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Designed by MUS Architects, their proposal for the Tokyo Fashion Museum was recently named the winner of the World Architecture Awards 20+10+X. The whole structure of the building, from the entry yard to the top of the tower has been wound with a homogenic lether relating to the basic fabric of every fashion designer and constituting the base of every collection. Fibers of the fashion museum are lead in two rows – one layer of fiber winds around the building clockwise, the other one counter-closkwise thus resulting in a kind of a plaiting. Due to the small dimensions of the parcel being located in the intensely urbanized city tissue of Tokyo, the wide program of the fashion museum has been set up vertically on 22 levels (19 of which above the ground level). The result is a functional ‘pile’ of layers – ‘program squares’. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The tissue of the plot has been treated as an elastic fabric, which can be stretched, pulled upwards and twisted so as to form the desired shape, based on the design-program analysis. A function of a museum is commonly associated with buildings with a wide, horizontal program-spatial layout. They tend to be objects which are exposition ’packagings’, places of an individual contemplation, but also areas for meetings, drawing society into their world.
In order to create an urban emptiness, out of which a public space can be created that will draw into the building interior, the entry level ‘program square’ has been moved to the lower ground floor and has been connected with the city via a wide ramp. The ramp flows into the lower level, forming an entry level hall, of the shape and color of a solidified flow of magma. The following functions have been located there: reception, souvenir shop and seating places. The form of the underground relates to the holy mountain – Mount Fuji; the bottom part is a metaphor of magma, whereas the conical upper structure – snow covered summits.
On the ground level, a yard has been organized on slopes created of plains, which like elastic fabric are stretched out of the plot corners. They connect further down the ground and twist, leading upwards to the corners of the raised storeys. The surface of the yard canopy has been shaped by the wrapped up fabric enabling screening of pictures and multimedia presentations. The pile of ‘program squares’, raised above the city level, has been processed further, preliminarily moving them around clockwise within the borders of the plot. Each of the ‘pile’ levels have been allocated certain functions, in order of the assumed and transformed functional program and of a diagram of mutual spatial and logical relations.
A further step of hybridization of a base model is diversification of the level heights – changing the space form of given interiors, creating a preliminary layout of the desired emptiness-mass balance. The resulting level layout has been connected via a vertical construction, the communication and technical infrastructure core. Vertical partitions – the external walls consist of functional elements, generated by the earlier assumed set of the ‘program squares’.
The cubature created in this way is a pile of simple, basic geometric shapes – boxes piled up one on another according to the assumed order of the plan of the building and their mutual shift. The pile of shifted boxes is a partitioned 100-metre tower. Dividing the space helps reduce the volume of the building mass optically and helps relate the horizontal directions to the height of the surrounding buildings. The pile of boxes has been cut through by horizontal straight lines thus creating stripes of glazing wrapping around the building and providing a 360 degrees view. The biggest part of the museum – the permanent display, devoted to given historical periods, has been shifted so that the first stage of the visit – the gallery dedicated to the oldest period covered by the program (the 20’s) has been located on the top of the pile. Lower down, the further levels have been dedicated to the subsequent periods according to the time continuum.
The aim of this was to separate the oldest period from the contemporary city and to enforce the historic sightseeing route by going lower down. In the subsequent layers of the gallery holes have been cut through and stairs have been fitted in accordance with the assumed visitor route, ie from the top to the bottom clockwise. This ensures a fluent transition between the periods of fashion history. Going further down we go through the history, coming closer to the contemporary period as well as to the the contemporary tissue of the city. Parking and deliveries have been organized on level –3, accessible via a lift located in the west part of the plot. The upper part of the shaft has been covered with an elliptic capsule finished up with a high class artificial grass. Aside from the transporting function, the lift also constitutes an abstract sculpture enriching the yard.
The plaiting of the skin is then modified adjusting the meshes and its density to factors such as lighting conditions, view openings and overall composition. Fibers of the fabric winding around the museum cross at different angles, creating either a dense net or wide meshes locally, providing a full opening of the building. The main core of the vertical construction is a skeleton of the building, on which the ceiling has been based. This solution allows the elevation to be free from construction elements so that a clear frameless glass facade can be applied. Stripes of the external white walls have been wound by cable arrangement – ‘fabric’. The structure of the fabric is achieved by the use of white cables made of artificial material complemented by a light frame made of carbon pipes. On the yard level they are converted into steps – seating places.
Interiors are homogeneous in terms of material and color. Maintained in white, they make a natural background for exposition. White concrete flooring impregnated with resin has been used. All the necessary installations should be fully hidden, simple, accessible, easy to maintain and adjusted to the functional structure in the same time. They are held in the walls of the communication route. The main utility rooms have been located on the level –1.
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Arizona has a wide range of planting zones, leading to an equally wide range of flowering plants. The zones in Arizona do not run north and south as they do in most states. In Arizona, they are determined by the low-lying deserts and the various elevations in the mountains. Flowering plants in Arizona come in all sizes and shapes, in a variety of colors and are adaptable to different growing conditions.
Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree that can grow to 30 feet tall. The tree produces leaves that grow from 1/2 to 3 inches long and 1/2 to 1/4 inch wide on branches that droop like those of a weeping willow tree. The white, burgundy or pink bell or funnel shaped flowers grow in clusters at the end of the branches and bloom in May and June. Long seed pods, measuring 4 to 9 inches, appear when the flowers are done and stay through the winter. Desert willow is a native of the Southwest and in Arizona, it is hardy in zones seven through ten, where the average low winter temperature does not go below 0 degrees F. The tree likes full sun the best, but can take a light shade situation. It does best in a sandy soil, but can handle rocky soil as long as it is allowed to go dry between waterings, which should be infrequent, but long-lasting.
American plum (Prunus americana) is also known as the wild plum. The plant grows from 20 to 40 feet tall and produces deciduous leaves that are 3 to 4 inches long and fragrant 1-inch-wide white flowers that bloom at the same time the leaves appear. Yellow-brown to red-purple fruit about an inch in diameter replaces the flowers. In Arizona, the plant is hardy in zones five through eight, where the average nighttime winter temperatures get no lower than minus 20 degrees F and no higher than 20 degrees F. It does best in full sun, but can take dappled shade. It is able to live through a drought once it is established.
Hopseed bush (Dodonaea viscosa) is an evergreen shrub that grows from 12 to 15 feet high and about the same in width. The plant produces narrow dark green leaves and green-white flowers that grow in clusters and bloom in the early spring. The fruit is a three-sided pod that starts out green and becomes tan as it ages. In Arizona, it is hardy in zones eight, nine and ten and up, where the winter temperatures get no lower than 15 degrees F. It prefers full sun, but does OK in partial shade. Hopseed bush does well in any type of soil, as long as it is well-drained. | <urn:uuid:681d1618-f9b4-4be6-a136-2aa3967d37c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.gardenguides.com/96338-flowering-plants-arizona.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00148-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953941 | 570 | 3.375 | 3 |
- Virtually the entire state as in severe, extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
- The drought has hit New Mexico’s eastern plains the hardest, and according to the Palmer Drought Index, a measure that combines temperature and precipitation, the area has suffered through its driest two-year stretch since the drought of the 1950s.
- Of the state’s 15 reservoirs, 14 are below 50 percent capacity, the University of Arizona’s Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) shows.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Addressing NM’s drought — at a high price
Suffering through the state’s worst drought in 60 years, New Mexico farmers and ranchers may get help from the Roundhouse – but at a hefty price for taxpayers. Senate Bill 440, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, calls for $120 million for the Interstate Stream Commission to “acquire, retire, protect and conserve” water in the lower Rio Grande basin, which has degenerated in some spots from a mighty river to a slow-moving stream due to the lack of rain and snow. “We’re not getting water down to the southern part of the state, and we’ve got to find ways to addresss that,” Cervantes told New Mexico Watchdog. “One of the ways to address that is to import some water from outside the district. Another way to do that is acquire senior water rights.” “Water is a sleeper issue here in New Mexico,” Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, said on the opening day of the session. “It is going to be — and already is — a major concern.” Nearly every chart, graph and measurement reflects the dire picture across New Mexico. | <urn:uuid:7f44d110-c1ef-4b98-9dff-0799faddbbc8> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://thewesterner.blogspot.com/2013/02/addressing-nms-drought-at-high-price.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988722951.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183842-00209-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.943529 | 392 | 2.78125 | 3 |
One of the things that I think people mocking tablets, often forget is how revolutionary desktops were once upon a time.
In its context: the IBM PC and many of its close relatives were not powerful computers by any means, yet they helped change the world. The 5150 was no where near as capable as expensive time sharing systems, but it was cheap, and it was good enough.
For under ten grand you could get a pretty nice setup, and for a few grand you could get something worth using. Most early PCs ran an operating system that was a simplistic piece of crap, compared to what you would expect to find on computers costing tens of thousands, but it was enough for getting things done. Combined with the very anti-IBM approach of openness and third party support it caught on, and exploded—effectively wiping out competition from previous attempts to build an affordable ‘Good enough’, and eventually becoming more ubiquitous than the more capable machines that came before.
Remind you of the rise of Android and iOS any? In many ways the extent, and methods that exploded Android into the dominate phone OS, and a major player in tablets, reminds me a lot of how we went from computers that were too expensive to be personal, and reached a point where literally everyone can have their own computers.
You know, that kind of makes me feel more positive at Microsoft’s efforts with Metro and UWP, lol. | <urn:uuid:bee7e671-c95e-4e2d-802a-eb1e96207b4e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://blog.spidey01.com/2020/01/one-of-things-that-i-think-people.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.98857 | 292 | 1.742188 | 2 |
비트코인마진거래사이트 is business that includes the exchange of cryptocurrency with other assets such as any other digital currency. It is a web service that offers electronic transactions in electronic forms and taking fees for them. Any transactions or processes to Digital Currency Exchange can be made through debit and credit cards, and postal money order. This article is about debating the various cryptocurrency exchanges which ease crypto currency trading for beginners. What they provide in terms of availability, ease of use, security, deposit/withdrawal methods and fees? We hope this tips to cryptocurrency trading can help you get ongoing with cryptocurrency exchanges.
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After looking at the numerous cryptocurrency exchanging platforms. We can safely say that bitcointrading stands out in terms of its features like security, user friendly interface, multiple transfer methods. You can check all these on bitcointrading and will get the best results so you can get the proper information and will learn everything about the bitcoing margin trading. You can visit https://bitcointrade.kr/ to learn about it. | <urn:uuid:d3b5fc73-77ba-43d9-99b1-c531eb33eea0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://travelresourcesonline.com/learn-about-the-bitcoin-margin-trading-%EB%B9%84%ED%8A%B8%EC%BD%94%EC%9D%B8%EB%A7%88%EC%A7%84%EA%B1%B0%EB%9E%98%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00276.warc.gz | en | 0.945938 | 655 | 1.523438 | 2 |
"Our democracy isn't perfect - we need women to have more power within it"
Jo Swinson, 34, from the Liberal Democrats, is the Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs, and Women and Equalities Minister
"I'd been involved in politics for eight years before I became an MP. At university, politics was my hobby – some people played sport or music, and I did politics!
"Like most people, I started out as a volunteer. I joined the Student Liberal Democrats, campaigning at the Students' Union for internet connections in every room, and knocking on doors to hear what voters had to say. When I stood for Parliament in 2001, against the Deputy Prime Minister at the time, John Prescott, I didn't win. But I realised how passionate I was about politics. I wanted to do something that made a difference.
"It's incredibly important for young women to vote. When there is less input from young women, the issues you care about are talked about less often. When we're are deciding about the gender pay gap and violence against women, don't you want to have a say?
"If you're not sure who you want to vote for, visit the party sites and do some research – start with the issues you care about most.
"If you simply don't vote, it's impossible for us to know whether you wanted to make a point, or you just couldn't be bothered. It's better to cast a vote, but if you really want to abstain, spoil your ballot on voting day. At least then we'll know you turned up.
"Our democracy isn't perfect – we have an unfair voting system and need to modernise it. But that's not a reason to not vote. This is the system we have at the moment and we need women to have more power within it.
"Maybe your vote alone won't make the difference, but that's why you shouldn't stop there – you can have an impact in so many ways. Contacting your MP to tell them your thoughts is a great, simple way to start. Or you can always stand yourself!
"Voting isn't difficult and it takes next to no time. You have the power in your hands at this coming election – the most important thing is to use it.
"There has never been a better time to be a woman in Britain, but there's still more progress to be made"
Liz Truss, 39, from the Conservative Party, is the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
"My mum got me interested in politics when I was young. Growing up, I used to enjoy talking to her about politics – she was an activist in the 1980s peace movement. I don't agree with her views, but I found her belief that she could make a difference really inspiring. She saw that even small amounts of political activity, such as going on a march or turning up at demonstration, could help change the way that people think. Growing up with her gave me a sense that this was my country and I could play a part in it.
"There has never been a better time to be a woman in Britain – I've certainly had opportunities my mum never had. But there's still more progress to be made – I want my daughters to have even more opportunities than me. I have two fantastic daughters and I want them to have even more opportunities than I did. Getting involved with politics, through voting or even standing for Parliament, is a powerful way of bringing about change.
"It's frustrating when people don't vote. Politics is far from perfect but the more that people get involved, the better it gets. Having a vote means having a say over how good an education your child gets, how secure your job is and ensuring you and your family have access to the best possible healthcare.
"If you're not sure who to vote for, ask yourself the question, 'What kind of country do I want to live in?' That involves considering factors like the kinds of policies that are going to give you and your family the best opportunities in life. Twitter is a fantastic source of political analysis, as are political blogs, like the Spectator's Coffee House, CapX and Conservative Home.
"A vote is your voice in the future of our country, and this election is a really important one."
"If women come together and fight, progress can be made. Now is the time to stand up and be counted"
Lisa Nandy, 35, from the Labour Party, is the MP for Wigan
"Before I stood for the council, I'd been involved in community politics – I was a trustee of a local charity, on the board of my local theatre, and a school governor. I think that's a great grounding for politics – especially if you're not party political.
"But it was working with children and young people in the voluntary sector that really pushed me into frontline politics. I saw that, as hard as we tried, there was only so much charities could do. I felt that only politics could really change things, and that pushed me to do something I wouldn't ordinarily have the confidence to do – I successfully ran for Hammersmith Council. Then, years later, I stood as MP for Wigan – that's my constituency today.
"There's a gender aspect to having the confidence to do this. Many women don't feel comfortable pushing themselves to the front. Being in Westminster for four years, I've seen the men being more willing to sell themselves and compete with each other. That's the thing I think women can help young women with – that confidence to know that, yes, you are the best person for the job.
"This is the most important election in a generation. I feel like we're turning the clock back to a time when women were ignored, side-lined and hugely disrespected. We forget how recent some of the progress has been, and if my generation of women drop the ball on this we will return to a time when women's independence was under threat. That's what this election is about.
"Too often, we try to talk to voters about our concerns and not theirs. It fuels the idea that politics is irrelevant. That's why we've launched the Shape Your Future campaign. We're asking young people to get involved and help to write our manifesto. We're asking them to hold us to account. We want people to trust that we'll do what we say and we're asking them to call us out if we don't.
"What I've learnt from being a politician is that if people don't shout, we can't hear them. It's a real concern that young women are less likely to vote. With recent campaigns, we've seen that if women come together and fight hard enough, progress can be made. Now is the time for young women to stand up and be counted. The more pressure there is to respond to the voices of young women, the quicker politics will change." | <urn:uuid:339434db-b5bc-4501-a4ae-7917ec9b70c3> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/reports/a33101/now-is-the-time-to-stand-up-and-be-counted/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718296.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00540-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.984046 | 1,433 | 1.742188 | 2 |
If the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman, many same-sex couples could be in for substantial tax windfalls.
The Supreme Court is expected to discuss whether to hear cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, later this month. If the court decides to review the law, it could later rule that same-sex couples married in states where gay marriage is legal should also be considered married in the eyes of the federal government.
If this happens, the financial landscape for same-sex couples would change drastically. And not just going forward. Some couples who are already married at a state level would suddenly qualify for refunds of estate or income taxes that they paid as a result of DOMA going back to 2009, said Nanette Miller, head of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) practice at accounting firm Marcum LLP.
Since same-sex couples can't file federal taxes jointly -- and can't combine their incomes and deductions to take advantage of lower tax rates and certain credits -- many pay thousands of dollars a year in extra income tax. This is especially true when one of the spouses earns a lot more than their partner.
Miller estimates that, on average, clients who would qualify for extra income tax refunds in the event that DOMA is overturned could expect to receive refunds of around $10,000 for each year they were married since 2009.
And depending on the individual situation, the windfalls could be much larger -- especially since same-sex couples would also be able to claim the extra tax that was paid on a home sold in one person's name, money gifted to a spouse or health insurance benefits received through a partner's plan, said Ken Weissenberg, a partner at accounting firm EisnerAmper.
"[On the very high end], you're potentially talking $40,000, $50,000, $60,000 -- the numbers could be off the charts," said Weissenberg. "I think it will be a very pleasant surprise for a lot of them."
Estate taxes would be fair game, too. Currently, the surviving spouse in a heterosexual marriage can inherit their spouse's estate tax-free, while the surviving partner in a same-sex relationship is charged a 35% estate tax on anything that is transferred in excess of the exemption (so anything more than $3.5 million for 2009 and $5 million in 2011).
If DOMA is overturned, those who paid taxes on their deceased spouse's estate could amend their estate tax return and be refunded the extra money they paid.
In one case challenging DOMA that the Supreme Court may choose to review, Edith Windsor of New York, had to pay more than $300,000 in estate taxes when her partner died. All of that would be returned to her if DOMA is found unconstitutional, said Weissenberg.
Same-sex couples who have been married since 2009 or earlier in a state or country where gay marriage is legal need to act fast, though. You typically only have three years from when your taxes were filed to amend your returns. So people who filed their 2009 taxes on April 15, 2010 and want to amend them will have until April 15, 2013 to file what is called a protective claim.
Doing this will ensure that if the Supreme Court hears a DOMA case after that statute of limitations expires, the IRS will have a record of the claim and your refund for that year will be protected, said Weissenberg.
To claim a refund for income tax, couples must amend their returns by changing their filing status to "married filing jointly" and recalculating the amount owed. They must also write "protective refund claim" across the top of the amended return and attach a statement explaining that, in the event DOMA is found to be unconstitutional, they will be eligible to file taxes jointly and this would be the new tax liability based on that status, said Weissenberg.
Before doing anything, however, check with your accountant to make sure it makes sense to file a claim. Some couples won't benefit from amending their returns and filing jointly. If both spouses have similar incomes, for example, it's possible they won't be owed anything.
Weissenberg said some of his clients are nervous that filing a protective refund claim will trigger an audit. While amended returns are typically audited at a higher rate, he said it all depends on whether it's worth it to the client. "If they determine that the amounts [they would get back] are significant, they should definitely file the protective claim," he said.
Of course, if DOMA is upheld by the Supreme Court, no one will receive a refund. But if the court decides to strike down the law, prepare to wait for the money you're owed: The IRS will be dealing with a huge flurry of amended tax returns, said Miller. | <urn:uuid:336c5e5e-2722-4d4a-9dc2-de3a1f084b65> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/14/pf/taxes/doma-same-sex-couples/?npt=NP1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721405.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00312-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97851 | 1,007 | 1.71875 | 2 |
Just mix up a regular white cake mix.
Divide up the cake mix into several bowls. Use food coloring to create the desired colors. I just mixed up the basics: Red, yellow, blue, purple, orange, and green.
This is where kids love to help! My nephew was a regular artist. Just take spoonfuls of colored cake batter and start plopping them into a cake pan, taking turns to create color patterns. (I used a bundt pan this time, but it works just as well in a rectangular pan too!). I remember as kids, trying to make sure that we didn't let the same colors touch.
Bake according to the directions. I realize I could have decorated this MUCH cuter (how about using green-colored coconut for grass??), but this was an impromptu idea. So we just went for good ol' yellow frosting. | <urn:uuid:7aa465e3-f5fd-49ae-80eb-a79060fb3b11> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2010/04/jelly-bean-cake-yum.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00297-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963832 | 182 | 1.953125 | 2 |
A cost-effective high-throughput digital system for observation and acquisition of animal behavioral data
Farrimond, J.A., Hill, A.J., Jones, N.A., Stephens, G.J., Whalley, B.J. and Williams, C.M. (2009) A cost-effective high-throughput digital system for observation and acquisition of animal behavioral data. Behavior Research Methods, 41 (2). pp. 446-451. ISSN 1554-351X
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We have designed and implemented a low-cost digital system using closed-circuit television cameras coupled to a digital acquisition system for the recording of in vivo behavioral data in rodents and for allowing observation and recording of more than 10 animals simultaneously at a reduced cost, as compared with commercially available solutions. This system has been validated using two experimental rodent models: one involving chemically induced seizures and one assessing appetite and feeding. We present observational results showing comparable or improved levels of accuracy and observer consistency between this new system and traditional methods in these experimental models, discuss advantages of the presented system over conventional analog systems and commercially available digital systems, and propose possible extensions to the system and applications to non-rodent studies. | <urn:uuid:59cf6efd-f70a-4122-b506-e74561bdf17e> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/14065/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718423.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00271-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.899008 | 274 | 1.601563 | 2 |
This report will help policymakers prepare for the next economic downturn by explaining the ways states can design their rainy day funds to harness fluctuations in revenue. The Pew Charitable Trusts reviews the rules that guide when, how, and how much states are saving—including deposit rules and fund caps—and compares these policies with each state’s experience with volatility to identify best practices. This report is the second in a series that provides policymakers with strategies to improve long-term fiscal health and manage budget uncertainty, building on “Managing Uncertainty: How State Budgeting Can Smooth Revenue Volatility,” which examined patterns of revenue and economic volatility across the 50 states.
Over the past several decades, rainy day funds—formally known as budget stabilization funds—have been key to helping states manage ups and downs in revenue, but some are more effective than others. In many cases, balances have been inadequate to significantly offset revenue declines during recessions. For example, the 50 states collectively had about $60 billion set aside in summer 2008,1 but they faced a combined shortfall of nearly twice that—$117 billion—the following year.2 The Great Recession is an extreme example, but many rainy day funds were also insufficient during previous recessions. States could have set aside more in recent periods of growth if not for statutory limits on the total size of reserves and rules for deposits that make saving a low budget priority.
To help state policymakers craft effective policies and lessen the need for the most difficult budget choices, Pew researchers examined the mechanisms for depositing money into budget stabilization funds and compared these rules to tax volatility patterns and drivers in all 50 states. Researchers adjusted U.S. Census Bureau data to remove the effect of tax policy changes from 1994 to 2012, which helps to identify the underlying cyclical volatility in these tax sources. The research found that:
- Only 12 states connect the rules for when, how, and how much to deposit into their budget stabilization funds with underlying revenue or economic fluctuation.
- In many instances, caps on the size of the funds have prevented states from saving enough to substantially offset revenue losses.
1 The Pew Charitable Trusts, Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis (2014), http://www.pewtrusts.org/fiscal50.
2 National Conference of State Legislatures, “State Budget Update: November 2010” (December 7, 2010): 8, http://www.ncsl.org/documents/fiscal/november2010sbu_free.pdf.
Pew’s research identified three promising practices that can help state policymakers design budget stabilization funds that respond to economic and revenue volatility in order to deliver reliable savings in times of growth:
- Require regular studies to identify major sources of volatility and present appropriate policy solutions. These studies should determine which areas of the tax system are volatile, recommend ways to align budget stabilization fund policies with that volatility, and be revisited on a recurring basis.
- Tie budget stabilization fund deposits to observed volatility. To ensure that policymakers set aside a portion of one-time or temporary revenue growth, rainy day fund deposits should be tied to extraordinary or unexpected revenue increases. This can allow states to save more in high-growth years, when funds are available, and to set aside less in leaner years. Because each state’s economic and fiscal characteristics are unique, the ideal rule will vary from state to state.
- Set fund size targets that match the state’s experience with volatility. The amount of money states need to have on hand for downturns depends on their susceptibility to sudden swings. Even when deposits are linked to volatility, if the fund’s cap is too low, it can hinder creation of an adequate financial cushion. | <urn:uuid:164f6ab9-9c42-4f75-8645-82380c61b633> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.pewtrusts.org/nb/research-and-analysis/reports/2014/07/15/building-state-rainy-day-funds-policies-to-harness-revenue | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00667.warc.gz | en | 0.931412 | 785 | 2.328125 | 2 |
WASHINGTON -- The prices that U.S. companies receive for their goods and services rose by the most in seven months in April, a sign that inflation may be picking up from very low levels.
The producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent from March to April, the Labor Department said Wednesday, after a 0.5 percent increase from February to March. April’s increases were led by higher food prices and greater retailer and wholesaler profit margins.
Over the past 12 months, producer prices have risen 2.1 percent, the biggest 12-month gain in more than two years. That figure is roughly in line with the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent inflation target. The producer price index measures price changes before they reach consumers.
Excluding the volatile categories of food, energy and retailer and wholesaler margins, however, the month-to-month increase in April was smaller: Core prices rose 0.3 percent from March.
Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, noted that the profit margins dropped sharply over the winter before increasing in the past two months, "so we can’t yet say an upward trend is emerging."
Still, the report suggests that inflation may be picking up after coming in below 2 percent for two years. That could reflect better economic health: Higher inflation is generally a sign of rising consumer demand.
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Washington State Flower
Coast Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum), also known as California Rhododendron or California Rosebay is the State flower of Washington. Rhododendron is referred to as the King of Shrubs and they are the best flowering evergreen plants for the temperate landscape.
The flowers of Coast Rhododendronare are pink to rose-purple, and are rarely white. Coast Rhododendron flowers are 1-1/2 cm long, with 5 wavy-margined petals united to form a broadly bell-shaped corolla. There are 10 stamens, ovary covered with reddish down; flower clusters are terminal and may contain 20 or more blooms. Coast Rhododendron flowers blooming period is May-June.
There are many online florists who deliver flowers to Washington. You can send flowers, plants of your choice to your loved ones living in Washington or from Washington to other locations across the United States of America through these popular Washington Online Florists.
Facts About Coast Rhododendron
- Coast Rhododendron is an evergreen shrub, and reaches to height of 1-2 mtrs.
- Coast Rhododendron has large, deep green, leathery leaves.
- Coast Rhododendron leaves are alternate, whorled, leathery, with long petioles.
- Coast Rhododendron shrub consists of rounded clusters of large, pink, tubular flowers.
- Coast Rhododendron capsule or fruit is about 2 cm long.
- Coast Rhododendron leaves and flowers contain toxic substances and should not be taken by humans or animals.
There are many online florists who deliver flowers to Washington. You can send flowers of your choice to your loved ones living in Washington or from Washington to other locations across the United States of America through these popular Online Florists USA.
Facts About Washington
The capital City of Washington state is Olympia. Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. Washington's official state flag was adopted in 1923.
- Nicknames of Washington state are The Evergreen State, Chinook State.
- Washington is located between 47.041N, 122.893W of the U.S.
- Total land area of Washington is 71303 sq.mi.
- Washington is bordered by Idaho, Oregon states.
- Washington's economy depends upon Agriculture: Seafood, dairy products, apples, cattle, wheat, potatoes, nursery stock; Industry: Aerospace, software development, food processing, paper products, lumber and wood products, chemical products, tourism.
- Major Industries in Washington state are farming (fruit, berries, nuts, cattle, wheat), lumber, tourism, hydroelectric power, computer software, aircraft, aluminum refining.
- The Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge at Evergreen Point is the longest floating bridge in the world, which connects Seattle and Medina across Lake Washington.
- Washington's historical sites are Whitman Mission and Fort Vancouver National Historic Sites.
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The English at the North Pole
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BeschreibungThe English at the North Pole was originally published in 1864, being begun even before Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. This vigorous Arctic tale was used to found and introduce a "Magazine of Adventure, "which was continued for some years. The book contains an accurate picture of Arctic life and of the Arctic geography known to the world of 1864. The account of the Franklin expedition and of the persistent and heroic search for its relief is carefully studied and complete, only it necessarily fails to include the later investigations of the American expedition under Lieutenant Schwatka. These finally settled the last details of the historic tragedy.
Untertitel: Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: INTL LAW & TAXATION PUBL
Erscheinungsdatum: November 2002
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I’m watching 365 documentaries and writing about each one in 2014. Tweet your suggestions to @documentarysite, or send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.org. Read more.
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The Boxing Girls of Kabul (Ariel Nasr, 2011) begins with grainy shots of a stadium where women in chadris receive lashes and another has a gun pointed to the back of her head. Fortunately, the documentary cuts before the trigger is pulled.
The startling footage sets the background for the dangers lurking for the girls participating in boxing training in Kabul. Under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women and girls were prohibited from participating in sports, going to school, and even leaving their homes.
The situation remains highly unstable, but the first girls boxing team was established in February 2007 with the hope of showing the value of girls winning. The girls train under coach Sabir Sharifi, who was selected to participate in the 1984 Olympics, but the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan prevented him from attending. Through interviews and observational footage, we learn about their situation.
The girls on the team face enormous obstacles. They train in a gymnasium that has no ring and little other equipment. They face pressures from family and society about the appropriateness of girls participating in sports. The pressures turn physical, such as acid attacks, lashes, and hangings in another province.
At the same time, they also receive support. Their coach encourages them every step of the way. Each fighter has a family member – mother or father, in particular – who offers unending support.
These young boxers are motivated to represent their country to show the world what Afghan girls can do. They participate in two out-of-country competitions during the documentary, and it quickly becomes clear just how much their lack of equipment and appropriate training hinders them.
As they appear in competitions, their names and their accomplishments appear in the local media, and people begin to recognize them. The threats become more palpable: Their coach is confronted on the street, and the girls face threats of kidnapping. Their families are judged as well. Some girls stop participating, while others continue despite the risks.
The Boxing Girls of Kabul shares themes with Afghan Star, which is about the Afghan version of the Idol franchise and the roles women play within it. There, too, the female competitors receive some private support, but they also experience public detractions and even threats to their lives. Either way, you have to admire their courage under such tenuous conditions. | <urn:uuid:d12825ca-aca9-402d-ac3f-431afa71d2e4> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.pbs.org/pov/blog/documentarysite/2014/08/the-boxing-girls-of-kabul-365docs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282140.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00131-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969235 | 521 | 2.3125 | 2 |
Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh
Population of Anjaw
Anjaw district is located in Arunachal Pradesh . Population of Anjaw district is
21089 as per Census 2011. Anjaw is
15th most Populous district out of total 16 districts in Arunachal Pradesh and it is 638th most Populous district in India.The population density of Anjaw is 3 Persons per square Km.It is 15th most densely populated out of 16 districts in Arunachal Pradesh and it is 637th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.
Literacy rate of Anjaw
Total Literacy rate of Anjaw is 59.4%. This means 59.4 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate.
It is ranked 14 in terms of literacy rate out of total 16 districts of Arunachal Pradesh and 638 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Anjaw is 69.54% while female literacy stands at 46.39%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.
Sex-Ratio of Anjaw
Sex-ratio of Anjaw is 805 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.
Area of Anjaw
Area of Anjaw is 6190 Sq. Km. It is 6th largest district in Arunachal Pradesh and 168th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India. | <urn:uuid:39e93e93-610c-420b-8e4a-788fe6a85311> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.indiamapia.com/Anjaw.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00381-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.912179 | 420 | 2.375 | 2 |
Amphetamine and methamphetamine are two drugs that, based on their names and chemical base, you may assume are similar in every way. It’s true that amphetamine and methamphetamine can produce many of the same mood-boosting effects in users, but there are some essential differences between the two drugs, including how they are obtained and their potential for abuse and addiction. If you are facing addiction to amphetamines or methamphetamine, asking for help may be the hardest thing you’ve ever had to do. Call Best Drug Rehab today for more information about how amphetamines work and to learn about our treatment referral services.
