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Motorcycle Manual in New York
To legally ride a motorcycle in New York, you'll need to obtain a motorcycle license by passing written and skills tests. Reading the NY Motorcycle Manual can greatly increase your chances of passing your exam on the first attempt. Your motorcycle must be properly registered and insured, and it must pass a safety inspection every year. You must follow all motorcycle safety laws and road rules or risk being penalized.
Continue reading this page to learn more about riding a motorcycle in New York.
Apply for a Motorcycle License in NY
If you want to ride a motorcycle in New York, you'll need to first apply for a motorcycle learner's permit. Visit your local NY Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office with various items, including:
- Proof of your identity.
- Proof of your age.
- Your NY driver's license or learner's permit, if applicable.
- Payment for the $10 application fee.
- Payment for the motorcycle license fee (varies).
You'll need to pass a written knowledge exam, which you can study for by reading the Motorcycle Manual. Once you pass the exam and receive your learner's permit, you can practice riding your motorcycle on public roads, under certain restrictions.
Try taking a motorcycle practice test. It will help test your knowledge on NY motorcycle rules and traffic laws and get you ready for your DMV exam.
When you're confident when riding on the road, you will need to pass a driving exam to obtain your full motorcycle license.
For more information about restrictions and obtaining your NY Class M license, visit our Motorcycle License page.
NY DMV Motorcycle Tests
To obtain your NY motorcycle license, you'll need to pass both a written knowledge and skills test.
The written exam will test your knowledge of New York road rules, safe riding techniques, and other practices that can be found in the Motorcycle Manual.
The skills exam will test your ability to control your motorcycle in various situations. You will be asked to perform various maneuvers, including:
- Adjusting speed and position within traffic.
Registration, Insurance, and Safety
NOTE: While New York has minimum insurance requirements, you may wish to purchase additional coverage just in case.
You must also have your motorcycle safety inspected every 12 months. For more information, visit our Safety Inspections in New York page.
In addition to the above requirements, you must follow these safety rules when operating your motorcycle:
- You and any passengers must wear an approved helmet.
- You, as the operator, must wear approved eye protection, such as goggles or a face-shield.
- Keep the headlight and taillight on at all times.
- Only 2 motorcycles are allowed to ride next to each other in a single lane.
- Do not ride next to another vehicle in the same lane (except for another motorcycle).
The Motorcycle Manual has additional information about safety equipment to wear when riding a motorcycle in New York.
NOTE: As a motorcycle rider, you must obey all other general rules of the road as well as any specific to motorcycles.
New York Motorcycle Equipment
To legally ride your motorcycle on public roads in New York, it must have the following working equipment:
- Brake light (stop lamp).
- License plate lamp.
- Rear red reflector.
- Directional signals (some vehicles may be exempt).
- Brakes (some models require brakes on both wheels).
- Rearview mirror.
- Handlebars (should be no higher than your shoulder).
- Proper seating.
For more information, read the NY Motorcycle Manual.
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Arr. John O'Reilly
Highland/Etling Strictly Strings
Using three popular carols ("Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" and "Angels We Have Heard on High"), John O'Reilly has fashioned a great sounding holiday arrangement that is also an excellent teaching piece. With very simple use of notes, this one will allow your students to concentrate on learing hooked bowings, dotted rhythms and slurs. Just the right level for your December holiday concert.
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Promoting Inclusive Markets and Financial Systems
SCALE Case Study - Kenya
This is a case study in the Central Highlands of Kenya implemneted by Agricultural Partnerships for Productivity and Prosperity Project (AP3) through the demonstration of the application of SCALE (System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment) in order to strengthen the dairy enriched-feeds system. The case study provided the following results: In one year, SCALE had more than tripled the number of farmers that ICRAF had reached in the previous eight years. The first Kenyan national fodder shrub seed dealer association was created. Reported increases in social capital, networks, and communication.
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Abductor muscles play an important part in helping you stay stable when walking or standing on one leg. Weakness in these muscles can cause pain and interfere with proper movement. Weakness can be due to lack of activity and extended time sitting during the day. This can cause pain in your hips, bottom, back of your legs, behind the kneecap and knees.
Causes of abductor pain can include tendonitis (inflammation), tendinopathy, and abductor tears caused by over use while playing sports. Hip tendonitis can be caused when nearby muscles are weak or too strong causing a muscle imbalance.
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Driving ATVs is a popular and fun way to spend time with family and friends in the hot summer months.
Cellino & Barnes supports your desire to ride them, but we also want you to be safe. Did you know that, on average, there are nearly 280 deaths per year attributed to ATV accidents? These powerful vehicles are potentially dangerous and carry risks if you do not exercise caution.
Here are a few tips from Cellino & Barnes ATV accident attorneys on how to stay out of harm’s way this summer:
Although we are midway through summer, some people are just now starting to enjoy their ATV’s. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to clean it up and check all of the hardware. Most importantly, check your wheels and brakes. Be sure your tires are secure and your brakes are properly maintained.
Make sure you dress appropriately as well. You’ll need a helmet, sturdy jeans, boots, and a riding jacket. Over 136,000 injuries were treated in emergency rooms in 2004 because riders were not properly equipped.
Hitting the Open Terrain
Now that you’re ready to taste the open air, be sure to know your vehicle. ATVs are capable of traveling at remarkably fast speeds, but they can be unpredictable, rolling over unexpectedly. These 700 pounds machines should only be driven by individuals of appropriate age to ensure that they are always under control. Anyone under the age of 16 should not be on an adult ATV, and there should only be one person riding a single passenger vehicle.
We want you to be safe and we hope that you’ll read the tips we’ve provided closely. Our tips are just a starting point. We encourage you to do some exploring of your own and look for safety classes as well.
Enjoy your summer.
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Catholicism believes in the necessity of the church. Church is a word we use for the building where Christians worship, but it is also the assembly of believers, from the Greek word ekklesia.
So in one sense, the church is where Christians pray and at the same time the church is the actual gathering (congregation, assembly, community) of people, since Jesus said “where two or more are gathered in my name, there shall I be in their midst.”
Jesus himself used the word “church” in the Gospel, especially in Matthew 16 when he said to Simon Peter, “I will build my church.” Catholics regard the church as being founded by Christ; therefore it is His church. It is not the pope’s church, not the bishop’s church, and not the priest’s church. It is not even the people’s church. It is Christ’s church.
The main purpose of the church is to continue the work and mission of Christ. Jesus was priest, prophet, and king who sanctified, taught, and governed in his work to redeem and save mankind. His church continues those three-fold missions of sanctifying, teaching, and governing. The church sanctifies by celebrating the seven sacraments instituted by Christ Himself.
The church teaches through her magisterium (the official teaching authority of the pope and the bishops in union with him). The church governs and shepherds through the hierarchy, the chain of command from pope down to pastor.
Jesus entrusted the seven sacraments to the church to protect and to faithfully celebrate. It was the church to whom Jesus entrusted divine revelation, both sacred scripture and sacred tradition. While there is an institutional dimension to the church because of its external structure (laws, customs, vocabulary, leadership), the spiritual is primary. The church is often called the primordial sacrament. While not one of the seven sacraments, the church is like a sacrament in that it was founded by Christ and also communicates grace (through the administering of the sacraments).
Saint Paul uses the analogy of a body to describe the church. Jesus is the head; we are the members, like our hands, fingers, toes, feet, eyes, ears, lungs, and heart are members of our physical bodies. Pope Pius XII elaborated further by calling the church the Mystical Body of Christ. A physical body is limited to time and space, but a mystical body stretches from the past through the present toward the future.
The Gospel of Matthew describes Christ’s Second Coming and the Final Judgment as akin to a shepherd separating sheep from goats. The “sheep” go on the right and enter heaven; the “goats” go to the left and are condemned to hell. But what determines whether one is considered a sheep or a goat? In essence Jesus asks: “When I was hungry, did you give me something to eat? When thirsty, something to drink? Naked, and something to wear? Sick or imprisoned, and visit me? Homeless, and give me shelter?” The message here is that whenever a believer does something good for another person, he does it for Christ, since all the members compose the one mystical body of Christ, the church—the people of God united in baptism. Likewise, if believers neglect anyone’s needs, they neglect Christ.
The church on earth is sometimes called the Pilgrim Church or the Church Militant. Pilgrims are people who are on a journey; in the spiritual realm, this means that members of the church are on a journey from this world to the next. The word “militant” in “Church Militant” does not mean the church is hostile to nonmembers; it is not making war between Catholics and Protestants, or Christians and Jews or Muslims. It is militant in that the church is at war with sin and Satan. Racism, bigotry, terrorism, exploitation of women and children, pornography, abortion, euthanasia, sexual licentiousness, lust, greed, anger, and sin in all its forms are the enemies of the church; the weapons to fight this war on sin are truth, grace, mercy, and justice.
The term Church Suffering refers to the members of the church who are dead but in Purgatory, awaiting the glory of heaven. The Church Triumphant is all the saints and angels now in heaven. The Catholic Church therefore sees herself as essential to saving souls since she is the caretaker and guardian of the fullness of grace (all seven sacraments) and the fullness of truth (divine revelation through both sacred scripture and sacred tradition). The church is not just an organization or association. It is an organic community of living beings whom we call the children of God.
Often called Holy Mother Church, the image of mother that comes from the natural realm is mirrored in the supernatural. Our physical mothers gave birth to us; the mother church gives members their second birth by baptism. Our mothers nursed us from their breasts; the mother church feeds the body with the food from heaven, the Holy Eucharist (body and blood of Christ). Our mothers healed us when we were sick; the mother church heals through the sacrament of anointing. Our mothers taught us; mother church teaches through her magisterium. Our mothers disciplined us; the mother church has rules and laws for our benefit. Catholicism sees “church” as being much more than a building or an institution; it is the living, teaching, sanctifying, and shepherding mission of Christ continued through the ages. Membership has its privileges and its obligations.
A final useful analogy is to think of the church as a ship sailing toward the shore of heaven with the pope as captain and the baptized as crew. You can get there swimming alone, but a much easier and better way is to be on board the boat, helping each other.
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The research within the Centre for Research Excellence in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing spans across three core themes. Below our research projects are outlined within these themes.
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Strengthening social and emotional wellbeing of Australian Aboriginal people: How does racial identity and related self-esteem mediate the mental wellbeing of Aboriginal people?
This is an extension of Cheryl Kickett-Tuckers research on the development of racial identity and related self-esteem of Aboriginal children, youth and adults (using her IRISE measures across the life span).
This research will describe the mediating factors of racial identity and related self-esteem in relation to Aboriginal people's mental wellbeing and identify effective ways to strengthen the social, cultural and emotional wellbeing and identity of Aboriginal children, youth and young adults onwards.
This research will encompass development of new instrumentation, complemented by in depth personal interviews using CPAR methods.
Consulting with the Community to develop an innovative and culturally responsive Empowerment, Healing and Leadership program
The project is being done in collaboration with Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC) Social Emotional Wellbeing Unit.
This project stems from the high rates of Suicide in the Kimberley in 2010. The aims of this project are to strengthen the capacity of community members to empower themselves and others to change their lives, their communities and the systems that are barriers to good social and emotional wellbeing.
The findings will be used to develop an accredited innovative program that is culturally appropriate to the empowerment of Aboriginal people in different geographical locations. The project consists of the following two stages - community and stakeholder consultation; program development.
"Looking Forward" Aboriginal Mental Health Project
This project is a partnership between government and non-government mental health service providers, primary healthcare providers, the CRE & Ruah Community Services.
The Looking Forward Aboriginal mental health project is an initiative that aims to improve the way the mental health system responds to Aboriginal families living with mental health issues and who live in the Armadale State Health Region.
The project is using a participatory action research process that involves reviewing and taking action on what people say in community forums. The community forums are being used to find out what the community members and people working in the sector have to say about their experiences with the mental health system.
Working with families and community groups, the project team will design and develop a culturally safe mental health service framework that will assist service providers, policy makers and managers in the delivery of their services to Aboriginal people. The implementation of this framework will benefit the community and provide a benchmark for those organisations working in mental health to work more effectively with Aboriginal people.
More information on this project is available here.
Family Assessment Tool, Milliya Rumurra, Broome
Milliya Rumurra (MR) is a residential centre providing treatment and rehabilitation to Indigenous community members wishing to address their misuse of alcohol and other drugs (AOD). Currently as part of their formal program MR assess all individuals attending the centre to develop a specific treatment plan to assist each person in addressing their AOD use while they are at the centre. The centre's outreach program informally works with the family of the attending person to help them to understand what the centre is offering and to provide support while their member is receiving treatment. The outreach program also assists both the family and the client with their transition back into the family and community on completion of the program. When looking at the health and social and mental well-being of their clients MR now want to integrate the support service that they offer to the families of their clients and develop a family assessment tool that can more effectively help their workers in developing a specific case plan that engages with the family during the rehabilitation process of their member.
The current project is to work with the management, clinical and outreach team, clients, families, community members and service stakeholders to develop a family assessment tool. This tool will become an integral part of the MR's service and will be used by clinical and outreach team workers to assess the needs of the client's family at the time of intake. The project will utilize the community based participatory research approach. The aim of the assessment tool is to improve the health and quality of the Aboriginal client and their family during their journey through AOD treatment. The final outcome of the project will be the development of a family assessment tool which will be trialed by MR's clinical and outreach team and evaluated for its usefulness and effectiveness.
Recommendations will drive health policy; build community resilience and capacity; inform non-Aboriginal health care professionals' understanding of the need for culturally appropriate health care services; guide health professionals' practice; and guide health policy for the provision of culturally appropriate health services.
Cultural Security and Cultural Competence
The cultural security of Aboriginal mothers birthing in an urban maternity facility: Investigating Aboriginal women's cultural needs; and evaluating the cultural competency, workforce and education needs of midwives
E/Prof Rhonda Marriott (Murdoch University), Tracy Martin (Office of Nursing and Midwifery), Terri Barrett (Statewide Obstetric Support Unit), Assoc Prof Roz Walker (Telethon Kids Institute/CCHR), Dr Tracy Reibel (Telethon Kids Institute), and Distinguished Research Prof Fiona Stanley (UWA)
This project is made up of three objectives. The first is to explore the meanings of 'cultural security' and Birthing on Country for Aboriginal women in the study location. This study will investigate what Aboriginal women want and expect from their health services in relation to a meaningful Aboriginal cultural birthing experience and/or a Birthing on Country maternity model. This study will investigate what would they include in a culturally secure and/or Birthing on Country birth plan that would facilitate real cultural meaning (such as Grandmothers' Law); and explore what Aboriginal women feel are cultural risks to themselves and their children if these requirements are not being met. How Noongar women were historically supported in birth by traditional midwives will be sought through interviews with senior Noongar women able to share that story. This is an important context to be documented as part of this project.
Secondly, is the exploration of what Aboriginal women in the study location consider a 'culturally secure' birth experience would look and feel like in relation to their cultural birth needs (such as Birthing on Country); how they would be best supported by midwives and other staff present at the birth; and what organisational level of cultural security would assist them. The analysis from the first two study objectives will be compared to the key characteristics of culturally competent care and a culturally secure health care environment described in previously published work.
The third objective is to use the findings from objectives one and two to derive requirements for midwifery pre and post registration education programs in order to effectively prepare the midwifery workforce for the diversity of cultural birthing needs of Aboriginal women in the study location. The information will be compared to the national requirements for course accreditation from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMAC); and for individual registration to practice as a midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Recommendations from this component of the study will guide future change processes in midwifery and maternal and infant health care to achieve culturally secure health services for those Aboriginal women; and guide the development of culturally appropriate education content for midwifery programs of study and continuing education programs for midwives.
The importance of culture and connection to country for Nyiapali people
Denise Groves - PhD project, Murdoch University
Denise's PhD is divided into three sections, the spiritual implications of birthing on country, the spiritual, social, and cultural consequences that result when these spiritual connections are broken, and how these connections are being restored and strengthened. She is in the first year of her studies.
Cultural Security for Yamaji (Aboriginal people) within health services in the Midwest Murchison region of Western Australia.
This project aims to create a culturally secure health service for Yamaji (Aboriginal people) in the Midwest/Murchison region of Western Australia. This will be achieved through the mapping of current policies and practices when treating and engaging Aboriginal health consumers across all health sectors, implementation of the 'Cultural Security Framework' (Coffin 2007) within each health sector to show the strengths and weaknesses for priority, and working within each health sector to create strategies/policies and practice to improve areas of weakness. It is hoped that this project with provide evidence that changes can be culturally secure and sustainable.
This project will also take into consideration the existing Department of Health Cultural Respect Implementation Framework and other documentation/policies in regard to this issue.
An arm of the Cultural Security project in the North Metropolitan region has also been established through the PindiPindi Centre as part of improving culturally secure health service delivery to Aboriginal people in the North Metropolitan Health Service Area. This will ensure great research translation across rural, remote and urban settings of the proposed methodology and model. The Framework strategies and actions will be developed by the Cultural Security Aboriginal Leadership Group; this group will provide practical implementation guidance and cultural advice to the program.
Investigation of a culturally secure home visiting model for Aboriginal family and child health support in the Midland community in Western Australia.
Ailsa Munns - PhD project, Curtin University
Supervisors: Professor Desley Hegney, Professor Rhonda Marriott & Associate Professor Roz Walker.
This research project will examine the development, implementation and evaluation of peer led home visiting parenting support for Aboriginal families with young children in the Midland community within the Swan, East Metropolitan region of Western Australia. The age range for children is from birth to four years, after which it is anticipated that they will have more sustained contact in the preschool environment.
Recent studies and reviews have identified the need for improved, innovative ways of parent support and child health service delivery for Aboriginal families, including home visiting. There is recognition that support needs to include trans-generational aspects and be embedded within culture, language and lore. Central to the effectiveness of home visiting is the need to develop, implement and evaluate programs within the broader context of impacting social and cultural factors.
This research is based on the Community Families Program in Halls Creek, WA, which addressed the self-perceived needs of Aboriginal families in partnership with community child health nurses, the families and home visiting parent support workers from the local community.
Participatory action research (PAR), which is a critical methodology, will be used as this can advance descriptive or interpretive approaches, engaging the community members to explore their own needs and directions, taking political, historical, psychosocial and psychocultural viewpoints into consideration. This study will allow Aboriginal Parent Support Workers, an Aboriginal Project Coordinator and the researcher to undertake ten action learning cycles, termed "action learning sets", within a period of 12 months of program development and data collection. Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected and analysed throughout the study, through thematic analysis.
Maternal and Child Health
Western Australian Aboriginal Intergenerational Fetal growth Study (WAAIFS )
This project will investigate determinants of fetal growth across generations, in all Aboriginal mothers and children born in Western Australia between 1980 and 2009, using a novel measure of fetal growth; the percentage of optimal birth weight (POBW). POBW measures the appropriateness of fetal growth for a given gestational age, fetal gender, maternal height and parity, and allows the prevalence and severity of both growth restriction and excessive growth to be assessed.
Using unique data from linked administrative health datasets spanning over 30 years and multilevel models, the study will map the differing contributions of fetal growth to chronic diseases in individuals, the links between maternal fetal growth and that of her offspring, and how the occurrence of medical conditions and pregnancy complications influences that relationship. We will explore the causal pathways involved in the perpetuation of sub-optimal fetal growth across generations, as well as those that are protective.
These investigations will be to inform whether the most important pathways to chronic disease began in grand-maternal environments or in the next generation. The results are likely to provide evidence for when maternal and child health interventions are likely to be most effective for
the prevention of lifelong adult diseases including those influencing reproductive risks.
Implementing the AEDI in the Western Desert
The key objective of this research project is to improve the maternal and child health and wellbeing of Martu communities living in the Western Desert communities of Jigalong, Punmu, Parngurr and Kunawarritji and Newman in the Pilbara. The project is undertaken in partnership with funding through BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Indigenous Community Investment Program 2010-2014. Using Community-based Participatory Action Research methods the project provides the evidence base and conceptual underpinnings to inform and evaluate the new maternal and child health initiatives being developed by World Vision Australia and other stakeholders to improve the social, educational and maternal and child health and wellbeing outcomes of the Western Desert communities.
Specifically the project involves implementing,communicating and disseminating the AEDI results to relevant stakeholders in health and education Aboriginal across the Western Desert communities over the five years 2010-2014. It also involves trialling appropriate tools and communication strategies to share the information with Aboriginal families to build of their knowledge and strengthen community capacity.
There is strong research evidence which confirms the benefits of using the Early Development Index to bring about community level change in Australia and in Canada.
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Lake Tahoe Weather: Region bracing for torrential rains following 5-plus feet of snow
January 6, 2017
Stay home — If you really don’t have to go out, don’t. Even if you can drive well in the snow, not everyone else can. Don’t tempt fate: If you don’t have somewhere you have to be.
Get sand bags — Sand bags are available at the City yard at 1160 Rufus Allen Blvd and also at Fire Station #3 at 2101 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Clear storm drains — There are 1,874 storm drains in the city. City crews will be out clearing to clear high priority drains in expected flood areas. Residents can also help by clearing any storm drains in front of their home. Use a shovel or pick to break ice and snow away from storm drains so that water can enter the drains.
Prepare for utility outage — Gather flashlights and replace batteries. During the storm, Liberty Utility crews will work 24/7 to restore power where needed. To report a power outage, call 844-245-6868.
Keep roofs cleared — Snow with high water content is heavy. When it’s followed up by torrential rain, existing snow on your roof will become heavier. Spend Friday and Saturday clearing as much snow off your residential structures before the next storm arrives.
Expect berms — Heavy snow is more difficult to plow and often results in berms in driveways and at street intersections.
Stock up on supplies — People using oxygen tanks need to have battery back-up power on hand. Residents should store up on food, water, batteries, pet food.
ONCE THE STORM ARRIVES
Avoid pools of water — Don’t drive through water that is too deep. If flooding occurs, don’t drive through it.
Stay informed — Go online, tune into TV, radio stations and/or social media for storm updates.
Get the word out — Advise neighbors, friends and family of expected flooding and to plan and prepare.
Emergency operations — Stay up to date with emergency and weather information with the city’s social media accounts, Twitter feed, Facebook, and NewsFlash reports (www.cityofslt.us/signup).
The new year got off to a strong start as it relates to snow. A winter storm earlier in the week delivered multiple feet of snow, bolstering snowpack levels and pleasing ski resorts in the Sierra Range, while also posing problems on the roadways and elsewhere — issues that could become exacerbated as another storm rolls into the region this weekend.
“In terms of building a snowpack at all elevations, this is the sort of storm we always hope for,” said Jeff Anderson, a hydrologist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Reno.
In the Lake Tahoe Basin, snowpack went from 62 percent of normal on Jan. 1 to 129 percent on Thursday. While that “sounds very impressive and it was,” starting at 62 percent of normal is fairly low, Anderson cautioned.
While state and regional water officials were happy with the recent storm, ski resorts were equally excited.
Heavenly Mountain Resort recorded 30 inches of snow within 24 hours Thursday morning, bringing the overall seven-day total to 70 inches. Kirkwood Mountain Resort recorded 56 inches of new snow during the recent storm and Sierra-at-Tahoe measure 62 inches of new snow over seven days.
The storm was a welcome site for snow lovers throughout the region, but it did pose problems elsewhere.
“We have had a large call volume,” said Officer Mark Melhus with California Highway Patrol. “Anytime we have the snow-covered, slick roadways our call volume goes up.”
Since Jan. 1, CHP fielded 17 accident reports in unincorporated El Dorado County, according to Melhus. That number does not include accidents inside South Lake Tahoe and Placerville city limits, and it doesn’t included incidents where no actual report was requested.
Many people “who put their car in a snowbank” do not request an accident report, Melhus added.
Most of those incidents result from motorists not giving themselves enough distance between other cars, and motorists’ failure to realize they need more time to stop than in dry conditions.
“Pump [the brakes], don’t just stand on them,” Melhus suggested.
An avalanche warning was in effect throughout most of the previous storm. Within hours of lifting the warning Thursday morning an avalanche closed Mount Rose Highway – State Route 431 – north of Incline Village.
Two backcountry skiers caught in the avalanche escaped without injury and plow trucks were able to free several vehicles stuck in several feet of snow from the slide, the Associated Press reported.
Drifting snow caused visibility problems on mountain passes earlier in the week, and a combination of rain and snow on Wednesday led to flooding on some South Lake Tahoe roads.
With the National Weather Service issuing a flood advisory set to take effect Saturday night, officials are preparing for the worst and urging residents and visitors to do the same.
“Friday and Saturday crews will be out clearing snow and storm drains. Residents need to prepare for the storm,” a press release from the city cautioned.
According to the advisory, the storm is expected to bring 6 to 12 inches of rain in much of the Tahoe Basin starting Saturday night through Monday morning.
“We are preparing for a major flood,” said Lt. Brian Williams with the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
The city suggested a series of tips (see factbox) for preparing for the storm. South Lake Tahoe has already contacted American Red Cross and prepared its emergency operations teams to be ready to open evacuation centers as needed, according to a press release.
Based on previous storms, the city anticipates flooding to occur in the following areas: lower Tahoe Keys; state streets; mobile home parks at Third Street and Jean Avenue and Woodbine; Winnemucca and U.S. 50; and Pioneer Trail and Blackbart at the meadow.
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SCENE: The same as Act II three hours later. PROFESSOR HOLDEN is seated at the table, books before him. He is a man in the fifties. At the moment his care-worn face is lighted by that lift of the spirit which sometimes rewards the scholar who has imaginative feeling. HARRY, a student clerk, comes hurrying in. Looks back.
HARRY: Here's Professor Holden, Mr Fejevary.
HOLDEN: Mr Fejevary is looking for me?
(He goes back, a moment later MR FEJEVARY enters. He has his hat, gloves, stick; seems tired and disturbed.)
HOLDEN: Was I mistaken? I thought our appointment was for five.
FEJEVARY: Quite right. But things have changed, so I wondered if I might have a little talk with you now.
HOLDEN: To be sure. (rising) Shall we go downstairs?
FEJEVARY: I don't know. Nice and quiet up here. (to HARRY, who is now passing through) Harry, the library is closed now, is it?
HARRY: Yes, it's locked.
FEJEVARY: And there's no one in here?
HARRY: No, I've been all through.
FEJEVARY: There's a committee downstairs. Oh, this is a terrible day. (putting his things on the table) We'd better stay up here. Harry, when my niece—when Miss Morton arrives—I want you to come and let me know. Ask her not to leave the building without seeing me.
HARRY: Yes, sir. (he goes out)
FEJEVARY: Well, (wearily) it's been a day. Not the day I was looking for.
FEJEVARY: You're very serene up here.
HOLDEN: Yes, I wanted to be—serene for a little while.
FEJEVARY: (looking at the books) Emerson. Whitman. (with a smile) Have they anything new to say on economics?
HOLDEN: Perhaps not; but I wanted to forget economics for a time. I came up here by myself to try and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Morton College. (answering the other man's look) Yes, I confess I've been disappointed in the anniversary. As I left Memorial Hall after the exercises this morning, Emerson's words came into my mind—
Well, then I went home—(stops, troubled)
FEJEVARY: How is Mrs Holden?
HOLDEN: Better, thank you, but—not strong.
FEJEVARY: She needs the very best of care for a time, doesn't she?
HOLDEN: Yes. (silent a moment) Then, this is something more than the fortieth anniversary, you know. It's the first of the month.
FEJEVARY: And illness hasn't reduced the bills?
HOLDEN: (shaking his head) I didn't want this day to go like that; so I came up here to try and touch what used to be here.
FEJEVARY: But you speak despondently of us. And there's been such a fine note of optimism in the exercises. (speaks with the heartiness of one who would keep himself assured)
HOLDEN: I didn't seem to want a fine note of optimism. (with roughness) I wanted—a gleam from reality.
FEJEVARY: To me this is reality—the robust spirit created by all these young people.
HOLDEN: Do you think it is robust? (hand affectionately on the book before him) I've been reading Whitman.
FEJEVARY: This day has to be itself. Certain things go—others come; life is change.
HOLDEN: Perhaps it's myself I'm discouraged with. Do you remember the tenth anniversary of the founding of Morton College.
FEJEVARY: The tenth? Oh yes, that was when this library was opened.
HOLDEN: I shall never forget your father, Mr Fejevary, as he stood out there and said the few words which gave these books to the students. Not many books, but he seemed to baptize them in the very spirit from which books are born.
FEJEVARY: He died the following year.
HOLDEN: One felt death near. But that didn't seem the important thing. A student who had fought for liberty for mind. Of course his face would be sensitive. You must be very proud of your heritage.
FEJEVARY: Yes. (a little testily) Well, I have certainly worked for the college. I'm doing my best now to keep it a part of these times.
HOLDEN: (as if this has not reached him) It was later that same afternoon I talked with Silas Morton. We stood at this window and looked out over the valley to the lower hill that was his home. He told me how from that hill he had for years looked up to this one, and why there had to be a college here. I never felt America as that old farmer made me feel it.
FEJEVARY: (drawn by this, then shifting in irritation because he is drawn) I'm sorry to break in with practical things, but alas, I am a practical man—forced to be. I too have made a fight—though the fight to finance never appears an idealistic one. But I'm deep in that now, and I must have a little help; at least, I must not have—stumbling-blocks.
HOLDEN: Am I a stumbling-block?
FEJEVARY: Candidly (with a smile) you are a little hard to finance. Here's the situation. The time for being a little college has passed. We must take our place as one of the important colleges—I make bold to say one of the important universities—of the Middle West. But we have to enlarge before we can grow. (answering HOLDEN's smile) Yes, it is ironic, but that's the way of it. It was a nice thing to open the anniversary with fifty thousand from the steel works—but fifty thousand dollars—nowadays—to an institution? (waves the fifty thousand aside) They'll do more later, I think, when they see us coming into our own. Meanwhile, as you know, there's this chance for an appropriation from the state. I find that the legislature, the members who count, are very friendly to Morton College. They like the spirit we have here. Well, now I come to you, and you are one of the big reasons for my wanting to put this over. Your salary makes me blush. It's all wrong that a man like you should have these petty worries, particularly with Mrs Holden so in need of the things a little money can do. Now this man Lewis is a reactionary. So, naturally, he doesn't approve of you.
HOLDEN: So naturally I am to go.
FEJEVARY: Go? Not at all. What have I just been saying?
HOLDEN: Be silent, then.
FEJEVARY: Not that either—not—not really. But—be a little more discreet. (seeing him harden) This is what I want to put up to you. Why not give things a chance to mature in your own mind? Candidly, I don't feel you know just what you do think; is it so awfully important to express—confusion?
HOLDEN: The only man who knows just what he thinks at the present moment is the man who hasn't done any new thinking in the past ten years.
FEJEVARY: (with a soothing gesture) You and I needn't quarrel about it. I understand you, but I find it a little hard to interpret you to a man like Lewis.
HOLDEN: Then why not let a man like Lewis go to thunder?
FEJEVARY: And let the college go to thunder? I'm not willing to do that. I've made a good many sacrifices for this college. Given more money than I could afford to give; given time and thought that I could have used for personal gain.
HOLDEN: That's true, I know.
FEJEVARY: I don't know just why I've done it. Sentiment, I suppose. I had a very strong feeling about my father, Professor Holden. And this friend Silas Morton. This college is the child of that friendship. Those are noble words in our manifesto: 'Morton College was born because there came to this valley a man who held his vision for mankind above his own advantage; and because that man found in this valley a man who wanted beauty for his fellow-men as he wanted no other thing.'
HOLDEN: (taking it up) 'Born of the fight for freedom and the aspiration to richer living, we believe that Morton College—rising as from the soil itself—may strengthen all those here and everywhere who fight for the life there is in freedom, and may, to the measure it can, loosen for America the beauty that breathes from knowledge.' (moved by the words he has spoken) Do you know, I would rather do that—really do that—than—grow big.
FEJEVARY: Yes. But you see, or rather, what you don't see is, you have to look at the world in which you find yourself. The only way to stay alive is to grow big. It's been hard, but I have tried to—carry on.
HOLDEN: And so have I tried to carry on. But it is very hard—carrying on a dream.
FEJEVARY: Well, I'm trying to make it easier.
HOLDEN: Make it easier by destroying the dream?
FEJEVARY: Not at all. What I want is scope for dreams.
HOLDEN: Are you sure we'd have the dreams after we've paid this price for the scope?
FEJEVARY: Now let's not get rhetorical with one another.
HOLDEN: Mr Fejevary, you have got to let me be as honest with you as you say you are being with me. You have got to let me say what I feel.
FEJEVARY: Certainly. That's why I wanted this talk with you.
HOLDEN: You say you have made sacrifices for Morton College. So have I.
FEJEVARY: How well I know that.
HOLDEN: You don't know all of it. I'm not sure you understand any of it.
FEJEVARY: (charmingly) Oh, I think you're hard on me.
HOLDEN: I spoke of the tenth anniversary. I was a young man then, just home from Athens, (pulled back into an old feeling) I don't know why I felt I had to go to Greece. I knew then that I was going to teach something within sociology, and I didn't want anything I felt about beauty to be left out of what I formulated about society. The Greeks—
FEJEVARY: (as HOLDEN has paused before what he sees) I remember you told me the Greeks were the passion of your student days.
HOLDEN: Not so much because they created beauty, but because they were able to let beauty flow into their lives—to create themselves in beauty. So as a romantic young man (smiles), it seemed if I could go where they had been—what I had felt might take form. Anyway, I had a wonderful time there. Oh, what wouldn't I give to have again that feeling of life's infinite possibilities!
FEJEVARY: (nodding) A youthful feeling.
HOLDEN: (softly) I like youth. Well, I was just back, visiting my sister here, at the time of the tenth anniversary. I had a chance then to go to Harvard as instructor. A good chance, for I would have been under a man who liked me. But that afternoon I heard your father speak about books. I talked with Silas Morton. I found myself telling him about Greece. No one had ever felt it as he felt it. It seemed to become of the very bone of him.
FEJEVARY: (affectionately) I know how he used to do.
HOLDEN: He put his hands on my shoulders. He said, 'Young man, don't go away. We need you here. Give us this great thing you've got!' And so I stayed, for I felt that here was soil in which I could grow, and that one's whole life was not too much to give to a place with roots like that. (a little bitterly) Forgive me if this seems rhetoric.
FEJEVARY: (a gesture of protest. Silent a moment) You make it—hard for me. (with exasperation) Don't you think I'd like to indulge myself in an exalted mood? And why don't I? I can't afford it—not now. Won't you have a little patience? And faith—faith that the thing we want will be there for us after we've worked our way through the woods. We are in the woods now. It's going to take our combined brains to get us out. I don't mean just Morton College.
