condition that we not post it on the blog – makes pretty clear that while an extension might help smooth “redemption humps” that now exist for Ireland (lots of loans and bonds come due in 2019 and 2020) and Portugal (2016 and 2021), it’s not a slam dunk case. Read more
Greek prime minister Samaras takes questions after last month's EU summit in Brussels.
When eurozone leaders finally reached agreement on an overhauled €173bn bailout of Greece last month, Antonis Samaras, the Greek prime minister, declared the prospect of his country leaving the euro to be over: “Solidarity in our union is alive; Grexit is dead.”
But late on Friday, someone decided to resurrect it: the International Monetary Fund. In its first report on the Greek bailout since last month’s deal, the IMF was unexpectedly explicit on the risks that Greece still faces, including the potential for full-scale default and euro exit.
In fact, the 260-page report includes a three-page box explicitly dedicated to examining the fallout if Greece were to be forced out of the euro, which we’ve posted here. The box, titled “Greece as a Source of Contagion”, concludes that while the eurozone has improved its defences, it still remains hugely vulnerable to shocks that would come following Grexit. Read more
IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrives at Monday's eurogroup meeting where Greek deal was struck.
When eurozone finance minsters announced their long-delayed deal to overhaul Greece’s second bailout early Tuesday morning, there was much they didn’t disclose.
The most glaring was how big a highly-touted bond buyback programme would be, a question dodged repeatedly at a post-deal news conference. But there were other things that were left out of a two-page statement summing up the deal, including how much the European Central Bank was making on its Greek bond holdings, profits that will be returned to Athens as part of the agreement.
It turns out, those were not the only – or even the biggest – unanswered questions left after the early-morning deal. As we report in today’s dead-tree edition of the FT, ministers failed to find enough debt relief measures to get to the purported Greek debt target of 124 per cent of economic output by 2020, far above the 120 per cent target set in February.
In reporting our story, we relied heavily on a leaked chart that we got our hands on (which we’ve linked to here) that lays out in great detail the assumptions built into the new programme. A quick review of the chart comes after the jump… Read more
Germany's Schäuble and France's Moscovici after the 1st attempt this month to reach a Greek deal.
Eurozone finance ministers have begun arriving at the EU’s summit building in Brussels for their third meeting in two weeks to try come up with a deal to get Greece’s overweening debt levels back down to levels that can credibly be considered sustainable.
For those who need a reminder of where the talks stand, we offer a handy official chart we got our hands on (see it here) which shows just how big the debt gap is – a gap that must be closed to finalise the overhauled programme and release the long-delayed €31.3bn in bailout assistance.
The key thing to remember is the last time the eurozone revamped the Greek programme in February, they agreed that it would return Athens to a debt level of 120 per cent of economic output by 2020. This has become a de facto benchmark.
As the chart shows, without any debt relief, Greece’s debt is now expected to be at 144 per cent by 2020 and the entire debate today (and possibly tonight) will be on who will give up some share of Greek debt repayments to bring that down. Read more
Greek finance minister Yannis Stournaras, left, and IMF chief Lagarde at Monday's meeting.
It may be incomplete and its conclusions subject to debate, but on Monday night eurozone finance ministers got a draft copy of the much anticipated troika report on Greece. As we report online, there’s not much in it we didn’t already know – including the fact Greece will need as much as €32.6bn in new financing if the programme is extended through 2016.
But the language in the report is, as usual, pretty revealing. We’ve posted a copy of the draft here. It makes clear that eurozone creditors will be leaning on Greece pretty heavily for the foreseeable future. This, in spite of the fact the Greek parliament barely passed €13.5bn in austerity measures last week amidst serial defections form its governing coalition.
The most glaring is that Athens will have to find an additional €4bn in austerity measures for 2015 and 2016, meaning the pain isn’t done yet. But it also implies there are some more shorter-term measures that haven’t been completed yet that the troika is expecting.
Greece has revamped its reform effort and fulfilled important conditions…. These steps, which have tested the strength and cohesiveness of the coalition supporting the government, leaving also some scars therein, significantly improve the overall compliance, provided some remaining outstanding issues are solved by the authorities.
Greek finance minister Stournaras, left, and prime minister Samaras during last night's debate.
Tonight’s meeting of eurozone finance ministers was, as recently as a week ago, thought to be the final bit of heavy lifting needed to complete the overhaul of Greece’s second bailout. After all, Athens has done what it promised: it passed €13.5bn of new austerity measures on Wednesday and the 2013 budget last night.
But EU officials now acknowledge that the Brussels meeting of the so-called “eurogroup” will not make any final decisions on Greece amid continued debate over how much debt relief Athens needs – and how fast it should come. That means a long-delayed €31.3bn aid payment will be delayed yet again.
One EU official said that despite hopes, the key part of a highly-anticipated report from international monitors – known as the “troika report” because it is compiled by the European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund and European Commission – will not be ready in time for tonight’s meeting: the debt sustainability analysis, which remains a point of contention. Read more
A woman walks by Greek anti-bailout graffiti in central Athens earlier this week.
For those who really want to get into the nitty gritty of the revised Greek bailout, we’re also posting two other documents we got our hands on and used for today’s story on the nearly-completed deal in order to provide more detail on what the new rescue programme will look like.
The first document is an October 14 draft of the official “Memorandum of Understanding on Specific Economic Policy Conditionality”; the second is the “Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies”.
Both are chock full of austerity and reform commitments Athens is making to get the bailout extension. But the second memorandum has far more detail on what kind of budget demands Athens is agreeing to. Although there are gaps where specific budget targets are to be included, page two and page nine give strong hints of where they are headed. Read more
Germany's Angela Merkel, left, with Greece's Antonis Samaras during her Athens visit.
With Athens and the so-called “troika” of international lenders close to a deal on an overhauled bailout that would extend the programme by two years, the focus today shifts to Brussels, where talks begin on round two of the revised Greek rescue: how to pay for it.
As we reported in today’s dead-tree edition of the FT, those talks will focus on how to fill a new financing gap of between €16bn-€18bn through 2016.
Although officials have toyed with a bond buyback programme – which would have reduced Greek financing needs by purchasing debt at current distressed prices and retiring the bonds – it now looks like they’re going to focus instead on what they’ve done in the past: lowering rates on bailout loans even further to scrape together extra money. Currently, Greece borrows at 1.5 per cent more than the cost of the cash to lenders. So there’s room to cut. Read more
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, during this morning's news conference in Tokyo.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde’s declaration this morning that Greece should be given two more years to hit tough budget targets embedded in its €174bn bailout programme – coming fast on the heels of German chancellor Angela Merkel’s highly symbolic trip to Athens – are the clearest public signs yet of what EU officials have been acknowledging privately for weeks: Greece is going to get the extra time it wants.
But what is equally clear after this week’s pre-Tokyo meeting of EU finance ministers in Luxembourg is there is no agreement on how to pay for those two additional years, and eurozone leaders are beginning to worry that the politics of the Greek bailout are once again about to get very ugly.
The mantra from eurozone ministers has been that Greece will get more time but not more money. Privately, officials acknowledge this is impossible. Extending the bailout programme two years, when added to the policy stasis in Athens during two rounds of elections and a stomach-churning drop in economic growth, means eurozone lenders are going to have to find more money for Athens from somewhere. Read more
With the European Commission holding its final summer meeting on Wednesday, Brussels goes on holiday in earnest starting next week, with nothing on the formal EU calendar until a meeting of European affairs ministers in Cyprus on August 29.
But if whispers in the hallways are any indication, veterans of the eurozone crisis remain traumatised by last August, when some inopportune comments by then-Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi shook Europe from its summer slumber. Indeed, Maria Fekter, Austria’s gabby finance minister, has already speculated on the need for an emergency August summit.
Herewith, the Brussels Blog posts its completely unscientific odds on which of the eurozone’s smouldering crisis embers could reignite into an out-of-control summer wildfire, forcing cancelled hotel bookings and return trips to Zaventem. Read more
Antonis Samaras. Getty Images
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The Oracle Report for Monday, September 26th, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
Third Quarter Moon Phase: revise, realign
Moon in Leo
Aspect of the Aeon Sophia (Wisdom): Shodashi, Goddess Who Aligns With the Highest and Best
Aspect of the Aeon Thelete (Will): Kathe, God of the South
Skill: take instruction from the universe
True Alignments: explosions of ideas, active listening skills, affirming, grounded, inspired, putting down a false belief, practice, like minds, pioneering or trailblazing, respect, dedication
Catalysts for Change: temper tantrums, heightened drama, lust, naïve, hopelessness, dogma, anti-humanistic, ungrounded, taking something too far, irresponsible, unintegrated
Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month: "two heads looking out and beyond the shadows" (seeing beyond duality/divide and conquer, integration, transcending difficulties)
Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: "the magic carpet of Oriental imagery" (the renaissance of humanity, transcending difficulties)
Today Powerhouse Pluto stations direct or appears to move forward in the sky once again. Pluto has been retrograde or appearing to move backward in the sky since April 18, 2016.