What is an Amphetamine?
Both amphetamine and methamphetamine, more commonly known as meth, are central nervous system stimulants that increase the release of the pleasure chemicals dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine in the brain, which stimulates the brain’s reward center and, with continued use, causes the user to crave ever-increasing amounts of the drug. Amphetamines are considered “uppers,” which means they produce psychostimulant effects in users, resulting in pleasurable feelings, like euphoria, increased energy and alertness, improved mood and ability to concentrate, and higher self-esteem. Methamphetamine, a derivative of amphetamine, also produces a euphoric effect in users that elevates mood and increases energy.
However, there are several ways in which amphetamine and methamphetamine differ, including the following:
- Chemically speaking, amphetamine is phenylethylamine, while methamphetamine is referred to as N-methylamphetamine.
- Methamphetamine is significantly faster-acting and more potent, and is, therefore, more addictive than amphetamine.
- Amphetamine is prescribed for medical use, while meth is considered an illicit recreational drug.
- Amphetamine and methamphetamine have their groups of addicts. Someone can be addicted to amphetamine but not meth, and vice versa.
- Methamphetamine is more useful as a central nervous system stimulant, with less cardiovascular and peripheral nervous system stimulation.
How Amphetamines Work and Why They’re Prescribed
Because of their ability to increase metabolism or improve focus and mental clarity, amphetamines are often used in prescription weight loss drugs and medications designed to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD) or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some widely-used drugs with amphetamines include Adderall, Ritalin, Concerta, and Dexedrine. When taken exactly as prescribed, under the careful supervision of a healthcare professional, amphetamine can have some medical benefits and may be reasonably safe to use. Methamphetamine, on the other hand, is a drug with no medical purpose and one that is more commonly associated with illicit, recreational use.
Both drugs pose a risk of overdose, and abuse of either amphetamine or methamphetamine can cause the following adverse side effects:
- Blurred vision
- Dilated pupils
- High blood pressure
- Severe mood swings
- Aggression and violent impulses
- Increased irritability
- Rapid heart rate
- Diarrhea or constipation
Chronic use or high doses of amphetamine can have devastating physical or psychological consequences, including psychosis, behavioral changes, heart attack, stroke, seizures, coma or even death.
Amphetamine and Methamphetamine Help
Many amphetamine users underestimate the risks of taking the stimulant drug, believing that it’s safe to take just because it was prescribed by a doctor. However, people may crush amphetamine pills and snort the powder to intensify the drug’s effects, combine it with water into a solution and inject it, or smoke it by inhaling its vapors, and even people who take amphetamine as prescribed by a doctor can become addicted to the stimulant. In fact, while amphetamine and methamphetamine have different chemical makeups and their effects on the body can vary significantly, both drugs carry a high potential for abuse and addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling with an addiction to amphetamine or methamphetamine
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Lancaster Parking Authority Lights the Way to Savings
Budgets for parking organizations across the nation have been strained from declining or flat patronage, steadily rising operating expenses, and increasing maintenance costs. Raising rates can alienate long-time customers, especially in a struggling economy. But that doesn’t leave parking professionals without options to improve the bottom line. One place to look for savings is the lighting system.
In facilities with older, yellow light, high-pressure sodium (HPS), T-12 fluorescent lamps (obsolete in June), or even newer metal halides (MH), a more efficient system can cut electric and maintenance costs considerably. Tie in a new electricity supply contract (in deregulated states), utility rebates, and low-interest financing options, and the picture gets even brighter. Done right, the result is not just curtailed operating expenses and a healthier bottom line, but better lighting quality for improved safety and customer comfort, and environmental benefits as well.
For all these reasons, the Lancaster Parking Authority (LPA) recently made a smart investment in its lighting system and energy spending. Vendors were asked to provide plans for a new lighting system with a turnkey process, along with an electricity supply contract and innovative financing options. Because the power market fell since our current agreement was signed a few years before, LPA sought to accomplish two goals with a single contract: to provide for a lighting upgrade, and strike a new multi-year electricity deal. The plan was to keep our total expenses nearly constant and end up with newer, better lighting with no cash outlay; we essentially wanted a free lighting system. At the end of the payback period, all the ongoing energy savings would accrue to LPA.
LPA’s five garages contained more than 1,800 fixtures made up of several different systems that included MH, HPS, and old T-12 tubes. Annual energy and maintenance costs were around $200,000. Some facilities were over-lit and others were under-lit; both situations diminished our customers’ experiences.
The winning bidder for our retrofit, BlueStar Energy Solutions, proposed replacing most of the MH and HPS fixtures with a fixture designed specifically for parking applications housing the latest, highly-efficient, long-life T-8 fluorescent lamps. In addition to speeding up installation and cutting project costs, this approach lowers long-term maintenance costs and throws out more light. The fixtures will enhance the garages by providing better illumination, which we feel contributes to our customers’ safety and enhances their experience in our garages.
Because of product warranties, initial maintenance costs will be zero. The total system wattage was reduced by more than 40 percent and energy costs were cut by nearly half. BlueStar worked closely with PPL Electric Utilities, the local energy provider, to maximize the value of their rebate. The company also offered a combined supply contract and leasing option in which LPA’s flat monthly fee for electricity and lighting project repayment was less than our previous monthly electric bill.
In the end, the LPA chose BlueStar’s three-year fixed rate energy option that provided significant savings, and decided to pay cash for the project out of existing funds.
One option LPA considered was LED. “LED gets a lot of publicity, but for a garage, it’s not there yet,” said board member and lighting expert Brian Reynolds.
Wayne Callham, BlueStar’s vice president of lighting and efficiency, agreed. “At this point in time, LEDs don’t necessarily last longer or improve efficiency over the latest fluorescent technology, and will cost more up front,” he said. “Further, one has to make sure to work with manufacturers that will be around to service their warranties.”
Because the project is reducing energy consumption, fewer electrons need to be generated from coal and other sources, so there are significant environmental benefits. Environmental estimates include more than 600 tons of CO2 avoided annually, along with several tons of SO2 and NOX—the same as taking more than 100 cars off the road or planting more than 15,000 trees.
BlueStar’s holistic approach, which included several options packaged in a complete turnkey process, gave the board different options to consider. BlueStar took all the risk on labor, material, the rebate, and project execution. They finished on time and delivered what they promised.
LPA Chairman Mark Vergenes is also pleased with how it turned out. “A turnkey project smoothly executed that cuts operating costs, improves safety, provides a better customer experience, and benefits the environment—what’s not to love?”
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Join us in McKillop Library 106 every other Tuesday starting Feb. 5 for Tech Tuesdays — a series of one-hour presentations on various types of technology. No prior knowledge or special skills needed!
The full schedule is below. Please contact Lori Barile, Learning Commons Librarian, at firstname.lastname@example.org with questions or comments. See you there!
Feb. 5 @ 2 PM
Instapaper: Save interesting web pages for reading later
Instapaper is a free browser add-on that grabs web content and stores it in an easy-to-read format for reading later, either in the browser or on a smartphone/tablet, or even in a printable version. In this session, Julie Swierczek will demonstrate how Instapaper works and why Instapaper has become her favorite internet reading tool.
Feb. 19 @ 2 PM
Search Google like a Ninja
Are you like most and don’t look beyond the first five results in your search? Learn how Google’s left-hand panel helps you sort and filter search results in ways that reveal compelling new sources, even without formulating complex queries. In this session Olga Verbeek will take on a simple research assignment to show how these tools engage us with new forms of data visualization and help us explore the best resources.
March 5 @ 2 PM
Doing More with Android
Do you have an Android smart phone or tablet that you want to do more with? Come learn how to customize your Android to meet your needs, and take a look at some fun (and useful!) Android applications. Led by Guest Speaker, Zach Dyer.
March 19 @ 2 PM
Virtual Collaboration with WebEx
Do you need to host a small class or meeting online in a virtual world? Collaborate with colleagues, either in the area or anywhere in the world? With WebEx, you can meet online and share files, information, desktops, video chat and more with this full-featured web and videoconferencing software. In this workshop, Dan Titus and Brian McDonnell will demonstrate a live WebEx meeting.
April 2 @ 2 PM
Shop Like a Pro
In this session, Julie Swierczek will demonstrate tips and tricks – and a few sites and apps – for being a smarter shopper. Topics include RSS feeds and email alerts for products, coupon code sites, Consumer Reports articles, price comparison sites, consumer reviews, and a smartphone app that scans item barcodes to check for lower prices elsewhere. She’ll also demonstrate a few tricks for getting a handle on your ‘graymail’ – the sales and notification emails you might want, but which make a mess in your inbox.
April 16 @ 2 PM
Library eBooks on the Go
The library offers thousands of electronic books — Read books, search the full-text of books, annotate, bookmark and highlight all from your computer. You can even transfer selected eBooks to your mobile device. In this session, Lori Barile will review the library’s eBook collections and demonstrate how to download compatible eBooks to your computer or supported mobile device. | <urn:uuid:7f6f0dc4-4132-4690-a6df-79ecd9a52e72> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://library.salvereginablogs.com/mark-your-calendars-for-tech-tuesdays/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988718285.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183838-00105-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.87293 | 651 | 2.03125 | 2 |
Have you often wondered where your outside cat goes once he leaves the house through the cat door? Now you can find out. GPS (Global Positioning System) for cats provides the technology to track his movements and learn exactly where he goes.
Unlike the microchip, which, when implanted in the cat, can supply the name and contact information of the owner, the GPS tracker allows you to monitor kitty’s activity and movement.
The microchip is invaluable as a way to discover the owner once the lost cat ends up in a shelter due to some disaster, but to be able to track your cat’s travel route on a daily, real-time basis, the GPS fills that need.
How A GPS Cat Collar/Tracker Works
You attach a GPS cat tracker to your cat’s collar; then the device provides a map either online or on your smartphone. This map displays the cat’s exact location.
If you wish, you can establish a “safe zone” for your cat; for example, your house or a block of the neighborhood. If the cat leaves that safe zone, the tracking company sends a text or email letting you know this information.
Range Of A GPS Tracker
Though you can supposedly get satellite-based GPS worldwide, in practice your cat collar device works best in areas that have a good GPS network and cellular coverage.
For example, you could track your cat if on a plane that flies from San Francisco to Chicago, and then into a building there. However, if your cat ended up in a remote forest or in a country with an incompatible cellular network, the device on the cat might lose the connection.
What Information Does The Tracker Give?
Usually you have to pay a subscription fee to the tracking service if you want to receive information. Once you become a subscriber, you can follow the cat’s path, either through the company’s website or on an app.
Most services allow you to designate a “safe area.” If the cat leaves that area, the tracking service immediately informs you via email or text. Having a smartphone allows you to move around while tracking your cat through the neighborhood.
Therefore, it is important to make sure before you buy that you can find the company’s app in the app store your smartphone uses (such as Apple, Android, etc.)
Do You Need To Charge Your GPS Cat Tracker?
Absolutely. In fact, a GPS cat collar device with lithium batteries must receive a charge frequently. (You will receive an alert from the device when low on power.) A charge lasts anywhere from a few days to two weeks, depending on the brand of GPS tracker you use.
Best remember to charge the device regularly, or the cat may run out the door and disappear, with insufficient charge on the GPS to transmit information.
Many GPS cat trackers will let you connect them to your home WiFi network. Do so, if you can. As long as your WiFi system tracks kitty, no signals go to the GPS or cellular system, thus saving battery life.
What Does A GPS Cat Tracker Weigh?
Early generations of GPS trackers worked for dogs, but weighed too much for a tiny cat. Now these devices weigh less than an ounce. When you buy, be sure to check the weight.
These days you will find some collars containing built-in devices. However, the newer cat collar trackers have a clip-on device that attaches to your cat’s existing collar. Though a break-away collar keeps your cat from getting snagged on something, if it breaks and the cat loses the collar, you may lose the device as well.
Can You Gain Reliable Information From These Devices?
Read the reviews of the device you choose, but make sure to read ones regarding cats, not dogs. When they don’t work, the problem could come from a common error. Some examples: You try to use them in a remote area; the dog chewed on them; you can’t figure out the software; you forgot to charge the tracker.
The major problem with cats occurs when the cat escapes from his collar and loses the tracking device. That can cost you the price of the device and often the cost of the year-long subscription as well.
Look Over This List Of Important Considerations Before Buying
A small size is vital, so the cat can move, play, and hunt undisturbed, without noticing the device.
2. Live Tracking
A tracker must give real-time locations. When you turn on “live tracking,” most trackers update the location a few times per hour. The more often it updates, the more you can save battery use. If you have a recent GPS location and the cat loses the collar, you can often find it again by going to the last GPS location you saw.
3. Light and Sound
A tracker with light and sound makes it easier to find the cat if it has crawled into a dark place. If the tracker makes a sound, you can find it by following the sound.
4. Long battery life
Look for the longest battery life you can find on the tracker you select. It needs to last a minimum of two weeks if possible, even if your cat returns home every day. If your cat suddenly goes missing, then you really need the tracker to work. If the battery has a good charge, you will have more time to find the cat.
5. WiFi location
The collar does not work indoors. It needs a line-of-sight connection to the satellites. If you have the cat indoors, no location will show.
Some trackers include a WiFi clip which will triangulate all WiFi routers in the area. This in turn works together with the satellites. Each router has a physical address. On your map you will see a triangulation between the addresses and satellite locations shown.
6. Multilingual App
Look for a device which has an app that supports your local language. This feature will make your tracker much easier to use.
Here are a couple of GPS cat collar choices
1. Jiobet GPS Dog and Cat Location Monitor
For a good choice, try this collar. Lightweight, it weighs less than an ounce. It uses cellular, GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth technologies. You can set a “trusted area” on the app, and it will alert you if the cat leaves that area.
This collar also features a “ringer” that allows you to use the tracker to call your cat and gain its attention. You can teach your cat to come when he hears that ringer. This tracker can be used in more than 140 countries.
Here are the main features of this tracking device:
- Attaches to an existing collar with a clip or pouch (included).
- A thin and light device, measuring 1.45 x 1.96 x .47 inches; weighs just 0.64 ounces.
- Multiple users can have access to the tracking software
- Water-resistant and durable
- Charged battery life estimated at 7 days.
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2. Whistle Go GPS Pet Tracker and Activity Monitor
This popular and well-liked cat collar tracker uses GPS, WiFi, and cellular technologies to track your kitty. It simply snaps onto their existing collar. It monitors activity as well, so you will know how much time your cat spends sleeping and how much it moves about.
If the cat leaves its “safe area,” you can receive updates via text, smartphone app, or email. The collar has a long-lasting battery. Charge it once and it will last for seven to ten days.
- Equipped with clips that will attach it to your cat’s regular collar
- Device measures 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.6 inches, and weighs 0.96 ounces.
- Multiple users have access to tracking information
- Durable and waterproof
- Uses Google Maps tracking system, and AT&T’s cellular network (these work in the United States and Canada.)
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3. Tractive GPS Cat And Dog Tracker
Though marketed primarily for dogs, the Tractive also works well on adult cat collars. Though a bit bulkier, it still weighs just 1.28 ounces. Besides monitoring with GPS location tracking, it also keeps track of activity. Thus, you will know how far your cat travels and where and when he is napping.
- Clips onto an existing collar
- Can be used for dogs and cats
- Device measures 2.83 x 1.14 x 0.63 inches and weighs 1.28 ounces
- You will have both a GPS and an activity tracker
- You can use this system in more than 150 countries
- You will need to pay a one-year subscription plan in advance.
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I am glad to see many choices of trackers available to pet owners now. I wanted to post about GPS trackers for pets over a year ago and could not find much information. Now I find quite a selection of trackers. The three discussed here represent a small proportion of those available.
If you are interested in these trackers, you will find them at Chewy.com. Click on the blue-highlighted name of the tracker, shown next to it and also under the image. You will then go as if by magic to Chewy, where you can make your purchase.
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Join Chris Orwig for an in-depth discussion in this video Adding a glow effect, part of Portrait Project: Changing a Background for Dramatic Effect.
…This is going to be a fun movie, because here we're going to look at how we can add…or create an outer glow edge effect to add a…little bit more drama, or visual interest, to this photograph.…Now, in the previous movie we spent time working on the mask, and…working on cleaning up the edge detail that we have on the mask.…Because we've done all that work, what we can do now is…simply select the layer, then jump straight to the Layer Effects icon…right here, or click on the Layer Effects icon, and jump to Outer Glow.…
So again, select a Layer, click on the Effects…icon and then choose the option for Outer Glow.…When you click on that, it will open up our Layer Style dialogue.…In this dialogue, we have a number of different effects that you can see here.…The one which we've decided to include, is Outer Glow.…And the only way that we're going to customize this, in this case,…is with the Size slider. This is all that we'll need to do.…If we drag this to the right you can see…how it now appears like the subject is really glowing.…
- Combining multiple exposures in one Photoshop file
- Selecting and removing the subject from the background
- Using masking to combine images together
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The Look Dev view is the main window. You can open multiple Look Dev views at once.
By default there is only one view in the Look Dev view, but you can choose from a selection of split-screen views. See Multi-view below to learn more about this.
The Look Dev view is primarily designed to view Asset Prefabs.
To load a Prefab into the Look Dev view, right click the Prefab and select Open in Look Dev Tool. Alternatively, if Look Dev is already open, drag and drop the Prefab from the Hierarchy window directly into the Look Dev view.
Note: When you right click on a Prefab to load it into Look Dev, it automatically loads into the currently visible Look Dev view or the last active one.
By default, the Look Dev view displays a single pane containing the Prefab you are working with. Use the buttons in the Control Panel to display a split-screen duplicate pane alongside it, allowing you to compare and contrast different settings.
When you select the button containing the number 1 or number 2 , the Look Dev view is in single-pane mode. Each button corresponds to its view in Look Dev. Select button 1 to apply settings to view 1, and button 2 to apply settings to view 2. The other three buttons are as follows:
Duplicate views displayed side by side.
By default, both views use the same camera. The lock button at the center decouples this behavior, allowing you to manipulate the camera in both views independently.
The view is split horizontally in two, and an orange/blue manipulation Gizmo represents the separation plane between the two views (see Using the manipulation Gizmo below for guidance on using this).
The view is split in two, with a circular split defined by the position of the orange/blue manipulation Gizmo:
To load a different Prefab into each split-screen view, go to Settings and enable Allow Different Objects, then drag and drop each Prefab into its intended view.
Note that in multi-view modes, it only makes sense to do this if you need to look at two different versions of the same Asset. Comparing completely different Assets doesn’t give you a good idea of the difference in lighting or visual effect.
The manipulation Gizmo has different behaviour in Split-screen and Zone modes, but you use it in the same way in both.
To move the separator, click on the narrow part of the Gizmo and drag and drop it to the location you want.
To change the orientation and length of the manipulator Gizmo, click and drag the circle at either end of the manipulator.
In Zone mode, moving the circles on the manipulator Gizmo changes the radius of the view circle.
To change the separation in increments, click and hold the circle on the end of the manipulation Gizmo, then hold Shift as you move the mouse. This snaps the manipulation Gizmo to set angles, which is useful for a perfectly horizontal, vertical or diagonal angle.
The central white circle on the separator allows you to blend between the two views. Left click on it and drag it along the orange line to blend the left-hand view with the right-hand view (as shown in Image A below). Drag to the blue line to blend the right-hand view with the left-hand view (as shown in Image B below).
The white circle automatically snaps back into the center when you drag it back. This helps you get back to the default blending value quickly.
Side-by-side: Compare two different lighting conditions on the same Asset to check that it behaves correctly.
Split-screen/Zone: Investigate texture problems using a debug Shader mode (for example, use one screen to view Normal or Albedo shading, and the environment-lit mode on the other).
Side-by-side/Split-screen/Zone: Compare two different versions of the same Asset using the same lighting conditions to see which changes improve the Asset’s quality.
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MILDURA’S lack of a passenger train is an “indictment”, according to councillors calling on the Victorian Government to reinstate services after 29 years.
Council last week unanimously voted to adopt the North West Victoria Regional Passenger Transport Study, which included a passenger train service among eight priority actions.
Councillor Mark Eckel said the region not having a train was an indictment “in modern day transport terms”.
Cr Eckel said the study, which stemmed from passenger rail being a priority of the 2017 Mildura Future Ready strategy, was not a business case and the best the council could hope for was that it might lead to one.
“I believe it is necessary to note, once again, council’s advocacy for passenger transport, which can be added to the many approaches, deputations and parliamentary statements,” he said.
“I hope (the vote to adopt the study) goes through, but once again we are looking at advocacy, and it doesn’t read that we’re going to necessarily achieve anything with this … we must have state and federal government support.”
Councillor Ian Arney, who was pleased the study advocated the Murray Basin Rail Project, also pressed for government support.
“I think it’s more of an indictment on the State Government for not coming to the party and helping provide us with a rail service that’s equivalent to many other areas in Victoria,” Cr Arney said.
Passenger trains to and from Mildura were axed by the Liberal Kennett government in 1993 and Labor under Daniel Andrews have given no indication of supporting reinstatement, or even a business case.
The transport study was funded by Mildura Rural City Council and also encompassed the Buloke, Northern Grampians, Yarriambiack and Central Goldfields shires.
Deputy Mayor Jason Modica said the study had detailed “clear points of disadvantage”.
“On the back of the acknowledgement that we are one of the wealthiest farming and horticultural and agricultural areas in the entire country, to think that we are without a broad public transport system – interstate, to Melbourne and even throughout the region – is very interesting and this report will go a long way to rectify that,” Cr Modica said.
Councillor Jodi Reynolds said there were many problems with public transport being faced in the region, including a bus system that wasn’t taking people where they needed to go when they needed to go there.
Cr Reynolds said the lack of connection to capital cities meant people were making trade-offs.
“We’ve got people who have to weigh up whether they go to Melbourne or Adelaide for health appointments (or) to visit their family, because they simply can’t afford the options that are available or they have health issues that prevent them from using a bus system which just isn’t up to standard,” she said.
Identified in the study were five key factors contributing to north west Victoria’s transport isolation: no passenger rail services, limited inter and intra-regional bus services, expensive air services, high demand for community transport, and long wait times for taxi services.
The study found these factors were contributing to challenges such as limited access to services such as health, increased transport costs, limited education choices and employment, a poor demographic profile, and reduced regional competitiveness.
Its eight priority actions were focussed on passenger rail, improved bus and coach connections, local town bus services, on-demand transport, rideshare services such as Uber, station and stop upgrades, education about transport options, and technology and innovation.
Following the study’s endorsement, a dedicated Project Control Group was set to be established. It will look at how the priority actions can be implemented.
The group will also look at funding opportunities and how best to advocate for these actions, including advocacy for development of a business case by the Victorian Department of Transport.
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Many people tend to confuse warehouses and fulfillment centers. Although they are often used in tandem and share some similar features, they have altogether different purposes. They both offer storage for different business products, but their services vary depending on the organization’s industry.
A warehouse is a storage facility for goods and products, while the process of storing goods that will be sold or distributed later is warehousing.
Warehouses are mainly used by businesses that need one location to store seasonal products until the product goes back in demand. Though fulfillment centers can perform the same functions as a warehouse, a warehouse can’t act as a fulfillment center.
Differences Between a Warehouse and Fulfillment Center
A fulfillment center is similar to a warehouse because it stores products for a firm or business. However, a fulfillment center stores products for a short while before it is shipped out while a warehouse stores them for a long time.
Fulfillment Centers and Distribution Centers
Both fulfillment and distribution centers specialize in housing products from sellers. However, the difference is that distribution centers focus primarily on businesses, and they never depend on locations and don’t ship in retailers.
Steps in Order Fulfillment
Order fulfillment involves goods being received and processed before making delivery orders to customers. The process begins when a customer makes an order, and it ends when the order is delivered. Notably, the product can be returned if the customer isn’t satisfied.
The order fulfillment steps include receiving inventory shipments. The inventory is then stored, an order is processed, and then it’s shipped to the customer. The final step is processing returns.
Types of Order Fulfillment
There are four types of order fulfillment:
- In-house: The in-house order fulfillment involves a business using its employees to handle fulfillment processes.
- Outsourced: The outsourced order fulfillment is when an order fulfillment firm does part of the order fulfillment processes, like shipping and storage.
- Dropshipping: Dropshipping is like outsourcing, but the difference is the retailer does not store products. The product is bought from a third-party supplier.
- Hybrid: Hybrid fulfillment is when a firm offers all of the above types of order fulfillment in one location.
Potential Challenges of Order Fulfillment
The order fulfillment process is not as easy as it sounds. Some of the challenges it faces include:
- Inadequate stocks that result in customers opting for other options.
- Overstocking of commodities that are not in demand results in losses.
- Difficulties in the shipping process, which can cause products to arrive late or damaged.
Benefits of Order Fulfillment
- Products can be purchased in bulk.
- Fast delivery.
- Saves the retailer on storage expenses.
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Welcome to INES
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
"I appreciate very much the focus of INES on societal questions for which scientific understanding is fundamental, such as nuclear weapon disarmament as well as the question of the future of energy and climate. I also appreciate the information on these questions which it disseminates, and its efforts to transmit this information to governments."
INES member Prof. Jack Steinberger, Physics Nobel Laureate 1988
"In the course of some thousands of years the human species has established a great civilization. It has produced a multifarious culture which accumulated enormous treasures in art and literature. And it has created supreme edifices of science. Therefore, it is of supreme irony that these very developments, intellectual developments of the human species have lead to the creation of the tools of its self-destruction. There are many ways in which life on this planet can be extinguished. Of course there is the slow lingering death by poisoning the environment ... But there is also a way of extinguishing life in one act. That is made possible by the advent of nuclear weapons."
Nobel Laureate Joseph Rotblat was a founding member of INES.
The above quote is from his closing words of the 1996 INES Conference, "Challenges of Sustainable Development", Amsterdam, 22-25 August 1996.
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Great title. Who doesn’t want to retire while they’re “still young enough to enjoy it”? Abromovitz knows of what he speaks—he and his wife transitioned into semi-retirement in their early forties. As of the book’s writing, they were living near the beach in
He does not go into great detail about his and his wife’s finances, but it’s clear that they made significant amounts of money in two ways:
1. Through a 401(k) which was invested primarily in his company’s stock, which then skyrocketed. (Interestingly, I found a later interview in which he advised against investing too much in company stock.)
2. The sale of their primary residence. The profit from this sale was not taxed, and they used part of the profit to buy a much less expensive home in
Abromovitz hastens to assure his readers that they can achieve early retirement without striking it big in the stock market or real estate. Most of the chapters explain sources of post-retirement income such as 401(k)s and IRAs, Social Security, pension plans, and part-time work. He advocates taking advantage of 401(k)s and IRAs. He suggests investing in stocks. He talks about how working part-time may allow you to retire earlier. There’s nothing extreme or out-of-the-ordinary here—which is exactly why I doubt it would help anyone seriously gunning for early retirement.
There are two big flaws in his advice:
1. While he does admit that living below one’s means is necessary, he constantly tries to reassure the reader that sacrifices are not necessary or that the level of sacrifice need only be minimal. He points to luxuries like a backyard swimming pool and paying $6 a day for a cat’s paws to be massaged during a kennel stay as things one might have to “give up” to achieve early retirement. Another example of “cutting corners”: “You might need to give up that second car. Instead of trading cars every three years, you should hold onto them a lot longer. Perhaps, when your current vehicle goes to auto heaven, you’ll be purchasing a reliable used car.”
Abromovitz may be trying to reach his readers where they are (little savings, spending indiscriminately), but he does them no favors by making the goal of early retirement sound easier than it is. My impression is that he does not quite understand the sort of budgets most people are working with. The Abramovitzes “can’t bear” to rent out their second home in
2. He recommends saving 20% of one’s paycheck. Sound realistic? Mainstream news articles tend to suggest saving 10-15% of one’s income for a post-65 retirement. These threads on Early Retirement Forums show some figures from people currently saving for early retirement.
I did some pretty extensive calculations using the 20% figure.
*beginning of extensive calculations*
Let’s say you’re 25 today, make a salary of $50,000 a year, and want to retire at age 55 (it’s clear that the author considers “early retirement” to be before age 59 ½). You figure if you retired today you could live on $30,000 a year (a figure the author mentions), so you want an equivalent amount of buying power when you reach 55.
With 4% inflation, you’ll need about $97,000 of income in 2038 to match today’s $30,000. The good news is, at least in our scenario, your income is growing at a similar rate, so that $97,000 is the same percentage (60%) of your income in 2038 as $30,000 is of your income today. Your income in 2038 will be about $161,000 a year. For simplicity’s sake (and this is a huge mathematical leap which would affect compound interest and your total end portfolio hugely, but let’s go with it), we’ll say that your average income during those 30 years is $105,000, which would make your savings of 20% $15,200 a year.
Let’s say we put that $15,200 a year, starting now, into investments that return about 7%. At age 55, you’d have about $1.5 million. Sounds pretty good. So let’s put it into FIRECalc, a retirement calculator that tells you how realistic your retirement plans are by giving you a “success rate”—the number of scenarios in which your money would outlive you based on the past 100 years of returns. We’ll assume a retirement period of 35 years, for a total life expectancy of 90 years.
*end of extensive calculations*
The success rate with saving 20% of a $50,000 income would be 38%. In order to increase the success rate to over 75%, one would have to make well over $100,000 a year at age 25. In others words, early retirement on 20% savings is possible if one is starting very young (within a couple of years of college graduation) and makes over $100,000 starting out.
This isn’t to say that early retirement isn’t possible. Far from it. But Abramovitz’s strategy is only feasible for a small percent of the population. Most people, in order to retire early, will have to drastically reduce their living expenses, drastically increase their savings rate, or both. Other factors like very high market returns or big profits from real estate will make early retirement easier but can’t be counted on.
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Many people of heard of the so-called “Peter Pan syndrome.” This is a concept that was based on the idea that some adults have trouble growing up and are emotionally “trapped” in childhood.
Of course, what most of us realize is that deep inside every one of us is a little kid itching to get out and play!
However, when it comes to fidget toys it is far more than play.
The Tiny Toys to Battle Stress and Anxiety
When we use the term “fidget toys” most of us think of spinners or pop it fidget toys. We do not often think of fidget toys as tools. Yet they can be and are regularly made use of as stress relief tools.
Among the various therapies and techniques utilized for stress relief and reducing anxiety, fidget tools have been used for decades and, perhaps unwittingly, for centuries. Adults and children alike have benefited from the distraction of fidget toys and other small objects such as marbles, pencils, paper clips, and so on – almost any small thing that can be “fidgeted” with!
But today the use of fidget toys for adults with anxiety is a common and recommended tactic.
It may still sound a bit odd to speak of fidget toys for stress or fidget toys for anxiety, but these are some of the clinically established benefits of various squeeze balls, spinners, and pop it fidget toy products. In fact, whether you’re looking to buy them for yourself or for a tense and stressed-out friend or family member, some great stress relief gifts can be a selection of stress relief toys!
Fidget toys are also convenient in that they can be had in a wide variety of types, shapes, styles, and materials, and are generally quite affordable. And they are almost always small, which is a great convenience feature, as well.
But do they really work?
The Benefits and Efficacy of Fidget Toys for Adults with Anxiety
According to an article in Forbes magazine,
“Individuals with anxiety may fidget or make small movements when they are feeling anxious, restless, impatient or nervous. Fidget toys give these movements an outlet, which can help calm a person’s nerves, relieve stress and serve as a distraction in an overstimulating environment.”
And no less an authority than Medical News Today noted that,
“Fidget toys have gained traction in recent years as an outlet for restlessness. Specifically, they may help those with anxiety who experience feelings of being pent-up or jumpy.
If someone has generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), they feel ongoing worry and dread. Some people may feel on edge or restless, and these emotions may interfere with their daily activities, such as work or school. Fidget toys may help ease these feelings of anxiety for some people.”