HOLDEN: No—America. As to getting out, I think you are all wrong.
FEJEVARY: That's one of your sweeping statements, Holden. Nobody's all wrong. Even you aren't.
HOLDEN: And in what ways am I wrong—from the standpoint of your Senator Lewis?
FEJEVARY: He's not my Senator Lewis, he's the state's, and we have to take him as he is. Why, he objects, of course, to your radical activities. He spoke of your defence of conscientious objectors.
HOLDEN: (slowly) I think a man who is willing to go to prison for what he believes has stuff in him no college needs turn its back on.
FEJEVARY: Well, he doesn't agree with you—nor do I.
HOLDEN: (still quietly) And I think a society which permits things to go on which I can prove go on in our federal prisons had better stop and take a fresh look at itself. To stand for that and then talk of democracy and idealism—oh, it shows no mentality, for one thing.
FEJEVARY: (easily) I presume the prisons do need a cleaning up. As to Fred Jordan, you can't expect me to share your admiration. Our own Fred—my nephew Fred Morton, went to France and gave his life. There's some little courage, Holden, in doing that.
HOLDEN: I'm not trying to belittle it. But he had the whole spirit of his age with him—fortunate boy. The man who stands outside the idealism of this time—
FEJEVARY: Takes a good deal upon himself, I should say.
HOLDEN: There isn't any other such loneliness. You know in your heart it's a noble courage.
FEJEVARY: It lacks—humility. (HOLDEN laughs scoffingly) And I think you lack it. I'm asking you to co-operate with me for the good of Morton College.
HOLDEN: Why not do it the other way? You say enlarge that we may grow. That's false. It isn't of the nature of growth. Why not do it the way of Silas Morton and Walt Whitman—each man being his purest and intensest self. I was full of this fervour when you came in. I'm more and more disappointed in our students. They're empty—flippant. No sensitive moment opens them to beauty. No exaltation makes them—what they hadn't known they were. I concluded some of the fault must be mine. The only students I reach are the Hindus. Perhaps Madeline Morton—I don't quite make her out. I too must have gone into a dead stratum. But I can get back. Here alone this afternoon—(softly) I was back.
FEJEVARY: I think we'll have to let the Hindus go.
HOLDEN: (astonished) Go? Our best students?
FEJEVARY: This college is for Americans. I'm not going to have foreign revolutionists come here and block the things I've spent my life working for.
HOLDEN: I don't seem to know what you mean at all.
FEJEVARY: Why, that disgraceful performance this morning. I can settle Madeline all right, (looking at his watch) She should be here by now. But I'm convinced our case before the legislature will be stronger with the Hindus out of here.
HOLDEN: Well, I seem to have missed something—disgraceful performance—the Hindus, Madeline—(stops, bewildered)
FEJEVARY: You mean to say you don't know about the disturbance out here?
HOLDEN: I went right home after the address. Then came up here alone.
FEJEVARY: Upon my word, you do lead a serene life. While you've been sitting here in contemplation I've been to the police court—trying to get my niece out of jail. That's what comes of having radicals around.
HOLDEN: What happened?
FEJEVARY: One of our beloved Hindus made himself obnoxious on the campus. Giving out handbills about freedom for India—howling over deportation. Our American boys wouldn't stand for it. A policeman saw the fuss—came up and started to put the Hindu in his place. Then Madeline rushes in, and it ended in her pounding the policeman with her tennis racket.
HOLDEN: Madeline Morton did that!
FEJEVARY: (sharply) You seem pleased.
HOLDEN: I am—interested.
FEJEVARY: Well, I'm not interested. I'm disgusted. My niece mixing up in a free-for-all fight and getting taken to the police station! It's the first disgrace we've ever had in our family.
HOLDEN: (as one who has been given courage) Wasn't there another disgrace?
FEJEVARY: What do you mean?
HOLDEN: When your father fought his government and was banished from his country.
FEJEVARY: That was not a disgrace!
HOLDEN: (as if in surprise) Wasn't it?
FEJEVARY: See here, Holden, you can't talk to me like that.
HOLDEN: I don't admit you can talk to me as you please and that I can't talk to you. I'm a professor—not a servant.
FEJEVARY: Yes, and you're a damned difficult professor. I certainly have tried to—
HOLDEN: (smiling) Handle me?
FEJEVARY: I ask you this. Do you know any other institution where you could sit and talk with the executive head as you have here with me?
HOLDEN: I don't know. Perhaps not.
FEJEVARY: Then be reasonable. No one is entirely free. That's naïve. It's rather egotistical to want to be. We're held by our relations to others—by our obligations to the (vaguely)—the ultimate thing. Come now—you admit certain dissatisfactions with yourself, so—why not go with intensity into just the things you teach—and not touch quite so many other things?
HOLDEN: I couldn't teach anything if I didn't feel free to go wherever that thing took me. Thirty years ago I was asked to come to this college precisely because my science was not in isolation, because of my vivid feeling of us as a moment in a long sweep, because of my faith in the greater beauty our further living may unfold.
HARRY: Excuse me. Miss Morton is here now, Mr Fejevary.
FEJEVARY: (frowns, hesitates) Ask her to come up here in five minutes (After HARRY has gone) I think we've thrown a scare into Madeline. I thought as long as she'd been taken to jail it would be no worse for us to have her stay there awhile. She's been held since one o'clock. That ought to teach her reason.
HOLDEN: Is there a case against her?
FEJEVARY: No, I got it fixed up. Explained that it was just college girl foolishness—wouldn't happen again. One reason I wanted this talk with you first, if I do have any trouble with Madeline I want you to help me.
HOLDEN: Oh, I can't do that.
FEJEVARY: You aren't running out and clubbing the police. Tell her she'll have to think things over and express herself with a little more dignity.
HOLDEN: I ask to be excused from being present while you talk with her.
FEJEVARY: But why not stay in the library—in case I should need you. Just take your books over to the east alcove and go on with what you were doing when I came in.
HOLDEN: (with a faint smile) I fear I can hardly do that. As to Madeline—
FEJEVARY: You don't want to see the girl destroy herself, do you? I confess I've always worried about Madeline. If my sister had lived—But Madeline's mother died, you know, when she was a baby. Her father—well, you and I talked that over just the other day—there's no getting to him. Fred never worried me a bit—just the fine normal boy. But Madeline—(with an effort throwing it off) Oh, it'll be all right, I haven't a doubt. And it'll be all right between you and me, won't it? Caution over a hard strip of the road, then—bigger things ahead.
HOLDEN: (slowly, knowing what it may mean) I shall continue to do all I can toward getting Fred Jordan out of prison. It's a disgrace to America that two years after the war closes he should be kept there—much of the time in solitary confinement—because he couldn't believe in war. It's small—vengeful—it's the Russia of the Czars. I shall do what is in my power to fight the deportation of Gurkul Singh. And certainly I shall leave no stone unturned if you persist in your amazing idea of dismissing the other Hindus from college. For what—I ask you? Dismissed—for what? Because they love liberty enough to give their lives to it! The day you dismiss them, burn our high-sounding manifesto, Mr Fejevary, and admit that Morton College now sells her soul to the—committee on appropriations!
FEJEVARY: Well, you force me to be as specific as you are. If you do these things, I can no longer fight for you.
HOLDEN: Very well then, I go.
FEJEVARY: Go where?
HOLDEN: I don't know—at the moment.
FEJEVARY: I fear you'll find it harder than you know. Meanwhile, what of your family?
HOLDEN: We will have to manage some way.
FEJEVARY: It is not easy for a woman whose health—in fact, whose life—is a matter of the best of care to 'manage some way'. (with real feeling) What is an intellectual position alongside that reality? You'd like, of course, to be just what you want to be—but isn't there something selfish in that satisfaction? I'm talking as a friend now—you must know that. You and I have a good many ties, Holden. I don't believe you know how much Mrs Fejevary thinks of Mrs Holden.
HOLDEN: She has been very, very good to her.
FEJEVARY: And will be. She cares for her. And our children have been growing up together—I love to watch it. Isn't that the reality? Doing for them as best we can, making sacrifices of—of every kind. Don't let some tenuous, remote thing destroy this flesh and blood thing.
HOLDEN: (as one fighting to keep his head above water) Honesty is not a tenuous, remote thing.
FEJEVARY: There's a kind of honesty in selfishness. We can't always have it. Oh, I used to—go through things. But I've struck a pace—one does—and goes ahead.
HOLDEN: Forgive me, but I don't think you've had certain temptations to—selfishness.
FEJEVARY: How do you know what I've had? You have no way of knowing what's in me—what other thing I might have been? You know my heritage; you think that's left nothing? But I find myself here in America. I love those dependent on me. My wife—who's used to a certain manner of living; my children—who are to become part of the America of their time. I've never said this to another human being—I've never looked at myself—but it's pretty arrogant to think you're the only man who has made a sacrifice to fit himself into the age in which he lives. I hear Madeline. This hasn't left me in very good form for talking with her. Please don't go away. Just—
(MADELINE comes in, right. She has her tennis racket. Nods to the two men. HOLDEN goes out, left.)
MADELINE: (looking after HOLDEN—feeling something going on. Then turning to her uncle, who is still looking after HOLDEN) You wanted to speak to me, Uncle Felix?
FEJEVARY: Of course I want to speak to you.
MADELINE: I feel just awfully sorry about—banging up my racket like this. The second time it came down on this club. Why do they carry those things? Perfectly fantastic, I'll say, going around with a club. But as long as you were asking me what I wanted for my birthday—
FEJEVARY: Madeline, I am not here to discuss your birthday.
MADELINE: I'm sorry—(smiles) to hear that.
FEJEVARY: You don't seem much chastened.
MADELINE: Chastened? Was that the idea? Well, if you think that keeping a person where she doesn't want to be chastens her! I never felt less 'chastened' than when I walked out of that slimy spot and looked across the street at your nice bank. I should think you'd hate to—(with friendly concern) Why, Uncle Felix, you look tired out.
FEJEVARY: I am tired out, Madeline. I've had a nerve-racking day.
MADELINE: Isn't that too bad? Those speeches were so boresome, and that old senator person—wasn't he a stuff? But can't you go home now and let auntie give you tea and—
FEJEVARY: (sharply) Madeline, have you no intelligence? Hasn't it occurred to you that your performance would worry me a little?
MADELINE: I suppose it was a nuisance. And on such a busy day. (changing) But if you're going to worry, Horace is the one you should worry about. (answering his look) Why, he got it all up. He made me ashamed!
FEJEVARY: And you're not at all ashamed of what you have done?
MADELINE: Ashamed? Why—no.
FEJEVARY: Then you'd better be! A girl who rushes in and assaults an officer!
MADELINE: (earnestly explaining it) But, Uncle Felix, I had to stop him. No one else did.
FEJEVARY: Madeline, I don't know whether you're trying to be naïve—
MADELINE: (angrily) Well, I'm not. I like that! I think I'll go home.
FEJEVARY: I think you will not! It's stupid of you not to know this is serious. You could be dismissed from school for what you did.
MADELINE: Well, I'm good and ready to be dismissed from any school that would dismiss for that!
FEJEVARY: (in a new manner—quietly, from feeling) Madeline, have you no love for this place?
MADELINE: (doggedly, after thinking) Yes, I have. (she sits down) And I don't know why I have.
FEJEVARY: Certainly it's not strange. If ever a girl had a background, Morton College is Madeline Fejevary Morton's background. (he too now seated by the table) Do you remember your Grandfather Morton?
MADELINE: Not very well. (a quality which seems sullenness) I couldn't bear to look at him. He shook so.
FEJEVARY: (turning away, real pain) Oh—how cruel!
MADELINE: (surprised, gently) Cruel? Me—cruel?
FEJEVARY: Not just you. The way it passes—(to himself) so fast it passes.
MADELINE: I'm sorry. (troubled) You see, he was too old then—
FEJEVARY: (his hand up to stop her) I wish I could bring him back for a moment, so you could see what he was before he (bitterly) shook so. He was a powerful man, who was as real as the earth. He was strangely of the earth, as if something went from it to him. (looking at her intently) Queer you should be the one to have no sentiment about him, for you and he—sometimes when I'm with you it's as if—he were near. He had no personal ambition, Madeline. He was ambitious for the earth and its people. I wonder if you can realize what it meant to my father—in a strange land, where he might so easily have been misunderstood, pushed down, to find a friend like that? It wasn't so much the material things—though Uncle Silas was always making them right—and as if—oh, hardly conscious what he was doing—so little it mattered. It was the way he got father, and by that very valuing kept alive what was there to value. Why, he literally laid this country at my father's feet—as if that was what this country was for, as if it made up for the hard early things—for the wrong things.
MADELINE: He must really have been a pretty nice old party. No doubt I would have hit it off with him all right. I don't seem to hit it off with the—speeches about him. Somehow I want to say, 'Oh, give us a rest.'
FEJEVARY: (offended) And that, I presume, is what you want to say to me.
MADELINE: No, no, I didn't mean you, Uncle. Though (hesitatingly) I was wondering how you could think you were talking on your side.
FEJEVARY: What do you mean—my side?
MADELINE: Oh, I don't—exactly. That's nice about him being—of the earth. Sometimes when I'm out for a tramp—way off by myself—yes, I know. And I wonder if that doesn't explain his feeling about the Indians. Father told me how grandfather took it to heart about the Indians.
FEJEVARY: He felt it as you'd feel it if it were your brother. So he must give his choicest land to the thing we might become. 'Then maybe I can lie under the same sod with the red boys and not be ashamed.'
(MADELINE nods, appreciatively.)
MADELINE: Yes, that's really—all right.
FEJEVARY: (irritated by what seems charily stated approval) 'All right!' Well, I am not willing to let this man's name pass from our time. And it seems rather bitter that Silas Morton's granddaughter should be the one to stand in my way.
MADELINE: Why, Uncle Felix, I'm not standing in your way. Of course I wouldn't do that. I—(rather bashfully) I love the Hill. I was thinking about it in jail. I got fuddled on direction in there, so I asked the woman who hung around which way was College Hill. 'Right through there', she said. A blank wall. I sat and looked through that wall—long time. (she looks front, again looking through that blank wall) It was all—kind of funny. Then later she came and told me you were out there, and I thought it was corking of you to come and tell them they couldn't put that over on College Hill. And I know Bakhshish will appreciate it too. I wonder where he went?
FEJEVARY: Went? I fancy he won't go much of anywhere to-night.
MADELINE: What do you mean?
FEJEVARY: Why, he's held for this hearing, of course.
MADELINE: You mean—you came and got just me—and left him there?
MADELINE: (rising) Then I'll have to go and get him!
FEJEVARY: Madeline, don't be so absurd. You don't get people out of jail by stopping in and calling for them.
MADELINE: But you got me.
FEJEVARY: Because of years of influence. At that, it wasn't simple. Things of this nature are pretty serious nowadays. It was only your ignorance got you out.
MADELINE: I do seem ignorant. While you were fixing it up for me, why didn't you arrange for him too?
FEJEVARY: Because I am not in the business of getting foreign revolutionists out of jail.
MADELINE: But he didn't do as much as I did.
FEJEVARY: It isn't what he did. It's what he is. We don't want him here.
MADELINE: Well, I guess I'm not for that!
FEJEVARY: May I ask why you have appointed yourself guardian of these strangers?
MADELINE: Perhaps because they are strangers.
FEJEVARY: Well, they're the wrong kind of strangers.
MADELINE: Is it true that the Hindu who was here last year is to be deported? Is America going to turn him over to the government he fought?
FEJEVARY: I have an idea they will all be deported. I'm not so sorry this thing happened. It will get them into the courts—and I don't think they have money to fight.
MADELINE: (giving it clean and straight) Gee, I think that's rotten!
FEJEVARY: Quite likely your inelegance will not affect it one way or the other.
MADELINE: (she has taken her seat again, is thinking it out) I'm twenty-one next Tuesday. Isn't it on my twenty-first birthday I get that money Grandfather Morton left me?
FEJEVARY: What are you driving at?
MADELINE: (simply) They can have my money.
FEJEVARY: Are you crazy? What are these people to you?
MADELINE: They're people from the other side of the world who came here believing in us, drawn from the far side of the world by things we say about ourselves. Well, I'm going to pretend—just for fun—that the things we say about ourselves are true. So if you'll—arrange so I can get it, Uncle Felix, as soon as it's mine.
FEJEVARY: And this is what you say to me at the close of my years of trusteeship! If you could know how I've nursed that little legacy along—until now it is—(breaking off in anger) I shall not permit you to destroy yourself!
MADELINE: (quietly) I don't see how you can keep me from 'destroying myself'.
FEJEVARY: (looking at her, seeing that this may be true. In genuine amazement, and hurt) Why—but it's incredible. Have I—has my house—been nothing to you all these years?
MADELINE: I've had my best times at your house. Things wouldn't have been—very gay for me—without you all—though Horace gets my goat!
FEJEVARY: And does your Aunt Isabel—'get your goat'?
MADELINE: I love auntie. (rather resentfully) You know that. What has that got to do with it?
FEJEVARY: So you are going to use Silas Morton's money to knife his college.
MADELINE: Oh, Uncle Felix, that's silly.
FEJEVARY: It's a long way from silly. You know a little about what I'm trying to do—this appropriation that would assure our future. If Silas Morton's granddaughter casts in her lot with revolutionists, Morton College will get no help from the state. Do you know enough about what you are doing to assume this responsibility?
MADELINE: I am not casting 'in my lot with revolutionists'. If it's true, as you say, that you have to have money in order to get justice—
FEJEVARY: I didn't say it!
MADELINE: Why, you did, Uncle Felix. You said so. And if it's true that these strangers in our country are going to be abused because they're poor,—what else could I do with my money and not feel like a skunk?
FEJEVARY: (trying a different tack, laughing) Oh, you're a romantic girl, Madeline—skunk and all. Rather nice, at that. But the thing is perfectly fantastic, from every standpoint. You speak as if you had millions. And if you did, it wouldn't matter, not really. You are going against the spirit of this country; with or without money, that can't be done. Take a man like Professor Holden. He's radical in his sympathies—but does he run out and club the police?
MADELINE: (in a smouldering way) I thought America was a democracy.
FEJEVARY: We have just fought a great war for democracy.
MADELINE: Well, is that any reason for not having it?
FEJEVARY: I should think you would have a little emotion about the war—about America—when you consider where your brother is.
MADELINE: Fred had—all kinds of reasons for going to France. He wanted a trip. (answering his exclamation) Why, he said so. Heavens, Fred didn't make speeches about himself. Wanted to see Paris—poor kid, he never did see Paris. Wanted to be with a lot of fellows—knock the Kaiser's block off—end war, get a French girl. It was all mixed up—the way things are. But Fred was a pretty decent sort. I'll say so. He had such kind, honest eyes. (this has somehow said itself; her own eyes close and what her shut eyes see makes feeling hot) One thing I do know! Fred never went over the top and out to back up the argument you're making now!
FEJEVARY: (stiffly) Very well, I will discontinue the argument I'm making now. I've been trying to save you from—pretty serious things. The regret of having stood in the way of Morton College—(his voice falling) the horror of having driven your father insane.
FEJEVARY: One more thing would do it. Just the other day I was talking with Professor Holden about your father. His idea of him relates back to the pioneer life—another price paid for this country. The lives back of him were too hard. Your great-grandmother Morton—the first white woman in this region—she dared too much, was too lonely, feared and bore too much. They did it, for the task gave them a courage for the task. But it—left a scar.
MADELINE: And father is that—(can hardly say it)—scar. (fighting the idea) But Grandfather Morton was not like that.
FEJEVARY: No; he had the vision of the future; he was robust with feeling for others. (gently) But Holden feels your father is the—dwarfed pioneer child. The way he concentrates on corn—excludes all else—as if unable to free himself from their old battle with the earth.
MADELINE: (almost crying) I think it's pretty terrible to—wish all that on poor father.
FEJEVARY: Well, my dear child, it's life has 'wished it on him'. It's just one other way of paying the price for his country. We needn't get it for nothing. I feel that all our chivalry should go to your father in his—heritage of loneliness.
MADELINE: Father couldn't always have been—dwarfed. Mother wouldn't have cared for him if he had always been—like that.
FEJEVARY: No, if he could have had love to live in. But no endurance for losing it. Too much had been endured just before life got to him.
MADELINE: Do you know, Uncle Felix—I'm afraid that's true? (he nods) Sometimes when I'm with father I feel those things near—the—the too much—the too hard,—feel them as you'd feel the cold. And now that it's different—easier—he can't come into the world that's been earned. Oh, I wish I could help him!
(As they sit there together, now for the first time really together, there is a shrill shout of derision from outside.)
MADELINE: What's that? (a whistled call) Horace! That's Horace's call. That's for his gang. Are they going to start something now that will get Atma in jail?
FEJEVARY: More likely he's trying to start something. (they are both listening intently) I don't think our boys will stand much more.
(A scoffing whoop. MADELINE springs to the window; he reaches it ahead and holds it.)
FEJEVARY: This window stays closed.
(She starts to go away, he takes hold of her.)
MADELINE: You think you can keep me in here?
FEJEVARY: Listen, Madeline—plain, straight truth. If you go out there and get in trouble a second time, I can't make it right for you.
MADELINE: You needn't!
FEJEVARY: You don't know what it means. These things are not child's play—not today. You could get twenty years in prison for things you'll say if you rush out there now. (she laughs) You laugh because you're ignorant. Do you know that in America today there are women in our prisons for saying no more than you've said here to me!
MADELINE: Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself!
FEJEVARY: I? Ashamed of myself?
MADELINE: Yes! Aren't you an American? (a whistle) Isn't that a policeman's whistle? Are they coming back? Are they hanging around here to—(pulling away from her uncle as he turns to look, she jumps up in the deep sill and throws open the window. Calling down) Here—Officer—You—Let that boy alone!
FEJEVARY: (going left, calling sharply) Holden. Professor Holden—here—quick!
VOICE: (coming up from below, outside) Who says so?
MADELINE: I say so!
VOICE: And who are you talking for?
MADELINE: I am talking for Morton College!
FEJEVARY: (returning—followed, reluctantly, by HOLDEN) Indeed you are not. Close that window or you'll be expelled from Morton College.
(Sounds of a growing crowd outside.)
VOICE: Didn't I see you at the station?
MADELINE: Sure you saw me at the station. And you'll see me there again, if you come bullying around here. You're not what this place is for! (her uncle comes up behind, right, and tries to close the window—she holds it out) My grandfather gave this hill to Morton College—a place where anybody—from any land—can come and say what he believes to be true! Why, you poor simp—this is America! Beat it from here! Atna! Don't let him take hold of you like that! He has no right to—Oh, let me down there!
(Springs down, would go off right, her uncle spreads out his arms to block that passage. She turns to go the other way.)
FEJEVARY: Holden! Bring her to her senses. Stand there. (HOLDEN has not moved from the place he entered, left, and so blocks the doorway) Don't let her pass.
(Shouts of derision outside.)
MADELINE: You think you can keep me in here—with that going on out there? (Moves nearer HOLDEN, stands there before him, taut, looking him straight in the eye. After a moment, slowly, as one compelled, he steps aside for her to pass. Sound of her running footsteps. The two men's eyes meet. A door slams.)
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You might often wonder how come Italians are so slim despite consuming all kinds of foods such as pasta, pizza etc. in enormous quantity. Well, that actually is the peculiarity of Italian diet program.
If you too seek sculpted body without removing delicious foods from your diet regime, Italian diet is the one you should stick to. Italians have amazingly good eating habits, which are capable to bring dramatic changes in your lives as well.
Major Traits of Italian Diet
Italian diet program follows healthy diet regime. Let’s have a look at some of the major traits of Italian diet.
Italians are in habit of savoring their foods. They consume foods socially in large groups and in complete relaxation. Their breakfast, lunch, and dinner are means for them to interact with their family members and friends. They relax during this time and despite spending long hours on dining table, they consume very little amount of foods.
Italians show their reverence towards foods by consuming them while paying full attention to their foods. Consumption of foods with diverted attention enhances your chances of consuming more and unhealthy foods. Italians don’t like any kind of diversions made by T.V, computer and others. Just like other tasks such as reading books, working on computers etc., eating too is a vital task for them which needs to be done with full concentration.
Small Portion Size
Instead of having large portion size, Italians prefer taking small portion size of meals. They start their day with cereals, and small cup of coffee having skimmed milk used in it. In their lunch, they prefer consuming fish, mixed salad, sandwich, and little pieces of chicken, fish, and vegetables. In their snacks, instead of going for unhealthy snacks such as, chips, pizza etc., they prefer consuming yogurt, fresh fruits, mixed salad etc. Their dinner is often comprised of vegetables, meat, fish, and pasta with vegetable or tomato sauce.
Timing of Meals
Despite having very carefree attitude towards foods, Italians are quite disciplined in their eating habits. They eat their breakfast within one hour of waking up and their dinner timing too is not very late. Though they consume comparatively bigger meals in their dinner, but proper gap maintained between dinner and bed time justifies the portion size consumed by them in their dinner.
Italians live a very agile life. They keep themselves engaged in varied kinds of physical activities such as bike riding, walking, swimming etc. They still have not become victims of sedentary lifestyle which has immensely helped them in keeping up in enviable shapes.
Though Italians do eat pasta, pizza etc. in their meals, but they always remain aware of their portion size, and often blend their foods with either fruits, vegetables or healthy foods such as garlic, olive oil, diced tomatoes etc. Fresh and organic foods are given paramount importance by them.
Walk After Nutritious Meals
Italians generally consume food items rich in fiber such as fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, beans, tomatoes, olive oil etc. They also take occasional servings of red meats. Italians take walk after having their meals. Walking after meals is imperative because it strengthens your metabolism and assists your body in digesting foods.
Italians also make healthy selection of desserts. They don’t prefer having pastries, cakes etc. in their desserts. These desserts being rich in refined sugars not only enhance your blood sugar level but also make your body host of several kinds of diseases. Instead, they prefer consuming healthy desserts like sweet fruits. Pears, figs, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums etc. are some of the healthy desserts consumed by them.
No Faith in Dieting
Italians believe in healthy diet regime. They don’t appreciate the idea of keeping their bodies deprived of foods for long hours. Their logic is long starvation hours make you feel frustrated and kindle your desire to eat unhealthy foods.
Healthy Choice of Beverages
Italians are not inclined towards consumption of sugary beverages including energy drinks. They consume alcoholic drinks also in controlled way. For example, instead of finishing one complete bottle of alcohol, they drink just one glass of alcoholic drink in a day. In addition to that, they consume very less amount of fruit juices, diet sodas, iced tea, and lemonade etc., all these beverages elevate your blood sugar level and pave your way to obesity.
Plenty of Water
Italians give great importance to pure and fresh mineral water. They consume plenty of water in a day. One glass full of cold water, one hour before meals is what makes them become full and mitigates their appetite. One glass of water prior to meals keeps check on your consumption of large portions of meals.
Moderation in Eating Habits
Italians swear by moderation in their eating habits. They don’t consume foods in very large amounts. They consume fish twice or thrice in a week, never consume more than four eggs in a week, eat at least one fruit in a day, eat processed foods not more than once in a week, eat one serving of veggies in a day, and mostly refrain from alcohol. In addition to that, they don’t forget to sprinkle olive oil over pasta, rice, and mixed salad.
Benefits of Italian Diet
Italian diet has myriad health benefits, let’s have a look at some of them.
- You shall witness great relief in your blood sugar level, blood pressure, and several other health problems.
- Italian diet is a healthy diet program which will nourish your body and will provide you longer and healthier life.
- The program will suffice oxygen to the cells of your body and therefore will dissuade the formation of cancer cells in your body.
- You will get healthy and youthful glow on your face while sticking to Italian diet solution.
- You will be able to conquer your cravings for unhealthy foods because many small and nutrient dense meals will keep you contended.
- Italian diet program provides you numerous new and different ways to consume your favorite foods without increasing your body weight.
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巨型红杉金博宝188电子游艺app网址是一棵外面的树。在生长季节，至少有一部分一天的阳光是为了生命力。当温度高时要小心。红杉会在炎热的一天的短时间内将所有水分从容器中吸出。如果夏天变得很热闹，将红杉移至更阴凉的地方，这样就不会变干。高温（100°F+）对叶子无害，但会导致根部枯萎。尝试在夏季（90°F或更少）保持根部凉爽。如果外部太热，可以将红杉送入房屋一段时间是可以的。只需记住，当温度更温和时，偶尔将它们返回阳光和空气。在寒冷气候下的冬季，危险不再是危险的，它再次脱水。 The trees can dehydrate even though the temperatures are below freezing. The best thing to do is to construct a well-drained cold frame and place the shallow potted trees into it. Water the trees well before the winter freeze. Where possible you can bury the trees in snow. They will remain in perfect condition, just as they do in nature, buried in snow for the entire winter. That will insulate them from the drying cold winds and preserve them perfectly. If there is no snow or cold frame possibility you may need to take them into a garage or cellar occasionally to protect them from drying winter wind. It’s not a good idea to keep them long in a heated house in the wintertime. The dormant trees are not able to pick up moisture rapidly enough to replace moisture loss to a heated room. A dormant giant sequoia bonsai will die if kept in a heated house for too long in winter.
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Today we commemorate 101 years since the death of Bourne man, Private Cyer Parker of the 2nd/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment.
Cyer John Parker was born in Bourne in the spring of 1893. One of 10 children born to John Thomas Parker, a Farm Labourer of Bourne and his wife Mary Ann Copper from Toft.
By 1911, Cyer is still living in Bourne with his parents and was working as an assistant General Dealer.
Cyer joined the 2nd/4th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment during the war, unfortunately due to a lack of surviving records the details of his service is not known
During the time immediately before his death, the 2nd/4th Battalion was in action.
On the 23rd February 1917 the 2nd/4th Lincolnshires dembarked on the SS Lydia from Southampton and arrived in Le Harvre, France the following day. They had been appointed to the 59th Division (2nd North Midland) and the 177th Brigade.
They took over a sector close to Estrees but within two weeks they were in pursuit of the retiring German army, finding themselves crossing the Somme and by 18th March they occupied Peronne.
During Spring of 1917 the enemy carried out a tactical withdrawal back to the Hindenberg Line, this allowed them the shorten the front and hold better defensive positions.
On the 31st March the 2/4th Lincolnshire and the 2/5th Leicesters were involved in the capture of Hesbécourt and Hervilly, before moving east to take Hill 140 as part of the 177th Brigade.
On the 2nd April the 2/4th Leicestershire Regiment were unsuccessful in their goal to take Fervaque Farm. The Lincolnshires were tasked with the same goal the following day but again were unsuccessful.
On the 5th April the Battalion was once more in action near Templeux. By Noon they had took a new outpost on the line between Templeux and Hargicourt village and suffered heavy shelling during the afternoon.
The 6th saw more heavy shelling and the battalion HQ was hit. A patrol that advanced to and old German trench north of Hargicourt was shelled out. The day saw 4 killed and 16 other ranks wounded.
On the 7th patrols were sent out to take German posts on the outskirts of Hargicourt but no enemy were found there. The patrol laid up for the rest of the day but saw nothing. The afternoon saw more heavy shelling and the post was shelled out and moved to a disused German trench. 1 other rank was killed and 6 wounded.
Private Cyer John Parker lost his life on the 7th April as a result of these actions.
In memory of Private C Parker, 2nd/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment who died on 7 April 1917
Remembered with honour, Templeux-Le-Guerared Communal Cemetery Extension.
Lest we forget
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Craft Lessons, by Fletcher, Ralph J.
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- ISBN: 9781571107060 | 1571107061
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/10/2007
"The ninety-five lessons in this book provide a wealth of information for teaching leads, character, endings, stronger verbs, and much more. This new edition reestablishes Craft Lessons as the crucial "desert island book" for harried writing teachers everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.
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Data reported by the weather station: 601350 (GMME)
Latitude: 34.05 | Longitude: -6.76 | Altitude: 84
To calculate annual averages, we analyzed data of 365 days (100% of year).
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The highest temperature recorded was 39.8°C on 27 May.
The lowest temperature recorded was 1.4°C on 11 November.
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In taxes, there’s a difference between lawyers and accountants. Because of attorney-client privilege, the IRS generally cannot make your lawyer talk or produce documents. See Latest Foreign Account Prosecution Fuels Fears. If you make statements or provide documents to your accountant, he can be compelled to divulge them.
Accountants do have a tax preparation privilege (IRC Section 7525(a)(1)) but it doesn't apply to criminal tax cases. In sensitive tax matters, the answer is the Kovel letter, from United States v. Kovel. Your tax lawyer hires an accountant importing attorney-client privilege to the accountant’s work and communications.
However, recent IRS lawsuits are eroding it. For example, in United States v. Richey, the Ninth Circuit refused to protect an appraisal that a taxpayer, lawyer and accountant were trying to keep from the IRS. In United States v. Hatfield, the court forced disclosure of discussions between the lawyer and accountant. Yet attorney-client privilege is rarely tested in this context, and these cases mostly are about being careful in observing formalities.
Now, a divorce lawyer facing federal tax evasion charges was ordered to turn over her tax records to the government, and even her tax lawyers were ordered to turn over their records. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled in United States v. Sideman & Bancroft that Mary Nolan's 2007 and 2008 tax records were not shielded by attorney-client privilege. See Ninth Circuit Says Lawyer Can't Keep Tax Records from IRS.
Ms. Nolan was indicted for tax evasion and for allegedly conspiring with a private investigator to eavesdrop on her clients' spouses. However, the government issued a subpoena and that triggered a fight over the tax records. The subpoena covered banker’s boxes and accordion files containing check ledgers, client billings, credit card statements, day planners, etc. that Nolan supplied to her accountant to prepare her tax return. The IRS executed a search of Nolan's home and office, and the accountant gave the documents to Nolan's civil tax attorney, who provided them to Sideman & Bancroft.
Some clients assume that merely placing tax records in the hands of tax lawyers instead of accountants automatically shields them. But the government is likely to be emboldened by this case. Where tax records were already used for return preparation and already provided to an accountant, merely transferring them to a lawyer may not be enough.
Robert W. Wood practices law with Wood LLP, in San Francisco. The author of more than 30 books, including Taxation of Damage Awards & Settlement Payments (4th Ed. 2009 with 2012 Supplement, Tax Institute), he can be reached at Wood@WoodLLP.com. This discussion is not intended as legal advice, and cannot be relied upon for any purpose without the services of a qualified professional.