Pluto moves mountains. In kind, on the day Pluto stations retrograde or direct, the energetic effects are palpable in intensity. It can feel very, very heavy and significant (Pluto is the "God of the Underworld"-- a deep and heavy place).
Pluto direct can also feel very, very light and significant (because the end of a journey through an underworld occurs). Journeys with Pluto through the underworld are long, about two years, all total. Things that began or were in effect two years ago may be coming to an end or resolution. This can mark the end of a cycle (of belief, thought, action, feeling, understanding, situation, circumstance, etc.). The energy can be utilized to make a big change.
Pluto stations direct at 11:02 am ET/3:02 pm UT.
In addition, today we have Giant Jupiter making conjunction with the Sun.
When Jupiter and the Sun combine, they "move" or "expand" the Earth (in the form of earthquakes and other geophysical effects), as evidenced by the Electric Universe principle.
Jupiter made exact conjunction with the Sun today at 2:33 am ET/6:33 am UT, but is in effect all day. The conjunction occurs at 04 Libra: "a group of young people sit in spiritual communion around a campfire." Information is delivered to us today. We become enlightened to something. We learn something important. It expands our perception.
Learning something is echoed with the Sun moving later to discharge the energetic of "a man teaching the true inner knowledge of the new world to his students."
An interesting juxtaposition between the energies of Venus and Mars simmers in the background. Venus is discharging "a youth holding a lighted candle in a devotional ritual," and Mars is discharging "the pope blessing the faithful." Ceremony, ritual, reverence, devotion, aspirations, and inner versus outer "riches" accompanies this pairing.
As mentioned, Pluto stationing direct certainly brings a change in direction, and the degree of the Earth today facilitates change, as well. The Earth is discharging "a triangle with wings." Things that change today change in order to facilitate harmony. An alignment (triangulation) between the body, mind, and spirit also occurs. This strengthens us and also assists with this solar-lunar month's mission of seeing out and beyond the shadows.
And, not least, Mercury discharges "a volcanic eruption" today. This brings the tendency for emotional outbursts andcathartic release. Tempers can explode; there are plenty of energetics today that would set the stage for drama. Ends of cycles, ends of cycles of power, tipping points, rituals, and revelations are all in the narrative today.
This is a day to practice the skill of being like an owl nestled in a big tree, watching and learning. But we are not observing from afar. We are observing to the side and from within. We are active participants, not mere spectators. We are immersed within the energetics, deftly following along so that we can become wise -- so that we can see what is being shown and taught to us. This is a state of mind that conjoins us with the mind of Gaia Sophia, enabling collaboration and co-creation of our joint experience of her rebirth.
It's quite a day, and responses to the energy will vary. We appreciate the gravity of the day, stepping to the side of the energy when needed, looking out and beyond shadows and cycles that are ending.
What are we learning today?
(Note: Pluto stationed retrograde on April 18, 2016, at 18 Capricorn: "the Union Jack flies from a new British warship." Is the end of a end of a very long cycle of colonialism upon us? Wise owl eyes are wide open today.)
Mantra for the Second Renaissance and the Return of Wisdom
All roads lead to Liberty.
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The main goals of our Careers provision are to encourage student aspirations and achievement whilst creating awareness of the opportunities. We support our students to make informed decisions and make the right choices for their next steps. We pay attention to the needs of all students and all potential pathways into employment, training, further or higher education. We are conscious of our responsibilities to discuss Pathways including T-Levels, Apprenticeships and ‘A’ Level routes. We work to with students to develop the skills needed to achieve their desired career in fast a changing employment and educational landscape. We regularly review our careers programme against the 'Gatsby benchmarks', which is a framework of best practice.
Parents and carers can expect a wide range of opportunities within the curriculum to address Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance.
If you are an employer who would like to work with the school to promotes career and training opportunities please contact
In addition, we make every effort to seek independent expertise and advice by working with external agencies including;
- EM3 Enterprise M3 https://www.enterprisem3.org.uk/
- Careers Enterprise Company https://www.careersandenterprise.co.uk/
- ebpSouth www.ebpsouth.co.uk
- Sparsholt https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/
- The Future Skills Centre https://www.bcot.ac.uk/bordonfsc
- HSDC Alton https://www.hsdc.ac.uk/study-with-us/alton-campus/
- Farnham, Guildford, Merrist Wood, Godalming Colleges and Alton School 6th Form
- Basingstoke https://www.bcot.ac.uk/
- Farnborough Colleges of Technology https://www.farn-ct.ac.uk/
- Southern Universities Network (SUN) https://www.sunoutreach.org/
- Amazing Apprenticeships ASK https://amazingapprenticeships.com/about-ask/
- Hampshire Futures https://www.skillsandparticipation.co.uk/course/view.php?id=570
- Inclusive Futures https://www.inclusivefutures.co.uk/
Life beyond Eggar’s
Please see the document on the Guidance & Research page our Year 11 Destination Data, which shows a summary of the last few years of careers destinations for students in Year 11. Students in the other category may have relocated to other countries or decided under data protection rights not to submit their data. As you will note the vast majority of our students move on to either Sixth Form Colleges or Further Education Colleges and there has been a similar pattern for a number of years.
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While organizations around the globe are gathering resources to assist Haitians, it is imperative that those resources remain plentiful. The devastation is enormous and the road to rebuild will be long and arduous, which means expenses will compound and funding will be critical.
I read about relief efforts every day and the generosity of people locally and globally. While we all cannot write checks with multiple zeros on the end or travel to Haiti to offer our medical expertise, there are many ways you and I can make a difference. I encourage you to pause for a moment and consider how you can help. Relief efforts multiply when we assign the majority with the task to contribute.
A simple way to contribute is to pull out your cell phone and text the word HAITI to 90999. A $10 donation will be made to the American Red Cross and will appear on your phone bill. Another great way to aid is through your frequent flyer miles or hotel points. Visit individual airline and hotel websites for information on how to donate your points. If you have the gift of time, I encourage you to get involved with your local organizations with gathering clothing and other essentials that will be sent to survivors of the earthquake.
I also encourage you to talk to with your children about the importance of helping others. Set a positive example by telling them how your family is helping other families in Haiti. If your children are fortunate enough to receive a weekly or monthly allowance, suggest that they make a donation as well. Yes, their $5 or $10 contribution will help with relief efforts, but the lasting impact of helping others will be invaluable. | <urn:uuid:ed0c45cb-e952-4cc0-90ee-657bf2be026f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/news/2010/02/04/polly-sigh/22836204007/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.947646 | 326 | 1.664063 | 2 |
BANGOR, Maine — Bangor High School administrators got enthusiastic and unanimous approval from the Bangor School Committee Wednesday night to establish a science, technology, engineering and mathematics-based program at Bangor High School.
“I’m just so excited to think that Bangor High School will be the first STEM school in the state of Maine and one of 100 in the country,” said Bangor School Superintendent Betsy Webb.
Officials, administrators and teachers alike believe the groundbreaking STEM Academy plan will bloom and bear fruit in a lot of ways for Bangor as well as the entire state.
A unanimous 6-0 committee vote, with one member absent, means school officials can start the program up as early as the fall of 2012.
“That’s our plan,” said Webb. “This benefits Bangor students first, but it positions us to attract more tuition students as well.”
Bangor, which currently has 179 tuition students, could be at the head of the class if the Maine Legislature enacts school choice, a school voucher program, or proceeds with innovative school legislation.
“We already have everything in place to make this happen in a fairly polished manner right out of the gate,” said Bangor High science department head Cary James, who co-authored the proposal with Bangor High chemistry teacher Sasha Alcott. “We have kids with high aspirations, we have great teaching, and we have the infrastructure in place.”
James projects a target “class” of about 20 students the first year.
“That’s kind of arbitrary, but it’s a number we feel we can deal with,” he said. “There’s no entrance requirement for the school so technically anyone who wants to can come into the school, but what they need to do is make a pretty significant commitment of time and energy.”
The program, which would be added to the curricula already available at Bangor High, would be the first of its kind in the state, Bangor school officials said.
“Paul called this Bangor High School on steroids,” joked James, who was referring to Bangor High Principal Paul Butler.