The same article goes on to point out that, repetitive movements can act as displacement behaviors to relieve stress. Although this may affect people differently, some research has suggested that fidgeting provides more relief for men in high pressure situations.
Although empirical evidence is still lacking, practical experience and observation has shown that fidget toys for adults can, in most cases, act as a tool for reducing anxiety and diminishing stress.
Looking for Fidget Toys for Adults? Don’t Stress! Come to Fundemonium
At Fundemonium not only can you find BIG toys, large games, and expansive hobby equipment, tools, and supplies, but you can also find TONS of fidget toys!
Wondering where to buy pop it fidget toy products? No worries! Lose that toy-buying anxiety and jump into some stress-free fidget toy shopping at Sonoma County’s premier toy, game, and hobby shop in Rohnert Park. We have dozens and dozens of all kinds of fun, silly, and cool fidget toys to choose from.
From a NeeDoh Stress Ball to a Monster Blobz splat toy to the popular OMG! Pop Fidgety! bubble popping fidget toy, you can buy just one or create your own fidget toy pack with a crazy mix of fidget toys.
Fidget toys are great for kids – and adults – of all ages whether for therapeutic purposes, or just for fun!
Fun, Focus, and Development with Fidget Toys for All Active Kids
At Fundemonium, you’ll find fun fidget toys to help you or a friend reduce anxiety and relive stress.
Which is a good thing since we also offer an amazing selection of other toys, games, and hobby items, to keep you occupied and stress-free, no matter what your age!
And that’s because, at Fundemonium, we are much, much more than “just a toy store.” We are a family fun experience, a place where families and kids of all ages can meet and play.
Our toy, model, craft, and hobby selections are breath-takingly huge and always growing. This is the place where you’re sure to find something to entertain and occupy any child and all children of any age. And Fundemonium is also a safe and friendly place where adults and children can enjoy creative fun.
That’s because, in addition to toys of all kinds, we also stock a huge selection of arts and crafts projects, supplies, and materials, as well as all sorts of games, models, and hobby products for your entire family.
Got questions? Our friendly and knowledgeable staff makes it their business to help you have fun.
At Fundemonium, we always do our best to respond quickly to your questions and to website inquiries about our toys and other products. And you can also find answers to your questions by calling us at (707) 540-0701.
So, if you’d like to speak to one of our Fundemoniacs, come on in or just give us a call during our business hours.
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If your significant other seems to take more time on social networking you do, the girl may be planning to get your attention by using the internet site. She may be obsessing in the number of “likes” on her posts, or she might be constantly flirting to guys in front of you. ربح فلوس She could possibly be marking other people in her subject material, or this girl may simply not reply to the messages. This kind of girl may have close friends she frequently tags.
If your ex-girlfriend tries attention in Facebook and other social networking sites, your lady might not be looking forward to a long lasting commitment. Such a girl is susceptible to commitment-phobia, thus she will certainly not be emotionally invested in you. As a result, your sweetheart may leave you feeling drain and dissatisfied. To remedy this example, you must first try to ignore her. As time passes, she will grow to become more comfortable with you and is going to eventually end asking you for attention.
It is possible that your girlfriend seeks attention through her social media blogposts. You must not imagine she is contemplating you. Rather, try to infer her intentions. A woman that’s insecure can be posting a post just to get validation from all other people, while a woman who is confident and self-assured may not believe about the impact of her articles or blog posts. Regardless of whether your girlfriend is employing social media to get attention, you need to make sure that the relationship will never be affected in a negative way.
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A clingy girlfriend may judge a man’s mood by the amount of time that they spend with him. When you spend most of your time with her, she’ll complain that you’re not spending sufficient time with her. She may explode your phone when you’re apart, or marking you about social media without any apparent cause. Oftentimes, she’ll pick fights with you and other persons for focus.
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As Christians, we long to train up our children in the way they should go (Proverbs 22:6); and in The Fruitful Home, Ann Benton helpfully and practically gives us solid biblical advice on how to go about this intentionally.
In a generation where many do not sit down and have a meal together, or are on their phones at the dinner table, our families are breaking down. But the author shows us how going to church as a family, serving as a family, singing as a family, reading the Bible and other stories as a family, sorrowing as a family, acknowledging sin and forgiving as a family, sharing traditions as a family, and spending time together help us to have genuinely fruitful home lives.
Though her focus is on being biblically based, she specifies what that looks like in everyday life in a refreshing way. Having Bible stories and singing hymns in the home is vital, but it is also important to make our reading age-appropriate. She encourages parents to read additional wholesome material and sing other songs. If you have fun together and are used to discussions, then your children are more likely to come and ask your opinion on more weighty matters as they get older.
This is one of the best books I have read on promoting godly living in the context of the family, and I strongly recommend it.
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Please call or email your City Councillor TODAY and tell them to vote YES for an improved Local Food Procurement Policy at Wednesday's Council meeting.
Three Easy Steps to get your Councillor to vote YES to putting Local Food First!
- Find out who your Councillor is and tell them to adopt TEA's amendment to the policy (Details on the amendment follows below).
- TYPE the following subject line: "YES to a 50% Local Food Purchasing Target"
- PASTE this paragraph into the body of the email (or make up your own):
At your October City Council meeting, I urge you to vote in support of local food for Toronto. In particular, please adopt the Toronto Environmental Alliance’s amendment that asks for the plan to explore a 50% local food purchasing target.
Local food is fresher, tastier, and helps reduce greenhouse gas and smog emissions because it’s grown by our neighbours in the Greenbelt and surrounding areas.
The concept of buying local food is simple: use the City’s purchasing power to promote food grown in the GTA, the Greenbelt, and Ontario.
In other words, buying local food helps everyone and harms no one. I know this is the kind of policy you can get behind. Please vote for the local food procurement policy and implementation plan at your next Council meeting!
[Your postal code]
The City spends $11 million per year on food for its daycares, shelters, and seniors' homes. Last Tuesday the Government Management Committee recommended a local food procurement policy to City Council. While this plan is a baby step forward, it falls short of the expectations of the more than 2,000 Torontonians who signed our petition in support of local sustainable food policy.
The current plan suggests a phased approach for implementation of local food purchasing beginning with the Children’s Services Division but does not include a target.
To make this plan meaningful, please ask your Councillor to support a goal to buy 50% local food as soon as possible, with annual measurements gauging progress.
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Archive for December, 2008
Posted by jonathanfryer on Wednesday, 31st December, 2008
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain have cancelled all New Year celebrations out of solidarity with the Palestinians currently under Israeli onslaught. Certainly, the carnage in Gaza makes the Holy Land a troubled place this year’s end — as indeed it is also for those Israelis living in fear of rocket fire from Gaza. It is essential that hostilities end on both sides, and it is a scandal that the United States essentially gave Tel Aviv the green light to go in with all guns blazing, as if Palestinian civilian casualties are of no consequence.
King Abdullah of Jordan and Queen Rania (herself of Palestinian origin) have symbolically donated blood to help victims of the bombardment. But the outside world needs to do much more, and fast. Everyone’s New Year Resolution (including that of the Israeli governmnt, Hamas and irregular forces in Gaza) should be ‘Peace in the Holy Land, Now!’
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Bahrain, Dubai, Gaza, Hamas, Holy Land, Israel, King Abdullah of Jordan, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Palestine, Queen Rania, Tel Aviv | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Tuesday, 30th December, 2008
Yesterday was the first day of the Muslim year 1430. It’s unusual for the Islamic (Hijra) and Western calendars almost to coincide in this way, as the the former is about 11 days shorter than the latter. And for many in the Arab world, this had led to hopes of a joyful, extended holiday. But with Israel launching its ‘all-out war’ against Gaza, people are not in the mood for celebrating. There was a dignified demonstration by several hundred Palestinians and local sympathisers on the Corniche here in Manama yesterday afternoon (Bahrain being one country in the region where political demonstrations are allowed).
Gaza is understandably dominating the summit meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which opened in the Omani capital, Muscat, yesterday. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar — which is the only GCC country which has diplomatic ties to Israel — rang the Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, to inform her that ‘Arabs feel that Israel had no intention of achieving peace’. This bodes ill for 2009.
The global financial crisis is the other big issue for the GCC leaders, but this should not in principle stop them progressing with their plan for a regional single currency (provisionally dubbed the ‘khaleej’, or the gulf), by 2010. This plan is very much based on the EU’s model. But Oman — perhaps inspired by Britain’s example — is going to opt out.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Bahrain, Gaza, GCC, Gulf Cooperation Council, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, hijra, Islamic New Year, Israel, khaleej, Manama, Muscat, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, single currency, Tzipi Livni | 1 Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Monday, 29th December, 2008
When I landed in Bahrain a fortnight ago, Manama was a sea of red and white flags, marking National Day. Most buildings (and many boats!) were flying them and quite a number of the grandest edifices in the capital were illuminated with strings of red and white lights at night.
But last evening, I was taken to the Shia village of Sanabis, where every house was displaying a black flag and big banners hung over the road, with quotes from the Shia Martyr Hussein. All this is in preparation for Ashura, which marks the day the Prophet’s grandson was killed in the battle of Kerbala in present-day Iraq. I was taken into the new local mosque, with its gorgeous blue tilework, Iranian carpets and chandeliers. It was something of a shock to see giant pictures of the past and present Iranian spiritual leaders, Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei, flanking the minbar (from which the imam preaches). No wonder the Sunni minority in Bahrain (which includes the royal family) are sometimes nervous about the Shias’ sense of belonging.
However, the Shia hospitality last night was superb (the fact that I had been to Karbala probably enhanced my status). Tea was being served free from tables outside the mosque and food was being prepared in the kitchens. On Ashura day itself, the whole village will be crowded with devotees in a state of spiritual exhaltation.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Ashura, Bahrain, Hussein, Kerbala, Khamanei, Khomeini, Manama, Sanabis, Shia | 1 Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Sunday, 28th December, 2008
The whole Arab world is in mourning, but an angry mourning, after yesterday’s Israeli assault on Gaza. Any hope of progress on the euphemistically-named ‘Middle East peace process’ before the end of the Year (as George W Bush had confidently predicted) is now dashed. It is not just the Palestinians who are outraged. And from the Maghreb to the Arabian Gulf (where I am now), people are echoing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s call for the international community to intervene.
The international community’s record so far has been deplorable, as it has stood idly by while Israel has operated its blockade of the Gaza Strip, driving Gaza’s population to destitution and despair. Even worse, in many ways, is the fact that nearly half a million Israeli settlers have been allowed to move into occupied West Bank territory over the past 40 years, in blatant defiance of international law. Palestinian communities have often found themselves cut off from their land, as the Security Wall has usurped territory and organised things for the convenience of the settlers. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian olive trees have been uprooted and numerous houses have been demolished, often as a form of collective punishment. Rabid Jewish religious fanatics who have set up a bridgehead in Hebron from which some of them attack Arab families, yet they receive the protection of the Israeli army, rather than being evicted and put on trial for their criminal activities.
The Kadima-led government in Israel is obviously wishing to show itself as tough in advance of forthcoming elections. But they will not stop rockets or suicide bombers by killing, impoverishing and humiliating Palestinians. Instead, they are engendering more hatred day by day, seemingly blind to the possibility that they are inviting Armaggedon — despite the fact that there are even road signs to Har-Magedo (Armageddon) to remind people of scriptural predictions.
The solution is obvious: the Israeli government and Hamas must talk, as there can never be a military solution to the Middle East without face-to-face negotiations. This is an unsavoury prospect for most Israelis, but then so was talking to the IRA for most Britons. The alternative is more bloodshed and the increasing likelihood of a new, wider Middle East war. The international community, including the European Union, should put intense pressure on all parties concerned to cease all hostilites, and be prepared to impose sanctions if they are rebuffed.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Armageddon, European Union, Gaza, George W Bush, Hamas, Har-Magedo, Israel, Kadima, Mahmoud Abbas, Middle East, Palestine, Security Wall | 1 Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Saturday, 27th December, 2008
The Egyptian former TV presenter, Kariman Hamza, has had her book ‘The Conspicuous Interpretation of the Quran for Youth and Youngsters’ approved by Sunni Islam’s most influential seat of learning, Al Azhar University in Cairo — the first time a Quranic interpretation by a woman has received such an endorsement. The move is being greeted by moderate Muslims as a big step forward (and a slap in the face for fundamentlists notably in Pakistan and Afghanistan, who seem intent on downgrading women’s status further, by excluding girls from education).
Ms Hamza commented, ‘I was careful to make my interpretation as simple and clear as possible so that youngsters can understand it.’ Ali Abdul Baqui, Secretary General of the Islamic Research Centre at Al Azhar, justified the breakthrough endorsement by saying ‘in Islam, there is no such thing as male or female interpretations. What matters most is that the interpretation should comply with the texts of the Holy Quran and the codes of the Sharia.’
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Al Azhar University, Ali Abdul Baqui, Egypt, Islamic Research Centre, Kariman Hamza, Quran, Quranic interpretation, Sunni Islam | 1 Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Friday, 26th December, 2008
Harold Pinter was famous for more than his silences. He could have won a Nobel Prize for explosive anger — or so his reputation went. I have to confess that I never saw anything but his teddy-bear side (though he would growl at me from beyond the grave for saying so). A few years ago, before he was diagonsed with the cancer that has killed him, he came to lunch at our house with his wife, Lady Antonia Fraser. The fact that I live in London’s East End, where he had grown up, was undoubtedly the main attraction as far as he was concerned, as he wanted to show Antonia some local sights of his childhood (which astonishingly he had not until then done).
As the lunch guests stood around in the front room, supping their pre-lunch drinks, one of the children of another invitee succeeded in tripping and splashing a coke right into Antonia’s eye. There was a horrified hush, a silence worthy of a Pinter play, as everyone waited for Harold to erupt. But he was sweetness itself, attentively helping Antonia dab her eye, while at the same time assuring the child’s horrified parents that nothing was amiss. On his departure, to explore the local cemetery, he wrote in the visitor’s book the simple entry: ‘H.P.’
For several years, he sent me typed copies of his new plays, which seemed to get shorter and shorter. He railed against American imperialism, as I did in a somewhat more diplomatic way. As a firebrand socialist, who detested Tony Blair, he thought I was incurably wishy-washy by being a Liberal Democrat. I was thus never invited to the Notting Hill set political gatherings. That is, the original, leftist Notting Hill set, over which Harold more or less presided, at the Pinter’s splendid house in Campden Hill Square, not the David Cameron/George Osborne Conservative upstart.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Antonia Fraser, David Cameron, East End, George Osborne, Harold Pinter, Nobel Prize, Noting Hill set, Tony Blair | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Friday, 26th December, 2008
Too many cities in the Arabian Gulf have swept away their heritage on the principle ‘Out with the old, in with the new!’ As a result, places like Kuwait City have almost no worthwhile heritage left. But Qatar’s capital, Doha, is an exception. The central Souq Waqif was in a pretty sorry state 20 years ago, but rather than being knocked down, it has been sensitively restored, enlarged and enhanced. The main throughfare has been pedestrianised and is lined with small shops, shisha cafes, Western coffee shops and a whole series of restaurants with tables outside. This attractive scene naturally draws many tourists, but interestingly the majority of people wandering around in the evening, or sitting smoking a water-pipe, are Arabs.
One of the souq’s larger buildings has even been turned into Doha’s first boutique hotel, the newly-opened Hotel Souq Waqif, which has 13 deluxe bedrooms and suites furnished in a mixture of antique and contemporary Oriental styles with notable works of art from India. The hotel has a fine seafood restaurant, too. But anyone fancying a truly Orientalist experience should also check out the Persian restaurant in the souq — a gloriously over-the-top mirrored covered courtyard which features a fountain and pool in which melons and pomegranates float, while cute staff in David Roberts-style 19th century Iranian servants’ clothes dish out authentic Persian cuisine to Arab families seated on the floor in individual alcoves.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Arabian Gulf, David Roberts, Doha, Hotel Souq Waqif, Kuwait City, Qatar, Souq Waqif | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Thursday, 25th December, 2008
I spent yesterday afternoon at Doha’s brand-new Museum of Islamic Art, which seems destined quickly to be acknowledged as one of the world’s great museums. The building itself — designed by architect I M Pei — is positvely pharaonic in its simple grandeur. The setting is stunning, on an artifical island just off the Qatari capital’s sweeping Corniche. Water is a central feature of the context, the view across the bay from the vast windows of the central atrium is literally breath-taking.
But as befits a museum, it is the contents of the Museum of Islamic Art which really give the place its special value. Ranging widely from calligraphy to pottery, carpets to paintings, they are drawn from across the Islamic world past and present: the Middle East, North Africa, large swathes of Asia and important European outposts such as Andalucia and Sicily. In stark contrast to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where thousands of exhibits are crammed together in a chaotic jumble, the Doha galleries have chosen a limited number of examples of the very best, many cabinets displaying just one exquisite piece, perfectly lit.
Anyone who doubts the contribution that Arabs and the wider Muslim community have made to world civilization — one thinks of the notoriously ignorant and bigoted remarks of the independent British MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk — will soon be disabused when marvelling at the wonders from Moghul India, Iran, Turkey, Central Asia and the Arab nations. Interestingly, despite the museum’s name, there are several examples of Christian art too, including, fittingly at Christmas, a magnificent Levantine Madonna and Child.
The Royal Family of Qatar was actively involved in getting this museum built as part of their strategy of turning Qatar into the Gulf’s cultural and intellectual centre. They can be proud of the result. It is a triumph.
(photo courtesy of the Museum of Islamic Culture)
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Cairo, Doha, Egyptian Museum, I M Pei, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, Robert Kilroy-Silk | 3 Comments »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Wednesday, 24th December, 2008
The world’s leading gas producers have formalised a collaborative association, the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), which will have its headquarters here in Doha. Qatar has the third largest reserves of natural gas after Russia and Iran; together with Algeria and Venezuela, these countries are responsible for two-thirds of the world’s gas supply. It’s a roll-call of states (with the notable exception of Qatar) that sends shivers down the spine of many Western leaders, who are already murmuring their discontent at the emergence of an OPEC-style cartel that could wield enormous power.
Attempts by some GECF members to dismiss the notion of a cartel have been undermined by the Venezuelan Energy Minister, Rafael Ramirez, who declared yesterday at the GCEF charter-signing meeting in Moscow that ‘we see in this forum an opportunity to build a solid organisation, which has in its foundation the same principles that gave birth to OPEC.’
The nature of gas contracts means that the natural gas market is quite different from the oil market. But as Russia has shown vis-a-vis Ukraine, for example, controlling the gas supply can be used as an economic or political weapon. And gas-importing countries will hardly have been reassured by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s comment yesterday that the ‘era of cheap gas’ is over.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Algeria, Doha, Gas Exporting Countries Forum, GECF, Iran, OPEC, Qatar, Rafael Ramirez, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin | Leave a Comment »
Posted by jonathanfryer on Tuesday, 23rd December, 2008
When I first came to Doha — capital of the Arabian Gulf state of Qatar — about 15 years ago, the city was, quite frankly, a dump. It had just two things going for it: the Corniche that sweeps round the bay, and the iconic pyramid-style Sheraton Hotel located at one end. Those two landmarks — now much spruced up — are still there, but what has changed is that Doha has become the most elegant city in the region. Vast amounts of money from gas and oil and been spent building not only dozens of architecturally notable high-rise towers — carefully grouped in particular areas — but also many beautiful, low-rise state buildings incorporating traditional Arabic design. There are huge lawns and flowers everywhere, and standing prominently on a man-made island just off the Corniche is the magnificent new Museum of Islamic Art, which opened earlier this month and which I will be visiting tomorrow.
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Greatest 60s and 70s Singers and BandsThis is a compilation of who I believe is the best from the 60's and 70's!
The Top Ten
Are you kidding me? #3 that's crap. The Beatles should be #1! The Beatles are the most successful group in history! I'm 15 years old and the Beatles are my favorite band. I mean hearts name will fade into the past along with their music. The Beatles will live forever! They created everything we know. As president Obama said, "Elvis created rock and roll, The Beatles came in and busted the walls down. " We have to keep the Beatles alive, otherwise my generation and generations to come will never know what real music is!
How does the jackson 5 make this list 2 times? The bands who really deserves to be on this list two times is the Beatles. They influenced more bands than any any other in history. There music varied from rock to pop and the Beatles dominated in every genre and still manage to be inspiring to artists always. I'll give up if you can give one artist, just one, that the Jackson Five or Heart influenced then I'll give up. The Beatles had albums upon albums where you can name many of there albums. The two bands ahead of the Beatles had no albums and almost 0 hits. God bless the Beatles for there forever engraved in my memory. By the way, why is the Velvet Underground not on here?
This is the most influential band in the rock era. They wrote most of their music, and changed their style so rapidly that no other artist (s) could match them. Elvis Presley was undoubtedly a good singer, but his songs were written for him by other people. The Rolling Stones first learned how to write songs by watching Lennon and McCartney, and their style never evolved anything like the Beatles did. Brian Wilson may have been on a par with Lennon-McCartney as far as creativity goes, but the total body of his work does come close to the Beatles! This is like comparing Shakespeare with Neil Simon! The difference in the relative quality of their work is that much above almost all of their contemporaries.
I watched them live on Ed Sullivan in February of 1964. I was 10years old. I have never looked back.V 78 Comments
THE most influentual band ever. I bet if Micheal Jackson was still alive, Jackson five would be nowere on this list - d3rrick95
led zeppelin is amazing jimmy page john bonham john paul jones robert plant four of the most talented musicians ever - rockman
First off, it's spelled led zeppelin, not zepplin. No band could match the aura of zeppelin. Within one hour that the people got the news that they were touring, all the tickets would be sold out. They outsold the Beatles and the stones put together 40-1
The second best band in my opinionV 28 Comments
I understand why this is number three but at the same time I don't. More people like the Beatles and Led Zeppelin ( I am a huge fan too) more than the number of people who like Pink Floyd the best so that's why they are third buy why they like em better is what I don't understand. I'm not saying that the number one and two are not good I'm saying because I absolutely love them both I'm saying that Pink Floyd id just better in my opinion but it makes complete sense that floyd is 3rd because the number outweigh and its totally predictable seeing as how many fans they have and had but I just had to put in my vote for floyd but all three are like my favourite bands but I've just had more of a personal liking to Pink Floyd more ever since I was like 5 but its really close because on a scale from 1-10 floyd is a 10 and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin are both a 9.5 but yeah I'm not arguing or soundin like a douche I just sorta wanted to say this because I'm in school and bored and not wanting ...more
Awesome song writing, music, voices, totally started a "new" progressive kind of music
No seems to remember who founded the band, Syd Barrett. He started the band, gave it its name and wrote most of their songs until he took too many drugs, misbehaved and got kicked out. You know Roger Waters for many years wrote Pink Floyd's songs about him after he was kicked out.
I really like Pink Floyd he's great. I love his song Another Brick In The WallV 19 Comments
Hypnotic, rich music, combined with poetic lyrics and a strong presence overall - the band, that seduces you, strips you naked, opens up your head and chest and dares you to look inside, to dig deeper every time you face fear and death, to go crazy and embrace the path you choose. Their music was bluesy, solid rock, individual and really influential, it had a message, it was like a door to a hidden face of our surrounding reality. And, no, I don't do drugs.
The Doors influence on music is vastly under appreciated. Forget Marilyn Manson, Jim Morrison was the first "rockstar" & he only developed more depth/soul as time rolled on. One of the most original & talented individuals ever to create music, surrounded & assisted with 3 talented musicians in their own right.
All the best frontmen were REALLY messed up... John Morrison was no exception. A brilliant young man (and fun to look at laugh out loud) who, unfortunately, had serious problems. He was a true poet. Robby Kreiger paved the way for electronic music through the years, and provided some of the most melodic tunes of the era. He was, in short, extremely overrated. The Doors broke the mold... And there will never be another band like them.
Thanks doors are the best band everV 12 Comments
Was a great Band, just think that in this band was Michael Jackson!
I grew up listening to the Jackson 5. I had their music on 45's to play on my record player.
Popular in the late 60's?
They were unheard of outside of their home town of Gary, Indiana until "I Want You Back" was released at the very end of December in 1969.
The album itself did not even chart until January of 1970.
I always feel good when I hear their songsV 5 Comments
How could Heart be ahead of Queen? You don't know what music is - rodoglez
YOU PEOPLE ARE SERIOUS? HAVE YOU HEARD BOTH QUEEN AND HEART?! :( - stevebobjo
No, I say Queen is the most influential ever. Look at Lady Gaga... Hm...
I see something going on here
Beyond amazing. Has more different styles than anyone, and incredible vocal harmonies taken to an extent that no one else even tried to take it. And they recorded even after Mercury got so sick he needed help to stand...V 30 Comments
This group should be somewhere in the top 5. They were 2nd to the Beatles in the 60's an 2nd behind Zeppelin in the 70's among bands. Overall they were relevant in four different decades. How many other artist or bands can say they have these credentials?
Jagger-Richards, Aftermath, Beggars Banquet, Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Goats Head Soup.
And Mick Taylor's lead guitar playing (1969-74).
I put the Stones in the top 3. I'm 66 and remember singing Satisfaction on the school bus when I was 12 or 13! They are still rocking! They have adapted to the times and remain top notch. I'm seeing bands that were only together a few years with higher ratings? Wow
The Rolling Stones should be number one I am young but yet whenever I hear the 1960s-1970s the first thing that comes to mind is The Rolling StonesV 14 Comments
This is the greatest band of all time. Zeppelin has nothing on this innovative group. With the rock opera Tommy they made albums like The Wall possible. They were probably the best and most talented live band as well, each person brought a uniqueness to the group. The best scream in history in Wont Get Fooled Again, introspective songs people could relate too, and music that ROCKS! The Who are underrated, innovative, spectacular legends.
I probably like The Beatles more, but they basically broke up by the 70s. The Who, on the other hand, were unbelievably strong both decades. I've been addicted to this band's music for a year, and I still loved them before that. Check out Who's Next and The Who by Number, changed my life.
I like majority of the bands on this list but.. How is the Who #8? The Rolling Stones should be somewhere in the top five as well, which is crazy.
The Who is like all-star team of heavy. Should be upper in the list!V 6 Comments
Saw them in concert just this week and they are beyond great. Unbelievable how good the lead singer sounds. Best vocalist I've ever heard and one of the Top 5 hard rock shows I've ever seen.
They were absolutely brilliant! One, if not the best of female bands.
A personal favourite of mine. I have quite a few of their albums
Were brilliant?!?! ARE BRILLIANT! Just KILLED at the Greek last summer. One of the best bands and singers ever - male or female.
Love them, their still the top for meV 3 Comments
Dylan's amazing lyrics and ability to adapt to various instrument styles makes him one of the most influential musicians of his era. On a completely separate note, why has Grateful Dead only gotten 0.2%!?!
Bob Dylan is the father of a lot of things we correlate with Rock. He should be WAY highter on this list
Are you kidding? Beatles over Bob Dylan? You must be joking. Without Dylan there would be no modern music these days.
His lyrics are somewhat different from the others, and when you listen to some of his songs and imagine what actually he meant, gives you goosebumps. Surely a legend and a living greatV 6 Comments
Without this man there would have been no Beatles, no rolling stones and probably a lot more bands who would not have formed themselves, unfortunately he is responsible for cliff richards
Elvis is THE KING, THE BEST, EVERYTHING! Without him we'd be stuck with crappy music. He brought a new era, he was a humble, nice, caring person. He has sold more than ANY other solo artist in the world... EVER! What an accomplishment! Elvis changed the world forever, and still is changing it! Without Elvis, there is nothing.
You could dance and sing with Elvis' music. I have many great memories from the late 50's and into the 60's of Elvis' songs and music that I loved to dance to at Teen Town and enjoy with my friends at home! He really rocked during those days, and his music continues to rock and roll.
Awesome artist. Deserves a #1 spotV 22 Comments
The eagles should be on top. THEY're awesome! Come on people listen to their music and at least vote for the right band to get first! I mean seriously? The eagles"12"? Come on.. Without this people, we wont know about music especially the guitarist part. come'on people!
Heart in front of the Eagles. Are you serious. I really cannot take you seriously.
A real class one band. I have listened their songs more than one thousand times but I swear that each time I explore anew THE EAGLES. I recommend that every single soul should at least hear it once, then become a fan of their fame. Thanks. Bye. Navee Rehman.
Totally agree with other comments - awesomeness!V 18 Comments
Another icon! One of the best concerts I have ever attended. Like the Stones, this is a group who survived the changing times while adapting to the times.
Legends. Greatest artists on the planet. No-one will ever exceed their status and ability.
I LOVE Steven Tyler. Without him the band would be nothing. Lead singer The best
Still one of my favorites. Always will be. Rock on.V 5 Comments
The Eagles are the most iconic rock band group of the '70's. How could anyone vote The Jackson 5 as a more iconic group? That is ludicrous and idiotic in my opinion. They were like so many other boy bands of that era. Other than Michael doing some new dance steps, there was nothing new from this group.
Jimi 'the dead God' Hendrix revolutionized the electric guitar and spearheaded psychedelic rock like no one before or since. The fact that he is 9th on this list is ridiculous to me. I'm sorry but if you cannot see the beauty that Jimi communicates through his music I just feel sorry for you. I am 16 & know for a fact that he is a master of not just the guitar but music as well. Please, go light a candle & throw on a Hendrix record. You won't be dissapointed, I promise.
"Music is my religion" - Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix is a rock god and it's so shocking to see him so low on this list he was amazing in every way and played the guitar in a way that you could feel and hear his soul running through every tune and play - forever living on he is amazing! 0_0
When you have "Jackson 5" "Eagles" Elvis and "Heart"? before Jimi on the list, then you know your list sucks!V 8 Comments
During the 1970s Bowie recorded nearly 10 full studio albums, nearly one per year, each unique and ever so pioneering in lyrics, sound and vision. There is not an album that does not have a cult rock hit on it. He accompanied his music with spectacular theatrical performances, the likes other artist of the time just didn't have the courage to do -- many times he did them in colourful, amost drag-looking attire. He broke boundaries of music, gender and sexuality and presented himself as an androgynous, bisexual singer/songwriter/performer, all this in the conservative era of the 70s. He is also renowned for incredible music collaborations with legends such as Bing Crosby, Mick Jagger and The Queen. To get new sounds and techniques incorporated in his music, he often opted for gifted, but rather obscure musicians to help him on his albums. David Bowie was the definitive trend setter, collaborator and shock figure of the 1970s, a must-go-to inspiration for any musician.
Bowie should be at the top of that list so inspirational admire him so much such a great vocalist and amzing at writing lyrics, such an amazing man and tye most outrageous fashion sense which is one thing I admire so much I'm 14 years old and to be able to do what bowie does would be a dream come true to e bale to walk around in the stuff he wore and not care what anyone thinks is just fantastic
Most successful artist whether be music or lyrics, undoubtedly, and with the most harmonious evolution over time.
Just after Johan-Sebastian Bach!
Without a doubt true ICONV 12 Comments
I'm only 14 and I fell in love with Simon and Garfunkel from the minute I first heard them! If only today's music was this good, what they have out now is garbage.
They should definitely be #1, or at least in the top 10!
The greatest musicians of all time. This list is crap.
ONE OF THE GREATEST AND LONGEST LASTING PERFORMERS, HIS MUSIC WAS ENJOYED BY ME 64 YEARS OLD AND MY DAUGHTER 25 YEARS OLD.
I cannot believe Clapton is this far down the list.
Clapton should be at the top of this list for the simple reason that HE IS GOD!
What the F is EC doing 18th on the list? He's a legend who far surpasses most of the bands listed higher in ranking.V 4 Comments
Loved The Hollies, they bring back some happy memories.
Hollies had the best lead singer and finest harmonies of any of the "British Invasion" groups!
He ain't heavy. He's my brother. Great voices and musicians.V 3 Comments
Come on guys billy joel has some of the catchiest songsV 1 Comment
Michael Jackson was great but in the 70's he was mainly part of a group. His real individual fame started in the late 70's through the mid 90's.
