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It uses somewhere just below 1000 pieces. If I had chosen to make a sternwheeler of a perhaps more recognizable, larger type, those with three or more decks and two smoke stacks, then I think it would have become to big to be a viable set. But there are a few prototypes that look pretty much like this. Most of those prototypes seem to be quite modernly diesel powered though, but this model of mine is steam powered!
The possible set would include, at a minimum, around four mini figures: two crew members and two passengers. Mini figures are about the most expensive types of parts for Lego to produce, so we will have to keep the number down somewhat.
The steam engine workings can be checked out nicely since the whole port side of the ship is hinged and can be folded out like this! Here you can also see the long steam pipe that leads from the central boiler to the two cylinders in the stern. Even though it cannot be seen clearly in this picture, one of the cylinders, the one where steam enters first, is larger than the other.
You can also see the steering cabin, the small cafeteria in the stem, the coal box, a shovel on the wall, the luggage compartment, and a small crew area with a table beside the cylinders in the stern. The passengers have their main area on the upper sun deck.
Here is an image from the stern, which shows the paddle wheel clearly. There are working pistons which move back and forth if the paddle wheel is turned. The hexagonal pieces used here were invented quite recently by Lego, originally for use in a combine harvester!
As you can see here, there are small bulbs in the bottom of the hull so that the ship can be pushed on the floor or a table without leaving ugly marks; this should increase playability.
I include the MLCad .mpd file for those who want to experiment with that. All connections should be functional if I haven't made any mistakes.
Quoting Henrik Jensen
Lovely riverboat, with many fine details. Here's a suggestion. Let the paddle wheel be driven by a wheel under the bottom of the boat so that it turns when the boat is pushed forward.
Yeah, that's a great idea! But I'm not sure how to do it technically without changing the appearance of the ship... there would need to be a chain to the paddle wheel, which would seem to suggest a diesel engine and not a steam engine. Unless I can create working pistons... will have to think about it a lot, but it's a great idea, as I said -- thanks!
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Abilene, Kan. — For nearly two years, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his aides searched for the right words to describe, at the end of his presidency, his fear that the creation of a permanent military apparatus threatened the nation's livelihood, newly released papers show.
Many months before delivering the farewell address in which he famously warned about the strength of the American "military-industrial complex," Eisenhower weighed various ideas for the speech, but concerns about the military were always central to his remarks.
The Eisenhower Presidential Library on Friday unveiled previously unseen drafts of the speech that were found recently in a boathouse owned by Eisenhower speechwriter Malcolm Moos.
The documents help explain the origins of the term "military-industrial complex," which Eisenhower used to warn against unbridled military development. The term was thought to have started as "war-based" industrial complex before becoming "military" in later drafts.
But that theory was based on an oral history from Ralph Williams, one of Eisenhower's aides. In the new collection, "military" appears in the passage from the first draft.
"What we know now is that 'military-industrial complex' was in there all along," said Valoise Armstrong, the archivist who processed the new papers.
In one draft, the paragraph mentioning the military-industrial complex is riddled with pencil marks deleting entire sentences, but the term itself is unblemished.
Moos' son, Grant, sent the papers to the library in October after cleaning out a boathouse belonging to the family near Hackensack, Minn. The papers had sat in the boathouse for decades, but Grant's sister, Kathy, finally suggested that he go through them.
He did, and though they were strewn with pine needles, mouse droppings and other debris, he discovered the papers intact.
"We are just so fortunate that these papers were discovered," said Karl Weissenbach, director of the library in Abilene. "We were finally able to fill in the gaps of the address. For a number of years, it was apparent that there were gaps."
One document features a typewritten note from the president lamenting that when he joined the military in 1911, there were 84,000 Army soldiers — a number that had ballooned roughly tenfold by 1960.
"The direct result of this continued high level of defense expenditures has been to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions, where none had existed before," he wrote in the passage, a variation of which made it into the speech delivered on Jan. 17, 1961.
The drafts show that the speech started as a reflection on public service and the role of the military, but it expanded into wide-ranging remarks about the technological revolution and his lament that he never achieved world peace, but avoided a nuclear war.
The papers include 21 previously unknown drafts of the speech — supplementing eight that already were in the library's possession — showing the evolution of the final presentation, which was originally intended to be given before Congress but was eventually delivered from the Oval Office.
Born in 1890, Eisenhower grew up in Kansas and graduated from West Point. During World War II, he commanded the Allied forces in Europe, including the D-Day invasion of France.
After the war, he became president of Columbia University in New York and the first commander of NATO before running for president in 1952, a campaign that featured the slogan "I like Ike." He died in 1969.
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Got word that Tesla Motors is going to build a powertrain assembly facility in Palo Alto, at the Stanford Research Park.
Tesla’s also moving its corporate headquarters from San Carlos, with its engineering and R&D departments, to the Stanford Research Park — which, the company reminds us, “has also served as home to Facebook, Hewlett Packard, SAP, Xerox PARC and many other Silicon Valley companies.”
But no, that doesn’t mean that’s where Tesla’s Model S assembly plant will be built.
“We will be making an announcement about that site soon. It will be in a separate (larger) facility elsewhere in California.”
Press release here.
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Perry is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River. The population was 7,633 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines–West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Formerly a major railroad junction, Perry is home to the Historic Hotel Pattee, with themed rooms including many related to the railroad.
Administrative Law Lawyers In Perry Iowa
What is administrative law?
Administrative Law involves compliance with and challenges to rules, regulations, and orders of local, state, and federal government departments. Administrative law attorneys may represent clients before agencies like the workers compensation appeals boards, school board disciplinary hearings and federal agencies like the Federal Communications Commission. Administrative attorneys help negotiate the bureaucracy when interacting with the government to do things as varied as receiving a license or permit or preparing and presenting a defense to disciplinary or enforcement actions.
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Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)
Julien Médécin remains the only Monagasque Olympic medal winner, as of 2010. The architect received this bronze medal for his design of the Stadium for Monte Carlo in Fontvieille with a cycling track, a rugby and football pitch, and a nautical basin.
At the L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes at Paris in 1925 Médécin also built the Pavillon de Monaco which was a luxurious residence reminiscient of Mediterranean Coast villas. The main front had three doors, the main façades were painted with bizarre frescos by Joseph Bouchon and the interior was painted by Émile Wéry, illustrating fruits and flowers.
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How to Enable 2 Factor Authentication using Google Authenticator in Watch My Domains SED
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CEMEX participates in the construction of the largest aquarium in Latin America - CEMEX participates in the construction of the largest aquarium in Latin America
September 2, 2021
- CEMEX supplied specialized concretes for this landmark project in the Mexican city of Mazatlan.
- Tatiana Bilbao Estudio designed the aquarium, which is expected to be finished by October 2021.
- The company has a broad portfolio of products and solutions to fulfill customers’ needs in the most demanding construction conditions.
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) announced today that it supplied specialized concretes to build the Mazatlan Aquarium, the largest aquarium in Latin America. The world-renowned architectural firm Tatiana Bilbao Estudio designed the project to integrate marine and terrestrial nature with architecture and the human world.
The aquarium is expected to contain 3.5 million liters of saltwater and more than 20 showrooms for at least 2,500 different marine species. The facility will feature 21 water tanks with eight specifically designed to house large fish. During the design and construction, the architectural firm consulted with global experts in the development and management of aquariums to ensure the proper sealing of tanks and that the structure is suitable for the marine life housed in the facility.
CEMEX supplied more than 20,000 cubic meters of concrete, including integral colored concrete and temperature-controlled Duramax® Self-Sealing concrete, which guarantee the useful life of the aquarium tanks for 20 years under salinity conditions. Both types of concrete prevent sulfates and chlorides from damaging the enclosure structures.
“CEMEX works to deliver building solutions for some of the most challenging construction projects in the world. We are proud to provide these specialized materials to make this vision become a reality. Additionally, this new aquarium will increase ecological awareness, encouraging all of us to protect precious marine species,” said Ricardo Naya, President of CEMEX Mexico.
“The project was conceived like a ruin that was taken by nature for decades and then was rediscovered. It is a prime example of brutalist architecture, and the use of concrete underscores the message of coexistence and transformation of buildings and ecosystem over time,” said Tatiana Bilbao.
To keep the aquarium in good condition, CEMEX also supplied Promptis®, Aparentia Arquitectónico®, Mortero Estabilizado®, and Ingenia Revenimiento Total® concretes. These ready-mix concretes optimize construction procedures in a better way than conventional materials. Aparentia Arquitectónico® concrete allowed the project designer to select the desired color and shades, comply with the needs and technical requirements of the project, and be friendly with the fauna and flora that will inhabit the site.
CEMEX (NYSE: CX) is a global construction materials company that is building a better future through sustainable products and solutions. CEMEX is committed to achieving carbon neutrality through relentless innovation and industry-leading research and development. CEMEX is at the forefront of the circular economy in the construction value chain and is pioneering ways to increase the use of waste and residues as alternative raw materials and fuels in its operations with the use of new technologies. CEMEX offers cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and urbanization solutions in growing markets around the world, powered by a multinational workforce focused on providing a superior customer experience, enabled by digital technologies. For more information, please visit: cemex.com
CEMEX assumes no obligation to update or correct the information contained in this press release. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. CEMEX intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements reflect CEMEX’s current expectations and projections about future events based on CEMEX’s knowledge of present facts and circumstances and assumptions about future events, as well as CEMEX’s current plans based on such facts and circumstances. These statements necessarily involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from CEMEX’s expectations. The content of this press release is for informational purposes only, and you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.
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This is the famous 1836 Gobrecht dollar with "C. GOBRECHT F." in the exerge below the base.
All examples known today are restrikes first struck in the 1858 to 1859 timeframe. Craig Sholley notes its first mention in Joseph Mickley's "Dates of United States Coins, and Their Degrees of Rarity", published in July 1858. John Dannreuther, in May 2015, has proven using overlays of the 2 dies that this die was created from the name removed hub. No originals in alignment I could ever been made in 1836 as this die simply did not exist ! It appears to have been created strictly to make rarities for sale to collectors, possibly for trade for Washingtoniana which was common at the time.
For additional information on this click here.
As for the C GOBRECHT F, it would be interesting to compare the lettering here with the 1840 hub splasher JA1840-4/P3073 to see if they are the same, ie made from a gang punch.
Today, somewhere between 30 and 40 are believed to exist. The earliest ones, apparently fewer than 10, were struck in die alignment IV with later ones being struck in die alignment III on several occasions from the 1860s to early 1870s. The Dr. Korein collection, now in the ANS, had 6, 2 in alignment IV and 4 in alignment III at the time of the donation.
Its first sales appearance was Ed Cogan's December 1859 sale of the Joseph N.T. Levick collection. Cogan noted in the June 1867 edition of the American Journal of Numismatics that 18 examples were struck. This number would have to have included both die alignments based on what we see today. It is clear that some were struck after that date.
This reverse, only used for restriking, has various die markers which are noted in the illustration below with the little pit on the foot of the E and the die line through the U among the later ones.
The very latest examples show extensive work by STATES which thinned the crack, removed portions of the denticles and partially removed the raised die mark between the base of the "A" and the die scratch in "U". This is visible on the Eliasberg example as shown below.
The Eliasberg-Simpson coin establishes that some examples of J58/P61 represent the last use of this reverse die as it was struck later than any known 1838 or 1839 dated muling.
Examples were also struck in copper J59/P62 with 3 confirmed to exist. For additional information on this and all copper Gobrecht dollars, click here.
For the latest information on this from Craig Sholley, John Dannreuther and Saul Teichman, click here. For the latest on all Gobrecht dollars, click here courtesy of our friends at Heritage.
Photos courtesy of Superior, Heritage, PCGS and John Dannreuther.
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WASHINGTON — Two Democratic senators and a possible Republican presidential candidate joined forces Tuesday to push a bill to remove federal prohibitions on medical marijuana in 23 states where it’s already legal.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democrats Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Cory Booker of New Jersey said their unusual coalition is a sign of growing acceptance of medical marijuana.
The lawmakers introduced a bill intended to eliminate uncertainty surrounding marijuana use in states and the District of Columbia that allow it for medicinal purposes. The bill also would allow doctors at veterans’ hospitals to prescribe pot for medical purposes and allow banks to provide checking accounts and other financial services to marijuana dispensaries.
If approved, the bill would represent a major shift in congressional action on marijuana.
Congress has enacted legislation ensuring that the District of Columbia can’t allow marijuana to be sold legally, and GOP lawmakers have warned that city actions allowing residents to legally grow and share marijuana in private violate federal law.
Paul, Booker and Gillibrand offered a much more supportive view on Tuesday — at least on the issue of medical marijuana.
“This bill we are introducing seeks to right decades of wrong and end unnecessary marijuana laws,” Booker said at a Capitol news conference, where lawmakers were joined by veterans and other patients who use marijuana to relieve pain or suffering. All said they fear prosecution if they move to a different state or if the federal government decides to crack down on medical marijuana use.
“Our federal government has long overstepped the boundaries of common sense, fiscal prudence and compassion with its marijuana laws. These laws must change,” Booker said.
“Otherwise law-abiding Americans — bankers, business people, veterans and families — are fearful of unnecessary, expensive, life-disrupting investigations and prosecutions,” Booker said. “Today we join together to say enough is enough.”
Paul, a doctor who is considering a bid for president, said Americans “are changing our opinions on restricting people’s choices as far as medical treatments” and said the bill would allow patients with incurable diseases to receive needed relief.
“There is every reason to try to give more ease to people in the states who want this — more freedom for states and individuals,” Paul said.
The measure also would reclassify marijuana as a so-called Schedule II drug, rather than Schedule I as currently listed. The shift would recognize “accepted medical use” of marijuana and make it easier for doctors to prescribe it. The change also would make it easier for universities to conduct research on medical uses for marijuana without fear of prosecution.
Gillibrand said Congress needs to catch up with the nearly two dozen states that have recognized the value of medical marijuana to treat diseases ranging from multiple sclerosis to cancer to epilepsy and seizure disorders.
“This is clearly a case of ideology getting in the way of scientific progress,” she said.
The three senators said they hope to bring the bill to a floor vote this year, but acknowledge it is likely to face strong opposition — especially in the GOP-controlled House, where some lawmakers have suggested that Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and other city officials could go to prison for legalizing pot. Republicans also have threatened to reduce or restrict some of the federal money that flows to the capital city every year.
Gillibrand said she believes there is support for the medical marijuana bill in both chambers and said would personally lobby her colleagues. “I dare any senator to speak to the patients here and say they don’t deserve the medicine their doctors have prescribed,” she said.
Marijuana legislation also has been introduced in the House.
Follow Matthew Daly on Twitter: MatthewDalyWDC
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Online shopping has been a trend in recent years. People enjoy the convenience shopping without going the the streets, while retailers are saving more cost, which may lead to more bargain.
However, many businesses are using geographical pricing strategies to adjust the price of item according to the user’s location. For example, you may feel frustrated finding your favorite clothing or electronics more expensive when your friends in another district or country has bought the same thing. What’s more, for those who always travel abroad, they are longing for cheaper flight tickets.
But do not worry too much about saving money online, because VPN just has the right thing to offer. Let’s see how a VPN like X-VPN helps you to save money when shopping online.
VPN works as it encrypts your internet traffic and creates a tunnel between you and your destination circumventing the censorship of the ISP, government and hackers. Therefore, your IP address can be changed to further enhance your online anonymity, which appears as if you are surfing the Internet in another country. Taking X-VPN for example, you can choose one of the servers among its 8000+ servers around the global and look for the one which can help you get the cheapest item.
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This page is based on a contribution from Paul J. Welty.
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- The Scoring
- Other Cuarenta WWW Pages, Software and Online Games
Cuarenta is played in Ecuador, mostly by people from the mountains, including the cities of Cuenca and Quito (the capital). Cuarenta means "40" in Spanish; this is the number of cards in the deck as well as the points required to win. The play is supposed to be full of bravado, loud, exciting, even silly.
Cuarenta can be played by 2 or 4 people. If there are 4 players, then there are two teams (partners sit across from each other). One of the team mates keeps the score; the other collects cards as they are won.
Cuarenta is played with 40 cards from a standard 52 card deck. The eights, nines and tens are removed leaving the numbers ace-2-3-4-5-6-7 (ace is low) and the pictures.
The removed 8's 9's and 10's are not used in the play, but they are used to keep score. At the start of the game they are placed in a face up stack between the two players who will be keeping score for their teams.
The Deal and Initial Announcements
Since the dealer usually has an advantage, the first dealer is determined by shuffling the deck and dealing face-up cards to each player in order. The first player to receive a diamond is the first dealer. After each complete hand (consisting of two or four deals) the turn to deal passes to the left.
Five cards are dealt to each player, in a single batch of five, beginning with the player to dealer's left, going around the table clockwise and ending with the dealer. If there are any irregularities in the deal, the dealer's team loses the entire game. The cards which left over from the deal are kept in a face down stack to be dealt out later.
After everyone has played their five cards (see play below), the dealer deals another five cards to each player in the same way from the remaining stock of undealt cards. If there are 4 players, each deal consumes 20 of the 40 cards, so there will be two deals in all during a hand. If there are 2 players, 10 cards are used each time, so there will be four deals.
There are two special announcements that can be made immediately after any deal:
- 1. Four of a kind
- If any one player is dealt 4 cards of the same rank, the cards are shown and that player's team wins the entire game immediately.
- 2. Ronda
- A player who has received 3 cards of the same rank immediately says Ronda (= round, like in singing in rounds). The player's team then collects 4 points (but does not reveal the rank of the ronda). The player sitting to the left of the ronda should take note, because if that player can find out the rank of the ronda, and capture one of its cards by a caída, they can claim a bonus.
The player to dealer's left begins and the turn to play passes clockwise. Each player in turn must play a card from hand face up on the table. This play may result in some cards being captured from the table, in which case the played card and the captured card(s) are taken and stacked face down in front of one member of the player's team (like a trick). If the played card does not capture anything, it stays face up on the table and may itself be captured by a later play.
There are three ways in which a played card can capture cards from the table:
- 1. Matching
- If the played card is the same rank as a card on the table, the matching card can be captured. So if for example if the table contains a queen and you play a queen, you can capture the queen from the table and place both queens in your trick pile.
- 2. Addition
- If the played card is a number card, it can capture a set of cards whose values add up to that of the played card. The values are the obvious ones: ace = 1, two = 2, three = 3, etc. up to seven = 7. Jacks, queens and kings have no numerical value; they cannot capture or be captured by addition. For example, if the table contains a two and a three and you play a five, you can capture the 3 and the 2 and put all three cards in your trick pile. If the table contains ace, 2, 4 you can capture all three of these cards by playing a seven.
- 3. Sequence
- When a capture is made by matching or addition, a card next higher in rank than the played card may also be picked up from the table, along with any further cards from the table forming an unbroken upward sequence. The ranking order from lowest to highest is A-2-3-4-5-6-7-J-Q-K. So, if a player matches a 2 on the table by playing a 2 from hand, that player may also collect a 3, if one is on the table. This collection of sequential cards may continue until the sequence is broken. If the face up cards on the table are 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, J then by playing a 2 you can capture 2, 3, 4, 5 - the 2 by matching and the 3, 4 and 5 by sequence. This leaves the 7 and jack on the table. You cannot capture the 7 or the jack because the 6 is missing from the sequence. If the same cards 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, J are on the table and you play a 6, you can capture 2, 4, 7, J - the 2 and 4 by addition and the 7 and the jack by sequence (note that the jack immediately follows the seven in the ranking order).
If the table is empty, as for example at the start of the game, then obviously there is nothing to capture, and the played card will just remain on the table.
If a card can make more than one possible matching or addition capture, the player can choose which capture to make, but can only choose one of the possibilities. If the cards on the table are ace, 2, 3, 4 and you play a four, you can capture the 3 and the ace by addition, or you can capture the 4 by matching, but not both at once. If you play a five you can capture the 2 and the 3 or the 4 and the ace by addition, but not both sets.
A sequence capture can only be made if the played card makes a matching or addition capture at the same time. If a 5 is on the table, playing a 4 does not capture the 5 unless the 4 also makes a capture by matching or addition.
If a player captures by matching or addition, but fails to take all or part of a sequence capture that is available at the same time, the players on the other team may take the sequence cards for themselves. For example the table contains 2, 3, 6, 7, J, Q. You play a 5 capturing the 2 and 3 by addition and the 6 and 7 by sequence, but forget to take the jack and queen. Your opponents can now take the jack and queen. However, there is no such penalty for missing a matching or addition capture. If in the same example you played a 5 but did not notice that you could capture anything at all, the opponents could not take any cards. All the cards would remain on the table.
Capturing the card just played by the previous player by matching it is called a caída (a fall). The team which makes the capture scores two extra points. Note that a capture is only a caída if the card is captured by matching by the next player in turn, immediately after the captured card was played. Taking the previous player's card by addition or sequence is not a caída.
If a player clears the table of all cards, that player's team recevies 2 points for a limpia (clean). It often happens that one player puts a card down on an empty table, and the next player makes a caída on that card and takes it off the table, which also has the effect of cleaning the table (there was only one card). In this case, the capturing team gets 4 points: 2 for caída and 2 for limpia.
Play continues until everyone has played their 5 cards, and then if there are undealt cards remaining in the pack, another 5 cards are dealt to each player. There may be cards left on the table after everyone has played their cards from the first deal. These cards are available for capture after the new deal. Thus the first player gets a chance to collect some easy points if the table was not cleaned from the previous hand.
However, it does not count as a caída if the first player after a new deal matches and captures the last card played by the dealer at the end of the previous deal.
End of the play
After all 40 cards have been played (which takes two deals if there are 4 players, and 4 deals if there are 2 players), the hand ends and the teams score for the cards that they have taken. Unless the very last play was a limpia, there will be uncaptured cards left in the centre of the table, and these do not count for either team.
Each team counts its collected cards. A team with 20 cards scores 6 points. A team with more than 20 cards scores one extra point for each extra card, rounded up to the next even number. So a team with 21 or 22 cards score 8 points, 23 or 24 cards score 10 points, and so on. If both teams take 20 cards, then only the non-dealing team scores 6 points.
If neither team gets as many as 20 cards, the team with the greater number of cards scores just 2 points. When both teams have the same number of captured cards but fewer than 20 each, the non-dealing team scores 2 points.
The first team to reach 40 points wins the game.
Special Scoring Rules
If a player makes a caída by capturing a card that was part of a ronda, and remembers this event and the rank of the ronda cards, the capturing player's team gets 10 points. The announcement of the remembered event is made at the end of the hand. The bonus cannot be collected once the next deal has begun. It is therefore not advisable for a ronda team to remind their opponents of what has happened.
A team which has 30 or more points cannot score for rondas, nor for capturing a card of the opponents' ronda by means of a caída. However, if the opposing team have less than 30 points, they may still collect 10 points if they capture a card of an "unannounced" ronda by a caída, and they notice this.
A team which has 38 points cannot collect for limpia. This has the result that a team can only win the game by counting cards or with a caída.
However, a team has 36 points can still score 4 points for a caída y limpia, thus winning the game.
Keeping score using the eights, nines and tens
Each of these cards represents 2 points when face up. One of these cards face-down represents ten points (called a perro [dog]). The score could just as well be kept on paper, but this traditional method is easier and more fun.
All the scoring cards start in a face-up stack between the scorers. Each scorer takes cards from the stack to represent their points as they score them. When you have five face up cards you should trade them in for a perro, otherwise the scoring cards will run out. When you reach 38, this is indicated by returning all your score cards to the face-up stack. This way there are just enough cards to keep score in all situations.
When the table is empty, the player whose turn it is is in trouble. A caída y limpia is likely (and 4 points is a lot; and it leaves partner in the same position). This is one reason why the dealer is somewhat at an advantage. So generally you try to play one card of a pair in your hand, to minimize the chance of a caída. Of course, this doesn't always work. You should count the cards, so that if you don't have a pair, you know what has and what has not been played, and can play something that has already been played. When even this fails, you try to play something that can't be used against you. Playing an Ace is bad because it adds up with just about anything. Face cards are a good option when you don't know what to do.
When the table has some cards on it, but the player can't make a match, you can still follow the above recommendations, but don't play something that will easily add. Don't play a card that will begin a sequence of cards. This can make a caída into a caída y limpia because of the picking up in sequence rule. Again, an already-played-card or face-card is a good choice.
Hunches count! Sometimes you can tell what the person to your right is hanging onto. So, you keep that card until the end to capture it. Of course the person to your left will do the same to you.
When making a caída, a special flourish is employed. The card is sometimes "snapped" down on top of the captured card with great vigor and from well above the surface of the table. Then, both cards are taken as usual. This is a purely friendly, but nonetheless rib-poking, gesture.
Near the end of the deal, a player occasionally "predicts" an upcoming caída by taking a card from his hand and holding it face down near the playing surface in anticipation of the right hand opponent's play. It may not often work, but, if you really count the cards, you can do this consistently. Another silly variation is to taunt the opponent by putting the card you expect to use as a caída on your forehead (facing you, of course).
It is said that, in Ecuador, the really good players can tell exactly what you have in your hand by how you hesitate before a play.
Other Cuarenta WWW Pages, Software and Online Games
Cristina Abad Robalino, Rafael Bonilla Armijos, César Salazar Tovar and Profesor Ing. Glenn Maldonado Vaca of Guayaquil, Ecuador have published a Cuarenta web site in Spanish, which includes rules, information about the World Championship, and a Cuarenta computer program for download.
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The bookmark option is pretty convenient when surfing online via a computer browser. All of your favorite websites are categorized for instant access. But some users wonder if they can do the same on their iPads without any issues.
You can bookmark your favorite web pages on your iPad. To do this, open the Safari browser and visit your favorite website. Tap and hold the “Share” icon on the upper right corner of the screen. Tap “Add Bookmark.” Set a name for your bookmark page and tap “Save.”
This article will guide you on how to bookmark on your iPad with the help of easy step-by-step instructions. We will also discuss how you can manage and access bookmarks once you have added them to your iPad.
Bookmarking on iPad
If you find it difficult to bookmark web pages on your iPad, our three step-by-step methods will help you conveniently assist in this matter.
Method #1: Adding Bookmark With Share Options
The Safari browser is pre-installed on the iPad and lets you bookmark websites quickly. Here is the complete method for this process.
- Launch the Safari browser from your iPad’s home screen.
- Enter the webpage URL you want to save as a bookmark.
- Tap and hold the “Share” icon on the upper right side of the screen.
- Tap “Add Bookmark.”
- Enter the name for your bookmark and tap “Save” to add the webpage as a bookmark.
Method #2: Adding Bookmark With Quick Access
Safari browser includes a quick access option to manage and access bookmarks which can assist in adding a website to the bookmark list with these steps.
- Launch the Safari browser on your iPad and go to the webpage you want to bookmark.
- Tap and hold the “Book” icon on the upper left side of the screen.
- When you see a pop-up menu, tap “Add Bookmark.”
- Set the name for your webpage’s bookmark and tap “Save.”
- The web page will be added to the bookmark list in the Safari browser.
Method #3: Adding Bookmark on Homepage
Creating a bookmark shortcut on your iPad Home screen allows you to instantly access your favorite web pages. You can easily do this by performing the following steps in a sequence.
- Open the Safari browser and navigate the webpage you want to bookmark.
- Tap the “Share” icon from the upper right corner of the screen.
- Tap the “Add to Home Screen” option.
- Enter the name for your webpage bookmark and tap “Add.”
- The bookmark will display with a name and icon on the home screen of your iPad.
The home screen bookmark on the iPad will not be an offline version of the webpage, unlike the “Reading List”, so you will still need the internet to access its contents.
Accessing Bookmarks on iPad
Bookmarking a website is the halfway process. But it gets tricky when you want to access the saved bookmarks on your iPad.
The bookmarks added to the Home screen are like accessing a mobile application. However, accessing bookmarks from the Safari browser requires a few simple steps.
- Launch the Safari browser on your iPad.
- Find and tap the “Book” icon on the navigation bar of the Safari browser.
- A pop-up menu will reveal three categories; tap the “Book” icon again.
- All of your saved bookmarks will be featured by name under this tab.
In this guide on how to bookmark on iPad, we discussed three easy methods following a step-by-step approach to enhance your surfing experience.
We also shared some easy steps to instantly access the saved bookmarks on your iPad for further convenience. We hope our guidelines were pretty easy to understand and follow.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Reading List is a little different from a bookmark as this option allows you to download an offline copy of the webpage that you can access without internet access. It’s suitable if you want to read eBooks or blogs on your iPad without an internet connection.
While setting up the iCloud for Safari, the bookmarks, reading list, and browsing data are saved on iCloud instead of your device’s local storage. This feature makes it convenient to access Reading Lists and Bookmarks on any Apple device where your account is logged in.
Launch the Safari browser on your iPad and navigate to the website you want to save. Tap the “Share” icon from the navigation bar of the browser. Select “Add to Favorites” from the pop-up menu. Enter a name for the bookmark and tap “Done” to save the webpage in the Favorite folder of Bookmarks.
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Here are some snazzy birthday facts about 20th of November 1982 that no one tells you about. Don’t wait a minute longer and jump in using the content links below. Average read time of 0 minutes. Enjoy!
November 20, 1982 was a Saturday and it was the 324th day of the year 1982. The next time you can reuse your old 1982 calendar will be in 2021. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a lunisolar calendar.
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There are 308 days left before your next birthday. You will be 35 years old when that day comes. There have been 12,476 days from the day you were born up to today. Since night and day always follow each other, there were exactly 423 full moons after you were born up to this day. How many of them did you see? The next full moon that you can see will be on February 11 at 00:34:00 GMT – Saturday.
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You might be happy to know that the following celebrities share your birthday. The list was randomly chosen and arranged in chronological order.
- 1915Kon Ichikawa
- 1945Nanette Workman
- 1959Sean Young
- 1966Kevin Gilbert (musician)
- 1970Sabrina Lloyd
- 1975Dierks Bentley
- 1976Laura Harris
- 1976Tusshar Kapoor
- 1979Jacob Pitts
- 1988Rhys Wakefield
View the complete list of celebrity birthdays for November 20.
Here’s a short list of famous people in history who were born on Nov 20.
- 1841Victor D'Hondt, Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1901)
- 1917Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (d. 2010)
- 1925Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
- 1937Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (d. 2005)
- 1946Judy Woodruff, American journalist and educator
- 1946Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
- 1948Barbara Hendricks, American-Swedish soprano and actress
- 1978Freya Lim, Taiwanese-Malaysian singer and radio host
- 1989Cody Linley, American actor
- 2000Connie Talbot, English singer
View the complete list of famous birthdays for November 20.