The academy would offer new courses for high school students to take, but also an entirely new discipline or course of study. They would have advance placement opportunities in various courses, a chance to get a head start on a college degree and graduate with a degree in even advanced majors such as engineering in as few as three years, and opportunities to take part in college-level research projects while still in high school.
“If a student really wants to take a robotics class, she’s in,” James said. “Students can be academy students and sit in classes side by side with other students taking a traditional high school curriculum like business or college prep.”
The program offers both new electives, and a whole new curriculum.
“We’re looking at four years of science at the honors level or higher including two AP science courses. The current requirement at BHS is three years,” said Alcott. “We’re also introducing physics in the ninth grade.”
There is debate in academic circles about introducing physics at the freshman level, but Alcott says current research shows it’s not when physics is taught, but how, which is key.
“We’re also increasing the math requirement from three to four years along with two big changes: Making sure students take AP calculus and also taking the current courses of algebra II and pre-calculus and condensing them down to one,” Alcott explained. “I’m really excited about this.”
Another addition will be two engineering/technology courses, which will involve sophomores and juniors taking a technology course in the fall semester and an engineering course in the spring.
The University of Maine has already committed to a partnership with Bangor through its engineering department.
“That opens up all kinds of areas like biotechnology, computer technology, nanotechnology,” Alcott said. “I think kids are going to have a blast understanding what it really means to engineer something.”
Local businesses and nonprofit organizations would also be asked to partner up to set up mentoring internships. James first became familiar with the STEM concept about six years ago at an education conference in Augusta.
Another aspect of the STEM Academy involves both students and teachers mentoring and sharing projects with lower grade levels in Bangor as well as schools outside Bangor.
“We would love to be able to do outreach and provide scale models for other schools,” said Webb.
James said the timing is perfect for STEM and Bangor.
“It’s come to the forefront recently, particularly with Governor LePage’s administration as this is a particular concern for him,” said James. “The commissioner of education and the governor are both really behind this model.”
Butler says STEM, boiled down to simple ideals, is all about inquiry and scientific-mathematic application.
“When you’re describing the program to an outsider and you say STEM Academy … What is it?” said Butler. “We’re bringing them in, we’re telling them how to be scientific thinkers, we’re coupling it with baseline science, and we’re pushing this boat on them so by the time you’re a junior, you’re really a thinker and you have your STEM legs under you so you’re going to start doing applied research and it’s really going to take off for you and be the highest quality you can imagine, supported by ongoing professional development in the department.”
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Besides being a major publishing event in comics, Robert Crumb’s comics adaptation of Genesis is an interesting example of the medium’s intersection with literature and its potential to engage fundamental discourse in our culture. It offers itself as something of a lightning rod for the discussion of the suitability both of comics and one of comics’ most respected practitioners to handle such weighty material. Here at Hooded Utilitarian, the book has been hotly debated for over a month now; discussions have largely concentrated on Crumb’s specific qualities or failings, but one cannot help but feel that somewhere more fundamental questions are at stake. In the following, I will attempt to address some of these while offering my own commentary on Crumb’s work.
The book tells us a few things about the critical reception of comics: Crumb has chosen to retain the complete text of Genesis (mostly in Robert Alter’s modern American translation) and has meticulously sought to follow literally it in order to execute what he, with characteristic obfuscation and to the apparent frustration of many critics, calls a “straight illustration job”. The onus therefore is placed primarily on the images and their arrangement to carry Crumb’s contribution to biblical exegesis. But just as importantly, it is placed on the reader—and the critic—who wants to understand and appreciate this contribution seriously to consider these images, not merely to regard them as dressing for the text.
Several commentators on this blog and elsewhere evidently would have preferred a different book, one in which Crumb did not ‘just’ act as illustrator, but offered a literary reading of the text, dealing with theological questions and biblical scholarship. But this is not that book, and Crumb, not being a prose writer, scholar or theologian, was not equipped to write it in the first place. He is a cartoonist, and his five decade-long career should demonstrate that his expertise lies elsewhere, namely in his interest in people, or—if one wants to get all lofty—the human condition. Seeking literary exegesis from a book that in its very premise, ‘straight illustration’, eschews it, will necessarily mean coming up short, but that does not mean that the book does not have another kind of exegesis to offer, namely a visual one.
The fact that the textual narrative is given, forces critics to focus on that much appreciated, but chronically under-analyzed, aspect of comics: the visual. While few, I’m sure, would accept at face value Crumb’s disingenuous claim to neutrality—‘I just drew what’s there’—some seem nevertheless to be asking the wrong questions of his drawings. For reasons still under-examined, and in any case too complicated to go into here, the literary aspects of comics have been, and continue to be, subjected to much greater scrutiny than their visual counterparts in the fledgling field of comics criticism and scholarship. And when you undercut the former, as Crumb does here, it would appear that the critical demands placed upon them tend to be transferred to the latter. The preference, it seems, is for images that mean something fairly specific—‘literary images’, we might call them. Symptomatic of this attitude, critics often compliment or disparage in general terms ‘the art’ of a given comic, while critiquing ‘the story’ much more carefully. The present book has been subjected to a particularly notable short-circuit of this tendency, in which Crumb’s abilities as a draftsman have been praised, while his illustrations at the same time have been dismissed as heavy-handed, rote, and unenlightening.
This raises a number of fascinating questions about comics and cartooning. One is how we address the potential artistic autonomy of an image that simultaneously refers to a text. Another has to do with the specific characteristics of cartooning as a tradition of making images—a tradition to which Crumb clearly belongs. In a key passage of Robert Alter’s erudite and insightful review of the book, the biblical scholar and translator writes:
“Western art is of course rich in paintings that represent specific scenes from the Bible, and many of the stories in Genesis have attracted many painters. The banishment from the Garden, the binding of Isaac, the wooing of Rebekah, Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh: these have all been the subject of memorable and even great paintings. But all paintings isolate particular moments in the narrative for pictorial representation. They do not portray the whole tale, but only that part of the tale that has for some reason engaged them. And they do not tell, they show.”
“A visual representation of a character or an event is inevitably a specification. When we see Er as a cutthroat who gets his own throat cut, the meaning of “was evil in the eyes of the Lord” and the mechanism of “the Lord put him to death” are strongly stipulated, and other possible meanings are closed off. This foreclosure of ambiguity or of multiple meanings is intrinsic to the graphic narrative medium, and hence is pervasive in the illustrated text.”
Alter attempts to make a distinction between single images, i.e. painting, and ‘the graphic narrative medium’, i.e. comics, and further on he emphasizes that the bible unlike the novel, “does not use minute specification, but its very concision elevates ambiguity to a fine literary art”, making the problem of a comics adaptation doubly problematic. But the distinction he makes in both cases remains undefined, and ultimately is one of degree rather than kind, resulting in an absolutist statement that images ‘inevitably flatten’ the ambiguity of text. Although it presumably is not Alter’s intent, this argument ultimately asserts that language, somehow, is superior to images, in extreme consequence espousing iconoclasm.
His basic observation, that visual representation is more concrete than text, is clearly true; the mere fact that Genesis would need his translation for it to be intelligible to the English reader, while anyone would be able to recognize at least the basic forms and figures of, and to experience an emotional response to, say, the 6th-century mosaics illustrating it in San Vitale, Ravenna, bespeaks this. However, this has not prevented artists from illustrating the bible and other texts for millennia, nor has it prevented people from appreciating them without feeling hampered by their alleged ‘flattening’ of the source. Images, it would seem, have something to offer that language cannot deliver.
Where language is linear and unfolds over time, an image is much more immediate in effect, unfolding less logically. In terms of analysis, the coding of language demands a more specific kind of foreknowledge and a more logical approach than images, which—at least when mimetic—have a more immediately recognizable correlation to phenomena. Because of its more abstracted coding, language on one level is more ambiguous than images, which are forced to show their hand. However, because this coding to a large extent is symbolic, generally with no recognizable link between signifier and signified, its grasp on reality is determined more firmly. Images, while also coded, are less constricted in this respect, and therefore attain a different level of ambiguity unavailable in language. We experience this when trying to put into words something seen: how do you describe, for instance, exactly the facial expression or gesture of a person? Or how do you explain in words how an image just ‘works’, whether in terms of surface or space, color or line? These are essentially non-linguistic qualities, which makes putting them into words a difficult, inevitably inexact endeavor, which often requires great poetic skill satisfactorily to achieve, and even then it often ends up seeming to pin down and attempt to control something much less definite about the image, indeed ‘flatten’ it. This does not mean we should not try—the interplay of language and visuality is essential to us, but the problem of ekphrasis, is clearly a two-way street.