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Front-end use in several versions of Access 2010
In this article I am going to explain Front-end application in several versions of Access 2010.
front-end/Back-end application in several version of Access 2010
- We use save database as command to convert the front-end
database in the formats-Access 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007.
- This command
preserves the original database in its original format and
- creates a copy in the format that you specify.
- First we convert Access database file then we ensure that no
one else has it open.
- Start Access 2010, then we open the file tab and click
- Browser open and select the file that we want to convert.
- If the Database Enhancement dialog box appears, asking
whether we want to enhance the database, click No.
- If a form will open when we start a database then we close
- Then we click save database in file tab.
- Type a name for the new database, in save as dialog box.
- We save a different database for a different location from
- Click Save.
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How To Improve Mental Health During Lockdown. Video calls with friends and family can help beat isolation. Tips to improve your mental health during lockdown.
Take some time out for. It has also adversely affected the economy and. A recent study published in plos one sought to find which factors played the biggest role in mental health decline, and found that social support and psychological flexibility.
Just As Physical Activity Helps Keep Your Body In Shape,.
Stay connected with friends and family through video calls. Make sure there is variety in your activities and avoid the. Lifting weights or doing resistance training.
In The Case Of Another One Of My Acquaintances, Depression From Losing His Job Led To His Recent Suicide.
10 ways to boost your mental health during lockdown the action for happiness movement is proposing a ‘daily pause’ amid the crisis to help people look after. Lockdown has been devastating for mental health and the worst could be yet to come, a leading charity has said. Here are a few simple steps you can take to ensure that your mental health is well taken care of!
Take Some Time Out For.
Keeping in touch with people that make you happy. A study by manchester university on the number of people seeking mental health help for the first time found that during the first lockdown, the figures for depression dropped. Consequently, one of the best ways to stay sane during the lockdown.
The Many Benefits Of Physical Activity Are Well Documented, Including Mental Health.
Lockdown had a major impact on the uk's mental health, including increased rates of suicidal thoughts, according to new research. The 14 recommendations, condensed lightly from the full version, are: 6 strategies for teenagers faced with the new (temporary) situation.
Writing In Mental Health Journal The Lancet Psychiatry, Psychologists Called For A Greater Level Of Monitoring When It Comes To The Public's Mental Health During The Lockdown.
Talk to family and friends. How to avoid back pain when working from. Use patient's coronavirus checker tool if you have any symptoms of fever or a new cough.
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Phenotypic characterization of insulin-resistant and insulin-sensitive obesity
CONTEXT: Whereas insulin resistance and obesity coexist, some obese individuals remain insulin sensitive. OBJECTIVE: We examined phenotypic and metabolic factors associated with insulin sensitivity in both muscle and liver in obese individuals. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-four nondiabetic obese adults (29 males) underwent hyperinsulinemic (15 and 80 mU/m(2) . min)-euglycemic clamps with deuterated glucose. Top tertile subjects for glucose infusion rate during the high-dose insulin clamp were assigned Musclesen and those in the lower two tertiles were assigned Muscleres. Secondarily, top tertile subjects for endogenous glucose production suppression during the low-dose insulin clamp were deemed Liversen and the remainder Liverres. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Clinical and laboratory parameters and visceral, subcutaneous, liver, and pancreatic fat were compared. RESULTS: Musclesen and Muscleres had similar body mass index and total fat (P > .16), but Musclesen had lower glycated hemoglobin (P < .001) and systolic (P = .01) and diastolic (P = .03) blood pressure (BP). Despite similar sc fat (P = 1), Musclesen had lower visceral (P < .001) and liver (P < .001) fat. Liversen had lower visceral (P < .01) and liver (P < .01) fat and C-reactive protein (P = .02) than Liverres. When subjects were grouped by both glucose infusion rate during the high-dose insulin clamp and endogenous glucose production suppression, insulin sensitivity at either muscle or liver conferred apparent protection from the adverse metabolic features that characterized subjects insulin resistant at both sites. High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, 1-hour glucose, systolic BP, and triglycerides explained 54% of the variance in muscle insulin sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS: Obese subjects who were insulin sensitive at muscle and/or liver exhibited favorable metabolic features, including lower BP, liver and visceral adiposity. This study identifies factors associated with, and possibly contributing to, insulin sensitivity in obesity.
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These changes revised the medication error definition by increasing the focus on appropriate
drug delivery technique; assessing medication use through 5 of 24 quality indicators; and expanding the list of medications considered potentially inappropriate for the elderly resident.
5332, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate
host nation to its own employees, which is higher.
Whether they reside in women or men, these are all qualities and behaviors appropriate
for partnership rather than dominator relations.
Oklahoma is training its adult education professionals to assist students with disabilities in obtaining appropriate
documentation to allow for reasonable accommodations during the administration of GED tests.
However, as already noted, there is relatively little clinical information published and the most appropriate
use of cox-2 inhibitors may only emerge after their widespread use.
Yet only about half of respondents reported that the strategy and mission of the SPU is set personally by senior management, with a large number stating that progress is hindered by a lack of commitment from senior management and failure to take appropriate
Hassan Fathy, that great latter-day Morrisian, who tried to re-invent architecture appropriate
for the climate of Egypt based on traditional models, accused 'the architect who builds a sort of solar furnace and then brings in a vast refrigerating plant to make it habitable [of] over-simplifying the problem and .
Furthermore] this is not to say that an appropriate
(or matching) mental model will always make children more proficient searchers, but it will give them a better chance of understanding the tool they use for searching and why searches might come out the way they do.
mark-up is added to the cost, to make an appropriate
profit in light of the functions performed (taking into account assets used and risks assumed) and the market conditions.
operational commander should notify appropriate
personnel in the combatant command, Joint Staff, or OSD if operational effectiveness is being hampered by the lack of an ACSA.
Is the applicant strong in one or more areas of aquatics, and could he or she be certified in the appropriate
area before camp starts?
As provided in the CRA, the Board has evaluated the performance of Bank in light of examinations by the appropriate
federal supervisor of its CRA performance record.
What Forms to File: A taxpayer that previously elected to waive the carryback period or applied the two-year carryback period, as discussed above, and now wants to use the five-year carryback period must file the appropriate
form using the five-year carryback period.
In this way, the latent awareness of the child could emerge, and healthy, appropriate
behavior would follow.
Requiring teachers to be licensed seems intuitively appropriate
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What is a pre-purchase examination? At its core, it is an examination to determine the current health status of a horse being considered for purchase. The controversy and problems, up to and including litigation, stem from misunderstanding concerning what the term “examination” means, the role of the seller, the role of the buyer, and the role of the veterinarian.
The role of the buyer is to be explicit in the plans for the prospective horse. What is the horse going to be asked to do? What are the expectations moving forward if this is a performance horse? Does this horse have previous experience in the desired discipline? Does this horse have a history of medical problems, especially those that may impact performance or health? Will this horse receive the same level of care and husbandry as it has become accustomed to? All these, and many more questions, require answering as they can dictate the parameters of the “examination”. The buyer is responsible for the cost of the examination and is allowed to utilize the veterinarian of his/her choice.
The owner’s role is to be as candid as possible regarding the history of the horse, past medical issues, and any behavioral concerns. Current husbandry, vaccination status, deworming status, and nutritional management should all be disclosed. The riding ability required for the prospective horse should be made clear. For example, if the horse passes “examination” but the buyer does not have the skills required to handle the horse, the transaction will ultimately be unsuccessful for the purchaser. The owner does not have the pre-purchase examination performed or should they recommend the veterinarian to be used. Whether the owner is present at the time of the pre-purchase examination should be determined ahead of the scheduled appointment.
The veterinarian provides an objective evaluation of the prospect. Besides a standard physical examination, additional and more intensive examinations (eye, gastrointestinal, lameness, reproductive) might all be included based on the buyer’s goals in purchase. For example, a lameness examination may be a basic gait analysis, manual palpation of the joints for effusion, and evaluation of the hoof for conformation and integrity of the sole. A lameness examination, however, might also consist of flexion tests, analysis on a treadmill, radiographs, bone scans, and/or MRI. A reproductive examination can range from simply a rectal palpation/evaluation to uterine biopsy and culture. As many of these diagnostics can be very expensive, it emphasizes how important the expectations of the buyer be delivered to the veterinarian. The expense and intensity of evaluation does not necessarily parallel the purchase price of the horse but is dictated by the owner.
It is not the veterinarian’s responsibility or role to tell the owner whether or not to purchase the animal being evaluated. Far from it, the veterinarian is to deliver objectively the results of any and all diagnostic and physical exam findings. He/she strives to distance himself/herself from any appearance of conflicts of interest. Based on the expectations of the owner, the veterinarian may emphasize areas of concern in his/her findings that might affect the future performance of the animal and possibly suggest additional diagnostics be performed.
Ultimately, the buyer makes the decision to purchase or not based on all information gathered.
Courtesy of Barn Chats by Vetoquinol
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Young women with critical, over-involved mothers likelier to have poor social skills and disordered eating attitudes.
A new study finds that young women are more likely to have disordered eating attitudes when their mothers often communicate criticism and are over-involved. The study, "Family Interactions and Disordered Eating Attitudes: The Mediating Roles of Social Competence and Psychological Distress," was published online today in the National Communication Association's journal Communication Monographs.
According to the study's lead author, Analisa Arroyo, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, young adult females whose mothers frequently engaged in "family expressed emotion" which she explained as "an extraordinarily harmful pattern of criticism, over-involvement, excessive attention, and emotional reactivity that is usually communicated by parents toward their children," tended to have poorer social and relationship skills. In turn, poor social and relationship skills were related to the daughters' higher levels of psychological distress and disordered eating attitudes.
Disordered eating attitudes involve "body dissatisfaction and unhealthy weight control beliefs and practice," the investigators wrote. Although prevalent in U.S. women, women with these attitudes do not always have eating disorders, according to Arroyo.
Although family dynamics, such as conflict and control, can affect children's emotional and social well-being, the authors found that neither predicted daughters' social incompetence. Instead, according to Arroyo, it was the mother's "hyper-involved and overtly critical" pattern of expressed emotion that was directly related to decreased social competence and indirectly linked to psychological distress and disordered eating attitudes.
"It appears that this corrosive form of family communication is particularly damaging to individuals' sense of self and well-being, as it seems to promote a struggle for control and self-enhancement," she said. "We believe that disordered eating can develop as a compensatory technique for dealing with social incompetence and negative emotions."
To evaluate the role of family interactions on young women's eating attitudes and body image, Arroyo and her co-author, Chris Segrin, Ph.D., professor and head of the communication department at the University of Arizona, Tucson, surveyed university students and their families. They collected data from 286 family triads, each consisting of a mother, young adult daughter (average age, 21 years), and adult sibling. Each family member individually received an online questionnaire.
Daughters and their siblings each rated their family interaction patterns, including "family-expressed emotion. Both mothers and daughters rated the daughters' social skills, and daughters rated their ability to form positive relations with others, which together evaluated social competence. In addition, daughters rated their levels of depression, self-esteem, and loneliness, as a measure of psychological distress. To help measure disordered eating attitudes, daughters rated their self-perceptions of body shape, participation in dieting, awareness of food content, and food preoccupation.
The investigators suggest that, because parents are the primary agents in the development of their children's self-concept and social skills, "by focusing on healthy parent-child relationships and teaching their children effective communication skills, such social competence may serve as a protective factor in the development of psychological distress and disordered eating attitudes."
Explore further: Diet encouragement linked to disordered eating in youth
Arroyo, A. and Segrin, C. Family Interactions and Disordered Eating Attitudes: The Mediating Roles of Social Competence and Psychological Distress, Communication Monographs. DOI: 10.1080/03637751.2013.828158
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I just need some help getting my SMTP server going.
I got as far as the server getting the mail but then the problem comes when it tries to send the mail out to my account at hotmail.com.
I think I have a few of the settings screwed up. I am also behind a router. Do I use the DNS server of the router or do I use the DNS server that my ISP gives me?
Even just a quick explanation of what everything is doing like the difference between POP3 and SMTP or even a link to a site that will give me basic knowledge of this would be world of help to me.
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Engineering is the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people. Engineering comprises men and women who work in aerospace, bio-medical, chemicals, construction, computers, energy, manufacturing, and many other fields that require people to create products, facilities, and structures. Engineers take abstract ideas and apply science and mathematics to build products to meet the needs of mankind.
Gujarat is a state in north-western India. Gujarat is known for many national institutions. Gujarat also has some of the best engineering institutes in India like Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology(SVNIT), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and communication Technology(DA-IICT), Indian Institute of Technology,Gandhinagar and G.H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology. All of these Institutions of Engineering provides best facilities,faculties and technology to the students. Gujarat Science City is a government initiative to draw more students towards education in Science.
A survey conducted by leading news magazines like India Today and Outlook figured out a list of Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Gujarat. Theses colleges were ranked according to their infrastructure, placements, teaching staff and facilities provided. We have made best effort to provide this list. Please do let us know your valuable feedback through the comment. Your comment will be highly appreciated.
The list is given below:
Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Gujarat
|Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology||Lchhanath, Surat, Gujarat-395007, India.Tel: 0261-2259571/2259582 Web: www.svnit.ac.in|
|Institute of Technology, Nirma University||Ahmedabad-382481, Gujarat, India.Tel: +91 2717 – 241911 Web: www.iitgn.ac.in|
|Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology||Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382007, India.Tel: 079 30520000Web: www.daiict.ac.in|
|Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya(Engineering College)||P.O.B no. 20, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand-388120, Gujarat, India.Tel: +91-2692-230104/236672Web: www.bvmengineering.ac.in|
|Dharamsingh Desai University||NH 8, Nadiad, Gujarat-387001, India.Tel: 0268 252 0502Web: www.ddu.ac.in|
|Nirma University Institute of Technology||Ahmedabad, Gujarat-382481, India.Tel: 02717 241900Web: www.nirmauni.ac.in|
|Faculty of Tech. & Engineering,MS University||Babajipura, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.Tel: +91 265 2795600Web: www.msubaroda.ac.in|
|LD College of Engineering||120 Circular Rd, University Area, AhmedabadGujarat-380015, India.Tel: 079 2630 6752Web: www.ldceahd.org|
|CK Pithawalla College of Engineering & Technology||Near Malyan Mandir via Magdalla Port,Dumas Rd, Surat, Gujarat-395007, India.Tel: +91 261 2729292/2728282Web: www.ckpcet.ac.in|
|GH Patel College of Engineering||Bakrol Rd, Vallabh vidyanagar-388120Gujarat, India.Tel: +91 2692 231651Web: www.gcet.ac.in|
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1. What do you think motivated Disney to set up parks abroad, and what might be the pros and cons from the standpoint of the Walt Disney Company? The reason behind Disney's motivation to set up theme parks abroad were mostly because of business opportunities. Based on how successful the Disney Theme Park is in the United States and the attraction they are gaining from foreigners, the management probably realized that it is time to consider entering the global market. By doing this, it would mean an increase of sales for the company. This is somehow a form of advertisement for people to buy their products and even to attract more and more consumers. Opening another theme park in a different country would also contribute to the survival of the company should their theme park in the United States lower in sales.
On the other hand, for the cons, one is concerning the cultural factors that may hinder the company from doing business in other countries. A good example would be the concerns in Paris. They feared that putting up a Disney Theme Park in their country might destroy their own culture. Another con would probably be the area where the park would be best put up. In other words, which area the theme park should be placed that would be profitable. Transportation is another factor as well as competition from other theme parks abroad.
2. Why do you suppose Disney made no financial investment in Japan, one of $140 million in France, and then one of over $300 million in Hong Kong? Disney made no financial investment in Japan because they were considering the risks of building one. They probably think that it might not be as profitable or that putting up a Disney Theme Park in Japan would outweigh the cons than the benefits.
Paris, like what was mentioned in the case, is the most visited European City and the French are the largest European consumers of Disney Products....
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VoIP Without Hype: What Businesses Need to Know
Seductive as the savings message may be to consumers, the lure of VoIP is even stronger for businesses – whose monthly LD bills are often in the hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Many of these businesses have exacerbated toll charges because they either pay for calls between branch offices or have call centers, which typically incur heavy line usage. For such firms, slashing LD expenses could literally drop thousands of dollars a month straight to the bottom line. By the same token, the more dependent a business is on telephone communications, the less it can afford to compromise on the quality of its phone connections. Poor audio quality can undermine productivity and customer satisfaction; dropped calls cost sales and money; a total telecom service outage might well be disastrous.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
John Bianchi, 212-576-2700, ext 228, firstname.lastname@example.org
(New York – September 17, 2009) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) praised the New York City Council today for passing landmark legislation that will dramatically reduce toxic engine emissions from public school buses.
The new law was shaped in part by a groundbreaking report EDF issued last year, A Healthier Ride to School: Cleaning up New York City’s Dirty Diesel School Buses, which showed the air quality of New York City public school bus cabins to be as much as five times worse than outside air. The new law will require that all public school buses in current service undergo engine emission retrofits and that older school buses be retired three years earlier than currently required, at 16 years old instead of 19 years old. Retired buses will be replaced with brand-new vehicles meeting the highest emission standards possible.
“New York City’s school children are getting a back-to-school gift with today’s City Council vote,” says Isabelle Silverman, attorney for Environmental Defense Fund, who coauthored the EDF report. “Our children will enjoy a healthier ride to school and all New Yorkers will breathe a little bit easier.”
A Healthier Ride to School also laid out a set of recommendations for the New York City Department of Education to maximize clean air benefits, minimize costs, and utilize newly available diesel retrofit technologies.
New York City uses more than 7,000 public school buses to transport approximately 138,000 schoolchildren every day. Although the buses represent a safe and effective way of ferrying children to their schools, young riders are at particular risk from harmful, polluted air both inside and outside of their vehicles. The EDF study found that diesel-powered buses emit more than 40 toxic substances, soot, unburned hydrocarbons and other harmful byproducts, many of which are known carcinogens.
Once the mayor signs the bill into law, it will improve bus cabin air quality with the help of engine emission retrofits—also known as crankcase ventilation systems—and go beyond a previous local law (LL42-2005) that required retrofits, but excluded buses used for transporting children in special education programs. The retrofits are considered of extreme importance. Since engines typically are right next to the bus doors, engine pollution enters the vehicle cabin each time the door opens, trapping children in a closed area filled with toxic pollution.
In addition, the dirtiest vehicles will be sent into retirement in favor of new buses meeting the highest emission standards. Accelerated bus turnover will ensure cleaner air because federal engine emission standards have improved dramatically over the last decade.
“This bill ensures that the city will replace its old, dirty public school buses sooner with brand-new buses that are 10 to 60 times cleaner, depending upon the model year they replace,” concludes Silverman. “Our children deserve nothing less than the cleanest air we can provide as they ride on their way to school.”
The executive summary and full report of A Healthier Ride to School can be found online at the EDF website: http://www.cleanbuses.org.
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You may be planning to cook ribs on a barbecue or you want to order one in a restaurant and you wonder how many ribs there are in a half-rack so you don’t get cheated.
Most people do not know how many ribs there are in a full rack or slab and they get served much less than what they ordered.
The number of ribs in a half-rack depends on the breed of animal it came from. Pigs can have either 15 or 16 ribs in a full rack while cows have about 9 ribs in a full rack.
Either way, you will need to know how many people you are serving to understand how many ribs you should order or cook.
In this post, we will discuss the different rib types and how many ribs you get in a full rack or a half-rack of ribs so you will know which and how many to expect.
What Is A ‘Rack’ Or ‘Slab’ Of Ribs?
A “rack” is the same as a “slab” of ribs; both define the entire ribs taken from the animal’s side, and that means that they have the same number of ribs in them.
For some purists, the two terms are different. A “slab” means that the entire rib section is not trimmed while a “rack” is the whole rib section that has had its fats and cartilage removed.
Nonetheless, whether it is a rack or a slab of ribs, they have the same number of ribs in them. 15 to 16 for pigs, and 9 for cows.
When you buy a rack or a slab of ribs, you will be getting a whole row of ribs that are connected by meat, cartilage, and fats. The meat is on top and in between the bones.
Some animals like pigs have a few ribs removed at the discretion of the butcher and leave the full rack with 10 to 13 ribs only which is what typically happens in butcher shops.
So, even if pigs have 15-16 ribs, you only get 10-13 for consumption and the rest is removed.
What Is A Half Rack Of Ribs?
Normally there are 10 to 13 ribs in a full rack that is being sold in a butcher shop or in a restaurant. That means that a half-rack has 5 to 7 ribs.
There can be 13 ribs in a full rack of ribs but sometimes the 13th rib is removed as there is little to no meat left in it.
Removing the 13th rib also makes the half-racks more even with 6 ribs each. If the 14th to 16th ribs are not trimmed, you will get 7 or 8 ribs in a half-rack or ribs.
Since there is an average of about 6 ribs in a half-rack, what about those half-racks that only have 4 or 5 ribs in them?
What Is A “Cheater Rack”?
A “Cheater Rack” is not justified by its name, and it is actually a rack that has fewer ribs in it but it is not a way to one-up you by the butcher.
Note: The term “cheater rack” is applicable to animals that usually have 10-13 ribs on a full rack. That means that cows, which normally have 9, are not considered “cheater racks”
Usually, a rack of ribs is defined as a cheater rack when it has less than 10 ribs in it. The reason for most cheater racks having less than 10 ribs is because the full rack has been damaged.
This prompts the butchers to remove the damaged ribs and sell a rack that has fewer ribs. That means it is either less than 10 ribs for a full rack or 4 to 5 ribs only on a half-rack.
Most people would think that they are cheated when this happens, hence the name “cheater rack” but that is not true at all.
You will be paying for the weight of the meat. That means that a “cheater rack” will weigh less so you will be paying less instead of paying for a full rack of ribs.
If a cheater rack is sold, that means that the butcher intends to sell you the best meat quality instead of giving you a full rack with the complete number of ribs but the last few ones are damaged.
Half Rack Of Ribs Vs Full Rack
A full rack has 13 ribs in it if the quality of the ribs is good meaning there are no ribs that are removed because they are damaged.
So a half-rack contains 6 to 7 ribs in it. I say a half-rack of ribs is a good portion of serving for one person but it can also be too big or too small for some.
When ordering ribs, I would always go with a full rack so I can do the portioning at home myself. That is to make sure that everyone gets equal portions.
Since you are paying for the weight of the meat, it is best to look at the quality of the meat you are planning to buy whether it is a full rack or a half-rack rather than the number of ribs in them.
How Many Ribs In A Half Rack Of Ribs?
In a complete rack of ribs with 15 to 16 ribs, there are 7 to 8 ribs in a half-rack. However, more often than not, a few of the ribs are removed and left on the shoulder.
That means that a full rack will only have 13 ribs in it. That is why most half-racks contain only 5 or 6 ribs in it.
Depending on the breed, type of animal, and processing, there can also be differences in the number of ribs in a half-rack. Here is a chart to understand it better.
The number of ribs in a rack of pork ribs depends on the butchering process, and a pig can have 15 to 16 ribs in a full rack.
However, some butchers leave 2 to 3 ribs in the shoulder of the animal, and this is why some full racks are sold with only 13 ribs in them.
There can also be damage to some of the ribs during the butchering process which can even get the number of ribs down to 10 ribs or 5 ribs in a half-rack.
Do not be surprised if you get 3 to 4 ribs in a restaurant for a half-rack since they usually ensure that each rib’s sizes and meat content are exactly the same.
Spare ribs are taken from the chest or lower part of the rib cage. They contain a lot of fats and can be chewy unless cooked with a low and slow cooking method.
They are flavorful because of the fats and are less expensive than the other racks of ribs. A full rack of spare ribs usually contains 11 to 13 ribs.
Since spare ribs are not as meaty as baby-back ribs, and the volume usually comes from the fats, a full rack of spare ribs only weighs 3 to 4 pounds.
Baby Back Ribs
Baby-back ribs come from the back of the pig. Baby-back ribs often come with the backbone of the animal.
You will know that you have baby-back ribs when you see the iconic bend near the backbone where there is a slab of meat right where the rib cage and spine meet.
Since baby-back ribs are carved from the top back of the pig, most butchers do not leave the ribs on the top shoulder so it is possible to get 15 to 16 ribs in a full rack of baby-back ribs.
They are smaller than spare ribs but are certainly more flavorful and meatier. Baby-back ribs also take less time to cook than spare ribs.
Cattle has 13 ribs but when butchered, a full rack contains only 9 ribs. This is because the bottom ends of the ribs are cut off to be sold as short ribs.
That means you will get 4 to 5 ribs in a half-rack of beef ribs. They are flavorful and cheaper than other cuts since they have larger and heavier bones.
Lamb ribs are typically smaller and lighter than the other ribs on this post. A full rack only has 7 to 8 ribs and usually weighs only 2 pounds.
It has 3 to 4 ribs for a half-rack and the whole rib can even become smaller depending on the butchering process.
For other racks of ribs, a half-rack would be enough for one person but considering the shrinkage when cooked, a half-rack of lamb ribs might just be enough for one person.
St. Louis-style ribs are spare ribs that are trimmed down meaning they have the sternum bone, cartilage, and rib tips removed.
The trimming down of the cartilage, bone, and tips is to make the rack of ribs more presentable.
This makes the St. Louis ribs proportioned in size meaning each rib has a rectangular shape which helps in portioning and cooking the ribs evenly.
There are usually 10 to 13 ribs per rack and 5 to 7 ribs for a half-rack of St. Louis ribs. You can cook a full rack of St. Louis ribs in a grill or oven and get that amazing browning on the meat.
Can One Easily Cook Half-rack Of Ribs In An Oven?
Yes, you can easily cook a half-rack of ribs in your oven. I would, in fact, usually portion my ribs first before putting them in the oven to make sure they fit.
On average, a full rack of ribs is 16 to 24 inches, which can be too long for your oven. So cutting them in half first will make sure that they bake evenly and will fit in the oven.
Just allow the ribs to cook at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 1/2 to 3 hours (spare ribs) and 1 1/2 to 2 hours for baby-back ribs in the oven.
Wrap the ribs in aluminum foil halfway through to ensure they do not dry out. I usually finish the cooking process by grilling them quickly to get that beautiful crust.
Full Rack Of Ribs Feeds How Many?
Usually, 4 ribs are enough for an adult person so depending on the rack of ribs you have, a full rack can feed 2 to 3 people.
A full rack with 13 ribs will be enough for three people if it is spare ribs. Baby-back ribs, which are smaller, might need more to feed three people than only one full rack.
How Do You Serve Ribs According To The Rack Size?
You should look at the weight of the ribs to see how much you should serve. A single adult will most likely be full with a pound or 3/4 pound ribs.
If the rack of ribs is large like spare ribs, perhaps 3/4 pounds is the right serving size, about 4 ribs.
Baby-back ribs are smaller and a full rack can feed about two people. A full rack of spare ribs can weigh 3-4 pounds so it can feed about 3 people.
How Many Ribs In A Quarter Rack?
A full rack of ribs can have 10 to 13 ribs so when you do the math, a quarter rack can have about 3 ribs.
That may seem like the serving is too small but it is a good portion for kids since 4 to 5 ribs can be too much for their appetite.
Full racks that have no trimming or no ribs that are removed can have up to 4 ribs in a quarter rack. You can get that on a baby-back rib, although the ribs will be smaller.
How Many Calories In A Half Rack Of Ribs?
A half-rack of baby-back ribs contains about 670 calories. 400 of those calories come from fats so if you want to cut some of those calories, you have to trim off the fat from the ribs.
Even the larger spare ribs that have about 1800 calories can have the calories reduced if you trim off the fat cap from them to ensure that it does not have too many calories.
Ribs are healthy and delicious, but you must ensure that you prepare and cook them the right way.
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So long as we continue to prune at the branches of extremism, it will continue to flourish and grow. We must take a hatchet to its root causes, ensuring they become permanently cut and dried.
In the light of recent arrests in Ottawa, I pity the young people whose ignorance, vulnerability and naivety are exploited for darkness and destruction. What causes people to become like this? Yes, there may be psychological, social, political and other reasons. But, how about the core ideological cause?
Puritanical, self-righteous, judgmental viewpoints always allege to be the ultimate truth. Extremists claim to practice Islam exactly as the prophet Muhammad and his closest followers practiced it, misleadingly calling themselves “Salafi” meaning “the predecessors” to support such an illusion.
Like the Jewish Lev Tahor “pure heart”, or the Protestant Puritans, they delude the unwary by adopting deceptive names. It’s the same name game and play on words, manipulated from time immemorial to deceive the unsuspecting.
Most cults have two main distinguishing characteristics: A great opposition to critical thinking with an insistence on blindly following a set of dogmatic ideals, all the while giving their followers the false sense of self-determination and free choice. Secondly, isolating their devotees with threats of heavy penalties, including death, for “apostasy” through “deviation” from their “path.”
The modern extremists are not a new phenomenon, neither to the Islamic world, nor to the world at large. Puritanical sects have existed from ancient times, as fringes, and have even overtaken the mainstream of some world religions.
The first extremists, by whom the Islamic world was plagued, were called the Khawarij, “the outsiders”. The victims of the first extremists were the very family and closest disciples of the prophet Muhammad, whom they considered apostates and deviants. The first Kharijites, like their counterparts today, claimed to follow “real” Islam, while intolerantly and insidiously massacring everyone who opposed their beliefs. The Islamic world extinguished these insurgencies by empowering the masses through adequate and proper education.
From time to time, they resurface, taking advantage of political and social instability with promises of order and security, then revealing their real faces by reeking havoc and devastation in the name of “faith.”
These puritans were described by the prophet Muhammad as “The Satanic Generation” and “the Hounds from Hell.” Warning his disciples, he outlined their characteristics saying, “They recite and quote so much scripture, yet do not believe in it”, “When you compare your devotion and prayers to theirs, you will belittle your own devotion”, “They will massacre people”, “They will allege to follow my way, but I am innocent of them” and “Blessed are they who are killed by them, for the killed shall be closer to God than the killers.”
During the Abbasid period, these extremists surfaced in Eastern Arabia and Southern Iraq forming a state that marauded and pillaged the land, even going as far as to ravage the sacred city of Mecca, massacring its inhabitants and crushing the corner stone of the Ka’bah.
Their resurgence in the past century, has been supported by billions of dollars poured into propagating their ideology via the distribution of free literature, extensive websites, including their own xenophobic and exclusive mistranslations of the Qur’an and the funding of religious schools.
This ideology incites two main reactions: people who reject savagery in the name of religion, the other is the reaction of those who don’t recognize the historical precedent and are led by emotion.
A tree is known by its fruit. When expansive and inclusive education was the standard in the Islamic world, extremist ideologies could not find fertile ground to flourish. The scholars of Islam over 1,000 years ago warned, “One’s ideology stands at the root of their behaviour.” If someone can be induced to believe in irrational, ludicrous and intolerant ideas, they can be led to violently enforce and act upon them.
Mohamad Jebara serves as chief Imam and resident scholar at the Cordova Spiritual Education Center.
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Leaders of the Group of 20 nations on Thursday announced a host of measures they said should help lift the global economy — but deferred many of the trickiest decisions or forwarded them to international institutions unaccustomed to the responsibility.
Facing the worst economic crisis in decades – and one they say hasn’t hit bottom — the leaders concluded a summit by turning especially to the International Monetary Fund to warn of impending problems and assess whether G-20 countries are keeping their promises on regulation and fiscal stimulus to ease the impact of the recession.
Those are tasks beyond the IMF’s traditional role, and may require the fund to show more spine in dealing with its largest members than it has managed in the past. The leaders agreed to quadruple the financial capacity of the IMF with a $1 trillion commitment.
The G-20 also worked to clamp down on tax havens and to tighten financial regulations, bringing large hedge funds and financial institutions into the global regulatory net. The G-20 wants to register hedge funds with domestic regulators, disclose how much they have borrowed and to make sure there is effective oversight, even if the fund operates across borders.
The measures may ease some pain from the economic crisis. But many declarations were of principles that have to be followed up — some at another G-20 meeting set for later this year.
“Our problems are not going to be solved in one meeting; they are not going to be solved in two meetings,” said President Barack Obama, at his first high-level international meeting.
A Communiqué issued by the group at the end of the meeting didn’t specifically tackle the problems that many say are at the root of today’s crisis, such as the broken banking systems. U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the G-20 had figured out a way to deal with toxic bank assets. Yet in the communiqué, the leaders said they would “address decisively” the problem of impaired assets, but didn’t spell out how.
The chance for more sweeping progress here was sidelined by weeks of differences among key players. Calls by the U.S. and the U.K. for more financial stimulus to restart economies collided with European calls — primarily from France and Germany — for stricter regulation of the global financial system.
The group made no commitment to a specific stimulus target that the U.S. supported. Instead, the leaders made a vague commitment to “deliver the scale of sustained fiscal effort necessary to restore growth” and said the world was in the middle of a giant monetary and fiscal stimulus valued at $5 trillion.
Nonetheless, by Thursday night, the erstwhile factions — Messrs. Obama and Brown as well as French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel — painted a picture of progress and bridged their differences.
“This is the day that the world came together, to fight back against the global recession. Not with words but a plan for global recovery and for reform and with a clear timetable,” Mr. Brown said.
Other international institutions were assigned enforcement duties. The Financial Services Board — an expanded version of the Swiss-based Financial Stability Forum, a group of international regulators — is expected to gain more clout as it tries to coordinate crisis-response SWAT teams of regulators from many countries. The World Trade Organization is being asked to review whether G-20 members break pledges to refrain from protectionism.
In the Communiqué on Thursday, the leaders said the new Financial Services Board would work with the IMF to signal “early warnings” of economic and financial risks.
“There has been a strengthening of the mandate” of the group, said Mario Draghi, the FSF head and a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker who is governor of the Bank of Italy.
It’s far from clear that the international organizations have the muscle — or will — to carry out the tougher mandates. For instance, the IMF in the spring of 2008 urged the U.S. to take care of its toxic-asset program and handed the U.S. Treasury a detailed plan for doing so, said U.S. and Treasury officials. The U.S. ignored the plan.
Disagreements among the G-20 leaders continued until the last minute. According to White House officials, in an account supported by officials from other countries, Mr. Obama was crucial in sealing the deal on the last remaining stumbling block: publishing tax-haven names.