These were the events that made history that coincide with your birthday.
- 1776American Revolutionary War: British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
- 1861American Civil War: A secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky’s Confederate government.
- 1943World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.
- 1968A total of 78 miners are killed in an explosion at the Consolidated Coal Company’s No. 9 mine in Farmington, West Virginia in the Farmington Mine disaster
- 1977Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
- 1979Grand Mosque Seizure: About 200 Sunni Muslims revolt in Saudi Arabia at the site of the Kaaba in Mecca during the pilgrimage and take about 6000 hostages. The Saudi government receives help from Pakistani special forces to put down the uprising.
- 1985Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
- 1991An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
- 2001In Washington, D.C., U.S. President George W. Bush dedicates the United States Department of Justice headquarters building as the Robert F. Kennedy Justice Building, honoring the late Robert F. Kennedy on what would have been his 76th birthday.
- 2003After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.
View the complete list of historical events for November 20.
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Your birthday numbers 11, 20 and 1982 reveal that your Life Path number is 6. It represents justice, nurturing and responsibility. You possess great compassion and seek to be of service to others.
The following celebrities also have the same life path number: Siobhan Fahey, Marie Dumesnil, Rangel Valchanov, Brian Tee, Jill Whelan, Arthur Machen, Muriel Costa-Greenspon, Patrick Muldoon, Shannon Moore, Ray Nitschke.
The zodiac sign of a person born on November 20 is Scorpio ♏. According to the ancient art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac), Dog is the mythical animal and Water is the element of a person born on November 20, 1982.
Topaz is the modern birthstone for the month of November while Pearl is the mystical birth stone (based on Tibetan origin). The zodiac gemstone for Scorpio is beryl. Lastly, the birthday stone for the day of the week ‘Saturday’ is turquoise.
The number-one hit song in the U.S. at the day of your birth was Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes as compiled by Billboard Hot 100 (November 20, 1982). Ask your parents if they know this popular song.
Try another birth date of someone you know or try the birthday of these celebrities: April 29, 1937 – Hasil Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005); July 21, 1991 – Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model; January 15, 1965 – James Nesbitt, Irish actor.
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What You Need:
- Plain paper (lightweight, not construction paper) in red, white, blue
- Hole punch
What You Do:
- Start with a blank sheet of paper that measures 8-1/2”x11. Help your child trim it to measure 6”x11”.
- Fold the paper in half, so that you end up with a folded piece, 6”x5-1/2”. Then fold it again so that you have a piece that measures 6"x2-3/4." Then unfold the paper so that you have a piece with three fold marks, like this:
- Now, using these fold marks to guide you, help your child fold the paper with evenly spaced folds like an accordion, like this:
- With the paper completely folded up accordion-style, you’ll have one long strip. Find the center point, and have your child mark it with a light pencil mark. Staple all the layers together at this center point, using a regular desk stapler.
- Lay the strip on a table, and take out your ruler. Have your child measure one inch from each edge along the folded side of the fan, and mark that point lightly with your pencil. Then make an angled line from that point to the nearest opposite corner, and cut along that line, like this: (Note: do this for each end of the accordion strip)
- Spread out each end of the fold to make a round, star-shaped fan. Where the two edges come together, fasten them with a small piece of tape.
- Repeat these steps as many times as you like to make a bunch garland stars.
- You can hang the stars individually (they look marvelous suspended from a trellis over a Fourth of July tabletop) or you can create a garland with the stars by punching two holes into the edge, one on each side of a crease at the end of a point. Then tie loops through each set of holes to attach the stars together, like this:
When you're done, you and your child will have made some stunning Fourth of July decorations, while practicing important math skills along the way! This activity can be adapted for any occasion simply by changing the color of the paper; you can use red and green paper for a Christmas garland or pink and red for Valentine's Day. You can even use your child's favorite colors to make special decorations for her next birthday party!
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It flew in like a seaplane, scattering a flotilla of what looked like small boats as it landed on the waters of the estuary. I blinked, and an avian image displaced this aeronautical one: for it wasn’t an aircraft, but a bird.
A Dalmatian pelican (Pelicanus crispus), to be precise: named not because it has a black spotted plumage (it doesn’t), but after the region of south-east Europe from which it hails. Having landed, it floated serenely amongst the gulls and little egrets, which appeared tiny by comparison with this huge and rather ungainly bird.
But my children and I weren’t visiting the Danube Delta, but the Camel estuary in north Cornwall.
We had parked – as instructed – in the Lidl car park, and headed up the Camel Trail. It was half-term, so we were accompanied by a convoy of hired bikes and tandems, carrying people clearly unaccustomed to cycling in a crowd. After trudging along for almost an hour, and with time for lunch long past, we had begun to wish we had rented bikes ourselves.
There was no shortage of birds, with flocks of gulls, geese and waders all gathering on the rising tide. But still no sign of the bird we had come to see.
Then we bumped into a friendly crowd of birders, who took great pleasure in telling us that the pelican had just flown back the way we had come – the trees along the riverbank having blocked our view.
Retracing our steps, we reached the next viewpoint, when miraculously the bird appeared, cruising into land just 100 metres in front of us.
The Dalmatian pelican is the largest flying bird I am ever likely to see in Britain, on average even bigger and heavier than the great bustard or mute swan, and with a wingspan of more than three metres. Indeed, it is a contender for the heaviest flying bird in the world.
George gazed through the telescope, and pronounced that it looked like a dirty gull. It did, though when the sun came out its plumage glowed whiter than before, setting off that huge, pinkish-yellow bill. That famous verse – “A wonderful bird is the pelican, His beak can hold more than his belly can” – came immediately to mind.
Meanwhile passers-by stopped and asked what we were looking at. When told, some walked on without a second glance, clearly doubting our claim, while others tentatively peered through the scope to marvel at this incredible bird.
We were all enjoying the sight of the first – and so far only – wild pelican to be sighted in Britain in modern times. But they did used to be here: the bones of this species have been discovered on an Iron Age site near Glastonbury, dating back more than 2000 years.
So is this pelican a lost bird, or a visionary pioneer, returning to its ancestral home? I like to think it is the latter. Perhaps, not all that far in the future, we may be able to enjoy watching squadrons of these fabulous birds floating high over Glastonbury Tor.
For now, though, the pelican is a great example of how a single bird can fire people’s imagination; engaging locals and visitors alike simply by its presence here on this Cornish river, on a fine autumn day.
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Los Angeles schools learn lessons from hacked iPads
Administrators in the Los Angeles USD may tap the skills of students who hacked school-purchased iPads to strengthen security on the mobile devices. A week after the iPads were distributed in September, about 340 students hacked the security system to browse websites like Facebook and Twitter.
“We want to really engage students in this program,” says district spokesperson Shannon Haber.
“It’s an ongoing conversation, and we’re working to strengthen the security system.”
More districts are asking student hackers to help bolster cybersecurity, says Keith Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). “Helping advise administrators on security breaches gives students responsibility. The best way to identify if your network is at risk is to see who can break into it.”
Students have an inherent interest in pushing the boundaries of the system, and this allows them to channel those skills into something productive for the school, Krueger says. Some schools have created committees of tech-savvy students who provide general tech support to other students and teachers.
At LAUSD, students from Theodore Roosevelt High School, Westchester Enriched Sciences Magnets, and the Fine Arts Academy at Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School removed the mobile device management software that prevents them from freely browsing the web, Haber says.
The breach led Superintendent John Deasy to halt LAUSD’s $1 billion plan in early October to put an iPad in the hands of every student. And students who already have the tablets won’t be able to take them home until the problem is resolved.
To prevent students from using the internet or playing games, one option may be to “lock” the tablets so only district-issued applications are accessible outside of school, Haber says.
But security snags like this should be expected when rolling out 1-to-1 plans, Krueger says. “The goal of educators who are in charge of technology is to minimize risk,” he says. “But it doesn’t matter whether you’re a school or a national security agency—people do hack.”
As districts move away from policies banning mobile phone and tablets in the classroom, administrators should focus on teaching students what is appropriate to access at school or at home, Krueger says. When students act as their own filter, there is less need for strong security measures that block internet access and, in turn, make the device less powerful for learning.
Students should be given an online ethics class when they first get the devices, and there should be further instruction if the technology is used inappropriately, Krueger says. LAUSD is now ramping up its cybersecurity awareness campaign to educate students, staff, and parents.
The district is creating student committees that will spread the word about online safety. And parents must sign a form acknowledging rules for tablet use before the devices can go home with students.
Administrators are also updating discipline policies for students found using the technology inappropriately. “The promotion of digital citizenship—responsible behavior when using technology—is being incorporated into the curriculum and leveraged to create new leadership opportunities for students,” says Haber.
You can join the conversation on District Administration's Facebook page.
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Many of the reports and statistics we read on our industry are typically national with a regional breakdown or even a state breakdown of these statistics. These are delivered often, as they are relatively easy numbers to come up with and for a 5,000-foot view they are very relevant to market trends and conditions, but don’t go running at them just yet.
Understand your geography. Unfortunately these stats don’t always directly correlate with your day-to-day business in your local economy. The primary reason for this is that geography isn’t as important as it once was, and even within states, counties and cities, the scale of economy varies greatly these days.
Understand your economy. Bike sales in Irvine, Calif., could be fantastic, while sales in Barstow, about 100 miles away, do not exist. One apparel brand may be selling in Ohio and another in New York. Unfortunately the economy is not evenly distributed nationally or regionally in the current market.
Do your statistics match national or regional trends? The statistics that most immediately turn into profits are those that most directly connect to the people you sell to and the economy you work within. The best scenario is to create your own statistical analysis and to better understand how your market aligns with national and regional stats.
Use statistics to verify your business practices. Pay attention to the statistics that speak to you about your most probable customer – it is always easier to pick the low-lying fruit. Take time to understand these numbers as it should define the products you sell, the brands you work with, the units on your floor, the staff you hire and the way you target your investment in marketing and your store’s online experience.
The strength of good numbers. Solid statistics should reveal the needs of your businesses most likely and repeatable customer. It is considerably more time consuming, difficult and expensive to train your customers to buy what you want to sell versus understanding what they want to buy.
Good luck and good selling.
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Telecommunication and a business’ network is the backbone by which a small business can serve their customers. When a business’ customer base grows, it is only logical that their over-the-phone support would be in higher demand. Any failures or slowdowns when serving customers via these systems can result in negative consequences for a business. Even if an upgrade is not possible, there are a few things a company can do to help mitigate a higher demand on its telecommunication system.
Understanding the Problem
The first step to handling a high call volume for your business is understanding how it happens. This means knowing the times of the day when high call volumes might overwhelm your small business phone system. Does the high call volume tend to occur after the workday and in the evening when customers get off work? Maybe call volume spikes during the day when your clients’ businesses require your own services. It can also be useful to understand the common reasons for customers calling your business. Is it to schedule an appointment, or perhaps to simply receive an update for an ongoing service? You may benefit from implementing alternative methods of handling these types of customer requests.
Utilizing New Technology
A higher call volume can require more robust telecommunication systems to supplement the already existing small business phone system. When adding supplementary phone systems, consider making use of a cloud-based phone system. There are numerous benefits to doing so, such as using key features like automated voice to text software and user-friendly IT tools for managing calls and call routing.
In conjunction with a cloud-based approach, configure your small business phone systems using WAN technology. This allows for new physical phone systems in different locations, relieving a potential upgrade constraint. You will be able to connect several small business phone systems into one larger, more reliable network.
Furthermore, updating your physical phones to IP-PBX equipment can maximize the benefits of cloud-based phone systems and WAN technology. All of these technologies are no-brainers for increasing the sustainability and outreach of your small business.
Providing Service Through Alternative Methods
When a business is experiencing a high volume of calls, consider servicing customers through a FAQ page or a self-service site. This alternative method of helping customers can reduce the load on your telephone operators while still fulfilling your customers’ needs in a low-cost way. This supplementary site should contain basic or essential information about the core services your business provides. A common approach is to tell customers about this FAQ or self-service site via your business’ automated telephone messages and recommend they visit it. A best-case scenario is when your customer finds the information they need quickly and efficiently.
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Want to learn more about the ways we can help improve your business? Delta Intellicom can satisfy all of your telecommunication needs, whether you need help with your new VoIP system or just want to streamline your existing office phone network. We have served the Maryland, Washington, D.C, Northern Virginia, and Pennsylvania areas for over 20 years and offer an unparalleled customer experience. We have the expertise and products to fulfill all of your phone service and data needs. For more information, contact us online or give us a call at 1-800-946-3358. For more tips, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
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For our country to truly achieve health equity, all people must have a fair and just opportunity to be healthy without impediment. Achieving health equity means removing the barriers that prevent people from being healthy – systemic racism, poverty, and lack of access to economic mobility.
Inside health centers, we strive for organizational equity, which includes staff that reflect the populations served, and governance that includes anti-racist policies and procedures. We also strive for equity in care delivery, which means patients receive care that is culturally appropriate and based in trust. Ultimately, we seek a nation where we no longer have disparities in health outcomes by race and ethnicity.
We envision a health care funding structure where the 340B program works exactly as it was designed and enables health centers to invest dollars back into care for vulnerable patients. Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are the linchpin of our nation’s health care safety net, serving as health care homes for nearly 30 million people every year. These characteristics were part of the program’s original design. In order to qualify for section 330 community health center grant funding from the federal government, health centers must commit to serving all individuals in their service area, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Part of the health center model is to help connect their patients and community with enabling services and a variety of supports to ensure ongoing access to quality health care, which is often accomplished by providing those services on a sliding fee scale. For millions of Americans every year, their community health center is their lifeline—providing services irrespective of their employment status, insurance status, or current financial situation. While the health center program expanded with investment from the Affordable Care Act, the current reach of community health centers would not be possible without the 340B program.
In today’s health care environment, FQHCs depend on the 340B program to meet their mission, putting every dollar received back into the communities they are serving. Numerous external evaluators have found that payer reimbursement rates consistently fail to cover the cost of the comprehensive services provided in the community health center environment. In fact, when Congress created the program in 1992, they recognized this reality – that the 340B drug pricing program would allow these providers to “stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services.” By allowing the purchase of drugs at a discounted price, the 340B program enables health centers to serve more patients, at a higher level of complexity, than they otherwise could. Effectively, health center use and engagement in the 340B program exemplifies the intent behind its creation: to maximize federal investment and expand care to underserved communities as effectively as possible.
The COVID-19 pandemic has only made health centers more vital as the nation grapples with economic insecurity and the severe implications of the pandemic across a broad spectrum of social determinants of health. Throughout the pandemic, health centers have administered more than 13 million vaccines and 12 million COVID tests—the majority of which were delivered to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) communities—and these numbers continue to climb daily. It has long been our mission to help communities in need, and now we need our country’s leaders to take action to help us.
COVID-19 has had long-term impacts – both in patients who suffer lasting effects, as well as health centers who have had to change the way they care for their communities. ACH supports a broad range of policy changes that are meant to build from lessons learned from the pandemic and improve care delivery into the future.
Over the past decade, the federal government has started to reimburse for health care through a value-based payment structure. This shift will drive a more financially-sustainable, affordable, and efficient system. Unfortunately, health centers have not participated as fully as their capacity and expertise would allow. Policymakers can and should prioritize these safety net providers, both due to the size of the population served—nearly 29 million patients in 2020—and their ability to connect value-based care to the shared goal of health equity. FQHCs are ready to lead the way to a more equitable, holistic approach to care for the underserved, through patient-centered, value-based care.
We envision a health care system and a network of health centers with a robust and diverse workforce reflective of the patients and communities they serve. Further, we see health centers as a centerpiece in creating an abundant pipeline of skilled professionals who have the infrastructure necessary to provide exceptional care to patients. As a professional home for this skilled and diverse workforce, access to professional development and mental health services, systems to maintain a sustainable workload, and pathways for growth must be in place. We believe community health centers should have a culture of continuous learning and growth at every level in their organizations.
Serving nearly 30 million patients annually, we are ready to ambitiously pursue innovative solutions that improve the health outcomes of the communities we serve. Already our members exemplify innovation in population health, health information technology, behavioral health, emergency response, and specialty care. With the current pandemic, there is even greater need for investments in innovations that make our workforce more efficient, while maintaining a high quality of care.
We believe that community health centers are poised to lead the way in building a community-based continuum of care that can change how we deliver services to patients in need. To do so, we will need more sophisticated analytics, recognizing health outcomes and operational excellence, and tools that can drive innovation.
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A data-based look at the financial context of the past 30 years from the perspective of Gen X.
Lately there has been some talk about Generation X and retirement.
“The typical Gen X couple, born between 1966 and 1975, only has enough savings to replace half of its pre-retirement earnings. Married Americans born during the first part of the baby boom, from 1946 to 1955, can expect to retire with about 82 percent of their income.” (Gen X Has New Reason to Resent Boomers as Retirement Looks Bleak).
The response from some circles has been that the net worth of GenX is half that of their parents because they’re slackers who blew the money. Really?
Setting aside how the Boomers have been the most spendthrift generation in American history, quadrupling personal household debt and doubling US Federal debt in a single lifetime, I’d like to focus on something much simpler: 6th grade math.
Financial people should easily recognize this chart:
This is your standard net worth chart, starting with an income of $20,000 at age 20 and increasing income by 3% a year to a pleasant $40,000/year at age 43. This person saved a standard 10% of their income, and invested at the standard 6%/year compounded.
Standard lifetime incomes have a tendency to rise from your 20s to your 50s and level off, so your real income-generating years are strongly back-loaded. This earnings chart from Canada is pretty standard:
As for 6% compounding markets, this is what portfolios from 1980-2000 looked like:
Wow, this investing stuff is easy! But we know what happened after that. The Dow has since gone sideways for a brutal 13 year Bear market:
Oh well, those are the breaks. Markets tend to have a periodicity that rise for >20 years, but then reverse or at least stall in a bear market for <20 p="" years.="">
So what does this have to do with GenX?
Everything. Investing is an exponential function. One of the interesting aspects of the exponential function is that interest compounds very slowly at first, then increasing the amount contributed by interest ever-faster as time goes on. This is why Brokers are adamant about people beginning to invest when they are young: no realistic level of interest can make up for the compounding effect of time. Here is the same assumption as above—3% income rise, 10% savings with 6% compounding -- taken from age 20 to 65, halting peak income at a reasonable $55,000/year:
Note it takes 21 years to reach the first $100k, but only 8 to reach the $200k and 4 to reach $300k. This compounding-made-real actually happened from 1980-2000.
Here is a matrix of the 4 Generations:
Note anything on this chart? The Boomer generation had a rough start in the bear market of the 70’s, but were only about 25 when it ended, so the Bull run coinciding with 20 of their core income years. Very nice.
Quick look to the right and you’ll see GenX. When did they come into their equivalent earning years? Year 2000, just as the market was cut in half:
Why should that matter? The Dow has now recovered and gone to new highs of 14,000.
Well, let’s run the charts and see. Again assuming $20k starting income, 3% income growth, 10% savings, and full investment in the Dow as a proxy, let’s compare GenX income theory to reality:
Wow! Right at the 10-year compounding point in 2000, the X-er’s market clock was re-set to zero. Then in 2008, the next 10-year compounding point, they were re-set to zero again!
Remember what we said about compounding being strongly back-loaded? The difference in 6% compounding vs the market stalling at the critical 10 year mark has cut GenX net worth in half! And if this chart was inflation-adjusted their net worth would be another 30-50% lower!
This is even assuming the massively optimistic assumption that GenX incomes are neatly rising from $20k to $55k. They’re not:
What did the Bloomberg article say again, that GenX has half the retirement savings of their parents? That reality is exactly what we predicted given the math. Anybody want to argue about how Boomers worked hard to succeed but GenX and Y are slacking wastrels? Or does math trump all?
But okay, maybe despite advertising to the contrary GenX should have known better than to trust a 19 year-old bull market. Maybe they should have gone short. If so, when? Going short in 2001, they would have to have reversed and gone long in ’03, then short in ‘08, then long in ’09, and possibly short again sometime soon? Is asking a whole generation to pick 5 exact tops and bottoms reasonable? Perhaps not. If not, where should they have put their money?
Bonds? Interest has averaged under 3% since 2000:
The chart of 3% vs 6% interest: a 25% difference over 10 years:
Maybe they should have invested in houses. Here’s your table of average buying ages:
Severely burned by stocks, GenX statistically became first-time homebuyers at the age of 32, not much older than when their parents did. However, they bought their first home in 2005, not 1985. How did that work out?
Whoops! Sorry, suckers, stole your money again: your peak home-buying years coincided with another bubble! Housing was no safe-haven. Not only that, but again, the catastrophe is not the up-front losses but the 10 years of lost compounding that can never be re-made. The math says that if GenX worked until they were 80, they will NEVER recover.
But there is only one national economy, all the same houses, same stocks, same companies: to some extent it’s not a matter of national wealth, but the DISTRIBUTION of wealth in the nation. So if GenX was systematically disenfranchised by engineered stock and housing bubbles plus low interest rates, who was their expected slice of GDP transferred to?
That’s right, the Boomers, in allegiance with the financial elite, engineered a transfer of all other generations’ income to themselves. This, plus being born in an expanding demographic, was the totality of their investing genius.
Why should anyone protest this observation? What do you think the decades-old phrase “the national debt has enslaved our children” means? It means that the Boomers, who were in power at that time, took all the wealth of the nation for themselves and left their children with the bill.
That’s not a surprise, it’s well-known fact that has been approved of by everyone in power for 20 years. I’ve been hearing it openly stated since before the National Commission on Social Security in 1983. When I was 13, my national parents said that I would pay their debts so they could get wealthy at my expense, and they have fully kept their promise. Now I am 43 and not only had the $80,000 of my net worth systematically stolen, but being unable to outvote them, have been saddled against my will with the $50,000/person of the national debt. An estimate of $130,000 per person has been transferred. From us, GenX and Y, to them. And with 10,000 Boomers a day retiring and a 1:1 worker to recipient ratio, they expect much, much more.
So think again before you so easily dismiss the 25% unemployment rate and 3rd-world incomes of Generations X and Y and start with a short lesson on the problems of exponential functions.
Yet this terrible math leaves the question of what's next? Can this unequal state of affairs remain a permanent feature of American life? Can the work of one group-- the very hours of their life--be morally claimed and transferred to another by dictate? That is to say, does one generation have the right to enslave another, whether physically with chains they never earned, or financially with debts they never accrued? And if this transfer was voted into power by a generation and enforced by government dictate, why can’t Generation X and Y vote to transfer all the Boomers’ wealth back to themselves?
We don’t know at this time, but with the Dow at all-time highs it would seem that, one way or another, incomes and prices can only revert to the mean. And brother, speaking from the bottom, it’s a long way down to here.
by Eric A.
How income varies with age
Income by age and education attainment (Canada)
generational matrix chart
Dow Jones Industrial Average historical charts
U.S. House Prices - Nominal, Real, Price-to-Rent
Median age of homebuyers chart
On a related topic: AND THE BAND PLAYED ON Jim Quinn on the Millennial Generation and the Fourth Turning.
Things are falling apart--that is obvious. But why are they falling apart? The reasons are complex and global. Our economy and society have structural problems that cannot be solved by adding debt to debt. We are becoming poorer, not just from financial over-reach, but from fundamental forces that are not easy to identify or understand. We will cover the five core reasons why things are falling apart:
1. Debt and financialization
2. Crony capitalism and the elimination of accountability
3. Diminishing returns
5. Technological, financial and demographic changes in our economy
Complex systems weakened by diminishing returns collapse under their own weight and are replaced by systems that are simpler, faster and affordable. If we cling to the old ways, our system will disintegrate. If we want sustainable prosperity rather than collapse, we must embrace a new model that is Decentralized, Adaptive, Transparent and Accountable (DATA).
We are not powerless. Not accepting responsibility and being powerless are two sides of the same coin: once we accept responsibility, we become powerful.
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Doctor’s note does not require a description of the visit reason. For employers, the note only requires indicating the date that you saw a medical professional, and that he/ she recommended a sick leave. Doctors may even offer to send the note directly via email to your employer.
The timeliness of a doctor’s note is not faced with much regulations and strict rules since treatments and illnesses vary a lot. But it is important to understand your company policy on when to give out a doctor’s note to the human resource regarding your sick leave. For instance, if the sick leave resulted from a scheduled treatment session, an employer may need the note prior to granting the sick leave. Other employers may need you to give out the note on your initial day back from sick leave.
Please note that an employer has a right by law to call the doctor to confirm the legitimacy of your note. But there are limitations to the information that the doctor can give to the employer. Doctors will guard your privacy as required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Employers can verify that you visited the doctor and he saw and may want to know more. However, doctors can only respond to what is allowed as per HIPAA.
Every medical professional will need to see you physically before signing any medical notes for employers. In some scenarios, a medical professional can visit you at home with rare exceptions.
Sometimes it may be physically painful and hard to visit a specialist or doctor. But consider the health care rules and regulations that medical professionals must stick to for their practices. If you need a legitimate sick note, visit a doctor.
The moment employees have any type of optical, dental, or medical examination or treatment employees are entitled to sick leave. Doctors are not the only medical professionals, who can grant a sick leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act state that the following medical professionals can issue a sick note: Medical doctors, Physician assistants, Optometrists, Dentists, Chiropractors, and Podiatrists.
If you are sickly but lack insurance, you can get a sick note from an urgent care facility. Hence call urgent care locations, clinics, and varying doctors’ offices. Compare the prices of the different options and choose the best one.
From the article, getting a doctor’s note is quite simple. Just visit a medical professional yourself and you will get it.
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"I was 24 years old. We were in danger. The Israeli planes were flying raids overhead. And I was designing posters." Hosni Radwan won't easily forget the conditions in the Beirut offices of the PLO Information Department, as an exhibition of the work it produced opens in London. The World Is With Us: Global Film and Poster Art from the Palestinian Revolution, 1968-1980, covers a tumultuous and violent time, but one that saw an extraordinary flowering of creativity.
Radwan remembers seeing figures like the poet Mahmoud Darwish, who edited the journal Palestinian Affairs, or the novelist Elias Khoury, who, despite being Lebanese, had fought with a PLO unit and was almost blinded on the battlefield before he took a job in Radwan's offices. "There were Arabs from everywhere," Radwan says. "Volunteers just kept coming."
Many are now famous. The Lebanese artist Saloua Raouda Choucair, who enjoyed a one-woman retrospective at Tate Modern in 2013, designed covers for PLO publications. The Jordanian sculptor Mona Saudi has two posters in the show, as well as a film she made in collaboration with Iraqi-born director Kais al-Zubaidi, Testimony of Palestinian Children in Wartime (1972), an affecting, abstract production that uses children's drawings to tell the story of an air raid on a refugee camp.
The PLO operated as a nomadic state. Its power was rooted in the camps, first in Jordan and later in Lebanon, where the Palestinians won the formal right to self-government. The PLO ran schools, trained fighters and ran cultural and research programmes that funded film-makers and distributed posters. By the time Radwan began work in Beirut, the PLO had fought a series of major military battles, including Karameh (1968), Black September (1970-71) and Operation Litani (1978), none of which remotely resembled victories.
Propaganda films from the period present an indomitable front – With Soul and Blood (1971) and We Are the Palestinian People (1973) contain alarming sequences of young children receiving weapons training in a warning that the revolution would continue with each new generation – wrapped up in the anti-imperialist language of the cold war. One of Radwan's earliest posters, from 1979, celebrates the solidarity between Palestinian and Vietnamese students, with lettering in perfect Arabic and poorly spelled English.
The posters cover a wide range of styles and imagery. Ghassan Kanafani , the spokesman for the Marxist-Leninist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), designed one that shows a death-like figure wearing a bicorn hat and epaulettes of blood, decorated with western flags and swastikas to illustrate the equivalence of capitalism and fascism. Kanafani was assassinated by Mossad in 1972 after a PFLP attack on tourists at Lod airport, carried out by young Japanese recruits. Muaid al-Rawi uses more contemporary imagery, the gunman as rock star in psychedelic colours.
A more subtle form of mythologising is evident in the work of Rafic Charaf, a Lebanese artist from Baalbeck, as well as the works of Palestinian refugees Ismail Shammout and Mustafa al-Hallaj, two of the most loved and celebrated Palestinian artists. Here, imagery is borrowed from Phoenician, Hellenic and other classical periods to create a new visual language for the Palestinians that is sometimes called Canaanism. (Ironically, at the same time, revolutionary Zionists in Israel were attempting to create their own neo-Canaanist style.)
Al-Hallaj lost his personal collection of his work in one of the Israeli air raids on Beirut, so when an electrical fire threatened his work anew in 2002, he ran into his studio and died trying to save it. He is buried in the Yarmouk camp in Syria, currently in the news because the inhabitants are starving while under siege by Assad's forces.
Mona Saudi's poster for 15 May, know as Nakba (Catastrophe) Day in the Palestinian calendar, illustrates the strategy known as the olive branch and the gun – a combination of armed struggle and negotiations. At the centre of her image is a scimitar-shaped dove modelled with all the weight and solidity associated with her large-scale marble works. The offer to negotiate, delivered by Yasser Arafat at the UN in 1974, was rejected by the PFLP and led to a split in the PLO. Until then, films and posters had been produced by individual party machines. Afterwards, they were produced by a new Unified Information Department, the office where Radwan worked. Al-Zubaidi became the film supervisor. The Fifth War (1980), featuring a pale and intense Vanessa Redgrave as a narrator, is a war documentary of such unremitting violence, the production lost two of its members during filming.
Al-Zubaidi will introduce three of his shorts at the Barbican during a three-day film programme that kicks off the month-long exhibition. The Visit (1970) is especially haunting. In the film, soldiers appear from nowhere in the pool of a car's headlamps. They are not identified as Israelis; indeed, they could represent the security force of any anonymous regime. As one of the show's curators, Nick Denes of the Palestine Film Foundation, says, "The Palestinian Revolution had an allegorical power. It represented liberation for all Arabs." It all ended in 1982, when Israel invaded Beirut. "We left by ship to Tunisia, and other places," Radwan recalls. The revolution marked an intensely fertile period of pan-Arab cross-pollination, but it was over.