Michael Jackson was great but in the 70's he was mainly part of a group. His real individual fame started in the late 70's an went through the mid 90's.
He is amazing, I don't see why he isn't number 1, he may not be as good as the Beatles at singing, but he is the best performer ever!
Just love him. The best artist of all times.V 13 Comments
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Locating All Genomes for a Taxonomic Group¶
To find a particular taxonomic grouping in PATRIC, search by name using the Taxa option. In the screen shot below, we searched for Streptococcus. The search type is circled in red.
The taxonomic groupings are sorted by the number of genomes, from biggest to smallest. The group you want is usually the first one in the list. If you check its checkbox, the Taxonomy button will appear on the green control bar (see red arrow). Click it to get the taxonomy page.
The taxonomy page is described in detail under Taxon View at PATRIC Website Views. The genome list is available on the Genomes tab.
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Finding the Representative and Reference Genomes¶
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Filtering the Genomes¶
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Getting out of a toxic relationship is the first step to getting to know yourself better. Breaking up with a toxic person can sometimes feel like your whole world is falling apart and you see no hope left in you nor the world around you. Being in a relationship with a toxic person can make you feel like you can’t live without them. Here you realize that you are better off without that person in your life.
Some ways to learn to love yourself are:
1. Learn to let go-I know letting go of someone you thought you’ll spend your entire life with is difficult. It is easy to say this but it is difficult for the person to take this step but remember you will see A new you at the end who has learned to love oneself. It’ll be difficult at first, but the more you practice.
2. Have some”me time”- This is the time to do things your partner never gave you “permission” to do. Go meet those friends, pamper yourself with manicures, write a novel, take up a new hobby.
3. Minimize your bad habits-After a breakup it gets intriguing to go for drinks, smoke, or some other bad habits. You might feel good in the short span but later on, you’ll find yourself ruining your life even more. So let go of those bad habits!
4. Make your health a priority- Exercise instead of turning to junk food or binge-watching Netflix. Start eating healthier. It will boost you up and help you sleep better.
5. Take control-After some time away from the toxic person you will feel the urge to go back to that person, Stop yourself! Channel your energy in something productive.
6. Communicate with others- A tough breakup can make you wonder in life. At this time the people you should surround yourself with are your friends and loved ones. Discussing the emotions and feelings you have after a breakup can make you feel better. Having someone who not only hears you but listens to you is a blessing.period.
7. Try practicing mindfulness-After a breakup letting go of negative thoughts and emotions is important. This is where mindfulness can help.
“Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it.”
8. Focus on the positive-It will take some time to get rid of the toxic thoughts and focus on the positive. But when you finally do it you will realize that you give more to yourself than one could ever give. You learn to accept your flaws and this positive outlook in life will help you connect and meet new people.
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Swords: Viable Weapons Even Today
This is a discussion on Swords: Viable Weapons Even Today within the Defensive Knives & Other Weapons forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; http://www.themartialist.com/1103/homesword.htm
December 10th, 2006 06:30 PM
Swords: Viable Weapons Even Today
December 10th, 2006 09:15 PM
Interesting articles Phil. Never really considered using a sword for self defense. After thinking about it, probably won't, but it was worth thinking about. Liked you points in the second article.
One question, why carbon steel not stainless steel? I have knives made of stainless (as well as a few made of carbon steel), is there something I'm missing?
December 10th, 2006 09:18 PM
Stainless steel is too weak for use in sword blades. The chromium content weakens the bonds in the steel. It's fine for knives, but not suitable for blades of sword length. The various stainless steel swords on the market, especially the movie tie-ins and other novelties, are toys, not viable weapons.
December 10th, 2006 09:26 PM
Swords are good weapons for up-close and personal encounters, especially if firearms aren't available. I've got two and I love them.
But the more I practice with swords, the more I appreciate firearms. Killing (or merely stopping) a BG is, at best, a brutish, bloody, uncertain business.
It's even more so with a blade. Blades don't run out of ammo or jam, but I'd think you'd need a strong stomach to use one with the violence and persistence that you would need to effectively stop a home invader.
AutoFan: As I understand it (I'm not a metallurgist, nor do I play one on TV), carbon steel can be given and will hold an edge a lot more easily than stainless. Carbon steel is also less brittle than stainless- stainless "swords" longer than a foot or so can have the disconcerting habit of breaking when swung in a way as to result in vibration or flex....
There's also something very important about how the blade is tempered, but I don't know enough about it to make much of a comment other than to say it's something to check into if you want a sword.
Last edited by randytulsa2; December 10th, 2006 at 09:27 PM.
Reason: Phil beat me to the keyboard on part of my post!
December 10th, 2006 09:40 PM
That's why I carry a gun and not a sword, even though I own swords.
December 10th, 2006 09:42 PM
Me too, Phil.
But if a sword was all there was to have, I'd have at it!
December 10th, 2006 11:04 PM
heh, if a sword was all there was to have I'd tactically hide.
Originally Posted by randytulsa2
That is, unless the BG only has a blade, oh and if I somehow knew that he only had a blade on him. Not sure how I would be able to pull that one off.
Speaking of stainless steel.... http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...36417224631021
I think he was about to say "The nice thing about these practice katanas is how STRONG they are."
December 10th, 2006 11:23 PM
I Guess That Video...
answers the question about stainless steel strength in long swords?
Sure does...next weapon please?
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December 10th, 2006 11:42 PM
A United States military machete; i.e., a nice short handy sword?
"There is no such thing as too much ammo. Unless you're swimming!"
December 11th, 2006 12:04 AM
I have all of the above placed around my residence, JUST in case.
December 11th, 2006 12:14 AM
Reffy, that video was great. Not that he got hurt, but the fact he was demonstrating how robust a charming cheapie sword was by smacking it against a table.
December 11th, 2006 12:37 AM
Good article Phil.
One that goes into the practical aspects of using a sword that not many writers ever seem to grasp.
I used to practice Kenpo. Even there there were two schools of thought...the traditional methodology that was somewhat watered down for competition and the practical and more realistic use of the sword that was only concerned about winning a confrontation.
You hit on real life "today and now". Exellent.
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Presenting on Zoom can be difficult, as you must now learn how to keep a virtual audience engaged. Last spring semester, after returning home due to COVID-19, I had to quickly learn how to make this transition, as I was enrolled in CBE346: Chemical Engineering Laboratory (core lab). This course was laboratory based, and it consisted of 4 different lab rotations, after which all students had to complete a written report and a presentation. Due to the pandemic, 3 of those were completed over Zoom.
In this post, I will give tips on how to prepare for a Zoom presentation, using the insights I gained from my core lab presentations.
Decide Which PowerPoint Presentation Mode and Tools You’d Like to Use – The default mode when screen sharing a PowerPoint presentation on Zoom is to share full screen.
However, your presentation may require different needs, so as the presenter, you must choose which presentation style is best. Some modes you can consider include:
- Full screen plus annotation – Generally full screen presentation mode is most useful when you need to make active use of your cursor, allowing you to make annotations and making it the best option for an interactive presentation. For my core lab presentations, the annotations allowed me to highlight numbers on tables and point to specific points in a graph, which ultimately made my presentation even more interactive than it would have been in person.
- Dual screen – Using Powerpoint, you can set up your presentation as an individual window which can then be screen shared on Zoom. This way, you can split your screen and have presentation notes or the chat open while presenting. This option is optimal if you need to refer to slide notes, and it is an alternative to the presenter view feature on PowerPoint. Specifically, when using presenter view on Zoom, you will likely be sharing the entire screen, including the notes, with Zoom participants. To get around this, use the “Set Up Slide Show” feature on PowerPoint and select the “Browsed by individual” as the type. This will open the new sharable window.
Communicate with the Audience How You’d Like To Receive Questions – Sharing your presentation on full screen may limit your ability to see all of the participants’ videos and thus, you cannot rely on the audience physically raising their hands to ask a question. As the presenter, you must prepare by communicating with your audience how you would like to receive questions. Some suggestions to consider include:
- Monitor the Zoom chat during the presentation – Depending on the content of the presentation, the best option might be to answer questions while you are presenting. A simple way to achieve this might be by actively checking the Zoom chat for submitted questions. Using full screen mode on Zoom will automatically hide the chat room. However, if you are using the smaller presentation window, or if a corner or your slide is unoccupied, you may open the chat window and place it to the side of your screen. Alternatively, you can ask the audience to unmute themselves to ask a question, but this may lead to more frequent interruptions.
- Answer questions on the Zoom chat after the presentation – To avoid having to select a location for the chat box within your screen, you can ask the audience to submit questions in the chat, and answer these questions after you present. With this method, you will not be distracted from reading questions while speaking, but you can still answer all of the questions that came up during the talk.
- Ask the audience to unmute and take questions after the presentation – If you would rather finish the presentation before taking questions, you can ask the audience to save questions until the end. When choosing this method, be sure to include slide numbers, so that participants can easily refer back to the slide where the question first came up.
Practice the Content Thoroughly – In addition to the tools mentioned above, regarding the presentation mode and question strategies, Zoom also offers a wide variety of presentation tools, such as the ‘poll’ and ‘yes or no’ features on the chat, the white-board feature, and even the breakout rooms. For my first presentation, I tried to maximize the use of these tools in order to make the virtual presentation as engaging as possible. However, I spent most of my time practicing using these tools, and I completely neglected the actual content of the presentation. While learning how to use Zoom-specific presentation styles is important, the main focus should still be on delivering the content effectively, like during an in-person presentation. Thus, when practicing, practice as you would for an in-person presentation, such as by writing flashcards or by practicing with friends. For core lab, I asked my friends outside of the class to listen to my presentation over Zoom as practice. In this way, I received feedback on the actual content and also on my use of Zoom.
Presenting on Zoom can be nerve-racking, but if you prepare ahead for the different format, you will be ready to successfully complete the presentation. In addition, it is also important to keep in mind general practices of in-person presentations, such as maintaining eye contact with the camera, keeping your audience engaged, and telling a story through your presentation. If you follow these points, and remember to balance the use of novel tools on Zoom with regular in-person presentation strategies that you have learned, you will surely have a successful delivery.
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Kinetic energy penetrator
A kinetic energy penetrator (KEP, KE weapon, long-rod penetrator or LRP) is a type of ammunition designed to penetrate vehicle armour. Like a bullet, this ammunition does not contain explosives and uses kinetic energy to penetrate the target. Modern KEP munitions are typically of the armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) type.
Early cannons fired kinetic energy ammunition, initially consisting of round balls of worked stone and later of round balls of metal. From the beginning, combining high muzzle energy with projectile density and hardness have been the foremost factors in the design of such weapons. Similarly, the foremost purpose of such weapons has generally been to defeat armour or other defensive structures, whether stone castle walls, ship timbers, or modern tank armour. Kinetic energy ammunition, in its various forms, has consistently been the choice for those weapons due to the need for high muzzle energy.
The development of the modern KE penetrator combines two aspects of artillery design: high muzzle velocity and concentrated force. High muzzle velocity is achieved by using a projectile with a low mass and large base area in the gun barrel. Firing a small-diameter projectile wrapped in a lightweight outer shell, called a sabot, raises the muzzle velocity. Once the shell clears the barrel, the sabot is no longer needed and falls off in pieces. This leaves the projectile traveling at high velocity with a smaller cross-sectional area and reduced aerodynamic drag during the flight to the target (see external ballistics and terminal ballistics). Germany developed modern sabots under the name "treibspiegel" ("thrust mirror") to give extra altitude to its anti-aircraft guns during the Second World War. Before this, primitive wooden sabots had been used for centuries in the form of a wooden plug attached to or breech loaded before cannonballs in the barrel, placed between the propellant charge and the projectile. The name "sabot" (pronounced // SAB-oh in English usage) is the French word for clog (a wooden shoe traditionally worn in some European countries).
Concentration of force into a smaller area was initially attained by replacing the single metal (usually steel) shot with a composite shot using two metals, a heavy core (based on tungsten) inside a lighter metal outer shell. These designs were known as armour-piercing composite rigid (APCR) by the British, high-velocity armor-piercing (HVAP) by the US, and hartkern (hard core) by the Germans. On impact, the core had a much more concentrated effect than plain metal shot of the same weight and size. However, the air resistance and other effects were the same as for the shell of identical size.
Between 1941 and 1943, the British combined the two techniques in the armour-piercing discarding sabot (APDS) round. The sabot replaced the outer metal shell of the APCR. While in the gun, the shot had a large base area to get maximum acceleration from the propelling charge but once outside, the sabot fell away to reveal a heavy shot with a small cross-sectional area. High-velocity armor-piercing (HVAP) rounds were also introduced by the United States Army, and were primarily used by tank destroyers.
The principle of the kinetic energy penetrator is that it uses its kinetic energy, which is a function of its mass and velocity, to force its way through armor. If the armor is defeated, the heat and spalling (particle spray) generated by the penetrator going through the armor, and the pressure wave that would develop, ideally destroys the target.
The modern kinetic energy weapon maximizes the stress (kinetic energy divided by impact area) delivered to the target by:
- maximizing the mass – that is, using the densest metals practical, which is one of the reasons depleted uranium or tungsten carbide is often used – and muzzle velocity of the projectile, as kinetic energy scales with the mass m and the square of the velocity v of the projectile
- minimizing the width, since if the projectile does not tumble, it will hit the target face first; as most modern projectiles have circular cross-sectional areas, their impact area will scale with the square of the radius r (the impact area being )
This has led to the current designs which resemble a long metal arrow.
The opposite technique to KE-penetrators uses chemical energy penetrators. There are two types of these shells in use: high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) and high-explosive squash head (HESH). They have been widely used against armour in the past and still have a role but are less effective against modern composite armour, such as Chobham as used on main battle tanks today. Main battle tanks usually use KE-penetrators, while HEAT is mainly found in missile systems that are shoulder-launched or vehicle-mounted, and HESH is usually favored for fortification demolition.
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Heartworms are microscopic parasites affecting canines, and are transmitted by mosquitoes. Heartgard Plus is a once-a-month beef-flavored chewable tablet containing the drugs ivermectin and pyrantal pamoate to prevent heartworms, and treat and control roundworms and hookworms. Heartgard Plus is available by prescription only through a licensed veterinarian. Speak to your veterinarian before using Heartgard Plus and in the event of the manifestation of side effects.
Merial, the makers of Heartgard Plus, cite vomiting and diarrhea as the most commonly observed adverse reactions noted in clinical field trials of the drugs. As the most common side effects, these reactions were noted in only 1.1 percent of cases where the drug was administered, according to the product's safety and administration guideline pamphlet. Additional side effects of Merial included in the pamphlet are depression, lethargy, unwillingness to eat, loss of coordination, convulsions, hypersalivation and excessive dilation of the pupils.
The "Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians" notes that dogs of collie heritage are more sensitive to ivermectin, exhibiting dilated pupils, depression, lack of coordination, hyper-salivation, tremors, hyperactivity, paralysis, coma and death. The manufacturers of Heartgard Plus note this risk in their drug information pamphlet, but state that clinical testing of the drug in collies at even 10 times the recommended dosage failed to produce the effects listed. Merial states that Heartgard is safe for use in collies, but "Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians" recommends caution when using the product in collies or collie mixes. Observe any collie or dog of mixed heritage for at least eight hours as a precaution against adverse side effects, and seek emergency veterinary care immediately if adverse reactions present themselves.
Allergic reactions can be seen in dogs with circulating microfilariae, the microscopic larvae of heartworms. The makers of Heartgard Plus note that Heartgard is not effective at clearing microfilariae from the dogs' systems and should not be used in dogs diagnosed as heartworm positive. Heartworm-positive dogs given Heartgard can experience what the manufacturer deems a "mild hypersensitivity-type" allergic reaction from the presence of dead and dying microfilariae. The most common indicator of this reaction is diarrhea, as noted by the manufacturer, though "The Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual" notes that vomiting, depression, lethargy, hyper-salivation and tremors can also occur. | <urn:uuid:25f4b427-760e-49ac-a597-fd681c207c24> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.livestrong.com/article/191758-heartgard-plus-side-effects/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00363-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.924511 | 520 | 2.265625 | 2 |
[CentOS] New to Centos
johansche at telkomsa.net
Fri Nov 19 03:06:09 EST 2010
On 18/11/2010 23:22, Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Johan Scheepers a écrit :
>> I really do appreciate your time spend to solve this.
> Manual configuration always works, when everything else failed :
> # init 3
> # cd /etc/X11
> # mv xorg.conf xorg.conf.orig
> # cd
> # X -configure
> # mv xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
> Give it a try :
> # startx
> See if you get something, and then we'll see for the next steps.
the command init 3 not found in command line ...user or root.
Complain that X is still running with
This is new to me and maybe I am doing something wrong
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AAN Fan Favorite Video Official Press Release (April 11, 2011)
Honolulu -- With a record 108 films submitted and more than 100,000 votes from the public cast, the American Academy of Neurology Foundation is pleased to announce today the winning entries for its 2011 Neuro Film Festival, a contest to raise awareness through video about the need to support research into the prevention, treatment and cure of brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, autism, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis. FAN FAVORITE AWARD (Online Recognition) Awarded by peers as a result of public voting on video entries: Hope and a Clinical Trial to Halt MS by David Bexfield of Albuquerque, NM
Dave Bexfield went through an experimental NIH-sponsored clinical trial (HALT-MS) for his aggressive multiple sclerosis: a bone marrow stem cell transplant designed to stop disease progression. The consent form he signed warned that the odds of death were 1 in 20. Despite repeated insurance denials, Dave pressed forward. The risky but potentially groundbreaking treatment performed in March 2010 required over a month of testing, three weeks in the hospital, and intensive rehabilitation. Bexfield also runs www.ActiveMSers.org, a nonprofit website designed to help, motivate, and inspire those with multiple sclerosis to stay as active as possible—physically, intellectually, and socially—regardless of physical limitations.
This film has been entered into the 2011 Neuro Film Festival from the American Academy of Neurology Foundation at www.neurofilmfestival.com. Let's put our brains together to support brain research. Visit www.neurofilmfestival.com. The video's concluding musical track "Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce" is courtesy Angels & Airwaves.
Motor Trend "Readers On Location" (May, 2010)
I had planned to send the popular car magazine Motor Trend a picture of me reading it just before going into an MRI. But seeing how MRI machines and anything metal don't get along, that idea was nixed (especially because I probably would have forgotten about the camera in my pocket and gotten zapped). Instead, I chose to have a pic taken of me getting a Tysabri infusion. I know, I know, how quaint.
Albuquerque Journal Feature (March 10, 2008)
The follow is an excerpt from the 2-page feature done of myself and another MSer. I was having a full-blown relapse at the time. Later in the article ActiveMSers is discussed.
Exercise, Attitude Help Sufferers Cope With Volatility of MS By Olivier Uyttebrouck Journal Staff Writer David Bexfield plots his path carefully, looking out for supports and handholds to guard against falls as he navigates around the gym where he works out most days. "I might not be able to walk tomorrow," Bexfield said. Any day he could lose his ability to see or swallow. "It's the unpredictability that's so challenging." Multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system, already has robbed Bexfield of most feeling below his chest. And his fingertips are always numb. "It feels like a Novocain shot, except over your entire body," he said. Bexfield, 39, a co-owner and managing editor of Nissan Sport, a magazine for Nissan enthusiasts, has been locked in a fierce, daily battle with MS since his diagnosis in 2006. At stake is control of his body and the ability to do the things he loves, such as traveling, driving and snow skiing. He plans a trip next month to Bhutan, although a relapse threatens his ability to walk. "If I worried about next month, I wouldn't go anywhere," he said, wiping sweat off his face after a spin on a stationary bicycle at Defined Fitness. "I don't want MS to run my life and I don't want it to run anybody else's life."
Los Alamos Monitor Cover Feature (February 27, 2007)
Tucked in the mountains of northern New Mexico, Los Alamos is the where the original atomic bomb was developed during WWII. The once secret laboratory is now home to a community of scientists and engineers, as well as a hidden-gem of a ski area (www.skipajarito.com). It is also home to one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the US. When I was given the opportunity by Pajarito general manager Tom Long for some free snowboard lessons for some teen MSers, I jumped. I also contacted the Los Alamos Monitor managing editor Kelly LeVan to see if the paper would be interested in covering the event. They were, and the article landed on the front page.
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Albuquerque Journal Feature (August 4, 2006)
I contacted Albuquerque Journal reporter Rick Nathanson about promoting the local MS150 cycling event and this new organization called ActiveMSers. At first he was in the completely understandable mode of "oh great, yet another nonprofit group wants a plug in the paper, but they don't have a new story compelling enough to interest our readers." He told me to contact their "Reach Out" section editor and they'd put in a paragraph blurb. But then I told him my story.
A week later he contacted me and said the editors loved the idea. He came over to our house and interviewed me for over three hours (Rick is thorough to a fault). A few days later, I met Rick and a Journal photographer at my local gym, Defined Fitness, for a photo shoot. They also wanted to take pics of me and my wife Laura together, so I invited them on a mountain bike ride. I was testing a cooling vest from Arctic Heat at the time, so it worked out perfectly. The resulting story and photo essay appeared on the front page of the "Personalities" section in the August 4, 2006 edition of the Albuquerque Journal. To read the article, search for "Bexfield" on the newspaper's home page or try here:
[Minor article corrections: Rick did a fairly accurate job—spelling Infiniti, Infinity, is understandable—but there are a few areas I want to make clear. ActiveMSers is a global endeavor (not just Albuquerque centric), I wouldn't quite describe the website as "a clearinghouse on information" for MSers as it describes in the caption, and I can sooo lift more than the pounds listed in the lead paragraph (seriously, I was going lighter so the photographer would have time to shoot). And, lest I forget, I rarely exercise legs and arms on the same day (he got confused). Unfortunately, the photo of my bike, which shows a seatpost suspension, is accurate. I know I lost points with hardcore mountain bikers, and for that I apologize. Hey, my rear gets tender.]
Dave and ActiveMSers were featured in the August 4 edition of the Albuquerque Journal
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Albuquerque Journal article, page 2. CLICK TO ENLARGE
94 Rock Radio Interview
(July 19, 2006)
I was interviewed by 94 Rock's TJ Trout, Swami Rob, and Phil Mahoney on Albuquerque's most popular morning program in July of 2006. I tried my best to do MSers proud. In between talking about Vietnamese prostitutes, getting a numb "third leg," and giving a shot in a guy's "left sack" (this is a rather raunchy morning show), some good information was given to listeners across the state (and on the net) about MS. Highlights included:
MS strikes approximately 1 in 1,000 people; the odds of winning $100 in the PowerBall are 1 in 12,000
The effects of MS can be devastating and the current medications only slow the disease down by 30%
The annual MS bike ride for the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation is a great cause
Of course the most unusual part of the show came when I gave myself a shot live on the air. I went for the stomach for shock factor (my leg usually hurts the most), and put the auto-inject right near the microphone so everyone could hear the click. After, when they asked if it hurt, I said, "no, actually I thought I had accidentally left the cap of the needle on!" Boy, that would have been embarrassing. Overall, a fun show and good for the MS community.
Wall Street Journal Ad (June 15, 2006)
In 2005, before I had gotten my official diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, I received a mass e-mail from Nissan/Infiniti about them featuring an owner (I own a G35) every week in the Wall Street Journal. Why not me? So I sent an e-mail in to Nissan about my position as editor-in-cheif of a Nissan/Infiniti car magazine. Months went by before I heard back, and yes, they were interested. But by this time things in my life were in flux. I was just starting the process of launching a new all-Nissan, all-Infiniti, all-Datsun magazine called Nissan Sport (first issue comes out in September)—too early to make an announcement. And by this time I had been diagnosed and had already launched ActiveMSers.
I was interviewed by several members of their ad team over the phone for over a half hour. We talked about my travels, work, life. At the end of the interview, I said, "There is another part of my life I haven't mentioned before, and it might not be appropriate for an Infiniti ad, but I have MS and have started a not-for-profit." I told them all about ActiveMSers. When we hung up, I didn't know what direction they'd take. Well, now I know. The Infniti execs loved the idea of ActiveMSers and wanted to plug the site specifically. I couldn't have been happier with the result. Although they do make me sound a bit like a cross between Indiana Jones and the Pope. Ha!
Download the ad (at right), which includes a WSJ-style illustration of myself by Kevin Sprouls (www.sprouls.com) and an amazing Infiniti photo taken by Igor Panitz (see more of his work at www.t-mitchell.com).
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By Margaret Newkirk & Jennifer Oldham
Submitted by: Stephen Towe @ TPT Community News
Posted: Nov. 25th, 2012
In 14 years as Charlotte’s mayor, North Carolina governor-elect Pat McCrory advocated light rail, bike lanes, tree planting and mandatory sidewalks in front of new homes.
“He enjoyed bipartisan support as a thoughtful, moderate- conservative mayor,” said Chris Fitzsimon, executive director of NC Policy Watch, a nonpartisan group in Raleigh.
A different McCrory emerged in the gubernatorial campaign, Fitzsimon said. He spoke against President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul at rallies sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, a non-profit group funded by billionaire industrialists David and Charles Koch. He endorsed a Tea Party- backed measure condemning as “extreme environmentalism” a 20- year-old United Nations statement in favor of urban planning and energy conservation. He told the Charlotte Observer that he supported a ban on gay marriage.
In January, McCrory, 56, will become the first North Carolina Republican governor in two decades, and the first to also have a Republican-controlled legislature in more than 100 years. McCrory has left the state guessing which he’ll be when he moves into the governor’s mansion: the bipartisan mayor who championed public transportation or the gubernatorial candidate aligned with the Tea Party, said J. Michael Bitzer, a politics professor at McCrory’s alma mater, Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina
“The big questions now are how far to the right will the Republicans in power go, and will he go with them,” Bitzer said. “You’ve got voter ID, abortion, the redirection of education dollars to religious schools, a whole host of pent-up social-conservative issues that are out there and that legislators want.”
The 2012 election produced the most states with single- party governments since 1952, reflecting growing polarization, according to a tally on the National Conference of State Legislatures website. Only 12 have divided governments, while Nebraska’s single-house legislature is nonpartisan. Fourteen have Democratic governors and Democratic majorities in their legislatures, while 23 are unified Republican.
In North Carolina, outgoing Democratic Governor Beverly Perdue repeatedly vetoed bills from the Republican-controlled legislature, including a waiting period for abortion and a requirement for voters to show photo identification. Although lawmakers overrode most of the vetoes, Bitzer said he expects they’ll bring up voter ID again and will introduce stronger anti-abortion legislation now that they have a Republican chief executive.
In an interview at a meeting of the Republican Governors Association in Las Vegas, a week after winning the Nov. 6 election, McCrory said his ideological outlook remained consistent. He took issue with opponents who said his views shifted.
“We kept hearing that,” he said. “I would ask for specifics and they never gave us specifics. They tried to label me as a switching positions, but the message was false.”
Home to banking capital Charlotte, the Raleigh-Durham- Chapel Hill Research Triangle region, Duke University and the University of North Carolina, the state has topped Site Selection magazine’s list of best business climates in nine of the last 11 years, because of business development agencies, education and the quality of its workforce.
Still, North Carolina’s economy has suffered as the U.S. struggles to recover from the 18-month recession that began in 2007, the worst since the Great Depression. The state’s economic health — based on the performance of local-company shares, tax collection, home prices, mortgage delinquency, job growth and personal income — declined in April through June from the year before, according to the Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of States index.
McCrory’s path to wresting the last Democratic governor’s seat in the U.S. Southeast began in the North. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he watched his father serve as a suburban city councilman, according to his campaign biography. The family of six moved to Jamestown, North Carolina, when McCrory was 9.
He joined Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) after graduating from Catawba and worked for the company almost three decades. When the company dismissed employees, he processed their paperwork and listened to their concerns, said Chris Sinclair, a Republican strategist in Raleigh. McCrory concluded he was good at listening and liked helping people, which got him interested in politics, Sinclair said.
McCrory won a seat on Charlotte City Council in 1989, and became the city’s youngest mayor in 1995. He was re-elected seven times. He became the city’s public face and top salesman, helping lure economic development projects such as the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
McCrory’s signature achievement was a 10-mile light-rail line connecting residential areas with the city center, paid for with a half-cent sales tax he helped persuade voters to approve in 1998, against opposition from anti-tax conservatives, said John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, which advocates limited government. McCrory also successfully defended the tax against a ballot repeal in 2007.
His willingness to stand up for higher taxes for transportation was one reason Democrats trusted McCrory when he was mayor, said Fitzsimon. He didn’t speak out, or need to, on abortion, gay marriage, school vouchers, voter ID or other issues that divide the parties, he said.
Known as Mayor Pat, he “was a natural,” said Bitzer. “He reminds me of a Bill Clinton, not necessarily in always calculating, but in recognizing people. He has that gift of being able to speak to a wide variety of people.”
Richard Vinroot, a Charlotte lawyer who preceded McCrory, said his successor worked well with Democrats because he had to.
“In his entire time, he never had a Republican city council,” Vinroot said.
When he takes office with a Republican legislature, “my guess is he won’t know how to act.”
Sara Spencer, a former Democratic member of the Charlotte City Council, said McCrory wasn’t always responsible for the achievements that burnished his reputation. City staff persuaded the council to buy land for light rail a decade before McCrory took office, she said.
Spencer said she never knew what he stood for.
“He’s always been somewhat of an enigma to me,” she said. “I never quite figured him out.”
McCrory made his first run for governor in 2008. He ran as an outsider and on his accomplishments in Charlotte, including transportation and the NASCAR museum. He was defeated by Perdue, who was then lieutenant governor.
McCrory spent much of the next four years as a consultant with a Charlotte law firm, and preparing his next run. By 2010, the political landscape had changed. Voters elected the first Republican majority in both houses of the legislature in more than a century.
McCrory saw where his party was going and followed, Bitzer said. He protested the health-care law and joined Republican lawmakers in fighting Perdue, the state’s first female governor, who didn’t seek re-election.
McCrory ran for governor in 2012 against Lieutenant Governor Walter Dalton. He raised $11.6 million, compared with $3.9 million for Dalton, state records show. Outside groups,including the Republican Governors Association, spent another $5.3 million on his behalf, according to the Institute for Southern Studies in Durham, which works with activists seeking “social and economic change.” Outside groups spent $2.6 million on Dalton’s campaign. McCrory ran no negative ads. The outside groups did.
McCrory won with 54.6 percent of the vote, outstripping presidential candidate Mitt Romney by nine points.
He won support from the Tea Party, which had been skeptical because of his support for light rail, said activist Kevin Shinault. He said he was pleased when McCrory signed on to a resolution condemning Agenda 21, a United Nations sustainable development plan that Tea Party activists say subverts private- property rights.
“It was not love at first sight for the Tea Party and McCrory,” said Shinault, a physical-education teacher from Pilot Mountain.
In the interview, McCrory said he wants to reduce bureaucracy and cut taxes. He said his campaign united Republicans, Democrats and independents.
“If you try to appease everyone, you appease no one,” he said. “The best compliment I’d get during the campaign was, ‘We don’t agree with you on every issue, but you will be a good leader for our state.’”
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I am finding that I am getting more and more interested in wine.
It’s something that I have found intimidating in my past and something that brings back odd memories of school work (having studied Hospitality and Tourism in the early 90s we had the occaisional wine tasting at 6.30am to reduce liability of the college for people drinking and driving – those tastings were often accompanies with a coffee and a doughnut…igh). I am recovering from the scars of my youth and still find it an incredibly daunting pursuit – so much to know and so little time…
We did however learn a few things about grapes a few weeks back that I found interesting and thought they may be worth sharing:
- The space between the aisles of grapes is as wide as the grapes are tall. This is needed in order to prevent a row of grapes covering its neighbor with perpetual shade.