Mr. Sarkozy insisted that the G-20 strongly endorse a list of tax havens that aren’t in compliance with the organization’s rules on transparency, and that the list be drawn up by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Chinese President Hu Jintao objected, especially to the role of the OECD. China isn’t an OECD member.
The back-and-forth on the matter began Thursday morning and stretched into the afternoon, a senior Obama administration official said. The opposing sides returned to it three times.
Finally, Mr. Obama took Mr. Sarkozy aside and suggested compromise language. The G-20 wouldn’t order up a blacklist. Instead, its Communiqué would cite a list the OECD had published, on its own, under its own initiative. Mr. Sarkozy agreed.
Mr. Obama then sent an aide, Michael Froman, to the Chinese delegation. Mr. Froman suggested a direct conversation between Messrs. Obama and Hu, which the Chinese accepted. Mr. Obama huddled with Mr. Hu, then called Mr. Sarkozy into the conference with their translators and aides. The three leaders shook hands, agreed to the Obama language, and the issue was resolved in 15 to 20 minutes, the White House official said.
By STEPHEN FIDLER, BOB DAVIS and CARRICK MOLLENKAMP
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BEIJING – A protest in eastern China over a plan to build a waste incinerator turned violent with state media reporting at least 10 demonstrators and 29 police injured in clashes.
State-run Xinhua News Agency said 30 vehicles were overturned as protesters on Saturday set two police cars on fire and blocked a highway linking Hanzhou with another city. One protester and a policeman have been reported seriously injured.
A woman who said she lives 1 kilometer (less than 1 mile) from the proposed incinerator site told The Associated Press on Sunday that thousands of people turned out for the protest, which followed government assurances that the project would not pose a health threat. The woman refused to reveal her name.
She said protesters did not return Sunday as police were heavily guarding the area.
"The people here worry that this plant will impact our health and environment," she said. "We just hope it doesn't get too close to our houses or our village."
An online statement posted by the district government said construction on the incinerator would not begin until the project had won public support.
The city's law enforcement authorities said on their Weibo social media account that protesters who had committed vandalism or other crimes and surrendered could receive more lenient punishment.
Associated Press news assistant Henry Hou contributed to this report.
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Level 3 Snow Emergency declared for Whitley County
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) US 30 at SR 205 was treacherous at noon today, as shown above.
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
A quick peek out the window will reveal that there’s a serious amount of snow blanketing Whitley County today.
With the authority of the Whitley County Board of Commissioners, Town Boards of Churubusco and South Whitley and the Mayor of Columbia City, the Whitley County Emergency Management office declared minutes ago that the county is now under a Level 3 Snow Emergency.
The declaration remains in effect until 2 p.m. tomorrow.
“Whitley County has elected to warn the public concerning the recent snow fall and road conditions at this time,” stated Cathy Broxon-Ball of the Whitley County EMA office.
“Roadways are slick and snow covered. Travel on roadways are not restricted at this level, but citizens need to be aware of the road conditions prior to traveling this evening and the early morning hours,” Broxon-Ball added.
Because road conditions may change frequently within the next 24 hours, residents are asked to stay alert and monitor local media for possible changes in the notification and alert status.
According to Broxon-Ball, Whitley County has placed the entire county along with the towns of Churubusco and South Whitley and the city of Columbia City under a Level 3 (Yellow) Watch Snow Emergency Level.
This is a declared emergency level and states the following: A level 3 (Yellow) Watch Snow Emergency may be declared when routine travel or activities may be restricted in the areas of the county because of a hazardous situation; citizens should use caution or avoid these areas. Schools and businesses may begin to implement their emergency action plans.
Talk of the Town will continue provide updated information about the condition of local roadways, alerts and closings as that information becomes available, around the clock.
Click the link below to read the full declaration.
LEVEL 3 SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARATION
Whereas, Whitley County, Indiana has been impacted by or is immediately threatened by a major snow storm system.
January 7, 2010 14:00 a Level 3 Snow Emergency has been declared and will be in effect until 14:00 (2:00 PM) January 8th, 2010 and/or updated;
Now, therefore, we the Whitley County Board of Commissioners, Town Boards of Churubusco and South Whitley and the Mayor of Columbia City, declare that a local disaster emergency exists in the towns, city and county and that we hereby invoke and declare those portions of the Indiana Code which are applicable to the conditions and have caused the issuance of this proclamation, to be in full force and effect in the County for the exercise of all necessary emergency authority for protection of the lives and property of the people of this County and the restoration of local government with a minimum of interruption.
Level 3 Watch Snow Emergency may be declared when routine travel or activities may be restricted in areas of the County because of a hazardous situation; citizens should use caution or avoid these areas. Schools and businesses may begin to implement their emergency action plans. When a Level 3 Snow Emergency is declared members of the public will be encouraged to contact their employer concerning policy rather than contacting the Sheriff’s or Police Departments and will be advised to listen to the media for situation upgrades.
Reference is hereby made to all laws, statutes, ordinances, and resolutions particularly to Indiana Code 10-14-3-29.
All public offices and employees of Whitley County, the towns of Churubusco and South Whitley and the City of Columbia city are hereby directed to exercise the utmost diligence in the discharge of duties of them for the duration of the emergency and in execution of emergency laws, regulations, and directives – state and local.
All citizens are called upon and directed to comply with necessary emergency measures, to cooperate with public officials and disaster services forces in executing emergency operations plans, and to obey and comply with the lawful directions of properly identified officers.
All operating forces will direct their requests for assistance and operations directly to the Whitley County Emergency Operations Center.
In witness, whereof, we have hereunto set our hand this 7th day of January, 2010.
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The Moral Case For MOOCs
February 11, 2013 Leave a comment
There’s a problem with how our society evaluates computer-based education. It’s not that there’s something inherently wrong with that pushback against American colleges that have chosen to embrace technology. Those who fear the consequences of an increasingly technological higher education system are free to voice their opinion. The problem is that the question of “What does this mean for American colleges?” is the wrong way to frame the debate. Ultimately, MOOCs and similar innovations are not about the American higher education system. They’re about the rest of the world.
The world’s optimists constantly talk about the future contributions of the billions who now live in poverty. Tom Friedman has written 47 columns about them. Unfortunately, the U.S. can’t do a whole lot to solve the problems faced by children in a poor Indian village. The U.S. can’t even do a much to solve their education problems. But one thing we can do is push the innovation of open, free, and high-functioning online education systems so that whenever these kids get internet access, whether it’s in 2013, 2014, or 2019, they will have the means to educate themselves.
The American education system is irrelevant to this development. Not unaffected, but irrelevant. Yes, online education will have an impact on American universities. And there is a legitimate case to be made that we should be wary and skeptical of change. But online education is for the rest of the world, and our relatively petty concerns about marginally lowering the quality of learning at elite universities should not be a roadblock to the development and advancement of online learning systems. The positive externalities from successful trial and error are too great. Instead of giving MOOCs only two strikes, we should be giving them four strikes.
Again, none of this is to say that we shouldn’t be careful about the changes we make to our higher education system. But a lot of the pushback against MOOCs is disconnected from any specific initiative — there’s merely an abstract concern that MOOCs are a negative development for all involved. In reality, MOOCs are sure to be a positive development for 98% of the world regardless of their effect on American universities. Until there is actual evidence of widespread negative consequences as a result of MOOCs, critics should tone down their outrage and allow as much experimentation as possible.
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Pierogi Fest. That’s what the celebratory sign said.
That’s how you assert your culture within the dominant white culture. That’s how you celebrate who you are and where you come from.
You do it with food. You pick a food that symbolizes who you are and where you come from. And you build a festival around it.
Pierogi is an indigenous food of my maternal culture. Babushka cuisine. It’s a cuisine born of frugality. My family ate the tongues and butts of animals. My grandma used the blood of a duck to make soup. And once grandma plucked and cooked a chicken from her farm and we all ate every last damn edible bit of that bird, everything but the beak and eyeballs. Grandma boiled the chicken’s feet and I ate one.
But you have to be careful because you know how the dominant white culture can be. When the dominant white culture comes to fully recognize something of value in a different culture, you know how they show their appreciation. They steal it. And then they ruin everything. They do it with food all the time. It’s culinary colonization. I saw this new place called Autentico Mexican Restaurant. It was in a foo foo suburb so I looked at the menu in the window, just for laughs. There wasn’t a damn thing autentico about it. Tacos for $13.50! Tacos are supposed to be cheap. That’s a major reason why tacos are such a celebrated food. But the dominant white culture fills a tortilla with lobster thermidore and charges $30. That’s as ridiculous as chitlins a l’orange!
Cripples have yet to identify a symbolic cultural food staple that we can put forth to illustrate who we are and where we come from. Until we do that we’ll never be affirmed by the dominant white culture.
So I’d like to offer up elbow macaroni as the cheap food that is the essential ingredient of cripple cuisine. The official cripple cookbook: 1,243 Recipes for Elbow Macaroni.
Because it's so cheap, just about every cripple is full of elbow macaroni up to their eyeballs. Institutionalized cripples are served elbow macaroni for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Buttered elbow macaroni. Elbow macaroni with salt. Crunchy elbow macaroni.
But even free-roaming cripples consume tons and tons of elbow macaroni. Broke ass cripples use elbow macaroni as thoroughly as Eskimos used the whales they harpooned. They don’t just eat the elbow macaroni. They make clothing and furniture out of it. They construct huts out of elbow macaroni and heat them by burning elbow macaroni in furnaces made of elbow macaroni.
We’ll know the dominant white culture has officially taken notice of cripple culture when we see Chef Pierre’s Elbow Macaronium.
And of course the highlight of every food-oriented culture festival is the presentation of the queen. So the star of cripple fest will be the Elbow Macaroni Queen. She’ll wear a regal crown and flowing gown, made of elbow macaroni.
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By Alex Glenn • 14 June 2021 • 15:34
Clever Device Stops School Buses Starting if Driver is Drunk Credit: Pixabay
Clever Device Stops School Buses Starting if Driver is Drunk.
A clever device has been designed by a Malaga based company which stops school buses from starting if the driver is drunk.
The device which can detect if the driver has been drinking alcohol has been designed by the Malaga-based company Drivelock. The company has designed the system with school buses in mind, and if the driver has consumed alcohol the device stops the vehicle from starting.
The clever device prevents a vehicle from starting unless a breathalyser test is carried out first. Under normal circumstances a negative test should be expected, and this means that the driver will be able to drive the bus without any problems.
However, if a driver has been drinking then the device will detect this and prevent the vehicle being driven.
The Malaga based company Drivelock have so far attained the national patient for the device and they believe that this should be a standard safety feature for school transport and other services.
According to 20 minutes, a system for preventing drivers from drinking and driving school buses has been considered as an area for improvement in Andalucia.
The device is able to simply test a person’s breath and detect any alcohol molecules that are present. If the concentration is above the maximum level allowed, the bus would not be allowed to start.
According to José Leiva who is one of the company’s managers, this system which is already compulsory in countries including Germany and France, has already been deployed in multiple fleets of coaches by DriveLock.
Leiva pointed out that school coaches will be the first to install the devices as parents’ associations will request its presence, with the aim of preventing drink drivers from potentially harming their children.
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ANN ARBOR—Sooner or later, everyone faces decisions about whether or not to have surgery, take a new medication, or have a cancer-screening test. A new study published in Health Expectations explores the costs and benefits patients say are important in making these kinds of medical decisions, and how those costs and benefits explain what they actually decide to do.
“Many decisions in life can be understood in terms of people’s assessments of costs and benefits, and this study finds that this is also true of medical decisions,” says Eleanor Singer, a researcher at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the lead author of the study.
For the study, Singer and colleagues surveyed 3010 English-speaking adults ages 40 and older who reported having made a medical decision within the last two years.
“The importance attached to specific costs and benefits varies greatly from one person to another,” says Singer. “For example, in discussing a decision about surgery, one patient may give high importance to being able to function better, but may attach even greater importance to the possibility of serious side effects. For another patient, this calculus may be reversed.”
The study also found that while patient assessment of costs and benefits predicts what they decide to do, it does not necessarily indicate that they are well-informed.
“So physicians must take time to discover not only how a particular patient facing a particular decision evaluates its specific benefits and costs, but also whether perceptions of benefits and costs are accurate.” Only then, Singer says, can truly informed shared decision making come about.
Contact: Diane Swanbrow, (734) 647-9069, email@example.com
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a new study from researchers in the United Kingdom. The severity of DPN is also correlated with the degree of OSA and the severity of nocturnal hypoxemia.
"OSA is known to be associated with inflammation and oxidative stress, so we hypothesized that it would be associated with peripheral neuropathy in patients with T2DM," said Abd Tahrani, MD, lead author and clinical lecturer in endocrinology and diabetes at the University of Birmingham. "This is the first report to identify an independent association between OSA and DPN in these patients."
The findings were published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
In the observational cross-sectional study, DPN was assessed with the Michigan Neuropathy Screening instrument in 234 adults with T2DM. OSA was assessed with a single overnight home-based cardio-respiratory sleep study using a portable multi-channel device.
OSA was independently associated with DPN even after adjustment for a number of possible confounders, including ethnicity, gender, age at diabetes diagnosis, and diabetes duration, and remained independently associated with DPN after further adjustment for obesity and other risk factors for DPN. In addition, DPN severity was significantly correlated with OSA severity and nocturnal hypoxemia severity. The relationship between OSA severity and DPN severity remained significant after adjustment for age, obesity, diabetes duration, gender, and estimated glomerular filtration rate.
The researchers also found that OSA was associated with increased nitrosative/oxidative stress and impaired microvascular blood flow regulation, which could explain the relationship observed between OSA and DPN. "In patients with T2DM, OSA may aggravate and amplify glucose toxicity, which has significant implications for tissues that are susceptible to the complications of diabetes," said Tahrani.
The study had some limitations, including its cross-sectional design and lack of an interventional arm, making proof of causation necessary in additional prospective studies.
"Additional prospective and interventional studies are also needed to examine the role of OSA and intermittent hypoxemia in the development and progression of DPN in patients with both early and advanced diabetes, and to assess the potential impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on DPN," said Tahrani.
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How to Make a Super Secret Book Safe! So easy and great to have a few of these!
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DIY: How To Make A Hollow 'Secret Stash' Book ... now to find a book that wont pain me to cut up!
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DIY Book Drawers TUTORIAL THis is awesome!!!!!
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. Buy this eBook on #Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-Secret/book-zrK-jf2ysEG62TNrS_jwdA/page1.html
Cardboard Book How To-Turn a plain cardboard box into something that looks like a book. You can store it on a book shelf & hide things inside!!!!
The secret to turning a negative thought into positve thinking. *A really good read!!
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Looking up at an aeroplane in the sky, have you ever wondered where it originally came from- and where it will end its life? We take a fascinating look at the secret life of aeroplanes.
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As with most vehicles, aeroplane copulation involves the male mounting the female from above (or in some cases behind). When a male aeroplane is interested in mounting a female, he waggles his wings and activate his foglights. If the female is receptive, she will either extend her drogue, sometimes called a basket, or in the case of many inland aeroplanes species, the male will extend his boom. Once coupled, the aircraft will exchange vital liquids that contain the blueprint for a new aircraft. If fertilisation is successful, the female aircraft will gestate for between ten and twenty years.
Birth traditionally took place at 25,000 feet, but modern birthing techniques can be as low as 500 or as high as 30,000 feet. The process takes place at great speeds to avoid Predators or other Unmanned Air Vehicles. Litters vary in size, this F-111 is giving birth to four young (young F-111s are known as piglets). Note that the young have yet to develop full-size wings.
As can be seen in this photograph of a young Bell X-1, young aeroplanes seldom stray far from their protective mothers. Note that the mother has four visible engines, whereas the X-1 has none. Engines are developed during puberty. A young aircraft often has neither the software, weapons integration or spare parts to make it in the world by itself.
After sexual maturation aeroplanes are forced to leave their family nests. Badly tempered- and highly hormonal male aeroplanes often form gangs (as seen above).
5. Sexual orientation
Though these terms are now highly contentious, traditionally three types of aeroplane sexual orientation were understood:
A monocoque aircraft relationship involves at least one mailplane in a monogamous relationship.
Biplanes are more versatile than monocoque aircraft, but some (especially in the monocoque community) have expressed doubt on their existence.
Very popular in the hedonistic 1910s, especially in German aristocratic circles – today there are few self-designated ‘triplanes’. Triplanes were famous for their flamboyant ‘drag culture’ – later replaced by the Lift-to-Drag culture.
6. Finding a job
Though originally it was considered enough that aeroplanes could fly -today they are forced to earn their keep. Some are employed by budget airlines to act as prisons for humans, the hapless detainees are not allowed to leave until they have bought a thirty Euro teddy bear and a four-Euro Coke. Other aircraft are forced to perform in circuses flying unnaturally low or to fight to the death for the entertainment of national leaders.
7. Middle Age
During middle-age, aircraft become more emotionally maintenance heavy. Aware that they are half way through their service life many, like this German Tornado ECR, start to wear gaudy costumes in an attempt to recapture the ghost of their youth.
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8. Old Age
The average aeroplane lives to around 7,000 flight hours. By 6,500, the aeroplane will be suffering from embarrassing coolant leaks, a general feeling of fatigue and appalling unreliability. Belts, hoses and gaskets — and anything else that rubs against something else — will need frequent attention. On the positive side, most elderly aeroplanes are thoroughly loved by both humans and other ‘planes. Particularly charismatic geriatrics may even become stars, performing before millions of spectators.
One day an aeroplane will die. Its turbines or pistons will splutter and give up, and it will be hauled away, melted down and turned into sporks. Many aeroplanes, as Zoroastrians, request an open ground-level burial. A ‘tower of silence’ is built – where the bodies are left exposed so their aluminium can be picked from their bones by Vulture UAVs.
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Martin Cloe investigates the link between razors and planes and decides he’s not happy.
Apart from the excellent treatments for testicular cancer, the best thing about being a man in the modern age is the Mach3 razor. Though its blades couldn’t be more expensive if they were made by Lockheed Martin, it lives up to the hype: it is a superb razor. It is alleged that developing the razor, which reached the shelves in 1998, cost $570 million in research and development. The razor took around the same time as the F-35 to develop; the manufacturer Gillette started development of a three blade razor in the 1970s and took years to master one that didn’t cause increased skin irritation. The name was well-chosen, putting glamorous images of the SR-71 Blackbird into many men’s heads. What I didn’t like was an ‘improved’ version, the ‘Mach3 Turbo’. Ignoring the relative merits or demerits of the razor (in my opinion the attempt to improve on perfection was unnecessary and cynical – like Silent Eagle, and was a less pleasant shave) and instead look at the name ‘Mach3 Turbo’.
Technically the SR-71 was the fastest turbojet-engined aircraft. In 1976 the aircraft smashed the performance records for C-1 (Landplanes) in Group 3 (turbo-jet) reaching a terrifying speed of 2,193 miles per hour. But calling it a turbojet-powered aircraft is rather misleading- at these speeds the spinning bits are causing more drag than thrust; at the higher end of the Blackbird’s performance spectrum the aircraft is effectively powered by ramjets. I know, it could be said that the MiG-25, with its turbojets, was Mach 3 capable, but it was Mach 3-capable in the same as my mountain bike is 150 mph-capable: it can do it if you’re willing to change the wheels and tyres afterwards (and allow three miles of braking distance). So suggesting that a Mach3 Turbo would have more grunt than a simple Mach3 seems a bit of a confused message. In fact it’s even more confused as it seems to have been borrowed from the automobile lexicon. I know how I can make my Mach3 car faster, I’ll stick a supercharger on it! This is a bit insulting to men. Oh wait, before I explain why, I should explain some of the silliness in the difference between the marketing of men’s and women’s razors: change the colour, change the name, change the slogan. I’ll give an example: the same razor in both sex-assigned versions was once advertised in the same break. The women’s version had its ‘blades behind silky-fine wires’, the men’s ‘was so sharp it had to be kept behind bars’. The reason I brought this up was my disappointment at the forced marriage between Mach3 and Turbo as words. It’s like there was a meeting to generate ‘words men like‘ and two were just thrown
together without rhyme or reason. I mean why not go the whole hog and call it the Titty-burger, the Football-Barbecue or the relationship-without-commitment-Cornish-Pasty.
Tired old cliches are standard issue to every pilot. Here are some of the old groaners that will have you banging your head against the table in exasperation. Remove 100 hours from your logbook for each offence you have made.
Mark-One Eyeball refers to looking out of the window rather than relying on the instruments. Mainly used by airline pilots who wish they were flying a Piper Cub… to Australia.
Hot and High…...in reference to flying a Mooney or in more recent years a Cirrus SR22 and failing to slow it down before landing. The equivalent of walking into a nightclub with a younger girlfriend (or boyfriend) and knocking a table over.
Turning and Burning Indeed, the engines are functioning as we expected
Clockwork or Steam-powered instruments A sentimental or arrogant (depending on the orator) reference to the fact that times have changed.
Gear down and welded An unnecessary allusion to the standard downwind check that reminds the hirer that he/she is paying £160 per hour for an unsophisticated aircraft.
Kick the tyres and light the fires.. An irreverent nod to to pre-flight walkaround
Fill it with go juice...Once said by an instructor. I could never forgive her.
When it all goes quiet up front...I’m losing my patience now. An engine failure would be a relief.
Old pilots and bold pilots…. .Anyone who ever said these things has reduced their minima..that’s my contribution.
Runway behind you….blah blah blah…
Dorian Crook, proud co-owner of a Maule
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I get it. Some people find aircraft and aviation all-consuming and fascinating. They cream their keks over the physics of it all. The turbines, the atmospheric pressures and gravitational forces at work on the fuselage at speed and altitude. The engineering and science that made it possible to send tons and tons of metal into the sky and keep it there – and even control it to get from A to B without incident (eventually). All this progress within, what, 30 years of the 20th century? Yes, it’s staggering. Yes, there is beauty and wonder in it all. But that’s what makes the whole nerd thing a bit weird to me: it’s all entirely subjective.
I love to look at aircraft as aesthetic pieces. Creatures, if you like – each with a humble, unquestioning work ethic – that reluctantly took their forms to serve a higher purpose. Sleek or lumbering, monolithic or slight and nimble – all had their origins in human agendas. Agendas like ‘being the first’, ‘puffing chests out to potential enemies’, and if we’re lending humanity any faith: ‘to discover what’s possible and improve life on earth’.
Pipes and clap
I’ll quite happily shuffle around a museum and look at engines, cockpits and pretend payloads, and gasp at the size of wings. I’ll readily read the stories of the scientists and test pilots who, albeit under the wagging finger of wealthy governments, put their lives on the line for progress. I love to imagine myself born into those innocent, pioneering times, and I wish we could still gather at air shows with hampers and pipes and clap at the achievements that fly by.
What I don’t get, is the obsession. The submersion, the insatiable thirst to know everything about a particular model – its inner workings, how much it weighs, how much its riveted panels shrink or expand in extreme environments. Why Jerry ‘Kettle-Face’ Johnson insisted on wearing ladies’ underwear on every third testing mission he flew from Edwards Air Force base after 13 December 1974 (or some insist, 22 January the following year).
Nor do I understand why those afflicted with such passion (in its true sense – i.e. emotionally driven madness) think you’re a weirdo and a heretic if you’re not wearing a flak jacket, baseball cap and oversize training shoes laced up way too tight – and don’t spend at least ten minutes at every exhibit, rocking back and forth with your hands behind your back.
Sure, for some, there is greater meaning and emotional attachment to a lost era. Lost colleagues, the tension of the Cold War, the reality behind the TV soap, Vietnam. But I don’t want to feel guilt or inadequacy for just looking at aircraft and being bowled over for my own inexplicable reasons. Reasons I wouldn’t want to decipher or disseminate through deeper knowledge, because that often spoils the wonder. We can’t yet explain love, and hopefully we never will. And often, when you nail something to the floor, it withers and dies. Our appreciation for beauty and awe is only common in the language we use to express it, which will never be sufficient. Evocative, maybe. But defining? No.
The end of an affair?
So stop it. Stop it at once. Empty your study of all the literature you’ve amassed in your pursuit of what will essentially be the end of your love affair: defining why you’ve amassed them in the first place. Erase your hard drive of all but the images and schematic diagrams that simply inspire you, and leave it at that. Put your hands up in the air, and shout, ‘I don’t know why, I just fucking love B-52s, and I don’t care who knows my knowledge on the matter is incomplete!’
I went to Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona – and its boneyard – in 2010. I’m not an aviation enthusiast; I just know that some aircraft, up close, move me in mysterious ways. I don’t need to know why, or chase that feeling down – it’s enough in itself. I bought a coffee mug that says, ‘I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning’ and moved on.
Perhaps some people thrive on obsession – but the ones I’ve met didn’t look too good on it.
By George Caveney musician, writer, cynic and firefighter.
Poor Scorcher One. He is suffering a fairly profound crisis of identity as he tools about in his Eurofighter Typhoon whilst, apparently, ‘nothing comes close’. Or rather is it that Scorcher One won’t let others near? Apart from a VC10 of course but then, he’s only human. This perplexing film directed by Doug Fidler and produced by Impact Image first hit our screens in 2002 and Fidler asks some profound questions from the very start, not only of the nameless lonely hero, Scorcher One, but also of us, the audience, as well as EADS, the RAF, the Balkan region as a whole and cinema itself (as represented by the ever-popular promotional film for a major arms manufacturer genre).
Fidler’s film is laced with nods that should find favour with any cinematically savvy audience. The running length is, deliciously enough, 8 and a half minutes long and who but Fellini could have come up with such a psychologically and philosophically ambiguous visual treat as this? But one must remind oneself, this is Fidler, not Fellini, despite such intriguing temporal references.
The film opens on a nondescript concrete building, ‘guarded’ by three cold adolescents. ‘Danger’ announces a sign on the wall. Who is this warning for? Is it for us? Is it for them? It doesn’t look particularly dangerous. Even the Zil-131 truck outside appears to be in immaculate condition fresh from its MOT and sporting a new tax disc.
Inside are two anonymous men, played by Jonathan Hartman and James Harris. Insider rumours from the set suggest that nearly half the entire budget for this film was used to style Hartman’s eyebrows. If this is true it was money well spent.
Interestingly and not altogether plausibly, these two shady characters, have invested their hard-earned cash from a variety of baddie enterprises into the purchase of some kind of 2002 super-computer (were there even computers then?) and they have chosen to run the simulation of their chemical weapon strike mere minutes before the launch of said chemical weapon. These are spur of the moment kind of guys. Nonetheless the simulation reveals to us a massive projected death toll that warrants some kind of response.
To this end the mysterious Scorcher One must be interrupted from his busy schedule of staring into the middle distance. He is in no hurry.
The leisurely pace with which he boards his aircraft displays the confidence he has in his ability to deal with any conceivable threat. Which is lucky for, apparently, he and his Eurofighter are the only strike assets available to the entire ‘coalition’ (how prescient!). Why therefore is he ‘Scorcher One’? Why not plain old ‘Scorcher’? Perhaps there is a Scorcher Two but due to the incredible cost of the Eurofighter he is expected to achieve his objectives with a Ford Escort and a Webley revolver.
And at this point something odd becomes apparent. Despite clearly being from Guildford (or maybe Marlow) Scorcher One is flying the Italian single-seat prototype, another nod to Fellini perhaps, though one wonders why his call-sign is not therefore ‘Bruciatore Uno’ as ‘Scorcher’ must, one would think, be a fairly obscure word to most Italian air force personnel, as are the words ‘phew what a’.
As he pilots his continuity-troubled warplane through a selection of library footage and cack-handed special effects one wonders what must be going through lonely Scorcher’s mind. Luckily, we, the audience, are privileged enough to find out. Scorcher’s mind is filled with the dull orders and statements of a mysterious, god-like woman who sits in the sky in a darkened office space aboard a CGI Boeing E-3. Is this woman real or is she (as seems more likely) a product of Scorcher One’s overworked subconscious? A suggestion that all is not necessarily as it seems with Scorcher and his objectives. Anyway, the shady man and his evil eyebrows are dealt with in such an offhand fashion that Scorcher can’t even be bothered to be nearby when their bunker and clean lorry are blown to bits by his efficient weapon. It is worth remembering at this point that the ‘projected lethality’ of Eyebrows’ evil weapon was over a million. Should we not expect Scorcher One to be prepared to pilot his Eurofighter straight into any well-maintained truck and bunker complex at this point rather than swanning off to get some petrol from an obsolete airliner? Did the eyebrows and their plan ever really exist? The ease with which they are despatched, warranting not even the presence of their destroyer implies that they were a construct, a whim of Scorcher One in his little jet, to be wiped from existence as imperiously as his mind conjured them up.
But what’s this? There are other threats. Gadzooks. The angriest man IN THE WORLD has a whole nest of missiles to chuck at Scorcher. The unattainable woman in the sky is there in Scorcher’s ear to tell him of these new masculine threats with their ex-Soviet equipment. And for a moment Scorcher One appears to be in danger of being destroyed. Or has he allowed this to happen? His life is devoid of drama thus he must create it. At this point, as the façade he has created becomes more apparent we, the audience, may be feeling somewhat cheated. Where is Scorcher’s apotheosis? Aha! A mysterious unmarked Su-35 (ED: with canards?) is detected by the god-woman. An aircraft universally acknowledged as one of the world’s most formidable should prove a worthy adversary. A genuine challenger in Scorcher One’s sky ready to fight it out, Top Gun style, with skill and panache until only one remains. At last, the potential for genuine drama.
And thus the unbelievable reality of Scorcher One’s crazed mind is laid bare. Like Brett Easton Ellis’s Patrick Bateman, Scorcher One must create fantastical homicidal situations to relieve the banality of his existence. That they are, at least in part, fantasies cannot be in doubt once he launches the LGB which has magically appeared on his aircraft where none was fitted before.
His latent homosexuality, with which he has neither the emotional means to deal with nor the sociological capacity to tolerate, means that the ideal woman as dictated by society remains unattainable and tortured Scorcher One is ordered, by her (ie himself), to destroy anything or anyone in which he shows an interest.
Meanwhile his paranoia requires he manufacture threats of inconceivable danger that he may destroy with a less-than-gratifying ease. That so many profound and convincing musings on the human condition be packed into this intriguingly brief film is testament to the as-yet overlooked genius of Doug Fidler.
Review by Edward Ward
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Internet giant Google revealed yesterday that the F-35 was dangerously over-exposed in terms of media coverage. A USAF spokesman commented “With over 200 articles a week published on the F-35 program, there is a very real danger that some of this rhetoric will bounce off the airframe rendering it dangerously visible to enemy radars”
The F-35’s airframe, which is shaped to reduce visibility to auditors, is 60 per cent caviar, 15 per cent mink and 25 per cent cocaine. The aircraft is even more vulnerable from detection by obsolete search engines such as Ask.com, ChaCha and Boogami which operate on a different wavelength. A US Navy think tank has been studying the so-called ‘Swarm’ effect, whereby one reputable website produces a story on the JSF and thousands of reverse-engineered drone stories follow it. The think tank noted that many of these drones were poorly produced with little regard for production quality.
The Gray Slag
The aircraft is powered by the sunk cost fallacy and with a loaded weight of 50,000 lb it is considered too big to fail. While critics suggest a unit price upwards of $170 million, Lockheed Martin have pointed out that once you deduct the cost of the engine, materials and electronics in the jet this figure goes down. This figure can further be reduced by removing other numbers. Proponents of the F-35 are keen to point out that everything is fine and it is brilliant. Meanwhile, critics of the $500 trillion project are keen to point out that everything is fucked and it’s awful. Arthur Koala, head of Public Affairs for the American taxpayer is quoted in this article as saying “The first priority for any nation is defense, and we remain committed to the defense of Lockheed Martin.”
Wonga.com, who are in charge of finalising contracts with export nations are confident in future sales. Their head of sales noted “The partner nations and export customers are of course free to walk away from the program, though they may find Hillary Clinton refusing to talk to them again. But if they are comfortable with a bad relationship with the world’s greatest super power they are free to leave…terms and conditions apply.”
The Australian Minister of Defence, Senator the Honourable David Johnston, said he shared Canada’s blind faith in the dumpy fighter and would buy it however expensive, late or ineffective it was. British Secretary of State for Defence Richard ‘The Hamster’ Hammond has fought hard to ensure that Britain has the minimum amount of F-35s at the maximum price. He noted that “By making sure our biggest defence contractor is making tail-planes for a US design we have ensured that Britain will never again be able to make a front-line military aircraft by itself. Following the rather mental Nimrod MRA.4, this is considered a good idea” .
Britain’s force of four F-35Bs will enter service in 2022 and will replace the Typhoon, A400M, Grob Tutor and take over the role of Joey in The Only Way is Essex.
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An Air France Boeing 707-328 and popstar Dion Di Mucci in 1962. The song is a cover of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller’s ‘Ruby Baby’ originally recorded by The Drifters. As an aside, there’s an amazingly fierce cover of this song by Cody Brennan featuring some great guitar playing by the young Roy Buchanan (the intro of which was re-used by The Cramps for ‘Alligator Stomp’.
First there was cinema, then 3D cinema..now at long last jet-a-sound!
I’ve matched aeroplanes to appropriate songs. The aircraft have been matched to songs which sum them up. The connection may be been an obvious one or maybe something more subtle.
Please add your suggestions to comments and I’ll include them to make the ultimate aircraft mix tape! BOOM!
It’s a simple game:
1. Turn down the volume on the plane clip
2. Turn up the volume on the song clip and start playing it.
3. Watch the plane clip.
Convair B-58 Hustler
Hustler song clip
Hustler plane clip
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
Me 163 plane clip
Me 163 song clip
Constellation plane clip
Constellation song clip
Blohm & Voss BV 141
BV 141 Plane clip
BV 141 song clip
de Havilland Comet
Comet plane clip
Comet song clip
‘Flanker’ plane clip:
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Airliners are inhabited by lovers whose timing is all wrong – unless they never make it to the plane as they are intercepted at the airport by their other half running in at the last moment. Airliners are full of lovely family people whose lives will be savagely cut short by the crash. They are full of sweating terrorists and inexplicably awful folk to sit next to. Air hostesses may want to have sex with you, or they might just want to be heroic in an emergency. Your plane is far more likely to crash if the pilot is an excellent husband.
Fighters are flown by handsome men with unprofessional attitudes and innate skills. Their main use is to kill space ships, communists or Nazis. Wingmen die. Every fighter plot has an equally skilled nemesis and a psychological flaw. Formations are always close, pilots can be white, black or fat, occasionally female, but not East Asian. Fighter pilots celebrate surviving a dangerous mission by flying in a dangerous way. Here’s some great fictional aircraft.