• The World Is With Us, curated by the Palestine Film Foundation, runs from 16-18 May at the Barbican Cinema, London EC2, and continues from 19 May to 14 June at Rich Mix, London E1. Details: theworldiswithus.org
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Calm space – the word “safe” concerning a mental space where we feel protected can be triggering, just as breathing can be triggering for some people. However, you can remind people that this is a calm space – they are safe. So do something nurturing together, talk to them softly and ask questions to switch on their cortex (part of the brain responsible for rational thinking and awareness), suggest grounding exercises to help people learn how to calm body and mind.
This #IWD2022, we are discussing stabilisation – a process of supporting traumatised people into safety. We use stabilisation as the first stage of support for victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, refugees, war veterans and people who have PTSD.
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A portrait of Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (1768 - 1844), the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Seated on a throne, facing the left, holding a sceptre in both hands, wearing a crown and coronation robes with the honey bee motif, a prominent political emblem for both the First and Second Napoleonic Empires. Joseph was made king of Naples and Sicily (1806 - 08), and then king of Spain (1808 - 13). After Napoleon's defeat, Joseph moved to the United States, but spent his final years in Europe. He died in Italy in 1844. The Greater arms of the first French Empire (1804 - 1814 and 1815) is shown below the portrait.
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Black residents of the south side move their belongings with a hand-pulled truck to a safety zone under police protection during the Chicago race riots of 1919.
Chicago Democratic National Convention, 1968 riot
"An African American man was stoned to death by whites during the Chicago Race Riot of 1919." United States President Woodrow Wilson pronounced white participants the instigators of the prolonged riots in Chicago and Washington, D.C.
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Blacks Evicted from Their Houses, Chicago, July 1919. #studychicagohistory #learnaboutchicago #chicagohistoryresources
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Think about it: This family didn't call for the city to be burned down or for riots in the streets...
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Through optimised material selection and proprietary processes, Rohm was able to achieve the 3-V rating. In addition, an internal resistance of 25 mΩ was made possible by devising a surface treatment for the collector electrode that reduced the interfacial resistance (a primary resistance factor) to zero. The result is higher voltage with less resistance, making the EDLCs sutiable for a wide variety of applications. A thin aluminium laminate package is used for higher output while also contributing to end-product miniaturisation.
Future developments will include peripheral circuits such as LED flash modules that incorporate LED elements and EDLCs by combining IC, LED, and module technologies. Rohm will also continue to increase capacitances to meet the growing needs for energy storage devices in the automotive and industrial equipment sectors.
In addition to the SR and VR Series, the VT Series will be available, which supports high-temperature operation.
Applications; Peak Assist - In applications such as LED flash that require a sudden voltage load there may be a momentary voltage drop due to insufficient battery charge. EDLCs can be used to suppress or minimise these voltage drops during large loads. In addition, the assist operation prolongs operating time and allows smaller power supplies to be used for greater device miniaturisation.
Battery Assist - In response to power interruptions, voltage fluctuations, or momentary voltage sag caused by a variety of factors, EDLCs can provide instantaneous power to prevent device failure or malfunction. They can also be used to prevent damage to the SSD and other components in PCs and similar equipment due to forced power off in the event of operation hangups.
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- Moorsbay: the principle settlement of the Moors, it has the highest population, and has the best economy. The city is sorounded by a a pair of 60 ft. walls, and has an extensive military of citizens.
- Ole Bricka: a city abandoned shortly after the War, it was repopulated.
- College of Salem: No properly a city anymore, Salem is a walled college
The Moors, as their namesake, are shrubby grasslands with acidic soil. It is believed that this landscape was caused by swaths of farmland being recolonized by natural vegetation.
- Stag: colloquial term for deer
- Brahman: a type of red cow, so named because it is a more expensive animal to keep
- Squab: a breed of pigeon for eating. Used in the Moors as the Domestic Chicken went extinct
The Moors inherit their common culture from the large amount of Irish immigrants, and the unique culture of Boston. While ideas and quirks of the Moors are not entirely unique, they are certainly worthy of note.
- Steamah: a steamed clam, a common street food
- Chowdah: a cream broth soup with seafood items, such as clams or fish
- Anadamah: a dark yeast bread made with wheat and cornmeal
- Fried Squab: Squab Meat fried in butter
- Indian Pudding: a custard pudding
- Hash: butter-fried potatoes, beets, corned beef, and onions.
See Moorish Language
- "Gunny": local slang for Mercenary, specifically hired soldiers rather than rent-a-cop style mercs
- "Hallah": slang for a bulk, long distance trader
- "Brokah": slang for small time trader
- "Spookah": a kind of mercenary who hunts witches, ghosts, and other "Spooks". They are trained almost from birth, relentlessly physically and mentally conditioned, and given special steroids to enhance their growth.
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When people install light fixtures obliviously, they usually end up overdoing lights or not having enough brightness in the rooms. Each room of your home or office may have a different purpose and the lighting of each room should reflect that purpose. Mostly, we are aware of what purpose will each room serve; such as the kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom, meeting room, dining area, recreational area, corridor, etc. A professional electrical contractor designs and installs lighting by calculating the extract illumination required in each room. In many cases, people are aware of the purpose dedicated to a room, so consulting an electrical contractor can help them cut down on electrical costs and install high-quality products. It is strongly recommended to use the right type of lights, at the right spots to make your rooms functional for the purpose. Thinking that one type of light used in all rooms will fulfill the purpose would affect the specific purpose or application of that room. There are several light fixtures available in the market, but your electrical contractor will choose the best suited for your architecture, needs for the particular room, and energy-efficient options. Your electrical contractor will tailor your indoor lighting based on your unique requirements; for instance, peaceful and soft lighting in the bedroom to induce sleep, provide a romantic ambiance in the dining room, and install bright lights in the study room. You can share your particulars about the requirements and choose from the best light fixture design for your rooms. Your electrical consultant will ensure that light fixtures complement your architecture and interior design. There are mainly four types of lighting installed by lighting experts to meet your specific need comfortably and efficiently. Let’s explore different lighting catered by the reputed electrical contractor:
AMBIENT INDOOR LIGHTING
These are general lights that are commonly used indoors for powerful and complete illumination. Your entire room is brightened at a uniform level with these independent lights, without any other lighting source. The single purpose of ambient lighting is to provide enough light in the room. Easy and safe navigation is ensured with ambient indoor lighting which reflects and bounces off the walls to brighten spaces strongly. Floor lamps, wall-mounted fixtures, track lights, LED downlights, and ceiling-mounted fixtures are usually used as the ambient indoor lighting supply.
OUTDOOR AMBIENT LIGHTING
Ambient lighting is not specific to indoors. They are also frequently used in outdoor spaces for a variety of purposes. Often outdoor ambient lights are not only used to brighten the area but to increase the aesthetics of the property due to its decorative accents. Outdoor ambient lights powerfully illuminate the complete area which is why they serve the purpose of safety and security of your property. Malicious intent surrounding your home outdoors can be traced with bright lighting and high visibility, that’s why ambient lighting is preferred to improve security. Besides security from external threats, ambient lighting also fulfills the purpose of general security like brightening your path and protecting you from an accident due to darkness. Lantern, recessed and canopy lighting fixtures on hanging structures, wall-mounted, and sconce lighting, and path and bollard light are usually used for outdoor lighting.
This type of lighting ensures that you have enough illumination to complete the task at hand comfortably. When you consult with a reputable electrical contractor for your indoor home lighting, they tailor your lighting specifically for the activity or task dedicated to the room. Your kitchen, study room, and home office need sufficient lighting to perform all of these tasks efficiently and comfortably. Nothing is more comforting if you have the right balance of light as per the activity you need to complete. Pendant lighting, directional gimbal recessed and downlight fixtures, extrusions, slimline bars, undercabinet, and portable or desk lamps are generally used task lighting fixtures.
Contrary to ambient lighting, accent lighting focus on certain points to emphasize it. Usually, these lights are installed where there is a need to decorate or illuminate the desired area. Accent lights are used to brighten up your paintings, decorations, and other pieces of art that you wish to see as the focal point of the room. Compared to ambient lighting, accent lighting is three times brighter on the focal point because of the narrower beam angle, its output is much higher. So, accent lighting guides you better than another lighting with just a gaze. Track lights, downlight or directional recessed, extrusion or tape, and wall-mounted fixtures are the types of fixtures that are often used for accent lighting.
Choosing the right decorative lighting is not an easy task. A professional electrical contractor will guide you to select the appropriate fixtures, styles, and designs to bring the right impact of decorative lighting when it is transmitted through the interior or piece of art. As the name says, decorative lights are used to make a strong statement. The direction, size, and color of your decorative lighting fixture may affect the overall look you have in your mind. Decorative lighting should be cleverly placed to ensure that they are aligned with the mood and ambiance of the room. Whether it’s a floor lamp or chandelier, your electrical consultant ensures that you make a remarkable statement with your decorative lighting. Since there are unlimited options in the colors and styles as well as there are multiple places where you can install the decorative lights, it is better to consult a professional lighting expert for choosing the floor or table lamps, wall sconces, and pendant decorative lighting fixtures.
Providing perfect lighting for all rooms specific to the purpose they serve makes your life easier. In your bedroom, you need just enough light to relax and read a book, while in your kitchen and study room you need more light to complete your tasks efficiently. A reputable electrical contractor calculates the lighting required in a room and recommends the most appropriate type of lighting fixtures for the individual rooms. Professional lighting experts know how to bring the desired impact of lighting by using the right type of fixtures and placements. For any help related to personal, business, or commercial lighting design, please contact us!
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Simonton Elementary School
275 Simonton Road; Lawrenceville, GA 30045
Years Principal 1993–2002 Betty Robinson 2002–2004 Dr. Carolyn Ford 2004–2010 Dr. Dot Schoeller 2010–Dec. 2012 Dr. Chandra Young Jan. 2013–2019 Clifton Alexander 2019–Present Tamara Perkins
School Colors: Black and Gold
School Mascot: Black Knights
Board of Education
Thomas L. Harris - Chairman
Louise Radloff - Vice Chairman
Dr. Jim Fisher
Superintendent: George G. Thompson
Architect: Lord, Aeck & Sargen, Inc.
Contractor: Bowen & Watson, Inc.
Dedication Date: 1992
Richard Caldwell Simonton gave more than his name to Simonton Elementary. Indeed, the Barrow County administrator and Lilburn Elementary School teacher who would eventually serve as Gwinnett County superintendent left a legacy. His love for learning and determination to succeed would permeate the walls of an elementary school not even built until 28 years after his death.
Simonton Elementary School has known five principals since its 1993 founding. Betty Robinson served from 1993 to 2002; Dr. Carolyn Ford from 2002 to 2004; Dr. Dot Schoeller from August 2004 to 2010; Dr. Chandra Young from 2010 to 2012; and Clifton Alexander from Jan. 2013 to today. For all of these leaders, the commitment to educating children well has been of paramount importance.
Simonton is located on 17 acres just outside Lawrenceville’s city limits. It is on this property that a story of great change and opportunity has unfolded. From a beginning enrollment of 900 students in 1993, the population increased 24 percent to 1,183 by 1998. The resulting lack of space meant 10 classrooms had to be situated in trailers. By 2002, the school’s enrollment had skyrocketed 29 percent to 1,657 students. Additionally, a 63 percent increase in the number of modular units took the school from 10 trailers to 27. That year, a 10-classroom building addition inclusive of a computer lab and resource classrooms reduced the number of trailers from 27 to 15. While a 1996–97 rezoning relocated approximately 40 students to another cluster, a continuous influx of people into the community resulted in a 2003-04 enrollment of 2,100 students with 46 classes located in portable classrooms. A new elementary school, Margaret Winn Holt, opened in August 2004, and redistricting relieved Simonton of 900 students. Enrollment has remained in the 850–900 student range since that time.
The Simonton community is highly diverse, both demographically and professionally. Parent education levels vary from those with only some high school to those with graduate degrees. Since 1999, the number of ethnicities comprising Simonton’s student population has changed considerably. Indeed, the increase in ethnic and cultural diversity is a hallmark of the school Simonton has become. In 1993, 88 percent of the students were Caucasian, with the remaining 12 percent of AfricanAmerican and Asian decent. Since 1998, the school has experienced substantial demographic changes. Simonton’s international population speaks 47 different languages. In 1998, Simonton served 65 ESOL students with oneand-a-half teachers. By 2001–02, 173 ESOL students were served by four teachers. That trend continued in 2006 with six ESOL teachers serving 283 students. By 2016, the school’s student population was approximately 44 percent African American, 31 percent Hispanic, 16 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Asian, and 4 percent Multiracial.
As the school continued to grow it also became more connected to the Central Gwinnett Cluster. This led to a change in the school mascot from the original mascot of the Simonton Eagles to the Black Knight that is a symbol associated with the entire Central Cluster.
To foster community involvement, Simonton offers a variety of opportunities for parents. Parents are invited to participate in conferences, parent groups, and workshops that are offered at varying times of the day and evening. The school’s Parent Center offers resources for parents to use at home to support their child’s learning and engages parents in volunteer work at the school. The school also encourages community members to volunteer in the school’s mentoring program to support overall student achievment.
Simonton’s focus on student achievement is supported through accelerated instruction for high-achieving students and support for other students through the Early Intervention Program and English Language Learners Program. Many Simonton students participate in beforeschool Computer Art Club, Saturday Math and Science Camp, and Saturday Writing Camps. These enrichment and remediation opportunities provided exploration in technology and art integration, engaged students in inquiry-based exploration and critical problem-solving activities, and provided opportunities for building writing fluency. Another support for students is found in the school’s Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program which recognizes students for exhibiting appropriate conduct at school.
While the school itself has grown and its student body has changed, and even the school’s mascot has been updated over time... one thing has remained constant— Simonton Elementary’s focus on students. Simonton’s motto is “Every Student Every Day, Deserves to Learn, Lead, and Excel.” A canvas of possibility, the school that bears the name of a dedicated educator cherishes each child that passes through her portals. At the end of the day, no matter the inevitable challenges, if the children have been helped, nurtured, and educated, that’s what matters.
Ah, yes. Teach the children well. Mr. Simonton would be proud.
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MINI REVIEW article
Sec. Bone Research
The Clinical Relevance of Hyperkyphosis: A Narrative Review
- 1Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The kyphosis angle of the thoracic spine tends to increase with aging. Hyperkyphosis is a kyphosis angle, exceeding the normal range. This narrative literature review aims to provide an overview of the current literature concerning kyphosis measurement methods, the etiology and adverse health effects of hyperkyphosis. As of yet, a well-defined threshold for hyperkyphosis is lacking. To attain more generalizability and to be able to compare study results in older adults, we propose to define age-related hyperkyphosis as a Cobb angle of 50° or more in standing position. Hyperkyphosis may be a potentially modifiable risk factor for adverse health outcomes, like fall risk and fractures. Additionally, hyperkyphosis may indicate the presence of osteoporosis, which is treatable. Prospective and intervention studies, using a Cobb angle of 50° as a clear and uniform definition of hyperkyphosis, are warranted to investigate the clinical relevance of hyperkyphosis.
Kyphosis is the curvature of the thoracic spine, formed by the shape of the vertebrae and the intervertebral discs and–in standing position–paraspinal muscle strength. Hyperkyphosis is present when the kyphosis angle exceeds the normal ranges. Apart from the consequences of normal aging, like decreasing muscle strength (1) and degenerative changes of the spine (2), other factors contribute to the increase of the kyphosis angle. Vertebral fractures are present in no less than 40% of the persons with hyperkyphosis (3), and with each vertebral fracture the kyphosis angle increases with 3.8° (4). There is growing evidence showing an association between hyperkyphosis and negative health effects, like a decreased physical performance and a doubled fall risk (4–15).
Currently, numerous kyphosis measurement methods have been used in literature and a clear definition of hyperkyphosis is lacking. If we had a uniform definition of hyperkyphosis, the association with adverse health effects and prognostic value of hyperkyphosis as well as the effectiveness of interventions could be investigated better. This review aims to provide an updated overview of the current studies and to conclude whether hyperkyphosis is relevant for clinical practice. We will discuss the etiology and adverse health effects of hyperkyphosis, and will focus on kyphosis measurement methods. Based on the literature described, we will propose to define hyperkyphosis as a Cobb angle of 50° or more in standing position.
We conducted a literature search of PubMed and Embase from 1947 up to now, using the following search terms and derivatives: kyphosis, hyperkyphosis and thoracic spine. We screened the abstracts (9238) and included 74 studies assessing kyphosis measurement methods, the pathogenesis of hyperkyphosis or the association with clinically relevant outcomes. We excluded non-English studies, duplicate or overlapping articles intervention studies assessing the effect of surgical procedures and studies in children or in participants with hyperkyphosis caused by disease and scoliosis.
Kyphosis Measurement Methods
The Cobb angle is considered to be the current gold standard method to measure kyphosis (16). Initially, the Cobb angle was developed to assess scoliosis angles. By modifying the direction of radiographic imaging from frontal to sagittal projection, the Cobb angle became useful to assess kyphosis angles (17). The vertebrae superior to the fourth thoracic vertebra (T4) are often less well visible due to over projection of other structures. Therefore, commonly the angle between T4 and T12 is used. The Cobb angle is measured by drawing a line through the superior endplate of T4 and a second line through the inferior endplate of T12. At the intersection of these two lines, the Cobb angle can be measured (Figure 1).
In addition to the Cobb angle, several clinimetric kyphosis measurement methods have been developed. A protractor is used to measure the kyphosis angle with the Debrunner kyphometer (18), goniometer (19), arcometer (20), and inclinometer (21). The upper arm of the protractor is placed on C7 or T1, and the lower arm on T12. Two other devices—the flexicurve ruler (22) and the spinal mouse (23)—document the contour of the spine. The flexicurve ruler is molded to the spine from C7 in caudal direction. The kyphosis index is the width divided by the length of the thoracic curve. The spinal mouse is a device with accelerometers, detecting distance and changes of inclination while rolled over the spine. Finally, the occiput-to-wall distance (OWD) and the blocks method are used to quantify kyphosis (Figure 2).
Every measurement method has its own characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. While the Cobb angle has the advantage of providing information on the anatomy of the vertebrae and spinal alignment, radiation exposure is inevitable. High interrater and intrarater reliability have been described in studies with well-trained examiners to score the Cobb angles. The correlation coefficients range from 0.80 to 1.00 (4, 7, 24, 25), which may be expected to be lower when performed in clinical practice by less experienced examiners. The clinimetric measurement methods make radiation exposure redundant. Some clinimetric measurement methods are easy to use in clinical practice and the result instantly available.
However, the correlation with the Cobb angle ranges extensively from low (0.28) to high (up to 0.92) (7, 19, 24, 26–28). These large differences may be explained by the variety in kyphosis measurement methods regarding the position of the person during measurement and which part of the spine is measured. In supine position, the back is passively stretched and the influence of muscle strength may be diminished when compared to a standing position. Most of the measurement methods only measure the curve of the thoracic spine. Yet the blocks method also takes the cervical spine into account, and the OWD is influenced by the posture of the patient when standing.
Thus, in addition to the gold standard kyphosis measurement–the Cobb angle–various kyphosis measurement methods have been used in literature. Correlation among the measurement methods ranges extensively, possibly reflecting the large differences between methods.
With aging, kyphosis tends to increase. In younger adults, the Cobb angle averages from 20 to 29° (17). After the fourth decade, the kyphosis angle increases (17). In two cohort studies among older women, the Cobb angle increased with 2.6° in 3 years and 7° in 15 years (5), and 3.9 in 4 years (29). The mean kyphosis angle ranges from 35 to 38° in adults, aged 65 years and older (30, 31). In a cohort of older End Stage Renal Disease patients, the mean Cobb angle was 41° (32). In another cohort with women aged 65 years and older, the mean kyphosis angle increased with age from 47 to 52° (33). However, these values were measured in a cohort with underlying osteoporosis, with potentially more vertebral fractures and thereby a higher mean Cobb angle than the general population.
Currently, a well-defined threshold, differentiating between normal kyphosis and hyperkyphosis, is lacking. In some studies, the 95th percentile of the Cobb angle in younger adults is used as threshold (17). As the mean angle in older adults ranges from 35 to 52°, the prevalence of hyperkyphosis may be overestimated in these studies. In other studies, a higher threshold value of 50° is used (6, 14, 29, 34). When using these threshold values, hyperkyphosis is present in 20–40% of the older adults (7, 27, 35, 36). Even higher prevalences of up to 55% are reported in a geriatric population (14). The abundance of kyphosis measurement methods makes a large number of other definitions of hyperkyphosis necessary. Yet for some measurement methods no threshold value could be found in literature, and for some kyphosis measurement methods the threshold value differs between studies. McDaniels-Davidson et al. defined hyperkyphosis as 54°, measured with the Debrunner kyphometer and 17, measured with the Flexicurve ruler (6). Hyperkyphosis, measured with the OWD, is defined in literature as 4 cm (15, 37) or 5 cm (14, 38). Different threshold values to define hyperkyphosis are used for the blocks method: ≥1 block (39), ≥2 blocks (36, 40), and ≥4 blocks (6).
In conclusion, a large number of kyphosis measurement methods with various threshold values for hyperkyphosis are used in addition to the gold standard method, the Cobb angle Generalizability and comparison of study results is therefore limited. Though preferable in order to pursue more uniformity in hyperkyphosis research, differentiating between normal and abnormal kyphosis angles remains difficult.
Vertebral Fractures and Degenerative Disc Disease
The pathogenesis of hyperkyphosis has not yet been completely elucidated. Anterior wedging of the vertebrae and asymmetrical compression of the intervertebral discs may result in an increase of the kyphosis angle (41). In adults with vertebral fractures, hyperkyphosis is more prevalent (3, 33, 42). Kado et al. showed that with each compression fracture, the kyphosis angle increased with 3.8° (4). Yet, only 40% of the patients with hyperkyphosis has vertebral fractures (3), which suggests that other risk factors may play a role. With aging, the intervertebral discs desiccate. This process is referred to as degenerative disc disease. Manns et al. showed a significant correlation between anterior disc height and kyphosis angle (r = −0.34, p < 0.001) and a negative correlation to age (r = −0.30, p = 0.01), potentially indicating that disc degeneration is not a disease, but merely part of normal aging (43).
As most studies are cross-sectional, it is unclear whether degenerative disc disease is a cause or consequence of hyperkyphosis. Only Kado et al. has reported an association between degenerative disc disease and hyperkyphosis–and not kyphosis progression–in a longitudinal study. However, due to the retrospective design, no conclusions could be drawn on causality of the two phenomena (4). Another possibility is that–rather than being cause or consequence–degenerative disc disease and hyperkyphosis enhance each other. Anterior compression of the intervertebral discs may increase the kyphosis angle, and this in turn may enhance further compression of the discs.
Besides the vertebrae and intervertebral discs, paraspinal muscle strength may influence kyphosis. Back extensor muscle strength has been shown to be inversely correlated to kyphosis (44, 45). Hyperkyphosis may be an indicator of frailty, as grip strength is one of the Fried criteria. However, the association between kyphosis angle and grip strength remains controversial, as some cohort studies report a positive association (9, 40), and others a negative association (5, 46).
In some heritable diseases like Scheuermann's disease, hyperkyphosis is seen at an early age. Kado et al. reported that independent of vertebral fractures and bone mineral density (BMD), women with 1–2 parents with hyperkyphosis had on average 2.6° worse kyphosis angle compared to women with parents without hyperkyphosis (4). A twin study among 241 twins found a heritability estimate of 61% (95%CI 46–72) (47). In the Framingham study, the heritability estimate was reported to be 54% (95%CI 43–64%) (48). Mouse knock-out and transgenic models show that hyperkyphosis may be enhanced by mutations in the genes involved in DNA repair and delaying senescence (49, 50).
Adverse Health Effects of Hyperkyphosis
A large number of cohort studies has investigated the association of the kyphosis angle and physical performance (4, 5, 7–11, 51). In all studies, except the study of Demarteau et al., multivariate analyses were performed to adjust for age and comorbidity including vertebral fractures or BMD. Only Katzman et al. investigated this association prospectively in a large cohort of women (mean age 68 years) (5). Performance time on the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) increased with increasing kyphosis angle. Although statistically significant, the effect size of this difference is very small. Similar to this study, all studies consistently report a statistical significant lower physical performance in hyperkyphotic participants, potentially indicating publication bias. Yet, various kyphosis measurement methods and physical performance tests have been used, and reported differences are small. Therefore, the clinical relevance of this association between hyperkyphosis and physical performance is questionable.
The majority of studies, including two studies with a prospective design, show that hyperkyphosis is associated with falls (6, 12, 14, 15, 39). One relatively small study (n = 73) may have overestimated the association, as age was not added in the multivariate analyses (12). One prospective and two cross-sectional studies found no association between hyperkyphosis and falls (13, 32, 52).
The underlying cause of the increased fall risk in older adults with an increased kyphosis angle may be balance disruption due to a forward shift of the center of gravity of the body (53). Indeed, older adults with hyperkyphosis have an increased postural sway, wider stance and reduced gait speed (38, 53). However, conflicting results have been reported on the association between balance and hyperkyphosis. Some studies report a positive correlation (13, 34, 54), while others found no correlation between hyperkyphosis and impaired balance (7, 55). This difference may partly be explained by the balance test used, as clinical tests like used in one of the two negative studies (7), may be less sensitive to detect balance problems than post-urography, which is used in the studies reporting a positive association. Significant methodological limitations of the before mentioned studies may be a second reason for the conflicting results of the studies (7, 34, 54, 55). Only the study of Ishikawa et al. adjusted for potential confounders (13).
In conclusion, the majority of studies shows that in adjusted analyses, hyperkyphosis is associated to falls. Whether impaired balance is the underlying mechanism of the increased fall risk in persons with hyperkyphosis, is currently unknown.
Hyperkyphosis increases pressure on the anterior part of the vertebrae. Consequent vertebral fractures may therefore be expected. Huang et al. indeed reported an increased risk of vertebral fractures in women (mean age 71 years) with hyperkyphosis (adjusted OR 1.7, 95%CI 1.0–3.0) (25). This is confirmed in another longitudinal study of Kado et al. in women (mean age 69 years) with hyperkyphosis (HR 1.50, 95%CI 1.10–2.06, model adjusted for age and BMD). Change of the Cobb angle was also independently associated to fracture risk (HR 1.28, 95%CI 1.06–1.55) (29). Opposite to these results, one large cohort study among older women (mean age 68 years) with low BMD or prevalent vertebral fracture reported no association (IRR 1.08, 95%CI 0.96–1.22, model adjusted for age and BMD). Change of the kyphosis angle was not associated with fracture risk (42).
Thus, conflicting results regarding the association between hyperkyphosis and future fractures have been reported in women with low BMD (25, 29, 42). These differences may be explained by the difference in regression models applied in the studies. The studies reporting a positive association have applied logistic regression and Cox regression, while the study reporting no association used Poisson regression. The chance of a future vertebral fracture is dependent on previous fractures. Therefore, the standard error is smaller and the confidence interval too narrow, which makes the test statistic too high and the estimated effect of the predictor on the outcome too high. Poisson regression corrects for the type I error caused by the correlation between a first fracture and next fractures. Therefore, the studies of Huang et al. and Kado et al. may have overestimated the effect of hyperkyphosis on fracture incidence.
Literature on the association of hyperkyphosis with pulmonary function is scarce. Increased thoracic kyphosis may cause mechanical restriction of pulmonary function, as reported in all four articles included in the systematic review of Harrison et al. (56). Older adults with hyperkyphosis have more often dyspnoea and decreased vital capacity (57, 58) and forced expiratory volume (58, 59). Lombardi et al. was the only study, in which correlations were unadjusted (58). The retrospective study of Lee et al., found no association with acute respiratory failure in 51 hyperkophotic participants (unadjusted HR 3.20, 95%CI 0.86–12.14) (60).
Thus, consistent results on the association between hyperkyphosis and pulmonary function have been reported, though internal and external validity of the studies is limited. Whether hyperkyphosis leads to a higher incidence of diseases like pneumonia or COPD, is yet unknown.
Four large cohort studies report that hyperkyphosis is associated with a higher all-cause mortality (32, 36, 61, 62). In the Rancho-Bernardo cohort, the odds ratio was 1.40 (95%CI 1.07–1.82) in the multivariable model adjusted for age, gender, smoking, physical activity and BMD (36). Goto et al. reported an association between hyperkyphosis and mortality in end stage renal disease patients, yet they may have overestimated the association as they did not adjust for potential confounders (32). Mortality rates increase with increasing kyphosis angle in older women with osteoporosis in the for age and comorbidity adjusted model (61), possibly reflecting the number of osteoporotic fractures and thus the severity of osteoporosis.
Remarkably, only in a few studies the association between hyperkyphosis and pain has been investigated (33, 63–65). Three out of four studies adjusted for age (33, 63, 64). All studies except Ettinger et al. (63) report a positive correlation or association with pain.
Quality of Life
As mentioned above, several negative health conditions, like pain and lower physical performance, have been linked to hyperkyphosis. Lower quality of life may therefore be a logical consequence. Less satisfaction with life in participants with a larger kyphosis angle has been described (66–68). However, results are difficult to interpret due to significant methodological limitations. Only Martin et al. adjusted for potential confounders, i.e., age and BMD (66).
Discussion and Conclusion
Hyperkyphosis is common in older adults. This review reveals several shortcomings in the literature concerning the clinical relevance of hyperkyphosis.
First of all, a well-defined threshold for hyperkyphosis is lacking. Yet, in order to attain more uniformity in research, applying one clear definition of hyperkyphosis is essential. As the Cobb angle is the gold standard kyphosis measurement method, a definition of hyperkyphosis based on the Cobb is preferable. The mean kyphosis angle has been reported to range from 35 to 42° in adults aged 65 years and older (30–32, 69), with a larger mean angle of 47–52° in older women with osteoporosis. We need to take the measurement error into account, as the interrater and intrarater variability ranges from 3 to 5° (70, 71). Defining hyperkyphosis based on means and interrater and intrarater variability may be preferable, as a definition based on the association with adverse health outcomes would only be applicable in similar populations. Based on the range of the mean kyphosis angle in older adults and interrater and intrarater variability, we propose to define hyperkyphosis as a Cobb angle of 50° or more in standing position. Additionally, identifying a pre-stage of hyperkyphosis–a Cobb angle ranging from 40 to 50°–may facilitate early recognition and potential intervention.