Returning to Crumb, what is interesting in this context is that he works in the tradition of cartooning, an approach to design that combines the observational with simplification and, often, exaggeration. It is more coded than more mimetic forms of image-making and is in this respect closer to text: it has, for example, developed certain types of shorthand more easily to suggest invisible phenomena or emotional states: speed-lines indicate movement, serpentines evoke smell, beads of sweat jumping off the brow of a character denote nervousness, etc., just as it has means of integrating graphically sound and language through sound effects, varied calligraphy, speech balloons, etc. Crumb makes plentiful use of this sophisticated vocabulary and in doing so situates himself in a tradition going back to the beginnings of written language, which itself evolved partly from pictograms. Hieroglyphics are the most obvious example: when we see Anubis or Hathor holding the ankh in an Egyptian mural, we are dealing essentially with the same synthesis of text and image that takes place in this modern vocabulary of cartooning.
Despite concerted attempts to break with it over the last century, naturalistic visual representation remains the dominant paradigm. Just like the separation in high art of text and image, however, it is a fairly recent, initially Western phenomenon, originating in the early modern period. The majority of world art throughout history shares with cartooning the simplification and codification of mimetic form. Indeed, as I have argued recently, even the lofty classical ideals that underlay the empiricist-naturalist approach to art of the renaissance are concerned with basic principles very similar to those of cartooning.
Crumb’s efforts to synthesize naturalism and simplification descend directly from the renaissance. The great paragon, and one of Crumb’s stated favorites, is the Flemish draftsman, printmaker, painter and, yes, cartoonist before the fact, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525/30-69). When he paints a Village Kermis (c. 1567), he gives us an acutely realistic rendition, in that it evokes a specific place and time better than just about anything else from the period, but it is not strictly naturalistic. Rather, it is possessed of a broadening of form and physiognomy, and a slight and humorous, but never mocking, exaggeration of same, which capture with remarkable acuity the gesture, expression and sheer life of people in the Flemish countryside in the second half of the 16th century. And indeed at any time—the people are recognizable not merely in historical or ethnographic terms, but as human beings. Their behavior is sufficiently if not fully consonant with our own experience: shouting drunkenly across a table for your mate’s attention, ebulliently pulling the girl you’re sweet on from whatever she’s doing to dance, losing contact with your inebriated dance partner, trying to communicate something profound to a sloshed friend taken with the music… We all know it.
Bruegel might not have achieved the same level of basic recognition if he had gone with more individualized characters, not to mention straight portraits, because these would introduce information in surplus of what he wanted to communicate, making them harder to process—especially today, four-and-a-half century later. Although such representations carry their own interest, this dissonance is evident in the donor portraits inserted into so many religious and allegorical scenes of the period. Instead, Bruegel is channeling the archetypes that modern neuroscience has posited as a model for how we understand the world, with scrupulous attention to the naturalistic detail that makes the scene real to us.
Rembrandt (1606-69) is another major artist who shared these basic concerns and worked analogously, if less broadly, with distilling his observations into potent, calligraphic form. His searching, selflessly confident hand works with abbreviation to suggest the world. His work with archetypical physiognomy can be seen, for example, in his character studies, probably drawn without reference—like a true cartoonist—but retaining a lifelikeness that derives from observation.
His drawings were rarely preparatory of works in other media, though types similar to the ones in the cited sketch often populate his narrative drawings, many of which are biblical. In addition to his substantial production of religious paintings and prints, the bible was an inexhaustible source of human interest for Rembrandt the draftsman throughout his life. Almost 700 sheets, or roughly one third of the surviving corpus, are devoted to biblical subjects. Unrelated to any commissions, this was a sustained, personal creative endeavor. He evidently had no ambition to cover the entirety of the bible, choosing instead to focus on the passages that interested him the most, to some of which he returned again and again over the years. This extended work is clearly more sophisticated, dedicated and emotionally complex than Crumb’s Genesis, but it is nevertheless instructive to compare the two, because of the intersection of their methods and goals.
Like Bruegel and Rembrandt, Crumb is a humanist (in the modern as opposed to the renaissance sense of the word), observant of human behavior and—as his richly varied sketchbooks demonstrate—clearly attentive to the world around him. At the same time he is a comics geek, who internalized the cartoon idiom of his idols at a very young age and has largely remained faithful to it, albeit increasingly implementing his observational insights to create comics with a rich texture of life.
To be sure, there is a misanthropic strain running through his work, which has occasionally approached the nihilistic, but his immersive preoccupation with the more problematic aspects of his psyche has a healthy, almost wholesome feel about it. Plus it is rendered with a genuine curiosity and interest both in the complex psychological issues involved and the physical reality of it, almost as if he were actualizing the cliché of art as exorcism. Add to this the interest in other people, how they live and behave, which was apparently catalyzed by his collaboration with Harvey Pekar in the mid- to late 70s through the 80s, and which surges through his work of the last few decades, through his biographies of blues musicians, his more sedate autobiographical comics, and his adaptations of Philip K. Dick, Charles Bukowski, James Boswell and, yes, Genesis.
The latter is his most extended actualization of these interests to date. It is intensely preoccupied with imagining the human reality of these stories, not just in the clearly perceived material terms, but also psychologically. By sustained effort, his imagery reminds us in a way that the text could not, lest it become repetitive, of the arid environment, the dependence on livestock, the toil of the fields, of the people who populate the pages in all their individualized glory, acting within the framework of this foundational narrative. Never a mere ‘illustration job’, Crumb’s Genesis is a work of visual exegesis. While the text is the text, the drawings are his specific interpretations of the events, experiences, and emotions of Genesis, and as thus place themselves comfortably in a lineage of bible illustration dating back almost two millennia.
Jeet Heer has already sketched out the imposing physicality of Crumb’s interpretation, while Ken Parille has emphasized its lack of idealism—both important aspects of it. And Alan Choate’s sensitive essay provides a closer reading, amply demonstrating its originality, while also pointing out some of the undeniable weak points. In the following, I will therefore limit myself to a partial reading of his take on the life of Abraham, which exemplifies beautifully his subtle visual exegesis. I apologize in advance for the inevitable flattening of the visual ambiguity of Crumb’s drawings, but will do my best to render them justice.
Spanning a human lifetime, the story of Abraham offers Crumb ample opportunity to examine the growth of a person in physical, psychological and spiritual terms. We first meet him in virile adulthood, setting out with slight trepidation written on his face, after a shocking but inspirational nighttime vision (12:4). Crumb poignantly mirrors this formative experience at the start of chapter 15, when Abraham, now an aging man, once again is called by God to venture forth, humble and with an air of resignation, feeling a creeping despair at his destiny. Misery awaits in the wilderness, and the ordeal he goes through at God’s command marks his face and body. Particularly moving is his broken, watery glare as God wakes him from his fitful slumber, telling him that his seed shall be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years. Even if Abraham’s personal state at this point renders him incapable of pondering their meaning fully, God has made him internalize his words physically (15:10-15).
Then, later, in chapter 17 we have the covenant, the details of which God lays out with care to a much more sharply focused Abraham.
Crumb zeroes in on the prostrated patriarch, conveying his thoughts through changes in his facial expression. The page narrating 17:8-17 is particularly arresting in its flickering portrayal of alternating disbelief, doubt, anger, surprise, and contemplation of the ramifications of God’s words, ending the page with an image that, in seeming contradiction of the text’s description of Abraham laughing to himself, shows him staring out at the reader, as if addressing us, not in disbelief but rather with a dawning awareness of his position in God’ plan. He puts this awareness to immediate use when pleads for Ishmael in presumed humbleness, which gives way to genuine relief when God hears him.
There is humor in this passage. Crumb seems to be expressing his own incredulity at God’s stipulations, but also manages to convey a more genuinely existential feeling of sensing your destiny. After this, Crumb’s Abraham is clearly emboldened and ends up negotiating with the Lord about the fate of Sodom, exhibiting a craftiness akin to the one he showed much earlier in his encounter with Pharaoh (12:11-20), but simultaneously aware of the risk. When it (seemingly) works, he wipes his brow in typical cartoon fashion, beads of sweat leaping from his head (18:22-33).
A fitting payoff to the pedagogical gesturing of the preceding conversation, this is typical of Crumb’s synthesis of subtle expression and cartoon breadth. To some, this might be off-putting in much the same way as his choice of a consolidated visual archetype—the white-bearded patriarch—for God, instead of something more original. But Crumb is working in a tradition of biblical illustration that predates modernist notions of originality and the concomitant, almost pathological fear of cliché. The old masters had no compunction about stating the obvious when necessary, having God point at his subjects when giving them instructions, or having the latter point to the sky when invoking His name. These are tried and tested conventions for conveying vital information—for storytelling—that may be used to enhance the power or resonance of an artwork, just as well as they might diminish it.