All helicopters blow up, unless they are transporting the hero home at the end of the film. If so they are likely to be bathed in a gorgeous sunset. Helicopters can be shot down easily with small hand-held weapons, but the easiest way is to confuse the pilot into flying into a natural obstacle. They like landing on skyscrapers. The skids are often held onto by heroes (whose arms are often trampled on by baddies). Helicopters can also be used by repressive governments, cool American special soldiers or by thoughtful and damaged souls in Vietnam. Very hi-tech helicopters are used by really kick-ass good guys. Helicopters often stalk lone escaping blokes who hide behind rocks.
Surface-to-air missiles are used by arseholes. They can generally be defeated by hard manoeuvring, but the third is likely to be the one that downs you (or kills your wingman). They almost killed Superman and they are used by cowards, not manly enough to punch flying things out of the sky with their own fists.
Bombers are flown by brave young men, unless they’re enemy and then they’re flown by pale men in goggles. The oldest guy is the boss, and one of the aircrew has red hair. They’ve been hand-selected as they’re the best crew. Dive-bombers and ground attack aircraft are normally used by pricks or nasty regimes.
Private jets are generally flown by dickheads, usually criminals. They are used for escaping quite a bit. People who have them tend to have harems of busty women.
Transport (military cargo) aircraft have a ramp that is ideal for fighting. They tend to be in Africa and crewed by people with foreign accents. A flight rarely goes by without someone being thrown out in a punch-up (our man has a parachute). These aircraft can also contain troubled Westerners who’ve been immersed in the hell and chaos of foreign places.
Ohh, and biplanes tend to fly upside down… it is often necessary to leave the cockpit in all aircraft types and do something dangerous by crawling around on the plane, it’s OK though as this normally works.
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Medicare beneficiaries with high prescription drug bills were looking forward to seeing lower out-of-pocket costs a year earlier than expected. This expectation is due to the bipartisan budget agreement that President Trump signed into law last month. But now big pharmaceutical companies are trying to persuade Congress to rescind that provision of the law.
Medicare: Lower Drug Costs For Seniors
Right now, Medicare Part D beneficiaries pay a larger percentage of their medication costs once the total tab reaches a certain threshold. That’s due to an odd provision in the prescription drug plan called the coverage gap, or doughnut hole.
Lobbying groups are already out in force lobbying Congress to keep drug prices high and protect their profits. AARP is urging its members to contact their lawmakers and demand lower drug costs for older Americans.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the doughnut hole has been steadily closing and was scheduled to be eliminated in 2020. The budget law closes the coverage gap next year by requiring drug manufacturers to pay more of the cost of enrollees’ drug expenses. This permanent change will lower out-of-pocket costs for beneficiaries with high prescription medication costs.
Some 28 percent — nearly 11 million — of Part D enrollees reached the doughnut hole in 2014. Of those, 3.4 million spent enough out of pocket for their drugs to reach the catastrophic level.
Patients with chronic illnesses such as leukemia or lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, viral hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, cancer and schizophrenia are among those most likely to have high drug costs.
Medicare: What Happens Next Week?
Congress must pass another budget bill by midnight on March 23 to keep the federal government running. The pharmaceutical companies are urging Congress to revise this drug provision as part of that legislation. If Congress caves, prescription drug costs will go up significantly for senior citizens.
Stay tuned, it could be a bumpy ride.
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In situations where you have a relatively small lawn, young children champing to go outside, and a dog that keeps trailing mud to your house, the temptation to go for fake grass must be great. Due to such circumstances, you probably could be thinking of updating your landscape. This article provides insights into the pros and cons of artificial grass that could help you decide what works for your case.
What are the pros of artificial turf?
Save water and reduce your water bills
In areas prone to the hosepipe ban, lack of water mostly results in browning patches and balding of natural grass. Additionally, where no such restrictions apply, hosepipe and sprinkler usage on natural grass increases water bill. However, with fake grass, the opposite applies, no more hose pipes and sprinkler, thus saving on both water and water bills. Ideally, artificial turf requires deep cleaning twice a year. The difference is incomparable.
It’s an excellent option for those struggling with allergy and mobility
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For those whose mobility isn’t as they used to be, going about the garden chores could be difficult, but with fake grass, a simple hose down and the brush is enough to make it look elegant for the coming months.
The ideal solution for those who work away from home and love to holiday
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It’s ultimately child and pet friendly
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The perilla genus has at least 6 species that have been used by man. Their area of origin in Asia extends from India to Japan. Perilla is an aromatic, fast growing annual 50cm to 150cm tall, resembling Coleus in appearance, and large leafed basils, to which it is related. Two lipped flowers can be white, pink or lavender-purple, forming in leaf axils and terminal spikes. The plant has a very bushy canopy of opposite leaves forming on square stems. Leaves are ovate to 15cm long, and the margins are soft toothed and may be indented and frilly. The herb is a traditional oriental flavouring, particularly in Japanese cuisine, where it is used as readily as we use parsley. The leaves are highly aromatic and really cannot be compared to the smell of any other herb. The flavour is slightly sweet and spicy with a note of mint. Perilla’s aroma and flavour take a while to be appreciated. Leaves are eaten raw, cooked, salted and pickled, or used as a garnish. Young green leaves, particularly of green perilla are essential for sushi. Purple perilla leaves give a vivid colour and flavour to the traditional Japanese sweets and umebashi pickled plums. Perilla is also used in pickled ginger, Chinese/Japanese artichokes (which are an attractive gourmet root vegetable, see pages 84, 269) and raw fish dishes like sashimi. Leaves are cooked in tempura batter and used to flavour bean curds. Perilla seeds may be sprouted, like alfalfa, added to any dish or used as a garnish. Flowers make a dainty, edible, decoration on a dish. One of the components of the volatile oil extracted from perilla, perilla-aldehyde, can be made into a sweetener, said to be 2000 times sweeter than sugar, with very low kilojoules. This sweetener has been used as a substitute for maple sugar or licorice in processed foods, and is utilized in processed foods and tobacco. However, an antioxime of perillaaldehyde, is considered too toxic for food use, although, it is used in minute amounts in flavouring sauces, toothpaste and confectionery. Analysis of perilla’s anti-microbial properties has been documented to have over one thousand times the strength of synthetic food preservatives. Perilla is grown as an oil seed crop from Japan to northern India. The oil comprises up to 51% of the seed’s weight. The oil is used for culinary purposes, similar to linseed oil, and also has industrial application in paint, printing, and paper manufacture. The natural red pigment called shisonin is used in food processing as a colourant.
Sheryl: I recently visited Melbourne and observed this plant growing in my friend’s garden and brought back some seed so hopefully I can share it with you if I am successful in propagating it. It was growing exceptionally well (weed said my husband!) My friend and I both love Japanese cuisine particularly Sushi so do go looking for it. Nice photos at: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Perilla_Gallery.html
Wikipedia says: Perilla is a genus of an annual herb that is a member of the mint family, Lamiaceae. In mild climates the plant reseeds itself. The most common species is Perilla frutescens var. japonica or shiso which is mainly grown in India and East Asia. There are both green-leafed and purple-leafed varieties which are generally recognized as separate species by botanists. The leaves resemble stinging nettle leaves, being slightly rounder in shape. It is also widely known as the Beefsteak plant. In North America, it is increasingly commonly called by its Japanese name, shiso, in addition to being generally referred to as perilla. Its essential oils provide for a strong taste whose intensity might be compared to that of mint or fennel. It is considered rich in minerals and vitamins, has anti-inflammatory properties and is thought to help preserve and sterilize other foods. In Nepal and parts of India, it is called silam. Its seeds are ground with chilli and tomatoes to make a savoury dip/side dish. In North America one of the purple varieties is sometimes known as Purple Mint, Chinese Basil or Wild Coleus (although it is not a mint, basil or coleus).
The essential oil extracted from the leaves of perilla by steam distillation consists of a variety of chemical compounds, which may vary depending on species. The most abundant, comprising about 50–60% of the oil, is perillaldehyde which is most responsible for the aroma and taste of perilla. Other terpenes such as limonene, caryophyllene, and farnesene are common as well. Of the known chemotypes of perilla, PA (main component: perillaldehyd) is the only one used for culinary purposes. Other chemotypes are PK (perilla ketone), EK (elsholzia ketone), PL (perillene), PP (phenylpropanoids: myristicin, dillapiole, elemicin), C (citral) and a type rich in rosefuran.
Perilla oil is obtained by pressing the seeds of perilla, which contain 35 to 45 percent oil. In parts of Asia, perilla oil is used as an edible oil that is valued more for its medicinal benefit than its flavor. Perilla oil is a very rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid. As a drying oil similar to tung oil or linseed oil, perilla oil has been used for paints, varnishes, linoleum, printing ink, lacquers, and for protective waterproof coatings on cloth. Perilla oil can also be used for fuel.
The oxime of perillaldehyde (perillartin) is used as an artificial sweetener in Japan as it is about 2000 times sweeter than sucrose. References: Refer wikipedia on the web
NB: Perilla ketone is toxic to some animals. When cattle and horses consume purple mint (of the PK chemotype) while grazing in fields in which it grows, the perilla ketone causes pulmonary edema leading to a condition sometimes called perilla mint toxicosis.
Source URL: https://stfc.org.au/articles/perilla/
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National Occupational Injury Research Symposium (NOIRS)
NOTE: This page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being maintained or updated.
Contest for Occupational Injury Intervention Reports
Finding Out What Works (or Doesn’t)!
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) sponsored a contest to recognize outstanding evaluations of interventions designed to prevent work injuries. Two winning papers and two honorable mention papers were selected for presentation at the NOIRS 2008 Conference.
"Evaluation of a Community-Based Effort to Reduce Blueberry Harvesting Injury", by John May, Lynae Hawkes, Amanda Jones, Patrick Burdick, Barbara Ginley, Blanca Santiago, and Michael RowlandAffiliation: John May, Lynae Hawkes, Amanda Jones and Patrick Burdick are with the Northeast Center for Agricultural Health Bassett Health Care, Cooperstown, New York. Barbara Ginley, Blanca Santiago and Michael Rowland are with the Maine Migrant Health Program, Augusta, Maine.
"A randomized-controlled intervention of machine guarding and related-safety programs in small metal-fabrication businesses" by David L. Parker, MD, MPH; Lisa Brosseau, Sc.D.; Yogindra Samant, MBBS, MPH; Min Xi, Ph.D, MPH; Wei Pan, Ph.D.; Dave Haugan, BS; and The Study Advisory Board*Affiliation: Drs. Parker and Xi and Mr. Haugan are with the Park Nicollet Institute. Drs. Brosseau and Pan are with the University of Minnesota. Dr. Samant was with the Park Nicollet Institute and is now with the Norwegian Authority of Labor Inspection, Trondheim, Norway.
*Study Advisory Board (in alphabetic order):
Tom Ajax, E.J. Ajax and Sons; Robert Durkee, Minnesota OSHA; Denny Earley, IUE Local 1140; Robert Fischer, Boker’s, Inc; Joe Fredcove, Hennepin Technical College; Dentely Haugesag, Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development; Jerry Johnson, Lovegreen Industrial; Shale Juster, Juster Industrial; Jim Krueger, Minnesota OSHA; Elbert Sorelle, University of Wisconsin at Stout.
"Comparison of Anti-Vibration Interventions for Use with Fastening Tools in Metal", by Dale AM, Rohn AE, Shannon W, Standeven J, Patton A, Dods B, Kilwin J, Hoeckelman L, Braunschweig L, Kick T, Burwell A, Evanoff BAffiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis
"Prevention of traumatic nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: Use of population-based measures to monitor intervention effectiveness", by Hester J. Lipscomb, James Nolan, Dennis Patterson, and John M. DementAffiliation: Hester Lipscomb and John Dement are with the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Duke University Medical Center. James Nolan and Dennis Patterson are with the Carpenters District Council of Greater St Louis and Vicinity, St. Louis, Missouri
- Page last reviewed: May 11, 2009 (archived document)
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Safety Research
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Big data is the term for a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using traditional data processing applications. The challenges are many and usually include capture, curation, storage, search, sharing, transfer, analysis, and visualization.
Data sets grow in size partly because they are increasingly being gathered by ubiquitous information-sensing mobile devices, aerial sensory technologies (remote sensing), software logs, cameras, microphones, radio-frequency identification readers, and wireless sensor networks.
In analyzing the competitive advantage of Big data, a recently released Ivey Business Journal analysis builds a strong case to support the building of large pools of data. The report leading companies can use Big data to outperform their peers.
The real-time and high-frequency nature of this type of data is crucial. For example, “nowcasting” — the ability to estimate metrics such as consumer confidence in real time; something that previously could only be done retrospectively — is becoming more extensively used, which adds considerable power to forecasts.
The era of Big data could yield new management principles as well. In the early days of corporation management, leaders discovered that minimum scale was a key determinant of their competitive success. Likewise, future competitive benefits are likely to build for companies that can not only capture more and better data, but also manage that data effectively.
Anything “big” should give us pause. Case in point was the economic theory highlighted in Andrew Ross Sorkin’s book and movie of the same name, Too Big to Fail. It asserted that certain financial institutions are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the economy, and therefore they must be helped by government when they experience difficulties.
Big data poses the same ambiguity. Is it really for us? Does our company need it? Do we have the resources to capture Big data successfully? Are costs prohibitive? One may question benefits versus risks endlessly. The more questions you have, the riskier the project will seem.
Assessing the potential negatives suggests another disadvantage of “big.” It frequently permits decision makers to slip into a wait-and-see mode, where very little gets done at all. For example, we’ll wait until our competitors do it, learn from their mistakes, and implement our own project when the time is right. Most often, the time is never right and delays ensue.
Big data in practice
It’s important to distinguish between “lots of data” and Big data. Thomas Sorbo is one of the co-founders of Xeneta, which produces container shipping software and helps businesses get actionable data on their shipping rates and transit.
While he sees traditional technologies as having the ability to analyze large data sets from traditional sources such as warehousing and distribution systems, he feels Big Data takes it to the next level. It “allows companies to harness extremely large data volumes, including non-traditional data types such as text, audio, and video in conjunction with information from business systems in a much more economical fashion, in both batch and in real time modes,” Sorbo notes.
Big Data helps a company achieve its goals and objectives, whether reducing costs or improving efficiency, which is of daily importance for most businesses, or increasing sales, which is of interest to everyone. “When properly used, Big Data will enable management to take a gut-feel decision and quantify it, which lets them take that good idea and make it work,” adds Sorbo.
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|History:||Macalister/1945, 267--268: `first lintel, over the entrance'.|
Macalister also states that the stone was discovered, with the others, in 1867, but that it was not until 1936, when the souterrain was dismantled that the stones could be seen along their whole length.
|Geology:||Macalister/1945, 268: `Greenstone'.|
|Dimensions:||1.6 x 0.2 x 0.2 (converted from Macalister/1945)|
Macalister/1945, 267, implies that the stone remains on the site.
Macalister/1945, 267: `pillar-stone'.
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|Macalister, R.A.S. (1945):||MANUMAGUNOGATIMOC ||| OI ||| MACORBO|
MANU MAGUNO GATI MOCOI MACORBO
Of M. boy (_magounos_) of G. descendant of M.
Macalister/1945 268--269 reading only
Ziegler/1994 275 reading only
|Orientation:||vertical up down|
|Position:||inc ; arris ; inc ; undivided|
Macalister/1945, 268: `on two angles (up-down)'.
Macalister/1945, 268: `chiselled'.
|Date:||500 - 700 (Ziegler/1994)|
|Palaeography:||Macalister/1945, 268: `The cross-scores are almost (not quite) at right angles to the stem-line. A second cross-score was blocked out in error after 3M, but was effaced and the correct vowel-mark substituted'.|
Macalister/1945, 268: `good condition...The cross-scores are almost (not quite) at right angles to the stem-line. A second cross-score was blocked out in error after 3M, but was effaced and the correct vowel-mark substituted. The translation offered (first suggested by Rhys) is the best I can find: it must stand till somebody improves on it'.
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Curtis Kent Bishop
Curtis Kent Bishop was born in Bolivar, Tennessee in 1912 and moved to Texas with his family while still a child.
He attended Big Spring High School while working part time at the Austin American-Statesman, and after graduating in 1934 he went to the University of Texas where worked on the student magazine the Ranger as the editor and the student newspaper, the Daily Texan as a sports reporter.
After earning his bachelors degree, he went to work as a reporter for the Austin Tribune and made his job at the Austin American-Statesman a permanent position where he wrote a column called "This Day in Texas" which was syndicated throughout the state.
During World War II Bishop served with the Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service in Latin America and in the Pacific Theater.
When he came back to Texas he continued his writing career and became known for his books rather than his newspaper reporting.
He wrote about sports and life in the American West. Several of his westerns were even made into motion pictures.
In total he wrote more than fifty books, though, some of them were published under a pen name. As well as several hundred magazine articles for youth readers, like Half-Time Hero (1956), and Dribble Up (1956), The First Texas Ranger: Jack Hays (1959), and Lots of Land (1949) which was written with James Bascom Giles.
Photo courtesy of the Austin History Center
Because of the work he did while writing Lots of Land with Bascom Giles, the General Land Office of Texas hired Bishop to go through their archives. They were looking for help in preparing their case for the state of Texas during the Tidelands controversy
- a legal dispute between the United States and Texas involved the title to 2,440,650 acres of submerged land in the Gulf of Mexico between low tide and the state's Gulfward boundary three leagues (10.35 miles) from shore
Bishop continued working for the Land Office after the dispute and at the time of his death in March of 1967, he was administrative assistant in the public relations department.
Bishop was 55 years old when he died of a heart attack is buried in Austin Memorial Park.
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OPEN Magazine has the hottest alternative health secret to start off 2014:
77-year-old south Mumbai resident Sudarshan Dheer’s daily routine begins by waking at 4:30 am and drinking a glass of his own urine. When he is afflicted by an infection or any other ailment, he increases the usage to three times a day. While all this might sound unpalatable, Dheer is part of large community of people who believe that the consumption of one’s own urine gives a huge boost to immunity.
Dheer heard about auto urine therapy (AUT), as it is called, nearly four decades ago when he had a painful viral infection. Somebody told him to read a book called Water of Life, the bible of urine drinkers written by John Armstrong. Dheer began to drink urine and his ailment came under control.
Morarji Desai, the late Prime Minister of India, was a urine drinker who felt no coyness in talking about it. He was from Gujarat and this is a practice most popular among Gujaratis. There is even a monthly magazine called Shivambu that is aimed entirely at urine consumers.
To those who drink it, urine is not a waste product. According to them, the body produces useful chemicals like hormones, steroids and enzymes to keep itself healthy, and the surplus is shed in the urine. When you drink it, you are thus merely reimbibing all those useful chemicals.
While drinkers often cite research to justify their practice, when it comes to peer-reviewed studies published in credible scientific journals, there is little support for these claims.
Dheer takes it to a spiritual level. He says that the quality of urine is determined by one’s state of mind at the time it is processed: “Unless you handle your mind, your urine will be polluted.”
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FSUE «VNIIFTRI», Mendeleevo, Moscow region, Russia
Al’manac of Modern Metrology № 4 (28) 2021, pages 151–158
Annotation. The article deals with the question: to estimate the influence of conditions on the measurements of the modulus of the reflection coefficient of radio-absorbing pyramidal materials in free space.
Key words: modulus of the reflection coefficient, radio-absorbing pyramidal materials.
Full texts of articles are available only in Russian in printed issues of the magazine.
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Running about looking for things you need is the last thing you should be doing when a pet emergency arises. You can rest easy knowing that you’ll be ready in an emergency by putting together a first aid kit for pets. Every six months or so, make sure to inspect your dog’s or cat’s first aid box and replace or update anything that is needed.
Here are the top items you should always keep in your pet first aid kit.
Emergency Phone Number Card
Make a note of the phone numbers for your veterinarian, an after-hours emergency clinic, and animal poison control on a contact card. The pet sitter can give a copy of the card if you have to leave your pet in their care.
Scissors with a Blunt Tip
It’s easy to forget a pair of scissors in a first aid kit for pets, but treatment is frequently challenging without them. Scissors are used for various tasks, including applying bandages and shaving the area around an injury.
Any dog first aid kit or cat first aid kit must include bandages. Often, the bandage you apply after an injury will just be there while you wait to see your veterinarian. It still plays a crucial function in supporting and preventing pollution. Ensure the bandages are secure enough to prevent slipping but not too tight to restrict blood flow.
Sterile Eye Drops
It’s unsettling to consider that chemicals or strange substances could get close to your pet’s eyes. The animal is prone to itch or massage the irritation further if it gets into the eye. Before attempting any treatment at home for eye injuries, please speak with your veterinarian because they might be true emergencies.
Rubber or Latex Gloves
Gloves are a need while administering first aid to animals. Wearing gloves reduces your chance of infection as well as the risk to your pet. Unintentionally contaminating an animal’s wound is surprisingly simple. Think about storing several pairs of gloves in your kit. One pair might fall apart, or you might want assistance from a friend.
Along with these, it is also wise to invest in electric dog fences to ensure the best safety of your pet. The best thing is that you can get the items online. So check out petstop.com now.
A syringe is invaluable to anyone who has attempted to administer liquid-based oral pet medications to a restless animal. A needleless syringe can also be used to wash out and clean a wound or administer oral fluids to a dehydrated pet.
Until you use it, keep your syringe clean and tightly closed. Two separate tips are included with the Four Paws simple feeder syringes, allowing for flexibility in application. Choose a tapered tip if you need to give your pet a thicker dose of medication.
In your first aid kit for pets, you might need to include particular prescriptions (even prescription meds) depending on your dog’s or cat’s special needs, but be sure to keep an eye on those expiration dates. Packaging your kit with a few common cures in addition to any prescription meds is useful.
Hope the post was useful, and you will have all the essentials ready to take care of your pet. Please share your insights with us in the comment section below.
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Teleradiology has always been a vital technology in the world of radiology. But with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic it sparked a boom in remote reading as radiology departments and imaging centers turn to teleradiology to keep their functions flowing smoothly while abiding by the norms of social distancing.
Teleradiology helps in providing accurate diagnoses much faster than the traditional film images. Radiologists all over the world are supporting teleradiology. Today, digital images like x-rays, magnetic resonance images and others can be easily sent from one location to another using the web based picture archiving and communication system (PACS). The images sent by this picture archiving and communication system can be viewed by many radiologists all around the globe at the same time. This helps save time and is an effective way of obtaining diagnoses from specialists in various different locations.
Teleradiology first came into existence in the 1990s with the adoption of the DICOM 3.0 image standard and high internet bandwidth. It was initially used by radiologists to read it from home in after office hours in case of emergency but later on it was accepted by various healthcare professionals. Later on, it also became more of a traditional model for interpreting images from a centralized reading room.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, teleradiology was often used for call and overnight shifts but after the pandemic hit, the survey found an overall increase in the installation of new home workstations by 65.2% and switching normal daytime shifts to internal teleradiology by 73.6% across various different geographical regions.
The scenario was different when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the U.S. in March 2020. Many institutions shut down or reduced staff to keep both patients and doctors safe. They installed teleradiology in order to treat the patients and also abide by the laws of social distancing. This helped develop seamless radiologic interpretation capabilities and also protect vulnerable radiologists and hospital workers. Teleradiology did a wonderful job.
Teleradiology is a great advancement in the field of imaging for radiologists and physicians. It helps improve patient care by allowing radiologists to provide services without having to be at the same location as the patient. As the web based PACS is instantaneous in nature, it saves precious time of both the radiologist as well as the patient.The diagnosis through teleradiology has expedited recovery.
The use of PACS has numerous advantages over the traditional film imaging system. Digital images sent using PACS can be received by the radiologist in no time in any part of the world. Whereas the traditional film imaging system required the images to be processed over time and also required a lot of storage space and someone to maintain them as according to the HIPPA standards. Storage is not a problem with digital images; you can save thousands of images on a server which can be in the corner of a room. Since these images are stored onto a server, they are easily accessible whenever required. Teleradiology is a major step towards improved patient care. Using teleradiology it is possible to get in touch with specialists in any part of the world and so it has proved immensely beneficial for smaller towns where finding a specialist can be a problem.
Advanced Telemed Services is a pioneer in providing teleradiology services to hospitals in United States. It also serves globally. In case if you wish to know more about ATS, visit https://www.
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“What Aboubakar Al Jamaï and Ali Anouzla don’t want to see”
translation of the Spanish original text: "Es la fuerza de la razón, señores"
by Haddamin Moulud Said
In an article [English translation in Jadalyya] that I recommend everyone should read, the two outstanding Moroccan journalists make up a theory, which is simply indefensible :
According to them, “when back in 1999 the Saharawi young people started to protest, they didn’t do it with the SADR flags nor they were raising independence demands”.
According to them, “the democratization of Morocco would result in the Saharawi young people who were born after the “Green March” and raised at the Moroccan schools, becoming real participants on the achievement of autonomy inside Morocco”.
Eventually, they end saying that “the democratization of the Moroccan institutions will provide an opportunity to pull out from the world an international recognition to the Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara and it will shield its territorial integrity”.
This way, they pretend that it is only socio-economic and cultural reasons that drive the Saharawi people to the streets carrying flags of the SADR.
Either they want it or not, though I would affirm they do, the two journalists miss out the true reasons and facts which justify why the young and not so young Sahrawi get on the streets to protest carrying the ‘Zreiga’ (popular name Saharawi flag).
They don’t only carry the flags when they get out on the streets, but they display that feeling since the moment they were born as they were fed the indomitable spirit of struggle for the freedom and independence of Western Sahara. When they grow up enough, they find the unquestionable facts of The Hague International Court in favor of self-determination. With only the overview of any world map hanging on the web site of any other country, they realize that Western Sahara is not Moroccan. With searching in any library, they will find out that Morocco is refusing today the holding of the referendum he accepted yesterday. They will even read things like this:
The solemn and public positions of the Moroccan Kingdom regarding Western Sahara:
1).- Day Ould Sidi Baba, Moroccan delegate to the committee of 24, (Addis Abeba, June 7th, 1966) :
“I ask for the independence of Western Sahara as soon as possible and this should be an authentic independence, hence we can get over the actual impasse. Once owners of their destiny, the inhabitants of the region could accomplish with total freedom their duties as dignified and conscious citizens and will act in favor of a policy that is adaptable to the national objectives of their people”.
2).- Mohamed Charkhawi, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs. Speech at the 21st Session of the UN General Assembly, October 13th, 1966:
“Morocco supports a real independence for Western Sahara, putting the future of the region in the hands of its sons which in the context of liberty will decide freely on their self-determination. I therefore, call for the organization of a process of self-determination according to the following stages: Spanish military forces withdrawal from the territory and deployment of UN forces (…) withdrawal of the Spanish administration and return of the Saharawi refugees abroad. These are conditions that the UN could be responsible of, with the support of the Moroccan and Spanish authorities”.
3) King Hassan II himself explained during a press conference on 30 July 1970 that:
“Instead of going to the tribunals claiming the whole Western Sahara territory, we have claimed the holding of a popular consult which will take place as long as the first result would be the departure of non Africans and which will give the people of Western Sahara the option to chose between living under the Moroccan aegis, under their own aegis or under any other aegis”. Conférence de presse du Roi Hassan II, le 30 juillet 1970, in Annuaire de l’Afrique du Nord, 1970, CNRS, Paris, 1971, p. 807.
4).- Mr. Butaleb, Moroccan representative to the 25th Session of the General Assembly (October 12th, 1970).
“Morocco and neighboring countries, concerned about peace in the area, the development and cooperation among them, have decided to implement and facilitate the application of the self-determination of the territory of Western Sahara in collaboration with the international organization and the administering power.”
5).- M. Benhima at the 28th Session of the UN General Assembly (October 3rd, 1973) announced on of behalf the Moroccan government:
“It is known that my country proclaims solemnly and in front of other international authorities to be in favor of the self-determination of the people in this territory aimed at the decolonization of Western Sahara.”
6) The heads of state of Algeria, Mauritania and Morocco proclaimed in Nouadhibou and in Agadir their:
“Firm commitment with the principle of the free determination and its will to provide for this principle to be carried out within the framework that will garantee the open and genuine expression of the inhabitants of Western Sahara, in conformity with the Decissions of the United Nations over this topic”. Communiqués conjoints tripartites du 14 septembre 1970 à Nouadhibou (Mauritanie) et du 24 Juillet 1973 à Agadir (Maroc)
7) Morocco had, during the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) held in Rabat, worked actively for the adoption of the Resolution of the Council of Ministers nº15, CM-RES 272, 1972, Spain, as the administrative power of Western Sahara, it is requested to
“Provide a free and democratic environment where the people of this country might exercise their right to free determination and Independence without any delay and according to the United nations Charter”.
8) King Hassan II of Morocco in a speech before the 37th sesión of the UN Assembly General, 27/09/1983, declared:
"Morocco announces that he wants a referendum. Morocco announces that he is ready to carry out the referendum tomorrow, if that is possible, Morocco is ready to provide the whole conditions for all observers to have a ceasefire so that a just, fair and legal consult is carried out. Finally, Morocco commits itself solemnly to be and be bound by the results of the consult".
But it’s not only so. Morocco also has a serious problem, not with the Saharawi people, but with international community as a whole. Morocco is the only country that celebrates what international community deplores. Something really serious must happen to a nation when that nation is driven by its governors to celebrate what the rest of nations of the world consider as deplorable.
Year after year, the Moroccan Majzen makes its people celebrate the “Green March”. However, the “Green March” is a deplorable act, not only for the Saharawi people, but also for international community. It is difficult for me to believe that, at this point, Mr. Abubakar Al Jamaï and Mr. Ali Anouzla haven’t read yet the Security Council Resolution 380 (1975) where it clearly stipulates that the Counsel:
1.- Deplores the execution of the “Green March”;Resolutions of these kind are the ones, Mr. Al Jamaï and Mr. Anouzla, that deepen the conviction of the Sahrawi people of today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow to maintain their struggle for a Free Western Sahara…do you get it now?
2.- Requests Morocco to immediately withdraw from the territory of Western Sahara all the participants in the march;
During the Moroccan religious or national festivities, the Kingdom normally receives congratulations from many states. However, during what the Makhzen calls the “Green March Holiday”, Morocco never receives any congratulation message. It must be very sad that, when you announce your birthday, even on your Facebook, no one remembers to congratulate you.
No matter how much Morocco invests in Western Sahara and no matter how democratic the Moroccan institutions become, Morocco will never manage to get out of its international isolation regarding the Western Sahara issue. To stop being a pariah state, Morocco only has possible way; to adjust its behavior to what international Community demands, which is recognizing the Saharawi people’s right for self-determination and independence. To spread these ideals, Moroccan intellectuals should take the lead instead of echoing the Makhzen stereotypes. Anyway, if they advocate open and publicly for the independence of Western Sahara, Mr. Al Jamaï and Mr. Anouzla will only be reiterating the honorable positions that their grandfathers Mohamed Charkhawi, Mr. Butaleb, and M. Benhima once publicly assumed.
PS. To read the article (French) of Al Jamaï and Anouzla: http://www.lakome.com or
English translation in Jadaliyya
More about Dey Ould Sidi Baba, read the brilliant article of de Jatri Beiruk (Spanish): http://saharaopinions.blogspot.com.es/2009/10/la-historia-se-repite.html
Haddamin Moulud Said. Valencia, Spain, 12 of May 2013.
-------------- Este texto expresa la opinion del autor y no de los moderadores del foro.
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Part of the Key Freight Documents Guide
A Shipping Quote is a document that breaks down the individual legs of a shipment and the surcharges each will incur, as per your freight quote.
Freight Quotation Format
- Information about where your cargo is the being shipped to and from.
- The transport mode and equipment being used (eg, by ocean on pallets).
- Shipment details, including dimensions, weight and a description of the goods.
Most Shipping Quotes have an expiration date which indicates how long the price is valid.
So What Is A Freight Quote?
What exactly is the meaning of a freight shipping quote in your shipping process? Your Freight Quote kicks off the shipment process. It serves as evidence of your freight forwarder’s commitment to providing the promised service.
A freight quote offers an estimate of what the total cost of shipping will be based on the information you have provided, including weight, dimensions, type of product being imported, and other factors. If the information provided is accurate, the final price will likely match the initial freight quote from carriers or logistics providers.
If the information provided isn’t accurate, the final price may be higher than the initial quote because of reweighing fees or other additional costs.
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Gleanings from Orthodox Christian Authors
and the Holy Fathers
On the Mountain He was bright as the lightning, and became more
luminous than the sun, initiating us into the mystery of the future.
St. Gregory Nazianzen, The Fourth
Theological Oration XIX.
This most joyful reality, which ravished Paul, and made his mind go
out from every creature but yet return entirely to himself -- this he
behold as a light of revelation, though not of sensible bodies, a light
without limit, depth, height or lateral extension. He saw absolutely no
limit to his vision and to the light which shone round about him, but
rather it was as it were a sun infinitely brighter and greater than the
universe, with himself standing in the midst of it, having become all
eye. Such, more or less, was his vision.
St. Gregory Palamas, The Triads
Through the fall our nature was stripped of divine illumination and
resplendence. But the Logos of God had pity upon our disfigurement and
in His compassion He took our nature upon Himself, and on Tabor He
manifested it to His elect disciples clothed once again most
brilliantly. He shows what we once were and what we shall become through
Him in the age to come, if we choose to live our present life as far as
possible in accordance with His ways. St.
Used with the permission of Fr Seraphim Holland from
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A common item of anti-chaser propaganda we see on social media is the decrying of storm chaser traffic using widely-zoomed-out screen grabs of maps plotted with Spotter Network data. The resulting image appears to show a densely-packed, apocalyptic mass of chaser/spotter icons. For those who aren't familiar with Spotter Network: it's a platform that allows chasers and spotters to beacon their GPS positions and submit storm reports in real time via the internet. Some radar applications, such as the popular GRLevel3, allow Spotter Network icons to be overlaid onto the map along with the radar data. Here's an example from today (April 29) southwest of Oklahoma City:
These images are horribly deceptive of what is actually happening on the ground. To demonstrate this, all one has to do is zoom in on the map:
Then, toggle off the radar data to view the underlying aerial image, which reveals the actual scale of chasers per square mile:
Contrary of what the original image seems to suggest, the actual chaser densities are on the order of hundreds of yards apart minimum! Sure, one must take into account that not all storm chasers beacon on Spotter Network, but it's quite obvious with a little critical thinking that the appearance of the zoomed-out map is a misrepresentation of reality.