Secondly, many cohort studies report an association between hyperkyphosis and adverse health effects. However, most studies have a cross-sectional design and some outcome measures have been scantly investigated. Moreover, most studies have been performed in a population with osteoporosis. In order to gain knowledge on the consequences of hyperkyphosis, more prospective studies are warranted in other populations. While literature concerning the consequences of hyperkyphosis may be limited, osteoporotic vertebral fractures have consistently been identified as one of the causes of hyperkyphosis. Therefore, hyperkyphosis may be a clear clinical sign of the presence of osteoporosis. As osteoporosis is treatable, early recognition is highly important to prevent future fractures and the accompanying health-related problems. Finally, a few small intervention studies have shown that hyperkyphosis in itself is treatable through targeted training of back extensor muscles or yoga (72–75).
In conclusion, hyperkyphosis is a clinical sign of the presence of osteoporosis, and a potentially modifiable risk factor for adverse health outcomes. Prospective and intervention studies, using a Cobb angle of 50° as a clear and uniform definition of hyperkyphosis, are warranted to investigate the clinical relevance of hyperkyphosis.
MK performed the literature search and wrote the draft. MK and HW read the articles. WL and HW reviewed the draft of the article and provided expertise for revisions. All authors approved the submitted version of the manuscript.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
The reviewer JN declared a shared affiliation, with no collaboration, with one of the authors, WL, to the handling editor at the time of the review.
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Keywords: hyperkyphosis, kyphosis, older adults, fracture, fall, measurement, review
Citation: Koelé MC, Lems WF and Willems HC (2020) The Clinical Relevance of Hyperkyphosis: A Narrative Review. Front. Endocrinol. 11:5. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00005
Received: 02 September 2019; Accepted: 07 January 2020;
Published: 24 January 2020.
Edited by:Wim Van Hul, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Reviewed by:Emma M. Clark, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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“Are ye sorry to leave Essendean?” said he, after awhile.
Summary: At the death of his father, David Balfour is sent to the house of an uncle he had never known he had, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws. As he approaches the House of Shaws, he asks for directions, and everyone he talks to says dark things about it. His meeting of his uncle will have significant repercussions as Balfour is nearly killed, then sold into slavery, shipwrecked, and chased across the Highlands of Scotland. Along the way he will meet the Highland hero, Alan Breck Stewart, and with the help of the mercurial man's friendship come into his rightful inheritance.
Structurally, the novel builds itself around an actual historical event, the Appin Murder, which it lightly fictionalizes. The real events, more or less, are these. Campbell was the local Factor collecting rents from Stewart lands that had been seized by the English. He was shot by a sniper on May 14, 1752. The chief suspect was Alan Breck Stewart, who was known to be in Scotland collecting rents from the poor locals, who thus had to pay two rents, and recruiting soldiers for the French Crown; he had also previously threatened Campbell. A warrant was issued for his arrest, but he eluded capture, so they arrested his foster father, James Stewart. James was tried, convicted, and hung for accessory to murder by a court that consisted of a Campbell for a judge (the Duke of Argyll) and a jury consisting of eleven members of the Campbell clan and four people dependent on the Duke of Argyll. Alan was tried and convicted in absentia. He vanished without a trace, and nobody knows what happened to him. It has come to be almost universally thought that he was probably innocent of the murder.
This being a major load-bearing element in the tale, it is not surprising, then, that Alan Breck Stewart ends up dominating most of the story. The novel in fact can be seen as a frame-story (David and his uncle) giving a context for a main story (David and Alan). But Stevenson manages to balance this by giving us a very independent-minded David, who is often by himself, and is not just a sidekick. The characterizations are, in fact, universally good; nearly every character is vivid and distinctive. David, too, is well done -- obviously intelligent and capable, but obviously seventeen.
Many of the passages in the work that I enjoyed long ago held up very well -- David on the tower stairs, the defense of the round house, and, in some ways the most masterful scene in the book, the contest between Alan Breck Stewart and Robin Oig. And the Highland atmosphere, sympathetic and yet sometimes frankly rendered, gives the whole tale an enduring charm.
Favorite Passage: This has pretty much always been my favorite passage:
...And presently he sat down upon the table, sword in hand; the air that he was making all the time began to run a little clearer, and then clearer still; and then out he burst with a great voice into a Gaelic song.
I have translated it here, not in verse (of which I have no skill) but at least in the king’s English. He sang it often afterwards, and the thing became popular; so that I have heard it and had it explained to me, many’s the time.
“This is the song of the sword of Alan:
The smith made it,
The fire set it;
Now it shines in the hand of Alan Breck.
“Their eyes were many and bright,
Swift were they to behold,
Many the hands they guided:
The sword was alone.
“The dun deer troop over the hill,
They are many, the hill is one;
The dun deer vanish,
The hill remains.
“Come to me from the hills of heather,
Come from the isles of the sea.
O far-beholding eagles,
Here is your meat.”
Recommendation: Highly Recommended.
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Many institutions made significant investments in cybersecurity about a decade ago, when a wave of data breaches swept through higher education. Those investments transformed many campuses that previously had a wide-open approach to networking into secured enterprises that adopted practices resembling those common in the private sector.
Many institutions adopted network firewalls for the first time, hired their first information security teams and began security monitoring efforts in earnest.
The security infrastructures built during that wave of investment are beginning to show their age. Today, campuses are considering new rounds of investment that reinforce security infrastructure to rise to modern challenges, including next-generation security tools, cloud computing and mobile devices.
Embracing Next-Generation Security
Next-generation security tools add significant enhancements over the firewalls and intrusion prevention systems now residing on most campuses. The major upgrade available with new technology is the incorporation of contextual awareness. Rather than treat each network connection as an isolated issue that the tools must assess with predefined rules, next-generation technology maintains situational awareness. It incorporates context about the user identity, the nature of an application, time of day and other core facts to make better-informed security decisions.
For example, a next-generation device might block a login request originating in China from an admissions officer if the device senses that the same user is currently logged on to a desktop in his or her local campus office.
Such next-generation security controls combine to form a defense-in-depth approach to information security. That represents the security model of the future, says Helen Patton, chief information security officer at Ohio State University.
“The truth about the security field is that there is no one tool that will support all of your needs,” she says. “Most security professionals take an in-depth approach, where you have tools that overlap, and in total, give you a relatively solid posture.”
The Perks and Pitfalls of Cloud Security
Colleges and universities around the world are quickly adopting cloud computing strategies that seek to achieve flexible, scalable and cost-effective computing solutions.
Almost every institution has adopted one or more Software as a Service solutions, such as moving email and calendaring applications to Microsoft Office 365 or Google Apps. Others have adopted cloud-based enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management solutions. Several institutions, including the University of Notre Dame and Harvard University, have adopted formal cloud-first strategies that aim to move the vast majority of computing to cloud-based providers.
As institutions shift more functions to the cloud, they must take time to ensure security controls also extend to these new platforms. In some cases, the cloud calls for new tools, such as data loss prevention products designed to ferret out sensitive information stored in the cloud. In other cases, an institution may choose to extend existing security infrastructure to cover cloud-based services, such as consolidating cloud service logging with campus security information and event management infrastructure.
Mobile and BYOD
It doesn’t take much time on a college or university campus to realize that the world is quickly becoming a mobile-first computing environment. Smartphones and tablets have moved beyond tools of mere convenience to become the platforms of choice for faculty, staff and students.
In many cases, faculty and staff now use personally owned devices for institutional business without giving it a second thought. The trend, known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) computing isn’t new to higher education, but many new security controls are available to help protect sensitive information stored, processed or transmitted on mobile devices.
The most common BYOD security solution is mobile device management (MDM), which provides security administrators a centralized platform for administering security settings on both institution-owned and personally owned mobile devices. MDM technology allows administrators to require the use of device passcodes, configure Wi-Fi network settings, remotely wipe lost or stolen devices and apply consistent security profiles across different mobile operating systems. MDM technology gives institutions the ability to allow the use of many different devices while remaining confident in the security of information they contain.
Information Security is Everyone’s Responsibility
Cybersecurity is a team effort. Initiatives designed to protect sensitive institutional data against breaches in confidentiality, integrity and availability can succeed only when everyone at an institution works together to achieve common goals. That certainly includes IT staff, but also extends to administrators and faculty who work with sensitive information.
Institutions may wish to start awareness efforts with their IT teams, says Allan Chen, CIO at Muhlenberg College, but should look to tailor that communication to specific IT roles.
“Network administrators must understand how to configure firewalls, while end-user support staff need a broad understanding of phishing and other security issues facing faculty and staff,” Chen says.
As security awareness efforts spread out across an institution, it’s important to remind faculty, staff and students of IT’s cybersecurity role.
“IT teams should serve as security partners,” Chen advises, “not the institution’s cyber police force.”
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Dialysis – Justice For All on BlogTalkRadio
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UDB Rubric Workshop. Jeff Puccini English Language Fellow, El Salvador 2012. Speaking proficiency includes?. Give examples…. How many categories?. Currently the speaking rubrics at UDB have 4 categories: Output (30%) Grammar (30%) Vocabulary (20%) Pronunciation (20%).
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UDB Rubric Workshop
English Language Fellow,
El Salvador 2012
Currently the speaking rubrics at UDB have 4 categories:
[email protected] (Jeff’s school in CA)
Fluency and coherence
Grammatical range and accuracy
(Scale is 1 to 9)
“Scoring is holistic, based on 3 categories (scale is 0 to 4)”
clear, fluid, pace, intonation (sustain for whole time without repetitions)
grammar & vocab.
how fully you answer, how clearly you express your ideas, how you connect ideas.
Grammar & Vocabulary
Words spoken per minute
Keep speaking without long pauses
Relevance of the response to the question
Use functions appropriately
Clear, logical organization
Basic and Intermediate grammar (see list for details)
Advanced grammar (connectors, clauses, conditionals, complex tenses, etc.)
Basic/Intermediate Vocabulary (familiar topics, collocation, parts of speech, count/non-count, etc.)
Advanced Vocabulary (higher level words, academic language, idioms)
Pronunciation of words and sentences
Positive washback. Ss know what they are working on and why
Ease of marking
Organization of details
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Commercial Countertop Shrinkage
The office has no humidity controls, and the GC is proposing to put them in now. I will be putting in a hygrometer to see exactly what the conditions are. If the humidity is brought back into a normal range (AWI specifies 25 - 55% Rh), will the panels return to their original dimensions?
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From contributor J:
Unless you know what the MC was at the time of installation, I don't think you can predict what will happen with any confidence.
From contributor O:
If the MC and the RH of the job site at install is unknown, not much to go on, and you're just guessing at the cause.
From contributor A:
Based on the looks of that wall, you are in a basement of some type. How long did your cabinets sit there before being installed? It could be there was high humidity and after they moved in and cranked the heat, everything started to move. There still might be a lot of moisture coming through that brick and being trapped behind the paneling and cabinets.
From the original questioner:
This is a commercial office, on the top floor of an old warehouse. It was fabricated and installed in the middle of a Midwestern summer, so it was fairly humid. The photo is of a section of the plastic laminate countertop. The wall paneling is installed with Z bars. Panels are approximately 4' x 8', lacewood faces, mill option veneer on the back to balance, edge banded all sides, finished both sides. The panels are restrained by the Z bars, otherwise I am sure we would see a lot of warping also. Right now the only evidence of the shrinkage is the enlarged reveals. We have a finished batten behind the reveals, so it doesn't look too bad, just big reveals.
I don't have air conditioning or humidity control in the shop, so the conditions in the shop at the time of fabrication won't always match those at the job site. How critical is it that the temperature and humidity in the shop, in materials storage, match that of the site where the goods will go?
From the original questioner:
Nothing that we built mounts to an exterior wall. This is an open floor plan with various volumes built into the space. All of these are short of the ceiling by about 6 feet. All of the interior framing is steel studs with drywall.
From Professor Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor:
Temperature is not a key by itself (except for gluing). It is all about relative humidity. But, as you heat air, the RH drops... Heat air (without adding moisture or humidifying) by about 30 F and you will drop 100% RH to 30% RH (6% EMC). (Note that this also means that a little bit of heat in storage will keep things dry; a lot of heat means very dry.) Incidentally, wood does not change its size like this except for one reason... The moisture is changing (dropping).
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|Other Names||Separin, Caspase-like protein ESPL1, Extra spindle poles-like 1 protein, Separase, ESPL1, ESP1, KIAA0165|
|Target/Specificity||The synthetic peptide sequence used to generate the antibody AP3099a was selected from the region of human Phospho-ESPL1-S1176. A 10 to 100 fold molar excess to antibody is recommended. Precise conditions should be optimized for a particular assay.|
|Format||The synthetic peptide was lyophilized with 100% acetonitrile and is supplied as a powder. Reconstitute with 0.1 ml deionized water for a final concentration of 1 mg/ml.|
|Storage||Maintain refrigerated at 2-8°C for up to 6 months. For long term storage store at -20°C.|
|Precautions||This product is for research use only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.|
|Function||Caspase-like protease, which plays a central role in the chromosome segregation by cleaving the SCC1/RAD21 subunit of the cohesin complex at the onset of anaphase. During most of the cell cycle, it is inactivated by different mechanisms.|
|Cellular Location||Cytoplasm. Nucleus.|
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ESPL1 is a caspase-like protease, which plays a central role in the chromosome segregation by cleaving the SCC1/RAD21 subunit of the cohesin complex at the onset of anaphase. During most of the cell cycle, it is inactivated by different mechanisms. ESPL1 is regulated by at least two independent mechanisms. First, it is inactivated via its interaction with securin/PTTG1, which probably covers its active site. The association with PTTG1 is not only inhibitory, since PTTG1 is also required for activating it, the enzyme being inactive in cells in which PTTG1 is absent. PTTG1 degradation at anaphase, liberates it and triggers RAD21 cleavage. Second, phosphorylation at Ser-1126 inactivates it. The complete phosphorylation during mitosis, is removed when cells undergo anaphase. Activation of the enzyme at the metaphase-anaphase transition probably requires the removal of both securin and inhibitory phosphate.
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Saptadasha Kshanada, Shukla Dvitiya
Seventeenth Night, Second Night of the Bright Fortnight
Song 1 Shri Gaurachandrasya (of Lord Gaurachandra) (Deshaga-raga)
1. bhaba-bhare gara gara cita
kshane uthe kshane baise na paya sambita
2. ati rase nahi bandhe theha
sonari sonari kande puraba seneha
3. nace pahum gora nata-raja
i lagi gokula-pati sankirtana majha
4. priya-gadadhara-kare dhari
marama-kathati kahe phukari phukari
5. uga maga ananda-hilole
luliya luliya pade panditera kole
6. gora-rase saba rasamaya
na darabe balarama-pashana-hridaya
1. His heart is overcome with spiritual love. One moment He stands. The next moment He sits. Then He is no longer conscious.
2. He is overcome with the nectar of love. He is not peaceful. Remembering and remembering the persons He loved before, He weeps.
3. Lord Gaura dances. He is the king of dancers. Why has the king of Gokula entered this festival of sankirtana?
4. Holding dear Gadadhara's hand, and weeping and weeping, He tells what is in His heart.
5. In waves of bliss He rises and plunges. Restlessly moving to and fro, He finally falls into Gadadhara Pandita's arms.
6. The nectar of Lord Gaura is the sweetest of all nectar. Even so, the stone that is Balarama dasa's heart still does not melt with spiritual love.
Song 2 Shri Nityanandacandrasya (of Lord Nityanandacandra) (Shri-raga)
1. nita-i guna-mani amara nita-i guna-mani
aniya premera banya bhasa-ila abani
2. premera banya la-iya nita-i a-ila gauda-deshe
dubila bhakata saba dina hina bhase
3. dina hina patita pamara nahi bache
brahmara durlabha prema yare tare yace
4. abandha-karuna nita-i katiya mohana
ghare ghare bule prema-amiyara bana
5. locana bale amara nita-i yeba nahi mane
anala bheja-i tara majha mukha-khane
1. My Lord Nitai, the jewel of virtues, Nitai, the jewel of virtues, flooded this world with the ocean of ecstatic spiritual love.
2. Taking with Him the ocean of spiritual love, He came to Gauda-desha. Every devotee drowned in that ocean of love. Only the fallen sinners remained floating.
3. The poor, worthless, fallen, insignificant persons did not wish to accept that love. Still Lord Nitai begged everyone to accept the rare spiritual love even Brahma cannot attain.
4. That ocean of mercy had been sealed. But Lord Nitai dug a canal to bring that nectar ocean of love from one house to the next.
5. Locana dasa says: Anyone who will not say, "Lord Nitai is my master", sets a fire in his mouth.
1. Secretly you look at mee with a furtive smiling glance, A glance like a glistening moon on a dark night.
2. You look at Me with glance from the corners of Your eyes, a glance like a swarm of black bees flying in the sky.
3. O beautiful girl, why do You look at Me in this way? Who can guess Your purpose? My life's breath is now very agitated.
4. Why does a black bee fly to a lotus flower in the water? Filled with wonder, You approach Me. O beautiful girl, shyly You gaze at Me.
5. Your graceful breasts are golden waterpots. Gazing at them, how could I not desire to possess them?
6. Half You hide them, half You do not care if they remain hidden. I yearn to attain these waterpot breasts.
7. Vidyapati says: Lord Krishna is now overcome with new passionate love. How could hiding Kamadeva not attack Him with a host of flying arrows?
Song 4 (Identical with 16th Ksanada, Song 4)
1. O gopi-friend, will destiny fulfill My desire? Will I again see Shri Radha, whose form is a great treasure-house of beauty?
2. If I will never again meet this beautiful girl, then what desire would I have to maintain My life?
3. Please become My messenger. Go to Her and arrange that My desire be fulfilled. Our lives are tied together. How can I remain aloof from Her?
4. Hearing Lord Krishna's words, that gopi hurried to the assembly of beautiful gopis.
5. Hari-vallabha says: O girl of Vraja, please hear. On jewel prayer-beads Lord Krishna chants mantras describing Your glories.
1. How many beautiful and wise teenage girls stay here in this place in Gokula? Still, Krishna came to this secluded place, earnestly looked with crooked eyes, and did not see a single one.
2. (Refrain) O beautiful girl, this is my opinion: At this auspicious moment You should break Your vow of being faithful to Your husband. Now You should accept a vow of becoming Krishna's beloved. Now You should offer Yourself to Krishna.
3. Again and again Krishna chants the one-syllable mantra of Your name, the mantra "Rai" (Radhika). If somehow He hears the word "rati", or "ratana", or rati", or "ratula" (words that contain the syllable "ra"). He is overcome with wonder, thinking of You.
4. When He plays His flute, His melodies are all songs chanting Your names or praising Your glories. Surrounded by Your friends, He calls out Your name. This is the opinion of Govinda dasa.
1. O glorious teenage girl whose beauty defeats all the worlds, now You decorate Your form very attractively. Your heart is filled with amorous desires. You are free of fear and shyness. O Radha, now You prepare to meet Krishna, the king of the forest groves.
2. In the forest You walk like a graceful elephant. Hundreds of groups of girlfriends sing and play on musical instruemnts. Graceful and intelligent girls accompany You.
3. Now You see dark Lord Krishna. A great pandita in the arts of amorous battle, You smile. Now You become wild with amorous bliss. Krishna, the great hero of amorous battle meets Your friends. A great garland of flower arrows rains on You from His eyes.
4. Your eyes and His shower flower-arrows. Your arms and His are locked in combat. Your body and His are pressed together. Neither You nor He will admit defeat in this battle. Govinda dasa says: No one knows who has won this battle. Everything is flooded with waves of sound, waves that come from jangling ornaments.
1. How many times do They tightly embrace? They are splendid like a monsoon cloud and lightning.
2. Their faces are Kamadeva's traps set to catch each other. They passionately embrace. Have They now become one?
3. Now great waves rise in the ocean of Their amorous pastimes. They are two great oceans splashed by these waves.
4. Now they are flooded with perspiration. They were two, but now They have become one. It is as if They are bathed in the abhisheka ceremony to celebrate Kamadeva's glories.
5. Now They are covered by the great darkness of Their dishevelled hair. It is as if They are both victorious in Kamadeva's battle.
6. No one can count the ferocious bites and scratches on Their lips and breasts.
7. Krishna places His glorious hand on Her breasts. It is as if a budding twig is placed in a golden waterpot.
8. The whole forest is filled with the splendor of Their sweet fragrance. The buzzing bees dear to lord Krishna sing of Their glories.
1. (Refrain) What are these two graceful forms? Perhaps They are a teenage boy and a teenage girl. Perhaps They are two merchants setting out their wonderful goods for sale. Perhaps They are a well filled with the nectar of passionate love.
2. Perhaps They are a glistening sun and a spotted moon. Perhaps they are lotus flowers filled with shyness and delight. Perhaps They are a cakora bird charmed by the moon and smiling amidst a host of blue lotus flowers.
3. Perhaps They are one moon above another moon, one moon above another moon. Perhaps They are a khanjana bird and a cakora bird sipping the nectar moonlight.
4. Perhaps they are the dawn rising above the Yamuna's dark waves. Perhaps They are the evening sky filled with glistening stars. Perhaps They are the dawning sun still hiding in the night's darkness. Are these two forms not a great wonder?
5. Pwerhaps They are monsoon cloud and a lightning flash above the peak of golden Mount Sumeru. Perhaps They are a golden vine bearing peearl fruits. What should we believe is the true identity of these two forms?
6. Everyone says these two forms are Radha and Madhava. That is what they believe. All I know is that I, Shekhara Raya, am now drowning in an ocean of the sweetest nectar. I do not know how to swim across this ocean.
1. Yor palms are anointed with kunkuma. Your face is decorated with the tilaka of curly hair. With tear-filled eyes You casrefully, carefully watch. With a choked voice you speak broken words.
2. (Refrain) O beautiful beautiful Radha, O crest jewel of all beautiful girls, You carefully watch, but You do not see Madhava in the night filled with sweet nectar.
3. Anointed with black kajjala, Your eyes are like restless khanjana birds. A new blue lotus rests on Your ear. To Your graceful heart You hold a fair atasi flower. You hold it as if it were a golden dagger.
4. Your feet are decorated with designs drawn in red lac, designs that defeat even Kamadeva. Govinda dasa says: It was Krishna who drew those red designs on Radha's feet.
1. O Radha and Krishna, I place this humble request before You. Your nectar hearts are filled with mercy. O my masters, please hear my request.
2. O Krishna, O moon of Gokula, O beloved of the gopis, O Radha, O crest jewel of Lord Krishna's beloveds, O Radha whose limbs are fair, O Krishna whose limbs are dark, when Your glories touch my ears, I feel cooled, I feel relief from the burning sufferings of material life.
3. From the saintly devotees' mouths I have heard of Your mercy to the fallen and misguided, mercy famous in the three worlds. Now I take shelter of You. I am lost. I have no good destination in this life.
4. O Krishna, glory to You! O Radha, glory to You! O Krishna, glory to You! O Radha, glory to You! O Krishna, glory to You! O Radha, O Radha, glory to You! Placing his folded hands above his head, Narottama falls to the ground and says: O my masters, please fulfill my desire.
1. The faces of the divine couple are so beautiful! To what can I compare them? Perhaps They are like a glistening moon and ablue lotus flower meeting together.
2. Perhaps they are like a dark hero and a fair heroine. Perhaps They are like a glistening sapphire set in gold.
3. Tightly embracing, They taste the sweet nectar of Their love. Perhaps then they are like a golden vine and a tamala tree caught in a tight embrace.
4. When Krishna places His dear hand opn Radha's breasts, perhaps that is like King Kamadeva worshiping a Deity of Lord Shiva with a blue lotus flower.
5. Raya Shekhara says: The divine coule are like a new monsoon cloud and an unmoving lightning flash. The sight of Them brings bliss to the eyes.
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With only a few weeks left to soak up the sun, clothing just gets in the way.
In Germany, “nakation” enthusiasts have flocked
to Dankerode, a small town west of Berlin, where the first nudity-allowed hiking trail
opened in May 2010. The 18km stretch welcomes clothed tourists as well, though signs
warn unsuspecting hikers they may see more than just wildlife on the trail. Go
now before the average high temperature drops to below 16C in October.
For a warmer nakation, Bare Necessities Tour and Travel
offers all-nude cruises to the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and the
Philippines. Passengers are expected to be dressed for meals in the dining room
and any time the ship is in port, but no need to worry about the dreaded “Formal
Night” as T-shirts and shorts are considered acceptable. The tour company does
arrange extra theme nights such as an “Undressed to Kill” James Bond-themed
night where attendees often wear only 007’s signature bow-tie, or in the spirit
of the movie Goldfinger, all-gold body paint.
More active travellers might
consider the annual World
Naked Bike Ride, happening on 10 March, 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere, and in June in
the Northern Hemisphere.
Even in the notoriously prudish US, the
American Association of Nude Recreation (AANR) offers a “Nakation in a Box”, complete with a full list of nudist
resorts and campgrounds across the US and Canada, a towel, and an ever-important
bottle of sunscreen. The AANR set a Guinness World Record in 2010 for
simultaneous skinny dipping with 14,110 participants across North America.
When you go
on a nakation, it is not always as simple as showing up and stripping down. A
few things to know before you go:
- Some resorts are clothing-optional,
while some are entirely clothing-free (where nudity is mandatory), so it’s best
to call ahead and pick one that will make you feel the most comfortable. Most
resorts adopt a “clothed when practical, nude when appropriate” policy.
- Leave your camera at home. Most nude
destinations frown on photography or restrict it to certain areas only.
- Don’t assume a nude environment
equals a sexual one. Nudists resorts tend to be focused on self-acceptance and
freedom rather than free love.
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Where: Gayhurst Primary School
When: 04/04/19 – 10/05/19
Topic: ‘Ancient Greece’
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Negative Gearing what’s all the fuss about?
Negative Gearing whats all the fuss about?
If you are living in Australia at the moment then you could hardly have missed the political and media beat-up surrounding the negative gearing debate. For the uninitiated, it seems negative gearing is getting a terrible rap and one that allegedly favours the rich and creates inequality for the average tax payer. The media has blamed negative gearing for various problems including high property prices, keeping first-time home buyers out of the property market, tax rorts and causing budget deficits.
Depending on who you speak to in the industry there seems to be a lot of hype around, problem being, is that the hype is largely driven by those who just don’t understand the deeper issues.
I would like to share my view as one of many ‘mum and dad’ property investors out there in Australia right now. I believe property investing is a real and effective method for bolstering the savings of middle-class Australians. Australians that if we don’t do something now , knowing that there will be no pension for me to live on in retirement, I am certainly not sitting around to wait for any handouts as I know I will not qualify. Nor should I.
So, what is negative gearing and why do I believe it should remain?
What is Negative Gearing?
Negative gearing is a tax arrangement that allows you to offset losses incurred through your investment property ownership against your taxable income.
An example of this is:
You own an investment property that generates $13 000 per annum gross rent to you (approximate $250 week rent).
As the landlord, there are costs to you for owning that property, and let’s say they could total
$16 000 per annum. These costs are such things as landlord insurance, maintenance and gardening, interest payments to the bank on your loan, property management, depreciation on fixtures and fittings etc.
So you minus what it has cost you $16 000 by the amount of your investment income $13 000. Hence you have made a loss of $3 000 for that financial year.
Negative Gearing is a tax arrangement that allows you to offset that $3 000 loss against any other income you receive. So if your annual salary is $80 000 per annum, you can claim a $3 000 deduction against this $80 000, and only pay tax on $77 000 (ignoring any other tax deductions you may have also).
This tax-offset arrangement is available until the property becomes positively geared. This means when your income from your investment property is generating a higher income than what it costs you to hold it. From then on when the property becomes positively geared, you’ll pay tax on all of the income the property generates.
Some of the points the political and media beat-up are saying about why negative gearing is a bad thing?
Apparently negative gearing is unfair. These are just a few of the arguments circulating to this effect, including:
- offsetting the loss against tax means less fortunate tax payers are helping to pay for the “wealthier half” to own an investment property
- it unfairly favour’s the rich because billionaires can negatively gear the same way as average earners
- it pushes up house prices because investors are buying-up housing stock for the tax benefits
- the government loses out on tax revenue it would have received had the investor paid tax on all income.
Check out the link above for further information on exactly who claimed negative gearing tax refunds in the 2015 financial year.
So ready to crack open the above arguments??
- Negative gearing is not an investment strategy, per’se. Why would any sane person enter a business deal to lose money? The answer is because you hope that, over time, your losses will be made up by the capital growth in the value of the asset. This capital growth can then be used to refinance, or to realise a capital gain when the asset is sold. Negative gearing only makes sense from an investment point of view if the property value increases over time.
- The same rules apply to the rich as to the less wealthy, however, two-thirds of Australia’s two million property owners negatively gear ( see above list in link)Of these, 70% earn less than $80k per year. The tax benefits of negative gearing have allowed many ordinary, working class Australians, to invest in property and take control of their financial future. Given our ageing population and the government’s propensity toward self-funded retirements, (exactly my position) then you could argue this can only be a good thing long-term, right?
- According to some, the theory that negative gearing pushes up housing prices is just pure BS. In some overseas countries where negative gearing is not allowed, they’ve experienced a boom, and much greater subsequent bust, than Australia has gone through. To me, it seems lobbyists don’t recognise that borrowing money to undertake productive investment moving forward helps economic growth.
- Finally, does the government lose out? Not really. A property may start out with a large loan and low rent (negative gearing). Over time, the loan decreases and the rent increases (positive gearing), then the Tax Office gets its share. Additionally, every dollar claimed as a deduction was paid out by the investor post tax (in their hand) to pay for the property maintenance for example. Don’t forget too that for every dollar spent you do not get back $1 for $1 but the percentage in the $ of your taxable income rate, hence getting a little slack from the government for the initial startup of a property in negative gearing should in my opinion stay.
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Catholic classical education recognizes children as creatures made in the image and likeness of God who are meant to be with Him. To foster that relationship, we help all students seek and find Truth through a curriculum that plays to diverse strengths. We view education as training, and we view each student as an individual with unique capabilities. Teachers use Socratic dialogue to help students learn how to respond to ideas using their God-given reason and intellect and then provide them with well-marked pathways to hone skills that they can then apply to all academic disciplines.
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Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle farmers in Ntungamo district want the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to ease the foot and mouth disease quarantine regulations imposed on two sub-counties.
The government imposed total livestock quarantine on the sub counties of Rubaare and Ngoma in February, 2022 following the outbreak of the Foot and mouth disease.
The district authorities have since been implementing control measures that include the ban on the movement and sale of cattle and their products from the affected sub counties.
However, Geoffrey Kato, the chairperson Ntungamo district farmers association has appealed to the government to lift the quarantine imposed on the two sub-counties and consider opening the sale of cattle and their products.