Rembrandt provides an illuminating example. His c. 1642-43 rendition of Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael employs a number of such loaded shortcuts: the patriarch placing his hand on young Ishmael’s head in blessing, Hagar drying her eye, the instigating Sarah peeking from behind the door in the background. And yet, this does not undercut the emotional charge of the scene—the tender, trembling weight of the hand on the boy’s head, itself turned from the viewer in emphasis of the child’s youthful impeccability. He is dressed for the road ahead, perhaps grasping only vaguely its ominous significance. And at the center is Abraham, clearly torn.
Of course, such things are subjective and our tolerance of expressive gesture surely varies. To my mind, Crumb’s resort to cliché is a problem especially when accompanied by lack of imagination: Suat has already pointed out, for example, how his slightly ironic depiction of the Garden of Eden as a sort of rustic Disneyland would have been better served by a more evocative interpretation (plus Crumb kind of sucks at drawing animals).
And the portrayal of Hagar also has its problems, especially in the instances where the use of cartoon shorthand clashes with a subtler approach: the thick, gelatinous tears sliding down her cheeks, for example, disrupt Crumb’s attentive work with body language and framing in an otherwise effective sequence; though it may not carry the resonance of Rembrandt’s depiction, his version of Abraham’s dismissal is nevertheless quietly powerful.
Crumb’s rendition of the scene in chapter 22 of Abraham’s sacrifice has understandably been the object of special scrutiny. Comparison with one of Rembrandt’s versions, his 1655 etching, elucidates how comics offer a different set of possibilities to single illustration.
Working for public consumption here, Rembrandt is less abbreviated than in his drawings, but he still works with distillation, condensing the whole story into one situation, unifying the figures into a Trinity: Abraham’s profane and sacred love are embodied in his right and left hand, respectively—one carefully but firmly shielding the eyes of his son, who is propped rather harshly against his knee, the other resolutely wielding the knife (it should be noted that it is contested whether Rembrandt deliberately designed the composition with the print process’ reversal in mind). The angel’s intervention releases softly the hardened despair written in Abraham’s face, drawing a beginning tremble.
Though not a Rembrandt, Crumb brings his own affecting interpretation to this story of faith and love, narrating sequentially the emotional and spiritual trial of Abraham. The punctuation of his three responses, “Here I am”, given by Alter’s translation (22: 1, 7, 11) and organized by Crumb at one to a page, takes us through his transformation from old-age contentment and confidence through the threat of loss of faith to spiritual tremor when it is upheld.
While the portrayal of Isaac is erratic—his youthful enthusiasm as they leave the servants is touching, his teardrop when being tied unnecessary—the inner turmoil experienced by Abraham is sensitively handled: the doubt creeping in as his son calls him, making him stop and ponder, is empathetically observed, as is the resigned guile in the following panel. With this in mind, the rage clearly gripping him in the last panel of the same page seems in part a way for him of tempering and controlling his doubt.
Lastly, the expression on his face as he hugs his son after God’s intervention is rich in conflicted emotion, while strong in faith. God’s words about how his seed shall bless all the nations of the earth recalls the earlier scene of misery in chapter 15, emphasizing the growth of Abraham’s insight and the resolution of his covenant.
With the story of Abraham, Crumb thus provides an involved interpretation of man’s relationship with God and his negotiation of the sacred and profane in himself. Crumb draws from the text profane implications of self-interest and -awareness, highlighting the issue, central to Judeo-Christian theology, of personal agency in the interaction with God. Crumb’s Abraham retains a dominantly profane position through most of this narrative of power and responsibility, but the shock he experiences at the sacrifice, and especially that moment of insight at its end, he ends up acknowledging, if perhaps not exactly embracing, the transience of these concerns and the meaning of faith.
Crumb gives lends all this further context through his very different accounts of the other such constellations in Genesis: Noah’s frank, almost innocent trust in his course of action, Isaac’s softer, more placid acquiescence, Jacob’s self-awareness and determination, Joseph’s troubling inspiration and his increasing control of it, etc. The result is a wonderfully rich response to the text.
Crumb’s visualization of Genesis actualizes a set of potentialities in the text that points our reading of it in certain directions. Ultimately, this has less to do with its form than it is a condition of all interpretations: Kierkegaard’s multiple retellings of Abraham’s sacrifice in Fear and Trembling, previously cited here by Noah (B.), also spin their source, emphasizing and making more concrete certain aspects, thereby opening us to new ways of understanding it.
From an art historical point of view, Crumb’s treatment is interesting in that it self-consciously and unabashedly employs a visual vernacular—cartooning—for a purpose to which it has only rarely been used in the modern era, as well as a form—comics—which has only recently started embracing this kind of material, and being transformed by doing so. Although this is all part of a revolution in the medium to which he himself helped laying the foundation, the work inscribes itself in a tradition much older than that, finding the new in the old. Crumb’s Genesis is, to paraphrase Chris Ware’s oft-quoted line, an attempt to express human complexity with the tools of jokes, but like his younger colleague he is simultaneously recalling that this might have been its purpose all along. Emblematic of comics’ current state of evolutionary flux, it is a compelling demonstration of some of the central issues with which cartoonists are increasingly dealing these days, surely with fascinating developments to come. A masterful piece of cartoon exegesis, it makes inky flesh of the bible’s word that encourage us to return to the source with new questions.
The image at the top is: Rembrandt, Abraham Conversing with the Angel, c. 1636-37, pen and brown ink, 108 x 114 mm., formerly London, private collection.
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If you use a car to commute to and from work, you likely know the frustrating experience of traffic jams all too well. From getting out of bed early to avoid busy roads to being home late from the office because of an accident, there are many challenges as a vehicle driver. And don’t even get me started on the tailpipe emissions that are contributing to climate change. In comparison, there are many benefits of choosing an electric scooter over a car. Making the switch could be right for you.
5 electric scooter benefits
If you look around the local town or city, you will likely notice that a lot more electric scooters on the road, and many people are now using them as their main transportation. These scooter users would probably describe the commute to work as being straightforward and less stressful than before as an automobile driver.
This situation sounds great, right? If you’re still sitting on the fence when it comes to whether to buy an electric scooter or not, then check out the top five benefits of doing so on the list below. This info might just help you make the decision to switch from a car to a motorized scooter.
1. More sustainable
You are always saying that you want to do your bit for the environment, and yet you keep taking your car to work. It’s bad enough that you’re driving it to the office, but when you’re sitting in traffic and the engine is running then you are adding a range of gasses to the air, including carbon dioxide (CO2).
That’s pollution, and as harsh as it sounds you’re a contributor to it by driving a car. Starting to ride your electric scooter to work (and elsewhere) instead can drastically reduce your carbon footprint, and the following generations will thank you for it. These scooters also have less impact on the road, potentially making for fewer road repairs every year.
2. Electric scooters save money
In the current climate, fuel is incredibly expensive, and there is motor vehicle insurance to think about on top of that. In comparison, riding an electric scooter is a much more affordable option.
Not only are they cheaper to buy in the first place than an automobile, but there is also very little maintenance required over the lifetime. You don’t have to look for a parking space for your scooter either if you get a foldable one. Simply fold the model down, pick it up, and take it into the office with you.
3. Save time
Having to get up every morning before you actually need to means that you’re getting less sleep, which can make you tired and so you less productive on the job. By taking your e-scooter to the office every day, you will easily get where you need to be in the city.
That saves you valuable time, which makes for a shorter workday overall than if you’re stuck in traffic in the car. Use that extra time to connect with family or friends, or for self-care.
4. Electric scooter vs car: Less maintenance
The e-scooter has fewer moving parts than an automobile. So, it requires less attention when it comes to making sure that all is running properly.
A car needs servicing every 5-10,000 miles or so, which costs you a significant amount of money each time, depending on how far you commute each day. In the unlikely event that your electric scooter breaks down, it’s likely that the warranty will cover at least part of it so you won’t have to be out of pocket for everything.
Electric scooters are a lot faster than you would think, getting you to the office in almost no time at all. Most of the traffic within city limits is crawling along anyway and so it’s likely that your electric scooter will be moving at a much faster pace than the cars around you.
It is also incredibly convenient because you really don’t need to find a parking facility with parking space for it. That’s going to save you a lot of time as well.
Electric scooter conclusion
The list above shows only five reasons why purchasing an electric scooter is a sound financial choice, and there are several more benefits. If you want to do your bit for the environment while getting yourself to work on time so that you can get that promotion, then this mode of transport is one to seriously consider. It can also save you money and is convenient.