- Sugars are developed in the grapes by sun interacting with the leaves – photosynthesis is the key to developing the sugars.
- Sun on the flesh of the grape (especially in the second half of the season) develops flavors in the fruit.
- Grapes are often culled part way through a growing season – farmers have to decide how many grapes to remove in order for the plan to properly develop the remaining grapes. Exceptional years will have no culling – poor years can result in more than 30% being culled.
I am sure this knowledge is common to many – I found it fascinating. Do any of you have grape secrets you’d like to share? | <urn:uuid:8373c501-2cfd-45ef-b350-7a06cedbe0d8> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.wellpreserved.ca/a-few-things-i-never-knew-about-grapes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280730.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00244-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979622 | 324 | 2.34375 | 2 |
CBD-Coronavirus Misinformation Is Already Everywhere
CBD has got a status as almost panacea. Its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties have seen the cannabinoid, and cannabis itself, come to be a frequently recommended solution for all kind of diseases and illness, from chronic pain, to anxiety, and more.
Conceivably it’s no wonder then, as the coronavirus pandemic circulates all around the world, CBD misrepresentation has emerged. According to Internet analytics:
- One unlicensed CBD brand in Canada has claimed it can help defend against coronavirus.
- Another CBD retailer in Idaho took down a message on its e-commerce website which mentioned coronavirus, following a caution from US federal regulators.
Among the flow of information or misinformation being circulated and published regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has been discussion about whether cannabinoids — mostly CBD — has the capacity to kill the virus or stop its contagion. There is no clinical evidence for CBD as an effective antiviral is sparse, though there are a small handful of preclinical studies that suggest the cannabinoid could be of use in treating viral hepatitis C and Kaposi’s sarcoma. Still, there is no evidence that the compound could be useful in tackling COVID-19 in the same way.
Natural health support products like CBD and medical cannabis has so many wonderful medical factors that there is no need to extend the truth or make fake claims that cannot be backed up by studies and research, at least not currently.
There are only two promising notes about CBD:
First, some studies reveal that CBD possesses anti-inflammatory properties, which can be helpful in suppressing the immune system by reducing inflammation. CBD is an immune suppressor, so it has positive effects when the immune system becomes hyperactive or weakened.
And second, are antibacterial hand sanitizers with addition of CBD. A Journal of Natural Products research article, published in 2008 by the American Chemical Society, reported that cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG), two of the most abundant cannabinoids found in hemp, “showed potent activity against a variety of MRSA strains.” Cannabinoids have been proven to have potent antibacterial properties, but this study shows that cannabinoids can be an effective ingredient to fight antibiotic resistant bacteria which is the leading cause of death in hospitals.
Conclusion about false statements in the advertisement and products description:
The statement “FIGHT COVID-19” is not a medical claim. It doesn’t mean “PREVENT COVID-19.”
There’s a false connection between “fight this virus” and “this anti-bacterial product.”
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How does the interest rate affect your credit payments? What is meant by simple interest? What is the annual percentage rate (APR), and when is it used?
Answer to relevant QuestionsList some items that appear on the credit card statement. What accounts for the difference between your previous balance and your new balance? What are the three methods used by financial institutions to calculate finance charges on outstanding credit card balances? Briefly describe how interest is computed under each method. Discuss how credit cards offer incentives to use the cards. How else might credit card companies reward cardholders with excellent credit ratings? Margie has had a tough month. First, she had dental work that cost $ 700. Next, she had her car transmission rebuilt, which cost $ 1,400. She put both of these unexpected expenses on her credit card. If she does not pay her ...How would you address Brad’s reluctance to pay off his credit card balance? Show him what he could earn in five years if he paid it off and invested the interest saved at 6%.
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The latest news from academia, regulators
research labs and other things of interest
Posted: Oct 05, 2012
Nanoco Signs Follow-on Joint Development Agreement in General Lighting
(Nanowerk News) Nanoco Group plc, a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, announces that it has signed a follow-on joint development agreement with one of the world’s largest lighting companies. This agreement follows the successful completion of a joint development agreement with the same lighting company, announced in August last year.
The objective of this follow-on agreement is to finalise the design and manufacture of a light emitting diode (LED) light incorporating Nanoco quantum dots for retro-fitting in commercial, residential and other settings.
LED lighting has many advantages over traditional lighting including long service life, reduced power consumption, compact size and shock resistance – but its colour performance is one factor that has limited its adoption. Current methods for producing white light from a blue LED tend to be weak in red wavelengths, creating the two problems that the light lacks warmth and fails to show true colours.
Nanoco’s quantum dots can transform blue LEDs so that they produce white light with a high colour rendering index (CRI), thereby showing true colours in domestic and office environments. In addition, as Nanoco quantum dots are tunable, any warmth of light can be produced.
Michael Edelman, Nanoco’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We’re delighted to have signed this product development agreement and to be working with one of world’s largest and most innovative lighting companies. Our quantum dots have the potential to unlock the many advantages of LEDs, creating a major commercial opportunity for Nanoco."
About Nanoco Group plc
Nanoco is a world leader in the development and manufacture of commercial quantities of quantum dots for use in multiple applications including displays, lighting and solar cells.Nanoco’s quantum dots, which are free of heavy metals and comply with RoHS legislation, can be combined into a wide range of materials including liquids, polymers and glass. Nanoco forms strategic partnerships with major end users across a range of applications.
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UPDATE: September 24, 2019: Republic Services' 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals were recently approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This means the goals are verified as aligning with “the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase well-below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial temperatures.”
"By having their emissions reduction targets validated by the SBTi, Republic Services is ensuring that its targets are consistent with transformation at the scale and pace that science says is needed to prevent catastrophic global warming,” said Heidi Huusko, senior manager of environment and climate at the United Nations Global Compact, in a statement.
Republic is the only U.S. waste and recycling company to receive this approval to date.
- Republic Services has set new 2030 sustainability goals, including plans to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to a 2017 baseline. Republic reported generating nearly 13.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in these categories in 2017, with a 2% decrease in 2018.
- The Arizona-based company has also pledged to increase recovery of "key materials" (cardboard, plastics, metals, organics, biogas and oil) by 40% and aims to increase biogas sent to "beneficial reuse" by 50%.
- On the safety side, Republic is striving to see zero employee fatalities and an OSHA Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.0 or less. Republic has achieved the prior goal in past years, but had six fatalities in 2017 and two in 2018. The company's 2018 TRIR was 3.9.
Republic already reported achieving its 2018 sustainability goals, which were set in 2014, last year. Those included developing two landfill gas-to-energy projects per year, adding 150,000 tons of recycling capacity per year and reducing Scope 1 fleet emissions by 3%. Another goal to annually reduce the TRIR by 7% wasn't met, and remains "in progress" per the latest report, though Republic notes it's still performing better than the industry average.
These new goals go much further — albeit with a longer timeframe — and come from an updated assessment of the company's "most material business risks and opportunities." Republic conducted a similar materiality assessment in 2014, but this latest one drew on the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals established in 2015. Those goals also spurred Republic to set 2030 targets for maintaining employee engagement scores of 88% or above and reaching 20 million people through charitable giving.
The emissions reduction and recycling targets are the most notable in terms of how they compare to the only other industry player attempting anything on this scale — Waste Management.
Last year, Waste Management announced a "moonshot" target to offset four times the GHG emissions it generates from operations by 2038. This includes two new targets: reducing fleet emissions by 45% (from a 2010 baseline) and recycling 2 million more tons. Asked in January whether a 20-year timeframe was too long, given the narrow window for mitigating the worst climate effects, CEO Jim Fish told Waste Dive he recognized the urgency and anticipated the company would make progress even sooner.
Converting fleets from diesel to natural gas (or electric, as Republic is pursuing) has become fairly standard practice and emissions reductions can be expected as a result. Yet the vast majority of a waste company's Scope 1 emissions (and overall GHG emissions) generally come from landfills.
Republic's plan pledges to address those emissions directly within its network, whereas Waste Management's offset strategy does not. Neither company has reported its goals being approved by the Science Based Targets initiative yet, but it's questionable if a target based on emissions offsets from material that essentially passes through a company's control would qualify.
As for the recycling targets, Waste Management's pledge to recycle 2 million more tons of material represent an estimated 13% increase. Republic is aiming for a 40% increase, while including additional material categories such as biogas and oil. The company's reporting ties this into a broader circular economy viewpoint based on avoiding the effects of excess resource extraction and consumption.
While it's more common to see companies pursuing such plans in other countries, this is all still in the early stages for the U.S. waste and recycling industry. Many players still lack robust sustainability plans, let alone GHG reduction goals, but the conversation is becoming unavoidable.
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Cops may be tasked with pulling over speeding supercars, but that doesn’t mean they don’t admire them. From the Dubai Police’s Bugatti Veyron to the LAPD’s Lamborghini Gallardo, there’s nothing cooler than a supercar in uniform.
Known as the Atom PL, it’s based on the 3.5R production model and features a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder Honda engine tuned to produce 350 horsepower. That’s enough to get this unorthodox police cruiser from 0 to 60 mph in 2.6 seconds.
It’s hard to imagine a crook even attempting to flee after seeing this thing in the rearview mirror. As if the open-wheeled Atom didn’t attract enough attention on its own, Ariel found a rather creative way to mount a light bar. After all, every police car needs flashing lights.
However, this one won’t be pulling over speeders.
Somerset and Avon is actually the local police force in Ariel’s hometown of Crewkerne, and the two entities are collaborating on a motorcycle-safety program called Safer Rider.
Ariel, which plans to launch its own motorcycle later this year, provided the Atom to help publicize the campaign. The car’s track-focused design will help emphasize that roads aren’t the proper place for high-speed driving.
That’s probably the best possible use of an Ariel Atom police car. It’s not like it has a back seat for restraining perps.
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To Reform the UN or Maintain the Status Quo?
Continued from last week
THERE is a “common” African position, all crying for permanent membership with veto powers like the other big five. But it would be disingenuous of me if I fail to say that the debate about expanding Security Council to include new permanent seats is being debated at the UN by all member states, so it’s not just Africa.
But what surprises me is that even academics, like Charles Mubita, have fallen for this. ‘Africa’s Demand for a Permanent Seat on the UN Security Council’. That’s the title of Dr Mubita’s book. Africa is demanding a permanent seat on the UNSC to enable it to effectively contribute to the peacekeeping and conflict resolutions of the UNSC, whose agenda is dominated by African issues. That is the gist of Mubita’s argument.
But how will a veto or two by an African country solve African problems? What happened to the much touted ‘African solutions to African problems’? Would an African veto have prevented the Rwandan Genocide of 1994 for example? What does this tell us about the African Union’s Peace and Security Council or SADC’s Organ on Politics, Defence and Security as keepers of peace on the continent? Charity should start at home.
Quo vadis the UNSC reform agenda?
We all agree that the veto makes the Council “dysfunctional, unaccountable and undemocratic”. The veto is a violation of foundational principles of the UN, namely the sovereign equality of states. Nowadays, the principles of sovereignty, equality and non-interference are openly disregarded by the Council and the organ is rife with unilateralism. The only way to achieve reform is to pursue consensus based solutions.
Yes, you can expand the UNSC, but without a veto in place. Because with or without a veto in place, the three super-powers – USA, Russia and China – can actually take unilateral decisions on their own. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and bombing of Syria, the US’s total destruction of Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and involvement in the Yemen war, as well as China saying it would annex Taiwan – even by military force if necessary. Internationalism, multilateralism and the multilateral institutions are facing serious threats.
September is around the corner for the annual UN General Assembly indaba. I urge our President to sing a different song this time, not the veto one which will never reform this world body. Envoi: short of abolishing the veto we cannot talk of reform.
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Several years ago, looking into the differences between organic and conventional farming methods, I focused on strawberries as a case study.
At the time, conventional growers depended on methyl bromide, a potent neurotoxin that is injected into the soil to kill pests and diseases. The applicators wore full-body suits with gas masks. The ground was covered in plastic to help keep the toxic gas contained. These fields looked like something out a futuristic moonscape, covered in plastic with workers in full hazmat suits. It was just one of the many toxic chemicals used in the conventional strawberry regime. I described all this in a chapter of my book Organic, Inc. Many people told me that after they read that chapter they never bought a conventional strawberry again.
Methyl bromide was always particularly controversial. Law suits were filed because of drift of this pesticide to nearby public schools on the central coast of California, the heart of the strawberry industry. The issue for the courts: Was the drifting chemical at sufficiently low levels to be safe?
Like methyl bromide, methyl iodide is most hazardous to those who use it in the fields and to those who come into contact with
You had the usual sides drawn, with growers who feared losing a cherished tool and farmworker and environmental advocates worried about toxicity. The result was that the state set what it considered a "safe level" of use, with widened buffer zones and requirements on when the chemical could be sprayed. But I found the evidence of a "safe level" less than convincing. Knowledge about the effects of chronic exposure to the chemical was not iron clad and a panel that explored the issue was split.
Organic growers, of course, avoided all chemicals and relied on crop rotations, beneficial insects and vacuums to suck up the bugs. (A New York Times article explains organic methods here). Though their yield was lower, organic farmers were successful because of the premium paid for organic.
Methyl bromide eventually was phased out under a UN treaty because it contributed to a hole in the ozone layer. Growers got extensions for years to keep using the chemical, but they knew the end was in sight and so turned to other chemicals. Methyl iodide was the most promising, though even conventional growers told me that they thought the chemical was more toxic than methyl bromide. Its saving grace—no ozone depletion in the atmosphere.
This week, California, which has among the most rigorous pesticide regulations in the nation, approved methyl iodide for use. This came despite the unanimous findings of its own scientific panel against approval of the chemical. California Watch quoted a member of this panel.
"It is my personal opinion that this decision will result in serious harm to California citizens, and most especially to children," wrote panel member Theodore Slotkin, a professor of pharmacology and cancer biology at Duke University.
But the state overruled the panel and found that, based on a risk assessment, the pesticide could be safely used. In doing this, they followed 47 states. Had they outlawed it, California growers no doubt would have argued they were no longer competitive.
Like methyl bromide, methyl iodide is most hazardous to those who use it in the fields and to those who come into contact with its drift. It does not linger, like other pesticides, on the fruit itself. I wonder, if the state or even the EPA would have thought differently about the pesticide, if there was a consumer risk. Farm workers and farm communities tend to be abstract and distant—we don't know who these people are. Often, because they are immigrants, they remain silent. We don't attend the schools abutting the fields. I just wonder, if we did, whether the outcome would have been different.
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New home for the Yankees
I came to New York in 1971 to work for the Associated Press and I covered the weekend shift at both Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium, where the Mets played. I’ve spent a good part of my life covering baseball in New York, the last 21 years for Reuters.
The Yankees ballpark had the air of a grand old lady, slightly down on her luck. At first sight it was an impressive structure with the historic field and that magnificent original copper frieze that lined the stadium’s roof above the upper deck. But a close look revealed a stadium deteriorating almost everywhere.
For a working photographer it was no fun, one had to kneel in an aisle to shoot pictures or work in a “crows nest” box hung over the upper deck wall behind the Yankees dugout. But there was a palatable sense of history present, for me, every day I worked there.
In 1974 they closed the park and the Yankees played at the Mets’ Shea Stadium–a building that was uninspired and unexciting the day it was built in 1964. For two years the old Lady was given a major face-lift, but when I returned to cover opening day in 1976 my reaction was the surgery had gone all wrong. Instead of keeping the architectural hallmarks of “the House that Ruth Built,” the architects tried to make a brand new stadium that looked modern. While the outside walls and the lower seating bowl remained, much of the original was gone forever. As a last-second thought, the frieze was recreated only on the outfield area’s exterior wall. Even the improvements were minor, a few luxury boxes, and still inadequate photography positions. I hated the place. The real Yankee Stadium was gone.
The new Yankee Stadium certainly recaptures the grandeur of the original ballpark. Intimate–unlike the cross-town Mets’ new CitiField–it is not. It is impressive. The footprint is bigger than the old ballpark yet it seats roughly 10,000 less, and while I never spend much time wandering the upper deck in any park, it seems that if anything, the seats above the field are farther away. The foul territory around home plate has been reduced to bring the costly seats closer to the field, while there appears to be a bit more space between the foul lines in the outfield and the stands.
Monument Park is a disappointment. In the original stadium the monuments stood in centerfield and mounted on the outfield wall–if a ball could be hit into them it could be converted to an inside-the-park home run, unless the center fielder was very good maneuvering through them. In the rebuild the centerfield fences were brought in and the park was behind the wall, but still very visible to almost everyone in the stands. In the new stadium the park is still behind the centerfield wall, but it is longer and not as deep. To its disadvantage much of it is recessed under the overhanging structure that holds a restaurant and the monuments to the Yankees storied past are “buried” under it.
The fan amenities are fantastic–places to eat and drink are everywhere. The seats appear to be comfortable and there are broad concourses to move people in and out. I’ll reserve judgement on the working positions for photographers until I’ve had more time to shoot there, but first impressions are that they are not much better than the old stadium, which is a shame because there was an opportunity to provide so much more for the visual recording of the continuing history of this most famous team.
Frankly, all three stadium incarnations for this storied franchise reflect the type of organization the Yankees are—the new Yankee Stadium is big, bold, and confident–and overwhelming.
But the biggest plus for me is that glorious frieze that lined the original stadium’s roof above the upper deck is back, and it defines the ballpark as THE home of the Yankees.
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The discovery that millions of British and Irish beefburgers are riddled with horse meat prompted a host of witticisms about supermarkets bolting the stable door, or whether uniQuorn would be available for vegetarians. Yet the episode should be taken with the utmost seriousness – not least since it provides a worrying insight into our system of industrial agriculture. Today, many burgers are bulked out by “filler”. Since this is far more cheaply made from horses than from beef, a substitution was made. The filler passed from the Continent to processing plants in England and Ireland, and on to supermarket shelves. To the alarm of Jews and Muslims, the assembled burgers also contained traces of pig meat, presumably from cross-contamination in the factory.
All sides now profess ignorance and astonishment: the retailers blame the processors, who blame their suppliers. But urgent questions remain. Why did no one at the supermarkets check what was in their products? Why did it take the Irish to alert Britain’s Food Standards Agency, and why the delay in doing so? Can it really be the FSA’s job to monitor food’s safety, but not its contents? And given the tiny number of burgers inspected, how many other surprises are lurking in our shopping baskets?
It was contamination within the food chain that helped cause the BSE crisis, from which Britain’s beef exports have still not recovered. That disaster led to the FSA’s creation – which in turn lulled us into a false sense of security about what we were eating. But while we may have been happy to pay rock-bottom prices, this scandal has driven home the fact that cheap meat can have a truly unsavoury cost. | <urn:uuid:f5ddd691-096b-44fd-85e5-a9e8cf4db25f> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/9806116/The-cost-of-cheap-meat.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719273.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00065-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963287 | 351 | 2.578125 | 3 |
***Update*** (6/23/17): When we first published this story in 2013, the Pulse nightclub massacre had not yet occurred. So this is now the second largest LGBT massacre in U.S. history.
The 24th of June in 1973 was a Sunday. For New Orleans’ gay community, it was the last day of national Pride Weekend, as well as the fourth anniversary of 1969’s Stonewall uprising. You couldn’t really have an open celebration of those events — in ’73, anti-gay slurs, discrimination, and even violence were still as common as sin — but the revelers had few concerns. They had their own gathering spots in the sweltering city, places where people tended to leave them be, including a second-floor bar on the corner of Iberville and Chartres Street called the UpStairs Lounge.
That Sunday, dozens of members of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), the nation’s first gay church, founded in Los Angeles in 1969, got together there for drinks and conversation. It seems to have been an amiable group. The atmosphere was welcoming enough that two gay brothers, Eddie and Jim Warren, even brought their mom, Inez, and proudly introduced her to the other patrons. Beer flowed. Laughter filled the room.
Just before 8:00p, the doorbell rang insistently. To answer it, you had to unlock a steel door that opened onto a flight of stairs leading down to the ground floor. Bartender Buddy Rasmussen, expecting a taxi driver, asked his friend Luther Boggs to let the man in. Perhaps Boggs, after he pulled the door open, had just enough time to smell the Ronsonol lighter fluid that the attacker of the UpStairs Lounge had sprayed on the steps. In the next instant, he found himself in unimaginable pain as the fireball exploded, pushing upward and into the bar.
The ensuing 15 minutes were the most horrific that any of the 65 or so customers had ever endured — full of flames, smoke, panic, breaking glass, and screams.
MCC assistant pastor George “Mitch” Mitchell escaped, but soon returned to try to rescue his boyfriend, Louis Broussard. Both died in the fire, their bodies clinging together in death, like a scene from the aftermath of Pompeii.
Metal bars on the UpStairs Lounge windows, meant to keep people from falling out, were just 14 inches apart; while some managed to squeeze through and jump, others got stuck. That’s how the MCC’s pastor, Rev. Bill Larson, died, screaming, “Oh, God, no!” as the flames charred his flesh. When police and firefighters surveyed and began clearing the scene, they left Larson fused to the window frame until the next morning.
This news photo is among the most indelible I’ve ever seen:
Thirty-two people lost their lives that Sunday 40 years ago — Luther Boggs, Inez Warren, and Warren’s sons among them.
Homophobia being what it was, several families declined to claim the bodies and one church after another refused to bury or memorialize the dead. Three victims were never identified or claimed, and were interred at the local potter’s field.
When the Rev. William Richardson, of St. George’s Episcopal Church, agreed to hold a small prayer service for the victims, about 80 people attended, but many more complained about Richardson to Iveson Noland, the Episcopalian bishop of New Orleans. Noland reportedly rebuked Richardson for his kindness, and the latter received volumes of hate mail.
The UpStairs Lounge arson was the deadliest fire in New Orleans history and the largest massacre of gay people ever in the U.S. Yet it didn’t make much of an impact news-wise. The few respectable news organizations that deigned to cover the tragedy made little of the fact that the majority of the victims had been gay, while talk-radio hosts tended to take a jocular or sneering tone: What do we bury them in? Fruit jars, sniggered one, on the air, only a day after the massacre.
Other, smaller disasters resulted in City Hall press conferences or statements of condolence from the governor, but no civil authorities publicly spoke out about the fire, other than to mumble about needed improvements to the city’s fire code.
Continuing this pattern of neglect, the New Orleans police department appeared lackluster about the investigation (the officers involved denied it). The detectives wouldn’t even acknowledge that it was an arson case, saying the cause of the fire was of “undetermined origin.” No one was ever charged with the crime, although an itinerant troublemaker with known mental problems, Rogder Dale Nunez, is said to have claimed responsibility multiple times. Nunez, a sometime visitor to the UpStairs Lounge, committed suicide in 1974.
Watch the trailer for Royd Anderson’s new documentary about the UpStairs Lounge:
For more information on the massacre, check out these sources:
- New Orleans’ UpStairs Lounge Still Burns, Out and About Nashville
- UpStairs Lounge Arson Attack, on Wikipedia
- The Haunting Tragedy of the UpStairs Lounge, alynepustanio.com
- The Horror Upstairs, Time magazine (paywall)
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C753 Specification for Nuclear-Grade, Sinterable Uranium Dioxide Powder
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ASTM C1348-01(2008), Standard Specification for Blended Uranium Oxides with 235U Content of Less Than 5 % for Direct Hydrogen Reduction to Nuclear Grade Uranium Dioxide (Withdrawn 2013), ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2008, www.astm.orgBack to Top | <urn:uuid:51407e65-7904-452c-8154-820577ac5ad4> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.astm.org/Standards/C1348.htm | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00108-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.833746 | 725 | 1.585938 | 2 |
On Thursday, the nineteenth of Ramazan, 637 A.H. (April, 1240 A.D.), the Sultan Raziya returned to the capital. Malik Altuniya, who was governor of Tabarhindh, revolted, and some of the high officials on the frontier supported him. On Wednesday, the ninth of the same month and year, she marched with a numerous army toward Tabarhindh to put down these rebels. When she arrived there, she was attacked by the Turks, who put the Abyssinian Amir Jamal-ad-din Yakut to death. They then seized the Sultan Raziya and sent her a prisoner to the fort of Tabarhindh.When Sultan Raziya was taken to Tabarhindh as a captive, Malik Altuniya espoused her cause and led her army toward Delhi to regain possession of the kingdom, whereupon Malik Izz-ad-din Mohammad Salari and Malik Karakash left the capital and went to join them. Meanwhile, Mu’izz-ad-din had ascended the throne, Ikhtiyar-ad-din Itigin, the lord chamberlain, had been slain, and Badr-ad-din Sankar Rumi had been appointed his successor. In the month of Rabi’-al-awwal, 638 A.H. (Sept., 1240 A.D.), the Sultan marched fromPage 109Delhi to repel his opponents, and Sultan Raziya and Malik Altuniya were defeated. When they reached Kaithal in their flight, their remaining forces abandoned them, and they both fell into the hands of the Hindus and were killed. The date of this defeat was the twenty-fourth of Rabi’-al-awwal, 638 A.H. (Oct. 13, 1240 A.D.), and the Sultan Raziya was killed on the day following, after a reign of three years and six days. | <urn:uuid:d5a3a090-4b13-4360-80bf-b5e935a79040> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://brainly.in/question/9894 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279915.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00282-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976232 | 411 | 2.65625 | 3 |
Ready to revamp your career and become a tax preparation professional? Here are some essential hints you should know to help you achieve your dream.
A career or a bit of moonlighting as a tax preparer sounds good. You’re handy with the software, enjoy working with numbers and don’t mind a few slow months during the year. But even if you are handy with the software found on the market, it’s not quite enough to become an expert in tax preparation. A real pro can offer clients solid tax training and excellent interpersonal skills.
The best path
Choosing the best training requires a bit of thought. What kind of work do you want to do? Do you want to produce simple tax returns for individuals, or do you dream of rolling up your sleeves for commercial clients?
- If you want to become a tax preparation expert who works for a tax preparing company, you can take a 75-hour training course. It will teach you how to prepare a simple return, identify eligible credits and deductions and discern tax strategies for clients.
- To become a true expert in tax preparation, you have to take specialized courses in taxation. Typically, that involves studying to be an accountant. Accountants are the undisputed experts when it comes to filing returns for families, retirees, entrepreneurs and self-employed people. And there’s no reason for ordinary individuals not to have their
tax returns done by an accountant. Fees for this service may be more affordable that you think.
Do you have the skills and qualities to become an expert in tax preparation?
Naturally, the world of income tax requires you to have a facility in working with numbers and familiarity with tax law and bookkeeping software. In addition to these skills, you should also have the following qualities:
- Good communication skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Be able to work independently and with rigour.
- Lots of initiative.
- A sense of responsibility.
- The ability to work under pressure.
- Good judgment and analytical skills.
Depending on where you live, being bilingual may be an asset as well. And last but not least, when it comes to working with clients, discretion is a prerequisite.
The Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP)
Each year, the Canada Revenue Agency partners with community organizations to organize tax workshops where volunteers help individuals prepare their tax returns. To participate, you must:
- Be part of a community organization.
- Know how to produce simple tax returns.
- Enrol as a volunteer through the CRA’s website.
- Be able to undergo a criminal records check.
Volunteering with the CVITP is a perfect opportunity to become a tax preparation pro and help your community at the same time. What a great way to start! | <urn:uuid:4735eb6e-03cb-40b9-9b90-9842dfd21397> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://credit-help.biz/taxes/39558 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00462-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94872 | 576 | 1.679688 | 2 |
The American journal of sports medicine vol:32 issue:1 Suppl pages:54S-61S
BACKGROUND: In comparison to the amount of literature that has examined the match demands of football refereeing, there has been little attempt to assess the impact of high-intensity training. PURPOSE: The main goals were to get a better understanding of the long-term effect of specific intermittent training. STUDY DESIGN: The authors examined the cardiovascular strain of specific high-intensity training sessions and also their impact on referees' fitness levels. METHODS: To examine the physical workload during intensive intermittent training sessions, heart rates were recorded and analyzed relative to the referees' maximum heart rate (HR(max)). To assess the referees' fitness levels, the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test was used. RESULTS: Both the pitch- and track-training sessions were successful in imposing an appropriate high intensity load on the referees, at 86.4 +/- 2.9% and 88.2 +/- 2.4% HR(max), respectively. Following 16 months of intermittent high-intensity training, referees improved their performance on the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test by 46.5%, to a level that is comparable with professional players. CONCLUSIONS: As match officials are subjected to a high physical load during matches, they should follow structured weekly training plans that have an emphasis on intensive, intermittent training sessions. | <urn:uuid:655dadb8-282a-4930-92a2-80d9611c11f1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://lirias.kuleuven.be/handle/123456789/18795 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00548-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946814 | 282 | 1.804688 | 2 |
We receive wonderful questions from kids at our "Ask Questions Here" desk, and in our programs. But we also get a lot of terrific statements. One of my favorites is: "I know that book!" or "I know that story!" This statement is typically shared as an excited, gleeful shout. It feels good to know something. It's empowering.
Children's librarians have a long history of sharing classic nursery rhymes, folk and fairy tales with children: Three Little Kittens, Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Besides being part of our cultural literacy, these stories lay a foundation for an understanding of character, sequence, and plot. Familiarity with folk and fairytales -- and the ability to retell familiar stories - also is an expectation of our state's curriculum standards.
And how do these stories become familiar to our children? By hearing them, reading them -- even seeing them performed -- repeatedly, of course. Read a picture book version of the story together, listen to it on audiobook, tell it in your own words; invite your child to tell the story to you. One of the extra fun things about folk tales is comparing the different versions of the same story. How does James Marshall's version of The Three Little Pigs compare to Paul Galdone's version? And once a child is familiar with the classic tale, they may have greater appreciation for the spin-offs and variants, such as The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka.
Huff & Puff is a new picture book variation of The Three Little Pigs folktale. It's funny and clever enough to be enjoyed in its own right, but children who know the classic tale will have a jump start on predicting what's going to happen in this story -- and being pleasantly surprised by the different conclusion. This version also presents a unique way to invite participation in the story. There are small holes cut out in the pages through which the reader is invited to HUFF & PUFF. If you play the part of the wolf and huff and puff hard enough, the consequence is apparent when you turn the page! Give it a try. Invite your child to take a first step to becoming a storyteller. Provide an opportunity for them to tell you what they know. | <urn:uuid:dd4b77e5-34f1-47a4-8398-9fb9907ee917> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://mcpl.info/reviews-titles/1514 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720468.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00487-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946403 | 472 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Stop error message when you try to put a Windows Vista-based computer or a Windows Server 2008-based computer into hibernation: “STOP: 0x000000A0 (0×00000009, 0xc000009a, 0×00000000, 0×00000000) INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR (a0)”
When you try put a Windows Vista x86-based computer or a Windows Server 2008 x86-based computer into hibernation, you receive the following Stop error:
STOP: 0x000000A0 INTERNAL_POWER_ERROR (a0)
The power policy manager experienced a fatal error.
Arg1: 00000009, A fatal error occurred while preparing the hibernate file.
Arg2: c000009a, Status Code: STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES. Virtual memory cannot be allocated
Arg3: 00000000, Mirroring phase
Note: If arguments one and two in the error message that you receive do not match the arguments in this error message, it is likely that you are experiencing a different issue.
For more information on this issue, including potential causes, workarounds, and resolutions, see: Microsoft KB Article KB969853. | <urn:uuid:756662e9-6606-4dd4-a19d-c3b5a53d4da4> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://itsvista.com/2009/04/kb969853/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280242.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00075-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.722042 | 260 | 1.828125 | 2 |
NEW POETRY BY ROBIN FULTON MACPHERSON
ROBIN FULTON MACPHERSON‘s A Northern Habitat: Collected Poems 1960-2010 was published in 2014 by Marick Press (Michigan), who are bringing out his new collection shortly. Poets he has translated include (from Norwegian) Olav H. Hauge and (from Swedish) Tomas Tranströmer, Harry Martinson, and Kjell Espmark.