He has also requested that vaccines be provided to vaccinate cattle in the neighboring areas as a prevention measure.
Robert Kamuntu, Ntungamo Deputy Resident District Commissioner who also chairs the FMD taskforce, says that they have agreed to have samples taken to the National laboratory next week for testing and the results will determine if the quarantine should be lifted or not.
Yak Basulira, the District Veterinary Officer says they are developing a software app to help manage the fight against Foot and Mouth disease, noting that this will help in traceability, record keeping, health status and number, noting that once it is complete, it will help. He says currently, they are focusing on FMD but later other diseases will be integrated into the App.
He says the district has received 70,000 doses of Foot and Mouth disease in phases and since the outbreak in January 2022, they have vaccinated 40,000 cattle.
Dr. Anna Rose Ademun, the commissioner of veterinary in the Ministry of Agriculture says the farmers should be patient as the ministry is monitoring the situation and sensitizing them.
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108 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 174 g
Reihe: Friction Stir Welding and Processing
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology
Jana / Mishra / Grant Friction Stir Casting Modification for Enhanced Structural EFriction Stir Casting Modification for Enhanced Structural Efficiency: A Volume in the Friction Stir Welding and Processing Book Series summarizes current research and applications of friction stir processing techniques for casting modification.
Research in this area has shown significant benefit in terms of fatigue performance as a result of friction stir processing. This book addresses the latest research, providing readers with a summary of these results and new guidelines for designers.
- Provides the benefits of friction stir casting, including its solid phase process, low distortion of workpiece, good dimensional stability and repeatability, high joint strength, and more
- Summarizes current research and applications of friction stir processing techniques for casting modification
- Presents it usage in the production of products such as rugs, wire, or any other gases, and its applications for decreased fuel consumption in light weight aircraft, and its automotive and ship applications
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Worlds are changed because of people who are willing and brave enough to dream. Most people get that, but if you truly want to be a world-changing leader, you must also commit to a lifelong journey of constantly having to work on, grow, and develop yourself.
Kristen Knowles, President of Brave Leaders Group, is an example of profound courage in action. Having been exposed to abuse and suicide and overcome betrayal, failure, and rejection, Kristen had plenty of opportunity to quit, or step back, but instead chose to step forward.
About the Guest:
Kristen Knowles is a 12x award winning leadership expert. Over the last 10 years, she has built and led multiple coaching and leadership programs for top companies worldwide. Her passion is helping leaders live & lead from their purpose. She is the President of Brave Leaders Group, a full-suite leadership firm that specializes in offering unique leadership experiences that create impactful moments and inspire growth. She offers a unique opportunity to implement strategies that create empowering cultures and breaks apart our previous ideas of leadership to create brave leaders that will mark history and change the narrative for leadership going forward.
Her experience spans internationally, having worked in Europe & Africa, and with organizations in southeast Asia and domestically in the USA. She has served as the VP and Chairman of the board of directors for an international non-profit organization, Head of HR and member of the executive leadership team for several organizations, as well as an Organizational Development consultant for multiple start-ups.
Her mission is to empower leaders to lead & live from purpose. She will inspire you to wake up with excitement and passion to do what you were made to do and thrive in every area of your life—by creating deep relationships and leading with authenticity and courage.
Having gone through failure, rejection, and abuse, her story is a powerful example that you are made for more! Your life has purpose—no matter where you come from or what you’ve gone through—you can have purpose and abundance in your life.
“Today, I am grateful for all of these experiences and these failures because they led me on a journey— a path to greater leadership, to discover who I am and my purpose, to face my fears, and taught me how to cultivate meaningful relationships. This path helped shape me and I learned what it looks like to have a life with purpose, to lead with purpose, and how to have fulfillment in every area of my life. I overcame betrayal, failure, disappointment, rejection, and everything the world had thrown at me, and you can too. I personally overcame all of those challenges to discover the path that leads to a life of purpose, fulfillment, and connection. I invite you on the journey of a lifetime—to live full of purpose. Will you join me?” - Kristen Knowles
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A United Nations General Assembly committee adopted a resolution urging Iran to improve its human rights record on Thursday, marking the first such resolution passed since the Iran nuclear agreement meant to put the country's nuclear weapons program on ice was reached in July.
The non-binding resolution was introduced to the Third Committee, which focuses on social, humanitarian and cultural issues. Seventy-six countries voted in favor of its passage, 35 voted against and 68 abstained.
The language calls on Tehran to address the "alarming high frequency of and increase in the carrying-out of the death penalty, in disregard of internationally recognized safeguards, including executions undertaken without notification to the prisoner's family members or legal counsel."
During the first half of the year, Amnesty International said it believed Iran put to death nearly 700 people in what it called a "staggering" execution spree.Read more on WashingtonExaminer.com
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Join Nigel French for an in-depth discussion in this video Accommodating paragraphs with different leading, part of Designing with Grids in InDesign.
For documents that have body text and supporting text, how do we make sure that the two types of text are both aligned to the same grid? In this case I have body text at 10 point and supporting text used for captions and sidebars at 7.5 point. The leading of my body text is 13.5 points, and that works well, makes for nice readable body text. If I were to apply 13.5 point leading to my 7.5 point caption or sidebar text, that's going to make for that text far too widely spaced.
So what's the solution? The solution is, we can use an option called Align First Line Only. And what that does, is it makes sure that the supporting text is aligned to the grid. But just its first line, after that it conforms to whatever leading value we specified, in this case nine points and just does its own thing. But in addition to this, we can also set things up in such a way that the leading value of our supporting text ultimately comes into sync with the leading value of our body text.
Firstly, how do we make sure something is aligned to the first line only? My body text has all lines locked to the baseline grid, my supporting text has just the first line. They are both applied through the same icon on the control panel. But if I only want to affect the first line then I come to the Control Panel menu and choose this option. If I'm incorporating this into a Paragraph Style Definition, come to Indents and Spacing and it's this option, First Line Only.
And we can see that if I draw down a guide, to that first baseline, they are cross aligned. Furthermore, and here's the important point here, 13.5 times 2 is 27. 9 times 3 is 27. So that means after that first line, every two lines of the body text, and every three lines of the supporting text, things will come back into alignment and I can draw down a guide right there. And right there, and we can see that things go out of alignment and come back into alignment.
Here now are some other leading combinations that also work. 12.75 for the body text, combined with 8.5 for the supporting text. 12.75 times 2, 25, 8.5 times 3, 25. 12 paired with 9. 12 times 3, 36. 9 times 4, 36. You get the idea. So with a bit of consideration, you can make sure that even though it's going to be impossible and undesirable to have all lines aligned to your baseline grid, after that first line, things will come back into synch every 2, or 3, or possibly 4 lines, depending on the leading value combinations that you use.
- Why grids matter
- Determining your page size
- Creating margins and defining your type area
- Setting up a baseline grid
- Understanding the power of InDesign's Gridify feature
- Breaking your grid with images
- Maximizing white space with a grid
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Best time to visit Zar Tālā
The best time to visit Zar Tālā in Afghanistan is from June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Zar Tālā is 72°F in July and the lowest is 24°F in January.
In the table below you can quickly see the average monthly weather in Zar Tālā, the monthly temperatures or when the precipitation is the highest. Average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
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Zar Tālā weather
The weather for Zar Tālā over the next 14 days will be 54°F till 73° with a couple of days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.
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Climate Zar Tālā
Zar Tālā has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and dry, and in the winter it is cold and wet. The average annual temperature for Zar Tālā is 19° degrees and there is about 93 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 242 days a year with an average humidity of 50% and an UV-index of 3.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Zar Tālā?
Zar Tālā is located in Afghanistan. It lies in a straight line 6,692 miles from New York.
The coordinates of Zar Tālā are:
- Latitude: 34.470689
- Longitude: 67.441448
The GPS coordinates are 34° 28' N, 67° 26' E
How long is the flight to Zar Tālā?
The flight time from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zar Tālā is approximately 15 h. 30 min.
What are the nearest airports to Zar Tālā?
These are the airports closests to Zar Tālā:
- Hamid Karzai International Airport (102 mi) in Kabul
How big is Zar Tālā?
The surface area of Zar Tālā is 24 mi².
What is the currency of Zar Tālā?
In Zar Tālā, the Afghan afghani (AFN) is used for payment.
Exchange rates on 15 August 2022
- 1 US dollar = 76.72 Afghan afghani
- 1 Afghan afghani = 0.013 US dollar
- 100 US dollar = 7,672.20 Afghan afghani
- 100 Afghan afghani = 1.30 US dollar
What is the area code of Zar Tālā?
The area code to call Zar Tālā is +93.
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The newly-elected prime minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, has said that connecting Kosovo's status to the status of the Bosnian Serb entity is undesirable.
"We do not want our status to be linked to other issues in the Balkans because we want to believe that our role is to contribute to peace and stability in the region," Haradinaj said in an interview for Television Bosnia-Hercegovina on Thursday evening [16 December].
Haradinaj reiterated several times that Kosovo's objective was to gain independence and that this objective had no alternative.
He said that defining the status of Kosovo would represent a contribution to solving outstanding issues in the entire region.
"I am confident that Bosniaks, who experienced war before us, will understand that we need friends in all countries in the world," Haradinaj said.
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Our fire professionals recommend wet pipe sprinklers over pre-action dry pipe primarily for reliability considerations....
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In the dry pipe case the advantage is elimination of accidental discharge due to accidental damage to a head. However, that rarely occurs, in fact. On the other hand, the incidents of pre-action systems not working due to maintenance and other system complexity issues is their downfall. Is there a movement towards wet pipe installations in data centers, or is pre-action dry pipe still the standard?
This is an interesting question which can be evaluated in a number of ways. In my opinion, the predominant fire protection systems in a high value asset environment are dry pipe, pre-action sprinklers, OR clean agent / gaseous systems. The use of wet pipe systems in a data center facility does occur, but I would say in most cases, was installed many years ago when the technology for use of either clean agents or pre-action sprinklers was not nearly as reliable as it is today. Specifically, the use of smoke detection plays a key role in both types of systems.
Smoke detection technology today is both exponentially more reliable and more economical than it was just 10-15 years ago. When smoke detection works properly and smoke is detected, a dry pipe pre-action system essentially becomes a wet pipe system.
The decision to use any given system mentioned generally comes down to an evaluation of risk versus cost.
Generically speaking, its reasonable to say that:
- Wet sprinklers involve the highest level of facility risk due to response from heat only (not smoke) and because of the risk associated with water in the piping 100% of the time. Wet pipe sprinklers will generally be the most economical system of the three.
- Dry pipe, pre-action sprinklers involve a moderate level of risk because it is still a water based system, and still does not initiate discharge until heat at each head is well beyond what would cause damage to equipment. Maintenance required is a bit more and the systems are generally more complex. Risk is mitigated to some extent because of the multiple actions required BEFORE water is actually discharged, thus minimizing potential accidental discharges or maintenance mishaps. Pre-action systems are more costly than wet pipe systems but slightly more economical than clean agent systems.
- Clean agent systems involve the lowest level of risk to the facility due to their quick response activation upon SMOKE detection (not heat detection) which can be magnitudes more sensitive than heat detection. The agent itself also causes no damage or clean up in the facility. The cost of clean agent systems will be slightly more than pre-action systems.
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Wien: Sebastian Hartl, 1785. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good . 12mo. 79 pp. Contemporary half leather, spine gilt; red label. Binding a bit rubbed, but nevertheless a charming period binding with decorative floral endpapers.
Rare first edition of this work by the German Jewish philosopher, Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786). It was next published in Berlin in 1796. (Inventory #: JC14379)
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Posted 05 May 2011 - 02:44 AM
i am doing research in cancer. I bought new primers for my work.Tm for tese forwrd and reverse primers are 73.3 and 72.9 respectively. I did PCR with these. but i didnt get any product in any temperature(45-72c).pleare give some suggestions.
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I always had an alternate hypothesis....
Posted 05 May 2011 - 08:10 PM
..."best of our knowledge, as far as we know this had never been reported before, though I can't possible read all the published journals on earth, but by perform thorough search in google, the keywords did not match any documents"...
"what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger"---Goddess Casandra reminds me to be strong
"It's all just DNA. Do it."---phage434
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There’s nothing more frustrating than having to buy an entire quart of buttermilk for just a few tablespoons. With a little know-how, you can make your own buttermilk substitute with ingredients you probably have on hand.
Traditionally buttermilk was the term used to describe the liquid remaining from the production of butter. Today’s buttermilk is cultured, meaning that bacteria has been added. The bacteria turns the lactose sugar present in the milk into lactic acid, which gives the buttermilk it’s acidic flavor. In baking the acid reacts with baking soda to produce carbon dioxide gas, causing baked goods to rise and giving them their light, airy texture.
Substituting regular milk for buttermilk isn’t a good idea in most recipes because you’ll eliminate the acid needed for proper rising. Making your own buttermilk is easy – you just need to add a source of acid.
Start with 1 cup of milk and add ONE of the following:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
Allow the mixture to stand for 10 minutes before using. Leftover homemade buttermilk can be stored in the refrigerator up to one week, or freeze in smaller batches for easy access.
Check out some of these recipes using buttermilk:
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The Gospel Notes for the First Sunday of Advent from the Lutheran Service Book’s One-Year Lectionary is now available. You may download the Color PDF, the Black and White PDF, the Bi-Fold Color PDF, the Bi-Fold Black and White PDF, the Legal Half-Page PDF, or the Legal Black and White PDF.
The bi-fold version is a “booklet form” that folds and inserts nicely inside a standard bulletin. The standard version can be printed double-sided on a 8½ x 11″ sheet, and folded for distribution through bulletins, or put on the narthex table for distribution.
The Legal Half-Page is designed for those parishes who already have the readings in their bulletins, this lets you print these notes on a legal (8½ x 14″) sheet, cut it in half, and insert it in your bulletins. It removes the left column from the other formats, and makes it so one double-sided sheet can be inserted.
Additional one-year lectionary Gospel Notes can be found here. If you would like to receive an email each week, please fill out the registration form here. This educational resource is provided by Steadfast in the Parish.
The First Sunday of Advent in the Church Year
by: Rev. Roberto E. Rojas, Jr
Collect of the Day:
Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come, that by Your protection we may be rescued from the threatening perils of our sins and saved by Your mighty deliverance; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Psalm 25:4-5, 21-22 (antiphon: Psalm 25:1-3a) — To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
24 (antiphon: v. 7) — The King of Glory
Old Testament Reading:
Jeremiah 23:5-8 — The Righteous Branch
Psalm 25:3-4 — None who wait for You shall be put to shame
Romans 13:(8-10) 11-14 — Fulfilling the Law through Love
Psalm 85:7 — Show us Your steadfast love, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.
Author and Date:
Matthew Levi the apostle around AD 50. This is the Triumphal Entry of Jesus from Bethany to Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-19).
We hope you find these notes useful and help us with sharing them with others. Be sure to contact us if you have questions or suggestions on how to improve these, or if you might be interested in helping us produce some of these.
The posting for Advent 1 2015 can be found here
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Pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder : a systematic review and meta-analysis
The original publication is available at http://www.samj.org.za
CITATION: Ipser, J., [et al.]. 2006. Pharmacotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. South African Medical Journal, 96(10):1088-1096.
Background. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and disabling condition. Evidence that PTSD is characterised by specific psychobiological dysfunctions has contributed to a growing interest in use of medication in its treatment. Objectives. To assess the effects of medication in the treatment of PTSD. Design. Systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) following the Cochrane Collaboration guidelines. A more detailed version of the review is published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Methods. We searched the Cochrane Depression, Anxiety and Neurosis Group specialised register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Library issue 4, 2004), MEDLINE (January 1966 - December 2004), PsycINFO (1966 - 2004), the National PTSD Center Pilots database, and the meta register module of the Controlled Trials'database. Reference lists of retrieved articles were searched for additional studies. Two raters independently assessed RCTs for inclusion in the review, collated trial data, and assessed trial quality. Investigators were contacted to obtain missing data. Summary statistics were stratified by medication class, and by medication agent for the selective serotonin-re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Dichotomous and continuous measures were calculated using a random effects model, heterogeneity was assessed, and subgroup/sensitivity analyses were done. Main results. Thirty-five short-term (14 weeks or less) RCTs were included in the analysis (4 547, participants). Symptom severity for 17 trials was significantly reduced in the medication groups, relative to placebo (weighted mean difference (WMD) = -5.76, 95% confidence interval (CI): -8.16 - -3.36, N = 2 507). Similarly, summary statistics for responder status from 13 trials demonstrated overall superiority of a variety of medication agents compared with placebo (relative risk (RR) = 1.49, 95% CI: 1.28, 1.73, number needed to treat (NNT) = 4.85, N = 1272). Medication and placebo response occurred in 59.1% (N = 644) and 38.5% (N = 628) of patients, respectively. Of the medication classes, evidence of treatment efficacy was most convincing for the SSRIs. Medication was also effective in reducing the severity of the PTSD re-experiencing/intrusion, avoidance/numbing, and hyperarousal symptom clusters in 9 trials (N = 1 304). In addition, medication was superior to placebo in reducing co-morbid depression and disability. Medication was also less well tolerated than placebo. A narrative review of the 3 maintenance trials suggested that long-term medication may be required in treating PTSD. Conclusion. Medication treatments can be effective in treating PTSD, acting to reduce its core symptoms, as well as associated depression and disability, and should be considered as part of the treatment of this disorder. The findings of this review support the status of SSRIs as first-line agents in the pharmacotherapy of PTSD, as well as their value in long-term treatment. However, there remain important gaps in the evidence base, and there is a continued need for more effective agents in the management of PTSD.
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The third edition of this best-selling text has been revised to present a more problem oriented approach to learning Pascal, without substantially changing the original popular style of previous editions. With additional material on Turbo Pascal extensions to the standard Pascal, including binary files and graphics, it continues to provide an introduction which is as suitable for the programming novice as for those familiar with other computer languages.When you look at the output from a program that has failed at run-time there is a natural tendency to assume that the last piece of information ... In particular, check to see if any code inside a loop could be removed from that loop altogether .
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Labor Day weekend for most is filled with memories of family and friends gathered around the water or a BBQ soaking in the last days of summer. For many of us in production Agriculture, those memories also include getting around early to finish the chores before going off to the party. This is how it is for all holidays: July 4th, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and even birthdays!
This year I spent Labor Day weekend taking care of our 67,000 head of cattle, making sure everything was fed, watered, and taken care of before heading off for the afternoon. True we may not tackle the ‘extra’ tasks on a Holiday or weekend, but there is plenty to be done. Like the saying goes “if there is not future for Agriculture, there is no future at all. No Farmers. No Food. Be sure to thank a farmer or rancher for their hard work today!
Who does not like to watch the sunrise every morning. I get to watch the sunrise every morning on the never-ending horizons of the Panhandle.
Gotta get the cattle fed. Every animal is fed a perfectly balanced ration three times daily. And yes we do feed more than grain in the feedyard. Wheat hay, grass hay, alfalfa, wheatlage, and corn silage are just a few examples.
I receive cattle on a daily basis, yes even on Labor Day. The average feeder calf coming into the yard comes from a grass backgrounding program as a yearling weighing 700 pounds.
I do believe this stock tank has earned its keep. Young cattle coming from pasture situations may not be familiar with water from a tank, so I fill these large tanks with plenty of fresh water to familiarize cattle to water from a tank. This reduces stress on the cattle and reduces the amount of time takes for cattle to start eating a feedyard ration.
If I’m lucky at the end of the day, I get to run out to a friend’s ranch and watch the sun set on the other never-ending horizon of the Handle. Although, most days I’m already thinking about bed so I can get up and do it all again.
Who knew that there is so much work involved in producing that steak on the grocery store shelf? This is only a tiny inlet to all of the work that goes on to get that steak from pasture to plate. There is so much more to the story.
Still have more questions about work in a cattle feedyard? Send me a message or leave a comment and I’ll be more than happy to answer them. I already am working on future posts that tell more about my day working in the feedyard to produce your beef! So stay tuned!
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The project GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System uses Global Positioning System (GPS) and global system for mobile communication (GSM), which makes this project more economic than implementing a communication system through GPS satellites in two-way GPS communication system.
Tracking has now been a recent trend followed everywhere. This process helps us to collect details and at the same time prevent robbery of devices being tracked. The project ‘GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System’ which employs microcontroller as its chief component is mostly implemented to keep track of vehicles in recent times. The ‘GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System’ project utilizes a GSM modem as a replacement for one of the GPS device to ensure two-way communication process. The GSM modem and SIM card combination employs same technique as of a normal cell-phone to implement tracking process.
The overall system of ‘GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System’ is so easy and simple that it can be executed anywhere. This device can either be fixed or mounted in any corners of the vehicle or expensive piece of equipment which needs protection. Yes, we can also track equipment’s with this device when planted properly. Once the proper installation process is followed, we now have total access of the pathway of the vehicle or any object under consideration. Through the help of our mobile phones, we get complete information about the whereabouts of that applicant. The key component in the project ‘GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System’ is a small chip i.e. SIM attached to the GSM modem which relays the current location of that object in the text format i.e. SMS back in the phone once the mobile number of that SIM is dialed. There is no particular time limit set for this project, user can request for location of the object at any time and any location where the mobile network is reachable. Be it either a fleet of vehicles or number of expensive equipment’s, this project is applicable everywhere to locate them anywhere and at any instant despite of the long distance. The fact that it allows people to achieve information they need form a distant place without having them to be physically present there makes it more flexible.
Circuit Description of GPS and GSM Based Vehicle Tracking System: –
The circuit diagram of the project “GPS and GSM based vehicle tracking system” is depicted in fig.1. As we can see clearly, the chief components employed in this project are: microcontroller, GPS module, GSM modem and 9V DC supply as a source of power for project. The working of the project ‘GPS and GSM based vehicle tracking system’ can be summarized in points below:
- The location detail of the vehicle/object is collected by the GPS module from the satellite, this information is in the form of latitudes and longitudes scale.
- Thus collected information is then fed to the microcontroller. Necessary processing is done and then the information is passed onto the GSM modem.
- The GSM modem collects the information for microcontroller and then transfers it to the mobile phone through the SMS which is in text format.
Components Description of GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System: –
ATmega16 microcontroller: – This microcontroller (IC2) is the major component which performs as the brain of the project. It acts as an interfacing medium in between multiple hardware peripherals used in this project. The IC is a 8-bit CMOS based on the AVR enhanced RISC architecture which consumes less power to operate.
We use serial interfacing technique to connect this IC2 with GPS module and GSM modem. Out of the multiple data generated by the GPS module, here in the project ‘GPS and GSM based Vehicle Tracking System’ we need NMEA data to track the location of the vehicle. The microcontroller processes this data and then sends it through a GSM modem to the mobile phone.
RS-232 is the defined protocol to establish serial communication process in between the chief components; the microcontroller, GPS and GSM modem. And, in order to transform RS-232 voltage levels into TTL voltage levels, we make use of a serial driver IC MAX232 (IC3).
The mobile number corresponding to the SIM attached to the module must be mentioned in the source code of the microcontroller. This number resides safely in the internal memory of the MCU.
iWave GPS module:- iwave GPS module is preferred for this project, the figure of which is shown in fig.2. The main function of this module is to transmit location data to the microcontroller. The connection between IC2 and GPS module is set by connecting transmit pin TXD of GPS to the microcontroller via MAX232. The NMEA data defined an RS-232 communication standard for devices that include GPS receivers. The NMEA-0183 standard which is actually a subset of NMEA protocol is supported properly by the iWave GPS module. This module operates in the L1 frequency (1575.42 MHz) and up to a fixed territory of about 10 meters in sky, it generates accurate information. For this purpose, antenna must be placed in the open space and at least 50 per cent space visibility is a must.
Fig: 3 iWave GPS Module
GSM modem.:- SIM300 GSM modem is implemented in this project and its corresponding figure is given in fig. 3. The main function of this modem is to exchange data. It is a tri-band SIM300; GSM/GPRS engine that works on various range of frequencies EGSM 900 MHz, DCS 1800 MHz and PCS 1900 MHz.In order to set up connection between GSM modem and microcontroller, we connect transmit pin TXD and receive pin RXD of GSM modem via MAX232 (IC3) with the microcontroller (IC2). Similarly, port pin PD0 (RXD) and port pin PD1 (TXD) of the microcontroller is connected to pins 12 and 10 of MAX232, respectively.
Power supply:- In this project, a 9V battery serves as the main source of energy. Since the microcontroller and MAX232 are powered by a 5Volts, we need to convert supply by using 7805 regulator (IC1). The presence of power supply is indicated by LED1.
Because of the program simplicity, we have chosen “C” language to program microcontroller and compilation process is carried out by a software called AVR studio. One must be extra careful to include exact phone number in the source code so as to receive call from the SIM card which is set with the GSM set up. To burn the hex code of the program into MCU using PonyProg2000 software, it was really difficult. If suited, we can also implement, any suitable tool can be searched.
As mentioned in the software, to receive the data from satellites we used GPS module with 9600 baud rate. The NMEA protocol used in this project is easily decoded by the software. Talking about the protocol, it has a predefined format through which data are transmitted simultaneously by the GPS module to the device with which it is interfaced. The protocol constitutes a set of messages which uses set of ASCII character and have a defined format that are continuously sent by the GPS module to the interfacing device.
The information is provided by the GPS module or receiver in the form of ASCII comma-delimited message strings. And, each message is coded with a dollar sign ‘$’ (hex 0x24) at the start and (hex 0x0D 0x0A) at the end.
As mentioned already in the previous section, the message content provided by the software output protocol constitutes two different types of data; global positioning system fixed data (GGA) and geographic position latitude/longitude (GLL). For our project, we only require GGA content.
The data format for latitude and longitude details is set as ‘degrees, minutes and decimal minutes’ format; ddmm.mmmm initially. But, since recent mapping technologies demand informations of latitude and longitudes details in the format of decimal, degrees, in ‘dd.dddddd’ along with respective sign, some sort of conversion process is essential to present data in the desired form. Negative sign is fixed for south latitude and west longitude.
Regarding the development of message string, the NMEA standard defines how to create new message string with a dollar sign ($) that evolves a completely new GPS message.
Here, $GPGGA denotes the GGA protocol header, second data 002153.000 refers to the UTC time in hhmmss.ss format, third data 3342.6618 is the latitude of the GPS position fixed data in ddmm.mmmm format and the last one; 11751.3858 is the longitude of the GPS position fixed data in dddmm.mmmm format. The alphabets in between direct particular directions as ; ‘N’ stands for North and ‘W’ for West.
Being provided with data in such a format, anyone will be able to extract details of location they prefer to know either by going through a piece of map or going through the software available.
Construction and Testing
Figure 4 shows the complete circuit with the details of the size of the single-side PCB layout of our project. The component layout of this project is illustrated in fig.5.
Figure 4: Solder Side PCB design
Figure 5: Component Side PCB Design
PARTS LIST OF GPS AND GSM BASED VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM
|Resistor (all ¼-watt, ± 5% Carbon)|
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R2 = 10 KΩ
|C1 = 0.1 µF|
C2, C3 = 22 pF
C4 – C8 = 10 µF/16V
|IC1 = 7805, 5V Regulator|
IC2 = ATMega16 Microcontroller
IC3 = MAX232 Converter
LED1 = 5mm Light-emitting diode
|SW1 = Push-To-On Switch|
XTAL1 = 12MHz Crystal
GPS Module = iWave GPS module
GSM modem = SIM300
9V PP3 Battery
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From a collective of progressive education activists - stuff about teaching, thinking, parenting, social justice, desegregation, self-determination, economic justice, music, creativity, and building progressive movements for our future
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Michele Rhee and "school reform"
Sam Chaltain. Huffington Post.
I just watched Christopher Nolan’s remarkable new movie Inception, a futuristic film about a group of people who, through a variety of means, plant a thought so deeply in the mind of one man that it grows naturally and becomes seen as his own. In the opening scene of the movie, protagonist Peter Cobb rhetorically asks the audience: “What’s the most resilient parasite? A bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? No. An idea. Resilient, highly contagious. Once an idea’s taken hold in the brain it’s almost impossible to eradicate. A person can cover it up, or ignore it – but it stays there.”
Cobb’s movie-based challenge is not unlike the reality-based one being faced by today’s advocates for public education reform – how to seed an idea so simple and powerful that it can mobilize public opinion, inspire policymakers, and improve the overall learning conditions for children. And yet after reading Michelle Rhee’s two newest efforts to launch her own form of “inception” – an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal and her organization’s inaugural policy agenda – I see further evidence of both her well-intentioned vision for massive educational reform, and her fundamental misunderstanding about the power of ideas.
Repeatedly, Ms. Rhee has shown she believes that the best way to mobilize people is through conflict, oppositional language and negative emotion. In theJournal, she speaks encouragingly about the fact that “public support is building for a frontal attack on the educational status quo.” And in the introductory paragraph of her policy agenda, she seems encouraged by the fact that her actions will “trigger controversy.” This sort of language extends the tenor of her brief tenure as DC Schools Chancellor, when Rhee made enough inflammatory statements to become the single most polarizing education figure in country. Love me or hate me, she seemed to be telling us – but pick one you must.
In some respects, Ms. Rhee’s approach to idea-generation, much like her approach to management, is deeply rooted in 20th-century paradigms of mobilization and leadership. Our culture has nurtured numerous shared archetypes of strong, authoritarian leaders – people who can make the tough decisions, go it alone, and refuse to give an inch. To compromise or collaborate is to be soft and exceedingly conciliatory, not to mention a weak-kneed guarantee that nothing will get done. Get with the program or get out. You’re either with us or against us. Don’t tread on me.
Of course, like all archetypes, these characterizations contain partial truths. To be all about compromise and not at all about principle is a poor model for leadership, and we do need leaders who have the fortitude to make tough decisions, hold people accountable, and speak simply and clearly. Similarly, we all should share Ms. Rhee’s sense of outrage. And in the end, several of her policies make good sense. But in terms of the overall effort at inception – at seeding the foundational idea – one thing seems equally clear: a national movement that is based primarily on negative emotion will not deliver us the long-term changes we need in public education.
Christopher Nolan certainly feels this way – it’s the core message of his movie. “How do you translate a strategy into an emotion?” Cobb wonders. A colleague suggests that an idea fueled by negative emotion will work best – something that would grow and fester in the mind of an individual, building both anger and discontent until it could be turned into action. But Cobb disagrees. “Positive emotion trumps negative emotion every time. We yearn for people to be reconciled, for catharsis. We need positive emotional logic.”