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BMC joins heart, stroke treatment program
PITTSFIELD - Berkshire Medical Center has joined the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines-AFIB.
The initiative is a quality improvement program created to help hospital teams consistently provide the latest guideline-based treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation.
As a GWTG-AFIB participating hospital, BMC is developing a comprehensive system for providing rapid diagnosis and treatment of AF patients that includes appropriate use of safe anticoagulants to prevent stroke and heart-rate controlling medications to prevent heart failure.
BMC is also increasing its efforts to identify those patients who have AF, using GWTG-AFIB protocols for treatment, monitoring tools, and patient education. Through GWTG-AFIB, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association provides BMC training in the program’s patient management tool and the opportunity to track performance against the guidelines and national benchmarks.
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Architecture Live Projects : Pedagogy into Practice
Architecture Live Projects provides a persuasive, evidence-based advocacy for moving a particular kind of architectural learning, known as Live Projects, towards a holistic integration into current and future architectural curricula.
Live Projects are work completed in the borderlands between architectural education and built environment practice; they include design/build work, community-based design, urban advocacy consulting and a host of other forms and models described by the book’s international group of authors. Because of their position, Live Projects as vehicle for simultaneously providing teaching and service has the potential to recalibrate the contesting claims that both academia and profession make to architecture.
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I don't mean to pressure you guys, but it is Fall and you really need to jump on this squash thing. Sure Halloween is coming and everyone has pumpkins in the back of their minds, but did you know Kabocha means pumpkin in Japanese? It's true. Did you also know you can eat the skin on a Kabocha squash? Seriously! And hey Thanksgiving isn't that far away; maybe we should all start to test kitchen some dishes for the family. So check this out: our friends (well, everyone's friends) at PBS posted this delicious recipe for mashed Kabocha squash. It sounds good and looks just lovely. The bright orange color is very Fall, very Halloween, and who knows...maybe very Thanksgiving in a month?
Ingredients1 medium kabocha pumpkin (2-3 pounds)6 tablespoons unsalted butter3/4 cup half and half1 teaspoon salt100 grams gruyere cheese, shredded
Cut the pumpkin in half and scoop out all the seeds and pith. Peel all the green skin off the pumpkin and cut into 1” chunks. Prepare a steamer and steam the pumpkin until tender (15-20 minutes).
Mash the steamed pumpkin, or pass it through a potato ricer. In a microwave safe bowl, combine the butter, half and half and salt and heat for 1 minute, or until the salt and butter are melted.
Pour half the heated cream mixture into the mashed Kabocha and stir to combine. Continue adding the cream mixture and stirring until you are happy with the texture (you may not need all of it). Add the cheese and stir to combine.
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I note that there's a push to get a prison reform bill through Congress by the end of the year. I'll be the first to applaud if they can produce a workable solution to the present problems in the prison system: but I think they're starting from the wrong end. The problem isn't so much prisons as what happens to criminals before they get there. I've written at some length about it in my memoir of prison chaplaincy.
For those who haven't read the book, here are a few important points (out of many) for consideration.
First, the present justice system does almost nothing to deter youth crime, and punishments amount to little more than a slap on the wrist. Young criminals get used to "getting away with it", and grow up with the impression that they can do almost anything, and not be punished. However, the instant they can be tried as adults for the same crime(s), the boom comes down on them. I've lost count of the number of furiously angry felons who complained to me that they committed crimes for years without serious punishment, and then, in some arbitrary and capricious fashion, "the system" or "the man" nailed them for a five-to-ten stretch for doing exactly the same thing. They couldn't understand that (in part because the so-called "education" system had failed to educate them at all), and were bitter and hate-filled as a result. It was perfectly obvious that they'd failed to learn anything in prison, except better criminal skills from their fellow convicts.
Second, the methods and practices of incarceration have to be improved. Other societies imprison a vastly smaller proportion of their population, and have a much lower recidivism rate (i.e. the rate at which a criminal re-offends after release) than ours. For the past few decades, the US recidivism rate has been about 70% over five years. In other words, seven out of ten criminals released from our prisons will have committed more crimes (sometimes a lot more crimes) by that time. That demonstrates individual tendencies, to be sure, but it also demonstrates that rehabilitation programs in prison are so much hot air. We have to find a better way to help inmates change. Some won't, of course; but others will, if they're given sufficient incentive to want to change. It takes the carrot as well as the stick.
Third, there needs to be a mechanism in the justice system whereby those who supervise criminals in prison can monitor their behavior, record (objectively and fairly) their progress (if any), and go back to court if necessary to inform a judge that the felon in question has been a hard-case behind bars, has not shown any improvement, and/or has refused to participate meaningfully in rehabilitation programs. He's therefore considered likely to re-offend, and should thus continue to be incarcerated until he does show progress. That won't stop all recidivism, but it should go a long way towards reducing it. Civil libertarians will bleat that this is unfair to the prisoner. My response is, what about the victims of the crimes he's very (very!) likely to commit once he's out? Don't they deserve the "fairness" of being protected from that risk?
Fourth, we have to reform the system of trial and sentencing. Right now, a vast number of people are caught up in a judicial "sausage machine", processed from one end to the other without any meaningful consideration as to whether they belong there. Plea bargains are common; a truly dangerous criminal might plead down a serious assault that left his victim in hospital, perhaps even crippled for life, to a simple assault charge, because it's simply too much hassle for the overworked, overloaded District Attorney's office to line up witnesses, try the case, and get a more appropriate punishment. The DA needs to use his limited staff and resources to cover far too many cases, so he'll take a plea deal that doesn't punish the criminal as he or she deserves, simply in order to free up his resources to work on other cases. About 95% of all felony charges in the USA end up in plea bargains like this. That's not "justice" at all - that's gaming the system.
Fifth, criminal laws have to be reformed too. In many cases, legislatures pass laws inflicting harsh punishment for certain crimes on the basis of emotion or knee-jerk reaction, rather than logic. (Example: until very recently, dealing in crack cocaine rocks drew a much heavier prison sentence than dealing in cocaine powder, even though the drug in both cases was exactly the same.) Many crimes are classified as felonies when they should, in fact, be only misdemeanors. The laws are tweaked to produce the result lawmakers and/or their electorates want, without stopping to ask whether or not that's been effective in the past, and whether or not it's likely to be effective in the future. The result is that the US imprisons a much larger proportion of its population than any other nation in the civilized world - and its taxpayers have to carry the enormous costs of doing so. That's simply unsustainable.
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What Does it Take to Be a Curator?
Curator Definition Administer collections, such as artwork, collectibles, historic items, or scientific specimens of museums or other institutions. May conduct instructional, research, or public service activities of institution.
- Provide information from the institution’s holdings to other curators and to the public.
- Inspect premises to assess the need for repairs and to ensure that climate and pest control issues are addressed.
- Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.
- Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
- Develop and maintain an institution’s registration, cataloging, and basic record-keeping systems, using computer databases.
- Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
Curator Required Skills
These are the skills Curators say are the most useful in their careers:
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Related Job Titles
- Education Curator
- Photography and Prints Curator
- Collections and Archives Director
- Content Curator
- Stamp Collector
Curator Employment Estimates
There were about 12,400 jobs for Curator in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 13.7% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 1,700 new jobs for Curator by 2026. The BLS estimates 1,500 yearly job openings in this field.
The states with the most job growth for Curator are Colorado, Washington, and Nevada. Watch out if you plan on working in Mississippi, Maine, or Idaho. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.
Salary for a Curator
The salary for Curators ranges between about $29,010 and $94,330 a year.
Curators who work in District of Columbia, Connecticut, or New York, make the highest salaries.
How much do Curators make in different U.S. states?
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|District of Columbia||$86,080|
Tools & Technologies Used by Curators
Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Curators may use on a daily basis:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Access
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- FileMaker Pro
- Adobe Systems Adobe InDesign
- Scheduling software
- Graphics software
- Corel WordPerfect
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Desktop publishing software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
- Microsoft Paint
- PastPerfect Software PastPerfect
- Questor Systems ARGUS
How do I Become a Curator?
Individuals working as a Curator have obtained the following education levels:
How many years of work experience do I need?
Where Curators Work
The table below shows the approximate number of Curators employed by various industries.
Those interested in being a Curator may also be interested in:
Are you already one of the many Curator in the United States? If you’re thinking about changing careers, these fields are worth exploring:
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Returning like the dog in the proverb to the speech last week by new Europe minister Caroline Flint, the conclusion reads:
“My aim is not to make people love the EU – but I do want them to see how it affects their lives and how it can do more to improve their lot. This is the route to change people’s minds about the EU. Their hearts are their own business.”