The blue clouds turn the oceans blue.
The green clouds turn the forests green.
Not everything in the heavens,
though, is as the heavens would want.
Spring light landing finally here
seems disappointed: was it worth
the effort to illuminate
neglected backyards, dumped tractors,
dried willow-herb stalks from last year?
From a Very High Window
A cloud the length and breadth of Aarhus
half darkens every street in Aarhus,
looks more like a stone lid than soft cloud.
The cathedral, millions of bricks piled
to make us look up, from here is squat.
The tenements know how high they’ve reached.
The word for spire tries to hide the spire.
The word for cloud tries to hide the cloud.
The word for eye tries to hide the eye.
Beyond the jurisdiction of cloud
there is brightness to be imagined
flowing in oat-fields and forest tops.
Where Olav H. Hauge Lived
At times he found space for them
in three or four lines of verse:
the height of the high rock slabs,
the depth of the deep black fjord.
However few words he used
crag and fjord took their revenge:
the hard crag became higher,
the black fjord became deeper.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco’s central subway project will move forward after approval of a $233 million contract to dig a tunnel underground to Chinatown.
For supporters of the central subway, like Metropolitan Transportation Agency Board President Tom Nolan, this is an important milestone: selecting the contractor to bore 8,200 feet of underground tunnels to runs metro trains from Moscone Center and Union Square to Chinatown.
”It’s just so densely populated, by all the people that live there of course and all of the businesses, but people also visit there every single day,” said Nolan.
KCBS’ Barbara Taylor Reports:
However, critics such as architect Howard Wong, claim the $1.6 billion central subway project is too expensive and won’t relieve traffic congestion, because it will encourage people to drive into the area by cutting down on existing public transit.
”Its own statistics have continuously changed, but it does reflect a large decrease in the surface buses running on Stockton and Columbus,” said Wong.
Chinatown residents have been clamoring for the central subway ever since the Embarcadero freeway was demolished after the Loma Prieta earthquake.
The goal is to have it ready for passengers by 2018.
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The increased use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in crop production has adversely affected both the environment and the agricultural economy. Not only has it led to environmental pollution, but also the increasing costs of chemical inputs and the low prices received for agricultural products have contributed to economic unprofitability and instability.
The International Symposium on Agricultural Ecology and Environment was organised in order to discuss ways of achieving the goals of economically and environmentally sustainable agriculture. It is apparent that a truly multidisciplinary effort is required and for this reason the meeting was attended by authors from many different disciplines and geographical locations. Although their papers reflect a wide diversity of agroecosystem types and examples, several common themes emerge: the increased importance of biotic control of ecosystem processes in lower input systems; the key role of soil organic matter in stabilizing nutrient cycling; the importance of agricultural landscape diversity and complexity; the importance of studying ecological processes in natural and agricultural ecosystems; the critical need to integrate socio-economic and ecological approaches.
Introduction. General Concepts (5 papers). Economics and Cultural Analyses (4 papers). Landscape Ecology (8 papers). Biotic Interaction (10 papers). Practices and Procedures (9 papers). Composting and Biogenic Wastes (13 papers). Environmental contamination and toxicology (7 papers). Regional Projects (5 papers). Author Index. Subject Index.
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- 31st January 1990
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Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA
Universita di Padova, Padova, Italy
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MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. Moscow had repeatedly tried to draw the international community’s attention to the human rights situation in Ukraine but Western countries preferred to turn a blind eye to the blatant violations by the authorities in Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Rossiya-1 TV channel on Thursday, commenting on the current international suit against Ukraine that Russia filed with the European Court on Human Rights.
According to the diplomat, Russia kept bringing up "the outrageous situation" in Ukraine at all international platforms. "We raised the issue before the heads of the regional organizations where we are a member, which are clearly capable of influencing Ukraine," Zakharova pointed out. "We did everything to publicly draw attention to this outrageous situation that has only been deteriorating. As you know, our country’s government bodies and legislators have been sounding the alarm for years," she explained.
In response, Western countries "showed total disrespect for the key human rights principles that the West has turned into its central idea," Zakharova stressed.
Moscow earlier submitted an international complaint against Ukraine with the ECHR based on Article 33 of the Convention of Human Rights, the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office said. According to the office, the complaint refers to the events that followed the 2014 violent regime change in Ukraine. "The appeal is intended to draw the attention of the European Court and the entire international community to the blatant and systematic human rights violations by the Ukrainian authorities, record numerous criminal acts in the international legal framework, force Ukraine’s authorities to stop committing them, conduct a proper investigation and immediately bring the perpetrators to justice, in addition to restoring peace and harmony in Ukraine," the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office emphasized. | <urn:uuid:a46fa297-07dd-4a41-a0c1-594e9b0a6556> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tass.com/politics/1316703 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00068.warc.gz | en | 0.944459 | 358 | 1.757813 | 2 |
Shortened daylight hours and a lack of sunlight can cause some people to suffer Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
As part of our series A Light on Darkness, AASMA DAY discovers that animals can get SAD too.
ANIMALS can take on the characteristics of humans and often share the same experiences and emotions as their owners.
Most animals and humans are affected to some extent by changes in light and the seasons and tend to eat comfort food and feel more lethargic in winter.
And it seems animals can be just as susceptible to the depressive illness Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Jackie Hough, assistant head of animal studies for further education and a lecturer in animal behaviour for degree students at Myerscough College, near Preston, says she believes animals, particularly dogs, are very tuned into humans and can share the same issues.
She explains: “People can feel down at this time of the year even if they don’t suffer from SAD.
“I hate the dark days myself as you go to work in the dark and go home in the dark and the days seem more compressed.
“It has a negative effect on anyone’s mood but for SAD sufferers, it is much worse.
“Some people believe their animals are more depressed in the winter months and think they have the animal equivalent of SAD.
“If you consider dogs from an evolutionary perspective and look at wolf packs, they communicate with each other through body language.
“Domestic dogs live in our households and are always watching and observing us.
“Research studies show that if you point towards food on the floor or point at the biscuit tin, dogs will understand as their communication is very body language based.
“If a person suffers from winter blues or has SAD, dogs will notice and pick up on their body language.
“Dogs may notice that their owner has mood swings, isn’t happy and doesn’t fancy going out for walks the same.
“Dogs pick up on our subtle signals and if someone goes home feeling grumpy, their dog will notice that.
“My take on SAD and animals is that our pets, such as dogs, are very tuned in to our feelings so if we feel angry, grumpy or moody, they will pick up on that and adjust their own behaviour accordingly.
“It may not necessarily be that a dog is suffering from SAD but that they are so tuned in to us that our emotions can have a domino effect on their own behaviour.”
Jackie has heard of dogs, cats and horses showing signs of SAD and says lighting is also important when it comes to reptiles.
She says: “The importance of lighting in all species is important and UV rays are very important for different species of reptiles.
“If reptiles don’t get the right UV rays and the right amount of daylight length for them, it will affect their behaviour and ultimately their health.
“Similarly, some birds migrate and choose to fly to sunnier climes when the temperature is not suitable for them while other animals, such as tortoises hibernate.”
Jackie explains that both animals and humans produce the hormone melatonin which is processed more in the dark.
She says: “Melatonin makes people feel relaxed, sleepy and lethargic so if a person – or animal – produces more melatonin, it is going to increase these feelings.”
Jackie says that the reproduction cycle of horses is even dictated by the longer days.
“Horses start to cycle when the long days come and like to breed when they know the conditions are optimal for the foal to be born.
“I certainly know that quite a few people have used lights on their horses, particularly from a reproductive point of view into trying to trick the horse into believing the long days have come.
“I think the fact that some animals display behaviour linked to SAD symptoms shows that animals are always observing our behaviour.
“It is a good example of the human and animal bond and how we are intertwined.”
DONNA AND MURPHY’S STORY
WHEN Donna Cumia acquired her horse Murphy – labelled as “dangerous and impossible” by a previous owner – she did wonder if she had bitten off more than she could chew.
Murphy was incredibly bad-tempered and stressed and hated to be left alone and when Donna went out riding on him, he refused to venture far from home.
It was only after a few years that Donna made the connection that Murphy’s temperamental behaviour seemed to be linked to winter time.
Donna, 45, of Banks, near Preston, recalls: “During the summer, Murphy was lovely and we would be out all day and his temperament would be fine.
“But in the winter, he would get very anxious in the stable and was very withdrawn.
“Murphy’s bottom lip would flap and he would get very upset and wouldn’t like going out on his own.
“If I tried riding him in winter, he would not be happy to go far from home and we would get to the end of the road and he would plant his feet into the ground and not want to continue any further.”
Donna, who works as an administrator at The Sad Light Hire Company in Southport, put two and two together and wondered if Murphy would benefit from light therapy.
She got a high powered lightbox and put it in his stable and started using it on Murphy every day.
Murphy’s behaviour was suddenly transformed. Donna explains: “Murphy became like a different horse.
“From being a horse I would just ride at home, we started going out and competing in showjumping contests.
“This has continued and light therapy is now part of stable life.
“I have eight horses and we have the lightbox where the horses are groomed so they are all exposed to the light for about an hour a day and it works wonders.
“Light therapy has become an integral part of my routine with my horses and I would not be without it now.”
Donna’s niece Chantelle Bryan, 30, also tried a lightbox on her horse Sapphire after it suffered an injury.
Donna explains: “My niece’s horse had hurt its foot and wasn’t allowed out of the stable for a few weeks while it healed.
“However, her horse was getting upset and instead of resting its foot, it was pacing around the stable and getting agitated.
“I suggested she try my lightbox for a few weeks to see if it would help.
“Over the next week, she saw a big change and her horse relaxed, stopped its chronic pacing and allowed its foot to heal.”
Through her own experience and her work at the Sad Light Hire Company, Donna firmly believes animals are just as susceptible to SAD in the winter as humans.
And although she hasn’t suffered from SAD herself, she says she uses the lightboxes in winter and feels they give her an energy boost.
Donna, who is married to Juan and has son Sam, 26, daughter Paloma, 24, and daughter Bella, three, says: “At home, I am outside most of the time so don’t need a lightbox.
“But when I am in the office, I use lightboxes and have really noticed the difference.
“I am always buzzing and despite me being a very busy person, people often comment on how I never seem tired and how I have a lot of energy.
“I put this down to the lightboxes.
“Through working at the Sad Light Hire shop, I have always encouraged my children to use light therapy, especially through stressful exam times to give them more energy.”
Donna, who has always had horses and whose mother was a show jumper, explains light plays a massive part in the breeding of horses.
She explains: “In the racing industry, it is very important the foals are born at a certain time of year so females are artificially brought into season by putting them into a lit stable to make them think the longer days are here.
“Knowing this made me look into the issue a bit more and I found that academic research had been carried out which showed horses do seem to suffer from SAD. It makes sense as horses are outdoor animals and you see them out in the sunshine living in herds and they seem very relaxed and happy.
“So when you then put them in a stable surrounding, that in itself can upset the horse.
“Put that together with a lack of natural sunlight and the horse can become very stressed.
“My advice to anyone who has a problematic horse in winter is to try light therapy if they think it is affected by the seasons.
“Some people think light therapy and SAD in animals sounds a load of rubbish, but when you look into it and understand what is happening in the brain of animals and humans, it really does make sense.
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In the pre-Internet days every marketer and advertiser -had one goal:
to get into the evoked set of the consumer or B2B buying center member
It was that you had to have a big budget to be in the evoked set. No longer so with better SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and PPC (Pay per click). But first the evoked set concept.
The "evoked set" is the set of brands you think of when you have a buying need. If you are in the market for a car it's very likely that you have 3-4 car brands (Ford,GM,Toyota etc.) in mind as you start checking them out. In the old days, well let's say till 1990's, only big brands could afford to spend those millions on TV and traditional media advertising to build up a particular brand. So if you were Ford Motor Company , your goal was to get into the evoked set and have the customer visit the dealer showroom. To achieve this goal all kinds of advertising including sports sponsorships, community events, newspaper and magazine advertising, radio and billboards was supposed to help. In fact, car dealers have their own radio jingles and billboards that advertised their brand. So the logic of buyer behavior was:
Are you in the market for a car?--->Consider Ford---> Consider particular Ford Dealer.....once you arrive at the dealers' and see the offerings maybe you want to go from buying a sedan to the more rugged Ford 150 truck!
The Internet has completely changed the notion of the evoked set. The evoked set involves memory that we might be losing to search engines like Google according to research. Instead of entirely relying on memory and the evoked set,the consumer or a B2B buying center member is likely to do an Internet search using Google, Yahoo or Bing. Here is how the search results become the surrogate brand in the US:
- Searching is easy at home and work: A student or employee has easy access to computers and the Internet both at work and home. If you have a question (buy a car) the Internet has answers.
- Searching is easy on mobile smart phones: There are an estimated 138.5 million smart phones in the US according to Comscore in April 2013. These smart phone users visit malls and do showrooming as they compare prices online, as discussed in an earlier post about Best Buy.
Everytime someone searches for something, like "buy a car" in the pictured screenshot, something comes up in organic search results and ads- as shown.And the searcher checks out the results in a receptive sort of mood. So if you had searched "buy a car" your evoked set would now perhaps include Hyundai,Dodge, Nissan and also cars.com and autotrader.com apart from financing options from Chase bank. This way , as a consumer, you are now considering brands and providers - you had not thought about. Since you did the searching, you'd be quite likely to check out autotrader and cars.com, at least online,because they are at the top of SEO and also feature in the PPC ads. Moreover, once you search online your mood is comparatively more receptive, than when you see a TV ad from the same brand, that interrupts your favorite show.
You'll notice that big brands keep up an active presence in internet advertising at least through paid search ads.The great thing is that even smaller brands can become part of the evoked brand set by consistently running search ads in their target markets. Running pay per click ads is also affordable because you do not pay for showing the ads (like TV, direct mail or radio)but only pay for clicks.Being shown and clicked through allows your brand to get into the evoked brand set as the search results feature your brand. Contact StratoServe. | <urn:uuid:134877e4-3935-43df-9f27-392aeed3cb15> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.stratoserve.com/auto_industry/page/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00054-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965618 | 796 | 1.875 | 2 |
Trick or treating can be scary if you have a food allergy. Halloween treats may contain major allergens like nuts, peanuts, milk, eggs and soy. Fun size confectionery is often given out. These usually only have allergy information on the outside wrapper and not on each individual treat. They also can have different ingredients or be manufactured in a different environment than their full size counterparts. This means that the kids or their parents have to go through the treats to get rid of anything that’s unsafe, leaving a much smaller loot and causing disappointment.
What Do Teal Pumpkins Mean?
The Teal Pumpkin Project® aims to raise awareness and also make Halloween safer for kids with food allergies. By placing a teal (the colour of allergy awareness) pumpkin outside your door, you show that you offer non-food treats like glow sticks, stickers, or small toys. The Teal Pumpkin Project® started in 2014 and has been growing since, even spreading internationally.
“The Teal Pumpkin Project provides an opportunity for all of us to show empathy for kids who often feel excluded. We would love to see at least one teal pumpkin on every block – and it’s a terrific way for communities to come together to celebration inclusion.” said Lois A. Witkop, Chief Advancement Officer at FARE.
For Westlake, OH mom Vikki Meldrum, the Teal Pumpkin Project has already provided an unforgettable experience for her and her 4-year-old daughter Lyla. Meldrum spread the word about the initiative among her neighbours, who have now shown their support for the last two years, with at least 30 teal pumpkins in her own neighbourhood.
“The Teal Pumpkin Project made the holiday inclusive for kids like Lyla. Teal pumpkins empower her to not only feel safe on Halloween (even with so many allergens present), but also that she is truly a part of the holiday,” Meldrum said. “So often we have to bend a typical situation around Lyla’s allergies. This movement has allowed Lyla to freely participate, and that is amazing.”
You can get printable flyers and signs on the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) website here: https://www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/teal-pumpkin-project/free-resources
Read our article on Navigating Halloween with Food Allergies for great tips and advice.
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It’s certainly not like social media was an unknown quantity three years ago, when we last wrote about email management. But since then, platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have become even more popular, spurred along by the rise of the smartphone – which has also made text-messaging ever more ubiquitous.
With all of these alternative modes of communication available, are people at least beginning to get some relief from the chronic problem of email overload? Not at all, according to Egan Group CEO Marsha Egan, one of whose coaching services is an email-management program called Inbox Detox.
“The use of email is increasing,” Egan said. “Five years ago, there weren’t [as many electronic] attachments. Things were still flying back and forth between faxes and the mail. … And people get [email] notifications through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter – you name it. So instead of getting a handful of emails a day, they might be getting 150 because of the notifications that are happening.”
Egan calls her program Inbox Detox for a reason: People are addicted to email – checking it, answering it, checking it again, each time allowing their workflow to be interrupted. “The biggest challenge,” Egan said, “is keeping up with the volume and minimizing clutter and stress.” Here are four places to start:
1. “Decide you own your email and it doesn’t own you.” Think of the people who keep their BlackBerry or iPhone on the table next to them throughout a meeting, or look at their email while they’re driving. “That’s an inanimate thing that shows it owns you,” Egan said. “So, number one – turn off all the dings and the flashes. Minimize interruptions.”
2. “Check your email in the longest interval possible.” Egan suggests five times a day for most professionals. More often and you’re cutting into your productivity – and possibly making the problem worse. “There’s an interesting phenomenon about people who respond quickly to an email and people who respond slowly,” Egan said. “The recipients have a tendency to respond to the emailer at the same speed that they were responded to. … What happens is, people who are trying to be customer-service–focused and friendly are actually increasing their workload.”
3. “Start at the top, and don’t go to the next message until the top message is out of your inbox.” During her Inbox Detox seminars, Egan brings an actual postal mailbox with her, stuffed with mail, and asks someone in the audience to sort it – throwing away catalogues and junk mail, flagging bills for filing, and so on. “I ask them, now how many of you would take all of this and put it back in your U.S. Postal Service mailbox?” Egan said. “That’s the concept that the 12 steps [of Inbox Detox] promote – you’re going to the stuff that comes in and you’re triaging it, and you’re setting a date when you’re going to look at it again.”
4. “If the incoming email takes two minutes or less, handle it regardless of priority.”
You can reduce some of the clutter.
While You Were Meeting …
When you plan to be away from the office, “the first thing is, prep the people back at the office and the people you correspond with a lot,” Marsha Egan said, “and let them know you’re going to be away and who to contact if they can’t reach you. … And schedule time when you get back [to the office] to process your email. There are a lot of people who come back from a meeting who feel like they have to just start working. … While you’re there [at the meeting], you don’t want to be sitting in an audience while you’re supposed to be taking notes of the speech and you’re checking your email. Turn it off.”
For more information about Marsha Egan and Inbox Detox – including tips and other email management resources – visit inboxdetox.com.
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NASDAQ: An emerging market index
If you are looking in order to gain knowledge and exposure to the non financial sector of the United States then the NASDAQ 100 index might be only your answer. The NASDAQ 100 provides traders, entrepreneurs and investors loads of liquidity which gives greater returns and in tight spreads. In this comprehensive review of the NASDAQ brokers we reveal the top best NASDAQ 100 brokers and investigate why the United States technology 100 index is so famous around the globe.
WHAT IS NASDAQ 100 INDEX:
The NASDAQ is a main stock market index, which is specifically in the United States of America (USA). It is included in one of the largest and major liquid stock markets around the world. Basically, it is a huge system of trading that comprises of 4 various stages named as: the public offering, the listing, the suspension, and the listing. The list of NASDAQ 100 is particularly used by the investors, traders and as well as the different individuals with an interest in the routinely fluctuations of the listed company stocks. Traders and the investors use the list in order to determine which company are worth buying in order to purchase and when it comes to the stock investments they sell in their portfolios as well.
By getting access to all these information, people who are getting interest in the index could buy NASDAQ 100 stocks. All those who are interested in the purchasing of stock via this means are obligatory in order to have a present quotation and it is required for the trading that should be up to date. Here I have to add one more thing that NASDAQ 100 is not an index that everyone has easily access to or in other words if we say that it is not a free index just like the other index then it is not wrong. If you want to access the list of NASDAQ 100 brokers, then you must pay a fee.
NASDAQ STANDS FOR:
The NASDAQ stock market also known as NASDAQ, occurs in order to be the second most active and prominent stock exchange around the world. NASDAQ initially instigated as an acronym, i.e., NASDAQ. The NASDAQ stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. It was established in the month of February and in the year of 1971. It is providing data related to the prices of stocks for the investors in order to use to trade stocks on the numerous exchanges.
CAN YOU TRADE NASDAQ 100?
This is very common question that everyone asked when they hear about NASDAQ 100 or NASDAQ broker. The simple and straight forward answer is yes you can easily trade the NASDAQ 100. But you have to be a NASDAQ broker in order to do so. I know majority of the people confused after reading this and you are going to ask what does that mean? So let me clear you one thing that it means you would need a trusted, licensed and well experienced brokerage firm in order to execute trades and hold your trading accounts on your side. The majority of people speculating why there is a need to be a NASDAQ 100 broker in the very first place.
All the traders newbie to trading NASDAQ are much more than liable uninformed of the amount of work that should be kept record of the entire day. There is a huge chances that it might be possible they may be not aware the actual price of the index or stock they are trading signifies real time data market. These are very essential things for the investors who are newbies in the trading market. A NASDAQ broker will be accountable for performing trading transactions, replying to orders accurately and quickly, continuing actual books of the market capitalization days, getting order information from the clients, assets kept and various relevant information about the company.
NASDAQ 100 BROKERS:
NASDAQ brokers are the platform for trading that provide in order to sell and buy of NASDAQ relevant financial instruments. A NASDAQ broker would provide a platform of NASDAQ trading permitting trade in any of the listed 3300 stocks on the NASDAQ stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations and NASDAQ related indices as well. NASDAQ 100 brokers offer great quality of data to current share holders and newbie investors. Using the platform of NASDAQ trading, investors could access the critical information related lists of NASDAQ firms like: the reports of company, historical charts representing relevant share performance, and the capability to place sell or buy positions in order to trade the NASDAQ by using trading tools and risk management.
Trading the (financial) markets with NASDAQ 100 brokers when situations are instable could be daunting, even though for the experienced traders also. Besides from the educational and various resources made accessible online, one more important factor for the traders in order to consider while looking forward for the NASDAQ 100 brokers is the best platform that a NASDAQ 100 brokers provides.
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The strong fiscal position of the UAE has meant that it has never been compelled to turn to the debt markets to balance its budgets, and comments in recent years by the federal government suggest that this is not likely to change in the short term. While the government has moved to formulate legislation that would allow for public debt issuances at the federal level, it seems unlikely that an actual issuance would occur any time soon. When discussions regarding the proposed law took place in the summer of 2012, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, minister of state for financial affairs, told local media, “We are not under any pressure to issue any bonds. We are in no need to finance anything. We will be able to bridge the [budget] gap with our own resources.”
However, establishing a sovereign debt programme has advantages beyond the financing of government spending plans, chief amongst which is the creation of a yield curve – the relationship between the yield, or interest rate, and the length of the bond – that can be used for pricing private sector debt issuances. Without sovereign debt as a benchmark, it can be difficult for the market to determine interest rates for other bonds, and in this respect the Abu Dhabi authorities have been more active than the national government.
The creation of a yield curve was part of the rationale behind the sovereign debt issued by the Abu Dhabi government in recent years. This process began in 2007, when the emirate launched its first sovereign bond in the form of a five-year, $1bn note which matured in August 2012. In April 2009, the local government went to the markets again, this time issuing both five-year and 10-year bonds, each with a face value of $1.5bn, but since that time it has eschewed any further debt offerings. The hiatus has led to increasing speculation as to when the next issuance might be made, and a statement to the press by Saeed Al Mazrouei, head of debt management at the Abu Dhabi’s Department of Finance (DoF), in late 2012 suggested that 2013 would see the local government go to the markets with a dollar offering. However, despite planning a non-deal roadshow to take in major Asian cities such as Singapore, Beijing and Hong Kong, the year came and went without any further sovereign issuances.
While the creation of sovereign debt instruments by Abu Dhabi has been limited, quasi-public offerings have been relatively frequent, thanks to the activities of government-related entities (GREs). A number of 100% state-owned enterprises – including the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), Mubadala Development Company and International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) – have floated debt in recent years, and are likely to continue doing so.
Recently, Abu Dhabi has taken steps to coordinate the debt issuances of its GREs, in an initiative that has taken on increased importance in the wake of the quasi-sovereign debt “standstill” which occurred in Dubai in 2009. Abu Dhabi’s efforts in this regard have been conducted through the emirate’s Debt Management Office (DMO), established in 2009 as a unit of the DoF and tasked with monitoring the debt issued by major issuers and providing a forum through which issuances can be coordinated.
The DMO has two primary responsibilities. The first is to manage risk, and twice a year officials from the office meet with each GRE to review its debt liabilities, evaluating currency, interest rate and maturity risks. The second is coordination, in terms of timing and content, where the government’s principal interest lies in avoiding a scenario in which all of the GREs are tapping capital markets at the same time. The DMO also endeavours to ensure that, at least in terms of broad macroeconomic indicators, the GREs are providing investors with the same data to avoid confusion.
In 2012, the Abu Dhabi government released an official document that further clarified the emirate’s debt policy with regard to its GREs. The document places ultimate authority for the emirate’s debt with the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and states that only debt formally approved by the council will be underwritten by the government. The new policy also established a collective debt limit of 5% of projected nominal GDP for Abu Dhabi’s GREs, a decision clearly aimed at reducing risk.
Crucially, as far as investors in the emirate’s GREs were concerned, the new policy did not substantially alter the level of government support enjoyed by the major state-operated companies, and prices of outstanding bonds for IPIC, TAQA and TDIC remained largely unaffected. Nevertheless, the requirement that GREs wishing to tap into debt markets must meet a range of financial standards and report their performance against them to the DoF on a half-yearly basis reflects Abu Dhabi’s longer-term desire to see its state-owned companies operating as financially independent companies.
To date, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign debt offerings have been listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), an obvious choice given the depth of the London market, its respected regulatory framework, and the shared history of the UAE and the UK. Other Gulf governments and GREs have adopted a similar policy of tapping well-established markets for capital, but recent developments suggest that the Abu Dhabi is looking to make more use of local trading platforms in the future.
In December 2013, the regulator of the UAE’s capital markets, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), approved the secondary listing on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) of the sovereign bonds that had hitherto been placed on the LSE – a move which the chairman of the DoF described to the local press at the time as a bid to “create a more attractive investment environment in the emirate”. For the local bourse, the secondary listing of sovereign debt represents a step towards achieving its long-term ambition to establish itself as a platform for bond trading. To this end Abu Dhabi has already formulated a series of draft regulations aimed at encouraging local debt issuance and listings, which at the start of 2014 had been put out for consultation with market participants.
A new regulatory framework, combined with the listing of government debt, has the potential to alter a long-established trend of over-the-counter bond sales in the UAE market, whereby investors deal directly with brokers of banks’ trading floors to sell or buy bonds. However, while the listing of sovereign debt on the local bourse is clearly a welcome development for the ADX, it also has wider implications for the economy of Abu Dhabi.
Stimulating Financial Activity
The dual listing of government debt on the ADX as well as foreign markets promises to significantly enhance Abu Dhabi’s position as an international financial centre, primarily by providing investors with a deeper capital market. The move, seen in this context, is consistent with the 2013 decree issued by the UAE’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who is also ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, which established a new free zone for international financial services – Abu Dhabi Global Market.
Currently being developed on Abu Dhabi’s Al Maryah Island, the new zone is already home to a new 114-ha mixed-use financial, retail, residential leisure and commercial development. When the law establishing the Abu Dhabi Global Market is fully implemented, the zone have its own regulatory structure and legal system. A number of other Gulf governments, sharing Abu Dhabi’s goal of economic diversification, have sought to establish their capitals as financial hubs, and the decision by Abu Dhabi to list sovereign debt locally has therefore been interpreted by some as a bid to increase the emirate’s competitiveness in what is fast becoming a regional race to attract capital.
The greater oversight applied to the debt strategies of the emirate’s GREs by the DMO and the Abu Dhabi Executive Council has lessened financial risk associated with debt issuance and brought a greater degree of clarity to the process. The government, meanwhile, is in the enviable position of choosing when it goes to the debt markets – a decision that will answer the need to establish a yield curve more than address any government spending requirements. Given its usefulness as a benchmark for corporate debt, and Abu Dhabi’s ambition to establish itself as a regional financial hub, a sovereign issue, when it is offered, will be a welcome development in terms of the emirate’s long-term debt market. Furthermore, the establishment of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, and its independent regulatory and legal systems, is expected to boost financial sector activity as has been seen elsewhere in the region. Abu Dhabi’s sustained and diverse efforts to stimulate the sector in a measured way bode well for the strategy’s ultimate success.
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Silent Film Series: Nosferatu 100th Anniversary
2022 brings the 100th anniversary of the most influential horror film of all time. The turning point in the career of legendary director F.W. Murnau (Sunrise, The Last Laugh), the screen’s first, albeit unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (which itself celebrates its 125th Anniversary this year) features Max Schreck’s unforgettable performance as the vampire Count Orlok, the most chilling portrayal of cadaverous evil in film history. Although a court order to destroy the film was successfully brought by Stoker’s widow, some copies escaped, and subsequently gave the 20th century some of its defining images of supernatural terror and dread. A decades-long search for the best surviving material and a re-recording of the original score by Hans Erdmann now allows us to see the film exactly as it premiered 100 years ago.
Remade by Werner Herzog in 1979 (and inspiring films as diverse as Abel Ferrara’s King of New York and The Addiction, and E. Elias Merhige’s Shadow of the Vampire), F. W. Murnau’s surreal 1922 cine-fable remains the original and landmark entry in the entire global tradition of “the horror film”. A towering masterpiece whose legacy is truly incalculable, Nosferatu remains as mesmerising – and haunting – as ever.
Director: F.W. Murnau
Starring: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Greta Schröder
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The power cut is believed to have been caused by two power supply plants that failed at around 4pm, the BBC said.
One was a traditional gas and steam fired power station in Cambridgeshire, the other a huge wind turbine farm in the North Sea.
Capacity problems at Britain’s largest single power station in Yorkshire may have been an additional factor, it is understood.
One reading could be……wind farm closes down immediately as wind speed is too high. Gas plant on idle can’t spin up for some reason. Drax is low capacity because it’s burning wood chips, not coal.
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NBA players will pay a hefty fine if they choose to act like they were steamrolled by a dump truck at the slightest touch thanks to a new anti-flopping rule adopted by the league.
A warning will be given upon the first violation. After that, though, if you flop, you pay. Big time.
Players’ bank accounts will then start taking full-contact hits that the NBA hopes will convince them to keep their flailing and faking out of the game.
Fines begin at $5,000 and escalate to $30,000 for the fifth confirmed flop, NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Stu Jackson announced today. The sixth violation is subject to even more extensive fines and a possible suspension.
“Flops have no place in our game – they either fool referees into calling undeserved fouls or fool fans into thinking the referees missed a foul call,” Jackson said. “Accordingly, both the Board of Governors and the Competition Committee felt strongly that any player who the league determines, following video review, to have committed a flop should – after a warning – be given an automatic penalty.”
The NBA, in a press release, provided this definition:
“Flopping” will be defined as any physical act that appears to have been intended to cause the referees to call a foul on another player.
- Violation 1: Warning
- Violation 2: $5,000 fine
- Violation 3: $10,000 fine
- Violation 4: $15,000 fine
- Violation 5: $30,000 fine
- Violation 6-plus: If a player violates the anti-flopping rule six times or more, he will be subject to discipline that is reasonable under the circumstances, including an increased fine and/or suspension.
More from the NBA’s press release:
The primary factor in determining whether a player committed a flop is whether his physical reaction to contact with another player is inconsistent with what would reasonably be expected given the force or direction of the contact.