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Valerian oil has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, it has soft pain-relieving effect, relieves skin hypersensitivity. Valerian oil is one of the most powerful products for skin diseases. It is used to reduce skin hypersensitivity and its reaction to external factors. It is effective as auxiliary product in case or neurodermitises, anxiety rash, scaly skin. Valerian oil has calming effect, relieves anxiety and fear, helps normalizing sleep and has general strengthening effect on the body.
Monocomponent essential oils: calamus, anise, orange, bergamot, valerian, vanilla, verbena, clove, geranium, grapefruit, spruce, jasmine, ylang-ylang, ginger, hyssop, cedarwood, cypress, coriander, cinnamon, lavender, laurel, frankincense, lime, lemon, marjoram, mandarin, melissa, myrrh, myrtle, juniper, nutmeg, mint, neroli, palmarosa, patchouli, petitgrain, silver fir (abies), wormwood, rose, rosemary, rosewood, sandalwood, Siberian pine, pine, thyme, thuya, fennel, tea tree, sage, eucalyptus.
How to use essential oils:
Inhalations: add a blend of essential oils to a bowl. Place a towel over your head and shoulders and place your head over the bowel, inhale slowly and deeply, repeat 2-3 times.
Aromatherapy is the easiest way to use essential oils in your house. Using oil burner your can create pleasant atmosphere in any room. First place some warm water into a bowl and then add a few drops of essential oil thereto.
Rinsing: add essential oil in required dosage to a glass of boiled water. Rinse several times a day.
Compresses: place 200 ml of water previously brought to the required temperature to a bowl, add the required amount of oil. Soak a towel in this mixture and hold the towel to the skin for 5-10 min.
Face masks: place 10 g of the respective base oil into a small container which can be hermetically closed, add the required essential oils, follow prescribed doses carefully. Mix thoroughly – enriched oil is ready for use.
Aromatic baths: water temperature in the bath should be 35 to 38°С. You can previously dissolve required essential oil in 100 ml of milk, or 1 tablespoon of honey, the optimum duration of such procedure is 10-15 min.
In steam bath: add a few drops of essential oil to a bucket of water. Pour it into hot rocks.
Massage: apply 10 drops of base oil or cream to your palm. Add the required amount of essential oil. Rub the mixture between your palms and do the massage.
Valerian oi: oil burner: 5-6 drops per 15 sq.m.; baths: 3-5 drops; massage: 10-15 drops per 100 ml of the base oil; compresses, soak therapy: 5 drops per 100 ml of water; enrichment of creams, masks, toners: 3-4 drops per 15 ml of the base.
Valerian oil: hypersensitivity to essential oils. Do not use valerian oil before taking actions, requiring concentration and determination.
Attention! This oil can cause insomnia in persons with increased blood pressure.
Depending on the type supplied in 5 ml
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Many railways, including Tokaido Shinkansen Line, are concentrated here.
There are also many bus lines, expanding the joy of travel.
The station opened in 1877 with the laying of a railway connected to Kobe Station in Hyogo Prefecture. This route was the second to open in Japan following a railway connecting Shinbashi Station in Tokyo and Yokohama Station in Kanagawa Prefecture. Since then, with rapid modernization, Kyoto Station has grown and developed into one of the largest terminal stations in the Kansai Region.
At present, all of Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen bullet trains that connect Tokyo Station to Hakata Station in Kyushu stop at Kyoto Station. Many JR local lines are available, and Kyoto Station for Kintetsu lines and Kyoto Station for Kyoto City Subway lines are also attached. Therefore, people can go to various places from the station, such as the Hokuriku area including Fukui Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture, the Nanki area, including Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, and Kansai International Airport, as well as places in Kyoto Prefecture and neighboring prefectures. Moreover, various bus routes arrive and depart in front of Kyoto Station so it is appropriate as a tourist site representing Japan. In the area where the public transportation system has developed in this manner, it is also one of the joys of travel to seek a method of efficiently touring destinations while looking at route maps and timetables.
- Karasumadori-Shiokoji-Sagaru-Higashi-siokoji-cho, Simogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
- 0570-00-2486 (JR West Customer Center JR)
- Kyoto Tourist Information Center Tourist Information Offices Kyoto Tourist Information Center
- Daimonji Gozan Okuribi Festivals & Ceremonies Daimonji Gozan Okuribi
- Kyoto station tourist information center Tourist Information Offices Kyoto station tourist information center
- kotochika kyoto station Tourist information center Tourist Information Offices kotochika kyoto station Tourist information center
- To-ji Temple Shrines, Temples & Churches To-ji Temple
- Kyosendo Handicrafts Kyosendo
- Toh-shiya (Archery Contest) Festivals & Ceremonies Toh-shiya (Archery Contest)
- Kyoto Aquarium Zoological & Botanical Gardens, Aquariums Kyoto Aquarium
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With over a billion messages posted, Twitter is one of the most popular social networks on the web. It has been exponential growth in last couple of years and has gone beyond the expectations of everybody. However, success doesn’t come without hard work and Twitter is a great example for that. It becomes clearly evident when we look at the early days of Twitter:
Dom is one of the oldest team members at Twitter and was actually a part of Odeo, the parent company of Twitter. In this really insightful post he explains how Twitter came into existence and evolved through its early stages. He shares information on how Jack Dorsey got the idea and how Odeo gave it a chance to come up with something innovative.
Twitter got its present name a couple of months after the creation, before that, the founders referred to it as Twttr. Here are a couple of tweets from Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone to show that:
Jacks Dorsey has the oldest account on Twitter and his tweet was the first one ever.
Dodgeball had the same idea and was started before Twitter, but they were surely lacking something because they gave up after a year.
TechCrunch has written literally hundreds of posts about Twitter but their love for Twitter wasn’t always like this. In their first ever post about Twitter, there tone wasn’t too good and neither were their readers. Here are some earlier comments ever on TechCrunch about Twitter:
It is common for users to post about their new projects and businesses on Twitter but it wasn’t always so. Twitter was mostly used for personal updates and the first time somebody used it to announce their new project was the tweet about FiveLimes.
A lot of power users and celebrities have crossed this milestone now but Kutcher was the first to do so in April 2009.
These are some of the examples that illustrate the initial struggles faced by Twitter, after that, it has been a nice ride for them.
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Literacy Development Early Items21 textbooks were found
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If President Museveni runs again in 2021, he will be sworn in on May 12 of that year regardless of who else is in the race.
If Mr Museveni does not run in 2021 and Dr Kizza Besigye runs, the FDC man will take the oath on the said date irrespective of who else is in the race. There will have to occur a shift of large proportions to change this political dynamic.
In the meantime, what?
Watch for President Museveni reigniting the constitutional review process. Remember, several amendments were kicked down the road by the outgoing Parliament to the next, the 10th, which also will be completely dominated by the ruling party.
Among the issues to deal with may be a suggestion to lift the upper age cap of 75 above which no one can run for president in Uganda.
So, any suggestion to change that will be a sure sign Mzee Museveni will run again although he will be above 75 years in 2021. He will certainly not be changing that clause to benefit anyone else.
The other obvious sign will be how the President appoints a new slate of electoral commissioners to take over from the current lot led by Dr Badru Kiggundu.
Will he in the least take on board the concerns of the Opposition and sections of civil society and consult them on who becomes an EC commissioner? If he is more accommodating, he will have helped restore some confidence in the EC.
If he is not, we will know he is determined to have a friendly, not necessarily a fair and competent, force running the electoral process. That will be a sign he will run.
The other minor pointers will come from the way he structures his Cabinet and who he names to it. Plus, if he keeps up his frenetic countrywide tours – essentially campaigns. The man campaigns five years non-stop.
For Dr Besigye, how he spends his time will be equally interesting to keep tabs on. He is not president of FDC, so he does not have that cover to use to plan for yet another presidential run.
That said, the man does not quite need the party presidency as he just demonstrated when he cannily changed positions, did in his comrade Mugisha Muntu and ran a strong campaign against Mr Museveni.
The same script is likely again. Incidentally, Mr Museveni’s moves will provide him perfect reason to stay relevant.
If there is a move to remove the upper age limit or Mr Museveni names new EC commissioners without seeking input from other interested parties, Dr Besigye will loudly denounce and lead or attempt to lead public marches against the president’s actions.
On top of that, Dr Besigye will keep up his close partnership with Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago.
Newly energised with a thumping re-election victory, Mr Lukwago is likely to be even more aggressive than before, leading to a collision with the central government. And Dr Besigye will be right there declaring: omuloodi waali.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to speak to engineering firms on Monday about whether they can shift production lines to building NHS ventilators.
It comes amid growing concern about a shortage of the life-saving equipment as coronavirus infections increase.
Carmakers and the construction equipment firm JCB are among manufacturers to be contacted.
Downing Street said it wanted the manufacturing sector "to come together to help the country".
"Preparing for the spread of the coronavirus outbreak is a national priority and we're calling on the manufacturing industry and all those with relevant expertise who might be able to help to come together to help the country tackle this national crisis," Downing Street said.
"We need to step up production of vital equipment such as ventilators so that we can all help the most vulnerable, and we need businesses to come to us and help in this national effort."
However, BBC business editor Simon Jack said that manufacturers were far from ready to switch production.
One company told him that comparisons with the accelerated production of Spitfire aircraft during World War Two were misplaced as there was no accepted design nor guarantee components could be sourced quickly.
It is understood one subject on the agenda during the prime minister's talks with industry on Monday is whether specialist firms that make ventilators and other critical equipment might be prepared to share their intellectual property.
Engineers have already been asked to draw up plans to quickly produce more ventilators. And on Sunday evening, Tory MP Tom Tugendhat tweeted: "The Prime Minister is calling for a National Effort for Ventilator production. We have been inundated with offers.
"If you produce ventilators please call the BEIS Business Support helpline on 0300 456 3565. A specific team receiving these calls will start at 10am tomorrow."
On Sunday's BBC Andrew Marr show, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said engineering firms should consider switching some manufacturing to help ramp production of the vital equipment. He accepted it was the kind of policy normally reserved for times of war.
"We've got high quality engineering in this country," Mr Hancock said. "We want anybody who has the manufacturing capability to turn to the manufacture of ventilators, to do that."
Ventilators are vital in the treatment of patients whose lungs have been attacked by the infection. The health secretary told Sky News that the country currently has 5,000 ventilators but said it would need "many times more than that".
But questions remain over how engineering firms with no experience of producing ventilators will be able start manufacturing the complex medical devices.
In a statement on Sunday, the chairman JCB, Lord Bamford, said: "We have been approached by the prime minister to see if we can help with the production of ventilators.
"We have research and engineering teams actively looking at the request at the moment," he said.
However, he continued: "It's unclear as yet if we can assist, but as a British company, we will do whatever we can to help during the unprecedented times our country is facing."
What is a ventilator?
- A ventilator is a machine that helps a person breathe by getting oxygen into the lungs and removing carbon dioxide
- Ventilators can be used to help a person breathe if they have lung disease or another condition that makes breathing difficult. They can also be used during and post-surgery
- A tube, connected to a ventilator machine, is placed in a person's mouth, nose or through a small cut in the throat (called a tracheostomy)
Manufacturing firm, Unipart, confirmed that it was involved in the discussions and aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said it was "keen to do whatever we can".
It is not just manufacturing firms that have offered their services. Hotel chain Best Western has said it could turn its properties into temporary hospitals if the NHS needed additional bed space during the coronavirus outbreak.
The company said it had seen a surge in cancellations over the last month due to the outbreak.
"If the NHS wants additional bed space, and we can partner with other companies to provide the right medical equipment and supplies, and we can do it safely, then we would be willing to start having those conversations immediately," the hotel chain's boss, Rob Paterson, said.
Manufacturers asked by the government to produce thousands of ventilators to help save the lives of seriously affected victims of coronavirus are not ready to fill the demand.
Although firms including JCB, Unipart, Rolls-Royce and others are in close conversation with the government, no detailed blueprint for increased manufacture of the life-saving equipment currently exists.
One manufacturer told the BBC that comparisons with the accelerated manufacture of Spitfire aircraft during World War Two were misplaced, as there was no accepted design. Even if there was, there is no guarantee the components could be sourced in time to even start production in the next two months.
Ventilators are vital as medical experts estimate that between 10% and 20% of those who succumb to the virus will need critical care. Many of those will need help breathing.
Although firms stand ready and able to produce more ventilators, a lack of clarity on design specifications and component sourcing mean that production remains many weeks away.
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Gunnison County is the proud home to the largest number of acres of public lands of any county in the lower 48 states. Visit Judd Falls in Gothic, CO, discover the historic town of Irwin, CO, make your way to Aspen from Crested Butte in a day, or take a relaxing ride up the Silver Queen lift at CBMR and hike to the peak of Mt. Crested Butte.
Several hiking trails are just steps from the Elk Mountain Lodge. The Woods Walk, Lower Loop, and Budd Trail are 3 beginner to moderate trails that access spectacular views of Crested Butte Mountain and Paradise Divide.
The Woods Walk is a popular path between Kebler Pass and the Lower Loop. This trail is lined with aspens and lush with wildlife and wildflowers. Wildly popular, hikers, and bikers share the trail during the summer, while Nordic skiers and snowshoers enjoy the trail during the winter. It is a popular wedding venue due to its easy access and breathtaking setting.
Comprised of 193 acres, the Lower Loop Parcel provides a 5-mile hiking, biking and equestrian trail. Part of the trail is wide-track (pictured below) which makes it accessible to strollers or wheelchairs. Trails connect with the Woods Walk, and meander through public lands on its way to Oh-Be-Joyful Creek in the Raggeds Wilderness. The Slate River runs through the property, creating wetlands and wildlife habitat that is home to a diverse community of plants, mammals, birds and fish. The views of Paradise Divide and Crested Butte Mountain are unsurpassed. In winter months, the Crested Butte Nordic Council sets track for skiers and snowshoers.
The Budd Trail was donated by Russell and Dorothy Budd and Charlie McBride in 2009, and connects the Lower Loop Trail System. It begins at Peanut Mine, and will thrill cyclists, runners and hikers with a steep climb up the ridge to the west of the Lower Loop. Winding its way through aspen and spruce forests, the new singletrack trail offers spectacular views of the Slate River Valley below.
Further out, but still easily accessible from the Elk Mountain Lodge is the Lupine Trail. Built in 2011 by more than 100 volunteers, this singletrack trail offers unsurpassed views of the Slate River Valley and winds through wildflower speckled meadows and colorful aspens.
The Recreation Path (aka Rec Path) is a 10-foot wide paved path that connects the two towns of Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte. The 3-mile long trail winds through hay meadows and wetlands along Washington Gulch. Bikers, walkers and runners enjoy the trail May through November, while Nordic Skiers use the trail during the winter months. Interpretive signs along the path provide information about the area and its history. Some folks like to ride the free shuttle bus up to the mountain and then walk the 3-mile Rec Path back down.
Other websites you may find helpful when planning your hike in the Crested Butte area:
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Prep Academy serves 70 students in grades 6-12.
Prep Academy placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤20% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 35%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 11-19% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 47%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 4:1 is lower than the Colorado state level of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 48% (majority Hispanic and Black).
- School Type: Alternative school
- Grades: 6-12
- Students: 70 students
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 4:1
- Minority Enrollment: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 60-79% (Btm 50% in CO)
- Overall Testing Rank: Bottom 50%
- Math Proficiency: ≤20% (Btm 50%)
- Reading Proficiency: 11-19% (Btm 50%)
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education
Prep Academy's student population of 70 students has declined by 59% over five school years.
The teacher population of 18 teachers has grown by 20% over five school years.
Total Classroom Teachers
Students by Grade
Prep Academy is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,783 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Prep Academy is 0.55, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.61. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data
State Level (CO)
Overall Testing Rank
#1563 out of 1783 schools
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
Student : Teacher Ratio
Two or more races
All Ethnic Groups
Eligible for Free Lunch
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2020-2021 (latest school year available) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education
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Finely targeting your marketing efforts is an effective way to start digging out of last year’s financial woes. This article offers tips to help you on your way.
By Mark Coudray
Complementary sales are products that are used together with the original items. In apparel the natural extensions are sweatshirts with T-shirts or hats with T-shirts or both. In this case, I would create bundle offers. Bundles are easy to create—after all, the cost is in the setup and the actual time it takes to print more goods is next to nothing once we’re up and running.
Here’s an example of an approach to take. Say the price per unit for a printed T-shirt at 36 pieces is $6.00 and your cost for the garment (including freight in) is $2.75. Your margin is $3.25. Now the cost of a hooded sweatshirt is $12.00 and you would normally sell it printed for $22.00. You could create a hoodie/tee bundle for $24.00. Your total cost would be $14.75 and your margin would be $9.25. You’re printing twice as many units, but your margin is greater.
You can also mix and match. You can upsell the offer, meaning that this bundle is available only with orders of 72 T-shirts. At 72 pieces you can have as many as 36 T-shirt/hoodie bundles. So you sell 36 shirts at normal margin and 36 bundles at the bundle margin. If the customer normally orders 36 pieces, your sales would be $216 with $117 in margin. With the bundle your sales would be $216 + $864 = $1080. You margin would be $450. This is a conservative model. You’ve increased sales 500% and increased margin 384% while increasing the amount of time to print the order by just a few minutes (if you have an automatic press.)
Bundling is a beautiful thing. It makes picking your pricing apart really difficult, and it really irritates your competitors because they think you’re low-balling and that you couldn’t be making a profit with those prices. You really aren’t. You’re increasing your utilization in an intelligent way. It comes down to understanding what your costs are and allocating them based on how long it takes you to do the work. We know we’re generating margin when the presses are printing. When they aren’t, such as during changeovers, we’re subtracting from what we just generated. We all want larger runs. This is the fastest and easiest way to get them. The incremental-margin approach to sales is very powerful if you plan carefully.
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The current and fourth Lord Rothschild has described the Balfour Declaration that helped pave the way for the creation of Israel as a “miracle” and revealed new details about his cousin Dorothea’s crucial role.
Speaking ahead of the 67-word letter’s centenary, they are his first ever public comments on the show of support from then-foreign secretary Lord Balfour to the second Lord Rothschild, his eccentric uncle Walter, and were made in a rare TV interview with former Israeli ambassador Daniel Taub as part of the Balfour 100 project.
Jacob Rothschild, 80, head of the family’s banking dynasty, said the declaration of support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine went through five drafts before finally being penned on 2 November 1917, adding: “It was the greatest event in Jewish life for thousands of years, a miracle… It took 3,000 years to get to this.”
The way it was achieved was extraordinary, he said. “It was the most incredible piece of opportunism. You had an impoverished would-be scientist, Chaim Weizmann, who somehow gets to England, meets a few people, including members of my family, seduces them, he has such charm and conviction, he gets to Balfour, and unbelievably, he persuades Lord Balfour, and Lloyd George, the prime minister, and most of the ministers, that this idea of a national home for Jews should be allowed to take place. I mean it’s so, so unlikely.”
The letter “changed the course of history for the Middle East and the Jewish people,” said Taub, who interviewed Rothschild at Waddeston Manor in Buckinghamshire, a country pile bequeathed to the nation by the family in 1957, where the Declaration is kept.
It was written to Walter Rothschild, a naturalist and collector, who was first and foremost interested in ornithology (the study of birds), said Jacob, and a “deeply eccentric man who rode around Tring Park on giant tortoises and whose carriage was pulled by zebras.
Walter only became interested in Zionism in later life, but Rothschild said he had been “deeply committed to Israel since the 1960s and have been there every year since”.
However, he said his family at the time was divided on the idea of Israel, noting that some members “didn’t think it was a good thing that this national home be established there”.
He also revealed for the first time the role of his cousin Dorothy de Rothschild, who acted as a critical go-between while still in her teens. Describing her as “devoted to Israel,” Rothschild said: “What she did, which was crucially important, was to connect Weizmann to the British establishment, and extraordinarily, she told Weizmann how to integrate, how to insert himself into British establishment life, which he learned very quickly.”
Her letters, which are stored at Waddeston, detail her later dealings with a range of Zionist leaders, and her advice on the organisation of the Zionist Conference, and Rothschild said she had a profound effect on him, introducing him to Israel and the family’s philanthropic foundation in 1962.
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This recent European introduction was first officially sighted in the summer of 1992 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since then it has spread to all the New England states and upstate New York, with devastating consequences for lily culture.
BIOLOGY: Adult lily leaf beetles are three-eighths of an inch long and have black heads and bright orange-red bodies. They overwinter in soil or plant debris and emerge in late March through June—about the time new lily shoots are emerging. After mating, females lay clusters of orange eggs on the undersides of lily (Lilium spp.) and fritillary (Fritillaria spp.) leaves. These eggs hatch in 7 to 10 days, and the small larvae—which are orange, brown, yellowish, or greenish—begin feeding on the undersides of the leaves. As a defense against predators, the larvae deposit their own feces on their backs. As they mature, they consume entire leaves, buds, stems, and even flowers. After two to three weeks, the larvae enter the soil to pupate. In another two to three weeks, adults emerge and feed until the fall. Reproduction does not occur again until the next spring.
SYMPTOMS: Defoliation begins with holes in leaves, buds, and flowers, but may continue until only the central stalk remains. This can have a catastrophic effect on the subsequent year’s plant growth. Lilies, and to a lesser extent fritillaries, are the only plants attacked by larvae; damage from adults has also been observed on nicotiana, Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum spp.), greenbrier (Smilax spp.), nightshades, hollyhock and various hostas.
CONTROL: Knock the adults into a container filled with an inch of soapy water. Remove egg masses from the undersides of the leaves. Squash young larvae.
The insecticide neem (azadirachtin) is most effective against newly hatched larvae. Imidacloprid (Bayer Advanced Rose & Rower Insect Killer Ready-To-Use) can be applied to the soil in early spring. Carbaryl (Sevin) is effective when applied to the newly emerging lily stems, but it is also harmful to bees and other insects.
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are experimenting with biological control. Three parasitic wasp species from Europe were released in four New England states in 2003. One of them, Tetrastichus setifer, has provided considerable control at the release sites.—B.P.
Damage caused by larvae
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A living memory
She wasn’t really political, she says, but she was involved in the shattering political events of 1976 — and the famous photograph of a youth shot dead by police flashed her face around the world.
Antoinette Sithole is the elder sister of Hector Pieterson, the young man killed on June 16, 1976 — the start of the Soweto Uprising.
Their father changed the Tswana family name Pitso to Pieterson (conventionally spelled “Petersen”) to seem more “coloured” and therefore enable him to earn a better salary under apartheid law. “I don’t mind how people write it,” says Sithole. “It’s got its originality,” she laughs.
The Pieterson family, says Sithole, was not involved in politics and did their best not to attract the attention of the authorities. “We didn’t want to get involved in things that would cause harassment,” she says. They were a church-going family. But word about the planned march was passed on by schoolchildren, and Sithole felt strongly about having to study in Afrikaans. Her brother, she says, was never meant to be there. “He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Sithole is the figure to the left in the background photograph (opposite), taken by Sam Nzima, showing her dead brother in the arms of student Mbuyisa Makhubo. The way the photograph became the most striking symbol of the uprising and the brutal state response to it took Sithole by surprise, and thrust her into the spotlight. It was, she says, “like a bombshell that came out of the blue”.
That moment changed her life. “I can’t run away from that,” she says. “For me it’s a big change.” Now Sithole works as a guide at the Hector Pieterson museum in Soweto.
The eldest of six children, she lived with her grandmother. Pieterson, the only son, alternated between living with his mother and his grandmother. Their grandmother, says Sithole, was very strict.
Their father was a carpet-fitter in Johannesburg. Their mother worked at a butchery. Years after Pieterson’s death they divorced. Her mother has since remarried, her father died earlier this year, and Sithole says proudly that her younger sister is in the police force.
Sithole is now married to her second husband, Meshack, and is in the process of learning his home language, Zulu. They have two children, aged 15 and 11. Sithole’s eldest child (22) from her deceased first husband is named after his posthumously famous uncle.
Meshack works as a warehouse manager and together they lead a peaceful life. Sithole says she is not a celebrity; her life is very normal. At home she “sometimes reads, watches telly and sleeps late” which is the way she prefers it.
After the 1976 uprising Sithole stopped attending school, returning only in 1979. In between, she says, “I just kept myself busy doing dramas.” These dramas, about domestic life in Soweto, were a way of proving her independence to her strict grandmother.
Before the uprising Sithole wanted to study pharmacy because she enjoyed science. “I loved it [science], I was always visualising myself coming up with new things and helping people.” But her schooling came to an abrupt end in 1980 when she married and left school to care for her ill mother-in-law. She wrote three matric subjects in 1998, and still dreams of finishing grade 12.
Now, she feels, doors have opened in South Africa. “We can take the children wherever they feel that they want to go.” She is amazed at how language no longer segregates people and found her first opportunity to vote in 1994 very exciting.
Sithole finds it stressful working at the museum because she has to relive June 16 every time people ask her about that fateful day. “I thought working here would help me cope with healing. Sometimesit does.” To make the healing process easier, she sometimes imagines that her brother’s death happened to someone else, who has told the story to her.
Her unwanted fame has taken her overseas several times: once to Germany in 1989 to a school named after Pieterson, once to The Netherlands in 1999, and three times to Sweden.
Sithole wants to let Pieterson’s death go, to let her brother rest in peace. She says, philosophically, that “we will all die”.
Yet it is, nonetheless, hard to deal with. “The only thing that [consoles] me is that I was there when he died. I was lucky — I got to say goodbye.”
Sithole says that she tries hard to remain an anonymous face. Sometimes, when people recognise her, she tells them they are looking at a sister or a cousin of the girl in the photograph, and not actually her.
The only time she puts herself in the public eye is when journalists, like me, bother her for interviews.
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- noun sheets of printed paper attached together, usually with a stiff cover
- noun sheets of paper to write or draw on, attached together in a cover.
- verb to reserve a place, a seat, a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel
- noun a multimedia title. The name comes from the fact that most multimedia titles are arranged as a series of different pages which together form a book.
- noun a set of sheets of paper attached together
- noun a statement of a dealer’s exposure to the market, i.e. the amount which he or she is due to pay or has borrowed
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- noun a collection of pages containing text and sometimes pictures, bound together inside a cover
- verb to charge someone with a crime
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- adjective cool. When using predictive text in text messaging, an attempt to enter ‘cool’ will prompt the option ‘book’, hence its ironic substitution by teenagers also in speech.
- verb to depart, leave. A fashionable term of the 1990s in black street usage and also heard among white adolescents. A variety of euphemisms (like its contemporaries bail, bill, jam and jet) for ‘run away’ are essential to the argot of gang members and their playground imitators. The origin of this usage is not certain; it may derive from an earlier phrase ‘book it’, meaning that someone has to return home quickly in order to record a transaction.
- verb to penalise a player for a serious offence and make a note of his or her name.
Origin & History of “book”
Book is widespread throughout the Germanic languages. German has buch, e.g., Dutch bock, and Swedish bok. there point to a prehistoric Germanic *bōks, which was probably related to *bōkā ‘beech’, the connection being that the early Germanic peoples used beechwood tablets for writing runic inscriptions on. The original meaning of the word in Old English (bōc) was simply ‘written document or record’, but by the 9th century it had been applied to a collection of written sheets fastened together.
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Building Air Quality
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 98-123
Step 8: Establish Procedures for Responding to IAQ Complaints
Reference: Building Air Quality - Action Plan: Section 3, "Effective Communication: Establish a System for Responding to Complaints," Pages 13–17.
Purpose: To ensure adequate and timely response to occupant complaints and to prevent small complaints from becoming major health or comfort problems.
Occupant complaints about IAQ may be vague or specific, but they should always be taken seriously and investigated fully. In many cases, the IAQ Manager may be first alerted to potential IAQ problems by occupants. Establishing procedures for responding to and resolving complaints will ensure that all complaints are handled in a consistent and fair manner. If building occupants know that they will get a response, they will be more likely to provide prompt, helpful input about building conditions.
- Prepare and follow clear procedures for recording and responding to IAQ complaints, including:
- Logging entries into your existing work-order system,
- Collecting information from the complainant,
- Ensuring the confidentiality of information and records obtained from complainants,
- Determining response capability of in-house staff,
- Identifying appropriate outside sources of assistance,
- Applying remedial action,
- Providing feedback to the complainant, and
- Following-up to ensure that remedial action has been effective.
- Inform building staff of these procedures.
- Inform building occupants and/or tenants of these procedures and periodically remind them how to locate responsible staff and where to obtain complaint forms.
Examples of complaint forms, incident log forms, occupant interview forms and occupant diary forms can be found in the Building Air Quality - Action Plan guide on pages 181 through 187.
Building Air Quality - Action Plan [PDF - 905 KB]
Building Air Quality [PDF - 2,851 KB]
- Page last reviewed: June 6, 2014
- Page last updated: June 6, 2014
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division
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Ryculture Health and Social Innovation is a forward looking social enterprise committed to improving access to healthcare services and promoting general human wellbeing through human capacity development and health systems strengthening.
Acknowledging the contribution of the youth in addressing social challenges in their communities, we identified some pertinent shortcomings that either cause these interventions to fail or stagnate. Realizing that Kenya as any other African country has a favorable demographic dividend with a youthful population, we set out to establish modalities of ensuring this critical resource is put to maximum use and empowered to drive meaningful community development initiatives. This led to the birth of YouTH Voices Programme.
YouTH Voices is an initiative that seeks to amplify the voices of the youth in a transformative agenda for health and their well-being. Through Ryculture YouTH Voices we aspire to enlighten, empower and evoke the youth to act for their health, the health of their communities and their well-being.
Health is a key driver of national development. With the current pandemic, it’s been even made more profound that without good health any other aspirations and facets of our lives are at risk. Kenya having made a resolution to realize Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) under the Presidents’ Big Four Agenda in line with SDG pillar 3.8, the political commitment has been evident and promising. This creates an impetus for action towards the realization of this goal.
Young people have a role to play in safeguarding their health and the health of their communities which has been made evident in their response during the pandemic. Additionally, there are other areas in which the contribution of the youth have been impactful i.e. mental health advocacy, innovations for health, sexual reproductive health among others. These are major contributions but unfortunately, these are often left as stand-alone projects with no clear modalities for mainstreaming them into the national health agenda and policy forming processes to ensure some of the best practices can be adopted and integrated in the overall UHC strategy.
To mitigate some of these challenges, we partnered with Health NGOs Network (HENNET), Phillips Therapeutics Limited, Portcross Limited, You.C100, Planet Wizard, Pharmacy Students’ Association of Kenya
Ryculture Health and Social Innovation
Read the Full Report
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How you can keep your teen drivers safe during deadly driving days of summer
Posted June 7
Parents should review the dangerous practices that put teen drivers and those around them at risk — and look at the example they're setting themselves. During the "deadly days of summer," teen drivers sometimes kill or die.
"If you're going to have an early, untimely death, the most dangerous two years of your life are between 16 and 17 and the reason for that is driving," Nichole Morris, a researcher at the University of Minnesota's HumanFIRST Laboratory, told the New York Times.
The primary risk in driving is distraction, according to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which reported that over the last five years, teen drivers have been involved in crashes that have killed more than 5,000 people, with a disproportionate share occurring in summer months. About 60 percent of those deaths were caused by distractions that drew the teen driver's attention from the important task of driving.
"Teens are among the riskiest drivers on the road, crashing four times more often than adult drivers do. In fact, car crashes are the leading cause of death among people age 16-20, killing more than 5,600 teens each year," the foundation said.
AAA reported that in summer "the average number of deaths from crashes involving teen drivers ages 16-19 increased by 16 percent per day compared to other days of the year."
In an earlier post, the foundation urged parents of teenagers to focus heavily on safety with their kids during the period from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
“Parents should not underestimate the critical role they play in keeping their teens safe, especially during these high-risk months,” said AAA vice president of public affairs Kathleen Marvaso. “Life feels more care-free when school’s out and teens have more opportunities to drive or ride in cars late at night with other teens — a deadly mix. With the majority of the most dangerous days falling during the traditional summer vacation months, parents must realize that there is no summer break from safety and be vigilant about remaining involved and enforcing rules with their teens.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that in 2013, motor vehicle crashes accounted for 2,163 teens 16-19 killed and 243,243 treated for injuries in emergency rooms. The CDC said that while those 15 to 24 make up just 14 percent of the population in the United States, "they account for 30 percent ($19 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among males and 28 percent ($7 billion) of the total costs of motor vehicle injuries among females."
In 2015, the Deseret News took a close look at how children die, including the dangers posed by teen drivers. Experts said lack of sleep, phones, texting and friends were among the factors that made teens vulnerable to harming others and being harmed in motor vehicles.
AAA put numbers on some of those distractions, noting that talking or attending to passengers in the vehicle accounted for 15 percent of crashes, cellphones — including talking, texting and other phone-related tasks — were involved in 12 percent of crashes and dealing in some way with something else inside the vehicle led to another 11 percent of crashes.
"Every day during the summer driving season, an average of 10 people die as a result of injuries from a crash involving a teen driver," said AAA Foundation's Jurek Grabowski in a written statement. "This new research shows that distraction continues to be one of the leading causes of crashes for teen drivers. By better understanding how teens are distracted on the road, we can better prevent deaths throughout the 100 Deadliest Days and the rest of the year."
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Our programs are available 3 to 5 days a week.
Monday through Friday / 9 am - 4 pm
Ages 2.5 - 3.5
Through play and sensory experience, our Floras are encouraged:
to try different possibilities and different roles
use of language in integrating and experiential ways, including an introduction to consent and boundaries;
to develop self-help skills
how to take turns and practice patience
how to work successfully in groups
Cognitive development is enriched through weekly
music class, dance and movement, story-sharing and independent library time, dramatic play, nature walks, gardening and poultry care. These activities create a foundation for future learning.
* Toilet training is not required prior to enrollment.
Ages 3.5 - 5
Our Faunas communicate and explore ideas through drawing, painting, sculpting, puppetry, dramatic play, and access to various musical instruments and other sensory items and forms of expression.
Skills such as problem solving, meaningful collaboration, listening to one another, further exploration into concepts of consent and navigating conflict is emphasized, preparing the child for a successful
elementary school transition and beyond.
When play is allowed to be child-driven, children practice decision-making skills, move at their own pace, discover their own areas of interest, and ultimately engage fully in the passions they wish to pursue.