So if politics can be described as a battle for hearts and minds, then Caroline Flint has given up on half the battle already. But what does it mean for people to love the EU? Should she actually be trying to do this anyway? I have some sympathy with her view that she should not.
This is part of the point about the difference between being pro-European and pro-EU. The EU is an important, pioneering and valuable political institution, but it is the means of achieving political objectives and not the political objective itself. The federalist case cannot be simply dismissed as pro-EU: there is much more to it than that.
Lionel Curtis, in “Economic planning and international order”, published in 1937, captured this distinction perfectly:
“But it may still be questioned whether, at the present stage of history, devotion to the nation, as such, is a very fruitful form of emotion. The feelings associated with patriotism which we regard as good in themselves are not inseparable from particular forms of political organisation. To love the landscape of the Oxford meadows or the fine flexibility of the English tongue, it is not necessary to love the Oxfordshire County Council or the English Board of Education. The sentiment of public service may be best evoked by institutions which are most conducive to human good. To find the ultimate goods of life in particular forms of political machinery, regardless of the suitability of that machinery to promote human happiness, is surely a delusion – a confusion of ends and means, of mechanism and purpose.”
So it is agreed that Caroline Flint is right that people need not love the EU, but I cannot agree that she leaves the political issue there.
Compare it with the fight against racism. Imagine what the reaction would be if government policy were not to eradicate racial prejudice but merely to prevent anyone from acting in a racist manner. Anti-racist education would be scrapped, and laws protecting people from ethnic minorities would be strengthened and enforced instead. Rather than decisively changing the way in which people in this country think about each other, there would be a continual struggle to ensure a decent treatment for the most vulnerable. I don’t think that would be an acceptable approach. The strategy against racism needs to be a strategy to defeat it, not a strategy to accommodate it.
The same is true of the strategy against opposition to the European Union. It will be different in many ways from the strategy against racism, but it cannot simply be a matter of facts to the exclusion of anything more profound. | <urn:uuid:b4856eba-e158-4e3e-957d-2cc8f79ab564> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.federalunion.org.uk/hearts-and-minds/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00465-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966739 | 600 | 1.960938 | 2 |
Hello HTM theory -
I’ve been interested recently in exploring additional mechanisms that may enable sequence / transition learning, and in particular the possibility of learning transitions through the existing machinery of feed forward (proximal) spatial connectivity. There’s something tempting to me about leveraging a single mechanism for both spatial association and temporal prediction.
Based on a limited understanding of the cell level dynamics, mostly from UTHealth’s online neuroscience textbook (which seems to be a pretty incredible resource - http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/ for those who haven’t seen it), it seems like fading activations could be biologically supported in certain contexts.
Without any further motivation than exploring what might be possible given a spatial pooler with continuous fading activations, I’ve been thinking along the lines below.
First add a few additional (not yet substantiated) assumptions:
- Fade rate can be variable per cell and influenced by connectivity, e.g. perhaps cells with substantial distal connectivity in the same region fade slower.
- An SDR X may be composed of a combination of core cells (X_c) which are highly distally connected and fade slower, and peripheral cells (X_p) which have less distal connectivity and whose activations fade faster. Some thoughts on intuition for this at end**.
Consider arbitrary SDRs A and B. A temporal transition from A -> B might look like the large grid in the lower right of the image below. Because the core cells (A_c and B_c) fade slower than the peripheral cells of A and B (A_p and B_p), A’s peripheral cells’ activations will have decreased more (or fully deactivated) by the time B is active. This leads to a resultant activation in the region with a potentially useful property: a cell in the region above could form inhibitory proximal connections with A_p and excitatory connections with B, and such a cell would detect only an explicit transition from A -> B.
To check this consider that (with the right thresholds) our cell can only fire when B is fully (currently) active, A_p has faded such that the inhibitory connections to A_p have disinhibited the cell, but A_c is still active. This can only occur in a transition from A->B.
At this point, it seems possible that with a fairly minimal hierarchy, complex and potentially high-order sequences (transitions of transitions) could be learned.
Questions on this:
- I believe I’ve seen mention of something like this on the forum at some point in the past, but nothing came up with my recent searches. Is there a standard name for this concept?
- Could spatial transition learning like this complement HTM sequence learning / temporal memory?
Would be curious to hear any thoughts on this, including “this isn’t worth pursuing or biologically feasible because of X, Y, Z”.
**Intuition on core vs. peripheral: One might think of core cells as composing the central, always present features of an SDR, possibly related to the concept of an invariant structure. Consider a tree. The verbal name ‘tree’ becomes highly associated with all features that are related to trees (leaves, wood, green), and so the SDR representing this word may contain many core / tightly connected cells. Whereas leaves and wood, independently, have a less direct association with each other (occur in close proximity to each other less frequently) and all other features, and so have less distal connections. | <urn:uuid:36ee65f8-fb0c-4af0-8207-e3232bfc0f92> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://discourse.numenta.org/t/learning-sdr-transitions-spatially-via-fading-activations/1392/2 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.941124 | 757 | 1.625 | 2 |
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Meaning is a key foundation of human life. We yearn to make our life meaningful and have a proper understanding of the meaning of words and worlds, which help us in blossoming of life rather than being trapped in labyrinths of confusion and annihilated in varieties of killing and destruction. But this fundamental yearning for meaning has always been under stress in different periods and epochs of human history. In our contemporary world, we are also going through stress, vis-à-vis the (...) work of meanings in our lives, which is part of a global crisis of meaning. Our global crisis of meaning has multiple genealogies. Our contemporary crisis of meaning has its roots in both the way we relate to language and our worlds, which is discussed in this article. It also discusses how we can cultivate new movements and circles of meaning generation. This is linked to vision and practices of upholding our world and regenerating our earth. I then link processes of meaning generation to processes of coming together of people as well as soul, what is called Lokasamgraha in Indic tradition. I discuss how the global crisis of meaning calls for new cosmopolitan movements as well as building a planetary Lokasamgraha. (shrink)
This article delineates the cosmopolitan praxis of Nietzsche’s imaginary figure of “the good European.” The good European is the child and creator of Nietzsche’s ideal, postmodern, and post-Christian Europe. As Ananta Kumar Giri justifiably argued, cosmopolitanism is, amongst others things, a matter of practical experimentation, a continuous process of self-critique and border-crossing. Nietzsche’s good European is the exemplary cosmopolitan practitioner, who deliberately and literally undertakes travels to transform himself from a “chainsick” person, who is tied to old moral chains, (...) into a rootless freethinker, “artist of life,” and creator of culture.It is argued that the good European represents the individual, who is indeed liberated from an old, obsolete morality, yet who simultaneously shows himself a highly ethical being in his praxis of freedom. The good European in the Nietzschean sense can further be regarded as quite the opposite of Kant’s cosmopolitan citizen, in the sense that selfishness, competition, and the violent edges of human nature are not so much annihilated in a natural and reasonable process towards “eternal peace,” but rather postulated as vital elements of the cosmopolitan spirit. They are indispensable features of the good European as a “citizen of the world” in the Nietzschean sense. (shrink)
This dissertation examines the tribulations and the futures of radical national literary culture as a vehicle of freedom in the postcolonial South within the general context of the vicissitudes of the postcolonial nation-state in contemporary neocolonial globalisation. In philosophical modernity, culture is regarded as the means to overcome finitude and the realm where the ideal of human freedom can be incarnated. Consequently, the modern idea of freedom culminates in a politics of culture. Culture supplies the ontological paradigm for different models (...) of modern political community and even the idea of the political itself in the philosophical cosmopolitanism of Kant and the philosophical nationalisms of Fichte and Hegel. Although Marx presents his materialist cosmopolitanism as an inversion of Hegel's idealist nationalism, the same philosopheme of culture informs his idea of the proletarian world community. This is made evident by the persistence of the national question in Marxism. Insofar as it grants primacy to culture in the struggle against colonial and neocolonial economic and political domination, the project of Third World revolutionary national culture has its conceptual origins in the modern philosopheme of culture. However, the vicissitudes of these projects in neocolonial globalisation as exemplified by the work and lives of Pramoedya Ananta Toer of Indonesia and Ngugi Wa Thiong'o of Kenya cast doubt on the viability of this philosopheme of culture. The inability of revolutionary national culture to transcend the neocolonial forces of domination, death and destruction unleashed by global capital suggests that culture qua incarnational work is plagued by various forms of haunting that are internal to its structure. Hence, instead of regarding postcolonial national culture as the incarnation of human freedom, we ought to understand it as being essentially constituted by spectral negotiations with global capital. It is only from this vantage point that we can better grasp how it in turn haunts and destabilises neocolonial hegemony. (shrink) | <urn:uuid:a2335ad3-d9d9-40e5-b883-0e4d7c002459> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://api.philpapers.org/s/Supot%20Chunhachoti-Ananta | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572581.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816211628-20220817001628-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.925958 | 6,643 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Luna Fête artist incorporates creative coding, neural networks, and artificial intelligence into interactive installation
By J.S. Makkos
Special Projects Asset
AIGA New Orleans
I caught up with creative coder and educator Jenna deBoisblanc to ask her a few questions about her 2016 Luna Fête artist installation, The Cave. It was a luminous, multidimensional, matrix-like, cave environment complete with expanding stalactites and stalagmites cleverly projected in the back of a retrofitted shipping container. The audience spawned algorithmically-generated computer “cave paintings” that were embedded into the cave’s digital mesh. The Cave, along with a number of other artists’ illuminated works, greatly expanded this year’s festival of light, and ran along Lafayette Street from Lafayette Square all the way down to the holiday festivities happening on Fulton Street.