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The overall identify of the thick-skinned herbivorous mammal species from the Rhinoceros household with a heavy and hulking physique, one or two horns above the nasal bone and connected to the pores and skin. It belongs to the order of the one-toed (Perissodactyla) like horse and tapir. Their ft have three toes and hooves. It does not ruminate. It’s the largest and bravest animal after the elephant. When it has a nervous breakdown, it assaults each residing factor that is available in entrance of it. Elephants and lions choose to avoid it. It will possibly run at a velocity of fifty kilometers with its massive physique. It doesn’t assault individuals until frightened. Since he’s towards the colour pink, if an individual sees a pink gown on him, then he’ll assault him with greed. It feeds by resting throughout the day, strolling round within the early morning and at night time.
Travels singly or in small household teams. The horns are shaped by the compaction and solidification of the hair mass produced by the pores and skin. The brow bone below the horn is sort of thick and powerful. It withstands the strain of tos blows. When the horn is damaged, a brand new one grows. The rhino doesn’t have sweat glands. They cool off by mendacity in moist locations. The colour of the rhino is soiled black. The African white rhino is grey smoke coloured, showing white on moonlit nights. The pores and skin of the rhino is dry, very laborious and thick. The natives make sturdy shields from it. On the tip of their tails, there are shiny and laborious hairs like silk. Apart from the Sumatran rhino, all have hairless pores and skin. As a result of its pores and skin is extraordinarily laborious, the sharpest sword can minimize by way of only some occasions. The thickness of the pores and skin components that make vast folds, particularly within the shoulder and hip areas, reaches 5 centimeters. | <urn:uuid:f84be8c9-dded-4262-af92-745bdd275846> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.sosyalhaberci.com/the-rhino-is-definitely-stronger-what-a-beast/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570767.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808061828-20220808091828-00466.warc.gz | en | 0.941032 | 431 | 2.609375 | 3 |
In the glory days of the 19th Century, the city of Easton was a thriving town in Pennsylvania that commanded the forks of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers.
For decades, the city prospered as coal was shipped along the Lehigh Canal down from the central hills of the state. The fuel powered Philadelphia by way of the Delaware Canal, and New York via the Morris Canal.
When the 20th Century dawned, steel was a powerful commodity in the Lehigh Valley, and most men made their living from the steel industry. The work was hard, but the men were real men. And the canal donkeys were real canal donkeys; and both were more or less happy to work up a sweat, making a living by pouring steel and hauling coal for the rest of their lives.
And then the steel industry collapsed. Bethlehem Steel, the region's largest employer, dissolved, and by the late 1980s, Billy Joel was crooning about the Lehigh Valley's dying industries in Allentown. Crime rose, business was bad, and many folks began to look upon the Lehigh Valley as the rusted armpit of Pennsylvania.
Then, in the early 1990s, certain individuals decided to do something about the town's demise. In this case, doing something meant building tourist attractions downtown, re-modelling old buildings, and generally spreading around the place a feel-good vibe; an almost indefinable warm and fuzzy feeling.
It worked. By the late 1990s, hundreds of thousands of people were heading downtown to visit 'Two Rivers Landing', a major tourist attraction, including the 'Crayola Factory', where people can watch crayons being made, and a canal history museum. A thriving arts community appeared, and soon quaint coffee shops and antique stores were opening downtown.
This success actually created some friction in the city, as other districts bemoaned the fact that they didn't have nice coffee shops, and that antique dealers had failed to appear on their streets. This led to accusations that all sections of city are not being properly marketed; that all the city's districts should have their fair share of rampaging, lost tourists meandering down their streets.
Despite the tourism battles and the occasional gun fight, the city is a wonderful place to live.
There's not much crime in Easton, but what there is seems to exist primarily to give politicians something to argue about. In spring and summer of 1999, a number of stupid individuals decided that bullets ended arguments better than words, and started shooting at each other. This heated up the otherwise drab mayoral race1, but most citizens seemed totally nonplussed by the shootings, and went back to drinking their cappuccinos while studying the bizarre art sculptures strewn along the shores of the Delaware.
The Arts Community
The rise of the arts community in Easton is something of a mystery to those in nearby New Jersey, who generally hold the belief that a Pennsylvanians' concept of art involves looking at puddles of spilled beer on a table.
However, the arts community is thriving, as is proven by the large displays of interesting and occasionally bizarre forms of metal and plastic sculptures that periodically appear in the city parks. Galleries are scattered throughout the city, and the aforementioned coffee shops guarantee a steady source of expensive, yet tasteful caffeine. Another prime attraction is the State Theatre. This a restored turn-of-the-century venue that plays host to a variety of entertainers and artists.
The Crayola Factory
The city's biggest modern day attraction is the Crayola Factory, a place where children of all ages can scribble on anything they want to with crayons, pens and other writing utensils, while their parents slowly get bored out of their minds.
The factory is an excellent place to visit, especially if you have a child in the two to seven-year-old range2. The factory's chief attraction is watching crayons being made, which for the uninformed, means watching wax dry. This is only slightly more exciting than watching paint dry, and the only real excitement comes from what the children do with the crayons after they've been made.
The Shad Festival
A shad is an ugly, plain-looking fish that makes a yearly suicide run up the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers in late spring. Thousands of the fish make the trek in order to give birth and die in the headwaters of both rivers. If nothing else, these fish teach us a valuable lesson: as bad as your sex life may be, at least you don't croak when you finally get to do the deed.
Normally, one would expect that life couldn't possibly get any worse than when sex results in death. But for the shad, it does.
Each year, the enthusiastic citizens of Easton gather for the Shad Festival fishing tournament. An award is given for the biggest fish caught, which is good for the fisherman, but bad for the fish.
In the early 1990s the folks in Easton decided to help out the shad by building a fish ladder on the Lehigh. The fish ladder gives the shad a choice on their final resting place. They can choose to fight the Delaware, or slip up the ladder and croak in the Lehigh.
Easton, like most of eastern Pennsylvania, has a significant number of Pennsylvania Dutch. The Pennsylvania Dutch are actually of German descent, but early Americans couldn't understand the difference between the words 'Deutsche' and 'Dutch'. The Pennsylvania Dutch German dialect is dying out, but its corruption of the English language lives on. Here are a few sample phrases:
- 'The soda is all' - The soda bottle is empty.
- 'The car needs washed' - The motor vehicle needs to be washed.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 10, 2012) - The Canadian health care system was facing a $537.7 billion shortfall at the end of 2010, an amount equal to more than $32,000 for each Canadian taxpayer, calculates a new report from the Fraser Institute, Canada's leading public policy think-tank.
"The reality of this large and growing unfunded liability is that young Canadians will likely be hit with a significantly larger tax bill in the future to pay for health care," said Nadeem Esmail, Fraser Institute senior fellow and co-author of the report, The Unfunded Liability of Canada's Health Care System.
"In the absence of reform, governments will be forced to choose between further eroding non-health care government services, further reducing available medical services, dramatically increasing taxes, or some combination."
An unfunded liability occurs when a program has a shortfall between the expected future stream of funding and its future obligations. The Unfunded Liability of Canada's Health Care System is based on an actuarial valuation of the Canadian health care system that examined the program's ability to finance promised benefits given contribution rates and expected changes in demographics.
The report calculates that Medicare's unfunded liability increased by 2.1 per cent to $537.7 billion in 2010 from $526.7 billion in 2006. That's the equivalent of $32,834 for every Canadian taxpayer or $15,756 for every Canadian citizen.
Most Canadians think of Medicare as an insurance plan where individuals contribute to a pool of funds when they are healthy and younger, and receive benefits from that pool in later years or in times of need. But the reality is that Medicare is funded on a "pay-as-you-go" basis; that is, rather than accumulate funds in individual or even collective accounts for future payment, current contributions (taxes) are used to pay the benefits of current recipients.
"Governments at both the provincial and federal level pay for Medicare out of general revenue and neither level of government has assets or reserve funding to pay for promised future benefits," Esmail said.
The root of the funding problem facing Canada's health care system can be found in the country's changing demographics. The report notes that when Medicare was established, it was based on the assumption that demographics prevalent in the 1960s would persist. These assumptions have proven false. Birth rates have declined and people are living longer.
According to Statistics Canada data, the proportion of the Canadian population under 20 years of age in 1956 was 39.7 per cent, while the proportion of those 65 years old and over was 7.7 per cent. By 2010, the ratio of those under 20 years old had decreased to 23.0 per cent of the total population, and the ratio of those over 65 had increased to 14.1 per cent. Future estimates of these ratios predict that those under 20 will account for 21.1 per cent of Canada's total population by 2061, while those 65 years and over will account for 25.4 per cent.
"These demographic shifts have created a situation where the tax rates set by governments today will no longer be sufficient to pay for the health care needs of Canadians in the future," Esmail said.
"Without fundamental reform to Canada's health care system, young Canadians will be digging much deeper to pay their future tax bills."
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President Woodrow Wilson signing papers in the White House and sheep on the White House lawn in Washington DC, United States.
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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs papers and sheep on the White House lawn in Washington DC after World War I. President Woodrow Wilson in his office. The President signing papers on his table. Sheep moves on the White House Lawn. The President watches outside his window. He talks over a telephone. The President works in his office. The President with some officials signing papers.
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Legendary artist John Romita Sr., most famous for his work on ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ in the 60s and 70s, is crossing over to DC to provide an alternate cover for ‘Superman’ #34. Romita Sr. hasn’t drawn for DC in over 50 years.
He joked, “I worked there in prehistoric times for about eight years. It was between 1958 and ’65. In those eight years, I did a lot of romance comics.”
That explains his dreamy renditions of Mary-Jane Watson and Gwen Stacey once he switched over to competitor Marvel.
What’s special to note is that the interior art of this issue is by Romita Sr.’s son John Romita Jr., another artist famed for his Marvel work who just recently took on his first DC material with this series.
Romita Sr. expressed that this is “the first time I’ve done Superman on a cover. I’ve done a few sketches when we used to do crossovers, and a couple of paperback covers that had Superman on them, and I’ve done Superman on sketches for kids on conventions. DC called me and asked me if I would be interested in doing a variant cover, and I told them as long as it wasn’t a crowd scene, I’d try it.”
The crossover he referred to is the classic Spider-Man/Superman mashup tabloid-size book from the 70s, the second time Marvel and DC collaborated on a joint project. (The first almost doesn’t count, as it was an adaptation of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, not a mixture of the two companies’ characters.)
The regular version of the cover to ‘Superman’ #34 is drawn by Romita Jr., who has been collaborating with writer Geoff Johns and hints at the new super villain The Machinist.
Which do you prefer, Junior or Senior?
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Join the Raipur Satyagraha for the Release of Dr. Binayak Sen
It is now 21 months since Dr Binayak Sen, the well-known public health and human rights activist was imprisoned by the Chhattisgarh government on false charges of abetting activities of an outlawed organisation.
All of us, individuals and organisations, who have been concerned, protested and struggled for Dr Binayak Sen ‘s release all these months have decided to launch a satyagraha/civil disobedience movement in Raipur to prevail upon the Government to reverse its illegitimate action.
Satyagraha will be launched in the coming weeks and continued every Monday thereon at the jail in Raipur where Dr Binayak Sen is incarcerated. The one-point demand of the satyagraha is the release of Dr Binayak Sen. Let us all, who stand for freedom , unite to protest in the spirit of satayagraha and respecting the norms of civil disobedience.
We call upon civil society groups, human and civil rights organisations, trade unions, lawyers, medical professionals and womens’ groups, organisations and individuals from across the political spectrum to send contingents of civil resisters to Raipur to take part in the Raipur Satyagraha for the Release of Dr. Binayak Sen.
Resist the use of bail as punitive measure to intimidate human rights defenders
During the entire period which he has been kept in Raipur Jail, Dr Binayak Sen’s pleas for bail have been refused by judicial institutions at all levels in the country. While the Raipur Sessions court rejected his bail application in July 2007, the Chhattisgarh High Court denied bail twice, first in July 2007 and again in December 2008. On an earlier occasion, the Supreme Court of India also refused to consider the bail petition, without citing any specific reason, ironically on Human Rights Day, 2007.
The best traditions of justice and precedents set by Indian courts themselves demand that ‘bail should be the rule and jail the exception’. Bail is normally denied only to those accused who are likely to run away, repeat the crime or tamper with evidence. None of these conditions apply in the case of Dr Binayak Sen. He was arrested when he voluntarily went to the police on 14 May 2007 after learning they were looking for him. Bail cannot be used as a punitive measure; rather, it is an inherent civil right in democracy and an essential part of the Indian criminal justice system.
No evidence to back the charges against Dr Binayak Sen
Though Dr Binayak Sen has been arrested on grave charges under the draconian Chhattisgarh State Public Security Act, none of the 38 witnesses produced in his trial so far at a sessions court in Raipur have corroborated any of these charges. In December 2008, 18 months after his arrest, the State called in 47 extra witnesses to testify. The Chhattisgarh government and its police have also not been able to provide any proof of his involvement in illegal activities.
Dr Binayak Sen was arrested by the Chhattisgarh police for allegedly passing on letters from Narayan Sanyal , a senior member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Raipur jail to Piyush Guha, a Raipur businessman accused of assisting the Maoists. The fact of the matter is that Dr. Binayak Sen met Mr. Sanyal in prison with permission from jail authorities as he was providing medical care to Mr. Sanyal. There are records to prove this.
In the days and months following his incarceration, Dr Binayak Sen has received tremendous support from the people of India, and outside. 22 Nobel Laureates signed a letter in support of Dr Binayak Sen. Both international and national media, television and print, through news stories and editorials, has consistently pointed to the unjustified nature of Dr Binayak Sen’s imprisonment. Moreover, among the wider public too, there is a palpable sense of indignation, dissatisfaction and frustration with the way the Indian legal system and executive has responded to Dr Binayak Sen’s case.
All these factors bring into focus the moral dimension of illegitimacy of Dr Binayak Sen’s continued detention. We believe that in such a situation, where, Dr Binayak Sen has repeatedly been denied the most fundamental of legal rights, it is our moral responsibility as citizens to protest his arrest and call for his release.
Please circulate this appeal widely.
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Film Review: The War of the Roses (1989)
One of the most annoying cliches in romantic comedies is the ending which suggests that the protagonists will live happily ever after. In real life the “after” is the most challenging aspect of the relationship, with happiness and, sometimes even bare life, becoming unachievable. This served as the basis for The War of the Roses, 1989 black comedy directed by Danny DeVito.
The film is based on the eponymous novel by Warren Adler. DeVito appears in the film in the beginning in the role of Gavin D’Amato, Washington, D.C. lawyer specialised for divorce proceedings who tries to warn potential client (played by Dan Castellaneta) what the divorce could result in. He tells a cautionary tale of his friend, colleague and client Oliver Rose (played by Michael Douglas). Plot, through flashbacks, shows how Oliver as Harvard Law student met former gymnast Barbara (played by Kathleen Turner). Two of them immediately fell in love and later married. From the outside, their marriage looks ideal – Oliver becomes successful and wealthy partner in D.C. law firm while Barbara stays at home, taking care of two children and using all the time and Oliver’s money to bring their luxurious house to perfection. However, when children go to college, Barbara’s purpose in life seems lost and, after witnessing Oliver’s condescending attitude towards her business career, begins to realise that she doesn’t love her husband. She expresses desire for divorce and Oliver, unpleasantly surprised at first, appears to agree with it. The only point of contention is the house which both Oliver and Barbara want exclusively for themselves. They are nevertheless forced to live under same roof and increasingly bad blood lead to petty pranks that would with time become less petty and escalate into acts of spectacular and vicious destruction and violence.
DeVito has built his stardom as comedic actor, but he is also an accomplished director with dark comedies being his speciality. The War of the Roses is the most successful among his directorial efforts. In many ways its impressive box office success can be explained by perfect casting. Roses are played by actors who were at the top of their stardom – Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner – and, which is even more important, had excellent chemistry tried and tested in successful adventure hit Romancing the Stone. The same chemistry is put to good use here and the script even references some of their characters’ interactions in previous films, but with ironic twist. DeVito shows good directing skills by seamlessly leading the plot through decades; the film begins as standard romantic comedy with all cliches, but afterwards turns into depiction of deterioration and collapse of relationship that would literally turn into war between the spouses. DeVito maintains the same style and the audience, accustomed to conventional Hollywood films, is led to believe that the spouses will see the error of their ways and reconcile in the last third. This doesn’t happen and instead The War of the Roses becomes increasingly mean-spirited, making Roses unlikeable and their predictable fate not exactly tragic. DeVito’s film was often hailed for going against conventions and, being made at the end of 1980s, often interpreted as iconoclastic satire against brash consumerism that characterised America in that decade.
However, there is a single moment in the film when its dark vision was compromised and what could have been a great film became merely good. In what could have probably been the most memorable scene of 1980s and one of the darkest gags in history of American cinema, DeVito abstained from going all the way and edited annoying shot that watered down its impact according to unwritten conventions of Hollywood. It might have been due to producers’ pressure or displeasure among test audiences, but in the end the result was same - War of the Roses was deprived of true greatness and degraded to just another Hollywood comedy. It also allowed some of other flaws to become more visible to critically-minded audience – like script being slightly overlong, Roses’ children not appearing enough (Sean Astin is wasted in the role of teenage son) or underwritten role of Roses’ housekeeper (played by German comedienne Marianne Sägebrecht). On the other hand, DeVito, who was mostly a third weel in Romancing the Stone, reserves very good role for himself, playing character who, despite not being embodiment of virtue due to his womanising and foot fetish, looks like voice of reason and rock of sanity compared with title characters. The War of the Roses is entertaining film, although it works best for audience that is tired of standard Hollywood romantic comedies and wants something completely different.
RATING: 6/10 (++)
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In the Greek language of Jesus’ day, the word baptizo meant to dip or immerse an object in water. In its Christian use baptizo came to mean the act of Baptism, or the washing and cleansing of something to renew it. Jesus’ Baptism took place in the Jordan River. (Gospel According to Mark) John, an apostle, was the man responsible for this glorious moment in religious history. Later, he would be known as John the Baptist because of this. During the baptism God spoke from the Heavens through his spirit, proclaiming baby Jesus to be his beloved son.
“You are my beloved son, with you I am well pleased.';
During the Baptism, the Holy Trinity was made known to us by the presence of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Through the waters of Baptism we share in Christ’s death and resurrection. The water symbolizes not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience towards God. Baptism is a declaration to the world that says, “I have died to the old way of life. Sin will no longer rule over me for my old self has been buried. I have been resurrected by the power of God to live a new life in Christ Jesus';. Through Baptism we are given our Christian name by our parents, which is blessed by the priest, or deacon, using the Trinitarian Formula. (“In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, I name you…';) This is the beginning of our lifelong relationship with God in His church. First we must believe and have faith in the divine intervention of the Holy Spirit during the Baptism of Jesus. In the scriptures according to Mark, (16:16), Jesus said:
“Whoever believes and is baptized, will be saved, whoever does not believe will be condemned';
These words show us that all our invited to be one with Christ, and none will be segregated regardless of race, color or creed. We can all be initiated into the Church of Christ through this first basic sacrament of Baptism. We break our ties with the original sin that we are born with, and are set free.
Through the scriptures we know that the disciples were authorized to baptize the people. In the Gospel according to Mathew, (28:19), Jesus said:
“Go to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples. Baptize them, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit';
Today, a bishop, priest or deacon may administer the sacrament. This is usually done between a child’s birth and his/her third birthday. However, this sacrament can be administered to people of any age. In the event of an emergency, such as imminent death, any lay person with the right intent can perform the baptism. Through tradition, the individual being baptized wears a white garment or dress symbolizing the purity of the soul as it is cleansed. This tradition, however, is more common in persons of Irish and Italian descent. Water is poured on the head three times. The pouring of water symbolizes the gift of new life given to us through Jesus. Just as there is no life without water, which makes things grow as well as cleansing them and making them bright and new. The baptized person emerges in the same state after the sacrament, with the promise to continue to grow in God’s grace. In the Gospel according to John, (3:5), Jesus said:
“No one can enter the Kingdom of God, unless he is born of water and the Holy Spirit';
When we are baptized, we are welcomed into the Church. When I watched the video of my Baptism, the first word my uncle, who is a deacon, said was, “Welcome';. The Pascal Candle was lit, symbolizing eternal life. I was anointed with Holy Oil, which symbolizes the strength to follow in God’s footsteps. Godparents were chosen for me. Their duty was to affirm their own faith first, and to promise to help me grow as a faithful Christian. Everybody in the church shared the experience. They had a chance to renew their baptismal vows, when the deacon recited: “Do you renounce Satan and all his deadly works?'; to which the people responded: “I do';. From that day on I began my journey in faith, a journey that will continue the rest of my life. | <urn:uuid:e652cc8b-fa91-4734-ad8f-81105ae33f24> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=54666 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280221.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00236-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965032 | 978 | 3.046875 | 3 |
Joseph R. Strayer Biography
Joseph R. Strayer (August 20, 1904–July 2, 1987) was a medieval historian. He was the longtime chair of the Princeton University history department.
The mainstream of civilization. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.
Western Europe in the Middle Ages: a short history. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman, 1982.
The reign of Philip the Fair. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1980.
Feudalism. Huntington, N.Y.: R. E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1979, 1965.
The Albigensian Crusades. New York: Dial Press, 1971.
Medieval statecraft and the perspectives of history; essays by Joseph R. Strayer. With a foreword by Gaines Post. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1971.
On the medieval origins of the modern state. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1970.
The interpretation of history. Princeton: Princeton university press, 1943.
The delegate from New York. Princeton: Princeton university press, 1939.
Studies in early French taxation. By Joseph R. Strayer and Charles H. Taylor. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1939.
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Another day, another parenting choice by Gwyneth Paltrow that's making moms roll their eyes at the controversial actress. But is her decision to raise Apple and Moses in a Jewish environment really that weird? Even though she's said she doesn't "believe" in religion?
I'm going to venture out into treacherous waters here, not least because I'm supporting snooty Gwynnie for the second time in as many months (Quick, where's the thermometer? And the smelling salts?). But it's called culture, y'all. Deal with it!
The story goes that Paltrow, whose father Bruce is Jewish, discovered recently that she's descended from a long line of influential East European rabbis. Raised in a lucy goosey half-Jewish, half-Christian household, Paltrow married Christian Chris Martin and hasn't put much stock in religion as 7-year-old Apple and 5-year-old Moses have grown. But now she wants to inject a Jewish environment into her household.
So what's the big deal? Because it's Judaism? Sure, it's a religion, but it's a culture too. So how is this any different from learning that your great-grandmother was Mexican and throwing a Cinco De Mayo party for the kids? From learning your ancestors were German and buying your own spatzle maker?
In a country that's becoming increasingly obsessed with genealogy, it's increasingly common for parents to suddenly learn about bits of their bloodline that didn't factor into their own childhoods. But once you do know, it's hard to ignore the temptation to explore the culture, often mining the history books to find traits alive in our own kids. Is that high forehead just something from Grandpa, or is it common to the people of one particular village? Is that stubbornness their own or does it come from a line of heroes who used it to their advantage?
The joke in my family is that my daughter's klutziness is made up for by the hardness of her thick German skull, that she never met a pound of bacon she wouldn't devour because of the Teutonic appreciation for pork.
Teaching kids about the culture of their forefathers is what keeps it alive, especially in the great American melting pot. The real failure would be in ignoring our past.
Do you think Gywneth is right to suddenly inject Jewish flavor into her household?
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Which of the following conclusions can be made by examining the map below showing racial integration of public schools by 1964?
Map of the Desegregation in the South 1954-1964. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2016.
Poor states like Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia could not afford to integrate their schools during the era.
Racism was not an issue in states like Kentucky and West Virginia during the era.
States like Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia held contempt for the Federal government during the era.
Florida was less racist than its neighboring states due to white migration patterns from Northern urban centers during the era.
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Dr. Francis Schaeffer, a brilliant Christian philosopher who died in 1984, gives great insight to the Postmodern crisis we are experiencing within the church today. He explains how Thomas Aquinas opened the door for an Epistemological compromise between the Bible as an authority on one hand and Aristotelian philosophy being an equal viewpoint on the other hand. This mixture, known as Syncretism, led to Christians questioning whether the Bible was needed at all.
This is something we are struggling with in our day. Is the Bible merely “a” source of truth, or is it “the” authoritative source for all moral truth? Is the Bible “a” truth (i.e. Relative Truth), or are there real absolutes that relate to all of life and reality?
If you have never read Dr. Shaeffer’s works, you need to rediscover this man’s amazing contribution to the Christian community. It may change your life, as it did mine nearly 20 years ago. | <urn:uuid:ea50b39e-45d4-484a-82ff-ef612305f525> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://christianworldview.net/2011/05/20/how-did-the-church-disconnect-from-truth-francis-schaeffer/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00268.warc.gz | en | 0.953677 | 214 | 2.015625 | 2 |
When my youngest daughter was seven, her teacher asked the class what they wanted to be ‘when they grew up’. In amongst the footballers, nurses, beauticians and astronauts – Meg said she wanted to be an Architect. Much to her teacher’s surprise. When asked why she said, “because if I do my job well, long after I am dead people will still live in what I made and enjoy what I created”.
That was many years ago now. Meg didn’t actually become an Architect, but she has retained a passion for places and for understanding how someone’s environment impacts on them, their health and their opportunities in life.
This was something that we came across time and time again during our research for the ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission and something I hope is reflected on in our final report. But when, at the launch event, our co-Chair Nicholas Boys-Smith put this quote on the screen, it hit me really hard:
“Home is not occupied only by us: it is inhabited by the ghosts of our ancestors, and the premonition of children yet to be. Its essence is continuity and it provides the archetype of every experience of peace”
This was not only because of the sad death just ahead of the launch of our Chair, Sir Roger Scruton, who wrote these words, but how they captured what seems to have gone so wrong in how we conceive and deliver homes and places today.
Home is so much more than a roof over our heads. It’s where we put down roots, feel a sense of belonging, feel safe. A statement of who we are and our place in the world.
Our home isn’t just where we live, it’s how we live. It’s where our children played and we watched them grow. Where we can feel safe when we are old.
Or it should be – irrespective of whether you rent or own your home.
Yet look at the headlines every week recently on poor build quality and safety issues and ask just how did we get here?
When we look at the tragedy of Grenfell and how “value engineering” has become a cipher for cutting costs, specification, quality and safety, can we pause and think on Sir Roger’s words? Are we building homes that will truly stand the test of time and be an investment for the future? – or merely a fashion statement that will fade and need to be pulled down and built again?
If we thought in these terms would we really be driven by squeezing an extra couple of square metres out of a bedroom or reducing the build costs by £50m2? Would we not think about the legacy we can leave behind for the future and the lives that our work can help shape for generations to come by the decisions we make today – just as 7 year old Meg could do?
Are we planning for the future or building in obsolescence into new homes from the outset? When we were discussing at one of the Commission evidence sessions the lack flexibility and adaptability of new build homes today, we were challenged by a housebuilder present that this was not what their customers wanted. “You have to understand that our average new build customer moves home every seven years. They don’t want adaptability”. Or is it perhaps that the reason that they moved every seven years was because they couldn’t adapt the home that they had?
Housing Associations have always had that longer term view and we need to make sure as our organisations evolve and diversify that we don’t end up knowing “the cost of everything and the value of nothing”; that we don’t chase the quantity of homes and compromise the quality. Let’s carry on creating homes that you can grow up in, but equally grow old in – and understand why many residents may not want to face demolition on the promise of a new property because, whilst we may not think it is great, it is their home. “Regeneration” should be a word that brings hope for a better future – not just fear, uncertainty and feeling of being ignored.
During the Commission I have had the chance to see some great developments being built today. Sadly I have also seen some of the worst I have ever known. As we saw on the recent Panorama programme on the conversion of offices to residential through permitted development rights, we have unintentionally ended up creating what have rightly been labelled as ‘21st century slums’. As the Commission, acknowledged, and as the TCPA’s Raynsford Review equally evidenced, “there is no beauty in a child having to use a car park as a play area or being housed in a glorified shipping container next to a flyover, on the argument that it is better than nothing”.
The evidence shared with us included flats – I struggle to call them homes – of around 14m2. That is a couple of square metres more than a car parking space must be. In that space a mother lives with her children; not by choice, but because she has none.
Where will those children play? Do their homework or read a book? Bring their friends round? Have the “experience of peace” that Sir Roger described? Yet we sometimes seem surprised that social mobility has gone in reverse in this country. That is why the TCPA has campaigned for, and the Commission recommended, that all homes should meet minimum standards for space, amenity and comfort as well as the safety of the people that live there. That really doesn’t seem too much to ask.
The Commission made an ambitious set of recommendations across planning, development and government to transform how we deliver homes. It talks frequently of ‘community’, ‘legacy’ and ‘stewardship’, three words that are in the DNA of Housing Associations; a sector that has a valuable role to play in building both better and more beautifully
Group Director, Placemaking & Regeneration, Places for People
Chair, Town & Country Planning Association
Commissioner, Building Better Building Beautiful Commission
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Gary Haugen: Leaders lead out of who they are on the inside. Gloriously or tragically, you and I are going to end up leading out of who we are on the inside.
Pranitha Timothy rescues people out of literal slavery. She has led more than 50 slave rescue operations with the Indian authorities and rescued nearly 4000 people from slavery. That's nearly 4000 men, women, and children that Pranitha knows by name. Over and over again, she has stood up in court to expose these very violent criminals, and by the word of her testimony, justice comes, and she walks with those who are former slaves.
This work that she does is dangerous. Every time she says goodbye to her family and goes on a rescue operation, she doesn't really know if she's going to come back.
What does it take to be a leader with that kind of strength and courage on the inside? There's no one I'd rather have us learn from than my friend, clleague and most humble hero, Pranitha Timothy.
I know that the restoration of people is not easy. Two Americans have changed the course of my life. One day at the end of my social work masters while sitting in a chapel, I was crying and asking God what to do with my life. The chapel speaker was reading Isaiah 42, and I clearly heard God telling me this is what I was to do with my life.
1 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.
3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;
4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”
What a beautiful mission. I heard God's call to be a light to the nations, to establish justice on earth, for those who are in captivity and darkness.
Weeks later I was diagnosed with a brain tumor that was choking my nerves. I had lost 60% of of the strength in my muscles. I had surgery but I could no longer speak.
I went back to Isaiah 42, which says, "He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets." I could not cry out, but I began working faithfully. After two years, God gave me this voice, feeble but powerful in his hands.
It's been 15 years. In my job I travel to the most dangerous parts of my own country. BUt this physical pain has never left me. But it reminds me that God's grace is sufficient for me.
But the restoring of my voice was not the greatest miracle I have seen, it was His renewal of my heart. Growing up, my parents were missionaries, and I swore I would never become a Christian. I hated Christ for separating me from my family and making me grow up in boarding schools. I had no morality. I was self-destructive through my addictions.
My nickname in college was CC, cold and calculated. I was eventually expelled from college for my behavior. I had reached a place where nothing good could come out of me. I realized in my brokenness that my only hope was the forgiveness of Jesus Christ. I knew that I needed his power to overcome the darkness. At last I embraced it.
The prophet writes, "God took this heart of stone and gave me the heart of flesh." Today I am able to feel emotion. My calling is my response to the freedom I have in Christ.
God has transformed my heart through three truths.
- We are called to serve.
God showed me very early in my work with IJM that I am no hero. Time and time again I have heard stories of slaves who cried out to a God they did not know, and He sent our team.
I know I cannot do anything without God, but being humble does not mean God will not require anything of me that requires great strength.
- This life belongs to God.
The proper source of strength and courage is not willful determination but to remember that my life is God's and my strength is his.