I agree, and I wish Michelle Rhee would, too. She has a national platform, a vital issue in need of being addressed, millions of dollars, and hundreds of thousands of followers. Now she just needs the right idea.
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The Watt brothers are back in Wisconsin doing their offseason training and that’s not a big surprise. What might be a big surprise, however, is how they cooled down after they worked out on Thursday.
According to several social media postings by the Watt brothers on Thursday, the oldest, J.J. Watt, now of the Arizona Cardinals, along with T.J. Watt and Derek Watt, decided to cut a hole out of a part of a frozen lake and use it as an ice bath to help with recovery from their workout. Apparently the chainsaw used didn’t work out so well.
J.J. Watt just signed a two-year, $31 million contract with the Cardinals earlier this week after being released by the Houston Texans several weeks ago. As for Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt, he’s expected to become the NFL’s highest paid defensive player before the 2021 NFL regular season gets underway.
I wonder if any Subway sandwiches will be devoured after these three brothers get out of the cold water. By the way, today is reportedly National Sons Day and I bet Mr. and Mrs. Watt are certainly proud of their three boys.
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Binz Weather September
Binz is located in oceanic climate that can be described as high humidity and moderate seasonal temperature fluctuations warm summer and soft but windy winter.
To help you choose the best time to travel, you can find climate data below on the weather in Binz in September.
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Temperature in Binz
In September the average daily maximum in Binz is +18°C, and the minimum +10.7°C.
The hottest September day on record is +27.7°C, and the coldest +4.9°C.
Best beach resorts in September:
There are 13.3 hours of daylight in Binz in September. Out of these, on average 5.6 are sunny, which means it is mostly cloudy.
The average monthly temperature in the Baltic Sea on the beaches of Binz in September is +16.8°C.
The water is considered very cool, but some hardy people might bathe in it for 10-15 minutes.
The amount of precipitation in Binz in September is usually 51 mm, which may cause a change of plans on certain days.
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Harlem, New York
Day is born in Harlem New York. Growing up on 129th and Lexington Avenue he was born to a civil servant father and a homemaker mother. A skilled gambler by age 13, it was this success that helped Day fund his first store.
Day worked for Harlem newspaper; Forty Acres and a Mule.
As part of a program from Columbia University, Day toured Africa for six years.
Day returned to New York and sold shoplifted items from his car.
Dapper Dan’s Boutique opened on 125th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues – often open 24/7.
It was then that Dan faced prejudice as he ventured in his attempts to be a clothing wholesaler, struggling to buy the textiles he needed because of his location and race. Instead Dan began to create his own designs from scratch, creating knock-ups using bootlegged fabrics he designed himself.
Day’s trademark at the time was bold usage of logos from high-end brands like Gucci, inspired by the flamboyant fashion of Rat Pack icons like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., Day boasted clients including drug kingpin Alpo Martinez.
Dapper Dan’s first venture into hip-hop and streetwear fashion comes with the styling of LL Cool J and he became known as the hip-hop atelier. Dan designs custom Gucci tracksuits for Eric B. & Rakim spotted on the covers of the seminal album Paid in Full . He also created looks for The Fat Boys, Salt-N-Pepa, KRS-One, Bobby Brown, Jam Master Jay as well as Mike Tyson and famously athlete Diane Dixon.
Tyson, wearing one of Dan’s “knock-off” Fendis, gets into a brawl with Mitch Green outside Dapper Dan’s store, putting the counterfeit looks into the media spotlight for the first time and eventually leading to the demise of the store. The use of brand logos caught the intention of the likes of Fendi, who pursued legal action in 1992, with the shop closing down for good.
Dan continues to work as an underground designer and begins outfitting Floyd Mayweather.
Day’s career is revitalised thanks to a Gucci call back. Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele designs a jacket based on a well-known Dapper Dan design he created for Diane Dixon nearly 20 years earlier.
Michele replaced the original Louis Vuitton adorned balloon sleeves of the fur-lined jacket with the double-G Gucci logo. When Dixon shared images of her design next to the original, social media reacted with claims for Dapper Dan to receive some credit. With the support of Michele and Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri, Day and the Italian brand partnered for a line of menswear.
Day opened a new atelier on Lenox Avenue in partnership with Gucci, Dapper Dan of Harlem, making it the first luxury fashion house store in Harlem.
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Recent reports from the Department of Environmental Quality indicate the smoke is resulting in “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Air Quality Index” levels in parts of the New Orleans metropolitan area, including Jefferson Parish. The DEQ advises the smoke may cause respiratory irritation in children, adults, the elderly and people who suffer with respiratory sensitivity or diseases such as asthma. It is recommended individuals avoid exposure to the smoke and avoid prolonged outdoor activities and exertion. Motorists are advised to use caution when traveling in areas where smoke may cause brief periods of reduced visibility.
If smoky conditions persist into the evening hours when football practice or parish-sponsored outdoor activities would usually take place, those activities may be moved to indoor facilities.
The fire is burning in an isolated marsh near Interstate 10 and Interstate 510 and is not expected to spread toward any populated areas, however, because of its location, it is inaccessible to firefighting equipment.
Smoke and Air Quality Health Facts from the Department of Health and Hospitals.
Below is a Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service:
The National Weather Service reports the following weather warning for your area:
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON- ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-LOWER LAFOURCHE- LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES-LOWER ST. BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAPLACE...RESERVE...THIBODAUX...
NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET...GALLIANO...
CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY
1049 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2011
...WILDFIRE IN NEW ORLEANS EAST TO CONTINUE PRODUCING IRRITABLE SMOKE...
A WILDFIRE IS BURNING MARSH GRASSES IN NEW ORLEANS EAST NEAR INTERSTATE 10 AND INTERSTATE 510. EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT MOST OF THE SMOKE OVER THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA AND OTHER AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.
THE SMOKE MAY BE IRRITABLE TO PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS AND OTHER SENSITIVE GROUPS. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO THE SMOKE.
ADDITIONALLY...SMOKE MAY RESULT IN BRIEF PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS NEAR THE FIRE. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN THESE AREAS.
(forwarded by John Young, President of Jefferson Parish)
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Engravings and Their Value : A Guide for the Print CollectorThird Edition, Reivised, with an "Appendix."
London : L. Upcott Gill, Bazaar Buildings, Drury Lane, W.C. (Formerly of 170, Strand). New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 153-157, Fifth Avenue. [n.d. c.1900]
Book: 8vo (181 x 120mm). Cloth binding with gilt patterning and title on spine and front cover. Binding peeling apart on rear. Some sporadic spotting.
A narrative on engravings: various methods, origins, distinguishing the genuineness, the cleaning and preservation, pricing, technical terms and the forming of a collection.
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Tired of viruses, spyware
other forms of malware sneaking into your computer?
Contrary to popular belief, the #1
key to running a
virus-free Windows PC is not
a good anti-virus
Read on to understand why -- and how to really protect your
computer from viruses, spyware and other types of malware.
* We have yet to find a single anti-virus program with 100% success
rate in detecting and eliminating all threats. That does not mean,
however, that we recommend uninstalling your antivirus software. It
only means that you simply cannot count solely on an antivirus
program to magically protect your computer from existing and future
threats to your PC.
This surprising revelation can explain why so many computer users
are suffering from viruses, trojans, worms, spyware and other types
of malware -- despite running anti-virus software on their
program by itself, is
for providing the trouble-free operation that you expect from your
The following is a summary of proper configuration
that will help
you enjoy years of
malware-free operation of your Windows computer. It is based
on over 30 years of virus-free experience. The priority in
which you implement each tip below is important:
account. Change its type via Control Panel to Limited.
Conduct all your work from that account.
||Do not work,
read email, or use your
Internet browser when logged into an account of the Computer
Exception: You must be logged in as
Administrator to install
new software, to perform updates to Windows and other applications
that are installed in your computer, and to configure certain
system settings. Keep your Administrator session to minimum.
downloading an application,
view its digital signature tab details and
||Do not install
software that triggers
the "The publisher could not be verified"
||Use two browsers. Install
plug-ins (e.g. Flash) on one of them only! Use the "plug-in equipped"
browser (e.g. IE) for entertainment. Use the "bare-bones" browser (e.g.
Firefox) for article reading and secure transactions (i.e. online
shopping, banking, etc.).
||Do not use only one browser for
your entire Internet activity - especially if it has Flash and additional plug-ins
installed and enabled, where
each component introduces additional potential for a security hole.
behind a properly
||Do not connect
to the Internet
without a trusted firewall. If you don't have one, Google "download
sygate personal firewall" for a highly recommended free personal
firewall for Windows XP. Make sure it is digitally
signed, of course. For Windows 7 and Vista, we use the Comodo
||Do not visit
Exercise careful judgment when deciding to click on that link that
shows up in your Google or Bing search results.
caution when opening email
messages in HTML mode. If you have an antivirus installed, perform
a scan on attachment before deciding to open it.
||Do not click
links in email that
comes from unknown sources.
||Install a lightweight
antivirus program. Use only one real-time antivirus
||Do not install
an antivirus suite
that takes significant resources from your computer and slows it
down to the level of being worse than the virus itself.
Do not install more than one real-time antivirus program.
If you found this article helpful, please share it with
The most important message up to this point is: You can never claim
seriously protect your
computer if you continue doing your work, reading email and
browsing the web while logged in as Administrator. We know, some of the
measures described above make computer use somewhat less convenient,
but this is a tradeoff that may well be worth the effort -- especially
if you value your time and money.
The tips provided above are meant to serve as preventive measures
against malware. De-infecting your computer after it has been
contracted by a virus is a subject for a separate article. You can use
the following blog post as a starting point: Anti-Virus Tips
Please remember to check this article regularly as we continue to
update it to keep current with new versions of Windows, new
threats and new insights.
You can also find related tweaks and enhancements, by
clicking the browse
button (or by clicking the search button to enter your favorite
(if you didn't find what you are looking
simply submit to us your problem description via this link
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What is TB?
caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis
Respiratory or pulmonary TB is the most common form. affecting the lungs and is highly contageous
improved housing, living conditions, with the development of antibiotics, saw a decline in numer of TB cases in the UK.
Symptoms of the disease
infecrion may occur when the bacteria are inhaled and lodged in the lungs
they start to multiply
two phases of the disease:
Primary infection of TB- The immune system respond
can last for several months and may have no symptoms
M. tuberculosis causes an inflmmatory response from the hosts immune system
in a healthy indivisual the macroophages engulf the bacteria
a mass of tissue calles the granuloma forms produced in response to infection
these TB masses are anaerobic and have dead bacteria and macrophages in the middle, they are called tubercules.
after 3-8 weeeks the infection is controlled and the infected region of the lung heels. most primary infection occurs during childhood and most are healed without noticed
Bacteria invade the immune system- M.bacteria can survive inside macrophages, the bacteria taken up by phagocytosis, once inside they resist the killing mechanisms. The bacteria have thick waxy cell walls, making them difficult to break down. they can lie dormant for years, if the immune system is weakened again then the infection becomes active again.
TB bacteria can also target cells of the immune system, surpressing T cells. Thus reducting antibody production and attack by killer T cells.
occurs when the patients immune systen cannot contain the disease when it first arrives in the lungs
could be beacuse the number of bacteria is too great, or an old infection may break our if the immune system no longer is working properly
about 80% of active TB cases are reactivations of previously controlled infections
the activity of the immune system may be reduced for several reasons
old age or very young (0-5) less able to respond quickly to pathogens
malnutrition and poor living conditions
recent infections AIDS, HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, it targets white blood cells and reduces ability to fight any infection.
TB is aggressive disease that kills many people with AIDS
the bacteria multiply rapidly and destroy the lung tissue, creating holes or cavities. the lung damage will eventually kill the sufferer if they are not treated with approprate antibiotics
Symptoms of active TB
- coughing- may cough up blood
- shortness of breath
- loss of appetitie and weight loss
- fever and fatigue
Role of fever
fever and night sweats
part of the inflammatory response, fever-causing substances are released from neutrophils and macrophages.
the chemicals affect the hypothalamus and alter the set point for the core body temperature to a higher temp
effectors act to warm up the body to a new set point
the patient has a high fever and temp- 40.5C
the raised temperatire enhances immune functioning and phagocytosis.
bacteria and virus may reproduce more slowly at a higher temo
TB is heat sentiive and will stop reproducing at remps above 42C but this is threatneing to humans as enzymes are increasingly denatured.
TB affects bones, lymph nodes and CNS.
main sympom is enlarged lymph glands, in neck or armpit
Xrays- show lymph glands in the chest
Aisan people more likely to get glandular TB
caucasions get ore pulmonary TB
How is TB diagnosed?
History is taken
Skin and blood tests-
small amount of tuberculin is injected under the skin in the forearm
a positive resdult shows an inflammed area of the skin around the site
antibodies cause this inflammation indicating TB antigens already present
can also give negative result, if TB is latent.
also give false positive- anti TB vaccination
Blood tests tested for T cells specific to antigens only occuring on Mycobacterium
Identification of bacteria-
a sample of sputum coughed up by the patient is taken and cultured to see what bacteria are present.
different bacteria can be identified from the culture using staining techniques
only some bacteria take up particular stains depending on the make up of their cell walls
chest Xrays- to see the damage and disease in the lungs
TB is contageous, all friends and fmaily have to be tested.
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The PETSEA VAP evaporators are designed to produce less than 5 ppm fresh water from sea water. Warm water obtained from the jacket water of a main or auxiliary engine must be supplied to the system as feed water.
This operation is based on the principle of vacuum distillation. The sea water is boiled in vacuum at low temperatures in order to be transformed in steam. The steam passes through a monel strainer that eliminates any drop of water or strange particle, leaving only pure steam, that will pass to the condensation chamber.
The feed and seawater level are automatically controlled by devices already regulated at the factory so they do not need to be controlled by the user. The extra saltwater is continuously taken out from the system and pumped outside of the ship. Once the system has been started, no adjustments are needed because of the automatic PETSEA VAP functioning, starting the fresh water production after several minutes. The freshwater is suctioned from the evaporator as soon as it is produced and pumped to the fresh water tank by means of a pump designed to work 24 hours a day.
HIGH QUALITY MATERIAL
Using no ferrous material allows us to produce clean and fresh water and because of its softness this water can be used for the cooling engine system, drinking, cooking and any kind of use.
OIL & WATER COOLERS
These coolers are suitable for heat transfer fluids, lubricating and fuel oil / water or critical applications, Coolers are supplied with all size range, high- quality products by incorporating the best materials and the latest technical features
- Coolers can be a customized solution in the field of heat transfer;
- Heat exchangers are able to meet the stringent requirements of any certification party;
- Attendance on board to survey the necessary technical parameters if possible;
- Heat exchanger cooling tubes eddy current thickness measurement.
Steam-Electric heating calorifier with features of new design, easy operation, smooth running and safety, apply to ship crew accommodation.
Calorifier can realize automatic control and supply water for ship staff.
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MADHUBANI SHIVA LINGA
The subject of
Indian folk paintings is as diverse as the Indian cultural milieu
itself. Indian folk art painting includes a brilliant battery of
calendar and wall paintings, oil, canvas and cloth paintings, cave
paintings, miniatures and so on. The most famous types of Indian folk
art paintings hence include various ancient Indian art forms such as
Madhubani, Phad, Kalamkari, Orissa Paata, Warli paintings and so on.
Indian folk art paintings usually deal with pictorial depictions of popular Hindu deities such as Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Additionally, we can also find Madhubani paintings of the sun, the moon and even some plants and flowers used in daily rituals, such as tulsi (basil) and so on. Many paintings also depict daily village life, common customs and rituals, birds, animals and the elements of nature. Folk paintings are very fetching and a visual treat, as they employ vibrant and natural colors and papers, clothes, leaves, earthen pots, mud walls and so on, as their canvas to paint on.
MUGHAL PAINTING DEPICTING THE EMPEROR WITH HIS COURTESANS
It was only during the 20th century that Indian folk art slowly emerged as a subject of study and appreciation. Before this era, only Mughal painting was appreciated in India. In the year 1916, Ananda Coomaraswamy established Rajasthani and Pahari paintings as a form of art. Of course, they lacked the refinement of Mughal Art. Yet, their charm was undeniably there and that marked the beginning of the emergence of Indian folk art at a global level.
Initially, the study of folk painting was restricted to Bengal. Gradually, more and more Indian states realized the value of their own art and came out with their collections. Each region used the materials readily available to them and this resulted in tremendous diversity and variety in this form of art, while also being clubbed as one, "Indian" folk art.
Gujarat and southern Rajasthan were well-known for their miniatures. Western India mostly used angular lines, bright and bold colors and full profiles. Paintings from the Rajput and Central Indian centres, used more individualistic styles, the composition being simple, though more direct. Likewise, each region presented its own unique folk art in its own unique way, thereby creating a brilliant kaleidoscope of colors and designs in its paintings. Let us now delve deeper in detail into the study of some of the most major types of Indian Folk Art.
Madhubani painting is also known as Godhna, Maithaili and Chaitra figure painting. As a folk art, this type of painting originates from the villages of Madhubani and Mithila in Bihar. The rural women of Mithila, it is believed, used to carve out their imaginations on the walls, floors and doors of their mud houses. They believed that God would then visit their houses and bless them with prosperity and plenty. These later came to be known as Madhubani Paintings. Today, the style of Madhubani paintings has changed completely.
MADHUBANI PAINTING ON
had initially been a traditional rural art, only meant to serve as home
decor in the houses of the villagers. But ever since the massive
devastation of the Bihar famine during the year 1964-65, people of
Madhubani were forced to move from agriculture and other form of
livelihood to Maithili paintings. This is when the villagers moved from
painting on walls to painting on satin, sarees, dupattas and so on.
These paintings are carried out on many mediums such as cloth, canvas and handmade paper. As mentioned above, Madhubani paintings mainly deal with images of the most popular Hindu deities as also with other Hindu sacred symbolisms and various aspects of nature as well. One can also get to see royal court scenes and various Hindu social events (such as thread ceremony, marriage and so on) being depicted in Madhubani paintings. Predominantly, Madhubani paintings deal with the following categories:
is a highly skilful art, which strictly adheres to ancient, time-tested
techniques. This art employs the use of simple raw materials
easily available in rural areas, such as bamboo sticks and cotton.
The cotton is first wrapped around a bamboo stick. This serves as a brush. This brush is then dipped in various colors and is applied on to the fabric. There is no shading work used here. The outline is given with double lines and the gaps between these two lines are filled with cross or straight lines. Colors are not used for these lines.
Madhubani paintings use natural colors taken from vegetable colors. Black is gotten by blending soot and cow dung. The color yellow comes from a mixture of lime, milk of banyan leaves, turmeric and pollen. Red comes from the juice of the Kusam flower or from red sandalwood, while white is gotten from rice powder and so on.
MADHUBANI PAINTING DEPICTING PANCHMUKHI SHIVA
Madhubani paintings are typically characterized by bold colors, traditional geometric patterns, floral patterns, double line outlines, surreal figures showing bulging eyes and improbably long noses of deities and so on.
Madhubani is exclusively feminine school of folk painting. Traditionally, this style of painting was passed down from generation to generation in the far reaches of the Mithila Region, mainly by women. Even today, Madhubani artisans prepare the traditional paste of cow dung and mud to apply on their canvases, so as to give it a more authentic look and also to help the fabric better absorb color.
Madhubani paintings are easily discernible from their unique style. Using bright colors and vivid descriptions, it can be easily understood and appreciated by just about anyone who lays their eyes on them. Madhubani paintings have created a niche for themselves in the world of art. Hanging one such painting in your house would lend a certain exotic elegance to the look of the room as such.
Kalamkari is yet
another ancient and ethnic folk art, made on painted and printed
fabrics. The term, "Kalamkari", comes from the Persian language and
literally means "pen craftsmanship". Kalamkari evolved and flourished
during the Mughal rule and was patronized by the Golconda Sultanate.
This art form is hand painted and block printed by means of using
natural vegetable dyes.
In Andhra Pradesh, the art of Kalamkari is involved with two very ancient cities, Masulipatnam and Srikalahasti.
This style comes
with a clear Persian influence and is done with intricate and delicate
forms and motifs. The most commonly featuring designs here are flowers,
trees, creepers, colorful leaf designs and so on. Thanks to the Dutch
influence, Kalamkari art later evolved and is now undertaken on bed
covers, curtains and garments as well.
style of Kalamkari work shows a heavy influence of Indian temples. The
main subjects of paintings here are scrolls and wall hangings,
narratives and figurines from epics being painted, such as characters
from Ramayana, Mahabharata, the Puranas and so on. The most popular
depictions include those of deities such as Rama, Krishna, Shiva and
Parvathi, Durga, Brahma, Ganesha, Lakshmi and so on.
Kalamkari work goes
through a long-winding process of treatment on the fabric, including
resist-dyeing and hand printing. Here, the fabric is treated
extensively both before and after the dyeing process. The colors
change depending on the treatment of cloth and quality of the mordant
used. Each and every step of this process is painstakingly done and the
artisan has to strictly adhere to perfection. Seventeen long stages
later, the fabric is ready for use.
The cotton fabric first gets its glossiness by immersing it for an hour in a mixture of resin (myrabalam) and cow milk. Contours are then drawn with a pointed bamboo stick, soaked in a mixture of jaggery and water. Then come the vegetable dyes. After each application of color, the fabric is washed. Thus, each fabric can undergo up to 20 washings. Various effects are obtained by using cow dung, seeds, plants and crushed flowers.
KALAMKARI PAINTING DEPICTING GANESHA
This Indian folk
painting art is 3000 years old and the legacy has been handed down from
generation to generation. Kalamkari art was the staple livelihood of
many families in Andhra Pradesh.
In the middle ages, groups of singers, musicians and painters, called chitrakattis, would travel from village to village, narrating great stories from Hindu mythology. With time, they started illustrating their accounts on large bolts of canvas painted on the spot, using rudimentary means and dyes extracted from plants. This marked the birth of Kalamkari art. By and by, Kalamkari started featuring in the large panels of temples too.
Then there was a sudden and steep decline in Kalamkari for a while, after which it was revived during the British Raj in India. In the year 1957, Kamaladevi Chattopadyaya helped establish a government-run Kalamkari training center so as to train the next new generation of artists in Kalamkari. At the present time, there is a clear upsurge in interest in the art form by designers, NGOs and entrepreneurs living and working in nearby cities. A range of products are now created using Kalamkari cloth and are available for sale at craft exhibitions, small boutiques and even from the artists themselves. Kalamkari paintings now enjoy flourishing trade on a global scale. The J.J.School of Art in Mumbai, India, is now experimenting with this art form on Silk Ikat and Pochampally Silks.
Phad painting, a beautiful, vivacious form of Indian folk art, has now become acknowledged on a global scale. Phad paintings are in fact, the most famous form of painting in Rajasthan. Phad paintings are characterized by their own unique styles and patterns. They are especially appreciated as they use vibrant colors and quaint historical themes, the life and times of valorous heroes and so on. The unique style and use of themes of Phad paintings are responsible for making them the most sought after paintings in the world of art and culture. The most popular heroes of Phad paintings include Prithviraj Chauhan, Goga Chauhan, Amar Singh Rathore, Papuji and so on.
Phad painting is usually done on Khadi fabric. Most popular themes also include scenes from everyday rural life, the daily life of artisans and farmers, flora and fauna, animals and birds and so on. The smaller version of the phada is known as phadakye. This form of folk art painting uses natural earthen colors mixed with water, gum and indigo, in a certain measure, to get the required colors.
Phad painting is generally known to be a sort of scroll painting. These paintings use various shades of the same color to arrive at the desired effect. The main themes of the Phad paintings depict major Hindu deities and their legends, as also tales of maharajas and their kingdoms. Here, the outlines are drawn in blocks and are then filled with colors.
The other speciality of Phad painting is the two-dimensional character of the figures and the arrangement of the entire picture neatly being arranged in sections.
Phad Paintings use bold and vibrant colors. The colors employed are generally vegetable dyes and are used in a fixed order starting from orange-yellow to brown, bold greens and blues, red and black. The effect this creates, gives the onlooker a feeling of transcending time and actually entering the realm of the story being narrated through the means of the canvas.
The paintings, once
done, are usually transported from place to place by the artisans,
accompanied by traditional singers, who narrate and sing the theme
depicted on the scrolls. These singers are known as Bhopas.
The legend of the valiant warrior, Papuji Rathod, is a favourite with Phad painting. It is believed that Pabuji Rathod was born of the union of a mortal and an apsara. Hence, blessed with divine powers, Papuji led his bands of Thoris or Bhils on many battles and returned triumphant. He largely fought these battles to protect the cattle of the Charan community. His compassion earned him the status of a veritable God. In return for his good deeds, the Charan Community gifted him with a magical Black Mare. The complete legend of Pabuji comprises 52 Panwaras or couplets and these panwaras are performed by the Bhopas.
ORISSA PAATA PAINTING DEPICTING
KRISHNA IN A BOAT RIDE
Orissa is an Indian
state that is steeped in culture and in various arts, including dance,
music, architecture, and painting. Among the painting traditions, the
devotional art of the Paata paintings or patachitra on cloth, is a very
popular style that centers around the worship of Lord Jagannath, a
manifestation of Sri Krishna.
Orissa is very famous for its Patachitras. This type of folk art painting includes wall paintings, palm-leaf etching, manuscript painting and painting on cloth, both cotton and silk. Chitrakar painters in and around Puri have been practising this living art form for ages. The main area where the chitrakars live is called the Chitrakar Sahe village, in Raghurajpur district. The art of Pata painting on cloth can be traced right back to the very development of the shrine of Lord Jagannath at Puri in Orissa.
ORISSA PAATA PAINTING DEPICTING
JAGANNATH, BALARAM AND SUBHADRA
The artists who
paint patachitras are known as chitrakaras. Often, it is one whole
family that is engaged in this craft, headed by the master chitrakar of
the family. Sometimes, this master also operates a studio which trains
other junior artists working under him. The chitrakaras usually live in
the vicinities of temples, such as the Jagannath temple in Puri and
also in the village of Raghurajpur, just outside Puri.
Besides painting these patachitras, the chitrakaras have other duties as well, such as painting anasara patis. This are paintings, which temporarily replace the main images of the three deities - Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra, at the time when those deities are considered "inauspicious" and "unfit" for viewing by the faithful.
The chitrakaras also have to paint on the cars, or chariots, on which Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra ride during the annual ratha yatra (car) festival each summer. During this particular festival, the main deity, Jagannath, rides a 45-foot high car. They ride from the Jagannath temple, along Puri's wide Grand Road to the Gundica temple about three kilometers away, and then back again.
Chitrakaras are also expected to paint the walls of a small temple next to the Narendra reservoir during the chandana yatra (sandalwood festival), a festival during which images of Krishna, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati are rowed in boats in the reservoir. The artisans paint pedi, or dowry boxes, that are given to the bride at the time of marriage.
when done on cloth, follows a traditional process of preparation of the
canvas. Firstly, the base is prepared by coating the cloth with soft,
white, stone powder made of chalk. A glue is then made from tamarind
seeds. This mixture, while coated on the cloth, gives the fabric
tensile strength and a smooth, semi-absorbent surface, which lets it
easily absorb the paint.
Patachitra paintings were traditionally undertaken only by the mahapatras or maharanas, the original artiste caste in Orissa. These paintings constituted a vital art form, which was actually used for the ornamentation of Lord Jagannath in the innermost sanctum. Here, paintings on especially treated cloth or Paata of the deities were done exclusively by the temple painter. The painter used tribal and folk themes.
The main aspect about this art is that the artisan does not use a pencil or charcoal for the preliminary drawings. He first completes drawing the borders of the painting. Only then does he start making a rough sketch, directly with the brush, using light red and yellow colors. The main flat colors come next. Here, the colors used are white, red, yellow, and black. Once that is done, the artist proceeds to finish the painting with fine stokes of black brush lines, giving the effect of pen work. When the painting is completed, the fabric is held over a charcoal fire and lacquer is applied to the surface. This is done so as to make it water resistant and durable, besides giving it that wonderful shimmering finish.
ORISSA PAATA PAINTING ON PALM LEAVES STRINGED TOGETHER AND DEPICTING RADHA KRISHNA
The materials used
by the chitrakars in patachitra are obtained from natural sources, such
as from vegetables, earth, and minerals. Black is gotten from
lampblack, yellow from haritali stone, and red from hingal stone. The
color white is prepared from crushed, boiled, and filtered shells.
Patachitra usually deals with religious, mythological, and folk themes. Needless to say, most of the motifs revolve around tales from the Krishna Leela and Lord Jagannath. The artists have also traditionally painted playing cards or Ganjifa. Chitra-pothies, a collection of painted palm leaves stacked on top of each other and held together between painted wood covers by means of a string, illustrate mythological themes.
The patachitra artists have now started experimenting with this art on other surfaces too, such as wooden boxes, ceramic bowls, tassar silk, outer shells of the coconut, wooden doors and so on. Now, they are even working planning to create painted wooden toys, using animals and birds in their motifs. The English alphabet is cut in the wood and painted in the patachitra style for sale. This is now gaining immense popularity with tourists all round the world.
Patachitra uses many
themes, but mainly, the following are the themes depicted by the
The folk art of
Kalighat painting gets its name from its place of origin, Kalighat, in
Kolkata, which was the erstwhile capital of India during the time of
the British Raj. This type of folk art painting evolved in the 19th
Century and has its roots in the several cultural upheavals of
nineteenth century colonial Bengal.
Till the 19th Century, the only acknowledged form of painting in Bengal was the traditional scroll painting art, very popular in the rural areas. These paintings were done on cloth or patas and depicted traditional images of popular Hindu deities and scenes from epics like Tulsidas' Rama charita manas and so on. The artistes were common villager folk and they would travel from place to place with their scroll paintings, singing the scenes from the epics depicted in the paintings during village gatherings and festivals. These artists, called patuas or 'painters on cloth' were said to be half Hindu and half Muslim and also actively practised Islam.
The British were actually the main patrons of the art form. They set up several institutions to train Indian artists in European style of painting. The Calcutta School of Art was one such school and attracted the patuas to the city. Initially, they were concentrated only around the temple at Kalighat where there was a demand for religious art. By and by, they also started to learn from the newer techniques and discovered that these could help them increase their earnings. They started creating new forms of art and the Kalighat painting was born.
used material easily and cheaply available to them, such as brushes
made from calf and squirrel hair, cheaply priced watercolors. The
artisans also painted on inexpensive mill papers. Likewise, low-priced
color pigments were applied in transparent tones. This created a
different genre of folk art painting that vastly differed from the
traditional of Indian tempera. The artistically shaded contours and
articulated gesture and movement gave the painted figures a plaque-like
effect on a neutral unpainted ground.