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In The Wake of Hatred
I hatets fotspor
In this book Øyvind Strømmen looks at the modern hatred towards Muslims. With elements of reportage, and with an international approach, Strømmen asks where this hatred came from and why it came about.
We are introduced to “Jørgen”, who was involved in online debates and met Breivik after a political event in Oslo in December 2009. “Jørgen” says that he – looking back – feels that both his thoughts and the thoughts of others were characterized by a kind of gloomy darkness at that time in 2009. This negative message and hatred was regurgitated again and again, and repeated on different web sites. He now thinks it necessary to look at recent history to understand how this hate was able to blossom, and to explain the tragedy of the terror attacks on Oslo and Utøya on the 22nd July 2011.
With this as the foundation, the book takes us on several journeys. One of them goes to Luton, described by extreme right-wing websites as a kind of hell on Earth. Another goes to Bosnia, where the hatred towards Muslims resulted in the massacre in Srebrenica. This is also highlighted through the story of a suicide at Notre Dame and a story of a young man who ran amok in the streets of Antwerp.
The book also looks at the evolution of the so-called anti-jihad blogosphere, and discusses the English Defence League and how the so-called Eurabia way of thinking has spread.
This is the third book in a stand-alone trilogy Øyvind Strømmen has written in the wake of July 22nd. The two first books, The Dark Network (2012) and The Black Thread (2013) have been sold to Finland, France and Sweden.
Øyvind Strømmen (1980–) has for many years been following the internet exchanges between those who carry on the debate on the extreme right, and has established himself as one of the leading authorities on right wing extremism. In 2011 he was voted the “Freelancer of the year”. Strømmen is one of the few able to give us badly needed knowledge about this world in the wake of the terror attacs of July 22nd 2011.
Cappelen Damm 2014
“One of the best-informed Norwegian journalists when it comes to fascism and Muslim hatred in Europe. … I hatets fotspor is characterised by Øyvind Strømen’s great narrative and unique perspective. He starts with his own experiences and blends thorough research with interviews and reports in a form of prose which seems both reliable and built on a wide range of verifiable sources.”
“The Norwegian public changed after the events of 22nd July, and one of the reasons for this is a man called Øyvind Strømmen. His main point is that solo terrorist Breivik was not a lone wolf – he was part of a pack.”
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On January 22, the US Supreme Court issued an order lifting three of four injunctions that blocked the Trump Administration’s discriminatory policy barring transgender individuals from openly serving in the military. While the justices did not rule on the merits of the case, this order could allow the ban to go into effect while lower courts work through the legal challenges to the ban. GLMA Executive Director Hector Vargas, JD, issued the following statement in response:
“Today’s decision allowing the Trump Administration’s discriminatory ban to take effect is a slap in the face to the thousands of transgender individuals honoring this country through military service. There is no justification for this unfounded ban on military service, which is nothing short of a shallow attack on all transgender people.
“GLMA was proud to have opposed the ban by joining amicus briefs stating there is no legitimate medical reason to prohibit military service for transgender individuals. As the court challenges to the ban move forward, we will continue to work with our sister organizations and partners to put an end to this offensive policy.”
Click here to see amicus brief that GLMA joined, which urged the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold the lower court ruling in Karnoski v. Trump that previously blocked the administration's discriminatory ban on transgender military service.
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been thrown into the air, the dog caught the ball."
The only real way to describe a "dangling
modifier" is to show you a really
exaggerated example, like the one above. I'm sure the
writer of this sentence did not mean that the dog was
thrown into the air, but to a reader the meaning is not
In this sentence, the subject (the dog) is the 'doer' of
the main clause - or action - (caught the ball). In the modifing
part of this sentence (having been thrown into the air) the 'doer' of the
main clause is not clearly stated. It does not directly
relate to the subject of the main clause, and so, it
would be considered a dangling modifier.
1: When the ball was thrown into the air,
the dog caught it.
The modifying phrase is now a dependant clause. The
meaning is clear.
2: The dog caught the ball that had been
thrown into the air.
Now the phrase and main clause have been turned into a
is a Dangling Modifier?
A modifier is a word or phrase that describes, clarifies,
or gives more detail about something else. It is usually
placed as closely as possible to what it describes.
A dangling modifier is a phrase or clause that modifies a
word not clearly stated in the sentence, or that does not
connect grammatically with what it is intended to modify.
Many dangling modifiers occur at the beginning of
sentences - often as introductory clauses or phrases, but
can also appear at the end.
In English sentences, the 'doer' must be the subject of
the main clause that follows.
Modifiers at the Beginning of Sentences
1: "Having finished eating, the dog
stalked out the door."
finished states an action, but does not name the
'doer' of that action. In this example, the dog is logically the
subject doing the action of stalking out the door, so this sentence
does not have a dangling modifier.
Always try to find the first noun following the modifier.
In this example, the dog is the first noun to follow the
modifier. As the two logically fit together, a reader
will be able to easily discern the meaning of this
2: "After eating the dog chow, the
bowl was empty."
The subject of the main clause here - the bowl - did not eat the
dog chow, so this sentence has a dangling modifier.
A possible revision for this sentence could be: "After
eating the dog chow, the dog saw that the
bowl was empty."
The doer of the action is now the dog and the modifier
Another possible revision could be: "The dog ate
the dog chow and the bowl was then empty."
Modifiers at the End of Sentences
"The closet was empty, having packed
everything into the suitcase."
closet - the subject of the main clause - is not
supposed to have put anything in the suitcase.
To revise this sentence, name the appropriate or logical
doer of the action as the subject of the main clause. In
this example, the closet is the subject.
Then, change the phrase that dangles into a complete
introductory clause by naming the doer of the action in
Revision: "Aydan emptied the closet, having
packed everything into the suitcase."
I admit this sentence does sound a little awkward, but it
is technically correct. Let's combine the phrase and main
clause into one.
Revision: "Aydan emptied the contents of his
closet into the suitcase."
a Dangling Modifier
Check your sentences to see if you have
inserted any modifying phrases.
2. If you find one,
pinpoint the first noun that follows. This will
be the noun that is being modified.
3. Make sure the
modifier and noun go together *logically*. If they don't,
chances are you have a dangling modifier
4. Revise the
Using the guide above, can you tell whether the following
example has a dangling modifier?
"Having jumped up into the air too late
to catch it, the ball fell to the ground."
a Dangling Modifier
1. Name the
appropriate or logical doer of the action. The doer will
be the subject of the main clause.
2. Change the phrase
that dangles into a complete introductory clause by
naming the doer of the action in that clause.
3. Combine the phrase
and main clause into one.
Now we have some ways to amend the above example, let's
take another look at it.
jumped up into the air too late to catch it, the ball
fell to the ground."
This sentence says that the ball jumped up too late to
catch it. To revise this sentence, decide who actually
jumped up into the air.
1: Having jumped up into the air too late
to catch it, the dog let the ball fall to the
The main clause now identifies the person (the dog) who did the
action in the modifying phrase (jumped up).
2: The dog jumped into the air
too late to catch the ball and he let it fall to the
The phrase and main clause have now been merged into one.
There are many other ways to avoid and edit dangling
modifiers. How you choose to rewrite your own work is
completely up to you - but what is important is that you
know how to spot the problem in the first place.
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Bush to Visit Africa Mired in AIDS Crisis
July 7, 2003
The devastating AIDS pandemic is one of the major themes of President Bush's five-nation African trip this week. In his State of the Union address, Bush pledged $15 billion over five years to fight AIDS in poor nations, mainly in Africa. Yet while the plan was endorsed by Congress in May, the money must be approved each year. The administration is seeking only $1.7 billion for the next fiscal year, and congressional aides say finding much more money will be difficult given the rapidly growing U.S. deficit.Adapted from:
Critics complain that over the last two decades the United States and other wealthy nations did little to stem the pandemic as it spread across the globe. Now the disease is out of control, and experts say that wealthy countries need to spend at least $10.5 billion a year to have any impact on its spread in the developing world. Last year, foreign donors spent only $2.8 billion.
Some are angry that conservative groups pressured Congress to earmark at least one-third of the prevention money for abstinence programs "which we know don't work," said Sandra Thurman, AIDS chief in the Clinton administration.
But Dr. Joseph O'Neill, the Bush dministration's AIDS czar, said the $15 billion pledge came from Bush's belief that "the United States, even though we've done a lot, could do a lot more and take real leadership on this and encourage others to follow us."
AIDS activists agree it is time for wealthy European and Asian nations to increase their commitments to fighting AIDS, and that countries affected by the disease must also work to save themselves.
In Senegal, Bush will find a nation largely untouched by HIV, thanks in part to the foresight of government leaders who started prevention programs before AIDS became epidemic there. Uganda's massive AIDS campaign has reduced adult infection rates from 18 percent in 1995 to 5 percent in 2001. But Bush's other hosts will present a more dismal picture. Facing utter devastation, Botswana has adopted one of the world's most aggressive AIDS programs, promising free AIDS medicine to all its infected people.
Though late in coming, the new U.S. leadership on AIDS funding is welcome, said Save the Children CEO Charlie MacCormack. "[But] even if we respond properly now, the worst of the pandemic is still ahead of us," he said.
07.06.03; Ravi Nessman
This article was provided by CDC National Prevention Information Network. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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It is with increasing
frequency that singers from all over the world write me and ask, "What is a
wobble and how can I solve this problem in myself and others?" The question
comes from teachers and singers alike who are concerned about their vocal health.
Before answering this question, I think it is appropriate to establish a clear
definition of a "wobble" and its causes. As a vocal professional, I define a
"vocal wobble" as an "overly wide vibrato" which affects a large variation of
pitch. The oscillation usually is somewhat slower than that of an acceptably
healthy vibrato. Normal vibrato effects much less pitch differentiation. The
tonal quality engages a series of higher overtones that enhance what many call
"ring" in the voice.
Certain cultures have no problem with a "wobble". A perfect example is in
certain Asian pop music where a wide vibrato is not only acceptable but is also
a fashionable and desired vocal characteristic. Most vocal professionals agree
that a vocal "wobble" involves laryngeal muscles that should not be used in
A singer who sings with a "wobble" is using throat muscles that cause vocal
deterioration over a period of time. Contrary to popular belief, a vocal "wobble"
often has little to do with the singer's age. I have had singers in their 20's
suffering from this vocal disorder. It is simply a use of incorrect vocalism
that often comes from a damaging vocal technique. As stated before, some cultures
have little if any problem with this kind of production. I have personally observed
that the "wobble" is often quite accepted in more dramatic German Opera. Often
singer's who study the "hinten und unten" (back and down) technique of vowel
placement without proper lifting of the soft palate suffer from a depressed
larynx. This production a large factor in helping to create the "vocal wobble".
In contrast, it is more rare to find Italian singers who suffer from the "wobble"
because the Italian School prefers a "brighter" vocal sound. Also, the German
language tends to be darker. This is not to say that Italian singers never have
a "wobble" and German singer always do. There are exceptions in every circumstance.
However, it is important to note that there is a definite role that language
plays in creating or discouraging this condition.
It is a well known fact that Maria Callas had a tremendously wide "wobble"
in the top of her voice from dragging the lower register too high. On the other
hand, Celia Bartoli has no sign of this in her singing. In fact, she has a "shimmering"
vibrato with lots of brilliance in the tone. Voice type can play a role in the
tendency of vocal "wobble". Usually it occurs in larger and more dramatic voices.
Basses can especially suffer from this condition because of the "thickness"
of the vocal folds.
In my 25 year history of teaching, the problem of the "vocal wobble" has come
up repeatedly in singers of all ages. In this article, I have chosen to break
down the causes and then get to the solutions. In most cases, there is one missing
link in vocal coordination that creates the root of this particular problem.
Causes: (1) Lack of focus in vocal tone. (2) Singing without proper closure
of the vocal cords. (3) Inconsistent "resistance" in the body to control the
outward flow of air (some call this "support"). (4) Singing with too much "thick
vocal cord mass". (5) Dragging too much "chest voice" or "heavy mechanism" (see
William Vennard's book) too high. (6) A shaking diaphragm.
Let's first address problem #1. "Lack of focus" in
the tone is directly related to a lack of high overtones. One major factor which
can "cut out" these overtones is the tongue position. I heard Lindquest say
repeatedly to use the "ng" position of the tongue as "home base" while pronouncing
words in music. This "ng" position means that the tongue is "arched in the middle"
and the tongue tip is positioned behind the lower teeth and often "down into
the gum line". Most vocal professionals know that the tongue must be free to
move, however the tongue needs the "ng" reference in order to keep the pharynx
(primary resonator) from being "filled up" with the back of the tongue. This
tongue position discourages a "flat depressed" tongue that creates pressure
directly at the vocal folds. A "flat tongue position" is the direct cause of
"depressed larynx production"; an extremely dangerous vocal technique. This
"pressure at the root of the tongue" can be a major cause of a "wobble". "Lack
of focus" can also be connected with an overly-dropped soft palate. Alan Lindquest
used the image of "pronouncing through the cheek bones" rather than directly
out the mouth space. This requires a lifted soft palate in order for the higher
overtones to be felt in the cheek bones.. Flagstad spoke of the "ng" feeling
as the core of her tone that was "like a silver thread". Birgit Nilsson calls
it singing with "shine" in the voice. Whatever it may be called, singing with
proper "ng" resistance helps the tone to become vibrant and beautiful. Solution:
Practicing vocal exercises going from "ng" to a vowel can help a singer tremendously.
I often tell a singer to open the vowel by "lifting the palate away from the
tongue" rather than the tongue "crashing downward" into the back of the throat.
Problem #2: Singing without proper closure of the vocal
cords. Jussi Bjoerling told Lindquest in 1938 that it took him several years
to get his "attack" so that the vocal cords did not "leak too much breath".
This can be a controversial vocal concept. Garcia called this concept the "coup
de glotte", or proper approximation of the vocal folds. Throughout the history
of the teaching of singing, this subject has been called by several names. Lindquest
called it the "gentle closing of the cords". William Vennard called it the "imaginary
H". In the end, it is important that the cords come together after inhalation.
Many singers do NOT do this and the result over time is a "flatting of pitch"
in singing. Another result can be a vocal "wobble". When too much air pressure
comes through the glottis at the attack, the vocal cords are not encouraged
to vibrate quickly, therefore a "slower and wider vibrato" can result. Solution:
The "ng" brings the vocal cords together in the perfect approximation without
too much "squeeze of the cords or too much wild loose air through the cords".
If the cords are trained to come together with a sense of gentle firmness, the
resulting vibrato will tend to be faster and healthier. Lindquest had singers
speak the "eh" vowel with a rather closed mouth position and "feel the cords
come together properly".
Flagstad was trained to "close the cords."
Her "back & down" jaw position helped to assist in healthy
vocal cord approximation.
Problem #3: Inconsistent "body resistance" in singing.
This can also be called "support". (see article on breath and breath management.)
Many singers do not understand that there must be resistance in the body in
order not to "overblow" the vocal cords. Some in the vocal professional world
call this "support". In fact, the intercostals, lower lumbars, and pectorals
are the three primary muscle groups that "hold back breath pressure". The solar
plexus area will also "resist outward" as a flat sheath of muscle, NOT A KNOT.
We sing on "compressed breath"; not loose air. The "feeling" can be compared
to lifting a medium weight object. The correct instinct in the body is to compress
the breath and close the glottis before singing. Again, this must be a gentle
action. Solution: If one takes a breath as though they have forgotten what to
say, the feeling will come into the body. Also lining the body against a wall
and breathing into the lower back will encourage the correct "posture" for the
proper compression to occur. Then the singer needs to experiment with sound
while "pressing the lower back into the wall". The result will be a slight "grunt"
feeling in the body. The operative word here is SLIGHT. Many take one concept
too far and the vocal balance is disturbed, creating even more vocal problems.
Problem #4: Singing with too much "thick mass" of vocal
cord. Alan Lindquest used a very simple exercise in order for me not to use
"too much of the thick edges of the cords". In my opinion, this is one reason
many larger lower-voiced singers suffer from a "wobble". Solution: Staccato
exercises on a closed vowel like "i" or "e" can be most helpful in solving this
problem. Again, the attack must be with the cords gently together on the "thin
edges". When a singer accomplishes this feat, the voice suddenly attains a group
of "higher overtones" which otherwise are missing. Small soft staccato exercises
can be most helpful in accomplishing a healthier vibrato speed.
Problem #5: Dragging too much "chest voice" (heavy
mechanism) too high. I often say to a singer that singing with too much "weight
in the voice" is simply singing a high note with the "thickness of cord mass"
intended for a lower pitch. This puts what my friend Judith Raskin called "drag"
in the voice; too much pulling from the heavy mechanism. Solution: Lindquest
addressed this problem by working the voice from the top down. His favorite
vowel for this was the tiny Italian "u" vowel. This must be accomplished with
an open throat and the feeling of the "ng" in the tone. I was also given exercises
that moved from open vowels in the lower register to a closed vowel like "u"
or "o" in the upper register. This allows for what Lindquest called the "yodel
effect". The singer feels a "flip" allowing a lighter mechanism to take over
for the upper range. I have had many "classical belters" in my teaching career.
Often they have been instructed to keep too much "lower color" as they go up
from the bottom. This creates vocal strain and often results in a "wobble".
I suggest to singers that they use the tiny "u" vowel because it allows the
voice to "lighten without squeezing". It has been my experience that many who
supervise a singer's process do not hear when a tone is "squeezed" into position.
Often this "squeeze" is heard as a type of resonance. True resonance can only
be accomplished with an open primary resonator (pharynx). When a singer can
accomplish "lightening without squeezing" as they go up from the lower range,
the chance of the "vocal wobble" occurring is diminished greatly. The voice
flips into "light mechanism" or "head voice" as the singer goes higher in range.
Addressing Problem #6: The shaking diaphragm: Often
the "shaking diaphragm" is a condition which haunts larger-voiced singers. At
some point in their training, they have misunderstood proper "body resistance".
A "pumping of the diaphragm" is often a desire to enhance vibrato on a tone
that is not free to vibrate on its own. The result is an "imbalance of the healthy
stream of air through the larynx". This "pumping of the diaphragm" creates uneven
spurts of breath pressure through the larynx. At this point other throat muscles
are engaged to help "hold back this breath pressure". The result is a large
"wobble" and vocal fatigue. The less the throat is involved in singing the better
and this type of vocalism engages throat muscles that make for unhealthy and
injurious singing. Solution: Again use the idea of a "constant and even resistance"
in which the body gently "flexes outward" at an even rate. The idea of leaning
the back against the wall is a good one. Also place one hand flatly and directly
below the base of the sternum bone. Have the "solar plexus" area resist as a
"flat sheath of muscle" at the "onset" or "attack". Keep this healthy "resistance"
while singing the entire musical. The resistance should stay constant between
vowel and consonant function. Teach the body to recreate this behavior repeatedly.
This can be compared to a "moaning" or "very slight grunt" sensation in the
body. Make sure that this action is gentle and not abrupt. Loss of correct body
support or what Lindquest called "hook-up" is detrimental to healthy singing.
If this "healthy" resistance can be repeated and made habit, the "shaking diaphragm"
To teachers and singers alike, I wish you the best luck in finding and executing
healthy singing. Please address any questions to firstname.lastname@example.org
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ANSS Program on Libraries & Social Change @ ALA Annual in DC - June 27th
Please join us in Washington for the ANSS annual program...
Standing up and Sitting in: Libraries and Social Change
Sunday, June 27, 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Washington Conference Center, Room 151B
Sponsored by the Anthropology and Sociology Section (ACRL)
For more details: http://anssdc.wordpress.com/
Libraries have long promoted social causes and supported social movements, like the fight for civil rights and the women's movement. And librarians are working to both preserve this grassroots history and to educate their communities about today's social issues. For this program, activists, historians, librarians and other creative thinkers will discuss their research and involvement in promoting civic engagement and human rights, inviting conversation about how librarians can become engaged in social movements.
Kathleen de la Peña McCook, Distinguished University Professor, School of Library and Information Science, University of South Florida;
Cheryl Knott Malone, Associate Professor, School of Information Resources and Library Science, University of Arizona;
John Feffer, Writing Fellow, Provisions Library;
Moderator, Annie C. Paprocki, Anthropology and Sociology Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
And breakfast will be provided!
Member, ANSS 2010 Conference Program Planning Committee
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Can Music Affect Your Self Development
The effect of music on self development and personal development is very topical. Music has the power to change your mood and affect you in ways that no other tool can. It has profound effects on the human body, not just superficially, but deep down within your subconscious mind. For this reason, yes, it can affect your self development.
Music directly connects with your 'feelings'. It affects your physiological responses (heart rate, breathing, etc) and brain activity. It stimulates certain emotions and deep memories. Look at how a song or instrumental piece brings joy or tears without you quite understanding why. It touches your emotions in a way that nothing else does. In an instant music can change your mood.
When toddlers hear music they like, even before their language has developed they show their delight by singing along or clapping. Their mood becomes one of sheer joy. Clinicians have found music reduces stress, makes exercise programmes more effective, reduces pain before and after surgery, and helps people with insomnia, cancer, depression, ADD, anxiety, etc.
How music works
It appears that sound can stimulate brainwaves to resonate with the frequencies. Generally speaking, the slower the tempo, the more relaxed your arousal state. When you listen to music at live concerts there is an added dimension. The sound does not just come to you via your ears but through your entire body. Every organ and cell within you resonates in some way.
Research has also shown music to play a significant part in the development of the synaptic connections in cell networks. This, in turn, has positive effects on children's and adults' learning abilities. There are many studies that show music to benefit cognitive abilities like reasoning and motor skills. The 'Mozart effect' is just one example of the effect of music on intelligence.
It is thought that the complex nature of sound (rhythm, frequencies, etc) touches various levels of the neurological system at the same time, stimulating more creative processing in the brain. This is why many people find it easier to totally focus on a new subject if they have specific music in the background.
Daily effect of music
Music is used in all areas of life to create a mood. For example, medical surgeries may play soothing music to relax you, shops and restaurants may play slow-paced music to make you feel at peace and want to stay there longer, fast-food restaurants may play music with a quick beat to get you out faster, phone help-lines may play relaxing tunes to calm you down, and so on. Music is used in all quarters to get you to comply with their wishes.
Music actually affects you in all aspects of your daily life, even down to fast music having the tendency to make you eat and drive faster! However, one person's music is another person's noise. Some people feel relaxed to hear the sounds that are played in elevators. Others find this terribly distressing. Some people cringe when they hear 'music for meditation'. For others it adds another dimension to their meditative practice. Here are just some of the many positive effects music has:
* brings on sleep
* changes moods
* improves memory
* promotes creativity
* accelerates learning
* nurtures self-esteem
* increases self-confidence
* stimulates problem-solving
* increases emotional development
How music affects self development
Music is very powerful at affecting your mood state instantly. Consider what music makes you feel happy, sad, anxious, etc. Lyrics add another dimension. If the words are uplifting you are more likely to feel more optimistic about everything.
Once you are aware of how music affects you, this is your personal power. You can deliberately choose to listen to specific pieces depending on what effect you want. Experiment with this. Does slow, dreamy music make you feel more at peace or is it downright irritating. What about music with a faster pace? If you are feeling desperately tired, do certain tunes give you energy? What helps if your thinking is cloudy?
If you find that certain music promotes the beneficial results you want, listen to it whenever you need this outcome. If you feel worse, simply avoid that music. For your own self empowerment, find music that inspires you to achieve what you want to get done.
Then there is the opposite effect when too much stimulation causes your physiological responses to go into overdrive, stress levels increase and all you really want is total quiet. Some people need music in order to concentrate. Others cannot work unless there is total silence. You will find that music can:
* prevent focussing on problems
* turn negativity into positivity
* develop spatial intelligence
* improve concentration
* enhance listening skills
* reduce stress levels
* accelerate learning
* and much more!
Can Music Affect Your Self Development - Summary
Self development and personal development comprise the tools for taking control of your life and working towards your goals and dreams. As you grow and develop using these tools you achieve more success. Music is another great tool to add to your kit.
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PARIS–What price happiness?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is seeking an answer to the eternal question – so happiness can be included in measurements of French economic growth.
He has turned to two Nobel economists to help, hoping if happiness is added to the count, the French economy may seem rosier.
"It reflects a general feeling in Europe that says: `OK, the U.S. has been more successful in the last 20, 25 years in raising material welfare but does this mean they are happier?'" said Paul de Grauwe, economics professor at Leuven University in Belgium.
"The answer is no, because there are other elements to happiness."
In terms of gross domestic product, the internationally recognized way to measure an economy, French growth lagged behind the U.S. throughout most of the 1980s and '90s and every year since 2001.
Although recent turmoil in financial markets may hit the U.S. economy harder, the loss of speed in its economy will also drag down growth in France. Economists say growth may fall short of the government targets this year.
Sarkozy's move raised questions about whether he wants to ward off disappointing growth numbers as a rise in oil and food prices, combined with a U.S. slowdown, clouds the effect of his economic policies.
Since his election in May he has sought to boost growth, notably by encouraging people to work longer than the 35-hour week. Sarkozy has appeared impatient with France's economic performance, once declaring: "I will not wait for growth, I will go out and find it."
Frustrated with the what he termed last week "the growing gap between statistics that show continuing progress and the increasing difficulties (French people) are having in their daily lives," Sarkozy said new thought should be given to the way GDP is calculated to take into account quality of life.
Sarkozy said he asked U.S. economist Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the 2001 Nobel economics prize and a critic of free-market economists, and Armatya Sen of India, who won the 1998 Nobel prize for work on developing countries, to lead the analysis in France.
Sen helped create the United Nations' Human Development Index, a yearly welfare indicator designed to gear international policy decisions to take account of health and living standards.
Once the preserve of philosophers, measuring happiness has become a hot topic in economics.
A recent report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development considers taking into account leisure time and income distribution when calculating a country's well-being. And the European Commission is working on a new indicator that moves "beyond GDP" to account for factors such as environmental progress.
Richard Layard, a professor at the London School of Economics and author of the 2005 book Happiness: Lessons from a New Science, said Sarkozy may be seeking recognition for policies, popular in Europe, that promote well-being but don't show up in the GDP statistics.
Governments are now primarily rated on GDP, the value of goods and services produced over a calendar year, he said, "but people don't want to think they live in a world of ruthless competition where everyone is against everyone. Valuable things are being lost, such as community values, solidarity."
His book shows depression, alcoholism and crime have risen in the last 50 years, even as average incomes more than doubled.
Basking in the glow of new love with singer Carla Bruni, Sarkozy, it seems, might help France's standing if happiness is measured.
A president, he said, "doesn't have more right to happiness than anyone else but not less than anyone, either."
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BuzzFeed posted an awesome list of the 27 Science Fictions that Became Science Facts in 2012. Among the list were ideas like invisibility cloaks, stem cell research, and self-driving cars. But 3 of the the 27 were stories about 3D printing innovations that we previously covered.
3D Printing Full-Size Houses
The D-Shape printer, created by Enrico Dini, is capable of printing a two-story building out of sandstone. Covered by us here.
3D Printed Jaw Implant Rescues 83-Year-Old Woman
In a groundbreaking first, a medical team created a method for using 3D printing to fabricate a functioning lower jaw implant in titanium. Covered by us here.
Cheap, Flexible 3D Printed Solar Photovoltaic Film
3D printing using silver ink could create cheap and flexible solar panels. Covered by us here.
Read the full list of science fiction “facts” at BuzzFeed.
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Amphitheater would cause neighborhood noise pollution
Former U.S. Surgeon General William H. Stewart said, "Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that noise pollution is "an increasing public health problem." At the recent World Health Organization Ministerial Conference, the Environmental Burden of Disease project declared noise the No. 2 threat to public health, after air pollution.
Intrusive noise can lead to cardiovascular disease, sleep disruption, reduced productivity, impaired teaching and learning, absenteeism, increased drug use and accidents. Noise can destroy the enjoyment of one's property and leisure time. It adversely affects general health and well-being, and increases anti-social behavior. Future generations are harmed by degraded home, social and learning environments, with corresponding economic losses.
Scientific warnings about the harms of noise are well known. So it's flabbergasting that some Gainesville commissioners are planning a 2,500-seat outdoor amphitheater in an area surrounded by established residential neighborhoods. It's impossible to have such a venue without damaging the lives of thousands of people nearby.
The track record of outdoor amphitheaters throughout the country should be sobering for those living within miles of Depot Park.
When presented with the possibility of an amphitheater, Virginia Beach residents were concerned but meekly acquiesced when assured there would be no noise problems due to newer-style speakers that were directed away from them, sound walls and a partly underground structure. In reality, neighbors are bombarded with hooting, yelling, chanting and amplified noise projected into their homes.
From the beginning, neighbors of the amphitheater at the Florida State Fairgrounds said noise is so intense, pictures rattle and they are forced to leave home. A mother living less than a mile away said crowd noise is audible even with windows closed. The amplified noise creates headaches and keeps her husband and children awake. Despite legal actions by the Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission, noise problems continued.
The Mountain View, California, City Council rebuffed a request by Palo Alto to turn down the volume on their amphitheater, the source of noise that led to over 10,000 complaints during a decade the outdoor theater operated. Council members said they wouldn't have the volume lowered because they weren't convinced it would work.
Citizens of Costa Mesa, California, where amphitheater concerts generate dozens of noise complaints, were told there's little, if anything, the city can do about it.
Hundreds of residents of a formerly quiet rural/residential neighborhood near Austin have complained about amplified noise from a new 1,500-seat amphitheater. Neighbors say they can't enjoy their backyards or even escape into their houses because of window rattling noise levels forced upon them on weekends, and sometimes two nights a weekend.
In May, Jacksonville residents, whose neighborhoods have been tormented by loud concerts at Metro Park, began bracing for the opening of another outdoor concert venue. Like the Virginia Beach residents, the St. Nicolas-area neighbors were told they wouldn't be affected because speakers are aimed away from them. At this point, neighbors know the noise will be so loud, speaker siting is irrelevant.
In Nashville, the city-owned amphitheater receives noise complaints from downtown condominium residents, from neighborhoods as far away as east Nashville and from businesses disrupted by daytime sound checks. But apparently those battered neighbors were indifferent to the outdoor arena plan before it was built. The Nashville parks and recreation director said, "It's like people are surprised that an outdoor amphitheater comes along with music and sound.”
Some in Gainesville also appear oblivious to what it really means to have an outdoor amphitheater in an area surrounded by residential neighborhoods. But this is not the time to tune out. If an outdoor amphitheater is built at Depot Park, life will never be the same. When the amphitheater's noise is projected into homes, there's no stopping it. No amount of desperate noise complaints to police, no number of tearful pleas to City Hall will help. Once the noise problems from outdoor amphitheaters begin, they are unsolvable and unending.
Good luck to homeowners trying to flee. The noise problem might be out of sight from potential home buyers but Realtors will be obligated to inform them about it. Even a greatly reduced asking price might not be enough to unload a house in a neighborhood regularly blasted by intrusive amplified outdoor events.
Now is the time to tell Gainesville commissioners, "You cannot do this to us." We must act before it's too late.
Karen Orr is safe and healthy communities chairwoman for the Florida League of Conservation Voters. She lives in Gainesville.
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Transcript from the "Creating Reducers" Lesson
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: All right, so we built out a very basic reducer that doesn't do a whole lot. So let's take some time and build this out. And extend that functionality so that instead of just returning state, we can see how it can manipulate state using a mutable operations to update the application state and then communicate that back to your components, or services into your application.
[00:00:40] So you'll notice here that one of the parameters is action. So an action consist of, well, the interface for it is one property. And action will always, always have a type. And more often than not, it will also have a payload. But there are times where you'll have a certain action that it doesn't need any additional information, so for instance like load projects.
[00:01:11] Well, it's just a command link, it's a trigger for an event. But within the action type here, you have a switch statement that looks at that and then it will perform some type of operation. Now what I want to advise everybody from doing, and this is certainly, I think, tempting as I see this quite often, is that, let's say you have a state of create.
[00:01:45] And then within this, performing,
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Some kind of logic and then nesting it. And so, I have seen reducers, and I may be even, when I first started, I would write reducers like this where you would have a case and then I would have this nested logic in here.
[00:02:12] Don't do that. Trust me, it's gonna be painful. Is that in your reducer, what you want to do is capture the action type, the case and then delegate to a stand alone function.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Why would you do this? Because it is testable. So when something is nested, nested logic is, I think, in my mind, one of the three core, if you have an access of evil for testing, nested logic is in there.
[00:02:52] Maybe two. Hidden states is the first one. But nested logic I'd say is probably the second. And stick around to the end, I'll tell you the third one. All right, so we want to create something. So what we're going to do is we're going to return a new state object.
[00:03:15] So with every case, you're going to perform semilunar logic and then return new state. So the selectedProjectId, we're not gonna do anything with that.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Selected, I think VS Code is trolling me again. But on the other hand, projects, we do wanna do something with this. And so you'll notice up here, I've created this method, createProject, and so I'm just gonna hook this up real quick.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: We'll go state.projects, so it's going to take essentially all the projects. And then we're also going to pass in the project we want to create, all right.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: And so let me, just because this is kind of a cut, copy, and paste operation, I'll do update and delete as well.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Update and delete. updateProject and,
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: deleteProject, okay. So for creating, updating and deleting,
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: We're taking in to account those three possible action types. Now, let's go up here and look at these methods real quick.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Every operation that you do in your reducer needs to be immutable.
[00:05:14] Now, at first, that was a little like, that sounds hard. You're using a four syllable word. How do I do that? And so one, so I'm just gonna walk through this is a mutable operation primer if you will. It's very, very common, or at least I have done this many, many times of going something like projects.push, push or put a project into an array.
[00:05:52] So I wanna add something to an array.push.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Incredibly common. The problem is you're mutating that array. So if you wanted to get that back out, how would you do that?
[00:06:21] Is it say concat returns a new, so anytime you're looking at documentation, it returns a new, it's a pretty good indication that this is an immutable operation you're working with. So what we're doing is we're saying take this array and this value and basically put them together and return a new array.
[00:06:43] What you can also do is a shorthand version of this saying here's a new array. I want to spread the existing projects array into that and then I want to add in project. And so if you look here, this is exactly what is happening.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: So when you need to update something in a collection, and typically I'd run through and I would usually slice it out or basically chop it out and put the new thing in.
[00:07:17] Or usually I would go through the array and I'd find the thing I wanted to update and then just start fiddling with it, which is even worse. Well, using projects.map again returns a new array after performing this function on every element in that array, is I'm loofing over projects.