How did you conceptualize your installation?
It really began when I read a paper about neural networks and how machine learning was being applied to render images in the styles of famous painters like Van Gogh. These algorithms are currently employed by apps like Prisma, that preserve the semantic content of the original images, but apply a new texture and style from a separate work of art or artist. Neural nets are also used by Google’s deep dream and the code for rendering these images is open source.
So viewers can tweet @paintingthecave an image and it renders them on the cave walls, how does that work?
I wrote a web app that scrapes tweets and applies the neural network algorithm to the image from the original tweet and thus the piece of art is incorporated into the mesh of the digital cave. The app then tweets the new image back to the original sender.
original image from twitter user @levyscott
Image as painted by The Cave
Why did you use cave painting as a metaphor?
I wanted to explore the idea that artificial intelligence is starting to create art and this is beginning to blur the lines between what it means to be human and machine. Art was the single differentiator between animals and humans and so it is poignant to address the next step in this sequence by observing the artistic capabilities of AI.
Do you have plans for furthering your concept?
This has been a great test run, but I would like to make the experience more immersive and the cave much larger. It would be cool if people could walk into it and be transported to a different time and space. The work that has been done could be ported into a virtual reality environment where the viewer can more fully experience the dream of the AI.
You can view read more about her fascinating work here: jdeboi.com
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The Norwegian Red Cross was having a busy Easter holiday week, after icy conditions led to treacherous ski trails. More than 100 injuries were reported by Thursday morning, just as the long holiday weekend was beginning.
Red Cross professionals were urging skiers to exercise caution on the ski trails. A big difference in temperatures between night and day meant that soft trails in the late afternoon were rock hard in the morning.
“We’re seeing a lot of cuts and bruises because the snow is so sharp,” Jørn Kristensen, shift leader for the Telemark Red Cross told state broadcaster NRK. “It’s been a hectic Easter so far.”
His crews dealt with 18 accidents on Wednesday, including broken bones, lacerations and sprains. The Red Cross, as always, has hundreds of people on patrol in the mountains of Norway during Easter, also at lower elevations. | <urn:uuid:06139217-91b5-47b3-b474-fb576acfc873> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.newsinenglish.no/2016/03/24/rock-hard-snow-leads-to-skiing-injuries/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.971744 | 194 | 1.546875 | 2 |
WASHINGTON/YANGON President Barack Obama will visit Myanmar this month and meet both its president and its iconic opposition leader, marking a new milestone in U.S. efforts to promote democratic reforms in the once-isolated Southeast Asian country.
Obama will travel to Myanmar as part of a November 17-20 tour of Southeast Asia that will include stops in Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said on Thursday as it confirmed details of his first international trip since voters gave him a second term in an election on Tuesday.
The visit to Myanmar, the first by a sitting U.S. president, will give Obama a chance to hold talks with President Thein Sein and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to encourage the country's "ongoing democratic transition," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
Obama's presence in Myanmar, also known as Burma, will be the strongest endorsement so far from the international community of the country's transformation under the quasi-civilian government of Thein Sein, who took office in March 2011 after decades of military rule.
The visit will allow Obama to highlight what many see as a first-term foreign policy accomplishment in helping to push Myanmar's generals onto the path of democratic change. Obama will be in Myanmar on November 19, according to a senior government source in Yangon.
He is going ahead with the trip despite recent sectarian violence in western Myanmar, which has drawn concern from the United States, the European Union and U.N. human rights investigators.
Some 89 people were killed in clashes between Buddhist Rakhines and minority Muslim Rohingyas, according to the latest official toll covering the last 10 days of October. Many thousands more have been displaced by the violence.
The United States eased sanctions on Myanmar this year in recognition of the political and economic changes under way, and many U.S. companies are looking at starting operations in the country, located between China and India, with abundant resources and low-cost labor.
In November 2011, Hillary Clinton became the first U.S. secretary of state to visit Myanmar in more than 50 years.
Obama has sought to consolidate ties and reinforce U.S. influence across Asia in what officials have described as a policy "pivot" toward the region as wars in Iraq and Afghanistan wind down.
Myanmar grew close to China during decades of isolation, reinforced by Western sanctions over its poor human rights record, but it is now seeking to expand relations with the West.
Obama met Suu Kyi during her visit to the United States in September. Thein Sein was also in the United States around the same time to attend the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, but the two leaders did not meet.
Suu Kyi, who spent years in detention under the military as the symbol of the pro-democracy movement and was elected to parliament in April, will be in India just before Obama's visit to Myanmar.
"She is leaving for India on a week-long visit on November 12, but I am not sure when exactly she will be back," Nyan Win, an official of her National League for Democracy party, told Reuters.
Obama will also be in Southeast Asia to attend meetings in Cambodia centered around an annual summit of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is usually extended to take in leaders of partner countries.
Preliminary details for this year show the event will run from November 15 to November 20 and the Cambodian government has said Obama will be in the capital, Phnom Penh, on November 18. The U.S. administration has not confirmed that date.
The heads of government of China, Japan, Russia and other countries are also expected in Cambodia for the meetings.
Obama will also visit Thailand while he is in Asia, the White House said.
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@Beta @GwtIncompatible public enum RecursiveDeleteOption extends Enum<RecursiveDeleteOption>
|Enum Constant and Description|
Specifies that the recursive delete should not throw an exception when it can't be guaranteed that it can be done securely, without vulnerability to race conditions (i.e.
|Modifier and Type||Method and Description|
Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf
public static final RecursiveDeleteOption ALLOW_INSECURE
Warning: On a file system that supports symbolic links, it is possible for an
insecure recursive delete to delete files and directories that are outside the directory
being deleted. This can happen if, after checking that a file is a directory (and not a
symbolic link), that directory is deleted and replaced by a symbolic link to an outside
directory before the call that opens the directory to read its entries. File systems that
SecureDirectoryStream do not have this vulnerability.
public static RecursiveDeleteOption values()
for (RecursiveDeleteOption c : RecursiveDeleteOption.values()) System.out.println(c);
public static RecursiveDeleteOption valueOf(String name)
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This study guide explores the foundations of financial management. It provides additional learning aids and questions and problems, including the solutions.
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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Book Description Book Condition: Brand New. Book Condition: Brand New. Bookseller Inventory # 97800711109691.0
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By Smithsonian Institution
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#1 US Reference App and Gizmodo App of The Week.
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery is the only museum of its kind in the United States to combine American history, biography and art. It houses the nation’s only complete collection of presidential portraits outside of the White House. Now, for the first time on iPad, an unprecedented interactive journey through the National Portrait Gallery's iconic American Presidential collection.
- A unique guide to the highest office in the land through the eyes of the National Portrait Gallery
- From George Washington to Barack Obama, experience an interactive guide to our nation's Presidents
- Their accomplishments... their family life... their pets and personalities
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- Test your knowledge in The Games Room
- Video interviews provide a fascinating guide to the artists responsible for some of history's most iconic portraits
- Listen to FDR's legendary 'fireside chat' radio broadcasts
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What's New in Version 1.0.1
Optimized for iOS7
Ditto to Reviewer #1
I bought this in faith that creators will soon upgrade it according to Reviewer 1's valuable feedback. If in 6 mos. there has been no update, I will come back and update my review! So get to it and give this Smithsonian quality in more than just APPearance :-)
Could be great, but isn't.
Expand the Games Room - add more General Knowledge trivia questions, more categories such as Accomplishments and/or Major Legislation, don't make the player have to keep choosing General, Birth or Pets and add some context to quotes.
- Category: Reference
- Updated: Dec 10, 2013
- Version: 1.0.1
- Size: 711 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Smithsonian Institution
- © Smithsonian Institution
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