The Kalighat style of painting is also characterized by formal and linear economy, meaningful gestures, and quality brushwork and flawless rhythmic strokes. The drawings are bold and attractive, while at the same time, also maintaining simplicity of technique.
used many strong social themes and focused on creating awareness in
society. This folk art was the first of its kind in the Indian
subcontinent that expressed subaltern sentiment and also addressed
customers directly. Kalighat paintings started with religious
undertones too, just like all other forms of Indian folk art painting.
Hindu deities, such as Durga, Kali, Ram-Sita, Rukmini-Krishna and so
on, featured in most of the initial paintings. With time, social
sentiments came to be expressed in the medium of paper and color.
DEPICTING A WEALTHY ZAMINDAR OR LANDLORD
The painters were
keen observers of life, with a different kind of
humour. The wealthy zamindars (landowners) ravishing wine and women,
sloppy babus spending their day and night at questionable locales, a
priest or Vaishnav "Guru" living with unchaste women - these were some
of the themes depicted by these artists. They had a moralizing intent
and would draw the caricatures in such a way as would repel ordinary
people from such activities. The Babus' slavery to these women also
subtly depicted the then changing facet and eroding values of Indian
Yet another popular theme depicted was something every Bengali held dear - the legend of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his disciples.
The artists' paintings also depicted different professions and costumes as well. Even contemporary events like crime were the subject of many paintings. The artists also portrayed famous figures during the pre-Independence Era, thus playing a major role during the Independence movement. They also painted heroic characters like Tipu Sultan and Rani Lakshmibai.
scholars and critics alike had neglected the art Kalighat painting for
many years on end. In India, the ancient Sanskrit texts had generally
served as the yardstick for judging the merit of art forms. The written
word was considered far more important than pictorial expressions.
Since Kalighat art had lacked the authority of the sacred text, the
rural and folk visual forms of the Kalighat Paintings were considered
to be some sort of inferior expression, unworthy of so-called scholarly
Kalighat painting started getting its deserved acknowledgement and appreciation only in the twentieth century. Indian art was, at the time, facing a serious threat from the aggressively invasive western culture. Thus the preservation of traditional Indian art became a prime concern. Local traditions suddenly assumed supreme importance and there was an acute need for protecting, documenting and reviving rural art. This finally led to a renaissance of Kalighat Painting. Since then, this folk art form has been recognized as a brilliantly inventive aesthetic movement, and has received significant international attention as well.
JAMINI ROY PAINTING
DEPICTING GANESHA AND PARVATI
This onward trend of Kalighat painting continued till the early part of the twentieth century and then, these paintings also featured in museums and private collections. The charm of the Kalighat paintings lies in the fact that they could be easily understood and interpreted by all, while also capturing the essence of daily life. To date, these paintings continue to influence even modern artistes like the late Jamini Roy, in their work.
DEPICTING VILLAGE LIFE
The Warlis or Varlis, as they are also known, form part of a Scheduled Tribe in India. These simple rural folk live in the talukas or districts of Thane, Nasik and Dhule in the state of Maharashtra, the Valsad District of Gujarat, and the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. These people stick by a set of their own beliefs, customs and traditions and also speak an unwritten Varli language, which is a quaint mix of Sanskrit, Marathi and Gujarati. The word Warli is derived from warla, meaning "piece of land" or "field".
There are some records of the Warli painting tradition dating right back to 2500 or 3000 BCE. In fact, their mural paintings are similar to those done in the Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh, between 500 and 10,000 BCE.
Warli art is extremely spare and rudimentary, using limited vocabulary: a circle, a triangle and a square. It is said that the circle and triangle come from their own observation of nature. The circle, to the Warlis, represents the sun and the moon and the triangle is derived from mountains and pointed trees. Only the square seems to be a human invention, possibly indicating a sacred enclosure or a piece of land. So the central motive in each ritual painting is the square, the chauk or chaukat. Inside this square is the Palaghata or the Mother Goddess. She embodies fertility. The concept of male gods is almost absent among the Warli tribe. They are sometimes even related to spirits which take human shape.
The most popular theme of this ritual painting heritage revolves around hunting; fishing and farming; festivals and social functions; types of dances; and trees and animals. Additional themes, such as men and women gathering around a bonfire on a cold night, shepherds accompanying sheep in the fields and so on, are also depicted in Warli art. Human and animal bodies are represented in the form of stick figures, by way of two triangles joined at the tip; the upper triangle depicting the trunk and the lower triangle, the pelvis. This kind of approach, surprisingly depicting equilibrium, symbolizes the balance of the universe. Besides, it also creates a certain effect of animating the bodies.
Warli paintings are usually done inside huts. The walls are made of a mixture of branches, earth and cow dung, which creates a natural red-ochre background for the wall paintings. The Warli use only the color white for their paintings. This white color is a mixture of rice paste and water with gum as a binding agent. A bamboo stick, chipped off at one end, makes for a fine paintbrush. The wall paintings are done only during special occasions such as harvests, weddings and births.
Warli art follows a specific technique, which is as follows:
ON A VASE
Like every folk art,
Warli has also evolved through the ages. Warli painting was the
preserve of the womenfolk until the late 1970s, but after that, things
took a radical turn and it is now a very popular art not only India,
but abroad as well. Now, Warli art is treated as part of home décor and
Warli paintings have an international appeal and demand too. Nowadays,
Warli art has evolved and is also being painted on paper, vases, mugs,
bedsheets and apparel.
This article was written by:
Priya Viswanathan, a teacher/performer of Bharata Natyam, Classical Music and Classical Instrumental Veena. A recipient of several awards for both music and dance, Priya is also a freelance writer online. She currently writes for About.com, a subsidiary of IAC - the parent company of Ask.com. (http://mobiledevices.about.com)
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The wave of enthusiasm for the Raspberry Pi
has driven many people to wonder at the possibilities, and marvel at it's simplicity. The credit card sized SBC
is perfect for just about anything. Maybe even for crossing the Atlantic Ocean.FishPi
is a project with the goal of doing just that and crossing the Atlantic, using the Raspberry Pi to pilot the craft. The first step in this project is the Proof-Of-Concept Vehicle (POCV).
The POCV will test the basic principles of autonomous control with a Raspberry Pi, and I'm going to show you how to make your own.
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Comics are a draw for young artists
NEW ULM- In the basement of the Public Library, on Tuesday teenagers plotted a takeover by an army of monsters as part of a comics workshop.
The workshop was open for aspiring artists ages 12-18. Professional artist Ursula Murray Husted led the workshop. In addition to being a comic artist, Husted works as a professor at University of Wisconsin Stout.
During the two-hour program participants were asked to draw a variety of cartoon panels leading up to the final project. The young artists were given an hour to draw a three-page comic in which monsters besieged a library.
At the end of the session the various comics were displayed as part of the reception attended by family and friends.
Husted explained that many of these comic drawing exercises are used in her college courses and older students find the task challenging.
The exercise is designed to make the young artists draw fast and efficiently. This way the drawer does not become paralyzed by aiming for perfection.
“The only way you improve is to keep doing it,” said Husted, comparing comic drawing to playing an instrument or riding a bike.
While the students sketched out their comic, Husted gave a crash course in comic history and theory.
Husted and some of the students also gave library staff suggestions for comics that should be added the library’s growing collection.
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Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has become the cornerstone of treatment for men with metastatic prostate cancer. However, treatments are associated with a number of adverse effects that collectively are referred to as andropause syndrome, or the male menopause.
This study explored the experience and impact of andropause symptoms, particularly hot flashes, among men undergoing ADT for metastatic prostate cancer.
Twenty-one men receiving ADT for metastatic prostate cancer underwent a qualitative interview focusing on the adverse effects of ADT and the impact of these symptoms on daily living and coping strategies.
The most frequently mentioned adverse effects were hot flashes and night sweats, gynecomastia, cognitive decline, and changes in sexual function. Hot flashes did impact on everyday functioning, and night sweats regularly disturbed sleep patterns and led to participants feeling tired and irritable. Participants reported a lack of control over their hot flashes and night sweats. There was reluctance among our sample to disclose the type of symptoms experienced to others.
The occurrence of andropause symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats, was common among this sample. Participants reported a range of cognitive and behavioral responses to these symptoms. There was some reluctance about discussing a prostate cancer diagnosis or the occurrence of symptoms with others.
The findings have implications for a range of individual and couple interventions to manage the impact of this constellation of symptoms.
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This is an article specifically about the BZFS program. For general information on creating a BZFlag server, see Creating a server.
BZFS is name of the BZFlag server application. It is a command line application that can ether be run manually or started from within the game. The server supports a large list of command line options that can be used. All BZFlag games are hosted on BZFS servers, there is no 'single player' game that is run with only a client.
Public Vs. Private Servers
BZFS can be run in ether a public or private mode. Public servers are listed with the central List Server system and can take advantage of the Global Registration system for user management. Private servers will only be visible on the LAN they are started on. The in-game server menu can only start private servers.
Command line options and Config files
BZFS uses command line options to set the various modes and options for a game. These options can be specified from the command line prompt of the host OS or inside a plain text configuration file. The path (relative or absolute) to the config file is specified with the -conf option.
See the sample configuration for some examples of command line options. However, it is recommended that you create a configuration file from scratch, and test it every few lines. This will help in the case of configuration errors as you will have only modified a few lines that introduced the error.
BZFS can read in BZW formatted map files and use them to define the 3d world the game is played in.
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Times backs scrapping of train guards, accusing RMT of 'Luddism'
As rail unions begin a week of strikes over Southern Rail’s plans for driver-only trains, scrapping the conductor/guard as a ‘critical safety’ role, the Times knows where it stands.
Today’s leader column puts the blame squarely on ‘a campaign of disruption and harassment’ by the rail union RMT, denouncing union ‘Luddism’ for opposing Southern Rail’s mean and dangerous cutbacks.
(If you don’t believe downgrading or abolishing conductor/guards is dangerous, imagine someone falling ill on the train or getting stuck in the doors, and the only member of staff on board is the driver.)
The Times dismisses these concerns, pinning the whole dispute on the union’s lust for power:
‘The real issue for the union is keeping jobs that are redundant, entrenching union power and putting all rail companies on notice that the RMT has no intention of letting the train operators introduce reforms that do away with old and restrictive practices. It is pure old-fashioned Luddism.’
The original Luddites were early-19th century English textile workers who destroyed new machines that threatened their livelihoods.
Today’s rail staff are simply opposing ‘reforms’ that would scrap important (not ‘redundant’) jobs, replace these with no technology whatsoever, and thereby increase the workload of existing staff who are busy driving trains.
The ‘restrictive practice’ Southern Rail is looking to ‘do away with’ is, er, the division of labour, which didn’t strike Adam Smith, hero of the free marketeers at the Times, as terribly restrictive.
The paper goes further though, complaining that Southern has done too little to crush the RMT:
‘Southern’s response, however, has been lamentable. Believing that it has quiet government encouragement to take a tough line against a militant, politicised and self-serving union, it has proved incapable of fighting a long war of attrition. […]
Facing down the RMT was always going to be inevitable. It is a pity that Southern has proved so ham-fisted in doing so.’
The Times still has a reputation as being more objective than its shouty neighbours on the newsstands.
It’s worth noting then how heavily the paper’s editorial comes down on the side of a business it acknowledges provides a service ‘among the country’s worst’ against a democratic strike in favour of passenger safety.
(This editorial position is reflected in its news coverage of today’s strike.)
The Times even admits the success of the union campaign, noting that ‘public fury has fallen on [Southern’s] management and not on [RMT] members’.
So we have passengers and rail staff on one side, and Southern Rail and the Times on the other. Tell us again about how newspapers reflect the views of their readers?
MediaWatch is Left Foot Forward’s progressive take on the press and broadcast media
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Five medicinal mushrooms to show shoppers.
Mushrooms have been a popular health aid for centuries, touted as having a variety of medicinal properties that run the gamut from immune support to fatigue reduction. Even though many may know mushrooms in the culinary sphere, education needed is about their use in supplement form in the United States.
Making a Medicinal Mushroom
To understand why medicinal mushrooms support wellness, it helps to understand a bit of their biological makeup. Many popular medicinal mushrooms derive their health benefits from polysaccharides, long molecule chains generally present in the mushroom’s cell walls (1). Polysaccharides are believed to cause hard-wired responses in certain cells, some with specific receptors for mushroom-based polysaccharides, such as Dectin-1, TLR and CR3. These three are receptors on important immune cells, which is part of the reason why mushrooms are generally believed to have immune-boosting properties. For instance, Krestin, a popular anti-cancer drug in Japan (2), is derived from turkey tail polysaccharides.
Polysaccharides are found in the majority of mushrooms, but specific species of mushroom also have more specialized components. Some examples include proteins such as flammulin in the Enokitake mushroom, which is believed to have anti-allergic properties, and triterpenes like betulinic acid in the Chaga mushroom, which is associated with anti-viral and anti-inflammatory actions, among many others (2).
Certain mushrooms also contain phenols, sterols and enzymes that have supportive properties in humans. Mushrooms in general are also good sources of essential minerals, particularly selenium, copper and potassium. These minerals help immune function and help quench free radicals (3).
One way to extract these vital nutrients is with hot water, known as decoction to some. Decoction is the practice of simmering or boiling the mushroom in water for 20–120 minutes, and this is how many medicinal mushrooms are traditionally prepared in East Asia. Some believe this is the best way to extract polysaccharides and other healthy components without damaging them. Even now, modern supplement makers turn to this method, often powdering the extract liquid then putting it into capsules before selling (1).
Other companies combine techniques like using hot water to pull out polysaccaharides, certified organic ethanol to isolate antioxidants and cold water to extract extracellular metabolites from the living mycelium (4).
Coriolus: The Defense Shield
Coriolus versicolor, also known as trametes versicolor or the turkey tail mushroom, is the subject of over 400 studies investigating its ability to support the immune system. The majority of interest in Coriolus is due to the anti-cancer properties it is believed to possess, though one cannot say that mushrooms cure, prevent or treat any diseases.
More on Mushrooms
The mushrooms profiled in this article are some of the most popular selections for medicinal purposes, but there are many others with potential health benefits. Here are a few other mushrooms suitable for medicinal purposes.
Agaricus (Agaricus blazei): This Brazilian mushroom is believed to have the highest beta-glucan count of any mushroom, and showed anti-tumor properties in animal studies.
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus): This tree-grown fungus is said to have immune-supporting properties.
Shiitake (Lentinus edodes): Another dinner favorite crosses over into the health sphere. Lentinan, a polysaccharide in this mushroom, is licensed in Japan to treat gastric cancer. It also could possibly support healthy cholesterol levels and the immune system.
Jew’s Ear (Auricularia auricula): This mushroom could possibly aid with inflammation and is also rich in antioxidants.
Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus): This mushroom is believed to control blood sugar levels. One study also showed extensive antimicrobial activity against a large selection of pathogens, including E. coli.
In a 2012 study at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a randomized, double-blind trial was conducted with cancer patients, some of which took Coriolus extract along with standard anti-cancer treatment, and some who took a placebo with their treatment. The study reported a 9% survival increase in those who took Coriolus versus those who took the standard treatment alone (5). The study administrators felt that this was strong evidence that Coriolus could have health benefits, particularly in sufferers of breast, gastric and colorectal cancers, though more studies would be needed.
Other studies pairing Coriolus with chemotherapy have shown increased survival rates in cervical and lung cancer patients (1). Even the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is beginning to take note of some of these results, giving the green light for a 2013 clinical trial in which advanced prostate cancer patients took the extract alongside conventional chemotherapy. Since chemotherapy suppresses the immune system, researchers from Bastyr University wanted to know if the mushroom could help maintain a healthy immune function. Another trial pending approval will involve the mushroom extract being taken alongside vaccine treatment in women with breast cancer (6).
Reishi: The 10,000-Year Mushroom
Anecdotal and scientific evidence presents the reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) as one of the most versatile medicinal mushrooms available. This versatility is due to it not only possessing numerous polysaccharides, but also over 100 different triterpenes and several amino acids, with serine and alanine being most prevalent. In addition, there are also numerous strains of reishi with slightly differing components, widening the field of possibility further (7). While the potential health benefits of the reishi mushroom are massive, the majority of scientific study revolves around three categories: immune strength, cardiovascular health and blood sugar support.
The main purported cardiovascular benefits of reishi mushrooms are stimulating circulation and lowering blood pressure. In one study, a group of hypertensive patients were given 1.3 grams of dried reishi extract four times a day over two weeks. At the conclusion of the study, the patients showed a significant reduction in plasma viscosity and blood pressure. In addition, they experienced a 59% decrease in dizziness, a 54% drop in chest tightening and a 75% decline in headaches (7). One possible reason for these effects is the suppression of angiotensin-converting enzymes (ACEs), which can indirectly cause high blood pressure by causing blood vessels to constrict (8).
While the purported immune effects of reishi are similar to Coriolus, specifically anti-tumor activity, it is also often suggested as a supplement for traditional treatments like chemotherapy, to fight off some of the negative effects of the treatments. There is some scientific evidence that suggests this as a possibility, with one study showing mice exposed to radiation experiencing higher white blood cell counts after being treated with a reishi mushroom extract (7). There is also anecdotal evidence citing alleviation of other side effects from cancer treatments, but more study is needed.
Another study offers some evidence that reishi may be able to help with blood sugar support. The phytochemicals called ganoderans A and B, both present in the mushroom, reduced blood glucose levels by a significant amount in mice when administered in doses over the course of 24 hours, with the lowest point being 59% of the control group after a seven-hour period (7).
Cordyceps: The Athlete’s Choice
Cordyceps sinensis is commonly cited for fatigue reduction, resulting in it often being suggested as a supplement for athletes and also as a sexual enhancer. Cordyceps has sold for up to $50,000 a pound in Tibet and China, and scientific evidence shows that this mushroom may have benefits to back its reputation (9).
In one study, patients took Cordyceps over the course of two months to chart its effects on cholesterol and triglycerides. At the end of the study, half the patients had more than a 10% decrease in total cholesterol as well as a 20% drop in triglycerides. There was also a 76% increase in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (3), known to some as the “good cholesterol” (10).
Evidence for the sexual benefits of Cordyceps is a bit more difficult to come by. One study in male patients with decreased sex drives did report a subjective increase in libido after taking Cordyceps, and there is plenty of anecdotal evidence for both genders of its effects (3). One health benefit that has more scientific attention is supporting adrenal function. Mice given a Cordyceps extract and then exposed to physical stress had adrenal glands much smaller than the control group, suggesting that the mushroom can alleviate some adrenal stress. Extrapolated to humans, this could suggest that the mushroom would lessen exhaustion and raise energy levels (11).
Maitake: A Gourmet Supplement Option
Maitake (grifola frondosa) is often treated as a culinary treat, but studies show that it has some health benefits, too. Like Coriolus, Maitake possesses several polysaccharides, specifically beta-glucans, that trigger beneficial immune system responses. As a result, some believe it can have applications with regard to supporting cancer treatment (12).
In one study, 165 advanced-stage cancer patients took either Maitake D-Fraction (a beta-glucan from the mushroom) in addition to chemotherapy or the D-Fraction by itself. In those who took only maitake, tumor regression or significant symptom improvements were observed in 11 out of 15 breast cancer patients, 12 out of 18 lung cancer patients, and seven out of 15 liver cancer patients. Taking maitake along with chemotherapy caused these rates to improve by 12–28% (4).
Polysaccharides may not be all that maitake has to offer, though. Another study was done utilizing the fruit body of the mushroom to test anti-diabetic activity in mice. The fruit body of the mushroom is the part that most of us are used to seeing, but in reality, it’s only the reproductive part of a much larger organism. For the purposes of this study, the fruit body was extracted in hot water, powdered and administered orally. Over the course of the study, blood glucose levels lowered in the mice that ate the mushroom, as opposed to the control group where it increased. Changes in the mice’s insulin and triglycerides levels were also noted (13).
Hericium: Mushroom of the Mind
Hericium erinaceus, known as Lion’s Mane for its distinct appearance, possesses the polysaccharides that most medicinal mushrooms do, and it is traditionally linked to supporting gastric health. What sets this mushroom apart from others is that it may also be able to help the brain. Two distinct classes of nerve growth factors (NGFs) have been discovered in this mushroom, and NGFs are associated with the growth of neurons in the brain. This has been a topic of some discussion in the scientific community, as no other mushrooms are currently known to have this property.
To test the potential ramifications of this discovery, a 2009 Japanese study was performed on 30 men and women from the ages of 50–80, all whom were diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment. Over the course of 16 weeks, 15 of the 30 were given a Hericium supplement four times daily. During the trial period, at weeks eight, 12 and 16, cognitive tests were performed, showing the Hericium group to have significantly increased cognitive scores compared to the control. However, in tests taken four weeks after the group had stopped taking the mushroom altogether, their scores had dramatically decreased (14). Though this and similar studies suggest a link between Hericium and cognitive benefits, further testing is required before any benefit for current neurological conditions can be determined. WF
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Observations during the 20th century have demonstrated clearly the multifaceted nature of anthropogenic environmental changes. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that changes in climate anticipated for the future will occur in combination with other changes in the environment. Some of these changes will occur independently of climate change (e.g., groundwater depletion, acidification); others are a cause of climate change (e.g., changing atmospheric CO2 concentration); and still others are a direct consequence of climate change (e.g., sea-level rise). All of these could have a role in modifying the impacts of future climate change. Hence, realistic scenarios of nonclimatic environmental factors are required to facilitate analysis of these combined effects and quantify them in impact assessments.
This section introduces environmental changes that are of importance at scales from subcontinental to global and describes how scenarios commonly are constructed to represent them. Requirements for environmental scenarios are highly application- and region-specific. For example, scenarios of CO2 concentration may be important in considering future vegetation productivity under a changing climate but are unlikely to be required for assessment of human health impacts. Most of the scenarios treated here relate to atmospheric composition: CO2, SO2, sulfur and nitrogen deposition, tropospheric O3, and surface UV-B radiation. Scenarios of water resources and marine pollution also are examined. Changes in the terrestrial environment are addressed in Section 3.3, and changes in sea level are addressed in Section 3.6.
Aside from its dominant role as a greenhouse gas, atmospheric CO2 also has an important direct effect on many organisms, stimulating photosynthetic productivity and affecting water-use efficiency in many terrestrial plants. In 1999, the concentration of CO2 in the surface layer of the atmosphere (denoted as [CO2]) was about 367 ppm (see Table 3-2), compared with a concentration of approximately 280 ppm in preindustrial times (see TAR WGI Chapter 3). CO2 is well mixed in the atmosphere, and, although concentrations vary somewhat by region and season (related to seasonal uptake by vegetation), projections of global mean annual concentrations usually suffice for most impact applications. Reference levels of [CO2] between 300 and 360 ppm have been widely adopted in CO2-enrichment experiments (Cure and Acock, 1986; Poorter, 1993; see Table 3-2) and in model-based impact studies. [CO2] has increased rapidly during the 20th century, and plant growth response could be significant for responsive plants, although the evidence for this from long-term observations of plants is unclear because of the confounding effects of other factors such as nitrogen deposition and soil fertility changes (Kirschbaum et al., 1996).
Projections of [CO2] are obtained in two stages: first, the rate of emissions from different sources is evaluated; second, concentrations are evaluated from projected emissions and sequestration of carbon. Because CO2 is a major greenhouse gas, CO2 emissions have been projected in successive IPCC scenarios (Scenarios A-DShine et al., 1990; IS92 scenariosLeggett et al., 1992; SRES scenariosNakicenovic et al., 2000). To obtain scenarios of future [CO2] from those of emissions, global models of the carbon cycle are required (e.g., Schimel et al., 1995). Some estimates of [CO2] for the SRES emissions scenarios are given in Table 3-2.
In recent years, there has been growing interest in emissions scenarios that lead to [CO2] stabilization (see Section 3.8.4). Typically, levels of [CO2] stabilized between 350 and 1000 ppm have been examined; these levels usually are achieved during the 22nd or 23rd century, except under the most stringent emissions targets (Schimel et al., 1997a). Work to develop storylines for a set of stabilization scenarios is reported in Chapter 2 of WGIII. Whatever scenarios emerge, it is likely to be some time before a set of derivative CO2-stabilization impact and adaptation assessments are completed, although a few exploratory studies already have been conducted (UK-DETR, 1999).
Experimental CO2-enrichment studies conventionally compare responses of an organism for a control concentration representing current [CO2] with responses for a fixed concentration assumed for the future. In early studies this was most commonly a doubling (Cure and Acock, 1986), to coincide with equilibrium climate model experiments (see Section 3.5). However, more recent transient treatment of future changes, along with the many uncertainties surrounding estimates of future [CO2] and future climate, present an infinite number of plausible combinations of future conditions. For example, Table 3-2 illustrates the range of [CO2] projected for 2050 and 2100 under the SRES emissions scenarios, using simple models. To cover these possibilities, although doubled [CO2] experiments are still common, alternative concentrations also are investigated (Olesen, 1999)often in combination with a range of climatic conditions, by using devices such as temperature gradient tunnels (Wheeler et al., 1996).
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Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council
The Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Basin RAC covers a geographic area approximately coinciding with the Sierra Nevada, Malhuer High Plateau, Humbolt, Fallon-Lovelock and Carson Basin major land resource areas. These areas include federal public lands administered by the BLM-Carson City and Winnemucca District Offices in Humboldt, Pershing, Washoe, Storey, Carson City, Douglas, Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, and Nye Counties in Nevada and small portions of Alpine, Lassen & Sierra Counties in California.
This RAC meets 3-4 times per year. Membership includes a cross section of Nevadans around the state representing energy, federal grazing, and commercial recreation interests; environmental, archaeological interests, dispersed recreation, and wild horse and burro interests; and Native Americans, elected officials, state agency representatives and the public at large.
Council members are selected for their ability to provide informed, objective advice on a broad array of public land issues and their commitment to collaboration in seeking solutions to those issues.
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It is easy to conclude that no one will ever visit our church building in quest of a sacred space. An old metal Butler building with plain glass windows and an extreme lack of decorations does not a cathedral make. Part of the historical tradition of the United Church of Christ is those sturdy Puritans whose goal was to "purify" the Church of England.
On the feast day of Corpus Christi we have an illustration that can help us reinterpret what "sacred spaces" may be. At the time of Jesus the central focus of all religious life was the temple. This is where God dwelled. The temple is where you came with your sacrifice. There was a procession of spaces that became holier and holier until only the Chief Priest could enter the final chamber.
Yet Jesus finds himself rejected by the holders of the temple. A new pattern of sacrifice is created in the central part of our worship -- "This is my body which is broken for you. This is my blood which is shed for you."
Sacred space is more than just the temple mount. It becomes directed toward the person of Jesus and the community that celebrates him. (Another way to view this is the tear in the temple cloth when Jesus is crucified.)
It would not be entirely proper to assume that means that only when the Lord's Supper is being celebrated is it "sacred space." The other half of the equation is the joining together of the Christian community (where two or more are gathered in my name) in this self-sacrificing concept of love. If you were interested in taking a tour of sacred space in St. Augustine, perhaps the most worthwhile expressions of it would be found at St. Francis House, St. Johns Food Pantry, or Habisaint. Under this definition Calcutta with Mother Theresa becomes "sacred ground" and perhaps was the most sacred ground we've had in a 100 years.
It would not be fair either to say that "sacred space" is confined to the Christian community. It would be as if we simply captured the word "Jesus" and held it hostage. It would be easier to define "sacred space" as the place where self-sacrificing love is shared. In this case anyone Jewish, Moslem, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, etc. would create "sacred space" by the loving community they build. I see Christ there, they may not; but the word Christ is simply a word. The scripture tells us "God is love."
Well, you don't get any cathedrals out of this. Nor do you incense, stained glass windows, great pipe organs, beautiful retreat sites in the wilderness, great religious ceremonies; but you will find a heart of value. Nothing said devalues all these physical items, they are all sacred where a self-giving community is found; but the physical items are not the essence of being sacred.
In a sacred space like the St. Francis House you will see faces light up in the presence of a loving, serving community. In a sacred space like St. Johns Food Pantry, you will find beauty in the moment of sharing. In a sacred space like Habisaint you will find love in the sounds of a hammer and the dirt under your fingernails as you establish a loving home of hope.
In the end all God's creation is sacred. Everything is a gift to us. We keep it sacred by our actions of self-giving love, or profane it by our greed.
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World Fellowship of Buddhists
The World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) is arguably the largest and most influential international Buddhist organization. It was founded in 1950 in Colombo, Sri Lanka by representatives from 27 nations. Although Theravada Buddhists are most influential in the organization, (its headquarters are in Thailand and all of its presidents have been from Sri Lanka or southeast Asia), members of all Buddhist schools are active in the WFB. It now has regional centers in 35 countries, including India, the United States, Australia, and several nations of Africa and Europe, in addition to traditional Buddhist countries.
The aims and objectives of the World Fellowship of Buddhists are:
- To promote among the members strict observance and practice of the teachings of the Buddha
- To secure unity, solidarity, and brotherhood amongst Buddhists
- To propagate the sublime doctrine of the Buddha
- To organize and carry on activities in the field of social, educational, cultural and other humanitarian services
- To work for happiness, harmony and peace on earth and to collaborate with other organizations working for the same ends.
The current president is Phan Wannamethee of Thailand.
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Using Virtual Reality to raise awareness
Health care professionals can experience the daily struggles of having Parkinson’s disease themselves, by using virtual reality. This enables them to have a better understanding of their patients. The idea of using virtual reality to provide better health care to Parkinson’s patients is a logical next step: virtual reality takes an experience to understanding, which in this case could eventually results in better health care.
The Dutch affiliate of AbbVie, a global research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 – asked us to create a VR experience about Parkinson’s Disease. The goal is to raise awareness among health care professionals on the daily struggle of Parkinson’s patients.
We created a virtual experience that is based on the insights gathered from patients, neurologists and Parkinson’s nurses. A virtual supermarket was created, as doing groceries is a routine activity for healthy people, but often can be experienced as stressful by patients. This could make it into an activity that is likely to be avoided altogether. The experience enables users to virtually become a person with Parkinson’s disease, so that they can experience some aspects of living with the disease, such as symptoms, awkward moments and responses of other people – who do not seem to understand your atypical behavior.