[00:07:38] And I'm looking for the project that matches my criteria and then using object.assign, which creates a new object, I'm saying go find the object I want to update. Create a brand new object and basically clone this on to it and then put that in the array instead. So we're now combining two immutable operations to update a collection.
[00:08:03] Finally, delete project, if you want to delete something out of an array this is even easier, just projects.filter. So again, returns a new array minus everything that fails this condition here. So depending on what I may be doing is, it would be unreasonable for me to have to do some kind of immutable operation or collection manipulation here.
[00:08:32] Once we introduced entity, this is actually gonna come a lot simpler where they are doing that under the hood. But for now, I've created these so that you could look and see here is kind of the three most common immutable operations. And so what we're simply doing now is saying, I wanna create a project which returns a new projects array, that project at the end.
[00:08:54] This one is a new projects array that has a new project where the one is that we wanted to update. And this one has a new array minus the one that we wanted to leave. So immutable primer, that was a bonus subject. And then from here let's do one more.
[00:09:13] And we're going to do case, and this will be select. And we're going to return, again, a new object. But in this case, we do want to update the selectedProjectId, so that's going to be action.payload. And projects are going to stay exactly the same.
>> Speaker 2: So what you just showed, that kind of sounds like peer pipes and Angular.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Yep.
>> Speaker 2: We have to create a new array.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Yep, and so the comment was, is that what I describing is something you would use in like a peer pipe. So we're talking about this in the context of ngrx and Redux but, I use these operations all the time in conservable pipes, or observable streams.
[00:10:08] So if I have an observable operation where I'm stacking things, I use them all the time, filter, map. And so generally, it's kind of to the point now if I'm mutating state, there are times where I will do it at a component level cuz it's like at that point it's presentation state.
[00:10:27] But for application state if I start to be like, this is a mutable operation, stop. And what's interesting is that there's a package that is store freeze, whatever, you can actually freeze your application store. And so it's not recommended you do this in production. But you can freeze it while you're developing, so if you ever, am I mutating something, yes or no?
[00:10:54] And I think possibly, maybe Jafar Hussein did that, or I know he was talking about he recreated a version of that.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: Yes?
>> Speaker 2: This may be a little bit of a tangent, but one thing that using type script sort of brings out here in these producers is that the payload is something you don't really know anything about.
[00:11:20] So in the select case it's just an integer or a string, actually, I guess for the ID. And then in the create case, the payload is actually a project object. Is there any-
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: You're getting ahead of me there a little bit.
>> Speaker 2: Am I? Okay, good, I'm glad.
>> Lukas Ruebbelke: So let me just do it like an asterisk here. So we're doing this incrementally and we're making some concessions. And so, we'll be starting very slow. For instance, this, actually using actions, types, it just strings, not good. And so this is a very loosely typed, kind of a loosey goosey, like we're gonna build into this so.
[00:11:59] I think even, yeah, the next thing I get into is like, okay, we're dispatching actions is generic objects and don't do that, we have typed scripts. So you're absolutely right. So we are going to start out, and you're going to see some things that is like this is not how we would do it in production, but for the sake of a narrative that we're introducing these in step.
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Illustration: Eric Hanson
How do we bring the fight to protect and transform public schools into our classrooms? How do we connect our classrooms to the struggles in the streets? As the crisis over public education escalates, activist teachers are experimenting with new approaches.
Two of the articles in our cover section are by Wisconsin elementary teachers who helped their students grasp key aspects of the political storms in their state—often teaching with little sleep after nights of camping out in the state Capitol building. Each used the Civil Rights Movement as a point of reference. Both Kate Lyman and Dale Weiss know that children invariably try to make sense of the world around them. Of course, teachers can attempt to ignore the social turmoil, but this means missing an incredible opportunity to support our students in critical thinking about the issues as well as about the rumors, chunks of (mis)information, and media images. As these teachers demonstrate, even young children can think clearly and act wisely.
In the third article in this section, New York City drama teacher Brian Pickett guides high school students in creating their own version of Antigone as a way to protest the closure of their school. It takes a national campaign to overcome administrative attempts to stop the students from performing their play publicly.
Our students at every grade level need to understand what’s happening to public education. We want them to feel empowered to play a role in the historic events of the day and to feel hopeful about the future. Our challenge as teacher activists is to guide students to think critically, discover their own truths, and find their own way to respond. Our job is to give light and have confidence that our students will find their way.
Kate Lyman, Dale Weiss, and Brian Pickett offer exciting examples of doing just that. We hope you find these articles thought-provoking and inspiring.
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You don’t want to learn survival lessons the hard way. When our house alarm went off at 3:00 a.m., Becky and I realized we weren’t prepared to deal with an intruder. But at that point, it was too late. We couldn’t hear each other over the shrilling sound, the kids were panic-stricken at the noise, my mind went blank trying to remember the code for the ADT rep on the other end of phone, and meanwhile someone could be in the house. That won’t happen again. As a family, we’re now far more prepared. Emergencies happen. Be ready for them, whether they’re man-made or natural.
Our latest work on self-reliance and survival ranks all 50 states on a broad array of threats. In ranking the states, we first looked at broad categories of threats, and then ranked each state on its exposure to that risk. Violence from mobs, criminals, and miscreants was first on our radar for personal security. After measuring crime, gun laws, and other data related to keeping yourself safe from violence perpetrated by your fellow man, we ranked the states according to those that gave Americans their best chance against such threats.
Next, we moved on to natural disasters. Ranking the threat posed to man by Mother Nature is one of the hardest tasks of all because climate and geology are so unpredictable. But we built a scale that we found to be representative of risk among the states and ranked them accordingly.
Finally, we focused on what can be done in the aftermath of a disaster. We considered variables like crop yields and farmland costs. What will it take for you to carve out a piece of America for you and your family to survive on, and even thrive in the chaotic period after a major catastrophe? We ranked the states on their ability to sustain your family.
Based on these three main groups of criteria, we ranked the states and found the best places for Americans to survive in a disaster situation. Remember, these are broad characterizations—like politics, most disasters are local. Use the list as a guide before you do your own analysis. Don’t let a 3:00 a.m. burglar alarm remind you that you’re unprepared.
Over the next two weeks we will countdown the ten best, and ten worst states for survival and personal security. Check back every day to see if your state makes the list.
How to read the Survival States Index: The scale for the Survival States Index stretches from 1 to 50, with 1 being the best score, and 50 the worst. The brief summaries of conditions in the survival states do not explain in exhaustive detail all the criteria used to judge the states. The summaries simply review the more critical findings.
The 10 Best and 10 Worst Survival States: #10
10th Best Survival State: Montana
Survival Score: 16.2
With its low population density, unobtrusive gun laws, low crime rates and inexpensive farmland, Montana leads off our top 10 survival states. Montana, perhaps because of its cold climate, comes in somewhat further back in the pack in farm output. That makes sustainable living in Big Sky Country a bit more difficult, but not impossible by any means.
10th Worst Survival State: Nevada
Survival Score: 30.9
Nevada is the nation’s leading state for violent crime, and spends a lot of money to control its rowdy population. Unemployment is the highest in the country, creating a tinderbox for social unrest. What little farmland there is in the Silver State is inexpensive, but output is low in the desert climate. On the bright side for Nevada, gun laws are lenient, and the population is sparse outside the few large cities.
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Understanding Anxiety Disorders
When Panic, Fear, and Worries Overwhelm
Many of us worry from time to time. We fret over finances, feel anxious about job interviews, or get nervous about social gatherings. These feelings can be normal or even helpful. They may give us a boost of energy or help us focus. But for people with anxiety disorders, they can be overwhelming.
Anxiety disorders affect nearly 1 in 5 American adults each year. People with these disorders have feelings of fear and uncertainty that interfere with everyday activities and last for 6 months or more. Anxiety disorders can also raise your risk for other medical problems such as heart disease, diabetes, substance abuse, and depression.
The good news is that most anxiety disorders get better with therapy. The course of treatment depends on the type of anxiety disorder. Medications, psychotherapy (“talk therapy”), or a combination of both can usually relieve troubling symptoms.
“Anxiety disorders are one of the most treatable mental health problems we see,” says Dr. Daniel Pine, an NIH neuroscientist and psychiatrist. “Still, for reasons we don’t fully understand, most people who have these problems don’t get the treatments that could really help them.”
One of the most common types of anxiety disorder is social anxiety disorder, or social phobia. It affects both women and men equally—a total of about 15 million U.S. adults. Without treatment, social phobia can last for years or even a lifetime. People with social phobia may worry for days or weeks before a social event. They’re often embarrassed, self-conscious, and afraid of being judged. They find it hard to talk to others. They may blush, sweat, tremble, or feel sick to their stomach when around other people.
Other common types of anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, which affects nearly 7 million American adults, and panic disorder, which affects about 6 million. Both are twice as common in women as in men.
People with generalized anxiety disorder worry endlessly over everyday issues—like health, money, or family problems—even if they realize there’s little cause for concern. They startle easily, can’t relax, and can’t concentrate. They find it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep. They may get headaches, muscle aches, or unexplained pains. Symptoms often get worse during times of stress.
People with panic disorder have sudden, repeated bouts of fear—called panic attacks—that last several minutes or more. During a panic attack, they may feel that they can’t breathe or that they’re having a heart attack. They may fear loss of control or feel a sense of unreality. Not everyone who has panic attacks will develop panic disorder. But if the attacks recur without warning, creating fear of having another attack at any time, then it’s likely panic disorder.
Anxiety disorders tend to run in families. But researchers aren’t certain why some family members develop these conditions while others don’t. No specific Stretches of DNA, a substance you inherit from your parents, that define characteristics such as eye color and your risk for certain diseases. have been found to actually cause an anxiety disorder. “Many different factors—including genes, stress, and the environment—have small effects that add up in complex ways to affect a person’s risk for these disorders,” Pine says.
“Many kids with anxiety disorders will outgrow their conditions. But most anxiety problems we see in adults started during their childhood,” Pine adds.
“Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in children, with an estimated 1 in 3 suffering anxiety at some point during childhood or adolescence,” says Dr. Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, a brain imaging expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “About half of diagnosable mental health disorders start by age 14, so there’s a lot of interest in uncovering the factors that might influence the brain by those early teen years.”
Whitfield-Gabrieli is launching an NIH-funded study to create detailed MRI images of the brains of more than 200 teens, ages 14-15, with and without anxiety or depression. The scientists will then assess what brain structures and activities might be linked to these conditions. The study is part of NIH’s Human Connectome Project, in which research teams across the country are studying the complex brain connections that affect health and disease.
Whitfield-Gabrieli and colleagues have shown that analysis of brain connections might help predict which adults with social phobia will likely respond to cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT is a type of talk therapy known to be effective for people with anxiety disorders. It helps them change their thinking patterns and how they react to anxiety-provoking situations. But it doesn’t work for everyone.
Of 38 adults with social phobia, those who responded best after 3 months of CBT had similar patterns of brain connections. This brain analysis led to major improvement, compared to a clinician’s assessment alone, in predicting treatment response. Larger studies will be needed to confirm the benefits of the approach.
“Ultimately, we hope that brain imaging will help us predict clinical outcomes and actually tailor the treatment to each individual—to know whether they’ll respond best to psychotherapy or to certain medications,” Whitfield-Gabrieli says.
Other researchers are focusing on our emotions and our ability to adjust them. “We want to understand not only how emotions can help us but also how they can create difficulties if they’re of the wrong intensity or the wrong type for a particular situation,” says Dr. James Gross, a clinical psychologist at Stanford University.
We all use different strategies to adjust our emotions, often without thinking about it. If something makes you angry, you may try to tamp down your emotion to avoid making a scene. If something annoys you, you might try to ignore it, modify it, or entirely avoid it.
But these strategies can turn harmful over time. For instance, people with social phobia might decide to avoid attending a professional conference so they can keep their anxiety in check. That makes them lose opportunities at work and miss chances to meet people and make friends.
Gross and others are examining the differences between how people with and without anxiety disorders regulate their emotions. “We’re finding that CBT is helpful in part because it teaches people to more effectively use emotion regulation strategies,” Gross says. “They then become more competent in their ability to use these strategies in their everyday lives.”
“It’s important to be aware that many different kinds of treatments are available, and people with anxiety disorders tend to have very good responses to those treatments,” Pine adds. The best way to start is often by talking with your physician. If you’re a parent, talk with your child’s pediatrician. “These health professionals are generally prepared to help identify such problems and help patients get the appropriate care they need,” Pine says.
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How to stop bleeding from tongue, nose, back passage, tooth socket, stomach, scalp, lungs, ear and varicose veins. For every stone of body weight we have approximately one pint of blood.
Important tips on how to stop bleeding !
The average healthy adult can lose up to 850 ml without serious effect. In children, half a pint can be critical. When you cut yourself the amount of blood lost always looks a lot more than it actually is, so do not panic.
Severe bruising can remove more blood from the circulation than may a fair sized cut. For example, a fractured thigh can cause a loss of up to three pints of blood yet there is no visible bleeding.
Forget whatever you have been told about pressure points – they are hard to find in dressed people and even harder to keep pressure on for long periods.
Mild bleeding stops of its own accord because the body has a ‘plugging up’ mechanism that comes into play when the blood vessels are damaged. Simply apply firm pressure over the area until bleeding stops.
How to stop severe bleeding
Raise the bleeding part where possible. This reduces the blood flow to some extent simply by reducing the effect of gravity. If you think the part might be fractured, do not raise it.
Apply pressure to the wound. Use your fingers and thumb to close the edges of the wound together. Grab it hard – do not be afraid of hurting the person. Do not waste time washing your hands.
If this does not seem to be producing results, ask someone to get you a freshly laundered cloth of any kind make it into a pad large enough to cover the wound and press it firmly on to the wound for 10 minutes. If you are on your own, use your handkerchief and tie it on as a dressing.
Could there be internal bleeding ?
Any serious accident can be complicated by internal bleeding even though the injured person seems and feels well (at first anyway).
Invisible bleeding can be just as serious as visible bleeding.
Symptoms : Bruising – especially over a large area or over the trunk, Dizziness, Cold, Clammy, Sweaty skin, Rapid weak pulse, Difficult breathing, Frothy blood being coughed up, Severe abdominal pain and Evidence of a fracture.
Action : Treat for shock, get professional help quickly.
How to stop bleeding from the nose
Sit down, preferably at a table. Put a bowl under your nose on the table.
Grasp the soft part of your nose firmly between your thumb and index finger.
Lean your head forwards and hold your nose for 10 minutes – this cures the vast majority of nose bleeds.
Never ignore a nose bleed in someone who has hit his head or had a fall, especially if the nose is discharging clear fluid as well as blood. This is a sign of a fractured skull and needs immediate medical attention.
Once a nose bleed has stopped, do not blow or sniff. You will dislodge the clot and have to start all over again.
If you have lots of nose bleeds, tell your doctor.
How to stop bleeding from the back passage
This is almost always caused by piles. See your doctor for advice. Never ignore bleeding from your back passage. If the bleeding is accompanied by a sharp pain, you may have torn the skin because you are constipated.
Eat plenty of high fibre foods (vegetables, whole meal bread, bran-containing breakfast cereals) and you will not be troubled again. This is also good treatment for early piles.
How to stop bleeding from the tongue
Sit as with a nose bleed. Grasp the tongue with a freshly laundered handkerchief. Press for 10 minutes.
How to stop bleeding from the tooth socket
Usually happens after a tooth extraction.
Do not wash out the mouth or you’ll disturb clot formation. Sit up as for nose bleeding. Put a thick wad of gauze or similar material up as for nose bleeding.
Put a thick wad of gauze or similar material over the socket area and bite hard on it. Do this for minutes and then gently remove the dressing. If bleeding persists, telephone the dentist who did the extraction.
How to stop bleeding in the urine
If your urine is bloody there is nothing you can or should do except tell your doctor. It can be caused by trivial or serious conditions but needs thorough investigation.
Beetroot, some sweets and some constipation medicines can make your urine red.
How to stop bleeding from the stomach
It is most likely caused by a bleeding ulcer. Blood in vomit can be red, brown or black like coffee grounds. The colour indicates how long it has been in the stomach. (It darkens with time.)
Keen the person lying down. Watch for shock and get medical help.
Beware of red foods when worrying about blood in vomit. It is usually easy to tell beetroot, red peppers and tomatoes from vomited fresh red blood if your look carefully.
How to stop bleeding from the scalp
The scalp is especially rich in blood vessels and bleeds profusely even from small cuts. Apply pressure to the cut area for 10 minutes using a freshly laundered handkerchief.
If the bleeding does not stop (and it might well not, unlike other areas of the body) go to hospital for stitches. Remember that any wound of the scalp may be accompanied by a fracture of the skull.
If you feel peculiar in any way, have difficulty with speaking or coordination, feel drowsy or have any watery or blood stained fluid from your nose or ears, get medical help at once.
How to stop bleeding from the lungs
The strain of repeated coughing can cause tiny streaks of blood to be coughed up. Heavier bleeding from disease or injury to the chest needs medical attention and is usually pink and frothy. If bleeding is heavy, go to hospital at once or call an ambulance.
How to stop bleeding from the ear
Any bleeding from inside the ear must be treated with respect. In any person who has fallen or possibly hit his head, think of a fractured skull if blood comes from the ear, especially if it is accompanied by clear, watery fluid. Get medical help.
How to stop bleeding varicose veins
Press over the bleeding point with or without a dressing. Raise the leg on a stool or chair as you lie on the floor, remove stockings and garters and bandage a dressing or freshly laundered handkerchief over the area.
Talk to your doctor about long term treatment of the varicose veins.
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For the last 100 years, researchers have constantly pushed the boundaries for our knowledge about medicine and how different bodies can respond differently to it. However, the methods for the production of medicine have not yet moved itself away from mass production. Many who have a given illness get the same product with equal amount of an active compound.
This production might soon be in the past. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen together with colleagues from Åbo Akademi University in Finland have developed a new method for producing medicine. They produce a white edible material. Here, they print a QR code consisting of a medical drug. (See brief demo video.)
“This technology is promising, because the medical drug can be dosed exactly the way you want it to,” says Natalja Genina, an assistant professor of pharmacy. “This gives an opportunity to tailor the medication according to the patient getting it.”
Potential for Reducing Wrong or Fake Medicine
The shape of a QR code also enables storage of data in the “pill” itself.
“Simply doing a quick scan, you can get all the information about the pharmaceutical product. In that sense it can potentially reduce cases of wrong medication and fake medicine,” according to Genina.
The researchers hope that in the future a regular printer will be able to apply the medical drug in the pattern of a QR code, while the edible material will have to be produced in advance to allow on-demand production of medical drug near end-users.
“If we are successful with applying this production method to relatively simple printers, then it can enable the innovative production of personalized medicine and rethinking of the whole supply chain,” Jukka Rantanen, professor in the university pharmacy department, said.
The researchers are now working to refine the methods for medical production.
This research has been financed by the Independent Research Fund Denmark.
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World's largest economy grows at slowest pace in two years, signalling a weakening outlook for all sectors except the housing market.
US economic growth braked sharply to its slowest pace in two years as consumer spending softened and a strong dollar continued to undercut exports, but a pickup in activity is anticipated given a buoyant labor market.
Gross domestic product increased at a 0.5 percent annual rate, the slowest since the first quarter of 2014, the Labor Department said on Thursday in its advance estimate, also as businesses doubled down on efforts to reduce unwanted merchandise clogging up warehouses.
The economy was also blindsided by cheap oil, which has hurt the profits of oil field companies like Schlumberger and Halliburton, resulting in business spending contracting at its fastest pace since the second quarter of 2009, when the recession was ending.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the economy expanding at a 0.7 percent rate in the first quarter. The economy grew at a 1.4 percent pace in the fourth quarter.
Almost all sectors of the economy weakened in the first quarter, with the housing market the lone star.
The slowdown in growth is likely temporary, given a fairly robust jobs market. Applications for unemployment benefits are near a 43-year low and employment gains averaged 209,000 jobs per month in the first quarter.
In addition the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing and nonmanufacturing surveys, which are closely correlated to economic activity, have rebounded in recent months.
While the Federal Reserve on Wednesday acknowledged economic activity had "slowed," it also said labor market conditions had "improved further." The US central bank appeared to view the threats from the global economy and financial markets as having diminished.
The Fed left its benchmark overnight interest rate unchanged and suggested it was in no hurry to tighten monetary policy further. It hiked rates in December for the first time in nearly a decade.
Economists also say the model used by the government to strip out seasonal patterns from data is not fully accomplishing its goal despite recent steps to address the problem.
Residual seasonality has plagued first-quarter GDP, with growth underperforming in five of the last six years since the recovery started in June 2009.
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, increased at a rate of 1.9 percent. That was the slowest since the first quarter of 2015 and was a deceleration from the fourth quarter's rate of 2.4 percent.
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Detail of a 1523 anatomical illustration by Jacopo Berengario da Carpi (via Wikimedia)
In Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, on a well-worn headstone, you can barely make out the inscription “The Martyr” above the name Washington Irving Bishop. The rest of the long epitaph below is too deteriorated to read, but the late Bishop was renowned in his time as one of the great mentalists of the 19th century. Yet it was his curious death that would be his greatest mystery.
Washington Irving Bishop’s grave in Green-Wood Cemetery (photograph by the author)
Bishop was born in 1855 and although the American started out in the spiritualist world — assisting and then managing the famed medium Anna Eva Fay — he later flipped to the side of contemporary magicians like Houdini in exposing spiritualism as superstition. In 1880 he published a one shilling book called Second Sight Explained, in which he wrote:
“There is, indeed, much reason in favour of an explanation of Clairvoyance, because knowledge of the process is still sufficiently obscure to enable unprincipled persons to use the influence that this supposed power gives them for improper purposes. Nothing can be more detrimental to morals than the prevalence of superstition; and there is scarcely a phenomenon in existence which operates so largely to the encouragement of superstition as the supposed power of Clairvoyance.”
His own act was pitched as “thought reading,” and he emphasized that it was not anything supernatural but instead his careful reading of the movement of the human body. Known as “muscle reading,” he learned his skills from mentalist J. Randall Brown and soon soared to his own fame with a distinctly frenetic performance style, one that had an added drama with his suffering from cataleptic fits. He kept a note in his pocket that stated his seemingly catatonic state was not death, although the presence of that note on a fateful performance in 1889 would lead to a great debate of what really brought down the mentalist.
Washington Irving Bishop (via the University of Texas)
It was May 12 and Bishop was at the Lambs Club, a theatrical society that was then at 70 West 36th Street in Manhattan. Bishop was said to have fallen into unconsciousness early in the act, and then recovered to continue. However, a second attack came from which he did not quickly recover. According to reports, an autopsy took place at 3:45 pm, just a few hours after the supposed death. This included the removing of Bishop’s brain.
As Dean Carnegie wrote in his research on the strange case for his blog the Magic Detective, when Bishop’s wife finally arrived on the scene and saw the slice across his skull, she declared, “they’ve killed my husband!” A second autopsy was later performed on May 28 in which the brain was found sewn into his chest, and “all seemed healthy, and in appearance presented no cause for death,” although curiously “portions of the brain and other organs were missing.”
Whether or not that note warning potential physicians of Bishop’s condition was on his body, and why the brain was so quickly removed, were the subject of debate and litigation for years to come. The leader of this crusade was Bishop’s mother Eleanor Fletcher Bishop, who spent the next nearly three decades of her life bringing charges against the doctors who performed the autopsy and touring the country with her story. She even published a book dramatically named: A Mother’s Life Dedicated and an Appeal for Justice to All Brother Masons and the Generous Public — A Synopsis of the Butchery of the Late Sir Washington Irving Bishop (Kamilimilianalani) A Most Worthy Mason of the Thirty-Second Degree, the Mind Reader, and Philanthropist By Eleanor Fletcher Bishop, His Broken-Hearted Mother. It included a photograph of her leaning over her son’s glass-topped coffin on the frontispiece, the macabre scar of the autopsy visible on his forehead.
Irving in his coffin, viewed by his mother (via the University of Texas)
It’s not clear if the Masons ever came to her aid, although the mason Harry Houdini helped her out later in life by buying what remained of Bishop’s legacy. The death certificate for the 33-year-old mentalist officially read “hysterocatalepsy”; to his mother it was always murder. And while Bishop’s legacy in the history of magic may have faded, there remains that worn tombstone in Green-Wood Cemetery that declares him as a “martyr” for eternity, or at least until the marble wears beyond recognition.
“The Martyr”: Washington Irving Bishop’s epitaph in Green-Wood Cemetery (photograph by the author)
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This puzzle is a fantastic one for teaching important signs to the kids.
What a great idea!
The minimum age for the puzzle set is 24 months. Great age to start working with kids basic recognition skills.
Top marks for innovation with this type of toy.
This post is tagged with : puzzle, signs
Read related subjects in the Amazon category.
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In this 20th Episode of BAM Podcast, the guest interviewed is Viola Llewellyn, the co-founder and President of Ovamba Solutions, Inc. Ovamba Solutions Inc. is an award winning African “TradeTech” company that creates culturally attuned technologies for Financial Institutions.
Ms. Llewellyn was listed in the “Digital Undivided Report” as one of only 34* Black women in the USA to have raised more than $1 million for a technology company as featured in the April issue of Vanity Fair Magazine. She is listed on Innovate Finance’s 2016, 2017 & 2018 “Women in FinTech Power List”, and on “Latice80’s Top 100 Women in Fintech 2019” (https://www.lattice80.com/top100-women-in-fintech-2019/) list. Ms. Llewellyn is further distinguished by being the first Female African Tech Founder to speak at both “Slush”, Helsinki and “Slush, Tokyo” – yearly events that are billed as the biggest gathering of innovators, funders, startups and entrepreneurs in Europe and Asia respectively. In late 2018, her TED Talk was included as part of the “Reboot” Series with Boston Consulting Group. Ms. Llewellyn is a published author of the The Brooking’s Institute’s “Foresight Africa 2019” article, ‘Winning in Africa’s FinTech: The Ovamba Way’ https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2019/02/26/winningin-africas-fintech-the-ovamba-way/, and the Wilson Centers’ “Africa: Year In Review 2019” https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/africa-year-review-2019.
In this Episode, Ms Llewellyn shares the following,
- How she wanted to be a Genetic Engineer at age 9
- How she got a head start with her career at fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Unisys, KPMG, e.t.c.
- How she and her business partner started Ovamba solutions and focused on the African market.
- How Ovamba’s solutions combine innovative Sharia compliant structures with eCommerce, logistics, and business services to drive financial inclusion and promote growth.
- The challenges of starting up in Africa while living in the US and the major role her team has been playing in moving the business forward
- How Ovamba solutions has grown over the last 8 years
- The Challenges of being a woman in tech.
- She finally shares advise entrepreneurial advice.
Visit Ovamba Solutions' Website
About Beyond Africa Magazine (BAM)
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State Superintendent Dr. David Stewart announced the WV READS/WV MATH winners today at a ceremony in Charleston.
“We’re pleased to announce the winning schools in this competitive grant process,” he said. “These funds, which were appropriated by the West Virginia Legislature, allow schools to develop summer reading and math programs for at-risk students in grades K-4 and initiate family literacy programs. These programs will make a difference in West Virginia schools.”
According to the West Virginia Department of Education, 41 schools received the grants ranging from $2,000 to $22,000. Schools in 24 counties received the awards.
In its third year, the WV READS/WV MATH program is making an impact on student achievement in basic skills. In order to receive the grant, schools must demonstrate a significant need in reading or mathematics. Seventy-eight percent of schools receiving WV READS/WV MATH grants in previous years are now performing at or above the 50th percentile in reading and math on the Stanford Achievement Test-Ninth Edition.
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In times of the pandemic it's all hands on deck, including associate professor of anthropology Bram Tucker and other members of Pennsylvania State University’s Morombe Archaeological Project (MAP), which aims to reconstruct the impact of human settlement in the Velondriake area, a marine protected biodiversity hotspot on the southwest coast of Madagascar. The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 arrived in the fishing community of Andavadoaka, Madagascar, in April 2021
The first wave of the pandemic hit Madagascar in June last year, but didn’t reach Andavadoaka, sticking mostly to metropolitan areas, where it killed about 230 people. The second wave, however, has reached all corners of the island. It is fuelled by SARS-CoV-2’s Beta variant, citizens’ difficulty in staying at home, and a president, Andry Rajoelina, who does not promote vaccination. So far, Madagascar has received enough COVID-19 vaccine doses for only 1% of its population to receive a single dose, and some doses have been wasted because of hesitancy.
So when SARS-CoV-2 came to Andavadoaka, Manahira knew he couldn’t expect the government to help. Through sheer grit and community organizing, he and a team of MAP archaeologists pivoted from running field surveys to gathering and distributing aid in their town. And when word got out, communities all around the region cried out for help.
READ MORE about scholars with a heart for others, with a willingness and knowhow to get big things done.
Image: map graphic via Nature.com
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For the past 20 years, I've taken the train to the Market East Station in my hometown of Philadelphia. But I'm not going to be doing that again anytime soon.
That's because Market East no longer exists, at least not officially. It recently became Jefferson Station, after Thomas Jefferson University Hospital paid Philadelphia's regional transportation authority $4 million to put Jefferson's name on the station for the next five years.
Likewise, LIU Post announced in the spring that it would rename its football stadium in Brookville after the Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Bethpage displays its logo while LIU gets $1.5 million to upgrade the facility. And everyone walks away happy. Right?
Wrong. Our shared spaces communicate important lessons about who we are. By selling the naming rights to corporate interests even at a private institution like LIU, we communicate that nothing is truly shared, that everything is for sale, and that the clutter of commercial messages is the price we pay to sustain our common lives.
Of course, America's urban landscape has long been littered with garish advertising. Ditto for our highways, which are jammed with signs and billboards for every place and product under the sun.
But it's one thing to sell advertisements on a road; it's another to sell the road itself. Two years ago, Virginia became the first state to offer naming rights for its bridges, highways and roads.
"You're stuck on a highway, you're sitting, and all you can do is look at the sign that says 'Tostitos Bridge' or 'The Coca-Cola Overpass,' " one brand-building consultant told the BBC, shortly after the Virginia experiment.
Even state parks and beaches sport ads on nature trails and other facilities. A park is "a very quiet marketing environment," said Shari Boyer, the chief executive of a company that brokers deals between parks and corporate sponsors. "It's a great place to reach people; they're in the right state of mind."
Or marketers can go straight to public schools. Dozens of high schools have sold naming rights to their football fields for fees ranging up to $1 million. One Florida school district actually issued its report cards in jackets issued by McDonald's, provoking a public outcry that ended the practice.
Indeed, naming-rights arrangements seem to generate dissent especially when the public doesn't like the product promoted.
So New York Mets fans initially condemned the team for selling its new stadium's name to Citigroup, which received billions in the federal bank bailout even as it was cutting more than 100,000 jobs. And Florida Atlantic University was forced to cancel a naming deal with a private prison operator after students protested the idea.
But the real problem is selling names in the first place. If we want to improve a road or a school, we should tax ourselves, impose higher user fees or issue bonds to do it. By delegating the task to a private donor, we erode our shared spaces and the civic sentiments they inspire. A truly public enterprise demonstrates our faith in one another. And a facility papered with advertisements suggests the opposite: that we lack real community, so we need to put ourselves in private hands.
I've got nothing against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; it seems like a terrific institution. But we shouldn't rechristen a train station in its honor simply because Jefferson can pay for the privilege.
Why must we market everything, including the name of Market East?
Jonathan Zimmerman teaches history at New York University and lives in suburban Philadelphia. He is the author of the upcoming "Too Hot to Handle: A Global History of Sex Education."
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Mathematics Support Centres resources
evaluation of mathematics support centres - a review of the literature (sigma)
This sigma guide reviews published literature concerning the evaluation of mathematics support centres. There is a growing body of research studies, which have looked into a number of areas such as: the establishment of a MSC; the usage of MSCs and mechanisms for recording usage data; feedback from students and staff and ways to collect this; effects on achievement, pass rates and retention rates; and the prevalence of MSCs in the higher education sector. More recently researchers have begun to examine the effects of MSCs on undergraduatesâ?? mathematics learning experiences and mathematical confidence, and to address issues concerning students who are â??at riskâ?? or underachieving and not engaging with the facilities offered by their MSC. This report reviews and synthesises all the available published research evidence so that informed decisions can be made about the value of mathematics support activity and the targeting of future funding.
Gathering student feedback on mathematics and statistics support provision - A guide for those running mathematics support centres (sigma)
This sigma guide has been written for those who are responsible for managing mathematics support centres. It is the culmination of a project involving staff from many support centres around the UK. Authored by Dr David Green, Mathematics Education Centre, Loughborough University, it contains a wealth of advice and information for those who want to gather student feedback, and contains examples of forms which are currently being used.
Good Practice in the Provision of Mathematics Support Centres (LTSN)
A second edition of the popular LTSN funded guide for those interested in the establishment and development of Mathematics Support Centres in universities and other institutes of higher education. Authors: Lawson, D., Croft, A.C. and Halpin, M.
mathematics learning support in UK higher education - the extent of provision in 2012 (sigma)
This sigma guide reports on a survey conducted in 2012 to deteremine the number of UK universities that offer some form of mathemathics support and the nature of their provision.
Setting up a maths support centre (HE STEM)
The focus of this HE STEM guide is to provide mathematics support to students across all STEM disciplines to ease the transition from School/College in to University. This is a key factor influencing drop-out from STEM degrees and a targeted provision for mathematics support is a proven way to counter this. It includes cases studies from the Universities of Coventry, Portsmouth, York. Lincoln and Kent and articulates the experiences of the two Sigma Directors Professor Duncan Lawson, Coventry University and Professor Tony Croft, Loughborough University joint winners of the 2011 Times Higher Award for Outstanding Support for Students
Tutoring in a Mathematics Support Centre - A Guide for Postgraduate Tutors (sigma)
This sigma Guide is written for postgraduate students who are working in, or who want to work in, mathematics support centres. It distils the wisdom of seven people, who have many years of experience in mathematics education and in the work of support centres, into a practical resource for postgraduate students. In addition, it contains activities which can be used during training sessions to simulate working in a mathematics support centre. The guide is edited by Tony Croft and Michael Grove and authored by A.C.Croft, J.W.Gillard, M.J.Grove, J.Kyle, A.Owen, P.C.Samuels and R.H.Wilson.
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