A few years ago my colleagues discovered this rice mill where dozens were enslaved by a cruel owner who beat them. When we worked with the government to plan a rescue operation, someone tipped him off and he drove them away in a truck. It was no hero's entry. We arrived and no one was there. The IJM surveillance team went out praying for a miracle that only God could bring. Truly by the hand of God they located the truck 14 miles away. We thought it was over, but the authorities insisted they go back to the rice mill to identify their belongings. The laborers knew the owners would kill them. Sure enough, when we drove into the rice mill we were surrounded by a mob waiting to attack us. The women and children began crying. They were afraid they would die. They took away the keys and surrounded us. ALl we could do was pray. It is in these moments we must believe our lives are not alone. I can tell you what happened next. God confused the crowd. And after a four hour seige, the mob cleared a path and allowed us to leave. We were safe, the laborers were save, and we were able to bring laborers out of slavery into new lives of freedom.
There have been many times like this when my life was in jeopardy and thought I would never see my family again, but I remember that my life is not my own.
- God is good.
It would be easy for me to tell you only of the victories, the stories that end in the way I hope they would. But our faith must encompass a God who is good even when what we see in the world is not good. When we see the lasting scars, when we see the pain that humans inflict on one another. When laborers are hidden away so we could not find them. When former slaves succumb to illness. Our belief that God is good underpins all of our rescue work and brings us hope that God can transform even the most hopeless cases. We know our God is powerful to do anything. We know he is good. So we have hope.
We are still working with the people we rescued from the rice mill. Their lives are no longer perfect.
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Jacob "Gene" LaRue was one of the people who worked to have the University Farm (now known as UC Davis) sited at Davis. He was a farmer in the area who farmed near fellow proponent George W. Pierce. Both were UC graduates, with Pierce having Republican connections and LaRue's father being Hugh LaRue, a Democrat who had been a 49er, served as Assembly speaker, state agricultural society president, Sacramento sheriff and ex-officio UC regent and finally a farmer. He also owned the house across from the governor's mansion in Sacramento.
LaRue and Pierce lobbied hard around California, meeting with the governor, UC president and the commission to select a site. One of the ways that he is honored is that La Rue Road is named for him.
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Did This German Dignitary Use A Nazi Salute At The Olympic Opening Ceremony?
This is a picture of an unidentified German dignitary greeting his country’s athletes during the Olympic opening ceremony this past weekend. “Tell me that guy wasn’t doing a Nazi salute when the German team came out,” tweeted BBC broadcaster, Richard Gordon. Whether it was a a left-handed Nazi salute (typically done with the right hand during Hitler’s Third Reich) or an antiquated form of the right-arm Olympic wave, onlookers such as Mayor Boris Johnson and Camila Parker-Bowles certainly noticed. The rest of the world noticed as well. It’s hard to interpret the man’s intentions as the video of his “greeting” has been removed from YouTube by the International Olympic Committee. If he was, in fact, attempting a Nazi salute, he may face charges in Germany where the gesture is a criminal offense.
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I have just created my profile in Google Scholar:
I have just given two lessons at the University of Naples: “Advanced Video Coding standards” and 3D Video
Two new accepted articles. The first is with Claudio, about video streaming on MANETs with congestion constraints(IEEE TMM); the second is with Abdalbassir, about side information generation in DVC (IEEE TCSVT).
See Journal papers
The group 4.1 (for whom I am the tutor) has chosen their project: a mobile application for image recogniction, namely for pictures in museums.
The website of the group is here.
One of the most popular representations of multiview video and arguably the most adapted to free-viewpoint television is the so-called multiple-views-plus-depth (MVD) format.
More information about my research on MVD is available here.
Three-years contract to achieve a PhD degree.
The topic is the problem of interactive streaming of multiview video.
Multiview video is composed of several video sequences, each corresponding to a different point of view. Interactive acces to this video requires switches from one view to another. This is problematic from the point of view of predictive coding: making prediction from one image to a second one belonging to another view is complex (all inter-view dependencies should be taken into account); independent coding is not effective. Possible solutions are based on distributed video coding.
Links: Paper on IMVS + DVC.
See also papers by G. Cheung. | <urn:uuid:64312804-924a-4802-919c-94b4d98b69f9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://cagnazzo.wp.imt.fr/?paged=11&lang=en | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570692.22/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807181008-20220807211008-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.920031 | 340 | 1.648438 | 2 |
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Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008 | Just after starting high school, Lance Rogers was told he wouldn’t earn an ordinary diploma. He struggled with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other disabilities, and had trouble focusing in big classes at Point Loma High School.
Instead he took special education classes that were smaller and easier, but wouldn’t help him earn a degree. His mother Ruth Rogers hoped he would flourish there, even if he was “non-diploma bound.” It is a label given to thousands of San Diego Unified students with disabilities who focus on skills that will help them live independently instead of prepping for college or beyond, studying shopping lists and sales tax instead of calculus or Cervantes.
But Lance Rogers grew depressed and bored in those classes. He can’t remember what he learned — only that he was often asked to draw pictures or maps — and ultimately ditched school.
“I was downhearted,” said Lance Rogers, now 16 years old. “I didn’t do my work, because what was the point of doing it? I didn’t get any credit. So I didn’t go to school.”
Yet when the Rogers family moved to Texas, their son thrived in a school with a mixture of small classes and counseling. His grades rose from Ds to Bs. And when the family returned to San Diego, teachers at another school said Lance Rogers was perfectly capable of earning a diploma.
“I was blown away,” Ruth Rogers said. “I was shocked that he was in the classroom, doing what he’s supposed to be doing.”
Stories like his raise questions about whether San Diego Unified has wrongly tagged some students with disabilities, deeming them unlikely to earn an ordinary diploma. Newly released data show that roughly 13 percent of disabled children in San Diego Unified have been marked as “non-diploma bound,” some as early as first grade. Some have mental retardation or severe autism; others live with learning disabilities or orthopedic impairments.
Many families have no problem with the label, saying that a diploma is a distant dream for their children. Focusing on basic routines makes more sense to them than coaching their children to pass the high school exit exam. Others complain about premature or sloppy labeling that denies their children the opportunity to achieve by tracking them into non-academic classes. Harvard University researcher Thomas Hehir called the frequency of the practice in San Diego Unified “disconcerting” and “very questionable,” and linked the phenomenon to stagnating test scores among students with disabilities.
“You decide early on that kids are not capable,” said Hehir, who consults San Diego Unified on its special education programs and wrote an extensive report on its problems last year. “… If you don’t assume they can read, you don’t teach them to read.”
Special education has been an Achilles heel for San Diego Unified when it comes to standardized testing. It has missed targets under No Child Left Behind due in part to underachievement among students with disabilities. Their scores have scarcely budged while their peers without disabilities surged higher and higher, widening the gap between the able and the less able in classrooms.
No educator means to shortchange children with disabilities, but an overburdened and underfunded system causes mistakes when diagnosing and placing children in classes, said parent Joyce Clark, chairwoman of a San Diego Unified committee on special education. Clark said some children are funneled into easier classes instead of making ordinary classes accessible through technology or other aids.
“Teachers are wonderful but they get weary of trying to address all the needs they are asked to do,” Clark said. “And somehow they just fall through the cracks.”
Educators and families decide jointly whether a student is headed for a diploma while creating individualized plans for their schooling. Such plans are legally binding and outline what services and supports a student is supposed to receive. Instead of being groomed for college, children who are non-diploma bound are taught skills to live more independently, said Arun Ramanathan, chief student services officer. Instead of a diploma, they usually earn a “letter of recognition” for meeting goals set by their educators and families.
That makes sense for a small fraction of older students with significant cognitive impairments, such as severe mental retardation, Hehir said. But he and Ramanathan believe the label has been overused, branding too many children too easily and too early.
Data released in September by the school district show that more than 2,200 of the roughly 16,400 children with disabilities in San Diego Unified are non-diploma bound. Dozens of middle schoolers with learning disabilities have been deemed unlikely to get diplomas, along with dozens of even younger children with speech impairments. Such early labeling is unnecessary under federal law, which doesn’t require educators and families to plan what a student could do after high school until he or she turns 16.
“It’s an atrocity if we’re deciding in 3rd or 4th grade that [students] won’t have access to a regular diploma,” said Laura Kaloi, public policy director of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. “You’re predetermining the outcomes for students who should have every opportunity to learn and succeed.”
Some parents are confused by the process and may agree to divert their children from a diploma despite their misgivings or uncertainty, Clark said. Ruth Rogers said she knew little about what “non-diploma” meant and just wanted smaller classes for her son. But others agree that a diploma is out of reach for their child, and decide to focus on everyday skills instead.
More than one-fourth of non-diploma bound students are diagnosed with mental retardation; another one-sixth are categorized as autistic. One such student is Alex McRee, a gentle senior at Mission Bay High School who lives with severe autism and a seizure disorder. He does not speak or write, though he sometimes flashes an impish smile when he misbehaves; he likes to tear paper and play with string. His mother jokes that if there were no electric shredders, he would have a perfect job.
Putting McRee in an algebra class or other academic classes seems unthinkable to Janice Yuwiler, whose hopes for her son are more modest: the ability to communicate when he needs to use the restroom or open a granola bar by himself.
“Maybe I’m shortchanging him,” Yuwiler said. “Maybe he would have absorbed information through his pores (in a chemistry class). But it seemed like he’d just drift off to sleep.”
Teachers call the classes that McRee and other severely disabled students take “functional” instead of academic. They teach basic skills and do not count toward an ordinary diploma. Such classes are common at the Whittier Center, a tiny, specialized school in San Diego Unified for students who cannot be accommodated at ordinary public schools. At Whittier, children with traumatic brain injuries, severe mental retardation and a wide range of other disabilities learn to search newspapers for jobs, calculate sales tax when shopping, and write simple letters in small groups. Even schoolyard games are a lesson.
“It’s important for them to be able to take turns,” said Principal Cathie Whitley, watching a cluster of students bouncing a rubber ball against a wall. “To lose.”
As teenagers they explain their goals for after high school in PowerPoint presentations for their families and Whittier teachers. One talkative boy with autism wrote that he wants to go to culinary school, be financially independent and share an apartment with a roommate. He wants to get a letter of recognition when high school ends, then earn a GED afterward. Whitley said more and more Whittier students are taking that path.
“Maybe they won’t earn a diploma in four years,” Whitley said. “But increasingly we’re looking at our students and saying, maybe it is realistic for them to earn a diploma. Even if it takes longer.”
That road is much harder if a student has been learning life skills exclusively and has no usable credits. Trying to earn a diploma after being labeled “non-diploma bound” means catching up on algebra and gearing up for the high school exit exam after spending months, perhaps years, taking classes that don’t count towards a diploma.
One San Diego educator who regularly coaches students with disabilities to finish their diplomas, Jill Prier, is currently aiding a student who had taken functional classes for most of her school career after being diagnosed with mental retardation, and “all of a sudden wanted a diploma.”
“She’s carrying on a job at a clothing store. She doesn’t present like a developmentally delayed kid,” Prier said. “But she reads at a third grade level. … She had no credits that were of value. It’s going to take her at least three years.”
Prier has already helped more than 20 adult students with disabilities graduate last spring with diplomas. Graduation rates for students with disabilities have grown nationwide over the past decade, with nearly 57 percent of special education students earning ordinary diplomas in 2006, according to a 2008 report by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Fifteen percent earned a certificate or other document that falls short of a diploma, which gives them limited opportunities for jobs and higher education. Most colleges and universities only accept diplomas and many employers require them. Individual states differ dramatically in the percentage of disabled students who get diplomas versus certificates, throwing doubt on whether the numbers reflect the genuine abilities of the students.
As graduation rates have grown, brain research has shown the risks of underestimating children with disabilities, even those with severe conditions that prevent them from speaking, said Anne M. Donnellan, director of the Autism Institute at University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences. Donnellan has seen a number of nonverbal students such as Peyton Goddard overcome diagnoses of mental retardation and graduate from college.
Hehir likewise noted that diagnoses are sometimes wrong and students should be given the benefit of the doubt. For instance, conventional wisdom that students with Down Syndrome couldn’t learn to read has been shattered as many prove themselves capable of reading and writing as well.
“I’m not interested in predicting what people can do,” Donnellan said. “We’ve made some terrible mistakes with that.”
Lance Rogers believes he was a victim of those mistakes. Now a sophomore at the Marcy School, a San Diego Unified center that combines classes and counseling, Rogers said he’s taking algebra, chemistry and history to earn the diploma he once was blocked from.
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30 No. 3
Physical and Biophysical Chemistry: Where Does IUPAC Stand with Regard to this Discipline?
|Christopher Brett (left) and
by Christopher Brett and Michel Rossi
The aim of the Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division (PBCD), Division 1, is to organize and promote the international collaboration between scientists in physical and biophysical chemistry and related fields in accordance with the strategic goals and aims of IUPAC. More specifically it seeks to:
- address problems and formulate recommendations on nomenclature, symbols, units, terminology, and conventions in physical and biophysical chemistry, disseminate the recommendations, and encourage their translation as well as monitor their acceptance by the chemical community
- establish and stimulate the use of methodologies, standards, and reference materials in physical and biophysical chemistry
- encourage the compilation and documentation of critically evaluated physical chemical data
- recognize new developments in physical and biophysical chemistry and the fields in which they are applied
- promote future-oriented projects that contribute to science and technology and to the needs of the world community
These activities are carried out through PBCD projects and interdivisional projects, some of them involving the organization of special symposia. The Division Committee is currently composed of 10 titular members, 6 associate members, and 8 national representatives. The division committee meets every year, at the General Assembly in odd-numbered years and at a convenient location in even or “off” years, with regular contact between committee members by e-mail. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss current and completed projects, and to discuss strategy and possible new projects involving emerging themes of research on which consensus is needed, and that might be appropriate for the division. The membership of the committee is composed to ensure global diversity and expertise in most areas of knowledge and current activity within physical and biophysical chemistry, including thermodynamics, kinetics, theoretical chemistry, electrochemistry, surface and interfacial chemistry, and spectroscopy and all of its biophysical implications. Topics are addressed at the molecular level, in nanoscience, nanotechnology, and materials, and with links to energy, environment, and health.
The division is also home to the Commission on Physicochemical Symbols, Terminology, and Units, whose primary role is producing the “Green Book” (more details below). In addition, the division’s Advisory Subcommittee, consisting of 44 distinguished scientists, helps to review project proposals and suggests themes for new projects. It has been very valuable in furthering division activities.
Twenty-one PBCD projects are currently under way, including four interdivisional projects and three that are nearing completion; the division is also participating in nine interdivisional projects led by other divisions. The large number of interdivisional projects testifies to the high importance given to the interdisciplinary nature of chemistry and to the strong links between physical and biophysical chemistry and other areas of chemistry. The traditional frontiers between the different “classical” areas of chemistry seem to become more fuzzy as we have recently seen an increasing number of project proposals that are addressed to several divisions at the same time. New materials, chemical applications directed to energy generation and storage, and the physical chemistry of nanoscience are just three examples of a possible paradigm change, perhaps at the expense of “traditional” biophysical or molecular/biochemical aspects in physical chemistry. We certainly will critically and continuously observe such developments in order to monitor subtle changes in the interest of the physical chemistry community at large.
Many of the division’s projects have resulted in publications even before completion of the project, and new and ongoing projects have been described in articles in Chemistry International. Projects leading to technical reports on different topics, recommendations on the use of techniques and data analysis, and reporting and databases of critically-evaluated data have been produced. Each project has a member of the division committee attributed as a project monitor who acts as a liaison between the task group leader and the Division Committee.
Four examples are presented below that illustrate some of the current division activities, which, it is hoped, have a positive impact for chemists worldwide.
the last 10 years, an evaluated kinetic database with data
relevant to atmospheric kinetics has been produced (see Tools
of the Trade, Jan
07 CI, p. 15), together with a website <www.iupac.org/projects/
2007/2007-001-2-100.html> and <www.iupac-kinetic.ch.cam.ac.uk>.
This database has been highly successful, with a very large
number of accesses, probably because of its impact on the
simulations of climate change that take into account modifications
of the composition of the atmosphere owing to chemical or
photolytic reactions. In addition, selected rate constants
also control the multiphase sulphur chemistry, simultaneously
taking place both in the gas, as well as in the aqueous phase,
of the ocean. Continuous updating is necessary and the protocols
for future updating and addition of new reactions have been
recently decided. Expansion of the atmospheric degradation
reactions of organic compounds to include higher alkanes,
aromatics, and perfluoro-compounds is being undertaken.
division’s projects involving ionic liquids arose as
a result of the perceived need by the chemical community for
better understanding of the thermodynamic and thermophysical
properties for applications in industrial processes. In addition,
there was interest in creating an open-access, free, and comprehensive
online database for the storage and retrieval of metadata
and numerical data in this new area, including the syntheses,
structure, properties, and uses of this data. Industrial applications
are already emerging from this work. Details on the projects
can be found at <www.iupac.org/projects/2002/2002-005-1-100.html>
The ILThermo website (screen shot above) with ionic liquid
data was officially launched in March 2006. It can be accessed
The site is divided into pure ionic liquids, binary and ternary
mixtures, and further chemical information.
Another recent, important division activity was the publication of the third edition of Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry (Green Book) in July 2007 (see Nov-Dec 2007 CI, p.28). A project has just been approved to produce an abridged version of the Green Book in order to reach a wider audience, particularly students. Such an abridged version is necessary given the crucial importance of standardized nomenclature to enable proper communication of comparative data and to ensure standardized links between nomenclature and concepts. Translations of the Green Book into several other languages are planned, which attests to the great popularity of previous editions among students and professionals alike. Following IUPAC policy in this matter, management of the project and financial support will arise mainly from the concerned national chemical societies.
final example concerns an innovative type of project with
an educational slant that has just commenced. In conjunction
with the Committee on Chemistry Education, this “test
case” project seeks to reach out to parts of the world
where resources are limited. The project involves promoting
the application of wet surface vibrational spectroscopies
to problems in interfacial chemistry by selecting, documenting,
testing, and disseminating to universities a collection of
experiments, suitable for undergraduate teaching laboratories,
that can be performed with inexpensive equipment. More details
can be found at <www.iupac.org/projects/2006/2006-050-3-100.html>.
The increasingly interdisciplinary nature of chemistry, among its branches and between chemistry and other sciences and with engineering, is reflected in the division’s close contacts with other IUPAC divisions and with Standing Committees. Such collaborations are expected to increase.
Last year’s meeting of the Physical and Biophysical Division took place at the General Assembly in Torino in August 2007 with 11 members of the Division Committee present and three Young Observers who played an active part in the proceedings. One of the Young Observers has since submitted a project that is now underway. The Division Committee’s 2008 meeting took place in April in Switzerland.
We are always seeking to identify and encourage project proposals, which should reflect the needs of chemistry today. These needs are in constant change, reflecting the needs of the chemistry community. For this reason, it is important that the Advisory Subcommittee advises us on new directions that members of the Division Committee may be unaware of.
If you feel that you can make a positive contribution to the work of the division and have an idea for an appropriate project, or have any other comments, please contact us via email at the addresses
Christopher Brett <[email protected]> was president of the division in 2006-2007; he is a professor at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Michel Rossi <[email protected]> is currently president of the division (2008-2009); he is a professor at the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Joseph Couture (1930-2007), known affectionately as "Dr. Joe," stood at the centre of some of the greatest political, social, and intellectual struggles of Aboriginal peoples in contemporary Canada. A profound thinker and writer, as well as a gifted orator, he easily walked two paths, as a respected Elder and traditional healer and as an educational psychologist, one of the first Aboriginal people in Canada to receive a PhD. A Metaphoric Mind brings together for the first time key works selected from among Dr. Joe's writings, published and unpublished. Shaped by his social science training but also by his apprenticeship in Medicine Ways, his writings allow us to experience the richness and power of fully functional Indigenous culture.
Ruth Couture is a qualitative researcher with extensive experience in marketing research and participatory holistic research. She has authored research reports for the Mistissini Cree and, with Dr. Joseph Couture, for the University of Saskatchewan's Indigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre and the Aboriginal Peoples' Collection, Public Safety Canada. Virginia McGowan is adjunct associate professor with the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology in the Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University. She has been involved in applied anthropology research on the health and well-being of indigenous peoples for over twenty years.
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Pakistan sees a rise by 100,000 in the number of donkeys in 2014-15
According to the Economic Survey for the fiscal year 2014-2015, the number of donkeys in Pakistan increased to 5.0 million from 4.9 million.
It was also stated that the total number of sheeps increased from 29.1 million to 29.4 million while the number of cattle jumped from 39.7 million of 41.2 million.
The number of buffaloes also saw an increase as the number of the animal increased to 34.6 million to 35.6 million while an increase was also witnessed in the number of goats in the country.
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Here are the responses (Borrowed from the excellent Criminal Solicitor dot net)
A summary of the response submitted by Her Majesty's Circuit Judges is set out below:
1. The Sentencing Process is but one of a number of factors that contribute to the prison population.
2. The proper exercise of a judicial discretion is not a cause of prison overcrowding.
3. The preservation of judicial independence is fundamental to an independent judicial system.
4. We are opposed to the creation of a Sentencing Commission. We do not believe it to be feasible and any perceived advantages are outweighed by major disadvantages.
5. There is a process for the promulgation of sentencing Guidelines which works and results in a consistency of approach. Consistency of approach not uniformity in outcome is the proper aim.
6. There are numerous statistics already available that can be used to achieve an acceptable level of predictability in relation to the sentencing process in the Crown Courts
7. Devising a framework to impose on a system that is not codified and where there are many anomalies and interests to take into account is almost impossible.
8. Even if a framework of some sort could be devised and imposed it would be a blunt instrument resulting in unfairness and injustice.
9. If the Government were to adopt a proposal for the creation of a Sentencing Commission this would be seen by this Council as a thinly disguised attempt by the State, which is responsible for the institution of criminal proceedings, to ensure that the State achieves the result it desires avoiding the inconvenient intervention of justice.
10. The American dream would result in a nightmare in England and Wales.
The response from the Magistrates Association sets out the following points:
o The ideas contained within this consultation paper, in so far as they affect the rights of the judiciary to determine a suitable sentence, taking account of both the offence committed and the offender, are unacceptable to the Magistratesâ?T Association
o The opportunity for a wide debate on Lord Carter's recommendation to consider the options for improving the balance between the supply of and demand for prison places is welcomed
o A system that collects data on which decisions can be made in an objective manner must be of benefit
o We recognise there needs to be an understanding by the administration of supply and demand for prison places and that advance planning and budgeting is good, but as we are dealing with human behaviour this cannot be predicted with accuracy whilst maintaining the flexible approach to sentencing
o Magistrates consider that they currently operate an appropriate structured sentencing framework and that this framework will be even more effective once the new guidelines are issued. There is scant recognition of this in the paper.
o Sentencing is a discrete art that requires the careful application of judicial discretion and common sense in every case to address the seriousness of the particular offence and the circumstances of the individual offender. Restriction of sentencing discretion would be a retrograde step.
o People are individuals. We would regret any changes which moved us towards a formulaic or mechanistic approach to sentencing
o Offences cannot have a standardised seriousness rating. The context of the offence changes the seriousness.
o Consistency of approach to sentencing is needed, not uniformity of sentence.
o The current guidelines already promote consistency in approach to sentencing because the judiciary must have regard to them or give reasons otherwise.
o The judicial system in England and Wales incorporates the principles of rehabilitation and prevention of re-offending. How are these elements to be addressed in any new sentencing framework?
o There is concern that the relationship between a Sentencing Commission and Government could lead to political and financial interference into the independence of sentencers and that appropriate sentencing could be jeopardised.
o Much could be achieved without the introduction of prescriptive sentencing processes similar to those in operation in some US states. If the system is so effective why has it not been introduced more widely?
o The Working Group itself does not consider the wholesale adoption of the system appropriate for England and Wales
o It is not necessary to dismantle the existing structures to achieve more accurate information required for strategic planning. This could be achieved by managing existing data more effectively to generate the appropriate information required for decision making
o Parliament has been extremely poor in not predicting the impact of its own legislation or acting on any predictions of prison population it has made, and improvement is highly desirable.
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The special care units in reform schools provide comprehensive, fixed-term (max. 90 days) care and treatment in accordance with sections 71-73 of the Child Welfare Act for children aged 12 to 18 whose behaviour poses a serious risk to their own growth and development or health, and who cannot be otherwise treated.
In a special care unit, clear stabilising everyday life and a goal-oriented approach help treating young people with severe symptoms. As a form of treatment, special care is an intervention in a young person’s serious situation, which involves employees taking responsibility for the young person’s life situation, and providing the young person with a lot of care and attention. The purpose of special care is to create a strong contact between an adult and the young person, and to increase the child’s sense of security. The treatment identifies the young person’s symptoms caused by a traumatic background, and focuses on stabilisation. In addition to stabilisation, the goal of the treatment period is redirecting the child to the objectives of substitute care.
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As a communion of churches which confess the triune God, agree in the proclamation of the Word of God and are united in pulpit and altar fellowship: confess the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church; resolve to serve Christian unity throughout the world; further the united witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and strengthen member churches in carrying out the missionary command and in their efforts towards Christian unity worldwide; further diaconic action worldwide among member churches, alleviating human need, promoting peace and human rights, social and economic justice, care for God's creation and sharing of resources; through cooperative study, further self-understanding and communion of member churches and help them to act jointly in common tasks; confess the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the only source and norm of doctrine, life and service; in the three Ecumenical Creeds and in the Confessions of the Lutheran Church, and especially in the unaltered Augsburg Confession and the Small Catechism of Martin Luther, see a pure exposition of the Word of God.
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Changing landscapes and rural-urban awareness: Conceptualizing rurality and urbanity through the prism of experiential space
Throughout the developed world, rural areas are in economic, social, and visible transition, to a significant degree as a result of urbanization. Realizing that a changing society is in constant need of redefinition, the rural-urban distinction is especially important to look into on a systematic basis. One reason is that although the outdatedness of the rural-urban dichotomy is widely acknowledged it is still largely sustained, not least in rural and urban development policies which are still conducted separately. Such practice may seem questionable in the face of the progressive blurring of these concepts, making them all the more subjective. In that light, there is a need to capture that subjectivity’s logic and anchor it locally, where the effects of policy eventually materialize. As such, taking into account the perception of local residents could help mitigate the subjectivity enclosed in the referential framework of those who exert power, mainly specialists and planners.
In this paper, it is assumed that the concepts of rurality and urbanity are not only a result of the changing conditions in particular places but also of the changing theoretical perspectives on what is regarded rural or urban. In result, both tracks equally affect the material – i.e. the very real – lives of people who inhabit these areas. Ultimately, when some seemingly innocuous awareness-shaping processes coupled with the broader concepts of rural and urban are ignored, there may be ramifications when the locally perceived and the centrally defined fail to converge.
Consequently, this paper is not about ideas on how ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ areas should be organized and managed. Rather, it foregoes such actions by focusing on the cognitive phase that precedes any kind of labeled development. By assuming a humanistic perspective, the concepts of ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ are discussed with emphasis on local perception and experiential space as important factors in their current understanding. There are indications that this dimension is locally significant and that the perception of rurality/urbanity is much derived from the physical characteristics of the lived environment, despite the rural and urban having been lately largely regarded as social constructs. In light of the critique of the emergent material turn, the potential of the concept of ‘landscape’ is explored, here seen as a bridge holding together the physical and the subjective tenets of rural-urban awareness. It is argued it could serve as a useful conceptual tool for creating context of the conflicting envoys on how rurality/urbanity should be understood, and particularly so in times of extensive land use changes induced by urbanization.
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Predicting the future of IT requires one part "feet on the ground" and one part "head in the clouds." In their ongoing dialogue about IT, bloggers Chuck Hollis and Ade McCormack strike just the right balance.
Ade McCormack, columnist for the Financial Times, author of The IT Value Stack: A Boardroom Guide to IT Leadership, and founder of consulting firm Auridian, and Chuck Hollis, EMC's most popular blogger, met through each other's blogs. They exchanged observations during a transatlantic phone conversation about where IT is today and what it might look like in the future. Here are edited excerpts from their discussion.
ON: Let's start by discussing IT as it is practiced today.
Ade McCormack: Today businesses can't exist without IT. However, it's not apparent what value IT provides. I see a strong need for IT to get its act together and present its value proposition to users.
Chuck Hollis: Ade, you use the word "entwinement" in your book—going beyond aligning with the business in order to become part of the business. Of course, if IT becomes too entwined in the business, it's part of the business and no longer IT.
Ade: There are the extremes—from one where IT won't go near business people for fear of being physically assaulted to the other end, where IT is driving the business agenda.
Chuck: We're starting to see an emergent trend where IT organizations are proving their value through the governance of information. Have you seen this?
Ade: Yes. In fact, I see information as the first step in terms of validating IT investments. In my book, I discuss the importance of circulation management—the flow of data, information, knowledge, and, ultimately, wisdom around the organization. Circulation management paves the way for collaborative technologies such as wikis and Web conferencing and how they allow the sharing of not only information, but also knowledge.
ON: What's IT's involvement with the new knowledge-sharing and management technologies?
Chuck: Here at EMC, as I work on developing our social media proficiency, I find it's less about technology and more about people and social engineering. It's not an IT thing although IT can show leadership. Through social computing, IT has access to not only all the computers in their organizations, but also an ecosystem of billions, potentially.
When you draw the picture that way, a very different type of thinking emerges. IT doesn't have a strategy for this yet, and there are no "best practices." Some IT leaders are realizing there's a new way to engage with the business in a collective sense, but few are doing it.
Ade: I recommend that IT implement these technologies all over as quickly as they can. If knowledge is generally resident in people's heads, not on people's computers, it's in the interest of the shareholders to institutionalize that knowledge so it can be shared with others. The knowledge management stream is very important because, on the balance sheets, there's no monetary reference to intellectual capital. That's about to change, in my view, as knowledge management starts to interest the chief financial officer (CFO).
ON: What skills should IT invest in for the future?
Ade: In general, IT managers are good with technology, but uncomfortable sitting in the boardroom discussing profit, balance sheets, risk, and governance. If chief information officers (CIOs) truly want to make IT strategically relevant, they need to equip themselves with business skills that enable them to survive in the boardroom.
Chuck: There's no seat at the table unless you understand the business. Many IT people got where they are because they're smart technologists, but now that's holding them back.
IT owns all the company's information, perhaps the most important asset in the company. If they start thinking of themselves as CFOs of information, they'll learn the business.
Ade: Historically, IT has enjoyed a position of power and, while CIOs may come across as naïve, they are conscious of their empires.
With information governance, you're now offering the CIO a route into the boardroom. This appeals to their power mindset, but also encourages the development of a business mindset, with language the CFO and chief executive officer (CEO) understand. CIOs can move away from operational IT delivery and become more strategic in their outlooks.
Chuck: That's true. In fact, we're already seeing some CIOs get to the boardroom through the lens of all the information they have.
Ade: There's real value lying untapped in those organizations, and IT doesn't realize they have a unique perspective on the business. They need to start waving that around in front of the users. Otherwise, they are going to be swapped out by predatory, commercially alert third parties.
ON: Fast forward to 2015—what's IT going to look like?
Ade: The IT person of the future is going to look more like a user, but offer the value of a strategic enterprise perspective while users will have a business unit perspective.
Chuck: In 2015 there will be 10 to 15 times more information with an inherently mobile, knowledge-based, globalized workforce that is comfortable not only collaborating within the enterprise but outside of the enterprise. IT managers will find themselves at ground zero for what I believe is the most significant transformation in our economy ever—from an economy of transactions to knowledge and information. Because of this, IT will have a very different function, with very different motivations, skills, and behaviors than we have seen in the last 10 years.
Ade: I believe there will be a global shortage of IT talent, with a rise in demand and a rebirth of the IT rock star who says, "Employ me on my terms." This will require a new type of management, with IT managers losing control. IT workers will be sitting at home on Facebook in their shorts, and there's nothing we can do about it.
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