The responses we’ve received from health care professionals made clear that the experience is remarkable, innovative and very well made. They complemented us on involving people in this difficult matter that is Parkinson’s disease, making them more aware of the impact it has on the lives of people. Especially during the normal everyday activities, such as doing groceries.
To record the movements of virtual characters we’ve had the ability to use a motion-capture suit, provided by Xsens. By using this special body suit, we were able to precisely track and register movements of a real person. Facial expression cannot be tracked by using this suit, so we had to animate these expressions afterwards, to transform it into a realistic and lively experience.
”“Helping health care professionals to better understand what their patients are going through, will empower them to better connect with their patients and pay close attention to act quickly, minimizing the impact of the disease. Virtual reality is a great technology that submerges you into another world, it is an extraordinary feeling!”Ir. Michiel van Wolfswinkel Brand Manager Neurology at AbbVie
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For years, now, Muslim League Ministers of the Congress Led, United Democratic Front (UDF) have refused, to light traditional lamps at functions, citing it Un-Islamic. But for their information, the Cheraman Mosque, the first Mosque in India, in Kodungallur, near Kochi, has huge oil lamp, burning 24 hours. The lamp and the Mosque are replicas of traditional Kerala Temple architecture.
Right from the time he took charge as Education Minister in 2011, PK Abdu Rabb, has been displaying his extremist positions. He changed the name of his official Government Bungalow from ‘Ganga’ to Grace. Like in the past, he refused to light lamps at major functions, organised by Education Department. Posts of Heads of wings in the Education Department were given to Muslims, overlooking seniority. Loss making private schools owned by Muslim managements were converted into Government – aided – schools putting burden of crores on the public exchequer. 12th schools and additional seats were alloted to Muslim management schools in Malappuram district; despite vacancies available in most schools.
Taking Rabb’s obsession for green (Muslim League Flag) to Thuklack heights, he asked women teachers coming for a meeting to be addressed by him, to be dressed in Traditional Kerala Sarees and green Blouses!
The Dalit Headmistress of a reputed government school in the capital has shunted out for keeping the gates of the all girls school locked and for delay of a few ministers for the minister to be let in. The Minister had arrived two hours late and keeping in view the security of the girls the HM had closed the gates.
Now adding another feather to his clown cap, reports have come of the Minister spending Rs 2,31,000 public money for hosting an ‘Iftar Party’ during Ramzan. The Minister had instructed five wings of Education Department to contribute Rs 46,200 each to the Science and Technology (S&T) Museum in Thiruvananthapuram. The total of this comes to Rs 2, 31, 000. S&T Museum premises were the stage for the ‘Iftar Party’ hosted by the Muslim League Minister. Later Rs 2, 31, 000/- was handed over to a leading caterer by the S&T Museum. People are wondering the relation between Science and Technology and ‘Iftar Party’. All we can say is science is Islam and Technology is Power. The Science and Technology of being 25% of Kerala population, reminded by huge flex boards in North Kerala, We are 25%, Remember!
—S Chandrasekhar from Thiruvananthapuram
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To achieve lifelong language learning, pseudo-rehearsal methods leverage samples generated from a language model to refresh the knowledge of previously learned tasks. Without proper controls, however, these methods could fail to retain the knowledge of complex tasks with longer texts since most of the generated samples are low in quality. To overcome the problem, we propose three specific contributions. First, we utilize double language models, each of which specializes on a specific part of the input, to produce high-quality pseudo samples. Second, we reduce the number of parameters used by applying adapter modules to enhance training efficiency. Third, we further improve the overall quality of pseudo samples using temporal ensembling and sample regeneration. The results show that our framework achieves significant improvement over baselines on multiple task sequences. Also, our pseudo sample analysis reveals helpful insights for designing even better pseudo-rehearsal methods in the future.
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The genus mammoths, in latin Mammuthus,
was a group of species, belonging to the family of elephants, entirely separated in
taxonomy from the Mastodons and the genus family Mammutidae, although they sometimes
shared the same envoronment. (For scientific reasons, the mastodons was renamed to family Mammutidae, which became a source for future confusion and misunderstandings).
The Mammoths probably has origin from Stegodon and started to develop during upper Pliocene, (some 4 million years ago) in africa,
spred to europe and asia, and Mammuthus meridionalis went over Bering Strait to north america
about 1.8 million years ago, (the wooly Mammoth went over much later) and became extinct
during lower Holocene, probaby exterminated by prehistoric humans who hunted elephants and Mammoths and made huts and houses out of their bones.
Recently made DNA-tests (Extern reference link) gives the indication that genus Mammuthus is a sister genus to elephas, with a gap to Loxodonta.
Mammoths lived in different areas, some in the northern arctic areas, but not all of them, and they developed over a long period into different forms, so when speaking about Mammoths, it should be clear that this is a group of species, and not only the species wolly Mammoth.
There were several recognized species:
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The Hum of Concrete presents a series of short stories that begin in isolation, and then grow into something broader and more complex. Although each of the individual “constellations” that make up this book stand on their own, and some have been previously published, it is only by reading them together that the full cumulative meaning of the work is revealed . The stories take individual points of view, in youthful uncertainty, and then begin to bisect, grow, and develop along with the characters, settings, and situations. All of the stories are set in or around the Swedish town of Malmö, a place portrayed with the vividness of memory and an intensity of transformation that usually only found in human characterisation.
There are five key characters that bisect and grow through the book. They are Bodil, Nassrin, Susanna, Estella, and Rhyme. Their stories are organised into sets grouped by senses–Feeling Malmö, Hearing Malmö, Smelling Malmö, Tasting Malmö, Seeing Malmö and a final piece on Knowing Malmö. Most of these sets are made up of three stories, each taking a specific character’s point of view, with the exception of Smelling Malmö, which has four, and Knowing Malmö, which stands on its own. Throughout the book, and before each chapter are delicate drawings and maps of the locations provided by illustrator Allan Taylor.
There is an intense intimacy in Anna Solding’s writing style. The words come as a confession: a kind of whispered tale that draws the reader in and invites collusion. The characters progress naturally through time, beginning with key moments of youth and awakening perception, and moving through coupling, and later parenthood. The stories begin with some form of painful discovery, and progress through epiphany that leads to emotional growth. Throughout the book the language remains rich and poetic, picking up on the sensual themes of each section: “There is an edible silence. Nassrin takes a bite and savours the fruity flavour of vindication.” (33)
Though the stories are rooted in the personal, everyday details of these characters’ lives, the plot encompasses the universal and somewhat political issues the characters have to deal with, including Intersex, homosexuality, awakening sexuality, unwed young mothers, post-natal depression, mature love, homelessness, poverty, prostitution, childbirth, aging, fear and loss. The stories are delivered simply, in quirky, easy to read prose that never loses its magical, edge: the vivid impression and wonder of observation:
“There is no green quite like the vulnerable lime of newly unfolded birch leaves. Bodil watches them grow from her unfamiliar window. There is no loneliness quite like the one that envelops you before a conference.” (111)
Because these are character driven stories, every observation–the minutiae of daily life co-mingling with the big questions about life and love—is immediate, intimate and accessible. Though there are male characters, this is very much a female novel, with each story pivoting on both a very female self-awakening and the notion of motherhood/nurturing in all its complexities. There are many births in this book, each unique and different, and many forms of motherhood – some gentle and easy and others difficult. The book also explores the many roles that women play as the characters explore their lives through their families and their work–teaching, working as a doctor/researcher, delivering the mail, or writing.
In each of the triptychs that form the chapters of this book, these changing lives move from the individual to collective, not only in terms of their own lives but in terms of the way in which these characters interact and link with one another–the small impacts of everyday encounters that grow into life changes. The characters are all portrayed against the city of Malmö–a city that is alternatively cold, foreign, and intensely familiar. Malmö itself is portrayed as a kind of mother, shaping and nurturing, or neglecting the people who grow within it. It remains a constant throughout the book, and is also depicted in great detail as the environment changes across time, across the city’s development, and through different seasons.
The Hum of Concrete is a beautifully written, powerful book, that presents a deep introspective look at what it means to be a woman, a mother, and beyond that, a person, growing up in the modern world. It’s a delightful, resonant read that will linger with the reader.Powered by Sidelines
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Who could possibly imagine wanting spam? Well, I just read that in the USA, 100 million trees are felled every year for junk mail. 28 billion gallons of water used to process the paper. And 350 million dollars spent to throw it out. That doesn't include I presume the other costs, including postage and wasted time, this is just the paper part of it.
So I started musing. What if the USPS started making some new rules for bulk mail rates. In particular, that if you want to do bulk mail, you must either use a bonded mailing house, or a special service provided by the post office to which you provide your mailing list. And you MUST provide a PDF or other electronic form of your mailing, with formats for the stupid customizations that they do to mailings. This would simply be the new rule for the bulk pieces.
And then, any household or other address could say, "Give me my bulk mailings in electronic form."
Or possibly fine grain it by sender ID, so that if you want a certain set of senders to be on paper you can specify that, and all others come electronic.
Of course they don't come to your regular mailbox unless you ask. They go to a special mailbox of your choice, perhaps an extra you have or one run by the USPS. Perhaps you go to the USPS web site to see your junk mailings.
All sounds great but of course there are some hairy problems. Obviously shippers would not want to pay the full bulk postage for this, nor should they. However, it is not simply because of the fact that no paper is mailed, it's because people will probably not look at these items as much as they look at their paper junk mail. Like it or not, they spend 50 cents to a dollar for a typical paper junk mailing because they make a profit. However, do they make a profit from the people who would say "don't do it."
In Canada, houses can declare "no flyers" on their mailbox. This stops delivery of bulk flyers, but not mail with postage. It's a start.
The reason the bonded mail houses are needed is that the mailers must not get to learn who is getting PDF and who is getting paper, just how many there are of each. So they provide only that many paper pieces and pay full postage for those, and a minimal postage for the electronic ones. Not zero -- it is the zero cost that enables spam, after all. With a few cents of cost you still think about the cost of what you are mailing. There is a risk some marketers would want to mail only the electronic customers, and then mail far more stuff since the cost would be a few cents vs. a dollar.
The DMA lobby would probably go nuts fighting this plan, though some of them might love it, since the electronic versions, if looked at, would save a ton of money. And eventually they would just try to get people on "permission marketing" opt-in commercial mail lists, and bypass the postal service and its costs.
So I'm probably dreaming. But it always annoys me to see people generate a big document on a computer and print it on paper for me to toss in the garbage, or at most glance at. The times I would glance, I would be happy enough to get it in electronic form. For those who really want their paper junk mail sometimes, they could offer a service where you click on the junk mail items you liked and they are sent to you on paper later.
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The same as for craft beer there is no real explanation for it just wage information on what a taproom should have and that is beer taps of course. If you google “taproom” the general understanding today is being operated by the brewery which is sometimes even located on the same site being able to offer their products to customers in the freshest way possible without a pub or a middle man in between. Don’t get confused with pubs called “The Something Tap” which are normally just pubs with no particular brewery connected.
Entering a taproom can give you a great impression what the brewery behind it stands for as you will get the best quality of their beer. Customer’s faces look amazed and also confused being overwhelmed by the offers and information but it is a great place to be curious and experience new beer styles. The intention is to try loads of different types so don’t be shy and ask for samples which also prevents beer wastage. We don’t want to sell you beer that you are not 100 % convinced by otherwise it would be a lot of work going down the drain.
If you find your favourite beer come back for more because you never know when it’s going to be out or exchanged with a new style. Next to core range beers offers in brewery taprooms can be also more seasonal which means it can take sometimes weeks, months or till the next year for a beer to be back on the list.
The lovely people behind the bar are not just happy to help you trying out new beers but also to give a better understanding of beer types and their names. Some can be very challenging and as we name our beers as German as they come, feel free to get indulged with a free German pronunciation lesson.
In every taproom you will find something special about it and the great thing is they are all around the world waiting for you to explore them. Some will have a kitchen where dishes get influenced by the beer, either they recommend a dish which pairs perfectly to a certain style or they actually cook with it. In England it is the classic Fish & Chips where the cod is coated with a lovely beer batter. But with our north Bavarian heritage we love a pork roast, potato dumpling, cabbage and some beer gravy.
Also ingredients of the brewing process can be used. After the mashing the spent grain is left over, which finds its use in feeding kettle or getting transformed into renewable fuel. Another and way more delicious option is to make bread, very popular in German breweries where they have a restaurant included.
So have a look around your area or on the opposite side of town. If you are keen to try new beers you will find loads of taprooms especially in London. Just be aware the smaller the brewery is, the scarcer are the opening hours. So don’t make the mistake I did, travel an hour and 20 minutes just to stand in front of a closed warehouse in the outskirts of London.
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5 Everyday Frying Techniques to Cook a Scrumptious Meal
The fine art of cooking involves the right ingredients in exact proportions, perfect temperature - whether you are steaming, baking or frying - and a little bit of love. With the onset of the festive season, you will have a lot of food and love to share. There will be many guests and you would want to woo them with your cooking skills. As appetisers or snacks are the ones that are most savoured, we begin with a basic guide on different frying methods. These will seal the deal when it comes to making those perfectly crisp samosas and pakoras. Even meat lovers will learn a thing or two about what is best suited for chicken, fish and other non-vegetarian options.
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Stir Fry: Famous as a Chinese cooking technique that uses very little oil to cook veggies or meats. It is quick and also seals the flavours of the foods with a hot cooking method. It also helps preserve their natural colours and flavours. All you have to do is put some oil in the wok and increase the flame. Now, throw in your veggies and meat and toss as they evenly get cooked.
Pan Frying: Pan frying is supposed to be the healthiest frying methods as it uses minimal or just enough oil to lubricate the pan. It requires the food to be flipped so that heat can be transmitted equally and the ingredients can be cooked well. Here oil acts as a heat transfer medium to help you cook the food faster. Fish and chicken taste best when pan fried.
Air Frying: Air frying is a technique where the food is cooked when air that travels through a hot coil inside the fryer. The Philips Air Fryer uses this frying technique which makes it an extremely healthy option. Little or no oil is used in the food and once the temperature is set, it takes approximately 10-15 minutes to get a perfectly crispy dish in your plate.The good news is, you can make nearly every single Indian snack using this method. We have even rolled out a treasure full of recipes so that you and your guests stay healthy and happy.
Shallow Fry: The shallow frying method uses comparatively less oil but the food is cooked on high flame. Foods like fish, meat and fritters are shallow fried. Here the oil used is less and the food doesn’t float on the oil surface, unlike the previous method. Instead, oil is used as a lubricant and hence your snacks have to be flipped frequently to avoid burning. It is used to brown foods and works well for cutlets and tikkis.
Deep Fry: This method of cooking food is all about immersing the snacks in oil that leave a nice crusty exterior and a tender core. You will need to fill a wok (kadhai) with enough oil that would enable the snack to immerse. Keep the flame high as the snacks are being fried. French fries, bhajiyas, pakoras and the likes are cooked this way
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Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and phosphorous, which is essential for building bones and making them strong and dense, according to the Merck Manual Home Edition. Vitamin D also improves muscle strength. Vitamin D helps the nerves relay messages between the brain and muscles, states the National Institutes of Health. The vitamin also assists the immune system in warding off foreign bodies.Continue Reading
In some cases, vitamin D restricts the growth of cancer cells, according to the Harvard School of Public Health. Vitamin D also may reduce the risk of heart disease. Vitamin D is a hormone and a nutrient. When exposed to sunlight, the body makes vitamin D from cholesterol. Vitamin D also can be obtained through the diet. Dairy products, fortified cereals, mushrooms and fatty fish, such as salmon and sardines, are good sources of the vitamin.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common condition, the Merck Manual states. In these cases, the skin may not receive enough sunlight. In addition, many natural foods don't contain much vitamin D. Children who don't receive enough vitamin D may develop rickets, a rare disease characterized by soft bones. Adults may develop a similar condition called osteomalacia. A deficiency of vitamin D also can worsen osteoporosis.Learn more about Vitamins & Supplements
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The research, conducted by Ashridge Executive Education, surveyed 2,000 employees over 50 years old and found that HR was “off target” by failing to align how baby boomers are portrayed, managed and valued within the company with what those individuals actually want from work.
Overall, companies are failing to realise the potential of older workers in spite of campaigns and research conducted in a number of countries showing the benefits of employing this older demographic of workers.
Only one per cent of HR staff felt that older workers required some career development. This matches the common misconception that baby boomers wish to stay in their senior roles and thus block the next generation of workers from coming up the talent pipeline.
However, the research found that these mature employees were ambitious, wanting further growth and development.
“Baby boomers are often in senior positions and are role models for others in the business. If they are not stimulated and engaged at work, the knock-on effect on the motivation levels of others could be enormous,” Carina Paine-Schofield, research fellow at Ashridge, said.
“Organisations also need to think about how the way they perceive and manage older workers impacts on recruitment and their brand image as an employer.”
Instead, the main focus of HR seems to be developing younger generations with any training offered to mature staff including aspects such as retirement and financial planning. This highlights a major mismatch which HR needs to rectify in order to get the most out of any mature workforce.
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The majority of HR emphasises retirement planning over helping older workers enhance the organisation with their skills and experience, a new study has found.
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Are you pregnant now or planning to start a family soon?
If that’s you, your girlfriends have probably already told you in no uncertain terms to expect a variety of different aches and pains during your pregnancy. It’s par for the course, right?
These pregnancy-related pains tend to pop up all over the body. Sometimes, even without an apparent reason. Like pain in your fingers or toes or the back of your head.
But the pain in the knee joints and the lower back are among the most common kinds of pain for most Mums-to-be. That’s why we often see pregnant women stereotypically depicted shuffling along slowly and grimacing with one hand holding their back. But it doesn’t have to be like that.
Pregnancy-related joint pain can begin at any stage of your pregnancy from as early as 6-8 weeks and in virtually any joint in the body. However, pain in particular parts of the body – like the lower back and pelvis – are the most common as the pregnancy progresses past the 12-week mark and into the second and third trimester.
In our experience, most of the aches and pains during pregnancy are mild. Still, for some women, the pain can be debilitating. For these women, it’s tough. The pain can stop you from sleeping through the night and affect your quality of life and enjoyment of your pregnancy. Sadly, pregnancy and the postnatal period can be the opposite of “blossoming” for many women.
Does that sound like you?
The areas we see that are most affected by joint pain during pregnancy are:
- Pelvic region: You may feel pain around the pelvic area. Including the hips, tailbone and pubic symphysis region – the centre of the pubic bone, and the lower back. If left untreated, these pains can lead to the development of pelvic girdle pain and or a condition that causes pain at the front of your pelvis, called “Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction or (SPD)”.
- Lumbar or lower back: Lumbar or lower back pain in pregnancy is triggered by the softening of the pelvic-area ligaments and the change in your spinal posture/curves as the baby grows
- Sacroiliac joint: The joints known as SI (sacroiliac) joints are the part of your body where the ilium and sacrum connect, the area between the pelvis and the tail bone. The SI joints are crucial in bearing the additional weight of your baby (although tiny in most cases but large in relation to what your body is used to carrying) and its distribution on the pelvis.
- Knee joint: Many women experience knee joint pain during pregnancy due to carrying around the additional weight of the baby, which puts continuous strain on the knees. Knee pain is more likely to occur during pregnancy if you have a pre-existing knee condition or old injury. However, it can also happen spontaneously during pregnancy due to hormone-related ligament changes and postural changes that occur during pregnancy.
The cause of joint pain in pregnancy can be due to many different factors such as:
- The shift in posture that happens naturally during pregnancy
- An increase in weight in the lower parts of the body
- The relaxation of ligaments occurs due to the hormone “relaxin.”
But the most common reasons for pregnancy-related joint pain that we see in the clinic are:
- Expanding uterus: As your pregnancy progresses, your womb (uterus) begins to grow and develop, too, which causes your centre of gravity to shift, weakening and stretching your abdominal muscles. Because of this centre of gravity change, it puts additional stress on your lower back, which can lead to pain.
- Hormones: In pregnant women, the leading cause of softening joint ligaments and associated pain is the release of the pregnancy-related hormones progesterone and relaxin. Our bodies release the latter of the two, relaxin, to allow the pelvic ligaments to become loose and the pelvic girdle to move. This repositioning enables the baby can move more easily through the birth canal. However, this reduces the regular stability of the joints in the hips and pelvis and can make them feel “loose”. As a result, you may also feel lower back pain because of the release of this hormone. It helps the pelvis stretch and the SI joint to become more flexible to accommodate your baby.
- Postural issues: Changes in your posture occur naturally in pregnancy because of the extra weight you carry towards the front of the body. This change, along with the baby’s continual growth, causes a redistribute of weight in the belly region, which can trigger pain in the lower back and hips. In addition, even after pregnancy, continually carrying your new baby/toddler on your hip can affect your posture and cause lower back and hip pain.
- Increase in weight: Due to the hormonal changes, increased blood volume, growing baby, placenta, reduced activity levels and sometimes the unavoidable “cravings” and eating to beat morning sickness, we don’t just gain weight in the belly area during pregnancy. We also gain it in other areas of the body. Second, to the belly, most of us see weight gain around the hips, which increases stress on the joints and bones around the hips, knees and pelvis and can lead to joint pain.
The less common cause of joint pain during pregnancy:
One of the more severe but uncommon causes of joint pain during pregnancy is “Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction”. It can be intensely painful and cause issues with walking.
How To Alleviate Joint Pain In Pregnancy
While joint pain in pregnancy can be intense and painful, there are many ways to relieve the pain:
- Physical therapy/ exercise: Gentle movement and exercises during pregnancy can help strengthen the muscles and help to reduce pain in the joints. However, you must check with your doctor first and consult a professional oestopath specialising in pre and postnatal care. They can provide pain relief with manual treatment and they can guide you through appropriate exercises, especially if you have joint pain. You can also try swimming, prenatal Pilates, and Yoga with your doctor’s approval.
- Consider a massage: In some cases, opting for a prenatal massage with a trained prenatal massage therapist can be beneficial in reducing tension in the muscles and reducing aches and joint pain.
- Use hot packs on the affected area: Hot packs, heating pads, or a hot water bottle can help relieve pain if you have joint pain. Some women like to talk a warm bath too to help relax the muscles and reduce pain. However, always take care to avoid direct heat on your bump.
- Belly band: If you’re in the second or third trimester of your pregnancy, you may want to try using a “belly band” for extra support. These bands can help relieve the ligament pain and pain in the lower back region that is so common in pregnancy. In addition, belly bands can alleviate round ligament pain due to the uterus stretching.
- Improve posture: If you try to improve your posture while sitting, standing, and walking around, it can pay dividends in reducing joint pain during pregnancy by reducing the strain on your joints. This improvement doesn’t just mean sitting on standing up straight. You can also improve your pregnancy posture by building strength and flexibility in the joints and surrounding ligaments and tendons. To do this, you can work with a professional osteopath who will create a customised exercise regimen for your needs.
- Modify sleep position: If you suffer from pain in your lower back during pregnancy. Just making simple modifications to your sleeping position can help significantly by reducing the pressure on your joints. For example, instead of lying on your back all the time, switch to sleeping on your side with a pillow tucked between your knees. But only if it works for you. If it’s not comfortable, don’t do it. Instead, find a position that works for you. The most comfortable sleeping position for you will depend on your baby’s position and how much they move during the night.
At Focus Osteopathy, we support Mums and soon-to-be Mums through every stage of their pre and postnatal journey. Osteopathy can be helpful for back pain and other musculoskeletal pains.
There are no quick fixes, but we can help you find the root cause of your pain and work with you to recover. We empower you to stay fit, have a healthy pregnancy, and prepare for and recover well after birth.
As well as finding the cause of your pain, we can also help you sit, sleep, and walk more comfortably.
If you have pregnancy-related knee pain, back pain, or any other joint pain, now. You can book a free consultation to talk to one of our Pregnancy and Post Natal practitioners to find out how we may be able to help you.
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It is very important for businesses to consider the two corporate and investor facets in their decisions. A business may be more successful if this considers the two corporate and investor perspectives, because it will enable it to spot more options, lower risk and accelerate worth creation. Listed below are https://mergersacquisitions.eu/due-diligence-virtual-data-room-provide-many-benefits-to-financial-ma-transactions several insights by a corporate and investor perspective. It is depending on a dialogue with Esten Mooney, a seasoned executive by a major general public provider.
– An investor’s perception valuable is based on a number of factors, such as volume of revenue, product differentiation, and prospective purchasers. The business enterprise leader should consider all these elements as a scorecard. Generally, investors will pay more attention to a business future potential in an industry with superior levels of growth and little competitive pressure. In addition , shareholders pay more attention to a business’s prospects with respect to growth in a large and growing market with excessive volumes of consumers and lower levels of competition. Nevertheless, shareholders are usually more selective and will pay attention to equally pros and cons.
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Learn how to play the mandolin with this series of video lessons by Brad Laird. You will learn core concepts like tuning, reading tab, strumming, playing chords, and more. Browse through the free lessons to learn some essential techniques to get you started. When you’re ready, move on to our premium lessons for more detailed instruction and to begin learning new songs.
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The Mandolin Handbook is an owner’s manual for mandolinists that will teach you more about your instrument.
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This post originally appeared on The Frailest Thing and is replicated here with permission.
By one of those odd twists of associative memory, John Caputo’s little book, On Religion, recently came to mind. Caputo, a well regarded interpreter of Jacques Derrida and a philosopher in the continental tradition, opened with a question culled from the work of Augustine of Hippo. Splicing two lines from Augustine’s Confessions, Caputo framed his study by asking, “What do I love when I love my God?”
I appreciate this formulation because it forces a certain self-critical introspection. It refuses the comforts of thoughtlessness. Precisely where some might be most inclined to rely on taken-for-granted assumptions and unquestioned constructs, Caputo’s Augustinian query interjects a searching critique. And it is the structure of the question that I want to borrow to consider one dimension what we are doing when we use social media.
But first, a little more from Caputo who takes the liberty of elaborating on the spirit of Augustine’s quest. Channeling the African saint, Caputo writes, “… I am after something, driven to and fro by my restless search for something, by a deep desire, indeed by a desire beyond desire, beyond particular desires for particular things, by a desire for I-know-not-what, for something impossible. Still, even if we are lifted on the wings of such a love, the question remains, what do I love, what am I seeking?”
Then Caputo makes an important observation. “When Augustine talks like this,” he cautions, “we ought not to think of him as stricken by a great hole or lack or emptiness which he is seeking to fill up, but as someone overflowing with love who is seeking to know where to direct his love.”
Not too long ago I posted some thoughts on what I took to be the Augustinian notes sounded in Matt Honan’s account of his time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and Kevin Kelly’s subsequent reflections on Honan’s experience. In that post, I employed the very language Caputo cautioned against — in part because Honan’s rhetoric invited it. But now I’m chastened; I’m inclined to think that Caputo is on to something. His distinction is not merely academic and I’ll return to it a little further on.
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We all keep some private data in our computers and we don’t want to share it with anyone else. If someone has your password then they will steal your important credentials. So, it’s better to change your windows 10 password if you suspect that someone already knew it. It takes only few minutes to change your password.
When you change your password use combination of letters, numbers and special characters to keep your windows 10 password strong.
There are 3 ways to change your password on windows 10.
1. To Change Your Password on Windows 10
Step 1: Click on Start Menu (windows icon) and select Settings.
Step 2: Now click on Accounts and then select Sign-in options.
Step 3: Click on Change button below change your account password.
Step 4: To change your password you need to sign in with your current Microsoft account’s password. Enter Password > click sign in.
Step 5: After clicking on sign in you’ll receive a code on mobile number that is associated with your Microsoft account to change your password. Before that you need to enter the last 4 digits of your mobile number to verify it and receive a code.
Step 6: Enter the code you’ve received on your mobile number.
Step 7: Now a new window will open. First you need to enter your old password and then enter your new password and then reenter your new password. Press Enter to change your password.
Step 8: If you see a message that you’ve successfully changed your password than your windows 10 password is changed.
2. Change Your Password to a PIN on Windows 10
Step 1: Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options. Now click on Add Button below PIN.
Step 2: To change your password to PIN, you need to sign in with your Microsoft account’s password and then click Sign In.
Step 3: Now enter your PIN in first box and then reenter your PIN in second box and then click OK to finish the process. That’s it, now you can signing to your Microsoft account in windows 10 with this new PIN.’
3. Change Your Password to a Picture Password on Windows 10
Step 1: Open Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options. Now below Picture Password click Add button.
Step 2: Now you need to enter your current Microsoft account password to continue and then click OK button.
Step 3: Select Choose Picture and choose a photo from your computer.
Step 4: If you like the photo then click on Use this picture button or to change it click on Choose new picture. You can also drag photo to it’s change position.
Step 5: In Picture Password you need to select gestures to create a password. you can draw lines or circles to create a gesture.
Step 6: Now in new window you’ll see Congratulations! then you’ve successfully created a Picture Password. To sign in to your Microsoft account with picture password you’ve to simply retrace gestures on photo.
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Nature-inclusive building is a term that we hear more and more often in the garden world. You have probably heard of it, but the term will be explained briefly. Nature-inclusive construction is a variant of sustainable construction, in which construction and layout are done in such a way that the building contributes to the natural values and local biodiversity. In simpler words, a structure that does not disturb nature, but rather supports it.
What should you pay attention to when renovating the garden?
Before you start renovating in the garden, you should of course draw up a plan. What exactly do you want and how are you going to achieve this? It is important to map out your wishes and also to see who will carry them out. Can you do this yourself, or do you still need help with some parts? It is therefore important to have a good plan in advance and to be clear about what you want to do. For example, if you live close to a nature reserve, you may have to take the nature around you into account before you are allowed to renovate in the garden. It is useful to know that there are options for deploying nature-inclusive construction.
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I recently received this information about a new site for Online Video Creators – from Democracy Player.
“Make Internet TV (MITV) is a massive resource full of step-by-step instructions for shooting and creating video. We think it’s the best place to get started with internet video.
The site covers shooting, editing, licensing, publishing and promoting video on the internet; it illustrates these topics with screenshots, photos, screencasts, graphics, text and more. It’s essentially a free online book about video creation and publishing.
We don’t want the site to be a one-way broadcast, so we’ve also started the MITV Wiki http://mitvwiki.org – a connected site where anyone can add resources, links and experiences that are related to creating online video. If you’re interested in sharing your expertise, we’d love to have your help.
The entire project is licensed as Creative Commons BY-SA.
Help us get the word out by sending this email to anyone you know who might be interested in making internet video.
You can also:
Digg It: http://tinyurl.com/28uyy2
They also mentioned that a new version of Democracy Player would be available in 10 days time.
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